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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-07
ALEXANDRIA. VA.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUSTA, 1872

Politics IN Observation-Disclosures are making
by the emissaries of the Administration. and
leading Radicals and their allies, now visiting
Virginia, to represent that the Radical strength
is increasing in the State, and that there Is
prospect Of securing the old Commonwealth tor
Gen. Grant at the Presidential election. The
statements which would Justify any such hope
or conclusion arc entirely erroneous. With
prudence, and energy, and exertlon, the MAORI
ty for Mr.. Greeley will not only be certain, but
probably very large There are but compare
lively few dissentionists, now, to the nomlna-
ton of Mr. Greeley-but comparatively few
Conservatives, who will not vote for hlm-and
there are a considerable number Of those who
have heretofore acted with the Radical party,
who will go for him, and some of them are
active and Jealous in his cause. We judge that
there are four times as many Republicans
yes. more-who will vote for Greeley, as there
are Conservatives who will vote for Grant.
We think thus from observing the current OF
public feeling in all this section Of the State,
and have every reason to believe that the same
state of things exists, generally, in the other
sections. If other States, which are warmly
contested will do as well as Virginia is likely
to do, Mr. Greeley will be elected triumphant
ly. But all this does not lessen the duty OF
making active exertions, and giving the largest
vote possible The people ofno county should
be dereIict or supnc Wherever the friends
of Greeley have the majority, let them endeavor
to increase it; in whatever county the Radi-
Gals have majority, let every effort be made
to turn the tables and lessen that majority
or even obtain a success. We desire earnestly
to see Virginia come up in solid column in favor
of change of Administration and Reform in
the Government
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DEPA RTU RES.
To the Conservative Voters of the Git,
and County Of Alexandria.

Y ou are requested to meet in your respectiv.
Wards and Townships on WEDN ESDAl
EVENING, It'll inst. at s o'clock, to nominat,
two (2) delegates and two GU altern4tes FROM
each Ward and Township, to represent the city
and county in the Congressional Convention, 10
be held in Alexandria on Thursday the 18th int.
The Ward meetings will be he at the fol
lowing places
First Ward-Relef Hook and Ladder IIou."
Second Werd-Conncl Chamber.
Third Ward-Court House.
Fourth Ward-Frendship Engine House.
The Township Superintendent will procure
suitable places for the meetings of the voters III
their respective Townships.
By order of the County Committee:
JNO. b. SHOOT,
County Superintendent.
GEO. r. SHINN, Secretary aug I'd
Hs"An adjourned meeting of the Columbia
Steam Fire Engine Company will be held on
Wednesday evening, the It'll instant ut half
past o clock. A full attendance is rcquc>tcd
BY order of the Company:
aug 1t Nj. MCLEAN, Secretary.
TNURNIP and CABBAGE &EEDS-La:sr
4 supplies inst received and for sale by
aug f. $. LEADBEATER " BRO
GREEN GINGER JUST received aid for sale
VI by [au7l +. 5. LEADBEATER y BIO
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In Utica, N. Y, street cars driven by steam
have been introduced. 4 trial made last Satur-
dav demonstrated the case with which a new
engiue, invented with Il view to such use, could
be managed, and it is proposed to adopt this
method of locomoton to reach the various
suburbs of that city.
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PORT or .ILEx.s.N'UHy.1. .ITGEST :

