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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-19
NOTICE.

TINE CUPARTN ERSHlP HERETuFona
i existing under the firm name .! " IiNh ~
u SLA MAKER is this day dissolved ~ "'-
tual consent. Either member Of the iir'm ;, "''
thorized to sign the firm name in sc,t.'n..i}.
All parties indebted urc requested :" h'..
prompt payment, as it is important to r!"-r !. y.
business ut once Thanking our friends ".'I ''
public generally for the very liberal patro;"..:
extended to US in the past, we most rcSrc,t .0"s
ask continuance Of the same t" our Su'"' ..-
WILMER IL SHAY MAk TX.
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.UERCH.4.N.T T.4ELORS.

NV LILLIAN NJ . hfVA I,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
III King street,
Has Just received his
FALL AND WINTER ASSORTMENT OF
CLOTHS,
CASSIMERES,
AND VESTINGS.
He invites his friends and customers to call and
examine his stock. oct 3-u
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ga FL & EfsIsS-1SsssT@, ~ &C ~
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERIcKSBURG EAllU@'
After 800 y. nj. Friday, December 81, T..
trains will run rs follows:
Leave South ward from Alexandria & Foo
icksburg depot at 500 a. ~, accomno3A
daily, except Sunday; LIS =. IN. S"uth",'.
press daily except Sunday. TIL" S"uth"~.
press at % p. IN. runs through I" k!cnun
without change, connecting with trails lar s.
points South.
Leave Northward from Aicxandria> X F.o;
icksburg depot at j. Il II. III. Northern tiru,
daily, except Monday; SIS p. IN. acco:a!..,r@
tion daily, except Sunday, connects t&r."@
North and West. The Northern h&r.,
leaving st 3.l3 a. M. runs through I" t.
timore, without change, connecting with =.
on the Northern Central Railway for the A'.
and West.
ALEXANDRIA AND wASllINGToN EAiLEo@h
After 100 p. m. Friday December 9Th, i,
trains will run AS follows, daily, except sumo
Leave for Washington from st. A$&rh Str
depo. at 5'S, 7.53 and 9.4S AM, and i2i|,
q. So and . 50 D. IN.
Arrive from WASHINGTON 1T s.. A-nrh -"
depot ut 7.43 9 IS and ll.5l 81. M, and Us, t.
G.3S and l.. IL n. m.
Leave Washington for Alexandria from. f.
senger depot, cor. 9th and Is streets, NJ =.
g. 43 and LIS Il. IN, and Lab, BIS, G.t.' Set
l1.25 p. m.
D-Alexandria and Fredericksburg Knljn
trains leave passenger depot cor. 9th and Is =.
at !. a33 T. nj. Southern Express, and lo1. T.. !,
Southern Express for Richmond and MI pos
South. EDMU Nd l.. DrBA Rln,
Supcr!ntch",i.
ED. S. YOUNG,
| General Passenger Agent. jan ~
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GROCERIES.
HINEsE TEA COMPANY,

NO. NORTH ROYAL STREET,
Have Just received large and carefully Sc
lected stock Of
~ TEAS, SEASON 1872.
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DEING DESTROYS OF REDUCING MY
- very large stock of ~
to make room for my Spring supply, which
intend shall be the best in the market, / will,
for some few weeks, sell for cash a large proper
ton of the same
AT AND BELOW COST.
Please give me call before purchasing else
where am convinced you will find it to your
advantage to do SO. We keep constantly on
hand q full line Of
BURTS
JUSTLY CELEBRATED WORK.
Also a full line of EASTERN and HON T.
MADE WORK.
As heretofore, all classes of work made to or
der, tit guaranteed and warranted to give en-
tire satisfaction. Try me.
feb I2-tf f. PAFF, eS King street
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NOT1CE--IIaving purchased the "f:ir" =,
~ of goods of Wilmer j. Slaymak"r, ""'a".
continue business nj the old stand.
jan u ID. +. WlTM Ek ~
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l%'[SSpU .i.tU GsG.4E.
ga A ND PINE W 90 d.

