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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-12

CONsoL1DATION.-Al large meeting VA, held
in Lynchburg on Tuesday evening to recon
slider, or consider again, the question Of rail
road consolidation. Colonel Il. IS. Wlthcrs
offered a set of resolutions protesting against
the consolidation OF he Norfolk and Peters
burg SouthSdco Virginia and Tennessee, and
projected Cumberland Gap Railroad, IS grossly
vioiativc OF the charter Of the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad Company, and utterly
subversiyc Of the rights Of the stockholders
He was replied to by Mr.. John i. Slaughter,
who in a long speech argued in favor Of conSol-
dation. NeSsrs J. ". Daniel and James
Garland sustained the resolutions: which
when the vote was taken, were carried BY L
large majority. Richmond Dispatch.
In the Senate, yesterday, on motion Of Mr..
Sumner, resolution was adopted requesting
the President to furnish the Senate copies Of
any opinions which may have been 81 zen by
the Attorney General, the Solicitor of the
Treasury, or by any Other officer Of the Gov
crnment, On the Interpretation Of the act Of
Congress- regulating the tenure OF office, and
especially with regard to appointments by the
President to office during the recess Of Congress-
This resolution is understood to refer to an
opinion of Attorney General Stanbery to the
effect that The provisions of the tenure-of office
bill were prospective only, and did not apply
to vacancies existing at the time the bill was
passed.
ESCAPE. The colorcd man, john Butler,
convicted and sentenced, in the Circuit Court
last week, to the Penitentary for fourteen
wears, for the murder of Henry Clay Lce
made his escape from the Jail OF this place, on
Monday night His mode Of escape was SINH
lar TO that which has been so successfully
pracliccd by every criminal confined there of
late, namely; pirking through the inner and
selling rle III er wall by means Of Blankets -
Wn1Tenton Sentinel.
Burler has been arrested in Culpeper couo
~ aid carried back to rhe Warrenton JAIL |
There is now living in Lawrence county,
Ohio, Il gentleman who separated from his
wife, in Pennsylvania, many years ago. He
came to Southern Ohio, and married Miss
P, of Marietta After the second wife S
death daughter by the first marriage brought
about reconciliation between her father and
her mother, and they were remarked more
| than twenty years after the date Of their sepa
ration--the first wife becoming the third,
| Bold ROBBERY. Martinsburg stage
driver reported on Saturday evening that the
safe, in which Mr.. Keneaster, Ex-Collector Of
| Internal Revenue Tor this District, kept his
| valuables was taken from his house on Friday
night and robbed of its contents, amounting to
some forty thousand dollars in 1905. The
| thieves have not been discovered Winchester
| Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-12

A prize fight between Dooney Harris and
Tommy Chandler stakes five thousand dsllars,
was to have taken place near San francisco,
California, Yesterday The fancy from all
parts of the Pacific coast were TO have congre
gated there to witness the fight. An amphI-
theatre has been specially erected on the
grounds. Favorable seats have been sold TOR
fabulous prices. The San Jose railroad wa, Wa
running special trains to the battle-ground. --
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-12

The Washington correspondent CT the New
York Citizen, gives quite SENSATIONAL &C
count Of the personal appearance, and successes
of certain female LOBBYIST, said to he we'll
known in Washington, and about the Capitol,
who has lknack of enlisting members of Con
gress in support of measures in which she is
interested, or for the success Of which she re-
ceives consideration from the parties who
are interested She is said to be able to con.
troll, always, quite large vote.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-12

T ?. JORDAN,
y. WITH
BRYAN & brentwood,
DEALERS n
FOREIGN ANb DOMESTIC DIX HOODo,
ALEXANDRIA,, Va.
Would respectfully call the attention OF h'55
friends, in town and country to select ana
complete stock of SPRING GOODS. lap 3-2%
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-12

Ia the New Jersey House Of Representa-
tives, yesterday, con the question to strike from
the constitution the word white, TO allow
colored people to vote, the vote stood twenty
in favor to thirty-Gve against striking it out
Thirteen Republicans voted against it. This
ends the question for this session. According
to the present doctrine, therefore, New Jer-
sey wants reconstruction and ought 20 be
made "Miltary District
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-12

aTEW SPRIN G. GOO ID $.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21
Anecdote of Frederiok The Great.

