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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-27
Lexington Ga-ette.

\ CoREECToN.-T Hon B. B. Ill.,
GeorgIas most el qucnt and gifted son, dellv-
cred an address in Atlanta last week before th c
Southern Historical! S ciety of tia: State. In
this address Mr.. H. paid high conpimtnt to
jeff avis, declaring thai he was as grand in
his Cabinet As Lee was in the amy. He said
tl;a; Davis wa, never anxious to remove john
@ton from the command Of the Tennessee Ar
NY. When first suggested al Il Cabinet meet
ing Davis wore au expres.io If anguish upou
his face Tor several days, and was the very last
to agree to it. He also knew iha, Davis had
several consultations with Lee b;tor: the re-
moval took place
If Mr.. Hill! is c1rre:t in this statement, and
H. is a wy careful man, it relieves Mr. DAVIS
of Il great amount Of otlium, for il has bren the
generally acc>p,d opinion that Gen. Johnston
was removed by President Davis because Of his
personal hostility to him Bur il Mr. Davis
was not anxious to remove Gen. Johnston,
whar power was il behind the throne stronger
than The thrOnc it,,;? Lych. R,p'Llcam.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-27
! ANN f. \ IL co.
NOTICE TO STATE TAXPAYERS.

Owing to recent act of the Lcgi-lat Ire, tn"
usual indug nee to taxpayer, "a!i.ot b" grant
cd. IL not pad promptly. | VIII be compelled
- diSt:ain for tnr GA and ate: Mpniay
Fcbru IS III, 1874, between ~ s.. III and p. IA
| VIII b.. ut my office, No 10 south Royal -, up
stairs, to receive id tax>
irD II D. VI. ,5TEUART. Sergeant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-27

DISUS REMEDY FOR CATAKkn-ih
4 calling The attention Of our trace to thr
above mentioned preparation, We deem 1t Oh
necessary to s4ate tha, it is m,d" by lh' SAM
proprietor and offered 10 TIE p.b.ic under t."
same graran cc- IA PsD'o urc tor Consul pt.on
IF the latter medicine we have sold great ia IL
titles since we first intro, uceG i. in thl, part ="
The country >nd with Almost nvurInbt; s:ttlst, -
ton to our patrons.
feb "A JANNEf x CO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-27

TERRIBLE AFFRAY. An atfray Of a shock
Ing character occurred recently, AS we are In
formed by the Russell Progress, near the uorth,
eastern border Of Russell county. in the neigh
b,rhood OF New Garden, Va, in which TWO
m. mbrrS If TWO ueighboripg families, viz =
Snort and Richardson, were eng aged.
The particulars OF the difficulty have not
been sufficiently authenticated to warrant u in
detailing them. but the result will probably
prove fatal to some Of the parties. The your Y
cr Richardson, we understand, wa, stabbed a.
many nS nuc times in d fer, Mt portions of the
body and the cider cut with ID stroke of 4,
knife, from the breast down to the abdomen;
the bow Is proiruding prominently through thr
cash. DR. Albert was called III and dressed the
wounds ut the two paticut*, Doth Of whom were
alive when last hears from, but lt.lc hop: wa
entertained, however, in the case Of tie I'D
man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-27

CoLoRED CONFERENCE The WASHINGTON
Conference NJ. + Church, colored, embracing
the territory of West virginia, Maryland, Dis
trlct OF Columbia and Nlrsioia, convened il
Winchester last Wednesday, The Conference
numbers about Que hundred aud fifty preachers
Bishop Ames, presided
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-27

DEATH OF JAS. K PLANT Yesterday al
tcrnoon Mr.. Ja<. X Plant, tathcr OF j. f. X
Plant, one If he oldest ci'iz us of The District,
died ut hi residence. on d street Of lar"y ~is
Mr.. Plant was born 10 Manchester, Eugland,
was scvvnty-thrcc years Of age, and had teen Il
residcn Of the District for fifty years. Hec.r c
to THIS country when IA years of age, lanliog
in Alexandria. He engaged ID the cabinet
making buSuess in the year 1877, and lad
cyn-idcrabe success, although twice burned
out and FIR IA few years labored in the South
Ahuu five years ago he had an attack Of para
lySs, from which he recovered with much
impair. d inecc: Yesterday he entered the
house from the barrier shop aboul y clock aad
sat down to wri:c, hut was almost Immediately
stricken with the disease and expired about 3
o'clrck Deceased was an exemplary ctiz"n.
and was respected by all who knew HIM. His
funeral will take place from his late Residence
on Sunday afternoon. Wash. Rep.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-27
Intelligence has been received of the death

Intelligence has been received of the death
in Perth Amboy, n. j., Of the Rev. Alcxan
der Jones' d. d., in the 18th year of his age.
DIR. Jones was tor more than quarter of IA
century rector OF Ijon's Church. Charestown,
W. Va, and afterwards rector OF ST. P.ul's
Church, Richmond for five years. From Elr-
giuia he remo7ed to New jersey, aud became
the pastor 81. Peter parish, III P-rlh .Au-
boy.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09
AN UNIQUE REPORT.

