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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-05

THE "WAR DIARY" of the late Col. Geo.
w. Brent, of this city, is shortly to be pub
lished by subscription, and will be an interest,
ing work and a faithful record of the events
and incidents in which he took so conspicuous
part, besides being valuable contribution to
the history of the late war. Col. BIS reputa-
ton and acknowledged ability will give to the
work far more than local interest and make
it sought after by not only those with whom he
served during his various campaigns and those
with whom he was personally acquainted, but
by all who desire a truthful account of the
events which it will narrate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-05

We make our acknowledgment to the editor
of the Shenandoah Valley for his kind invita-
ton to Introduce US to more Greeley men
than we ever saw together in the State, on the
Goth, to which day the ratification meeting at
New Market was postponed, on account of the
circus but as we don't see anybody down here
but Greeley men, the sight would not be half
as much novelty as the circus, and not having
forgotten our boyhood's delight, We would pre-
fer to see the latter, and believe we could be
introduced, on that occasion, to just as many
men, to say nothing of the gentler sex, which
would be far more agreeable However bust
ness will prevent our being present at the circus
ar meeting
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-05

but for Gods sake do not push, or pull, or
force it," After several ballots Adams was
nominated for the Vice Presidency, Edgerton,
of Indiana, having been withdrawn. After the
appointment of the committee to notify the
nominee, and also the selection OF the Nation
al Democratic Executive Committee, the reso-
luton of Mr.. Bayard, that in the event OF the
death or resigning of either OF the nominees
of the Convention, the National Executive
Committee be entitled to fill the vacancy, was
the signal for another stormy scene. Delegates
objected to it upon the ground that 1t would
convey the impression that the nominees were
likely to resign. There was just cause Tor such
apprehcnsion, and the absolute necessity for
providing for the contingency OF the resignation
ofeither of the nominees was determined by
the following telegram, read by the chair:
New YORK, Sept. /, 1872
To the President Of the Convention:
1t is impossible for me to accept. | am Will
ing to aid you in everything but that.
CHARLES OCoNoR.
This created applause among the "lcok-
on m Cnlsc ana luOlDl Iuit wv S''i
lcries be cleared was received with Kisses.
The Chair was evidently indignant, but high
spirited wi hat matters it if our men 10 de-
cline or resign? There are other men IN the
country whom we can rely upon to be our
standard bearer" Here followed intermnabe
confusion amendments, resolutions, substitutes,
motions to adjourn sine die, and to fixed
hour. Finally the Convention adjourned, be-
holding their efforts come to nought, and
working out for themselves great failure
This is the deserved fate Of political move
ment which was consummated in Il great political
farce, which could never have accomplished
any good, and could only work injury to the
Democratic party and the country. 1t is not
likely now that they can secure standard bear
ers who will bring any strength to their move
ment, and unless they fall through they must
crown with their laurcls those whose present
political insignfcance would accept any posi-
ton as an elevation.
P. S.-The Convention today adjourned
without making any nomination in place OF
Mr.. O. Conor, Mr.. Adams positively declining
to accept position on the ticket without Mr..
O'Conor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-05

ALMOST AN AccIDENT-On Saturday last,
MIR. William Hardness, of Warrington, D. g.,
received several bruises from fall, which might
have resulted very seriously. He was riding on
the top of the stage coach, aud engaged 10 con-
vcrsation, when, passing under a tree in front Of
Mr.. Rupp's residence, in New Mar ket, he came
ia contact with limb, and was thrown to the
ground but not seriously injured. - Shrnnm-
dmth Wiley
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19
MADAME THEIRS.
SHE REPUDIATEs FALSE HAIR

