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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-10
DEPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
u LIGHT FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 10th, 1870:
AnloNnt ErpendsA on Gas Works for ConstrHc.

There have been laid this year l27 feet u
inch, 355 feet inch, GIG feet inch, l34 teet
inch pipe; 32x3 light, 2y5 light, and 3xlU lighl
meters set.
Number of consumers registered, 49,
Income and Current Expenses Of Gas Works for
tn, near ending February Is, 1917.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-10

j. NJ. STEWART, Chm. Com.
w. s. MOORE.
JAS. l.. DYSON.
JNO. HAWXHUR ST.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-10

VALLEY CITY ..... .........C capt. DeueI
WiIllesve New York EVERY SATURDAY
for this port, and returning will leave A leSrn-
dria EVERY THURSDAY, 1T Il o'clock.
For freight or passage apply 20
HOOE, WEDDERBURN 81 CO.,
Agents, No. z Prince sts.,
Agents in New York,
GEO. B. MERR1Ck,
ap9-tf l55 south street, Pier No. %
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-10

DEDUCTION OF PRICES-Tossted and
N Ground Coffees-Good Kic, 2Sc; beet do
Bic; best Laguyra, Soc; Old Gov eminent Java,
42c. Green Cofees, Sugars and other goods
lower at
NH 10 j. CLINTON MILBURN'S.
The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1870-11-05
Mgeo Z =, % J y "a. :. e.g.ss

FOR FAMILY UsE-simple. cheap, relis-
pie. AGENTS WANTED. Circulars and
SAMPLES y u sent FREE. Address, HINKLEY
KNITTING MACHINE CO.. Beth Ma, or
7" ~o~F,E stas
The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1870-11-05
rKRMs i:

THE HERALD PER YEAR, SINGLE
sorIEs, ssos, II rAID LIN AID
VANCE; Nv For TILL xxp
oS YMAR, ass.
The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1870-11-05

Tao sOWBRERO GUAN0. of
which MORO PHILLIPS PHOs
PLATE is and always hss bssA sassu-
featured, land Of which he has ssls ,entfel
for the United ststss,) soatains nfty per
cent. more Bone Phosphate than Raw BoHs
therefore it is more durable.
A large percentage is selubls, and will ina
nsdistsly yield It's nsurlshmsnt.
The AnMonis it sentains is purs and rsa-
dy to yield Its value-not animal matter, ca
pable Of yielding its ammonia after dscsrn-
position in the sell
Nothing Is spared in its manufacture to
render it the msst valuable Super Phosphate
and Orsp Producer in the market
Eight yearr' experience has proved to the
farmer that It is durable and can always be
relied on as uniform in quality; and the nu-
merous unsolicited Testimonials continual
ly received OF Its use In composition with
other Fertilizers fully sttests that ithss not
been exceIled,
Price, s5s per ton of 1000 lbs. Discount to
dealers. MORO ILLIPS,
Sole Proprietor Ind Manufacturer.
For sale by j. G. d A. H. gtockly, Smyrna
mar-l3-9m.
The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1870-11-05
$sstsxsssts, a..

70 aDHv 1T GEE.
10SEPIE It. WAITE
Has nothing to DO with the cellar Ne 2sT MAR
set ST., and havIag sold u TO k1r. Kelley, has
removed 10 his Hotel and Rh-tEarant, c@rref
Of Water and .sarket Sta, WilRiinHtor Issl
where he Will be happy 70 see hAs old hie ads
and the public in general.
oXST ETSrs S~M ~
- serT.d In every style, ~ fAg
.STswsN and Famiiies Supplied $seNfsY
AssAs@ in any part OF the eisy,
by the quart, hundred, or brshel, delivered
nee OF charge. GAME la season.
MEALS at all hours, nj the low price Of 30
cents. Country peopis cofnins In town, will
find 1t convenient, cheap ana plsas~at plass
to get good resl.
- Permanent ana Transient Bo@rAsY~ Sc
eemmcdat@d. 4-1-H JO&. T. WAITE.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
The Grotesgue In Religious Le'
geEdS.

