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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-25
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GEORGE b. FRENCd,
BOOKSELLER AND S4!ATIONER,
No. IS King street,
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA:
HEADQUARTERS FOR THE PUBLIC
adopted by the Virginia State Board of Educa-
ton, and prepared to furnish them in any guam
tity at the State contract price.
Orders are respectfully solicited
Dealer in School, Blank and Miscellaneous
Books, Bibles, Catholic and Episcopal Prayer
Books of all sizes and styles.
Also Cap, Note and Letter Paper, Printing
Cards. Bill Heads of all sizes and styles, Printing
and Book Paper, Flat Cap, Letter, DENY ane,
Medium, Drawing Paper and instruments,
Blank Books Ledgers, Journals, Day Books,
Cash Books full and half bound Comp >sltion
Books, Memorandum and Pass Books.
ny Special attention paid to the making up
of Blank Books for courts and railroad COM
psnies.
Initial Note Paper and Envelopes and Pspe-
teries large stock always on hand.
Piere's celebrated French ote faper.re ana
plain, variety of shades, and French Quadrllle
Note Paper and Envelopes to match.
Sermon Paper and very thin French Letter
and Note Paper for foreign correspondence.
Fine Gold Pens, Wostenholm's hne Pocket
Knives, Pocket Books Of the best Russia Leath-
ar and Turkey Morocco; also Russia and Mo-
rocco Satchels and Travelling Bags.
Water Colors, Inkstands, States, Pencils, Dom
inoes. BACKGAMMON Boards and Men, French,
English and American Ink, Rulers and ali other
articles usually kept in frst-class Bookstore.
GEORGE E. FRENCH,
sep4 95 King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-25
nRUss .a.N.12 CHEMICALS.

Nearly all diseases originate from indigestion
and Torpidity of the Liver, and relief Is always
anxiously sought after. If the Liver is Kegu-
lated in its action, health is almos: invariably
secured. Want of action in the Liver causes
Headache, Constipation, Jaundice, Fam IN IN tne
Shoulders, Cough Chills, Dizziness, Sour otom-
ach. bad taste in the mouth, bilious attacks, pal
uta.ion of the heart depression of spirits, or the
blues. and hundred other symptoms, for Wnlcn
SIMMONS LIVER EGULATOR is the pest
remedy that has ever been discovered. It's acts
mildly, etiectually, and being simple Vegetaole
compound, can do no injury in any quantities
thst it NAV be taken 1t is harmless IN every
way it has been used for FORTY YEARS, ana
hundreds of the good and great from all parts OF
the country will vouch for its being the puress
and best
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR,
OR MEDICINE,
Is harmless,
Is no drastic violent medicine,
Is sure to cure if taken regularly,
Is no intoxicating beverage,
Is a faultless family medicine, .
Is the cheapest medicine in the world,
Is given with safety and the happiest results to
the most delicate infant,
Does not Interfere with business,
Does not dssrrange tho system,
Takes the place of Quinine and Bitters OF every
Contains the simplest and best remedies:
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-25

DUBERT L. WOOD
II Has beautiful assortment of
Collars and Ruffling for the neck.
a new supply of Ladies' and Gents Thread
and Silk Gloves.
Also full supply of those Iron Frame
Hose sll qualities aug 10
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-25

The Montpelier Female Humane Association,
chartered by the Legislature of Virginia and
the Circuit Court of Orange county, proposes,
by series of Grand Gift Concerts, to estaollsn
and endow Home for the Old, Infrm and
Destitute Ladies of Virgins" at Montpelier'
The Association is under the control of eight
trustees, six OF whom arc elected bl-ennlaily by
the stockholders and two appointed by the Gov
ernor of Virginia 49,
References by permission Hls E9cellenGy,
James L. KEN per, Governor of Virginia. His
Excelency, Gilbert G. Walker, ex-Goy. of Va;
Hon. Robert E. Withers, Lieutenant Governor
of Virginia and U. S. Senator elect; hon. koot.
w. Hughes, Judge Eastern District of Virginia;
Senators and Members of Congress from Virginia.
Governors Office, Richmond, July 3, "A.
It affords me pleasure to say that l am well
acquainted with large majority of the othcers
of the Montpelier Female Humane Association
who reside in the vicinity of my homo, ana L
attest their intelligence and their worth and hlgn
reputation as gentlemen, as well as the public
confidence, influence and substantial means I'D
orally represented among them.
JAMES l.. KEMPER, Gov. of Virginia.
Alexandria, Va, July 9Th, 1874.
NV personal acquaintance with majority of
the gentlemen controlling the Montpelier Fe-
male Humane Association and the reputation OF
all of them enables me to commend them as fully
entitled to the confidence of the public. No act
or representation inconsistent with honor and
integrity need be apprehended in the conduct or
representations of these gentlemen.
Z. w. HUGHES,
U. S. Judge East Dist Of Va.
For full particulars, testimonials, &C., send
for circular.
Remittances for tickets may be made by ex-
press pre- paid postoffice money order on Aiex'
andria, Va, or by registered letter, addressed
Hon. JAMES BARBOUR,
President Nj. +. q. A., Alexandra, va
@- Reliable Agents wanted everywhere
aug 13-td
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-25

