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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-08-06
Hardware.

z EWIS hIPKlNS has received pei
"a the Nohask via Baltimore, a small
,ddition to his former assortment of hard.
ware, which renders the assortment toe,
ra5ly complete and extensive.
AMONG WHICH ARE,
Shoe thread in balls, of good quality
EnsG h bride and skir.ing leather
OF superior quality
M.n's aud women's saddle trees
Plated chain spurs
Girih webbing
Waldron's grain and grass sithcs
SickleS
Patert iron tea kettles
VITA A VARIETY OF
Cutlery e Mongery Goods;
all of which are offered at reduced pri-
ceS to punc'uai customers. June II
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Notice.

TilE subscriber. to the Falls Bridge
Il turnpike Company residing in
Fairfax County, Virginia, who lately sub
scribed with view to enable the Com
pany to build B'idge across the lower
Ford Of Difficult Run aud to forward the
turnpike DAD, are hereby notified that
.pey are required to pay to John Tenn
oleman, the Superintendent on the road,
or to his order, mouthl5 insta!ment OF
IN dollars per share, to conscience :
the goth July next and to continue til
We whole amount Of subscriptions are
,aid up.
By order of the Board,
JOHN MURDOCH, Treas.
Georgetown. June ls, 1919.
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School Books,

Among which are, the Greek and Latin
Classics, Dilworth's, Webster's, Mavor's,
Comley's, Murray's, Columbian and Phi
ladelphia spelling bonks, Murray's, Web
ster's, Ashes and Cemley's grammars,
Murray's Primer, Introduction, Reader,
Exercises and Key, Am. Glass Book,
Blair's Reading Exercises, New Intro.
duction to Reading, New York Reader,
No. 1, 9 and s, SCOTS Lessons. En-
fields Speaker. Goldsuith's England,
Rome and Greece, Wcbster's Selection,
American Speaker, Dodsley's and Crox
all's Fables, Blair's Grammar Of Ehemis-
try, O'Neal's and Willet's Geography,
Dilworth's, Tutors, Jesse's & Jaudon's
Arithmetic, Johnson's, Sheridsn's. and
Walkers Dictionary, Aliases and Maps,
etc. etc. together with large stock o.
Law, History and Miscellany.
Wholesale purchasers allowed Ibis
raj discount. August 81
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Boiling Cloths.

TIE subscriber has this day receiv-
l. ed, Il large and elegant assort-
nent of Boiling Cloths, of a superiorqua,
lily, which will be offered for sale at the
store of Messrs. Butts & Cawood, King-
street, Alex'a, where he intends keeping
4 complete assortmentin FUTURE.
Sept 6 AMOS ALEXANDER.
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Notice.

7 AM ready to contract for taking up
4 and repavihg Duke and Water streets,
when the citizens owning property there
on agree to repave the sideways at their
own expense, agreeably to an order o.
Council, dated November 1, 1917, for
which purpose, and their accommodation.
a subscription paper is left with MIR.
Evan P. Taylor.
ROBT. BROCKET, Street Com.
May4
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Notice is hereby given,

THAT application will be made to
the President and Directors of the
Bank of Potomac, for the renewal Of the
certificates Of two shares Of stock stand.
ing in the books of the, Bank Of Potomac,
in the name of Joseph Dean.
3 HUGH SMITH,
Executor Of Joseph Dean.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-08-06

Wagons, Furniture, &c.
CsANUEL WARD has received per brig
- Susan, and other late arrivals, a large
qlanti,y of Goods in his line, comprising
the following articles:
81 Wagons with harness, ) with tops
500 chairs OF different kinds
4 sofas and Settees; children S chairs
sideboards OF the newest fashion
40 bureaus OF different prices
co tables do
90 light stands do
10 work tables do
10 wash stands do
g secretaries and book cases
$50 looking glasses from to % dolls
dozen grass mats
2-doZen hearth and floor brushes
6 dressing bureaus
u Gather beds and mattresses
5000 feet mahogany in boards
dozen small hoes for gardening
i gross bed screws doE bed keys
Is dozen bed caps; Is do table hinges
c dozen sacking bottoms at lbs
IS portable desks
Easy chairs and night stools
ALSO,
10 trunks Of different sizes
500 chip hats
Boots, shoes and hats
Saddles, brides and whips
6 bundles cf steel, very low priced
Cast steel axes and common do
LIKEWISE,
10 kegs butter
10 bbls NewEngiand Rum
4 bbls crackers Of the first quality
TOGETHER WITH
Letter paper and bills of lading
All of which win be sold on good terms
at the Cabinet warehouse, foot OF Prince-st.
InlY Il Sw
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Paper Hangings. &c.

TIME Subscriber has ju., received a
Il supply Of French Paper Hangings,
among which are a number of Historical
and Landscape patterns, Cloth Paper,
etc. very beautiful. American Paper al
so. low priced, by the piece or yard.
Likewise a box of Prints. Caricatures,
etc. e. ea' variety. Ais"
Boston Windosu Glass,
OF all sizes. THe has made such ar.
ranssments as always to be able to sell at
the Factory prices.
Pain and oil, gold leaf, looking.glass
es, trunks, etc constantly for sale.
Painting, Glazing, Gliding and
Paper Hanging, in all their variety, exe>
cuted with neatness and despatch.
f. GILMAN.
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mo. 5s9s.
Carpeting.

miami at the auction store corner
~ Ut Prince and Water streets, Hol-
ind Rush Carpets, Gustly celebrated ior
their durability)-Oi different widths and
qualities. which may be seen and pur-
chased at any time.
P. G. MARSTELI.ER.
June Is
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Cheap Carpets,

(Smtubte for Summer uSe,) &c. &c.
100 PIECES floor, passage e stair
lOO ,traw carpeting, low priced
so bags fiibrrts
500 lbs hulled barley
80 bundles cassia
ITO groce velvet colks
so bbls behring's, No. 1-inspection
of last year, in sound order, aud at low
$500 gallons cider vinegar price
40 duzen claret, low priced
20 dazcn 10 very old, acd fine
quality For sale by
VAUDEVILLE & LARM0UR.
June IL
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Robert Gray

next door to the corner Of King and Roy.
al streets, and is prepared to execute any
orders in the BoOkbinding business with
which he may be honorable is also sup
piled on commission, with small assort-
ment Of Stationary comprised Of articles
mosi in demand, and particularly invites
the attention Of juvenile customers to
articles used in schools, such as Cypher-
ing and Copy books, &c. which are made
of the best materials that can be Procur
ed and at the usua! prices-Orders from
Banks or public Offices tor any kind OF
blank account books, can be executed il
a style Of strength aud elegance equal to
any in the United States. May 81
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Union Bank of Alexandra, 7
July 9, 1918. (

Juiy 2, 'oio'
STOCKHOLDERS in this institution
- are hereby notified, that on the cap.
iial paid in, a dividend Of four per cent
from the profits for The last six months. rs
his day declared payable on the 9th inst.
lgresably to order.
c. T. CHAPMAN, Cashr.
July S II
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Burr Milestone Making.

Burr Milestone Making.
TIME Subscriber wlsaes tol ~ his
4 friends and the public, thai he has
Oh hand good supply of the first quality
Burr Blocks. His shop is near COl.Pey-
toms store. where he can supply all Mil
lers at the shortest notice with first rate
Mill stones. and which he wi warrant
equal if not superior t" any in the United
States, and will sell them at tie most re-
duced prices--the workmanship superior
to any in the district.
Dec. 18 RIBERT GLENN.
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Leather,
For Sale,
BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT,
DIR. DEANS
Genuine Vegetable Rheumatic
PILLS,
For Sale,

SO celebrated in New-England for the
many remarkable cures which they have
wrought, some Of which are particula.
rized in The papers OF directions, where
many thousand boxes are used annually
to general satisfaction.
These pills are recomn ended by men
of the FIRST characters in the state OF Mas.
sachusetts.
JAMES KENNEDY & SON.
January &c
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Tanning and Currylng.

