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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22
SALE OF UNCLAIMED PACKAGES.
OFFICE ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY,

January 18th, 1876.
Will be sold for charges FEBRUARY 10Th
IL north Fairfax st, about ONE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY PIECES OF UNCLAIMED
FREIGHT. consisting of Trunks, Boxes and
Packages.
jan l3-td r. w. FALLS, Agent.
NOM MISSIONERS SALE OF VALUA-
" BILE PROPERTY NEAR FALLS
CHURCH, FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA.-Un-
der authority Of decree Of the Circuit Court
OF Fairfax county, Va, passed at Its November
term, 1875, in the suit OF Moran and wife vs..
John II. Gheen e. al the subscribers, commits
%sionors, appointed for that purpose, will sell ut
public auction, on the premises, 1T II O'Clock n.
m, on SATURDAY, the 18th day OF january,
1876, the following described property, lately
owned by John ii. Gheen and now occupied by
A CEKTAIS TRACT OF LAND, in said
county Of Fairfax, on the Middle turnpike road.
near Falls Church, and desc, ibed rs follows &C
cording TO q survey made by Levi Demins,
County Surveyor of said county, February Is,
1868: Beginning at the northeast corner OF the
land heretofore owned by Joseph 4. Birch and
northeast corner Of the land purchased by said
Birch OF A. q. Ives, being also the southwest
corner of A. h. and 5. s.. Ives land, running
thence 5. $40 i. 43 chains IS links to Il chestnut.
stump and sprouts Ut the Brick Church lot;
thence 5. 4!o w. 8 chains Ia links to the centre
of the road on the line of Wlllism Taylor's land;
thence 5. $40 w. 81 chains % links to d stake
and stones n said road thence ). TO w. 10
chains 50 inks in said road to another stake Al
the corner OF the land purchased by said Birch;
thence n. Ito 4. 46 chains 81 links to the begin
ming, containing III d. r. and q p, exclusive
Of | u. 2r. and SO p. included in said survey ald
occupied by the said turnpike, being the saline
property which WAS conveyed by ohm }. Moran
and wite TO Almond Birch in trust tol certain
purposes, by deed of May ~, 1874, duly record
cd in said county. Terms-Casn.
HENRY w. THOMAS,
5. FERGUSON BEACH,
jan Ats Commissioners.
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LIST OF

Remaining in the Alexandria, Va, Postotice
Jsnuary u, 1876.
Persons calling for letters will say they ale ad'
vertised and give the date of the list.
Ii not called for within thirty days, they will be
sent to the dead letter office, in Washington,
Brown, SD Harris. Mrs D
Barber, Miss S Lightfoot. Jefferson
Bailey, Robt l. Lewis, Miss Julia
Barton, Rev Il Lee, Moses 5
Berry, Miss Kittie Lewis, Miss Mary
Chapman, Miss A Phillips, Mr.
Glage.t, Douglass Payne, Miss Mary +
DAVIS, Sarah Z Price, Moses
Dsy, Matilds, col Shirts, Mrs Annie
diamonds, Miss Harriet Scott, Martha
Ford, Mrs Cecilia Taylor, Mrs Matilda
FISHER. Mag Taylor, Jacob
1iay, Mary Ellen Williams, Burton
jan pit w. N. BERkLEY, p. Nj.
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DGHs -4.s-D ST.f3IeiLrrER Y.
JANUARY. 1876.
Fl. ParrOtt,
No So King street,

(EeXt 70 TOrse's Banking HOuaG,J
ALEXANDRIA, va.
Dealer in
BLANK BOOKS, WRITING and WRAP
PING PAPER, ENVELOPES, INKS,
PENS, MUClLAGE, PENHOLD-
Frs, WRISTBANDS, LEAD and
SLATE PENCILS, SEAL
ING WAX, &C., &c.
Also Engraved Notes, Drafts and Bank Checks,
Letter Copying Books, Presses, Brushes and
Ink, Erasing Rubber, Gum Bands, oilicale
States and Books, or anything disc wanted IN
tho Stationery Department, rs we'll rs SHEET
MUSIC, besides FLjUR SACkS-plsin or
printed to order-PAPER BAGS Of al kinds
aud sizes, Shipping Tags, &c, At factory prices.
ian If
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or ALEXANDRIA, J4N'Y %.

