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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-01-18
nefnitions Of character..

FrYE FELLow.--The man who adver-
tises in your paper, who never refuses to
lend YOU money, and. the fellow who is
courting your sister.
GENTLE PEoPLE.-The young lady who
let's her mother do the ironing for fear OF
spelling her hands, the miss who wears
thin-soled shoes on rainy day, and the
young gentleman who is ashamed to be
seen walking with his father.
INDUSTRIOUS PEoPLE.-Thc young lady
who reads romances 10 bed, the friend
who is always engaged when you call, aud
the correspondent who cannot find time to
answer your letter.
UNPOPULAR PEoPLE-The fat man IN
an omnibus. tall me in q crowd and a
short man on parade.
TIMID loxer about to pop
the question, man who does not like to
be shot at, and steamboat company with
cholera ease on board.
DIGNIFIED MEN--A chit in q country
town, a midshipman on a quarterback,
and school committee on examination
day. ~
PERsEcUTED PEOPLE Women by that
tyrant man, boys by their parents and
teachers, aud all poor people BY society al
large.
UNHAPPY PEoPLE.-Old bachelors and
old maids.
AMBITIOUS PEoPLE-The'w writer who
pays the magazines for publishing his com
munications, the politician who quits his
party because he cannot get. into Office
and the boy who expects to be President
HUMBLE PERsoNs.-The husband who
does his wife's churning, the wife who
blacks her husbands boots, and the man
who thinks you do him honor.
MEAN PEoPLE-Tho man who kicks
people when they are down, and the sub
scriber who refuses to pay for his paper.
SENSIBLE PEoPLE.-You and /.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-01-18
Canine Saoacity.

An Adrian paper gives remarkable
incident of canine sagacity which was re-
Gently witnessed by the. passengers of a
train on the Michigan Southern Railroad.
At Pittsford, Hillsdalc County, remark
ably fine specimen of the Newfoundland
dog has been accustomed to get the mail
bag for that station and convey it to his
master. On this occasion, from some
cause, the dog did not have the bag thrown
to him.. The train started, and the faith
full fellow, with one or two inquiring yelps,
started with it. For the first mile he kept
up with the mail-car, at one time, in eros
sing cattle guard, running right under
the car between the trucks. But the race
was too unequal to last long, and Caesar
was gradually left behind. Some one wish
ing to deceive the noble brute, and spare
him his discontinue, threw from the train
an old bundle, but he was too familiar
with Uncle Sans mal-bags to be misled
that way. and detecting the .imposture
with rapid sniff, kept up the pursuit.
Numbers of the passengers crowded 10
the platform Of the rear ear to witness this
manifestation of canine instinct, and watch
ed the unavailing efforts of the faithful
fellow until he faded out of sight in the
distance behind ~
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-01-18
Good Counsel.
Sydney Smith cut the following from a
x-..o-~a1 - e. h;,,.olc.

Sydney Smith cut the following from a
newspaper and preserved it for himself:
When you rise in the morning, form a
resolution to make the day happy one to
a fellow creature. 1t is easily done a
left off garment to the man who needs it,
a kind word to the sorrowful, an encour-
aging word to the striving--trifes in them
selves as light as air-will do it, at,least
for twenty -four hours. But if you are
young, depend upon it, it will tell when
you are old; and if you are old, rest as
tsured it will send you gently and happily
down the stream of time into eternity. BY
the most simple arithmetic0l sum, look at
the result. If you send ono person, only
one, happily through the day, that is three
hundred and sixty five ,iustiic course OF
the year. And supposing you live forty
years onlyaiIer you commence that course
Of medicine, you have made fourteen thou
sand six hundred beings happy, at all
events for a time.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-01-18
Sensible Maxims.

Never taste an atom whom you are not
hungry; il is suicidal.
Never hire servants who go in pairs, or
sisters, cousins, etc.
Never speak Of your father as the "old
man."
Never reply to the cpithct of drum
kard, fool, or fellow.
Never speak contcmptuously of woman
kind.
Never abuse one who was once your
bosom friend, however bitter now.
Never insult poverty.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-01-18

1.-The times are so hard | can hardly
keep my head above water" said hus-
band the other night to his wife, who
was importuning him for new dress.
."No," she replied, with some asperity,
"but you can keep it above brandy aud
water easy enough.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-01-18

A wag has truly said that if somo men
could come out OF their collins and read
the inscriptions on their tombstones, they
would think they had got into tho wrong
grave.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-01-18

A medical man asked his legal adviser
how he could punish a servant who had
stolen a canister OF valuable snuff. u
am not aware of any act, said the lawyer,
"that makes it a penal otfense to take
smut"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-01-18

