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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08

Die am Dersaneenen Wontas abss.
baltt StastpabI ssrIief itbr rubis.
GO fin, srrGblt wsrben Jun
Tassr-A. 3. TtasIty, nit etipa 900 Stim.
men NaioritGt:
Aubitsr-Ssbn D. Ssnninss;
S&abmefer-Dan Riprban:
Stast. AnwaIt-D. 9. 3. @aGsu;
Nsesrbn-Gb. @. 5arsus;
Narf&ar-Ssbn ainsinssr, NIT stwa 500
Stimnen Naioritat.
sftGor-Ssnry Sts&er.
Alhermdnutr.
1. Barb- patrid 9aseR.
2. - pb. pier.
3. 3 Ssa Qantiqsn unt Sobn
BunbsrIi&.
1. - Ssbn Ne Clay.
5. - Gesrs GensIer.
Die 3abluns Der Stimmsn in Der 8. Wars
srar, ale mir ;ur TrsGs sinssn, nod ui&t gan,
tssntist bod f&werli& Gnhsrt fts sisI am
HeIultat.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08

Wenn man bic port Waibinstun Sci.
tuns" LIEF fSmmt % sinsm Dor ale ldit man ben
DDisfir&tr 8olfsfreuns," ubsr ben oG&ttrna&sr
anssissr", 70 bauIa Gnb bic suremtursa Ra.
men. Nur bic rsnissn snsIii&sn an,eissn unb
ipe,ifl& ausrifanii&m Srtsnamsn fSrsn biz
SQulon.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08

Nuf Sitermontas fol- port Waibinston
bic ,Ssulptiber" babtn. Sb Stmamb I3 men
Sur ssma&t mir slautsns, bel psn p~eursmbur-
germ" brabsn fommsn ft i&itf an.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08

6leine 1lrfa@en batsn of srubs Wirfun.
gen, tIsins rlnpabIi&ieitsn, oft srcbs llsbeI ,ur
GsIss. Oft ssrfSrt bic S&winbiu&t Elm iunsss
9sben I'm 8sins, ba cine flsint GrfGltuns, Gin
lsidter 1ufsn Ssrna&laiFst ruree, rsI&sr sur&
einise yadete BON Or. Aug. aSnis's hamburger
gruRtbee bate bsItitist tptrben iSnnsn.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08
g mremburger GAZETTE.
@ea x So. &c. SO. ali. 20. 445 @ainaras.

8ea & So. Rs.S SO. alte 70. 445 RainfraBs
aeue 70. batsn:
Die ftinfen 5amturssr Spissu;
Die f&OnRen Galieo's;
Die feinaen 5i&er;
Die STANDARDIZATION 3einentraaren;
Die biaiRen Stisenwaarsn;
Die RSrtasn Ruslins an
9amb bic ibr ftbtn tsat.
Das 5aus fiuft &ass Cash" Gin, unS fam
bic niebriefsr yreiit feQen.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08

Sn JameStopn, Grant Co., @ise, sr,
forte cine 8susrsbrunf has @0bnbaus uus ben
Store ess Srn. Daft. S@atsn $5-6000.-
Ssrl4sruns $4,000.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08

Die Nrebieer Der seri&issenen Ssetsu
tielten lsSte @s@e cine Discriminating, bic
fe r5empsrsnsuertins@ nanntsn uns bic ale
antrprt aaf bic In Der Iurnbane perunslidts
nMntitempersnjysiammluns" ssltsn foate. -
Nobody hurt 1"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08

