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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-12
THE EPIHIPPlC.

hereby inform tie owners Of horses in Alex
andria and vicinity rha: have for sale at ~ cts.
a bottle REMEDY for the prevailing horse
disease, which has been tried with unvarying
success in the stables of the express companies
and livery stables OF New York city. Also Dis
INFECI,l MIS- OF various kinds to be used Ill
st.b,os for the prevention of the disease.
SAMUEL II. LUNT,
n. L. cor Kidg and Washington sts
nov4--lw
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-12

ALEXANDRIA MUSICAL AssoCIATloN.-A
regular meeting of the Alexandria Musical AS
sociation will be held to night. The effort to
establish, upon permanent basis, an assocla-
ton, having for its object the attainment ol
higher degree of excellence IN vocal music
conmends itself especially to the MUSIC LOVING
residents of the city. 1t is conceded that Alex
andrja has as fine musical talent as any CITY OF
its size can boast Of and yet there has been less
attention paid to the cultivation OF the voice
here Than in many of the country villages 30
I,te has been done in this direction that among
tho congregations Of the respective churches II
is fonnd to be almost impossible to mal9 ot
choirs to lead the music on the Sabbath. Inns
Associat;on. under the very able and ethclent
Inadership of Professor Evans, offers the very
hest facilities to those who desire to see oct
ter state of things 10 this respect, and as the
cost Of membership is but nominal, 1t IS to De
honed that an increasing interest IN Its welfare
mav be manifested, and that it may soon EN-
brace the entire musical talent OF the city.
STREET IsrpRov EMENTs. The Committee
on Streets of the City Council, met at the
Auditor office last night and opened the blds
that had been received for grading Or9n Di.o
Street. from Washington to Fairfax, and fltt
street from Princess to Pendleton. The BIDS
we're as follows: John Duncan, s799; Samuel
Reach $500; William Duncan, 1874; George
Tavlur' Sg44; McWilllams Il Bro, 81, lOo; .;
5. Cogswill, 81 800; George Aud, J! 300 ana
GRAY and Curtis, % cents pei, cuoIc yaTa.
The contract was awarded to MIR. John Dun
can, and the work will be commences, at once
and be completed within the speclhca t'me-
three months
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-12

TIE HORSE DISEASE Not more than half
dozen horses could be seen at any one time
on the streets to-day, and most of the freight
TRANSPORTATION that was done was effected by
wagons and carts drawn by gangs Of eolored
l nisn Only one fatal case Of the disease
has been reported since Sunday that of DR..
Johnson's horse, though fifty odd dead horses
from Washington have been received at the
bone yard Of Mr. Drifus; The demand tor tor
oxen oxen to supply the place of the sick horses still
continues and twenty pairs arrived here yester.
day and sold at prices ranging from soOto $50
q pair.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-12
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Robbery. DC.

Especial DISPATCHES to the Alexandra GaHet.e.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-12

DR.. TUFTS Hair Dye acts like magic. novll
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-12
I. Schwartz IL Co..
50 King street,

Are now exhibiting, without exception, the fir es
and best selected stock OF
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-12

CORPORATION CoURT-Judgc Lore preStl-
ng-Administration upon the estate Of Pat
rick O'Neale, deceased, was granted to Mary
O'Neale, who was also appointed guardian OF
Michael John Mary and Charles O Neale, In
fants of Patrick o Neae, and qualified
Fisher ct ais VS.. Gray ct al s.; in chanccry;
demurrer to petition of f. r. Windsor sustain
ed and cause continued.
Hesselius Smidt ct. ais. VS.. W. y. Berkeley
ct. ais. in chanccry Court delivered an
opinion in favor Of plaintiffs.
Court adjourned till tomorrow morning at
ii o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-12

LEGAL DEclsIoN-The Supreme Court Of
the United States, yesterday gave decision
in the case of David Turner, appellant, VS..
james Nj. Smith, appellee, which came up on
an appeal from the Supreme Court of Appeals
of Virginia, involving the validity Of a sale
made under the direct tax law, at which sale
Turner became the purchaser of the old Sen,
tinel Office, Oh Royal street. Smith claimed
that Notwithstanding the sale, the property was
bound for ground rent, The Virginia Court
of Appeals sustained Smith, but the Supreme
Court of the United States reverscs this decl-
sion and sustains Turner'S claim.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-12

