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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-10

>2gz.-M1E ON FIRE. The steamer Express,
0! he Potomac Transportation Line, while
Ei1g al her wharf, foot of King street, yester-
Gay evening about three o'clock, accidentally
caugh: Ere On the upper deck, near her piston
SUPPORT, and for time was in serious danger
Happily, however, by the exertions of the
harIs CT board, assisted materially by persons
frCsa the wharf, the flames were extinguished
v;ttous having inflicted much loss, and with
crl 30, creating any fire alarm in the city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-10

ls;!.r!!.ssGAs GAP RAILRoAD.-A locomotive
a:G >~elve box and freight cars, belonging to
ms read, came down from Weldon, on the Sea-
3oa:G and Roanoke Railroad to Norfolk, on
Wednesday last. They had been taken to
.Lo2t;;i and South Carolina during the war, and
employed there on different roads for the then
yorGaGerate Government. They are now on
teei: ie;urn, and will be shipped to this city
enae&il-.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-10
SALT.

my 1T HOOE e. WEDDERBURN,
1OO SACKS FINE LIVERPOOL SALT.
lUO 100 New York 20
2OO' Coarse g
For sale low by KNOX & WATTLES,
jy 19-1m No. 10, Union st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-10
WOOD & COAL.

4 G. O A LII
WOOD AND COAL on hand. Two cargoes
Lyken's Valley, Red Ash, Egg Size and White
Ash Stove. We will sell at a small profit
Send in your orders. Thankful for past favors,
we continue to solicit your custom. Royal street,
between Prince and Duke streets.
Alexandria Coal Company
ie27-2m A. s. PERPENER, Agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-10

:,rc.ly CAPTURE.-We understand that the
re men, John Smith, and George McKillob,
r;?esteG; in this city, on Wednesday, on charge
81; 7sssing counterfeit money, but acquitted,
,,ete 1ecaptured last night at Aqua Creek, to
which ?ace they had gone, after their release,
On he steamer Nelly jenkins, by detectives
fora Washington, who received for their work
fSe srn OF s., O00-the amount Of reward of;
ieyeG !o7 :heir apprehension by the proprietor
6" { large jewelry establishment in Boston,
those store they had lately robbed. These
40 men Hhen here we're known to have large
.rm O. sroney-dout1!cSs the proceeds of theil
rhpf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-10

NEW EXPRESS LINE
IN ea. ~ BETWEEN .-.fE
PHILADELPHIA s. ALEXANDRIA,,
GEORGETO WN & WASHINGTON: d. G
H.o..g ~, VIA CANAL. e. T. ..::.., o.. ...
aU-n. = Good substantial and we'll adapted
z - FREIGHT STEAMERS comprise
this new line which will sail on WEDN ES-
DAY and SATURDAY of each week from
Philadelphia and TU ESDAYS and TIL UKS-
DAYS from Alexandria, at II N,
= Freight, Sc, at moderate rates.
+ For particulars, apply at
" "A G + T s.
.....n...... NJ. ELDRIDGE s. CO.,
-l .- No. 4, South wharyes, Alexandria
.-.. r..E... JOHN B. DAVIDSON,
No. So Waterst, Georgetown 81 Washington.
- t,;nH WILLIAM p. CLYDE, .
oct 4-tf a., No. IA. Norta Wharves, Philada
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-10

DOTOMAC TRANSPORTATION LINE.
~s-,sx The safe and conmodious steamer
$3.50. PRESS, Captain +. A RYTHER,
leaves Baltimore every Tuesday evening at 4
o'clock for Alexandria, Washington and George
town, stopping. at the usual landing PLACES on
ington at o'clock, and Alexandria at O clock
every Saturday morning. For freight and pas
sage apply to g.. j. BRODERS 81 CO.,
- - .~.a.. No. II, King street,
........ I..:... Alexandria, Va,
Or to a. NEEDHAM & SONS,
jy l9-tf .ra. Baltimore, Md.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-10
tOCAL NEWS.

T5rcEvay RoBBERY-A negro man named
mis- formerly belonging to Dennis Johnston,
D "a Of Fairfax county, and still living with
49, ny Gentleman, was assaulted yesterday, while
' I:-b horse and buggy, he was On his way from
WV, '.cg to his employers residence, on the tele.
'- ~ road, when about three miles below this
g. g., i. three negro men, residents of Wash
: 49,. Dot who were returning from Freder-
us >b,rr. where they had lately been employed
:. Isi3ferring Federal soldiers. The highway
,,n ,reriols 10 assaulting Davis, ordered him
- Sr!; and deliver up the money he had about
lin INC his horse and buggy, and upon bis
r.frscl to coraply with their demand they, with
a., :, and knives commenced the attack upon
~, :Fe defended himself until overpowered.
ss;Slsnce however fortunately came to his
~ srd TWO Of his assai!ants were captured
.n5 brought to this city by constable Kirby of
re;rf;-. The third Gle escaped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-10

XSEED.-T highest cash price paid
II Nv fmy? If b. WHEAT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-10
ing of Physicians Prescriptions. aug loft

G5~ Careful attention given to the compound
, 1866-06-22
GRENADA.