To take an Irish illustration, IN a legend
related by the Month, our Lord, walking
with ST. Peter. ask. for admltsance into "a
peasants hut for the night, where they are
most Hospitality received. When leaving,
the next morning. St. Peter, with that for
wardness of initiative OF which the gospels
give so mary instances, urges the Master to
reward tive PEASANTS no, ,p'tality. Il think
not. 1t is better as it is, was the rcnly.
:It's shame for you, says St. fayter, y
the story is supposed to be told by an Irish
peasant, lyon must do something for him,
an admipabe dramatic touch, showing how
well the character of St. Peter is under
stood, and how thoroughly it has been real
lied by the common people. Whereupon
our Lord gives way, and tells his entertain.
er to look in a certain place, where he will
find piece OF money. The next year oui
Lord aud St Peter return by the same spot
and find IA grand castle in the place OF the
hut. They ask tor nights lodging, telling
that they are the SAFE travellers who receiv
ed it year ago, but the powdered footmar
comes back with sharp refusal, saying the
place is no hotel, and slams the door in thell
face-whereupon, after brief silence, says
our Lord to st. Payter, 81 tould you so. =
| Both the unconscious and the conscious ele
ments of humor in this story are very con
spicuous. The dictatorial urgency Of St
Peters impulsiveness, and the chlld-lik'
triumph of the retort with which the Divine
Master impresses his superior wisdom 0,
the laundering apostle, are curious enough
instances of the colloquial familiarity will
which religious IDEAS are treated in popula
legends Of this class. Grimm's tales con
tain plenty Of much more startling instan
ces. For example, there is story of a tai
lor let into Heaven by the easy good natur
of St. Peter, who, while the Lord and a
His angels are gone out walking, climbs o
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
Anccdctc OF Gen. IInllcck. I.

Speaking of crows, am reminded Of an
anecdote OF Gen. Halleck the Jomini of our
country. When Halleck went to school at
West Point, he was pretty much what he
is now, ponderous, slow speaking, SLOW
working, orammed. sensitive, Jealous, OBJ
stinately sell conce,ed. Old prematnrely of
knowledge, with II brain as full aud as cold
as a corporation ice house. He was the
wonder OF all dull boys. aud the butt of all
sprightly ones. Among his classmates
was one kiugsburv. nervous. prompt,
agile, bilious, fiery fellow, who was afer-
ward chief OF artillery in one of the great
corps of the army of the Pot mac. At
West Point there was debating society of
The bigger bows, where essays were read and
then criticised by board OF three censorS
One night Halleck appeared before this So
ciety with a pouderuus paper, which. MS
nearly as ] can recollect, was military
criticism upon the artillery practice of Ne
buchadnezzar at the siege of Babylon and
an inquiry into the possibility of reviving
the Trojan horse as portion of the modern
cavalry organization. Young Bruins latter
ward Old Brains) is said Oh this occasion
to have slung together more dull thoughts
aud long words, aud to have read them
with more selfimportance than Moses cor
recting the proofs Of the ten tables OF stone.
When he had finished, and the eensors be-
gan their work, Kingshury, who had a
tongue like leaf of ncttles, and a sincere
contempt for Haleck's grave imbecii,y,
proceeded to cut up Young Brains article,
which he pronounced to be indescribable
bosh.
The rage Of Haleck was excessive. but
having no agility of speech, he was obliged
to defer until another time a chance to get
even so he went to his quarters and hun
ted out blistering extract, which he quietly
stored away in his head, and when Kings
bury, the next evening, proceeded to crlti
else some portion Of the exercise, young
| Halleck arose and said:
"lhe gentleman who has Just afflicted u
! reminds me of poe,n, which l have some
where read, and happen accidentally t
bring to mind, and j, is to the foilowin!
effect
"Nhatever wise men said or saw.
To them retorted vain jack-daw.
Whose sole remark was cav cav cav
/, Hardly had he taken his seat, delighc
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
EzEsE. -.

