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March 5.
PUBLIC SALE.
A. FA".
laW6W

By virtue of a deed OF truit
from Daniel M'Carty, and Margaretta Ma
tilda Snowden, his wife, to US the subscrl-
bers, will be exposed to public sale on Tues
day the ftth day of February meet, at Craw-
ford's tavern, in George Town, Tract OF
Land on the river Potomac, lying in Loudoun
county, state of Virginia, known as M'Car-
tvs Island, and Sugar Land Tract, OR SO
much thereof as will be sufficient 10 pay the
sum recorded in said deed.
This property lies about 90 miles above
George Town, and the city of Washin gton,
and the Island part of the property, contain
ing 500 acres, is known by its produc.
tons to be the most valuable and desirable
land in either the states of Maryland or Vir-
ginia, with proper cultivation may be made
to produce 100 bushels of corn per acre. A
great proportion Of this tract is heavily tim
bered, from which an inexhaustable quantity
OF ship timber, slaves, &c. may be taken.-
The property will be shewn on application to
Mr.. John w. Bronaugh, in George Town, or
Mr.. Daniel M'Carty, on the premises. The
terms of sale are, one third cash, or negotia-
BILE paper in the bank Of Columbia, at so days
Will Two ICSlulIS WuuNl
the district of Columbia-the balance in three
equal payments of three, six & nine months,
all bearing interest from day OF sale, in notes
as above mentioned. The land is TO remain
bound, and be resold en- default of payment,
for so much ready money as may be sufficient
to raise the balance then due, and the residue
on credit to meet the future instalment or
instruments the proceeds of which resale is
to be in like manner secured, and this opera
ton of resale is to be made as often as such
successive default shall require; conforming
each to the terms prescribed for the first.
/ Elisha Janey,
James Keith, junior.
November S. 2awts
n The sale of the above proper.
.ty is pofponed until MONDAY, the
eighth day Of April: on which day it
will be sod, pursuant to the above
deed of trust, at Crawford's tavern,
at one O'Clock.
The Trustees.
February So. lawtds
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Coach-making, in all its various
Branches.
Z. =. TAYLOR.

RESPECTFULLY informs his friends
n and the public, that he contin aes 10
carry on the Coaeh.masing Business in all its
various branches, at the shop in Fairfax
street, formerly occupied by Rhea and Toy
or, where all orders in his line of business
will be strictly attended
From an establishment of three years
the above line of business he is able 10 say,
as a proof OF his workmanship, he has many
vouchers.
Gentlemen who may please to favor him
with their orders for Carriages OF any kind
or description, may depend on having their
work executed with Deafness and strength.
N. B. AIlkinds of Carriages and Harness
es made and repaired with neatness and dis
patch.
FOR SHE,
A second hand Ceachee with Ha~ness.
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At the annual meeting of the
FEBRUARY IS

Z,
Stockholders in the Little River Turnpike
Company, in the town of Alexandria, on the
first Monday in December, 1910, the fol.
loving resolution was unanimously adopted
That for the purpose of encouraging the use
Of broad wheel Wagons On the Little River
Turnpike road, all Wagons the br eadth of
the wheels whereof shall be six inches, shall
be permitted to pass the gates on said road
toll free, for the term OF two years, and all
Wagons whose wheels shall be the breadth
of FIVE inches, shall be permitted to pass toll
free. for ths term OF eighteen months-all
Wagons the breadth of the wheels whereof
shall be four inches, shall be permitted to
pass toll free for the space of Is months
from the time they shall first pass the re-.
spective gates, which shall be specially no.
ticed by the gate keepels-And hat this re-
gulation shall be extended to all who shah
avail themselves Of it within tive years.
True copy.
J onah Thompson, See1.
December Is. law
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LEES
Worm Destroying Eozenges.

