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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-26
~u- LOWER POTOMAC LINE

xr-> LOWER POTOMAC LINE
S1LTfMoRE AND Po TO RIVER
LANDINGS. Also for
FREDERICKSBURG AND RICHMOND;
The steamer GEoRGEANNA will, on and
after THURSDAY, I'D of February, 1872, re-
sumo her trips, leaving Baltimore from Pier g.,
Light street, every TIL thursday, at pm,
arriving at Alexandria, Washington and George
town on Saturday of each week.
Returning, will leave Alexandria evesy
MONDAY, arriving in Baltimore every We'd
''' 6. T. IRVINE, Agent,
1SS Light ST., Baltimore.
feb 24-tf Agents, Alexandria, Va.
PVER ROUTE.
The steamer WAWAsET will resumcr her
TWO TRIPS A WEEK to usual .,sT-
DAY, March 5, 1872, leaving Washington at =
a. m. and Alexandria at a. m.
Tuesdays trip, including informed
ings. to Currioman. late land
Friday trip, including intermediate Landings,
TO Cone river. ;. S.sdO w lSON,
President Potomac Ferry Co.
S. GEDNEY, Gen. Sup't feb 2-tf
zfsn NzRcHAN STEh hSkH fSw YORK
Inc line CONSISTS Oh Inc following ulss-class
outside steamers: ..
E. C. KNIGHT.......... ..... Capt. W. S. johnson
JOHN GIBSON....... -. Capt. w. II Winters
AND
VALLEY CITY Capt. Bcdell
Will leave New York EVERY SATU RDAY
for this port; and, returning, will leave Alexan
1ria EVERY FRIDAY, at II O. clock.
All freight must be on the dock by "a. m.
r0' iF'l Hoo II P s JGSHa S!EI{ n
Agents, No. Prince street
Agents in New York,
GEO. b. MERRICK,
ap % 226 South ST.. P Ter No 80 East river
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-26
q IL A Mt A n ID w l. = ID 4 :.

At meeting of the Alexandria Republican
County and City Committees, held on Saturday
evening" the I'D instant, resolution was adopt,
ed that arrangements be made for Grant and
Wilson Ratification Meeting to be held on Mon
day evening July lst Agreeably thereto, it is
announced that there viii be a
GRAND REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING,
in front of the Court House,
to ratify the nomination of Ulysses S. Grant and
Henry Wilson, for President and Vice Pres!-
dent on
MONDAY EVENING, JULY LIST,
At O. clock
Distinguished speakers are expected to adj
A BAND OF Music will be in attendance
~ ''0'i - '''' E. E. WHITE,
ie 25-tts,m Chairman County Committee.
DRESS Go % DsS,r ao.or RRGss GooDs'
At greatly reduced prices from what they were
earlier in the season.
French Lawns and Black Grenadines at about
half; Thick Striped Victoria Lawns, with color
ed figures Martaban Crepes in Colored Fig
ures White Organdies, with Trimming Bor-
ders; all styles of Pi9ues; all colors Of Chinese
in the above, and have a good stock to select
from. [je25] WILMER s SLAYMAkER.
NTOTICE-The following BOND Of the Or
IN ange and Alexandria Railroad Company
has been lost or mislaid. The public are warn
ed not to receive it, as payment has been stopped
and duplicate applied for, viz Orange s. Alex
andria r. r. Co. Coupon eight per cent bond,
No. 60 fer $1,000, interest payable 1st Of May
and November, principal due May lst, 1873,
WM. NJ. RADFORD
Address, Amsterdam, Botetourt CO., Va.
je 25-J2,9 1925
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-26

TOR SALE-4OOO SECONDHAND GRAIN
- SACKS, belonging to Payne & Marshall /;
but little used, and in good condition; will be
sold low and upon accommodating terms. APP
ply to n =.
e3-1m' WASHINGTON & HERBERT,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-26
ERENCH AND SCOTCH MUSLINS.

II :.
We desire to call the attention Of the ladies'
and misses to an elegant assortment of FRENCH
and SCOTCH MUSLIN, for commencement
dresses, just received, and at very attractive
prices Our Dress Goods Department. since the
heavy fall of prices in importers hands, has
been replenished, and we feel safe in saying that
rarely have such inducements been offered
lie 20 j.. M. STEWART.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-26
A LEXANDRIA DENTAL ASSOCIATE
DIR. LOOCKERMAN

DR. LOOCKERMAN
Takes this method of informing the public that
he will be at the office of the Alexandria Dental
Association, corner Washington and Prince sts.,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The gentlemen of the Association will make
engagements for me with those who especially
wish my services.
1t gives me pleasure to recommend the opera
tors of this Association, not only to my old pa
tients, but to the public generally, as | will
guarantee all work to be frst-class and for less
money than other Dental establishments. ap IL
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-20
Another Slow Railroad.

