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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 80.

The Richmond Dispatch ays:-The Conser-
.vative party vas organized after the war to save
the State from the threatened dangers OF a
great social revolution which shook the very
foundations of society and threatened the safe
guards Of peace aud order devised for the reg
ulatlou of enlightened liberty. This party
bore close resemblance to the expedieuts ne
cessary 10 the iucipent stages Of society. The
whole State deemed it vital to our peace and
safety. Every man should see the importance
OF its preservation, and all reasonable men, who
respect the peace aud welfare of the country as
above their personal and private qualifications
or griefs will stand by it faithfully readily max
ing concessions for the public good, and doing
all in his power to preserve its harmony. Di
vision 10 its ranks puts the State 10 dagger, and
no true citizen will do aoything that may in
troduce dscord among its followers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30
County liel.is.

EElnRlEn FuK THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE,
Last Saturday tn" Voters IN the county who
had not registered found no difficulty ia accom-
plishlng that little requisite to the riyh, of
suffrage the old and young, the blud and
halt, were in great demand, aud must have
coscd at their place OF sweating the brow, "a
the roadside aud in their homes, by the oiy-
tougued Jehu Of the various politicians ecp'r
ing for dat Off with the blaud invitation to
JUMP into the wagon and ali take ride TO
the polls. The SUI sauk bootifuIly below the
western horizon to its little bed that evening
when
The politician homcward slowly wended his
way,
Glct:ed with his well fought for and IRON prey
Excelsior Lodge, l. . q. T., in Aruytuu
one OF the oldest IN the State, surrendered ~
charter on the evening Of the 2O,h Instant. the
lodge having Tor somc,lm" sine" been ln lee
bic condition, and seemed unable to cope with
its ancient enemy, "Johu BarIy.coru," esq
au individual Well known TO tho people OF our
glorious old Commonwealth, especially during
election days; but GU the 9th instant a rou,,ng
u,
those present one week bef're repudlated, The
lodge reorgauzsd, and several persons were
Initiated into It's mysteries; and now the Grand
Lohgt OF the State, which meets next month.
VIII De called upon To support the dlSorgauz,'s
or the reorgaulz"rS, and for the sake Of the
cause which Is ruIy a good to humanity its
to be hoped the latter will be sustained
Mr. +. i. Hull, OF Arlington, lost valu4hl,
horse last week. |; had Spraiurd hip and
slipped and fell, and being unable to arise WAS
killed forthwith.
Prot Brown, Of Ballston, succeeded in or
ganzlng his singing class in Arlington on the
I'D instant, and Friday evening the sccoul
lesson was given, AID that village will soon be
Il song garden"
The RepubIlcan mass meeting in jefferson
district, al Odd Fellows Hall, Thursday even.
log, the 18th, was IA very enthusiastic one and
remarkably orderly, there being great many
present. Speeches were made by r. B. Pinn,
- Hopkins, }. B. Syphcrd r. H. Cunning
ham and others. Capt. Ii. ID Smith and r.
Is. Plnn, the Republican candidates for ,hc
House OF Delegates were unanimously ru-
dorscd. A resolution endorsing Lewis Me-
kcuzIe and Judge Gray for the State Scnrrc
was squashcd Knocked into cooked hat Me.
keuzIe falling into deep water and not being
swimmer, dragged Gray under. Sad to tell
but true
The death of Capt Leach, of WASHINGTON
and for many years connected with the l. nI
bridge, Is deeply regretted by the ctizcus Of
our county, who esteemed him for his many
sterling qualities 4
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

