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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17
Virginia News.

The Piedmont Air-llue, the Great Southern
Despatch line, ADD the Virginia and Tennessee
Airline, all of which are running 10 connection
with the Old Dominion steamships, have de-
cided to advance their rates from New \ ork to
all points 10 North ADD South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Alabama and Tennessee. Local points on
the Selma. Marion, Memphis, Alabama. Cen
trail, and Selma, Rome aud Dalton roads are
also advanced.
Tuesday night, 10 Richmond, Mr. Meade c.
Kemper, son of the Governor became CO.
gagged in an alteration which resulted 10 his
receiving slight stab in the groin. Dr.. Brock
was called 10 and dressed the wound. MIR.
kemper, though confined to bis house yester-
day, was suffering very little aud will probably
be out to day.
The Virginia Midland passenger train which
arrived at Lyochburg Tuesday evening was
crowded wrh Express matter baggage and pas
sengers for that city and the South. The trade
was 81 heavy that Two extra passenger cars
had to be taken on to accommodate 1t.
In Clarke county, on the Sth instant, MIR.
oorge Hansuckcr had his crop OF wheat, SUI
bushels, destroyed by fire. A negro woman
COMMITTED ~ JAIL
Chester" 10 his lodex Appeal letter, says:
"The prospects Of the State fair this fall ar;
reasonably good The society will call upon
! the City CouucIl for h lip, and it is supposed
vi get II. -
\ fatal atiray occurred at Williamsburg Oh
Sunday noruing between SOMERSET Moore anu
james t. Mahorc Malone received a load OF
shot 10 the stomach, from which he died IN q
few hours.
| The damage caused by the water spout on
the Virginia Miiand road, near Lynchburg,
| has Do, repaired, aui tra!us are passing on
| schedule time.
! Mr.. Joseph Lambert was severely injured IL
| Woodstock last Thursday by a piece OF ,lubeI
| falling on his back, Wills assisting Is ralsng a
barn for Mr.. David Sheetz
Abraham N.tf merchant in New Market
! ShcnandoaIt county, tor more than forty years
! aud we'll known throughout tie Valley, dice
last week, aged 81 years.
The residence OF Register w. W. Forbes, IL
! Richmond, was catered by thieves day or two
ago AID roab, d.
John Spcnc r. colored man, was ) OF aDC
: killed by auotvr CO; red Ui4u a lew days snc,
I al Mark.sviltc, il Page county.
The crop 81 apples and ohcr fruit IN SheD
anu oan county Is arge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

1t must not be supposed however that be.
cause in nearly all these items less was ex.
pended in 1852 than in 1876, the city spent
less money. On the contrary the total ex-
penditures of the city in 1852 were $780,
ll5.l2,while in 1876 they were Sl27 ,925.S2
During the former year the town paid
Sl49,60O borrowed money for Manassas
Gap Railroad stock, $4,000 for water stock,
$4,000 towards erection OF gas works,
$500 for the old Beverly property on
Oronoco street and sunk ST. in one of
many loans to the Alexandria Canal Co.
1t was patriotic, also, and gave 800 for a
stone sent to help to finish the Washington
National Monument and $50 for firing
salutes on the 22nd of February and the
4th of July. Little was paid for City stock
and Corporation notes suficed for large
portion Of the expenditure. In 1876 the town
redeemed S3,475 Corporation stock and due
bills, and paidu s19, 3l7 of temporary loans
and interest," while the Sinking fund con-
tiuued the gradual redemption Of the city
debt. NINA ?
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Potomac BAPTIST Association.

