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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-25

At Court - Probate holden at Ellsworth with-
~ ana log th' ouhty of Han. ocA, the sth I'd
Rr-siay Of bvt3b~r \ - l-g-
lheo I Goodman Administrator OF the estate Of
John Is, Jurd n
late 81 Oriand 10 sad County ,iecea.ed-hAyIn.
pres eHted his Il II account OF Adiaiu-tgaitun b.,
on -ait estate tor Probate:
ORDERED That The said Administrator ~.
uer'oi !" all pvrsons Interested. by causing a
copy ottht- oder TO be published III 20 weeks
sutcensl'ciy ia he Ellsworth American PRINTED
IN fiis worm that they inay appear at Probate
Iodt 70 uc no den at ltsWVrlh on The lst " cI
ne-day OF December next AT Ten of ia. el,,E Ia
t''e 10, eHopn, ana sh"w cau.r, il any they have
why the same should nut be ,iInvp,t
VS. F,RKER TICK, Judge.
\ true Iopy-Attest; IEo. \ Ia kE, Register.
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Boz WONDERFUL CUTE. SOC

ANY one sensling me - cent vii receive by re
III rail Io-rs se paid Que Of the nesIs-t thing.
out. simple but curious an lie carried In tie
10 act. aud IN ls-t i~tine. Try H. Tgy IL
4 dollar. Adsire-s~
h. {. IU1TLE, Box Css Rutland Vermont
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-25

AtA O"uit oil frobatr holded at Bllehlii, within
and Tor the County Of Hancock. GU the i.t " ed
nesday OF November, A. ID lss
rf.seha II Hartman, adnA upon the estate OF
Ambrose " Hartman. late % burAspoIt
IN SAID County deceased-haying presenter III.
lei account OF admnist alton upon SAID estate
hotiee thereof % all persons Interested by Gu
ing copy Of this ofier To be publishes three
successNeiy In The kiisa .rth American,
|. Ioo.te Court 10 he holden Al Ellsworth IN he
nfst edhe-dAy oil December next at ten 81 IN.
sosA ia lnc iofctioon, sbd sIIew cause II any thp,
nave ~hy The same should not be allowed
PARKER TUCK Judge
3"o gro. A. DYER Register
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VOLUME Is.

Al Court OF Probate holdes ~ Ellsworth -,
and tor the County Of IL ,ncoek GU The A., Una
nesday of ortober. A ID I-Sq 80 we'd
samuel whitiag ana ii asiminix,,.
the estate Of "'"ts apoh
Charles A. Cate, late OF Castin
IN said County dece sei-haying pre..rt.
hrst account of Admins alton nton 80 uelt
tor Probate. 'Niu estate
ORDERED That the said sdministr,,or.
notice thcfeoi 10 All persons interested M cs
ing copy OF this order To lie uuhIt. - aus
weeks suecessively in the Ellsworth Atssrsa ee
printed 10 Ellsworth that they NAV ar,'ss ~
Probate teuri 20 he hoi'ien ri Backs a - 81 q
- "Wednesday OF January newt al tsp ~ 20, .ne
ci"ck In he forenoon, and shcw causg N NJ
they nave whF the same Should not BE- alowss Alt
, PARhER TUCk. Judrr
ss" ISo- a DYgs. llexis,,,
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QrINcY on THE sorLINo or CATTLE.

illustrated from experience: snd en Addr,ss
root ming suggestions whi~h NAV lie u.efut "a
Farmers By Hoo. Ja- iah QaiRcy With a Msruo,- =,
the author bf Edmond Qnincy. ismo. cloth slsj
So ;spies sent by mail an receipt Of prgse Puh.
ish.d b. A. William. &Co.. Book .sllers Boston.
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rhe -ub-cr Der hereby gives publ. notice ~ 81.
- cone erhr'i, tnAf he ha- urcu f'aIy appointed
aud ha' t@Sen uIan h4m-e Z. iAc irutt No ALL
mi slat ai"r " lhr t-tatc Of
Nahum Tleworgy
late Of Ellsworth IA iAs I .t,..lg .F J.r-.... .,.
ceased ~ SivlnE bond tue iaW directs 3D..
therefore Tr'tHrst- aIl persons Wbp tTr iuI"ltrd
:" 'Aii ieee sect tate 10 tslAke ifH.u tiItr III,
m"ul ana lhnse Win have ANY u llAnd. thcreoa
90 eNhitiI me cam ior gsaytnent
Jk~-k IEENDEIN
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~ If Hancock. N"ah
The undersigned adm Htstraier of The e.ta,. l.,
Roger herfi ryan tate OF Back port in said n,,,
decease't, respectfully rtpfe-ents tbat the y3
ANA ehattel~ rghi> and c5eslifS ~ ssiJ d.,
estate afr not >ufhoicut tu pts bis Ju 4 della. ~
ehaE Sos q sdniin s,Tstioa. by the sam ~ H.
huhltet "aitafs hefripre Your petitioner lrss
your Honor 10 grant htsn 1ceuse 30 seil st f'.i
itc or pray ate 'aie. sad convey enough N m. f
estate ~ the deceased Inctuitus th,, r,,.r.@ IL.
and charges ui aduaiulstrari N was
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-25

