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Was committed to the Jail

this county, as runaway, a Negro Ma
WHO says his name is Lewis Ellison, antt a
he was set free by Mr.. Thomas Ellison, y
deed on record in New Kent county, Viz
He is about 2S or "a years OF age, feet =
inches high, had Ola when committcd a bio
short cloth coat X trowseru> and swansdoh
jacket and fur hat, all very good. The o''
er is requested to come and prove bis pro
perry, pay charges and take him away, othe'
wise he will he disposed Of as the law direct
James Campbell, Taller.
November 30. }.w2m
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u1HE subscriber having recoTsred posses
sion OF Jeree' Pant, ADJOINING the town
OF Alexandra, nov eSsss 20 rent IL 10 ssoa
tenant for onc or more years, as may DC j.
greed on. Any person naey know the terms
5, APPLYING 90 Mir. c. Po1sea' in Alexandra.
or 70 the subscriber near Leesbarg.
Stephen Cooke.
I.eeshurp. Jan. i5-ta4; ia~n
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OF COLUMBIA,


CopsTy OF ALEXANDRIA, IS
October adjourned Term, 1910.
Alexander S. Hooe,
Stephen os sFs.o Th.. sbr.ve, In c'a"ee'y.
Robert Gray ahd Peter
Billy, dsfendants
The defendant Stephen Cooke
not having entered his appearance and given
security according to the act of assembly and
the rules of this court, and it appearing to the
satisfaction of the court upon affidavit, that the
said defendant Stephen Cooke is not an In
habitant of this district--on motion of the
said complainant by his counsel, it is ordered,
that the said defendant Stephen Cooke do APP
pear here on the first day of July term ncxt.&
enter his appearance to the suit, and give Sc
curity for perforniI g the decree of the court
and that the oil ,er defendants Thomas
Shreve, Robert Gray, and Peter Billy,
do not pay awsy, onvey, or secrete, the debts
by them owing to, the estate or effects iri their
hands, belonging to the said absent defendant
Stehien Cooke, until the further order or
der be forthwith published for two months
successfully, il. enc of The public newspapers,
published in this county and that another copy
be posted at the front door of the court house
of said county
A Cory-Test.
c.. Deneale, c. c.
January IL: law2m
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DifhiEt Of Columbia,

Dl1tFlCL OF COlulnDld,
COUNTY soF ALEXANDRIA-to wit.
November Term, 1870.
James Sanders on Comhlainnnf,1
Against
Thomas P. Hasse. and John
Metcslf, Ferdinand Marstel- r. rr
Ter and Holm Young, under Os
the firm Of MrsteIler and
Young, and Edmund I. Lee,
Defendnsts.
THE defendants Basse and
MetcalC not having entered their Appearances
given security, according to the act of assem-
DIV and the rules Of this court, and it appear
ing to the satisfaction of the court upon aihda.
Wit that the saicl defendants, Basse S Metcalf,
are not inhabitants of this district. Oh motion
fthe said complainant, by his counsel, it
is ordered, that the said defendants Bassc g.
Meecalf do appear here OIL the first day of
next term, and erEer their appearance to the
suit end give security tor performing the de.
cree OF tie court and that the other defend
ants, Ferdinand Ms.rsteller and John Young,
under the firm of MarsteIler * Young and
Edmand /. Lee, do rot pay away, convey,
or secrete the debts by them owing to, or the
estate or effects in their hands belonging to the
saic absent defendants Basse u Metcalf, until
the further order Or decree of the court, and
that copy of this order be forthwith publish
ed Cor two rnenths successfully, in one of the
public newspapers published in this county,
and that another copy be posted at the front
door Of the court house OF said county.
A eopy-Test,
G. Deneale, &C.
9anuary & iawem
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-22

