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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-14
CHIN a.

A fine assortment of TEA and NNER
SETS Of various patterns among them the ne"
Moss Rose pattern Also VASES in great
variety, Fancy Mugs, Coffee, Tete-a-Tete Sets,
Cologne Sets Sc. at very low prices, at IS King
street [oct 7-e"3m <. j. MILLER.
CTOVE BRUSHES and STOVE LUSTRE Of
- best quality just received and for sale whole
sale ind retail BY
J. T. CREIGHTON & son,
sep2- IS King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-14

The disturbances with the laborers at New
Castle, in England, have not yet been settled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-14

Ii is said that the objection to the fuding Of
the Court Martial in the case of Maj. Hodge
is entirely tallacious, as the act Of Congress to
which reference is made, applies ouly to pay
masters in the navy, and does not, therefore,
cover this case His attorney has Leeu eugag
cd during the pust few days in turning over
his property here to Indemnify the govern
lnelh as far az it will 70 As soou az this is
completed Hodge will be removed 20 the
Albany peniteutiary to euter upon his impris-
uumeut ..
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NOTICE To STOCKHOLDERS

The annual meeting oftho Stockholders Of lb.
Alexand,ia and ;Fgede ricksburg Railroad Com.
pany will be held at the Office Of said COMPANY
in Alexandria, We, Oh TU ESDAY, November
l4th, 1871, at - O'clock IN. The election of
President ana Board Of Directors will be held
same day and place
ALBERT HEWSON,
oct 9-lawtd Sacra,,rv
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-14

The New York Post says the Stock Exchange
WIS in i great state of excitement on Thursday
over rumor that the Park laborers had march
cd in force upon the City Hall and County Court
House. and threatened riot Stocks went
down at fearful rate. The brokers were
universally pauicstriken, and the rush to sell
Was srmethiug ieariul 10 see. The New York
Tilues adds that Thursday was the worst psnic
day since the Chicago calamity, The corporation
lstorers did make demonstration they
were pacifed upon being promised !heir pay.
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TUST OPENED.

Black and Colored Poplins and Epingelines.
in nil the various shades.
Black English BoInbazines.
Reps, black and other color5.
French Sa,tines, in black, maroon blue greet,
und al the various shades.
"a Black DeLaine,, fine quality
Splendid line Of Black Al pnca:.
Mohairs. PIails, White AIIpac'.s and sre.,
variety Of DRESS GOODS ofc ,mmoner fabric
sepS0 J. AZ STEWART
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rHE LEFFEL,s UNRlVAALEo
Send for a Circular.

NDERWEAR.
Scotch Wool and Merino Vests for gentlemen
all sizes.
Ladies Merino Vests and Drawers.
Misses and Boys Vests.
A fine line of those stout, iron frame White
Cotton Hose, both for ladies and children.
Gents Brown Cotton Half Hose, OF superb;
quality, for the fall and winter.
Chldren's Fancy Wool Hose.
Also, Caters, white and colored.
Full rolors in superior Kid Gloves SILK.
Buck and other lined Gloves. Just received
sep 90 !. NJ STEWART.
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oct 9-laMtL

KID GLOVES!
IA KID GLOVESl
Just received large invoice Of Kid Gloves of
different makes and prces-Alexander l. Jou-
wins System Kid Gloves. 81 IL pair; the Veto
ria two button Kid Gloves, the best glove in the
market at the price, $3.50 II pair; also the H. S
b. g., acknowledged to be the best glove i'm
ported-uIl coors and Sizes 81 pair, by
oct y &. &. BERRY. u King St
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PORT az .9LEI.8.N:DRIa, OCT. IL.
Sl,OOO,OOO$

BY the authority of the act OF the Legislature
of Kentucky, OF March Is, 1871, the Trustees q"
the Public library of Kentucky will givrn
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-01
AHt-POWer.