-Potat es are SO cheap In Iowa, that
many scres are LEFT undug.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-25

IIaNCtbtk -. taur. OF I..,.l,ats o.
Terra. \. -. i~7a 'tt
zen fl@ tf'regoInx petition. DFnrErn ~.
-aitt let ttEucT give pubic uottre ali ,,~r,,, "a
tsfrsird rs Causing copy ~ Tive l,e'tIt,, I
this order thereon. Ia br tubtlstei three ~
sucre=~'veIy b. the Ellsworth Amert. ,u D,a,
pa'~f Tahh'h"' 10 Ellsworth FL -aiti tvuute ;hzi
they may appear A. a touts of Ptoilal. a. 80,
1punts. u hr h~ifl Al Ellsworth au th, ar.t NIL
brrias az De We ~ al ten Of the riogA l., w,
forenoon :" s'"~ C. use. d! ANY thrY bavr ubr
the prayer ut sad pv HtUacr should nnt X. x-,
FAKhrE Trt.. T. I
Affect, Geo \ Dyer Register As
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-25

At Court OF Probate holden At Ellsworth, within
and for the County OF Hancock, on the 4tl We'd
ne day OF Octnber, A. ID. Iss.
Lemull r. Maddox administrator upon the e..
tate Of
Oliver NJ ddox. late OF Ellsworth
in said County deceased-having presented hi.
final account Of Administrations upon said estate
for Probate; Also his private ACCOUNT:
ORDERED I'll 1.-THE said ADM istratSr rive
notice thereof 70 all persons interested, by cans
ing a copy Of this order To be published three
weeks successivelv in the Ellsworth American
printed in Ellsworth, that the may appear at .
Psubase Court 10 b hoidea at Ellsworth on the
Fir.t Wednesday Of Decem Der It Al ten Of the
clock in the forenoon. aid shew cause, il any
they have why The same 9 ond not be allowed
PARKER TUtA. Judge.
A true Copy Attest:
SwN GRO. 4. DvsR. 1sGistsr,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-25

7" The hoaarst'e Judge Of Probate f.rfae Goa,
- 81 HAM a- <
The nndcrSiEnstl. willow ~ Charts. 80
late u 't<tlnt IA said toaBte. decreased -
'h''F tnpF"~"hts th"i art decreased diri pn- "a.
81 ~ Personal Estsic. IA iuyeu.fss " -.
has ic' % daily returned iHin utr Prsb4fr t,N3..
that her circumstance teI,,lsr Gt u-t,.-.Y- Ta
shc should nave utoge OF sand l-ey..tst / 4
shan she entitled to On a .!s.Friblitt.,e H.. III
-he therefore pr4y- that v.ur Honor q l,tl5 .r-,
her such Mo " s,ti af aArd i'ar.la.5 -
:" "u' HsHNh"u Y"A nay desrr1atHv arrt.sar-
And proper } ,tft
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legal 1otleej
Foreclosure Of Mortgage

