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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-01

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ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAILWAY
After JANUARY Sd, 1875, trains will run s,
follows:
Leave Southwark from Alexandria & Frcde,.
icksburg depot at Il. IA q. m. Southern Eapres,
daily, except Monday. The Southern Express
runs through 20 Rich m ond without change, CON
Meeting at Richmond for all points South.
Leave Northward from Alexandria s. Freosr
daily, except Monday, through North and
West. The Northern Express run through to
Baltimore, without change, connecting with
trains on the Northern Central Railway for tn
North and West
ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
After JANUARY 8, trains will run as fol.
lows, daily, except Sunday:
Leave Alexandria for Washington from St
Asaph street depot, st 6.0O 100, 500, 900, l0.t
and 100 p. III.
Trains leaving at s. 90 a. m. and 600 D. m. ru,
daily; all others daily except Sunday.
The trains leaving Alexandria st II, s and II
am, l, 4, E and pm. connect through to BAti
more. The 8 a. M. and p. m. train. connect
Leave Washington for Alexandria from pas.
senger depot, cor. 9th and B Streets at G.tu
100, 800, 900, 1000, and HOO a. M; and LOO
80 400, 500, 600 and 100 p. NJ.
Trains leaving ut w g. m. and l.OG p. m. run
daily ; all others daily except Sunday.
Trains leaving Washington at 7, 9 and l0s.m
LIS, s, 8 and 1888 pm. connect with train. from
Baltimore. The d. H., and p. N. train. de-
liver passengers from New York.
@- Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railway
trains leave passenger depot cor. 9th and sts.
at lao p. NJ. Southern Express for Richmond
and all point. South
TRAINS FOR PHILADELPHIA AND
NEW YORK.
Leave Alexandria at 500 a. M. and HOO g.
m, and and : D. N.
Leave Washington at 9.23 and ll.55 g. H.,
and a. So and sos D. IN.
Train leaving Alexandria at 4 p. m. connects
with train leaving Washington at 4. So p. m. for
Philadelphia, arriving at Philadelphia al 1915
.. m.
Ticket. to Philadelphia and New York can b.
obtained at the st. Assph street depot.
GEO. c. WILKINS, Supl
ED. $. YOUNG, Gen. Pas Agent. jan 9
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INFORMATION There
i arc none SO blind as those who will not see,
and to those who prize the faculty of sight and
have love for seeing distinctly, we would rec
ommerd a pair Of IMFOkTED CRYSTAL
LENSE SPECTACLES, which can be pur-
CEASED for the small sum Of 25c st the agency al
GREEN'S NOTION HOUSE,
feb 10 IS King street.
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NORTH BOUND. Mail Train. Express.
MANASSAS DIVISION.

Leave Washington and Alexandris, daily,
except Sunday, with the morning Main Lii,
train. Leave Manassas junction at 9lTsm
Strasburg st 100 a. m, Manassas Junction al
l.50sp. M, and get to Alexandria at 4 20 p. m.
At Washington we make close connections TO
and from North and West; at Dsnville to and
from South and Southwest; at Lynchburg by
Mail train, with Atlantic, Miss. & Ohio, to and
from Tennessee and all Southwest, and, 81
Gordonsville and Charlottesville by Mail train
~PULLMAN SLEEPERS on night train.
through between Washington and Daaville.
jan 25-tf j. NJ. BROADUS, 6. 7. A.
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T. BRoDERs ). LAEEoN,
r BRODERS & CO.,
u. No. ii King street,
Alexandria, Va.
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Wholesale Dealers in
GROCERIES,
LIQUORS,
SALT FISH,
and PRODUCE.
Also keep on hand general assortment Of
Cordsge Tar, Pitch, Nails, Lime, Packing, Oils,
Lamps and Ship and Naval Stores.
Ali orders and ccnsignments promptly attend.
ed to, and goods forwarded without delay to con-
signees on arrival
Agents for Duponts Gunpowder.
Xxx Ale and Porter always on hand.
Agents for the Baltimore and Potomac Tran.-
portation line. NH l0-tf
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HTASHlNGTON & OHIO RAILROAD
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WINTER ARRANGEMENT BEGINNING
OCTOBER II, 1874
The Mail Train will leave Washington at &c
m. and Alexandria q! $40 q. IN. daily, eycep:
Sunday pass Lecsburg going westward 1T LIZ
q. m, and arrive at Round Hill at II m. Leave
Round Hill at 1890 p. m, pass Leesburg go
ing eastward at lilo p. m, and arrive at Alex
andria at 3:l5 p. m, and at Washington ut BIC
p. m.
The Accommodation Train will leave WISH
ington at y. M, and Alexandria at ATOP M
daily, except sunday, and arrive at Leesbulg 3,
2j y. III. Leave Leesburg at 6 q. m, and NJ.
rive at Alexandria at S. Is and Washington 81
$50 II. IN.
~ Passengers from Washington will take
the Washington and Ohio cars at the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad station at 8 q. m. and p
M, and 60 through without change of cars.
The 9. 10 g. NJ. train from Alexandra and l2a
p. m. train from Round Hill connects ~ Round
Hill with Harris Daily Line ct Coaches
for Snickersviile, Berryville and Winchester
also with Resmer's Line of Coaches, which leave
Leesburg daily for Aldic and Mddleburg.
Communication tickets, 3 cts. per mile
Annual tickets, $50.
r. H. HAVENER,
oct 16-tf General Ticket Agent
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-07-09
San Francisco nlNIg,

