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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-27
REETsOT EELEE.

DUBL1C SALE-On THURSDAY, August
l. 24h, 1876, at the residence of Samuel aid
Eliza Stewart, decd. the undersigned heirs OF
Samuel and Eliza Stewart, decd, will otIor by
public sale, the following described REA l. ES-
late, lying in Fsuquer county, and State OF
Virginia. viz: go! acres, formerly known rs
the home place o; VIM. Fletcher, decd, al
joining the lands Of VIM Beverley Daniel ker-
foot and W. w. Phillips. The above described
land is in high state Of cultivation is we'll
adapted to either farming or grazing, is we'll
watered and timbered, and has on it al the Ae-
cessary out buildings, close adjacent to churches,
mills schools, &c, and in fact is so located rs to
make home attractive to any one who wishes
to locate in Virginia. The second tract contains
226 acres. and lies mile from the above tract,
adjoining the lands Of Thomas Giasscock, Eliza
Woodward and Others and is also in high state
OF cultivation, and only ono mile from Rector
town depot on tho w. G, V. NJ. s. u. S. K. 4
thereby making both farms convenient to the
markets Of Alexandria, Washington and Ealt-
more. The above two tracts OF land can be
bought of the heirs q. private sale prior to the
above date but il not sold At prvate sale will
be offered promptly at III O'clock II. M, August
"a 1876, ut public sale, on the premises.
Terms made known on the duy CT sale.
Signe! by the heirs.
John w STEWART
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ORKNEY SPRINGS, VIRGINIA,

nRNNHT SPRINGS, VIRGINIA,
~ Twelve mi es uest nf lit. Jackson. Valley
Branch, B. Il y. 4. 4 will be open fer the re-.
ceptlon OF visitors until October Isl 1876, under
IN manage cnt % n. WOODWARD, late
Of Rswlcy Springs, Va
Since the last season the grounds have been
greatly improved and water works erected, add
ing greatly to the convenience, health and safety
of the Springs and It's guests.
The waters have An established reputation for
their wonderful curative powers. The Springs
are numerous and Of Sront variety, viz: sui
phur Healing, Sui hate OF Iron nni Magnesium,
Chaly beatc Carbonate Of iron) &c.
Terms q b r.rd per day 81 81 per week SIS !;
per month of tweo,y. eight day $50. Circulars
will be fnuad ut T. ) LIZ .DBEAThR "
BROS, Fairfax street.
IL Tim MOORE s. PERRY. Prop'rs
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FNHERE WILL BE a FESTIVAL HELD
l. at the school house nesr ST. Johns Chapel,
West End, on TUESDAY and WEDHE
DAY. 18th and 10Th inst. for the benefit of
Sharon Chapel jy lS-td
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WEATHER PROBABILITIES Var Depart
ment, Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Wash
pgton, d. g., July u. lS76-lO:3Oa a. NJ
For the Middle States, part y cloudy, warmer
weather during the day, with increasing south
east to southwest winds, isll'ug barometer, io
lowed ,onight in the northern and western
toruous by local rains.
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John w. STEWART.
J. NJ. SW AIN.
NJ. j. HOUGH.
Fsuquier county, jy., 26-td

DUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
l. ESTATE IN FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA.
The undersigned, acting under q decree pro.
nouaced on the 9th day of April, 1876, By the
Hon. A. Rives. Judge of the Western District
OF Virginia, in the matter Of Aaron Brunn,
bankrupt, will offer for sale. by public auction,
to the highest bidder. At Manassas, Virgins on
TIL ESDAI, the 18Th day or August 1876, the
TRACT OF LAND purchased By Henry land
man of Drury Wood. trustee, lying in Fairfax
county, Va, adjoining the lands OF Joseph Ho-
den AID others, containing three hundred and
four acres, morn or less.
Terms-Five hundred dollars TO be paid in
cash, and the residue III four equal instruments.
payable six, twelve, eighte and twenty-lour
months from day of safe, with interest from daie;
the purchaser giving bonds with sat sfatory So
curity aid lega! title ret .ined and the property
liable to be resod if the purchaser does not CONF
ply with the terms of sale.
DRURY WOOD, Trustee
VIM. 0 FRY, Comm'r.
Lotto w.
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The Indians.

