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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03
THE LOCUSTS IN KANSAS.

To me EdllOr or Inc IN
SIR: am a reader of your paper, and am
sometimes amused and surprised IN it and other
Journals the various remedies proposed to stay The march
or limit the destruction grasshOpper locust that
infested this part Of Kansas last Summer can think OF
no human agency that would be OF the Least benefit
either 20 stop their lessen their ravages Last
summer while riding the sick would all at once
encounter cloud Of the flying pests, ami would have "a
bind nv head as in severe haistor1n, and keep my
hand going like fan keep them ont Of my mouth and
when was tired would stop and turn my back To them
until | had taken breath again. I always met them
comlny from the north from the south Fields Of
100 aces or more " matJlrcd enough to rlpcn
would he entirely stripped in few minutes and nothing
but foot or two OF the stalk LETT You could not step
without mashing them, and doors and windows had 10
be- closed to keep them out Of the houses for they de-
strnycd cotton fabrics fast green vegetation, and
clothes on line were destroyed by them 10 my personal
knowledge An apple laid down on the street would
be- converted III a moment into scething lunIDling
mass, and Gcvuured before you could scarcely turn
fakes ard the II MT darkenei nj least coue
by them. Their number h. simply beyond human r0pu-
faon and the extent ad rapdity OF their destruction
must be appreciated or unieFstOOd We nave
no plns control t III, for We know them too Mt
bg ilcir works Thank God. We have none IN ls part 81
the ate this vear but everything il fne aud prom
siug IA il il possible be- CROPS of all kinds wrlf
largest crop OF wheat raised IN Kansas and superior
to any have seen IN any western state sItc.
,uIV ". ". GREY, NJ. b.
Wtchita sedgrick Co., Kansas June 20, 1875.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03
HOW TO KILL TIE COLORADO BEETLE.
In The Edit0r OF The Trtbnne.

SIR: The gathering of the potato bug seems
10 fall 20 the OF children and to any 7cnsityechld the
handling them with the fingers II an unpleasant task
suggest the following remedy TAKE common clothes
nm and white off at the sides a. TO form an easy
srn and have the inside faces that at the point they
viii IN into each other for half an nch and you have
impement with which any one may pick mp bugs and
either XII them drop them mo vessel Tor counting
Al The sqmc time il il Just the thing for destroying
clusters eggs fOnnd the leaves IL worAs ailnlra
Dly M patent applied fOr H.
hnOu eSUilte y. l., june 80, 1870.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03
STOCK EXCHANGE GOVERNMENT.
The Governing Committee of the Stock 4

1 DC UUNtIH IIIE NUHIUINttC Vi ILIO DUOtN IL
change has issued & le follow ing notice:
The members Of the New-lork stock Exchange are
herr by notified that the following Article Oi the CVnsIt
ton viii strictly enforced:
ARTICLE AlI.-iIACEs BUSINESS.
SECTION member the vicinity Of the
Exchange place OF business other than the Exchange where
be made the day Ot the uJn aud
served Il shall be the duty OF
u Keep nc with the secretary written No
tee sch place OF OusesA anu similarly Ia CIV
no,ice u amy cnange Tia, rcOi.
Any member neglvcng 10 comply With tails rule may
In drfault such contracts
Sios .eSorins sosuoo Article 10 ii Tie NJ
k~a"e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03

A man went INTO a furniture room at
Mankato the other day and sat down wOoden-bot-
toned chair lie immediately arose and danced
and howed Ike the widest kind OF q Dervish
The proprietor anxously inquired he had attack Of
any Kind tack - yelled the should say
and tAe - iADs stvod Oh 10 head .GO.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03

wa, on the whole, rather friend Of ours In the 70
bellion days, and he will meet in America many &C
quantanees who owed TO his attentions some part OF
the pleasure they found in their London visit.
w a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03

