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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23
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correspondence Of Richmond State Journal
To those who have travelled aud observed
considerably, III the Slidtlc and Southern
States, II Is Il matter Of surprise that the city
u! Ai'Xardrlt. III Virginia, does not present
;rcrr canmcrcia business hat her popula
tl"t Is ::ot greater and her BORDERS morc cx
tcfiici Ii Shou!d and might bc Il vastly greater
commercial emporium, for 10 other city In the
STATE possesses greater, Ii equal, advantages.
Her NATURAL position aul resources greatly
surn!>> those oi Baltimore, and With proper
II ~ ana infringement, Alexandria should
;iavc "u' strpi'cd tn" other named city 10 com.
',l'rc'al development; aud even Norfolk and
l "rHtcwn both IJs>,;>s real advantages that,
with equal enterprise, mlg ht have been larger
cities tam Baltimore
Alexandria is considerably nearer the ocean
shan Baltimore, with superior shipping APP
ino.cil ;.nl harbnr, better water for entering
j.er !,I,rb,: and wiarv,s from the sea- She
/, Surrounded Dy and is The shipping point fora
wider ratgc ol fertile and genial farming lands,
50 that all that is lacking to speedily make Al
cXandlla more commanding and extensive
Commercial cntrepot than Baltimore is the wise
a.J energetic application Of capital. One
.."c'!- rn'y 10 look at the map, the bays and
~ =. "a see this fact She lies ~ most isv
rato .,ronu IS with most accessible approaches
rom cve:y direction, and i'll as healthy a coun-
tty ~ ar:y within ii: he range OF the Chesa-
pc,ac and Potomac tdcWatcr These things
are eiuiacnrIy worthy the thoughtful attention
oi cItzeus al home, and capitalists abroad and
| til" sutjsct may well culnmanI the careful ex-
animation Of the Argus eyes Of the great rail-
road ana commercial men of the country.
Bat this Potomac city already begins to
show more life and advancement than former
ly-she seems to be feeling the inspiration of
! the day; she possesses community OF worthy,
honorable people, now let her buckle on her
mosi effective arnor aud go ahead, helping the
farming community OF the State to flourish,
and increase the amount and variety OF their
| products, and to lessen their burdens of taxa
ton, while also enhancing their advantages toI
education and intelligence
Your correspondent recently passed day
looking about Alexandria, aud found much to
crafty and encourage hope of prosperity.
Lcpd schools arr here to cherish the mental
| elements: as also large, new beautiful market
one OF the finest III all the country, where the
physical wants may be amply supplied A
large. well managed cotton factory, with several
furniture establishments, aud brass and iron
works, and many other hives of useful indus.
| try including railroad machine shops; while
portncrs extensive brewery gives employment
to nlauy. S!atcrs fragrant gardens and green
houses az also a noticeable attraction.
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Another Interesting Relic.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
FAIRFAX G. H.. Dc. 2l.-Hcrcwilh | send
paper No. 4, for publication, of the series set
apart tlr that purpose. This bears date 18th,
March, l7Si and like the others is in an ex-
cccnt slate Of preservation, the ink, If you will
notice, seeming TO grow bIacker by the lapse
OF years. There is one peculiar feature running
through ail these commissions OF justices, viz:
That the newly appointed justices shall not
constitute Court Of Oyer and Tcrmlnl.r with
out at least one Of the then or old justices be-
inE OF the court, that at least one Of experience
shall be ca the bench Doubtless these are
do>centant: OF the appointccS therein named
now living ia your city, who will read this pa
per with interest. q.
TIE C,~u,on,reaiM Of IIRGINTA
7" A'j rAom these present Lctte|s shit come,
u SOW Y:t That cur Governor on recon-
IN !u";!dati II from the Court of the County
o! Fairfax having, with advice of our Counci!
of State this day issued = Commission c9astl,
tntins and appointing, James Keith, David
IL A."xadcr, William tayuc, John Moss and
William D"ucNIc. Gentlemen, Justices or the
Peace, in anL Tor G said courty', in addition t.
tn"s" then no! Ing the said office, doth now also
constitute ana appoint the said James Keith.
David ArnlI, David Steiart. Charles Alexander,
Pt.,j!p }l.xtnd"r, William Payne, John Moss
and William D"nc;e Gentlemen, Commission
crs % Oyer md Tcrminrr for he trial of Slaves
il the sad County. III addition TO those now
hul,:luy lhc sad ,lcc, with authority 10 be of
uny Court Of ;ycr and Tcrmincr to he held for
the sad County Irom time to time for the pur-
pose Of trying condcmning and exec lting, or
otherwise furnishing or acqutting, any slave
committing a capital crime within the said
County, Of which suld Court one of the said
Commissioners heretofore appointed and now
holding the SAID office shall be one. IN TES-
TlMDNY whereof these oar Letters are made
l,atrnt. Witness BENJAMIN HARRISON,
Esquire oar said Governor at Richmond, on
tn" eighteenth day OF rch, in the year Of
oar Lord 1904. BENZ. HAIR ISON.
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Letter from King George County.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gaz"ttc. |
SHILOH, Va, Dec. l9.-DiSgustrd with re-
suits of the late election generally, and With
the returns from Wcstmoreland particularly,
your correspondent pulled up stakes at Mon
tross few weeks ago, and following the Star
of Empire over very rough road about twenty
five miles, stuck them again at this place,
where he expects to "B'' hereafter i quiet
country place like this ailo,,is bu, il;,!c ot' the
commodity called news, and yet | shall hope
to be able occasionally to cnronicl" a few items
that will be entertaining to Soine OF your read
ers who hold community Of interest with our
people. The late cold snap has had the clfe.t
of closing navi cation to our creek ianlIr@s
upon the Potomac a. d thereby causing serious
disappointment to many Of our small shippers
Having an eye to the main chance they had
held back much of their truck in order to
strike the higher prices Of Il Christmas mar
ket. II the Zlidce and Wawasct fail to reach
our wharvcs within few days now. many DIT
ems of eggs will be laid over, and mu'tltudcS oi'
geese and turkeys receive their Christmas
dressing at home But as for the eggs very
little harm will be doue, as Choank still main
taius its long reputed taste Tor egg nog. As to
the social welcome extended to mcby my new
neighbors it might not be safe to speak after
so short a residence but as hire INSURANCE
agent have received Il decidedly warm recc;,-
ton. Several large fires have klndcd almost
within sight Of my new residence, at the cost
of church and two dwelling houses SiHce
then, cards of invitation, such as are picasaut
to the agent, have been received from other
owners of combustibe property. Nh m. il.
Spilman was the first sufferer by the fires re-
ferred to, losing his dwelling, kitchen anI
smoke. house at North Beud 4 few weeks ago.
Next followed Bethlehem Church, belonging
to the Baptist community near Edge Hill. aud
last Friday DR.. f. Q. Greenlaw lost his vain
able dwelling with the most of his furniture at
"EIlerslie' on the Rappahannock. DR.. C.
was insured for 81 500, which co"crs about
half of his loss. There was no insurance IN
the other cases mentioned. The old building
in rear of the Court House at Nlontro$<. il
Westmorelaud county, known as the 'ltrstau-
rant" was burned a short time ago; Insured
for 5000 in the Southern Mutual Of Richmond.
So endeth the chapter on fires. Christmas Is
announced for next week, but apart frouI
school holidays and special services at some OF
the churches, there will be but little here
abouts to mark the occasion.
Rev. VIM. +. Balm, who has been pastor Of
the NJ. f. Church South on this Circuit dur
ing the last three years, left to day for his new
appointment in Campbell county. No minister
has ever served church more acceptably than
Mr.. B. has served his on this Circuit, and lew
won greater popularity or became more endcar-
ed to people generally than he Rev. }. IL.
Boggs succeeds him as preacher in charge Of
this Circuit. b.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