CHEYENNE July 26.-rhe following was re-
ceved by mail to-day with the enclosure men.
toned:
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POLICE REpoRT-Jaco Harris, for push
Jog John Hackley, both colored, upon hot
stove, was committed to await the result of the
latter's Injuries.
Three cases of dsorderly conduct were ap
propriatey disposed of.
Doe negro, for Threatening another, was
bound over to keep the peace.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22
He,p to Get Afo,,a.

Don't stop to tell stories in business
hours.
If you have place OF business be
found there when wanted.
No man can get rich by sitting around
stores and saloons.
Never fool" in business matters.
Have order, system, regularity, and
also promptness.
Do not meddle with business you know
nothing of.
Do not kick every one in your path.
/ More miles can be made in day by
going steadily than by stopping.
Pay as you go.
A man of honor respects his word as he
does his bond.
Help others when you can, but never
give what you cannot afford to, simply
because it is fashionable.
Learn to say no. No necessity of snap
ping it out dog-fashion, but say it firmly
and respectfully.
Use your own brains rather than those
of others.
Learn to think and act for yourself.
Keep ahead rather than behind the
times.
Young man, cut this out, and if there
be any fallacy in the argument let vi
know.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22
Who are the softasr

1t is fair to compare the Turkish softas
to the students of complete American
university, such as Ann Arbor, Yale or
Harvard, or still better, to those of a
German university in small town, say
Heidelberg or Jena. They are the
theological, legal and literary students
of the Turkish metropolis, connected
with some well endowed mosque, for
instance that of Mehmed, Achmed or
st. Sophia, and are to Turkey what
" Young America" " is to us. Being con-
nected with the established law and
theology, they enjoy some popularity
and are usually the leaders of popular
movements and upheavals in Constanti-
nople. Some mosques have as many as
five hundred softas, and the city
of Constantinople contains thousands of
them. The word sofia is derived from
the Persian, and means burned, because
the bearers of this appellation are sup
posed to have burning desire for knowl-
edge, wisdom and holiness. The softas,
then, have no constitutional share in
the Turkish government, but by their
accurate information, influence and
daring, can carry measure which it
would be difficult to enact in the ordi-
nary manner. They compelled the late
sultan, few days ago, by personal
threats, to dismiss his principal officials,
the grand vizier and the mutt or spike
ul islam, and demanded that he should
give up at least twenty-five millions Of
the hundreds that he had appropriated.
They are now supporting the new vizier,
Midhat Pasha, who has been mainly
instrumental in deposing Abdul Aziz,
Ordinarily the softas are fanatic Turks,
but in the last revolution their steps have
been at the same time radical, successful
and wholesome. The softas illustrate
the political axiom that despot il
more dependent upon the opinions o.
the common people than is a constitu
tional king or republican president.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22
ONO.

A man while digging a well, near
Lockville, Fairfield County, was in
stantly killed by the walls caving in.
At Toledo, lately, Receiver Cox sold
the Wabash Railroad and its property to
J. w. Ellis, of New York, committee
in trust for the Gold Bond mortgages,
for $2,5O0,000. The sale was made sub
ject to the first and second mortgage
bonds, and all other membranes
prior to the Gold mortgage bonds.
Josiah johnson, young man en-
ployed at Longstreth's mines, at Mel
sonville, was caught between the bum
pers of two cars which he was attempt
ing to couple, and crushed 50 badly that
he died in few minutes afterward.
At Sandusky, Martin Martin, aged
forty-five years, was killed by being
kicked in the head by a horse.
John Laroque, aged twelve years, was
drowned near Marblehead, by falling
from the dock while fishing.
John Taner, SON of Isaac Taner, of
Port Clinton, fell from the end of the
pier into the lake, while fishing, and was
drowned. His body was recovered.
At Ada, recently, the family of J. B.
Charles was poisoned by eating bread
which contained arsenic. Mrs. Charles
died. J. B. Charles was arrested, and a
guard placed over him to prevent the
mob from lynching him. Other men,
bers of the family were in precarious
condition.
Joseph Mechler, a German sixty years
of age, who lived with his family on
Mohawk street, Cincinnati, suicided by
hanging, the other day. Mechler had
long been confirmed drunkard, and has
done no work for six years. He has
abused his family shamefully while in
toxicated at various times during these
six years. He came home drunk and
was so abusive that his wife was COM
PEELED to leave the house, and go to a
neighbor's residence for protection.
About an hour later-half-past eight
o'clock-she returned and found the
doors locked and entrance to the house
barred. She went to her married
daughters house near by and obtained
assistance to force an entrance into the
house, which was accordingly done.
Mechler was found hanging by the
neck, suspended on rope fastened to the
raftefs and quite dead.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22
The Mecicass Revolution.
rfHncinnati Commarcial


