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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-13

CORPORATION CoURT-QUARTERLY TERM =
S.Juaqe Lo,oe Presiding. &C. C. Bradley, }. ii
: Broadus apd Edgar Speeden were Appointed
: TO appraisc the estate of Gilbert S. Alino
4 deceased.
y. W. Chiffon, j. Nj Broa1us and Elga
sSpeeden were appointed commissioners to as
sign homestead to Virginia A. Minnr widow
Got Gilbert S. Minor deceased.
X. Kemper qualified as a Notary Public 70
Hcity OF Alexandria.
Catharine Hansbury vs. George l.. Seaton
chanccry; injunction heretofore awarded dis
solved.
J Hooc's ex'x. vs.. S. o. Baggett, debt; pie:
stricken out and judgment 10 favor Of plaintiff
Sfor $22 25 with interest from May II, 1865
land costs.
O0erseers of the poor cf Alexandria VS.
4 Alexander Brent, tas,ardy; jury waived anc
Judgment that Alexander Brent is the father
loi the bastard child, and that be pay $25 pei
aannum for years to The overseers OF the poor
LOT Alexandria and give bond for 5000 for per
| tormance of this judgement.
George L. Seaton VS. Isaac Tancll unlawful
detainer; jury trial and verdict 10 favor OF Plain
: Tiff TOR possession Of premises in controversy
hand costs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-13
CITIZENS MEETING

A general meeting Of the citlz,ns will be he'll
at Liberty Hall at IL o'clock to morrow Tor tn
purpose of expressing the opinions OF the com
munity regarding the death OF Gen. Lee ant
adopting resolutions Of respect to bis memory
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-13

SEVEKAL OF TIE VERY BEST NE
~ and second h and
PIAN NOS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-13

q MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
lwill positively be sold at great sacrifice st y
a.. WILD 81 BROS. Piano store. No. 42u ILL.,
dsreet, between Pennsy lvania avenue ard ST
= Washington. ID. &. &C; l3-0-'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-13

9T AIDES HOSIERY.
/ II A full supply of Hecker's Genuine Iro
frame Hosiery, all mum bere jus: received d
oct l3 c. C. BERKY'S.
, 1870-07-26

PF'TER Bcgj@ring af Frederikstcds
L. Skitteret SON behandlcnde dere
Boer, vii bIiye b~ortsoIGt we'd Auction
som hoIdes I'orsddgeu den 2Sdc dcu-
mes .NiddQg ~ ~ Siet j Huset Mr..
50 B, & 50 Dronningensgade en-
Deel MOBLER 90 andre EFFEC-
TER, SAINT efter Begjaring af Poll
timesteren i Frederiksted en- Skbs-
, 1870-07-26

CROCODILES' NEsTs.-CrocodiIes are a
class of animals whose domestic habits, for
obvious reasons, have not been carefully
observed their manners to strangers be
ING far from attractive, and their haunts be-
ing generally uusaIubrious. This much is,
however, known regarding them, that they
commonly deposit their eggs in the mud
or sand of a river side and that one Of the
parents watches the eggs thus deposited is
obvious, from the remarkable story, told
by Mrs. Petherick, of a Nile crocodile that
was perfectly harmless till her eggs were
stolen, after which she attacked all men
and animals that approached her, and final
Iy seized and mounted upon a horse, which,
in a state Of fearful terror, gaIIoped with
ISIS rider into the travellers camp, The
nearest approximation to a nest that we
had ever heard of till the last few weeks
was in the case of the American aIIigators.
The mother has been seen scratching a
hole with her paw in the sand by the wa
ter side, and placing the eggs in a regular
layer therein. She then scrapes some sand,
dry leaves, grass, and mud over them,
smoothes down the layer, and deposits a
second set of eggs these are similarly COW
cred, and more eggs, amounting in all to
, 1870-07-26

