Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-23

EXCHANGES OF REAL EsTATE.-The follow
ing exchange CT real estate, in this city, for the
month of April, are reported by Green & Wise,
Real Estate Agents:
Lot northwest corner of Queen and Fayette
Streets L. Johnston, to Jno. II. Brent $500.
Lot on north side of Wolfe street, l23 feet
5 inches west of Washington street, Wm. Xii
gour, to Eliz Smyth, 81 900.
Lot on east side Of Henry street, near north
east corner OF Cameron and Henry streets: " III.
Cogan, to Landon jackson, $3.50
Lot on north side OF Wilkes street, l03 feet
west of Water street, Geo. E. Hcwes ct al, to
w. j. Lawn, 81 900.
House aud lot on east side of St. Asaph ST.,
lie feet inches north Of Vote street, Z. W..
Wattles ct ais, to E. Francis ST, 200.
Lot on the north side of Cameron street, II
feet inches east of Henry street. S. A. Tub
man, to Joseph Hullett $500
Lot on east side of Washington street, Sc
feet inches north of Madison street, Geo Bos-
sart, to Lloyd Murphy, S425.
House and lot on north side of King street,
between Pitt and ST. Asaph streets, james T.
Smith ct ux, to VIM Murray, $4,000.
Lot on southeast corner of Gibbon and St.
Asaph streets, John Flood ct TX, to \. u Z.
Dryer, $500.
Lot northwest corner of St. Asaph and Glib
bon streets, Jno. Flood, to n. d L. Dwyer,
81, 400.
Lot on the west side of Washington street,
80 feet north of Cameron street, Geo; II. Mar
kell ct ais, trustees, to Thos Rishell 81 500.
STAY AT HoME-Our State must at no dis
taut day again take the position she held so
many years. for no State in the Uulon offers
greater Inducements IN climate. soil and mine
raj wealth to emigrauts. All that we require
is more energy and determination to make her,
what she should and is destined TO be. We
advise all Of our young men who talk OF eml,
grating to stay at home aud work with the
same persistence they will be compelled to use
if they 80 elsewhere and we predict certain
success Many who have left for the South
and West have returned, and many more would
return if they could. No better evidence OF this
can we have than the fact that engrants are
coming into our State from the West aud South.
as well as the North We were shown letter
to-day to Messrs Green & Wise, Land Agents,
from gentleman, now living in Grimes coun-
ty, Texas. He writes for copy of this paper
and enquiries if he can buy or rent farm near
Alexandria on reasonable terms, and If so, that
he will move to Virginia and make it his future
home. III has wife and five children, aud
has been recommended to come here by Virgin
ians who have left home for Texas, but have
determined to return as soon as they are ABLE
THE ELECTION The election is progressing
very quietly in all the Wards ofthe city, not a
single disturbance having occurred up to four
o. clock this evening at any Of the precincts.
As the voting is done by ballot, of course
nothing definite can be known of the result
until the ballots are counted after the polls
close tonight but the Conservatives seem
to be cheerful and bets are freely, offered,
with no takers. on the success Of the tick et
Tickets have been scratched on both sides, it is
estimated. to about an equal extent, so that it
is supposed the loss the Conservatives will sus
tain from disatfection in their ranks will be made
up by recruits from the Radicals. The vote
poIled has been small, and at four o clock this
evening was as follows: