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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18

EDUCTION IN PRICE OF McCLUREo
LIZ PATENT BACK CHAIN AND TRAY
ELLER-Arrangements have been made WIN
the manufacturers by which we are enabled 10
reduce the price OF those articles, so N t. !"-
move every obstacle to their immediate and gen
eral use. We will sell them until further A"I'c'
at the following prices:
Chain complete with travellers, = -.
Chain without travellers, ~
Travellers without chain, "
These prices place tais valuable lnH'H"''
within the reach of Ill cartnen.
aug IS JAS +. CARLlN " SoN9'
SALT SALT, SALE
DIRECT IMPORTATION,
BY Die Tugend: a full cargo OF h' Af'
FACTORY-FILLED FINE SAIL: ,ppnnr,
BY Cornorsn.: A full cargo Of LII Ehi wa
GROUND ALUM SALT =
In store: 1000 sacks LIV kLOoE y ,i,,Tn,
SA IT, and 200 VEKDIN & 9ON 81, -noi0
RY.FILLED FINE SALT. Fnr sniG "
aug lS-2m omool WHAT
CTkICTLY PURE CIDER VlNEGAk' two
~ years DID, for sale hy cnN
augls l6G and 10 King street
WHOLE and GROUND SllCho Anu
w FLAVOkING EXTRACTS for sale by
GEO. McBURNEi y son,
auyl lG6 and 10 King street
TUHN DURAND'S OLIVE OIL, pnts ana
- quarts, for sale by con
aug IS lGt and 10 Ming street,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18

The President and his party while cruising
on the Pcnobscot bay, last Saturday, on board
revenue cutter, were caught in heavy log,
and had some difficulty in ext.cating thcmScl-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18

LARGE SALE OF RAILROAD TIES The
Tide Water Index says Col. Robert Beverly
OF Fauquier, has sold to Messrs. Farland &
Cauthorn, of this place, all the tie-,imber on
his estate of Blandheld In the upper part of
this county. The contract is very large and
will amount to over $50 900"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18

COL MosBY's PosluoN.-While it has
been the desire of Col. Mosby to effect recon
ciiatiou between the Conservative people and
Gen. Grants administration, he has never been
in sympathy with the Radical organization Of
Virginia. Hc has always coutended that the
only way to destroy that party 10 the South,
was to break down its influence at Washington.
This he though. could be done only by bringing
the Southern people to the support of Gen
Grant. In supporting Gen. Grant he claimed
to be in direct antagonsm to the Radical OF
ganization in this State; aud his earnest oppo-
stion to that party u the coming election is
perfectly consistent with his course, in the last
Presidential canvass when tested by the opinion
and feelings which influenced him in supporting
Gen, Grant Wa,,enton M1cr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Conservatives of Northumberland coun
ty have nominated Mr.. Stark Jet to reprcsen
the county 10 the Legislature. The Republ
cans Of the same county have nominated MIR
g. w. Litchfcld for the same position.
The Gloucester Herald says that "Gen. W
b. Talaicrro has sold eight hundred and eigh
acres Ct land for two thousand dollars.
Co. r. II. Duiany, Of Uppelville, has called
4 meeting Of those interested in the colt show
Oh the ...lth Instant.
The ca'l for proposed meeting of the color
cd Conservatives OF Fairfax county Was frs
published iu tic Fairfax County News.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18

Immense quantities of grasshoppe,s are APP
pearing in the neighborhood Of Omaha, and
have commenced eating the corn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18

REMARKs.-The market Tor Wheat Is very -
tive and firm and prices of choice samples AT
2a3c better; offerings of 7l2 bushels white ant
3l4G Of red, with sales OF the former at 3D. -
and 167 for good to strictly prime, and OF Tire
latter ut 40 and AS for common to fair, 49, 10,
l60 1862, 1913 and l65 for good to prime sni l..
and It's for choice. Corn is steady; offering: %!
704 bushels mixed and 30 of yellow, with saIc>
OF the former at g. and Of the latter at ". o.
ferings of 460 bushels Oats, with sale: at IS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18
Markets BY Telegraph. !