DESCRIPTION OF 4 PRIMITIVE SOCIETY.
There is a sort of amazement in ones mind
whenever it reverts to the probability or
reality of Macauley's immortal New Zealand
er sitting on a broken arch of London bridge
sketching the ruins of ST. Paul's. Surely,
the actual reality of finding one Of the fair
est cities in the world, boasting one hundred
and fifty thousand souls, well housed, pub
lie and private buildings of great pretentions,
streets that vie with those of the finest cities.
wharyeS measured by miles in short great
city, that would be marvel in Europe. and
sprung up within twenty-five years, Is, by
far, or ought to be, more astounding than
the ruin or downfall of London after thous-
ands of years, for Lord Macauley wisely did
not predict the period of the New Zealander's
sketching trip. Truly, the biblical curse,
''Ye shall build houses, and Others will live
in them was the lot of the early California
adyenturers. How few, indeed, of those
early schemers and workers are now the
owners of the immense wealth Of the city,
which in 1870 was estimated at 50 600 ,000,-
GOO How few of their descendants, even,
can lay claim to any share. The busy bees
carry the honey to the hive, and the cum
ming farmers gather the honeycombs.
In May, lS49, there were less than one
hundred and fifty wooden houses built, in
Guiding all shanties scattered over the seven
hills; for San Francisco had, at that time,
seven hills Thousands of tents were every
where erected, and in these people dwelt.
The plazi, or public square, had, at one
time, one decent wooden house. called the
Parker house, which, of course, was a gam
bling house while the more pretentious tents
were one and all gambling shops The
busiest man in the city, at that time,
was one Sam Brannan, a retired or re-
formed Mormon, perhaps still alive The
nominal ruler of the city was a Mr.. Smith.
twenty ruffians. known as The Hounds -
whose chief was one Roberts. They
were one and all ex-soldier the Mexican
war, robbers, cut throats, and cow
ards yet the floating mass of inhabitants.
numbering no less than fifty thousand, were
actually tyrannized over and robbed by and
afraid of these twenty thieves. 1t may seem
strange that such state of affairs could ex-
ist for single dav, yet it is nevertheless true
that it did exist for months.
There were hotels. One man, whose
name was Merritt, had a large wooden house
toward the North beach, where his dodgers
herded. They slept everywhere, on the
tables, under the tables, in every available
spot; bedding, if the bloated and luxurious
guest wished such thing, had to be pro-
yided by himself 1t is, however, but fair
to relate that Merritt exacted 81 night for
Lodgings from anybody who sheltered in the
house AZ for the the living. it is almost
too ridiculous to be related. A French
restaurant, for example, furnished the best
bottle of port wine for S2-some thousand
dozen sent from the Londons decks and sold
for the freight in San Francisco, as no own
er turned up. The Frenchman charged the
following prices for breakfast
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-07-09

New YORK. July l.-Wilcox of the Her
aid was called in the Loader case, and testl-
fed that he saw Loader on Friday, the 9th
of June, and told him be had been sent to
him in regard to something he knew about
Mr.. Beecher and Mrs. Tilton. Loader at
first seemed reluctant to state what he
knew. but finally gave him the substance
of the statement published in the Herald.
Witness had several conversations with
Loader. He had found Prices name in
the directory and went to see his
father. who said he did not think his
son knew anything about the affair:
As he had never heard him speak OF
it. He brought witness to where bis son
was. and after series of questions he got the
statement which be published. +. Z. Dana
testified he knew Joseph Loader. who was
doing some work for him. One evening
in Nav, witness went TO his (Losder 81
store and had some conversation with him,
in which he told him the circumstance OF
his mailing down . carpet st Mrs. Tilton $.
When he went into the room he saw
nothing criminally wrong but the circum-
stance was suspicious, ~ he saw beecher
lis Mrs. Tilton. Walter J. Scott, clerk In
the Office of Morris and Pesrssll. testified 70
his having copied the afidavitr. after which
II vas concluded to adjourn the exanina-
ton until Tomorrow. Motion wss msoe 70
admit Loader to bail. but the Jud9e ala
be had no Jurisdiction. and the prisoner
vas fsmandSd.
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Father Hunts Iecollections.