Madame Theirs being the self.constitu-
ted arbitress Of fashion for republican
Paris, she sets her face determinedly
against false hair, and insists that the fair
Of Paris, shall wear the looks which ma
ture has given them, and not be indebted
to dirty peasant girls and decayed corpses
for their adornment. The woman who
presents herself AT her receptions with an
elaborate couture of puffs, frsseltes and
curls, is sure to be coldly received. A
crusade against false hair s Madame's one
idea, says indignant Paris. She hopes to
create revolution in this fashion in Paris,
and SO throughout the world, and appear
in history hereafter as the women who
did away with false hair. The old regime
have set themselves in opposition to this
within of tho presidents wife, they will
not wear their coitfures as she wishes, but,
on the contrary, build them up to SUIT
themselves, and deAantly go against all
the Presidentess reforms In dress, shrug-
ging their shoulders and smiling with in
ehable disdain when she is spoken of. So
INC war of the hair ragos. Tho French
mar dressers throw up their eyes and ex-
ciaim "non Dieu' In the most pathetic
tones, when they SEQ one of these republi.
can heads, and tell of the Empire when
they passed sleepless nights inventing
coifiures for Eugenies balls.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19
THE LATEST NEWS,

Davis county, Iowa, has over 60 miles
of railroad, while AZ months ago it had
only three-fourths of one mile.
The first democratic meeting ever
held in Utah was held in that city on the
9th inst Both political parties are now
organized in that territory.
DIR. Joseph Dwengor, who was con-
secrated bishop Of Fort Wayne at Cincin-
natl on Sunday, is 50 years old and is the
youngest man wearing the mitrc in this
country.
The International Typographical
union meets on the third Of June in the
hall Of the house of delegates at Richmond,
Va. The Exchange hotel has been selected
as the headquarters of the delegates, and
arrangements are being made for the
proper reception of the members of the
union.
Monday was observed in Canada as a
thanksgiving day for the recovery of the
prince of Wales. Services were held in
the churches in all the cities, towns, and
villages by large congregations, who man
ifested great enthusiasm. The national
anthem was sung in all the churches.
"A shoemaker named Nichols, who re-
sided with his family on Maiden Hill, 9
suburb of London, on Tuesday murdered
all his children, four in number, and then
committed suicide. 1t is not known wha,
prompted the man to commit this terrible
act, though it is believed he was insane.
--Advices from Mackinac to April 4th,
report the ice unusually thick and COW
cred with quite depth of snow. There
had been no warm weather to effect it in
the least. A letter from Green Bay state,
that the ice is broken up as far down as thu
light house. The bark Flying Mist, froz
Ell in last fall near Tail Point is loose anC
swinging at her anchors. The ice below
Menomoneo has become so soft that tho
stage company have abandoned il will
their stages rorth.
Early on Monday morning, the
steamer Leslie COombs struck on u rock a
Dog Creek, in the Kentucky river, abou
$50 miles above Frankfort, and stove
hole in her bottom, capsized, and sunk il
! 30 feet Of water. Her officers and crew
| were saved except Henry Lockhard, the
colore1 cook, who was drowned. The
boat was engaged in towing for the Red
River Iron company, and was owned by
Capt. Shepherd and h,s father, oil Ironton,
o. She was valued at $1,000; no insur-
ance; nearly total loss.
The marriage of Marquis Butte to the
daughter Of Lord Howard took place on
Tuesday morning, at the Roman Catholic
Oratory at Brompton. The ceremonies
were witnessed by great crowd. Baron
ess Burdette, the Countess and Duchess of
Argyle, Baron Rothschld, the Duke of
Norfolk and many other noble personagcs
were presented to the newly married
couple. Among tho many presents sent
to the bride was set of cameo bracelets
from the Pope.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19

H@. The sea-serpent has turned up in
Tennessee, and is thus described by the
Bolivar Bulletin "Last Saturday.
Sunday and Monday a strange and un-
known animal fish or reptile, was seen
in Horseshoe pond. Its head was as
large us a water bucket, in shape similar
TO that of dog, and the monsters body
was fully eight feet long, and appeared in
body rs large as n man. 1t was sho. at
once by Mr.. Charlie May, an attache Of
TINS once who, in company with Capt.
George M, Larwill, had a pretty good
view OF its head and portion of its back.
1t moved rapidly, and ut regular inter-
walls rose TO the surface of the laLs and
dashed the water with great fury, making
a noise as though heavy rock had fal,on
into the lake from great height. Tn,
monster came into the lake from the rive,
late Saturday evening while n perfec
Hood OF water was pouring over the banks
What it Is we know not. but never, in al
our experience in tho woods or along tn
lakes and water-courses of the South an,
southwest have We ever heard anything
'r the least degree similar to it,"
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19

