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Peter G. Washington.

Colonel Peter G. Washington died in
New York on Saturday night or Sunday
morning, in the seventy-fourth year OF
his age, after few hours illness, from
pleuro-pneumonia Colonel Washing
ton was native of Virginia, but was
reared and educated and passed almost
his entire life in New York When al
most lad he entered the civil service of
the United States government, and con-
tinued in it, with but short interval,
until 1851, when he retired from the Of
fee of assistant secretary of the treas
ury. He was chief clerk of the Office of
the treasurer of the United States, from
which he was transferred to the chief
clerkship of the sixth auditor Of the
treasury, and on the authorship be-
coming vacant he was promoted
to that situation. The great sat
isfaction he gave by an able and
faithful discharge of duty directed at
tention to him, on the advent Of General
Pierce to the Presidency, as the proper
person to fill the Office of assistant sec
retary of the treasury. He made many
changes in the manner of stating ac-
counts, requiring short and prompt set
Elements and holding all receiving as
well as disbursing agents to right ac-
countability. His official integrity was
unsullied Colonel Washington had re-
ceived liberal classical education; his
mind was clear and discriminating; his
facility for investigating intricate mat
ters amounted almost to a passion; and
his application and industry untiring
He presented fine, manly personal ap-
pearance. At the time of his decease
he was one of the vice-presidents of the
association of the Oldest Inhabitants of
the District of Columbia and one OF the
members of the Washington National
Monument society.
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our Idle Beauties.

20 An English traveller writes: can
assure you that, having lived in different
castles and manor-houses of Great Brit
ain, and been accustomed to the indus
trious habits of ofduchesses and countesses,
/ was utterly astonished at the idleness
Of American fine ladiesl No English
woman of rank with the exception of a
few parvenues), from the queen down
ward, would remain for one halfhour un-
employed, or sit in a rockingham un-
less seriously ill. They almost all with
hardly an exception) copy the letters
of business of their husbands, fathers or
brothers; attend minutely to the wants
of the poor around them, and even take
part in their amusements and sympa-
thize with their sorrows; visit and super
intend the schools; work in their own
gardens; see to their household con-
Germs; think about their visitors; look
over the weekly accounts, not only of
domestic expenses, but often those of the
farm and estate; manage penny clubs in
conjunction with the working classes, to
help them to keep themselves, and with
all these occupations, by early hours,
they keep up their acquaintance with
the literature and politics of the day,
and cultivate the accomplishments of
music and drawing, and often acquire,
besides, some knowledge Of scientific
pursuits. The late marchioness of Lans-
downe was so we'll acquainted with
the csttagers in her neighborhood,
that she used to visit and look at
the corpses of the dead, because she
found that her doing so soothed
and comforted the bereaved. / have
known her to shut herself up with mad
woman in her poor dwelling, who used to
lock the door and could not be induced
to admit any one else. Lady Lans-
downe only daughter used one hundred
guineas (given her by her father-in-law,
Lord Suffolk, to buy bracelet), to build
pig-sties, with his permission, at her hus-
bands little country residence. She
educates her own children without assis-
tance-teaching the boys Latin, and the
girls all the usual branches of education.
The late duchess of Bedford, | accidently
discovered when on a visit to Woburn,
had, for thirty years of her marriage life,
risen at six o clock, summer and winter,
lit her own fire. made some. tea for the
duke and herself, and then, as he wrote
his own letters of business, she copied
them, and they came down to a large
party of guests at ten o'clock, to dis
pense breakfast, without saying one word
of their matutinary ayocations; so that
you might have been a visitor in the
house without finding out that the duke
and duchess had transacted the neces-
sary business of the day-before, per
haps, you had risen / rather mention
those that are gone to their reward than
write Of women still amongst us; but you
may believe me when / say that l am
constantly amongst those who live such
lives of energy and usefulness, but they
so employ themselves without ostenta-
ton, or an idea that they are doing more
than their simple duty.
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Exciting Struggle with a Drown.
ing woman.