Howard Glyndon' writes to the Ne,o
York Eceniag Mail that she is very tired of
certain things which she names. We quote
as follows:
| am tired Of meeting here, there and
everywhere, women with hair standing on
end, and frizzled enough 10 frighten every
unsophisticated foreigner into the woods.
| can not understand Why when all the
coffee.colored and cream colored women are
trying SO hard to get the kinks Cut of their
WOOL all the white women should be trying
with all their might and main to convert
their straight locks into woolly ones. I. is
the result of mutual admiration, I sup
pose.
am so tired Of seeing short men in low
hats and long men in nigh hats.
am tired Of hearing women talking
about "righ,s' and scorning privileges" !"
and then getting into street car to look
daggers at every man who doesn't spring up
in a jiffy to give them his place. l want to
look into Webster, aud find out whether.
''rights' and "privileges" come under the
same head and mean one and the same
thing.
am ineAaby and insufferaby tired
of seeing any and every woman's dress
described in the newspaper.
am tired of seeing men give dinners for
the purpose of making speeches and see.
ing women go to church for the sake OF
dressing
And of seeing people get married just
for the sake OF getting divorce.
am SO tired Of the German that ]
can't rest
Aud | am almost certain that "Shoo
Fly IN some one Of irs various guises, will
b. the cause Of my perpelrating murder
some day hot very far ahead IN The iu.
ture.
am SO tired Of the lack Of respect shown
for literature as a profession, which causes
every man who has failed IL every ,hng
else to sure that he can succeed as an
editor or an author.
And OF the lack Of personal dignity which
causes every women who is afraid Of itte
hard work, to take up so foundly with tie
idea that she can make a fortune by exhib-
iting herself personally under the gas lights
Of a public platform, and gabbling over
nonsense which she calls lecture !" for
the hearing of which divers persons. OF
equal shallowness, are willing 10 pay hfty
cents head; when on the contrary they
should not be willing to liston to such a
rig gmarole Of unmesning sentences, even il
they were paid FIVE dclars individually for
so doing.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
The Seven Wonders of the World
By THE "FAT CONTRIBUTOR

Many people don't know what the seven
wonders of the world are, and therefore
wouldn't recognize them if they saw them
They are
First. "The Great Pyramid of Egypt,
built by an old mutton chop called Cheops
king of Egypt, Illinois. He was twenty
years il building it---he and about 100000
others, whose names we have forgotten
There is no pcer-amid modern monuments
for Cheops.
Second. Babylon the Great" The
walls Of the city beng sixty miles in cir
cumlerence and eiehty-seven feet thick, they
naturally came very high. Walls uere high
that year anyhow. The walls surrounding
the palace of Nebuchadnezzar were six
miles in extent, to prevent his escape when
let out 10 grass. Hanging wasn't "played
OUT in Babylon, for we read of their ''hang
ing gardens"
Third. TIE gold and ivory statue Of
Jupiter Olympus done by Phdias, The
greatest living artist now dead. There is
some dispute as to the nationality Of Jew
Peter Olympus, but the name denotes thai
b, was h Hebrew Of Irish extraction.
Fourth. "rhe Temple Of Diana Of tbs
Ephesians," at Ephesus. 1t was built d
cedar. cypress and gold, with brown stone
front AID mans I'd roof. 1t had hall aud
side entrance, bathroom, hot and cold wa
Ter on every floor. was convenient to the
horse cars. and within five minutes walk o
the Post Office. Diana used to say ii she
was to die ony wlere. she would prefer L
depart trcm her temple at Ephesus.
Fifth. "Ihe Mausoeum, or Tomb o
| Mausolus," erected at Halicarnassus. Mau
solus was a Greek who. Invented the mau
soleum. His original model Of It may be
seen at the Patent Office in Washington.
Sixth. THE Pharos of Alexandria" at
an cient lighthouse built at Alexandria by
| one Of the Pharaohs Heavy old lighthouse
that must have been. four hundred aud fifty
feet high.
Seventh "The Collussus Of Rhodes,
giant figure los feet high, placed across the
harbor Of Rhodes, with stride of fifty feel
from rock to ros k, of which there are two
The Louisville mail-boats easily passed be
meath it without lowering their smoke
stacks. A lamp burned in its right hand
1t was burned in with a hot poker. An in
ternal staircase led to its sum
nit and around its neck was sus
pended a glass: in which ships might be
discerncd as far off as the Egyptian coast
By the aid of the glass you could Tel
Aunt Rody" (who lives at Rhodes q. far as
You could see her The Cardiff Giant is a
distant relative. The Colossus was thrown
down by an earthquake, in a square hold
II was the champon wrestler and moi hing
but an earthquake could throw it. The
contest now lies between Vanderbilt anc
Fisk for the title of Colossus Of Roads.
If you have any more wonders, bring en-
on.-- Cincinnati Tines.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
IN JUNE