BAII.-The first grand ball of the season
will be given at Harmonic Hall tomorrow
night, by the Lone Star Assembly. The Com
mittcc of arrangements is composed of young
gentlemen whose names merely arc sufficient
guarantee that the affair will prove a success,
and that everything will be done to ensure the
enjoyment of all who may be present. The
object to be accomplished raising of a
fund for the benefit Of that important constl-
tucnt Of the fire department--the. Hydraulon
Company-is certainly one that is emlncntly
deserving of the most liberal assistance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-12
FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING

FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING
ever before brought to this city. Their superior
garments arc warranted equal in every respect
to those made by the best OF merchant tailors,
and are sold cheap. Call and convince yourself
At SAREPTA CLOTHING HALL,
sep III ) 50 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-12

WANTED TO BORROW, $4,000 on i'm,
w proved real estate for four years. Will
Day twelve per cent and pay the interest quar-
tery. Address X, box Zo5, Alexandria, w.
S--.}tN
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-06-20

A fendish attempt was made on Saturday last
while the Chappaqua woo<i-chopper was on his
way into the country, to betray him into an oath
The train-boy was the humble instrument of the
plotters. The lad commenced by fiinging an inno-
cent prize-packagr into the philosophers lap. He
didn't notice it. Then the imp commenced with
pictorials, and, after the other, placed before
the wood-chopper abominable caricatnres Of his
philosophic person. Hegazetlat them all patient
iy and placitlly, and laid them aside after few
minutes contemplation. Last Of all came a
"Comic Life Of Horace Greeley" with pictures
representing the sage in scandalous proximity ia
the fair Victoria Woodruff. The passengers clnng
to their seats. expecting the air to become phos-
phOrOus with blasphenous anger. But Horace
examined the pictures with half sad look-more
in sorrow than in anger-nnd said never word.
Wherenpon the opinion was generally EXPRESSED
through the car that he wasn't much Of u swearer,
after all
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-06-20

NEVER HEARD OF GREELEY.-A correspondent
of the Springfield RepsblicdR, describing a jour.
ney through South Carolina, writes from Beaufort
as follows:
Some have said the freedmen will vote for
Greeley; he has been their firm friend and strong
champion, and they will be grateful. The freed,
men will vote just rs their leaders tell them to,
and, as for Greeley, not one in twenty hereabout
ever heard of him, and do not believe the pru-
portion living in and about cities wonld greatly
exceed that. interviewed one the Presidential
question. He was of more intelligence than the
average here, and said when Greeley's name was
mentioned that Mr.. Blank was "t "tellin me de oder
day bout Mr.. Grreley-where does he liver He
thought the representatives sent to Washington
would report how matters were there, and that he
should vote accordingly. Another one knew be
had voted the Republican ticket last Presdrn-
tial election, but who the man was that he voted
for he could not 1t is not to be expected that
people so thoroughly ignorant, and whose politi-
cal guides have been those who were bent simply
on promoting their own interests, without regard
to any principle whatever, should vote with any
degree Of Intelligence.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-06-20

The MAN pIERPoNr.-The New York TYibuR,
and other Democratic journals are hallooing loudly
over the alleged withdraw" of one "Gov. Pier
Pont from the West Virginia delegation to the
Philadelphia convention, he not Wishing the
Tribune tells Ms, "to participate in q nomination
which his conscience would not allow him to
support"
That is all very nice. and looks well in print
but unluckily it lacks the essence of truth. The
fact is, as certified by the West Virginia delegates
that Sow PierpOint was not q member Of the
delegation at ALL He was not permitted 10 GO ON
it, and therefore could not very well have with
drawn from it. West Virginia was entitled to
ten delegates. The State convention named thir-
ty to prnceed to Philadelphia, and there select the
ten who should represent the State. Pierpont,
who has been 'sore-head" for years, was ma
med, and spoke against the nomination Of Grant.
The convention Immediately instructed the dele
gates to vote for Grant. At Philadelphia, in
selecting the ten, Pierpont was ignored. Having
thus been excluded, he withdrew"
Furthermore, Pierpoint was never governor Of
West Virginia. He was at one time provisional
governor Of Virginia, and always nuisance. He
SO embarrassed the government and vexed the
spirit Of Abraham Lincoln that he was removed
and another pnt in his place. Two years ago he
sought denomination for congress, and his Coun-
ty, which nOminally sustained him but failed to
secure his nomination, cheered his withdrawal.
So much for Gov Pierpont, and his very tender
"conscieiibe'
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-06-20
Bad Show for Greeley.

