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Senator Stevenson, of Kentucky, voted
with thirty.two Republicans for an
atrocious press-gang law, introduced by
Conkling.
Let the country rejoice. Hons. Dawes
and Hoar, Of Massachusetts, have an,
nounced their determination not TO accep,
denomination for Congress in their res.
pective districts.
The anti-monopolists of Iowa adopted
platform in favor Of specie, of temper
ance, Of railroad legislation, and Of bon,
est government, and nominated four
Democrats and three Republicans for
the State Offices.
Mr. Hale. the successor Of Postmaster.
General Creswell, is now serving his
third term in the House. His being a
third term man may have suggested u
the President the propriety of putting
him into the Cabinet.
Col. James A. Dawson, in a graceful
valedictory, retires from the editorial
control of the Louisville Ledger. Col.
Dawson has been laborious worker,
and has done much to uphold the stand.
ard of pure Democracy in our State and
Nation. and We part from him regret.
fully.
Why was il that Congress failed to
pass the Civil Rights billY Our notion
is, that a complaint was sent up from
one end OF the country to the other,
from Florida to Maine, imploring the
Radical members of Congress to pass
the thing over until a I" more conven-
lent season." There Is not Republican
candidate for office in this state, who
would be willing TO confess that he was
in favor of the passage of the Civil
Rights bill. But this is said only in
Democratic sections.
We have received the first number OF
the newly illustrated Hearth a,d Home,
since it passed into the hands of the
Graphic Company. We note decided
change in the " heading" of the paper,
and must say that it is not an improve,
ment upon the original, but rather 70
the contrary. Tho pictures are good
enough for ordinary papers. but for such
a weekly Journal as the Hearth and Hon,
has been heretofore, and such as We hope
il may continue TO be snder the new
proPrietorship. they are not "up to tho
mark Of excellence which No iondly
desired and hoped for. from the announce,
mca, Of the Graphic comrany.
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OVER THE RIVER.