Joseph HESTON continues to car.
o ry on the above business at his old
stand in Prince street, between Water
and Union streets, where he will be al
ways ready to execute orders in his line
with promptness and despatch.
He keeps constantly on hand large
assortment of
Leather,
Of as various qualities as can be found in
any shop in the District--which he will
dispose OF at very low prices for cash.
IL mo. 6 If
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Rachael Baker
Youths Cabinet
Murrav's Grammar, Abridged
Murray's, Web.ter's Comly's, and N
York Spelling Books
New.York Preceptor and Primer
AlisOn's Sermons, 9 volumes
Tales Of Fancy; Poetical Chronology
Claws Ciceronis /; Tacitus
Airs Of Palestine; Hubert and Ellen
Valentines Eve; Readings on Poetry
Lord OF the Isles
Sancho, or The Proverbialist
Cowper's Poems; Comic Dramas
Paris Revisited; French War in Spain
Poets Pilgrimage; Masonic Minstrel
Simpsons Comic Sections -
Willish's Lectures
Rambach's Meditations
Sidney on Government
Warren's America; Military Tutor
Family Prayers American Star
Sanford and Merton; SCOTS Lessons
Looking Glass for the Mind
Pocket and school Bibles T. Testaments
Jess's Surveying
Johnson's Dictionary, large and small
Child's Monitor; American Nepos
History Of England
Addison's Works, 6 vols. boards
Federalist; Clerks Magazine
Columbian Letter Writer
Introduction to Reading
Episcopal hymns, &c. &c.
Stationary:
Plain and fancy letter, superfne and
common cap writing and large brown
wrapping paper; band box and bonnet
boards; playing cards; ink powder, red
and black /; black morocco pocket books /;
wedgewood cork and paper inkholders !;
lead and slate pencils super fine English
and American drawing paper; Reeves
colors in boxes German and octave
flutes flies and clarionets; black sand
and sand boxes; waters; quilts blank
checks on the Mechanics and Farmers
bank, /; bills OF IadiDg; seamen's arjlcles;
maa;fests and powers Of attorney bank
books, copy and cyphering books. plain
and ruled ledgers journals day books
invoices, letter y common account books
in full and half binding. Orders for any
description Of BLANK BOOKS executed at
a short notice; and warranted for neat
ness, strength and durability, equal to
any i'm the district. June 27.
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ENGLISH AND GERMAN
ALMANACS, for 1918,
January 9(

TUSr published and for sale by the
O gross, dozen or single one,
By JOHN A. STEWART,
Who has on hand,
large stock OF writing and letter paper,
pasteboards, states, blank books, quilts,
sealing wax, waters, playing cards, and
paper for rooms.
ALSO,
Family and common bibles and tesla
men:s, prayer books, psalm and hymn
books, with many other established reli-
giovs works Of merit. A general assort.
ment of
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Bank of Alexandria.

July 6, 1918.
4 DIVIDEND of tour per cent for the
IA last hall year, is this day decla-
red. and will be paid to the stockholders
in the institution, or their legal represen-
tatives, on Thursday the 9th inst.
}. l.. M'KENNA, Cash'r.
July 2 Sw
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Bottled Porter and Ale.
JOSIAH II. DOE

OOctIA IL DOE
"hS just commenced bottling best
Ill Transparent Pale Ale and Porter,
from the Georgetown and Philadelphia
breweries) on Duke street, between u
MON and Water streets, where he will be
happy tc meet the commands OF his
Eiends and the public in general. To
hose who are disposed 10 become regu-
lar customers, or wish to purchase by the
iczen or gross, will be made handsome
liSrnupf
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Boarders Wanted.

Two or l.. ee boariers CAN be accom-
nodated on moderate terms, BY applying
as above. June so
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Boston IVindOzc Glass,

Withers & Washington,
4 FEW doors east of the " agniugton
IA Tavern. have just opened hand
some assortment Of
Spring Goods,
which they offer at The most reduced
prices far ash Iarch 26
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Claret.

A FEW eases Of Medoc ClAret, Of a su.
IA perior quality, for sale by
July 20 LANRASON & FOWlIE.
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Ten Dollars Reward.

april 23
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To MELANCHOLY.


Goddess f slooGi Oh, haste .~s!,
Aai tske IhJ airy Rlyht;
Leave. oIicsiy ieaT. ttsese rsalas Of day,
Ard isell IN endless night:
For thee, nc Wage bright
Is wiling subject to by frOTning sway
Dis9srse afar thy suiIep power
NV breast fran Troubles t-ss;
o.. let me pass one peaceful h1a'
OF bles; iestiTitJ--
Then alone shall De
a Aa2Py ga.st in Gaiets harmless bower
Wan Melancholy, see thee eone,
With aspect stern and grave,
RiI;cg tlireagI midnight s.adO"' dun,
And Ger w Iil!os wave;
Wa, eve thy f'a=u can brave,
Thy sCfgi r.i.a, thg sal mig i'a2enee
Int'Ien. realms o. s-'itade,
Anil the lans!J dell,
T5o1 si,t'st intent-'n n"sSnfnl mood,
On nogrufal musings dwell:
On, who thy power can tell,
Bat he Who fees within thy step; lntTuce'
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Fem the Baltimore Patriot.
APRoP0s.

