davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1874-04-06

New YonK, April 4.-Monoy closed 4@5 on
.all. Exchange dull, with actual buainoss at
e48416@4.85 for bankors' sixty day sterling,
aud 84.B716@4,8a for demand.
Gold closed ut 1t3l1, after selling at 1885
md 11s9. Rates paid for carrying ranged from
10 fiat. Clearings, !sCo,000,00o. Treasury'e op-
srationB ut the New York office during the week
included tho disbursement Of 1885, 900 on &C.
count OF interest aud in redemption OF 6-20
bonds, md receipt Of s2, $40, 600 for customs.
Imports for tho week, including dry-goods,
s9S2, ,000.. Produce exports, sG,0i8.000. Specie
exports, 3918,0 900.
Governments strong and steady with consider
able doing.
State bonds quiet at nominal prices.
Stocks declined Il to II per cont in the early
dealings, Northwestern common having been
moht prominent In tho decline at tho First Board.
A partial recovery took place. but this gayo way
to depression aftor midday. At tho second call
There was some recovery from tho extensive de-
cline. Northwestern, Lake Shore, Union Paci
Hc, Wabash, Pacific Mail, and Western Union
wero the lending fcatures. Tho markct was very
dull during tile last hour Of business and pricos
,nndo slight decline in the general liBt. In
tue tnal dealings q steadior tono was observed.
The aggrcgnte snles between 10 and 2 wero
12a 000. Of which $4,000 wero Western Union,
10000 Union Pacific, $500 Wabash, $4,000 Pa"
citio Mail, and 5000 Contral4
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-28
SKINNER RESORTS.
NHONTGOMERY WHITE SULPHUR
M SPRINGS,

Montgomery county, Virginia
This delightful and fashionable watering place
first OF June. These Springs are the most beau
tiful and ex tensively improved of the numerous
watering places in the mountains of Virginia.
and are capable of accommodating over ONE
THOUSAND VISITORS. The Lawn is cov-
cred with forest of choice shade trees. The
and we'll ventilated. These Springs have been
entirely refurnished in an elegant modern style
Express, Ticket, Post and Telegraph offices
BAR supplied with the choicest liquors: Bill
LARD ROOMS, TEN,PlN ALhE1o Il L
frst-class LIVERY, &c. The BAND from the
gagged Branch Railroad, II miles long. con-
meets these Springs with the Atlantic, Missss-
ippi and Ohio Railroad at Big Tunnel Statlon
Round trip tickets at greatly reduced rates at sl
the principal towns and cities. Pullman Palace
Cars through to these Springs; only one chahSo
from Baltimore.
Terms: S3 per day, Sls per week. $50 per
month June or Octobsr S4o.
Special terms: For any three consecutive
months, S45 per month children n,t pnaer ~ ana
Resident Physician, Prof. ?: GOOLKlGGk,
MD, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Bal
timore, Md
For Circular, Pamphlet, &C., address
COLHOUN s. COWAN, Proprietors
Montgomery county, je 3-lm --
THE B M3dSlab1Ir : y ! X = Ri5seia. q . y . 4
The undersigned has leased this fine Hotel,
and will open it for the reception OF guests Oh
the lst of July, 1874.
1t is large and handsome house of Is rooms;
the psrlor, dining room and chambers are large
AMI airy, and furnished in good style.
Middleburg is one of the xprettiest and most
healthy towns in Piedmont Virginia: 1t is sit
uated in Loudoun county, 40 miles from " ash
ington city, lG miles from Leesburg and miles
from The Plains station, O., a. y Al. 4. f.,
from which two points there are daily stages
over well graded turnpike roads.
A MINERAL SPRING near the town has
effected many cures of Dyspepsia, and is pro-
nounced by the physicians OF this section to be
equal to any water in the State for this and KIM
dred diseases.
The house will be kept in the best style and
every effort will be made to give entire Satlsfac-
ton, and the charges will be moderate.
ALIvERY Stable and BAR will be at at
tachcd and the Bar will be furnished with the
best Wines, Liquors, Cigars, &c, !hat can DO
procured in the country.
For further information address
JOS. Nj. PATTON, Proprietor.
Middleburg, je 2-ly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-28
'GKOCERIES.

wv A. JOHNSON,
DEALER IN
GROCERIES AND LIQUORS.,
NO. A CORNER QUEEN AND PITT DID,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
He would inform dealers and others that he Is
prepared to furnish them with all kinds OF
POTOMAC FISH, :,
at the lowest possible prices, and would call
the attention of buyers to the fact that his prana
has stood No in market at all times, and that
he intends to sustaH his reputation IN all respects
All orders addressed to William A. johnson
Alexandria, Va, will receive prompt attention.
lie 4-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-28
ICE DEALERS.
ICE

