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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-08
~OOD AsrD COM.
COALl

|CoAL' COAL
We have now on hand and are constantly re-
ceivng at our wharf and storage yards, foot of
Queen Streets all the best GOALS known to
this market We name in part:
LYkEN'S VALLEY.
SHAMOKIN and EAST FRANKLIN LOR-
BERRY RED ASH.
JOHNS, from EAGLE VEIN CULLIERY.
The celebrated CONTINENTAL and HA-
EEL DELL from the Goodrich Colllery, es-
teeme ed the best in the market.
And LEE and STANTON WHITE ASH
ANTHRACITE COAL, Of Steamer, Broken,
Alsu, q EORGE'S CREEK CUMBERLAND
COAL.
Also HICKORY, OAK and PIN WOOD.
Having ample space, each variety Of Coal is
kept distinct from that of others, and Is es-
peclally prepared for family use Yards floor
ed and Coal sent out we'll screened and free from
slate, y24U lbs to the ton. Orders left with
Messrs. Clsrrdge y Grigg, corner King, and
Royal sts., or at the yards will be promptly hi.ed.
T. J. AlEHAFFEY u CO.,
iv17 Wharf and Yards foot 81 Queen st.
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AT NIGHT. Here is one of Thackeray $
pleasant touches: 1T is night now, and
here is home. Gathered under the quiet root,
elders and children lie at rest. In tue midst
Of great calm the stars look out from the
heavens. The silence is peopled with the past
-sorrowful remorse for sins and shortcomings,
memories of passionate joys and griefs rise out
OF their graves. both now alike calm and sad.
Eyes, as / shut mine. look at me, that have
long since ceased to shine. The town and the
fair landscape sleep under the starlight,
wreathed under the autumn mlsts. Iwiukllng
among the houses light keeps watch, here
and there in what may be sick chamber or
TWO. The clock tolls sweetly 10 the silent air
Here is night and rest. 40 awful sense Of
bow, as | pass to my room through the sleep
ing house. and feel as though hushed bless
ing we're upon it.
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,ARPETS, HOU 5 E-F L K NlSHIN
~ GOODS, &c.
}. NJ. STEWART has now in store, and is
constantly making additions thereto, u splendid
stock OF BRUSSELS and INGRAM CAR
Pk1S, both English and Domestic, OF the best
makes.
OIL CLOTHS of all widths
OIL CLOTH RUGS, VELVET ard BRCS-
Sells 90.
COCOA MATTINGS, for churches and pub
lie halls
LACE CURTAINS, Bed Spreads, Table
Dolnasks, NapRin: Fruit Cloths, Towc s, &c:
Also new style OF WALN Ut and GILT
CORNICE-.o al! of which the attention of pur-
chas r. is invited nov Is
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THE GAZETTE.
TUESDAY EVENG., DECEMBER 8.

THE ORIGIN OF FOUNDING AsYLUMs:-lI
is said that ST. Vincent de Paul came to 1ouno
The present hospce for fouudllngs from an 10
cldent which occurred one day While waking
through Paris. He saw beggar detormug
the members of an infant for the purpose OF
,nsniriuq pity. when this man OF zeal rushed
forward aud took the suffering child away from
him and carried it to his niece, by whom 1t was
uursed TINS was the first founding, aud II
gave 10 Its savior the idea with which his name
is connected; hence arose the asy!ums IN France,
aud especially In Paris, devoted to the cause OF
unfortunate babes. Yet the first effect OF the
asylum which he established in Paris was not
iu accordance with the object tor which II was
designed, TOR when it became generally known
that such an establishment existed III the capt.
tal. infants arrived from all quarters OF France,
when transport was less eXpedl'lous ano com
modlous than DOW, and tie result was, owing
to lengthy journeys, inadequate or improper
food and exposure, that his hoSpce was turn-
ed into a sepulcher Necker atirms that niue
out of ten died within two weeks after their ar
rival. The project of St. Vincent de Paul at
first met with an enthusiastic support from the
well-to dc people of his parish, but IN course
of time the enthusiasm cooled, the founder
hands were empty, aud his touudlings suffered
tor want of care and nourishment At this
juncture he preached one OF the most eloquent
sermons OF his lite, in which he made his hear
ers, who had promised aid in behalf Of aban-
doned children, responsible for their death
This appeal had the desired effect; means were
promptly furnished, and the work Of charity
was continued The institution now occupies
handsome site behind the Pantheon, fronting
the Rue d'Enfer. 1t forms group of build
logs, situated on high ground, in the midst OF
courts and gardens. 1t was here the tour was
first introduced.
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FALL CLOTHING.