On the 18Th. Of sept 4. u. 100 by their deed or
that dste recorded In the Hancock Registry OF
iorfls Hook l.i, Page az Alten ". Truworyy
Henry + TT-~orry, James Name and william
smiih. eonv, ycd 70 tharl-- J. Abbott q eerlain
lot Or parcel Of Iani situated in >urry Hancock
Ia. Maine. boun'trd amt describe a. foltows To
VII D-stntn. At large rOcs near the south sid.
81 the tTaysIcl plrk ~ the saN.miii roa theme.
IkO0tH ~ fhT e REX int-rmingfed wrh quartz
two hundred and SIX feet. thence Nortnwe-teriy
10 large rock at the North emf OF the sIill.dam
thence Westerly 10 a large rock near a birch tree
10 hitk-b's iinv and tae.tce ,utnNe.teliy 70 th.
tr-t neuii5ne'l bounds the 18th OF July L. D.
i-,p b! his asslgumeni OF that Il ;e recorded In
! aueock Registry 81 deeds Book I5l Page 2s
Charlie, J. Abbott Convey ed the same to m. Nov
thr condition of sail mortgage being brok I
claim a Drc losurp OF the sane and ave Thu, 40
lice ioc that purpose. JAMES 4 MrLLIkE>
by hi Ally, Wa. Jor
Ellsworth. Nov. 18th. ls,y. awe
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ncrAg sFA>GLEp BANNfR. II ,lii ~a,c.
y 5tt.. thAH Ran. a. ~ kAcy. lie 81
.Isr. - rVlusUus wit, Hummer. ua. '.usnhu--
rNi-s-e't. tiss ui g. rlecl place isaHfrtine
Dlstl l. r.sr rue-crtt-r. OrlN > &C. 40
sisoc ~AF = c.I plate fKkt. ~,-yiu.-n- . e.
aeIr>- BANNtB. n4n-siair. y n
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- TIE Hannrsblo Judge W Probate Inr the Claa-
u ID iiAuro.k
a- uui~T-iKt.si admins tg ALnf af Ar estate uI
Ma tlaUd. laiv yG t+tsH prtu.
Ia sald tounfy decreased. -p-,tlull, represents
utAi The Epq-is AMI yhatt.is. fl.uts and ritl- 81
sa4I 4rc"as'-i arr mott ~Hfi. irut to pAy h4- sst
trots and cha X. ~ AdnIHE.tfauan. Ht thr -Htu
IA owe hundred anI uA At- lHil+r- hrr,lttr
yuur pct4itgntT lTays fuur lluuug CD kfAng alu8 a
-.errn-c ln ssH iA To. &c 4-f4N t:r 4uti
tes sHai -4rnt ~ A- rral ~-t4tn uf tbv !ys sri
.iucluJ-us ta. raNrr>spu ut t4~ wt4yU d. uuWcf
ii'frtn rH saglti. -aul .ruts aud ghat v- elf .st
h4lal-tsAI.Bu
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-25
IG.P. RowEL's COLUMN
Arom etic Vegetable Soap.

nNN AHow I made IL IN Six Months secret
SVvVVand sample mailed fee. A , Fuller. y \
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Attest Geo. a Dyer, Register

10 the Honorable Judge Of i'rveate for the
Coudty VI Hancock.
The undcrsixuc,I guardian VI willard T.
Allen non tonllo- vi BrUoAlin, IN SAID county
that H. sad ard /, mt pD-.c>>cd ui any
personal estate which can be applied to hi,
supp RI. but that he j. --ixcd aud possessed u
certain Real Estate to Wit The homestead - (
Amos Alien, late Of SAID BrooAIn, decreased.
Una. 1t l. necessary that portion OF -aid -
tate should be sold ani The proceed, there f
applied To his support. lie would fur
Their represent that the sale OF a portion
would iHlair the value Of the remainder. lie
would respectfully rrquc-t that Your Honor
graut im licensed 10 --I aud convey The " liol..
of said estate al public or private sale that ~
much Of ihc proceed, thereof as may not be
required for bis immediate suppO may lie
secured 10 him On Interest.
Broukiin Oct. n. %. BF>JAMIN NCrTER
STATE OF MAINE.
Hancock, -. Court OF Probate Oct Term A ID
1859.
lpUn The foregoing petit ion, ordered, that
said petitioner give public office to ali persons
interested by causing copy Of the petI ZION
ana thi~ order thereon, to lie published three
"-.A> successiseiy ia The Ellsworth American
newspaper pubi>lrd IN Ellsworth, in -atd
county that they NAV appear at Court VI
froOate Tor said County. 10 be held ut Ellis
worth ON The first " edne ,day OF December
lie Xt. al ten VI the clock IA he forenoon 10
,hew cause II ANY they have, why the PRAYER
Oh said petl' ioner shou,d act bc granted.
PAhkkk LUCK Judge.
Attest, Geo A. Dyer, Register
" \ true copy attest, Geo. A. DYER, Regr
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DR.. 1ICHAU'a
GOLDEN B,AcAM No. 2
Golden Ba sam No 9

wil 1our lt.e. Eftr ,un strength. RESTORE
}uur apletIte, rcl.rr 4arlhas. Ana maze rail-
g. is p rasr Vt is sissrt -p&re oi tau.r
ssr- 4un fs~llsEr ,isf AnI TsTi. s-Al ~nrr ~
all 81 kflru erlsrr acui-. esirlplr
ind natofy heiher from M alsts. cap+~ any
otf~f. firr r4thTr ~. % ~ . '.rIDhN
BAI~Ah 80 ,T i-sttisr of "a" i-'itlrs t"s e. -
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-25
GrYr1rS POULTRY BREEDING

by thail-s l.. Pint. secretary NA-ssehuss- {.
state Bo4id al grteulture- / VI l2tno. ltii =
illustrations; cloth 81 =.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-25