tOlerable comfort and good spirits Both
the boys slept soundIy j; so did the crew;
but both the Captain and his wife were
constantly wakefui. At sunset on the
goth Of March The captain thought that
they could not be more than thirty miles
from Bourbon. But here a bitter diSap-
pointment awaited them. The weather
became unsettled, and the sea rose. At
daybreak it became evident that they could
not make the land. Nothing remained
bat to run for Madagascar. 1t was very
hard, for all about them were fragments
of drIflWood, sugar-cane, &c, and plenty
of land birds were in sight. The crew
murmured but t G captain, using a pjous
fraud about the distance, had his way.
The sea was now very high, so high that
the "steer oar peaked with its butt under
the alter-thWarl,' THAT is, five interpret
the words right, fastened at an elevation
of about 45o, ''put its blade under" A
gain the weather moderated, and now the
great trouble was the want Of water.
The elder boy, the "ocean-bOrn," as the
father proudly calls him, bore his trou-
bles without a murmur, but the little one
cried necessarily for water. The crew
were not quite as brave as they might
have been, talking of "giviDg in," and so
on. 81 felt annoyed" says the captain,
whose manly words we must quote, "got
up, and said, Look here, | am not at all
~sanguine that we shall reach the coast;
but as long as | have life l shall hope,
and as long as | have the least hope, |
will work and any one that will not do
the same, | expect them to tighten the
boat by giving up our company, and,
when you are all done and gone, my wife
and myself will try She said, We will !!
| think | must have looked very angry,
for it had the effect of stopping their MUIR
murs for that time" On March "a a new
danger threatened them. A large shark
made some determined ruShes at the boat.
The captain made him sheer of, first by
smart blow from a loose thwart, then
with a poke from the steering oar. On
March 25 they drained the water-beaker.
1t gave them a pint-and-a-haIf of muddy
water. This was their last. Nothing
remained but to drench themselves with
salt water; the little boy had to b. watch
ed incessantlv lest he should drink 1t.
On the morning of March 26 land was
sighted ; at sunset they approached 1t
near enough to see that there was an un-
broken line of heavy surf along it. The
captain, always true to himself, would
have had the landing put offtill the morn
ing, when the light would have given them
a better chance, but all were against him
the mother cried out that neither she nor
the child could live through another night;
and the attemptWas made. GAS soon as we
GOT on the back Of the surf, MY wife said,
, 1870-07-26

er the boat was upset The boat turn
ed upon us, and We were a short time un-
der her" The captain got out first,
next one Of the shipboys, then the wife,
then the other boy. The boys held the
woman's hands across the keel ofthe boat.
At the forepart of the boat was a m
"ImmediateIy afterwards [ had hold, and
was Just at my Wife'S side, reaching to
take hold of her, when the boat turned
over again. We were then all four
thrown together, my wife and the boys
keeping fast hold of each other; | told
them TO hold fast, and was behind them,
swimming aad pushing them in before
me. Not more than one minute from
this, the boat either turned again, or fell
off the sea upon me, giving me a fearful
blow, which disIOrated some of my ribs.
Very shortly after my feet touched ground
between the seas | then shiftei nv
position, cot before them, dragging them
IN as the sea came, and holding against
the drawback The seamau does moth
ing but save himself, though The captain
catches him by the wai>tbanl Of his
trousers, and holds, on till he has to l0oS-
en- his grasp 70 secure his wife. Then he
sees a tall figure, pcrf5 city naked, pas
sing along the beach. 1t must, he thinks,
be a native to his surprise it is the mate.
"Then," his wife, dead or alive, being on
shore, II thought for the first time about
my children. 'Thcy are lost Supposed
says the mate 1t was too true they
were lost. "Tho last we knew of them
was our poor boy singing the lines, Teach
me to live, that l may dread the grave
as little as my bed his last words; and
the child crying for water when the boat
turned over.''-a most pathetic end
drowned at the shore after six hundred
miles in an open boat. The good cap
tain and his wife got safely, we rejoice TO
say, TO England, after a variety of adven-
lures, for which we refer the reader to
his simple, manly narrative.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11
GENERAL Ne VS..

