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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-16
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Ii, 1876.

Tae KNIGHTS TEMplARs.-The advent OF
tho Knights TeInpIars Of The Commonwealth,
and their hospitsble reception here By their
Alexandra bretheln, has given the town
pleasant aspect oil activity. Such demonstra'
TONS agreeable az hey sre, il All especial de-
gree, to tie participants. are pleasant to the
community, and excellent 10 their influence on
The town. they stimulate public spirit. and
keep alive Interest which the entirs community
holds in common. We abstract from popular
work Of reference, 81 account Of the ancient
order, upon the basis OF which is founded the
organization now holding its sessions here.
The origin Of the Knights Templars IS as
cribad TO sine French knights, who
in lis 10 addition to the three VOWS OF poV'
erty, chastity aal obedience, took fourth by
which they bcuGl themselves to defend the
Holy Seruchre and afford protection TO the
pilgrims then hocsipg to the Holy LAID. IL
1923 the Templars received peculiar
dress consisting cl i white mantle, to
distinguish them ttcm the ilospitaers who
were habited in black, aud 10 LAG they added
. red cross oa The LETT breast. This emblem
was also borne on their banner, formed fstrped
black and white cloth, and called beauceuat, d
word rendered famous Throughout Christendom
as the battle cry of the order. Soon after lhelI
establishment, Baldwin H., King of Jerusalem
gave theul part Ct his palace as residence tc
which the caooEs Of the adjoining convent o.
The temple added another building Tor keeping
tn cir arms, whence they were called 'hniSht:
Of the Temple
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-16

Many things happen in New York that are
kept GU, Of the papers Of that city, aud off the
telegraph wires \ letter received here, from
a gentleman who was engaged in the canvass
there, says that on tho | l,h instant an immense
crowd of excited people surrounded the Office
of the New York Times aud demanded the
proprietors OF that paper to remove from their
bulletin board dispatch, the partisan fa!sty
Of which was apparent, aud that had the de-
mand been refused serious trouble would have
commenced, aud perhaps been unsettled yet;
and also that financial operations in that city
are simost IT u stapdstill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-16

J. 3. oyphax, the negro ex-member Oh the
Legislature from this county, it now appears
was not 30 far wrong ss sone people thought
be was, when lie said, ia his speech, that
There wa, enough Setaecn the lids OIL the
Constitution 70 ;veveut he inauguration OF
Tilden, even il H. we're elected, Tor though
the Constitution does not tecogniZc the iegailty
Of fraud, it imposes obedience to laws, though
it is positively certain thai It's trainers never
contemplated he enactment u such absurd
laws as those creating the returning boards Of
Louisiana and South Carolina, which confer
upon The i've ignorant negroes aud notorious
white seoundra:s composing each OF those DoaFds
the absolute authority - appoint Tue ruler Of
the country and secure themselves office ty re-
jectiDg az many votes AZ they Il 81 deem neces
sary to effect those purposes. There Is home
" adage about chickens coming home 10 roost,
which is now peculiarly applicable 10 North
ern Democrats The urgent appeals oil the
people Of Louisiana, 10 1872 and 1874. to ASSIST
them 10 remoyiog from their necks the scarda-
lous and OUTRAGEOUS yoke Of the same return
Jog board that now al=c:s them, were unheed'
ed BY the Northern democrats because tie
evils complained 81 did not personally Affect
them. Now, however, they Gao realize. though
but partially, HE iecli1gs Of tLts= they have
Tor 50 long u time quietly allowed III be 20
grossly Outraged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-16

Genera! Batter, who SO loved the South, .
few years ago that no one 10 the whole country
suited him so we'll for President as Dir. Jetfsr-
son Davis, now says that he don't believe
Northern men ought 10 20 down and interfere
10 the affairs Of Louisiana, except with arms
IN their hands," This being the distinguis
military hero's couyiciioa, the citizens of the
Crescent city can feli:tate themselves upon
the assurance that be will be the last man 10
the North to pay them visit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-16
Teiegraphic Summary

The eighth arnu4I meeting OF the Hoin'l
Suffrage Association will b. held on the l'!'
of mex! JaouaIy, in Washington.
The Civ Of Manchester. report:I Lost 5t-
terdsy, was formerly an lnman int steamer
Thir.y-two OF her crew Wei. lost.
$50 500 va. the suD appropriately " ~
Missionary Committee of the N. +. ChuF Gu. 10
New York, today, Tor the easuins year, 49,
900 OF yhieb for America
The frs, British foe: des;:a6l l1F tae ~
should war ep,ue, h9s already Dten .v!t ts W.
The Portes oEjtctlon, u t.: sonlrrente IT, ~
not vet been removed, aui Il - taougnt IT,.
Russia means war. TIE 1u'E5 ars 'aSA'1s
PREPARATIONS tor conflict.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-16
Foreign News.