ICE 1cEr ICE
Having made arrangements for full supply o
NORTHERN ICE,
I am prepared to fiji orders, both wholesale and
retail, at market rates.
&1J- Country orders solicited, and special at
tention paid thereto.
ICE can be procured at Ice Depot, Market
space, from a. IN. till 9 p N. daily.
ie2 &c. ATWELL.
ICE ICE. ICE
Having made arrangements for full supply OF
NORTHERN ICE,
am prepared to fill all orders, both wholesale
and retail, at market rates.
ws- Country orlcrs solicited and special at
tention paid thereto
F. A. REED, Agent,
ie 1-tf Janney's wharf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-28
TO CITY TAXPAYERS.
CITY Collectors Office, .

City Collectors Office,
Alexandria, Va, June 26th, 1874.
Notice is hereby given that the tax bills for
1874 are now in the hands of the Collectors, and
the attention of all parties interested is respect
fully called to the second section OF the Revenue
bill, which is as follows:
led and collected upon all tax bills not paid
within thirty days after being put into the hands
of the Collectors for collection, two and one half
per cent; upon all such bills not paid within six,
ty days thereafter, five per cent; and upon all
such not paid within ninety days thereafter, ten
ner cent upon the amount of such bills, respec-
lively. H.
Office: Room No. 6, Royal street front, Mar
ket Building. >, NJ,
ie 26-eo3m s. K. FIELD, Col. 5. Dist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-28
BATTLE BETWEEN TURKEYS AND
ARMY WORMS.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
The best growers around Brighton, five
rIes from Sacramento, have been greatly ex.
cited for a week past over the appearance Of
tbe army worm in their best fields. The worm
! = new conner, and has appeared in vast
,msutjties over an area Of at least three miles
IN. worms average about two aud half inches
in length, are as thick as au ordinary lead pen
I'll and of dark brown color, with longitudinal
srriucs of black and white on either side of
The brown back The head resembles that
ot \ silk worm, and is armed with keen nipper-
like teeth.
They have eaten up nearly oil the beetS that
were planted by the Beet Sngar Company, and
the fields of John Rooney, which are mostly
,Iantcd with beets, are almost as clean as when
hc seed was first put 10. They cover the
ground in hideouS, black, crawling mass, and
present most loathsome sight. They eat the
tops entirely off the beets, not even leaving the
strms of the leaves; but after these are all cat
er they descend to the beet itself and devour
it. There are great many willows 10 the VI
cipily, aud it is probable the moth that lays the
egg out of which the worm Is hatchcd is har-
bored by them. When the worms come out
they commence depredations on the nearest
uttiS 10 tue WlHUNS, iuu lhiS iaSl uos pSCu w
served in former years. The course travelled by
the wurnls is from the southwest to the north
east
Two days ago the owocrs of the fields pre-
cured one thousand hungry turkeys and turned
them loose on the ravagers. The turkeys went
at the pest voraciousy, but made but little
hcad,say, though they devourcd the worms In
miIious To-day l, 400 more Of the hungriest
turkeys to be found for miles around were turn
ed into the fields The scene that ensucd when
the entire :, 400 turkeys got fairly to work was
thrilling in tue extreme. The turkeys charged
on the black, crawling, seethiug mass Of loalh-
some things, and devoured them in great bun
ches, gupiug them down in their eagerne.
like starving vultures. The worms came on in
great black waves, swaying on the beet tol s
like an uniulating sea. The turkeys gorgeo
themselves till they reeled and staggered and
tottercd like demoralized soldiers. As he
gorged turkeys fell back fresh and hungry ones
took their places, and scooped up the loath-
some food in wriggliug strings. After hot
contest in which finally all the turkeys took
part, they fell back sick aud dishcartened,
with ovcrladcn crops aud dlsgusted looks.
After fast of day or Two they will agaiu be
set to work, but in the meantime the worms
are Increasing in millions. The damage already
done Is enormous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-28
LEGAL NOTICES.
VIRGINIA: At Rules held in the Clerks
Y Office of the Corporation Court of the city
of Alexandra. on the 1st day of June 1874

