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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-09-12
CHI A1exandria Gazette
TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT. u.

Tn the progress of events, it seems TO DC
almost certain, that, as political parties 49, anu
must exist in all representative governments
or where the people have the cholce q 'n0Al
agents, there will, in this country, alSo' o7 wv
great political parties; and, that, no"e'ei' nloD
NAV differ on minor points, concerning goVsln-
mont affairs or whatever may have been their
former party designations, there Will oe on0
dividing line. on either side of Which the mas
sess will array themselves, and contend Tor
political predominance; and that tneSe 'Ho
narr;es will be the CONSERVATIVES and the
RADICALS, or the Ultraists 1nere VIII DC
shades of difference among the people com
,osino both of these parties-but they Will
not affect materially the general political Or
oan;zation, The Conservatives will consist OF
fhe Democrats, the Wings who have not joined
the Republicans, and many Republicans who
will not 60 the whole length OF the measures
and doctrines advocated b. the leaders OF the
Republican party l''lo Radicals will include
all those who take cctrense ground with re-
gard to the foreign aad domestic policy OF the
government, Including the MEASURES to &c pur-
sned IN reference to the Southern States, &C.
This will be no sectional political division
there being now no question about Slavery,
Secession, and other such matters, are settled
bv the result OF the war, and accepted, N good
faith, by the Southern people The old issues
which made North and South in POLITICS,
in which the interests and the rights, or sup
posed rights Of one section, were antagonlstlc
to those of the other sectlon-and created
consistent dissension, 10 longer to De
brought into the political arena; but other
Important matters will be, in which the citizens
Of New York can contend in the Legislative
halls, along side, and on the same side with the
citizens of Louisiana or Georgia. What the
end of this political contest will be, and which
side will ultimately prevails, and obtain or retain
political power, it is impossible now, with GER
tainty to see; thug we have an abiding faith and
conviction, that the Conservatives of the coun-
try, under a united government, with no far
Their sectional strife, and with no other weapons
than those OF law, and reason, and argument,
will finally prevail AS all are now equally
interested in maintaining the government OF
the Union on constitutional principles, the
peaceful effort must be to uphold those doc
trines which are best calculated to lead to that
end.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-09-12
Commission Merchants.

WE HAVE this day formed co-partno~
w ship under the style of
WITMER & WASHINGTON
and will carry on a general AUCTION ana
COMMISSION BUSINESS, in the large snl
commodious warehouse on the wharf. OCCUPIED
for many years by Stephen Shinn.
We solicit consignments Of all kinds Of Coun
try Produce, Dry Goods, Groceries. Cottot
Yarns, Tobacco, sc,
Special attention given to the sale of Rea
Estate, Stocks and Merchandise Of every des
cripjion. Prompt returns will be rendered ..
soon az sales are made
Groceries and other goods furnished on the
best terms References given if required
GEORGE K. WILMER
aug 7-tf GEO WASHINGTON
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-09-12
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
A. NJ. Kelley, of Virginia, is out in a card

A. NJ. Kelley, of Virginia, Is out IN card
withdrawing from the contest for Congress IN
the Second District. t. f. Chandler, of Nor
folk, has been nominated In the same district.
VIM. Fl. B. GUSTS, of Accomac, announces
himself as a candidate in the First District.
He claims to have been elected IN May last.
On Saturday night the steamer Thomas
Coliyer, Of the Bay Line, on tie James river,
was run into at Norfolk by the steamship
Yazoo, Of the New York and Virginia Steam
ship Line, and damaged to the amount OF two
thousand dollars. The damage was repaired on
Sunday.
Rev. James B. Taylor, Jr., has accepted a
call to the pastoral care Of the Baptist Church
at Culpeper Courthouse, Va. Rev. W, III,
Williams. of Richmond, has commenced the
duties Of pastor Of Baptist church at Fred
ericksburg.
D. NJ. Semple formerly Of Fredericksburg
and whose relatives are of great respect ability
has been convicted at Richmond Of obtai ming
money under false pretences, and sentenced to
the pententiary for one year. Semple was, at
one tine. a conductor on city railway IN
Washington intemperance Is SAID TO have
brought him to ruin.
George ". Sappingtoo was murdered near
Glade Spring Depot Oh the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad or Sunday night week, by
some unknown person. Previous to the close
Of tbe war he was lieutenant OF the provost
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-20
Close of the Fiscal Year Large Gold Surplus
in the Treasury, o
from the New York Times, Sd, ]