A horse-racing, base ball and
sensational reporter was sent by a
Boston editor to report a sensa-
tional sermon. Here is the report /:
"The House met at 10 a. m.
Prayer by the chaplain. The FIRST
race was between the chaplain and
the singers, it being a pretty even
match for the first two heats; but
the singers got the best of the
last three heats, and came in on
the amen two lengths ahead, win
ming the last three heats and race.
Time, 500. Petitions were then
presented for forgiveness and 9TH
er similar matters, and notice was
given for special assignments dur
ing the week for various Objects
The singers then sailed up to the
judges stand, and, after getting
into position, sailed away on the
course with all canvass set a
spanking breeze from the organ,
which drove them along in fine
style. The top-rigged fiat flying
the blue pennant was well ahead
at the stake, and came home ahead
of all the feet The speaker
then took the floor and announced
his intention to ask that the. reso-
lutions of censures that had been
heaped upon Ananias should be
rescinded, and proceeded to read
the records of the case, from
which it appeared that Ananias
had sold his horse, and had not
given all the price to the church,
The speaker then went on to say
that no reason appeared on the
records for Ananias to give any,
and much less all, his. property to
the church, and he questioned if
any of those before him would do
any more than Ananias had in the
same place.. He then went on to
show that Ananias had obeyed his
wife in the matter, and expressed
the belief that few of those before
him could say as much for them
selves. After further arguments
of a similar character, he moved
that the character of Ananias be
and is hereby declared A No. / by
the members of the House."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09

tiers, and such like wild his club,
and stole queens, and clean out
stables and de dear. knows what all
nonsense. You's been to college,
SO you must know bout him. de
strongest goldfish of all-Hark-
liss."
know him." replied the minis
ter. "Well, Brother Hercules,
come and see me again very soon.
Good bye"
When the old negro had closed
the. door behind him, the minister
read over the few pages he had
already written of his next Sun
days sermon. 1t was cold and
lifeless and worthless,-there was
no Christ in it. He tore the
sheets into atoms which he threw
into the waste basket, and sat
down before his fire to mediate
on the words of his visitor.
He never thought SO little of
himself before. He felt that he
could write nothing to instruct or
edify his people then: and taking
up his hat he went out to visit
some of the poor hidden ones of
his fold, whom he knew to be great
ii the kingdom of Heaven.
Never had two men changed
places so suddenly as when he who
looked like an old black beggar
brought the learned gentleman to
his feet for q lesson on the truth of
Gods word, and of his duty to up
hold that truth before his people.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09
RELIGIOUS.

ne singing III rev. ". IL. hep
worth's Tabernacle is led by a
person who stands by the pastor.
Let no man say he is proof
against temptation at any point.
Let him that thinketh he stand
eth take heed lest he fall
The statistics of the Primitive
Methodists in England show a
membership of 16O,65S, being a
decrease from last year of sos.
New Jersey has been divided
into two dioceses. One will have
forty-seven parishes, and the 9th
er forty-two.
The Rev. Joseph GurIey, late a
Methodist minister, has been re-
commended for deacon's orders, in
the Minnesota diocese.
A colored Congregation church
in Cleveland, Ohio, known as
Mount Zion church, has just COM
pleted a commodious house of
worship.
The Congregational churches
in Massachusetts number 500, a
gain of four over last year. The
membership is S2,464, a gaid OF
nine.
The Clergyman's Mutual Insu-
rance League of the Episcopal
church numbers LOIS members,
each of whom pays two dollars on
the death of each member
The Devil does not cease his eff
forts to draw soul astray when
he sees that soul in prayer, or in
worship, or in bible study, or in
the active ministry of good
In Trinity Church, Handy, In
dia, Buddhist priest made pub
lie renunciation of his old tenets
laid aside his prlestly robes, ant
professed his faith in christianity
| One thousand churches have
been added by the Methods
Board of Church extension since
the first day Of June. 1864, fur
nishing accommodation for 2O0,00t
| people.
i A German Methodist societ,
recently organized at Denver, Col.
now numbers fifty members, wh'
have bought a church site, ant
intend to erect q $4,000 hous
thereon.
A vigorous effort is being mad
in several Episcopal dioces to sc
cure for the clergy a minimum
stipend equivalent to 81, 800
year, and is meeting with a fai
, amount of.suceess.
, Rev. DR.. Weschler, Jewish Rat
; hi in New Haven, Conn.,, say
t Reformed Israelites do not believ
in a Personal Messiah, and ths
/ the Old Testament Scriptures d
, not teach such q doctrine.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09


