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rnont, tuy department thereof fran, any ctcsr Of
Tho United States for any rerfun whatcve for Civ
I'D sssry ~ sso rh droey s tnFeei2 osrs Il
ssrccs t" n1vct or g'a or btatowr, my nnacy rror
cfty. nthut yn'u,h1es cu,i.tcrallon Whist
any such contract once, plAcr. md avery rnem,,rr
of Congress WIN directly or Indirectly skeT, re:esrs.
usb.o consideration wh.tcyer, altar hts election Al
hnch re1nlr for hia attention, rcrrieea. setion, voc
vhieh may ho ptnilns ot tnas by av, Or nrder ths
Constitution, 10 brought before Him In lila official
eArscis7 or II his plaea a. sstch member
and shalt lc Imprisoned mt moro than Two years anil
ned not more than 80 600. and sny aue contract
tec1ssett aaoute1y null snI void and my nsm'sr Of
onars'n or officer convicted of violation Of this
Ton shst moreover 10 disqualified from holdhR any
of1cu Of honor profit or trust under the Qorornmens
Of tbs United HtAtes,
, 1876-03-03
Tf1RKFY.


THE WORK OF fACIfIcATIOT.
nAouBA, March 2,-Daron DO Radlob, Governor
Of Dalmatin, arrived hero yesterday, and pro-
cocdod TO CattarA. It Ia understood that hs ts
charged With double mtas On to tie IIersogo-
s1ulan refugees md to the Montenegrin Govern.
mont.
lAauBA, March "A sal'gninhry battle Has
fought yesterday uoar Dahra, In Which 300 IurkH
wore killed. Tho plaear,ls posted In Ragusa
p1omu,Ea.lns Turkish retor1ps hare besn pasted
oroF with 1!gsros Of doath's-haads. The insur-
Gonta hayo Issued manifesto scouting al prop
oaitlons Of peace.
aE1lv1A COOLING.
DELanApE, March Alt ia anticipated thst h
ministerial order will soon bo issued hunulling
the order OF tho Minister Of War calling out the
militia renerves.
RUSSIA uusurs 7Hs Ioun TALK.
Tho Aussian Diplomatic Agent in Montenegro
has been instructed to oppoao The efforts Of tho
thom: Iie notified tho Prince thas RuBsia viii
withdraw Aor protection II an attitude Of provo
cation Ia assumed, WheEcupon tho Prince gAyo
pacific assurances.
lEEnzkaovlx1AN hAxrrrs7o,
LoSDox. March "A Vienna dispatch says
tho manifesto OF the Herzegogipians has boon IT,
buod. Il declares that tho insurgents will Buul-
nlon serria and Montenegro to openly wags war,
md eentnass nas I've hopo 1i hussa aa,., VIII
Wo believe BAe can't zonaiu uuniorea at Turk
tsh cruelty. Tho other Powers will grant Us in-
direct help. Let England open her eyes and
leave Turkey to her ruin" ~
Tho manifesto concludeBs "Wo demand
either true Independence or doRth. We sign
this declaration with our blood, aud will accent
no oshsr proposal"
~ nusonED PARLar
Loroor, March s-5 =. ma Berlin dispatch
Says II Ia affirmed on prefeasediy Trustworthy
authority, thnt tho tnsusgent leaders. fearing
dcfeat il host!ties arc protEaotel hero, con-
Tho meeting il A1ed 10 lake place 1t
Cetttngs worry shortly. 1hs Insurgents desire "a
explanation Of tho promised reforms, aud arc
anxious TO sot forth their own grlovancos and
d1souka the remedy.
, 1876-03-03
AbtHufl Adams.

