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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-10
AMERICAN COMPOUND LIGHT
MING ROD

has been recommended n the best
it, On account III It's being III one solid piece
from tip To terminus.
~. AS I,rc.enting srv-n-and one-half times
more cunhu :ti,iiy than any other KIND.
81 The Conducting surface Is Ut copper, t!he
D, 81 known material Tor this purposc)
4Lh. IL Gusts less per foot, ami takes less MUM
Der OF feet, under their Improved mode vi put
ting up
9Th. 1t is nm ab:olute safeguard against both
utuu.I herc and ground icctriciy.
The enquiry has been 50 great thAt the Amer
lean omp"und Lightning Rod Company have
s'''' '"''' Prct: JOSEPH ASH,
to this place, who is now engaged in erecting
rods and soliciting orders iii this and adjoining
counties.
lie IS first class crrtifc .te. regarding the ca
pucltv Of these rods. from a. I. Stewart, Booths
Theatre, PlAe', Opera House, New York Gus
tom House, Bellevue Hospital, and hundreds Of
others.
ms-Orders left at the City Hotel will receive
prompt attention. my > d w&.n-W
~ PHOLSrEkY.-T subscri er is now
" FULLY prepared t. do al! KINDS 81 kt-
PAIRING and UPlIJLSTEkl\G W'Rh
wi1h u.a,ne-s. durability and dispatch. AID to
the cnti e satisfaction of I'll VIII" may uvor INN
with work He will "l-v attend t" putting down
Carpets and repairing Mattresses: ,,
my Jim No. "a \. Fnlr,ux st.
yIVEIP POOL a II.
1000 sacks LIVERPOOL GROUND ALUM,
Full weight.
800 sacks EVANS FINE SALT,
Bry ht nd full
For sale at lowest market price- by
NV IiUUE y JOHNSTON.
I AMP CHIN NEYS.
Seventy i've groce Fire-proof, Sun, Comet,
.. X. and Hinge ChlmuI"ys; also sun Comet,
Sun-hinge. Areuhd Favoritr, Orient and Mo-
chimney Burners, just received nj ID King st.
NH 2S-in r.. j. Nj LLtk
DAkASOLS.
Beautiful new styles. in great variety, rece'v-
ed .lutct rom the factory We have I'LL the
new Il, les of Paru.ols and Sun mbr. Has, at
No G2 King street. n.,,D
my6 NODl. L. "ooO'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-10

IT, DUTrH EK's LIGHTNING FLY MILLER
sweeps tn IN II y nj 81 .are TIC h"u>9 speedily
Try il-S,ld by dealer ev, ~ wher,. II 2'-ru2sn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-10

FRIENDSHIP FIRE COMPANY.-At TeguIar
meeting of the Friendship Fire Company, held
last night DR.. j. B. johnson in the CHAIR and
VIM. barley secretary, the minutes OF the
last meeting were read and approved.
On motion of 5 S. Brown. the use OF the
suction was ordered to be Dispensed with until
the necessary repairs are u!ade.
A communication from the Chief Engineer
was read, requesting that each uember procure
badge to wear at fires, and upon motion OF
rbos. Darey, it was ordered that c"mmlttee
-MessrS. barley and Brownie appointed 10
procure suitable ia iges for the company, and
after the election of one new member the meet
ing adjourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-10
NEW WALL PAPERS.

NEW WALL PAPERS.
Tho largest and best selected stock of WALL
PAPERS and DECORATIONS ever offered
in lhi, city-new designs selected with great
care from the best manufacturers.
All orders for Papcring private or public
buildings promptly executed with artistic skill /.
The many years experience makes me conf
me with their patronage j. p CLARKE.
au6 No. 158 King street AlexA.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-10

ICE! ICE! ICE
E. C. ATWELL,
Having completed his Improvement in Market
alley, has M ICE DEPOT there, where Ice can
be obtained from II. III. to p. m. Orders left
at the Drug store OF Mr. Samuel Lunt, corner
of Ming and Washington streets, will meet with
prompt attention. Wagons will deliver Ice
daily 10 all private families ordering it. ap0-tt
r ABBA DOR Ii K X n q 5.
so bbls prime LABRADOR HEARINGS
for sale low To close curi>ls nnent hy
my HlDE & uIINSTON.
A VERY CHI ice brand of LUNDRES CT
II CARS just received and fo7 safe by the
IlIlNE>E lie i COMP MY,
No IL north ko, al street,
mv4 Alexandria, \ n.
TWIN TOILET SETS for salr by
i my6 e. w. kEERL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-10
Charleston. :. c.. August |, 1855

