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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF 4 LARGE
~ AND VALUABLE BRICK DWEL.
LING HOUSE AND LOT IN THE CITY
OF ALEXANDRIA, VA
By virtue Of q decree Of tAe Circuit Cou. ...
the county of Alexandria, Va, rendered p.
August term, 1858, in the case Of i. A Wa.er-
surviving, &c, vs.. b. Il. Jenkins, in chsnccY
the undersigned gs Commissioner therein
named, will otler for sale, at public auction. r
front of the Mayors Office on SATUkDAl !.
the 30.h day of January 1869, ut II % clock DO,
that valuable ID WILLING HOUSE and -
LOT, situated in the city Of Alexandria, .a5ss.
on the west side of Royal street, between Cam
eron and Queen streets, adjoining the resde1tt
Of Joseph BrOadus, esq, on the north. -A-
property, from its construction and locator D.
very desirable
Persons wishing TO purchase are requss' 81
TO examine the same before the day of sale.
Trims OF SALE, IS prescribed by the a.
cree-One-tcnth Of the purchase money % d.
paid on the day Of sale, and the residue 3D.
three equal instGlmcnts az six, twelve ta-
eighteen months from the day Of sale, with %.
terest, the purchaser TO give bond for the dee
red instruments, with good personal secul.
the title TO be retained and the buildings
insured as security for their payments
s. FERGUSON BEACL
CHARLES b. STUAkf.
jan Z-e0ts COmmsslonet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26
nv eirecn q wise.

(Auctioneers and Real Estate Agents
COMMISSIONER SALE. By virtue G
X decree Of the Circuit Court OF AlexandH
county, Va, pronounced at its May term, 10,
in the case Of ID. 3. DeCo5ter and wife vs. ~
k. snyder, the undersigned, Commissions.
therein named, will on SATURDAY, the 80.
day Of February, 1863, at T. o clock m, IN ito'
of the Mayors Office in the city Of Aiexanc!' ..
Va, offer for sale, by public auction the ''.
lowing property, to wit:
A Lot or GROUND, with three story -
BRICK HOUSE thereon, scuatod on -
the north side Of Prince, near the intersection
Of Prince and Water streets.
TEKMS-One-fourth cash, and the resiC4.
in three. six and twelve months, with inteiCs
from the day OF sale; the bonds Of the purcha-
er, with security, to be taken for The deierre.
payments and the title TO be retained until =
purchase money Is paid.
GEO. VIM. BRENT,
:. FERGUSON BE ACLr
ian Did CommissiOrc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

The New York Times calls the "new move
ment'' in Virginia, ''the Virginia Overture
aud the New York Tribune callsit the"Virginia
Prayer" Neither the ''overturing" nor the
praying" seems to have amounted to much,
as vet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

The anniversary of the birth day Of Robert
Burns, was celebrated by the Burns Clubs, in
many OF the cities and towns.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

The Richmond Whig in view of recent &C.
counts from both places. thinks it is hard to
say which land is blessed with the best govern
ment, Hayti or Arkansas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

The city of Richmond seems to be infested
with mad dogs. Hydrophobia seems to be
confined to no season OF the year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

A ship has been built in Boston, designed
expressly to carry mOIaSses in bulk-the mo-
lasseS to be pumped into her hold 10 the West
Indies, and pumped out again when she ar
riYes In Boston.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

DUBLIC SALE OF y VALUABLE FlsL-
ING LANDING ON THE POTOMAC
RIVER.-The undersigned is authorized bj
the parties mostly Interested in the fshiaE
landing on the Potomac river, known By The
name Of "BRYAN'S LANDING to notify
the public that the said landing wall be offered
at public sale, on TUESDAY, the 9Th dag o-
of Piscataway, at Gerard W. Brandts Ho,e.
by ID. r. Dyer, Sheriff of Prince George CO..
under execution directed to him by the Circu.
Court of ssid county, and will Do sold on Chat
day. Title undisputed.
This is considered one Of the best fishing
landings on the Potomac River. Persons de-
sirous to purchase will do well to attend tho
sale. WIN. A. JARBOE. for the
parties mostly uterestJl
Prinnn l.n-rnnls % Nj :ar 01-nnls
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