During recent rain-stOFm some
ants had made the discovery that the
position they lad selected Tor a nest,
although well up on the side OF "A
bank, was flooded with water. Ho5g
they managed TO survive The tre~hrt
it is difficult 10 say, but next day
they were seen working with grrat
energy II moving eggs across the
country 10 higher regions. They
established q tortuous track, which
was strictly followed, althouga an
engineer, ii they had one III their
community, might have diminished
the labor. We took occasion 10
axe the time Of Que individu. lie
was carrying 4 load, sIy at least
twO-tnirds OF his own weight, most
ly up hill and over many ObsirUe-
tiOns, and lie took no stop or rest,
bus rather seemed anxiOu 10 run
ahead of his companions, which he
did in several iastanc, :. He accom-
plished the journey OF fifteen fers 10
seven minutes and fcrty seconds.
At this rate II would have tsken him
iOrtY-iiVe hours 10 travel a mile.
The creature measured his own
length, IN ths fifteen fref, 1lO
times, ss ans size w0s ABOUT the eighth
VI all inch.
a man 10 measure his own length,
say five feet six, l4i0 times, would
travel mile and 3 bali, which he
could not do in the time, with 10
load, 10 obstruction and 10 uphill;
while i load prOpOrJioGaso 90 the
ants wcGld, within q short distance,
break his power Of endurance. Itis
said thit some ants can carry ten
times their own weight.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-01
Velocity Of Sound.

4 powerful human voice in the
open air, at the ordinary temperature
is audible at the distance of seven
hundred feet. In q frosty air, undis-
turbed by winds or currents, sound is
heard at a much greater distance
with surprising distinctness. Lieu
tenant Foster in the third polar eX-
pedition of Capt. Parry, held a con-
versatiOn witt a man across the har-
Dor of Port Bowen a distance Of one
quarter of a mile. DIR. Young states
that on the authority of Derham
that the watchword "all we'll" had
been distinctly heard from old to new
Gibralter, distance Of ten miles.
The marching of company of sol
diers may be heard on a still night,
from five hundred and thirty TO eight
hundred and eighty PAGES; squad
ron of cavalry'On foot pace, at seven
hundred and fifty PAGES; trotting and
gallOping, one thousand eighty PAGES
distant. When the air is calm and
dry, the report of a musket is audible
at one thousand PAGES. The sound
of cannOnading was heard at Dover,
sounds travel further and more loud
on the earth's surface than through
the atmosphere. Thus tits said that at
the siege of Antwerp in 1882. the can
nonadiug was heard in tie mines
Of Saxony, which are about three
hundred and twenty miles distant;
the cannOnading at the battle of Jena
was heard feebly in the open fields Of
Jena but in the easements of the for
tifcatiOn it was heard with great dis
tinctnGSs.
The noise o. the sea fight between
the English and Dutch in l762, was
heard at Shrewsbury, distance OF
two hundred miles. The greatest
known distance 10 which sound has
been carried by the atmosphere is
three hundred and forty-iiye miles;
as it is asserted, that the very violent
explosions Of the volcano at st. Vim
cents have been heard at Demarara.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-01
\ Phase OF a Gamblers Life.

