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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-05

WIN. n. BERkLEY
w Has just re ceiyed-
Bleachcd and Brown Canton Fiannels at all
prices; Full Cloths; Sattlnets CasSimeres !;
Gentlemens and Laaies' Underwear; Black
Alpacas more of those cheap Dress Goods In
dies Balmorals, &c, with many other desirable
goods. nov
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There were sales in Baltimore yesterday OF
$1,000 Orange, Alexandria and Manassas is
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rRESH BUTTER AND GRAPES.

Just received Il supply of FRESH DAIRY
GLADE BUTTER and of CATAW BA and
ISABELLA GRAPES. Stalls Nos. 81 and 81
Market House.
oct 29-lW A. GLACHEI.
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j. COX'S
- Wholesale
CONFECTIONERY HOUSE,

JUN ECIIUN En- dUUSE,
No. 40 Pennsylvania ave-,
WASHINGTON. D. G..
The BEST CANDIES manufactured daily
and sold to dealers at the lowest New York
wholesale rates.
The trade of the District and the neighboring
counties of Maryland and Virginia supplied with
Bon bons, Confec.ions, Caromes. Sweetmeats
Sugared Fruits and the best Candies, from The
choicest To the cheapest
Foreign Goods, Syrups and Nuts always on
hand Dealers dealt with literally. call in
vited Washington, nov l-eolm
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A Survive are informed, says the Mobile
(Ala. Register by young gent !eman OF re-
liable authority, that civil suit for $500 was
tried before a jury OF eight white men and tour
coIored men in Sumter county: last week, aud
verdict of mansIaughter in the first degree
rendered by the learned jury. Not a member
of The jury knew single letter of the alphabet.
Upon delivering the verdict the foreman re-
marked that inasmuch as 10 one was killed;
they decided to render verdict otmaoslughter
and not of murder, as was Originally Intended.
The suit was clalm for $500, founded upon
some cotton transaction, aud had nothing crml-
nal about it. This is an actual fact
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lrKSE'ESSFN.S.sL.

PROFESSIONAL.
HR. JAMES B. HODGKIN.
DENTAL SURGEON,
Graduate Baltimore College Dental Surgery.)
Office SO Prince Street.
1.-TWO doors above Royal)
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
NITROUS OXIDE GAS administered. taught
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CIGARS. TOBACCO, SNUFF, PIPES

Restores the color and growth of the hair posi-
lively in few days, strengthens the roots make
an excellent dressing, soling neither clothes nor
scalp; but gives the scalp a pure and cIesn'y
look removing All dandrutr and scurf-harmle.
-certain-spe, dy-spproved by physician
economical large bottles one dollar Sod III
Alexandria BY WAKEFIELD & HALL.
ARTHUR NATTANS, Proprietor,
oct 2O-eoly Washington, d. C.
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LEEsBURa, Nov. 5-noon. The official ma,
jorities in the county are For Kemper, With
ers and Daniel 9O2, Harrison, for the House
of Delegates, 46S; j. A. Carter, also for House
Of Delegates GIG, and Filler, for Treasurer $40.
LATEST.
LEEsBURG,. VA, Nov. 5---Kemper's MAORI
ty over Hushes is 902, Filters over Bolyn's,
$40, Harrison's over j. r. Carter 46S, j. A.
Carriers over John R. Carter GIG, Harrison S
over Williams 624, John A. Carter over Will
Iiam's 772, over Nichols 795.
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A WELL KNOWN FACT, that no two lots
n Of HAIR or HAIR COMBINES require
the same attention, as in some it is all short and
others short and long, SO ladies having hair to
be manufactured viii see the necessity of having
it done By q practical manufacturer only, in or
der that every hair may be used to the best adj
vantage For further information call at
JAS. FERG USON'S HAIR DEPOT,
nov 81 King street.
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LEEsBrRG, Va, Nov. 4.-Leesburg town-
ship gives kemper three hundred and eleven
majority, gain of two hundred and 6fty-four
over Greeley's vote. Harrison's majority for
House OF Delegates two hundred and eighteen;
John \. Carriers majority two hundred and
thirty. Filters majority for Treasurer eighty
three. Lees for Commonwealth Attorney
two hundred and sixty All Conserva-
tVes.
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a, BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.

