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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-12
BY THE POTOMAC
~ STEA MBOAT COMPANY

The elegant steamer KEYPOKT, Capt. s. 3;
Davis, on and after TU ESDAY, June 10 will
leave Seventh-strcct wharf, Washington,
EVERY TU ESDAY AND FRIDAY,
at 6 D. M, stopping at Princo-strcct wharf, AL
exandra, at 80 p. M, for IN ~
EXCURSION DOWN THE POTOMAC,
returning at II p. m. Music, Dancing and Re
freshments on board.
81 10 uOOE Il JOHNSTON, Agts:,
- 10 e. Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-12

Tie CANAL RATES ON CoAL-Y cstcrday
morning the announcement that several other
coal companies were about to follow the exam
cot the Maryland company and reduce the
'rcishts on coal to $l.25, created considerable
excitement among the boatmen, many of whom
express the determination to turn out their
MOCK rather than accept the reduction, while
others suggested the application of blast of
rocS powder to tho locks, as they said the canal
was OF no further use when boatmen could no
longer ma Ike a living On it. During the day,
however, the companies about to make the re-
IlctloD, consented to ship at the old rates,
sl."5, for the present only, notifying their men
.nat unless these rates we're paid by all ship
pelS the reduction to uniform rate would be
made. On this understanding boats were load
VI and yesterday business was up to the stand
ard of the season. Cumberland Ne,cs, 10th.
Masonic ELEcrIoN.-The annual conclavc
d Old Dominion Commandery of knights
lemplar was held at their asylum last night,
and the following officers were reelected to
ETrVe Tor the ensuing year, viz: Frank A. Reid,
Eminent Commander; William FL. Lambert,
MMteneralisimo; Geo. r. Shinn, Captain General;
" mm. A. Moore, Treasurer; Jas. K. Alexander,
recorder and the following were rc-appointed:
u, u. Mitchell, Prelate Mathew Kerscy, Senior
Marden Jefferson lacey, Junior Warden; S.
N. Garwood, Standard Bearer; 3. H. Lambert,
u, Sword Bearer; A. s. Dunn, Warden; JAS
H. Held, Captain of Guard; Joseph Grigg and
,;'ert A. Adam, Guards; John Craven, Sen
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REpoRrEp Confession OF MURDERER.-
The Washington Star, of yesterday evening"
contains the following:
Az the term Of the Criminal Court which
will be convened on Monday next, 1t Is p !i
bic that Henry Young alias llliamS ~ WI .t DC
tried, on an Indictment charging MN wiz tno
murder of Frank Hahn, droVcr 1rom pne'i,
audoah county, Va. 1t Will De rehieuoelea
that for several weeks Young was inc coIn!Isu.
ion of Tom Wright, who was hanSeo Oh rtauay
last for the murder of RogerSkl' the peuuleIl
both occupying adjoining cells ana curing tue
day they were allowed to occupy the cortiuer
in common They naturally became very init
mate and communicative, ana althougn 1ouus
has not talked and will not tax TO Gthers' tnese
osLor Tam learned from Young many things
o." nonnoct;on with the case, and stated to one
~ tho Guards a few days before his taking
off, that he had ''glimmered" from Young q
trll history of the murder, and the prepare
tons for it; and that, having these facts in his
mind he added something to them, and one
day, while reading The Star, he pretended to
read full account of the case as it had been
worked up by the 'hy cops This story was
to the effect that he (Youug) intended to come
to Washington on the Friday Manlcy was hung
in Alexandria for the murder Of Monroe, the
clock pcddler, and make a raise, and on the
day before he prepared billy" by wrapping
n niece of lead with the lining of a boot; that
he came to Washington on Friday afternoon
and soon found the drover, who had plenty of
stamps, and made up his mind to get them,
and after following him took him across the
Armory lot and struck him with the billy; (hc
had been making the deceased believe all the
time that he was taking him near cut to the
Alexandra train OF the Baltimore and Potomac
depot;) that after knocking the deceased down
Inc took the ''swag'' and made off; that after
he reached Alexandria he disposed of the
money, and had arranged it with the women as
to how they should swear, &c. Wright appar-
emily read from tho paper detailed account Of
these things, aud of McDevitt and other de-
tectives going to Alexandria, arresting the
women, and getting from them statements as
to how they promised to swear on the trial
when it was called; and Wright stated to the
guard that while he was reclting this story
Young's face heightened, and he kept mutter-
ing, "How Gid they find that out p '.lf they
have got that on me I'm gone up" 'oThe
women are here now, reckon" &C., and in
the language of Wright 1.-THE ID fool owned
up to all of it, and [ was putting it together as
| went along" Wright did not give him any
encouragement, and told him that the scafod
was not intended for him, Wright but for
the murderer of the drovcr This statement
was not overheard by any Of the guards, and
cannot be used on the trial; but it is more than
likely that hints for one or two missing links in
the chain of evidence may be derived from it,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-12

