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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-13

Police REPORT: There were no cases of Is
criminal character at the Mayors or at either
OF the Magistrates offices this morning, whetb.
CT "w ing to an Improvement in the morals of
the city or to,7s relaxed vigilance on the part Gf
the police is not known.
NlGIT REpoRr.-Night alternately clear ana
cloudy. There were no disturbances, no arresssy
nor any prisoners ut the station house.
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NO. IlNORTH ROYAL STREET,
Have just received large and carefully Sc
lected stock of
TEAS, SEASON 1872.
(No old stock.)

We are confident That the QuaIlty OF our Ieas
cannot be surpassed, and are willing TO have
them compared with any in the market.
We have everything in the FINE GROCER
LINE.
FRENCH CANDY, guaranteed to be pure.
The best brands Of Domestic and Imported
CIGARS and TOBACCO
We particularly request our customers to re-
turn any article purchased from us that does not
give satisfaction.
ANY club order purchased from the Tea Com
panies in New York will be duplicated in price,
and surpassed in quality.
CHIN ESE TEA COMPANY,
No. II north Royal street.
~ 13-tf Alexandria, virginia.
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EIJ IRS{U.NS.
(IRAND DAY AND MOONLIGHT EN-
" CURSIUN.
THIRD AM UAL EXCURSION

of the
ALEXA. CATH. BENEFICIAL SOCIETY,
TO GLYMONT,
ON THURSDAY, JULY 1S, 1872
The steamer CITY OF ALEXANDRIA has
been chartered for the occasion, and will leave
her wharf, loot of King street, at 8 Il. m, and
and p. m; returning, leave Glymont at 5 and
ii p. m.
HOLLY HILL BAND, under the leadership
Of Prot. Andrew Cook, has been engaged for thu
OCCASION.
The committee pledge themselves to spare no
pains t, make this the excursion of the season.
Master Of Cercmon'es-R NJ Latham.
+ DOR ManaaersN. +. Moore Alphonzn
Lucas, John D1nnclly.
Committee of Arrangcmcnts-M B. Harlow,
J. A. Higgins, p. Hays, Il. Walter Cole. John
K. Edelin,, NJ II. Nash.
Tickets, lady and gentleman, 81; lady's tick
ct, SOC; children over II years of ago and Sep
wants 25c.
N B-The committee reserves the right to
eject any disorderly or improper persons from
The boat or grounds. Jy It'd
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DLEASANT FAMILY EXCURSIONS.

The fine steamer kEYPORT will make Elk
cursions from Washington on TU ESDAYS and
FRIDAYS forty miles down the Potomac, call
ing ut Prince street wharf 1T $50 p m, return
ing at 1920 p. m. -,
These excursions will be very select, and VIII
afford the citizens Of Alexandria lew hours
recreation, free from the boat of the city
MUSIC and DANCING on the steamer. N"
improper characters allowed nor spurious liquors
sold on board.
Fare, single tickot, 81 lady and gentleman,
Sl.5U
G-0~ NorIcE--Thc trips Of Friday the 5Lh,
and Tuesday the 9th will be omitted.
jyl HOOE &JOHNSTUN, Agents.
e-> The fine, iron sid"-wheel steamer
r-x rszal.s.-s ALICE
has been rcpainted and fixed up for ENCUR-
SION PARTIES. Parties wishing to charter
the boat will 10 well by applying to K. d.
LAMBERT Is Union wharf, or to CAPTAIN
JOS. d. DAWES, on board. je 3-3m
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THE Doc CART.-Ihe dog cart RECOMMENDS
ed its rounds tbis morniug and several unlucky
ours were caug BIT and sent to the pound, from
which place unless redeemed within short time
they will be killed, aud sent to the borne yard.
hut will soon reaper among the busy ha ans
OF men in the shape of pcrfumed soaps. The
presence OF the cart caused rush to be math.
upon the Auditor for dog licenses.
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FOR SALE OR Rent.

a. FOR RENT-The WAREHOUSE on
Ea the southwest corner of King and Water sts
Apply to lie 27-tf1 A. HERBERT
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TIE ANTI SUNDAY LAW ASSOCIATION
There were but ten persons present at the
Ant-Sunday Law Association last night, at
Muir Hall and without organizing and after
Il brief consultation it was determined to hold
no meetmg, but give to the committee, appoint
cd at the first meeting, to consult COUNSEL full
power to act as deemed best 10 the premises
and when ready to report to call meeting of
the Association.
1t is understood that the committee have
employed as counsel, Mr. Chas. f. Stuart, who
has given his opinion that the law is mot
worth the paper on which it is printed"
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A RARE OPPORTUNITY.

