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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-16

SPECIAL NOTICE:
THE STEAMER PILOTBOY, IT,
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Will resume her regular trips to Currioman
and the River Landings. commencing TU ES-
DAY, March I'd, leaving Alexandria from her
wharf at 730 Il. m every tn ESDAY and SAT-
URDAY returning WEDNESDAYS and
SUNDAYS. For freight or passage apply to
+. A. REED, Agent,
feb 25-tf Janneys Wharf.
YDE'S STEAM LINES
" TO
PHILADELPHIA, PROVIDENCE AND
BOSTON
Steamers leave Alexandria EVERY TUES
DAY, and leave Philadelphla EV- s4
cry SATURDAY., at IL o'clock aaA&
from Pier No. North Whsrves.
This line connects At Alexandria with the O.,
A. s. NJ. and w. i .. K. Rs, anG at Philadel-
phia with the new and popular Iron Line" for
Providence and Boston.
Freight forwarded with promptnsss and care,
free of commissions.
No charge for transfer in Philadelphia, and
no wharfage in Boston. Through to Boston in
sixty-fve hours. Through rates and Though
bills of lsding given. Insurance guaranteed st
lass than usual rates
Agents.
r. A. REED, Alexandria.
VIM. ?. CLYDE & CO., Philadelphia.
GEO. F. HYDE, Georgetown, D. @.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
POTOMAC FERRY COMPANY.

On and after SUNDAY, March 21st, regular
HOURLY TRIPS OF BOTH FERRY BOATS
will BIO resumed on the route between Alexsn-
dris and Washington.
On April lst and thereafter the trips of the
Boats will be made from either city according
to the following schedule:
$780, $50, $50, TO- 80 and 1l.30 a. M, and IL go
1.30, 2.30 3 80, 4.30, $50 and 40 .. III.
The Sunday trips will be ss usual
s. S. HOWISON,
NH 10 President Potomac Ferry Co.
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TNGLISH SALAD DRESSING, Les s
d PERKINS, Sauce, Genuine Olive Oil, and
Pure MustArds for sale by
jel5 GEO. McBURNEY s. SON.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05

tie. III the rearing of blooded horses
it will be to our section what the blue
grass has been to Kentucky. We find
however, that there is not in Los An
geles any established market for the
cured hay, though it sells in San Fran
cisco for thirteen dollars per ton by
wholesale, while barley hay brings
two or three dollars less. 1t seems
that the bulk of the production is fed
to stock on the farm, and the little
that has come in for sale has been
poorly handled, being imperfectly
cured, and full of dust and sand. The
stablemen are in the habit of giving
their horses small daily allowance
of green alfalfa, which, it is said keeps
them in a healthy condition. Both
farmers and stable keepers have an i'll
terest in utilizing this valuable COM
modify; the former should therefore
take the proper pains in preparing his
hay for market, ami tile latter duly
test its merits compared with other
food.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05
Antagonistic Plank.

The antagonistics sentiment between
the Democracy of Ohio and New York
was a little speck no larger than a
mans hand at the outset but it has
grown with alarming rapidity and
now covers the entire political hori-
zon. There should be no antagonism
between Democratic State platforms
on national issues, yet the Democrats
of Ohio and New York have in their
platforms plank, each as diametri-
cally opposed one to the other as light
is to darkness-as the principles of
the Republicans are to those Of the
Democrats. The imitation plank in
the Ohio platform is undemocratic
and even should the Democrats elect
their ticket on it 1t will not receive
the endorsement of the Democracy of
another State in the Union. The or
gans of the party in New York are
commenting severely on the Ohio plat
form aud some of them do not
hesitate to advise the Ohio Dem
ocrats to repudiate the ALLEN
ticket and by its defeat assert the
Democratic doctrine of an early return
to hard money basis. 1t is not prob
able that the Ohio Democrats will act
upon this advice or that the New
York journals expect them to do so,
but its advocacy enables the Demo-
of New York to place themselves on
record and to great extent counter
act the effect of an imitation victory
should one be won in Ohio. 1t is
quite clear that if ALLAN is elected he
will not owe his success so much to,
his imitation plank as to the fact that
there is no choice in this respect be-
tween him and his opponents.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05

