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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-09

Wholesale Dealers in
GROCERIES,
LIQUORS,
PROVISIONS,
SALT FISH.
and PRODUCE.
Also keep on hand general assortment OF
Cordagc, Tar, Pitch, Nails, Lime, Packing, Oils,
Lamps and Ship and Naval Stores.
Alf orders and corsisnments promptly attend
ed 20, and goods forwarded without delay to con-
s:gnceS on arrival.
Agents for Dupont's Gunpowder.
Xxx Ale and Porter always on hand.
Agents for the Baltimore and Potomac Trans
nort3tion line NH l0-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-09

EgsfE7.N'G .H.7TEKjYL.

j. W MALLS. b. W. NAILS B.F pEAKE.
IAMES W. MALLS, son CO.,
y l87 King ST., Alcxa., va.
Dealers in HARDWARE, CUTLERY
Carpenters Tools, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Door
and Window Frumes, Brackets MouIdings
Balusters, of different patterns, and Newell
Posts. A large stock of French and American
Glass. double and single thick, of all Sizes
Paints, Oils, Varnshes, Paint and White, Wash
Brushes, Lewis Pure White Lead, and other
brands of fne quality, Putty, Turpentine and
Machine Oil Also, Lime, Of superior quality,
Cement Caicined Plaster, Pitch and Felt for
ted Car Augers, and other articles found in first
class Builders Furnishing establishments:
All orders for Lumber, Brick and all kinds
Of Building Material, promptly attended to-
Term. cash feb lift
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-09

DEAU TIFUL CHI Il o M . 5 y T
ID j. p. CLARKES,
NO l5S KING STREET.
The largest and best collection of FINE
CHROMAS ever offered in this city, selected
with great care from the best publishers
These pictures are equal othe finest Oil Paint
ings An elegant paror ornament
The best Holiday Gift out-a beautiful assort-
ment of SWISS and AMERICAN WALL
ORNAMENT.
a large collection of Wall VA l = iLLU MIN a.
TIONS and SMALL PICTU RES.
PICTURE FRAMES Of the latest styles and
finish. All of the above at greatly reduced
- dec Is
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-09
DUBLIC NOTICE.

This is to notify my friends and the public
generally that | am now prepared to furnish
them With STOVES OF ALL DESCKlP-
TIONS, having made arrangements with the
manufacturers which will enable me to sell al
rates as low as the same articles can be obtained
in the Northern cities. My stock is large; My
experience of 30 years in the business, with my
personal attention. think entities me to claim
of the public a liberal patronage. My aim and
object is rs it has always been, to deal faithful
ly with all, and give full value for their money
| would request of all in want of COOKING
STOVE to call and examine my cooking stove
and prices before purchasing elsewhere. alsc
call attention to
BIBB'S HEATER,
For heating rooms, the best Fireplace Heater,
| think, that is made Warranted in every case
to act we'll My stock of stoves and tinware is toe
varied to mention, but would invite all in want
to call and examine for themselves.
ENOCH GRIMES,
aug 23-tf as KING ST., Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-09

Alexandria, Feb. 3, IS12
WYE HAVE, this day, associated with h :, us in in
w business MIR. ID. 5. DELAPLANE,' r. ana
will hereafter conduct the General CommlSsion o.
business under the firm name OF BEChHA LAM;
books we must urge upon our friends the neces-
sity of settling at once Thankful for the very
liberal patronage extended to us, we ask q con-
tinuance of the same to the new concern: 80
fah AIM BECkHAM i co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-09

Physician of this celebrated institution, has dis,
covered the most Certain, Speedy, Pleasant ana
EfTectual Remedy in the world for all
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-09
YOUNG MEN.

Especially, who have become the Victims OF
Solitary Solitary Vice, and dreadful and destructive
habits which annually sweep to. an untlmely
grave thousands Of young men of the most ex-
alted talents and brilliant intellect, who might
the thunders of eloquence, or walked to extacy
the living Tyre, may call with full confidence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-09
YOUNG MEN

Who have injured themselves by certain prac
tce, already described, n habit frequently learn
ed from evil companions or at school, the effects
Of which are nightly felt even when asleep, and
# not cured, renders marriage impossible, and
destroys both mind and body, should apply i'm
mediately.
What 3 pity that young man, the hope OF
his country. the pride Of his parents, should be
snat h ID from all prospects and enjoyment OF
oath of nature, and indulging in pernicious
habits. Such persons must before contemplate
ing
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-09

