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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-24
VOL. LXXIV.
LANDS SALONGTHEW VIC, ,V.M.& G.S.RR.
Correspondence of the Wash. Chronicle.

Mr.. John S. Barbour, the energetic presi-
dent of the Washington City, Virginia Mid
land and Great Southern railroad, has inau-
surated scheme, Of which / have before writ
len He has concluded that in the great strug-
Gle for through freights competing lines have
50 far reduced the profits as to make this class of
freight almost burden instead Of profit
lie has therefore determined to foster immi-
grafton along his line, and to build up local
freight aud travel. To accomplish this end
Mr. Barbour has obtained permission from the
legislature to purchase and sell lands along the
line of their road, for which they can give the
bonds of the company, secured by deed of trust
upou the lands. and the said lands are not lia-
bic for auy other Indebtedness of the road
The company, through its agent, Mr. B. f.
months, been purchasing land, and paying for
it 10 bonds of the company, secured as above
and bearing six per cent. interest. These bonds
are we'll secured. and are receivable for lands at
par The lands thus purchased are sold to ac-
rual settlers at moderate rates and on credits
Of one, two, three, &c, up to ten years. an
equal iustallment being paid each year; thus
giving any one chance to become a real-es-
tate owner, and not pay half the usual rent.
an pleased to state that this move has met with
deserved reward and Mr. Nalle has been very
successful during the present year In purchas-
ing and settling lands Some twenty small farms
from fifteen to twenty acres, were laid off sur
rounding pew station, called Midland, in
Fauquier county, three miles from WarreDton
Juoction, and about ten from Warrenton. The
plan is to give each purchaser of farm lot in
the village. All except two or three of these
farms have beer sold, and the company will
probably start another settlement of similar
character.
The country along the line of this road is one
of the richest in the State. 1t is varied 10 soil
and minerals. Wheat, corr, rye, oats, fruits
of all kinds, vegetables and grass can be raised
in any quantity along the main line from Alex
andria up through Abemarle, in the counties
of Nelson and Amherst Tobacco is also grown
IN abundance and fne quality. The 6uest ircn
ores and macy other minerals are also found
along the road. The extension of the main
line from Lynchburg to Danvlle runs through
the great tobacco-growing region OF the State.
The Manassas Gap branch to Strasburg runs
through the fertile counties of Fauquier, War
req, and Shenandoah, and richest portion of
Prince William. Cereals and grass are the
main source OF industry olopg this part of the
line. Grapes and other fruit have of late years
been cultivated with great success.
1t is much to be desired by Washington and
Alexandria that this great country be built up,
and that its resources are made tributary to our
cities.
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ERES.

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We have just received beautiful assortment
of Cussimeres and Suitings, making our stock us
CONF pete rs At any time during the season. we
have always on hard the best makes OF EngHsn,
French and German Good:, and will furnish
Salts in the very latest styles, guaranteeing tit
and satisfaction.
oct 70 ID. r. N1IM Eh W.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-24
NJ Z w + A l. l. . y u 5

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Am now receiving my Fall Goods, consisting
in part Of The following Kid Gloves for ladies
ana gents. the largest assortment ever offered IN
lbjs city. ut prices from 81 TO - 35 pair; Cam
bric Eiging and Inscrtlngs, beautiful patterns
and very cheap; Scarf and Sash Ribbons, IN
great variety; Corsets, of several kinds and
prices Zephyr Worsted, all shades and OF the
best quality: Germantown Woods, all shades;
Yarns, IN white blue and black mixed, red, &c;
Wolstcd Gaps and Bonnets for infants; Guipure
Silk Thread and Cotton Laces in great variety;
Buttons, Gimps, Frnges, Velvet Ribbon, vel
Embroidered Linen Collars and Cuffs; Hand
kcrchcls, a: all prices; Alpaca and Bingham
Umbrellas; knitting Cottons; Rubber Cloth
Oil Silk Combs and Brushes Ladies ana
Chi!dren's Underwear Gilt and Rubber Jewel
rv, and every article usually found in a first
Glass f.ncy store. &. G. BERRY,
oct : ~ King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-24