ALWAYS IN DEMAND.-It is said
the market is overstockcd with
men seeking employment, and yet
there is always a demand for in
telligent, reliable and energetic
men, to fill the places of trust and
position. But they must be mem
bers not only of the genus "hOano,' '
but of the species "UiT';;" for such
there are always places waiting to
be filed.
Who are the men that are need
ed in this world? Young men
that shall bear burdens. We have
enough mullen-stalks, we want oak
trees. We have enough mush-
rooms, we want timber. We have
enough men who are willing to dc
anything for the sake of getting
along, but what are they worth
They are bridges for men to walk
over. They are tools. Men use
them like sand paper, to scoul
with, and then throw them down
and trample them under foot A
young man that does not know
how to say 'tNo;" q young maj
that has not power to resist thu
cup when it is presented to him
what is he but q poor miserabl,
wash-cloth, but rag, dishonored
and put to the vilest uses! VIII
cares for him, or mourns over hin
but some Christian mother o
Christian minister? But a younI
man that knows how to say "No /;
that knows how to resist evil
. how to give buffet for Temptation
lis not he hardening himself?
: not he making his bones tough
particularly his backbone? He
becoming columnar. And it
such as he that are sought after i
business.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09

MONSTERS OF THE SEA.-Mr.
Charles b. Brainerd of Boston, de-
scribes in the Scientific American
an attack upon q fisherman on the
Florida reef by 8 marine monster
which he calls a devil fish. The
creature from the description,
would seem 10 have been a gigantic
cutie fish, much larger than any
one ever before seen on our coast.
The fisherman is said to have been
a man of immense size, weighing
three hundred pounds, and of
strength in proportion to his colios-
sal Dimensions; and yet he was
powerless when clasped by the
long arms of the monster, and his
life was only saved by the prompt
assistance of his companions. In
the Norway seas the cutie fish
crows to great size, and its long
arms, of which 1t has ten. two of
them being longer than the rest, are
of such strength and tenacity that
when a man or an ordinary fish Is
embodied within them, there is no
power of extrication. These arms
are furnished with sucking cups,
by means of which 1t attaches itself
to other bodies with extraordinary
firmness. Naturalists suppose that
it was q creature of this descrip-
ton that Victor Hugo had in his
mind in his account of the fright
full struggle OF the seaman with his
assailant In the British Channel.
The waters on our southern coast,
and especially in tha Gulf, are fire.
quented by a huge creature belong
ing to the ray genn, known as the
, devil fish; but although of great
size and strength, and capable o.
mischief If 80 disposed, 1t is not re.
? garded as dangerous or inclined tx
, aggressive operations under any
circumstances. It is shaped some
thing like q skate or sting ray, bar
| ring the tail, and Is furnished will
D two strong muscular feelers or nip
a pers that extend in a semi-circula
form on each side of the head t
the length of two or more feet, &C
: cording to the size of the fish
They are the instruments for seiz
ing and holding its food. The hab
it of the fish is to uproot and carr
= away poles, stakes or other object
with which 1t comes in contact j
a is said that they haYe been know
o to lift from the bottom q kedge Q
"a anchor of considerable size. wit
: boats or shallops of m oderate d
= mentions lying in harbor, and swil
;, out to sea with them. There ]
Of nothing incredible in this, for the
0. are often eighteen feet in lengt
by fifteen in width, and sometime
larger. with strength to correspont
d The weight of one of these crea
in ures could not be less than half
dozen tons.
Butler King, who was q Ion
10 time in Congress, lived on the han
of the Savannah river, where I
= owned d plantAtiens His negro
10 were accustomed % tish in the ri,
ve er, near its mouth, with cast ne
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09