PORT or ALEXANDRA. JAN Y. %.
sun rose...........7 III Moon rlses......- 4 q
Sun sets ...............5 ID High mater.-..... U u
ARRIVED.
Steamer Lady of the Lake, Norfolk, to + a
Reed.
MEMORANDA.
Sehr Stephen Morgan, Tor this port, cleared
at Providence 10Th.
Schr A 4 Smyrk, for this port, cleared at
Baltimore Dist.
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Bank Statement.
Duncan. Sherman IL Co.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-The hearing yester-
day of the motion to set aside the injunction
restraining certain parties from taking any
proceedings in State courts against Duncan,
Sherman 4 Co., while proceedings are pend
ing in the United States courts, has been post
poned until neXt Saturday.
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Fire.

Boston, Jan. 22.-The loss by the burning
of Fairbapk' scale shops, at St. Johnsburg,
VT, last night, is $40, 900; fully insured. The
fire originated from the throwing of a lighted
match toto a pot of paiut.
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STORE HOUSE FOR E N

l have a good store house. containing two
rooms and a cellar, neatly finished, nearly new
aSI OF good size. The above property is situated
a. Hamilton depot. surrounded by y rich snd
lefl!e country, and there has been heretofore 9
point will rent the said property on reason
aoIe terms Possession given the 1st day of
April, 1876. For further particulars apply to
or address SAMUEL CROCKETT, Hamilton
~, Loudoun co., Va. jan 22-1m*
~ EW HOMINY and GRITS Just received By
AZ oct Ii J. C. s. E. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

1 hereby give notice that the copartnership
heretofoj g existing between myself and jesse X.
Sherwood, under the firm name Of JOHNSON
s. SHERWOOD, for the purpose of conducting
business in the city of Alexandria, Virginia, has
been dissolved. All persons having claims
against the late firm Of johnson s. Sherwood
are requested to present them to me without
DELAY.
Jan 2l-3t w. 4. JOHNSON.
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INTENSIVE CTION SALE OF
~ HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FUR
NITURE-Will be sold on TUESDAY, jan
usry 18th, 1876, at 10 O'Clock q. M, At n. \.
corner of Pitt and Wilkes SIS, all the HOUSE
HOLD and klTGHEN FURNITURE, con-
slsting OF Parlor and other Carpets, Parlor Sets,
Bureaus, Chairs, Stoves, Glass and Crockery
Ware, SC, sc. The ladies are respectfully in
vlted to this sale. Positive and without reserve.
jan 2O-eo3t L. D. HARRISON, Salesman.
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On the 18th of January, 1876. at the resid ence
of the late Timothy Tai lor, l.oudoun co. Va,
by Rev. J. Il. Lake, Miss HANNAH TAX
LOk TO MIR. GUILFORD CRAVEN,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22

New Tue. Another new stcamtug is being
built at Georgetown. She will be 563 feet
long, IA feet wide, and 6 feet Deep, and will
be tnished by the first of March. Her owner
Ia Mr. Fl p. Gilbert.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22

CONSUMERS acknowledge that the best col
lars made are the Elmwood and Warwick. Il
you have not tried them, do 80 now.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22

~ a called meeting Of the Relief Hook and
Ls0der Go. will be held on Monday evening,
the 24Ih instant, at s o'clock. A full attendance
Is desired.
jan 22-2t PARK AGSEw Secretsrv.
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COM

ALEXANDRIA MARKET. Jan. 2.-The market
to-day is quiet but steady, with sales easy at
quotations. Sixty bushels OF white Wheat
brought lao, and 1892 of red l26, l35, l3S, l4'
and l4S. Corn is firm, with ssles Of 694 bushels,
the mixed at So and "a, and yellow at 90. Rye
has slightly advanced, and we note safes this
morning Of l22 bushels at 80. l64 bushels OF
Corn Meal and TOO Of alillfeed were offered, but
n sales reported.
RECEIPTS OF PRoDUCE.-The following were
the receipts by the Washington City, Virginia
Midland and Great Southern K. r. this week
Corn 364j bushels, wheat 3525, rye l2o, oats
10, BUCK wheat II, potatoes i53, beams 70, h)ur
3l5 bbls, tobacco So boxes, lime 10 bbls, dressed
poultry 70 bbls ana boxes. butter 9 frkjns, eggs
s bols and boxes, game 3 bundles, hQmlny IS
bbls, feathers l sack, tailow | Dbl, wood I cords,
calves Is, dressed hogs 70. fresh beet 5l7o los,
ground bark III, 2oy lis. ground sumec Il 40o
lbs, brandy 4 bbls, apples 9 bbls, lesthcr 5 rolls,
mat 24O sacks, dried fruit 3 bbls, hides ~ odis,
fur 9 packs, sheep skins 3 bales, brooms 2 bdls,
lumber 500 feet, oak lumber 1900 feet, live
turkeys II, sundries IL bbls, &C, cattle 5 cars,
sheep / Car, hoops l car, stick bark car, coal
car.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22

