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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-27
LOCAL NEWS.

PoToMAC FRUIT GROWERS. The Washing
ton Chronicle gives the following account OF
,he Potomac Fruit Growers excursion last
Saturday:
The Frui, Growers Association gave their
last excursion and fruit exhibition on Satur-
day, aud although the crowd was much smaller
than on previous occasions, the display OF fruit
and flowers was far better. At the last meet
ing of the Frut Growers it was decided to have
their last excursion 90 Saturday, the 25th, but
il was reported that the idea had been aband-
oncd, and this fact accounted for the small at
tendance 4 sufficient number, however, we're
ia attendance to make the affair both pleasant
and Sociabe The steamer Mary Washington
was engaged for the occasion, aud left this city
with about fifty passengers, stopping at Alex
audria, CollIugwood aod other river landings
to take on passengers, aud on arriving at lily.
mout the party comprised about one hundred
AMI fifty, great number being young ladies',
most OF whom were greatly disappointed be-
cause of the failure of the committee to pro-
vide music for dancing. The steamer Was 10
have gone to Quautico, but as the WHO'D and
tide was so much against the boat, 1t Was
deemed inadvisable to 20 all the way down,
aud after going about FIVE miles below ely
IDOUl Tue Cdib diu HCi to"aiao Ioh.S
everybody expressing themselves satisfied. Va
the alter part of the promenade deck was
placed large table, and space allowed each
one to exhibit fruit. Tae table was decorated
with the rarest flowers found at this season.
The selection Of fruit was pronounced by all II
be superb, embracing the 6oest pears, apples,
peaches aud grapes grt.wn IL this country. T.
Dillingham; had Cd exhibition fourteen differ
cot specimens of pears, twenty of apples, auo
three of peaches. Captain W. H. Snowdel
had seven different kinds of peaches, two Of
pears. four of apples, and seven of grapes
Mr.. s. Pullman, S. II. Snowdeu, Colone
Daniels. Colonel Lewis aud others also had
fue specimens Mr.. B Baggett had an i'm
mcnse pear on exhibition, weighing twenty
three ounces and nearly filing a quarter Of
a peck measure Mss Sarah Pullman haG
three very handsome bouquets, which were
highly praised by all. Oae Of the bouquets
which was anout two yards square, took The
eye of all. She was offered il handsome sun
oil money for it, but refused it, The boa
arrived in Washington at halfpa six, every
one expressing themselves highly pleased viii
the trip
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-27

POLICE REPORT The following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since yes
terday afternoon 4:
\ woman, whose husband is an honest, in
dustr'ous and respectable otizan and has the
sympathy of numerous frcuds, for drunken
ness aud disorderIy conduct, frequently repeat
cd, was locked up in the station house, and
Viii be seut to the work house 10 default of the
payment oil the imposed fine.
lhls was the only case before the Mayor.
) \. Moore and JOS kelso, coored sailors.
belonging 10 the crew Of the schooner Freddie l..
FHF'er, for refusing TO do duty, were seut to
jan to await the sailing of that vessel
J"seph Hall, for obtaining goods under false
t!F%tensts from S. Dcalham, was committed to
ia, for further examination.
y Both the above cases were before Justice
PAuSelt 's'O~
''hn Bright, a boy, supposed to he a de-
$fter t ON the U 5. Navy, was locked up for
examination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-27
EDECH TEGsS9E.

M RS. LAURA &. PRlTCHETT will give
~ ~ instruction in the art of making WAX
FLOW Frs, FRUIT, &C., to private classes,
or IN the Summaries. -
Lessons TO begin on MONDAY, Sept goth,
Ms. Prltchett is also an EiBALMER
For particulars rs to terms, Sc, inquire at
Mrs Wilkins Boarding House, corner Wash.
lngton and Queen streets, Alexandria, Va
sen l5-2w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-27