! The man who stands upon his nwn
soil, who feels, by the laws ofs stha
land in which he lives-by the laws.
of civilized nations -he is the right.
ful and exclusive owner Of the and.
which he tills, is by the constitution
Iof our nature, under q wholesome
influence, not easily imbibed from
faIny other source. He feels, other
Things being equal, more stronolv
than another, the character Of nsan
rs the Lord Of al inanimate wngid
OF this great and wonderful snhare
which, fashioned by the hand Of God !.
ana upheld by his owner, is rellin.,.
through the heavens a part Of HE
his from the centre to the sky ,ls,a
the space on which the penerot;on
moves n in its round of duties, and I1s
teoIs I. himself connected by a visible.
INK with those who follow him, and
to whom he is to transmit q home .
Perhaps his farm has como down -
him from his fathers; but he can. :
trace their footsteps over the scenea.
OF MS daily labors. The roof which
shelters him was reared by those "a !
whom ne owes his being. Some II.
terestlng domestic traditions IS a.t, con.
nected with every enclosure. TEa
favorito tree was planted by his fath.
er's hand. He sperted in boybooa
beside the brook which still winds
through tho meadows. Through xhsf
deld lies the path to the yilIsost
school Of early days. He still besis
from his window the voice Of The
Sabbath bell which called his fathers
to the house of God; and near al
hand is the spot where his parents
are laid down to rest, and whero.
when his time has come, he shall be-.
laid by his children. These are tho,
feelings of the owners of the soil
Words eannet buy them; they fiow
out OF the deepest fountains of the,
ibeart, they are life springs Of q fresh,
healthy and generous national char,
acte. Is. !, -
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A GOOD, LESSON.

Ii our boys revolt from study, ;aiiuei
them an opportunity to- test etbe
pleasure of manual labor, and then
let them follow the .oecupatieu they
prefer. In nine cases out Of ten,
books will carry the day. ,aW hen
| was a boy" said the elder Adams.
Il had to study the Latin grammar.
but it was dull, and 4 hated it. MY
father was anxious to send me to coi.'
lege; and, therefore, I studied gram
mar until l could bear it no longer. !.
and going to my father, told 1hin i,
did not like to study, and asked for,
some other imployment. Itawas op-
posing his wishes, and be was auicE
in his answer. well, Johu, If Latin. In.
grammar does not suit, you may try
ditching, perhaps that will Nv
meadow needs ditch. and you may
put Latin by and try that Tkis
seemed a delightful chrnge, and i i, ,
the meadow l went. But I soon
ditching harder than Latin, and the.
first forenoon was the longest I ever
experienced. That day I ate the
bread of labor, aud glad was I'when
night came on. That night / made
some comparison between Latin
grammar and ditching, but said not q
word about it. l dug the next fore,
noon and wanted to return to Latin.
1t dinner, but it was humiliating, and
could not oit. At night, toll con-
luered pride, and I told my father
'ne of the severest trials Of my life
hat if chose, l would go back to
Latin grammar. He was glad Of it.;
md, if | have since gained any dis
,inction, it has been owing to tho
,wo days labor in that abominable
hitch. =; -
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ferent then from what he does in
the Fall, when the same merchant
takes him by the throat and says
"pay me what thou owest.'' Sec
ond, by getting out of debt and not
spending your crop before it is
made. The celebrated John Ran
dolph of Roanoke, suddenly paused
in the midst of one of his speeches
in Congress and exclaimed, "Mr
Speaker, I have discovered the phi
loscpher's stone! 1t is, pay as you
Co." And he was right.
If you ask how is this to be done,
I would say, for one year practice
the strictest economy by denying
yourselves every luxury, and even
some comforts. If necessary it will
pay to sell off some of your land,
so as to get a start. It would be
better to walk the streets in patch
ed clothes, and be able to look your
fellow-man in the face, than to be
dreading a dun at the corner of
every street. Third, by organiza-
ton. The Bible says Sin the null
titude of counselors there is safety"
The railroads have their conven-
tions, merchants their associations,
governments their rings, but farm
ers are just lying low, fit subjects
for every bird of prey. The Pa
irons of Husbandry afford the best
and only means to accomplish this
purpose, so let us all 60 into that
organization, and, "by a long pull,
a strong pull, and a pull altogeth-
err make farming what it was in
tended to be by nature and by na-
ture's God, the most respectable
and profitable of all callings.
' A FARMER.
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A Plea in Behalf of the mer-Some
Timely Counsel.
HARD SCRAMBLE. S. G