The IIoesburg Washingtoniar, i'll speaking
of the appointment Of Mr. Edgar Littlcton as
clerk, pro tenn. of the County Court Of Lou
doun, saws :-'''lhiS appointment WAS in ac
cordance with the unanmuS desire Of the
Bar, and the people generally Of lhc county :
Mr.. i. is a skilled and accomplished clerk no
one more thoroughly qualified, and whose an
pointuent would give more entire satisfaction,
could have been found in the county. tt is
well known to the business men ui the count"
whose confidence and esteem he fully shares.
The two young men vino wcre arrested II
Richmond on Thursday charged with s'enIl"s
two horses and mule, having proved that
thew were lawfully in possession Of the animals
now propose to eater suit fr damages against
the city of Richmond for Illegal arrest and false
| imprisonmcnt AS they ere citizens Of PAla-
dclphia Though temporary snournrrS i'll New
Kent county, they are entitled to sue III the
| United States Court.
The directors of the We de !, Eau Company
announce that they deem it to the interest Of the
ticket holders, the company and the public
generally, 70 postpone The Gift couccrt until
Thursday, February 20'h, 1873. when ii viii
certainly take place. an, the gifts he 'llstrou
ted
Mr.. Thos. B. HoIcombe died in New . leans
on Monday, December l6. 1872, suddenly: OF
softcning of the brain in the 50th year of bis
age. He was a brother Of Dr. WIN. II. llol-
combe, of that city, and of Mr. James p. IIol-
coulbe, of Bellevue.
Mr.. G. B. Fitzgerald member Of the House
of Delegates from Roanoke, has called a meet
ing of his constituents, at the conrt-houSc III
Salem, on the Goth instant, to consider the
present financial condition Of the State.
The Leesburg Washingtonian is informed
that David Brooks colored man, living near
Bowie's Depot, in Loudoun county, killed his wife
on Thursday last by cutting her throat from
ear to ear. Cause supposed to be, Jealousy.
The Court of Appeals has adjourned till tho
5th Of January, and will begin to hear argu
ments on the It'll The Special Court OF APP
peals, also in session in Richlnonti, has adj
iourned till the 18th of January.
The members of Providence Lodge, Of Good
Tempars, of Fairfax Court house, propose
having their usual Christmas Oyster Suppc,
Oh Wednesday night next, at their Lodge
ROOM
Two cltlz us OF AppomattoX We're BROUGHT Il
Lynchburg Saturday, in custody OF a l. ;
Marshall charged with violating the Enlorce
ment Act at the recent election.
The Abingdon Virginian notices the fudns
near Gadcs Spring, Of specimens Of beautiful
marble 1t is susceptible Of the highest polish
and may be had in slabs of any thlckncss.
The -four mills Of Richmond have stopped
operations for the Christmas holidays. They
have on hand, perhaps, 10000 barrels OF tiour
The Supreme Lodge Of the world, Of kniaht:
of Pythias, meets in Richmond in April next
The small pox has made its appearance il
Middlcsex county auoug the colo.cd people.
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.NAKKIED.

