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, 1875-08-29

Ths Chicago produce markets weze very
Irregular On Saturday. HESS pork WAS active
md BIO per brl higher, closing at $2o.25@
2o.80 oash, and $40. 35@2o.374 for October.
Lard vaa quiet and 15@9oc per 100 lbs
higher, closing at $1s.1o@13.15 cash, and
918. 20@13.25 for October. Meats were active
aad shade easier, at 30 for shoulders, life
Tor short ribs, and life for short clsaza High
vines wers quist and stsady, 1t ell93 per
fallan. LAks hsighh were In fair demand
I'D an&hAaetdi quotsd q, ,~.As enth To
, 1875-08-29
ART FOR THE PEOPLE.

Chicago is soon to be treated to month s
sight of the finest collection Of American art
ever made in the world This sweeping
statement is not exaggeration. It is simple
fact The policy adopted by the Art Com
mittee of the Exposition has proved thor
ough success. The Committee placed itself
in direct communication with the artists, in
stead OF depending upon picture-dealers, and
so exciting the prejudices of very sensitive
class of men. The result of the extra work
assumed by the Committee has been hearty
cooperation of all the leading artists Of the
country in making the gallery of 1875 bet
ter than anything ever exhibited even in the
East. The Exposition has now become
one OF the features Of the Northwest Every
one of the thousands who visit it goes
through the gallery Of paintings, and many
persons visit it simply for the sake of seeing
the pictures. Last year al effort was made
to have the gallery opened on Sunday, but
the suggestion was too late to have due
effect. This year time has been taken BY the
forelock. A similar proposition is now pend
ing before the Executive Committee. The
Committees evident intention to popularize
the whole E1position-an intention shown in
the reduction Of prices, etc.-gives reason
to hope for the success Of this sensible re-
quest. We understand that tho Art Com
mittee favors the project.
The matter could be easily arranged Let
q temporary fenced passage be constructed
between the main entrance and the art gal
lery. If this is done the services Of dozen
ticket-takers, policemen, etc, will be all that
is required. Il it is deemed best to do 50,
the gallery could be kept open only on Sun
day afternoon This would avoid all conflict
with church services. We should Like to see
the price of admission put as low as 10 cents,
but this might result in overcrowding the
art-rooms. The best plan would probably be
to begin at Is cents, and then lower the fee
if it could be safely done.
Sunday is the peoples dny. It is the only
day upon which the workingman is at leisure.
He is usually too weary to go ont in the even
ing that follows day Of exhaustive toll
Hitherto, when the time carle when he was
able to enjoy the treasures Of color in the gal
lery, he has found its doors shut This policy
should no longer be followed. The public
peace and the Sunday quiet have not been
disturbed by the opening of the Public Library
on Sunday. They would not be disturbed
by the opening OF the Public Art Gal
lery-we call it so because it is
built on ground owned by the public and
transferred to the Exposition Company for
pnbic purposes. The triumphant success of
The Sunday Lecture Society has shown that
the people are ready to avail themselves of
6rst-class means OF instruction and entertain
ment on the first day of the week. The
doors Of our 5000 saloons are open all day
Sunday. Why should not the doors Of the
art gallery swing open to the people too, and
lure men from iquor7 Let us try the ex-
pertinent of fighting Bourbon with Beauty.
, 1875-08-29
FINANCE AND NATHIMQNY,

