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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-10-22
VALUABLE REAL AND PERSONAL
ESTATE FOR SALE.


ESTATE FOR SALE
rrHE IMMERSION WILL SELL AT
/ Pubic Sale, if not disposed Of at private
sale before that time on the premises
On Wednesday, October rs, 1864,
At the hour of 10 o clock, Gf fair, if not on the
n. xt fair day thereafter thetract Of land own
ed by the Subscriber called and known by the
name of ''THE LODGE containing
IO2 Acres, more Or less,
and situate5 in spalding's District, in Prince
Georges county. Maryland .
This tract Of land is III fair state OF cultlva-
sion, and will be sold in three different lots Of
IS, a. and 80 acres more or less.
There is on the premises large and commo.
dious Dwelling with Courthouse, Granary,
Stab G, Carriage-house, Ice house, and other
The land is we'll watered, in good and
healthy situation, six miles from Washington
city and two miles from the Alexandr1a Ferry;
There is on the premises tine Orchard ana
choice Vineyard.
Parsons DESTROYS Of purchasing will be shown
che premises BY the subscriber who resides
upon it.
THE TERMS OF SALE ARE:
One-half cash, and the balance IN sig mon tins
afterth day Of SALE with mi crest on the whole
Ill paid, and the deferred instruments 10 De Sc
cured by the bonds Of the purchaser or Dur-
chasrrs, to be approved by the subscriber.
The terms of sale will be changed it deemed
advisable. :,
Possession will not be given until the terms
Of sale are fully complied with, and upon the
navment Of the whole purchase money good
and valid deed will be executed, and the deed
ard stamp thereon to DE at the expense OF the
purchaser or purchasers.
On the same day the subscriber will otter
at public sale the following described property,
viz:
Five Fresh Mich Cows.
Several Horses.
Household and Kitchen Furniture,
One Fine Chickering Piano.
One Sewing Machine.
Two Large Carrla ges.
One Buggy.
Two Wagons-Corn and Fodder.
Farming Utensils, &c.
TERMS OF SALE:
Cash on the day of sale for every DILL not ex-
eeeding $50: above this amount three months,
credit secured by the bonds Of the purchaser,
to be approved by the subscriber ro-,rr7
OCT 17~-ts u. NJ t4NO1
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-10-22


TUsT received a fresh invoice q PL;0 E:
y WUNDKAMS CELEB i AInD Il hi<B
TEA an excellent tonic for weak AND doblHtated
persons. also for dispeptjcs. and persons 81 DEL
icate heal h, For table use, particularly t'r
children, it has been used BY many tam lles q
late 10 their entire satisfaction. Price 511o 2t'
PR pound single package - >, c 6 EoT safe
l45 Prince Street
Also by most druggists. Sec advertisement
in another colum. sep z4--'lrn
NOTICE TO GAS CONSUMERS. On &C.
~ count Of the increased expenses &C Gas
Works, the very high price Of Coal, and the
increase Of the Government tax on 'Jtis the
Committee on Light have been obliged to give
notice. TO all CONSUMERS Of Gas, that they must
furnish Alcohol fo' their own metres dutlng
winter. Many Of the metres in warm positions
if only wrapped in cloth vii! not freeze; bu55
others in exposed situations will need Alcohol
mr.. Hanizman, Superintendent Of Metres: VIII
be ready st any time when notified. to Ill and
13i,7sr rneters THOMAS DWYER,
oct l5-2aw4y Superintendent,
ea@zzz DWELLING HOU5E AND LOI
hHSI FORSALE. "A T NO STORY BRIO
5 ~ ELLING and LOT, on Gibbon between
Pitt and ST. Asaph streets, is offered Tor sale on
reasonable terms. The House contains six
onforta bic rooms, and kitchen. The LOT 1ronts
on Gibbon street, 81 feet, and extenqs PACK ~
feet, TO d 10 feet alley. apply 70 5. u. Harper
ct No. 90 King street
sep 9--tf -
TOUND.-On Fairfax street, Saturday,
fEsroali SUM or MONEY, which the own
er can have (le5s cost of advertsjng) by naming
amount lost, or otherwise proving property
Apply to John A. Field, at WIN. AcnoIds
NJ a I ;n9 street oct lI-3tS
WANTED \ FEW BOARDERS AZ
w Thomas Hotel, Nos. 5 and South
Royal Street, Ale3Andrias y p
or.s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-10-22

