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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-05
RAILROADS.
WAsHINGToN & OHIO RAILROAD.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT

Beginning October -, 1877.
The MAIL TRAIN will leave Washington
81 8 10 a. No., and Alexandra at Is am. daily,
except Sunday; pass Leesburg, going west:
ward, at II ~ e. NJ, and arrive at Round Hill
At II Ii. Leave Round Hill at 1890 p M; pass
Leesburg, going eastward st 10 p. H., and
arrive al Alexandria at BIO p. TO-, and st
Washington at $3.50 D. Id.
The MMODATION TRAIN will leave
Washington at d 20 p NJ and Alexandria a.
Is p. m. daily, except Sunday and arrive a.
Leesburg at 40 p. III. Leave Leesburg at 10
a. m. and arrive at Alexandria ut S Is a. m. and
Washington st s IS q. N.
N3 Passengers from " sshngton will tale
the Washington and Ohio cars at the Baltimore
y Potomsc Railroad station at l0s. m. and 40
pm, and 90 through without change Of cars.
The 9. q. m. train from Alexandria and l2.U
y. m. train frop. Round Hill connect ut Round
Hill with Barris' Daily Line OF Coaches
| for Snickortville, Rerryville and Winchester;
| Also with Heamer's Limo of Coaches. which leave
Leesbur daily for Aldo and Middleburg.
| Bot}l trains westward, make close connections
| At Jenna, with Sisson's Limo OF Stages for Fair
| FAY Court House.
fOmmusation tickets, 3 cts. per mile
Annual tickets. $50.
i. h. HAVENEK,
| oct lift General Ticket Agent.
VIZ e., VIRG. MIDLAND s q. :. X. X
| W. JOHN S. BARBOUR, Receiver.
On and after Saturday, July II, 1877, Pas
| senper Trains will run rs follows:
The New York herald., 1877-09-06
A NEW DODGE.


HOW AN Ex. CONVICT PLAYED THE ROLE on
DOCTOR.
On Tuesday night last Joseph Buohart, . German
baker, residing at No 1853 Harrison avenue, Brooklyn,
went in search OF physician TO attend sick neigh
bor He turned up Broadway. aud was looking from
side side OF the street for medical mans sign, when
he met we-dressed person, whom he acoosled,
asking the stranger II ho could direct MIN
to the nearest doctor. "How fortunate" SAID
the stranger; ~ am q doctor myself, aud
cent baker accepted gratefully, the proered
The stranger gave his name as Dr. James," and mas.
tened the house OF the sick He immediately
admitted 10 the chamber OF the sufferer and, taking oil
his hat proceeded, in most professional manner, to
feel the pulse, examine the tongue and to place his
hand on heart Of the patient HIS coun-
teuauce fell he concluded his critical
examination and in solemn tone with sepulchral
voice said :-sYou have not long to live. You arc
dying. My advice that you call IN another
lie there Is hope" The relatives were summoned TO
the oil the dying ~ man, and wept bitterly upon
learning the res ut oil the rxamnation But no time
was to be lost and Mr. Buchart FASTENED from the
science. He was closely followed by the strange
medicine man, ana had hardly reached the side.
walk when he was asked for 81, which he
refused 10 give, when without a momenta
"Dr james, who knocked him down and kicked
him. The cries OF the PROSTATE samaritan baker
brought to the scene q policeman who arrested the
doughty doctor On being taken to the thirteenth
an ex-convct who recently released from tha
Kings County Penitentary, where he mad served
term for assaulting Officer GarricKe Ho previously
served five years the Sing Sing state Prison, goes
by OF Tom smith, is twenty-six years oil age
claims to be agent by occupation and lives at No
As Tompkins avenue. He Is held for examination
The New York herald., 1877-09-06
BEN DE BARS MONUMENT.

meeting OF the committee appointed at assem-
blage of the friends OF the late Ben DE Bar, for the
purpose Of raising subsor ptlons Tor monu ment TO
be erected to the memory OF the deceased theatrical
manager and actor, WAS held yesterday afternoon, IN
Smmonds' theatrical agency, Union square 1t was
proposed that the monument should be erected In
Central Park, but that point has been definite
settled upon. The PRESIDENT r. s. Chanirau; the
Vice President Ii. ID. Palmer and tine Secretary, Will
lam Is. Harrison, were authorized TO take such action
on The SUBJECT tney thougnt proper and oxpedient
IL has been suggested that joint benefits Upon day
TO be named be given in every place IN tue country
where there s q theatrical company, Tor the purpose
of raising funds the erection oil monuments to tue
memo les both OF L. L. Davenport and Ben De Bar.
This proposition will be introduced before a meeting
OF theatrical managers In Phadephis at the Girard
House, on Friday next
The New York herald., 1877-09-06
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CUSTOM HOUSE SEIZURES.