Over the river they beckon to me,
Loved ones who've crossed TO the further side
The CLEAN Of their snow.white robes see,
But their voices are lost in the dsshing tide
There's one with ringlc,s Of .oftest gold,
And eyes the reflection Of heavens own blue
lie crossed in the twilight, gray and cold,
And the pale mist hid him from mortal view
We saw not the angels who met him there,
The gates Of the city we could not see
Over the river-the mighty river
My brother stands waiting to welcome me.
Over the river the boatman pale
Carried another, the household pet;
Her brown curls wave in the gentle gale
Darling Minniel see her vet
She crossed on her bosom her dimpled hands
And fcarlessly entered the phantom bark;
We felt IL glide from the silver sands,
And oil our sunshine grew strangely dark,
We know she is safe on the further side,
Where all the ransomcd and angels be;
Over the rver-the mystic river
Ny childhoods idol is waiting for me.
For none return from those quiet shores
Who cross with the boa,man cold and pale
We herr the dip Of the golden oars,
And catch a gleam Of the snowy sail,
And 10 they have passed from our yearninl
hearts.
They cross the stream and are gone for aye
We may not sunder the veil apart,
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treat, and Cousin Sally billiard she came
over to my house and axcd me if my
wife she moutnt 60, and | told Cousin
Sally Dillard--"
Cbops-"Stop sir, If you please We
don't want TO hear about your Cousin
Sally billiard or your wife, tell US about
the fight at Rce's."
witness-"well, I will, sir, if you
will let me-"
Chops-"Wcll, sir, go on"
Witness--"Well, sir, Captain Rice,
he gin treat, and Cousin Sally she
come over to my house and axed me il
my wife she moutn't 60"
Chops-"Here it is again. Witness,
please to stop"
Witness-"Well, sir, what do you
wantg"
Chops-"we want to know about the
fight, and you must not proceed with
this inpertinent story. Do you know
anything about the matter before the
court"
Witness-"To be sure do"
Chops-."Well, 60 on and tell it then,
and nothing else"
Witness-"Well, Captain Rice, he
gin treat"
Chops-"This is intolerable. May it
please the court, / move the witness be
committed for contempt lie seems to
be trifling with the court"
Court-"Witness, you arc before the
court of justice, aud unless you bebav,
yourself in a more becoming manner
you will be sent to Jail /; so begin and tel
me what you know about the fight a,
Rice's."
Witness-"Well, gentlemen, Captain
Rice, he gin a treat, and Cousin Sally
Dillar-"
Court (after deliberating)-"Mr. At
torney, the court is of the opinion that
we may save time by letting the witness
60 on in his own way. Proceed with
your story, Mr.. Harris, but stick to tn,
point
Witness-"Yes. gentlemen. Well
Captain Rice he gin treat, and GU1sii
Sally billiard she CONC ever to my hous
and axed my wife she moutnt go
l told Cousin Sally billiard that M
wife she was poorly, being as how sh
had the rheumatics in her hip, and tn
big swamp was up; however as it wa
she Cousin Sally Dlllard my wife sh'
mout 60. Cousin Sally billiard thel
axed me if Nose he moutn't go. I told
Cousin Sally billiard as how Nose h
was foreman Of the crap, and the cral
was smartly in the grass, but, however
as it was she, Cousin Sally billiard. Mos
he mout go. So they goes on togethe
Nose, my wife and Cousin Sally Dill
lard--and they comes to the big swamp
and it was up as l was telling you; bu
being as how there was log across thu
big swamp, Cousin Sally billiard ant
Nose like genteel folks, they walked the
log; but my wife, like darned fool
hoisted her coats and waded through.
Chops-"Heaven and earth this i,
too bad |. But 90 on
Witness-"UeH that's all Ikno,c abou
the 6gM.'
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W. w.uld call the special s',cntion Of pos'mas'crs
nd ,u,cricr. 20 tho folio~iss s,sc-s of the ncws-
paper iswsA
A po.,m,ster .. requirci ~ sive notice by letter
treturnlne paper docs not answer the hw when
dos not take his paper out NJ the ocs, aud
ss.se tho rcasnns r its not leing tstcn and ncg
10 d. ~ makc~ the postmaster responsible 10 the pub
fisher for the payment
n Any perssn who tate- a paper frum the postomce,
vhethef dructei 10 his anothsf whether be
Ia. .uh-cflri ~ not, is responsible fot the pay.
~ prr-bn orders hi psIHf discontinued he must
nav all arcar,y-, the publisher may continue 70
sud N until the payment v made.
n the .uh~crisr ORDER his parsr w 10 stoppe q,
ceftan time aud the publisher cutinue- 10 -cnd, tn
saltibct V bound 10 pay as " he takes u ironi the
pu~torhcc. The lac procccis upon the ground that
man must pay ff what he uses.
. O. The courts have decided that refusing 10 tds
aud periodical. from the p'-ofhce ~ re-
moving and leaving them uncalled fof II prtns fetl
ssid.nc- u intentional maud
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TO ApvERrr.ERs.

The rate. We have established or advertising IN he
strictly sdhsrsi to In every instance They are ~ Toe
O. anv paper established q trm basis, Win .
vide circulation, can do husns-- We desire choice
advertisements and sill gite preference hsays :" -
cal patroua-r. We think business will get value
rrcei,el when tbry employ our columns ~ making
Known their husncss To our hundrels of resiets and
and Do not vsnt q man's money unless We give MN
value rsrrvci glance al our paper VII e'inNince
shrs~d Observers Of the sdvantagc- our columns "H
20 the test busin-- IN this country arr rffshsd
IN them We cuuld sssily oil our Intsr vtth t'righ
Advertisements, sundfy humhuk-, patent msSitcn'-,
,ts hut arr not wufkinx Or the Jss pitnrIlc iuser
lng -tud IN columns That wuuld blush 70 rec
ommend 10 our fehicr-, a lp~cr rais HAN a. ehafe
home patrons last o. ~ charge ~ alike toreEn
and Iral-aDl reject al that are not reliable ana
~orthy the attention of readers. A. an induce
nsnt 10 reishr wholesale hgsne-- hous vc saN that
the IoVHSNi has larger dfculttiun IN fsur countie~
~ krntae1y than all the other kevpesy newspaper
tlmhlnei
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THE PROsTRATE STATE.
what Northern Wan saw in soufh Car.
Olfna.

