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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25

Ex Attorney General Alderman was before
Mr. Caulfeld's Committee on Expenditures in
the Department of Justice, yesterday, and tes
tilted that he had paid portion of the $685.
OuO to Mr.. Davenport, as testified to by the
latter. He was asked whether be had had any
conversation with the President in regard to
the matter, and requested time to consider how
he would answer that question; which the COM
mittee granted. Now this is another bad look
lug affair. If there was nothing wrong 10 the
transaction, Why not say so at once and put
the matter to resl2 Why ask for time for con-
sutatioo with the party concerning whom the
information is wanted, in order to frame an an
swer? No wonder tho President longs for the
4th of next March
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, APRIL Is. 1876.

The Radical press, and indeed many of the
opposition papers. are congratulating MIR.
Blaine upon his successful refutatiou of the
charges that had been made against him. lu
these congratulations We gladly join, for unless
some one of the numerous distinguished men
who have OF late been accused of misdemeanors
be able TO clear himself, our reputation abroad
will be that of patton of swindlers. We still
think, however, especially as some people say
that he has begged the question, SO far as the
hypothecation OF the stock was concerned, that
it would have been better for Mr.. Blaine il he
had allowed an investigating committee to &C
anti him. as it doubtless would have done.
All the other parties lately accused of bribery
and corruption, ADD some of whom have since
been cow cted, made statements, 10 which they
declared, and, TO their friends, proved them,
selves Innocent, and MIR. Blaine, man of bril-
liant parts, aud one too, whom all, notwlth-
standing his unfortunate resurrection affair,
want to think we'll of, should have said moth
ing uutila Thorough iDvestigat had complete
iy established his innocence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25
CONGRESS-.

The following proceedings Of Congress yes
ter.iay are additional to those published 10 the
Gazette Of that date:
In the Senate The Chair presented commu-
nica,ion from the Secretary OF the Interior en-.
closing the report of Professor w. +. Jauncy
upop the agriculture, climate and other re-
s,urees of the Black Hills country. a resolu-
t;on was agreed to calling on tie Secretary OF
rho Treasury for information IN reference TO
thn average aud taxable capital, and average
and taxable deposits In the various savlng IN.
s,iutioDs of the several States and lerrlt;r les,
with amount OF tlXeS collected on the same.
The bill author zlug the Commissioner o! La
,ernal Revenue To designate aud fix the points
at which collectors and sup 'rvsors oil the rev
cnue shall hold their Offices was discussed. The
consideration of the bill to amend the Law re
luting to the legal teoder of silver coin was re
sumed, and Senator Jones made speech 10
favor Of separate standard Tor gold and Sill
yer, but without concluding the Senate ad'
journed.
In the House of Representative bills we're
introduced fixing the duty gu rcai and hand
made lace; for a commission o! skilled me-
CRADLES 10 dtteDu tuc SShteubici :
author zng the Court Of Claims to take jurls.
diction of all claims for captured AMI ABANDON
ed property seized after June Is, 1868 (; appro-
priatipg sales Of public lands tor educational
purposes authorizing the Louisiana and Texas
Railroad Company TO reuquish its title to Ger,
tain lands in L,uisaua; TO permit national
banks to issue clrcl'atlng nntcs equal III
amount to 100 per cert Of the III .rkct value OF
rue bonds deposited by them; to organIz'
| better government for the ludian Territory
| aud to establish u. 5. Court, therein, aud to
increase the circulation of natioua bank notes;
TO relieve national banks from the tax 10 elrcu-
aion, aud to liquidate the national debt. "A
| bill to rorganz. the staff Of the navy was in
troduccd. a resolution for the app 'Intmcut
of a committee to make thorough examDa-
too into the conduct and management OF the
New Orleans Custom House was offered. A
bll Was reported to regulate the assessment
aud collection of taxes for the support OF the
Government OF the District of Columbia. MIR.
Blaine made personal explanation 10 regard
10 certain newspaper charges connecting BIN
with the Uuion Pacific Railroad Company,
after which the House resumed he cOnsldera-
ton Of the District tax bill anu All Juruei.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25
NEWS or THE DAY.

