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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-10
EVERY MAN HIS OWN LAWYEE.

EVERY MAN HIS OWN Law YEN.
Wells Every Man his own Lawyer and Bus
mess Form Eook-a complete guide IN ali mat
tiers O law aud business negotiations, for every
State in the Union, with full directions an j
forms for drawing all legal papers, and instruc-
tons for proceeding, without legal assistance,
in suits and business transactions OF all xmas !;
containing, also the General Bankrupt Law;
Patent Laws, Excise Laws Stamp Duties and
Post Office and Custom House keguations.-,
New Edition, revised and enlarged. Price 81
Just received and for sale by
ROBERT BELL, Bookseller,
81, King ST., Alexandria, Va.
Sent by mail, free of postage on receipt OF
nricn &c
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-10

FACTS FOR THE PEOP .E-Read and reIncm
Der that Glondheims is the only establishing cnt
in the city to get real nice, noat lifting suit OF
Black Cloth for Sl5
For one Of those silk mixed Suits for Sl2 go
to Blondheim's,
corner King and FAT fax sts.
For No Harris Cashmere Suit for So go
to Blondheim's
corner King and Fairfax SITS.
For q real good Tweed Suit for 50 go to
Blondheim's.
corner King and Fairfax sts.
For tip top Melton suit for So go to
Blondhein's;
corner King and Fairiax SITS.
For Fancy Cashmere suit for So 80 90 to
Blondheim's,
corner King and Fairfax ats.
For one OF hose Black Sack Coats for 81 60 to
Blondhcim's,
corner King and Fairfax SITS.
Last but not least, if you want Cassinct
Pants for 81 and above, go to
Blondheim's,
my corner King and Fairfax SITS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-10

THEY have arrived ~ ). DealhGm's, No. l08
King ~treat variety Of Spring Suits compUs
ed of Scotch and French Cassimeres and French
Co&tings, made up custom work to his own o.
der my 9-2Awtf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-10
DIED.

In Washington, on Monday, the 8th instant
Commander RICH MOND AULlCK, u. :. N,
sped % years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-10
ABJGFFON SALES.
RvED. HARRISON. Auctfoneer.
D UILDING LOTS AND HOUSES FOR


BUILDING LOTS 81 AED HOUSES FOE
Will be 8oId on FRIDAY, June 18th, in
front of the Mayors Office at II o'clock 9. M,
TWO TWO-SIORY FRAME TEN EMENTS
and LOTS-one at the corner of Jefferson and
Fairfax streets, 50x23 feet one adjoining 25x2O
feet inches. Title indisputable. Possession
given Immediately.
Also, at the same time, double lot at the
corner of Royal and First streets, fronting on
Canal Basin 30 feet II inches x95 feet, and one
in the rear, fronting on Royal street Is feet xll0
feet. Title clear. Terms made known at sale.
ie 9-3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-10

JUST received at 8 Deaih4n. ;, No l08, King
street, large variety of You his Clothing.
my 9-ZaWtf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-10

Az LEWIS MILBUkN would ectfulIy
w E inform the public that in anticipation Of
the approaching hot season his
SODA WATER APPARATUS
is III operation, with freshly timed generators
aud ali things in condition to furnish pure
favored with choice Syrups Of every variety
care fully prepared by himself and chemically
pure. While he gives his fountain ~ high
sounding name, he modestly trusts that it will
yield beverage equal to the best here or else
where ie 8-cO2W
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DOOMS FOR RENT.-Three rooms for rent
IL over the Assembly Rooms. Apply to
nv 10 WiTMER 81 STAY MAKER
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Has located himself at
NO. d, MOTH FAIRFAX ST,
and is ready to receive and execute all kinds Of
hEPAIkING in the UPHOL9TERiNG line !;
g so, new work made to order, such as N Al
TKEoSEo, PEW CUSHIONS SPRING
BEDS, &C., and viii buy and sell second hand
Furni ure All work entrusted to me will be
done salts tactoryily. 10 8-lm@
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FOR SALEOR RENT.

