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CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEED lN GS
Board OF Aldermen.

Ata called meeting of the Board of Alder
mon held June Goth, 1853 there were present
Messrs. Markell. Brewis. Dyson, Clark, Bel
In tho absence of the President, Mr.. Boil was
called to the Chair. -... ....r-x .s ....- 81. b.,
A communication from the Mayor in regard
to the dissertation of the Sabbath. WAS received
from the Common Council and their action
conquered in. IE..
A resolution in regard to repairs TO the Aims
House, was received from The Common Council
and adopted. Dee. ... c.-..- .....u
A bill Of VIM. Cogan for repairs to Auditor 5
Office, was referred to tho Committee on Public
Property with authority, if found Correct, to
order It's payment. p, .-..si.C3 4 .... .....
A resolution requesting tho Committee on
Streets to ascertain whether the Alexandria,
Washington and Georgetown Railroad is com
plying with tho law, was received from the
Common Council and concurred in IE.-.-Ef (.
A resolution in regard to tho uarbor Master
was received from the Common Council and
laid on the table ..-.-,u .,,
Bills of D. G. Watkins s. Co., VIM. Bushby
and Shadrach Aelland VIZ. the Sims House
were received from the Common Council and
ordered to be paid. .yItu , -. 49, -
4 petition OF Samuel Jefferson and Geo. VIII
liams was received from tho Common Council
and their action concurred IN. e.
A petition Of Charlotte Jacobs for reduction
of assessment, was received from the Common
Council and laid on the tabio. 4. a--. ~
a petition from j L. Smith. jr., for CORRECTION
Of assessment. was received from the Common
Council and their action cOncurred III. y'"y -.
Tho report of the Committee on Light III re-
gard to the erection Of lamps on the corner OF
Water and Gibbon and Water and Fraklln sts !,
was received from the Common Council and
adopted. -.
A communication from the Corporation At
torney in regard to the application of D.. Nc
Carly Chichester for 8 renewal of lost bond,
was received from the Common Council and
their action concurred in. ... -....
A resolution in regard to the Night ScaVen,,
ger was received from tho Common Council
and adopted
A resolution in regard to the adjournment of
tho two Boards of Council was received from
the Common Council and laid on tho table
A report from the Finance Committee, au-
thorizing the Auditor to issue duplicate inter,
est certificates to q. K. Wilmer, was received
flom the Common Council and adopted.
An invitation from the Board Of Guardians o
the Free School was received and accepted.
A report from the Committee on Streets on
the pet ton of P & Uhlcr and others, was re-
ceived from the Common Council and their &C
ton concurred in.
The Board proceeded to the Council Chamber
for the purpose of holding an election Of certain
officers, and, on their return, the Board 3D.
froe+o. JOHN r MIESON Clerk
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Common Council.

Alta called meeting CT the Common Council
held June Goth, 1861 there were present: j. 3
Smoot, esq, President; Messrs. McKenzIe
Stewart, Baker, Martin, Stein, White, Moran
Harmon Arnold, Turner, Massey, Shirley ant
Noae -
A communication from the Mayor in relation
TO the appointment Of the Board Of Health, was
received
Mr.. Stewart. from the Committee on Gas, re-
ported favornbly on tho resolution providing
for the erection Of gas lamps, &c, which was
adopted.
A resolution prohibiting deposits by Night
Scavenger within mile OF the city, offered by
Mr.. Harmon, was passed.
An opinion Of the Corporation Attorney or
the petition of D. McCarty Chichester tor rcls
sue Of bond No. A, lost, was received and &c,
cepted. ......r..
A bin of VIM Cogan was received from the
Board of Aldermen and referred to the Com,
mittee on Public Property.
On motion of Mr. Massey the action Of the
Board of Aldermen was concurred in; pro
vided, that the Committee on Public Prop
erty be authorized to order the bill TO be paid
if found correct
The petition of John w. Padgett to have the
curb in front Of his dwelling reset, granted by
the Board of Aldermen, WAS concurred In.
The Board Of Aldermen here entered tho
Chamber for the election Of officers, with the
following result: -
G. W. NowIand; ID Ward, Robert Jameson
G. P. Shaw Sd Ward, John L. Armstrong
Robert Hodgkins; 4th Ward, }. W. Atkinson,
John Summers.
Physicians to the Poor-W Leon Hammond
w. B Gregory, VIM. Gibson, T. j. Adams.
On motion Of Mr.. Massey, DR.. Gregory was
elected health officer.
Weigher of Hay-F. M. Woadon.
Keeper of Town Clock-Geo. w. Dulfcy
Guardians of the Free Schools-kev. j. 7.
John S. Beach, Nathaniel Boush.
Treasurer Of the Corporaton-W. D. Corss
WAS unanimously reelected.
Other officers were passed for tho present.
The convention dissolved, and the Council
soon after adj ournod.
Teste: o. 4. WHITILESEI, Clerk.
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NEWS OFTHE DAP.
"1hsho1o the ve,u aae.and body of the Times

