Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

William Allen rose up 10 Ohio, but not
quite high enough.
Mr.. Owen Markham, prominent aud re-
spected resident of Botetourt county, died
Monday night, after brief Illness aged IS
years. lie was soldier 10 the war Of 1872.
The political eye of the country is now turn
ed on Pennsylvania. 1t used to be ''as goes
Pennsylvania SO goes the Uuion,'' but times
since then have changed
The Radicals have nominated. Smith, white,
and Pinn, colored, for the House of Delegates
Fowle aud Simpson, Conservatives will in all
probability be elected.
An average crop" of wheat 10 the United
States, according to the Commissioner of Ag-
rlculture, is now about three hundred million
bushels
1t is said that on various railroads, not
named, orders have been issued forbidding the
assault and battery practised by train peddlers
10 dlscharglng their wares on passengers laps.
1t Is stated that the indianapolis banks have
introduced kind of note payable at maturity
10 lawful money, but If dishoDored payable 10
gold, and that the State Courts have sustained
the contract.
And now look out for the "trimmers;;"
Whereas they We're very conservative last fall,
now they are getting to be just tbereverse don't
you observe" Repubcauism is not 80 bad
now as it was then.
Col. w. w. Wood, formerly member Of
the Legislature Of Virginia from Halifax
county, and more recently oil St. Louis, has
| accepted the position OF superintendent of
gold mining company to operation chihuahua.
Mexico.
A very large and enthusiastic conservative
meeting was held iD Richmond, on Wednesday
| night, at which Senator Thomas f. BayarG,
OF Delaware, delivered a very atlc address. He
received tribute Of applause that was hand
some compliment from Virginia to Delaware
The Charleston Courier complain that State
and County tax Of l.! per cent is more than
any people can stand to which the New Y urk
Journal OF Commerce replies, up this way tax
payers would think themselves most fortunate
to escape with so light tax burden
Spain, says the London Times, has of late
| asserted by her acts claim to search and seize
vessels in the British waters surrounding Glib
ratar which would DOT be passed over had it
been advanced by any other Power in Europe.
Free trade and Sailors rights"
\ drunken man u Staunton, who was being
| taken to the lock up, and had no s. 50, having
made au Intellectual appeal to destitute friend
suddenly bethought him OF election times aud
said: tackle the candidates. Shove right into
| EN-. D-D man that won stand by bis COZ
stituens. You don't want nothing from the
legislature. Let 'em represent you now.'
The Shepherdstowp Register of the 9th SAYS:
we have it from reliable authority that work
will be resumed upon the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad in a Very short time. Messrs. Mines
and Boyce, Directors of the Company, and a
committee to negotiate with the proper parties
| 10 Philadelphia Gin that city making arrange
| ments Tor the resumption of work" About
| once month this reliable authority REPORTS
Immediate progress in this projected road, but
there it stops.
Considerable excitement was occasiopcd in
Stanton, when the report that the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad had passed into the hands
OF receiver reached there, and the question
was, whether Railroad script would be redeem
ed! A plumber of merchants are carving this
paper, some of them as much as $1,000 or
$4,000, and its redemption will be a matter Of
Serious momentto them. 10 most cases, this
script Was taken from The railroad emp!ovecs
in exchange for goods.
Once upon time French general on duty
at Turin started with his wife TO court bail
The lady had just thrown off her outer cloak
when she was taken i'll 4 doctor and few
ladies' attended her. and the general was sooo
seen wrapping lively boy 10 his coat and
hurrylng homeward. The boy so born is Ad-
miral de la Ronccre-le- Noury, who was recent
ly removed from the command of the Medter-
ranean squadron for displaying too much Bona;
partist Zeal.