The article which was printed in the Inst
Sunday issue Of TIE TRIBUNE upo1 the inan-
ciA aspects Of married life has already called
out several communications upon the various
problems connected with this vexed subject,
showing various phases Of it. There is one
phase, however, which does not seem to us
to have been illustrated, and so The TRIBUNE,
for the purpose Of aiding the solution of the
problem, has some suggestions to make
touching the common-sense view of the 6nan-
cia aspects Of married life, and how to man.
age the. domestic e1chequer SO that the outgo
shall not exceed the income. II this can be
effected, then the most serious obstacle which
stands in the way Of marriage will be re-
moved.
We will not assume that pair approaching
marriage can discuss the common-sense view
OF the question, since, between the dates Of
engagement and marriage, the young couple
pass through period which is never charac-
terized by common sense at all. It is purely
ideal. Life in this period never touches the
confines OF the real. Each one idealizes the
other into something which he or she ia not
and never will be. The young man, although
be may be plain SMITH, cross-eyed and bow
legged, is elevated into hero, and the young
woman, although she may be plain ELIZA
JANE BaowN, with carrotty hair aud squint,
into an angel, and the two for the time are real
heroes and angels to each other The process
of idea1izing extends not only to themselves
but to everything else, and the .world in
which they dwell is an olo podrida Of moon
beams, flowers, butterflies, cupids, rainbows,.
and other such very pretty but very ephem-
eral and unsubstanta1 stuff. which disappears
after the honeymoon sets~ Then the real life
commences,-the hand-to-hand struggle with
the world for bread and butter, and the life
long pursuit Of money wherewith to paY the
bill OF the grocer, the tailor, the butcher, the
landlord, and other people Of this lind who
are necessary evils entailed upon tho world
by the sin of ADAM
1t hia stage, when the ideal changes into The
real, and The beautiful nonsense OF the npp-
ti1 episods oeasea, common sense shon]d
maes It's appeasancs and dictate pro-
gramme In tho economies somewhat like
Ia lallaxlns. LII ta4 3ouna pait .4ka
, 1875-08-29

4 Is announced that the affairs at the
Bank Of California have been put in the
hands Of an Executive Committee that
sounds better than "Receiver" or "A As
dgnee r. consisting Of Wn11AM A1yoRD and
GEORGE Il. Howard. An estimate of as-
sets anl liabilities puts the former st Sc, ,ooo,-
600 and the latter at $14,00o, 200. The
stockholders, however, are good for the dif-
ference. One Of them is said to b worth
t2Q, ,QQ0, 900,
, 1875-08-29

The large propeller 'Persian," plying BE-
tween Chicago and Buffalo, was burned yes
tsrday morning on Lake Erie. No lives were
LOST, but $1,000 bushels Of grain were baked
before their time. The vessel was valued at
&125,0 and is said not to have been in
u71re1
, 1875-08-29

There Is unfortunately 60 season for en-
bezzlement It beats TESNysos's brook in
going On forever. The daily bulletin Of it is
dated New Jersey this time. The State
Treasurer has been arrested for embez1ing
450, 600. The sum Is 60 small that the cul-
prn msy be punished.
, 1875-08-29

The hot weather has spread over the whole
West. It is Just the thing for corn,-which
il conso1atory, very, for it is by no means
Just the thing for city children While the
eun groEs, the children die.
, 1875-08-29

1t the New York Exchange On Saturday
The price of greenbacks opened at e7f and
closed at. s73, all the sales having been made
e& fhase ficures
, 1875-08-29

Meagre reports OF the proceedings ut the CoA
ored Convention in Richmond Wera forwarded hy
telegraph, but tho humors OF the OCCASION vera
OF course, too delicate and impapahIs for hsns-
mission over the wlres- Some Of the delegates
we're little versed in the set forms Of speech;
others bud moro or less intimato acauaintance
with the customs Of parliamentary bodies; nd
between the two it often happened sh4t tho
whoie Convention was in most ludicrous up.
roar At imes there would be ~ many u
twenty-five monbezs Occupying the fooE, Ill
gesticulatlng wildly aud roArins n the top Of
their voices. "Pints OF order wero countless
ignorant negroes. 1t may be said, w.tho1! insok.
ing the Civil Rights law, are uo batter shan
other ignorant men; and when ignctaaA
men who fancy that they are akil1ed parlis-
mentsrians are let loose in de!ibelah1s
assembly the consequence ia certain to be un-
ending confusion. Such WAS the expanence u
Richmond. One delegate, who had more nss.se
than acquired sense, iuAily got ous Of I'll Pr
tieuce with tne Chairman. and declared. "0b,
yes. you may holler Order, order, Ill day. bot
you've got to trest III with some respect"
delegase from Petersburg declared: "Sho!
we've done heerd enough about 'parlamentsJ'
rules. We came here to do sumthin' OF rushes
for the good OF the black race, aud hazs 5ou1s
been spending hours quazrellng about 'patia'
ment1y rules and psrlameotty Laws aud 'par"
lamentry userges-' Now, thus is al stuff. Thesa
aiu's man IN this here house that kooVs sny"
thing about such thiDga ant can't sso DO uss
in talking about EN-" Somebody moved = sots
Of cens7re on the delegate for affirming that Tho
Convention knuw nothing Of paz!iamentaf,
usage, but before The question could be pus tho
Chalrman's attention Was diverted in another
direction; and 90 the tumuit continued. Could
thete be q more delicious satire upon tbs !ats
Illinois Lee:s]atrr3-and, indeed, upon thA
usual Difference to parIiamenury law, ~ soaas-
thing at almost supernatural orr sln. handed
down 10 frae- born americans from On high
tnan Is afforded BY :lus extraordinary parliamsnt
Ak Richmond 2
, 1875-08-29

