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DAZAR FASHION.
d Mrs. G. l.. SIMPSON,
NJ .1DS kinO Of

ID Mrs. @. l.. SIMPSON,,
a:, No. lbs King ST.,
Is daily in receipt of new and desirable goods:
Victoria Lawns, all qualities, beautiful SUITS
an new Trimmings for the same; Swiss Mus
Inns beautiful quality Swiss Edgings and In
settings, Percales and Calicoes fsr Suits, Gu;
pere Laces, Colored Fringes, Gimps, Corded
Satins Plain Satins and Dress Trimmings OF
every kind; Olympic Adjustable Bustles also
another supply of those Hip-gored Corsets;
beautiful Real Hair Curls, at SIC, very cheap;
Mixed Straw Hats at cost. Received to day, new
Straw Goods. Will take great pleasure inshow-
ing goods. my 81
600 BUSHELS PEACH BLOW Pc,
GOO TATOES to arrive suitable for seed
or family use, at l0l King street.
is1 AUGUSTUS WALL.
A CHOICE LOT OF SMALL ENGLISH
n CHEESE just received and for sale by the
CHI ESE TEA COMPANY,
les No. II north Royal street.
IMPERIAL and SCOTCH DAT MEAL for
/ sale by GEO McBURNEY 81 son,
lie 10 166 and ITO King street.
Urine DRIED BEEF and CHEESE for
i sale by lie 10l D. c. MILBURN.
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Tx SALES.
Tx SALES.
Sale of Property. for non-pay-
ment of CITY Taxes.
BY direction of the City Council, Will be ex-

By direction of the City Council, will be ex-
posed ut public sale, on
MONDAY, the 18th day of June, 1877
in front of the Auditors office, in tn" city OF
Alexandria, the following
LOTS and IMPROVEMENTS go
thereon, or as much thereof as may be necessary
TO paw and satisfy the taxes, assessments or
charges due to the City Council of Alexandra
on the same, resp ctivcly, for the years annexed
The purchasers will be required to, pay NJ tn
time of sale the taxes, asses ments, charges ana
expenses of sale. The proprietor or proprletorS
of such lots his or their heirs representatives or
agen's, may, within two years rom the day Oh
sale, pay to the purchaser thereof, or to the
Mayor, the money paid for such taxes, charges
md axnenses, as aforesaid, with twelve per cent
nm per snnum as interest thereon, or make u
tender Of the same in which event he shall be
r.instated in his original title. If no such pay
ment or tender be made within two years next
after the sale, the purchaser will be required u
NV the remainder of the purchase money into
The treasury! of the Ci:y Cou Gil, where 1t VIII
remain subject to the order OF the proprietor or
his legal representative. and the purch ser, on
the payment of the whole amount or the p9r-
chase money, will receive title to the sald lot
or lots, or such parts thereof in fee SIMPLE from
the Mayor. ..,.
The sale will commence at ten O'Clock a. m.
on the day specified, and IT OF completed on
that day, will be continued from day to day,
and from time to time until completed.
.INO. T. HILL, Col. Ncrtb. Dist
S. X. FIELD, Col South. Dist
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CANDIDATES.

THO THE VOTERS ofOrange Culpeper, Fau-
i quier, Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun, Madi-
son, Rappahannock, Clarke Warren and Fred
erlck:
At the solicitation of friends from various por-
tons of the district, hereby announce myself
candidate for Congress Al the approaching fall
election. ~.
My lifelong devotion TO the principles OF
democratic liberty, my editorial experience and
pronounced opinions upon all questions; Of pub
lie policy, my active participation III the labors
and discussions of every political campaign
which has occurred in Virginia during the past
ten years, ought to be sufficient guarantees that
if elected, will discharge faithfully and fear
lessly all the duties of the office.
respectfully submit to the candidatcs-as 1t
is probable there will be q large number Of them
that we canvass the district together, in order
that the people may better determine who shall
be their choice in the nominating convention.
...... Y. HOWE PEYTON,
my loft Culpeper, Va.
NOR CONGRESS-Dr. j. G. HILL, OF Alex
l. andria city, will be supported. subject to
the decision of the Conservative Nominating
Convention, as candidate for Congress from
the District composed of the following counties:
Loudoun, Fairfax, Fauquier, Alexandria, Rap
pahannock, Culpeper, Madison, Warren, Clarke,
Frederick and Orange. my 9-tf
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PROFESSIONAL.

nOCTOR HENRY j. GARRETT,
~ Lute of Southwest Virginia.
Has taken the Office adjoining the County Treas
ton street, and respectfully offers his professlon-
al services TO the citizens of Alexandria and vi
cinity. my l7-lm
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THE GAZETTE.
THuRsDAY EVENING, JUNE 10.