CORPUS CHRISTI To-day is the festival oil
Corpus Christi, a holiday OF obligation among
Catholics, and observed as Sunday in all the
Catholic Churches During the celebration of
the mass the Blessed Sacrament is exposed on
the altar, and at its close procession is formed,
in which the sacred host is borne through the
church by the ceIchrant attended by his assls-
tants, under beautiful canopy, the choir mean
time singing the Tantum Ergo. The ceremony
closes with bcncdction Of the Blessed Sacra-
mcnt
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THOR pINEY POINT u POINT LOOKOUT

On SATURDAY, Juno 14th, at p; m, ana
overv Saturday thereafter, the q EOkG EAN n a,
Cant a. B. Field, will leave from same wharf
enS from Prince-street wharf Alexlndrla, III
a. n. M. for PINEI POINT and f0lNI
TO0KOUT, returning ut -. m on Monday.
Tickets for round trip So.
VIM. II. BYLES, Agent,
Washington, d. Z.
HOOE s. JOHNSTON, Agts:.
;o1oe, Alexandria, Va
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received up
80 - o,c|ock m. Juno H. 1878, Tor 3O'ON
PAV1NG RRICK and 100 LOADS or SAM,
to no drlivcrcd to such parts Of the city as the
Snnnrintendent of Police may direct.
00f'' '"' ROBERT PORTNEk,
;o72-ta Chairman Com. on SITS.
TOR SALE-I have for sale thorougn-ore
Il AYRSHIRE BULL CALF, Two s,, n'''''"S
old. THOS. w Alr2l,
Burgundy Ayreshn Stock Farm,
je l2.st near Ale4an1r"
EOR SALE CHEAP-a twelve-horse power
Il upright BOILER and ENGiNS r. IN goou
order. ROBERT PORTNER,
je l2-1w Alexsndria Brewery
GUNNER UNDERWEAR
y SUMMER UNDERW EAR
Second opening of the cheapest ana best ilhG "
SU NM Err UNDERW EAR ever offered IN Ihls
city, comprising all grades, for ladies, geptelGn
and children. Parties in want OF such gooos
should not fail to call at
GREENS NOTION HOUSE,
je12 7G King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-12

Police Headquarters. The only cases at
police headquarters this morning we're: Chas.
Milton Garter, small colorcd boy, who had
stolen a locket and small sum of money from
Mrs. Samuel Hcfficbowcr, and who was on ac-
count of his age. discharged by Justice May, as
the lockct had been recovered, and John White,
coored man FROM Washington, who, having
fallen on the street 10 tit, was taken there
for treatment. Anthony Lee, colorcd, for dis
orderly conduct in the lst Ward, was fined and
DISCHARGED.
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TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Roth Sides ADDeasell.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE.l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-12

COLUMBIA MEETINa-At a meeting of The
Columbia Steam Fire Company, held las
night, D. A. Windsor, President, occupied tho
chair. and NJ. Mclean was secretary. The fol
lowing resolutions were adopted, viz:
Resotved, That this company having undi
minished confidence in the efficiency, energy
aud integrity Of f. S. Leadbeatcr, Chief Eug
neer, and J. r. Smoot, Geo Il. French, S. A
Green and JAS p. Coleman, Fire War,lens
therefore,
Resolred, That the City Council are hereby
respectfully requested to re-clcct these gentle
men to the positions now occupied by them
Also the following:
Rsoirol, That the initiation fee of this com
pany be reduced to the sum of one dollar.
a motion was made that five members bt
detailed by the secretary to assist in airing, un
reeing and reeing up the hose, when necessity
requires it, said detail to serve one month
which was adopted.
The meeting then adjourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-12

STREET RAILWAY, &C.-Thc I,ynchburg Vir-
giniau says: ''Ground was broken in Aexan-
dria last week for a street railway. We con,
gratuIate our neighbors on this evidence Of the
growth and prosperity Of their city, and on
their seeming determination to keep up with
the times in the matter OF improvements. We
arc going to have a new market house some
day, and we hope it will compare very t;vorahly
with the handsome structure recently erected
by our Alexandria ncighbors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-12

ny NoT1cE-A meeting of the Virginia Uni
yersity Alumni Association OF Alexandria and
vicinity, will be held tomorrow evening at 5
O'Clock, at the office of K. kcmper, esq, No. 56
King street A full attendance is desired.
ia iii K kEMpER, Secretary.
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RER'S TOE.
STATE LICENSES.

