Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-29

EMlGRANT EXODUS FROM ENGLAND. In a
recent issue the London Times ueutlous the
prospective large exodus of cmlgrants trom
England, aud comments upon 1t III the most
dissuasve and deprecatlng terms. No wonder
the Enghsh journalist is excited by the an
nouncemcnt that single emigration agent Will
next spring send out 10000 labpring families
to selected field in which seek their fortunes.
Since the Times made this announcement, In
ignorance of the destination of these families,
it has been reported that large number OF en-
igrants, under the auspices OF some English
management, will be sent to Virginia. How
ever this may be, it is evident that the tide OF
population setting westward to cur shores, is on
the rise, and not 90 the ebb. The English em-
igrant arrivals at New York for the quarter
ending September 80 alone amounted to Ii, 800,
exclusive of the Scotch and Irish, who swcled
the number immensely.
The remarkable fact to be observed is that
the 10000 to leave England 10 the spring OF
1874 (uuder the auspices of two English agents,
Messrs Arch and Clayden,) are IN families.
The early eolouists Of America and Australia
we're mostly single Adventures, lmpelled by
necessity to cross the ocean; but the exodus OF
so many Eoglish families argues social move
ment OF an organized and extensive kind, lnl-
PEELED not so much by necessity as by the at
tractive and ascertaiDed benefits to be determ-
ined from the transfer OF home.
If the destination of these families be the
"Old Dominion" the promise for the invest
! ment Of their labor and capital will be most en-
conraging both to that State and to the emil
grant families The people of the South have
thoroughly recovered from the delnoraliz ltiou
of the war, aud its peaceful, but labor prostrat.
ed society earnestly desire emigration OF the
kind mentioned.
The extreme South may not be congcnial
climate for the Engishmau; but the climate OF
the border States is unsurpassed. There never
was time when the emlgrauts capital could
be more judiciously and proftably invested 10
lands than it cau now be 10 Virginia, and, no
doubt, the tide of new settlers will soon be
| largely diverted from the remote regions of the
West 10 a southern direction.
The Times strongly urges upon the outgoing
families to wait year aud see how the experl
ment works with those who have gone, citing
the suffering of the first settlers OF America.
But, such dissuasive will DOT be likely to have
much effect, for the United States is not now
| what it was century ago, and the European
coming hither is not making leap in the
dark. ---New York Herald.
THE ENGINEERS STRIKE. THE strike of the
locomotive engineers on a number OF roads IN
West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana, operated by
the Pennsylvania company, against Il reduction
of ten per cent. on their wages continued dur
ing Saturday 1t was stated on Saturday that
| the strike was ended and all trouble over, bu!
the report was not borne out by the news The
strike is in direct violation of the rules OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Travel
is impeded, and much Inconvenience experience
ed in the detention of freight, &c
The Sheriff of Cass county, lud., telegraph
ed yesterday from Logansport for assistance to
quell disturbance there, and two companies,
numbering one hundred and fifty men, were
sent out by the indianapolis, Peru and Chicago
railroad under command of Gen. Dan, McCau-
ley The train, however, Was dltched at Wal
burn, FIVE miles east of Logausport, by switch
being turned, but the soldiers marched into
Logansport, arriving there at four in the morn
ing.
The wages or the engineers and 6remen on
the New Jersey division of the penusy lyania
railroad have been reduced to take effect Janu-
airy l. The men say they will strike as soon as
the company attempts to enforce the reduction.