\ gambler in his confession says. UI
Ou9e kHew q Southern gentleman who,
although not OsJenSibly . professional
gambler, really made short cards q bu~i-
ness. He was a man Of education and
a tire cOuVeFsationaiiSt. and a very ele-
CANT gentleman. lie was fond OF little
game OF draw, just 70 kill time, 70u
know but the result was that hr slways
got the best off and miugiing with
mOneved men, his winnings were large.
| got into series o. games with him.
and as well as ! understood cards nv
self, invariably got the worst Of it.
knew that there WAS something wrong,
aud / resolved to discover iJ il possible
| carefully examined the backs of tbs
cards, and understanding how this SORT
of work is done, very soon satisfied
myself that the backs were all right.
watched his deal. Tie threw thani round
with great rapidlty. Ills shuffling was
square.
zone day 1 procured a powerful r,a1-
nifying glass, and went Carefully ovsFs
pack Ofcards that lie had WOO with the
night before. \ long aud care nj search
revealed in tie ace Gnd lace cards a ser
les OF srihing c0ncayifies. The punches
WV ~ 80 d. ~ 10 14AN 4>AE-E ~ tA45
naked eve, but on passing NY fingers
over them I could feel them. 4 gam
bler's fingers are. or ought 80 be. g. soft
as velyeT. Subsequent Investigations
revealed his work. lie had on Jne In
side of his finger ring q minute purca.
In the beginni. z Oi IA game he ys0nld
manage 20 turn the faces OF the secs ana
face cards, one az tima. SO as 30 BRING
them against lis punch, sad then oEc
iudention or two or te.ee IN rersxis
locality woUld designate the carls. So
nice was his sense ot tOneA that IN deaf
ing he would no uraiiy pass the iaro
e9cR card oyer tbeenG Oi ais leftm dl
duger, and no matteF how raadii, b.
deais Jheus, be would know the pv -
ton Of all the iSce cards IL the pack. Us
course this gave aim a Aeavy Percentage
and the result wss be iRy0fsblY VSs =
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-01
/ Singular Discovery.

While some men ut the Torpedo
Station were at work inside old Fort
Wolcott. last Friday, the wheel of
their cart sank deep into the ground.
Removing some of the earth to find
the cause of tIlis, one of the men
struck his spade against what seemed
to be an iron plate. This excited the
curiosity OF all, and they set to work
with a Will 10 6ig away the earth
above the plate. Soon their efforts were
rewarded by the sight of an iron door
fastened with q rusty bolt. On break
ing thisOpen, they came upon flight
oiwindlng stairs, which they descend
cd, and arriving at the foct t.Iey found
themselves In 3 dungeon whose gloom
NG,s mace more marked by the raw of
dim light which Il solitary loophole
at the top admitted. Striking light
10 dispel the darkness eff tiie dungeon.
they found uFan the floor a few with
erei, ZONES, a skull, and lantern.
The lantern is of such an Old-fasbiOn-
ed construction and shape that il must
have been made over fifty Years ago
NCJy York Ee,US.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-01
brazilian Turtles.

The size Of these creatures NAV be
imagined from the fact that the flip
Pers aEd rect of one, i'll crawling over
the sand, leave a track of two irregu-
lar grooves, three or four feet apart. rs
Thoughts 4 great wagon with cog wheels
had been driven over the ground. 1t
Is an easy matter 10 find a turtles nest
by this track. She comes out Of the
sea and travels far up on the beach 70
lay her eggs in the sand, digging q
hole foot and q half or two foot deep
for the nest. Professor Hartt, who
was in Brazil with Professor AgassiZ.
says that ne saw turtle deposit one
hundred and fOrty-three eggs in one
OF these Nests. The eggs were all laid
at one sitting, then covered up closely
with the sand and left 20 hatch. The
s-E-E~ are rather larger than hep's egEs,
round and covered with a tough white
skin. The Brazilians eat the eggs.
and also the flesh Of the turtle. The
creature IS captured in q curious way.
Two persons 90 behind it, and taking
hold of the she'll, turn the animal on
lis back, in which position il is az the
mercy OF it, captOrs, a. it il impossible
for IL 10 turn on It's feet again. The
hunters are obliged to creep up behind
ii cautiously, for rs soon a. il is alarm
ed it thrus,s its fore paddles in the
sand and throws il behind, 30 that if
the pUrsuers do not quickly close
their eyes they are likely TO be blind
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-01
Trayely

