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60 Iar al @omen are concerned Goethe seems
20 nave h''u large spice OF the Don juan ii his
composition. There was the " Gretchen u Of his
9ovnoou; and then at q be was In lore with the
44anshser 4s OF dancing g-naster. The next year
lonnd MIN betrothed to Frederika, the daughter
" CLERGYMAN. BE broke his engagement. and
9oon n' mterward makes love to Charlotte
bu1t, 8 maiden betrothed to another. She re-
peled nts advances, and soon after he became
engaged to girl named Anna Munich, whom he
MIeswaTas ills in favor of Elizabeth. S<hone-
nan. man ine latter only holds him for a short
s.me, and e. at the age OF 26 he alandons her and
goes to Weimar, where hisreputation for intrigue
keeps pace with hfs literary rcnown. There Il
PUBLIC aftair with Frau Won Stein. With is
ptoken Of, and ihcn comes the story If bis
= 4n9:,usekeerrr :,l and servant, Christine VnJnine'
IKE may other rakcs, Goethe ncr1ects mar.
TT .HGSe with the refined OF the sex In order n
1a1l under the power Of women IN - nenrs dc' %
gIaaed condition. The intrigue Win tic
noasekeepcr evcEtua1ly results in wea1ock.
4ssnlned in order to lcs1tiuatize the noet's SON
mus the ltbertine was at last fagtcnei to onc
=, wnom he eonld neither lore nor respect. twas vas
IN mn new Of this condition that he publisbeii his
9ooA on :" E!e:tire Af1nltics,'i IN with. ike
rousseau. he advocates the free-loye sTstcn,- r.
Tas vs. iss1ed IS when he was So snd Ills shows hor
tuae hao confirmed him tll hia sociaI crrosxE
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by party Of young friends. Fitzgera1d's par
lor orchestra accompanied the party, and music
and dancing were the order Of the e7eniug.
Last Monday evening Christmas was snerrtly
celebrated by q company OF neighbors at the
residence Of Mr. Robert Law, No. Sa8 Prairie
avenue. Music and dancing we're among the
features OF the evening, and Fitzgerald's parlor
orchestra discoursed the music
IN BRIEF.
Unity Church indulged in anothe! Of their
delightful fraternity socIables last Wednesday,
evening at Martine's North Side Academy.
Thursday evening St. Marks Episcopal Church
enjoyed pleasant Christmas festival. Music
and mirth ahounded during the entire eTening.
The annual Sunday-schoo1 Festival OF St.
Johns Church occurred Wednesday evening at
the church. 4 Christmas~tree- mrsic, etc,
made up the features OF the entertainment.
The young people Of the Fourth Unitarian
Church met Wednesday evening at Mr. ". 4.
Stanton's, No. III Thirty-iifth street, to organ
ize social and literary club In connection with
the church.
Miss Fannie Mills Is spending New YEARS. in
Dubuque.
Matilda Fletcher will be the guest Of friends
at the Chicago University this winter.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry E. Thayer, OF Oak
avenue, are spending the holidays at Morgan
Park.
Miss Fannie Loomis, OF Springfield, Mass,
is visiting Mrs. A. a. Dewey, Of 618 Prairie
avenue.
Afr. and Mrs Willard H. James, OF a17 YER
non avenue, have returned home from their
bridal tour to st. Louis.
Miss Morrison, daughter Of the Hon. I. L.
Morrison, OF Jacksonville, H., is visiting Mrs.
Judge Van higgins, Of Kenwood.
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..n. .-..,.,,,. -, =.
WIS one STATISTICAL TACT that eudan-
gereu ute te attempt, and that; the age Of
woman. Oae fact the fashionable world hers
IS unanimous upon, auu that, Is tnat Llu1hton
is the lad}:s jf1uior. But Mi1d, II + ar,
the general reputation OF parties for ynnth
shall ssv know nothing whatever about t.
Let ayes be what they may the said world of
the upper two dozen was thrown into a Wild
state ct speculation and rumor over the fact
wooed and won Inc wealthy widow. 81 conTse @
it was lo7e-match, and that Cupid walked n
and asserted himself where Society angels
walked softly aud spoke with bafed
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CLASS-SONG,

. ne days loo quickly ended, f..
pays We now no more may know,
"nn ngat and shadow sweetly blended
Meath tender Me1aory's golden glow.
SOFT ff's beams around us playing.
beans Of Friendship. warm nnd cJr.1.
Iho m 1altest blossoming displaying,
VI nope and trust, our hearts to cheer.
InouS our lives, BY duty gnided,
Iheis dlverging courses run,
BY time and change still nnIiy1aa,1
IN aeaEt and spirit we are one
In !fe's pathway, wherc'er meeting.
or near or distant shore.
We'll ne'er forget elassu,nte's oneettnr
In memory Of '74. GEonoE IowIan
r Cdleaso High School, Glass at ~
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PARIS.
SANTA CL,ABS.

