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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-02-23
CAMUEL J. REED,
y
..rs DEALER IN
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS AND LIQUORS.

No. "a, SOUTH FAIRFAX STREET.
Has on hand, and always keeps, a full supply
Of CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, ~ -
VISIONS. and fine selection Of LIQUORS
and WINES, together with Spices of the purest
quality, which he will sell as low as they can be
bought in this market
He would call the attention of families to his
supply, on hand Of extra quality Bacon, put
up by himself, with great care and pains, which
he thinks cannot be surpassed in the State; con:
sisting of s. OGO lbs of Sugar cured and Peppered
Hams and Shoulders, Clear ribbed Sides and
Breast Pieces together with 1000 lbs nice Leaf
Lard. feb 5-Iaw3w
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t11rEs ON TIE DEATH OF PHILIP 8. D0zIER.
ADDRESSED TO SUSAN,

ADDRESSED TO SUSAN,
Ills fondIy attached Sister)
They tell me that you cannot weep,
That grief forbids q tear;
That thy young life is draped in gloom,
For HIM you held so dear.
I knew him not; but once or twice.
Behe!d his graceful FORM
And I, with those who knew his worth,
Lament that he is gone.
I offer you my sympathy,
know the pangs you feel;
know that time, alone, dear girl
The deadly wound can heal.
What did say7 Thank God, there is
A heavenly balm for all
Atonce, without delay, attend
This silent solemn call.
BY this affective Pro violence
The Saviour bids you come;
This all important lesson learn,
Thy will, not mine be done!
Remember, child, you rend him sore,
Whose bosom throbs with psin;
Go quickly, cheer your Fathers heart
1t will not be in vain. EVELYN.
WEsTMoRELAND COUNTY, Va, Feb. 20.
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g AMPS, LAMP GOODS & OIL.

2 AMPS, LAMP GOODS & OIL
VIM. COGAN,
Is, North Royal Street,
offers for sale Lamps in great variety, from the
little Tom Thumb, to the most magnificent Par
lor Lamp; Cut, Ground and Plain Globes;
Chimneys, all kinds and sizes Brushes, W lex,
and all other goods in thetrade at the most raa-
aonable prices Especial attention is called to
large lot of Stand Lamps just received, purcha-
sed st extremely low figures, and offered at cor
responing rates. All who want real bargains
in handsome Parior snd Table camps had bet
ter come quickly. 49,. NH 8-tt
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Y A r D + N S + i D


The subs cribcr has received he largest ass sort
1nent of Fresh and Genuine Garden Seed ever
brought to this market, which ne Is prcparec TO
sell in quantities to suit purchaserS ana at Inc
very lowest price they can be afforded, consider
ing the quality tie has also received 20 boxes
ofSHAkER'S GARDEN SEED, neatly put
up in boxes containing 2l4 papers each which
will be sold very low Tor cash, or sent out On
commission Before purchasing call ut No. 80,
OF feb e. > NtnS =''s''' HENRY COOK.
CEEDSI EDS!l|
= EEDS!l!
w have lust received and opened for sale our
spring supply of fresh GENUINE GARDEN
SEEDS comp ising all the best, ana many rare
varieties, and purchased from sno T felGo%teu
Landreth Il Son. of Philadclphia. 10 our farm
ers and gardeners We guarantee satisfaction, as
to quality and prices. =,
We are also engaged in putting up, and will
have ready, in few days, for inspection and
at Ave cents each, or fifty cents pei dozen, to
which we especially invite the attention OF the
ladies For very small sum beautiful FLOW
Err BED can thus be obtained.
Thankful for the liberal patronage which we
received from the public in this line Of our trade
last year, we respectfully solicit renewal Of the
S'''''s O'''' ing '"' , '~s'' JANNEY q CO,
feb 80 Druggists, l43, King street.
CHAKER'S GARDEN SEEDS
= Received to-day 70 boxes SHAkEES
GARDEN SEEDS, put up in papers expressly
for country merchants Money refunded for nil
returned unsold by .lst Of July NEXT
JANNEY i CO.,
feb 20 Druggists, l45, King street.
EEDSl SEE y ) !!
y $ f Z y S !
j. P. BARTHOL O ~
No d. King street, between Water and Union
ALEXANDRIA, Va.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer III
GARDEN, FIELD, AND FLO YER SEEDS
We are Just in receipt Of The largest ana most
extensive variety of Garden, Field and Flower
Seeds, ever offered in the city, all of which we
warrant fresh and pure Garden Seeds will be
mailed TO any part of tue country, postage pad,
on receipt Of 10 cents per package, or 81 for II
packages; also, Flower Seeds at cents per
package, or 80 cents for II packages.
va. Catalogues ready for distribution.
W. Attention Of the trade is invited.
J. 3. BARTHOLOW,
No. ., King street, Alexandria, w.
No. SIS, 7th street, Washington, i. G.
70 Insure promptness and certainty by carly
orders. feb l5tApl
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sTEkMERs, RAILROADS, &c.
& ALEXANDRIA L. r.