Married persons, or Young Men contemplat
ing marriage aware, of Physical Weakness mes
Loss of Procreative Power-lmpotency,l Ner-
vous Excita oility, Palpitstion, Organic, Weak
ness, Nervous Debility, or any other Disquah
fcation, speedily relieved.
He wh5 places himself under the care of DR.: ).
may religiously confde in his honor as gentle
man, and confidently rely upon his Skill as
nh vslciAn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-09

E1eCtuaI hEL1eUy
DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE.
Weakness of the Back or Limbs, Structures,
Affection of the Kidneys or Bladder, InyGInn hn?I,
tary Discharges 1mpoteney, Genera Dsoi,.ty
Confusion of IDEAS Palpitation of the Heart,
Timidity, Trembling, Dimness of Sight, or Gid
diness, Disease Of the Head Throat, Nose or
Skin Affections of the Liver, Lungs, Stomach
or Bowels-those terrible Disorders arising
from Solitary Habits of Youth-secret and SOL
itarv practices more fatal to their victims than
the the songs of the Syrens to the Mariners of Ulys-
ses, blighting their most brilliant hopes or an
ticipations &c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-09
MARRIAGE.

Reflect that sound mind and body are the
baupiness, Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes u weary pilgrimage, the
PROSPECT hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair, and filled with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness OF
nnoth. is bghted with our own.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-09

SIXTY-FIvE FIR$T-CLASS MEDALS AWARDED
TINHE GREAT SOUTHERN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-09
ORGANIC WEAKNESS.

A CURE WARRANTED IN TWO DAYS
Relief in Six Hours No Mercury
Persons ruined By Ignorant, Triaing Pretende1r.s
and their Deadly Poison, should apply lmmedl-
atey.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-02
THE NEW PASS.
BY AMELIA b. EDWARDS.


The circumstance | am about to relate
happened just four autumns ago, when
| was travelling in Switzerland with my
old school and college friend, Egerton
Wolfe.
Before going further, however, | wish
to observe that this is no dressed-up
narrative. | am plain, prosaic man
by name Francis Legrice--by profession
a balrister-and | think it would be
difficult TO find many persons less given
to look upon life from a romantic or
imaginative point OF view. BY my enc
mics, and sometimes, perhaps, by my
friends, | am supposed to push my habit
OF incredulity to the verge Of universal
scepticism; and indeed | admit that |
believe in very little that i do not hear
and see for myself. But for these things
that | am going to relate, | can vouch ;
and in so far as mine is a personal mar
rative, | am responsible for its truth.
What | saw, saw with my own eyes in
the broad daylight. / offer nothing,
therefore, in the shape of a story but
simply a plain statement of facts, as
they happened to myself.
I was travelling, then, in Switzerland
with Egerton Wolfe. 1t was not our
jrst joint long-vacation tour by good
many, but it promised to be our last ;
tor Wolfe was engaged to be married
the following spring to a very beautiful
and charming girl, the daughter of a
north-country baronet.
lie was a handsome fellow, tall, grace.
full, dark haired, dark-eyed; a poet, a
dreamer, an artist-as thoroughly unlike
myself, in short, as one man having
arms, legs, and head, can be unlike
another. And yet we suited each other
capital!y, and were the fastest friends
and best travelling companions in the
world.
We had begun our holiday on this
occasion with weeks idleness at a
place which ! will call Oberbrunn-a
delightful place, wholly Swiss, consist
ing OF one huge wooden building, hall
water.cure establishment, half.hotel, two
smaller buildings called dependances, a
a tiny church, with dubious steeple
painted green, and a handful of village
all perched together on a breezy noun
3ain.plateau, some three thousand feet
apove the lake and valley. Here, fan
Club-man, we read. smoked, climbed
rose with the dawn, rubbed up our rusty
German and got ourselves into training
for the knapsack-work to follow.
AT length, our week being up, we
started-rather later, on the whole, than
was prudent, for we had thirty miles
walk before us, and the sun was already
high.
For some distance our path lay along
the mountain side, through pine woods
and by cultivated slopes where the
Indian corn was ripening to gold, and
the late hay harvest was waiting for the
mower. Then the path wound gradu
ally downward-for the valley lay be.
tween us and the pass we had laid out
for our days work-and then, through
succession of soft green slopes and
ruddy apple-orchards, we came to blue
lake lringed with rushes, where we hired
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-02

of capital omelette and dish Of
mountain trout; how the Swiss press
rang with my escape for at least nine
days after the event; how the Herr
Becker was literally censured for his
defective engineering, and how Egerton
Wolfe believes to this day that his
brother Lawrence came back from the
dead TO save us from utter destruction,
are matters upon which it were need.
less to dwell in these pages. Enough
that | narrowly escaped with my life,
and that had we gone on, as we doubt
less should have gone on but for the
delay consequent upon my illusion,
we should most probably have been in
the heart of the tunnel at the time of
the explosion, and not one left to tell
the tale.
Nevertheless, my friends, | do not
believe, and have made up my mind
never to believe-in ghosts.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-02
A Stone Mana Curiosity on the
Republican River.

