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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-20
THE GAZETTE.
MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 20.

GRAND EsoAMpMENT OF VIRGINIA. The
Grand Encampment of Virginn met IN Lynch
burg on Friday morning, and ADJOURNED at
late hour in the afternoon, after most harmo-
NOUS and pleasant session.
The following officers were elected for the en-
'r Grand Patriarch W. R, ,Larrebee, Of Hamp-
'0G Grand High Priest-D R. Blick, of Nor
Grand Senior Warden-G. N. Harrison, of
Staunton.
Grand Treasurer. Z. Fletcher, OF Rich
moud.
Grand Junior Narden-R. E. Divine, of
Leesburg. on,
Grand Inside Sentinel-J. Fl. Pattie, of War
Grand Marshall C. Voss, of Dapville.
A TREATISE upon gun-shot wounds, deliver
ed before the Medical Society OF Virginia No
vember l2th,, Of last year, by DR.. Hunter
Mcclure, distinguished practitioner and
Professor of Surgery in the Medical College OF
Virginia, has received the eDcomiums' OF Sur
geons eminent in their profession. No surgeon
perhaps, 10 the country ever attained to dlstlnc
ton at so early an age. as DR.. Mcclure. En-
teriug the Confederate service but a beardless
youth, in the spring Of 1861, hewas 5000 pro.
NOTED to the high and responsible position OF
Snrgeon-in- Chief of Jacksons division. Like
his father, DR.. Hugh H. Mcclure of Winches-
ter we'll known throughout the State, DR..
Mcclure is no less distinguished as a physician
than as urgeou.-Ricltn,ond Wing.
MIR. HI. Strauss
Has Just left for New York and will return with
a large and well selected stock of
Doors, SHOES. CLoTHINa AND GENTS FUR
NIsHISG GOODS,
and would respectfully invite the public to call
and examine his stock before purchasing else
where. ap l3-lw
Money is Scarce,
Bur CLOTHING is CHEAP.
1fyou don't believe it, drop in at J.
BLoNDHEIMS,
Corner King and Fairfax streets,
really elegant. 1t is astonishing how low you
can rig yourself out in stylish suit at
ap 7-1w Corner King and Fairfax SITS.
special Notice. .
GENTS ExTRA.F FINE Doors AND SHOES.
We have just received fresh supply of Gents
extra fine, hand-sewed Boots and Shoes, and
Slippers of every description, which we unhesi-
tatingly recommend to be the very best on sale
in the city. w. B., WADDE1
apl "a King street.
Ladies' Misses and ChiIdren's Boots,
Shoes and Slippers.
We are this day receiving a full line of La
lies, Misses and Children's Boots, Shoes and
Slippers, suitable for Sprisg and Summer, en-
bracing all of the latest styles. We solicit pur-
chssers to call and examine for themselves, as
they will be sold at low prices.
sp1 w. B. WADDEY, "a King ST.
L. Schwartz e. Co.,
Having Just returned from New York, hsvenow
at their store, 80 KING STREET, the finest and
best selected stock of .... 80.
SPRING CLOTHING,
for men and youths wear, ever before brought
to this market, and are selling them wonderfully
Among them they offer good business suits for
$780,
Their assortment Of new style HATS is at
present the best in the city.
Your inspection is solicited at
sSAREPTA CLOTHING HALL
NH ~ ii SO King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-20

STE.H.uB rs.
SPRING ARRANGEMENT
of the

.1Eh SPRING ARRANGEMENT
$500 of the
STEAMER PILOT BOY.
Capt. Jos. WHITE.
On and after SATU RDAY, February II, IA,
the steamer Pilot Boy will be run as follows
Leaving Janney's wharf on TUESDAYS aud
SATURDAYS, at 1880 o'clock g. M, for land
ings as far down as Currioman; returning on
WEDNESDAYS and SUNDAYS.
F. A. REED, Agent
ap l5tf Janney's wharf.
s@s NOTICE-POTOMAC TRANS
kzz EzEzssE PORTATION LINE.
The steamer EXPRESS, Capt. j. T. Barker,
will resume her route on FEBRUARY 24th,
1874, between Baltimore, Washington and Alex
andria, stopping at the usual RIVER Lam D.
ING5.
Leave Baltimore EVERY TUESDAY at 4
p. M, Alexandria EVERY FRIDAY at p.
| M, and Washington at II at night
For further information apply to
j. BRODERS & CO., II King street,
Alexandria, Va.
A. NEEDHAM s SONS, l42 Light St,
feb 26-tf Baltimore, Md.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-20

