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ALEXANDRIA AND NICINITY.-From the Ga
zette OF yesterday we clip the following:
We are informed by DIR. Paal Gregory thar
he has specimen of gold. and a small portion
OF quartz, found on land within six miles of
THIS city, weighing two and q half ounces
which Professor Henry thinks Is d pure arti-
Gle. On the farm adjoining the one on which
This specimen was found, tAe DIR. says he
washed out seven ounces of gold inside OF two
Gays, and he is under the impression tnat this
gold is found in the vein which runs through
maryland, Virginia North Carolina and Geor.
ga He has leased large quantity OF land in
tne vlcinity OF where his specimens were dis
covered.
The remains Of Mr.. John McCobb, formerly
resident of this city, who died in Baltimore
during the war, were brought here on the
steamer Columbia, on Sunday evening last
and buried in the grave yard of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, the folio wing Monday The
corpse was accompanied to its final resting
place by the relatives of the deceased from
Baltimore, and his former friends and ac
qnaintances residing in GEORGETOWN and an
this city. . It
Last night, about seven O'Clock. as Mr.. Viii.
ham Holenstein, butcher, who resides. on the
Leesburg turnpike, near Ivy Hill Cemetery
was returning home from this city, he was
attacked by three men, but he made such des-
perate resistance that the foofpade were glad 10
let him alone and get out Of his reach
The ferryboat Winnisimmet, which has been
undergoing repairs for the past week has had
her machinery thoroughly renovated and YES.
terday resumed her place on the line
The supply OF country KILLED pork received
TO- day was large, and much of IL in fine cond,-
tion- We believe the carrent rates were 50 or
thereabouts.
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s6The man who courts a young iady in the
starlight probably expects to geta wife In a
twinkling.
DIA vagrant slys the perfection of the .sart
preservative Of arts consists an making naud.
bills Whereon are the words Stree Lunch"
~ The Herald's Paris correspondent saws
that Napoleon is a strong believer in modern
spiritualism. .aT
~ Elisabeth Smell has been indicted in Bos
ton for the murder Of her grandchild.
~Why is a lawyer the most ILL., used man
IN our social system! Because. though he NAV
drive his own carriage, he must draw the
conveyances Ct other people. sfErF
00Michael Przby lowiez wants TO. 20 to the
Legislature from Leayen worth, Kansas We
pity the Clerk that calls the roll, II he Is elect
ed
s|In Ehzabeth, N j., the young men are
assessed one dollar more poll tax than the
married men.
SA Missourian visiting Chicago, on Fri.
cay night went TO bed, after closing his wiu-
DOVE and blowing out his gas. There was a
dead Missouran in bed next morning.
oSrA book is inst out, which ie writtan 70
prove that asroners are all wrong. IL is main
,s,ined that the earth is nat.
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o%In Florida the courts in some of the conn
ties sustain the holders ofproperty connscated
by the Rebel Government because It's owners
were Unionists, and issue writs Of eiaction
against persons holding property confscated
and cold by the United Ststes.
~Four Southern freedmen are in the Con-
necticut jails for alleged murder.
~The White Mountains are covered with
snow.
~Notaing is SO annoying as poor connec-
tons. ss is shown by our Mexican relations -
Lon. Dem.
@Surratt Is % years old.
~There 10 q yoang man in Springfield, 10
years Of age, who weighs $40 pounds.
SWhy is a billiard player like a thief IN a
crowdl Because he aims for the'pockets.
1The sick Emperor of the French is an
inch shorter than the Empress.
~The New York Herald and Times favor
territorial reconstruction.
~The schoolmarms are Troublesome to the
Worcester people.
~Tbe Maryland State treasury has about
four million surplus.
~In lava twenty EIGHT degrees OF rank are
indicated by the paI asols.
4rA French court has decided that when a
railroad tails 70 transport passengers to a "a ven
point in given time. by the breaking down
of an engine or any other accident, the COM
parry is bound 10 pay the erpAnses of passer-
gers who may adopt other means 10 reach the n
destination. .....r
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FFlCl A L.
Examinations for the Navy.
TO VOLUNTEER oPPIcERs.
~
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