There Was ono woman hundred yosrs ago who
is perhaps tho moat famous woman Of tho lEoyciu-,
ton, admirable In ogesy capacity tf womans
peculiar sphere, and equally tstod for tho
common sphere Of mon aad vomon In human
society. This was Abigail Adains, tho wife I'll
one President and the mothor Of another. 8ljo
ut lcaBt waa reasonable and logical whoever IL
not: Willing 70 het husband. Who waa in hia
March, 1776. th!a typical American matron Gays.
" long To hear that you havc declared an In.
depondoncy.. And. by~she-why In tho nsw oods
Of laEs Which suppose 1t will DO necessary for
ladics, and DO moro generous and favorable to
tlem than yotr ancestors. DO not put auch
unlimited power into tho hands Of tho husbands.
Nonanber. all mon would DO tyrauts II they could.
tho ladies, NO arc determined to foment q 1onc-
hon. aud will not hold ouraolyos bound by auy
lhNB ln which wo hayo no voice or represents
ton. That your scx are naturally tyIanntcal ID
d truth 40 thoroughly established al to admit OF
no dispute; but such OF you 40 wish to bo happy.
willingly give III, tho harah tito Of 1nA8tor for
tho moro tondor aud en.loarlng ouo Of friond.
Why, then. not put it out Of tAa powor OF llls
vicious and tho lawless to use ua with cruolty
mud lndigntty with impunity2"
Agaiu, In tho following lfay, sho says: ~
canhot my that think you arc very generous
to the laulea, for while you arc proclaimins
pcaco and goodwill to mon, ,emancpatiug all ns.,
Lions; YOU iusss upon fotninlng an absolute
Tho tono Of Aflecuonate gaYety aud fominins
dependence does not AFFECT tho deep aui swcos
horionsnesa Of pessagcs that slow how penotrat-
Ing was tho glnnco OF this admirable womnn.
Indeed, sho but cxprehseR tho Instructive feeling
OF noBt Of tho nobieBt minds md hoarka OF her
seI. But Mia. Abigail Adams would hava
pleaded in vain beforo committee OF tho Con.
gress in which llar husband sat. Tho umiling
and affabto Chairman would haya hoard ler
coureouuly. and would then hayo ropliea'
"Dcar aud respected madam, WHOM won,eu
ahow that they feel the deprivation OF tho ballot
to ho grievance. this Congfoas Will talo the
subject Into serious consideration. Tou must
excuse uh It wo caunot royarI your individual
vioMs and wtsheH rs those Of your so1. We .aso
inclined to belieye that most OF them would
consider tho ballot to be al oppressive burden
Imposed upon tlarn, uot desisabls privilege.
Home, not Congress, Is tho sphere Of women,
dear madan-at least that Ia our optnton, and
thst seema to havs been the universal opinion
and practice Of msntlood. Yon md your fellow
petitioners, dear Mrs. Adams, havo leare 70
withdraw. "-Editor's Easy Chair In Ua,prt
Magazine,
, 1876-03-03

WESTERN UNION DIVIDEND.
NEW YoRx, March lat moeting Of tho d.
rocsors OF tho Westsrn Unlon Telegraph Com
pany yesterday, it uas estimated that the oa1r-
ingh would justify tho payment of dividend Of
u Fer cent for tho quarter. Several OF the
Directors wo1o Of tho opinion that the dividend
should he passed., while othess thought tlio
stockholdaSH uero omitted to whateyer was
earned,
, 1876-03-03

