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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-24

WHOLESALE NOTIONSl
w WHOLESALE NOTIONS!
Country merchants visiting our city to pur-
chase supplies for the
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS,
would find it to their interest to examine my
stock of
FANCY GOODS,
which comprises as great variety as can be
found in any Wholesale house in Baltimore, and
at prices which I guarantee equally as low
My stock Of WORSTED GOODS, such as
Nubia, Scarf, Sontags, Hoods, Sbawls, &C., &C.,
is large and choice, in which | offer great bar
gains Some Of these goods am selling at 70
per cent less than factory prices.
CHARLES w. GREEN,
dec Il G3, King st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-24

General scho6eld issued an order Yesterday
assigning military commissioners to districts,
to whom officers Of the Freedmen's Bureau who
are relieved as military commissioners will turn
overtha books The new commissioners are to
act as;supefintend Of the elections in their
districts. OF D6e s93lEF. as''4.td) E@i''E
The killing of Mr.. Hamilton, one of the
members sof1Congress,,a from Ohio, by his in
sane>son, is one Of the most melancholy TRACE.
diestwe have ever had to record. s.;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-24
TITO! FOR CHRISTMAS
A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPP 7
NEW YEAR,

CHRISTMAS NICK has arrived and taken
up his above at the
CONFECTIONERY AND TOY ESTA T.
LISHMENT OF
G. SCHAFER, ON FAIRFAX STREET.,
(Betwcen King and Cameron)
whence he will issue all sorts Of things good tC
eat, and to play with, from pie to an iced
fruit cako, and from a doll baby to Il roaring
lion. urything in fact that is ever thought OF
during the Christmas Holidays, can be obtain
cd at .
dec Civ SCH AFERS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-24
FANCY SOAPS, SC.

Lubin's Genuine attracts. Hair Gloves, Hair
Brushes and Combs, Honey, Walnut 81, Palm,
CASTLE, MsrshmeIlow, Glycerine, BARRIERS,
Military Transparent, Sand, Soap, &C, Ivory
Combs, Sterling's Ambrosia, Pomades, Toilet
Powder Emaiel de Paris, Bloom Of Youth,
Upharn's Pmple Bansher Cumphor Ice, Ha
gans Magnolia Balm, Ok Marrow, Bovine.
White Virgin Wax Of Antilles, choice Dentri-
fec, Balm Of White Water Lilly, Lilly White,
Tooth Paste, IndclibNe Ink, Cachous Burnetts
Toilet Sets, Hair Dyes. Water Colors in boxes,
Vinegair dc Rouge, Shaving Cream, Lubln's
Floumel, Oriental Hair Wash, Philocorne, Pow
der Putfs and Boxes, Rudden's Turkish Beautl.
fer, Lubin's Toilet Powder, &c. received and
for sale by HENRY COOK,
dec 10 80 and 30 King ri.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-24
MAIL LINE FROM
1Yl ALEXANDRIA TO WINCH ESTER
THROUGH IN ONE DAY.

ss-s4GSsG3 Coaches will leave Alexandra
ss s:ssG:7SsSs every TU ESDAT, Thu RSDA 7
and SATURDAY (until further notice) at three
o'clock a. m. arriving ut .W;ncchester on the
Same days at y. m, reaching UppcrYilie ut Z
p. M, iii time for dinner.
Leave Winchester on WEDNESDAYS,
FRIDAYS and III NDAYS ut {" q clock a. 81.
reaching Alexandria at 7 o'clock p. III. same
for Washington and the North
This line connects with the lire from pit,!-
mont Station to UppervilIe, going and retnrn-
ing.
The proprietor gives his personal slippery sion
the most careful drivers BY strict attention TO
the comfort Of MI who may r>vor him. he hopes
to merit the patronage hcrotpiuTc so literally
bestowed.
OFFICES Alexandria, Ii snsion House, Win
chester, 1aylOr's Hotel.
WIN. VITALITY,
je 29-tf Proprietor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-24

Asdispatch from Washington says The
time to which the collection Of the direct tax
in thalSouthern States was delayed, expires on
January l, but Secretary McCulloch, in an
swer to; appeals from the South to protect them
from taxation, has responded that he does not
intend to collect it. unless forced to do so by
Congress, and that he will appointing collectors
for that purpose. It is said to be doubtful if
he isl able to get Congress to grant any further
extension, as all the Northern States have al
ready paid up their full quota
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SPECIAL NOTICES,
will