Eltor AJJcrille Press end Banner:
In my reflections lately, I have
come to the conclusion that "thing:
are not equal' in this world Of
ours. When God made man He
made him a farmer. There was
not a preacher, lawyer, doctor OF
merchant in existence; but some.
how or other the top rail has got to
the bottom. My present object is
to inquire what has brought this
state Of things about-for no one
will deny that all other professions
arc necessary evils, for if evil had
not entered into the world, there
would have been no necessity for
preachers and doctors. If men
would only act right, lawyers would
be superfuity; and the merchant
makes his living by pandering to
fashions which did not exist in the
times Of the patriarchs, for then
the clothing was made at home,
and when visitors came, we read
that old Abraham would kill O kid
and dress it for bis questionable
wife Sarah to cook and serve up.
1t is a principle in philosophy,
that every effect must have had a
cause. Therefore, there must have
been some cause why the noblest
style OF man has been thrown from
his position, and made to occupy
the "lowest room." This thing
ought not 60 to be, and the tillers
of the soil should rise in their
might and claim their birthright.
That young man, because he can
stand behind a counter, with
broad-cloth suit on, a pen behind
bis ear, and a yard-stick in his
hand, should imagine that he is a
superior being TO one who, with
brawny arms, and coat of, bravely
shoulders the axe, and makes
an honest living Ly the sweat of his
brow, is the greatest delusion Of
the age. For, while the one mere
ly transfers goods from one point
to another, the other is producer,
bringing things into existence
which did not exist before, The
one by selling yard Of cloth for
fifty cents for which he paid twenty
five cents, benefits himself; but the
other, by "dressing the earth and
keeping it," causing "two blades Of
grass to grow where one grew be-
FORE" not only benefits himself, but
is a benefactor to his country, all
ornament to his race, and a glori-
fer to his God, Brother farmers,
the position taken above cannot be
contradicted for it is as firm as.the
everlasting hills, and as true as
holy writ, for the good book says
that Seven the king is fed by the
field"
The question then arises, how
are we to regain our lost position?
1 would say, first, by exercising the
talents which God has given us.
Study, think, and read the papers.
both agricultural and political.
Mind is superior to matter, and the
man who sits in the shade all the
summer, while you are working in
the sun, knows that he will get the
benefit of your toll. The eagle
who sits perched in the top of some
distant tree, watching the fish
hawk at his labors, is not to be-
blamed for finding out an easier
way Of getting fish than working,
but the hawk should see to it that
he himself is benefited by his Ia
bors. The farmer, in the spring
and summer when the merchant
arms him and persuades him to
buy his goods by offering him all
corts Of Inducements feels very diff.
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A very prudent man in Danbury
provides himself with an extra hat
for the month of November. He
carries it in his coat tail pocket,
and when the wind lifts the one
from his head he straightway jams
on the other, and then puts after
the first, and thus not only saves
much chatting from the. unregener-
ate, but actually gets credit ,as a
philanthropist, the general impress
sion being that he is in pursuit of
somebody else's hat.
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To PICKLE SWEET AppLEs.-To
one peck Of apples make q syrup
of four pounds of sugar and one
quart of vinegar. Boil the apples
in the syrup until tender, and then
take them out and save that sauce.
Put the apples in a jar; boil five
pounds Of sugar and one quart of
vinegar with some cinnamon and
cloves twenty-five minutes, and
pour it hot over the apples. The
pickle.is delicious,
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GoLDEN-RAYED JAPAN LILY. -
The size attained under favorable
circumstances by the Lilium Au-
ratum, the finest of Summer-fow-
ering bulbs, makes it a magnificent
object. We read of one in a gar
den at Liverpool, England, six
years old, nine feet high, eight aud
a half feet broad, containing 225
flowers, which averaged each a di-
ameter of ten inches. The plant
was growing in 24-ipch pot. II
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DIR. WIsTAR's WILD CHERRY BAL

DIR. W1sTAR's WILD CHERRY BAL
sAM.-This Balsamic compound has
become q home fixture. Let all who
suffer, and have in vain attempted to
cure their coughs colds, bronchial or
pulmonary complaints, make use Of
this unequaled remedy. It can be
relied upon, the mass Of testimony
that has been published since its in
PRODUCTION, being ample proof Of its
efficacy.
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FINAL DISCHARGE.

