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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18
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r.~ POTOMAC
.sssss.sssssE TRANSPORTATION LINE,
FOR ALEXANDRIA,, WASH1NGTON,
GEORGETOWN AND POTOMAC RIV-
Err LANDINGS.
The steamer EXPRESS Capt J. T. Barker
leaving Pier No 10, Light Street Wharf Bal
timore EVERY TUESDAY, at a P. NJ, for
Alexandria, Washington and Georgetown, stop
ping at the following WAY POINTS on the
Potomac River: Pncy Point, Stones Wharf
Cobrum, Hazell's Wharf, Chaptco Wharf
Liverpool Point, Stewards Wharf and Glymont
Returning, will leave Sixth Street Wharf
Washington, EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT, ut
y O clock, and King street wharf Alexandria,
at IL! u. NJ. Saturday morning.
For further information apply to
j. BRODERS & CO.,
feb l6-tf No. j King street, Alexandria
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TLYD STEAM LINES
PHILADELPHIA, PROVIDENCE AND
BOSTON.
Steamers leave Alcxandra EVERY WE'D
NESDAY and SATURDAY, ut II .>sEs
o'clock N. Leave Philadelphia EV E-ssxaassass.
RY WEDN ESDAY and SATURDAY, from
Pier No. North Wharves, at II O'Clock NJ
This line connects at Alexandria with the o.,
A. s. NJ. and w. s. O. L. Rs, anG ut Philadel-
pha with the new and popular Iron Line" for
Providence and Boston.
Freight forwarded with promptness and care,
free Of commissions.
No charge for transfer in Philadelphia and
no wharfage in Boston. Through TO Boston IN
sixty-fv hours. Through rates and through
bills of ading given. Insurance guaranteed at
less than usual rates.
Agents:
f. A REED, Alexandria.
WIN. p. CLYDE s. CO.. Philadclphia.
GEO. F. HYDE, Georgetown, D. 9.
je Pitt
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{ IoAL' COAL, coAh'
To arrive and on wharf u full stock Of
Lykcn's Valley Red Ash Coal.
Lorhc ry Red Ash Coal.
Shamo>n Coal.
Henry Clay Mine Coa
Lee Mine White Ash Coal.
Dclano Mine White Ash Coal.
Lchigh White Ash Coal.
Locust Mountain Coal.
Chestnut Red Ash Coal.
Chestnut White Ash Coal.
West Virginia Coal.
Cumberland Coal.
All of the best quality, and for sale at lowest
market rates-2240 lbs to the ton.
Orders left at ~ King street will be promptly
attended to. w. A. SMOOT
~ loft Shoots wharf, foot of Princess st.
UAVING disposed OF my interest IN the
i 4 Wood and Coal Yard on King street to
John Lca.hcrlxnd, shall continue the Wood
and Coal business at yards or tho north and
south corners OF Union and Queen sts., where
will ,:lways DO on hand full supply OF the best
quality RED and WHITE ASH GOALS Of the
different sizes; CUMBERLAND COAL by the
cargo, car load or retail.
Also HICKORY, OAK and PINE WOOD.
The patronage Of the citizens is respectfully So
licitcd All orders left at the office of the Alex
andri. Insurance Co., No. "a King street, with
Col. Maryc, or at Clarridge s. Grigg's Drug
Store, corner King and Royal streets, will be
promptly attended TO- Weight guaranteed
iy 3-tf IHOS. D. MEHAFFE4.
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DRyGs .I.N'D CHE.H5E-fE>.

