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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03
VIRGINIA NEWS

The barn of Mr.. Charming Robinson,
near Bowling Green, in Henrico county,
but within the jurisdiction OF Richmond,
was destroyed by fire with all its con-
tents, on Friday. The loss is estimated at over
81 900. Two negroes, being suspected of the
arson, were arrested and sent on t" the Hus-
tingS Court One OF them made confession,
duplicating the other i'll the transaction.
Considerable apprehension has been caused
among the residents GU Church Hill, in Rich
lnond, by the discovery Of crack in the sur
tacc of Twenty eighth street, between Broad aud
Marshall, which, was supposed to have been
caused by blasting in the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad tunnel The cause of the alarm, how
ever, has been dlssipatcd.
There was Il severe hail Storm on Thursday
last in Bedford equity, along the StauntCn river,
doing great damage to the tobacco aud corn.
The handsome brick residence Of John }.
Hopkins, near Liberty, Bedford county, Was
destroyed by fire on Friday evening.
There Was slight frost at the Sweet Springs
ou Saturday
There was tournament and dance near Gen,
trevlle, Fairfax county, on Friday last.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

Vermont will vote to-day for State officers.
The Democratic candidate for Governor is a
Greeley Republican, man of ability and person,
ally popular. In 1868 the majority for Presi
dent Grant in Vermont was 32,l22 At the
last State election (lS70) the Republican ma
iority was 2l, 800 on light vote.
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ALEXANDRIA,. VA.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1872.

A dispatch from New York says that. MIR.
Charles O. Conor, while endorsing the project
of nominating regular straight-out Democratic
ticket for President and Vice-Presidcnt, de-
clines to be the nominee, and has already writ
ten letters to that effect to the leaders of the
Louisville Convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

STEAM FOR CANALS 1t is said the 800. 900
prize offered by the State of New York for Il
successful steam canal boat, is likely to prove
the bane for mechanics. The last effort which,
like thouand others. is though likely to prove
successful is an invention Of Mr.. Charles Hcnlie
Of New York Its pcculiarities arcin the model
of the boat and the surroundings ofthe prope-
Ter wheel. The stern OF the boat is given fine
tapering model, which will readily admit the
live water to the propeller The wheel is an
ordinary screw, four and a half feet in diameter
but it is surrounded by movable sheetiron
cylinder by Which the boat is stored. The
wheel, working in this cylinder, will shoot the
water aft in solid column, instead of scatter
ing it in all directions, as an unprotected screw
wheel will do When going straight forward
the cylinder is on line with the keel; but when
u change of directio is desired the cylinder is
placed at an angle with the keel, which shoots
the water to one side, and thereby forces around
the stern Mr.. Hemje has two boates built
after this model navigating the inland waters
Of Great Britain at present. They are reported
to be perfectly successful. They steer rapidly,
and make nine miles an hour in shoa water.
This boat is fuil-ength lakcr and will carry
besides the machinery about 2lO tons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

The inspections of -four in Georgetown for
the month of August were 4,93S bbls family
-four, I'LL extra and few lots of lower grade,
the total being 1905 bbls.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

j. D. Parsons has been appointed postmas
ter at Chincoteague, Accomac county, Va
vice John w. Colbarn, resigned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

AMCo, III w dsiilllStoIl.
jackson, Philip
jackson, Phebe, cold
Johnson, Dennis
j ,hnston, Clinton
kirbie, Aurelias
Lee, Mrs Annie
Lacey, Miss Agnes
Lee, Bette, cold
Linn, Miss Lucy
Lee, NJ SIS Nanc.y
Lee, Moses
Lewis, Sarah
Martyne, James
Patterson, Miss Mamie
Parker, Miss Mah,la
Parker, john w
Rowe, Anthony, cold
Rice. Mrs Laura
Reilly, Mrs Mile
Ryan, Timothy
Smart, ca t
Smith, Mrs WIN A
Shelton, Mrs Loulcy E
SOFT. Louis
Steadmon. John
Srnoot, 5 NJ, cold
IT. idcll, John w
Il, Ter, Miss Lizzie
White, Mrs Sarah G
Williams, Miss Mary 5
n. z. TRIST. =. VI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

Robert Bentley, ST., one of the oldest and
most respected citizens of Leesburg died in
that place yesterday at the residence of his SON
in-law DIR. A. r. Mott.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

1t is becoming more and more apparent that
the .'sinews of war" to carry on the Louisville
movement are furnished by the Radicals
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

The editor of theBaltimore Gazette has seer
O wonder-a street car that was full.
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COMMUNICATED.


