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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-27
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEED \ $50
Hoard Of AIIerlnen.

Alta regular meeting of the Board of Alder
men, held November 70, 1917. there were pre-
sent: II. L. Simpson, ESQ.,, President, and Messrs;
Markell, Loving, French, johnson, Corse ana
Underwood.
A resolution instructing the Mayor to place 4
policeman on guard over the house containing
the small pox patients was received from l-e
Common Council and amended SO rs to read,
'the Mayor shall so place the policeman when
necessary" and adopted.
son, Sl3 and A. L. Addison, S26 registrars for
I'd, Sd and 4lh wards also bills Of j. Jennings,
Sl2 so, John L. Smith, $3.50, and El'za Ken
nard, Sl2 50, for rent Of rooms for registration
and election purposes also bills OF +. L. Brock,
ett 81 and +. l.. Brockett 50, as clerk ana
Judge of election; also bills of John Leatherland,
S62. 50, for wood and coal for the Aims House J;
also u petition of George S. Smith for permits
sion to erect bulletin boards upon the Market
House also communication from 4. l.. Carne
Superintendent Of Schools, with resolution
empowering the Mayor to deed the city's inter
est in the Court House property to the City
Schooi Board also communication from the
CInrk If ti,n School Board also petition from
T Dewitt and others for tagging across the
southeast corner Cf Duke and Alfred streets !.
also resolution directing the Superintendent OF
Police to see that ralroau trains running
through the city comply VII E W. NV, an'o q
communication from the Fire Hnruels IL ~
gard to building cistern in the iNrheL squl ,I
were received from the Common Co,'hcil anu
their action concurred in.
A bill of Geo E. French So for record BE-
for this Board, WAS referred to the Committee
on Claims.
a resolution nstructing the Corporation At
torncy to take such steps as may be necessary
to secure an equitable division of the old Court
House property, was received from the Common
Council ard the following adopted as substi-
tutc:
Resolved, That the committee appointed to
negotiate the sale of the citys interest in the
Court House to the county, or the purchase OF
the county's interest therein on equitable terms,
be advised to urge an amicable settlement OF the
mutter and report before final action to the
Council.
A communication from Lewis Mckenzie,
President of the w. & 0. r. K. Co., asking that
their property may be exempt from the opera
ton of the order of Council passed October I'D,
1872 ordering pavements to be laid on Fairfax
street. from Queen and Oronoko streets, was
laid ON the table.
A resolution in regard to q map Of the city
WAS received from the Common Council and
laid on the tab C.
The Board then adjourned.
Tcstc: j. }. JAMESON, Crk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-27

We find by the account from the New 1ork
Herald that the eight hundred tracklayers on
the Chicago and North Western Railroad are
safe at New Ulm. The account shows "ha1
peril they we're in. But for the fortunate sus-
ncnsion of the storm they could not have es-
o,ncd 81 we'll if at all.
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a-Several articles miscellaneous news
marriages and deaths and advertisements ~
Tended for to days Gazette have been unaVold-
ahlv omitted, but will appear tomorrow
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-27

Augusta, November 9, 1869.
DR.. VIM H. Tut: Dear Sr-1 have long
been sufferer of torpor of the liver and dyspop-
sa, and in search of relief have tried almost
every medicine recommended for those diseases,
but have never derived half the benefit from any
of them ~ have from your Vegetable Liver
Pills They are invaluable and would roc
onmcnd to I'LL with Dyspepsia, Sick Headache
and Bliousncss. Yours truly,
W. j. BLAIR, late Of Danvlle Va.
DIR. TuTr's HAIR DYE leaves no ridiculous
tints nov rs
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PosToPrlCE AT LEEsBrRG. The Washing
ton correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says :
'"rhc advantages of railroad communication
are we'll exhibited in the gradual rise OF salary
of the postmaster at Leesburg Va For some
time tile salary of that official was only few
hundred dollars but since the extension OF the
Washington and Ohio Railroad to that town
the amount of mail matter, which is the mea-
sure of the postmaSters compensation has IN
creased year by year. In 1871 the salary was
S74O, in the early portion of 1872 it reached
5000, and within the lsSt few weeks 1t has be-
come Of presidential appointment, the compen
sation reaching the rate Of 900 per annuni;
Mr. j. S. Riukcr, the present postmaster, Will
be reappointed.
CIRCUIT COURT FOR TIE CORPORATION
Jxdqe Keith prewding-Thc account Of 8. Il.
Cline, guard at the jail, was allowed.
r. Walton & Co. VS.. Bcndhelm in debt;
Hemmerslcy VS.. Coaklcy ct ais; in chancery;
decree. I'm
Swaine VS.. Dempsey; in chanccry: bill OF re-
view filed and process awarded.
Farr VS.. Reside; in chanccryi order Tor re-
SALE ~
Margaret S. Burnett VS.. james I. Burnett;
in chancery; decree annuIling marriage.
Newton vs. Newton, and Phillips admins
traitor VS. Newton, &C.; 10 chanccry; decree.
Court adjourned till court III course
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-27

