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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-20

THE CONNECTICUT ENOCH ARDEN CASE
In 1861 man named Wilcox and his wife re-
sided in Waterbury, Connecticut, and at the
breaking out OF the war Wilcox enlisted aud join
ed the army in the field, keeping correspond
enee with his wife for two years. Word came
home that he had been killed, and his wife as
sumed widows weeds and incurred him IA
dead. At the close of the war Wilcox, who
was not killed or even wounded, came home
With Lis regiment, bat seems to have made no
search after his wife where he might reason
ably have expected to have found her. How
ever, she had married, before he got home,
man named Hotchkiss, by whom she had
child, and with whom she had lived for two
years in New Haven. A few weeks ago Viii
cox went to New Haven and saw his wife and
her husband, and after conferring on their af-
fairs the woman declared her intention to ad
here to Hotchkiss. Wilcox then went and en-
tered charges-that against the wife Including
bgamy. This week the criminal charges were
tried in the City Court of New Haven, and re-
suited in the State entering Rolte in the case
Of bigamy. In the other cases, after the evil
dence was in, Judge Bronson decided to dis
charge the parties, stating as q reason Tor doing
80, that although they had technically broken
the law, yet, as the marriage had been made IN
good iaith, with the suppositlon that Wilcox
vas dead, and with no wrong intent, therefore
they ought not to be held.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-20
DR LOOCKERMAN, sssss-ssa
SURGEON DENTIST. VlfYffYYS
EDUCATHONAL.
AND FRENCH GLASSES.

N ERMAN AND FRENCH GLASSES.
The Rev. JOHN NJ. BRANDT, D. D., late
Professor of the Hebrew Language, Theology
and Moral Philosophy of the Western Mary
land College. having settled in Alexandria, CT
fers to his fellow citizens of this place. rare
chance for the study of the German and French
Languages He proposes to open private classes
for ladies and gentlemen at the scnoOl room or
the 1st Lutheran Church. where he will teach
these languages Ladies classes from to =
o. clock ID. m. Gentlemen's classes from 3 to III
O'clock D. m. Ladies and Gentlemen wishing
10 avail themselves of the opportunity Will
nlease call ct the above stated hours at the Lu-
theran School, No. 164, King st. kespectIuliy,
JOHN M. BRANDT,
oc 26-tf Minister First Lutheran Church
UsIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH.
The English and German School OF TINS
Church, under the superintendence OF the heV.
Dr. Brandt will open on Wednesday, Octooer
2lst, at O. clock q. NJ, at No. l6i hlng street,
near Washington, above Mrs. Hyman's store
Parents wishing to entrust their children TO
this Institution will please call At the school
room between and u o'clock a. N.
Bv order of the School Committee.
oc 20-tf M. MEIA0hh, Frese,
OOAPSi SOAPSi-Old Castillo Brown
- Windsor Cgenuine) Colgate's, Glycerine,
| Yankee Shaving, Sand, Honey, Palm, Almond
and other desirable Soaps, just received ana 1oI
novl E. s. LEADBEATER q 90.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-20
HARPER u BRO.
Are now in receipt Of n large assortment OF
NEW FALL GOODS.
Please call and examine.
ERIM MINGS!

TRIMMINGS! o,
TRIMMINGS
Black and Colored Satins Black and Colored
Velvet Ribbons, Fringes, Gimps, Braids, Vel
vet and Silk Buttons Cords. Gipum and Silk
Laces, with great variety of other trimmings
Just opened ut 9. q. BEkK1'S,
nov Is y King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-20

Some of the Michigan newspapers strongly
urge the re election OF Senator Chandler, radl-
a1 whose term expires on the 4th OF March
next next Referring to this recommendation, the
lI,9lladelphia Telegraph, radical, remarks: We
MlGk Michigan can do much better. Chandler,
~ Inc best, is a demagogue, happening to be
"a "a The right side at present. But he IS 4 man
S SIno is not qualified, either by intellect or
ssssoits, Tor the high position which he has now
uuea during period of twelve years.
The washerwomen Of Holland and Belgium,
70 prOverbially clean, and who get up their
.lens so beautifully white, use refined bOrax
nSash!ng powder, instead OF soda, in the pro-
pufaon OF large handful OF borax powder to
;aUOut ten gallons of boiling water, They save
- soap nearly half. All the large washing es-
aoIlshmeutS adopt the same mode :
dovernOr Holden, of North Carolina sent his
aage ~sSsage to the Legislature yesterday. He re-
SSmmeuds ~ the encouragement of immigration
NC ue education of the masses by thorough sys-
e %@ OF tree schools, and an early attention to
a'ernal Improvements. The debt of the State
"shttle over Sl9,000000.
s,i Inc Lynn Reporter states that on Monday
bsu::ne last fishermen tried the experiment OF
Sraing ham tar barrels on the back side Of Ma
raa"e , lot the purpose Of Turing within their
bav bsa SCI schools OF herring reported to be in the
NM, Ine effect was quite successful, and large
.'uoers We're taken
one aae report in the newspapers of alleged un-
svvuESieManIy h conduct in New York, recently,
d'.,as usn' j, b. Magruder, Is positively contra
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-20