Paris correspondent
An exciting struggle between would
he suicide and her rescuer occurred the
other day at Pout de Loup. A man and
his wife having quarreled, the latter
rushed out of the house in state of the
widest excitement, and directed her
steps toward the river Sambre. She was
observed by letter carrier named Som
veau, and he, suspecting her intention,
resolved to follow her. She was some
distance in advance of him, and succeed
ed in throwing herself into the river, ap-
pearing on the surface just as he reached
the rivers brink Hastily throwing off
his coat he plunged boldly in and swan
toward the woman, who saw him, and
endeavored to slude him. He, however,
succeeded in reaching her, and got hold
of her by ole of the arms, she resisting
most violently, and at length managed
to escape from him. The position was
growing exceedingly dangerous, the
current carrying them rapidly toward
high weir, the descent of which woHld
doubtless have been death to both. The
courageous fellow made another effort,
and was successful in laying hold Of her
by the waist. Another terrible struggle
ensued, the woman succeeding in getting
her arms around Somveau's neck, and
striving to pull him under the water with
her. The case being desperate, and
Somveau losing his strength by reason
of the cold, he adopted the only course
he saw open to him, by striking her on
the head as hard as he could with one
arp, Thio had tho affoot of cfunafvinu
her for the moment, and to relax her
hold Of his neck. Selling the opportu-
nifty, he caght her by the hair of the
head and struck out for the shore vigor-
ously, which he happily reached with
his burthen. Both were so exhausted
that they fell down and tainted, and re-
NAMED in that condition for some time,
till they we're discovered by some pasSers
by, who rendered them the necessary as
sistance.
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DIeEsns az washIng.on in Isas.

The following is an extract from a
letter written by Dickens from Wash
ington City in 1872
There are a great many very re-
markable men in the legislature; such
as John Quincy Adams, Clay, Preston,
Calhoun and others, with whom l have
been placed in the friendliest relations.
Adams is fine old fellow, seventy-six
years old, but with most surprising
vigor, memory, readiness and pluck.
Clay is perfectly enchanting--an ire
sistible man. There are some very no
BILE specimens, too, ont of the West.
Splendid men to look at, hard to deceive,
prompt to act, lions in energy, Crich-
tons in varied accomplishments, Indians
in quickness Of eye and gesture, Ameri-
cans in affectionate and generous i'm
pulse. It would be difficult to exagge-
rate the nobility Of some Of the glori-
ous fellows. The American people
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OF the two great inland seas Of Eu-
rope, the Baltic contains far less salt
than the Mediterranean, its compare
tive freshness being attributed to the re-
lstively larger area of land drained by
the rivers which flow into it, and also to
the slower evaporation which occurs in
the latitude of its drainage basin, as
compared with that Of the Mediterran-
can. According to DR.. II. A. Meyer, Of
Kiel, who has Just written an account of
recent explorations Of the Baltic, the
area of land which it drains is four and
half times as largo as its surface, while
the region which the Mediterranean
drains measures only double the super
fetal extent of that sea,
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All our rich people have become wild
lately on the subject of descent; armo-
rial bearings are the fashionable study.
And New York is blessed with that
boon, a herald's college. DeBrett and
Burke are faithfully conned by every
ambitious nobody, and if among the roll
of Britaias nobility can be found a
name which In sEy way resembles his
own, joy fills his breast, G1d straightway
Gimbrede hath an order. For two Esaks
does Che armorial fever rack our no
body's soul, the coat-of-arms he hath
stolen rises ever bstcre him, but at last
the disease comes TO the surface and
breaks out over paper, carriage panels,
silver. aud al his household goods in
grifins, dragons, cad "chimeras dire,
q the outward and visible sign Of an in
ward and spirited snobbishness.-A =.
Nail. .....-
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WALL PAPER.
REMoVAL.
REMOVAL.

U,HR OFFICE OF THE WESTERN METH
Il odist has been moved from p Jefferson
street 70 279l< Main street. up stairs, in the
rooms formerly occupied hy g. W. L. Crook.
Correspondents and others will take nOtioe.
and direct their letters accordingly. We
issue now $50 copies. Tho Methodist Is q
good medium for advertisers.
SSt r. W. BLEW 4 Co, PublisherF.
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The people of Seneca, kansas dig
their coal out of their own yards
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STEAM GAUGE.
To Owners and Captains of Steam
Vessels, and all others inter-
ested i'm Steam Gauges.
CLARK STEAM REGISTERING GAUGE

HAVING BEEN THOROUGHLY TESTED
IL and approved by the United States Board
of Supervising Inspectors for application to
Steam Vessels, in conformity with the rules
and regulations passed by them for the carry
ing out Of the Steamboat Law, requiring the
application of Steam Registering Gauges to
all vessels propelled in whole or in part by
steam, as promulgated by circular order from
the Treasury Department, bearing date No
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no USE, SIGN. AND FREsCO
PAINTERS

