Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-15

The court expressed the opinion that the con.
viction was not properly quashed, and granted
rule nisi calllng upon the magistrates to show
cause why they should not hear the case On Its
merits.
SPECIE PAYMENTS. "A bill has been drafted
to meet substantially the recommendations OF
the President in his recent special message
with regard to early specie payments, and sub
milted 10 him Us it probably will be 10 the
Committee CT Ways and Means. Its provisions
differ in several respects from the suggestions
OF the President but there ls reason TO believe
that be will not seriously object to the changes.
1t provides for the use OF the thirty years four
Per cent. stock, already authorized by the act
of July 1870, and by the redemption act OF
January, 1875. The amount Of grecpbacks to
be funded into this stock is $l00, 900, 900, lin
tied to $4,000, 900 in any one month. a
uthpr sum of--say $50, 900, 900 grcenhacks-
is authorized to be withdrawn in exchange Tor
subsidiary silver, aud 10 this end the coln Is to
be increased to an aggregate OF $50. GOO, 900,
including the $50 0O0, 900 at present authorized.
The theory Of the provision Is that silver change
will take the place Of the small grecnback ones
and iwUa below the denomination OF live dol
lars These are limited by the act OF lSG3 to
$35, 900, 900, but the amount now outstanding
is believed to be below $30, 100000. No com.
mission is allowed for funding or exchange 81
greenbacks for bonds or silver coin. The eX-
pcnses Of engraving, printing, etc, OF bonds
are limited to ohe.i0urth OF ono per CT. some
assurances have been given that the bill will
meet with favor from both sides Of the House
of Representatives after the Presidential trouble
shall have been settled.
a FURIOUS LOVER man named William
Hamilton was arrested in New York yesterday
for chasing Miss Lizzy Clabby, aged Ii, from
her home and h0urishng kofe over her head.
He became acquainted with Miss Clabby a
year ago. and then proposed that she should
marry him, or he would kill her.
She refused, aud lie fired 1t her with re-
yolvrr The ball narrowly missed her. lie
escaped from lie roof OF the house. Since then
he has been at sea as second mate OF ship:
Last Saturday he again went to the house and
urged the young woman TO marry him.
lie threatened 10 blow out her brains it she
refused. She declined to give him an answer
for a day or two. lie called again last night
and locked the door Of the room, declaring lie
would shoot her If she refused. Fearing he
would execute his threat she consented TO mar
ry him.
Yesterday morning lie called again, aud said
he would give her ten minutes to get ready
and 20 to the priest" She begged for time,
but lie would not grant it. Then he threatened
TO shoot, and was arrcsled.-N. I. NelUS
CULTIVATION OF RICE IN lEDIa.--Frsser's
Magazine says people unacquainted with the
east arc apt to imagine that rice is the prevalent
cultivation and food Of the population, but this
is far from being the case. Rice is rather what
white bread is in Scotland and Ireland, not the
general food, but rather on occasional luz
Try; although the same perverse fashion which
makes the Whitcst bread at home preferred to
tho moro nutritious brown, leads all classes in
Asia to esteem rice more highly than any other
cereal, though containing much the least nutri.
ment Of all. When, too, il is considered that
rice can grow only on water, and therefore on
levels where water can be supplied with certain
ty for sorno months, it will be obvious that III q
country f very Irregular surface the area capa-
Bile OF being so irrigated must DO very limited.
Thus in the disrict Of Combatore, for instance,
out Of nearly million and half Of acres ofcuit-
yatod land there are little moro than 7CCO0 acr5s
producing rice; necessarily then the latter must
be the food cf minority. In q delta region,
like Tanjore, or a great river valley, such IS
that OF the Ganges the proportions are different
yot insignificant in the total area Of the country.
Still, poor food though it be, rice supports its
millions, moro probably than any other grain,
and albeit such races are ever deficient in pith
and manhood, and wet villages in India over
the abode Of BrahL.ans, and centres OF intrigue
and roguery, IS revenue officials we'll know,
most beautiful, delightful and refreshing to look
upon, is wide stretch Of rice cultivation-how
refreshing none can tell who have not seen the
network Of tender green plots, separated by
ridges of darker grass, lying set amid brown or
yellow sunburnt uplands with troops Of snow