one time assumed formidable proper
tions, embracing, as it did, nearly all the
Northern States of the Republic, and
seeming to be thoroughly organized, is
practically at an end. The defeat of the
revolutionary forces in Oaxaca, on the
29th of May, with loss of two thousand
men in killed and wounded, is blow
from which the revolutionists will not
recover. The day preceding this inn
portant battle was marked by another
defeat for the revolutionists in Tiaxcala.
The steady advance of the government
forces northward and eastward has been
unbroken by single reverse. AT every
point where the revolutionists have
made stand they have been broken and
scattered like chaff. 1t is fortunate for
the Administration and the country that
this attempt to plunge the Republic
into anarchy and give it over to the wild
ambition of military chieftains, whose
main occupation would be to dispossess
each other, has ended in speedy and dis
astrous failure. Prior to this attempt
Mexico was assuming the character of a
country in which law is enforced, au-
thority maintained, and stability in
sured. There had been marked i'm
proyement in the social and industrial
condition of the people. Schools had
been opened in all the States. and the
children receiving that education with
out which representative government
can not long endure. Railroads that
had lsng remained uncompleted, owing
to the chaotic state of the country, were
completed, and new projects formed.
The financial condition and credit OF
the government had steadily improved.
Revenues were collected with reasonable
promptness and regularity, and the obli-
cations of the nation met with punctu-
atty exceptional in Mexico. The annual
budget made a favorabl impression
upon all interested in Mexican securities,
and the creditors of the Republic saw
remote prospects of return for invest
ments long since made and well nigh
despaired of. These evidences of ma
tional progress were but indices of indi-
vidual prosperity. The fresh revolution
threatened the pleasing prospect with
ruin; but, happily, the steps taken by
the administration to put it down have
been wisely considered and effective
Indeed, so quickly have the revolution
lists gone down before its advancing
forces, that there is reason to doubt
whether the revolution had, as was at
one time represented, a strong hold upon
the sympathies of the people of the
States where there seemed to be the
greatest disafection. And now we shall
presently hear of the revolutionary
leaders flying across the Rio Grande, ol
escaping to the West Indies, to save
their necks from the halter they merit;
for to try them by eourtmartial and
shoot them would be distinction they
do not deserve.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22
The .Un-Fasr ser.

GENTLEMEN's suits for travelling and
business are of plaided goods-and to
cut very swell" appearance are large
and rather light and conspicuous in
color. The trowsers are very wide and
straight. The vest is single breasted,
made without collar and high in the
neck. The coat is cut away and has
patch pockets"
NOTHING can exceed the anxiety felt
by that man who has been left to take
care of the house during an afternoon,
with instructions to see that the bread in
the oven don't burn and that the cat
doesn't get at the canary, while at the
same time he is obliged to keep the neigh
ber's hens from scratching up the garden
seeds.
SOME old friend says, /" Get up with
the sun if you want to be healthy and
wise" 1t is easy enough to follow this
advice in the winter, when the sun acts
sensibly, and doesn't get up until seven
O'Clock; but when he commences to get
up at four o'clock, we have observed that
the wisest men give him about two hours
start, and let their wives accumulate
health and wisdom.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

NOVEL ScRUBBING BRUSHES. = In
Jamaica, where oranges are drug in the
market, they scrub floors with them.
1t was done at the house of friend of
the writer's. The floor was of hard, pol
ished wood, and, before the family were
out of bed, two or three colored servants
scrubbed over the whole of it with sour
oranges, cut in halves. When the juice
was rubbed out of one piece, they would
take another, and they used upa big
trayful of them. A polish was put on
by rubbing with cocoanut husk, and the
floor looked as if it had been waxed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

