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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-30
NEW BOOKS,

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and TRAVELS IN LONDON. illustrated by
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Psalms and Hymns. All styles and prices.
All the new Magazines, Reviews, Daily and
Weekly Papers, from all parts OF the country,
on hand and furnished at the shortest notice.
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rT-> LOWER POTOMAC LINE

,~> LOWER POTOMAC LINE
.l11as65Es75ssf77s FOR
BALTIM LORE AND Potomac RIVER
LANDINGS. Also for
FREDERICKSBURG AND RICHMOND
The steamer GEORGEANNA will, on anG
after THURSDAY, I'D of February, 1872, re-
sumo her trips, leaving Baltimore from Pier g.
Light street. every THURSDAY, at 5 pm
arriving at Alexandria, Washington and George,
town on Saturday of each week.
Returning will leave Alexandra evesy
MONDAY, arriving in Baltimore every We'd
nesday morning.
G. p. IRVINE, Agent
1873 Light St, Baltimore.
HOOE s. JOHNSTON,
feb 24-tf Agents, Alexandria, Va.
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SPRING TRADE
NEW MUSICAL GOODS.

Just received new assortment of fine double
and single reed GERMAN ACCORDEONS-
the same that have given so much satisfaction
More of those CHEAP VIOLlNS, from s.. 81
to $500, of good tone; Guitars. Violin Bows,
Harmonicos, Jews Hnrps, fine Banlocs OF my
own make, and everything usually found IN II
regular Music store.
/ desire to call attention to my large assolt-
ment of Violin and Guitar Strings, OF my own
importation; better in quality and cheaper than
any offered heretofore comprising genuine ltal-
ian, French and German Strings, at wholesale
and retail.
Always on hand fine new and secondhand
PIANOS for sale or rent
Smiths superior Parlor and Church Organs.
l am agent for VIM. knabe Il Co.'S. Splendid
Pianos offering them for sale at factory prices,
and on accommodating terms usual IN other
cities
SHEET MUSIC, new and popular, select
stock always on hand. will supply any Music
published upon being furnished with the correct
name OF the piece and composer thereof The
usual discount to teachers and schools.
Music and Strings sent to order by mail. AL
kinds of Musical instruments repaired, tuned,
packed, sc.
Terms always cash. with the exception Of those
mutually agreed upon for Pianos and Organs.
ap 4-tf V. BECKER.
OFFICE ALEXANDRIA WATER CO.,
~ May 18th, 1872
The unprecedented early commencement Of a
general and severe drought has excited the APP
prehension of short supply Of water and calls
for preventive measures on the part OF its DILL
GERS to provide against all unnecessary waste by
consumers.
1t is the earnest request of the President and
Directors to heads of families that no unneces-
sary waste shall be permitted, and that servants
and children shall shut off hydrants rs soon rs
possible when used.
Especial attention is called to the use of wash
pans and bath-tubs, both fruitful sources ofwaste.
The rules and regulations Of the Company,
under its charter, provide fines and penalties for
any and all unnecessary a0aste, and it becomes ne,
under the condition of d scant supply, to enforce
these wholesome regulations upon Ill offenders.
A deficiency of this Indispensable article to
housekeepers induces Us to hope that we shall
be sustained in our efforts to prevent all mnstc,
while furnishing all parties with a necessary
supply for domestic purposes.
my l3-w2m R. r. MILLER, President.
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PROPESSIOyEHL.

DOCTOR HENRY j. GARRETT,
- Late of Southwest Virginia.
Has taken the Office adjoining the County Treas
tom street. and respectfully offers his profession
al services to the citizens Of Alexandria and Vi
cinity. my l1-lm
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-04

witch siie mas ssilfe rs VIM,
y, nine days Consequently che Al tssaes,
MN to go into a private room with her =, .
whcreupon he Threw her sIIson the bad md
accomplished bis vile desire. There ,l,ainp
no other male person upoa The rsiace he
succeeded In his design without interT.ption
until she informed her husband. He has
sn,ce been recognized lis a maj, that visited
ths county two years ago and swnnned
horses with one of the citizens, afterwards
WIS arrested and carried off by renpesseeans
and Is reported to have served a term In ths
rententisrs. He has very strange and
guilty appearance. seems as If he has n .,nrn.
ing fever on the tace and head at all times e
ABOUT thirty-fvc years OF age, well dressed,
OF medium stature, light hair, with a gold
Wa'rh Oh his person. He prctcnds TO be !,
botanic physician, and has been assessed by
the assessor in Rocky Gap township. Blind
county, Va.
