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Double Strong.

LeOR the winter seaaon, ! will brew all
l. DOUBLE STKON0 BEER. Drink
Beegers' unadulttrated DOuble Strong 6oer,
aud sou get the worth OF your money. This
Beer ID also put up in bottles, aud for sale At
81 50 per dozen.
| have also received q supply OF the justly
celebrated PANOAKE-regarded the best
Chewing TOhaccp. JOHN @. SEEGEkH.
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Dogs for Sale.

- A ONE year oldEnglish SETTER,
thoroughly trained. Two ak
Montn9 old Puppies, thorough -breds- per
1So Tor training Nino suokling Pups,
Hisck and Tans and Bull Pups to order. iAp.
ptyto O. Il. FRANKLIN.
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Butter.

TUBS Virginia Valley BUTTER,
# 8 tubs Mountain Butter.
3 tubs dne Goshen Butter.
All nico and fresh and for sale Low.
Got / LORIOK i LOHKANCk
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Just RAoeived.

ie1:-,i. lust Received. sA.t =
IN HALF CHESTS escorted TEA. Though
IV the price In market has advanced IS per
cont; we succeeded in getting our August bill
duplicated, which we offer at same price as
before. LORICK Il LOWRANCE.
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Sundries.

1nH BOXES assorted CRACKERS.
lOO 100 bokas assor;ea Canned Goods.
30 boxes Soap.
6O boxes Candy
30 boxes Candles
200 barrels Flour.
80 barrels Whiskey. coming in and in storo,
and to which wo invite the attention OF the
trado. LOkICK h IiOWRANCE.
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The Brooklyn Life. Insurance Company
Paid Cash and Assets Two ,Millous Dolan

The Brooklyn Life Insurance Company, u
~
Paid Up Cash Capital and Assets Two 4Mllons
". Prexden W.. COLE ys+cr..r,
President ufy.
OFFICE NEtYnY0RE.n
hCarolna and
arf' )
much this snbjec
will
T =
NroY Jaua,
edGsd atmentJo
feat 0busfnsS
~ ~, ILL., 3, ~. ~. . , January
render gslSe tho
West Aso direct the attention OF the pubic that
II E'i7 ' = " 49, Genera, Agents.
liberal 'fl'
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Wilmington. Columbia & Aug'ta 3. =
&@@ Z.
OFFICE OF aENL sUPEBINTENDl

OTRICR OF HENL SUPERINTENDENT,
WMatEaTon. n. O.. Dec. %, 1871, i, 1
A TFEETION OF the public Ia called to Che
North ufa Wilmington. n. O.. A train 3eaval
Wilmington, OoluEbia and AuRusta Railroad
Depot, on Gerveis street, at g, 30 p. n, daily,
tBund1y5 excepted Sleeping Oar attached.
By thts IT, train; passengers EN-, @ n:ys cnoiSs S OF
mond. A. iltl isii
Attention Of shippers Is also called to this
new route, which makes connection ut VIII
mtngton with Northern porte by railroad and
diatelJ at the ComPany's wharyes. thereby
preventing drayage: For information, inquire
OF Mr. T. W. Jonee, Agent. ORoe at the depot.
3 Dec 80 = JOHN o. WINDEK. Gen. snp't. =
Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta 3. &
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OFFICE. :,
uoLuMpIA, 3. O., January /, I8da.
IL a q 3 s,h instant, tie ioiloWitI.;
schedule will be run over this rosd: fifA0
''ss T;:is sts ~ rrste u. 4.
ss.sss ssaSs Seas%s:s Sss1sos.s. sS M sss T. T.
Leave Charlotte. liza d. TER. y,
Assi.s Ss 9. 4pRasss. $50 :: s. n n sSS 4: a. T. T.
No. Trsin daily. No. . Train daily, Sun.
days excepted. Both trains make close cons
neotion 20 all points North, South and Westj
Through tickets sold aud baggage checked
z. p. ALEXANDER, General sup. @
z. B. DoRaEy. Gen. FreiSht and Tiokst Agent
Change Of SOhedule. ~ NG.
WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA 4 AUoUsrA Il. II. CO..
81 Eus I1sIEfaxaea. AFTEK this date thp
~ " following schedule viii
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Change, Of Schedule.

