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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-29

ANDREW q. MOTT. BERTRAND S. AsHBf
A ii. MOTT & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
HOUSE FURN1SH NC GOODS
CUTLERY;
Plstel Bri,tannis, Tin Wood and Willow
Ware,
keao constantly on hand Walters, Toile:
Sets. Foo: Tubs, Spice and hnite Boxes, Look,
Msrket baskets. TRAY ching Sa.chela. Table
Mats, Napkin Rings, Common Sense Sewing
Machines and everything to be found in = first
class Furnishing Store at 50 King stree, A lex
andra, Va. Jan u
WE ARE NOW RECEIVING a FIN
" assortment of
DRESS GOODS.
In Mourning Goods
Tanese Cloths.
Cicilisn Cloths
Challies, ''Peabody Brand
A!pacss, Patti brand"
Mouselaines.
Canton Cloths.
Robe DeVoysge, &c.
Also fine line Of COL 0 RE D D Z s S
GOODS at prices that cannot fail to please -
Call and see them. ASHLEY CO.,
ap N-eo2w No. ~ hlng treet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-29

SE-Speciel attention p%i ! 10 the -. -! eH
change OF farms in Virgins and Mary ltai. and
of houses and in:s in the city o. Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-29
1o-O NEW SPRING GOODS.

l am now receiving my SPRING GOODS,
Trimmings and Buttons. Ribbons. Corsets.
Kid and other Gloves, Ladies, Children's and
Gents Hosiery, Plain and Hemmed Stitched
iisndkerchiets for Ladies and Gents, Lace and
Linen Collars and Cuffs in great variety, Cam:
other Trimmings, Real and Imitation lair
Tissue, Grensdine and Berege Yelling, Ladies'
Ready. made Skirts, Plain, Tucked, Rutfied
and Embroidered, with great variety Of other
goods. all of which will be sold at tho very
lowest price to suit the times.
apl4 g. G. BERRY, - hing 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-29

FRUITS AND BEES. American Natura-
LIST replied to query in regard to the effects
nrodnced upon fruit by the agency OF honey
bees, that all the evidence given oy ootanlSts
on1 biologists who have specially studied the
snb;ect shows that bees improve the quality
anJ tend to increase the quantity of fruit. They
MD in the fertilization Of flowers, thus prevent.
inc the occurrence of sterile flowers, and. by
more mo thoroughly tertilizing flowers already
ne1fact, render the production of sound and
we'll developed fruit more sure. Many botanists
mink il it were not for bees. and other insects,
mapy plants would not bear fruit at all.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-29
TOCSE>i AND LOTS FOR ~ IL.

\ 4 ~
NoG 4 Two story BRICK HOUSE. with
rooms. back building and large 10: 81 Water
street south also.
No. 8 A comfortable two.story FRA NJ +
HOUSE and LOr, on Columbus .,7crt north !;
lot 19x75; and
Nc. !. A double LOT, fronting 81 :ec. on
King and Commerce streets has or Com ,nnrce
street BRICK HOUSE and on king@ cellar,
walled up, and the righ. Of walls on cast and
west side. Can be improved Al small cost -
Some material on the premises. Terms accom-
modstirg.
Nos. A comfortable story D " L LING
HOUSE. on Wolfe street, opposite the resi-.
dence Of +. l.. Smith, esq; beautiful yard and
garden; very desirable residence and gool ~
ycstmcn:. Also,
A beautiful BUILDING LOT adjoining t. Z
above on the corner Of Wolfe and s. Asalh
Streets fronting GO feet on the former aI'l lCG
on the latter street. Terms accommodating
Apply st once 20
aplG Real Es.. = gents. III King ST.
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POTOMAC TRANSPORTATION LINZ

ST +. : VI E K Z K K E ; ;,
Capt. a. &. NIcELE, w.,
Will resume her route on Tuesday, March
lst. leaving pier Nc. 10, Ligh! street .sE.A
wharf, Baltimore, EVERY TUES lsas -.
DAY At p. m. for Alexandria, Washington
and Gcorg clown, stopping at the following way
points or the Potomac river: PineJ Polnt'
stones Whsrf Coburn, Chaptico Wharf, Chap-
RI Point, Matthias Point Smiths Point Mamie
moy Storos' and Pye's Wharf. =.
Returning will leave Sixth street wharf
Washington, EVERY SATURDAY, at g.
IN and King st. wharf, Alezandria, 4: III.
For further Information apply to
J. BRODERS s. CO.,
fob IS No IL King street, Alexandria.
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STEiHROATS.
EEPRY COMPANY.