DOSE HILL PURE CIDER VINEGAR in
IL store and for sale by
~. WIN. +. BROOKES,
anil -a .,a.... lat King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-20
s. OHIO RAILROAD
@AE ~ -: - s;3iElzzzs ~ s aE

WINTER ARRANGEMENT, BEGINNING
NOVEMBER 10, 1873,
The mail train will leave Washington ut "a.
m. and Alexandra at $40 Il. m. daily, except
Sunday pass Leesburg going westwarL ut ll.2
H. M. arrive 1T Hamilton at ll:45 u. m. Leave
Hamilton at l2:45 p. m, pass Lcesburg gong
eastward At LILO p. M, arrive at Alexander" at
3:l5 D. M, and Washington ut $3.50 p. IN.
The accommodation train will leave Washing
ton at p. IN. aid Alexandria at A.: 10 p. M daily
except Sunday, and arrive at Leesburg at b -
D. m Leave Leesburg u! u IN and arrive at
Alexandria at BIS, and Washington at $40 n. m.
~ Passengers from Washington Will take
the Washington and Ohio cars NJ the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad station at 8 8. III. and p.
m, and 10 through without change Of cars;
The 9. 10 q. m. train from Alexandria and T. 10
o. m. train from Hamilton connect ut Hamilton
with Kemp's Daily Line ct Coaches for Purcell
VILE Snickersville, Berryville and Winchester
also with Reamcr's Line Of Coaches, which ienve
Leesburg daily for Aide and Middlcburg.
Comm u tntiOn tickets, cts. Per mile
Annual tickets, $50.
X. H. HAVENER,
nov 12-tf General Ticket Agent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-20

HARROW TEETH, Piow Castings and OH
IL or goods in the same line, iul supply at
50 King street, corner Royal.
apI5 J. T. CREIGHTON s. SON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-20

TIGARSl CIGARS!--I would again invite
~ the attention of smokers to my stock of
Foreign and Domestic Cigars, which am sell
ing at very low figures.
ap14 w. FRANKLIN CREIGHTON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-20
HrOOD IND COIL.

White Ash Chestnut
Ali OF the best quality and for sale at the lowest
market rates. Weight and measure guaranteed,
and all orders left 1T the store of Messrs. Davy
s. Harmon will be promptly filled:
Az II A. S. PERPENER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-20
KAIER OADS.
VIJASH. CITY, VA. MIDLAND s. GREAT
w SOUTHERN r. E.

w SOUTHERN R. 4.
EMHH9l1zzz q |Fl ss
DOUBLE DAILY TRAINS BETWEEN
No asHIN AND so 9TH coMME iHSSei
SUNDAY, APRIL 10Th, 1874.
Passenger trains run as follows:
MAIL TRAIN.
Leave Washington daily, from the corner of
9Th and B streets, at 7:O5 q. M, Alexandria 1865
a. M, and arrive ct Lynchburg 94o p. m.
Leave Lynchburg daily ut $40 a. m, arrive
G:A p. nj.
This train makes close connection both North
and South, with Manassas Division and War
renton Branch trains, aid with the Chesapeake
and Ohio trains, both East and West
EXPRESS TRAIN.
Leave Washington daily, excepting Sunday
night, at 709 p m Alexandria s p. n, and
arrive at Lyncheurg 4 50 q. M, connecting
with Chesapeake and Ohio trains, both East and
West.
Leave Lynehburg dsi!y, excepting Saturday
a. m, and Washington at 80 a. M, connecting
at Charlottesville with the Chesapeake and Ohio
Express train to the West Passengers for
Richmond, by this train, take the Accommoda-
lion train at Gordonsville, at a. M, and &c: to
Richmond $50 q. IN.
Both the Mail an Express trains connect, at
Lynchburg, to Memphis, Atlanta New Orleans
and all the Southwest and, at Washington, with
trains to Baltimore Philadelphia and New
York and t. the North and Northwest.
MANASSAS DIVISION.
Leave the junction at ~ 3. m, arrive at
Strssburg II 45 y. III leave StrsSbnrg Junction
at p. m, arrive at Manassas At 40 y. m. con-
Meeting with the main line 10 Washington and
the North. Al Strasburg, good connections are
made to Harrisonburg Stanton and the West
and to Winchester, Harper Ferry, &c. East.
Through tickets and baggage checked 70 all
prominent points.
j. NJ. BROADUS,
ap lift General Ticket Agt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-20
NEW GOODS AT c. c. BERRY'S.
DARBER SHOP.

