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but II In duito porsiblo That, In Wow Of this con-
fllctins t6na,ltin tho entire project may DO de-
fsntefl. FIT. Louis has al earccislly strong delv-
nAlton hntc
TAXATION.
TitE wA1s AND MEANS COMMITTEE.

sn+sini Uisratta to The tiairago 1rfoHns
WAsniSoTnS, y. G.. Fell. 7.-The Cornnlttoo
on WAYS llnd Means Ind a pyotractcl session
yeatcrlav when ho slbioct of taxing snear was
thoroughly discussed. Objection waa mad. to
putting = rer csat on tho 1owtf Eradca, as It
would seriously Interfere with tho business OF tho
to'incrr. Tho Secretary Of tho Treasury was re-
qucstcd to furnish tho Committee with statiRtcs
AZ TO tho ,ls1fnbor OF roundn imported rHy-
ing duty under tue .iiiIerent gra:les.
Which information will DO really
for tho meeting to.morrow morning. As II party
measure, tho different votes taken showed coIi-
clnsi7elv TINT taxation lit amy tllrcct1on was oh
ietttohhhtc, aud, 1t Foyenue mist bo ohtaned.
imports A., we'll rs homo productions ought to bo
cqusly tnxrd. TlIis reslyoS tsIe question Of tax
I'M, tel and coffee. which II the most t'hpolnlar
or tho propositions. III nnswer 70 thtr.
It was conlerdcl that tl,o taxation Of
tcn and coffee could not possibly to more
objectionable than tile increaso Of tho tax on
whisky md Ito'lacro fforgfl no conclusion
was reached. tho tonntttec. pending tle reccint
nf lilo Atutstca1 information asked frum tho
Treasury DEPARTMENT. Tho impression In TINT ten
Rid cntfec an we'll ~ tobacco. will be Included
In aud llll repnrtc1 to tho 1Eouso. Night PES
tona will o held until Tho ltil is rcndy hf,1 It B
tIls desire nj tEo Chairman to bo nhe to report
tile bill not later thai, Il,usdas next.
Iia The .i*,hefdtrc r.rM.l
BTATr:MEST NJ THE sTAYs AND MEASH COMMITTEE.
WARRINGTON. d. C.. Fob. 7.--Men1bera OF tho
Comlntteo oI, Ways asd Means ray that erro-
ncans rcp0rts Of tho action OF tito Committee
md their votes on various topics liavo gone ont
to the PRESS to tho SERIOUS injury of trade.
Therefore tho statement in authorized that no
formal nckion Inns boon taken br thom on MY
nov duty Ur tax. Tho wholo auDjeEs is still un-
Bottled.
, 1875-02-08
THE COURTS.
a Clerical Applicant for q
Divorce.
Judgments and New Suits.


Judges brnmfnon1 aud Hopkins Aavo not 81
yet decided! tho case of Edgoron w. Fort Wayne,
Alulclo 4 CINCINNATI llailroad, involving con-
illct al Jurisdiction between tho Stato Court OF
Wayne County, 1tsl.. and tho United States Cir
cult Court. which they wcro Engaged Friday tn
liearing. 1t may, however, 10 forcshadowed
that tho decision will bo in faror Of the jurisdc-
ton of tile Federal Court.
DIVORCES.
Frilorica Dincl, fllel bilt asking for divorce
from her husband, Ernst Dlech, Oh the ground
Of cruelty mud ,lnsesson.
storllcn ". Champin, who sayA he Is n Con-
grogationa minister, filed bill against his wifc.
Martha r.. formerly Martha r. Smith. asking
for q divorces OH tho ground OF cruelty and i'm
potency. A1r. Cha!nplin states that lle mnr1iod
Martha In Jnne, 1870, at Dcloit, and Roon after
ncceptca the paatotHto of churc!, ut Gcnesoe,
Wis, 1Io lived With ha wifo us,-
iii February, 1871, when Hho loft
lin. Soon after Ills marriage Mrs.
Champiin began to neglect her church du-
tics, as Ii Clrista II and 1liA vile, atul attachc1
herself to the SpirtualiGts against his cxprceB
wish, thus rejecting OH him and tho roElun he
rrotesacl. 30 that lie waa obliged to loaye his
church. Slte asn showed her spite by writing
OH riccch Of PAPER Language that hurt his fect-
ings, and thon leaving such papers whore l,o
would necessarily find them. WllerHfOrc, com
plainant Thinks himsolf abundanty entitled to q
divorce.
Catherine II. Clancv sayB her husband Pat
rick Clancy, is in tho habit Of abusing her
s,atnofn!1y, md slo wailta divorce. slo also
wants an injunction to prevent him from disJ,os-
Ing Of hts potato~pntch hnd 800 which Lie Inns in
bank -.-A
Aphonso Provost represents that lis wife Jes-
sio IL Ill tho habit uf getting drunk. anl lie diH-
likes auch conduct 10 Inuch that he wtshcs to
mart with hnr.
, 1875-02-08
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS,

