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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-05

ORDINATION AT THE "OLD GRAPE CLAEE:
COUNTY NA.-On Sunday. July 18th. Bishop
Meade held special ordination IN this yenefa
BILE old building, Of which he was many year
ago, the minister He admitted Mr WI
Wallace Greene, OF Mecklenburg County Va,
TO the Diaconste. Rev. Mr.. Walker of Wm
chester, preached the ordination sermon trom
Cor 4: !, 3 Let man 40 account OF u a.
Of the ministers Of Christ, aud stewards oil th'
mysteries Of God Moreover it is required %
stewards that "a man be found faithful" The .r'
mon was delivered in the usual clear aud impfr.
sive manner OF the preacher and was very app'o
pirate TO the occasion. The candidate was lTr
scented by Rev Mr. Jones, Rec;op.Of the par
ish. Confirmation was then administered I.
three persons, after whc b the Holy COnmuD.
ion was celebrated.
The Bishop WAS solemn and impressive IN b.
address to candidates and congregation. Stand
ing then as he did as almost the sole repres'I
tatiye of the "palmy days" OF this venerSo-
chapel, when it was the only Episcopal hoa"
Of worship for many miles around, his allusIoa'
to its past history were very interesting. a
together this was glorious day for the Oh
Chapel" whose doors are now go seldom Opsy
ed, save when the mortal remains CT decea-~i
brother or sister are being committed 10 ID:
tomb.--SoMhern ChTchmu..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-05

THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF NIRGiSIa.-N'
desire to call the attention Of our reader, to thf
notice Of the next session Of the Virginia lhr
logical Seminary, and especially To the P"F,,,
ulsrs published respecting the Preparatory J."
pdrtD,ent. The success of this feature oi the n''
tuition has fully eqnalled the anticipations Th,.'
led to its establishment. The claims upon the }"
terest and cooperation Of the friends OF lhe"03.
cal education in our Church have been 80 tori'''
presented, and they speak 80 sufficiently tor th'D
selycs, that We heed add nothing more ~ y
behalf We only remind our readers " ,I''
1.-THE Society for the Education Of lonGg VS.
tor the ministry" Of which CassIu' ! J., -
esq,, Agent, has incurred the responsibility
supporting the young men in this drrpsi['n',".
and needs great increase of its funds lof A. +.
purpose. Many young men, who have TOE a, :.
position and the qualifications for u-ei'les"
which would lead them to the ministry h'S
not the means to acquire the necessary sa'''
tion.-Southera ChWchnsaa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-05
ALEXANDRIA:

FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST ). 1859.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-05
A First Glass Confidence Woman-Extraordi-
nary Financial OPERATIONS

nary Financial Operations.
Miss Abby \. Goddard, the woman who
has been Oh examination at Rpxbury on Il
charge of obtaining $500 on false pretences.
from VIM. r. Houston the carpenter and
builder. has not been seen by any one of the
police since she left the roart on Wednesday
evening. giving bail in $500 for her appear
ance She has since appeared.
This Miss Il 'ddtrd. II appears. is Il native
ol Mansfield, Ct. and is about forty years ut
age. She is short aud stout, with smooth
round face and dark eyes. but not at all la>ci-
nating. She seems, however. if half the
stories related Of her are true, to have pos
sessed the gift Of Il persua,ling tongue to a
good degree, and H. one gentleman expressed
it, ''she could talk bushes, about H. fast IL
anhudy he ever saw.
The note which she gave to Mr. Houston,
and which to him is the yaluelrSS reprcSen-
latve OF his missing 800 fell uyerdue yes
ter'lay, and was not paid 1t WAS protested.
There have been quite number of per
sous with whom she has had dealings in tins
city other than those before mentioned, MIR.
Druwue, the manufacturing ieweler, Ops
site the Old South Church. exchanged checks
with her once or twice and check OF his Tor
: ~ obtained 10y her is now III possession 81
L. CiatlIn esd, but payment oft cannot he EN-
forced owing Ia the caution winch Nr. Clai-
lin manifested at the time oi its reception
Her operations with Mr.. CIatin, who. rs we
all know, is one of our shrrwdcSt business
men, have reached nearly $1,000, aud how
murt Of this he loses we cannot tell Mr..
Barry. cashier of the City Bank, can also bear
testimony regarding how much ha has dealt
with hcr-tu the eStrut q! several hundred
dollars, ", are informed.
\ large commission house on one Of our
wharyeS exchanged checks with her long
time since, oil the strength OF her references
AND apparent standng-n prime mode NJ
operation, which has been repeatedly success
lul-and they finally had one Of her notes for
5000 returned unpaid. llls honor Mayor
Otia of Roxhury, has Il claim OF several hun
dred dollars lar rent which he belIcSe, utter
" yalurIr-s Another gentleman in this city
the agent ul very large business, being al
81 touched slightly, wrote To ii friend III Troy
to ascertain what he could regarding her.
aud received an answer, from which We
make extracts, and by special request omit
several names of men standing very high
among the business men Of Troy.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10

