Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-04
FOREIGN NEWS.


FOREIGN NEWS.
Tie London Observer, in an article on the
Alabama claims. expresses the opinion that in
Washington the United States would take no
immediate action but would Insist on the valid
Ivy of the right hitherto claimed for Ameri
can S, amen to fish in Canadian waters, aud on
that point would meet with no opposition from
England. The reply to Lord Granville S note
is expected to reach London Oh Tuesday week.
A Ministerial crisis is impending in France,
Theirs and committee of the Assembly have
differed relative to granting powers to the press,
the former contendlng that the press has no
right to discuss the Constitution, while several
members of the Assembly assert that the press
SHOULD have such right.
The foreig papers continue to publish re
ports as to the intention of the Pope to leave
Rome for the present. Trent is the place.
which thu: last reports say, is the place where
he will reside But al, this is uncertain.
Negotiations in regard to accommercal trea-
ty between France and Italy have been inter
rurted through PruSsan interference. France
and Italy, however, deny that Prussia is to
blame in the matter
The Emperor Francis Joseph has issued de-
cree declining to recognize the Bishops, or oppo-
uents of the dogma of infallbiIity, as a portion
of the ccclesiantcal hierarchy of Austria.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY From the
Prince William Gazette. We are Informed
that our county Jail at Breutsvlllc has been
81, 4,rS
We understand that petition, numcrously
signed. is in circulation in this county to the
effect that as many valuable ours, mongrels.
cct, have been destroyed by feroclOus sheep,
it is suggested to our Legislature that tax
should he imposed Oh the aforesaid sheep. III
order to prevent the determination OF our III
valuable ours. Whether it is bllrlesque or
not. We are unable to say.
Some time since lot was purchased on the
land of j. f. Andrews in this village by Geo.
g. Round. one of the school trustees OF this
township. for the purpose of building school
house thereon This site, however, being
strenuou>ly objected to by many, tOrmost among
whom VIC may mention the Dame OF l>real
Jones. esq, who stigmatizcd the above site as
Il monument Of perpetual disgrace "a meet
ing was called aud 1t was resolved to purchase
il lot OF ground owned by Harvey |arus III this
village throwing the lot previously bought, Tor
good reasons. out in the cold. The matter
therefore stands thus: MIR. Round says the
school house shall be on Andrews lot. Mr..
Yarns lot Which side shall eventually
triumph il is as yet difficult to determine.
FArQriER COUNTY II From the Warrenton
Index. The following sales were made last
Monday Rice w. Payne, WIN. H. Payne
and John Marshall. Commissioners in the case
| of Hal! vs. Brown sold two tracts, the prop
cry Of the late Icmurl Dowden--l26 and | l6
acr,.s LESS - acres TO Thomas Payne for 50
per acre. Chas r. Green, Commissioner in
the case of Bruin VS. Brlin, sold l06 acres
| near IInpcwclI, known as the Bruiu farm,
| to Mrs. VI. NJ. OWENS for So 30 per acre
Eppa Huntou and Jno S. MoSby, Comms-
| sinncrs in case of Brown W.. Taveuner, sold
brick store house and lot in Warrenton occupl-
ed by $ b. BiSIhau Co, to DIR. klonian
for $3.50
The supervisors Of Fauquer county have
petiiuncd the County Court Tor reasSessment
of lands.
Mcssrs. J. y. & J. D. Brthune make a most
liberal proposition to cattle ralSers. They have
procured Saort Horn Durham bulls Of the best
blrod, and will pay $50 each for the first best
bull aud the first best heiter calf sired by their
bulls at the exhibition iu Warrrnton on lst OF
October, 1873.
FAIRFAX COUNTY From the Fairfax
News. MIR. John j. Shipman, one of the
trustees of the Public Schools for Providence
Township, has built neat and comfortable
frame school house at 'Tyson's Corner and
furnished it with modern school furniture, and Is
now engaged in building another to be furnish
ed in the same manner.
Silicate has been discovered on the farm of
Mr.. R. R. Fowle, lying in Mt. Vernon Town
ship, on the line of the \. 4 +. K. H., about
miles from Alexandria.
improvements in building, &c. continue to
90 on at the Court House:
The Magistrates of Fairfax county are re.
ouested to meet at Fairfax &. ID. Oh the third
Monday in March Court day. for the purpose
of taking into consideration the fees now re-
ceived, and for any other business that may
come before them.
LorDoUy County, From the Lee>burg
Washingtonian "A number of farmers, OF
L,udoun held a meeting on the Goth of Feb
larry. 1872 in Lcesburg. and appointed gen
tlcuen to attend the convention of the Haml'-
ton Milk and Produce Association: to be held
at Hamilton March ID.
DIR. r. IIcaton, of Waterford, has received
the appointment of physician to the copper
mines of Lake Superior. at salary CT twenty.
FIVE hundred dollars DR.. II. is talented
young physician, and the appointment to this
responsible position is both complimentary and
profitable.
There were eighteen marriage licenses issued
from the Clerks Office of this county, during
the mouth Of February.
County SEAT OF PRINCE WILLIAM The citi.
zens of Manassas arc on the qui viye, in regard
to the removal of the County Scat from Brents-
vile to that place. They have delegated Mr.
James T. Clark to look after their interests IN
Richmond; and that gentleman sent them a
telegram on Wednesday evening to the effect
that there was very little opposition to the bill
before the Legislature, authorizing the people
of the county to vote for or against its removal.
The citizens OF Manassas propose to erect
building equal to tie one now at Blentsvllle,
free of cost to the people. and this is to be one
of the nrovisions in the bill. It is stated that