We make the following extract from
letter to the Philadelphia Press, writ
ten by correspondent crossing the
Plains with q military expedition. 1t is
the story OF pioneer employed as a
guide:
One day some young fellows said they
was going over to see the one man. |
had often heard them talk about the
stone man, but never believed there
was anything in it. So one OF the young
fellows said to me: "Now, Nelson, you
Jest shut up about the man, or come
along and see him." Next morning |
borrowed a pony, and eight OF us rode
across the country to the North Fork of
the Republican. 1t was about o. clock
when we cum to little stream that
empties into the North Fork, and the
tne Indians told me the stone man was
just little way up the stream. We
went on about half mile, when the
Indians dismounted, tied their ponies,
and pointed to the right. About hun
dred yards from the stream there he
was, sure enough. The Indians, who
had been very noisy all along, would
only speak in whispers,a land wouldn't go
within ten feet of him. He lay on his
back, with his right hand resting on his
breast, and his left arm gone. Istepped
him, and he was twenty-five feet long.
His chest was seven feet broad at the
shoulders, and his teeth were eight
inches long. One side of his under jaw
had been broken off with a sledge-
hammer, and two of his teeth were gone.
1t was broken by trader, vino took it
into North Platte, where it now is. He
had been tellin some Of them fellows
about the stone man, and they wouldn't
believe him, so when he came out again
he sledged off the jaw and took it in to
show them. He had also sledged off
the right arm near the shoulder, but
two men could not carry it, and it was
still lying beside the body. There was
cavity in the stomach, and also in the
eyes, but the nose, ears and cheeks were
perfect. The nails on the toes had
grown out half an inch beyond the
flesh, and one leg was slightly drawn up.
The veins were visible under the skin,
and the flesh had dried on the ribs so
you could count them. | had never
seen anything like it, and if hadn't
seen it wouldn't have believed it was
thar"
We had all listened to this story with
feelings of doubt, wonder, and amaze
ment. The General said: "Mr Nelson,
how far are we from the stone man
now p
about one hundred and twenty-five
miles"
"And how far will we be from him
when we get to Thickwood Creek, where
we are gong"
About eighty miles"
off we scout up the South Fork of
the Republican, how far dove pass from
the stone man ?"
"Not over twenty miles"
"Then," said the General, "we shall
look up this wonderful stone man and
mind you, Nelson, you have told us a
prairie yarn about him we shall take the
liberty of treating you to a cold bath in
the river
Nelson solemnly averred that all he
had said was true, and expressed him.
self perfectly willing to be ducked if he
could not point out just such "stone
man" as he had described.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-02
Current Items.

EAST SAGINAW, Mich, has a bloody
mystery in the shape of a suit of cloth
ing found on the street, saturated with
blood. The articles, judging from
papers, evidently belonged to man
named Donald Mclean, of Bay City,
who cannot be found.
WINoNA, Mimi, is patroled by squad
Of doctors, armed with lances and vac
cine virus, who seize and vaccinate
every man they meet.
THE Berlin wis. Journal says Walter
Gage, arrested for having two wives,
was examined on Tuesday of last week,
and his release was arranged for on con-
dition that he should procure divorce
from his first wife.
THE plan of supplying San Francisco
with water from Lake Tahoe, in the
Sierra Nevada Mountains, is likely to
be abandoned. The engineers report
that plenty of water can be had on the
peninsula of San Francisco itself by
collecting the supply from the neigh
boring creeks and springs, and that it is
not necessary to 60 the topof the noun
tains to get it.
A YOUNG man IN New York has
achieved something rather novel in the
way Of suicide He went into a bath
room removed his clothing; filled the
tub with watef laid down in it; put
revolver to his temple, and fired.
Mr.. S. D. WoRRELL, residing near
Racine, Wis, was recently engaged in
his morning duties about his farm, when
he was shot by stranger, and terribly
wounded in the abdomen. No reason
is assigned for the deed, and all efforts
to discover the perpetrator have proved
unwilling.
KARL BURTCH fell across circular
saw, at Fond du Lac, Wis, the other
day. and was cut into hundred pieces.
LEWIS LILLE has invented new safe.
He fills the walls with gunpowder in
such manner that the blows of a sledge
or the cutting of chisel in an attempt
to rob the safe, will ignite the powder,
blow off the outer shell, and make a
corpse of the burglar, while the contents
of the safe are left uninjured, and still
secure. Bank vaults are constructed iu
the same way. There is said to be no
danger in the ordinary use of the safe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-01
THE UHARTON TRIAL.