A. u. baldwin is lccturing in Virginia
on the subject of Fighting considered us
one Of the Fine Arts We do not con-
slider it half as fine an art now as we did
q faw years ago.-nobae Register.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-01-18

An old bachelor of Laporte has been
"taken in and done" by a strange woman
from Canada to the extent Of three thous-
aud dollars. After paying her bills for
three years she skedaddled with gallau
Captain. The bachelor was swearing when
last heard from.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-01-18

An Irishman warns the people not to
trust his wife, because he was never mar
ried to her.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-01-18

of no other State; the great and continued
liberality of her people for sanitary pur-
poses, and to relieve The distress growing
out of the war, aud the faithful perforIs-
ance of all obligations Of whatsoever kind
in, the midst of the great conflict, have
commanded universal admiration, and di-
rected the attention Of the epterprising,
and those who in every State are seeking
for new homes, to the advantages present.
ed to the labor and capital Of the isui-
grant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-25
GOLD.
GOLD.
New YORK. Sept. 25.-tlold 10 day l43!1.
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At a regular meeting of the Board of Alder
men, held September Oath, 1861 there were pre-
sent: Messrs. Markell Gwin, Brewis, Pr tty-
man and Fleming.
In the absence of the President, MIR. Fleming
was called to the chair.
The Committee on Claims reported in favor
of reducing the assessment on the property of
Thomas Burrage, situated north Of his barber 8
shop, to $780, which was adopted.
A bill of J. T. Rogers, for repair; to coal and
fish wharyes, Sl24 vas received the 2Gt1 rule
A petition of T. A. Waters, for reduction Of
assessment, was referred to Special Committee,
Messrs Markell and Prettyman.
The petition of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, to put their poles on Cameron street,
between Pitt and Fairfax streets, was received
from the Common Council and their action con-
Cured in.
A report of the Committee on Public Prop
erty, leasing the lot Of ground to the Hydraul-
ion Fire Engine Company on which their house
stands, for 80 years, at SIS per annum, was re-
Petitions of r. Rainey S. w. Markell and H.
0. Claughton, were received from the Common
Council, and their action concurred in.
The petition Of VIM. Cogan was received from
the Common Council, and its reference to the
Committee on Streets agreed to.
from the Common Council and laid on the table.
A petition Of the Board of Guardians Of the
Free School was received from the Common
Council, and their action concurred in
. A resolution, ordering the sum of Sl9l.8l to
be refunded TO o. G. Whittesey was received
from the CommonCouncil, and not concurred in.
A resolution ordering that duplicate tax bills
against the property Of K. S. Houck and j. II.
Lathrop DC issued in place Of those lost by o.
G. Whittlesey, was received from the Common
Council, and laid on the table.
A resolution, ordering the Auditor to lay be-
fore Council list of delinquent taxpayers, &c,
from 1861 to 1866, inclusive, was received from
the Common Council, and agreed to-
Petitions from Geo. 4. Price and others, A.
Perpener and G. Nj. Taylor were received from
the Common Council, and their action concur
A report from the Committee OF Public
Property and Fire Wardens, on the subject of
hose, was received from the Common Council,
and their action concurred IN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-25
THE PROPOSED VIRGINIA CONVENTION.

The first and most important matter pre-
scented for Immediate consideration is the Sc
lection of candidates for the Convention We
should undoubtedly select the best men who
are available. We say available, because, ur-
der existing disabilities many of the men 10
whom the people Of Virginia would naturally
turn as the most suitable, in all respects, to be
Invested with this important trust, arc both
disfranchisea and ineligible, should select
good men OF known moderation, who are con
servative in their views.
We have seen it stated that majority OF
the districts are claimed by the Radicals. The
Southern Opinion of Richmond says:
''The Radicals claim that under the military
appointments just made, OF representation IN
the forthcoming State Convention, there are
nearly twice rs many black majorties as white
They claim that this has not happened by
means of gerrymandcr, but in consequence OF
the white maiorities in the West being each
very large, and therefore few in number; while
the black majorities in the East are smaller,
and therefore more numerous
"But whether it came about touly or fairly,
the fact seems to be conceded that there are
sixty to seventy black maJontleS, while there
are only thirty-fve or forty white majoritles
So it is probable that there will be a very de-
cided majority-tweDty or thlrly-of Radicals
in the State Convention
We are not prepared to dispute the correct
ness Of this statement, for we have not ana
lyzed the vote of the districts, but believe that
with proper candidates, and suitable effort on
the part of leading, influential citizens, many
Of these seeming Radical maiorities in certain
localities may be overcome and proper men be
returned to the convention. But, however
this may be, there is clear white, and con
sentative majority, wc trust in the whole
State; so that if, by reason Of a Radical ma
jority in the convention, constitution shall be
framed that will be too intolerable for us to &C
cept, we must reject it. The conservative PEG
pie OF Virginia must make their fight on this
instrument when it shall be submitted Tor their
ratification or rejection Voting a convention
binds no man to vote for the constitution it
may frame. For the reason already minated,
the possibility of there being local majorities
| preponderating in the convention, opposed in
sentiment to the majority at large.-we see the
propriety of submitting back to the whole peo-
| pie Of the State, any Instrument that may be
framed for the government Of Virginia. We
shall thus have the means of selt-protectlon in
| our own hands, and the people will not hest
| tate to use them -Lynch. Vug.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-25