w What is the difference be-
tween a soldier and a fashionable
LADY, One faces the powder, and
and the other powders the face.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10

BURLEsQu s.-One of the funni-
est things got up in New York
lately was the excursion of an auger
association, in burlesque of the tar
get. Each man carries an anger In
stead of gun, Calatbumpian band
accompanies them, and the exercises
consist in walking blindfold to the
target, and boring hole through it.
Not one man in twenty can do it,
and the blunders that are made cause
a great deal ofsport.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10

THE term ''putting your foot in
it, ''it seems, is Of Iegimate origin.
According to the'' Asiatic Research
es," a very curious mode of trying
the title to land is practiced in Hin
dostan. Two holes are dug in tie
dispute spot, in each of which the
lawyers on either side put one OF
their legs, and remain their until one
of them is tired, or complains of be-
ing stung by the insects, in which
case his client is defeated. In this
country it is too generally the client,
and not the lawyer, who ''puts his
foot in it."
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10
A BEAUTIFUL COMPARISON

A BEAUTIFUL COMPARISON
The sun does not shine for few
trees and flowers, but for the wide
worlds joy. The lonely pine on
the mountain top, waves its sombre
bough and cries, Thou art my
sum- And the little meadow vio-
let lifts its cup of blue, and whis-
pers with its perfume breath, "Thou
art my SUM- So God sits in heaven.
not for the favored few, but for the
universe of life; and there is no
creature so poor, Or SO low, that he
NAV not look up with child like con-
fdence, and say "My Father, thou
art mine"
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10

DIR. BRUNON'S BITTERS.
Also, as prophylactic against
FEVER & AGUE, CHOLERA, SUMNER COMPLAINTS,
.t.t &c. %
This remedy has very pleasant taste, and will
be taken as readily by children as by adults
The afflicted al invited TO TRy 1T.
'.H Pint Boitles-Price 80 Csats. = &
Send for circular giving full PARTICULARS
Address ;s.t..z. 4
K. CRUGER, Sole Agent, TAP, Broadway, N. Y.
Sold by Druggists and Dealers everywhere.
nov.1l On
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10

OF The people of Paraguay
have improved on the Georgia cos
tume-a shirt collar and spurs
They wear only hat.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10
TRUST IN GOD AND DO THE RIGHT

Courage brotherl do not stumble
Though thy path is dark as night;
There's the STR to guide the humble
Trust in God and do the right.
Let the road be long and dreary,
And il. ending out of sight;
Foot il brayely--strong or weary,
Trust in God and do the right.
Perish sspolicy' and cunning,
Perish all that fears the light.
3 whether loosing, whether winning,
Trust in God and do the right.
Trus, no party. church or faction.
Trust no leaders in the hight,
Butin every word and acuon,
trust in God and DO the right.
TINS, no forms of guilty passion,
Fiepds can look like angels bright;
Trust no custom, school or fashion,
Trust in God and do the right.
Some win hate thee, some will love thee,
Some will datter, some will Slight;
Cease from man, and look above thee,
Trust IN God and do the right.
Simple rule and safest guiding,
Inward peace and inward light,
Star upon otr path Abiding
Trust in Sod and do the right.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10

~A Vessel of water in a new
ly painted room, will, TO great ex-
tent, remove the smell of paint, be-
cause the water has tendency to
absorb the gases and vapors which
are emitted from the paint in the
process of drying.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10

az The two shortest words to
pronounce-yes and no, are those
which demand the most examination.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10

wGen. w. o. Butler declines
being a candidate for Governor OF
Kentucky.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10

O. An exchange, speaking of
the treatment police officer receiv-
ed from a drunken woman whom he
was endeavoring TO take to Jail, says
she kicked and cuffed him around as
freely as if he had been her husband.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10