SCI, WANTED TO RENT or PURCHASE
SS53 gentoel and small D WELLING HOUSE,
in this place Address Box 49, NH tf*
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-10
A DEMONSTRATORS SALE,

Will be sold, by public auction, on SATUR-
DAY, June 18th, 1868, at II o'clock a. M
for cash, at the rooms Of the late Robert j.
Smith, esq, decd, on King street over ar
mold s. Fields store his extensive and vaIua-
bic LAW and MISCELLANEOUS LIBRA
BY; his Office and Room Furniture, Table
Ware, &C.
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The catalogue can be seen at the Sherlf's
Office prior to the day of sale ----
JAMES NJ. STEUART.
e5-dtd Sher f md Admir-
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r. d1rcen & Wise,

nv i6-c0{s
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TERMS One-third cash. and the residue in
one and two years, secured BY deed of trust on
the land. Persons desiring to purchase can OBJ
tain any information by calling on Mr.. John
W. Gr@ham, near + rtax G h., who will show
the premises, Or on NJ. Duany Ball, Attorney
Ut Law, at the Court House.
PETER GOODING
Eoirroy countv nv 00-an+e
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-10

The ASSEMBLY ROOMS have just been
fitted up, and are now for rent for LECTURES,
CONCERTS, FAIRS &c Apply t.
feb l5-tf WILMER s >LAYMAKEE.
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GALE OE VALUABLE LAND IN FALE-
y FAX CO.-On MONDAY, June 18th, 1868,
Court day, will sell, to the highest bidder, at
Fairfaz Ct House, my VALUABLE TRACT
Of LAND, lying and binding on the Li.tlo
River Turnpike road for nearly half e mile;
tract is heavily timbercd, well watered, and
MIST of the lind Of nIcelLnnt nunlitz- Thn IiLln
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-23
Impeachment.

The Chicago Journals Washing.
ton correspondent dishes up spicy
letter abont the personel of the man.
ayers in the impeachment trial. and
the Presidents counsel. OF Evarhs he
says:
There is no better constitutional
lawyer in the United States, and
none equal to him in this compa-
ny before me. Bingham is more of
an orator, and is by all odds the best
public speaker on the case. He looks
like learned Presbyterian clergy
MAN. Butler don't). He is ambi>
tious, avows what he can do, appre-
cistes his position as the closing
speaker, and will make plea worth
hearing, and worthy of place in
the history Of forensic eloquenc,s.
Cutris' opening was mastery. Ev-
arts will add to his already great
reputation, Bingham will carry away
the laurel for brilliancy, but the man
to be the longest remembered and the
most renowned of the eminent men
who participate in this historic case,
is that ugly little man with squirt
eyes and bald head, and bad voice,
and worse syntax, and still worse
manners, who is known, admired
and dstested wherever the English
language is spoken is Ben. Butler,
called by his enemies ''the Beast" by
his friends "the Hero of New Or
leans, ",andIby impartial history as one
Of the most extraordinary characters
that took part in the great crisis of
the Republic.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-23
Agricultural.

At meeting Of the citizens of
Wapello County, Iowa, held Jau 4th
1868, James D. Ladd was called to
the chair, and an Agricultural socie-
ty was organized under the name and
style of the Wapello County Agricul
tural Society.
D. B. Abrahams was chosen Press
dent, B. Ladd, Secretary, A. D. Moss
Treasurer, J. L. Taylor and Jas. d.
Ladd, with the above officers n Board
Of Managers.
Alta meeting Of the above Mama
gers, held April 18th to take into con
sideration the subject Of holding a
Fair this fall-it was decided to call
3 meeting ofthe Society to BIO held at
the Court House In Ottumwa, on Sat
urday May 9th 1868, at 2 o'clock p
M, for the purpose Of deciding on
the time of holding the fair, and to
adopt a premium list for the same.
All the citizens of the county are
cordially invited to attend, and those
who are not members can by paying
the initiation fee, become members
and have a voice in deciding upon the
tsme of holding the Fair and the
adoption of the Premium List.
BY order of the Board,
d. b. ABRAHAMS,
B. LADD, President.
. Secretary.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-23
California Democracy.