Sun .............. on Moon sct>.......... 90,
SUI. sets...... 7Ol
Steamer I.ldy Of the Lake. Norfolk, IL f a
Reed.
Steamer Zaide, Macholock, to b II Lambert
Schr William Slater, Boston, To Hampshire X
Baltimore Goa! Co
Schr l. s. d Fisk kcrncbcc river, ice to + G
Atwell
Schr John J Ward, Jersey City, to American
Coal Co.
Schr Freddie l. Porter, Small, to j p Agncw.
Steamer Columbia, Harper Baltimore, by Il
Wheat.
Schrs Abbie Campbell, Providence, and
Wana,n, New Haven, by American Coal CO.
Schr G 5 Packard Packard, Boston, BY i
Agnew.
Schr l. S Lowering, Providence, by ll>lor~
shire & Baltimore Coal Co
Schr w w Hnckett, Havre de- Grace, by "
A Smoot
MEMORANDA
Ship G A Farwel, Smithwick, drawing u It
OF water on nm even keel, hence for San Frtnc>~
co, passed out of the Potomac river ut =. IN.
on the 9TH instant having passed over the krt
tie Bottoms and the other shoul points without
touching. The tug Atlantic lowed her, and
Stephen burlington was her pilot
Schr Anthony Kelley, for This port, clcarclat
Baltimore 9TH.
Schr james Young, for Boston hence at
Vineyard Haven 4th.
Schr NJ II Hopper, from Bridgeport for this
city, arrived at New York 9TH
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THE DROUGHT which has prevailed for so
long in many portions of most of the counties
through which the Chesapeake aud Ohio rail
road passes, is still an object of deep soIicitule
to the farmers They have been nearly dcprv-
ed of any vegetables; the oats amounted to
nothing the corn looks most dismal and in
many fields the tobacco plants, which should
nearly be done growing, are hardly high enough
to be seen. Rich. NcwS.
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1t is now said that Dr. Livingstone is 'avcrse
to writing and that is the reason why he Is
saying so little Of interest in his letters brought
by Mr. Stanley. Quite curious reason con-
siuering the circumstances
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for Cumberland.
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The Richmond State Journal says that Mr.
speech against Mr.. Greeley and in favor of
Gen Grant, in Alexandria, on Monday night OF
nnyt Wppk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-07

Mr.. James Lyons says in note to the Rich
mond Enquirer, that the quotation he made in
his letter purporting to be from an article writ
ten by Mr.. Greeley, and published in the New
York Tribune was taken verbatim from letter
written to him by gentleman OF high standing;
that he has since written to him to send him
the proof and is assured that it shall come;
and if it does not in some sufficient form he
will publish the fact and confess the error.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-07

We have already stated that an aged and
respectable Southern citizen, entirely Innocent
is now in the Albany Penitentiary, having been
convicted as ku-klux, induced by bad
advice to plead guilty, and that Garrett Smith,
of New York, is endeavoring to procure his
pardon. The Baltimore Gazette says, the
base trick ofthe Radicals was to have these
men indicted for capital crime, and then have
1t animated to them that if they would confess
to the lesser offence of being members of the
ku-Klux, they should be lightly punished.
Here is the result How many have met this
fate no one knows The Gazette wants to
know under what law, and by what authority,
the Federal Government claims and exercises
the right to incarcerate Southern prisoners in
Northern penitentiary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-07

REM ARKs.-The receipts Of Wheat continue
fair, and the market is active and firm; offering.
of II bushels white and 32ti6 of red, with sales Of
the former at To and 10 for prime and chric,
and of the latter at 100, l35 and l4O for common
to fair, l45, $50, l55, l5G and Us for medium to
good, and 100 Tor prim" Corn is quiet and url-
changed offerings of 1924 bushels mixed, with
sales at -. Small Salos of Rye al 20 Oats ar,
steady offerings of llo bushels, with sales 4, 20
and ~.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-07

It is said that Maginnis, Dem is elected
Delegate to Congress from Montana, over
Clagett (Rad the late delegate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-07

1t is said that the writings OF the younger
Dumas are far from being as popular in France
as those of his father wcrc-and are inferior in
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every respect

Gen. B. L. Butter has taken the STUMP for
Grant In recent speech at Milford, MaS>a
chusctts, he showed the world what Il torgivns
spirit he possesses
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-07

SIGNS IN THE SKY.-During the war in the
South certain >upcr>titious persons figured out
from phenomena in the clouds two armies III
hostile array one of which marched upon the
other and drove it, heller >kelter to the north.
The sign was accepted 10y them as proof in al
vance of the success Of the Southern cause. y
few ghts ago, during brilliant display of the
aurora one long. bright stream of Iig TIT stood
out alone, assuming, apparently, the shape OF a
prodgious pen. TO wonder-loving people ola
political turn this Was suggestive of the pro
verd that 'the pen is mighter than tie
sword, and ''thc natural sequence that | to.
race Greeley is to be the next President. But
more amusing still and just as absurd, is the
effort Of Professor Peters Of the Litchticd Con
nectcut) Observatory, to extract from the re-
cent discovery Of two new planets, Of the a>c-
roid order, an omen of a two term President
1t is bad enough for anybody to be guilty Of
such vagarics, but for a professional astronomer
to turn political fortunc-t elicr is about one Of
the hardest things that modern intelligence can
be called upon to bear. baltimore Sw
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-07

