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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-29
NJ ORFO Tx A D BIOS T 0 N

ORFOLK AND BOSTON.
The steamer LADY OF THE LAKE, con-
meeting At Norfolk with tho steamers =. ,I-~
Of the NJ erchants' and Miners Trans;
portation Company for Boston, will leave her
wharf, No. south wharves EVERY MON
DAY and THURSDAY at 2.30 D. M, for Nor
folk. Returning leave Norfolk on TU ESDAYS,
and FRIDAYS, at 8 p M; stopping at Fort
Washington, Glymont:, Pney Point, Point
Lookout and Fortress Monroe.
This line, connecting at Alexandra with the
o. A. s. NJ. and w. Il o. K. Rs, and at Nor
folk with the Boston steamers, offers superior in
ducements for the rapid and careful shipment Of
all kinds of freight to Boston. The rates being
low, the attention of shippers is particularly di,
free of commission, and through bills of lading
given.
V. b 'f GKoNEk, Nori E1' J. G. WATERs,
F. A. REED, Agent Alexandria
A. e. PLANT, Gen. Agt.,
Cor. 18th 81. and New York ave-,
Washington D. G.
First class fare to Norfolk, 81; round trip, Sc
Second class fare to Norfolk, SO; round trip, s.
ap 2-ti
-.s5zes MERCHANTS LINE NEW YORK
Slk4G STEAMSHIPS.
The inc consists G.: tho following frst-clasa
OuISlOo sLCH!ueIS.
E. G. KNIGHT ...... ........Cspt w. S. johnson
JOHN GIBSON. ........... Capt. w. H Winters
AND
VIII leave New York EVERY SATURDAY,
for this port aud, returning will leave Alexan
1ria EVERY FRIDAY, at 10 o'clock
All freight must be on the dock BY a. M
S'' Thu H0o 1Ep s J 70
Agents, No Prince street.
Agents in New York,
GEO. B. MERRICk,
apo 226 South st.. Pier No 80 East river
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-29

oROCEREES.
VIZ A. JOHNSON,

M A. JOHNSON,
DEALER IN
GROCERIES AND LIQUORS.
NO. A CORNER QUEEN AND PITT SD,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
He would inform dealers and others that he IS
nrenared to furnish them with all KINDS OF
POTOMAC FISH, :,
at the lowest possible prices. and would eau
the attention Of buyers to the fact that MS 9rano
be intends to sustai his reputation in all respects
Ali orders addressed to William A. Johnson
Alexandra, Va, will receive prompt attention.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-29
DRY GOODS.
A TTENTION, GENTLEMEN.
CHEAP SHIRTS.

We have purchased Il large lot of Gentlemen's
Dress Shirts at great reduction on account OF
the bosoms not being the latest sly les, and will
sell them at correspondingly low figures Shirts
guaranteed.
oct "a d. +. WILMER co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-29

WILLIAM MURRAY
MERCHANT TAILOR.
ut No I2:s King street,
BIAS now in store large and tine assortment OIL
ENGLISH 1ND FRENCH
CLOTHS, CASSINERES and VES1lAGS.
of the latest importation,
which he is prepared to make up at reasonable
nr;ces sep23-lm
HORSE, Shoe, busting, Stove, Scrubblng
IL and other Brushes at less than usual rates.
a job lot ~ IS King ST., on the corner OF Royal.
son 2S j. 7. CREIGHTON s. SON.
TOILET SOAPS-WhitcV Vegetable Glyce-
rne Partisan Bouquet, Thousand Flowers.
Elder Flower, Turtle Oil and other fine Soaps,
for sale by
oct ID y. Y. MlLbU Mn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-29

LADIES' FINE SHOES,
At WADDEY'S, "A King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-29

u Jamaica Ginger, Cinnamon Bark, White
Mustard Seed Pcrus Plssters, Compound Ca
thsrsic Pills Reads Grand Duchess Cologne,
Pomades of several kinds, VOLTS Schnapps,
Nichols Elixir of Bark and Iron, brakes Bit
tiers, SC.
sep2l HENRY COOk q co.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-24
Railway Trouble in Wisconsin.

