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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-12

PROPOSED HOME FOR TIE OLD, lNFIRM
AND DESTITUTE LADIES OF VIRGlNGA.--The
hloutpe Ter Female lIumaDe Association hay
ing established itself iu our neighbor city, Al
cxludria, Va, is now iu full operation, having
iu its employment some forty or more clerks
aud operatives, aud the postmaster OF that CITY
has already made several applications to the De-
partment tor compcnsatiu for additional asslS-
tauts. The purposes and designs OF this asso'
citation are of the most charitable character,
being no less than the establishment and Gu
dowmeut Of "a home for old, iDtirm and dcStl,
tutc ladies' of Virginia. upon plan somewhat
similar to the Louise House in Washington.
TO accomplish SO Iaudable au object a series OF
grand gift concerts will be gwen. and the high
character of the gentlemen conducting the Gu
tcrprse, as we'll as the testimonials they offer,
fully warrant the assurance that the proposed
distribution will be fairly aud honestly made.
The magnificent estate III Orange county. Va /,
"MoutpeIer, formerly owned by President
James Madison, has been selected for the
Home" and in view Of the climate aud loca-
ton there could be no better choice. y visit
to the extensive and comfortable office rooms
OF the association, No. 81 King street, Aexau
dra, in which large number of ladies' are EN-.
ployed, will convey the pleasing impression
TINT this charity has already begun, and we
confidently predict for the enterprise the liberal
support Of generous public - Wash. Rep.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-12

WHAT TO WEAR, and how to make it. for
the fall and winter fashions, just issued ~
Ame Demurcst, has been received at this utIlcc
from the book store OF Mr. {, .orgc r. French.
1t contains vaSl quantity 0: what, 10 III ladies.
is most interesting information.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-12

z
ing in the ncishbYrhood got lu;o the o l''rnicr-
y occupied by Mr. l'runcr as a lulnter y:rd,
near the fool of Duke street, yesterday after
naun where they gathered the leaves oi 'Ev
iimson weed growing there and ate thm. T:,e'
effects Of the poisou were ,uair;E >'rd, 10 III"
great horror and CONSERVATION Of he lno!hcr>
eff the suffers, bu! medical ai,! o4lng SlntDion d
at once and Immediately rendered, l"crc ""ro
no serious results,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-12

MISS MARY Il. JOHNSON Will RE-
Nl OPEN HER SCHOOL FOX iOUNG
LADIES ON SEPrEM BIER 71th, AT ihh
RESIDENCE, 3IO PRINCE ST auS - / n
Mrs. GEORGES SCHOOL FOR BOY
lNA will be reopcned on the 10Th OF SEP
IEMBER, ut her residence, No. III DuAc -.
SEP d-tSlG
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-12

HANDSOME VESSEL. -Amom= lG arrival,
mentioned in today ship news is that T.: III
schooner W. II. Nannauc from New tx,
with cargo of salt Consigned to Hoe X John.
sron. She is "a new vessel Of one hunarcd and
fifty tons tur,!en, yacht rugged, and was bbu;!'
to run oysters from the Chesapeake To NJ"
York. Larg nuuIbers Of people have ''c"i
down TO the dock in which she is lynn !"r tI'e
purpose of inspecting her, and many oHi sailor
say she is pcrcc, mode! OF nau.lcal ) uictry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-12

I ~ HuGSHEhDS p. T. and V P. and 80
~ barrels REFINED SUGARS, just re-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-12

MISS ELIZA G. ADAMS BOAEDlnu
IVA and DAY SCHOOL, corner ktng and
Columbus streets, will be rcupcn"l "n WE'D
NESDAY, September 18th.
Daily lessons in French and German, with ,.,
extra charge. Mathematics and WrItn l.,t3 gut
by experienced masters. aug Elm
MISS POWELL'S SELECT SCHOOL
Nl FOR YOUNG LADIES,
N. E. corner Washington and Duke streets,
Alexandria, Va.
The next session OF this School will bcsn ola
TUESDAY, September I'D.
Terms: For bonrd Including fuel and lights
and tuition in English and French, :i35 PCT
half session. Day scholars, for tuition IN Etg
lish and French, S32 per hAIi session, il "dvanc"
Circulars can be obtained at Frcnch's book
store, or on application to
Miss r. G.. POWELL,
aug 2O-tO1 Principal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-12
fSy T.. a. Rserby,

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-12

4 1HOW CHOW and MINED PICKLES, by
~ the gallon, quart and pint. Just try 1t
once. For sale At Ia King street.
augj Nm. +. BROOkES.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-12

Baltimore, Nd, August 4, 1873.
tbs !. 10 Certify, That have this day solo
MT, ii rs J.n!l.y i Co., Of Alexandria, Va,
tie so.e right prepare and sell the Matln Ague
M.A.u-, according u the genuine recipe as tor
r.c-iy owned BIZ me. R,,B RI Ii. BIGGER.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18
s. = ; O. o o o!
TO BE GIVEN AWAY!