Thi, medicine which is as innocent and
,,;ld az il is certain and efhcacious in Its O.
Jera,ion, cannot injure the smallest infant,
, .hould no worms exist in the bod y-hut Will
without pain or gripping cleanse the stomach
- h,,ve,s of whatever is foul or offensive,
and thereby prevent the production ofworms
and many fatal disorders. W.,
Among the symptoms attending Worms
.re aisagreeabie breath. especially In the
morning--bad and corrupt gams-iscn'ne IN
the nose, and about the scat-corVuisions,
sna.n,;c its, and sometimes prl'a OF
.peseh-irrsgular appetite, sometia 's to' n
=. i.,,6 and sometimes yoracioas- farging
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This is to give notice, that the

HAo I'D " SiFS 11OtiSS, Li1oI tliC
subscriber Of Alexandra county, in tns dis
trict of Columbia, has obtained from the
Orphans Court of said county, letters Of
administration Oh the personal estate of Jacob
Simmer, late ofthe county aforesaid, deceas-
ed. All persons having claims against the
said deceased, are hereby warned to exhibit
the same with the vouchers thereof to the
subscriber on or before the 25th day Of Au-
gust Eext ensuing, or they may by law be
excluded from all benefit to said estate, and
those indebted thereto are required to make
immediate payment. Given under my hand
this 2sth day Of February, 1871.
William Herbert, jun.
Administrator OF Jacob Simmer, decd
FEBRUARY IS. 3taw4w
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lawtds

TIME subscriber viii give Ten Dollars re.
ward for experimenting \ negro won an
called SOPHY, about IS years old, slender
made, rather under feet-she had on blue
and yellow striped habit Of linsey woolsey,
but has variety of clio ths--she has sister
living in Georgetown with Mr.. Clementson
her father Harry, works with MIR. Hunter,
ship carpeutes in. Alexandria.
STEPHEN COOKE.
Leesburg, March 4-s. iaw4w
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February 9.
ORPHANS COURT.

Aleeanaria County, Feb. Term, 1911.
Simmer, deceased, do insert the folio ing
advertisement: three times in each week for
four weeks III the Alexandria Daily Ga.
zette.
Test.
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flick slifnyand frtid stools-somitint, -l.rss
and hard belly-pains and sickness at the sto-
mach-pains in the head and thigh', xlt n
lowness of .pirits-siow fever, with small
and irregular pulse-a dry cough-excesslye
thirst-sometimss pale and unhealthy couh7
nance, and som etilnes the face bioated ana
ushed.
Persons afflicted with any OF the aooVe
symptoms, should have immediate recourse
to Hamilton's Worm Destroying L0ze"ges
which have been constantly attended WIN
success in all complaints similar to those above
described.
Sold by-Robert Gray. Bookseller,
King street, Alexandra, who has luit
received fresh supply Of Persian Lo-
ton.
Also, Sold by Nicholas Kingston,
Fairfax street.
A., ~"
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Jonah Tlaolnpson,)
John Mason, Direct
Henry Foxall, 7 ors.
William Steuart.

NIB Arrangements having been msde y
commence the sale Of tickets comp, .zing tie
above Lottery, the public are hereby inform
Ell, that am now prepared to ,sceive pro-
posals from all such persons as may be dis
posed to purchase, tr otherwise conlr.c. Tor
the sale thereof on commission. Purchasers
taking 100 Tickets, or more, will be emitted
to credit of thirty days after the drawing Ct
the Lottery, on giving notes with approved
endorsers, negotiable at any of the Banks
within the District of Columbia,
Jos. Carleton,
Agent for tie Potomac Campany
THE DRAWING or THE
Potomac and Shenandoah Manga
ton Lottery.
HE public are hereby informed, that
i at meeting Of the President and d.
rec'ors OF the Potomac Company, held Il
brooks tavern, in Alexandria, on Monday,
the 10th day of December, 1910, i, was de-
termined that the drawing of the Potomac
and Shenandoah Navigation ottery shsa
commence on the first Monday in May next
BY order of the President and Directors.
Joseph CARLETON, Agoss.
Georgetown, Dec. 2o-fJar.
Ihe public are farther informed that, cor
formally to Subsequent resolution of tn
managers OF the lottery, the price of tickets
will be advanced from the 8 st. of March
next, to ten elella"s and fifty cents. and thu:
no tickets after the 2sth day of Arril next,
will De sold at any other place than At their
office or Offices in the district of Columbia
1t 49, therefore, confidently hoped, under
these regulations, that persons, DESTROYS q
promoting the object Of this lottery and rho
have not yet supplied themselves with tlek-
cts, will embrace the opportunity of doing't.
before they are withdrawn from the dasssm
Agents.
BY order Of the Managers,
Joseah Carleton, Agens.
February 6-f3. !awtl3hAp
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THIS is to give notice. that the