nj 8. STORRS, of California, will
IN take notice that Dewitt G. Vail did,
on the 9th day Of December, 1873, file his
petition in the District court Of Lyon
county, Kansas, against said n. S.
Storrs and Elizabetk Storrs, defendants,
setting forth that the said N. s. Storrs
and Elizabeth Storrs gave q mortgage to
the said Dewitt c. Vail on lots "a and So,
on Merchants street, in EmpoFia, Kansas,
to secure the payment of $500, according
to 8 certain note referred to in said merit
gage, ON which there has since the fling
thereof been q credit of $500, and pray
ing that the said n. g. Storrs and Eliza
beth Storrs may pay the sum now claim
ed, to-wit: $500 with interest thereon,
at IL per cent. per snnum from April IL,
1873, or that the said premises may be
sold to pay the same; and the said n. s.
storrs Is hereby notified that he Is requIr-
ed to appear and answer said petition on
or before the 10th day Of February, A. n.
1874, or the same will be taken as true,
and Judgment rendered accordingly.
+. W. CUNNINGHAM,
1-3 Plaintiffs Atty.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09
Pablicati0nN0tice.
AlFuerfH gIlIaf1 pIt6

VIZ p
Phfline Young and Harry Young, deft's.I
In the District court of Lyon county, Kan
sas.
TINE above named defendants, PhIlIne
Il Young and Harry Young, VIII take
notice that they have been sued by Al
merin Gillett in the above entitled suit,
In which said Almerin Giilett Is plaintiff
and the said Phiiine Young and Harry
Young are defendants; that his petition
IL filed against them in the said Districs
court Of Lyon county, Kansas; that they,
the said defendants, PhilIne Young and
Harry Young must answer said petition
on or before February Z, A. ID. 1874, OF
said petition will be taken as true, and
Judgment rendered accordingly against
said defendant, Philine Young, for the
SUM OF $3.50, and II per cent. Interest per
annum thereon from and sitter March cd,
1872, and the further sum Of $50 Is an
attorneys Zee for foreclosure, and the fur.
Their sum Of $50 taxes paid on said mort.
gage property BY said plaintiff, and costs,
aud for . decree against all Of said dekeRd.
anita forecI0sing Bafd mortgage upon lotI
Nos. 81 81 and s. on West street, In the
city OF Emp0ffa, in Lyon county, Kansas,
and for the sale Of the same under said
mortgage and the application Of the pro
eeeds 20 the satiSfacfion Of said Judgment,
and forever barring the defendants equity
Of redemption and for other relief.
ALMERIN GILLETT,
62t3 Atty, Pro Sc.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09

The South Carolianians have a
Noses. He Is their Governor. 1t is
said that he took liberties with Ma
cauley's essay on Milton Ia q late
message. A Governor Moses
should not steal a dead mans
thunder.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09

THE SABBATH.-"The streams
of religion run deeper or shallow
err" says Calcott, Gas the banks of
the Sabbath are kept up or neg
lected." A preacher in Holland
called the Sabbath Goods dyke
shutting out an ocean of evils"
A preacher in Louisiana said,
Brethren, stop that crecasse in
the Sabbath, or your plantations
will be inundated with immoral
ity." "The more entirely" said
McCheyne, 81 give my Sabbath to
God, and half forget that / am
not before the throne of the Lamb
with my harp of gold, the happier
am l." Sir Walter Scott said,
."Give to the world one half of the
Sunday, and you will find that re-
.ligion has no strong hold of the
other half" S. L. Coleridge
writes, 81 feel as if God had, by
giving the Sabbath, given fifty-two
springs in the year." "Where
there is no Christian Sabbath" "
says Justice Mclean, "there is no
Christian morality; and without
this free institutions cannot long
be sustained"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09
aHERIFF,s SALE.

DY virtue Of an order Of sale, iesued
ID out Of the District court Of the 9Th
Judicial District, sitting In and for Lyon
county, Kansas, wherein George W. Kir-
kendall Is plaintiff, and 8. j. Way and
Anna b. Way are defendants, will, on
Monday, the 18th day Of January, A. D.
1874, at IL O'Clock q. m, 1t the front door
Of the court house, in the city Of Emporia,
Lyon county, Kansas, offer for sale at
public auction, to the highest bidder for
cash In hand, all the right, title and in-
terest Of the defendants 8. j. Way and
Anna s. Way in and to the following de-
scrihed real estate, to.wit: The undt-
vided half Of the southeast quarter OF
section fifteen, township nineteen, of
range ten, situate in Lyon county, Kan.
sas. Said real estate will be sold as the
property OF defendants s. j. Way and
Anna s. Way, to satisfy said judgment.
JOHN BAY,
Sheriff of Lyon county, Kan.
sheriRs ONCE, Emporia, KAN, Decem-
Der 18th, 1873. 50-62
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09

