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ED. F. HUNTER. JOHN FERGUSON
HUNTER & FERGUSON,

attorneys and Councillors at Lar.
OFFICE in MOTIFS Building, New Lexington,
" Ohio. Prompt and joint attention given to
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Aug z 1874 II.
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stock Markets.

EAST LIBERTY, August 19.-Receipts
of Cattle ], 1926 head; for the week so far
4,S35 head; good Cattle sill scarce and
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ally common and poor; market active;
best Sc u! TO 8 so; medium So 50G6,
common S4 so to 5 25; stockers IS TO 4;
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-01
H.9.UYL TD.N' EASTER S SO.Fs.
Baitinaore, MARYLAND.

T)ROCuE AND CACHEMERE d ECOSSE
ID SHAW
We keep both the Paris and Vienna makes o
these ShawIs, and have now in stock Of this sca-
sons goods ,,-,7 DAT
TERMS.
Prices from s. so 20 Sl25 each
HAMILTON EASTER u SONS.
Gs4"Samples supplied by mail on appacaI'on'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-01

RIoToUs CONDUCT. "A seriousrot was threat
encd at Deep Greek, on Saturday night, by o
party of armed colored people. 1t seems that
negro named Henry Bell had 10 his posses
sion small SUN of money belonging to another
negro, aud either lost it or spent it for whiskey
When called upon for the money, he asserted
that he had been knocked down and robbed by
some white men. Whereupon bis friends, num-
ibering about thirty, armed themselves with
clubs, black jacks pistols, razors, &c., and
proceeded to the hotel, clamoring for the man
who robbed Henry Bell" Through the exer-
tions of Mr.. Spratt, one of the party Of gentle
men who were sitting in the Office of the hotel,
they were deferred from assaulting the party,
but were ipsulted by such epithets as d-n
towards. On Sunday morning they again con-
gregated on the canal bank near the hotel, and
were particularly insulting to Mr.. Scott, the
owner of the store, in which they alleged that
Henry Bell had been robbed. This demonstra-
To T1o causedsSStasjt"sa sStsj ato to prepare tor action;
They lS soon mus!s. .ents!lfttly'~we n,Sts!lfty' we'll armed
ing that the white men were ps ss.l;ah ~ he he
them 10 fair fight, quieted dopared to S,s'
40 1urther demonstration. In tht aod nmeet
messenger mad been dispatched for Saao ;maoe
ner, VINO arrived IN time to arrest twFIe
rlngleaders, Miles Weeks and Henry Less. I
Henry Bell and John NL,ckie: the otbeIIhe =
leaders, made their escape. The two in onst =
were taken before two negro Magistrates WY
bound them over iu small sum, We n,an
man named Wheeler becoming their boudsnae.
From what We could gather from our Informant
affairs are in very critical state about Deep
Creek. The white people are 10 constant dread
OF an attack. The negroes seem determined to
force an issue and have fight. -NoJok Land
3DurE
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GODS AT THE LOWEST POINT.

GooO' a. = = ~" ~
Just from New York.
We have just returned from the market with
some as cheap goods, Of every description, rs
were ever offered in this city. The
DRESS GOODS AND SHAWLS
we would call particular attention to.
BLANKETS, AL numbers and qualities.
FLANNELS white, red and grey.
COTTON SHEETINGS, in all widths.
CANTON FLANNELS, bloached and bro,
and everything else to make our assortment
complete. We invite all who want To make
purchases in our line to give us a call. We
have the goods, and the prices are right.
,ov p d. F. WITMER CO.
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DRY GOOUS.
N. BERkLEY

0WING to the increased demand for the cell
~ cbrated REBECCA KID GLOW BIS,
PHETZFELDER s BENDHEIM have jus:
received new supply of popular shades.one =, nc,
and two buttons ut the nominal price OF Si:oo
and 81 N dec II
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cPECIAL ATTENTION is called to the
y great bargains otferei in FURS, CAR-
PETS, PORTMONAlES, &c, at
PRETZFELDER s. BENDHElMS
Popular Dry Goods Store,
dec 22 l44 hlng slreeI
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OUR AIM IS TO SUPPLY GOODS adapt ,po
" ed to the wants Of the poor as well l, as To tne
rich, and we keep ONLY THE BEST ana mgs'
grade of every class OF goods
With fixed price and not misrep' esellIlng lte l,
ther wants from Us with confidence
HAMILTON EASTER " SONS.
ns-Samplcs supplied by mail on application
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-15
MURDER
Architect Mullet Arraigned.