LIFE THOUGHTS. We sleep, but the loom
Of life never stops; and the pattern which was
weaving when the sun went down will lie weav-
ing when it comes up Tomorrow.
Our best actions are often those of which We
ale unconscious; but this can never be unless
We are always yearnrg to do good.
If man is odious in society he might as well
be in prison. The worst prisons are not of
stone; they are of throbbing hearts, outraged
by an Infamous life.
Some men are like pyramids, which are very
broad where they touch the ground, but grow
narrower as they reach the sky.
| They are not rcformcrs who simply abhor
evil. Such men become in the end abhorrent
themselves.
One mans heart beating against yours may
be little to you; but when it is the echo Of a
thousand hearts, you cannot resist it. 4 single
snow. flake, who cares for 1t? But whole
day of SHOW fakes, obliteratlDg the laud mark,
drifting over the doors, gathering upon the
mountains to crash IN avalauches, who does
not care for that? Private opinion is weak, but
| public opinion Is almost Omulpotent.
! In this world, it is not what we take up, but
what We gire up that makes US rich
| The house ut God should be a joyous place
for the right use of all our faculties. had
rather see Il congregation laugh, when it is
sign of life iu them, than 10 see them asleep
under appropriately called, sound sermons.
The call 10 religion is not call to be better
than your fellows, but to be better than your
self Religion is relative TO the Individual.
Many protesting christians are like railroad
starion houses. and the wicked are whired in,
differently by them, aud 20 on their way for.
getting them; whereas they should DC like
| switches, taking sinners off Que track and put
| ting them on to another.
There ought to be such an atmosphere in every
christian church. that man going there and
sitting TWO hours should take the contagiou
OF leaveu and carry home a fire to kindle the
altar whence he came.
a man will confess sins in general; but those
sins which he would not have his neighbor
know for his right hand, which bow him down
with shame like wind-stricken bulrush, those
he passes over in his prayers Men are willing
to be thought sinful iu Disposition; but i'll
special acts they arc disposed TO prai>e them
selves. They therefore confess their depravity
aud defend their conduct. They are wrong i'll
general, but right in particular. L,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

The ScLnppe trial was continued yesterday
at Carlisle. The entire day Was consumed in
the examination Of DR.. Aiken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

O'Baldwin, the Irish prize fighter, has been
nut under bond of $4,000 not to fight 10 Phila.
delIhla county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

- ii'S Nhi'~S& 49,
sent to the dead lettel
Ager, Miss Ellen
Bools, Miss Annie G
Bolden, Alfred, cold
Billups, Edward
Bell, Mrs Celia
Beach, Miss Jennie E
Bell, Miss Martha j v
Berry, Miss Mary K
Codargery, Edward
Clark, Miss Elizabeth
Courier, Elizabeth
Dutrow, } $
Evans, Mrs A AMELIA q
Eaton, Henry l.
Fisher, Mrs Sarah
Gordon, Penny, cold
Gilchrist, Miss Abbey
Gantin, Mrs Mary
Grimes, Miss Matte
Garrctt, Miss Lucy +
Greighby, John
Gaines, Miss Ida
Gray, Miss Eliza
Gardiner, Esna
Garv"y, Mrs
Hunter, William
Harris, MIlly
Haynev, Miss Lizzie
Hatfield. ) Il B L
Jones, William
sep BIT
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