MEETING IN SCoTr TOWNSHIP, FAUoUGER
County, VA.--Pursuant to public notice the
Conservative voters OF Scott township in Eau
quer county, Va, held a meeting at Rector
town, on Saturday, August 3, 1872.
On motion, Claiming NJ. Smith was called
to the chair and Gilbert B. Gibson appointed
secretary.
The chairman explained the object of the
meeting to be the election of two delegates to
represent the township III the Congressional
Convention, to be held in Alexandria on the
suitable person to be voted for as our rcprcscn-
tativc in the next Congress-
Gu motion, committee OF nine being APP
pointed to recommend suitable persons for del
egates, submitted the following names Messrs.
c. NJ. Smith, Rcdman Brawner, Alfred Glass
cock. f.. d. kinchrue, Thomas Henderson
aud Major T. B. Hutchinson.
The election being in order, DR.. H. p. Clark
moved that the voters from each precnt cast
the registered vote of their respective preclnts,
each voter present casting his equal proportion
of the whole registered vote of his prcclnt.-
Ruled out of order.
On motion of Mr. Richard Lake the vote
was taken by ballot, and resulted as follows:
kincheloe, &c; Brawner, %; GIasscock, IL;
Henderson, 10; Hutchinson, 10, and Smith
TO- The election of Mcssrs kinchcloc and
Brawner was then made unanimous.
On motion, MesSrs. T.. NJ. Smith and t. b.
Hutchinson were elected alternates.
On motion, it was resolved that the proceed
ings of the meeting be published in the War
rcnton Index and Alexandria Gazette.
The meeting then adjourned.
CLAIMING VI. SMITH, Chairman.
GILBERT B. GIBSON, Secretary
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- MOONLIGHT EXCURSION

Es..st.lN of the
RELIEF HOOK AND LADDER La 9T CO., No. l,
TO GLYMONT,
FRIDAY EVENING. AUGUST 10th 1872
The steamer CITY OF ALEXANDRIA has
been chartered and VIII leave her wharf, at the
foot of King street. ut II o'clock p. m. on that
day.
The popular HOLLY HILL BAND will fur
niSh the music for the occasion.
Master of eremonies-Capt jas. NJ Steuart
Floor Manager-R NJ. Latham.
Committee of Arrangcrncnts-G. E. Entwisle,
6 A. MuShbach james f. Green, Ernest Lam
bert, Jos W. White
Tickets for gentleman and lady 81 lady 50c-
to be had If any member of the Company.
Programmes of the dances will be distributed
aug It'd
NOTICE-A final distribution of 81 10 per
~ share Of the assets of the FIRE INSUR-
AN CE co. of Alexandria will be paid to stock
holders and after the 18th instant, at 100
Prince street. JOHN H. BBENT,
aug 7-Gt President.
pEA UTIFUL GOODS.
LADIES BLACK AND COLORED BOR-
DERED HANDKERCHlEFS
These goods are new style and very desirable.
aug7 ROBT. l. WOOD.
IANNEY s. CO.'S. POTOMAC WHITE
- LEAD, in II! and % ID tin cans, packed in
80 and 100 lbs cases 2Ot0 lbs received this day
JANNEY Sc CO.,
aug No. l45 King street
C0nn LBS LEWIS PURE LEAD
oOOO and Is bbls LINSEED OIL in
store and for sulc ut lowest market rates by
aug JANNEY & co.
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for the party

The Dorchester, Nd, News says: 'Prob-
ably the young merchants and enterprlsng
spcculators of Cincinnati never had the pork
fever to any greater extent comparatively than
the young men now have the peach fever in
Cambridge. Every peach orchard within eight
or ten miles of Cambridge for sale has been
purchased, and many Of the young men arc
daily out in those orchards gathering their fruit
beneath the searching August suns. y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-07

