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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-03-23
'ROE.N'f, .4RGET.

REV. & Mrs. J. X. STARK.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28
Ececflcr OH the Strikers.

10 his sermon 90 the strike, Rev II. y,
Beecher said -
This is rebellion o. the part Oh tie
railroad operatives ag4lost participation in thu
shrInkage which the whole country IS ujicr
going" The strikers, he added. were gu.ty
Of a great crime. Though it might s,r.as
from ignorance and have had is i9cayti1n il
good intentions, the strike Vas e.. grea' ctiGl,
Mr. Beecher held that all VINO, tx: him ell.
sympath;z I'd with The poor 4b )rins cIa1 >hoaI
set their faces against such tre2clrr? t. IL n
dustres and to tho rights Of the pjjr m.l :.
was developed 10 the grea; strike. u: IT,"
said he, "a wrong to work'nem IN, 10 tic 4s
which protects them, to the institution. 0! -.
cct7 10 which their interests era bouli w. |.
grew Of e false philosophy winch m!Ei:: cX..;
among the Communists OF Pir,s 0. il the su:.
of Europe, but which should b. scorn"l b. ii.
educ tcd workingDea Of Ame!:ca. 4
p!auSe.
proposition rs q huge j,ke, for they lau:hei
| loudly. This mi Oh. b. called ths br'"t o. II
Fiction, the preacher g limited. but it W.: fool.
and sustaining food. Ho dAr.d say tra. n rs2;
Of the way in which tho man hal b}aa !!v;lg
for fit cen ysa-s pas. the reiuc.lOn Oppre::,j
them and brouy hs tr ,uoie to them ol. tn. way
Out of it Was not to rebel nni do Y! i'rrt
Thousands would be g I'D t. have. Go!i:r a y.
as h was assured every day NJ his o|n !r)r.
Thousands would ba gI.i to ge: IN It very por,.
that tn. strikers scornfuly reie.! \ striker
might say II cannot support n wife and family
upou 81 II d ". And viii not work for !. - 81!
he had no right 10 sly 10 the unmarried ma
who could live UPON the dolls, II can. i.vn d.
it myself, and will net alto~ sol to do 50"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28
The Eastern war.