Our anticipations have been, realized
In the arrival of the French steamer
Guyane, eight hours before her time,
yesterday afternoon. She had a very
large cargo and several passengers.
General de Fassoigne, charged by H. /.
NJ. the Emperor Napoleon III. with the
inspection Of the colonies Of Cayenne,
Martinique, and GuadeIoupe, accompani-
ed by Colonel Dominick Diego, Of the
Marine Infantry, Capt. HodeIbourg des
Brosses, (Aide-de-Camp), and Capt. de
la Morinier, as well as Mr.. de VerteuiI,
and 6 sisters of charity, were amongst the
passengers in transit. The NoureaW
Monde, Capt. de Valency, was the Trans
Atlantic ship and made a splendid pas
sage OF a little over II days from st.
Nazaire to Fort-de- France, Martinique.
The Rev. C. J. Branch, who was only
two years since appointed to be Rector Of
the United Parishes of st. Andrew and st.
David, has been, it is reported, offered, and
has accepted an appointment in the island
of st. CroiX. We trust that this excellent
minister may not, hereafter, have occa-
sicn to regret his giving up a living pro-
yided for by law, and wherein he has
made himself beloved and respected by
his Pensioners, for a cure of souls on the
voluntary principle in a foreign island
Rumour states that the Rev. G. J. Law
son, CuIutc Uf 81. DaNid'o, viii also quit
his parish shortly for England, on leave,
to look after his private affairs. It is
just possible that he may be selected to
succeed Mr.. Branch, which would prove
very satisfactory to the inhabitants
Chronicle, May "a.
, 1866-06-22

(A6ridged from the Manchester Coarier.)
One of the most disastrous conlagra-
lions that has ever occurred in the city of
Manchester broke out yesterday morning
Wednesday,, shortly before two o'clock,
on the premises occupied as a goods sta
ton by the London and North Western
and Great Western Railway Companies,
in .~.LiverpooI-road, Deansgate. The
warehouses, which were five or six sto-
reys high, occupied several acres of
ground. They were built more than 80
years ago, and the station was originally
used for the accommodation of passen-
gers travelling by the old Liverpool and
Manchester line; but have for many
years been exclusively devoted to goods
traffic, the passengers traffic being divert
ed into the. Victoria Station. On the
north side of the immense square area
upon which the buildings stood, and
bounding Lower Byrom-street, there was
on Tuesday at midnight a gigantic piles of
brick-work used as storehouses for cot
ton, madden root, jute, and dye stufs,
used in the staple manufactures of the
district, and all of which were of the
most infammable character. Fortunate
ly this warehouse wa not so fully stock
, 1866-06-22

supplied him with a large live one. On
returning 10 his apartment he sliced the
Crapaud and partook of his chosen feast
with a gust0. Very shortly after, howev-
err, as the dinner began to digest, the i'll
effect which it had upon the unfortunate
fellow caused him to foam furiously at
the mouth. He was taken to the hospi-
tai, and the result was that he died next
day.-Ibid.
, 1866-06-22
| have the honour &C.,
Casio MENDEZ NUNEZ.
DEMERARA.

1t is impossible to refer 10 Mr.. IIincks'
official career without giving him credit
for great ability, great industry, and a
wonderful facility in mastering and deal
ING with the difficulties of every subject
which came before him. Probably no
clerk in the colony has worked half so
hard as the Governor, and his EXcellency
leaves behind him in his Village Ordi-
nance an enduring memorial Of the cour-
age and skill with which he has most
successfully grappled with a question
which had batled his predecessors, and
which was becoming a disgrace, and a
danger to the colony.
Hospitable, warm-hearted, and charita-
BILE in the extreme, Mr.. Hincks appears
simple in his tastes and habits, and has
eVinced but little turn for the "prlde,
pomp, and circumstance of glorious
war; as represented by the Militia
Force of the colony. Much to the de-
light of the men, if not of the officers, he
has left them pretty much alone, and en-
tirely put an end to the perpetual courts
martial at which merchants and public
officers almost daily wasted their time IN
the farce of trying men of equal social
position with themselves tor the most
trivial military offences, by a code of
laws of which they were perfectly igno-
rant; and we sincerely trust that our
future military Lieutenant-Governo will
not alter the system pursued by the
gentleman whose high Office he is about
to assume for a time.-RoyaL Gazette,
May %.
On Sunday last a Chinese labourer at
Pin. La Grange, in his relaxation from
Iabour, thought he would try the SAVIOUR
of a fat Crapaud by way of a dainty.
He accordingly sailed from his room in
the outbuildings, for the purpose of put
ting the happy idea which possessed him,
into execution. He had not spent much
time in searching for the anticipated
dainty in question, for the nearest trench
, 1866-06-22