A man who was about to be hanged IN
Alabama sang a. stood with the moose about his neeA
Oh nm, tri gt angels waiting for me- Nhcfcion
the local editor nendishIy wrote, And then the aAscs
stirred up TIE dre and looked brighter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03


charm even for Jefferson. The debates in Congress
are nnreported, but we know that Sam Adams
among the foremost in urging vigorous and decisive
measures With Hancock lie shared the immortal
honor of being excepted in all prOclamatiOns of
mercy proceeding from the crown.
A DECLARATION BY CONGRESS.
II was on the 9th of July, 1875. that Congress set
forth its declaration OF the and necessity of
taking up arms. The hostile acts at Lexington and
Concord! Boston CharlcStown, and elsewhere, were
enunlerated and the statement CLOSED with words
written by Jefferson. follows: We have not
raised armies with designs Of separating from Great
Britain and establishing independent States. Ncces-
,ty has not yet driven into that desperate meas
ure We exhibit 10 mankind the spectacle Of pco-
pie attacked by unprOvOked enemies, without any
imputatOn suspicion of ofi'n~ In our ma
tive land in defense of the freedom that is birth
right for the protection of our property against
violence actually offered, we have taken M arms.
". shall Law them down when hOstlities shall cease
an th mart of the ggrcSsoTs and all danger of their
beinp renewed shall he removed and not before"
Yet after this the Congress adoptedJays proposal once
more h. petition the King, and said: We bcSeech
votr Majesty to direct some mode by winch the
united applications of your faithful coonists 10 tile
throne N pursuance of their common councils. may
bee irproycd into happy and permanent rcconcla-
ton and that III the mean time measures may he
taken for preventing the further destruction OF the
live, Of your Maetys subjects and that such stat
utes AZ more immediately distress any Of your Macs
tv,s Colonies may lie repealed" These Colonies re-
fnsed 70 treat separately. but by offering 10 treat
Jointly they announced" says bancroft their
union. which preceded their indcpend' nee" Richard
Penn. proprietary Of Pennsylvania. and thorough
lovalist both through feeling and interest, was APP
poirted ~ carry this petition u the Throne ana ne
sailed upon his mission the 18th 81 July. Ihofe IL
no doubt that the adoption Of tins measure a"aAe'u
Lopes. however dclusive of ultimate recommendations
IN .bcse bopes il i undoubtedly true that the peo-
of the Central States largely shared Their patriot
Ism did not prevent them from calmly awaiting
the decision of Great Britain. The feeling in New,
York WAS that the militia should be armed ana
trained. and kept in readiness 10 act at moments
warning. IL IL unnecessary To enter ~ 'hS 'ii"e
into any details of the situation OF Boston anu VI
Wilmington journal., 1875-02-12
HOUSE OF RLPRESE,N NrATIVES.

NJ. Glenn, heretofore Republican,
g RESOLUTION calling upon al the white
men ia North Carol'l.,. 40 ave tile
ranks q the kepubiican party on
account OF the passago Of the Civil
Rights bIiI Jy Congress.
Mr.. Glenn stated his reasons for the
Introduction OF the resolution, as he
could io!. longer act, ~ concert with
he parry forcing uDOn the White peo-
pie ot thg South ~Uch II Just measures.
Nr F5o5.. Of Nri!kes, heretofore
R"pubi'can. tu,:0rs"<; the remarks ot
Mr. 0!etsa, ana declared tAaG he bad
washed is hands heucctorE AID
forever Il the party thaJ wou,d pass
such ~ abGniina5le measure.
On melton of Mr. NoEmen~, the oil
H. rvpeti tts" set Incorporating the
town OF LuuIJtrton, was taken ap
and It colnalittad to the Judiciary
Comini:tee
The hIIl IN relation 70 fences IN
Iredell county, taken up, and after
being amended SO as 10 Include the
counties of Castor, Ausou, Wayne,
Transy sylvania, Union, Burke, John
ston, Washington, Richmond, Samp-
sol, Randolph and Tyrrell, passed It's
readings.
Wilmington journal., 1875-02-12

