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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-18

A CHASTITY TABLEAU-The Leavenworth
(Kansas) Bulletin, of recent date, contains
the following account of CHASTITY scene upon
the plains
About three weeks ago an Indian named
Yellow Hawk went upon journey. De was
accompanied by his wife and dog. While ne
was in the neighborhood of Fort Su!ly terri
BILE storm, attended with thunder and lightning,
passed over the vicinity. On the day following
a party of men happened to come across little
canvass tent pitched upon the river bank; =, lt
bore neglected appearance, and one OF 1T tne
party stepped up to it and looked In Mnat
he saw there paralyzed him with terror, tor ne
eazed upon sight the like OF which he shall
probably never look upon again. =,
= At the end of the tent were Yellow Hawk,
his wife, and the dog grouped together. TEL
low Hawk sat upright, with his hand hrmiy
graspinp the neck Of the dog, who was sitting
on his launches; on the other side OF the dog
reclined Yellow Hawks wife, leaning on, her
elbow. All three were stark, rigid, and all
three of their eyes were wide open staring With
q look of fear. The shock of this dreadful sight
rendered the observer incapable of motion, and
it was only when his friends came to him that
his sense of movement returned to him.
The three we're dead; but wherefore? til
said that the lightning killed them but neither
on the tent nor on the bodies was the slightest
evidence of the presence Of the electric de-
stroyer
WASHINGTON ITEMS colored people
celebrated their emancipation to-day by pro-
cesson and mass meeting at Union League
Hall. The various colored societies assembled
III the morning in front Of the city hall, and
marched through the avenue, by the treasury,
Presidents house and Governor Office, and
1.-THE latter point were addressed by Governor
Cooke, who told them their first duty as citi-
zens was fealty to the republican party!
The Radical leaders have requested the
President to appoint Fred. Douglass as Secre-
tary of the District, in case Gen. Chapman
should be elected Delegate to Congress The
President hoped Gen. Chapman Would, be elect
ed, and would give the recommendation for
Douglass favorable consideration.
A colored man, named Lewis Moone, was
convicted in the Criminal Court yesterday of
having cheated a number of colored people, BY
selling them official envelopes, purporting to
contain appointments to certain mental Offices
in the Treasury Department
Baron Lederer, the Austrian Minister, was
Frustrated by fit, while walking on Pennsyl-
Vania avenue yesterday.
A police officer was shot at and wounded by
a woman, with whom he had some difficulty,
yesterday.
PIEDMONT AGRJCTTT rRaJ SOCJFTy Tho
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-18

+ The Central Park Hotel Company, of New
York, have completed their arrangements, pur-
chased site, secured an architect and will at
once begin the work of construction. They
have bought the entire square on Fifth avenue,
between Efty-eighth and Fifty-ninth streets,
Just at the northeast angle of Central Park, land
the contract stipulates that the .Htel shall be
finished by the lst of May, 1872. The hotel is
to have, among many other new features, a
court yard, after the European fashion, for
carriages to enter and deposit their contents.
Millions will be lavished on the erection, decor
alton and outfit of the establishment
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-18


FOR SALE ON EASY TERMS-The
Esa desirable THREE-STORY BRICK Dwell
LING HOUSE, No. "a south Royal street, east
side, near King. It contains ten rooms and
dry cellar, with Il fine yard, and a wide paved
alley in the rear. Possession can be had on the
first Of June. Apply at MILBURN'S POTTE-
RY, l27 Wilkes street. ~ sp 18-tf
WORSE SHOE NAILS, HORSE SHOES,
Ill &C., at So King street.-Just received and
in store 1900 lbs of Horse Shoes, Nail Rods, Bar
goods in that line Call and see - -
ap Is JOHN T. CREIGHTON & son.
ITO SHOPKEEPERS-W have just received
4 a supply, of MARBLES and TOPS, to
which We invite your attention. They will be
sold by the package at a small advance.
JOINT. CREIGHTON & SON,
APP IS 88 King street.
DREPARED HORSE RADISH for sale by
Il VIM +. BROOKES.
ap IL l47 King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-18

