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The daily gazette., 1874-12-14
What the Papers Say.

The Milford Ne,cs says to its readers ::
mo pay-no paper"
The Scranton Times wants the 2-cent
stamp tax on checks abolished.
The Philadelphia Press says: "Contri-
buttons to the treasures of the foreign
missions of the various Evangelical
Churches never came in so slowly as in
1874.
The Philadelphia BulletA says that IA
blow is struck at one of the chief suhrce.i
of Congressional corruption, by w.. .n.-
an act forbidding Congressman fl .ct
ing as council for claimants agal. IA
government.
The Reading Eagle, speaking oi qnal-
iEing tax assessments says Make the
rich man pay as much tax proportiunally
as the poor man Is paying. The limited
property holder is the one that is pay
ing the city and county tax.
The Reading Eagle says. Within the
past few years a considerable falling of
has been noticed III the patronage of the
hotels at the northern watering places
during the summt mtr-cause, European
tourists in summer, and Florida Bojourn.
ers in winter.
The Milford Neps, commenting on the
Presidents message, says The Presi.
dent evidently ls OF the opinion that the
whole trouble in the South grows out OF
the indlsposition OF the rebel whites tc
acknowledge the rights Of the negroes II.
citizens. Until they are ready to dc
this there appears to be but little hop,
for peace in that section
The Reading Eagle says: The best an
swer to State Bank circulation is its ut
ter inability in the past to secure tn,
note holders and the different banks i,
counties and cities other than those in
which the bank is located when the not,
is issued and the oft times over issue O,
notes and many other evils which tn,
present National Banking law has over
The N. Y. Day Book says of the Presi
dents policy: 'These black Republican
principles not merely violate the Consti
| tuition, but the order of nature, an,
therefore must be abandoned or tb,
South will be utterly ruined Of necessi
ty, dragging the North into the sam,
gulf OF perdition and despair; also it il
quite as certain and demonstrable tha
there can be no specie standard realized
| until production is set agoing again i,
the South, to fill up the awful wastes O
war, or the war debt is itself at once re
pudiated. Negro labor must be utilize,
| to help pay the great war debt at once
| Let Congress repeal all laws" in confiic
| with the Constitution.
The daily gazette., 1874-12-14
NelCS Items.

A private letter from Cuba, received
in New York, asserts that seven slaves
were flogged to death recently near
Cardenas.
A special telegram from Fort Garry
to a St, Paul paper says positively that
the British Government intends to par
don Riel and Lepine
. John Neville, aged eight years, was
kidnapped at W est Hoboken, on Thurs.
day night. He was playing with another
childs when carried off.
A young man went into barber
shop in Boston, on Saturday, took up
razor and cut his throat while standing
before mirror He was desperate fol
want of work.
AT Charlestown, Massachusetts,, yes
terday, William II. Jones murdered
Mrs. o. r. Barry at her residence, and
then cut her own throat. The deed
was done with razor, which Jones
took with him from Somersville, where
he lived. No cause is assigned. TIL,
bodies were discovered by son Of
the murdered woman on his returr
from church in the afternoon.
The daily gazette., 1874-12-14

General Buffers new party does no
impress the reconstructed Chicago
Tribune favorably. 1t throws several
bucketfuls of very cold water upon
the Essex statesman and then ltells
him: when Mr.. Butler has raffied
his constituency, he should summon
Tweed as his lieutenant. Butler has
shown prc-cminent ability in planning Z
salary grabs and other schemes; Tweed
equal ability in executing them. 1he
two combined would concentrate all
the immortality and corruption OF the
country, and once concentrated, the
people could easily put an end to the
lenders and their party"
The daily gazette., 1874-12-14
Of Elephants-A Negro King ,oith Four
Handred W3res. 81 ~
From the st. Louis(Mo.) Democrat.