The MUSEUMS OF LlLLE.-A correspondent
of the London Times, writing of the visit OF
the French Association to Lille, says:
Lille is particularly rich in museums and
galleries. For instance, the Ethnologlc, ln-
dustrial and Ceramic galleries, which, with the
famous Musee Vicar and its priceless collec-
tions of original drawings by old masters, are
under the same roof as the association meeting
rooms; and 10 these members found objects
germane to their studies. But greater at
traction was found 10 the Retrospective Mu'
scum OF Religious Art, which closed on this
day. and would have been dispersed last week
but for the meeting of the association. This is
q loan collection, embracing all that has been
done by art as handmalden to religion. 1t was
formed with view to increase the building
fund Of the new cathedral, dedicated to the
local patroness, Notre Dame de la TrellIe.
There monuments and relics of medieval art,
to the number of 5000, classed IN twenty Sec
tions; manuscripts, enamels, church vestmentss,
terra Gotta. carving, mental work, etc., constl-
tute perfect treasury of art applied to church
use; it is unexceed in Arras and Lilies tapes
try and 10 gold and silver work. Even the
Alsace Lorraine loan exhibition in Paris is but
second to it in these branches, and the Mech
lin exhibition ten years ago was vastly inte-
rlor
"a great curiosity is selection of books,
manuscripts, sheets and scores out of the selec.
tion which served Nj. de Coussemacker for his
History of Music in the Middle Ages" The
cope of St. Thomas of Canterbury hangs be-
side Charles VS.. gold brocade mantle; the il
lumiuated manuscripts range from the eighth
century. The financial results have not alto
gether answered the expectations of its promo
,ers; may be Lille was not ripe TOR it. ln two
months nearly $4,000 visitors entered-a small
quota, indeed, in city numbering 2Ooooo
souls within itself and 100000 within It's sur
rounding districts. The costs arising from the
carriage of the articles, an insurance upon an
estimated value of three million francs, the
titting.up of cases and rooms, daily and nlghtly
attendance, and all such expenses, Will leave
the promoters on the threshold OF bankruptcy.
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DRY GOODS.
Opening FALL DRY GOODS lhADn'
POPULAR GOODS! POPULAR PRICES!
.Cente,nbcr l9tL. 1874,

Septe,nber 18Th, 1874.
We are now opening our ran anu w lhsol
stock of Dry Goods, and in few days OUT as
sortment will be lul and complete, Great m
ducements offered 10 country merchants ho'ei
ar. 4. 3. HooMES will be pleased to receive
largo orders from his many friends.
d. f. BRASHEAR,
sep ~ 100 King ST., Alexandrla, va:
NEW GOODS FOR GENTLEMEN
~ RoBERrL T. wooDs
full supply % Of Lsm9S' b. ras9 W90 GidHst Sn,ets'
English Half Hose, all sizes
Thread and Silk Half Hose.
Linen and Silk Pocket Handkerchiets.
Crsvats, Neckties, Suspenders, Wristbands,
Shirt Collars, Silk, Gingham and Alpaca Um-
brellas, with many other desirable goods IN THIS
line al No. 62 King street. sep - wv
MOURNING ARTME n T
D. r. WI1MER cos.
A large line of desirable goods in this depart
Cscbmeres, Merinoes, Reps.
Balmorals, Crepes Mouslines
Alpacas, Mohalrs, Serges, &C.
Grape Wells of sll sizes, Grape Collars, En- gsh
Grape by the yard, Hat Cra pc, and everything
else to make our stock complete. sep ~
EALL OPENING.
DRESS GOODS! DRESS GOODS!
Newest Styles and Shades
A large stock of the above just received at
very low prces-goods to suit all tastes ana
pockets. Call and see them VI ,,o,c
sep 10 u. +. WlIMEh OOo.
DRETZFELDER s. BENDHEIM,
/ IA King street,
Have lust rpcaiyai a large lot OF w HlIE ana
COLOKED MOSQUITO NETTING, which
they are selling at 5,,c, 62 and 75c per pieces;
EXTRA BARGAINS in VICTORIA
LAWNS, a splendid quality, 20 and 25c per yd.
A new line Of LADIES BELTS the very
latest styles "
Also the finest assortment Of EMBROIDE.
RIES we have had this season, Of many beaut-
full styles, and at greatly reduced prices aug
CARPETS cARPETsl
JUST RECEIVED TWENTY PIECES
THIS A. NJ.
More to arrive to M morrow morning All grades
sep IA u. +. WlIMEh W. ..
FALL SUPPLY
ZEPHYR WORSTEDS,
GERMANTOWN WOOLS and YARNS
Just received at
CIT. JOHNS and BETHEL ACADEM Y
y SUITS, made Of West Point Cadet Cloth
in the best manner, fit warranted and about IS
Sep sepe j. ''' '' D. F. WITMER co.
VhMBRIC EDGING AND INSERTING.
Just opened another lot of those vc1y cheap
Edgings and Insertings at ,,x,,
aug 70 y. y. bhhh ..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-25
LEGAL.

