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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

At the session of the Southern Claims Com
mission to-day the following claims were to be
considered: Mrs. Marion H. Carpenter, for
s5,05O; John H. Mason, 5000; David T. Pal
mer, 81, 100; and Georges. Cox, s2,l45; all
for property taken from their farms in Virgin
ia. The claimants are all residents of Wash
lpptOn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

George Victor Powell, indicted for adding
in the prosecution of claims while an officer
under the Z. S. Government, was placed on
trial in the Criminal Court in Washington yes
terday, found guilty, but recommended to
money.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

The Baltimore American, is in favor Of pay
ing the claim of Mrs. Lee for the Arlington
estate-and says it should be done promptly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

There is said to be no truth in the statement
published in some of the New York papers
that frauds have been committed in the stamp
division of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

Manufactures of woolens in Europe are full
of orders. Stocks are light, and it seems prob
able that the clip of 1872 throughout the world
will be eagerly competed for by both manutac-
turers and dealers. In the United States this
probability amounts almost to an absolute GER
taintu
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
TUESDAY, Y 6.

In the Senate. yesterday, the credentials OF
Mr.. Ransom, Senator from North Carolina,
were presented and referred. The Amnesty
bill came up, and the discussion was again re-
sumed and continued principally by Mr.. Car
penter and Mr.. Sumner. In the House of
Representatives, Mr.. Randall submitted bill
to relieve from political disabilities all persons
except those who left Federal Offices to engage
in the War in the South, which was passed
by a two-thirds vote. A motion made by Mr..
Peters that as the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution had
been ratified, it is the duty of all good citizens
to support them, was passed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

A NARROW EscAPE.-An Englishman has
lust escaped the horrible fate of being iudici,
ally pronounced the husband of six wives
About 1855, a young man named Kerrey, OF
the village of Kirk Langley, near Derby. was
APPOINTED to a clerkship 10 India. His wife
being an invalid was left behind. and sosn ar
ter died. He recently returned to his native
village, where, with the accumulated earnings
Of his foreign clerkship, he purchased a small
estate known as Sterling Cottage. which is his
present residence. 1t was not long after his
return to Kirk Langley, when a Mrs. Rlck-
tuck. of Liverpool, saw him there, and lndlg-
nantly identified him as the man who had mar
ried a neighbor OF hers a few years before. MIR.
Kerry pronounced his accuSer insane and curt
ly denied that he had married a second wife ::
yet, upon being summoned from Liverpool.
the woman alleged to have been welded by
him, positively identified him as her runaway
husband. The affair reached print, with u full
personal description Of poor Kerry, and in a
few days yet another woman appeared at Lang
lev to claim a matrimonial lord in the bewiIder-
ed East Indian. As, though this suAiced not,
still another woman, to the number Of four.
FASTENED to the village in search of husbands
who had married and deserted them; and all un-
hesitatirgly recognized and identified Mr..
Kerry as "the man" Great domestic uproar
and popular excitement were the result of this
grotesque and scandalous complication all six
of the clamorous deserted wives seemed wholly
honest in their unanimous positive assertion !:
aud yet, by the duly certified afhdavits of his
former employers aud associates in India. the
prosecuted victim of mistaken identity is at last
able to confound his half dozen accusers with
convincing proof that in all the time OF his al
legged marriages to them he was living honora-
bly, in a clerkship thousands Of miles away!
But it was a narrow escape.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

ORIGINAL METHOD OF STEALING. A young
fellow named Mitchell, caught in Louisville at
tempting to rob a house, was recognized as u
notorious thief, who three years ago carried on
a novel method of robbery. He raised a pet
coon. and So trained the animal that whenever
it, master would put it down upon the ground
it would run Immediately into the nearest
house. Mitchell would take his coon about the
street in his arms. osteusibly for the purpose of
showing it off, and when in front of a residence
that he wished to enter he would let the coon
down. In an instant the rwell-tralned animal
would scalnper off towards the house. and its
master would follow in pursuit. If there hap
pened to be an opening anywhere about the
building the coon Was sure TO hud it and enter
the house at once. Of course the people of
the house would allow the master to come in
after his pet. and while the family and servants
were lending 4 helping hand to effect the cap
ture of the runaway, Mitchell would busy him
self with every opportunity by picking up little
things here and there in the rooms in which
they passed after the slippery little beast.
Mitchell kept up this smart lictle game quite
successfully for some time, but was finally
caught and sent to the penitentiary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