WAsHINeToN, ID. u, Nov. %, 1866
All persons who have served as volunteer
officers in the United States Navy for the term
OF two years, and who desire TO be examined
for admission TO the regular Navy as pro ovided
In the act of Congress approved July 25, 1866,
will at once make application addressed to
Commodore s. p. Lee, Hartford, Conn, who
January next. or who do not present them
selves when notified, will be considered as
having waived their claim for examination.
Candidates will take with them, when sum-
moned, their Official papers showing their na-
val record. GIDEON WELLEs,
colin Secretary OF the Navy.
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TREASURE TRovE.-In the washed banks of
a ravine, which juts into the Mississippi river
a few miles below Wolf Island. there was. a
few DAYS ago, discovered by Missouri hunter.
a keg which the finder first regarded as a keg
OF powder, but, on attempting TO remove 1t
from its resting place ne found il defied his ef-
forts. He thereupon employed a hatchet which
he carried in his belt, and dashing IN the head
OF the keg was both astonis and gratified at
a musical jingle all around him. The keg con.
ained S30OOO in eagles, $3.50 In half eagles. 1856
IN quarter eagles, and $l70 in silver. There
was nothing in or on the keg TO indicate who
buried II there. or when 1T was buried. From
appearances, however, IL is believed that it
was placed there at the outbreak of the rebel
lion.
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THE DISPOSITION OF THE RSoUrH.-A Charles
ton journal, in an article commenting upon the
recent election of J. b. Campbell as United
States Senator from South Carolina, states the
policy Of the South in electng members OF
Congress when there is such slight chance of
their admission. 1t says: "Although the pros
pect of the admission of our Constitutional
Representatives in the present Congress Is
think 1t is the part OF a true policy that vacan-
cies should be supplied as they occur. 1t will
prevent any charge being made either of in.
difference TO eur destiny or of will:ul sensa-
tion. There are various matters, too, IN which
the State and her citizens are concerned, in
which, even though denied for the present
their legitimate seats, our Senators and Repre-
sentatives can be of essential service"
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Fine skating in Baltimore.

NICE MANAGEMENT OF THE PHILADELPHIA
CITY GAS WoIks.-A special committee of
Select Council, Of Philadelphia, of which
Colonel James Page was chairman, for several
months have been investigating the city gas
works. The committee reported yesterday
aged. Careless and incapable hands have de.
stroyed valuable materials, made poor gas,
andiincreased prices beyond precedent. Con-
tracts were made without inviting competi-
tion. and extrayagant prices were paid for
material. Bricks were purchased for 800 per
thousand when better were offered for S55
The report says that politics supreme i'm
the trust. The committee that conducted the
investigation consisted OF two Democrats and
three Republicans. The Select Council
adopted the report and directed IL to be printed
The price OF gas In that city Is now 50 .25 per
l.COO feet
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~ England is described as perturbated