We clip the following fine speci-
men of modern Democracy, of the
Kux Klux Khan order, from tho
Clear Lake Courier, California
1t is very much like the Brick Pome-
roy sort and glories in murder and
assassination ala Wilkes Booth, as
legitimate instruments of Democratic
success.
The following is an extract from
bill introduced in the Assembly by
Mr.. Rollins
Resolved, That the day which
gave birth to abraham Lincoln
should be observed by the American
people as one of the calender days of
the Republic.-[Tabled, Of course.1
sWe suggest the following amend
mont: Resolved, That when the
day when J. Wilkes Booth, by the
dispensation ola merciful Providence
knocked Old Abe's chunk out should
be observed by the American people
as one Of the calender days of the re-
public; and that the day when God
sent the 'second Brutus' into the
world, should be alike commemorated
TED
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-23
Hard Times Bugaboo.

lfyou want to sec just how mean
q man nature can make, when she
does her level best, under the most
favorable circumstances, out Of the
finest material, then look at your
genuine modern copperhead, in his
constant and favorite act crying hard
ii mes! hard times under this abom-
Unable Black Republican rule.
By refreshing your memory, and
= reference to an old file Of papers, it
will be found that this same hard run
Individual, under Pierce and Buchan.
ans administrations got IL! cts, OF a
tight squeeze for corn; begged the
merchant to take his butter at 6 to
10 cts; wa. thankful to trade three
dozen eggs for y ten cent palm hat,
sad received like remunerating dem.
ocratic prices, IN shinplaster money,
for the products ofhis labor during
that period.
To>day that same chap is at star.
vations door, receiving in good mon
ey only 50@60 and 20 cts. for corn;
40 to As cts. for butter. and II to Is
cts. for eggs, and like good prices fol
everything else he has to sell. But
still like John Hook, he hoarsely
bawls throughout the county, hare
times hard times! Woe! ruin al
from radical rule!
ooh for Whip in every honest hand,
'''ro lash these rascals naked through til,
land.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-23
Defamation of J. F. Wilson
Washington, D. O., April 4, SO.
q w CIan1r leo


G. w. SLAeLE, ESQ,
Fairfield, Iowa My DEAR
SIR-I am receiving many letters
from my constituents asking for an
expression ofmy wishes relative to a
denomination. This note will consti-
tute my answer, and therefore l re-
quest you to make it public.
"a do not desire q denomination:
and will not be candidate therefor.
The period of my congressional SER
vices has been the most eventful in
the history Of the Republic. Before
the close of my present term the
great questions which now agitate
The public mind will, doubtless, have
ben adjusted and put at rest, On
the 4th Of March 1868, d new admin
istfation viii be inaugurated. That
it will be republican, | donoJ doubt !;
for no one can we'll mistake the re-
suit of the coming Presidential elee-
ton. Everything portends the nom
ination and election OF Gen Grapt.-
The whole country will unite in a
common effort to ronder his admin
istration successful, and such it will
be. Resting firmly in this belief, and
regarding the commencement Of an
administration with the altered con-
dition Of the public offices of the
country attendant thereon, as a most
proper time for a change in the rep
rcsentativs Office, | ask that another
may be selected to take my place.
In declining re nomination I
must couple Herewith my most pro.
found and heartfelt acknowledge
ments of the generous confidence and
support ever extended to me by the
people who have SO often empowered
me to represent them. Trusting that
they may select some one more wor-
thy than I, to express their voices in
the council of the nation, more COM
petent to enforce their will and not
less true to liberty and human rights
/ commit to their charge, and to that
of the next district convention the
duty selecting my successor.
Yours truly,
JAMES u. WILSON. !,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-23
Good For the Negro.

In the initiatory oath Of tn, Kux
Klux Klan-the new copperhead club
organization-wtich VIC published in
yesterdays Daily, the followsng pas
sage occurs:
81 further swear that all radicals
and negroes, who have placed them
selves opposite to the interests Of the
owners Of the soil of Tennessee, shall
forever be my enemies, and that un
der no circumstances will | have 9TH
er connection with them, if I can
help it, than to ''welcome them with
bloody hands to the hospital grave"
Now if this oath to close their
connections with the negroes, espe
.'"'lv the female ones, is faithfully
ci..-. a.
carried out, it will ame..-. Wv
condition Of this unfortunate race, al
most as much as Lincoln's emaucipa-
ton proclamation, and greatly lessen
in the next generation, the number
OF saddle colored citizens of demo-
cratic descent in the south.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-23
[ Written for Colman's Rural World. I
How to Keep Flies from Hams.