A DISTRESSING TRAGEDY IN KENTUcKY.-
Bradenburg, Nov. ST. am called upon to
chronicle one of those desperate affairs that are
sOcOmmon throughout the country. The facts,
as gathered from conflicting sources, seem to
be as follows: On yesterday morning, while J.
D. Shackett was sitting in the door of y. q.
Shscketts store, in Meadevie, in this county,
his nephew, d. NJ. Shacklett, rode up and dis
mounting, came into the store. AS he was
passing his uncle he remarked, You say will
cat my words" at the same time slapplng him
On each side of the face. His uncle then at
tempted to rise, when he struck him over the
head several times with a pistol. Mr.. j. ID.
SShackett then started down the road toward
home, saying, Il am not armed, and do not
want difficulty" Young Shaeklett started
alter him, when j. D. Shacklett broke to run,
and young Shacklett fired several shots at him
as ne Went off. Some fifteen minutes after the
1!st shooting, j. D. Shacklett, having armed
@mseif with shot gun, met young Shacklett
near Brooks store, aud remarked that he was
now prepared. Both parties commenced tr-
G0g, each firing some three shots, when young
ShaCklett walked into Brooks store, and ex-
pied in about twenty-five minutes, shot
'nfOugh the heart.-LouiSUille COur. d' JON.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29
BEAUTY AND BRAINS.

Men donot care for brains in excess
in women. They like sympathetic
intellect which can follow them, and
seize their thoughts as they are uttered
But they do not much care for any
clear or special knowledge of facts !;
andIeEencthe most philosophic among
them would rather be set right in
classical quotation, an astronomical
calculation, or. the exact bearing OF
political question by lovely being in
tarletane whom he was graciously un-
bending to instruct. Neither do they
want any thing strong-minded. To
most men, indeed, this feminine
strong mindedness that can discuss
immoral problems without blushing,
and despise religious obseryances as
useful only to weak souls, is quality
as, unWomanly as well developed BIZ
'seps or a huge fist would be. r 1t is
sympathy, not antagonism it is COM
panionship not rivalry, still less su-
premacy, that they like in woman !;
and some women with brains as learn
in g-!for the two are not the same
ag-understand this, and keep their
blue. stockings wen covered by their
petticoats. AiiF .''''' :7e Il
Others, enthusiasts for the freedom
of thought and intellectual right, show
theirs defantly, and meet with their
reward. 81 Men r, shrink from them,
even, clever rmen, able to meet them on
their own ground, do not feel, drawn
to them, while all but high-class minds
are dwarfed and humiliated by their
learning aud their moral courage.
And this is what no man likes to feel
in the presence ofa woman, and be-
cause of her superiority. But the
brains most useful to woman, and
most befitting their work in life, are
those which show themselves in COM
mon sense, in, good Judgment and
that kind of courage which enables
them to bear small crosses and great
trials alike with dignity and good tenn
per. Mere intellectual culture, how
ever valuable it may be in itself, does
not reach to the worth of this kind of
moral power, for as the true domain
of woman is the home, and the way of
ordering her domestic life the best of
her faculties, mere intellectual culture
does not help in this, and, in fact, is
often q hindrance rather than help
Saturday ReUieae. s loo, 5as - e.5r,.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29
BOTTLED CIDER.