The case Of Colonel Anderson, which
bounced 50 Unexpectedly on the attention
Of congress. la. already induced hastv
and brilliant discussion on the .xtert Of
tne powers and privileges Of that body
(. the question seems to be not Yet we'll
digested, and will hereafter afford Z" food
for reflection" We take the liberty Of re-
cording in our paper. some suggestions
made BY the celebrated ST. George Tuck.
er, professor Of law in the university OF
William and Mary, and one OF the judg-
es OF the general court in Virginia. They
are to be found in a note to his View Of
The Constitution Of the United States"
commencing a; page 200 of the appendix.
These remarks appear 10 have been ell
cited BY the case of Robt. Randall, which
has been cited as a precedent to that Of
John Anderson. Ii will be recOllected
that the former person was several days
in custody, and was finally liberated thro'
a petition to the house for that purpose.
Having catered into deliaeation OF
the peculiar powers Of congress, as de-
fined by the constitution, Judge Tucker
subjoins 4 note in the following terms:
|" What further powers or privilege,
the several houses Of congress nay CON-
stitutioualIy posses, has now become a
question oi 10 small Importance. The
great Bacon observes, ION the advance.
ment of learning, page 44h)" that as ex-
ception strengthens the force Of Law, in
cases not excepted, Sd enumeratirn weak
ems il in cases not enumerated" The
powers vested in congress, the privileges
of the members. and of each house, are
seyeralIy enumerated in the constitution :
not made exceptions from general pow
err not enumerated. Consequently il
woui:' appear that they were not capable
of extension. beyond the letter ol the con.
st.tztioI itseii. Inc twelfth article Of the
amendments 10 the constitution seems al
So not to favor a constructive extension
of the power. Of the federal government,
or any department thereof; yet case
has occurred, which shews that the ho ,e
Of representatives have put different
consrruc'ion ON their powers. On the
23tn OF December 1895, on information
gioen by several neHbers in their places
(not upon osth) Of sn attempt to corrupt
them made b, one Robert Randall, it was
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The Supreme Court of the U. State.

The Supreme Court Of the U. States
convened al the Capitol yesterday, being
the day fixed BY law for the commence
ment sf their annual term. All the
judges were present. VIZ: chief justice
Marshall, and associate judges Washing
ton, Livingston, Johnston. Todd, Duvsl
and Story. The court organized itself
forthwith, and proceeds to business at
eleven o'clock this day.
Nat. Int. Fe6. 5.
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ne1t - hopeless, that this faithful CITIZEN
gave to it his property without thinking
that II cosId eve. be rerurned-so dssse-
rate indeed was or csuse, that he WI"
rsntarsd 10 trus. the public cause with
money. INST have been actuated BY the
most nU5le motives. II lendins- this O
neY. genera. 81. CI.ir risked lot only his
m0oeY bat his lie. which if We had lzi'-
ed, a Circumstance II that tine not Itn-
p,obsble) he would have been hanged TOR
aiding and sbettipg rebels. Where
we're We all said Mr.. HOPkiDsen) when
be wa. krsv;ng the peltins Of that pitt
les storm Some were not born-ahd
ion. slept in Pe;f,c. security under tie
protection Of that very arm. and those OF
The otter great men Of that day-nen
70, whom | have ever felt and must a.
ways entertain sch sentiments as L ne
yer can for otAers-tbey were indeed
peculiar set Of men, and my sentiments
with respect to them will ever be Peeu-
liar also. By one Of them long stand.
iog debt is now called fOr-tae nation Is
rich and great and PoHeiiu!-and he who
made you great cow asks Only justice
81 your hands" Mr.. Hopkinson then
proceeded 10 demonstrate that the vaiidi-
Of general 81. Glars claim, and the evil
deEce Of his debt was sdbstantiated BY
the act Of l5,0-he cared not for vouch-
ers, it was enough that government pass
ed tina, act upon them. He did 10. call
in question the motives Of those who
passed it-,heir motives had nothing to
do gith fhe ca.e-solemB statutes we're
not to be construed in thai way. Inc
claim, therefore, was established oy the
records Of that bouse.-How then could
gentlemen fat.er th.mselre. that in sa-
tisfying this CAIN they we're comforting
gratuity In like manner the act Of 1870
vas conclusive against the operation OF
the statute Of limi,stiOn-that scknow-
ledsment OF the dat took it cut Of the
statute.
NJ. Horkiason went through all the
objections tbs, had been raised against
the claim NTH great ingenuity, and re.
PEELED the suggestion that it was disre
sPsctfvl to fhe congress of 1910 to in
peach its se', By cbseTTlng tina, TIE con-
grsss Of 1911 had re.eIamiaed that of
1910, and why shsulJ not that Of 1915
do the same! Why should il not do
tat justice which had been left undoae
A gentleman had said :hat the act CT
1910 was a compromise between justice
and charity-Np, (ssid NJ. Hor1inson)
if was compromise between power and
poTerty--between force and dec.ipitude
so far from being an act in which Gen.
st. Clair had any hand, he protested a.
gaiast it viii mixed iadigDatiOs 4 grief
he wept al it-those eyes which looked
the enemie, Of this country in the face
poured forth streams of tears-that b.
sem which had ever been open to the
bayonets Of oar enemies sunk under the
agonising sense Of ingratitude. But he
was borne down By necessry-and the
hero sunk into poor, weak, old man.
as tail Of griet as years.
lave already gone beyond nay mark
and sincerely regret that ] an compelled
to leave oat great part Of Mr.. Hop
kinson's speech and the whole of Mr.
Clsy's able reply to II.
Alta late hour the committee rose.-I
hope Tomorrow will close this sad affair.
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A SMART REPARTEE.

