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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-10

The Board OF Aldcrmeo, last night, passed a
bill allowing the a * .adria and Washln Sion
Railroad Company 10 use st. ASaph street as
f.r as kiog, provided they paid damages to
the property owners on that street IL Is sup
pos.d the Common Couacl vii! cOocur 10 this
action at their next meeting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-10

During the election difficulty IL South Caro-
Ina, the radicals made proposals to Governor
Hampton to he ctf:c; that ii he would puollc
IL acknowledge The election OF Hayes all op'
pos,tioa 10 him wonld be Withdrawn. re-
count OF the vote 10 that State shows that al
the democratic State candidates were elected
except Hagood, democratic candidate tor
Comptroller General, who Is beaten oy Dunn,
republican, by maj GRITTY Of Que vote.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-10

Boat on FIgE.-The Cumberland Alleganian
says: ''The canal boat VI. D. Corse, lying at VII
Transport took lire on Thursday night The cabin
was entirely destroyed, with all its contents wear
ing apparel, bed clothing, and - in money. Wes-
ley Bear, was living OF the boat. To prevent acct
dents Of this kind is one reason why the coal com.
panes refuse 10 let parties live in their boats here
IL Cumberland during the winter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-10

The committee OF the u. 5. House of Rep
reseotatives, appointed to devise a node OF
counting the electoral vote, had another meet
lug yesterday, but, as was expected, arrived a.
10 couciusioI, aud the opiui,n is now b7com.
ing general ,llat they never viii agree.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-10
COMMUNICATED.

ASTRONOMICAL WHO ever will get up from
warm I'D 70 MORROW morning, little before
daybreak will o. repaid By witnessing beau.
tliul siEht. The crescent mooo 10 her last
quarter aud the splendid planets, Jupiter and
Feuus, all 10 the sam" field and very pear 10.
gether. Look TO the sou, beast. PROCTOR.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-10

Wilson NJ Carey, formerly Of Albenar'e
county, Va, but Tor many years past ponl'
Dcnt citiz2u cf Baltimore, died there yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-10

The President, it is now said, will declare
martial law in Washington when the hundred
thousand unarmed men from the Wess come
there to see Mr.. Tlien, the Prcsden. elect,
..,,, f,aH
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-10

Gen. Dz the revo utlouary President OF
Nj xico, seems 70 b. having his Own way 10
that, which, some fear,l is TO be the prototype Of
this now distracted couot,y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-10

The Conference of the European Powers 90
the Turkish ques ion held another session to,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-10

Of tie bell struck tn" hour Of II be said. Il
am dead " Dr. Marx ST duated at the Phila
deli his Mr'iica COLLEGE, aod afterwards Went
10 LuoiJn AID Paris. aDd here Dursusf hi>
studies 4 lew days before ne died be ':D"'!
the iiri>co.al Church, AID va. L.p.l-.a by
Rev. D Pelerkin.
The House Committee 90 Federal R. latior .
met 10 day aud had little talk about the
Presidency. They will make report 10 day
or TWO.
There is little doubt that the Commi,tee 90
Constitutional Amendments will report 10 favor
Of tie RIGA roce system of voting.
lo the Seuate, III day. tue Chair aunouoc
the following meub.rs, on The part OF the Set
ate, of the } DIN; Committee % tlsh aud Game ::
Sle-srs. Fluney, Elliott, Lee, Dutiald, Crlck.
eI. Halrsioo and Newberry.
10 the House, the following gentlemen were
appointed en- the part Of that body: Mes-rs.
Wall, Ronald, Bohannau. Allen, Howard, PAg' :
Smith f Amherst Moacure and L=ech.
am glad to say that the H us. today en-
crossed Dill apnropratlng $500 tor tie repairs
| 20 the Clay statue on the CapltoI Squire. The
statue has been neglected Tor s.me time.
| The House TO day passed the Jill requiring
the Superintendent OF the Poor to settle annu
| ully with the Board of Supervisors.
Uu1Ec DuI rs Tue ieceheiS eiSS'-
judge OF III Court of APP ais. Was on the
bench 10 day tor the frs, time.
4 vel! knywn member OF the Legislature Ea:
disappeared, aod his friends are very much
core roei auou, his sbs.uce He has been
| missing Tor several days.
| Gov. Lctchcr dog tax bill was 50 loaded
| dowo gl,h ameodmcnts that on the Governor
! lnotion to-day i's further consideration "a:
! post poncd until the 4ih OF next July.
! The Lee Monument Association have asset:
amounting to nearly fifteen thousand dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-10
GEO. 3. DEEToN, 80. :.