The Union Pacific Railroad has sold $780,
600 acres of land.
Municipal reform and the progress of
public schools are now two healthful topics of
press exhortation in Italy.
Croquct has been resumed, and will be
very fashionable this season.
Insurgent bands have appeared among the
mountains on the southern confines of the
Roman States.
In Milwaukee a rage to learn to cook has
sprung up among the fashionable ladies'.
The Georgia colored people say ''massa
cash" is better to work for than ''massa lash. :"
The Department of State has received Off
cal information that Sulina, at the mouth of
the Danube, has been declared free port by
the Turkish government.
The coming centenary fcte in honor of
Beethoven, at Vienna, will last three days.
The corner stone of monument W i'll be laid.
The American officers taking service in
Egypt, by special invitation from the Viceroy
will carry with them numerous improvements
and machinery.
terrible gale and flood on the river Platte
destroyed 100000 worth of property at
Buenos Ayres, and 100000 sheep in the
country districts.
During thunder shower of last Thursday
evening the electric fluid descended on the
lightning rods of the summer residence OF
Robert Brookhouse of Salem, but passed of
without doing any damage.
The Nashville Press and Herald is response
BILE for the rumor that Governor Senter will
at an early day send in his resignation
The world is safe from collision for while
longer, as the consoling intelligence is afford
ed that for the next hundred years the dis
lance between the earth and the sun will
gradually increase.
On the 9th of June Oregon will hold her
State election. 1t will be an important event
in the political history of the State since q
/. Governor and other State officers, member
of Congress, and members of the Legislature
are 10 be elected.
Only about twenty -fye persons-all reported
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11
prpTRII(.y STATE CONVENTION.

The citizens of Maine who rejoice in the progress
of Human Freedom and Equal Rights, achieved by
the Nation under the direction of the NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN PARTY during the past decade who
heartily second the administration of President
Grant in its measures to secure national prosperity
by the restoration of confidence abroad and tran
nul,tv nj home: who endorse its wise policy for the
reduction of TIE national debt and applaud ITS sue
cessfll endeavors TO establish economy and honesty
in the administration of the Government VINO APP
prove the record Of the party in Maine on all
questions of public policy, including It's consistent
and straight forward efforts for the suppression OF
the evils of nemperance are requeStedto SEND DEL
egates to a state Convention, to be held in
Granite Hall, Augusta, Wednesday, June 18th. 1870
at eleven o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose of nominal
ing candidate for Governor, and to transact such
other business q. may properly come before the
Convention.
The basis of representation will be rs follows
Each city town and plantation will be entitled to
one delegate. and one additional delegate every
Is votes cast for the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor IN 1865 A fraction of 40 votes will be entitled
to an additional delegate.
Delegates are required to be actual residents of
the municipality they claim to represent in the Con-
vention.
The State Committee will be in session in the Re-
ecption Room OF the hall at O'Clock on the morning
ofthe Convention for the reception Of the cred.nals
of delegates and to hear and determine all of
contested elections subject to ratification by the
Convention.
JAMES G.. BLAINE Chairman
WM y. FRYE.
CYRUS VI. POWERS,
FREDERICK Robe,
WM. +. LOWELL, HepHGiicdH
Jos. II WEST.
PAUL STEVENS,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11

We are informed that an item in the papers
10 the effect that certain persons stole the
organ from the church in Clinton, and on being
discovered claimed that the town owed them
$50, g is absolutely without foundation. The
Selectmen know nothing about it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11

George Kicker of Bangor, seaman on
board the brig Gamma, in Portland harbor,
was accidently shot in the abdomen Saturday
night, by the Captain, and cannot recover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11

The, Post OF the Grand Army of the Repub-
of Memorial day. Rev. Mr. Gunnison is to
deliver the address, and Moses Owen the
poem. I4@@
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11

A military company at Bueksport is being
organized.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11