ORANGE & ALEXANDRIA K. r.
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On and after SUNDAY, January 9th, two
daily pass en- ger trains will run between WASH
INGTON and LYNCHBURG, CONNECTING at
Gordonsvile with the Virginia Central Railroad
to RICHMOND, and ut LINCHBU RG WIZ v, III
The Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, for NEW
ORLEANS and intermediate points.
Through tickets, and baggage checked TO
Richmond and all points South and S@utnWGst
@4.NO CHANGE OF CARS BEL ZEN
WASHINGTON and RICHMOND. oo
Leave Washington daily at 62Oa m; and ~
p. n; and Alexandria at 7l5 a. m. and 10 p;
m, arriving at Lynchburg ut 40 p. n, ana no
43Ia m and at Richmond tI.COp. n, ana oVJ
Il. II.
Leave Lyncllburg nj :. % u. IN, ard ~ p m;
arrive ut Alexandria ut AS p. m and , ~ en-
and Mt Washington vt $50 p m and 90 4. m
j. H. BhOAEUS,
;.n 2G-tI General Ticket gent
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BANKERS AND BROKERS.


E,IRST NATIONAL BANK,
e OF ALEXANDRIA,, VA.
INTEREST ON DEPOSITS
remaining in bank ....
OVER TWENTY DAYS.
On sums of One Thousand Dollars and up
wards, four per cent per annum
Under one thousand dollars, thu ee per cent
per annum.
No notice required for depositors to draw
their funds.
No interest allowed Oh open accounts .
jan If CHAS. +. HOOFF, Cashier.
jNo ". BURKE. A. HERBERT. }. w. hAV Y.
DURKE, HERBERT q CO..
RA N * II =.
OFFIcE-CoRNER KING u WATER SITS.
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
,.- BUY AND SELL
GOLD AND SILL YER COIN,
IND EXCHANGE.
BONDS AND STOCKS. ...
30 UGRT AND SOLD ON COMMISSION.
Sight Drafts, Checks, and Time Collections,
promptly RENTED for. nov 1T
WILMER D oohsr'
EXCHANGE BROKER,
~ OFFIcE-No. 81, KING STREET,
EXCHANGE. GOLD & SILVER COIN.
-.f.i AND UNCURRENT MONEY.
Bonds and Stocks bought and sold com
mission.
Collections made on all accessible points in
tae United States, and proceeds promptly re
1iitted: Int. Rev Stamps for sale. mo 2S-lIn
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IMPROVE YOUR EYEsIGHT!