UKlTG.S -7.NU INE-H5E-7ES.
ESTABLISHED 1872,
II S LEAD BEATER 4 B 70.
DEALERS IN
PURE DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS, PAINTS, OILS,
VARNlSHES, GARDEN SEEDS,
SPICES, ACIDS, &c,
Nos 5 and South Fairfax ST.,
aug 2-tf A!c&Andrla' w.
II. H. COOK. "A. +. CREIhH Ib".
CooA q cNEl' hroS'
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
PURE DRUGS AND CHEM lCALS, PAINTS
VArn!shes and Oils,
WINDOW GLASS AND PUTTY.
No los King street
Prompt attention given to orders md inQui5'
les from the country. mar 9-tt
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nv Francis A. kerb

General Auctioneer and Real Estate Agent
TOM NJ 1851 o n RS 5 n l. b {.
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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-05-02
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Es,I e.. ~ tS slfIn,p 10 l,fepay postage.
d. - DNOli, Nib, lhysiciau aud Sz-gcon y.
lli DIaa 81 New York,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-05-02

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as IN CNior0sis or Retcntion, ITregularty Pain
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IEAEeNEY'S EXTRACT HsVJCFsVT, :
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KEARNEY'S EXTTgACT IsUCyfyJ.
Shopper bottle six hotties for $500, delivered
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druggists everywhere. Prepared by
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addressed. ~
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-02
A Terrible Punishment.

|. Mr.. James Greenwood has published a
frightful account of the silent system
which is in opera lion at the Holloway
Model Prison, in London:
1t is an offense for a prisoner to speak
one word, and he is never addressed ex-
cept in whispers, so that he may be in
prison two years without hearing the
natural sound of the human voice. The
effect of all this is SO terrible on the mind
that prisoners will speak out in despera-
tion, at the risk of any punishment rather
than endure that horrible silence.
The prisoners never see one another,
but remain IN perpetual solitude. One
poor wretch, driven to desperation by
nine months solitude and silence, reck-
lessly broke out, in Mr. Greenwood's pre-
sence: G
a"For Gods sake, Governor, put me in
another cell. Put me somewhere else.
I've counted the bricks in the cell I am in
till my eyes ache"
The request of the tortured wretch was
refused
There is fine hole in each cell, and as
the wardens wear shoes of India rubber
soles, the prisoners can never be sure of
being alone.
Those condemned to the treadmill have
to ascend 1900 steps every alternate
twenty minutes for six hours. And this
in place SO hot and close that prisoners
often lose in perspiration three stones in
as many months.
Every day the prisoners are taken to a
chapel so arranged that they can see no
one save the chaplain, and him only
through an iron grating. And thus is the
order of devotion observed Wardens are
constantly on the watch, lest for single
instant they, through the whole of the
service, depart from the rigid rule of
"eyes right" They must look steadfastly
at the preacher; must raise and lower
their prayer-book with the elbows squar-
ed, and all at once, like soldiers at drill.
They may not scrape their feet without
having afterwards to- explain the move
ment They scarcely wink an eye or sigh
without danger of rebuke or punishment.
God help them, poor wretches!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-02
Philosophy of the Tornado.

Some people who have never seen tor,
nado at work, or visited places it has made
desolate, may suspect the Iowa reporters
OF eXaggeratloE. But there is no exh1bi.
ton of power incredible in full-blowing
tornado. Its general movement is hun
dred miles an hour, and it's rotary motion
one OF unestimated rapidly The atmos-
phere, itself material and ponderous
substance, IS compressed in the Whirl and
dashed against all objects with the force
OF thousand battering-rams. An explo-
sion OF gunpowder is merely the release
OF pent-up gases, themselves of great tenu
lty, but producing the known results by
the speed Of their initial motion. Water,
soft, yielding body in its quiescent state,
is capable of lifting up stones hundreds of
tons in weight and hurting them high
upon the beach, In all these cases the
force OF the first impact supplies the want
OF solidity in the materials which do the
mischief; as is again illustrated by the IA
miliar experiment of shooting tallow
candle through board. 4 prsors, there
is nothing in the least surprising
In the accounts received of the
Iowa WhirlWind. It could tear up
trees and blow down the strongest houses
and stone walls, and bear human beings,
cattle, hogs, sheep, and everything else
IN It's path, through the air for quarter
or halt mile Or any other distance. Some
OF the most extraordinary of the state
ments made prove themselves, as where it
IS salo that large trees were driven deep
into the ground at long distances from
where they We're uprooted. This is pre-
clsely what the tornado might be expected
10 do with trees. Thrown bv the mighty
hand OF the wind, they would be only jaw
elins or arrows, of which the trunk would
represent the shaft and the top the feather
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-02