government Of the city of Whining
ton. Provides THAT the city shall be
governed by two distinct powers, TO
be known as the B0ard Cf Aldermen
aud "A Board OF Selectmen. Referred
to Committee on Constitutional Re-
form.
Nir GraIam's bill Incorporating The
North Carolina 8rate Grange Patrons
Of Hvsbandry- Passed it's readings.
THE -UsERY BILL
The question coming up on Mr.
Marler's motion to re-con-i,!er the
vote by which the- Uee1v bin passed
It's third reading. 1.E AIar;er asked
the right to withdraw this 1lIo=i II
The President Mr. Morehead IN the
ehaiO decided that action having been
taken. by a vote upon Il NJ otioa to iay
Mr.. Marier's motion so re consider
upon the table, that gentleman could
;lot now withdraw the motion,
The question to reconsider then
coming up.
Mr.. Arnsfsld spoke at length in ia
vor Of strict Xsury, H chained ttat
there would s. no positive prosperity
in this State until We pa5 our hands
on the monied mJnopo!ists of the
country. H did net desire to pro-
iorg the discussion on this question,
but he want 4 to advocate here the
same sentiments he had advocated at
home He was satisfied as 10 the
Legal question of the right of The State
To c0utrol th- National Banks. He
thought that S per cent. was as much
as any hnslest business G3uid gay. IAt-
| CeuTF 'Rv mU,t Ha made sufficiently
severe TO enforce Itself, or else iC
would prose dead letter. The Gid
nsurv law made HSugy go thoroughly
! obnoxious and dang, rous that mon Y
! iendfcs WHO regarded the opinion II
the public dared hot break it. lie di,l
not think the passage Of this bill!
would restore the go;den age o. years
"go, bnt it would mitigate many of
the evils with which we are now
| cnTsed He oppns, 4 tite reconsidera-
| ton Of the Vote ior these AID other
! reasons. believing that tie bill il re-
! considered! wou'd prove It's death.
! The people of North Carolina wanted
/ this bin passed-tney would give il
I 81, ti0G majority.
Nj, Busb~o replied briefly advocat-
! ing The locJ,4sidefat;oI !, and urging
! against rha passage uf this UsuTy biji,
| which He cI,;im-d yould pro ye ruil.ors
! to tie b.st interests of Nul;t ID Caroiina.
/ the law uf supply aid lenand ahnn'd
| regulate money as is diti al! thine= else.
! The bjii would cause panic II the
| SIT
! Nj Kerr followed ia brief advocacy
! OF the NOT on to reconsider, and
ezpr.4>td his belief tisat thera weTs-
! dangerous featurr--. in tile bil..
! TIE s'nts 10 reconsider vas lost II
! oIt, yuia
Wilmington journal., 1875-02-12

one before the House, and was nou
5he Speakers desk. be would NOV On
.orller, 10 avoid further diccnssio' In
tabte-tflis bil i. The motion nrss; on; to
A message vas th4:a announced dd'tled.
the Senate, infermipg tie Honsaom ION
the Passag" OF the nsury bill aharo oi
ferred to, and asked the concurrore te.
the House therein ....-s -'e OF
Mr.. Staples moved suspens;on
the rules Ia order to take up tho ot
thot be might move to make i olil .I
sPt cal order for morrow at 'ne ns
. ociGck -....-. - d II
Objection was made, but the roo.;o-
prevailed, and the bill Was or1eroa
ne made the special order for ca 20 20
+ Iie. second special order was ..
bill 10 lay off and establish the naN .ne
comfy If Pender. reported from s tls
cohlmittee fayorably. .. 'A0
Pending the reading of the bill tho
House adjourned, and this bill comas nus
up as the unfinished business s' -
GIOEEO". '.E. -t.- .-I-
Wilmington journal., 1875-02-12
FEBRUARY, Z

