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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-04

A published statement shows the number
and value of postage stamps stamped enVcl-
ores, newspaper wrappers, and postal cards is
sued by the stamp division of the Third AS
sistant Postmaster Generals Office during the
month ending July 81, 1873. This is the bust
ness of the first month after the abolition of the
ranking privileges, and present large Increase
occr any month in the history Of the Postothce
DaDarfmont
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-04

Information from North Carolina is to the
effect that very little interest is manifested by
either party in the election which occurs 10 that
State on the 7th inst, and that iu many cases po-
litical distinctions have been overlooked in
nominations for local offices.
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District Conference Methodist EpIScO.
pal Church South.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
SHADY GROVE, HANOVER, Co., Va, Au-
gust The seventh annual session of Rau-
doiph Macon District Conference convened at
this church on Wednesday last, Rev. Joseph
II. Davis, Presiding L der i'll the chair. Rev.
L. r. Boggs was chosen Secretary aud VIM.
H. Baker Assistant Secretary.
The first day Of the Conference was occupied
in the reception Of reports from the preachers
and lay delegates trum the several circuits, ad-
iourning at II o'clock a. VI. and again at p.
N. for public religious services Rev. VIM. A.
Crocker, of Westmorcland circuit, under reso-
luton of the last Conference, preached in the
morning upon the subject. Of Family Religion.
The sermon was an able and impressive one
and under an order of the Conference will be
published in the Richmond Advocate. Rev
james H. Crown filled the pulpit in the after
uoon.
The morning session of the second day was
devoted to the continued reception OF reports,
aud to the election Of lay delegates to the next
session Of the Virginia Annual Conference
This election resulted in the choice of Thomas
W. Garrett, of King and Queen circuit ; VIM.
f. Baker; Of King George Thomas &. Jones,
of Middesex and Richard II. Lycll, Of Rich
mopd county. At II O'Clock Rev. W. W..
walker, or w eStInoTcianu, Dy request Oh TIC
Conference, delivered an eloquent and impress
sive discourse to the great delight and cdlfica-
ton of his audience.
To day the subject of Education was discussed
and the interests Of Randolph Macon College,
which is located in this District, represented 10
au able address by its President, Rev. James
A. Duncan, d. D.. Rev. Drs. Edwards and
Bennett participated in the discussion of the
snbinct of EiucAton
Carmel Church, in Westmoreland, Was Sc.
lectcd as the place for holding the next session
of the Conference. B.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-04

Gen. Sidney Sherman, the last cavalry COM
mandcr of San Jacinto fame, died p Galveston
Texas, Friday night, and was buried Saturday
with military honors
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-04

The Richmond Wing says The secretary
of the Commonwealth Col. james Med ,uald,
Is still giving orders to our local artists, john
A. Elder, esq, Major VIM. B. Myers and 9TH
ers for portraits of the Governors and Lieut..
Governors to be placed in the State library.
Maj. Myers has just finished painting a likeness
of the late Lieut.. Governor John Rutherford,
and Mr.. Elder is waiting 4 visit to the city OF
Governor John Letchcr to give the finishing
touches to a portrait of that gentleman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-04

Senator Ramsay, Of Minnesota, has had au
interview with the acting Secretary ofthe State
on the subject ofthc Kidnapping Of Lord Gordon.
The senator set out on bis return last night, car
ryiug with him the views of the government
looking to an adjustment of the difficulty
Our government will use its influence 10 behalf
of the prisoners. The desire Of the people Of
Minnesota Is to have the prisoners released on
bail till the time of their trial in October next.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-04

The cholera has appeared at Uaion Hill OPP.
posi,e New York Two cases are reported one
of which was fatal One tltal case Of cholera
was reported at Pleasautre, on the Harlem
railroad.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-04

