Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

OF the sponge crop.
Wealthy Mississippians are trying 10 make
oranges grow when none grew before.
A new and dangerous counterfeit fve-dollar
bill on the First National Bank Of Peru, ILL.,,
has made its appearance.
Gen Bradley T. Johnson's seat in the State
Senate from the Richmond district is to be
contested by Mr. P. H. Stark
Herr govina will soon send deputatiop to
Vienna, Berlin, and St. Petersburg to present
petitiou embodying their wishes.
1t is The opinion of scientific men that Ice.
land is fast becoming permanently iced, aud
will soou be entirely uuinhabitabIe.
The importance of iudicious selection of
Speaker of The House of Representatives next
session involves graVer issues than such an
election usually embraces.
The rumors regarding the acquisition Of
Mexican territory by the United States are
pronounced by the Mexican minister to be en-.
tIrely without foundation.
NJ. Theirs said 10 his recent speech IF
military glory is suu which is sometimes
yelled with clouds, the glory Of civilization is a
sun which never ceases to shiue.
1t is now claimed that 90 account of iufor-
malitics and irregularities 10 the election, w.
NJ. Walker has been elected to the House of
Delegates from Westmorelaud equity.
The German militia regiments of New York
are beginning already to prepare for grand
reception to be rendered the Crown Prince of
Germany On his arrival in this country.
Further trouble may be looked for in the
East. Prince Milan has sent the Servian
troops to the frontier on account of the changes
In the political situation 10 Servia.
The clerks in the Interior Department are
much alarmed at the change that is being to-
sti,uted by Secretary Chandler. No one feels
safe. Many heads have fallen, aud more will
follow.
Vice President Wilson continues to improve,
aud, in the opinion Of his physician, is out OF
danger. Yesterday he sat up awhile, read his
letters and papers, and received some friends
who called upon him.
The Committee of Privileges and Elections
Of the next House OF Delegates will have their
| hands full, judging from the number of notices
of contest that are being served on returned
members all over the State.
The Prince Of Wales is being limited 10 his
movements 10 ludia on account of the preva-
fence Of cholera in some Of the localities of the
Madras district The disease is said to be
spreading, and it is uncertain what the Prince s
movements will be.
The fate of the late Chief Justice Chase aud
Horace Greeley should admouish many of our
public men, who have lobored without stint
during the last twenty or thirty years, that
there is point beyond which the brain cannot
b. safely forced.
According to statement 10 the New York
Tribune real estate has fallen in New York
very seriously. In the fashionable part of the
city where houses were held two years since at
500, OOh aud Sl5O,O0O they would not now
bring half that sum.
The new Uaited States sloop- of war Autietam
Was launched at the Philadelphia hayward on
Saturday. The work of building this vessel
Was commenced eleven years ago. but was dis.
continued on account of the iDsuthceDcy of the
appropriation Of Congress. Every time an
election took place the work progressed for
awhile
A promising young shaver of five or SIX years
Was reading his lessons at school one day 10
that deliberate manner for which urchius of
that age are somewhat remarkable. AS he pro-
ceeded with the task he came upon the pas
sage, keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips
from guile. Master Hopeful drawled out
Keep-thy- tongue from evil-an - Thy
lips from-girls. -
A. r. Micou, Conservative candidate for the
House of Delegates iu Essex county, has served
on Aaron Comadore. reported elected, notice
that he will contest his seat 10 the House, on
the ground that the judges ADD clerks of cleo.
ton at one of tho precincts were not sworn as
such, and that the poll for that precinct is co.,
scquently illegal. Throwing out this precinct
Micou has majority of Is.
sit is likely" says a Boston paper, that
the larger questions Of currency, banking and
national finance, requiring for their discussion
men OF large culture, practical experience and
natural ability, and thus introducing into the
politics of the future an element that has been
crowded out of our public lite in this latter era
OF small meo, will bring about the reform and
elevation Of our politics SO long aud hopelessly
yearned for" Speed the day, for We are Ger
taluly now having an era Of small men,
Temperance Celebration.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
HAMILTON, Va, Nov. l3.-We bad grand
parade and public speaking here, last night,
undnr the an .,,ioo, n, st{V aIoo,n, J,1r, o,J,r