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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-10

STATE LIBRARY MANUSCRIPTS We al!
knew that the large accumulation Of ancient
and valuable manuscripts in the State Library
had suffered much from neglect and unchecked
depreciation before the war, and that during
the var and at its close, these documents were
most outragcoI,$iy de>poilcd, lnarrcd aud thrown
Into infusion worse confounicd Cndcr these
circul lstancc>, the Leg>l ature ut its last ses,
sion, With view OF having what remained Of
these papers properly arranged and preserved,
proyi lei iior a custodian Of! them, and DR.. VIII
liam ,. Palmer was selected for the position.
lie HIS, since his appointment, been most dill
gcntl a: work, and he has recently submitted
to tht Governor a report Of the results of his
arducus ahors 50 far. in which he had the
efficient aid q Colonel Shcrwin NcRae. -Rtch-
ijlynu ,lh;g.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-10

In the case of Uppercuc, under trial in Bal
timore, charged with the murder OF his aunt,
the testimony for he defence has commenced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-10

Sine Of the Legislatures Of Louisiaaa-
t!,c "Custom House" body, have rcgu,
l:.riy ;:nrcavlcli Govern..r Henry {. War
moth for high crimes aud mislemeanors
in otii:". committed against the Constitu-
ton a;,! iaYs Of the State" The reso!u
tons Of impeachment, after short de-
ba,e, passed the lipu:c-y yeas IS, nays O.
pncAi,ci declared that Warnoth had come
to his house at - clock Oh Sunday night and
offered him fifty thousand dollars if he would
bccone lis man. The proceedings against
Warinotll in the United States Circuit Court
for contempt have been postponed unti to-day.
II.: >uircme Court of the State has sent
Judge Fillmore to jill Tor ten days Tor con
tempt and imposed fine 81 fifty dollars.-
Charges Of bribery an; corruption are made on
both sides BY the contendjng factions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-10

sE.7EaEe7EE}.
On Thursday. November, 2s at Oakly, Rich
mond county, Va, by Rev. W. w. Walker
w. r. ATWELL Of ilrxandrla, Va, II Mis-:
BETTE G. ROCK WE'LL, of Richmond co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-10

AIrs ,Ehors MURDER. "A horrible uiur,ler
vas pcrpetratcd in the town OF E!dtrsvlIIe,
Washington county. Pennsylvania gu v cdnes-
Gay night The victim was John Al!lngham,
aged ~ lie kept small store and, with his
wife. occupied room Oh the first floor. On
that hight lie retired at the Usual time, aus.
about midnight Mrs. AIllnghao Was awakened
By the terrific report 81 gun fired IN the room.
and discovered that one OF her fingers had been
nearly shot of; \ discovery Of far more I'M.
port WIS speedily made; her husband, who lay
in bed 5crde her. was dead. He had been
murdered by the deadly load Of which her
hand received Ii stray slug. She raised m i'm
mcliate alarm and the ncighhor5 came in. Mr.
AItingan !t.,i been shot in the head With Il
heavy load Il $uE,; Il considerable portion OF
hi. skull ,Tls blown away. while his braine ami
bloGl were scattered aii about.
Further Investigations showed that the shot
had been tired from the outside through the
window. 1t was evident that the deed had
been deliberately planned, and iull preparations
had been made for its execution. y little
plat form was erected just by the window as q
rest t9l tie instrument Of death. This unique
Instrument was also found. Il was ii piece Of
.;a- ~ ..at"r pipe about i've feet long and hay
ING :. .;sc .ncEl bore. This strange weal Oh was
h"&g.i,. ;,,acd with siu4s: the murder evident
":t- OF committed for the purpose Ct robbie
r.. tr 'i:e building was not entered. Suspicion
r.s-.~ ~ certain parties who are Known to have
..o;4u'y a.:iris; Mr.. AIlin2nain
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Interesting ssNs.Hr.