At the meeting of the Virginia division OIL
the Army of Northern Virginia, held in the
hall Of the House of Delegates, in Richmond
on Thursday night, Gen. w. H. +. Lee pre-
sided by reason Of the death of Gen. Pickett
Maj. John w. Daniel, of Lynchburg, delivered
the oralion, taking for his theme the earlier
course of the war to the battle of Gettysburg
and the effort was 40 able aud most brilliant
one, placing Major D. 10 the front rank Of ora
tors. Rev. Dr.<J. VIM. Jones was appointed
to prepare a complete roster of the Army o.
Northern Virginia, and resolution was adopt
ed in favor of q memorial over Jackson's grave
at Lexington. Gen. w. II. 4. Lee was elected
President for the ensuing year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. |
BRENTSVILLE Oct. IS. Since the primary
election Tor candidate for the House Of Dell
gates 90 the l6.h instant, iu which Capt. }. 7.
Purcell led his opponent, j. B Reed, near y
three to Que, D. W. Whiting, editor o.: tie
Manassas Gazette, has announced hlm>, as
an independent candidate which puts iree
aspirants in the field for legislative houor, III.
Guiding George G.. Round, the independent,
Radical, Reputation cand date on the Re, ub.I.
can side of the House. Under what plausible
pretext Whiting can agaiu become a candida"
is mystery which he alone can expllu. la
the begluDing Of the canvass he aunouuccd
himself; then withdrew in card, 10 which l.
admitted he had 20 claim apon the people u
Prince William for that position. His inten-
ton must be the defeat of the regular nomInee
of the party to which he processes to bcIog-
Such ingrattude aud treason deserve s. rn,
uumistakable rebuke. He who is not ior III:
is against me" is an old political pro'c'h.
Let the voters come to the polls and give ).
r. Purcell the majority he deserves. a na1
who fought aud bed for bis country, gooi
and an honest man who deserves well, aud
whom bis fellow citizens will delight 10 honor
h. \.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

A hand-bill, and an advertisement in the
papers in the district, announcing Mr.. Lewis
Mckenzie as an independent candidate for the
State Senate, appended to which is an endorse
ment of that gentleman signed Alexandria,, y
is not to be credited to the Gazette, as it ap-
pears, other than as an advertisement. The
Gazette has only endorsed the regular nomi-
nees of the Conservative party, and never
.swervcs from its duty in that or any other re-
sDect
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

1t is not creditable to the electors that con.
stitution making or mendiDg receives so little
attention at the polls. The defeat of the dog
preme Court Com mission in Ohio, was the re-
suit not of choice, but Of au arrangement Of the
tickets, which acted automatically to that end,
the voter being indifferent. Aud st. Louis
paper says the people of Missouri appear to be
80 Indifferent about voting for or against the
proposed new Constitution that it has DOT been
able to give away copies Of the Instrument.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

10 the Hastings Court, at Petersburg, on
Wednesday, Ii. G. Evans, indicted for felony
in emhezziug funds which pass ed through his
hands as agent of the Southern Express Com
pany pleaded guilty, and the jury fixed the
term of his Imprisonment at three years 10 the
peniteDtiary. George L, Simpson, indicted
for embezzng the funds of the Petersburg
Savings and Insurance Company, also pleaded
guilty. and the jury ascertained the term
OF bis inprisoome ut 10 the penitentiary at three
years
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

Again the Gazette urges upon the Conser
Vstive voters In the city, county, district and
throughout the State the importance of stand
ing by and uuitedly supporting the tickets re
gulariy nominated by the conventions. No
matter what merely personal feelings may be
entertained toward the several candidates, let
1t be reoollected that that principles, not men,
are to be voted for, and that the party must be
sustained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

At the banquet Of the Army Of Northern
Virginia 10 Richmond on Thursday night, the
toast Virginia: Like Rachael, she mourns her
dead soos, like Cordelia she invokes the aid Of
.av n,iu.," responded TO by Governor
Kemper and ex Governors William Smith sod
John Letcher; and the toast "The Cavalry ::
Good knights and true as ever drew sword
with koightiy Roland, or died by Sobrieskis
side for love of martyred Poland" by Generals
Frzhugh Lee and Payne, and Captain White
head.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

The House of Bishops of the Protestant
Episcopal Church closed its st ssou at New York
yesterday, after electiDg Rev. Samuel s. j.
Schcrcschcwsky Chats his name, as Mission
airy Bishop of China, and Rev. DR.. William J
Clark, Of Georgia, Bishop Of Africa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