A correspondent tells the following of
slew railroad "a railroad
runs from Oswego to Syracuse. 1t is
thirty-six miles long. rode on it,
and those cars move 80 slow that if you
want the draught in your face you have
to ride backward TO get 1t. They never
have hot journals on that road the
great danger Is that the stufling and
gravy around the axles will freeze
The screech of the locomotive is very
faint, kind O. like the warble of four
yearold boy blowing through knot.
hole In a board fence. 1t Is capable OF
giving grasshopper thrill of alarm,
but won't scare crow worth leather
cuss. The conductor, engineer and
fireman always walk ahead of the train
to look for broken rails, and the COWS
always run on ahead of them to keeI
out of the dust. tried an experiment
Two traius were passing, aud l stuck
match out ofthe window and let tn,
head of it rub agaist passenger car. II
went so slow l couldn't strike a light
If you ever take a trip from Oswego I,
Syracuse over that road you want b
take lots of clothes, a whole ham and
barrel of corned-beef along wit
YOU"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-20

The editor Of the Monticello Watch
man, who has just been elected men,
ber OF Assembly, is in doubt as to
whether or no he will be enabled to
take his seat at the opening of the next
session. Hear him:
WE WANT MONEY That's what's
the matter. We haven't seen a two
dollar bill since election. Our subscrib.
ers must be under the impression that
we feed on glory for since our election
to the lofty office of Member of Assem-
bly, they have stopped paying their
subscriptions. This won't do. What
use is our election if we can't get to AL
bany? and Ho,c can we get to Albany
without money? Might as well send
a deaf and dumb woman to quitting
Next week we hope to favor our dea,
delinquents with "dose Ieete bills. -
Come now, be liberal with us. We
ought to raise money enough to buy 6
ne,0 shirt to go to Albany with-wt
must raise enough to get this one wash
cd any way. Then too, the instincts o.
self.deiense admonish us that we ough
to buy fine tooth comb, before darinl
TO venture into an Assembly so largely
composed of Radicals. Come, subscri
bers, won't you send us few couple
of dollarses?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-20


AN INDIANS REvENGE.-The fol-
lowing incident is related to have re-
gently occurred, by the Richland coun.
ty (Wisconsin) Independent An In
dian trapper and hunter has been OPP
Grating in one of the northern towns of
that county, and near his camp lived
farmer. The Indian had a box filled
with rattlesnakes, covered over with
grass. Last August the Indian came to
the farmers house one day, intoxicat-
ed, and asked the Turner to give him
certain sheep that he was preparing for
exhibition at the county fair, saying
that he was hungry. This the farmer
refused, but offered him hen if he
would shoot it. The Indian declared
he would have the sheep, and fired at
it, but missed it. The farmer then set
his dog on the Indian and drove him
away. A few nights 81 ice, the farmer
was awakened from his sleep by some.
| thing cold crawling over him, and seiz-
ing the object, he hurled it across the
| room. He was Mortified to hear the
noise of rattles in every direction. Tell
ing his wife to lie quiet for her life, he
raised up and turned up eight, when
he saw huge rattlesnake coiled up at
the foot ofthe bed, ready for spring.
Selling his revolver, he fired, and shot
off its head. The noise of the pistol
aroused the hired man, who hasteued
to the room, and, before reaching il
(the door was open), killed two rattle
snakes. Two more were killed in the
bedroom, making five in all. At the
foot of the bed was the Indians box. /
is supposed that he entered the oper
window and emptied the snakes out OF
the bed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-20
BLOOMSBURY, PA, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1872
COL. DEM. -. VOL. XXXVI-. NO. a.