BRAINS AND DIGEsTIoN.-The
question I" Why printers did not
succeed as we'll as brewers?" was
thus answered: Because printers
work for the head, and brewers for
the stomach, and where twenty men
have stomachs, but one has brains"
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10
SPEDDEN,S ADVT. ETC
sPEDDEN,s 49,,
ANTI BILIOUS PILLS

ANTE BILIOUS PILLS
rURBS Headache, fullness and sickne., :.
~ Stomach, disordered bowels, habitIIaI CO.
tyeness, Bilious or other Fevers, inand;cs 80
in every instance when the liver and spleen A..
affected, Erysipelas, Scrofula, Kings Evil, COLI,
and in all cases when a medicine is needed -
cleanse the system and purify the blood. man ~
cases of sore eyes have been cured BY these nI'
LIVER COMPLAINT. and all Bilious AH.ct;on.
arise from some derahs-nen.-eIrier lorDiJitT
congestion, or obstiU tons Of the Liver. Toy'
pidity and congestion vI.IAte the pne and renJ.,
it unfit for digestion. This is disastrou, n n.
health, and the constitution is frequently NIL
mined by no other Gauss. Indigestion is The syr,,
ton. Obstruction of the duct which emptie, n.
bile into the stomach causes the bile to oyeraow
into the blood. Thi. produces Jaundice, with ,
long and dangerous train Of evils.
AGUE AND FErEH.-Spedden's Anti-bill;oo,
Pills, in cases Of Ague and Fever, when take,
with tonic medicine is productive of the most
happy results. No better cathartic can be u,eS
preparatory to, or after taking TONES. w.
would advise all who are afflicted with this dis.
ease TO give them far trial:
Price 81 eQnfs nor hn~
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10

dwAn exchange, describing a
broken down, worn out horse, says
he looks as if he had been fed at
the public crib, after the Democrats
had been there.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10

GWThe Wheeling Inteligencer
says that at party in that neigh
borhood, on Christmas Eve, an old
lady aged ninety seven years, out
waltzed a young man oftwenty-fve.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10

GaYA witness in a liquor case
lately tried at Plymouth, testified
that wnat he bought for rum in that
town, was a mixture of burning-fuid,
rot-gut, and soft soap.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-03-10

GWSome libelous fellow says a
woman's heart is the sweetest thing
in the world-a perfect honey comb,
fall of sells: -
The Nevada Democrat., 1859-05-18

The DRED SCorT DEcIsToN.-HoD. Humphrey
Marshall, of Kentucky, in q letter to the Lou
isville Democrat, has the following 10 regard to
the Dred SCOTT decision. The letter was called
out in consequence Of his position having been
misrepresented.
have read the Dred Scott case often, and
thoroughly / think. 10 does not decide tha, The
constitution carries slavery into territory. 1t only
decides that Congress cannot prohibit from going,
and SO | said In reply made to my colleague,
frotn which have quoted. ] continue to hold
the view then expressed, and think IL can be
made clear 10 few words.
II the constitution "carrles slavery" into a
territory, il must also carry It into State, for
the consultation is jnst as mnch the supreme
law 10 q state as 10 . territory. 1t reads the
same way in State that II does in a territory,
and has just the same power in State that II
has in territory. Would 1t be oontended that
the people of territory, when forming State
constitution, have no right to prohibit slavery?
Clearly, If il was carried there by the con-
stitution of the United States, they would not,
nor could state prohibit any Importation OF
slaves into Its borders II the constitution Of the
United States fOarriedo IL there. Ny colleague
has quoted from the Dred Scott case TO sustain
bis position, but the quotation does anything
else. 1t only shows that the court denies to
Congress the power under the Constitution TO
prohibit IL from going into territory. and no said
10 the little discussion TO which Mr.. Jewett re-
fers
The Nevada Democrat., 1859-05-18
A Cannon ball I'm the Hat,