The Richmond Examiner Of the 18th inst.
contains letter from the Valley, referring to the
movements Of the Union cavalry under Colonel
Powell. which says:-'The Federa|s came UNI
eynectealy uron two mcmlers Of First Mary
Land Caya.y, named {'hor.'ill CIjttefoen and
-Hartigan, v!ro hss been cIt &c ti.n 'hea'
com navy ll7Gte,,dtn 5onas3t them Il fle lag
amr,ving every load out Of h'> s'1rIl, ass1
youndins Ife,;ert,| !:eu1euans very se ze.e'y -
The prisoners wane 'srough hrousa Lnlay III
IN charge II q Capt p..ntteroast. I:le1eIden
was siy htly gc3od 1 efDre taken. 'lhese '"o
men were r.ake n nut, ~ or14r Il Co'. plVeL|,
and were shnf dead The reason assigned TT
shooting ghem wa@ that >oeoe Of thelr, n'on
were shot while burning l&rus. Powell has
ISSUED an order declaring that fer every S}zl'or
soldier shot ~ bush ahackers be VIII nane or
shoot two Confederate soldiers BOW held ny
him as prisoners One It the New loFk ga
pers states that Churchill Uvlttenden was 5e"
phew Of the haze Senator CylEtenotp: 81
Kentucky.
A number Of suits tlave been brought
against the judges of election III Frederick
county, Md, by citizens who were aot allowed
60 vote at the recent election,
The yellow fever was abatlng ct last dates
at St. George il Bermuda, but is still raging
in Hamilton
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

John Smith. On the way to the house,
my host--a Webster Whig-spoke of
Mr.. Butler not too flatteringly, as q
successful lawyer, smart but unscru-
pulous, ready to take up the worst ca
ses, and noted for always carrying his
clients through. On entering the par
lors | was surprised to find in the
charming and graceful lady who re-
ceived us, the dramatic friend and con-
fidant of Jane Shore, whose talent had
so impressed me at the Dorrance
street Theatre. Mrs. Butler was a
young lady of Dracut, who, fascinated
by the stage and conscious of dramat-
ic power had obtained an engagement
at one of the Boston theatres, and who
was for about two years earnestly de-
voted to her profession, when Mr.. Ben
jamin Butler proffercd his heart and
hand and won her back to domestic
life. / found that she still loved the
art, and prevailed upon her to read to
me some of her favoritc pssagcs in
Shakespeare. She read, | remember,
the prison scene in Measure for
Measure" with a passionate pathos
that made me half regret that the
" smart Lowell lawyer" had won her
away from Melpomcne and all her
tragic glooms and splendors.-C Cores.
pendent PrOridcnoe Journal.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
Family Courtesies.

In the family the law of pleasing
ought to extend from the highest to
the lowest. You are bound to please
your children and your children are
bound to please each other; and you
are bound to please your servants if
you expect them to please you. Some
men are pleasant in the household,
and nowhere else. l have known
such men. They We're good fathers
and kind husbands. If you had seen
them in their own house you would
have thought they were angels, al
most but if you had seen them in the
street, or in the store, or anywhere
else outside the house, you would have
thought them almost demoniac. But
the opposite is apt to be the case.
When we are among our neighbors, or
among strangers, we hold ourselves
with sellrespect, and endeavor to act
with propriety; but when we get
home we say to ourselves, " l have
played part long enough, and am
now going to be natural So we sit
down and are ugly, and snappish, and
blunt, and disagrceablc. We lay
aside the thousand little courtcsies
that make the toughest floor smooth,
that make the hardest things like vel
vet, and that make life pleasant. We
expend all our politcness in places
where it will be proiitable-wherc it
will bring silver and gold.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
A Green Mountain Boys Speech,
BEFORE GOING INTO BATTLE.

