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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-17
II ARDWARE, ......... CUTLERY
IL GARDEN TOOLS. &c.

II ARDWARE, ........ CUTLERY
IL GARDEN TOOLS, &C,
At 50 King on the corner of Royal st.,
2 --lz ~ Alexandria, Virginia.
The subscribers are receiving full supply of
goods in Their line for the Spring trade to which
they invite the attention Of wholesale and retail
purchasers Thankful for past favors we solicit
y continuance of your patronage Orders will
receive prompt attention.
j. T. CREIGHTON s. SON,
NH 80 " King street, corner Royal.
WHITE GOODS WHITE GOODsl
w May 9th. 1875.
We have in store very full and complete
stock of White Goods. viz: Victoria Lawns
Plain and Check MuSlins, Nsinsook. White
and Colored Tsrltons Null. Muslins, Linen
Lawns, French Organdies Dotted Swiss, Sc.
,.. e.,r,. - d. F. BRASHEAR,
myT a.y No. l09 King street.
'NOTICEl NOTICE!
IN i am this day in receipt of my third lot of
LAMDRETH'S GARDEN SEEDS; also a
large supply of GARDEN and FLOWER
SEEDS from the celebrated firm of Briggs &
Bro, of New York. Call and examine Seeds
al fresh and genuine.
NV w. F. CREIGHTON,
NH 4 '.l"' '-. IS King street.
A VERILL CHEMICAL PAINT-mixed
II ready for use-We have just made large
additions to our stock of the above celebrated
Paints Sample card Of colors, with rule for
ascertaining the amount required for any build.
ing, Can be obtained upon application. For sale
al factory prices BY
ap26 Agents for Ae1andrs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-17

The annual regatta of the New York Yacht
Club took place yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-17

JUST ,RECEIFED;--Baker's and Grithng's
- Chocolates, Lea 8, PERKINS, Worcestershire
Sauce, Queen Olives, Virgin OIL, Italian Maccs-
roni, Htcker's Farins. Vermscil Liehgs Ex-
tract of Beef, Condensed Milk, &c, for sale by
nv 10 .... -. iu.-r. }. G. MiLBURN.
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MO. 3 MACKEREL just received ana lot
~ sale by THOHAS PERRY,
ie II II King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-17


made an effective aud fervcnt speech, referring
to the gentlemen who had proceeded him 10
terms Of warmest admiration. 10 the midst OF
his speech Gen. Sherman Was escorted to the
platform aud greeted with great applause At
the close Of Gen. Kilpatrick's remarks, Gen.
Sherman was introduced to the audience and
in few words thanked them for tie warmth
of their reception. Short addresses by Gen.
Burnside and Vice President Wilson closed the
exercises, after which an informal levee was
held BY the Mayor. !, .....,,- ,,,,......y <.
The Washington Light. Infantry, of Char
lestun S. c., Old Guard, were first to arrive
in the morning. After leaving the cars they
formed 10 liue on the 'platiorm, where they
were met By the committee OF reception OF the
Boston Light Iutantry. = !. 4
4 short time Vas spent in extending hearty
welcome to the visitors, after which the com
pauies MARCHED cut of the depot in the follow
iug order Ninth regiment band, Did Guard,
OF New York and Washington Light Infantry
of Charleston, S. T.. AS the companies march
ed out OF the depot they were received by the
Boston Light lnaDtry, and drawn up on the
opposite side Of South street, and after passing
10 review column halted, aud The Tigers
marched to tic front, the band playing Dixie.
At Columbus square, where the formal recep.
ton was held; a grand stand and smaller plat
forms TOR the accommodation of speakers had
been erected and both were crowded with la
dies and gentlemeu. ....
Hon. Josiah Quincy saddress of welcome vas
responded to ny Major G. W. Mclean, of
Cd Guard, who's, speech was followed BY anoth-
or irom Hou Johh Quincy Adams, who said in
substaDce You have come here to march to-
morrow to Bunker Hill, and CD that sacred
ground, once for all, to bury any Of ill-blood
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-17