UCERW 5EENHIot11F HEWo.
PLYMOUTH, Fob. 7.--Ths steamer SllesiA, trou
Nov York, han arrived
LONDON. Fob. 7.--Tho steamshp6 City d
Brooklyn aud Nevada, from Now York, have IT.
rived out.
New YonK, Fob. 7.-Arrired, Hteamora Erin,
from Liverpool; Greece from London md
Ethiopia, from Glasgow.
BAN FnAHolsco, Fob. T. The Australian Steam
Navigation Co,npany'B steamer CypllrenoA SAILED
to-day for Sydney, via Honolulu and New Zss+
laud
, 1875-02-08
pURQAYORlAL. PRIESTS.

DA1r1moRE, Lid, Fob. 7.-The Standing Con-.
mittes Of tlo Protestant Episcopal Churca
for tho Diocese OF Maryland has pts-
scented the Toy Joseph Hickey, nscsor,
aud the ney. g. .. 1orry, Assistant. OF Mount
charge OF using prayers for tho. dead involsies
tho doctrius Of purgatory. Tic act domplsinsd
Of waa tho rcading Of = commontatory prsret
for the dying at the burial Hsryice Of tho llte
Rov. j. d. Morse. 1t is expected tho trial will
proceed Ut onco before Al ecclesiastical court.
, 1875-02-08

TTUHs tHe 7HEV tLHz.3 |N46JFI7fHE.
A very singular electrical phenomenon o.
CURED at AIr. J. n. Roso's Aot,ao during the ae-
voro wnlsto1m pn Thursday. WhiIa tie women
wors preparing dinner, Mrs. Rose's little boy d.
Iected his mothers attention 10 what IL called
butterfly hu.nming over the sheathlng Under tue
cooking-stays. II proved to bo 4 ball uf fire,
wliicl, rapidly pAssea back aud forth and up over
tue atovo, bllzzirx like small gal,auic battery
The pots aud kutlcs Oh the Atovs were ~ heavily
charged that iu taking hold or touching auy paft
stunning shtcl1 wus experienced. Tho bali Of
tire continued to play tor about eight mnutes,
aud cooking had to 30 suspended for IN hour.
, 1875-02-08

In sacramento one dsy THO people were puz-
, zled and auusod ut sseiug tho polfeo compel
every EninatuaA 10 stop and show tle bottom Of
his feet. The officers would hold up the foot
after tie manner OF horaeshosr, and critically
examine the Sole Of lie ahoe. Tho explanation
wAs th2s \ Bl1pa-Htors had been robbed By
Chnese burglars, aud the dealers stamp wsa on
all Of the ssolon goods,
, 1875-02-08
ARE WE A NATION 7
The Old Question Of State Rights Ii, a
New Form.
NIurton's Proposed New Pfnn for
Presidential Elections,

II iAs Eittor If The Chicago Tribune:
CulcAao, Feb. B.-As enforcing tho doctrine
of your recent article on tho proposed an,ehtl-
mcnt to tho Constitution. altering tho manner OF
clecinE tho President Of tho United States, your
readers may To interested III tho following sta-
tist,cs, Of Which, having Just had occasion to
compile tliotu for another purpose, sona yon
copy.
Tas,c showing tho rerccnt,Rcs Of the popular nnt
Electoral ru.rs for ctcA candidate III lla lrcHilrnal
eIrClns piiteu lSiS
, 1875-02-08
DOOMED MURDERERs.

