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LISTON M'MILLEN,
N. 7. WILLIAMS

N. r. WILLIAMS LIsTON M'MILLEN.
WILLIAMS 81 McMILLEN,
w ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
and NDtarics Public. Onicc on west side of pub
ic square, in Williams old office, Streets block,
OSkalOOSa, Iowa. Il
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5OLTON & Mccoy.
~ W. RICE,
EDiIE I. LACEY,
: L. G. PHILLIPS,
g2O3EET KISSICK,

: ATTORNEY AT LAW,
al! Notary Public, OskalOOSa, Iowa. Office
80. T. Cainn Block, north side public
3q:ary, upstairs. Will give special attention to
collections, probate business and cOnveyanclng.
Practice in all the courts of the State. -
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THE SIXTH DISTRICT.

WoLcoTT, Ind, Oct. A, 1876
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PLUMBING.
WATER. GAS or STEAM

Having added a new branch to our bushes
we are now prepared to do all kinds of fittin
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JUDSON KILPATRICK.
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brothers, Charles and Frederick
During, strolling thespians from Ian,
cester, Pennsylvania-genial, brave,
mirthful fellows, so overflowing with
rollicking fun that they kept their
comrades alive body and soul by
compelling them to laugh. Charles,
who had been to the city OH brief
furleugh, said, as he rejoined his
mess: "Boys! have you heard OF
the new poem written aboard ship
the other night by Frank Key? It's
got the true ring in it Attention,
company and judge for yourselves
1t was rude copy, written like my
grandsire's letter, in scrawl which
Rufus Choate might have mistaken
for his own. An accomplished elocu.
ZIONIST, the pathetic eloquence of the
grand inspiration lost none of its ma.
tive fervor through the readers lips.
Three times he read it aloud, his
audience ever increasing, until the
entire division seemed electrified by
the poets doubt and triumph. Sud.
denly an idea seized his brother
Frederick. Hunting up q volumn OF
flute music which was in q neighbor.
ing tent he rapidly whistled from il
snatches of tune after tune Just as
they canght his quick eye. Finally
one called "Anacreon in Heaven
struck his fancy, and it's peculiar
rhythm riveted his attention. Note
after note fell from his puckered lips
until with a leap and shout, he ex
claimed, "Boys, I've hit It'll" Fit
ting the tune to the words Charles
had just read, he rang out for the
Grst time the song of "The Star
Spangled Banner" How the mer
shouted and clapped their hands anc
joined in the chorus, and never wa,
their wedding of poetry to musi,
made under more harmonious infiu
ences. Soon after the brothers sans
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-12
The Indian Campaign

New York Sept. IA special dispatch
from Terry's camp on the Yellowstone, near
Gl.ndivc, Sept. 5. via Bismarck, D. t.. says
Gen. Terry, this morning. issued an order dis
solving his operating column. Gen. Glbbon,
with the Montana troops, leaves 10 the morn
Jog Tor For, Ellis. Major Reno, with the 7th
cavalry, and Mai. Moorc's battalion of the 9Th
Infantry, will patrol the north bank OF the Vel:
lowstone. 10 order to prevent any band OF
hostile Sioux that may be retreatlng before
Gen. Crook, crossing the river, COL Otis, with
the 22d infantry. will remain at this point 10
charge of subsidiary depot. Gen. Terry aud
staff proceed to Butord by steamboat The
General vii! give his whole attention to the
forwarding of supplies to he new post 90 Tongue
river. The campaign may be regarded as vir-
tually at an end so lar as Gen. Terry's column
is concerned. Everybody 10 camp is delighted,
as it has been evident for a long time that we
were DOT likely 10 accomplish much good by re-
naming in the field.
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FOREIGN News,

