Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"To sl.o,o the gerry age and Lo'ly ofhc Times

"7d sho,u the gerry age and boiy fthc Times"
Mr.. Edwin James, well-known English
LAWYER, who resided for some years in New
York, delivered lecture on the United States,
in London. last night He was very severe in
his denunciation of the Legislatures and Judges
of this country, and in abiding to the Alabama
claims he said that the Extraordinary claims
of the American Government were presented
only for the purpose Of making political capital
for the present Administration. After eleven
wears residence in America he was led to be-
iieve that there were more Mnnarchists in that
country than Republicans in England
Mexican Buchanan, the well known actor.
died on the 18th instant. He was born in
Philadelphia February %. 1923 and was the
son of Paymaster Buchanan. and nephew OF
Admiral Buchanan. of the United Statas navy.
Educated for the navy himself, he served three
. wears as ndshipman on the sloop of war ST.
Louis. His debut a. an actor Was made at the
st. Charles Theatre, New Orleans. in the char
; acter Of Hamlet.
Questionable society having calmcd down
after the excitement consequent upon the ad-
/ vent of the Grand Duke and the japanese
Embassy is to have another sensation. This
time the hero is ViScount Milton. member Of
the English House of Commons, and who, hav
ING resigned his seat in Parliament. has All
uounced his intention of visiting the United
States.
All have heard Of poisoned sugar plums, but
r the German newspapers are now discussing the
various cases of poisoning by vanilla ices
which have occurred OF late years IN Paris. a.
tona. Munich Vienna. and other places. Ac
cording TO one doctor the poison is in the vanl-
la, and it is produced by the use Of ca>hrw nut
oil to besmear the vanilla pods.
The jury having failed to agree in the case of
the United States VS.. William Smith aad Lean
der Spencer, charged with 'Ku-kluxing Il
: colorcd man in York county, South Carolina
and also with numbering him, Judge Bond or
lered a new trial. The murder count was
stricken from the indictment.
The Committee on the District of Columbia
of the House of Representatives, have agreed
to report tavorably on the bill Introduced last
Monday apprnpriating $4,000 to assist in
maintaining the fire department OF the DlSlrc;
Of Columbia
1t is said that the Federal Government clear
ed about eight millions OF dollars in the sale OF
arms to the French. This sum, it appears,
did not get into the Treasury, but was used, 1t
{ is allie gol. ,r current expenses Of the War De-
rartmcnt.
The weekly statement Of the Bank of Fig
land, shows an increase Of a hundred aud thir-
ty six thousand pounds sterling during the past
week.
Mr.. George p. Marsh Minister of the I. s.
to Italy, is seriously i'll in Rome.
WAR CONTRACTS FOR REAL ESrATElN VIn-
GINA. The Virginia Court of Appeals in the
, case of Meredith and others against Salmon
ha, rendered an important decision the scope
of which is given in the following syllabus
|. The assignee Of a bond takes 1t subject to
. all the equities existing between the original
2 obligor and obligee and the right to anticipate
the payment is such an equity. =. contract
for the sale IF property made on the basis OF
e Confederate currency is the same as one to pay
Confederate notes, and parol evidence may be
introduced to show the agreement and under
standing of the parties at the date Of the con-
tract 3 No such presumption as that parties
contracting with reference to the prevailing cur
rency meant some other unknown and more
valuable currency results from the use OF the
words current funds. There Is no magic
10 these words, no legal import attached to
them
To June 1863 Fondren sold Salmon real es-
tate worth Sc. 600 before the war, for 100000 ).
81, 600 was paid in cash 10 Confederate money,
and the rest was payable at |, >, ;, I, AMI )
years, in current funds. Meredith became the
, purchaser OF the bond at four years. Held,
|. 1t was contract entered into with reference
: to Confederate money as a standard OF value.
= The fair measure of Meredith recovery on
the four year bond assigned to him is one.
! sixth of the whole value of the real estate sold,
, estimated as Of the date of the sale, in United
States currency with interest from that date
3. If any payments we're made 10 Confederate
money, they are to be credited AZ OF their nom
lual amounts
THE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER. There are
few men who have not made the trial who do
not think they could make model newspaper,
but the proportion of those who have tried to
work up to their ideal model, and have sue
ceeded to their own satisfaction. is still less.
The model of yesterday, when the work was
began, falls far short of the requirements of to-
day, when it is finished. Each day brings its
own peculiar work, and work. too, that must
be done under the influence of whip and spur.
and so well done that it will have none Of the
imperfections that in other employments are
incident to haste. A successful newspaper con-
uuclOT IluSl Hlake Soou use vi eJcs, Sai ,, hohuS
and BRAIN Without omni potence and omn-
science no perfect newspaper can be made; but
the public is satisfied with nothing that falls
far short of it, and thus it is that We have am.
bilious journalists bending all their energies to
accomplish what is absolutely impossible, with
results which are even less satisfactory to them
selves than to those whose edfcation they
seek.
DEATH OF Coz. FRANK MCCoRMICK.-
heightened and worthy gentleman, after pro
traeted illness and much suffering, died at his
residence, Frankfort, 10 this county on Tues
day morning, 10 the 10Th year of hisage. Col.
Mccormick followed the pursuit ofagriculture,
successfully, and was one Of the most influential
men of the county. At the time Of the iorma:
ton of the county Of Clarke, he was appointed