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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-21

-, ,ErY JAMES SAUNDERS
IR5Y i SAUNDERS,
yTu0LESALG AND RETAIL GEOCEEs
w AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, AT
the stand recently orcrpic! by Mcdaniel. Hurt =:
Preston, near the Depot Of the Virginia aud Te"-
mes .ee Railroad, Water street LynchouEg, a.
rs Liberal cash Announcements mnhe ON all
conyignInonta in hand.
Lynehburg, Va, 10 ld--dlm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-21

DLANTYRE FOR SALE.-By virtue of II de
ID cree Of Fauquer Circuit Court, the under
signed, will offer for sale, at public auction, on tie
premises, on T"e~day, the VIZ day ct J"t5, 1860,
tho above well known and desirable FARM, situa-
ted Immediately upon the line OF the Manassas
Gap Railroad. one mile from Broad Run Station,
aud forty from Alexandria. 1t contains go
ACRES, about 40 Of whish ara in w0od-the rest
in his state of cultivation. The improvements
~. consist of q comfortable DIV ELLING HOUSE
si of seven rooms, and every necessary ou, build
ing. The fencing is nearly all of stone, and IN
good repair. The soil of the most fertile descrip"
ton, and admirably adapted to cultivation or
razing-situatedi in remarkably healthy country,
with good society, and in few hours ride OF Al
exandria, Richmond, or Washington city. The
attention Of gentlemen residing In either Of tho
above cities, or in the tide water section, Is par
ticularIy directed to the property, US presenting
unusual attractions for summer residence
The terms Of sale az prescribed IN the decree
are-two-liiths of the purchase money to be PAD
in cash, one fifth on the 18th of October, 1861,
one fifth on the oath Of May, 1865, and one
fifth on the 10th of September, ls7l-interest
on the deferred payments to be paid semi annual"
ly, and the purchaser to give his bonds, ana /"
deed of trust upon the land az security. Posses
sion for seeding purposes given Immediately ard
full possession OH the first of October next. For
further particulars, address Wm. S. Boswell, wh"
resides upon the premises, and will be happy to
show the land to any one DESTROYS Of purchasing
or JAMES X. SkINkER, Commissioner.
Broad Run Station. NJ. Il. K. r., my l4--eots
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-21

r OUDOUN LAND FOR SALE.-The FARM
/ i of the late Thomas Fraser, deceased, will DO
offered for sale 10 the highest bidder, On TIE
FIRST DAY OF AUGUST NEXT, on the pre-
misses. Said FARM contains III ACRES, is sit
uated Immediately under the Blue Ridge Noun
tain, within three miles Of the pleasant village oil
Uppervie, and is unsurpassed by any IN tne
country for health, fertility, and beauty. Tho
I'd improvements consist of good substantial
iMl STONE DWELLING, two stories high, be"
sides good basement and attic, good servants
house, plenty of stabing, and all other necessary
buildings. The land is all cleared but Is acres,
and all the cleared land in grass excepting twenty
acres.
TERMS or SAlE.-0ne ninth Of the purchase
money in hand, two ninhs in 80 days, and Tho
balance in two equal payments vt twelve month"
and two years from day OF sale; each and every
payment to bear interest and the title TO be re-
tanned until the whole amount OF purchase money
is paid. TOWNSEND FRASIER, Comm'rs.
HEROD L. FRASIER, }
Londoun County, lie 2-TtSS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-21

Hail SToRN-We learn that a violent
hail storm passed over that portion Of King
George county bordering ON the river, on
Sunday afternoon, doing great damage to
the wheat and other growing crops. The
hail stones are said 10 have been OF an unu-
sually large size.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-21

REpMKED.-The repairs to the Friendship
Engine House, rendered necessary by the
damage done to the building by the storm OF
the Doth ult., have been nearly completed
The steeple has been plumbed, and again
covered with tin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-21
LOG Al I T z ms.