NV stock of FALL CLOTHING and GENTS
FURNISHING GOODS is now complete, COM
prisng the greatest variety of SUITS, OF the
latest STYLES, best material and finest finish ever
before offered.
am doing large business, with compara-
lively small expenses; hence my ability to sell
cheaper than the like can be procured IN larger
cities My stock being unsurpassed in variety
and quality, you will do we'll to give me call,
and thereby save large percentage.
S. DEALHAM, Fashionable Clothier,
oct SO King street.
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WASHINGTON s. OHIO RAILRuAA
KMM ~ 4sssE lssi.s; ]: H.. :zssl 3


WINTER ARRANGEMENT BEGINNING
OCTOBER II. 1874
The Mail Train will lesve Washington at Il.
H. and Alexandria ct $40 q. m. daily, except
sunday pass Lccsburg going westwarI at ll.&
g. M, and arrive at Round Hill at II m. Le.vs
Round Hill At 1890 y. H., pass Lecsburg 60
ing eastward al lilo p. H., and arrive At A lex
andria at 8: p. m, and al Washington at 3;3C
p. NJ.
Tho Accommodation Train will leave Wash
ington at p. m. and Alexandria ut / 10 y IN.
daily except sunday, and arrive NJ Leesburg i!
% D. III. Leave Lcesburg at s m, and
rive ut Alexsndria ut s. Is, and Washington al
$50 a. M
les~ Passengers from Washington will take
the Washington snd Ohio csfs al the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad station at . u. m. and y
Ill., and go through without change of cars.
The g. 10 Il. N. train from AleXundrlA and l.. 80
y. N. train from Round Hill CONNECTS At Round
Hill with Harris Daily Line "t Coaches
for Snickersvi!le RcrryvIllc and Winchester;
also with Reamcr's Line of Coaches, which lenv o
Leesburg daily for Aide and MIddleburg.
Communication tickets, 3 cts. per mile
Annual tickets. stG.
X. Il. HAVEN Err,
oct 1G-tf General Ticket Agent
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CURE For EARAcHE. Put little black pep
per IN some cotton, dip it in sweet oil and IN
sert it In the ear. This is one of the quickest
remedies known, and rarely fails to effect a
cure in short time
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RAILROADS..
III c., VlRG. MIDLAND & G. S. K. K
wv Late O.. a. u NJ. +. r.

WY c.. VlRG. MIDLAND s. G. S. T. r
w. Late o., A. s. NJ R. r.
"a g @ - zz5E q
DOUBLE DAILY, BETWEEN DANVILLE
AND WASH NC TON B A !
BETWEEN BALTIMORE and DANVlL t'E
WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS:
On and after Monday, Nov. 8, 1874.
SOUTHWARD-Lesve Baltimore 5:U0 a. n.
and 500 p. m. Leave Washington 1:09 u. III.
and 7:Os D. m; Alexandria 1855 Il. m; ard $50
Charlottesville l:39p.m ard 1900 s.m; Lynch
burg 500 D. m. and 4l5 a. m, ard arrive At
Uanyile $40 p. m. and $50 a. m, connectil Z al
Gordonsville with Ches. s. Ohio Road East and
West; 1T Lynchburg, with Atlantic, Miss ana
Ohio, to West and Southwest, and nj Danyillaa,
with the Piedmont Air line to ali points III North
and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida anG tte
Southwest
NORTHWARD-Leavc Esnrille 5:2j .. M;
ard 400 y. M. LynchburS at 800 Il. III snG
lOl5 y. m; Charlottesville l205 y. M and l:Io q.
m., Gordonsvile at l:3O p. N. and 2:l0 a. M,
arrive at Alexandria $50 p. m. and 6:l3 \. NJ,
Washington G:33 p. III. and 6:53 H., arc 1T
Baltimore $50 p n. and 500 n. M, connecting
at Lynchburg, with trains from West on a, N.
& .. K. r.; at Charlottesville, with trains to
the West ana AL the Eastern cities; At Ba!ti-
more to Philadeiphi:. and New York
MANASSAS Passengers leave
Alexandria daily. except sunday, with Main
Line train, 1t 7.55 Il. m; leave Manassas Juno.
ton at g. Is Il, nj, and arrive III Strasburg June
ton ut IL 40 Leave Strasbu-g JUNCTION At ~
D. m, and arrive ut Mana sas junction At AS
p. M, connecting with Main Line train to Alex
andria, Washington and with all Northern and
Western trains Good connections At Strasburg
both to Winchester and Harrisonburg.
Special attention is called TO the fact tGat
full supply OF through tickets to n points south
of Danville is now oifvrc 1t the principal offices
of the Company.
nov eff j. VI. BROADUS, e.. I. 4.
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OFFICE POTOMAC FERRY COMPANY,
~ Washington November, 1874
Until further notice. the FERRY .u~~a
BOATS between Alexandria and ,aEEsssEE
Washington will run as follows: Leave Alex
andria 81 s, 8, 10 and IL q. M, II m, and /,
,, 3, aud 3 p. M. Leave Washington at
s, 9, 10 and II y. m, u M. and l, ., 8, i and 5
D. IN. >. =. HO w 1SlON, Presto ent.
:. GEDSEY, Gen. Supt. sep l8
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A LEXANDRIA & FEEDERICKSBl AG
Il RAILWAY,
AND ALEXANDRIA u WASHlNGTnN
RAILROAD.
INMM zH a:=;zsss:ss ;''s:sssse esa:zs5s,