Special U,spatch 10 Tbs Chicago Tribune,
CHAstrA1aN, ILL.,. Feb. 7.--WhitB aud Cossna
tho murderors. received quite number O. CALI
to-day in the jail. Wllits thinkH he hls msls
hia peace with nll his fellow-men, and awMt
his doom aa = passage into heaven
while Coaons remains quite indlfa.
ont, All auxiouBly await the execution
OF the demand Of Justice. A vary nlight, il snE
hope IL entertained Of the granting Of super
Hodeas by tho Supreme Court. sud. conseauoatlY
tho Stioritf commences the erection OF tic pcaf
fold tomorrow,
, 1875-02-08
A BLOODY CHRISTENING.

Ata christening party last nigh. atNo. 10 N1sss
Indiana street, I've brothors named Corne1Ia',
hioLaoi, James, Thomas. and Patrick arI1in g.!
into row which rs1utsd In tho ntAbbiug o.
Jam1s In tho mock, Thomas In the hand, R8d
Patrick in tho right arm md head.
, 1875-02-08
OBITUARY..


JOSEPH Q. EATON.
C1Hc1NNArr, o.. Feb. 7.-1nformation has
reached horo tint Joseph 0. Eaton, the cels.
blated portrait-pninter, wel!-known throughout
tho country saied At Youhers, near New York,
yesterday. Ho WAS formerly = resident OF thu
city,
, 1875-02-08
FATALLY ScAtDsp.

FH NEIt 5CWCQEV
Spec!al D'snatch to Thb Chicaae 1rtbunt,
DELriloa. o., Feb. IA child. years Of ar.
the daughter OF William Robinson, while hl,tin,
close to Btove, yesterday morning. was terribi,
scaldsd By tho leg Of tho Btdvo co,ning out md
tpBettlng a oofEee-pot, tied with cofrce, ore,
Lor, causing ler death this morning,
, 1875-02-08

Democrat: ,Ys ,., APO s.97
n.n"ist.,, nnSi st." '''''e@ n.y. 'o''ps ss7, 7o7o
Drnnprat. =. 41a 27.I
1sia'-
Republican,. ...................... 6503 s1.97
Democrat. at....-........ ...,........I A0Il lSo3
Mr.. uCouor,s vote nut cunsiiercd.
A glance at this table shows that At any ratio
,os' "o,' ~ ,.a
hnAts' oai'b1s tIio Fot,ulas VIII anu tne o1hcas
sion may ~ we'll bo directed ut onco to tho point
whether or not it is desirable that tho popular
will ehoHi{rroyail in Tim eclection of President
tr,. t,t,,nx, -, H.. 1a,,..;t,1,,, t,.,,.,, ~.
'1a.'osa - sIo eo"s'.11o' ~ ~, wv.
necessarily aha aos4soa pan "h'ch o'a nos
work ah they expected. Could they have fore
soeu tho merely nominal functions to whicl, The
Electora1 cottccc. voutd In re1uco,, !, IL safo to
a,y t,,at ,,,o ,1an 1.,,1, NJ. navo hoo,, eonsh1,
fay .has w. sn' pun "umu ',o' INV p."'' .'no1a>
ctea. lhey "cro "t1IlE1 20 int1use tho electton
nf President to peraons clloson for that purpose.
They surely would not have intrustcl it to Elec-
torai collcrea con.t;tnto1 oa oura now ,rc
1..1.., ,..,- ..., s,.;a.
II on'y neeo7 no"e!cr' suen co''''t.Sehci ~
would have occurred lad Gen Grant d,cd, IN
stead Of Mr.. Greeley, Ia 1872 to compel tho Col
1c~oy to mako tLo ojcetlon, to euy nothing or tho
c,a,,eca of t,cir tnkin, IL I'M out or tboir own
,'.,,,,s'. ar 49, ~.
nc"aa "'tuous "I..'ns iut u"yp ypouy " "'o' tlao
Alr. Greoley anti Alr. O'Conor together secured a
majority Of tho electors in 1879, who can tell
IT,. to,-,,o. r:.1.. H..
D'', no"'so' A'!!l5 tio o'oe1ion 'aay po con'
ductco the votes OF tho Colleges may 1os, mud III
fact usually have not, giycn crcn reasonable
apptoach to tho not,,,!ar c1rrcssiou. It in a.
,nn.t ,,n,ouu,h,o I'm. tnc two sho,d co;,,,;5a
~ sa,a ~ s4' ~ soa 1o.Asaa'
III 1878 ovof ~ per ceht ol the soSes cast ~oto
for tho Free-Soil candldatet who received no
Electoral ypto. 1n 1868 Gea Grant was elected
bv borc m, ioritv ~ III, nonrlar xotc f6e II mar
49,, .,.,.s.,I - .e:t'sr ~ r- 49,. >...!,.. ~.
esn.3, n u''no"Gn ne tccu''eo 'a'9o na]otisg
t72-75 per cent? ot tho ELECTORAL vote. In 1850
Mr. Lincoln Naa elected ty less than 40 per cont
Of tho Dopular vote. and tlero v:y d civil war.
;. ,rtorn a., t,-, ,n,,,,.s ~ ,nr,;r,,o.a j., w..
pfe5ens motAoa OF eIeeaag Tic iresident,-tho
choice Ut Electors by q Gouorul ticket. whereby
tho minority in tho State ia tlopryotI of ta ,,uo
"e'tn' al snc nh'Ao',' aua WIS coocesS'on hado
ny LUG largo States TO THO small III granting to
all Statcs two Electors each, in additton to tho
, 1875-02-08

