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GIH0l
oAfTLf-rl,e n.arket opol.ed ver, quiet aud re-
lnalta SO luriug the grnator part of tbs fnrruoo1
leH9 than 500 paa having changed la.it1s uu to ii
O'CLOCK but little iater there decided 1tpruyp-
inent both In tho de,na,ld from local aud outstle
buyers. Although the rcceipts shaved al uillookcI.
for tneroaee tile supply VIII not argo % tu l,1f
yorah!y iui!uenro psiGcs which woro we'll mnutuiucd
n around. Tile improved toue OF the Eastern uar-
kets justified ehtppurs III continuing operations al
fully former rates, while tic moderate suppIy OF
Dutt!erins catta md stock Htccrs mado It a1 eesy
matter for hoors Ut tluFo descriptions to reaIIza
without submitting to reduction. Sales wero ut
$9ou2.2 ~ fur acaawaRs, at $4.5U3.50 for Ylockera
ut <..i6@4.u0 for common to go0l butclerY' ntuT
ana ut S4.UU6G.25 for common to Oxtrs hhinnur
bceves. There two tnroe saex Of Te1ag
steers, the must notablc af whic, was by Conoyer
Hull to bailey, III Evanston butcher, Ut $780, Tho
lnarkct oluGed firm.
QUOTATIONS..
Extra Observation-Disclosures steers, averaging $50
to 1a3a l,a. .f0.913GY5
cEoieu llceyts-Fine, fat, well formed d year
TO year old stcrra. averaging 1,2i0 to
1.*5oits .;;;:;;::;...;.: ;.:..:..:....: 65oesooo
HtessB averaging 1,l5o to 800 ts,..... a256a5U0
Meliun 9THdes-StearH iu FUR ilcsll, aver
aging 100 10 l,.5u ihs. hs................ 3761S4a5
nutchtrR' Stoca-poor to fair staers, ana
common to cll11cn cuws, for city slaughter
avsrug!4E 200 to l.loo 275@tes
Slack cat;le-Conlnton cattln, iii decent
lesl aSeraeng 200 to 1;eao ba...:. 2.ooGs36o
stays, hl'sr, and scalanpg l.T6@2os
Eat!le-Iefts cnr1l-feA A.....,........ 4.U0G24 ,bu
cattle-Ie24s, thronah arosas.......... 2.uu4i3.75
~ q q rs
, 1874-12-17
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
SENATE.

M11TIrATED CURRENCY.
WAsH1Earos, D. g., Dec. 1o-Ms. Boutwell, submit.
to lgnre into sho expniency Of providing for tho ro-
tleption Of mutllatcd United stes currct.cy by tlsu
poRtinasterH Of the several cities md lowna iii Tho
United states. Referred.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
Mr. iager submitted a resolution providing TINT 40
lated to Chinese immigration be referred 10 tto
,c1tnmtttee on Foreign Relations for report, by
1ill Or otherwise, to remedy tho ovl!a to which
nso referring 10 that Go,n.nitteo tho resolutions,
of tue ca1ortia Legislature tue subjoct, mid
artctnG Tho Con,nittee on Foreign lclatous 10 it,-
1u'ro into tho exlcdlccy Of preventing tho tmportu-
ton 1f chtneso women for innora! purpoaes au1 sup
pressing the Geolte trato. Agreed to.
rnorustT1oN TO RErEaL THE REVENUE Law.
Mr.: Merriam prssoutcl resolutions Of tic Nort,,
Carolina Legislature III relation to tile repeal Of the tax
on ohacco nils tho repeal Of tho whole Internal Revc.
nuo laW. Rcforrod.
DISTINCT BILL.
io b!ll for the better Eoycrlent Of tho District Of
Columbia wuB resumed, and a1r. Aforrel, Of Maine,
o1plsllsod It's provisions at length.
Mr. l'aSasd 1novod that tho bill bo laid over until
AFR. Thurman moved TO ssriko ont the word "Re.
"toMnisa!onere.H
Dy uunlnOua consent, tile bill was tlen mid ovrr
till Tomorrow.
4 dovEnSMENr RAILWAY.
Mr. johnson introduced I'LL TO aid the Washing
ton Cincinnati st. Louis lsatrna Company to co!l-
strnct gauge railroad frum tie.water to tho
citsea Of st. Louis mud Clicago. Referred,
LOUISIANA 1ESATongiIfr,
The Clair lntd ueSDru tho Senate communication
from ". l.. Mcmillan, claiming to be Sollutor from
Louisiana, aud uakng speedy actiou III Liz case TO
ftrrcd, "
STEAMBOAT HILL.
AR. Chandler moved that tho i1nate proceed to tho
consideration ut tho bit to revtse amend, HnI con-
so|sdate tho laws relating to the security Of fo on
losEd Of vesaela propelled in wlole or in pa.t by
steam, which was agreed to, aud tho b was partially
rcal and laid oror.
tHr ny1 Mi
, 1874-12-17