subscribers Of Alexandria county, in the dis
trlct OF Columbia, have obtained from the
Orphans Court of said county letters of ad'
ministration on the personal estate of John
Ai"ca'd, late Of the county aforesaid deccas-
cd: All persons having claims against the
said deceased, are hereby warned to exhibit
the same with the vouchers thereof to the
subscribers, OF OF before The 9Th day of Au-
gust next ensuing, or they may by law be
excluded from al benefit to said estate and
those indebted thereto are required to make
immediate pay .nent. Given under our hands
this ninth day OF February.
Lucy Kincaid, admr'x.
John Richards, admir-.
of John Kincaid.
February 9. eosw.
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Ten Dollars Reward.

February So.
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Twenty Dollars Reward.
December %,

Wenty DOllafS kezuaTd,
For experimenting and securing in Jail so
that I can get her again, negro woman,
named KENNY, about 10 years of age. It
is probable she is lurking about Alexandra
orits vicinity, as she has father & mother
living in that place.
Dainger6eld Lewis.
King George. Feb 8. lawtf
@ Printing of all kaasds neatly
executed at thas office.
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VIRGINIA, FREDERICK Counfy-to smt:
DANIEL LEE made oath before me
Justice of the Peace for the said county, that
on the 2oth August, 1910, he cut two Bank
Notes of One Hundred Dollars each, and re-
mitted by post from Winchester the halves
of said notes to JOSEPH JANNEy, Alexandria
that, on receiving an acknowledgment of
the above he the said Daniel Lee enclosed
the remaining halves of said notes directed to
Joseph Janney, Alexandria, put the sanac
into the post-office at Winchester with his
own hands. He further says that he did not
keep any description of said notes, but to the
best of his recollection they were on the Uni
on Bank of Maryland but, for the greater
certainty, he refers to tie half notes first re-
mitted Sworn to before me this 18th day
of February, 1911.
EDWARD MCGUIRE.
District of Columbia, Ale*andr,a}
County, to 1Uit:
JOSEPH JANNEY made affirmation be-
fore me Justice Of the Peace for said coun-
ty, thta the half notes mentioned above, last
enclosed, were never received by him Civ
en- under my hand this 4th day of March,
1911.
A. FAW.
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desand'ia County, Feb. Term, 1911.
Ordered, That the administrators of John
Kincaid, deceased, do insert the following
advertisement three times in each week for
eight weeks, in the Alexandria Daily Ga.
zette
Test. ALEX. MOORE, Reg.
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rive hundred tickets 70 be drawn each
day, and the drawing to commence with the
least possible delay
Purchasers of 100 tickets or more, to be
entitled 10 credit Of thirty days alter draw
ing Of this class, for notes, with approved
ndorsers.
All prizes not demanded within six months
after the drawing Of this class, will be consl-.
dercd as given up for tn benefit of the lot
terry.
This scheme, it is believed, afford. an
equal prospect of gain to advcnturcrs with
any other which has been offered to the pub
lie. Those who are Interested in the coNl-
meree and agriculture OF the country adiaGeD,
TO the Potomac and Shenanu all r,vcrs have
additional inducements to give their support.
as the money to nc raised BY the lottery IS
tor their immediate benefit and convenience.
1t is also hoped that the patriotic and public
spirited will be disposed TO countenaHee and
encourage measure which has for its object
the facilitating ready and convenient COM
munica,ion between the western countr, and
the Atlantic, tending to connect the Interests
OF the eastern and western states, and "a
pcrpetuate their union
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-27
From The PMiadelhhla Gazette.
Mr.. VESTS PICTURE.

