Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-19
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Correspondence of the Alexandria G.zette
AUGUSTA, GA, June l5.-I came here by
the Great Atlantic Coast Line. | spent one
day at Wilmington, n c., and there | saw
nothing but negro police, the town being under
negro rule. did not expect to fad it in a
very prosperous condition, and It is not as
much so as it would be under white mans
government; however, there is a little life in
the place, and being situated on the Cape
Fear River, it is one of the principal shipping
ports for this section of the country. The
citizens are sociable ADD the females are beau
ties, and old Alexandria is little behind Will
mington in this respect. The Purcell House is
the ouly large hotel in the place. After leaving
Wilmington I went to Columbia; S. Z. The
poor, down trodden Columbia 1t is enough to
make the heart of just man ache to visit
Columbia, which, before the war, was the most
beautiful city in that State. Now look at it.
What do we see? A gang of awiess negro vag
abouds ruling everything; a white man has no
show whatever and learned that 10 many in-
stances negroes were sent out to create fuss
with white man so that one OF the negro mag
istrates could make fee out of the white mao.
The State House is 10 a dllapidated condition,
and the ruins of many buildings can be seen.
stopped at the Columbia Hotel. Mr.. Cologne,
OF Warrenton, is the chief clerk of this hotel.
and has made many friends. The present state
Of affairs cannot last much longer 10 South
Carolina We left Columbia for Augusta, Ga,
last Friday night and arrived here Saturday
morning. This city is very pretty one, and
is ruled by white men. Four railroads centre
here. 1t is great cotton market. The Cotton
hnr all last
Street cars and all the modern improvements
have been introduced here Business is good,
this being one of the leading wholesale mar
kets of Georgia. GADAB0UT.
DECLINES Major Elliott NJ Braxton, who
represented this Congressional District 10 the
forty second Congress, and who was nominated
for the forty-third Congress 10 the First Dis
trict, declines being candidate this tall, and
wlthdraws his name from the contest in the
following card:
FREDERICKSBURG, June II, 1874.
Mayor j. H. Kelly:
DEAR SIR:-As am unwilling that my
name should 10 the slightest degree embarrass
the Congressional District Convention, or any
member of it, in selecting Conservative nom.
ipee tor the forty fourth Congress, will thank
you to state 10 your next issue that am not
candidate for the nomioation, and will cor
daily support the nominee of the Conservative
party. Very truly yours,
ELLIOTT NJ. BRAXToN.
GEN. FITZ LEE ON THE ORANGES General
Fl zhugh l. e is out 10 letter 10 reply to Mr.
Addison Borst, Deputy State Grange, in which
he states that he is firmly impressed with the
importance Of throwing every safeguard around
the agricultural interests of the country and
once convinced that the Patrons of Husband
ry is such an organization, and that its favors
are conferred upon country and State as we'll
as on self" be is ready to enroll himself as a
member. The General does not see any neces-
sity for its secrecy, and this, coupled with the
introduction Of women into its membership, |
are objections to it. He shares too, Though
only to limited degree" the general appre-
hension that the Grange will sooner or later,
be used for political purposes. Fredericksburg
Herald
The brickayers' strike in New York has