NOIndividual Benefits.
This Concert Is strictly for MASONIC
nurnosss and will be conducted with the
same libcrality, honesty ana iairhe>s
JOHN l.. ROPER, President
For Tickets and Circulars giving full In
'o' '"''' HENRY V. MOORE, Secy.
Masonic Relief Association, Norfoik, va.
REsPO NSIRDE AGENTS WANTED.
J.V.L. ROGERS, Agent,
1872 Market street,
..r Wheeling. ". Va.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18
Habits OF the TRANSFORMER.

Professor Humiston of Worthington
Minnesota, described to the Tribune cor.
respondent the grasshoppers mode of de.
posting her eggs in the soil, subject
which he has had excellent opportunity
for studying this year. The tail of the
female locust consists of hard, bony,
cone-shaped substance, capable of being
thrust into the ground from one half of
an inch to an inch in depth. Just above
this, on the body of the insect, and at
tached to it, is the egg cell. The grass
hopper is able to push its conical tail
down into the ground and leave it there,
with the cell containing the eggs. The
warm sun in the spring causes the eggs
to hatch, and the field is covered with
millions Of young grasshoppers, not as
large as a kernel of wheat, just when the
tender shoots of grain begin to show
themselves above the ground. The dam
age they do is immense, fol. they remain a
long time in one spot, and work upon the
young shoots. Perhaps the best mode of
treatment is 'back setting" or ploughing
the field, and thus turning the surface
soil, with its store of eggs, several inches
under This prevents Matching, and
though not n complete remedy, is very
useful.-"Scientife Miscellany" in the
Golarg for December.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18
THE MILLS AND WORKMEN.

The Iron Association held an open
meeting in Pittsburgh on Saturday, but
according to the Dispatch, the same old
story was presented again, but did
not clear away the difficulties. The OBJ
ject was to hear report from the COM
mittee appointed to confer with one from
the Boilers Union, but many of the boil
ers were present, and the remarks became
discussion Of the points involved in the
controversy.
Mr. Bailey, the chairman of the con-
ference committee, made report, in
which he stated that proposition had
been made to the boilers, that the manu-
facturers would pay So per ton when iron
Was at 3 cents, and $3.50 per ton when at
y cents. Whenever the card rates
should 90 above cents, they would go
back to the old sliding scale rates. This
the boilers refused; but as yet have made
no proposition of their own.
Mr.. JAMES l. BENNETT, on the part
of the manufacturers, stated that the
Union desired to keep up prices, in order
that Eastern mills might be enabled to
continue work; but while he would be
glad to see all employed, he felt that true
charity began at home. They were now
running the mills, and the employees
were making all the money; some are
running at positive loss, and were
holding out; but there was an end to the
longest pause No one could exist when
his expenses were greater than his in
come. He concluded by saying:
is it asking too much of the puddlers
to help us little, while in so doing they
are securing for themselves work for tie
coming winter? They can stand re-
duction of one dollar per ton, while we
stand decline of one-half per cent. We
only ask the reduction while iron re-
| mains at or below three cents; when it
goes above that then we can afford to
pay the old rates, and will willingly do
IT.
Mr.. HARRIS, President of the Puddler'o
Union, replied saying that the Eastern
| competition was not to be feared, that
the competition which hurt was i'll their
own midst. No reference was made To
the West, where wages are higher than IN
Pittsburgh. He claimed that the work
required of them was much harder than
at the east, and if prices were lowered
now, there would be no stopping them
He concluded by saying that the rcduc-
| ton of 81 90 was too much, and they
could not afford it. Further remarks
were made by Mr.. BENNETT and Mr.
JONES for the manufacturers,
and after some unimportant business the
committee adjourned to meet on We'd
nesday with a general meeting on Satur-
day at o'clock. , :.
The Puddler's Union met in their
room. and after the mere statement that
no agreement had been reached, adj
iourned until Wednesday evening next
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18
CARPETS, OHCLOTHS
AND WALL PAPERS

Country Merchants repleIishing their
stock, will do well Ia give u a cali, a. Nc
are prepared to offer all goods in Our line,
A. low a. they can be bought In New YORK
HARBOUR & DlTTAsN-
uoyg IUs Main street.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18
THE MUNICIPAL COURT oil
i WHEELING.
[. II. Garden 4 Co..