While The steamer MoateZGma bc,oE grg to
tie line Of steamers running Leswcca Havana
and Porto kico, and touching at various ports
OF that island aud also 1t Puerto Plata, was at
tie latter port about eleven passengers em-
haraed, who when the steamer was 90 the
high SEAS, Killed the captain, trst mate, first en-
| 9ilcar, aud The supcrcargo, aud took possession
ii the steamer They then Iahled the rest of
the passengers on ltomelo Key, Cuba, aud put
OUT tn SEA again. II - supposed these so.
called passengers we're CubaDs, the where.
ah0u,s al the Moutezuma being unknown, and
Puerto Plata being full! Of refugees from lia-
vaIa.
The reforms which Russia intends to demand
are, among Others the disarmament Of the pop
nlatlon of the Turkish provinces, without dis
tnc;on oil creed, the language OF The country
to be used in public buslaess; native Christians
to be appointed governors by the Porte, and
permanent commission Of supervisors by the
Great Powers. A telegram from Constantine
pie gives the statement that all the Powers are
ia accord 10 regard To he conference and that
lis se>sioh u expected " begin towards the end
OF the rrcScn! month.
4 report has reached Ilavana that somc OF
the Spanish troops recently arrived have been
disastrously defeated near Puerto Principe. 1t
is also reported that correspondence has been
captured between refugees IN New York and
insurgents on the is!aOd stating that an expe-
ditiou, with arms, ammunition and money, was
en- route, under command of Quesada. A
court martial at Ho!guiu sentenced one woman
to be shot and another banished, it is supposed
for being concerned in the Las Tunas matter.
The London Standard has report from Ber-
lin q intelligence coming from Warsaw that an
resurrection was pending 10 Poland, ADD pla-
cards had been posted 10 that cry by the au-
thoFilics iroiibi!ing any gathering in The
streets.
Tia. III liie radicals ale not perfectly as
surad that their fraudulent schemes 10 count
Mr. Hayes into The Presidency will succeed,
mag be seen By the following extract from the
Philadelphia North America. ona of the
mos. rabid ct the class -.
The election has not been what We had
hoped tia. it would be aad what it should have
beec. There IL at leas: strong probability
that the peculiar cunning of the New FORK de-
mocraey, working with fraud, violence and dis
affection Ut he South. aGd aided by the strange
UtoEianisn 10 republican ran IS which punish
es !au,t ia liz ot7n body by handing all power
10 those proved guilty. Of supreme political
crme5-t:.cr" il probability that these agents
have giTap Mr.. buchanan WORTHY SUCCESSOR |
in Governor IIdsn, !
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-16

Jews Of tie Day.