RIVER BOTTOMS AND GOOD CATTLE
FOR SALE.
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CORPORATION COURT 70 DAY Judge Love
presaImy.-Burke vs.. Watkins; rule against
City Council to answer suggestion:
Account of j. L. Ward, jailor, was allowed
Lewis and Stewart VS.. j. T. Burnett; bill of
review filed, and process awarded returnable at
next term. -
An ordinary license was granted to John
Flood.
The Court adjourned till Monday. m orning.
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FARMERS CLUB EXCURSION. The Wood
lawn Farmers Club, Of Fairfax county, instead
Of holding their regular monthly meeting at the
residence Of one of its members, as is usual,
propose to vary their programme this month
by making an excursion down the Potomac, in
the steamer Lady Of the Lake, GU next Satur-
day, leaving hear about six iu the morning,
taking up the members at the different landings
on the way down, and returning in the evening
in good time The excursion will doubtless be
4 delightful one, and we return our thanks for
an invitation to make Que of the party, and tell
what we know about farming
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-21
THE STORY OF LUCY.

About twenty years ago girl-baby
vas born toa carpenter and his wife who
had five boys already swarining and SQUAD
ling about the three-roomed house. The
baby shared the fate of solitary girls
amony brothers. She was the something
rare and unwanted which had neyel come
into their common life before; she was the
bit OF porcelain among rough crockery; her
father and the bigger boys dubbed her
little LADY, carried her out proudly on
Sunday afternoon when their own clothes
were coarse and patched enough but she
never lacked bit of embroidery or a
feather In her cap. She, unlike my riads of
other children, was born to no inexorable
inheritance OF poverty, or dirt, or crime.
The carpenter was II hard working, honest,
domestic old man, whose highest ambition
was TO give each of his Toys steady
trade, " that they Nigh never need to take
TO shifty ways to earn meal For Lucy,
Of course, he hoped for something better.
HE wife was "A thrifty Scotch-Irsh woman,
who had lived in one house at service for
fifteen years before her marriage. and
could command high salary at any time
now rs housekeeper. Girls in tho old
country" said she, "were set to work from
the time they could walk. They did not
need to drudge So here. There were
chances for them in free country" She
never passed a rich mans daughter deli
cately dressed, and that she did not think
Of these 'chances !" chances that numbered
not only easy living and refinement, but
equipages, velvets, diamonds. Education
places all men on level. Her mothers
heart was sore and tender. Why should
not her little girl enter into that high I'M
known world of luxury from, whicl, she
had been shut out? God had made no
life so full of blessings that it ought not to
be possible that Lucy with her loving blue
eyes and wonderful bright hair. II was
quite true that God had made no life of
womanhood which was not possible to the
Ghild' She had a practical, nimble intel.
~, was rank, ernest, and aftectionate;
S'u ana tears came quickly, signs of "A
e a.. nature and tender conscience. he.
m'''hB TO servant rs 10 "A queen. bo.h of
,hem being Gods children, One weld
nave SAID the girl was born to be in tina
pure maiden, loving wife, and fsi,hS,r
mother. '"'"'u'
She went to school years after her bro,,
erS were at work, but learned little moro
than TO read and write whatever abil,u
she had assuredly did not lilo in the na,6
OF book-knowledgc; the boys bought her
u cheap piano ut auction, on which She
strummed few street airs. People who
noticed the girls readiness and winning
manner told her mother it was time she
was making some provision for her, and
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-21
LITERARY.
THE Adm
continuous.

