Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-17
bismarck on the EccIesiast cal Bill

Bismarck on the EccIesiast cal Bill.
BERLIN, Apr. It, The Till abroga'lug ,huse
clauses OF the CONSTITUTION which grant the 10
dependent administration of ecclesiastical al
fairs, the uuimp. ded intercourse Of religious
associations with their superiors, and freedom
uf clerical appointments, PASSED It's second read
ing to- day in the lower Hous: of the Pru>>an
| Diet. Iu the course oil the debate PIucc Bis
| maTck said the Government Was 10Th ~ pro
ed to such measures, but they were uuarold-
able since the Vatican council.
| NJ one POSSESSED the Influence the Pope had
with COMPACT party, weGrganz"d press,
aud an army of obedlcnt priests. This power
would be serious even if behuged to native
ostead of foreign monarch. That mouarch,
il be bad the means, would carry OUT his pro
gramme 10 Prussia. but he would first have to
destroy The majority of the Plu'slau people.
The Prince closed his speech with these
words when all the breaches 10 the bull
warks of the State, caused by granting 100
many rights to unworthy OH Cts are repaired,
| then will we be able to conclude peace.
Fairfax COUNTY ITEMS. IN. !. Hall AID
wife, formerly Of Fairfax equity, but bow ii
Clifton, Iowa, have sold their farm, neal Wen
ma in this county, for So, 600. to john r. Ran.
dali, of Berrien equity, Missouri. On Gic 5th
inst Dr. Martin Van Buren, Began, OF Wash
instou city, d. c., sold to Geo Ii. VarnelI, Of
Mount Vernon, jefferson equity, Illinois, two
tracts Of land 10 tins county, GEAR BurkrS STA
ton, 90 the Midland Railroad, Que CONTAINING
l45 acres and the other l57 acres and l2D
poles, for $1,000. Mrs. n. =. Denoison's
trustee sold her farm, near Vienna slau'n,
10 a geutIeman from Ohio, iur $500.
nv = 4
and was buught by Mrs. Dcnrlsou two years
ago, for 81 5u0 but has been improved so;ue.
The new purchaser briugs fnc lvt Of stock to
the farm from OAiu.
The county jail ouIy contains three prisoners,
VIZ: john Robinson. colured, cunfucd uiue
mouths from last November, for au assault Oh
Anuie Sherwood, whi.e. who lives near Wen
na q; VIM. Whlte who Was cumDltrd on the
charge OF sta lIug some clothing from J,rIy
Stokes, Of Mount Vernon Township, both col
ored aud Jesse Morton, for numerically beat
ing his wife Jennie, also coiored, Of CeutrevIe
township. Mvrtou Was brought to jai on Sat
urday last.
Rev. MIR. D lcll has been called by The Pres
byterans Of this place and L=win>vl!le to &C.
cupy the pulpit 10 place Of Rev. John Br 'wu,
resigned II is also understood that Mr. D eil
will preach at the Flint Hill School House.
The Sabbath school was re"rgan i last Sun
day afternoon for another year.
James Hunter, Of Scotland, who, short
twe ago, bought CT rhos. Moore, u! this place.
aud his brother Jcre, Of Vienna, the farm pear
Vienna, known as Mourei.ld is impros-
ing it very uuch by having all The laud cleau-
ed for cultivation.
Thos D. Addison is improving the farm do
mated him By Juu. B. DalupelfieId, Of Alcxan
| 1r;, bu h,u fine tartr II; around II and
otherwise generally improving it, fd'ruc
Farmer.
PRINCE WILLIAM ITEMS. Arthur Dime
wood, little teu year old son OF WIN. Dame
wood, living near Grovetou, in the upper part
of Prince William, WIS instantly killed on Sat
urday last Ivy the explosion Of an old shell
which he was rolling about the yard. 1t is
said the poor little fellow cnrrl, were entire
ly torn out, and his body vas terribly mansied.
MIR. j. Horace Lacy member Of the House
of Delegates aud president of the caucus Of
ANTI fuuders" in Richmond during the last
winter will address the citizens Of Prince Viii
liam on the subject Of the State Debt, on
the next court day, the first Monday in May
The Smith" Brown Stone Quarrles. abYu:
two miles from this place, have been put 10
operation lately by NJ. A. Nlctiowan & Co., Of
Washington. a force of tweu'y haDu> are I'm
pIoycd under the uperlhteudauce oil Mr.. j. X.
Tett.
Millions of little grceo lice have made their
appearance on the apple bluom III this secIiDp,
which bids fair 10 destroy what prospects there
were left by the long and hard Water, for a
crop of fruit.
The Presbyterian pulpit in Manassas will De
filled tor the present year by Rev. Mr. Carlui
cheaI, of New jersey, and be will preach III,
first sermon uext Sunday morning Week,
18th ustaut.
DR.. Crump, who was declared a lunatic
month or 20 ago was conveyed to the Eastern
Insane Asylum at Williamsburg last week o
charge oil Capt. j. a. Davis aud Mr.. Jos B.
Reid.
Rody Loveless, we'll known fish trapper,
has taken large number Of fine black bass
from Broad Run this spring. NanaSsns Gu
zette