Clay and Fox, and they were ten or
twelve games ahead. "Gentlemen,"
said the Russian minister, rising from
the table, "the game has closed for the
season. The appropriation is exhaust"
And sure enough not another game
would he play, much to the disgust and
vexation of General Scott, who, OF
course, was considerable loser Harp
er's Magazine for December,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-20

A BELIGERENT youngster, aged elgh.
ty-three, applied to the county clerk of
Evansville, Indiana, for marriage H..
cense. The clerk demonstrated, saying
that man Of his age should turn his
thoughts toward the other world, in.
stead of matrimony. "Pm of age, amt
?" asked the old chap, "Well rath-
err" answered the clerk. OF came the
old mans coat and taking the attitude
of pugilist, his said ~ kin Jlst knock
its out of any man who doesn't approve
of this here matrimonial venture oi
mine. want the license or there'll bC
somebody licked quicker than thun
der" He got it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-20

Don Piatt edited campaign paper
in Western New York. some twenty
nine years ago. Here is one of the re-
miniscenoe3:
The talented editors were especially
objects of vituperation and assault, and
had rather hard time of it. The Office
was broken into and the limited as5ort-
ment of type knocked into pi. The in.
furiated mob, instigated by that fiend,
Saxton, as the paper asserted, seemed,
however, to respect that sacred relict OF
the great Franklin for that was not DAM
aged. 1t may be that it frightened them.
The editors had their eyes In chronic
state of mourning. But they were game
and kept up the war, until one day q
long bodied, broad. shouldered, double.
fisted Democrat, named Jim Moore,
stalked into the editorial sanctum and
made the novel proposition of being
published as the responsible editor.
"You amt up to these Whig fellers,
you amt. Just turn 'em over to me-
say Pm the 'sponsible editor, will
your"
This was novel but pleasing, and
James was duly installed In the post
he solicited, Not long after an inspired
blacksmith or eloquent thinker, ad.
dressed the hard ciderites. Our notice
of this event reads to the effect that our
quiet town was startled and alarmed by
a strange noise that broke out with
great violence, on Saturday last, neaI
the church. On repairing to the spot, we
discovered that the unhealthy below
ing came from stray long ears that had
wandered into our town. The owner oi
this Glsagreeable beast would do well
to capture and stable him.
The paper was scarcely distributed
before the eloquent blacksmith bound
ed into the Office, followed by crowd
of curious friends.
"Where's the editor of this niggel
baby's dip?" roared the stumper.
"Don't allow no profane language or
these premises" responded the ad in
terim editor, turning over the ex
changes and scarcely looking at the In
dignant intruder.
"YOu be-! 1 want the editor
say :,
dignity, as if his precious time was be
ing intruded upon by fellow be.
meath his notice, "I'm the 'sponsiblt
editor.'
mo you ain'tw chorused the crowd
"you're only Jim Moore"
Don't try to fool me-" foamed tn
orator; ~ want the feller that wri
that" pointing at the some what per
sonal paragraph.
"If you say Pm not the 'sponsibi
editor" exclaimed Jim, getting up
and it seemed as if he never would ge
done doing that-'you are a liar
You're liar anyhow!"-and in tn
twinkling of atelegraph, the injured ore
tor found himself standing on the cur
stones, with his lately sympathizin,
friends regarding him curiously from
behind corners.
1t is not necessary to say that w
were not again disturbed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-20

Then we dot up and prayed dust as well rs we
tould,
Aud bod answered our prayers, now wasn't he
dood ?"
II should say that He was, II lie sent You all
these,
And knew Just what pre- sents my children
would please
We'll, well, let him think so, the dear little
elf
CTwould be cruel to tell him did 1t myselL"J
blind father who caused your sterd heart Ia
relent?
And the hasty word spoken so soon TO re.
pent7
Twas the Being who bade you steal softly up
stairs.
And made you His agent to answer their
prayers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-20
Miscellaneous.
n L N T 1 s Il r Y L.

II. @. HOVER, DENTIST,
Respectfully offers his professional services To
the ladies and gentlemen of Bloomsbury and vi
cinity. He is prepared to attend to all the vari
ous operations in the line of his profession, and
is provided with the latest improved PoRCELAIr
TEETH which will be inserted on gold plating
silver and rubber base to look as well asthe nat
ural teeth. Teeth extracted by all the new and
most approved methods, and all operations on
the teeth carefully and properly attended to.
Residence and Office few doors above the
Court House, same side.
Bloomsbury, Jan.p71-ly
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-12

. Nv PERSON DESIRING TO MAKE GOOD AC-
a amsIt,on IN select OIL Paintings will end
GOOD aopor,unitv by calling his 400 Fifth avenue
corner thirty seventh street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-12
CI.OruINs