Mr.. JOSIAH BooTHBY has prepared a
statistical sketch showing the progress
of South Australia since the settlement
of the colony forty years ago. Its pres
ent position is thus summed up Fifty
thousand men support thrice their num-
ber of women and children, occupy 200,-
600 square miles of pastoral country,
and possess 5000, 900 sheep; own 6,000,-
600 acres of land, and grow 1900, 900
bushels of wheat; conduct an external
commerce of s9,O0O,O00 sterling, and
raise 81 1000, 900 of revenue.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

NORWICH Bulletin: Woman" said
the fat man on the cracker barrel, reAec-
lively, woman is like boil. When
another man has her we laugh at him ;
when we have her ourself we cherish and
protect her." He seemed to be man OF
pure and lofty sentiment, and when he
said he guessed he'd go home and give
his wife a chance to do the chores, every
body respected him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

AMAN coming home one night rather
late, little more than half seas over" "
feeling thirsty. produced glass of water
and drank it. In doing SO he swallowed
a small ball of silk that lay in the bot
tom of the tumbler, the end of the thread
catching in his teeth. Feeling something
in his mouth, and not knowing what it
was, he began to pull at the end, and, the
little ball unwinding, he soon had sew.
eral yards of thread in his hand, and still
no end, apparently. Terrified, he shouted
at the top of his voice, Wife! wifel
say, wife, come herel 1 am all un
rayeling."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

A CLERGYMAN was turned down !"
at fashionable spelling-bee for spelling
drunkenness with one en-" Shortly
afterwards he returned to his parish, and
found himself very coldly received by
his parishioners. He sent for the parish
clerk and asked him what was the cause.
"Well, sir" replied the man, ga report
has come down here that you was turned
out of great lady's house in London
or drunkenness" M
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

The experiment has been made. and
apparently With success, Of feeding silk
worms with lettuce instead of mulberry
leaves The caterpilIars ate the lettuce
ravenously, and went through their met
amorphoses in the usual manner. A
few only died, and those apparently from
the careiessness of the attendant in not
wiping the leaves dry. The cocoons were
of good quality, and the experiment is
regarded as sufficiently successful to war
rant more extended trial.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

FRENCH statistics show that woman is
six times less criminal against person,
four times less criminal against property
and twice less hardened criminal than
man. The record (recently publisheD
also proves that maternity is a better
shield against bad life than paternity.
Of 1000 female criminals 261 are moth
ers, and of l 900 male criminals s24 are
fathers. ~
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

THERE are degrees in the criminality
of kissing in Iowa. A married man of
Dubuque has brought an action against
a young lady " for maliciously kissing
him in the presence of his wife," Had
his wife been absent he would have un-
doubtedly settled the matter by making
the young offender take back her kiss
and forgiving her on the spot.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

AN autograph letter of Charles
Dickens, written in reply to request
that he would present himself as a candi-
dats for Parliament, was recently shown
at an art exhibition in England. 1t is
as follows: g beg to assure you that /
satisfied myself long ago that am much
better and much more usefully employed
in my own calling than 1 could hope to
be in the House of Commons. 1 believe
no consideration on earth would induce
me 70 become a member of that incohe-
rent assembly,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

MRS. Sw1sHELM says that the tobacco
that the Germans smeke is only paper
STEPPED in a tobacco solution.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22
PENCIL AND scissors.