DIX. ULIN. q ssOud ~. treat. Ill Private d..
eN-er, s-Inisal f-mi-- ions. InpoifEc 4 Board
ing ia rslaill -bnlrII ii drsiisd. lhvurshde 81
cas-- fran every -tAie Hiezte the bOctois XIII
sealed pAa4ihlsE fuF : stamp.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-25
Dn. RICHAU'S BAL>AM No. 2

I a.c plea-arr d rcf.i'yins ~,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-25
HIGH FARMING WITHOUT MANURE.

Ey NJ. Georg- Vile, Professor Of Vegetable
PLY siolsg1 al the Au-eum 81 Natural history.
PARIS. fu..i-hcd under the direction Of The
MA-sachu--tt- rtet i'r pronoting Agriculture.
Inud s~titon. i.ao. los page. Il eis
GEYrrrN pnr.f LEY HnTInING In
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fARktK rUCk. judge
Aue-t, sFo- IS bIlA. K,glsirr 4wI5

TO the Honorable JuIsr of Probate ipr .Ae
tounfy " IIanCuyA.
III" uu,Isr-iEncd Guardian 81 Hosea uoIg.
don a.. minor hrir> ui Hosea li.-i.,lDu
late OF fremont ia the County u Iianc,s,k d.
ceased. HOuIi rr-Uetliui, represent, that
;hrrr = l;rl k-t,tr belonging ID .aii minor.
consisting ri III. Humr>la al 4uI A small no..d
~ " ~. that .llI property j. ia.i 4. prt--
Ciatiug IN value and It wuu j b.. tor The iut,r-
st " satd hrir. that ,AI properly ~ ,pil anal
the money put Al interest tor tine brurut III
"A id heirs. anJ having 4lS ant ag.ou~ utir ni
Nin- Hundred Dollars tor the property Your
Petitioner pTtys that Lic,n>e may b. granted
hluI - sell and convey thr same
4
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-OMEN Of New York

Az yonr Doctor or pru gglsi for swee, QuiriNe
It's equals bitter CANINE NH by -TEAEN-
FARR & Co. Oh mist- New York
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-25

HoR Lsde- Private 'irt ular Of most useful and
.hstl. trn-ahie Afscie- ever tnfsL Lea. address
Ms,ia'n i,urAl. q - BOX 81, y tHy
nkKrEtf MANHOOD -t--s1 tor uunx Nefi,
On Tie tylls ~ So l.. NNEkk llDN. Nita
CERTAIN selp fir ts., e. ing amt
-sslesl lrtlrr suK~ lnas.- 9 sna4 Au-
drrr. Howard A-.t.'lsfiun. Boa 4. Fnsa-, IA.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-25

c7S- conn - mOutn paid 10 Agents. st
oJv 0kUUsr, .Oii'n.i-s4'sn, a. I'll car
f..tcsit a .s iac 10 hes i.iur- A,slFc-- Z. Ld
...n Kiv-r Vine mofA.. IS MH4. 81 y \ Cara
60 Elrhi.isisd Memphis.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-25
HENRY IL. CI,Kk, Guar.
Ellsworth. Oct. 2,ih, ~.
STATE OF MAINE

A. H. 1873.
lyon the foregoing PETITION, Ordered, that
said petitioner kne public notice 10 ail per-
son int.r">.cd. by causing copy Of the pc
ttion, and this of,ier thereon Ia b. publl~ he'd
three weeks -uCrt-.tNrly In The Ellsworth
American newspaper published tn Ellsworth,
10 -aii ooun u. thai they may appear ut 4
curt ut L, obat. Tor saI.i county 10 IL, held Al
Ellsworth on lh- Fir>i WrIIr-dlx uI Deem
b--r next, al ten ~ ne CluyA ID the /, rruoJn
10 ~he " cause, any thrV have. why the
prayer rsIil petitioner should not be granted.
Parker Tuck, J ud.e.
Attest Geo. A DYER Register
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-09
NOR SALE.
By WILLIAM Il. BECk s. CO.,
Real Estate Agents, Office q King stree.