2p.m. this day, to take into considera-
ton the extraordinary Manifesto Of the
Spanish Admiral and the numerous pc
titions of the foreigners resident in this
port, as well as to adopt an immediate
resolution on the subject.
have the honour &c,
(Signed) J. FITZPATRICK.
Answer from the Spanish Admiral. Fri
gate "Numancia," Valparaiso, March
3Oth, 1866.
Your Excellency,-I have received
your communication dated yesterday, in
which, answering the Manifesto that I
had the honor to address to the Diploma
tic body in Santiago, through your EX-
ceIlency, establishing the motives that
unfortunately compelled me to appeal to
the extreme of bombarding Valparaiso,
your .Excellency is pleased to protest
against the consequences of this Act of
War, so far as Americans are concerned.
Obliged by the incredible obstinacy Of
the Government Of the republic, who
have refused to come to any kind of
agreement as your excellency personally
well knows, to carry into effect to-mor-
row, the indispensable measure of III
gour in question, the responsibility for all
the damages that neutral subjects, resi-
dent in Valparaiso may suffer, will fall
apSO fdct0 on the Chile Government.
have the honour &c,
, 1866-06-22
Post Magazine 8. Insurance Monitor, May &c
MORE GREAT FIRES.

(A6r5dged from the Manchester Coarier.)
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-11-06
1866.
1865. 1866.
MEMPHIS AND LOUISVILLE
RAILROAD LINE.

Elegant Sleeping Cars on all
Trains.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-11-06
SEWING MAC MES

THE GROVER * BAKER ELASTIC
| Stitch Sewing Machines are superior 10 all
others for the following reasons:
/. They sew direct from the spools, and require
no rewinding Of thread.
q They are moro easily understood and used.
and less liable TO arrangement than other ma
chimes. a.. -,
8. They are capable of executing perfectly.
without change OF adjustment, much greater
variety of work than other machines.
4. The stitch made by these machines is much
more firm. elastic and durable, especially upon
articles which require to be washed and ironed.
than any other stitch. -,
5. This stitch, owing TO the manner in which
the under thread is inwrought, Is much the
most plump and beautiful in use and retains
this plumpness and beauty even upon articles
frequently washed and ironed until they are
worn out. =,
s. The structure of the seam is such that.
though it be cut or broken at intervals Of only
few stitches. il will neither open, run or ravel,
but remains firm and durable. 81,
7. Unlike other machines. these fasten both
ends of the seam BY their own operation.
s. With these machines, while silk Is used
npon the right or face side of the seam. cotton
NAV be used upon the other side without lessen
ing the strength OF durability Of the seam. This
can be done on no other machine, and is great
saving upon all articles stitched or made up
with silk. -
9. These machines, in addition to their supe-
rior merits as instruments for sewing; by
change of adjustment, easily learned and prac-
ticed, execute the most beautiful and perma-
nent embroidery and ornamental work.
GROVER * BAKER S. M. Co.,
495 Broadway. New York.
400 Main Street. Memphis. Tenn. 81
------------T------
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-11-06

United States squadron is daily ex-
pected. -,
ST.. PETERSBURG, November 5.-The
war is renewed in Bokhova, and the
Russian forces have besieged and taken
the city Of Euturbe.
LONDON, November 5.-The Times
to-day, in an editorial, exposes the cor
ruption Of New York State and city gov
eminent, and closes with a warning
against the extension of political power
A telegram from Tien Tsee, China, says
that the French have declared war
against Care.
LONDON, November 6.--Consols, s9t
5.2Os, est; Erie, sos; Illinois Central
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-11-06
All Losses Settled Promptly!
IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS
Between Memphis and Eastern Cities.
The Great Broad-Gauge
Atlantic and Great Western
r A INV A Y