HI. Potomac Baptist Association, 10 whIch
the Baptist Church in this city belongs, met iii
Washington Yesterday. The moderator Of The
last session, Rev. }. \. Halnes. d. d., ot Mid
dieburg, conducted tie opening OK rclscs. read
ing selection OF Scripture. III. *. Ellyson,
Of the Ric! mond Dispatch, followed III a fer
vent prayer.
Mr. J. r. Nuuu, of B@rryvilIe, acted IS
clerk. and received the credentials Of delegates
from iwenly.uinc churches.
Rev Mir. Hams was then re clnc ed mod.
orator; Mr. }. h H. Num-, Of Bcrryve, re-
ecctc,I secretary and Mr.. W. II. Adams, Of
Fauquer couo'y, +. elected treasurer.
NJ, SIS Pruick, Moncure aud Shepherd were
appointed a committee to recelvt applications
of churches Tor admission.
DR.. } ter and Mcssrs EIiyson, OF Richmond;
Br THIS A cams, Of May and; Bennttt, Craig
aud Flyers o! Baltimore; Judd, Of Harrisburg,
and others, wer.. invited to sit a. mem9crs at
ter which the different committees were ap
ported incident to tn occasion.
The letters from Sic dIffercut churches were
r ad aad f:ct.
The cJmmi'rcc on the order of business re
ported, as follows: W,dnesday, II M, report
- Sunday schools aud Bible board; 7:30 u. u.
Introductory scrmon, by Dr. Haynes; thurs
day, 70 $50 a. M, devotional exercises 93t
TO l | A. 10, report Oh education; y. u. 10
o. IT,, report on State missions; 1870 +. IN. re-
port on foreign missions: Friday, 9 to $50 a.
w., devotional exercises; $3.50 10 | a. Ill.,, re
port Oh home missions; II TO II ill.,, report 90
actin board; II N. to p. H., report OF inlus-
Try relief lurd; $50 p. ID, pastoral support 90
the mic !lancou> business.
The committee % RELIGIOUS exercises made
their report, recommending that in connection
with the report on iorcigp miSsl ,os this even
ing, the ass citation hear from Rev DIR. Jeter,
Of Richmond on the subj ,cf, especially as to
the mission in Italy.
An app icatiop received from the church
at Riverton, Virginia, for admission to the as
socia lou, which was reported upon tavorably
by the COMMITTEE Th" committee reported
upon the Bible work and Sunday school course,
showing that The Sunday school work had de-
prcciated from 1865 10 1869. but was now pros
periop and Was III better coalition. The re-
port elected lengthy discussion.
10 the evening a large audience was in at
tendance. Rev. j. s. HaDcs. D. D., preached
tn, Introductory sermon. which Wa, an able
DISCOURSE Astounding 10 wise sayings, and was
well Intended 10 further the cause OF the Re-
dcemar's kln8dom upon the earth
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

City F1NANcEs.-The expenditure of the
public money is always matter Of interest
to the people and there in no subject that
awakens more diligent attention among the
best citizens of the community. The tables
which follow are made up from the Corpora
ton account, and the first year (l652) OF the
table is selected simply because it was the
earliest one of which we had the reports OF
the finance committee in our possession. 1t
was Il year when the town was awakening
from the long lcthargy which had preceded
rctrocessiou, and when the improvement
Which followed our return to the good old
Commonwealth Of Virginia had become per-
ccptable. The second is the fiscal year just
closed. Transfers have been made in the
accounts of 1852 to correspond to similar
heads in 1876. The city expenditure (onnit-
ting cents) for the several items named was
rs follows i'm those wears -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

war-Rar to the knfe-between Gov. Tildan
and Tweed, and ii GUIDED in the defeat and *
lie OF Tweed. Loud applause on The demo
cratic side. That is all there is about 1t. l
call the House to witness that | have answer
ed and AN Wllllug to answer every question
bearing on the merits OF this case. No one
will intimate that there was the slightest init
macy, personal or political, at any time, be
tween Samuel j. Iilden and VIM. NJ. Tweed.
There DeVer was. There was that assoca ton
which comes from the enforced appointment of
men on committees from their living in the
same community and from belonging to the
same party. But the one man stood in the
community above and beyond suspicion, and
the other was always an object OF hatred aud
Finally Of detestatioD. | DEFY the gentlemen to
lay their hands upon dishonest dollar 10 the
possession of Samuel j. Tilden TIE people
| whom he served are his friends to-day, and his
best friends, and it is the service which he reu
dered to them that will, notwithstanding the
iDsiDua,ious of the gentleman from Iowa, give
him the vote of those great Western States
within whose borders he reconstructed high
| ways which are to them to-day the arteries OF
commerce and blessings whose value cannot be
properly estimated. Through the whole OF
his remarkable career he has been the wlsest
Ut meo. HI has been the truest of friends
He has been the most Jealous aud earnest OF
| patriots BE is to-day the wises', the most
accom- pshed statesman in the land, aud he
will, by the blessing Of God, be one of the
greatrst-pcrhaps the grcatcs--of Presidents
! of the United States, because he will have the
opportunity TO rescue this government tIon
the hands of the Incompetent and dishonest
men who have controlled it so long, and have
mac it reproacI in the EYES of the civilized
IS, rid. Great applause 90 the democratic
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