Change Of Schedule. no
OFgIoEs NOkTR CAROLINA B. B. co., .la
CoipAxy REops, y. c., Jppe 8, lS9lI
g. ON and after SUNDAY,
Jane 4, 1871, TRAINS viii
be run over this Rosd in accordshce with the
following TINE TABLE.
Trsins Going k9at. Trains West.
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hfaautio Aoid Rhost5hafe.
!, KT8s z sXlE810 Z, RHoeREI.aFE,

IL
Bkhn1erIS dHTkDEsgIaa :Coot
al sa' made :an
BEARpEn. Agen c9ums,. 87' asao
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Sris0orTHEnN LITERARY WoxaN.--Tho
ssAtiapta Sun says: ':Of 181 Southern fe.
tls=s5s@ riters, who havs attained the dis
Rasr4inotapn Of authoress. Georgia furnishes
Aspuisiana %: South Carolina 25; Vir-
iginta24; Alabama 10; Kentucky ID; Ma.
hIyiand H.; North Carolina 8; Tennessee
s;8 Mississippi s: Texas s; Florida 4.
Mr.; Samuel Hunter, Of Maine, was
married the other day, at the age Of
ninety six. It is wonder the woman
%ha a1dns anp prefer = an Egyptian, ,;.,1 mummy: %
5thanlSamuei; but then it's funeral could
6beA bApught on at any moment without
exciting suspicion Of foul play. .,a
An affectionate wife. whose hueband
ia bnt too often inebriated. snys he is
Enke The money market, the more tight
&s.ShBBetF. the dearer he becomes. ,cl
SIhSlbook to which reference is most
Frequently made nowadays pocket
book. - 1l ...IHti .a,i
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Powder. Shot, &c.

A FULL AssoRTNENT Of Gun snd Blast.
a ing POWDER. Shot, Lead, pereussion
low, at Wholesale and retail, by
Dec 20 JOHN A0NRW + RON.
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Change Of echednle.

V0LUNHIAs ~ Os JUIle D, l61I.
He 10 ovosE 90 in, EH O. O. sssnes sSseoqio ne
and after Sunday, Oath instant; re, ma Il
NAH: AND PASSENGER Ts.:E. ,,o14
Leave Columbia 1t. 2 40 IA
Arrive d charleston at. ........ g 20p m
krr1ve et Columbia At. t................8. .8.40p m
MIGHT EXPRESS, FREIGHT AND Accommodates
TEAM, [snhdsys exeepted.1
Leave Oolnmbia at..... 49,. ..7.e0pm
Arrive At Charleston at ~. .OO "a
Leave Charleston at. 10 m
Arrive 1t Columbia At. .,...,,... 600 M
=, Camden Accommodation Train will con
tinue to run to Columbia ~ formerly
days. Wedn esdays and Saturdays: i
A. L. TYLER. Vice.President.i
B. B. PIcKINs, General Ticket Agent.
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ARRIVE. LEAvl
Charlotte 6.85A
9sliebury6.03a q N 6.28 4
-0Ensb'ol ol1.@Am1l.l8A
% 6hop12.40 p m LOS p
Hillsb'ro 24 pm ass p
Raleigh, sos p n iNl
0oldsboFo 5trt
Ch4rlotte7. liam
SsiiAb'ry 4.62 1 N 4.3T q,
:0i'nbbO t.26 q m lbs a.
Cd Shop1l.SZp p m 12.02 q,
Hillabrol0. OF p m 10. 90 o
Raleigh 6.68 p m 7.D .
Gei1sb'o 500 n.
June 8 W. q. &,
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American Club Fish

S:cS88 A DELICIOUS relish; bettor
and much cheaper than sardines. For sale
by b. HOPE.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-11