~ tll.lt-1H1 ln1sKGt WAA WtilnHt chal,t,a In ttH
lead!ug featurrs. TAcro IL III falling oil III lilo de-
land for 1lIoeu 10 fancy grades, An no crcAHo in
tho supply hecu roccivora lind II not diicult task
to tGH stocks wGl clsrl up, A,d at very full PRICES
Low sud medium grades move stuGgiHhly at irregular
urG .'asrltlc prices. Ws quote UAoico 10 fanny
yellow, 3lGS37o; medium ID good grades, 246SSie:
4JQstjc. N'~~ AS'
CO0pEl.AGE goo,s so1d at ycstoraav,a
rrlsea: The denaud was Hight Pork Osrryls,
sl;aoal.ss lar.l t,erces, sl.40tal.4s; ror iar..
rolH 4d@63e: wAlzky barrGls. 81 1u3 uG purk stayra
I"tgl, SS.0ue5lDD; do, b,ckud, SiA.U0Aa13 90; wins.
,a kx staYes, ro'!g 0G1.!01: buchel sawed,
l.oadg. 7AGsoo: tight pocs, $.hUu4a aao0 Five cars
purk barrels VI f1a0; eAr t!orcss Ut ia
nltEAsED !lOuS-Wera III Euol demand for slip-
inclts aA hrm ut a,uut yesterdays ransu fur eluico
t,g9 ~ ~ - hsayS weisLs. redncon of 6esle per 10u
WllislH 20 taso hold, aa tho receipts, which continue
tlehl OWING 70 thu baG weather, to-day scarcely
nasaale; !agllt weights sntl ut IT, mixed ut
sso ahM & &neavy Ut ssoo salcs rluds a77 l.tui nn,t
toll Sos; Nsw v"rt. 75r; alladepIa md Albany, TUc
EAtu5-attlGly fresh lota wore III f4tr lucal re,uest
Ru.l htna.ly ut 1lty2jr. t">'
FRUITS AND Nurs-No notable changes wore de-
yelue4 in tlfh naraes, rra.u in i,npurcI yarc,,.a
Was aettYe an,l ttcea aga! rp!ud study a,ml ,rln
There was but EliG doing III du1ieAti.. lrptl but
ts.at tta was accoml!isheda y tny torier ratrs Nts
-latcs, llu tlgh. lrns nav, lBoSVo iius. "ynra
new, a0Gs3lu; Turks! pruntA INV t5t@iatne ts.rI;,
prunta, naw. l1afG1Gu; raiAiuH, ayuls i,yw sl:j.a
3Ao; looss aluscael. now. sl.l54 Valvtlra, nuw,
tYalo lpnon ntDl. 43{39;ie. Observation-Disclosures M,
jc4, BIaue indiana anl lllillua t6RT ku. Hn,tiE
nrl, BtsdNo; pea"iaDs halves. uG1Bsic do ,utse,l
Gtia7Ae; do r"rs, 2As35o; hl"ckberrica, 1sow, II
3.+33o. Nurs-Ff!bests, l4t5lou alnol.Is Tersagona
aits.5c; Hapss wAlnuss, lt4sldu; urvuous walnuts'
nsW. taalA' Draatls, 1e}d 0llN pssu1a, ,Tsxas III
, 1874-10-10


