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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-11
News Of the i5Ry.

The Central Ccu1cil and Committee q S.t3
ty Of the Labor League Of the District OF r,I-
unbis presented resolutions 10 the taum,.
sloners OF that District yesterday, setting lar,h
the utter destl!utiou prevalent alnln.; a..
white and colored workingmen Of the Di.tG,.
the lawful and orderly manner 10 which th.,
conducted themselves during he recent stt,b,
and earnes silly requesting the Commissioner, +
raise loan Of $3.50 900 inatantane0usl,. soi
set 1000 men to work at once GU putin: ~
provements; and the League further p!ei,e
themselves to use their ipfuerc, with Congr,..
when it assemblies to pay the loan AMI leGiieu
cy, with interest. The Commissioners say tow
will give the sui ect prompt attention.
Lewis Brooks. who gave $1,000 to sAu ua.,.
versty of Virginia yesr ago and So 90 10 lie
Washington and Lee University, died suddenly
in Rochester. N. Z, yesterday. This il tac l-.g
there benefactions He Was also 2 !ihorY' fr;"ai
of local charities.
TheGeorgia constitutional convention hss.ytyet
upon the establishment! Of q uniform system oi
public schools for Instruction in the e.im aa,.-,
branches Of English education.
The following failures in Philslcl p!li. sco ~.
nounced IN ewhouse s. Rousenan who!e,,..
clothers, NJ Rosenbach So, shir! n1Ha.I'
turers and J.Clayham, hsh and proVi?ion ;...r
Mr.. VIM. Albert King, = vel kno~n citi1..
of Georgetown. died in Palmyra, N. y. ye..4
day.
MIR. Dion Boucicault is Candidate for !'.t.i,.
msnt for County Clare Ireland.
The winners 1t Saratoga to-day wora Hr.I: .
the Village Parole and Msjo Barker.
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Che Indians.

Al lie a:7aioa OF tn, Csbinet, yesterday, it
was determined that commission Of three
persons SHOULD DC appointed to &C. 10 couneo
ton with similar commission 90 the part Of
Tie Canadian authorities, aud arrange for the
return Of Sitting Bull and his followers to the
territory Of the lIolted States. Secretary Schulz
aud Secretary MeCragy will have conference
iu day CT two IN regard to the personoel OF
tho commission, ono member of which will be
I'M army officer, selected by the Secretary OF
War; another person representing the Iodian
Department, selected by the Secretary Of the
Interior, aud the third member will be selected
after a conference with the President.
iho Cabinet also discussed the question Of
pending danger 10 the Inhabitants 10 the viciu.
ity Of Purcts Sound On account Of threatened
ludan outbreaks Gn1 it was determined that
the Secretary OF the Navy could send man of.
war 10 that place irom San Francisco for the
PURPOSE Of protecting the white people there.
He accordingly tclcrrephcd to Sau Francisco TO
have the I.ackawanna prepared for that service,
and she will leave for her destination in two or
three days.
Dispatches irou Montana of Thursday date
report General Towards command within
twenty faur miles OF Mssoula. The hosiles,
with Chief Joseph at their head, it is supposed
are making their way back to the Salmon river.
The assurance is repeated that General Howard
will pursue them to the uttermost." General
Shermans arrival at Missoula is expected
daily.
Several weeks ago communication was re.
ccivcd by Secretary Eysrls from the Canadian
Govcromant calling bis attention to the pres
cree OF the hostile Sioux under the leadership
of Sitting Bull on Canadian soil, and urging
that something be done by the United States
Government to Induce the savage to return to
the southern side OF the border.
Gen. Sherman, to whom the communication
was referred recommends that the u. s. Gov
ernment cooperate with the Government of the
Dominion in inducing the savages to return at
once, it possible. He says they are about 500
in number and arc encamped short distance
from the border They are in miserable con-
dlti0u, and he says there is great danger that il
they are not brought peacefully back to our ter
rtory they will soon create a state OF things on
this border similar to that which prevails 90 the
Mexican frontier He says that he has talked
the matter over with General Terry, and Terry
uDites with him q recommending that the Gov
crument send commissioner as soon as possible
TO treat with them and induce them to come
back; he also suggests that military force be
sent up from the fort in Montana to meet the
indians aud escort them back to Fort Buford.
General Sherman thinks that while the Cana.
dian Government will be responsible for depre
dations which they may commit it they effect
permanent Judgment on the British territory
and make raids across the border, it will be
much better to get them back if possible, and
then keep them under the eye OF our military
forces.
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Nine Of the men arrested OF St. Louis on the
charge of being members Of the Executive
Committee Of the Workingmen's party, max
Jog incendiary speeches and melting riotous
proceedings were yesterday released under o
nolle prosequi, there being apparently an iI.
suffcienoy Of evidence TO convict them.
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Gen. Fuz. Lee, who was in this city during
the s5sa5n If the convection, when Informed
By telegram, yesterday, Of its result, Instantly
remarked that "whiie he regretted so great an
honor had uot fl!'en to himself, he rejoiced
that it had bcca bestowed upon one 80 worthy
as Col. Uolliiuy' Til: remark Was as honor
able to himSe! Is it Was true regarding his
more successful competitor His numerous
friends had cudeayolcd to confer upon hin the
highest honor within the gift Of The people OF
his State, aud he would have been more than
human kai he net regretted their failure, but,
back Of himself h. saw his State. and regard
fyr her honor and welfare made him rsj Dice
that her interests had beeu entrusted 10 such
faithful! hands. Tue oil Romans when defeated
10 contest Tor Office always rejoicel that their
fellow citizens had been able to find che more
worthy Of il than themselves, aud Gen. Lee
arproximaiey them 20 nearly as possible in
these latter days,
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FURNISHED DAILY AND TRiWEEKLY By
EDGAR SNOWDEN-
SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST II. 1877.

