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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-03
THE GAZETTE.
TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8
FACETIE.

. Mr.. Biyeps, On old bachelor of Rochester.
who is much absorbed iu politics, visited the
! Widow Graham the other day, just after read
log Grants letter, aud asked her what she
thought OF a, third term. Now, the widow has
been twice married, and in response to the
question she made rush for the astounded
Mr. Bilvens, and taking him tightly 10 her
arms, exclaimed, 20, you dear, dear man
" hat happy woman am ~ At last accounts
Mr. b. had locked himself 10 bis wood house,
and was endeavoring to explain things to the
widow through the keyhole.
certain young gentleman Of Evanston,
lnd., recently compaDied young lady to q
train to see her safely started on her Journey.
DE carried her railroad ticket in bis pocket for
safety, and found it there, when he reached
home, some hours after the train left.
Housemaid (jpst eogaged)-"I should like
to be shown my room. ma am" Lady of the
house (startled)-"Oh, if you like; You'll fiud
it comfortable. "-Housemaid- ~ should
like to kaow if it's large enough for my
piano. ..+
A Maine girl left her clothing 10 an open
boat and hid Eerself, and when Der parents
were crying and saying if they only had her
back they would obey her slightest wish, she
appeared and said she wanted 10 marry George.
Our inside contains to-day says country
editor, Dyspepsia Cooked Whiskey, a
Chinese Restaurant and various other inter-
esing articles
When man has business that doesn't pay,
be usually begins to look around for partner
to share his losses with him.
Most people are like eggs-too full of them
selves to hold anything else.
How to become pulled up-swallow pint of
yeast.
Academy of Design-a young ladys board
ing.school.
A smart thing-a mustard plaster.
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WAsHINGTON & NORFOLK STEAM.
W BOAT LINE
TO NORFOLK, NEW YORK BOSTON

AsA 80, ~ ~ w INN, 6OSION
AND PROVIDENCE.
On and after Monday, July IL, 1876, the new
and elegant steamers LADY OF IT, -"
THE LAKE and JANE NOSE EE
LEY will make four regular trips between
Washington and Norfolk each week, touching
at the principal river landings as follows: The
LADY OF THE LAKE will leave Washing.
ton every Monday and Thursday, at 8 O'Clock o.
M, Alexandra $3.50 p. M, and Norfolk every
Tuesday and Friday, at 4 p. m.
The JANE MOSELEY will leave Washing.
ton every Tuesday and Friday, at pm, Alex
andria at 8. 30 p. m, and Norfolk every Monday
and Thursday, at p. m. Fare to Norfolk 81 ;
round trip tickets S. Meals and state rooms
extra. Tickets good on either boat or until used.
EXCURSION RATES.
Round trip tickets at reduced rates to Point
Lookout Fortress Monroe and Vue de l. Eau.
10 Point Lookout and return, 50 so; to Fort
ress Monroe and Vue de l. Eau and return, SIS.
further reduction to families of fifty cents on
each fare. Meals and staterooms extra.
For tickets, staterooms or information apply
at the office of the Inland and Seaboard Cosstln p
70, Room No. z, National Metropolitan Bank
Fifteenth street, opposite the Treasury Depart.
ment, Washington, or to
F. A. REED, Agent,
~ zo-I Janney's wharf
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~ Y D E'S STEAM LINES
PHILADELPHIA, PROVIDENCE AND
BOSTON
Steamers leave Alexandria EVERY TIES
DAY, and leave Phiiadelphla EV- -
ER4 SAIU RDAY 7, at II o'clock m. SSGSG
from Pier No North Wharves.
This line connects at Alexandria with the O.,
a. q Al: and ". y o; K. Rs, snG 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-tve hours. Through rates and Though
bills of lsding given. Insurance guaranteed at
less than usual rates.
Agents:
Z. A. REED, Alexandria.
WM. I. CLYDE s CO., Philadelphia
GEO. F. HYDE, Georgetown, D. G.
jan 8-tt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-03