There il n man living down OH Filth street who
In a good u,au, endoavoriug to traia ap hs chill
tlron In tho way tloy should 80, aud as hs sork
is numerous, aud two Of them arc boys, lo lias
anything but ainocuro il, his training business.
Onlya day or two ago tho elder Of ,heso n,ula
olive hraAchos, WHO haa liyod ahout fourteen
wicked yoars, onticcd his younger brother, WHO
has had outy ten ycars' experience III boyish
trickory, To SO out OIL the river III boat, sEo-
cicH Of nahtiIne which their father Ind many a
timo forbidden. Bnt tho boys went tnis tiuIe
trusting to lucl, to conceal tloir dopravity from
tho knowledge Of their pa, aud Ia due time they
ruturnel, anil walked around the hot.sc, the two
most iilnocent-Eooking hoss in Huntingdon.
piraton OF TINT time tho elder WaB suddenly coli-
frontetl by tho father, WHO requested prlsate
interview in tho uAl,nl place, anl the patr a'l-
joured to tue woud.ehod. where, astcra brief but
aproa1oa most HuccnsRin'ly na ''hnavy y.laiu;"'
anI his father took his fayorite role Of iirss OF!
man" tho buy, considerably nyEsitlod. sought
his brother.
dad lIavo you boon lsckeh:"
Johns ia:o will not loolt moro peaceful and ro-
signed wheu it is in his cohn than 1t did a. he
rep!iotl "Go. hayo yot1 ("
"iIaye I Como down to the cow.shod and
John declined but spld: SWELL Bill, I'll tell
you how father found tls out. ! AMI tired Of act
Ing IN this way. and hin't going to run away
nll1 come hack houlu and lie about 1t auy muro.
I'm going to do hottev aftcr this. and no WHOM !
sau fathor I couldn't help 1t, and went right tc
him anii eonf6bsn1"
Bill waa touched ut this mnnly action On the
purt Of his Younger brother. It touad tondoy
place In tho bad boys haalt. md ha was vnry
yls1biy atfootaa by il. Dnt ha asked: "lIoW
did 1t happen the old mail tlsttn't lick You p
'Wos!." said tho penitont yuang rsformer
''you aeh didn't confosa on myself. I only
confessed On you. That was the way Of It."
4 strange, cold light glnterea u Dli'a ;eeyee
eoniy aoneeassa Oh me," le satt. "Ws'
, 1874-10-10

Last week + band or uobe women called up
Md, aud plonded eloauentiy aud tcarful!y With
him that he should not in any way encourage
tie clrcna people WHO we're then giving thGir
exhibition III tue town. Circnsea Wero wicked
things, tney said. Thoy led to immortality
,ught, mud wora altogothor things 10 bo
hl,lnlcd. 1lero was matinee that afternoon, aud
tin editor "aa prospecting around tho teiit In
search Of isama. when, to ILLS surprise. hapneu-
Ing to glance up at III uld ice-ilouso hard by,
whom Bi,t'lld ho HpY On tho roof thareof but tho
aa1ne nol'|o women who Aat w,estlot viii, him
in tho n,ornlng: They were pecplng over tte
walls Of tho tent aud watching tic celebrated
cequesttienna, Nile, Rosal!nda, In hor dariug
jolsA Ut tho 8hat sspatsoan ciuxt.
, 1874-10-10