North CARoLINA-The returns from the
North Carolina elections are still incomplete
and indecisve of the result Comparisons of
the official votes Of the counties on which the
estimates we're based at Raleigh. show errors
in at least half the counties. In the report Of
one there was an error of lis votes in favor Of
Merrmon 1t was thought late last night in
Wilmington that only an official count could
decide the result. Both parties appear to be
hopeful. Mr. Mcclure, of Philadelphia, yes
terday afternoon, at 0 clock, received a tele-
gram from Judge Merrimon, in which he said
that he believed he was elected by a majority
of from 500 to 1000.
WASHINGTON, August c. Itsecms to be i'm
possible yet to arrive at the truth with regard
to North Carolina. While the Republicans in
sst upon claiming the State the AssociatedPress
dispatches indicate the success Of the Demo-
Gratis. The latest information received here is
dispatch from d. NJ. Barringer, who tele-
graphs to COL Chas. M. Alexander. the presi-
dent Of the Greeley and Brown Club, that the
State has gone Conservative by |, 100 majority,
with eight counties yet to hear from, and that
they are strongly Democratic Mr. Barringer
adds that the returns from these counties will
doubtless be received this evening 1t certainly
cannot be long before it shall be asccrtained
beyond doubt exactly how the State has gone
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The Internal Revenue office has issued a cir
cular, stating that all lands now owned or held
by the U. S. by virtue of proceedings under an
act entitled an act for the collection Of direct
taxes in insurrectionary districts within the u.
S. and for other purposes, approved July /
1862, and under acts supplementary thereto, or
upon the same subject NATTER except such
lands as are excepted by the seventh and eighth
sections Of the act of Congress, approved June
s, 1872, namely, land, farms, plantations or lots
which are now used or occupied by the u. S.
for national cemeteries, or for the burial of the
dead or other public purposes, or which under
the instructions of the President, have been
reserved for military or naval purposes, may
be redeemed and restored to the original owner
heirs at-law, devisces or grantees, upon an APP
plication therefore to the Secretary of the
Treasury, through the Commissioner of litter
nal Revenue, made in compliance with the re-
eulations and the provisions of law relative
thereto The application must be made with
in two years from June Sth, 1872. The provi
sion is for the redemption of lands sold for di-
rect taxes. The claims to be made under the
regulations will come principally from the
States Of Virginia, North Carolina South Caro-
lima and Florida, and will, it is supposed OK.
coed thousand in number.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-07

Acting Secretary of the Treasury Richardson,
publishes a letter in which he says that the
pickett papers" were purchased to be used
exclusively as evidence in claims against the
United States, and in conformity with law-an
act Of Congress having been passed tor that
purpose. That they may have been obtained,
first as stated, may be true-but it is also true
that they have been given to the Rudlcal Com
mittee to be used for Campaign clectioneering
uses" and circulated as a political document
for the party
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-07