KILLED BY GTEAM-CARS.
specfdt DApateh 10 1he chtcaao 7Tfbuns.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Feb. IA non Of Joh,
McC1osky, . uaggago-naster at tho Union Deuot
agod TO years, ua. rim ovor by freluht.tr,in
yesterday 2nd instantly killed.
, 1875-02-08

Bosroa, Fob. ,-Droyot-Brig.- Gen. William
Hayes. U. s. A.. died to-day At Fort Inas
peudcnce.
, 1875-02-08

rI... - go. @----,$
Voto. ~ ~, .o a. n'na ~ .a
,sof Tor ttc sl,,s..,T,o,s,n. 1,s,noer,,tc,oo A..
1lroskinri,sc. nemocratic, 1s.li-47.4s. Kid
n1:.,i1E.ssest, IL igos:
'' 'Aff'"' eo"i -i'i'a0'e"a : - '''''' 49,
Majority for rfght Of secession. ......21.as
'''' or t"r ~" u "
''S''s s''0 ~>'>'' e0''>''' $50
Majority for Court. 1920
But tlls sceedet States did not Tota.1
lsos r Err ,s s S,set-pe.n1Es''.'....is.39
80 'A' o''' p'n'''"' ''s@...
(But three ii,cons. ructe1 ststr. dill not votel
1872. For the pe.ocrAt...
Fur tho oCourt-1st1ubstean. n................h'.0J
:, ~
ahoao m't1 W1sl IT, !" seo .s .h iss'ss eswee
'"1 ,n,rt, ~ ,mt ar r,ss.e1 r,a ~ =, NJ Tao
i u T,, aG 1en1 l ~. ~ ti a
Teeen ~ as ~, si n.n utlos w ~
nnn pJ:at aoosn 10y tad n,,t ms,,tp lfns - ',o ~
Ens " VI as H. o"Sns ~ lonPtt H. " 49,. ~
tt ,- t;g o ,,St W ,o .S
F1osca .isI WIN tn,s noat ~;
.i1 IL a.. .;;5 ~ at ~ -
-, ,'',a osn ,,n,, iopo ~ or;so ,1n
~ tg oau t e.s"o, WIN @ uie.9 n'e a!sAon .he
ts;u,1 ~ f""nr ~ 4rya tha vato ~
H.! tn y. i, fec4 ~ ssG Iaa aotI H.. -.
a a, uer c"nt ~ v"ta,s ,,,ovcd n tbeso ,,;sl
H. as.'o pei vt,.t " sosGts p,eSu ~ '4en" %
bo ti,a
"uas ~ IVY s,,a.;4 ~ 10 u AAo'4o1 et'u-
if lss ~ - ~ .I,asa .aa. n,', =, IL, ,.r,1
~ W." ~ ~ a',,rt.t;u H,o a.t1avo.t - t'
roaanco o. d n1t a'no,I.aVo M seso,nns ,l, nt as
ir',1c,r. .,'n ,iia,,vs ~ IT, .s."b, r,',i,t,
T., +Ia .noe,a,,. i.n,,sI ~ ., ~ .nh.aa
Tuos..ou IA .nu r IN Mna " aeuaeo r.
,;t',taa,ni .,aD,,,.,,t ,rl,,t5 ~ ao,, t H.
.. ~ H. ,.att I a.;,;.,e. ~ S ~ ~ W .I
.s 80 o. =. sno a... ~ 10y ~ III ~ ne' I.as
~ - uspto uotmoui LII tnu nsags .,g M sn ~ ~ oun
~ W. an.,. 80 ,s ~ ;a .u .nn H.,
III .no'. a',io ~ ~ 4ai. tnn .....'o w
osrl ~ tra, ~ n ~, LYLE
~ suo ~ oaes t1o"N' tu"1 et''''
anoce''s t'hn1s VI p'o'at's' L. - n
-
NATIONAL VS.. sTaTE SOVEREIGNTY
~ ne i'a7fof " 2ae thffado aFsohht'
CHICAGO, Feb. G.-I have road yonr arttclos on
State Eoyeroigllty with considerable ntefeAt.
yone aropmant Tint h;storcnllv t},e acvcra,
ct..,, 80. .,a,.1 -. t,,,,aaa.3.,,. - aa,..-
o'a''s A"'o uo'o' oo'i 4''ooi'onaeot W oo'oi
e,Gn' conslaer too etfonS 70 10 fetnsea.
glance a. tho origin OF the American Revolution
jb enough to satisfy ono OF that, The birth Of
Nm Anori,,, No,;o, ia ,uro1,y ,1o.od RI, fin dth
- 49,, ,11c n,,, ...r 80
~ snty' @''o. 4no Hosh ~, i" uao
iss origin whom. IN l714, massachusetts recon-
mcnled thai Continental Congress should DO
convene1 In t1elihnrate ,,non tho stato M nfoirs
~ H. ca1,.,,aa M e s.as,.SsS,,tta. s .,,ss.
- W. eoaoA4o'. ~uo AeeoA1u1cidA''on "aa
heedcdi end, Oh tho ath OF September OF TINT
Bhue year, Delegates from all the Colonies, gavo
Georgia, assembled at PHILADELPHIA, Some of
.houo ,1ntorataz ,voro onnotntnt1 .,v ponn1or ro,
, 1875-02-08