~ ~ NsS
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAILW Az
After September 18Th, 1874. trains will ruI ~
| follows:
Leave Southwark from Alexandra i freder
| cksburg depot nj 6.36p. H., Richmond Express
daily, except sunday; III y. n Southern tA-
| press daily, except Monday. The Southern
Express ard Richmond Express run through =
| Rirf;nond without change, CONNECTING NJ klch
| nonG for AL point. South.
| Leave NorthwArd from, Alexandria + rcdtr
| cks burg depot =, 4.31 y. III. Northern Express
daily, except Monday; ll..0n. m. klchln"Hd
| Express daily, except SuhdAy, through North
! and West. The Northern Express and Richm'd
Express run through TO Baltimore, without
change, connecting with trs!ns oil the North
ern Central Railway for the North and West!
ALEXANDRIA ASD WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
| After September 18th. trains will run rs FOL
| lows daily, except Sunday:
| Leave AlrIandra 70! " ashlnYt"I. rom -.
| Asaph street depot, NJ 800, 100, sos. so, lotS
ard LOO ~. m; and loo, $40 4 90, DO, 0!o,
.nd 100 p. III.
Trains ieaving at 500 n. m. mad 90 p. III. rui
daily; all others daily except Sunday.
! The trains leaving AcXsndrin At !, ana 4
Il. M, 3, and y. n. CONNECT through to E"Itl,
more The q. m. and y. m. trains connect
| ut Washington with through New York trans,
Leave Washington for A:cxsndriH from pss~
senger depot, cor. 9TH and streets, ut go
bob, S.UU ..Uu, lUUJ. ana Il.uO H. H.; hhu i.vo;
800, 400, $50, G.05 and 100 p. IL.
Trains ieavng nj 800 Il. M. and 100 p m. run
daily al others daily except Sunday.
| Trains leaving Washington III !, =" and II Am.
| 3, 5, i and ll:33 y. m connect with trains from
Baltimore. The : Il. M. and D. n. trains de-
| liver passengers from New York.
na- Alexandria and fredericksburg Railway
trains leave passenger depot, cor. GtE and b SIS.
Richmond Express, 1T 8 y. IN; aud i4o p. M
Southern Express for Richmond and a.. points
| South
TRAINS FOR PHILADELPHIA AND
NEW YORK.
Leave Alexandria ut ) W a. m, and ll.2O q.
M, and and p. m.
Leave Washington at @.23 and lbs n. m,
and 4. j3 and sos p III.
Train leaving \ exandria ut p. III. connects
with train leaving Washington At 4 - J.. III. for
Philadelphia, arriving Il. Philadclphi. ut l04h
D. IN. and Pittsburg ut 9.21 II. IN.
Tickets to Philadelphia and New "rk can by
obtained at the st Assph street depot.
EDMUND L. DUBAkR}, Supt.
ED. S. YOUNG, Gen. Pas. Agent. oct )
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OYSTER DEALERS.
OPEN ALL MIG e T.
WHITE HOUSE RESTA URANT.

Captain ELI PETTY, of the White House,
has recently introduced extensive ana costly
improvements and convenences into ms well
known establishment at the ccrner OF hing ana
Union streets
TWO FINE STEAM BOXES, made 10 order
in Washington, and manifcent ST EAM Ia.
BILE to keep your oysters warm until you gel
outside Of them.
If the attractions mentioned are not sufficient,
;JCiR., 81 tho i;sr oct 3l-3m
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-19
The Centennial.

