Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-29

| tN' -. iHelI lauuS are mOrtgageu to the
capita i>t' OF the East, who by means of raj
road al d other monopoes and of high tariffs
keep the noses OF the agrlcu urasts perpetu-
uily at the yrlndson', Will with smiling COM
placencc they put their hard Wo earniurs !, 70
pockets already unhealthy utfed, d, s.n,
slble men deny this state OF affairs? They
| dare not do So
And Notwithstanding thu the invocation BY
Gen. Sherman of ten times their former woes
gu the heads OF the peaceful Southern peonle
now working so hard to tear their living from
tie stubborn bosom of their mother earth
was greeted by the assembled New EngIapd-
GrS with immense applause and waving of
'anaSerchiefs, renewed again and again, the
| company rising, We venture to affirm that his
| sp','t auu Ills sentiments so delivered and so
endorsed by President Grant will not be sus-
'alIeu W the generous American people now
aoout 10 celebrate the birthday of their ber-
Tics ana OF their nation. Rising IN their might
!hcy VIII tramplc under their feet these bloody
lD.tFuctlons 10 The hallowed name of Rnukrr
iilll and of Cowpens, of Monmouth and of
Yorktown. "
we greatly mistake the present temncr Of
the people Of the country if thew do not
overwhelmingly rcpudiate such speeches A.
ms one, nor do We believe if the orator con.
tlnueS much Longer 10 this vein they will great
y regret that he holds out to u, quite vaguely
IL Is true, the lnsplrIting prospect of his 5, t.
ttlug the sublime example of earning his own
living winch he quite paivcly lets us see he
uoeS not think himself doing at present Be
t I'M as II may, we appeal irom these New
Euelanuers VINO were present, and who, Gen.
ohernan tells us, ARE the embodiment of all
English speaking people who believe in hon
esty' truth and patriotism, to that other clas
whom ne mcDtlons the army and navy the
men oil bone and muscle, the brain and sincw
that aggregate America" n
DEATH OF LEWIS D. CRENsHAw, Eso.-In
the death Of Mr.. l.. D. Creushaw, which &C.
Cured Monday, Richmond is called to mourn
one OF her most prominent and useful citizens,
Mt. Crenshaw Was son Of Spotswood u.
Crcnshaw, and was born in Lynchburp, Va,
November 20, lSl7, aud came to Richmond in
| l62O. When fifteen years Of age he was en-
ployed by Charles NJ. Mitchell, forwarding
and commission merchant, with whom he re-
manned lime years when, Mr.. Mitchell dying,
he formed conarncrship with a sou Of Mr..
NJ, AMI Nlr. John NJ. Harvey. and under the
style OF Crcnshaw, Mitchell Il Go. conducted
/ the business. lu lS4r this firm Was iiSs lived,
Mt Cret>%aw a>Soc::,tne himself with his
| father IN the genera grocery business. In
! lS+o the Schl9r member, Mr.. Srotswood Creu-
shaw, retired, aud his sous, Joseph II. aud
! III u lircn>haw, became neuIberS 0! the
tlrn. Withdrawing from this firm Mr. l.. d.
| Crenshaw in 1858 formed corartnership with
Mr. George d. Fisher, and built the Cren-
shaw -four mills. 10 1858 the firm Of Crcn-
shaw Y Fisher was dissolved, ADD Mr.. Crcn-
shaw formed a copa;tncrShip with r. b. lax
all, aud they ronjointly purchased the Hlx Ill
unIlins property. He added several vessels to
! The hnc direct to South America. carrying
Il ur anu returning with coffee, thereby giving
To- Richmond new Importance as coffee mart.
" hen, Il lew years after, the Creushaw wooden
mills were eSta bli>hci 10y company. Mr..
CtenShaw was chosen president. LII 1862 me
mills were destroyed by fire. During the war,
as the chlet manager Of the Touring mills, he
Ess9H S INC c,qabie service TO the Concde.
for he army. During The severe campaign OF
lS64 the army at Petersburg, who were then
OH the re:sc OF starvation, were, through his
cSrrllous, supplied with sky thousand barrels
OF II 'ur. Great numbers OF poor people were
! supplied with Il 'ur for long time during the
lows his loss attcstS the esteem in which lie
was held.
HALL THIEVES CAuGllT.--rhc Richmond
Journal says: Saturday night Henry Robin.
son and James Richardson, Two notorious col
nIrd thieves, @utcrcd the boarding house of
| MIS-. llntthcrSon, iutmrr!y Of Alexandria. and
stripped the hat rack Of ovcrcuats and hats be.
| Inr, 4 I., I
| gwen t. Sergeant Seal conc ,rDing thu robbery.
and in short while the Sergeant had succr, j.
ed III Catching he rnrurs. They were cxan-
lncd IN the Police Court yc>t ,r,Iay morniug,
and sent Oh IT, answer ii the urxl term of the
Hastings Court.
DEATH OF A FORMER NAVAL OFFICER
Captain James l.. Henderson died IN Charles.
town, West Virginia, 90 Monday week, in the
GA year of his age. He was native of Eau
QUEER county, Va, and for macy years surgeon
III The United States navy, and grandson ul
Commodore Truxton. He entered the Uuited
States navy when only fourteen years old, aud
remained uutl the breaking OUT OF our late civil
war. Upon the secession of Virginia he re-
signed and rendered his services to the Con-
tcdcracy, which he served throughout the war.
The Washington Critic says George Miller,
coIorcd, was charged with haviog stolen, on the
oath instant, bay horse, the property of Gen
W. ". Malle>, of Fairfax county, Va, and
valued at SIS. The stolen auima was found at
Walls Bazaar, by officer LuSkcy, and iden.
fed BY colorcd man named John Anderson
who had followed it and the thief to this city
The accused Was held for the action Of the
Grand Jury.
Mr.. O'Couor now eats three meals a day.
His doctor is threatened with modification.
DIED
On Tuesday, the 18th inst, Of dropsy, GEO.
F, son OF Geo. f. and Amanda Nj. Steiner
aged eleven wears. Ny- Funeral on ThursdAv