The May number is one of the most
exquisite of this exquisite periodical. The
illustrations are so perfect in execution
and so varied in subject, that without a
line OF the accompanying reading matter,
their examination would yield the purest
pleasure. "Adirondac Scenery trans
ports one at once to lonely scene in the
Adirondisc mountains. Another full
page illustration is "Longfellows Library"
which aside from being n beautiful picture
in ITSELF is full of interest as showing tho
home surroundings Of this favorite Amer.
lean poet. The other illustrations are oil
up TO the 'Aldine standard. The reading
matter of the 'Aldine' is purely literary
and the present number contains some
unusually interesting articles. The papers
relating to Wards statue Of Shakespeare,
Shakespeare celebrations and Shakespeare
portraits will be especially readable to all
admirers of the great dramatist. The
publishers of the .Aldne' are James SUIT
ton Il Co, 90 Liberty street, New York,
and the subscription price for one year,
five dollars, for which is also given
handsome oil chrome.
THE GALAXY.
The May number opens with story by
the author OF Patty a delightful En-
glsh story. Junius Henry Browne de-
votes his facile pen to history of the
] 1nyas &c tnA b,s,nr;n,l ,ha nd
Mr.. Albert Rhodes gives the Galaxy read
ers an insight into the home life Of the
Arabs. Gen. Custar continues his Life
on the Plains" and politicians will find
peculiar interest in the Hon. Gideon
Wcllcs second paper on Lincoln and
Johnson The serial stories, the poetry
and editorial departments are always uni
formly good in the Galaxy and fall behind
in no respect in the present numbers.
Published by Sheldon g. Co.. 67T Broad
way, New York.
DEMoREsT
The Mirror of Fashion comes prompt.
ly to hand, and rs usual is filled with all
sorts of good things for its host of readers
There is scarcely home in the land to
which this magazine is not a visitor and
it is welcome alike to all. The May num-
Der will be especially pleasing to the ladies,
having a large variety Of designs for
Summer suits. Twenty-Five cents mum.
Der or 80 per year. Published at sos
Broadway, New York.
ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE
This is, by far, the handsomest agrcul-
ture journal which comes to our office.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-21

Owen gentleman who has been admit
ted behind the veil, and he has teld us all
about it. AT meeting of the State
spiritualists Association OF Indiana, At
Terre Haute, 3lst ult. Mr.. Owen de.
livered an address in which he announced
his platform, as follows
!. Christ was the founder Of Spiritual
ism. lie gave tho world its highest phe-
nomena, taught the world all its noblest
lessons and attested its most sublime truth
the doctrine of immortality-by appear
ing to his disciples after death. Socrates
was the forerunner, the morning star Of
the faith of which Christ was the sun.
2. He accepts of what are called "the
Gospels only the three which he calls
'thc Synoptical Gospels Matthew, Mark
and Lakeland of these accepts only
Christs own utterances. He claims that
they must be read with mind "frce from
all obscuring glasses and all dis6gurng
adjuncts, whether coming from Paul or any
other source, and making allowance, also,
for more or less error and inaccuracy in
the biographies"
3. "Spiritualists are Christians, not be.
cause of the historical evidence of Christi
anity, but because of its internal evidences
and in accordance with their own high
est teachings from the spiritual sphere
, "H:storical evidence establishes the ex.
istcnce Of the three earliest gospels in the
latter half of the first century substantially
rs We still find them, and that is about all
that historical proof can do for us "For
the rest we must trust to the spirit Of the
record itself, when tested by our own
moral sense Of uprightness and justice.
4. "Christ's teachings were never intend
ed to be fnality," because He told His dis.
ciples that lie had many things to say TO
them, but they could not bear them now; =
but "the spirit of TRUTH" after his death,
would lead them "into all truth" This
Mr. Owen interprets into probability
that He meant to fiji up the cracks in His
system by revelations through modern
mediums
8. "Christ declared that spiritual signs
should follow those who believed in His
words; that they should do the works He
, did, and greater works also. Orthodoxy
restricts the application of all such say.
D ings Christ himself never did, and pro-
Z pose in this to follow Christ, rather thar
his commentators"
a We know precisely where we stand
d now on the religious question. We never
~ knew before. Dale is the candle light by
:. which we gained the truth.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-21