she remained silsas. One told me to
come back for t..e bread and cheese
another tRt 1 had forgotten my bum
die and bride; another bade me: wait
on black Molly and the new buggy
Fan bade, me hola upTmy3 coat tails.
o., I should get them draggled. ]
didn't heed any of these requests, !
went directly for home. ] reached
home feeling sheepish-no, sheepist
is.a weak word for it'll cant express
to you howl felt; ] had a!great: idea
of hanging myself; I thought | hac
better be dead than alive-that l hac
made an idiot of myself it was al
plain-Fan had betrayed us. I vowe:
vengeance upon her until daylight
then 1 Isneaked out to, the b ern ant
hid in the haystack. I staid there
until Charlie sStoddards brought my
fathers horse. q. A #se So
The old gentleman was frightened
wanted to know how he came BY
the horse. Heswas told to ask me
he did ask me, and I made d clear
breast of it; I didn't promise hin
not to repeat the offence, there wa
no need of it; but 7 am sure Of this
/ did not look. at a girl for sevei
years When the eighth year came
around I remembered my VOW agains
Fanny Stoddard,sE ell 4 to make {
Tong story short, z T married Fanny
Janet became pal on's+ wife, !.
And here let me tell you in conf
dence, reader, that I really thinl
little Fanny Stoddard had a very
deep motive when she betrayed Janet
and me, although she was but child
She liked me, even then, / believe
Well, at any rate. she declares every
time that the affair is mentioned, thai
have had my revenge upon her
Bless her faithful heart, it has indeed
been sweet one
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eddie for the Young People.


5s.adIe for the Young People.
part of every curse, a part Of
very prayer,
Gaze upon the heavens, you will sure
" find me there;
10 I find me in the forest, in the river,
=, the dell,
IL ..4e ealaces Of monarchs, in the lonely
prison cell,
Or in the midst of ocean you will find
me if you look,
You can see me jim the streamlet, tho
-nvnr in the brook;
or. zee me in the darkness, tho not
i, or light,
on can hear me in the evening, tho mol
in day or night;
m never found in wrong or sin-ye'
Fart of every crime
Eie berinning of Eternity, the emu OF
faating Time;
: m ever in the battlefield, among tne
tr,e and brave,
n present at your wedding, and help
to make your grave;
I'm ever found with peaceful men-ye'
never out of strife,
4 part of love and hatred, part OF death
and life;
part of lady's jewelry, a part of lady's
Now should YOU wish to find me out
90 seek me In your pocket.
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STOCK RATES.


The gy Advantageous lecture Of the Brooklyn in endorsing the Sur
upon its Policies DovS md Cnt for len consecutive
% has with unqualified from the most celebrated American
Actuarles also from the Press East North and South
The Ezu Wright who admitted be the greatest Insurance
Mathematician and Actua America ccngratuatng The Brooklyn
upon this and distinctive feature other things
particularly pleased your departure the right direction from ohe
ordinary method computing the Scida Faus Zone of the great
the popularity Of Life Insurance. has been the dsap
pontment and dissatisfaction Of retiring Policy holders at the an'
M the su7rd ad "A this would have been prevented
by a,diaa shdsmea he qne adronc Of the $o 10 &c pa'd
statement lit will be The Brooklyn maEes IN dollars and
cents that there be no mistake. D 5ifa'tS
Mead What Southern Papers Say of This Feature:
IAeSeatlic (zsgh NotA GoAal Ja On 1859 AThis great
Of surrender racs Improvement that gnaze the era
Life Insurance.
Sua Gohuabu Georgia. "Terc better Company in the land
all Of the Superior aJay daking risks M Tic Brooklyn Lyc
Life IS thus worth oay money Ills is he only Life Con-!
py in the country that has carried As Ec ss of endorsing
the cash surrender values dollars and cen into its business "Po
icy holders being dOu ased the system cannot fail to become
popular.
It will be seen that we assert nothing the above advertisement but
simple Of the superior adronGges Tile bo as 1t
appears from dinapstG pagtie&
The Hon NJ Bonn has been associated with the General
Agency of The Brooklyn for this State.
BONHAN, BACON s BUTLER,
General Agents and Managers
Office over the Citizens Savings Bank Columbia S. Co.
And at Edge6ed g. G. March zoE1
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WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, RE
w SPECTFULLY inform the plant
ing community that we continue to man.
ufacture COTTON GINS.
We were awarded q Gold Medal for the
best GIN, lopen to the world, at the Cot
ton States Fair at Augusta, last season ;
also, at the State Fair of South Carolina.
we feel warranted in saying that tri-
al of our GINS is all that is necessary to
guarantee satisfaction.
20 Gsy' Orders solicited early in the sea-
son to prevent delay.
By permission werefer to
Maj. A. JONES,
;sIio G. WARREN,
J. A. aBf AND,
L. HARTLEY.
ns. Old Gins REPAIRED on reason
NEBLETT- g. GOODRICH.
May1 # ID
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1 Man ana Woman Perform the
Trapeze Half a Mile High.

