Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-04
Confederate Bonds,

Tho s.. Jiruos (LapGol) Gi2::to cnMmouis
on tho h0ltWDo;s @: Tie aim ut TIC ba;dcys
0: Ctn!cd.rat, bonds and The fu.ili!y Ct e4dca-
7oilaE to exercise pressure en- tho Sau hlrn
States by neacs which hGv1 becu res;r.rd 10
With lsdlFr@nt suco,as 10 the eases o: soVc-
rsisn Static, srol IS Talkcy and pcsu.
Tho London Times, 10 lis fil,Goi.l Or &c q &C.
dey. says: "Ibe purchases Of CacftdUrste
oord5 gro beloved 10 be coiira;y duo TO lac &C.
ton OF c!qna, who a!o prepared tC run 10
tho pilca Of aGy rubbish Il tkry Thick there is
inc fsintcSs ch2HcC o. a!luIins the public into
lololaR The veuute. The altitude taken by The
Utl!cd S.a!'a Uo1eromaa. crga: TO sivc scoh
persoCs eiu.o iSr fl ciou. The iu2,Icsn
GovcrDmcn;'s right 70 th e d IT par.y 10 liu
rope IS apparently u0deD;aoic. rho CoGrtde-
rsc} nave, hapiCg b2cn r.cj2c I'd Is 6 sovt-
relau State, aid tho properly it aimed 10 hoiG
b2lor really that OF Tho / lied Sscs. there
Wau,d seem ID be 10 question Of lille which tie
bondhoiders c9n nu. t5rRald. \ CAIN Which
the United States Goysra1eGt opposes in such
determined iishlen eau hardly lie WORTH very
muoh.' The Daily NeH5 says il kaows CT 90
hmoust Of Uooay 10 tbs B.&k Ct E1giari, or
eisoThtro, in suyWsy Gya,lsji3 Tor these mis-
chleV0us clsims. Tho Contc3cfaoy dou.lsss bud
othor liabilities Hh ca probably long ago CD.
sorbed the monty5 originally Iiicg here. Ii ie
greatly to BE- hcpc1 that no n213 n2uEtioa will
DO s1fcred on he suffice.
Ihs Staod,rd r2procu,3s a report that c.ul-
sci has bacp rclaincd 20 prass tho claims Of the
eondhcIdera 20 he sum 10 tic Eatk oil Elg.rd
a s!oT2 Ess circulated 10 lIoa;oo yesterday
afternoon to tho ttf:c; that Uoicd States Treas.
uFer G.li!laa bad said that thoro were C3nled.
crate bonds 10 the Treasury rcpreaen!iag mauy
nl;lloGs OF dollars. Htd that th:g were being
counted with view to S:liioe them. Dir. G!.-
hllsn sass cmphniaa'ls thlt he ucVo! sai,i any.
thing OF tho kiGd. Assistant Secretary Upton,
speaking on tho SUI C: yes.erd1v eq5uias said
that during Secretary Boutwe's a3uinistrt-
lion the S0Verum9Dt pEid $50, 900 for a Great
mass OF Confederate archives. ald anopg them
there were msny hoGds. 8li.h are COW sogcd
away in the roan devoted Ic cap:u7ed and
abandoned property, He Gil uot ttiGk that
any one c}nGeotoa with The government had O.
right to |! them without the authorization OF
Congress- His impression YES tia. lhs 5oaGs
were uDsigoed, although DO gas not D0s,i7e,
not having seen CITY Of them ia years. No cx-
anllstion has been mado Of the bonds, D.pars,
cso, Stored away 10 tho roim referred 10, sod,
StcictETy Upon S:y3 he has no mans OF iule.,
Ing whether there are few CT macy of tic c,ush
pom boLds ct 1868 sUorg the Ic:umust,op e.
lie thought there might be Confederate bono =;
OF different kinds on ha1d representing mi -.
lion dollars ~
Tho Richmond State @; Yesterday SAYS ~
The Confederate boLds. which rcscs
Sll1 yesterday, are ia 30 deDsGd at all
Gag. a Ee'.-6nown dealer iu brit- orso 4 IL
Oooiederstc re!cl, made o trip 10 North 60 az
!laa lew days $50 and sc>ured that S:atios hi
Contt tertte bonds Of 1865 He Ercoeed 10 II
ou5lrg large quantities OF tao rubbish cap, >,
a1d got back 10 Richmond jus. 10 tiae SILL vi
cut at top piices. The dtciine is due dnesG a,
to tie reports from the English papars.' a.
AN EYE TURNED TO STONE. DE-. ugh ~
nsn, the weE-zncwn ocuEiss. 5cs.crdaShibi- s ru
tad 10 Milwaukee, Wis, Sautinol redcr 80 j.
esihsd caorcid Of The human tys. ai!o Is us
large IS silver qlsrtcr aad couple; tiGes las
as tti,k. It Sas developed by rat: opera u ~,
!Ioo successfully performed BY The ltor. l.. inc
M. Richards, of Jefferson county, a. TO him NJ,
some time ago and told him ihatsen.J Ave uh'
years ago, while ch0pDiog in the Wis ho ia. A.
Iured one of bis eyes l. became i!uca, but g.,
atLer years time hcsl;d, caVione eye 20 '''
tally bliad. He WAS not Dohtrseith it ary
micro until year or m>ro ego. tu It sS:iu pIa
becamo very painfa sui f2i. as cnsh there ia,
Was sroneo pressure behind Tho ohcr
eye. IN sympathy Wi.h the itad INC Der,
began to fail also. Dr.. HouH,n removed iha
The ~, and Tas sstonish2I to ia! Gss;5ol ii |
ton hal set 10 a5d ila ch9roi;l. ;u,ae! L0 y*r
stone. Their, ara oaly tSoci Ct TIC kind