DR. TUFTS Hair Dye c"n.ni:.s no Sugar lie ID.
INV I-culW
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-10
BY Green a. Wise.
rPo,1 Est,t. \ ,ruutS ,ua tIrrIuDpprs |

Fuuquicr County, mp 26-2awts
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-29

moose, and then I've a misty notion of
having set nv teeth fast on the rope as /
felt dreadful weight, as of lead, drag
ging at me- Then l Eelt that it was all
over, and I knew that / had been the
death Of poor Tom, for he had seemed to
fall, as / felt the rope by which hung
jerk again violently. | saw the earth be-
low ike map, and the golden clouds up
above the net-coyered ball, and then a
mist swan before my eyes, and all seemed
black and thick as night.
When I came to. was lying on my
back in the car, with man pouring bran
dy between my lips. My first words
were gasped out In husky tone, Tor l
did not know where | was; and then |
remember bursting out into quite shrek,
as cried: Where's TOM"
"Here, old man." he said, for they had
managed TO drag US both into the car;
and for the next hour we sat there
shivering, saturated with cold perspira-
ton; even the men in the Car being silent,
unnerved, as suppose, by our narrow
escape.
Tom wanted to go again, but wouldn't
let him. II did not tremble,' he said;
''it was only sudden fit Of giddiness
through being unwell."
/ went up, though, many times after
wards alone, on horses and on bulls; and
| meant TO have had car of flying
swans for grand hit, when government
stepped in, and put stop to it; and, as
] said before, very sorry was, for it was
my living. Chambers Journal.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-29
Extraordinary Adventure Of Little
Boy.

THE imagination Of the most extrava-
CANT writer of fiction could not create a
more perilous situation, or more miracu-
lous deliverance, than the one in which
little eight-year boy of this village was
placed few evenings since, and from
which he extricated himself unaided and
unseen. His name is John Thomas
known for miles around as a daring, but
not bad boy, and called Johnny
in company with other boys, was playing
"hide and seek" just cut of the village.
In a vacant lot near where they were play
ing a well had been sunk some years ago,
and, not being in use, had become covered
with drift of snow. While running
through this lot Johnny" stepped in this
treacherous covering, and was instantly
precipitated to the bottom. The boy re-
latesthe occurrence himself, and with such
apparent sincerity and straightforward
ness that there can be no doubt as to the
truth Of his statements. He says that
when he fell in he thought he was sink
ing into an old cellar, of which he knew,
but contact with the water suggested to
his mind that it must be pond or
creek. He was completely submerged in
the water, which he describes as not feel
ing particularly cold but soon rose to the
surface. He at once reached out his
hands and they struck against jutting
stone, which he grasped hold of. After
supporting himself above the water until
he could collect his senses, he felt around
and discovered by the walls that he
was in a well. II was dark as dark
could be, and he had nothing to 60 by
but his sense of feeling. He knew that
none OF his companions had seen his sud-
den disappearance, and that consequent.
ly no aid could be expected from them
He then made up his mind that there was
but one way out of the well, and that was
to climb up the wall ! This perilous
ascent he commenced without moments
delay. The circumference of the well
was too great to allow of his spreading
his legs to get a foothold on either side of
the wall, SO he was obliged to use only a
small portion of the circle to brace
against. After several trials he succeeded
in getting above the water, and cautious
ly and slowly crawled upward just"
he says, "as if was climbing up lad
der, only hadn't the rungs' to take hold
Of" When about three feet up, and al.
ready very tired, he made a misstep, and
was again plunged back into the water.
This, he says, almost disheartened him,
but, after short breathing spell, he again
began the dangerous climbing. He liter.
ally dug his finger nails into the damp
wall, and chung to the merest trifes. At
last he came to place in the wall where
he could not get any hold to lift him any
higher. He knew that he must be some
where near the top, but above him as far
as he could reach, and to the right and
left of him, the wall was apparently
a solid piece. Despair here almost
overcame him, and he says he felt as
if he must drop back to the bottom
of the well and give up. "But l
thought of mother and the rest of 'em at
home, and knew that they was waiting
supper for me, and my mother would lift
up the curtain and look out N say, 4
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-29