DEAN a CO.. successors to Dean. Baxter a
Co. 99l and 39S Main street.
DAVI, 8, 2S1 Second street-Particular
attention given to calcimining walls in
anv cnlnr.
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The Baltic and n Eediterranean Seas

BURNErr's CoLosYE is the best and
cheapest.
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WALL PAPER-WIND0WSHADES.
q RIESHABER a .SANDER-C Curtains, and
ond street.
IN. DEAN 4 CO.. successors to Dean. Bax-
IA IL Co.-Pictures, picture frames. cords,
ia, sells, and artists supplies. 39l and 1913
Ma N street.
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And being the only Registering Gauge
now manufactured,

And offered to the public. filing the require
ments of said rules and regulations, we, the
undersigned, respectfully call your attention
to the fact that we are the sole owners Of the
right to manufacture and vend said Gauges,
and are now ready to I'LL orders therefor in
any required number and pressure. We war
rant these Gauges to be of superior workman
ship, and to have been tested BY Standard
Mercury Column before leaving the factory.
This Gauge is specially adapted for applica-
tion TO all boilers in use for land purposes, 1t
being the first invention in the history of the
world brought out at any time for the purpose
of registering steam. thus giving to all parties
who are using steam for land purposes, not
only protection to life, but absolute protection
to property, afording positive knowledge as
to whether their boiler under excessive press
ure has at any time been strained. which no
Steam Gauge now in use except this has been
able to give. Parties who are using steam
can readily appreciate its importance, and
we cordially invite all such 10 call upon our
Agent, who will be happy TO show them the
Register and its operation. In proof Of their
merit. we insert the following testimony:
WASHINGTON. d. c.. March %. 1870.
Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgreen. U. O. N,
Commandant:
SrR-In obedience TO yeur instructions of
the 18th inst, have examined and tested the
REGISTERING steam Sarges invented oy Mr. 4.
ceedingly simple In its construction, certain
in its action, reliable in its indications. and
liable TO little or no derangement.
think the device complete for the purpose
intended TO be accomplished.
Very respectfully, your ebedient servant,
Signed: CHAS. II. L0RING,
Chief Engineer, U. s. N.
Respectfully WHITE K PAYNE.
JEWELL x BACHUS.
Louisville, Ky,
General Agents South and West.
q. FELTHOUSE, Agent,
1Ss-lsa cod ie1 Main ST.. Memphis. Tenn.
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CARRIAGE MANUFACTURERS.
OWEN LILLY Carriages, farm and spring
wa0ons "a I'm ion street.
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ROARnTNG. SALE. LIVERY AND
IrEEn GTARLEN.

FEED STABLES.
N, G. COSTILLo-Cyty Sale Stables, 81 Mon
roe street. Over 6tOO head of stock sold at
This stable in the past season.
W. e. BRIDGES 4 CO., Proprietors; ID. d.
Dismukes, sole agent and manager-79,
81, S3 and IS Monroe street. Stock bought
and sold on commission.
W.M. BROOKS-Stock yard and sale stables
AS Main street. All classes OF stock fed
and sold. .,
J., x. McCULLERs -,.43 South side Court
boarding and sale. -
sEl{IGMANS NJ 4 HALL-Desoto Stables %
X FAiRES 4 CO.-Dealers in mules.
- bnvses. etc, 33l and 1888 Second street.
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sREDsMEN.

HI WARp. Burton WRIGHT.
n J. WARD 4 C0.-Aerieultural imple-
ments. etc. 225 Second street.
OTT0 SCHWILL Il C0.-Agricultural imple-
ments, bone dust, land plaster, etc., III
Mafr straat.
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w w Wu,rv. TEHoH ScHLEY,
Eormerlv Clerk, OF Baltimore.
WORSHAM H0USE--Wbite, K schley. pro-
9rietSSrsS; d ce5ner ea nar aSvn asy Anu - " ''''
MEIGGS H0USE-Dr. X. IL. Boatman. pro-
prietor; Hopefeld, Ark.
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HOTELS.

LIFE INSURANCE.
VIM. RJTFFIN-General Agent Missouri al
lev Life Insurance Co.. 9 West Court st.
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PHOTOGRAPHER
BINGHAM 4 CRAVER-24l. 24S and 24o
Main street. corner Jefferson.
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TEA, COFFEE AND sPICEs.

u. F. CAyANAGH Il co. = Successors t,
Matthew Hunt & Co.-Wholesale dealers
265 Main street.
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HOfllN and HMUEHs
L. ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of and dealer
In custom made and Eastern boots and
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LEATHER AND FINDINGh.
L, RQESCI1b y Main street.
WATsON'S A. IA Jefferson street. Choics
wines. liquors. eiEart. etc. ksae oid sfool
,fir On drdf.
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VIZ HEAT S Z + D | N e..
REDUCTION In PRICE.