-IaYiQr-a petitan- from the beye
and girls Ct Henderson against unkind
treatment to animals.
Mr.. L;nney, bill to incorporate
Monroe. i'll Union county. Referred
NJ Bel bill to-4attt4eh a Pertior,
of Craven county to Cartaret. Refer
! red .nu'; - rs 'F- u
Mr. kerr, a bill allowing The Com
nissipners Of Baden county to lew
tax. Rafarred
Mr.: ls5efhy S bill in relation to pilots
rsW e taken no and discussed, but lost
| poue& until next |pburs1ay.
IL The. Usnry .blA Coming up on its
Thu d reading.
Mr.. LcGrand offered q substitute
making the legal rate OF interest per
I c 1ns andJallGwiIig 8 per cent where
the parties N +ylagree; it makes any
violation Of this law q misdemeanor
T}t uish#biA by a fine and the forfeit
htIfe Of double the principal and inter
est. u.y-L El35s.D - ~
I-aa9ptess number Of IL otiens and ef-
! forts. to, rQs pqpe and adjourn were
! mGde WithO1t avail, aad shortly bi =
isiofe three Ucibck the vote wns finally
/; saiEen on 4 the substitute OF Mr. L.
lldr4lds tbeiag the maIar!t " report oi
the H0uSe trnance Comml1tee) HllicI
vas adopted by al Fote of % 70 ID.
5 H0y SD OF REPRESE TAT1EES
Hva>e bill Incorporate the Roam
oil.---A-..4les.s---&& &&s'ss+r,,s,i~- Company. was
sailed rp aud p4seed Its tLird rcf.,iiu 9
! ayes 7aa, nay 5.
8. HOUSE -blIi to prohibit the carry ing
tol ]
4 scuss%d. GU .s-.4.s,.... O..
. lcfteds several incidilIts within his 0ai
:, tdIo wledga, fwiieTe fhe enforcement q
psAG aca noW peal'lirg would have pre-
E9 led 'Ioodahei, &c. -..
Str. Stephenson replied 70 Mr. II ct,
r6fffosftl,''f 10 the bin, and cited &C
,:cuta tesasa inz,Wake culnt5-, where u
: ~nch an act WAS IL force it would have
~ ~ dang rons TO the lives and prop
eyty ut II, best citizens.
: .Sfter further dacussion Mr.. Nor
yaueiTt mevea4 thatthe bill be indefinite
y pnstf,eikes. ..=-.
IT, O. DIS ,laol;oo The yeas and nay,
F~Er called, ppd tie plutioa prevailed
4hF*aa% -, TJ.}'= 3G
4; Ii onSnlNi ito hzneud t},e eleutiuul laws
q ptt&Fnjiag shat no person acting a.
d. 8eG Erar. or judge OF Election snf.
7 be a Candidate for office passed II:
readings
=. House bifl to'sccure tho sr.fficienc,
4 Of. oilicaai bonds, occasioued Il very
lengthy discu8sion, M~ssrs. McI;a:
AID fihnex advocating the bill an6
ases rs 'Fesote, Dufa aud others op
=, i'ne b4ii sleH passed it's readings b.
ayes y TO Il. nays.
Wilmington journal., 1875-02-12

'ahru9 &c r7elB 81 61Intl}Jtt,Y! Is g5Iireassly
'''rGk 81 'df III c6hb tH,itn Nth 'f5e Can
'diIftt fotp ttflies Cow fs1Hforsl:1 ~ 16,t,
. Shian, Feacbsa, its pol e .hnGdreea and
RIHtts sbi, th5ftsyl, iaat, sBes.l0,; the first
,lEee laglngt hs t'as sTailssi ifssi the oeseo
tlen n4ou III Gfst buik4ing s5ssnrfar;y 9th,
1776. .i76t
.4iI1se Charlotte. Observer sa ays.A II he
Northf Uafoiina: Railroad, and rrtLe
.GhHrlotte, .Cs1fumhia & augusta, are
doing a right heavy business Just now
in the shipping of what are knoW1ias
istsbipzpins! ~ dHhese arsc cue cut OF
black Locust, and. arez shipisedo'from
points on the Western North Carolina
trtaiiroad. tIheo pieees@are about n. 0
inches III, diameteE, and; about, thirty
to thirtY-fve i4ehsss IN length. They
gofrom here to Gharlesten.i thepee to
L .yt,Epeol. and are used an ship build
ing, IN the English raxy y.arda Witlin
the past; ;sixtyl days, fifty car loads sof
pins have be- Il! .shipped DIVER the. Char
lotte, Colnnabias 4 Augusta Railroad.
The weed is4YeEy heasysand it never
decayssrf&M GHAwad
-E,daA .asad31aA nsbssza % Tsz
Wilmington journal., 1875-02-12

Hillsboro. had, Its first snow
season ON Sunday. last.di 80
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-04

