Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-13

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ALEXANDRIA, VA.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1871.
The English Government is proceeding to
immediate action in strengthening its military
bower The army estimates to be submitted to
Parliament are nearly $4,000, 600 in excess of
those of last year. and new Notifications are to
be built around London. on the sea-coast and
on the island OF Malta.
The returns from the French elections are
still incomplete. though indications all point to
the success of the Monarchists. Particulars
vary very much. A triumph of the Conserva-
tives is claimed in one dispatch. another says
that Monarchical triumph is certain. third
that the Imperialists and Orleanists have sue
ceeded by large majority.
Rev. ID. Newman preached q sermon in
Washington yesterday, on Honesty. Many
government officials were present. The Wash
ington Patriot says :--"Dr. Newman went
through the whole subject Of honesty and dis
honesty. and met great many thieves and
scoundrels on his way, large number of whom
We're public men. He lashed political cor
ruption and a lax state Of the public conscience
very severely His sermon is we'll adapted tor
Congressional circulation.
\ letter from Rockingham county in the
Baltimore Sun complains Of the continued SEES
sions of the present Legislature OF Virginia and
says "A large part Of the present session has
been occupied in listening to the quarrels OF
rival railroad companies. This, no doubt, is in
teresting to the friends of the railroads but not
to the people, when they remember that they
are paying their representatives about twelve
hundred dollars per day.
1t is reported that Minister Sickles is engaged
with the Spanish Government in the effort to
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structions, to secure some mode for the early
and equitable indemnifcation and satisfaction
to the several parties whose rights have been
violated and the amount which rightfuly comes
to each claimant for the illegal detention of his
property or his person inconnection with events
in Cuba
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
have agreed to report bill abolishing the mis-
sion to Prussia. and creating in its stead 4 Min
lister and Envoy Extraordinary to the Empire
ofGermany Also bill to raise the mission
to Russia to an equality with those Of England.
France and the German Empire. Alr. Ortiz. Of
Indiana will be appointed Minister ~ Germany.
The Norfolk Day Book heads an article
with-'We say Virginia must be Republican
jRadical or perish. We have no doubt.
that there are some who would gladly see the
old State perish. we hope but few. But
she will neither be Republican nor perish.
She will hold to her principles Of Constitutional
liberty and live: and flourish, and prosper.
1t asserted by 4 Philadelphia newspaper
that the introduction Of coolic labor into the
Pennsylvania coal region is about to become 4
fact that the contract has been signed Tor the
importation of a number Of coolies to work a
Schuylkill county coery. and that the first
batch will arrive about the first OF May
According to telegram from Tamaqua, Pa.
the strike Of the coal miners is to come to al
end on Wednesday 1t is to be hoped that this
resolution will be carried out throughout all the
mining regions, The strike has already caused
much loss to the miners especially
Great complaint is made in many counties in
this State at the increase of cases Of petite lar
ccny, and the expense upon the people, in the
trial of these cases The subject is brought to
the attention Of the courts by the Grand Jurics.
and appeals made to the Legislature
The Philadelp hia Age says that the grain
trade ofPhiladelphia has doubled within the
last three years, and from present indications Il
still more rapid advance will be effected in
that line of business during like period in the
future
In letter to the New York Sun, Dr. II. T.
Helmbold ays:-''The Little Church Round
the Corner should be the grandest church in
our city. To effect this object am wiling and
ready to present $1,000
1t is now said that the reports about the find
ing by Lieut.. Selfridge of a new and practical
bic route for canal across the Isthmus Of
Darien, are incorrect, in many particulars.
1t is now thought that the effort to repeal
the income lax, will fail at this session of Con-