LETTER FROM Pope PITS XI.-At the genera
convention Of the Catholic societies Of the State
which assembled in the city of Alexandria las!
June, an address was prepared and forwarded
to the Pope, to which he has thus replied:
To our Beloved Sons, the President and mem
bers of the Catholic Benevolent Unian Of
Virginia, in the United States.
Beloved Sons, Health and Apostolic Bene'
diction: Amidst the difficulties with which we
are oppressed on every side, it is, certainly,
great solace unto Us, that not only faith, re-
Iigion, obedience and love towards this See OF
Peter are not weakened by the efforts of the
wicked, and grow not cold by reason of the
Affections of the Church, but spring up and
glow the more brightly the more the railing
against US grows strong and the more slender
the hope Of victory seems to become, all hu'
man aid failing Us.
Indeed, faith tried in this fire, and hope,
which, with a trust in the divine oracles alone,
hopes against hope, make the kind Offices OF
congratulation, sympathy, aad devotion, which
you have rendered Us, so very pleasing unto
Us, and the more precious, because since, as
you are disposed, you cannot fail to persevere
earnestly in prayer, by the aid of which you
will the more spec lilly obtain tor Us, that all
powerful assistance in which, alone, We all
coDide.
Nevertheless, in order that you may the
more confidently await the triumph of your
perseverance, apply yourselves the more zeal
ously, also, to the work of promoting and hast
ening it; that striving for the cause of God,
you may not only attain unto the JOY of success,
but obtain, also, its merit.
We implore for you the affections, help and
guidance of heavenly graces, and, a. a mark
of Our paternal favor, We grant you Our Apos-
tolical Benediction.
Given at Rome, at St. Peters, on the 18th
day Of December, in the year 1871, and OF Our
Ponti6cate the twenty-sixth.
Plus TX PORE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

The ladies Of Alexandria. owning Sewing Ma
chimes of any patent, are requested to call at the
KEYSTONE EWING MACHINE office,
1909 f street, Washington, d.. c.. and examine
Prof. LUFkINS' CHAMPION PATENT
TREADLE.
The Champion Tresdle gives alternate move
ment to the feet, relieving q constant strain upon
p particular set of muscles, and calling into ac-
ion the natural and stronger muscles of the feet
nd limbs, producing an easy, natural and uni
.orm motion, enabling an operator to run Il ma
chine day after day without any fatigue to the
pains and aches so common with female sewing
machine operators, P R~TIcULARLY married wo.
men. Ladies, be true to yourselves, and cal!
and see this treadlc, and DIR. Garnetts certificate.
E. B. ELLICOTT u Co, Agents,
No. 1909 F ST., N. w, Washington, ID. {.
IVocbiprtnp doe 1d-0m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

Valmaseda informs the Spanish Government
that with two thousand more troops he can
end the Cuban insurrection by March or April
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

Some new cases of small pox have recently
occurred in Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

The Pennsylvania anthracite coal trade con-
tinues inactive. No change in prices since last
d cline.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06
Terrible Powder Explosion.