TIE DELUGE CONTINUES. During vester.
day heavy showers fell, and'the telegraph re-
ported more rain and rising rivers from various
points. The Potomac had risen three feet five
inches at Harper's Ferry and was still rising
slowly. The Western rivers we're also going
up, and in some instances considerable damage
was done by overhows. At Chillicothe, Ohio,
the Erie and Ohio canal gave way and swept
off five thousand bushels of wheat. At Cinc,n-
natl the Ohio was invading the houses in Wat
er street Trains Oh the New Albany (Iud.
and Chicago railroad were taken off 10 conse.
quence of the food 10 White river, which COW
ers the track for three miles. The gas works
at Athens were flooded by the Ohio, and the
people had to return to Candles for illumination.
At Pittsburg the Ohio was one foot above the
danger line, and at New Geneva the Mononga.
hela was eight feet nine inches above the dan.
ger line, but falling. The damage to railroads
aad crops 10 Central Illinois is estimated a, one
million dollars The destruction of the va,
bash and Erie canal, between Lafayette and
Fort Wayne, Indiana, is complete, and an i'm
mense acreage is under the waters of the Wa
bash. 10 West Virginia the destruction is ex
teosive. The town OF Pennington is submerg.
ed to the first floor of the houses. Several
bridges have been washed away on the Park
ersburg branch of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. Heavy losses to farmers and others are
reported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-04
"a NJ z Nj EXITING.

GAM NJ EEIlNG,
Beginning on FRIDAY, August 9th, 1876,
At ROUND HILL.
Trains leave Alexandria daily, except Sun
day, at $40 m. and 4lO p. ~
@rOn So NDAY, August 9Th, the train will
leave Alexandria at ITO a. IN. for the Camp
Meeting. Returning will leave the Camp
ground at +. Ia. Fare tor the round trip s.
aug 2-lw 4. a. HAVENER, Gen. Supt.
FGCURsION, BASKET PICNIC AND
~ EXHIBITION,
Will BE GIVEN BY THE
POTOMAC FRU1l GROWERS ASSIGN.
AND TuE
WOODLAND AGRICULTURAL CLUB,
SATUKDAY, AUGUST 9TH,
ON BOARD THE STEAMER MARY
WASHINGTON.
Boat leaves It'll street wharf, Washington, at
~ u. ~, and Alexandria st 1890 a. NJ, IN =
returning at 8 p. IN. The boat will golk ss
down the river as far as Qusntico, stopping ~
the principal landings thus enabling passengers
to enjoy the fine scenery and pure air.
The combined Associations invite all their
friends and the general public to aid in making
the day delightful and profitable
G>Fruil, Ice Cream, Fresh Milk, Coffee and
other refreshments will be furnished on bosrd.
Tickets for the round trip soc; children half
price Tickets for sale on board jy 3l-lw
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-04

Fifteen thousand operatives are out of en-
ployment at Fall River, Mass, owing to the
closing of the mills. Much dissatisfaction is
said to exist among the striking spinners, many
Of them expressing desire to 90 to work at
the reduced rates. The storekeepers have given
notice that if the weavers can afford to take a
vacation of thirty days they can also afford to
pay cash for goods which they have heretofore
been purchasing on time and they consequently
refuse to give trust until the men again 60 to
work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-04

REMARKs.-Whest continues to arrive freely,
but the bulk is of inferior quality; the market
is very active with an advance of to SC since
yesterday on prime dry lots damp and inferior
lots still continue dull, and not ssleable, e1-
cept at reduced prices we notice that good
deal of Wheat this year Is of very dark color,
which, though it may be dry and clean, yet will
not command the price of bright and plump
Wheat; offerings to-day OF 1888 bushels. with
sales of white at 1871 and l43, latter for strictly
prime, and red at l25 for fair, l35 and 1876 for
good, 40 and AZ for prime. and las for choice
sample Corn is dull and lower offerings of
1922 bushels, and safes OF white at 81, and mixed
at "a and IS. Oats are frmer, and prices are
better; sales at Sc and So, with light offerings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-04
PORT or aLEI.z.,:DRfa, lug UsT 1.
Sun rose..........5 6 Moon sets ....... 9 4
Sun sets ...............7 High water........ W
A ri Ed.

