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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1876.

The DECAY OF ClTlEs-There are few mu-
tatiops 10 human atflnS, especially such as
have been connected with the enterprise and
Industry of map, out Of which lessons may not
he drawn for our instruction. The most prom
isiog prospects that lead to Commercial enter
prises, and the most thoughtful schemes 10 Sc
cure their benefits, often fail, aud fail utterly
and that, too, after having had partial sue
cess. Times change and men change WITH
them, aud the scheme which Promised and,
indeed, gave riches and prosperity, becomes as
useless az water wheel when the stream has
dried up Ii sometimes happens, 100, that
advantages are lost not through lack OF enter
prise. but from want of promptness 10 enter
prise. The tide recedcs and leaves the ship
stranded because the anchor was not lifted 10
good time. The road by which cities pass TO
thrift and power is strewn with such wrecks
from which We day draw, as did Samson trou
the ioo's carcass, lessons that the wise may read
Cane Horn was first doubled by the ships Of
Hoorn, Holland town, and they gave toe
name of their entcrprls.ng me to the stormy
cape. Hooro ships un1er Tssmln discovered
New Zealand and Tasmania. Its gates were
adorned with trophies take irou the Thames
and its towu museum showed, 10 exu!tatlon,
the gold drit king cup taken from the Dag ship
of the Spanish Armada But the sea drove
it's sands across its harbor, aud Hoorn, from a
rising commercial town OF 81 OOO >oulS, has sunk
to les, than half tina; oun:oer. Edam, whence
CONES the checSv seCn 90 our grocer snelVcs'
sunk from 25 900 to 5000 lnhabltauts, aod Euk
huizen with $4,000 Inhabitants has had It's har
bJr sllted up. aud COW has but u lew thousand
Amsterdam, the nelg hOor OF these toWGs ADD
OF many like them, was Threatened by similar
disaster, but its energetic cllzcus cut grano
shin canal through the sands. That canal be
gan TO fill up, aud they cut aoother yet larger
and mure costly, ana tenced out the SAUDI with
plies, aud maintained the clty's prosperity lu-
tact La this coun,ry change IN the direction
of commerce has ruined SINE once prosperous
towos on the New England cost; while IN our
own nelghborhood Dumfries aud Bladeus5ugg
once commercial towns, have been lett out OF
the highways of commerce and have found no
means TO recover it. The commerce of George
town is threatened 10 like manner, and unless
the long purse of the general government comes
to It's assistance it must, at no distant day, cease
It's connection with the sea. Examples OF this
kiud may well sharpen our own foresight that
We may prvft by all changes that eau be made
20 turn to our advantage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28
News of the Ebay.

The New I ork New Says: new patent
turnstile, attached to the rear platform OF a
Second avenue car, Was on exhibition 10 Pint.
ing House square to-day. Ii Is designed tor
the protection and Comfort Of passengers, being
an eff .ct ual bar to crowding OF the platform by
pick pockets. 1t is similar III principle to the
one formerly exhibited, bur is much lighter
and neater 10 construction. 1t registers every
entrance and exit, and deduction of Que hail
fr m the 6gures on the register at the end OF
the route shows the exact number OF fares Col
lecled by the conductor. The turustilc is the
invention Of Mr. William s. Thorn, the trea-
surer OF the road, aud has beeu adopted by the
company. They will be attached to the cars as
quickly as they can be manufactured.
The District of Columbia has uamcd the 10Th
of October as the District day at the Centen-
uial, that being the day already fixed for the
Maryland celebration and the Centennial IA.
tional tourua meut. Tue admissions TO the main
Exhibition yesterday were SO 653; live stock
exhibition, 1856. The awards Of the Ccnten.
uial Judges, as far as completed, were auuounc
ed 10 the Judges Hall last evening 10 the pres
cDcc of brilliant audience
The Richmood Dispatch says: Yesterday
afternoon about four o'clock, as young lady
teacher Of the Central public school was pass
Jog down Twelfth street, her way home, she
Was attacked with stvues by seven or eight
boys, and but for the Timely approach Of two
gentlemen, who arrested one of the boys and
chased the others #, she would have been Sc.
riousIy Injured. Some Of the boys are knowD
to be scholars of the Central schoo'.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Rauu has
instructei the United States Attorneys 10 Phi
adephia, New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Mil
waukec aud other collection districts 10 variou-
parts Of the county to institute suits against
all parties against whom evidence can be pre-
sented of DOT having paid the whole or any part
OF the taxes due the government under the law
providing tor the tax upon incomes
The annual meeting aud election Of directors
for the Nnrthern Pacific Railroad took place 10
New York yesterday. The Treasurer s report
showed the cash receipts tor the year 10 b.
S2l9, l03 IS, the disbursements S20S 800 %
aud the balance Sl0653 81 The gross carp
ings for the year were S739 743 81; operating
expenses $449,7l9.27, and the net earnings
$500 026 pa.
Al ovcrhanging rock fell, yesterday morning,
in Blundon & Hayden's blucstone quarrcs,
near the Chain bridge, on the Potomac river,
aud instantly killed young man osmed James
Payne. and dangerously injured man named
Ffark Elliott. At the time OF the accident
thcre We're about thirty men at work 10 the
quarry.
The Rev. Father Craddock Catholic priest
of New York, who went to Savannah about
two weeks ago for the purpose of Dursing the
sick, fell a sacrifice to his self devotion, dying
at Vnevlle Ca. Oh "Wednesday last. He had
preached in Savannah church on the Sunday
before his death.
Snow fell 10 Renfrew county, Ootario, yes
terday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