So sweet. SO sweet the roses in their blowing,
So sweet the daffodils, so fair to see;
So blthe and gay the humming bird a. going
From flower to flower, a hunting with the
bee.
SO sweet, 80 sweet the calling of the thrushss,
The calling, cooing, wooing, everywhere;
So sweet the waters song through reeds and
rushes,
The plover's piping no c, now here, now
there.
So sweet so sweet from off the fields of clover
The west wind blowing, blowing up the hill /;
SO sweet, so sweet with news OF some ones
lover,
Fleet footsteps ringing nearer, nearer still
SO near, so near, now listen, listen, thrushcs
Now ployer, blackbird, cease, and let me
hear:
And water, hush your song through reads and
rushcs.
That ! may know whose lover comsth nea..
So loud, so loud the thrushos kept their calling
Piover or blaekbird never needing me;
So loud the mill stream too Kept iretting, fall
ing,
Der bar and bank, in brawling, boisterous
glcc.
So loud, so loud; yet blackbird, thrush nor
plover,
No noisy mill stream, in its fret and fall
Could drown the voice, the low voice of my
lover.
Ny lover calling through the thrushes' call.
Come down, como down ~ he called, and
straight the thrushes
From mate to mate sang all at once. Come
down ~
And while the water laughed through reeds
and rushes,
The bl ckhird chirped, the plover piped.
Come down"
Then down and off, and through the folds Of
clover.
followed. followed, ut my lovers call;
listening II" more 10 b, bid, thrush Of
p'uver,
The waters laugh, he M streams fret aud
iHN.
.y1yn P- ry in .jmne aGtDtic
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10