A1'f"
Bow. WOW, WOW.
To dc rtd.e, tn 10 riddle,
Bow WOW wo"s
Philosophy, as you're aware, material nnl 1ncnta' aF.
At ono cxtrcms IL It Positive" at t0tter " Trnns-
And essi III these days woul' 'peeula'o "en
If ho es' run tho rig with oomte, must take the lip
frotn ucgel.
now, WOW, WOW, &o.
Tho fundamental problem which. debated now for
Is st sstacSsi and au, unsolvca by ali our modern
Is. II nj ci;ort may ,nals simple form to throw
jus. wnt nc know, and why we know. md what's tho
Dow.'wow, WOW. &c.
wo canr nss,tuo $50 con,e a'lrms} arss or tlnsi
png,omcna are ut no know, their order and toir laws
While leses modest formula single limo to aum In,
Is "nohng + aud noshiusa nut but oSorshns'a be-
Bow, WOW, WOW, &c.
"Developmcnt In all tho 60, Of course, With Herbert
Who cares i ttlo more than contc about tho "why"
Appearances, he seems to think, do not exhaust
1a.t indiras t4at underneath there's some Unknown
pow, WOW. WOW. &c.
And Darwin. Too, who lends the throne in Tulgum
alatntaas Humanity ia nouaht except big ,ncunserc.
The progeny q taosa apes, al4srl-sarol but pusss
who nightly climbed their family tree" and Oh tie
top eclosca, sis.
Bow. wow, wow, sc.
There's carys On tho other baud, Thoeo first and last
10 prcach up tlo ",.nmcnsl,lca" aua m,,so on tho
But il credits wh.. he hears, tho s'st Of Nil lis
That Esbw,,ertt,' siah'ly Understood. is transeen-
Dow, WOW. WOW, &c.
imaginative sparks, yo know electric currents kndle
On Ai!ins height. or at nofas within tho brain Of
His sto aatlrcsa son,e people hold, III ovcry yague
And rs}1eseats io c1asslo nn1o When stripped of
Bow, WOW, WOW, &c.
Professor Huscy has essayod to bridge across the
Twist matter dead sna matter quick by me"us Of
And to Lis doctrns subJoins tile further sru'd
That cosacotlsnesan in nun aud In brute ia simply
- reflex actiun."
Bow, WOW, WOW, &c.
Then Stanley Joyons Un contend, In ~oraa stout and
Tho proper mode 10 treat all things Ia purely maAe>
n,uuezl;
since we as individual men, communitios, and M
tions, Sir,
Are Clearly angles Inns, aud aquarcs cubes, circcs,
and equations, Sir.
Bow, WOW, WOW, &c.
George Henry Lcwee, I'm informed, had "gono OF
guile hSaterical
About tls feeble, foolish thing tho theory acempr
ieal:"
And Gully found reliof ls said, from nervous tnroes
and npxHfnH, Sir, ..
by hauginK straight At Huxloy's head d brace Of
blaud-new "plasnls," Sir.
Bow, WOW, WOW, 80.
such arc The phosophtc viuws rvo vcnured now to
veFsify,
Aud. II may invent the ter III SOME degree to ter
siiy."
Among them al I'm bold to say fnir for ohotco
you, lnd, Sir,
And ii you tlon why then you won't, aud l, for one
ahan't min1, Sir.
How, WON, WOW,
Tul ae riddle, tol do r1d1lo,
Bow, tSoW, WOW.
, 1874-10-10

coming from 1idy: Tho uihslve etateu TINT si,o
i1nprosaod by biB bestalng and appearance, md
wnn mont anxious, &c., according to the usual
style. Tho writnr would bo glad 10 meet hfr.
Vanity at B,,oh and .uoh polnt nt anoh = time.
anxtouBly awaited tho roaut of tho nffar. Much
to tha cl:agrin OF tho ccnt!cman wao accepted
tho wngor nul lilo triumph OF tho other. evcrs
one OF the men to whom nosoB wero son, married
and single, old md young, appeared ut tho propor
pont al tho cxnct time NAMED.
, 1874-10-10

Rutua blanchard, No. 133 CLARK street, has
juHt isaucl the Commercial Atlas Of tic United
Statey. 1t consists Of c;sht Iargo maps, embrac-
ing I'LL the statoB, laid or In counties aud town
ships, with railways. cltioa, towns, kc. c.,-the
whole forming amost valuable work. for tho Office
Tho counting room. aud tho library. Wo notice
alao fine colored map OF this city and its sur
roundinys. Tho mp Of tua Quilted Statea
llAs u sories Of tables Of tlle po,-
lllationH of tho principal oitieB md
villages lii all tho Station. as well III Tho pop
union OF tho StAtrs themselves taken from the
lust ce,lsus. Our mcseisants and shippers will
find this work very couyen;cut i'll directing pack-
ages NIL over the NorthweBt. 1t is in fact, a
valuable contribution to tho facilities Of the
business public.
, 1874-10-10