The Petersburg lndex-Appeal, sermonizing
upon recent failures, says: 1T really begins to
seem as if only we small fry, who haven any
money, we're to be expected to pay our bills
The folks with money break with impunity,
and settle Oh the basis Of 50 cents in the dol
lar. 1t is only the acknowledged poor folks
who are urged and made to pay. Why is
this thus? We would just like to know, YOU
know"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

% the 4th Of June last one hundred and
fifty Catholic children of Bratteboro, Yer.
mont, stayed away from school, the day being
the feast of Corpus Christi, and the School,
Committee of the town refused to allow them
to return unless their parents would promise
that they should not again absent themselves
which promise the parents refused to give and
the Supreme Court of the State has now beer
called upon 10 pass on the right of the School,
Committee to make any such demand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

An Herzegovina chief says that the insur-
gents will never lay down their arms, but will
rather make the Herzegovina a desert. The
Insurgents are not discouraged in the least, and
are confident of passing the winter in arms;
but if they find it impossible to keep together
they will separate into small parties and har-
rass the Turks and destroy everything desruc-
tihla
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30
Important Decision.

Waite, Miller Il Co., of Culpeper Cour,
House, Va, brought recently, some thirty suits
against the farmers Of Caroline aud SpottsyI-
vania 20 recover the price of their fertilizer
known as the Piedmont Guauo," which these
farmers allege, was spurious article.
The farmers bad plead to these actions that
the contract OF purchase was unillcgal one, and
void, because OF the failure of Waite, Miller &
20. TO attach a label to the bags containing this
fertilizer, setting forth the analysis of the
guapo, as required by the 4S section OF chapter
80 Of the code of 1873.
This section requires that all commercial
manures and artifclaIly manufactured fertili
z:rs sold 10 Virginia, shall have permanently
affixed to every bag thereof, stamped or
prln ed IaS e which shall specify legibIy the
name OF the mauutacturer and the analysis of
the fertilizer.
Judg &c Barton, on Thursday last, at Caroline
Circuit Court, sustained the farmers pleas, and
held that the failure of Waite Miller l. Co. to
l lac their bags was fatal to their recovery.
hence, there can be no recovery of the pur-
chase as money OF guano sold 10 bags not labeled.
washington, Chandler, Field aud GRAY for
Waite, Miller & Go. I. N. Welch, Marye ADD
F!tzhugh LOT the FARMERS. FretlericksLuro
Star
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

tuesday next is election day Let every
Conservative 60 to work aud do what he can
and IN obtaining glorious victory. Il is the
duty OF every good citizen to take sufficient in
terest 10 politics to iCduce him to labor tor
good government, and there can be DO doubt OF
the fact that good government in Virginia is
dependent upon the success of the Conserva
tive nominees, who are good men and true
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

Every rightthiukiug man must feel the i'm
por,auce OF good government, and his duty t
contribute by his vote to the purity ADD sta
billty of i good government, and being con
WINGED OF the best means TO that end, he vii
mears. Therefore go to the polls and vote the
Conservative ticket
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

lu the Valley of Virginia the strength Of the
various religious denominations, as given by the
Slauutou indicator, is as follows: Metho
dlsts, 45,435; Baptlsts, 81 $3.50; Presbytcrans,
1890; Lutherans, Is, $50; pscopallans,S 8, 50;
United Brethren, 1850; German r formed,
$500, and they have total of 544 orgauiza
tons,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

The Virginia election will take place 90 Tues
day next, Noy =. Ten other States hold
elections on the same day, viz: New Jersey,
Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New York
and WISCONSIN,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30
Letter from IOuGOun.

| Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. |
LEEsBURG VA, Oct 2S.-The court recon-
meDccd to day, aud has been mainly occu pied
with an appeal in a road case from Judge
Balls decision. Surely, unless some cousitu-
tlonal question Is involved these cases ought
to stop at the County Court, and it is hardly
possible Tor constitutional question to arise
pow since the Court Of Appeals has decided
| that land must be paid for, las private prop.
erty can not be taken for public uses without
just compensation" but fencing may be set off
by Incidental advantages. We have here
| road board, and it seems to me that all cases
should first be examined in person by all the
| road board, and they should be among the wit
0esses before the County Court at the trial of
| the case They have to tx the taxes, and it is
hardly likely that they would approve road
that would be expensive unless it were COM
| pensatingly advantageous to the community
taxed perceive that Neal Dow has recently
made the suggestion that taxes ought TO be
paid 10 iustulmcuts. In OHIO road taxes are
payable 10 that way, and think all taxes are
payable one half December 10, and the other
hall the following June 10. Ii the half is DOT
PAID the whole Is attached summariy within
ten days, with ten per cent. for commissions of
treasurer deputies, or sOme other machinery
l unucfStduu lHaL Jack Lane, OF lower LOU
douo, was killed by his brother. 1t seems the
brother had recently been married, aud Jack
ana some other young meu went to give him
tlnpot sercnade. They went iuto the house;
he ordered them out; they all went but Jack,
between whom and his brother scutHe took
place, which continued for while, but sud
deuly ended. The other young men went in
TO see what was the matter, and they found
jacks neck had been broken 10 the scutf1,.
The negro wounded near Hamilton by an-
other throwing stone at him, for walking
with his sweetheart, is getting better, and the
striker has been committed to answer for his
assault y
There are Ell ght trials to be had at our No.
vembcr County, Court for misdemeanors aud
fclonles. Surely Loudoun is getting on ia,
mously.
Do the Conservatives of Alexandria consider
!, worth while to keep the party together?
William Williams thinks it worth while to pre-
serve the Radical organization here. Vote for
Olucalr and Claughton. ALIQUIS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

Personalities are nothing in the pending elcc.
ton the State everything. Merely person.
al considerations should have no weight. The
Injury that might follow defeat of the Con
servative party at this time is ncalculable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

The Centennial State Board have accented
the voluntary offer of E. G. Booth, ESQ.,, Of
Philadelphia, to erect. at bis owe expense, a
suitable building in Paramount Park for Vir-
GINA headquarters, to be under the control of
the board durlog the entire exhibition, without
cost to the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

England and China are still negotiating.
China takes the ground that England's de-
mandS are made for the bcu,ht of her China
traders, and urges the unjustuess Of making a
political assassination u cause for commercial
treaties
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

A Coreau fort fired upon Japanese mau-ot
war The crew landed and destroyed the fort
and adjacent town. War between the two
countries seems inevitable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

The reply to the Washington note on the
relations Of Spain and the Uuitcd States was
recently under discussion in the Spanish
Iai,iunt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

MIR. Vincent Quesenoerry, one Of the oldcs,
citizens Of Orange county, died at his residence
Cherry Grove, on the lst inst, aged 81 years
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

DR.. H. T. Minor, an old and vererated citi-
zen OF Fredericksburg, died Wednesday morn-
Jog.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

The fifteenth numter of the Boys Journal
as lively and sprightly as ,vsr, was issued luis
morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

POCKET PICKED. Among the dense crowd
in Richmond, tuesday, the pickpockets piled
their vocation with great industry aud marked
success. Mr.. A. II. H. Bernard, OF this city,
10 attendance on that day, while absorbed in
the progress of the imposing ceremonies, had
a valuable gold watch distracted from his pocket
BY Que of those lngenius chevallers. = Fred.
Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30

CLERICAL CONTEST The contest for tbs
pulpit Of the Sixth street (coIored) Baptis
Church 10 Washington, between Rev. VIM. II
Lee, who is 10, aud Rev R. S. Laws, of Alex
andria county, who is out, again engaged the
special term, Judge Din, yesterday. w. A.
Cook argued the case for ne, aud 4. g. Rid
die for Laws. The court held the matter unde,
Amusement. A large numbcr of co!ored minis
ters attended the trial.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-12-23
Grant and the NJ. e. Church.
New York Herald. !