rights ideas among them. However this
may be, there IL one fact which cannot be
controvcrted. The woman who gives her.
self up TO the influence Of crime OF any
sort is colder, cruellcr in fs
commission. and more utterly
oblivious Of all moral consequences of her
wickednoss than man, and the more she
cings to her home, the natural sphere Of
her affections and her duties-the more she
cultivstes and practices the virtues Of tho
domestic woman, the less apt she is to
commit either out-breaking or venial Of
fences, and the more she approximates the
ideal which all men love to entertain of
her.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19
FEMALE MURDERERS.

1t is a noteworthy fact that the number of
women now on trial or under arrest, on
the charge of the murder of husbands.
childreR, or persons sustaining other rela-
tons in life to them, is SO large as to excite
unusual attention from the public. The
lately developed feminine disposition to
take human lie is not confined to any one
locality, but appears to be equally distrib-
uted throughout the country. In the east,
are Mrs. Wharton, Mrs. Sherman and Mrs
Hyde, in the west Mrs. Fair. In Canada,
q woman is under sentence of death for
murder, and 1t has just transpired that in
Leesburg, Virginia, IA respectable lady
Is strongly suspected of having poisoned
her husband, four children and an elderly
female relative. In most of these cases, the
criminals are not found in the vicious
walks oflife, fitted for their crimes by long
familiarity with vice. They are either
women surrounded with plenty and sup
posed TO be above even the common temp
tstions which beset humanity, or if not of
the refined and cultivated orders, are |
OF that larger class always spoken of as
respectable, and in which are generally
Wound the most sterling virtues which
grace the human character. The motives
which induced the women we have nomsd
W commit the fatal crimes of which ,hov
are either suspected or convic,sd ora
u''ers'hed rs their circumstances and
show popularity Of mud err when por-
petrated by woman seldom ATTACHING 60
the same crime when committed by a
man. In not single instance, unless we
except that of Mrs. Fair and ,hiss n very
doubtful one, has the victim or victims of
'he female murderer been deprived of life
from the effects of her blind or infuria,. d
passion. On the contrary, the fatal deed
mas been contemplated before hand for
the attainment of.a settled purpose and is
eonsummated in cool, calculating and ut.
terly dispassionate manner, as repulsive
as the deed itself Nor does the murder.
es', in the several relations Of life, appea,
70 be wanting in any Of the natural affec
lions, not even, prior 10 the act in that on
winch hor own cold cruelty sewers, There
may perhaps, DO no occult reason for tn
""u'oa' prevalence among women of tn
WIN " crimes It's the custom lately L
trace up every error 1.-THE sex to the noxi.
io" influence Of the spread Of women
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19

SECRETARY RoBEsoN Is an expert in
those "ways" Of official corruption which
are "dark, and in the "tricks which arc
'vain." Pending the commencement OF
the investigation, by a friendly commit.
tee, of tho charges against his honesty,
made by Dana Of the Now York Sun, ,
he had friends of his who manipulated the
associated press kilograms in his interest
and "fxcd" the New York press.
Even the paper of Honest Horace was in
duced to enter into the whitewashing bus
mess. But the effort of the secretary will
be of no avail. He is to-day condemned
by public opinion, and will hereafter be
pointed at as dishonest official who was
caught in the act.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19
ANOTHER BABY MONsTRos,ry

Tho Shelby co. News says Tbo,e
exists about three and u half miles nor,S
of Shelby, a curiosity almost as great ~, ss
the double child of Morrow county. /, ia
child about eight years old, the BODY ot
which has never grown, and its head ONLY
the first year after birth. The head, how.
ever, Is very large, weighing much more
than its body-perhapst wenty pound,
alone. 1t cannot walk or speak, but give,
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19
DeSoto county, Mississippi.