Drinking nnas sa:f to death IL 4 common pas
time in all civilized countries, There are masJ
ways Of doing it, Ahsinthe is swift and exhifAfa-
ting; champagne IL aris:ocratic and fascinating !;
whisky IS powerful snd vulgar. Mineral water,
We should cav, sceakiag with the dihdence d
one who haa not taken it "a 4 regular tipp1e.
must be slow aud axasperatinX poison. But Il
is none the less suro. according - the Testimony
Of sxperts. Severa} well-attasted cases Of pie
mature dissolution caused by excessive drinking
OF the wa'ers It Saratoga have lately been rs'
ported by tha correspondents 1t IL said that s1-
Gov. Wu11Au L. GRAHAx, Of North Carolina
would hare been alive to this day II he had not
iudulged in twenty glasses On ons dav. Be this
II i. may, there is no doubt thas
mixing drinks Of w&ter ia injurious to
the avstem- Different kinda OF wsss1
have different medicinal qualitiea. Indiscr1mt"
nate drinking at the Springs ia. therefore. dan~
cerous in the same way as indscrim'nass drioR-
ing at the bar, though in less degree AVN.
examples Gao bo found IN the one department OF
human industry a. veil as in the other. Hos
queer it would seem for the temperance lecsof~
era Of the future to carry about With them spee
mems OF dissipated water-drinkera, whoae fufoe1
constitutions would be exposed to the puo'1
gaze "a Nh edifying spectacle It would bs poe
sble. indeed, to preach genuine tenpefsn"
FROM such q text, showing that modsrAsaon
Ill things IL golden rule OF human coooae!
that the appet,les arc not self-fegut@hnX; soA
that even tho most Innocent staples cnss oec"u1 =
the Instruments OF aensuAlity aud vea. flea
tudes Of this sort have been uttered In ths PssS
With a d,f{areo! application.
, 1875-08-29

ADELPHI THEATRE-Dearbo1n street, corner
Monroe. EngsRamsnt of Oliver Doud Byron. Dan
I'D HcExy.H
, 1875-08-29
Tp-MORRpW's ADJUSTMENTS.

ACADEMY OF MUs1C-Halsted street, between
Madison snd MonroA+ Brennan Waraa Co1naina-
lion.
, 1875-08-29

H0OLETB THEATRE-Randolphs street, betwee1
clark and La8al!s. Engagement Of Ene1soas oAn-
1otnis Gtnstrela
, 1875-08-29

NovICKERY THEATREMadtson street, betweeu
Dearborn and stata- Engagement Of Edwin AdAuaa
Enoch Arden"
, 1875-08-29