The Montpelier Female Humane Association
chartered by the Legislature of Virginia and
the Circuit Court of Orange county, proposes
by a series of Grand Gift Concerts, to establish
and endow Home for the Old, In6rm and
Destitute Ladies OF Virginia" st MONTPELIER,
The Association is under the control of eight
trustees, six Of whom are elected i-ennially by
the stockholders and two appointed by the Gov
ernor of Virginia
References by permission: His Excellency
E1cellency, Gilbert O. Walker, e1-Gov. of Va;
Hon: Robert Z. Withers, Lieutenant Governor
Of Virginia and y. S. Senator elect Hon. Robt.
w. Hughes, Judge Eastern District of Virginia;
Senators and Members Of Congress from Virginia.
Governors ONCE, Richmond, July 8, IA
acquainted with largs majority of the officers
of the Montpelier Female Humane Association
who reside in the vicinity of my home, and /
attest their intelligence and their worth and high
reputation IS gentlemen, as we'll as the public
confidence, influence and substantial means lib.
orally represented among them.
JAMES L. KRAPER, Gov. of Virginia.
Alexandria, Va, July 9Th, 1874.
MY personal acquaintance with majority of
the gentlemen controlling the Montpelier Fe-
male Humane Association and the reputation of
all of them enables me to commend them as fully
entitled to the confidence of the public No act
or representation inconsistent with honor and
integrity need be apprehended in the conduct or
representations of these gentlemen
r. w. HUGHES,
Q. s. Judge East Dist. of Va.
For full particulars, testimonials, &C., send
for circular.
Remittsnces for tickets may be made BY ex-
press prepaid, postoflce money order ON Alex.
nTr or hryr Latte
Hon. JAMES BARBOUR,
President M. F. 81. A., Alexandria, vs..
%Reliabls Agents wanted everywhere
nov 3-td
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BOOhS IND ST1TIO.S.ERr.
Cheap, Cheaper, Cheapest.

SHIPPING TAGS, all sizes, the best and
cheapest IN the market Job lot at about one
half the usual price.
BILL HEADS, all weights and sizes; yerv
much reduced in price
A full line of LETTER, NOTE and CAP
fAfER; the cheapest goods in the market
New lot OF PAPETERIES, of Pleries & Son q,
fnest--Damask, Rep and Granite Grey Paper.
with Envelopes to match all sizes and shapes
Price SOC to Sl5 81 each
The LITTLE PRINCESS is Pspeterie of
small Paper and Envelopes to match, with ex-
qulslte designs in colors. 40c each.
INITIAL PAPER in boxes; a large assert.
ment OF the latest styles from 20 to doc per box,
:, TISSUE PAPER, all colors; Manila Paper,
all sizes; Flat Letter, Cap and Folio Post.
LEDGERS and JOURNALS, full bound.
with extra ends and bands Medium DENY
Crown and Cap, ali sizes, at very low prices
half bound Blank Books Records, Day Books
Ledgers, Exercise Books, Indexes, Memorsn.
dunn Books. Tally Books, Order Books, Pass
Books, all sizes
lNK--Arnold's Fluid and Copying Ink, An
tones Copying, Maynard s. Noyes' Thsddeus
Davids 8 Cos, Bixby's Stephens ,Blackwood's 8.
Carriers Melsnograph, Moore's, Dovelrs, Cot.
tage lnk, Csrmine and Purple
COPYING PRESSES and BOOKS. all sizas
Brushes, Oil Board Pens, Holders, Rulers, and
thousand and one other articles in the ststion.
cry line GEO. T.. FRENCH
my o % Hing street. Alexandria. Va
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MKH6N sHGe.-XSAkE. stS - es.SEs EskS3Sff$&
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAILWAY
After JUNE 2, 1876, trains will run rs
follows: S
Leave Southwsr from Alexandrla s. Freder.
icksburg depot at 1907 q. N. Southern Express
daily, except Monday. The Southern EXPRESS
runs through 20 Rich nond without change con
Meeting at Richmond for all points South.
Leave Northwsrd from Alexandria s. Freder
leksburg depot at 356 3. m. Northern EXPIRES,
daily, except Monday through North and
West. The Northern Express run through 10
Baltimore, without change, connecting with
trains on the Northern Central Railway for the
North and West
ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
After JUNE "a, trains will run as follows,
daily, except Sunday:
Leave Alexandria for Washington, from ST
Asaph street depot, at 600, 100 500, 9Oe lOu
and ll0O a. m; and 100, 800, 400, 500, 600.
and 100 .. M
Trains leaving at 6.0O 8. 90 and 10. 90 a. m. and
o.oo and 7OO p. m. rnl daily; all others daly
except Sunday
The trains leaving Alexandria st :, 8 and Il
am, g. 4, and pm connect through to Bait.
more. The and II q. IN. and D. M. train,
connect at Washington with through lew York
trains.
Leave Washington for Alexandria from pss.
senger depot cor. 9TH and B streets, At G.un
100, $40, 900, 1000, and HOO a. inland 100
by. 400, 500 SO and 100 y. m.
Trans leaving at 100 aud 800 a. M, and %
snp :. OJ p. m. run daily all others daily except
Sunday.
Trains leaving Washington at :, 9 and loan.
!, 8, 8, e. and ll:3S p. NJ. connect with trains
from Baltimore. The am, and 5, and II 80
y. N. trains deliver passengers from New York.
~ Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railway
trains leave passenger depot, cor. 9TH and s.s.,
at SO p. NJ. Southern Express for Richmond
| and all points South
TRAINS FOR PHILADELPHIA AND
NEW YORK.
Leave Alexandria at 100 3. M, and HOO 8.
M. and and p. N.
Leave Washington at 745 g. H., and LIS,
4.53 and 90S p. m
Train leaving Alexandria at D. m. connects
With train leaving Washington at l. SO D. m for
Philadelphia, arriving at Philadelphia at IL. As
p. m.
Tickets to Philadelphia and New York can be
obtained at the St Asaph street depot.
GEO. G. WILKINS, Supl.
y. NJ BOYD, Jr., Gen. Pas. Agent. lie 10
WASHINGTON & OHIO RAILROAD
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
THE STEAMER PILOTBOY,
WV, [Cspt W. 81. Byles,l 80,
Wlll resume her regular trips to Currioman
ana the River Landings, commencing TUES.
DAY, March I'd, leaving Alexandria from her
wharf at 1880 d. m. every TUESDAY and SAT-.
UKDA1; returning WEDNESDAYS and
SUNDAYS. For freight or passage apply to
E. a. REED, Agent,
leo Zo-tf Janney's Wharf
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NOTICE.
POTOMAC FERRY COMPANY
= BALTIMORE sG