Despite the many losses sustained by the smuggling
fraternity by extensive seizures OF contraband inns
portations the smugglers continue their nefarious
practices IL seems almost impossible that 90 mauy
cigars could be introduced into this port without the
connivancc OF least of the steamship employees
For lew months past the sinugglers have been back
ward In ordering goods from Havana, owing to the
many seizures made by the revenue officials Lat
terly, however, they have become emUoldencd
and undertaken greater risks The vessels suspected
OF bringing goods have been closely watched,
especially the City OF Merida, City OF New York,
Columbus and otncra Inspectors hagan McCort and
Van Horn, especially detailed to hese steamers have
Tor time SINCE iad their paus for apprehending
the Illicit shipments, and WITHIN the past two days
York 5000 For del Fumar aud Regala Brttanicas OF
finest brands, besides 672 packages OF cigarettes
and board of the City oil Merida 1900 cgsrs aud
360 bundles OF Cigarettes In the former seizure
the consgnee is we'll known dealer cigars keeping
so-csiled "Cuban" store, who supplies many places
with these particular brands ut greatly reduced pricc
SALE OF sMUGGLED SILKS.
Forty pieces OF fine Ponsou silks seized by Special
Agent Bracket some months since IN the upper part
Of the city, which hsd been smugged into this port
on board the steamship Denmark aud other vessels
were sold yesterday at the salesroons No. Al Liberty
street The goods disposed Of by United States
Marshal Payne, by virtue OF writ OF vendti0ni ex.
p0nas issued by the United states District Court A
large assemDage buyers was present and the BID
yards wb ch sold al prices raugins IRON eighty
eghconts 10 81 40 per yard and averaged all through
about So per yNrd The same sale included 22S
pieces H. coo yards OF guipure aces, which brought
at average Of tuirty cents per yard yhe entAro
sale realized $4,000.
The New York herald., 1877-09-06
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY SEPTEMBER SHEET

talent subsequently connected with tho company
and in the course Of few years u BECAME power
in the landn
THE BAGGAGE EXPRESS
One OF the most useful express institutions Is the
baggage express. What countless hosts oil travellers
tired aud out With the lat CUES oil travel rise up
and bess' the baggage cxpressman as ne eracIously
relieves them OF the perplexing care oil their numerous
trunks. valiscs and hat BOXES! Everything, from
carpet satche to Saratoga trunk ~ taken In charge
by The enterprsing agent and promptly delivered al
reasonable charge any portion oil the city or It's sub
urbs TINS great convenience isexensvey appreciated
and patronized by tho travelling public. The credit OF
organizing this useful instuto Is due 10 Warren
Studlcy. Tor many years messenger between Boston
and New York Tor X pgsley Il Co.'s Express. He had
the sagcy fo-esce the usefulness oil this branch OF
the express business and the energy TO put IL into OPP
eiation de commenced by delivering baggage IRON
the New Haven In New York. but soon extended
business other roads nd Tue various steam
boat routes with extraordinary success HIS example
has extensively copied throughout the country,
aud the baggage expressman Is now everywhere seen
MAGNITUDE OF EMPRESS BUSINESS
Very few, even OF our business men, are aware OF
the immense amount Of valuable business daily trans
by u irst class EXPRESS COMPANY. The piles oil
bank packages, representing often many times thc
capilal OF large banking institution, are handed
about by the ngers and clerks with a seeming
carelessness, but IN reality with perfect system oi
careful management Each package being receipted
tor The bank Official is then entered at the express
clerk, an6 again cnecked by the messenger when
placed IN the safe Losses OF large packages seI0om
unless the messenger forciby roD0ed, or his
safe impericd by he dangers of steamboat pavlga-
ton. Everything movable l. sent by express from
box OF pills 10 locomotive engine! Men, women,
creation nrusted to the care OF the ndefs;gabe
exDr0ssinau.
The New York herald., 1877-09-06

