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Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-09-06
WHEELER & WILSON.
THE GREAT TRIAL OF SEWING MACHINES,
THE GRANDEST IN THE WORLD.
The Judges, the aChole World and the
Trial, Fifteen Years duration.
Practical Use the fest.
TIEE UNIVERSAL VERDICT:
- The Wheeler & Wilson Sowing Ma
chine the Champion :"

These unequallcd Machines do all the differ
ent kinds Of work required to be done in a
Stitches, without tho complications Of tho
other Machines.
AllpeIsons viii please examine the WHEELER
q WILSON SEWING MACHINES before purshas-
ing any other.
The WHEELER & WILSON, as is well known,
has won, at nearly every Trial in which it has
representatives Of other machines, ever conf
dent, have entered the lists, time and again,
only to be defeated ! and finding it impossible
to compete fairly, have endeayorcd to decry
however, to boast of The fow they have received.
But in the grand trial, daily use throughout
the world, whore only true merit finds favor,
and superiority wins the race, the WHEELER u
the Champion by the verdict of tho people.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-09-06
PREMIUM CHR0MOs FOR 1878

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pays ip advance for the year 1873, will receive
without additional charge, pair of beautiful
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in every department the chromos win be found
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fered by other periodicals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12

W. ". Alexander, Of Ccu,rcviilc, Fairfax
county, requests a meeting OF The Conservative
colored people of the county, at Fairfax Court
House on Monday, August 18th, 1873, Court
day, for the purpose Of organizing Il County
Committee The object of this County Com
mttcc will be to organize subcommittee in
their respective townships.
DIR. James Cooke, for many years an cs-
tcemed citizen of Fredericksburg, died in that
place, on Sunday morning Iu his profession
he was probably the oldest in the State, having
commenced the drug business uear y sixty
years ago In Fredericksburg city, in which he
was engaged continuously up to the time OF
his DEATH
Six candidates for nomination for the House
Of Delegates from Fauquier Co... are announc-
ed: Il. Lewis Marshall, Maj. John Scott, +. e..
Edmonds. DR.. Alban S. Payne, 5. I. Bcale
and j. H.. Nelson. We believe they will all
submit their claims to- Conservative Conveu-
venton.
Major 4. 4 klnkcy NIr. b +. Lewis and
Major W. w. Thornton were the ouly dele
gates who attended the Richmond Convention
from Prince, William county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12
Washington News.

About 1920 on Monday as the express train
Of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad south
was passing +! street on Virginia avenue, a
colorcd man dcliberatcy walked in front o! the
engine and was instantly killed. Yesterday his
body was Identified as that Of Lawson Tollivcr
or Talliafero The coroner, held an inquest at
which several witnesses testified that he walked
carelc>ly on the track when the engine was
within few feet of him; that the bell was
ringing and the headlight displayed and that
the train was not runlng over three or four
miles per hour The jury returned a verdict
that the deceased came to his death by being
run over By train. and eXoneraed the COM
pany from all blame.
\ gentleman uamcd A. &. Llngham. who
is stopping at the Central Hytc while on Il
i>hiug expedition yesterday afternoon III Nir
GINA, near the AqncIuct bridge, met with Il
severe accident BY being bitten by j copperhead
snake, which CURED around tree. he had not
observed The poison entered his blood, and
he became i'll and savage \ friend who was
with him Immediately brought him back to
the city aud took him to tue hotel. DR., Page
and others were soon in Attendance, and did ali
in their power to alleviate his intense Sutferings
and render him comfortable. His arm, its
entire length. is swollen to large aud u0natu-
raj size caused by the reptiles venomous bite.
His condition is very precarlous and he Is COLI
tiulltly raving
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12
NEWS OF IHE - A Y.
g 10 sEo,c tie ue1y ags and Jody Of the Tones