Handred IRires. " ~
prom thost. LouisllMo.) pemocrat.l Z,
Col. Charles Chaille Long, of Princess
Anne, Md, was captain in the Union
army during the late war, and now holds
the rank of colonel on the staff of the
Viceroy OF Egypt. Colonel Long, associ-
ated with Captain Gordon of the Eaglish
army, has been for some time exploring
the Nile. From his father, Littleton
Long, Esq, OF Princess Anne, Md, We
have a copy Of the colonePs last letter,
which will prove Of interest to many Of
our readers. 1t is US follows; g.
si'5 GoNDoKoRo, Africa, April 90, IA.
NV Dear Edther.-I wrote you from
Khartoum on the Goth of March. The
18th of this month We arrived here after
O terribly tedious and uninteresting pas
sage, Q5,000 miles from Khartoum,J $40
miles Of marsh, with nothing. to relieve
the eye save the wandering herds of ele-
plants and wild animals, and the nights
hideous with the roar of the hippopota-
mi. which collect around and seem angry
OF an invasion OF this horrid country.
The mosquitoes are fearful. Gondokoro
is village OF 900 inhabitants, held by
Egyptian troops, and the country around
is thickly populated; The Bari tribe.
tub hlOot mdIhhG VI thS htSHotS, are
generally inimical but some tribes are
Friendly, All naked-men, women and
children-to wear clothes they consider
effeminate. ] have Just returned from
an official visit made to Lono, a powerful
bnt friendly chief, to engage his good
Offices i'll the interest OF peace. He has
four hundred wives and numberless
children; tall, Splendid looking fellow
six and one-half feet in his bare feet /;
brought his wives to see me, and would
have given me several. declined the
honor. To describe to you the many
and strange incidents of life and travel
here would take volumes-manners GUS
toms, language, &c. We found on arri-
val here q store of provisions and camp
equipage left by the disastrous expedi-
tion of Sir Samuel Baker. Although hot
during the day, the rain (such rain) and
fearful storms ut night that make it
very cold and disagreeable. / witnessed
last night dances, &c, of the different
tribes, and in the summing up they re-
semble great deal Of the frenzied ex-
citement of the negro at home. am
struck ut times with the fnct that civil
zation has done little for the negro. To
describe to you their starvation and mis-
cry, herded IN miserable huts, surround
ed by cattle and the smoke Of burning
dung, with which (cow's excrements,)
they cover themselves for protection
against the mosquitoes. Africa il II
conntry accursed Of God in my opinion.
leave to-day in command Of an expedi-
tion to see one of the most powerful
kings in Africa. When return shall
write you very interesting letter. l
carry him presents, &C., and shall see
and study his country. You must not
expect to hear from me for many months.
Your aaectionate son, CHAMEs.
The daily gazette., 1874-12-14
.TEEG1.HS(DN HOUSE,
VIEW CASTLE. DEL.
JOHN w. GRAY. Proprietor.

This large and beautifully
;: e.: 4; !: \:
modatiuDs Of lRST CLASS uQTEL. II
b view at tho Delaware Bay,
and is one o most pleasant and 40
lishtful plac the .,tate ior excursions
or pic nics .s hoYse is kept IN the beet
sty ", tie ba led with the enc ieest wiEes
liquors and drinks, and table supplied
with tue s nslantiils aud iuxuIits of the
market Z sionists can arrive ty boat or
rail. Parties ~he wish t. 40 6,bing or boat
riding on The noble Delaware, Jan be accom-
modated with suitable boats. Ihe patronage
Of ths public is respectfully so liciled.
iyr2 If j. W. GRAY.
The daily gazette., 1874-12-14
The District of Columbia.