+za DAL 4fn 80 I
-, POTOMAC RIVER STEAMERS.
The steamer EXPRESS, Capt J. T. Barker
WI leave cay pier 10 Light street, Baltimore, EVE
NJ ESOA?, at p. N. Returning, will
o clock p m. 0' 'oo'
The steamer SUE. Capt, James Harper will
5eaHe pier IL, Light street, Baltimore EVERY
- HSDAG, at p. m. Returning, will leave
alexandria 4e EVERY MONDAY, at9 pm.
PR Frey WIN not be received after p m.
specllve river landings.
For further information apply to
). BRODERS u co. Agents,
lnu q IL Hing street
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s&s STEAMBOAT NOTICE.

Lsass STEAMBOAT NOTICE.
After FRIDAY, May 2Sth the steamboat
MARY WASHINGTON will discontinue her
daily trips, and make trips on alternate DAYS
over the same route, viz: Leaving Washington
Tor Glymont and intermediate landings Mon
DAYS, WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAYS of
escn week, at 8 O'Clock q. a.; returning at
O'Clock p. m.
On those days she can be chartered for even
ing excursions.
On TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and SAT-
URDA Us OF each week she can be chartered
Tor day and night excursions.
For information apply at the Office of the Po-
t0nsc Ferry Company, foot of Seventh street
Washington, or on board.
my y 2. q. TROTH, President.
S&aS MERCHANTS LINE NEW YORK
as11sssh STEAMSHIPS.
The line consi CT thesollowing frst-clsss
outside steamers
T. ao .: hGNI19GIHdTr1,..""Capt j. K. Chichester
J0aN GIBSON. ......... Capt. w. b Winters
van leave New Y rk EVERY SATURDAY
LOT t1ls port; and, returning, will leave Alexan-
ira cry FRIDAY, at 10 o'clock.
All freight must be on the dock by Sam
For freight apply to
HOOE & JOHNSTON,
Agents. No. Prince street
j. c. KENYON,
my D Z26 South ST.. Pier No. 81 East river.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21
Dusky Washington Bellies.

There are some very beautiful coIored
girls just of that cafe-au-lait color so
exquisite when accompanied by fine
features. One pretty Creole married an
officer of the Freedman's Bank, col
ored man who formerly played the
piano for private Germans, etc. He
built her q fine house and took her to
Niagara on the bridal trip. She with
married in white satin dress, was
orange blossoms and tulle veil. An
other girl, SO nearly white that the At
rican blood would never be suspected,
was highly educated, with eyes large
and lustrously black, like those of the
Spanish women; her hair as purple as
the ravens wings; her complexion
creamy. with the faintest suspicion of
couleur de rose her lips full and scar
let; her hands and feet wonderously
tiny. Fer father intended to take her
abroad, where his pedigree was I'M
known, for, if discovered, foreigners
would not show the horror of negro
blood evinced by the Americans; then
he hoped his daughters beauty, &C.
complishments and wealth, might at
tract Caucasian wooers. But, alas for
his fond hopes true to her race, she
married black man, son of a restau-
rateur, and broke her fathers heart as
well as his pride. Correspondent CSo-
cin'aGtS Gazette.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21
in 1874 may be grOuped as follows
Irish and latin
MninZU Ta4ItOni,
A Long Buggy Ride.