Ealhktt+
Frnnl the Hearsr {f'tt.} .trgps
Two farmers living Oh al joining farms in
GirsEd Township. E;ie County. 1--we for yo.rs
bccn unlriondly on account of the disagreement
about tho line felce which separated their lands,
both claiming tito 10 faet which was formerly the
lind running botween tho two Places Their
olilaren have grown up inlleliting their paren!e'
aullnosity, aud tho- eldest seus have 1eyeral
times boon HubpDnacd az witnesses III lawsuits
which have grown out OF this d'tlct}ty. Tue
run on from yoar to year, both mon spending
their money III lawyers foes without any legal
conclusion.
About u year ago the tHo farmers awake one
Monday morning to find that each bad lost =
| child,-one his youngest SOB. ind thu otter i'ia
! only daughter. Like the houaeh Of Montague
md Cnpuet, in q llomeo ana Juliet" tue seions
| OF the twn rival houses Aad socrety cherished
fontluess for Que asInther, and, knowing the foul
| between the families, without diyulging their
| paYs,ons or Intention they met claudestinelyand
| carried into otfocs III e!opsm!ent.
4 week passed., at the end OF which tho fatheE
| Of tho rtuhwny daughter uaa called Oh to 60 to
Eric aud ,.ttaud ugain to tho everlasting lawsuit.
He went in curly to tho office Of tho lawyer, ault
taking up ono Of his weekly paposs,
| read the marriage uotfco Of Emma. 1t was
| try and walk off his excitement ALL that
passod through tho old gentlenlan'A 1ntnd
is mol known, but there 6eotnea to ba desperate
strag.lo within Which resulted in lis returning
! to tho lawyers t1!ico anu postpohinH the balB.
| mess. Then ho drove directly TO hls fnrm md
had long private intorviow with Ills wlfo; thon
lIo did waiat le lad not doto for twenty years.
! wont ovor aad callcd on Liz enen.y. lie was
found sick, having hoen confined To h1s room
sInco the abandonment ct his tayorita son, But
tho two farmers mat, mud both for few minutes
| Btaod faco to fAco III profound silence.
At longth tho father Of Emma spole
| al hnye coma to eett!e the dispute; lot tho
cl,iltIren hayo the lot on Other Eide Of tho lane,
AnA will build thp1n u house,
| "A1ll will furnish It,"
So the recreant children wore sent for and for.
given, und came home to rocalvo their paranta'
blessing. Aud now there are no moro lawyers
| for this twp tarmors but each has faithtuly fwl'
filled Ills contract in regard to his honse and fur
| uituye,
, 1874-10-10

INFANT DIET. by y. JACo1.1, ~. D., Clialesl Pro-
aud Surgeons, Now York. Revised. knlargtd, u,ld
hAupiel 10 Popular Use by MANY PUTNAM 5AcopI.
u. u. 13lao. PIP. ll9. Nun York: Il. T. putnatne
EgES.
, 1874-10-10

TIE scuouLMAsTEn's TRUNK: CONTAINING
PArEHs ON ltoaE-L1rE IN TwExalL. by Mrs. a.
N. DIaz. Illustrated. UoHton: James Il. Usgoo1
Il Co.
T4is little book should circulate among
farinors' wives, and among women in city and
country who do thoir owu work. It iH meant to
stir thom up to revolt against tho tyranny Of
pies,-or. in other words, asainst tho tyranny of
tho rolling-pfn. and the acrub.brush, and the
sewiug-macllpe. The gist of it's advice to
lnothors and housckccpers it, to simplify life;
to have palmer food, aud plniner dress, nud
fewor coren,onials, and more leislro, and more
pictures, aud BOOTS. and things Of bouu.y that
are tic real essentiR1s to human existenco.
Tho papers aro written III q pun
eout stylo. Every sontence has o
STUART aud piquant Bayor. Mrs. Diaz
las that shrewd intelligence tiat sossns to DO ILL.,
haled with Tue air Of New England. She lakos
quick measure OF things. md estmatos .at 4
glance their intrinsic values. Then Hho has
that sharp, incsiyo mode Of expression that cuts
ts way right to tho heart of the understanding.
She has not said anything nc" in these raey little
papers, but abe has said many old and good
things iu d strong, striking manner, that ro:ews
their force. and makeH them worth hearing again.
, 1874-10-10