Strange aud ridiculous that the only oc-
cupan's OF o,r jail are three men charged
with forcing violence ulnn the persons of
females. Of whom two are girls ten and
twelve years OF age, and two of the men have
tduiiiltS. IKE,
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CAPEns oF LiairNisG.-The lightning cuts
up some queer caperS sometimes. and mar
row escape from death Is told by one of the
Connecticut papers. s'The electric fluid en-
tered at the window of room in the second
story, where a boy lay in bed but not asleep.
It lcapcd across the room to the wall, cross
ing the bed where the boy lay, and tore both
the sheets on the bed into fragments. scorcll-
ing one badly. but leaving the boy unharnlcd.
1t ripped laths and pIasterins from the wall,
and scattered them all over the room. Then
it descended to the lower floor, and into a
closet, smashing large quantity Of crock
cry. 1t hurled two lamps from mantel-
piece in the kitchen across the room, over
turned and smashed clock on the other
side of the chimney, and then separated
into three bolts, two Of which went down
through brick hearth into the cellar. while
third went out at the side Of the house.
ripping the boards in pieces. The boy, wild
with fear, came running down stairs, entirely
naked, and don't recolIect whether he took
oil his night-shirt himself OF whether the
lightning took it off for him. He was TN.
harmed, not even stunned. He said that he
lay 'cuddled down into the bed "a large
feather bed), with the clothes drawn up over
his head so that he could not see the light
ming, and that there was noise rs if some
one had fired cannon in his ears; that there
was burning heat and general tunbling-uI
OF everything, and that lie thought he haC
| stayed there about long enough, and so went
! down stairs
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Co, FERENCE OF TIE "ALT CATHOLICS OF
GrRMaSy. Fer some time past it has been
known that certain members OF the Re-
man Catholic communion in Germany who,
following the leadership of such distin-
guishcd thcologians and scholars as Drs. Dol
lingcr, Friedrich, and Huber, had assumed
an attitude of open opposition to the ultra
claims of the Papacy. and especially to the
dogma of Papal in!alibility, were to hold a
formal conference during the month OF Sep"
TENDER for he.purpose Of determining upon
their future course of action. We are now In
formed that the time for the assembling of this
important religious conference has been fixed
for the Goth Of the present month. The
meeting will be held in the yenera ble city Of
Cologne, where, under the protection which
Prussia affords to religious liberty, there will
be none to modest or interfere with its dclibe-
ratiOns. The men who have set on foot this
movement, it is understood, do not propose
to establish any new church or sect. They
claim to be prominently Catholics, in the
true sense of that much-abused term. They
style themselves, indeed, "AN Cdtholics,"
and propose to demonstrate that what they
repudiate and reject are merely modern i'll
noyations and corruptions Of the faith and
worship Of the Old Church.
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~- SOUTHWESTERN VIRGlN1A.-Thc Lynchburg
Nc,os of Yesterday contains the following
items:
Sudden DcdH.-Mr. Ballard P. Deyerle, q
well-known and much-respccted citizen Of
Roanoke county. died very suddenly in Sa-
lem, on Friday night last, Of hemorrhagc Of
tie lungs.
CQ:He.-Fourteen carloads Of cattle were
shipped to the northern markets Sunday eve
ming by way Of the Orange and Alexandria
railroad.
attempt to Thro,o q Train from, the Track,
On Sunday night the engineer Of the EASTERN
bound passenger train of the Virginia and
Tennessee raiirc"d. when about nine miles
east of Bristol, discovered Il large log lying
a"roSs the track, which had evidently been
placed there to throw the train oft. The
train was stopped in time to prevent striking
the log, and it was removed, rs it Was
thought, so the cars could pass in safety.
The train was started, and it is supposed the
log rolled back towards the track, IS the
postal car struck it and was thrown off, UE-
aware of the accident, the engineer ran the
traiT nearly Il la!f-niIc, the postal car bump
ing Along over the tics. but finally getting of
them entirely, when the train was stopped.
The car was found to lie so badly broken
that it WAS deemed unsafe to bring it 10 this
city. and it was left 1T Abingdon. Forth
natelv no person was hurt. and none of the
other ears were thrown off. The accident
detained the train six hours beyond its
schedule time of arrival here.
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A happy Kansas farmer has eight acres Of
sundowers.
General Sherman will sail from Europe OH
Thursday next.
Co!faX, Morton, and Boutwell, will be
among the speakers in Indiana this month.
A man of twenty-four in New Bedford,
Mass, has son OF ten.
An Indiana lass is now engaged to be
married to young man whose hand she re-
fused seven times.
