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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-20
GALE OF VALUABLE FAUQUIER
Ia ND

GALE OF VA u u A BLE FAUQUItR
y LAND.
Pursuant to the terms Of deed of trust exc
cuted by g. w. Hoffman and wife, on the 9th
of August, 1859, for the purposes therein men
toned, l shall offer for sale, at public auction,
on the oath DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1869, at
Warrenton, Va, the TRACT OF LAND, con-
veyed by said deed, containing, by estimation,
about FIVE hundred and eighty-fve acres; This
land lies in Fauquier CO., Va Immediately Oh
the Manassas Gap Railroad, and within half a
mile of Linden Station; is in q fine state of i'm
provement, and is well adapted both to agri;7
cultural and grazing purposes. 1t is in good
condition; has on it q large and comfort fsNsHsFs
able DWELLING HOUSE, and al ne aaFHE
cessary outbuildings.
TERMS-Cash. Persons desiring moro par
den Station, or JOHN S. MOSBY, at Warren
ton. The title to said land is believed to be
good, but shall convey only such title as is
vested in me as Trustee.
~ " VIM. B. WALTER, Trustee
Fauouier county, nov 5-eo3m
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nov 6--1aw4w

y August 22d, 1eG6-It is ordered That the
Clerk of this Court, by advertisement in the
newspapers published in this city and county,
once week for three successive weeks, do no.
tify all persons who may hereafter be summon
ed to attend as witnesses or as jurors, at any
term of this Court, and who shall fail to be in
promptly and reg regularly, that the Court how
ever, much it may be personally disposed to in
dulge them, will consider itself in duty bound
to, and certainly will, assess the fines and en-
force the penalties prescribed by law, for such
the discharge OF its business 10 resort to this
means to secure the attendance Of jurors and
witnesses, st the hour Of ten o'clock m ex-
cept otherwise ordered. a copy, teste:
oc 26-1aw3w j. TACEY, CPk.
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Commissioners Office, Nov. 9th, 1868.

yEvO GEORGE MASON GRAHAM; Walker
4 X. MILAN, Sheriff of Fairfax, Administra-
tor of Mrs Eleanor A. G. Mason, decd; Alex
ander Innis, Trustee; William Merrill, Will
liam L. Dawson and Edward Daniels: You are
hereby notified that, on the 9TH DAY OF DE-
GENDER 1863 between the hours of sunrise
and sunset, at tho Office of w. Q: Yeaton Com
missioner in Chancery in the city Of Alexan-
dria, we shall proceed to take the dispositions of
John Powell and others, TO DO read in evidence
upon the bearing of the cause now pending in
chancery in the Circuit Court of Fairfax, in
which we are compliments and you are defend
ants and il from any cause said dispositions
shall not be taken on the day above named we
will adjourn the same from day to day and
from time to time till completed. Yours, &c,
THOMAS j.. ELLZEY and
HELEN g., his wife
KORA MASON.
GEORGE MASON, JR., by
KORA MASON,
nov 6-1aW4w his next friend.
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OYSTERS. Two cargoes of very fine Bay oys-
tiers, reached here this morning, for Mr. Jas.
Owens. Mr.. O. keeps largo supply always
OF the finest that come to this place.
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Gold.
LEGAL NOTICES.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2O.-Gold today 194E.
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COTTON BATTING, with full supply of
y low price CALICOES, which we are, sell
ing for Comforts. We have comforts made 10
order of any size, or weight at short NOTICE e,>
nov 18-1w Il. Il. WOOIo.
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7 AIDES WALKING BOOTS
Handsome new styles, good and cheap, at "a
King street.
oc ID W. Is. w ADDE1.
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ELOUR-Choice Family, Extra and Super
y fine Flour, per Dbl or bag, in store and fo1
sale al the lowest market price, by
BROOKES " TAYLOR,
nov IL lU6 Prlnce street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-20

es- REV SErTIMUs TUsTIN. d. D., will
preach In the First Presbyterian Church, on
sunday morning next, at IL O'Clock. noZO-N
Smyrna times., 1868-04-22
MARYLAND ITEMS.