Cor?cs,nricnce of the Alexandria Gazette
FAIRFAX G. II Dee. 81 send you num-
Der three of the papers promised tor publlca-
ton. Thcs.: papers ctnnot fail to be ut interest
to your leaders, especially To the defendants
Of the p.rsorls named therein. US we'll as Oh ac-
count OF their antiquity This is only seven
years in date subsequent to the last published,
yet it appears nearer home since it bears the
signature Of our own Jefferson Like the
others, the print is perfect and the filing IN,
10 ink, not only lcgiblc, lat as perfect as papers
Of II recent date. u.
TAr OIhONUEALYH or VIRGINIA.
ITO al Persons 10 whom these Presents shall
L come, greeting: KNOW YE that our GOV
EkNOUR, on Recommendation from the Court
OF the County Of Fairfax. hath, with Advice Of
oar COUNCIL OF STATE, constituted and
appont.d John p. Gusts Robert McCrea, james
H..r,ri, ks, Robert Townsend Hooc, Charles
lsui", Giles Cook Thomas Lewis, James Weir,
JOHN Gibson and Henry Darne, Gentlemen,
Justices Of the Peace in and for the said County,
in Addition to those holding that Oifcc,
with Authority rs well to execute within the
Limits ot the said County the other Duties Of the
said Off prescribed by Law to be Of any
Court to be held for the said County; of which
Cout one Of The SAID Justices heretofore CON,
n,!s~iony and now holding the said Office shall
b. one. in TESTIMONY whereof tnssc our
Letters are made patent Witness TllOM AS
IEFTj.ESUN. ESQ: our sid Govcrnour ut
Williamsburg. on tue fourth Day Of September
in the ear ui our Lord Ol:e Thousand Seven
i'll. JEFFFRSON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-10

In the Senate, yesterday, among the bills IL
troduccd and REFERRED was one providing for
the payment of pension due soldier of 1872,
who dies while his claim is pending, to his
widow or legal representatives; and another
providing that after the seth Of June, 1913,
twenty per cent. Of duties on imports may he
paid 10 grcenbacks, and one year thereafter
twenty per cent additional shall be receivable
in grcenbacks, and SO on until June 80, 1871,
when it shall be optional with the importer to
pay in greenbacks or in gold. Mr.. Cameron
made an effort to get up the bill providing for
the payment of the French spoiation claims,
but Mr.. Sherman objected. The consideration
of the bill was postponed till next Monday.
In the House of Representatives, bill ar-
propriatng $40, 900 TO the families of the fire
men who lost their lives in the late contagra
ton at Boston was, after debate, referred.
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present.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1872-07-22
Some Fish, Bird. Calf and Goat
Story

Some months ago, while Mr.. Bazile T.
BoudreauN, of Bayou LOurs, WAS en-
gagged in fishing in Lake Balourde, he
met with two strange incidents. About
nightfaff, he was fixing his lines, mean
time sitting in q boat, when a large bird.
known as the eros bee, came flying oyer.
and was about to light on his head when
he struck it with his hand, knocked it
down, and then killed it. About the
same time, as storm was rapidly ap-
preaching, he hurriedly left for his camp,
many of his hooks remaining Undated.
After making a good supper from the
bird, he went next morning to see his
fish lines. when he was greatly surprised
to find that he had caught fourteen cat
fish on hooks which he had left without
bait the previous evening. The truth
fulness of this statement Mr.. BoudreGux
vouches for. l.p. gsH sfy-f -ls- ..:l..l f,I
Tigaryille and its vicinity has some
natural curiosities. Mr.. Octave Carln
has made CALI born a few weeks ago,
without Gail, and Mr.. Charles MiEty.
near by, has o pair of goats, one with no
ears, and the other with O pair of ears
twice the natural length. Fl.. i4lt..rs,..
Next! y a q. ~ ~.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1872-07-22
Texas Railroads.