Books, &c" History Of Virginia, for the
use of schools by Mary Tucker MagilI. y We
have received copy of this work. 1t has
been officially adopted by the State Board OF
Education for use in the Common schools, and
has met with the approval of many prominent
educators in the State. 1t is prepared with care
and is deserving of the appreciation that has
been bestowed upon it. We would, however,
suggest that there are several errors in the
book, which have escaped the notice of the
authorcss aud which she will doubtless correct
in future editions.
Leonard Scott l. Go. have rcpublishcd the
July number of the British Quarterly Review
Contents: The failure Of the French Reforma-
ton; the Public Health; Mazzini and New
Italy; Travels and Explorations in Syria; Mer-
AIDES, Visions and Revelations; the Gladstone
Administration; Contemporary literature. This
number is an interesting and able one.
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sun SETS. .......... iUo
ARRIVED.
Steamer John Gibson, New York, 10 Iio'r Z,
Johnston.
Steamer Columbia, Baltimore, to B Wh"a'"
Steamer Wawase., Currioman. 10 Potomac
Ferry Co.
Schr U Fisk Boston, 10 Hoo" job. .""'
Schr WIN Il Drury, >t"n, hy America.
Coal Co.
Steamer Lady Of the Lake, Norfolk, hy + \
Reed.
Steamer Georgeanna, Baltimore, by Hoo X
Johnston.
Schrs n + KindbGrg, New Iltven; SsrsI
Cullen, Stonin5ton, and Lehman Blew, rr%'-
dence by American Coal CO.
Schrs West Dennis Boston, and H"rsc:'.u
Providence, by j T Agnew.
MEMORANDA
Schr 5 Taylor, for this port, cleared 81 b''-
more 2l
Schr Clara. hence for Davenport .aii~! i'''"
Vineyard Haven 3lst.
Schrs Bella Russell and Louisa Bis, hence
n. Boston 3lst. 49,.
Schr VIM Bcment, from Providence !oF lt''
port, passed through He'll Gate 1t.
Schrs Alth"a and J B Austin. from Boston '"'
this port, sailed from Vineyard Haven "Irt
Schr W J Hamilton, hence for NORWICH ~
New London 3Oth.
Schrs En-. and Uucas, for til. port: sale! if''"
New London 3lst
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-04

The Washington Chronicle thinks that as Do
Republican Conventions or newspapers, NC,
have advocated, as yet, the third term move
mcnt, that should be regarded as reason why
those opposed to that movement should make
no fuss about the natter But then, Why II
the ''lealers' of the party are really opposed to
the movement, don't they say So a, once, and
rebukc their parlizans for Introducing the sub
iect into the politics of the day? Why don't
Gen Grant himself discountcnance the matter
Why is he not heard from?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-04

: YELLOW FEVER IN APRIcA.-The Liverpool
Post say that the yellow fever, with the aid of
an unusually stagnant atmosphere, is DOW burst
ing forth on the west coast of Africa. In spite
Of every precaution it steals on board nearly
every vessel which approaches the coast The
African royal mail steamer Liberia on her last
voyage lost FIVE of her crew from the fever the
steamers Benin and Loanda lost about the
same number, and another of the company 5
. steamers lost nearly all her crew at Sierra
Leone. 10 order to dissipate the nlissma the
captain of the vessels makes it rule when
near the coast to light sea coal fires. The ray
ages Of the yellow fever have been so destruc-
tive that the DatiGes have become hardened and
brutal in their conduct, and utterly lost to all
sense of honesty or decency.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-04

4 PIECE OF HISTORY In the Spring OF
1869 H. IL. Wells was nominated By a Radical
Convention as their candidate for Governor.
He had been most distinguished Tor the teroclty
with which he had prosecuted our people.
President Grant had about that time sent in a
message to Congress calling their attention to
the condition of Virginia. He requested au-
thority OF Congress to submit the Underwood
constitution to vote of the people in such a
manuc. as to allow them to eypurgate the test
oathS and DISTINGUISHING clauses which it con.
tanned Wells appeared before the Reconstruc
ton Committee of Congress and made speech
against the proposition. The convention which
nominated him declared in favor Of the adoption
of the constitution with the tcst-oaths and dis
franchising clauses. r. W. Hughes, the Rld
cal candidate for Governor OF Virginia, edited the
State Journal, the party organ in that canvass,
and defended its proscriptive policy. Our peo-
pie voted out the obnoxious clauses Hughes
then urged Gen. Candy the military Governor
TO apply the irou-clad oath to the Legislature
which we had elected, The effect Of this
would have been to deprive the Virginia peo-
pie of all the fruits Of their victory over Wells
Gen Candy, in accordance with Hughes sug-
geStion issued an order that no one elected
should take his seat unless he could take the
irou-clad oath Grant interposed and had
Caoby's order revoked. Fit had been carried
out Dn Conservative could have taken his seat.
Yet Hughes now asks the people Of Virginia
TO forget his black record aud elect him Cover
nor. - HuyreRf0n I,st(cr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-04

Remember that upon their labor the health of
the stomach depends. Keep them perfect, and
in order to do so, mani pulate them with a brush
dipped in the fragrant SOZODONT once OF
twice day. aug 4-eolw
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ALEXANDRIA, VA.
MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1878.