Es- Ex--!Conieds and - Rebs' will
ind Pollsrds paper-the Southern Opinion
tn. only paper in the South devoted to the
memories OF the late C.. 5 ~ at GEORGE L.
FREN H'S New store
Its Kemnisc..f.ce .nl Anecdotes Of the War
ar" edited BY Pau! i. Haync, Of South Caro-.
lila Ey- Conr c:ntc officers and soldiers are
requested to scn.i ANYTHING they may have in
the way oi skrtcne,, incidents and anecdotes Of
the ate war 10 hm, at Augusta, GA.
Richmond dec G--l,u
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-24

HARRlE HUUGG. q. VIM. RAMSA'.
THOUGH & RAMSAY.
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TOW LOST-Strayed from the subscriber,
u about two weeks ago. dark RED cow,
nearly dry, in good order, medium sizo. A
suitable reward will be paid for her return, or
that will lead to her recovery.
dec 21-. st D. s. GW1N.
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= ALEXANDRIA,
TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER "a.

TIE GREAT HOLIDAY of tho Christian year
is 1T hand and, in our section Of country this
holyday has always been celebrated aud OBJ
served. as 9. day Of rejoicing las a day of
Thanksgiving and praise- as a day for family
and'sooia reunions and for the full display Of
all the amenities and kindnesses which should
distinguish the inteIcourses Of friends and ac-
quaintanoes. Gifts arerrecprocated, ,domestics
rewarded, children delighted with presents
and, the, spirit of the angelic announcement
exhibited, by. the universal. desire shown to
make it a day Of peace on earth, and good will
towards, amen; 10 Christmas will be observed this
yearsWith as much Of the old feeling as possible,
under the altered condition Of affairs, but in
tone somewhat different from the olden times
There is shadow of distress over our own por-
ton of the land, which is seen and felt and
though itcahnot destroy it somewhat represses
the gaiety Of the. hearts of the people. But,
mag. this shadow pass away And may the
preparations for Christmas day, on this Christ
mas eve, be as much like what were the prep
arations Of our fathers and mothers, in brighter
and better times as wescan inakethem. /. May
the ,,linksof brotherly love between neighbors
he strengthened -may families be more and
more united may friends be closer joined in
affection charity abound may gratitude
to God fiji every heart, and may peace, hap
piness and prosperity yet be the lot of all our
people !sEa1oEq sdt - 4a2& 41i 80 ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-24

u ATEY' SUPERIOR COLD CREAM, for
[ Softening and Bcautfying the Skin and
preventing it from chappng; and Bazin's Char;
coal Tooth Paste. for cleansing the Teeth ard
Gums and purifying the reath, received and
for sal. by WAKEFIELD & HALL,
doe "a Drurgsts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-24

GOAL OIL, OF the very best quality, al ways
" on hand, and for sale at 10 west rates by
JANNEY s. CO.,
dec "a No. l45, King st.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03

for his bureau, he means, of course,
that he needs no greater force of clerks,
paymasters, &C., and does not refer at
all to the necessity for further appro-
priation of money. We are aware that
Congress directed in the bill granting
the additional bounties, that those
bounties should be paid. But what
we complain of, and what the soldiers
of the country have a just right to COM
plain of, is, that Congress did not pro-
eide the Secretary Of the Treasury ao'th
the means to pay these boaoaties. Con-
gress rejected the fiscal plans of the
Secretary, and adopted it's own crude
system. Besides Congress has seen fit
to set upa plan of Demonstration"
so-called, which absorbs all the spare
cash in the Treasury, and which, there
fore, retards the payment of the addl-
tional bountieS. Hence, we call upon
soldiers to put the blame for the nom
payment of their bounties upon Con-
.gress, where it belongs, and hence, we
repeat, the Radical platform placing
that blame upon the Secretary of the
Treasury, is hypocrisy boiled down."
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03
Read advertisement. /

THE army worm has made its first
appearance in Virginia. The editor of
the Stanton Spectator describes its raw
ages. On one side ola road over which
he travelled, is an oak forest, stripped
of every leaf, and presenting the ap-
pearance of mid winter. Or the other
side is wheat field, and beyond that,
on hill, another forest where the
worms are at work consuming the foil
age. This forest is visible from several
points in town, and looks as if the trees
along the border, as far as the worms
have penetrated, had been killed by
fire. The worms dc not consume all
kinds of green leaves, but pass by the
locust, sassafras, wild grape, black berry,
huckleberry, &c. They do not seem to
injure field crops Of any kind.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03

THE New Jersey Radicals had a
State Convention, a few days ago, which
voted down resolution proposing Gen.
Grant as a candidate for the Presiden-
cy. The Convention adopted Negro
Suffrage resolutions, whereupon, the
State Committee (which was eonserva-
tive) resigned. "Behold how beautiful
a thing it is for brethren to dwell to-
gether in unity" &c.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03
THE BATTLE-CRY.

AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIA-
RY will be the battle-cry of all good
men at the coming election. No wood
en- judge who will dance as New En-
gland pulls the strings; no partizan
judge who will decide great questions
of law, as the demagogues in his party
may dictate; no Judge bound by the
political platform upon which he stands
as candidate, to decide, not according
to the law, but according to the die
tation of the mob; no Henry w. Will
liams, but an independent, learned.
high-toned jurist, untrammelled by
any considerations outside of the law
itself, GEORGE SHARswooD, of Phila-
delphia,
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03
sHoRrs-.poL1rICAL AND Personal

GEN. JOHN A. MCCLERNAND, the
hero of Fort Donelson, was rejected
the other day, by the B. HI. Senate, as
Minister to Mexico. Col. J. M. Neib-
ling, a one-armed soldier, was rejected
as Postmaster at Findlay, o. Ye gods!
how these Radical B. HIS love the SOL
diers!
THE New York Constitutional Con-
vention has refused to insert a clause
in the proposed Constitution, disfran-
chising deserters, for the reason tina in
that State, the Radicals would lose
more heavily than the Democrats, If
such clause were adopted. In Penn
sylvania the names of 10000 persons
were last year furnished by the Adju-
tant General to Election Boards, as dis
franchised, on account of being charged
with desertion.
THE officials of the Freedmen's Bu-
reau are at present engaged in shipping
vagrant and vagabond negroes into
Tennessee, to vote for Beelzebub Brown
low. How do Northern taxpayers
relish such application of their money?
THEY are having fine times down in
Tennessee. Beelzebub BroWnloW's
black militia are distributed over the
State, and riots, murders and assassina-
tions are the order of the day. AS Sena-
tor Doolittle said, truly this Radical par
ty has organized hell in the South !"
SENATOR YATES, who was serenaded
in Washington the other evening, said
that "the Republican party has declared
that equal suffrage shall exist in the
District of Columbia and the Southern
States, and now they must do for the
North as they have done for the South
and impose suffrage upon every State"
That's the word! "Impose it," Well,
if the people stand such imposition they
will deserve it, that's all
THE New Orleans Crescent thinks
there are three sexes, the male sex, the
female sex, and the sex to which Theo-
dore Tilton, Henry Ward Beecher, E.
lizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. An
thony belong.
IT costs forty millions per annum to
keep up the federal army in the South
\ for the purpose of AtrjcGaiziQg thegov-
ernment of that portion of our country
Thad. Stevens and Co. may be luxuries
to some people, but they are confoun-
dedly expensive ones.
THE Harrisburg Radical robbers of the
State Library and Legislative Docu-
ment Room, are to be tried at the Au-
gust session OF the Dauphin county
court-that is, it is said they will. We
notice that the Radical papers through
out the State, are very mum on this SUBJ
iect.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03
mo ANSWER YET.

Silent as the grave is the Inquirer in
regard to our oftrepeated question, care
you and your party in favor of the es-
tablishment of Negro suffrage in Penn
sylvania?" 1t dares not answer. We
call the attention of the "culled breth-
ren," in this section, to this fact
Should they ever become voters, the
Inquirer will claim that it championed
their cause. Yet, at present, it dares
not say one word in that behalf.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03

THE Inquirer shows its true colors at
last. Its Disuniop proclivities cannot
always be disguised. In its last issue, it
publishes the following item, without
comment, among it's political articles:
"Gen. James Longstreet has been
nominated for the Senate from Louisi-
ana, by the Jackson, Miss Clarion,
feeling that the honor of the South
would be secure if confided in council
to the keeping of one who guarded it
so we'll in the field"
What think "our boys in blue" of
the Unionism of a sheet like that!
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03

THE plan of the Washington Library
Company of Philadelphia is to offer to
the public an interest in charitable in
stitution by offering stock in shares of
one dollar, for which acertifcate is Civ
en- with an engraving fully worth the
money paid. AS still further induce
ment to have the shares taken up rap
idly, every stakeholder is promised a
present of some value naddition to his
stock certificate and picture. The funds
thus secured by the sales of stock are
deposited with Messrs. George A. Cooke
& Co., Bankers, No. 80 South Third
Street, Philadelphia, to be by them ap-
piled to the object in view. A chari-
table public Institution thus receives
the benefit, and nota pfivateindividual.
Read advertisement.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03