A gentleman from our distant sister
State of Kansas is visiting in this city
for few days, who drove all the way
from Kansas to New Hampshire in
top buggy drawn by single horse.
This is Thomas FL. Kinney, of Wells
vile, Kan. Mr.. Kinney left the fertile
soil of the garden of the West on the
9Th day of October. he carried only
what baggage he could stow away in
the buggy-box, travelling thus in light
marching order. His horse was a nasiVa
Kansas 4-year old colt, sired Dy the
celebrated Gen. Mitchell, which follow
ers of the turf have often heard of.
They started out in the early morning,
and travelled three days without incon-
venience. Then, for the first time in
his life, the horse was shod. Later on
the shoes were taken off and reset, and
afterward en- route he was shod a Sec
ond time. This was all the shoeing
necessary. The roads were all sorts, Of
course, and once Or twice on account of
rain and other causes, Mr.. Kinney had
to stop over for day or so at time.
But he met with no accident, and &C
complished the whole 1929 miles in
ffty-nine days, arriving at Charlestown,
n. H., both horse and himself, in the
very best condition. -NOrwicb Conn.,
Bulletin
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21
Does Sunshine Put Out a Fire F?

A good deal of discussion has lately
taken place in England over the old
question whether sunshine checks COM
bustion. It is the old notion that sun
light lessons the intensity of fire, and
may even put it out, and the theory was
that the suns heat by expanding the
air causeda diminished supply of oxygen
of the coal. This and all other explain
ations are now condemned, and the fact
is denied. One writer says that if few
pieces of charcoal are ignited in ckauf-
fer, and placed in sunny room pro-
vided with closely fitting shutters, the
fire will appear to die away in the suns
light. But if the shutters are closed,
the Goals will be seen to be in full COM
bustion. There is no phenomenon at
all, but only the appearance of one,
which is due not to the suns heat, but
to the fact that it's light, being stronger
than that of the Goals, overcomes and
subdues it. The fact of combustion is
SO intimately connected with glowing
ignition in our minds, that anything
which lessons the glow appears also to
diminish the combustion. Galaxy.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21
Height of Human Beings.

M. Silbermann draws proof of the
equality of the sexes from a somewhat
novel mode of studying the human spe-
cies. He finds that the average height
of the individual in France, male and
female, is 100000 metres, when stand
ing with the arms hanging by the side,
and two metres when the arms are ex-
tended above the head. Two persons
lying extended would measure four
metres, which is to the earth's meridian
as 1 to 100000, precisely as one
metre is to the earth's quadrant as to
100000. Four metres, therefore. or
the average measure of a welded pair.
he calls the base of the harmonic pro-
portions of the human race, in which
woman fills one-half the measure, and
therefore is by right equal to man. A
more interesting result of M. Silber-
mann's measurements and studies is his
conclusion that the average height of
the human race has,not changed since
the Chaldean epoch, four thousand years
ago. This strangely confirms the view
of the substantial identity of the races,
in which the family of man is now di-
vided, with those which existed in the
beginning of the historic period.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21
Desperate Conflict with a Wild Steer

The Chico (Cal.) Enterprise says
Mr.. Dunlap, Superintendent of Reavis'
Tehama county farm, last week had a
terrible fight with wild steer. The
steer was of the Mexican breed. so we'll
known to old Californians for their
savage and pugnacious disposition. For a
number of years this steer has occupied
almost alone the chaparral brushwork
of the premises, all beasts, wild and
tame, seeming to acknowledge his I'm
disputed right. He has successfully
resisted all attempts at his. removal,
and made the place dangerous to all
trespassers. The old possessors of the
territory permitted his undisturbed
occupation rather than incur the risk to
life in the attempt to dislodge him. Mr..
Dunlap, the new incumbent, determined
to make the effort to rid the premises
of so dangerous tenant. So one day
last week, in company with another
man, both armed with Henry rifles and
bowie knives, they entered the chapar-
raj. Not until they reached the center
of the thicket did they observe the
game they were looking for. The first
intimation of the steers presence was
the cracking of the brush, and then a
furious rush toward them. Standing
their ground, they poured from their
Henry's shot after shot as he ap-
preached, until his proximity became
too close to be pleasant or safe, when
they retreated to tree near by. They
had just reached their chosen intrench-
ment when the Infatuated animal struck
the tree with his horns, extending each
side and reaching very near his hunters.
For the space of one hour he held them
captive behind the tree and compelled
them to quickstep all the time to keep
out of his reach. At last Mr.. Dunlap
managed to get in a shot just behind
the shoulder, bringing Ills steership to
his knees, which, followed by another
from his companion, laid him out. Upon
examination eight bullets were found
in his body.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21
A Wonderful Flower.