The Petersburg Appeal in an excellent artl-
Gle, says:-"After number of years Of expe-
ricnce, we have come to the solemn conclusion
that the editor and the printer in Virginia,
while they are the drudges, the hardest work
ed and most self-sacrifcing class of society
when they try to do their duty--are the least
appreciated, the most, imposed upon, and the
worst paid Of any other. ~ This is solemn
conclusion" that some who have had even
more experience in newspaper matters than our
fricnds of the Appeal, arrived at, long ago.
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Letter from CuIpepcr.

Correspondence of the Rich. State Journal.
CULpEpER, July 3l-Betwccn Gordonsvie
and this city is very splendid farming region
capable of being made to produce as much
grass, grain and fruit, with proper culture, as
any other equal number of acres. And of most
of the section between this and Alexandria the
same may be said The surface is undulatng,
though on nearly level, somewhat resemb-
ling the broad prairies Of Illinois in plains and
slopes.
This city now shows considerable evidences
of life and improvements new buildings are 20
ing up; streets are being graded and paved;
grounds and yards are being ornamented; and
the new court house nearly completed. There
is considerable activity at the stores aud shops,
and mills.
Another favorable thing is that fine new
hotel has recently been opened here in COM
modius building, at the corner of Maine and
Cameron streets, by Mr. s. T. Ashby, former
" of Warrenton. The house and Furnishings
arc new and clean, and the place is kept in cx-
ccllcnt STYLE while the landlord and his sons
are courteous and attentive. 1t is pleasant
place for families to spend the warm season.
Joseph n Armstrong & Go. have recently
started new enterprise here, in the shape OF
a shecp-skin tannery, in which they run out
several thousand skins per week. understand
this is the only shcep-skn tannery in this part
of the State. McSsrs Armstrong u Go. are
also engaged in tanning and currying other
kinds of leather to a considerable extent, such
as harness, shoe and sole leather. The more
manufacturing the better.
Culpeper is a healthy pleasant place to live
in; i. has newspaper, schools, churches, and
spleudid county fair grounds among its attrac-
TONS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-04

FOREIGN NEws.-Amopg the fires Of the
day, one is reported from the Vienna Exposl
ton The details are very meagre, the only
statement being that the Asace and Lorraine
peasant building was destroyed 1t was prob
ably discovered soon after it begun and coufn,
ed to the one building.
Some of the Jesuits expelled from Germany
are finding homes in England. Numbers Of
them arc settling in Lancashire, and a convent
has already been established. Other colonies
have settled in North Wales.
The Shah and his suite have arrived at
Vienna and will visit the Exhibition to-day.
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aug 4
DETHEL ACADEMY,

pETHEL ACADEMY,
- Fauquicr COUNTY, Va" : the
Prepares youths for the htgneT c'''-,'ii i,,.
Virginia Universities, or for business ~, .,'
nine instructors; affords tscilitie: for IG"' FL
Practical Surveying, Book. keeplns M. smu If .w.
graphy, and mas introductory TonI ri,. in Inc
+ students srs .;5yd pG];w :sin;i" snl Lee
Ivers:ty al tse within Military Institute
Ss-. So for BOARD and IriFt"> FIR
per half ;. ssion Of u week.; y" extras g,,ri
AcadSSy P o. 9, Fsn4u,ss CO.. Va ,. ,1I~
4 LLXANDRIA FEMALE SEMINAR J.
The next session of thi. School will open en-; Sr; :.
ssinbsr h. ls il the "f ,Hrss IS". r1S "
cr,u. d and improved; corps OF .I pc., s,n"
course ns instruction complete b, n,t 81.
room in the city Terms: 50, =, ~ ,, SI,1 =
ner quarter. Ad lress Rev. Dr. ). III ,I ~; f.,
20, su ~ 4-i I'm P. 0. box 30. Alezaadr"' ' T.
EISE GREEN TEAS at reduced price .
fun line just received BY, ,rc,y
sn.4 Corner King and 81 Asaph s.
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OFFICE To CITY TAXPAYER
CITY Collectors Office.

Alexsndr:s. Va, July %, 1873.
Notice is hereby given that the tax bills for
tho fs,.sl wear 1873, sre now in the hands of the
ClIoctors and the attention of all parties inter
ested is respectfully c. led to the fourth section
u section ;s That no discount for the prompt
payment of taxes shall be hereafter allowed; but
on VII tax bills not paid within sixty days after
tnav sre placed in the hand: Of the Collectors for
collection and notification OF the same published,
he said Collectors >hall add to all such unpaid
t.x bills ten per cent and collect it with the bills
Oflicc-RUom No. i Royal street, front Mar
kct Building.
~ 22-tS22 5. X. FIELD, Col ). Dist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-04