Gen. Henry T.. McCulloch informs the
southwestern Index that tho Gulf, West
Texas and Pacific Railroad iB proHressing Y
rapidly. and will probably reach .Cuero
tended beyond that point (Cuero Is some
hfteeen OR twenty mileA below Gonzmles)
either toward San Antonio or Gonzales,
without donations from those cities
stock TO the amount Of $soo.oo0: Caid-
well county TO tho amount of $4,000.
500, 900, all to be paid in bonds when tho
road shall be completed to those places
But now the road is to stop at cuero
unloss donations are made. The compa-
ny, according to the Galveston News, has
proposed to San Antonio to donate $780,
OSO, IN which case the company will com
ply with its previous agreement. The
It was then proposed to build the road
at an earlier period than that first agreed
upon. If that amount is donated. -,To
Cen McC,ulloch tells Gonzales the raai
will not be built to Gonzales without u
donation. The reason assigned for this
though the company have broken faith
with the people of Gonzales, they are
still willing to do all they can, after
paying their heavy taxes, to secure the
q donation will be made of twenty to
thirty Thousand dollars. Gen. McCul-
loeb Is ex0nerated from any completely
in the bad faith manifested by the COM
pany. Gonzales is his old home, where
Tho Great Northern Railroad Com
pany has obtained n subsidy OF $J0,0o0
from the city of Tyler, with the promise
Of compfetion of the road TO Tyler by
the LIST of April next.
Jokn 9. SAKE, the poet intends to take
The Ouachita telegraph., 1872-07-22
Crops and the Flood.
$4,000 SQUARE MILES COVERED BY WATER,
PLANTATIONS 10 TO IS FEET UNDER
WATER.
We copy from the Montgomery Ad
yertiser of the 23d.

We copy from the Montgomery Ad-
vertiser of the Esd:
We have now heard from the districts
in which the late rains and floods were
most destructive and M IS the area Of that
therefore surrender this morning the
most of our AVAILABLE space to it-having
changes that the reader vii! begin in the
southwestern quarter of the State and
they left 1t in the northeast. The % belt
thus marked out is 275 miles long by not
less than 60 broad and embraces the
finest lands in the State.
EFrOm the Clarke County Democrat
The destruction to crops and land is
great beyond calculation. Corn was
blown down, broken oft and terribly
have been washed unprecedentedly and
across; The low lands we're inundated,
were swept over by the furious and un-
Of corn leveied with the ground. or
ing sands and mud. The entire crops of
many farmers were on these creek lands
and they have thus. in the short space
destruction of their unusually promis-
ing fields. and seen the rich fruits of the
years toll swept from their worthy
valuable portion, of 1.-THE corn crop
could be regarded as secured to them al
most beyond peradventure. The various
large creeks of this county, so far as we
have ascertained, were from two to five
feet higher than ever before known.
Every mi1l-dam in the county, as far as
our knowledge extends, was washed
away. Thousands of pannels of fence
were swept away.
lFrom tho WILCOX vindicator.l
AT this writing there has been no
abatement in the fall of rain since our
last issue, but farmers are all ,oking
gloomy. There is now a large area Of
overfiowed. and will no doubt remain SO
for several days to come. Cotton waist
high has been submerged in many
places, and may be considered lost. The
corn where it has been flooded will prove
than it was in June, 1866. On the up
lands cotton is suffering seriously, and it
is no exaggeration to say that the crops
in this county will be cut off at least
third from the estimate two weeks ago.
Prom the Wilcox News.1
The water courses are considerably
swollen, and in every case, we believe,
the water is out of its banks; couse-
guently the crops. both of corn and cot
damage to the cotton is Of a very serions
character, and shonld the rains continue
this crop will be cut short at least one
half in the county The corn, in many
places, was blown down and more or
less injured. The prospect to the planter
IL truly alarming.
Bridges over some of our creeks have
been washed away by the flood of water.
We learn that the bridge across Pine
Barren Creek, east of Camden, was car
passed bridgeport Sunday morning go
ing down the river. There is no esti-
mating the loss to property in this
county by the recent heavy rains.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1872-07-22
zinc AGanasacture In A.lEansaa.