Nm Mbenb tamen bic msnati&sn Seri&te Der
1eamten Dor, bic grade ftin ertra SntersRs bsten.
gu adtNsrsn purssn :. O'Suuisan u. p.
Srinins srwabIt.
Dim Seri&tt bee albermann Bead Rom 81.
nan, . COMMITTEE sntnsbmen rir bic foIssnbsn
3abIen.
Sm g~erraIunssiabr 1873 nur.
ben funbirt In alien Claims $6.3O9.68
Vprter funhirt traren 713.696.H
70 baB bic game In 6 une 7 Prot. Is --
tdbrisen Bombs fsfssasats Stabt.
f&ule bttrGst: $720.OO6.39
1n ansern f.assR.asn SduIssn
bat bic Staet aueer>ena S~12S.431.75
Mlls I'm Gan3tn $S4S.43S.14
8tjablt ipureen i'm leStsn Yerual.
tunssiabr in 5auptiumms $5t.065.39
IN SntueTsn R.504.54
SIM na&fsn Gisealiabr bat Der Stabtratb an
5auptumms unb SntrsHen ~ bsablsn fiji
S&ulb s6O459.53.
Der Ssri&t benefit bann ftrnsr, BAT nod stpa
250.OO0 ni&t absere&nste S&ulb ausftben mag
Capital unb SntsrsRtn). eobtnb fpri&t Serr
Bead i& itsr bic Stasttsamtsn, nit ssnsn sr ~
tbun bate, aus bsflasti& abtr bitter u. nit Rs&t
aber bic Summe RON $4,000 bic nod ais Steu.
srridaanbe in ben gi&srn Rebsn.
Sir Strabsnrsparaturen purssn $40. COZ .S3
5000 usnissr aIs lsstss Sabr) ausssssbsn.
Das YsIi;eAtpartsment iOfete Sill. 81 fl g..
26O.53 uasbr ais lsstss Sabr).
Die Seleu&tuns Der Stast II NIT S5.34S.97
(27s.78 msbr ais lsstes Sabr) in Rs&nuns.
$685. wursen fir DaTer ssraussabt. Die
3srfeQuns Der Stastubr unb aufbau bss 9bur.
uss bdauft f& auf $14.45S.73, psson bisier
Stastratt $9l49.27 sars9ntts. Der gni&t
natt sarauf aufmniana, baB Dor sinsm Sabr bic
Bombs Der nsu f~unsirtsn Stabti6uls ~ 50 bis
IS Cts. Y~srfauft wurSsn, beuts ~ Is Gents itbr
sefu&tFnb.-
aus BEN gsri&t bss aubitors Ssnninss nebs
men mir bic f~slssnbsn 3abltn. General 5stal
Ginnabmsa unb Aussaben in 1872 1911. 976. 95.
Das paupttOtal bts Isstsn Sabrss fam n%atirli@
nod ni&t ssssbsn psrssn, ba bic Rs&nunssn
nod ni&t sei&lOR.n fnb. Die 1arsn fir 1873
bra&ten S144.6i4.15 pOsu natirli& bic auBrr.
BtWovubuVV &lHUuvHpW VIZ SttSUItu, OptbuWIb ".
fommen.
Die vtaarsn" Muslastn beIiefen f& 1872
auf $2O5. 1880 unb in 1873 $2t6.85O.O5.
Des StaOt Sns:nisurs &spOrt ,ablt bic sstba.
men Arbeiten aut, srwabnt bsS @ibfansss, tae
bic uebsrwa&uns urb llsbernabme naaer" Mr-
beiten ni@t In itin Department faae, ba6 Nrbei-
ten icsar BON babel interenirten par.
teien austnpmmtn wprbeu feien
unb ma&t bann cine Reibs &atbl&lass, bic isbr
;sitsenab inb gut ~ @unien bes Glsibts unb
Der asnntniBe bes iuussn Wannes iprs&en unb
unbspinst pom nG@fsn Stabtratbs bsbsr,ist psr.
ben foatsn.
Sn isinem Seri&t ma&t Der gOrmann bss
Strabsneomitss auf bic fur cine Ganaliyfsm ~
nsbnasnbs &idI&tsn bsim grabirsn Der Stra-
Zen aufnsrilana unb sibt sinise cute Winfe. Sn
elmer Iabslt sitt tas Document cine ibsritt~
Ii&s 3uiammsnfsauns aasr ssma4tsu Strabsn.
~arbeittn.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08
Sm Marmor Drp 6ooSs NalaAe

Jm Wdrmor Orb 0oooS Nalaf'
an 0ainRrabe bel espi fnbst ibr:
Die biaisfen CARPETS;
Die biaisfsn 9%sinsapaaren
Die biaisfen Nstions;
Die biaislsn Dry @SObs;
Di.. biaisfsm Ssissnosuss;
Die biQialen Glantls unb Galimir
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08

Bel Blumenauer an Gouler Gpsnus
fSnnt ibr Elm sutes, feines Glas Bier unb cine
psrtipn e&tsn Gmmtntbaler 8GIes babtn.-
Na&t NAL Sonntas's sinen Spajirsars babin.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08

Deder u. Sdser'S wferbe-esibfaa g.
seniiber ben, atbtnaum III nit elmer Auswabl
pertrsfai9sr Sussies, S&littsn &C., fppie Der
befen Yterbe ptriebtn. User cine Spa,ierfabrt
MAIDEN min, fpate bort feline Srbsr tinterlaGen.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08
2eife Nnfraae :?