sthtoa knowledge Of bis abilItioB as writnr and
hiH uttatnmonsH IN scholarship. In Irollandhe IN
regarded M the first pnlpit-orator Of the Eyango
}oal Church. Born In Rotterdam, in 1907, and Tor
clghtecn ycars pnator Of tile principal Reformed
Church ID TINT city, ho Inns, hInco 1862, occupied
tho chair Of systomatic aud Praoticnl Theology
Il, tho University of Utrecht. When vaonnoy
occurred In tho Same department In tho semi
ua.Y OF tho Reformed Church at Now Druns-
wick, N. j., q for yoara ago. An attenlpt was
nlado to intluco DR.. Van OoBtorzco to calno to
this country. but In vain. Tho tics OF duty and
love holl him fast In llia natiYo land and only
through hin books and hiB frionsls will no prob
ably ever 10 represented In America. IN atl1t-
tion to tho works alroady mentioned, DIR. Van
OoBtorzco has published several volumes Of ner-
mons, . Lifo Of Christ, and Chriatulogy, or
Mnnral for Christians.
lilo present bonk, ,rocontly published In Holland,
laf heen casou, by the el.oys nf the "philo-
Ropllfcal aud Theological Library" from tho va~
rions foroign Rystctus OF theology, aa tho one
best suited to tho wnniB Of Anglo-Amcrlcnn Bt'1-
tonta 1ts marked ability, compact arrangement,
lucid method, fresh HtYle, md Evangelical sent-
t!1enl. haro gvon it elninonco over evofy woik OF
tho kind produced within late ycara In Europe.
The cl1aracter ot tho work In a,olaGetsc rather
than tlenomiuatiouat, mud its object IL to
strengthen tho faith Of mcu in Christianity rs
far moro necessary ont than to nttach them
closer to any particular Church. Tho anthor be-
ocr ' nn sv 'ua' "s nv " or s"v 10
ntjhristian-,;loh"rh hn IL r,oht in not,contim,,inI
Protestant, Roman Catholic. or . sectsrias,
to ,,reaont Tina I'll ,ro " eaIto, w srho ~ aro rna,iv
rnnccr,ed ,or nn,th;no 80 e1ue % i1nn lin ,run,nh ~
tn ,;in"tio.n ~ hi Il 1 r. ta odvanc;,,1 i, tho
Jomnin If nocmstica Mac of = tr,,n' heartv
oo,,uine Epnn6picni 4 dii;nnre Of nil who In real
Ity bu1l mon t1,o aa,,,o foundation. ns npaiunt
nj, nuo1nv w.,nsn ,rhn1c ntm IN spanss mt mero-
iv nnrticniar Ehrrch iifo Int arninat tho
ChtIstian liz, the Religious iifc. filo whole
Snfrjt;,ai lffo nf n,,ruo]vns nn1 onr ctjI,lron.'
r1,o saracity W md Ihero,itv ~ ti,o wiitor win
commend l,|s wurk to nuiiphtenou mombers Of
Mi r,iininua tinnoninst,ons' nf,tl pra,,nra them
In aoccrt Il M nm anthnrjtv and a rnidn.
-
ru,xtorx or Eur,i,,, f,,tcrntprc.
or, .,st, <,,,,s ,,,eronT a1s c1nr.o,I r,rro.
MN Erra1 ~ IL Ha is.,. M :. s.w. San,-
III nr TnnMaM aIaeu J. ~ nnxns n t' A. H. professos Of
EnplisI Literature IN Vnssar colcge. lalno pp. 4o4
Nuw York Shelon 4 Co.
Tho progroas Of tue age is nowhere moro do
cided tiun In the improvements makua III our
, 1874-10-10
THE NEW GUIDES TO FAITH AND BELIEF.

From tha fntl Nal. 1asstfe.
Qurn Is w1se and oarnoat ago, an nBa OF thought aud
acioncc, Sir
Rir.
"profrssors everywhere abonnd both In and ont OF
colleGca,
Aud nil ug,g to cram oir nom with isma and with
"oogles."
Is0w, wow, WOW.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-13
THE GAZETTE.
Shocking Treatment Of Insane
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH ID.