The New York Vorid the metropolitan Democratic
Journal and which overtOrs all others, gives the
following figures for Democrats and Greeley to
put together.
The number of Republicans in the country is
estimated in round figures at 3,30O, 900, of Demo
Gratis 10000 To beat Grant candidate must
be opposed to him who can poll the entire Demo-
cratic vote and part of the Republican vote. A
candidate who fails in both the particulars can
not beat Grant. Greeley is false in both. For
example,:
2. The Whiie RepnbIican rofc. 1t has been de-
mOnstrated since the Cincinnati nominations
were made that Mr.. Greeley has been unable to
draw any support frOm the Republican, ranks.
Not one prominent Republican who did not 20 in
to the Liberal movement before the meeting of
the Cincinnati Convention has pronounced for
MIR. Greeley since. Not one Republican newspa-
per which was not committed to the Liberal
movement before the convention has come out
for Mr.. Greeley since. As far as he is concerned,
all Republicans who were not Liberals before the
convention met still remain inside the regular
Republican organization.
2. The negro rote. All the advices from the
South concur that Mr.. Greeley's nomination has
made no impression whatever upon the negroes.
They blindly 0bedient to their leagues, which
are controlled by Grants office-holslers. The re-
cent negro conventions mt New Orleans and Troy
declare enphatically for Grant.
3. The Liberal Republican rofe. This is COM
posed wholly Of Free-tradc Republicans and the
German Republicans. Both of these elements re-
fuse to support Mr.. Greeley, and preparing to
organize for the campaign against him.
a. The Democratic rote. An important proper
tiOn of the Democracy will not vote for Greeley
under any circumstances They may not com
pose a majority of the party; but if they compose
80 per cent, or even 20 per cent, their resistance
is fatal to Mr.. Greeley for the entire Democratic
vote is essential to his success.
II, therefore, he command no Republican sup
port, no negro support, no Liberal Republican
support, and only partial Democratic support,
he cannot heat Grant.
Why, therefore, should he remain in the field I!
Why should he not withdraw, that some cum
ditlate can he nominated who caH combine the ell
tire Democratic vote and the vote of Republicans
dissatisfied with Grant, Finally, what useful
purpose will be subservetl if the Baltimore Con-
vention indorses man who is beaten from the
startf
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-06-20

GUESSING AT ia friend relates that, when
he received the last number Of that "Organ of nc
party" the New York Tribune, he found enclosed
in it an extra, containing suMNERs ebullition OF
bile. He collected few friends around him, read
it to them, without telling them whose speech il
was and then asked them to guess who made it
One said it sounded like VAILANDIGuAM, but
he was dead.
Another said he would gness JEFF. DAVIS; only
the speech referred to his having helped to organ
ize the Republican party; and besides JEFF. was
rather less abusive in his speeches than that man.
third declared that DooLITTLE was the man.
A fourth was confident it was ANDY JOHNSON.
A fifth swore that they could not fool him on
that speech-it was FRANK BLAIR, out-and-out.
Every one guessed wide offbe mark; and when
the friend informed them of the real author, they
with one accord pronounced q monosyllable more
expressive than refined-which will lead the read
er to infer that the article not sugar. soda
nor sassage; for they are not monosyllables.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-06-20

special dispatch from Afchison to the st.
Louis Demsersf, snd also the AtchisOA euffespon-
dent Of that paper, say that the Republicans, at
the GRANT Ratification Meeting, denounced and
repudisted Senator PONkRoYf and determined
u,,t to Allow his connection with the campaign
d.m.e. the Republican canse. The despatch said
that prominent Republican had written PoN-
rnoy mot to return to Atehisons - he would b
burnsl in e6iU.
L. tAere anything in thisf OF is It Roorbaek,' =
rot up by some enemy Of P0MERoY. Nothing Of
th, kind appeared in the report of the Ratidca-
tion meeting 10 the Cks.pses; and even the
Patriot, which would have seized upon such a
thing gresdily, said nothing about it. On the
other hand, the Champion does NOT contradict
the story being spread over the country, nor does
it sIlude to it in the slightest degree. There ID
something singular about it, to say the least.
We had supposed that, whatever other places
might do or say about PoxERoY, Atchison would
stand by him to the last. Can 1t he that the Sen
ator has failed to encourage some Atehison rail-
road scheme, or given the cold shoulder to the
Bridge project, or backed out of his hotel sub
scriptionf Atchison never goes back on a man,
as long as he makes Atchison his strong holt, "
and never favors man who has not an eye single
to the glory of fAtchison. IfCHKIsr were on earth,
Atchison would accept Him or crncify Him, ac-
cordingly as He made Atchison the head-centre
or favored Leavenworh. There is q screw loose
somewhere.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-06-20

