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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

THE WEST VIRGINIA ELECTION. The re-
turns from the West Virginia Election are yet
meagre and are received from the White Sui
phur Springs, iu Greenbrier county. It's said
that taking the vote in Monroe as critic
rion-which cannot be regarded as fair one
it is estimated the State has gone for Cam
den and the new Constitution by about 1000
majority. Unofficial returns from Greenbrier
county give majority of 500 for the new con.
sttuton and about 800 for Camden. Official
returns from Monroe give Camden and the
new constitution 100 majority democratic
gain of 60 over last year. A special dispatch
to the Baltimore American from Martinsburg
says:-Owing to the length of the tickets few
counties are yet officially reported, but it is safe
to say that the Constitution is defeated by at
least two thousand and Jacob elected Governor
by the same majority. The heaviest vote ever
cast has been brought out all over the State and
in helargest Democratic counties maiorities are
given against the Constitution and the regular
ly nominated Democratic State officers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

Either Grant or Greeley must inevitably be
our next President No rational man can deny
it. Then, says the Norfolk Journal, the qucs-
ton for those gentlemen who are opposed to
Radicalism, who have been, and who are STILL
earnest, ardent Democrats and Conservatives,
but who oppose Mr.. Greeley, is whether they
will be neutral in the contest, and thereby give
aid to their enemies, or take part with their
friends, in supporting the candidate of their
party?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

The Secretary of the '.Straight-out' Demo
cratic National Committee has issued an ad
dress to the Democrats of New York, urging
the appointment of delegates to Louisville, aud
a similar call has been issued in New Jersey.
Blanton Duncan publishes card in which he
denies that he has received any aid from the
Republicans, or that he has been in any manner
in collision with them. Whether nc has re-
ceired aid or not he is certainly girng aid and
comfort to the enemy, by the course he and
his followers are pursuing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

The Democratic State Convention of Missou-
ri has chosen the joint electoral ticket reported
by the committee of conference. The Liberal
and Democratic Conventions met together,
when the whole ticket was ratified by the joint
meeting and brefcongratuatory speeches we're
made. Both Conventions then adjourned sine
dio
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

P.J. Speer who represented the 4th dis
trict of Georgia in the present Congress, died
at GAINESVILLE, in that State, on Sunday last
He was one of the youngest members of the
present Congress, being in his 35th year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

TIE PIEDMONT AGRICULTURAL FAIR.-Any
citizens visiting the grounds of the Piedmont
Agricultural Association, will find the busy
hum of preparation for the grand Fair in Octo-
Der. and no hammer will stop, nor saw cease
until all is completed and everything ready for
the important event CuIpepcr may well be
proud Of society springng up in its midst.
and bringing within its folds such numbers of
distinguished farmers from the counties around,
and developing such vigorous growth in 50
short a time. The whole agricultural comnu,
nifty of the several counties compos ing the As
ISOLATION, is manifcsting an honorable and gen.
erous feeling in behalf of the fair, and will
make the most vigorous efforts to secure sue,
cess. The citizens Of the town of Culpcper are
making ready to give their guests cordial and
hearty welcome, and are determined to extend
generous and free. hearted hospitality. We
anticipate the largest gathering that has ever
before assembled within the limits of the coun-
ty of Culpepcr. = Cmpepcr Observer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

Charles Francis Adams is reported to have
written letter endorsing President Grants re-
election, declaring'his lack of sympathy with
the Greeley movement, and declining to be a
candidate for Governor of Massachusetts,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

The New York Herald takes column and
a-half to record the sage opinion that both
parties will have to make hard fight for the
victory in New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