VALENTINES LEE.-Our interest was so ex-
c;ted bv reading the very eloquent description
Of Y alentines studio, in the Staunton Specta-
tor. that we paid visit to the place ourselves:
We found that the writer in the Spectator had
drawn very correct picture OF the handsome
little Temple of Art and it's surroundings on
L,igh street. Everything, from the cheerful
narterre Of flowers in front to the grOtesque
bust of young Africa in the background, was
as he had set it down But the main object OF
onr visit was to behold the counterfeit present
ment Of the great lee as moulded into form by
the skiful hand Of the artist and shaped byy
his genius In the centre of the studio $1,000
grandly and gloomily the monument. hnIsnea
and ready for casting. lti>a decided improve
ment upon the smaller model, ana an ar VI
massive grandeur and subllmty-o1 Dorlc SIM
plicity and severty-pervadeSst the enure WORK,
which well accordS with the simple ana serene
Grandeur of Lees character. The impression
made npop the mind is one Of pleasant surprise
at behoiding, as it were, the reclining warrior,
not dead, but sleeping peacefully dreaming
with smile upon his lips,-and so perfect is
the illusion that one imag ines he ca see the
figure move and breathe. 1t is as ne was IN
life. There is nothing of the repulslve or aW
ful presence CT death about the face; the torn,
or the position. The triumph Of the artist is
complete, and his fame secured. His work
win be admired while the memory of Lee is
revered and his name will go down to the latest
posteri,y with the calm Christian soldier whose
history he has so we'll stamped upon the i'm,
nerishablc marble No man can look upon
that picture of peace without recognizing the
genius of the artist or the greatness OF the sol
der. 1t is work of which Richmond may
well be proud aud Valentine may well rest his
fame where Virginia rests her love. : Richmond
Enquircr
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OFFICE ALEXANDRIA WATER CO.,
Nav 18th 1872

~ May 18th, 1872.
The unprecedented early commencement of
general and severe drought has excited the APP
prehension of short supply of water, and calls
for preventive measures on the part OF It's 9TH
GERS to provide against all unn ecessary waste by
consumers.
1t is the earnest request Of the President and
Directors to heads Of families that no unneces-
sary waste shall be permitted, and that servants
and children shall shut off hydrants as soon rs
possible when used.
Especial attention is called to the use of wash
pans and bath ubs, both fruitful sources ofwaste
The rules and regulations Of the Company
under its charter, provide fines and penalties for
any and all UNNECESSARY a1aste and it becomes
the imperative duty Of the officers, especially
under the condition of u scant supply, to enforce
these wholesome regulations upon all offenders
A deficiency of this indispensable article to
housekeepers induces us to hope that we shall
be sustained in our efforts to prevent all 1oaste,
while furnishing all parties with necessary
supply for domestic purposes.
my l3-w2m R. d. MILLER, President.
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VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

l6O ACRES OF IMPROVED LAND, on the
Middle River Turnpike, miles from Washing
ton and 4 from Alexandria, with beautiful view
of the latter city and of the Potomac river. The
improvements consist of a BRICK DIV ELL a
LING HOUSE, with all the necessary out ~
buildings, and an abundance Of choice ruit
all descriptions. The farm is well watercd, Anu
has on it plenty Of timber.
800 ACRES HEAVILY TIMBERED LAND
IS miles from Washington city--same distance
from Alexandria, and shout miles from STA
ton on the w. s. O. 4. r., offering ready mar
ket for wood and timber
A FARM, in Fauquier county, miles below
Warrenton, and within two miles of station on
the Warrenton branch Of the o., A. & NJ. K. K.
The tract contains about 4N acres; is well tim
bered and wateret. and is considered fine graz
ing land
The above property, the title to which il with
out defect, vii be sold cheap and upon accom-
modating terms. Apply to A. B., Gazette Office.
feb lit
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DROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.

