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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-14
RAILROADS.
LEXANDRIA s. FREDERICKSBURG
II RAILWA
AND ALEXANDRIA s. WASHINGTON
RAILROAD



EaN M M Ezssls g E1IIss 1zsss ss
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAILWAY.
After JANUARY Sd, 1876. trains will run az
follows:
Leave Southwark from Alexandris & Freder
cksburg depot at II. IA a. m. Southern Express
daily, except Monday. The Southern Express
runs th1 ough 20 Ricr 1nond without change, con.
Meeting at Richmond for all points South.
Leave Northward from Alexandria tre6tl.
icksbu-c depot n. 437 8. m. Northern Express
daily, except Monday, through North and
West. The Northern Express run through to
Baltimore, without chsnge. connecting with
trains on the Northern Central Railway for the
North and West
ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
After JANUARY 5, trains will run as fol-
lows, daily, except Sunday:
Leave Alexandria for Washington, from St
Asaph street depot, at 600, 100 $50, &c., l0.CN
ard ll.CO j. H.; and Loo, 800, AGO. 800, GO
and 100 .. nj.
Trains leaving ut sec a. m. and 500 p. m. ru-
daily al others dsily except Sunday.
The trains leaving Alexandria at I, and II
AM. l, 4, i and pm connect through to Eatl'
more. The q. III. and I p. m trains connect
At Washington with through New York trains.
Leave Washington for Alexsndris from pas.
scngcr depot. cor 9Th and B streets, 1T 6.H
100 500, 900. 1000, and HOO a. m. and LOG,
0.h
Trains leaving at 9. a. m. and 100 p. m. run
daily all Others daily except Sunday.
Trains leaving Washington at Z, and l0a.m'
l,3, s. d and 1888 pm. connect with trains from
Baltimore. The q. M, and p. N. trains de-
liver passengers from New York
ms- Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railway
trains leave passenger depot cor. 6th and sts.,
at ii. 45 p. NJ. Southern Express for Richmond
and all points South
TRAINS FOR PHILA DELPHIA AND
NEW YORK.
| Leave Alexandria at 500 a. M, and ll.00 g.
| m and and I =. m.
Leave Washington at 9.23 and ll.55 a. H.,
and 4.j3 and 9.0o p. m.
Train leaving Alexandria at p. m; connects
with train leaving Washington at :53 p. m. for
Philsdelphia, arriving at Philadelphia at lO4o
p. m.
Tickets to Philadelphia and New York can b"
obtained 1T the ST. Asaph street depot.
EDMUND l.. QUARRY, Supt;
ED. 5. YOUNG, Gen. Pas Agent. jan
VIZ c., VIRG. MIDLAND s. 6. S. Il. l..
:a q E E e -
DOUBLE DAILY TRAINS BETWEEN
BALTIMORE AND DAAElLLE,
| WIT HOLT CHANGE,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-14
Legal NOTICES.

VIRGINIA. At Rules held in the Clerks
Y office OF the Circuit Court Of the city OF
A!exandria, on the 4th day of January, 1879:
William A. Moore, plaintiff, against Henry ).
Msrtn, defendant. In debt and upon an at
tachment
The object of this suit is to recover against
the defendant the sum of $500, with interest
thereon from August 8. 1872 till paid and to
attach and subject to the payment OF the same
the interest Of the defendant in the house and
lot at the southwest intersection of Commerce
and Fayette streets, in Alexandria city, Virginia.
The defendant not having entered his appear
ance and given security according to the ACT OF
Assembly, and the rules Of this Court, and 1t APP
pearing by affidavit that he Is not resident 81
this State it is ordered that said defendant appear
here within one month after due publication OF
this order and do what is necessary to protect hH
interest in this suit and that q copy OF this or
der be forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Ca
zette, newspaper published in the city OF Al
exundria once week for four successive weeks,
and posted at the front door Of the Court House
'~ MORTON MARYE. Clerk.
D. L Smoot, o. o. jan l3-w4w
EXECUTORS NOTlCE-The undersigned
d having duly qualified before the County
Court of Fairfax county, Virginia, as Executors
of the last will and testament Of WILLIAM Il.
MONCH late OF The said county deceased,
hereby give notice to all persons having claims
against the estate of said William h. Monch
to present them for settlement, duly au-
lhehticaled and all persons indebted to the said
estate are required to make immediate payment
to u.s. SAMUEL PULLMAN,
FREDERICK PAFF,
de2S-w4w* Ex'rs of VIM. b. Monch, decd.
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It's contiguity to Washington gives the Ca
zette an early precedence over all the journals
of the State in intelligence of the operations of
the General Government, now of such vital i'm
portance to the people of the South. The pro-
ceedngs of Congress will be regularly reported
in succinct form for its columns, but all matters
of especial interest in Virginia will be given in
detail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-14

THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
VIRGINIA ADVERTISER has already en-
tered upon the last quarter Of century OF
its existence. Few newspapers in the coun-
try are its seniors. During all this period
its prominent object has been to advance
the interests of the people of whose life 1t
is the daily chronicle. Its fortunes have been
their fortunes; it has shared their prosper
ity and suffered in their disasters. Its in
spiration has been the desire to forward the
best interests of the community in which 1t is
located, and its own prosperity is as it has been
purposely made, inseparsble from that of the
community that it aims to represent. When
they grow rich it hopes for reward common
surste with its labors. While they are poor, it
expects to work with them and for them, ex-
pecting to make their success the measure of its
own.
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.r~~ss POTOMAC FERRY BOATS.
On On Sunday, the 10Th, and until further notice,
BOTH FERRY BOATS will be on the line be-
tween Washington and Alexandria, Hourly
' r. : " " " " S. S. HOWISON,
dec 10 Priest. Potomac Ferry Co.
sss MERCHANTS LINE NEW YORK
ssrassaab& STEAMSHIPS.
The inc consists C.: the following frst-class
outside steamers:
JOHN GIBSON. Capt. w. H Winters
VIII leave New York EVERY SATFURDAY
for this port and, returning, will leave Alexsn
1ria EVERY FRIDAY, at 10 o clock.
All freig must be on the dock by 9 3. N.
HOOE s JOHNSTON.
Agents, No. Prince street
Agents in New York,
GEO. B. MERRlCK,
apo 226 South ST.. Pier No 80 East river
NO FoLK AND BOSTON,.
The steamer LADY OF THE LAKE, con-
Meeting al Norfolk with the steamers -FuD b.
of the Merchants and Miners Trans Easseasssss
portation Company for Boston, will leave he-
wharf, No. south wharves, EVERY MON
DAY and THURSDAY at 230 p. M, for Nor
folk. Returning, leave Norfolk on TU ESDA rs.
and FRIDAYS, at 8 p. m, stopping at Fort
Washington, Glymont Piney Point Point
Lookout and Fortress Monroe.
This line, connecting at Alexandra with the
o. A. s. NJ. snd w. & o. r. Rs, and st Nor
folk with the Boston steamers, offers superior in
ducements for the rapid and careful shipment OF
all kinds Of freight to Boston. The rates beng
low, the attention of shippers is particularly d.
rocted to this feature. All freight forwarded
free of commission, and through bills Of lading
given
Y. D. GRSoNEk, NsorfoIk, j. G. WAfiERS,
Georgetown, OF
F. A. REED, Agent Alexandra,
A. &. PLANT, Gen. Agt.,
Cor. 18th ST. and New York ave.
Washington D. G.
First class fare to Norfolk, 81; round trip, Sc
Second class fare to Norfolk, SO round trip, IS
ap 22-I
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-14

AS the interests of the people mainly centre at
home no pains will be spared to chronicle all
matters occurring in the city and neghborhood,
carefully excluding unscemly expressions OF
gross narrative as unfit for q journal that Is
treasured at many thousand hearthstones OF
Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-14

Especial attention will be devoted to present
ing, as well from original sources OF information
as from its exchanges, the news of Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-14

MONDAY, MARCH 2o, 1875.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-14
LIST OF GIFTS.

q, 17S Cash Gifts, amounting to...""..sl, oOO,W0
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detail.
From the State Capital it will receive early
and accurate accounts Of the proceedings of the
General Assembly and Of all the operations OF
the State government likely to interest the
people.
In its commercial columns the especial feature
will be promptness and accuracy. The farmers,
drovers and commercial people of the State
know they may depend upon the Gazette
Early and reliable reports of the Grain, Cattle,
Grocery and other Markets will be furnished,
and the prices and position of the stocks, which
are the subjects of business transactions IN this
section of the country carefully quoted.
The continual favors of those who have once
used the Gazette as an advertising medium is
warrant for saying that it pays to advertise IN
its columns.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-14

SHOES.
Protection Toe will wear twice as long as shoes
made in the ordinary way. They will not wear
through the upper at the toe. One trial viii
prove this to your entire satisfaction. For sale
At WADDEY'S, "a King street
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-05-06
A Strange Scarecrow.