The New York Tribune, takes great delight
in recent sharp answer of that gentle fe.
male, Mrs Fanny Kemble, who is reading The
Merchant of Venice in Rome. 81 hear, I"
said visitor, that you have very fine hotels
in American Il have no hotels in America -
Mrs Kemble replied, Sin am ensured, contempt
uous voice, turning upon the poor fellow and
giving him look that made him beat speedy
retreat The Tribune is so pleased with this
ancedote that it publishes it editorialy and
compares it with 1hackeray's reply to the que
ry as to what was thought Of Mr.. Upper in
England Sir, in England we do not think of
Mr. Upper at all. -" ...<3-- ...t'' a.. ..
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railroad MATrERs.-There was a.

RAILROAD MATTERS was quite a
-, orempnt for position, going Oh. last week near
0uontico. where the two lines, the K. & T:
Ro;Iroad extension ends,aand where the road
TO. Is being built towards Alexandria, by the
Pennsylvania Central, begins. 81 g.,
The Engineers of each line were rs wary and
n;itaryiike in their. evolutions, as two hostile
nr,n;es One party would advance and retire,
whilst tho other moved forward to occupy the
disputed territory.
II ia reported that Mr.. George 3. Roberts
WAS in consultation with the President OF the
Orange & Alexandria Road, with 4 view of OBJ
tainipg the right Of transit over three or four
miles of the latter road next Alexandria, IN
order to save that much 4of construction
F[rderickSburg Herald.
THE FASHIONS Que of the prettlest new
costumes is the Hortense, made Of Bouvet silk,
the underskirt having one deep founce, and
tl,e oterskirt very full in the back, and trim
med with black lace placed over white, giving
. soft. hay appearance. Short sacques are
verv popular, and those Of black silk are again
asserting place for dress costumes. Cashmere
jackets. richly embroidered in colors: are also
worn, and white chip bonnets decided favor,
tics Lace sacuues will be worn later instead
of shawls; for American women do not general
" understand the art of gracefully draping
these Letter from Ne,0 York.
President GRANTS WHERRY. In,
persoll; the celebrated boat builder of New
York CITY, and owner Of the well-known ''Red,
White and Blue" has received an order to
construct ladies wherry, for the use of the
Presidents family while at Long Branch
and is arranged to carry small lateen SAIL
Instructions have been given to Mr.. lngcrso
to make the best boat he can of its kind, and
to let it be trimmed with black walnut and
silver-mounted and to be ready to put on the
water by the commencement of june WASH
,uotDD STAR
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ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
The Reunion at DetrOIt--A Monu.
ment TO Gen. Thomas,