FURTHER TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE-EX-
ANIMATION OF DIR. GENrH.
ANNAPOIIs, Md, Dec. 30.-The Court met at
10 O'Clock. The crOss-eXamnation OF Prof McCullOch
was resumed Nv Attorney eersl syester, and
tinued until The examination Was OF the most
rigid and scientific character. testing the chemical
knowledge OF tn, witness. aud the accuracy and value
Of he experiments made by him, testified to IN his
direct examination yesterday. The witness all his
answers adhered TO the opinion given IN his evidence
Yesterday IN answer question whether yellow les-
samne administered 81 o'clock would remain in the
stomach til o'clock, the witness replied that he not
physician and could not Various works treat
ing pOisOns and tests Of the presence Of anthony
cited aud the opinion OF the witness was asked
Of the standing Of the authorities cited, aud the
accuracy OF the tests Taylors Treatise on PoisOns,
page Is4 stating that hydr0-sulphuret Of ammonia,
rnphuretted hydrogen gas, produces IN the solution
reddshoranRe cOofed preciptae differing in color from
nees said he did agree with Taylor The given
by Orfa for the presence 81 oxide Of anthony read
and the witness regarded that test wrong The state
mentA Of wormy relative reactions peculiar TO anti
nony, IN his work mlcrochemstry, were read, and
est ~ the pTrsrnce of anmohy infable or sufcient
unless the metal itself was obtained. In the opinion Of
words his test must he tested Mr. McCulOch was eN.
amned at great length on the purity ana impurliy OF
else than anthony would have given the results obtained
by analysis of AIKEN and TOney, OF whether these
gain aud again put the witness varios forms and
phases ~ bis was that he regarded
defective he stated yesterday. II the witness had
pursued the tests aud experiments Prof Aiken
and got the results he would have suspected the
presence antmOny and gone To test for the metal
lie did not regard test sufficient two, three
nor four, unless The metal obtained. n al the
material operated with by Aiken purr the rrsulte
might indicate probability Of the presence Of antimouy
hut this must be- verified A number ~ Hypothetical
questions put ana to all Of which witness gave h,
poth-tea answers. Chemistry, he said, was an experi
mental science and he would not like O. give opinion
on what he had not tried himself
Dr. Pred II. Grnth was sworn and trstined witness
resides tn Phadel phia, and N analytical chemist ;
made his analysts Ia 1870, and has been connected
WITH analytic chemistry ever since studied IN Befmani
nrst with Leopold Gmelia then with IebE aud BiInhru
Il.big IL the famed chemist connected with organic
chemistry witness heard the whole Of Prof Aikent
testimony before the JURY and bad read his report OF hrs
do establish presence Of antmopy In the stomach
VI Con. keiehnm or In tho sediment OF the tumber Ia
nstapeet 10 necessary, under all circumstance ~ uss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-01

