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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-02
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRtWEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOwDEN-
MONDAY EVENING". ..JULY 9, 1871.


If there arc any people 10 the world SO likely
to allow their feelings of opposition 20 all sorts
Of persecution to get the better of their under
standing and TO make the mere condition OF
persecution a qualification sufficient 10 merit
their aggressive defense and hearty support
they are certainly those Of Virginia, and for
that very reason we should not BE- surprised II
Gen. Nlahoue we're 10 develope greater strength
in the State Convention than that to which he
would otherwise be entitled. lie would make
no better Governor than any OF the gentlemen
prominently spoken OF for The position, but
Virginaus are Il brave, impuslve and chlVal'
rous people, aud viii! be greatly Influenced to
consider tie special opposition made to him,
the attacks made upon him, and the cry OF
anybody to beat him, by some OF the news
papers and politicians of the State--in fact the
siogling out Of him from all the other candidates
for adverse criticism and, iu some instances, as
the object Of grave charges-as sufficient
grounds for giving him the support that their
unbiased judgment would give to another can
didate.
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From Washington.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE GAZETTE. I
WASHINGTON, July 2-rho Presidents
House resumes this morning its businesslike
aspect There have been many callers on the
President, Including Two members Of the Cab-
net but no executive order has yet been made.
The new fiscal year opens to-day and all the
appropriations made by the last CONGRESS are
now available.
WHAT THE COUNTRY OWES.
The total debt at the close of bushes, on Ss,
urday was $2,24G, Isl 1899. Or this sum
So, 900 900 is in legal tender notes, Nc, bearing
no interest. The residue bears interest payable
in coin except some $l4 100000. the iutrrc.t
on which is payable in lawful money
VIRGINIA NOTES
There will be 10 new posto1iccs erected III
Virginia until alter the 4;h OF July. lhy rur
Der Of applications for such Offices Is Row much
smaller than they were On tie st OF ,luuC.
The President has Lot Yet decided upon hr
time at which he will MAKE his proposed vl.i,
to the Old Dominion.
TIE NATIONAL DEBT.
The statement OF the national debt or ttu
month OF June, furnished by the Treasury t..
parment, that the decrease OF! he I1h' Iuira
the month was s. PIG, 10. |, and the drcrras:
for the entire year ending Jun" %nlh, Isl: Was
$50 Isl, l2l.TI3.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
W.. .,,,,,l -, n,,r,, al ,i.,,..
,.o' Mo. -; wa" ;""''''.' '''''
Orders have been preu IL ,,r"narn inr spa
,, aIa> Ln nnJ n, i;u,ri =, t"ec Val
Wachu>set 1T Boston; tanandaiqu. aai Ga
lena, at Norfolk; Nipsr, i, Wsshjngtou,
| Qulnnebaug. at Ihllau'lpHla. and Benrca hii
| lrouus, at Mare Island. MC,l ii ties" vr,a.'is
| will be made ready 10 90 IutD commission J..
| fore the close Of the year.
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The conservatives of the different counties in
The State are now appointing their delegates to
the State convention TO meet 10 Richmond on
the 9Th prozimo. The latest appointments are
indicative of Increasing strength for Major
Daniel, but up to this date it is impossible
to tell who will be the successful candidate.
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Foreign News

New York, July "A cable special says
Minister }. Bancroft Davis ut Berlin has TO-
sisted upon the acceptance OF his resignation
despite the refusal of the State Department to
accept il, and that lie will certainly return to
America after Independence day on leave Of
absence.
Consul General Badeau will leave London and
return to the United States during the autumn.
The College Of Cardinals at Rome has re.
solved to instruct the French clergy to actively
support the candidates Of President McMahou
10 the approaching elections in France.
General Grant intends to leave England i'm
medistely after the Fourth of july. and will
then proceed to Belgium, Swi! ssrlsnd, Norway
and Sweden and Russia, in tho order named,
and on his return from Russia will spend some
time in Paris
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Though Major Daniel lei Gen. Filz Lee 10
the Richmond election, the General received
suoh large delegation from Manchester that
he will 30 into the convention from the two
cities with as large number Of delegates as
the candidate from Lynchburg.
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s'BOntins OH the Noble Jeems."