CITY SCHOOL BOARD On Thursday even.
lng last Messrs. Addison, S. F. Beach, Burke,
kemper, Mckenzie and Whttiugton, Trus-
tees, and Il. l.. Carne, Superintendent, met at
The usual hour and waited uotil nearly nine In
hopes of securing another trustee to make up
quorum, but the messenger was unable to
tlnd one, aud Mr.. S. +. Beach having beeo
elected Chairman pro tem., on motion Of the
Superintendent, the Board adjourned to Tues
day. the 2Sth Instant.
hist waiting for a quorum the Superin-
icndent laid before the Trustees present the
following statement of the number of children
IN the several schools
Washington, No. l, At; No. 2, A; No. 8,
"a; No. 4 40; No. 5, IS; No. 6, Is. Permits
Yet unused, e.
Lee, No. l, 20; No. 2, Sc; No. 3, 54 No. 4,
10. Permits vet unused IL
Snowden, No. /, 46; No. ?. not opened; No.
., -. Permits yet unused, %.
Hallowt'i, No. l, 46; No. 2, 81; No. 3, 100.
l"rmlts yet unused, 81.
lie stated that the cause of this oyercrowd-
ing OF the lower divisions was the plumber of
chldren between five and seven sent to them
by their pareots just to get them out of the
way at home; suggesting that the employment
oi three OF four public nurses, if such thing
We're allowable, would be more economical for
the city aud more beneficial to the children
than 40 attempt, little short Of cruelty, to sub
jcct those little creatures of FIVE and six to the
necessary discipline of the schools.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-17
Teachers Institute.

The L. sale CouH;y Teachers Association will hold thes
Annual Institute a. Mendoza, commencing OF Monday.
Angus, ,',h a. O'Clock p. and continuing for one
wees.
Proi Henry L. HOLLYWOOD Of the Princeton Hgh School
Prof j. Piper well tie teachers Of the ccua.
~ as successful institute teacher viii coaro1to ;heT
valuable aid.
The time viii be chery occupied with oRsworE suited
TO the daily needs Q; The scEooIroCn-
Lectures Will he gwen by Prot lockwood AID Others
during the session.
The programme Will include mELy branches q study
can be probably taken up @: time
Special attention vii he SVEN 10 the hest methods c. u
.truct.ou and details Of school management.
committee ri be 10 attendance a. the H!sn school
Bu,duc yeas; side, 20 aid teachers IL securing bossd.
cordial Invitation is EXTENDED % all teachers, .ca5o.
Officers AID Hie1e, OF public schools.
Il. WILLIAMS,
Iu,y -rw Cruaty superintendent Of schools.
EI~E ENGLISH AND FRENCH
j. sTATIOSAAl-r.Ain and !nit,iaied-si ,,,-,,.~,s
COLD PEN S.-FairchId's celebrated Gold Pens
~ ne ue-: nj cf, " sale y Osr a. Z Ial.nAn'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-17
Kid Gloves.

In certain parts Of Europe, the rearing OF
kids for the sale of their skins is an impor-
tant business, those which command the
highest prices, and are regarded as superior
TO all others, are the French, called in mar.
ket peaUr Rati0Hdles. BY some the tiIe quail
ty of these skins is attributed TO peculiar
virtue in the wild vines upon which the
young ones feed in the pasturage which they
frequent This, however is popular error
as their value is simply the result of the care
with which the animals are reared during
their life of four or five weeks. They are not
allowed to roam at large, as such license
would imperil the evenness of their skins,
which would become scratched by rubbing
against stones, or passing through hedges
They are, besides, deprived of all food except
milk as eating grass would tend TO render
their skins coarse. Consequently they are
kept under a wicket coop from which at reg
ular hours they are led to suckle the mother
and this continues until they are killed, al
the end of four or five weeks The younger
they are killed the thinner the skin, but, OF
course the smaller they are, the less valuable
too; especially, when they are only large e
nough to allow Of single buttoned gloves
while the demand is for two, three and four
buttoned gloves BY rearing the kids in the
manner just described, larger skins are OBJ
tanned, which are as fine and delicate a:
those of younger ones Of other countries
where they roam at liberty, As France pro
duces the best skins, SO Paris eyCels al
places in France where gloves ale manutac
tured and an adept in the trade can selec
a Paris made glove from hundreds made any
where else.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-17

