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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-10-09

CoAL.-The following paragraph appears
In the Washington Star 1.-THE freedmen in
Alexandria, not feeling inclined to pay the ex-
orbitant prices asked for coal by dealers in that
place, have formed protective associations, and
procured several cargoes Of coal from dis
lance, portion of which they have disposed
Of to prominent white citizens of the town at a
lower figure than it could be purchased from
the regular dealers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-10-09
JoWeIpy.



the past patronage Of the citizens Of this city,
and surrounding country, most respectfully So
licits q continuation Of their favors. He has
just laid in a new and complete stock Of
WATCHES,
JEWELRY,
SILVERWARE
&C., and requests that al desiring anything in
his line will give him cali before purchasing
elsewhere, as he is determined 70 sell at pleasing
prces.
Particular attention, as usual, paid to repair
ing Watches, Jewelry, Sc. al work guarar"
tecd.
All kinds Of Silyerware made to order
Having employed the finest worEmen, both
English and American, an prepared to do al!
kinds Of
WORK IN NY LINE.
Work done for the trade at. reasonable
prices.
Having secured the services Of frSt-cass
ENGRAVER I am prepared to do al kinds Of
EN- WIN G.
The highest market price paid for old GOLD
and SILVER
Remember at No. S. King St. oct 3-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-10-09

: A FRAcAs occurred yesterday evening at the
loot of King street, between some Washing
tonians and Alexandrians, in which the former
we're treated rather roughly. Some Of those
engaged were arrested, by order of the agent
OF the Ereedman's Bureau, and confined.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-10-09
THE OLDEST ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE KIND IN THE CITY,
ESTABLISHED IN 1900,
no KING STREET. no

WIN. W. ADAM calls the attention Of his
w old customers and the public generally,
to his large and well assorted stock Of
WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVER and
PLATED WARE CLOCKS, FANCY
GOODS, &c, &c He has just received D large
stock Of Spectacles Of all kinds 0ndis prepared
to suit the eyes Of persons Of al ages Also re-
ceiyed lot of Superior RyBBER EYE GLAS-
SEES, American WATCHES, gold and silver, Of
all grades. Solid Silver Spoons, Forks, &c,
&c, manufactured Of Pure coin Also Fancy
Silver Ware, suitable for wedding presents,
Forks, Spoons, &c, Sc, TRIBE plated on
white metal, Fine Gold Pens and Holders
He cordially extends to strangers as well as the
resident public an invitation to inspect his
stock before purchasing elsewhere, assuring
them that call will notinsure the least obliga-
ton to purchase. Having employed the very
best American, English and Swiss vorlzmen,
he is prepared to execute Repairing Of all kinds
Of work in his line Work done for the trade
at reasonable prices All goods and work war
ranted. Engraving neatly executed sep 81
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FASHIONABLE TAILORING ESTAB-
l. LISEMENT

FASHIONABLE TAILORING ESTAB
l. LISHMENT
Messrs. ONeih& Dwelly having purchased
the interest Of Messrs. Arnold s. Field in the
MERCHANT TAILORING BUSINESS,
have removed to the Store lately occupied by
that firm,
SO KING STREET,,
Where may be found the best assortment Of
CLOTHS, in this city, both of FOREIGN and
DOMESTIC manufacture.
Mr. o. eil's ability as q cutter iustifes them
in assuring their customers stylish and we'll
fitting garment:
They have also a fine assortment Of Gents
FURNISHING GOODS, such as Shirts, Socks,
Ties, Scarfs and Gloves Of all kinds.
Nzzr Please call and examine our goods and
judge for yourselves at 50 King street, one door
east of Parker's Theatre sep 26--tf
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&c. TWO-sTORY BRICK DWELLING
N$# FOR SALE.-A. comfortable two-story
brick house and lot situated on Patrick, between
Queen and Princess streets It has six rooms,
recently thoroughly repaired, with water in
the yard. For terms apply to
&C 9-tf VIM. COGAN, No. IS, Royal street.
vOUNG LADIES fitting themselves for
[ teachers, or those DESTROYS Of pursuing
some particular branches Of Elementary or
higher English, Ancient and Modern Languages,
Music or Painting will learn of excellent tacll!-
ties by addressing, E, Snowdcn, j., or g. ".
Green. esq. sep Gin
, 1865-09-01