j. E., Warner, ol the great Paclhc
Combination, is the restless and enter
prizing manager of some 3S summers,
who modestly hides beyond a big dia,
'nond breastpin, and is not satisEed
with owning the biggest elephant and
the only horned rhinoceros on this
continent, with thirty cages of wild
beasts, a museum and splendid circus,
fexhibited under ten different pavil-
| ions, ,sbdt ls.dying 70 give the peop e
| moresot: the goodsthing for so cents.
Warner hass acalally persuaded a
young and beautiful Spanish girl,
named Leona Dare, who does marvel
GUS feats upon,the trapeze IN the:eir-
Gus, to make balloon ascensions. The
trial trip was made on. Thursday
morning, at point about nine miles
southeast of our city. The balloon
was inflated, and at a quarter to S
was cut loose, andS the fine formed
Eeona, inScircus Clothes, dangling
downward fromthe etrapezebar, hold
ing IN her teeth a grasp which enclr
cTes the waist Of tommy Hall, her
companion for the first voyage In the
air, left terra Jfoma. Everything was
still as death, and it was observed
that Hall weakened little, but
the plucky Queen of Antilles" Le-
ona, Was perfectly cool. Just as soon
as they lett the earth Leona commenc-
ed spinning Hall around until it made
us glddy.
After this performance, and about
three hundred teetin the air, they
commenced their hiialutin perform
ance, and known in show language
as the double trapeze, and almost
everybody who has attended the cir
Gus can imagine much better than We
can describe their various evolntlons
and gyrations. They perIormt all
of Tie difficult and hazardous teats at
an altitude OF half a mile with the
same reckless daring that character
ICES their performances under the pa
vlllion, where, ii tney We're to tum-
/, BILE, tnyir tall would not exceed thlr
ty feet. Up, up slhey went Wltn
they were scarcely larger than our
iIand~ ol.o whea We iuohed at tlein
trough Il q i:iss provided tyr the,oGca. :.
,lon We bre.;t!. ifee ai:d felt Il relief
Is see laat ;mey hai climbed upon
the lrapcze Dai AHA Were apparently
Z eJuylng d tcLv-a.,r;e Willie resting
from their cxcniifg and perlous ex-
ercises. The oailoon descended Very
r pldly ami lanuea about halt u mile
from tile /. stal ung polat III an open
field, and our party r0de ny III time
to witness their ailghung. Hall Was
silent and sober, while Leona laugh
lugly said To Warner. How was that
lor ulgu ? Ind. sentinel,
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VaUDgu4sM-A @EeRo WOMAN
sEoNJ se4p IL: i'EATHTIhe art ol
E'Voatieue'a j 4asslpg acall. W con,
lur..t!oDs y. urealnS, ls firmly believed
III by, t4c mesroes, and there are a
'numberio!IlL3 African race in this
city who III" .5uor4nt and snperstl-
tious ueyrvv, oelleye possess tinspow-
er. As i. natural consequence these
YoudoapeopIe afe greatly learedanyd
alinost Rolsllpped, ~ jfHs -
Oh Thursday night, Mary lee Il
negro woGlan, y who lived at No. llG
Lloyd street, died. Before her death
she asserted that she had been poison
ed by her uncle. aud requested that
when she died . post lnortem !exam-
nation should be held. ~ negro wo
man, vino claims to be a tortune-leller,
mad warned the girl OF her. late, and
said tiiat ;he uncle referred to above
was a hoodoo mal, as the negroes
term it, and iha: he would couJure
ner to d ath.
Coroner Weber Was uotlfed Of the
Death o. the girl, ami Investigated
the case io-uay. A negro man ald
woman Who claimed TO know all
about the devlltry OF the voudou peo-
pie, were loose IN their declarations
tnat the girl lad been I" hoodooed,
AID told the Coroner that II lie would
cut open ,uc uody ot The girl, that III
certain PORTIONS oil it he would mud
spiders, and worms, and bugs, and all
sorts OF ugly things, whlc:. they as
| serted Lad caused the death o. the
prl, AMI had been placed there. by d
hoodoo mau.
Drs. Field and Slater, attend
ed the girl, stated that they were con
| ident she had, died of consumption
As the relations OF the girl were una
bic or unwilling to pay Tor u post
| morrem,, Coroner Weber did not or
der it, as he did not want TO put tDv
State to expense upon the mere >u-
pershtlon OF Ignorant negroes. Lou
isuille (Ay.) Ledyer, 29th stA.
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Kidney & BLADDER Complaints,