The Reporter says Nathan Baker, Esq, of
Skowhegan, gives the following facts relative
to his fathers family, which makes it one Of
the most remarkable in the State. Mr. Bak-
field into Somerset Co.. in 1909. At that
time he had nine children, all of whom are
alive now. Their names, residences, and ages
are as follows: Hannah, wife of Luther
Moore, Bingham, 10 years Joseph Baker,
Esq, Norrdgewock, II years; Nathan and
William, twins, the former lives in Skowhe
gan, and the latter in Bingham; Judah, Mos
COW, 13; Esther Narney, Mass, 20; Desire
Maguier, Carratunk, 6S years; Francis Bak-
er, Webster, &C years; julius Baker, Show
hogan, 63 years. United age of the nine, GGl
years. There are now so grand children, ia
great grand children, and Is of the fifth gen.
Grafton. 1t may well be doubled if there is
another family all living of the same number
and such advanced age, in the State.
The Wing says that on Friday afternoon a
small house in Olamon, occupied by John
houIlUI, WIS tpnSluclahlN uiiildStu DN uTO,
but was saved from total destruction by the
efforts of the neighbors. Nearly all of Mr..
Moultons household goods were removed
without injury. There was no insurance.
Mr.. Cornelius Stockbridge, of Weld, while
at work in his machine shop, on Saturday
last, had his right hand so manglcd by contact
,r;t Ia, hot of tI,o
arm was necessary, says the Pennington
Chronicle.
Mr. T. d. Thorn is abou; beginning repairs
on Parker Hall, Bates College. The north
west wall is to be taken down and the foun-
dation rebuilt. The wall has settled about
three inches. The settling was caused by the
foundation being undermined by heavy rains.
j. B. Webb, Supervisor of Cumberland
county, assisted by Prof. Crutenden, will
hold Institutes at Bridgton, Gray and Fall
mouth this month The Institute at Bridgton
is on Friday and Saturday, the 18th and l4th
nsts.
We see it stated that Gen. James H. But
r of Pcnobscot Chairman of the Demo
cratic State Committee, will issue a call on
Wednesday for Democratic State Conven-
ton to be held at the City Hall, Portland, on
Tuesday, the 2sth Of June.
\ babe three or four months old was found
in the depot of the z. S. & T. road at Port
land. one day last week. No clue to the
mother
Hon. Adams Treat of Frankfort, died last
week at the age of about SO years. He was
a well known and influential citizen and a
prominent Democratic politician
The Reporter says Mr.. Henry Mansur is
putting up a new house in Pittston, near the
Kennebec Land Lumber Cos Mills for Mr..
Geo. White.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11

The Wing reports a small earthquake at
Bangor Monday moring. $780,.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11

j. B. Webb, Supervisor of Cumberland
county, assisted by Prof. Cru,tenden, will
hold Institutes at Bridgton, Gray and Fall
mouth this month The Institute at Bridgton
nsts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11

Mr. T. d. Thorn is abou; beginning repairs
on Parker Hall, Bates College. The north
west wall is to be taken down and the foun-
daton rebuilt The wall has settled about
three inches. The settling was caused by the
foundation being undermined by heavy rains.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11

The Richmond Capitol, the downfall of
which has caused such an appalling loss
of life, was built at the close of the Rev
olution, and, though badly arranged and
announcement, was not without architect
ural beauty Seen from distance it bore
4 striking resemblance to the ancient Par
thcnon at Athens. OF course many his
torical recollections cluster'around the CEN
tury-old edficc, which are of the most in
teresting character. Henry Clay began
life in its basement as hard working
clerk under Chancellor Wythe, one of the
signers of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence. The trial of Aaron Burr for trea-
son took place within its walls, and it was
in the southern portion of the building
that Daniel Webster delivered, in 1910,
one of his greatest speeches on the Con-
stitution. The Constitutional Convention
of lS29-30, which included among its
members such names as Randolph Madi-
son, Marshall, Monroe, and other eminent
statesmen of that day, held its sessions
in the spacious hall, now crumbled in ruin.
The downfall of the building may justly
be laid at the door of the Confederacy.
During the war, in order to provide apart
ments for the accommodation of the re-
bellious Congress, considerable alteration
was made in the interior arrangements.
The ediiice, as originally constructed, was
strong and substantial, but the removal of
girders and supports, necessary in throw
ing two apartments into one, greatly
weakened the structure. 1t was, howev-
er, subjected to an examination by skilled
mechanics, and pronounced safe, before
the Confederate Congress occupied it.
The examination seems nevertheless to
have been very specifically made, when
we consider the real condition of the floor,
as developed by the disaster.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11

We see it stated that Gen. James H. But
| r of Penobscot, Chairman of the Demo
cratic State Committee, will issue a call or
W cdncsday for Democratic State Convcn-
ton to be held at the City Hall, Portland, on
Tuesday, the 2Sth of June.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11

Mr.. Cornelius Stoekbrdge, of Weld, while
at work in his machine shop, on Saturday
last, had his right hand so mangled by contact
with circular saw that amputation of the
Chronicle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11