We again present to the agricultural commu-
nifty our Fertilizers with renewed confidence, rs
equal, it not superior, to any manure offered Tor
all crops, not excepting Peruvian Guano. Year
by year their value ha, become more manifest,
MS demonstrated by largely increased sales rrid
we challenge any brand to show more satistuc-
tory and uniform results. Combining manu-
facture to materials of highest standard, us
proved by analysis, we claim like results in all
time. On the Wheat crop the testimony is OF
unqucstionnble character We respectfully call
attention to our popular Guano, known rs
GENUINE PHOSPHO-PERUVIAN
GUANO,
made of the his hest standard Of Peruvian Guano
and Bone Phosphate of Lime, VITA Alkaline
Salts of Potash, Soda, &c.
BRANDED AA,
Containing to s per cent Ammina.
-. Potash, Soda, sc.
Beautifully prepared and adapted to The Drill,
in sacks of l to the ton Of 2OOU pounds,
and sold at $50 per ton-former
ly $40 per ton.
The character of this Guano is so well known
MS to need but little further commcEdaton from
us. Used FIR many years, it has bccolnea tnVor-
lite with all consumers, and it only requires a
trial to convince ull of its value. The Ammonia
and Bone Phosphate being in rational proper
tions, it can hardly fail to render salts tuction,
improving the quality and increasing the crop
it adds one other most important ess ntial in the
permanent improvement of the land-in this
particular we question whether il has its equal.
1t acts wonderfully upon the grass crop, and to
such an extent us TO bring impoverished lands
up to a high state of fertility-cqualling Bone
Dust. Such is the testimony of muny accom-
plished plan crs. We beg the closest invcstiga-
ton as to the integrity and Manufacture of our
compounds, and earnestly invite all consumers
to inspect our works, material used, and mode of
manufacture.
g. ODER s. SONS, Baltimore.
HOOE 81 JOHNSTON, Agents,
aug 2S-tf Alexandria, Va.
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INSURANCE.

INSURANCE.
ENCOURAGE HOME ENTERPRISE.
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF VIRGINIA.
A. G. McIlwaine, President.
. = 4 r Tye ana1, Vice Presidents.
Samuel b. Paul, Secretary.
D. P. Fackler, Consulting Actuary.
Dr. DR. D. D.. w n; Lasseter' Medical Directors
Judge Johu F. Lay, Superintendent of
Agencies.
All investments of the reserve from premiums
taken within the department OF Alexandria in
vested in the department under the direction Of
the following local board of stockholders:
VIM. 6. Cazenove, President.
VIM. II. Marbury, Arthur Herbert
samuel III F greg Gregory, G. wv W. VGSg feen
K. 5. Leadbeater, Benoni Wheat,
VIM. }. Boothe, l.. w. Reid.
X. kEMPER,
General Agent and Secretary,
Next to Burke s. Hcrbert's, King ST.
Agents wanted in this and adjoining counties
DIR. BEDFORD BROWN, Med Elk. feb l6-tf
A xA nsOI 4. 1 y H,s .!StSI COMFY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
M. D. Corse, john b. Smoot
+. A. Reid, George H. Robinson,
f. S. Leadbeater William Cogan,
Benoni Wheat.
Property in the city and country insured
against loss by fire at lowest rates.
Inland marine risks taken on the most favor
able terms.
All losses will be promptly adjusted and paid.
Keep ycur money at home by insuring in this
Company, owned and controlled exclusively by
your own citizens, and which was organized ex-
pressly with Il view to stop the drain of money
from this city and vicinity to other States. Why
build up other cities with your money in prefer
ence to Alexandria?
BENONI WHEAT, President.
morton MARYE, Secty. oct 26-tf
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railroads.
ORANGE, ALEXANDRIA AND MAN
ASSAS RAILROAD.
Ia q u - @Ea=SE - w.
DOuRLE DAILY TRAINS.