+. W. s., a prominent Northern mer-
chant has been to Columbia, and writes
as follows of what he saw in that city Of
rings. The letter is taken from the
Bridgeport, Conn. Farmer.
"South Carolina is in a sad and de-
plorable condition. Stealing is the only
thing that is fiourishing. The swindling
operations carried on in this State, espe.
cially in this city by the carpct-baggers,
scalawags and negro members Of the
Legislature, if thoroughly exposed,
would bring to light an amount of cor.
ruption that would cause Tweed and his
ring to blush. Through it the whole
State, particularly the Gotten Belt., ,is
in nearly bankrupt condition. Mer-
chants cannot cpllect from planters, he
cause the latter can hardly raise cotton
sufficient to pay taxes.
Proceeding with lengthy detail Of
how the whole machinery OF the State
Government Is run for the robbery of
the white people, this very intelligent,
and, we suppose, honest Northern man,
who after so long time, is getting his
eyes open to the facts Of the case, con-
cludes his letter as follows:
There are about one hundred and
forty.fve members of the Legislature !;
some twenty-five are white, the balance
are black, and of these last there are
forty who can neither read nor write !;
and with few bad men Mt their head,
they make good material to rob the
State aud enrich themselves and Others.
The mania for stealing at the capital is
rapidly spreading all through the towns
in the country in fact, the negroes are
beginning to think that everything be-
longs to them, and must be taken when
opportunity occurs. South Carolina
has about thirty-fvc thousand more col
ored voters than white, and if this state
of affairs is allowed to 90 on much long
er, it will eventually end in a war of
races. Something must be done to pre-
vent such calamity. And the people
blame the North and the Government
for upholding and sanctioning this class
of men, who are sucking out the very
life of the State, and scattering seeds of
wickcdness that will bring forth bitter
fruit, The theory that ignorance can
govern States has proven a total failure
here, and | honestly think il it was not
for fear of the United States soldiers,
some hanging would he done in less than
year, or men would be less than hu-
man."
We are glad, of course, that yet anoth.
er Of onr Northern brethren has got his
eyes open to an abomination and dis
grace to the American name, which, il
seems to us, blind man ought to have
seen long ago. What pity, though,
that the condition of things in South
Carolina which our Northern brethren
are so very slow to see, cannot be trans
ferred for a while TO States further north
MS an eye opener, We think it would
have fine effect, and be, withal, just
what our Northern brethren deserve
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Long Branch is happy. In fact, it is
jubilant over the news that at an early
day Mr.. Grant, with his splendid livery
and gaudy characters and pages, will
draw to this aristocratic watering-plaee
an immense eoncourse Of snobs and
shoddy rich folks. They will spend
their money freely and without stint.
Come easy, go easy" is a motto the
world over, which holds good.
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Advertising Rate. sivon ON application
PULPIT LECTURES.
An Intensely Humorous Lee.
ture.
Racy Portraitures CT Parties
with Whom the Minister
Comes in Contact.
But the Best is the Deacon
Who Wants the Preacher
to Marry His Daughter.