The Hrst drawn ticket on the goth day,
900 tickets-No. COOL to 5000 the lst day,
No. 62oi to $500; and the 22d day, No. 640l
to $500, inclusive; and should either OF the
hunters appropriated as the prize on those
days, be the first drawn number on either OF
those days, then the next drawn number not
within tie numbers Of that days prize, will
be entitled to the 200 tickets as the first drawn
rumber, subject to the deduction aforesaid.
Prizes PAYABLE at the Bank of Delaware the
i.axt day after the same shall be drawn.
The object of this Lottery. it is presumed,
is already known to the public, to wnom the
Managers feel themselves under an oblga-
ton to acknowledge the very spirited support
and patronage the former class rcceived.-
They look up with confidence to the same
liberal public for that continuance of support
to which SO useful an establishment is emit
tied.
The advantages of the present scheme OF
the second class to those who adventure with
the prospect Of gain it is presumed are
equal to any ever yet offered to the public.
Tickets at the iozv Price # 5 dolls >!
One ticket may draw $4,000!
There are only $4,000 tickets, and not two
and half blanks to prize. Will draw 500
tickets each drawing; making only "a draw
ing days.
From the foregoing considerations, toge-
Their with the great demand for tickets, the
Commissioners are encouraged to announce
thar this Lottery will positively commence
drawing on the Grst Monday in June next,
\ Such Prizes as ase not demanded withia
II months after the drawing shall be finished
will be considered as generous donation TO
the Institution.
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District of Columbia.

County OF ALEXANDRIA, IS.
Ocft1er adjourned session, iSio'
James M'Guire, Hugh CaIoiln, Abel
Blakeney, adam Lynn, and Abel
Ho,brook, com1ilainanfs,
Against
Colin Aud, Robert Young, the Pre-,
sident, Directors and Company OF ~
the Bank of Alexandria, Joseph
Riddle and Company, phineas JAN q
neg, Janes Heron, Sloan and
BRIDGES AMI Thomas LeipsI, Cald-
well. Parks and Caldwell Gavin 3
and William Hamilton, Joseph r.
Jenks. administrator Of Joan Dix ~
on, Nathaniel NYa;tles and Conpa-
nv, harlcs Bennett George Green
hou, james i.scon, James Shehee,
Stewart snd Be Ill, George Dencale,
Falls and Brown, and Joseph Man
deviIlc, 99enaants
The defendants James Heron,
Sloan and iiriiges, Thomas Lelper CAid-
well Parks and Caldwell, Gavin aud Will
ssa Hamilton, Joseph X Jenk>, a'in,'nls'ra-
tors of John Dixon George Grcenhow,
Stewart and Bs.., and Falls and Brown, not
having entered their appearance and given
securilv according to the rules Of this court,
aul it appearing to the satisfaction of the
court that they are not inhabitants OF this
iii. rict-on motion of the complainants by
tbei counsel, it is ordered, that the said de-
PENDANTS James Heron, Sloan and Bridges,
Thomas Leipcr, C&l0well, PARIS and Cald-
well, Gavin and William Hamilton, Joseph
r Jerks, administrator of John Dixon, Geo.
Greenhow, Stewart and teail, aud Falls and
Brown, do appear mere on the first day of Ju-
" term next, and answer the compliments
bill, and that copy of this order be forthwitn
inserted in one Of the public newspapers
published in this coul y Tor TWO m"nths sue
&c .sively, and tha, another copy be posted At
RE front door of the court house Of the Sid
county.
A Copy.
Test.
c.. Deneale, C. c.
January IT,. lawn
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BY, no. having entered his appearance and
Given security according 10 the act OF as
s.pobiy and the rules OF this court, and 1t
snnear;nc to the satisfaction OF the court,
men affidavit, that the said defendant JOHN
GADSBY is not all inhabitant OF this dis
trict: On motion of the said compia'nants
Inv their couasel, it is ordered that the said
defendant JOHN Gadsby do appear here on the
frst day of next term. and enter his appear.
ance 70 the suit, aad give security tor per-
forming the DEGREES Of the court, and that the
other defendant Joshua Doing, do not pay
,wav. convey or secrste.the debts by HIM
OWING TO- orthe estate or eilects In his hands
he,ongino to the said absent defendant John
Cadsay. until the further order or decree
of this court and that copy OF TINS
order be fnrsh%Ih published for two months
,p,cessiyeiy in the public newspaper
n,,b.ished in this county, and shSt r'lo-
tner COPY BE-. posted at lie front door OF
the cour.-!iouse OF said county.
A copy
Test.
C. DENEAiEs &. 6.
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Not two and a half Blanks to Prize.
Subject 70 a deduction of Is per cent.
Part of the a5ove Prizes qriN be determined as
foUows:
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w O O D.