WASHINGTON ITENs.-important additions
are to be made to columbian College" dur
ing the recess. The handsome house in
course of erection for the Colonization Socie-
ty, has reached the second story. About
forty new and handsome dwellings are also
nearly finished in Washington.
Mss Artemesia Hall, an assistant teacher
in one OF the public schools, first district,
died On Tuesday.
The National Rifles of Washington, nave
accepted the invitation of wealthy farmer,
IN honorary member of the company, living
near Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges coun-
ty, Maryland, to spend the approaching ma
tional anniversary at his farm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-21

The MAILs-The Post Office Department
has ordered Il contract with Lewis Mex enzle,
president Of the Alexandria, Loudoun and
Hampshire Railroad Company to convey the
mails from Lecsburg to Winchester and back,
six times a week, temporarily, from LIST July
TO 30ih September next, with celebrity, Ger
taintv and security.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-21

FlRE.-We learn that the residence OF DR..
Thomas Fisher, Of Fauquicr county, near
Markham Station, Manassas Gap Railroad,
was destroyed by fire on Friday last The
house, it is thought, was fired by servant
girl in the employ Of DR.. +.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-21

Lone BRIDGE.-The commissioner of pub
lie buildings has commenced arrangements
for removing the wreck Of the southern pier
Of the Long Bridge, for the purpose OF recon
structing that thuroughtare. No time will
be lost in erecting a rough but safe pier, over
which vehicles may pass and repass, IN pro-
badly TWO weeks.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20

Horrible Picture of LabOr-LiTe in
Britnin-The Needle women Of fLondon.
A correspondent of the London Times, de-
scribing one of the great mantua-making
establishments in that city, communicate
the following facts; 81
Work is commenced every morning at
seven o'clock and continued till eleven at
night--a period of sixteen hours, the only in
tetvals allowed being about ten minutes for
each meal-the total amount of time allowed
for-eating their food, was going to gay, but
surely boiling" it is the more appropriate
phTase-being forty minutes per day; thus
leaving fifteen hours and twenty minutes as
the period devoted TO work. And this, be it
remembered, is not merely during the busy
season, as at the West-end, but for all the
year round, from January to December; for
you must understand that at the establish
ment to which refer the greater part of the
sewing is given out to the slop-workers in
the busy season-and all that is done indoors
is the original cutting out and ultimate
fitting together Of the separate parts; but
when the slack season comes there is always
as much sewing reserved as will keep the
girls of the establishment employed up to the
full pitch-so that there is, in fact, no slack
season " at all for them.
And yet for this continued and unrelent-
| ing pressure of sixteen hours work per day,
from years end to year s end this firm
assume to themselves the greatest possible
credit. They thank God that they are not
as other firms are at the West-end-oppress-
ors and destroyers of young women. They
| never-not even for few weeks in the busy
seasonTmake their people sit up till three or
four in the morning. oh, no their gas is
always turned off in the work-room by
eleven o'clock. Why, sir, the West end
system, with its few weeks of severity, fol-
| lowed as it is by months of comparative
leisure, is mercy itself when viewed along
side of this unmitigated "never-ending, still
beginning" slavery 20 which am referring
The only day ofleisure which the girls Of
this establishment have is Sunday. From
Monday morning to Saturday night they are
as complete prisoners as any in Newgate
They know not whether the sun shines OF
the rain falls at that time. They are moi
allowed to cross the threshold even to pur.
chase a pair Of Shoes or a new gown fol
themselves, and must employ their friends
outside to do this for them.
Nor is the accommodation indoors suct
as in any way to reconcile them to this cost
confinement. The work-room, in which tel
or twelve Of them are employed, is only
about twelve feet square, and is entirely de
void of arrangements for ventilation, whicl
is the more to be deplored, as during tn
evening they have to encounter the heat ant
foul air of three flaming gas burners righ
over their heads, every door and window be
ing shut by which a breath of pure air coult
possibly enter. The bedrooms are equal,
uncomfortable, no fewer than six person
being huddled into one, and four into an
other. l ti, ,-i,'..,. -.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20
ID Arr and Artista i'm Paris.