! PIRACY IN MARYLAND wArERs-Soma Of tho r,ost ai
ana acts of piracy being perpetatcd bv
,e waters OF the Eastern Shore. will he remembered
'ha about three weeks since Capt BENJAMIN Johnson Of t
and his mate, named Carson belonging in Som,
eset county, Nd murdered near Deals Tslard 1 t
employed on their vessel and their bodies thrown over
or+ t,; ueers stole $4,000 belonging to the Captain
an, NJ 'aNihg boat escaped during cover of night
10 this we add the following, taken from the N,, D.
we "arn from the Princess Anne papers that another ~
p AZ I'racy was made in Hoopers Straits Monday piob+
-, o'p Dranble belonging to Dorchester county while
III MS nert was aroused by as of WEIGHING arc-
or and on getting ascertain the fact found tbo
@ ana the motion of the boat disclosed the fact that b
san. fortunately he was well armel and by the ,so
VI 'ats roa succeeded in making an aperture between tho
uoors OF the cabin sufficient to get his nol tbrt - %
slght glimpse Of the at the helm II. fired WIN .,
- ''ey ie' ana the other rushed to the for
% pa' OF te vessel to arm themselves. Capt Brlnb tbon
III uc desperate Iunge at the doors of the cabin tb b s
Which gave way, and he came on dcck Tns+on,I. So. i
A'eahS made at him. but the ardor of their fury va,
" ie ieaueh missiles OF death. Two others naido,od
WIN savage frenzy instantly rushed upon the brave Br.n,b
ey 100 met the same fate their fendisb consprat ~,
remaining one quickly jumped in tho bold or ~ ne
lot nus lie The captain him. and made him .
'el up 10 Cambridge where he delivered himseIf and
P " 'e authorities 1t Is supposed that they intanlod 70
Ee' tue Vessei underway, and then kill the cantoi Co.. ~
money" No. 0 captain lor his
CoNVIcTED.-John Wesley Ward was convic+od Loot -,
n Chited states Court at Baltimore on an indictan+ f az
% OF letters from the Post Office at Jacksonville Som
i'm 4
ment in the Baltimore city Jail. '-'' '0h''He
The CROPs.-The Denton fCoro,i,o - ~,
prospect o large peach crop has never been as good o.
sent Shoud no cold weather hereafter take place to in ~
p the prospect is that shall have an abundant vd ., ~
varieties of fruit this year. 'eiu oi all
uIay week ire, occurred the premises of Mrs IT
BYRD on the suburbs of Salisbury which resulted in 49,
oil the dwelling house one or two outbuild
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING AT QUEsvsrowS-CaDt T F1.,r;
more was recently severely injured by the accidental db
~ ~ gun IN the hands of Dr. Powell. Both gentlemen var ~
ny er snore' cunning for muskrats, when Inv sop,a -
""ei gun was discharged, the load entering Cant T"'
e' uestroying one eye entirely. and inurin tho oth
Michaes Comet. WAC ''sh' " Ooth'-St.
, Ahh "lcoNico AND PocOMOKE RArLROAp-Wa Ioo-n ,
Inc contractor that eight more days wok will .di =. , rom
Salisbury New Era Au' VI 'no ROAD
oOD NEws-Fhe laying of the track on the proposad rail
Monday week. "'" commenced on
Smyrna times., 1868-04-22
AcKNowLEDGMENrs.-We nerIectad 20 no,

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We neglected to no.
tce, last week, that we had received a pack.
age ct fresh garden seeds, containing an assort.
ment OF the best varieties for vegetable car.
den, from the old established seed house ot
David Landreth l. Son, 81 S. Sixth st., Pbila.
2his is one of the best seed empOriums in the
United State.
We have received from Ditson & Co.. OF
Washington ST., Boston, several pieces of mu-
sic" Dew Drop Waltz" Gov. Andrew 5
Funeral March," etc.
From Dick & Fitzgerald, IS Ann st., New
York, We have received Comic Speeches.
and " Dialogues for Young Folks" two books
in paper binding Price, 80 cents each.
We have also received the .Saturdav Erea-
'no fOst Phila., which has just commenced
the publication of "Sydnie Adriance, or Try
ing the World, f." new novelet by Amanda NJ.
Douglas, the talented author of "ln Trust"
etc. 1t will run through fifteen or twenty pa.
pers One dollar sent to.the publishers. RI
Peterson & Co., will secure the Post six months.
Smyrna times., 1868-04-22