at halfpast one by the clock, their
father came out Of the library
Come, boys" he called loudly. "No
/ lessons to-day! Hurry on your jackets
and hats, Uncle Henry wants you to go
out to Cheesebro's with him, and I'm 60
| ing TO drIveyou over to the train"
Flow The boys sprang up and shouted,
and dashed away their books. They were
| all ready by the time the horse was at the
door. Harry had not forgotten his fishing
| rod, AMI Jack wore his trowsers that had
| the deepest pockets. Their mother stood
| on the steps to see them off.
Hurry alongp' called their father from
| the carriage. "We've none too much
time. The train starts at ten minutes
past two, precisely"
ooh! why!" faltered Jack, and Harry
stopped short, looking dumbfounded.
whats the matter?" cried their father.
Hurry, tell you! We've no time what
ever to lose."
"The clock is too slowr' said Harry,
despairingly.
''Slow! no, it isn't. 1 set it by railroad
time myself this morning; what do you
mean?"
ave put it back whole hour the
boys then confessed mournfuIly.
What on earth did you put it back
for?" exclaimed their father
$50 we could have time to learn our
1essons.' &
The mother looked grave and plying.
Their father jumped out Of the carriage,
and called the hired man to take the horse
back to the barn.
"Well, my lads,' he said, "come into
the house, and I'll hear you recite your
lessons. you've lost your chance of
going out to Cheesebro's and ! think YOU
have pretty thoroughly learned another
lesson besides your geography and arith-
| metic. Come in.'-Chrsstaan Union.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-02
Our Young Folks.
BEAUTIFUL GRANDNANNA.

BY MRS. NJ. A DENNIsoN.b
Grandmamma sits in her quaint m-chair;
Never was lady more sweet and fair;
Her gray locks ripple like silver Shells
AND her brow It's own calm story tells
VI gentle life, and peaceful even,
"A trust Id God, and hope of Heaven.
Little girl Mary sits rocking away
In her own low seat, like some wnsome fay:
Two doll babies her kisses share
And another one lies by the side of her chair;
May ls fair as the morning dew,
cheeks OF roses, and ribbons of blue.
. Say, grandmamma," says the pretty elf,
" Tel me story about yourself
When you were little, what did you play ?
was you good or naughty, the whole long day?
was 1t hundreds and hundreds of years ago?
And what makes your soft hair az white as snow!
8 Did you have mamma to hug and kisse
ana dolly like this, and this, and this?
Did you have pussy like my little Kate?
Did you go to bed when the clock struck eight
D1d you have. long curls and beads like mine,
Grandmamma smiled at the little maid,
. AND laying aside her knitting she said,
: 20 to my desk, and red box you'll see:
Carefully lift it, and bring it to me-
SO May put her dollies away and ram
Saying, I'll be careful as ever cam
Then grandmamma opened the box, and 10!
A beautiful child. with throat like snow
Lips just tinted like pink shells, rare
Eyes of hazel, and golden hair,
Hands all dimpled, and teeth like pearls,
Falrest and sweetest of little girls.
& Oh, who is it?n cried winsome Nav.
" How wish she was here to-day,
Wouldn't love her like everything;
. say, dear grandmamnla, who can she be?''
: Darhng" said grandma, that child was me''
May looked long at the dmp1ed grace,
And then at the salnt-ke, fair old face
1! How funny she cried, with smile and kiss.
: To have such dear little grandma as this
Sull.' she added, with q smiling zest,
thlnk, dear grandma, like you best.''
SO May climbed on the silken knee.
And Ia grandma told her her history:
" nat plays she played, what toys she had,
i Do Low at tlmes she was naughty, or good or sad,
Au' 'ne pest thlng you did, said May, don't
you see a.?
as 10 grow to beautiful grandma for me.''
-TOuth's Companion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-02
Bark Lice.