| The foreign CoAsus q! AdrsLoplo haze de-
irer,d note to tho Governor requesting HIM to
tuko measures to gusri the public safety. The
Italian Consul has advised lis cOmpatrIots to
leave The Russisns have destroyed six railway
Bird ,es between J an boli a. i Pnippopois. Tho
rail wsy stock hiss been sent 10 CJnsta2t;a9vle
Twelve thousand Russ ms arc at O:in II
Bsz.r. Tho Russians also occupy \ :so2 81 the
| foot Of the northern slope Of tic Ba.k4n Noun.
tsns. Fighting h IS ben goinS on Thursday be
| tween Russians sld the forces Of EaGu! PGshs
! near EskI Sugra, south Of the Balkans.
| Aar!t Pashs on assuming ot6ce c tered into An
arrang NUT authorZ Eng sLd to occupy
GaIlpol " th narlIe5 and artillery at :o.st;uc
| Notifications.
| Tbs NJ ,ntenegrins have b!own ~ he or
works ut Nlc.ics, waich they recently captured
They ale now bombsedlng The fortress f.oal Ill
| siies.
The Greel, Consul at Blu gas aLd the French
I and Italian Corsuis ~ Gaiipoil have telegraph
| ed to their respective embassies for men Of
| war. owing to the excited state Of tie M3slem
| population.
The British ,et has lef: Bs.ika Bay. Is des.
tnaton Is unknown, bu. is 5c.iegcdit has onl =
| gone for y cruise.
| Az P,shs, one of the best Turkish officers,
| has been killed 10 q skirmish.
LONDON, July 2i-lhs emb aviation 1T Ports
| N, nth Of troops FIR hislt. ty III TT jopshiD
Lruu, die y std. d y, evoH = good 81 OF e t.
| thusia.m aud Was in MAR contrast to tho
d,n4rturs OF the Eul II ates tn, nrec.4lng day,
witch ,as>td almost unnOLc.d Tho p.prr,
remark that CAL Of three cheers for h Turks,
| uttered b. somo one on the wharf, Was resUor q
ID to wi II CREST spirit from the 4 :par.lng troop
| SHIP Some person unknown also TOOK aboard
largo number OF violent anti. Russian nam Dhs
let's gave then: to tnc sergealts for d ST. bu-
lion amongst tho - OPS.
LoNLo ON, July % "a special dl:patcn from
B,rl!n u tie Times h IS III. fIlowlng; In con
sequence of me spa:th Ct british troops -
Mata regular ca:np=l.n has b.en op.ned by
the entire Russian press s. siT:t lt"g land Some
journs laush 81 the insignil ait rec Eng
c n Spare for nm Eastern W.; 'th RS lie ceiy
declare that Odous Eng Lard - Ii h.lng ..us-ia
rvon row, seeing that the EgypLi,n troops have
b gu "a tipped with hnginh m ,ney, while all
sgree III rrgardug III 6 rh antag ,nlsm IS p
matter Of i, difference anu not to DO dre d. q bJ
kns ia
TIE Russ-na are orean;z ng municipal gov
erur1enls K soter and ut1or Lo%Ls he'd by
| th"n south f hs Balkans
VIENNA July %. - M.iha; P.sha to-day had
an ln'ervlsw of twv hours with Alexis Pisha
the Turkish Ambassador here.
a correspondent at Tirn0Va at The junction
Of the .mboii Phillpoppoils and Adrlauup!c
railways writes under date OF July l0.h, as fol-
lows:
There has been a horrible massacre Of Bu
garians by B4shi Blz ,uxs at Ycni Sashrs. Not
a single saul would have escaped tut for the
arrival OF Turkish regulars. The Ba-hi Bsz 'uks
Circasslaos and irreguiars treat all The village
they pass the same way turulog 7aVisblug and
pillagi6g"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28
For Lieutenant Governor.

10 the editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
We ootoed in your edition Of last evening
communication from Fairfax, 10 which Judge
Thomas is mentioned as candidate for the
House Of Delegates. He would no doubt be
elected By large majority; but, does he CO.!
deserve higher position What man 10 Vir.
giuia has done more for the conservative party
than H. ". Thomas? With political life Of
forty years behind him, 10 which every action
and every word has been d,ue and spoken for
the good of his State, we say does be not de.
serve higher position? What man 10 cur
Stale can present crarer record mo 10
| bleml>hed character than the present Jheuien.
ant Governor? Are We TO Mace ir position
men Of ability aud integrity? Then who can
| we better select for the second place on tIc
| ticket this fall thao Fl. w. rh9mas? Illus life
| - written upon every eVenttu page IF Frrgn
| las history within the past thirty five years,
aud can We afford to neglect such 40 opportu
nity to give expression to our appreciat,n Of
this statesman than hy Dom!ua'irg him for
Lieu'euaot Governor? The position requires
one we'll Versed 10 parliamentary Law, orGd
presiding eff GER; and is not Judge Thomas BET.
ter flr the experience be has had tur Tie rasl
Two years? All WHO have beer associated with
him in the Senate Of Virginia know tu WI
that better presidiog officer cud pot b: yet
,eo. The wos k he has don, for Virgins %:
cuy encourages Us in wishing !ur bis nolujnl
| ion, bu, it appeals in most earucst !ansg,so
to us at this time. "Vox Popuii' rculart-
aud truly to-, thar the timas are now ripe or
decided advance Of the whole conservative line
10 Virginia. Fairfax may be 10 need o. good
representation, but she should allow iha whole
State to receive'the ability aud state .maa.hip
qualities of her ilu-uious son. LIT the tc;:t
| sc Holiday ADD Thomas.
! Alcxaudris, Va, july y. 1877.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28