Having been much troubled to
keep flies from my hams for many
years although l have wide repn-
tation for making and curing superb
or hams), I learned last year new
method that l wish as many to be-
come acquainted with as possible
Take the ham down Immediately
and coat the flesh side with paper,
molasses and flour; put them in a
loose bag and press in the bag fine
cut hay; hang them up again, and
you need not fear bugs and shippers.
| have hams treated in this way, put
up last April, and they look like
keeping twenty yers in a perfectly
sound condition. II bugs and skip.
pers are already in hams, no treat
ment will prevent tho faint. 1t is
evidence the meat has not had snffi,
Gent salt and timely care,
-Ftoressdnt Ealiey, 40. ]. S.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-23
Impeachment.

1t is a serious matter to impcach
and remove the chief magistrate of
the United States, but desperate dis
eases require desperate remedies.
When we review the public acts of
Andrew Johnson, from his elevation
to the Presidency by the hands of
Democratic assassin, up to the pres
ent moment, the only wonder is that
an indignant, and outraged people,
have not. ere this arisen in their
might, and hurled him from place
once filed by Washington and Lin>
coin, but now dishonorcd by man
who in turns has betrayed every
party and principle he ever advoca.
ted.
Beginning with his drunken speech
i'll the Senate March 18th 1865, before
the assembled Representatives of the
entire country, and Of foreign gov
ernments: following in less than one
year with his 22d Of February speech
in which he harrangucd the people
in manner that would have dis.
graced the veriest bar room loafer,
denouncing eminent members of
Congress and distinguished citizens
in approbrious cpithets as TRAITORS"
and "dead decks" following shortly
after this with his swing around the
circle, to Douglasses grave, on which
most disgraceful expedition, he fire.
quently denounced q coordinate
branch of the government as an lille.
gal body changing on the verge Of
the government he has finally cul-
minated his offences against law, Or
der and common decency, by an at
tempt to displace Cabinet minister
and install in his stead, while the
Senate was in session, an al interim
officer, which was not onlya palpa-
BILE violation of the civil tenure law,
but also Of the spirit and letter of
the constitution and the long line of
former presidents Of his illustrious
predecessors.
He has had a fair and impartial
trial; defended by the ablest counsel
to be found, the evidence is all in,
and the arguments Of the managers
and defense will commence today,
which will probably terminate in a
week at farthest.
In spite ofthc rumors industrious.
ly circulated BY copperhead news pa
pers, at the capitol, who sympathize
with him, but have not the courage
to champion his case publicly, we
feel sanguine that every Republican
member Of the Senate will vote guilty
on the testimony and notorious facts
and that inside of ten days the coun
try will be relieved of the incubus O
Andrew Johdson.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-23
CHICAGO MARKETS.

Chicago, April %.
Flour firmer and quiet, low grades
to choice spring extras, 9.50@11.25;
supers 6.50@9 90.
Wheat unsettled and irregular; No
spring scarce at 2.15@2.16; No 2
2O1@201a.
Corn fairly active and firm at Sc
@S6l No S49M for new.
Oats fairly active and firmer at
62a.
Rye scarce and higher at 1870.
Barley dull, and nominal at 1900
2.35.
Provisions stronger, more active
and better.
Pork $27.0O.
Lard strong, higher and active, at
II.
Bulk meats firm.
Shoulders IL.
Short rib Is.
Short clear 154.
Frcights qniet at 10c for corn, lie
for wheat to Buffalo.
Hogs received up to II NJ. 1000.
Market l5(a20c lower, owing to the
heavy receipts. Prices range from
Z 75@9 37i.
Cattle received up to I'M 5000.
Good shipping cattle in fair demand
at S.50@8.75. Large number of
lower grades on the market.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-23
strychiline Death to Gophers.
Ed. COURIER