.
p, One Ofieur exchanges advises bot
thing cider, and gives the following
directions: .
For bottling let the pumice lie in
the trough over night. The first run
of cider from the press is the best
Let the cider work day or two, the
casks being full, SO that the pumice
may pass off at the bunghole. Then
take an empty cask, clean and sweet,
put into it ten OF twelve gallons of
the cider thrust into the cask
through the bung hole an ignited
rag and sulphur match, suspended by
q wire from the bung, to which it is
to be attached; and after this another
and so on, till three or four matches
are consumed. Then shake the cask.
violently, until the fumes of the sui
phurar completely incorpo GRATED with
the cider. Pour the cider thus pre-
pared into the cask in which you pro-
pose to keep it for the winter. Repeat
the same process until the cask is full.
Bung the cask tightly, and let it remain
in the cellar until March, and then
draw the cider off and bottle it. Place
the bottles on the bottom of the cellar,
and cover with sand. Some place the
bottles up in a trench or between two
bits of joist, as in this way the corks
will remain secure without twine or
wire. - 80 - - :. r, = z - Ca
: If you don't care to bottle it, you
can make excellent cider in this way:
Take pure cider and put it in clean
casks, then after the cider has worked
SO as to be pleasant, add to each barrel
pint of mustard seed, and bung
tight. The cider will remain till
spring of very pleasant taste and
sparkling appearance, when poured
into a tumbler. T5
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29
GEMS OF THOUGHT.


To reveal its complacence by gifts
is one of the native dialects of love-
Sigourney. ....a a@5 .t.5 l.,.e..s:, T. :}'
Education begins the gentleman, but
reading, good company and education
must finish him.-Locke. rp !.
Whatever you dislike in another
person, take care to correct in yourself
by the gentle reproof-Sprdt.
The certain way to be cheated is to
fancy ones self more cunning than
others ChasTo1a. .9rae.4-a +
He who can conceal his joys is
greater than he who can hide his
griefs.-LaUGter. iiEa - -,.gy c-el.I 81
Censure is the tax man pays to the
public for being eminent.-Switt.
He is the best accountant who can
cast up correctly the sum of his own
errors.-N NeUtas. ,i .sG54oGaer aaa =
Old age has infirmities enough of its
own do not add to it the deformity of
vice.-Cdto. --#"- ati 90 1t4 tas :
Every base occupation makes one
sharp in its practice, and dull in every
othen-Ssr p. Sidney. d2T
Fire and sword are but slow engines
of destruction in comparison with the
babbler.-Steele. etg'iit '@-
q The Bible is window in this pris-
on of hope, through which we look
into eternity.-Dsotgh i'''i atii y"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29

SECRET TRUsTs.-The United States
Supreme Court has, recently made an
important decision on the subject of
the transfers OF land, protesting to be
an absolute conveyance, but accompa-
MED with a concealed verbal, agree
ment between the parties, securing a
benefit to the grantor at the expense
of his creditors The court saws that
the law will not permit debtor in
falling Icircunls tances to convey his
lands by deed without reservations /;
yet occupyait for a hmited7time for
his own benefit. Hence when debtor,
in pursuance of d private understand
ing, retains possession rent free, for
one year, of lands sold by him, such
contract secures a secret trust for his
benefit, and renders the conveyance
fraudulent as to creditor, and void.
And it makes no difference in the legal
aspect of the case before the court,
that the interest reserved was not of
great value, and that the debtor. did
not intend to defraud his creditors, .G
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29

RoUGH ON CH1cAGo.,-A poor wo-
man and her child living in a western
town were greatly in need of food,
and the child seeing a chicken in the
barn4yard, wanted to Kill it and have
a pot-pie., '"aNo, no." said the moth
er, that would be wicked, and God
would surely punish you. e I" Then" "
said the youngster, looking up, "let's
go back to Chicago where there isn't
any God!" ,.ss... Ia. s.5z
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29

SAYS the author Of Lacon, "There
are two ways of establishing ones
reputation, to be praised by hon
est men, and to be abused by
rogues. It is best however, to secure
the former, because it will invariably
be accomplished by the latter. His
calumhiation is not only the greatest
benefit rogue can confer, but the
only service he will perform for MOTH
ing. .r-.... md. .,s,.+..,...- .,,- F
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29
sr GEO. s. fzrsf1da.<