night with soldiers Oh board They vowed they
would fight to prevent Tie moving It lralus,
and it is said threatened haru, 20 bridges, Gen.
John Pope will be Eerc from Fort L4aVcuwurth
Ia the mornluF.
A Eureka, New, dispatch says: a special
to the SeDticel from Pasade says crowd as
sembled this afternoon, held 70 Indignation
meeting AID expressed themselves bllter'y op.
posed TO the Chinese population. and 1t WAS
With the greatest difficulty the deputy sheriff
and several special police succeeded 10 prerent
0g the destruction Of the Caioes' por;lo9 CT
the town. Several fires were started, tut re
speedily exlipguIshed. Great excitement pre-
walls arD veg the cltIz NJ.
New York July % ALL excitement in tbs
city cJuccrnloR the railroad strikers Is al 40 eno
81 far as purely local interests are conc 'Tncd.
$3.50 a. m.-Ihrre Was 10 dlsr:uanc y
large force Of troops, regulars aud State militia,
ADD police we're prescott, and smalI guard e.:
com panied the traiu. Up to noon twelve
freight trains had lett Cum oerlaod FIR BAltl-
more. There was % interference. a c0mpaoy
OF Uuted States regulars we're with the hrst
train.
A special from Cumberland, dated Dooo,
says freight traius On tie Plttsburg division
are also moving to day. Hoppars wero jur'
oisbed to the Consolidation Coal Company,
but the mixers would NOT 60 to work, saylug
they wanted to attend LIB r meeting az Fr95-
burg this AFTERNOON. This meeting wI!i De
watched With inlergs!, as the disseminated Will
Try to make trouble.
PHILADELPHIA July 2S "A special to the
EVcu!Og Te!earaph from Plttsburg. dated 20
day, says This morDipg Gen. Hamilton viii.
about $50 regulars arrived in this city and theiI
arrival caused sensation irasmuch as they
brought with them some fly strikers as pr!so-
ners AS the train approached JohostowD,
during the night, the strikers misplaced aud
wedgcd the switch which threw ;he cars from
The track resulting 10 Injuries to one soldier
and to the engineer Gen. Hamilton dsp!oyed
bis u:cn at oJca aud betore the crowd OF strikers
were aware of the movement the regulars bad
e.p.lir d u 1t fifty and surrounding them kept
~ .'','~s :: bay. ln this position they await.
I .ys transportation AID soon alter started
aitn iheiT prisoners for this city where the cap
tured rioters have been nlsccd ia the arsenal e
uwsit the aofion Of the u. S. Gs7crbmert.
HoBoKEN, N j., July 26.-ihc eogioeer:
| and fremen on the Delaware j. .cka~acua ADD
Washington Railroad have just decided tia,
| they will strike this alternooo.
BALTIMORE. MD, July % freight trains
c1mmeuced ruoniug On The 5 .l,im ire and Ohic
Railroad this morning between this c!:y at.
| Cum berlaud. A train Of sixteen loaded irAigh
cars left Riverside sIa,oo near Locust Po!at,
| this evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28

SAN FRANCISCO Juiy ~ $40 q. cl--N!
is quiet rHrnuSnHu, the CITY. Every EaEi u
thoroughly rptroIcG b. the safely c)Dm:'is,
aud large forces arc held 10 r-sroe AT y'r, II.
designated points; besides, at the Guy IL"
the orgauiz .riOn OF veteran anaris Is b:lng ~?
Idly recruited, ADD IS now double th2 al no'i
eurolIed lest ugnt. The police arr mska@ 4
good move 10 arrestiny ell koowo hnllinH-,
thieves, g., that they fill 10 with, an !o:.; -
them up 90 the charge Of vaerlnc3. N,'a 81
alarm has ben ruos during the Gv'n:os.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 81 -ll:5O p. al-~A'
P. Book wuo mai, an i,caadi4ry spc'ta .;
the anti CooIe meeting Wedu"slay c'cn'1-,
Was arrested TO pl2ht. y Il;lc fta"aj oc'u7'
10 Ch'na,owa this eveulng, tue Tc'i!'"'' "a
sagius 10 some difficulty among tbcm.ei't',
A squad Of police club5cI them ia dor an
restored order. The p,Iic; have been c"ost'|
in hoodIums all the evening aQl tht stl"1'
house is c1ammcd with them, otherwise '"'
city was qnc:.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28