wEL1xNowN IN CINCINNATI.
spte1at D5spatch TO Tbs Chttaao 1rt0unx.
CINCINNATI, March 2,-Alrs. Bc!knap is proba-
bly, better known In this city than in any other
place outside Of Washington. Much Of her early
married 1lfe was passed hero. bho was Tou-
lnson, Of Ilarrodshurg, Ky.. and IN siatcr Of
DR.. TomtinBon OF that place. Tho In
precision prevails that slstor OF hers was
Belknnp's first vito. Her first husband WA
hIr. bowers, commission merchant OF shis city,
who died Of consumption In Florida six or seven
years ago. Your correspondent know her aa
airs. Uowoss before and at.or Douera' doath.
She was living then at tho Buruet HouAo in this
city in modest stylc.
sho Tas always woman OF magnificent preA.
once, tall, stately brunette, with luo features,
head, sud carriage. splendid color. black, glossy
ttact admiration in any throng. -..u..
THAT wAs THE CAUSE or OF IT. 'A"'
Sho WAS married to Holknap To grand atylo near
Lo1iuaton, Ky. They stopped III this city on
lion. George IL. Tondleton. Mrs nowera bad
hor Wedding trousaoau malo by Worth III Paris.
a lady said to.mo to-day: Worth told mo that
ono Of her costumes was the 1uoAt ho bud ever
eopt to this country"
l7s nj Assoefa,<a E4tss,
ERlEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
Lou1sv1LlE, March 2,-seeratary :, Delknnp's
vito III \ natlvo OF Kentucky, tho youngaat
phyaiciau OF uarrodsburg. Her mntdcn nau,a
wss Amanda, and In her younger days she wns
rocognized and honoEed as ono Of TO-
eictios briehteat bollos During tho no-
boiler SelIlon she strongly aayoeatea the
devotion for It's defonlora frequently lona-
ing aid and succor to suffering soldiers. Slo
Was also very much devoted to tho Presbyterian
Church, but. after marrying her hrst
husband, John Uonesa, merchant OF
OinciunasI, sho embraced tho Episcopal faith.
Two years ago. after the death OF BonorB, she
uarriod CON- Bolknap, 1t !Isrrolsburg. I1er
slsteE, Carrie Tomlinaon, vas also q wilo Of
Uelknap, but died Dec. ~. 1870.
The news Of Dclkpapa trouble has produced
= profound scnsaslpn here.whera 10 and his wife
have hean vel known and rnJpected for ycsts.
, 1876-03-03
wlnslow Chilled for Yesterday by
II Boston Ofllccr,
II. De Lessops Explains Why the En-.
glish Agent Of tho suez Canal
Was Dismissed,
Tho Turks Lose Heavily In o Dattlo In
: Herzegovina.
Don Carlos Avoids Paris, and VIII b In
London To-day.
Antlclpatlons o' Great Flood In Paris from
Tho River Seine.
WINSl.0W.

MjiNEI eMf
.,o,,ow ,,,,or,, .rn.'..,, 80. x..
1.".. ~ n,.,1, ~, ~ AoSR
LONDON alafot 2.-Wine'o", tho Boston
forgor, VAS brought up At Low stroct to-day, and
semanded till noon Tomorrow. Tho procool-
;nra .snrn t,ot,vot n, nm ,,r,r+ .I,,+ ~,
wn,.,a. ,r,a1,, ss... .,,,.'I,s.,. ss .,,.,..a
woa.uu. a, NJ, moa.u nppoae ~ ",oa,o" soHe'so!
Mnon ot 1iioinaa llohry aaRod the pr1sonef if
to bad collector, WinRlow said he did mt desire
ono, and did not wish to contust tho caae Ut ALL
1Io world In ,,,aa In v,,vo crorv,hInr md
,ro,,,a H.. ~, -" ~ ~ ,,n.,a ."s' . -.a
"o",u ~, w os wv nsppJ Ro ,to'4o Io@ooito"
elf Ihom@ 1icnrY aaiu: ~ understood that
Alr. Wontncr would appeAr far tho defouse at
tho request Of tho prisoners frIonGs," Dotootlye
Graoniaw o1piainad thnt Tho rriaouor'5 frIenda at
Roston telogrnphcd for Wontner to nppear, but
tho prisoner did not vnut SOLICITOR WinsloY
anit i, was NOT tho wish either Of his family or OF
himself, uo satd he uao iii. and asked pormLs-
sion 10 DO seated
sir Thomas Horny" Certainly.''
ColJlon r. Doarborn. tho I3ostnn deteottrs.
identified WInslow, and produced tue necessary
extsadition papers. including tho tndictmont
fonnd by tho i3faud Jury OF Hulrolk Couuty.
Mass., containing fourteen counts, soycu for
forging and altering, suu soypu for nttarin0 10
tho amount Of $40,0oO. The Documents Wero
handed to Winsow, who doc|inol to ask Dcar-
, 1876-03-03
THE LAW AND PENALTY.
lEYlaED STATUTES.