From the New York Times, Sd %,
The fiscal year 1865 closed on Friday
June 80. The estimates for the other ports
are of easy approximation, from the Gus
toms of the first three quarters of the year.
Altogether the actual consumption OF for
eign merchandise, owing to the ext ayagant
price of gold last summer and fall, is found
to be about eighty millions, i'll gold value,
less than the previous year, while the GUS
toms in gold derived from this moderate
consumption are only seventeen million less
than in 1864. The duties now average AS
per cent upon the invoice orappraised value
of the goods entered for consumption. This
rate, on consumption of about $l94, 900,
OO0s gives customs revenue i'll gold Of
$50, 900, 0O0 Last year the duties aver
aged 375 per cent, and gave $l03, 100000
on consumption of about $273,OO0 900,
The Secretary of the Treasury, in view of
the effect last summer of the high price OF
gold, ard consequent high rates of exchange
on the consumption of foreign goods esti-
mated in his annual report in December,
for only $72,000, 900 of customs. The fall
of gold, however, the. close of the war, the
fatteriug condition of the, crops, and the
near prospect of renewed regular If not &C
tive trade with the South, have all contrbu-
ted to swell this source of revenue to $50,
100000. ava f5al szNAl .ln7D-51I .ii 10 -H
AS the wants of the Treasury in the way
Eof gold to pay interest on the gold bearing
funded debt were less than $60,O00,0 900 in
1865, the Treasury comes into the new year
with a surplus in gold and silver OF abouC
S35, 600, 900, including the appropriations
made to pay the present July Interest on the
public debt, aud not yet called for.9uaa3
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-20

rave done? do not even deserve your

have done? 1 do not even deserve you
pity .i1id ggis7ag 81 STD 1512 B9iIg
| And why not p, s... a,,..,... /.
| Because have-bu no; let the past be
forgotten, or only remembered to be regret
ted, she replied. Edward Ransford Q am
very glad to see you / am ill, and sadly
need some one to comfort-that is to speak
| kind to me :, ion ,.efT sala4.t.i zca
But why this restraint Georgina ? why
this strange contrition e said Edward, =
You have never behaved badly to me; true
| once spoke to you of love, and you can
didIy toldaue not to hope. oWas there any
sin in that ? Could it be wrong to speak the
truth P?
The truth, the TRUTH she repeated =
come here, Edward. '2aj 'o'I9jaota .t@-.t
| Miss Ransford took his hand, and gently
laid it on. the window. jg a.-.rs. 80 .I10 z (
Look there, she said, with emphasis,
and pointing to small pleasure skif that
was dashing about in the yharbor--hoating
like a cork, and answering to the helm with
prompt obedience; look there, Edward; SCI
with what alacrity that tiny boat obeys her
master Were it not for his.centrol, she
would unguided leave the safe Shaven, ON
WHOSE smooth waters she sails and become
a wreck---a bruised and shattered thing
Is not young girl like that frail vessel
guided through the. world by mother
hand, which should keep her safe from all
quicksands, but which, alas sometimes
with the best intentions, leads her into dan
gerous waters Edward, when | implied
| by my manner that did not love you, |
q
mistaken determination to obey the world
| ly, although well-meant injunctlons of my
mother. instead Of the natural promptings
of my heart .5 7s-la sl9d a1i,.sns
s Georgila coIored as she spoke, but when
she had finished, she looked full in Edward
Ransford.s face as if to assure him of her
sincerity and truth. Ct 1''''' -'''- -'''-
. sPhen you did love, and you do love me-
Georgina I? cried Edward, with a bright
smile. s,o.;s..1 ~, u. .f,..-7y
4 do love you Edward and make the
confession all the more unreservedly,a from
the knowledge thatI cannot become your
WIFE replied Georgina l.i#
i am very poor now; and-pardon me,
Edward-but you, too. are
Very rich, dearest, broke IN her cousin
gaily. Listen and will show you how
much my circumstances have changed siuce
we last met. no i1-j 90 gs
The young man sat down, and told her
Everything ; and at the conclusion Of his
story,wa rewarded with..a smile-a faint one
| it is true-from Georgina. Presently Mrs.
Ransford joined the lovers. Her surprise at
meeting her nephew was of course very
great; and when she gradually perceived
| that it was, after all, to be match between
him and her daughter, she felt considerably
BUNDLED, although, as prudent woman
not a little thankful. ~ ai
Edward, she said, you have raised us
both out of the darkness of poverty, and
made me heartily ashamed of myself.
p we shall all, trust, know in the future
Iunalloyed happiness replied Edward. al
tali events. under tire protection of a watch
full Poyidence,I will endeavor, as Georgina's
husband, to shield bath her and you from
the recurrence of another RAINY DAY. u
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-20