~TRANDS OIL in store and for Sale ut la
~ King street rrn,rr., rro
nov . W. L. hi''''iN i''1 - h''''
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ACCIDENT. We greatly regret to learn that
our friend, Capt. II. S. Pitts, Conductor OF
fre;ght train on the Orange and Alexandria
r raiIToad, had his right baud very seriously
wished crushed by being caught between the bump
e ~ of two cars, which he was coupling at
Gharlottesvlc, on Saturday night last. Sur,
s;cal assistance was promptly summoned; and
we are gratiicd to learn it Is hoped the baud
will be savcd-Lynch Ae'cs'
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ENERA w A d f II A NJ = L . N
W Will deliver Lecture in Alexnndra,
on TIL 9th NOVEMBER FOR TIE BEN
EFT OF THE ALEXANDRIA
LIBRARY.
Subject "The life and character of General
Robert E. Ice" The lecture will be delivered
at SAREPTA HALL, beginning at s p. m.
Tickets can be oblnincd from any Of the D-
rcctcrs from the Librarian, or at George +.
Frcnchs Bookstore. Price OF admission fifty
cents. nov l9-td
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NARROW ESCArE.-A brakeman on the
freight train ofthe Orange railroad, whose name
we could not learn, was thrown from the train
while in rapid motion near Lovugston, Sa'ur-
day night, and made most wonderful escape
from death. He was putting down the brake,
when the iron rod to which it is attached broke,
hurting him against the side OF the cut though
which the train was passing, but provldentlally
he escaped with only few slight scratches
LmchJurg N0rS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-27

As purgmtivc medicine, stands unrivalled.
Their action is uniform, certain and safe. They
arc entirely vegetable, and do not cause those
gripping pains that most pills do.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-27
Green S Mammoth Notion House
JOKING STREET.
LADIES AND CENTS FURNISHING
GOODS,

HANDK ERCIIlEFS, HOSIERY, GLOW Els,
NOTIONS, SC.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-27

CONNECTION COMPLETE connection
between the Orange and Alexandria and Allan
tic, Mississippi, and Ohio railroads at this city;
has been completed, and the Orange cars will
start this morning, for the first time from the
connecting point, instead of from the depot, as
heretofore. 1t is the intention Of the Orange Com
nanv to erect handsome reception room at the
point ofconnectiou, and also toremove the ticket
office to that place. Other convcniences for the
comfort of passengers are designed to be made
at an early day.-LynchJaug Ncrs.
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MAYORS OFFICE,

D r o G L A NJ A 7 l . N
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-27

;!WH"SrHG
'IlluTSlA&H;s
freshrSupply
..BuvtHElpas
Which ~nsnH
rYGy hest on
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

KNEES switch affords work
for about forty miners, or coal
diggers, regularly. 1t is aston
ishing to see the piles of coal
that are sent from this place.
Four thousand five hundred
bushels were sent from here in
one day to Cincinnati. We
have also large domestic
market. Kings boys have just
opened two or three new banks
of much Importance. They
have gone through one large
hill and into the next one for
the purpose of getting the coal
Athens Journal.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

tJAPT. WIKoFF of Adams Co.,
rnief clerk of the Secretary oil
State, is spoken of as a candl.
date for that Office at the ap
preaching Stale Convention.
1t has been the misfortune OF
the candidates from this end OF
The State that they have never
received the united, earnest
support of the delegates from
this section. Just at the fatal
moment some person is sure to
change his vote, and away 60
the rest like a flock of fright
ened sheep. Capt. Wikoff is a
popular young man, thoroughly
qualified for the position of
Secretary of State, and will be
nominated If Soft hern Ohio
will abandon its old tactics and
give him the support he de.
serves.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