The Original Copper!scads,. or Snake
Mornh!prcrs, KeTivinE old African
JFrou The Mobile Tribune, l9th-]

In tho good old days Of Louisiana, when
Lafittc was doing his quiet little business
oloug the lake shore, and Batratarfa was sy-
nonymous with the Isle Of Pincs-when gtns3'-
arties stood on the corners Of New Orleans,
md wntchmen, with club, rattle and leather
ism was rc1igiousiy believed In by all the col
orrd population, and not few Of those whose
color should have been warranty or more
Intelligence. For years past the internal rites
Of this dark superstition have been conduted
near New Orleans only at ldng intervals and
with the utmost secrecy. The police succeed
ed n one Instance, some twelve years sirce, in
principal Fetch MN and Old Obi Woman, ua-
lives Of Africa, together with all the charms,
etc, uEed IN the lncantations. The negroes
Wcte severely punished, and check given to
the practice of the rites Of the superstft lon.
VIC have heard OF such scenes us these being
enacted in or near Mobile by the negroes, but
never TIL last night did VIC witness anything
fv e. shs ne IN t7 ely VENT In teot%ry tor With hdh,e
situated beyond the gas works and occupied
by an old negro who claims to BIO an Obi man.
Approaching the house very carefully and
peerng through tho cfeviccs in the walls,
wild, weird spectacle was presented. Around
q small IRE Of pine in the middle Of the floor
or room, for there .Was noue-nad over which
Nus AQLts R0ty n"t &to4f u 1eS1u AAeA &uN
women entirely naked their hair, or wool,
twisted into Pig tail cntis and ornamented
with sprigs of some kind of herb fntermingled
with dried roots, their eyes closed; the
msster Of ceremonies or High Fetish Priest
with snake skin around Ills neck, and his
wool, grizzlcd with age, and garnished more
profusely than the rest, vas chanting some
thing In a droning .yoice while the remainder.
Of tie ''congregulion'' responded, as 1t were,
gro With the snakc-skin clapped bis hands
and the whole party rose and commenced
most furious stamping in circle around the
pot. ..,This over, they all equatted down
cRant, at the same time holding in bis hands
d covered basket, from which he drew and
dropped into the pot-:fst, dead make,
next . frog, then young alligator about .
foot long, now another smaller alligator or
lizard, and last Of all the herbs and roots
from bis own md the heads Of the other ne
g1oes.t, Silence was observed BY all for
scuae minutes after the Last deposit had been
made, after which the pot was taken from
he fire, and while the nauseous mixture
, 1865-09-01

"1 think ut least four.1flhs understand IT
so,' wns the response.
'tVhat IN your opinion" I enquired,
e would be the rcsnlt Of m attempt to re-en-
'TAey .eotld send more ,chnes to their
emphatic reply.
1hls man, with an education ouch as the
cclofed man Of the North can acquire, would
have been the pccr Of Frederick Douglass;
bnt slavery had held its grasp tightly upon
him. though It had not altogether crushed
his native intellect left q few late North.
crn papers with him, for which be appeared
intensely grateful, and then left him.
cAnAwDA.
I now rode in the direction Of Cahawba,
the place where, for considerable length Of
time, several thousand Of our unfortunate
prisoners werc confined Like all other prfs-
on ,ens, It is surrounded with the graves Of
the heroes OF tho Union army; though the
spot Is far less murked by wanton tragedies
tflap any other prison In the South, The
managers, though under strict orders from
they dare, tic horrors Of the place; and,
though they were armed with an the accom-
panimtn.s uf sueh institutious-dead lines,
,bloodbounds, and the liAe-thcrc WA dis
plny Of humanity which; though In ordinary
times 1t might be called crrelty. was truly re-
UeSlunEs ny us ccntf&Et+ T1th Lihby, A0Hef-
sonyile, and salisbury, There are, perhaps,
1000 dead in the Vicinity, but they were
buried without marks, and hence the remains
of The departed will remain forever unclaimed
| by friends. : ="
The number Of bloodhounds kept in, the
vicinity Of the prison was 1333, md for an IS.
| Gaping prisoner 10 kfIl one OF these was Ger
tain death. When man escaped, pack ol
fifteen to twenty was put On his trail; and
lucky, indeed, was he If he escaped. The
hounds, on the breaking up Of the Confeaer
acy,' were distributed out among the plantefz
l doubtless to be ready to aid ID the work o.
3, restoring Slavery, Whenever q favorable op
portunliy occurred. :.
The bloodhound ia by no mems rare ami
mal In Dixie; indeed, they are as much sin
| stitutlons" Ia the cotton States, and as dis
.tinct indexes Of Southern civilization, as Art
| the school houses aud churches indexes o
| Northern civilization. Is 1t surprising thai
civil conyulsion resulted from the nurturing
| in our midst a people whose barbaris1n woull
| pnt to ehnme that OF the mongTcl? Slavery
| the vipcr-was nurtured in our bosoms, mt
| It but follows nature when It stings US.
| BRICK.
, 1865-09-01