1t might have been supposed that the
Radical party would have made an effort
to exhibit to the country and the world
Some show of ability to govern the peo-
pie properly when they took the District
of Columbia under their especial care.
But even in this small space the fail
ure Of their theories have been disas-
trous. No less SO perhaps than in South
Carolina and Louisiana. For many years
it was the custom of the Radical press
to point the finger of scorn at the Dis
trict, the white people OF which steadily
refused to vote the Radical ticket For
time they were overcome by bayonets
and these We're succeeded by that over
How OF negro suffrage that voted every
thing into the hands of the leaders of
the Radical party. This was soon found
to be going from bad to worse, and even
the Republican property holders began
to clamor. Then Congress stepped in
and gave the District new government,
similar to that Of Territory, with
Governor and Board of Public Control.
The President appointed the Governor,
and we believe he selected one Henry d.
Cook. banker and brother Of Jay Cook,
with Boss Sheppard as President of the
Board Of Public Works. Thus every
thing was lovely. Thousands of negroes
from the adjacent States were called to
Washington and put to work on immense
contracts, and in Eve OF six years the
taxes on property were run up 20 un-
heard of sums. The contractors all
grew rich and oppulent. But the own
ers of property found they could not
endure the burden and applied to Con-
gress for relief. That body appointed u
committee OF examination. And after
exhaustive research its report fairly ap-
palled both Houses. To 60 on and make
full exposure would perhaps involve
many of the highest Radical ofhce-hold-
ers, even the President himself was sus-
pected Of having had an interest in the
contracts. In order to prevent further
disclosures both Houses Of Congress
passed an act abolishing the District
Government which it had made only five
or six years previous, and which had
never been out of the hands of the Rad
icals. And here is the most distinct and
significant failure of negro suffrage; SC
utterly corrupt and ruinous was the ex
pertinent that it was swept away by the
act Of the last session. Its existenc,
during the short period of that District
Government was disastrous in the ex
treme; and has left the city of Washing
ton, it is said, entirely bankrupt. II
cannot pay its debt, which is about
twenty millions of dollars. This will
doubtless have to be paid from tn,
Treasury of the nation; for it is prepo, !,
ferrous to suppose that the small whit,
population which make up the tax-pay
ing citizenship can ever carry such .
burden-the black population, which il
placed in the census of 1870 at 43, ,4O4, il
said to be very worthless, and not to b,
relied upon at all as tax payers. Sucl
Is Radicalism. With all its vaporinp
when tried it is found treacherous an,
utterly untrustworthy.
The daily gazette., 1874-12-14
PUBLIC SALES.
BUSINESS STAND
All
PUBLIC SALE

Will be sold at Public Sale, at the Auction
Room of J.. w. Stidham Il son, No. III East
Fourth street,
on THURSDAY, DECEMBER oath
ut 8 O'Clock, J.. NJ,
The HOUSE AND LOT on the North west
Corner of Front and Shipley streets, formerly
the residence Of the late VIM. g. Jones, Ode.
cease'i,) and occupied as business stand tor
the past 30 years.
street, and about - feet deep, with II 49,
good twO-and halt story brick build IM
ing with 3-story back building there. iii
on, containing IL rooms with private III
entrance ON Front street. The store room is
OF good size and well adapted for grocery OF
oiher business, as the location is unexcelled
and is now occupied as a Harness Store.
a Title undOubted.
TERMS.-l0 per cent casl. on day of sale
one half OF the balance On or before the 25lh
day OF March, 1879, when good title will be
mi.de for the same. Balance mortgage for one
year.
ALSO,
THREE VALUABLE BUILDING LOTS
Ii y Gl feet bounded and described as fol.
lows, 10 Wit.
beginning at apoint ON the Easterly side o
Jefferson Street, between Seventh and Eighth
streets, at the distance OF IS feet from thC
noftherty side Of Seventh Street, at the north
erly side ui foun feet wide alley, thence
| along SAID alley side, easterly parallel TO IN
street 6l teet To IA three feet wide aley thence
| along the samo northerly, parallel to Jefferson
| street, 40 ieet to a corner, thence westerly
parallel to seventh street, u feet to the aiore
sai'i SIDE Ot Jefferson street, and thence there
with soutierly Al ieet tn the place OF begin
| ning
Conditions of sale of lots made known a
| sale. VIM. III. PIkKCE
decli-ts THOS. McCLAKI.
The daily gazette., 1874-12-14
II
BUSINESS STAND
AT. PUBLIC BALE