The experience of last year has created much !i
anxious enquiry for the best protection Of life
and properly against lightning. In every IN
stance the
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VALUABLE REAL ESTATE AT PRI-
' VATE SALE.-Will be sold a bargain
the two elligiby situated BUILDING LOTS,
on the south side Of King street, between Alfrd
and Patrick streets, few doors west of Alfred.
Also the two-story BRICK HOUSE and assss
LOT. on the same square. at present occu- .HHszl.
pied by Mr.. John Fl. Padgett as a store and
said to 6e as desirable as that of any other in the
city of Alexandria, having sufficient front for
buildings of the first class, or can be divided so
as TO make three good size building lots for
small tenements Persons wishing to examine
the premises with view to purchasing will
please call on G. c. Bradley, esq, who can be
found at his Cabinet factory, on the corner Of
King and Alfred streets, or upon the subscriber,
ut IS King street, on the corner of Roya! street.
JOHN T. CREIGHTON,
Atty. for the heirs Of H. Bradley, decd.
Al ll-pOtf
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STEA.n Bon rs.
MORE FOLK A n D BOST TON.


The steamer LADY OF THE LAKE, con-
meeting a. Norfolk with the steamers sT-
of the Merchants and Miners Trans. 49,.
portation Company for Boston, will leave eo her
DAY and THURSDAY at 2. 80 p. m, for Nor
folk. Returning, leave Norfolk on TU ESDAYS,
and FRIDAYS, at 3 p. M, stopping at Fort
Washington, Glymont Piney Point, Point
Lookout and Fortress Monroe.
This hne connecting at Alexandria with the
O., A s. n. and w. s. Q. r. Rs, and at Nor
folk with the Boston steamers, offers superior III,
ducements for the rapid and careful shipment Of
al kinds of freight TO Boston. The rates being
low the attention of shippers is particularly d.
rected to this feature. All freight forwarded
free of commission, and through bills of ladlng
given.
For freight or passage apply on board, or to
q. D. GRONER, Norfolk, J. G. WATERS,
Georgetown, or NJ ELDRIDGE s. CO.,
Agents Alexandria.
s.P. BROWN s. SON, Gen. Agts.,
Cor 10Th st. and New York ave,
. Washington D. c.
First class fare to Norfolk, 81; round trip, Sc
Second class fare to Norfolk, So; round trip, So
OFF
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OFFICE CLYDES STEAM LINES,
~ II South Delaware Avenue,

Philadelphia, Nov l, 1871.
For the purpose of Offering additional tacili-
quir1ements Of shippers, We have fill =
decided to increase the number Of Sils sIseEk
oursteamcrs on the line to ALEXANDRIA, and
WASHINGTON, and on and after November
Sth will run semi-weekly line of steamers be-
tween this and the above named points, leaving
Philadelphia, from pier 2, North Wharves, on
Wednesdays and Saturdays, at noon; and George
town, from Company's docks, on Mondays and
Thursdays, and Alexandria on Tuesdays. and
Thursdays connecting with the Orange, Alex
andria and Manassas, and Washington s. Ohio
Railroads, and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Freight Forwarded to ali points on these routes
and their connections. s. . : :
Shippers BY this route may depend upon care
ful handling OF freight and prompt dispatch No
extra charges made for forwarding. a ~
10 -: w. P. CLYDE & Co, Agents
CT HYDE, Georgetown, d, c.
NJ. ELDRIDGE s. Co, Alexandra, Va.
Il
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AMERICAN COMPOUND LIGHT
MING ROD

has been recommended as the best
lat. On account of its being in one solid piece
from tip to terminus.
I'd. AS presenting seven-and-one- half times
more conductivity than any other kind.
Sd. The conducting surface is of copper, (the
best known msterial for this purpose
4th. It costs less per foot, and takes less num-
Der of feet, under their improved mode of put
ting up.
5th. 1t is an absolute safeguard against both
atmospheric and ground electricity.
The enquiry has been SO great that the Amer
lean Com pound Lightning Rod Company have
sent their General Agent,
~ Prot. JOSEPH ASH,
TO this place, who is now engaged in erecting
rods and soliciting orders in this and adjoining
counties. ;.
He has frst-class certificates, regarding the ca
pacity of these rods, from A. T. Stewart, Booth 8
Theatre, Pixies Opera House, New York Gus
tom House, Bellevue Hospital, and hundreds OF
others
Edgar Snowden, D. g. Watkins, } P. ;Agnew,
R Portner, NJ Schuler r. u. Cats and others.
Ms-Orders left at the City Hotel or at VIM:
Cogan'a, Is north Royal street, will receive
nrempt attention. my 3-dlw&eo7w
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TRANSPORTATION LINE,
THE STEAMER EXPRESS