CHRIST CHURcH-Service III IL Am ana l.oo
D IN By Rev. Dir. EameY~ sna
ST. PAUL's CHURCH-Serv'ce 81 IL \. M anu
An. m. by Rev. D.. Norton. :,
EEsAaE CHURCH-Service ut II n. m. ana -
y m. by Rev. DR.. Sprigg:- u
fSr MARY's CHURCH-Mass at a. IN. h'gh
Mass and sermon ut ! ! y. m. pespers ~ J: W.
TS1oN PpEsHYT' CHURCH (tlrst Churcn)-
Preaching III the morning Al" O
SECOND ~PREspYTER1AS CHURcH-Sermon IN
the morning and al night by heV' III. LIN
wiidie :, Tho MORN
inc by Rev. Mr.. Boyer, and St night oy iseV.
N MrrE' EPISCOPAL CHURCH S~oUru--Sermon
in ths morning and ut night by Rev. DR.. Sled
METH. PROT. CuURcu-Scrmon in the morn
ing ard al night by Rev. DR.. Nichols.
BAPTIST CHURCu-Service III the morning
md vi night by Rev. Mr.. Penick.
WgARr MISSION CnApE1-Speclal services
at 81 o'clock, lasting three quarters OF an hour.
A cordial invitation Is extended TO III; ~
GERMAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~ IL D. H. y
Rev. Mir. FiecKensteln.
YoUNa MEMS CHRISTIAN AssociArloS'-
prsyer meeting in the Baptist Church, al
four 0. IN. Jail ut 2 pm. Aims House AZ a p IN.
Monday night, at u o'clock, Union prayer
Meeting in tho Second Presbyterian Church.
PostofIce Hours.
Until further notice the following will DO the
hours 1or the opening and closing OF the mails :
OPENING.
Northern mails, $50 q. m. and I'D .. m.
Western mails, S:45 q. IN. and 7:l5 p. M
South Western, via Lynchburg and 1ordons-
Vile, Ills p. M.
Washington and Ohio. Round Hill to Alex
andria, $3.50 p. m.
Manassas Division, 4 90 p. m.
Southern mails, via Richmond and treder-
icksburg, Va, $50 q. m. and 8:lo p. III.
CLOSING
Northern and Wesiern mails, 5:43 p. M. and
800 y. u.
South western, via Gordonsvills and Lynch
burg, 6:0O Il. m. ..a
Washington and Ohio, Alexandria to Round
Hill. Va, 500 u. m.
Manassas Division, 600 q. m.
Southern, via fredericksburg and
Va, 600 9. IN. and $50 y. IN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22

PERsoNAL.-The Rev. DR.. Wall. who off,
cia,ed in this city during the war, and was
more recently rector of St. Johns Church,
Richmond. has, we learn, been advanced to
the rectory of St. PauI's Church, Clinton, in
the diocese of Huron, Canada.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22

Be SURE and call for DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, if you are troubled with a bad Congh or
Cold. Il will give you relief. For sale oy
every respectable Druggist. One bottle 20
cents; five bottles for Sl.00.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22
EDU@TfDMYL.

Y CHANICAL COLLEGE.
The next half session begins 24.h February.
OF 22 students last year, nearly 100 lived in
messes at an average monthly cost below ST.. 50,
with tuition and room rent free. For Catalogue
address q. l.. y. MINOR, President,
dec &-tWlm Blacksburg, Va.
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The ZION. Alexander III. Stephens

1Uc fEOHs AlcARhOC H. SSCPAAS"S
Ord. re- Globe Flower Cough Syrup to sustain
his Throat and Lungs in making his great Civil
Rights speech:
National Hotel, Washington, D. c.,
December rs, 1873.
DR.. j.. S. Pemberton-Dear Sir: Please send
me three bottles OF your Globe Flower Syrup
by DR.. Samuel Bard. Yours truly,
Il. STEVENS.
Washington, D.. c., January s, 1874.
DR.. j s. Pemberton-Dear Sir: The Globe
Flower Syrup duly received. Many thanks. 1t
has proved i most valuable remedy to me
Yours truly, ALEXANDER Il. STEVENS.
Globe Flower Cough Syrup cures Colds,
Coughs, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Asthma,
Whooping Cough, Group, P!earisy, Psin and
Soreness in the Breast, and will positively cure
Consumption. We shall publish iii the Gazette
Testimonials of great and good men Of the ma,
ton, whose words cannot be doubted, in regard
to the merits OF Globe Flower Syrup. We pre-
fer to let them speak.
Globe Flower Syrup for sale by
4. S. LEADBEATER 81 BRO.
~>None genuine unless signed MERRILL
s. COUDEN, successors to DR.. J. 5. Pemberton.
Read the Curious Story"-tree at the Drug
Stores. jan l4-lm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22

RETURNED.-Mr. Jesse R. Sherwood, whose
unexplained absence from home was mentioned
on Thursday, returned to this city by the Mid
land train, last uight. He expresses a desire
that all of bis affairs here may be settled up,
ard that no one shall lose any money by him:
1t is still thought by bis friends that bis mind
has been affected by his religious troubles.
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HHsTTS.

