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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15

The Supreme Lodge Of the Knights of Pyth-
las meets at Richmond, to-day. About two
thousand members of the Order will be in at
tendance The session will probably last five
or six days. Supreme Chancellor H. G. Berry,
of Chicago, Vice Supreme Chancellor Davis, OF
New Hampshire; Grand Chancellor McCu'lem,
of Philadelphia, and a large number Of other
delegates have arrived. A grand welcome ball
will he given. Tomorrow there will be a parade,
in which about one thousand knights will par.
tcipate, and at night the Supreme Lodge will
be banqueted by the Virginia knights.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15

a financial dispatch from New York ycster-

a financial dispatch from New York yester-
day says:
The situation in Wall street is very much
the same Ms last week money continuing high
and hard to obtain, and the general feeling any
thing but satisfactory. Gold opened at llS!,
advanced to lle5, and has since declined to llS!.
On gold loans the rates have been j, =, and 4
per cent per annum, and 32al Ii of one per CT
per day for carrying r. reign exchange is weak
and nominal, rates having been reduced for
prime sterling to lU7sti0S1 re- pectivcly, with
business about below those rate
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15

A dispatch from Rome says that the Pope
has improved sufficiently to be able to receive
several visitors
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15

I.rc Divine, aged about Yeas, 4 son Of ID.
NJ Divine, esq, living near llill>boro Loudoun
county, was thrown from horse. short dis
tance from his fathers house, On Friday last and
killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15

\ very wealthy farmer Of Ohio county, Ky,
has this 'notis' pasted up 10 his field: II any
mans or wnuan $ cows or 0Xeus gifts in these
here oats his or her tail will be cut off as the
case may be-.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, APRIL Is, 1877;

PORT OF ALEXAN DRlA, APRIL 10, 1873
Sun RosE......... "a NOON RlSES......... y rs
Sun SETS. ......... t. 81
ARRIVED.
Steamer John Gibson, New York, to Hooc Il
johnston. She reports ten or u d I'm light
coasters in the river, bound up.
Schr Henry Finch, jersey City, to American
Coal Company.
SAILED.
Steamer New York, Philadelphia, by + y
Reed.
Steamer Vanderbilt, Baltimore, by Hooe &
Johnston.
Steamer Wawns,t, Currionan BY Potomac
Ferry Go.
Schr Edward SluIe, jersey City, by Amcri-
can Coal Company.
Schr William Donnally, Baltimore, by i
Wheat
MEMORANDA.
Schr S Z Williams, hence, at Richmond llth
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15

IcE! ICE! 1ch'
4. &. ATWELG
Having completed his improvement IN Market
space, las established m office and
ICE DEPOT
there, where ICE can be obtained from j a. m.
to > y. m. Orders LETT ut the Drug Store Of Mr.,
Samuel Lunt, corner Of King and Washington
streets, will meet with prompt attention.
Wagons will deliver Ice daily To III! prvsc
famiirrs ordering IT, NH 3l-:t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15

TWENTY Four YEARS AGO. Col. VI. G..
IIaman was general agent for and partner in
the stage line running from Winchester, Va,
to Knoxville, Tennessee. by way Of Salem and
Wythcvilie, distance Of Ago miles: also u Iiuc
from l.ynchburg to Salem, 10 mics, and = line
from charlottesville to the Oaio river, $50
mieS-an aggregate Of 10. At this day, with
the exception Of the distance from Harrison
burg 10 Salem, all The routes are supplied by
railroads |; is singular fact that the parts
now travcrsrd by stages is the finest section of
country AID better adapted naturally for rail-
road than either of the others. This is signi
tcaut evidence of the progress OF the age we
live in-GO0 miles of steam communication
within Il comparatively short period, and %
miles more to he a'licI, within few months
the distance from llarrsunturg to Staunton
There is no reasonable method of computing
the time saved and the wealth cvcl'ped by
this revolution in the modes Of transportation.
-Eihy Eirginiinn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15

The attention of the trade and consumers
directed to n new and very Superior pnIIty :
PICNIC CRACKERS,
which we are now manufacturing.
feb 10 GEORGE K. HILL II CO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15
L w cor A RI n Z ) II ! 7