A large quantity of Wood will be laa d
and sold in lots Of from one 10 two 3 10
each. Those wanting Timber, Rails, "
can be supplied BY an eally application u
JAMES DAWSON,
Agent for the Forest # Washiagta =
The Lots are about mi es from Alex %
dria and S from Geo. Town and the City.
January 4. lawjt
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alexandria and Fauguier

TURNPIKE ROAD.
NOTICE i. hereby given, Thai the p
~ sident s. Directors of The rcao WI! M
at CentreviNe, on tie first d;y OF f;Jrus
next, at IL O'Clock, to receive proposal.
contract for the making ofhve miles Of paw
mcnt, to commence at the Little Riy
Turnpike ROAD ut point al that TINE to
agreea upon,
BY order of the Board,
Bernard liooe, cen. Pr.
January l. eOlHEsb
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District of Columbia,
COUNTY OF ALEXANDRIA--to Wit.
November Term, lSe
George Simpson, eemf.lai"ans,
Aaron Wilson * Joseph Birch, " ~''1
Jun. dctendants,
The defendant Aaron Wise
not having entered his appearance and g.,
security according to the actot assembly
the rules ofthis court, and it appearing &c :
satisfaction of the court upon affidavit
the said Aaron Wilson is not an inhah
Of this district-on motion of the Said )
piainant by his counsel, tits ordered thai Z!
said defendant, Aaron Wilson DO ap,
here on the first day Of next term and c II
his appearance TO the suit and give secu b
for performing tho decree Of the SQUIRT, & II
the other defendant, Joseph Birch, Jun ,
not pay away, convey, or secretc, the Dc }
by him owing to, or the estate or effects
his hands belonging to the said absent delt ,
ant, Aaron Wilson, until the further OF I
or decree Of this court, and that G.
of this order be forthwith published for
months successfully IN ore OF the pp'
newspapers published in this county, 4
that another copy be posted at the from, o
of the court house of said county.
A eopy-Tcst,
G. Deneaie, c. c.
January 4. ia2yn
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January | l..
.iilriCt of Columbia,

IillrlLL OF NOItIIIIUtdy
COUNTY OF ALEXANDRIA, IS.
November Term, 1910.
The Common Council of Alex
anagia, eonyhfasnan1s =
Against rs
John Gadsby and Joshua Doing, :
at,ne"n'S;
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IaR PubIiihed,

PRICE FIFTH CENTS,
And for sale Ivy ROBEKT GRAY.
A Poet.cal Picture of f.nrpc4
Being observations made eu'ing x re'ldsss
OF several years at Alexandra and No'se.,'
illustrative of the manners and custonIs 81 ~
inhahitants-and interspe:srd with unecd''''
arising from general intercourse with s2 o.,
ETY. in that country from 1879 u 1907
q Lady.
Loadsa, Printed. 1909 --!yosGolk, Re. pisa,'S
izi9
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John Rumsey,
DR.. F. a. Smith,
d.. George Monroe,
DR.. John Brinkie,
Aaron Poulson,
William Hemphili,
Daniel Lowber,
Thomas Duff,
Managers.
To either Of whom letters, post paid, in
closing money for any Number of til kets
viii be duly attended to.
Tickets fos sale by
r. GRAY,
Bookseller.
December Is. ec4w
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~ Jones POIN

January 4.
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Mr.. SMITHS PAMPHLET.
- (CoBtinued. J

/, nth. In the month Of December, next
after my accession to the department Of
state, discovered that several American
citizens, claimants under tho 9TH article
of the British treaty, had in vain pre-
sented for payment theirrespective claims.
To my surprize, I found that there was
not within my controul, any money for the
discharge of these just claims; and, with
equal surprize, / ascertained at the trea-
sury, that Mr.. Ewing, our agent at Lon
don. had retained in his hands, as . com
mission of 1-2 per cent. the sum of
2a,ss2 dollars, and that this sum, thus
retained, was the very money which had
been paid by the British government, in
trust, for the identical American citizens,
whose claims had thus in vain been pre-
sented for payment. Neither in the de-
partment of state, nor in any other depart
ment of the government was there to be
found any record, or indeed, any trace
whatever of a letter of any kind authoriz.
ing Mr.. Erving to retain that sum ofmo-
ney. No circumstance in relation to it
was within the recollection Of any of the
clerks. To my predecessor in. office l
then resorted. From him, however, /
could obtain no explanation. / nsysrths.
less, Stated to him, that the claim of Mr..
Ewing. as it appeared on the books Of the
treasury, was utterly inadnissable. 1st.
Because being an officer with frss an.
:as,al compensation, he could. not with
propristy receive aa extra smolunent ;
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From the Vermont Washingtonian.
NECKARA-Nn VII.

