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WHY WILL YOU
SUFFER-

To all persons suffer
ling from Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Cramps in the
limbs or stomach, Bill.
lious Collie, Pain in tho
back, bowels or side, We
would say, TEE BoUs1-
HOLD PANAOIA and FAM
LIZ IN1A1NT 10 Of all 9TH
ers the remedy you want
for internal and external
use. It has cured the
above complaints in
thousands Of cases.
There is no mistake
lsbout It. Try It. Sold
lby all Druggists.
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-BsaSiinissas;c Il Evansville i. iimprov.
hs. The other day, says the Courier,
sixteen mss and ops dog we're engaged
in huo,ng Q rat on .Maia: strsst4 :, 70, !.
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= ssstss ~ q "a HEE ~ ,bE!.l % .
@yb1 tsDp1sssssss crusade baes -
snDlishsd ssnsthisg in CnAnpafi
TIE .bpo~sss. ss1os dssrsassdr $40 000
hst month. ,''.'' 80
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.fiS u JINfEs CT stIs y I'l . " -. IL.
1T il reported that the Turkish
government kss decided 10. fsuouuso oil
its,somnsynihxtrsatie with lofeign
:&!&,lt
ySVSUs .gea7-c-a s;ssf -, . I
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1T il said Of tho temperance
ssssaAsri that, 'shsy drink not, psitb,
q Do they sis ; yet Solomon in all bis
elssr. vss not raid Ike one Of them. !"
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW YORK DAY-B0QK

A DlMocRAr1o WIrKLY. Established 1850. Itsup-
ports White Supremacy, political and SOCIAL Terms,
81 per year. To clubs. nine copies for s. Specimen
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2, Twenty thousand persons it 10 e.;
tinated, have been drowned in Lske
Erie dsring the present century.
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OBSTACLES 70 MARRIAGE.

Happy Relief for xoung Mon from the effects of
Errors and Abuses in early Life. Manhood Restored,
4mpedimsntss to marriage removed. New method
Of treatment. New and remarkable remedies.
Books and Circulars sent free, inssalsd envelopes.
Address HOWARDAssOCIATI0N No. 2south Ninth
It,, RhilAdelphiA, Pa.-An Institutien having nigh
reputation fox honorable conduct and professional
aklu. h. oct8O-1yr
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The Aeaasiz Memorial Fund now
I uuas . t96b>1.
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ADVANTAGES; go 9@E5E3ElRgE :o BY THIS

It keeps the money in the State.
1t insures Females without extra risk.
It's as liberal as is consistent with per-
feet security.
tits conducted by men whose integrity
Of character and business ability are we'll
known throughout the State.
It receives high rate of interest on its
loans.
Its rate Of mortality must be low by res-
son Of the healthful climate Of Minnesota.
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UNFOLDING AND VISITING fCARDS
w printed in neat style Ct the
JOURNAL OFFICE
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StEClAL NOTICES.
Children often look Pale and Sick
homuo other cause than having worms in the stom
sch.s
RRQWlI,a YERMIRuaE nnMT1Ts

will destroy Worms without injury to the child be.
ing perfectly WHITE, and tree from all coorine or
other INJURIOUS ingredients usually used in worm
preparations. GUh1lS Il BROWN, proprietors,
- No. 2l5 Fulton Street, New York
Sold ~ DrGCQistsand CsMssts, and deal<rsi in Nel-
6iaAs at TNINfY.FlyI ClNfs A Rox
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W. B. MITCHELL.
st. Cloud. MINI.
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Guarantee Fund:

Bank and other stocks as per following
schedule: so shares First National Bank
Of Rochester, 80 First National Bank Of
Wlnona, so Second National Bank of st.
Paul, 20 First National Bank of Bed Wing.
POS First National Bank of St. Paul, 60
State National Bank of Minneapolis, 50
City Bank Of st. Paul, and IS shares of
Preferred Stock Of st. Paul & Sioux City
Railroad Company.
Par Value. Market Value.
$53,OO0.00 72,250.00
-- 72,25o.vo
The above described fund is
deposited with the State Irsur-
ance Commissioner free Of inter-
est and is pledged to remain
there free Of interest or ether ex-
pense to the Company, as long
as it needs to hold the fund for
the security gifts policy holders.]
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tho sbov0mailsd, postpaid, onrecsipt ofpric'
Address, j. L PETERS, 500 Broadway N 7
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-01
NEWS OK TkI iE la Y
" 70 shoso the very age and body Of the Tme