- H. NdrGen " To-,
- W.
'N">. Mccormick, trustee of In Chancery.
- lhNlu r. schwartz.
me Undersigned, Commissioners OF Said
,"ut hereby gives notice that in pursur-
"''" ola decree made and entered in the
%NSentitled cause by said Court, on the
:, uaE OF September, y. ID, 1874, he VIII,
~ hIS Office ON the northeast corner OF
o,gGHb!ine and Twelfth streets, in the clty
Nhrrling, West Virginia, on the lith
o oi November, 1874, commencing AT ~
port. W.
fiNt. What assets have come into the
mick.
,tW"hdly. What assets, IL any. belong 10
s% AIu tfnSl uncOllccted, their character
"Il condition.
,ininily. What liens there are, If any,
TTn me said trust fund.
,utthIy. What debts are due rom the
uS, ' iiFu>t fund, and their respective priorl-
uhiy. Any other matter deemed per,
L@riH,S D., ny any of the creditors Of the SAID
ln,..t schwartz, or any of the parties III
c, III notice is hereby given TO all the
ft,"rS or David +. Schwartz, and To all
A. Shs Interested in said trust, that they
r,ir ulred to present and prove thelf
ofVnN before me, on or before the lith daS
IN 'Nember, lSi, at my Office aforesaid
"e cl'y OF Wheeling, West Virginia. ,
l.. :. JORDAN,
D,, Commissioner of said Court.
'"NENPuRT & DOvENER,
NOl for Complainant. oc2loaw'
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18
Terms, by Mail, in Advance.
RATES OF ADVERTISING
THE DAILY REGISTER.
Ono souare-7S inch space

One squares inch space.
One time...........s rs One MONTHS 8 90
Two times.......... l % Three months. II 10
One week ............ 2 50 One year,. . 20
One square changeable once week $50
Special Notices % per cent additional.
Advertisements to occupy fixed places %
per cent additional.
Cuts will be charged double for space
occupied.
Double column advertisements, SO per
cent additional.
Local Notices Is cents per line-bm no
local notice uiu be inserted for less than ONE
DOLLAR.
All advertisements, except for establish
ed business houses, must be paid for in adj
vance.
All bills due on the first appearance of
the advertisement.
Bills with regular advertisers rendered
quarterly.
Yearly advertisers will be confined to
their legitimate business, and all adver-
tisements not connected with IL will be
charged for at our regular rates.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18
Hunah for the Penitentfv!

WE HAVE ON HAND AND FOR SALE
w Four Hundred Thousand good mer-
charitable Brick, which we will deliver at
the depot, or any place in the town oi
Moundsville, at the rate Of $50 per thou
sand. n,
Also Fifty Thousand Paving Brick
$50 per thousand. ,,.
Also Ten good Two Horse Farm Wagons.
which we will sell at prices ranging rom
SIS To $40. ~
Also Ten first class Two Horse Spring
Wagons, finished i'll good style, nj prices
ranging from SID To $50. ,,--
Also Two Two-Seatcd, Light Granger
WAGONS for two horses, finished in the
highest style of the art, which will be sold
for slGJ per wagon.
Also full line of from first class te com,
mon Household Furniture, which we Will
sell nj Cincinnati wholesale prices.
Also on hand constantly, large supply
OF Broyue Boots and Shoes, AT the lowest
market prices, and are prepared To make
10 order from the best obtainable import.
ed stock, Grntlcmen's Boots, shoes and
C;aiterS, in the latest style and AT prices
that cannot he reached by any other cS-
tobliShIuent in the state.
All If the above named work Is warran =
ted To bG made OF the best material and III
n workmanlike manner. -
WIN. l.. BRIDGES,
scnlgtb Superintendent.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18

Tickets To all principle points IN !he
East and West can be procured nj the
Union Ticket ONCE in Mcclure House, and
nj the station at bridgeport.
l.. X. MYERS,
inns General Passenger q I1cket AEent.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18

Cas,oria Is more than substitute Tor
Castor Oil. IL Is the only s'lfe article IN sS-
istenca which is certein TO asSimilate the
food regulate the bowels, cure wind-colic
and produce natural sleep. IL contains
neither minerals, morphine or alcohol,
and, Is pleasant 10 take. Children need mol
cry and mothers may rest.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18
LINDSLEY INSTITUTE.