How many Gets are there in a lrage-
dy? Five ] believe.
Act. ] Young man starting from
home. Parents and sisters weeping to
have him 90. Wagon passing over
the bill. FareV ell k;ss ;h45wn naok.
l,iDg TIE te1 and let the curtains
drop.
Act. II.-MarrisCe Altar, Bright
light, Full organ. White veil trailing
through the aisle Prayar ana con-
gFa,uiati.u, and ordinations OF ''H0w
weil she lonks!p Ring the hell and let
the curtain drop.
Act IiI.-Miduight. Woman watt
ing for staggering steps. Old garments
stuck ingO ,he broken window pane.
n'Iy marks Of hardship on the face.
Biting I'll he nails 0fbloodlsss fingers.
Neglect, cruelty, disgrace. Ring the
bel aud let the curtain drop.
Act. IV.-Three graves in very
dagk place. Grave OF child who died
for lack Cf medicine. Grave Of wife
who diet of broken heart. Grave of
husband and father who died Of dissi-
patton. Plenty of woods but 10 flow
ers. o, what q blasted heath with
three graves! Ring the bell aud ie. tne
curtain drop.
Act "a destroyed SOUP s eternity.
No light; uo music; no hope! Despsir
coiliDg around The heart with Qnuties-
abe anguish, blackness or darkness
foreHSTl Won! WOE. WOE! | cannot
hear long to look. ! close my eyes at
this last Of the tragedy. Quick!
QIick!-Riag the bell and let the cur
tain drop -ReU. E.De. wa Ts:,IAaagc.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-01
From Tinsley's Magazine.l
A Glimpse Of Fashionable Life in the
Time of George LII.

When the late Earl of Harrington
was leader of the fashion, (being a.
that time Lord Petershsmj the evening
full dress of fashionable gentlemen =
legs consisted of pantaloons fitting
close to the shape, aud tied with thin,
ribbon rather tightly round the ankles
The color was either black or buff
though sometimes white; but black
prednmInated, as best calculated IT,
conceal imperfections of contour
Lord Petersham, being an Adonis H.
form, usually appeared ia white OF
buff psntSlOOns One evening, how
ever, he suddenly 'led OFF, new styI;
which very few ventured TO follow
aud presented himself at an elegan
soiree in flesh or blush-colored tights, >
the effect of which We leave To be i'm
agined. His Lordship calmly justified
this startling novelty by saying thai
buff or white, toward the close of all
evening, more especially after dane.
ing, had tendency TO look like n not
very nice flesh color, whereas his pres
ent innovation gave the effect of fresh
ness, as from bath. Some people
this Justification as rather
eduivocsl. 1t was given however,
with mild mperturbability not to b.
by written words; and. il
any case he did what he pleased, lik-
Brummell, who 81 cceeded him, al
ways finding admirers, and in mos
cases many followers He was resid
ing at this period in 81. James Palace,
where George III had given him
suite of apartments. He held, / be
lieve, some kind of office at Court, bur
whatever it was his LOrdship never did
any duty.
Returning once from a ball which
had lasted a whole summers night
and much beyond, Lord Petelsham
sent away his carriage, preferriug t.
walk home in order TO enjoy the Tt
c0olness Of early morning
ssy-6:30 a. NJ, or perhaps A NJ
and on the way he met the king and
queen walking arm-in-arm up Bnnd
street. None of the shops were open.
Their Majesties were going TO see Miss
Iinwood's exhibition OF tapestry,
which al that day was in the neigh
borhood of South Motion street, or
very near @xIoTG street, and the Rnyoi
cOUDlG 0slu IS uOuDl EELA NAis5 1IiA-
wood to be open at that very early
hour. 1t thus happened that they
were met as Mr.. and Mrs. Guelph,
walking like Darby and Joan arm-in-
arm up the street, at the vacant aud
silent hour of seven in the morning
I he early habits of the royal family OF
that day were, however, well known.
Lord PeteFsham was a fsvorite with
Farmer George and Snufiy," (as their
maiesties Were not uEfrequently desig
mated in irreverent cariCatures of the
period; his lordship therefore stopped
on meeting the homely pair, and they
had u chat for ten minutes, while here
and there a shop door began to yawn,
and the drowsy shutters Of one or 9TH
er of the great fish-mongers and fruit
erers were slowly moving down, in
of the market carts from
Biilingsgate and COvent Garden. But
there were no street passengers to ad-
mire or wonder at Lord Petersham' :
"feshings." Such q picture as this
group presented, if painted aud ex-
hibited at the present tiGe, would no
doubt be denounced as an Incredible
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-01