General Braxton L. Bragg died suddenly IN
Galveston, yesterday. The telegram convey
iug the announcement says he dropped dead
while crossing Twentieth street, 10 front Of
the postofice. He Was sixty one years old.
His body lies 10 state at Artillery Hail. and will
be taken to Mobile if arrangements can be made
with New Orleans for its conveyance. Gen.
Bragg was in his usual health up to the mo
ment of the attack The cause of his death
was syucopc. induced by organic disease of the
heart" Gen. Bragg was native OF North
Carolina, a graduate of West Point, aud served
with merited distinction in the Seminole, NJ y
ican, and the late civil war, during the latter
part of which he superiutepdcd the successful.
evacuation of Savannah He was first brought
prominently before the public by an army
bulletin, which stated that during the thickest
of the fight at Buena Vista, Gen Taylor rode
up to his battery, and said to him, little more
grape Captaio Bragg" He was a brave, hon
orable, conscientious and mcri,orious soldier,
and his death will be regretted by all who knew
him, but by none more than the su, vivors Of
those who fought under his COMMAND.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

Judge Il. W. Hughes, Of the U 5. District
Court for tho E .stero District of Virginia, Is
one of the exceedingly few good officers ap
pointed by the preseat radical administration,
aud we risk nothing il saying that he never
woull have beeo appointed had the radicals
knowo what manner Of man he Is Having long
entertained this opinion OF him W. are not sur
prised to learn from the Riclm Dispatch
that he declines 10 give to the chief supervisor.
Mr.. Pleasauss, any instructions as to the pow
ers of supervisors Of elections He directs the
chief sup, rvisor to obtain any instructions he
may peed iron the district attorney of the dis
trict, or from the Attorney .ueral at Wash
iugtoo, or some other officer Of the Executive
Department OF the Government. He considers
that it was not the intention of Congress TO
Connect the judg. 2, of the courts IN any way
with political strifes, aud that a judge could
not well give instructions which might vlrtu-
ally PREJUDICE cases that may come toto court
for violations of the election laws. The law
requires the judges to appoint as local super
visors such proper men as each pol!t teal party
may recommend ter each locality. This purely
ministerial function being performed. Judge
Hughes considers that judge is not called
upon to act any further upoo Questions COG
nected with the elections until thsy are pre-
scented for judicial decision 10 causes coming
regularly into court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

1t is now given out from the Navy Depart
partmcnt that the amount required for the pay
of the navy during the present tiscal year. after
all the officers that can be spared from the
actual needs of the service have been placed
upon furlough pay, will be short at least
a ruion of dolIacs. The amouot apDro-
priated was S. 10000 or 81 $50 900 less
than the estimates II Mr.. Robson had
not gotten so rich and made Mr.. Cattcu and
several other of his friends 50 rich, he would be
able to pay the officers of the navy the money
due them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

A marked difference is observable in the man
ner 10 which the presidential campaign is co.,
Quoted by the democratic and radical press; for,
though the charges Of deirauding deserrr S
mother OF $500 aud Of making VIGOROUSLY
false return OF bis income, against Gov. Hayes
have never been disproved ard, though d suit
is now pending against NJ. Wheeler Tor the
rec very OF 500 0OO wrougfulIy obtained b. HIN
while trustee of railroad, the damaging re-
cords are rarely alluded to by the former, the
latter teens with the reiteraion Of the retuted
charges of "IIldcus perjury and "Iildeo' S
fraud"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

The report current on the streets yesterday
that Col K. S. Ashby, ex.Audtor of the city,
now on q visit to Fsuquer county had joined the
thin ranks oil the scsiawsgs, is, we are glad to
say, incorrect. All the purchssable material
among the Virginia conservatives was bought
long sgo, and the radicals made sorry bargain
when .hey got it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28
The Centennial Races.