WE publish, on our outside, the mes
sage of President Johnson, vetoing the
reconstructed Reconstruction Bill. We
call the attention of every reading man
in Bedford county to this document.
The Radical Congressman did not at
tempt to answer it, for the simple rea-
son thatitis unansWerable. Democrats,
hand your papers to your Republican"
neighbors and let them see the truth.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03
HYPOCRISY BOILED DOWN.

Our article exposing the hypocrisy
of the Radical platform in attempting
to fix upon the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry, the blame for the delay in the pay
ment of the additional bounties to sol
diers, has touched the Inquirer on the
raw. That concern acknowledges that
the Associated Press, at Washington,
telegraphed to 'the effect that there
was no unappropriated money in the
Treasury" but denies the correctness
of the dispatch. Now, the agent ofthe
Associated Press at Washington is lit
tie more likely to Know about this mat
ter than the editors Of the Inquirer,
and until his statement is shown to be
false, it must pass for truth. In order
to prove itincorrect, the Inquirer quotes
apart ofa letter from Paymaster Gen
eral Brice, in which that official says !:
$50 far as relates to this Bureau, am
of the opinion that no further legisla-
ton is necessary. Paymasters and
clerks, as many as can successfully en-
gage in the work of examining and
paying the claims for additional boun-
.ty, are diligentlya and industriously en-
'ployed. Any change in the system
now in progress, | feel sure, would
tend rather to retard than facilitate the
accomplishment of the desired end"
General Brice here speaks of the sys-
tenn of his bureau, the number ofclerks,
paymasters, &C., and when he says that
"no further legislation is necessary"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03

THE TROUBLE AMONG THE NOR
MoNS.-The present troubles among the
Salt Lake Mormons are traceable to
the old feeling between the descendants
of Joe Smith, the first prophet of the
sect, and Brigham Young, the existing
high priest. Joseph Smith, Jr., son of
the founder of Mormonism, and at
present identified with the "Western
Mormons,"' is the leader of the revolt
against Brigham, and he has been joined
by Hyde, Lyman and Pratt, of the
''twelve apostles" 1t is worthy of
note that those who adhere to Smith
regard the pretended revelations of
Brigham Young in favor of polygamy,
''blOod atonement" and other innova-
tions as wicked impostures. His move
mentagainst the great Mormon oligarch
may, therefore, bring about the desired
solution of the troublesome question of
polygamy.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03

THE IRISH CROPs.-The Dublin cor
respondent of the London Times, writ
ing on June 8th, says:
The accounts of the crops from all
parts of the country are most favorable.
The harvest prospects have been much
improved by the rain which fell on
Wednesday and Thursday, and which
has been followed by genial heat
The fields look beautiful in their lux
uriance, and the potatoes in particular
present most healthful appearance.
New potatoes are abundant in the mar
ket, and hay is being briskly saved,
with fair average yield; but it is re-
marked that the flax crop is an excep-
ton, and slightly shades the picture of
agricultural prosperity. Generally
speaking, it is far from being as good as
in former years. In most places it is
uneven and short. The green crops,
which the drought had made rather
delicate, have been greatly revived by
the rain, and there is every reason to
expect that the returns of cereals will
be satisfactory to the farmer.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03
NEW VOLUME.

