Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-22

but manufactures arc undoubtedly vastly more
useful 10 bringing in population, for the obvl
Gus reasons which we have already given. -
LynchJurg THyinam.
Louisiana Affairs.
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-A telegram from
Governor Kellogg to the Attorney General il
as follows:
''NIatters are quiet in Louisiana, with thu
exception of four or five parishes. My com
municatiun to General Emory, requesting tha
troops be sent to these remote parishes wa:
with view to prevent any possible outbreak
The statement that | issued commissions tt
fusion officers in Grant parish, or to any other:
than those first commissioned, is untrue. The
State taxes arc being collected rapidly. Tax
resisting is breaking down. The tax collec,
tons during the past 80 days exceed the collec,
tons for the same time 10 any previous year.
The amount Of taxes and licenses collected III
New Orleans during the first quarter OF 1872
was 1888 600, aud the amount collected during
the first quarter of 1873 was $254 900. We
collected but little during January and Fcbru-
ary, owing to political differences"
A dispatches from Washington, in reference
to the above Geographic dispatch sent on by
Gov. Kellogg of louisiana, to the Attorney
General says:
Mr. Kellogg states that the taxes are being
rapidly collected, and that tax resistance is
breaking down. This statement may we'll be
doubted, as all the information from other sour
ccs is entirely to the contrary. Mr.. kellogg
sent here exactly such dispatch as this moro
than two months ago, yet in his dispatch OF to-
day he admits that but little was collected in
January and February"
A STORY OF AUGUST BELMONT speaking
of bankers, am reminded, as Abraham Lin
colin was so loud Of saying of u little story.
ira>cibc at times, had cot long ago private
secretary, to whom he sometimes showed his
unamiability One morning, in his Wall
street office, the eminent banker picked up a
letter his secretary had written, and not finding
it satisfactory, exclaimed, with much temper :
This is wrong again D-D it, have often
told you exactly how these letters should be
written" Mr. Belmont remarked the
scribe, rising from his seat, II do not wish you
to swear at me. | do my duty faithfully, and
my salary is not large enough to enable me to
afford to do my work and be sworn at besides y
How much do you get2" quoth Belmont.
Fifteen hundred dollars was the answer.
DRAW $1,000, G-d-it! and do the work as
| want it.. Since then the salary has been
regularly paid, aud Belmont swears at his Sc.
cretary as much as he likes. The report that
the banker wished to withhold $3.50 for not in
dulging 10 the luxury of profanity during six
months absence in Europe is, am authorized
to say, wholly without foundation, --St. Louis
Globe.
TIE BURNING of dead prince in India is
rather extensive A letter in the London
Times describes the combustion of His High
ness the Maharajah, Of Jondhpore The
corpse was dressed in royal robes of brocadcd
cloth, and deckcd out with jewelry valued at
S75. 600 In front of the funeral procession
walked two elephants laden with gold and sill
yer coins to the amount of $62, 500, which were
scattered at every hundred PAGES among the
spectators, to be scrambled for. The corpse,
shawls and jewelry were all thrown together
upon the burning pile. From the day On
which His Highness died, 5000 BrahmiDs re-
gularly received food and largess Of rupee
each at the palace gates. All the inhabitants,
by way OF expressing their grief shaved OFT
their boards, moustaches, and the hair Of their
heads. The lamerted Rajah left behind him
a neat assortment OF wives and oonGublnes, who
we're, many Of them extremely anxious to be
burned with their late lord some because they
|
cause it was the fashionable thing to do. 1t
was not permitted, however. t... ......
CELEBRATION IN RICHMOND. The procla-
NATION of the fifteenth amendment was cole
bration 10 Richmond yesterday by the colored
people. The procession was the longest ever
witnessed on any occasion, the line extending
about mile and half. The display of bau-
ners and other insignia was quite extensive
There were not less than six thousand persons In
line while the side walks were throDged along
the whole route by colorcd people participating
in the days festivities At the head of the pro-
cession marched the Attuck's Guard, the only
commissioned coored military organization 10
the State, and following them was large wag-
on representing the car Of liberty, which con-
tanned over thirty girls dressed 10 white. An
address was delivered to the multitude in front
of the City Hall by the Mayor, and after the
processionists had completed their march other
addresses were made by some white and colored
orators No disturbances occurred during the
day. .'
A DISSATISFIED CoNGREGATIoN - Last
week, the Virginia African NJ. E. Conference
sent to this station, to Bethel (colored) Church,
Rev. J. w. Diggs, colored minister of that
body. The congregation bad used every effort
to procure the return of Rev. MIR. Pindle, their
former minister, and were very indignant that
their wishes had been disregarded by Confer
ence In return, they determined not to re-
ceive the new clergyman and accordingly on
last Sunday locked the church up. The pastor
| appeared and surveyed the sealed premises.
Ri hiding it would be, 10 the language of scrip
| ture, easier to run camel through his eye
than enter there, he retired, and on Monday
morning the congregation paid his passage to
his tormer place of residence. And so the mat
ter still stands between the church and the con.
! ference. Staunton Indicator