On the evening Of the 18th of Decembcr 1872
at the residence of the brides father, at Fairfax
G. H, by Rev. John McGill, BENZ AMI \
EGLlN, of Washington, D. g., and Mis-:
MAMIE THOMAS, eldest daughter of Judge
H. w. Thomas.
Across the threshold led,
And every tear kissed off us soon rs shed,
HIS house she enters, there to be light,
Shining within, when oil witho it is night;
A guardian angel DER his life presiding.
Doubling his pleasure, and his cares dividing.
On the 18th instant, at Manassas, Prince Will
liam county, Va, by Rev. J. +. Nourse Mr..
J, w. HORNBAkER and AUGUSTA A.,
eldest daughter Of Francis j. Cannon, esq, OF
Prince William county, Va.
On the 10Th instant, in this city, b. Rev. j. f:
Nourse Mr.. CHARLES Z EVANS and
AMANDA, daughter of Samuel Payne, OF
Prince William county, Va.
On November IS, by Rev. Arthur Foster,
LEWIS w. GRAVES, of Falmouth, Va, 20
Miss FRANCES A. BALD WIN. youngest
daughter of Henry n. Baldwin. Of NJ 'unt Yer
non, Baltimore.
In Washington, on the l7th Instant, b. Rev,
Mr.. Hill, JAMES E. DAY of this city, and
ELIZA j, CAVE, daughter of oias ". Cave,
decd, of Rappahannock county, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23
ICOMMUNICATED


The following recipe from The Science of
Health for January, 1873, an admirable month
ly, published by S. r. Wells, $50 Broadway,
New York, will prove worth the subscription
price for whole year to every one of your
readers, subject like myself to this serious
cause of discomfort, who will avail himself or
herself Of it. T.
Cn>rrEn HANDS The easiest and simplest
remedy Tor chapped hands Is found in every
storeroom. Take common starch and grind
with knife unti it is reduced to the smoothest
powder Take clean box and fill it with starch
thus prepared, SO as to have it continually at
hand for use. Every time the hands are Ia ken
from The suds or dish water wipe them, and
while they are yet damp, rub a portion of starch
thoroughly over them, covering the whole sur
face. The effect is magical. The rough smart
skin is cooled and soothed and healed, bring
ing and in$uring the greatest degree of comfort
and freedom from this by no means insignificant
trial. December %, 1872.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