The latest advices say that while the Dem
oclats cannot OF course carry Maine they
may gain two congressman.
Govcrnor-General Peter Grant. of Jamai-
ca, arrived at New York on Saturday from
Kingston. M
Japan's first railway is Il perfect success,
the people ilocking from miles around to en-
j.! the rapid motion.
Senator Sprasue, it is said, intends to estab-
liSh 4 new line OF Sound steamers between
New York and Providence. -.
The Rev. Mr.. Greeley, OF Haverhill, Mass,
is collecting materials for Il genealogical
memoir of the Greeley family.
The Marquis de kensingham, n young
man of only three and twenty, has entered
Trappis monastery under the name of
, Frere Sebastian.
The Choctau Vindicutor Qndian Terri
tory) was unable to get out an issue last
week because the entire "force," editor and
all, took to the woods after robber.
General Birncy's daughter is learning to
be compositor in the Gazette office, Bos-
ton. in order to qualify herself to edit paper
in the South.
A college in Indiana will in future Use the
early Christian Fathers as Latin textbooks
for the students instead Of Virgil, Caesar, anu
the other classics.
In Illinois all forms of betting on elections
are criminal offences, punishable by me OF
81 900 or imprisonment one year, or both. III
the discretion Of the courts.
The Newark On. j. Journal has authori-
tv for saving that United States Senator John
=. Stockton does not favor the. Duncan
Louisville Straight-Out side-Show.
Secretary Boutwell, has accepted an invita-
ton to visit Indiana, where he will make
several speeches. He will probably extend
his tour to St Louis.
The newspapers are still discussing the
" Mormon probIem."j They had petter wait
until the Mormons A"giYe 1t up before
they attemptto solve'it. i
The latest official returns Of the election
for the Spanish Cortes show that 294 kadl'
calls. rs Republicans, fourteen Alphonsotsfss
and nine Conservatives and DyHastists pave
been elected,
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sTns FriaRJ or e;oa4Ia Il friars

6 TN FniaRs 81 Gta4raAIa.-Th friars
.fof orders gray both capuchians and
Franeisc,ns, hive fallen under the ban OF tlle
revolutionary government Of Guatemala, aiid
|hsen expelled from their country. The en-
fled friars recently arrived In Sun francisco
sore in need Of the necessaries Of life. The
citizens of that place, irrespective Of religious
expressions. eatte generously TO their aid.
IA grand fftewas organized; continuing three
days; which hetted $4,000 in gold coin. Ii
ended on the 22d instant, ard the money has
been safely deposited to the credit Of the
needy fathers. Almost the entire pepula-
ton took part In the festival. and it is esti-
mated that at least fifty thousand persons
visited the grounds where it was held.
The Consuls-General Of France. Aus
tia, and Spain alternately presided at the
literary exercises, and Sir Denis J. Oliver "a
brother-in-law of DR.. McGlynn, of that city,
@as most active III prohibiting the success of
the affair. NJ. Oliver was last year Created
knight by the Pope. The military companies
of the city also visited the grounds in uni
form, and one of the features of the OCCASION
was the voting for gold-headed cane TO be
presented to either Grant or Greeley, accord
ing to the highest number of votes recorded
for the respective presidential candidates. A
lee, of course, was charged for the privilege
Of voting, and tturned out that Greeley re-
celved large majority. The cane Is TO lie
sent on at once to the Sage Of Chappaqua.
The fund raised for the benefit of the friars
places them beyond any possible want in the
future, and rs there is wide field for mis-
sionary labors among the Mexican aud Spin
iSh population of California. their services
will no doubt be ayaiIed Of for this pur-
pose.
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'tf""it OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Crimi-
mails ia y0ii. dc.
,''rrr.ruud,ncc of the Richmond Dispatch.

,'"rrc.londrncc Of the Richmond Dsratcl,.I
INTERFERENCE, GRAYS0N COUNTY. EA.,}
September >, 1872.
ihNH. Just passed through two weeks of
''"i' 9Th" Circuit and County Courts sue
"',ArA, AMI after Il shower of political
speeches III favor Of Greeley for President
"''l PAWS for congressman, you might ey-
i''' >"inr!I!M@ Of interest from your CORE
,'"ht"nl, but as nothing of general interest
"' i'In'iGr"d | will only narrate sketch OF
I'D. ~. Ut , Tor The past two weeks:
m circuit Court opened on Monday the
,,'a u!i!!no with his Honor Judge John Ii.
mon presiding. The day was consumed
i'!A4WI!y 10y discussions in regard to or
A'hL'h@ county agricultural fair, which
"" determined to be held nj this place Octc-
,'S IT, aud by speech delivered by Colo
"'' H. +. Nllh"rS. in which III G." was
'aia'tcd with the great giit-takcr, " l.. s.