Holt Hope Slater, who stabbed Michael
Hussey at the Schuetzen Park in Washington,
ON Wednesday night, so that he died on Friday
afternoon, and who escaped to the woods over
the aoucduct aud lay hid there until arrested
by the detectives on Saturday, has employed
John Graham, Of New York, Geo. Heukle and
Judge Rice, of Alabama, as his counsel lie
is native~of Baltimore, son OF Col. h. Il. Stat
ter, who was before the war dealer In slaves
of considerable notoriety In Maryland. His
father and family removed to Mobile in 1850,
aud his family have considerable property there.
\ special to the New York Tribune from
Fort Garry says: In the decoration Of the
court house for bazaar, in spirit OF courtesy
to the American citizens, the stars and stripes
were suspended side BY side with the British
FLAG. Upon the entrance of Attorney General
Clark, on bchoding the flags thus placed ne
ordered the ladies 10 charge to haul 1t down.
No one obeyed his command and he retired.
Oscar Mills was accidentally shot by Sidney
Major on Sunday, at unkhannock Wyoming
county, PENNSYLVANIA. Major shot at haw (,
and three buckShots struck Mills, who was III
the next yard. killing him instantly. Mills was
assistant engineer III the u. 5. navy, ami was
awaiting orders.
Reports from the Southwest are tingcd with
the atrocities of Indians who are accused OIL
robbiug and numbering the settlers on the Tex
as frontier A statement which is given IN a
despatch from St. Louis on the authority OF Il
clergyman, tells of most terrible crime com
mittcd by the savagcs upona woman and child.
\ new and probably important railway juno
ton was effected in New York on Saturday, by
which j. Edgar Thomson, esq, and COL Tbos.
A. Scott we're made part of the direction OF the
.A,lautic and Pacific railway, Col. Scott being
also made president.
We have large uuulhcr Of crimes reported
by telegraph to-day. Two murders 10 Calllor-
MIA, domestic poisoning case in Michigan, and
an attempted murder and suicide 10 New ok,
arc the chief among the dcpIorablc incidents
announced.
The Two steamships, the Alabama, from l,iv.
crpool for New York, and the Arudt, from
Stcltin Tor the same port, about which there
has been some concern felt, are both safe lhey
have been spoken at sea.
Two horses attached to u coach going up the
White Mountains yesterday ran away and the
vehicle was upset. Two persons were killed,
one of whom was Mr. q. T. D. kclrl, OF Baitl-
more.
The Savannah Advertiser speaks Of an OK
celieut article of table oil which Mr.. Postcl, Of
Georgia, with rude process of manufacture
has made from olives grown by himself.
Vice President Wilson was in Boston yeSter-
day, much improved in health by his recent rec
rtatluu
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12

Admiral David Porter has written Il letter on
the subject of ship canal from the Eastern
Branch of the Potomac to the Chesapeake Bay.
lie says in his letter: Il do not hesitate to say
that ship canal between the points indicated
would be very useful to the interests of this
District; but although the time may come when
the commerce of Washington, greatly, lucrcls-
ed, may demand such work, yet | do not
think ship canal at this moment would be Il
paying concern. Aud this, after all, is the way
in which persons called upon to subscribe for
the stock will look at the matter"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12
7ANDRJA q AZFTTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

have violated the law. The penalty Is a hnc OF
fen dollars per passenger aud to refund the
massage money. The supervising Inspector
brings suit against the vessel. 1t Is stated the
owners will be prosecuted for carrying excur-
siops without license. 1t remains to be seen
what further proceedings will come out OF the
investigation.
LIST or TIE UNKNOWN DEAD.
The Washington Republican Of this rIornlng
nubiisbes list of the unknown dead OF the dis
aster who have been brought to that city, num-
herring, SO far forty-onc mostly colored.
TIE WRECK
of the fated steamer lies about two hundred
and fifty yards below the landing and probably
one hundred and fifty from shore. The boiler,
smoke stack and all the metallic portion seem to
rest firmly on the bottom, and nearly all the
machinery is exposed to view ut low water not
a particle of combustble material remain
ing of her, aud the iron work BURIED to Il
whitish tint. The shaft seems TO have either
bent or broken in the middle, showing the IRON
work of the wheels careened OUT Oh each side.
RoBBING TIE DEAD.
One Of the worst features among the shore
scenes Yesterday was the disposition among
both white and colored StraggIcrs to plumber
and rob the dead Several instances Of this
kind were noticed but could not be prevented
by Mr. McUlclland who alone was authorized
to take charge Of valuablcS found This Was by
reason of the long extent of shore. and the
bodies could not in many instances be reached
by him until they had been rltlcd and the gull
ty parties had got off.
FLOATING BODIES.
Captains of vessels arriving, report that
bodies Of the unfortunate victims Of the dis
aster were floating iu The river as far doWu
as Persimmon and Lower Cedar Points,
some of them apparently well dressed. =
Had seine have been hauled. immediately
after the catastrophe as it was reported was 10
have been done, much trouble and anxiety
might have been obviated and the bodies re-
covered in much better state of preservation,
many of those recently taken from the water
being so distgured is to be almost uurecognlza-
BILE.
Seven dead bodies were brought up last
night 10 the tug Mary Lewis. Capt. Buodlct,
who came up in his schooner, this morning re-
ports passing one dead body floating Oft Mar
dcr's Lump and five in Naojemoy Reach.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12
VA.
TUESDAY, AUGUST l., 1878.