lay however and yet II appeared now that the weoie
point Of associang Davis with the ailar rested IN
showing that he took the package from tne express
company A son of the Warden was despatcnei 10 'ns
city to examine the receipt book OF the company anu
upon looking II could not hrd the name OF DAVIS
was suggested that the package might not have ar
rived the day II was dated, and then, upon looking
back 10 tue arrivals Of the day previous, the young
man almost Immediately as the page was disclosed *.
canned, That looks Ike his INTELLECTUALLY like II,
aud put his finger upon the name lie had discovered.
The entry was as foilows:-
Address Rereipted For.
42 j. T.. Lake w. James HAke.
The Couront representative inquired Of the young
man II he had any specimens OF DAVIS handwriting
with him, aud he sad he had not but ut the PRISON
there were many Of his autographs attached to tho
payrolls. Tue express clerk who lad produced the
book asked IL be could not copy the copy
Ing press thin paper the name oil Haze as 1t ap-
peared and no kindly made the trial succeeded in
getting good impression
The young man hewes went back to the prison.
writing examined and II was at onco decided that
the express receipt was given by Davis The Warden
then sent Overseer Arnold to DAVIS house arrest
him II he in u conditon TO be moveu. The officer
ON getting there only Mrs Davis young
woman, who married about month ago.
''Where Is your husband 2" inquired the 0versecr.
''Hc is not at home,n was the reply.
81 thought he was SICK and could not get out"
"He has been slck-very sck-and has appeared all
the afternoon II he crazy" said the young wie.
"When did hc GO away 7"
'.Mr Jones came him after four O'Clock, and
after that he left, and don't know where he has
gone"
IL is probable that the interview excited Davis
pcions and alarmed him that he at departed 70
escape arrest
The New York herald., 1877-09-06
THE LEONARD ROBBERY.

Detectives woolscy and Crowley. Of the Central Of
1ce yesterday applied TO Judge Otterbourg TO make
some disposition OF Charles Gerard and Alfred LOUIS,
two desperate French burglars. charged WIN robbng
the store Of Mr Y. w. Leonard. The prosecutor is
uesirvus OF them tried III New Jcrsoy, aud the
Judge remanded the prisoners to enable the proper
reQulstlon 10 be maze on the New York authorities
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-10-12
NEW STORE!
NEW FIRM .

No. S, Main St., Stanton, Va.
All ye lovers of Good Tobacco, call at tn
above place where will be found & No. stool
of choice brands of
Chewing and Smoking Tobacco
which we offer low for CASH. Also fine In
OF Cigars, Pipes, Stems, Cigarettes, and eyerv-
thing to be found in a frst-class Store. Prom,
| ising st"lct attention to business ano the worth
OF your money in good Tobacco, we hope ia
merit share o. the public patronage.
oail ana see for yourselves Remember No,
8, opposite Tyree.s Drug Store
mayll-6m GEO. M. FIFER & co.
NIRGINIA-IN VACATION. In the Clerk, =
" once OF the Circuit Court for Augusta
County, eptember 26th. 1877.
Isaac Cotmsn, Guardian of Samuel NJ. and
Mary o. Cofman. Observation-Disclosures. PLAINTIFFS
a. B. Lightner, Sheriff of Augusta Conn,v
and as such Admir- Of John McChesney, decd
m 5. McChesney, R. A. McUhesney. M W
D. Hogshead and Serena B. c., (late Mccbes-
ney his wife, John G. Dunlap and Theresa
(late McChesney,) his wife, VIM. R. Dnnlen
ana NJ A., (!ate McChesney,) his wife, r. +
Hlii and Mamie, (late McChesney,( his wife,
and J; o. Miller, end Virginia, (late McChes1
ney,) MS wife, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Defendants
IN oHANoERf ON ORIGINAL AND AMENnED INV,
. The object of this suit is to ;.,u;, n;4 j.
the name of Isaac CaGn.- revive the SUIT In
VIM, s, Mef,. Ian, Guardian, &c, vs.
the ; --esney and John McChosney as
--um'r and heirs of said John McChesney,
now deceased, and to obtain decree for the
sale of the real estate of said VIM. s. McChes-
ney and said ,hn McChesDey to satisfy iudg-
men liens.
And it appearing by affidavit fled that J. o.
Miller and Virginia his Wifa are ncn-re sidents
of the State 1t is ordered that they DO appear
here within one month after due publication Of
this notice, and do what is necessary to prasect
their interests.
Teste,
j. N. RYAN, Clerk.
Ful'z fultz, q sept2S-4t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-10-12
ODE TO DR.. MOFFETT.