Capt, James Wilkinson, charged with en-
b, zzling SIS, 900 in New Orleans and elsewhere
was Visited last Sunday 1t the Jail IN LOUIS
vile by J.<B Phelps, OF Indianapolis, VINO
had been suspected OF being an accomplice;
As Phelps was leaving thej jill he was arrested
and i'm purtapt papers found upon him. W1k,n
son was then searched and So 500 found III the
heel of his stocking. Yesterday wrlts o! haoeas
corpus were taken out for the prisoners, and
the Court released Phelps but remanded WIZ
lnson to Jail. When Phelps was arrested ne
denied having given Wilkinson the money
found 10 his stockings, aud Il. was not restored
The City National Bank Of Chicago, with
cash capital of $3.50 900, closed its doors yes
terday The Directors say the assets will be
ample to pay all liabilities, ii short extension
is granted by the creditors. The Liabilities, ex'
elusive of the capital stock, arc $500, 900, most,
" deposits, with assets making the nominal
surplus over all liabilities about 100000.
Elisha Sampson, Of Duxbury, Mass, 81
years old, had his head blown off, yesterday,
by an insane son.
Ex-senator Nye has improved so much that
his entire recovery is hoped for.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25

The evidence educod by Nh. Douglass iuvcs-
tigating committee with regard to the Freed.
mems Bank. and now being published, proves
that the managers of that gigantic means Of
swiudug the poor, ignorant colored people Of
their hard earnings are even worse than was at
frs, supposed One Of the witnesses examined
was Col. Kilgour, lawyer of this city, who
testified as follows
II have had as client for the last two or
three years colorcd uan named John Wat
kins, very hard working, industrious man.
About three weeks ago be came and for the
first time Informed me that bis money bad
been drawn out OF the Freedman's Bauk on
fraudulent checks, and that it had been drawn
by L. S. Boston. who Was the receiving teller
of the bauk. Watkins is very ordinary man,
with little education, and not at all accustomed
TO transact business. | asked for the checks
and also for his pass book. neither OF which be
had. He informed me that Mr.. Buson retain
ed the pass book, although be tad rerea;edly
called on him for it, and that be had even
gone 50 far as to send detective officer before
the bank closed. | then, at his request, went
to The bank and called for settlement |
called for the pass book and also for the checks;
| examined The checks, which have with me
(produclug ,h ny, aud found that L. s. Bos-
TN had forged them to the amount of between
ten and eleven hundred dollar; proceeded at
once 10 see Mr.. Boston in relation to the
checks and he admitted that he had drawn
the money; | asked him by what authority,
aud he said he was the agent OF Watkins; L
then requested his letters OF agency; he told
me that ne had oone-that it was kind OF
Implied agency; then asked him hat be had
doue with the money; be told me that be had
invested it 10 various ways, | asked him it he
had made any return of it, and be said he had
not; lie said he bad converted most of it to his
own private use
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25
Senator johnson, of Virginia, is detained
from bis seat by sickness 10 bis family.

SUPREME COURT DECIsIoN.-The famous
Hot Springs cases, 10 which Gen. Albert Pike,
OF this city, was counsel, were decided in the
u s. Supreme Court yesterday. The court
affirmed the judgment OF the Court of Claims
The decision IS that none of the claimants are
entitled to the lands as against the government,
and that all the claims advanced are equally
uotenable. In conclusion the court remarks
that whatever hardship, if any, may ensue to
the parties from this declaration of the law,
,here is 90 doubt it will be taken into due con
sideration by the legislative department OF the
government 10 dealing with the subject of the
future disposition of the lands
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25

Beginning April 18th, 1910
Leave Washington At 8 q m, ana ~ p n
and Alexandria nt $40 il. M, ana re- ~ 49,
pass Lecsburg going westward, 81 ~ - a. M A.,
and $40 D. ~, AMI arrive at hound il!' a.
m. and 1920 .. m. Leave Round Hill NJ D ~ H.
m. and 1890 D. NJ; pass Lcesburs, gong oN
ward. ut 6 y. m ana Ito D. m, and arrive n.
Aleyandria III e:i5 =. M, and q D. Ill., A"0 %
washington IT 8 30 T. m and $3.50 y. IN
css- PASSENGERS from Washington wlll lsf 20
thu Washington and Obi" CARS 81 the BsIlnno %
and Potomac Railroad station ~ . a. ~ anu ~
IN, and go through to Round hl'i "''"'
change Of cars. ,,lr.nil13 20
!, m train from Round Hill connect 1t noun
Hill with Harris Daily Line 81 ooa ,l.r.
for Snickersvlle, Bcrryvllc snI ","cnIs. ri. -
also with neamer's Line OF Coaches, %",c" '"''
Le.sbllry daily for Aide and MlddIcoufg.
Both trains. westward, make close cohheT t-,
,t Vienns. with .>sson's Line ot Stages 'of o.
lax Court House. .r mile
tickets, CTS. per "~
Annual tickets. $50. ,>,,u
3,,f General Ticket Agent.
a. uNT VERNON N K ) ! Z -
N Established % years. ,,,,,. ~.
Ln1I1T TREES ADAPT; I'd TO THIS &c
GION A oPE JlALI?, rsvvs.
.,..1, pRiIIT ORNAMENTAL TKkh7a
Etc, &c.
Sand for Cslalogue 20 500
w. Acco.ink postoticss,
Fairfax CO., Vs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25