The explosion of the mills of the Miam
Powder Company, near Xenia, Ohio, yester
day, was one of the most terrible in the history
of powder-making in the West. The SHOCK
was SO great that in the adjacent towns anc
cities much CONSERVATION ensued. In Dayton,
children rushed out of the school buildings,
the ire-bells rang, and it was generally appre:
hended that some great calamity lad occurred
within the city limits. 10 Troy and Tippeca
noe the houses were shaken as if by an earth
quake.
The first explosion occurred in the vince
mill. This communicated with the press mill
where powder was in the process of mamutac
ture, and was contained in canvas bags.
The double dry house, fifty feet square, con.
tanning vast quantities Of dry powder, came ii
next for destruction. From this the fame:
spread, and the other mills exploded in quick
succession. Two large double dry houses, three
glaze mills, one canning mill, two large pres:
mills, and one packing house, were all anlihi
lated, while the remainder of the company:
works were more or less injured.
Four or five persons were killed, and Others
badly injured From twenty to twenty-five tons
of powder exploded. The company's loss il
estimated at $25, 600.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

A BoLD 100000 LARcENY.-Thc notorious
Henry Neuman. alias Dutch Heinrich, was on
the I'd instant before Justice Hogan, charged
with stealing thirty, three bonds of 81 600 each
and a promissory note for Sl4,9l6.45. 1t was
testified that the prisoner and an accompllce,
on the 18th of January, went into the private
office of j. S. Kennedy & Co., and entered in-
to conversation with H. NJ. Baker, one of the
firm. The man with the prisoner engaged Mr..
B. in conversation while the prisoner walked
around the Office. The bonds and note were
in a tin box on Mr.. Bakers desk. MIR. Baker
was sitting near the fire, and his desk was di-
rcctly behind him. The prisoner finally went
and stood at the door of the office until his ac-
complice had finished his conversation. They
both passed out, aud fifteen minutes after
the bonds were missed. The prisoner was fully
identified as icing one of the persons who
was in the office and stole the bonds,-N L.
Journal of Commerce..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

r AIDES HOUSE SHOES.
~ Large stock and great variety, suitable for
old ladies, at
sep u .WADDEY'S, "a King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Just received a large lot of FINE VIOLlNS,
ranging from So to s., the cheapest ever offered;
The finest assortment Of GERMAN AND
FRENCH ACCORDEANS in town..
BANJOS of my own make, very low:
The largest variety of VIOLIN SIRlH1S,
of my own importation, the best to be founn
South of New York, wholesale and retail.
Violincellos, Guitars, Flutes, a large lot OF
Mouth Organs, Jews Harps, Violin Bows, &c.
All kinds of Musical instruments repaired.
ON HAND,
Several fine .frst-class SECONDHAND Fl
AMOS, very low, a number of Smiths Gee
brated Parlor Organs, including Il large one
suitable for a Church.
Call at Y. BECKERS Piano and Music
Store, l49 King street, Alexandria, Va. de 10
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

DOYS' KIP BOOTS, Boys Calf Boots,
ID Youths Calf ard Kip Boots, Chlldren's
Kip and Calf Boots, at greatly reduced prices, at
sep u WADDEY'S, "a King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

INFANTS BOOTS AND SLIPPERS-A
l. fine stock, in every color, style and quality
at very reasonable prices, at
sep Il, WADDEY'S, IA King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

A TERRIBLE REVENGE. The Rochester
Record says:-''Wc have the particulars of q
most astounding suicide and iucendiarism
which took place on Sunday last in Wabasha
county, near what is known as John Burn
settlement. An old German named Hartnech,
had been living with his daughter and her hus-
band and having the offer Of a job Of work at a
little distance from home, he was urged to
undertake it. Not having the disposition to
90. he surlily demurred: and threatened that
the family would be sorry for their urgency.
On Sunday he proceeded to put his threat into
execution. Taking advantage of the absence
of the family he took the Ak, chopped up the
furniture Of the house, smashed the stove, and
made wreck Of whatever came in his way. He
then proceeded to the barn, fastened the cattle
and horses securely inside, set fire to both house
and barn and then hanged himself to a neigh
boring tree. Observing the confagration, the
neighbors fastened to the rescue, and succeed
ed 10 putting out the fire in the barn and in
saving the horses, but the house and its CON
tents were burned to the ground. The old
man was found hanging to the tree quite dead,
his horrible revenge complete, not excepting
even that he had perpetratcd upon himself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

r AIDES, MISSES AND CHILDRENS
IL RUBBER'S ut
sep II WADDEYS, "A King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