'Tis sad yet sweet, to listen
To the SOFT winds gentle swell,
e { And Aiak Rehssr the music n II
Our childhood knew so well;
To gaze out on the even,
- Ard the bop7dlessdelds of Dir,
- Ahdfeef 4gain Our boyhood's wish
70 ZIP E9ssR Ike ssngsls 1 r there ssEs'1s,ssao
There are many dreams Of gladpeSs
SdGast 2Iihs aroundx he sa asf1Sdd
And from the tomb of feeling
Old thoughts come thronging fasts
The forms we loved so dearly
In the happy days now gone gone i,;sK
The beadtffd and lovely, y sN''A
So fair to look upGh.Esj-si Ao,A
Those sSI6hsAnsd gshfls haAlaefas,iA
,sslBshqseentsd ID far1Aed fO1bliAs,sA
Too glorious and too heavenly ,,s,.-s
For such q world as this,
Whose dark; soft eyes Seemed ~ Thinning
In sea of liquid ifgBt sss1ss .ss3
,sssti sAHdWhosa locks Of gold, were streaming
Iys,U,Sooi,sFyP ooi,sF yPrOys g sunny mi bright Os
Whose smiles Tsye Like stine, ,sunshins
In the Spring time Of the year-t1
Like the changefui CLEANS Of April,
They followed every teAr KEiSQS1
,TheyAaEe passed- like hopesr7aKay,
And their ioveiiness has fed;
Oh, many heart Is mohhfnihgA N'aN
That they are with the deadsss'sA
Like the brightest buds of Summer,
They have fallen with the stem;
IOf ,F1k adoveIy dsash u AIAda
To fade fremeaEth Ahs theHdhoI0
And yet the thought is saddening
To muse such as they
mi .2Ahd faelGiat aGlitheh heautffh Il i&OH
Are passing fast eFsFiay 5Gs12
That the fair ones whom we love
Grow to each loving breast
"A - Like the teHdril Of the flingiRg vine.
~ '7A Then perish Where they rest. AtsA
.SUfH H8HUKkXSIA 200
And we can but think of these,
In the soft and gentle Spring,
When the trees are waving o'erus,
And the flowers afe biossoming;
And we know that Winteb0eaming
With his GELD Rpd Btpr5ng skE
And the glorious beauty round us
Is budding but 70 diei r-'S
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29

.4tA A DIFFICULTY soLyED.-A mer.
chant examining hogshead of hard.
ware, on comparing it with the in
voice, found all right except one ham.
mer. :" Oh, don't be troubled, my
honey" said the Irish porter, .sure
the nagur took it out to. open the
hogshead with. -" 1'''< '' .,a {.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29

How shall young man cleanse his
ways? By abhorring evil practices,
by shrinking at the very Thought OF
vile associations, and by sustaining a
good name and pious walk.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29

JOHN FL. SURRATT, one of the un-
punished assassins of President Lin
coin, has. come out for Grant and Col
fax. He says he owes the Republican
party this duty for sparing his life!
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29

BERNABDIN thus defines true virtue !:
An effort made with ourselves for
the good of others, with the intention
of pleasing God alone" ..s-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29

TYPoGRAPHIcAL.--An editor wish
ing to compliment q lady, would have
said" Herhusband is like a storm,
but she is like calm" The devil set
it up" she is like clam -. -. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29

ISLANDER is a secret propensity of
the mind to think i'll of all men, and
afterwards to utter such sentiments
in scandalous expressions.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29

A SNAKES skeleton, with nine hum
dred and eighty-two joints, has been
dug up in Tennessee.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29

Next to acquiring good friends, the
best acquisition is that of good books.
Cotton. 6.i. i..!a
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29

CES. f'f'H@
- al ..b-g
Yesterday German named Cadell
was engaged to dc, some work in a
butcher shop in the Market square
While so engaged neighbor came in
and asked why he had not returned a
hatehet he had borrowed from him a
few days before. Cadel replied that
he had returned it. This the neighbor
denied, and notwithstanding CadelPs
protestations, insisted that he had not
done so. CadeIl grew considerably
excited over the a6casatf6a, and after
some words with the neighbor, said
very loudly, 81 did. bring it back to
you the very night I got it, and I hope
God will choke me dead with this
piece 9of meat if L didn8.s At the
same time he placed in his mouth a
piece of raw beef, which without
chewing he bolted. The beef evil
IDENTIFY lodged in the mans windpipe,
for at once he began to gasp as if for
breath, and to grow black in the face.
A number of persons gathered about,
but none of them seemed able to rem
der the man any assistance, and it
seemed as though he would die in
earnest. Somebody had the presence
of mind to l,unito the Police Station,
and officer Mcdonald went DOWN
q
He opened the mans mouth, using
ideFable force todo so,dIand run
ming his fingers down his throat,
pulled out the meat. A shower of
cold water brought Cadeir to, but he
had about as close an an escape from
death as one would wish for or'i1A il1As he
came to his senses again, Cadell looked
;athis neighbor, and in Almost sorroF-
full tone said : 'ST did bring back
your hatchet. The neighbor con con
cluded by this time he had done so.-
Mi1,oaukee Wisconsin, Paper, Oct. s.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29

1o IT.is with ideas as with pieces of
money those of the least value gen
orally circulate the most,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29
S. r. FINK.