DIR. WHITES EYE-WATER
Takes at once the first rank among al opthnl-
mics yet known, and has proved to be the
greatest blessing to thousands of sufferers IN
Europe for over twenty years. 1t cannot be too
highly recommended to all men Of business, es-
pccially to bank and other officers, book keep,
ers, clerks, artizans, and all such rs are obliged
to work much BY artificial light, or fire; and to
ladies much engaged in reading, or fine needle
work 1t will not only strengthen and improve
weak eyes but speedily cure all Inflammation,
cold or lameness of the eyelids and, also, re-
sure against blindness Price IS cents Il bottle
Mailed to any address upon receipt Of one DOL
lar. For sale by JANNEl * Co,
No 49, King st.
And by all Druggists. jan lit
DIssOLUTION OF CO-PAKTNEE>HIP.
We the undersigned have this Gay dissolved
co.partnership, by mutUu" consent; /. A.
Germ, and continue the business under the same
style as heretofore T. A. BkEWlS,
an 2-tf ~ LA NSON.
NOTICE.-AIl parties having claims against
~ the firm of I. 4. BREWIS s; co. will
Immediately, and ali parties ewing the same
will please make immediate pNymcnt
49,, IT. a, BEEWiS Il co.
january |, 1867. Jan Z-t'
REDUCTION IN PRICES!
AS the season is far advanced for the sale Of
Dress Goods, we vii! offer Gr1a' Inducements to
our friends.
Our stock Of DRESS GOODS embraces al
most every desirable style and color, among
which ere something entirely new IN french
kepps. Our French Mernoes are held at prices
as low, if not lower, than they were before the
war We have just received II large accession
to our stock Of .
.. VIRGINIA CASSIMERES,
which will be sold at such prices as we feel sure
will give satisfaction
dec 81 WILMER s. SLAYMAKER.
New-York tribune., 1867-09-03
S1,pT,EMRER 3 I867-WITH SUPPLEMENT.

sbOmach5 propOtiOnately distended, they are
amiable, and might even dance quadrilles, if
they knew how, and were asked; but let a
stranger "stand between" them and their
viotuals, and that stranger, during the brief
remainder of his existence, will probably be
sorry for his temerity. We do not know that
Mr. Bull is entitled TO any great credit for
clumsy cOmplacency after he has so crammed
himself as to be incapable Of any very sprightly
insolence.
The supper-table at Agricultural Hall be-
sieged by ga well-dressed English mob" seems
to. have been typical of the general condition
of England, in which the puzzling problem of
undiminished appetite and diminished and still
diminishing food supply, is being worked out,
with probable results which nobody can pre-
dict except Mr.. Thomas Carlyle, who unfortu-
nately cannot tell us what he f0resees with
satisfactory precision. Some years ago this
able man was angry with the emancpated OF
Jamaica. partly because they lived upon pump
kins and partly because they had spontane-
ous growth of pumpkins to sustain them. AS
nothing edible grows without culture in En-
gland. when the dark days of democracy have
arrived. Mr. CARLYLE will be spared the agony OF
seeing white Niggers" slowing away that
yellow fruit which his soul abhOrs. Whether
Mr.. Bull would not at this moment have more
to eat if in the past he had thought less OF
eating, is a question for the economists and the
moralists. A lean Englishman is the most
suggestive spectacle of human misery possible,
| and as abnormal as a leopard without spots.
| That under such bodily collapse he should lose
his temper and forget his good manners IS no
way wonderful One of COngreve's characters
speaks of "a page in Epictctus' which he
swears is "a feast for an Emperor" We are
curious to see how fast Mr. Bull Will iatteh
| upon Mr. Carlyle's remarkable pamphlets
New-York tribune., 1867-09-03
IRE THE BLACKS DYING OUT'