I; bat felt for Hannah, an'-well, it isn't
much to say, I'd have died for her.
'Bv an by heard Hannah come out q
the wagon, an lay down tha: she might
not see me. But she lay down by the wag-
on an sohbed. an couldn't stand it. |
went uD an touched her, Ha, nah, said.
Don't she cried; don't speak to me---let
me die. But after while she set up, an |
told her | knew, an would help her ef |
could. But she said NO, that she should
send ANA Myers to her husband, an that
she shonld die. But | was older than her,
an knew that people couldn't alters die
when they wanted to, an thought may be
It would ease her bit to tell old Bill"
''Afier while she told ne how it was,
an that Jim had married her. He'd had a
streak O bad luck, an she'd come from Cal.
iforny last year IN rich train. coohin' an
waiiin' on some ladies, an she'd saved the
money. an had got it all for Jim. They
was goin' on ranch when she got back
with he money. She'd worked for him q
good spell now an they want eoin' to be
parted no more. An silin' there in the
freight, see her face. an how she loved
him, an what faithful crl'er she was. Il
wasn't brought up as she was,' she said,
after while; Il hain't got no religion, nor
eddication, nor nothin an ! could send her
70 the wrong place, and 90 back to my-to
my JIM An then she took to noanin'
agin. like deer with q bullet through it,
But after while she got up an went back
to the wagon, an lay thl kim till morn
in
After that we hadn't no more laughs
ever the cakes, an Hannah's smile was
worse nor any cryin'; but she lools more
care Of Annie, an was kinder to her nor
ever. knew how it tired her, an her face
got thin, an' big circles grew round her
eyes, an | was feared SIC would get sick,
too. But she didn't an we went on day
after day til we got to where was gor' to
stop.
When ] told Hannah was goin', there
came such look over her face that | told
her I'd 90 to Ca!ifornv ef twouli do her
good. An she said she wanted me to take
Annie to her husband cause she couldn't
She'd writ the direction on piece o paper,
an she wanted me to take the money she'd
earned. cause twas for jim
50 ! stayed. an went; an when we got
70 Ca'i'orny took Annie to her husband.
After the first be was glad 10 see ber aain.
ar told 'em they'd better make new
home for themselves. an gave EN- the mon.
ey, an tried to help EN- as lIanaah said
only | didn't say nothn' about her. An |
left 'em happy together. an went back to
Hannah. | wanted to put a buIe' through
him; but she had forgiven him, and what
was /? When | got back Hannah was
gone, an I've never seen her sence'
''She behaved well, didn't She" said |, as
he paused.
"Well" repeated Bill, with something
Ike Indignation in his tone. "An' vou talk
o dyin' for folks ?-faugh Bat It's gettin'
late. and yon'd better 90 10 sleep"
"Thank you" said "good night"
"Good night said Bill.
Aud ! went TO sleep, while he sat looking
at the fire,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
e>s------
A Female Sheriff In Iowa.

Much interest has been excited bv the
empaneling ct jury Of women in Wyo-
ming Territory and the appointment Of te-
males as rotary pubies and to other civic
functions heretofore supposed to be irrevo-
cably reserved 10 the masculine sex. II is
reserved TO Iowa, however, to produce the
first female sheriff and to Des Mones conn
ty to be the first in the State to accord to q
woman the difficult and trying duties Of the
sheritiality. 1t is true the people have not
formally elected a lady as sheriff Of this
county, but in so far as practice is better
than precept,' the substance superior to the
shadow, and the decd greater than the
name," to that extent Des Moinrs county
has a lady sheriff, OF at least Il lady deputy
sheriff
OF course, we allude 10 the esimtble
wife Of our worthy sheriff, j. II. Laty, Esq.
Mrs. Latty at various times has displayed
remarkable coolucss and nerve in the man
aeement of the county jail. over which She
presides with tirmness of Judgment and
a vigor Of rule rarely excele4 by the est
Of prison wardcns
At one time desperate confael in one
Of the cells attempted to escape by making
a man Of straw reclining pom his couch as
usual, while the flesh aud blood prisoner Sc
creted himself in an empty cell aud awaited
the advent Of Mrs. Latty. who, in he alb
sence of ner husbal d. entered the Jail room
TO lock up the prisoners for the night. When
she came to the cell containing the man OF
straw. very clever imitation Of man
asleep, she called his name, aud bearing no
response, entered in and detected the cheat.
Instead OF calling for outside help in an
emergency which plainly indicated a plot
aud determination on the part OF one or
more prisoners to break Jail, Mrs. Latiy qui-
elle proceeded t. the other cell and march
ed The prospective fugitive baci, 10 his cell
and locked him up. As be was heavy
muscular man, and the deputy sheriff >len-
der. light built woman, ii is evident that
nerve lrunphed over muscle. Womanlv
courage was more than a match for brutal
force and the desperate OF criminal seek
ING to fee from The hands of Justice.
On anoher occasion two young men in a
cell refusing to cease their proilne and hol-
s,erou, language. the deputy entered tie
cell and gave them sound hpg.ing with a
whip until, with tears in their eyes, the ras,
Gals promised better behavior.
The last exploit of oul deputy, and one
which recalled to our mind the preceding
incidents, was the taking Of a prisoner q
the penitentiaTy few days ago. A man
who had been arrested for stealing carpet
bag, al the Union depot in this city las, Jan
uary, was sentenced, at the last term of the
District Court, To two years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary. and was taken to Fort
| Madison by Mrs Lauy alone, and without
any assistance from others and duly deliv
shment Of the warden anu the Fort Madi
souiars knew no bounds Bu7liag'or
Hawkeye
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10