VEGETINE, for Cstarrh, Dyspepsia, Habit
Y uual Costiveness, Palpitaion Of the Heart,
Headache, Piles, Nervousness and General
Prostitution of the Nervous System. No medi-
the Vegetine. Just received and for sale by
ap Is WAKEFIELD s. HALL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-20

<faas MERCHANTS LINE NEW YORK
AA& STEAMSHIPS.
The inc consists G; the following frst-clsss
outside steamers:
E. c. KNIGHT. ."... .......Capt. w. S. johnson
JOHN GIBSON. .........Cspt w. 81 Winters
VALLEY CITY .........Cspt. Bedell
Will leave New York EVERY SATURDAY
for this port; and returning, will leave Alexsn
iria EVERY FRIDAY, at II clock.
All freight must be on the dock by 8 8. m.
For freight or passage apply to
HOOE & JOHNSTON,
Agents, No. Prince street.
Agents in New York,
GEO. B. MERRICK,
apo 226 South ST.. Pier No. 80 East river
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-13

and defeated schemes against the public
safety, and in numberless cases has frus-
trated the designs of dangerous men, and
accomplished measures of reform against
the opposition of those who had been accus-
toned to regard themselves as invincible.
In word, the independent newspapers of
the country have SHOWN themselves the true
champions of the people, and the people
nave recognized them as such.-German-
town CPa.) Chronicle.
The Albany, New York, Argus. brings
itself to say: The success OF the Indepen-
dents in California seals the doom of the
Republican party in that State, and on the
racine coast. The people have risen in re-
bellion against administration. dictators.
1t is impossible to defeat the adj
ministrstion within the Republican party in
this or any other State. But is is entirely
possible to do it outside of party lines
The fate of the Republican party is in the
hands of the Ways and Means and Appro-
priarion Committees of Congress. If they
fair to do their duty, and Congress makes
appropriations TO cover the estimated ex-
pendltures next year, the party might as
well ipscribe "Ichabod" on its banners, and
retire upon its past laurels.-Evansville
Ind, Journal.
The Miners Journal, OF Pottsyille, Penn
sylvania, says with some quaiutness and a
good deal of force: We never knew a thief
in Congress or out of it that had a very good
opinion of newspapers.
1t must be comfortable to administration
politicians and rural crank turner's to hear
the doleful utterauces of the Alta, of San
Francisco, the accepted organ of the admin
istration in California. 1t saws: The Re
publicans OF California, trusted as confident
iy to their cause and their numbers as they
ever had done when election day WAS sure
to bring them victory. But a
man Booth) a short time ago honored, NOM
mated, and ,lected Governor by the Re-
publicaus. led the revolt against them, and
as far as in him lay has DESTROYED the Re
publican party in this State. We
might ask, Has the Republican party
future? If the raid made upon it in this
State during the last lew months is to be
continued, it has no future but dissolution
Would it be any comfort for the Alta to
know that some Of the organs of this and ad.
jacent States. declare in double leads that
Governor Booth is a most consistent Re-
publican?
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-13

A republican member of the Ohio house OF
representatives offered a resolution on Mon
day, the first day of the new session, censur.
ing congress for passing the salary grab act,
which was referred to committee. A re-
publican offered the resolution, and the re-
Publicans supported it. All this was very
yirtuous and very manly, and clearly de-
monstrated that under similar circum-
stances, they, the Ohio Legislators, wouldn't
think of taking any back pay. The COM
mite yesterday reported back the resolu-
ton, with an amendment censuring -ant,
the chief grabber, for not vetoing the BIZ.
And then took place most amazing meta
morphosis. The republicans voted sOlidly
against the resolution, which, however, was
adopted by democratic vote. Bills have
been introduced to repeal the Boesel railroad
law, and to amend the Adair liquor law,
similar in most respects to the Baxter law
Of this State, so that notice must be served
upon dealers in liquors before they can bt
held amenable 20 the law.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-13

There is hope in railroad war when the
roads themselves fall out. Competition is
more effectual than legislation when it can
be brought to bear. The Baltimore and
Ohio and the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany are making profitable fight for the
public. BY its effects the fare from Chicago
to Cincinnati is now reduced from ten to
eight dollars. Another element antagonistic
to close combinations is found in the jeal-
ousy of st. Louis against Chicago. The
roads and companies of the former city make
a poor attempt at keeping faith with any of
the other corporations. The complications
of these great lines are so numerous and in
volved that the effect of a sharp contest ex-
tends in almost all directions. 1t is desired
by western roads to confine the strife be-
tween the roads first mentioned to Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-13