Almost every man by the time he ar
rived at middle life wished he had fol.
lowed some other occuration but he
never heard Of one who wished he had
been a minister. The difficulties Of 4
ministers life began generally away back
in hi. career. They were usually born
. Of poor but respectable parents. There
was no harm in his being poor, but IL
was piece Of bitter irony to call him
poor, but respectable"
The young minister having been born.
his trouble begun. Ills elder brother
had suspicion that he was not very
fond Of doing chores and his sister. who
80 often saw him in his shirtsleeves,
wondered how he would look in the pull
pit. As soon as he declared his desire
to be a minister, shout Of laughter
went up from his playfellows at school,
and he was treated with reserve that
made him feel about as uncomfortable as
if he was sitting on Baptist council.
Laughter.
At college he lived in poor way, his
diet consisting for the most part OF bread
aud cheese and onions. On Saturdays
he performed his weekly ablutions,
packed his valise, and went of on the
train, which landed him, in weather as
cold as Greenland, in u wilderness, where
he would be met by the farmer in whose
house he was TO stay over Sunday. and
who would take him in his cutter for a
long ride, with the thermometer at 800
below zero. Arriving at the farmhouse,
the farmer would leave the Young student
warming his heels at the door. while he
put up the cutter, and he would be gone
for over half AN hour talking about
things to his wife when he would sudden
ly recolect himself, and send his daugh-
ter Jerusha to "go and tell that man to
come in" When he entered the house,
the housewife would eye him with suspi-
cion, and ask him in gruf voice if he
had ANYTHING to en-, before starting, and
IL he said he had, nothing more would
be said about refreshments that night,
but he would be invited to saw PRAYERS,
and then a kerosene lamp would be put
into his hand and he would he laconical-
y instructed" second door, right
hand and retire to cold, unared bed
that would absorb all the animal heat of
an OK in three minutes.
The picture of his Sunday experience
in the country on a journey to "supply"
n country pulpit was drcary in the ex.
treme, but il was nothing to the sketch
presented of the minister's troubles after
he got fairly settled over parish. The
student, after preaching three or four
times ON trial, with the result of deepen
ing the good impression made ON his first
visit. would have the ladies of the con-
grcgation csming round him, and assur-
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JonS CoBB has found on his farm,
six miles from Nicholasville. a stratum
of rock which on careful analysis yields
forty cents worth of pure gold to a hall
pint of rock. Darnicks which are worth
81 40 per gallon must be regarded Us
remunerative.
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STEEL Raj = DOUBLE TRACK,i
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

The Grea Short lin, lom oSria~aa or cs,.ms.u
Saving 81 to 10 miles and arriving On traine in ad-
saving g miles, and arriving 81 hours in advsnc.
saving q miles, and arriving 50 hoursin advance at
Reaching PHILADELPHIA one train the quickest.
The Great Iron Railway Bridges!
Over the ohlu river at Psrker>luYr and Brairr sre
complete. Morning aud night liucs u Puilsapis paI
ace dswina-voof1 and sleeping cars are rs on thfs
rouk nom Cincinnati or Columbus " naitiAAer and
Washineton City, 80 : :.
WITHOUT CIIAN0E.
~ this rouie you avoid all eqnIlrn tssG1rp and<
ssficFcts pyxs=rsn-rstkos y .nSG1
ssd vess. L. tcl~. zrswal tichst aBa(; nnsG mux,
Nd. L. wilsyn master tran.pasenkkua. nnItiussr~,
Ohm
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A NEBRASKA man and his wife hap
penod to elope the same night, and each
lo.t cote 70. Ito o,h1.
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RICHMOND JUNCTION,
ClIzABETHTowy & pApUcAn r. r..
COMPLETED TO PADUCAH.

Passengers leaving Louisville on ssi a IN train make
close connection at hto~n with ioao lhin.
u. BROCK, superintendent.
O. BRADsurAR. Gen'l Pass. Ag't.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

Senator Stevenson, of Kentucky. voted
with thirty.two Republicans for an
atrocious press-gang law, introduced by
Conkling.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-10
THE GAZETTE.
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH TO-