A ship was driven out of her course,
and cast away within sight of an I'M
known coast All on board might have
escaped in the boats, though rather
crowded, but one of the passengers, on
their refusing to admit his trunk in any
boat, remained in the ship to unfasten it,
and get out his pocket-book, which con-
tanned notes to the amount OF twenty
thousand dollars. This, he thought,
would not detain him moment, and he
requested them to wait; but in the hurry
and confusion of the moment he could
not Immediately recollect what he had
done with the key of the trunk.
Having found it at last and secured his
money, he perceived, to his dismay, that
every boat was out Of sight, while the
ship was fast falling apart, and suddenly
he found himself in the sea. Catching at
some article that was floating by, he
chung to it almost unconsciously,
not relaxing his hold even when his
senses were failing him. Fortu-
nately he was foatcd to land, and when
he revived, found himself lying on the
beach.
As soon as his strength returned, he as
cended an eminence, but could see no
sign of the wreck of the boats, or of any
human creature. But as he was leaning
despondingly against tree, he was sud
denly startled by being clapped on the
shoulder, while voice at his ear ex-
claimed, "What cheer, my hearty"
Turning round, he gladly recognized one
Of the crew, and inquired what had be-
come of the rest.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-29
Foreign Gossip.

Partisan doctors cure eonsumptionoy
diet of UNDERGONE horse-steak.
During the first nine months of 1871
the Suez Canal yielded revenue OF :!
736, 900 francs, less than one-half OF the
interest due on the stock and bonds issued
by the Company.
The beginning of all street sweeping
| is said to date back to the action OF GER
tain London merchant, who attracted
great number of customers to his store
by keeping line of communication open
to the other side of the street Through
many months it was the only place where
any one could cross the street without
sinking into black and unsavory mud'
and the merchants name and business pe
came famous as the result of his shrewu
scheme.
"A felons' banquet recently took place
in an English town. Eligibility TOR ad
mission depended upon the candidates
being convicted thieves. Tickets were
only issued on proof being furnished VI
the guest having attained this distlncIi .ss
and fifty applicants were refused on u,
ground OF the evidence in their ia es.a
being incomplete. One hundred ana nv!
congenial souls sat down at the taDie w
gether, and the occasion was mafhou
with much hilarity.
The following advertisement aPPem'
ed lately in the Birmingham Post: wan in
ed, general servant, in small fanny,
where man is kept. The housewol n
and cooking all done by the mempels en-, 20
the family The gentleman OF the hou T
rises early, but prepares breakfast hinS ,,i..
AL the washing is put out, and the and
chen is provided with every comiot1 o." CIV
luxury Cold meat and hash studioass
avoided. Wages no objection to oh. ov
potent party. References and photogi'p''
exchanged"
The rumors to which the presenoe, be
the scientific party detailed to ooser' ao @
recent solar eclipse on the MalaDar oo arv
gave rise among the natives were .h ss's =
amusing. First, it was reported tna the
part of the sun was about to fall, anu .
wise men had come to the East to Pfess; ns
it. Then, when the formidable-iooAthbee
instruments were seen mounted Oh and
fort, they thought there was war, the
the Englishmen were going to pusT This
fort in order to prevent landing. thei,
was strengthened by the fact tna' Wing
steamer practised at target Wnl'e H tos
at anchor. This theory gave pIao II ths
flood about to descend, and that a h;oh
Europeans were coming to the
ground to escape it.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-29

wonder what Johnny stays away so long
for - Then he made up his mind ITO
get ont of there some way" Feeling be-
low him, to his right, he found that the
wall offered him foothold, but it would be
necessary, in order to take advantage of
that point, to descend few steps overthe
distance he had gained, and then move
about two feet to the right around the
we'll, This most perilous part OF his ter
ible task he accomplished in about the
time il took him to get up as far as he had.
He then began the ascent again. and
reached the snow safely above. The hole
through W hieh he had fallen was directly
over him, and, after resting a spell, with
his hand grasping the top OF the well he
RULED himself ont and started for home.
lie had gone but few steps when he fell
fainting 10 the ground. The unnatural
excitement that had nerved him to his
superhuman efforts gave way, and left him
powerless. He revived soon, however,
and crawled home, which was not far dis
.an;. HIS clothes were frozen stiff,
and his hands scratched and swollen
dreadfully. 1t took him nearly an hour
TO climb from the bottom of the we'll
Holland Patent (N. ~ Cor. ~. 7. Times.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-29
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Personal and Literary.