IYOOE s. JOHNSTON,
Successors to Fowle & Co..,
NO. PRINCE STREET.
GENERAL
COMMISSION AND SHIPPING NERO Is.
Dealers in al, kinds OF
FERTILIZERS, SALT AND PLASTER
Agents OF tee
NEW YORK s. BALTIMORE STEA NJ ERS.
Also of tie
LIVERPOOL s. LONDON & GLOBE IN
SURANCE COMPANY.
fob 6-tf
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F.7.yLY y GOODS .g.,'D .NwTk0.>'s.
IMPORTANT!
w. L. P n D g Z I II,
No. lG4 King street,

NO. IO4 Ming sLFceI,
Has added to his large stock of
FRENCH AND AMERICAN MILL
merry AND FANCY GOODS,
and large supply Of Frank Leslie's Lady's
Journal CUT PAPER PATTERNS. BY the
use Of these Patterns. each lady may become her
own dressmaker. They are selected from the
designs of Worth, Rouot Roche, Fanet s Beer,
Morrison and other modistcs in London and Pa
ris Special etf,rts have been made to furnish n
the most practical and useful patterns, and VIII
continue to receive new ones rs they are required
This selection comprises over three hundred OF
the newest designs Patterns sent by mail to
any part of the country on receipt of price: Send
for Catalogue. OCT ol-tl
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OYSTER DE-9LER6.
TRIED OYSTERS FREE.

Il
From tomorrow, Tuesday, October 2lst, 1872
nice FRIED OYSTER WILL BE GIVEN
FREE to each drink ta! ken at my place,
also inform the public that the FIN ESI
LIQUORS can always be had stmy Restaurant
ranted genuine and pure Holland Gin, direct
through the custom house Of Baltimore; genu-
inc London Ale and Irish Stout.
| also will receive in short time some genu-
inc GERMAN LAGER BEER direct from
Bremen. This is put up in bottles and nice for
family use.
and raw, always to be had at my place.
4. SCHNEIDER, Ii n. Royal ST.,
oct 2O.tf Next to Harrison's auction store.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-21

w HY Is THIS SOP
IL Is because DAVIS PAIN KILLER Is
what IL claims 20 be, Rolieyer Of Pain.
Its Merits are Unsurpassed.
II you are suffering from INTERNAL
PAIS. It0enty 20 Thirty Drops IN lfttie
Water will almost instantly cure you.
There is nothing 10 eqNal Il. In a few mo-
ments II cures
Collie, CraBps, SDdsnis, Heartburn, Fur
DldrThGd, Dyseatery, hind ia Che
DOtreis, Sour StOpidch, Dyspepsia
Sick He0ff1ch6
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-21
ETcdIcInaI POIsoRs on Ihe Wane.

The patrisrchs took no mercury, no bis
muth, no iodine, no bromide Of potassium,
no stTychoria, no quiniHe. Happy old gen.
tlemen! they did not even know Of the ex-
istence Of these Specifics" and yet they
hved until IL seemed as il Death had for
gotten them. Their medicines were herbs
and roots. They have left this fact on rec
ord, and the world seems 10 be now taking
note Of it and returning TO the first princi-
pies Of medication. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, the purest and most efIicacious
vegetable restorative Of the day il alss the
most popular. Thousands Of persons who
only few years ago believed implicitly in
all the pOisons which figure in the pharma-
c0pia, now pronounce this palatable tonic
and Alternative an all-sufficient remedy for
dyspepsia, nervous debility, constipation,
bilious complaints, headache, intermittent
fevers, aud all the ordinary disturbances Of
the stomach, the liver, the diseharging or
gans and the BRAN. The time Is not far
distant when most Of the powerful and
venOmous drugs now 50 reckiesSly admin
istered by practitioners of the heroic
7~Hooi' IN NaSoS HlAAt might e-Hiig DC Soh-
trolled by milder treatment, will be utterly
Discarded by all philosophical physicians.
As it is, the thinking puslic, who are gsn-
orally ahead Of the professionals, have al
ready put the dangerous preparations aside
ami adopted Hostotters B!tters Ia their
stead IL a safe and excellent household
medicine, adapted 20 almost every aument
except ths organic and deadly contagious
diseases. For moro than twenty years this
famous restorative ana preventive has been
annually strengthening its hold upon the
public confidence, and il now TAKES the
lead Of every advertised medicine msnufac-
tured in this country. juneI-lm
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-21
Now TO Prevent Heavy Corpora
ten Taxes