THE SOUTH CAROLINA RADIcALS.-At the
meeting of the Radical State Convention of
South Carolina, yesterday, a platform was
adopted offering adhesion to Grant and Wilson,
and promising a variety of reforms in the State
government Two mulattoes and white man
"otu rrsUlrrivelv Nominated for tho ohoco of
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State and
Attorney General. The business of the Con-
vention up to this point proceeded without es-
pecial demonstrations, and no disorder was
manifested until the nomination for treasurer
commenced. For this F. L. Cardozo, mulatto,
Harry Noah, white, from New York, and John
Alexander, white, from Scotland, were named
which led to violent attacks by several mem.
bers on Cardozo's past financial record as Sec
rotary of State. Cardozo replied in an equally
violent personal strain, and was frequently in
terrupted by members rising to reply to the at
tacks. The chairman persistently sustained
Cardiac. Members gathered around the plat
form in struggling mass, Mobley, mulatto,
Selling heavy ink stand and pounding in op-
position to the chairman's gavel Pistols were
drawn, and fight seemed imminent, when the
chairman declared the Convention adjourned
until to-day.
The Boilers Convention" also assembled
yesterday, number of delegates being pre-
sent. Mr.. j, L. Orr presided, and seems to
have been the leading spirit. He said the
movement was exclusively Republican, and did
not seek to conciliate the Democracy. He re-
viewed the frauds Of the State government and
with other speakers denounced, in emphatic
language, the members of the dominant faction of
the party in the State District Attorney Cor
bin said that he knew the charges made against
Tomlinson in the State convention were false
as hell. Senator Sawyer assured the conven-
ton that President Grant earnestly desired
thorough reform in South Carolina, and that
''the heart and pulse of the entire national ad-
miuistration beat in sympathetic movement :"
No special action was taken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

Mr.. James Lyons of Richmond having been
called upon for the proof of his assertion that
Mr.. Greeley had used the language attributed
to him in his (Mr. Us. Fredericksburg letter,
which reflected on the women of the South, re-
plies in note to the Enquirer in which he states
that he has been endcavoriug for weeks to pro-
cure the pamphlet named by the Tribune on
"Miscegenatiou but has failed to get one. lie
also accompanies his note with the copy Of 4
letter seut by him to Pomeroy's Democrat, IN
answer to the inquiries made by the editor OF
that papcr, in which Mr.. i. says that ne used
the language from a manuscript sent him by
COL Duncan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

General Eppa Hunton, candidate for Con-
gress from this district, will address the voters
of Orange on Monday next.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

The Beta Theta Psi National Convention,
lately in session in Richmond, adjourned yes
terday to meet in Louisville August % of next
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

Judge \. 3. Cochran, of Augusta, has &c.
ccpted an invitation to stump the State Of Penn
sylvania for Greeley.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

p. A. Davis, of Buckingham, died yesterday
morning at ten o'clock He was member of
the Republican State Central Commttee
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

Mr. Gerrit Smith, one of the Grant rrcsldcn-
tial electors for the State of New York, has writ
ten letter contradicting the statement that at
ter visit to the Albany IN. ~ penitentlary
he had ascertained the majority of Ku-klux in
that prison to be poor, ignorant, deluded men,
innocent of any crime. He now says he does
mot believe that even one of them is innocent. >
and takes it for granted that they all had fair
trials, aud were Justly convicted. If he recon-
meuded anybody to mercy, he seems to fear
now that they may get it; but as one of the
only two whom he thought might be pardoncd
has since died, bis apprehensions may be at
least one half relieved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

President Grant, Prince Augustus, who mar
ried the daughter of the Emperor of Brazil,
and Prince Philip of SAKE Coburg, his brother,
are at Long Branch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

A grand dress ball will take place at Jordan
White Sulphur Springs, on rext Monday night
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

Elder Joshua Jennings most excellent citi-
zen Of Rockingham county, died at his resi-.
dencc near Lacy Springs, on Wednesday last.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24
TIE PRESIDENT The Washington CORES.

