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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22
AUCTION SHES.
by &. s. Arri,y. Arzct.r.

TRUSTEES :;ALS; 81 EEAL ESTATE
J. Default having been made for six succes-
slvc months IN the payment Of tho semi monthly
instruments secured TO The Alexandria Co. OPP
eIntive Building Association Of Aexandria,
Fn.," by tEn deed Of trust hereinafter mention
ed, and the Donrd Of Directors OF the anid ASSOC
clGt!Cn having requested III writing Is sale OF tho
property thfrehy conveyed, The under=igned in
pursuance Ct the said rrquea. and by virtue OF
the deed Of t-uat troim i:corgraaca Day to them.
dated on Tho llh day "f October, 1870 and Of
racord iE tile Clerks Ciice ut tho Corporation
Court for the city OF Alexandria, Virginia, lber
No. Z, psge G6, will expose Tor anle by public
auction. on SATu RDAI, Inc 10Th dsy Of Feb
ruary, 49,, ~ l. ~, ii. front CT tho Market
Building, or Royal street, in The city Of Alexan-
dr!a, VlTgnls the property conveyed by the
said decd of trustA I,JT OF GROUND, 80
with the lMpROY kMENTS thereon, in Ea
the said CITY Of Alexandria, situated on the west
s:do OF Lee street, between Princess and Queen
streets, in front On Lee street 81 feet y inches
and extending wastwaraly in depth l21 feet 5
inches.
Terms Of Salo-One third Of tho purchase
money in cash on thu day o. SALE and the real.
due IN two equal payments ut three snd six
months from the day ol sale; the deferred pay
ments to bear intercs! from the dsy Of sale and
to be secured by the notes Of the purchaser. with
approved personal security, and tho retention Of
the title to tho property until they are paid.
Costs Of conveyancing to ba paid ny the pur-
chaser
GEO. q. ROBINSON
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The President on the compromise.

New YORK, Jan. ga Tribune special
from Washington says: The President has con-
versed very freely with those who have called
upon him during the last two days in regard to
the electoral bill. He expresses himself earn
estly 10 favor of its passage.
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FUk SAFE or RENT.

CITY uOTEL F0N RENT
Ms This proper.; is situated ~ thoS :. W. CO.
Of Royal snG Cameron streets. ~ Ai"yandris.
W., fronting Tho Ci.y M.,i nGI Marsc. build"
ings Possession given OF tho first day o.: JAZZ
uarv next apply 80 " Il. Il. iKWlN, No.
1872 Prince ST., Al2Aa!!,iG!a, Va. oct It'll
NO r. s. WASHINGTON 81. FOX
H;i RENT Possession given October l.t 1876.
Epplv 10 GEO. UULER sop l5-tf
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
BA~ GREAT UpRoAR ABOUT CLoTuI.

R@~ GREAT UpROAR ABOUT CLOTHING
Thu largest stock OF Overcosts and Suits bought
at bankrupt sIlc ~ close Out. Good Overcosts
from $3.50 upwards, including tho very best OF
imported ChinchiIlas Beavers, kerseys, sc.
Gents Cashmere Suits, consisting Of Cost Pants
and Vcst at $3.50; all wool Suits at $3.50 and
upwards, including the finest imported mste-
rails excellent Children: Suits, years, $l.25 i;
years $l.75; years S2.25; & years $2T5 and
upwsrds. They must he sold quick at
1. DgALHAMs,
dec 8 50 King street.
BapTo THE LADIES. We have just received
fine assortment Of Gentlemen's, Boys and
Youths Fine Toilet Slippers, suitable for the
holidays which will be sold at prices 10 suit the
times [dec 81 WADDEY, "A King st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

You who lead scdentary lives Printers,
Iaors Shcemakers, &c. will find great
relief for the constipation from which you so
often suffer, by taking Simmons Liver Regu-
Iator. 1t is simple, harmless. vegetable COM
pound, sure to relieve you, and can do DO 10
mrs
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DRY GOODS,
FAREWELL TO ALEXANDRIA.