and Others too numerous to mention
were warm in their solicitations. The
President, however, must disappoint
us, replying that he regretted his in
ability to extend his visit to the Pa
citlc Coast, as he was compelled to re-
turn.
A silver and gold bearing quartz
ledge has been discovered in detach-
ed range of hills on the bay of San
Francisco near Centreville, and about
three miles behind Dunbarton Point,
from which a narrow gauge railroad to
San Jose is now being constructed
The ledge also runs through the lands
of the Green Point Dairy Company
Experts who have examined it say the
formation is identical with that of the
Comstock, the ledge being about fifty
feet wide on the surface. The crop
pings are sufficiently rich in silver to
warrant the expectation Of a valuable
ledge.
The new bank of Nevada opened
this morning under the most favorable
auspices. The people have the most
unlimited confidence in its resources
and it will at once take position as one
of the most substantial financial insti-
tutions of the country.
The Pinney Investigation.
Vallejo, Oct, 4th. Court of In
quiry in the Pinney case met this fore
noon. They decided to hold their pro-
ceedings with closed doors, giving as II
reason the belief that the most impor.
tant witnesses would conceal their tes-
timony if it was made public. The
affair involves a number Of business
men who would decline to make their
losses known in the present condition
of financial matters.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05
Eos Aaesles 4lerala
NEWS OF THE MORNING

Senator Booth leaves Sacramento to-day for
Washington.
Moody and Sankey are to commence n
Winter campaign in New York about No
vember 1st.
DIR. Helmbold, the Buchu man, has been
placed in the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum.
The Emperor of Braxil is about to pay the
United States visit.
Victoria Woodruff threatens a new sensa-
ton: she is going to disclose.
An attempt was made on last Saturday
night to assassinate Capt. Lawlor, OF the New
Orleans Metropolitan Police, 1t failed, but
A. Brosseau, q carpet dealer, was mortaly
wounded.
Mr.. Toney, a clerk in the Fourth Auditors
office, has returned from Denver and reports
ex-Marshal Shaffenburg's defalcation $780,
600.
]. T. Raymond, the actor, was given din
ner in New York on Sunday at the Locust
Club.
The difficulties between England and China
are announced as settled.
On Sunday the Roman Catholic Pilgrimage
Mt Toronto was made the occasion of a riot.
1t appears to have been done by rowdies, but
the authorities and Orangemen of Toronto
will have to bear the blame of it.
monster diamond, $50 karats, is reported
at Dimbleny, in South Africa.
Two seamen, the murderers Of the first and
second mates of the Jefferson Borden, were
sentenced to be hung January 14th in Boston.
Charley Ross is reported now in England.
A Swedish steam barge is reported burned
between Lubbock and Copenhagen. Twenty
lives lost.
President Grant and party were at Salt
Lake yesterday, and 1t Is probable they will
came on to San Francisco.
The Bank of Nevada opened yesterday.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank of this
city has within the past three days received
over ,000 on deposit in excess of what it has
paid out.
The Collector OF Customs has been made
the Victim of forgery TO the amount of near
ly halfa million dollars.
Since the last dividend, Consolidated Vir-
ginia has shipped over million and half
of dollars.
Two-thirds of all the horses In Philadelphia
are affected with a mild type of fepiZootic.
Commodore Howell, acting Secretary of the
Navy, has received dispatches from San
Francisco stating that Plnney's defalcations
will reach s75O,0OO, but the Government will
lose nothing
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05
Alfalfa.

In this grass the people of Southern
California have source OF wealth of
which they are seemingly unaware,
Nothing approaching it in productive
ness and nourishing power, is found in
North America. perennial in the
strictest sense of the term, single
planting for quarter of century, or
for that matter forever, and the regu-
lar yield is simply astonishing. Year
after year the well attended alfalfa
bed will yield its twelve to twenty
tons Of hay per acre in monthly or
quarterly cuttings. Whether pastur-
ed or fed green or cured, it affords a
most healthy and nutritious diet fol
all kinds of stock. The sheep, the
hog, the mich COW and the horse
thrive upon this luxuriant grass, and
require but little grain. Tie Winter
growth is fully half as much as that ol
the Summer, while in the Northern
part of the State it is killed by the
frosts. Our section must therefore
ultimately have a monopoly of the
Winter supply of live stock for the
San Francisco market. In this grass
we also find the conservators of the
wool growinginterests. The rapid in.
fiux of population is rendering the ole
system of pasturing vast herds ofsheer
impracticable. Alfalfa will feed TWEEN.
ty sheep to the acre, and produce a SUI
perior article of wool. The wool grow,
or can therefore better afford to pa,
one hundred dollars per acre for alfal-
ia land than five dollars for steril,
mountain slopes, or ten dollars fo
barren mesas. In hog raising a coun
try producing alfalfa the year rount
can defy competition. For dairy pur
poses it is destined to supercede al
other modes Of maintaining beef cat
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05