REMARKs-T market for Wheat opens at
the closing quotations Of last week prime san-
pies are IN active enquiry, while intcri'"
grades are dali; offerings of $50 bushels whit"
aud 1904 Of red with sales OF the former III l2U
l3j and lao for inferior to fair, and l53 and 10
for good; and Of the latter at 10. 49, 40 ~
l4j, l47, l50 49, l55 and 49, for inferior I" very
good samples. Corn is active At 3 decline ua
Saturdays quotations; offerings oI2il2 bu,he.>
mixed, with saias al Us. II and u. Rye is qUic:.
offerings Of IS bushels, with sales ut - and -.
Oats are quiet and unchanged; offerings .. ID,
bushels, with sale: Il. IS, 80 and 40 Sales Of Il
bushels Timothy Seed q! s. .
The Coal COgNER-'rhe advance in prja"
which WAS obtained at the Scranton coal >alr,g
" cdnesdny onts the moral Of the coal tra!r
prospects with IN uncrrlng cc:tal9ty. The u-lMt.
amount Of coal sold i one hdEd:cd thoU,,.,a.
tohs--or was, within 3 year OF the present >s.'.
Now. upon sale Of sevcn'y five thouSan! t'a.
.hs increase upon tnc average since July 81 IA.
year is about 81 III per ton, and this IN IT," !ane
of n market which is uvccstockcd with cuu from
the SchuylXill ard Wtkesb RE regions Tie
advance from the sale Of June 30th, l. nho.:
eight cents per ton on stove and thlrt""t ",
chestnut. which nrc essentially tae fam lycED
sizes, WUll6 the AIEhuGc III stcahiooalr ~" y 49,.
egg, was much larger. These last named ,.L.
touch the manufacturing interests, w,licl n"
usually heavy purchasers ci Scranton cod.
Giving this advance in the wholesale auc.!pu
room prices, add profit of N Least fifteen cent,
for the middcmcn or wholesale i arrs. and III"
result in an advance ST retail! may be with
out much trouble. Another very .isniticsn: i,,c;
is that no lump coal Va. sold. This size i u>".i
by the railroad for IL locomotives. And whcI
strike Is impending or 3 'turm out a!yi.-
able, for the companys interest, III" lump r2st
i hrld b&ck 50 that the railroad may not b"
short of the supply fyr its own use A&sIA.
withdrawing the lump and selling only .rT"',
thousand five hundred tons 81 steamboat va
the preticSt way TO run up the p-lce OF tn" NrSr
size. Add to the increase OF the price obttlII"!
rise on lrcights II IN the demand Tor v">>"'>.
and the short time lett for the average ."Hgth q:
the Shipping season, and it vii! DC obvious :na:
the hand If lrumps in the coal market has h"cr
we'll played There may be no remedy. ana tt"
pa olic must pay The bill o! TIE mdvance-h"t -"
features of the coal corner are II least "';.a
nothing n. Y. Com. Adv.
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PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA,
sun RosE............ 3.0G MOON sETS......... I
sun SETS. ......... 40
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-04

WASHINGTON NEWS John II. Ripley a
clerk in the Postoffice Department, committed
suicide at the residence of Mr. II. NJ. Bernard
on Saturday last. lie was appointed to the
position 10 the department from Michigan, but
his wife and family are now in Boston. lie had
been suffering from congestion of the bowels
for some time and was at times delirous, and a
few days ago he was removed to Mr.. Bernard S
residence. lie obtained the loan Of pistol
from friend, saying that there had been so
much crime oflate that he felt that he ought
to have weapon in his room. Shortly after
four o'clock shot was heard in his room and
MIR. Bernard rushed thithcr to find Ripley on
the floor shot in his right temple, while re-
volver had just fallen from his right hand. He
died iustautaneously Nothing was found to
indicate reason for the act, and it is attrlbut-
ed to dclirium The coroner declined to hold
an Inquest.
Yesterday officer Lewis, on warrant sworn
out by W. &. hamburger, arrested Mr.. f. L.
DuBarry, the agent of the Baltimore and Poto-
mac railroad, on charge of maintaining a
nuisance 10 having trains running through the
streets in the day and night on which there arc
noisy bells and still noiScr whistles, the same
keeping the residents of South Washington
awake all of the night, and allowing dirty stock
cars to remain on the public streets
The annual Schuctzcntcst IN this city begins
to-day and is one Of the marked events of the
year.
DIR. Grafton Tyler is seriously i'll and his sit
uation is said to be critical.
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TT A K DE p 4 Il I VI + y ]