DRUGs. Sixteen physicians Of Washington
city have presented memorial to the United
States Senate, stating that by the existing ia
riff the duty imposed on foreign drugs and
medicines in daily and common use, aud arti-
ces which do not come in competition with
any OF our domestic products iDaSmuch as they
are not the growth reproduction Of our country
excessive la some instances these duties
are more than $50 per cent, thus imposing
burdens on the sick, as we'll as an onerOus tax
on country medical practitioners who furnish
medicines for which the poor are not able to
pay. Owing to the high tax, medicines are
so aduterated that it is difficult to obtain them
in pure and genuine state. As they are ne
cessaries, aud not luxuries, the memorialists
pray that the tax be taken off, and that the
same amount be derived from Injuries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

The Courier des Etats Unis gives an acco unit
Of a shocking exhibition Of cannibalism in
French Algeria, near the little town Of Tiaret.
on the border OF the Desert. The extenuating
circumstances, and there are always extenuat-
ing circum stances in French colonies, were
that terrible famine was raging and that The
population was dying at the rate OF twenty a
dsv
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26
HlAKE NOTICE.

Farmers improve your breed or catUs u
thorough bred ALDERNEY BULL is no" .
your service. Terms moderate. Also. one Eo4
Oxen, large sized, young, weil.broken and D
good order, for sac. Also, 3 thorough-9Fe.
Durham, and q thorough bred Devon Bull j.
sale Call on HENRY BONTZ, or d. $. cox
DON, near Bailey's 4 Roads, Fairfax CO., va
ian 20-eo1md&tWs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

THE BANKRUPT ACT.-By an amendment
make in July last, the original provisions con
corning the voluntary bankrupts were extended
to January |, 1869 In all voluntary cases
filed after that date, the assets Of the bankrupt
must pay 50 per cent Of his liabilities, or he
must obtain the written consent OF majority
Of his creditors to whom he is indebted as a
Principal debtor in order to be discharged. -
The involuntary side Of the law does not
change.
The earnings of the Pacific Railroad for 1868
are officially reported at S., 600. 65l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

DECREASE OF CHILDREN. Not long ago DR..
Slower and Others in Massach usetts, in some
comments upon the singular fact that the In
crease of children in that State is limited almost
wholly to the foreign population, assigned the
cause Of it to the commences OF the crime OF
feticide 1t now appears that Maine Is follow
ing Massachusetts 10 the decrease OF the rising
generation Mr. Warren johnson, the State
Superintendent of common schools in Maine,
reports to the Legislature that there is a de-
crease of l6, 6S3 scholars between the ages Of
four and twenty-one years from the census of
1858. The decrease in the past year has been
1852; the decrease in 1854 was A. al, and the
total decrease from the maximum OF 1860 is
nearly 10000. Mr.. johnson very naturally
considers this decrease alarming but as he can.
not satisfactorily account for it, he proposes
series of inquiries, such as Have we ceased
to be producing people % Are the vital
forces expended in brain labor and lost to physi-
cal reproduction and, Are the modern
fashionable criminalities of infanticide and
feticide creeping into our State community p
Work is very dull at the Washington navy
yard and discharges are taking place continually
and uerD faU mon are now emplOyed 10 any of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26
TFHE GREATEST NOVELTY OF THE
18th CENTURY.
FIRST GRAND PRIZE SOIREE

OF THE
UGLY ASSEMBLY, TO BE HELD AT THE
ALEXA. DANCING ACADEMY,
ON THURSDAY EVENING, FEB'Y 18th
On which occasion there will be two GRAND
PRIZES awarded to the two uglieat gentlemen
Three Judges to be disinterested persons The
Committee reserve for themselves the right to
eject any improper person from the nall. Tick
cts 81, to be had Of any Of the Committee.
j. NEWMAN.
ID. 2. BUCKLEY.
I'll. BINSWANGER
j. L. SHRAKES.
ian 26-27&F1G j. A. ARNOLD.
g OST--On Monday evening, between Fair
4 fax and the head of King street, on King
ST. eet an enamelled EAR RING DROP, for
the recovery of which q liberal reward will be
paid To be left at the Gazette office ja26-2t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