Wer III Dtritniss Der faI1&ss 3sasui6 abst'
Isst bat, Der rNatipnal Democrat" cstr Der
bs&pirbiss Batter &otd12 Warun. tpisStr-
ruff Der ,Dsmserat" feline @srts ni&t2
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08

Sc mirb unsefdbr Stunt, iast Der
Clinton ptralb" e6e has fur Dubuque beiinm-
te DtrftbOot Der ,,Diamrnb Soc Qinis" fsrtis
rirb. Was fast ibr Stabtp6ter ba3u?
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08
sSo 1T Rid &alnims (Sebn) =?

Dtiibs strlits fsinsn alttn Ia Siptns,n bet arleH g.
~ssnftlbtn rus, ibdlt 70 stfiatsa an prn; y; Sdhtrtn
arswn psint. sais Co., Sasians. sssr an PIE wssasilsa
Der Gazette" NIT. ea rbitaftsansdsssnpoi sw aus'
iuaft abr Srn. aalpus truuniHt ma6sH. ISL
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08
Rene Mn5eigen.
DIR. 50. SpHbamer,
bractti9er Mr5t,
Ode s. uno Soma StraBe,
Tim 5rsmsnt 5auio 40
Dubuque, Sotua.
$50 ut Spbann Scbmit ?

Sstn ssn 8. 8asttat S&mitu -s anna Better, ssbsrsniu
Bssstn, @tmtintt Cid, @rssbsr,satbum euremburs, ben
10. DECEMBER 1897. Dui.bs p%ansttt In 1852 uaS ams.
rita aus. DER Ratri6t lber ben 4uftntbalt hes Serrn
e&mtt eetr dbtr ben Ort ftints Ippss ssbtn tam. mSst
siefelbe atfdnisf an 5rn. 30. pc art nYdnfsn Saus"
9lashraet, IN. 8. u T., DUBUQUE. Soma, iittsn. Ia a
aa I'm Grbf9afts snsetstntei tineeit. 70 psas man bic
ttpais = Na6ri6itn 10 bale ale mSslt6 %wttttsiea. Ssrr
S6mii fsu f& per ttpa 4 Sa rtn mad 9linaefsta btstben
hdbtn. 1914
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-04-08

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Am ssrsanssnsn Dsnuerfas %sefanusIts I'D
Der 6tabtratb ~ ieiner S&lueFsuns uns ssr.
tasts f& barn iun absns aus Rsipset fir bas
rtnsIad, bas ben Stabianpalt 5snninss tstruf.
fen.
Am Mbenb faHisn bic msnani&sn Bsri&te Der
Bsamtsn Dor, bic grade fsin srtra SntersTs bstsn.
gu aGtFsrsn wursen Z. O'Suaisan u. p.
Srinins erpablt.
Dsm Sni&ts bee albsrmann Bead BON, 81.
nan, . COMMITTEE sntnsbmsn rir bic ~foIssnbsn
3abIen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAzETTE.]
Death OfGen. Smith.

New YonK, Dec. 80. the Gen. NJ. L..
Smith, found dead at hotel iu jersey City
yesterday, was formerly Colonel OF the Eigth
Missouri regiment, and won an excellent repu,
tation for bravery during the war, and IN 1864
was in command of the District of North Mis-
sissppi. Wy
Gen. Smith arrived 90 the early Washington
train Sunday morning, at Taylor's Hotel, Jer-
sey City, aud registered as NJ: l.. Smith,
of Washington. He remained 10 bis room
nearly all day, only leaving to eat bis meals
Several strangers called to see him and lett
their cards, Mr.. Smith having Instructed the
clerk to tell all callers that he was not 10 his
room. Yesterday morning he was found dead
III his bed. L. considering Smiths conduct
prior to his death, it was believed that he COM
mitted suicide, aud county physician Stout ex
amined the body. He considers post-mortem
examination necessary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30
LOCAL HlsEVlTIES.

