Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-16
Letter from 1.Ou4iOun Go.


Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
LEEsBURG. July l. Some of the Loudouu
Radicals 60 deeper into the ground than any
other Radicals In the world. They cling to
Grant, in many cases trouI self interest, hacing
claims against the government for sheridan
burnings and cattle stealngs. a. they are CALI
ed and think that Grant 5 success is theirs.
Our wheat crop is fair in quantity and excel.
which is generally supposed to be ten bushels
to the acre. Our corn has lately been growing
from to inches day.
The local article in The Louloun Mirror about
''Slna farm is worthy Of attention. | con
slider subdivision of the lands Of Firslnia alb
solutely ucccS>ary-frSt, u bring out their pro-
ductive power: second. 10 Increase the number
of land owners: third 70 stay the rush Of our
people to the West fourth, TO guard against
the growing spirit of Communism, called III
Roman times Agrariani>m and coupled wlth
all this. the luc At On of the iitte oucs BY their
Mathis; and not at public schools, until their
morals and habits are fixed, aud my experience
has shown NE that this can he accomplished at
eight years III boys and six in girls. Too lnuch
fine dressing however, is running our girls.
and too much billiards our boys
wish some Que vino has the tune and ability.
would look THESE Suggestions. and work them
out properly. for the beurft OF he people. They
may be useful. ALlurIs.
DR.. LIVINGSTONE The following is Mr.
Stanley ;, letter 10 the New York Herald. dated
kcvhara Africa March t., lS72:-
Your correspondent has been commissioned
by DR.. Livingstone. if there i, time before the
first ship leaves Zanzibar, to send him fifty
well-armed men from Ianzibar. to act as sol
dicrs and servants for New expedition which
he l. about 10 organize for rapid exploration Of
few i uhrtil points before returning home 10
declare ~ those concerned that he has flashed
his work.
H. will Iear" Tnranycmbc for Utpa thence
to LenGa and Marumgu. and crossing the
I.uapula River at Chicumbi> will make his
way 10 the copper mines Of katanga, in Rua;
then EIGHT days south, to discover the fountains
Of icrodotu>; then return by katanga to the
underground houses Of Rul ten days northeast
Of katanga; theme to Lake kamolondo; and
By river lnira t. Lake Lincnn thence back to
Lualaba, to rxp'"re the lake north Of kamol.n-
do: thence return by I:uhha to t,jVi, or By
Marumgu, through trori, to the coast, AMI
England
This is his present programme, which he
thinks will only tax { hun eighteen months, but
as have told him, | think it will take two yra!.
Though he is now going on sixty years 81
age, he looks hut torty-tivc or titiy-quite hale
and hearty He has an enormous appetite.
which has ahatca nothing Of lis powers since
have known him FL is in need Of no rest; he
needed supplies: he has got them now and
everything he needs. Though sick and thin
when saw him at Till, he Is now h:>hy and
stontish and must weigh about one hua1rc,t
and eighty pounds. Though have hung my
balance scales temptingIy before his eyes have,
never becu able to get him to weigh hlm>"lt
have not the slightest fears about his health
or of any dunger coming to him from the Ia.
tives.
Thomas +. BAY4Rn. Senator from Della.
ware, has found it necessary. on account Of hi
health aud under the orders Of his physician,
to seek rest and relaxation for a short season.
He sailed from New York for Europe, on Sat
urday Before bis de parturc he wrote aletter,
to the Democracy of his state Without re-
canting a single opinion he has expressed, he
takes position firmly and >quarely for the nomi-
nees of the Baltimore Convention. There is
no purcr statesman in Congress than Mr. Bay
ard, nor one that lahorcd more earnestly or
more braveIy for the liberties OF the citizen,
the right of the States the equitable admins
tratiuu Of the laws, and tn defeat the unscrupu-
busy partisan measures that characterized and
disgraccd the legislation Of the last Congress
The golden opinions he has won By his manly
and consistent cuurSe are expressed III the high
compliments Of the press Oh the eve OF his de-
par,ure Says the Tribune, referring to the
| letter to which allu>on has been made This
letter will sustain. for nothing could increase,
the respect and confidence everywhere felt for
Senator Bayard as statesman and patriot OF
no less sagacisy than un>ehsh devotion. -
Baltimore Eu:ette.
H0T WEATHER IN THE SOUTH. 1t will sur
prise many persons to hear that the citizens of
| New Orleans are rejoicing that they are not
! subjected to the same heat that has 50 lately
afflicted the Atlantic cities. This is precisely
| what they are doing, however. As their papers
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