This issue begins the sirty-second gear
of the BEDFORD GAZETTE. The advo-
cacy of sound principles, adherence to
the faith of the founders of the gov
ernment, and careful abstinence from
indulgence in the excesses of political
fanaticism, have assured it long life and
the vigor of perpetual youth. On this.
the sixty-second birthday of the GA
zETTE, we send greeting to our numer-
GUS friends, hoping to make their coun-
ty newspaper still more interesting in
the future and to conduct it so that it
will deserve to live at least sixty-one
years longer.
1t is now ten years since thewriter of
this article first took charge of the ed
itorial department of the GAZETTE.
On the first of August, 1857, Gen. G. W.
Bowman, who had published the pa
per during the previous twenty-five
wears, sold the GAZETTE establishment
to Messrs. Meyers & Benford. On the
first of August, 1859, Mr.. Benford with
drew from the concern, and it was then
published by the writer until August
1855, when Mr.. G. H. Mengel became
our partner. During our connec, ion
with the GAZETTE, we have expended
about 81, 900 on presses and types, with
the view of improving the typograph-
ical appearance of the paper. Wethink
the outlay was judiciously made, and
feel convinced that we now print as
neat and legible a paper as can be found
in the commonwealth. The GAZETTE
is at present printed upon one of Pot
ter's Drum Cylinder Power Presses, of
which we give portrait above. We
also use ''Dick's Patent Union Mailer"
which keeps weekly account with ev-
cry subscriber, on the printed slip con-
tanning the subscribers name pasted
upon the paper. By the aid of these
machines, our edition of upwards of
1900 is worked off and made ready for
delivery to the Postmaster, in the short
space of toOo hours and a halt.
Our friends will observe that to keep
up printing Office, is costly business.
Besides the 1900 expended for presses
and types, our accounts show, that du-
ring our editorship of the GAZETTE,
$4,000 have been paid out for printing
paper alone! We advert to these facts
to show our friends that if they would
sustain US properly, they must, as near
ly as they can, make their subscriptions
cash. There are to-day some six thous-
and dollars on our books, which ought
to have been cash. How much better
for subscribers as well as for publishers,
if those little debts which aggregate so
much, had been paid as soon as they
were contracted! But we are not in
clined to lecture any one; we only hope
that our patrons will see that they can
support us, with the greatest ease to
themselves, and with the best results
to the paper, by adopting the cash sys-
tenn. In conclusion, we hope that Dem
ocrats will interest themselves in ex-
tending the circulation of the GAZETTE.
Wherever our paper goes, Democracy
fiourishes. There are 5000 Democratic
voters in Bedford county, and at least
two thousand of them should take
their county paper. Now, who will
get US another subscriber? Don't all
speak at once!
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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03
SPECIAL NOTICES.

FACTS FOR THE PUBLIC,
Easily verified by examination, which we re-
spectfully invite.
|. We have the largest establishment for the
manufacture and sale of Clothing in Philadelphia
extending through from 518 Market street to 5lI
Minor street, and occupied exclusively by our
selves.
2 Our building, having been constructed by us
for own exclusive occupancy, and for the busi-
to which it is entirely devoted, unites all the
conveniences and appliances which have been
found necessary or desirable.
g. We have an ample cash capital, enabling us
to make all purchases for cash and giving us Sc
lection, at the most favorable prices, from the
markets of the entire world. In THIS PARTICULAR
WE HAVE ADVANTAGES SHARED BY NO OTHER HOUSE
IN THE TRADE. THIS fact IS aceU k7Oacn TO the
entire business community
4. We sell our goods for cash only, which, though
it restricts business to those prepared to pur-
chase in that way enables to give them such
advantages as no house doing different business
can possibly offer.
5. A business experience of quarter of a GEN.
tury has informed us fully of the wants of the
public and of the best way to meet them.
6. We employ the best and most experienced
Cutters and Workmen in making up our goods
the style, fit and make of which are unsurpassed.
7. All persons, whatever may be their physical
peculiarities unless deformed), can be accurately
fitted at once from stock, in most cases better
than by goods made to order, and prices 20 to 90
per cent t0wer.
g. Our business is large and constantly increas
ing enabling us to keep the largest best assorted
and most complete stock Of Mems Youths and
Boys Clothing in Philadelphia to which large
daily additions made of fresh goods, replacing
those sold
g. For reasons already enumerated, we can and
do sell at prices guaranteed IN all cases toner
than the LoOest elsewhere, or the sale cancelled
and money refunded.
10. All goods when offered for sale are represen
ted to be exactly what they are.
H. When buyers are, for any reason, dissatisfied
with purchase made, if freported within reason
able time, we pledge ourselves, by exchange, re-
funding of money or otherwise, to give full salts
faction in every case, and request that all such
may be reported to us for adjustment.
HALF WAY BETWEEN BENNETr Co.,
FIFTH AND TOWER HALL,
SIXTH STs 518 MARKET ST.
AND 500 BROADWAY, New YORK.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03

CEsTRY.--NApoleon Bonaparte was
destitute of pride of ancestry. By his
extraordinary energy he had risen to
the year 1907, the municipality of Ire
viso having laid before him a collec-
ton of documents which showed the
importance of his fore-fathers in that
city, herepIied: "Itisindifferentw wheth-
er | am descended from an Emperor or
a cobbler. Every man, in this world, is
the child Of his own actions; my titles
/ hold from the French people,"