"71 sho,o the very age and body Of the Times
At general meeting of the Baltimore Cot
ton Exchange yesterday, directors were elected
for the ensuing year, and the Board OF Dl1ec
tors subsequently elected George H.. Gather
IT., President and Treasurer, and Joseph L
Elliot Vice President.
The Secretary of the Treasury has decided
that East India sugars or Formosa on the
Philippine Islands. shall pay duty according
to their grade and color as sugar, irrespective o.
any alleged mode of manufacture.
A Philadelphia paper of yesterday says tha
Pinker,on's Detective Agency has gone vigor
ously to work 10 the search for Charlie Ross
Allen PiDkertou himself experimenting the OPP
erations Of his crops.
Duriug the month of August !, 200 prisoner;
were received at the Baltimore City Jail, be-
ing considerably in excess Of the commitments
of any preceding month in the history OF ths
Institution.
General Custer reports the return OF the
Black Hills expedition to Fort Lucas. and thai
Notwithstanding the fact his command has
marched about one thousand miles, Is IN gooC
condition to it take the field tomorrow.
Several regiments have been sent to Sicily
because of the increased brigandage and gen
eral lawlessness. Court martials have been cs
tablished for the prompt punishment OF often
ders.
The Bavarian Volks Fest opened in New
York city yesterday with grand procession
which was reviewed in the Bowery by Mayor
Havemeyer.
Daniel Baker, of Maize, formerly of the
Loan Division of the Treasury, was yesterday
appointed Chief of the Warrant Division OF
the Treasury.
Major General James R. Hawley, President
of the Society of the Army Of the James, has
called the third trenna meeting of the so
ciety at New York city, October 7.
A London telegram of August 81 says that
the new ship Sierra Nevada, from Liverpool
July ., for San Francisco, took fire at sea, and
was destroyed. The crew were saved.
In the Southwest yesterday the weather was
decidedly warm, the temperature along the
Gulf and the Mississippi being among the
eighties.
Mount Etna has been in state OF eruption
since Saturday. Streams Of lava are pouring
from the three craters.
Mr.. Dockray has been brought to Havana
from Puerto Principe and taken to Fort Ca
banas, where he will remain until sent to Spain
Yesterday the Carlists made two determined
assaults on Puycerda without effect.
There were 100 deaths in Baltimore last
week
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-01
: ~ ANnP7A GAZFTTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
I,etter from EOudOun D.

CORRESPONDENTS of the Alexandria Gazette.
LEEsBUEG, VA, Aug. 20, lST4.-Ihe news
of Huntons nomination was received here with
great satisfaction. He has strong hold upon
the people Of the county, which Is due, |
think, to the entire confidence in his honesty.
Is it possible for any party to select such a
team las. Tucker, Harris, Hunlop, Douglas,
Walker and Cabell? Can't two brave Eir-
piniaps contest the places with platt and Sto-
we'll? 1t would be SO glorious to present an en-
tire delegation Of such men as those have
named.
There may be such person as 4 Barbour
man in Lccsburg, but do not think there is.
There were some few Mosby mcn, but they are
not to be transferred.
The Waterford camp meeting, N. Il. will
close tomorrow. The proceedings have not
been, in all cases. harmonious; a preacher named
| Scott struck at young man Dancd IaveGuer,
had his blow warded off, aud was about to be
| thrown down by his antagonist, and but for
the early stopping of the atfray there would
| have been such fight, as that there would
not have been enough men on the ground to
| stop.
| The wheat 10 the Potomac Limestone Valley
is turning out very well; the rains have re-
vved the timothy sowa last spring, added a
good deal to the corn crop, but they have not
been heavy enough materially to effect the Sod
| The fall pastures will not be good unless there
is much more rain.
Mr. John Hamnerly, on one and half acres
raised, last year, 80 bushels OF buckwheat; this
year Is bushels Of wheat SIS worth Of straw,
and $40 rent from the circus company, and his
last springs sowing of timothy seed on the
same ground is looking very we'll
The cave in the cemetery here, believe, is
a sure enough one; it is at its lowest corner
about % feet deep as sounded, and feels 10 a
man handling pole, as if there were rock at
that depth, and perhaps an underfow OF water,
which is usually found 10 that vicinity at - to
26 feet below the surface think it is about
Is feet in diameter, and nearly round with
smooth walls of clay. No one here can remcm-
Der anything of well there, and some of our
people can 20 back 60 to G5 or 10 years. Its
west side is about 81 feet below the surface
and It's east side about Is, with probed depth
OF - feet
The town improvements go hravely on, and
by November lst most Of them will be done.
Some old houses are upon the street hpc, and
ought to be removed, as they Interfere very
materially with the side walks and on the
narrow streets they reduce even the wagon way
to a very narrow double track.
| think the much abused funding bill is hay
ing its natural result. namely: the making OF
the debt home debt.
Considerable investments have been made IN
the tax paying coupon bonds. 4 mau has
$4,000 Of property; at 30 cts. 90 500 his taxes
are $780, he can buy Il 81 900 coupon bond for
$780, the coupons on it are 500; the tax on
them is 81 70, and he thus has clear OF State
tax, S57. 81 Of interest % an Investment OF
$50, or nearly If per cent. y pretty good,
aud, | think, safe Investment. ALIQUIs.
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The Louisiana Troubles,