< 10y -
h Tn the Louisiana Legislature yesterday a
communication was read from Gen. Buchanan,
enclosing dispatch from Gen. Grant, in which
the latter says: II have no orders at present
to give, but [ repeat to you as heretofore that
the members of the Louisiana Legislature arr
only REQUIRED to take the oath prescribed by
their Constitution, and are not required to take
the oath prescribed In the Reconstruction acts.
Generals Meade and Candy are acting on this
view of the case.1 The communication was
referred in both houses to committee.
The celebrated gelding John Stewart al
Riverside Park, Boston, yesterday trotted ter
miles 10 twenty eight minutes two and hal
seconds-the best previous time being twenty
eight minutes eight and a half seconds. Tho
money pending was $1,000 against ST 900 or
time the horse having to beat the best ten
miles time ever made.
The internal revenue receipts Tor the tsca
year ending yesterday, Notwithstanding THO
whiskey frauds and the large amout of taxes
taken off of manufactures, amount to $l93 COS
$685. This is within five millions Of the estlma
tes made by the Treasury Department at the
beginning of the year. - '~'a
Alta meeting of the trustees Of Union College
Schenectady, New York, yesterday, John Harris
was elected temporary President in the place
of T. P. Hickok, resigned. Gen. Howard, Of
the Freedmen s Bureau, has been elected per
manent, President, the acceptance Of which
the trustees await v.IU3.2sq g~ y ~
The celebrate Chippewa Chief Holesin-th
Day vas assassinatcd. by being shot, near his
own residence, at Crow Wing, on Saturday, by
three Indians of the JPillage band. Cause at,
tributed to pent up Jealousy and old grrldge.
: Gen. Candy on the precedent established II
Louisiana by order Of Gen. Grant, has remov.
ed the Governors and lieutenant Governors
of,North and South Carolina, and appointed
in their places the officers elected 1t the recent
elections in those States. 9T.9 ~ .. =; ~
Dispatches have been RECEIVED ANNOUNCING
that an additional section of twenty miles has
been accepted by the Government Comlns.
sioners upon the Union Pacific Railroad, max:
ing a total distance Of GEO miles OF the road
now in actual operation. a1Si'' d" '-''>'
Rev. DR.. McCosh, the President elect OF
Princeton College, will be inauguratod about
the first Of Septe nbcr. He has written that
Ec expects to be able to reach this country by
that time. si..7t.. .G.., r.g9.s
The trial of the parties accused OF the Ash
burn murder in Georgia was commenced yes,
tcrday before military commission. The par
ties accused objected 80 the jurisdiction of the
Court.
Gen. Candy has offered a reward of $4,000
for the assassins of Solomon &. W.DilI. who
was murdered in Kershaw District, South
Carolina, on the evening Of the 4th instant.
Mr. Pendlcton, it is said, yesterday left Gin
cinnati, accompanied by numerous escort, for
New York. =. y .-.----. -.--
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VIRGINIA NEWS