M MOSQUITO NETT
New and Improved Mosquito Net, Canoples,
Mosquito Net Fixtures and Pstent-hnish Seam
less ettings, for large or small oedstesds3tne
best stock of goods in this line ever onereo IN
this city. Long experience enables US to main
tain our reputation j. P. CLARKE,
.ugG No. l5S King st.
r AIDES GOODS.
Lightweight Cashmeres for Fall and Winter
Dresses. ;,
Several shades of these goods Tor ladies' dress
es very beautiful and all wool.
Also many desirable Dress Goods for sale at
No. g. King street -,o1
sep Is. u. NOOO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-25

AleXa. Gazette d. Virginia Advertiser.
FOR THE COUNTRY
PUBLISHED REGULARLY on
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS,
At SIC dollars per annun.
Transient advertisements inserted at Sl.OO per
square, (eight lines or less) for first insertion,
and twenty five cents for each subsequent In
sertion
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-25
ALEXANDRIA, VA. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 70 1914
WOOD IND COAL.
THEAP WOOD!
REDUCTION OF PR1CESl

Having established the business in this city
for the convenience of the public, and having
met with liberal patronage l tske pleasure IN IN
informing the citizens that from this date until I'll
further notice, l will sell ED and SPILL
WOOD at the following reduced rates
Oak Wood per cord........"..S62 Is
With the reduction in price, however, shall
be compelled to require cash on delivery
j. Z. ROSE,
aug Palm Corner Fairfax and Queen sts
~OALI COALl
~ COAL!
On the wharf and to arrive full stock of all
kinds of
ANTHRACITE AND CUMBERLAND
COAL.
Sold at market rates per ton 2240 lbs.
aug 14-tf w. A. SMOOT. Smoots wharf
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-13

Louisiana, even before the late dread
full floods, was in such wretched fnan-
cial condition that the inhabitants OF the
prosperous portions of its territory, en-
braced in the Parishes of Caddo and De
Soto, lying on the northeastern border
Of Texas, were and are DESTROYS of at
taching their fortunes to the latter State.
No one can blame them for this, for they
are willing to assume their pro rata of
the presen. debt OF Louisiana, and when
united to Texas, they believe they can
better bear the double burden of their
share OF Louisiana's present liabilities,
and also the regular rate of Texan taxa
ton, than remain portion Of Louisiana
and bear its prospective imposts alone.
The reason OF this is obvious. Texas is
redeemed from the thrice accursed incu-
bus of the carpet-bagger. There the
right OF self-government is once more
exercised, and is properly, temporarily
and economically administered. Like
every Southern State that is fairly re-
leased from the profigate rule of the
carpet-bagger, 1t at once recuperates,
and though its progress, like human
being recovering from an attack of o
dreful pestilence, is at first slow, still
every day brings it fresh strength and
witnesses some improvement. Peace
and security takes the place of disorder
and distrust, and public confidence is
restored. Private enterprise is en-.
couraged, and its citizens feel as il they
were providental!y rescued from some
terrible calamity that threatened to
involve them in common ruin
These being the actual facts Of
the case, it is not to be wondered at
that the parishes named wish to escape
from State that is governed by such
men as Kellogg, Casey and Packard
where mockery of justice is admins
tered by perjured Judge like Durell
where the laws are made by Legisla
ture whose principal characteristics ar,
dense ignorance, shameless corruption
and an utter lack of knowledge of or re
gard for the important duties they ar,
called upon to perform.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-13