~ England IL described as perturbated.
oTA Michigander, got choked on q chicken
bone. e s
rR1A murderer has been captured in Mis-
souri by means OF O fortune teller.
\. S Up in Vermont butter mas been heard of
as coming down, but 1t don't come down this
way.
HY During the late food at Preston twenty
rats took refuge In a hive full Of bees. ANY
port in storm" Ea& Ast
~ q Garroiers are bothering the quiet citi-
zens of Alexandria, Va.
s|A woman in Detroit was recently fright.
cned into Insanity.
~flour and flowers are expensive luxu.
ries this season, IN which people OF dainty
taste and plenty of money can freely indulge
SRA man In Paris committed snicide in q
warm bath by opening vein in his arm.
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POPULATION The British Board OF Trade
in its latest published report gives so"-e i'm
portant statements in regard TO The density OF
population in various countries According
TO this report, Great Britain contains IS per
sons to the square mile: Italy, 225: France, ISU:
Prussia, 179: Austria, I55; Spain, -: TErkey
10; the United States, II: the Russian Empire.
o. Russia in Europe, -, and Brazil, 3 The
eight European countries named are said 20
contain over 27o,OOO,OOO population.
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LIT GO HIS HoLT-The ST. Louis Republic
can say:-Bettie Holt, of Macon county. ad-
vertises "a man named McLain,'' VINO mar
ried her on the 3lst Of October, and left her
i've days after. She says he is s'an uncommon
tall person." good singer, has grey eyes, is
sandy completed and little lame. She fur
ther UNDERSTANDS that the gay Mac has two
wives in Iowa, and asked for another girl en-
the day he left his 'Holt' 60, or, rather LEFT hs
"Holt" 10 20 himself.
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GAS METERS IN WINTKR-As the winter Is
approaching, 1t may be well 10 know the sest
way. TO prevent the water in our gas meters
from freezing, and thus avoid the CONSEQUENT
annoyance OF wan: of hight One or two pints
OF glycerine, well mixed with the water. are
sufficient for a middle-sized meter. but the
quantity must be increased in proportion 20
the degree OF cold 10 which the meter Is ex-
pected TO be exposed L. possesses another ad
vantage, namely, II retards the evaporation OF
the water: which continually takes place. and
also results in the sudden extinguishing OF th,
lights when the quantity of water becomes 100
small. A sufficient amount of glycerine. in
the meier will prevent this evaporation en-
trely, and ooylate an accident not rarely seen
in places where a great many gas burners are
turned on-for instance, ia church during ser
vice, or in the house where there II A party
Glycerine will remedy all. II has been IN
use for the purpose for some time by ;he Gas
Works
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CASE In CoURT.-A suit was recently
brought in the Superior Court of Boston, by
Fathers Cleary and Donneliy, to recover 81 500
from Mr.. Donahoe, Of the Boston Pilot. The
circumstances were that the Rev. DIR. Oahill,
when lying at the point of death, delivered in
trust TO Mr.. Donahoe about $3.50, with in
structions to send $4,000 to his executors, $500
to his servant, and TO expend the remainder in
paying the expenses OF his sickness and burial
Under these Instructions Mr.. Donahoe expend-
ed 81. 500 on the funeral ceremonies. This, the
plaintiffs claimed, was an unusual and ex.
travagant expenditure. Mr.. Donahoe insisted
that IT was no more than was needed in the
case of a man Of DIR. Cahill's social position
and dignity in the church. The latter view
was sustained by the decision of the court
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DEEP Coal MINRs-A few days ago we
mentioned, as one OF the deepest coal mines IN
the world, that OF Montwearmouth, England,
1890 feet deep. A correspondent at -. CiaIr,
Pennsylyaniainforn Us that "Astoy's shaft. =
a coal mine at Dunkenfield Cheshire, Eng
iand Is COO feet deep 10 the bottom of the shaf;
and thence an incline plane n excavated. with
a dip OF 60 degrees, for $50 yards. The botcom
OF the inclined plane, II is estimated. is 3,o5g
feet below the surfaee OF the earth, or more
Than two thirds OF n mile
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DIR. Mary Walker said in London that
the Bloomer movement all ou: died out some
years ago, because the ladies who favored ~
then were tor the most part incapable OF appre-
eating and explaining the physiological, hy-
gienic, and moral bearings of the question. II
the petticoat were cut one way the ladies
Were accused OF a desire 10 show their an kles:
II in another, OF "looking like squaw."
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BOOK MAKING.-People often wonder were
romance writers get new ideas. and suppose
from the number or books afioat that the stoc
OF plots and incidents for tales would have been
exhausted long ago. Some authors take a great
trouble 10 get mp thrilling romances, and % is
related Of a well-known English writer that
he has made prison of his house. in order 10
write with proper force his experiences OF lite
m iail
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

~Y0U CANNOT ANNIHILATE the fra
GRANGE OF P6ALON'B "Nt1HT BLOOMING
CkkE Us by exposing robe or han tkerchisf per-
iumed with II TO the air. Time only renders the
aroma more delicsIe and sptyitRel. Washing aiope
removes it. Sold everywhere.
~ LADY WHO HAS SUFFERED for over
hve months the most extreme torture from Neu
ralRia has been completely cured by dose
G.forty drops'l of METCALFE'S CHEAT
R6E UMATIO REMEDY. de 6-eO2w
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aXTbe story of Ernes, Th,ell -. :,