A Washington Geographic dispatch in the
Richmond Dispatch, says :-'The part taken
by Governor Wells as counsel in some Of the
late revenue cases in Richmond has been rath-
er severely commented upon by numbers Of Re
publicans here. " IL Ig1I1a
Anderson, the man recently convicted OF
whiskey frauds in Richmond, lost by death, on
Friday last, his only child. The Marshal took
him to its bedside in its last illness and accom-
panied him to its funeral the next day.
.GreenvilIe Wood, negro man living at Mel
ton sTurnout, Louisa county, was lodged in
Abemarle jail on Saturday last, charged with
attempting an outrage on the person of a little
girl twelve years old.
The nomination of Col. Milford, as Cocc-
tor Of the Richmond district, which was not
confirmed, there being tic vote, is to be re-
considered in the Senate.
The Jetcr Phillips trial, in Richmond, still
drags sits slow length along" We hope our
Alexandria jurors are having a good time
this hot weather, 'r.-
Three car loads of new wheat from Rome.
Ca, shipped to the Gallcgo Mills, Richmond,
passed over the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad
yesterday. E44oss . yaj la r
1t is now said that most Of the prominent
members of the Richmond bar, have not joined
in the request to have Mr.. Bowlen appointed
District Attorney. -A--I' a-.. "a
Cars and steamers leaving Richmond ycster-
day were crowded with visitors to the New
York Convention. ---. -.
Elsom, Anderson, Patterson and Goldman,
convicted revenue officers, left on a steamer
yesterday for Albany to serve out their termc.
The Court of Appeals met yesterday IN their
room, in the State Capitol
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We have already stated that Gen. Hancock
was not member Of the Military Commission
that trial and condemned Mrs. Surratt. It
is now added, in tho National Inteligencer, up
on The authority of Rev. Father Walker and
others, that upon that occasion Gen. Hancock
evinced the deepest sympathy for the family
OF the accused, and, - after the statement made
by Paine. declaring the innocence of Mrs. Sur
raft of any completely in the murder of Lincoln,
had been sent to the President, Gen. Hancock
stationed couriers, between the place of execu-
ton and the Executive Mansion, to expedite
the transmission of the orders for reprieve,
and delayed the execution which he was Or
Officer immediately in charge that barely time
was left - carry out the orders given. /.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUA-
Z BILE LOUDOUN LAND-In DursMAnce