The British Q ,ar,erly Review for July has
been reputlishcd by the L.ooard SCOTT Pub.
lishiog Company New York. Contents: Ro
ligjous Ideas ani Modero Thought The Athens
of Thucydes, Mr.. Arnold 90 Butler, The Rids
dale Judgment, The Southern Slaves. The
Liberation Society, and Contemporary Ltera.
ture. The article on Southern Slaves was writ
teu by the we'll known historian, Edward A..
Freeman. The Slaves Of the Danube, the
Balkac. and the Dal1patian APPS form the spe
cial sui 'ct. The divisions Of the Slavonic
race, their early history and settlements; the
Slavooio occupai;on Of Greece, and tie Slaves
Of Southern Russia; all these topics, with a
glauce at Bulgarian history, are interesting at
the present time.
Potter's American Monthly for August las
been received from its publishers, in Philade
phia. Contents Civio aud Scenic New EGG.
Iaod-Tbe Cape Region and Martha's Vine
yard, European Continental Churches-Poiuted
and Renalssant, The Amazous of Mexico
Maria Autoiauette of Austria. Queen OF France,
The D.wu and Growth of Civilization, The
Fair Patriot. Wooe1 aud Married, After HUI.
deed Years-some singular condolences; Search
log for Diamonds. My Rivals Portrait, ADD My
Creed, The Nation Advance, Retrenohment,
The N .tioo's Honor, A R~habilitated South,
Our National Anniversary, Memory as Subjec,
of Scieoce, and Beautiful Women.
Littel's Living Age for the week ending to-
day has been received. Contents: George
Saod, The Marquis Of Lossie, Is the Moon
Dead, Ca-it., Green Pastures and PioadilIy,
Two Women, and Miscellany.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28
&, & d. Canal.
Co.'s. MuHhccs IF West Virginia, and Car.
roll, # Nary!and:

roN cf Naryland:
SIRs rn!s open letter is addressed to your
honors with The hope that something may be
done to raise The blockade Of tbs Chesapeake
aod Ohio Canal. Il this enlightened age
bIockad.s are not permitted or tolerated without
III! procia matiOo. The war which has been
going "a FIR sometime between the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad and the Chesapeake add
Onc CanaI have justified such Il proclamation,
tut cone has hecu issued, or at least publicly
anrourcet. For 30 gross and papabe VIC
Iation of COMMON dacrucy can't you cootri7e
some ueans by which the Prcsid OTIS of these
respective companies can be dismissed.
8. H.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28

TIE NEW Polar EXpEDIIoy-Ic3., 'iy
the schooner Florence. c,,nmani.d b. Car'"''
Howgate aud manned By ten scalnen, LEX Ne"
L9udon for Cumberland I,iaud, IN The Art ;
seas, or s0me p1ot 10 that regioi. h'ter n'S
ing her cargo Of bone and oil sh2 "iii ~ i'''
winter quarters, and her crew, with " SCI
fists who accompany the expedition, VII c''''
li,h IN the Arctic regions. probably ~ uE''
Greenland, the Howgate P,isr Coiouy ''>
tam Howgete's plan is - carry GU ~ ~
Halls m:thod OF approaching the pJie . d"
use Of men accIimated by &C us !eslle"c' ~ -:
accustomed to the bardships, da' kn =, c'''
aud other discomfor,s Of Arc'c l!e. C-i''.'i
TYSON, who is ono Of the officers, is '"'t'''
Arctic explorer, and was Oh the Pparis c3p,''
ton. He was one Of the parry %ho yer ~.
Oh the ice by CAPTAIN Buddinpton ;!ic' u,
d attn Of Captain Hall, ard Who esc.E"d Oh"
m'raculousiy after az abode for mo@t Ii NJ"
Eating ice 6aId. This new expedition. i ny
piled by Gcu. Niger, Of the Signal Scr'ic"' 81"
weather Instruments, and il will aI>o AXE w.
i, some nova,cs Tor use in Are.ic cZi'!o'"';i"'.
such az balloons, and u lie raft lnVcu''" q"
Com. Ammen that is both boat AID as'E".
Wash Star
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28
Hritirh Parliament.