DR.. C. W. Chancellor, formerly Of this city,
but now emeritus professor Of Washington
University OF Baltimore, will deliver lecture
10 this city tonight, taking as his subject
physics and physicians.
The many friends Of Captain L. \. Ryther
will regret to learn that he is SO seriously i'll at
his residence 10 East Washington that his life
is despairei of.
VIM. T. Parson has been appointed post.
master at Goresville, Loudouu county, Va,
vice G. ". Partiu, resigned.
Mr. T. A. Kerby, real estate agent of this
city, was married yesterday at DanvlIle to Miss
Day of that place.
The Sunday school of the NJ Z. Church,
South, will have their Christmas celebration
10 the basement of that church tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30
Miners W ages.

New YORK, Dee 81. "A Philadelphia dis
patch states that the operators have decided
10 reduce the miners wages Is per cent. 10 the
Schuylkili, Lehigh, Upper Lehigh, Wyoming
ard Larkawanua regions on the LIST OF January
Is soon as the new rates are promulgated the
Golfers will strike, and they allege that they
are prepared to stand out year. ln other
anthracite districts wages will De reduced ~ to
Is per ceut., whicb will also lead TO strikes. Ii
strike takes place it will add twenty. five
Thousand miners to sixty thousand that are al
ready out OF work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30
A Contradiction.

To the editor ofthe alexandria Gazette;
VIENNA, Dec. 30, lS74.--DEAR SlR--In re-
gard to the publication of probable fatal
reucountre" at Vienna, l submit to you the
following facts
lss There is 10 one in the county named
} Dian Marshall
ID. The postmaster Mr.. freeman, has DO
father in Virginia banned Freeman.
81. Ga Monday, December I'd, no one had
his abdomen cut open at Vienna
Yours truly, Resident.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30
FALL CLOTHING.

Mvstock ofFALL CLOTHING and CENTS
FURNISHING GOODS is now complete, COM
prising the greatest variety of SUITS, OF the
latest styles, best material and finest finish ever
before offered.
am doing large business, with compare
lively small expenses; hence my ability to sell
cheaper than the like can be procured in larger
cities My stock beiLg unsurpassed in variety
and quality, you will do we'll TO give me q CALL
and thereby save large percentage.
S. DEALHAM Fashionable Clothier,
oct9 SO King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30
THE 1sErheSS.

New York, Dec 80. Stocks active and
strong. Money 9. Gold Is. Flour quiet and
steady Wheat quiet and firm. Corn lc higher.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 30.-Va. SKIES, peclers,
40; do consolidated, 545. West Va. SKIES l01.
Cotton quiet aud steady; low middlings l34
Flour dull and unchanged Wheat steady and
dull; No. red Western l2l; fair to prime do
rs; rejected do. | II; others unchanged. Corn
quiet bu; firm; white Southern 7SaS3; yellow
do. S0,S2; mixed Wcstern.S3; elevator 75a7S,
track Oats 10 good demand; Southern 63aG5;
Western white Ga; do. mixed g. Rye dull at
07alOO Hay shade frmer under lighter re-
ceiplS; Maryland and Pennsylvania l6.S20
Provisions quiet and steady. Coffee very strong
and higher; fair to prime cargoes ls4a$203.
Sugar in fair demand and steady at l0l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30
From New York.

New YORK, Dec. 30-kiug kalakaua
leaves Tor New Haven and Boston by the
morong train to morrow.
The specie shipments to Europe to-day
amounted to 5000. 32I, Of which $S5O,0OO was
in gold cpin.
Rub.r, j. Dallas, late cashier of Nelson's
Bank of TORONTO, who robbed it of 5000 re-
Gently, was captured last night at Elizabeth,
n. j., aud brought to this city, aud S42, 100
found on him. lie will be held tor rcqulsl-
ton from the Canadian authorities
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT TO A HoRsE.-A very
severe accident happened to horse ridden by
Mr. " III. Jcukins on last Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. jenkins had been in town all the moro
Ing making his Christmas purchases and was
preparing to leave for home. Riding rapidly
along Mau street near Hanover, his horse from
some cause became uumauageable and tried to
run away. AT the same time. the horse attached
to Mr. oIaushter's meal cart, approaching from
the opposite direction, also attempted to run
away. BY some unfortunate accident the
Two borses came into violent collision and he
shaft OF the cart was driven to the depth of at
least foot iuto the flank of Mr.. jenkins horse
The poor brute was cxtricated with some diff
fcuIty from the fearful situation and the gap
ing wound aud bloody shaft together presented
an awful spectacle. -fre1ertcksJWq Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30

TIE CHAIN GANG. Frequent complaints
have lately been lodged at police headquarters
against members of the chain gang, who in
stead Of being with the rest of that gang at
work on the Streets or cou6ued iu the Jail and
work house, are loungng about Buzzard' $
Roost, Devils Row, aud other disrepulabe
localities in the city. 1t is understood that
the gang is so numerous that the one mao,
who has to guard it is unable to do so by him
self alone, especially as be is unprovided with
handouts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30
Heavy Failure.

