Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.
80 sho,c the rery age and badly Of the Tines

If the House agrees to the amendment which
the Senate has made to the executive and lc-
gislative appropriation bill providing for the
consolidation OF all the government reservations
living between the Ca pitol and the White
House into Il park Washington will have 1
finer park than any city in the country has
within its thickly-peopled limits. The new
park will be about two miles long by half mile
wide. running parallel with Pennsylvania ave
nuc.
Ex-President Harrison is buried at his old
homestead. near North Bend on the banks of
the Ohio river. 4 bill has been introduced in
the OhioLegslature providing for the accepting
of deed of the land which contains his tomb,
and for improving and beautifying the same. The
tomb which is situated upon knoll rising per-
haps one hundred feet above the river is in !
sad state of decay.
When Mr.. Borie was appointed Secretary OF
the Navy he told the President he was igno-
rant of the duties, and preferred to decline the
appointment 1t was in that way that Admiral
Porter became introduced into the position
which he recently occupied. Gen. Grant per
sonally recommended him to Mr. Borie as the
man who was to do the departmental work in
his name.
From nearly every section of the South the
reports agree in stating that the acreage under
cotton will be largely reduced this spring. In
ton vii! be planted as was last season. On the
whole. We may safely estimate from twenty-five
TO forty per Ct reduction in the acreage. Plant
ers now fully realize the folly Of their action
last season is entirely neglectlng food crops.
Mr. John Stuart Mill, in letter accepting
his election as honorary member Of the New
York Liberal Club, introduces brief but forcl-
bic lecture on the necessity of free trade
policy in America. High protection he desig-
mates as an employment of the powers Of the
government to tax the many for the benefit of
the few Whatever gain there is is made by the
few alone
A delegation Of colored people claiming to
represent the loyal Republicans of I.ynchburg,
Va. Were at the Treasury Department, yester-
day, for the purpose of protesting against 1
change of internal revenue officers in the Lynch
burg district, nominations Of new officers hay
ing been sent to the Senate. Mr.. Boutwell,
listened TO their views, but gave them no con
ISOLATION
In anticipation that the territorial bill for
the District of Columbia will become law dur
ing the present week. names are already nell
toned and urged ttn' the principal office that
of Governor. The most prominent for this
position are Colonel Forney. Major Emory and
Alexander r. Sheppard.
1t is announced by the New York Tribune
that Rev Father Farrell, pastor Of St. Joseph ;
Church. Sixth avenue New York city. has
been suspended by Archbishop McCloskey for
having written Il letter to the Italian unity
meeting. at the New York Academy of Music,
some weeks since.
Bishop James is reported to have stated in
recent address that many Of the coored peo.
pie Of the North were prepared to emigratc to
Liberia a. soon rs they could and added, what
is undoubtedly true. that they there would bc
valuable members of society.
The PENNSYLVANIA Central is about 10 cStlb-
lish IN independent line. to run between Balti-
more and West Point Va, making direct
connection between the Northern Central at
Baltimore, and the Richmondand DanvilleRoad.
and establishing competing route.
The celebrated caricaturist. George Cruik-
shank. in letter responding to an American,
claims large share in the merit of many of Mr..
Dickens earlier works. particularly Sketches
by Boz and Oliver Twist. He planned sew
cral of them fully and invented the characters
The bark Lyttleton, now loading at New
York for the Cape of Good Hope, has already
engaged a cabnful Of passengers who are going
10 the diamond fields of South Africa. Rooms
have also been fitted up to accommodate Sc
cond-clasS passengers
Mr. Chas Haet, while drilling for water on
the depot grounds of the Long Island Railroad
Company at Sag Harbor, struck oil ut twenty
feet, and when he put his pump at work,
brought up oil instead Of water The diScOve-
~ created the greatest excitement.
Colonel John Baxter Of Tennessee. has
sued certain journals of that State for libel in
amounts footing up some s550,000. His first
suit-that against the proprietors Of the Knox-
Vile Wing and Register-has Just come of,
and has netted him s27 900.
Mount VesuviuS is in a state of embryo erup,
ton. \ correspondent writing on the 10th of
January from Naples says that the mountain is
emitting flames and that appearances indicate
III eruption on 4 large scale.
The Boston Board of Trade is taking steps to
secure the punishment of parties who obtain
credit by false statements, and procure goods
for the purpose of failing and cheating their
creditors.
The Indians have recently committed 4
frightful massacre at settlement on the north
ern border Of Texas called Montague 4 whole
family of women and children were murdered
rght-the men We're away from home.
All the collicrie; except one i'll the vicinity Of
Mt Carmel, Pa. resumed work yesterday. At
Tamaqua the miners still refuse to abandon the
s. basis, but two coleries are preparing to COM
mence operations.
The Trustees Of the Peabody Educational
Fund met yesterday i'll Philadelphia and heard
the annual report of the agent Dr. Sears They
will continue in session for several days.
There We're. comparatively. but few persons