rs NOW OPEN, AND RUNNING TWO
i daily fast Express Trains from Cincinnati 70
New York and all Eastern cities. Passengers
will find this most desirable route The eQulp-
ments Of this road are unequaled By any on this
continent Elegant Palace Sleeping Cars &C
company all night trains. and Smoking Cars on
All trains Ample time Is allowed AZ regular
hours for meals. and the Jnbroken broad-gauee
without change offers 10 travellers degree Of
security, comfort and speed not 10 be found on
any other route. Connections via Cairo, 81
Louis or Chicago for this route are certain; also
Connections for Pittsburg, Philadelphia. Balti-
more and Washington. Tickets had and bag
Tare checked through AZ all principal South;
western Offices. Tor further information and
'niOus" ''0A''7' LARRY HARMsTAD.
IA Jefferson street
BIB. BY1NGT0N.
3Jcfcrson street
E.F. FULLER,
General Ticket Aren't
ID. MCLAREN.
General Superintendent
ISAAC pAIST.
q Gen iSouihweEtern Agent
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-11-06
4 Charleston Railroad
Notice to shippers.

THE MEMPHIS A CHARLESTON RAIL
pay steamboat charges and drayare on Freight
consigned 70 parties a. all points where aron-
cies are establishc1 both on il own road a.
ali other connecting lines Where there Il no
agent a. points Of destination 10 collect charges
and freight. prepayment must be made in Mem
phis. W. J. ROSS.
"a General Superintendent
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-11-06

Immediately after the Concert Committee
will be appointed to supsrinteDd the distribu-
ton, which will be after the following plan !:
200. 900 checks Numbered from to 300,U00l. du-
plicates of the original tickets. aie placed by q
Committee in large Revolving Cylinder. and
10000 checks, marked with the prize, will be
placed in a similar wheel. and both wheels will
be turned until the checks are thoroughly
mixed, after which two of the Committee will
be securely blindfolded. and will draw from
each Cylinder a check to represent ticket, and
a prize awarded to said No. -
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-11-06
1866 FALL 1866
AR RAN EN- ENTS.
Superior Advantages 0ffer'd
TO SHIPPERS BY THE
& CHARLESTON r. R.

U'HE MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON R.
x. Co. have perfected arrangements with
steamers on the Mississippi, Arkansas and
White rivers, and with the Virginia and Ten
nessec Air Line Railway 10 Norfolk, Va. and
with the Great Southern Freight Line via
Charleston and Savannah to New York for the
transportation Of all classes Of freights 70 and
from Eastern cities. at rates not exceeding
those charged by any competing line.
The facilities afforded shippers By these ar
raneements are in point Of time and security
unequaled BY aay other route.
Through bills Of lading Issued from Baltimore,
Philadelphia. New York. Boston and the prin-
cipal cities in the North and East 20 Memphis,
Grand junction, COrinth. and stations on the
line Of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad,
covering all expenses TO destination. IKE ar
rangements made by the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad. for. eastward bound freights-
Arrangements particularly relating te pro-
duce shipments have been made with roads 70
Atlanta, Georgia. and the Southeast, securing
70 shippers great advantages in ratesoFer ether
lines.
Special contracts made on cotton and pro-
duce shipments 10 Eastern cities.
Charges advanced. and all claims Tor loss,
damage or overcharge. promptly settled;
For rates and further Information. address
W. j. ROSS. Genl Sup't
Z. w. WALLACE. Gen1 Er't ACT
Memphis, Tenn.
C.E. EVANS, Gen1 East. Ag't Virginia and
Tenn. Air line Railway. US broadway, n. Y.
q. ]. FOREACRE. Genl Ag't Great South
ern FREIGHT Line. Bowling Green, n. n y
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-11-06
THROUH TO NASHVILLE
WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS.
Time as Good as by Any Other Route.
Passengers from Mobile and New Orleans
Make Close Connections at
Grand Junction and COrintn.
Mo Delav at any Point on the Whole
Line to New York.
MAGNIFICENT Palace Sleeping Cars At
tachod to all Night Trains.
Basraee Checked Through to oil Impor-
tant Points.
Through Tickets Sold at Rates as Low
= ~ opv Othar Route
Through Tickets Sold at Rates as Lo
as by any Other Route.