NEW YORK, August IS. Money easy At ;;:ai.
Gold l5s. Flour quiet and firm. Wheat Il .hsd'
trmcr Corn scarce and u tric better
BALTIMORE August lS.-Virginis skies. oh,
81; do consolidated 53l West Virginia- II.
Cotton dull and irregular: low middlmg: II,
Flour steady and unchanged. Wheat firm. Corn
mixed Western IS! Oats active and firm
Southern 4ja41; Western mixed A; do. white
IS Rye firm at 95al00. Hay unchanged. Pro-
visions firm. Western Butter steady; good Il
choice 20a23.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18

The President has visited Bangor, Augusta
and Portland In Maine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18

FAUoUIER CoUNl ITEMS From the War
scnton Index. Mr. Muller of England has
purck aSad, through the agency of Messrs. Do
len, .,Ickenzic and y hanson, u farm five miles
northeast Of Warrcntou known as the Armi-
stead Utt>rback tract, containing 3l2 acres, for
S, 600. Mcssrs. Ii. d. Il H. T. Garden have
sod tbs week for \. B. Gwathney ass acres
of land 10 Culpeper Co., near JefersOnton to
g. S. Z. TripIctr at 1926 per acre. The same
gentlemen have also sold 80 acres Of Robert
HuIi's farm, near Cedar Run, to William Tap
scott at so per acre.
GA Thursday last number of the farmers
OF Fauqu or county assembled at WarrentoD
iuucion to hear an address by Col. ID. S. Cur
tiSs, General Deputy, explanatory OF the aims
and bcucii!s u The Order Of Patrons OF Illus
bandly; and ! Grange was commenced
Amoig The gentlemen present and inter 1sted
in the matter were w. j. Mann, A. B. Cart II,
Capt. Mectz, Capt Morgan, and a number of
others, with several ladies' The meeting was
at the house of Mr.. Mann.
The Conservative Superintendent of Eau
quicr county has changed the call for the nom-
mating county convention. The delegates are
now to be elected at each voting precinct, on
the 9Th Saturday in August, and the time for
the nominating Convention to assemble Is post
poncd 10 the first lay OF the next Circuit Court
Which Is Tuesday the 2nd day Of September.
Judge Smith has appointed Dallas ?. Cor.
dou Collector for Cedar Run township to fill
the vacancy caused by the failure Of j. Taylor
Brady Collector elect 10 qualify. A. M: Cur
It's kas been appointed Commissioner Of Roads
Of Centre Township, to fill the vacancy caused
by the failure Of VIM. Ii. Lewis, to qualify.
On Wednesday, Walter, a son of Rev. II.
H. Wyer, broke his leg just above the right
ancIe by falling from the paings around the
yard aud hanging his foot between two of them.
A new born black infant was found last Sat
urday 10 carpet bag on the road side, Gear
Bethel, where it had been deposited and aban-
donel.
Mcs$rs. Hughes and Ramsdcll are expected
to speak in Warrculon on the 18th inst
Court Monday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18

THE SEASON AND TIE Crops. The Shenan-
doah Valley says The present crop OF wheat,
in the Valley, is considerably less than an aver
age. Even that which has been taken .iom the
ieIds, partially disappoints the hopes of the
farmers, 10 the net result The crop of Oats
IS abundant all over the country and this too
has already been secured. But such season
for garden vegetables, potatoes, cabbage, pulse
of every discrlpton and the uodulatng oceans
of corn fields over the land is 20 beue6cent and
unexamplcd, as to leave ln the heart of the
husband man no shadow Of dependency or COM
plant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ITEMS From
tho Manassas Gazette. IA disease called
chicken chpcra has been very fatal 10 different
localities Of this county this season. Some
families have lost their entire broods Of chick
ems and turkeys Mrs. ID. ". Whiting has
lost in the last four weeks over hundred old
and young chickens aud thirty odd turkeys-a
fine pair Of turkeys which cost five dollars dying
in one night.
We are informed by citizens residing at
LIcntsviilc that a large number of persons in
that place and vicinity are down with disease
pioncusced by the physicians intermittent and
rcmitcut fcvers In some cases nearly every
member Of a family is down.
Several races were run at Gainesville oD Fri
day, the most important of which was between
Amos Johnson 5 brown mare and MIR. Owen S
sorrcl horse The distance was 800 yards, best
two in three, for SO side. The race Was
easily Won by the horse.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18