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUA-
y BILE LOUDOUN LAND.-In pursuance
of decree of tho Circuit Court Of Loudoun,
held al its April term, 1868 in the case Of VIM.
H. Fitzhugh VS.. Arabela B Luckett &c. the
undersigned, the Commissioners namod in
said decree, will, on MONDAY, the 10th day
of August, 1868, Court day, offer for sale to the
highest bidder in front of the Court House, in
the town Of Loesburg, Va, Il VALUABLE
FARM, containing 1854 acres and 81 poles Ihc
said farm is situated about two miles from Mid
dleburg. and about miles from AldIe has
upon it 3 largo STONE DWELLING, Sl.SA
and All necessary out houses; it is well sazzasAA
enclosed, has an abundance of wood and water;
the land is of fine quality, and VOL adapted TO
grazing and cropping; it adjons the lands Of
Hamilton Rogers, Townsend McE elgh, Frank
L. Fred and John w. DOdd WAS formerly the
residence Of the Rto Robert J. Luckctt, and is
now occupied by WIN II. Fitzhugh. Il is in
many respects, one Of the most desirable farms
now for sale in this section of Virginia.
| THE TERMS prescribed by the decree are
as follows, viz One third Cash, and tho residue
in two in two equal annual payments, bearing
legal interest from the day of sale, and secured
by deed Of trust on the land but said Commits
sioners upon receiving a deposit of not less than
ten per cent Of the whole amount, rs iquidated
damages in case of default, may leave the cast.
payment in the hands of tho purchaser unit
confirmation. ). M OKk. -.
3. ?. holland.
L. CHANCELLOR
J. Il. TUCKER
j. L. Rnker, Auct. Comm rs Of Sale.
Loudoun CO., je 10-aots ..- --.,---- ~
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..-s ... iCOMMU NlCAIED.
70 Editor Washington Chronicle:
[ notice in your issue of to, day, rather Sc,
we're criticism upon the ENTRY on the docket
Of the 'sreuuest' for Mr. Davis TO appear Nc,
in the Circuit Court OF the United States, tor
Virginia. ...5 I-.-..,... .........,
Are you not TOO severe? You know, or ought
to know, that our Judge has not succeeded IN
his effort to ingratiate himself into the tavors
and smiles Of US naughty Virginians, 50 we'll as
A. J. did in his reaching for the mods of the
nabobs; and hence q little consideration on the
part of his friends may be necessary at time
like the present. ..--.... ..
But another consideration prompts me to
come to the Defence You know, or ought to
know, that however, much the Peacock may
strut and make display, if another shows HIM
self with more "gaudy appcDdage" and llveIlcr
trcad--thc aforesaid bird Of the splendid plum
age takes occasion to tsubSlde. And SO IS
it in this upper sphere OF ours; our Judge; no
doubt felt the awkwardncss of being called to
sit In Judgment upon a man so lmmeaSurabIy
his superior, that he could not use the proper
''ordey' entry And is not this considera-
ton Tor our 15ity more than our blame Nay,
should we not rather praise the self abasemcnt
land > the dcbasement of the crmlnc) that
prompts him thus to acknowledge his lnle-
riority?
You know or ought to know, that Dogbcrry
never had to do with such willy cusses as we
Virgirians are, and hence your application OF
G. D. is entirely out of place, and very repre-
hcnsib!c. hope have taught you how to
respect our worthy Judge, and now-adleu.
OKAsHINAL, JR.
Alexandria. Va, June 80, 1868 ...-...
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IT E w S A L 0 0 n .
GEORGE STEUERNAGLE

las TElNOFCU 20
. No. 80, ROYAL STREET,
opposite the Market House. Tho new saloon
has been handsomely fitted up, and, with the
excellent stock of LIQUORS and SEGARS al
ways kept in the bar, offers superior attractions
The proprietor invites his friends and thepub
lie generally to give him n call. Free lunch
from ten TO two O'Clock. jo 25--tf
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n LICENSE NOTICE.

Tho attention Of these merchant99 who have
filled up to this date to take out their proper
licenses is directed 10 the following extract
rom the laws Of tho Corporation -, o.>,,>,,, 49,
mercantile firm who shall fail to ply his or
|their license tax on or before the Both day of
june, shaiI Sorict and pay five dollars and costs,
Tor each and every day they shal! continue bus
mess without paying said license tax, after the
3Oth day Of June; and, all such fines and costs
shall be collected as I'll other fines and forfeit
ures due the Corporation"
10 3O-4t WIN. \. BERkLEY, Mayor.
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lGOMNUNICATED.

Owl Run, Va, juno 27.-I went down to
Alexandria, the other day, for the first time In
eight years and was rather surprised to see
how changed, in more respects than one. the
old town is Going up King street, | was
stopped by q strange young man, who insisted
on nay going into his store to buy some
thing. | tod him had old friends and ac-
quaintances in town from whom had always
bought, and went on | had not gone many
steps before another took hold Of my arm, and
wanted to pull nc into his store, whether or no.
/ didn't say much to him, but pushed him
aside and went on up further. AS [ passed
on, [ was occasionally stopped by the boot
blacks, with calls upon me to have my boots
blacked-to have 'em shincd up, &C., &c
These last, however, could somewhat excuse
[ hope these are not all the blessings the war
has brought about. OF course, in these times,
the shoe blacks arc privileged class, and pos
sibly nothing can be done in their case, but
your settled merchants and storekeepers ought
to unite to stop the other practice, which they,
no doubt, have observed, OF souckIing' TO peo-
pie in front Of some stores, so that country.
man may 90 where he pleases to purchase
goods. or attend to other business, without
being ''drummcd' for the custom, or annoyed
by being taken hold Of" Excuse this, If an
old farmer troubles you with such letter; but
If you publish some Of these ideas in good
plain Eoglish it may doyour (our) people some
good Yours, truly, HENRY SLOWER. l.
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YX7ARI SPRINGS, BATH COUNTY, VA.
UANGE OF PROPRIETORS.