-Tennyson writes for guinea line.
Colonel Fisk's jewelry on his person
when he was shot was worth $11, 600.
1t is related of Patrick Henry that
he spent an hour each day in prayer.
Jane Egan, of Detroit, who was re-
Gently buried in that city, had attained
the age Of 1O4 years!
elliott, the lately deceased steel pen
manufacturer, left magnificent art-gal-
lery. valued at 100000.
President omith, Of Dartmosth Col
lege, was in early life printer, and thinks
he is "a little better president for having
been a printer"
Mrs. Sophia Lipps, of st. Louis, is
negotiating for divorce from Mr.. Anton
Lipps In the words of the poet, better
far had those Lipps never met
Boston has periodically locked up Mr..
John Bull, who has been of late loating
around the serpentine streets of the vital
center of the universe.
Ball, the originator of the Cardiff
giant, has just bought a large business
block at Binghamton, n. Y, from the
proceeds of his "sell"
A Cleveland CO., man obtained di-
vorce from his wife and then married the
and the former wife now resides with
them.
John M. Carleton, father of VIII M.
Carleton, died at his residence near Hud-
son, Mich, few days ago, aged seventy
years. Mr.. Carleton was one Of the first
settlers in that vicinity.
Mr.. J. G. Bennett, Jr., declines to
succeed Fisk, Jr, as Colonel of the Ninth
Regiment, because it is said to cost $50
600 a year to be ga liberal and public
spirited Colonel" and he doesn't love the
military to that degree.
Horace Ramsdell, who died recently
at Bloomingville, O., witnessed, in com
pany with brother, the naval battle in
which Commodore Perry was victorious,
and rowed in skill to Cleveland, an
nouncing the glad news there.
The California Legislature has passed
bill exempting journalists from jury
service The passage of the bill was not
asked for by the journalists, but it was
conceded to them as matter of right,
upon the ground that they were engaged
in public duties quite as necessary, and
even imperative, as jury service.
The Kankakee Qll) Times says: eve
have a bright, intelligent little fellow in
this OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Wright
aged thirteen years, who, three months
ago, came into this Office as carrier-boy.
In two weeks he delivered our city list
missing but one subscriber At times he
would go to the case, and pick up the
different letters. In thirty days he com
menced setting type. His proofs were
last Thursday morning, with a full case,
he went to work on lean, solid copy, at
eight o'clock, and at four o'clock p. m. he
had set 5000 ems, having lost an hour at
noon. Perhaps, in the history of type
setting, this has been rarely, if ever, ex-
celled."
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-29

William Huston, student at the
Iowa City University, died recently from
eating pickle, which produced terrible
cramps.
The other day remarkably beautiful
child, the little son of Mrs Eberhart, of
Quincy, ILL.,, drank bottleful of ear
ache medicine, and died in thirty min
utes
An eccentric old man Of Hancock
County, Ga, died recently, who bought
his coffin many years ago and packed it
with choice old brandy to be drank at his
funeral.
The house of julius Hans, in the
town of Jefferson, near Winona, Mimi,
was burned early the other morning, and
three of his children persisted in the
flames.
Oliver Briard Boston Insurance
Agent, the other day adjusted his cravat
before looking glass, with the remark !:
" How well | look Fifteen minutes af-
forwards he was dead
The body of Henry A. Sweet, son of
Alanson Sweet, an old resident of Mil
waukee, was found frozen between Supe-
rior and Bayfield,, a few days since, where
he had gone to look after property.
At recent fire in Shelbyville, Ind,
by which frame dwelling was burned,
the boys actually saved the first story of
the building by throwing snow-balls or
the burning roof. There being dearth
OF water, the engine was useless.
"A score or so of Chicago weddings,
Tor which every preparation but one had
peen made, had to be postponed lately
because of an unfortunate interim be-
tween the sudden death of the County
Clerk and the appointment of his success
scr.
Joseph Dress, Portage, wis. team
ster, was driving along through the woods
the other day, when his long scarf caught
on the limb OF tree under which he was
passing, and suspended him in mid-air.
His contortions broke the scarf, however.
and let him down, uninjured.
"A few nights ago, near Pittsburgh.
six.weeks child was smothercd to death
while sleeping with its parents. Recently.
IN the same city, an old woman, known
as Aunty Lopert, about eighty years of
age, and of drunken habits, was found
burned to einder in her own house.
AT Scranton, Pa, few DAYS ago,
three miners had just come to the surface
from mining pitt when one of them.
ices James, accidentally fell to the bot.
TOM OF the shaft, a distance of one hun
ured and fifty feet, and as he struck the
potion the blasts exploded, blowing him
to atoms.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-29