DOTOMAC FERRY COMPANY ,o-o
IN order to promote public convenience. the
steamers OF this line will. on to. NOR aa%zh
row "Wednesday the 18th instant, Esasssi -
commence their hourly trips from Alexanorls
ct quarter before q. NJ; last trip from A.ex-
dria 1T p. H.. irst trip from Washington city
1T 6 II IN ; last trip from Washington city at !
D. n. By this arrangement a safe hourly com,
nunics.ioE may be had with Washington, ana
connection made with the Clock 6. m. tram
for Baltimore.
The steamer WAWASLT is making her
usual trips down the Potomac to Cone river
and in .ermedate landings, leaving Ale1andrls
Tuesday and Friday mornings at 7 a m;
President Potomac Ferry GO.
SAN'L. GEDNEY, Gen. Supt. ap 20 II
u1A>HINGTON. ALEXANDRIA AND
w GEORGETOWN STEAM PAChEl
The steamer COLUMBIA, Captain James
Harper, will resume her regular \
trips, leaving Baltimore OF oatur- ..s
day next, 4. 4 o'clock p. m !, and 5e:uthlng'
will leave Alexandria every Weonesoay lhofh-
ing, al O clock. For freight aPplI 70
msr 1-o,S B. WHEAT, Agent
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THE GAZETTE.
FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL 90.
TAKING Down CoNcE1T.-A Boston paper

TAKING Down CoNcETT.-A Boston paper
tells an anecdote with moral:
"A young lady frieud Of ours met in company
Young gentleman who evidently had an ex
celent opinion of himself. During conversation
he introduced the subject Of matrimony, anc
czpatiased at length upon the kind of wife ht
expected to marry; that is, il ever he shou'c
take the decisive step. The honored lady mus
be wealthy, beautiful, accomplished, amiable
&c. His listener quietly waited until be ended
and then completely COMPOUNDED him by asking
in the coolest possible manner, And pray. sir
what have you to offer in return for all this
The young man stammered, Redeemed nt'le
and walked away
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prevent the emission Of sparks 10 certainly
within the bounds Of human ingenuity
And such smoke stacks ought TO be in use
on every railroad If necessary in order to stop
the Wholesale destruction Of our forests.
Not only do these coufaGrations result in
loss of life and property and the misery con-
sequent thereupon, but they will ultimately
affect the climate of the country. The Amer
lean forests are disappearing already too
fast before the woodlands axe. Add to that
these annual ravagcs by fire. and 1t is inevi.
table that the country should grow hotter and
dricr year after year F.; and with the removal
of the tree vegetation which acts as dis
tributor and conservator of moisture and as
powerful equalizing agent in our climate,
will come the terrible droughts, violent
freshets, and exhaustive heat of New Mexico
and the region about the Great American
Desert.
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TIE NEUTRALITY PRoCLlMITIoN.
How could Fish and Grant Sign IL at wn-b-
ingtOn when one wns ut Long Branch
md the Other nj EnrrlEOn's

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-It seems TO have es-
capod pubic attention that tho recent wordy procla
nation OF neutrality, exceeding in length all former
experience, though dated here and ostensiDly given
out as executed at Washington, was fraud to that
extent upon the country for the President who
signed 1t, and the Secretary OF state who counter.
signed tie document, were both absent from the
capital on the 22l, the date used, and had been for
a long time previously.
This is the first instance in the history ofte Govern.
ment where so deliberate lalsincation Of an i'm.
poT,ant paper has been made But 1t is quite wor.
thy o: those who committed the fraud, and entirely
consistent with their previous record.
That proclamation regulates our neutral relations
toward two great nations, now unhappily ut war
with each ouer Many questions OF great delicacy
are involved, and IN tile possible event OF breach
OF neutrality nice issue might be raised upon this
t,lsely.s med paper which not done at " ash.
ington, as Is stated, FOR Gen Grant was then al
Long Branch and Mr. Fish at his country seat on
the Hudson.
II anything was wanting TO establish their con
temptuoGs neglect Of public duty. and their 1agr mi
disregard OF all Official propriety it would be FUR
Lished by this impressive fact. Tie President
and Secretary OF state, VINO are hired servants Of
the people, and plid large salaries for service wnic
demands ttoli constant presence at the sea, Of GOV
ernnent, not only defy public opinion and outrag,
1cccrcy by wandering ahout the country, but upon
| AZ occasion Of exc puonal importance winch re
Gu!,ed a iu aud serious consultation Ia Cabinet re-
fuse to cone loro Tor single dal to discharge thai
| !uty, and, rather than disturb their persona
| pleasure, issue a document which on its very &C
| carries the proof Of q concerted raui,
What confidence can be roposed in rublic officer
who are capable Of so gross a d,ceptionf II the.
will fssify one document why Will they not bctriy
trust as to any CtIorf This loose stem 81 moral
| Is tic natural result ana rut OF tie avaricc, We
nalIty, and s,.LsluC~s Inch have invaded The high
est place, AMI t,o1-ht drc.oen U. on cur iDsu'
tutous
| "Aimral" Porter IS not yet full fedged. It.
us be p,'i'nt ami see what tie Senate has To say in
regard To ls 200 tlIl lnt TIE navy over the arms
II Int be wise Z, suspend action IN his nomna.
| ton Tor hG UVr,lu,WCnt a. $1,000 year unu
Congress IC ulI'Dd the matter Oh ~ equal footing
| lie has cos,,y slutCulu n ". SPECTATOR
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The Spanish Mission TO the Cuban
Patriots.