NOTICE is hereby given that Johr
" A. Adams and Andrew Stevenson
Executors Of the Estate of Mrs. Rachae
G.. Adams, deceased, have applied tc
Charles w. ,Gutfin, Judge of Probate, il
and for the County of Abbeville, for s
final discharge as Executors.
It's Ordered, that the twenty-second
day of December, A. D. 1873, be tixeC
fer hearing of Petition, and final set
thment of said Estate.
J. G.. WOSMANSKY,
Clerk Court Probate, Abbeville Comfy,
Nov. u, 1873, 3l-tf
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THE LAST LEAF.

The following poem, by Oliver Wen
gems. Each verse is picture in itsel
and it is seldom that we find so ,muc
pathos. thought aud sentiment in sir
gle production
I saw him once before,
AS he passed by the door,
And again;
The pavement stones resound
AS he totters DER the ground
With his cane.
They say that in his prime,
Ere the pruning knife of time
Cut him down.,
Not better man was found,
by the crier on his round
Through the town.
But now he walks the streets,
And looks at all he meets,
So forlorn;
And he shakes his feeble head,
Till itseems as if it said,
They are gone.
Inc mOSSy marbles FeSG
Over lips that he has pressed
In their bloom;
And the names he loved to hear
Have been carved for many u year
On the tomb.
My grand-mamma has said
Poor old lady she is dead,
Long ago
That he had Roman nose,
And his cheeks were likesa rose
In the snow.
But now his nose is thin,
And it rests upon his chin,@
Likea staff;
And the crook is in his back,
And the melancholy crack
in his laugh.
I know it is a sin
For me to sit and grin
At him here;
But the old three-cornered hat,
And the breeches and all that,
Are so queer.
If I should live to be
The last leaf upon the tree,
In the spring,
Let them laugh as I do now,
At thc old forsaken bough
Where I cling. ...
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A wasp built its nest, a few days
ago in the Ascension Church, in Bal
timore, Extensively near the choir.
The sexton being appealed to, he said,
"I'll fix the rascals," and proceened
to burn the wasps ont. The next
day, while gazing at the ruins Of the
church, the sexton was heard to re-
mark, II knew I could fix the rasoals,
but I'm sorry the church went along
with 'em incidentally"
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fas State Of South Carolina,
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
In the Court Of Probate.

In the Court Of Probate.
Er Partc Mrs. Elizabeth Adh'ins.
Petition for Homestead in Land OF
David Adkins, Deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that.
~ Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Adkins
has applied to Charles ". Gufin,
Judge of Probate for Abbeville Coun-
ty, for Homestead in the real estate
of David Adkins, deceased, and that
the Sd day of January, 1874, has
been fixed for the appointment Of
appraisers, who will on said day
proceed to assign and set off Home
stead in the real estate Of said de-
ceased, to Mrs, M4ry Elizabeth Ad-
kins, widow, and to Martha Jane
Adkins, David +. Adkins, and Mari
eta Adkins, minor children of David
Adkins, deceased.
J. C. WOSMANSkY,
Clerk Court of Probate, A. G.
Dec. 2, 1873, 34-4t
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Brine Forward Your Cotton.

THE price of cotton is still dcclin-
4 ing, and every indication is that
he price will not be higher for days
and probably for fonths to come, for
'"if the price of cotton is low when
but lit le is being brought to market,
how can We expect to realize higher
prices when the receipts arc heavy,
as must be the case soon. So bring
forward your cotton at once, and we
will either buy in settlements of &C
counts. or ship, at the option of the
Farmer.
QUARLEs L. PERRIN.
Oct, %, 1873.
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VHNHEI are extra fne-pure and
M heavy. The experience Of plan
raising Oats is that September is the
proper time for sowing. Hear what the
Southern Cuhivator says; Fall oats
were baily winter-killed this year
Spring oats have been unusually fine.
1t will be unwisc to conclude from this
that Fall oats won't do. Our own expe-
rience and tire best information we can
get from all quarters is, that Fall Oats
are the most certain crop of the two,
and especially is this true, if they are
planted on rich land, or if we'll ferti-
lized."
Aug. q, 1873.
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The State Of South Carolina,