KEMARKs.-The market was quito active
again this morning Flour is very firm, but we
have as yet no change to note in quotations.
The receipts are fair, and the stocks on hand
good Offerings of about Geo bushels Wheat.
with sales at 2lOa220 for inferior white, and 2IJ
for good some lots damaged sold at from $50 TO
2l5; red sold at 100, 1919, 200 225, 225, $780, 2335
23S, according to quality, from damp and tough
to fair and good. Corn in active request, with
offerings of ECO bushels. and sales Of white At
100, mixed ZIG and llS, and yellow at 125, and
firm. Sales of 500 bushels Rye al l25 for infe-
rior, and 130al32, at which latter figures $50
bushels changed hands. 1000 bushels Oats
sold at IS, 81 and IS. Butter is very firm, and
Eggs continue to advance. Fertilizers IN active
request, especially for Peruvian Guano. Plas
ter in fair supply and good demand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-25

FOREIGN News. The British Parliament
will probably re-assemble in November Ar
rests of alleged rioters are still being made by
the police Of Manchester. A special commits
sion will try the Manchester rioters. a con-
fct occurred at Limerick yesterday between
the people and the Roya! troops. Eight per-
sons were bayonctted, and one man killed
The conduct OF the troops is condemned
The Roman Government has taken steps TO
guard against attack Troops are being with
drawn from outlying points and concentrated
at Rome The Italian Government is concan-
trating troops on the frontier. Dispatches
from Rome say many arrests have been made
The Prussian Diet was dissolved yesterday
1t will meet in November, and include deputies
from the States annexed to Prussia.
Salutary reforms are about to be introduced
into Porto Rico
1t is reported that the Emperor of Russia
has refused the proffcred alliance made by the
Sublime Porte, and is now seeking to bring
about an alliance between France and Russia.
Periere has resigned the Presidency of the
Credit Mobilier of France
AdVlces from China represent the tea mar
ket quiet. The total amount exported to the
aSth OF August was sixty -mions pounds.
Garibaldi, it is said, has been arrested by the
Italian Government while crossing the Roman
frontier. Troops have left France tor Rome.
In the North German Parliament yesterday,
during debate on the address to the King of
= Prussia, Count Won Bismark made significant
speech. He declared in the most emphatic
manner that if the German nation wished to
unite there was no power strong enough to
binder the union, nor was there any power pal
try enough to make the attempt.
WASHINGTON ITEMs.-To day, the last of
the one hundred marble columns on the CAPT
tol extension will be set in place. This will
complete portion OF the work on the portico,
and the remainder of the marble settings will
be placed in position as rapidly as possible.
Probably this work will be completed before
the session of Congress.
The business on the G. & 0. Canal is again
interrupted by the low stage Of water Boat
men are complaining of the millers using more
than their share of the water, and the owners
OF mills in turn, find fault with the company for
not supplying them with enough water tor both.
number of pick pockets have suddenly APP
peared in this city
company has been formed for the purpose
OF digging and shipping shell mari from near
Upper Marlboro, in Prince Georges county,
Md. An immense deposit Of that fertilizer
has been found there, and the land purchased
of Mr.. John Gardner, proprietor of the Farm
er's Hotel, at Marlboro
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-25

The Maryland militia, and the An!etam
Celebrations are now the two subjects which
exercise the ''wrathlul pens, and excite the
indignant irc," of many Of The Radicals
presses. 1884. sNs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-25
VI a ttANR. E.HS 81.
PORT OF AI.kXANDRIA-SEPT Z.