Mr.. AzcAnATE, ijudiciously we think,
denies, in a letter which we publish
below, the statement which has been
pretty generally circulated by the press, that
he has an official mission, or that he is the
bearer Of any proposition from the Spanish
Cover nment. He further states that "he
regrets the misunderstanding between his
countrymcn He is Cuban, and believer in
modern Spain !" He is confident Spain can
still conquer Cuba.
Mr.. AzCARATE is Of course entitled TO his
belief and it would he strange if any one
fresh from Madrid, the capital Of modern
Spain, aud from the Office of the Colonial
Minister should know much of whnt is 90
ing on in Cuba Even Frcnchmcn IN Paris,
thanks to the enterprise of the American
press, are better informed respecting the
movements Of the French army than the
people Of Madrid are about Cuba.
Mr.. AzCARATE left Madrid with Gov.
crnmcnt commissioned foolish one of course
whose object was TO ascertain whether the
Cuban representatives here could not be in
uuNSu W ultt NHt u VIZ iSihHh w
lay down their arms on 81 anish promises
that they should have autonomy and all
sorts of nice things II is possible that in
consequence of Mr.. AzcARATE having fool
shly confessed, during his very limit
I'd stay in Paris, the Object of his
mission, the Madrid Government may have
W tldrawn this commission. Moreover, q
frank offer TO treat with their enemies, be.
sides icing utterly anti.Spanish, would just
ly he regarded by Spaniards in Cuba as a
virtual recognition of the Cuban Republic
However. Mr. AzcARATE is welcome to
| the Jcsuitcal position-if he selects it-of
being man allie to bind Government from
which he holds no authority. If modern
| Spain can furnish no better proof OF her re
generation. her case is lnmentablc indeed
| 10 the agent OF the Nee Yort Associated Press
DEAR SIR Several of the papers Of this city having
yatousW stated that anu accre lltsd by the Govern.
mCut of SDan TO treat In its behalf with the directors
on error by ecStin that u" moi reprset nc Cow
ernncnt, nor do | bear official character OF any
While as q Cuban deplore that atn'sunderst anding
hctw cn many OF nv coun Tymen and modern SPAN
should seep Up ~ Cuba cruel s"d u.ous war while
rcIlzrg The nholiuOnst aud radical ideas which nro.
| les and While believe, 100, tue GOyctnment thinks
am tile bearer Of mission whatever, do |
| propose to NEEDLE in the question.
therei re beg OF you In behalf OF the ruth TO pub
| And beeve me, your oessd1Gienpi ;crvs11t, ,,,rr
| GRANREcY PARK UousY
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The Western Man who saw the Ocean.

From ieif-r by q, IITed IOtcHseHd IN ne ChcIg1
Tribune.
7 saw man at Newport coming out upon the
chn y Eisun's beach, where tho ocean all at once
ns M and looks raoJ 10 face wi,i tao razer oy cr
the rocks The ocean was pouring IN long roin
waves between Ochre Point and Eiston's Point,
drumming under Forty Steps, and breaking with
GOV md VII ,,uess upon tire sandy crescent OF the
beach, The mau's lace was 30 pathetic and lis look
affected me that looked myself ut tue sea agtIu.
and cit more than ever the r. ~ OF 1t. lie gaze.
away a little while, and then deserving me near hi
feet, he recovered himself
is that the sea. sir 7" lie said" the oceani"
"Ycs."
It's rot hay, nor channel; but it's tho whole
thing, the genuine Atanticf"
YES There's nothing past that but Eur pc"
lie looked at it again, in silence, for SOM Il me,
and then remarked:
at loo4s Just like the pictures Of It, It's mi; htJ
hne, never saw IL before"
"Whnt part OF the world are you from :"
Born In Ohio, sir. Moved TO Kansas, Always n
Western man. | came East on purpose TO hook at
the sea, and now that Tan here guess IN ENJOY an
huur OF IT,"
So he sat down on the grassy cliff and looked, and
looked, anu there left him, ehshted wo.shlppcr
lie VIII, perhaps, 20 home to tell his boys how u
SOUNDS, now II T0ars, how the boats gal'op on II,
how the land on It's verge wears naked look, as 4
smtten by its gales.
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The Wnr News.