~ and held up as the best man for the
Presidency.
"H Tuesday a difficulty arose between
%Io1h W. Parsons and NJ. n. Galloway. III
,."'h fH,nns was Knocked down and
,."'" ~ Galloway, causing Il fracture Of
t''' 'Hi"t ribs and rcrtorition Of the
'"12. sufficient medical uid was called
'.',"a al Iii, writing he has SO farrecovercd
49,, 10 'on'c5ed home. II distance of thirteen
, "a" o'in'y Court passed of quietly with
o, a' lrW indictments, the most important
y. ""'A was 2-aaS, NJ. lIaga Tor violating
AaI,. mug 'i''' 'o'"
."i,'i* ''ir week, 10 the surprise and utter
v.r' ,"' oi IN" cni'r community, two men
.,,' "if''ted and confined in jail for the
4 rn,, ,'vhcc (rapc)one upon the person of
rti'n zen year, 81 age, the other upon the
irnJ %" u married lady whom he was pre-
T." "'.'iS % doctor for uterine affection.
' ''S recently came into tho community with
.. II' s., mailing ti,e says lro,a Danyile,
1 I,' ron from letters aud his own signature
W; I.,ac Is DR.: William B. Lowell alias DR.,
I. ",tS~ q. Love aHas Or. William B.
J. nSl.' tie examined O married lady Mrs,
'f'''"'' md to!d her no sossld cure efsonto
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STAuSToN ArrAIRs.--The Staunton (Va.)
Spectator of yesterday furnishes the follow
i'm items:
RehTous. Rev. Dr. Read, of Richmond
preached at the PRESBYTERIAN church Sunday
morning, and Rev. DR.. Hogc, OF Richmond.
in the same church at night.
Property Sale.-Mrs. Thompson, widow
Of the late Judge Lucas I. Thompson, has
sold her residence in this place and lot at
tached thereto to Misses McCiung and Bald
win, proprietors Of the Augusta Female
Seminary, for the sum OF $1,000.
GOOD Templdr$.-ltobert w. England, of
Cumberland county, Va, has been invited,
and accepted an invitation, 10 deliver an ad'
dress on temperance before West Augusta
Lodge, /. o. Good Tcmpiars, of this place,
on Saturday evening the 18th instant. Sat.
urday, September 14th, is the day appointed
for the excursion TO the White Sulphur by
the temperance societies Of Staunton.
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WAGES AND LIVING IN CAjIFoKSIA.--A let
fer from Farmers Wife," at Mcndon. El
Dorado county. Cal, exposes good deal OF
the humbug about high wages in California :
"i have son twenty-three years old. He
never Uses tobacco or any Kind OF spi1tS,
and isa desirable hand in the harvest field.
He went to San Jose last May. us we We're
able to get along without him on our farm.
He soon wrote HE that wages were low, as
the farmers were working Cinnamon. Thirty
dollars Is all they have given month in The
Santa Clara Valley the past seven year,, eX-
cept. two months, when they clip thei;: grain
and while the thresher is going. Then they
will give $40 to two or three baiIdS among
the twenty; the rest get 81 day and at
the end of the month the Diem that have
been getting s. Il day have not as much
money us those who get $40 a month.
The; reason is. the machine breaks,
and the day hands have no work and no pay
but they ha re to eat. In the morning they
are all called up at O'Clock and hurried to
the field by sunrise; in at II and out agail.
at /, and work as long rs it is light enough
to see d head of grain. It is often 10 O'Clock
before they get their supper and get to bed.
This, tell YOU, | know. l have lived in it
and seen it all. California is a glorious place
for those that come here with plenty OF
money. They intend to get labor below 81
day as soon as they can. AS soon US bar
vest is over they say there is labor on the
railroad. les, at just 81 day and hoard
Yourself. | have had men stop, nearly worn
ont and ont OF money, and stay all the night.
that had heen to get work Oh the ra;lrCad.
1 have been in California ten years. This is
the eighth season on the rnnche.p Until this
year have lived In san Jose, / have ira
yelled in this State, and know Hli wish to Of
this beautiful lrAa."