The American Zinc Company. whose
Offices are In New York city, have estab.
lished large works at Calamine, in Sharp
county, Ark, for the production of zinc
from the native ore found in abundance
in that mountainous part of the State.
Arkansas is rich in mineral ores. as lead,
iron, SILVER, copper, zinc, etc. Coal also
il abundant and capitalists are begin
ming to pay particular attention to the
development of these resources. Tho
railroad system of Arlkansas, when com-
pleted, as it will be in few years, will
Prises 40 that started by the American
lowings kstch Is given by an Arkansas
EsIs.hisss 9sisza eorrespondenS' wr'e'ns from from
zinc e generally produced in furnaces
with the same material, AT Calamine'
only wood and charcoal were to be had,
and hence . furnace had to be CON
w&s accomplished by Mr.. Tuppel, the
Temporary ysuperintendent of the works.
4 f so,cai!ed gas fnI9aee was I built: i e.,
literally distilled into gas, which, by the
admixture of air forced into the furnace,
bis 4 Sa and Sansss az az int heat
constructed, and Arkansas is entitled to
the credit of claiming that the first gas
furnace, fred with wood. and applied to
the reduction OF zinc ores, has been
The metallurgica1 treatment of the
in Kilns then crushed to powder between ~
heavy iron rollers run by steam, then
mixed with charcoal dust and put in
lying in q nearly horizontal position in a
protr9des out of the furnace. and is con,
cOndenser, luted to the first by means of
clay. There are in this furnace one hum
The Ouachita telegraph., 1872-07-22
Strange If True.
A CAVE DISCOVERED ON THE OHIO, IN
WHICH WERE THE REMAINS OF THE
NATHAN MURDERER.

A letter frora Aurora, Ind. of the 10th,
to the Cincinnati Enquirer, announces
the discovery of q cave two miles in
length, and the remains of three persons
in it, two miles below that city, on the
Kentucky shore of the Ohio. Upon one
of the bodies, which physicians say has
probably lain tAere a year, was found q
1S71, on which was written, almost il1egi-
bly,, the following:
have found a hiding place from
man, but Gods eve follows me, even
here. murdered Benjamin Natha an and
am dying now. God forgive and have
mercy on my SOUL die by my own
hand. ANTONIO HEFE."
charge of the clothes and notified the
police authorities of New York.
Nearly two years ago there is remem-
crazy man in the locality of the cave,
whose dress corresponded with that on
the skeleton.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1872-07-22
Crop Prospects.
The Cotton worm.

There can be NO doubt now but the
cotton caterpillar has appeared All over
the Southern States. They are not as
yet in such number ~ to desOlnte the
helds. bnt 1t must le borne in mind that
the first crop In always in limited num-
beers, and that the damage is done by
their progeny. The rains have con-
tinued 10 long that it il bsyoud doubt
this pest will destroy q considerable DOR
tion of the crop. Should the weather be
favorable for their propagation. even =
short time longer, there ia great danger
We may not only see small patches here
and there stunted by the, e,werme, but
whole fields and districts swept clean,
and but One-quarter or one-third Of the
average yield obtained.
In this connection, tho following letter
to . factor from planter in Cotiie, La,
will be of interest:
This crop of forerunners Is now webbed
up. The main army or body webbed
been seen since that time. The next
generation will be- ont twenty-five days
from the 10th of July-say the first Of
They viii continue, as usual, in the
sth or 9th of August; during this time.
heretofore, lace the top Of the cotton
stalks, 80 that riding along the road you
+la wim see &c P9oh Pstohes AZ , oyer Che aella. the
cred with spider webs after this che
cotton will go ON making as usual in
the middle and lower llmbs. but stop
making in the upper; twenty-five days
grand army comes out, cay the sOth Of
August if the weather has been favor
able to their propagation, this army will
destroy the crop about the 5th Of Sep
temDer. - : 5z9,-'I \ = : : z
Now as to contingencies. You will
observe that there are regular intervals
Of twenty-five DAYS between each crop. \
The hrst crop does not make any inn
preston upon the crop Of cotton that
1an & be observed Without careful atten-
The work Of the second crop is always
s,sab1e s,ena ,hs to the the naked eye rs you ride
The third crog, destroy. everything
which the bowl rests. - y m - : .
During all this time there are stray
Caterpillars in the crop. but their num-
bers are insignificant. lie; 81
development, they viii mgitipiy more
rapidly, and the crop will be destroyed
earlier; if unfavorable, the crop will DO
destroyed later; in either event. the va
ration from the time Ct which the third
Of septembef. Viii be aSoat iSs two we Wesfs sSs
earlier or LATER as the weather may be
favorable OF unfavorable to their devel-
ia isss i the eatsrpillars agpeasea, or
They appeared again IN june; again In
July; again in August; and eat; up the
crop in September. We made an excel
lent crop that year, as the cotton was
This year they. were first discovered
on or about tho 9Th Of May; again in
juno and now in July. - E,- i
~ = - u! =. - i'.-- So .-. ls .f+4 ..
The Ouachita telegraph., 1872-07-22