Hon. J. R. Tucker, who has been 10 Win
chester on visit was sereoaded there 90 Sat
urday night, aud 10 response made happy
effort. Being requested by some Que iu the
crowd to tell them of Blaine" MIR. Tucker
said that lie preferred saying what he had to
say about that gentleman before his face and
not behind his back, and the people loudly
cheered HIM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25

We understand that man representing him
self as au agent of this office is 10 the neghbor
hood of Gainesville aud NJ anassas, soliciting SUBJ
scriptiops and making collections for this paper.
We know nothing Of him, and are afraid that all
who have given him money will be losers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25

1t is understood that the committee appoint
ed by the Valley Railroad Company to lease
that road have received proposit ton from the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, proposed COZ
nectlon OF the Pennsylvania road, via Hagers
town, to lease the Valley road, and chat that
proposition is under Amusement by the direc-
tnru
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25

The clerk. Richardson, spoken of 10 Ser
geant Prender's statement concerning the thefts
OF money from the Treasury, fully corroborates
in every particular the story Of frauds and cor
ruptious in that Department.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25
Miscellaneous.

A young lad ~ sensible grl-svas the fol-
lowing catalogue OF different kinds of love
THE sweetest, mothers 1--we; the Longest, q
brothers love the strongest, woInans love.
the dearest, Il mans love and the sweetest
longest strongest, dearest love, q love Of u bon.
net "
A Connecticut girl patiently listened to long
declaration OF love, pathetic aud PROPOSING
from young man, and hen knocked the poe
try all out of him by saying, snow let us talk
about your business stislrs."
Somebody who has heard Of prouosltion 10
have separate street car: Tor women, says that
he sees no ecessily for it. rs he never had snv
objection 10 riding iii the same Car with =
woman.
4 subscriber writes TO m editor in the We.,
II don't want your paper any longer" To
which the editor re ,l!ad: Il wouldn't make i
"ny longer il you did, its present length SUIT,
me very w"ll'
Let iouag people rem IN jer that their good
temper will & in them moro ,>!eem AMI happ-
ness than the genius AMI .aleat Of all the b II
men that ever existed
Scald new flannel before making, rs it shrink.
in the first Wasting. This Shrinking is u.u.l.y
eau: Ell by too mucn soap ana washing tnem ~
| too coo: water. Never use soda for d .nnes.
The LEADING RICHMOND GAMBLER -Wor
sham, the proprietor OF the gambling establish
u mt in Rchmon! made SO tam,us by the
legislative lnvrs lsatvns 10 that city last win.
ter, is spoken Of a. follows by the Redmond
correspondent Of he fillmore "Worsham
has occupied the same position here am,yg
men # hi- class that } DIN NJ rrisscy ha, occu
pied iu Ncw York, or "D,c' Slater in Balm
ore. |; is stated that during the late war
Worsham won millions 10 Confederate money
But just tiliuk -! what be spca, \ >rtof
clothes then cost - 500, pair Of early spring
Shad $3.50, a pair 81 2lt-skn boos $500 a
pound of -u!ar IS n orange IS, aui Il sweet
apple 81 aud Sl.ju. Those were the tune,
thar tled meu's Srus, ard their purses too.
But Worsham Was generous hnarte |, liberal
man in his expenditures lnd he gave away
many dollar Of wh!cN the ;ublic never heard"
HE CUSTOM OF appointing young lawyers TO
deteod pauper crimlaa,s received a back SET,
the Other day ln our District Court His honor
JUICE \ Jonan, had appointed TWO young law
gers 10 defend az old and experienced horse
thief. After inspecting his couasal for some
time 10 sl!coce, the prisoner ros. 10 his place
and addressed the bench Air them to de-
teud me p Yes, sir, said Ills H Jnor Both
of them?' Inquired the prisoner Both u,
them" responded rhe Jul ge. Then plead
guilty. aud the rn'r dvvt r'ok ms SCAT and
sighed heavily. - San .4ntouio Urruld
/ One o: the boy reform RS, IN speech lew
evenings since, made this rnmlrk: Il have
three good reasons for keeping the pledge not
10 use t,hac:o: Ii, brc.us. | AN t. have five
dollars ut the end oi ayear; = /. because have
pledged myself MT 10 use IT. aud. 3i-the
str ,ngtst ID ,tive Of a-bccauSe LII get lick ug
il | dou't KEEP It - l. i. UNNECESSARY to say
that the speech wa, appiaud"d.
| The ErVntiaD IruDIS have begun their home
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25
A URlV ED.