OUR LOAN ASSOCIATIONS. Both our Ioon
Associations have passed the first wear of their
exlStanee' and the annual reports made pub
hc-the Diamond State last week and the
Smyrna this week. The stockholders and
others are thus enabled to see their earnincs
and their benefits. During the year the two
Associations have loaned to yarious c;t;zonO &c
'ne town Tor neighborhood) nearly s23 900,
at aoout per cent I" in the long run E"
rms sum has been psi into the Associations
IN small amounts, monthly, hadly missed bv
tne stockholders, yet making a large sum 70
ulspose OF every month, which has been ooned
on the most reliable security, and to tho mn.
tual benefit of the shareholders. Everv 4, ill.,
put into the Associations is now worth dollar
and thirty three cents. For every share own.
ed I'm the Smyrna-the D. S. is soc. sI2 have
been paid in, which is now worth SIG 60. 80
great majority own FIVE shares, the sGO maid
Is now worth $84 90. Had these Assoc;,.;on.
not existed the money paid into Them h., r,o,,,
OF the shareholders-especially young men
would have been squandered unaccountob,r,
oy Its possessors; as it is they have lain mn
Sl2' S24, or perhaps $50, as the case NAV he
without the sacrifice of a single luxury. in all
probability, which is realizing them a largor
dividend than any other investment could nos.
slbly do, or they have been enabled to borrow
several hundred dollars to use in their busi.
ness which they could not otherwise have oh.
tanned perhaps, AMI on more favorable terms
than II they had not belonged to the organi-
zation.
While these Associat,oas are the best and
surest saving funI, they pay the largest per
cent. to their stockholders and loan money on
the most accommodating terms. Their bene.
hts are strictly mutual and almost exclusively
local. 1t is estimated that at their present
prosperous rate, they will run out in from six
TO eight years
Smyrna times., 1868-04-22

LINCOLN MoNUMENT-Th dedication of
the Lincoln Monument took place in.Washing-
ton ton last Wednesday afternoon in front of the
CIty Hall The monument consists of n TINS.
can pillar thlrty-fve feet high, surmounted bv
colossal statue of Abraham Lincoln, all Of
white marble. 1t is the work of Lot Flannerv
OF Washington, and came of voluntary contri-
buttons OF citizens of Washington, costing ST.
QUO. Thousands Of spectators participated in
the ceremonies, including Masonic orders. Sons
or Temperance, and other civil organizations
On the stand. among others, were the Presi.
dent OF the United States, Major-G Gems. Han
COCK and Emory, and other military and also
Navy officers connected with the Executive do
partments of the Government, Members of
Congress, and large representation of FOREIGN
countries. Gen. Grant and Major Gen. How
ard were near, but not on the stand Aftnr
prayer, and the playing of dirges by the bands.
Major b. Is. French delivered an address on
the life and services of Abraham Lincoln. At
the the conc lusion of which the band played the
RAM des Vaches," and Col. L. B. Olmstead
rec!ted poem. Then the President of the
United States was conducted to the front of
the platform, and there, pulling at the hal
yards, he unveiled the statue. Shout after
shout rose from the vast multitude. the hand
meantime playing an air while the Star Span-
gled Banner was waved on the platform. AZ
ter the introduction of the artist. and the nro-
nouncIng OF the benediction, the throng dis
persed. N1'
Smyrna times., 1868-04-22