SHREVEPORT, August 3l.-The air is full Of
rumors concerning the Conshatta trouble, but
none of them can be traced to reliable source.
Gentlemen who left Conshatta, yesterday morn
ing, report all quiet, and citizens are discussing
the propriety OF removing.
The prisoners were said to be intercepted
near Mansfield by party of Texans and hang
ed, but the driver of the Mansfield stage which
has just arrived, pronouuces the report entirely
untOunded
The Times has Just received the following
dispatch from Minded: 4 gentleman just up
from Red River says that the company OF meD
who started to Shreveport with the Conshatta
prisoners. were ovcrtaken twenty-three miles
below Shreveport Monday evening about three
o clock by forty or fifty armed men, supposed
to be Texans from beyond the Sablue, who
took the prisoners out of the hands Of the
guard aud killed Horuer Turtchett, Bob De-
wees and Frank Edgerton 90 the spot. The
other men-Howe, Holland and Willis-es-
capped, but were recaptured, and are supposed
to have shared the same fate. The prisoners
requested to be taken to Shreveport and selec-
ted men to take charge of the company that
was to guard them. Every precaulon was tax
en- that was believed necessary to insure their
safety. The citizens were satisfied with as5ur-
ances that they would leave the State, aud did
not desire to take harsh measures. The Texans
swore they did not intend to have such damn
ed seoundres hunting homes in their State.
The gentleman from whom we gather this TO-
formation says he saw the dead bodies of The
three aforementioned parties.
This dispatch is not generally credited here,
as various parties have arrived to-day from
Mansfield, Keoch and Kingston, who must
have passed near the scenes Of the reported
murders this morning, and they bring no u-
formation on the subject. Strong hopes are
entertained that this report like earlier ones,
may prove untrue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-01
Two distressing cases of suicide have occur

Two distressing cases Of suicide have occur
red in Baltimore. Ga Sunday afternoon YIN.
C. Shaw killed himself by jumping from Wln-
dow, and yesterday morning Henry b. Slater
ended his life by cutting bis throat Both have
respectable connections, and their sudden DC
mise under such distressing circumstances has
cast gloom over large circle OF friends. MI.
Shaw had been suffering 10 mind and body Tor
several wears. On Sunday afternoon, about .
o'clock, he rushed up stairs to the servants
room in the third story, in the rear portion OF
his house. and dashed himself out headlong.
The fall was about twenty-five to thirty feet.
He fell upon his head and crushed his skull
and brains almost into a jelly, causing death
instantly. MIR. Henry B. Slater, who cut bis
throat, was 10 the Both year OF his age, and
was member OF the Baltimore bar LIE hao
been feeling unwell for some days About 5
o'clock in the morning he went up TO his roonl'
aud soon after the family heard heavy TALL
Some one, on going up to his room, found him
lying welteriDg in his blood, with cash cut IN
his throat, nearly severing the head from the
body. He seemed to have made five distinct
gashes with razor, entirely severlng the wind
pipe and both arteries His death Was almost
instantaneous. The only cause assigned tol
the rash act was temporary alteration OF mind
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-01
DUBLIC SALE OF LoUDoUN LAND.

