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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-31

WEST VIRGINIA ELECTION. "A telegram re-.
ceived this morning by the democratic execu-
tive committee from West Virginia announces
that the democrats 10 that State have elected
two out of the three members OF Congress, be-
sides democratic governor and democratic
legislature, thus securing the election of DEM
ocratic senator in place of Mr.. Wiley Wash.
Star,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-31
Ry Beck, Knox e. Kerby,

Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.
f5Ik USTE Els SALE OF VALUABLE + UR.
L N1TURE, BEDS. BEDDING. CARPETS,
STOVES, &C, comprising nearly the whole
outfit Of the Marshall House.
By virtue of deed of trust from Joshua
Wood, dated October 10th. 1869, recorded in
liber a, No. 4, folio S. of the records of Alex
andria county. tho undersigned, trustee, will,
on MONDAY, November l4.h, 1870. offer for
sale. on the premises, the following valuable
articles, in addition to large lot of Bedding,
Chamber, Dining, Psrlor and Bar Room Fur
niture:
u Double Bedstesds, with all the sheets, boil
sLers, pillows, &c.
IS Feather Beds.
l6 Hair Mattresses.
II Bed Room Carpets.
Il q" Looking Glasses.
Piano Forte.
parior Carpet
Looking Glass.
Stove and Pipe.
Rocking Chairs
4 Dining Tables
Large Mantle Mirror IN Bar Room.
l Iron Safe, Chairs, Blinds, Oil Cloths, Cook
ing Stoves, &c.
Sale to commence at 10 O cock q. m. of said
day. foe 3l.2w] JOHN K. GHEEN. Trustee.
T OST-TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
IL About six o'cl, ok on Thursday even
ing, the 18th instant, between Balienger's
shoe store, on King street. and The Episcopal
High School, MEMORANDUM BOOK,
bound n dark morocco, with tuck. and name
inscribed. Tho Under will receive the above
reward upon returning it to me. or leaving it at
EntWisle's bookstore, TO- kiE 6 street.
l. Nj. BLACKBOARD,
Principal of Episcopal High School,
oct 3i-tf 3 miles west of Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-31

PRESIDENT GRANTS LETTER TO Gov.
Sco7T. of S.C.-The Charleston Republican of
the 9th has the following dispatch from Col
umbia, dated on the same day:
Gov. Scott received letter from President
Grant this morning, promising all troops ne.
cessary to preserve order and protect the PEG
pie, their lives and property. Officers will b.,
Instructed to act without requiring orders from
zen. Terry or the Secretary OF War "The
President thinks the counties where these out.
RACES occur should be put under martial law
some OF the Williams hung who whip colored
peop!e-and that that would stop outrages of
this kind"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-31

"7s .hou the rery age and bodv u the Tn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-31

CHESAPEAKE PR ESBYTERY.-Ih FaI!
meeting of this Prcsbytery was held at Salem
10 this county during the last week. There
was quite full attendance OF clerical and lay
delegates and the business of the Presbytcry
was tremendously transacted. The congrega-
tons in attendance upon the public services of
the occasion were large, especially on last Sab
bath. when the pulpits of the Presbyterian aud
Methodist Churches we're occupied by mem
bers OF the Presbytery. We understand that
religious services have been continued during
this week and have been marked by evident
interest in the community. The Spring meet
Ing, will be held in Leesburg. - Warrenton
Inder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-31

Address II. I. HELMBOtD, Drug & Chem
cal Warehouse, 594 Broadway, n. Y.
None arc genuine unless done up in stee!-en-
grsved wrapper, with fac-simile Of my Cheml-
cal Warehouse, and signed
II. r. HELMBOLD.
New York, je 20-lawd&twiy
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-12

THE colored people of Floyd Coun-
ty met on Thursday night last,and or
ganized a political association. One
plank in the platform provides that
any negro who votes the Democratic
ticket is to have the word Cain"
written in white paint on his forehead.
The New Castle Times relates the
following horrible incident that oc-
Cured in that place or Wednesday
last:
Mrs. Redding, the wife of William
Redding, one Of our citizens, under
the influence of insanity, put her own
child into a box stove, shut it up and
| burned il so badly that it cannot re-
cover. The child was about eight
months old. For more than q year
Mrs. Redding has been insane, and
made some attempts to take her own
life, but never showed any disposition
to ipjure others. Mr.. Redding was
at work near the house at the time
and no blame is attached to him OF
any one else. Great care has beer
taken Of the unfortunate woman b.
her husband and friends. God onl,
knows the deep sorrow which mus
fill the heart of the husband an,
father, and also the relations.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-12
Lafayette, Rockville & TerFe Haute
Railroad.