Anecdote Of Frederick The Great.
One Of Frederick the Greats best
generals was Hans Joachim Won Zieten,
commonly known in Prussia as fFather
Zieten," or the "Hussar King"
Zieten was never ashamed OF his
faith. On every occasion he professed
/ fit,-before high and low. Once ne de-
clined an invitation to come to his royal
masters table, because on that day he
wished to present himself at the table Of
his Lord and Master Jesus Christ. 1t
was Sacament-day. The next time he
appeared at the palace, the King, whose
infdel tendencies were we'll known,
made use of some profane expressions
about the Holy Communion ofthe Lords
Supper, and the other guests laughed.
Zieten shook his gray head solemnly
stood up, saluted the King, and then
said, with q firm voice.
"Your Majesty knows well, that in
war have never feared any danger,
and everywhere have boldly risked my
life for you and my country. | am still
animated by the same spirit, and to-day,
if it were necessary, and your majesty
commanded it, would lay my grey head
at your feet. But there is One above
us who is. gteater than you and L.
greater than all men,. He is the Savior
and Redeemer, who has died also for
your Majesty, @d has dearly bought us
all with his own blood. This Holy One
/ can never allow to be Knocked or in
suited; for on Him reposemy faith, my
comfort, and my hope, in life and death.
In the power of this faith your brave
army has courageously fought and con-
quered. If your Majesty undermines
this faith, you undermine, at the same
time, the welfare Of the State. This is
undoubtedly true. salute your Maj
esty." p t..t......,' ~.
The noble old soldier having thus con-
cluded his bold testimony for his Divine
Master, of whom he was not ashamed,
sat down.
This open confession of his Savior
Immediately silenced the scofers, and
evidently made a powerful impression
ON the King. He felt he had been
wrong in his attack on the faith Of his
general, and be was not ashamed to ac-
knowledge it. He gave his hand to
Zieten, his right hand, placing bis left
on the old mans shoulder,--and said
with emotion,--
90, happy Zieten, how I wish ] could
also believe it, / have the greatest
respect for yOur religion; hold it fast.
This shall never happen again"
The King then rose from the table,
dismissed his other guests, but said 10
Zieten,--
"Come with me into my cabinet"
"What passed in that conference,
with closed doors, between the great
king and his greater general, no one
ever has learnt. But this we know, that
the Lords own words are now verified
to Zieten, --"WhosOever shall confess
Me before men, him will confess before
Ny Father which is in heaven"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21
From,the New York Observer.
Indelible Inks.


Gold.i is made by grinding upon a
porphyry slab, with a muller, gold
leaves along with white honey, till they
become reduced to the finest possible
division. The paste is then collected
upon the edge Of knife or spatula, put
into large glass, and ditfused through
water. The gold by gravity soon falls
to the bottom, while the honey dissolves
in the water, which must be decanted
of. The sediment is to be repeatedly
washed till entirely freed from the
honey. The powder, when dried, is
very brilliant, and when to be used as
an ink, may be mixed up with a little
gum water. After the writing becomes
dry, it should be FURNISHED with VOLTS
tooth. Silver ink is prepared IN the
same manner.
tr Iadsi6!e Iak.-A very good ink, ca
pable of resisting chlorine oxalic acid,
and ablution with ahairpencil orsponge,
may be made by mixing some of the
ink made by the proceeding prescription,
with a little genuine China ink. 1t
writes well. Many other formule have
been given for indelible inks, but they
are all inferior in simplicity
and usefulness to the one now pre-
scribed Solution of nitrate Of silver
thickened with gum, and written with
upon linen or cotton cloth, previously
imbued with q solution of soda, aud
dried, is the ordinary permanent ink Of
shops. Before the clothes are washed,
the writing should be exposed to the
sunbeam, or to bright daylight, which
blackeps and fixes the oxide of silver.
It is easily discharged by chlorine and
ammonia.
A good permanent ink may be made
by mixing a strong solution Of chloride
of platinum with a little potash sugar,
and gum to thicken. The writing made
Herewith should be pressed over with
a hot smoothing iron, to fix it.
b. Nitrate of silver to dr.; water
o.; dissolve, add as much Of the
strongest ammonia water as will dis
solve the precipitate formed on its first
addition, then further add mucilage |
or two drachms, and little sap green
to color Writing executed with this
ink turns black on being passed over
hot Italian iron.
Asphaltum part; oil of turpentine
parts; dissolve, and color with print
erig ink. Very permanent. A-b
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21
An old-Fashioned Choir.