Will be sold at public sale. at the auction
room OF l.. w, Stidham 81 Son, No. Ill East
Fourth street,
On 9Th day. 18th Month q tDecember) 2ith, 1874,
at 8 o'clock. p. M.
THE HOUSE d LOT NO. 216 MARKET ST,
now occupied by Humphrey & Sandt. for the
sale of hats. furs. &c. The lot is 20 feet TjS
inches front. and 107 feet G inches deep, with
q good and well-arranged three story 49,
Brick Dwelling thereon. having u .!a
LARGE STORE ROOM and private III
entry. This property is one Of the ~
best business stands in the city. and must be
der the will Of MARY. Moore. The title is
deemed entirely safe, hs wing been in posses
sion OF tho late owner since 1910, with un-
doubtedly reliable conveyance Mt that time.
Terms-ten per cent of abe purchase money
TO be paid when the property Is struck of,tb Q
remainder Onthe 18th day OF the third month.
1870. at which time possesssOn will be given.
JOHN FERRIS. Trustee.
nov30ts L. W. Stidham & Son. Vuct'rs.
The daily gazette., 1874-12-14
TAe Retrenchment HuD,bug.

WAsHINaI ON, december l0.--The tire
ductton Of estimates" which The Appropria-
tion Committre PROCESSES TO have made
amounting 10 about oue-twentieth Of th3
amounts estimated by executive officials as
desirable for Legislative, executive aud
Judicial expenditure mex. year, Is part OF ii
systematic juggls psI sIforned ahyqshy BY
the Adminlstration leaders" The head Of
eneh bureau wishing to distinguish himself
by . brilliant management OF his specially,
aud also to handle all the money aud ron
troll sit the patronage lie eau, estimate ~
ne, dtul to his bureau everything which he
can ulakea pisusable excuse iur demanding,
aud thus brings in formidable scheme Of
expense. These estimates are submitted 10
the department to which the bureau bsIohgs;
and be, to make u show Of economical de-
signs, cuts them down little by topping OF
some OF the superauities. Then they are
sent TO Congress. which refets them To the
Appropriation COMMITTEE This budy goes
over them with II inic, ,oscope" and reduces
them sometimes even 10 hgures impractica-
bly, low. Then he bils, as framed by the
cOminittee, go 10 the Committee of the
Whole. aud the game OF beiug liberal with
other peoples noney begins. E,ch me'n-
Der wants some grant for his own neighbor-
hood and TO gel this he will cUncede almost
everything that members IRON oihel loeaii-
ties demaD1, aud ai,nCs, anything that
bureau officers VI heads OF departments urge.
BY the time au appropriation bill has passed
| the House il Is pretty sure TO he materially
incTea- ell in sum total. When il has passed
the Ssba,e u fuItLeT Increase has usually
beeL made, part, 1t not all, of which the
House will concede; aud u the two DO lies
do not agree the art, OF conierfnc, com
mittee can usually carry most OF the desired
points. The whole proceedings is q series
OF tricks 10 deceive the pubic, who, at the
re-opening OF every SESSION look sharply at
the estimates, but from their completely
fail 10 Understand them, and from the talk
OF "rctrenchment," wherewith Republicans
regularly open the session, presume that
Congress is doing the best II can--which is
precisely what the public should not pre-
sumo when an eutrageously large revenue
niultiples opportunities tor plunder.
The daily gazette., 1874-12-14
HOTELs.
\ WESTERN HOTEL.
N. W. Cor. 4th & Orange Streets

G. J. KYLE. PR0PLIETOR.
.xs,ss The above Eouse has been put IN
@t:: complete repair tor the rcreption OF
M guess, where they will recdive sll'the
Accom- NO iatiunl Of lIst-class hotel
Bar hIled With choicest win.s ., liquors., cigars.
&C., and the table supplied with the beet th =
market affords. Transient and permanent
bOarders accommodated ~ moderate rates.
Good stAblins and attentive hssuers. A
liberal share Of publis pstfonase Is respect
Aug2-d-tI
The daily gazette., 1874-12-14
WEATHER REPORT.
WAsHTNoToN, December /
PROBABILITIES