An informal meeting Of the incor-
porators of this road was held at the
Office of Henry 7. Sample, in this
city, this morning, aud the following
persons were elected Directors: Jno.
S. Williams, John Il. Miller, John
G.. Sample and John w. Heath, of
LAFAYETTE; David Meharry, Cyrus j..
Borum and Alex. Meharry of Shaw
nee Mound; Samuel Kerr, Joseph
Reed, James j. Jones and Isaac M.
Coen, of Newtown; Cyrus Rush, of
Chambersburgh Mr.. Lucas, of Steam
Corners. A meeting of the Directors
will be held at Shawnee Mound, On
Wednesday, April 18th, for the cleo
ton of officers, and for other busi-
ness that may come before them.
There is a growing interest along
the line and in this city. The neces-
| sary subscriptions have been raised
to complete the organization, and all
that is now required to build the road
is the united and. determined energy
Of its friends. We shall not BIO sur
prised if we hear the whistle of the
locomotive on this North and South
road within two years. The wealthy
farmers along the line r in deaC
earnest in this matter, and know M
such word as fail. Our citizens are
all fully apprised of the utility of thu
L. r.. ~ T. FL. r.. r., to the Interests
Of Lafayette, and will extend to The
enterprise substantial aid.-LdGyett
Courier.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-12
FOR SALE.

E0K SALE5vALUABLE MAIN
property known as the Egler property,
on the west Orner of Main and
sixth Streets, fronting 1855 feet on Main
property is offered for sale at low hgures
easy terms. Apply to RI
O. j. p. ELLIOTT q SON. l
4, rr ra7rrs Real Estate Agents.
80, Corner Locust and Third Streets.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-12

Twain friends who inquired Of their
guide If Columbus was dead. They
hope by the galvanism of persistence,
or the dcquo Uitoe of rhetoric to revive
a corpse which already offends the
nostrils of a fresh, live people, If
Louisville has lost her chance to be
made a port of entry, it Is not because
she has not deserved that position,
but because her Representative has
not properly urged her claims to it:
Let the facts il the case be presented
to Mr.. Boutwell, or to anybody else in
authority, and it will not be difficult
to show that great injustice has been
done both to Louisville and to Evans
vile. To the one, in that she is
placed in a position to which she is
by no means entitled, and to the
other, in that she has either been
misrepresented or not represented at
all IN the premises.-Louisrjlte Com
| A, osa5O1
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-12

Grant life, and sent In his resignation
of the Chair Of Mathematics, but the
Trustees Of the College declined to
accept it; so, In 1876, he returned to
Meadeville, and was shortly after N
gagged in a polemic debate with the
Rev. DR.. Stebbins, President of the
Unitarian Theological School, and
pastor of the Unitarian Church in
the place. The discussion took the
shape of written lectures, one a reply
and rejoinder to the other--certainly
a greatly improved form Of discussion,
as it enabled the controversialists to
be logical and concise, and to keep
their temper.
Professor Kingsley held the Chair
of Mathematics till 1856, when tho
| General Conference elected him edI-
tor of the Western Christian Advo-
cate, to succeed the venerable DIR.
Charles Elliott-a position which he
filed with great ability and with such
satisfaction that he was reelected IN
1860, and so continued till 1864, when
he was elected and ordained to the
Office Of Bishup-the highest honor
the Church can confer. The ensuing
Erie Conference invited him to re-
side within its circuit-he having been
q member Of that body from the be-
ginning OF his ministerial career
and so he took up his residence III
Cleveland, where his friends pur-
chased for him a comfortable home,
in which, We believe, his family con
tinue to dwell.
Since his election to the Bishopric
DIR. Kingsley has been a constan.
! traveller. He was in Europe in 1867
and with a special view to the Mission
Conferences in Switzerland and thu
! North of Europe, and was about Il
I revisit the scenes of his travel from
= the opposite side Of the world wheI
suddenly called from his labors.
; Beside his lectures on the "Resur
rection," published more than twenty
: years ago, he has left no work Of I'm
portance, unless it be il manuscript
= An interesting volume. however
: might be made up from his 5editoria
L writings and his letters of traveI
which had the charm of clear, imam
z bilious style, and a flavor of DIR
= humor. that made them exceedlngl
readable. 7ee
Z DIR. Kingsley was in every sense
i strong man. In the pulpit he wa
y practical and logical, rather than OF
, namental or emotional; but upo
= great occasions, when his pOWerfC
= but somewhat sluggish nature wa
y fully aroused, he could add to tn
y clearest logic as fervid elequence a
y ever fell from human lips, and it wa
~ wonderful how he seized IN audienC
= at such times and carried it irreslst
TT bly with him. In social life he Wa
4 genial and modest; inspiring respet
for his great force of character an
> affection for the warm. hearted sic
p of his natures His death will
IS widely and most sincerely mourne'
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-12
EVERYBODY READ THIS /