The inaugural breeders Centennial trotIlng
meeting opened at Sutfolk Park, Philadelphia,
yesterday. The attendance was not large, tie
weather cool aud bustery, and the track 10 fair
condition.
The first rice was the Revolution race, for
three year olds; purse, -. 500. There were
eleven entries, although only the following
started Joe Hamitoo, Caorlc Aidlne, HJnor,
Sir Walter, Odd Fellow, jerome and Woo
moso. Best TWO heats out OF three; A!dine won
10 Two straight heats, Woomoso second. lime:
2:4O, 2:40!.
The sccoud race was the Independence race,
for fve.year Odds, for purse of s. 500, mile
heats, three 10 FIVE. Taere were elghI entries,
although but 6:e star'cd-G,v Sprague,
Biaokwnod. jr., Elsie Good, Lady Mills aud
Nett. Gov Spraque ~ou 10 three straight
heats, Bl.ckwood, jr., second. Time: 2::224!
2:26. 2:2T.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

Capt A. 4. Semmes, U. S. N, fcrmorly a
resident of this city, is to be court mar.ialed at
New York Oh the charge of harsh treatment OF
the crew of the U. s. steamer Alaska, recently
arrived at that port from the European stston
The captain seems to be in bad luck, rs it was
only few years ago that he was suspended OF
a similar charge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

The radicals foding that their readers and
hearers are becoming tired of the thrice told
tale of Southern outrages and bloody
shirts" have struck another tune, and are play
ing it with all the vigor they possess. They are
now ding. donging into Norheru ears, that 10
the event of the election of Governor llldeo
they contemplate that contingency cow
the treasury of the country will be swamped 10
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

M. J Proctor Knott whose opinion of Mr..
Bane-though not expressed in such forclble
language as be used upon one occssion-is enter
tanned by half the people in the country, has
been renominated for Congress by the demo-
Gratis of his district in Kentucky
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28
Try TELEGRAPH.I

NEW YORK Sen. Is stocks act:'e ah' ,,I
Money Il 1oid 81 Fiou- dun ma '. u'.,'''''''
Corn .teniy. Wheat quiet ana s'"s .i
BALrIMo *, sept y Virgins .; o+%' Il:
Gz Virgln:as cons lidat'd 80 40 r - .,.,I:;
Cotton quiet mldil;ng lot loS o.I WHAT
d sm s1t pS oa:61ss d'ss os6 r
a. s. s W"ss,r weak ed Eyer 1I; s'y $.
stead Southern white 53.53; to' =. j. Soy
Western mizet 55s .p,t; 81 's'' K %"' G?u.iand
Oats Scarce, ira Nj u.chn"go ,N,yr ri rI md
Iesyv 3, n62 Hny II msr; hsiy 81. .t,say,
PennsyIvsn prime l7sSls. rro Hlm nd W.
firm and unchanged. Butter ~ l,' %;,bsr; Rio
changed Coffee strong, act Inv Sny,P oulct ~
ca go lji4l9i joboIng i''1'''
lU1alui.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

Enquirer; also to express my gratitude to many
friends 10 Richmond who have nantes ed their
good feeling towards the late editors, personal.
~, not ooly by kind words, but By offers Of ma
terial assistance in the event Of our ioicrulin-
ing to resume publication. VI. Z. II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