Notwithstanding all the talk about read]ust
ioe aud repudiating The State debt previous to
aud during the session Of the State ConserVa'
tive Convention, We doubt ifthere were dozen
members of that body, that is members who
had an7 influence, or about whose opinions
ANYBODY cared, who are 10 favor Of, or even co.,
template doing anything with the State debt
but paying il. Gamblers must bet, and, WHEN
there is 20 ohsr way to indulge their passion,
will WAGER money % tn. relative attractions
for flies possessed be two respective Jumps OF
sugar. Politicians must :quabble, ADD The
democrats having nobody to ;quabble With, the
republican party being defunct. and The work
ingmcn's'' party, as Yet, only loehoate, they
lad to iodugc their passion BY tquabb'og
among themselves, and selected the public debt
as the question upon which to dispute. They
never imagined that the State would repudlate
her iSdci,clocss Nor did such 30 idea ever
evsn enter the head of anybody else, as is prov
Cd by the fact that So far from the discussion
o,casioDiug any depreciation in the value OF the
State bonds, the price Of those bonds actually
adva5c,d during The height Of the campaign,
and Wien lis result was exceedingly doubtful.
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OENAIoh IoNhLiHd."- NC sIc''iii7ilp NcoA
ar brought Senator Conklilg as passenger. and
three steamers with his friends On board, met
H.. =. >,,,.,,;n, ,.,,n,,,o,o;,., hin, ~ Tia
n'n, a' qu TT, ".''Dr,", '"f ,"I,,'
DOCK at hoooKen' yesterday ','''''S "'''
fired from the accompanying Etealnboats ~ they
came no the barboT, and by battery stationed
- ,bo dook a. Hohokcn Attic latter Mace
a. i lmv 01 oro~j of Trsods va; nraasnt and
sno ,a " UrU weIoome warn mads after which
i tMe oInusur Va" I'LL ,sba.o 10 h,J r.sn,,;on
- mi m;dn;aht ASter rsturo;nr thanks far The
oord;ol;tn ~ hi. rrcontion. he said he came
I Ia s,ro w r. not hot,cr Amcrc,n ,Lan
PACK s''oPfei, =. uIe t $500 u.s. ~ nrn,d - LIS
lie went. lie never De!ofc WAS ." tlouu % us
country or so content With his c1untfyUen now
, 1877-12-29
sHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of two several executions issued out
of the District Court for the Third Judicial Dis
trict of Washington Territory, holding terms at
Seattle, in and for the counties of King and Kit
sap.
In the civil actions-First, Wherein Charles
Hansen, J. w. Ackerson and W. P. Wallace, do
ing business under the firm name Of Hansen,
Ackerson & Co., are plaintiffs, and A. c. Camp
bell is defendant for 500 "a gold coin, interest,
and cost.
Second, Wherein A. S. Miller is plaintiff and
A. c. Campbell is deiendant, for S51 90 gold .oin,
interest and costs.
Now therefore, by virtue Of said executions, |
have levied upon the following described real
property, to wit: Block sixty-ope ON. contain-
ing eight lots in Terrv's first addition to the city
Of Seattle. In King county, Washington Territory.
and will sell all tine right. title and interest OF the
said A. G. Campbell IN the above described real
estate, at public auction, on Monday. February
6, 1878. at 10 A. NJ, in front Of the Court house
door. at the city of Seattle, King county, Wash
ipgton Territory, to the highest bidder for cash.
god coin, or so much thereof as will satisfy said
judgments, interest. costs and Increased costs.
L.V. WYCKOFF,
Sheriff King Couu v, Washington Territory.
Dared December q, 1877.
McNaught 4 Leary, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
dec2Jw5W
, 1877-12-29
cuiIiotining as a Fine Art.
[Paris Letter to San Frarcis o Call.

