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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-10
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rHoICESUGAK CURED HAMS-3 aS tlerceS
{ lanes celebrated None Such csnvasseo
Hams, tho best in tho market, tor ,nun sSi" ny
A'""''' ~ ~ AVERY y DAVlDSoN,
~, 10 226 King st., cor. Alfred.
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A LExANDk1A rAAs'Ne MILL~
ROBERT JAMESON. BOYD If. SMITH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-10

NEW GOODS-Rcceived this dsy, and open,
" ea for salc Carbo!c Acid in solution ana
E,nln Wine and California Brandy, Hagnns
Mayno?ia ",n ' Bsim i md Laird's Bloom Of Youth
ru!r"-l's Juniper Tar, Nichols Elixir, Peru
vi.n Bnlk and Protoxi:e Iron, FLORIDA anu
Mngnoia Waters spears Fruit preserving
,,',.i iH '''''' JANNEY u co.
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CsARBOL LATE OF Ii NJ E.

NJ OF l q F..
We will open to. morrow, May 10th. another
snlendjd line of Liam LACE POINTS.
nv Ia WITMER & &SLAYMAKER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-10

All persons indebted to tho city Of Aiexsn-
dria for taxes who wish to settle tho same with.
out costs can do so at my Office, No. II Royal
street between the hours of4 and clock p
M. wharo L will; attond to receive them.
Unless promptly settled. l am directed to IN
stituto proceedings for their immediate coll &C.
ton. p. B. STILSON,
fob l--tf Corporation Attorney.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-02
TROUBLES OF A FEMALE LECTURER IN kE

TROUBLES OF A FEMALE LECTURER IN KEN
TUcKY.-A letter to the Henderson Nens
relates this as having occurred at the lecture
of a female lecturer In Union county: A
few men and great many boys attended
her lecture. One of them hung 4 large old
cow-beil in the loft with u string attached
Whenever the lectures would utter rather
loud and hightalutn sentence the old bell
would respond. Whcreat she waxed wroth,
brandished her fists, and challenged the
ringer, whoever he might be, Qor she could
not see him, } to mortal combat. To this the
old bell responded with the same old ring
Thercupon she became eXasperated and vi
Imperative. She cracked her fists, and jumped
up and cracked her heels-she ripped and
shined,' and yelled for the coward, that she
might make mince-meat out of him. But
the old bell again made it's aggravating ring.
The old lady waXed more and more furious,
but to every transport of rage that pro-
voking old cow-bell alone replied. After
repeated efforts to call out the miscreant,
the old woman became exhausted from the
violence of her passion, and declared that
she would return home and leave the Ken
tuckians to their ignorance. Thus, through
the agency of II mischievous boy, has the
great light from over the river been turned
into darkness"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-02
OBITUARIES.

Suddenly, OF apoplexy, at his residence, On p,,-
day ED OF July, DAVID WALKER HAXAL Ii.
M. HAxALL was q native Of Richmond e,,r
but being devoted TO Agricultural pursuits, (,
lived nearly all his life IN tho country. He was
his ardent love for his native Sta.e and hi. ssso.
Citations with her people, soon bro,. yht him b,ci
to the county OF Henrco, where III, political
party, approaching, his sterling integ, 'ty, in.
sisted on his becoming their candidate n, ibe
Legislature. About twenty years ago no 8, ".
chased the beautiful estate called s.IIar,Iens "a
James river, In Chare; CITY county, where h.
lived. like most of the Virginia gentlemen 81,
former period, dispensing an elegant and ger-
erous hospitality to large circle Of admirpy
friends. A
BY his death the community Is beref, NJ =, no.,
useful and public. spirited citizen the social .,
Gle Of kind, true, and most hospi,able mar md
the poor OF friend who was always ready to "a.
minister to their wants to the extent OF his means
The writer of this knew Mr.. HAxALL iony ana
infinitely, and from residence Ia the neIgbhar.
hood for several years knows the estimation
with which he was regarded by all around him
and he feels that he but reflects the sentiments NJ
the entire community when he asserts that trys
honest, stncere man he's gore from our midst.
Peace 10 his ashes. Il.
Departed this life On Friday night July .9d.
THOMAS COLL1GAN. In the tweuty.scyenlh
year of his age, after short Illness. He eayts a
loss. II were vain 10 enumcrate his many noble
qualities. Suffice 1t 10 say, In him were combined
all the virtues calculated to win Lhc need or
friendship and entitle him tn the respect Of all
who knew him. Far from his native home be =
poses, and strangers voices must tell his Worth.
life Is but q dream, u blending of sunshine and
clouds often the latter prcdominating. still, NE
brilliant light Of faith dispcls the deei est gloom
there IS One whose mighty power can I'LL the sor-
70 wing heart with gladness can re-un!te broken
ties.
The hearts purest offering-sympathy- is given
IN the herea we'd one and the snccre wish thst she
NAV bear the cross with patience I'LL that brighter
morn.
Thiadelphia and New York papers please copy.
On the 2sth Of July, 1870, at kinsley;> Prince
WILLIAMS county. Va, Mrs. MARl pELAPLAsE,
wifi. of DAME $. Delaplane. Esq:
n the subject Of this notice had any faults, they
were such ~ one might readily forget. Her e1-
cniiencies were of kind to cndcar her most IN
tSnse who knew her best. During distressing
illness which she bore WITH ss Tomany f hr
sciousncss 10 the last, and died thanking Der
friends for their kind attentions. and assuring
'h9'i' Va ' j. R.k.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-02