the payment of Southern claims for damages
sustained by the war, including those for the
freed slaves, but MIR. Wilkins, the democratic
candidate for Governor Of Indiana, stopped the
crank in his State when he said the country
had as much as it couId do to pay the debts 1t
was compelled to, withou, bolhcriug itself about
those that it was not only not bound to pay, but
against paying which there was constitutional
prohibition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. >ept. z l''@
Beef Cattl"- Prices To-day ranged n .."' ~ .
Best Bccves "...........'.'..''.
Generally rated irst quality ...........4 - Is .'
Medium good fair quality ........-.'' ~ Il -
Ordinary thin Steers oxen ana COWS j W. ~.
General average o: the market ...'i - ~
Extreme range ot prices ............"''r y,
NJ st Of t:c sales were from ...-.....'." %
Owing to y temporary short -unp5y ior ."'
sn.icipsted wsnl: of IN. make y Ic": -!'" :
much frmncss. though no ac!IvItE nor ~ ~
vance in r.tes since last weaG, az ~ D. ~
cons .dered The breaks IN n: .'H;'""' 80
giD;a rsili Dads during the past %e.N '"'H
TRANSFORMATION both directly and i4AF:o'E vi,
cir own and other roads. The .stly -
ronsider.bie improvem Mt on last week "",'
ings. Tho ,!ei.yed arrivals on me msfNe.
day mt with but slow saIes ~ prices ;: ,L'
rom previous ss!es. Total recelp:. i"F We
2277 head Total sales tor the past "''N
head. 49,. og.ir .t,.
Sheep-There has been !ig1 III s2"'" '.'.
,yeak And good sheep nave ben Iui.' ie..r,
and in good demand a. some ..ti" i'hpr'' '"'-,..
IN figures, bu: 20 v>ry active m.fr".
corded. The i.ty and pro, OF the ''ieI ,tn.
are not inviting to Eastern bugs, anu ."'i
have dealt very spsring!y. Wefu 5I me.
;heep n, 4.5sc per ID. stock SHEEP zH'''; F
head, and < I'D opeu wool stock III
mand. H. c3ip.s this week 800 ~ = ,..s.
Hogs-Tue supply tais week n"S p ."' nrG
of the yards, FLY equal to IN ''....;. ~
rric.s show ). .lqgt ,icclinc on !a'I 49," -,
u-e. The ~ ty ia: been on -, = ' "',n, =, ,,.c
r,u.l +, in. " x : offerings. w" .".' >. .-v
few selling a. tie former figure, M '1.[ :,
rouxi ones, wai!c mos. sales nav E"." - - men
S1a9. per h. pric are more Hhe' -,-t
,wer figures before higher ones aie
Receips this week 646G head
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

Jacob Hun z;ogcr, president Of the defunc,
Miners Trust Company Bank of PottsviIle
Pa, had hearing yesterday mornlug. He is
charged with embezzl.m-nt and making 'r*ud
uleut i,ank staten ants anl was he'd III 50 900
bail for appearance in cout.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

AocIDENTs-Mrs Fannie Hospital, # Bloom.
field, Loudoun county, was badly gored BY =
cow she WAS milking few dsVs ago w. A
Brswner, young merchant of the same place,
came very near being drowned on Saturday
evening while attempting to f,rd small creek
near Bloomfield. The bridge mad washed away,
and he suppt sing it only cover, with water,
attempted to ride across, but he and the horse
tumbled over the sbu,ment, and both made
q narrow escape.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28
prohibition,

The Washington Republican, whose advo-
cacy oil Independents aud boilers, aod condem
nation of the traulmels imposed upon voters by
party discipline in the Southern States have
been SO marked, now that its own OK has been
gored 10 the North, says:
"BoItiug party nominations after they
have been determined by regularly APP
pointed delegates 10 convention is rulnous
to all party organ cations. 1t is an invention
OF the enemy wIich should uever be allowed 10
divert true and earnest republicans from their
purpose; but more especially so upon the eve
of Presidential election
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

The Hsooveran Diet has requested Prus-
STA II remove the seques ration on the property
Of cx- klng George.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

Pr silent Grant aud wife arrived .. tiha'1,
y. Y. Tuesday vcnng. A lnrgr hruDE 1t
cil,z:ns gathered 1t the depo ~ hopes hat
some addresses of welcome would b delivered.
W. W. E.tcr, president OF the village, va
presented - the President oy ) urg Gfa"t,
but 40 ru,'ic words ot WELDON" r. sIok"n.
Tn. VISITORS vii + main day Or tsl Tl>'"'g
Cornell University, ~ which Use l. meN-
hpr -; H. iluior r.l>s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28
IOrelSn News.