Y office of the Corporation Court of the city
of Alexandria, on the 1st day Of June, 1874
Joseph Broders and John Lannon, copartners,
trading under firm name of j. Broders q Co.,
plaintiffs VS.. Nj. Cunningham and Clarke
Broughton, late trading under the name OF
Cunningham s. Broug hton, defendants. In case
and upon an attachment The object of this suit
is to recover from the defendants the sum OF
$40 So, with interest thereon from the lst day
of June, 1873, till paid, and to subject the estate
and debts due to the said NJ Cunningham, in
the city of Alexandria, to the payment of the
same.
The defendants not having entered their ap
pearance and given security according to the act
of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and
it appearing by affidavit that they are not resi-
dents of this State it is ordered that the said de-
PENDANTS appear here within one month after due
publication of this order, and do what is neces-
sarv to protect their interest in this suit; and
that copy Of this order be forthwith inserted
in the Alexandria Gazette, q newspaper pub
lished in the city of Alexandria, once week
for four successive weeks and posted at the front
door of the Court House of this city.
A copy, test: MORTON MARYE, Clerk.
Ciaughton il Walker, p. q. je 29-w4w
NJ OTICE.-The undersigned having duly
IN qualified as Executors of the will of the
late Mrs A. NJ. FITZHUGH hereby request
al persons having any claim against the estate
to iiIs the same with their account properly
proven at the Banking House of Messrs. Burke
& Herbert, in this city.
FITZHUGH LEE, Executors
my l3-tf e. W. G. LEE, }
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-28

.""DULL TINES. Tits such dull times |
VIII have to stop my-my-whiskey ! No, 10,
1o1 that, that only Gusts Ten or twenty cents a
aay' aS or rlfe of S75 a year. No, it's such
.' uull times aud money so secure, | must stop
NY paper, 1t costs ST. so and [ cant't afford it.,
S9u'a W like to read 1t but times are too dull. -
-u1"a$sas Gu=c!tc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-28
FERTILIZERS.
GROUND PLASTER.

A CARD.-Having leased and thoroughly re,
fitted the UNION CORN and PLASTER
MILL, recently occupied by Messrs. Suttle y
Stuart, l am now prepared 10 furnish FINE
and FRESHLY-GKOUND PLASTEKin bulk,
bags or barrels. Also CORN MEAL at lowest
market rates. L. T. ANTHONY in charge OF
Mil. B. H. LAMBERT, Jr.,
Shipping and Commission Merchant,
ap 3-tf NO. 10 Union wharf.
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26
Fashion Gossip.

Reversible ribbons come in great variety of
colors, and are much used for sashes and
bows for looping tunics,
The throat Iuff continues to be the favOrite
finish for both close and open dresses, but it
is by no means as extreme as it was earlier in
the season. 1t is usually supported by a plait-
ing of the material of the dress, which is
sometimes lined with becoming shade of
silk or satin.
The present style of coiffure is in excellent
taste. 1t Is happy medium between the
pyramids of last year and the extreme droop-
ing style Of the early winter. Soft loops and
light looking curls are worn at the back, and
the crepes under the hair have sensibly de-
creased. The coronet plat is frequently worn
on the front, either surmOunting curls or
forming the finish of soft-rolled ch:gnon.
The Bertha plait is not much worn, plain coils
for morning and walking toilets being pre-
ferred, as they always look neat and are easi-
ly kept IN order. Some ladies part the front
hair on one side waving it on the forehead
This may be convenient fashion for those
who have worn the hair away on the top of
the head. but it always seems to us to impart
rather masculine expression to the face.
A pretty and simple method of trimming
felt walking hats, is that Of twisting a twilled
foulard silk handkerchief around the crown,
and tying it on one side with the ends stand
iuS up "A PAOooy Wig is pidCeu III the DOW,
and jaunty effect is thus produced with very
simple materials. This trimming is suitable
for travelling andfor the damp weather which
is so detrimental to plumes.
The newest winter jackets are quite close
fitting in the back, but are loose in front, tas-
tening over in double breasted fashion, the
collar and sleeves being made with revers.
The skirts of these jackets are bound and un-
slashed, which gives more comfortable ap-
pearance than the older styles. Fur trim
mings continue to be much worn aud they add
greatly to the comfort Of cloth garment.
Seal fur coats are fitted to the f)rm for
short persons, while tall slender persons usu-
ally prefer the looser sack shape. Astrachan
sacks have lost favor since the rage for seal
fur, and are chiefly used for driving, or for
evening wraps; but many sensible ladies will
not lay aside such comfortable garments be-
cause newer fur Is more in vogue.
Muffs are still small, and are used without
tassels. simple bow of faille or satin ribbon
at the wrist, making sufficient finish. 9th
els are quite plain.
Pretty little Polish jackets are made OF velvet
bordered with bands of fur. Thelsabean pale
tot is half fitting, and has long hanging s'eeves
opening from the bend of the arm. 1t may
be made of light maroon cloth, and trim
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26