ARRIVED.
Schr. Addic Walton, Rich, BOSTON, plaster t"
w. A. Smoot Il Go.
Schr. VIM. Spear, krGby, Baltimore lumber
to B. r. Bruncr.
Schr. $. b. Harrington, Todd. IiarVo dc
Grace, coal 10 Il. MckcnzIr
Schr. Grace Girdler smith, l'"sl"h piA9t'F
TO w. a SmOOt q Go
Schr. Emma, Warms!cy, baltimore, !'th'
to Smoot Il Perry.
Steamer CoIumba Harper, Baltimore, ~ =,
Wheat.
Steamer Kenncbcc. Talbot, Baltimore, by J.
Broders & Co.
s!y>AEK HILL" FOR SALE IT PUBLIC
AUCTION.--On MONDAY, October
q, 1867, at ~ clock, IN NJ the front door 81
the Court House Of Fairfax county, Va, u.
Commits sioner Of the County Court @! sAid
county, in the case of jerks W. BROWN ct l.,
will offer for sale to the hlghes; 6iddcr, me
uuted near Clouds Mill in said county, contain
ing 80 acres, 3 roods, 10 perch. This p!mce Is
some three or four miles from A!cXandri:I, on
the Little River Turnpike road.
TERMS.-One-third OF the purchase money
TO be paid in cash, the residue in two equal m
stalments, at six and twelve montnS from u"y
Of sale, with interest; bonds OF the purchaser
TO be be given for deferred instruments, and title
retained till payment. ,
Fairfax CO., sep 25 cots Commissioner.
C.EO REWARD.-Was stolen from the sub
.0oU scribcr. living near Pun ccliVlllc, Lou
doun county, Va, on the night Of the 2lst inst,
a BROWN MARE, about ii hands high, . or
& years old Inst spring. with SINAI! star IN hcl
her left side, name rubbed OF by collar Of To-"
aIria9r hind feet turn ont slightly, ana i 4
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-25

The Washington Chronicle is not at all
pleased at the Serenade TO Gen Hancock, last
night, and the proceedings on the occasion. -
1t regards the demonstration as TO die ''regret-
ted'-and thinks Gen. Hancock has fallen
into snare" &C., &c. Reason, Tor all this,
Obvious
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-25
GENTS FfKNl&HINH GOOD.

.L.:,l7;,:o,
1nk9 rie%S!'t t II, WIKI, nI! . Er"hrd
cries les and Notions, have recently purchased
complete line al ,,.,.,,,,
GENT" Eu EN ISL ~: H',nH]
all Of which viii be offered nj Lie ''%c|@ c''"h
prices. Would call snecial ntte'h"l |"
GENT% WHITE HlkTS
GEM " HlIE i!N12!
A full line Of which will always he kept on
hand, and which are manufactured in accord,
sivc AMI Sncrnsslu establishments il" New
York, out of material dH.l@nat@d, such " New
York Mills, WamSutta, AnIrnscoggin, Ark
wright and other i:ryoritc toytn!is, 50 Lh"t per
sons can Judge Of The wearing quality II the
Which they arc made. Parties wishing half
dozen or more, can hay" them made t" ""r"rI
M,', ~ :' gr, ir l[on Env can
~ i i',oi' .,' :9o,n J.. Nom ynri, phjIlIInia or
p,m n;'' ~
II",,n nm hand . cam1}.ta stock q. t;r..is
Imam and p.nrr Collars and (uus. ilandirr-
rhirrs Sucks tInyr,. Urnvnts S;uapcnlers, In
Iio (;suzo anI Mrriuo Undrrsllirts and Draw
n nr:' Hathim% T"wrIs lair Brlshes, Combs,
Sn1ns ''"I pnri3,mrry ,onlL and Nail Brushes,
pnrlrt anJ Mn,n3randln Books SILK. Cotton.
and Ginrham Umbrellas, TRAVELLING, Bag &c,
e,r iii ~ Which viii be rel4ilnd 1T lowest pos
cihin Guur,S Wholesale trade suuplieI m
nvrrv rSennct &c l,y az Baltimore quotations.
Oh a K lbs w. GREEN
con 12-tr GS KING street Alpya Va
~ MANllh,A EOFFEF'
boxes Pearl Starch.
boxes Adamantlnc C"nLIrS,
SO reams Wrapping Paper, iAr%" aHH small.
5pockel1 Old MAnillH CoL"r.
90 lbs. Sittcd Grain Pepper
Received AMI l"F SAFE by .,,,.,.,,,,
sep 10 a, y. i IL +. VI ! ~.
S1'Ca "a LE,Onc NV C%I"t{ nT'Lc PI"GI
4 - ~ iOA' "A ;, ':'t VI raw - ~ Jun.
by W. , Moore M"chlhIs' NH i, c"" nc seen NJ
his shop Inns engine WAS Oul!I Tor inc uhd1F-
signed 10 ordGr. i'etS"A !"i St'''"3 "'' t'F'na
gwen on appilcAIloh 70 - ,,,,,,n.r g, ,,n>,
u w. 2oi0 -, ~ oo''
aug % ~. q, fNt"S S''tGt.
.sDR. NEBRAEERSn
RAT DIFFERENTIATION
The surcst cyterminator of rats ever offered to
the public.
Road .he following certificates from the cili
zens Of H isi ~ to It's merit ~ r d"s-
trovcr:
'''''' Baltimore Nav Il 18G7
Mrssrs CIotw0rtEv Il Co,
$S1 ny %%'S:"s "H ?TaSs f SS S%
Ut. StoncDrANnfs IA. fHlcrnlh;tor, ana,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-25