This picture, and the manner In which 1t
has been lost to our city, has been subject
of considerable concern and discussion. The
following letter from gentleman lately arrl7-
ed at Washington from England, gives some
information, which will be interesting to the
lovers of the arts, particularly to those who
have any concern in this picture.
Washington, august 4, 1911.
Robert Fulton, Esq.
DEAR SRI have the pleasure to inform
you OF my arrival in this city from England.
The day before left London, saw our distin-
guished countryman andfriend Mr.. West, who
desired to be particularly remembered to you,
he was in good health, and busily employed in
painting second picture of "Christ healing
in the Temple" Mr.. West intends it, as you
know he originally did the first, for present
to the Philadelphia Hospital, as testimony
of his attachment to the capital of his native
State-he confidently expected to get it H.
nished by the middle of August, or at all e.
vents in time to send it by one of the tall
ships. l saw the picture, it was in great for
wardness, and ought to mention to you, that
it is not to be mere copy of that which he
sold to the National Institution-the subject
is the same, but the Picture will be nine or
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twelve inches larger (both in height and
breadth) and several new figures VIII DC ihero-
duced. one in particular, maniac, which can
NOT fail to give an increased effectto the whoie
Picture. Be assured, that the utmost efforts
of Mr.. Vests genius will be exerted, to
make this rival all his former works, ana
have no doubt that he will be successful
regret very much, that the circumstances
which induced Mr.. West to dispose OF MS
first Picture to the National Institution, nave
not been made known to his friends In Pehh-
sylvania-had they been communicated, they
must have satisfied every person, and pre-
vented the unkind reflections, which l am
sorry to find, some ardent minds have cast
upon the conduct of that araiable and dlstin-
cuished man, whose motive and actions are
always corrcc., dienihed and honorable
Should you think that knowledge OF the
following facts, will have a tendency to re-
move false impressions from the public mind,
and do Justice to the character OF our MINOR
tai countryman-you will give them publlci-
ty, in such manner as you may deem most
conducive to that end.
Mr.. West finished his celebrated Picture
of Christ healing in the Temple" In hlarch
-en submitting it to the inspection OF his
friends, all, (artists and amateurs) with one
accord, pronounced it superior to any OF MS
former productions, general enthusiasm
prevailed, admiration and praise was unlver-
sal. The members ofthe National Institute
on on learning that this picture was intended
for the United States, determined IT possible
to purchase it-feeling that it would be dis
honor to the profession and to the country, to
allow so fine work of Art to leave England,
withoutan effort to retain ia committee was
accordingly appointed to wait on MI west,
to know If he would on any terms dispose OF
the Picture-he replied, that having painted
it expressly for present to the Hospital at
PHILADELPHIA to which institution he had tor
many years promised it, he would not other
wise dispose oft. The gentleman returnedt to
the institution with this answer, whereupon, 1t
was immediately resolved, that 5000 gulneas
should be offered Mr.. West for the Picture,
and as a further inducement for him to part
with it, it was determined, that it should be
the first of a collection Of Pictures to form
National Gallery, and Mr.. West was to be at
liberty to paint a second for the Hospital at
Philadelphia. He considering what he owed
to the interest of his family, and to his own
fame Welded to these offers, and disposed OF
the Picture to the National Institution, i'll
whose gallery it is deposited, there TO remain
lasting monument of his genius. But he
did not part with it, until he had taken sketches
of such parts as he intended to incorporate
into his new Picture, for the Hospital OF Phi
ladelphia,
1 am, sir, with great esteem, &c.
SETH HUNT.
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Ursa Major

From the 9TH to the 2lst of this month, tie |
comet has described an arch CT Is degrees
It's orbit is inclined to the ec!iptic, at nearly
an angle of 81 d.-From the 7th to the II th
of Sept it passed over d. 20 m. at the rate
of so m. in twenty-tour hours. At present,
it moves with the velocity Of d. Is M in 2.
hours, having increased in its velocity by Is
minutes, or by one half of its velocity when
first observed From this circumstance we
may infer, that the course Of the present CO.
met lies between the earth and the Sun-Sr
l. Newton says, in his system OF the world
All the comets which move in direct course,
according to the order of the signs, about the
end oftheir appearance become more than Or
binary slow, if the earth is between them and
the sun and more than ordinarily swift, if the
earth is approaching to heliocentric opposi-
ton with them. Whereas, OH the other hand,
those which move against the order of the
signs, towards the end CT their appearance,
appear swifter than they ought to be, if the
earth is between them and the sun ; and SLOW
er, and perhaps retrogade, if the earth is in
the other side of its orbit" The present CO.
met moves according to the order of the signs,
and as its velocity is upon the increase, it not
only approaches the earth, but is probably
nearer the sun than the earth.
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From, 6. The Maniac, NTH other Poems, by
John Lazyson"-iust Published.
THE ORPHAN.
Sad was my heart, and sad the night,
When last heard my mother sigh;
Twas then her cheeks grew cold and white,
For death was passing by.
He blew upon the rose--it died;
: saw it change and wither fast:
Low sunk my hopes-this breast 1t sighed,
And swelled the htful blast.
In silent sorrow gushed the tear,
And bathed my mothers winding shroud !;
Then to the tomb slow moved the bier,
/ wept her dirge aloud:-
ooh sleep my mother! now the grave
Will gently lull thee to thy rest,
6 And hush the fury of the wave
That rolled against thy breast ,
To heaven lift my trembling hands;
There dwells friend, though all weredead;
He gives the wound, while mercy stands
And heals the heart that bled.
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THE ECLIPSE.

