Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-18
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Emperor of Brazil, has given birth to son.
Chicago is going to present a church to
Moody-so it is said but we reckon that's all.
Prince Bismarck is suffering severely with
the rheumatism. He has great many sym
pathizers 10 this locality.
The Bavariao Ministry has resigned. In this
country they don't do that much few die
aud none resign
There is good deal of braggiog in some of
our country exchanges about zig potatoes.
How about the small ones?
The proposed new constitution of North Car
DINA prohibits intcrmarriage between whites
and blacks to their third generation.
Richmond, Va, now has population of
over $4,000. Big Richmond We are proud
Of her greatness. May her shadow never grow
less.
The Prince of Wales embarked on board the
Scraps at the port Of Brindisi, Italy on Satur-
day. He is now 90 bis way to India. Good
luck to him.
The Fairfax News goes to Washington, and
some there be who will rejoice thereat for
while little personality now and then, is relish
ed by the wisest men. too much is revolving
even to the other class.
The assessor returns about $4,000 worth of
liquor sold within the corporate limits of Lex.
ington during the last three months. L,xing
ton Is small place, but the capacity Of It's pop
ulation must be large.
The eighy-eighth session of the Synod OF
Virginia will commence in Stanton on We'd
nesday, the 10th of October. 1t contains ten
presbyte7es, with 200 ministers, 26S churches
aud 1859 communicates.
The canvass in Fauquicr for members of the
House Of Delegates progresses quietly, aud as
yet no opposition has manifested itself to tie
regular Conservative nominees, although there
is a mutteripg and some talk OF ''independenl'
candidates.
Governor kemper has received letter FROM
the widow OF Stonewall Jackson, accepting an
invitation to visit Richmond as the guest of
the State on the occasion Of the inauguration
Of the statue of her husband Mrs. Jackson
will be entertained at the guberuatora man
sion.
The New Orleans Times says that sugar
lands are very cheap at present 10 Louisiana
Excellent places can be bong bit at a cost of S25
per acre, including buildings, secd-cane enough
to begin with, and 10 some instances mules,
&c., enough to work the plantation" Young
man, if you wilhgo, go South
Farmers report new kind Of disease among
cattle Oh Roses brook, Delaware county, N. Y.
Mich COWS are taken with severe cough, aud
10 the course of few days grow thin in fl ,sh,
but stranger still, it does not materially affect
the flow Of milk. A few have died What ills
tesh-espe cially bovine, is heir to?
The direct exports of leaf tobacco and strips
from Richmond to foreign ports for twelve
months ended September 50 we're hogsheads
1 4S4; pounds, 6,0S9, 4O6; value, 81 1877 ,3oS.
The exports were 2,SS3 hogsheads less than
for the preceding year. aud less than half the
quantity exported in 1872 10. Why this fall
ing off, our sister?
Mr.. Cyrus FL. Mccormick, whilst on a re-
cent visit to Lexington, in this State, gave
some handsome presents to Washington and
Lee University. Que Of 5000 to the Lee Maui
soleuu Fund. Also $500 to be used as seemed
proper to the University authorities. We wish
we bad some rich relations, and that they
would come along this way.
A victim from Louisville, Ky, sends for
copies of the Gazette containing the drawing
of the Montpelier lottery, as he says be sold
tickets to the amount of 5000, but finds it i'm
possible to get an official copy, though he has
written four or FIVE times for it, We have
sent the papers and advised patience which,
under certain circumstances, is a great virtue
Several similar cases have come under our OBJ
servation, and we have Invariably gwen the
same advlce-wait, the examining committee
promising report--thats all. As to the
money, most of that's gone North, very little
following Horace Greeley's advice and going
West.