w ork OH the "Great Bonanza de-
velops bodies of ore of a richness which
so far from discrediting the original
estimates of vast treasure confirms
the widest dreams and assures fab
ulous yield of bullion from these mi mes
for some time to come. The Gold
Hill Ne,0s reports that the consolida-
ted Virginia is daily yielding ESQ tons
of ore and says:
The great bonanza at the north end Is SIM
ply an increasing wilderness of rich ore, bid
ding fair TO prove itself practically mex
haustible; Better ore and more OF IL than
heretofore found, is now exposed In the Ophir
and with the new and I'm proved hostlng IA
cilities, this is now about TO be made availa-
BILE. More men are put to work and the ore
yield OF the mine is TO be increased to three
hundred tons per day commencing to-mor-
row. The Southern portion OF the great Lode
Is decidedly looking up. Saying nothing oi
the very encouraging developments In the
Justice. and thelgood prospects OF the Lady
Washing, the Imperial has once more become
q bullion-produclng mine. The ore body de-
velopment in 1t Is showing better and better,
and yields we'll under the stamps:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05
Let .the Paean Rise.

The rejoicing of the people of San
Francisco at the re-opening Of their
great banking institution was not en-
tire!y inappropriate. The ringing of
bells, the roar of artillery, and the ho-
zanahs of the multitude were auspi-
cious and suggestive. The creak of
the great iron doors of the Bank of
California as they opened the path
way to the piles of treasure within,
were heard around the world. 1t told
to humanity in every cline that the
great commonwealth here by this
Western sea was endowed beyond any
country on the globe. 1t proclaimed
that the financial systems of the Pa
cific coast had its foundations laid
deep within the bowels of the noun
tains, and could defy the storms that
wreck the proudest institutions of 9TH
er climes. 1t puts the stamp of truth
upon our claims to agricultural and
mineral wealth 80 boundless as to Sc
cure the prosperity of our people in all
times and under all circumstances. 1t
indicates greatness in the character
Of our financiers commensurate with
the magnitude of the trusts confided
to their keeping, their generosity on
ly being equalled by their courage
and public spirit. 1t conveys lesson
to the money lenders of every country
teaching them confidence in the fu-
ture of our State, and showing them
whele they can best invest their
wealth. 1t speaks in tones of encour-
agement to the thousands who are
looking with longing eyes to Califor-
MIA as their future home, but whose
hearts were filled with doubtings as
the news of the panic flew aero IS the
wires, telling them that the storm
breaks in vain upon our rock built fl
nancial institutions, and the mad pop
ulace is powerless to break the golden
ribs of our banks. The bunting which
flew to the breeze greeted the Bank of
California as the monument of peo-
pies strength and power, and commits
it as such to the hands of it's managers
assuring future for it more brilliant
than its past. It is not only fitting
that the metropolis should exalt, but
the paean should rise from every city,
town, village and hamlet from the ST.
erras to the sea, and from the Colum-
bia river to the bay of San Diego. 1t
was day of triumph and of glory,
and as such will so down in our an
nails to posterity.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05

AN exchange mentions the fact that
CHARLES CLAYTON, the head of the
firm of CLAYTON & Co., which failed
the other day in San Francisco, was a
member of the last Congress and the
Republican candidate for mayor at
the late election. This We presume is
intended to show that member of
Congress cannot do legitimate busi-
ness and that man so indiscrete as to
accept Republican nomination
should not be trusted with the man.
agement of grain house. However
this may be CHARLES CLAYTON was a
success while he stuck to the fruit
trade and if he had never gone to Con-
gress there is little doubt but that he
would now have been both rich and
respectable. He is a good man and we
regret to chronicle his business fail
ure.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05