bnte1d{ Ua}N1tFH 70 TIE CHlca9o 7'FtbHns,
ANN Annon, Mich, Fob. 7..-CIlarlos 1sut7e
farmer residing near Bc!o, was thrown from
his hlelgh last night NEAR this place, by hi,
loraes running away, and had lila skull 10 sa
verely fractured that ho died this nlorulpe n +
o'clock, y
, 1875-02-08

celvod careful attention. Ono conoh was tnr,..
com bletey ever. rhoAo hurt WHO 1'Ma!
outside OF tho State aro Mrs. IL. O'D,ten "se se
Iht!iana 1lon ntnrphy, Of Memphis anh' q y
R,nart, Ut Mobile. 1o.slbly there ara otl.n.. %.
wluse names were hot learned, 'ts
, 1875-02-08

CINCINNATI, O., Feb. IA 0ax,iie sne,,.,
says Tint by explosion Of boiler in
saw-haiii Ut t'hrthansonn, O., ycsts,d.,
potor Schneider WAS instantly hiIla,'
nild biI othcrs badly wounled. tsp y,
whom will probably dia. PORTIONS Of tllo buH'
md machinery were blown distance OF neyrts,
hundred feet. Tito accident Is attributed 10 loa
wnter In tl1e boiler, wv
, 1875-02-08

N. bATTOEL.
Paris, Feb. IN. DatIoel, a prominent Leglt
imiBt Deputy ii tho Assembly, IL dead.
, 1875-02-08

CHARLES ANDERSON PELHAM,
LONDON, Feb. 7.-Chhrlea Anderson Pelhln
Earl OF Marlborough, diod to-day,
, 1875-02-08

= 7 VEN
sptcfdt Dispatch Ia The Chteaso T+fonns
IOWA CRY. Feb. 7.-During tho tato storm
boy was frozen to dcatl while driving tcsm
home from town over a blenk prairie. Whon,h N,
team reached l,otno they turned into tho b,rn'
yHrds v'oro tho boy was found in nitting nos.
tura frozeu htiG, with the lines III 1lia haudss,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-04
A RICH JEW IN JERUSALEM.