[Paris Letter to San Frar 20 Call.
Chopping a mans head of, almost
without shedding a drop of blood,
is the latest improvement in work
ing the guillotine. This has just
taken place in the case of man
named Albert. No wonder the
headsman Roch was noticed to look
dumbfounded. The English gov
ernment had London police officer
present, who must have been also
astonished to report on the working
of the 6vou. Kannod's slack ropes.
tight 70 es and long ropes would
appear not to be at the houteur of
civilization. Albert was a great
seoundrel, and society is we'll rid of
him. Two good traitsin French ex-
ecutions-there are no meetings to
save a murderer's head, and the Gull
prit is only allowed one parson pow
er to become convert. Albert had
killed an old woman, keeper of an
eating house, to rob her, then he
threw the body in a well, as the Rus
slams are said to do when taking
French leave of a Bulgarian village;
but as the body did not descend
rapidly enough, he dropped stones
on it, though lie professed respect
for the dead" He passed his last
days like statesman-writing his
memoirs, and initiated the ancient
philosophers by asking the chap
lain to read a treatise he (Albert)
composed on death, while having
his arms corded, and shirt collar
and hair cut off; on approaching the
instrument he faltered; the execu-
toner seized him, assured him sit
was nothing, as he will see" and
then his neck was. placed in the hall
moon OF the upright plank and all
shot into the corresponding hall
moon through which the knife falls
While in this position the unfortu-
nate was heard muttering a prayer
there was a pause for a second, to
permit Roch to see that all was in
order; then q thud, a black bal
leaped into a basket of bran that an
assistant shook up; another mass
like an outfitter's dummy, was roll
ed into another basket of bran, the
head rejoined it, and van, escorted
with a guard of mounted police
conducted all to the Turnip Field
where after forrnalities, it was hand
ed over to the School of Anatomy
Hardly a few drops of blood fol
lowed the decapitation; fear drove
the fluid into the internal organs
Just as the knife fell white dog
that had found its way to the inne.
circle commenced to howl. I no
tioed no lady reporter present OF
this occasion; but the executione
appeared strangely livid, frightened
as it were, which is strange for
man that chops of thirty heads Pc
, 1877-12-29

Rev. DR.. Tying, in lecture ed
dressed to the young men of New
York. recently, uttered the follow
ing eloquent truths:
What concerned mankind most
was character. One act of dishon-
esty might be fatal stab to a mans
character. and though that one stab
might be healed in the course of
time there would always remain a
cicatrice. The vanity and boastful
ness of the men of our time was
like the pride that cometh before the
fall. If people would say less about
their greatness there would be more
widespread disposition to believe
what they said; but in most instan-
ces where that boastfulness is to be
found the man falls at the very first
temptation. Virtue had its counter
felt in every vice. and there we're
many who pretend to cloak that
counterfeit with the vice that God
hates. They had all sorts of pleas
in favor of sin. Sometimes it was
the force of society, often the force
of circumstances that led man to
excuse sin and then think that the
worlds opinion was the final judg-
ment. Here in this city OF New
York the great mistake frequently
made was that social changes involv-
ed changes of character. A drunk
ard taken from low tenement in
the slums is denounced and trampl
ed upon by the very men in society
committing the same sins, only with
them drinking is regarded as mere
social hilarity. The man in the tene-
ment who killed his wife with an axe
stands no worse in the eye of God
than the so-called gentleman Of high
standing who kills the happiness of
his household by his wretched do
mestic conduct. Men are apt to for
get that those living in better cir
cumstances ought to be better in
their conduct; they did not know the
fearful passions that were engend~
cred by want, by wretchedness, by
poverty. The very moment, as is SO
often the case in this city, people
began to tamper with sin chAracter
moved on the downward plain. Sun
less our conscience was steadily
awake to this tampering character
| would surely break down. No dal-
lance with evil desires should be
permitted. These desires showed
themselves, then, in in6delity, some
times in scepticism and again in friv-
olity. The purity of mans char
acter found its foundation in integ-
rity and in the manner in which sin
was contemplated. The trouble with
most young people in this city was
the entire hoIlowness of their lives
, 1877-12-29
Not Ready to be Skinned.