He was leaning over the counter and pnnc'e
ating his remarks in sn indescEibably so'o@'
way with sundry motions Of his head and 0ue
Bank Of California" he bauled, "usea 20 ~
one Of the biggest IN this country. Isl or. n
broke. Why, they said 1t WAS gold-mine@ =.
the fellows about it we're such a"fnl sesl.
That man RA1srox had aixty carriagaa' -
place out Of Ban FRANCHISE that took the .14.
out Of Aladdin'B Palacs- When anyboo5 go
to visit him, he brought cut his horses 2oo - .
body ever want to his house except pea'o@ :.
four-in-hAnd~ Hehsd sixty carriages soo .0
4 magnificent plsoe Is miles out Of saa <''~
cisco" n
And 70 be vent on Ho was soiia n''a
Chicago in mora1zing mood snd- ~ o.
talking to German shopkesper. hs cons,ts's -
1t the props. thing to emphasizs bis ren3' a.
frequent repetition and incrsssing figures
fondly imagined that he could in this mF =
cause bis wisdom to penetrate Triple ao'-. n
ignorance and stupidity. So the eol'a "..
Chicago continued to tho 0srmsn anopA' e..
"Ths Bank Of CaltfornlA W. inmenqas-t -t1ha
iar1A II had tsa nllliaa &ntd dallAfo
, 1875-08-29

ST. BERNARD CoMMASDERY, No. IS, K T.
s,ated conceive Wednesday evening Sept l. Work on
the E. T. Order. Visiting Sir Knights courtoous'y In
v1ted. By ordar ot E. c.
, 1875-08-29

coR1ETH1AN CHAPTER, No. g, R. 4. N-spe-
edal eonvocation Monday evening. Aug 80: Work On
TIA Narl Degree. J. o. D1CEEHS0S, Secretary.
, 1875-08-29

BURLINGTON HAL1-Eoruer Stats and Hxteaa1
s+kAs&s. Charles MacEvoys" Hibern1con-"
, 1875-08-29

ATTENTION, SIR KNIGHTS SPECIAL conclave Of
Chicago Comnandery. No. -, Z. T. Mond.y evening,
Aug So ls76, for work On Z. T. Order Whiting Sir
Kuiahts oourteously invited. By order Of the En-.
Com. GA WILLIAMS Recordet.
, 1875-08-29

FA1RvEw CHAPTER, No. 1s1. B. H. N-specas1
eonvocatton At their hail. Of Cottage dro1eav
md Thirty ssventhst. Tuesday evening, Aug 81 It
O'Clock sharp for 1ort or the ~ F. r. ;n.d ana ~ n
oedsz o1 4 8. u6an5, II. E. 3.
j, E. CHADWICK, Secretary.
, 1875-08-29

hALsIoN "aS un4ueeAonAofy guuLy OF dEeQs
which under higher public morality would
be deemed infamous and punishable as high
crimes. Such acts are, in some countries,
punished as crimes Had RALs1ox lived
in France, it might be inferred that
he had sought in suicide to avoid the
punishment which the law had 80 vigorously
visited upon previous offenders ButRA1sroN
had no such future to expect in This country.
A long line Of illustrious predecessors walked
before him. They wore no prison garments ;
they we're not clothed in the rags OF poverty,
nor were they dependent on charity for food,
raiment, or lodging. They were not Stunned
or avoided by society. Restitution ia an IN.
known or forgotten principle. Embezzle.
ment and fraudulent appropriation are nc
longer crimes Of which either the law OF 30.
ciety takes notice. No one asks how the rich
man acquired his wealth; no one seems to
care. The base man who robs the State o.
the public is moral hero whose name figures
proudly and prominently in all thinga, social,
benevolent, religious, and political. When
such man appears in public, instead o1
being abashed, he feels proud of the admira.
ton, il not envy, OF his fellow men and
women
This man RA1sroN had braved the perile
Of snags and boiler-e1plosions on the Missis.
sippi River when violent death WAS mere
question OF time in his profession He had
braved tho peri1s Of the poker-tabls when 4
revolvar and etsrnl vigilance wers essential
10 aucoaaa in ths eatuA III Ind li1tl Ii
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.HEETI.NGS.

ITO COUNTRY MERCHANTS.
i NEW GOODS FOR EARLY SPRING.
Special attention is called to choice stock OF
NEW STYLESPRING CALICOES. Bleach
ed and Brown Domestics, Plaids, Sheetings
Ginghams, Kentucky Jeans, Tweeds, Cotton
AIDES, and other staple Dry Goods, purchased
within the last day or two at very low prices and
will be sold at Balti more rates.
d. F. BRASHEAR,
fab 25 100 King Street
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THE GAZETTE.
MONDAY EVENING, MARCH /.

