Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-01
Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser
virginia Mining Institute.

As tho Opening Of the mining institute a:
StsuG,on. Va, yesterday morning, Professor
Eaglestou read paper Oh "Tho Orc Knob
Copper Prlc,ss." The miues Of the Ore Knob
Company are 10 North Carolina. The ore co.,
siss Of pyrIholine, mixed with chsl,o py,ites
AID quar- in variable p!oporiiors. An inter
estipg accoun. IF The poo 81 Of reducing the
orc Was given.
Ms)or HotchkiSs, of Virginia. thanked Pro.
fessor Egrles:on fer drawing attention to the
copper deposits 10 the South. Very few per.
sons ere aware Of the great wealth 10 this min-
eral with which this State abounds.
A paper prepared by L. Il. Williams, of ST.
Louis, Mo, On "VoIumetric Method OF Est
mating Manganese IL Pig Iron and Steel was
resd by the secretary.
Thts, papers were discussed by DIS. Drown,
Sharp!oss and Dudley. 10 reiereuCo to the
subject Of steel rails. lstters were read from
Richard A. Herman. OF Stockholm, Sweden.
aud q. 2. Sanberg, of London, Eogland. The
latter showed preference for mechanical over
tho chemical tests Of Steel rails. though be re-
cogDzod the full inplrtsrc, OF both. CorsIde.
rabs discussion ensu:d en- this suti:ct. tn,
principal participants being DIS Raymond and
Dudley. At tina ttIernoou session Dr.. Sharp.
less, Of Boston, mado statement With rater-
euc, to The black band iron ores of West Vir-
giris. E. 2. Dewey. of Tennessee. read
paper on Rich Hill iron ores. O. j. IIeioriob,
of DrIftop. Pa, cyplaircl the practical working
Of the ammonia soda process; STD Stuart NJ.
Buck. OF Virgins, read paper 90 the hard
splint OF kanawha.
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIyEEsI1Y.-A
meeliog tho "Cenleupial organization for the
batter endowment Of the Washington srd Lee
University will bo held Of S,loot Council
Chamber. Independence, Hall. Philaielphis, on
the S. Of juno lost. q: - NJ, to fill tho va.
csncy 10 The cfHc: OF President ocoasiontd by
the death Of Hon. Morton NJ. Michael. oud Of
Vice Pr sdent. likewise occ;siontd by the
death of Hon. A. L. Bo'io, and for the trsrs
action OF such other business as may b. pre-
scented.
IL is thought that this is sn appropriate time
Tor special appeal to tho wealth Of the nali,D
Tor the p!Imsnont endorsement of an educa-
iOna institution which Washington selected to
be The RI picpt OF his dons'iors Already the
efforts CT the patrons Of the University 10 secure
such 90 endorsement arc beginning to be suc-
,eSstul. as is shown by n Gift of $50 600 from
Col. Thomas A Scott. and othtr gratifying
subscriptions u 1der thcsc circumstances it is
hoped that tho friends of tho University will
attend this N seting Of the organic alton and in
tercst themselves 10 tho work that is to be done.
Hon WonD5.-There wss runner aaoat n
Washington last light that tho portic, of tho
White Hlu'o was yesterday lhe 'ceno Of a
lively ckionog match betwccu Senator and q
member OF the Cabinet ever an appointment
which tho latter had promised to make aud
faiIe to uct upon. Soma vary plain Eoglish
wss employed 10 discus.icg tho qlsstiou, and
tho horri6Jd attendants stood ready 10 rush
10 should hosliliies ensus; but the beIIigeranls
drew { # with GO damage except seriously ruff ID
tempers.
TIE CONFEDERATE COTTON LOAN OF 1868.
Tho yearly meeting Of the bondholder5 of tito
Confederate cotton loan of 1868 was held 10
London yes!eld.y. The general tenor OF the
spee ches was to tho effect that although the
bondholders had 20 legal CAIN on the Ameri.
can government, something might DO dono if
a friendly aIpoal wsre made. The speakers
seemed to bas, their hopes on the fact that Tho
Bank of ENGLAND still held some residue of tho