=. Y. Cor. OF Cincinnati Gazette
Jay Gould intends 10 remain King OF Wall
street. lie proclaims his power by allowing
the Tribune to publish the fact that he owns
100000 shares Of Union Pacific stock, The
present value Of this amount Of stock Is
&, 100000; but no doubt much OF ills bought
with borrowed money and held on margin.
Gould is OF jersey birth and il now past sixty.
He was brought up leather dealer in what
| is called The Swamp" and was on the road
10 wealth when he found more rapid track
! in Wall street He is now ambitious 10 rival
Vanderbilt, who is getting old, and keeps alooi
as much as possible from the business. The
commodore lives in plain style IN an old.tash-
toned house in Washington Place, which is
CONVENIENT to Broadway and Fifth avenue.
Almost every fine afternoon you can see the
old gentleman out with his trotters, and occa-
sionally his wife accompanies him. She Is u
! plain looking woman, OF hall his age, ana has
devoted herself to the care of this octo'
genarian. In the present railroad war The
commodore feels the need OF former vigor.
He knows that his son William is unable 10
cope with his rivals, and hence he feels anX,
| ious concerning the future.
Some interest may be felt with regard to
the place of burial which the old man has
selected This is not Greenwood, attractive
as the place mry be, for there is little bury
ing ground on Staten Island which he loves
more, by far, than the famous city of the
dead. His first wife and several children
have gone before him, and he must soon ioi-
low. The old mans affections revert to Sta
ten Island and the old Moravlan chnrch,
where his fathers worshiped. In the GENE
terry adjoining this building is his vault, sur
mounted by a lofty shaft. lie has given
this church plot Of eight acres worth so,
| 600, as a glebe lot TO the parsonage, and in
the latter may be seen an early picture Of the
donor. The Moravian church is four miles
from the landing, and is reached by wind
ing road of great beauty. There is sim
plicity in life here which contrasts with the
s,ilted style of the great city, and have
passed some pleasant hours IN that seques'
tered spot. The largest crowd ever seen al
the old church was at the funeral ofhis first
wife, but still larger attendance will mark
the occasion when the old commodore shall
be borne to this place Of rest
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-17
chronological journal,

We fRd much to interest the thoughtful
reader in the July number. The articles on
Prof. Henry OF the Smithsonian Institute,
Cardinal McCloskey, Types of Develope.
meat, Longevity of Brain Workers, Science
and Religion, Vaccination, are well written
and full of information. The sketches en-
titled How Changed my Nose, Give US the
Truth, Blind Folks, Unconscious Fascination,
Woman's Rights, Morality and Religion,
are witty and instructive. And there is en-
tertainment of the right sort in Seven Won
ders of the World, Negro life in Africa, Hat
tie Malvern. The Editorial Department is
unusually rich, and the illustrations pro-
fuse. Ii seems TO us that such a specimen
as this number is, of one Of Oldest Ameri.
can n.on,hlies, should draw crowds of sub.
scribers
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-17
July Publications.
Penn 0nthly,

In "The Month" Lord Derby is commended
for his re.agscr,ion of the old influence Of
England in continental politics by interyen.
ing as peace.maker in the stir caused by the
war rumors last month For the last twenty
years England had almost been ignored IN
Continental politics, and this reassertion of her
influence, at a time when ii was not likely
to cost anything, was wise and opportune.-
The conduct of England in the case OF the
Gulkwar of Baroda is regarded as blunder,--
The reactionary efforts 0: Alfonso, Of Spain,
or his keepers, will get them into trouble
The fight of Brstow against the whisky ring,
and of Tlden against the New York canal
frauds, have given these two men of opposite
politics such prominence, that ait would by
no means be strange, if, as consequence,
Americans next year might have to choose
between them for successor 10 Grant
The Presidents third term letter unhappily
fails to answer the question in response to
which it WAS supposed to be written.
After "The Month" the leading article is
entitled "The Political Outlook" by John
Dyer. The writer recognizes in the political
tendencies of the day a longing for higher
political morality, and sketches what, in his
opinion, should be the leading features of the
coming 'new party but places his standard
so high as to despair of the realization of his
ideal at least during the present presidential
lustrum.
The subject of Industrial Art Education y
Is continued and treated in rein both phi.
losophical and practical; and in the same
way the cognate subject of Woman and
Skilled Labor" is most ably treated by an
other writer
The Book Notices lead off with akindly
and appreciative criticism of Shermans
Memoirs; followed by such brief criticisms
of other new books as show skilled and Sc
verely analytic hand.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-17
Fro,n M endota.