THE Houston Telegraph (Texas), commenting
on the returns from the registrations OK voters
in the South West, says:
"The result will put end TO the opinion generally
prevalent throughout the country that the negro Pop
ton has been largely reduced through the war IN I5V
tbe BLACKS OF louisiana were S73 which estimating
that there voter to every five OF ppaMon M %oIa
ton lust completed show the negro voters now 10 DO
S29O7 about 1900 more than there would nave oeen
therefore from the Blacks of Louisiana having dhin-
sned d. during ahS SS .Smeh psHS ike oO
II will be recollected that 1t was III this state hat
Exen Gen. Banks at tho close of the war official
communication 10 the Government, stated hat II had
"The same thing is shown by the registration returns
in Alabama where the negroes appear TO ma COhSdera
bly, swellod their numbers since 1901"
We believe it will be found that the
Blacks, like the Whites, rather more than held
their own during the War, in spite OF very
serious losses in field and camp, mainly TO the
latter. Many slaves who ran away from the
plantations to find protection under the Fede-
raj flag in Ncw-0rleans, Nashville, Mem
phis, Washington, &c, budding in rude
novels which they Overcrowded, suiier-
ing every privation and tempted by every
vice, fell sick and died; and their deaths,
occurring in the most thronged local.
ties, and confined to particular classes, were
mistakenly supposed to evidence a general
mortality of negroes. The Blacks probably lost
by tho War fewer in proportion of their num-
bers than the Whites; but the latter gained
at least 100000 10y immigration. while the
latter gained nothing from that source
We judge, therefore, that the Blacks
of our whole country were jast about one
to seven Whites, alike at the beginning and at
the close of the War. Owing to immigration,
we predict that they will be less than an eighth
in 1870 and a good deal less in 1000. If immi-
grafton should average 1000 per day through
out as it has since the close OF the War, the
United States should have One Hundred Mil
lion of inhabitants in 1900. whereof the Blacks
can hardly exceed Ten Millions. aud are likely
to fall below that number.
In the South West nearly every Black who
could register has done so; and, "a the ages
of many OF them are not accurately KNOWN
we presume some have registered who are mol
vet twcnty-onc. But the old Slave States
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, the Carolina'
Kentucky, Tennessee. and Mis,ou,I-have prob
ably lost Blacks to the Gulf states, 50 thai
returns from the latter do not fairly indicate
| their numbers generally.
New-York tribune., 1867-09-03

All the large cities of the North German
Confederation are reported by Cable dispatch
to have elected The Liberal candidates. We
shall need more detailed statement in order
to know whether the Liberals have made any
gains Most of the large cities of Germany
have for many years back invariably elected
Liberal representatives. At the election for the
first German Parliament few of the large
cities were, however, lost, as KGnigsberg,
which elected Gen. Vogel Won Falkenstein. and
Cologne, which elected member of the Cath
olic" party. If these, with the other large
cities, have been carried by the Liberals,
they would have gained in the large cities.
and probably in the Confederation in general.
New-York tribune., 1867-09-03

The Queens speech on prOroguing the Par
Lament, which we give tins morning in full, is
not very confident as to the preservation Of
peace in Europe. She trusts that no ground
exists at present for apprehending any dis
"tuIbance." With regard TO Abyssnia we
learn that peremptory demand for the libor-
alton OF the prisoners had been made, and that,
if necessary. measures for supporting that de-
maud will be taken. Tho "treasonable con-
"ip'racy in lrelaqd' is referred to in severe
terms, but no room is found for promising any
redress for the great grievances under which
the Irish people still suffer. The Reform bill
is referred to il general. unmeauing terms. and
New-York tribune., 1867-09-03

There is little stir at Fulton Ferry in
Brooklyn touching the crowd of ears at that
point, and an effort is in progress TO drive
some of the cars back from the river front.
1t was said few days ago that the railway
people had bought n block adjoining their
present Office, for an extra depot, or starting
place; and now it is alleged that the movement
against the roads was only to give up the
space to be vacated TO coal company. If this
be so, it can hardly be a question whom first to
accommodated private corporation in the an
thracite business, or the twenty millions of
passengers carried TO and from that ferry every
year by the various railroad companies. That
there is not room enough is clear; and not only
what there is now occupied but great deal
more should be occupied for the general pub
lie. A single company Qhe Brooklyn City car
ries eighteen millions of passengers 1t is
hardly reasonable to subject their convenience
to the desires of company driving twenty carts
and employing possibly fifty men, The expan-
sion Of tho present railroad and ferry space by
New-York tribune., 1867-09-03
TILE INDIANS.