49,
At THE WELL RENOWNED EsTABL1SHMENr Ns
N Seventh having received large ORDERS there
fore notify ladies' and gentlemen having Cast Cu,n
Carpets Furniture &C., TO dispose OF, can receive me
highest pros By calag addressing Mr. or MIRA
ROsKNBER1, 248 seventh avenue. second house above
Tweuiy-fourth street
1893 BROADWAY. NEAR TilRTEhHrH STREET
IN H. HERR pays the highest prices for Ladies' and Gen
Geunen'a wssrug Apparel Carpets, DC. Ladies' VIII b
waitea on b. Ma Herr
Al ls1 FOURTH AVENUE ABOVE TwENTy.sINTR
N street, ladies' gentlemen viii be ssonabei Al the
great prices MiSfL pays cash Tor Casou Cicshnk
Carpets Furnitue JewelrJ dix Dresses $40 3d. Coat
&S el5; Pants 81 to note ~ post punctuIly ~
tended by mr.. or Mrs. MI ~.
AT EDWARD MILLERS " ELL, KNOWN EsTkBLish
IA rent lou Seventh avenue Nineteenth street, w
utmost vaue psid Tor CAstoi OOthing, Carpets Co.
aAtnA on VI addressing Mr.. or Mrs. MILLER
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-12
NEW HERALD FRIDAY APRIL ~ l872-1RIpIE SHEET
PROPERTY OUT OF THE CITY FOR SALE
OR TO BENT

Eoh sALE-AT RIDGEWOoD. NEW HOUSE, Z
roons good barn, acre of Land; three minutes from
asPo. sp snsid view price $4,000 Inquire Of j. BoERT
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-12

COCTHERN PLANTATIONS AND FARMS FOR SALE
- exchange-vauaoIe Sugar and Cotton Plantation
near New Orleans, perfect running order two Farms
near Richmond, Va. severa ashvic. Tenn great
bargains. BROWN, WASHINGTON co,
~ Cedar street and l,2o7 Broadway.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-12

UnEN GREAT ESTATES BY 9s sna ,ad U .s.oas, 70
he highest bidder pecp: attend and o o.
geass. On that day JERE JOHNSON, Jr, VIII
80 Hy rdsr cf sxscutors IN sss os: and small psrces
sns - minusss wsik Of the steamboat landing ssy
entv per cent mQTtgA9e Ana ss "sAssA =" snnhs
STSA ksOT. jr. - ka1aan sHeee
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-12

LTOR sALE-TwO ELABoRATELY FINISHED FOUR
IS feet front Houses north side fifty street.
between Madison and Fifth avenues; location unsurpassed
Inquire prem of q. j. HAMILTON d SONS,
BulderA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-12

ITO LET-OR FOR SALE, At WEST NEW BRIGHTON
s. L. three Cot ages with II and 10 each stab
and grounds to make gardens; twenty mnutes walk from
tn ferry; reasonable Apply 10 JOSE MANZANEDO
Cedar street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-12
COPARTItRJfiIPs.

THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING BECOME THE sue
cess0rs Of Jonn Bornhocf by purch business
q Pianos which recently carried
Marscha1 Mutauer, l49 East Fourteenth tn
city OF New YORK. have formed carrying
on lhc same business at 10 place. ~
NEW YoRk. April I, 1877 SUNNI " W.
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-08-17
KEEP cool. I I

a. tie approaching an1pigsKs is
ITO likely to he a spi II
ould advise eur fri6as% ksep
Cool and indulge in rs little parading3
as possible. Parades cost a great deal
Of money, and in manyy instances
produce disturbances which oper-
ates against the party; so far as the
colored pssplc are concerned, their
minds arc already made up-at
least nine tenths Of them will
unquestionably vote the Pinch
back ticket, not merely because
MI. -pinchback is a;o!ored man,
but because they believe their
rights ind interest willbe best
secured by his election. and
a large number Of white men know
that with Mr.. Pinchback they woald
have fur better CHARGES If recogni-
tim than from either OF the other
candidates now in the field, espe-
CHILLY is this case with the bone and
siuew Of the white people. Ours is
the peoples ticket 4; it therefore
needs no extensive canvass, Ito par-
AIDES, and no large expenditure Of
money.
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-08-17

DGrQueen Victoria In her address
to her Parliament q few days ago,
said, with reference to tho famous
Alabama claims:
II rejoice to inform you that the
controversy which had arisen be-
tween my Government and the
United States, in consequence Of
the presentation Of the American
claims for indirect damages under
the treaty Of Washington, was COM
posed by a spontaneous declaration
Of arbitrators entirely consistent
with the views T announced to you
ct the opening Of the session, in
concurrence with your action on the
part Of the United Kingdom.
The Interpretation OF which d.
plomatic utterance is that the Gen.
eva arbitrators have thrown out
the claims for consequential dam
ages" put in by the American Coy
ernment against England,
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-08-17
COL. JAMES LEWIS.