OAK AND PINE WOOD.
SAWED AND SPLIT.
Orders left al the yards or office, III King ST.,
will be promptly filled
oct Is 7. J. MEHAFFEY s. co.
HAFING disposed Of my interest in the
IL Wood and Coal Yard King street to
John Lcahcrland, | shall continue the Wood
and CoaI business ut yards on the north and
south corners Of Union and Queen SIS, where
will always be on hand full supply of the best
quality RED and WHITE ASH GOALS Of the
different sizes CUM BERLAND COAL by the
cargo, car loud or retail.
Also HICKORY, OAK and PINE WOOD.
The patronage Of the citizens is respectfully So
licited All orders left ut the office of the Alex
andrn Insurance Co., No. "a King street, with
Col. Marye, OF ut Clarridgc & Grigg's Drug
Store, corner King and Royal streets, will be
promptly attended to- Weight guaranteed.
jy 3-tf TuOS. J. MEHAFFEY.
TINuE UNDERSIGNED having this day
/ formed coparlncrship, under the name
and style of MEIIAFFEY & CO., for the pur-
pose OF carrying on the COAL and WOOD bus
mess, respectfully solicit the patronage OF the
citizens.
Yards on the north and south side Of Queen
and Union streets All orders left ut the office,
No. 81 King street, or Carrdge It Grigg's Drug
Store, corner Royal and King streets, will be
promptly attended TO.
THOS J. MEHAFFEY.
jy @-tf J. r. ZIMMERMAN.
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YTRY THEM

The BEST SPECTACLES in use. Money
returned should they not give satisfaction with
in thirty days after sold at
ian Il GREEN'S NOTION HOUSE.
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DEED PEAS-Landreth's Extra Early, Extra
y Early Daniel o. Rourke, Early May, Tom
Thumb, McLean's Little Gem, Dwarf Blue
Imperial, Eugene, and the Champion of Eng
land-all of Landreth's growth-ius received by
feb Is JANNEY s. co.
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TRENCH DRESSIN or LIQUID
Il BLACkING, an elegant backing for Ia
dies and children's shoes-a full supply re-
ceived and for sale by
feb 10 E. S. LEADBEATER S BRO.
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09
M SceI/U2 ID 2 D us.
How to Make a Fortune.

Samuel McFadden was a watchman in
bank. He was poor but honest, and his life
was without reprOach. The trouble with him
was that he felt that he was not appreciated.
His salary was only four dollars a week and
when he asked to have it raised, the President,
Cashier, and the Board Of Directors glared at
him through their spectacles, and frowned on
him, and told him TO go out and stop his
insOlence, when he knew business was dull and
the bank could not meet its expenses now,
let alone lavishing one dollar on such
miserable worm as Samuel McFldden. And
then Samuel McFadden felt distressed, sad,
and the naughty scOrn of the President and
Cashier cut him to the soul. lie would often
20 into the sideyard and bow his venerable
twenty four inch head and weep gallons and
gallons of tears over his inSgnifcance, and
pray that he might be made worthy of the
Cashier and Presidents polite attention
One night happy thought struck him; a
CLEAN of light burst upon him, and gazing
down the dim vista of years with his eyes all
blinded with joyous tears he saw himself rich
and respected. So Samuel McFadden fooled
around and got jimmy, a mOHkey-wrcnch, a
| crOsscut, a cold chisel, drill, and about ton
of gunpowder and nitro glycerine, and those
things. Then, in the dead of night, he went
to the fire proof safe, and after working at il
for a while, burst the door and brick into suct
an immortal smash, with such perfect sue
cess that there was not enough of the safe let
to make a carpet-sack. Mr.. McFadden theI
proceeded to load up with coupons, greenbacks
currency and specie and to nail all the OLE
change that was lying anywhere, so that h
pranced out the bank with over a million o
dollars on him. He then retired to an unaS>um
ing residence out of town, and then sent wor,
to the detective where he was
A detective called on him the next day, wit
a soothing note from the cashier. McFadde
treated it with lofty scorn. Detectives calle
on him every day with humble notes from tn
President, Cashier, and Board of Director
At last the bank officers got up magnfcel
private supper, to which Mr.. McFadden vi
invited. He came, and as the bank office
bowed down in the dust before him, he pc
dered well over the bitter past, and his so
was filled with exultation.
Before he drove away in his carriage tn
night, it was all fixed that Mr.. MaFadden W
to keep half million Of that money, and to
unmolested if he returned the other half
fulfilled his contract like an honest man, b
refused with naughty disdain the offer of t
cashier to marry his daughter.
Mac is now honored and respected.
moves in the best society. He browses arou
3 in purple and fine linen, and other good cloth
s. and enjoys himself frst-rate. And often II
he takes his infant son on his knee and tt
, him of his early life, and in>tils the holy pr
ciples into the child's mind, and shows h
how, by industry, and perseverance, a
frugality, &nd nitrO-glycerine, and monk
wrenches, and crOss-cut saws, and familiar
. with the detective system, even the poor n
rise to afhuence and responsibility
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09
Children in the Woods.