Having received to-day tho last and remaining
seek of the Combination, most respectfully
announce TO the people 81! Alexsndria and vi
cinity that | will remove tie entire stock on or
about the first day Of February. Having leter-
mined to soil all goods 1T T. grcsL sacrifice rather
than remove item, and having concluded rather
to dispose Of them ut private sale than a. auc.
ton, will only say one word, and tha. Is, III III
ALL OUR GOODS ARE MARKED ATEN-
ACrLi ONE HALF ORIGINAL VALUE,
ANA only ask 81 examination Of the prices and
goods. which are arranged from this day in lots
and prices 10 mako every unu sstonisheu-a
chance you will never. never get again. Call
and convince yourself, as this is the only proper
way can satisfy you all. Thanking my friends
and customers for their liberal share of patron.
age, an most thankfully yours,
III. SCHW ARR.
Manager Great Combination Store,
lMUIR'S CORNERD
ian ll-tf
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MARRIED..

at Clifton station, on the 18th instant, Rev.
w. S. KERNS, of the Potomac Baptist Asso.
citation, to Miss ALICE q. T1LLETT, all OF
Fairfax county.
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Suicide.

l!AMllruN. Va .Ja an. - Benjamin Craven,
Que Of the ,w.n hrotuels VINO lately bought the
ia1u Of Bernard Taylor. Dear Liocoo, 10 this
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GEO. q. ROBINSON J
JNO. B. SHOOT, Trustees.
THOMAS PERRY,
ian l9--eots

TRUSTEES SALE-By virtue of deed Of
4 trust from William Miller, dated October
18th, ISL, the subscriber as trustee, and at the
request of the creditor by said deed secured,
will sell, by public auction, on SATURDAY,
the 10th day Of February, 1877, at twelve m, in
property conveyed to him by said deed Of trust,
namely: Z certain LOT OF LAND, situate,
being and lying in the said city Of Alexandria,
on the east side of Henry street, fronting 81 feot
inches Oh said Henry street. and running east
% feet more Or ess, bounded west on Henry ST.,
north on land Of tho late James English esst on
LAID CT Lewis Baltimore. end south on land
of Lewis Baltimore.
Terms Of Eale-Cash.
jan 10-w4w GEORGE L. SEATON Trustee.
VALUABLE LANDED ESTATES FOR
Y SALE-By virtue Of deed Of trust exc.
cute6 TO the undersigned on the 18th day Of
April, 1870, to secure debt TO ". S. Gurnee,
of New York city, the following largo, produc-
tive and very valuable estates will DO offered for
and on the terms hereinafter named, to wit:
On FRIDAY, The 9TH day OF January, 1877,
the MOSS NECK ESTATE, contsining nearly
700 acres, on the Rsppahsnnock river below
Fredericksburg, in Caroline county.
LEEbs MANok 'I ESTATE +? r A eon!snnE $500 500
acres. lying near Markham station, or the Msn-
asses Gap Railroad, in Fauquer county, and
On THURSDAY, the 18th of January, 1877,
the TRACT OF LAND, witEin four miles of
Stanton, containing about 456 acres, and now
held and possessed By Col. A. W. Hartman, and
being one Of the most valuable estates in Au-
gusts county.
The improvements or each OF thes0 properties
are good. Possession given in time for Spring
crops; tho exact time will DO announced at the
sales. All growing crop: will be reserved
The sales will BIO for cash. Us required by the
trust deed. The titles arc believed TO be good,
but only such vii! be conveyed as ere vested ill
the undersigned.
HUGH w. SuEFFEI, tr,,.,oo,
EDMUND COFFIN, jc., if"''9s''
nov 8-wts
~ ENTITY consent Of the
parties interested the above sales will be- post
poned As follows. viz: OF Moss Neck till TU ES-
DAY, the 9Th OF February, 1871 OF Loods Ma
nor till THURSDAY, the 9Th day Of February.
1877, and the Hartman Farm, near Stsunton, til!
SATURDAY, Tho l1i! day OF February, 1871.
HUGH w. :5HEFFEY, T.,.,oo,
EDMUND COrFlN, Jr., '"S''ss'
Jan l-w8
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

Every one knows where Warfeld l. Hall S
drug store is, but all do not know that they
always keep Wells Eureka for those who de.
Giro n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

\. 3. Mallory, NJ. d., Philadelphia, Pa,
says: Il tiod Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup excel
lent having q ready sale aud rendering more
satisfaction than any Cough Syrup | have
ever sold "
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BOOTS -i.NU SHOES.

Ss1D TIE LADIES--We haze oDo Of tho
l. !arrest stocks Of FINE BUTTON and
LACE BOOTS cyor offered Ia Lhi- market. Of
superior quality, handsome il styles, which wilt
be sold at e. stus:l advance on the cos! 60 manu-
tncture. Cali AID soc ~ WANDEf'S. a King
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BALTIMORE BoATs.-Th steamer Sue has
b. = %ithdrawa from the route between batl'
'uoE. and Norfolk, and will, about the beslonl5ng
Of March. resume her old route upon the To-
;9a.ac. 1t is also expected that the steamer
Exprcss will lie retained on the route, to run iu
company with the Sue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

COMMITTEE MEETINGs.-T Finance Com
mittce of the City Council met at the Auol,
tors office, on Saturday night, and coosld erea
several bills which had been referred TO them;
torether with other matters which will be laid
before the City Council OF its meeting tomoF-
row night. ho
The Committee on Claims also met at me
same place and audited various claims which
were in their hands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22
Local BreVitieS.