6peda9 correspo"denee or The Tribune.
PARIS, Dec. l6.-Amtdst brilliant fetes whic|
now cnliYep Paris, none have been hera1det
.vith oroatar sc1,t +har that ~ e tcor+, C1o,,,
&C. Ss ,s.a..4.s. S' ~ osusa o4a1s: 49,,
ocence, a's, ano n.eratu1e ara bringing tnel
choicest offerings Tor his shrine; fashion pre-
sents its most charming etreanes, and th'
dainty skin of Fairyland is constructing n3arve1
~ tf,a 15++1s o7es Wilt, ns a. ,r,dr,,o<a -
~. tIe u'tl0 ones' "e"'1'. san no" 'noo'so ~ ~
sell ny purchasing arm-cnalEs, covered Will
! historical and NEUROLOGICAL designs, whose har
monfous coloripg renders them fabulous il
nrIcs and eo,,a1iv ~ -. desirable 90 no tanee
| p' 49, = 80 "e'AA 80 wv 'Apso ~
| uaes u old+ oA sono " tAeso aie seen
| Orpheus calming Wh1rlwind with his
Tyre, Hercules spinning at the feet OF omphale,
| Perseua nrenarfrs, for h;s attacl~ m the CIR.
eons viii, l,is w;f,oei sandals and PInto,s i,e1
mai. his entranra into thn Tcn1ns of eternal
! nicht. hfs nrotcct1on ~ Andrnme;1e. ntc Sim
i1ar desi1ns arc also seer, II, cnshions. hanenrs
These tanestres IS ren,1ire r massive stT!e Of fur
Nina III tharo oTa charnn;n~ dcsi9ns n fo..
aao and ~ ao.rars ,1ro,,cht on eatn ~ fo,aa
sgaantaa !, noncbsjsnt !, r;th tbe;r nrc;o,,s
curves, 1' md rounded, Twisted. totteriag SUP.
at orr ,;s m w " ,han .vo, ~ te
lans " nouis VIII Moos a4;', .n9
aa ~, ts 1aans rh;, ,rara nar au
~ mas s1 ne sue 1e -.
1onccr aka e to stand P d. and art Wos annarcnfiv
st,.eesJ rs.t uan .a.,ss1. ~ by
muc6 coonet1v "stn an Sow a6 e1ace 0a' n'"
4''I'1 soe"9t'5 pHrtT., Inu nU" 1.ann Eaaee'
~. ,,.o =; oHlESTAt ESc ia FABRICS hss ooo-ot,oa
and e1tho,,rh +r6no7, h,ont;f, = = ~ To-
faorsad tha ,roean+ 1;nI;.. - Iii IL sIt W
IN tha orntesnnc nhara;:}ar - ~ Ero,,;-a .rIa
pa~anstn oSaaa - por;sio " ~ -o
10 paiacoa aouG ~ ~ - PSarada s1as aso
Sisr1av ~ T,a Irese-ns ha. ,,o.!e
aa1foa5 -. na.s;aa.z W. Aas hsser psTs
omost riv,i ~ aIceancs % ~ +bnaa cf aa,,s
ha; Tho fr+e ~ 80 arooti, nb"1i "a =, aI,,
m acconnt ~ Ike 7,nns,o Isand h,7t ~ ~. ttaeo
~ coTnei'a a; are a1as fah1nns T., .,;o - a,s
fho 1cond far tha1n inta +hov 49, rIpto;,, aa b1u
standard va1na The transforrno{J - neai
fnTnes md he ..nonfY,, ahandnne1 refnrei1r eyH
br;nra' the shawl aga;n intn ne r. r. 1,oT ai:J.
rora o++a,p1ts nra nsda = a,1ns4 ;4o w ~
anr - nnrJass,s ~, 49,. ~ aso
1eres are iut hon-no,'s 9nE eran
h., .ra,- ard 9hro1v ovo- fha sbo,,i5ans ~,
35; ~ - he an1, ose1 sn1 ououuSta ~
..a.5 .ss,.4 60 - ~ sue nas5 Elaeelul a
~ S:. ~ & 40 ~ sAc SAasSeF
I"1ta 49, " to..1 ~ eol tI- At
+raess o,e5 fr,es .o o., ninn.t 7.t: uI1
- fi,as;ti a ~ 10 nh.,f,, r. e ntSnx III ~
- a., f " +1. y au5 o'ael WAR; lucy
y a+,5 ~. n1e51p 4; ue
-. VIZ. nu 9,6a - w. 1sn astuln
~ r ehsn ~ ps1GG ~ sue .41 re.
the na.;a a,s;,, iuen uausnsei' W. reuaan ~
I Iatla s uu5inR tne "i1ter, anu prepaialons are
y, ne1ls n4aut toc eosetal glana entel lbnnment5 10