FAMINE IN PERsIA.-Statis,ics show far
more torcibly thao could auy exercise of the
imagination how bitter has been the sufferings
of tie Persians Hardly had DR.. Rellew and
his English fellow travellers, who have told the
story, left Afghanistan, than the signs of the
three long years of famine were seen on every
hand. Everywhere were deserted houses upon
which the curse had laid its malignant baud.
The green and foliated trees, the vineards and
orchards stood 10 stark contrast to the misery
that reigned around. The high roads Were H.
secure, for the Turcomans had everywhere re-
sumed their old habits Of plunderiDg, robblng
aud numbering. :,
Meschid, out of population of d, 900: had
lost 20, 900 inhabitants, who, without of1erlng
the slightest resistance, bad been marched OH
to slavery in Khiva and Bokhara, or had per-
ished Of hunger. In such numbers did the
starving wretches allow themselves to be led to
chains for the sake OF food, that the gates Of
the city had to be locked to keep any inhabl-
tants 10 the city. We give few OF the most
fearful examples of misery. Only four families
remain 10 Nlahiabad. Out of 400 10 Ghibk,
only $50 Inhabitants are left. In Kun num-
bers of families strayed away to look for food
where indeed none Was to be had.
The survivors were too feeble to bury the
dead, who, exposed, added pestilsDce to famine
In Damphan, telegraphic station east OF Te-
heran, only 200 families remain out of 1000,
and in Teheran itself 900 persons died week
ly Of starvation and typhus. The district Of
Turbet Hardri lost $4,000; the district OF
SeIsvas, $4,000; Of Nlschapur, at least &c, 900;
uamadon lost between $4,000 and 50, 900; aud
in Kirrmauscha aloue $4,000 persisted of hun.
GER On the whole journey from the frontiers
of Afghanistan to the Persian capital, Dr. Bel.
lew saw not one child; all were dead. Nowhere
was there music, singing or joy. All was sor-
row, death, aud misery.
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GROCERIES,.
CAMUEL J. REED,
CHEAP FAMILY GROCER,

CHEAP FAMILY GROCER
No. IA south Fairfax ST.,
Begs leave to call the attention of the public to
the fact that he has now on hand
CHOICE FAMILY BACON.
PURE LEAF LARD, put up in small pack.
ages expressly for family use.
MINCE MEAT.
SAUSAGE MEAT-all of his own msnufac-
ture-which cannot be surpassed Call and try
them.
Also large supply of CHOICE FAMILY
GROCERIES, FRESH ROLL BUTTER, and
POULTRY, Of all kinds, received daily and q
fine assortment of CHOICE MEATS. dec l7-tt
CHOICE GROCERIES.
The attention of my customers and the public
generally is respectfully called to large line OF
choice goods, such AS
RAISINS, CURRANTS, ClTRON,
PRESERVED JELLIES,
CANNED GOODS in great variety,
ENGLISH and AMERICAN PICKLES,
WORCESTERSHIRE and othor SAUCES.
NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES,
NEW YORK and VA. BUCK WHEAT,
HOMINY GRITS, &c, &c,
together with full stock of pure BkANDlEo
WHISTLES, WINES, &C., SC. Also Virginia
Crab Apple, New York and Newark CIDER
all of which will be sold at the very lowest rates
consistent with fair dealing.
JOSEPH HOPKINS, Grocer,
dec3 No 5 north Fairfax st.
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GOODS

A new lot of beautiful GERMAN ACCORD
EONS; also FRENCH do; MUSICAL BOZ
ES, HARMONIOUS, FINE GUITARS, V1O-
LINS, BANJOS, TAMBORINES. FLUTES,
FLAGEOLETS, Drums, Zithers, Fine Music
Folios, &c.
A new lot of Guitar and Violin Strings of all
grades, wholesale and retail. Popular New
Songs and Pieces received as soon as published
Any Music published in the United States fur
nished on short notice.
New and second. hand Pianos and Organs for
sale or rent.
@~Organs and Pianos tuned, repaired and
packed Call at
BECKER'S Piano and
Music Warerooms, liz King st.,
dec 12-tf Alexandria, Virgins.
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TkaMROdTE
YDE'S STE NJ LINES
PHILADELPHIA, PROVIDENCE AMI

