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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-05
TpHECOMMON WEALTH OF VIRGINIA

70 the Sergeant Of the City Of Alcrandria:
GkEETlNa: W. again command you to sum-
mon John II. RUSSELL if he be found within
your balliwick, to appear at the Clerks othce OF
our Corporation Court for our said city OF Alex
andria at the Rules to be hoaden for said Court,
on tho first Monday in September next, and
plead TO declaration Of eleclment filed, with
The proof of service of notice thereof by the
City Council of Alexandria against him. and
have thcn there this v ri. Damages $500.
Witness, Morton Marye, CLERK Of cur said
day of August, 1874, and in the 99th year OF the
MORTON MARYE, Clerk.
Chas. E. Stuart, Atty. ior Corp. aug 5-w4w
IAyANl WAX VAIL have this day
w received another supply of Wax, suitable
for fruit cans and jars in quantities to suit all at
w. FRANKLIN EIGdTON'S,
aug5 IS King street.
/,HOW CHOW and MINED PICKLES, by
~ the GALLON, quart and pint Just try 1t
once For sale at l47 KING street
aug5 NJ. 4. bkOOh ES.
VORkSHlRE RELISH, the best and cheap
Il est Sauce in the word for sale at la King
street. [aus 81 VIM. +. BROOK ES.
NEW GOODS.-Townsends Ssrsaparlla,
~ Freys Vermituge, Ponds Extract Gem
tsur Liniment, Licorice Paste, Gum Traga-
csnth Iincho-Q uinine, Sulphate Cinchronidis,
Fennsl Seed W1lbor's Cod Liver Oil, Wolfe >
Schnspps, Wnslow's Soothing Syrup, Vege-
tine Hamburger Drops, English Wine OF Col
chicum Root, Zolicotfers Rheumatic Cordial,
H. ifnan's Anodyne and Hostetter's Stomach
B sSs just received and for I ss'S y CO
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-05
Lust IND FOUND.

II OST-On Monday evening. August g. 1874
LA PINK CAMEO SLEEVE BUTTON.
The finder will be literally rewarded by leaving
il at this Office aug 43.*
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-05

+ nHOW CHOW and MINED PICKLES, by
~ the GALLON, quart and pint. Just try 1t
once For sale ut Iii KING street.
aug5 VIM. +. BROOkES.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-05

II DEPOT
Selling off at cost to open W tn a fr .sh stock at
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-05

A MOTHER SUPPLY OF BEDFORD and
"a CONGRESS WATER received by
W. FRANKLIN CREIGHTON,
jy 25 85 King street.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-10
Bureau of Education.

With General Eaton, Chief Of the Bureau OF
Education, we have pleasant acquaintance. He
is we-informed and most engaging gentleman.
HIS forthcoming report for 1873 contains feature
that will attract general attention; 1t IS state
ment showing the clfs,by individuals to education
aljparposes in the United States.
The aggregate 1873, for all purposes, was Sll,-
29G,977 as follows: Universities and colleges,
SS,22S l4l !; schools OF science, S7oo,G5S; schools
of theology, S3lS,S0l; medical colleges, &C., S7S.
GOO; superior instruction OF women, 312,Oo5;
secondary instruction, $575.24l Libraries, S37o,
OIL museums of natural history, $13l $50; deal
and dumb, $4,000; blind, $4,000. Peabody fund,
Sl35,S4O; miscellaneous, $4,000.
OF this amount Pennsylvania received for uni
versties and colleges, $I5S,325; school OF theo-
logy, S20,lS3; schools of medicine, $2?,30O su-
perior instruction of women $500; secondary in
struction, $5i 800; libraries Sll0,7lG; deaf, dumb
and blind, s., 500 miscellaneous, $1,000 making n
total of $G57, ,S35.
In 1871 there was given ior the support OF rdli-
cal ion of tins country IN sums oil moretllan sioW
each, the amount of SS,O00,000. In lsI2, The
amount was $9,950,O0O, or nearly one fouith
greater. In 1873, it was Sll,22G971, or about
eighth greater than IN lS12, and 10 per ceht
greater than in 1871
Four-iifths OF the liberal gifts went TO colleges
and Institutions of science, including medical
schools. museums of natural history amt the s,'-
perior instruction of women, there went so4ol,
079, or more than 81 per cent
The largest sum gwen was to the city OF Baiu-
more, 10y John Hopkins amounting to over S3,-
U00000
Nomorc appropriate use can be made OF money
than applying 1t to the education OF The people
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-10
HACHTEL'S
AMMONIATRD SUPER -PHOSPHATRS