When the proposition for the centennial
celebration of American Independence at
Philadelphia, 4;h July, 1876, was made
known to the public this paper did the
naughty act of throwing cold water upon it.
1t was called rebel sheet, and denounced as
wanting in patriotism. But now, as we
have already announced, Massachusetts de.
clines to aid the celebration, and refuses to
instruct her senator's aud representatives TO
vote aid to it out of The Federal Treasury. So
we are in good or bad company, just as you
please. But Philadelphia can't complain OF
it.
We were surprised at this movement in
Massachusetts, and surprised to see the GEN.
tennial put under the ban in several north
ern districts where we expected nothing OF
the kind. But the manifestations grow
worse and worse. Washington was set up
as more suitable place for the celebration
than Philadelphia, and the number going
over to this counter proposition must be
to Phiadelphians. The well.in-
ormed Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore Sun, under date Of Tuesday, says:
Gas an experiment during the past few
lays several Wei!.known gentlemen nave
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interesting GAGS one Gighiy In
portant


We publish this morning soice ' t'll =.
orders inst made 10 the District Court OF tue
limited states for this district, and one I'M
r,ortant opinion. The orderas to urluss'l.
able charges will make some OF the assighee'
trcmble in their boots. ,
But the opinion in which Judge ho'h,'
destroys the value OF hundreds Oh 'no' a.
Of dollars worth o: bonds ana hotes :! -
c,ar;,, thot the waiver Of the hone'tcau
will, not he allowed in bis court VIII p'vou.'
a sensation, in Richmond at leSs., alu ~.
h.ns throughout the State. Possibly u may
"a - s,cI on alteration Of the Constitution
..,,, d,vest il altogether Of the article 10
-.cord 10 homesteads We do not suppose
the Judges opinion will be permitted 10
stand uncbalcnged-tha Is, WITHOUT up
ncal--when a case comes up which involves
money enough to justify an appea'
to higher tribunal. Ne are not sure that
the decision is wrong, but we are sure 'oa'
the sort of reasoning which the Junse in'
dulces in As to the words son "hae coiu''
"tiors the said householder or heaa VI a
"famiy shall thereafter set apart and ho'a =,
his homestead, is what the lawyers Gull
"sticking in the bark" That language
means just what the following would mean
"On what conditions the said householder or
"head of family shall thereafter be allowed
. 10 ALLEVIATE his homestead" And surely no
one would contend that man could not hold
his land because the word " dt'eaote' was
used in that connection. But We do not IN
tend to criticise this opinion. We merely
sal attention to it. And we may be allowed
n add that whilst VIC have never understood
The Virginia Constitution TO mean "hat
Judge HUGHES thinks it does, we SAID year
100 that all notes waving the homestead
would be rendered valucless by the new
bankrupt law. We couldn't find many per-
sons then who agreed with us.
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taken pyc,,y careful saa.ss aInong !, a asss.
bers Of Congress for the par,se 9. ase sar
i holding the centennial exposition. and ns
result they report that nearly 80 thirds I are
In favor Of holding it in washington. ane
MARYLAND and Virginia senator's and men.
hers. as also the Mas sachusetts and all OF lns
western and southern delegations OF po,n
house, openly preference for Wasn.
ington and as against Philadelphia. w ht - be
ANYTHING will result from this remains 20 W
seen, though there are many who laS DOT
under the impression that the only place loi
holding national celebration Is at tn nan III
toms capital, and not in one OF the pron,a,
nent cities, so as TO make other thrtvlng anu
important cities jealous. All will be sa.ls .
fed if Washington is selected, and there t o ot
not seem to he very bright prospect OF a,u
from the General Government II the eApo'
sition is held in any other city"
Philadelphia, from this showing' Is ta'ncI
ain the yocative." The number =" 'aAln
stock in her" must be greatly diminished
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For the Uispatch.I
WhV Not Tax Railroads :?

The argument Of The Wing of yesterday
that railroads ought to be taxed, proves too
much. The ground taken assumes that rs
they make no money they should pay no trl-
butte to the State. Ii the principle is asound
one, then nobody should pay tax except out
of net profits. But, it is argued, rail' Dads
confer special benefit, aud therefore should
have special exemptions. To which reply,
farmers confer universal benefit, and have
so much the more reason to claim similar
exemption.
so that if because railroads can pay no in
terest they should not be called Upon to pay
taxes, then a tortiori farmer who eau pay no
interest should pay no taxes.
Let both pursuits be better managed. Let
the railroads pay less salaries and waste less
money; and let the farmer waste less income
and less labor, and let there be fair en-
penditure of money or credit on each, and al
equal distribution of burdens.
AN IsTEREsT-PAYISG AND
TAx.PAyING FARMER.
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interest Regulated by Congress.