MESS SRAD in store and for sale cheap al
lxl l47 King street. o,,,,
ie'l2 VIM. y. BROOkES.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-17

CT JULIEN CLARET, prime article IN
nv "a ON" A0.' 40 GEO. HcBURNEY s. SON.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-11
How Custom Was Procured,

The following is going the rounds of
the Berlin newspapers: A young con-
fectioner of that place having, like many
other business men at present, to COM
plain of hard times, boldly resolved to
get married; whether in spite or per-
haps because of the poor sales of his
marengoes and baisees, partly because
she on whom he had cast an eye was in
deed a pretty maid as we'll as that she
commanded some wealth. She was the
daughter of y master baker in little
town in the suburbs. As is generally the
case the two little folks were agre ed.
But papa he. not yet given his consent,
and wanted first to see whether the bust
ness of the future son-in-law was pros
porous. He thought he would con-
vince himself Of the state of
facts and appointed some afternoon
when he would pay visit
to our young confectioner at his saloon,
and there count how many cups of cof-
fee, chocolate, ETC., ETC., were called for,
and how many puff pastes and maren-
goes were consumed. The confectioner
well understood that many an afternoon
he alone could drink more coffee than all
his customers. Not knowing what to do
he consulted with one of his standing
customers, who always knew how to de-
wise ways and means for any emergency.
But how great was his surprise when the
other, with a smile on his countenance,
informed him that it would be no diff
cult task to fill his room with customers.
"Be of good cheer" he said to him; let
your future father-in-law come on will
attend to the rest" The afternoon so
much feared finally came; and, behold!
here too came the baker accompanied
by his wife, and ate and drank heartily
When observing the stirring business of
him who it was now settled was the ac-
cepted son-in-law, every doubt in the
mind of the baker vanished. He departed
fully satisfied. But the young confec-
toner, to his great establishment noticed
that nearly all the customers, whether
ladies or gentlemen, seemed to go away
disappointed. Quietly smiling to him
self, the customer, flushed with victory,
asked the young candidate for conjugal
life: "Say, do you know, young man,
how managed to fill your saloon? an
swered all the different advertisements
for marriages, all the personals for rem
devious as young man, young lady,
widow, or anything you please, assigning
them to meet Inc at your confectionery
establishment. Did you not notice that
each and every one, whether lady or gen.
tleman, bore flower or some other mark
of distinction? wrote more than eighty
letters in your behalf. "-Tr0nslated for the
St. Louis Globe
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-11

bones, madam" "No, I guess not" she
replied, "but I'm just as mad as if had
broken a dozen of ."-Detroit Free
Press.
lin 1847-4S potatoes formed the only
sustenance OF the Irish peasantry. The
intelligent compositor put it thus: "In
lo47 fOrty-e1ght potatoes formed the only
sustenance Of the Irish peasantry."
Lewis, the wit of the Detroit Free
Press, is youth Of about twenty-nine,
with dark, rolling eye, and mustache
like the shadow of great sorYow. He
is engaged to a lady whose papa is worth
half million.-Brooklyn Argus
"A queer old fellow wanted a room az
the Richmond House the other evening.
and, having obtained the key of the same,
threw down quarter of dollar on the
desk to pay for his lodging, and was
walking away, when the clerk reminded
him that it was only halt enough. "Why,
that's all right" said the antique stranger;
you see, don't expect to sleep only
half the time."-NorA adams (Nass)
paper.
-" According to Guntcr. edward
Gunter was distinguished English math-
ematician, born in 1881. He invented,
uH1OuS OtAC1 UuHlCI . SCalCS, an Ia
strument by means of which questions
in navigation, trigonometry, ETC., are
solved. The calculations were made
according to Gunter," which signiied
| that they were correct. The expression
means that the work is correct, or that
everything is exact, ETC., etc.
For what use do we send our chill
dren to school? What is the best course
| of instruction for them to pursue? What
| work should be required of teachers?
| Such questions as these are asked every
where by all thoughtful parents and
friends of education. In answering
them it will be necessary to look beyond
school codes of law and the regulations
of school boards. These may be super
, fetal or arbitrary. What is wan'ed is
philosophy of teaching that will compre-
hcnd the true objects of education and
the best means of their attainment.
j When this shall appear we will not be
surprised to find branches and paris of
branches in the study of which much
time is now spent by the pupils in our
schools displaced by others more useful
and better adapted to the mental nature of
the young; and nothing is more sure Than
that in a proper adjustment of the work
, of the schOolroom more attention will be
paid to training and less to instruction.
N. Y. School Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-11
A Devoted Wife.