a parsinonous old Scotch minister
once evaded discovery by an uncommonly
clever Manguvre. When working one
day in his garden, or glebe, in his beggar-
like attire, he was alarmed to see the car
riage Of his patron, the proprietor of the
parish, whirllng rapidly along the road
to his mansc 1t was too late to attempts 4
retreat, and get himself put in decent or
der to receive my lord" To retreat was
impossible: to remain where and as he
was-to be sAamcd and disgraced. With
a promptness seldom or never surpassed,
he stuck his battered hat down on his
shoulders, drew up his hands into the
sleeves of his ragged coat, stuck out his
arms at an acute angle, planted his legs
far apart, aud, throwing rigidity into all
his form, stood there in battle-ground
the very beau ideal Of what in England Is
called a "scarecrow," in Scotland, a "po-
| tato-bogle'-never suspected by the yisi-
tors as they drove up to the front entrance,
while he made for the back door to don
his Sunday garb.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-05-06
Tho Latest Egg Story.

Winona Daily Republican.
1--WE sell great many of these things,
you sec," said the senior partner Of \ pio-
neer crockery house, as he placed his
hand on a basket Of porcelain nest eggs,
and asked q Republican reporter to listen
to the following true story, which was told
bv an elderly lady from Trempcaleau,
who had bought some Of these porcelain
eggs. She got three Of them from Greg
ory & Co., to try. They were placed in
the hens nests, where they remained but
short time when mischevious dog car
ried them off and left them by the side of
the fence. Once more they were placed
in the nests when thievlng skunk, think
ing to enjoy meal on fresh eggs, lugged
them into corn field, where they were
found by some laborers and for the sec
ond time returned to the owner. She
again placed them where they would do
the most good in encouraging the hens,
but willy fox took it into His head to go
for those eggs, and so for the third time
they disappeared. But Reynard got so
troublesome in the .neighborhool that a
party Of hunters chased him to his hole
and dug him out, together with the three
Eeggs, which, for the third time, found their
way to their original owner The plot
thickens. The fated eggs again fell into
the Jaws ofa marauder. This time snake
was the cause Of their disappearance. He
was rolling around tho hen yard. looking
for spring chickens, when his eyes light
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-05-06

DUSS B. DAVIS,
IL
General Agent Home Life 'ns. Co.
for Southern Minnesota and N"rtEern Iowa.
C:ics, lst Door South Of Coart Hoass.
Tzi,IE RAMSEY HOUSE,
JOHN t. Mo2KcS)E, FeorHlEro R
RAMSEY. MINI,
At tae junction ot the Milwaukee & st. Paul
and Saltheru Minnesota Railroads.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-05-06

A Lucky Bride.

Hermann, the celebrated magician was
married recently. And his wife doesn't
have to get up at daylight to go to tho
market. When she wants dozen of
eggs she simply hands her husband tho
empty ggbag, and he produces them by
ight-of-hand; then he cooks an omelet
in borrowed hat, and converts a can Of
sawdast into that much white sugar, and
similar cups filled with Clipped paper
are changed into hot coffee; then be takes
the same hat, stirs up its emptiness with
6 magic wand. and, presto, changel ou:
comes loaf of bread, fresh shad, two
pickles, one pie, bucket of coal, a dish
of hash, with natural hairs in it, and q
half dozen knives and forks. This is
much cheaper than going to market. But
Mrs. Hermann is not happy. When her
husband wants gold dollar he mysteri-
ously packs it off the end of his wife's
nose And shc-is dissatisfied because she
can't perform that trick herself-[ Norris
town Herald
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-05-06
Saying t.Pteasc.''