One of the most exquisite wonders Of
the sea is the opelet, a flower resem.
bling very much the German China
aster. 1t has the appearance of a
large double aster, with quantity OF
petals of light green color, glossy as
silk, each petal tipped with rose color.
These lovely petals are never still, but
wave about in the water, while the
flower clings to the rock. SO innocent
and lovely-looking, no one could sus-
pect it of eating anything; certainly if
it did, only bit of rainbow or a drop
of dew. But those beautiful waving
petals have other and more material
work to do-to provide food for large
mouth, which is cunningly hid deep
down among them. They do their duty
famously for, as soon as a silly little
fish comes in contact with those rosy
tips, he is struck with a poison fatal
and quick as lightning He dies in
stantly, and the beautiful arms wrap
themselves about him and drag him
nto the greedy mouth. Then those
lovely petals unclose and float limo
Gently on the water, just like our
water-lily. This flower was long ago
talked of, but it's existence doubted
until the last century. Now the
opelet is known to be thing that really
exists.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21
Thus it appears that the Commission

Thus it appears that the Commission
ers of Emigration have handled, so to
speak, more than SIX times as many
people as the census of 1870 gave for
the total population of our city.
AS usual for several years past, the
arrivals at New York for 1874 show an
increasing proportion of German and
scandinavian blood, and a decrease es-
pecially of natives of Ireland. From
Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bohemia,
Hungary, Holland, Luxembourg, and
Switzerland we have 81, 423, and from
Scandinavia 10, 887, making 81, 80 forthe
Teutonic element, not counting the En-
glish, which, with other kindred blood,
make, nearly Is, 900, or more than one
half of all for the year of Protestant
inclination and Teutonic origin. From
Ireland the number al, 179) is the
smallest since the war, and smaller than
any peace year except 1858 SO and 1860.
The greatest number in any one year
from ireland was in 1851, when 1853, 306
were landed at Castle Garden the
smallest was Is, OTIS, in 1858. The arriv-
ais in 1874 may be grouped as follows {:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21
A Dogs Exhibit

A gentleman in Des Moines owns a
very Intelligent little dog. which he has
trained to bring him his morning paper
from the front gate. where it is left by
the carrier. The other day some one
stole the paper directly after the carrier
had left it, and Carlo was greatly mys-
titled about the matter. Fearing his
masters anger if he entered the break
fast room without his accustomed bur-
den, he secured about in great distress.
A happy idea struck him, however. as
he espied a Journal lying on the door
step OF the opposite neighbor, and gal
Looping off in high glee, he soon came
into the house with ears pricked mn
and tail briskly waggiug, with the
stolen prize in his mouth. It is ouite
needless to add that his penetration.
though misdrected, was rewarded with
Nx
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21
The TiltOn- Beecher Trial.

The opening speech of Judge Morris,
counsel for Tilton in the great scandal
suit at New York, occupied three days
IN it's delivery, and is described as a
powerful forensic effort. There were,
says a report of the trial, many strong
passages of assault and denunciation
He spoke of Beecher as the " seducer"
and paramount" of Mrs. Tilton, turn.
ing toward the defenant while Beecher
and his wife and Mrs. Tilton looked
steadily into his face. He closed with
q sympathetic appeal to the jury,
describing on the one hand, Beecher's
lofty genius, eminent position, great
power and boundless resources, and on
the other hand Tilton's poverty and
comparative helplessness, but demand
ing that they should, nevertheless. vim
dictate eternal justice in the case. When
Morris described Tilton's domestic vir-
tues Mrs. Beecher smiled, as she also
did when he launched his obiurgations
against her husband; but curing the
closing passages of his speech it was
evident that only her self command
enabled her to suppress her feelings.
At the damnatory passages, Mrs. Tillon
famed herself vigorously with large
fan, and it was interesting at such times
to notice her retiring figure, shrinking
almost within itself under his vociferous
vehemence. When he read highly
colored and Picturesque extract from
one OF Beecher's old sermons, giving a
lurld picture OF the seducer and har-
rowing sketch OF the wretched victim
OF seduction, Beecher smiled all over,
perhaps at the roaring way it was de-
l1vered, SO different from Beeoher's own
method of delivery. When near the
close Morris roared out, "Death and
destruction to the seducer," Beecher's
massive face confronted him, Tilton
looked excited, but Mrs. Tilton seemed
unperturbed. The fourishes of Morris
at the close were tumultuous.