John G. Ayre son Of Mr.. George S. Ayre,
of Loudouo county, we'll and favorably known
10 this city, died last week.
Assistant Surgeon E. H. Marsteller, U. s.
Navy, has been ordered to the Tallapoosa, at
Washington.
Mr.. VIM. Humphries and Mr.. j. w. Atkin.
son, two we'll known citizens Of this city, are re.
ported to have died this evening.
On Saturday soup was furnished at the corpo-
ration soup house to nine white persons and six
hundred and ffty.nine negroes.
The amount OF tax on notorial seal paid to the
State by ex. Mayor Kemper of this city, for the
past year exceeded that paid by any other nota-
~ public III the State.
The churches yesterday were well attended,
and all the pulplts were filled by the resident
clergy. Rev. Father OKsne, Of st. Mary
church, made his regular monthly visitation to
Falls Church.
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Mrs. A. 6. NEWTON

Has taken the elegant, commotl2ua and eIlglbly
located dwelling a. the northeast corner OF Cam
eron and St. Asaph streets formerly tho resi-
dence Of j. T. McVeigh, osq, and kaa reItted
it thoroughly for tho accommodation Of fEK
MANENT, TRANS 81 Z n and TABLE
BOARDERS, who will be uccomTnodsted on
the most reasonable forms. Jan lo-tl
TORDED VICTORIAS. ar,
~ 400 yards Of the above Just ioceiveh. we
have had great difficulty in getting these goods'
They al the cheapest and best thing i'F child
rans dresses. aprons, &c, TO be hsd;
jan l0 IL Y. cL2 Al - -EN ~
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J. M. STEWART

Has lust opened from New Y rk an additional
supply of CLOAKS. new styles, and very supe-
goods are beautiful in their finish and very
brilliant blacks.
A fine line Of SHIFTING ELAN NELos
ward wide, of all grades, aome al wool and Of
the finest quality.
HEAVY ENGLISH GRAPE Wells.
Also large lot of CRUMB CLOTHS,
sizes and very rich patterns and colors. DC 10
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

SCARLET FEVER. Tho scarlet fever threat
AS to become epidemi, 10 the county. a large
nnmLet Of children are down with it, and new
sA,o> are reported every day. MIR. Gibson Ter,
a'tl has lost two children with the disease, aud
".e les', five in number, all have it, coupled
m,Ii. &iplhnria. \ little child OF Mr.. Miles I.
aluu>;. aiso has it very badly.
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DIED.

In Aloxaulris, January 20.h. 1877. GEOk0E
TERhETr, youngest son Of e. Il. 7. and Mag
giu Macrao. aged l. months aud days.
This luorning, january 30, at hi: rcsidonco,
"Willow Brook" near Cumberland, ORLAN-
DO DOUGLASS ROBBINS, aged IS years
and IT. days.
Ii Norfolk, Oh Friday, JANUARY l3th, Vt a.
o'clock p. m, AGN Rs NJ, wife of K. h. White
esq, aged =. years.
At his residence in Fairfax, Va. near Horn
don, January :, 1877, JOHN FIFTH UGH, IN
the sxly.Glth yoar Of his ago.
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lliE lcE.-There has been no material change
~ the condition of the ice on the river since
Saturday, except, perhaps, that it is somewhat
hardened by the colder weather. There are
no sDps Of its moving at present. The Is. y
.. K. t. Co.'S barge, which has been iroz'n
NJ al Shepherd, IS on the opposite side OF the
urcr,ior some weeks was brought over yester,
lay by the tug boats Major Brewsrton and
Comet, her position there being jud ged to be
100 much exposed in case of running ice: The
tugs had considerable difficulty 10 reachloS The
barge, being frequently compelled to back out
aud butt the ice, which was found to be from
eight to ten inches in thickness on the hatS,
while in the channel it decreased to three cr
four inches They mad to make several trips
back and forth 10 order to break up the Ice
sufficiently to permit the passage OF the barge
sud were at work four hours before they sue
teeded in gct,iugit across.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