ARRIVED.
Steamer Lady of the Lake, Norfolk, to + a
Reed. s..
Schr Ellen Tobin, Jersey City, TO American
Coal Co.
Schr Chss II Lawrence, Boston, to John P
Agnew.
echr Nellie c Paine, Boston, to J Agnew.
Schr Matte Franklin, Boston, to B Bissell
Schr K w Godfrey, Boston, to Bissell.
Schr Hope Baltimore, to w A Smoot.
~ sehE IS May Mcfarland, Jamestown, Breeze,
Chss Sampson, Roger 4 Drury, w Gillum.
larry Not and John K Halliday.
SAILED
Schr Chas Morrison, Portland, by Ameri-
can Coal Co.
Schr Eva Belle, Boston, by Bissell.
Schr Cyrus Hall, Georgetown, by William A
Smoot.
Schr War Whoop, Burlington, M, by w A
Smoot. -r..
Schrs Herschel, VIM 81 kenze, Water Line,
Abbott Devereux, Harriet Thomas anu George
K Vreelsnd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-04

At the memorial meeting 10 honor of Gen
Pickett in Richmond, Oh Monday night, Gov.
Kemper presided, and paid very beautiful
tribute to the memory of the departed hero
Major Stiles, Bishop Thomas U. Dudley, Of
Keotuck, Capt. Geo. D. Wise and others also
made eloquent and feeling speeches. Appro.
pirate resolutions Of respect were adopted, and
committee was appointed to make arrange
ments for the reception of Gen. Pickett's re-
mains, on their arrival from Norfolk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-04

The Mark Lane Express, in its weekly re-
view of the condition of the European crops,
says the cereal crop, just reaching maturity,
has been saved by fine weather, and there may
yet be moderate harvest 10 good order. The
French harvest is progressing rapidly, but the
general reports indicate less than fair average
yield. The Belgian and German crops show a
similar condition to those of France, while off,
oial reports from Austria and Hungary indi.
cate that there is more likelihood of a deficiency
than surplus.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-04

Rev. J. Fl. EccIeston, of Philadelphia,
bishop-elect of the Episcopal diocese of Iowa,
in letter to the standing committee of that
diocese, states that he had delayed responding
to the announcement of his election in May
last, because of the protest against the manner
Of bis election; that he had carefully weighed
the evidence on both sides, and sees no good
ground for the charge made. He therefore
leaves the final result with the standing COM
mittees throughout the country and the House
of Bishops, and with their decision be will be
content
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-04

Gen. Crook has arrived in the Black Hills
country to carry out the orders of the President
10 relation to the occupation Of the country by
miners He has ordered all unauthorized per-
sons to leave that region by the 18th inst, and
Two companies of cavalry and one of infantry
have been dispatched to enforce the order.
The miners have held meetings and resolved to
abandon their claims.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-04

Returns from the Kentucky election come in
very slowly, but it is probable that the Demo
cratic majority will be about the same as in
1873. The vote in Texas yesterday on calling
constitutional convention, so far as heard
from, is slightly in it's favor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-04

Wheat advanced FIVE cents per bushel in
Baltimore yesterday, prime Southern selling up
to l55 cents per bushel. Flour advanced twenty
FIVE cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-04

Judge Boremau charged the jury at Beaver,
Utah, yesterday, in the case Of John D. Lee,
the leader of the Mountain Meadow massacre.
A newspaper reporter yesterday had an inter,
view with the Indian Chief Beanerite, in which
the latter stated that Lee procured the aid Of
the Indians to kill the emigrants by the prom
Use of clothing, guns and horses. he also as.
serted that Lee commanded during the fight,
and said that the story about the emigrants
having poisoned a spring aud an OK, which was
given to the Indians was a lie. He character
lied Lee as coward, who wanted to throw all
the blame on the Indians.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-04
.HEETl.S'GS.

OFFICE VIRGINIA TELEGRAPH CO.,
w. Alexandria, Va, July u, 1875
There will be special meeting Of the stock
holders OF this company, at their office, in this
city. on TUESDAY, tn, 18th day of August,
(pro3lmo) at II O. clock NJ
aug Std ROBT. BEVERLEY, Pres't.