THE CONSERVATIVES Of the State are full
of hope and confidence in view Of the approach
ing State election. We do not know when We
have seen them more buoyant in political feel
ing than they are at present. And tits feeling
which does not lead to inaction because they
expecta triumph, but rather induces them to
action, 50 as to secure the full realization OF
what they ardently desire. They know they eau
suceead-but they also know that success can
only follow exertion 10 behalf Of their cause aud
their candidates. Let this determination con-
tipue to the end All the best Interests of the
Commonwealth and Of the people arc concerned
in the triumph of the Conservative cause!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12

w. w. Alexander, of Fairfax county, III an
appeal to the Conservative colored people OF
the county. for convention, referred to in a
paragraph under the head Of Virginia News
in another column, says: There is nothing
in our noble old State OF which We can com
plain. Slavery which darkcned our land in
former days, is now 10 more forever, and the
laws of our State are but one complexion, and
act alike upon all. Social equality can never,
and ought never, to be brought about by lcgl>-
laton but our good actions will do more to
bring about social equality than all the laws
enacted since the year Of one. Let Us meet
aud act without reserve. Our welfare depends
upon our cooperation with the native whites
of the South"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12

The Richmond State Journal says "A
private letter has been received by gentle
man in this city from Gen. Bradley I. johnson !.
dated Oxford, July ID, where he is doing a
good work for Virginia. aud one in which the
people Of Richmond are peculiarly interested
1t is secret just now, but it will be made
known in very short time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12

The Washington Chronicle in reference to
the Lord Gordon difficulty says that the l..
S. Government will not interfere unless inter
ference becomes impcratively necessary by rea-
son of the excitement in Minnesota. The
government will then come to the front, says
the Chronicle, land exact the justice from
the British authorities which up to this time,
they have withheld, regarding the "imprlson-
ment of our officers as eminently illegal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12

William Allen, nominated as the Democratic
candidate for Governor Of Ohio, was formerly
a distinguished member Of the l. 5. Senate,
in the palmy days of that body. He is na-
tive of this State Mr.. Allen, when boy. aud
before he moved to Ohio, worked at the sad
dlers' trade in the then small town Of Lynch
burg. He was then known for his studlous
habits. His whole: career is an honorable eX-
annie to the youth Of the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12

Gen. Juba Early writes that he voted against
the adoption Of the resolution reported in the
Conservative State Convention relative to the
enlargement and completion Of the James river
and kanawha canal by the general govern
ment, simply because he did not believe the
United States government had any power in
the matter. lie voted for all the other reSo.
lutOns.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12

Albert Pike has made a tender Of Il series OF
MSS, on condition Of their publication, to Pro-
lessor Henry, containing copious vocabulary
of some 1900 words, with many phrases md
combinations Of verbs of various Indian tribes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12

The Philadelphia Ledger has the following
expression OF opinion Slang is not wit.
Neither is the misspclling of words humor.
And we may go even farther, and say that the
prevalent disposition to present everything, Sc
rious as we'll as trihng, in ridiculous light, is
not only bad as matter of taste, but miSchicv-
Gus as matter..of morals
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12

The campaign was opened in the southwest
ern part of the State last night, at Wytheville,
when Col. Withers made an eloquent, torcca-
bic and convincing speech which gave great
satisfaction to all who heard it. Col Robt.
Kent, Col. Frank S. Blair and others also
SnoLa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12
Treasurer Of the United States.