vile ol the krrpcr Of the old toll gate 60 Tie
Rci=tllalowu road ttar Baltimore, was lying
on lounge IN IL. roni loom. her husband
having rctfct!. she VIA, awakened BY the sound
of Il tap upon lie Widow, and request that
the gate IL opened Upon opening the door
she was seized BY the throat BY man whose
face vas concealed by back cloth mask. Her
screams aroused her husband, who, Fastening
to her assistance, was also seized by a half
dcZan other men similarly disguised. Both
Mr. and Mrs Crusey we're secured after which
the burglars ransacked the house from top to
bottom, and then Compelled Mrs. C1usey to
Surrender the sale key, which they rihed of all
the money 1t contained, upward OF $500 10
small notes and SILVER.
.ita meeting OF ladies held at the Centen,
NAL grounds, in Philadelphia, yesterday, to
form Woman's National Centennial League.
Miss Mary No!an Of! St. Louis, hio., delivered
an address, many Of her remarks being con-
The conclusion al her speech the greater part
Of the audience retired. The Exhibition
grounds Yesterday presented more lonesome
and dycafy appearance than at aoy previous
time in their history. Tine cash admissions
numbered only ,.iG.
y meeting Of Alex l.. Shepherds creditors
Mas held last lgh: 10 Washington. az which
,,.., o,,.i - ,;,. liz, m ,x,,n,;,, ~ ena
.,na,s n. ,',EneJ nn"r ~. ,shoia nrorar,u ~
trustees for their benefit, but with the promise
that lie is 10 have the management OF the as.
sets lie claims to have IN excess of half a
million dollars over his liabilities.
In tie firgiGia Conference OF the VI. +.
Church South in Richm Yesterday, res
o,,;on was ado,tcd FIR The onno;ntment Of a
committee to consider the subject OF formal re-
latlons between the General Conference OF the
~, :; Lp'Scopal Churth Nof.h anu Tue
NAu'ch To"l"' anu % fec"n''uenl sucn a'''on
A. '"'@ "eS'H proper.
At mteilas q! tie Stockholders oil the al
Icy railroad held n Baltimore yesterday TWO
Hropost'orS TO lease The dashed portion and
%a.i ''sI 'aI ,oau 20 TurI lao!n .n'
md ,L'' n,h'r ,r,," ,ha SLanauJn.h VaIton
ro,I--.ser, snt,m;ttrl and r,Fc.rsJ "a com.
n;iIt.c inr consideration
The I;r,p;t Cont Ct Richmond has re.
ceivea and filed > pet;,;op asking that q re.
r,iycr be ANIMATED for the James River ard
kanayi.a tanal Company. The pelitione r.
churga the management with having brought
the company 10 Insolvency by large and reck-
less expenditures, ara "'h committing otheE
:o'iooS D'cs'"'' u un'',
MISS Lila -.fniteIl' daughter q LIeutenalt
Governor Arnlf'eld, waa accidentally shot and
morally wonnded at Statewide, \. e., ca Fri
aS' s'ehi0g' " .he Slsenafge 81 pis'ol 10 'he
msuas % Ter s'f9'hsr' aSeo apTut ~ years >.
/ lac ba,' ch'9teu III" ioleGeaa Aoo'e 'he XII
'"' i','e'''''' '''' o'"to'
40 'o'A' r''' '.A'A'' - ''S' p"S" ''9'e'1a'
were ious' Of when l"o we're OF ye'io" lever.
The Council Of the city last night approved
ii US II,'i ~ ';e ueHIEa 'igura' Iocle'y anu
en.I ,na .J1:.;,J ~,In.ass r. ro,nro
~
49, ''' e'7'''' VI 'N' 1-p''''94' ronet''', IL
- ''''''' ''.e''"5' " p"pS. 'ea" Wy -, ~
A''2n on 'tiH Feisslon oi inc Protestant fp'5
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-16

Notwithstanding the New York Herald pub.
fishes the most ciEcumstantisl accounts OF the
frauds, mediate and perfected, Of the radicals
in the States Of Florida, South Carolina and
Louisiana, it de7otes its leading editorials to
the work of advising the people OF the country
10 quietly submit to them, ADD to wait Tor the
next presidential election to correct the evil.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-16

A PANTHER KILLED.-TLe rfcatrce "
panlhers on Mr., j. w. Smeiiic's BELL ''Fo'"
farm, near Middctown, hes been kaoTn to
some time, but the most vigorous hnHI'"
failed to brog them to bay until Su0day mos'.
log last, when, after an exciting chase, one " .
killed. lie measured iour feet Iiom The ny 81
his pose to the root Of hi' tail, AMI was P''
nounced by all hunters to be four mou't'
cub Several others are believed To be !u'h'"z
10 the woods in the vicinity, aud more are T.
ported in various localities 10 this cJunly. W.
suggest that s. ortsmcu give he partridge !
rest and turn their attention to The panthe1s'-
IR.nchhste,. TiuleS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-16

Notwithstanding the assessment made " i"
Assessor OF Richmond, Judge Gug9a has :"
tered an order grating an application 10? =
duction of assessment on property 10 tha: 'jh'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-16

Mr.. Joseph SegsI, The defeated radical e1-
d;date for Copgress 10 The Norfolk district Z"
this State, has snoouaccd bis determ!nati %
coGtestng the election Of Mr.. GJGit, h' ID
ceSstul couserVatIQe Opponent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-16

SUIT FOR DIVORCE. FLORIDA L. Smith, by
her next friend, VIM. }. Cowlog, and through
Samuel G. Mills, COUNSEL. has instituted suit
for divorce from Charles {. Smith. She ayers
that both have been residents of the District
of Columbia for more than ten years; that her
maiden name was Florida L. Crupper, and they
were married in Washington September 10,
1874, by Rev. q. Ii. iittaoy; that after the
marriage defendant manifested repugnance
to the p!aiotf1, treating her with Goddess and
disdao. though she desired aud endeavored to
do her dug TO the defendant as true and loV.
Jog vile; but SO il vas that notwith standing
her efforts to rstsio tbs respect, love and atiee-
ton Of the defendant be, Hithu month after
the marriage, first ceased TO contribute to The
plaintiff support, and then absolutely aba1
doned her, and since then, aud for more than
two years past, the defendant has wifulIy de-
serted saa abandoned her. aud she has been
compelled to rely upoG Ter oHn ezsrt0us aol
the kindness OF her tTeuds Iar home aod
livelihood. Hence she pra7s divorce viuculs
uatrinonie and permission 70 ra,uuse Ter maid
n naus.-WGSE. Republican.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-16