VTANTED-25O WHITE OAK LOGS,
w understandable, to measure not less than
II inches ut the small end, and IS to 45 #. long.
Also BUTT LOGS, IA feet long and IA to "A in.
in diameter, by the ALEXA. MARIN 4 r. w.
u SHIP BUILDING CO.. jan 19-lw
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22

ACKNOWLEDGMENT excitement was
caused near the postofice last night, about I
o'clock, by the running away Of two horses at,
tachcd to the wagon Of Mr.. N. W. Pierson, OF
Fairfax, which had been left standing at the
corner of King and ST.. Asaph streets. When
turning the corner of Duke street the wagon
was upset, but the horses still dashed on, and
when last seen they were going out Washing
ton street 10 the direction of Hunting Creek
bridge. Nobody was hurt so lar as koown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22
VIRGINIA NEWS,

=. On Wednesday evening, MIR. Anderson H.
Armistead, a former resident of L~ynchburg,
but for many years u citizen Of Baltimore, died
in that city, at the good old age Of seventy-two
years.
The Governor ofersa reward Of 500 for the
arrest Of Thomas Sutherla nd, who is charged
with The murder Of r. t. Pulliam, of the coun-
ty Of Spottsylvania, and is now at large.
B. L. Lewis, ESQ.,, Of Prince William couu-
ty, contemplates a visit to Europe during the
coming spring or summcr. q
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22

THES ST. AsApH STREET TRACK.-The Wash
ingtou correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
says:
1T is understood that a conference will short.
" be Invited between representatives OF the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company aud
the City Councils, with a view to an amlcabie
and satisfactory arrangement as to the contlnu-
ed use Of St. Asaph street by the Alexandria
and Washington Railroad"
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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
FOR &gLE Oh RENT.

MARKET GARDEN FOR SALE.-I will
AVA sell cheap, for cash, my place, on IVY
HILL. With the improvements, the purchaser
can have st acres or l22, as may be desired. es
The house is handsomely located on the A..s
Leesburg pike, about mile from Alexandria and
I from WashiL gton, commanding q view OF
both cities, and fifteen miles of river. The
house is new interior yet incomplete; nine
rooms; two halls, and will contain o cellar.
A never failing we'll of most excellent water is
SO arranged rs to convey water 10 each floor OF
the house. On the place is an apple orchard,
containing 40 trees of choice fruit; also 3 cherry
orchard and some aprico. trees, and 1t acres OF
j. DIX. MILLS.
Apply for further information to Doctor On.
Rust, Cor. Prince and Washington SITS. jal9-lw
MARKET GARDEN FOR RENT.
SIX ACRES OF GOOD LAND, on the
Lochabar farm, just north of the Canal locks,
now occupied by Mr.. Peverlll rs 8 market gar
den, will be rented for the ensuing year or leas-
ed for a term Of years to a good tenant, ut rea-
sonable rates. Possession given on the first of
the year. Apply at this office. dec 2S-tf
IN FOR RENTAL ELEGANT RESI-.
GDENCE, on Patrick street, near King, for
very low rent. Apply to w. II. CHAPMAN,
City Hotel, Alexandria, Va. dec %
M WAREHOUSE FOR Remit desire
@ to rent on reasonable terms Warehouse No.
Il King street, now occupied by Warren and
Moore. The house is in good repair, and is one
of the best r~usiness stsnGs in the city. Posses
sion given lst day Of November.
oct IA c. +. SUBTLE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22

CIVIL RIGHTS Rev. Fields Cook, oolored,
pastor of the Third Colored Baptist Church, IN
this city, entered a complaint before a U. 5.
Commissioner, in Philadelphia, yesterday,
against a clerk of the Bingham House, 10 that
city, charging him with a violation of the Civil
Rights bill. He alleges that he was Oh Tuesday
last refused a room at the Bingham House, on
the plea that the house was full, although a
numbcr of gentlemen who arrived later, were
accommodated with rooms. The clerk entered
hail for his appearance at the next term OF the
United States Court.