DETROIT, Nov. lG'-At the business ses.
sion Of the Society Of the Army OF the
Cumberland, this morning, tho Commit.
tee on the subject Of erecting n monument
To General Thomas, reported several sug.
gestions through the Chairman, Gen.
Hooker. The scheme proposed Is TO erect
an equestrian statue Of colossal size of the
General. And toraise the necessary funds
by small subscriptions from the survivors
OF the Army Of the Cumberland, and from
such citizens ut large as may feel disposed
TO give small amounts. Gen. Hooker OBJ.
jected to the submitting of tho subsCrip.
tion TO the public; fearing II left In that
shape, the monument would never be
erected. lie thought that II should be
built by the soldiers Of the Cumberland
Army, and that Mrs, Thomas should be
consulted as 10 Its location. II she prefers
the Central Park, in New York, let II go
there, but II she has no preference, ho
would say that II should be erected at
Washington. AS General Thomas Charac.
ter was national, his monument erected
by his comrades In arms, should be
built on national ground. He therefore
moved that the plan previously recon.
mendcd by General Rosccfans, be
80 amended as 10 limit tho sub.
scription to the Army of the Cdmber.
land, and to provide that the location
should be at the City Of Washington, II
Mrs. Thomas had no objection. The plan
was 80 amended and was unanimously
adopted.
The Committee on Nominations report.
ed the following officers Of the Associa.
tion, who were unanimously chosen
Prcsident-Maj. Gen. W. 8. ROsecrans.
Vice Observation-Disclosures, Lieut.. Gen. p.
II. Sheridan; Ohio, Gen. 0. @. Maxwell;
Indiana, Gen. William Grose; Kentucky,
Gen. Ben. II, Bristow; Tennessee, Gen.
II. p. Thurston; New York, Gen. Joseph
Hooker; Iowa, Gen. VIM. Vanderburn;
Michigan, Gen. j. G.. Parkhurst; New
Jersey, Gen. j. W. Mindell; Kansas, Gen.
John A. Martin; District Of Columbia,
Gen. Henry Stout Minnesota, Gen. ]. W.
Bishop; Pennsylvania, Col. Wisman NJ.
Smith; Wisconsin, Gen. J. q. Stark
weather; Missouri, Gen. j. NJ. Schoti sld;
Connecticut, Gen. Frank y. Bond.
Corresponding Secretary Col Jas. W.
Steele, OF Ohio.
Treasurtr-Col. J. s. Fullerton OF ST..
Louis.
September 18th and 10Th, 1879, at Day
ton, Ohio, was the time and place select
ed for the next meeting. .-..
The banquet tonight was fine affair
The uslial tOasts and responses were
given, and the assemblNge broke up At u
late hOur
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, Nov. 17-Strlkcs have been
commenced by tho workmcn in various
parts Of Spain, In obedience, II Is said, TO
signals from abroad.
The courtmartinl case Of the wreck Of
Her Majestys ship, McgGia, has closed It's
delberation, and rendered q verdict ful.
ly acquitting the Captain, officers and
crew. The result Is generally accepted
with satisfaction.
1Thc retirement Of Sir Frank Ives
Scudalore, Assistant Postmaster General,
and Superintendent Of tho Postal Tele.
graph System, Is announced.
A subscription for tho widow and daugh.
ter Of Mark Semon, has been opened.
Col. James NJ. SandersoD, formerly Of
New York, and well known to the public
here, as manager of the Laugham Hotel,
died last night Of disease Of the heart.
The railway companies declare the
strike Is the work of the International
Ten new cases OF smallpox arc report.
ed to-day. .......
Lord Tenterden, formerly Chief Secre.
tary of the Joint High Commission at
Washington, has received the appoint.
ment by the British Government for tho
presentation Of tho claims Of British sub.
ieCts before the tribunal Of arbitration
shortly to assemble nj Geneva.
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THRUST SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
L Deed OF Trust made 10 me by William Ho.
sack and Nancy llosack his wlfo, Of Cameron, In
Marshall county, West Virginia, bearing date the
Slst day Of December, 1903. will, on
SATURDAY, tho 18th day Of Nov, A. D. 1871,
on the premises in tho town Of Cameron, In the
county Of Marshall, State Of West Virginia, at
10 o'clock A. NJ. OF that day, proceed 10 sell At
public sale all tho right title and interesto Of the
said William llosack and Nancy llosAck his wife
in and TO the following dCicflbcd real estate,
that Is to say all their right title and interest In
and 70 tho undivided Ono'half Of lot Of ground
situated In South Cameron, Marshall county,
West Virginia., known as lot No. CB) sixteen;
also tho undivided interest or tho said William
llOsack and Nancy his wife In and 10 the follow.
Ing described property situated In tho town OF
Cameron, and bounded and described as follows.
to.wit: Beginning at stake, thence 8 N deg.
w. thirty one feet 70 stake thence h. 81 deg. Q.
sIxty.sGycn feet to the Poplar Springs road,
thence thirty.two and onC.half feet along said
road 10 o stake, thence Q. u deg. W. seventy
eight and onc.half feet 10 the beginning; also,
one.hAlf Of nm alley now open between tho lot
mentioned and another lot belonging to james
Fulton, OF tho city of Baltimore, Maryland,
which alley Ia eight feet, more or less In width
at the front on Poplar Sprlngroad, aud runs back
10 tho rear Of lot adjoining on the north bolong.
Ing 10 said James Fulton, and a. the reor OF said
lot Is ten feet, moro or less In width, the portion
Of said alley hereby conveyed is the one.hAlf
thereof, to.wlt iOuf feet front and i've ieeLmore
or less, At tho rear, saving and reserVlng of OF
the premises hereby conveyed, the right TO the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company TO re.
move, alter and repair certain pipes through said
promises, now used and occupied BY the said
Company 10 convey water from there down 10
the water station on thelt road, and also feserv
Ing 10 said James Fulton the right 10 have, use
and maintain tho track running across tho renrend
OF said lot, being an extension Ol tho "Y" as the
q rnn M
"Y" and track ls kept open and used by said
Company up TO the lot hereby conveyed from the
main track Of said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad;
also q lot Of ground in the village OF Cameron,
In Marshall county, State OF West Virginia, and
which lot ls bounded on tho south hy a lot Of
Charles Keller, and on the west by An alley, and
on the north by a lot Of Henry M0Ore's, and on
the cast by Rlggter lot, and being the same pro.
perty heretofore conveyed by D. II. DIX and wife
10 the said William HOsack.
TERNs or eALB-0ne.half Dash, balance three,
six and nine months. R'J. PORTER,
Oc25 Trustee.
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The Wrecks on Tbs Lakes.