Jackson is growing 80 rapidly in
population that we cannot expect TO
to escape the influx of bad eharac-
tiers from all points of the compas,
and fearful increase of crime, re-
curing a larger police force TO pro-
tect the peace and good order of the
city. This great expense falls, in
undue proportion, upon the orderly
citizens and property holders.
Abandoned characters, having not
the good of society, or the fear OF
God before their eyes, commit mis-
demeanors, and the fines are so
small that the burden Of the expense
of keeping up large police force
falls upon the orderly citizens and
taxpayers of the city. Unless there
is a change our taxes will soon be-
come 50 high, that those seeking to
make investments will not come
here. We believe our corporation
taxes have been doubled this year,
and unless we change the present
line of policy, they will become very
burthensome, depreciatiBg proper.
ty and checking the tide OF trade
We would apply the remedy, by in,
creasing the fines for misdcmeanors
Where a worthless character vic.
Iates the city ordinances, instead Of
letting him or with a small fine
lay it Oh hoavy, and if he is not able
to pay it, make him work it out oil
the streets, instead of mourning 4
heavy item Of expense to have thii
work done.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-21
Fssa for rhsurhs.
We find this in the Clarksvillc

We find this in the Clarksville
Chronicle:
The "PatTons OF Husbandry" are
organizing Oranges, in Middle Ten
nessee, but We have heard OF no
movement in that direction, ia this
county. We wish every farmer, in
the whole country were a member
OF al organization that seeks the ele-
walton Of labor 20 its true dignity
the government to It's original integ-
rity and the Limitation Of its powers
within its original character, the
overthrow Of oppressive and cor
rupt mOnOpOliesl and the elevation
OF public virtue and popular educa-
ton. The farmers and mechanics
can do these things, but not with
out organization based upon unity
of purpose and interest, and fixed
determination to uproOt the evils
which dspress their prosperity and
debase their standing in the scale
Of citizenship. Instead of fussin &
and Tuning about funding and anti
funding, convention or 10 conven-
ton, it would be wiser 10 preparC
themselves for self-gOvernment and
/ for taking into their own hands-a'
they can do-all the agencies by
| which they are misgOVerned and
made the tools of designing dema
gOgues. AS the supporters OF lif'
and commerce, OF arts and sciene
they seem yet content TO do the dir
ty work Of politicians and tn,
drudgery of the world-and all 70
a scanty pittance of their own earn
ings, with no credit for patient en-
durance and no pity for their igno
rance Of their rights and power an'
interests. Let farmers and mechan
les open their eyes to the lights 0
experience, expand their minds b.
| reflection and reading, combine 70
mutual protection and, our wor
for it, the happiest results will foI
| low.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-21
son'hsrn Postal service.

One result of the pOstmaster-g gen
erals recent visit to the south will
probably be an increase Of the post
al car service. Mr.. Creswell has in
structed his second assistant, Col.
ROHtt, TO direct Mr.. G. }. French,
superintendent of railway service
for the south, to confer with certain
leading railways for the extension
of this service, in accordance with
the provisions of the act Of March
Sd last. The lines included are
those between Atlanta and New
Orleans, by way Of West Point,
Montgomery and Mobile; between
Louisville and Cincinnati by way of
COYington; between Bristol and
Chattanooga, and between Nashville
and Chattanooga. The cars are to
be forty feet long, and the service
single daily. The mails are to be adj
justed on the basis of weights taken
after june 80, 1878, upon the terms
prescribed in the act Of March last.
Most of the through Texas mail will
hereafter be forwarded by the new
Missouri, Galveston and Texas rail-
road. Arrangements have been COM
pleted for asufiicient number Of pos
tai cars, and An adequate number of
postal clerks will soon be detailed to
complete the distribution Of the bulk
of the mail before its arrival in
Texas. In many parts of Texas let
teTs will hereafter reach their desti-
nation one week earlier than at pres
ent, and most parts from twenty
four to thirty-six hours sooner.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-21
The Proposed new state OF Jack
son.