SINGULAR CASE IN CoURr.-On Tuasdou
morning jesse Draper, (coiored. who is TIa JnaF
Ana dumb, was arraigned for the murder r0of of
nathaniel y ii. Dickerson, before The Conrt y. y.
IIe33rgetown. VT Charles NJ. Cullen was anno;nt' a.
ea 9y the Court as counsel for the nr;sonnr U,nr-
ana anu plead for him Not Guilty" and to.mor' lrJnor'
row, row was set apart for his trial The mnrder
;O"k place last fall whilst the parties were dr rid
Of of nao. sl"%g the road in cart The case is one
the stot intGreSt as 1t raises the question Of
the Ia~ uuS 81 TINS class of unfortunates before
own behalf, hear the indictment a%o;nCt ~ MS
nor make answer to such Indictment co MN, .L,
eJ'ion % W naturally arise whether he can be he
Smyrna times., 1868-04-22

Explosions from the use of kerosene are so
frequent and disastrous that simple method
OF determining the quality of the oil NAV save
many lives. This is done by means of a
thermometer, little warm water. and snoon
tul of the oil. Fill the cup with warm water
the mperature of which is to be brought 70
ITO degrees of Fahrenheit; pour the oil on the
water; apply flame to the floating oil by means
OF match or otherwise If the oil is uusGfe
1t Will take fire, and its use in lamp is dan.
gerous, for tt as liable to explode. IF the oil is
pure and safe, it will not take fire. Some test.
similar to this, is generally used by iudicious
dealers 0"'
= THERE is somewhat of a scare among the
Fenlans in Canada since the murder ofT6omas
ID Arcy McGee. A despatch from Montreal
states that the Canadian Government has
selzed the correspondence between the Circles
In Canada and the United States in conse-
9uence. There is also a report that the some of
the documents seized show that the assassi-
nation was plotted in New York, and that the
murder of McGee will therefore form the |
subject of diplomatic correspondence between
the two countries.
The Bishops of the Methodist Episconal
Chnrch have named Friday, April "a, as a dav
OF fasting and prayer in the Church, and have
recommended its observance by the member.
ship; 1t is the day on which the GenoraI
Conference ofthe Church will open in CHICAGO
Smyrna times., 1868-04-22

LOCAL Preachers and Exhorters Association of Eason Dis
'rlct met in Camden Del April 18TH 1865 when the foi
programme was gone through with:
saturday evening-Sermon by Rev. John NJ Clark srrd.
m feast at o'clock at 10 l2 by Rev II p
McCoIey. Sabbath School Addresses at l.2 p NJ bv p.
lr cColey T. o. Ayres J. " Smith, and c. H. Baker ser
% N te evening by Rev. J. v Smith, On Monday morning
~ ASc'aton met at o'clock, when the following subiocs
w u'ScuStd l. How should class meetings be conducted?
"hee VIII be the final abode the bessedg g. Does the
ing differ from that Regeneration in kind
oy IN degree! L. Can commit sin without novn
t' D the soul of man always extP G. Is the atonement
applicable to those not guilty of sinP
Ihe meetncs well attended bv the czeps rb Cbt
AKA ooah school healthy condition and tho causo d
eIdsm on the increase At the close OF the meeting tho
STocon adopted resolutions expressive Of their thanks
tneclens OF Camden and the trustees the Church m t
use oil the church and the kind reception given ba, f
"ch the doxoogy sung and the benedcon Droponnc
"heh we enjoyed brotherly parting feeling that the
our conference The following Glass Meetings was hand
fu 10 us by Dr. l. T. Cooper thinking 1t will be of ADVANTAGE 70
class leaders, present It in full: "
The leader and members should be punctualn,oo+ a. a.
e' open with short singing PRAYER Call fba roll
Let the leader himself and ask plain popted and
searching questions present experience s. Teach tho man.
70 speak shor OF their present heart and life
Ihen exho encourage and comfort "A may be
ny scripture poetry and songa two T. Sing
any verse or two g. Call the members to prav Train
suitable members to lead portion the class TO- Hod class
hot longer an an hour hour quarter H. Teac tho
members to be sociabe each other and comfort
help each other. ,1 - anu
Smyrna times., 1868-04-22