FORFEITED LIFE INSURANCE "ooo,
s,n Smith, formerl y of Luxembourg, Va, mas
recovered 81 900 damages 10 the ST; Louis Clr-
euit gmrn from the Charter Oak Lite iqsur :
anse COMPANY. It.seems that on the 6th g. OF
Nav. 1858, policy for S., 600 was issued oy
the company on the life of J. W. Smith, Tor
the benefit of his wife. The premium was
slO4 per anuum. The premiums were regu.
larlv pad up to the 5th Of May, 1861, and
the premium due on that day was rendered
aud refused, aud the company has sluce re-
fused to receive the annual premiums. ana
have declared the policy void The answer OF
the company alleged a breach OF the conditions
of the policy, 10 that Smith voluntarily enter
ed the Confederate service without the consent
of the company, and that be has become SO IN
temperate as to seriously impair bis healIn'
there is also plea OF the statute OF limitations
After citing authorities as to the time ~hen the
rebellion 10 Virginia commeuced the Judge
said: c,c
1T is settled law that the contract OF HE
insurance is DOT dissolved by the outbreak OF
war; aud in Sands VS.. Life Insurance Com,
paDy so, N. Y, 626, payment BY the assured
to the agent of the company within the limits
of the Confederate States, during the war, was
sustained as valid, although such payment was
made 10 Confederate notes.
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It is stated that Bismarck opinion is that
another war with France is inevitable; that she
will be backed by Russia, and that all Europe
will be involved in the contest. 1t has not been
long since all the emperors of Europe 10
hilarious after-dnner speeches declared that
the peace of Europe should be maintained; 80
if this be true we can put no more falth 10
what Emperors say when drunk, aud the
proyerb 10 vino veritas falls into dlSrepute.
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NOR FOLK AND SION.

~
The steamer LADY OF THE LAKE con.
Meeting al Norfolk with the steamers sT-1
of the Merchants and Miners Trsns-. lzSassa227H.
wharf, No south wharves, EVERY MON
DAY and tt RSCAY at $50 =. M, for Nor
folk. Returning, leave Norfolk on UESDA Us,
and FRIDAYS, At 5 p. m, stopping at Fort
Washington, Glymont, Piney Point, Point
Lookout and Fortress Monroe.
This line, connecting at Alexandria with the
O.. A. & M. snd w. s. O. r. Rs, and at Nor
folk with the Boston steamers offers superior in
ducements for the rapid and careful shipment Of
I'll kinds Of freight to Boston. The rates being
low, the attention Of shippers is particularly di-
rected TO this feature. All freight forwarded
given.
For freight or passage apply on board, or to
Y. D. GRONER, Norfolk J. G. WATERS,
F. A. REED, Agent Alexandra.
A. 6. PLANT, Gen. Agt.,
Cor 18th st. and New York ave-,
Washington D. G.
First class fare to Norfolk, 50; round trip, ST
Second class fare to Norfolk, So; round trip, So
ap 2-t1
,>sse. MERCHANTS LINE NEW YORK
$3.50 STEAMSHIPS.
The inc consists e. the following 6rst-class
outside steamers:
JOHN GIBSON. ......... Capt. w. Il Winters
AND
VALLEY CITY .. Capt Bedell
Will leave New York EVERY SATURDAY
for this port; and, returning, will leave Alexan
lria EVERY FRIDAY, at II O clock.
all freight must be on the dock by 8 q. m.
For freight or passage apply to
EOOE s. JOHNSTON,
Agents, No. Prince street.
Agents in New York,
GEO. B. MERRlCk,
ap20 226 South ST.. Pier No. 80 East river
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u-OOD avn COAL.
TOALl M