the year 1865 there were scventy-ofle mur"
ders in New York exclusiye.of deaths sup.
posed to have been accidental, some Oh
which might have been murders. ohly
thirty-three persons were arrested for these
sevpntv.one murders, and there were oniy
sftcen CONNECTIONS. e., more than fifty
per cent Of the perpetrators Oh tl:ss -. nU r,er
cides were not arrested, nearly e's a,.:,,,,c
cent: were not punished, and the s l;ou in
thinks that justice is not more c'''''
1870 than in 1866. ,,c the muir
The later kilograms conccrnln nn w, show
dor Of the venerable Mr.. y inmates of
that his murder is attributed WAS offer
the the house. An immense re fo"n murderer. and
ed for the detection OF , ave heen at work
the skiful detectives ~. n"r oosa o'
r"o diligently upon the case
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LADY, ANGERED AT BEING DIsINHERIT.
ED, TEARS HER FATHER's WILL TO PIECES.
A few DAYS ago an old Californian died in
an adjoining town, leaving somewhere in
the neghborhood of 81 ,000,000 worth of
property, as it was generally supposed, to
his only daughter, the wife of highly re-
spectacle citizen. But after the burial had
taken place the will Of the dead man was
brought to light and read to the daughter
and number of those who were employed
by the testatOr during his life time. 1t then
became evident that the father had cut the
|.dauchter off without shilling, and that he
had bequeathed all his vast estate to per-
sons who had been his employees, his COM
panions, &c. When the will was read, and
the daughter learned that she had been
robbed Of her just inheritance, she flew into
passion, and Selling the will, tore it in
pieces. This action caused considerable
CONSERVATION and our informant states
that the grand jury Of the county being III
session, the matter was Immediately re-
frrrcd to them, and the daughter indicted
for her hasty and imprudent action.
Our informant says that ten or twelve
wears ago the daughter married her present
husband in opposition to the wishes OF her
father, who sworc that he would never for
Give her, and while labOring under his pas
sion he made his will. The GOODNESS between
the father and daughter lasted for several
days, and then a reconciliation took place
and the one act of disobedieuce was forgot
ten and forgiven. The daughter and her
husband became frequent visitors at the old
mans house, and were with him during his
last illness and when he died. They, as well
as Others, supposed that the will dlsinherit.
ING the daughter had been destroyed, but
it appears that the father had either forgot
ten or neglected to tear it up San Fran
cisco Californian.
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Virginia and North Carolina.

