Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-03
FOREIGN NEWS.

The excitement In the theatre was great and al
ter the performance the contention was renew
ed in the streets. In consequence OF the feel
ing engendcred by the production OF the play
Theirs has issued an order to have 1t sup
pressed.
A report comes from the Roumauian from
tier that ii cowardIy attack has been made upon
the Jews at lsmal, and that several OF them
had been killed and many more wounded.
Men, wnmer and children fled from the place
and sought protection wherever it could be
found.
There is a rlrnor that many OF the native ar
tillery in the Philippine Islands had revoltcd
and taken possession of Il fort. Tho fortress
was afterwards assaulted by the regular troops
and all the insurgents killed.
the French Assembly yesterday passed a
bill notifying England and Belgium OF the ter
m%inatiou Of the commercial treaty between
France and those counties.
The Governing Committee OF the London
Stock Exchange has appointed Il special set
Ting day for the Northern Pacific Railway.
The County, JUDGEs:-.A bill is before the
General Assembly to alter the jurisdiction or
the county courts, to transfer most OF the bust
ness VOW transacted therein to the circuit courts.
| 10 TCuucC liz pay vi liz 'uhtJ JNASN1 " 49,
dollars Der diem when on duty, to divide the
State into twenty-oue circuits There are now
]sixtcenl, aud to require each Judge to hold TOUR
courts a year in each of the counties or to|lls
in his circuit. 1t is claimed that the county
courts are now overloaded with business, and
in Il majority OF instances the circuit court Is a
mere tribunal OF appeal; also that the State will
save much money by making the change, while
the pubiic business will not be retarded. We
have not had time yet to examine the PROPOSE
ton thoroughly. but in The outset it seems In
credible that the public interests can be adj
vanccd by taking from the people the local
tribunals which now afford them Il speedy hear
ing of all causes. The county courts are a great
convenience. if our observation has been cor
rect, aud it may turn out i false economy to re-
duce their powers, simply to save some thGa
sands in the way Of salaries. The delay III the
trial oil criminal cases that would be an lnerlta-
BILE result would annually cost the State tar
more than the difference. Again, We hold
that it is not good policy to count judicial IN
tegriry and competency against a paltry SUN III
dollars and cents. The circuit Judges rcct I've
now ii bare support, and yet to increase their
work without altering the compensation Is a
feature in This bill. Each Judge would be conl'
pelled to hold twenty courts a year, and Tor
this amount of labor two thousand dollars Is au
INADEQUATE return. One hundred dollars Tor u
session lasting a week or "A fortnight Is not as
much as an upright and learned judge is worth
to the people. The avcrage lawyer would make
more each day Of the term, and II cannot be
govd policy 10 place he bench below the ambl,
ton OF The r.-RteryLmy Progress.
ALAsKA.-It is evident, says the \. Y. Sun,
that the company which has Il monopoly OF the
fi,r-scal fisheries of Alaska believe that their
Contract with the Government entities them to
the ownership Of he natives Of St. Paul aud
81 George as well AS Of the seals With make
those islands their resort. The lease OF these
fisheries was effected in a suspicious manner.
Bids we're advertised for in } July, lS1O, Tut just
AS they were to be opened the Secretary 0, the
Treasury publicly stated that the contract would
he given to he Alaska Commercial Company
fits rroDosal was nor more than Tell per cent.
below that of the highest bidder. The re, n
given for this extraordinary act OF tayorIllstn
was that on he ceSsion Of Alaska 10 the Cnlred
States this Company had purchased from the
Russian American Company all us private
property and interests OH these ~lsIan,ls: aud
that it Was believed it was the mtetiloh vi
Congress TO give it the preference II The award
Of the contract. On the bids being oleneu
that of the Alaska Commercial Company
proved not to be within ten per cent. OF Tie
highest: but instead of beIug rejected on that
account. the Company was allowed to put in Il
uew and higher bid, under which 1t procured
the lease for twenty years. The population Of
the Islands are u very ignorant and degraded
race. largely composed Of the descendants of
Russian %cunvicts and Indians. With the eX-
ception Of the chief, they i've IN underground
houses. built of turf, where. rpwde together
without ventilation during the long tedious
winters. sick ness necessarily prevails. Half of
The infants born there do not live six uouths.
The report of Mr.. Bryant, Special Agent of
the Treasury Department III charge OF these
fisheries, Just published, says the Alaska Coni-
pany is wiling to build wooden houses for these
people; but will not sell either houses or build
ing material to them. being averse to the ma
tives acquiring any right Or title to such prop
erty on the islands. Mr.. Bryant, who appears
to be a humane man, thinks that the natives
are already more than sufficiently dependent
on the Company: AND ought not to hold their
houses at the will of the resident agent. He
advises that Congress be asked to apprur";o te
money for the purchase Of .lnmhcr %sutiicie.,t 10
provide suall wooden houses, which the i've
carpenters could construct. The sum OF
$50. 900 would cover the cost, and some rlethod
might be adopted by which the Government
would be reimbursed for this outlay. : large
revenue is derived from the only industry OF
these islands, the seal fisheries, aud it is the
duty of the Government to prevent their lnha-
bitapts from heing reduced to a condition Of
perfect s!avery.-Baumo,e -lmerican.
"ScRAPpLE."-A lady has furnished to the
world. free of charge, when she lght have
had a patlent right and a monopoly, the receipt
for ~scrapple. It is as follows :-",.e ct a young
pigs head (fresh) weighing five or six pounds,
which can be bought for twenty-five or thirty
cents-"one from the country preferred" =
Clean it well, cutting off the ears to enable you
to clean them we'll inside. (Get the butcher to
take out the eyes and teeth when you buy it,
Put the head in two gallons and a half Of cold
water. Let it boil until the bones can be east
ly separated from the meat. Chop the meat
very fine, put it back into the liquor 1t has
been boiled in, and season with pepper, salt,
thyme, sage, and sweet marjoram. Don't
nut too much of the herbs Then take equal
parts of buckwheat and corn meal, and stir it