WYE WILL PAY AGENTS 500 PER
w WEEK and expenses, to sell the
Greatest of the Age. Address
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-20
A Clerical Breach of Promise Case,

The United Presbyterian Church seems to
be unlucky in its ministers. The Presby-
terry of this city has recently had TO ccnsure
the Rev. CHARLES B. SMYTH for drink
ing gin and milk on Sunday with
out asking blessing on the re-
frcshment, and now the Presbytcry of
Allegheny has found the Rev J. b. CLARK,
d. D., guilty of breaking of marriage en-.
gagement for no better cause than that he
fanced the young lady to whom he had
plighted his faith to be of unsound mind OF
the two, we think Mr.. SMYTu was the lesser
offender Emitting grace before gin and milk
was certainly highly improper in clergy.
man but decciving the hopes of an inno-
cent damscl, as DR.. CLARK did, is a much
worse sin.
The evidence taken in DR.. CLARK's case
shows that he does not pretend that his
quondam sweetheart was really demented
All he maintains is that 30 many people
had told Linn she WAS liable to become in.
sane as to cause him great distress and
agony of mind. She had, besides, on ono
occasion, in her JOY at the prospect of her
speedy marriage, behaved in such an excited
manner as to alarm him; and, like Othello,
he was led to build upon this little basis of
fact towering fabric of suspicion and dis.
trust. In fortnight or 80, however, his
fears had been dispelled, and he renewed
his VOWS of love and constancy. But again
tho mischiefmakers got hold of him, and
this time succeeded in bringing about a final
rupture. The Presbytery very properly de-
cided that this sort of thing would never do.
and they have come down upon the Doctor
accordingly.
The truth is, that If the conduct of women
engaged to be married Is to be tried by any
rigorous test, few OF them would pass mus
ter az sound in the head Is there man liv
ing no conceted as TO suppose that any woman
would marry him if she had all her senses
about herr If 1t were not for the lrnacy
of the dear creatures, would .ney ever think
of cntangling themselves in the matrimonial
moose A sort of delusion comes over them
that the men they accept are heroes, or
when they are ciergymen, that they
are saints though their friends sec very
plainly that they are only very common
kind of fellows. Then, too, they are happy
In very silly way over their approach.
ing sacrifice whereas If they knew what
was before them they would rather betalse
themselves to weeping. II, now, every lucky
dog who has proGtcd by this temporary in
sanity Is to be allowed to back out of the
scrape at his pleasure Heaven knows what
will become of society.
Besides, clergymen owe II to themselves
the community, the church at large, and
their own particular Aocks, to marry AZ
promptly as possible, and not go round
piilandering with all the Auttering maidenf
they may chance to fall in with. Marry q
handsome. - a RTl Accomplished woman s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-20
The Exploits Of Blue Beard Livingstone.

II now turns out that, in addition TO G. How
ard LiNingstone's innumerable marriages, he com.
mitted forgery whenever he found It available Mr..
Langtree, most respectable and able lawyer OF
this city, in his professional capacity, obtained de-
cree Of divorce against Livingstone In favor OF an
estimable Young lady named Hay ward, one OF Blue
Boards numerous matrimonial victims. After the
decree was obtained, Livingstone robbed him OF a
coat, and forged the check In question, which he
admitted before his Honor, Justice Ledwitb at the
Jefferson Market Police Court. At the earnest re-
guest OF his client, the young lady referred TO- Mr.
Lanctrce declined To press the charges against him.
so that the heartless aud FLOODED villain for the
time escaped well-merited punishment. The scoun-
drel when arrested, had the impudeuce TO assert
that he received the forged check from Mr.. Lang
tree, who is above suspicion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-20
WoMsN ON FIR n.