MADRID, Sept IA detachment of ,, zoe
Spanish troops will embark Sept. 18th to re-
ioii,rcc the Spanish army 10 Cuba. They will
be followed by 800 others before the eud oil
this month.
LONDON, Sept. II Newspapers this morn
Ing state that New York aud French detectives
took passage at Plymouth GU board the steam
er Frisia, which arrived at that place Sunday,
en- route to Cherbourg and Hamburg. Their
purpose is to arrest, at Cherbourg or Ham
nurg, ccrtaiD Passengers who are wanted at
New York
DISPATCHES having been received here from
New York saying that report had reached
there that great fire was raging 10 the hue
Condo, Paris, attended with loss Of life, Inquiry
develops the fact that carriage builder ) house
and factory on that thoroughtare were burned
last night. This was the sole extent of the
fire. There were 10 live, lost
LONDON, Sept. l2.-At Doncaster, to-day
the race for the great Yorkshire handicap was
won by Bersagilcr, with Merry Duchess second,
and Acgle,horpe third.
BELGRADE, Sept. l2.-Oficial dispatches
say there was severe fighting on Sunday and
Monday between Decgrad aud Aexinaz in
CONSEQUENCE Of tho Turks attempting to throw
a bridge across the Morova. They were un-
successful. This movement indicates that the
Turks despair of taking Aiexlualz by direct
attack, aud are seeking to get to he rear of its
fortified lines. The Scrviau garrison at Alex
ipatz numbers ouly G, 400 men, but the Turks
peed the place as u base OF operations against
Delegrad, aud for the preservation OF their
communication with Nisch. Horvatovitch with
~ 900 men has retired from Granada and join
ed Tchcruayef at Delcgrad. Yesterday they
gained the lurki.h rear south Of Djunis,
when combined attack was made on
the Turks by the tvo generals, The fighting
ceased at night fall without decisive result
and was removed to-day No later advices
have been received. Nothing is Known here
respecting peace negotiations. The popular
feeling still f4vors a continuance of the war 10
preference to accepting Illuminating terms of
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TELEGRAPH NEWS.
The Maine Election.

Boston, September l2.-Returns from 4e
towns 10 the Third Congressional district OF
Maine give Lindsay, republican, 2 O93 ma
iority. The Fourth district gives Powers, re-
publican, majority Of probably 1900. Hale,
republican, 10 the Fifth district has about
5000 aud Frye, republican, in the Second
probably has 5000
Boston, Sept 1.-TWO hundred aud forty
eight :owus iu Malue give Counor, republican,
56,9lS, aud Talbot, democrat, 1920. The
same towns ast year gave Conner 43. lS4 and
Roberts 80 47S Republican net gain IN these
towns ,292. Returns from twenty towns 10
Somerset cuuuly give republican majority OF
500 tor Conner. The whole county ticket is
elected. and Eve OF the eight representatives
are republicans All but three toWns IN Az
drGscoggin county give Conner 1881, Talbot
$3.50, and Gage, soft money, 2S4. Last year
the same towos gave 3,lO3 republican and
2,47O democrat. The rem 1lnlDg toWos last
year gave Counor 25S and Roberts 2O5 votes.
All the REPUBLICAN representatives and the
whole county icke. are elected Mccol0 county
will be very Close. Connor's majority will be
abou, 25 in total vote of about 4 500. The
county officers are about evenly divided
Five of the six representatives are repuoi-
caus. Nearly iull returns from kuox county
make it certain hat the republicans have about
63 majority 10 the equity On the vote tor Coy
ernor. and elect all the county ticket except a
senator and clerk of court ln Harrington
county all the republican representatives to the
legislature are elected except one. They also
elect senator aud the county ticket BY increased
majorties. Waldo county has gone largely re-
publican, though it was democratic last year.
The whole republican county ticket is elected,
and all the eight representatives to the leglsa'
1ure. Eight towns in Arrowstook co1Oty give
Powers, rep, for Congress, S2I, Danforth,
dem., Gas The sane towns, last year, gave
Plaisted, rep. 624, Madison, dem., 642. The
county has probably gone republican. A Bos
ton Advertiser special says the republicans have
swept every congressional district. Thomas b.
Re- is elected in the first district by about 900
majority; w. z. Frye 10 the ID district by a bout
, 1000; Stephen D, Lindsay in the Sd district
ID" about 3 500; Msj. l.. Paine 10 the 4th
district by abpu 1000, and Eugene q. Hale in
the 5;h district by about $500.
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Railroad Accident.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., September l2-At
4:55 o'clock this morning as an extra freight
train was approaching Foresdale Station,on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, the engine struck three
COWS which were walking on the track and
threw them under the cars of the Dight express
from Washington, stripping the trucks from
six cars oil that train. The trucks of three cars
of the freight train were also stripped. No Sc
rious injuries to passengers are reported. The
mail agent, baggage master and one passenger
are reported as slightly hurt. The wreck was
thrown over three tracks and trains were de-
layed about tour hours.
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Yellow Fever.