GEORGE WASHINGTON having til. day
associated with him his brother, K. j. ASi-
INGTON, will continue the GEN ERAL PKo-
DUCE and COM MISSION BUSlN EHS unHrf
the name and style of WASlINGTDA
BRO, ut No. 20 Union street. AlcXnadra. u
GEORGE WASHlNGTuN
February lSt 1873 ;"h
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15

RI p. CHI y CE,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
NO 81 PRINCE STREET,
A grnllat,: of the College Of PEysIc IN, NJ"
Surgeons of New York, and Tor more
than year connected with one
Of the largest hospitals
III that city.
EYE mnd EAR DISEASES ~ specially, q.
he has had much experience in both. tEh';I-
TII o 7 II + Z u b l. | [
Having been informed that since | removed
to my saloon ! charge fifteen cents for shaving,
this il to g We notice that such Is not the c"'"
l. charge the same old pricc-TEN CENTS.
Come one, come all
And give me n call.
AIN prepared to wait on you all.
Il. +. Dl! LANY,
NH 2l-lm No. IA King street
E'NTRA PICNlCS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15
February lst, 1873.

AMT" or
IL GERMAN POTASH SALTS,
Direct from the mines Of Lcopoldshnll. Ns'-
rantcd genuine. A superior nrtlcl" Tor Yep
dressing Grass, Wheat, &c. Price s23 per"
Also on hand PATAPSCO GUAAO, stand
ard guaranteed. for sale by
}. r. HENDERSON, & Co, Agents
NH 26-tf No. South Uni"h street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15

\ RAILROAD INCIDENT. The Detroit Free
Press chronicles one of those heroic incidents
with which the lives of most railroad engineers
abound. as happening recently to Frank Dolan,
an engineer on the Lansing road lie was
coming 10 on a wet track with a heavy train,
and soon after leaving station put Oh more
steam to make up for lost time. The train was
running at the rate OF about twenty-five miles
an hour. when DoIan caught sight OF a
man on the track, about half mile ahead,
He was certain that the man was deaf from the
way he walked, but he opened the whistle and
rang the bell The man paid no attention to
sounds, and Do!an whistled for brakes. They
did not take we'll, and although the engine was
reversed, it was plain that the pedestrian would
be run down unless something was done prompt
". Dolan ran forward over the engine and
down on the cow-catcher BY this time
the pedestrian was not more than three hun
dred feet away, and was trying to walk on one
Of the rails, swaying this way and that, but APP
parently not feeling the rumble of the train. as
it naturally would be expected he would. Do
Ian, leaning forward, reached foot beyond the
cowcatcher, and as the train came close upon
the man S heels, struck him 10 the back with
both fists. The victim was not on the rail at
that moment and he caught it with bis feet as
he went over, so that he was Whirled around
leugthwise of the track, and was cut in the
scalp by some portion of the first pair of trucks.
He was houpderipg in the ditch when the train
stopped and, when he found out what the
fuss was about he squared off and wanted to
whip somebody. He was so deaf that the rail-
road employees had to scream 10 his ears to
make themselves heard, and so mad that he
would not let them examine his wound or do
ANYTHING for him. He was recognized asa far
mer living near there, but would not even ac-
cept free ride home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15

CASE DISPOSED Or. The Supreme Court
Of the United States disposed Of somewhat
celebrated case yesterday \ company was
chartered by the Louisiana Legislature two
years ago for the purpose Of erecting an inn
mcnsc slaughtcr-houSe, in the suburbs of the
city. and the act of Incorporation provided that
all the butchers Of the city must Kill their ami,
mails in the sheds provided by this company.
The Butchers Benevolent Association made
mp Il test case to try the consttutonahty Of this
enactment 1t was contcnded on the part OF
the plaintiffs that law which compelled all
the butchers to kill their animals at u particu-
lar place was in violation OF the ThiltceG!h and
Fourteenth Amendments Of the Constitution,
and was virtual re establishment of slavery.
The Supreme Court of Louisiana held that the
charter Of the company was for the declared
purpose of protecting the health of the city,
and that the object WAS within the lawful scope
of legislation An appeal was taken to the
Supreme Court and the decision Of the Court
below has been affirmed. In the opinion filed
there is Il learned discussion Of the rights qua
rantcrd by the recent amendments to the Con-
Sriu;ion. Three Judges diS$cntcd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15
Hay ten Degradation.