The army headquarters yesterday. consld-
cred doubtful the report brought to the Crow
camp by Sioux squaw, that terrible battle
had taken place between General Crook and the
Sioux Indians and that the latter had been al
most aunihilated. General Sherman said that
he has a similar report from another direction.
1t was brought to the Red Cload agency, and
sept to him from Laramie; therefore, be says,
there seems to be more substance in the squaW $
story than at first was considered probable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

Messrs. Meade and Wilson, members OF the
committee TO investigate the subject OF the i'm
migration of Chinese to this country have de-
clined to serve, thus leaving only one member
of the House Of Representatives, Mr. Piper,
on the committee. The other members are
Messrs. Morton, Sargent and Cooper, on the
part of the Senate. The first meeting will be
held 10 Chicago preparatory to going to San
Francisco
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17
News of the Day.

The New York express Train which lett
Cleveland, O., about 10 o'clock Tuesday uight,
on the Lake Shore railroad, was thrown from
the track about two clock yesterday morning.
near North East Pa. A. Nj. Cleumoss, OF
Cleveland, had both legs broken, and some
other passengers we're injured sllghtly.. Inc
train was badly wrecked. An Investigation
showed that the accident was deliberate at
tempt 10 wreck the train, as spikes from oDe
of the rails had been drawn. 1t supposed to
he the work of tramps, as number were seen
in the neighborhood about that time
Managers Of Southern and Southwestern
railroads met at Saratoga, n. Y, yesterday
The attendance was very large. crmprls Dg rep
resentativcs from Maryland, Virginia, North
Caroiua, Georgia, nth Carolina. Alabama,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri
Texas and other States.
The Ohio and Mississippi strike is virtually
ended. The road will be open for Its regular
business of all kinds today. The result OF the
strike is that the men arc paid and Discharged
nos TO be ttnpinyed II any capacl'y on lac roau.
The pay in future will cOutli uc reduced.
The br, ach 10 the Arkausas republican par
~ is apparently healed by the withdrawal oil
Brooks for GovcrGcr aud the acceptance OF
Gen. A. w. Bishop as the uomince Of both
wings If the party.
The Supr IL. Couoc'l OF the Thirty thlrd
Degree of M2aun.y d 5 81 ~ It Ng~ 1ork'
| Inferred tn. dcgrc, Oh five n@u'bers y".t,r'
| ,lay. Their ncXt Annual meeting Wi'l.O held
IL Boston September, 1871.
A FIRE ccurred at Wusport, n. l., tuesday,
uight, which d slroged all The bu>lness p rtlor
of the tow. The holei was also turned
| Loss S75, O0D The fire Is supposed to haV,
been the work OF an iIreudlary.
6. W. Stowe. enc OF the Drop'l:'ors Of tho
| Chic &c Inter Oc:au, committed >u'cld' "a
Liucolo, Ill.,, on VI ,n,!ay @ve;ins 10y shooting
| himself hrough the head with q revolver.
Hon. VIM. i. Wheeler arrived IN 81. Al
bans, Vesmout, yesterday, 90 his way to TIT
J W bite NJ. uDa,as.
A negro outraged a fourteen Year Old schoo
giri il Fayate couD;y, Ga, 90 Monday, ant
vas killed by her relatives.
The South Carouna democratic convention
nominated Gcp Wade Hampton ior Governor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

A dspa,ch FROM Cape May, last night, says:
The Maryland and Virginia boundary CON-
mission, which was to have met at the Stock
ton Hotel to-day, did not organize owing to
the absence Of some OF the commissioners and
counsel. They will probably all be here to-
night aud the court will commence proceedings
e. morrow or Friday
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