ABDUCTION The Washington correspon
dcut Of tie Baltimore Sun says: Last even
ing very respectable looking white lady ran
into police headquarters and asked for the ser
vices of detective, stating that colored wag-
on driver, named johnson, had taken her
daughter away from the house on tour-and, "a
half street about seven o'clock, aud that she
was satisfied that he had an intention OF marry
ing her. The girl, who is but seventeen years
of age, is said to be very handsome. but has be-
come infatuated FROM soue cause with the black
man, and was willing to be married to hun.
She also said that the man has been endeavor-
ing for several mouths to get the girl away from
her home, and that he some weeks since pro,
cured marriage license. They are stiil a.
large, although all the preachers, both colored
and white, have been notified not to perform the
ceremony if asked so to do. The detectives
have the case In hand, and it is very, probable
that case Of abduction will be made against
him when arrested, while the mother Will en-
deavor to have her daughter put IN the Insane
asylum
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18

MASONIC FESTIVAL AT FAIRF.X G. H.
According TO the programme in the bills, on
Wednesday the Masons paraded in full regalla
and with band of music they entered the 7.
4. Church, where Judge Ii. W. Thomas de-
ivered an address in which be touched upon
the antiquity of Masonry, and its history, from
King Solomon's day down to Sir Christopher
Wrenn, about the close of the 18th century,
when it received that form as known to MasoDs
of the present day. 1t was, he said, introduc-
ed into America by General Warren, who fell
at BuDker's Hill, Boston, l775. lie spoke OF
what was known as Lodge No. t, ofFrelericks
burg, Va, wherein Washington knet at the
altar and became an entered apprentice and
was in due time passed, and raised to the sub
lime degree OF Master Mason. He spoke Of
General Kemper, and his obligations to the
fraternity when wounded at Gettysburg, and of
the being influence of Masonry, even upon
the savage nature of Tecumseh at the battle
River Raisiu," also the many acts Of benevo-
lence performed by Masons during the late civil
war He then addressed himself to the ladies,
and paid them merited compliments, but told
them they could not become Masons and ass! gn-
ed reasons, and finally exhorted the members
to good works, brotherly love and charity,
Until God shall flush his terrestrial plan
And stamp eternity on man.,
-Furtdz Nc,cS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-18

FAIRFAX CoUTY ITEMs-I From the Fair
fax News. "A man who gave his name as Il.
II. Williams, representing himself as South
Caroncan, and during the war soldier id the
first Solth Carolina regiment Kershaw's bri-
gade, was taken with 'hemorrhage from the
lungs here on Saturday last, caused by bullet
wound that passed through his body at the
battle of Petersburg, Va, called the Crater
fight" He was attended by Dr.. Fairfax, and
otherwise provided for by the Masous, he ex-
hib:ting paner from an officer of lodge in
Warrenton, Va. lie left on Sunday morning
The tournament that was to have taken place
at Fairfax c. Ii. last Thursday is to come off
Tomorrow lIuesday) should the weather per
nit
Judge Jas Sangter, of Fairfax, announces
himselfa candidate for reelection to the House
of Delegates
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-11

Commodore Farraud, who had command
at one time during the war of the important
defence Of Drewry's Bluff. the key by way
of James River to Richmond, died at his
home at Atlanta, Ga, on the 18th inst.
The Virginia Conference, African Meth
odist E riscopel church, will meet in the
North street church, Portsmouth, April Och
Bishop J. P. Campbell, D. D. LII. d.,
will preside.
1900 barrels of -four from Cleveland,
Ohio, and $1,000 bushels of corn from 9TH
points west, are en- route to Richmond via
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad.
A settlement of Pennsylvania Immigrants
is growing at Thoroughfsrs. station on
the O. A. & Manassas R R. There were
eight additions Saturday.
Alexander W alker, lawyer universally
popular in Greenbrier Co., W. Va, died
last week. He was a native Of Livingstone
Co. N Y.
The Alexandria {Va.) Gazette states
that work has been actively resumed above
Purcellville, Loudoun county, W.. upon
the extention Of the Washington & Ohio
Railroad.
There is great deal of feeling in Geor
gia over the decision requiring U s. Mar
shals t, summons whites and blacks on U.
s. juries.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-11
Turkish BATH FOR HypRopHonA.-A

