Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-29

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States Consul at Liverpool has sent despatch
| to the state Department cautlnnlns American
mechanic. not TO b. induced to loavo homs in
the hope of obtaining employment IN Engiand
| unless under \ positive Contract. The thirty
! five ipineis recently landsd in liverpool were
brought over to take the place OF English JON ::
| ers who were on strike. A great EumDor Of
American mechanics are at presentin England
| and arc applying to the Consul Tor assistance
| to return home. Neith3r skill ed nor unsRllleu
workmen from Americ. can find employment
| there.
Tho New York News Ct yesterday afternoon
| says:
Tue continued lack Of business \ the building
| trade and the conse quent low rate OF wages IS
| finding natural outlet in the emigration from
| this country to England. Already fur sets OF
carpenters, in total about three hundred men,
| have migrated from this and other cities WITHIN
| The past three months, End at o'clock to ~
| about twenty five more sailed on the steams mp
Wisconsin Ct the Williams Il Gu)n Limo.
| They are under contract for three years each
with building tirms in Manchester, and are to
receive wsg3s equivalent TO $3.50 per day. with
eight hours work and half holidays on Satur-
| day. The passage money is psld. and VIII De
deducted in easy instruments from their wages.
The scene at Pier IS North River, from which
the steamer sailed, was an interesting one Scores
of tho fellow workbench OF the passengers had
assembled to say good.b snd the relatives and
friends wero present.
The voyagers themselves seemed in high
| sprts and did the best they could to console
those they LETT behind thom with glowing &C.
counts of the Ell Dorado to which they wore 60
ing, and 10 give them courage to bear the sepsra.
ton by promises Of the money they would send
TO bring them also TO the old land. The women
| e course refused TO be comfortod.
The MoFaETr REGISTER Senator Grirlsey
is in tho city, and we learn tho answer in tho
Nj f,tL- regis toc suit has been sont in. 1t DC
mics the novelty aud utility CT th9 Fountain
patent. and cites humorous ri roncos which
anticipated it 1t also ch4rges, what must DO
conclusive Ct tho case, that the Commissioner
Il Patents granted, on the Dist Of August, to
Mofett s. Dean y patent in competition with
ths Fountain. patent, which is tho patent pur-
chased by the whskey mon. and which they
claimed the MoheLt register, lately patented,
was All infrsction upon. Wo trust prompt
decision may be reached, that the virtue of the
MoTett-hill may, to some oltcnt ct least, be
tested before the meeting Of the GonGral As
sembly.-Rich. Wig.
Mrs HolgIom was tied gagged anal robbed in
her house, in DanVille. Va, last Saturday night.
"L'homme qu lit The man who laughs
is happy man, and 10 man can be happy With
MS UiOOU lOaueQ VIII Impurities. III lctuCuy
which all eau depend upon for every vlllated
condition of the blood is pr. Bups Blood
Miztnro
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS. Until
further notice the following will ba the hours
for the opening and closing Of the mails
CLOSING.
Northern and Western mails, 5:l5 p. m. and
900 p. IN.
Southwestern. via Gorionsville snA Lynch.
burg, 7:3D Il. IN.
Manassas Division, 1870 a. III.
Washington and Ohio, Alexandria t. Round
Hill Va, sou o. m.
Southern, via Fredericksburg and Richmond.
Va, 5l5 y. m. and $40 p. IN
Night mail for LYnchburg and points bayond
at 9.t0 p. III.
Northern and Western mails, $50 a. N. and
1850 and p. III.
Southwestern, via Lynchburg and Gordons-
| vile, ZOO p. m.
Manassas Division, 2 80 p. III.
! Washington and Ohio. Round Hill TO AeI-
| sndria $3.50 p. m.
Southern mails, via Richmond and Fseder-
| icksburg, Va, $3.50 q. m. and loo p. N,
w- General delivery window closes at 500 p.
! m. Doors close at 500 p. IN.
~ Open On Sundays at q. m and closes at
| $50 a. In.