The Boston Globe is in general decidedly con.
servative in all its writings, but in m"s: scath.
ing criticism of Mr.. Summers speech it makes
this sharp hit:
"Mr. Sumner always was schoolboy in politi-
cal matters, and his present production is only
superior in quality and diversity of subject to his
youthful efforts at the Boston Latin School some
forty odd years ago. There in now, a then, the
same Alteration Of classical learning and deep
reading in his performances, and we see nothing
of President Grant, unless il be q comprison of
the offender to Caligula, who made senator of
his horse. How this happy hit escaped the atten-
tion of the orator we cannot conceive, but il is
barely possible that be ahstaned from it for fear
his auditors might conclnde that, whatever luck
Grant had met with in making his horse senator,
one If their honorable body had certainly made
an ass Of himself"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-06-20
RRltimOre.

The sipus of the times begin to indicate that the
:R.ltimore Democratic Convention viii endofse'
not actually nominate, GREELEY and Brow
The whipping in process is going ON v'gofou.,.'
Conventions are being manipulated, ana INC
wires are being laid to accomplish that leS"i'.
Democrats who raised their voice against tn's' ana
insisted upon a Democratic ticket, nave oeen
abascd and besmearcd until they have become 81
lent, and the work of binding the party anu dehs-
ering it over to GREELEY. is gong On. :.
This is just the result thai neP"oiicans cooia
most desire. There are TENS vi '""ps@uus y. De"'.
ocrats who cannot be delivered over pound nand
and foot. and failure to nominate Democratic
ticket will release them from all party obligations
majority Of these will vote for GRANT.
wbetb.r the Democrats nominate or not, GRANT
:. nr.ttv sure to he elected; bnt if they should
nominate the ticket would receive very nearly a
uu;ted Democratic support, while GREELEY would
,ece;ve the malcontent Republican vote, reducing
(,v.xrs maiorities over the Democratic ticket con-
s;derably. But if the Democratic Convention ill.,
dorses GREELEY, ten Democrats will vote for
GRANT. for every discontented or disappointed
Republican that has gone to GREELEY; aud GRANT
will be elected by one Of the largest majorities
ever given to a President.
GREELEY has received all the descrtcrs he can
get from the Republican party; and many OF
these having seen their mistake, are returning 70
their allegiance. The Densssaiis fsver in his be-
half has reached it's height, and those who have
opposed his Endorsement will now quietly make
their own choice between twepolitieal opponents
one consistent and courteous opponent; the
other, lately abusive but now trucking, in order
to secure their votes. The fates, working under
GRANTS direction, are as surely drawing net
work around the mongrel forces, for their utter
and irretrieyable overthrow, as they did around
the doomed hosts of PEMBERroN and LEE, at
Vicksburg and Richmond.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-06-20
Gen. Grant. Letter Of Acceptance.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington. June 10. 1872.

EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, June 10, 1872.
To Honorable Thomas Settle, President of the
National Republican Convention. Paul Strabach,
Elisha, Baxter, c. A. Sargent, and others; Vice
Presidents:
GENTLEMEN:-Your letter of this date advising
me of the action of the convention held i'm Phil
adelphia OH the fifth and sixth of this month"; and
of my unanimous nomination for the Presidency
10y it, is received. i accept the nomination, and
through you return my heartfelt thanks to your
constituents for this mark of their confidence and
support. If elected i'm November, and protected
by kind Providence in health and strength to
perform the duties of the high trust conferred,
promise the same zeal and devotion to the good
Of the whole people for the future of my official
life as shown in the past. Past experience may
guide me in avoiding mistakes inevitable with
nOvices in all professions and in all occupations.
When relieved from the responsibilities of my
present trust by the election of successor,
whether it be at the end of this term the next,
hope to leave to him, as the executive a country
ut peace within its borders, at peace with the
outside nations, without embarrassing questions
to threaten its future prosperity. With the ex-
preston of desire to see the speedy healing of
all bitterness of feeling between sections, parties
or races of citizens and the time when the title
privileges to the hnmblest that it does to the most
exalted, subscribe myself,
Very Respectfully,
Your Obetlient Servant,
U. 8. GRANT.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-06-20