STATE IICENSES.
All persons taking out license forany business
are hereby notified that they arc required by
Inv TO pay the amount of such license to tho
Treasurer, at his Office. immediately upon re-
ccipt Of the Commissioners certificate Any
person fniling TO comply with this law, rondors
himself liable to hcnvy fines and ponalties.
w. ID. CORSE, City Treasurer.
Office at tho Banking House Of w. d. Corso
s. Co.. No. 50 King street. je4-lw
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-25
Current Notes.

Softly, good friends, it is Herald dispatch
which comprehends all that is said OF the i'll
suits offered Minister Sickles, and the often
sve attitude of the Spanish people towards
the government of the United States. The
Herald dispatches, in troublous times-and
for that matter, at all times-are of a sensa-
tional character.-Rochester Democrat.
The sensational dispatches of the New
York Herald, in relation to Spain ard the
Virginius, of yesterday. although protesting
10 be based upon minute and accurate cir
cumstances, is so opposed, not only to every
common sense view of the subject, but to
all the prior facts in the case, that we refuse
to give it credence. Whatever may prove to
be the facts, there is no reason to suppose
that they either necessitate or indicate war
between the United State and Spain.-Proc-
idence:sJ OurnGi.
The Inter-Ocean says that it nov appears
that Mr.. Blaine will have no opposition for
Speaker, and that he will be at libertyt to con-
stitute his committees as he may please, with
out attempted dictation by the Republican
caucus or any material number of its mem
hers. Mr.. Blaine has twice discharged this
responsibility acceptably, and it would appear
as though, when chosen for third term, the
exercise OF this usual prerogative might be
safely entrusted to him. r....
Even the Boston Post has already COM
menced to ''hedge," and talks now of the
"rules of reason rather than the rules o.
war;" patience" and much more in the
same strain.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-25
News and Other Items.

Senator Ferry of Connecticut has returned to
Washington for the winter in very poor health.
Chicago is undoubtedly an American city,
but its new City Council is made up of II Irish
men, Germans and only IA Americans.
1t is proposed to prevent the washing of the
banks of the Ohio river by planting thickets
of willows along them.
In fifty-four counties of Mississippi, the vote
for Governor is: Ames, 6l,755; Alcorn. 40, 967.
These counties gave total of 1O2,722 out of
los, 473 at the Presidential election last year.
The official canvass of Massachusetts, shows
the following vote for Governor: Washburn
72,1ss; CASTOR $1,000; Oliver, 391; Butler 1871;
scattering 218. fa~
The proposal to increase the duty on tea and
coffee will be seriously considered by Congress.
The reduction of the duty on tea made but lit
tie difference to consumers, but it worked to
the advantage of the tea raiser in China.
An army officer says he would believe that
story about Modoc Jacks body being sent to
Washington preserved in whiskey, if he was
not sure that the officers at Fort klamath were
never known to allow whiskey enough to pre-
serve an Indian to pass out of that Enclosure in
such quantity. Us iiias}i fA4
Queen Victoria, while on a recent visit to
Dundee, Scotland, partook OF the communion
in Presbyterian church. This action on the
part of the head of the Anglican church has
very pleasant aspect as it stands in comparison
with the existing sharp controversy in regard
to the propriety of such liberality in religious
practice.
Fhe New York Times suggests that the chill
dren should be taught the story of Tweed, and
that Judge Davis manly and searching address
to the prisoner,on pronouneing sentence, should
be incorporated int the reading books, in order
to have the young folks imbued with the idea
that thief is thief, and crime nothing less
than crime, under all circumstances. A good
suggestion.
Messrs. James r. Osgood & Co., of Boston,
proposing to relinquish the business of maga-
zine publishing, have sold their periodicals, the
Atlantic Monthly and Every Saturday, to Messrs.
Hurd & Houghton of New York, and Messrs.
Houghton & Co. of the Riverside Press, and Our
Young Folks to Messrs. Scribner & Co., of New
York, publishers of the new juvenile magazine,
St. Nicholas.
The IS. q. check is brought into notice
again by another letter from Mr. John T. Drew,
in which he says that the money drawn on 1t
by Cakes Ames was paid to Amos B. Merrill,
an attorney at the time in the employ of Mr..
Ames to look after his southern cotton spec
ulations; also that the books of Mr. Merrill,
who died some time before Ames, will show
TIE honorable nature of their associations and
the fact of the payment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-25
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGG1N COUNTY.


ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The "young fellers'' in Lewiston want to get
up skating rink. They say twill cost only
1000, and 500 is already pledged. The Jour
nal hopes nobody will throw cold water upon
the scheme, unless it is designed to end in ice.
The Journal says Frenchman belonging in
Lewiston, received bad wound. Friday morn
ing, while cutting wood near South Lewiston.
dhf t fssfEsa bis foot at the toe enttnS
Five houses on Lincoln street Lewiston. are
to BE- removed for the depot buildings of the L.
& A. railroad.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
A large number of men and teams left Mat
tawamkeag last week, for the woods, to carry
on numbering operations
Captain Jam sson, master of schooner lying
on the Brewer side, broke through the ice near
raft SaturdaJ, and was thoroughly wet and
chilled before he was rescued, says the Wing.
A correspondent of the Wing writes that the
free high school closed its fall term al VIM
last Friday.
YORK COUNTY.
>, Saturday morning young man named
Frank Allen, while skating on the river in
Springvale, fell through the ice and was with
difficulty extricated from his involuntary bath.
The Times says on Sunday large numbers of
men and boys were skating on the river both
above and below the falls at Saco
Nute's shoe factory in Berwick, giving en-
ploy ment to about one hundred aud fifty per-
sons, is expected to be in full operation again
this week.
Our correspondent states that the morning
and afternoon mails have recently been remov
ed at Springvale much to the regret of the clti-
zens who are circulating petition to have
them resumed.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
There is an effort in progress to establish
cheese factory at Englishman's river taking in
all the available stock 10 the two Kenuebec set
Elements, JonesbOrO, and so much of Machias
join.
IN GENERAL.
Meetings in the interest of the Penobscot
Bay u River Railroad will be held in Rockland
and the other towns along the route of the
Knox q Lincoln road early in December.
Mr. George F. Robinson, of this State who
was Instrumental in saving the life of Secreta-
~ Seward, when attacked by the assassin
Payne, on the night of April Is, 1865 has been
presented with the medal awarded him by Con-
gress in 1871. The medal, " hich was made at
the Philadelphia Mint, is valued at $14DO.
The following is list of patents issued to
Maine Inventors under date Of Nov 4th, 1873:
z. i. Wood, Calais, railway snow-plow; Jas.
Bridge, Augusta, wood grinder; D. A. Scoot &
A. W. Hiltz, Calais, fire escape.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-25
The President on the Finances.

Washington special of Monday says:
The President has conclr ded that portion of
his message relating to the national finances,
but has not yet read it TO the Cabinet 1t may
be stated on unquestionable authority that he
will not recommend what has been Known dur
ing the past few weeks as the Convertible Low
Rate Bond Scheme and il may also be stated
that he will not recommend any measure which
will tend TO ease the stringency on the market,
except such measure will completely pre-
vent the possibility of the further initiation of
the legal tender circulation. 1t is safe to saw
that any measure which the President NAV rec
ommend will be one which will coutain such
restrictions that whenever the stringency in the
money market is relieved, the CURRENCY issued
by the government will of necessity and in ac-
c0rdance with the laws of trade return to the
treasury This can only be accomplished by
making the rate of interest upon the CURRENCY
,'nt Sevanced so great that the public could
not AFFORD to borrow it of the government at
times when the money market was easy II ;s
argued IN support ST such measure g tt;s thot
so long as the average rate of Commercial ;ntar
est Ior money 10 TINS country is at eight Der
cent. per anuum, any convertible bond scbapp,.,
at low rate OF interest would inevitable reo
suit in permanent imitation, for the reason that
those WIN had deposited the low rate bonds for
currency would never restore the currency tn
the treasury SO long as they could command a
much higher rate of interest for their CURRENCY
than they could derive from the deposited
bonds.
Those who should know state that the Pres
Ident,s recommendation will be based upon a
principle which will compel the restoration of
the currency to the Treasury in time Of easy
money market, although the details of the rec
Ommendation are not yet fully disclosed. 1t is
believed that the rate of interest which win he
suggested shall be paid to the government for
currency that may be advanced upon bonded
security should he ten per cent. which is a
rate that would compel the return of the
ourr and tho xUifhd N oil nft he
panics have ceased. The plan contemplates
giving the government control of the balance
of power Oh currency, by means of a rate of in
the average commercial rates in the normal
condition of finance.
1t is understood that this contemplated loan
of currency win be made in some way through
the national banks, SO that the legal tender
maximum may not be Increased above four
hundred millions. This suggestion is made in
, view of the supposed claim that bondholders
i nave that the maximum of legal tender circu-
iSt'on shall not exceed 9hat sum. It is alleged
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-25