Mr.. White, of Kentucky, republican, hav'
ing assaed Z ,giueer w God, U. s. n, on the
floor of the House of Representatives, MIR.
Wood publishes "a card 10 which he pro
uounces," &c., aud holds himself respon
sible," &c. This does not seem to have called
GU, the usual r,f .cton on "plaptation man
ucrs" from the republican 'urnals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

Hor. B. B. Douglas has been dominated in
the First district for Congress by the conserva-
tive convention which met at rappahannoclk
on Tuesday. Major Douglas 10 the present
Congress has made an enviabIe reputation as
az earnest, fsithul aud able representative,
and the district Sd uld take pride 10 returning
him, as it d)ubtless will.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

Now let the law-abiding and liberty loving
people of the country, North and South, East
aod West, determine that the Republic shall
be preserved aud that usurpatloD and military
despotisH So, shall be put dowo. Let US have
reform before it is too late. Read Cameron S
order, aud the necessity is apparent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

The Washington Republican says that Cam
eror's order will be worth hundred thousand
votes 10 the Radical party? Mark that. We
shall see, but we believe the contrary will be
the result. The people are not yet prepared
IN, absolute despotism
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

Dispatches from Rock bridge Alum Springs,
last plight, Indicate that Speaker Kerr is grow
ing weaker hourly, and there is very little hope
of his living much longer. He received tele-
grams throughout the day, to which he dicat-
ed ranlies
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

Don Cameron isssaid, by the Washington
Republican, to have due appreciation Of the
Southern situation, and We believe that the
zeople of the North have due appreciation Of
Dvu Cameron and his order.
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Letter from LOui0un County.

Correspondence Of the Aleywndrla Gazette !
HAMILTON VA, Aug. l6, lS7G. As per
aunou cemeut ID: first meeting Of rho Ilden
and Hendricks Club was held at PurcelviI'c
on Saturday evening", the - n insi. O9ny TO
the raia there was DOT as III. y present as would
otherwise have bccu. NJ }. r. Smith at
Purcelivillc. kindly otfcrat the is It the rail
road depot, and about tnrce . ok u. u. the
mee,ing was called to order by Dr. }. D. llar-
man. Maj. j. Mort. k'lg then took the
h)or aud made such >pcuca as Is not often
listened TO, except, when the Major does the
talking. Ii Was full of arrunout 10 favor OF
the election OF the democratic nom ness, and
was replec with facts AID hguros, showing
the utter hopcle.Sur:s OF ucpco ling up0n re.
form in he administrator by continuing the
republican party IN power. The Major Was
followed by Cap. }. W Foster District Cao
vas r who made few remarks, pedgug
blnsef 20 use his best end2avorS during the
CANVASS 20 secure the election OF llidcp ana
Hendricks, and off ,rirg his services tn the club
Vi o, SINE future occasion. rh. mccl1g I'D
jou mel TO meet al Mt Glcad 80 Saturday, the
26th Inst. Prominent >l- akcrS viii be invited
atd the prospect Of AZ ali urnment OF Congress
gives Us hope they may be prs$eo'.
About four or six we Ks from Saturday last
it is the intentloo Ut the club to bid basket
picnic 10 the woods of Henry Iatia, ncsr Round
Hill, of which due notice will bt gwen.
MARTIN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

Ex-Gov Letcher, who had been i'll for o
ioug lime from 40 attack Of paralysis. has so
lar recovered his health that he will again take
40 active part 10 politics.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

Two A. xaudria mou, aged eighty and up
wards, died few days ago. Their excuse Tor
living SO long was that they wanted TO see
what the old tow was coming to. She took
100 long to decide aud they left.-Pstcrs6urg
Post
10 Petersburg the hope is so deferred that
the people there die early in utter despair
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17
Alexandria, " a.
THURSDAY, AUGUST II, 1875