The WEATHER. The warm weather OF Sat
urday, underwent decided change during the
night and Yesterday was quite cold Day;
During last night hail and sleet began 10 la''
aud the ground this morning was IN sllppTTly,
and, to pedestrians. dangerous c9pdltion; ln !.
seet continued until about niue CLOCK T rs r. IL
turned into snow, which continued 10 fall for
several hours, covering the ground and the
honsptons
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

NOTICE-All persons having claims against
IN tho SCHOONER MARGARET ELLA
are hereby notified to present tho same to the
undersigned on or before January 3lst, lS,1
ian 22-t3lst a. w. ARMSIkONG.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

PERSONAL---VERY.. john Brown, who has
severed his connection with the Fifteenth
street Presbyterian Church, 10 Washington,
will shortly leave for Texas, where ne WlI!
make his future home. He is at present making
some farewell visits among bis friends IN Fair
fax, aud preached at Falls Church yesterday,
10 place Of Rev. D. H. Riddle, who was absent
visiting his family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

trkUlT uuITEkS very cheap rs
r ian GEO McbURNEi < i-UH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

REAL ESTATE SALE p. a. kerby, real es-
tate agent and auctioneer, sold to-day, for Smith
and Ball, commissioners, house aud five acres
of land, near the Aqueduot Bridge, part of
Masoa's estate, to John Dane, jr., 70, the Do
mestic Sewing Machine Company, for $1,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-28
Blessed Are the Baldheaded!

When man makes the appalling dis
covery that his crown-piece is gradually
assuming the aspect of the renowned
Uncle Edward, he gives undivided at
tention at his morning toilet to the dis
position of his scant knotted and COM
bined locks" The ingenuity by which
they are manipulated so as to conceal
the area of hopeless aridity and the re-
treat of hirsute vegetation below the
snow-line is often more artistic than the
Celebrations of a professional hair-dress-
er when summoned to assist in the deco
ration of bride.
1t is said, but we do not know with
what truth, that unmarried men make
this discovery at later day than those
who have added domestic to the other
duties and joys of life; but this must be
because the latter realize the prayer of
Burns, and are able to see themselves as
others see them. 1t is not unnatural that
a wife who is assured by a watchful hus.
band that gray hairs have made their APP
pearance among her shining tresses
should mark with secret satisfaction the
increased but no longer remunerative APP.
plication of strange stimulating and re-
storative compounds to the lid of his
vanity box, and discern in the increasing
quantity of material supplied each day
for the interior of elastic pin-cushions
an assurance of the inevitable hour when
a small and lustrous disk, perhaps of no
larger diameter than a brass button, shall
appear upon his crown--the glistening
center of an ever-enlarging American
DESERT ....
A discovery of this importance is at
once trumpeted to the household and
communicated to such near and dear
friends as it may be safe to intrust with
so rare a delicacy. The poor man may
hide the work of the pruning-knife of
time from his business friends and &C.
quaintances, and even successfully con-
ceal it from those who 60 in and out of
the sanctuary with him, but to his family
the portentous fact of badness cannot
be hidden by any device of tonsorial art.
The bachelor, having no monitor but his
looking glass, and seeing only the front
of his outrageous crest, may go on for
years as unconscious that he is cultivat-
ing Il space of cleared land as Uncle Sam
is of loss of timber on the public domain.
But when, in fumbling around with comb
and brush, he perCeives that there is
space over which the brush passes with
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-28
A Long Swim.

1t takes about two dollars to pay for
the lemonade" for the group of old
sailors usually to be found around the
old ferry-dock saloons. They had mis-
understanding few days ago as to
whose turn it was to call on" and one
old lake Captain in particular took a
solemn VOW never to stand treat again.
He was in dead earnest at the time, but
yesterday forenoon he thought it all
over and concluded to inaugurate the
good old custom. He didn't care to give
in all at once, and after due reflection
he went out, approached a stranger and
the two had private confab When
the Captain returned TO the saloon he
was followed by the stranger, and pretty
soon the old sailor remarked:
Gentlemen, l was just thinking of
the accident to the schooner Sunlight,
and how near l came to a watery grave"
How was it," asked several of the
sitters.
Well, you see, it was twenty four
years ago, and a squall struck US when
forty miles Oft Lexington, Lake Huron
She went down like a bar of iron, and
only two of us got clear of the rail
This man here and myself were the two
| met him few minutes ago for the first
time since we had that long swim to-
gether."
Yes, that's So" added the stranger
We had nothing to float u.s." con-
tinued the Captain, and after waiting
around for an hour or SO we struck out
for Lexington. 1t was clean forty
miles, and that swim was the longest on
record. Mind you, gentlemen, we didn't
have even straw to help float us, and
were also weighted down with our cloth
ing. We'd swim for awhile and then
stop and pray, and then swim on again,
and next day at noon we landed on the
beach where Lexington now stands"
Don't believe it," shouted several
voices.
We'll, l am telling you the truth, re-
piled the Captain in grieved tone
when we landed l borrowed two dol
lars of my friend here for general ex-
penses. | have never paid the debt, but
am going to now Do you think I'd
hand him money if l didn't owe it, and
if we hadn't taken that swim together?"
The crowd began to beleve-also to
lick their chops in anticipation. 1t had
been arranged by the Captain for tn
stranger to spend the money at the bar,
but when he received the bill he folded
it up and said: ..
Gentlemen, what the Captain says is
strictly true. We swan plump forty
miles, and he borrowed two dollars of
me. He is an honest man to repay it,
I'm in great hurry to go over to Wind,
sor or I'd tell you about how we had to
sleep in the woods for several nights"
Pocketing the bill he walked aboard a
boat, and the Captain fell back in his
chair and wouldn't answer any further
questions. Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-28
Georgia COl0nels."