6peetal D1spdteh to 1As CAtedoo 1r4Auna
WAsulNuroH. D. q, March 2.-Tho proyislon
Of tho stAute law Which tho Secretary has yio.
lated appears n the Iioyised Btatutos - follova;
ccr u ass of .hs oyeluasnt, viz iressy Or tuIi.
Teci!y tfea, sscctFes, or AEleos to receive any
money, properly, H other valuable eunslderttoi,
whatever FROM kny pelauh for scouting os sIdinK to
Is9cu!s aay et1ast oEiec Or Place VI tho uoyrr.
, 1876-03-03

WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 1.-THE following
ara some Of the documents in tho Balkuap
ra8os
Mr.. Blackburn, Of tho Committee, submitted
. statement regarding his interview With tho
wife OF tho Secretary Of War In presence Of Dr.
Tomlinson. marked 3D." b1essrn. olymsr and
Robbins also suhu1..od statements relative
Vlcrcto marked respectively "E and "F.'
TUE caarAcr.
Il. fore, follows : paper marked "Exhtbit L."
which ia ; contract between Evans AMI MArnh.
II provides. among other things. that Marsh Is
to rocetye $l2,10 yearly oo = basis Of seyon
that ii tis f5rus Is Increased o. dtulniehed to
lhs oxtent Of lG0 msu the amount to bs paid
shall ba increased OF dIInialsAed ptopoItionate+
~; ana that Marsh shall st nj tlniss nhe any
Tor The protection Of Eystu while in ths dss.
shArgo Of lila legitimate d1aes.
LEGS uf.
,'E.hit,it D rcads:
;ssss aw xesn s r. n IT, e. snsyson q
DEAN Klxs: duly received your tetgrsm ot Feb, H.
s 10 p ges3fs .s sa nd .s4.tsed
Ill naks alasst lMposs.bs for ins 10 cAys her
for Any.me sud to-day send you telegram 10 this
With ,he r"a:i:asf.hr 1t Fort sill, xhlsa w,li,
trnst, syoa tiv sr.ty Of loayug homs. viii.
~ snJ ons Nil .: the Conmlstes my houss ii ih,s
twy. At IT,, t,p,c applied for tho po4tt!on Of Pu.t
Tiadsf n for s'!t fss4utned that would furnish
Recommendations siat would secure ms tho sppoins-
menL Which xas xterMar14 promised to mo. After
ths. raw Ar. Xt.!a in Washington, and nade IN Ar
ransentnt with bin, n consequence Of which With
ere1 tn hia favof, aad hs received tbs sppontmsus
ThLs ats.ngslneat w mad. without tbs sdcs or co.'s
ssnt OF tbs bacrsaz1 Vt War. Neither did hs have
any knowledge Of sHh an arrangement from mo or
my elss far know, not ~. 10 interested il
any such arrangement OF fruits Of any arrangement
between us. Than nersr h1a been, nor ID there now
sny etnrsct. aEr'tacnh sr5auKc1lsnt betsYen the
BsezetAEy Of Wa11Ad myrsH in regard to lhIss mt
$Ass. m, Yttystncessiy yenk ebs1tcnt servant,
&tlsGaal q. i. NAh1U.
tlLEa1os HarEl. WAsutsn1oz, Fab. H. Is7B,-
~ Nt pkmMtfta ah E1ptndHaFe+ III tAs Raf psyart-
eseck Cst4s'--ukAh HluA Etlsstkh olo coty of
, 1876-03-03
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

CINCINNATI, O., March "A Gazette special
says tho 1toy. ]. II. 1soblnsou prominent min
isteE OF tho Methodist Church at Now aIoo1alald,
Cask County. Ohio, attempted auscsdo this morn.
inK by intllcting hya gaahcs On i,s shsoet with =
razor. The wounds Were dressed with difficulty
ha making violent efforts to teopau them. 1t IL
believed that ho Ia Insane.
, 1876-03-03
IOWA COMMENT,