rs EoTlc.. The seventh anau,i .n'.:I"s
Of tie Cc.utnoia team FIRE Engine Ga. " D.
held OF "Wednesday. Jaauary ~, s.. :: ." .".-
y. m. An c'ectt,: .. otEc RS TO serr- -"
ensuing y-ar v !! ~ held sid o.he. inPo-:,'.
business ;-aasnr. ed =.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-10
City Council.

The City Couucil held its regular meeting
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-10

Sn bBLS FAMILY and EXTRA FLOUR
w of choice grades for sale by
Gee IA DAVY s. HARMON
The bee., 1877-09-13
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Woodbury Items.

George, the genial proprietor of Ty. ler's stage and express line, running be- tween Woodbury and Newtown, for the last ten years. and for nine years of that time the carrier of the United States mail, is in fresh trouble. Stoddard is af- ter him again. The complaint now, is, that he is almost, or quite liable, under the statute relating to cruelty to animals, from overlooking. Since through the machinations of some mail jobbing con tractors, 8. the city of Washington, he failed to obtain renewal of his contract for carrying the mails, the people on his route seem to have taken up his cause, and his business on the line has never been so great, or his income so large. If the rush continues (and all indications point that way1, he will be obliged to in. crease his facilities for transportation. On Saturday last, as an example, on leay- ing Woodbury, he had two passengers, and large amount of express and freight matter. Arriving at Mr Stiles, in Southbury, lady and heavy Centen- nial trunk were received on board
 Three more passengers with trunks and bundles to match were added at Dr.
 Burritt's, and an express box had to be left. At South Britain three more pas- sengers with the inevitable quota of trunks were received on board. and by this time l judge that the accommodate ing driyer had to ride On the crupper.' 7AlWsys attentive and accommodating,
The bee., 1877-09-13
It ems from Palestine.

We noticed in THE BEE, several weeks ago, communication from Palestine, signed Joe" We were in hopes he would continue as regular correspont dent, and 50 help to keep THE BEE buzf zing. as it seems :o dc with srea: success. We wish that we might be favored as your correspondent "H," of DaHbury, was, putting ourselves in a state of clairvoyancy, and so find out with such decided confidence who this doe" is. but that is something which belongs to the favored few ,and we poor unenlight. ened mortals must be content with the acknowledged privilege of Yankees" :" and guess"
 Miss Lizzie Botsford left Palestine Monday morning, for CooperstoWn, N. r., where she intends to spend the Win. ter. She will be greatly missed the com. ing season.
 Mrs Wooster Ives, of Wallingford, ar. rived here Wednesday afternoon, and is stopping with her daughter.
 The extensive addition of Mi. J. H. Botsford is in the hands of the painters, Smith and Perkins, and will soon be ready for occupancy.
 The Summer term of the district school closed Thursday afternoon. The posi- ton of teacher has been filled by Miss Sarah Beers, who has given great satis- faction tH both parents and scholars.
 The White Starn line has commenced its daily trips Saturdays and Sundays excepted) between Palestine and New town. Ii is no longer through express, but will hereafter be an accommodation, stopping at ah the flag stations. Err rsnds done with Care and dispatch. A reduction will be made to regular pas sengers. Any one wishing to travel will find this a safe and sure method A m- pie time is given For viewing the scenery Which is very atrfactive.
 We hope this will not interfere with your regular eoffespon dent but that we shall soon hear from "Joe."
The bee., 1877-09-13
coRNs. Ac,