10 tue Editor oi the free fress ana llmes4
send you another extract from the
Temperance Recollections' of Rev. Thos.
P Hunt, Father Hunt" They are from
an unpu tlished autobiography of their
author They show the change in public
sentiment between 1880 and the present
time, and how much easier it Is now to ad-
vocate and practice temperance than then
"In 1880 most of the gentlemen who
owned apple and peach orchards also had
small distilleries. There was much COM
petition among them "a to which of them
could distill the best. OF course there were
always samples brought out to be tested at
all meetings at each others houses. Honey
morning drains, made of honey and peach
brandy, were in great vogue. Indeed =,
drinking before breakfast and dinner and
bedtime, and on meeting and parting, was
almost universal. This custom was founded
on the belief of the sovereign power of alco-
hol to prevent and cure all climate diseases
and in the spirit of hospitality, health
drinking 1t was heavy work TO uproot
and exterminate the long established habit,
for many really believed in the catholicon :;
and all acknowledged the Offering of liquor
as an evidence of kind welcome and gener-
ous feeling. Not to accept of it was to in
suit, unless very potent reasons were given
for the refusal. So far as temperance pro-
fessed to cure a drunkard, the pledge was
tolerated. But to offer it to Others was re-
ceiyed As an intended intimation that they
were drunkards. Drinking, making and
selling were considered as being consistent
with humanity, honor and religion. Those
who attempted to teach differently, were
considered as fanatics and worse than inf
dels. Here, as always and everywhere, all
drinkers and makers were well versed in those
texts which could be made to sanction and
justify, BY Divine command and injunction,
the use of intoxicating, poisonous liquors as
a luxury.
shall never forget scenes through which
passed. In private houses refused hos
pitality in churches refused admission to
the pulpit or to speak on temperance !;
while ridicule and reyiling were heaped up
on ne without measure. 1t is an easy thing
now to be temperance lecturer; ; for no.
body but soulless liquor sellers, the most of
them the scum of the earth, and the quin-
tessence of villainy, now offer serious resist
ance. But then learned and distinguished
Doctors of Divinity, eminent lawyers and
Judges, prominent Legislators. refined and deli
cate ladies', all more or less, were arrayed
against the cause II was hard, difficult,
often painful, almost crucifying work to
stand up for temperance. If it had not
been that the Lord was on my side, |
should have persisted" a. D. B.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-07-09

The Fourth will be celebrated more at the
South, this year, than it has been for fifteer
years.
"Barber-pole" hose is fashionable for la
dies at the seaside, this season.
Japan will have six commissioners at the
Philadelphia Centennial.
A Frenchman estimates that forty mil
lions of Frenchmen could subsist on the food
which forty millions of Americans throw
away.
The immense cannon now being construct
cd at Woolwich will cost the British gov
ernment s., 100000.
Mrs. Scott-Siddons has been giving
Shakespearian readings in Paris The Par
isians are charmed with her beauty and her
acting, but do not admire her voice.
Rev. p. +. Stevens. of Charleston, S. c.,
is another Episcopalian convert to the
Bishop Cummins movement.
The irrepressiblo Myra Clark Gaines. of
New Orleans, has sued Richard DeGray for
talking too hard about her while acting as
counsel against her in one Of her famous
lawsuits.
The latest Cardiff giant story comes from
Sandusky, o., near which, it is said. pet
rifed man of gigantic size has been found
in newly discovered cave, 400 feet below
the surface.
"Corns;alk fnanciers" is the name by
which the CINCINNATI Commercial charac-
terizes the trainers Of the Ohio Democratic
platform.
The American team used breech- -loaders.
The Irish team all used muzzle-loaders.
1t will not be the fault of Vice-Presdent
Wilson, if by any accident he should drop
out of the public view.
The New York Times states the story of
Loader was offered to it before being pub
lished in the Herald, and that it declined to
have anything to do with it,
The valuation Of the State of New York
for the year 1873 is 81, 366. 80, lO2. The
increase over that of 1874 is 9l5 per cent,
tine largest increase ever known.
Pemberton, the East Boston murderer of
Mrs. Bingham, has been sentenced to be
hung. on some day to be named by the
Governor.
The receipts Of the national government
for the fiscal year. which ended June 3Oth.
will be $3.50 600 600. and the expenditures
S275 900 600. This leaves surplus of Sl4.-
300 600.
The opening OF the receiving vault used
during the winter, in a cemetery in the
neigh5orhood of Quebec, has disclosed a
,ase Of premature interment of we'll
known gentleman, who was supposed to
have died suddenly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-07-09