You see the Angel Schurz has also be-
come ono Of the angels Of the bottomless
political pit.
The recollection must be fresh in the
public mind, that Senator Trumbull was
not long since held in high regard by the
republican party, which promptly re-
scented any reflection on his patriotism,
honesty or ability. Now he is not in re-
publican estimation what he then was,
but the vericst devil of all the liberal
troop-thc one with the longest horns, the
largest hoofs and the most malicious heart.
And SO it goes. If Grant should to-
morrow, as he probably will before his pc.
ltical course Is run, step into the position
of the liberals and declare for reformation
in our polluted government,-tea from
his limbs the letters which the radicals
have placed upon them making him help
Leslie would instantly be stripped by
his present friends Of the angelic habili.
ments in which they have clothed him.
and be covered with the sooty blackncss OF
the political devil. They can see no virtue
no good quality in any person who doe:
not cry their political war whoops and
wink at their manifold shortcomings
Protest against these brings with it I
storm of abuse and detraction, violent ant
continuous.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-21

THE Liberal MOVEMENT in Illinois
is gaining ground very rapidly. We wish
il success, and believe the democrats of the
state should stand back and allow the rad
ical: ard liberals to map out the canvass
for the pending contest for state officers.
The democrats should, in this cxigency, be
unselfsh. They can afford to permit the
liberal republicans to have all the state
Offices. Democrats, it is well-known, are
patriots, not ofiice-seekers. There is not
in the ranks Of the party, one man who
would not put out of sight every personal
consideration for the good of the republic.
This fact is patent. Even the radicals
recognize this to be q characteristic of the
democratic leaders, who always persis-
tent|y refuse TO insist on taking any office
they cannot get. We think, therefore, we
may rest in the belief that there will be
no objection among democrats to the liber-
ais nominating a fall state ticket which
will receive the support of the democratic
electors at the coming state election.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-21

offered to take her into their house as a
servant. But mental work was certainty
which TO Lucys vague chances was an in
suit. Even drudgery at home was spared
her that she might run with her school
companions or read the cheap papers OF
the day. Gradually the fine delcacy
faded out of her face; her voice grew loud;
and the quick step dragged lazily; it be-
came q matter OF course for her to watch
her old father work for her while she sat
idle. At last the turn came; the elder
brothers married the old man and his
wife died a dcformed brother kept the
house with Lucy, but 1t was necessary
that she should earn her own living.
There were half a-dozen homes open to
her. where she would have had
| light work which would have
fitted her for her duties when she
married, high wages, and the protection
and seclusion of q refined christian .amii =.
But this girl whose master was born in a
stable was indignant at being asked to
take the place of servant. She had her
ambition. Velvets and diamonds made the
lady. She could at least naunt in Terry
and Milton gold. She had the magma
ton of other young girls-the zest for
love adventure. No knights or gentlemen
came about the mill, or lovers to that
house, but there was the chance encounter
on the street-cars going home at night.
The story is told there came II day when
the deformed brother, who has watched
over her since she was a baby with sorer
tenderness because no other woman could
ever be near and dear to him, cursed her
and drove her from the door. She went
gladly. The street life suited her now ;
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-21

SEVERAL years ago, a noble earl, Lord
George Hamilton Gordon, lett England
Tor the United States. A few months after
his arrival in New York, he discarded his
title, took the name Of George II. Osborne,
shipped on q merchant vessel, and fol-
lowed the life of a sailor for four years.
He was always sober, industrious and COM
petent and no reason could be assigned for
his voluntary abdication of a life of ease
and affiuence, except pure love of advea-
ture. On voyage from Boston to Aus
tralia he was drowned. All this has been
clearly established in the Scottish courts
and claim of the only surviving brother OF
the lost earl, as his hor to the title and cs.
ta,es, confirmed. And now comes another
and singular part of the story. A per
son calling himself Lord George Gordon
has been figuring extensively IN New
York city the past winter, investing in
Erie railroad stocks, and land speculations
on the line of the Northern Pacific rail-
road. He has been on terms of intimacy
with Horace Greeley, Tom Scott, Jay
Gould, Gen. Burnside and other distn.
guished persons. He has had elcgan,
apartments at the Metropolitan hotel il
New York city, made Il fine display o
diamonds, and was lavishly liberal towar,
friends, acquaintance and servants. Thu
question agitsting the New York public
now Is, who may Lord George Gordon be
and is 1t likely to prove second Itch
borne case?
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-21