/ Oan oi the most important
bills now under consideration,
|in the Ohio Legislature, is the
ons to prevent the unnecessa-
~ accumulation Of money in
the public treasures. The hill
divides each county into ten
collection districts, and pro-
vides for the collection Of tax
es in each during q different
month, no collections being
made in March or September.
The object Of the bill is TO COL
lect the taxes from the people
only as fast as it is needed to
make payments; and instead of
a whole county paying taxes at
once, only one-tenth Of the
people are paying in any one
month.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24
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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

Tue excitement In the Ohio
Senate during the past week
h as been the conclusion of the
Kemp-Sayler contest for a seat
IN the Senate from the Dayton
district. 1t will be remembered
that the Democratic judges OF
cleo tion refused to allow the
wounded soldiers at the Home
to vote, and that thereby Kemp
was elected. Counting the vote
at the Home, ,Sayler was elected
and the Senate gave him the
seat last Friday. During the
proceedings the Democratic
members bolted, cursing and
damning evefy person in gen.
eral, and Lieut.. Gov. Mueller in
particular as they went.
Enough returned however, to
constitute a quorum and bust
ness went on.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

IT is announced that the Ma
rietta Railroad company, in con
nection with the Ohio and Mis-
sisslppl Railroad company, pro-
pose to unite and build a So.
perb depot between Pearl and
Second, and Central avenue
and Smith streets, in Cincin.
natl. The design Is, the depot
shall be one hundred and fifty
feet front by seven hundred
feet deep. the work to be car
RED out as soon as The right Of
way in the streets can be OBJ
tanned.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

A NEW House of Parliament
is to be erected at Berlin, Prus-
sia, and the architects of all
nations have been invited to
compete in the presentation Of
designs. The plans must be
sent to Berlin before April
18th. A prize of 1920 will
be given for the best design,
and prizes of 1914 for sach, of
the four next best designs.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24
THe State Republican Con

TIE State Republican Con
vention meets at Columbus
March 27. We hope our Coun.
~ Central Committee will give
immediate notice of the time
of assembling Of the County
Convention so that all those
anti Grant Republicans whom
the New York Sun and Cincin-
natl Commercial tell us ere all
over the country may be or
hand. We have baen un,'oIe
to find them Ourselves, hut we
nevertheless e,,oe pubic notice
that this is their Convention
and they have NOT only a right
TO be Le'td in i, but a right to
conlro' the convention if there
are e'LougE of them.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

ON Friday night of last
week, a negro named Jno. Fort,
confined in Jail at Switzerland,
Kentucky, for stabbing anoth.
er negro, hung himself in his
cell with a rope. When dis
covered life was extinct. How
he got the rope is not known.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

THERE Is considerable excite
ment at Carrsville, Kentucky,
over the discovery of rich de,
posts of lead and other ores
by a Memphis company which
recently purchased mining
lands at that place.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

THOMAS RENNAeER a German
resident Of Terre Haule, Ind,
was found last Tuesday morn
ing in lie woods near the city,
sitting upright on a log with a
bullet hole through his head,
having apparently been dead
about a week. He was un
doubtedly murdered and placed
in the position found.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

AN apparent swindle, under
the mead of "Naiional Engi-
neers' Gift Enterprise" has
been ventilated by the press
of Milwaukee for a few days,
and the President, Charles D.
Smith, falling to- make satisfac-
tory explanation as to the dis
position Of the funds, IA num-
Der OF citizens whose names
have been used as references,
have published cards disclaim-
ing any connection with the
concern and regretting the use
Of their names 10 inaugurate
the scheme.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

A YRw years ago, Congress
voted to giYe160 acres of land
to each soldier who actually
served in the war of 1912, the
proof Of service being his
name on the pay roll. 1t ap-
peared that there were a very
few hard cases, where persons
had served, but whose names
could notbe found on the rolls.
A bill was accordingly passed,
authorizing oral testimony of
service. What was the coDse-
quence2 Twenty seven thou
sand men came forward and
proved, in the most satisfacto-
ry manner, that they were in
the battle OF Plattsburg, Sep
tember, 1914, while the fact is
there were only eight thousand
men on our side in the battle;
and the battle had taken place
forty years before. 1t ought to
be remarked, to save the gov!
ernment from disgrace, that the
proofs IN all these cases were so
complete and regular that
there was no setting them
aside, and though in the ag-
they were monstrous
lies, yet they could not be re-
jected individually.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