PORT OF CHICAGO.

,,- ARRIVED. q.
S;S; 5SS;s Hs5 5i'esns TT. .s1aF'ss
E!ss ESsea:s s.5sise. e1aalS sassio sea .asa!!t
s .?at aas SfF's. fn r. Fl 'eSsSes e
Brig Fashiou, kansou4 Menonones, 1o N LUMBER. W.
n.lg Robs b1ins, Garlisao. Grand Traverse, 20 N
sehs III Il + Whitman, cauertoFa. o'aes0' 70 ''''
ssRs %.;as w.!s, s.. SesssA ssS s:sg sS. 10 5ss
sehr Nsus. Giean. Grand nsTsa lo q 'a'n'sf' ~ n
sebr nnsy .tnsu,, gobersson Cleveland. ios sons
sshr fSa; Ss;s, reup.ar Gilmore e'e'*iana' so ''a'
schr sas1 Nsli,.c lup p<tsus : tons Rs:fon. TO N
sebr Ha3as l5pss'a a,. Green = = ~ ;n!ns!s' M ,
~ Is5aofE:Aee, ia ay .aas ss lumber
sssf ss'ase s ss % - e. eos Soa'
sssf sssf SsS 9S e ~: "a; Is
ehr sshr Fesisa, feFsc cspe3, Gs7eaad 10 loaa coal
e. e. ntisn kea fsel ssSe eo4
;ss g:.s EssF Rsy sy sss: .sss .sss
ST.; a.ffss 3 sgs snse2 sqo'
sesr ZEE aIs: W 6 u s.avcs
sesF * sos lo,
Seh' Aasa faa'ns' Anderson. Duck Lake. % cords
seh5 Magnolia. Hansen. suau.eo, 11a n lumber.
s.: S.: see S:tss Fs1:ss e lumber
Ssss kR IL. s,?ss 8 : a%ssa @ssa
Sew JmEest. Thompson. K4hmasoo. u m lumber.
sehr I. aien. Paterson, White l.xe % N lumber.
s,ur Nay Queen, aiassSss ;sa,9:. 81
d1tes-
, 1865-09-01

