Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-02

VIRGINIA RADIcALs-W find the follow
ing in the Washington correspondence of the
New York Herald:
'The action of the late Republican State Con-
vention III Virginia 10 refusing to obey the die
tates Of the Hon Chas. H. Porter, regarding
the selection of delegates to Philadelphia was
accepted as the political death knel of that
most earnest radical. He now accepts the situa-
ton, aud is preparing to move himself and car
pet bag into the Manchester district, for the
purpose of making an effort to succeed the
Hon. VIM. Fl. Ii. Stowell, in the House Of
Representatives. Recent advices from Rich
mond confirm these assertions, and add that
Senator Lewis, who was in combination with
Porter, will also be counted out in the next po-
| litcal deal, although he will doubtless receive
complimentary vote fer Vice President at
| Philadelphia "
LouDoUN County = From the L0udoun
Mirror. notwithstanding the protracted spell
of dry weather, which has nearly dried up the
fountains, and begotten serious apprehenslons
for the summer months, it is a universal re-
mark that the wheat never looked finer at this
season of the year. The grass, too, is begin
ming to sprout beautifully.
The Spring term of the Circuit Court, j dge
Keith on the beuch, was brought to a close on
Tuesday. session Of eight days. The
most OF the time was consumed 10 the hearlDg
of chancery cases, which created very little in
terest among outsiders.
Reed Poulton. an old and worthy citizen of
this county, died at his home few miles from
Leesburg recently, in the SOth year OF his age.
LIVING IN MEXICO. Poverty ceases to be
frighttul when the poor can lead as easy lives
as they are said TO do in Mexico. A correspon-
dent Of the New York Evening Post. who
writes exceedingly interesting letters, says Of
the poor in the city of Mexico
''ln climate so soft as this, with a soil SO
genial and productive, people are tempted to
be poor. 1t costs but little labor to obtain the
means of living; slight clothing is all that is
needed; slight shelter sufices; few beans, fri
joles and two or three tortilIas, or hapjacks,
wind up the living machine for the day. Where
poverty is SO easy condition of life, and its
few wants are so cheaply supplied, there must
be many poor. What country for our Atrl-
can popuation-or such of them as wish to live
without work -Rich. Wing.
A New TRANS ATLANTIC LINE.-A new
line Of steamers, to be known as the State
line, is to beslald GU between Scotland and the
United States The New York Express says:
1T is intended to start the State line with
six vessels. to be named respectively the Penn
Sylvania, the Georgia. the Virginia, the Louisi.
ana the Minnesota and the Alabama. Three
of these vessels are intended to trade between
the CLYDE and New York the other three be-
ing for the Liverpool and New Orleans service.
The latter three vessels are to be Of 1000, p
900 and 2,4O0 tons respectively, while the re-
manning three for the New York trade are to
be Of 400 tons measurement respectively.
The VIRGINIA COLLEGE ScRIp-To-day
was the occasion set apart for opening bids for
the three hundred thousand acres ofand scrip
given by the L. S. Congress to Virginia Tor
the advancement of agricultural education,
which scrip, by resolution of the General As
semby, was offered for sale by a board consls-
ting of the Governor Mr.. Rufuer, Of the
State School Board, and the Attorney Gene
ral Bids were opened from Jay Cooke 4 Co.,
I Government bankers Washington, D. G., par
ties in Cincinnati, New York, Philadcl phia
Cleveland and Chicago The board adourned
to four clock this afternoon. --Rich. Nens Of
yesterday
A resident of California, who has raised figs
for the past ten years, says that the white
Smyrna fig can be grown and cured as we'll in
California a. in Smyrna or any of the countries
on the Mediterranean.
Rev. VIM S. Baird of the Baltimore Con-
ference, NJ +. Church South. has become as
ISOLATED with Rev. John Poisal as u joint part
ner in the conduct Of the Episcopal Methodist,
published 10 Baltimore.
The North Carolina Democratic Convention
1.-THE largest political convention ever assembled
in that Statel has nominated Mr.. Merriman as
the Democratic candidate for Governor.