THE action of the merchants and
bankers of San Francisco in relation
to the failure of Messrs. CLAYTON &
Co. was as magnanimous as their
management of the fairs of the Bank
of California. At a meeting of the
creditors it was unanimously resolved
to put the house on its feet again and
it will undoubtedly resume business.
Twenty-Five per cent. of the liabilities
will be paid in sixty days, twenty five
in twelve months and the balance
when possible.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05

THE Sacramento Bee is dissatisfied
with the HERALD's remarks about
the rapacity of the capital city and the
injustice of holding the State Fair
year after year in the same place. 1t
neither admits or denies the charge of
unjust and exhrobitant,chargcs by the
people of Sacramento during Fair time
but contents itself with the assertion
that they have the best race track in
the State. Our answer to this is a re-
iteration of the well known fact that
be the track good, bad or Indifferent,
it has been made what it is at an en-
ormous expense to the people of the
VIII ole State.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05

If but half the revelations concern
ing the character of PINNEY, the gov
ernment swindler, be true, he is GER.
tainly as vile wretch as desecrates
the earth. The wonder is that he has
SO long escaped the prison and the
gallows. OF course it cannot be con-
ceded that the history Of man who
has been villain from his cradle,
should be unknown to the authorities
who have honored him with political
preferment. Indeed, it seems that
he has before been implicated in frauds
upon the government but was white.
washed and removed TO another branch
of the service.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05
A Man Of Surprises.

General GRANT Is man of surpris-
es. He surprised the Governor of
Illinois who when he accepted his SER
vices in subordinate position of the
volunteer army did not expect to see
him at the head of the Union forces
and Don after President Of the United
States. He surprised the Southern
Generals by his bull dog determina-
tion and reckless disregard for human
life. He surprised the people Of the
nateon by his indifference to their
will and wish. He surprised the ma
ny Federal thieves and defaulters by
the ease with which he permitted
them to escape with the peoples mon
ey. He surprised his friends when he
refused to give unqualified assurance
that he was not candidate for the
third term and now he has surprised
the masses by giving them very clear
ly to understand that he has not the
remotest idea Of vacating the Presi-
Dental chair at the close of his pres
ent term if he finds it possible to re-
tain it. Those who did not understand
the man-were not familiar with his
logged determination-have wonder
ed why the President did not,
as he could with word, set this vex-
ed question at once and forever at rest
They wondered why when pressed up
on the subject his answers were vague
aud equivocal. After reading his
speech made before the army of Ten
nessee at Des Moines a few days ago
they will no longer wonder why he
has not positively declined being a
candidate for the third term and they
will understand what he meant when
he said that contingencies might arise
which rendered the election of Pres
ident the third time an imperative
necessity. This speech was the long
est GRANT ever made. 1t occupied
over half an hourand meant business
from beginning to end. 1t was a
carefully prepared address and gives
evidence of great deal Of close study
on the part of some one. 1t is prob
able that the President merely repeat
ed what had been put into his mouth
by another but he expressed his own
sentiments and said as plain as the
English language can be made to say
it that he does not intend to retire to
private life and that he is q candidate
for reelection. His determination to
capture Vicksburg was not more firm
than his determination to win the Re-
publican nomination for the Presiden-
cy and when once he has that nomi-
nation he will use all means in his
power, honorable or dishonorable to Sc
cure his election.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05

The announcement of large increas-
es in the banking capital in San Fran
cisco in the very midst of the panic
was a commentary upon the prosperi-
ty OF California that speaks louder
than words. The London and San
Francisco Bank increased its capital
from three to five million dollars and
LAzARD Freres will open q bank
with three or four millions.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05
MORNING DISPATCHES
ESQ A. M.
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD.1
PACIFIC COAST.
stage Robbery.

stage Robbery.
SUMNER, CAL, October 4th.-The
stage carrying Wells, Fargo & Co.. Is
treasure box from the town of Bakers
field to Sumner, to connect with the
train for San Francisco, was stopped
midway between the two places about
IL o'clock this evening by man with
a double-barreled shot gun, who Or
dered the driver to fork over, which
he did.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05

DURING the three months ending
Sept. 30th fine United States Mint of
San Francisco coined no less than $9,-
$685. 900 which is at the rate of forty
millions of dollars annually.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05

THE Sacramento Heratd, journal
of Independent Republican proclivities
asserts that GRANT is the man whom
the Democrats will have to defeat for
the Presidency.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05
Latest kilograms.
BY ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC LINI
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD !
PACIFIC COAST.
FOrLOs Angeles.