~The story OF Ernest Thiell, OF 81. Louis
who killed himself in Washington county,
Missouri, is just repetition Of others. he
loved, was rejected, and died. His last letters
show q ctr ong desire of revenge. The one 20
his iRdmOrata says: -sYou Will pay dear for
my life. Never again will you enjoy one
pleasant hour, and you will say, Il have
killed this man."
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WRERR Is 1t, BUT FINLEY,s2

VURERE Is 1T, BUT FINLEYs?
By HOwITT BURNS
Where can i get good cigar9
Oh, come 70 me, quo Finley
Must walk take the carr
As yen please. que fIpley
Do you heep the Golden Leaf7
Indeed de 1, QUO Finley
All things In ysur line, in briefS
Come and see. Quo' Finley
As pass, If drop in9
Do drop in, quo' Finley.
Have you hne cut wrapped in tin?
Best there Is, quo Finley.
Do your meerscbaum's q color we'll?
Buy and try, quo' Finley.
Are they mere -shsms, made to sell2
Nary sell, quo' Finley.
Have you plug OF every grade?
Every grade quo Finley.
Please the taste and suite the trader
Just the thing. quo Finley.
BOWS and stems in every style!
Every style, quo Finley
III call there in q little while.
$3.50 do QUO Finley.
B3O-lms No 4s9 1TB STREET pesrE
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lNEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
IL PENSION OFFICE, July 18th,

IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
IL PENSION OFFICE, July 18th, 1885
TO ALL WHOM 1T NAY COROIRN
Application having been made under the aet Of
June Is 1850 for the reissue Of the following de-
been lost or destroyed, d,-Hotice 10 hereby given
TIA. a. me date fologing the descriDtion Of each
NMIs Ant Q new certificate or warrant of like tenor
wlII De reissued, II no valid objection should then
JOS. q. BARRETT, Commissioner.
No. IS 80, for 100 acres, Issued under the act of
March 5, 1856, In the name Of Tamor, widow of
Fenx Benton, and was granted August 4, 1856
December Is, 1856
No. So 52l, for 50 acres. iss ned under the act Of
september, 1880 in the name of Spencer Wiley
and was granted April 3Wh, 1850 December a.
No. 23Ol4, for 80 acres issued under the act Of
March Sd, 1856, In the name Of Spencer Wiley and
Was granted February 18th, 1855. December 70,
No IS los, for Ieo acres, issued under the act OF
March sd, 1858, In the name Of Horace 0reRory
and was granted December rs, l8es.-Becember
-, 1896
No SIS for 10 acres Of Hand, issued under the
act Of March s, 1865. In the name of Elisha Bacon
and was granted Jsnnary u, ls56. January IL,
No. 936 64s for l60 acres, issued under the act of
March 81, 1856. In the name Of Ivory Butler, and
was granted 4 prfl l9. l856-February 2, 1857.
No. AZ 056 fer 160 acres, issued under the act of
March Sd, 1855, in the name of Lazarus Harlon,
and vas granted September II, 1856. February
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ga witty French editor, commenting on
Gen. Dix's late advocacy Of the idea thar the
mission OF the northern races Is to subdue the
southern. says: $50 we should look IN the long
run for the Triumphant progress south ward OF
the Esq quimaux and the Laplanders, and in the
meantime, for the conquest OF the United
States by the Canadians"
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SOUTHERN LABoR.-In the course OF an ar
tlcle upon the subject of labor, the Charleston
Courier states thar the best plan for laboring
In South Carolina during the ensuing year is
unoouotedly that OF paying wages 10 ne col
ored people, but that for the want OF capital
the planters will at present generally have TO
resort TO the system of working on shares
the planters and laborers dividing the crop
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O0L0AT1B AROMATIO VE0HrABLl SOAP
a superior TOILET Soar. prepared from refined
VEGETABLE OILS In combination with GL ycxRIN
and especially designed for the use Of LADIES, and
the HuRsERr. lts perfume 10 exquisite, and
washing properties unrtvaileA
Tor sale By all druggists e e-eo,v
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AT GREATLY kEDUCED PRICES.