BRINE THAT WILL PRESERVE BUTTER A
YEAR-Among the many devices for keep
ing butter in manner that preserves the
fresh, rosy flavor of new, with all its sweet
ness. is the following from the Dutchess
Farmer, which is said to be entirely sue
cessful To three gallons of brine, strong
enough to bear an egg. add quarter OF q
pound of nice white sugar and one table
spoonful of saltpeter. Boil the brine. and
when il is cold strain carefully. Make
your butter into rolls, and wrap each sep
arately in a clean white muslin cloth. tying
up with string. Pack large jar full,
weigh the butter down, and pour in the
brine until all is submerged. This will
keep really good butter perfectly sweet and
fresh for whole year. Be careful to not
put upon ice butter that YOU wish to keep
for any length of time. 10 summer when
the heat will not admit Of butter being
made in rolls. pack closely in small jars.
and using tho same brine. allow it to cover
the butter to the depth Of ut least four
inches This excludes the air. and answers
very nearly as well Is the first method sug-
gested.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-07-09
Losses.
BY FRANCIS BROWNE


Upon the white sea-sand
There sat pilgrim band.
Telling the losses that their lives had known,
While evening wsned away
From breezy cliff and bay,
Aud the strong tides went out with weary moan.
One spake with quverng lip
OF a fair. freighted ship,
With all his household. TO the deep gone d0Wn'
But one had wilder woe
For fair face, long ago,
Lost in the darker depths OF great town
There were some who mourned their youth
With most loving truth.
For is brave hopes and memories ever green;
Aud one upon the West
Turned an eve that would not rest.
For far-or hills whereon its joy had been.
Some talked Of vanished gold
Some OF proud hOnors told;
SAls spake OF friends that their trust no more
And one OF a green grave
Beside a foreign wave,
That made him sit so lonely on the shore.
But when their tales were done
There spake among them one.
\ stranger, seeming from all sorrow free;
''sad losses have ye met,
But mine is heavier yet
For believing heart hath gone from ma"
Alas these pilgrims said.
For the living and the dead,
For i0rtunes's cruelty. for loves sure cross,
For the wrecks Of land and sea-
But, however Il came to thee,
Thine stranger, is LIES last and heaviest loss"
London 4fhsngrm.
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VOL. KILN. NEW

solitaire in which weighed nineteen and FIVE
sixteenth carats, and was of the purest wa
ter, he said, in a voice husky with emotion
Take this my dear, and this too" taking
from his pocket roll of parchment. THAT
is the deed in fee simple, to mansion and
corner lot on Calumet avenue, with blank
for you to fill with your name. Nay, refuse
it not. am not your long lost uncle, but
have devoted the past seventeen years of
my life to seeking the woman who, before
answering the door bell, did not strive to
peep through the window to see who was
there. Good by" and with the agility of
a boy he sprang into magnificent barouche
that was drawn by two priceless horses and
vanished
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-07-09

DEArn FROM SMoKING-The New York
correspondent of the Buffalo Commercial
Advertiser. writes a case in my own in
innate acquaintance has this very week ap-
palled a very large circle of friends in this
city. The victim was exactly of my own
wears. and a companion from early bOyhood
For thirty wears at least he has been daily
smoker of the choicest cigars, but IN all his
other habits temperate and regular, and OF
excellent constitution , one who, OF all men.
would have laughed at the suggestion that
tobacco was killing him. a week ago last
Sunday night he was stricken with the pro-
gre>siye paralysis characteristic OF nicotine,
and on Sunday night be Cled. His death
was most pitIful. First. sight was lost. then
speech, then motion of the neck, then mo-
tion of the arms. and - on throughout the
BODY and lie lay tor fortnight unable to
move Or make sign, save pItItul, tongue
less. inarticulate sound. which sometimes
roS., to almost frantic etfirt. all in vain, to
make known " hat he wished 10 say to his
family OF irlerd- iur his Consciousness and
mental faculties were lett unImpalred till
within two hours Ot the last, to aggravate
to the uttermOst the horr0r of his situation
"a living soul in dead body. The sense
of hearing was left unimpaired. 50 that be
was conscious OF all around hun, while as
incapable OF Communication with them as
it dead, save by slight sign OF assent or
dissent To question. The doctors were
fully agreed that tobacco was the sole cause
OF the stroke.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-07-09
>onnets From Over the Sea.
by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL


ENGLISH BORDER.
As i.ks the sun behind yOn alien hills,
Whose er-purpled slopes In glory rolled.
Flush all my thoughts with momentary gold.
What pang Of vague regret my fancy thrlls3
Here is enchanted ground the peasant tills,
Where the shy ballad dared its blooms unfold.
And memorys slamor makes new sighs seem old
As when our life some vanished dreams fulills;
Vet not 10 thee belong these painless tears
Land loved ere seen: before my darkeneG eyes.
From Tar beyond the waters and the years,
Horizons mute that wait their poet rise:
The stream before me fades and disappears.
Anc IN the Charles the western spendOr dies.
oS BEING ASKED FoR AN AUTOGRAPH IN VENICE
Amid these IA yraenIs Of heroic days
When thought met deed with mu ual passion.
leap,
There sitsa Fame whose silent trump makes cheap
what short-lived rumor Of ourselves we raise;
They had IA other estimate OF prai
Who stamped the E Snet OF their souls so deep
j art and action, and whose memOres keen
Their height ike stars above our misty WAYS
In this grave presence 10 record my name
Sontt1ing within me hangs the head and shrnks
iull were the soul without some joy In Fame:
Het here 10 claim remembrance were, mcthinks
Ike him who, IN the deserts awful frame
Natehcs bis cockney initials on the Sphinx
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-07-09

Tne l. ). Attorney general has decided
curious question of naturalization, submit
TED to bic By the Department Of State. A
PrGs>ian -utjec. by birth, emigrated to the
United States in 1918 and was naturslized
in l-5i. When he returned to Germany
be took with him his son, four years old.
and born in the United States. The son is now
twenty years old. and the question arose
whether or no the son owed military SER
vice TO Germany. The Attorney general re-
views at some length the United States
laws and trea lies with Germany upon the
subject of naturalization, and also quotes
recent British opinions, and comes to the
conclusion that the boy has two nationali-
ties. one natural and the other acquired.
Inc iather returning 10 Germany and re-
sumins his allegiance, the son partakes of
The status vi the iather, being Il minor;
and having enjoyed. before. tue protection
Ot the German government, he. Tor the time
being, or until OF age, owes military duty,
the obligation being reciprocal; but wheL
the boy becomes OF age ne can return 10 the
I United States a. an American citizen, with
all the rights and privileges of such, and
would even be eligible to the presidency Of
the United States.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-07-09

At Asbury University. Indiana, students
of both sexes are admitted. At the COM
mencement OF last week a slight unpleas-
antness arose. from the remarkably close
rivalry of the two leading scholars, Miss
Turman and Mr.. Wray, to the former of
whom the faculty awarded the first place by
the microscopic superiority of One-sixtieth
of one per cent. in the whole aggregate OF
their marks for the college course. Their
marks were exactly equal up to the final ex-
animation in metaphysics. In which Miss
Turman was rated ninety-nine and Mr..
Wray. ninety-eight. one hundred being the
highest mark possible. Mr.. Wray insisted
that however it might be in other studies,
he was surely superior in this. lie offered
to accept the second part at commence
ment. eoneedlng the first to Miss Turman,
providing that the faculty would announce
that the rank of the rivals was equal, but
they declined this compromise, and Mr..
Wray threw up his appointment and re-
tired in a huff. Though apparently good
scholar he is not a generous or gallant n
val. Miss Turman l. said to have studied
So diligently during her college course that
she has not had time to become acquainted
with more than One-half ot her class
mates.
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BY ATLANTIC CABLE.
Ireland.
THE RIFLE SHOOTING.

THE RIFLE SHOOTING.
DUBLIN. July 1.-The shooting for the
Abercorn cup began to day at Dollymount.
The American rifemen participated. The
match was not finished and will be contin-
ued tomorrow. The best scores were made
by Pollock and Wilson ofthe Irishmen and
Fulton and Gildersleeve of the Americans.
A complimentary promenade concert was
given this evening in honor of the Ameri-
can rliemen. The lord mayors of Dublin
and York were among the audience. The
American team met with enthusiastic recep-
tion when they entered the hall. Sgnor
Fall sang an air composed specially for the
occasion entitled Dear Columbia"