From Dallas. Autauga. and the eouth-
gwen ali the % snformasson run % st nessosHs eCr ocms
insnd. Nix; That the crops wers dam
aged to such an extent that tho Argus
telt sathoflsed e. place the sssiynAts q
county IN the belt we. have marked eQt
is Perry, of which the C0mmonwoslSH
s'TffTs TT. "a me sslS sas 3 sS
aslSnlab!e and Every FtN
and riyulet was sssollen into : napu6tni1
a1css 5. rHnSass riSsas Ss nSa
River was three feet higher than he's
ever been known 70 get 6eforc. 4&e
iisids. wsr. @ Sompisseiy ~ sS6mersea, sS @ sas snd
Hre now witlierad and WORTHLESS, though
nut q few days ago they we're 20 promis-
t,on Of crops the Ioss Of stock On the
river must be very Rreat. IL II : terri
BILE calamity. and many farmers, We tear,
are are ,r1insd utterly May we never $50
Then ccmes Hale. situated ON the War.
RPa1 Il sSs s a. IL
Iassslgoss a,sr ,oss aa and Gartnsse: were unss s
The rise on the lower portion of the
Warrior IL already sufficient TO dostroy
nns many crop croPs Of C corr = II, and cotton: We
that We're ten to twenty feet under
- Ths ,:., as%s.Es .,. e Z, the the planting interest,"
ON the river nnd creek low grouada. viii
An ABUNDANT Drop Of COTTON worms
may be expected. in fact. they have a.
ready made theix appearance ON nualer-
sasas oss short seS 'F1p %
Other 9th rs oansss 40 pr pS1daced BY the rain. there
The Ss s9Gsls Gda9s Ras a G1ds , ~
The Ouachita telegraph., 1872-07-22

them-~,he rsins have nearly yuined all
Kinds % l.r:s;asssitd ,;uit,aa. 'ffls i,ortora
lands ass,the best rras,nciug lausiS in rs.s
- halls crop. he as,.a,aes viii make Sol-
h ABLY root craps lsst not an average.
I .,risi, x. fhs n,s Nry. Citizen SAYS ):
PORTS concerning the corn and cotton,
9, ops. they are clean in most inseanoes..
9 arti ~ Er1wNing @ @ts1esy n =, !a..s
The crops. as far M W., can learn from
farmers through hOue the country, were
never better-at least for tho past twenty
finer averaee corn " ~ never sson. Cot
TON prOnties O. AN ah0MdANt yield. no
worms having vet put In their appear
crop. whiis the ) corn OF y WIN III Is IN 's great
Beniss:Sfhe Benton vile cornerstone.
is the largest. that has been raised Tor
many Years We advise our farmers to
take not less than q SO per bushel. as
IN Missouri and Kansas, our principal
Pops.~The Russeiiviile Tribune says:
not SO good rs was anticipated. Owing
TO the long protracted wet weather dur
ing The month Of May, rendering i inn
tion, creps got behind. and received q
setback from which they have never
recoyered. The. corn. crop is cut de-
average yield. Fruit will be abundant.
Nke.--A letter Of the 1lth from Milton
to the Little Rock Gazette aeys The
corn crop 10 about ON average ono,
though perhaps it would have been bet.
ter had it. not been for the heavy and
almost incessAnt raine ct the time farm
ere should have given it tho. last plow-
Ing. However, IT it continues tom days
moro ~ previously. there will be plenty
to toe e sna
as wish TO settle in onr very heaithy
vorable fall cotton promises . heavy
PAillips.-The Helena World says !:
The corn crop in this county. is repre-
sented to be very good. We have had
too much rain for cotton, and many
planters are hopelesslY in the grass.
The crop this season will not compare
with that of last year. 80 ss7s
CROPS OF 1871. fis.=,
The report of the Department. of Agri-
culture for the year 1871 gives the follow
ing general summary of tue quantities.
number of acres, and aggregate value of
the principal crops Of the United States
in that year: ,siEE ttr-.s Asfss " i4f7 2 ~,
The Ouachita telegraph., 1872-07-22