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MINERS WAGEs.-aIany of the miners in
Missouri have struck for higher wages. They
demand four cents II bllshcl for one year, and
Stipulatc for various reforms from the opera
tors Of the mines. The operators offer three
and n half cents a bilsbel until the first OF
March, and profess their willingness to ac-
cedc to the wishes Of the miners In the mat.
ter Of many of the reforms asked for, but
declined TO yield in others. Committees have
Teen appointed on the part of both the ore-
r,torS aud the men, but no basis Of adjust
mcnt has vet been found.
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NAVAL OFFICERS Observation-Disclosures
Director Joseph Wilson ordered to the naval
hospital at Chelsea, Mass, on the 1st of Dc
tober; Surgeon William NJ. King ordered to
the naval hospital at Yokohama, japan, per
steamer of October j; Medical Director NJ.
DUvall detached from the naval hospi-
tai at Norfolk, Va, and ordered to the naval
hospital at Annapolis, Nd; Medical Direc-
tor J. Winthrop Taylor detached from the
naval hospital at Chelsea, Mass, and placed
OIL waiting orders Surgeon Henry G.. Mel
son detached from the naval hospital at Yo-
kolnma, japan. and ordered to return home.
Chief Engineer John S. Albert detached
from the Omaha and ordered to duty rs Il
member of the board of examiners ut Phil
adelphia; Chief Engineer j. w. Thompson
detached from the Philadelphia nayy-yard
and ordered to the Omaha.
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TIE RUMoREp CUBAN LoAN.-Tbe story

TIE RUMoRED CUBAN LoAE.-The story
that the Cuban insurgents are endeavoring
to negotiate in London loan OF s1oo,ooo.oo'
to buy the freedom of Cuba is possibly re-
ncwal of similar attempts made with that
object while Marshal Prim was living. At
that time the arrangement is said to have
been almost effected, the difficulty in the
way being an unwillinguess on the part OF
the United States to guarantee the Cuban
loan as well as Spanish pride. The ultimate
intention was to transfer Cuba to the United
States. The arrangement fell through at tue
time, however, and for two or three years
had not until now been again suggested. The
unwilIingne<s of the Spanish people to part
with the most valuable portion Of their king
dom at any price is shown in the earnest eff
forts they make to subdue the cuban rebel-
lion, and this unwilllngness may 40" as'alll
nrayent the vale and freedom of Cubai even
If the insurgents are successful ia negotiating
the loan.
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!THE SHOOTING Ar BREkTsslHsg.-A letter
Id the Alexandrfa va.) Gasete, ! speaking
of the shooting Of Clark by Feweit says:
jig On opening the door OF the cell there
was great confusion. Clnfs evidently bad
used every mhahs ut his disposal 10 defend
himself; d pitcher. iirlistand, aud n heavy
glass saltcelaT, were all In numberfess frag-
ntents about the door. and he had used a
table us shield, but to no effect. Clark,
after he was shot, got on the side Of the bed.
was perfectly r1tional, and requested that
somebody would stand outside and guard
the window, as he was afraid Rhoda would
come back and shoot him !; said he was shot
IN the breast; and on an examination OF the
wounds it was discovered that the ball had
passed on the left side Of the heart and
IN close proximity to it, and lodged In
the backbone. Upon subsequent eX-
ANIMATION the physicians found another
wound IN the back, the second ball having
penetrated short distance, into the flesh !.
This DIR. Simpson extracted. and it proved
to be navy ball. A warrant was inn,edi.
ately issued for Fewelrs arrest, but before it
was drawn up by the magistrate FeweH APP
pearcd in our village, jumped into his fathers
carriage, and drove of to Manassas with Mr..
aiHcs' VINO, III the snilclEaLl0n OF hnoda s
father, who had heard from the conductor on
the morning train that he had gotten off at
Brlstow, came over to Brentsvillc to stop any
attempt that Rhoda might wish to make, but
arrived here ten minutes too late. When
they reached there Rhoda gave himself up
to Mr.. Butler. Justice of the pcce.
Manassas, September III p. M-In-
formation Just from Bren:s,il!e reports that
Clark il sink inc rnDidlv
Judge Thomas, Mr.. Fcwcll's counsel,
made q strong effort to-day to have FeweiI
released on bail under writ of hrbens cor
pus, and Judge Nicol has the case under con-.
sideration."
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MoLTEE's SUCCEsSOR.-Colonel Verdi dll
VcrnoiS is considered, next to Field Mar
slal Molikc. the ablcSt strategist in the PruS-
sian general staff. lie is the son of French
officer, who died in 1913, in Berlin, in cOIlSc-
quence of wounds received at the battle OF:
Grossbeeren. His young widow, with her
infant son, remained in Berlin, and the boy
WAS afterward educated at the expense of the
State