WAsuISGToN, Jan. II.
When the naval appropriation bill was
pending in the House, Mr. Randall of Penn
sylvana offered an amendment making it
a penal offence for any government official
to authorize the beginning of any work
which would consume more money than
had been actually appropriated therefor
This amendment was supported by Messrs.
Willard of Vermont and Dawes of Massa-
chusett5 in very able speeches in which
they sailed into Supervising Architect Null
let rough shod Both lnstanced the New
York postollicc as a sample of his disregard
for law and his ineXcusable extravaganza.
The act of Congress authorizing this build
ing expressly provided that its total cost
should not exceed 100000 and no con-
tracts were to be entered into until all the
estimates were completed showing what
the exact cost would be. Notwithstanding
this solemn enactment the New York post
Office has been made to cost $4,000, 900.
The Boston postoflce was to cost not
more than million and half, and yet
over three millions have been expended
and it is not completed. Mr. Beck of Ken
lucky also participated in the debate, but
took the ground that Congress was to be
held responsible for Mr. Mullctt's extrav-
agancc and disregard of law, because it had
not put - veto on his operations. He
might have gone further and said that the
most damaging facts in regard to contracts
for materials for the New York and Bos
ton postofflccs had been brought out before
the committee on postollices and post roads
during the second session of the Forty
second Congress, and that these facts
showed that Mullett wilfully violated the
law and boosted of it before the committee.
In their report to the House the committee
in speaking Of Mullett's contracts, said
Although but 5000, 900 was appropriated
by Congress to commence work, and al
though from Mr. Mullett's testimony it
would seem that the work done and the
contracts would not exceed the appropria-
tion the Committee find that the Super
visng Architect without the authority of
law, has contracted for the granite and
dressing Of the same for the entire build
ing, which will amount, according to his
own estimate to between one and half
and two millions of dollars.
! In the same investigation it was proven
that the Government paid for cutting the
granite and paid the contractor Is per cent
profit on the gross cost. In subsequent
| Investigation by the same committee it was
established that Alex r Shepherd had a
contract with Mulett to do all the plumb
ing and gas fitting in all the public build
| ings in the United States, and was paid for
the former cost price, 10 per cent royalty
and 10 per cent profit, and in the latter Is
per cent over and above total cost. Shep-
herd also had contract to roof all public
buildings with patent roofing on the same
terms at which the plumbing was done
But Notwithstanding Congress WAS made
| familiar with all these enormties, Mulett
was allowed to 90 on in his reckless and
extravagent way, and all the money he
demanded was voted.
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43D CGNGRESS---.FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WAsHlNGroy, Jan. IA.
Various untavorable reports were made
by the committee on claims on bills of a
private nature, and further consideration
was indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Sargent, from mines and mining
reported bill supplemental to an act to
promote the development of the mining
resources of the United States, with amend
ments, and recommended its passage.
The morning hour having expired, the
Senate proceeded to consider the resolution
from the finance committee. Senator
Schurz addressed the Senate in opposition
TO the expansion of the currency and in
favor Of Il return to specie basis, and dis
cussing the subject in general terms with
out having any specific plan Of his own.
MIR. Schurz closed at $40 p. m, when Mr..
Lewis, Of Virginia, moved that the Senate
proceed to the consideration of executive
business, which motion prevailed. At 4:45
the doors were reopeDed and the Senate adj
JOulbtNl AlllIl lO-luOllON.
HOUSE.
After a long discussion as TO the mode of
considering and actin. on the revision re-
port consisting of more than 5000 printed
pages, it was finally agreed to hold two
evening sessions in each week for its con-
sideraton, beginning with Tuesday and
Thursday evenings of next week.
The House at two o'clock went into
committee of the whole, L II Roberts in
the chair. and resumed the consideration
of the naval appropriation bill. In the dis
cussion on an item of appropriating
Sl51,000 for civil establishments and the
various navy yards, Il personal controversy
arose between Beck of Kentucky, Hale Of
Maine and Kelly of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Cox quoted from the Army and
Navy Journal in confederation of the
statement which he made before the holi-
days that New York was at the mercy of
foreign IRON clads, and remarked that its
only protection was in the refined system
of torpedoes.
Mr. Crooke, of New York, expressed his
establishment at Mr. Cox remarks and de-
clared that no iron clad could cross the
New York bar as all great iron clads had Il
draught of 80 feet of water or over, and
no vessel with draught of % feet of wa
ter or over could get over.
The committee rose, without making
much progress in the bill, and at half past
four adjourned,
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ruption and of the consequent fratracdal
carnage. How could such purpose be
promoted otherwise than by political asso-
citation or personal intercourse with citizens
of diffcrents, including those of states pro-
fesscdly disailcctcd to the Union? Should
only the possible means of laboring to pre-
vent civil war to be stigmatized as dsloy-
atty to the constitution? Immediately on
the occurrence of the first of hostility to
the Union being struck against the state of
South Carolina, took my stand with the
Union and its government | publicly an
nounced my adoption to them in the most
unequivocal terms
rendered my services to the government
in the field or in any other way which
might testify my fidelity to 1t and have
continued from that day to this, as well in
official as unofficial action, to tread in
path of answering devotion to the Union,
whether during the actual progress of hos
tilities against it, or in subsequent parts of
its reconstruction, and Of successive
amendments of the constitution, rendered
necessary by the changed conditions and
relations of several states of the United
States, and Of their respective inhabitants.
The recent amendments of the constitu-
ton, each and all Of them, as they were in
turn adopted, and the legislative acts for
their enforcement and for accomplishing
reconstruction, had my cooperation and
adhesion, and | have supported them con-
stantly if not in political debate, for
which my comparatively reserved habits of
life afforded neither occasion or opportu-
nifty Of giving opinion in courts and in
counsel or discussion with officers of the
government, members of Congress and pri-
vate persons, | entertain the same general
respect for their amendments as for other
amendments of the constitution, and also
rendering special observance due to them
as just and necessary incidents of the re-
construction of the Union. While my
nomination was undergoing consideration
in the Senate it would have been unbecom-
ing for me to speak in explanation of my
self or my opinions, but now with relative
Indifference to whatever else may have been
said either honestly or malcously to my
prejudice, it belongs to my sense of public
duty and it is my right to reaflirm and de-
clare that have never, in my long course
of not inactive life, done an act uttered
a word, or conceived thought of disloyal-
t. to the constitution or Union
have the honor to be very respectfully,
CALEB CUsmING.
Washington, Jan. II, 1874
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The Coal MonOpolists Again.