GIFT ENTERPRISE SWINDLEs. would
think the public had been sufficiently duped
and done for during the past few years to insure
them against further investments in gilt enter
prise Orphan asyIums, soldiers homes, and
other pretended charitable schemes have
cheated the people out OF not less than 81 ,0O0,-
600 or 100000 since the close Of the war
Every one of these projects has proved in the
end to be a downright swinde, shameless
brazen fraud. Another OF these gift swindes,
we hear, is soon to be Haunted before the public.
Tempting bats are to be held up to the gaze
of the unsuspect;ng, and a net spread large
enough to scoop in millions, more or less. Ii
the people are wise they will learn from expe-
rience that they might just as we'll throw their
dollars away as to invest them in such enter
prises They can invariably set down any
scheme which proposes to give them more than
the worth of their money as fraud, and no
mistake. -Nc0 York. ConmGcial
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

BANK ROBBERY. The National Bank OF
New Windsor, Carroll county, Md, was bur
glariously catered some time during Friday
night last, the burglar proof safe opened, and
its valuable contents stolen. The funds stolen
consisted Of $4,000 IN national bank notes, OF
which $1,000 was in dollar bills, $500 being
entirely new, and $l4l, 900 in bonds, Sl0,500
being in United States 5-205, $500 in 10 40s,
Central Pacific railroad bonds, first mortgage,
and Union Pacific railroad bonds, to the amount
OF about 500, 900; SIS, 700 in Western Mary
land railroad bonds, ST, 800 in Washington
county bonds; $4,000 in New Orleans
and Opeiousas railroad bonds, aud others. -
The securities are said to have belonged mostly
to parties residing in the neighborhood, who
had deposited them in the bank for safe keep
ing The robbery appears to be rather mystic
rious in character.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26
THE PEABODY SOUTHERN EDUCATION FUN

THE PEABODY SOUTHERN EDUCATION FUND
-On Saturday last the report OF DR.. B. Sears,
General Agent of the Peabody School Fund,
was made public. From it, itappears that the
Agent has devoted himself, doubtless under
instructions from the Board, almost exclusive
ly to the care of education in loyal districts. -
West Virginia, DR.. Sears says, labors under
great difficulties, but as be found there self
sacrificing and efficient men, who deserved en-
couragement, he gave them pecunary aid,
having first made pretty sharp bargain as to
what was to be provided in return, as 1t were,
for the assistance SO generously rendered In
the South there are States which labor under
greater difficulties; there are men who are
equally self-sacrifcing. Dr. Sears knows all
this we'll He has travelled from New Orleans
to Charleston. He has examined the schools
which have sprung uD within the past three
years. He has seen the efforts which an I'm
poverished people are making in districts
where there is literally no general public IN
struction, to give at least the rudments OF ed
ucation to their children. He saw in Charles
ton school in which more than four hundred
children were educated by charity. and he
knew that there we're plenty more, eager to
be allowed to participate in the benefits thus
offered to their little fellow creatures, which
were unfortunately denied them, Tor want OF
additional means. Dr. Sears examined this
school particularly, but not one cent did be
give to it. 1t was the same thing with a school
in New Orleans and with other Southern
schools. -BaH. Gazette.
Since the above was in type, we have seen
a letter from DR.. Sears, the Agent, in which
he states that the intmation5 in this article are
not correct; that aid has been furnished to nor
NAL schools in the South, &c. DR.. S. adds:
"With respect to the two cases cited in the
article, it is only necessary for me to say: That
the school at Charleston referred to, which
was a charity school mostly for the benefit OF
the freedmen, came within the class OF denomi-
national schools, and that, with the advice both
of Gov. Aiken, a member of the Board, and
Mr. Memminger, member of the Cabinet in
the Southern Contederacy, and now President
of the School Board of Charleston, the applica-
ton was not granted. 1t may also be added,
that there has been appropriated to the city Of
Charleston under the advice of Gov. Aiken,
the sum of twenty five hundred dollars. The
Baltimore Gazette says 1t is proper to say
that the Charleston school to which DR.. Sears
refers to, is not the school to which alluSiOn
was made
The case of the school at New Orleans, de-
scribed of like character with that at Charles
ton, was special school, under denomination
al patronage, and Of course, for the same rea
sons, excluded from participation IN the fund.
A sum of three thousand dollars has been ap.
prcpriated for that city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