to the golden throne, whence he can see all
that happens upon earth, and discovers a
washerwoman in the very act Of stealing a
veil entrusted to her to wash, whereupon,
in his righteous Indignation, he hings the
golden lootslool at the wretched thief. On
tic Lords return, lie misses the golden
70 ,tstool, aud interrogates st. Peter as to
whom he has admitted, when the tailor is
accused, and compelled to confess what be
has done--receving the curionsly quaint
aud yet solemn reply, 30 thou rogue! were
to judge as thou judsest: what would have
become Of thee long before this? Long be-
fore this ! should have had no seats, bench.
chairs. nay, not even any toasting-forhs left
here. but should have thrown eyerr one Of
them down at sinners. Here shall no one
rnnish but | alone, the Lord. '-London
Spectator.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
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Strange Phenomena

A rather singular event was related to US
on Saturday evening, hy Mr.. G. \. Buell.,
gentleman connected with railroad inter
csts. as occurring in the village Of Plain
field. Hendricks county, Ind. Some men
were engaged in digging well to furnish q
brick yard with water and had attained a
depth of thirtv-three feet without finding
any. On Fril y, the only man engaged
down III the well, feeling tatirued, was
drawn up for the purpose OF taking Il short
rest, remained about fifteen nil utes. and
was let down again. When about fifteen
feet frcm the bottom he was overcome bv
some deadly influence not before noticed,
and fell over, apparently dead, being pre-.
vented from falling the whole distance BY
his legs becoming entangled III the ropes
attached to the bucket. He was drawn up
and found to be black in the face and ap-
parently helpless. He was soon, however.
by the application Of the proper means, re-
stored to animation. 1t was then discov.
cred that water had gained ingress into the
well, to the depth of several inches, making
a roaring, seethlng noise like boiling water,
which could be heard at distance of three
hundred yards, and some persons were rem
dered dizzy by approaching the mouth OF
the well. To test the matter, a cock was
tied by the legs, rut into a bucket, and let
down: When within six feet OF the bottom.
h uttered n squawk, and died in an instant.
" hat is singular. the water has been tasted
Ivy some ventursore person and found to
he tolerably cool, and to contain nothing
dele,erlnus, so far as ascertained. The sud
den advent OF ''fire damp into this newly
dug well, can, perhaps, be explained on
some hypothesis or other, but it is certainly
little singular. and creates considerable
wonderment among the citizens Of Plain
field.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
SpfstOOMs for Two.

4 club. of which Jerrold was a member.
a fierce Jacobite. and friend. as fierce. IL
the cause of William the Third, were Az
guing noisily, ana disturbing less exci,able
conversutionalists At length the Jacobite,
a brawny Scot, brought his list down heavily
upon the table, and roared u, his adverse
rya
Il tel you what it is, ST., spit upon your
King Wiliom.'
The friend OF the Prince Of Orange was
not to be outmastered by mere lungs. He
rose, and roared back to the Jacohte:
And !, sir, spit upoa your James the
Second r.
Jerrold, who had been listening TO the up
roar in silence, hereupou runs the bell, and
shouted:
"Wa;ter, spittoons fer t,ro'"