Z ORGAsIzATios OF TIE RfBsLLIoE .-Some
curious Developments have lust been
made in reference to the organization of the reb-
Ell confedeIacy. The provisional government,
with jeff. Davis at its head, was IN full opera
ton in less than five weeks from the assembling
of the convention. There was a great deal of
wranglipg as 10 what eh uld be the name oftbe
new power-a minority insisting that it sh uld
! be lied the '.kepublic of Washington; hut
| the proposition TO designate it as the "Confed-
/ crate States of America" prevailed by msjori-
lty of opeyy Propositions were made to insert in
the preamble of the Constitution recognition
4 81 the divinity of Old and New Tesraments OF
toe Bible: and tor enforcing the observance 0
he Christian Sabbath. The first is understood
Ito have been voted down IN Difference TO thu
feelings of Jadah P. Benjamin. gentleman
of Israelitish prociivities and the latter out o
: regard to the snti-sabbath.reg creoes q
Lou siana There is something grimly ludicrou
in the idea of these periured conspirators pro
posing to run their erszy machine on a big
pressure evangelical basis. Fancy gang {
: pickuockets inaugurating moral reform &c
lciety!-Atbany Evening Journal. h.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-20
gob grintiug
BY EUGENE n. HUEDAY.

They are coming from the wars; %. - {
1EIr They are bangingho theft scars - )
They are bringing hack the oldfag, toe, IN ssrys
They have bsttled long and we'll,
And let after sges-tell a. ~ ss -s,as
How they won the proudests name In song or story
sE They have broken rp their camps; q $
- OK They are laughing Der their tranips; 80
They joking with the grIs that flock around then
They have left the scanty fare;
They have the left ietd air;
They have dashed to earth the prison walls thai beun
~ them. "a FL IFf'4 g 4 y !
? / / And they re coming from the wars e.
They are bringing home thsir sears;
They are bringing back the old Gag, too, In glory;
They have batl edsopg andrTeH,
And letAafter Hets tell - NsfsSF'
How they won the proudest name in song or story
rlTF1 sWeare esgeE with our Ehshks NTT|
We are pressing on their ranks; , Ii
we are grAsping hands that held the States unbroeD
Yet we sadly think Of those
Who sleeping with their foes
And our trembling tongues give welcome sadly spo.
a. ' sasths long ds.Isy i sa.. 25Ai2
TLey have brought US peace at last;
And now proudly through veins the blosd il
bounding, a n 2
AS bless honored dead,
While the steady martial tFeadv~---~
Ofreturning sterana in earsfs so1ndihgl
Yes, they're coming from the wars
They are bringing home tn cir scars:
They are bringing back the dfag, too In glory
- They have hattled long and welI,.<
And let after ages tell
How they won the proudsst name in son or story 1
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-20
Farming in The West.