New YORK Sept. - Two cases of yellow
fever have been reported to the Board Of
Health of this city. The first was that OF John
Evaus, a wealthy business man of Savannah,
Ca, who died at fashionable hotel Oh Broad
way. aud the second that of sailor. who was
found sick at the Sailors Boarding House, 81
Market street Evans came here from S,vao-
mai. to escape the scourge. Prominent physl-
clans say there is no cause for alarm, as the
season is too lar advanced.
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RI F. HENRY'S SCHOOL.

This SCHOOL FOR BOYS, now eigibly sit
uated, on Green between Washington and Co
lumbus streets, will commence its fifteenth an
nusl session on MONDAY, Sept. 18th.
The ccu"s of study comprises the ordinary
En- glish y: 7ches higher Mathematics AMI The
Natural Sciences, which will be taught by the
Principal himself, and to give instruction in
Latin and French he has secured the services of
competent Assist.n' The terms of tuition
vary, according to the brsrchcs taught, from
Sc to SIS per quarter in advance.
@s-The school room will be open tor tie re
ception and classification of pupils every day Of
ter Sept. 10TH from o'clock a. m to II m.
ono DS-,f
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AUCTION SALES.

TRUSTEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE
i REAL ESTATE IN PRINCE WILL
LIAM COUNTY-By virtue of q deed of trust
execu ed by Charles Roy and wife on the 18Th
day of March, 1874 and duly recorded in tue
Clerks office of Prince William County Court,
in iber No; 30 folio 9, the undersigned, tru;te
in said deed OF trust, tor the purpose OF carrying
out the provisions Of said trust, will sell at pub.
lie au ;tinn, on FRIDAY, the On day of Octo-
tcber, 1876. before the front door of the Court
House OF Prince William county, that VAL.
UA1LE TRACT OF LAND, known as
WHEATLAND, lying about two miles from
Nokesvlle station, adjoining the land upon
which Joseph Roy now resides, and containing
$50 acres. Terms OF sale cash
sep 6-W4w A. DEPUE, Trustee.
10y VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
40 executed by Wesley Makely, dated Janu.
sry 9th, 1874, and of record in the Clerks of
fee OF Alexandria city, the undersigned, the
trustee therein named, upon the request of the
creditor secu; cd by ssid deed. will sell, By pub.
lie auctou for cash, on the premises. on TU Els.
DAY, the 9Th day of October, 1876. At twelve
O'Clock m, the property conveyed to him by
said deed of trust, TO wit: TWO BRICK EssA
HOUSES, on Duke street, Alexandria, .Rskg.
Va, known rs Nos. 227 and 229
aug 20 WITS T. d. TEBBETS, Trustee.
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COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Sept. Nv neat 10
:, ioht receipt, and the market is sttf at lzo Ior
oho;ce. offerings of 72s bushels, with sales at
11D us, ll9 and 40 for prime to choice. corn
has advanced, and small lot of yellow solo to-
asv at 50: other sales of mixed at 47 offerings
81 es4 bushels. Rye and Oats quiet, with sales
=, 20 for the former, and 32a36 for the latter ;
receipts fair.
R,cuvosp RETAIL MARKET. The following
,,sr,. the retail market prices in Richmond on
Saturday:
Nosts-Rosst beef, choice, 16sc beefsteak,
nb11ice lf@ veal outlet and roast l2tal63 laIno
~ mutton l2!al62c; pork loo; liver Zoe; tripe
1,,c :hin for soup l0a25c whether OF beet or
Msb-The fish market is dull, with the follow
',r;,os. Spots 25c per bunch, eight to ten on
. INK pncb sheepnesd 81 to lac per ID; crabs
ll)c per doz, and scarce at that:
~. .;p w, md Oysters-Sora 75caSl per dozen.
OYSTERS las! 90 per gallon. o.
Vegetsbes-1rish POTATOES &C per quar-, IVA
,oo ,or half neck; tomatoes abundant q. &c per
,''ar, ~ 25s35c per half neck; corn l0al5c per
4aa1ar swaet potatoes Sc per quart Zoe per half
80; vans sc per quart, loo per halt peck;
ppT.arhesns Sc per quart; bsckeye peas &c per
o onsIy' cabbage to l0c per head; cucumbers
lOr ppr dozen, and scarce ~
10I PEI Peaches Sc per quart, 25a35c per half
mock 81 30 per bushel; damsons lsSl IS per
bu.be, and scarce; apples per quart sc, l5a2Oc
per lsif peck; pears 5aloc per quart, lSsSOc per
tsls peck cateloupes scarce at 5alOc: water
melons 1913 C; grapes DC per 10.
Nisccl!sa 25a35c, or three for
81 Eggs 25c per doz; butter, cooking, 20 TO 30c
pr- 10 10. country scarce At @5e; milk 0alOc
pe- quart, 3Qc per gallon: buttermilk Sc per
cr.ri ljc Der rallon.-Rach. DIS.
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JEFFERSON INSTITUTE,
~ TOWN OF FALLS Oh URCH,