The New York Post (Radical) says The
German Republican voters ale sufficiently
numerous to hold the balance Of power III
this State in their hands, if they act together
upon any question at present before the public;
and the Republican politicians, who have been
carrying matters with rather high hand, in
this as we'll rs other States, will do well to b..
careful -
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co MN lSSIOR mERCH sNTs

r. p. OWN. J. r. BECKBAM
form"r 81 Ewin " Son !'utpepar 60 Y.
L. l." Toi son, Maryland.
WIN, BEGKHA * CO.,
CON MISSION, GROCERY
AND FEED MkKNHANT.
No rs. King street,
jy - ALEXANDRIA, VA.
NpREW i. FLEMING,
~ GENERAL
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
No. @ King street,
ALEXANDRIA, VA
!:ntcits con@ignncnts Country Produce and
orders Iur the purchase Of supplies, and prol0:.
ns u give the best attention to amy tusiu.;
entrusted to him. And to make prompt return.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-25

Letters from La Grange, Texas, state the
number of citizens remaining in the town are
only about five hundred. Yet the interments
reached twenty, four in two days The aver
age mortality per day is eight Those attack
ed are almost sure to die, the disease proving
fatal in nine cases out OF ten.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-25
ALEXANDRIA.
WEDNESDAY EVEN G., SEPTEMBER 25

"SERENADEs Gen Hancock was again
serenaded in Washington, last night. In re-
spouse, Gen. Hancock made brief speech,
from which we extract the following
Educated as soldier in the military school
Of our country, and on the fields OF the Mcxl-
can war and American rebellion, l need not
assure you that my course as district com-
mander will be characterized by the same strict,
soldielly obedience to the law there taught me.
. Asa soldier, know no other guide or higher
duty Misrepresentation and miSconsructlon
arising from the passions OF the hour, and
spread by those who do not know that devo-
ton to duty has governed my actions in every
irving hour, may meet me. But fear them
not. My highest pride will be to perform the
duties of my new sphere, not in the interest OF
parties or partisans, but for the benefit of my
country, the honor of my profession, and,
trust also, for the welfare of the people com
mitted to my care [ ask, then, citizens, that
I may not be judged in advance, and that time
may be permitted to develop my Actions
Judge me when act by the deeds L may per-
FORM. and, conscious ofmy devotion to duty
and my country, | shall be satisfied with your
verdict; and, if generous country shall APP
prove my actions in the future, as it has in the
past, my highest ambition viii have been
dCulOSC0. 3Ao q oOioiCI, "1i1 w az ''HA
the laws rather than discuss them. If | can
administer them in spirit, with due charity to
the governed and to the satisfaction Of ny
country, shall indeed be happy In the con
sciousness of duty performed
The serenaders and the crowd next visited
the Presidents House, and President Johnson
being called out, appeared and, also, mad a
brief speech, in the course of which he said :
"You know, my friends, that the country is
in great peril; therefore, l am proud to see
that you are aroused and alive to it, Cries of
Good !" THAT'S the talk - and 1--WE can
save it You have saved it 10 times gone
by, and feel we'll assured that you can and
will save it in time to come. Cries OF Hear!
Heart and "We will | repeat, our coln
try is I'M peril; the Constitution Of our country
is in great peril--that Constitution which was
formed and framed by our fathers by the pa
triots Of the Revolution, and which they cement
ed with their blood and it becomes Your duty
to redeem and to save it from the peril in
which it is involved.
have another single utterance, and that
utterance is, let every one here tonight have
conscience and Il conviction in reference to
the preservation Of the Constitution OF the
country, and all will be sale. Cries Of Hear,
Hear Let conscientious conviction he our
courage; let the public good be our aim; aud
the Constitution be orr guide; all will be we'll
lCheers.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-25

take pleasure IN announcing that III addition
to my stock of Fancy, White Hunds, hmbr"Id-
cries and Notions. have recently purchased