Kidney q bladder Complains,
Urinary. and Womb diseases, GrSvel, Diabetes
.Dropsy, S,oppage 0f Water, Incontinence Of Urine
BrIets Disease, AbumiDura, and In all lcases wher'
there are brick -duGt deposits, or the watef thick
cloudy, mixed will substances like the white: Of a.
dsfE, bilious appearance, and white bone-dust de
posiis, and when thereis phckinG, burning sensa
lion when passing wnier, and pain In tae Small o
-fba Rack and alonr the Lotns fft-' lfiiti's1
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COTTON GINS.

!. NJ. NEp1Err. w. H. Goopn1c,
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Fevsr anyd AeHS,

is not remedial agent in the world that win cure
Fever and Ague, and nll other Malarious, Bilious,
Scarlet, Typhoid, Yellow, and other Fevers (aiGed
by Railways Pills,) so quick as sRADWAYS RE
LIEF. Fiily cents per bottle, yfsr ~ e,rfls
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-11

Thirty five different Styles for the Parlor and the Church.
ny - Y New and Elegant Designs,
The best Material and Workn
Quality and Voluml
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-11

HHLAr MEDICAL BUCK Of useful knowl-
VI edge 10 all. Sen, free for two stamps Address
Dr. DoSApAITE & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-11

AGENTS Wantcd.--Agents make more mon
n ey 1T work for us than al anything ei.c Gusi-
..,ss light and permanent, Part ctars ircc; Il.
sTlNsoS ~ Co.. Fine Art Publishers, Portland, Maine
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-11

They nrc n Gentle Purgativc ns'welI rs n
Tonic, possessing also, the peculiar merit of acting
rs powerful agent In relieving Congestion or In1am
nation of the Liver, md oil the visccral Organs.
FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, whether In
young or old married single, at the dawn of woman.
hood or at the Of fe these Tonic Bitters have no
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-11

Janet. ID only dread was oi Ine
p.sl@ lit Fan; if, after all, sne
saoa,d oetray US, what a dreadful,
t.4etal, desperate mischief it would
be groaned aloud at the thought
ct put a brave face upon the mat.
L. SAID thatif twas ght we would
20. II not right, that we would stay
ao,ne; yet right or not right, if
m miserable little Fan did betray
4 spend all my days in ,aveng-
mo .he wrong-that was certain. Was
n earnest? Did | mean it? 1--WE
ali see.
How earnestly and anxiously ]
o, led toward the chamber Of Janet
:. after fastening my nag by the
ro5dsIde, l walked cautiously up the
I.aa lane that led to the doctors
use. Oh, joy inexprssaible the
ing OF a white handkerchief II
-. moonlight told me that every
tgipg vas right, and that In q few
r,5,aeats should clasp Janet to my
tassss mine, mine forever Ah, how
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-11

street, near Wilkes, from $4,000 t. $4,000
coming up,
Mr.. Risheill expressed the wish that it was
valued at $4,000 as such assessments would
compel holders of useless property to dispose
of it so that manufacturers fronl abroad could
locate here.
The application was referred.
Mr.. Pinn having introduced i resolution dl
rectng the Committee on Streets to inquire
concerning the ownership Of the railroad Oh
Henry street north of King. !
Mr.. Evans said that he could give the lntur-
nation to the extent of saying that the road on
that street had been laid in 1868 by the u. 5.
government, and that Council had given the
Alexandria, Washington & Georgetown Rail
road right of"ay over that street. The dis
pute now was whether that grant enured to the
benefit Of the Alexandria and Washington
Railroad Company. 1t had cost about $40, 900
to find out to whom it belonged, andit had
not been found out yet. 1t was useless to send
the committee on such search. .-4
Mr. Pinn said that he had offered the resp
luton at the request of sundry citizens OF the
Third Ward. lie thought that the railroad
on Henry street belonged to the corporation
Mr. Hughes saw no necessity Tor the inquiry;
it would cost good sum aud COME to nothing.
He moved to lay the resolution o" the table.
which was lo.', and the o!ut on was a5reed
to.
After waiting some time for the Board of
Aldermen to convene i'll jnlnt meeting, the
Council at 0 clock adjourned.
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lt0MMUSICaTED,