1T is very easy to destroy bark lice.
The little oyster-like scale was last year
the living insect-a white louise so small
as to be almost microscopic, with Just
enough vitality to move little from it's
parent nest, and there fix itself, growing
eight or ten times larger, by means of a
viscous fluid exuding from its body, and
finally hardening into the scale now COW
ering from one to two dozen eggs, looking
like white dust. A little watching with
the aid OF pocket magnifier, which every
farmer ought to own and carry with him,
Will enable the observer to tell when
they are Matched out and moving, which,
IN this latitude, AZ 80, and elevation above
Underwater 1925 feet, is about the Goth of
June. AT any time after this, and before
they are fixed to the bark, or are too much
grown and hardened, nothing more expen-
sive than soap suds from a Mondays
washing is needed for their complete de-
struction. In my own experience, one
thorough washing with soft soap suds has
always sufficed to kill them all, and re-
store tree to overwhelmingly Gentleman.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-02

space. The first is eternal, the latter in
finite; and ifseven only one inhabitable
world exists at a time, and if each of their
great number has its turn to become the
scene of life, eternity is long enough to
give such an opportunity to every world
in the infinite universe. -Scientifc amer
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-02
TIE TOAST FOR LABOR

TIE TOAST FOR LABOR
~ 81 Here's to the man with the horny hand. s.
- VINO tugs at the breathing bellows; ~
Where anvils ring, in every land,
He's loved by all good fellows ~ n
- And here's to him that goes afeldsr
%F0 80 And through the geoe is blowing ass
or With strong doth WELD,
While ancient oaks bowling
Here's to the deliver il. he mine
..sCE The sailors the ocean, z~,.e, -
ss - & = With those of and line c5eskk
Who work with devotion.
Our love for her who tolls in gloom,
Where cranks and wheels canSing;
Bereft is she of Natures bloom,
Yet God in patience thanking. -
curse to him who toll,
y e q Z 8 And shuns his share of labor; Z
4 < < The knave but robs his native soil ~
While leaning his neighbor.
Soon may this truth be brought to EARTH
Grow more and more in favor.
There is wreath but its worth
To handicraft and labor.
h&N4 Then pledge the founders of wealth
The builders of our nation;
se-g sees We know their WORTH and their health
saaas AEaa n Drink we with reclamation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-02

IEoPLE who always wishing for
Afsta - something new should try neuralgia.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-02

WHAT no dairyman can adulterate-
The milk of human kindness.
The New York herald., 1873-09-23
THE TRUST COMPANIES.
The Union Trust Com pa ny.

From an early hour yesterday morning the scene
around the building OF the Union Trust Company
was lively one. Groups began to collect and dis
cuss the prospect OF a reopening or the doors.
Tie general opinion before banking hours seemed
10 be that the company would redeem its promise
ana arrange matters so as to resume business as
usual at tue proper time. In the crowd which
nad gathered were many ladies, all OF them de-
positors In the institution, and showing by their
pale faces and fearful eyes the state OF suspense
IN winch they were placed and the bitter trial
this was to them. Between the officers OF tbe in.
.stitution and Commodore Vanderbilt the feel,no
OF indignation seemed to be pretty evenly divided.
III the Commodore had $lo,ooO,ooo TO lend the
banks, why did not he come down here and no
the 81, 900 he owes the Trust Company - said
one.
''He wanted to get another dividend out Of some
other company. NO doubt Tor the Lake Shore road,r
said another.
"These speculative fellows, don't care how rich
they are. amt got any conscience" added third.
In another group the Schells came in Tor their
share OF general abuse.
''Here DICK schen busted the other day. and now
The New York herald., 1873-09-23