All hail. thou mighty sage and true prophet'
Sublime and glorious, DR.. Moffett!
Thy voice commands, and, 10! at once there dash
Ten thousand sparkling streams OF ready cash.
Their countless:treasures laying at our door.
"As rapid rivers into ocean pour
Thy magic wand has turned the horrid king
OF human passions to a useful thing;
Has harnessed appetite in honor's cause,
And made mans thirst for drink obey thy laws!
AS often as we smile, or nod, or wink;
In other words, whene'er we take drink,
We pay the debt! Magnificent conceit!
The merrer we, the more we drink and eat,
The faster it is paid! Thou hast fame
Honored and honorable, though thy name,
From Inns profane at times receives damnatlon;
For thou hast revolutionized taxation!
And only they who 'feel the halter draw
Or turn thy bellpunch crank, do hate thy law
Nor is our gain their loss-theirs still the profit,
And large at that, although they curse thee Mofett
But though thy famous name doth now turn pale
The world who whiskcy sell. or beer, or ale,:
Virgnia's sons-the good, the just the great
Who love her honor, while they mourn their fate
Rejoice that thou the simple way hast shown,
BY bold originality, all thine own;
To pay her debt without expressions rod,
And give for sending thee their thanks to God!
[Richmond State
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-10-12
MEDICINES

DIR. Tut has been en-.
gagged in the practice OF
medicine thirty years, and
for n long timewas demon.
strator Of anatomy in the
Medical College Of Geor-
gin, hence persons using
his Pills have the guaran-
tee that they are prepared
on scientific principles,
and are free from all
quackerv.
He has succeeded in
combining in them the
heretofore antagonistic
qualities of 4 strengthen
ing, tnreatipe, anda PR
tying tonic. =
Their first apparent eff
feet is to increase the APP
petite by causing the food
TO properly assimilate.
Thus the system is nour-
ished, and by their tonic
action on the digestive or
gaus, regular and healthy
evacualions are produced
The rapidity with which
persons take on fss&,
while under the influence
of these pills, Of itself in
dicates their adaptability
TO nourish the body, and
hence their efficacy in cur
ing nervous debility, mel
ancholy. dyspepsia, vast
ing of the muscles, slug
gishness of the liver.
chronic constipation, and
.ngth to the system. Sold
.iusray Street, New York.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-10-12
.HOrOGRAPH GALLERY!!

The undersigned takes pleasure IN announc.
Ing 10 the public, that he has bought the we'll
kroyn GALLERY of B M Clinedinst.
Fks patronage of the old firm, and friends is
earnestly solicited. Satisfaction guaranteed.
OLD PHOTOGRAPHS, DAGUERREOTYPES.
etc., copied and enlarged, arS finished in Oil,
Water Colors, India Ink apd CraySa. Call and
examine specimens.
EDMUND BERKELEY.
par9 limo
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-10-12

Haines has just put up these three special
brands of smoking tobacco. None but the best
old sweet tobacco is used in their manu- facture
he will make no other brands, and will endeav-
or to have them equal to the best This pledge
on his part is all that is necessary to guarantee
to his friends the complete satisfaction he al
ways gives.
july2o-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-22

. = SHOOVuvt
WINDSOR, VT, Aug. 18.-The Pres
ident and family in from West Brat
tleboro, reached the. railroad station
at 8 o'clock. People had gathered in
considerable numbers to greet him
and when he appeared upon the plat
form of Gov. Smyth's private car
men, women and children pressed
forward and were accorded an audi
ence and shake Of the hand. Mrs.
Hayes stood at the entrance of the
car and shared the greeting with the
President While waiting for the
train to start the President addressed
the assembly, who listened to his re-
marks with the closest attention. He
spoke as follows:
My Fellosc Citizens: Before leave
You desire to say what have here
tofore omitted, and If you will kind
ly permit me to speak two or three
sentences 1 shall be glad to receive
your attention. No language is too
warm or too strong to express my
gratitude for the cordial reception
which you have given me and my
family at Bratlleboro. My family,
or rather the Hayes family, came to
Brattleboro about 100 years ago. !
do not know the exact date. My
grandfather was blacksmith, the
only one here, think, when He came
and the people welcomed him cordial.
ly as they always do, SO important a
parsonage as the village blacksmith,
in newly settled community. A
voice-"A blacksmith in new coun.
try is almost as good az a President
among us."] Every one of the Hayes
family are scattered throughout the
country. have the most agreeable
recollections of Brattleboro. I thank
you cordially for what you have done
for there are few spots dearer to me
than this"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-22

ss5 =. =
account stood in order not to over.
draw the amount. 1t is said that
some forged checks have been drawn
Tor sums as high as $4,000. Devel-
opments 80 far indicate that these
men are part of an organized gang of
tho most dangerous forgers that has
existed for years. 1t Is estimated
that they have swindlcd various
banks out of millions of dollars.
Stevens was arrested near Grand
Haven yesterday, and is now on his
way to New York The officers hay-
ing in charge Weston and Gresner
left for New York with their prison.
ers yesterday morning.
New York, Aug. O.-B. G. Jayne,
identified with the arrest of the for.
gers in Chicago, has arrived here.
His prisoners are not with him, and
he declines to give any information
regarding them.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-22

