Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-17
Foreign Etenss.

the Government set apart Il {. OOD acres OF aHr(
in Algeria for the Alsatians to cmigrate to-
The scheme has been failure, and the few
who did 70 are now left there without means
ct support Measures are aiready being taken
10 Iii.. them back 10 France. Nevertheless.
there arc thousands OF Alsatlans whose tendeu-
cy towards emigration has been sharpened BY i
dislike to German domination and many are nov
coming to this country.
The Boieniiai Diet continues practical re
bcIlion against the Austrian Imperial authority
ly refusing to send delegates 10 the llclchsrath.
The Government proposes 10 surmount the diff
rui.y by 0vcr,iaughing the Diet and permitting
the people Of BnhcnIia n eject the delegates
directly.
Reports from london say it is estimated there
arc ten millions sterling belonging to the French
Government on deposit there, and held for pay
mcnt Of the German indemnity.
Great casualties appear to DC more common
in Asia than elsewhere in the world. The
storm and foods in China have caused the loss
Of 300 lives.
ALEXANDRIA AID WASHINGTON RAIL
RoAD.-Thc District government has institu
ted q suit, which is pending in the Supreme
Court of this District, against the Alexandria
and Washington Railroad Company, for the
recovery OF :G0,0O0. with accrued interest
from July, 1857, making total Of from 500
00O to ::lOO.VOO for bonds OF that company
guaranteed hy the Corporation Of this city, ac-
cording to an act approved February 5, ls5J.
The bonds were issued in denominations OF
81 900 and $500; thirty of the former and six
t. Of the latter OF these $4j,00O have been
surrendered to and paid by the Corporation,
and arc held by District Register Cook. The
remaining $4,000 arc outstanding III the
hands Of private parties, TO whom the District
is responsible for principal and interest. These
parties have united with our authorities in the
suit against the company, the object OF which
is to compel the payment of the whole debt or
gel Il decree for the sale Of the road The
Register yesterday transmitted 10 Colonel ":
A. Cook, COUNSEL Tor the District. detailed
statement embracing all information Httalna
bic in relation to the issue Of these bonds, tn:
amount redeemed aud outstanding, the names
Of the parties holding the latter the amount Of
the interest paid thereon, aud the date they
fall due. - Wash. fhtoa.
POSTAL SgNvlcEp. +. Bragg, D. l..
Finch J. W. T. Gleason ana +. h. Taylor are
DESIGNATED a.; II :ad clerks on the new service
over the Railroad line from Washington to
Lyncilnrm salary Of each : 400 per annum.
Austin =. Ilu!>r Of Washington city. is APPOINT
cd and ". :. Walters designated postal rail!
way clerks on the same line ut $I.290 per Al.
nun. Vim. ". James is transferred from
route WASHINGTON to Harrisburg to this line, II
Sl,aOO aycar ani James \. Lewis OF Port
Republic, Is appointed 4 postal railway, CLERK
AT 81 .O>N per annum, vice ". ". James,
transferred. This new service is Il change from
the former route agent system to the Nosta!
railway service
PALESTINE EVAPORATION The new Eng
lsh expedition. which has been in preparation
for IA considerable time, has just started for the
Holy Land. 1t has been placed under the
clare, Of CAPTAIN Il. W. Stewart. Il. n, Capt.
Stewart main work will be the completion OF
the survey OF Palestine How much this Is
waited is only known, perhaps, to niap.makcrs
and p.oit ;sional geographcr*, but every one
who has really studied the Old Testament his
tory can tell OF undiscovered sites and places
whose positions seem to Be lost altogether 10
rcd>covcr those will be one of the aims Of the
exploring party
NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!
~ --AT--
WILMER IL SLAYMAkER'S,
Alcyandria, Virginia.
Owing IL our very largely increased sales we
have to announce our second return from New
York for this season with very larg" addition
IL our >turk ui
DRESS GOODS DOMESTICS, Sc.
Many Of thc former, owing Ia the latcileS> .!
the season, have been purchased at great r"dWc-
tinn$ over prices earlier some at almost one
half We name among Others
Almost ali rn"T< III six Warp Eplng!Inr=.
oil rad.
- Five gr.dr- Rep
" y y%yS'..
Three grades Fr. Mcrny:.
Nearly lU1 piece: Of Dclaincs. III stripes
PIaidS. plain and ribbed Plaid PophnS; AL
four cases Prints: Canton Flanncs; Linen la
bic Danasks; Towels; Napkins; Irish Linen
Butchers Linen, and many uthcr goods 20" ma
mCrdrS To mention.
order; t. The amount Of $50, accompanied by
the cash Or to be sent CO. D., will be forwarded
freight paid to any part of the country.
Orders or letters OF inquiry addressed I" the
firm or any Of their -ues;ncn will receive prompt
attention.
maker, j. Marion Hart ". d. Wood, +. +
Wilmer ir., AInxnndril; Eli ]Hnncy,, f. 7.
Janney Loidoun, Va; A. II. Morchrad, Eau
uuicr, Va: W. Ludwr Baldwin, Wincheatcr
Va, and j. Adams Srca'c, Charles county, Nd.
iStandari and Sentinel, Warrcnt"n Index,
Warren Sentinel, Port Tobacco Tinc5, ShcA-
undoah Valley, Fairfax New, Page Courier.
charlottesville Chronicle and LoUdnun Enter
Prise copy.
by r. \. Kerby, AuctiOneer.
4 VALUABLE FARM n FAIRFAH
"a COUNTY AND 4 VALUABLE fSIs1I4a
HOUSE AND Lot y .ALEAANDRlAqslG.
CITY, w., FOX SALE.-By virtue Of 4 deed
Of trust "Iccutcd by Aaron Bruin and PAULINE
Bruin, his wife. dated February lst, 1869, and OF
record in the Clerk "liic" of the County Court
of Fniriax, and in the Clerks office Of the Coun-
ty Court Of Alexandria county, the undcrsIgn-
cd, AS trustec in said decd named, wi! expose /"
sale u: public auction, NJ Manassas Station, on
the o. A. & II. Il. f., on THU RSDA1, tn"
twenty first day Of December next, 1871, ut j.
clock m, ii the weather should be suitable on
that duvif not, the next suitable duy thereafter,
two certain TRACTS OF LAND BY said de-
cree conveyed, and both situated i'll said county
Of Fairfax, STATE OF Iirgimia, and adjoining IL"
lands 81 Joseph Holden and others, and lying
On the -:rraIn known aS Bulls Run; the one con.