An army bill was introduced in the Italian
Parliament on Saturday. 1t provides that al
Italians between eighteen and forty years OF
age shall be liable to military duty
The personal organ of Gamhctta, La Repub-
lioue Franchise, of Paris. predicts Il serious
parliamentary crisis when the Assembly meets
in January
The number OF deaths in New York city last
week was 527. That in Boston during the
same period 1876, Of which SO were from small
poX
A. II. Stewart, Esq, of New York, fell upon
the steps of his residence on Saturday evening
breaking leg and disocatlng his ankle
Three accidents from the explosion OF the
hot. water apparatus Of cooking ranges are re-
ported with fatal results 10 Two cases.
The United States steamer Portsmouth sail.
ed for the South Pacific Exploring Expedition
on Saturday.
An exchange says YEN, Project of Hang
Yang, has put stop to the drowning of female
babies in his department.
The French National Assembly on Saturday
voted to continue the tobacco monopoly ten
years.
LA Corsaire, a Paris Radical Journal, has
been suspended for advocating Soclallstlc doc
trlnes
| Geo. Francis Train, is confined in the Tombs
in New York. awaiting the sentence OF the
Court for publishing an obscene paper.
King Victor Emmanuel has completely re-
covered his health.
President Theirs will go to Calais this week
to witness artillery experiments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

Rev. C. G. Biting, in notice to the Rich
mond Dispatch, states that the report that
ian order has been or will be given to 'alen.
tine, the sculptor, 10 design and execute
statue commemorative of the early struggles OF
the Baptists of Virginia, to be placed III the
new Richmond College building, is entirely III
correct and has no foundation whatever, except
that Mr. Valentine has very kindly offered the
advantages OF his excellent taste and counsel
to the Building Committee Of the College
whenever they may desire it. There have
been no negotiations. No plans have been
formed, and no one is authorized to order such
q work
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

4 dispatch from Washlngtousays 1T can
be positively stated on good authority that
Judge Bradley has not signifed any intention
to 60 to New Orleans during the present term
OF the United States Supreme Court, and it is
pretty certain that he will not do so unless re-
questcd by the President, who as head of the
political department Of the Government Is
more especially charged with the political rela-
tions between the States and the General Gov
eminent. 1t is understood the Supreme Court
does not regard itself as having any power over
the question whether Judge Bradley should or
should not go to New Orleans and as his going
there at all at this juncture at the request OF the
committee, or Of his own yolltlon, might have
the appearance of distrust Of the two Judges
already on or near the spot, he would be very
reluctant to take such course, however, will
ing to do anything in his power to aid IN set
Ting the unhappy difficulties which exist
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23
COMMUNICATED.
Isr-ynccinasiO


Few prcvcGtveS of disease are Of more i'm
portancc, or uorc necessary Of repetition, than
vaccinations, and il is the duty of every ply
sican to urge the very great necessity of Re-
vaccnliou, and to use his utmost Influence to
cispel the taIlacy Of the mischievous opinion
that the good or bad appearance ofthe Scar, y
ur It's pcrlcctncSs or impertecIneSs is evidence
that ali individual still enjoys the protection
which vaccination affords. The only evidence
which the = Scar can at all afford or present,
i: merely that the pcr.on has been vaccnated,
aud nothing more. That true and pure vac
cinalon does destroy the prcdispostion to
small poy in the human system, there can be
no doubt, and further, that time, and changes
within the system, do, in some cases, diminish,
and may even destroy this protection. there is
still 10 doubt and the only way. which science
has to ascertain the fact that person once vac
cinatcd is still protected, is by Re-vacclnation.
Hence re vaccination should always be practic-
cd and the best plan is to re-vacclaate, and
if the virus with which it is done, is pure, and
it does not take, y then let The operation
he performed agaiu in the course Of u week or
ten days and if the second attempt fails, then
tie Individual may conclude that he is protect
ed by all the power that vaccination can afford
him. This should be repeated every few years,
oraS often as small pox appears amid COM
nrlnity. Respectfully,
Dec %, 1872, j. B. JOHNSON, NJ D.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

It is stated that the cotton manufactures Of
Columbus, Georgia, alone pay almost $1,000
per week. Every six days the wages of thell
operatives and other employees foot up about
s., 2o5-s2l 900 per month. This is all spent
in Columbus and comes from the factories
alone Including her large iron founlrics and
other manufacturing establishments, the week
" pay roll of the Columbus industries must be
some $4,000 to $4,000 per week, or s32, 900 to
5000 per month.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