The first real collision bet ween the peo-
pie ON the one side and the railroads on
the other promises to take place in Wis
consin soon after the first of Nav. when
the railroad laws passed by the State Leg
islature take effect. These laws establish
specific rates on each class Of merchan-
disc on each class Of railroads The rates
IF transportation by the carload are ar
ranged by stretches of - mileS-that i
there l. one rate for hauling a car
load p miles. another rate for the
next - miles. and 80 on. a different
rate for each - miles up To TWO HUNDRED
miles. The law provides for the summary
punishment Of any railroad agent or ofiic-
er refusing 10 sell tickets or To receive and
deliver freight at the rates prescribed by
the act.
We understand that the Chicago 4
Northwestern and the Milwaukee 4 ST.
Paul Companies have been taking legal
advice in New York. and that after a full
conference Of the directors. "A determine
ton has been reached This i 10 the ef-
feet that ii requires 30 per cent. Of the ne
ceipts Of those roads 10 operate them in
Wisconsin: that the recent legislation will
have the effect Of reducing the receipts ~
per oent--thar l.. 10 the cost Of operating
the roads; that if the value OF the proper
~ is Ia b. destroyed. it might as wen be-
destroyed by defying the law a. BY obey
ing il: and. therefore. that the officers Of
the roads shall he directed 20 disregard
the law. This will produce conflict at
once. Ifa ticket agent. refusing to accept
the fare fixed by law. i arrested and pun
ished. they propose TO close the ticket
office; and il freight agent is punished
TO close the freight-office.' The trains
will run by the offending stations without
stopping Chicago Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-24
Growing Onions.

Select a loan or sandy loan. free or
nearly 80 from surface stones such a soil
should be mellow. deeply stirred and rich.
The onion Is rank feeder and will only
give satisfactory returns ON very fertile
surfaces. As a fertilizer for the crop.
there j. nothing better than well rotted
horse or yard manure. This should
be plowed under and then a dressing Of
400 to 200 pounds Of finely ground bones
or superphosphaie scattered broadcast. or
sprinkled on the rows before sowing the
seed. Rake over the surface. making IL
level and at the same time removing all
the stones. hard Jumps Of soiI. etc. Then
mark out with a common garden marker
the rows foot apars- and not more than
half an inch deep. Sow the seed i'm these
rows with seed-drill that covers and
rolls. With fresh seed. the growth Of last
year. four pounds will he enough to stock
an acre for large sized onions. Two Of
the best varieties for market are the Weth-
ersfeld Large Red and Yellow Danvers
-Wethersfield preferred. When the seed
i sown with a good machine--of which
there are now halfa dozen or more differ
ent paferns-there will be no need Of
brush narrowing. When tire land l. In
good heart and properly prepared. the
seed fresh and culture clean. 400 10 800
bushels to the acre Is about an average
yield. Twice that quantity has BEEN
grown but such crops are exceptional.
~. ". Tibwas.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-24
Odds and Ends.

We cannot understand any portion OF
our lie when We are involved In il. We
see II too closely and too passionately.
=" Boiled Egg is the name adopted
by the new Danbury baseball club 10 sig-
niiy how impossible il i 10 beat them.
New Hayen's sensation on MONDAY
was lean. ssadeyed horse hitche,i in front
OF store. bearing huge dry-goOSls pla-
card Price reduced 10 p cents
A boy Of sixteen years Of age left
Danbury eight wears ago with the loftiest
aspirations. lie said he would make peo-
pie open their mouths. He Is now dem
list in Wisconsin.
Half a pound O: shot administered To
sympathetic cats al this season Of tia. year
will bear fruit in increased hours of slum-
Der throughout the summer, and have a
tendency 10 prevent a corner in the chicken
market.
=. What exclaimed the fashionable
FitZwiggle 10 the exquisite Miss De Ia
Sparrowgrass. what would You b... dear
est, IL should press the stamp Of love
upon those sealing-wax lipssr - re-
sponded the fairy-like creature. :. should
be stationery"
The following aHeodOte was told BY
preacher for a fact: A pnz.sher was pray
ing. and in his PRAYER he said: =. pray
the Lord TO esoral the power OF the devil.
just then an old darkey in the congrega-
ton cried: - Yes. Amen. Br-ss Cod
Cut him tail right smack. smOOye on
An Irishman was directed By a Lady Of
large size to secure and pay for two seats
in the stage a. she wanted comfortable
room in riding. The fellow returned and
said. live paid for two seats a you told
me. but a. l couldn't get but one for the
inside Of the coach. i took the t'Other for
the outside
A wide-awake minister. who found
his congregation going to sleep before he
had fairly commenced. suddenly stopped
and exclaimed Brethren. this ISN'T fair:
IL isn't giving man halfa chance Wait
till get along. and then If amt worth
listening to. 20 10 sleep. but don't before
commence: give me chance"
To those who are going 10 move we
would say. if You have 10 get up ami
change your local habiiariOns. Just 20 of
without cleaning house. and leave it ii
possible. in nastier condition than when
YOU first went in. Throw all the broken
old bones. shoes. hoopskirts. and broken
lamp chimneys just where they can h.
rakel on pile-but don't do any rsaking
The incoming family Won; like il.
Many Yeas ago. a. We werr passing
garden We stopped and asked the good
dame who WAS making herself very busy
there what she was planting why. YOU
see.' she said. 1--we been pulling up
these ere two rose bushes that our gals
set out here cause there's room for two
hills Of 'taters where they stood. and them
would be good for -omeihin-; bur these
nasty prickery things amt good for no
kind Of thing In the world. a. ever heard
on. and its a sin and a shame 10 waste 50
much land, and 20 much time taking care
on en-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-24