Special Dispatch Ia 1ihe Chicago tt1une
KEoKuk, Ia March 2.-Although tho princi-
pal topic OF conversation aIl over tho city. tlo
dispatches roceivod from Washington to.day
concerning Secretary Belknap do not croato any
particular oxcisoment at Ills home hero. The
Eonoral footiug ia one Of regret, and
tue disposition seems to bn to await
tho statement of the Secretary before
pronouncing yordict Mrs. nclhuap formerly
rcsldcd hero. Bus ia tho daughter Of tho lato
Dr.. Tomlnaop, Of Kontucky and belongs to a
family TINT Ia noted for its pro-emnent social
qualities md purity Of character. Tho Gate City
OF tomorrow morning will hayo the following to
Ray editoriatly:
Il would not b inst to pass Judgment upon tho
been accompanied by the Eeagnation Of Con. Delknap
AZ Secretary Of War until ha has made tho statement
e ~ aa4os H. afs H5 hs s
whispers pzetudeisl 70 h!s integrity in connection
r'ih camp tsadorships. We stated thom frankly to
HIN 1T tho outset Of the ato Senatorial contest and 10
answered directly and satisfactorily That we paid 10
further aitenton to them. lIis resignation would
a denial Or to maka 10 tho ehagca hut any
discussion Of H. conduct ean only proceed upon tIa
spRoson ISL an hypo.hess Of guilt VI Will defer II
pEs ao1NEs.
sreslot Dtspatch IL The Chicago 7t4b1ns,
DEa MoEsEs, H., March 3-The samo news
acnt from Washington to-day selatiyo 10 Con.
Lei knah aud more too. was sent hero tho ttay OF
tho xocent Senatorial caucus from WashIngtop
and Delknap denied IL, and said It WAS tnstRatcd
by disappointed of'ce-aeekor. and the mat
tor was hnshed mp, 10 that but three porBons
knew Of 1t until now. There IL great excitement
among Legislators. Mrs. Beknap In not an Ioua
woman, but from Cincinnati. Tine most Hcrious
charges mado publicly during the Senatorial
coptost hero against him was, TINT man having
$1,000 year salary and spending $40, 900 must
get mpuey diAhonprnbv
, 1876-03-03
AFRICA,
4 nAElT Elm r

I.oanoH, March 2.-Advlcea froa the Gold
Coast report that fro occurred Ut Little pApo
Feb. !, which destroyed nearly halt sha town.
and 1T thu flames sluead explosion followed o..
, 1876-03-03

LONDON, March 3.-Iho Queen, from New
York and Austrian, from Baltimore, have AZ
rived out
New York, March 2.-Asilyod-ateRuah
Bolivia. from Glasgow.
QuEENsVows, March 2.-Thc steamship Wy
omlng, from Now York, has arrived.
, 1876-03-03
LORD BACON NO. z.

....t., ,n..,.... -. u.. 80" .e..
oese"s D'spate" % 1hs Iafoeo 7v1ohns.
WASHINGTON u. ". hlafch 2.-lhe woman
toMpteu Lan md he did cat, At tho funeral Of
ono wisc contract Of corruption began In tho
1,fot1n,o nj lin dccaased v.. rcn,vcd hv tho
vho was to bo Tim uaxt wifc. rbo wItnca, ~. a
nhoe NOW ocao' Ihe coPpera we're taken from
tho dead "oman's Dyes to ecat tho now contract.
cuirALllY AND aguzLEyEss AND MANHOOD
cannot ropco.t or crr4,,o IN. focta ,,,,, r., .At,
,..,. ao,,... 49,. s,",f ~ 49,. ~,,.D", .t3,s y, W."
naJ ~ uol"t1 nave oatesoa lnto hatIonal n'Story'
Tho wifc, frightened BY her tndsacretton and her
fall, awod by tho dangers which threatened hor
Lusband, would hayo tho Com,nittca ami tho
world bol'cSs that tho husband know nothing Of
.n,' pasga.h snu 10 lf'famy. Inc conmtteo
did not bclievc 1.-THE world scarrely Will. Tho
coutruct thus boEnn uAs Loyalty fulfilled. Tho
hriho,cvn,a vera fs;+hf,, in tho,- ,,t.,,.s r,,o,
, 1876-03-03
AUSTRIA.

VIENNA March 2.-Tho Empress Of Austria
left this city tonight for London.
, 1876-03-03
RUSSIA.
T0E1fATI1uE-

Br. PETEnsnuRo, h1arch 2.-Tho announce.
ment rooontty made Of tho incorporation Of
Khokand with Russia WAS premature.
LONDON. March 2.-Tho Berlin correspondent
Of tho Times asates that tho report Of tho sub
5ugatlon OF Khokand by HuBs,A is confirmed
the Engish aud Russian frontiers In Cent1A
AsLa.
, 1876-03-03
rlos!on. Two thousand kcgs Stored IN ona hr,,,
Ing exploited, causing shock Ike An ss1.a
quake. About ilfly natives we're blown IL nsssnn s.n
whi1o attempting 10 pluudcr busnlpR md heea shsea
donol houses, AoAa
SPAIN,