One of the most successful means by
which Mr.. jefferson .and ibis friends sue
ceeded to the administrations Of. the 60
vernment Of the Bnitol States. was the
charge against: The administration OF
WAsHiNoT0s and Adams, OF the want OF
economy IN dle expenditure of public mo-
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For the .alerrrdria Daily Gusette.

An EsrexATIcAL ASAoaAN.
THERE lives man in sacred writ
Four letters do compose his name,--
Of shrewdest policy and wit;
Napoleon copies from the same
This name transposes full four times
The tvo first grow to Boay fast;
No third can cover half his crimes,
While fate shall let him do the 1sss.
TIM.
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Our political birth day is at hand' ana
Ishould rejoice lift could be honored witt,
such martial display Of Militia, as weil
as Independents, as would be worthy the
seat Of the Federal government. Some
late writer's in your paper have been en-
deayorins to rouse us to sense OF our
duty. Prospect them, knowing their mo-
tiyes arc truly patriotic, but conclude
these addresses are wrong directed J;
they appear to require Of the citizens the
fnIi tale Of bricks, without the aid Of the
straw. The skiIlful physician never be-
Gins. plaistering up the arm with cata-
DIasrns, because the pulse is irregular; ne
searches the cause at head quarters. We
need no ghost to tell us 'sthere is some
thing rotten in the State Of Denmark,
which must be thoroughly probed, before
the.structure will be worth looking at.
Take my word for it, Mr.. Editor, as
Long as our militia affairs are managed as
at present. tactics will never be popular a
mone the citizens. In some parts OF the
Union, the officers Of all grades are chosen
nv vote of the soldiers. and indiseriminate-
" commissioned by the Governor. thus
commanded by the men of their choice,
most surprizing martial spirit and emula-
tion Is excited. We are taught in this
district to esteem it wonderful piece OF
condescension in the President, If he
de;ens to consult the wish Of the soldier
in this respect. A few years ago, large
company was raised, of the most respect
able young gentlemen of this town, who
we'll knowing the aristocratical, arbitrary
temner Of Mr.. Jefferson, concluded preVl-
oysIy 20 sound Gen. Mason, as to the pro-
liability of obtaining commissions, ana
offered to uniform themselves in a most
sunerb style, call themselves his cine
esilent's) life guards, or any thing he
would suggest. if he would please, in the
nlen;tude of his goodness, to commission
their officers! The result was as might
have been expenditures was too much
uhigism in the thing. Gen. Mason knew
the boon would not be granted, and there
fore gare us onr errand without having
consulted the President, by informing US
that he was persuaded he would not for.
ward the commissions Thus persisted
in embryo degree ofmilitary ardor that
have never witnessed here since ana
by a mulish kind of policy too, that cannot
have the couutry's good for its guide
While those reasonable requests are deni-
ed. il is fact that any boy who itches for
command, has Only to apply through the
proper channel, and his commission comes
on by return of mail This accounts for
our being commanded by officers with
come EXCEPTIONS who having never been
experienced themselves, cannot tell id
paracs from recorer arms, for the soul OF
them. Some officers of our independent
companies, have the department and
knowledge ola warrior but some OF them
will compare to one. precisely as q bull
frog to Hyperion. What renders our mi-
litia ridiculous, even to proverb, is be-
inc obliged to be trained without arms
How often, when strangers have come
out to s.see the review" has nay cheek
been suffused with shame for the honor
Of the corps! sr,,,,,r,
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.ebar.s the expenses sfthe time, ana 1,Asa
dolls. r. cents, were drawn from tse lun 10
- former Years to make up the deficiency.
In No. 5, published in the Masn'nsso
Man of February ,, 1911, contains :i:. so :
port If Mr. Gallatin, which ,exaloi ~. =
!. statement Of the annual receipts mt. .
the treasury from the 9TH Of March i ~
to f,,s s1st Of. December, 1902, and also
. statement Of the annual amount OF anu
Of the annual increase and decrease OF inc
,mhlic debt from the 1st of January, 1874
to the 1st Of January, 1870. Z.
From this report it appears
T that the whole receipts
= int the treasury, to the
wer. ss,sss,oss 81
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s G0,eS4,ai2 %