Language Is almost inadequate to ec- press the torture endured by those uH- happy mortals who suffer from these uni versal atilictlons ;,tlie twinging corn .and painful bunion, the torturing nail. &c., and to say that humanity was discour- aged, would we fear be only loo true. Yet there are exceptions, and these are those who have used Df. Briggs ALLIE yrAToR and CURATIVE, tho great modern discoveries for all diseases of the feet, no matter how severe or seemingly incura- ble the case may be. The thousands who have been benefited by their use, bear witness to their efficiency. Atrial is all that is needed to convince the most skep- tical. Sold by s. g. Dunning.~
The bee., 1877-09-13

willing to go mile out of his way to accommodate, he richly deserves the sue cess which is attending his labors. ''Long may he wave" Stoddard has agreed to stay proceedings little.
 A sudden death occurred in town last Friday evening Mrs. Emily Upson, wife of Melvin Epson, died of heart dis case, aged 6S year.
 -S.rong's block was'not at all jealous of'the kind.and favorable notice of Lew iSs Block contained in your last issue. Competition is the life of businesss. Va. riety is- the spice of life, and furnishes all its flavor.
 We have hitherto fifiied to mention one of the most contemplating, laborious and successful business men of our town. refer to James H. Linsley, Esq. He runs cabinet shop and the undertaking business for this and the neighboring towns. He is extensively engaged in farming, and largely interested in the droving business. He is senior deacon of the old First Congregational Church, and in the differences and dissentions, that will arise, even in the best ordered societies and communities, he often has on bis hands more troubles and difficult ties "than married man" is supposed to have. He is superintendent of the Sunday y-school, and leader of the choir, both of which he keeps excellently in hand He has rather nlefe cares and re- responsibilities than our friend D.. 5. Bull.' A waG however, once remarked, that he was, personally, little in'doubt as to whether his zeal ran highest in the ser wee of the Lord, or in putting his eye on nice drove of beeves." But his in- timate friends have no doubt about the matter A few such men will put vigor into the business of any town, and s1er- else vast amount of influence for good.
 -John Boughton, our aged black smitA, is still to SE found at the old stand, where he has labored for more than forty years, ready to serve thespeo- pie in his line. The old fire is not ex. tinct, and he will do your jobs "to q turn.'
 James w. Traver, the proprietor of the Central Hotel, was, during last Win ter, in very poor health, and withdrew from the business for time. He has again put out his sign, and is catering to the wants of the travelling public If you want good provisions for man and beast, and careful attention to your wants, just give this fsvdete stand 8 call.
 Our Village Improvement society IS still afflicted with severe attack of fns ertia. The Wintry nights and bowling winds will soon be upon us; but where, oh, where is the oil for our street lamps 1? To this hour echo Where g' At my last writing the private owners were lighting them from the South Church to Wceatsff's Block. The line of lights has been extended as far as Judge Huntington's. Pass them along down, gentlemen, till all downtown shall be lighted, and then uptown will surely catch the fever, and there will be great light all over town. Then will the people arise and bless you, and you will never be NAMELEdss.
The bee., 1877-09-13
LOCAL J0TTIEGs.