PoRT Rowan, ONT, Nov. 17.-The fol.
lowing vessels were driven ashore on Long
Point, Wednesday: Tho barque p. q.
sherman, rolled over on the end of the
FONT, and the crew LETT the vessel in n
boat and were driven out into the lake.
They, are supposed to have been lost. The
vessel VIII probably be u total loss.
The schooner A. g. King, went ashore
west OF the lighthouse, with % 900 bush.
els OF corn. The crew are saved, and
probably the cargo.
The propeller Evergreen City, went
ashore eight miles west Of the lighthouse,
with no cargo. The crew are saved, but
the vessel is supposed to bc total loss.
The brig lleSolute, went ashore at the
light house, and will prove II total loss,
There were twenty-five Of the crew. One
man and one woman were frozen 10 death,
but the balance Of the crew are saved,
having come ashore on pieces of the
wreck.
The schooner Saxon, was driven ashore
last night and cannot be gotten of.
BUFFALO, Nov. l7.-Tho crew of the
bark T. 9, Sherman, lost oil Long Point,
arrived here to-day. They drifted across
the lake in mn open boat They were
twenty'iour hours exposed 10 the cold and
heavy sea, The stGwardess died on the
terrible passage from exposure.
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, d. c., November H.
The argument IN the Supreme Court, il
the matter Of the Kentucky war claims
has been postponed until Friday next
Datus L. Coon, Of Alabama; has beer
appointed United States Consul TO Rio dc
JaneIro, and Charles G, Dyer, of Illinois
Consul General at Beirut.
The Senate Finance Committee, with
the exception Of BAyard Scott, was in ses
sion to-day. The Commissioner of Inter.
nal Revenue was in consultation with the
committee,
MORE IIAZERs EXPELLED.
Secretary Robson has issued IN order
eXpelling six more cadets from the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, for hazing, and
says; "Let II be distinctly understood
that the Academy will be purified OF this
disgraceful practice and the defiant spirit
which now invokes its action, by the dis.
missal, II necessary, Of the cadets to tho
very last who refuses the fullest obedience
to the regulations on the subject"
The Secretary of the Treasury says that
iron barges OF foreign build cannot be
used on the Mississippi river in the trans.
portAtion of grain from st. Louis to New
Orleans. =
The Civil Service Commission to-day
was engaged in the consideration OF the
question as to what weight, If any, should
be given to the seniority Of the Indlan ser.
vice in promotion.
The American and British Commission
adjourned today until the Gth of Dccem.
ber One claim was rejected because of
the insufllciGncy Of proof.
Major NeVin was this afternoon for
mally appointed Pension Agent ut Phla-
dclphia in place Of Major Calhoun.
Tho Cabinet meeting to-day was of
three hours duration The President
received no visits either before or after
tho meeting, he being occupied in the
preparation Of his annual message The
message will be furnished to the press in
the same way as heretofore, namely
manifold copies will bemadc aud given TO
the authorized representatives Of the
newspapers shortly after the private Sec.
retary shall leave the Executive Depart.
mont with copies Of the official document
for the two houses Of Congress.
Representatives Scofeld and Lansing,
the Sub Ku.Klux Committee who visited
Florida, lave returned TO Washington.
While there they examined large mum.
Der Of witnesses, They say that In Jack.
son county, in that State, there have been
seventy.fve murders since 1865, and that
there are now no white Republicans in
that county. Although the condition OF
affairs, generally, is bad, there seems to
bea little improvement over what there
was two years ago.
Gen. Spinner will shortly issue Cit
cular concerning the mutilated currency.
1t will provide that after january 1st,
more than half noto will be redeemed
on It's full value, clearly half note at
one.half the value of the original, and
less than halfa note willno be redeemed,
unless there Is positive proof of the miss.
ing part having been destroyed,
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AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, November 17.-Count Beust
Chancellor of the Empire, has addressed
formal circular TO the Diplomatic
Agents ofthe Austria. Hungarian Empire,
stating that his resignation was not based
upon any political grounds, but upon tea.
sans Of n purely personal character The
approval Of the British Government OF
Count Beusts appointment to the Aus.
tro.Hungarlau Embassy, has been re-
Ceived here.
1t has transpired that Baron Won Kel.
lersperg, head of the NewC Cisleithan Min.
istry, and formerly Governor Of Bohemia,
recently with the consent Of the Emperor,
undertook mission to Prague, with the
object Of endeavoring 10 convince the
members of the Provincial Diet, that II
was for the interest Of Bohemia to be rep.
resented in the Austrian Reichsrath. The
Baron has just returned to Vienna, having
been entirely unsuccessful in his mission
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The Gazing OF a Coal Milne in