CEEDs AND PLANTS.-W X. THURDER
- d CO., brooklyn, Wlndham Co., Conn. oier n
full assortment. at moderate prices Twelve as
sorted plants sent free by mail Tor 81 o. % papers
Flower Seeds sent for ST. Catalogues sent Tree on
nnnlic Ii ion.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-10
[from the Washington Republican,
THE LIGHTNING ron MANS mis-
TAKE

Up in Dlossburg the other day a lightning
rod man drove mp in front of handsome edl-
fee standing in the midst of trees and shrubs
and spoke to Mr.. Summers, who was on the
steps in font. He accosted Summers as the
owner Of the residence, and said
II see You have no lightning rods on THIS
house.
NO" said Summers.
Are you going 10 put any on?'
swell; hadn't Thought Oft, replied Sum-
merS.
You ought to. A tal building like this is
very much exposed. Id like TO run you up
one of my rods-twisted steel, glass tenders
nickel plated tps-eyery thing complete
May put up one to show you? III do the
Job cheap"
"Certainly you may, II you want to-
haynt The slightest objection said SUM
mcrS.
During the next half your the man had his
ladders up and his assistants at work, and at
the end of that time the job was done. He
called Summers out into the yard to admire 1T.
lie said to summers:
"Now that is all well enough but If it was
nl house, I'd have another rod put on the
other side, There is nothing like being pro-
tected thoroughly"
"That's true" said Summers; at would be
better"
"rll put another--shall T." asked the
man.
"Why of course. if you think It's best, - said
Summers.
Accordingly, the man went to work again,
and seon had the rod in its placer
'Tnat's a first rate job, he said toSummers
rs they both stood eyeing it. II like such u
man MS you are-bg- hearted, liberal not afraid
to put dollar down for good thing, There's
some pleasure in dealin with you; / like you
SO much that I'd put couple Of more rods on
that house, one on the north end and one on
the south, for almost nothing
:lt would mako things safer, suppose"
said Summers.
Certainly it would, I'd better do 1t hadn't
1-hey?"
Just as you think proper" said Sum
mers.
SO the man ran up two more rods, and then
he came down and said to Summers:
There, that's done now let's settle up
"Do what?''
"Why The jobs fnishsd, and now III take
my money"
You don't expect ME TO pay you, l hope?''
"Of course do. Didn't you tell me to put
those rods on your house,"
k"My house!' shouted, Summers. "ThundeT
and Lightning! l never ordered You to put
those rods up. 1t would have been ridiculous.
Why man, this is tho courthouse and | am
here waiting Tor the court to assemble. I'm
on the jury. You seemed to DO anxious to
rush out your rods, and as it was none of my
business, let you 90 on. Pay for it! Come,
now, that's pretty good"
The BloSsburg people say that the manner
I in which that lightning rod man tore around
! town and Swore was fearful. But when he
| got his rods OFT the court house he left peTma-
] nently. lie doesn't fancy the place.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