At mission meeting in s.. AIMS Church
in Brooklyn. Bishop Cox", OF Yves crn New
York, made an adIre>s on the condition of
lInyti, from which h. has latcly returned The
facts he presented in regard Ia the 30: ulatlon
were vc,y remarkable indeed. llryti, the west
crn part ii the island, has GOOO0U Inhabitants,
and 81. Domingo, tn: eastern part, but 300, 900.
OF the GOO 600 penpc in l1ayti, Bishop Coke
says that but 100, 900 are nominaliy Christians,
while 500, 900 are ssva.cs and barbaraus. For
twelve miles back Of Port III Prince is one un-
hroken dcsolation. The mud houses aud half
naked savages greeting Bishop Coke every
whcy1 made him think he was travelling with
Livingstone il the heart OF Africa. As to their
religion he says that they worship the spirit
Of evil, not because they loved him, but to pre-
pti.te him; that they are mild and inoffensive
aud receive the preachers kindly, but merely
because the think that by doing this they will
plopi!atc the white mans d'viL. Bishop Coke
adds that their superstition leads them to the
most horri rites the most tca,ful orgies At
least once year they make sacrifice to this
evil spirit which they worship, and human life
is The sacrifice. Between Christmas and
Epiphany they make this sacrifice, and thy
prepare children for it, and they feed up"n
them Cannibas within few days sail OF
yonr own shores Think oft! | should rot
lre repeat it unlcsA WIS sure it was literally
true.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-15
AND sun UMBRELLAS

i -
a very large stock purchased from the '"".t.
fucturcrs direct ut the very lowest prices. Al;
the latest styles, beginning ut 75c. B"cN ".'
Gray Alpuc;, Sun Umbrellas, very u>c" io'
sun or lain Call and see them bcfor" purct"s-
ing. lap III ID. +. WITH EK CO.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25
HERR HENrI WIEN1AwsKI the c


brated violinist made his debut before a
San Francisco audience one night last
week. This performer ranks second to
equal. take him for all in alD and his
playing created almost furore amongst
his hearers. The Alas musical critic
has this to say about the Hers fiddle
itself:
A few words of the violin usedby Herr
Wieniawski may not be ont of place. 1t
is one of the celebrated Stradiuarius
Cremone make. of the year 1719. and
was presented to Herr Wieniawski by
the citizens of st. Petersburg, Russia,
on the 31st of March, 1864, as q token
of esteem and regard.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

We HAVE heretofore, in a mild and
modest sort of fashion ventured to in
dulge in an occasional criticism upon
the boastings of the Minnesota editors
regarding the climate of their State. We
have protested, meekly. against its frigid-
ity of temperature in the mid winter
months, and had been snubbed therefor;
We have with moderation of statement
objected to the violence and frequency
of its thunder storms in Summer and
been derided for our opinions and called
coward because of their expression ;
but let the reader peruse and ponder
upon the following, which is from the
Glenwwood (Minn.) Eagle and judge if
we are not therein somewhat justified:
One of the most remarkable cases of
the freaks of lightning comes to MS
this week from White Bear Center. Our
home readers will remember the very
curious and severe thunder storm which
suddenly burst upon us last Thursday
evening. Well, Mr.. Thrond o. Lee. of
the said town, was driving home his
cattle, walking the while, and his son
was riding in the wagon. A very sharp
crash of thunder and lightning darted
down, striking. as the boy says, his
father, whom he saw Immediately and
enveioped in flames. In
proof of this, We might add, that Mr..
Lees clothes were entirely consumed,
even to his shoes, and his jack-knife was
without handle his body having been
left crisped. SD much SO indeed as to be
wholly unacceptable by his friends.
He was taken from the roadside. where
he fell, and buried the next morning.
The deceased leaves wife and five
children. This we consider one Of the |
most remarkable cases ON record.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