The moment Congress adjourns the man
ayers of the Radical party begin to put into
execution their infamous designs against the
liberties of the people of the South in order,
possible, to coerce the electoral votes of GER
tain Of the Southern States and thereby Sc
cure them for their Presidential nominee
In furtherance of this daboical scheme, Mr..
J. D. Cameron, Secretary of War, has, by
direction of the President, issued an order,
based upon Mr.. Scott Lords very unneces-
:ary and uncalled tor preamble and
resolutions in reference to alleged violation
of the right of suffrage, &c, in certain States,
10 give Sherman all the available troops un-
der his command (not now engaged IN sub
DUNG the savages Of the Western trontler)
in readiness to be used upon the call and
rcqusition Of the proper legal authorities
for the protection of all citizens, without dis
tinction of race, color or political opinion, In
the exercise Of the right to vote, as guaran-
teed by the fifteenth amendment; and he IS
further directed to give those authorities all
the support they may ask by having such
torce.so distributed and stationed as to be
able to render prompt assistance IN the en-
torcement of the law" In other words, to
use the military force of the United States
to overawe and intimidate, if it can be done,
the white voters in the Southern States,
when there is any chance of radical success;
and give Sherman who has more than once
declared himself averse to using the military
for political purposes, but who holds that as
\ soldier it was incumbent on him to obey
the orders Of his superiors, has been charged
with the duty Of carrying out this most des-
notic order. The Indian war may be pro-
louecd for lack of sufficient number of
troops to put stop to 1t; the Little Big
Horn horror may be re-enactcd; troops by
the hundreds may be slaughtered, and Gus
ter's disaster 90 unavenged, all to carry a
Southern State at the Presidential election.
Notwithstanding this blow at the very life Of
rcpublcanism at the hands Of the admins
tration, we have an abiding hope that the at
tempt will recoil upon its instigators, and
that the people at the North will show their
utter abhorance of this further encroacs-
mcnt upon the rights of the whole people by
rcbukiug at the polls all such nefarious
schemes. If the Republic is to be perpetu-
ated force and usurpation cannot be resorted
to. The question is have we republic or
are we under military despotism
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

DESPERATE TRAGEDY.-A desperate traua
dy Was enacted al Piymouth,iu Hancock coun,y
ILL.,, Tuesday. young man named Wilson
seduced girl named Mcdonald aud her father
threatened to shoot Wilson 90 sight. They
met 10 drug store and a quarrel eusucd
Wilson's brother slipped OUT while the two We're
quarreling, and returned with shot gun, which
he handed to the other, who shot McD maid,
killing him Instantly. Wilson f~d, and nleet
ng McDouad's lrother 10 his flgh. explancd
to MIN that he bad killed his brother and pro
posed to kill him, but Mcdonald was 100 quick,
and drawing his revolver fred Eve shots, $50
of which took IF CT, but Wilson escaped oto
coru field where nc was surrounded by pursu og
citizens. His csp'ura mas not been reported AZ
yet, but there vas no chance for lis escapD
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-17

AspeciaI dispatch TO the Baltimore sur, from
Washington, says it is stated that Secretary
Robson. before leaving Tor Rye Beach, pac d
his resignation in tn hands OF the President. it
is understood that MIR Robeson has contcmplat-
ed retiring from he Cabinet for some tine past.
but deferred carrying his intention into eff ct
until the result OF the Investigations into h!s
department were announced.
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Bulsh Baptist Church.

rEVILLED HAM TONGu EsHdM EI niYI
~ EN- for sale by q. w u -. ss.nh i.
sup 1G Corner King and st. Asp"
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BRIsToE, PRINCE WILLIAM Co., VA.

august -. 1876.
To the editor Of the Atcra,adria Gazette:
Silk wish 10 arknywiaogc NJ thanks
through your paper to the many friends who
sympathized with M in my late trial for the
defence o. right at I}reu sviile, al aSc for
their kindness shown me ani my family. AND
| wish also publicly 10 hack Jay attorneys 10;
their earne,tuess in defence II rigat, and their
respect shown M Il was a stranger and yc
took me 10. Hungry aud sc led ne. Christ
says: "Iuasnuch as yc have done II unto one
of the least oil tn sc ye hay, dcna it unto NJ.
Mrs NANCY A. STORY.