REV. CLARK, \. NJ. ! ASSOCIATE
REV. W. II. MORTON, \. NJ. PRINCIPALS
This institution will be reopened on
>,oZpA Nov. sd, as High School for
hoys and Young men. Glasses will he or
ga5ized in the Higher Mathematics,
Sciences, Ancient and Modern lanSuages
rial attention will be given TO Penman-
Shin. Drawing, Composition and Declama-
ton. Terms of tuition Sl0and Sl2 per quar-
ter. Application for admission can now
he made TO either of the Principals. noliw
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18

HAVING PURCHASED ALL THE
right. title and interest va and 70 the
W.si Va. stencil and rs-ai Works, Will
continue tile same at the Old stand, no. u
sixteenth street, and respectfully solicit n
continuation Oi the patronage Of all IN
need Of anything In our line. Charles y.
fiz has charge 81 the works, and viii ex-
ecuie all orders promptly and sstisfAc-
Ioriiy. We employ no agents or canvas.
ss.Ts. and all pcTsons ars hereby cautioned
against any DIls representing themselves
a. sneh. JOHN IL. ZESELf, Proprietor
Ws.J Va stencil and real Works. ocD
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18
MAGNIFICENT Residence for
Sale.

AM AUTHORIZED TO SELL THE
large. substantial new residence, stu
ate on the northeast corner OF 10th ana
Foff streets (old John and 5thl. The house
has every convenience OF q first-class resi-.
dence. / will also sell two lots of ground
in a good business location, and piece OF
ground 100 by 300 feet on 18th street adJoin-
ing the gas works. Terms easy.
THoS. O'BRIES,
noyIAa Real Estate Agent.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18
Joseph Bell & Co.,
novl0 Arlington Stove "orkS
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

4 IL. PERSONS USING SEWING MA
\ CHINES can find Needles, Springs,
and all parts OF a machine Tor All oewlns
Machines made. and At lower figures than
they can be bought for nj any other place
in the city.
agents and peddlars- -
,nxsh No lll5 Market street.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18

No. & runs daily; Nos. land daily en-
cept Sunday. H.. 100000,
East bound trains make direct connec-
tions at Baltimore with trains for Phila-
delphia, New York and Boston. AT wash
ington City for all points South.
Vest bound trains make direct connec-
tions for all points West and Northwest.
Pullman Palace Cars on all night trains.
WHEELING PITTSR URGH IND BAL
IIMORE DIVISION.
p.sr-IEAyEs. wEST-LEAvES.
aWhceling "Washington Pa,
daily nj lib A. VI. daily at. % A. NJ.
Wheeling washington, r.,
daily nj 700 p. NJ daily at......2 40 p. NJ.
~Sundays excepted. "Sundays excepted.
Tickets to all principal points can DE
nrocurcd at the Office at the Depot.
THOS. Il. SHARP,
Master OF Transportation.
R.T. DEVRIES, General Agent, Wheel
no nOvl6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-26
The Cost Of Living Now and Before
"a

ErOpa he Pablic Ledger
A comparison OF the prices OF the staples OF
1889, 1Se4 and 1874, show that prices are nearly
as low, and in some cases lower, now than b. =
fore The war, II they are reduced TO the goli
standard. West il selling 81 about the same
prices in currency a. IL cold for m gold In $50.
Corn IL selling Tor half what it did in 1854 lthe
year when gold touched 2S5), and about the
same the same price, gold values. az N did in
Is59. Cotton Is worth little more than IN 1859,
but Il about the pee reached IN ls6i Pow
son-. sugar, ana coffee show heRvy dec iuo,
but the present currency quotations are above
the gold prces of 1853. Dry goods show a great
decline Elm, ls64, prints being below the prices
Of 1879. Beef was rather higher in the local
market before the war than to-day. Sales we're
rerorted IN the Ledger in November, lN5S, tor
10 9 cents per pound. The corresponding cattle
report published this year quotes sales AZ from
4 10 - cents. But before these articles
reach the consumers items OF cost are added
to them, which have rot been reduced IN
proportion 20 the reduction IN prime co>r.
The tax rate of 1850 on real estate was sl.sa On
a very low valuation of property; to-day it -
a. 70 on a cash valuation. house which was
worth $3.50 in 1859 could not De bought Tor
twice that amount now, and rents are from two
to three times high now before the war.
While II is true. therefore. that what are often
called the "necessaries of lfe' have been TO-
duced in price at wholesale TO nearly the prices
which ruled in 1852 IL IL not 20 be inferred N -
the cost of living 10 working men has been cor
respOndiDgly reduced. Provisions consume
about cne-third 20 onc-haf working mems ia
comes. The other half is expended fNr rent q,
fuel. lights, aud other expenditures OF a.! kinds,
and in many of these there has been no reiJc-
ton from ante-wsT prices. But with a redG 70
ton in the prime cost Of provisions, there " "a
undoubtedly come in time a reduction in tao
value OF things for which corn. beef, wheat.
&c. are exchanged. in other words, a reduction
in sll the many things which together ~ Axe up
the real cost OF living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-26