A very touching story, similar to the old |
tale of ''The Babes in the Woods, comes to /
us from Green River, in the town OF HillSdale. |
A few DAYS since three children of John Foley, !
residing on the mountain east of that place,
aged respectively FOUR six and eight, became
lost in the mountain woods. The hIst was
little girl the other two We're boys. They
strayed away into the woods. The mother
missed them, and blew the dinner horn all
around for mile near the house, but could
get no answer. That night it rained very hard
The next day word was sent to the village Of
Green River by the frantic mother, and all the
people turned out and wentin search Of the chill
dren. Every man was fitted out with bread.
meat and stimulants in case they should find
them. All was a vast wilderness for miles
around, so the men went in different direc
tiOns
Fears were entertained that the children
might be attacked by wild beasts, as a Mr..
| Charles Jones, while hunting in this mountain
had discovered three wild cats, which escaped
before he could get near enough to shoot them.
| The mother stood in the door, wringing and
| twisting her hands, encouraging the hunters
to be vilgilant, for, she said, they were bare
| footed and bareheaded, and wood soon starve :;
they were never away from home before, and
the nearest house was about three or four miles
distant, and even to this they had never been.
|, ABOUT 5 D CLOCK llJJle son Ol NlT. luR6TSOlI,
while hunting in the woods for lost cattle,
discovered the three little creatures huddled
together under tree and covered with leaves.
They put up their hands and began to cry
when they saw the boy lngersol He led
them along TO the open field and SO on TO the
house, and the joy Of the mother may well be
imagined. She ran to meet them, screaming
and crying and catching first one in her arm,
and hugging that for a moment, then letting il
down and taking another one and pressed tina
to her heart and so on for nearly an hour be
fore she became calmed By this time all th'
hunters had returned from the search and the.
tsO had to kiss and hold the children, and uH
/. . hidden tears came to the eyes of great stalwar
men who had never known tears since thei
: childhood
One of the men took the little girl in his lap
and asked her it she slept any. She replied
laughing:
Yes; put on Johnny's cap and put m
feet on Pat, and the rain came right down o
r me-"
When found they were all wet to the skin
Q and would most likely have died in the cours
q of another day if they had not been found
3 They say they heard their mother dinner hOr
that night, but dare not leave the tree tha
i they were under for fear of getting furthe
e away-Hadson ~ ~ Register.
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09
POSTAL CONVENTION.
BETWEEN
The United States and Newfoundland.

The Undersigned being thereunto duly authorized by their
ces ests6shng regulating the exchange Of
land:
There shall be an exchange Of mails between the United
states and Newfoundland by such means Of trans
he approval respective Post Departments Of the two
and os.ens or Samples Of
originating either country and addressed to and deliverable
The postoaHces Of Boston and York shall be the
OF ds q Ss The sS s states IT a1S se % DGis I
once 1 o. SwoSSdaSd for ali mails transmitted
under this and all
OF exchange shall bel forwarded In closed bags or pouches
Eaes mail shall Be By show
ing in ed beeS and the hostages
on
No accounts shall kept the Post Departments OF
h t"0 Or Sn exchange TI%%
shall retain to its own use all the postages WHICH
The single rate international in f. to
us grasl and additional rate Of SIX cents Tor
Y. sa Ct 1 1e hs
oes Ts. @se aes shall levy collect to rs
9 sS sSSssseS On 10 and
OF cents for each two onIfss s or c
printed matter patterns sampIes Of merchandise "d
The post once Newfoundland shall levy and collect to ~
"nd pi .dSTs.d TS to % U%ed
rates 81 dS%ss Soos ohsr
to or received from the Unhed StAeN.
Every international letter or newspaper snsh De Ky
.snod with the words Paid all in red INK by the avs
OF exchange and shall be delivered Tree o an
cbarye whatever in the country OF destination III
and all other kinds at printed matter, sa
s.G On s s rsss sses Sh eHq"iI
s1e when containing written matter. or tor any o'her
a.cGed in said laws regulations, well aS ~ reku
Their liability 10 customs dntI under the revenue laws
' ARTICLE II. ----. -.
The two Post Departments shall establish Y aMeeethe M M o.,
IN force AZ the tne tns
Hi,ions nnon which the Offices recproea1 excua
~ omen malls the originating IN or
other foreign countries to Wh'eh ths' may '''''' ~
as Intermediates :, -. .,.h eor,asnondens
,raurh The open mails Of the other shall aecouh 70 s
FOR such postage rates as chAgeane
oher service BY its and regulation, or the
irsments o,i % Of its foreign pos'al arrangements
ARTICLE 5. -. -.
The two Post Departments may by mutual p
a. osmssiOn Registered letters IN the map "
between two countries and may set.s ~
them all sf detail and
men IL tbis convention into execution ana ~
reqnrea W % In like manner from time to ume as ths eA
} inouss r.,ss af the service require.
se" tContiuued on fourth page.l
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09