A young New York artist in Paris gives
us some interesting gossip about art and
artists in the French capital. He says:
sThere are not so many modern pictures
to be seen in Paris as had anticipated.
have Seen but two of e. Frere's, but plenty
of T. Freres; have met but one Lemmons,
and that not a good one. The great man
among French artists was Decamps. 0l his
pictures are marvellous in color Meissonier
is another great faVorite, but have not seen
one of his paintings for sale. All the paint
ings which have any pretensions to genius
are snapped up as soon as they leave the
painters easel, and oftentimes before. | eX-
pected to find Paris flooded with pictures
good, bad and indifferent. There are plenty
Of the latter, but not many of the first. Rosa
BonheuT works almost exclusively for for
eign orders; Lambinet is much liked here,
but Rousseau is the man in landscape.
"Conture stands high with art students I;
he has usually a good many pupils, but at
present has given up teaching in town. |
called on Boughten the other day, and found
him and Coleman (who has just returned
from his tour in SPAIN, young Charley Cole
man, Boards pupil from Buffalo, and two
| young Virginians, painter and sculptor, liv-
| ing in the same house. Boughton is doing
some small pictures of Paris gGnains, which
show very marked improvements; he has
painted little bit that might be called the
Good Sister, though, in justice to Merle,
may say it is not in the least like has Good
Sister, in Mr.. Belmont's collection. S. Cole
man is hard at work on his Spanish scenery;
he has ten good. sized pictures under way,
with lots of architecture in them. believe,
from the way he takes to it, he will be the
Prout and David Roberts of America, il
| America should ever have any architecture
] to paint. In few days he goes to the Alps
| for three weeks
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20

BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE KoRAN.-The Mo-
hammedan Bible was written at different
periods, about A. D. 6l0 in the Koreish
Arabic, and this fine language was pretended
to be that of Paradise. Mohammed asserted
that the Koran was revealed to him, during
period of twenty years. by the angel
Gabriel. The style of the volume is beauti-
ful, fluent and concise; and is some times al
most sublime. Mohammed admitted the
divine mission, both of Moses and of Jesus
Christ. Gibbon said, that the faith which
Mohammed preached is compounded of an
eternal truth and fiction, namely, that there
is only one God, and that Mohammed is the
apostle of God The Koran was translated
into Latin in ll48, and into English and
European languages about 1852. 1t is q
rhapsody of 5000 verses, divided into Ia
sections
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20
/ A SuvoniIe Railway RIonomaniac.


Travelling east on the train to Albany q few
days since, an incident of a novel character
came under our observation. We were
Gated in the smoking car soon after leaving
Syracuse, and the conductor passed along,
ins pecting the tickets of the passengers.
The re was little chap aboard from whom
the N7ficer could collect no fare, and with
whom he had n very animated conversation,
which resulted in his putting the boy off at
the next station.
The stt.ry runs that the boy, whobore the
name of Fat Murphy, had got passion for
riding on the cars, which had become an un-
comfortable mania with him. He seized
every opportunity tS Jump on, though at the
risk Of life and limb, and kicks and cuffs from
the conductors, and IN spite of the Commands
of his parents, who reside at Syracuse. i-, -
What makes the case the more singular,
was that the boy has already met with
several severe accidents in his rides. On one
occasion he had aleg broken and on another
an arm. But though he was thus disA ble,I.
and crippled, he would still hobble upon tho
train, and seem in the eestssies OF rapid
locOmotion to be entirely oblivious of his
past sufferings, and fearless of the con-
sequences of persisting in such a course of
folly. What do our doctors say of this anoma-
lous species oflunacy n And who is the hui
manitsrian who Willie thesubcription fora
cork leg for the Syracuse cripple2
Unless this fast boy gets situation for life
from the Central Company, we expect
shortly to hear of coroner inquest on the
body of Pat Murphy, from railroad suicide.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20

RAREY TO EXPERIMENT ON SEcEssIoNIsTs.
On the announcement of Mr.. Rarey's return
TO America, the New York World remarks
that there are a number of political animals
we shall strenuously recommend Mr.. Rarey
to try his system. The spectacle of kick
ing, plunging, squealing seeessionist, burst
ing with fiaring nostrils into the arena,
emitting blue FIRE, statistics, Bowie-knives,
gunpowder and chain-lightning, and the
same animal after the gentle Rareyesque
manipulations, led demurely about the ring,
with a copy of Summers speech in his mouth,
and Wide-awake in full uniform upon his
back, reading General jackson on nullifica-
tion, would be in the highest degree enter
tanning, and such an accomplishment a tri-
umph which even the eminent subjugator OF
"Cruiser" need not disdain.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF APPLEs.-In an
average condition, 100 pounds of fresh apples
of gluten fat and wax, O.l6 of cassein, Ia ol
albumen, 81 of dextrine, 83 of sugar. 0.3 OF
malic acid, 82.6e of water. Besides these,
the apple contains a small quantity of tannic
and gallic acid, most in the russets. To
these acids apples owe their astringency Of
taste, and the blackening of iron or steel in
struments used TO cut them. The percentage
of ash in the apple is small, yet it is rich
in phosphoric and sulphuric acids, potash
and soda.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20