will sell to the highest bidder on WE'D;
NESDAY, September 10Th, 1874, Gt not sold
privately my FARM on which l now reside,
situated about half n mile north OF Bloomfield,
and three miles south Of Snickcrsvilie, adjoining
the lands Of 4. c. LitLleton. VIM. &. Furr ard
others, containing 81 .cres, in good state OF
cultivation. and about 80 acres in timber. The
farm is divided into ten fields and u meadow
adapted to the use of guano, which acts finely
The farm is well wstercd, and the fencing IS
principally Of stone. comfortable HOUSE
with out-buildings, pump near barn yard E =ai
water very tne good spring convenient ssSsszis-
to the house. orchard OF apples and peaches
This farm is situated in a good ncighborhood
with three churches convenient also convenient
to the railroad only three miles from Smokers
Vile and seven from Round Hill depot, on the
w. s. o. K. 4.
Terms: Two tn ouiand five hundred dollars
down; the remainder to be divided into ta!rc
payments at one, two and three years, with m
terest from date, to be paid annually. y !c"i
of trust will be required to secure the deferred
payments
Sale on the premises about > O'Clock =. ~.
JOSEPH \. HUTCuIoUN.
Loudoun CO., aug 2OWts
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The Presidents Tour.

NEW BEDFORD, Aug. 3l.-Presldent Grant
left Martha's Vineyard about $50 o'clock this
morning for New Bedford. The Committee Of
Reception and of Escort, representing the
Camp Meeting Association, waited upon Gen.
Grant at the cottage Of Bishop Haven, aud he
was addressed in their behalf by Rev. Dr.. Tai
bot, President of the Association, as follows:
I'VE desire to express our qualification at
your visit, and we hope that you have enjoyed
the hospitallties which the Vineyard has been
able to offer to you. 1t is our prayer that the
blessings Of God may attend you and bring you
safely to your home. +"
Ia reply the President said a:
II am very much obliged, gentlemen, for
the invitation you extended to me. l have en-.
joyed the trip with unusual interest, as much
of the excursion has carried me over territory
with which | was not previously acquainted.
My reception on this camp meeting ground,
and my entertainment and the exercises here
have been very gratifying to me indeed; am
sorry that so much trouble has been taken for
my reception, but it was the fault of the com.
mittee and not any fault of mine, as all enter
been met at every turn OF my visit with some
kindness, for which | am deeply grateful"
The party proceeded 10 to the steamer Mo-
nohausett. The usual crowd awaited the ar
rival of the President at the camp meeting
landing and warmly greeted him with cheers
At $50 the boat started.
New BEDFORD, Aug. 3l.-President Grant
and party arrived here from Vineyard Grove
this morning. AS the boat came up the bar
Dor salutes were fred from the forts, by the
yacht North Star, and by the light artillery:
The party was received by the city oficials, and
escorted by military and the Grand Army of
the Republic to the Parker House, whence
they drove through the principal streets to the
City Hall, which was handsomely decorated
Mayor Richmond introduced the President
In briet speech of welcome. The President
responded, expressing his thanks, and about
two thousand persons shook hands with him,
after which the party took dinner at the Park
er House, and this afternoon left 10 special
train for Newport.
The Baltimore American commenting on the
above says: 'Perhaps it would be going too
far to say that President Grant is making these
excursions around the country for the sake of
manufacturing political capital, but if anybody
chooses to draw that Inference from his sum-
mer jauuts, the circumstances will certainly not
contradict it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-01

COM vi EHsGIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Sept. Prime snd
choice lots of Wheat are in active request and
prices are better; offerings to-day Of 1850 bush
els with sales Of white at 40, l2S, ia and II;
for good, and red at 1913, l24, l25, 126, l27 ant
126 for good to prime, and 100, l3l and 1872 tol
choice Corn is in brisk demand, and without
change in quotations; offerings of 500 bushels
with sales of white ut 100, mixed ut SO, and yel
low at 80. Small sales OF Rye at 80. Oats are
firm sales at 81 and 81, with offerings of 60
bushels
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-01
ALEXANDRIA,, VA.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER l, 1874.
The correspondence between the British UoV'
ornment and its representative in Madrid con-

The correspondence between the British Gov
eminent and its representative In Madrid con-
corning the Virginius affair, is published :
Mr.. MacDoune, the British charge dat
aires, writes to Lord Derby, July 7, that
the Spanish Government appeals to Eng
land to defer pressing the settlement OF
her claims, Oh account of negotiations pend
ing with the United States. Spain will
be hampered in dealing with the latter power
if the American Government is able to cite as
precedent the payment Of indemnity to Eng
land Lord Derby replies July II, demanding
that settlement be made by not too distant
date Mr. Macdonald telegraphs to Lord Der
BY, August 7, that UIloa, Spanish Minister OF
Foreign Affairs agrees that the Indemnity
shall be settled Immediately under certain reser-
yatiops
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-01