SPAIN.
DON OAatos GOING 70 KNaIAnn.
DouLooHE, March 2.-Dou Carlos VII, .,<,~.
horc 1t half-past o this evening, tako thc .r.." ~
or fer Folkoesone, aud thenos proceed Ia -
don.
NrwH OF vAn1orB kr1pa,
MApnrn, hinroh 2.-Tho Afonssts have taxa.
Bonor CAnovas Dei Castillo % %bss onno ~ r.,
pe!nnn TO confer With tho King Oh 9uostjon.
ralaod by Tho orotahrow Of tho Carliass.
1soyal srooch nltl begin III thu Cortes Aopdsy' 'os
Tho report that Carasa, tho Cat1is& cf,lcf;sIx
t,hs benn nBBaFsfnnted iB not sruo. Ho and oths.:
lonlors l,ayo entered Trance. ~'ae1
Con. 4nDsatln has ordoFed that afl poruonz h.
LONGING 10 lawlcas baudA 10 shot Wllon on AZ
tuEttl. n.y.
poy rAnfna,
LoNnos, March 2.-D3n Carlos Avoided a,...
inE l'arla By nalng Tho circular railway ekittius
the city. lic Will arrive hero tomorrow.
TrE rAnL1sT nEFuGEEa,
PANS. March 2.--A dispatch Of tho Time, .,r.
only fow Carligt straRgnrs now arrive ,ro1}a ,1s
the frontier. The bulk Of tho Carlist troop.
1)epattn,enta Of Wanna llauts. Wenns and iias ins
sovomont has Informed eoain shss taoss tn5ssss :;
Tho men !ntarnod aeom to DO worry doBrous a. ot
gsgcmeht rot Il ash. in fatura it .ps9i'oussSS, @ sS,
r.. ,nd amnesty .91a ,,;s is p.oc,.imod II sppesn
laat mou,cut that = oonvona would bo slgued''
Ihey NC wore @ @therebys9nv!noea That: upon arriving
their arms aud return to ti,oir homes.
On reaching tho frontier they were toia
thas all The negotiations for .the.
e9nyene %Ss Ind fsilod Tho majority than asd Il
It Ia sktd the Ustlist Committee arc prepar,.
= brilliant reception for Don Carlos IN London.
FRANCE.
HEroRT DENIED.
PAn1s, March 2.-Tho report Of ths death Al
NJ. D!Anqui, sho Socialist Is again coptr.,
dlctcd.
POLITICAL.
A letter written on behalf OF Complo D.
chambord is published. 1t 3enics that th,t
Prince ever authorized Ills adherents to yoks IA.
tho Donapas.lst candidate. Thu 1lonf.eur. u
WHO remsin Ia ito oAbinet t'ssaI1 shoe1a
s9amns sres' ,s9. 20 "rbo ou''5os Gonae.,,.p,s: p;
xonld net wrongly II shoy should oppose ths
While responding to tso legitimate ~ sspiratops @ .;
tue Republican,, would restrain ths wild, inns.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of tho Utoptlos, their 1uzr
guards. It il bettor thnt such demands a. MI.
ycrsai amncpty and separation Of Chnrrh and
State should ba opposed on behalf Of tho Cor;
ctnmont by NJ. porfor OF II. Simon than by ths
Duo do DroRlte or Vicompte do Meaux." The
Joa,7aa! des DtlAats, oontrovosting portions or
NJ. dambottaa speech on elootIons, declares thai
tho result Is not an auti-oloroa, but 1ibetsi.
md constitutional triumph over tnoparchical n.
action.
II. LEMorNE
VAS received yesterday as b mombcr st tha
French Academy.
TIE SEINE
Is still rising, and II III expected that II rf COW
tlnue to riso until Saturday. Homa atrssts os
Paris aro already flooded.
FLOODS,
PAn1B, March 2.--Tho inhnbitants Of Aun!eres
have been driven from thnir lomos By the oyer-
loH OF tho Bp!no.
, 1876-03-03
CUBA,