DOYS AND YOUTHS DRESS SHOES.
ID A good stock Of new styles, of fine quality,
at low prices.
sep u >, a hlng street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

4 LARGE STOCK OF HEAVY GOODS,
II suitable for the country, to which we invite
the special attention of country merchants, as
they will be sold very low for money.
sep q WADDEY'S, ~ King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

III Tue tDllCI clldiuDeI: as III "GHce.
awaited the result, were without parallels in
our municipal history.
A STATE CONFERENCE.-The popular ex-
p%ectation when the Legislature met, was that
one Of its first acts would be to take steps to
call il convention to amend the Constitution.
This expectation was so far realized. that the
first resolution introduced in the Senate was
one directing an inquiry into the proprlety OF a
convention. \ similar resolution Was offered
in the House.
In the Senate, Friday, a bill was called up
by Mr.. Thomas for taking the sense OF the
people at the November election. At that
time, we shall have the Presidential and Con
gressional elections-and it might be judiclOus
to select another day.
The following is the provision OF the Consti-
tuition. according TO which a convention Is tc
! be held.
cat the general election to be held in the year
1888, and in each twentieth year thereafter,
and also at such time as the General Assembly
may by law provide, the question, Shall there
be a Convention to revise the Constitution ano
amend the Sa,ne?' shall be decided by the
electors qualified to vote for members OF the
General Assembly and in a case a majority OF
the electors Sc. qualified, voting at such cleo
tion shall decide in favor of a Convention fol
such purpose, the General Assembly at it:
next session shall provide by law for the cleo
ton of delegates to such Convention"
BY this the people must first decide at the
polls 10 favor Of a convention, and then the
Legislature at It's next session shall provide fol-
the election of delegates. Without changing
the time Of election in May to an earlier day
and the meeting of the next session in Deem
Der to an earlier day, We cannot elect a conyen'
ton sooner than next January. As the law
now stands, the question might be submitted
in May, and the Legislature as soon as it meets
in December might provide for the election.
1t is the general conviction Of the country
that the present Constitution is in many Of it:
provisions unsuited to our condition. The
county organization is especially uuwieldly,
creates three times as many Offices as are Ne
cessary, and entails onerous burdens on the
people.-Piich. Wig.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

per cent, having borrowed $500 O for that
purpose. This creates no small sensation:
though it hasheen whispered about for Il consid-
cradle time.
learn that suit was instituted against Mr.
S. B. Paul to-day tor 5 1000 to compel him to
pay the expenses of the injunction trial. This
is rather a heavy bill for. the services of three
lawyers for two or three hours.
The debate before the Judge and the scene
in the Council chamber. as the members
awaited the result, were without parallels IN
our municipal history.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06
KEYSTONE SEWING MACHINE.

I AIDES FINE WALKING BOOTS 4:
l. Sep Il WADDEY'S, "A King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

DOYS AND YOUTHS BOOTS, Kip and
ID Calf, good and cheap, at
SEP q WADDEY'S, "a King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

DANK OF THE OLD DOMINION,
ID Alexandria, Va, January II, 1872.
At a meeting Of the Board of Directors, held
this day, a fifth DISTRIBUTION OF AS
SETS of the Bank to the extent of FIVE DOL
LARS per share, was ordered, payable to the
stockholders on and after the LIST OF February,
1872, at the Citizens National Bank.
jan 27-l0t WIN. II. LAMBERT, Cashier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06
PURCHASE OF SOUTHERN RAILROADS.&C.