COAL COAL
ceiving at our wharf and storage. yards. foot OF
oueen streets all the best GOALS known to
this market We name in part:
LYKEN'S VALLEY.
SHAMOKIN and EAST FRANKLIN LOR-
DI I6HA \ S from EAGLE VEIN COLLIERY.
The celebrated CONTINENTAL and HA-
ZEI DELL from the Goodrich Colliery, es
teemed the best in the market:
And LEE and STANTON WHITE ASH
Also, GEORGES CREEK CUMBERLAND
Having ample space, each variety of Coal is
kept distinct from that of others, and ls es-
pecay prepared for family use aas door
slate z24O lbs to the ton. Orders left with
Messrs. Clarridge s. Grigg,, corner King and
Rovsl SITS. or at the yards will be promptly filled.
T. j. MEHAFFEY q CO.,
jyl7 Wharf and Yards foot 81 Queen St.
.CoAL' COAL, ooAA'
To arrive and on wharf q full stock Of
Lykens Valley Red Ash Coal.
Lorberry Red Ash Coal
Shamokin Coal.
Henry Clay Mine Coal.
Lee Mine White Ash Coal.
Deano Mine White Ash Coal.
Lehigh White Ash Coal.
Locust Mountain Coal.
Chestnut Red Ash Coal.
Chestnut White Ash Coal.
West Virginia Coal.
Cumberland Coal.
All of the best quality, and for sale at lowest
market rates-224O lbs to the ton.
Orders left at 81 King street will be promptly
attended to- w. a. DMOOT,
jy lott Shoots wharf, foot of Princess st.
HAViNG disposed of my interest IN the
IL Wood and Coal Yard on King street to
John Leatherland, 1 shall continue the Wood
and Coal business at yards on the north and
south corners of Union and Queen sss Wv WHERE mere
quality RED and WHITE ASH GOALS Of the
different sizes; CUMBERLAND COAL by the
Also HICKORY, OAK and PINE WOOD.
The patronage of the citizens is respectfully So
icted All orders left at the office of the Alex
andria Insurance Co., No. 81 KING street, with
Col. Marye, or at Clarridge & Grigg's Drug
Store, corner King and Royal streets, will be
promptly attended to. Weight guaranteed,
iy 3-tf IdOo. y. MEdhP q l.
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WASHINGTON s. OHIO RAILROAD.
BH %H:z=zs E5isE - ssssaals

EHS Fl ~ ~ SS1{SssTGTTs S12RnG H5fy &43~eSSfp
WINTER ARRANGEMENT, BEGINNING
NOVEMBER TO- 1873,
The mail train will leave Washington at "a
IN. and Alexandria at $40 q. m. daily, except
Sunday pass Lecsburg going westwarn al ll.2'
n. m. arrive at Hamilton at l:45 II. m. Leave
Hamilton at l2:45 p. IN. pass Leesburg gong
eastward at l:l0 p. M. arrive ut Alexhndrla NJ
3:l5 D. H., and Washington at $3.50 y. m:
The accommodation train will leave Washing
TON ut D. m ard Alexandria at a. 10 y. N. daily
except Sunday, and arrive at Leesburg Mt -
p. M Leave Leesburg \: u 3: m and arrlVe nj
AlexaEdris.at Sis, and Washington nj $50 uIn
Gs.- Passengers from Washington WI take
the Washington and Ohio cas- at the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad station at n. IN. ana p.
NJ, and 60 through without change OF cars .
The o. 10 n. m. train from Alexsndri" and - 40
y. m train from Hamilton connect al Hnmilt"p
with kemps Daily Line ct Coaches for Purcell
vile, Snickcrsvllc, Berryvllle and Winchester;
also with Reamcrs Line Of Coaches, which leave
Lcosburg daily for Aide and Mddlcburg.
Comm antiOn tickets, cts. per mile
Annual tickets, $50.
r. II. HAVENER,
nov 12-tf General Ticket Agen..
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No. 100 King street, Alexandria, Va,

No. 100 King street, Alexandria, Va,
February 2 1874
THE UNDERSIGNED has this day pur--
l. chased of H. B. Hoomes his stock Of DRY
GOODS, and is now adding to and will continue
to add from time 10 time such sirabte goods as
are specially suited to the present and approach
ing season.
The business in future will be conducted upon
u Cash BASIS, the stock kept .ull and COM
pete in Ill departments, and great inducements
offered to purchasers. The patrons of the late
house and the public generally are invited to
call and examine stock.
feb 3-tf u. +. BRASHEAR.