Most men wish to write verse because it
shows greater literary ability. They discover
chaste, the inexpensive she." Though poetry
is truth, it is truth with license. In the latter
sense the writer takes it; and whether he ever
loved or not, it pleases him to imagine So 1t
is necessary to begin in meditation. The pro-
perties are glowing fire, and innumerable pic
lures and easy chairs. These are as indispen-
sable and effective as was Mr.. Crummles'
pump. The damsel has golden tresses,"
''raven locks" or, strange to say, both. With
these materials he writes six or eight stanzas.
II there is not tangible idea in the production,
it is called mystery; if there be almost an
idea, the poem is called "a vagary''; and, ifan
entire idea, IN yeverie." In case the contrib
back on prose.
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09
POSTAL CONVENTION.
BETWEEN THE
United States of America and the Republic OF
Ecuador.

[COntinued.l
ARTICLE IL.
The two Post Department shall settle by agreement
between them, all measures of detail and arrangement
CURED carry this convention into execution and may modify
the same in like from time O time the eNgpncles
Ot the require. Articles also by mutual
sent be amended added suppressed according the
quementS OF the service, without resembling otherwise
altering mparng other OF the articles of this
ton.
ARTICLE l3.
This Convention shall of
change of atfCaOns. and shall continue in force until
nuled by mutual consent. until the date
notice given by of the departments the other Of its
desire to terminate the
ARTICLE IA.
This convention shall be and rateed the
and form prescribed by the constitution and laws
the high contracting parties and the exchange raaOns
shall be made at Washington six months after the last rati
cations sooner, if possible.
Done in dupcae the city Washington
of May in the Lord thousand eight hunde
and SeventyOne.
L. ST. JNO. A. J. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of .he United States.
IL. ST. ANTONIO FLORES
hereby the aforgOnR and the testi
thereof have caused the seal Of the United States to
affixed.
lsEALl US. S.GRANT.
By President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary Of State.
WASHINGTON, May 9, 1871
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09

In Prince Edward county, Va, lives certain
old queerbones who is not intensely loyal He
Among the rest of the new tangled idees"
that he is down on" he denounces with
especial savagery the weather bureau as some.
how akin to the freedman bureau of unsavory
memory, and "a blamed Yankee contrivance to
humiliate the South" Says he: : used to
be a far (fair) jedge of the weather myself,
an could tell by the change of the moon when
to kill hogs an drap pertaters; but, sence they
got to regulatin' the weather by 'lectricity, you
think they gwinc TO be far about it? Cert'n'y
not. 'Taint in the Yankee nature T.
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09

MALE FASHIONS FOR SPRING AND SUMNER.
w 18th the opening of Spring there is the ac-
customed movement among the gentlemen in
procuring their spring and summer outfits
both for best" and business"
From time immemorial gentlemen have worn
suits III three divisions: coat, vest and panta-
looms; and from present appearances they will
continue to do so for this season. The differ
ences in the style Of cut do not vary much, if
any, and tor best wear we shall have the
cutaway walking coat, low vest and medium
wide pantaloons slightly cut with spring.
In cOatings, the principal attractions are the
Basket" and "DiagOnal' French cassimeres,
exceedingly beautiful and servceable goods
They are in very fashionable shades, such as
blue, brown, plum, wine and purple English
and French cloths in Grape finish are also
novelty of the season and will be worn as the
very best goods furnished
In vestlngs, the same materials will be used
as general thing as that of the coatings.
There are, however. many excellent silk
patterns in the market for those who desire
something better. Vests are to be worn as
low as last year, medium broad collars and
double breasted
In pantaloon goods there are many very
choice designs in English, French and American
fancy cassimeres. The styles lean to the plain
the better class of goods entirely ignoring
anything fashy in the shape of well defined
| stripes or plads. Pantaloons are not to be
cut loose or baggy" but are to be neat about
the knees, medium wide at the bottom with a
slight spring, according to the size of the
gentleman foot for which they are bein,
made. If he has a long or large foot, the
spring Is increased IN proportion.
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09
lTranslat,on I