Mr.. H. GuedaIla has favored us (writes the
Jewish World) with the perusal of some pri-
vatc letters. giving particulars of the visit Of
Sir Moses Mou,, fore to Jerusalem. On the
Wednesday following his arrival in Jerusalem
the venerable baronct visited the large syua-
gcguc In the Holy City belonging to the Ash
kenasim coDgregat ion This handsome house
of worship Was >pleuddy Illuminated, and all
the decorations, fl raj aud otherwise, usually
exhibited on the festivals, adorned the syna-
g,gue on this occasion. The synagogue pre-
scnted a very gorgeous spectacle, the enthu-
slasm of the vast congregation considerably en-
hanclug the beauty Of the scene. Sir Moses
Montefelo was received at the doors of the
syDagogu. with every demonstration of honor
by the Rev. Haham Bashi, at whose house be
was erteriained immediately after the service
was concluded, Sn .loses expressed himself
highly defghted with the reception which had
been given him. The aged phlauthropsr Was
So much fatlgued from the visit that he was
compelled to keep his bed the whole of the fol-
loving day. On making his exit from the
s}nag' que II Was with great difficulty that Sir
Moses Monte tinIe was enabled to make bis 70.
gress through the Streets upwards of 1000
people, it i said, being assembled, anxious to
obtain a sigh: of the venerable baronet Jews,
Christians and Mohanmedans rushed back.
wards and forwards iD seeming treLzy, Just for
the purposr of fe ,>tng their eyes on the coun-
tenauce Of the Waite headed champion of Juda-
ism, who, in his pinety- first year, left home
aud comfort to Succor the distressed. Iu fact
so great was the excitement and so numerous
the difficulties which impeded the progress of
Sir Moses through the streets, that the au.
thorIieS we're compelled to order out the mill.
tarv to dspersc the enthusiastic crowds which
hcsicgcd the aged hero. After much trouble
Sir Moses Was permitted to pursue bis way 10
letter Seo by Sir Moses Montcfore to Mr..
NJ. Gu:aAlla dated Jerusalem, July 90, Sir
Moses starcs that the nunber of buildings,
dwelling houses, We believc,) has greatly in.
creased, and, seeing how dcnsely crowded is
the Holy Clry at the present moment, Sir
Moses thinks that it would be very desirable TO
erect suitable dwellings outside the city. He
STATES moreover that all he has seen 10 Jerusa-
Irm suce hi arrival. cou6rms his opinions of
the nrrlts OF its } wish lnhabltaots, aud all
t'ial ma come uud his virw strengthens him
IN his belief Il al rt,c Halrsrinan IsraeIitvs are
ra.ei an'l AT X!nuS TO give their attention 10
any klnl OF rcmuneratrve employment
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-04
HUCTIOF SHLES.