For Los Angeles.
CAIENTE, Oct. 4.-The following
passengers for Los Angeles left on
the Telegraph Stage Line to-day:
w f Haffea. 0 B Edell, M H Russell,
o M Pleem Jr, Miss Peter, w H Gill,
Mrs Passmore and boy.
San Francisco News.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-President
Grants arrival in Salt Lake was the
occasion of a considerable stir in San
Francisco, there being no previous
mention or hint of the President ex-
tending his visit farther than Denver.
News of his arrival in the Mormon
city was complete surprise to our
citizens. Numerous officials, newspa-
per men and prominent citizens crowd
ed the Telegraph offices, and the wires
were at once set to work flashing cor
dial invitations from our hospiatble
people. Mayor Otis rendered the hos
pitalities of San Francisco and War
rem Leland telegraphed that the Pal
ace Hotel was in readiness and at the
disposal of His Excellency and party;
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05
EASTERN NEWS.
Department Estimates


WASHINGTON, October 4th.- The
estimates for the several Departments
for the next fiscal year have been sent
to the Secretary of the Treasury in ac-
cordance with the law. They have
not been examined or tabulated, go
that it is not possible to get at the
amount which will be required for
each department for the next fiscal
year.
Hartford Election.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, October 4th.--
At the city election to-day small
vote was polled. The Democratic
ticket, except Town Clerk and one or
two Constables, was elected.
A Few Dollars Coined.
WASHINGTON, October 4th.- The
operations in coinage and refining at
the mint and assay Office, New York,
during the past month have been on
an extensive scale, and show the larg-
est result obtained during any month
of the present year. The coinage has
been as follows: Philadelphia mint
pieces of gold, 4S,5SO, value, $7l9,60O;
subsidiary silver coin, 1924, 800, value,
S5S2, ,2O5; minor coin, 1O,329,O 900, value.
$31 $50; total, 262, ,OSO, value, 81 $685.
San Francisco mint-pieces gold, Ill.,
600, value, $2,O74, 900; trade dollars,
2sl, 1000, value 1921, 600; subsidiary coin,
l,636,0O0, value, $293, 700; total, 1884,
600, value, S26, 100000. Carson mint
pieces gold, 13,491, value, $369, 800;
trade dollars, 276,OOO, value, $276, ,OO0;
subsidiary silver, $3.50, 900, value, s1Os,-
200; total, 1,155,49l value, s753,s2O.
Total coinage-gold, pieces, 1851,
value, $3,415, 43O; trade dollars, ,557 900,
value, $685., 200; subsidiary silver, 81
726, 500, value, $9sS, ,2O5; minor coinage,
1929, ,0O5, value, $31, $50; total pieces,
5,792,17l.
The Fall River Weavers.
FALL RIVER, Mass, October 4th.-
The Weavers' Commission at Sprague
Mills on Saturday decided that they
will advise members of the Union to
sign documents and continue the or
ganization by all means in their power
and will keep up the agitation in every
part of New England until the condi-
tions are so modified that all help who
have been thrown out of employment,
some 800 in number, shall be support
ed by the Union, and that in future
they will endeavor to bring about con-
certed action with the spinners, card
ers and other Trade Unions in the
city.
Destructive Fire.
LAWRENCE, Mass, October 4th.-
The fire at Washington mills origin
ated in the attic of the building, where
was stored large quantity of secured
wool and cotton yarn, and was caused
by spontaneous combustion. The fire
apparatus of the mill proved unequal
to the emergency and the Fire Depart
ment was called upon, when the
flames were quickly subdued. The
loss on the stock of wool and yarn will
not be less than $4,000. About one
hundred employees are thrown out of
work.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-05
FOR EICN.
All Serene Again.

LONDON, Sept. 4th.-An official dis
patch has been received by the govern
ment from Shanghai confirming pre-
vious advices esannouncing the peaceful
settlement of the late difficulty with
China.
The Toronto Riot.
TORONTO, Ont, October 4th.
men up at the Police Court to-day for
rioting have been remanded until
Wednesday. Some thirty persons
were injured in yesterdays riot. Con-
stable Ridell is still alive but In pre-
carious condition, and it is not expect
ed he will recover. 1t Is believed sew
eral others are also injured.