Pints and quarts Of filthy catarr-
hal discharges. Where does it all
come from2 The mucous mem
braine, lining the chambers of the
nose, and its little glands, are dis
eased, so that they draw from the
blood its liquid and exposure to
the air changes it into corruption.
This life-iiquid was to build up
the system, but it is extracted and
the system is weakened by the
loss. To cure. gain flesh and
strength by using DR.. Pierce's Col
den Medical Discovery, which also
acts directly upon these glands
correcting them; apply DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy with DIR. Pierce'i
Nasal Douche, the only method Of
reaching the upper cayities where
the discharge accumulates ano
comes from. The instrument anc
two medicines sold for 50 by al
Druggists. 90
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09

do believe that some of our Reform
ers need reforming themselves.
Our real reformers will have TO
look oat for some of lie would be
reformers. or they will be awfully
aoII
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09
sHERIFF's SALE.
n....ls. q. Null. -
MasIennan. e al,I

Kenneth HacLennan, es alsl
District Court, 5th judicial District, Lyon
county, Kansas.
DY virtue OF On order ef sale Issued
ID out 81 the District court Of the 5th
Judicial District, sitting n and for Lyon
county, Kansas wherein Pamela 7. Mil
Ter is plainLiR, and Kenneth MacLennaa,
A6sIi8 1AeLennan~ and the First Na.
tioAal Bank Of 1mDoris, Kansaa, are
defendants, VIII, on the 10Th day
q January, AID. 1874, st 10 O'Clock
8. m, At the front door OF the court house,
n said county, offer for sale, 1t pubic
auction. % the highest bidder, for cash,
all the right, title, and interest Of the de-
6endants, KelEsth MzcLe1nan, Adelfa
AaeLeanan, and the First National Hank
Of Enporia, a and 70 the following zeal
est2te, to-Wft:
The west = Ofths Z y s1fhsNE 4 Of
the II = y q sec. 8. in township 10, range
| II, and also ave acres Of land Il the south
east corner Of the N,1< % the the y z Y
| Of see. 8, tp. 10, south Of range II Of the
Government survey, esd bounded as fol.
lo~ss Commencing at tia southeast cor.
ner Of said land and running Themes
north % rods; thence west - reds. shencs
egnth % F0ds; thence esss 20 roda, e. The
pace e. beginning, containing acres,
ali SITUATE il Lyon county. Kansas, % Be
sold Ae the property Of said defendants, q
t41ln1y said judgment.
JOHN BAL 80
sherlG Of Lyoa eannty, Eanses.
j sheriff o4Aee, Lyon county, December
/ 18th, tez3. ORREH GIfLER
sIWs Es Atty ter ElaiEtt6.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09

A lady in Portland Me. seeing
q man girdling his trees with ink
and cotton, to prevent worms from
ascending, stopped and asked him
if he would not ''come round" and
FIX her trees. She received an
evasive answer. On mentioning
the circumstance to her husband,
she was astonished to learn that
the man she had sought to employ
was the Rev. DR.. Hill, late presi
dent of Harvard College, and nov
pastor of the First Parish Church
of Portland.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09

The railways in Great Britain,
according to an English engineer
ing journal, are 1884 miles in
length OF this s,5l2 miles are
double track, The cost of these
English roads foots up q total Of
S265, 100000. In the United States,
in 1870, there were $1,000 miles OF
railway, which cost S3,150,OOO, COO
So that that the average cost of con-
struction here is only matter OF
$4,000 per mile, to $4,000, il
England.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09

CRIME AND CRUELTY.-A writer
in Mr.. Bergh's paper, the Animal
Kingdom, presents some curious
statistics of the connection be-
tween crime and cruelty. Out of
1000 convicts of whom inquiry
was made, only II admitted that
they left pets at home. This is in
accordance with the experience of
all visitors among the poor. They
will tell us that the fewer pot in
the window, the canary hung in
the sunshine, the comfortable cat
on the hearth, are sure indications
of the best house in the district
or the quietest room in the tene-
ment. 1t is going too far, per-
haps, says the New York Tribune,
to say that cruelty to animals is
the first step in crime. Crime and
cruelty are equally the results OF
a bad disposition and bad train
ing. 1t is certain, however, that
tenderness to the brute creation
does millify and refine the temper,
and so it is from no mere senti.
mental tenderness that we ap.
plaud Mr.. Bergh's noble efforts
hut from a conviction that they
are indirectly doing as much good
to men as to brutes.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09

Every few days we hear of the
monte man taking in some greeny
on the railroads. We do not pity
the fools who are swindled, but we
do believe our railroad men ought
to put a stop TO the proceedings OF
OF those Williams
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-09

The Leayenworth Argus men
slung some ink on the elite of that
city; agreed to take it all back
then said it again then had a fight
with the injured parties. and shot at
one man. Nobody hurt. 9s