Gen. Hancocks testimony before the Indian
Commission Mt LcavenwOrth has been published,
and our readers are already in possession OF the
most important parts of it, He says he has
never before known the hostile feeling so strong
ami 80 universal among the tribes as it is this
wear. He has never known an Indian war con-
Quoted with so much spirit and malignity. IL
the troops were withdrawn, no white man would
ever cross the Plains. The savages are well
armed. They have a plenty of ammunition,
muskets, pistols, and even such modern I'M
movements in the military science as field
glasses and signal-corps. Their anlmoslty Is
in1amed to the highest pitch. And with them
now it is war to the knife.
See what our disgraceful Indian policy has
brought us to. For years we have been
goading these poor sayases to desperation,
swindling, robbing, and killing them turning
loose a lot of rascally agents among them
cheating them ont of their lands breaking ollr
treaties. living up to the frOnticrsman's cardl-
nal principle that the Indian has no rights
which the white man is bound to respect
Now they resent their ill-treatment, and we
wonder at their animosity they turn upon us,
and we are utterly unprepared to resist them
There are probably, says Gen. Hancock, not more
| than 1900 hostile Indians between the Arkansas
and the Platte. Yet this beggaliy handful OF
painted sayages has proved more than a match
I for all Gen Iancock's army The reports from
the Plains get worse and worse every day
We shall beat in the long run, no doubt; but
how much namclcss torture must be suffered
by the settlers and cmigrants before that vic
tory comes how many settlements must b'
| laid waste, how much blood must flow, We
| shudder to contemplate We have tried tho
troops and they do nothing We have sen'
out Peace Commissioners, and the Indians
promise to kill the Commissioners rs soon az
| they can catch them.
/, this sort of thing to go on forever This
Indian war is teaching us good lesson; and
while we are in the thick of its horrors, let uS
take it we'll to heart. To disarm the hostile
| bands who are now spreading CONSERVATION
through the Far West is only part OF ON
! task That done, we must learn TO shun the
/ false policy which has brought all these
| evils upon Us. We must abolish ont
! and out the whole system of the Indian
Bureau. 1t is little better than system
of mingled fraud and folly. Let lis put the
Indians on reservations, if that seems best
aud if we can do it, and then let the army tak'
care of them keep them in, and, more impor
tant still, keep the white men out. II we trus
the execution of Our treaties TO brOlcn-dowl
political hacks who get the appointments o
agents and superintendent as rewards for ser
vice at the ward cauCuscs, we may be prett.
sure thoy will be broken If we put them int
the hands of the soldiers, it is probable the.
| will be kept.
New-York tribune., 1867-09-03

James Close. one of the old residents of Pat
erson. died yesterday
The soldiers and sailors of Paterson have
grand picnic to-day.
Ex-Gov. Thomas Brown died at Tallahassee.
Florida, the 24th u; in the Sad years OF MS age
The wages of the hands in the Rogers 5 " 0rks
NJ Paterson have suffered reduction OF 10 per cent
Tho Patterson Common Council last night de-
olned to dismiss sger the monster Anshouse keeper
The Hon. Charles Sumner has sold hls resi-.
dence in Boston, intending TO make his home the greater
part Of the time, in Washington
Augustin Yturbide the adopted heir of Max-
mlaS Is now at R6sedale the residence OF MS gaha gran
mother, Mrs Green on the nights Oh ueorse'o"n' anu
a robust boy, four years old.
A dispatch from Kansas City reporting that
n son OF Judge Jewett OF ONO had dlsappeaisa
% u9SSn Se ONLY c sCn Of ads located in Phil
adelphia and has not been IN kansas
The suit of Charles Burrell against the city
OF Boston commenced Yesterday IN that cry, pr"Ls %
Court The plaintiff claims about $l,cO00OO, principal
and interest furnishing soldiers and sailors to"aru
the quota required OF Boston in the war ana pInss 's
present suit to collect it, Able counsel are employed On
both sides
Gov. Fenton, accompanied by Gen. Marvin
and Col Martin A. d. c. OF his stah have been stoprns
view OF the Cadets at the Point rendered TO the Gov
ernor by Gen Pitcher the superintendent OF he posi-,
which was accepted by His Exceency The review took
l>large cOncoursc OF people Sathercu 10 "'hcSS o WV
mony.
! Richard Greenwel of Seaford. Delaware, the
man who some years ago. after helping 10 lynch nego
In Denton Maryland "cut and carved him rs thougn ~
were beef" and thon roasted and burned the pieces
ashes preserving the right hand TO carry home as r
nhy commited suicide ON tho 18th ult lie had sutered
of late from "a " caames. lie was an inruo as
did not believe In future state OF existence 4 p IN
his hand aud curse the God that made him, eontendns
that blind ehaaSe formed AMI ruled The world"
New-York tribune., 1867-09-03