1t is very true, as remarked by several OF
our contemporaries, that Virginia probably
owes her exemption from such scenes as
now disturb the peace Of North Carolina
to the wise policy of her people. If reject
ing the proofs before us and dcfying the IT.
resistiblc forces that were let loose upon us
we had endeavOrcd to fight OH hopeless
issues and fatal distinctions the State would
have been handed over to incompetent, dis
honest, and INSCRIPTIONS adventures, who
would have rioted in the oppression of the
best part of the community. We should
have had our HOLDEN and our KIRK, and no
man would have been safe, and every one
liable to arrest upon the information of
scape-gallows spies and intormers.
AS it is, we triumphed by patience, for
bearance, and forecaste. We have in eX-
cellent Governor; man who understands
well the relations Of the States to the Fede-
raj Government, and the rights of the citi-
zen under our republican system. He has
been wise and firm in the maintenance of
right, and he has displayed conscientious
ness and fidelity in the discharge of the d,l-
ties of his Office which entities him to the re-
spect and honor Of the people of Virginia.
We have, under his wise and practical adj
ministration, moved quietly and success
fully forward, and have good reason to
believe that his policy will be greatly bene-
fetal to the State.
When we see what we have gained by
wisdom and prudence there should he no
difference of opinion as to the propriety OF
maintaining our conservative union of al
for the good of the State at the prescn,
time. To abandon it now would be fatal
National politics do not now demand oul
consideration. There is no occasion for {
division of our people upon national ques
tions. When the presidential canvass be
gins it will be time enough to take the field
of Federal politics. No one can tell wha
may turn up bearing upon national ques
tions by that time, and it would be prema
ture for us to take position until time ha
elapsed for the full development of the pc
litical status of the presidential campaign.
Union now upon the domestic platform
for the preservation of order at home, fol
the advancement of our State interests, il
the grand policy of Virginia. Two years
of harmony and union for our own domes
tic quiet and the salvation of our physical
welfare, and all will be safe.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.
District Conference.
For the Dispatch. =.


August !, 1870.
After an exceedingly pleasant and harmo-
NOUS session, extending through three days,
the Charlottesville District Conference ofthe
Methodist Episcopal Church South adj
iourned sine die last night. There was Il
very full attendance of the ministers and
laymen, and all the varied interests of the
Church in the district were canvassed. Rev.
Jacob Manning, presiding elder, filled the
chair, and directed the proceedings of the
body with marked courtesy and efficiency.
The preaching was not without effect.
When the ministers left the scene of their
labors there had been one profession Of re-
ligion, and seven persons were inquiring the
way to life. The meeting is yet in progress
and bids fair to result in much good. Rev.
DIR. Edwards, of your city, preached twice
to large and appreciatiye audiences. His
sermon of Friday especially produced Il
profound and, we hope, lasting impression
on bis audience. 1t was characterized bv
wonderful eloqucnce and JUNCTION. Rev.
DR.. Bennett, editor OF the Richmond Adro-
cate, on Sunday morning delivered one of
the ablest discourses we have ever had the
pleasure of hearing. The reputation of the
Richmond pulpit will never suffer in the
hands of these earnest and devoted minis
tiers of Christ. ....
Too much cannot be said in praise of the
courteous kindness and hospitality of the
citizens of Orange Courthouse. Their
hearts seemed as big as 'all out doors.''
All the churches Of the place were ten
dered to the Conference for religious SER
vices, but only the Protestant Episcopal
church THAT being the largesD was occu.
pied.
The members of the Conference feel espe.
cially indebted to the Orange and AleXan.
dria railroad for the courtesy of half fare,
and to other lines Of travel which allowed
them to travel over their roads without
paying more than other people.
Vrprrrp
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-02

BURNING OF WESTERN STEAhBoAT-SIN-
auLAR AND NOVEL SPECTACLE Cairo, July
3I.-The fine steamer Dan Able, running
between Cairo and Columbus to the Illinois
Central and Mobile and Ohio railroads, was
totally destroyed by fire, which originated
in the cook-room, and spread so rapidly
that nothing could be done TO save the boat.
The boat had steam up, and the levers OF
the engines were suspended by ropes, oil"
lowing the steam to escape through the cyl
inders.
When cut adrift to save the wharf, as soon
as the ropes were burned off the wheels be-
gan to revolve, and there was presented the
novel spectacle of steamer on fire proceed
ing up stream without human guidance.
She progressed but few hundred feet,
when the steam pipe burst, and the wreck
floated to Wolf island, where it burned to
the waters edge. There were many mar
row escapes, but no lives were lost. The
boat was valued at $4,000. The amount OF
insurance is unknown. Another boat will
be secured in the place of the Dan Able TO-
morrow, and there will be no detention oil
passengers.
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DEED