This Institution will resume its 3D. ANU Il ses.
sion Sept. 4th, 1876, with Pro- ED.HARniNG-
TON Principal, and his lady assistants. The
Institute embraces three departments
intermediate and Academic. The students
graduating in the latter will be qualified to teach
or engage in other honorable professions. The
town of Falls Church is located on the Wash
ington and Ohio K. T., is easy OF access from all
pr IT'S is famou' fe: its church privileges, moral
and refhed society, and pre-eninently hualtkul
tpecisl attent On is paid to the mental, moral
and physical welfare OF all it, scholars.
Terms of TUT Oh for non resident stuients-
Prime Department So. 90 per term oflU months;
intermediate So 90; Academic $50
Board can be hau in the town on reasonable
terms. Fo! Circu ars address the Principal, or
Joseph S. Reilly, Secretary Of the Bo, d of Ed.
ucatloi. aug 30-lrn
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This is 90 Interfering beverage or doctored
LIQUOR to lead the uppIer 90 to druokcnness
and ruin but strictly medical preparation made
from roots and herbs suitable to any age or
condition. AS family remedy, Simmons Liver
Reeulator.is equal to an entire medicine chest.
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Markets by telegraph.

New YORK. Sept. l2.-Stocks active and un-
e..:ed AMI feverish Money II. Geld 81 Flour
!. shsde irmer. Wheat ls2c better. Corn q
shade irmer
BALTIMORE, Sept. 12-Virginia IS. deferred,
G. Vrginias, consolidated, IS. Cotton steady
and firm middling III. Flour steady and un.
changed. Wheat active and firm; 'Pennsylva-
~ red zoe '25; other grades unchanged. Corn
Southern quiet; Western frmer and higher;
Southern white 51s55; do. yellow 52a55; West.
efn mixed 56sa564 spot; 81 Oct. Oats steady and
firm; Southern prime 35a37; Western white Boa
81 do mix ed 30a32 Rye firm at 53a58. aay
unchanged. Provisions stronS. Pork Is 25a
SIS 90 Coffee strong and higher; Rio csrgoes
l5:alo4 jobbing 153sl94 Sugar quie: at llalls
MhiskeY dull At 81 II.
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Dry GOODS SALE-The great combiadt'on
and closing sale of importers ADD mauufactu,r
ers' union of dry goods, notions and fancy goods
of Henry Sohwarz, agent, will positively take
take place on the 10th of September. Mr..
Henry Schwarz desires to notify his friends aud
the public generally that he has 20 connection
whatever with any other sale advertised TO take
place in Alexandria, and asks those who are
posted and not posted to wait and see how
goods will be slaughtered to raise money. all
goods will be sold without limit AID regardless
of cost. All kinds of dress goods, blankets,
shawls and liueu house. keeping goods spo-
ciality. Il"
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MEETINGS..
MASS NETTING.