" " ENea ~ sAe0 a' saeas ses1osnee N tne rue
ffe5oools'
s%sEkAL ToILErFEs
1pr tne nIs! 9ecas!ohafe now neariv completed at
Ine estaollsanlent ol promluent modiste, anu
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Miss Julia Turtle, Miss Amanda Hawkinson
1tiss May Anthony, Miss Nellie ktngslatd
Miss Annie Yer Bryck, Miss Nellie Brady
Miss Lizzie Shoemaker, Miss Ada Dart. Mis-
Rose Brady, Miss Belle Thompson, Miss New
o.: Miss 1nncs, Miss Emma Curtis, Miss {
Kelly, Miss Jennie Porter, Miss Lorena De
GolTer, Miss Maria Root, tfiss F. Cremonia
Mr. Ed G. Colburn, Mr.. Harry Elsroad, Mr.
C1ssk, HaynsE, Mr; George 2: Tarlo1, Ar: }. J
Lines, ::dr. II. Chalmers, Mr. Harry Bowler
II. G. D. Brown, Nj. Charles Schappel, Mr.. Ed
S. Cuyler, Mr. Arthur Rowe, Mr.. 4. J. Clark
Ar. Arthur Hutchinson, Mr. A. G. Moore, Mr.
E ;: Sgear Sc y. n;xt: T. y. Hab5are H. NJ: IT. J. y. +
G. n. vanzwoll, M1. Charles N. Black, Mr. r
Shoemaker, Mr.. 4. C. Bandouine, Mr. G. "
Oakley, Mr.: J. S. Wheeler, Mr.. Charles E. Stew.
" Fd H. c,rss En$ s Hr Sxe5t snsa1 Mi a. H. ApthRSny
som, M.. Thomas Chalmers Jr., Mr, Charles T.
Leigh, Mr. j. o. r. Buchanan, Mr.. j. n John
sto1, Mr. c. c. Landt, lir. 6. ". Higgins, Jr,
Mr. ". .. New1and, Mr. F. G. Ketchum, Mr..
Randall, Nr. Il. II. Johnston.
IDLE HOUR CLUB.
The holiday Marty of this club At st. Carolfnes
Court Monday evening was notable. There were
about eighty present, and they passed the even-
tnr in tie usual manner. thn11rh epu1red by the
good feeling. The future rartfes of this club
will be held in the SANG plare Among those
present were ,Judee and Mrs. Van Buren, M.
and hrs. 4. c! WaEeman Mr. and Mrs. Fer
n2ndo JoneR Mr. and Mrs, E. D. Esrnurn, Mr.
and Mrs. A. ". Rollins. Mrs, Dr.. Sarah Hackett
Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. ". F. Harvell, Mr. and
Mrs Frank hncg, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Smith, Mrs.
F. S. Pratt Of Michigan, Mr. and Mrs Charles
Brownson. Wr. Charles Barton and daughter;
Mss Helen Heath, Miss May Moore, Miss Ida F.
sNoges, Miss Marcia Moore, Miss s. B. Reed, the
Misses Cowen of Columbus, O., Miss Myrtle
Heath. Miss Bculat Wolcott, Miss Hattie Hast
fncs. Mss Libbic Patton, Miss Jessie Warren,
Miss Mamie Johnston, Miss Ida B. Smith,
Miss Grant, Hamilton, Ont, Miss Ida E.
Smith. Miss e, NcWiaud, Miss Belle
Dan01ds, Miss Mary Morton, Miss Eva
Congcr, Miss Kate Johnston: Messrs.
:; L; Ierhns' E. I; freeman Is" IT ?. nmes' =
n;ae3oa; e. :toosS' :; 1n" ddsnrr e. "" a,.ja
Blrt;s. ". W. Nincgart, ". E. Frazer, 4. G.
Moore, " D. Newland, George R. Wott, George
:. jackson, d. A. sm1th. y, Charles y: Lines,
lanes = 9 !el!, Gnattes q. 5tea's e. =. o1saom, pe,
u. .,;,1 M11uW43gnl7 Lnal!es HeHsou, MooeEs
u. Cooke. Walter Howe, Oscar Howe, and Wr.
D'Brien,
rRsr4 f1rB.
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gave sting to the snub itself which made it un-