Notwithstanding the slight decline In South
ern stocks within the past few days, there has
been tor sometime previous a steady appreca-
ton of the securities of Southern and South
western States, based chiefly upon we'll direct
ed industry. The south has grown the past
year large and very valuable crops of almost
all its great staples, which must necessarily
bring to it large amount Of cash means and
q corresponding credit for many things that the
section requires even more than money
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

REMOVALS AND APPOINTMENTS. dis
patch from Richmond says: "Gen. Stoneman
issued an order to-day appointing Gems. Wilcox
and Granger and Col. Franklin to constitute a
board which shall investigate and report on ap-
plications for any of the offices in Virginia, ex-
cept the executive State Offices in the Capitol,
and thus enable the Commanding General to
fill the vacancies now existing, and which it is
contemplated may exist within the next thirty
days. All applications for Office must be ad
dressed to Col E. w. Stone, Recorder of the
Board, at Richmond The military have thus
far removed 729 civil officers, leaving about
5000 Offices whose occupants are ineligible and
to be removed. The value of these Offices range
from S7OO to $4,000 per annum."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

PETITION OF MRS. LINCOLN.-1he President
of the Senate yesterday presented to that body
the following petition from Mrs. Lincoln:
To the Honorable Vice President fthe u s.:
SIR: herewith most respectfully present to
the honorable Senate of the United States an
application for pension. l am the widow of a
President of the United States, whose life was
sacrificed in his country's service. That sad
calamity has very greatly impaired my health,
and by the advice of my physicians have
come over to Germany to try the mineral wa
tiers, snd during the winter to go to Italy. But
my financial means do not permit me to take
advantage of the urgent advice given me, nor
can live in style becoming the wid9T Of the
live as economically as can. In consideration
of the great services my deeply lsmented hus,
band has rendered to the United States, and of
the fearful loss have sustained by his untime-
~ desth-his martyrdom, l may say-I re-
speetfully submit to your honorable body this
petition. Hoping that yearly pension may
be granted me, so that l may have less pecu-
mary care, l remain most respectfully,
Mas. a. LINCOLN
FRANKFORT Germany,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

THE New MOVEMENT. The Fredericksburg
Herald which has heretofore favored the new
movement has called "haIt' reviewed all
the clrcumstances-exam what has been
asked lor-and come to the opinion that the
mission Of the Committee of Nine is failure,
and that 1t cannot accept OF what has been Of
fered. The Herald says:
After the most grave consideration of all
involved, we are impelled to adopt the conclu-
sions of the Richmond Enquirer, and say. that
the memorial of the Virginia Committee to the
Senate Judiciary Committee leads us to the
painful conclusion that the result Is unsatsfac-
tory-the concessions lnadmissaDle' the anne
liorations too moderate"
The Herald quotes the proposition OF the
Committee of Nine that the State shall De de
barred hereafter, forever, from making any
change in the laws relating to what is called
universal suffrage; and declares that it will
never voluntarily and Willingly consent to such
an admission. The Herald says:
"This is piling on the agony. 1t is q bow-sho'
beyond even the reconstruction acts Indeed
if our recollection serves us, 1t Is the full
weight of milestone more than even the
square Underwood Constitution, with all Its
deformity) demands at the hands of the people.
Tie up your hands against all repeal Seal
with the signet of your ballot the promise that
never, no never, will you alter your organic
law on the suffrage question Other States,
North and South Of US, to be permitted TO
change their suffrage. but Virginia, never !
To our mind this is fearful pledge. and one
that we are not prepared to make.
The Herald concludes as follows:
"There is but one course left the people OF
Virginia, and that is to vote down the Under
wood Constitution. 1t is work Of magnitude,
but the case is not wholly desperate. Arouse
then, men of Virginia, do your duty, and LEI
consequences take care Of themselves !
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