WE want it distinctly understood. be-
fore we proceed any further, that we are
a friend OF the Colonel-that is to say,
we are a friend of the Colonel if he is
not military Colonel. A military Col
onel has no right to the title. He NAV
have earned it in the war, right in front
of the lannon's mouth but more peace
full days have dawned upon US, and now
we have the insurance Colonel, the sew
ing machine Colonel, the dry goods Col
onel, the commission Colonel, the gro
Gerry Colonel, the newspaper Colonel and
the lawyer Colonel. You may pick your
Colonel from any pile you choose, and
well stand up promptly and say we ad-
mire him. There is honor in the title,
and we take pleasure in bestowing it
upon friend and foe alike. To be man
and not be Colonel unless, indeed, you
were promoted during the war;, is some
! thing preposterous. We can conceive of
no such misfortune as that which pre-
vents man from becoming a Colonel in
his own right. There is no law on the
statute book against it, and if there were
it would be dead letter. Every county,
every community and every family would
cry out against the injustice of. an enact
ment depriving them of their usual quota
of Colonies. For our part we think
there ought to be law passed confer
ring the title of Colonel upon every male
child over twelve years of age, without
regard to color or previous condition.
In that case all men would be Colonies
and the women would be Colonelesses.
Here is the true line of progress. While
Colonies are In fashion let us make the
most of them. Let US utilize them, as it
were, for the purpose of advancing civili
cation. 1t is idle for men who have no
titles to sneer at those who have. What
would Georgia do without her 100000
Colonies? Without its Colonies, what a
weak and vapid body the Legislature
would be. All, no! let US cling to our
Colonels. Instead of wedding them out
let US endeavor to nurture those we have
and invite others through the medium of
immigration agents. What Georgia
needs is more Colonels.-AtLanta (Ga)
Constitution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-28
The Woes of Man Without Name.

lTisn't often that a Governors veto blasts
young mans matrimonial prospects,
but the nay of Gov. Kemper, of Virginia,
is responsible for such blight 1t was
in the case of a man without name. Cast
upon the world in infancy, his parents
name was never learned, and the waif
grew up dubbed Tromp Payne He was
a mason by trade, and had become quite
successful in business. He had already eX-
perienced some modification and some
legal difficulties by reason of the uncer-
tainty of his name, but he had managed
to get on until last year. when he fell in
love with a beautiful girl of Fauquier
and sought her for his wife. Then he
found his nameless condition an insuper-
able objection to the lady. She could
never consent to part with her own name
until assured that she would legally re-
ceive another in its stead. Tromp"
applied to the courts for relief, but they
held that, while they had power to
change name, they had no power to
give name to person who had none.
In his tribulation Tromp" applied to
exGov Smith, who introduced in the
General Assembly the bill declaring the
name of Charles Van Mason"-in which
"Tromp" had combined the name of his
chief benefactor with that of the trade
whereby he had got on in life. But it
was not until the last days of the session
that the bill was got through both houses
and was sent to the Governor. He had
not heard of the facts of the case, and
supposed it to be one in which the courts
could do everything required. He vetoed
it-returned it disapproved just as the
General Assembly was adjourning sine
die, and it was too late to help the mat
ter. Late information from Fauquier
tells that the lady has finally refused to
entertain "Tromp's" proposal any longer,
and has taken another sutton, whose
name is inherited and incontestable.
" Tromp," in despair, has gone to Texas