PRESIDENT GRANT AND CIVIL SERVICE
The message which the President has ad-
dressed to Congress on the subject of the civil
service will be read with interest by all who
believe in this much needed reform We
have always tried to feel that the President
meant to distinguish his administration by the
establishment of civil service system that
would practically extinguish the corrupting
doctrine that ''tO the victors belong the
spoils." Our confidence in this purpose has
been shaken by some incidents. like the ap-
pointment of Sharpe as Surveyor in New
York over Benedict, and the appointment of
Simmons ip Boston. But we have remembered
that the President is largely at the mercy OF
Congress, and more especially Of the Senate.
The President may appoint according to the
rules, but the Senate must confirm, and as no
rules bind Senators of what value is a civil
service which is strangled in executive ses-
sions3 Before dealing hardly with the Presi-
dent, like 80 many II our contemporaries
for his supposed apathy or treachery to
civil service reform, let us remember the
position of the Senate and his own helplessness
to carry out the rules Independent of that
body. Let us insist upon the Senate giving
its direct sanction to these rules
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

FEvERIsH STATE OF THINGS IN WALL.
STREET.-It is remarkable anomaly that
while money is abundant and cheap in Wall
street there is a very feverish state of things
and an indsposition to invest, or even to spec
ulate This, we suppose, arises, first, from
the expansion policy OF Congress and the IN
certainty as to how the financial questions Of
the country are to be definitely settled, and,
next, the general initiation OF prices and heavy
indebtedness of our government and people
abroad. Men do not see their way clear, and
there is some apprehension of failures to meet
liabilities. If we can bridge over the period
till Congress adjourns and the crops begin to
show promise OF good season serious diff
cuIties may be averted Otherwise there may
be trouble. Uncertainty Is more depressing
than to know the worst Let us hope Con-
eress may promptly dispose of the currency
and financial questions. for this year at least
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

ton and call 1T peace. 1t is easy to provoke
chaos and call it reconstruction. This is
whatw have done in the South. Its condition
to-day is far worse politically than Poland or
Ireland. In Poland the military hand presses
rudely upon the people, but they are not
robbed. In Ireland aliens sit in authority,
but they are gentlemen who do not show their
dislike to home rule and repeal by rob-
bling the exchequer. 1t has been reserved for
the American Republic to unite Russian
severity with rapacity which belongs to no
other nation and for which we have to find
parallel in the careers of Verres and Warren
Hastings The blame for this rests largely
upon the general government but not wholly.
We do not excuse the leaders of the South for
unprotesting acquiescence in the rule OF ad-
venturers and ignorant freedmen was required
from the men who had been high in the coun-
ellis of the Confederacy and who still pos
sessed popular confidence. The Southern
people have been abandoned and helpless
The men who should have guided them threw
away responsibility. There is not Southern
State, excepting, perhaps, South Carolina
where, Notwithstanding the suffrage to the
negroes and Acknowledgement, the old lead
ers Of the South would not have succeeded
in overturning the rule of the carpet-baggers,
or at least frustrating their schemes until an
awakened public spirit in the North came to
their aid.
What will be the end? Some think that
we shall have these periodical and constantly
recurring outbreaks, these eruptions of the
political volcano, until it burns out and be-
comes extinct We are reminded that long
after the Stuarts were driven from the throne
of England their followers were mutinous aud
defiant; that rebellion succeeded rebellion
for more than half century, until Jacobitism
became a memory and was only preserved in
ballads and romances But England never
oppressed the Jacobites, while Ireland, which
she did Cypress, remains as hostile to her
rule as she was seven centuries ago. The
condition of the Southern States is scam
dial. We can never feel that we have
perfect peace until we have perfect recon-
struction. Dante, in his immortal poem,
speaks of visiting that hell where the surface
of the black waters was ever bubbling. 1t
was because of the signs Of suffering souls
imprisoned beneath the waters. We never
see these buildings and restless movements
of Southern society without feeling that they
represent the imprisoned souls beneath and
hoping that the time may come when they
will be released from their thraldom and ad-
mitted to the responsibility of generous and
untainted citizenship.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

HORSE RACING IN THE SOUTH continues to
be favorite sport in that section and is re-
viving even in spite Of the poverty Of tho
Southerners. We have reported the lrge
gathering and good racing at Charleston, Sa-
vannah, Macon, Selma and other places, az
well as the spring meeting of the Louisiana
Jockey Club at New Orleans, which may be
considered the proper commencement of the
spring season There will be five days rae
ing ct Memphis, commencing on the 9th,
and then will follow the races at Nashville and
Lexington, and finally at Baltimore on the
Goth OF May. After that the thoroughbreds
and the sporting men Of the South will come
North for the summer season in this section.
The passion for good horses and horse racing
seems to be natural in the Southerners, and
they must certainly have the credit Of raising
splendid stock.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