The gentleman whose name heads
this article has, by exalted patriot
ism in putting his dec!:aat:on in
the hands Of the Packard Commit
tee to be used in the interest Of the
unity Of the Republican party, has
shown q disinterestedness, and de-
uotion to principle Of very high
order. We sincerely regret that he
was not nominated by the conven-
ton and wish to assure the Colonel
that in our opposition to him flor
we are in honor bound to support
our own ticket, and besides. our
candidates claims arc second to
money we vii endeavor to deal just
~ and fairly.
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-08-17

There is one radical wrong which
those who bolted the regular Re-
publican Convention and went to
the Liberals committed, that de-
serves apprehension above every
thug else. They palpably misrep-
resented their constituencies when
they formed themselves into a body
and endorsed a national and State
ticket in diametrical opposition to
that they were sent to New Or
leans to endorse. No honest man
could find fault with these gentle
men, # they from conviction felt
themselves driven from the support
of the ticket of the Convention, but
their next step should have been to
abstain from af6liating with the op-
ponents Of their party, and return
to their constituents. We have no
possible doubt that the majority Of
the parishes will unquali6edly repu-
date this bolt and forcibly remind
their representatives that constitu-
ents possess rights which they arc
bound to respect.
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-08-17

The Harrisburg Journal OF August
10Th, furnishes this following tom
of interest:
The abolition of slavery in Cuba is .
great result, in harmony with the
events that are assuring the oppressed
all. over the world, but the greatest
blessing mankind has enjoyed since
the advent Of religions new dispense
ton is the progress and triumph Of the
Republican party. The emancipation
of the serfs. Of Russia soon followed
the freedom Of the slaves Of the South,
we have freedom proclaimed
ii Spain and throughout her colonies.
The Mes Of defeadng . party which
p4oasoes such results al homo and
sbroa1 il GmpH hdiealons. Lock
u Yesnout and Maine!
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-08-17

The ACKNOWLEDGMENT CONTEST.
Mrs. Bronson spurns "the laws
delay" in putting her in possession
Of Mr.. Eolbrook's property; and SO
Wednesday, during his and Mrs.
Holbrook's absence from the city,
and the absence of the servants, she
took q smith of some so-t and
broke the locks and took torcible
possession. simultaneously with
this forcible entry, an injunction
issues from the Eighth District
trict Court commanding Mr.. Hol-
brook and everybody else to refrain
from any interference with Mrs.
Bronson. This is a serious turn in
this singular case, and as Mr.. Hol-
brook will very likely be hurrying
back to the city to look after his
house, furniture and private papers.
ETC., fresh excitement may he ex-
pected. In the meantime the sem
sational portion Of the community
is on the tiptoe Of expectation for
the next turn.
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-08-17

PnsoNAL.-We copy tho. follow
ing interesting personal item from
the Baton Rouge State Journal.
We heartily congratulate the hon
orable Senator On tho happy event:
Hon. J. b Gallup, State Senator
from West Baton Rouge, was quito
surprised to find = young Miss
Gallup, on Saturday last, At his resi-
denoaI On hs return to Baton
Rouge weight 10 pounds, pre-
cisely.-NbeuMe Mesce
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-08-17

PERseNAL"-We are requested BY
Lieutenant-G Governor Pinchback to
gratefully acknowledge the receipt
of scores Of letters and kilograms
from various sections Of the United
States, congratulating him b The
remarkable distinction Of hin nna1-
nomination for GovsEnor,
and to say that tho prs=oocupation
Of his time IN the 1dieoha1gs d
multitudinou. ,dutas 'preaa1ssfas
possibility q pGonft uaasss .
The coperstu}atieoaW hisaA.
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-08-17

GRAND FA1R.-The ladies Of the
"UN1oN CHAPEL" NJ. e. Church, are
giving a fair in Soule's Chapel, on
Marais street, to raise funds in aid
Of the completion Of their splendid
structure on Bienville street. The
fair commenced on August IA, and
will continue for . week. We arc
glad to learn that the encourage
ment given SO fur is very satisfac-
tory.
We are thankful for q comph-
Admission only Is cents.