This hint may be useful to prospective belles
who have been accustomed to talking agains:
the sound OF cataracts, or Of winds, howline
through canyons or over pralries. L girl brought
up in q country house or town may be quite as
refined as one brought un 10 in city, and yet speak
is inspired By good nature and proper considera-
tion for the feelings OF others the society mono
tone IL by no means essential toits perfect good
breeding. JANE GREY SW1ssHELM.
, 1876-12-31

SCENE I.

| BCENE L
| Far IN q valley OF pence and rest
Riseth mansion OF wealth and ease;
And beauty there the hand has wrought.
And pEoad and stately ships have brought
Within a room, by snowy couch.
| 4 mother kneeleth. and her low prayer
Softly riseth to God above,
| I'm trcmulons wings OF hope and love,
For her dear one kneeIing there:
Father in Heaven, pray thee keep
I 1ly darling 5oT fEo.. paths OF SIN;
| Wherever in life his feet mar stray,
! Guard him, Father, we'll. pray,
From foes without aud toes within
sand, Father''-what agony settled here,
] What 7ssionate pleading rose In her prayer,
As her ,jeweled hand was tendarly laid
Amid his clustering hair:t
I'm bis fathers steps may he never stray;
keep him, God, in the narrow way
/ May he shun the demons uaddening bowl
That fires the brain and dooms the soul.
sCENE1I.
A youthful company round board,
Grown merry with beer, md wine, and song. i:
And jests they would scoru in sober hours
We're passed with laugh and shout along
Faces where Deity once had shoue
Flushed and famed with the demons breath:
For he was there with the merry thrpng,
Joinins, unheard, in the drunken song:
And with him hts warrior, Death.
Only one youth looks long at the glass,
One hand tremb1es beneath the wine;
Does his blind 60 back to little room.
Where his mother prayer rose through the gloom
Linking his soul to things divine?
Does he feel his mothers kiss on his brow,
And her soft hand mid his clustering hair,
While her life went out through the twilight din.
With passionate, fcrrcnt prayer for him
Still lingering on the atrs
Only an instant his hand Is stared,
Only moment his eye grove dim;
Then he hastily drains the brimmin4 eup
And laugh from tha demons goes shrilly up,
Though all unheard by him.
SCENE ~.
Far In the valley Of peace and rest,
Where ONCE was the mansion Of wealth and ease.
Crumble the stones In the sinking wall,
And the eodiag night birds sisllly Call
From the haunted, crcaking trees.
The nisht-wind rises, and leaves are whirIed.
Brushed red and gold by Autumn's wand
Through the broken pancs and the fallen dooe.
Lying IN heaps On the shaking floor
Or dutterIng round like fairy band.
The night is chill, and small fire burnk,
Sluggish md low, In the rusty CRATE;
And fas in the corner an old man standa,
Moaning and wringing hss shrurken hands,
Like victim OF sensefu1 Fate
His voice Is weak but it rises now,
Piping and shri1l, with the moaning breeze,-
As the night-wind dies, in shattered moan,
In the riffs Of the ragged trees.
4 bottle is standing by his side,
11!,9 And M he eagerly drinks, and drinks again,
Wripging his hands in bis anguish Wild,
AY1 ffStr1 h 3G fAryn%A HxaE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-01
Fatal Prize Fight.