STEAM LANES ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
The other day there cleared from this port
six steamships, sailing for different points in
Europe and America there arrived five
steamships. But even these figures do not
begin to express that active, ceaseless life on
the sea which is every morning presented to the
reader in our marine columns. In those little
printed paragraphs there is information of the
first value to thousands Of families who are
watching for the first intelligence of the ar
rival of loved ones at ports of safety,
intelligence for thousands Of shippers Of
valuable cargo, interesting not alone to
the merchant of New York, but those, as well,
who participate in commerce along the entire
extent of the Atlantic seaboard. Steam lanes
in themselves might be difficult to define over
any other sea than that which lies between our
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21
Taxing National Bank Circulation.

Taxing national Bank CtrCulat1On.
There was little autter in the House of
Representatives yesterday over bill intro
duced by Mr.. Beck, Of Kentucky, to tax
national banks, as the telegraphic report
states it, but we suppose the proposition is to
tax the national bank circulation. The tax
proposed is from one-half to one-quarter of
one per cent monthly. IT, as we understand
it, the tax is to be on circulation the amount
will be from three to six per cent per annum
on the circulating notes. A contest ensued
as to whether the bill should be referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means or to the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency The roll
was called, and the House voted TO refer the
bill to the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency. Mr.. Beck then wished 10 withdraw
his BILL remarking that he did not want it to
be smothered The Speaker decided the bill
could not be withdrawn. Mr.. Beck under
stood, no doubt, the national bank influence
in the committee to which the bill was referred
There is not much hope Of the measure being
reported back tavorably. Still, it is one that
ought to be pressed upon Congress. Tie
national banks should be made to pay for the
privilege of national circulation on the
amount in excess of their reserves. This
would give to the Treasury from twelve to
twenty millions year. But besides that it
would do more than anything else to prevent
an undue expansion of currency Banks
would not be established where the interest
Oh money is not high, and it is in those Sec
tions of the country where interest is high
that banking facilities are needed and de-
manded. In the great money centres no
more banks would be esta blished if the circu-
lation were taxed as proposed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

The VOICE OF New York, We are under
obligations to Governor Dix for an official
copy OF his now famous message to the Legis-
hture protesting against the criminal and
psrnicious doctrine of imitation which seems
to pervade Congress, as well as the resolutions
passed by the Legislature sustaining the Gov
ernor in his views Nothing that the Gov
ernor has done in his long and illustrious
career will be remembered with more pride
than this manly protest against national re-
pudiation and dshonor.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

LEGAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF W.T.
NEssEs. -The Hon. Sinclair Tousey. Chairman
Of the Executive Committee of the Prison
Association Of New York, addresses us a
letter, taking strong grounds against the in
justice and hardship OF the present practice of
imprisoning witnesses. He calls attention to
the bill of the Hon. H. H. Beecher. of Che
mango, the purpose of which is to do away
with these by providing that the testimony of
any witness, upon the examination of person
charged With crime, may be taken down in
writing and, being properly certified to, can
be used on the subsequent trial In reference
to the present practice Mr.. Tousey says:S'I
know nothing in our legal practice that works
greater hardships and more rank injustice
than the practice which this bill proposes to
abolish. 1t any one doubts that under the
system great wrongs are daily done, his
doubts can be speedily ended by visit to
almost any county Jail or to the Housesof De-
tention in this city,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

coast and that of Great Britain 1t will become
a nice question. in legislating upon this sub
ject, as to how broad it would be desirable
to make the steam lanes, as to whether they
should be all in the same zone of travel, or as
to the necessity of laying down for each line
its own proprietorial right and domain on the
sea- discussion of these questions we COM
mend to the Chamber of Commerce, the
Board of Underwriters, the marine insurance
companies and Congress.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