LYNCHBURG, June 80. The long looked for
regatta between the crew Of the Tobacco C!y
Boat Club and the Riyes Boat Club crew lroa
the University Of Virginia came off this after.
nooa on The James river, opposite the city. The
bets have been to | on the Rives The T. e.
B. &. have not practicrd as faithfully a5 they
might. They were trained by j. ". Edwards,
Of this city, while the Rivcs were trained By
John Redwood and were III 4 splendid cond:.
ton. 1t is, believe, generally conceded they
we're the better oarsmen. They have been car
taiDIy training longer than our crew. The klvrs
colOrs We're cardinal red and silver grey, while
those Of the II. &. b. Z. were blue and bull The
Tobacco City had never pulled in sliding soat
boat before this came few days since. They
we're 30 unlOrtunaLc as to break an Oar ia Iha
practice yesterday evening. This had 10 b.
mendcJ, and fears We're entertained that II
wouldn't hold. Onc of their members day b.
fore yesterday met with quite serious accident
which partly disabled him. Taking il 81! t.
gelhcr the odds We're heavily against thir club
Several vi the other crew had pnilcd III ri'as
before, while none cl the I. {. Is. e. had hat
any experience. Tic place OF starting wa, .L'n
mile up the river. lac scenery at thu, pjru.
and everything passed Of PLEASANTLY. Bots
at Gao J.. III. The Eycs Cub LEAH Is
feet Tor the first half mile. Their sp!eudrl o,t.
mauship told heavily Ihr TnhaItr trli'w
laid themselves down to work aud IT, rgcir
mcut was intense. 1t seemed nip AMI luth.
The TObaccOs were the first to turn thrir hn";
at the cud Of the mile, which they dill II
minutes and Is seconds. a. tins Junt!ur' -.
lsives were SO unfortunate 4, t. break u"a ~.
their sliding seats This, they cIpl;n, Wa don.
in turning. The lobacc Is got back To slarIo.
point 10 Is minutes, 40 second- the Hir"s go"
Ing in | minute aud 10 SECONDS b'hIn,, h"la,
badly beaten. The UMPIRE Charles l'o Nn
drcws, oil the l. lllTondc Club. 81 l'.tD!I.,ir.
Md, dcclcd the Tobaccjs wnncl,, e. 80
were ahead hall boats length II t.ra:,..
point, and in ali probability would h.:: uan
even if The RiyeS had not broken t!,D.. -"ai.
The splendid new racin" boat purchased - to.
lobaccys was made by +. Waters, troy. y. :,
is four, cared. sliI;ngscal, papcr.ahc'I, ~ in
chcs wide BY ! feet long. The Rvcs boat ~.
made by Farrow i! ionk,rs, n. Y; Is /. ion:
cared, sliding seat, shell brttom OK, bu:tI 30
Spanish cedar, 40 feet long by ~ inches wI
give crews and weights orlrw:
T"EACCOS
Dudley, low, -
Marshall, No. ., b.
Owen, No. 5. -
Hill, stroke, I.G
IIanghOrnc, coXsWaIu. t.,
They were all men Of apIrudl ,,iy-qr hul
much depended upon The atroh" d.. IN,
dentist
VIM. H. L'EngIe bow, 90
Charles Steele, No. ., I,o
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EetyS Of the Day.