A two story BRICK HOUSE, pressed bre-
front, rooms and kitchen with water ana g.
alley in the rear on King ST.. for $500.
A two story BRICK HOUSE, on st. AsslA
street, in thorough order, II rooms, water $40.
gas, fine locality and large lot Price $1,000
4 two-story BRICK HOUSE, on FairtaX 81.
good neighborhood, Q 70 ms alley in rear press
cd brick front, with gas and water for o32L
A two story BRICK ROUSE on King SIS u
rooms and kitchen, gas in house, water in ys'j
alley in rear all in order, for $500.
A snGg FRAME HOUSE Of rooms, lot -
100 on Alfred st. Nice YARD aud garden. Pace
$1,000
A good business stand ia West End over IS.
acre of land, with three dwelling- cofi@
property. Price $500. ...,.
A large four story BRICK WAREHOt5
on Union street. in the centre OF the ci-y
Price $1,000.
A large three story BRICK WAEEI0u9-
on Prince street near the dock Price $500
a large BRICK DWELLING, with store"
lst floor, on King street, in the heart OF the''.
Price S. 50l.
A good FRAME HOUSE, on Pit s.. go'-
location. Price $GOJ -,....
Several FRAMEand BRICK d WELLlN'.
for sale at very low figures.
Also several SMALL HOUSES for rent
We have several hundred more brick h.'
frame houses, wharf properties yacsn. Iy.,
farms, and tracts Of timber land fol sale 'e''
cheap. Send for Cur descriptive circular.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-09

SHOCKING AFFAIR.-A horrible tragedy
was unearthed at Warsaw, Indiana, on Satur-
day night Last April John w. Vannatta,
from Fort Wayne, Indiana, secured the affec
tons of Miss Horn and married her in OPP
position TO the wishes of her parents and
relatives. On the wedding night near y all the
guests, thirty in number, were taken sick with
every appearance of poisoning by arsenic. A
sister of Miss Horn died from its effects. 1t has
been found that Vannatta mas proposed an
elopement with young lady, Miss Bennett,
within the last few days, and in his last letter
to her, he gives a full history of the poisoning,
acknowledging that he had put large quantity
OF arsenic IN the water from which the coffee
was prepared, and that he did it for revenge
for the manner in which the family had treated
him. He has been arrested and after an ex,
animation committed to jail in default OF bail
to the amount of five thousand dollars. Great
excitement exists
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-09
DUBLIC SALE.

By virtue Of deed Of trust executed by John
II Thompson and wife to the undersigned
dated :he 9th day of June, 1869, recorded 10
the Clerks Office of the county OF Fairfax, S.s.e
Of Virginia, in Liber >, No. 4, folio 2S9, vii.
sell, by public auction, Tor cash, at the station
house of the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hamp-
shire T. r. Co. st Herndon, Fairfax county
on MONDAY, the 9Th day Of March next, nj
II o'clock q m, a sufficient amount Of the
PROPERTY described in the said deed OF trus.
to pay the necessary expenses of pubhcAtlot
and sale, and an instrument Of five hundred dol
lars due the first day OF this month, and secuI-
ed by the said deed OF trust
The said property is the east or half part a.
the land at Herndon formerly belonging 10
Daniel X Calyer, then containing 4Ol acre,
more or less but now divided by the public
road running through The middle OF the trac.
from north to south, less II acres, sold from the
south end OF the property. The property car
be viewed at any time on application TO The
Trustee, ut Herndon.
Title perfect Dated Vt Herndon, falrlts
county, Sd February, 1868
feb 3-eots ! ST JOHN, Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