New York Herald.
President Grants blunder, like that
of Mr.. Blaine, is in giving life to an
issue that did not exist. The presi-
dents message shows that he is un-
der the Methodist influence. He
is known to be an ostentatiOus, if
not an altogether orthodox, member
of the Methodist Church. Since he
has been in the White House, we
have observed a tendency to sur
round himself with Methodist cler-
gymen, to be much under the gui-
dance of Methodist bishops, to APP
point the favorites of Methodist pre-
lateS to important places and to send
Methodist priests wandering around
the orld at Government expense
when they need a rest from their
spiritual labors. Now, President
Grant has too much common sense,
we should hope, and is too much Of a
soldier and practical man to fall un
der the influence Of any quality of
priest, be it Methodist or not. The
danger of his position may be under
stood if we suppose him as much in
the company of Jesuits or Francis
cans as of Methodist. How this
country would resound from the for
ests OF Maine to the shores of Low
er California with invectives upon
"the proselyteing spirit of Rome, "
and ''the dark influence of the Jesu-
its" and 1.-The attempt to revive the
horrors of the Inquisition" and the
prosecuting fires of Savoy. With
what fervor, with what denunciatory
rhetoric, with what direct applica-
ton of the terrible immecations of
Holy Writ would the clergymen of
the Protestant Church denounce one
who was influenced by the priests of
the Church of Rome as President
Grant is now by the priest of the
Methodist faith! To show TO what
an extent this counting a religious
influence by president and politi-
clan may reach, read the extiaordin-
airy speech of Bishop Haven, the
Methodist prelate, who, in Boston,
the other day, proposed that Grant
should be nominated for a third
term. The indeceney of this exhi-
bition, if we may use the word with
out personal offense in speaking ola
clergyman of respectable church,
consists not alone in the bringing of
religion into the unhallowed waters
of politics, but in the evil that it will
necessarily inflict upon the church
itself
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-12-23
Subsidies.

Mr.. Holman offered the following
resolution: Resolved, that in the
Judgment of this House, in the pres
emit condition of financial affairs, no
subsidies in moneys, bonds, public
lands, endorsements, or by pledge OF
the public credit, should be granted
by Congress to associations or cor
porations engaged or proposing to
engage in public or private enter
prises, and that all appropriations
from the public treasury ought to be
limited at this time TO such amounts
only, as shall be imperatively de-
manded by the public service. He
moved the previous question on its
adoption.
Mr.. Hoar inquired whether the
resolution was intended to cut of
an appropriation for the Centennial.
Mr.. Holman replied that it was
not so intended, and that he did not
suppose it would have that effect,
though he himself was willing that
it should be so construed. The pre-
vious question was accepted and the
resolution adopted yeas 223, nays
SO.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-12-23

[st- Louis Republican,


The State of Tennessee has at last
reached the end of its financial rope,
or the bottom of its money box
whichever is the proper figure.
Gov. Porter informs the bondhnld-
ers that the January interest on
their bonds will not be paid because
there is no money in the Treasury
to pay with. There was $255, 900
borrowed to meet the last January
interest, and the funds now in the
Treasury must be used to repay this
loan. The late Legislature did not
make any provision for the payment
of interest, nor for payment of the
debt, and the Governor gives it as
his opinion that the people are not
able to pay their debts in its pres
ent proportions-about 32,OO0,oOO
This is the thirdState-Virginia and
North Carolina being the others
that, without formally repudiating
or disowning its debt, .confesses its
inability to pay it. The aggregate
Indebtedness Of these three States
is over $l00,OOO,O0O. There is no
means of enforcing payment, and as
the bondholders are dependent en-
tirely on the will Of the people Of the
indebted States, tie only way out of
the difficulty would appear to be a
compromise of the claims at figure
which the State can and will pay.