The present. indications are tta tie 4 r,
Of The European Powers t. effect = pace be.
tween S"rvil and Tux y will be uHslc;e>,tuI.
A! ccurcii Of Ministers held % Tuesday, At
which PRICE Milan presided, il W, uua"tm
ou>ly decide t. jcct the con:i : + peace
submitted by tn" Powers to the Porte anl it
wa- also resolved that Scrvia YOU j 9ot .unAIt
exc pr in cast Of fore ga oc upa la, "ut 10
Fl b. unil The iudcp"rdcuc ol S,rvta AMI
Bosnia i secured. Minister + site, ha, rot.
feel the ior"Ign repres, bta;,v.s at BE r. lie
that 10 couscqu &c oi the violations # he
truce ~ The iuik-, Scrrla dec lDe- to consent
t. u rrolongatIon OF b. arnls';ce and titat
h>stli'ies have hCel ac.u.ly rec mncncrd.
\ "iIhs;al.iluI lie protect, Of Austria aod
Russia az last the assumption ct the III i
k'ng By Prince Milan, ii is believe, th t h"
Official p! cAmalon of NJ an a. hln- vi
shortly TAX. place Err l. rby Us or.4y II
reply % Dlu ms presented by u i"pu,ari
from hc Guild Hal! meesing, took rh ,ril
view OF the ru' ki-h situation, nu his vrw-
are cot those gen. rally ca'era lrrd. h" Lon
don TINS Dispatch from b !srad' sp> 'hur.
Is uuc reason to fear tat PRIME Mao ant
his MIuislcls arc 90 longer their OVID m1>. r
10 the gu I'll N Of peace or war. |! war l. con
tiuu d-aad cv"ryti ing points IL tn" !lr'c II
- il VIII be Rus>au wrr 10 Scrvt's II II 10
couc- something more.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28
CON NliiIS(l.Ai l..

ALEXANDRIA MARKET, Sept 2S.-Fher" !:
bu: ,ltt.c en- .ig,, t" note in prices since y''t''
day ..sccpts Of Whea; are goo'. Amounting
to 247S bushels, and sale, were naia II II0''-'
for red is - quality. Corn !. in ign! r'cr'r. !,
we note s,c. o; mixed u. 81 ~ RI" VS. OIL
fercd Ia bushels If Dat. brou Ght 8
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

The Charleston Courier excaius: "What
are the planters to do? They cannot get 10
their rice What are the Isborers to do :? They
are no, allowed to work The people, back as
we'll as white have no protection from the law.
Indeed there is 90 law except mob law 10 the
rice region of Beaufort and ColetOn."
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-11-17

THE talk of Democrats in the East
TO the effect that they would not be
an elector from Florida, South Carolina
or Louisiana, for $40, 000-intimating
their lives were not besafe, shows the
desperate and threatening character
of the democracy. They can, however
possess their souls in patience. The
laws of those States provide that the
lectors present, on the day prescribed
for casting the electoral vote shall fill
any vacancies that may occur, the
Legislatures have nothing to do with
the matter, and murders would there
fore be useless. Nor can the election
be thro wn in the House. The fact that
one of the candidates has obtained a
majority is sufficient. There being
no tie, one must have a majority, and
that majority must be 1S5. Less than
that will not elect, and the proof is now
that Hayes has the 1S5.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-11-17
The Western Rural

Milton George, a practical and sue
cessful farmer, and for several year.
connected with the editorial staff oil
the WESTERN RURAL, has become tie
owner of that popular and sterling
Farm and Family Weekly, and has re
cognized it upon firmer basis than
ever before. 1t is now greatly improy
ed, and has the ablest ard best editor
lstaff and list of contributors to be
found on any agricultural paper in the
country. 1t is also the Champion OF
Cheap transportation and equal jus
tice to all classes. Combining its in
formation on Rural Affairs with its
entertaining and instructive literary
departments, make it the most Com
plete Farm and Family Newspaper ex-
tant. The price is 50, 90 per yeer, with
rest of '76 free TO new subscribers
Less to clubs. Address The Western
Rural, Chicago. Ill.
The JEFFERSoNIAN and Western
Rural, $3.50.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-11-17
Total vote 13, ,627.

The above vote it will be seen is
within $50 of the number registered.
1t also exhibits another fact and that
is that in East Baton Rouge the vote
for Moncure was 961 more than the
white vote registered, while the vote
for Dubuclet was 333 less than the
blacks registered. If these 333 had all
voted for Moncure it would still show
62S votes more than were registered
were cast for Moncure. The total reg
isrry in that parish was 4, 474 the to-
tai vote 5,102-excess 62S. The regis
try shows the blacks could have polIed
their vote, but the whites could not.
In West Feliciana, the whites polled
an excess of SO, while in not O single
instance did the blacks poll their full
registry Of votes. The white vote in
the five parishes was 947 in excess-the
black vote 1, 127, less thaDIthe register.
But with all this to contend with, the
Republican candidate had 2, ,979 major
ity. To expect these parishes under any
thing approaching fair election to
give Democratic majority is too fool
ish an idea for any sensible man to en-
tertain.