CANAL COMM tISCk.
Arrived Boats VIM Foley, l. Mouse, Geo
Hughes and Matte S " ponell, to Blaen Avon
Coal Co.
Departed: Boats Called mia, Lilly May, l.
w Potfcnb argcr AID VIM Eo.cy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25

BISHOP OF SoUTHsIDE VIRGINIA.-The
Petersburg corresp prudent of the Richmond
Dispatch says:
"rhc vcstry of Brandon end Grace Church,
in Prince Gcnrg" county, at recent ID Getting,
elected Mr.. G. Byrd Harrison, OF Braudou,
delegate to the Episcopal Council, which meets
10 Alexandria next month, with the following
instructions
That 10 the event OF an election Of Bishop
our delegate be directed to cast his vote for
Rev. Dr.. Churchill j.. Gibson in consideration
Of his emioenL qualifications for the Office and
Of the peculiar Zeal aud Christian love be has
shown in building up aod keeping alive the
churches throughout this whole section.
The general feeling am ing the churches 10
this section, if u Bishop /, 10 be chosen, seems
to be in favor OF Rev. DR.. Gibson
Some people are like telegraph wires. They
set themselves high up in the air and congratu-
late themselves upon their subtlety, their fLe
drawn sympathies. One might think that they
held all the electricity in the universe. But
below them stretches the great earth from which
they were digged, giving little heed either TO
them or their electricity, or TO- the mightler cur.
rents that run to and fro beneath its serene SER
fsce.-lIhe Old Cabinet Scribner for May.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25
T Rv Tr'eprnnh |


NEW YogK, April Is Stocks active and bet
ter feeling. Money-no loans; 3 bid. God
l2t Flour dull and DECLINING. Wheat heavy
and NJ lninaily lower. Corn lc lower.
BALTIMORE. April 25.Virginia Is, old,
Firglnias, coAsoli islei, 81; West Virginla- ..
Cotton dutl niddiing ~! Flour steady, firm
and unchanged Whe.l quiet but firm; No :
Western red 1t04!52 Pennsylvania red l1i.
L59; Maryland red l3j.l5S; do amber lGO,lG1 ;
do. white AS. " Southern easier;
Western depressed and unsettled; Southern
whit G3aGi! :, uthern yellow 6lt; Western
mixed Gls bill spot; 81 April; i: May. Oats
quiet, lsLy and unchanged. Rye irm but
quiet at SIS 81. Hay stc'dy and unchanged.
Provisions quiet and steady AM unrhaag'd
Pork So l..rd unchanged By:tr steady
un1 firm; Western prim 10 chocn 333@s35; DE-"
fair to good 20 - Coliecsle.dv AMI unchanged.
Sugar active and firm n. "5lI= Whisky
nomina. At 81 II
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25

Mr.. j. S. q. Tmberlake. an old and re
spected citizen of Fredericksburg died there
on Sunday last of paralysis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25
.4yASHINGTON i OHIO KAlLHo"D
- 81 81 81 gssasgssz a s - a y
Beginning April 18th. 1876

SPRING ARRANGEMENT, ivy J. ~ -
DiiIY YCEpT SIiNDA " BETWEEN
ALEX NURIA AND ROUND HILL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-25

The Egyptian troops have begun their home
ward movement from Ahys-Inia
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-02-17

For what, under the circumsta
was remarkably long time, the as.
sertion of Mr.. Ben Hills speech in
reply to Blaine, that the mortality Of
Confederate prisoners in Union hands
was propoFtionally greater than ths,
ri Union men in Confederate prisons,
has been suffered to go unchsl,enge3
Bot now that JEFF Davis hss n LIS
bilious letter repeated The same ss-
ss'1lor, byta rne, hare teen pinned
down - IN. taets 81 history from Of
Ga ,seoras besn Union and Couted.
sraae., III follows: TIE tSial capture
u soAd3srs and citizens by the Cor.
fsaerate force. war 1915. and O
these one-haH were confined IL prs
On. The number o. deaths was sc J.,
tDl, consequently Inc per cent Q
mortality IL PRISON sas over JSs aut
Of the entire captures about l9s. Tn
number Of captures by the Juiol
forces was 4.C,lG9; actually confined
327,5.0. The per cent. Of mortslit,
in prison was l33, and the PEI cen,
OF mortality OF the whole number 0
captures g, thus showing tha, tn
mortality in the Rebel prisons wa
three times as great as in the Unio
prisons.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-02-17