THE STEAMER EAPKESS
Capt. A. G. NIcKLE.
This steamer having been thoroughly re-
paired and otherwise improved, will re-
sumo her old route on Tuesday, March 9th,
leavng pier No. 10 Light street wharf, xr-~
Baltimore, EVERY TUESDAY, atE< szsssszssa
ID. M, for Alexandria, Washington and George
town and Potomac River Landings.
Returning will leave Sixth st. wharf Wash
ington, EVERY SATURDAY, at a. m, and
King street wharf Alexandria, at I a. m.
Freight taken at lowest rates. For further
information apply to.
j. BRODERS s CO.,
No II King street. Alexandria.
A. NEEDHAM s. SONS,
NH 2-tf No. l42 Light street, Baltimore
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Diver ROUTE. y" -.
The steamer WAWASET will rcsumcr her
TWO TRIPS a WEEK to usual IT.
landings on the Potomac on $50
DAY, March 5, 1872, leaving Washington at
q. m. and Alexandria at a. m.
Tuesdays trip including informed
ings, to Currioman. late land
Fridays trip including intermediate landings,
to Cone river. S. S. HOWISON,
President Potomac Ferry Co.
S. GEDNEY, Gen. Supt. feb 23-tf
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FOR S4LE OR RENT.

a. FOR RENT-TWO COMFORTABLE
HI DWELLINGS, in good condition.; a so
TWO SUMMER RESIDENCES, or Market
FARMS. Apply to JAS. GREE \, Mansion
House, or GREEN s. WISE, Real Estate
Agents. je lift
FOR RENT-The threc-story BRICK
Ea DWELLING No. &c S. Pitt ST.; 8 rooms.
Apply to j II. REID, "
je ll-lw No. IL north III MON st.
FOR RENT-Thc three-story BRICK
Ea DWELLING and STORE, No. III KING
street, two doors above Washington st. Posses
sion can be given Immediately Enquire Of
JEFFERSON TACEY, At the Farmers and
Mechanics Savings Bank, No. 0a FRINGE St,
between a. IN. and 3 p. m. jc lott
e.. FOR RENT-The TWO-STORY BRICK
E$ ID DWELLING, a. W. corner Duke and
water. Possession given 18th June For fur
ther inforua ion apply 10
GEO McBURNEY s. son,
jc Lost 1866 and 10 King street.
FOR RENT-DWELLING HOUSE,
Eli No. 5S south Pitt strret-nine rooms. Pos
session e., en- ut ohca. Apply to
.ie lott &. WM RAMSAY.
c5.;as FOR SALE
G:sa WILTON" the residence of the late
John } Frobel, in Fairfax county, y miles
from tn" city of Alexandria. The FARM con-
tanS III acres is well watcred has on It large
barn, comfortable DWELLlNG aud an out
house, suitable for MANAGER or tenant and is
well locked with choice fruit trees.
Persons wish!t to purchase will lease apply
to GREEN g. WISE, Real Estate Agents, Al
exandria or 10 the subscriber on the premises.
je8 f. u. FROBEL.
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A SIX TO SEE TIE GREATEST BAR
IA GAINS in the city in HEMSTlTCHED
HANDKERCHIEFStat u! and 25c each, and
INQUIRE for those wonderfully cheap Ladies'
Hose, at 10, Is, 20 and 25c per pair, and our La
dies Gloves at 10, 20 a 25c, which are spe-
cially cheap, at :, :, Mo Norron uo1,cp
my31 IS King street.
900 BUSHELS WHITE MIDDL1NGs
OOO to arrive at POI KING St.
ics : !. AUGUSTUS WALL.
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.ssEassgs FOR
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 8,
Light street, every THURSDAY, at 5 pm,
arriving at Alexandria, Washington and George
town on Saturday Of each week
Returning, will leave Alexandria evcsy
MONDAY, arriving in Baltimore every We'd
ncsday morning
c. p. IRVINE Agent, ,....
49, 1873 Light St., Baltimore.
HOOE s. JOHNSTON,
feb 24-tf -, Agents Alcxandria, Va.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-27