dially to the National system he better. The poo
nIe Tiu .mslntain lhe National Banks through, or
over III the old institutions, md National Bank
iSa Gosts eonniry When The Tfcsus Is able 10 make
a permanent contraction in The platn legal tenders.
Sstional Bank notes VIII be 20 valuable that New
s.or3nr n n1rceu,ent to receive ahem In payment
n ther cheeEs, "a was done WHEN legal lenders
wers first Issued.
The New York Tfnks says there Is general de-
eire expressed In Wall street that young hstehuua
may suf5er the dne penalty Tor OILS enmes, OUT mo
PARTIES whose rames were forged Ne, 0oWeFoa,
sin4uls.ly apatheisc With regard to ahA
and look upon q subpnna as n11sana8- VA!
street men ar by the force Of habit the reverse Of
ticiouz snt ouly where important interests no II
STAKE are they disposed 10 enter court o' law.
But in csse Of this Kind something nozo u&'c1
indifference might be expected.
The New York Hfratd Of Tuesday has the fellow
Ing On " E1tc" and one Of its directors, who = well
known On Wall street foz bis man5pulattops Of thst
stock:
The. depression In the stock market this after
nocn 3s a1ttputsbie In some degree to the sales
bcr Of tho Erie bull clique. The sales are supposed
TO have consisted ofa large portion Of the stocks,
Erie excepted, which were thrown upon him BY tbs
fell into tho bands Of weak holders today. The
1ain object Of the Broad STREET party ii buying
Erie while they we're selling other stocks Il to sus-
tain the general market al the coat Of supporting
Esie only. Moreover, the 1eadlng member Of the
clique referred TO Is preparing to iotttfy his posi-
tion, with view to reelection TO the directory Of
the company. Tba hooks Of The latter, It u stated,
will be closed on the 10th OF September, Ia prcpara-
ton for the election, the precise time OF which d
not yet f1cd- That prominent di.cctor OF one Of
our most important lines. who habltua1Iy makes 1t
bis business to manipulate the ntock OF bis own
company In Wall street. shonid hare his reelection
opposed by those Of his codrectors not Of his ow1,
paty. is hardly msitcz for surprise.
The London 7iusts, Of August Is, says:
Since the advance OF tie bank rate to per cent,
tLe demand has BEEN sufficiently active to show thai
this movement had become positively nece and
That II any further change we're TO be anticipated
wonld etll be in the eame direction. To-day, how
ever. ,he!e have been symptoms Of fcompatahse esse
eFal wants 1t fnction below the bank minimum,
| while in the Stock Exchange advances on Govern
ment securities have been freely offered at pei
cent The partial improvement in the wrsther hat
| been the chief cause of this tendency,
, 1865-09-01

expected TO do vastly greater amount Of
work thnn the others. Tie whole matter Is Of
great interest 10 Western miners, Our coal
ec1ms lie regularly, aud for the most part
slightly inclined. The West holds
The same advantage over the East
aad over Europe in applications or
labor-saring machinery 10 Its coal mines, tha.
1t docs in its treelcss plains to agricultural
machinery. The soft nature Of the material
below the coal Is also Of great importance In
this regard. Our coal seams are generally
underlaid by fireclays only slightly indnrated.
If the coal Itself Is too hard, there can
be no difficulty in removing the underlying
material, thus saving both coal md 1abor,
Here, II anywhere, machinery will be neces-
sarily applied to coal mining. Let our Invent
.ors turn their minds TO- this more fruitful
source Of profitable effort The SUCCESS al
ready attained is most encouraging. The re-
suit must be the same rs we have seen in the
successive advances Of reaping, aud moving
machines, a steady advance Till hand labor L
mninly superseded in the tedious and costl,
work Of mining.
, 1865-09-01

was ret reeking hot, they each dipped the
end OF the middle finger Of the left hand
into II and applied the end Of the finger 10
their tongues; another dip into the pot wa5
taken with The middle finger Of tto right
hand and certain cabalIstic Characters de-
scribcd on the breasts, foreheads and shout
dcrs-one insisting the other in the opera
tiop. Not q word was spoken until their
clothes had been resumed and they had got
clear OF the house.
Although on high occasions the Fetch OF
"Obi man" may demand human sacrifice in
his hertish rites, and which sacrifice Is gen
orally q young child, nothing of the kind was
night. The presence Of the police would, Of
course, hare prevented anything Of this "a
ture had it even been thonght necessary By
tie old negro conducting the atlair. Old
negro women were sometimes s'used up'' as
stmatefial'' IN these meetings, at Voudootou
near New Orleans, one Of whom escaped the
sucrifc{a1 knife on one occasion and caused
the arrest Of the whole gang.
, 1865-09-01
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