GOOD WORDs.-At the late anniyer-
SaTy of the Fulton street PRAYER meet
lag the leader called on Rev. DR.. Ar
mitsge, who began by say ing that he
found that GeE pgsy very much alike.
20 matter what their differences and
thcir theOlogies may be. When we
come to God in prayer we sink our
preferences and our prejudices and
pray them all down. IIe said be
bad been surprised and delighted in
teSrinS a man pray lately who denied
Tie divinity OF our Saviour. But he
was making very earnest PRAYER,
full of urgent requests, and when le
came to the conclusion he said, "Au
these l ask for the sake of nv God and
Saviour Jesus Christ" There Is a
charm in the name which "a above ey-
cry name, as thu medium through
whom Te nave access to the Father.
when VIC come to him we feel the
need of the presence OF the Great
Mediator. We do well TO tale the
heart Of ,he day to pray-take il ont
CT the din Of business to pray. What
Is the language of this meeting 4?
What means il? That it is wO:th
While to pray. Fourteen years ofan.
swered prayers says it is worth while
10 pray. ., brethren! q. Sisters !
what if we never could prav-tbink
Of lit never our voices reael ell a
mercy seat,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-01
Sunshine and Sleep.

Sleepless people, and they are
many ia Americs, should court the
sun. The very worst soporific is
laudanum, and the very best sun
shine. Therefore, it is very plain
that poor sleepers should pass as
many hours as possible i'll sunshine
and as few as possible in the shade.
Many women are martyrs and yet
they do not know it. They shut the
sunshine out of their houses and
their hearts, they wear veile, they
carry parasols, thes do all possible
to keep of the subtlest and yG most
potent influence which is intended
IN give them streng h and beauty
and cheeriulness. Is Ii not time TO
change all this, and so get color aud
roses in our pale cheeks, strength in
our weak bacEs and courage in our
fimid souls? The women OF Amer
ica are pale and delicate: they may
be blooming snd strong, aud the sun
light will be a potent aid III this
transformation.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-01
Directions for Being Disagreeable.
}emOan your past life.

BemOan your past life.
Rake and scrape up your past mis-
fortunes.
Talk of yours as the hardest life
ever lived on earth.
Bear well in mind that you are past
learning from anybody.
Let the sound ofyour voice be unto
you sweet music.
Forget the greatest number Of
words do not always embrace the
largest lumber of ideas.
Forget that a word i but 2 sound.
and that a sound is but a sign of an
idea.
Forget thas words are often but
cralnped and clumsy vehicles for con-
ycying thought.
Forget that many a silent mans
brain teens with ideas for which they
can lind no expression.
Keep the dark side Oflife, the dark
side of humanity, the dark side Of
everything, and then rest assured
that ifyOu amt miserable ii wasn't
your fault.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-01

y ETenchnlan gives the following
account of the temptation and fall Of
Adam and Eve:
Monsieur Adam, he wake ND, he
sees une belle demOiselle asliD in ze
garden. VOLTA de Ia chance. Bon
jour, Madame W." Madame " she
wake; she hole her fan before her face.
Adam put up his eye-glass to admire
ze tableau. ley make one promenade.
Madame ", she feels hungry; she see
appel on Ze arbre. Serpent &c prom
sur ParbrO, make one walk on Ze tree.
Monsieur lie Serpent" say ", "wiIl
you not have Ze DOnte to peek me some
appel, J al faim?n "Certement. Mad
ame,' say re serpent, "charme de
vOus yoir.' HOla, mon ami, au-r-r-
eter vous," say Adam: "stop, stop.
que sOngen yOus faire? WHAT madness
IS ices; YOU must not peek Ze appel"
Ze snake he take one pinch of snuff,
he say: "Ah, Monsieur Adam, do YOU
not know zeTe is nussing prohebeet
for ze ladies? Madame ", permit me
10 offer you some Ofthis fruit defendu." -"
", she make one courtesy, re snake
he fill her whole parasol wiz appel.
he say: "ETitis sicut Deus. Monsieur
Adam he viii eat re appel. he viii
become like one Dieu, know re good
and re evil; but You, Madame, but
YOU Madame ", cannot become more
of a goddess Zan you are now" And
Zis finish Madame IV.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-01
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, DECEMBER /, 1871.