TURKISH BATH FOR HYDRopHoB1A.-Au
experiment with the Turkish bath for the
cure of hydrophobia was tried in st Louis.
A girl ten years old, named Katie Miles,
was bitten on the nose by dog, and, about
two weeks after, although the wound had
been cauterized, she began to show symptoms
Of hydrophobia. She complained of swell
ling and soreness in her throat, exhibited
repuguance to water, and, on making 40
effort to drink it, went into spasms. The
child was visited by several physicians, who
decided to attempt her cure by means of hot
air-baths. When taken to the baths in
carriage, the patient was delirious, and. on
being removed from the vehicle, she frothed
at the mouth and endeavored to bite those
about her, as well as her own hands. She
was first subjected to temperature of about
eighty degrees, which was gradually in
creased to nearly $50. She became quiet
and docile, the spasms abated, and at
length ceased almost entirely. Her con.
seriousness also returned, and she readily
recognized friends and relatives, and ad.
dressed them. She was wrapped in quilts
and conveyed to another apartment. where
she fell into light slumber. On being
again seized with the spasms, che was again
subjected to the bath treatment. Though
the physicians were fully convinced that
the bath treatment was beneficial, the moth
er had the girl removed next morning to
the City Hospital, where she died on the
same day. 1t is to be regretted that the
experiment was not allowed to reach de
cided result.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-11


A PAIR OF FRIsKY CAMELs.-Girard,
Erie County, is not very lively place Or
dinarily /; but as there are one or two me.
nageries wintering there, an occasional cpl.
sode occurs which breaks in Ga the general
mouotony. Last Friday the keeper of the
elephant empress" turned her int, the
yard, together with two camels, to take a
little fresh air Of recreation. 1t seems how.
ever that there is spirit of enmity exs.
ting between the canels and the elephant
the latter being strangely 10 mortal fear of
the bite of its bunch backed enemies.
No sooner had the animals crossed tae
threshold Of their pen and shifted the fresh
air than mischievous disposition took pos
session Of them. One took after the majes-
tic Empress who inglorously fed and
tore up and broke several fr lit trees, and
gained an adjoining large field by demolish.
ing rail fence as though it was spider
web Her speed being equal to that of the
heetest horse, she was able to pr s,,ve a
safe distance between her and her pursuer
The other camel chose boy named Ely,
who happened to to on the grounds, as the
object of its chase.
The boy is said to have made the liveliest
time ever made by boy of his age. Had
be been overtaken by the animal, serious
injury if not worse. would have been his
fate. Fortunately. the keeper and assis-
tants were near by, who promptly checked
the wicked sport of the camels Camels
are accredited with very mild and M eek
disposition, but this pair seem to be an ex.
ception to the general rule.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-11

AN Hour IN GEN. LEES Room. -Strolling
round, the first spring day, writes the editor Of
the Lexington Gazette, we stopped at the
Memorial Chapel and passed, through the
rooms particularly associated with the mem
DRY of Gen Lee. The guard student of
the University-walked with us through the
| apartments.
Over the marble slab, in the centre of the
| Library room, are wreaths of flowers, crosses
and crowns of ansmortelles in circle of au-
tumn leaves The marble is inserted in the
door and over the vault.
From this room door leads into the office
once used by the Secretary Of the Faculty
This is now bare and empty. From this
apartment door opens into small hall and
then into the Generals Room" as it is
never been changed It remains as left by
Gen. Lee
The round table in the centre of the room
is still covered with his papers-all orderly
arranged The scraps Of blank paper were
kept in systematic manner. A professor
took piece for memorandum, when the
General handed him fragment from another
lot. He had intended the first piece for an
other purpose. All his writing was done at
| this table. He used an arm chair with leath-
er seat and on rollers. He wrote rapidly,
rarely interlining or emitting words. There
were no such things as rough draughts He
finished at a single heat whatever he had in
hand
When his feelings were enlisted the pen
never paused to the last period His or
ders, or rather addresses to the students, and
important correspondence were finished with
the ink wet on the first lines He never die
tated, and used the Official Secretary spar
ingly.
His favorite pen was large gold one, of
a curious model It was almost as broad as
it was long It was heart shaped. A firm
in Baltimore owned the pattern. The first
pen Of this kind used by him was accidentally
injured. The writer, at the request Of Gen.
Lee, carried it to Baltimore while on a nor
thern trip and had it repaired and another
made from the original die.
The ink is raised by atmospheric pressure
directed the ink to be lowered when not in
use. He never failed to turn the screw and
let the ink down into the stand before leav
ing the office. One of his secretaries noticed
his regularity in this particular.
There was lounge in the room, but he
never was known to rest himself for a mo-
ment on it. There never was a pair Of slip
pers or robe de chan.bre in his room 1t is
needless to say that no cigars or pipes were
there; he wasn't friendly to tobacco But
once was he known to violate the smallest
propriety of his position During dull
routine of Faculty Meeting" in warm
weather, the President dozed for few mo-
ments. He sat, as usual, erect, but his eyes
gently yielded to the heat and humdrum-
His colleagues, with courtly grace, let the
business pause till the brief nap ended and
then started with the last words the Chair
man had heard This triumph Of Morpheus
was not alluded to.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-11