THER:DAT EVENING, aug. d1.
Their Is no new phase IN financial matters to-day
the prominent features Of the market being sub
ktantlaify the sanc rs yesterday. The demand from
the count! stilf continues very active. and country
bankers have checked heavfly on their balanees-
The commission merchants are eager appllcants for
currency 10 remit to their country correspondents,
% advances On produce, which II being shipped
into market as fast as possible. There is also some
demand iron, holders Of produce, for renewals,
which ars generally granted upon unezepdoua1
margins and coIatestls. The leading discount
homes report the market very close-coser In fact
than yesterday. Spectators have taken the hint
and are not mixing rnauy applications for loans,
we'll knowing that the bankers are not disposed to
tayor them In The present condition Of the market.
Strictly rst class paper Is discounted at 10 q cent
for ali other there is no regular quotation
Some Of the banks reported Exchange anatter "
than yesterday, with largc sales from bank to bank,
. at 1-10 discount uthera reported the market
slght,y frmer. There Is no change In rates, which
remain AS on Sesterlay-1-lo discount 10 p4r buy
Ing, md par to ITO prrm.-moatly 5oc per thous-
and-Eclling.
Gold wns about II higher In New York to-day,
and very steady at the advance. The market open
cd At 14f!;, declined to 1.<, and closed ut 14431
The following arc the quotations teleg.sphed to
James BOYD d Brothers, IS Clark street: .
, 1865-09-01

AT the anniversary Of the 68th Illinois reg
imeut, on Monday, Col. R. g. 1ngerso]l, ofPe-
o1ia, made the speech, saying, anong other
things, the following:
This is not political meeting, and get I can
not forbear saying word or two concerning
the soldiers friends. There are men here ~
our midst pretending to be your dearest and
best friends. They Belong 70 8 party, some Of
whom, Il will notj say alD were rot your
friends when you were fighting tho battles o1
your country. They laughed at your wounds,
they sneered at your scarsi they mocked ihe
corpses of your comrades; they prophes1ea
yonr defeat; they hoped for your :dlsEraee
they prayed for your overthrow md death
they desptsed the Cause for which 5ou were
battling; they were the allies Of your mus'
derere. a..
Now you hare reached home covered with
glory; you arc welcomed by the true people
or the North you are radiant With SUCCESS,
and tho ytry men Of whom have been speak
ing crowd around you and soy they wer your
friends. Beware Of them all They do not
went 10 help you; they want yon TO he'p
them. When they come, tell them that y9n
can have no confidence In their sincerity I'LL
they bring back the thirty pieces iof silver,
the price Of your blood; tell them to 60 aud
to1law to the bitter end the example oi their
fllustriona leader.
, 1865-09-01

T A Saratoga correspondent says: Sofat
rs heard from, the matrimonial market stands
thus: Old stock married OF, none; old stock
hopeful of success, !; WILLOWS of first class
dies married, II; engaged aud day liked for
wedding, IS betrothcd and CONS to get con
sent Of pateffamillas, 10 still billing and COO
Ing, 3y; matches broken up by stern parents,
II; come together asain, S-bnt they have to
3711z no one 10 love, -; olopements, I; psi-
vate marriages, 2.
, 1865-09-01

Mhr. Ta!ktI ac1ly q W1lh strong teaacncy uPwafd
80 car 1t 9G; CARS No. amber at ta1; cat No.
amber At 1-b. Corn firm with upward tendency,
Held vt 3c b. the car load. and SOC ID Snail lot1 Oats
quiet Sales OF cnr new it 2c, 0. b.: ON bu new
at Alc. hurley market has slightly advanced, lSM4
little offering, With rood demapd At sc. "
, 1865-09-01
Coal mining By Mach1nery.