PESNSYLvAN1A Coal TRADE.-From Stats
tics of the Pennsylvania coal trade of last week
it appears that the total of anthracite marketed
for the week ending on the I'D amounted t.
32S 80 TONS and for the coal year IL 436 O94 tons
against II 26G Col tons to corresponding time last
year, being decrease of $50, COZ tons. The btu
minous tonnage for the week is ST 42S tors, and
for the year IT'S, 0O8 TONS against 4,49l ton:
to same time last year. giving total of all kind:
for the week of Ala, SIS tons, and for the year o
l3,GO4,l72 tons, against Il, IA, 092 tons to the
same time last year, being a decrease of 63G. 92C
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-01

There is trouble in Fredericksburg. The
Herald says. eve hear the mutterlngs OF an
other indignation meeting. This time to be
directed against the Common Council. The
complaint is against that provision of the lax
bill which assesses specific tax of SIS on all
merchants, without regard to the amount OF
their business. 1t is maintained that the tax
should have been graduated, and that those
who do large trade should pay larger tax
than the small trader"
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Ry Green 4. Wise.

[Resl Estate Agents and Auctionecrs.]
DY VIRTUE, of Il decree of the Cooperation
ID Court Tor the city of Alexandria, Va, rem
dered at its August term, 1874 in the suit Of
Cazenove s: Co. vs.. Johnson's administrator ct
al, the undersigned, commissioners, appointed
by said Decree will offer Tor ssIe by public AUG
ton, in front of the Mansion House. in said city.
on SATU RDAY, the 26th day Of September,
1874, at u O clock m, The LOT OF GROUND
ut the southwest intersection of Wilkes and Hen
ry streets, 81 feet inches on Wilkes by 100 feet
on Henry, with ONE TW o. TO 4 \ ES<s!A
BRICK and FOUR THKEE-STORI liz.
FRAME DWELLINGS thereon.
Terms: One. tenth of the purchase money to be
paid in cash on the day of sale. and the residue
in three equal instalments at six, twelve and
eighteen months, respectively, from the day OF
sale, with interest; the deferred payments to De
secured by the notes OF the purchaser or pur-
chasers, satisfactorily endorsed, and the title to
be retained until the whole Of the purchase mon.
ey is fully paid. Ali costs for conveyancing to
be borne by the purchaser.
G. w. WATTLES, J
+. L. SMITH, Comulrs.
H.O. CLAUGHTON,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-01

TIE Beecher-Tilto case is only scotched, not
killed. The report of the investigating commit
tee to Plymouth Church on Friday night, which
it was hoped, would close the case, is to be tol-
lowed, by very lengthy document from MIR.
Tiltou. 1t is ready for publication, but be pre-
fers having Mr.. Moulton to come forward first
with his defeose of his own character.
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HgE"rJ9.F ~ 20.
KY Green IS Wise

Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers !
10y VIRTUE OF a DEED OF TRUST
- from Kicl AID ltiggles ~! wife dated the
first day Of April, 1863 and duly r:""rdrd in
the laid records Of Fairfax county, and bY d;
rection of the patty secured thereby, vii! offer
for sale, at public auction, in front Of til, Man
sion House. in the city of Alcxsndris, OF SAT
URDAY. the 18th day Of Septem r, 1874, ut T.
o'clock H., the TRACT OF LAND on which
said Rggles resides, containing about 10 scres,
with all the improvements thereon, and located
two miles south of Fairfax station.
Terms: One-third cash, and the residue in six
and twelve months, with six per cent interest.
Conveyancing at the expense of purchaser.
CORNELIUS JACOBS,
aug 29-2aWts Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-01

The resolutions of the recent Kansas Rcpub-
lican State platform declared that the powers
of the General Government have been stretch
ed to an unhealthy extent by war and recon
struction; that there is recklessness, corruption
and waste in the management of affairs; and
that the idea of third third term is prepos.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-01

Commodore Belknap, who has been engaged
ia making soundings across the Pacific Ocean,
telegraphs back to the Navy Department that
he has found no obstacle to the laying of a cable
from California to China and Japan. The great
est depth of water which he sounded was less
than two miles and half.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-01

The New Orleans Picayune OF the 18th be-
gips review of prospects in the rice parishes
by saying that "only month ago the rice crop
of that State was 10 appearance the most pro-
missing that has been grown 10 the fields OF
Louisiana" Now, it says: 1--WE have been
told directly by several large planters that large
parts of, what were considered three weeks ago.
the finest fields in the State, will not even be
cut, and that many of those formerly consider
ed fine fields are now yielding only half a crop,
or half of what they were expected to pro-
duce"