"DooD NIGHr FoLKs."-There was lit
tie girl in the cars, whose sweet, smiling ways
won all our hearts. Everybody had a kind
word to say to her, and she had kind word
for everybody in return. We quite forgot
the heat, the dust, the noise, and the cinders
Of the way, in following her both with our
eyes and heart, wishing for all the world that
we had a bit of darling just like her.
When evening came she fell asleep. On
reaching the station where her parents
stopped, her father caught her up suddenly
and, as we thought, roughly. Opening her
wondering eyes, and finding herself leaving
us, ''Dood night, folks" she said, 'Dood
night, folks" and the car-door slammed be-
hind her; she vanished out OF our sight. Not
so the loving picture which she left behind.
venture to say that every one of her travel
ing companions, some of them rude men, was
the better and happier for her sweet courtesy
and winning ways.
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26
$40 Reward.

SO Reward.
I OST, at or near the Eastern Railroad Station in
IL this city, a seal skin MUFF, trimmed with Hud-
son Bay Sable. The finder will receive the above re-
ward by leaving it at the Eastern Express Office
Portland. ia21*Iw
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26
EXPLOSIONS.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. "a. 1873

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. "a, 1873.
r SELDOM, if ever, pick up newspaper without
seeing, among the first items that arrest my at
tention. the record of terrible boiler explosion.
Very MANY causes are assigned for this loss OF life
and property great deal is said as to what should
he done and what should not be done. But scarce
" ever hear said that these explosions are due to
an accumulation of Scale in the Boiler and yet eight
ont of ten instances that occur in midst are un-
doubtedly due to this cause
Now permit me to say that manufacture Com
position that will readily and thoroughly remove this
ncrustation; and while am constantly sending II
the United States exact no pay for its use un-
less gives perfect satisfaction and fulls all me
claims make for it.
My preparation will remove Scale from any Boiler,
no no matter how deep may be the rcrusation and at
ines tne same time it will prevent injury to the Boiler
nun anything which may be held in solution by the
wafer contained IN 1t. This article will absolutely
Sne formation of Scale If timely introduced.
ne ,N1 powaer which manufacture has been care
Iuny .esusu 9y some of the abest chemists in the
countr., anu lts htness to keep iron clean and to
preserve 1t has been demonstrated bv them in the
| most satisfactory manner W '"eA Il" VIZ
If you Will send lot my circular with nv terms and
full particulars, OF give me call think vii, he
able to convince the most sceptical that this ooe
sjtion will justify all l claim for IT, nie oonpo
Very respectfully yours,
GEO, W.LORD.
dc2itf
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26
,ERMS $500 PER ANNUMIN ADVANCE

med with rich passementerie fringed on both
sues with fur. The fourdgere cords suit this
snape. A new Dolman is made of Indian
cashmere, sa warmly wadded, lined with GRIM
T, sUn SIX, and edged with band of sable fur.
n.a..n ne sleeves ,s have deep, pointed form. A
P-etty nack cashmere peierine is drawn ia at
.ne waist by box p!ait forming a graceful
basque, It is entirely covered With q braid
ing done with black soutache dotted with let.
LII l. inakes warm comfortable garment, being
wen wadded' lined with silk and edged with
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26

DOES ADVERTISING PAY?-There Is no In
stance on record of well sustained system of
judclous advertising failing of success
MY success is owing to my liberality in ad-
vertsing. ."-Boaner
i advertised my productions and made mon
ey.'-Nicholas Long,corth.
constant and persistent advertising is sure
prelude to wealth.-Stephen Girard.
He who invests one dollar in business should
invest one dollar in advertising that business
"A. T. Ste,cart
without the aid of advertisements could
have done nothing in my speculatiops 1 have
the most complete faith in printers ink Ad-
vertisng is the royal road to business.-Bdr-
mum.
Advertising has furnished me with COM
petence Amos Laurence.
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26
MlsCELLANEOUs NOTICES

For SALE on favorable terms, a valuable
slate property. partially developed, with most
encouraging prospects, in the eastern part Of
the State. Owners refer to s. T. Pullen, ESQ.,.
PRESS Office. ie14-dtf
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26