we uaye On hand, and are constantly receiving
qiIect from the mines, via Philsdelphi and
havre-de Craze, large quantities Of COAL of the
Gross tons of ,2IO lbs. delivered in any part OF
the clty at the following prices:
Locust Mountain. Chestnut. W. A 81. 7.25. All
other SIZES and Qualities of White Ash, except Le-
hIkh, At IS 81, from the following mines, viz: Lee
enst mou ntain, Baltimore Co.'S. Boston Run,
WllkesbaTre Coal and Iron Co. Plymouth % 's
&C Diamond Vein and Lykens' Valley Bed Ash,
Lehieh So.
Cum berlshd Coal, run OF mine, 81,
Cumberland LuppiCoal Ss 40
constantly on hand. = - -
We can furnish Coal By the cargo at the lowest
PhiladelIhia prices 49,
Now 8, the time for families to put in their win
ter supply.
Orders Will be received at cur Office 46a 9th
street, between and II, or at wharf, at foot
Of 7th streets
de Aft y. p. BROWN Il SON,
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A MODERN MIRACLEl
From old and young, from rich and poor, from
high born and iowly, comes the Universal Voice Of
HALLS VEGETABLE
slCILIAN HAIR RENEWER
u Is perfect and miracuIous article Cures
ttasuhess tt axes hair grow. A better dressing
snen any OIL or "pomatum." Softens brash.
dry ar, and WHY hair into Beautiful silken Tresses
but epove ali, the great wonder ia the rapidity
with which, 1t restores GRAY HAZE TO IT'S ORIsINAL
COLOR. AZ iAe NAi"iE'Ah
Use IL few times and
PRESTO, CHANGEI
the Nhiest and worst locking hair resumes its
youthful beauty. It does not dye the hair but
coloring matter. " N'
1t will not take long disagreeable trial to prove
the truth ofthis matter. The first application will
Go S goo0, yeu VIII see the NATURAL Colon return.
BKF0RE YOU KNOW IT,
the old, gray, djscolored appearance OF the hair
vii ee gone giving place to fustrous, shining and
Ask for Halls Sicilian Hair Remover: no other
article 10 at all like 1t in effect. You will ind Il
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AND SURE TO DO You Coop.
. Thsre are many limitations. Be sure ysu procure
the genuine. manufactured only by
Il. P. HALL q CO., Nashua, N. H.
FOR sale ~ all druggists. iaN-6Iy
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COLUMBIA ResPiTAL FOE wOMEH
~ AND
LYING-IN ASYLUM,
fourteenth street (efrcle y corner Of III str ae

This Institution hes been established for the 70.
ception OF patients tho may be suffering from dis
eases peculiar to their sex and for the admission
Of such females - may require the comforts Of the
The building 10 situated in the most healthy nor
tion Of the District, surrounded BY its own
grounds. Cars pass the door every i've mi nutss
Terms Of adm ission: From 80 to go Der week
In accordance with the rsom required. payable in
advance. This includes Board, Medicines, Med
fcal and SurRical att0pdauco
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REMEDIAL INSTITUTE FOR SPECIAL
GASES,
Ne. Ia Bond street, New York.
SFull Information, with the highest t,St,mo-
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and you UiH not r.gret i for, as advert tisine ply
nciaps are generally tnpostors, without references
no stranger should be trusted. Enclose a stamp
Tor postage ard direct to DR. LAWRENCE. No.
Ia Bond street, New York. no IL DkWly
MARRIAGE AND CELIBAOY,
An Essay OF warning and destruction for Young
AZ Men; Also, Disease. and Abuses which PROSTATE
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net want t. be exposed. Male packages, 81; fe.
male, S3.
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ans permanent cure fer Syphilis Scrofals, Ulcers,
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Sold by 3. O. Ford. See advertisement myS
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I DAN OFFICE,
L. 372E STREET, IN
Between 10th and III tn streets IVY
MONEY LOANED On Gold and Silver Wstche.
Jewelry, Clothing, &c ,&c.
d DONOVAN
de Sim Licensed Pavubroker