On August 1st. Of haIr.past sA.H 49,,
infann,tin, EDWIN MARSHALL, iuiaa, . mol
seven months and seven dxys. "s", aged
The fonersl will take place from their re,,t..
corner BIoad. and TwentJ-n first aseefs' gns,
MORNING at IL O'Clock. The Yrtsnr. Tbs
family. and those Of: Stephen Hunter, E,o o. De
respectfully invited. : - zap, Are
On the 18th Of July, Of cholera i,fastan 1os.
pHESE BELL,~ infant daughter or ID. " o,s.
days. q = -, ~. s"a sefsa
Death rides on every passing breeze
Andiur In every flower:
Each season has It's own disease
It's peril every hour.
Are we not tending upward, too
AS fast as time can move;
Nor would we wish the hours more slov
To keep us from our love :?
Lyuchburg papers please copy.
On Saturday, in Hanover county. On TIM ..,
July, WILLIAM P. BRAXTON, Js.'ns rHn i o.
months audeight days. h'a 'h
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:, .,--.aia tho narlor, and quite alevee was
besiegec IN tno a a large number OF la
asd in mn nus Gentlemen a1 were introduced and
dies ana resnects to him. Last evening lie
paid tnelf n the ball-room for a short time,
apPea,ttesuoc m much attention. He has been
and ; a.aia with the utmost kindness and con-
rrseJaration by every one. He will remain
S' Governor Walker and lady, and his aid,
Colonel r. F. Owens, arrived last evening
and lady, and John f. Wall, Esq, Of the
House of Delegates, also arrived.
General Joseph E. Johnston is expected
early in the week, as are also General Lee
and Commodore Maury.
There are about 100 visitors here.
a grand sercnade will be given to-lnor'
row night to Mr.. Davis and Governor
Walker. DEN!s.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-02
Manly and Just.

r,o cincinnati Commercial. being I'M
,,oarhcd by an ultra Radical newspaper
with infidclity to the party, among other
things in reply says:
of the policy of governing the recon
structed States, rs illustrated by Governor
Holden, of North Carolina, is endorsed by
the Republican party, as it seems to have
been by the President, then the CONNER
cfal is not Republican"
The Comm erciut is a paper OF character
and great influence, and ii is quite cncour'
aging to sec such Il paper taking such an IN
dependent and just stand with regard to
the North Carolina tyranny, so entirely at
war with republicanism, and subverslHe OF
our system of government. If the manly
spirit of the Commercial is approved i'll the
Northwest, we need not despair OF the he
public.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-02

MoBBING THE GALLONS IN 1LLINoIs.--St.
Louis, July 3O-A riot occurred at Shelby
vile, Ill, Yesterday, arising from the Cover,
nor committing the sentence of Hubbard
Holden, who was to have been executed
with Joseph Myers for the murder OF PIE
besco Calhoun, committed two years ago.
This caused great indignation, as it was
asserted that Holden pleaded guilty of MUIR
der, and did the shooting. The Governor
was denounced on all sides, and Tuesday
night it was expected that the Jail would
be attacked and Myers released. The Jail
was guarded by hundred armed men, On
Friday morning attempts were made to
tear down the fence enclosing the gallows,
but they were repuIsed by the guard. My
ers was executed, and ten minutes after
ward the mob charged OH the fence and tore
it down, but finding they were too late to
save Myers they dispersed, swearing VEN
geancc against the Governor. But for the
conciliatory speeches of several leading citi-
zens blood would have been shed.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-02