IMAGINATION has reached Stenay, by way of
Nezieres. The Pruseian outposts have fallen
back 10 Dun, ten miles south of Stenay, on
HE road TO verdun, and on the eastern bank
Of the Mouse river At the same time,
they have summoned Longwy to surrender.
l,ongwy is on the Belgian frontier, about
twenty. miles cast of Stcnay, on the rail
road between Longuyon and Arlon. Accord.
M to present appearances, the fate of MAC.
MAuoN may he decided within few hours.
The French dcspatyhc. say that 10000 Ger
mans have made an unsuccessful attack on
vcrlun A Paris despatch from TnE suns
correspondent says that 'he captuloton Of
BAzAINE, through want o. supplies, is
daily expected.
The King and the Crown Prince ART
steadily advancing upon Paris. The main
body Of their army is west of Chilons a
Brussels despatch says that the German
scouts have made their appearance at Mcaux
twenty five miles east of Paris 1t is certain
that the Prusslaus have captured Vitry.le
Francois, a town on the Paris and Strasbourg
railroad, nineteen miles southeast of Chalons
Sixteen cannon and nearly 1000 prisoners
are the fruits of their victory.
The appearance of the prussnn scouts al
Dion, on the Paris and Lyons railroad
shows that the great German army which
was formed between Mulhousc and b san
ton are moving to join the Crown Prince un-
der the walls of Paris. Dion is 1G0 miles
southeasl OF Paris
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NJ. GAILLARDET, in lbs Paris despatch TO
the Courier DIS Etd,s UHis Of Saturday last,
says 1.-THE prospect Of siege-perhaps bonn
bardment-has suggested to the Government n
useful measure. Yesterday they commenced re-
moving to a place Of security a portion Of the
chJsddurre Of the galleries of the Louvre.
The prccaution is good for have not barbarian
invaders been always disastrous to art and its
fines, productionsW
Undoubtedly they have. History records that
something more than half century ago nation
that would be very unwilling to be called barbarian,
during the victorious march Of its armies through
many climes, rincd the galleries OF Europe, and
brought the spolls to its own capital and dis
played them as legitimate trophies Of war on the
walls Of this identical Louvre. And If our
memory does not fail us, it so happened that
when the first NAPOLEON, surrounded by an in
vading army, visited the tomb Of the Great
FRFDEmcK, he descended so low as to fitch there
fir IN the sword Of the ustrious Prussian soldier
and carried it Of TO Paris.
If the armies Of Germany should soon encamI
within the walls Of Paris, We do not believe they
| VIII copy such infamous examples.
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How Napoleon Felt after MacNahon had
Mnrcacd Thirp-SiN Miles.

80 on I-NI I'01 " TtI NtV l0TA I0T-C7,
PARIS, Aug. 2t.-l have just seen letter
Written ty Robert Mitchell, late editor OF the Con-
stphOnHd, to his father, ana dated at the bead.
quarters of Marshal MacMahpn, Rothe labout
thirty.sx miles north Of Cld.0n>l, on THURSDAY, m
winch he says: " You know | was very down
hearted when l lcn Paris at the progress which the
Prussiaus had already made in the invasion Of
Frluce Sipcr have been Win the army, my mind
has been completely changed and am now certain
OF our ultimate success.
orr army has never come IN collision with the
Prussans without maintaining our positions aud ia
iIlc'Iur tremendous loss on 'hc enemy. | saw and
cuuy,rscd with tue Emperor yesterday lie is In
excellent health uHd spirits. II Is impossible 20
describe the enthusiasm which prevails in the
army. We ic We here TINS afternoon, and take the
direction ul Mo-. Beyond that We nave no iudlca-
ton OF what the real route viii he Rest assured.
then, IN a fey days yoH wih receive meas that viii
sLIuT lsg Xuu.N
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Of the sort and no organ Of the Republican
party has called upon him to turn out of Office
this man who has been proved guilty of sell
ing himself for a bride. Apparently the
whole Republican party and all the orators
and journals that represent Il hre firmly con.
WINGED that bribery does not constitute dis
qualification for the possession of the high
est office, provided the man that gets the
bride is q Republican
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The Washington Court Journal announces

