Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-29
How to go through a Crisis.

Mr.. Everett, IN his second number III inc
Ledger. upon the commercial distress OF 1891,
saw:
northumberland. however prudent, can place
himself wholly beyond the reach OF those
fripbttul storms. that from time To time. burst
upnn the trading community, with the Jury
Of - ryphunn. sweeping all before them To
destruction. But even in times like these.
the man who has contented himself with
moderate gains, has kept his liabilities with
IN his means. conducted his business on q
substantial basis, and eschewed gigantic
speculationS, will be most likely to 90 through
the crisis unScathed; and in all ordinary
cases be successful and prosperous, in life;
while those who pursue the opposite course
strain their credit to the utmost, and trade
on a capital far beyond their solid property;
besides Leading u lire Of splendid anxiety
and nstentatious care, are the most llkely 10
be Frustrated by the first blast which sweeps
over tue country
DRow yEp.-We learn that All inquest was
held on the 10Th inst. upon the body OF a youth
named james Tennison. aged about l. or Is
wears, found upon the shore Of the Potomac
river. at a place called Marloe's Bay. The
said youth Was identified by Capt Hollandan ~
others. Young Tcnnison was from Baltimore,
and employed BY Capt. Holland on board his
vessel at present occupied i'll gill!ng shad.
It appeared from the evidence off youth on
board another vessel close by, engaged in the
same occupation, that on the 18th instant
while Tie men from each vessel were out fish
inc. ne Saw the said Tenmison launch a boat
from the deck Of his vessel; he started 70 the
shore. the boat filled; he got out and nttemp-
ted IL swim to the shore but sunk.-i0rt
7nbacco Times.
rONTENTS OF THIS WEEKS LEDGER
l.. new and interesting Tale. entitled, The
Queens Plot; nr, The Prophet Of Palmyra, Il sto-
nv of Ancient Days. by S~ylvanus Cobb. Jr.
III. Another in.tallment of Mrs. Southwortlis
charming novelette,. The Hidden Hand.
III. The Mount Vernon Papers-SubJect: The
Financial Distress "C 1877. by Hon. Edward
Everett.
". The Colony of New Plymouth PAPERS
Subject: The Road 10 Boston, 10y |. t., a dcsrcn-
iaut of Anne brad-trcct.
Y. Thoughts ~ they occur-Smbjcct:-Onr
First Fishing. 10y one who Keeps hi. Eyes a"d
Ear O,en."
VI. Ideal and Real, II humOrou. Poem, hy John
u. SAKE.
wi. Peril. ot the Wilderness, by Emerson Ben
nett.
VIII. Faith and Works. n Poem. by Alice Cary.
IN. Congenialiiy. Il Sketch. by Anna Cora
Ritchic.
y. 4 Farewell. a Poem, Icy Geo. u. Prentice.
~. IN Incident u The Mohawk Valley, by DIR.
:. Compton Smith.
MI. The Mobile Farmer. by Mrs. l.. II. Sigour-
moe,
Mi. Wit and tiumos. 10y Geo. ID. Prentice.
NV. The Cit 81 he Pain. by Thomas Dun
English.
Nv. parhy', Reform. y Sketch. by S~,i"anns
Cobb. IN.
XVI. \ Euralo Hunt.
NNlI. The Relief Of Vienna.
NNHI. Answers {" CORES "udrniS.
NIX. Editorial. AMI Essay.
M. &c.. &C.. &C.. &C., &c.. &C.. hr.
NJ Nit. BONNER has the pleasure If AN
uouncin. that CHARLES DICKENS, who il
universally conceded To be the most popular au.
thor living, has hccu engaged !" writ" II Tale ex-
prr..Iv TOR he columns al the LEDGER, and that
hr i. now AT work upon il. Advance Sheet OF Mr.
Dickens. stories have, NJ different times. been oh
tanned hy American publishers: hut this IL the first
time that Il tai" Ia. been written expressly and
solely Tor an American periodical by such IN emf
ucur Enrorcau aurhnra- Mr.. Dickens; and yet Mr..
BsfUfT h'1ili wv l''' ~ i'''' ''
think. there j. anything very remarkable about
TIL. engagements; it i. only part and parcel ct his
policy.
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