LOLAL JOlllNuyS.
 The Hop at the Genital House, Fri. day evening, will be Sheet and Pillow. case Masquerade. Dancing to commence st680P. M.
 On Monday last, Q speciai' car,> for New York passengers, was added to the ii.40 passenger train, on the Housat6hle road.
 Quite number of veterans passed through Newtown, Tuesday morning, to join in the Grand Reunion of tho 23d Regt. c. ", held at Ansonis, on that day.
 There Is considerable exciteliient in New Milford, caused by the elopemept Of typo, who took his darling 10 ride on Saturday night last, and has failed to make his appearance since.
 There was a rumor that one of our young manufacturers had taken a fair partner. but we could not definitely hear whether 1t was certainly so. We shall probably be able to record itin our next issue.
 The interest in the sidewalk improve inent still increases, and we hear tayora- tle reports from the residents of the Hook, many of whom 1t is reported will help to furnish funds to make walk from Newtown Street to Sandy Hook. Keep it moving.
 The picnic of the St. Rosa pafish will be held in Gately's grove, in the Glen, Thursday, Sept 2Oth, and promises to be One of the most enjoyable picnics of the season. No pains will be spared to make it glorious success. Keep it in mind, and go prepared to enjoy your. 6elves in innocent, healthful amusement tnd recreation.
 Our South Britain correspondent fail Cd .o report this week, and we therefore shall have to ask the indulgence of our readers We wonder if the elopement Of the typo in New Milford has anything to do witlY the disappearance bf "Kate," 6r has she and "R. H. F." formed a to.partnership, and gone into business 2
 The Academy, commences it's Fall and Winter term under the most favorable condition. The number of scholars re- glstered already equal the usual nnmber. Rev. J. P. Hoyt, the principal, favored ts with copy of his work, 'An Out line of a New Method with English, with an English Language Exercise" for which he will please accept our tlankx
 Hubert B: Hawley, infant son of Mir. F: N. and Ella $. Hawley, died Friday morning, Sept, Eth, and buried at Haw- hyyille, on Saturday: This interesting, bright little boy, was attacked with that dread disease cholera infsntum, and des. bite all medical skill, died. Ttfls is very severe afafttfoh tb its parents and they have the sympathies of their maay friends md ac4daihtsn6es, Rev. Mir. Barnett preached the funtfal discourse.
 We clip from the Bridgeport Daily 6sundard, of last week Friday, Sept. 7th, the following very tiatterlng notice of 17s Bee.
 "Thc Newtown Bee is one of the best little local papers on our exchange list, and if the people of that place know their best interests, they will continue the lib- sral support it has met with, thus far. Its editor knows how to make a bright, readable papef, and we Congratulate him upon the success of the venture"
The bee., 1877-09-13

All who are troubled with CAsckRs will find it for their interest to call on DR. B. HULL, at Bethel, Conn. he has had Sixty Years Practice. Such things should not be put off. A stitch in time saves nine--and many lives.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24
The Granger
Your whifietrees are too Long.

Most plowmen have such long
whiffletrees that it is often imprac-
ticable to make any pillow work sat
isfactory. Excellent blowers are
frequently denounced as worthless
and rejected simply because the
double whiffietree or the OK yoke
was too long. Yet the plowman
never suspected wherein consisted
the cause of the difficulty. Our
own practice from boyhood has
been to make the double whiffietree
for blowing. never more than two
feet between the points of attach
ment of the singletrees, which were
about twenty three inches in length.
When it was desirable to pillow mar
row furrow slices the singletrees
were attached only twenty two inch
es apart. Let plowman attempt
to plow with a doubletree six feet
in length and he will understand
why a plow will not run correctly
when the doubletree is too long.
When the doubletree is too long the
pillow will be drawn too far from the
furrow to the unplowed ground I'M
less the plowman makes a constant
effort to prevent the implement
from cutting a furrow slice wider
than can be properly turned over.
The agricultural works at lion,
New York, sent US one of their
right handed, hardened steel, Mo
hawk valley clipper plows for trial,
which operated so beautifully that
we persuaded near neighbor to
take it and give 1t a trial when he
was blowing his ground for corn.
He could do nothing with it, as it
would cut and cover in spite OF all
his efforts to make it run right. OF
course the beautiful clipper was de
nounced and rejected before be had
plowed twice across the field. We
saw at glance the cause of the
trouble. With his permission we
bored holes into the whiflletree so
as TO bring the singletrees nearer
each other, five inches inward from
the old holes. Then he tried to
pillow again; it ran beautifully. He
smiled and Laughed and smiled. He
could not say enough by way of
commentator. The pillow was the
same implement during both trials;
no part had been changed, but the
dou bletree was so long that the
draught was thrown five inches too
far toward the unplowed ground
NeU York Herald.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24
Cure for Chicken Cholera.

The disease known as chicken
cholera" is disease of the liver, a
bilious fever in fact. The remedy
is TO give a puIgative, as one tea
spoonful of saturated solution OF
epson salts, or what is better halt
quantity of similar solution Of
hyposulphite of soda once a day.
Astringents to stop the diarrhoea
only makes the fowls worse. When
this has been given three days give
one pill three times day made as
follows: Take one dram sulphate
of copper, one dram of powdered
rhubarb; one ounce each of ground
ginger and cayenne pepper and as
much scraped CASTLE soap as will
work the mass into q stiff paste
using little water if needed. Make
into pills the size of pea, roll them
in flour and keep them in box FOL
use To prevent the disease, feed
less corn; some chopped inions
cabbages, or turnips; scalded wheat
middlings; wheat or barley; some
meat scraps; do not overfeed; Civ,
/ plenty of pure water, and observe
cleanliness and abundant ventilation
in the house and yards.-N Y Tine
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24
Don't ScOld.