THOSE journals which make it one of their
regular departments to discuss the tariff
question, do not let the Cuban excitement
deter them from their interesting theme.
Just now the New York Evening Post attri-
butes the present business stagr alton to our
tariff system. On the other hand the Inter
Ocean gives figures of the price of iron and
the tariff thereon for twenty years for the
purpose of showing that the tariff does not
affect the price. 1t also asserts that the gov
eminent has lost $20.0O0,000 by remov-
ing the duties on tea and coffee with
out reducing the price the least While it is
not probable that the present business trouble
is any more the result OF the workings OF tar
if than is the early winter, il cannot be pos
sble but that an excessive tariff must III
crease the price of the article upon which it
is placed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-25

Flesh, muscle and mind alike deieriorate when the
stomach falters ia its duty and the bowels do not per-
form Their part as scavengers of the system regularly
and naturally. In chronic dyspepsia the body is
USUALLY emaciated and the muscular fibre loose and
abby, and the BRAIN incapable of prolonged or Wig
orous exertion. Every organ, every member. even
the immortal mind ITSELF is to certain extent de-
pendent u On the stomach for support Strengtben
and regnlat this feeder the system with osteters
stomach Bitters, when it fails to perform its func-
TONS properly good appetite, an increased flow
llatlon will assuredly be the result The manner in
which the great tonic and alternative effects cure Of
digestive organs cleanses without conyulsino The
owels regulates the flow of bile and determines If
into the right channels, and exercises tranouilzinU
influence over the nerves.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-25
SPECIAL NOTICES.
CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED
sCHENCK's PULMONIC SYRUP,
sCHENCK's sEAwEED TONIC,
sCHENCK,s MANDRAkE PILus

Are the only medicines that will cure Pu nonary
consumption.
Sometimes medicines that will stop cough will Of
ten occasion the death Of the patient 1t locks up the
liver stops the circulation Of the blood hemOrrhage
follows and, in fact coggng the action of the very
organs that caused the cough.
Liver complaint and dyspepsia are the causes Of
two-thiids OF the cases of consumption. Many
now complaining with dull pain in the side the bow
els sometimes cOstive and sometimes loose tongue
coated, pain in the shoulder blade, feeling lines
very restless, and at other times drowsy; the food
that is aiken lies heavily the stomach accompani
ed with acdity and belching of wind. These symp-
toms usually originate from disordercd condition Of
the stomach torpid liver. Persons SO affected if
they take two heavy colds, and if the cough in
these be suddenly stopped the lungs, liver and
stomach clog, and remain torpid and inactive, and
before the patient is of bis situation, the lungs
mass of sores, and liberated, and death is the
Inevitable result.
Schencks Pulmonic Syrup is an expectorant which
does not contain any opium, nor anything calculated
to check cough suddenly.
Schenck's Seaweed tonic dissolves the food, mixes
with the gastric juice of the stomach digests easily,
nonrishes the system, and healthy circuIa
tion OF the blood. When the bowels costve, skin
shallow, and the patient is of a bilious habit,
Schenck's Mandrake Pills are required.
THESE medicines are prepared by DR.. y.
SCHENCK s. SON, MOI theast corner Of Sixth and
Arch streets, Philadelphia Penn, and tor sale by
GEO. c. GOODWIN & CO., SO Hanover street, Bos-
ton, and John F. Henry, College place, New York.
For sale by Druggists generally. sept3sneodtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-25

If the Argus wi II refer to pages 81 and Sc
of its World Almanac for 1873, it will find
that Judge Davis was the Republican candi-
date for Justice of the Supreme Court, re-
ceiving 56,076 votes-a little above the aver
age Republican ticket; that the Tammany,
World and Argus candidate was Mr.. Leon
ard who received 40, 100 votes and Mr.. Ander-
son the Apollo Hall Democratic candidate
received 2S,2lS votes. We asserted thai
Judge Davis was elected by the Republicans
and is Republican, and we made the asser-
ton with the figures in mind. Does any one
believe that If either of the Democratic can
didates had been, elected Tweed would now
be in prison?