MENDOZA, July 0, 1875.
The smoke of the glorious 4th has cleared
away, and patriotism sleeps again unit! the
centennial.
The principal features of the occasion here
were horse racing OF getting drunk. 1t is a
touching tribute to tktt fathers .of '1G-this
horse racing and beer guzzling. There seems
to be a peculiar appropriateness IN this way
of sacrificing 10 the names of our departed
ancestors.
Nothing noticeable occurred at our races
except tina, the attendance was large and the
pecuniary returns ample.
The Driving Park Association have Just
erected AN amphithcatrc costing S20oo l.
is superb afiait. and it and the track are
among the best in the state.
The pigeon shooting came off according
to the appointment bat excited no particu.
lar attention About 1000 people were in at.
tendance.
The particulars OF the races, &c, have been
published at large and | forbeGr 10 give q
detailed account.
/ Crops are cxcellen,--at least the pro. pee;
is excellent
/ Money matters are extremely close and all
agree tina, the like has not occurred for years
4 Much Of tins sjrIngenCy is due 10 the large
amount Of monsy sent 10 Chicago TO settle up
deals in grain. II is computed that $4,000
were sent from This vicinity TO appease the
cravings Of TIE Chicago spectators.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-17
J. A. WOODWARD 4 CO
No. 7 Court St., Ottawa.
The SINGER Machine

Has become the popular favorite IN Europe and in it's native
land because II is the best The immense proportion ofthe
trade which been gained by this preennence cannot be
better illustrated than by an exhibit OF
THE BU SINESS DONE
Ry the different companies during the past TWO years
Secor Company having suspended operations Except ne
sdger COMPANY II will be noted that decrease of sales is
HE rule The Singer. however in l5 exceeds its 1915 sales
nv nearly 1000 machines These figures are taken from
sworn returns and consequently reliable They are AS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-17

The Augusta GA Chronicle tells this extra.
ordinary story physician of this city re.
cIeved from brother physician in "a neigh.
boring city, few days since, a human heart
which has attached to it most remarkable
story. The man from whose body the hear,
was taken attempted to commit suicide by
stabbng himself with knife, The weapon
penetrated the heart and cut cash entirely
through it. Notwithstanding this the man
lived for thirty days afterwards, and would
probably have survived many years had he
not risen from his bed and got on a drunk.
While in an intoxicated state he died. The
heart is now in the museum of the Georgia
Medical College"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-17
4 Celestial Romance.
From the San Francisco Post. !

NE catchee one velly nice Chinawoman
and mally now like Mclean man." were the
first words uttered by a well.dressed young
heather who entered the police office this
morning, leading by the hanG a young
Chinese woman, whose face was half hid
in huge bandana. Two bad Chinaman,'
continued the heather, "he buy woman for
5000. One more Chinanan he want little
Chnawoman and give $500. She no wan,
Chnaman She want me, and me catchee and
run away, Chinaman catchee little woman,
take her back to bad place. She mally me
me mally she. How you mally Mclean way
How muchee?' The fond pair were escorted
to the coGnty clerk Office, a marriage license
procured, aud the twain made one flesh by
Judge Louderback. The Chnaman, however
was afraid to take his bride away with him
for fear that her late owners would kidnaI
her, and she was sent 20 the Chinese mission
TO remain a few days.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-17
OUR CHILDHOOD.
pY GRO. ID. PRENTICE.

I'll. sad, vet sweet to listen
70 the winds gentle swell
And think we hear the music
Our childhood loved so well;
10 rae out on the even,
Ard the bOundless fields OF air
And feel again our boyhoods Wish,
To roam like angels there.
There are many dreams OF gladncss,
That cling around the past
And from the tomb OF feeling
Old thoughts come thronging fast;
The forms we loved so dearly,
In the happy days now gone,
The beautiful and lovely,
So fair to look upon.
Those bright and gentle maidens
Whc seemed so formed for bliss
Too glorious and too heavenly
For such IA world as this;
Whose dark eyes seemed so swimming
In a sea OF liquid light,
And whose locks Of gold were streaming
Ocr brows SO sunny bright.
Whose smiles are like the sunshine
In the springtimc Of the year
Like the changeful CLEAN Of April,
They followed every fear.
They have passed-like hope away,
And their loneliness has fled;
Oh, many q heart is mourning
That they are with the dead.
Like the brightest birds OF summer,
They have fallen with the stem;
Yet, oh, it is lovely death
TO fade from earth like them,
And the thought is saddening
To muse on such as they,
And TO feel that all the beautiful
Are passing fast away;
That the fair ones whom we love,
Grow to each loving breast,
Like the tendril Of the clinging vine,
Then perish where they rest
And we can but think Of them
In the soft and gentle spring,
When the trees are waving Ger US,
And the flowers are poisoning;
And we know that winter is coming
With the cold and stormy sky
And the glorious beauty round US
Is budding but to die
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-17