The Solar Eclipse, which happened on the
18th, appears to have attracted general atten-
ton on account Of the annular ring which it
exhibited. By meaps of Hadley's Sextant,
l observed the altitude of the suns centre at
the beginning Of the eclipse, when CENTRAL
and at the end, from which deducted the
times, as follow -
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Solar eclipses are frequently used for ascer'
tanning the longitude Of places, although such
calculations are extremely tedious, on account
of finding correctly the moons parallax IN
longitude and latitude.
In the beginning of 1905, recollect u-
mar eclipse was observed by Bishop Madison
at Williamsburg, and by myself in this place.
when the meridian of Richmond was by Mr..
Madison, 7e d. 40 m. west of London and
by my observations rs d. 81 m. have had
several opportunities since, Of making SINH
lar observations, and found them always near
ly to agree. But the observations from the
last eclipse will make the longitude Of Rich.
mond considerably more; SO much SO, that
would have doubted Of the accuracy OF my all
titudes and times, did they not nearly CORES
pond with those of Washington ard Balli-
more, after making an allowance for the dit
ference of longitude in those places. have
not leisure at present to investigate partcu-
larly, the cause of this difference, whether
proceeding from inaccuracy in former obser-
vations or from the present, but shall, IN the
ccurse of next week
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From THE RICHMOND enquirer.

The following are the observations made
upon The Comet, since my last:
Sunday, 18th September, half past seven
at night.
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JOHN WOOD.

N B. AS the Comets rising in the morn
ing, and setting at night, has occasioned an
idea Of two comets, it may be proper TO st,te'
for those net acquainted with celestial phe-
nomena, that the diurnal motion OF the comet
round the north pole, is only an apparent n'o'
ton, and not real motion caused by the caF'h
revolving on its axis, and is similar to 'n'
apparent motion of the fixed stars and planes
all of which seem to reyolve round the NORM
Pole, describing circles of different masnr
tudes, according to their distances from 1n'
Pole.
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Communicated for the Alexandria Gazette.
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From, 6. The Maniac, NTH other Poems, by
John Lazuson"-just Published.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 81.
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I offer for SAFE,

MY estate in Hanover, Called ami known
by the name oe puLxIrLD containing 1914
acres, be the Same more or less, together
with the Negroes, between 90 and 10, most
Nv in faniiies-also, all thS stock OF Horses,
Cattle, Sheep, Hogs and Mules. and the
Plantation Utensils. :.
Possession will! be given Of the whole as
soon as 4 contract is concluded, including the
present growing c4op., a,sheir estimated va.
Inc. One fourth Of the purchase money will
be required in hand. and the balance in one
and two years on interest. IL sale OF the
land should no, kc pace before the 18th OF
August, the negroes, stock, &c Will be sold
on that day, together with the standing corn,
and the estate leased for term OF years.
I have alto for sale about IS, 900
Acres of Military Lands in the States OF Unio,
Kentucky, and the Indiana Territory, besicss
1000 Acres inthe county of Mason and State
o: Virginia near the Ohio. For particular
description OF all which and for terms OF sale,
apply to MIR. Thomas Tavloh Of Richmond,
or tM
John Hopkins.
March IS. law2m