Several of our contemporaries Of
the Press have suggested meeting,
i'm this city, on the Goth of July, for
the purpose of taking the necessary
steps TO form a new State out of all
the territory OF West Tennessee,
West Kentucky, and portion of
North Mississippi. We say, let the
meeting be held, and in behalf of
the hospitable citizens Of Jackson
we hereby tender a cordial welcome
To all the friends of the enterprise
who may attend. Ample arrange
ments will be made to accommodate
all who may come. 1t is not neces-
sary TO have meetings in all the
counties to appoint delegates, for
the invitation is broad enough to
take in all the friends of this great
movement who may be present on
the occasion. But we especially in
vite editors and representative men,
irrespective Of political parties, to
be with US on the 10Th July. II we
had a united Press, ON this subject
all working TO given point, and
take a strong pull, long pull, and
pull altogether, the new State car
be formed. In the mean time we
suggest to the citizens of jackson
that they have an early meeting, and
appoint the necessary committees tC
push forward the good work.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-21

Under this heading the Purdy Ga
zette of the 14th has a very sensible
article, from which we make the
following extract-regretting that
we have not room for the whole ar
ticle.
To develop the natural resources
of our State, we need capital and
skilled labor. We need capital to
bring the vast mineral productions
into view, and skilled labor to COM
bine with the capital in bringing il
into a marketable condition, then
we need class of farmers who are
not anxious to pay taxes on more
land than they have any use for,
and who know just exactly how
much land one man and one horse
can cultivate, successfully, and who
will not put in more than they can
gather, depending on the very I'M
certain contingency Of hiring help
when they need help.
This has had q damaging effect on
our farming interest for long time,
and yet, most of them will not see
il, and continue on in the same old
track from year to year, and 10
sing instead of making money.
The true policy of the farmer is to
make an estimRte,-andr rate it low
of the number of acres which one
hand can cultivate, and gather and
save the product Of the same.
This calculation should be made
for cotton, corn, wheat, oats, and
every other article designed to be
planted, and then the right number
of acres, per hand, land no hand
should be counted who is not GER
tain for gathering and saving, as
well as cultiyating the crop,) and
exactly this number and no more
should be planted. Bat, says some
of our farmer friends, Suppose the
season should prove unfavorable, if
we have in small crop, one just
suited to our regular forces, we
would make nothing. We are bound
to put in large crops to make up for
the deficiency in case of a bad sea-
son."
Now, this all sounds like good
logic, but il Is not. Would it not |
be better 20 have in only such q crop |
as can be easily worked, and work |
it well. ina bad season, than one
which could be only about half !
worked, at most, be the season good !
or bads
Is it not fact that any kind OF a !
crop thriVes better in bad season, /
if it is worked over often, and thor |
and kept perfectly clean and |
free from grass and weeds, than the !
same crop will do, IN the very best /
Of seasons, if only half worked?
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-21
THE AGRICULTURAL nUREAU.
Correction Of IniustiCc Done by
the Press.
rhe Governor has NsthinR 40 do
with she bureau. and - not
ResPOmaibIo fer ats Action,

NASHVILLE, JUNE 11.-Whereas,
the following paragraph having APP
pearcd in an article ia the URiOR
and 1Bcricdn Of june 9th:
Governor Brown, We believe, Is
absent from the city, but 1t is due TO
him to say that, hearing recently
that the agricultural bureau had
voted, what seemed to him, exorbi-
tant ssalaries In proportion 10 the
amount appropriated by the State,
he at once communicated with the
officers of the board in order that
thew might rectify any mistakes
that they had made IN that p2rticu-
lar"
And feeling that said paragraph
does gross injustice to the bureau Of
agriculture, therefore,
ResoIoed, That the members Of The
bureau o. agriculture feel impressed
with the responsibility Of the du
ties deyolving upon them, and they
will not, under any circumstances
allow themselves to be driven or Sc
duced from = faithful discharge o
| those duties. Being conscious o
| the rectitude of their motives, the
are willing that their labOTs shall
vindicate their conduct in ever
/ particular.
ResOlUed, That ia the Judgment o
! the bureau there is no valid reason
| for reconsidering their action, o
any part thereof, heretofore takel
in regard to the salaries of its oil
! Gers.
| ResOlUed, That the assaults re
Gently made ON the bureau of agri
culture, by certain political paper
of the State, with the evident de
sign of coupling the action OF th
bureau with the interest or man
agement of the Rural Sun paper
are entirely gratuitous and unfouI
ded in fact, and can only sprin
from some hidden motives
! Res0lCed, That his EIcollency
Governor John Z. Brown, has nd
thing to do with the management {
the "Bureau Of Agriculture" an
he is in no way responsible for i
action.
RcsOlUed, That the secretary con
municate these proceedings to q
Nashville papers.
w. III. JACKSON,
President A Agricultural Bureau.
J. b. kILLEBREw, Secretary.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-21
The Theological BIedium.