The CINCINNATI 'ENQUIRER says
I'VE sincerely believe that If either
Charles Francis Adams of Massachusetts,,
Lyman Trumbull Of Illinois, or Salmon
p. Chase is nominated for president by
'the Cincinnati convention, this city would
reject Grant by at least ten thousand
Votes. He would not carry a ward"
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19

REV. STUART ROBINSON, Of Louisville,
has commenced suit against the Mis-.
souri, Democrat for publishing the re.
port in regard to the alleged connection
Of Mr.. Robinson with the sending north
of infected clothing during tho war.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19

THE counter charges Of corruption
against Schurz and Trumbull, made by
the administration party, shows the straits
to which radicalism is drifting. The
charges against Trumbull were satisfacto
rily answered at the time they were made
and instead Of Schurz being four
TO be defaulter to the government, ii
proved that the latter is indebted
Schurx in q considerable amount. TIL
presidents party will have to try agail
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19

asked. az hsint got no homc,' he an
swcred. "Got no homer" she repeated,
the tears standing in her eyes. "No,
marm," said he, equally affected; 1T.
bonrd." The sweet, sad face of the lady
suddenly disappeared beneath the gossa-
mer Aim Of her vail.-Danbury News.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19

GRANT MAY FEEL perfectly easy as to
the colored troops They stick nobly, and,
in their resolutions ut their late conven-
lion at New Orleans, plastercd him with
fia.tery several coats deep.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19

THE NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR Of Mil
warkee, claimed by the republicans as
one of that party, signalized his sympa-
thy with the liberal movement by max
ing his appointments from the best men of
both parties.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19

ETPersons who are accustomed to use
tea leaves for sweeping carpets, and find
that they leave stains, will do well to en-
ploy fresh cut grass for preventing dust,
and give the carpet very bright, fresh
look
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19
liza new lady Ina towu y.s .,,,

tH"A new lady in town was attracted,
Sunday evening, BY little boy on the
street. lie was bright little fellow. but
was shabby dressed, and had an appesr.
snce Of being better acquainted with the
shades than the lights of this world,
Where is your home, my little son ~ she
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19

"a. The Universal Exhibition which Is
70 take place in Vienna in 1873 is already
beginning to attract attention. II is to
be under the special patronage of his
Majesty, the Emperor of Austria, and is
intended to represent the present state Of
modern civilization, the entire sphere Of
national economy, and to develop art, in
dustrial enterprise and intellectual ad-
vancement. Tho exhibition will open on
the Is. of May, 1871, in buildings spc-
cially prepared for the occasion in the I'M
perial Park. which has SO long been an
attractive feature Of the Austrian capital.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19

A BILL has passed both branches of the
Mississippi legislature providing for the
survey of the boundary line between that
commonwealth and Tennessee, and partic-
ularly that portion of the line in dispute
between Shelby county, Tennessee, and
DeSoto county, Mississippi.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19

nsH- A narrow-gauge railway conven.
ton is to DO held at st. Louis, on the 10Th
of June next, an incident of which will
be an excursion to Denver City, to see
the successful working of the Denver and
Rio Grande railroad.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19
BATCHELOR'S HAIR DYE.

TINS superb hair dye 10 the hest In the world
perfectly harmless, reliable and instantaneous.
No disappointment. The genuine W. A. Batche'
ior's Hair bye produces Immediately natural
black or brown. Does not stain ths skin but
leaves the hair clean, soft and beautiful. The
only SAFE and perfect hair dye. Sold by oil drug
g's's, Factory, 10 Bond st., NY.
3le-eod.7w-ly
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-19

BDr A Boston girl being asked If she
had not once been engaged to "a party
BY the name of > Jackson, who was at the
time n Harvard student, languidly re.
Piled al remember the circumstance
perfectly, but am not certain about the
name"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-30
EETha wonderful raDiditv with