r. ]. MooDY, light weight capitalist,
from Shelburn. is on a visit to Zion.
He reads the New Endowment regularly.
i'll Shelburn. and says his copy of the
paper has an extensive circulation-all
the bloated bondholders in the range
read it. But, as we are about to state
He saw the circus advertisement, and
endeavored to get here in time for it.
but was detained by meeting a bound
down train and took in Corinne and the
salt marsh and Bear Creek-and found
the boat ism t running.-Ne,r Endorment.
Why is a Circus bill like Bob Moody?
Give it up9 Because it is an immense
and attractive placard. Don't spoil
this by pronouncing it ''play-card.'D
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25
THE recent horrible tragedy in Maine
is the subject of the following dispatch:

BELFAST, Me-, June go.
The Coroner's jury in the Gordon
tragedy completed the inquest this after
noon and find that the father and mother
came to their death in consequence of
blows inflicted upon their heads with an
Ak fracturing their skulls; that the in
FAINT was either killed in "A like manner
or died from inhaling smoke or fire after
the blows were given: that the fire was
kindled in many places in and upon the
bed and crib i'll which the little boy was
sleeping. and that the door leading to
the room was closed. The jurors further
say that the blows were inflicted by John
7. Gordon with malice aforethought,
and that the fire was kindled and the
door shut by him for the purpose of
causing the bodies of the victims to be
consumed and destroyed.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

The editor of the Glenwood Eagle
perpetrates an oleaginous joke by nom-
mating Frank DaGgett for Governor.
In the matter of brains, Frank would
average well with those nominated thus
far, while in point of bowels he hasn't
an equal in the vest Minneapolis
Tribune.
This bowelary development, seems to
be peculiar to the Daggett family. The
seer of the Enterprise is constructed
upon the pregnant principle, and the
whole world knows that his name is
Daggett.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

One Of the latest arrests in San Fran
cisco is that of ship captain who had
on board of his vessel consumptive
sailor whom he used to sling over the
side of the ship and :" tow" him for
punishment-his sickness being his
offense. The crew of the ship swear
that this captain did these cruel things.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25
DHEADFuL.-One of yesterdays tele

DREADFuL.-One of yesterdays tele-
grams says:
portland. (Me.) June 23.-B. F.
Roberts house, with out-buildings, near
Sacarappa, we're burned this morning
Mrs. Roberts leaped from the second
story window and was killed. Mrs.
Body, niece of Roberts, who also leap
ed from the same window. escaped in
jury by the fall, but is thought to be ia
tally burned. The little son of Roberts
was also seriously injured by fall down
stairs. The fire is thought to be the
work of an incendiary.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

VALUABLE ThorTEIs BURNED.-Says q
dispatch
Philadelphia, June 23.-The trotting
horses burned in Turner'S stable, near
Point Breeze Park this morning, were
Dol, Daisy, Jernon, Lady Girard, Sife
and Brutus. The total loss by the fire
is $50, 600.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

SExBLIxs asks if your wife were sick,
and needed physic, what sort of criminal
would you 60 for? All done? You'd go
for pilferer, of course.-Endo,rmenf.
Not much re wouldn't. We'dtake an
account of stock, and if the symptoms
continued, go for the nurse!
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

RECORDER John Hackett of New York
City has deferred sentencing Sharkey,
convicted of murder, until next Satur-
day SO as to give him chance to make
a motion for q new trial.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

THY are going to have some rarely
good horn blowing in New York. The
band of the 10Sth Regiment of Saxony has
just got there and will give some con-
certS.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

TIE great Persian potentats who u
now in London expresses his regrets
that he cannot visit Uncle Sam, and
sends his regards to President Grant.
Oh SHAH
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

TIE New York police have scared the
faro dealers into shutting up their e.
Establishments.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

SOME fifty horses were burned to
death in a stable at Buffalo ON Monday
morning.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

The cholera is in Wheeling, Va, very
mild there, so far.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

CHARLES O'CoNoE is young Walworth' S
lawyer.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-04-24