, upon, and imnle lately ships of al
kinds were, without the cost of one
cent, converted iato floating observa-
tories. Thus, alone, and at an ex-
pense not exceeding 81 900, if accu-
rately remember, l got together the
conference of nsefeorOlogists at Brus-
sells, and brougIH under one eompre-
hensiye and co-epeEative plan of ply
sicial research more than twO-third-
of the earth's sGssaee. Surely your,
government, backed by all the moral
weight and infuepce of the country,
can bring the remainder under this
system, and by eudoing confer upon
agriculture, comIlerce, and the in
dustries of the country boon such as
they have never received-nO. not
since you have klpcked off polling up
the Mississippi.
In order thatyot may fully under
stand the defect Of the present system
and fairly cofnprehend the benefits
that are to be expeftei from the plan
proposed, let US SEE how the data are
now collected Cor
FoREcAsIIS THE CROPS
in this countrys One or more houses
in New York WiH ifsue circularletters
from time to time bling ofthe prom
ise aud foreeasfin3 the yield of the
crops. This sissione from data the
most scant, hdt Len sthe best that IS
to be had. Some relyon the merchants
in the interior towns and cities for
their information ana some on news
paper reports; and some will send |
agents to ride over fev plantations /
taking tramp of ten miles" and |
from data thus collected the crops are |
forecast. As rule, thtse aim at ac- |
but we cannu forget that /
there is the principle o antagonism |
between the factors who5uy and for /
ward, and the farmers Who grow and !
sell the crops. And | fancy that gen |
always, but frequently
the crop as il begins to came forward. !
Is Over-estimated; and, IL Il rule, these !
errors in estimates are not detCcte !
until the crop has left tle hands OF /
the producers and entered the chan /
lels of commerce. The discovery j. /
-hen to late 10 do You any good. Per [
la2s | can bring this hIme to you |
more clearly and closely. Let u see
some of the over-estimatts that have
Deen made in cotton during the las /
generation. Here is Il table which ! /
got from one Of the fiyst authorities
N the land. The cotton arOp-aftcr il !
lad all gone forward. ard had been
delivered for shipment was found 10 /
all below the estimates IN the follow
ng named years. the real crop Of
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-01
Important Discovery in Tanning.

1t appears from investigation that
| Western Texas has, in inexhaustible
l quantity, two of the best tanning ma
terials known to the world. The
wood as well as the bark of the mes
quite, species of Timber that abounds
in great quantity, IS found to be rich
in tannic acid, but live oak is even
better, yielding by chemical demon
stration fifty per cent. of tan, while
mesquite yields but thirty per cent.
\ remarkable and important quality
OF the tan of the mesquite, however,
is that instead of beginning on the
surfaces, it strikes through and
through incising into the hide. re-
vealiug the fact that the process OF
tanning goes Oh in the centre equal
with the surface. The experiments
made by practical gentlemen are said
to have demonstrated that the wood
of the mesquite is fully equal 10 black
jack, which stands among the richest
baTks we tan, while the live oak IS
much richer than either. \ letter
from Texas on the subject says the
discovery will have very important
effect in the supply of our country
and the world with the necessary ar- I
ticle OF leather, the demand of which |
Interest in this discovery and its value I.
increases from the fact of the rapid I
exhaustion of the materials for tan
ming in our country and in many /
other parts of the world. /