lie radicals, issr,ug TIA: tie EaioTitie5
against them are 100 large and too far in the
States of Florida and South Carolina for their
ATTEMPTED frauds 10 succeed, have almost
agreed, ir order to ai7o color Ct justice tc
their proposed Ubiquitous counting ia of Hayes,
e c1Doeda tie eec;ica Of the democratic Gov
erocrs cf those Statee.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-24
1T MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

FULL often in our lives has come day
When, pausing where two paths divergent lay,
We pondered, deep and long, which one to choose;
Fearful that either followed. we might lose
The rare enjoyment of happy hour,
Or grateful incense of fragrant flower,
Or glimpse of some fair land where shines the sun
On giant groves, and where the rivers run
Through furrowed fields and through the shadowy
ranks
OF cypress trees that weep upon the banks.
We fear to lose so much but knowing not
The changeful chances of our future lot,
We set out boldly on the chosen track;
And then, so often comes the looking back;
The bafiied strife our cherished goal to win;
The mourniul, hopeless cry, 1T might have
been
Sometimes the soul, when with great sorrow
wrung,
Recalls time long fed, when lightly hung
The course of future years in Fate's great scale;
And see how, all unwittngy an influence frail
AS morning dews that on the grasses CLEAN
Destroyed the even balance of the beam,
Unknown to us the deep decision made
And turned our path from sunshine into shade.
A passing thought: look; trifing Decd
A word unspoken in an hour of need,
Or spoken when twcre better left unsaid;
Some written line that we by chance have read;
All these can shift the scene with subtle hand
And round urfuture draw an iron band.
We never think that such little thing
Can ever such tremendous sequence bring,
Until too late; and then we backward torn
The page that we have filed, and dimly burn
The light of other days, in vain regrets
r-"i "PP't V-.-;>:-s EVuv by Thv spite f"etr
Against its destiny, and deep within
Our hearts we mourn for what we might have been
Ali soul. look upward, trusting; kiss the rod;
And know there is no = might have been " with
God
From Him, whenever lowy we draw near,
We learn of love that Casteth out all fear;
We find Faith that, in obliviOn's sea,
Whelms every dread and doubt eternally;
Hope unfa 'terngy to us is given
tender Charity, as broad as Heaven;
perfect Peace; q calm, untroubed Rest;
Through these, all things seem ever right and best
We rise triumphant over death and sin,
All pain and sorrow in our joy forgot
And, looking backward on our might have
BEEN
Thank Coo that ii was not
r. HeiSo Garter, in ". Y. Observer,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-24
How to Manage Cuttings.

IN reply to correspondent, the
Floral Cabinet gives the following di-
rections in regard to the making and
managing of plant cuttings.
In selecting a cutting, great deal
depends upon judicious choice; if the
slip is too young and full of fresh sap,
it will fade away from too much
evaporation; if it is too old-hard and
woody-it will take a great while to
strike root.
You must take cutting that is per-
fectly ripened, and is from a vigorous
shoot, yet little hardened at the
base
1t is also essential to have bud or
joint at or near the end of the cutting
as all roots strike from it; and the
nearer it is to the base, the greater
your chance of success.
Plant your cuttings in common red
pots, filled half full of rich loan and
two inches of sand on top SECURING
sand will do, but not sea sanO: wet
this thoroughly, and put the cuttings
close around the edge of the pot, for if
the bud or joint comes in contact with
the surface of the pot, it seems to
strike root more quickly. Pull off the
lower leaves before you plant the cut
ting. Press the wet sand tightly about
the tiny stem, for great deal of your
success in raising the cutting depends
upon the close contact of the sand with
the stem. When the cuttings are firm
ly planted, cover them with a glass
shade if possible, as it will greatly pro-
mote the growth of the plant.
Moisture, light and heat are the three
essentials to plant life-without them
no cutting will start.
Shade for two or three days from the
sunlight, but don't let the sand become
dry; then give all the sun you can OBJ
tain, keepup good supply of moisture,
and you can hardly fail to root most
OF your cuttings.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-24
Big Farming.