The steamer which lett Philadelphia Wed.
uesday oight with the pugilists Weldon and
Walker and their friends effected loading on
the New Jersey shore. A rlug Was formed
near PeuusviIIe, and the fight was commeeced.
1t is said the sheriff made az effort to Interfere,
but was restrained by the NOT. The cortest
lasted two b surs aud seven mloutes, unety Fix
rounds being fought. There was not clean
knock down, and the fighting was Dot partlcu.
larry heavy. OIe thousard spectators g.z d
upon the scene. The sheriff Of Salem couu'y
arrived Hheu the c)ntcsl Was at Its height ADD
delnauded that it be stopped, hul was laughed
at Walker was rendered useo-i H. at the last
round, and then the crowd broke for the boats.
The sheriff aud posse fired % boat load, which
was returned. Que man ou the craft is knowo
to have been wounded. Ten roughs were cap
,ured ADD taken to Salem. Walker wa, DESERT
ed by all but one friend and wa placed 10 a
small boat, ana 90 the passage to Philadelphia
expired The body was landed at Greenwich
Point, and from thence taken to his home 10
Philadelphia. His right came was Philip
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-01
Gen. HuutOn.

The nomioation, by reclamation, of Gen.
Eppa Hutton, for Congress, by the Alexandra
Conservative Convention, will occasion no sur
prise, but much pleasure He is universal
lavorite, and richly deserves the honor, thus
for third time, conferred upon him. He is
the right man 10 the right place. Now let all
good Conservatives 10 his district rally to bis
support. Rich. Wing.
The renomlnation, by aoclamation, of the
Hon. Eppa Hunton is tribute to bis charac.
ter and bis services which is honorable alike to
him and to his constituents. He has approved
himself, 10 peace as 10 war, a skiful, devoted,
and laborious worker at every duty laid upon
him by his fellow citizens, aud the reward he
has in their confidence and admiration is but
the just due of his fidelity, public spirit aud
patriotism Rich State
The RECONCILIATION OF Gen. Hunton is 10 &C
cordancs with the Virginia custom ofrewarding
faithful public servants by continuing them 10
pace.-Rich Dispatch.
The deserved tribute of a unanimous Domi.
patton for Congress was bestowed on G o..
Hunton, yesterday, by the Conservative Dis
trict Convention, which met at Alexandria,
Fredericksburg Herdti.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-01
News OF the Day.

y ocero who stole three watches 10 Ousha
Nct., last week, was pursued by a pucky po-
iccuau to the bank Of the Missouri river
Pulling of coat and shoes he Jumped into the
water and struck out for the other shore. The
polircman, who was quite as good swimmer,
took hr prtcauilon to divtst himself OF every
stitch OF c'olhrg. and then plugged into the
swift and dangerous stream. The men m2C q
the middle Of the river, aud the thief swore he
would rather drawn than b. arrested After
wrestling in the water and ducking each other,
they struck out for the Shore but the thief
sank before he reached it.
Baby swimming 10 n. York is becoming quite
fashionable Iu u swimming school there for
temibnes, 10 which Miss Bennett is the teach
err, she had match few days since between
two !auts, aged ab,ut four years each, and
they appear of about equal skill. They p!ua re
into the water over their depth with utter lear
lcssncss, and none oil the scream and scare Of
the grown up bellies. 1t i all very prcttS. and
serves as washing for the babies at the same
| time.
Th, will of the late Speaker Kerr, which is
dated May IS, 1865. leaves his property to his
wife to BE- held 10 trust for his son at her de-
couciu es by bcseeching his 500 to make JUS
tcc aud truth The OH &c of his life, which can
not fail to be high and unblc by adhcrlug 10
such q course.
There were six interncDts from yellow fever
on Wednesday at Savannah. The Mayor of
Wilmington. under the alvice OF the Superln-
tcuien' of Heath. has i ued proclamali' D
!orbddlos all persons coming from Savannah
to eDcr Wilmington in consequence of the
prevalence OF the disease 10 the former city.
The negro posse who killed white man
named Potter at Windsor S. G., Wednesday
were not summoned by the sheriff. They
were arrested and committed to Jail at Aiken
Yesterday Great cxsitcm, Mt prevailed, bur
tac timely interference OF prominent citizens
saved them from being lynched.
The parties arrested for ynching R'b2rt
Williams in Augu ia Saturday night had pre-
Iiminarr examination before the County Court
yesterday, aud we're committed to Jail, charged
with murder 10 the second degree, to await
trial before the Superior Court.
The Governor and CouocI OF Massachusetts,
By vote Of five to three. have colnmutcd the
Aeuh sentence Of Jesse Pomcroy, the boy mur
dcr.r to Imprisonment for life
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-01