BEslHGET1TE FINE.
HAVANA, Cubs, March LA fro at NegIA o.
posite Havana, destroyed Beventy houses aud
ahantlos, The loss In estimated at 4t5QQQQ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-08
Letter from, Brentsyille.

rCorres pondence of the Alexandra Gaaette.l
BRENrsvILLE PRINCE WILLIAM. Go VA,
April The people OF Brentsville have been
for some time 10 a state of alarm owing to the
fact of smallpox having made it's appearance 10
family that moved into our community about
TWO months ago from New Jersey. The fami-
ly, named Sentner. boughta tract of land about
mile from our village, and some time after
they came here one of the children was taken
sick with tho above named disease. Since then
four of the children have been stricken with
it. and two of them have died. Every atteo-
ton has been paid to this unfortunate family,
| and every precaution used by the authorities
! to prevent the spread Of the disease.
| The April term of our County Court COM
meuced on Monday, but the rain and fear OF
smallpox kept a great many people away.
Robert A. Sinclair was appointed Common
wealth's Attorney, to ill the vacancy caused
BY the death of George W. Larkin.
A bill has passed both branches of the Leg
isIature authorizing and directing the Judge
Of the County Court to order an election to I'll
| the vacancy 10 May next. The only candidate
10 far 10 the field is MIR. < E. Meredith. The
| impression prevails that he will be the choice
of the people.
A petition. signed by numerous citizens OF
| Manassas, asking the court not to grant any
licenses for the sale Of Intoxicating liquors IN
the town of Manassas, was presented to the
court by COL Robt. Tanslll 10 a very happy
and felcitous speech.
The NEST marked feature ofthe proceedings OF
this term was case styled the Corporation OF
Mapassasvs G. G. Round. The evidence elected
10 this case was 10 the effect that MIR. Round, on
the llth OF March, had disapproved OF the
course of D. W. Whiting, who is the Mayor OF
Manassas, and thereupon Round was 6ued by
said Mayor. The case, however, extended TO-
to private history of Manassas for the last
year. There was great deal OF feeling exhl
bited on both sides, and elimination and re-
elimination we're frequently INDUCED in. The
Corporation of Manassas was represented by
Robert B. Douglas, promising young lawyer
of this county, Whiting by Mr.. G. +. Nicol
and Round BY Mr. Meredith. After exhaust
inv two days in hearing the evidence, nearly
all of which should never have been allowed tt
20 to the Jury, the counsel Tor the Corpora
ton stated that inasmuch as the Council o.
Manassas had expressed their Misrepresentation
of,W hitting 5 course i'd arresting Round, and
after listening to the evidence be deemed i
bis duty to ask that the case should be dis
missed. The court, however refused to dis
miss. After some further discussion between
the counsel lor Round and Whiting and th
cour. the case was submitted to the jury withou
argument Alter being absent short time
the jury came 10 with verdict, in these words
I'VE, the jury, have agreed upon Verdic
aud fod not shadow of guilt against the de
PENDANT. @ u.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-08
SuDDOSell Suicide.

L. H. Chandler mysteriuusly disappeared
from his residence 10 Norfolk, Thursday uiorn
ing, and it is believed he has committed sui
eide. When retiring to bis room on Wednes
day plight be gave orders to be awakened early
in the morning, to go to Richmond at five
o clock. Thursday morning he was called but
found missing, having left his room in his nigh,
clothes, shoes and hat, and no trace Of him has
as yet been discovered He Was formerly Uni
ted States District Attorney tor this district,
but was latterly Pension Agent for the State OF
Virginia, and was one of the most prominen
and influential Re pubIicans 10 the State. He had
been prominently mentioned as the coming
nominee of that party for Congress from the
Norfolk district. He left no papers TO Indicate
the cause of his sudden disappearance. He
was Injured at the Capitol disaster iu Richmond
some years ago, since which time he has been
subject to occasional periods Of melancholy, aod
it is thought he has destroyed himself while
laboring under one of these attacks. His &C.
counts were examined yesterday by an agent of
the Department, and it is said were found correct.
He was from Maine, having come to Norfolk
thirty years ago. He acted with the Wing
party until the war, when be went North, and
was appointed couusul to Martinique.