A GENTLEMAN who came down
from the North Pacific the other day
gives to the st. Paul Pioneer-Press the
following interesting notes in relation
to Dairymple's great wheat farm. The
amount of ground sown to wheat this
spring was 1900 acres. Harvesting
commenced on Monday, with nine
self-binders. The machines are run
fifteen hours without rest, except the
ordinary stops for oiling, lunch and
dinner, and the result per day is $50
acres. One man is employed to each
team, and twelve men follow the ma
chimes, shocking the wheat as soon as
it is cut. The entire 1900 acres were
to be cut and shocked during the week
stacking and threshing will of course
follow. Dairymple is harvesting his
crop for about one-ffth of the cost re-
quired under the system in vogue ten
years ago. At the time harvesting
commenced it was estimated that the
yield per acre from the entire tract
would not be less than twenty bushels
to the acre. Grasshoppers had done
but little damage; the excessive hot
weather came to late to blast the crop,
and everybody who saw the waving
grain pronounced big wheat farming
on the North Pacific a success. The
farm on which the crop was grown
consists of 80, 600 acres, on which next
season there will be sown to wheat
1900 acres, the sod of it having beer
broken this season. During the break
ing season Mr.. Dairymple had as higl
as 100 teams at work. The burrows
turned were six miles long, ard the
teams made but two trips day, trav
cling with each plow, to make the fou1
burrows, twenty-four miles. The 10
cation of this farm is eighteen mile
west of Moorhead, Mimi, in the pro
posed new Territory of Pembina, ant
this is not the only big farm i'll tn
vicinity, but is the "boss' farm of
dozen or more running from 800 t.
| cayara1 tbpIISan1 acres
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-24
The Christadelphians.

THE Christadelphians are society
of forty members of both sexes, who
meet every Sunday in Jersey City and
West Hoboken. They have no pas
tors. They take the Bible for their
standard, and believe that Christ will
return again bodily to earth and rule !;
also that all the fragments of bones,
dust and gases, irto which all the de-
ceased human bodies that ever existed
have been resolved, will meet again,
and present precisely the same forms
they previously wore. This they are
to do upon the coming of Christ, who
will judge the resurrected in regard to
their conduct in the former life. Those
individuals whom He considers evil
will live the allotted age of man on
earth, then die and become spiritual
ly extinct. The good will be glorifed
in aspect under Christ's manipula-
lions, become immortal, and reside
with Him forever upon the earth.
which is never to exchange it's ex-
listing form, but is to remain perpet-
ually the abode of the blessed. The
Christadelphians further believe that
the orthodox Heaven has no existence,
and that the spirits of those who die
will float off into space without ident-
ity, until called upon to again enter
their former tenements upon Christs
coming. All this they assert that they
find authority for in the Bible. In the
Jersey City congregation yesterday
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-24
Flowing for Wheat.

THE time for this work is upon us,
Ii we were to say that millions of dol
lars are lost yearly by the shiftless sys.
TEN of blowing land for wheat, we
would be within bounds. In hardly
anything are farmers more remiss.
So the ground is turned over three OF
four inches it is deemed that the work
is well done; and not one-half of the
farmers turn over with the pillow the
land even to this depth. If they will
take rule with them into the field.
they will see that we are telling the
truth. 1t is astonishing that so good
crops of wheat are raised with such
poor preparation of the ground.
1t can hardly be necessary at this
late day to speak of the great advan-
tages of deep culture. The greater
amount of plant food furnished, the
better drainage afforded in wet wealth
er, the increased moisture in deep
plowed land in case of drouth, and
other advantages that might be emu
merated-are too apparent to need re-
peating.
The first requisite in deep blowing
is good plow-one that is capable of
turning deepfNrrow. These can be
obtained almost anywhere. Great
improvement has been made in plows
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-24

THERE is no patent way of being
converted. Every conversion differs
from another as does every face, form
or character. What we have in COM
mon is our sin and our Savior. You
can't reason men into the kingdom of
God. You must get nearer to their
hearts than that. The hottest of all
baptisms is the falling of a believing
mothers tears upon her baby's head.
I remember the room where my moth
er used to take me with her alone to
pray. o, these congregations of one |
This preaching from the lips of our
mother as she murmurs a prayer for
our salvation! Whosoever will, may
come to Christ. 1t requires much in
genuity and terrible squirming for a
sinner to get beyond the reach of that
invitation. Come, and come now.
The spirit and the bride say come. 1t
makes little difference between two
men whether one dying Christless dies
upon bed of down, and another upon
a pallet of straw. In three minutes
their fate will be alike. Turn We,
turn We, for why will ye die.-Dr. Vim.
Osmiston.