E. King, jr, formerly agent of the Virginia
Express Company of Norfolk, and who was
reported to have been knocked down and rob-
bed of ten thousand dollars, while on his way
to the depot, aud who was subsequently ar
rested on suspicion Of completely 10 the rob-
berv. makes full confession of his guilt
The confession duplicates Thomas Z. Potts,
King brother-in- law. About seven thousand
dollars of the money, which belonged to the
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company,
has been recovered.
The Fredericksburg Ledger says: III.
Marson, of Chester county, Pa. has bought
tract of land on the Plank Road, eighteen
miles from Fredericksburg, known as farSer
Store, the property of NJ. McCracken, con
| tanning 100 acres Small improvements iol
| for s., 600 greenbacks and s., 00O 10 gold C0l'
A. Morton, late Of Oswego county, New OK
has bought 1875 acres OF the old waller tract
four miles from town, for 81, 800.
| The elections in the literary societies, at
the University of Virginia, resulted as follows:
In the Jefferson, Mr.. c. F. MeKesson, Of
North Carolina, was chosen for anniversary
orator and Mr.. S. ?. Tuck, Of Maryland, fol
reader. In the Washington, MIR. H. s. jet
tries, of Virginia, was selected as orator, and
! Mr. j. G. Rodgers, Of Maryland, Tor reader
The old Belmont Mill, in Falmouth, unused
for a long time past,l was burned down or
Friday night last. Insured for $l,l2O Or
Saturday night the store of Cunningham 4
| Bro. was burned down, in Fredericksburg.
Insurance SIS 600 Both fires, it is thought
were the work of inceDdiaries.
The impostor who has been swindling in the
Valley calling himself Father Smith, has beer
arrested on his way to Morgan county, Wes
Virginia, and brought back in custody to the
Valley
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-09
COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Feb. 9.-The market
remains quiet and the weather unfavorable for
outdoor operations. In Flour there is little
doing and prices are without change. Wheat
inactive offerings limited and sales at l72al85
for red. Corn less active and prices !alc lower
offerings of 1900 bushels mixed, with sales at 81
ass, the bulk at the latter figures; sales OF yell
low at So Sales of 500 bushels prime Oats al
65. Rye weaker, but no sales reported. Butter
in fair demand Eggs unchanged. Poultry
wanted
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-09

Proposed amendments to the Constitution
are now brought up in Congress every week
The new lights are holding up their farth-
Jog candles to the sun, and declaring that they
see spots Oh its surface If all these amend
ments we're adopted the Constitution would be
thoroughly reconstructed" instrument.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-09
Foreign EcWS.

Yesterdays European advces say that tie
London Standard predicts that the Alabama
claims treaty will be rejected by the United
States, and that General Grants administra-
ton will not be offered such favorable terms as
those now proposed. From Greece the news
is contradictory. The latest intelligence is that
peace is assured.
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The bill agreed upon by the Committee on
Military Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives, for reduction of the army, provides for
the consolidation of the Paymaster's, Quarter
masters and Subsistence Departments into one
bureau, to be called the Department of Sup
plies, under the charge of one Brigadier GeDer-
al, three Colonies. nine Lieutenant Colonies,
forty-6ve Majors, aud sixty Captains. -
The present number of officers in the three
departments is lS3, thus effecting reduction
OF sixty FIVE officers. The present infantry
force of the Regular Army consists of forty FIVE
regiments and the bill reduces the number to
thirty. The cavalry and artillery forces are not
to be reduced The question of making the
reductions and carrying the law into effect re-
mains with the President, who is to proceed to
carry it out whenever the exigencies of the
service will warrent it.
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Congress-.

In the Senate, yesterday, MIR. Sherman
| presented memorial asking the recognition
of the Supreme Being in the Constitution. -
In view of the special tavors which, as ma
ton, we had lately received at the hands OF
Providence, he said, it seemed to him peculiar
" fitting that the Judiciary Committee should
| now take the subject into consideration and
renort provision. The resolution offered on
Saturday by Mr. Edmunds, permitting the
| countinr OF the vote of Georgia for President
| and Vice President and at the same time re-
citing that it did not affect the result OF the
election, was adopted after considerable de-
bate, by a vote Of thirty four In its tavcr to
eleven against it. The House amendment re-
lative to suffrage was then up, and speeches
were made for and against 1T to the time OF
adjournment. 1t was again debated at the
night session, but final vote had not been
taken at midnight, and the Senate continued
In session.
In the House of Representatives, Mr.Miller
introduced a joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution so as to allow
the qualified voters of the respective States to
vote directly for President and Vice President,
and in case of tic vote the election to be by
Congress from the two candidates having the
highest number of votes. Mr.. Seye intro
duced a joint resolution proposing an amend-
ment to the Constitution, so as to provide that
Senators shall hereafter be elected by direct
vote OF the people, and increasing the term OF
Representatives, to four years. Both propositions
were referred to the Judiciary Committee. A
large number of new bills and resolutions were
offered and referred to Inappropriate committees.
The Senate's amendments to the Copper Tariff
bill were concurred in, and the bill now goes to
the President for his signature. The Military
Appropriation bill was debated during the re-
mainder OF the session.