New York, Jan. IA.
\ dispatch from Pottsville, Pa, says the
difficulty between the miners and coal
operators in that section assumes graver as
poets every hour. President Gowen has or
dered the stoppage of all improvements to
his mines, and the cessation of all work on
shafts now being sunk, and has declared
his intention to cease all operations in this
section until the men submit. The stop
page will throw out Of employment, be-
sides nine thousand miners, over half the
employees of the Philadelphia and Eric rail
road, and large number of men in the re-
pair shops of the company. 1t is stated
that a general discharge will take place in
these departments at once.
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'Ei,c Northumberland Concert.


Much excitement is being manifested in
this vicinity, not only in Rutland but in adj
Joining towns as well, over the rare must
cal event that occurs at the Rutland Opera
House on Monday evening next, and it is
quite natural that such should be the case.
Several neighboring towns will send dele
cations at that time, and seats for the same
will soon be at premium. Our citizens
should avail themselves Of the advantage of
obtaining good seats at Meekcr's this NOR
ming.
Watson's 1rt J0WndI one of the best
opponents of the art of music in New York,
says:
Wieniawski is, unquestionably, the great
est yiolinst that ever visited this country.
He presents that rare combination of per-
feet artst-one who is equally great in the
classic as in the romantic school. AS an
eXccutionist he is wonderful and faultless,
and as an intellectual exponent of the great
est works of the great masters, we have
not known his equal.
Maurel, the favorite baritone of the
Strakosch Italian Opera Company, has won
| iiio way INV nv lawn duillllullbu u
the public, more rapidly than any other
singer who has visited u.s. lie is, in truth,
a fine artist, splendidly educated, full OF
fire and passion, controlled by exquisite
taste, possessed of a glorious voice, and
handsome enough to fascnate bcyy of
beauties. The union of two such artists
will prove an intellectual delight that every
lover of music will appreciate.
In speaking of the second concert given
by this troupe at Boston on Tuesday even.
Ing the JournaI says
The second of these truly magnificent
entertainments--and nothing better has
been given here this season-took place
here at the Music Hall last evening. Boil
the distinguished artists-W ieniawski ant
Maurel- gained fresh laurels and Madame
Schiller, the pianist, also came in for q
large share of the honors. NJ Maurel al
vanced still farther in favor with the pub
lie. lie is the most satisfactory dramatic
singer who has been here for many years
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viz. Esriagmnm on ,Eompernmce.