The Cincinnati Commercial gives an
account Of the recent doings of one w.
b. Sargent, of Rochester, N. Y, who was
arrested in Cincinnati some days ago.
It seems that Sargent, who was mar
ried man, became acquainted with a
young lady in Rochester, and at the
same time exhibited manifestations of his
desperate love for her. As the acquaint-
ance ripened he was constant caller at
her house. Finally an elopement was
planned, and the young lady sent her
trunk, containing clothing and jewelry,
to the house of friend preparatory to
taking "Frensh leave" of the paternal
mansion. The day for the elopement
arrived, and Sargent obtained an order
from the young lady for her trunk. In
the meantime he had concluded that it
would not be the correct thing to run
away and leave his wife, and after get
ting the order he got the trunk, and with
his wife fled to Hamilton, Canada, where
he obtained situation as cashier in a
billiard saloon, and tried to forget lis
Rochester love. After a variety of ad-
ventures they reached Cincinnati, where
they were arrested. Detective Rogers,
of Rochester, started for home with Sar.
gent in charge. When informed that
her husband would be taken back to
Rochester Mrs. =. declared her intention
of going along, and the detective, in the
goodness of his heart, decided not 10
separate them. When Sargent was taken
out of the cell the detective was about
to place handouts. on him, when Mrs.
Sargent begged that she be handcuffed
with her husband, in order that he might
have one Of his hands free. Her request
was, after some hesitation, complied
with, and she marched out of the station
to the carriage, apparently very happy
in ingpermitted to accompany her law
less lord.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-11
- IL, A Foolish Feat.

If there is one occupation more wick
edly foolish than another it is that of
the professional walker, as shown on the
stage of Goodrich Hall, Pittsfield, Mass. .,
last week. Waters literally dragged out
his apparently useless existence during
the last two or three days of his 100
hours walk without rest, lifting his tired
and swollen feet with such difficulty and
moderation that it seemed to the by
ISLANDERS as if he were pulling up hun
dIed pounds with each effort. During
the day, Saturday, he frequently became
crazy, and once he leaped the ropes on
the edge of the stage. and rushed about
the room as though his limbs were as
well and plant as ever. He was seized
by one of his trainers, who was very fear
full that he would throw his ankles out
of joint, and, being placed on the stage
again, he soon camo to his senses. He
kept in good spirits, when rational, but
expressed himself as being in great ag-
ony. The pain he endured in his feet,
every time his weight came upon them,
he declared to be worse than the most
violent toothache. If the most desper-
ate criminal in our prisons were obliged
to perform this feat as punishment it
would stir the sympathies of every
heart in the land, and it is question
whether man ought to lie allowed to
do it voluntarily. II it is true, as Wa
tiers said, that he was walking on wager
of $500 with private citizen of Pitts.
field, then the private citizen of Pitts.
field is out of pocket, for the young man
braved it out and finished his 100 hours
Saturday night at eleven O'Clock, having
been steadily on foot since Tuesday
evening at seven, amid the cheers of the
crowds gathered in the hall to witness
the close of the performance. As soon
as he had finished he was treated in the
usual way: being taken to his room, he
was thoroughly rubbed and put to bed
near hot fire. After sleeping fifteen
minutes he was awakened by main
force, rubbed again, and allowed to sleep
half an hour. The process was contin.
ued, giving him a quarter of an hour
more sleep each time, until all danger was
passed. He had not slept minute during
the previous four days and nights, and
probably found yesterday verify day OF
rest.-Springield (Mass.) Republican.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-11