A BILL TO PROTECT THE TEXAS FRONTIER,
by establishing line of telegraphic COM
munication through the military posts of
Texas and the Indian Territory to Brownsville
and to other parts, was proposed in the House
yesterday by Mr.. Giddings, and, upon sus-
pension of the rules, was passed. The appro-
priation is hundred thousand dollars. This
is good measure, and will go far to check
Indian hostilities and to advance civilization
throughout the Southwest.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

CRIME ABATINo. Judge Brady deIivered.a
neat address to the Grand Jury yesterday morn
ing when he discharged the members, express
ing his qualification at the unusual absence OF
crime. This the Judge attributed to the
energy and frmness with which criminal laws
are administered. 1t gives us sense Of genu-
inc comfort to feel that we are passing out of
the shadows of that CHASTITY reign of terror
which rested upon the city during the latter
DAYS Of the Tammauy Ring.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

A B1scAYAN GOVERNMENT. seems that Don
Carlos has actually formed government in
his Biscayan fastness, a government with a
real Cabinet. Don Carlos can remain in Bis
cay as long as he pleases. 1t is country of
mountains. He has the French frontier for
one retreat and the sea-way to England for
another. All he wants is some one to lend
him money and he will be King indeed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

FRATERNITY. Now is the time to show thas
we are brethren indeed to our suffering fellow
citizens in the South. An appeal printed
elsewhere speaks of great restitution in New
Orleans and asks for aid. Such an appeal
can never be made in vain to New York
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

The NEDERLANp SAFE.-This steamer after
some pretty hard humping against the Jersey
coast, has been taken up the Delaware to
Philadelphia. Her double plating saved her,
and Jersey has not suffered from the collision.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

The New MINISTER TO PRUSSIA. "A London
journal announces that Mr.. Bancroft will soon
retire from Berlin, and that he will be sue
ceeded by J. @. Bancroft Davis, of New York.
the present Assistant Secretary Of State.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

THE END OF THE TIcHBonNE CAsE--At
last it would seem as if we had reached the
end of the Tlchborne case. Most sensible
people are satisfied that one of the most
gigantic swindles Of modern times has been
fully exposed and that the offender in the case
has been brought to punishment. An attempt
was made towards the end of last week to force
new trial It was claimed by DR.. Kenealy
that, on the part OF the Court before which
the late trial took place, there was want of
jurisdiction, and that the verdict rendered was
not in accordance with the evidence. DR..
Kenealy was heard and judgment was re-
served. This morning we learn that the new
trial has been refused md that the application
has been finally dismissed. Let us hope
that this is the end of it. Sympathy should
now 90, not with the claimant, but with the
family whose estates have been ruined.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

FAIR SIGNS FOR SPRNG.-Our agricultural
reports from all parts of the country indi-
cate fruitful spring and abundant harvests.
California promises us forty million bushels of
wheat This is better than gold.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

From our reports this morning the probabili-
lies are Tat the ,oeather to-day soiA be generally
clear
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

METROPOLITAN THEATRE,
No. 5s5 Broadway. VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT, q
Z AS T. H.. closes at 10 30 +. NJ.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

LYCEUM THEATRE.
Fourteenth street Sixth avenue.-LA MARIO
LAME at s p. N. closes at ii p M
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21

BOWERY THEATRE,
Bowery-OLD SLEUTH fHE DETECTIVE, and yARI
ETY. ENTERTAINMENT. Begins al 5 p. NJ. closes al II
Pm
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21
ROWFRY THEATRE.

BOOTHS THEATRE,
Sixth avenue corner Of Twenty third street.-EOSA.
LIND. at P. NJ. closes at ~ AS T. NJ. Miss Nelson.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21
BROADWAY THEATRE

BROADWAY THEATRE.
Broadway, opposite Washington .-HUMPTY
DUMPTY AT HOME, &C. ate T. NJ. closes at 4 80 +. NJ.
Ut r. NJ closes at ii 7. M. @. l. Fox.