The Old Testamentis about To be trans
lated into the Hindi. a language spoken by
about eighty millions of people in the
northern and central portions of India.
There are in England and Wales two
churches with only two members each.
one with three, three with five. eight with
six. eighteen with ten, and 160 numbering
from eleven TO twenty each. One church
of ten boasts of nine lay preachers
The Adcance saysitis time that church
Is rid themselves of the charge of delin-
quency in paying pastors salaries, and
mentions the case OF pastor who was
compelled TO resign solely on the ground
OF continued slackness in the payment of
his salary.
The Rev. Mr.. Petersen is in charge of
mission work among the Norwegians of
Minnesota, numbering 10000. He was
born in Christiana. Norway, ordained
Deacon in the Cathedral of Geneva, and
Prcsbyter in this country. and received
from the Roman Catholic Church BY
Bishop Whipple, in 1873.
1t is proposed that the teachers and
pupils OF the whole country unite on the
18th day of May next in "A contribution to
establish teachers memorial fund in
honor OF Louis Agassiz The fund is to be
kept separate, and the income to be APP
Piled to the expenses of the Museum OF
Comparative Zoology at Cambridge, Mass.
A mother throws out some practical
suggestions TO those families who live at "A
distance from church and can not always
attend. For the sake of impres sing the
children with sense that one day in the
week is really Sunday, she would have
everything different as far as possible on
that day by seeing that they were all neatly
dressed. II family is driven to econo-
mize to the last degree. at least clean
clothes, in her opinion, should take the
place of soiled ones on that day. The idea
OF cleanliness and purity is akin to the idea
of goodness in a child's mind. To see
persons "dawdling around " all day Sun
day in forlorn condition, when they could
look better, would soon efiace all distinction
OF the days in the calendar from the youth
ful conception. II all mothers, no matter
how poor, would but dress themselves and
their little ones i'm some sort of clean
clothes on the day of rest. they would be
Installing one principle of Christianity in
their family perhaps unawares.-CH Christian
Union.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-24
Connecticut.

Some. besides the Radicals. will be sor-
~ over this Connecticut election-this glo-
rious \ ankee Democratic election that has
Just gone all one way. that has put its
hands as IL were upon the party Of the
Republic and blessed il i'm the name OF the
constitution and the laws. A triumph
was expected there. but not that sort Of a
triumph which has beaten Radical and
Temperance fanatic, the Puritan and the
Pharisee- which has swept over the legis-
lative districts a an inundation. and which
guarantees the election Of United States
Senator who believes that the war Is over.
and that official robbers, no matter wheth-
er loyal or disloyal, should be put in the
Penitenriary.
It's not difficult to apply the moral of
this most satisfactory result. As long as
the present form Of government exists.
there must Of necessity be two evenly bal
anced and bitterly antagonistic parties.
liz Is the attrition of these-the constant
watchfulness and circumspcction that pro-
dnce all of official honesty there Il in the
administration OF public affairs. Radical
ism can find a reason for all Of its mon
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-24
HydrOph0bis.

The recent shocking death Of Ada Glare,
the actress, from the bite of sick dog.
gives Interest to any topic connected with
hydrophobia In Halls Journal Of Health
II Is stated that dogs are not rampant and
yelling when In this condition. They are
moody. restless. quiet. and uneasy; but
they will not snap at anybody unless they
are irritated. 1t gives the following direc-
tons to be followed by those who have
been bitten by dog they believe to be
mad: IF a physician cannot be had
promptly, suck the blood out of the wound
vigorously for two or three minutes. If
there Is no sore or crack about the lips,
tongue, or mouth; then heat any piece of
iron As sharp as the point of a
goose-quill until II Is of white heat and
press II into the wound for half an inch or
more, not keeping it I'm more than five
seconds: this Is called .cauterizing'-a
method which car be made speedily avail
able almost anywhere. II you have not a
sharp bit of iron take live coal Of any
kind and lay ii on the wound, regardless
OF its greater size. for burning wider sur
face will answer the purpose Of deeper
one; let the live coal remain on ten sec
onds. The treatment, If promptly done.
Is believed by eminent men to be certain
and perfect preventive In all cases"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-24