the best methods which not Liable 20 error and IN an
cases OF metallic poison 20 produce the metal ana 10
produce 10 IN such quantity that, by subsequent hNes
CATION OF that metal no doubt at Gil can DC eit ar W io
nature. ,,-- ~, ~.
Mr steele read from report OF the evidence OF Prof.
Aiken his In regard to the three tests made III
his analyss and asked witness his opinion OF these ne
answered that these tests by no means sucleht 10
establish the presence OF anthony; u s aosoutey
under all circumstances 10 nave Jno mcbl'
and then make tests TO verify the metal there are
dozen different methods OF doing this II the qhahy OF
obtained Is sufficiently large to use all te tss, al
should be used; II the quantity ~ not VERY IA %
should be sufficient 70 make all tho characterlso SIs
after the metal has been produced. lie reRfueu FIol.
Aiken's mode OF ascertaning the quantity OF animOy
he reported obtained equally insufficient ana urehOIc
Witness stated that last winter ne nau h,ino. %
students I'm his laboratory teach analytical chemistry
he gave them samples 70 find out what they were CON-
posed Of, and they invariably reported anumOny; tmS
was the hydro hlorie acid used In their experlnhs
heard the evidence OF Prof TOney the process OF ms
analysis and tess while being examined on TINS SUI
iect. Dr. Genth produced small porcelain
fake containing small dark spots, Whch he Wstt-
fed he had obtained by adding solution OF loVtp
number had been produced his experiment ceased TO
give spots each OF those spots cOntanedtWlce II not -FOUR
times much antimOny the spota SHOWN oy loney
one of the spots exhibited by witness II l6Oth part VI
grain OF tartar emetc and therefore one OF Iohey Uts
contained from I2O0Oth part 12i0Oth part OF gram
the aIalys tests by TOney do not estaDsn
at all except that he had trace OF metal IL dlu oC
prove what that metal was, and II was not oOIaheu III
sufficient quantity for any purpose Whatever WITNESS
had Of the experiments trled as ueCiIeu ~
Prof McCulOch Yesterday, and assisted IN some OF tc
and the results such az described Dy mcCuLoCn
DR. Genth was examined nearly two hours as chenca
expert, and his entire testimony went 10 PrUNc uo
ciency OF the analysis and tests by both Profs Aiken
and Topey The cross IamnatiOn was commenced WIN
and continued for half an hour When2 Ocock aTINtu'
and the Court adjourned until Monday at ~ A. NJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-01

VIOLENT DEATH or GEN. MELGhREJO, FOEuLR
DICTATOR AND EX-PRESIDENT OF BOLIVIA,
The mails from Peru bring intelligence OF
the murder Of Gen Megaejo, the former Dictator and
exPresdent of Bolivia. II appears that FOR some dine
previous to the occurrence there had been u bite
tagonism between Megarejo, then an exile at IdVa
Peru. and his soninaw. Gen. jose Ameo Sanchez, like
wise an exile. Melarejo had made euch violent threats
against Sanchez their friends feared that in Of
personal encounter between the two fatal cOnsc
quenees would result. ON the evening Of tho 2Jd 81
November last lgareio who was somewhat intoxicated.
purchased revolver at Of The arInOrcrs shops III the
Gale dc PlaterOs, loaded IL carefully In the
presence Of the seller, and proceeded to the
house Of Sanchez. The alarm, however, hnd
been given and the found the doors all secured
aey-way at the side Of the house force entrance
from the rear, but TO no purpose Al TN, junctre the
and sanchez who haG been confined 70 sick bed for
Is ctning, and ran TO Inc 'front.' door iusf m TIM,
TO meet MCgucO face 10 lace, the atttr Absolutely n-
side himself VIA n gTy ss9Ssel % %sga 20
wound, striking the Nctun iul III tue roe
ever SANCHEZ 10 make assurance doubly SURF,
fred again. tins time the bullet entering The meek and
scyeIing the windpipe N"gaI'o Ieil hr"NIIf 10 lh'
round The hystanders and two or three policemen,
who had remained passive spectators 81 ne scent 'aI
Ticd him with al possible haste 10 a heghDoihs mug
glst Physicians were immediately IN attehdaitt ana
priest who had been summoned "'ts a',ll'Ut 'eI' gu"
ast rites Of The church 10 The dying man He sNp,rr
t1O hours afttT the iuHCuoh OF lhc N"uhu' olhCl'@
gave himself mp the police. aud Is now committed 10.
trial. The Government accorded the military hohnf'
which are customary al the funerals Of Generals Of DN
sion The origin Of the dispute "a peculiar M"l&rcl"Nas
enamored with. the sister Of Sanchez ana ior several
wears she had his mistress her great inf lcnce over
the General was soon apparent; M6gHTtlO gave ms
daughter marriage 10 eanchez aud another sister ot
me murderer was married 10 the son of the victim A.
ioup as Melgareio victorious and prosperous tho
snnchrz family were true steel but when his fortune
failed they turned against him a. ms enemies the "
man Sanchez decamped with large quantity ~ Vaha-
hre belonging the General and ne being reduced 10
poVerty had been eudeaNOIiug Ia recover tloln TIN
led TO law suit and 10 the fatal ending Of tao story
Great indignation felt at Lima against Sanchez, l
me lawyers asserted that verdict Oi Iu-taD.e huui
eide would be RI udeTed.