From the New York post.]
Senator Jones processes to believe
that the Presidents opposition to the
use of silver as the money of account
is certain to be very unpopular. Be-
fore many months have gone by. the
Senator is reported to say, President
Hayes will find that the financial parts
of his message are pleasing alone to
the rich men of the country and dis
pleasing to the great majority of the
people who work for wages. Senator
Jones is too cle> er a man really to be
lieve any such nonsense as this. Presi-
dent Hayes. in his message, interposed
his executive power between the selfish
and inscriptions designs of the own
ers of silver bullion and the welfare of
the !aboring men and women Of the
United States; and the value of this in
terposition is not precisely proportions
ate to the amount of wages which each
man or woman is receiving. Where
wages are high the proposed robbery
might be endured, although the abso-
lutte loss would be greater. But where
wages are low. as they are in the vastly
greater number of cases. the loss would
be well-nigh fatal. The man who re-
ceives the least amount of wages day
needs every cent to keep himself and
his family alive and comfortable. But
the silver dollar, if We should have
one, is precisely the dollar with which
he would be paid, and the ten cents on
the dollar which the owner of silver
bullion would make under tho Bland
Silver bill could not be spared without
great distress when taken out of the
small earnings of the day laborer. Sup
pose that man earned fourteen dollars
a week and received fourteen silver dol
lars in payment, he would receive
measured by its purchasing power. ons
dollar and fifty cents . week less. Of
twelve dollars and sixty cents, while
tho difference between the real amount
and the nominal amount, that is on,
dollar and forty cents, would 60 ints
the already plethoric purse Of the sill
YER mine owner. Or suppose that .
woman earned i've dollars week ant
was paid with silver dollars, she wouli
receive in fact only four dollars ant
fifty cents, while the Ither fifty cent
would go to keep eo,lpany with tn
dollar and forty cents which the silve
mine owner had already taken from tn
wages of her fellow>workez of the othe
EEK.
The President says that this act Of in
justice shall not be done. and Senate
Jones undertakes to say that the inten
ton Of the President to use his of6cia
, 1877-12-29
TELEGRAPHlc NEWS.
EASTERN STATES.

CHEYENNE. Dec. 26.-Express trair
No. 4 and freight train No. z collidei
one mile east of this city at o'clocl
this afternoon. A dense fog prevailed
at the time and neither saw the othel
approach until they were within loo
Yards of each other. When engineer
Weeks of the express discovered the
freight approaching he at once reversed
his engine and applied the airbrake,
when he and his fireman jumped, the
fireman receiving no injury, while
Weeks escaped with aislocated ankle.
On the freight engine were Michael
Mcguire. engineer. and Michael Calla-
han, fireman. the latter of whom was
killed instantly and the legs of the for
mer cut off, and his death occurred two
hours later. Conductor Curtis Of the
freight train was on the engine and
jumped, saving his life. The trains
were neither going at more than ten
miles per hour. The engine of the
freight train was driven entirely through
the first freight car and badly wrecked
the passenger coach. The engine was
less damaged and the train behind the
first baggage car was very little injured.
The express messenger was thrown
from end to end of the car, but not in
jured. The responsibility for the acci-
dent rests ON the dispatcher, Mr.. Lang
don. who, it is said, realized his failure
to hold No. 4 for No. Z too late to stop
her.
DEADwooD, D. T., Dec. Pa man
named Edward Trimpy went into the
Pearl saloon this forenoon and there be-
came engaged in dispute about some
missing money with Kitty Sparrow,
better known among the sporting fra
ternity as "Tricks." The quarrel fin
ally resulted in the shooting Of Trim
pey by Tricks. the ball striking Trim>
pey on the right cheek near the nose
and passing through the back Of the
head. Tie wound is considered fatal.
OMAHA, Dec. 25.-, William Tifinger.
tramp from Sacramento en- route to
Milwaukee, had both legs cut off near
Grand Island, on the east>bound Paci-
fic freight train, this morning. 1t is
impossible for him to recover.
LITTLE Rock, Dec. 25.- The wife oi
Senator A. H. Garland died last night.
M1DDLErowN, N. Y, Dec. 25.-Rev.
Jonathan Crane, pastor Of the First
Congregational church. who was strlck>
en- with apoplexy in his pulpit Sunday
morning. died this afternoon.
NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-The Tribune
sums up its Washington special thus
It is thought the proposed issue of 4
per cent. bonds for sums of less than
500 will have many friends in COM
gresS.
, 1877-12-29
Kidnapping in Connecticut.
WRsTPoRT, Dec, 10, 1871.