It is not well to put too much faith in Wash
ington rlmors, but there is no harm III noticing
that it is feared that on the occasion of the
forthcoming celebration of the battle of North
Point, in the great State of Maryland, trouble
may arise in consequence OF ill-fcelins on the
part of the State militia. Several regiments
propose to take part in the parade, and so do
several regiments of anti-Swann independent
militia, of whom large number are colored
men. One report says that the disloyal militia
are ready to help the President to dispersc Con-
gress Possibly they will reconsider this mat
ter before the time for action arrives, even
though at the celebration they should pitch
into their colored fellow citizens.
New-York tribune., 1867-09-03

The communication from the Citizens Asso-
citation to the Board of Supervisors respecting
the bills for furnishing armories for portion
of the National Guard, of which we published
an abstract yesterday, is a most damaging ex-
p0sure of extravaganza or rascality. Just
think of it in eight months We are called upon
to pay for upholstery and cabinet work alone
in only ten armories Sl0S,2O9, while the car
penters, masons', painters, plumbers, and other
bills for the same amount to S99,f52 more.
The armory of the 9TH Regiment in Hester-st.,
affords good example OF the kind of furniture
which the simple republican citizen soldier re-
qures to inhamc his martial ardor and keep
his muskcts safe. In this Hester strong
hold, shall we call it, or palace ?-therc are 22O
half-arm chairs Of oak, with extra heavy
double front rounds costing :, each, velvet
upholstered settecs, walnut tables, walnut desks,
4S black walnut chairs, covered with green rep
and studded with brass nails, and with carved
and gildcd backs, costing torty-sir dollars each L;
9G chairs at - each 3G more at ~ %; u set
tees at Seren'y-eigtt dOli0rs e0ch; walnut mus
kct-racks which cost 5000. and lockers which
cost S3.Q9Q The tables aIe 80 many, aud 50
New-York tribune., 1867-09-03

Tie Erie Railway is now immensely crowded
with work, and the number and greatness Of
freight trains are absolutely surprising 1t is
doubtless difficult to avoid accidents; but, if We
are rightly informed, the affair at Monroe,
Orange County, on Sunday night, ought not to
have happened. -Four or five cars were smashed
up, and one person seriously hurt, by tho mis-
placement Of a switcll-so, at least, was alleged
Oh the spot. The Company should inform the
public how such a displacement could occur,
with a view to preventing the probability Of a
TeDctitiOn.
New-York tribune., 1867-09-03

bic that we don't see how there can be room
for drilling The chairs and settees are so
luxurious that we should suppose that the
gallant 9th Regiment must perform oil its
military evolutions sitting down. These bills
are burning disgrace to the Supervisors who
authorized the expenditure, and to the regi-
ments for whose comfort or silly vanity it
was made. The National Guard are entitled
TO convenient and suitable drill-rooms, but to
nothing more. This shameful waste OF the
public money in preposterous and utterly use
less extravagances deserves the indignant
reprobation of an outraged public. The Super
visors are below the reach of public odium,
but we should be sorry to believe the soldiers
also insensible to it,