~ Al 4 DEF A Il I VI + y ]
4 AT
GREENS NOTION HOUSE
HAIR JEWELRY! HAIR JEW ELK !
HAIR ORN AMENTS!
HAiROR NAMENT9
HAIR BRACELETS and HAkMS!
HAIR STUDS and SLEEVE BU iOH>'
All mounted with Ii Or l. rat gold.
Also Hair Pictures, Flowers, " .catn>, H"F t'.'
&c made to order ont OF ha! :u:nisnGn y .,r
ties. who cun make their selections from ,,'.
800 designs These goods are gotten up . ~
very best manner and no shameful >Ho,''r..' -,
Of the muir Of friends Dy Furnishing n'"I
20 Ids, which it is well KNOWN l. o.;''ii .',r-
900 '''''' ''' CHAS. ". CREE.
.ue4 ~ ElHg -'r'','
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GREAT FIRE IN PORTLAND, OREGoN.-A
most disastrous fire broke out in Portland, Ore
gon, on the ID inst. The fire spread over a
large portion of the city, only stopping for want
of material. The engines, of which there we're
seven, were poweress to stop it, as the flames
broke out in one place while they were working
on it at another. Twenty-three blocks are now
i'll ruins manufactures, hotels, stores, and
dwelling houses are destroyed, and homeless
families are encamped 10 the public parks or
using churches for temporary habitations. The
loss is estimated at 81 800, 900, on which there
is an insurance of 5000, 900, the Imperial and
the London Liverpool, and Globe, both foreign
insurance companies, being the heaviest losers
The fire is said to have been originated by an
iuccndiary, and during its progress other incen.
diaries were at work, two Of whom were arrest.
ed. Later accounts will probably reduce the
estimate of the losses Portland is 10 great
lumber producing region, and probably large
proportion of the houses were frame. The
city is the most populous town in Oregon and
is its commercial centre. 1t is also the seat Of
the Oregon Iron Works and the State asylum
for the insane. Two Z. S. assay Offices iudl-
cate its proximity to the gold region. 1t has
population of eight thousand, contains i've or
six churches, several wholesale houses and one
national bank.
Lo.,o
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FRIGHTENED TO DEATu.-Thc Evansville
Indiana) Journal, of recent date gives the fol-
lowing account OF the death of young lady
from fright:
CDR. G. W. Brooks, Of Bayfield,, ILL.,, was in
town on Saturday, and related to gentleman
here sad case of young lady who lost her
life by shock to her nerves, caused by fear
produced by finding herself in dangerous prox
unity to large rattlesnake, at his residence, a
little more than week ago. The doctor aud
his wife bad gone out to gather mulbcrrlcs
leaving the young lady at home. During
their absence she went into the lawn near the
house, and sat under the shade Of a tree, aud at
ter sitting awhile she was startled, she says, by
feeling the hot breath ttbe snake on her cheek.
She started to her feet aud screamed fran
ticalIy, her cries reaching the ears Of Mrs.
Brooks, who came home ahead of her husband.
Mrs Brooks seized gun, and hurrying to her
assistance, shot the snake, which, on being
measured, proved to be nearly six feet long.
The young lady fright was so great that she
was thrown into spasms, aud at intervals she
would rave about the hot breath of the snake.
On Tuesday last she died in great agony, de-
flying all the medical skill that could be exert
ed in her behalf
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The streets in Culpeper are beng improve |.
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LIST OF GIFT

TOTAL, $4,000 GIFTS, ALL CASH,
amounting oVV wv
The distribution will be positive whether all
the tickets ere sold or not and the IL 600 gifts all
paid in proportion to the tickets sold-all unsold
tickets being destroyed rs at the First and Sec
ond Concerts and not represented in the drawing.
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole Tickets $50 90; Halves $3.50; Tenths,
or each coupon $3.50; Eleven Whole Tickets
for $500 90; 221 Ticket 1000 20; lib Whole
Tickets for S50U000; 227 Whole Tickets for
100000. No discount on less than S5OO.OO
worth of Tickets at time.
The unparalleled success CT the Third Gift Con-
cert as we'll as the satisfaction given by the First
and Second makes it only necessary to announce
the Fourth to insure the prompt sale of every
ticket The Fourth Gift Concert will be con-
Quoted in all It's details like the Third, and full
particulars may be learned from circulars which
will be sent free from this Office to all who apply
for them.
Tickets now ready for sale and all orders ac-
companed by the money promptly filed: Lte-
raj terms given to those who buy to sell again.
THOS E. BRAMLETTE,
Agent Publ Libr KY. and Manager Gift Con-
cert, Public Library Building, LOUISVILLE,
Kentucky. aug IT. 2aw6WtwtDl