PECULIAR MONETARY CONDITION OF FRANCE.
There would seem to be many serious eco
nomical questions agitating the minds of the
enormous suppliesof gold which have poured
in upon that country, not exactly SO much
in exchange for her silver, but in exchange
for her silks, wines, laces and brandies-those
commodities which have been consumed SO
profusely by the people who have been sud-
denly enriched by the gold mines. To use
those vast funds Alright in material develop
ment, in building up colonies, and reclaim
ing waste lands, or extending civilization,
will require much wisdom and selfdenial.
ordeal awaits the commercial, the monetary,
and the industrial interests of France.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20
PRrtrNr1oN OF SK1prrns IN HAMs.--In

PREVENTION OF SHIPPERS IN HAMs.--In a
communication to the Cotton-P FAINTER, Mr. W !.
Melville says: "There is, according to my
skipper and all other worms and bugs that
usually infest and often destroy so much ba-
con. 1t is simply to keep your smoke-house
dark, and the moth that deposits the egg
will never enter it. For the pasttwenty
years l have attended to this, and never have
had my bacon troubled by any insects.
have now hanging in my smoke-house, hams,
one, two and three years old, and the Oldest
are as good as when first hung up. am not
aware Of other causes for the exemption of
my bacon from insects but simply the fact
that my smoke-house is always kept dark.
Before adopting this plan had tIied many
experiments, but always either without sue
cess, or with injury to the flavor of my
bacon. | smoke with green hickory; this is
| important, as the flavor Of bacon is often ut
terly destroyed by smoking it with improper
| wood"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20
The Medicinal Erect of smoke-Its Power
To as m 1tafn fpetaut r# I.H

Birmingham and other large manufacture
ing cities enjoy an almost complete exemp-
ton from fevers and other diseases produced
by bad air. The factory fires are the rea-
son, in part. And DIR. Parkin, late Medical
Inspector for Cholera in the West Indies, in
his work on The Cause and Prevention of
Disease, London 1859, adds; "The Postmas-
ter of Tore de tire Ponti, situated on the
margin of the Pontine Marshes, and who to
the surprise of Mr.. 0zanafn, appeared to
enjoy perfect health, thus accounted for the
circumstance: i have resided said he, more
than forty years in this place, and have
never had the fever. The only precaution l
take, is, not to leave the house until the sun
is somewhat above the horizon; to return
home before nightfall, and then to light a
fire. live well, and take wine; that Is all
my secret The natives of some parts of
Africa, also, adopt the same practice, as
had an opportunity of observing with q
party of untutored Africans, captured in a
ve-ship, and located on one of the estates
in jamaica" H.
The following example is more striking
still: IA superintendent engaged in direct
ing the cutting Of wood in Africa" observes
| DR.. Macculloch, "erected twenty earthen
| furnaces on the spot where his men were
employed lighting them every day. Before
this he had always from forty to forty-eight
| Of his workmen sick, but in very short
time, they were reduced to twelve, then TO
| four, and finally to one.'
DR.. Acton relates another, and similar in
stance. He Observes '''
ain one of the most unhealthy corners of
| the Pontine Marshes, found man who had
| been for several years employed there for
| making charcoal from turf. During this
| period he had never been affected with any
disease and, when questioned respecting a
circumstance so very extraordinary, in such
place, he ascribed the preservation of his
health to the following circumstances He
made a particular point of returning by
sunset to his hut where he kept continual
fire; he never left it again till late in the
morning. and remained near his furnaces in
the day time. This man had horid COM
plexion, and totally different look from the
people of the country, who are annually ex-
posed to mortal disease, and generally (it
may be said always) drag on a truly pitiable
existenceW The utility of fires has beer
noticed from very early periods and Pliny
refers to Hippocrates and other authors il
proof of their beneficial effect. 1t is ais
said, that Napoleon the First adopted thi
expedient with success when his armies oc
cupied some of the worst districts in Italy
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20