OS WEDS EsDAY, cards were distributed
by the letter carriers Of New York and
Brooklyn, with the Information that what
was intended TO be the grea. Grant meet.
ing that evening would be free show
Notwithstanding oven this fact, the meet
ing was not up to the expectation of thu
originators. 1t was engineered by tn,
bankers, merchants aud capitalists, anC
the one theme of the speakers was Grant
Grant first, Grant last and Grant all the
time.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-21
ANGELS AND DEVILS OF POLL.
TICS,

The late Liberal Revolt against Radical
corruption, usurpation and miscellaneous
wrong-doing, has brought into very bold
relief peculiar characteristic of the DOM
Inant party. All its members, who are
prominent and active in the advocacy of
its policies, are spoken of by all its polit-
ical journals and by all its orators as pc.
litical angels possessed Of all the good
qualities OF able and honest and patriotic
statesmen. An intimation that they are
of TIE earth earthy-not superior to temp
tations--frai and lacking judgment-sel-
scented in the most approved style of polit-
ical Indignation.
1t will be remembered that only few
years ngo, when the democratic journals
quoted from Hon. j. NJ. Palmer's old-time
speeches to prove that he had committed
himself irrevocably to the democratic doc.
trine of statc-rights-that he had con-
demned all the republican policies in
pointed utteranccs-thath his connection
with the republican party was simply to
advance his own political fortune-to en-
able him to get close TO the official flesh
pots ,-the charges made were denounced
as the malicious outgivings of reasonable
democrats, and Mr.. Palmers record as a
soldier of the army, his great abilities as q
republican statesman, his high reputation
fcr honesty, were pointed at and claimed
to be II complete vindlcation of his char.
acter. But now, we are looking upon an
entirely different picture-a picture
painted by the former radical admi
rers Of Mr.. Palmer, and it pays to no quail.
ity of his head or heart anything that may
be said to nearly approach compliment.
III is represented as n political devil in.
carnate, possessing no comely feature
mean, roscally, trcacherous and altogether
! unworthy the confidence of any person
who respects either truth or honesty.
IL has not been forgotten that in 1868,
Hon Carl Schurz wrote the Chicago re-
! Il
publican platform, and at the convention
which nominated Gen. Gran, for the nros-
= 'uehey was Il prominent Ggure. at which
all republicans pointed with pride, saving,
Look at that able and patriotic Carmen
lie Is entitled to the applause Of every ps-
'triot. He is shining light of homes,
and devoted patriotism Now the song
is changed and the republican party, IA,
an Organization--the Office-Holders Tn.
ion it should be called-is loud in de-
nunciation of Mr.. Schurz. Its journals
and orators have suddenly sscertained
that he robbed the government Of So, OO(
wheh he was minister to Spain, a decade
ago-that he is, as Gen. Slckles at the late
great Grant meeting expressed it, ~ for.
'eigner by profession that he was never
patriot, but always a selfish money.mske or
and place-gstter--that, to crown all his
other defects, he is sd Dutchmsn
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-21
THE CAIRO LIBERAL CONVEX.
TIGN


The liberals Of this congressional district,
gentlemen who have been for years rec
ognized as the cream of the republican
party, are "in earnest" and have no in
ien,ion Of Haunting the white flag to ask
for terms from Mr.. NUNS emissarIes,
who, at the bidding Of President Grant,
nave opened upon them fusilade of abuse,
ihey intend 70 press right on stesdhstlv
IN the patriotic pathway in which thew
have placed their feet.
On the 25th inst at their copven,io T..
this city, they intend to start IN. b,u
a-rolling along. To do this in an ef{ec,ul
manner, they have invited the presence If
Gov. Palmer, who, it is expected, will
speak to Egypt in her capital words tina,
will give courage to all the friends Of God
government and reform. lie has ex
pressed his intention to be present, if pos
sieie' Other eloquent Liberal Republican
orslors viii be In attendance at the con
vention, and il il fair to presume our peo
pie will be treated to feast of patriotic
reason and a flow of Liberal soul. w,
cannot, OF course, being of the democratic
Persuation, although Liberal to II fault
participate in the convention, but we can
and do endow 1t with our benediction, in
which fact it should be able 10 find grea,
consolation.