The meeting of working men at the
City Hall, Saturday evening; was
we'll attended. The managers of the
meeting seemed to be T. ]. Hall, Mr..
Christie and J. N. Courtney. The
meeting was organized by calling
John Gephart to the chair, and ap-
pointing L. j. Hall as secretary. J..
N. Courtney stated the object of the
meeting to be the organization of a
Labor Union which would work and
vote for their own interest and advo-
Gated it ina speech. Addresses were
made by Pat. Brady, and w. A.
Moore. Mr.. Ms speech was entirely
devoted to the demolition of the Cou-
RIER, 'and the Republican party,
and as it did not exactly chime with
the views and feelings of the meeting
he was chokcd off before he got
through. After this committee of
five, consisting of J. N. Courtney,
Pat. Brady, N. NJ. Ives, p. II. Rior-
dan and John Gephart, were appoint
ed to draft resolutions expressive of
the feelings of the working men and
report at meeting to be held next
Saturday evening, at which time they
expect to fully organize an inde-
pendent party.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-22

Your average Washington CORES.
pendent is a blockhead. We speak
more particularly of the chaps who
write for the weekly papers all over
the country. They are for the most
part impecunious clerks who write
for their local papers for the sake of
seeing their illusions in print.
Their compositions are for the
most part made up of a summary of
the Washington papers which are no.
torionsly the stupidest journals in the
country. This stuff is renewed and
hashed over and sent to the country
press as news, long after the tele.
graph has given through these coun.
try papers all that ever was impor-
tant in it.
The trouble about your wise and
oracular Washington correspondent
is that he imagines that Washington
is the seat of all wisdom, and that the
editions and readers of the country
papers are as stupid, and as far be-
hind the times as he is himself.
just now we notice is our country
exchanges that their Washington cor
respondents are giving full particu-
lars of the labor strike, as if that were
news to the Western people.
The COURIER was formally pester-
ed with the gratuitous communities
tions of these uninspired idiots, but
it found that by persistently throw
ing their worthless trash into the
waste basket, it eventually got rid of
them.
We commend this course to to our
afflicted contemporaries.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-22

One North Carolina ofiice-seeker
has been rewarded. History will
know him as ID. M. Landsey. He
went to Washington after Hayes
election with the intention of devot-
ing his valuable services to the gov
eminent as Commissioner of Agri-
culture and was repeatedly pressed
for that position by his delegation"
Not making much progress in that
direction, he concluded to compro-
mise with the administration on the
Commissionership Of the District of
Columbia. But Mr.. Bryan, of Chi
cago, was given the preference, and
Landsey concluded to content him
self with being chief of a bureau in
the Treasury Department, There be-
ing no vacancies, he sought Mr.. Bry-
and intimated that, having been
prominent competitor for the Office
he held, Mr.. Bryan would only be
doing the genteel thing by making
him Warden of the District Jail. But
Bryan wouldn't recognize his oppo-
nent, and selfishly retained the man
who had been Warden for about 20
years. But these little things didn't
discourage Landsey, SO he got his
delegation in order one day and at
tackled President Hayes with an over
whelming endorsement of himself
for position as special agent for the
Treasury Department. There being
no vacancies, Landsey was obliged to
forego this honor, and he considered
it better after all, to become Inspector
of Sewers than to devote his atten-
ton to other branches Of the civil
service; but the sewers didn't need
inspection, and Landscy, after nu-
merous other unsuccessful applica-
tions for department clerkships and
positions Of the kind, settled down to
business, and became a member Of
the police force of Washington. He
performed his duties as such with the
same fidelity and ability with which
he would have administered the af-
fairs of the Agricultural Department
and his example is an encouragement
to Dockery, Leach, Rollins, and his
other North Carolina contemporaries.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-22

Howling Democrats, who are dem
agogically fishing after the vote of
laborers, should explain to them whv
the last Democratic House at Wash
ington, cut of millions of appropria-
tions for public works all over the
country. That Democratic House
undertook the dodge of making a
show of economy for the Presiden.
tial campaign and they cut off the ap.
preparation everywhere from public
works and hence this year laborers
have lost this prolific source of en-
ploymcnt. To-day it is urged that
relief should be provided for labor
ers by inaugurating system of pub
lie works in cities. To the extent
that ii is needed, it is well.
Had the Democrats who had full
control of the Lower House of Con-
gress last session, have done as they.
had ought to have done, 1viz: APP
propriated the usual amounts on the
public works, instead of curtailing
them in order to make false show
of economy, it would have made q,
vast difference in the field of employ
ment for iaborers.