Portland, Oregon, dispatches mention report,
which i%cks confirmation, to the effect that Gen.
| Howard had attacked Chlei Josoph and dislodg-
ell him from his position. Information is receiv'
| ed that sn ludINn lribo known rs tho liver
| Snakes killed John Richie, o MoUnt Idaho,
and the Occur 'Alcuc, arc reported in pursuit
or the murlarcrs The Clearwater Indians, un-
| der locking Glass ara said to DO on The war
path, and citizen troops have been dispatched
! t. the scene Gen. Howard will also send de-
| tachmen. To tho Clearwater region.
V"ry severe hsil and thunder storms occurred
yesterday in tho various parts Of Pennsylvania,
Now York and ConnecLicuti also terrible tor
nsio, which swept over portions OF the State OF
Ohio. The lightning particularly destruc.
tive. several houses having been set on kco, and
in Pennsylvania extensive oil works Were burn
ci, involving heavy loss Of property. Serious
loss of life is reported from several points,
and tho damage TO farms, orchards and gar dons
is widespread and in many places disastrous.
a sensation Was created in the Circuit Court
for Baltimore county, al Townsonton, on Satur-
dsy by tho grand inry bringing in presentments
| against Judges Richard Grsson and George
Ycllott, charging them with malfeasance and
cutting short an investigation then in progress
by the grand inquest with reference TO the an,
ancos Of tho county The session Of the grand
jury WAS "cut short" by tho court having deter
minded to adjourn the term on Saturday: The
presenlment grew ont Of the feet that the judges
had refused 10 prolong the session.
At Hickman, KY, on Friday night mob
surrounded the Jail and took thert form two prls-
oners, Jarvis Anderson and Tom Anderson.
They took the prisoners out, when both escaped.
The officers subsequently captured Jarvis An.
dcrson, and shot the whole top Of his head oil.
Tom Anderson hid under house on the bank Of
the MississiEpi. where he was found oa Tt yes
terday morning and femanded 10 JAIL. Inc An
dersons were suspected of being horse thieves
The celebrated trotting marc, Lady Thorne
died at the Fashion stud farm at Trenton, N. j.,
Yesterday morning Sho will be buried by the
judges stand and a monument erected TO her
memory.
John III. Glover, lawyer, son Of Hon. 5. Il.
Glover. was publicly oEhided last Saturday in
LOUISVILLE by Robert HARRISON, a woll.known
lawyer of ths, city. The affair caused consider
able excitement.
The Secretary ofthe Treasury has rearranged
the special agency districts. under which the
fifth district will include the districts in the
States of Maryland and Virginis and the Dis
trict of Columbia, with station at Baltimore.
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] AIDES BALBRIGAN HOSE, in white
- and co!oToi clock stitch, at
FERGUSON Il BROS,
je 20 81 King street.
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Iyncll Law.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July "A dispatch from
Mount Vernon says: At midnight Saturday
nearly ouc hundred men attacked the house Of
Jas. Bethurman, 4 noted desperate. Bethur.
man would DOT surrender. and firing upon the
attacking party with shot gun killed Charles
Burton. Though some fifty shots were fred
at him Behurman escaped. The same party
entered Mount Vernon, and visiting the Jail
took therefrom James Smith, Andrew Cum
mings, Kirk ADD Joe Gibbs. all charged with
robbery, aud removing these four mile from
the town they hung all OF them. There is con'
siderable excitement, but no outbreak is feared
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-02

At The special election 10 Warreotoo last
Thursday 4. W. Uuerback was reelected
Mayor by unanimous Vote and W. w. Will
hanson, Recorder. by majority OF IS over his
opponent, Mr. j. T. James.
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Great damage was done to property about
Richmond, ~, by Saturdays storm.
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Whatever tends to keep the blood pure sure
ly tends TO proong lie. Dr.. Bulls Blood Mix
turc by its specific action upon the blood keeps
it always 10 condition Of purity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-02

Personal The Richmond correspondent Of
the Baltimore Sun ssys:-Col. K. E. White, who
was succeeded as Collector of Internal Revenue
hore by Mr.. Russell, has been recommended by
many prominent conservatives here for foreign
appointment. Col; White expects to be sent to
mission by the President to retain the collector, 5
office until August !.
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in .HenlOrianl.

Died, OH Ina 29h instant, 1T I O'clock p. IN. =,
GEoEsE ADAM BossART, in the 5S.h year Of his
age Mr. Bps:sr. VAS 4 native Of Dirder gen, in
nukedum o! Baden, Germany, and was born on
the :DLE! day Of May. 1890. lie left his native
county on the 9th day OF August 1888, and ar
rived III Baltimore the 18th Of September Of
the Sane year, and fo@ years sitor became a
nstursIizcd citizen Of the United States. In 1889
lie came e. this city and engaged IN the butch 4.
cring bu-lrcss. whore by strict attention to his
business and fair dealing and gentemanly bear
Ing toward all. he soon secured for himself lib.
rr.l share Of pablo patronage which he contin.
ned u enjoy 80 long rs Carried On the trade
Mr.. Bos=arL was II gentleman calculated to make
friends with All whom he might meet Quiet
and unObt.u:vn, rendering to all their dues,
Oh .ritnbo and kindly disposed toward all, be
had the cDr Il loEca md respect Of this whole
community, and his death will DO sincerely re
GREETED. 2 great Iuany beautiful traits Of cha
ractcr and humorous noble acts connected with
the iic Of the decs.aed could, no doubt be cited,
but to those who wero thrown more Intimately
Nth him they are well known. May the God
OF all grace p6ur the oil Of CONSOLATION and com.
tort into the :orr9wing hearts of his baresv ed
family, end teach u5 all to be over ready for His
summons, and always "looking for the glor-
ions Appearing Of the great God and our Saviour
Jesus Christ" Il.
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Washington and Lee University.