The farmers OF out Eastern STATES, compeiled
to till rock and uneven lands and used to small
holdings. do not know by experience ali the
changes which improved machinery has wrought
in agricultural operations on the great Western
prairies There machines do the labor of men
to uch degree that the farmers heaviest tolls
are ghtened and one man is enabled TO
achieve 1.-THE work of half dozen. s.srej<
We saw recently a field Of corn one hundred
and sixty acres, on helgrand psa'ie IN the
ploughiig. planting and cu.tlvaiing OF which
no man walked a step. ROTARY spade drawn
by four horses and driven by a. man upon
the box, ploLghed the field TO uniform, depth
of eight inches aud gave such thorough tilth
that it was not necessary to use harrow at all.
A corn ~planter drawn by two horses. and driven
by q man upoE the box, next planted the seed
A culttYator drawn by two mules, one walls
ing on each side Of the knee high corn and driv-
en- by man upon the box. completed the Gull
ture Of a row at single ope aiioD;aud in the too!
house lay another machine also to be drawn by
horses q hich will cat down the corn when 1T
is ripe and lay it in regular rows TO be hnaiy
gathered by hand. But it is expected that by
next year this machine viii be so improved as
to gather up the corn also
When II is remembered that the farmer Who
follows q common plough or cuitlvator dnfiDg
a long su mers day performs marcp OF
from ten to fourteen miles, 1t will be seen what
a boon is the machinery which relieves him
| from thus toll. And when We remember how
scarce were men during the last four years IN
lthe West. We shall see that put for such labor
| saving implements our vast crops OF cereals
could never have beep planned or gathered.
The farm of which the certified we speak Of
was a pari has seven bundred acres in a single
| field of timothy OF what use would tbe be il
it had to be cut by hand? Buthalf dozen har-
vestinp machines sufficed TO Gu il all in good
lin e. and will do without grooming the work "a
la a regi nent Of men. and patent horse'rake'
gather it up; and hay presses upon the place
compress it into baler fit for shDping .g
Seventeen aud he miles Of board fence in
i close lie more than halfof this farm, whcl
mas as part Of It's furniture, comfortable shed
for ten thousand sheep, corn crib rat proc
holding fifteen thousand bushels Of corn. an
extensive stablings fer horses eac York Pos
EgMudd, O'Laughlin, Arnold and Spang
J Ter, the conspirators at Washington, vi
be sent to the Albany Penitentiary t.
> ltlayG a5 ua8 1ti-5-i5e a7-s
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-20

True to his promise, Lieut. Carter. before
he left Stanley square that evening proposed
to Georgina Ransford, and was accepted =
Edward Ransford left the house, spirit
crushed and disappointed.
q i'll who thought that miserable, rainy
day when she took shelter in our shop the
murmured Edward to himself: I-reject-
o1
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-20

EgMudd, O'Laughlin, Arnold and Spang-
Ter, the conspirators at Washington, will
be sent to the Albany Penitentiary to-
day. a 1H6 1l.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-20

Georgina was sitting there alone when
Edward Ransford quietly entered the room
She was thinkiDgyof the future and wonder
ling what it would have in store for her,
musing with weary look that sometimes
seemed to betray the indifference of Ge pair
But when she heard the sound Of footsteps
she rose. walked to the window, drew her
hand across her face as if TO compose her
4 self and then turned round to receive the
intruder. As'she recognized the features Of
lher cousin Edward, a hot stream of blood
i flooded to face and neck, and for the mo-
ment shewas unable to speak AT last she
murmured, 'Ed--Mr. Ransford !a,lYy 81
Her cousin walked up to her, and Selling
; her hand, saidias he pressed it within hi:
own, Yes, it is |, Edward Ransford. icGeor
ginas and / am.here to ask you to allow rnC
: TO be your friend and adviser Georgina
: you once rejected my love may l. hop
may | entreat that you now accept IN.
friendship p ~
s Edward said Miss Ransford, in reply
e is it'right that you should proffer friend
: ship to one who has behaved to you as
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-20