"Do Your DUTY, SGR!''-We fad 10 the
Richmond Wing the following charming story,
which points political moral Of the greatest
value:
1t is related, says our cotemp0rary, that when
the committee appointed to wait on Colonel
Withers and inform him Of his nomination
were returning with that gentleman, the party
were met 10 front Of the theatre by General
Juba A. Early. ,,..
General. said Colonel Wlthcrs, what must
| do?"
do your du.y, sir! Shoulder your mn-kct
and march to the front
Consider, Q reader these words addressed
to you by the battle SCARED veteran of Lee ;
army, and do your duty. -NoJoH ITymnn.
AFTERNOONS 90 Saturday one thousand
watcrmelous We're sent TO Staurtpn by 1ali from
this place. There have been several large
shipments previously to the White Sulphur
Springs and other summer resorts. Not all
the delights Of the Springs enable pleasure
seekers to dispense with this luwlau1 luxury
Fredericksburg Ledger.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12

Eir STATE COMMITTEE MEETING "A M T.
ing Of the State Conservative Commute" Viii
BE- held Il. the Exchange Hotel, in RIchinn:.!,
un Thursday, August 2l-t. le1,3. NJ p. IN. me
members recently appointed ny "u,n"tIty "i
the State CONVEX ton are earnc,.iy >"Hciled u
assemble n, the time and place above designated.
By order OF the Executive Committee
II EAT!i s. MEADE. Cha y!nua.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12
GEN. SIMMER on INITIATED CrRRENcY.
Gen Spinner has addressed the following let
ter TO the cashier of New Eng land bank
TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES, !
MASuISGTOE AUGUST l, 1873.

WASHISGToG, August /, 1873 }
SIR Your letter of the Isl Instant was re-
ceivcd yesterday by Adams Express Company
There came incoscd therein stated two
United States legal tender notes, one "l the de-
nomination of 500, and the other Of 500 Both
these notes are entirely new. having never even
been folded, and are perfectly clear beng With
out spot or Spccl. For some bad purpose, prob
ably Il fraudulent one, with view 10 the RAISING
of other United States notes OF smaller deEolni-
nations to the value of these, more than one
tenth of each has been scisSorcd out with Il clean
cut.
Under the old regulations Of the Treasury De
psrtment that existed for more than ten years.
these two notes could have been redeemed for
only nine tenths of their face value; SGD would,
under the old rules, have been deducted Tor the
muti!ation. These rules, unfortunately tor the
Government, have been lately modified 50 that
this penalty cannot be enforced. Under this
more than generous modification you Claim to
have retained to you new United States notes
of like denominations under the Government
contract At the expense OF the United States
The charge to the Government By the express
company for their transportation both ways
this request decidedly cool First, you or your
client wifully mutilnte clean new no.es, ard
then you ask the Government not only to rep lace
them with other new unmutllated notes, to DC IN
their turn, for aught | know mutllated AMI re-
turned with like request for other new notes,
portation both ways This to my mind, is pliing
it on pretty steep. You not only burn with
hot iron, but ask the burned one to pay for hest
ing the poker.
If you will turn to the tfty-eighth sect IN OF
the National Banking law, you will find tina: il
any person had treated two Of your bank notes
in the way these two United States notes have
been, you could recover by acti n in any court
having jurisdiction $50 for each OF the lnutiIa-
tons Now, what is sauce for the goose Is sauce
for the gander Ought not the perpetrators OF
these mutilations be made to respond in like
manner? Under the circumstances i. mas been
concluded that the notes be retained ut any rate
until the pieces that were cut out of them shall
be returned to this office, and until the apparent
fraudulent or malicious mutllation shall have
been satisfactorily explained TO the Department.
Very respectfully yours.
+. +. SPINNER,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12
spoke.