strous corruptions In the fact that for
dozen years Of its existence-because OF
the despotism established by the war-it
was not made dependent upon the natural
order Of politics. IL was thing of reyo-
luton and the sword. IL could live long
er under excesses, survive more criminal
mistakes, and maintain fora greater period
its superb organization than dozen 9TH
er parties Of any kind where there were
no sectional or abnormal influences To sus-
tain them and shelter them under the drill
and discipline Of military glories and re-
membranes. Time, however, Is bringing
back the inevitable. The party of law
and conservatism Is the Democratic party.
and so when the reign of the provost
marshal and the prosc1ptionist Is over,
the result as in Connecticut will be one
OF consolation 10 all who value liberty
and honor the constitution.-S. Louis
Dlspdfch
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-24

Potatoes cannot be sold for hardly any
price around Humboldt Bay, on the Pa
cific Coast.
A fish farmer In Illinois get 10 cents a
pound for his trout; thus small string of
ish will bring as much as sheep, and
they require neither grain, hay, nor sta
bling.
-Grundy county. Iowa, has not a length
OF fence on one farm in fifty, except around
pasture lots, and vet 1t produced last year
over 10000 bushels of wheat, and more
than as much corn.
Experiments have recently been made
with dynamite as "A means of clearing land
OF timber stumps. The explosive COM
pound Is said to do the work effectually
and with little trouble.
In the production of wine and brandy.
Los Angeles Is the leading county in the
State OF California. The number of vines
returned by the assessors of that county
Tor 1873 Is 4, 220,0O0. The number of gal
Ions Of wine returned Is sos 600, and OF
brandy 10000.
"A pair Of heavy blankets manufactured
IN Minneapolis, Mimi, are on exhibition
IN Boston at the Office Of the National As
ISOLATION Of Wool Manufacturers, having
been presented to Hon. John l.. HAYES.
secretary of the association. They are
made from American grown merino wool
OF the finest staple. and are deemed equal
10 any produced elsewhere at home or
abroad.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-24

Charles Ernest Beuli. the distinguish
ed classical scholar and member OF the
French Assembly. is dead.
There is small community OF En-
glishmen in Patagonia who are thriving
most prosperously. Not only Is land Of
fered free To the settlers without capital.
but South American capitalists make all
advances for twelve months Of provisions
and implements, the only drawbacks being
scarcity Of hands. and the occasional risk
Of locusts.
The treaty between Queen Victoria
and the Emperor of Russia. in regard to
the marriage OF the Duke of Edinburgh
and the Grand Duchess Marie Alexan-
drowna. Is published. Ii provides that If
there be child born Of the marriage, Ii
shall be brought up Protestant. but that
the Grand Duchess shall be nj liberty to
worship according TO the rites of the Or
thodox Greek Church.
The death Is announced of Madame
Gauldrin-Boilleau. the wife Of the Baron
Gauldrin-Boilleau. who was sent 60 prison
for three years for participation in the
Memphis and III Paso affair. The death
of the lady l. attributed to the anxiety and
modification resulting from her husbands
troubles. She leaves six small children.
She was a daughter of Hon. Thos. H. Ben
ton and sister of Jes sic Fremont.
Parts Of Cairo. Egypt, seem quite Eu-
ropeanized. Broad streets have been laid
out, modern edifces abound. gas lamps
are seen at every turn. shops like tho 20 Of
London or Paris display their wa in
tempting forms, and haring equi rs.
with grooms and outriders. dash ing.
But turn away few steps from these
parts Writes a recent correspondent and
you pass AZ once into a genuine Oriental
town. full of narrow lanes or courts.
which pass for streets, where camc!s and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