The congregation of which Mrs.
Sigourney was a member in her young
days liked plain, slow music, but the
leader of the choir loved the brisk
fugues, where one part leads off, and
the rest follow like flock Of sheep.
She thus describes an amusing perform
ance which shows that the love for
artistic effect is not a modern passion.
'He, one Sabbath morning, gave out
a tune of the most decidedly lively STIR
ring character, which we had taken
great pains in practising. Its allegro
altisSmo opening.
'RaIse your triumphant songs
ToNn immortal tune" u....
startled the tranquility of the congrega-
ton, as though clarion had sounded
in their midst. The music being par
TALLY antiphonal, comprehended several
stanzas. On we went Complacently
until the last two lines.
mo bolts to drive their guilty souls
To nercer flames below,
There was the forte of the composer.
OF course, it was our duty to give it
full expression. OF led the treble, hav-
ing the air, aud expending con Yji1tC
upon the adjective ''iiercer,p especially
its first saylable, about fourteen quavers,
not counting semies and denies, After
us came the tenor, in more dignified
manner, bestowing their principal EN-
phasis on "fames." "No bolts, nc
bolts," shrieked a sharp counter Of boys,
whose voices were in transitation-
state. But when q heavy bass, like
claps of thunder, kept repeating the
closing word "below," and finally al
parts took up the burden, till, in full
diapason, 'guilty SOULS and "fercel
flames below" reverberated from wal
to arch, it was altogether too much fol
Puritanic patience, Such skirmishing
had never before been enacted in thai
Westinghouse. The most stoical man.
ifested emotion. Our mothers hid theil
faces with their fans, Up jumped the
tithing man, whose Office it was to hunt
out and shake refractory boys. The an
cient deacons slowly moved in theil
seats at the foot Of the pulpit, as If tC
say, is not there something for' us tC
do in the way of church government
AS l came down from. the gallery, I
sharp, guant Welsh woman seized mi
by the arm, saying:
What was the matter with you al
up there' You begun very well, only
too much like a scrame. Then you wen
; gallavanting like a parcel Of wild colts
anddidnot sing thetune that you begun
not at ALL" ta. -.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21
A Postmaster's Wit.

The following story turns up every
now and then: #r ~
In the days when Gen. Jackson was
President, the Postmaster-G hay
ing occasion to make some inquiry in
regard to the source of the Tombigbee
wrote to postmaster living on the
river asking how far the Tombigbee ran
up above the place where he was living,
The postmaster wishing to indulge in a
little wit, replied: "Sir,-The Tombig.
bee river doesn't run up at all it runs
down. Very respectfully, &c"
The Postmaster-General continued
the correspondence in the following
style: au
"Sir, Your appointment as post
master at - is revoked. You vii
turn over the funds, papers, &c, per
tanning to your office, to your successor
Respectfully, &c"
The postmaster, conscious Of his po
sition, closed the correspondence with
this parting shot:
''Sir,-The revenues for this Office
for the quarter ending September 3Oth,
have been 95 cents; its expenditure
same period, for tallow- candles and
twine, was 81 05. trust my sue.
cessor is instructed to adjust the balance
due me. Most respectfully, &C."
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21

LA man adyertises a new patent
stove which saves three-guarters of the
Goals, while the ashes which it makes
pays for the other quarter.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21
''Ralse your triumphant songs
Toaan immortal tune"

startled the tranquility of the congrega-
ton, as though clarion had sounded
in their midst. The music being par
TALLY antiphonal, comprehended several
stanzas. On we went complacently,
until the last two lines.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21
MANHOODi HOW LOST, HOW RESTORED.

