Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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A dispatch from Savannah, Ga, says "A
party of colored ezcursionists on the SaVan-
nah, Seaboard and Skidaway railroad took
nossession of the cars After cutting losse two
of the cars near Sandfy Station, they common
ccd fighting among themselves, and one of
them is reported killed. The remaining cars,
with large number Of ladies on board, came
on to the city. The blacks have possession of
the road. The sheriff will 60 out tonight to
arrest the rioters.
A dispatch from New York says Within
the past few days one steamer and six sailing
vessels have arrived from Havana, St. Jago de
Cuba, Nassau, and Rabia, and have been qua
rantined on account Of the yellow fever, some
with cases on board and others having had
cases on the passage, or at ports from whence
thew sailed. Several persons sick with the dis
ease have been removcd.to the Westbank hos
pital
a terrible hastorm passed over Albion,
Wisconsin, on the 3lSt, ult., during which
hailstones D inches in diameter fell. The
| ground IN places was sufficiently covered to run
| a sleigh. The corn and tobacco crops in the
vicinity we're completely ruined, The damage
! Is estimated at S2oU,UOO.
Secretary Boutwell, has discovered that there
is no law to allow Collectors Of Customs COM
mission for disbursements Of money on account
| of the Revenue Marine service, and the an
nouncemcnt is made that he has decided to al
low it no longer.
The Montreal papers agree that accounts OF
a Cuban expedition are exaggerated. and that
no one has ever enlisted in Canada with the IN
tention Of going to Cuba.
By the explosion yesterday Of boiler in the
Touring Mills of Wager & Co., ST. Louis, the
engineer and fireman OF the establishment
we're killed.
Up to last night there had been nnety-fve
deaths of victims of the Westfeld daster at
New York on Sunday week.
COUNTY JUDGES. The Richmond correspon-
dent Of the Petersburg Index writes to that
paper as follows:
'The impression prevails to some extent hat
the Legislature to be elected in November
will have to elect county Judges. This is not
So, as am informed by one ofthe most eminent
lawyers and best posted politicians in this
State.
The present countyjudges were elected. in
1870. They remain in office, under the Con-
stituton three years from the lst day Off anuary,
lS7I-that is, until and including the 3lst day
of December, 1873. The General Assembly to
be chosen in November, 1873, may meet on
the first Monday of December Of that year;
and if so, will have time enough to elect new
county Judges before the term OF the present
ones will expire
But if the next General Assemby-tlat IS,
the one to be chosen this year-should change
the day of meeting of the Legislature to the lst
day of January, then. and in that case, county
Judges would have to be chosen by, the Leg
isature to be elected this year. And eminent
lawyers" and welposted politicians may be
sure that if the Radicals elect this year, Il
majority of the members Of each House. the
law will be so changed. Therefore, let no Con-
sentative relax his efforts to secure a large ma
iority in the next Legislature The issue is,
practically, shall the Conservatives or shall the
Radicals have all the next county Judges
Richmond DGpatch.
TIE R0XBURY CASE IN WAsHINGToN.-
The Washington correspondent Of the Batl-
more Sun says 1.-The appointment Of the OK
Confederate, +. r. Roxbury, to clcrkship in
the Postofice Department is still subject OF
not very amiable discussion on the part OF
clerks and others, who think the Union soldier
has been grossly inSuted by this appointment.
One man proposes to organize, and not only
clean out the Postmaster General but all who
may propose to sustain him, be they high or
low. Another says Mr.. Creswell has prostitu-
ted the confidence Of the people by placing this
man in position, and says it is an insult not only
to brave Union soldiers, but also to all who
love the right Yet another individual takes
occasion to arraign the departments generally
rs being filled with democrats and copper
heads to the exclusion Of Union men and re-
publicans, and even so loyal and radical an
officer as Secretary Delano is charged with har-
boring democrats and copperheads in his officer.
Meatmc Mr. Roxbury, about whom all this
fuss started has his say in tue matter
and he asks If the republican party OK
poets to maintain ioothold in the South
while holding the rule that no person who was
in the Confederate service shall have Office p
He says further that he has long since re-
nounced his Confederate principles and attach
cd himselfto the Union principles OF the re-
publican party" and he wants to know 1T
such men are to remain forever under ban!
THE COURT AT CHIsELuURsr-A corrcspon-
| dent of LIE Messenger Franco American draws q
picture Of the life led by Napoleon Ill and his
imperial court at Chiselhurst, England. The
villa itself is of ordinary and tasteess architec
turc, both externally and internally. Its I'M
attractive appearance is countcrbalanced by the
single advantage of its fine park, The court of
the cx-Emperor is composed of about eighty
former habitues of the Tuilerics, who do not
hesitate to bewail very loudly the squalid misery
of their exile The faded splendors of the i'm
perial regime haunt their memories with tan
talizng "reminiscences of departed joys-depart-
cd never to return. Eugene has no carriage,
and takes the air on foot in the park. Her
misfortunes have begun to tell sadly upon her
beauty. Domestic disscnsion has added its
bitterness to the destruction of all ambitious
hopes. 1t is matter of public notorlety that
no connu5ial sentiments exist between the un-
happy pair. The gay young beauty, whose
imagination was captivated by the splendors Of
an imperial court, has been disenchanted by
the exploits of Saarbruck and Sedan. The dis
agreeable old man to whose fortunes she united