An anonymous writer, generally supposed to
be the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, after de-
sOribiug how, when boy, he stole cannon
ball from the Navy Yard at Charlestown, Mas
sachusetts, and with much trepidation, and
more headache, carried 1t away In that univer.
sal pocket of youth, bis hat, winds up with the
following reflections which, though philosoph-
ically trite, are conveyed with much force and
freshness
When reached home, had nothing to do
with my shot did not dare to show 1t in the
house, nor tell where got II, and after one or
two solitary rolls, gave 1t away on the same
day to Prince-streeter. fsNY
But, after all. that six-pounder rolled good
deal of sense into my skull. think it was the
last thing thafI ever stole, (exceptng q little
matter Of heart now and then,) and it gave me
notion Of the folly Of coveting more than you
can enjoy, which has made my whole life hap
pier. 1t was rather severe mode of catechis
ing, but ethics rubbed In with six pound shot
are better than none at all.
| But see men doing the same things-going
into underground aud dirty vaults aud gather.
ing up wealth, which will, when got roll round
their beads like . ball, and not be whit softer
because IL is gold instead of iron, though there
~ uOt u tuHu W0i nbCCb Wno Will DcleNc
that.
have seen man put himself to every hu-
initiation to win proud woman who has be en-
born above him. and when be got her, he walk
ed all the rest Of his life with cannon ball 10
his hat.
have seen young men enrich themselves
by pleasure In the same wise way. sparing no
pains. scrupling at no sacrifice of principle, for
The sake, at last Of carrying burden which no
man can bear.
All the world are busy In striving for things
that give little pleasure and bring much care
aud am accustomed in my walks among men,
noticing their ways and their folly. to think,
there Is a man stealing cannon ball or there's
man with ball on his head know 1t by the
way be walks. The money which clerk pur-
lons for his pocket at last gets into bis bat like
a cannon ball. Pride. bad temper. selhshness,
evil passions, will roll man as If be had a ball
on his head Aud ten thousand men in New
York will die this year, and as each one falls.
his hat will come off and out will roll an iron
ball. which for years he has worn out bis
strength 10 carrying.
The Nevada Democrat., 1859-05-18

MORE OF THE METEoR.--The Humboldt Times,
Of April Esd. thus refers to the meteor which
was seen in different parts Of the State, On the
4th ut:
We learn from Larabec, Of Van Dusen's Fork,
that meteor passed over that section ON the
morning of the 4th lost. and struck the earth
somewhere IN that vicinity with such force IS
to produce a heavy shock of the earth, accom-
panied by report resembling heavy gun, or
distant thunder. The report and shock were
preceded by buzzing sound, similar to that
caused by large fock Of pigeons darling
through the air. At Larabee's house, on Van
Dusen, the shock was 30 heavy that Il caused
the window panes to rattle as though they
would break In pieces.
The Nevada Democrat., 1859-05-18
mormon oppo.,,lon . ths La,,..

The following entry was made by Judge Cra-
dlehaugh on the records of the District Court
at Provo, when ordering an adjournment:
This Court has sought diligently and faith
fully TO do its duty, TO administer the laws OF
the United States aud Of this Territory. II
could not have any other object. But at every
turn il has had to encounter difficulties aud
embarEassments. Men high in authority In the
Mormon Church. as well rs men holding civil
authority under the territorial government,
seem to have conspired 10 obstruct the course
of public justice, and to cripple the earnest ef.
forts of the Court. bta .fst
The whole community presents united and
organized opposition to the proper administra.
tion of justice. Every art and every expedient
have been employed to cover up aud conceal
crimes committed by Mormons Witnesses have
been prevented by threats of violence from
obeying the summons OF this Court; others that
have testified have been driven TO seek safety
in the protection of the small detachment OF
Uniled States troops stationed near here, who
II Is proper to say, are here on my requisiton
and for whose presence the Court IL responsi.
BILE. The absolute necessity Of having those
troops here, has been fully demonstrated by all
that has transpired during the session Of the
Court.
To crown all, the Grand Jury, sworn to per-
form high public duty, has lent itself as a
willing instrument to this organized opposition
to the laws Of the country and refuse TO meet
its obligations. A most willing inclination has
been manifested to prosecute Indians and other
persons not Mormons for their ofenses, while
Mormon murderers aud thieves are allowed 10
20 unpnnished.
This Court determined, as its action mani
tests, that it will not be used by this communi-
ty for its protection alone, but that it will do
justice to all, or il will do nothing. Not being
able to do this, the Court now adjourn without
delay.
The Nevada Democrat., 1859-05-18

CAN THE ETHIOPIAN CHANGE HIS SKIN "A
curious case, which will, perhaps, answer the
ouery above. of q dark mnlatto changing to a
white man, is 10 be seen in one of the servants
at the United States Hotel in this city. Three
years ago. this man was Of dusky brown CO.
lor, not having white mark upon his skin |;
now one Of bis shoulders. his back. and one arm
il perfectly white, having gradually become so
from the action Of nature alone. II is very
probable this man will become perfectly white
10 time. but II is to be hoped. nature will not
make the rule work both ways, for however
much it may please negro to become white,
we feel sure that the white men who wish they
were black, are scarce.-Co Columbus Journal
The Nevada Democrat., 1859-05-18
hGhvHH
WHOLE NO. 2es.
FOREIGN COINS.