obtaining Possession Of the reeinus. He
ss@Rpia sf fe tss BSH
she from within, the result of which was
that he turned the k6fses and drove back
over the route they had come. The fog
was dense and bitterly cold, and the i'm
prompt9 driver was arrayed in lavender
KIDS ana suit OF light broadcloth, the
coat being Of q style known as clawham-
msr; H. M5 aad dEiIen about teh minutes
come to stanastill. The next moment
guide, ph,losoPRer and ftiehd '1 hSs teeth eth
fairly chatterihg with cold:
ellis there ah-n-n;nything can
wrr-r.r.ap 1ttveelf i-t-i-i-ns"' he asked
"it's a lit-t-t-tle coolish outside" She
uncoiled the nubia from her head and
wrapped it about his neck and chin.
Thanks" he murmured from under the
layers of split.zephyr, and again re.
sumed the position of hack-driver with
out license; It lacked twenty minutes
of two 0'cl6ck d. I'd: when he discove red
the residence of his charge and pulled
up the Horses DIT thk door: She led him
into the house. His face was generally
blue, but tlaring red knob shone forth
where his nose commonly had place; his
eyes dripped water, his hair was damp
with fog. and he shivered with the cold
from head to foet. She made him sit by
the fire, kind woman that she Is, and
made him hot Scotch toddy, which
seemed to dash into every portion of his
frame and cheer his blood with it's ting.
ling warmth; and when he had been hall
thawed aid half dried she brBught (fo1
he declared that he must drive that hack
back into town. pile of great coats and
shawls and wraps, in which she so en-.
veloped him that when he babe her good
by it was with difficulty he could clint
on the hack, SO swathed and bundled
was he.
1t did not take long for him to drive
those horses into the town and leave the
hack at livery stable ito be called for, ,
and up to this day the sleepy hostlel
who opened the stable-door has not
ceased to wonder who was the gentleman
in lavender kids that drove hack int
the stable at half-past two o'clock In the
morning.
1t was just after the hack had driven
away from the house of Madam that bel
husband, worn out with the task of the
evening, came home. To him, as he
slipped his tumbler of grog, she told the
whole story, and when she had finished
she said =" It Yves such a narrow escape
just think! We might have been upse,
and killed."
Indeed you might" he replied, hi
face solemn at the possibility.
"And oh, Ned" she continued; "I'n
so glad you didn't go to the wedding"
care you, dear, and whyf"
because, love, you never. never
could have crawled up through that lit
tie hack Window" And she patted hi
broad back and filled another glass Of
grog for hlm.-San Francisco Cal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-11
Personal and Literary.

-Kittie Bates, of New Bedford, lost q
large piece of her tongue by applying it
to frosty iron hitching- post the other
day. Kittie will miss it when she grows
up. Is We .-
John Chamberlain, rich gambler
who has recently established the "Club
House" ct Washington, IL said to be the
original Of Bret Harte's character, Oak
hurst. 5s .5z.zs sss 5se IN n
John j. Denison. who has lived
recluse at Norwich Falls, Conn, ever
since the death Of his wife, twenty-nine
years ago, was found dead in his bed the
other day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-11

to adjourn) during the tendency Of question
were offered, and referred to the Committee ON
Rules. A motion to suspend the rules and allow
the, Committee on Rules to report was twice
made and rejected; for want, TT tWo-tllrds III
nrmAtttS vote, the arst vote being yeas 179, nays
9, and the second, yeas 49, nays 3d. . "A motion
was adopted-170 to 49-to suspend the rules and
pass the bill directing the President to supply
food and disused army clothing to all destitute
and helpless grasshOpper sufferers on the West
ern frontier. "A recess was taken till 10 q. m on
the %, thus continuing Mondays session over to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-11
General News Summary,
WAshin1eou News.