Kate Field ''looks arch and mischiev
ous." She is versatile, accomplished
growing Landowner every day, proud of tn
touch of mercury in her Irish blood, born o
an actor and actress, ought to be herself OF
the stage, and would make tschoolmarm
that no prudent and skin-valuing urchir
would ever think Of playing truant frcm."
Some poor Congreasmen, We are told,
"whom the IS 900 back-pay appropriation
left % poor ~ ever" have sold their copies
of the Medical and Surgical History Of ths
Rebellion for 500 apiece. As each mem.
Der was entitled to eight copies Of the work,
the vendes have made a good thing of it.
1t cost the Government sl25 copy to print
the book; but Why find iault when it has
probably been placed where it will do the
most good?
"A call has been issued for convention
Of poker players, to assemble in Chicago in
Nav next. and devise new ''hand' that
mi - ssjour anss."-.N L0sis Denoerat
Among he oars in 6acramento. April
fut. ~ . hale-Aellar placsd IN . crack q
the sidev,lk, ~ seviEsd down that il could
not Be removed b he fagezs although .
good po.tio. q issppsassd abovsths paankA
Much nsRsinsae vas oocaiosed b the f.
forss q psdnhian b saEA~ 1 II. but finally
de lsugA ~ t.a.s1 y - isdividual vhs
zneby vi1h . els1nu'svrsssA, v1h sAirA
As0unQosahss1 - - =
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-04-24
How Mark TWAIN Got q scat.

In a new local magazine--the Globe
published in Buffalo, il the following remin
| iscence of Mark Twain's brief editorial ca
reer in that city.
No man detested loafers more than Mr.
clemens, and sssuredly no man could b,
more pitiless in his treatment of bores. III
was vigorous in his denunciation OF thai
class of people who aimlessly and imPudent
" intrude their constant presence in an edi'
torial room. One incident will, perhaps,
bear relating, showing how he once rebuked
a party of undesired visitors. Arriving al
his office one evening about half past eight
O'Clock, he found it full Of men-all strang-
ers to him. They had apparently taken
full possession of the room. Some we're
smoking, and some had their feet upon the
table, and every chair in the room was &C.
cnpied. With . look Of disgust Mr.. Glenn
ems hesiiated for q moment in the doorway,
and then in his peculiar way said:
'Is this the editorial room Of tie En-
press ?"
YES, SIR" promptly chorused the assem-
blsge.
Elm! is it customary for the editors to
"Yes," ''certainly," ito be sure" were
the replies of the puzzled smokers.
"Why do you ask?' said one of them.
Because" slowly enunciated Mr.. Glenn
enc, Il am one of the editors Of the Express,
and it occurred to me that ought TO have
seat"
In an instant every chair was vacated and
the men, somewhat abashed, attempted to
laugh the matter of BY saying "Ah Mr.:
Clemens, that was neal" "witty n usual"
ETC., ETC., but there was something in the
joker's eye that quickly told them he was in
no joking frame of mind at that moment.
After that loafers were rather shy Of Mark
THain.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-04-24
10. THE END APPROACMETn.
Sel(0le.

The Last Gasp Of sne Mechanics IN
Alter precarious existence Of about thre'
wears, the Mechanics Institute, of this city
Is about to be given up by those who have
kept il in existence. For want of proper
support this useful and greatly needed insti.
tuition is now to become a complete failure.
Columns have been written, and speeches
have been made in favor of sustaining 1t;
fairs and festivals have been held to raise
funds to keep it alive, but all to no purpose.
After the first excitement Of its Inaugural
ton our people have been iukewarm
on the subject, and Notwithstanding
the energy and persistence oil the
few enterprising citizens-who feared the
disgrace the failure of such noble enter
prise would bring upon our city, but who
found the weight At last too great to carry,
especially when they found that their efforts
were unappreciated, and that they scarcely
received the thanks Of the community In
whose behalf they were spending their time
and meane-the end now approaches, and
meeting of the creditors is to be held ut 4
O'Clock to see what their pleasure Is in re-
lstion 10 the Assets of the defunct Institute
This failure may we'll be placed among
our disgr.ces.-Kansas City News.
Leaf BY leaf the roses fall. "Goins to
ruin." l. what . prominent citizen OF Mis-
souri, said about Kansas City yesterday.