The Washington Court Journal announces
the return Of fat Mr.. RorTsoS to his post as nom
inal Secretary Of the Navy, and is authorized to
say, for the satisfaction of TuH Sun. that he will
remain there for the rest Of the summer. The APP
pointment Of PORTER as Admiral, is also gazetted,
in place of the dead hero FARRAGur. lie will
succeed him, it is true but in the sense that night
succeeds day,
Congress AZ The last session terminated the Of
fees Of Geuciul sud Lieutenant General in the
army with the lives If the present incumbcnt'
and corresponding rule was proposed FOX Al
Vmdea Of Admiral aud Nce.hdmnal ~ hr navy
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In view of the imminent danger of the
siege or capture Of Paris, the taking of the
new Government loan by the inhabitants Of that
city may be perhaps looked upon as
not so much owing to their patriotism as
TO their desire Of putting their money where it
will be safe from pillage. The loan is certain
to be recognized, whatever may become of the
NAPOLEON dynasty whereas any gold or bank
notes which chance to fall into the hands of ma
rauders-Prussan or French-will be lost be
You'd question. The loan in fact is a national
savings bank, more secure than any pri
place of deposit,
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By one Of the tricks which the Naval Ring 70 well
understand it was defeated just like other legis-
lation intended to stop their corruption at home
and abroad. But the thing will not stop where 1t
is. The country demands justice, and that the
two arms Of the service shall be put at least upon
on equal footing. Certainly the conduct Of the
navy under its present management, with its
glarng frauds, collisions, and loss Of character,
deserves no favor above the army, which is the
pride Of the nation.
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The Elegant Erenigg Pos, and the I'm
proceed Times both humbly acknowledge their
offence in appropriating without credit our ac-
count of the evidence in the City of Boston libel
suit, and profess sincere repentance. Under
these circumstances, with the magnanimity
which has always characterized us, we pardon
the offenders. All is forgiven aud forgotten.
Bless We my childrcnl
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= = FTOW NE IUUINtIUe IVNITTtTtTHi
Mr. Trumbull Is u learned lawyer, who served
with distinction on the bench lie has had lore ~
perence ~ Senator, II thoroughly conyersAnt Nth
national politics, aud while never violent partisan
active In party management, understands the re-
laton between the craftsmanship which should
guide o national administration aud The party sup
port which can oLlY make II effective.
The nation recognizes him, and Ia familiar with
him az man qualified to Ill wOrthily anv postio0
to which our form OF government enables its clI
to attain and his entry into the Cabinet would
rive 1t hold on popular respect and favor which il
llcss In some respects now, and which few men IN
the nation could give II TO the same extent,
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The abscnteeism of President GRANT and
his Cabinet is initiated in their small way by the
magna,es Of the public departments Of this city.
We chronicled some days ago the departure Of
Commissioner MANIrRRE for Europe; Commits
sioner SMITH is at Saratoga; Superintendent
JouRDAS is on on sick leave; and on Saturday
night, according to the hmproced Zimes, Commits
soner BoswoRrH was reported to be at Long
Branch. Commissioner BRENNAN was missing
probably away arranging some part Of the ma
chinery for making himself Sheriff next fall /;
Inspector DILKs was at the White Mountains In
spector WALLING was confined at his house with
an absccss, leaving Inspector JAMIsos alone on
duty. As Sunday is VIGOROUSLY the most dis
orderly day Of the week, this abandonment of
the city on that day strikngy demonstrates how
completely the department has become mere
political machine, and how httle its superior
officers care Tor the public welfare.
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True Democrats of the Tammany Per-
suasion.

When Mr.. s. s. Cox was delivering an Grafton
In this city, he stated that he had possessed the In
cstimuhle privilege OF voting for twenty years, and
le was proud to add that In that time he lad cast
twenty Democratic votes. gentleman In the audi
2nc"-who, no doubt would he warmly endorsed b.
iho UfH07rdt-was heard TO mutlcr audibly, "Oh,
psh1w twenty votes IN twenty years why, | have
NoIed t..e Democratic tcke, twenty times al OIp
eI,CtlOI.h