d i
on the radical cure (without medlcine) Of Sper-
matorrhea, or Seminal Weakness, Involuntary
Seminal Losses Impoteney Mental and Physical
Incapacity, Impedments to Marriage, ETC.; also
Consumption, Epilepsy, and Fits induced by self
Indulgence or sexual extravaganza.
Price, in q sealed envelope. only cents.
The celebrated author in this admirable essay
clearly demonstrates, from thirty years success
ful practice that the alarming consequences Of
self-abuse may be radically cured without the
dangerous use of internal medicine or the appli-
cation of the knile-pontlng out mode of cure
at once simple, certain and eliectual by means OF
which every sufferer, no matter what his condition
may be, may cure himself ehesply, privately and
radicdiiy
This lecture should be in the hands Of every
youth aud every man in the land. ysgu3I
Sent, under seal, in a plain envelope, to any ad-
dress postpaid, on receipt Of six cents or TWO
postage stamps Addressthe publishers, sttli
Ll,.IJ CHAS, j. @. KLINE y CO., 'i
127 BoweFY New York,
Dec. 90. Post Office box 4,5S6.
| f D E. .H. aN
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21
.BLACKSNLTTIIING.

,WOULD.say to my old customers that /, stlll
~ continue the IT, h''aSI 81 itafS
fTBLAGKSMTTHING BUSINESS
AT MY OLD STAND ON PORTSMOUTH ST.,
a.Iul z soUTu or TIlr GIBSON HoUsE, II
where will still be happy to accommodate my
old customers, and all others who may favor me
with q call. Having secured the services Of
Il. PALMER 2as HoFse-ShoeF, who will eertuinly
give satisfaction as he Is decidedly the best sheer
on hand, win be able to DO this kind Of work on
short notice Particular fAttentlon viii be paid to
this branch of the business. lam also prepared
to do other work In good style. TURNING AND
FINISHING IN STEEL, IRON, BRASS and other
metals, done to order. Also, DRESSING OF
ANVIL IS done, making tIem as good as whennew
The above work will be done as low as any
WIN. A. GILLILAND.
ENos PALMER. Sept 10, '66-f.1
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21

T.. New Siberia and the Isle Of Lakon
are, for the most part, only an agglom-
Grafton of sand, ice, and elephants
teeth. At every tempest the sea casts
ashore fresh heaps of mammouths'
tusks, and the inhabitants are able to
drive a profitable trade in the fossil
ivory thrown up by the waves. During
sum mer, innumerable fisherman 4
barques direct their course TO this Isle
of bones; and in winter immense car
avans take the same route, all the con.
yoys drawn by dogs, returning charged
with the tusks Of the mammoth, weigh.
ing each from l5o to 600 pounds. The
fossil ivory thus obtained from the
frozen north is imported into China and
Europe, where it is employed for the
same purposes as ordinary ivory, which
is furnished, as we know, by the ele.
phant and hlppopoamus Of Africa and
Asia.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21

"a Frenchmap, on coming to Eng
land, and finding himself utterly unob-
Served, mo official asking for bis passport,
no policemen dogging his steps, no
mayor demanding his business, felt sad
and lonely, and exclaimed that he was
taken nomore notice Of than If he was
q little dog.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21
"For Thee and Me. y

There Is an old tale, of which though
idle in itself, the use may be good A
certain man, who would never 90 to
church, when he heard the saints bell,
would say to his wife, "Go thou Ia
church, and pray for thee and me-
One night he dreamed that both he and
bis wife were dead, and that they
knocked together at heavens gate fol
entranee. st. Peter 10y the LEGEND i
the porter, and suffered the wife to entel
in, but kept the husband out, answer
ing him., dShe is gone in both for hersel
and thee Asthywife went to churcf
for thee, s0shs must 90 to. heaven f9l
thee" ,,.r, ,..te =
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21

1.-The public are very much like
Childrensin the matter of fame. fyou
aret constantly stretching forth your
hands for Il, they will find a curious,
ihalfBpitefal pleasure in putting away
the previously offered wreath, while, il
You sit down in . state of perfect in
difference, tho chances are they will
come and crown you,
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21

