Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-29
FOREIGN NEWS.

France pays at once to Germany more than
four hundred millions of francs as an install
meut of the war indemnity BY turning over
this huge amount in a mass There's saves
some twenty millions Oh the totals, and makes
long step forward to the final redemption Of
the nation.
A strong feet is cruising in the channel aud
watching for any descent Of the partisans of
Napoleon from England, and it has been re-
Gently added to with three more ships of war.
tits reported that Queen Victoria is going TO
Germany to visit her daughter, the wife OF the
Prince Imperial
Observation-Disclosures AT the caucus of the
Conservative members of the Legislature held
on Tuesday night the following plan for reds-
tricting the State for representation in Con.
gress was agreed upon, and bill to carry 1t
iuto effect. will be introduced and proba
bly, passed at an early day.
First Dtstrict-Accomac, Northampton,
Gloucester, Matthews, Middesex, Essex,
King William, King and Queen, Northumber
land, Lancaster, Richmond county, Westmore-
land, King George, Stafford, Prince William,
Spotsylvania Population, 1876, 345
Second District county and city,
city of Portsmouth, Princess Anne, Nanse
mond, Isle of Wight, Elizabeth City, York
Warwick, James City, Charles City, New
George Population, l39 300.
Third Observation-Disclosures city and Henrico,
Chesterfield, Hanover, Caroline, Louisa. Pop
uation, 1872, 544
Fourth Distrct-Dinwidde and city of Pc
tersburg, Brunswick, Meckenburg, Lunen-
burg, Nottoway Amelia, Greensvie, Prince
Edward Charlotte, Powhatan. Cumberland
Population, l43, 6S6..
Fifth District Halifax, Pittsylvania, Henry:
Franklin, Patrick, Floyd, Carroll, Grayson.
Population, l2S, ACT.
SiEth Dist,lct--Allegbany Botetourt, Bed
ford, Rockbrdge, Campbell. Amherst Apo
mattax, Buckingham, Nelson. Population
l35,S73
Serenh District Bath. Highland, Angus
ia, Rockingham, Page; Albermarle, Greene,
Shenandoah, Fluvanna, Goochland. Popula,
ton, 1876, l40
Eighth Observation-Disclosures. Clarke, War
rem, Loudoun, Alexandria, Fairfax, Fauquier
Rappahannock, Madison, Orange, Culpeper
Population, 1880.
Ninth Dtstrict-Lee, Scott, Wise. Buchanan,
Washington, Russell, Tazewen, Smyth,
Nytne, EuldSkl, Dlduu, montgomery, UllcS.
Roanoke Craig. Population, 135, 33.
This plan, is is said, is strongly objected to
by many, who want the subject reconsidered
SINGULAR MARRIAGE The Richmond cor
respondent of the Petersburg Index, writes
THE town is all gossip about an elopement
and marriage which recently took place-the
masculine being youth of seventeen, and the
party of.the other part lady of twenty The
mother of the young lady finding out that her
daughter was about to leave her home surrep
titously and that nothing could induce her to
change her mind, discreetly consented to send
her off in company with a gentleman and. mar
red lady, and the youth left his home secretly
and Joined her at Ashland, from whence the
twain went to Washington and were made one
by Presbyterian minister. The boy aud young
lady belong to families, which. for twenty.fve
years past have occupied not oDly respectable,
but high positions In Richmond society, and
the marriage and attendant circumstances have
occasioned them the deepest sorrow. The
couple are yet in Washington, but are daily
expected to return to Richmond. The young
hnshan has mn hnsinass and no fortune and