Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-17
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, Aprll TO-. In the House OF Com
nous this evening Sir Stafford Northcote,
Chancellor of the Exchrquer. submitted the
annual budget, the leading features of which
are as tnIIows: The total gross revenue of the
Uolted Kingdom in tn, year ended March 81,
1874, amounted to f7177, 900 600, exceeding Mr..
Loves estimates by s3,374 900. The total
gross expenditures for the same year were &c.
100000. This includes the Geneva award, but
not the expenses of The Ashantee war. Elk.
cess OF expenditures over estimates, Fl sc, 900.
The tota! revenue for the current financial
year ending March 81, 1875, is estimated at
Ell. 1875 900, and the total expenditures at s72,
O3.OOO, leaving surplus of s5 1872, 0OO These
estimates are virtually based on Gladstone's
figures. Sir Stafford Nnrthcote proposes to
dispose OF the surplus by reducing the income
tax one penny 10 the pound, aboshing the du
ties on sugar from the first of May. creating ad
ditioDal tcrmiDable annuilies to the amount Of
f45O,OOO reducing the national debt e OOO,.
OO0 10 ten years, contributing i,0OO0OO to the
relief OF local taxation, and abolshing horse
licenses.
These measures it is estimated, will absorb
e, O3O,OOO oil the surplus, leaving residue OF
elG2, 900
The holders Of Virginia bonds met to dav and
adopted resolutions mplmentary otGuv. KEN
per on his recent financial message, regrcttlng
the increasing number of defaults committed by
States Of the American Union as calculated tu
detraud bondholders and impair the credit of
the Federal as we'll asState governments, and de-
clarlng that they will hereafter discouulenauce
any attempts to raise money in the European
markets on the part of detaulting States.
The Inhabitants OF Lambeth aud vlclnety are
erecting temporary entertainments gu the
Thames in anticipation Of another high tide
next Saturday.
The Queen has sent message to the House
of Commons recommending grant of t25, UUL
to General WolSeley.
John Holker, Queens counsel, has been ap,
pointed Solicitor General, and has accepted.
The morning Journals generally approve the
budget. The Times points to The fact that the
revenue ofthe coming year Is estimated on an
unpreccdentIy liberal scale, and considers the
son.
The DuDkin6.ld mine where the explosion
occurred, is still burning iercely.
PARIS, April It. 1t is rumored that the Em'
press Eugene will be lU Paris Friday aud Sa-
turday lncoguito.
The military tribunal has acquitted Colonel
OlduCl vi TIC cldISc vi SURPRISING uiSpdlCllCs
from Bazaiue to MacMahou.
The French Government has advised Les
ceps, president of the Suez Caual Company, to
sion.
CLARKE COUNTY ITEMS Il From the Clarke
Courier. -Ou last Friday night the dogs at.
tackled flock of sheep belonging 10 Mr.. NJ.
w. Jones, ST., in Long Marsh Township, and
injured fifteen of them, some having since
died. The Same night Mr. Marshall McCor
mick's sheep were set upon by dogs and twelve
were Injured and several lambs killed. o.
Sunday night the dogs attacked Mr. H. HUI
yett's sheep, aud killed and Injured % ewes
and lambs On the same night Mr.. Hook
sheep were raided upon by dogs, and Of the
flock were killed and fifteen wounded. and on
Monday night the dogs again attacked Mr..
Marshall McCormick's flock, killing aud
wounding nearly 500 worth Of sheep.
1t gives US pleasure to report the fine pros,
pect for wheat crop 10 this county. We
don't know when We saw the wheat looking
better OF course, there is time enough be-
tween now and harvest for growing wheat to
be seriously injured.
We had heavy tross Oh Sunday and Mon,
day mornings, which it is believed, have de-
stroyed every prospect fer a peach crop the
coming season. The trees were ready to put
forth their blossoms.
Las, Saturday Messrs L. B and W. II.
Whiting, special commissioners, sold 9S acr s
of woodland at $50 per acre. W. +. Wclrlck,
of Jefferson county, purchaser.
The continued rains Of last week swclIed the
Shenandoah river so much so as to Cause lis
waters to overt w their banks 10 many places.
PARDON REFUSED. The application fl
the pardon OF ~ W. Trail, convicted by the
County Court of Fairfax county Tor horSestca
ing and sentenced to the pcntentlary for ten
years, has been refused by The Governor.
10 the e1iior Of the Alexandria Gnsette:
The Rev Mr.. Rowe, one OF the district
agents of the Virginia Bible Society, has writ
ten to me that the card addressed to you a
few weeks ago is liable to be misunderstood |
stated that uut Of every so The Bible Society
received last year, the agents put ST IN their
pockets. | hardly supposed this could be mis-
underslo God [ did not mean the agents stole
the money, or misappropriated the money ;
only that it cost the Society Sc % out OF every
SIu I'M tn p.v rho Nur did | mean II