The PREs1DENT.-The Washington CORES
pondent of the Baltimore Sun says:-''Ihere
is no present indication as to whether the fresl-
dent will return here in the early part of Sep
tember or not, but the general opinion among
his personal friends, and of the officials here
who would likely be posted, is that he will not
settle permanently until some time in October,
though there will be greater number of cabl-
net sessions held between now and the hrst OF
that month than there have been since the ad-
iournment of Congress to the present time.
This may, however, be regarded as mere mat
ter of conjecture, as no one can as yet speak
authoritatively on the subject
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

ANGEL DE ITURBIDE-The death of Angel
de Iturbide, in the city of Mexico, upon the
same day with that Of Juarez, is announced in
late foreign papers, and it is a little singular,
both being extremists, the one representing an
Imperial party, and the other the Republican OF
Liberal. Angel de Iturbide was son Augusin
|, Emperor of Mexico, who, being deposed in
one of the Revolutions of that unhappy country
by Guadalupe Eittoria, was baulshed the
country, with instructions never to return.
Deluded by hattering reports from some OF his
adherents, and induced to believe that the peo-
pie would restore him to the throne, he return
ed to Mexico, aud was executed immediately on
landing at Vera Cruz. The government of
Mexico extended great clemency to the family
of the Emperor settng an annuity of S25, 900
upon them, upon condition that they should
make their residence in England or the United
States. The widow of Iturbide chose the latter
country, and lived in Georgetown, Washington
and Philadelphia, and died in the latter city
only few years since. Angel de lturblde was
educated with his brothers, at St. Mary's Col
lege, near Baltimore, and all restrictions in ref
erence to Punishment being removed by Santa
Anna he was subsequently employed in the
Diplomatic service of his country, In Paris and
Washington. While Secretary of Legation of
Mexico, at Washington, he married Miss Alice
Green, of Georgetown, by whom he had one
son, who being the liueal descendant of lturbide
was adopted by the Inflated Macmillan and
Carlotta, taken to the palace and made heir
apparent with the title of Prince Imperial.
When the fate of Macmillan became apparent
the infant Augustin was returned to his parents
with whom he remains. Angel de Iturbide was
probably IS years OF age, of varied accomplish
ment, good talker, and deep thinker. Hav-
ing been much abroad and at the most polished
courts OF Europe, it was not remarkable that he
should excel in manners and conversation. By
marriage Angel de Iturbide became connected
with many old families of Maryland and Eir-
ginia; the FORESTS, Tayloes, Lewises, Nortons
and others, and was widely known and respected
throughout the United States. Culppcr
Observer.
SENSATION IN THE MoUsE's EAR.-Dr.
School of Prague, has made the distribution of
nerves to the ear of the mouse a subject of
special examination, and calls attention to the
fabulous richness of this organ in nerves, the
bats wing being in comparison but poorly sup
Piled According to the doctors estimate, a
mouse's ear of ordinary size presents on an
average 5000 nerve examinations, or for both |
ears, 10000 The function of this elaborate
development is probably, as in the case of the
bats wing, to enable the animal to guide its
way through dark narrow passages. -ScrtGncr' s |
for September.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD.-Chief
Engineer Barrett, having secured the requisite
number of hands, lett here on last Monday for
Milford From that point he proposes to com,
pIete the line of the road to this place, and we
understand that the line will be put under CON
tract at once This looks like business. We
hope very soon to hear demands for hands TO
use picks and shovels. The contractors on the
work sub-let last February are pushing their
sections forward with energy; and everything
pertaining to this enterprise is reported ID
very favorable and satisfactory condition.
Ptge County Com1tr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24

DOR SALE-A secondhand CHI rich OK
Il GAN; in good condition; Apply 10 w. T.
BERKELEY or |. e.. O-NEA aug Zl~u
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-05
A Touching Incident,

A very touching and poetical Incl
dent occurred in the room where the
dead body of poor Henry Drayton was
lying. His little daughter, who was
passionately fond Of her father, does not
appear to realize the fact of his death,
and has, ever since his demise, insisted
that he is only asleep, and understands
all that she is saying. Drayton, it ap-
pears, was exceedingly fond of flowers,
and the little orphan brought pot of
geraniums and laid it at the head of
the casket in which the body reposed,
saying that papa loved flowers so much
that if she was to put this one, which
was fading, by his side, he would bring
it to life. Then drawing cushion to
the side of the body she stretched her
self upon the floor, and was soon fast
asleep.
The child has a great wealth of gol-
den hair, which floated out upon the
blue cushion and formed a contrast
that a painter would have fingered over
with enthusiasm, while this touching
contrast of the awful solemnity of
death, side by side, with the innocent
face of childhood, was one that brought
tear to the eyes of many of the sym
pathizing friends who witnessed it.
NeD York paper.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-05
The New Parcel Post.