OLD Folks CONCERT Not the least salts
factory point in connection with the delightful
entertainment at Sarcpta Hall on Tuesday
night is the proof afforded that Alexandria Is
not gone, by good deal. She is not dead nor
deaf, nor dumb" As an audience, our pro-
found appropriations were given to those who
had the energy to get up the treat and the
ability aud nerve to carry it through. Our
thanks are divided between the bellies clto-
ycnncs Of our owe city, who played so vigor-
Gus 4 part, and the visiting ladies' and gentle
men who made US wish We could chain them
and keep them with US We cannot aoon for
get the sweet notes of Robin !Adair, Old Folks
at Home, The Mermaid's Evening Song. and
the numerous other very beautifully rendered
pieces Our fearful sympathies will follow the
"Old Man in bis febeness. 81 If Jerusha
did not put the kettle on, it was from no
lack of ability on Miss P-'s part to give the
directions, which she certainly did in the hap
pest, most ininitable and successful manner.
[ should eStecm it an honor to be
Cousin JEDEDIAH.
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ALEXANDRIA,. Y A.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER II, 1872

There is universal complaint of the unne-
cessary length of the public documents-Na,
tional and State, from the Presidents Message
down to the reports of the most inferior officers
These documents, as they are called, are
not read by one in thousand The public
wait for the newspapers to put them in small
er space, and to tell the substance of what they
contain. The truth is that very few men are
capable of the condensation Of their views and
ideas-an art invaluable in many respects
Some of them imagine that long report IS
a proof of their ability-whcn, in truth, it IS
just the reverse. A mordy man in public
Office, is generally an Inferior man. 10 say
what one has to say, 10 as few words as posi-
Bile, shows that more thought is taken Of infor-
nation then of mere aron}s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-11
POl:T OF ALEXANDRIA,, DECEMBER /

Port OF ALESANDEIA, DECEMBER II.
SUN RosE.,...... 7.U9 NOON RlSEs.."..... 3.45
sun BITS. .....-. i so
ARRIVED.
Steamer Lady of the Lake Norfolk To + \
Reed She reports the ice as extending dow.
the river as far rs Sandy Point, but rs thin AID
atording no serious obstruction To steam !iaVi-
CATION also a coaster ashore 1T Matthias Point.
one ashore at the lower end of Washington
Reach, and one off Jones Point
Schrs Maria Pierson and Martha Welsh,
Washington, to American Coal Co.
SAILED.
Steamer John Gibson New York, BY Hoo"
i Johnston.
Steamer New York, Philadelphia. by + A
Reed.
Schrs Annie Lockwood and u Cranmer,
from Georgetown for Baltimore, and Jesse Is
Smith for Allyn's Point, sailed in tow OF tug.
DETAINED.
The following named vessels are detained here
in consequence of the ice in the river: Scnrs
Maggie l. Lucy, VIM Allen, Il Leuman and
Adaline Thorn son, bound to Washington; and
schr A H Edwards bound to Baltimore.
MEMORANDA.
Schrs E Il Furber AMI j Tracey, hence at
Schr j J Barrell, from Richmond FIR this
port arrived st Norfolk 7th.
Schrs Mary y Haskell, Uriah Is Fisk and
Lizzie Carr, hence. at Boston 9Th.
Schr Flora Condor. hence, at jacksonville al
Schr A II Hulbut, from New Haven for this
port, arrived at New York 9th.
MARISE ACCIDENT.
Schr Jesse w Knight, bound out. los: her
bowsprit and jib boom off Quantico during the
gale OF Monday night. and was towed back t"
tnis po:t yesterday for repairs. One of her crew
WAS knocked overheard by the boom, but WAS
rescued after being IN the water an hour.