FARMERS will do we'll to be.
ware of dry goods peddIers, il
they don't want to get swim.
died. The farmers oi Athens
and Scioto counties have been
badly humbugged by these fell
lows lately. Buy of regular
dealers, and avoid swindlers
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

| Tan political campaign in
this State opens up suspicious
ly. The Republican State Gen.
trail Committee, with numerous
leading Republicans from all
sections of the State. helA q
meeting at Columbus, issued a
call for a State Convention,
passed resolutions lavoring the
nomination o.. Grant and Den.
nison. Tb9 Democracy held a
similar meetings on Thursday,
and yesolved ON the 'possum
pr.icy. They don't just exact
ly know yet whether they are
Prohibitonists, Labor Reform
ers, "Liberal" Republicans, or
Democrats, and they have de-
termined to call no convention
until they find out,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24
TEE Legislature mas abolish

The Legislature mas abolish
ed the Board of State Chari
ties. The members OF the board
render their services gratuit
ously, and have done. n good
work in calling attention TO
abuses IN the care of paupers,
incurably insane, and other in
mates Of our so called charita-
BILE institutions and prisons, re
vealing many things in regard
TO the care Of these unfortunate
people, which appeal in the
Ioudest terms for reform. Is ii
because the Legislature is IN
competent to reform these
abuses that they abolish the
Board without any action upon
their report, and thus try 10
shirk their own responsibility
for the suffering which the
Board exposed9 For shame,
gentlemen; let this Board go
on and suppress these heIls on
earth which they have shown
US 10 exist at our very doors
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

WE are glad to notice that
thu Athenian newspaper war is
ended. The journal and Mes:
ger have buried the hatchet,
are lovingly smoking the pipe
OF peace, and gently admirlng
each others fair proportions
and many good qualities.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24
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The Gallipolis papers are
Dragging about their'old folks.
We have some In our county.
John Mossbarger is about 107.
-Jackson Standard
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

The nall and spike manufac-
turers Of New England, who
have been in consultation in
New York city several days,
adjourned last Tuesday -ad-
vancing prices 25 cents per
keg.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

TAE Dsmses,sSotSenator at
Columbus -easetSair feelings
by.entsing and swearing in
open session, and their leisure
moments of session, by lis,
tening atthe keyholes of the
rooms occupied by the guests
Of the hotels. What an honor
to occupy a seat in so august
a ,bcdy with such estlmatle
cersl6n,en.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

The two wings OF the Demo
cratic party are very unfortu-
nate in their workings. Just
as Schurz is endeavoring to
draw the Germans away from
the Republicans by attempt
ing TO show that our govern
ment assisted France in the
war with Prussia, Senators
Putnam and Patrick in the
Ohio Legislature, and the
newspapers throughout the
State, representing the old lin
ers, are damning Lieut. Gov.
Mueller for being a Dutchman,
and making sport of his broken
English. 1t is sad that the
brethren can not work togeth.
er IN unity.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

-------@ go N------
THE Presbytery of New
Brunswick, at its Febru ary
meeting, adopted a series Of
able, Scriptural and judicious
resolutions on the subject OF
temperance. The Presbytery
highly approves and earnestly
recommends to all the people
under ifs care, the practice OIL
total abstinence from inebria-
ting drinks as a beverage. 1t
places this approval and rec
omruendation wholly on the
ground of Christian expedien-
cy, and says:
"Whiie we earnestly urge up
on all persons the practice Of
total abstinence as aforesaid
we no less earnestly deprecate
all attempts to exclude wine
4. g, the fermented juice of the
grape, from the Lords Supper
TO promulgate unscriptura
doctrines, terms of communion
and tests of piety; and TO in
troduce strained and rational
istic interpretations of Scrip
ture in support Of this practice
as prejudiclal alike 10 temper
ance, morality, faith, and piety,
That We favor the utmost prac,
tfcable enforcement OF exist
ing State laws in restraint OF
limitation of the sale of intox
icating liquors, and the pro
curement of such additional
judiclous legislation as can be
obtained and enforced, still
further to prevent or abate it
evils"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-24

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