The Post law now admits of small
packages, not exceeding twelve ounces
in weight, composed of dry material,
such as will not injure other mail mat
ter, being sent to one address, at the
rate of two cents each two ounces, pre-
paid by postage stamps. No written
matter but the address permitted to be
connected. Every parcel should be so
fastened as to permit of its contents be-
ing examined. Seeds, samples, etc.,
may in this manner be forwarded at a
small cost, saving much in expressage,
which has heretofore been from 25 20 so
cents per package.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-05
What a Spider Can Do.

Let me put spider into lady's
hand. She is aghast. She shrinks. The
nasty, ugly thing. Madam, the spider
is perhaps shocked at your Brussels
lace, and although you may be the most
exquisite painter living, the spider has
a right to laugh at your coarse daubs as
she runs over them. Just show her
your crotchet when you shrek at her.
" Have you spent half your days." the
spider, if she be spiteful, may remark,
:" have you spent half your life on
these clumsy ottoman covers? Ny
dear lady, is that your web? If were
zig enough, | might with reason drop
you and cry out against you. Let me
spend day with you and bring my
work. | have four little bags of thread
such little bags In every bag there
are more than 1000 holes, such tiny
holes ! Out of each hole thread runs,
and all the threads-more than 1000
threads spin together as they run,
and when they are spun they make but
one thread of the web weave. l have
a member of my family who is herself
no bigger than grain of sand I'M
agine what a slender web she makes,
ana OF that, too, each thread is made
Of 1900 or 5000 threads that have
passed out of her four bags through
four or five thousand little holes.
Would you drop her too, crying out
about your delicacy2 A pretty thing
for you to plume yourself on your deli.
cacy and scream at u.s. Having made
such speech we may suppose that the
indignant creature fastens a rope round
one of the rough points of the lady's
hand, and lets herself down lightly to
the floor. Coming down stairs is noisy,
clumsy work, compared with her way
OF locomotion. The creeping things we
scorn are miracles of beauty. They
are more delicate than any ormulu
clock, or any lady's watch made for
pleasures sake, no bigger than shil-
ling. Lyonot counted 4,04l muscles in
a single caterpillar, and these are a
small part only of her works.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-05
A Tragical Mystery.

A mystery of Paris is pulling the
police. Francois Georgia skiliful metal
chaser, by birth Belgian, determined
despite the 65 years on his head, to
marry a young and unusually beautiful
girl with whom he had fallen wildly in
love. She seems to have returned
his love. At all events, they were mar
ried. A week after their marriage she
disappeared. He gave up work, and
none of his friends saw him. They at
last became uneasy, and communicated
with the police. His lodgings were
opened. He was found on his bed in a
state of complete decomposition. A
furnace, which contained some uncon-
sumed fragments of charcoal, revealed
the manner of his death. The police
examined the lodgings. A closet was
opened. They found in it, dangling
from an iron hook, the body of the old
mans wife. Did her disappearance lie d
to his suicide? Or? The police are
trying to answer the question raised by
these two corpses.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-05
The Biggest Brewery in the World.