lTranslatonl
Having and examined the aOegOng postal convention
which has been approved by the legislative decree Of the list Of
the aud in exercise Of the sixth attribute o the
sxtieth article the constitution, have ratified it, BY
the do raty and declare accepted confirmed and
obligatory in all and each of its and con-
tanned in said convention Olemny engaging and pledgng
its faithful and exact observance the Of Ecuador the
national faith and honor.
In which caused the to he prepared
signed sealed with the the republic and
by the secretary of the state for foreign ela
tiOns Quito the thrtieh OF September eighteen hundred
and seventy
H.. 81 q. GARCIA MORENO.
FRANCISCO JAvIER LEON.
We John A. j. CreSwe Postmaster General OF the United
States and Antonio Flores minister OF Ecuador the United
certify that this date have proceeded to
the Of racaOns OF the postal nyentiOn which
concluded between the United States and Ecuador
Washington n the 9th of May, A. ID. 1871.
Done in duplicate and signed Washington this 9th day
December A. d. 1871.
lis JNO A. ]. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General OF the United States.
IL. ST. ANTONIO FLORES.
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09

AT recent medical examination a question
was put to the students as TO the meaning of
the word hypothesis One candidate replied
that it was "a machine for raising water"
Another gave the an-wer that il was something
that happened to a man after death.
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09

An old bachelor said There's darned sight
more jewelry worn nowadays than when was
young, but there's one piece that | always
admired that don't often see now" "What
is that?" asked young lady. IA thimble,"
was the reply. He was regarded with con-
tempt and seOrn by every lady in the room for
the rest Of the evening.
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09

During the time that the late Sir Robert
Peel was Premier, Lady Jane Peel was in the
habit Of pasting on screen all the articles
which appeared in the newspapers opposed to
him. There is nothing very singular in that,
remarked Peel; lit is but the duty of every
good wife to screen her husbands faults"
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09


The opportunity being offered the postal administrations
OF the United States OF America and Of Switzerland TO intro
lower than those force by the British Bel
gian route the of the United States OF America
correspOnp countries under
the following conditions:
ARTIcLEL
The letters from the United America for SwitEer
land and which the sender desire to have
transmitted Bremen Hamburg shall be chargeabe with
the folio wing rates.
lst Eight per single letters originating in the
United States.
81 Forty centmes single ate for letters originating in
For letters unpaid or insucenty paid are reserved
II, 1867.
ARTICLE
All letters from the Cnied America for 3witZer
ouested transmission via Bremen or hamburg in open mails
shall continue be closed mails by
British Belgian route and subjected to the 6xed by Art
Gle OF the additional convention o ebruary 1870
ARTICLE 3.
In future abatements transit admit OF
ducOn in the letters exchanged between the
the two contracting countries authorized to fK BY
accord the representative reduced rates and 70 take the
| the two countries
ARTICLE4.
The present convention, which shall be considered
second October H. 1861 shA
| enter into operation July l, l572
duplicate and signed Washington the sixth day
thousand eight hundred aud seVentytwO.
the day Of May thousand eight hundre
TssGLJ JNO. A. J. CRESwELL.
Postmaster General OF the United States.
The Federal Department Of Posts and TelsgTGph:
bsreby approve the aoreRoinT convention and in test
thereof have caused the seal OF the United States
| be affixed. C,.>,r
BY the President:
| Hamilton FISH,
Secretary Of State.
wAsHISGToS, May 9th, 1871
lsEAL.l
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09

When Dr. johnson asked the widow Porter
to be his wife, he told her candidly that he was
of mean extraction; that he had an uncle
hanged. The widow replied that she had no
money herself, and though she had not rela-
tive hanged, she had fifty who deserved hang
ing. So they made match OF it.
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09

An applicant for pair Of boots was asked
what number he wore, and replied as soon as
he recovered from his surprise, "Why two, of
course"
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09

Mark Twain in speaking of cannibalism,
grows serious for once. and soemnly declares
that for his own part she would go hungry for
two days rather than eat an old personal
friend"
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09

iTranRatiOnJ
The Federal Council Swiss Confederation makes
known by these presents:
That approved the above convention
faith By the Pres
dent and the Chancellor OF the Swiss Confederation and
sealed with Of the Federal Council at Berne the tenth
Of July, thousand eight hundred and seventy-tWO.
In the Of the Swiss Federal Council
The President OF the Confederation.
The Chancellor of the COnfederaton
SGHlESS.
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09

Punch wishes to know what is the difference
between fixed stars and shooting stars. The
answer is that the one are suns and the other
darters
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09

A charming young lady, who attends evening
church service regularly, is called the vesper
belle" by the distracted youth of the parish.
Smyrna times., 1873-04-09

Ridiculous enough! A two hundred pound
poetess is writing about what she would do eff
she were a sunbeam"