WASHINGTON ITEMS. for
givin. Tie clty a full supply OF Potomac water
arc HOW coup ete and all portions of the city
arc fully supplied with water at Il good head.
\ grand Turner Fest is now in progress at
the Schuctzen park. The Social Democratic
Baltimore Turn Ecrein the Baltimore Eor-
wacrts and the Martinsburg (Na.l Turner's,
with delegates from the Turner's OF Richmond
and other cities are present.
Among the recent patents issued Is one for
au apple grinding machine, which is destined
to take the place of the mauy oid fashioned
cider presses now in use.
On Saturday the clerks in the Postofhce De-
partmeut were paid off minus Two per cent. OF
their annual salary. which sum was ASSESSED
for poitica purposes.
The late Lwis johnson bcqucaths 81 900 to
each of St. Niuccut's, St. Jnseph's and st.
AIMS A>yiulns, $500 To the Washington City
Orphan Asylum, 81 900 to the proposed new
St. Parri * Church. 81 600 to the Sisters OF
the Visitation. and $500 to Father Walter.
The coroner report for the month OF Au
gust last shows HomciAes, +; drowned )
poisoned, g; cholera intantum, lntlamma-
ton of the bowels Suustroke, =; heart
disease, !; congestion of the brain | suicide
|; hrmorrhagc and ncvous shock. total IS.
Thomas Nlaukin, negro rough, was shot
early Sunday morning by officer Aldrldge, Ut
the police force, who had been knocked down
by him while attempting his arrest. The
wounds are not dangerous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

The Frankfort Germany Exchange has cx.
cluded from its transactions all new issues oil
Georgia bonds until the holders Of the State
aid bonds are satisfied of their soundncss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

The Catholics in Dublin contemplate holding
great public meeting to PROTEST against the
occupation of Rome by the allan Govern
mcut and the suppression Of religious Orders
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

A VALUABLE DISCOVERY The Abingdon
Virginiau says Maj. S. w. Canadian Of tins
place has discovered process by which all kinds
of steel can be welded without the use
of borax and the weld is much better than
that made with the use of borax, and the me
tai when welded is as strong as the solid bar.
By the Majors process the trouble attending
the welding of steel upon the old plan isentre
" overcome A blacksmith Of years Of ex
pericnce informs US that he has never usel
ANYTHING equal to, or to compare with It.
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LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Alexandria, Va, Postotflcc.
August 81, 1872.
Persons calling for letters will say they are ad-
vertised and give the date Of the list.
If not called for within thirty days they will be
10 h, l.,1 HAITIAN ,,tErn in Was OF
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

The Germans in New York yesterday cele:
bratcd the anniversary of the battle Of Sedan.
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lCOMMCNlCATED.

COMMUNICATED.
THE NARRuw-GUAGE COMBINED WITH THE
BROAD GUAGE RAlLRoAD.-For some years
past the papers have been filed with discus
sions as to the superiority Of the narrow-guage
over the broad guage railroad. | have nowhere
seen the point discussed as to the contbtmnt'on
Of the two systems. 1t may be doubtful
question whether nc,r liucs should be built on
the narrow guaee plan, but | DO not think
there can be a doubt that uarrow-guage track
used for local purposes with the r1ad-guagc
already constructed would be OF great benefit
bnth to the railroad corporation and TO the peo-
pie 10 the vicinity OF the line. The railroad
company would ouly be at the expense OF lay
ing single rail Oh the cross ties pow used ou
the broad guage road, and OF providing the re-
quistc narrow guage rolling stock. Elglucers
have demonstrated that the running EXPENSES
at Il narrow guage road are at most one hat
that of the broad -guage, and as the local travel
would be more than doubled By the lower Kate.
the railroad company would increase ihclr re-
ceipts even at onc-half the present Gaze.
If the O., a. 4 ". r. r would lay another
rail from Gordonsville to Acxaadria, and from
Harrisonburg to Aexandrla, and the W. Il ..
r. R. do the same from Hamilton and both
companies run accommodation trains at half
the present fare upon the narrow guage tracks
thus made, they would more than double their
present receipts; would benefit the eommunl
ties through which they pass, and greatly in
crease the trade OF Alexandria. Moreover, on
the Manassas and Hamilton lines they could
decrease their general expenditures by running
trains on the narrow -guage tracks nfone when
the amount of travel aud freight did not call
for the larger capacity Of the broad-guagc
track
The benefit of this system TO Alexandria
merchants is evident The cheap rate Of travel
would draw u large number of country people
to Alexandria to make their purchases, and
the low rate of freight would induce farmers
along the line to turn their attention to mar
kct gardening. and to raising products on their
tarus which do not pay for shipment at the
present. rate.
| have barely touched upon this subject and
have by no means enumerated all the advan-
tages of the proposed combination. Will some
Of the railroad men examine it carefully, and
if found practicable, carry the plan iuto opera
ton. IS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