The largest brewery in the world is
that of Barclay, Perkins & Co., London.
They use annually $4,000 bales of hops,
and make over 100000 barrels of ale.
Their place covers twelve acres in the
heart of London, for which they re-
Gently refused the sum of S2O,000,000,
or $l,750,000 per acre. Barclay, Per
kins & Co. use 5000 pounds of hops
and 1880 bushels of malt daily. They
make l,750 barrels of beer at brew
ing. Their porter is stored in 172 large
tuns, each holding from 1900 to 5000
barrels. Talk about big barrels Why,
they have seven casks called the "seven
sisters" which hold $500 barrels each
they are fifty fifty feet high and thirty
feet in diameter. Their draft horses
are the marvel of all London. They
have 1852 of the splendid l9-hand
horses, worth $700 apiece. They are SO
heavy as to wear out an inch thick
horseshoe once in two weeks.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-05
Curious Surgery-Expe, iments in Skin
Grating.

Occasionally the public hear through
the newspapers and medical journals of
Skin grating" This is curious sur
gical operation, but is now not uncom-
mon in the hospitals and in private
practice. Professor A. B. Mott, of
Bellevue Hospital, has introduced a
novel practice. Some time ago an
lrishwoman of this city was severely in
jured by the explosion of kerosene
lamp, by which her clothing was set on
lire; and her right arm, and her right
breast down to the stomach, were
frightfully burned. She was removed
to Bellevue Hospital, and placed in DIR.
Motifs ward. Her case was under
treatment for months, and the patient
appeared incurable. At the same time
a man named McClenahan was in the
hospital, whose leg bad been amputat.
ed at the thigh. DIR. Mott considered
that he might use the healthy skin
from the limb in one more effort to
cure the disabled woman. He resolved
to test the operation of grating"
Eighty-nine pieces of integument, each
about l-16 of an inch square, were cut
from the amputated limb before the
natural warmth had passed out of it,
and by gentle pressure applied to as
many points of the great open sore on
the woman's breast and arm. OF these
SO pieces so adhered and became part
of her system. The cure is now per
feet, and the man who gave of his body
to heal the woman's is also well.
The practice of grating" is looked
upon with favor by eminent surgeons.
Sometimes the skin is obtained for the
purpose from the body of person will
ing to render so much service to an
other, but more frequently it is cut
away from the healthy parts of the pa
TENTS own body. In this case, how
ever, DR.. Mott used skin from an ampu-
tated limb, and thus effected cure.
Old and obstinate ulcers and burns will
yield to this treatment when they will
not to any other. After the "slouch-
ing2 from a surface wound has taken
place, Nature proceeds in the work of
restoration by a graduating process
over the whole area of the wound. A
thin, delicate pe!licle of skin growing
around the healthy border of the wound
covers the granulations; and if the pro-
cess is perfect, the cure is also perfect.
But the border of the wound may not
have sufficient vitality to form the cica-
trix which is necessary to healing, or it
may be that the wound is too large to be
covered. 1t is in these cases that graft
ing" is of no avail. Every separate
fragment of skin grated into the sys
tenn is center of vitality from which
the necessary process of cicatrization
begins and spreads until the cicatrix
covers the sore.
A man with a malignant tumor, lead
ing under the eye and occupying the
floor of the orbit, recently was placed
under Professor Motifs care. The car
otid artery was tied on the side of the
tumor, SO as to starve it out by depriv-
ing it Of the nutriment which it had
obtained, and the tumor itself was cut
away. The man has recovered.-Neac
York Tribune.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-05

AN ESSENTIAL OF LONELINESS be en-
tirely beautiful the hair should be abundant and lus
trous This is absolutely essential to complete love
illness. The most regular features, the most bril-
liant complexion and pearlest teeth fail of their due
effect if the hair be thin dry harsh On the con-
trary the painsst face, if it be surmouned by lux
urapt and silken tresses is apt to impress the be-
holder with sense of actual beauty. That GROWING
lovely woman and being as discriminating as she is
lovely, she long ago discovered that Lyons KATHAIR-
ton for the fIsir enjoyed 1.-THE of its popuar
" and no wonder since it produces such gratifying
results. APP led to the waste and barren places of
the scalp, it fructies and enriohes them with new
and ample growth: It is not. of course. pretended
that will do this if the capacity for reprodu
is extinct but long it remains that wonde rful
rehabitant will assurealy propagate the germ of the
hair into life and activity Com