PlTTsBURG, Dec 3O.-Whartoa Brothers &
Co.. Iron manufacturers filed their petition in
bankruptcy yesterday. The aggregate of the
liabilities Of the firm is $2l9 j3l; the assets are
stated al $393,547. The low price of manuac
tured iron, dulIuess in trade and backwardness
Of customers III paying up, are assigned as the
cause Of the failure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30
TIE WEATHER, The warm weather hereto

THE WEATHER. The warm weather hereto
fore pre- FALLING was, as predicted by old proba-
bities succeeded to-day by that OF a more sea-
souable character, but by no means extremely
cold weather, tor though some ice was formed on
the pools aud small ponds in his ueigh uorhcod
early this morning, and though overcoats were
comfortable, out Of door exercise was not at all
uupleasaut.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30
Investigating Committee.

MONTGOMERY ALA, Dec. 3O.-Messrs. Co.
burn AMI Buckacr, of the Congressional lives
tigating Committee, reached here to-day. The
remainder of the Committee are still al Ope-
hka, but will reach here TO- morrow and remain
several DAYS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30

Corporation ATroRNEY.-Tho office OF
Corporation Attorney, made vacant by the
death of the late Col G. L. Stuart, will be
filled by the City Council at It's next regular
meeting. AT meeting of the Finance Com
mttee of the City Couoci, held last night, 5.
+. Beach, esq.,, was present as Corporation
Attorney pro TEN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30
The Situation in New Orleans.

New lotK, Dec. 80 "A New Orleans spe-
cial to the Herald says the situation is growing
more peaceful uoder the hope that the Conser-
tivcs will be able TO elect their candidates on
The ssembling of the Legislature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30

STEAMER DISABLED steru-wheel
steamer Virginia, which left here yesterday
with freight ADD passengers Tor Oecoquan, be-
came disabled on her way down by the break
10y of portion of her machinery and had to
return for repairs, whch will be completed in
q short time
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30
Weather Probabilities,

WASHINGTON, Dec. go, ii a. ID.
For the Middle States, colder and partly
cloudy weather will prevail with north or west
winds and riscg barometer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30

ELECTION OF A SCHOOL TEACHER. The
trustees of the public school at Arlington held
a meeting on Tuesday night last and elected
Mr.. W. A. Eaton, Of Washington, a nephew
Of Gen. Eaton, teacher Of that school, to fill
the vacancy occasoned by the death Of the
late Mr. A. B. Ransom.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30

SUDDEN DEATH. a colored woman named
Martha Summers, who has been sick for some
time past, was found, early this morning dead
iu bed, at her house, in Prices Alley, with her
two Young children beside her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30

KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK knights
of ST. Patrick of this city, will give grand
ball at the Assembly Rooms on the night OF the
18th of next January.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30

The NARY WASHINGTON. The steamer
Mary Washington, belonging to the Upper
Potomac Steamboat Company, will, upon her
arrival here from Glymout tomorrow, be laid
up until the spring, aud during the suspension
of her trips will undergo some alteration BY
which her rate OF speed will be increased.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30

Routes TO FLORIDA. A writer 10 the New
York Tribune giving an account of the differ.
ent routes to Florida says :-"Whe came out
this year, the latter part Of October, took
tickets by the Piedmont Air Line route, with
which, with Que exception, was highly pleas.
ed. | left Washington on the Quantlco boat,
having COOK Breakfast on board, and lunch
in the cars after leaving Richmond at O'Clock
on the Dauville train, which we reached n
time for breakfast, and departed at 6 a. N. on
the Air line, new route to Atlanta. The
time from New York to Jacksonville, with close
connections is three days by the shortest all
rail.route.
There is one other pleasant allrail route from
Washington; via Manassas, Warrenton CuIpcp-
er, Charlottesville, Lyuchburg, Bristol, Knox
Vile, Cleveland, Dalton, aud Ataota This route
is through the great East Tennessee Valley, one
of the grandest farming regions 10 the Atlantic
States, aud all the way through region OF
beautiful mountainous scenery-the Blue Ridge
upon one hand and the Cumberland Mountain
Oh the other. The routes near the sea coast
are fiat and uointerestDg, being most y through
sandy pine woodlands, some OF which, having
an impervious underestimate hold the water up
TO the surface, giving an an impression, though
wrong, that the country is very swampy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30