A Lurstss's Asscrrpt 70 Barn scr own chill
dren-A Htsceus Spectacle In the Four
tcesth wsrd-An Awful Death.
At Crosby and East Houston streets, In tene-
ment house, on the third floor John Costing, his
WIFE and their three little children have lived
ably ard in good repute for a long time Recently
Mrs. Goefng has conducted herself in manner
which has excited surprise among her neighbors.
At times abe seemed dcmented, but harTniessiy SO.
Yesterday morning the neighborhood was stirred
by the appearance of woman at the window on the
third foor who was clothed In flames, and who
shrieked in wild and fearful tones. In torturing
agony she rushed back and forth kindling the flames
to greater violence. She jumped up and down,
nadlv tearing her hesh. Every cry she uttered was
stincd by the fire that rushed down her throat.
The neighboring tenants at length burst the door,
and BY throwing buckets " water on the burning
woman e1tiuguished the flames. 1t was then ascer.
tanned that the " oman was Mrs Gosling She had
torn on bits Of flesh IRON her arms and plucked
pieces nom her face. The skin rolled In folds from
the bones and sloughed OF the highest pressure.
Her dress was utterly destroyed. and tile body
scented the appearance Of tanned leather The spec
table was horrible
DR. Donor, having been called In, pronounced her
mi uries mortal and she WAS taken to Bellevue Hos
pial The poor lunatic had attempted TO set fire to
the clothing OF one Of her little children before
dertak I'M her own shocking destruction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-20

We copy elsewhere, from volume pub
iished by the Legislature of Massachusetts,,
The evidence given by Mr.. JOHN s. Ell
pRIDoE, the former President of both the
Erie Railway Company and the Boston,
Hartford and Erie Railroad Company, touch
ing the brides which Mr.. J. G. BANCROFT
DAVIS, now Assistant Secretary Of State at
Washington, accepted, while he was Di-
rector in the Erie Company, TO promote the
Interests of the Boston, Hartford and Erie
road. This evidence was given last winter
by Mr.. ELDRIDGE under OATH, and Mr.. DAVIS
has never yet disputed its truth.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE's statements respecting the
eco, 900 in Boston, Hartford and Erie bonds
paid to Mr. DAVIS are explicit, and require no
comment. Mr.. DAVIS received $4,000 for
services as trustee of the mort gage securing
the bonds, and $4,000 for drawing and carry
ing through contracts between his Company
and the Boston, Hartford and Erie. As TO
the other transaction, involving the 537
bonds of the Boston, Hartford and Erie, ex-
changed for Buffalo and Bradford bonds, II
may be necessary TO explain, as we have once
before done, that Mr.. DAVIS held $4,000 of
these Buffalo and Bradford bonds that some
time previous to his bargain with Mr. Ell
DRIDGE he and his associates had induced the
Eric Company to take lease of the Buffalo
and Bradford road aud assume the payment
Of its bonds, amounting to g., 900, 900, though
II was then not earning it's running expenses,
And was not worth one cent that it was
known that this lease could not be sustained,
And in consequence the bonds were unsala
bic If not valueless and that, therefore, the
arrangement for exchanging them, first for
Erie stock and then for Boston, Hartford and
Eric bonds, guaranteed by the Erie Com
pany, was only putting them off upon the
Eric in shape where payment OF them could
not easily be avoided. As matter of fact, Mr..
DAVIS, we arc informed, eventually received
eighty cents on the dollar for his bonds all of
which was clear profit to him, and clear loss
10 the Company of which no was a Director
We have taken pains to place these facts
before the public, that it may be seen what
kind Of man Gen. GRANT and Mr.. FISH
think worthy Of being honorcd with high
place in the Government.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-20
A Literary Club in the Rev. o. Is. Froth.
inghnn's Church.