A Tilden and Hendricks mass meeting Will
be held IN Lewinsviie, on "Wednesday next,
the 18th instant if fair if not, on the next clear
day, A magnificent banner will on the occasion
be raised il honor of the candidates, and q mum
Der OF prominent speakers will Address the
meeting. The affair g in charge OF an efficient
committee of arrangements, who Will provide
sn abundant dinner. The public is cordially
invited The committee are: Messrs. Benja.
min Macksll, jr., A. B. Cropley, John Cock.
rell, Jonathan MeG.rity and Jonn Stewart.
sep Std
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Headache arises from different causes. Con
gestiye Headache is produced by an undue
quantity of blood in the brain, to which high
llvers, robust people and young women are la
BILE. Dr.. Bulls Vegetable Pills regulate the
bowels and thus divert the current OF blood from
lhe brain.
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CANAL COMMERCE..

Arrived-Boats Katie s. Adde, to VIM A
Smoot; j Reid, G Sherman, G 4 Hooh, w
Burke, S Lloyd G Robb, w Doerner and }
Anderson, to American Coal Go.
Depsrted-Boats Morning Sun, 81 Q Clsugh-
ton, NJ Kersey, Clark, Bsyer, A Alex
ander, D Stewart, l. Reid & Sherman, G 4
Hootf, j Krepts. w Burke, Lloyd and G
Robb
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Nj ARISE NTELLIG EN G E
ARRIVED.

SIN SETS .......... 6 10 High vater.. .... y W
ARRIVED.
Steamer Mattsno, lower Potomac, 10 N Boush
j. Son.
Schr Fields, Baltimore, TO p B Hooe
Schr Pochassett, Stoningtor, to American
Coal Co.
Schr Jesse Elizabeth. N. Y, to p B Hooe.
Schrs Harris, d Britain and Emma Aery,
for Georgetown.
SAILED.
Steamship Z G Knight. New York, by a
Reed
steamship New York. Philadelphia, by A
Reed.
Steamer John w Thompson, lower Potomac.
By + A Reed.
Schr Sunlight Boston, by American Coal Co.
Schr Charmer, Allyn's Point, by American
Coal Go.
MEMORANDA.
Schr Anna L Lockwood, hence, at New Ha.
ven S.h.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-12

NJ USICAI Vocal and Instrumental Music
wi will be taught by Miss E. V. EVANS,
late pupil of Segn otetinoni and Pros. Mes.
enger and Phelps, of Now York Conservatory.
For terms apply al her residence, corner Wolfe
and st. Assph streets aug 29-2w*
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Telegrapllic Briefs.

Patrick Gallagher. while working 10 the Bear
Ridge Coery, at louisville, Pa, last evening,
was crushed 10 death by the fall Of large
quantity of rock.
The New Jersey D mocratic Electoral Con
veutlon met at II o'clock to-day. Ex Gov.
Parker was nomrated and elected temporary
chairman and the usual committees appointed.
Early this moruing freight train on the
Pennsylvania Rairoadrau into some cars which
were % the track Dear TorresdaIe, Pa. -Four
or five cars we're thrown from the rails. Two
brakemen were injured but no one killed.
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LOST AND FOUND.