a very curious letter from s. f. WA1nRo
o. 81 Onlcago' appears in the Southern papers on
Tue Tue contest between the Northern and Southern
branches of the Methodist Church He taIoa
the ground that all Government is based on tbo
reIgl9us ideas of those who carry il on, and
cnnt the Northern Methodist have acquired by
conquest the right to control the religion of Thy
south He holds that it lust as wron~ 70 % alo LG
Tue southern Methodist to meet and worsb;n
az all as it would be to allow Lee and Johnston
II 10 eau together and drill their armies again.
ne ne thinks they will soon be prohibited from
doing so; The religion of the North is bonnd ,U
20 rue TINS continent, and it proposes to make
proper application of our Bible to all the the
southern States and people," A subincatnd
people, he says, have no more right to snnl urIu
tnelr own peculiar moral ideas than to use XXX
physical implements of war;" We can 6ardIv
bellve the letter genuine. Yet it is roin@ tbs
rounds of the Southern Press. + S or;S;nai', .,e
appeared in the Knoxville Tenn. Tree P,es:s ~s
time for week. '' 'Ne hrSt
Smyrna times., 1868-04-22

1HE ERIE RAILWAY DISASTER. of the
most terrible railroad accidents that ever occur
ed In this country took place on the Erie road
from New York to Buffalo last week.
The literal facts in the case are briefly these.
The Buffalo Express train, which left that city
at 2:2O on Tuesday afternoon, was running the
long reach OF 30 miles without stopping, be-
tween NarrOwsburg and Port Jervis, probably
IA little behind time. Shortly after passing
LacKaWaXen, coming eastward, the road strikes
INTO the southern bank of the Delaware river.
and tor dozen miles or more runs upon a verv
crooked and rapidly descending grade, in what
we might call Il groove in the bank the track
being cut into the rock at an elevation of from
6O to 100 feet above the river On the right
coming east, the rugged rocks rise high over
head; on the left, the bank slopes almost
perpendlcularly to the river bed. 1t is one of
the most 'pokerish' Ito use an idiom) of all
the dangerous places in the famous Delaware
division. Down this tOrtuous track, at > o'clock
IN the morning, came the train, lunning-accor
ding to the testimony of railroad men on board
at unusually high speed Just as it came
to way-statlon known as Cars Rock. where
trains sometimes stop on request to put off mas
Sengers, the couplings broke, the locomotive
baggage, mail, and one or two other cars went
on while four (sOme say three passenger cars.
among them one or more sleeping cars. went
rolling over and over down the steep embank
ment, mangling and crushing and burning to
death the passengers More than % persons
are known to have been killed, some HAVING
been burned beyond probability of recognition
and % have received serious, and some ofthem
doubtless fatal, injuries. The accident is said
TO nave been caused by broken rail.
Smyrna times., 1868-04-22

;. MILFoRD.--Sole Of Farms. The fouowiro %
list OF sales, from Our Mutual Frieud sbows
how rapidly Northern men are settling in Iower
Kent and Sussex: ''''i"s III lo"er
The Gilbert farm, near this place. CONTAINING
2823 acres, was sold for Sl5.OOO to Il II
Digel0w: OF Washington county n Y
Inc McNalr farm, one mile from this nloco
containing one hundred and twenty. seven p%Tr,
acres, was sold for eight thousand eigbt bnni
dred q and twenty dollars, to A. f. Marion IS
E!mira, n Y. -'oIton' OF
1he Berzees farm one half mile from this
place, containing twentynine and half ncrnI r,,I'
was was SOLD > Tor r twenty-five hundred and Gfiy dol,
lars; to 7. K. Toll, from Schenectady. n
The Luana Russell farm, four milas fron,
Milford. containing fifty acres. was sold fnr
twenty. hvc hundred dollars, to Mr.. CleayIand
These farms we're sold last week. bv Gonoro1
Levi Harris & Co., Real Estate AGENTS at th;a
place. 1As'"'S a' thls
Mtf9rd Lnstttute.-The Milford Tnst;trto
winch has been under the supervision of W.
james NJ. Williams for the last two or three
years, changed hands last Wednesday, and i
no" under the management Of f. w. Gavlord
son so "f the Rev. III j. Gaylord. Of Ii1coIn
We We formerly taught school in Frederick NJ
W has entered the ministry-is on The Uar
rlngton Circuit with Rev. Mr.. Willis. 81
Milford. 'p0"eu III south
Smyrna times., 1868-04-22