SBgFT.
Gle. Silvia II a reverend Dean,
" WHAT reason can be given,
lsincs marriage is an koiy thing
Taa. there are none in heaven I"
s. There are no woBsn," he replied
Sac qgick re:uros the jest
/" Women there are but I'm afraid
They cannot lad a priest"
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GNdt. Int. FEB. 5.

From the annual report from the De-
Partnent of State to Congress, respect
ing pate IS. it appears that the number
issued during the year 1917 was upward,
of enc hundred and seventy. far improve
ments in almost every description Of ma
chinery aud manufactures. ibid.
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Caus. 81 X. fai Of i.arss in .7fHmH.
The Simplest phenomena in nature
are generally th"ss the cause which l.
least known Ihi, PEeuoU eaor se year
" Wit ess and pass i, over as ore too
..amo1 even 10 merit attention. The
celebrated Carnnt well known Tor he
knowledge in Military sa.is. Is the on
" person uf whom We have resd that
has investigated this subject. MIR. Cav
not Gr.t Observed that certain trees te-
gin to throw of their leaves from top to
bottom. While others on the contrary as
invariably throw IF tier leaves from the
Dor ON t. ards the top. tie found that
in gene,ai the species in which autumn
nal shoot, consist Of simple proicnga-
tons Of tbs e1t.eniiies Of the branches.
are first stripped at bottom. and those
in which this shoot takes place by sua!i
lateral branche., begin 10 throw Oh the
lea .es at top; or 10 otatr words nat
those leaves which ought 20 ne the most
tender resisted the fEsst longest; this
proved to him il is not the frost which
makes the leaves fall oil. at hat this
fall IS necessary ard ordinate effect Of
the process OF vegetation; and that eth.
er b. the deve:opernent Of the shoot, or
b, sn interior alteration prepared By IA
tuTe, the petio!e Is detached when The
prser.ss of its nutrition has brought on
The moment when the texture ought to lie
dissolved " hich served a its lien. Thus
when a tree from any given Causes Pc
ri.hes in the season. VI vegetation, It's
leaves preserve. their adherence.
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MISSION TO CAPE HENRY. (HAYTI
We understand from correct source.
that the United States siooP Of war Hor-
net is under sailing orders for Cape Hem
ry, (HaytD and that an ambassador viii
proceet: in her to demand from the king
Of Hayti indemni6cation for sequestcred
American property. Bali. Fed. Rsp.
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Extract to tic editor of the Baltimore
Patriot, dated
Washington, Jan. 30.
II is reported that advices have been
received at the War Department f.o;a