Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-25
Foreign News

Foreign News
PARIS. Oct 24.-The Memorial DIPLOMAT
gu: says the Count de Chambord has assured
the foreign powers that his policy will not be
aggressive, and that he will not attempt to re-
inStatc the Pope in his temporal possessions.
Bishop Dupanloup has charged the cures
Of his diocese 10 pray for restoration of the
monarchy.
The Deputies of the left have congratulated
those Of the Left Centre on their refusal to lis
ten to the proposals Of the Duke D'Audtfret
Pa,quer fnr coalition with the Right. .-"-"-
The Left have resolved to propose JULES
Grevy as their candidate tor the Presidency OF
the Assembly. =. ~
The trial of Marshal Bazaine was resumed
10 day. The railway inspector of Mc,z testified
that Bazaue neglected 40 opportunity 10 selzt
large deposits Of provisions from the German
army. The sitting OF the court on Wednesday
last was very brief, owing TO the illuess OF Mar
shall Bazaine, who had an attack before the
opening of the proceedings. !
LONDON. Oct. % : a. u Sir Samuel Ba-
ker. who recently returLed from Africa, is seri-
ou>Iy i'll from inf ANIMATION of the lungs.
The bark British Banner was ruu into last
night by another vessel and sunk almost immc-
dlatey, Eight Of the crew were drowned.
with settlement of the conflict between the
Church and State authorities 10 Brazil, has ar
rived III this city He proc .eded to the Vati
can to-day and presented his credentials to .h.
Pope.
MADRID. Oct 24-The insurgents of Car
tagena have resolved 10 arm the merchant YES
sells Captured by them.
RAILROADS. We have something over fifty
seven thousand miles of railroads in the Uoited
States, and the cost of them is set down at
about two thousand five hundred millions, or
little less than forly-four Thousand dollars
mile But this includes not only the. actual
expenditure for construction and equi pment,
but also the Indebtedness Involved by watering
stock and additional issues of bonds for divi-
deud Of spoils among railroad directors and
managers. The figures We have published in
our articles recently, reviewing the financial
problem OF the time aud status of the railroads,
uake the watercd stock, or bogus capital,
amount to about two hundred and fifty mil
lions, or teu per cent of the nominal COST. This
estimate, however, is very low, for the con-
structlon and equipment accounts II many
cases have been augmented far beyond the
real cost the contractors either beug connected
with the railroad management or haviog made
charges at thee Of the stockholders and the
public We have little doubt that the actual
cost in money of the railroads in the aggregate
was at least twenty per cent less than the nonl-
nal capital. ln other words, the public is
charged with FIVE hundred millions more than
it would have been if everything had been con-
Quoted honestly aud squarely BY this we
mean that the public is required to pay, in the
way OF freight aud passage money, higher rates
n order to make dividends on that much To-
6ated or fictitious capital. The question as to
how the public can be protected FROM this
graspDg and powerful monopoly is looming up
and, if We mistake not, Congress will have to
legislate on the subject at no distant day
". Y Herald
TIE GREAT Fox HUNT. The following let.
ter has been addressed to r. e. Sueed, Of
TownvilIe North Carolina, by Suit, Marshall
and Cross, Of Prince Georges county, Nd,
dated l4th Instant:
SIR: In reply to yours of the goth ultlmo,
we have to say, that it was not and has not
been our wish or intention to engage 10 serl
Gus contest for money, but simply for fun and
amusement to call together gentlemen trom
different States and have grand and maghi-
6ceut fox chase; and in that way, and thereby,
times Of ante beilum days. But as you evince
desire to make money the chief object and
consideration, We beg leave to state that until
you have satisfied US as to who you are We can
not entertain your proposition. We ask no
more than We have already given ourselves
satisfactory references When that is done we
will run you for 81 900 to s25 900 Of the bonds
of your State, North Carolina. -
A CoNvINclNa BUTCHER Yesterday morn
ing lazy sent her daughter to New Market
knight of the cleaver," for piece of veal.
She got it and laid itway until near noon, When
she discovered that it was tainted Indignant
at the butcher, the old lady donned her bonnet
and went to his stall to give him blessing.
She made her complaint, when the butcher.
cool as a cucumber, went to his ice chest and
took out part of a leg of mutton and told her
it good meat. With triumphant air the
butcher said, Nov, madam, the veal your
daughter got came right off that piece; aDd if
it amt good it split since it went from my
place" The old lady seemed satisfied and
left, but was somewhat noo-pIussed when her
daughter asked her if that butcher made her
believe that be cnuld cut a piece Of veal from q
leg of mutton. She don't seud to that butcher
for veal now i ich NeWs. ..,..l
CATTLE We learn that there are greater
number Of cattle being brought into this sec
ton from west aud southwest Virginia than
usual 10 the Fall. They are commanding good
prices and are being bought readily. The SUI.
peror corn crop OF this section will probably
induce the purchase of large numbers Of cattle.
Whether it is advisable to purchase at high
prices is question for each Farmer to decide.
-Shenuneloah Valley -.
Captain Samuel N. Smith, a ship broker,
residing at Patchogue, L. l., has been arrested
on charge made by servant girl, that the
latter was compelled by Smith to give his wife
poison, with intent to kill her. The woman
has evidently been poisoned but is recovering.
A woman in the neigbborbood is also implicit
ed Smith denies the whole story. All the
parties are 10 the hands of the police
list, OF I,FT'TERS