After the many disastrous uSurpatlohs VI
the Federal Government, we should leei
ronsolcd somew bat were it guilty of one
which would be universally beneficial; and
if it be a uSurpation for Congress to regu-
late interest through the laws governing the
national banks, we are ready for it, and
should welcome it as Il usurpation whose
benefits compensated to some extent for the
injury done by some others.
Whether the regulation of interest for the
national banks would lie usurpation or
not may be debated but Congress has al-
ready asserted lis power to regulate II III
declaring that the banks shall observe tle
laws of the States in which they are located.
# Congress has tie right to say that they
shall respect the State interest laws 1t has
Justly the right to say that they shall not !;
and it NAV by the same right make an interest
law for the banks.
Congress has made bank-no:es-it has
made bauks-and to declare the rate OF IN
tcrest that shall he charged by the banks Tor
the use of money is bu: small comparative
exertion of authority. If it should declare
the rate for the banks, OF course that Wou!o
settle the question for the whole Union.
There are Lut few banks other than the M
tiopal banks. They will make the loans, ana
their rates of interest will be the rates OF the
country.
The discussion of States-rights' on Iuls
matter is altogether supererogatory-as mucn
50 rs was the defence sought to pc maoe Wy
counsel for client who had been whipped
and cleared"
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Tne Current Increases.sii.

7xlF
we mention as signs Of the beginning :,
kind of transportation onsthe Scpesapea me
and Ohio railroad that is very susses
tive that there are in course ot snip
mept 1T the com pany's wiiaryes' Delo" N.Y., hoen
etta. 500 bags cottou to Lawrence, hia n,'.
chusetts, and $50 bags to New YORK. A lhs'
cotton Is from Arkansas, and came over .ae
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad rom nun.
ipeton. At the same time there ls-ps,ns
Skinned westwardly by the road 10 tons aye
stuffs from Boston. se
These facts are interesting. we suppose
few persons supposed the rond wouia ha'e
much to do in transporting cotton. pus we
are satisfied that in this line there VIII DC .
large business as soon as the towing system
in the river il complete, and tue 'o'une
will be greatly increased by the complet.on
Of the western railway connections WIN LUG
Chcsapeakc and Ohio railroad. 1hc p'o7
nee 8 of heavy business upon the hue d {
growing brighter and brighter.
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Immigration.

correspondent, whose communication
,nneared in yesterdays Dispatch, called at
tention to very suggestive remarks made by
the Albany Erening Journal prominent
newspaper in the North. That paper pro-
tests against excepting up boards OF imm'-
d" grafton at the public expense to aoo 10 our
4. already heavy load Of pauper labor" The
nrotest is slow coming. and we had not
looked for it 10 that quarter.
This country is far from being benefited
by great part of the vast tide OF immigia'
rio, thst has poured into our harhorS. The
refuse of Europe has been thrown upon our
shores, including large proportion OF
thieves. Profi:ing by the catchwords "pro'
prcssv and deyciopment,' the lGen who
manage the immigration business have
crammed the immigrant ships with people
great part of whom benefited the country
they left more than that TO which they
came by their change of home. Thcre
are many indications Of discomfort and
factiousness in this country OF late
which are attributable in great degree 10
the large additions to our population from
the thriftless and malcontent classes OF Eu-
rope. Their presence has very much In
creased the embarrassment growing out OF
the want of occupation, by which hundreds
| of thousands have been thrown upon public
charity this winter.
We are glad to say that here in Virginia
we have had acquisitions of excellent people
from Europe. They have been men oil
means, good farmers, and others. Such men
may be welcomed anywhere. But such riff
raft as come over in many emigraut ships to
New York certainly cannot be gain to the
country, and the Albany paper is very rea-
sonably surfeited with it. a..
AS we said above, We arc gratified that
Virginia is not infested with pauper immi.
grants, aud for the sake of the Union we
would that the immense stream of this kind
of population flowing to our shores could be
materially diminished. The best interests
of the nation do not demand the immediate
development of all of our wealth. A little
tines little indulgence in the prosecution
Of that object-would be better for future
generations, and better for the morality and
!. coptentment Of the country.
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A New Constitution. Some of our eX-
changes favor the call Of a convention to
frame new Constitution for this State. We
do not think such convention necessary.
It will be cheaper and better for the Legis.
lature to propose amendments in the man.
ner authorized by the present Constitution,
and in which one amendment has already
been adopted. This method requires some
delay, but it will be more likely to guard
against haSty and incousiderate changes,
while it saves the expense Ola convention
no inconsideraole item in these hard times.
RdhTur Record.