WEsTPoRT. Dec. 10, 1877.
On Friday afternoon. November 80
as Miss Fannie Burt, aged II years
daughter of Mr.. Charles Burt, was
seated in her fathers house, her only
companion being an infant belonging
to her sister, two strange looking men
alighted from a covered carriage in
front of the premises. They came to
the door and asked for drink of water.
While Miss Burt was obtaining the
water the men entered the apartment.
On her return one OF the men stepped
behind her, seized and held her, while
the other forced handkerchief saturat>
ed with chloroform into her mouth and
kent il there until she was insensible.
While in that condition they stripped
her entirely of her clothing, invested
her in a pair of trousers. overcoat' hat
and shoes belonging to her father,
dragged her from the house, threw her
into the crrriage and drove off. Whom
she came to consciousness it was night,
and she in a strange apartment. poorly
Ephted and furnished. There she was
kept prisoner for the space OF four
days, during which time she was denied
food except the meanest sort and re"
peatedly outraged while under the in>
flnence of chloroform. On Tuesday.
December 4, Miss Burt found herself
alone. Taking advantage of the cir-
cumstance she forced open the door of
her prison and escaped.
After journey of four days and
nights, during which she did not eat.
drink or sleep, she reached Westport
on Saturday night last, having walked
distance of fully seventy-ive miles.
Entering the portals left eight days be-
fore. she appeared in stste Of such
exhaustion and with garments so tat
tered and torn that her parents failed
to recognize her, and it was only after
hearing the sound of her voice that
they were enabled to reallzs that the
lost one was found. DR.. George Bou-
ton, who was called to treat the injured
young lady. pronounces her physical
condition critical, with the chances
much against speedy recovery. The
greatest excitement prevails among
those residing near the scene of the alb
duction. Miss Burt expresses the be-
lief that she can trace the course taken
by her from the house of her captivity
to the depot at New Britain. and can
also identify her prosecutors if brought
near them. Tom morrow, accompanied
by the town authorities, she will though
borne down by bodily weakness, pro-
ceed by rail to New Britain and aid in
seeking a clew to the perpetrators of
this high>handed outrage.
, 1877-12-29
NOTICE,

The regular Annu2; Meeting Of the 8 ockhold-
ers Of the Seattle and Walla WAlia Railroad Com
pany will he held at the office Of Ro well Scott
Monday, January IA, 1878, at o'clock P. NJ, at
which time aud place Beard of Trustees will be
elected for the ensuing year, and such other husl-
ness transacted as may come before the meetin g
A full attendance is requested.
By order of the President
dec15wa: ROSWELL SCOTT, Secretary.
, 1877-12-29

Blackjack, thepresldcnt of the
Gulf of California oyster can
ming company has been packed
in the psnitentiary for seven
years for forgery.
, 1877-12-29

The exports Of meat and live stock
to Great Britain are increasing very
rapidly, being this year nearly
double what they we're in 1876.
, 1877-12-29

Political Offices had the same kind
of uncertainty connected with them
in the olden time that they have
nowadays. When Hugh Audley was
asked, more than two centuries ago,
what a certain position was worth in
money, his reply might well cause
the Office seekers of the present time
to stop for a moment and think the
matter over. Well," he said, "it
may be worth some thousands Of
pounds to him who, after his death,
would instantly go to heaven; twice
as much to him who would go to
purgatory. and nobody knows what
it may be worth to him who would
adventure to go to hell"