10 Alexander Lee Adams, Jesse Terry
Adams, and Vitula Ophclia Adams,
Greeting:
VOU are hereby required to appear at
.E the Court of Probate to be holden
at Abbeville Court House for the Coun-
ty Of Abbeville on the 18th day of De-
eember, A. D. 1873, to show cause if any
you can why the real estate Of Mrs.
Rachael G. Adams, deceased, described
in the petition of John \. Adams, filed
in my office should not be divided or
sold, allotting to the said John A. Ad-
ans, one-half and the other half in
equal portions to the said Alexander
Lee Adams, Jesse Terry Adams and
Vitula Ophelia Adams.
Given under my hand and seal this 4th
day of November, A. ID. 1873.
lsEAL.] CHAS. w. GUFFIN,
Judge of Probate Abbeville County.
Nov. 4, 1873, 30-Gt
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@ T F CT A l..
In the Court of Probate.
23d DaV Of December next,

,be fixed for final Settlement of the
estate of Irwin Hutchinson, deceased
and that Notice of said Settlement be
given according to law.
It is further Ordered that I. w.
Hutchison, Rebecca Emma Hutchison,
Ioseph G.. Hutchson, and Jennie B.
Hutehison be duly served with a copy
of the Petition and this order, accord
ing to law, and the creditors of said Es-
tate will take notice hereof, and they
are hereby required to appear in this
Court to be holden at Abbeville G. H.,
S. c., on the day fixed for Settlement of
said Estate, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for the
purpose of protecting their interest in
the said Settlement.
1T appearing to the satisfaction of this
Court that Irwin w. Hutchison, one of
the Distributes of said Estate resides
poyapd the limits of this State, and that
his Post-otEce is unknown. 1t is there
fore Ordered, that service on the said
Irwin w. Hutchison be made by pub.
lication of copy of this order once
week for six successive weeks III the
A6beriUe Press and Banner, and the
Ab6eriHe Medium, public Gazettes pub
lished in the county of Abbcville.
CHARLES w. GUFFIN,
Judge of Probate Abbeville county.
Nov. II, 1878. 3I-6t
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The following poem, by Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, contains many exquisite
gems. Each verse is picture in itself,
and it is seldom that we find so much
pathos. thought aud sentiment in a sim
r1o
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Sherif's Sales.
SHEREFFS SALE.

F. J. Conant. ct al,
Geo. r. McCalla.
In the District Court OF Bossier
Parish La.
Dy virtue of a writ of fieri facias To
Lime directed from the Honorable
the 10th District Court, in and for the
Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana,
I have seized and will proceed to sell
at public auction, To the last and
highest bidder at the Court house
door in the town of Bellevue La,
within the, legal hours of sale on
Saturday, me eth, 1873, the follow
ing described land of the defendant,
to-wit:
The fractional southeast quarter of
sOuthwestquarte containing p acres
and fractional northeast quarter OF
southwest quarter, containing Il
acres and the southeast quarter,
containing $50 acres; all in section 81
of township %.
Also, fractional northeast quarter
OF northwest quarter, containing q
acres, and southeast quarter of north
west quarter, containing SIS acres, and
the northeast quarter, Containing I6G
acres, all in section 6, and the north
half of northwest quarter of section
five, containing so acres; section five
and six beingin township 10, and the
whole land seized being in range Is.
of Northwest Louisiana, and com
prising the plantation of defendant.
Seized rs the property of George
r. McCaila to pay and satisfy a
twelve-months bond for the sum OF
81 ,7S7 "a, with interest ut d per cent
from the 3rd day of February, 1872
and all costs, &c.
Terms of Saic-Cash, without the
benefit Of appraiscment.
b. +. 0NEAL, Sheriff.
Bellevue, May 8, 1878.
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Attention!

TAX PAYERS OF BOSSIER. (
VOU are hereby notified, and re-
i qucsted to come forward, and
pay all BACK TAXES, together
with the Taxes of 1872, and Licenses
fer 1878. and furnish me full descrip-
ton Ofall your taxable property, by
which you will aeoid mourning legal
penalties. My agent, ]. III. KEYsER,
is fully authorized To transact all
business connected with the same, in
my absence, and will take pleasure in
furnishing tax payers with all neces-
sary information.
JAS. a. HEBRON, =.
Tax Collector of Bossicr parish.
Bellevue, La, May ), 1878. ....
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Newspaper publishers are be-
ginning to proprietor the changes
which the recently 1natced law OF
Congress has made concerning eX,
changes and. postage. ,rSe law
says that asall laws and paris of
law permitting the transmission
by mail of any free matter what
ever be and the same are hereby
repealed from and after june 80,
1873" After that time postage on
weekly newspapers will be FIVE
cents per quarter, and on daily
newspapers thirty cents per quar-
ter. The postage may be paid
quarterly in advance, either at
the Office whree mailed, or at the
Office where delivered. .