The Loan Committee Of the Clearing House As
sociation, composed Of Messrs. Tappan, Leverich,
Coe, Hunter and Moses Taylor, met yesterday
morning at an early hour, on the second floor Of
the Bank Of New York building, and just below the
Clearing House itself. The committee Immediately
went into session, and took into consideration the
applications OF the banks Tor loan certificates au-
tnorized by the meeting OF bank presidents on Sat
urday. The books containing the certificates lay
on the table before the committee having been
in process Of printing during Saturday and
the whole OF Sunday. They were in the shape
OF check books with margins, upon which were
inscribed the amounts named In these certificates.
The number Of bank clerks in attendance upon
the committee was very large. The process was to
admit one at time, take the name OF the bank he
represented, examine the letter he brought from
the Board OF Directors, then examine the securi.
ties, ana, II found satisfactory give the certificate
asked for. BY twelve O'Clock the amount OF
certificates dealt out to banks amounted to
about s3,ooo,Ooo, and at the close OF
hs n v s the a the t9sa, amount Unit
entire day the committee was kept necessarily
busy signing these certificates Few OF the securl-
ties offered were rejected in spite OF the examina-
tion being very strict. This may be accounted for
by the fact that banks which possessed doubtful
to endeavor TO force them on the committee for
good ones. Almost all the banks in the city applied
Tor the accommodation, the others are expected to
apply to-day, though small number OF banks may
possibly not need the certificates at all. These
certificates Will be received this morning. and
hereafter in lieu OF greenbacks, representing, as
A HERALD reporter saw Mr. Tappann for q few
moments yesterday afternoon and he stated that
already the dement's derived from this system OF
exchange were being felt not only by the financial
institutions, but by the public at large The fact,
therefore, that 1t was wise measure had already
been vindicated. The committee win continue to
Sit to-day.
The New York herald., 1873-09-23
RUN ON The SAVINGS BANKS.

II was but fair to suppose that after the terrible
financial excitement which has reigned in this
city the past days that feeling Of anxiety
would be engendercd in the minds OF those VINO
have funds deposited in savings banks. That
these runs In the majority OF cases foolish and
unreasonable, few people doubt. People by their
blindness help to bring ruin on their own and
others heads by these runs forgetting that they
are compelling the banks to sell their securities at
ruinous prices, or, to quote Wall street phrase,
slaughtering them 10 pay their depositors their
pressing demands" Several banks ayalled them
selves of the clause In their bylaws which
allows them to request notice from the
depostors Of their intention" to withdraw
their funds by giving thirty to sixty
days notice. As may be imagined this new
order OF things caused great sorrow and wailing
among the poor women and poor men who r(lied
The New York herald., 1873-09-23
THE MERCHANTS ON THE PANIC.

The firm OF Arnold, Constable Co. was visited
yesterday by representative OF the HERALD. Mr..
Johnson, OF that house, expresses his strong teef
that the present financial panic will be coninea
almost to Wall street. There Is no good reason
why it should spread outside Of the speculative ee
ment about the Exchange. The country neverwas
in q more nourlshing condition. Our imports are
low and exports great. There Is o balance OF nanJ
millions in favor of American trade, as compared
with last year. Merchants, farmers, miners, nahu-
facturers-all are dong well, and the counrJ Is
nourshing People are generally able to meet
their Liabilities, unless they transact business
through the doubtful medium Of unsound spscua-
tion The President has observed judi
cious and legal course In the way he has
directed the action OF the Treasury Departments,
by placing government securities In the marxet at
40 critical a moment. This will efficiently aid in
alayinQ the panic, which must be stopped In order
TO prevent run on the banks that are geIeraly
sound. The press can be OF much use In throwing
oil on she troubled waters by not coIr saaancing
alarmist reports. The hurricane will soon exhaust
ITSELF, and things must speedily return to their
wonted normal condition. Mr.. Arnold thought
sales would be dull after the crashes suffered in
Wall street; but IL was o mistake to imagine so.
Yesterdays sales were, II anything, in advance or
the corresponding day last week. Instead oil empty
benches, which were expected In the establish
ment. they appeared fully as thronged as ever with
purchasers who seemed unconscious OF what had
happened on Change In PROOF OF this, the agree~
able Mr.. Johnson showed the reporter all through
the numerous departments of the vast mercantile
emporium, OF which he Is q member, where hun
dreds OF shop people ana operatives OF both sexea
were as busy as bees cutting, serving, httings
selling, packing, &C.
nALsrRD, HAINEs AND CO.
Mr.. Halsted, OF this large importing general dry
goods house, stated that their firm had already eit
some OF the erect, resulting from the suspensions
| in Wall street. II was natural consequence. The
| failure OF such houses as Jay Cooke Co., Fisk d
| Hatch and others, shook public confidence. Tha
! crash IN wsu street. Ike tina oscllatona OF an