The Roads composing this Great Route have
been in successful operation one year since the
close ofthe war have been thoroughly repaired,
and provided with new and permanent Bridges
added largely 10 the quantity and quality OF
their Rolling Stock, and for Safety and Com
fort are
UNSURPASSED BY ANY OTHER ROUTE.
Mail Train leaving Memphis at 6:45 am. con-
meets at Chattanooga with trains for all import
ant points in Georgia. East Tennessee, Virginia,
North and South Carolina.
Passengers for points south OF irand juno
ton. or for points on Mobile 4 Ohio Railroad,
either north or south OF. Corinth, leave Men,
phis ut Gas am. By city time
Express Train, leaving Memphis at Lao p.m.'
makes close connections at Decatur. Ala,
Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati. and all points
North, East and West. Also at Chattanooga
with tho Western and Atlantic for all points In
Georgia and South Carolina.
az Express Train does not stop at any OF the
flag stations" or at the least important regu-
lar stations. Through passengers cannot fail to
appreciate this advantage.
E1- For Through Tickets and further lnfor-
mstion. apply at the Company's Office, No. Ii
Court street, Memphis. -,
Hz- Through Tickets can be procured at all
Railroad Ticket Offices in New Orleans also.
at Canton, Miss, Grand junction and Corinth.
W. j. ROSS,
General Superintendent.
WI. DANLEY. Gent Ticket Agent. lU
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-23

The Wool market can hardly be said to be ac-
tive, though . good feeling prevails among the
trade, and considerable Tote have been taken both
for consumption and on speculation. Desirable
lots of staple, adapted to seasonabe manufactures,
are by no means plenty, and readily command
rates that could not have been realized few
weeks since But the bulk of woods now on the
market are rather slow of sale, and the demand
probably will not be general and active until the
goods now accumulated on the hands of manufsc-
turers begin to move OF brisky and 60 into con-
sumption
This period, it is supposed, will be reached early
in March; and in anticipation of great revival
of trade, perhaps an improvement in prices, about
that time holders Of Wool are very firm, and by
no means anxious to press sales.
Sales of domestic forthe week foot up some $780,
900 lbs about the previous range of SIS to Tie for
straight lots Of fleece and 90 to 75c for super and
extra pulled There has been considerable fleece
Wool, however, sold outside these figures, consist
ing of very choice and select lots Of full-blood
West Virginia, Pennsylvan ia and Ohio, which are
much wanted, and readily bring prices ranging
from rs to s5c. Indeed, We have lately seen lot
of gossamer- like ineness and softness of staple,
which can not be touched short of 90c. Included
are good lots of Western fleece at 81 to SOC; New
York at So to CSC; New Hampshire ana Maine as
81 to zoe; common and medium Ohio At s. 70 6Sc;
fine and cnoice do, III to 77c 100000 lbs Harrison
County do, SOC; and 5,000lbs Washington County,
Pennsylvania, s2c.-commerciai Bulletin, l1th.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-23

From the Chicago Tribune of the 2lst-l
There are few new points to notice in the Dry
Goods market since our last report Trade is
quiet-about the same amount of business being
done as at the close Of last week. There are no
changes in Domestics with the exception of Pep
peril Sheetings, which are 10 lower There is a
Iair business doing in carpets at a reduction OF
24c on our last quotations.
In New York on the goth, the dry goods mar
ket continued dull in domestic cotton fabrics, and
the tendency was toward lower prices. There
is very Little disposition on the part of buyers to
take hold of cotton goods at present quotsioBs in
view of the steady fall in the price ofthe ma
terial In foreign fabrics, there is fair inquiry
for the new and choice spring goods.
Foreign dry goods to the amount of eighty
three millions in gold valuation, have landed in
New York during the last seven months, against
twenty seven millions for the corresponding period
of the preceding year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-23
finantial xllh Gonlmertid.
ve,l n New Ysrk.

There l. vsry lite changs IN the market since
last week. The finest grades ass the most inquired
after, still there 10 eai fsr gsaAs nsxt the hnest
and very limited inquiry for medium, while the
coarssr piles axe who're they weEe months ago, and
where they ere Likely to remain unless the psiees
should be pat 20 low - to tempt buyers.
The sales Tor the week aggregate about 400, ooe
lbs. Fleece, nngine 1len % r. fsctnylnding q,
600 lbs Iowa. 55c; 1000 rs do Soc 1000 lbs I'LL
nois, size; 10000 lbs Western, "a to &c., 5000 dc
59Ac 5000 do 6oc; 900 do, $50; 10000 lbs Ohio
&c., SO, BOO lbs Michigan, 1.-TWO lots), Csc; $4,000
lbs Ohio, IS to 75c; 5000 lbs Pennsylvanis, 75c
for extra, and various other small lots within the
range.-Ec o~osia, l7,k.
TheNsw York Shipping List says;
The market is heavy for both domestic and for
6ne native aeeces Foreign is almost nominal,
and low prices would have to beacceptod to induce
purchases to any extent The saies since our ast
comprise 100000 lbs State and Western feeces
within the range of so to $50, but nearly 1t SIS to
s5c; SO. 900 lbs Illinois, fall clip, Is to 80.