TRUSTEk'S SALE-Default having been
4 made in the payment of some of the notes
secured by the deed of trust from John T. Davis
to the undersigned dated July lst, 1873 and
recorded in liber No 3, folio 344, of the land
records of Alexandria Corporation Court, the
undersigned will, by virtue of the power con
ferred by said deed Of trust sell by public auc
ton, on SATURDAY, September 25th, 1876, at
Il O'Clock M, in front of the Market House, on
Royal street, in Alexandria city, Va; that LOT
OF GROUND, with the FRAME Dwell. a.
LING HOUSE thereon, lying on the north Hill Hill
side of Commerce, between Payne and West
streets, and now occupied by the said John T.
Davis. The lot has front of twenty five feet
on Commerce street, and with that breadth ex.
tends back to u twelve feet alley.
For more particular description of the above
property and the title which the undersigned
Will sell and convey, reference is hereby made
TO the said deed.
Terms OF Sale One hundred dollars of the
purchase money in cash, and the residue upon
credit of one, two and three years, secured BY
the purchasers bond with surety. and deed Of
trust on the property. Cost of conveyancing to
sep s-ts b. L. sMooT, Trustee.
H1RUSTEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE
l. PROPERTY-Und deed of trust from
Col. b. +. Sceva and wife to the undersigned,
dated llth of May, 1869, recorded in the Clerks
Office of the Corporation Court of the city of
shiVAaIietl auu Wy ulTeCLlOu Ol LuS eHclCldFV,
will sell at pub ic auction, on THURSDAY,
the 3Oth day of Ssptem Der, 1876 at II o clock M,
in front of the Market House, on Royal street,
in the city of Alexandria, that VALUA- kssssss
Bile PROPERTY on which said Sceys. Aalg
now resides, embraced within the following
boundaries, to wit: Beginning al the intersec
tion of Washington and Wolfe streets, and run
ming thence southwardly with Washington st.,
and binding thereon to the north line of the
Lancasterian school house thence e.stwsrdly
and parallel to Wolfe street lightly. got 1851 feet
and six (G) inches; thence southwa d with the
eastern boundary of said school house and Il lot
of ground conveyed by Samuel II. Marsteler to
tho Common Council of Alexsndria; thence
chstwardly thirty four (34) e. and eleven (ll)
inches To tEe line OF property owned by the
Quaker meetlngi thence north wsrdy with line
parallel TO Washington street to Wolfe street :;
thence westwardly with Wolfe street. and bind.
il 6 thereon one hundred and twenty three (l23)
feet snG frc ~ inches to the place OF beginning
There is on the premises a good THREE
STORY BRICK HOUSE, with good summer
and winter kitchen convenient thereto.
Terms of Sale: One half the purchase money
to be paid in cash; :he residue at twelve months,
to be secured by deed of trust on the premises.
Selling as Trustee, shall convey such title rs is
vested in me by the deed, which is believed to
be ucquestlunable. G. F. SUTTLE,
a;g3l-cots Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-04
BY Green Il Wise.

heal Estate Agents and AuctlOneerS.
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN ALIEN
SALE.
Under the authority of the decree of the Cir
cult Court of Alexandria county, Virginia. in
the suit of Roachs executors VS.. Roach's devil
sees, passed at the May term, 1875, of said court
the undersigned, who was appointed commits
auction, on SATURDAY, the 25th day of Sep
tember, 1875, at Il m at the east front of the
Market House, in the city of Alexandria, Va
the property in said county, known as PROS
PECT HILL" late the residence of James
Roach, ec'd, on the south side of the Airing
andris Canal, binding on both, containing xbout
TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR
ACRES.
About l40 acres of it is rich bottom land, val
liable Tor agricultural purposes and especially
valuable for its rich deposits of brick clay.
The remaining "a acres extend to the top of
the bluff and front on the county road from
Alexandria to Georgetown. On this is a AS.s.A
LARGE BRICK MANSION, with Sta. uE#iEI
bles and all necessary outbuildngs, the site be.
ing unsurpassed by any in the county, or its vi.
clnty.
number Of parcels, one of 81 acres, embracing
the Mansion House, &C.; another of A acres, in
the bottom, with Frame House, Barn, &C., on
the same another of 35 acres, in the bottom,
with no buildings.
A number of small lots, binding on the canal
each containing about acres, and other parcels
In addition to the foregoing also TRACT
OF LAND, in said county, on Four Mile Run,
on the county road from Alexandria to George
town, about equd distant from Washington,
Alexandria and Georgetown, containing about
81 " Or. II p. This place has a valuable Wa
TEX POWER, for either a mill or factory,
and the land is of fair quality.
Terms: Twenty per cent of purchase money
cash the residue in three equal instalments, at
six, twelve and eighteen months, respectively,
with interest to be secured by bonds of the pur-
chaser, with good personal security. Title to be
retained until full payment Of purchase money,
and land to be resold at purchas er's risk on de-
fault in meeting bonds at maturity.
S. FERGUSON BEACH,
aug Its Commissioner
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-04
FERTILIZERS.
EXCELLENZA
SOLUBLE PHOSPHATE

have been selling this Standard Fertilizer
for the past four years, and can recommend it
with entire confidence as first class article.
The msterial of which it is composed is of =
durable character and furnishes sl the neces-
sary plant food tor the cultivation of Wheat
Tobacco and Garden Vegetables.
1T is IN FINE DRY POWDER READY
FOR DRILLING, its mechanical condition be-
ing equal to that of any Fertilizer in this or any
other market.
PRICE SIS PER TON OF 1000 LBS.
FOR SALE BY
THOS. PERRY.
aug 17-2m II King street.