CHICAGO. Nav Ga meeting OF the
Board of the State Farmers
Association Of Illinois was held at Bloom
ington Yesterday. Fifty-two Of the one
hundred and two counties in the State
being represented, it was decided by
nearly unanimous vote to organize q po-
litical party in their existing organiza-
ton, and to call State Convention, to
take steps TO forward such action.
This is what was expected to be, and
is the logical sequence of the Granger
movement. Though the members Of that
body have all along professed to esehew
politics, il was easy to see that to effect
the purposes they had in view they must
take part in and become power in the
political movements of the day. One OF
the real objects Of the Changers, after
the question Of cheap transportation was
satisfactorily settled, was wrestling the
conduct of public affairs from the corrupt
hands who have of late years controlled
them. But the fact is, now that the
order has gained great strength, it is
found that the readiest way to secure the
first proposition, is to put the second in
practice first, especially so far as regards
the election of legislators, both State and
national. We therefore think that the
farmers of Illinois show that they thor
oughly understand the situation, and so
are going to use their organization as a
lever to cause reform in politics and
official ethics and practice. They could
not devote it to any wiser purpose, or
one more calculated to assist the main
object they have in view, or one which is
more urgently needed, than an instant
and sweeping reform Of the whole sys.
TEN of carrying on the public and gov
ernmental business Of the country. 1t
is rotten to the core, loaded down with
the vilest corruption, and for the most
part controlled by men as vile rs the sys-
TEN they maintain and defend
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-13

WHEN the committee, feeling alarmed
at the looseness with which the Treasury
Department was conducted, attempted
to elicit information from its three high
est officers, on whose responsibility it
rested, each one professed ignorance OF
the matter, and attempted to shift the
responsibility. The incongruity of the
testimony given by these gentlemen was
deplorable, and the fact cannot be ig-
nored by the committee that they de-
serve severe condemnation for the man
ner in which they permitted this law to
be administered. The committee find
nothing duplicating the integrity of Sec
rotary Boutwell, or Richardson, and the
testimony shows no corrupt motive in
their action Report on the Sanborn
Contracts:
The report OF the committee appointed
to inquire into the Sanborn contracts
has been made, and though it says it
found nothing to impeach the integrity
OF Secretaries Boutwell, and Richardson,
they, with their assistant Secretaries and
the Solicitor of the Treasury, deserve
severe condemnation. So here is a
Cabinet officer, the Secretary Of the
Treasury, the cash keeper and business
manager of the nation, whom a Con-
gressional committee, VIGOROUSLY dis
posed to be lenient and ready to use the
whitewash brush to the largest extent,
yet that committee severely condemns
the late and present. Secretaries and
their assistants. But in spite of this
exposure and reproof, there they are:
one in the United States Senate, the
other still at the head Of the important
department for his conduct of which the
committee say ne deserves severe con-
demnation. What does business
house, bank, or great commercial
undertaking-do when they find that
their manager is incapable and negli-
gent? Such establishments are usually
conducted on principles of common
sense, and when they find that they are
encountered with an incompetent or dis
honest servant they discharge him.
What do the Government and Congress
of the United States, when one of then
servants who occupies position of more
practical importance than even the
President, proves incompetent, neglect
ful and negligent to such a degree that a
committee of inquiry, a majority Of which
is composed of his political friends, Sc
verely condemn him, and do not even
vouch for his integrity, but merely say
that they have found nothing to impeach
it? Under these circumstances what dc
the Administration and Congress? They
either let the delinquent remain at the
head of the department he SO VIGOROUSLY
mismanages or else his misbehavior is
rewarded with foreign mission! AS to
the offenders themselves, if they ever set
up a brass foundry they will never have
occasion to purchase an ounce Of raw
material.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-13
Eastern DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE bill to aid
the construction OF the Northern Pacific
Railroad authorizes the company to
issue five per cent. gold-bearing bonds
to the extent of $4,000 per mile for all
the road built or to be built. The Sec
rotary of the Treasury shall, on compile
ton of each additional twenty miles of
road and telegraph line, endorse the
bonds, guaranteeing the holders thereof
semi-annual payments of the interest in
gold, with the statement that the COM
pany has deposited with the Secretary
bond OF like amount bearing 7.3 per
cent. interest, secured by irst mortgage
on the entire road. Whenever the COM
pany shall have paid the United States
the interest on the bonds guaranteed,
the Secretary shall, upon completion of
each continuous twenty miles OF road,
hand over to the company $4,000 OF
bonds per mile, reserving $4,000 per
mile as government security for the pay
ment Of the guaranteed interest; also,
the company shall deliver simultaneously
with its 7.3 first mortgage bonds, in pro-
portion to the $4,000 each, $40, 600 in
five per cent. bonds turned over by the
Secretary as further security. The COM
pany shall transfer to the Government
all land grants acquired and to be &C
quired. This land shall be sold to ac-
tual settlers only, at $3.50 per acre. The
company shall pay into the treasury each
year the net earnings for the pre-
ceding three months. If the funds
thus provided fail to meet the
interest guaranteed on the bonds,
the Secretary may sell enough
of the ten thousand per mile, retained
by him, to pay the interest. ANY sur
plus in the Treasury arising from land
sales and earnings shall not be paid over
to the company till the end of the year,
when it shall be paid into the sinking
fund to extinguish the Ave per cent,
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-13
Pacific Coast.