THE GAUNTLET TAKEN Up-Col. Browne,
who has turned cavalier and speaker for Grant,
and thrown down the gauntlet with sort Of
whoever doth these boots displace,
Must meet Bombastes face to face"
has met foeuan worthy his mettle in Old
Stafford Sim Sullivan, of Stafford, had no
idea of letting the Colonel wear honnrs without
winning them. and accordingly issued the fol-
lowing on Friday
When Greek Meets GrecE; then Comes the
Tug Of Warr'-Simeon Sullivan to meet Col.
Browne at White Oak Saturday, August 3lst
Seeing in the Ledger challenge from COL
Browne, of Sta afford, to meet any champion of
Greeley and Brown, accept the challenge,
and will meet him at White Oak to-day, Au-
gust 3lst | intend to make the "galled jade
vince, for my withcrs are unwrung,
SIMEON SULLIVAN.
We have not heard weather COL Browne had
the temerity to meet Sim, but if he did, Sim
had the last wore. fredericksburg Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03

SHILOH BAPTIST AssocIATIoN-This rcli-
gious body met at Sperryville, Rappahannock
county, on Wednesday 10 grove " here accom-
modations had been made to seat about 800,
which number of persons were believed to be
present Rev. j. B. Lewis Of Madison G..
H., preached the Introductory sermon, in the
course Of which he reviewed the Baptist church
from Il II to 1871, and showed the rapid ad van.
ces made-in the evaugelizing Of the people of
Virginia, by the Baptists, and urged the return
OF his denomination to their primitive faith and
deprecated the departure OF his church from the
old land marks. Prayer was offered by Rev.
W. +. Broaddus, after which the Association
tor.
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Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
SHENANDOAH CITY, NORTH STAR BEAVER
COUNTY, August -. Thinking that you
might like to- hear from this section of the
country, and also from one who receives your
paper occasionally, and can assure you reads it
with more pleasure than any other paper Of the
day, it being published in the town where
| spent my boyhood days-"God bless them =
the happicst days I've ever spent, | have con-
Guided to drop you few lines as regards mn-
lug and miners life III Utah, or in other words
the land OF the Latter day Saints, as the Nor
mons claim this country to be- I've been mln-
ing III Utah for the last two years, and am at
present in the southern part Of the territory,
very near the Arizoua line. Our district Is
known as the Star mining district, and our
little town as Shenandoah City, named after
the valley of my native State (Virgnia) The
population Of our camp is about 100, five Of
which only are women aud you may well
imagine how completely demoralized miner
becomes, being SO long denied that greatest Of
all influences over the morals Of man-Ladies
Society. We work all day picking, blasting,
shovclling, hauling, aud crushing ores, and
when night begins to spread her dark mantle
around, we eau be seen 10 little squads, gal her
ing around our camphres or cabins, cri.cklug
jokes, aud reading such reading matter as We
may be lucky enough to yet hold Of News
papers are passed from hand to hand to be
read until they are completely worn out. Sun
day is kiud of holiday with the most OF the
boys, but such thing as church is not even
spoken Of We have society known as the
Miners League which meets on Sunday, aud
discusses the different transactions of the past
week, and sees that every man has his just
dues Our camp is what is known as silver
mining district, as only silver lodcs are discover
ed, there being no gold iu this section OF the
country. The rock from the different mlnes,
assays from $40 up to as high as Sc and 81
thousand dollars per ton But | am sorry to
state that none of my rock runs as high as the
latter figures The leads, or lodes, are DIS
covered cropping out of the ground. III the shape
of quartz, which upon being sunk, improve
i'll value as they go down.
Our camp is new, as yet, and our deepest
shafts are only from one to two hundred feet
deep, but in most every instance give promise
of tiue bodies of ore. Our winters here are
fine, but the summers are very dry, and hot,
so much 50 that there Is scarcely any vegetation
and We have to live on bacon and -four straight.
These articles at times are very high, but at
present prices are moderate Flour $l2 per
hundred, and bacon 81 cents per pound. Fruit
would sell for most any price here. Green APP
pies, which we get occasionally sell, readily for
% cents each | Often long to be back in Alexan
dra, and LOOK forward to the day when shall
return, with brighter anticlpationS, than any
other urriod of my life Is.
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able to the order Of the proprtetors OF THE ss~s'
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NOTICE OF wants, 10 Rent, Lost ana founa'
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Merchants Mutual Insurance Company from
the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the question
was upon the authority of the constitution Oh
the State to render scontract void because IL
was bssed upon Confederate money as Its con
sheraton. The court below found tina pele
mos had q prior claim to a certain FUND, 'ons
that as The. consideration which. established
his claim was Confederate money, 1t faliea'
and the insurance company, whose claim was
subsequent, but based on q valid consiaera-
ton, was entitled to the fund. Tbs court
says, In substance, that If the Judgment oe!ow
had decided that the contract underlying Dei
mois's claim was void from publlc.policy e1-
iatIng at the time, there would have been no
onestlon for a1oRiew here. but as the )udg-
meut is based upon q provision of the constl-
tuition of the State, framed after the contract
was made, whlca declares all contracts snal
be adjndged void which are founded on =
consideration OF Confederate money, it VIII
nave to be reversed, as having sustained q
law r%epuguant to that, clause of the Federal
constitution prohibiting the States from max
ing any law which shall impair the obligations
of contracts. Mr.. Justice Miller delivered the
oplnion.. -. =.
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Hallway Measures.