Who could help loving fair haired.
brighteyed, little Bonnell He is one Of
those mischicvous, eight yearolds that
one must pet in spite of ones self. And
yet, he is not alt mischief, either. Now
and then he makes ones eyes open with
astonishment, and ones hands go up
with the exclamation, "What child!"
Bonnell's pa is rather careless in relig-
Gus matters, and sits down often at tho
table without thinking of asking the
"blessing." ...*..*. ...-:
Spa" said the little fellow, tie other
day, "ma says God made you. Did he
pa~
"Yes he made rae"
swell, pa. are you glad he made you:"
"Why, Bonnie, of course am. What
questions you do ask.''
The child's mind was evidently work.
ing out aproblem, but he did not exactly
know what it was.
"After pause; "Pa, what does ,ncle
Sam ask I: blessing at the table for?''
II reckon because he wants to-"
"Hc says that he wants to thsnk God
for his dinner, but I told him that you
worked for your dinner, and made it.
God does not give it to you, does he, pa:''
"Well, yes; l suppose he gives me mine
too"
Bonnell looked up with astonishment,
and then fell too visorously.with his knife
and fork. Suddenly he asked again:
"Pa, does God want uncle Sam to thank
him:'
"Yes, my child; suppose So"
More silence
"Pa, Pm mighty glad God IS not like
you, for if lie was we would never get
anything more to eat, and then we would
starve"
"Why. Bonnell, what do you mean:"
II was just thinking. You would not
give sister that apple, 'cos she would not
say please and if God is that sort fway,
he never would give us anything more,
| because we do no thank Him, like uncle
Sam"
"Be quiet, Bonnell; you do not know
what you are talking about
The rest Of the meal was eaten in ST.
lencc, but that very night at tea, Bonnell's
father astonishel the family by saying
"Please' to God.-[Christian Weekly.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-05-06
Strange Coincidence.

The whole history Of "sin found o;,t,'
can furnish few incidents more striking
than the following from the Gaudaloure
Times. Circumstantial evidence of guilt
usually rests in dumb marks and silent
correspondence; but here piece Of pa.
per spoke the accusation IN so many
| words. The crime was perpe:rated late
one Monday evening, during the progress
Of camp meeting i'll the Cottonwood
neighborhood, four miles south ofSeguin
Texas.
"On this night about ten o'clock, Mr.
Job brennan, his wife and daughter, and
child of ten years, on returning home
from the meeting, were shot by wayside
assassins. brennan was killed; his
daughter riding behind him ON the same
horse, received five wounds, and Mrs. D.
received one severe wound. The daugh.
ter alone saw man croucned down in a
fence corner
Next morning Judge Moore held an
inquest on the body of Mr.. brennan.
Am ong the evidence piece Of gun wad
ding was found, but partially burned
On opening it: it proved to be piece OF
a German newspaper. Boot tracks were
found and followed, leading directly tc
the homes Of old man Kunda and his son
Fred.
"Thesc houses were already strongly
guarded by citizens, whose suspicious fell
there, waiting the officers arrival. Al
Fred Kunda's house it was asked:
"'1s Julius herc:'
"Frcd answered, No; he's down at the
old MANS
"But in passing the house Julius was
seen through a window. The brother:
were both arrested.
"Proceeding to the old mans, On hi:
mantle-shelf was found a torn German
newspaper. To the rent IN it was applied
the piece Of gun-wad, which fitted. pre-
cisely. On reading the sundcred matter
now brought together, to farther ties, the
connection proper, it proved complete
The interpreter read broken line as fol
lows: "!And he raised his gun to his face
and shot him dead"
Most singular coincidence, though
but part of story in the paper.'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-05-06

the unlearncd who d lnost con1d dent.
Fxaggeration IS the rule. We arc s. ].
neither 50 happy nor 50 wretched g No
think. .ss.s.s.ss9
:" rs God, man, he will not live 70 SEQ
the half Of it = was the exclamation Of
Boston Irishn,am, the other day, when he
heard that Friel, who killed fellow in
the station:house, had been sentenced to
imprisonment for life.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-05-06
Golden thoughts.


Our whole duty is embraced in the two
ideas of abstinence and patience.
There is silken string connecting all
virtues. 1t is called moderation.
Occupation is the great safeguard; idle.
ness is sure to run to weeds.
Our actions belong to ourselves; but
the consequences belong to heaven.
Prosperity is no. test Of character, it is
adversely that surely finds US out.
Advice, though disposed wholesale, is
received in very small doses.
Adversely is great educator, and
teaches more truly than all the schools.
The smallpox and affectation both ruin
a great many handsome faces.
Ultra modesly is very nearly allied to
extreme vanity.
Old age is often beautiful, and proper:
ly so because it is the childhood Of i'm
morality.
1t is not mans pedigree which we
should care for, but only his virtues.
Avoid apologies. Sensible people do
so. Accounting for an evil does not alter
it.
Women are never towards for. others,
though timid for themselves.
That which we use and improve is
ours; what we hoard is for someone else.
Truth may be violated as much by 81
lcnce as by falsehood itself. 81 .*.>...~ i
We are often injured more by suspicion
than by the pertidy Of others. ~. :. ~
Cunning is not wisdom; we are liable
to overreach ourselves with it. s-,,. ~.s~
In the East they speak Of death as the
black camel that kneels at every tent.
Doubts increase our knowledge. Il is
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-05-06
CLOSE ron yvANT.0F 4 WORD