The following Virgaisns received degroc- Al
tho lsto commencement of Washington and
Lee University:
Honorary Degrees.-D. d. on Rev. a. d. Pol
lock, Of Warrenton and Rev kichsrl I. Davis,
of Leesburg; LII d. on Hugh W. Shcttay, Of
Stanton.
Professional Degrees-Civil Enginear ~ :.
Tutwiler; Bachelor Of Law, ii. w. Barclay. w.
K. Bowie James II. billiard, James Hsy and T.
&. Roberts.
Academic DagresE- Bachelor Of Arts, &. b.
Antrim, j. II. Csfpbell and j. &. kincklc
Master of Arts, w. X. Boc0ck and K. H. Owen.
Prize Medas-Robinson Prize Medals. in the
School. OF Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and
Applied Mathematics. r. $. Tulwilcr; SautiIi
Prize M cdal to w. K. Borock Young i'rlz>
Scholarship to B. F. Kirkpatrick
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No child can sleep soundIy while suffering
with Collie or from TcchlOe. Remove the
cause by using Dr.. Bulls Baby Syrup. Only
% cents per bottle.
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Fatal CASUALTY. Near CoI!icrstnwn, at
Audersou's vineyard 10 this county, just bri)te
the storm + last Tuesday evening. Mr.. Wm
Anderson, it Is supposed, went ialo hoods GEAR
by to rest. Falling asleep, be was Dot missed
until Wednesday mornlng This people suppos-
ing the storm had dctaoed him when h. was
found deau, heavy dead tree having fallen
directly across his stomach killing him inslaot,
ly, as 20 signs at q struggle were seen-LH
iuntOn Gazette
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NATIONAL NOTES.

Tx Representative Samuel u. Eyaus. Of
Texas, died here this morning.
The naval officers will not receive The back ply
due them from April TO July ualiI Congress
makes an appropriation, but they wIIl be pail
hcnunIurlh regularly.
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u
coed 10 an attempt to storm the northern end
Of the Soghanlu defIe and gain footing.
On the plateau Of OH and Barlcz or should
il prove true, as reported, that strong Russian
for,c has succeeded 10 reaching kharaSsap,
hlukhtar Pasha will probably concentrate his
forces between kuprikio and llasscn kach.
Preparations are making, 10 the contingency OF
his inability to maintain his ground there, 10
defend the position of Devebohun 10 front Of
Elzcroum. which is likewise strengthened with
earthworks. 1t seems evident from compari
son OF Russian and Turkish official dispatches
and reports OF correspondents that the Turks
had decidedly the best of the recent fighting
both at Delibaba aud Zcurn. At tue latter
place the brunt of the defence fell on the COM
maud Of Chefkit Pasha, notorious for his par
ticipation 10 the Bulgaria massacres, aud re.
ports say that he greatly distinguished himself
and contributed largely to the Turkish success
by personal prowcss.
Reports from Montenegro continue c0ulict
ing, but the best information leads TO the be-
lief thst the success Of Suleman and Sab PasLa
has been complete. The Turks place their en-
tire loss at 1000 killed and wounded which is
probably underestimated, but hardly so far out
of the way, as the MontenegTlos claim over
10000 Turks killed. The fighting forces Of
the Mcntepegrios are now chiefly wedsed in
between the Valley eff the Zeta and the Aus
TRAN frontier. whilst SuIeman and Sab PaSha
are awaiting the advance of Mehmet Ali along
The Maratsha to clear the eastern portion of the
country and intercept their fight either across
the Valley of the zeta to the Princes head
quarters or down the Maratsha toto the kut,
schi Mountains.
A telegram, via Ragusa. from Selavonic
sources claims the defeat of Nlehmet Ali with
great slaughter, but it is uncon6rmed aud
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-06-06

naturally, irresistibly be drawn-nOt by the
brilEance of the pulpit, but--by the mag
netic power of Christian hearts. Thus drawn,
they will be held.
You can invite men to the Saviour. This
may be to you, doubtless is, the most difficult
work to which you are called. Yet we are
persuaded that every Christian can do this
work. You may not do THE as we'll as others;
neither may you pray as we'll as others
This, however, does not excuse you from
either of these duties. And we are satisfied
that no work yields SO large returns as this
personal work for the salvation Of men,
Preaching may be regarded professional; so
may general pastoral work. But when the
Christian, from the general ranks of the
Christian army, COMES to his fellowmen with
message of salvation, it carries with it po
tent influence for good Western Recorder.
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Why they Often Fail.

