Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7o shoao the rey age and body of the Tin.

A dispatch from Frankfort, KY, says that
short time since since a party of disguised
men visited the house Of citizen in that
county while wedding was in progress and
took possession of the premises. They Tired OFT
pistols and danced over the floors and the
fright occasioned to the daughter OF this citizen
caused her to 60 into spasms, succeeded by IN
sanity.
The New York Chamber of Commerce yester-
day sent memorial to Congress representing
that the shipping interest of this country Ian
cuisines from the fact that American shipbuild-
ers cannot compete with foreign builders, and
asking that liberal compensation may be paid to
American steamers in carrying the mails, as
measure for the restoration OF our commerce.
Near Paysippi, in Winnebago county, Wis
consin. on the 7th instant little ten year old
daughter of Harrison White, returning from a
neighbor's was overtaken bya young man and
outraged. The child was threatened with
death if she screamed. The perpetrator has
been arrested.
A fire broke out in Lloyd's butcher house,
on Levee street, in Vicksburg, last night, de-
stroying it, with building occupied by Ed
wards boot store and Skaters gun shop
Several adjoining building were damaged. The
loss is about $4,000; partly insured.
A bill has been introduced in the Ohio Leg
islature amending the statutes regarding evil
dence, and allowing parties in civil actions and
special proceedings to testify; also to establish
colored testimony in the State Courts.
The Secretary Of the Treasury yesterday ap-
pointed Mr. Meigs, an ex-bahker of New York,
Bank Examiner of that city, vice Calender,
dismissed The salary of Mr.. Meigs is $4,000
per annum.
The Wharton trial yesterday completed its
thirty-seventh day. The States Attorney (Mr.
RevelD concluded his argument for the prose-
cution and MIR. Haguer opened for the defence
The Georgia Legislature yesterday passed a
bill providing for the redemption or exchange
of the State bonds, and the payment of the in
terest thereon.
The receipts from Internal Revenue yesterday
at Washington were $270, 0SS.53.
A NOTE OF WARNING There is large ell
ement in the State-and we mean outside of
the treedmen-a large element who neither
hold bonds nor have bonds held against them.
They hold nothing land nor worldly
effects of any kind When ''the food gates
are opened wide," some Of these may see to it
that they are opened wide enough for them to
take the broad highway that leads to property.
Forty acres and the mule will be no chimer
ical party formula then. If the process Of
HE may take who has the pow'r,
And he may hold who cam
is once commenced, there will be fingers intro
duced into the pie that have had no pie at all
up to this stage of the business If the dis
tinction between meum and tuum is to be abol-
ished among the well.to. do classes, the grave
question remains behind which is agitating So
ciety in England and on the continent Of Eu-
rope.
It is perfectly evident that q 6re-brand has
been thrown into the Conservative camp, and
if cool, calm heads do not take matters in
hand, we may have subversion of society and
of parties at the same time. The people Of
Virginia are not, by any means, as badly off as
it is possible for them to be; and We would
earnestly advise that we do not seek to better
their condition just now by any more ''revolu
tons" Nothing will be accomplished by this
discussion about paying debts, public or pri
vate; it is full of mischief in every aspect; and
one of it's miscbievous effects is that it viii
merely lead to bad feeling and array man
against his neighbour Rich Enquirer.