San FEANcIsco, May l2.-Ex-Goyernor
f. f. Low. late Minister to China, has
been appointed by telegraph from Eng
land, one OF the managers Of the Anglo
Californian bank in this city.
The Bank OF California Will pay its
regular one per cent. monthly dividend
on Friday.
This morning at 6 o'clock Harry Ho-
mer, who was shot Saturday evening on
Jones street by Charles II. Osborne,
died at the County Hospital from the
effects of the wound. \ charge of muir
der has been entered on the prison reg
lister against Osborne.
John Lord, conductor ON the Market
stree. railroad, was seriously injured by
kick in the face from vicious horse
yesterday.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-13
TpE White Pine News saws:

An elopement was arranged and car
RED out by the aid of most novel ruse.
The husband having been engaged IN
his usual avocation all day, and feeling
tired from labor performed, was in
duced by his faithless wife to divest him.
self of his garments and take bath in q
tub of water already prepared. With
thanks for the kind feeling which
seemed to prompt the request on her
part, the unsuspectins man pro-
ceeded to do as bid. Scarcely had he
completed undressing himself, when the
wife of his bosom jumped upon horse
near at hand and dashed furiously away.
We are informed that the chagrined and
outraged husband refused to follow the
faithless one, and is now rather pleased
to be rid Of bad bargain.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-13
Foreign N ews.

PARIS, May lin fire near the
bastile last evening several per'ons
persisted, and about 200 were rem
dered homeless.
CoNsTANT1NoPLE, May l2.-The famine
in Anatohia is unabated, and reports say
that many persons have starved to death.
LONDON, May PA St. Petersturgh
special says that the Grand Duke Nicho-
las, brother OF the Car, has been arrest
ed and his house searched by the police
The cause of the arrest is unknown, but
great excitement prevails there.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-13

GENOA, May 6.-Lewis Peterson has
just arrived from Sheridan, Douglas
county, and reports the shooting of .
man named Frank Ben at that place
about o'clock this evening, by one VIM.
Sommers. Sommers and Kit Woodford
were riding along the road on horseback
by the Miller ranch, and seeing Ben sit
ting on the fence by the roadside, they
dismounted, Kit holding the reins of
both horses, while Sommers drew his re-
yolver and advancing on Ben without
other warning than few angry remarks,
shot him dead. Ben had been working
on the ranch and was resting and un-
armed.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-13

YESTERDAY morning, shortly after the
men had changed shifts in the Crown
Point mine, fire was discovered in the
south drift on the 1200-foot level. Three
sets of timbers were burning at the time
the fire was discovered. One OF the
men working on the level named above,
ran for a Babcock Fire Extingusher with
the aid Of which he succeeded in a short
time, IN eXtinguishing what might have
proved n serious confiagration. The fire
probably originated from lighted candle
left sticking in the timbers, and which
had been overlooked by the men going
off duty G.. Ii. News, 7.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-13

FRED F. STADrMULLER of Empire City,
who was in this town yesterday, informs
us that a drive of J, 600 to 1000 cords of
wood arrived at his town two or three
days ago. This wood came from the
lower part of Alpine county and was
picked up along the banks of the river
where it was lost from the big drives of
last year. Another drive of 5000 to
1900 cords is expected shortly, but the
main drive of the year will not arrive I'M
til sometime next Fall. In all, the drives
| of this season will amount to about 100,
/ 600 cords, There are now on hand at
Empire City about 10000 to DO, 900 cords
Of wood.-L Virg. Enterprise, 6.