ErThe wonderful rapidity with
which Chicago recovered from the
effects of her great fire give assur-
long, retrieve her losses in the re-
cent calamity. Not only has the
population of the Lake City in
creased during the last year, but
her general prosperity has advanc-
cd, even when due allowance is
made for the natural increase of
wealth that would have taken place
had no great disaster occurred. 1t
appears from the statistics of the
twelve months since the fire, com
pared with those of the year 1870,
that the receipts of grain have been
% per cent. greater F.; that the whole
sale trade has advanced from S402,-
OOO, 900 to $3.50, 100000, while the
value of the manufactured products
has increased more than one third
The rebuilding of the New Chicago
displays similar evidence of the in
domitable spirit of her people
Nearly eight miles of perm anent
magnificent buildings have been
erected at cost of more than SfO,-
O0O, 600, betrayed mainly by enter
prising citizens who never lost con
fidence in the advancement of their
city. Not u printing Office was left
by the fire in all Chicago except a
few job Offices, and ali the leading
newspaper establishments were de
stroyed. Now, the city is amply
supplied with presses; all the prin-
clpal journals have revived, and the
leading one, The Tribune. has a
larger circulation, greater receipts,
and "a finer building than before the
fatal Sth of October. In view of
these facts, no one need doubt that
Resnrgam would form an appropri-
at" motion for devastated Boston.
N. Y. Tribune.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-30
important Discovery.

The Signal Office at Washington
as at present organized and admin
istered, owes it's origin and institu-
ton to the fertile brain of Mathew
F. Maury, of Virginia. That it is
doing good work, in addition to its
daily unerring representations of
the weather, the following Wash
ington dispatch, of last Friday, will
sufficiently attest:
The researches of the signal Office
have just been rewarded by beau
tiful and highly important meterrO-
logical discovery. On the coast of
nglaud from time immemOrial the
phenomenon Of the great November
atmospheric wave has been the
speculation of scientists and sea-
men, but Sir John Herschel and
others have supposed it was pecu-
liar and confined to England and
Western Europe, while it reaches
from the South Atlantic, over which
tons from October to January, con-
shutting an important element in
the phenomenal character of the
European winter. On the 10Th of
November a similar atmospheric
wave began to break over the
shores of Oregon and British Col
umbia, as shown by weather tele
grams. By the evening of the 18th
it had spread over nearly ali of the
Pacific States and Territories, Utah
and Nevada, and at midnight was
pouring through the passes of the
Rocky Mountains. On Thursday,
the 14th, it descended upon Colora-
do, Nebraska, Kansas, and the In
dian Territory.
On Friday morning it extended in
unbrOken magnitude and magnifi-
cence from Oregon and Washing
ton Territory eastward through the
great trough or depression of the
Rocky Mountain backbone i'll Idaho
and Montana, and stretched thence
to the lower Missouri and lower
Mississippi valleys and over the
western shores of the Mexican Gulf
This discovery will enable meteorO-
logists to anticipate by many days
the approach of winter. as it adj
vapces from the Pacific coast east
ward IN the great current of wester-
ly winds. 1t serves to clear up the
old mystery of American winter
storms, showing that they originate
in the Rocky Mountains, upon
whose cold and lOftiest SUBMITS in
Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and South
ern Wyoming the vapoI laden air
of this wave, coming from over the
warm Pacific, is now seen to be con-
densed in the overwhelming SHOWS
of the forty-tirst parallel. AS this
vast aerial wave is probably like the
English wave, continued In success
i've undnlatiOns for two or three
months. may assist in explaining
the comparatively high temperature
and light precipitation in winter
along Puget Sound and eastward.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-30
The National Jubilee.

The one hundredth anniversary
of American Independence is to be
celebrated at Philadelphia, Pa, July
4th, 1876, in a becoming manner.
One grand feature of the occasion
will be the general exhibition of the
products of American Industry.
The Centennial Commission has
issued an address to the people of
the United States, signed by Presi-
dent Joseph Il. Hawley, for sub
scriptions to the fund of ten millions
of dollars required to make the
Centennial such a success as the
patriotism and pride of every Amer
lean demand. The Commission
looks to the unfailing patriotism of
tile people of every section to see
that each contributes its share of
the benefits of an enterprise in
which all are interested. 1t would
further urge the formation in each
State and Territory of Centennial
organizations which shall in time
see that county associations are
formed, so that when the nations
are gathered together in 1876, each
can view with pride
the contributions she has. made to
the national glory "COnfidently
relying on the zeal and patriotism
ever displayed by our people in .ev-
cry national undertaking, we pledge
and prophecy that the centennial
celebration will wOrthiIy show how
greatness, wealth and intelligence
can be fostered by such institutions
as those which have for one hundred
years blessed the people of the
United States"