\ babe three or four months old was found
in the depot of the p S. & L. road at Port
land. one day last week No clue to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11

The Wing says that on Friday afternoon a
small house in Olamon, occupied by John
Moulton. was considerably damaged by fire,
but was saved from total destruction by the
efforts of the neighbors. Nearly all of Mr..
Moulton's household goods were removed
without injury. There was no insurance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11

Hon. Adams Treat of Frankfort died last
week at the age of about 56 years. He was
a well known and influential citizen and a
prominent Democratic politician.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-16
"Thou Alone. +"

In looking over Roman Catholic Prayer
Book belonging to domestic, and which
was published under the sanction of the late
Archbishop Hughes, was surprised to find
that matchless Protestant hymn, Crock of
Ages"-a hymn which has soothed the dying
bed of thousands of Christians of every name,
who are now singing the song of Moses and
the Lamb But in this version of the hymn
there is omitted the stanza which contains
that beautiful line,
"Thou must save, and Thou alone"
Volumes could not more clearly define the
difference between Protestant and Romish
Christianity than this significant omission.
.Erchange.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-16
For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
PREDESTINATION; AN INCIDENT.

A few years since the Rev. DR.. K, by
special request, preached at M. T., on the
Sovereignty of Gods grace in the salvation
of His elect. A few days thereafter very
Jealous Arminian, IA blacksmith met the
DR.. by the way. side and said, CDR: K, l
heard you last Sabbath with great interest,
and l have to confess that your reasoning
has tended very greatly to convince me that
| have been in the wrong, and that you are
in the right; and I am very anxious to hear
you further on the same subject. When can
you favor me with private interview on
that interesting and important subject
"Well," said the Dr., "here is log, in a
pleasant shade, let us light from our horses,
and talk over the matter here" Scarcely
had they taken their seats, when DR.. NJ,
rode up, and on being informed of the sub
,ject of conversation, expressed his desire to
participate in it.
CDR. K" said DR.. NJ, "you profess tc
be converted man"
90 yes said DR.. NJ, 81 hope am
"Who converted your soul?" inquired
DR.. K.
"Why God, of course" was the ready
reply.
"Was this an accidental AFFAIR."" said Dr.
K, cor was it designed?"
Here the blacksmith interposed and said
"Take care, DR.. NJ, DR.. K. has unsettled
my foundations, and he will wind yOu up un.
less you are very careful"
"Well, well, said DR.. NJ, 81 think Goo
has designed to do great many good thing;
which he could not do, because sinners would
not permit him."
"Well, WELL" said DR.. K, "your God
DR.. NJ, and my God are very different be
ings. When I cannot, my God can. Anc
herein lies my hope, comfort and safety, that,
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-16
For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
A Brief History of our World.

SATAN, SELF, SIN, SORROW SUFFERING, DEATH
Satan the author of evil-Self Satan
ally: Sin the result of giving way to Satar
and Self: Sin the cause of sorrow and suf
fering, including death temporal and eter
nal: Sorrow, suffering and death the wage'
of sin; and sure to follow.
The world, the flesh and the devil the foe;
we have to contend with-a fearful trio
But blessed be GodD the gift of God i:
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord
and "ThankS be unto God who giveth u:
the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-16
COME UNTO ME. ="

The following ancient hymn was written by Ste
pheu, of the monastery of st. Sabbas before the
Eastern church became corrupted by Papal super
stitions
Art thou weary, art thou languid, art thou sore dis
trest?
'Come TO me- saith Oue,-and looming, be at
restl"
Hath he marks to lead me to him,-if he be my
guide?
In his feet and hands are wouud-prints and his side
Is there diadem as monarch, that his brow adornsF
Yea; crown, in very surety,-but of thOrRsl
If 1 find him, if 1 follow, what his guerdon here?
Many a sorrow, many labor, many tear
If still hold closely to him, what hath he at last
Sorrow vanquished, labor ended, Jordan pastl
If l ask him to receive me, will he say me nay2
Not till earth and not till heaven pass away
Tending, following, keeping, struggling, is he sure
to bless?
Angels, martyrs, prophets, pilgrims, answer, Yesl