That is a very comprehensive canal
scheme now before congress. A sketch of
its route says that it begins at Jersey City,
runs due west across New Jersey, crossing
the Delaware at Belvidere, traverses Penn
sylvania without deviating from a straight
line, passing through Bloomsbury, Milton,
aud New Castle, enters Ohio near Youngs-
town, runs through Akron, London, and
Lima, takes Fort Wayne in it's route through
Indiana, and at point about half way
across Illinois bends slightly to the north
ward, crossing the Mississippi at Muscatine,
and reaching Omaha by a bee line across
Iowa, between the lines of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific and the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Missouri railroads. There is bad
squint toward government aid which, under
present circumstances, should kill it-but
there Is no telling how far the lobby may
carry the day under the sunshine of Tom
SCOTS helpful presence. The only strong
claim for the line is its answering direct
ness and the lift" it would give to trans
pOrt2tiou.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-13
CURRENT COMMENT.

Weary of waiting. the Cleveland Leader
exclaims: The confirmation of Williams
hangs like Mohammed's coffin, midway be
tween the heaven of his aspirations and the
earth of rejection. W. wish we could com
nIete this forced imile by adding that the
coffin contained his political corpse.
I. Never has the power OF journalism beer
welded with such good effect. 1t has broker
down party walls and upturned deep rooted
pre}udices; it has driven into obscurity mer
who Thought themselves strong in unde
served strength, and compelled the'leaders'
to obey the popular will; it has exposed
long-hiddea crimes and corruption, detected
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-13

Wherever the casual glance falls on Will
liams' record, something dubious obtrudes.
In the Louisiana business he acted wholly as
the flunlzeY of the president and tool of his
relations, rather than the law officer OF q
great country. When the combined best
element of Louisiana respectfully memorial
lied the president that delegation of their
foremost men was about to go on to Wash
ington to state the facts of the usurpation and
conspiracy, it was the obsequious Williams
who insolently telegraphed back;-"It is
made up his mind" But worse
than this preGminently disgraceful prosti-
tuition of his Office was his conduct
In the Oregon district attorney re-
moval business, where an honest man was
displaced to make way for some ring project
and the whitewashing OF Nipple Mitchell.
Recent developments in Arkansas show a
still more characteristic case of Mr.. Will.
1iams' scrupulousness in public Office. In
one of those masterful efforts which Oliver
made in Ohio last summer and which did so
much to elect Gov. Allen, he produced
some documents from Attorney General
Williams, denying certain specific allega-
tions of Senator Thurman relating to gross
squandering of money in Arkansas. The
records, on the other hand, show that
Williams added falsehood TO bad practice.
For six months before his telegraphed denial
TO Oliver. he had received reports from a
special agent of the government. Shooting
directly that the attorney generals appoin-
tees in that State were making the public
service . cessDool OF corruption. The armies
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-13

A Washington telegram declares that the
Changers, have decided upon series OF
measures to be introduced in their interest
during the pending session. Among other
things to be thrown as a sop to this grow
ing power. is fixed scale of rates on live
stock from West to East. This point, these
representative congressman declare to be
the only ones that the Changers demand in
reference i'm, far the transportation
problem goes. Outside of permanent
scale, they will legislate on freight rates on
railways west of the Mississippi, preventing
the roads from discriminating against local
customers and tending to cut off the use that
might be made of the rivers for cheap navi-
CATION. That is to say the roads at present
arrange the schedules to discourage farmers
west of the Mississippi from shipping to the
river, and then making use of the cheaper
water lines North and South. Finally, con-
gress to provide for rendering the Mississip-
pi navigable through it's whole length and
commodiOus at las mouth. Possibly these
things are only assumed by self constituted
representatives of the Changers. Certainly
their Platforms give no indication ofsatisfac-
ton with mere make shifts of this sort. 1t
is not improbable that the Administration
folks are throwing sprats to catch mackerel
in these specious promises. TO those who
have watched the course of things in Iowa
and California and the West generally, there
is a deeper ground dissatisfaction than the
redress of mere superficial grievances. The
aspiration of the banded farmers is for a
purer system of government, a better class
of men In control OF affairs,--the end OF the
despotism of monopoly and the cessation OF
personal government.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-13