The City Council make as much real bead
way as the ~sehool-boy, in winter, vic takkes
one step forward and slips two stgebaek7
ward. Instead OF abolishing the office o.
City Attorney, or Of electing o capable and
trustworthy attorney, they pass over the
election, and devolve.the duties of the Office
upon the City Recorder until further action
by Council. This %endeaVoring to run with
the hare and hold with the hounds is q game
which. can't ba played for more than one
term. II the City Council deemed the office
Of City Attorney superluous, they should
have abolished the office; II they believed
az their constituents believe, that MIR. Cor
hin is the worst man in South. Carolina for
any.such.piace, they should have turned him
ont, and put in somebody else But the
Council do neither. They do not abolish
the office, nor do they throw Mr.. Coroin
overheard. The work OF the office goes to
Recorder Pringle, and, as q salve to his van
ity, Mr.. Corbin is appointed counsel to pros
ecute the suit against the railroads which
claim exemption from taxation. This ID
what is called municipal:r reform, isn't 1t?
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Pap.

The City Council have ordered that two
lawyers, OF whom MIR. Corbln Is one, shall
be employed to prosecute to a final issue the
suits against the South Carolina Railroad
and other railroads, which, under their char
tiers, are exempt from taxation. 1t is esti-
mated that the cost will not exceed two
thousand dollars. The city will be lucky il
lido nothaye to pay ten times two thousand.
These tax cases will be prosecuted, to the
end, by the State, and the decision In tie
case. OF the State will determine whether the
companies are liable to s~tatetaxatlon, which
involves their liability to municipal taxation.
The money spent by the City Council in
lawyers fees, will be as beneficial to the
public as II it were thrown into the Atlantic
ocean.
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Thanksgiving

This is Thanksgiving day, and the people
will return thanks as -heartily as they do on
any other day OF the week. Ito labor is to
pray, and in- this sense, at least, most OF tie
business men Of Charleston will worship de-
voutlyy from the rising Of the sun to the set
ting OF the same. The banks are. closed.
This is required OF them, and they can't
help 1t, but 1t must be sometimes distressing
to read In the public prints that paper fall
ing due on a certain day ''must be antici-
"pated." One public Thanksgiving day
ought to be enough, In all conscience. Two
such days, In as many weeks, ia too much
Of. a good thing. Why can't Charleston do
her public thanksgiving on the da7 appoint
ed by the President Of the United Statesf
HLA-