The bankers Of, San Francisco, Sacramento,
and other cities having issued ukase that here
after they win take foreign aud private gold
and silver coin at mint value only the husi,
ness men throughout the State will be compell-
ed to follow the example. For the benefit Of
those who have this coin on hand. we copy from
the Sacramento Bee, the value of most Of these
coins n circulation In this State, Ms established
by the Philadelphia mint. The fractions of .
cent are omitted
MexIco.--The Mexican doubloOn Is worth at
the mint SIS SO. The doubIoons Of Cnlican
aud Chihuahua are worth SIS So. The Mexi,
can silver dollar is worth 81 06.
ESsLASD.-Soverelgn. s4 81 British shil-
ling. new, % cents old, %. ali
Francs. Twenty piece, So "a; fvc-
franc piece, 9s cents.
NEw GRANADA Donbloons varies according
TO the mint At which It was made from sis &c
to SIS 61, for the old doubioon. but the new
ten-peso pieces issued eince 1856 are worth
SO 81 ; the dollar piece IL worth 9S cents.
EpcADoR. doubloon, 81 60; quarter
dollar, 20 cents. . ~ .l.arf. n
PERu.--Old dOubloons, SIS So to SIS 62
dollar, from "a to SO cents but the half dollar
IL worth 40 cents
BoLIyIA.--Doubloons SIS So; dollar 81 06.
CHILE.--DouDio0ns, $40 5I TO $40 66 the
ten peso pieces issued since 1851 worth 50 ISL
the dollar 9s cents
BRAaI---The dollar is worth 81 OF.
ARGENTINE REPuPLIc.-Doubloon, $l4 sc to
SIS so dollar 81 06.
NErHERIANDs.--Ten guilder pieces, So 90.
BELGIUN--New 25-franc gold pieces, 81 ~ 4
five francs silver, 9S cents.
SPAIN,The new gold piece Of 100 reals,
81 sc old half-doubloon, 81 rs twenty reals,
or silver dollar. lO1 cents !; pistareen, 20 cents.
PoRrudAL.-The gold crown, SIS 81 silver
crown, ST 1s. F T
GERNANY.--The German coins are numerous,
The Prussian ten thalers are worth S. those
of Brunswick and Hanover. 81 90; the ducat
of Southern Germany, 81 2s; in Northern Ger,
many the new silver tbalers, ~ cents In tho
SOUTH being different coin. the form, Al cts |,
the double thayeI issned by all the States.
81 46 the crown dollar 10 Bavaria, Baden and
Wurtemburg, 81 IL.
AUsTRALIA.-The Sydney sovereign Of 1852,
Is worth 81 85, but the one pound piece OF the
Governmen Assay Office, is worth $5 80.
ISDIA.--The gold mohur Of fifteen rupees is
worth 81 0s tho silver rupee, 46 cents.
II is not necessary here TO give the value of
coins issued by the small States OF Southern
Europe, as they do not circulate among us.
The Nevada Democrat., 1859-05-18
PoLrrroAL.-The St. Louis Republican, of April

PoLrrIoAL.-The ST. Louis Republican, Of April
18th, says:
The results Of the recent elections, 10 Con.
nectcut aud in several of the western cities
have encouraged the Republicans" who are
now making extraordinary efforts to effect O
fusion with the Americans, with view to the
trial of strength 10 1860. The candidates for
President occasionally named on behalf Of the
Americans are Messrs. Crlttenden, Bell and
Bates; aud Oh the part OF the Republicans Sew
ard aud Chase.
The Washington Union having passed into
the hands OF Mr.. Bowman. Superintendent OF
public printing appears under the name Of the
Constitution. The reasons for this change do not
appear 1t has been said that the new paper
will be to a greater extent than the old one the
special organ OF the President.
While it is apparent that there is as yet no
hearty or effective union between the Republi-
cans and Americans, 1t Is equally clear that the
Democratic party is divided. There has been
q loud protest 10 Pennsylvania against the ac-
ton Of the so-called regular Democratic Con-
yentiOn; and in Louisiana, that portion OF the
party headed by Mr.. Slidell Is meeting with
bitter opposition.