Since last September new club called the
Fraternity, and somewhat similar to tho ROston
Radical Club, has been meeting In New York and
has become very popular, II was begun among the
members OF the Rev. o. H. Frothingham's society, but
II Is not distinctyelya church organization, and IL
includes many outsiders OF both seKes and all agcs.
They meet alternately az the houses OF some OF the
members. and maluti!n social as well as literary
spirit at tueir gatherings,
Among the prominent members ore the following
persons; Mr.. Calvert Naux the architect, who was
associated with Frederick Law Onstead in design
Ing the Central Park, and who Is President MIR.
Crnnch, the artist poet who Ia well known both by
his pictures at the National Academy and by his con-
tributions to the Nation aud other periodicals Mrs
l., O.. Calhoun, the brilliant correspondent OF the
Tribune Oliver johnson, Of the HdTsndent; Mr..
Robert Carter editor OF AppittOR's Journal Robert
Dale owen, Prof. Runkle, Ar. Putmsn, Jr., one of
the famous publishing 1rm Drs. Coan and Elmer.
son, both promising magazinists. who have lately
written for the GGllry, iarper's and Putnam
monthlies; Mr.. rockingham himself, who II a
regular attendant OF the meetings Mrs. Tolle, one
Of our lady artists; Mn DR.. Edward Warner, a
musical amateur; Mr., c, II. Farnham, son OF Mrs.
Farnlanl, tho celebrated PRISON reformer and
authorizes, who Ia engaged In introducing the Calm
system OF musical Instruction Into this country ;
Mr.. James Morse, graduate oiiIarvssd, and an ao-
complained student and writer; Drs. Hudson and
Sewel; Mr.. Hownell, = young aud able lawyer
and other persons OF both sexes 10 the nsmber OF
The exercises consist OF an ESSAY, a paper edted
by two or the members who are appointed from
week to week. and debate. All classes of subject
are discussed, including literature, ART SCIENCE mu
sic poetry, and political economy and the ouestions
OF woman suffrage, Chinese immigration American
literature poetry and prose, have been red
smong others. At the last meeting but one, Col T.
W. Higginson was present, and shared 10 the deba
upon the last mentioned topic. Tile meetings ter
minated fortnight since, for the season. with an nd
dress by the Rev Mr., Rockingham upon the history
and success OF the club. II will be kept no ne nj
winter and win doubtless DO as pleasant and i'm
proving ~ in the past.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-20
TIE POLITICIANS, SUGAR PLUMs
Pound In the Tax Levy-And who Gets the
Piums.

/. s45,OOO to be paid for fitting up the Comp.
trollers oce that f. to pay for the desk, counters
railing, and screens for the windows.
2. $4,000 for a like purpose Tor the Registers
ONCE including large arm chair for Justice Con-
molly. These two sums are to b audited and paid
BY The Comptroller.
3 $4,000 for fitting NJ the ONCE OF the Receiver
OF Taxes, TO be paid NE Receivers rtfcdte alone
T. 10000 to be paid for few desks and a little
other furniture for the Office the District Attorney,
and 10 bs paid for on his certificate alone. That's
Samuel G.'s plum.
D. The next is little item Of $4,000 for the
County Clerk for repairing records and for tie
duplication OF Hs pendens.
o. Next comes our friend Justice Connolly, TO re.
eeive $50 900 for duplicating few old maps in his
once.
I. piece Of property at Fourth avenue and ts9,h
street was purchased last year by the Hon. William
NJ. Tweed, vino has since leased small portion to
the city and county OF New York for a term OF years
NJ District Court, at the moderate nual rental OF
tlO,5O An appropriation has been inserted In the
tax levy OF the snug sum Of S23,tOO to III up the
court room with a lew benches and desk Tor tho
Justice and small pen Tor the prisoners.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-20
TURNED or or THEIR HOMES.

Hut Made Glad by q Humane Landlord
The Little Cabins swept Away by the
Colossal Railway Statiou-van derbilt as
an Iconoc1ast.
The consolidation Of the three great New York
railroads, the Central, the Harlem, and the Hudson
River, all under the control OF Commodore Wander.
bir, has neccsshated numerous improvements as
well as changes, to accommodate the increasing
business OF the roads.
Among other innovations, the squatter sovereignty
OF the Nineteenth Ward las been disturbed. The
old settlers Who have for quarter OF century
cupied whole and half sections OF valuable land
lying siong the line Of the Commodore roads have
been warned OF, and yesterday the signs OF break
ing up were uncomfortably prominent.
Between Forty-.eventh and Forty-eighth streets
and Fourth and Madison avenues there has been for
more than twenty years COLONY OF people occupying
little wooden shantics, more remarkable for their
sameness and their smaness than for their arch-
tectural beauty. They were queer little homesteads,
IN when there doubtless a. much OF domestic
6areIesred babies in Sakers dozens and gregnrious
goats gamholed gaiy within easy reach. Stout
danes made their toilets there In null view Of the
passers by, and at times administered mothcrly re-
buke to the playful pledges OF their affection. The
iege lords Who paid the bills OF these happy homes
were for the most part sturdy laborers who reached
their domiciles only at nightisn, except Sunday
when they wont 20 embellish their doorways
with wealth Of shirt collar absol utely astounding.
week ago came notice to quit. The owner Of
tho ground, Mr.. Winthrop, sent 10 each OF his
tenants polite call, accompanied with pecuniary
10 the householder blessed with wife and babes
note OF half That value to aid in paying the expenses
OF moving.
The flock, II is understood, win DO occupied by
the Vanderbilt Railroad Companies, who will erect
thereon spacious buildings for the shelerng OF their
cars.
Yesterday the scene was very lively. Within
sound Of the bells OF the little Rualist chapel ST.
Adams, torty hmilies were hard at work tearing
uasnel