The marriage OF Miss Nellie Grant TO
Mr.. Sartoris Is now announced as certain
10 take place in May.
Josh Billings pronounced by San
Francisco paper the homeest man that
ever set foot in California.
George Alfred Townsend is going 10
write "A book entitled The Life and Friends
OF Charles sumner
Prof. Proctor is preparing book,
detailing his travels and experiences i'm
America, which will soon be published.
George Ripley. the veteran reviewer
of the New York Tribune, is the one man
engaged in literature all his life who has
never published book.
Mr. Benjamin T.. Shillaber. the widely
quoted MRS. Darlington Z" of the earlier
years OF modern American humor, has i'm
press a volume of poetry.
Among the passengers recently ar
rived from Germany was Mr.. William
Francis Charles Scharfienberg, formerly
headsman of the King of Prussia. Dur
ing his career he cut of forty-six heads.
-Nast's eyesight has succumbed. tempo
rarily, TO the powerful light required for
MISUNDERSTANDING in his lectures, and the
artist il compelled TO retire into the shade
for a while.
Fanny Crosby, the author Of "Sweet
Hour OF Prayer" and other beautiful Sun
day-school hymns. is now living in the
most extreme poverty. Both herself and
husband are blind, and are well advanced
in years.
The Count de Paris. one of the Orleans
princes who came TO the United States
during the Southern war, and served for "A
while upon the staff OF General Mcclellan.
has book of American notes nearly ready
for publication.
Among Mr. Summers valued books is
the Bible used by Bunyan when he wrote
the Pilgrims Progress, in which is the au-
tograph of Bunyan. while the margin is
full of notes also in his handwriting
There is also the manuscript of Burns's
" Scots wha haze wi Wallace bled.'' given
To Mr.. Sumner by an eminent English
man, to whom il was given by Burns.
The manuscript is remarkably neat and
plain, and is carefully preserved between
stiff covers neatly bound.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-24

The Beesemer steel-works are con-
tending with great spirit for the credit OF
producing the most steel in single day.
me cambria IA. lron-works were ahead.
but have been beaten by the Troy IN. \
Steei-works, which made inv heats
WIN Two crucibles in twenty-four hours.
against iorty-six by the former in the same
time: No foreign steel-works have 30 far
equaled the days product of either of tb..
above American concerns.
The total production of coal in the
United States In 1873, according TO the
Pottsville Miners Journal, was:
nnlhrAcle -........... ...... q, sss Toe
BituminOus " - - 40
Total production In Is7s a. ala 20
The Increase in the supply of anthracite
coal sent TO market in 1873 over 1872, was
b92 ,9l3 tons, and the increase in the sup
ply OF bltuminous coal moved towards the
seaboard in 1873 was ,309. 239 tons. max
ing the increase in 1873 over 1872, l,9G2.-
10 tons.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-24

In the month of May, Queen Victoria.
with the Duke and Duchess Of Edinburgh,
will pay visit TO the Ducal Court Of SAKE
Coburg. and the Emperor of Germany and
the Prince Imperial will, on that occasion,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-24

The English Government has just
paid $40 to the captor Of the first salmon
taken In Australian waters, and the ques-
ton Of their successful acclimation Is set
tied.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-24

donkeys dispute the way with foot pas
sengers.
, 1874-07-15

From tbs Enotpitle (7sHa.} Chronicle. July 0.
A correspondent Of tito MorrHtown Gazehc
writing from Murrysyitle, Cocko County, Tenn,
ustlor tato Of Juno 30, glvos tho most singular
sl,ake-story no 1ayo heard yot. Wo clip tAo fol-
lowing:
ia Mrs. Kennedy, u woman OF abont 10, tile
wife of HI Irish !aborcr living on French broad
ntreot llus for HeyDral years suffered great
ly from .ill-hoaltlt. 1lur symptoms and
complaints were singular She WAS afflicted
with almost conatnnt painH, 10 that sho could
seldom or 1teyer roht ut night. Sho stated tllat
she felt something running up and down In tho
ablo.nen, that Hlo frequently experienced the
creeping sensation which IL ,ca!led trritabillty+
Sho llnd boen in the hospital hers, md hnl heon
troatoa for various complaints, but found no
10 wore tlio attempts to roltoyo her, but with
ont gllcceHA, Not long Hiflco Dr. rerrin1n uylcH
waB called into roQuiAiton anl took charge OF
tho case.
"About ,7ook ago sho became subject to nm
oontrol1ablo ,lneaaIlsnHs, and begged DR.. 0yleH
to perform all operation for hor relief. 1'iin ho
wins reluctant to do, Thinking 1t would hazarl
4or life; but she persisted in tile request. and
ut last ha yioldod to hor importl1nttlos, whom,
on Frllay afternoon lust, assisted by DR.. Janos
Dnss. Of this placo, aud Surgeon William Allon,
OF Swoetwater, ho proaeelad to perform tho 0 .
GRAFTON. llo tlrsk made IN itlosion ahout 10
inches long along tho ,modal line OF the abdo-
1l,en. uo fon,ltl tusnur projecting 1argoiy,
about 2G inches iii diameter aud irregular forIl.
llo oponed 1t and found thoroin two rattle.
snakoa, ono GU iuollos, aud tho other a211 iuehos
In length. Ono Of tho Bnakos had tly0 rattlaa
aud tic other four rattloa and & button. Tl,oY
had yolloW aua black spots On them, With white