The naturalization protocol signed by Mr..
Reyerdy johnson and Lord Stanley lays down
in general the same principles on naturalization
which were embodied 10 the treaties concluded
last year by Mr.. Bancroft with the German
Governments. 1t is free, however, from that
provision of the German treaties, according to
which naturalized citizens, by mere fact of q
two years residence 10 their native land, for
feited their citizenship in the adopted country.
In this respect it is thought to be consdera-
bic Improvement over the treaties of last year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

NFRS. T. G.. RHETT
M Is now prepared t. receive young lad'S-
rs BOAkDERS or DAY SCHOLARS at he.
home in Alexandria, whore they will receive
every care and attention, as we'll as the best al
vantages Of education. For circulars apply.
CoLRoss January 25-lm
ID WAN GUANO.
leo tons No ! Peruvian Guano, in store ana
for sale by B. II. LAMBERT,
ian IS Il Union Wharf
GLOVER SEED.
400 bushels prime Glover Seed in store anu
for sale by BREWIS q LAWSON'
jan 20-3m Leesburg Wash.l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

Secretary Seward has submitted to the Sen
ate the correspondence in the negotiations for
the purchase by the U. S. Of the Danish
West India Islands. Mr.. Seward shows that
he made the proposition to purchase those is
lands with the approval and authority OF Presi
dent Lincoln. The first sum named by the
Danish minister as an equivalent for the islands
was sos, 100000; but subsequently his govern
ment receded considerably in their demands.
and agreed to receive the amount stipulated in
the treaty
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-26

FRANKFORT, Germany
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-11-26
An EdiIOriaT Convention,

In view of the fact that all of the
other professions in life have societies
which convene annually for the promo
ton of their own welfare, We see no
reason why there should not be an
organization among journalists and
similar annual conventions held by
them. We believe that the editors of
some Of the Western. States already
have joined together into associations
and are holding annual conventions to
their mutual profit, but there is ap-
parenty no disposition among editors
and publishers in Ohio to follow this
example Why is thisY Can we not
always learn Of each otherl and is
there no disposition smoDg the editors
Of Ohio to become acquainted with
their eo-laborers let our brethren of
the press answer, aud if fsvorably i'm
pressed, publish call for the first con-
vention.-Sprinqfeld Transcript.
Some years ago an organization of
the kind existed, and for a few years
went smoothly on. But it resulted in
nothing more than idle vaporings and
vspid resolutions, the spirit of which
was forgotten ere they were fairly pass
ed, and the good intents they indicat-
ed were violated by their originators,
ere the ink was scarce dry, with which
they, we're transcribed. The utter in
utility Of the Association proved its
worthlessness, for it died out quietly.
This is one reason, perhaps, why "there
is apparently no disposition among edi-
tors and publishers in Ohio to revive an
organization which had no real merit
in it. Men who appreciate their rela-
ton TO the public as Journalistic, viii
maintain the honor of their profession,
on principle, whether they meet annu-
ally in convention or not; if they do not,
all the annual conventions you can ss-
semble will be mere waste so far as they
are concerned. A gathering for the
purpose Of forming acquaintance with
each other, and of cultivating the am
entities of life, would be'a very sgree-
able way of passing a spare day, and
no doubt large number would attend,
but to what extend it would result in
mutual profit would remain, perhaps
questionable. We have but little faith
in the experiment, but if any good can
come of it, count US in" We would
suggest however, that if call be Issued
that it include ouly the representatives
of the "country press"