VERMONT FULL OF GHOsTs-OR FOOLs.-The
effect OF the Eddy performances has been to ar
all Vermont Wild with phenomena accredited
as ghOstly. Some of the stories that come from
that State are novelties in their way. Oliver
Paichia was killed last summer la a Mill At Mil
ton, aud the dWelleTs on a lonely road in the
vicinity cay that he "materislizes' in front OF
passing vehicles, shouting and swinging his hat
The unaccnuntable falling of stones on the pre-
recently mentioned in the Star, recuTs every
three or four nights, and the neiEhbOrs have no
sort OF doubt that mischievOus spirits are drop
lief Is that ipdulged in by some Of the people
near Montpelier, who suspect q man or murder
almost entirely because Of P credited story that
the murdered man appeared to = medium and
made the charge. AT seaucss held in St. A bans
what puTpOrts to be the spirit of woman con-
trolls the medium, aud tells how, in a m4.eriaIi-
z7d state, she waylaid and killed the woman who
had been her ncCessOr as wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-26

EDUCATING THE INDIAN Daughters Of a
Great Indian chef a. 81. Hdry'S IaSti uts.-T Wo
daughters of Hsie-in- the Day, the noted Chip
pewa Indian chief, OF Minnesota, are being
educated under the kind care of the School
Sisters of Notre Dame. The girls are intelli-
gent, and are making fair degree OF progress
in acquiring the acc0mpl ishmeuJs of theIr pale.
faced sisters. The elder Of the sisters, about
twelve years of age is said to be very apt in her
studies, and her sister, two years younger, is in
debtGd TO her ready Interpretation OF oificult
points While the reporter was at st. Marys
Institute, on yesterday afternoon, the young
ladies had received and were entertaining tn rec
young friends who had come all the way from
Minnesota to visit them. The boys ranged from
eight to twelve years OF age, and were fine sDecl-
mems of the Indian race. Miss Ho,e-in-the Day
was dressed in plain black bodice and dam
ing dress of the Dolly Warden pattern, aud her
sister in a neat calico. The children cOnversed
in their native tongue aud appeared to be
highly pleased TO meet each other. The boys
are in charge of a missionary and will also be
educated az some Catholic institute. They are
bright, Intelligent lads, and heir educ alton
will mike them useful in the great work OF civ
ilizirg their brethren of the forest. AS for the
girls, they are well provided for by the kind
and patient Sisters of the institute and will be-
come worthy msmbers OF society.-.Hill2aatse
SeHtineI, Dee, IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-26

MATRIMONIAL UPLICITY.-Aletter dated St.
Louis, December IS, says: A." TO-dsy's de velOp-
ments respecting the estate OF the late Thomas
Pratt have created sensation here. Pratt was
the general superintendent of the St. Louis gas
works and was killed by an explosion last sun
day III the purifying room. He had been a resi-
dent Of this city for thirty years, and had &C
cumulated property to the value of half a mil
lion. he had married here, was one OF the
prominent members of DR.. Burlingames church
aud has son grown up. Some years ago a
daughter by previous marriage, a. Pratt SAID,
came over from England, and was mayrieI
here, but nothing was thought Of it. To-day
petition was filed in the Probate CSurt, in the
interest OF Mrs. Pratt No. /, Who is now living
in London, and has had seven children by PratC
Three Of the children, now grown up, are, it
spears, at present living in st. Louis. Another,
Mrs. Mary Powell, Is in Australia, but has a sIn
living here. Three are dead, but one OF them
has two children, Who are also residents OF St
Louis. These heirs 10y the former wife, from
whom it appears that Pratt was never divorced
but recognized from time to time by sending
money, have commenced what promises to be a
lively light for the half million. This sudden
exposure OF domestic intrigue is the talk o. tbs
town.