sroRH At CUMBERLAND, MD.-A violent
storm of wind passed orcr Cumberland,
Md, on Wednesday afternoon last. The
Times Of that city says: -.
Shouting, portions OF roofing, &C., IN diff
ferent parts of the city were blown Oh. Line
greatest damage inflicted, however, was at
the roling-mill of the Baltimore and ONO
railroad. The large wing of this structure,
next to the railroad, was completely wreck
ed. being torn entirely away from the main
building and not a stick left standing. This
wing was one hundred and twenty feet long,
and sDanned one hundred feet in the clear.
1t was composed of six large wooden pill
lars on stone pedestals on each side, bound
together with heavy string pieces and iron
bolts on top. The wooden pillars were
each composed Of four pieces OF timber
twelve inches square, firmly bolted together
and resting on east plates on the massive
stone pedestals. A large force of men were
engaged on the building ut the time OF the
accident, putting on the rafters, DC. When
the storm came, seeing the building was
about to fall, they made their escape TO the
main building, a portion OF which Is under
roof.
Strange to say, but two men of the force
working OIL the building at the time oil the
crash were hurt. The immediate cause OF
the accident was OccaSloned ny the 'lhhfl.
ished state of the building. Had the ROOF
been on, or even all of the raflers i'll posi-
ton, we believe it could easily have With
stood the shock, as on the main building,
where the work is further advanced, the
storm did not have the slightest effect, On
Thursday morning we visited the rolling
mill, and found large force OF Workmen
clearing away the debris and making pre-
narations for the speedy erection OF the
fallen building. Heavy iron braces of two
inches in thickness were lying on the
ground twisted in all manner OF shapes.
and the timber of which the building was
constructed was badly shattered, but little
Of it being again fit for use. The damage t.
the company will amount to several thou
sand dollars. The duration Of the storm
causing all this damage did not exceed
nerinl of half an hour.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-02

Secretary or sl,e Treasury 10 take charge Of
thom and collect both rents In arrear and
rents accrl1ing. This works is in progress,
That the balances due not only from the
states lately in insurrection, but from the
northern States which are In arrears, should
be exacted appears to be matter of con-
stitutional obligation. Charles 2. James,
Counsellor at law, who has these cases IN
efsrpe. saws: afn the case OF Loughbo-
rough us. Blake % Wheat, 323) the Su,
preme Court of the United States stated
the law on this question in very positive
terms. IF direct tax be levied at all II
must be laid on every State conformably to
the rule provided in the Constitution
Congress has clearly no power to. exempt
any State from its due share OF the Duroen'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-02

THE DIRECT TAx.-Boards of Commits
sioners were appointed for the States of
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Arkansas, Florida. Louisiana, and Texas,
and proceedings have been had in each OF
those States for the collection Of its quota
of the direct tax lin all, so 1900, 000).
All compulsory proceedings have, how
ever, been suspended since August 6, 1866.
in pursuance OF an order of the Secretary OF
the Treasury of that date. He subsequently
directed that the records and papers of all
the commissioners except those OF Soutf,
Carolina should be transmitted to the Office
of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
OF all these Boards, only two commission
ers belonging to the Board for South Caro-
lima now hold office, and the remaining
commissioners are occupied only in the
mana cement of the lands acquired by the
Government in that State. The books and
papers transmitted by the commissioners,
except those of South Carolina, betray Il
lack of system, but disclose their proceed
ings with sufficient clearness to enable the
commissioner to resume the collection OF
the tax.
From this remark must be excepted the
records of the commissioners for Texas,
which are lamentably imperfect. Inc
commissioners for Alabama had competed
a list of the lands in that State, but had
made no assessments. Those for Florida
report that they had made assessments In
only four counties, and it appears that IN
several other States the assessments have
not been extended throughout the state
The officers of the internal revenue in Viz
ginia, Tennessee, and Florida, have been
Instructed to make complete descriptive
lists Of lands held in those States, with theu
values, aud have been authorized by the
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-02
A Brutal Murder i'm NansemOmd,
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.

SUFFOLK, VA, August /, 1870.
George Baker (whitc) shot and killed Ste
phen Milteer tnegro) Oh Saturday, about
1--WE miles from misplace. The parties met,
and Baker demanded sixty cents which the
negro owed him. The latter admitted the
obligations, but said he could not possibly
pay it till later in the year. Baker then
drew a pistol and fired several shots, killing
him instantly. The victim was an inof1en-
sive man, who has never joined the league
nor voted. The murderer is swamp buff
falo, of no character, and will, if captured,
probably leave this world in charge of the
sheriff. A large party OF negroes, in charge
of an officer, secured the country during
Saturday night and yesterday, but up to
the present he has not been taken.
GORDON.