I'D. COURIER
| thought | would
scratch few lines upon this subject,
for it directly interests every farmer
more or less. Since | have become
farmer nyour state, have been both
cred very much with the Gophers.
The last two years / have sowed
about forty acres to clover. The Go
pliers come from other fields to to the
clover. They throw up the ground
in small mounds all all over, SO that
it could not be moved with MAJ
chine hardly at all. thought there
must be something done to stop their
work, or they would ruin my clover.
They were all good workers, not
single drone among them. I thought
! could shoot them and get rid of
them in that way, but l soon found
that would not do. They were too
sharp for that, SO | thought | would
try strychnine, which stopped their
work at once. For the benefit of
others, / will give my mode of using
it.
1 shelled NY corn and put it in an
old can, then put in several grains of
strickniDe poured on enough hot
water to thoroughly soak the corn.
let it stand for three days, and stir
two or three times a day. Then |
took my can, an old spoon and my
cane and started to my field of labor.
] showed my canodown in the ground
around their little mounds until it
struck their main run, then pulled
my cane out, took tho old spoon and
dropped in several grains of my soak
ed corn, aud so on until T went all
over my fields whore the gophcrs had
worked. II. CANFIELD.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-23
SATURDAY, NAY I'd, 1868,
Township Convention.

The Republicans Of Centre Town
ship and all the townships in the
county should remember the prima-
ry meetings Saturday next to select
delegates to the County Convention,
to be held here Saturday May I'd.
The meeting here will be held at
2 O'Clock on that day, and We hope
to see a good attendance.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-23
Kux Klux Klan.

This organization of sore-headed
long-mired, v 1.cc;ous rebels, who, un-
fortunately for the safety, an, an" que
otthe country, were neither killed
in the tront,or hung after the close o,
thewar, is increasing with wonderful
rapidity all over the South. Its
sworn object is TO accomplish with
the assasssin's knife, what they
fought for, and lost on the field OF
battle, a system Of warfare, inaugur-
ated by that democratic apostle, J
Wilkes Booth.
Beaumont, Marshal of Memphis.
recently broke up one of these hellish
organizations, capturingall the mem
bers as well as their paraphrenalia.
From the Memphis Post we elm
the following oath secured by Beau
mont, which the initiated member
takes in the presence of a grininp
human skull, while al tho members
of the Klan, robed in white shrouds.
surround him with drawn dageers
pointed at his heart:
Here in the presence of this skull
and the members here assembled. |
solemnly swear to be true to the or
der, to its members individually and
collectively, and should l ever, by
word or deed, bstray a secret, or .
member ofthe Brot herhood, that tho
skull upon which l now look may bs
. counterpart of mine. and now
hope that all the social relations
which now enjoy may be surreu.
der, that honesty in the mon or vir-
tues in the females may not be known
in my family or generation, and that
all who own my name may be brand
cd as dogs and harlots. l further
swear to obey in simplicity the oders
Of the Grand Cyclops, regularly is.
aued through his Council, and a.
soon a. receive an order to fulfill
it. / again swear that, should q
member of this order be in danger,
that, even st the risk of my life, /
will defend and endeavor to save
him; that l will give NO outward
sign or hint that person may know
ofthe existence Of the X. X. T., UNI
less authorized by the Grand Cy-
clops and that each member of this
order, as soon as the sign is given, I
will recognize, defend and protect as
q brother. / further swear, that
will, under and in all circumstances,
bear true allegiance to tho South and
her interests, as interpreted by the
Supreme Cyclopean Council, and
when l receive it's orders, should
| even be in the embraces ofmy wife,
| will leave her to obey them. Ifumher
swear that all radicals and negroes,
who haze placed themselves opposite to
the interests Of the ocners Of tie sail Of
Tennessee, shall foreDer be nsy enemies,
and that under no circumstances sciU I
haze other connection 10Th them, If I can
help it, than to ''.oelcome them ,UitA
bloody hands to the hospital gravc-'-
That my family and the family Of
radical shall never exchange visits,
and I farther pray that the God of
the Southland, who l now invoke,
shall strike me dead shall / ever,
either in letter or spirit, refringe up-
on the things set forth in this oath.
To all Of which Iswear in honesty of
heart and sincerity of purpose. So
help me God"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-23
Read. Read.

The undersigned is prepared to paint
Portraits in Oil Colors, in the latest styles
LifeSize, or any size desirable, at low fig
ures. Persons having small pictures OF
deceased friends, wishing to have them
enlarged and colored life like, give mein
call and not entertain the absurd notion
that nothing can be done right unless 1t
is done in the East. Give me chance
and can do itwell and much cheaper.
Card Photographs, Ambrotypes aud
Sens taken on short notice.
Main st. Ottumwn Iowa.
d8mwly. III. NUNAMAKER.