Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-12


uarles will be charged at advertisement rates
for notices over four lines
Deferred atems.
Hack hire 10 Richmond, owing 70 the hard
times, has been reduced TO twenty five cents.
Rev. j. r. Jones. Of Nlillwood Va, has ac.
cepted call to the Episcopal Chul ct At Front
Royal.
Arrangements for the construction OF the
straight shoot railroad from R!cnm ,n1 10
Lynchburg via Buchanan, are in progress.
Mr. George Parker. an old aud W eli known
merchant OF Washington, died suddenly in
that city on Sunday.
The Governor of Virginia haa offered re-
ward oil 500 for tho arrest of Edwin 7. Hi,
who is charged with the Uurucr OF David j.
Strickler, Of Page county.
It is stated that al Englsh essl, possessed
OF fabulous estates, will. next month, wed Miss
Sartoris, sister iu.law Of PreSiient Graut'S
daughter
The wedding Of Madame Boul!eny vii! be
celebrated very quietly at the reslGeuee OF her
mother, Mrs. George Parker, in Washington,
next month. After the ceremony the ne:Siy
married couple will 20 10 their home n Aus.
tr4lis
CELSIUS Price. the Missouri State Superinten,
dent CT Insurance. has flied a petition IN the
Circuit Court Of St. Lo1ls, askiag that IL
ceiver be appointed ior the st. Louis Mutual
Life Insurance Company on account OF It
weak and unsafe cout:ilion.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES. -i'he New YORK
Herald says that DR.. ueury Schliemann has
sent the following dispatch to the kug OF
Greece under date OF Nov. 2S 1876:
With unbouooed jry | aunouoce 20 Your
Majesty that have d scoverrd !hc monumens
which the tradition related ny faGsaDluS lud!.
Gates as the toDl5s OF ARam4nnou, CassaDdr,,
Eurymcdon and their paulous who were
KILLED while Teasing at banquet by Ciyteni-
nestra and her lover ii ,isthus.
These tombs are surrounded by double
parallel circle, with tablets undoubtedly erected
in honor of the victims. 10 these tomhs | have
found immence arcbeo oglcal treasures auu
numbers of articles Of pure gold.
The treasure alone is sufficient to I'll! large
museum, and the u )st splendid in the world.
In succeeding ages am sure it will attract to
Greece thousands of strangers from abroad.
AS am laborlng simply for the love Of science
| waive all claim to the treasure aud otter it,
with intense enthusiasm, entirely to Greece.
Sire may these treasures, with Gods bless.
ing, become the corner stone OF an immense
national wealth.
The resignation which the radical electCr
from Florida, who held a government office,
said he had offered before the election, can not
be found, and the pcgro elector from the same
State, who is a pardoued penitcntiary convict,
is said by the New York Hcraid's Tallahassee
correspondent TO be ineligible, Tor TWO reasous:
because the pardoo does not re cniauchisc
him, and because he has not been naturanzcc
since he swore allegiance to Great Britain.
And the d, mocratlc majorltlcs OF such great
States as NV York aud ludiana are asked to
quietly submit to have their legally elected
President Set aside by such characters as these.
The school population, OF Virginia, between
five and twenty one years of age 49, white
2sO, l49; colored, 202, ,64O-total 4S2, 7S9. Out
of this uumb Der there are enrolled, white 49,
67S; colored 62,lTS-total 1919. .S56 Out OF
this last number the daily average attendance
is white 80, 52l; colored "a, 722-;otalsaverag
attendance 1898 Nuubur of teachers,
white 8, 9S4; colorcd CSC. Average number OF
months taught Sc Cost per month to eacn
pupil Sl.52. Average monthly salary Dald TO
male teachers $34. 95; to females $50 81. loa
expenses of the public schools Tor all purposes
$l,96S, 679.56.
The New York Herald wants 10 know how
long is this interference Of the United States
military with purely State affairs and Tth 20
high aud responsible body as State Leglsla-
ture to co1tinue2 2" Why, just so long as the
Herald and other newspapers OF the North ad
wise the people of that section toquletly ao" It.
Judge Upton, of the Supreme Court of Ore
eou. saws the act of Governor Grover inaward-
ing Mr.. Cronin the certificate was illegal.
And Judge Upton is an honorable man. >"
are they all honorable men-eVen Judge Nd
Ter of the United St ,tes Supreme Cou:t, whose
honorable part we mentioned yesterday.
The accession of Porhero Daz to the go7-
ernment of Mexico was slguallzsd by the shoot
ing of President Lerdo's Secretary OF War,
General EScobedc, and several others. FROM
present appearances 1t will not be long pe1ore
similar performances will be recorded III this
couotry.
The proposal to raise fund to rebuild Gep.
Wade Hampton's house, lately destroyed os
incendiaries, is being accepted literally Ban
croft. the historian, gives 500, Columbus
Alexander the same sum, aud MIR. Corcorat
$1,000.
DAKER and other brands oi Old Rye WINS
ID key, Port Sherry and Msde'Ta = Vine al
wsys on hand at the old stand, 226 hi,g St;
~ ~ K w. AVERY.
A NOTHER invoice Of prime Buckwhes
3sc H. II '''' J c. s E. MILBUEN.