At the battles of Winchester and
Cedar Greek in October last, the Cd
Brigade of the lst Division, 10th Army
Corps, was commanded by Col. Ste
phcn Thomas, from Fairlec, VT, and
Colonel of the Sth Regiment Vermont
Veteran Volunteers. To his indomita.
BILE courage and GOODNESS is attribu.
ted the splendid discipline and fight,
ing of the Cd brigade that morning,
when, under terrible cnfilading fire
of the enemy, they gallantly maintain
ed the left of the lst division line
Col. Thomas is a Vermonter with all
the characteristics of Green Noun,
tain boy. He was a prominent Demo
crat anterior to the rebellion, and a
candidate upon the Gubcrnatorial tick.
ct of his party in 1860. He nobly sac
riiiced party to principle at his coun.
try's call, and has led his brave rcgi
mcnt through many battles, from Port
Hudson to this added hour of victo-
ry" in the valley of the Shenandoah.
His speech to his regiment just be,
fore gallant charge at the late bat,
tie of Winchester is characteristic of
the man
Boys, if any of you are in the hab-
it of praying-and l hope you all are
the time TO pray has come. Pray now,
and pray devoutly ; remember Ethan
Allen and Old Vermont, aud we will
drive the enemy to h--ll, where he be-
longs"
1t is unnecessary to add that the Sth
Vermont and 10th Connecticut, in the
grand charge of that day, nobly veri
fled the words of Col. Thomas who led
both regiments.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
From the Utica Morning Herald.
A Boy with Wonderful Powers.

The people of Hcrkimcr listened last
Monday evening with the greatest de.
light and surprise to the recitations OF
Master Dudly Waller, the Infant Ora
tor" and never have we seen so great
enthusiasm created by the presence of
any individual in our place as was
manifested on this occasion. Mas
ter Dudly, though only eight years of
age, possesses the highest gifts and
powers Of the elocntionist, and that,
too, not as the result of training, but
as the cndowments of nature. Nature
herself has made him master of the art.
His power over an audience is wonder
full, alternately compelling tears and
cOnvulsing with laughter. We have
seen him hold an audience in q breath
less suspense, which became really
painful Besides, Master Dudly is q
wonder in himself possessing, as we
believe, powers of mind unequalled in
our nation. He has committed fifteen
hundred themes, embracing among
them orations, lectures, addresses, and
prose and poetry from nearly all au-
thors, and such is his power of memo
ry that he never has recourse to the
written pieces again, but recalls them
at leisure, and gives them without
hesitation. We were present with
him each day previous to his recita-
tions here and at Ilion, and we found
him gleefully engaged in play and
sport ND to the last moment, and then
go before an audience and thrill them
for over an hour with the most diff
cult recitations. At four years of age
he recited Robert Emmet's Defence !"
to an overcrowded house at Cooper's
Institute, and at the age of five he
committed the whole of "Popc's Essay
on Man" On the whole, we take him
to be the most wonderful person to
whom we have ever listened, and only
regret that his stay among us was SO
Shorts. f. Br0irR
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
Gen. Sheridan.

A correspondent, writing from Gin
cinnati about Gen. Sheridan's antece-
dents, says
He came to West Point from Som
erset, the county seat of Perry county,
Ohio. Both his parents were Irish.
He was taken as they say at Somerset,
from the streets and encouraged to the
schools by wealthy gentleman in
that town, and fostercd until sent to
West Point by the influence of the
then member of Congress. They say
he was a rather hard case in his ear
lier youth. He raised regiment ear.
ly in the war, and has gained his pres,
ent distinction by hard fighting and
against influences that now favor him.
So Ohio has furnished the three now
most prominent Generals in the war
to wit Grant, Sherman and Sheridan
and all emanating from the hilly por
ton of our state, which corroborates
the same tendency in Europe, accord
ing to which, the strong men of coun
tries very seldom come from plains"
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
From the New York Tribune,
Prairie Tea.