sition of their claims. There is almost as
great diversity of individual sentiment on
the subject of the bankrupt law as of specie
payments. Better than the currency con-
troversy, however, there is one point on
which there is general, if rot entire, unan-
unity. That is to modify the sweeping pro-
vision for involuntary bankruptcy. The
tremendous power which this places in the
hands of INSCRIPTIONS men to injure or
ruin debtor excites surprise that it was
ever enacted. The true principle of insol-
vency has been well stated to be that the
debtor is i'm fact the trustee of his creditors
for the obvious reason that his property was
purchased with their money. Ii the cred
itors desire to make an agreement to adjust
the insolyent's estate for their equal benefit,
they should be allowed to do so, The Eng
lish law comedies this. But if they
can not so agree the estate
should be placed in some equit
able control for proper adjustment and
division. But to permit one creditor to stop
mans business and take away his ability
to pay is presuming too much upon the jadg-
ment, discretion and honor of creditors. In
point of fact merchants have been shut up
and threwn into Court with all its long and
wasteful details of cost in money and time,
where the receipts of single DAYS trade
would have paid the claimant off who
brought action. In the light of experience
under the law as ii is, great deal of high
testimony could be brought in favor of no
law rather than the existing one. The New
York Bulletin has been to the trouble of COL
Letting mass of such evidence, some OF
which is from merchants of the widest expe-
rience with the credit system. I'll. b. Claflin,
expressed himself in favor of total repeal,
the law is too radically bad to be mended.
Mr.. Geo. Opdyke. who had been interested
in scores of adjustments under the law,
had not received any dividends at
all. Several parties regarded the
the process of settlement as too expensive.
Ofcourse business men place no value on a
settlement which pans out nothing at all on
their claim, and swallows up all assets in the
costs of courts and officers. Still the pre-
vailing doctrine ofthe people backed up by
the English practice is in favor of bank
rupt law which will regard all the creditors
and protect their interests alike in cases Of
insolvency. The DIRECTORS to any law on
the subject are practically directors also TO
any credit which throws their opinions ont
as valueless. Credit is q necessity of COM
MERGE and trade, and there is no doubt that
a law can be framed just 10 honest debtors
and creditors and also an efficacious check
on frauds. But it must be based on the
united action and voice of the creditors and
not serve the caprices of an individual.
Whatever form the law shall be left in, it
will require experience to fully test its mer-
SITS and defects. 1t is one of those delicate
complications that can not be certainly adj
justed without trial.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-13

The bankrupt law devised by Mr.. Jenckes,
which is just in the agonies of dissolution.
was in certain features the most grotesque
mingling of exquisite awkwardness and
kindly support to the business community.
During its reign on the statutes the perish
ing law was infinite in mischief, as we'll as
prolific in good. 1t was a species of dragon
to the evil doer, whose fangs pierced indis-
criminately deserving and undeserving-iust
as likely one as the other. Next to the
problem of the currency, and closely allied
to it as affecting the business of the country,
the bankrupt law should command the
earnest attention of congress. With a sim
gular, a really inexplicsble haste, the House
passed bill before the holidays repeating
the existing law and leaving the country
without any thing intended az a substitute.
The senate judiciary committee have, how
ever, employed the recess in study of the
whole subject OF insolvency, and have pre-
pared a series OF amendments to
the act equivalent to new law.
This amended bill comes over the wires in
full, last night, but manifestly in so imper
feet condition that its printing would only
mislead, and until the text comes, the alb
stract must serve instead. The most i'm
portant of the amendments is the modifica-
ton of the involuntary principle of the law.
The report provides that it shall require the
agreement of one-fourth of the debtors
creditors, representing one-third the amount
Of his debts to force him into bankruptcy,
instead of a single creditor and $3.50
liability, as now required. The debts
are also required to run longer. Sixty days
instead OF thirty as now provided. 1t is
also provided in these amendments that a
majority of the creditors by agreement may
take case ont of bankruptcy. Also, any
number Of creditors may make, compo-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-13

The strikes of the last week have attracted
the attention of Congressman to the old
question OF government control of the rail-
roads. 1t is asserted that the Massachusetts
delegation, who were instructed to that eff
feet ny the State convention, will bring in a
bill for the subversion of all railroads to the
authority of the government, under certain
qualifications. 1t may be that the railroads
will find the policy of driving their en-
ployes 20 strike, poor one in more ways
than have yet come to pass.