The State Conservative Executive Commit
tee will be convened on the 2lst to take such
steps as may be necessary to secure a thorough
organization Of the party and to arrauge for the
details of the canvass.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12

Ex-senator Foote's last Renaissance is
occupied With complaints about Mr., Seldom,
formerly Confederate Secretary OF War, and
harsh comments on the proceedings of the Con-
federate Congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12
FERGUS0N'S HAIR DEPOT
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SEA al. coIors. rn:.
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Al f"lan TIMEX u yitIR tIAiT> v"ry
chesp: nn,cyrur~
oh"'ee Styles Jh W Elm i Dh-,N l.
&c., &c
90O ne" dcslg"S t"r - VI IlN". ...E.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12

\ TEN CENT MARRlAGE.-Cumberlan
Md. has had Il ten cent marriage. The
News is authority for the story that minister
recently married couple in that town, aud
after the ceremony the bridegroom gencr
ou>ly handed the clergyman clvhty-tve cents.
The recipient Of this handsome sum could
say u0thlng--irom the fact that he had
nohiug to Say-attcr such remarkable dis
play of Iibcrallty, aud he bowed them to the
door He had hardly time to return to the
room and place the enormou: lee in his
pocket. bpok. when there came tapping
as of some one gently rapplng at his
door. Thilhcr he wcnt to find the
groomSman, who had returned, and begged
the minister for the loan Of seventy five
cents He explained that they bride
groom and himself were "a little short to-day,
bur would be paid off On the morrow. when the
married man intended to call and pay five
dollars for sp'icin ''em.' That they needed
Just scventyfve ceuts TO get 'somethln par
tc,ar for the married couple, and hoped he
could accommodate them. The minister, good
hearted as he is, could not Withstand such an
appeal Is thar; he cou!dn see two fellow NOR
tails deprived Of 'somcthn particular tco>tlng
only Scveuty-6ve cents, that would make them
still happier! No, no--and he torked over fifteen
sevcu-teeuths of the marriage fee ins,anter. 10
make long story short the bridegroom has not
called to this day with the PROMISED five dollars,
nor has the money 80 kindly loaned been re-
turned All that the clergyman ever expects
TO ret for performing that marriage ceremony
is ten cts. aud he think> he was very lucky III
getting that much out OF the bridegroom who
was so short
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12

H. C. Allen, Judge of Shenandoah Count,
Court, has offered bis resignation to the Coy
ernor, to take effect September LIST.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12

The poor children in Washington, under the
auspices ofthe Washington Chronicle, had an
excursion to and festival at Silver Spring,
near Washington yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-12
General keIilper.

During the proceedings in the nomination OF
Governor in the Conservative Convention, on
Wednesday night, lien. Early read extracts
from letter from Gen. kemper. the temper
and sentiments of which were hailed With great
satisfaction by the Convention. The letter from
which the extracts are taken Is dated July 70.
1873. The extracts tol!ow.-Ly,,ch. ITgininu.
II keep aS cool as any mere observer OF this
MUS about the G0vernorship; feel JUS. ~ indie
pcndeIt in my relations 10 it as you do in yours;
have not directly or indirectly sought the office;
have stuck, through thick and thin. ~ The max.
i'm $50 often used by that pain but respectable
old gentleman, james Madison, who lived and
died in this neigh burhoo) that \ position oi that
sort ought neither to be sought nor declined;
have answered inquiries from all sorts oil men,
representing different sides of con:ending inter
csts BY saying ! am TO candidate, am not eX
pectng, and don't mean TO permit my peace OF
mind to be disturbed by expecting the nonili!a-
ton that if, however, the ollie should ever be
conferred upon me- should be every inch the
Governor, and should. so iaI a might know
how dispense inpartlal, scrupu!ou$ and fearless
Justice to All interests and men. 1t Is very gra;l-
tying to me that while all sorts Of representative
men and their friends have communicated with
me- not one OF them has sought, and n! of them
have disc Iaimed seeking, any pledges whatever
ut my hands.
II have honestly asked my friend: to drop
me whenever they learn that any other lnan Is
more available than [. Certainly shall feel no
citation if chosen, and no pangS of mortified am
bition if not chosen. In no event will be the
property Of any friend or set Of trl"n]S; and III
no event will | harbor one atom of resentment
against any square oppo:er OF NINE. As To
Withers, am sincerely proud of the very cor
dial relations that have always existed between
Us and | shall remain. ~ l have ever been his
warm personal friend.