PURCHASE OF SOUTHERN RAILROADS.&C.
company of capitalists has just been formed for
the purpose of purchasing southern railroads.
1t is called the Southern Security Company,
and includes capitalists in Baltimore, Philadel-
phia, New York and England. The Office Of
the company is said to be in Baltimore, but the
directing parties are Philadelphians aud Penn
sylyanians. Thomas A. Scott heads the list IN
two capacities, first for himself and second as a
trustee. but for whom is not stated. 1t does
not require a violent stretch of imagination to
understand his trusteeship. He represents the
Pennsylvania railroad, which thus, through
him and j. Donald Cameron, Of the Northern
Central railroad, also on the list, exercises the
control of the company and its operations.
Other parties on the list are S. 4 W.. Welsh
and A. j. Drexel. A strong Baltimore house
by the name of Walters appears to be the rep
rescntative concern in that city. 1t is interest
ed in the lines owned by the Pennsylvania
Central. The operations of the company en-
counter more opposition in Virginia and Geor-
gia than in all the other States combined. This
company holds the same relation to the Penn
%sylvania Central at the South that the Penn
s~ylvania Company does at the West. There
are indications that the nine-million bill will be
revived at the present session of our State Leg
lSlatuIe duu pIOudDis So lHlouSh.
Since writing the above we have ascertained
the result of the meeting. The stockholders of
both companies unanimously agreed to the ar
ticles of agreement upon which the roads are
to be consolidated. -Phi1adelphia Telegraph.
SENATOR LEwIs.-Mr. Lewis has astonish-
ed his friends here by announcing that he is 10
favor of Summers supplementary civil rights
bill. He was called out by Sumner himself.
Mr.. Lewis is, we suppose, not familiar either
with the bill be proposes to vote for, or with
the Federal Constitution. His excuse for mis-
representing his constituents cannot be a bet
ter one. He certainly knows that a large ma
jority of them are opposed to the passage Of
any such bill. General Grant refused to COM
nit himself to this bill as an amendment to the
amnesty bill; but Mr.. Lewis can do more to
humiliate the people Of Virginia than General
Grant would venture to do. His term of SER
vice will soon expire, thank Heaven, and then
we shall have a chance to be represented by
another sort of man.-Rich. Dis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

OHILDREN'SFANCY COLORED BOOTS.
~ A splendid stock; new colors, new styles,
handsome, durable and very cheap, at
sep Il WADDEY'S, IA King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

A LOT OF LADIES', MISSES and chill
II DREN'S BOOTS and SHOES out of style,
will be sold at one-half the cost Of manu-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06
oIC
Il IA hlng street.

TuILDREN'S BOOTS, NEW STYLES, at
~ sep q WADDEY'S, a King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

n ENTLEMEN'S FINE DRESS BOOTS
" AND SHOES-A large stock of new sly les,
very handsome, of the best quality and at low
sep2l ,WADDEY'S, "A King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

rHILDREN'S SCHOOLAND WALKING
" BOOTS-A large stock and great variety of
styles, ut very reduced prices, at
sep 81 WADDEY'S, il King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

MISSES LASTING BOOTS.
Nl In every style, quality and price, at
sep2l WADDEY'S, "a King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

MASSES FINE BUTTON BOOTS at
lHl sep Il WADDEY'S, IA King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

MASSES WALKING AND SCHOOL
Nl BOOTS-A large stock, in every styleand
quality prices low, at
sep II WADDEY'S, II King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-06

MISSES FANCY COLORED BOOTS, in
M new styles and colors; q great variety,
handsome and cheap. Also Misses Broadway
and Toilet Slippers, ut
sep q WADDEY'S, "a King street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-26
French and American
coNEECTIoNDRX

VHsIesSse SNA RssStx,
Mandatory No. 100 Water Street
Augusta. and at tho store former.
" occupied by A. Parsons, in
Gardiner. ese
Fancy and Wedding Cake, Ice
Cream. Jellies.
Nuts, Fruits, s1bO.
Parties supplied. A neat yRes-
turant attached. n -
HENRY HART. Assas.
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- not made within the year. Single copies 5cents,
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