Havins recently assumed the ProprjetorshlP
of this Of and fashionable watering place and
completed our arrangements for the entertain
ment Of bisitors, we now solicit the patronage
of the prplic Every effort has been made to
restore + this establishment its former roputa-
ton. Tie remedial properties of the waters
have ben sufficiently attested in the numbers
who haze been relieved Of Rheumatic, Gouty
and otbr affections, while the luxury Of tho
Baths, then once enjoyed, can never DO forgot
ten, Prisons DESTROYS to have full information
concerning the character Of the waters may con
suit on circular, which will be sent to them, on
appliction free Of postage.
Wo9ledge ourselves that our table shall not
be infrior to any kept either in city or country
The nmc of our manager is sufficient to insure
good living. ~,
monJand Staunton to Millboro' depot on the
Virginia Central railroad, where line Of stages
comets with the trains. enabling passengers
to re.ch tho Springs the same day after leaving
Richmond, Lyme burg, Washington, or BaItl-
NOR. 49,
RITES OF BOARD: Per day. $3.50 per week,
SIS Der month (four weeks 500. o--
DARNELL u REVERCOMBE,
Pr0puetors.
Major PETER Il. WOODWARD, Manager.
To o1uD}u ia 9Q-1Dl
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pr A NOSi


pIANos! PIANOS,
I wish to call the attention Of persons wish
ing to buy PIANOS to the following endorse
nents from our own citizens, hoping to prove
it is not necessary to 60 away from home to
buy these instruments on as good terms rs any
where else and rs cheap, If not cheaper; also
return many thanks to those who have so liber-
ally patrolZed me IN the short time L have
been in this business:
To Victor Becker Il am delighted with the
beautiful OCT Piano you have sold me- and l
know it IS an exceedingly cheap instrument.
w. Jos. MILLS
The beautiful Piano you have sold me, made
by VIM. Heinekamp, Of Baltimore has fulfilled
all my expectations and l cheerfully give my
accommodation as to quality and moderate
price. JOHN 1. AGNEW.
The + oct Knabe s. Co.'S Piano, you have
sold mcs pronounced by every one y splendid
instrument, and advise those in want of good
RICHARD PURCELL.
I think Ill is Unnecessary 10 go out Of town to
buy Pianos when they can be had here on as
low AMI reasonable terms as the beautiful oct.
Knabe Il Co.'S Piano l have lately bought
from you. MRS MARY D. SWAIE.
J. an; moro and moro pleased with the Piano
| have bought from you Of knabe 81 Co.'S
make both US to quality and price.
I m very much pleased with the Piano you
sold ne, and believe you sell Instruments on
as god terms rs any ono oIso.
JONAS FISHER.
Fo: further reference will add the following
MANS Mr. A. Nco], Mr.. VIM. Arnold, Mr..
Edward Hunt Mr.. John Dyer, M. James
Grimes, Mr. Frank EIms, Mr. Burrows, Hebrew
Synagogue Mrs. Clarridge, Mr.. j. n. Clarke,
Mr. Michael Doyle, and others
/ have now on hand, VIM. Hcnckamps
Il IA 81 M a.
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Congress.