sV,eSs,aA% %
which is equal 10
s,O77,sO1 OF for each
year,
1t also appears that the
receipts into the treasu- ~
e ry for the nine succeed
ing years, ending ON the
31st Of Dceember, 1903,
amounted to t2t,z39,353 81
Deduct, paid towards prin.
cipal ofpuhlic debt, 4i,s65,74S Is
Expended in nine last years
Of government, 76,s7s,5o5 t9
which is equal to s,iS5,9ts, For each year
expended, for the general purposes of 60
vernment, and ercceds the acreage of the
t1ceIre first years, by the sum Of s,40s, 0is
sc. for each year making an aggregate
Of S0,672,395 dolls. 81 cts. AGAINST
the economy Of the late and present admit
nistrutions. ~-
Having given summary Of these ex-
traordinary results, shall proceed, oc-
casionally, to disclose some Of the means,
by which they have been accomplished.
and, in doing this. l shall as usual have
recourse to the official documents, furnished
by the different departments of govern
.ment. From those furnished since the
accession Of Mr.. Jefferson to the presi-
dency, 1 think it will appear that the ex-
penses since that event, have in many in
stances, ifnot all, beef, greatly increased,
and, in no instances HAVE THY DEEH III.
MlNIsHED.
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From the 1st Of Janua-
~, 1898 to the S1st 0fDe.
cember, 1901,
At this period, the ma
val force of the United
States consisted of about
forty vessels of war of diff
ferent force, thirteen or
fourteen Of which were
frigates, all new and in
good repair.
From the 1st Of Janu-
airy, 1909 to the :s1st OF
December, 1909, eight
years,
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JAMES MADISON.
George ErpiHs, Esq. London"
Expressing to Mr.. Madison my sur
prize and regret that Money transaction
to SO large an amount had been made the
subject OF q Pripate letter, remarked to
him that be would now have to decide
whether Mr.. Erving would be allowed to
retain this sum ofmonoy, and that should
ne be 50 allowed, then an application
must necessarily he made to congress for
an appropriation Of like sum to enable
the state department to discharge the just
demands Of tho claimants under the trea-
ty. 1, moreover at the sane imo, stat.
ed to Mr.. Madison that the agency Of Mr..
Erving had'been from. September, 1901.
to September, 1905, and that the private
letter Of November, 1901; giving to him
2s.s92 dollars, in addition to his annual
salary Of eOo0 dollars, was ia fact, allow.
Ing him compensation Of 1888 dollars
1sr ansxss. As, hswevsr it appeared to
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Faxj's Patent> MfaNab.e
COLUMBIAN OIL.

The Inventor o. this highly esteemed me-
dicine is d native Of .merica and the conPo-
sit;oa is the production OF American so'i,
consequently it is in every sense OF the "o'l
domestic, i, is Dot puffcd up with numerous
train Of poInpo,s toreign certificates OF per-
sons from whom by the great distance that
separates us It's impossible to eatain lnfoi-
nation, therefore the public has better secu'
ritv for their money as there cannot be the
least shadow Of deception to cover MS medl-
cine, for nc simply appears before Tie COM
munity with his invention and an experiment
tai detail OF the various cases IN which 1t re-
ally is so wonderfully ehicaclous and IN which
heis supported by the following ccr.ihca'es'
whose names are not only subscribed nus
their persons may also be consulted, being
residents within the circle OF our nelghbor-
hood. The following are the com2ial ITS IN
which the Columbian Oil has been iound SO
ef,icacioos and rarely ever fails OF etfSctlhg a
cure, viz Rheumatism, consumption pans
In any part of the body, but particularly IN
the back and breast. colds and coughs, tooth
ache, spleen, pieurisies, choiic, cramps, en-
terms, aAd internal bruises, sprains AMI ilesh
wounds, scalds and burns, whooplng cough
and mumps, ani dysentry and bloody hux,
Group ana the summer complaints IN Chill
dren, and in weak stomach thai is caused
by indigestion, constant sinking and loss OF
appetite, it will act as apowerful bracer TO
the relaxed fibre and restore to It's proper
tone.
1t seems as though nature had ranked the
FIRST Of the class Oh all pectorals and cxpecto-
-, / ,,,H In s.
scarcely ever fails Of removing distractions
in either, particularly those who are trou-
b,ed with phthysick or asthmatic complaints,
who in the act Of walking fast, stopping Or
living down are almost suitocated' haifa ten
spaoa full of tho Columbian Oil will render
some relief iastantaneously, and 1t continued
sgreeably to tue directions i'll sucn cases, WIZ
prove i rlai al cure, by producing The 1sh
power Of imitation 10 the lungs and Tree on
Passion oEthe breast,