An American, who happened r -.
in the south of France during the the
extreme cold weather, astonishe nth 0
natives by appearing on the ice s,om the
pair of skates. People flocked , iivndi the
neighborhood for miles, ana ins novel
shores by thousands to witness 'ne -
sight of his evolutions.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-12-06

~ and Price List Furnished
For sale by E. c. GARRETTSON Bel Air
~ We especially call the of the
REVOLUTION IN House
o mas le some time columns and
wT we R KNOW good We pleased find that
@ % had test made @ ohe eaoT eGu
aney saying that the Enamel
and skIl vaIe a neadR g p Pan
dwellings and 9 @ nSy M f Judgment For plain work il private
Oh @ PAM WI cover twenty square yards giving
fro uo ,nh 1t affords me much pleasure
o vs. west Lombard street over
daV Cleaning soap and a very esti
% ana yet appears and
wop M its quickly driving
oDe Wf @ VERY sD t which mpas beauty and dua
nnsi s ana utn en of on" city believing will
BALTIMORE April 3D. 1872 VIM SIM, Fronts Theatre.
wETHERED
{, r.
paint my house have
E Eot no surface than you promised economical
The following IS srongan vuallc
will
sen sn Ttnthp " 4 H . Tsh ra g which
@ na f f5eRd use all Te
BRADEs PATENT ENAMEL inhe Knight is an article
use by the agent Baltimore APPLICATION
Fs I t tns for 5G G W9 ye had
nna claimed for in this claimed
period oftms having eom
m h s lo 1 al a Ger eOnsu which chemical combination
@ ng w mSs R m hanger than lead and oil alone
being deficient in body" Their generally
found confined Ito ayoi uneluced minds
ELkToN May 1872
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-08-16
OBITUARY

Willie Cawood Strickland. infant son
of Cullen and Matte Strickland, was
born on the I4th day of November 1871,
in the village of Gainesville, ia deman
county, and departed this life July the
2Sth, 1872, aged eighs months and fjur>
teen days, at his fathers residence near
Pocahontas, Tenn,
"TheFe is a reaper whose name is Death
A nd with his sickle keen,
lie reaps the bearded grain at a breath
And the flowers that grow between.
SHALL have naught that is fair, saith he;
Have naught but the bearded grain
Though the breath of these flowers i.
sweet to me,
| will give them all back again"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-08-16
IL the County Court IF HQrdeman
County, Tennessee

IL the County Court IF Hardeman
County, Tennessee.
Joseph J. Sanders, Administrator Of the
estate of Joel Sanders deceased, and
others petition to sell town lots for
division vs. Alvin Sand rs and others
No, $50 II. ID.
1t appearing from the petition in this
cause, which is sworn to- that J ohp Pip
kin one of the defendants is a non resi-
Dent Of the State Of Tennessee, aud is q
resident Of the State of Arkansas, and
chat TIE names and esideuces Of the heirs
of Eligiah Sanders decreased, of James
Sanders deceased. of Elizabeth W hit
tingtOn deceased of Nancy Wilmington
deceased, OF Mary Ellison deceased, and
of Elisha Sanders deceased, who are also
defendants 70 said petition, are unknown
and after dilligent inquiry, cannot be as
certained
1t Is therefore ordered that the above
named defendants make their appearance
/ herein, at the Court House in the town
/ Of Bolivar, az County Court on or before
/ the first Monday in October 1872, and
/ plead, answer or demur to compliments
! petition, or the same viii be taken for
! confessed as @ them and set for hearing
I expartee, and that a copy of this order
be published once week for four sue
! cessive weeks IN the BoLIvAR BULLETS.
This August Is, 1872
w. c. DoRloN,
Clerk
I Francis Fentress solicitor for complain
ants Aug l6 It