Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-05
EDITORIAL NOTES.


enforce her arury
Russia's debt on the 1st of January was
.c4T0, 600 600, and is constantly increasing.
NV York city has on her docket for trial
during the term ten murders aud homicides.
Nr. j. Hall Plcasauts has been elected Pres
ideut Of the Baltimore Board of Trade
Don Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, is coming to
TINS country next spring.
Montreal wholesale houses have notified their
customers that they intend to reduce prices in-
stead Of sending out travellers.
During the month of September there was
coined at the Mint, in San Francisco, the sum
of 81, GAO 600.
Saturdays foreign mail from New York
consisted of 45,0S5 letters and IS bags Of
papers.
There we're about FIVE thousand depositors
who had sums of less than one dollar in the
late Freedman's Bank
Spontaneous combustion caused a $4,000
fire 10 the Washington Mills, at Lawrence,
Mass, yesterday morning.
Joseph B. Ficklin, jr., has been elected a
director in the Fredericksburg National Bank,
in place Of Mr.. Geo. B. Scott, resigned.
Moody and Sankey are to begin the revival
Work in New York, November l.; too late,
adds contemporary, to have any effect on the
election.
The Chicago bar, OF the beginning of the
present vacation of the courts, could boast of
over 900 lawyers Litigation or starvation
must be frequent.
The Richmond Journal wants statue erect
ed to the memory Of Captain John Smith. If
the descendants will subscribe the thing can be
done 10 a little WHILE
The employees Of the U. S. Treasurer's Office
have procured handsome clock and mantle
ornaments Of nickel and gold for presentation
to their late chief, Gen. Spinner
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
are dlschargng about 1900 men from thei
workshops as DO longer needed The whole
number Of employees will then be about
10000.
There are great many people 10 town to-
day who are not very humane
Alas, for the rarity
VI Christian charity
Under the sun.
The political campaign continues to be con.
Quoted with much spirit throughout Maryland,
especially in Baltimore. Hereabouts we never
knew politics quite as dead; people seem to
have forgotten that there we're such things.
The Conservatives 10 Westmoreand county
have nominated Col. VIM. Nj. Walker for the
Legislature, and the Radicals have nominated
Mr.. John Murphy. DR.. Thos. r. Dirty is run
nlng as an independent candidate
Rev. j. W. Gown, pastor of the Baptist
Chorch of GordonsvilIe, has received a call
from the church at Stevensburg, in Culpeper
county, to become its pastor, and it is believed.
will accept.
Mr.. NJ. Fl. Marsteer, formerly of Prince
William county, but now residing 10 Caifor-
MIA, has recently been elected Commonwealth
Attorney Of his district. He is a young gen.
tIcman Of decided abilities.
The Washington Republican, President
Graut's special champion, says that Vice Pres
ident Wilson has proved himself to be an ut-
terly valucless instrument or political agent,
DOT to say tool" Which is unknd to say the
least oil it-and then the doctors have prohibit.
ed him from talking. What will he do
The genial editor of the Frederick burp
News has received the following compliment
from one of his subscribers 1.-The high tone
Of your paper, faithful echo of chivalric past,
and, | trust, bright harbiogcr of brighter flu
ture, makes it a continuous pleasure " Whew
How big A Little must feel after that. "a
thing OF beauty is joy forever &c.
The medical advisers of Vice President Will
son have counselled him to abandon his inten-
ton OF lecturing this season. as they fear that
the strain Oh his constitution, in addition to his
official duties and the completion of his book.
would prove too much for him. Better advice
as to talking could not have been given-as far
as the public are concerned.
Bishop-clect McLaren, of Illinois. it is
said, will be endorsed by the Standing Com.
mttceS, and Illinois will have High Church
Bishop. 10 Iowa, just across the Mississippi
from Illinois, the Bishop. elect, DR.. Ecclcstou,
is oow going through the ecclesiastical mill and
Is pretty certain of being Bishop and Iowa
will have Low Churchman.
a Toronto magistrate sentenced woman TO
three months Imprisonment for stealing fifty
cents, and let off one Migan, with one
months Imprisonment for stealing FIVE thous.
and dollars This falls short of New York
Justice, who sentenced boy to six mouths
Imprisonment for stealing twenty-five cents
declaring that society needed an example.
Tho Maunr of RrnoG1,, Il. Il