For the Middle State cloudy weather
and rain or snow, winds shifting to
westerly and northerly, rising bar ONE
ter, and lower temperature during
Monday night.
The daily gazette., 1874-12-14

Will be sold at Public Sale, at the Auction
Room of !. W. Stdham son, No. II Eas
Fourth street,
on TIIIrRspAY nEcEMDER oih
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1874-02-28
Special Notices.
PAIN-KILLER!
For Over Thirty Years
PERRY DAVIS VEGETABLE PAIN-KILLEE

PERk1 DAN - NLUbiApb
SHEEN TESTED IS EVERY VARIETY or CLIMATE,
AND BIZ ALMOST EVERY NATION KNOWN TO
AMERICANS.
Its the constant companion and estimable friend
of the missionary and the traveller, on sea and
land. and no one should travel on our Lakes or
Rivers @ithout it.
II has been before the public over thirty years,
and probably has a wider and better reputation
than any other proprietary medicine of the present
day. At this period there are but few unacquaint-
ed with the merits Of the Pain Killer but while
some extol it as liniment, they know but little
of its power in easing pain when taken internally,
while others use il internally with great success,
but are equally ignorant Of its healing virtues
when applied externally. We therefore wish to
say to all that isequally successful whether used
internally or externally and it stands to-day, I'M
rivalled b. all the great catalogue Of family medi-
cines. It's sufficient evidence Of its virtues as
standard medicine, to know that il is now used in
all parts of the world and thatit sale is constantly
increasing. No curative agent has had such wide
spread sale or given such universal satisiactlon.-
II is a purely vegetable compound, and perfectly
safe 10 unskilliul hands.
After thirty wears trial, il still receiving the
most uneUalned TESTIMONIALS 10 us virtues run
persons OF Tie highest character and responsible
itv Physicians of the first respectabiity, recon-
mend it as a most e!Fectua preparation for the eK-
tinction OF pain. 1t is not only the best remedy
ever known for Bruises, Cuts, Burns, &c, but for
Dysentery or Cholera or any sort OF bowel com
plant, it is a remedy unsurpassed for efficiency
and rapidity of action. IN the great cities OF In
dia. and other hot climates, it has become the
Standard Medicine for all such complaints, as we'll
as for Dyspepsia, Liver Complaints, and other
kindred disorders. For Coughs, Colds, Canker,
Asthma. and Rheumatic difficulties. it has been
proved by the most abundant and convincing tes-
timony 10 be an invaluable medicine.
Betrare of all limitations.
Tho Pain Killer is sold by all respectable drug
gists throughout the United States and foreign
countries. Prices-2j cents 80 cents and 81 per
bottle PERRY DAVIS e son,
Proprietors
No l26 High Street, Providence, r. /.
Feb IA lk74-4t
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1874-02-28
MARRIED.

A. the residence Of Mr. Thomas Gordon IN
Frederick county, Va, on the l2th INST. by Kew.
John H. Marsh MIR EPHRAIM HAYSLEII to
Miss JANE GORDON.
In Shepherdstown, on Thursday, 18th of Fe6,
ruarv. is74. by Rev. J. Hawkins. Mr.. JOS ~ ii
/. COOKUS to Miss LULA SNYDER, daughter
of Mrs Rachel Soyder, both of Shepherdstown.
On the 18th OF February, at the residence OF the
brides parents. bv the Rev. Charles Fisher, Mr..
AARON 7. HESS Of harrisburg, W: Va to
ELIZABETH c.. daughter OF Lewis IL. Staub
Of Green Spring. Frederick county, Virginia.
On the 10Th OF February. in Martinsburg, by the
Rev. NJ. l. Cutler, CHARLES SHENEBECk, OF
Williamsport Nd. and Miss ANNIE NJ. BARNES
OF Berkeley county.
On the 18th OF February, at the residence Of the
brides rarents. by Rev. :. X. Rremer, Mr: H.,
Their +. SEIBERr 20 Miss MARY SUE kENICH
all of Berkeley county.
On the 18th inst. by the Rev. W. F. Colliaow
er. Mr.. GEORGE II. MOCK. editor of the llagers.
town Daily News, aud Miss MAGGIE SCHLblGH
-youugest daughter Of Jacob b. Schleieh Of
Hagerstown, Md.
In the Catholic Church, Winchester, on the 9th
February, 1874, by Rev Father Kain, Mr.. "
ROWLIN Of Warren c1snty, Va, to Miss ELLA
/ CATION, Of Winchester.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1874-02-28
Baltimore Markets.
Ra1rrxonE. rnraspAr, February q. \
Berkeley County.

