Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-18


said Il stand here tonight, as lar as the
Christian religion Is concerns l. determined Oh
its destruction. La politics AN reOel. | a0o"
it boldly. This is a shaun republic. With ref
creuce to the social problem | AIN a revolution
ist. Another delegate, mad from jersey
City, in the course Of speech OF the same
tcuor, said: I'VE are called SplrltuallSts Il
have another name for our sect--Anu-Cnrls.
tians" This sentiment was received with great
applause.
GEORGIA BoYs.-The boys Of Georgia can d.
great thugs for themselves and the old State if
thew are ambitious, industrious, and full of
pluck. Only the other day, when many plant
crs in distant commonwealth were complain
ing that there was 10 profit in agriculture.
it was demonstrated that quite a number OF
boys had, b" persistent personal effort, made
not only living but a considerable sum above
it. 4 widowed lady, living not many miles
from Augusta, has three sons, aged rcSpcc-
lively nineteen, fourteen and twelve years. All
of them attend school at the Richmond Acade
nv, and are attentive to their scholastic duties.
Every Saturday of last year, By ploughiug and
hocng, without any outside aid, they cultivated
portion Of the land around their mothers
home. The first boy attended to two acres, he
second oG, acre, and the tn I'd halt acre 10
cotton. The eldest boy made two bags of cotton,
weighing 49, pounds each. The second boy
made one bale weighing 400 pounds. The
youngest made $50 pounds OF llut-cotton. Dur
ing last winter they broke two steers. ard with
the assistance Of u horse used IN attending school
they hauled from the adjacent woods an abun-
dance of leaves and litter. This they appil'd
to the poor land they had the use Of The pres,
emf crop of the eldest boy is three and hat
acres of cotton. The two younger boys have
the same acreage as last year. The probabIl-
ties are that the eldest boy will make three ami
half bales, the second boy one 500 pound
bale and the youngest lad $50 pounds OF lint
cotton. Meanwhile they have been puuctua in
their attendance at school. During vacation
they have been busy picking out their crop and
on Saturdays they complete the gathering.
They have made the poor sandy gleb> TO bloom.
They have contributed largely, if not whoi!y,t to
pay for their education, and they have garncred
up habits of thrift. energy and true ma1hood,
which will make them lndepcnC mt: healthy
and honorable How much better would it be
for Georgia and the South if she numbered
such boys by thousands. -Augusta ConStd"
hOna!tst.
LouNDoN COUNTY ITEMS. = From the Lou
doun Mirror The handsoun residence erect
ed on the estate Of Mr.. &. R. Paxson. near
this town, by the Acssr5. Norris, received its
finishing touch last week, in being provided
with gas fixtures through all its parts. On
Thursday uyht, the gas was turned on and the
entire building brilliantly Illuminated ~ the
clear bright light, which shone forth with
grand effect from ninety burners, some o.
them set in chandeliers Of rich and costly mould.
The establishment, perhaps the finest private
residence in Virginia, is now in complete order,
and its owner, we understand, expects to oc-
cupy it in few weeks
On Saturday afternoon last, Matthew Harrl-
son, esd, and Mai. G. H. Lee, addressed their
fellow citizens of Gorcsvie precinct on the Is
sues involved in the present campaign Not
withstandng the unfayorAblencss of the even
ing, we understand that there was a fair turn
out Of the people The meeting passed off
pleasantly, the speakers were listened to with
interest, and the indication was that Gor esvlIle
as usual, will render good account of herself
on the 4th of November.
The annual Conference Of the NJ. +. Church
SO, h. for Washington District commenced
its session in the Church in this town, yesier
day at | clock. The body will be in session
for several days. The conference proper en-
braces some eighteen or twenty ministers labor
ing within the bounds or W aShlngtnn district.
with similar number of lay delegates.
MAJ. r. H. CARTER. "A writer in the Wash
ingtou Republican has paid a visit TO Maj. K.
Fl. Carter, of Fauquer, and says Our
conversation was confined particularly to Colo
mel Hughes prospects for election, and | was
grathed to leara that the Major was not
only h. petul but sanguine as to the success of
the Republican ticket In talking over the po-
litcaI issues Of the past, and those that are now
being agitated in the guberuatorial campaign,
one can but be struck with the idea of his hon
est CONJUNCTION. He is di>chargug his politi-
cal duties with au energy that has ever charac.
terzed him as business man. He is putting
his shoulder to the wheel with vim to relieve
Virginia from her supinenesS, and he will suffer
no a batement until he shall have accomplished
his purpose" What pity that such zeal
shouldbe enlisted in the Radical service.
The RICE Crop OF Louisiana the present
season will be the largest, says the New Or
leans Picayune, ever produced, being estimated
as high as 10000 barrels clean, or 81, 100000
pounds. The crop last year was only 81. 200
barrels, the year before $4,000, and IN 1870