New METHOD OF STORING GRAIN.-A plan
has been submitted to the French Academy
for storing wheat in portable sheet.iron
granaries, 10 which a vacuum is maintained
equal to at least three or four inches of mer-
curry, this being sufficient to destroy all in
sect life (although more vacuum is prefer
red) and to insure the evaporation of any
moisture in the grain. The apparatus is of
cylindrical form, placed vertically, and with
convex top and bottom, the top provided
W tn an opening through which the inlet of
rain is led, with waive pipe through
which the air is exhausted and with gauge
BY which the degree Of exhaustion is indi-
Gated. The grain is removed through an
,pening in the bottom. In an experiment
where living insects were introduced in
large quantities with the grain. it was found
hat they we're ill killed without doing any
mischief, and at the end of six months the
wheat was found to be in as good condition
as at the outset -New York daily BMle.
tin.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-11

IF WE WOULD.

If we would but check the speaker
Where he spoils his neighbor's iame'
If we would but help the erring,
Ere we utter words of blame;
If we would, how many might we
Turn from paths of sin and shamel
All, the wrongs that might be righted
If we would but see the way
All, the pains that might be lightened
Every hour and every day,
If we would but hear the peadings
Ofthe hearts that go astray.
Let US step outside the stronghold
OF our selfshness and pride,
Let US lift our fainting brothers,
Let US strengthen ere we chide;
Let US, ere We blame the fallen,
Hold light to cheer and guide!
All, how blessed-ah, how blessed
Earth would be if we'd but try
Thus to aid and right the weaker.
Thus to check each brothers. sigh;
Thus to talk of duty's pathway
To our better life on high.
In each life, however lowly,
There are seeds Of mighty good;
Still, we shrink from souls appealing
With timid eff we could !"
But God who judgeth all things
Knows the tru tn is, eff we would" -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-11

SPRAINs AND BRUISES These injuries
are sometimes very distressing and their
consequences very serious. The dense lg-
aments and synovial membranes Of the joints
swell, and sometimes inhame, as the result
of local injuries, and the pain is often ex-
IRENE. But simple water is all the treat.
ment necessary in any case. 1t should,
however, be Of temperature adapted to the
circumstances, the indication being to unload
the congested vessels of the injured part as
much as possible. If the part is hot and
painful, apply cold water or cold wet cloths
frequently renewed, until the heat becomes
normal. If there is pain or tenderness
without increased heat. apply fermeutations
until the pain is relieved. All the after
dosing required in either case is wet cloth
covered with dry one, worn until all ten
derness is gone. This simple treatment
will do all that any m edication can do, and
is better than all the liniments and lotions,
plasters and poultices, that were ever iD-
vented
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-11

A WARNING TO THE CLERaY.-The Ma
coapin QlD Inquirer" says that Greene
county young lady. who is worth $50 900.
recently refused to marry clergyman be,
cause she thought she was unfit to be the
wife of minister. He then abandoned his
sacred calling and proposed again. The
second time she declined his offer on the
ground that she was too good to marry a
man who would throw away his clerical
robes to win a woman's hand,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-11

Collector Of Customs, Massey, at York;
town Va, resigned that Office for tue pur.
pose Of retaining his State Senatorship.
Rev. Isaac Cochran, for forty. three years
Presbyterian pastor in Prince Edward Co.
Va. has resigned.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-11
Business Cards.

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OVERS & SUMMERSON,
Dealers IN Family Groceries,
COUNTRY PRODUCE, FINE CIGARS,
CHEWING AND SMOKING TOBA Coos.
We have opened new and full stock,
In the Room, opposite Court House,
recently occupied by Jas. H. ackley, and it
will be our aim to keep constantly on hand a
choice selection of goods in our line.
call is solicited. We feel confident we can
please.
WE have ID full line of all the different Brands
of both CHEW ING and SMOKING TOBACCOS,
and every style and grade of CIGARS.
WANTED FOR CASH,
FLOUR
GRAIN,
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