TIE ADVANTAGE OF NEwsPAPERs.-A child
beginning to read becomes delighted with
newspapers because he reads of names and
things which are very familiar, and will make
wear is worth quarters schooling to a child,
and every father must consider that sub
stantial information is connected with this
advancement. The mother of family hav-
ing more immediate charge of family
should herself be instructed. A mind oc-
GgfPied 6 becomes fortified M tS against the ills
dren amused by reading or study, are Of
course considerate and more easily governed
How many thoughtless young men have
spent their earnings in a grog shop who
ought to have been reading. How many
parents who have never spent $2s for book
or papers for their families would gladly
have given thousands to reclaim son OF
daughter who had ignorantly and thought.
lessly fallen into temptation. 1ss.-s.-- s-.s--
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20

Posi- MoRTEM REWARD OF PoLITENEss. -
Two young women. who, about eight years
since, were assistants in the shop of Mr.. Fle-
toner, hosier, of Wine-street, Bristol, Eng
alton that they were legatees for GlOO each,
free of legacy duty, under the will of an
eccentric old lady of Crewkerne, lately de-
ceased, for "civilities received from them on
. visiting the shop in which they were engaged.
A clerk in one of the branches of Stuckey's
Banking Company is also remembered to
the extent of $500 for his "politeness' in
picking up and handing the old ladya bundle
of notes which she accidentally dropped in
the bank.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20

A PAINFULLY CANDID BoY.-A boy whose
honesty is more to be commended than his
ingenuity, once carried some butter to a
merchant in country village in exchange
for goods. The butter having very beauti-
full appearance, and the merchant being de-
sirous of procuring some for his own use,
had TO spare.
81 think" said the boy, hshe can not
spare any more, for she wouldn't have spared
this, only a rat fell in the cream and she
didn't care to use it herself"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20
EXTRAORDINARY DEoApIrAT1oN IN A Goa

ExTRAoRDINARY DEoAPITAT1oN IN A Coal
MINE.-A strange accident happened at the
coal mine of Marihaye, at Flemalle Grande,
in Belgium. A man named Thiri, had got on
ladder to grease the rope used in drawing
up the wooden case called the basket, when
he lost his balance and fell down the shaft.
When the basket which was ascending at
the time came up to the surface in a few
unfortunate man, but without the head,
which, in the fall, coming against the sharp
edge, had been separated from the trunk,
and was afterward found at the bottom of the
shaft
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20
IMMENsE Capital IN A SrEAMsHp ENTER,

IMMENSE CAPITAL IN A STEAMSHIP ESFER-
PRIsE.-Few people are aware of the amount
of capital lying behind the ''cigar-shaped
steamer enterprise" started some time ago
by Mr.. Winans, of Baltimore. Mr.. Winans
holds property of the value of $l2, ,oOO, 900,
the whole of which will be held in readiness
(though of course not necessarily for the fur
ther prosecution of his mania His recent
contract calls for steamer 600 feet in length,
/ proportioned to correspond, and finished SC
as to cross the Atlantic Ocean in five days
running time, .H.F .I.Y..-. .....'..r.. -.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20

A BIeAMIsT OWNER OF A COFFIN WANTED.
A barber who married young woman in
Winthrop, Me-, Friday, lately having been
pounced on by former wife, fled, and had
il announced that he had been killed on a
railroad. The second wife sent her brother
after him with coffin. The brother soon
discovered the trick, but says the coffin shall
not 60 back empty if he can help it.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20

The LATE FOUNDATIONS IN FRANoE.-Let-
ters from the south of France are full of de-
tails of the inuadations. The Romanche has
burst its banks again, and flooded the coun-
try; the Garonne has turned red; the road
from Giares to Uriage was cut up and impass-
able on the 26th ult., the Echaillon flooded
the highway in the Commune La Riyiere,
and prevented travelling; the plain of Po-
lienas was also inundated and the crops de-
stroyed; number of houses had to be aban-
dOned
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-20

ANXIETY TO HEAR THE ELECTION RETURNS.
The Boston people were 50 anxious to learn
the results of the election that $4,000 Jour
mails were printed and sold on the 9th, and
l04, 900 on the 7th and there was demand
for probably $4,000 more, that could not be
supplied, which is pretty well. sul6