Charles Boynton writes from Lyons,
Iowa, as follows:
Inclosed with this send few of the tip
ends of the sprouts or branches ofa shrub that
grows plentfully throughout this region on the
higher portions of the prairies and which
has been called by some Prairie Tea, but is
generally known as Red Root. Ii grows
about two feet high, in clusters of shoots
springing from the root. or from the shoots
OF last years growth think both. The
root is large compared with the top is very
tough and runs out in horizontal branches To
a great distance. 1t is much dreaded 10y prai-
rie- breakers, and higher price is paid for
breaking up land i'm which il abounds. IL is
of red color, and is very astringent. The
leaves of this plant have no doubt, in decoc-
ton, somewhat of the flavor of tea, and they
resemble it in shape and other characteristics
am led to suspect that il may contain Them,
and have, or can gather sufficient of il for an
anal lytical test if such can be had. / think it
likely that the same thing has been presented
to yon before, and that you are acquainted
with it better than myself Ii you see ft to
show it to the Club, shall probably learn
something about it from the Tribune"
Yes, sir, you will learn that it is the
identical article that was extensively
used after "t the great Boston tea par
ty," and during the Revolution was
called Jersey tea" and of late has
been called American tea and as
such has been gathered and cured to
sufficient extent to fill a great many
empty tea-chests, and from these the
tea has been retained in this city to
considerable extent good deal of it
has doubtless been sent to the coun-
try and sold at dollar pound to the
very persons who have had to pay an
extra price for breaking prairie that
was covered with the identical shrub
bearing the leaves which furnish their
tca-party beverage. The leaves of
this shrub do not contain THEM, nor do
they contain anything deleterious, and
they do make rather pleasant bevcr-
age, which is Il very good substitute
for the real Chinese article. The leaves
should be gathered when fresh and
green and dried in the shade, or else
like tea-leaves, by fire heat in shallow
pans, stirring constantly. We recon-
mend our Western friends to try a
little of the abundant prairie tea"
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
"aottstbarS tbe Gourss Of empire takes its dotap."

serving element has long since been
proven to be ignorance. Hence for
want of enlightenment their Democrat.
ic institutions failed.
Where men will not read, learn and
think for themselves, they will be led
and controlled by such as do read and
think. And there will always be in
every community some active, aspiring
and daring spirits WHO will acquire
the ascendcncy and rule, If mch will
not resolve on ruling themselves.
This system of dcmagogueism has
been encouraged and prevailed to quite
too great an extent in our own coun-
try. But we have smarted, and are
smarting still, under the effects of it.
And we may easily see, retrospect
lively, wherein we have failed. But, as
we have just passed the great and
fearful struggle and gained once more
firm foothold, it bchooves us to look
sharply to the future. And the great
secret in our success as a self govern
ing people consists in that one signifi-
cant word, Educate, educate the mas
ses
And as we now breathe easier, let
there be institutions of education in
augurated for all the rising genera
tions fraught with ample means of
thorough attainments of political and
civil polity. Push it to the extent that
not schoolboy shall be ignorant of
the great system of our Government
Introduce it into schools and make all
our literature replcte with the general
features and details of our civil and
political institutions.
AS ever, yours,
PETER PERDY.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
The True Lady.

Was not Mrs. Abbot Lawrence just
as much lady when attircd in twelve.
cent calico, in Boston, as when array
ed i'm full conrt dress at st. James,
London? "As Mrs. Washington was
said to be so grand lady, says a
celebrated English visitor Mrs. Trol,
loupc, "we thought we must put on
our best bibs and bands, so we dress,
cd ourselves in our most elegant ruf:
fles and silks, and were introduced to
her ladyship, and don't you think we
found her knitting, and with her check
apron on She received us very gra,
ciously and easily, but after the com,
pliments were over she resumed hei
knitting. There we were without a
stitch of work and sitting in state
but Gen. Washington's lady, with hen
own hands, was knitting stockings fol
her husband" Does not that sweet
republican simplicity command your
admiration !?
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
Mistsllanu.
From the Iowa State Register
The Cedar River Valley.