-
In the Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Howe present.
cd the resolutions of Florida ratifying the
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to
the Constitution, and also the credentials Of
Thomas W. Osborn, elected as Senator from
that State. Some question was made as to
the language of the resolutions ratifying the
Constitutional Amendments, the word adopt
instead of ''ratlfy'' having been used, and 4
long debate took place on resolution to refer
the subject to the judiciary Committee. Sen
ators johnson, Trumbull and Fcssenden all
held that the word was Synonymous with 'ratl-
fy' in this case, and tho motion to refer was re-
jectcd and the Senator elect sworn in. The
Civil Appropriation. bill being under ccnsldera-
ton, Mr.. Sherma n, from the Committee on
Finance, reported as an amendment the bill. to
fund the public debt, heretofore submitted by
him. The introduction of the bill in this way
was objected to, and 4 discussion cnsued that
was continued until the Senate vent into exec
utive sessj on -
In the House Of Representatives, yesterday,
Mr.. Bontwell asked leave to INTRODUCES bill in
relation to the public debt and the interest
thereon, and to provide for funding the same;
and gave notice that when the Ways and
Means Committee reported 10 accordance with
the resolution passed on Monday, he would
move this bill as substitute. The credentials
of the Representative elect from Florida were
presented and referred The River and Harbor
Appropriation bill was rassed, yeas 81, nays
As. On motion of Mr.. Wasburn resolution
providing tor the adjournment Of Congress on
the 18th inst was adopted by vote of yeas
81, nays A. An amendment providing that
the adjournment shall be on the 18th OF Sep
TENDER was rejected. The bill making an APP
preparation Tor the purchase of Alaska was
Banks, Chairman of the Committee OF Foreign
Affairs, spoke at length in favor of it's adop-
| ton. Attic evening session Of the House the
debate on the bill was continued 1l..s
1t is said that Mr.. SewardAis in favor of
q L., = =
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SUIT DECIDED. In the Circuit Court sitting
in Lynchburg, in the case Of Dickinson vs..
eaion has BEEN gwen for t the dcendept on the
ground that the company had not control of its
road at the time when the loss of the plaintiff
was incurred.
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A METAMoRPH1s.- The members Of The Vir;;
ginis Baptist Association, lately assembled
here, says cotemporary, went home attired
testing the excellence of our Alexandria Cloth
ing men, Of whom ''the chiefest and the love
lest among ten thousand is s. Blondheim, cor.
King and Fairfax streets. When these worthy
christians left his capacious store it was i'll q
reflective mood; they were evidently impress
ed with the conviction that Alexandria was a
head and shoulders above all her sister towns
in the clothing trade and that Blondheim was
in the first rank. ie 2G
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my 8
N Office.

We have tbs day associated with us Mr..
BERNARD I. JOHNSTON, late of Wash
in gton, D. G. The business will be conducted
in future unde, the style Of HOOE, WEDOER-
BUM 81 co.
- ~ HOOE s. WEDDERBURN.
ArryAEDprA VA july l-3t
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:. It will be seen that the House of Represcn-
.tatives has passed resolution to adjourn on
The 18th inst, !, Whether the Senate will agree
or intend tot stick little longer, VIC cannot
say. Mr.. Garfield informed the House ''that
tho Government had lost its credit by the vote
for taxiag the interest on United States bonds,
and. had lost its money by the passage Of the
river aud harbor bill. It:this is SO, and cred
it and money are both gone, what remains
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ALEXANDRIA.
:: WEDNESDAY j. EVENING, JULY l..

'ssos r4TED DEBT - The Richmond Wing Of yes
terdasy says: g Gen: Stoneman informs us that
measures have been taken to pay, the interest
lae the State debt without eresorting TO loan.
This ID formation will give comfort to many a
y NH ID the State whose sole dependence for
subsistence is upon the interest aecruing from
their State steck.3'oa oH3 nadj zGgi.o7 Ei71' ~
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A spirited Convention Of Israeites was held
onothe i2lst ult. 10 New York. An Execu-
tive Committee was appointed to take action
upon resolutions, which were adopted, looking
to more general and better observance Of the
Jewish Sabbath.grr AHH.