4 very good audience assembled at odd
Fellows Hall last evening to listen to the
lecture by Miss Ina VI Brdgman on ITEM
perance.' This lady is possessed of many
desirable qualifications MS a public speaker
and we judge, made good impression
upon the audience. She is prepossessing
in appearance forcible yet pleasing in de-
livery, paying much attention to expression
in the language used SO much so as to be
quite noticeable, and using choice and APP
proprate diction in hcrrcmarls. She gave
many interesting, perhaps somewhat famil-
lar statistics, in regard to drunkenness and
liquor-selling as carried on in the land and
depicted the curse Of the winc-cup with
much feeling and effect. Her remarks up
on the relation of the ballot to the temper.
Gncc movement were well grounded and
demonstrated good ideas Of the effect It has
upon political life. Many of her ideas
were original, APPLY illustrated ard con.
vincing in argument, while much brought
up was Of the same substance usually heard
ON this important topic.
The Lodge Of Good Templars in Rutland
are certainly doing a good work IN an en-
tcrprising way, and we trust more lee
turers will be engaged for the instruction
Of the public upon this absorbing theme
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The REPORTER. DR.. Stone of
California does not agree with the opinion
Of testy old gentleman, who we once met
in bank meeting in which there were
some charges of mismanagement, and who,
on seeing reporters, moved that they ''be
banishcd,' alleging that "they caused most
all the mischief in the world On the
other hand he thinks they are great
power for good. In recent sermon he
said
''The newspaper is more feared to-day
in congressional halls and the high places
of corruption and villainy than laws and
courts, the stings of conscience and the
thunders of divine wrath God is great
way off and the judgment waits but the
ubiquitous reporter thrusts his sharp gaze
into all covert and hidden schemes-an I'M
erring detective. The pestilent spy will
tell all he sees-tell it on the housctops.
print it for a nation of readers. Good !.
Give us more of this. Long live the re-
porter. Let every public man who medi-
tates little piece of gainful fraud under
stand that he is ''shadowed" at each step
by this unbought espionage, and though he
may not be converted he will be re-
strained"
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New York STOCK ana Money Market,


LATEST MONETARY.
customs receipts at the Gold Exchange to-day
amounted to 100000.
Treasury disbursements to-day amounted to
s1is,OoO.
The gross earnings OF the Erie railroad for the
year 1873 were s2O,Ol2,6Od, surplus above ex-
pendltures, including dividends paid s36s,sJ4.
The Clearing House to-day cancelled the re-
mainlAg $4,000 loan certificates issued during
the panic.
The net reserve in associated banks Is eight
cen millions greater than at this time last year
and constantly increasing.
Money very easy during the afternoon, and
offered freely at 3 per cent.
Sterling exchange quiet at 4-s2% fer GO days
and $50 for sight.
Gold ranged at lll1s@as, and closed at my.
Carrying rates 2@I gold,
Clearings In the Gold Exchange to-day
amounted to saO,50o,OOO.
State bonds were with better feeling and
prices improved.
Governments closed strong with incre ised
demand.
stocks were weak until the first board with a
decline OF A@lc. The market then became
strong and prices moved upward steadily TO the
close, and in some cases the highest prices
since the panic were made. The leading fea-
lures were Lake Shore New York Central,
Union Pacific, Pacnc Mail, and Western Union,
Tho total sales between ten and two o'clock
amounted TO l59, 900 shares. of which AOO0 were
Western Union; 10000 Union Pacific 5000 Wa
bash $1,000 Pacific Mall 10000 ohios n coo
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IEO-DnY,s GIDhp.

FIRST PAGE-Ilistorica Sketch of the
Second Congregational Church in Benning-
ton ; An Interesting Relic Vermont News ;
Miscellany.
SECOND PAGE-Editoral Brcyitics Edi-
torials McEnery and the Labor Question
Solved in Louisiana Rejecting Petitions in
1874 Personal A Holocaust of Flame ::
Annual Elections.
THIRD PAGE-Dashes Banl. Elections ::
Locals Latest Telegraph.
FOURTH PAGE-Chronologcal Record of
the Great Fires of the Year 1878
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SOME MORE GOOD NEWS.

Williams and Wiley, tonsoral artists
under the Bardwell House, have recently
been painting and frescoing their hair
dressing saloon, and now they are ready to
do good work. Ii you want good shave
you can get it at their rooms. Mr.. Will
liams cannot be beat, and in hair cutting he
challenges this state or any other. Go there
and try him and you will find him good
artist