DEAD.-A paper called the Repudiator, re-
emily started in St. Louis to advocate the re-
pudiation Of the national debt, has "gope nm
the spout where it deserved to go. Started
with the expectation of being sustained bv
those who advocate national dshonor, it found
that 1t was counting without its host. A ma
Jorlty OF those who repudiate our national OBJ
legations repudiate newspapers, notwithstand-
Ing they may be of the blackguard style. The
Lacrosse Dsmocrat is as much as they can
support, and it would go under if it were not
the kind of paper it is-the leader in black
guard newspaperdom. By pandering to the
taste OF its party it has an almost unparalleled
circulation.
Smyrna times., 1868-04-22

The great event of the day in New York IS
the Erie bill through the Assembly bv an ~
almost unanimous n, vote, and with scarcely any
discussion. This leaves Drew master Of tbs
situation in the railroad war Vanderbilt did G
not anticipate any such result. He expected
the bill would have been debated for dav or
TWO at least and that would have given him
time enough to bring certain combinations into
play Of character to defeat il. OnSatnrdaV r,SV
night ne dispatched powerful 'lobbv'' bv .
special special train train to Albany. All of them were we 6
picked men, and it was belived thatthev would
be able, one way and another. 70 kin tba LII
as soon as it would come up in the AssembIv ser J,,'
Gen. Buchanan. Commander of the Fifth
Military District, has issued an order forb;dd;nr
agents of the freedman s Bureau to take anS
active part in politics, on pain of dismissioo
from their posts.
One year ago A. J. saw Congress Changing
on the verge ofthe Government. Now the
American people see Andy in the same fix, and
his hold is fast relaxing. -
Smyrna times., 1868-04-22

DELEGATES; The following is list Of Del.
eGates . 20 the State Convention to- morrow. from
IN Inls county, SO far as we have been abIe 70
learH s \ them; ne; DMck Creek, N. RI. Coverd,Ie I o.
a W. H. W WWoSden, M, r. +. Cummins, T. Carrow,
n,f1. YIN; ": H.iE Nelson, VIM Collins, T. l. Sutton
M''ffs n n CTeee, Dan'l Q; Cowgirl, w. J. swain
Do,,D. D, n' 2pnn ION Moore " John NJ. Knight East
Henry ". oI braOer m b. rGSEi s%Ethfgs' p. Jump,
SMst!rd1erlsM S!' JAS. Lord, j. T. Jakes + Coihn M
smith, y .. Q. Dubmough, A. p, Osnond 0Iucy 1t3
lT1ra, T, Or VIM. G. Davidson. JAS, r.. ToHand ~
Sas. Sa ,. Truitt, Andrew Y. Thomas Tano, T",no,,
SHARP Gen. D. McGregg. ''"A0' 'AineS
Smyrna times., 1868-04-22
lDP@ssnn@IkiTn@o

FatucnIar attention paid 10 Dressmakine I1pt
a''og"'her ny Chart. (bOlh French and Anne T,can, =
Ladies vii please remember that nv Freneh.9sSa1, :
perfect fiji, for any FORM No cheau affair IN, go
no. ne FIleu npon bnt complete system of Dress
French modiSfe O"S price 70
GhIldrens Clothing will be made snec;oI,v
piaih oewlr G. $50 done promptly and saiisfactorv
rhkng' Stamping, GOfering and Maehins S,;,cSS
Ing, neatly executed N'u'eh-
Patterns of all the Latest Stvlsssraca;,,o, r.
view YORK and Philadelphia. Also, Patterns viii ha
ordered for ladies who wish them. "'' o'
=, Laules can find all the materials for making nm
at my store very large lot of Silk Cotton
Ihlrt Bindings whalebOnes, Hooks and EYES Need.
n Ass9 agent Tor Grover & Baker Sewing Machine
by the dozen. 0i 'ae' HI'iaV or