Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-31


dred assembled at Consulate Red River Par
iSh. Ia, aud .br greatest alarm and excite
m"nt prevailed lhr.ushuut rhe Who'll" upper
Red River Country The immediate object Of
the gathering was not stalled, but there was
sufficient mcnac2 in the fact itself to arous"
everybody 10 i sense of danger. Consulate was
guarded By two hundred white men, who called
frr help, aud aid was sent Gom Cotton Point
and from Meriden The stes, dispatch states
that the whites effected the arrest Of the white
ring leaders OF The oegroes, aud that two ne
gr0es and one white man were killed, and one
white man seriously wounded. The threaten.
ed coLfct then terminated The negroes al
Woocache Valley, Alabama. held secret meet
lDgs last week and prepared to attack the
whites. but their plan was revealed by an old
nesrc>s. When the negroes made au attack
they were driven back AID four killed. They
then burned two churches and LETT
The MENNONITEs, a prescribed class in Po
| land, who have been driven by persecution To
Russia, are emigrating to this country, aud al
ready large tracts of land have been purchased
lnr the settlements of colonies 10 Iowa, Illinois,
and Missouri. They are hardy, industrious
| eoplc, who, rather than brook persecution,
forsake their uatlve land for the more congeral
climate Of the United States The pioneers
have already started colonies 10 the States
abave mentioned ard every European steamer
brlrgS numerous acc"ssions.
They are a sect OF AnabapliSts, and lecve
that the NV Testament is the only rule OF
faith: that the Either. Son. and Holy Ghost
are distinct; that the first meu were not created
just. aud that there is no original sin; that
Christ was not born of the flesh; that il is not
lawful for Christians to swear or exercise any
otlcc OF maglstracy, nor use the sword 10 pun
l*h cvll-dorrS, Tor to wage war Tor any cause;
that Christian may attain the height OF per-
fiction III this lie. and that ministers Vt the
& spell should work without salary, and that
chIl ircu need not be baptized, aud that the
souls OF men rest after death in an unknown
place Washington Chronicle.
FAUQrIER COUNTY ITEMS. : Hannibal Bell,
an old cooied maD, the highest type Of his
race in this whole section of country, died on
the 2jth inst. He was an honest, temperate
and thrifty man, of imposing proportions and
digDii2,l manners Through long and check
cred lite he maintained u character FIR probity
that secured for him the respect Of all who
kucw him.
GA last Monday VALLEY Virw." 24O acres
wa> sod under decree of Shackciord's adm's
V. Fisher TO Alexander Green Tor 81 per acre.
Tlr Weldon tract Of 2OU acres Busel trustee,
was sold by II r. Garden for Sc per acre.
the many ttleDds Of Rev, II H. Wynr and
Jas \. Brooke esq will be glad to learn that
these genrlemcn who have been spending the
Summer months in travelling through the most
attractive portions Of Europe sailed on las;
| Saturday from Liverpool for America.
Mr. u. " tirathn purchased at private sale
this week the farm OF Mrs Mary n. Smith, on
toier Run, ad.i,iuing rhe farm of lnman II.
| Payne, cpntainng $50 acres, Tor 81. 1000 terms
equal to cash. Horenton L.dcc.
TIE SCANDAL. Among minor truths, not
tn less on that account worth noting, the
great scandal uay be the means of illustrate
ing hos people uay affect a reputation for
ta> C AID refinement, cultivate pictures aud mu-
Sic. talk 10 tie most acsthe!cal manner, and
be in Of all sorts Of pctistc and sentimental
Gu>h. r:aIy 10 Srp over on all occasions add
upon ~ OCCASION at all, and Yet lead very mean.
dirty, deSpIcable lives, ard he capable of all
manner OF unccannesS, cowardice aud deceit.
In short, the whole wrctched business is cacu-
lated to impress anew the Old and yet ev'r
Dccdful lesson Of humility ard seltdisrust, and
to inspire reasonable ,uspic!ou Of all extrava
CANT rcten>innS and claims of superiority for
goodness and wisdom, for where either GOO :
ness or wisdom really exist pretenson OF all
sort is usually atscut. Despite the immoral
tendency Of the whole Of this Brooklyn scandal,
; this much Of a moral must perforce suggest II.
self at the spectacle OF 50 many fallen aud
broken idols, lately the obi cts Of so much HON
aye anl superstition in the North. Bull. Sun.
FATAL ACCIDENT The eastward bound
freight train on the Danville road ran aud
killed man BY the name o! Francis McCartiu,
about half uile below BurkevllIc, on Thurs
day night last 1t seems from papers found on
his body that he was from Liverpool, and was
an apprentice TO merchant The body was
horribly manged. His intrstnes were torn
out and scattered along the track. 4 tia box
vas found upon him contalniug'a silver watch
and the papers showing that he was bound as
an apprentice. He was about ulueteen years
DID,
WILL NOT DECLINE Gov. Allen attended,
By invitation, the Onio Democratic State Con-
vcnti0n, and being called on for speech, re
spOnded 10 some stirring remarks. Among
other things. he said that in the odcn time
he had served his country for sixfeen years 10
"a legislative capacity, and that h. left the pub
lie service with his hands az clean Of the public
money as wien he catered il" Being salutcd
by delegate as ''ncxt President he replied,
Il vii! not decline any duty the people may
call upon me to perform.
INFANT BUTCHERlNG. = Hannah Brown,
culored girl, not above sixteen years OF age, was
arrai gned in the police court yesterday on the
charge Of killing her infant child. The accused
was a servant, and notwithstanding her ex
Io :, III tnrn1 nj, u,. b,r
second child. The testimony was conclusive,
and exposed most rcvotiag cruelty on the
part Of the mother The case was sent On Tor
trial in the Hastings Court.-Rich. Wig.
For dcrangemcnt Of he Liver. To- Dysp' psia
Diarr DC :, Piles. etc., Dr. Simmons Liver Re
guaor certainly has no superior. Ii acts like
IA charm, without dcbilitanDg the system.
have ried it thoroughly, and speak what |
know. Rev. s. GARDNER.
AtapuIgus, Ga