We are indebted TO our young
friend VIM. E. Dunaway, of Nash
vile, who is at present in our City,
for specimen copies of the Theologi-
cal Medium, published Quarterly al
Nashville, by the Cumberland Pres
byteriaB Board Of Publication, and
edited by our old army friend Rev.
NJ. B. Dewitt. The Medium is pub.
lishsd at the low price of 81 per an
mum. 1t contains 12S pages, well
filed with choice religious and other
good reading matter We cordially
commend the work TO such of ouT
readers as are in want of any reli-
giOus Quarterly.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-21
In NAT shell.

The following, which we clip from
that excellent paper the GAINESVILLE
Chronicle, states the case briefly,
but pOintedly:
Farmers complain that they are
taxed beyond their ability 10 pay
If their fields could speak, would
they not make a similar complaint?
The government makes no return
for It's oppressive exactions, and the
farmer makes no return TO his fields
to compensate for the heavy de-
mands made upon them. The gov
ernment impOverishes the farmer
and the farmer impovorishcs his
land. There is remedy for both
and that remedy is in the hands OF
the farmers.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-21
Jackson "a. seen by u stranger.

\ correspondent oftbe Nashville
Banner, who was recently in this
city writes to that paper as follows;
Reaching Jackson in the afternoon
l found the Supreme Court in SEES
sion, aud the town full of lawyers.
There were also a good many other
strangers visiting the several fe-
male schools at this place that are
now having their annual eXamina-
ton. | know of no community bless
ed with so many schools of high
grade for young ladies as Jackson.
There are four female Colleges
Presbyterian, a Methodist, n Baptist,
aud a Catholic, all well patrOnized
and prosperous.
Jackson claims seven or eight
thousand inhabitants, and puts on a
good many city airs. They have gas
on the streets and in many Of the
houses. Inotice several policemen
uniformed q LG Nashville. 1t is a
busy and thriving place, and is rap
idly improving They need a good
hotel verv much and some enterpris-
ing hotel man should 90 there and
set up. There is q fortune there for
him. CLONE again"
RAMBLER.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-21
particular Notice.

All persons VINO now receive the
WING AND TRIBUNE through the
Post Office in this city, and who do
not wish to pay postage on ito
cents a year-will call at the Count
tng room for it. After the LIST of
July, all persons receiving papers
through the Post Office in this city,
will have TO pay postage thereon
the same as If they came from a dis
laura
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-21
APOLOGErIC.

In consequence OF the indisposi-
Gon of tho Local Editor of the
Vino AND TRIBUNE during a part
of tho week, and the indispensable
engagements of others, we are COM
PEELED to omit any suitable notice
Of the Commencement Exercises of
Ihe Baptist Female Seminary, West
Tennessee College, and several other
matters OF local interest, all of
which will be attended to next
week.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-21
The Assessment Law and the
COmptr0IIsFss CiruclRr.

We publish to-day on first and
last pages the circular of the Comp
troller, which we hope may give
sonle little relief to the much per-
picked tax payers, and VIC direct at
tention to this document. The as
sessment law passed by the Legisla-
ture is the most prOdigious mon
strosity of that remarkable body,
who suffered the terrible thrOes and
anguish of Legislative labor for sew
enfy-fiV0 mortal days. The Funding
bill was a real giant, well formed
and OF fearful stength to do and TO
dare, but the assessment law, the
twin brother is a monster of hide
Gus mein, full OF eyes within aud
without, behind aud before. The
chief business Of the monster, is to
gather food from every avenue and
source upon which to feed the giant
brother, (Funder) whose cFies of
hunger and wall OF want, is heard
from Carter TO Shelby, or from Dan
to Beersheba, and will echo down
into the depths Of every mans pock-
ct in Tennessee. And now, gentle
tax payer, be amiable, and make
haste to hustleup your green backs.
Paris InfeIliQencer.