IF the Smiths ali vote for Smith the
Temperance party will elect its Presi-
dent.
THE man who makes himself ridicu-
lous prevents many others from becom-
ing 50.
A CINCINNATI fend advertises for
men with fever and ague to shake
carpets.
The husband of that three-headed
Mexican woman must find her rather
head-strong.
A BULL-FRoG isneyer entirely broke"
financially. He always has agreen-back,
you know.
A KISS on the forehead means reyer-
ence. But there is no fun in it worth
mentioning.
To lose our charity in defense of our
religion is to sacrifice the citadel to main
tain the outworks.
TINE is incalculably long, and every
day is vessel into which much may be
poured, if only one wishes to fill it up.
WHAT is that which no man wants
and yet which, if any man has, he would
not part with for sntold wealth "a
bald head"
aDDN'T you guarantee, sir, that the
horse wouldn't shy before the fire of an
enemy so g No more he won't. 'Tisn't
till after the FIRE that he shies."
FATE.
The tiGes Of Life uneven flow,
And ever betwixt veal and woe
We drift and waver to and fro,
Because the gods viii have 1t 30.
see the great ones prostrate lie,
see the beggar lifted high,
And none his destined fate can Ay,
And all in vain we strive or cry.
-Ewipida.
THE Bible itself is like an old Cremona;
it has been played upon by the devotion
of thousands of years, until every word
and particle is public and tunable.
A ST. LOUIS woman says it is no worse
to encircle lady's waist with your arm
in ball room than to hug your friends
sister on the back stairs. No worse
Why, it is not as good
AN Eastern writer in San Francisco
says that the Chinaman is a cleaner,
stepping in after white man hasleft and
doing the small but valuable work that
white man would scorn to do.
A WESTERN paper said: Talk about
the wind blowing the grasshoppers away.
One of them faced Mondays gale for an
hour, and then yanked shingle off a
house for fan, saying it was awfully
sultry."
aIF there is anybody under the canis-
ter of heaven that have in utter excres-
cence," says Mrs. Darlington, "it is the
slanderer, going about like a boy con-
structor, circulating his caIomel upon
honest folks
"IN Eastern lands, when the Govern
ments wants to get rid of troublesome
subject, he is invited to dine with the
chief local official, and word is sent to
his family that "his dinner didn't agree
with him." after which he passes into
history.
| THERE is no better everyday virtue
than chearfulness. This quality in man
among men is like sunshine to the day,
or gentle, renewing moisture to parched
herbs. The light of cheerful face
diffuses itself, and communicates the
happy spirit that inspires it
! THERE is a wide difference between
admiration and love. The sublime,
which is the cause of the former, always
dwells on great objects and terrible; the
latter On small ones and pleasing. We
submit to what we admire, but We love
what submits to us; in one case we are
forced, in the other we are Aattered,
into conniianee - Burke
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

EXPERIENCE is torch lighted in the
ashes of our illusions.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

IT is reported that Don Carlos and a
party of friends are in the City of
Mexico. 49,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22
Rfppfna q press Rht.e Asleep.

The Brookport lIndiana) Jourralsays;
A young lady of this city who was pre-
pairing for journey had dress made
for the occasion, and as the time for de-
parture approached she was considerably
annoyed lest it should not be done in
time. The dress came in due time, but
there was something about it that did
not exactly suit her, and the matter
still burdened her mind. The evening
before her intended departure she put
the dress away and tried to dismiss the
matter from her mind, but does not
seem TO have succeeded When she
arose the following morning she found
her dress ripped apart, not a seam of the
whole garment remaining sewed, and not
cut or tear in the material, As no one
had access to it but herself, she was
forced to conclude that she had risen in
her sleep and ripped it apart.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

THE Berlin Official Gazette states that
the Imperial government, some time
ago, opened negotiations with Spain for
the purpose of ftesing the German resi-
dents in Cuba from the extraordinary
war taxes levied there. Difficulties
arose respecting the Interpretation of the
treaties on this subject, and series of
difficulties, including the general politi-
cal situation, were put forward as pre-
renting Spain from acceding to Ger
many's demand. Germany, however,
has now succeeded in obtaining the con-
cession that the process of distraint and
the forced sales of property for the pay
ment of said taxes shall be suspended in
cases of German residents until an un-
derstanding is obtained.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22
THEFAIR SEX.

FRINGEs for ladies' dresses are unusu-
ally rich this year, and viii be worn very
long-long enough to reach to the bot
tom of mans pocket, probably.
WrTd evening toilet scarfs or sashes
of soft crepe de chine, elegantly embroid-
cred are worn. These are very broad and
draped in knife plaits little below the
waist in front, and held with flowers in
the back.
A CORRESPONDENT says that Pitts
burg has more business enterprises and
successful ones, too, conducted by
women than any other city. There too,
adds the writer, society kindly opens her
doors to these worthy workers, and the
shop women whose brain and myers
find active employment, find the doors
of intellectual and social delights
opened.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

A YOUNG lady who teaches one Of the
public schools in Iowa, keeps her pupils
in trim by such talk as this: sNow,
Bob, if you don't quit pulling Sars hair
I'll snatch you bald-headedl Suse, quit
your whispering, or I'll put tin ear on
you'll That's the sort of a hair-pin /
am.p
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-22

THE British colony in ST. Petersburg
is very respectable one in point Of num-
bers. There ale 5000 British residents
in the Russian capital.