LONDON, July 27.-In order to chec': the cpe
ratons of the oostruc!ionists in tho House 0!
Commons, Sir Stafford Northcot", ihaEcclor
Of tho Exchequer, to day proposed the following
motio.a :--Fr:t, TLls when o memuor, after
haicg Eica declared out Of ord II, shsil be pro-
our cca by 80 Speaker or chairman Of com
...5..-r - =. .t!sregsldag tho authority Ct the
Cd air 4cD 4te shail ha al once suspel d. snd, on
motion being made thst the no,h Der b not heard
during the remainder { the d ,bate or during the
sitting f the cotnmi.tee, sucu mc,ion after the
mem Der planned Of has been hsad IN expa.
nston, shall be put without further debate.
Second. That in committee Of the whole House
no member shall have pi VIZ 10 move more than
once during deta.e on The same qlestlon; either
that the chsirmsn report progress CT that tac
chairman leave the chair, net - suGnk mere
An once on such motion, and no renl3er who
made one Of these mctlons shall hsve power t.
make he other Oh the same question.
In the House this evening cir Stafford n orth-
cotes ant .tructionist r"solu ions were passed.
the first BY vots of % against 81. and the
second ~ go sgsinst I.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28

The Richmond Wing says that General Ma
homes vote is greatly undcrestmated 10 the
tally as kept by the Richmond Dispatch; and
the Petersburg Post says that of the delegates
appointed to the State Conservative Conven
ton 400 are 10 favor of 6 %. Malone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28

FUTURE Policy OF THE PENNaYL'AH'I
ROAD. 1t is Icaroed here that the poicj "
he Pennsylvania road will be to give the 20 -
50 far as possible and cxpedieut 10 al me 60
nuriics which have sustaiued The II 'te's' ~ -
,ooua Is one of these places which hes 0 49,
built up entirely by the fvstcliog haad o. 'c
company, and il has been among the l0'I" H..
10 its attempts to iujure the cowDlny aH' ~
stroy its pr1ps.ty. The same singular c'p''
ton Of public feeling seems to h,ye 'S,s', .n.t
various points on the ilne 0! the Is; W. o.
as Martiosbu:g. Cumberland, h.y'ef n,r,;
Grafton. whose business prosperity l. - =,
dependent upoa the unlnped"d opefa''0. Il,
the road, aud where the company h"' ~.
such large investments Of It's caplta'.
more San.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28
News OF the Day.