PHILADELPHIA, F PROVIDENCE AND
BOSTON.
Steamers leave Alexandra EVERY TUES
DAY, and leave Philadelphia EV- /4Sls
cry SATURDAY, at II o'clock m. S2GAE
from Pier No. North Wharves.
This line connects at Alexandria with the O.,
a. s. NJ. and w. s. o. K. Rs, ari at Phladel-
phia with the new and popular Iron Line" for
Providence and Boston.
Freight forwarded with promptness and care,
free of commissions.
No charge for transfer in Philadelphia, and
no Wharfage in Boston Through to Boston in
sixty-fve hours Through rates and Though
bills of lading given. Insurance guaranteed at
less than usual rates.
Agents:
E. A. REED, Alexandria.
VIM. P. CLYDE & CO., Philadelphia.
GEO. F. HYDE, Georgetown, D. G.
jan 8tt
szkAS STEAMSHIPS.
The inc consists G.: the following srst-class
F. G ! KMlaaT; " s. johnson
VALLEY CITY Capt. Bedell
VIII leave Now York EVERY SATURDAY
for this port; and returning will leave Alexan
lria EVERY FRIDAY, at 10 o'clock.
All freight must be on tho dock by u M
HOOK s JOHNSTON.
Agents, No. Prince street
Agents in New York,
GEO. B. MERRlCK,
apo 22s South ST. Pier No 80 East river
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WDOD AVD COAKe
COAL

|C0A1' COAL
We have now on hand and are constantly re.
ceiving at our wharf and storage yards foot of
Queen streets, all the best GOALS known to
this market. We name in part:
LYKEN'S VALLEY.
SHAMOKIN and EAST FRANKLIN LOR-
BERRY RED ASH.
JOHNS, from EAGLE VEIN COLLIERY.
The celebrated CONTINENTAL and HA-
EEL DELL, from the Goodrich Colliery, es-
teemed the best in the market.
And LEE and STANTON WHITE ASH
ANTHRACITE COAL, of Steamer, Broken,
Egg Stone and Nut sizes.
COAL.
Also HICKORY, OAK and PINE WOOD.
Having ample space, each variety of Coal is
kept distinct from that of others, and is es-
pecially prepared for family use. Yards floor
ed and Coal sent out well screened and free from
slate, 2240 lbs to the ton. Orders left with
Messrs. Clarridge s. Grigg,. corner King and
Royal sts., or at the yards will be promptly filed.
T. j. MEHAFFEY s. CO.,
jy17 Wharf and Yards foot Of Queen st.
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w A. JOHNSON,
DEALERI IN
GROCERIES AND LIQUORS,
NO. A CORNER QUEEN AND PITT SITS,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
He would inform dealers and others that he is
prepared to furnish them with all kinds OF
POTOMAC FISH,
at the lowest possible prices, and would call
the attention of buyers to the fact that his brand
has stood No. ] in market at all times, and that
he intends to sustain his reputation in all respects.
All orders addressed to William A. johnson
Alexandria, Va, will receive prompt attention.
ia d-tf
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GORGE McBURNEY s. SON,
Dealers in
CHOICE FAMILY AND FANCY GROCE-
RIES, WINES AND LIQUORS,
ENGLISH and SCOTCH ALE and BROWN
STOUT.
Also, EASTERN and POTOMAC HERRING
and hIACKEREL.
NOS. I66 AND ITO KING STREET,
Washington Hall Bullding,)
Alexandria, Va.
Orders promptly filed. NH 3l-tf
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DISCS REMEDY FOR CATARRH-We
L have received numerous testimonials as to
the efficacy of the above preparation for the dis.
ease indicated. Price 81 per bottle For sale by
feb JANNEY & CO., las King st.
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TOD FISH, NESS SHADl

III
Nos. l, 2 and Macserel in kits, and loose, for
sale at l47 King street
feb "a W. BROOKES.