The democrats of New ork struck the right
note when they Incorporated the following reso'
luton 10 the platform they adopted at their
late State Convention
Resozyed, That as American citizens and dem.
ocrats, devoted to the Union and the equality OF
the States, and to the honor and good uame OF
the federal government, we hereby enter our
solemn protest against the recent order OF the
Secretary OF War. approved by the President
of the United States, to place government
troops in the Southern States with u view to
ntimidate the people and to control their cleo
tious. A government by the bayonet to take
the place of government through the ballot
is an outrage which demands the condemnation
of all who love republican feeling and hate des
MOTTO DoTer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-01

Costa, 10 years old, a Swcde and blacksmith.
There was great excitement there last ulght,
aud crowd gathered around his house. John
Clark, Weedon's hacker, was arrested last night,
and Sam Cn:lyer, Walkers II .iner is thought
to huv. Il d to New York with Weldon. The
police have made nu merOus .ther arrests. Up
90 receipt of telegram from Sheriff Hens,
of Salem county, N. j.. to arrest the principals
10 The fight, Chief of :. Police Jones, Of Phila-
delphia, directed the lieutenant of the police tn
be on the lookout for them aud also stationed
officers along the river froot to await the land
lug OF the parties. The tug came across the
boat containing The roughs who witnessed the
fight aud the officers searched the same, but
were UNABLE to find the principals. 1t seems
that after the gang had left Pennvllle they
seIz ID two small boats and put the principals
aboard. Weldon, it is said, was Landed at
Chester, and escaped yesterday evening. The
dead body of Walker was found at Salt wharf,
Greenwich Point. The news was conveyed 10
pole" Headquarters and an Investigation dis
closed the fact that batteau containing three
| men was sceo about the wharf, and it is sus
pccied that the parties in it placed the b"dy
| ashore. The polio are making every effort to
fud the parties, as we'll as Weldon, the back
ers, aud all others 10 any way connected h
the fight Weldon, wherever be is, is 3, said to
be badly cut up. The dead body OF Walker
was rctnov ID to his fathers residence. 1t pre-
scented horrid sight, the face and neck being
battered and swollen OUT Of all proportions. a
young man who aided in bringing Walker:
body 10 Philadelphia, appeared at the polio,
headquarters late yesterday evening. He SAID
after lie heht Walker was laid On table 10 h.
yipg and ever one deserted bin; that he nail
ed party 10 u boat aoou: putting off, got then
Ia assist him in placing Walker on board
! Walker WAS insensible at the time and rem ain
ed so up to the tim OF his death, which occur
REQ when half way up to the city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-01

The following year the town subscribed
$50, 900 more to the cana and, IN 1885, S25O,OOo
more was subscribed, a town meeiog having
been held to request the subscription. Con
gress lent financial assistance iD the construc-
ton of the Aqueduct. Golfer dams were
made to the bottom of the river, the water
pumped out, the mud cleared away aud the
immense piers that support the Aqueduct ald
on the solid rock uuder the river. The valley
of Fur Mile Run was cross I'd, another aque'
duct and viaduc, being required there. More
funds were needed. The city never hesltatcd,
aud 500 0O0 additional was subscribed IN lS43,
and $50, 900 more 10 1874. Besides this the
town has siuce loaned the canal for repairs, &c.,
over $3.50, 900, making the total amount pad
by the Corporation to thaI work over S65O, OoO.
Thus, before Alexandria left the District OF Col
umbia, end when It's population little exceeded
5000 souls, and the entire real estate was not
worth four millions of dollars. it had subscrlb-
ed 10 its corporate capacity million OF dollars,
in rouud numbers, to works CT internal Improve
ment. This does not Include the muDlhcent
subscriptions of private citizens. Where else
10 the Uuion has equal enterprise been exhibit.
ed L? This amount was afterwards nearly doub'
led And yet the carpet,baggers aud scalawags
are continually harping upon Alexandria s want
of ENTERPRISE