Az FNCEIIEN1 APPoINTMEST.-The Coun-
ty Court at its late term appointed VIM. H..
Mong, Esq, Receiver Of the Court. This Is an
excellent aud jndicous appointment. What
ever public business is intrusted to Mr.. Mong
is always sure to be honestly aud rightly per-
formed. Salesman
The stone store house, 50 long occupied by
Patterson & Small near the railroad crossing,
was sold on Saturday by J B. Kearfoot Auc-
tioaeer. for Blackburn & Faulkner, C1mmis-
siouers. to Col. J. O. A. Aadeubush for
S4875 90 also for same 10 acre lot near
Ridenour's school house to ia mes Daily Esq
f,r 500 90 per acrc.-hdepafem.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1874-02-28

A SUIT -oG THr RECOVERY OF RICHMOND.
Va Richmond is about TO he gobbled up by
a gentleman 10 Mississippi The Louisville
Mississippi Banner Of tie l4th instant says:
.Our OH friend. Col W. S Boiling Informs
us that Dc has received a letter from his at;or-
uey. IN which he states there can be no doubt
but that the colonel viii recover the ownership
o. nearly one half Of the city Richmond. Va.
Il be gains the suit he vii, be worth more than
ten millions &C dollars Colonel VIM 5. Boil
ling is the mayor Of the little town Of Louis
vi,'c Ns>is5ppj-RicimoHd STATE Journal
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1874-02-28
SONJETUING KEW !

Call at c. Z. Boilers Drug Store and get sam
pie bottle, free Of charge, of GREENS AUGUST
FLOWER, the great cure for dyspepsia, and its
effects, such as liver complaint, costiveness, head
ache, fatulency, heartburn, pains in the side, dys-
peptc collie and cough, blliousness, coated tongue,
and two-thirds Of the disease flesh is heir to. will
guarantee it to cure nine out Of ten if pro
pcrly taken and permanent, with prudent living.
We are flooded with certificates from patients
cured and doctors using it in their practice Try
it. Regular size, IS cents; pleasant to take, and
not a rum btters.
UseBOSCHEES GERMAN SYRUP, for severe
coughs and consumption. ltncvcr fails.
Free Of charge in every town and village. L.
NJ. GREEN, Proprietor, Woodbury., y. J.
Dec l3. ls73-3m.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1874-02-28

POWERS ENLARGED-By on Act Of the As
seubly of West Virginia, approved December
20. 1873 the powers Of the County Clerk, du-
ring the recess Of the regular sessions Of the
County Courts have been exteneed.
The CLERKS of the several County
Courts when such Court or the Cir
cult Court is not IN session, shall have the
same power % admit wills % record, appoint
ana qualify personal representatives,, guar
diaus. committees and cUrators, and require
and take necessary bonds from them during
the recess Of the regular sessions Of the County
Counts. AS such courts now have: Provided,
That no jury shall be empAnneled by such
clerks 90 settle questions Of fact IN dispute be-
fore them"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1874-02-28

THE HoasE DISrENrEE IN Nsw YoRG.-Tho
hrcy OF horse distemper which has pre-
vailed among the horses Of the New York city
car ,les for Che last two weeks, is rapidly dis
appearing A preparation Of soda. Of which
a tablespoonful is gwen twice day, aud a
wasbotsulphate ofiron or carbolic acidapplied
Co Gle affected parts. rarely fails to cure the
sick brute.