LIEBIG's LIQUID EXTRACT OF BEEF does not
require cooking or warming-Is in the form Of
Foreign Liqueur. Is composed of Beef Bran
ddy and Tonics-Sold by Grocers and Wine
Merchants as high class Cordial or Liqueur
and by Druggists as superior nutritive Tonic.
dc9-lm
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26

JOB PRINTINe.-Every description If job
Printing executed promptly, and at the lowest
prices, at the Daily Press Printing House. iO9
Exchange st. WIN. M .MARys
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26
A Family Album,

There Is sort Of delrious joy in looking
over family album, especially if it Is a very
old album, with sprained bac.: which occa-
sionally and Unexpectedly drops through
your fingers, leaving couple of cousins in
one hand, and three aunts in the other, and
the balance of the family under the chair.
The first picture is of an old gentleman, with
an expression of wary cautiousness in hi
face, as if he was engaged in lodging wild
bull, and was somewhat doubtful of the re-
suit. Opposite him is the grandmother, a
patient looking lady in a blalk dress, with a
DooS in one hand and pair of spectacles In
the other. There is a feeble but well-mean-
ing effort to look safe in her face. Or the
next ieaf Is middle aged man, looking as II
ne had been suddenly sh It through the roof
OF starch factory, and had landed in the
middle OF strange country. Opposite Is the
picture OF his wife, who, having heard q
rumor Of the catastrophe, has made up her
mind to be prepared for the worst Then
follow the children-Iittle girls lookin, so
prim as to make you squirm, and little boys
with their eyes turned on their noses, and
with an expression on their faces of unearth-
ly solemnity. Then follow uncles, taken In
their overcOats, with spreading inclination
in their clothes, hair, and face, as II they
were bound to get their moneys worth;
and aunts with warts on their noses, and
varnish in their hair, and preposterous lace
collars about their necks. Then there is the
bashful young man penned opposite an ag-
gressive young lady, whom heaven and some
married woman have designed for each other.
There are also the picture of Cousin Aleck
and his young wife, who stopped here when
on their tour, and no young man looks at
him without retiring at once and registering
terrible vow never to get married. Besides
these is the picture of the man who lived
Lext door for eight years, at the end OF
which time his wife died, and he moved to
Illinois with his children, and is now worth
some $4,000. He has been photographed in
his hat, which is one size too large for him,
and which gives him an appearance of hav-
ing murdered his aunt and concealed the
body. Then there are two or three fine-look-
ing corsairs of no particular identity, and
several broken-spirited ;omen with babies In
thei- arms-directly or indirectly related to
the owners of the album, and the exhibition
ses.-Danbury Ne,os.
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26

One of our good little boys, says the Mar
quette Journal, read the story about that
other good little boy who got situation in a
bank, and became rich and respected, and
was enabled to give money to the Fiji Island
ers. and have his wood sawed for dollar
day, and make the wood-sawyer wait ninety
days for his pay, all through picking up pin
when the banker was looking. Our little boy
went to one of the banks, and asked for work
and didn't get it; so, just before he got to the
door, he stopped aud made believe pick up a
pin. But the cashier. who saw him, thought
it was money, and jumped over the count.r
like lightning, and collared the good little boy
and shook him, and called him thief, and
finally went through his pockets and raked
out Is cents, which the boy had found in his
fathers pocket while the old man was asleep.
This he confiscated, and kicked the boy into
the street. And our good little boy says he
thinks in a few years he can fog the man
who told the story about the other good little
bow
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26
Maine Savings Bank,
No. 100 Middle Street, Portland,

No. 100 Middle Street, Portland.
Mooney deposited in this Bank on the first day
Xl of any month begins on interest the same day.
deposited on any other day, begins interest the
first day of the following month.
Jun17d&wtf A. M. BURTON. Treasurer.
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26
N &c e.

n Ii Farmers in the County of Cumberland, in
"A terested in the raising ct Sweet Corn re-
quested to meet at Winshp's Hall. South Windham,
Jan, 31st, 1874, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
10 discuss questions pertaining thereto. Such as
Price per Can, and Manner Of Canning &c.
If the weather is stormy, the Convention will be
upon the next fair day.
ja2OdSw2w* Per Order of the Committee.
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26
WIN. SENTER,

A GENT for the Superior Waltham Watches.
- which maintain their well earned reputation
1or timekeeping and reasonable price, In every vari
eLy OF gold and silver cases0pen face and hunters.
Kew winders and stem winders. my12-d9mo