OLD RESIDENTS. In the notice Of the late
Mr.. Morgau's de"'h that appeared 10 yester
days Gazette, it was stated that that gentle
man was probably the oldest resident OF the
city, but subscriber called at this Office this
morning and reminded US otthe fact that his
mother, who, strange to say, yet retains all her
faculties in an uuim paired condition. and who
is frequently seen walking upon the streets,
was born in 1850 and has lived here ever sluce.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-30

10. O. F.-The following officers Of Sa-
repta Lodge, l. 0. Q. T., were elected last
N. G., J. NJ. Heshley; Y. G., G. &. Ward I;
Rec. Sec, j. Calvin Smith, Permanent Secty;,
W. W. Sherwood; Treasurer, J. A. Field ;
Chaplain, 4. H. Wpde; Steward, Il. 4. PadgetL.
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Appeal by Won Arnim.

BERLIN, Dec. 30.--Count Won Arnim ap-
Dealed yesterday to ksmmergercbt from SEN
,cucc Ia his case.
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Died.

In fredericksburg, on Saturday, the 10Th in
slant, ut clock u M, Mrs. INDIA SWIFT,
wife of K. G. swift, and daughter of G. and S.
Z. Cole.
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LOCAL NEWS.

SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE. The follow
ing is the text of the bill introduced in the
Board of Aldermen, at its last meeting to
abolish the Office Of Superintendent of Police !:
An ACT to amend chapter tx of the Lsws Of
the city Of Alexandria.
Section /. Be it enacted by the City Council,
That chapter tx. of tn" laws OF the city Of A lex
sndria is hereby amended by striking out wher-
ever it occurs in said chapter TX. the words
"Superintan sent of Police" and substituting in
their stead the words Superintendent Of
Streets :" and that the office of Superintendent
of the Police is hereby abolished, and that of
SUPERINTENDENT OF Streets substituted for it.
Sec. 2. The Superintendent OF Streets shall be
elected in the same manner that other ohcers
or agents Of the City Council are elected, and
discharge all the duties heretofore discharged by
the Superintendent of Police; and it shall be
the duty of said Superintendent OF Streets to
have all cleaning IF the streets aud alleys OF the
city done by the chain gang, and when tho chain
gang is not adequate for this purpose, then such
streets and alleys shall be cleaned BY special
contract which contract shall be reported to
and confirmed by the City Council.
Sec. 3 That, when necessary, the SAID Super
intendent of Streets shall employ horses and
carts by contract per week; and all bills con-
tracted by said officer shall be made out by the
employees or contractors and certified to by
said Superintendent of Streets and presented TO
the City Council Tor aymert rs other bills are
presented to the City Council for payment
Sec 4. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage, and all acts in conflict are hereby repealed
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MASONIC BANoUET.-The anniversary of
St. John the Evangelist, who was one of the
patron Saints of Masonry, was celebrated last
night by Andrew Jackson Lod re, A. Is. aud
A. NJ, of this city, by Masonic reunion and
grand banquet. A large number were present.
including members of Alexandria Washington
Lodge, and about 40 FROM Olive Branch Lod &c
at Leesburg, Va, the latter OF whom were tho
guests OF; the evening. After disqualification
of the work" at the Lodge room, the menu
bers repaired to Harmonic Halle Fairfax ST.,
which had been secured for the occasion, and
there partook of a sumptuous repast, gotten up
under the direction of Mr.. Henry Brepgle, 10 a
style that would have done credit to Delmou-
leo. Speeches were made by, Gen. Albert
Pike, Mai. Jno NJ. Orr, of Leesburg, aud
others, alter which the company dispersed, the
guests being highly pleased with the welcome
extended them. Superintendent Haveuer, Of
the w. & o. r. r., ran special train, which
left at midnight, for the accommodation of The
members of the Order living along the line Of
that road.