The Central Presbyterian Tabernacle, IN
Brooklyn, Reg. De Witt Talmage, PASTOR was
DESTROYED by fire yesterday. The mammoth
jubilee organ was burned to elnder, and
the whole interior of the ed;fice became mass
FLAMES. The roof fell in at haIt.past ten,
and soon after the cupola containing the hell,
weighing two thousand pounds, The Tater-
uacle was erected in 1870, at a cost OF $4,000,
aud being built Of corrugated iron, was regard
ed as 6re-proof For it was purchased the
Boston Coliseum organ, the largest instrument
in the country. The estimated losses are on
building $4,000 organ $4,000, furniture
$4,000, total 800 900; Insurance on building
$4,000, furniture $4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

The Springfield (Mass.) Republican says
Roger B. fancy was one of the purest men
that ever sat in the seat Of John Marshall ;
upright, inhexible, fearless Ifit is purely
political reason that still keeps his bust out OF
the Supreme courtroom, Republican states,
men should ask themselves whether this petty,
posshumous vengeance is quite worthy OF them
or of the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

The following curious advertisement appear
ed 10 one of the Cincinnati papers the other
day: personal Wanted-The undersigned
healthy young man, unable to procure other
employment at which he can make an honest
living, desires to inform professors Of medicine
and surgery that he will submit himself to ex
detrimental operations of almost any description
for reasonable compensation. Address 'lvl
sacrion -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

Gen. Ambrose Ransom Wright, one OF the
editors Of the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle and
Sentinel an n ember elect to Congress from
the eighth district of Georgia, died last week,
from nervous fever, after about three weeks
illness. lie was native Of Georgia, and OF
rare abilities, and his death is much regretted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
MONDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1877.
The Washington correspondent of the Bait

The Washington correspondent of the Balt'-
more Sun says:--"One of the periodical at
tcmpts to reorganize the judiciary of the DIS
trct of Columbia is again being concerted
amongst the political agitators Of both colors.
A bill is now being concocted, which it IS pro-
posed to bring in early in the ensuing month";
and the effect Of which, it is said, will legls-
late out of Office every one of the present oc-
cupants of the bench here with the single ex-
ception of Chief Justice Cartier. Among the
impeliing causes of the paescnt movement Is
represented to be the never ceaslns c!amor o.
those who assume to speak for the colored ele'
meut, for representative of that race on the
Judiciary. Mr.. j. NJ. Langston is pointed to
in this connection, aud his name is SAID to be
down In the books.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

The Abingdon Virginian and the Lynchburg
News are earnest in their appreciation of the
proposition for the passage of i law to prevent
the ruung of freight railroad trains on Sun
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

The Erie compromise and the surrender Of
bushels of securities and deeds to the long
plundered Erie railway by honest Jay Gould,
as he is now called by some Of the newspapers,
is now the leading subject Of the New ! ork
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

We have received the December number OF
the University Monthly Magazine, published
by the New York University Publishing Com-
pany. An Interesting aud Instructive public.-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

Two hundred and thirty-6ve Of the large
number of destitute Italians who recently ar
rived at New York have left for Richmond,
VIRGINIA. 10 work on the railroads.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23
Augusta. November. 1869

Augusta, November, 1869.
Dr. w. II. Tut: 1t affords me much pleasure.
to testify to the great value Of your Liver Pals.
They are all they are represented TO be. In my
opinion there are no Pills so we'll adapted in the
Southern climate MS they arc. Yours truly,
JOS. BRUMMEL, late of Richmond, Va.
Dr. 1UrT's HAIR DYE is endorsed by tie bcs ,
chemists dec 23-eoiw
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

Francis Prospect, long known as musician
and band leader, died in Washington on Sat
urday at an advanced age. Prospcri's band
was formerly Que of the institutions of Wash
JDUtoD
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

REMARKs.-Receiptso of Wheat are very light.
and the market is less firm than at the closing
last week, but prices are not Guotably lower;
offerings Of y bushels white and 2l7 Of red, with
sales of the former at l95 for strictly prime, and
of the latter ut 10 and l75 for fair, 62 and is
for good, and lS3 for very good sample. Corn
is declining; offerings of $50 bushels white, 2l5
of mixed and 20 of yellow, with sales Of white ut
g. and mixed ct e. and 81. Nothing doing in
Rive or Oats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

Mr.. Orion, who has lately purchased 4 mum
Der of shares in the New York Tribune, 1t is
thought, may become the editor of that paper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-23

The oyster laws of Virginia are undergoing
revision by committee appointed by the Leg
isl.tpra