"a. The evening before a battle, an
officer asked Marshal Toiras for per-
mission to 90 and see his father, who
was at The point of death. &C., said
the marshal, who saw through his
pretextI ''honor thy father and mother,
that thy days may be long in the land"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21

IS. s-Modesty depends ON good man
nbrb happiness, on securityi good
society, on good educations wisdom,
on experience and, for the safety or
!. protection Of 4 country, tried man Is
oftenncFe valuable than renowned
warrior, sa4
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21

A White Mountain stage driver said
to New Yorker sitting by him, u sup
poseifI went to New York should
gawk around just as you folks do. here" T"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21
ALSO,

Iwant to sell or trade the following property /:
one large six year old mare one fine saddle and
buggy horse, one cane mill2 OK wagons, 3 No. 8
Patent Lever plows, one patent hand hay press--
Merino buck sheep, composed oflambs, yearllngs
and two wears old, guaranteed to be the purest
blood in this region. Bucks in such lots are hard
to manage. | am anxious TO sell them. Failing
to sell them here soon expect to take them away.
Those therefore Wishing to improve their stock
on very liberal terms will please to call soon.
JOHN L. LONG.
P. ST. have one four yearold Buck cost when
lamb $50, that will take $40 for. ssa.s rs
Oct. A, 1S66,--6 l....t.e
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21
LAND SALE !!

n AM Authorized to sell the following described
Il lands situate in Liberty township, jackson Co.
Ohio, on the Chillicothe way, known as the W.
NJ. Bolles land, to-wit:
East half of N. W. quarter and N. w. quarter'of
section 6, township Z range Is also, east half Of
south east quarter, and south west quarter Of
north west quafter-north east quarter of south
west quarter and north west quarter of south west
quarter of section l. township Z, range 10. ss
The above lands will be sold together or in lots
to suit purchasers, and on very favorable terms.
n' l..7 n.-..' II. s.. JOHN L. Long,
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-06

FIELDS OF DocK.-The root of the yellow
dock, so troublesome to farmers, is an effec-
tual Alternative and most valuable medicine
In the neighborhood of Lowell. Doct. j. G..
Aver & Co. have planted fields of it, where
they raise many tons at crop. 1t is grown
like the carrot or beet, in drills. and its
quality or properties have been much nm
proved by cultivation. 1t is one of the in.
gradients in AYERS SARsAPARILLA, and, we
are informed, the extraordinary virtues of
this preparation are largely due to the ex-
tract of this root that it contains. The Sar'
saparilla root, used by this firm, is grown
on plantations of their own, in Honduras,
to secure an article of superior and wholly
reliable quality. One of the reasons for the
universally acknowledged superiority of their
medicines, may be seen in the watchful care
that is used in preparing them Vermont
Statesman.
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-06
ANOTHER SUIcIDE.-Suicides are becoming

ANOTHER SUICIDE.-Suicides are becoming
alarmingly frequent in California of late,
three cases having occurred in this county
within the last few months. The last case is
that of John Peters, who killed himself last
Sunday by shooting himself through the
head with heavily loaded shot gun. Peters
lived in cabin a few miles above Waugh's
ferry, on the Sacramento river, and on the
morning of the day mentioned his partner
left him eating his breakfast, and went to
the ferry on some business. He returned
about ten o'clock, and found the cabin door
fastened on the inside. lie called, but re-
ceived no answer. He then procured a billet
of wood and forced the door open, when a
scene met his gaze which fairly chilled his
blood with horror. Peters was sitting on
stool, with his head leaning back on the bed.
One of his hands tightly grasped the barrel
of the gun, while the entire back portion of
his skull was blown away, and his body
covered with brains and blood. The partner
fastened to Quartz Hill and dispatched a
hNSeOhSoi W iuiOiHi NoToHer LyHcH Oh tne
occurrence, who empanneled jury and pro
ceeded to the scene of the selfmurder. In
vestigation showed that deceased had placed
the muzzle of the gun under his chin, and
discharged the piece by touching the trigger
with the ramrod. a portion of the skull and
brains were found adhering to the roof of the
cabin where the discharge passed through
Deceased was about fcrty years of age, and
native of Missouri No cause is assigned
for the act. The jury returned a verdict in
accordance with these facts