Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-19

GENERAL BEAUREGARD on TIE ELECTIONS.
Gen. Beauregard in a recent letter to freud
in New York says: Before answering your
letter allow me to congratulate you, and
through you the great State OF New York, for
the gallant manner 10 which you have come to
the rescue of republican Institutions, for
the fate of which | was calmly apprehen-
slvs. As TO old Massachusetts, We
are astonished and delighted beyoad ex-
preston at her grand rally to the cause
of freedom. Her people have shown them
selves worthy descendants OF the heroes OF the
tea party" and Of Bunker Hill. May they
never flag in their determination TO rid the
country Of unworthy public servants. 1t will be
blessing to the North, as well as TO the South,
that our evils have at last been understood.
With good government the South, revlvlDg as
a great producing and consuming country, will
revive also the benumbed Industry and trade OF
the North. Let us have true peace, and With
it prosperity.
CHAMPION Law SUI. Connecticut can brag
of the champion law suit. 1t has been peudlug
for eight years. involves only 800 aud has
lust reached the Supreme Court where az at
tempt is about to be made to finally determine
it. In the winter of lS66-1, a Selghug party
driving SIX horse team happened 10 get Gehlnd
an individual driving one horse il a barrow road,
and be would Deither turn nor drive faster than
a walk so that for two miles be lmpeded the pro-
eress of the merry seigherS. They were naturally
indignant, and brought suit against him uuder
an old statute for obstructing the highway, the
penalty, being $7.5U, one-halt to go to tie III
former. 4 justice at first gave Judgment tor
the plaintiff, aud on this there have been ap,
peals, and demurrcrS, and new trials, and all
sorts OF legal devices, until now the highest
State court is reached near 5 eight years alter
wards, aud an attempt is being made to get
fpal decision. The quarrel has already cost the
!itigants at least one thousand tunes the penalty
involved.
Pacific RAILROADS. Under the Congress
siona joint resolution OF 1869 i've citizens were
appoiDted to examine the condition OF the
Union and Central Pacific Railroads, who re.
rorted that about s., 900, 900 would be neces-
sary to supplS the deficiencies OF both roads.
Secretary Cox at that tine directed the Com
missioner of the General Land Office TO with
draw from them one half the land grant as Sc
curity for the completion OF the roads. lhe
report of the commissioners who recently exam
ined the road say that the Union Pacific has
since that period expended So ,uop, and tue
Central has expended S5,5uu 900 IL excess OF
the sum first namsd. The deficiencies haTlos
heen supplied, and the roads considered as
complete, reports were submitted BY the occEe'
tarv Of the Interior to the President, who on
rhe recommendation Of the Secretary. has d.
rected the revocation OF the order OF Secretary
Cox Withholding the patents for hall the lands,
which will, therefore, be released 10 those COM
paDleS
MONUMENT TO Poe, The grave Of Edgar
Allan Poe will soon be marked by monument.
OF the 81 500 desired for the purpose 500
are already ia the haods Of the Cou mlttee, and
$3.50 more have been promised. The Bait,
more Sun saws: "A dssign has been secured
which is chaste and appropriate. The panel
on each face of the dleblock Is designed tor
suitable inscriptions, aod the face OF the calp
will be sraced with Tyre, crowned With the
hay or laurel. One of the panels vii! be oEna-
msnted with medallion OF the poet, and the
others will contain sentences from his writings.
A VIRGINIA CENTENNIAL. The late cen
tsnnia celebration at Point Pleasant, West
Virginia, of the battle 90 that spot, which
broke the Indian power 10 Virginia, and which
had no small effect upon the subsequent Amer
lean var of Independence, had for It's object 10
build monument commemorative OF the great
event. The address 90 the occasion was de-
I;vsred BY the venerable Dr.. rhoS. C1e!gh, OF
Greepbrier, and was full OF interest and touch
iog in that eloquence which comes from the
heart.