"Lost for want iof q word!'' E Rs.
Fallen among thieves and dying;
Priests and Lcvites passing Al
Tho place vhers he il lying.
Hsistoo faint t.call,
Too far off to be heard; u =z-#
There are those beside life's highway
, Lost for want ofa word!
: "Lost for want Of . uord!' .c.-
All in the black night straying, --.5.
Among the mazes of thought; 5sz.: s Il
False lights ever betrayiug! *-<'-::s -
Oh, that . human voice 49, ~ !
The ,aurky darkness had stirrrsdl
Lost and benignted forever! ...'"
LeAt for want Of a word! r. =:
"Lostf for waEt Of o word!''
Too high, i'll may be, and noble
To be ever checked in his sin.
0rled TO- Christ in his trouble.
Nooxe boldly aud truly .~.~- ---~.s:~
:. ~ 80 show him where be has erred, = :
y Poor handful Of dust and ashes, y .>.'<-.: :
Lost for want Of q word!
"Lost for want Of q word!'
- A word that might have been spoken;
Who knows what eyes maybe dim,
Or what bear,s n,ay be aching and broken
. Go scatter beside all waters,
Nor sicken at hope deferred;
Let never soul, for numtness,
Be lost for want Of y word!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-05-06
4 william Fooled.
;oston Special to Chicago Times.

Boston Special to Chicago Times.
Thomas Murphy, an athletic qnarry-
man, from Long Meadow, attempted to
ravish a young woman last evening, in
one of the streets of ward seven, Spring
field. The lady screamed loudly for as
sistance, wIlereupon Edward Carr, an ex.
pressman, 20 years old, ran from his house.
to her relief: Murphy fled, with Carr IN
hot pursuit, yelling at the top Of his voice
to alarm the nei ghborhood. Finding that
he was liable to be captured. Murphy
turned suddenly on Carr, and stabbed
him twice under the left arm and once
near the left groin, the knife in the latter
instance passing almost entirely through
Carr's body. Msrphy was arrested, after
hard fight with the police, during which
he smashed a couple Of leaders to tliuters,
and was carried to the lookup fighting all
the way like the desperate he is. In the
police court this morning he was held in
$4,000 to await the result of Carr's inju-
r;es, which are probably fatal.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-05-06
Specific Charges Against Secretary Eel
= an0 and HIS Son John.

-.> -... WASHINGTON, April ~.
Bosom Advertiser, (Rep.)
In spit Of all dcnials, the fact remains
that a number Of specific and grave
charges, involving both Secretary DeIano
and Lis son, have of late been brought to
the attention of the president by various
responsible parties, and that previous to
the presidents starting for Concord
means were taken to have Mr.. Delano
understand that his resignation would be
accepted. If the message did not reach
him by the indirect communication
adopted, this fact would account for the
discredit attempted to be thrown upon
the announcement, by virtue of the fact
that Mr.. Delano joined the PRESIDENT S
party. 1t has been denied that specific
charges have been brought to the person
al attention of the president il connection
with the matter. Among those was the
following, made by one of the bestknown
men on the Pacific coast:
A contest having arisen over valuable
Mexican grant in California, John Delano
was directed to go in person and look in.
| to the matter. A dispatch from the secre.
tary directing the party claiming the title
to consult with his son upon the question
The result Of this was that one of the par
ties to the contest was obliged to pay
John De!ano $1,000 in cash and two o,
three thousand shares in Guicksilve,
| mine found on the tract. These are points
Of one charge made. Another is that Ger
tain parties here, after long delay in an
attempt to procure action from the secre
tary's Office which would issue the issu
ing Of patents to large tract Of land
were finally referred to John, who, afte,
representing great press of business ant
many difficulties in the way of obtaining
these patents, ended BY offering to put then
through at once if six sections could b.
patented to himself These are but speci
mems of a number Of the same genera
character.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-05-06
NU MBER 5.

ed on those beautiful eggs. Their pearly
whiteness fascinated him, and in less time
than it takes to pen the words lie had
swallowed al three. They lay ha:d up.
On his stomach, and proved too much for
digestion. Some cruel boys caught him
and clubbed him to death. The porcelain
eggs were for the fourth time recovered
and returned to the owaer, the counterfeit
proving a success on the hens, the dog,
the skunk, the fox, and the snake.