Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-25

VIRGINIA. NEW -.

The Lynchburg News says that the reported
killing of young lnge by his father, IN Apo
mattox county, sometime ago. has been con-
frmed 1t is alleged that the elder lnge. hrd-
ing that his son, aged about fifteen years, was
about leaving his premises, gave hun very
severe whipping, and that the son attempted
to escape, whercupUn he was fired on by his
father, who used Il navyShooter The hrst shot
producing instant death. The body Of the boy
was found by the neighhors buried in his faith
er's cellar. Iuge was arrested and lodged in jail
The City Council Of Fredericksburg have
adopted resolutions not to iuforce the forfeiture
of the Fredericksburg, Orange and Charlottcs-
Vile railroad incurred on the LIST instant, and
agreeing to extend the time for construction TO
Terdiersville to the 18th of September and to
Orange Court House to the lst Of December
next. A large force is now working on this
line.
Mai. Edward McNIahon, in letter to Gen.
Wickam, says he will be candidate for Gov
ernor if he is nominated by the Radical Con-
ventiou at Lynchburg.
Some of the coIored people in Richmond
propose a movement to break from the con-
troll of the political leaders who have had
them undo err their control.
EX.Gov. HENRY A WISE The Washing
ton correspondent OF the Richmond Enquirer
says: The Republicans have been rejoicing for
some weeks over what they deemed favorable
omen, which they claimed to fud in the alleged
fact that Ex-Governor H. A Wise has put
himself squlrely on record in support Of Grants
administration. The basis for this claim is
letter written to an old personal friend, who is
now in this city, in which, after stating that he
had publicly announccd he would not accept a
nomination for Governor from either the Con-
sentative or the Republican Convention, he
goes on to say:
IF either prefers my platform of principles
they can so declare, but it would be consistent
with neither my principles nor their policy to
nominate me at all if they desire my election
and prefer my platform, 10 accept nomina
ton by the Conservative Convention would
make me its candidate aud array against me
the Republicans, and vice versa to accept
nomination BY the Republican Convention
would make me its candidate and array against
me the Conservatives.
My aim is to extract the best personnel
from both organizations; to make peace be-
tween the colorcd aud The Caucasian races
among Us; to bring the administration to strong
grounds on which all pure, patriotic and indie
pendent men can stand rs set forth in my let
ter; and to support the President in promoting
the peace and prosperity Of the Southern poo
pie and the national welfare If either Com
veution, therefore, will abstain altogether from
a nomination | will defeat the nominees OF the
other"
The President having been Informed of the
contents of the above letter, is represented as
being satisfied that Cen Wise is now one Of
his supporters 1t is also claimed that Wise
will support in the canvass the nominee OF the
Republican Convention.
TIE MARCH or TIE RUSSIANS TO kHlvA
was terrible We now get reliable accounts
from TRANSACTIONS from Russian papers. The
heat was intense aud uuintermittiDg Night
or day there was no rest. ln those regions the
thermometer at times goes to l2O in the shlde,
while the nei ghboriug Hinalayas are covered
with perpetual snow, near which those who
were nearly melted short time before can be
easily frozen to death. 1t was from the heat
the Russians suffered. Deserts had to be
crossed, 10 which men and horses sunk ankle
deep in burning sand. Camels even gave out
and often the men had to lead their horses
Water had to be carried with each squadron,
and more than once it cvaporatcd so fast that
the supply was scant or gave out entirely.
| What was left was, of course warm and sick
euing. The army made slow progress each day.
| A correspondent Of the lnvalide tells the story
of one day march
''At every step men and horses were sinking
into sand up to their knees, while clouds Of hot
sand dust almost suffocatcd them. The position
of the cavalry was becoming desperate; horses
were falling down, and it was with the greatest
difficulty that some of them could be raised up
again The exhaustion of the men reached
the highest pitch. Some of them, unable to
hold out any longer, fell down from their horses
to rise DO more those on foot could not ad-
vance step. As last resource medicine
chests were opened, and tones were given to
strengthen the fainting men,
II was more heroic 10 its endurance than the
march of the English in Abyssina, and to find
a parallel we must go to the neighboring king
dom of India, when Havclock put down the
Sepoy rebellion. -Bnh Gn-cHc.
| A GOOD AppoINTMENT.-Th Warrenton
Index quotes a statement from the New York
World to the effect that Colonel John S. Mos
by was at the Postofice Department few
days since seeking the appointmGntot one of his
sisters, and says: There is not word OF
truth 10 this He went there in company with
son of Chief Justice Marshall to get an ap-
pointment for that gentleman There is no
better Conservative IN FauQuicr than Mr. Mar
shall.
We would add, in simple justice to Colonel
Mosby, that all the appointments he has Sc
cured, and they have not been few, have been
for Conservatives, and most worthily bestowed.
10 letter to friend, he says: 81 have
never solicited Office for myself or any one of
kindred blood" Gen. Grant has done we'll to
listen to the advice of Col Mosby The ap.
pointment Of such men as Edward c. Marshall,
one of the best, purest, and most Intelligent
ment 10 the State, will 20 very far to Inspire
confidence in his disposition to call the best
men into the service of the public. Let him
but continue to select men of intelligence and
Integrity for official position, and he will fud
the Conservatives of Virginia at least will not
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