The Democrats have been swearing
by the New York Tribune for nearly
four years, but this is the way that
paper refers 10 the recent expl5its Of
tina, party in Congress:
1.-The clean sweep makes progress.
The library has been reformed, the
Congressional restaurant revolution
lied, and one. by one the old clerks
are showed aside to make room for
ignoramuses whose qualifications are
summed up in the statement that they
are good Democrats; and perhaps il
is quite as well that the country should
take one look at this party having a
taste of power. There they are with
their noses in the trough. We have
had some pretty exhibitions at Wash
ington, but nothing quite so bad as
this. May the good Lord deliver us
from any such exhibitions OF larger
scale"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-02-17

"a column article in reply to the
ADVERTISERS amnesty proclamation
failed to take ink, thus relieving our
readers of sore infection and US OF u
great responsibility. Our only regret
is that some poor wayfaring soul, who
had the moral courage to wade thro'
the ADVERTISERS lengthy considera-
ton of the subject, may think that
we are supporting Blaine for Presi-
dent. If our neighbor had only just
inserted an explanatory note at the
bottom, giving his readers clue to
what he was driving at, We could go
to press without regret"
The foregoing is the dignifed man
ner in which, on its part, our neighbor,
the Conservative, closes the discus
sion of amnesty and Andersonville
which itself began. If the ADVERT
sER's article needed a foot -note to
explain its meaning, such is certainly
not the case with the above, which is
most manifestly an ignoble retreat by
Ike back door. Like Cox, Hill & Co.,
in Congress, the Conservative found
it had taken altogether too large a
contract, and concluded that the
quickest way to stop further consider
alton Of the matter would be the SAT-
est policy. Said an ex-Confed. to a
squad Of kindred spirits as they stood
together in the gallery of the
House while Hill was making the re-
by to Blaine, which has now grown
% famous for its insolence, arrogance
md untrnth: "Why in HI don't
II ey choke of this internal debate?
Tho old mani Hill talks well enough,
but it, they've got tie record on
10; Mas's rhere see're sceak."
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-02-17

We publish on the first page Of
this issue comments from a number Of
papers in different parts Of the State
upon the railway tariff law enacted in
this State two years ago. The voice
Of the press of the State is all but
unanimous that the law is positive
injury and costly experiment. The
only papers that take the other view
represent towns on the Mississippi
river, which have found their freights
to and from points in the State some
what reduced by the operation of the
bill. But as nine-,enths of the i'm
mense product OF our State is carried
directly across that river and to some
metropolitan market, and as freights on
this export are uniformly higher than
before the law went into effect, the
protests Of those river papers bear at
least suspicion Of selfshness. The
law was, however, Enthusiastically de-
manded by public sentiment in our
State, and it should have every rea-
fonable test before being repealed.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-02-17
The First National Bank of Paxto

The First National Bank of Paxton
Ill.,, has determined to surrender its
charter, redeem lis circulation and
open private bank in its stead
Chicago Journal.
A national bank of Iowa City late.
ly did the same thing, and we hear OF
similar moves by national banks il
various parts Of the country. And
yet we are told that the nationaI
banking system is a grinding monop.
ly. How can it be if those who pos.
sess the rich, exclusive privileges said
to be held by these banks are so viii.
ling to give them 10?
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-02-17

Concerning the trial OF Gen. o. f.
Babcock, now in progress, the \. Y.
Times pertinently says, "When a
man is on trial for any offense, i. is
desirable to leave the decision of the
case TO the jury" and adds:
The evidence presented thus far
has been chiefly clrcums.an,ial in its
nature, as the prosecuting officers
avowed from the first tina, it would be,
but its general tendency is to show
that General Babcock had long held
some sort of intimate relations with
persons who have since been convict
ed Of completely with the whiskey
ring conspiracy. Until the defense
is heard, We shall not attempt to de-
fine the true character of these rela-
tons. The trial is evidently destin-
ed to last at least a week longer, and,
whatever may be the result OF it, no
one will be able to say that the pros
ecutien was not conducted in a Wig
orous and effective manner.