* REWARD-Lost. this morning, either
VIZ on the Washington City Railroad or IN
Atrxsndri., plain POCkETBOOk, contain
'1S ST % in money and two boat tickets. The
shove reward will DO paid to any one leaving
she pocketbook and contents at this office.
sep 9-2s Nj. j. SMITH.
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a. FOR RENT
Hi The three story BHICK DWELLING,
No. 10 Fairfax street. between King rand Prince,
west side, recently occupied by Maj. VIM. w.
Herbert, Apply to GREEN s. WISE, or Maj.
Herbert. sep Aft
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-12

Ifyou have spongy gums, if your breath is
offensive, or you have badly dscoored teeth, use
Eureka Tooth Powder aud you will be greatly
repaid for your trouble.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
LAW DEPARTMENT.

LAW DEPARTMENT
j. B. Minor, LII D., Prof. Com. and Stat Law;
S. .. Southall, LII. D., Prof. Equi.y and Law
Merchant Internat Law, etc. Session begins
Oct l. 1876, and continues nine months. In.
struction by text books and lectures combined,
illustrated by Moot Court exercises. For Cats-
logue, apply (P. 0. University of Virginia) or
VIM. WERTENBAKER, Sect'y. Faculty.
.un OS-lm
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For SPoRTsMEN. The Legislature Of Vlr-
GINA at its last session so amended the game law
as to prohibit the killing of ridges 10 this aud
the adjoining counties before the fifteenth OF DC
tober, 10 each year. The authorities 10 the sur
rounding country express their discrimination
to enforce the law strictly against all offenders,
and as half OF the fine goes to the intorm"r, 1t
would be we'll for sportsmen to bear the law 10
mind and observe it.
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"A HOUSE FOR SALE-The BUILDING
nc ON lot No. 159 south Lee street. 1t must be
removed within twenty days from date OF pur-
chase Apply a. this office. SEP 7-lw
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-12

The WEATHER-T cloudy and cool wealth
er of yesterday continued during last night and
oday. Closed windows and blankets were in
demand last night, aud fall overcoats have be-
gun to make their appearance 10 the early
morning and late evening. Altogether there
are indications of an early and cool fall.
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Local BreViGies.

The Fourth Wa,d Tilden and Hendricks
Club viii meet to morrow night
The negroes at the Freedman's Village held
a Hayes and Wheeler meeting last night.
Mr.. Rhoda Jewell has sold his house at
Manassas to Mr.. George Payne, supervisor OF
that section of the Midland railroad, for $500.
The executive committee of the Contra Til
den aud Hendricks Cub will meet a; *. Ken
per's Office, 90 King street, tonight.
No cases of any importance at the Mayors
or Magistrates Offices this Ill orniDg, and every
thing remarkably quiet.
The Fourth Ward Hayes and Wheeler Club
held its regular weekly meeting last night, ard
was addressed by several local speakers
By change of schedule the mail steamer
Newport which formerly left Shepherds OPP
posite this city at Ais p. NJ, will leave here
after at l:3O p. N.
The large auction sale of dry goods at H.
Schwarz's store, on King street, near st.
Asaph, commenced this morning, aud will be
continued until further notice. See advertise.
meut elsewhere.
Messrs Janney L. Go. have purchased the
stock and good will of the drug store lately &c.
cupied by Mr.. G. B. Grigg, at the corner OF
King and Royal Streets aud have opened a
branch of their drug house there. The new
store will be under the superintendent Of Mr.;
C. J. w. Summers, and will keep 90 hand
everything usually found in first class drug
store.
To the notice of Mr. Henry Strauss new
building, in yesterdays Gazette, the name OF
MIR. Thomas Hoy, who did the tin aud iron
work, was accidentally omitted. MIR. Hoy not
only did the ordinary tin work, but mauufac
tured the beautiful! galvanized iron cornlccs,
which are the first ever made in this city, all
such things having been heretofore bought IL
Washington or farther north.
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FOR RENT-THREE DESIRABLE
@ ROOMS. in desirable locality, with or
without furniture. Apply at this office.