The Gazing Of a Coal Milne In
Penna..ssThe bottom Dropping
Ont Under the Village of Hyde
Park.
New York, November 17.-A special
dispatch from Scranton reports that the
caving in of mine ut Hyde Park created
Il great excitement. The first shock was
felt at about three o'clock on the morning
Of the 10th inst, when the people fled
terror stricken from their dwellings. The
caving Of the ground which occurred
over the Oxford mine has caused set.
tling in the buildings overhead Of some
two feet. The area OF the ground covers
in all about twenty acres. The damage
to property Is over $4,000. Immense
iissures were made in the principal ave.
nues and streets. Many houses have been
pulled down. The postofllce has sunk
about eighteen inches, and still continues
settling. The whole town Is In danger,
as the ground is still settling. The mines
arc deserted at Scranton. Various streets
are crowded by the people, discussing the
situation. The vein which caved in Is
known as the Diamond vein, and Is two
hundred and forty feet below the surface,
II was worked out ten years ago, previous
TO It's purchase by the Delaware, Lacka-
wana & Western Company.
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CINCINNATI.


CTNCrNNATG, Nov 17.-Dr. Swing, of
Chicago, ut II meeting OF Presbyterlans
this afternoon, presented the cause Of tho
crippled Presbyterian churches of that
city. A resolution expressive Of sympa.
thy was adopted, and action looking to
immediate pecuniary relief will be taken
by tho ministers Of the denomination at
their meeting next week.
John NJ. Hozen, township treasurer, re.
siding at New Point, Indiana, while re.
turning home yesterday evening with
the township funds, amounting TO over
$1,000, was attacked short distance
from the village by three robbers, who
shot him twice in tho breast, inflicted a
number of cuts and bruises upon his per.
son, and made good their escape with the
money. lie was dangerously hurt,
though, II Is hoped, not fatally. No clue
to the perpetrators has been discovered
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GERMANY.

New York, Nov. IA Cologne let.
ter states that tho strike among the Ger.
man mechanics, for more pay and less
hours, is very general, and thousands are
idle.
BERLIN, Nov. l7.-The Bl.vArAn rep.
resGntaLivG has proposed II bill for tic
prosecution of unpatrlotiC Clergymen.
The German ReChstSg Is still engaged
In tho consideration of the coinage bill
A vote was taken today upon the propo.
stion to place the eillgy of Emperor vii.
liam upon oil new coins, instead of those
of the Princes Of the respective countries
comprised in the empire. II was decided
in the negative by considerable OF n ma.
jOrity.