GEN JOSEPH f. JouNsToN.-Thc ST. Louis
Times publishes letter from General Joseph
E. Johnston dated Charlotte Va, July 3lst. :"
to Colonel X. Ashley, of Bates county, Mo-, in
which he says:
assure all our old comrades that the story
Of the Cincinnati Commercial is false. have
had no consultation with w. S. Robinson, of
Charlottesville, on any subject. | have never
said anything favoring Grants reelection. On
the contrary being thorough Democrat,
would have preferred Democratic candidate,
but as Horace Greeley is nominated by our
party, sincerely hope every Democrat will vote
for him. Being DISTINGUISHED, take no public
part in politics. but to my friends do not hesitate
to express my feelings and opinions on political
subjects. | think the overthrow of the present
Administration necessary to any hope of con-
stitutioual government and | feel that the con-
tlnuance OF the Democratic party Is necessary
FATAL HALLUcINATIoN "A resident of York
county, Pa, who was the possesSor OF Il compc
tency sufficient to support himself and family
during their natural lives became possessed of
the idea that they were all coming to want and
would die of starvation. This Authorization
took such firm hold upon his mind that no per-
suasions on the part of his friends were sufficient
to divest him of it. Day after day it grew
stronger foryears. His greatestanxiety seemed
to be for his family, and he determined, in order
to save them, he would be compelled to starve
himself This be carried into execution, aud
recently became victim of this all absorbing
and fatal illusion of his life, and death occurred
from actual starvation, voluntarily and pcrsis
tently imposed upon himself. For several days
he refused all sustenance, and although efforts
were made to force food into his mouth. his
strength CONNIE ced to decliue, and soon after
be died in a starving condition. His dying
words few minutes before his death were,
Il knew | would starve
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Napoleon is at Bagnor, Surrey, Ell gland.
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ABUSE OF Mr.. GREELEY.-Nothing can be
more bitter than the abuse which is heapcd
upon Horace Greeley by the Northern Radical
journals. The language of the partisan sheets
of New York descends to the lowest abyss Of
blackguardsm. 1t is really disgraceful to the
press and to civilization that such vile tone
should prevail towards any man outside a peni-
Tertiary. Horace Greeley has been poti-
cal opponent of our own, but no democratic
Journal ever spoke of him as the radicals do
now There is no depth of tasehood and
calumny to which they are not capable of de-
scending. Whatever may be said of Mr..
Greeley's politics, he is personally one of the
purest most honest and most benevolent Of
men, His life is without stain of dishonesty
or immortality. Heis frugal, Industrious, faith
full in all the relations Of life This is saying
good deal, but it is true. 1t is useless for vaga
bonds in the press or out Of it to throw dirty
missiles at such man. They will only rccoil
and fall back upon their own heads. -Lynch-
burg Ne'cs
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The AURoRA-The auroral disply of Sat
urday night last gives some idea Of the marvel
Gus beauty Of tins phenomenon of nature, as
witnessed under the clear and dry atmosphere
of the Arctic or Antarctic region. The beauti
tu streamers of white light, intcrspersed with
the matchless red, through W hich the brighter
stars shone, gave the aurora the appearance Of
gigantic star. bespangled curtain hung be-
tween heaven and earth But the most notice
able feature of the display was the waving Of
the curtain, which, as the unduations swept
over it in beautifully curved lines, accompanied
by coruscations of light, gave it the semblance
of a thing of life 1t is cspccslly interesting to
know that aurora, which has hitherto been one
Of natures locked secrets, has now been par
TALLY revealed and the true cause Of the phc-
nomenon in part understood. Instead OF a
mere local display it has come to be recognized
as associated with phenomena intimately reat-
ed to the whole solar system.
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Letter from LOulOnn 20.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. |
LEEsBURG, Va, Aug. ), lS72.-Our Town
ship Board met to. day. and made the Township
cvies rs follows: General levy 10 per ct. on
State tax; road levy rs; total 20. This, Us
the State tax is 80 cents in one hundred dol
lars will make II cts. The county levy is ! J,
the State tax 50; total tax on real aud personal
estate 10! cts; last year the State tax was 30,
county . 10, township lS!; total 10 40.
The local school tax is 80 cts in 800, 5 to
county and 5 to township, making the entire
tax on property so! cts. instead of 50 10
The county levy is larger because of repairs to
poor's house and balance due Sheriff 1t is
probable that hereafter it will not exceed 3!
cents Some of the other townships may ex-
coed this somewhat in their rate of taxation,
mainly for new roads opened, each township
paying for its own roads, but the increase will
be very small Our roads are in much better
condition than they were year ago.
A little courage and patience on the part OF
Firgnians. with an earnest determination to
pay their debts, at all hazards will soon restore
Virginia to the confidence of the world. | am
old enough to remember when the credit OF
Maryland was very low, until her people de-
termined to pay taxes and again build up her
credit, and now how proudly she stands among
her sister states. Oh! that our Legislature
would in earnest set to work on incomes, fees
of offices, and other subjects Of taxation, and
reduction of expenses, in order. again to make
Virginia an object of pride to all her sons, and
the admiration Of her sister States.
| heard to-day of one farmer who employed
hands enough to make 1000 to $500 bushels
Of corn and 500 to 900 Of wheat per annum,
whose wife paid all his hands wages with the
sales of butter and poultry. They had good
spring, and ell his grain, cattle and hogs were
clear profit He was renter, too.
Our delegates to the Alexandria Convention
are William Beverley and Geo. Il. Head, un-
trameled by instructions of any SORT, and do
not know whom they prefer, but the interest
of the Conservative party are their chief con-
Germ.
p. S. August 5-Wc have had a fine show
er to. night. ALlQUls.