have been such as to render you quite
competent to relieve me of the necessi-
ty of replying to the charge which it
contains. II Colonel Walton really de
slres information on this point, | leave
it to you to testify that the committee
was constituted without any reference
to my views that it embraces a very
large majority of gentlemen-at least
three-f0urths-whO have never before
been my political friends, and who are
now identified with me only by coin
eldence of political views and that, SO
far from having assumed toward the
committee an attitude of " dictati0n or
command" | have hut rarely been pres
ent ut its deliberations.
H.C. WARMOTH.
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and support the Liberal Republican
nominees without qualification; and
consider the Endorsement of these can
didates by other than the Cincinnati
convention as additional evidence of
their acceptability to the American peo-
pie. believe it to be the duty as we'll
as right of every American citizen to
exercise his political prerogative freely
and fearlessly, and, on occasion, give
full expression to his sentiments, while
carefully respecting the same duty and
right i'll all other men: aud that in gov
ernments like ours all effort to control
the political action Of the citizen byelass,
caste, OF sectional prejudice, for indi
vidua, factiOnal, bipartisan aggrandize-
ment, if successful to any extent. and
through any considerable period of time,
will inevitably tend toward the suber-
sion of the very objects for Whic1cO-
operative or republican gOVernmentsare
formed. In the performance of this duty
as Il citizen, and i'll the exercise Of this
undoubted right, shall in my humble
sphere advocate the ObliteratiOn of all
party lines, and the sustenance of a neB'
party, so composed as to give promise u
successfully mastering the problems d
the present and future, under the lead
ership of that grand old veteran of eQual
rights, Horace Greeley, whose record
and whose life is sufficient guarantee
that the rights of all men will be protec-
ted under his administration. am not
unmindful of the utter in significance OF
my effort in this direction. Neither dc
/ imagine for one moment thatmy opin-
ion will affect the general result. New
ertheless, I shall endeavOr to perform
my whole duty, and shall accept cheer,
fully all the consequences.
Very respectfully,
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Shreveport, July IL, 1872.

CANNIBALs STATISTICS ogWv a days
we have statistics on everything. The
diligent readers of the daily papers can
tell the exact number Of t00tll-pics
manufactured from the thirtieth day OF
December, 1870, to the tllirtieth day of
December, 1871; how many bushels
were devOured in the United States d11-
ring the past twelve months !; the mum
Der OF clergymen afflicted with the brOn-
chitis since the battle of Bunker Hill
and other equally interesting facts
The last batch of statistics comes from
q Sandwich Island paper, and certainly
that ought to be a reliable authority
upon the subject regarding which #
gives facts and figures. It saws that
the race of cannibals is larger than is
generally supposed. The Battas. ac-
lcording to Friedman, may be reckoned
bit 200, 600 sou Is; the cannibals of the
Niger Delta at 100000; the Fans. accOr-
ding tG Fleuriolt de Langle, at $4,000 ;
She cave dWellers of the Bassrlto cOun-
,1{sy-about a tenth of the whole popula-
n ndDn-at 100000 the Mann Mans at
t6Out 500, 900 the AIiranhas and Mes
IreYas, according to Marley, at 1000 the
he asTalian AbOrigines at $1,000; the
RI lanisians, without including New
on inca, at 100000. 1t must be taken
Il account, however, that most of
TO- ee people are cannibals only in war,
he that it is an ancestral custom, more
lat sappetite, which causes them to eat
es, 8emy instead of bJlrying him.
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vital Advantage of Taking Paper.

know two friends as much alike
AS ever you saw two sttImpS,
Aud no PhrenOlOgist could find
A difference In their bumps.
One took paper, and his life
Was happier than Il kings;
His children all could read and write,
And talk of men and things.
The other took no papers, and
While strolling through the wood,
A tree fell down upon his crown,
And killed Iim-as it should.
Had he been reading Of the news,
At home ike neighbOr jim
I'll bet n cent this accident
Had not befallen him!
A master passion is the love of news,
Not music so commands, nor so the Muse;
To news all readers turn, and they can loOl
Pleased on paper, who abhor q book.