Young men often fail TO get on in the
world because they neglect small opportuui-
ties. Not being faithful in little things, they
are not promoted to the charge of greater
things.
A young man who gets subordinate stu
alton sometimes thinks it is not necessary for
him to give it much attention. He will wait
till he gets place of responsibility, and
then he will show people what he can do
This is very great mistake. Whatever his
situation may be, he should master it in all
its details, and perform all its duties faith
fully.
The habit of doing his work thoroughly
and conscientiously is what is most likely to
enable young man to make his way. With
this habit, person of only ordinary abilities
would outstrip one of greater talents who is
in the habit of sighting subordinate matters
But, after all, the mere adoption by q
young man of this great, essential rule of
success shows him to be possessed of supe-
rior abilities.
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land, and gave them back to their former
condition of serVitude. And the lsraelites
never returned, the ten tribes ceased to exist,
and what became of them is one of the pro-
blems of history. Judah had stayed the pro-
gress of corruption by some reforms, which
though not thorough were real and effective,
and judah, though afterwards taken captive,
was not destroyed, but restored again to its
own land.
PRACTICAL LESSONS.
1. Human governments will never be iu-
destructible until their statesmen seek to
know and follow the will of God.
2. 1t is dangerous to transgresS any of the
commandments of the Lord.
3. The Bible is full of testimonies and
warnings against sin. It's wages are clearly
shown to be death.
4. "The Lord is slow to anger and plen-
teous in mercy"
5. Mercies despised harden the heart
6. Nothing in the Judgment will strike
such terror as "the wrath of the Lamb. -
"The great day of his wrath has come, and
who sbal be able to stand"
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rim of this sandy cup, and peeped over to
see if she could see anything. Presently she
seemed to suspect danger, and tried to scrab'
Bile off. Alas! it was too late: the sands
rolled under her feet, and down she went to
the bottom; when in an instant that little
black horn opened like a pair of shears, and
" clip" and the poor ant had one leg cut of
Now she saw her danger, and struggled to
mount up the sides. The lion did not move
or show himself He knew what ne was
about. And now the poor thing struggles to
climb up; but one leg is gone, and she hnds
it hard work. But she has got almost to the
top and almost out, when the sands slip, and
down she rolls again to the bottom. Clip
90 the shears, and q second leg is gone.
She now seems terrified beyond measure,
and struggles hard; but she gets up but a
little way before she slips again, and another
leg is off. She now gives up the struggle,
and the lion devours her in few minutes,
and then, with snap of his tail or paddle,
throws the skin of the ant entirely out OF the
cup, and the trap is now set for another
A fly crept down to see what was smelling so
good there aud again clip" and his wing
was off! and he was second course of the
dinner. Hound several more such dens, and
around them lay the skins of the dead, but
the inside looked clean and innocent. There
was no lion to be seen, but the destroyer IS
there! The dead are showed out of sight.
0 ant lion you are preacher to me. |
now see how it is that our young men, as
they walk over sandy places, have their feet
slide. They 60 into the hotel. 1t is all fair
and inviting. They tabe glass of drink +;
and "clip,' they are crippled. They will
soon roll back and take another, every time
less and less able to escape, every time the
destroyer cutting off their power to escape.
They go to places of sin, and know not that
the dead are there All every fall makes
the next easier, and the probability Of escape
less and less.
1 see how it is with our children. They 60
into the street, they fall into bad company,
and every profane word they hear, every i'm
proper word they use, every indicate
thought they allow, is like having a leg cut
off /; they 60 feebly, and can hardly escape
ruin.
0 ant lion ! / wish all our children could
see thee, so cunning for mischief, 80 cruel to
thy victims, so much like that great lion, the
wicked one, who seeketh "whom he may de-
YOUR" THE Rev. DR.. Todd.