Attorney at Law, Counsel given in German
q Also, Justice Of the Peace. Will write Deeds
Contracts, SC, and make collections prompt.
, ly. Once in Swift's Block over Waite's Jew
elry Store, RaYenna, Ohio. ts.f iSep3s 1865, 1y.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29
DAvENNA MARBLE WORKS.

Having this day purchased of G.. H Mills his
Marble Works doors north of the First Ma
tional Bank, I am now better prepared than
ever before to furnish those in want of Monu-
ments, Headstones, SC, of all descriptions at
as low rates for the; same material and work
manship as can be bought In northern Ohio. /
would advise all in want of Marble not3to buy
of Agents. You can save Is per cent. by COM
ing to the shop and selecting what you want
Having had long experience in the business
and being practical workman myself will
make it to your interest to give me call before
purchasing elsewhere.
Shop on the alley north of First National
Bank. CIV FOX
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29
PETER FLATH.
KEYEs 8 &GRAHAM.

Homepathle Physicians Il and Surgeons.
Once over J-C. Beatty's Store. n r., t,Tcsr >
P M REsIDENcE-Corner of Cedar and Syc-
amore SITS, Rayenna Q. Septic, 1868, 1y*.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29


aIi The nGoLD it4ND SILVER produced
since the year 1492 has Been the sub
ject of interesting statistics recently
tBaBIished .1efs estimated that from
1892 to 1S49 the yield was equal to
So, ,300000,O00, Of which only $2,261,
100000 was in gold, and $5,678,O00,OO0
im silver. n But the proportion of gold
,eol silver has greatly changed In recent
years; so that from 1854 to 1868, of
E$5, 1914, ,000,000 of the precious metals,
So, 379, O90,O00 were in gold / and only
S2,194, 100000 in silver. Of the gold
produced between l84S, and 1868,
America yielded nearly one-half, and
the United States and Australia pro-
duced nearly four-fifths Of the whole.
1t is supposed that Europe and Amer
ica POSSESSED, in 1913, SIX thousahd
millions of gold and silver; of which
nineteen hundred millions were gold,
and forty -one hundred millions silver.
1t is asserted that, owing TO the enor-
m9Hs paueti on Of gold since i648,
after mixing allowance fof waste, de-
strucfi6n, Use in Iaahnfact ctures, and
ex7ort tos sAsia, for al losses that is to
say the supply pf gold III Enf0pe and
An erica as, foW b0ut two hundred
iAions Nollals greater than that of
~ The numberof telescope stars inithe
Milky Way Is estimated at sl88 coo, 900.
"a order 't 4 will not say to. realize the
greatness of this number, but, at any
ratey to compare 1t with something
otaS,11s Al II III calI "a fha
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-17
By Telegraph,
REPORTED ron THE DAILY ARGUS.

BUFFALO, Sept. 1.-THE lth annua
convention Of the machinists and black
smiths international union OF North Amer.
lea, is now being here. The session com
menced yesterday afternoon with President
| Q. b. Daily, in the chair. p. p. McFcely,
Of Middleport, was chosed secretary. The
president made an address in which lie rec.
commended the establishment Of an intelli.
gence Office to accommodate employees
The convention will probably continue in
session three days.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. IA Helena (Monta.
ma dispatch, says snow fell there on the
18Th, and again on Tuesday night
Hon. Geo. II. PendIeton left here yester.
day afternoon for Springfield, H., where he
will speak to-day,
CHICAGO, Sept. ia Washington des.
patch says David Runyon, H. Pease and VI.
5. Kent are appointed store keepers for the
first district Of Illinois.
Hon. Geo. II. Pendeton arrived in
Springfield last evening and was met ut the
depot by the White Boys in Blue. He was
introduced to the crowd by Gen. McCler.
nand and made brief speech returning
thanks for the Aauerug reception given
him.
The steamer Burnell and 10000 feet of
lumber was of Point Austin, last Sunday
The crew escaped and have arrived in De-
troit.
The number of entries to the Michi-
gan up to last evening was 2ll7, nearly
1000 more than last year.