According to the annual report of the Gen.
tcnnisl Commission the enterprise is moving
forward with encouraging rapidity. The
buildings will be entirely completed by the
list Of February, 1876 1t is stated that the
commission will not apply to Congress for
an appropriation to aid in the erection of the
buildings or other work, as this has been amply
provided for, and while an appropriation
would give additional success to the enter
prise the commission feel that the success of
the exhibition is guaranteed without regard
to aid from Congress- An appropriation will,
however, be asked for, not to exceed $4OO,-
QUO, to provide for premiums to be offered to
contributors.
A Washington dispatch of the 18th says
the negotiations for a reciprocity treaty with
the Sandwich Islands had been practically
completed and would be sent to the Senate
in few days.
The Commissioner Of Agriculture has riven
to Representative Cobb, of Kansas, statis-
tics relative to the grNsshopper afliction.
He says the area Of this destructive visitation
comprises from 200 to 225 miles wide, extend
ing from the settlements of Southern Da-
kots through Nebraska and Kansas, over
500 miles in length, and inclin!ng to the
SOUTH A few western counties of Iowa and
Minnesota report injuries, but not to COM
pare in severity with those Of the country
west. He thinks the area of territory visited
by the grasshoppers in 1874 very considerably
exceeds 100000 square miles, and does not
think it out of the way to estimate the num-
Der of people more or less severely affected by
this pest at from 5000 to 100000.
Another fire was started in the Navy Dc.
artment buildings in Washington on the
Doth, and was evidently the work of an in
cendiary, as was probably the fire of the 25th.
But little damage was done.
At a caucus of Republican United States
Senators in Washington on the evening of
the soth ult. it was decided to support the
President in what he had already done rela-
tive to affairs in Louisiana, and to stand BY
him in the future in the support of the Kel-
logg Government in all its lawful authority
1t Is said there were eight Senators who dis
scented from this position of their Republican
associates.
A package was received at the Dead Letter
Office in Washington, on the 3Oth ult, con-
tanning half dozen snakes, two dead and
the remainder alive. One was copperhead
five feet long. The reptiles were in tin box
addressed to Germany, but had been stopped
at New York on account of insufficient post
age.
The following is statement of the condi-
ton Of the public debt Feb. L:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-11

Thomas Jefferson's own copy of his
Notes On the State of Virginia" Lon
don, 1857, Which was annotated by his
own hand, and contained other manu-
sSriyt sddttionsk was recently sold. at
The grave of Ezra GoTHe1l, 1t Ithaca,
n. T., will scarcely be found twenty. fte
years frdM ttW, from the bramble and
weeds that will he thriving uf3otI Il. This
fact is clearly indicated BY the dispatch,
| which says that a movement is already
on foot to erect monument over his
grave."-Detroit Tribune.
MIR. Mark Alexander, of Mecklen-
burg County, Va, has deposited with the
Virginia Historical Society a pair Of
silver spurs which were worn by John
Randolph, of Roanoke. One of the
rowels Is broken out, possibly the result
of one of Mr.: RandOlph's sudden i'm
pulses when his horse did not 70 to suit
him.
"A curious little book has just been
published, entitled 1.-THE Influence of
Music on Disease" by q French physi-
clan. The pith of his hook is found in
the practical application which proposes
q musical cure for disease, and the
learned writer expatiates vivaciously on
what diseases it Is necessary to fiddle at,
and what to play the flute over, and for
which symphonies are better, and for
which banjo variations.
-Spurgeon thus responds to request
of Lecture Bureau that he visit this coun
try: 1t is not possible for me to leave
my work except for short interval to
rest. 1have no one to occupy my pulpit
preside over my church, look after the
college, govern the orphansge, superin
tend the colporteurs, edit the magazine
etc. must keep my hand ON the GA,
till die. l see no hope of my visiting
America, much as l would like to greel
the brethren there. Compensation is not
an item of consideration. Nothing, in
deed, could compensate my conscience il
l left my work and any harm came of it
I know, within q little, what l can do
and l feel that cannot conscientiousl,
attempt work in America to which
am not called, to the injury of that which
now engrosses all my time and every fac
ulty possess"