The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin publishes
description OF the treatment OF the lnsaue poor
in the almshouse near Easton, Pa. Aylsit to the
connty poorhouse betrayed a terrible condl'loo
of affairs 10 the insane department. All
sanitary measures were neglected. aud sCken-
ing oaor prevailed iu the department lamtd.
The insane paupers were cuuhued IN wooded
cages. having only a small opening, protected
by iron bars TO admit the air aud light. The ln!er-
Tors of the cages were covered with piles OF dry
straw aud filth, aud the atmosphere was lu''eS.
cribable Iu cas> No. ! was an agricultural
iaborer, clad 10 rags He WAS quiet ADD civil, Ills
arrangement not being of violent character.
He had been sEu up III the filthy box Ter elgh-
teen months, Siml y t;c,usc they had no other
place to pu him III. lu the other cages the
scenes presented were even more lnhuuau auo
revolving The unfortunate inmates were near
" naked two of hem wholly 50. They crouch
ed among the straw and litter III their dens,
some asleep or III a siupor, and all SUFFERING
greatly FROM the wauuu neglect vi their Keep
ers Some could uut rise Irom weakness their
limbs having been so long 10 a crouchlug atti-
tude that they c,uid cot move them. 4 SUI
more shocking SIGHT, however, was revealed ou
proceeding TO the basement Of the hospital.
There, 10 a similar cage, lying 90 heap OF
age She is dumb, distorted aud luiouc. For
eighteen years she has been confined IN the
poorhouse, and six years she has occupied the
cage, her only clothing piece of course bed
ticking. She is so weak from lying down that
she eau neither move her liuUs, rise, nor walk.
THE PRESIDENTS. An extraordinary CIR
cumstaoce IN the history Of the country occurs
on the death of Mr.. Fillmore. Never before
siuce the administration of JEFFERSON has 1t
happened that ouly one person was alive, ex-
cept the Incumbent, who had filled the Pres
Dental Office Andrew Johusou is now the
only ex-President living; and even he was not
elected to that Office, but came to 1t as Vice
President on the assassination. of Mr.. Lincoln.
While the younger Adams was President, the
elder Adams, Jefferson, Madison and Mouroe
we're living. When Buchanan was elected, y an
Bureu, Tyler, Pierce, aud Fillmore were alive.
When Lincoln was inaugurated Van Buren,,
Tyler, Pierce, Fillmore, aud Buchanan were
living. Within the past thirty seven years seven
Presidents have been elected besides Grant.
1t is an extraordinary fact that not Que of the
seven is now alive.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-13

WASH. CITY, VA. MIDLAND s. GREAT
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On and after SUNDAY. January IS, 1874,
between WASHINGTON and LYNCHBURG,
all Ta1t-making good connections between
New York ard New Orleans and with the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railroad to Richmond, Staun-
ton and the Great West.
Leave Washington daily, from the corner of
9th and Streets at 1905 In, leave Alexandria,
Duke and Henry street depot, At 7:55 a. m, and
arrive at Lynchburg at $50 p. M, connecting
Southwark
Leave Lynchburg at $40 .. M, arrive 3: AL
exandria ct 45 p. m, and at Washington 1T 6:24
p. M, with close connections North and West.
Passengers between Richmond AID Lynch
burg make uniailing connections ty day trains;
and for night line leave Richmond, on accommo-
dation train, At Ads p IN, and take mixed train
at Gorjonsville, to arrive at Lynchburg at Zoo
u. m. From Lynchburg leave st 500 IN, and
connect at Charlottesville with Chesapeake and
Ohio Expr SIS to the West and to Richmond, ar
irving al 4:3O 4. m.
For MANASSAS DIVISION leave Washington
daily excepting Sunday with main line train
vt 7:05 y. M, and Alexandria at 1855 y. IN.
Leave Manassas junction 1T $40 q. m.
and arrive AZ >trashurg al l2.45 p. m, making
close connection with the Baltimore and Ohio
line 70 Harrisonburg and Stanton westward,
and to Winchester, Harper's Ferry, &c., east
ward.
Returning, leave Strashurg at Ito =. m, and
arrive at n auassas al 40 = M, connecting with
northb 'und mail train To- Alcxandris and the
earliest trairs to Baltimore, Philadelp hia and
New York.
Through tickets and baggage checked to ~
prominent points.
j. NJ BROADUS,
jan 24-tf General Ticket Agl