What a splendid, magnificent coun.
try that valley of the Cedar is ! The
sun in all his rounds does not shine
upon fairer, more beautiful, or more
fertile land. When He made this
country as Tom Marshall said about
the West generally, God Almighty
must have done His best" One may
travel all over this broad land yea,
over the fairest portions of other lands
and he shall not see SO large a portion
of country so well able to supply the
wants of man, and SO charming in its
scenery, as our glorious Iowa and of
Iowa, the Valley of the Cedar river is
the Garden of Eden. Some say the
scenery is not grand, that it has i'll it
none of the elements of sublimity. Ii
is miserable copperhead lie Come
with me on the road between Waverly
and Bradford, special reference being
now had to the one on the eastern
side of the Cedar. At one elevated
point you can look out northward up.
on the boundless, rolling prairie, ex-
tending in roll after roll as far as the
eye can reach ; eastward it is so for
many miles, the timber just lifting it.
self into view in the distance, like a
fleet coming up out of the horizon at
sea to the westward flows the beau
tiful river among the trees, while be-
yond, the prairie rises like an up-heav.
ing lake. This scenery is grand like
the ocean. And there are many such
scenes, only not precisely such, all
over Iowa. Not rough and rugged
like the mountains, it is true, but they
have sublimity about them nowhere
else to be found In looking upon such
scenery one feels, not as he does upon
looking at sea, lashed and driven by
the storms, but as he does in looking
upon the ocean when the storms have
gone by, and the evcr-rolling waves
bear in safety the products of the
world. The scenery of Iowa is grand
enough for me, and then from its rich
soil can be grown food enough for all
our cities and all our armies, provided
it were all well cultivated.
And what prodigious amount Of
energy and hospitality, and of al
Christian virtues, our people have
Herein they unquestionably beat the
world
The towns ON the Cedar river arr
! all prosperous and lively In fact, al
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
General Buffers Wife.

Some eighteen or twenty years ago
a young actress, Miss Iildreth, play
ed for several evenings at the Dor
rance street Theatre in Providence. |
happened to see her in the tragedy of
Jane Shore Her part was seconda-
ry one, that of the friend and confidant
of Edwards beautiful favorite but
her conception of the character surpris-
ed me by its originality and its impress
sive truthfuness. | felt that she had
great dramatic talent, and often won
dered that her name had SO entirely
disappeared from the stage. In the
spring of lS49, while visiting friend
in Lowell, found one morning on re-
turning from walk card from Mrs
Benjamin Butler, with an invitation to
take tea with her the following eve
ming. l went with my host and host
ess no other guests were invited
The name of Mrs. Benjamin Butler had
for me at the time no other significance
than might have had the name Of Mrs.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
The Presidents Last Story.

The following is related as "the
Presidents last story" In dismis-
sing party of three hungry place.
seekers who had often wearied him,
and finally exhausted his patience,
Mr.. Lincoln said they reminded him of
the schoolmaster who told one of his
pupils to read the third chapter OF Dan
iel. The boy began, but when he
came to the names of Shadrack, Me-
sheck and Abcdnego, he stumbled.
The master required him to proceed.
he tried again and failed. Pedagogue
then tried floGging, but still no go.
Relenting, the master told the boy he
might read the preceding chapter and
let the present one go. The boy
frightened up and took hold with a
will. He got on famously until he
reached the last verse, when, pausng,
look of CONSERVATION overcame his
countenance, and he dropped the book,
exclaiming in doleful voice, " WY
here are them three rascaliy feiiors again"
The trio sloped, and some of their
friends say it was fair hit.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
A. n. r.. HTLDRETH, Editor.
Charles City, Iowa, Dec. 29, 1864
Savapnah.

The city of SavannIlsYhich is, OF
soon will be, in the possession of the
victorious army of Gen. Sherman, is
situated on the right bank of the Sa
vannah river, seventeen miles from its
mouth. The city is built on a sandy
plain, elevated about forty feet above
the level of the tide. The city is regu
larly laid out i'm the form of paral.
telegram, with streets crossing each
other at right angles. 1t is embellish,
ed with ten public squares, containing
two acres each. Both the squares
and many of the streets are adorned
with beautiful shade trees. The port
of Savannah is the chief one in Geor-
gia, the harbor being a good one, and
vessels of deep draft coming near or
quite to the city. By its railroad con-
nections and the Savannah and Ogc-
chez rivers, which are connected by a
canal, the city is the centre of an ex-
tensive interior trade. Previous to
the rebellion there was considerable
trade between Savannah and all the
commercial cities on the Atlantic coast.
Its population in 1860 was 22,292.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
Wonders of Science.

A Florence paper relates the follow
ing instance of the certainty with
which murderer may be detected by
taking photograph of the victims
eye after death A woman named
Sagnoli having been murdered in Flor
ence few days ago, the project of
police, who had already caused two
men to be arrested on suspicion, resolv-
ed to try the above experiment, and
had the eyes of the dead body photo
graphed. The photograph obtained
being duly enlarged, the whole of the
right cheek and lower part of the face
of one of the men in custody were dis
covered accurately depicted on the in
terror membrane Of the eye. The