Weefo efe the v0oss COunsnR RFO0 - Bsees
Osce3eys
Mnere are the votes coming from to elect the
ins from =, nCnnppsqnaf Certainly they are not com
iTnS;..S S'S Democrate- II every Democrat in the
- I J.ot otafes should vote for him he would fail
Dsnocr.. Dut It y perfectly certain that every
.sr4.;~ ~. IN not vote for him. 1t is perfectly
who cannot be persuatlrSi 10 vos. ~. him und.r
any circumstances. In order to be elected then.
the philosopher must draw . suificient mnm,rr al
sc;t .f msm.;p rSp"Dsnn. to overcome this de-
radical party besides. Can the sageof Chann.ons
get sufficient number Of Republican, vat.da -
| overcome this double obstacle in the wsv ~ h;s
elecfionf There has not yet appeared the least
| evidence that he can. On the contrary there has
appeared and is daily appearing, much evidence
to the contrary. The prediction of . few gush-
ing philosophers three weeks ago, that Mr.. Gree
ley's candidacy split the Republican party in
%a,n, f.;;n mas proven %ost signal and conspicuous
ty he has in fact developed respectable strength
of that party. 1t 10 even obvions that for every
Republican vote the philosopher can draw away
from Grant his candidacy would drive halfa dozen
Democratic votes from the polls.
How is it in the State of New York. where the
philosophers strength among Republicans may
he supposed to be the greatest, aud where the
Republican party is more divided by family dis
sensions than in any other Statef There is in
New York the Conkling wing and the FentOn
wing of the Republican party, to the latter of
which Mr.. Greeley belongs. 1t might reasonably
be expected that after the philosophers nomina-
tion, warmly approved as it was by Senator Fen
ton, Fenton Republcansin New York would declare
for Greeley. Precisely this is what was expected
and what was predicted. The prediction has com.
pletely failed. Mr.. Greeleys own newspaper is the
only Republican journal in the whole State of
New York that hangs out the Greeley flag. Not
single prominent or influential Republican poll
tician il New York, Senator Fcnton excepted, has
declared for Greeley. In fact, his candidacy has
received no Endorsement whatever from Republi-
cans in his own State. Not the least evidence
has appeared to show that he has really any
Republican strength in the State where, if any
where, he should have it. There. as elsewhere,
all the political backing the philosopher has
ceived, seems likely to receive, proceeds from
a class of dcmoralized arithmetical Democrats.
Will the Democratic philosophers who indulge
themselves in the arithmetical argument please
to figure ont how. in such a situation, the Demo-
cracy would he able to elect the candidate who
is not their own, in whose. selection they
have been consultedf Do they think it wonld be
the wisest course for the Democratic national con-
vention to nominate o man who would drive
twenty or thirty per cent. of Democratic vote
from the polls and bring no Republican votes to
fill up the hiatusi-Chieago Times, (Dem.)
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-06-20

KICKED OVER THEIR MILK.-The squad of lu-
naties who met at oberlin, recently, and nominal.
ed Presidential ticket, without knowing who OF
what they were nominating, have made mice job
of it. 1t turns out that CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
is high mp in Masonry; and now HOWARD, their
vice-President, asks to be excused. He says that
he does not consider opposition to secret societies
of sufficient Importance to make it an issue in a
Presidential canvass; that he objects to being as.
sociated with man who was SO prominenently
before the sour and disappointed Cincinnati Con-
vention as ADAMS was; and that he knows of no
secret organization so dangerous as the Ku-Klux,
and he thinks GRANT is just the man to suppress
that.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-06-20

SETTING THE ExAMPLE.-It is characteristic of
greatness, not to ask others to do what you are
unwilling to do yourself, or to lead the way.
GRANT never asked his men to 60 where he was
afraid to 60. His invitation was "Come on,
boysw not "Go, boys"
HORACE GREELEY did not ask others to bail
JEFF. DAVIS, but went himself, and did the duty
ehcerfnlly.
FRANK BLAIR never tells the boys to 60 mp and
take drink; but he says, "Come on, boysw and
leads the way with a vim.