In the city Of Mexico recently the Hon
William Walter Phelps felt rather indis.
posed and thought that he would not rise
early. When he did leave his bed he found
pinned on to his dressingtable a piece of
paper on which mis- host had written: You
were sleeping so soUndly that | thought
| would not wake you 10 say that had to go
out to keep an engagement. Should you
need anything call upon Jesus This APP
parently devout advice rather staggered Mr..
Phelps, until il occurred 10 him that the ser
want man of his host bore that name
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-17

Sam Colyer spent his last dolyer, drinking
beer; when 70 the court he came down, the
Squire asked with frown, "What brought
you here lie was sleeping in the street. ms
ears did greet, from The Marshal, standir =
by; you go up for week. from Hendricks,
with a shrek, anu they carried him of to
die
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-17

TO be angry" said the Superintendent of
an East Side Sabbath School to his pupils,
ais TO revenge the faults OF others upon our.
selves" On his way home an Icicle caved
in his silk hat, and he danced around on the
sidewalk and said he conld whip the stalks
off the internal idiot who didn't have sense
enough to keep the icicle of his porch.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-17

COLD pEN%.-FaiFchiidsc celebrated Gold Pens
" ne ues: atf, " tale - Osu a. EareuAn.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-23
BltOi History,

From tho Chicago TrIbunO.I
Henry Reed, ex.editoF, we'll known in
Ohio and other Western States, publishes
in the Washington Gazette an account ol
the history Of the intrigues to place the
Democratic party on a soft money plat
form. The shibboleth Of the intriguers
was, "There is but one god, and Wash
Mclean Is Its prophet" The god was
the rag.baby, the intrigue began in the
spring or early summer Of 1868, when
Reed was nominally editing the Cincin.
natl Enquirer, He says that its origina-
tor, prominent farmer OF Illinois,
came to him and said that the peo:
pie Of the Middle States were wild
for unlimited greenbacksi that the
winning cry Of the campaign would
be "more money!; and that the
Democrats must take 1t up before the
Republicans did. II was to be inCorpo.
rated Into the platform to be adopted at
Nav York. Pendleton would then be
nominated for President, and Mclean
would be his rlght.hand man, and dis
tribute the spoilS Of victory. Reed, " ho,
Judged by his own account, acted with
great sagacity, warned his interlocutor
that the Eastern Democrats would not
enter into such a scheme, and that the
result would 10 the division OF the
party and its overwhelming defeat,
He told him that the cry for "mOre
money" was an utterly mistaken one, and
that he must know this to be u fact.
To his Astonishment, his visitor promptly
acknowledged that he did, but went on to
say that the delusiOn would have TO run
It's course; and that 1t was bound to carry
the country; and that the Democracy
might as we'll ride into power upon the
tidal wave. Would Reed help them by
coming out boldly in the Enquirer In sup.
port Of such scheme2 Reed would not,
With his predictions Of Democratic do
feat, the interview ended.
This story Ia not an improbable one,
despite the depravity which Il reveals. II
shows, iftruc, that a knot OF desperate in
tFiguers resolved to commit their party
to mad and dishonest scheme, In which
they themselves had no faith, but with
which they thought the masses could
be gulled. The success Of their plan
Is matter Of history. They put
semi.repudiatlon plank In the
platform, but Seymour stood upon
II instead Of Pendleton, and plat.
form and candidate we're buried under an
avalanche Of Republican votes. The con.
Spiratora, unable to learn anything, tried
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-23

ing on the SOth day Of September, 1875,
shall not be thereafter drawn without au.
tority Of law. But to pay the same and
every part thereof, the Auditor Ia hereby
authorized and required, when properly
demanded, to issue his warrant on the
treasury in the same manner he would be
required to do II each item Of expendi.
ture was directed to be paid TO q creditor
BY name; and no money shall be drawn
from the treasury beyond the appropria.
tions hereby made, unless the same Is au.
thorized BY the constitution or by some
general law not provided for in this act,
But appropriations TO any Of the public
institutions OF the State for said fiscal
year, may be drawn after the end Of said
fiscal year, and no money appropriated
hereinbeiore for said institutions shall be
drawn from the treasury except as the
same may be actually required for i'm
mediate use, and none OF the money here
inbefore appropriated for said institu.
tions shall be allowed or paid TO any
treasurer thereof as compensation or
commission,