A small coterie of sea side loungers was
parading the Wimbledon promenade one
afternoon, it consisted exclusively of gentle
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-20

just been aconversiog with Lieut.. Garter
he is going to propose to you tonight He
has given me most satisfactory account
Of money matters SO that | am sure, my
dear, in accepting him you will be consult
ing alike your own happiness and my wish,
es.'
Georgina turned very pale, and was about
| to say something to her mother. when. in
| obedience, to second thought, she retired
to seat and became buried in reflection. ,
IL think she will accept him, - thought
Mrs Ransford, triumphautly. 4 have
brought things to a point There was nc
occasion to consult George man, he's
so busy painting pictures all day long that
he can't be expected to know anything Of
the, world l.a'to . 9. s .. sae.9s 80
1t Was strange, but nevertheless a. fact,
that, Edward Ransford had determined to
sound his cousin Georgina as to the real
state of her young heart On that eventful
|night.of the party He had grown to love
her with the honest affection of calm
minded, perseveripg man of business; and
it MAS a consciousness of the. sincerity Of
his passion that gave him courage to breach
a subject which his position in the world
rendered almost painfully delicate.
Georgina was inusing on what her moth
er had said respecting Lieut.. Carter when
she heard a tremulous voice, whisper, 'Geore
gina, meyl speak with .you?
OF course, Cousin Edward, was the re-
ply, when theyoung girl saw who was adj
dressing her. .'sfi' sH8a Fe ss9'i ssao'i9~la
'Georgiiia,' said he, Il am a poor bat
hard working man, and it is only the knowl
edge of my honesty of purpose, and that
your father was once in more humble po-
sition than he now is, that gives me conf
dence to address you the words am about
to speak, Georgna,' he continued, and
his voice grew deeper, years ago v played
at the game of love; but now, as revere
truth, assure you that it is no longer a
toy, but a loyal passion $50 ytl1z ~ =
Say no more, Edward; wait and hear me. ;
cried Georgina, interrupting him SO sudden
ly that he stared at her in establishment. -
Edward, she continued, forget the noble,
manly words you have just spoken, and
think Of me only as friend ,'r.,-.y .... s
Without a look, indeed, with an averted
head, size rose and walked away from her
cousin. "a III I'D q '''..'a
How different might have been Miss
Ransford's answer had it not been for the
pride her mother had so suddenly instiled
into her disposition - = 90, Il
4 - y
True to his promise. Lieut. Carter. before
he left Stanley square that evening proposed
to Georgina Ransford, and was accepted. =
Edward Ransford left the house, spirit
crushed and disappointed.
Te I'll who thouoht that miserable rainy
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-20

& Eg- Larry Mcdonald, alleged to be the
originator of the plot to burn New York
city, has been admitted to bail, inCanada,
in the sum of $4,000. He, with Cleary
and others, is to be tried on the 9th of o.
'tober a8e13 sdf11 e57t5aE ad1
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-01-11
NEW hooks.

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'Three Months in the Sonthera States.y By
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elmer; A Tale Of the Alamo" by Augusta j
Evans, author Of "Buelah."
'.The Black Plume Rifles" BY Mary A. Howe.
Z. Townsend.
"Leaves from the Diary Of an Army Surgeon.
BY Thomas T. Ellis, NJ, d.
"Moses Right aud Colenso Wrong" Popular
Lectures ON the Pentatcuch, by Rev John Cum.
ming, ID. ID.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-01-11
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