DOUBLE DAILY IRAlNS.
On and after SUNDAY, June 81, 1872 two
INGTON and LYNCHBURG, effeeting double
daily connections through between NEW YORK
and NEW ORLEANS. At Gordonsvlle con-
nection is made by mail train, with the Chesa-
peuke and Ohio Railroad daily, sunday except
cd, to Richmond, Staunton and the VIRGINIA n:
SPRINGS; ut Lynchburg, with Atlantic, Nils,
sissippi and Ohio Railroad, for the West and
Southwest, and at Washington for the North
and Northwest.
Double daily connection to and from White
Leave Alexandria at u. m. and get to White
Sulphur at $40 same day; or leave Alexandria
Mt Z 45 D. m, and arrive at White Sulphur ut
l16 D. m. next day Leave New York at 3 a.
M, Philadelphia at II noon and Baltimore at
AS .. m, and arrive at White Sulphur next
Leave Washington daily at 7.O0a m. and o. 40
n. m, and Alexandria at 8 a. and 7.45 p. m,
arriving at Lynchburg ut SOP. IN. and 100 Am
Leave Lynchburg at 800 u. N. and II 90 p. m
arrive at Alexandria ut 10 p m. ana D. a. 40 a. m'
and ut Washington at 7.l5 p. m. and 7 80 a m.
For MANASSAS DIVISION leave Washington
daily excepting Sunday with main line train,
ut 100 a. m. and Alexandria ut 500 f. m.
Leave Manassas junction at $3.50 a. nj pass
Strasburg at l:lG p. m, and arrive at Harrison.
Co.'S Stage Lines to Staunton Ruwley Springs
Sc, &c. and ut Mount jackson, with stage line
to Orkney Springs.
Eastward leave Harrisonburg at 1890 a. m. /;
pass Strasburg at LIS p m, arrive at MANASSAS
junction at $50 p. m, connecting with main
line through to Washington and the North and
West.
Good connections, by comfortable coaches, are
made to Fairfax Court House from Fairfax Sta
ton; to Middleburg from Plains; and to Upper
Vile from Piedmont.
Both the Eastward and Westward bound trains
10 Iln linn Ut Stras
Winchester and Strasburg Railroad, to WineheS-
ter and Harper's Ferry. and to Capon, Rock
Enon date Capper) and Jordan's Springs.
Elegant sleeping cars are run daily between
New York and Lynchburg.
Also, cars through between Baltimore and
| Lynchburg avoiding the Inconvenience OF trans
| fer in Washington.
Through tickets and baggage checked to all
| prominent points.
| Excursion tickets ut reduced rates, to all the
| principal summer resorts, on sale ut the WASH
| ington Alexandra and Lynchburg offices
j. M BROADUS,
| ie 2S-tf General Ticket Agent
A LEXANDRlA s. WASHINGTON K. K
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THE GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY EVENING,S EPTEMBER4

AN INCIDENT OF THE DRoUGHT.-The scar
CITY of water in some sections of the country
may be learned from the following: A citizen
of King George anxious to come to town, the
day preceding the Circus, told his cook about
noon that it was time the bread was put on to
bake for the hands Why, said she the meat
not on yet. Why not? said the farmer. cause
there's no water, and the farmer had absolute
" to mount boy CD mule who had to 90 a
mile and quarter for water IN which to 1oil
the meat, although there were two springs that
had never failed till this summer within snort
distance of the house. fredericksburg He'oto.
PRESERVE THE NEWSPAPERS. peo-
pie take newspapers, but few preserve tnem i
vet the most interesting thing is an old ME o.
newspapers. 1t brings up the very age, with
al its bustles and every. day affairs, and mari ks
its genius and its spirit more than the most Ia
bored description of the historian. Who can
take paper dated halt century ago. without
the thought that almost every, name there
printed is now cut upon tombstone at the
head of an epitaph. It is easy to preserve
newspapers, and they will well repay the trou-
BILE, for like that of wine, their value increases
with their years.
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Gen. HuntOn'S Appointments.

The following appointments to address the
people of this District have been made by Gen.
Eppa Hunton, Conservative candidate for Con-
gress from this, the 9Th, District:
Clarke G. H., I'd Monday in September.
Culpeper G. H., Sd Monday in September:
Rappahannock c. H., I'd Monday in October
Warren G.. H, Sd Monday IN October:
Fauouier will be announced hereafter. [au2O-tf
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To Color P1cKLEs.-Don't use copper
vessel for that purpose and poison yourself
Boil together water, one gallon; common salt
two pounds. Pour the hot solution over, the
cucumbers and allow it to remain two or three
hours. Then pour off and cover with good
vinegar, scaldiug hot Let stand three days.
then pour off, heat and return the vinegar, at,
ter which they may remain undlsturbed until
ready for use. This imparts dark green col
mr.. and we know it is not poisonous.