One of The most interesting topics Of the
recent meeting Of the American Iron and
Steel Association at.. Cleveland. was the sub
5ect Of coal mining BY machinery For sew
eral years past much thought has been be-
stowed in this direction, both In this country
and In Europe. TIL within the past year no
satisfactory result has been reached The
most Encccss4ul invention SO far Is that
patented by Mes1s. Firth, Donlthorpe & Co.,
Of Yorkshire, England Though great ad-
vance upon hand mining. this machine is mo-,
upon the whole, applicable to all the varied
wants Of the coal miners in different districts
The great work of the miner, in well rcgu-
lated md scientific mining, Hes In what Is
termed stundcrcuttins," or taking ont by suc-
ccsstve strokes Of the pick few inches OF the
lower portion Of the coal. This being done
to such depth rs the miner can reach, md the
conl deprived Of its support, 1t can readily be
taken down by wedges driven into the seams.
About tlfty per cent Of the first cost Of the
coal comes from this process Of underwriting,
besides being a wca1isome md laborious pro-
ctss, and requiring great skin in hnnafing the
pick. So difficult Ii it, indeed, that in many
Of our Western mines it is given up altogeth.
er, and lie coal is blown ont with powder, to
the great md ]nsting injury. OF the mine.
Tie difficulty In applying machinery to coal
mining lies In the fact that The operations
must be conducted in the limited spaces of
the mine, at great depths below The surface.
Want Of room, the impossibility Of introduc-
Ing Steam engines, and tho lnadequacy Of
horse power, arc formidable obstacles to ae
overcome. The great valuc Of compressed
air as motor receives another striking illus
1ration in its application TO driving mining
machinery The mir Is compressed At the sur-
tacc by water power of steam, and iconvcyed
In strong Iron pipes to any required distance
under ground. BY means Of flexible gutta
percha tubes, it is applied to the machinery
at the point where the power Is required.
When let ont, 1t expands instantly to its natra.
uraI volume, thus furnishing motive power
whose extent Is limited only BY the strength
of the pipes which convey the mir. II is also
Of great valve In ventNattns the mine. The
Instrument used IN The: English machine is
similar TO COMMON pick, and the machine
initiates the motion of the miners arm. It is
working successfully in the English mines,
undertaking scam Of coal to tho depth of
twenty-t4ght inches, and at the rate of about
tsen'stent s"ue lols ~ s1 ucm- :. -
.lnaa'eo 10 Pe1lolm n'e lauos atea ~ wa. 1
Inc macnme eos.s aooas sS.o ~ .I..us,'-ae anA
the nfst ees' y. - lne , io"el ~ asse tn 4.Ss l!
enlaes aoou. <e,s .,o'e. ,,,,,' - ~ = anr.
e1:;p00, would mine 400 tons Of coal daily.
This machine has been tried by tho manag-
S's o. Ing coal apa trt% "of1s ~ 'anns!v"n, lt'
Gaino1'h eo:' fA'' ana nsa no' 'ns' van as
eooo SUCCESS as IN 1ngtano, OWING M tae
presence o. haru oaAls o. sa.paufe1 81 noh IN
, 1865-09-01

1,1%s
The receipts to-day hnge been liberal 1nd the market
moderately active hut not sufficiently to absorb the
receipts. Quite number are remaining IN Tho pans
unsold In consequence OF the heayy buyers
1re rather holding off, ard eadezroting 10 force the
market down. In this they have to-day been quite
successful and heavy Butchers' Logs haSc declined
E@nc 10 Ds. The lighter grades for tho reason
aboye given, arh also account or decline In New
York, hare declined 1s2<3c.
; We quota tne! market moderately acttTe aad
prices rather unsettled At the above reduction.
The sales hare been - follows:
Il To
, 1865-09-01

s~A whaling barque sailed from New Lon
don. Con, on the 4th Of June, for Hudson's
Eay. and on the 18th inst. she was heard from
At ST. Johns, with a cargo Of ooao e,n0 ana on
worth t15o, ,60-aHording a net profit Of elo0
OOO, This L. taid TO be the most successful
whaling voyage ever made
, 1865-09-01

QTT1cH or rnx pSLY T1BCxx,
Wednesday Evening, Aug. 81
FEET CAITLE-Accordinc to the Board Of Tradn
,eror tho receipts and shipments since last issue
rooartd with tho corresponding period Of 1851, haTa
wen a, foows 1t should ee borne In mind thss these
rrecp aud shipments really hose Of the day pre-
, 1865-09-01

u Markets fTa, with plenty Of rurchasas; ss1es ot
80 hf!s bonded. untchtson bsanG Phit4aclphla dt-
lveIed INN etiste, at SC; Loo brts samo brand ser
ts59bsr dst,ery bonded OIL! ae nes, Philsdspa!;s
sepssmher AZ ~, free board, sellers oP!.oa ~
e.ls DO The sane cicnsaances p9 LEis sssndad snds
bophed OIL October, at SSL,