Gen. Grant laid the first stone OF an Auerl-
can church at Geneva. SW zerland, yesterday.
Joseph L. Hyde, conservative, was yester'
day elected Mayor of Harrisonburg, Va.
The New England Compauy's mill at Rock
vllc Connecticut, closed yesterday afternoon,
having, it is stated, made an assignment. The
mill employed about hundred and fifty hands.
\ Chicago dispatch says H. Fl. Honore yes
tc,day filed voluntary petition to be adjudi-
c,'ed bankrupt. His secured debts amnuot Q
$l.554 90 AMI The unsecured debrs 1913 lac.
Tie repro girl shot by Assistant Su'l eou
W.l,oa. q. S. n, ca 40 excursion from Nor
Iu.k nr he 4tt instant, died yesterday and the
doctor has teen committed 10 jail for murder.
Joseph Woodruff for the past nine years 6
me III Der of the Scoste Of South Carolina va!
arrested 10 Philadelphia LIS: uigbt for forgery
aud locked up to await arequlsltlun from South
Carolina.
Richard II. Sbuck was executed at O"euton
Ky.. Yesterday, 10 the presence Of over 5000
persons. lie was convicted of The murder o
NvIsou Paris. bu! died asserting his inooct nee
aud horirg g ID wuud forgive lha false Wit
nesSe2.
| Eoerhart Wergeod, councillor of Darmstadt
Grand Dlchy Of liesse. alleged 10 have de
c.a,et. With ~ 900 e 'rins recovered in course
| Of professional duty, VAS arrested in Ml!w.u
kce, AMI has arrived ia New York aud va
seq, to Ludlow street Ill to await extraditlo,
proceedings ny the German authorities.
Il was reported last night that when the de
lachmons Ct the 1st, 81 and 5;h artillery com
mauded i.y Col. Hamilton which left Pbiladel
phia Yesterday reached JohnsIowu 90 the Peun
syivania Road the train vas stoned aud fired int
hv a nub at that place and several soldier
wounded. Regulars dlSem parked and tish
cnsu&d ia which uuubcr Of persons wer
| killed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28

Or WAs;iastoo c,rrsss,aisos several days
ago stated thai there WAS 90 iouodation FIR the
ucw pager report that the services Of Vrri pia
troops had beau IF red ,ythem4eives or by the
G vernon Jt the Sta;e 20 the federal govern
neut during the late strikers riots. Such au
offsr wouIi not only have been i!ltimed,
offcous aod ridiculous, but the greatest
exhibition of temerlty Of the age, for had
they but crossed the bord.r the cry oil
''retcl," would have bceo raised at once.
aud the whole "Nor,heru heart been so fred
against them that if one had gotteu back safely
he pu'd have been lucky mso. It would be
dangerous for troops from one Northern State
to 60 iu,o another to suppress popular ris,
iug--it would be certain death for troops from
the South to 20 nto the North for auy such
purpose; federal troops are the only ones who
could do that with immunity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28
VIRGINIA NOTES

The fact that Virginia. hos BEEN y. pa.:,. b Ia
during the troubles in the South and the. - 'uJe.
in the North, has already impressed i!5o.! ".''
pubic stt.ntlon. and will prob bly, lead u ="
Investigate n e it7 gr,l. advantage! iDf -" ~
ycslment Of capital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28
SUI Il De

A co,orod man named rhomss Brown a.:3np.
I'd sac d by cutting his thros. this m )rn!1i 1t
his house on G:h street Ho has rcl,tve. rs:'i
ing in Alexnu>.ria. 1t is though. ths. |" "I.'
ii,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28

SALE OF TIE MARY WAsuISGToN House.
This historic dwelling, the Old home Of Mrs..
Washington, vas sold at public auo,'oo Thurs
day by Gabriel Johnson. esq ). ancioneer.
Dir. J L Powell. Of SDot1vleania, was the
purchaser, al 81 225 Mr.. Powell: will move
Fred. Star,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28
From Wy sashingtHn.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, July % FOR The G':l TIM
this week there has been no Cabinet nl'e.!ng
Tho Presid ,nt is however, in The city, s:!l :v2
e7ai of his Cabinet officers have cs:ei uyoa hin,
bu. no other csiers, exc ,pt faw ntim,.o', ':"ro
been received.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-28
REMARKABLE OLD LADY.-SIrs. Nirgioia

REMARKABLE OLD LADY.-llrs. Firgiola
Jones, living tear Huuter's Mill, 10 this county,
is the widow of Levin jones, one Of Col Huot
ers command OF defenders Of 1872 aud IA.
She is in her SSth year, and lad aside h"r
spccs thirty years ago. Can see to thread the
6uest cambria needie-and use 1t 100. She
cards aud spins, ADD can walk from her honse
to Vienna, fOur miles, any time. Fdutuc -ucs
cpn1or