=. rStfoad meeeH9 Sessly Aeld -
BCatti 81 Snn.Sw isnsa S4 ~ C.,,,s~ ~ ~
- No. oo0msIes. ssHeCSavely the QIaeQ4eA
~ IL stsSsSss S ~ 49, g ~ G0S
IN 7SsssSsst II Srss4E ssE ~ xr.ss351.s =
J ~ etaEEsviiis, Nsss fcins Nd A..
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see g pioE qp { 81 e shs .sssss a. a
1, ~ - 70 Sa0 = HeH m1HsS3 0t yn0 x10Ifs
sss.1 hava o1 Sss,s ~. AsasH AeaAn0 21saaA.
Therc q x.SE ~ .sss4k::S,,s.,,a,.. :. So.
asSsrSSy asssSy a. ~ nv 5HsnasnoEn The SSPtsS -
w@hich @ : 2cEtson has ben snbsssih
n,sticsSsS = y ~ ssSats
VStaT oS .Inix zsk. ss 1ess.r.s = = SnSses
f0s Hs,9 ,9nS s afchss: Jaeasc. md OolnIRSs'
nSsnNsv1s 49,. n ~ ~
psssssS a, @ sssh sWasss snd 4 ls %ssa; ssS
sa,sss rss. -. ~ 9. lS4euveA - -
tiwH i;s,.s0 - = oQueI e - -
siHHs sTS .,rr,,,.& r, -.
ny 5 s srensTEsbis 1ssek x ssspss. sSs,s IS
gfsGeWs gsfess ON On the Vet eads 9f the trunk -
vvV.un ~ aHSss.. VIZ. s0CenSsy ao.ac0 A DE: -:
Chins fnsiasy - ,,s~ Res1sossy eoaaSsSe Gs
SoaUiEeu s.se.ui, ~ e 40 70 Looom9ie nntsne0 Wax
Wctkk. "stkk.. ,n.S ~ III 0.sc staci 1ae 1Sttoge 70
sxrin;,, SisS vSsss gs.e ekoen color. VINO can
Provadsd iehtor. "~siil%a wifl snu .r, ..,cor,,t.
nSrsn Ic S0sSon tIaCsory s VIII nnve one
IH;,..sTe M;ndsTen es iO4Ine WIN IuA .compiement
sp,;n~ ,ninta nj DGs0E1 tno en-
% Dr. T. "A. Mimnis. yS 81 Serricen SSeriies@ propo.e.
to o,s form r, 4, 4 cqmpany and erect wine fac
SEsSschsieln ten has es,tsh.isi,ed him
The Ouachita telegraph., 1872-07-22

,Jokn 9. SAKE, the poet, Intends to take
the sfnuDp for Greeley.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1872-07-22

CROPS OF 1911. 1'.'7-7.1
The report of the Department of Agri-
culture for the year 1871 gives the follow
ing general summary of tue quantities.
number of acres, and aggregate value of
the principal crops of the United States
in that wear: tsst7-E tl7f3 y p . NJ,