For the sake of your children,
don't do it. 1t is a misfortune to
have children reared in the presence
and influence ola scold. The effect
OF the everlasting complaining and
fault finding of such persons is to
make the young who hear 1t I'M
amiable, malicious, callous hearted,
and they often learn to take pleas
ure in doing the very things for
which they receive such tongue
lashings. AS they are always get.
ting the blame OF wrong doing,
whether they do it or not, they
might as wei do wrong as right.
They lose all ambition to strive for
the favorable opinion of the fault
finder, since they see they always
strive in vain. Thus is a scold not
only a nuisance, but a destroyer of
the morals OF children. If these
unloved, dreaded people could only
see themselves Us others see them,
they would fee to the mountains in
shame.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24
A House Fun of Children.

There is a man named Philip
Shultis, in the Town of Woodstock,
Ulston county, who has thirteen
sons. all of whom are able-bodied
men and boys. Shultis owns two
saw-mills and three hundred acres
of land, besides several quarries.
When he has his whole force of boys
at work at any particular branch OF
business, such as getting out wood,
lumber or stone, they usually glut
the market. The boys all live at
home, and each one that is able to
handle horses is given team. An
other man who lives in the Town OF
Woodstock has seventeen children
nine sons and eight daughters. The
name of the lucky individual is Will
liam Sagendorph, and he too is do
Ing well in life having accumulated
considerable property Neither
Shultis nor Sagendorph is a very
old man.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24
A Word to Boys.

What do you think, young frieds,
Of the hundreds of thousands who
are trying to cheat themselves and
others into belief that alcoholic
drinks are good for them? Are
they not rather TO be pitied than
blamed? Do you want to be one
of these wretched men? Ii we are
to have drunkards in the future
some of them are to come from the
boys to whom l am writing, and
ask you again if you want to be one
of them? No? Ofcourse you don't.
Well, l have plan for you that
is just as sure to save you from such
fate as the sun is to rise to-mor-
row morning. 1t never failed; it
never will fail; it cannot fail; and
l think it is worth knowing. Nsv-
er touch liquor in any form. That's
the plan, and it is not only worth
knowing, but it is worth putting
into practice.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24
A Man Who Never Saw a
Woman.

a Chinese who had been disap
pointed in marriage, and ha6 griev.
ously suffered by women in various
other ways, retired with his infant
son to the peaks of a mountain
range in Kweichoe, to a spot quite
inaccessible to the little footed Chi
hese women.
He trained the boy TO worship
the gods and stand in awe and alb
horrence of the devils; but he never
mentioned women to him, always
descending the mountain alone to
buy feed.
At length the infrmities of age
compelled him to take the young
man with him TO carry the heavy
bag of rice.
AS they were leaving the market
town together, the son suddenly
stopped short and, pointing to. three
approaching objects, cried:
Father. what are these thingsf
Look, look what are theyf"
The father instantly answered
with peremptory tone:
Turn away your head: they are
devils, l tell ye.'
The son in some alarm turned
away, seeing the evil things were
gazing at him with some surprise
from behind their fans.
He walked to the mountain in
silence, ate no supper, and from
that day lost his appetite, and was
afflicted with melancholy.
For some time his puzzled, anx-
iOus parent could get no satisfac-
tory answer to his inquiries; but at
last the young man burst out, cry
ing with inexplicable pain:
30, father, that tallest devil that
tallest devil, father"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24
The Housewives Table.


The following is a very valuable
housewives table, by which persons
not having scales and weights at
hand, may readily measure any ar
ticle wanted to form any recipe
without the trouble of weighing,
allowance to be made for an extra
ordinary dryness or moisture of the
articles weighed or measured.
Wheat flour, l pound is l quart.
Indian meal, pound OF. are
quart.
Butter, when soft l pound is l
quart.
Loaf sugar, broken, l pound is 1
quart.
White sugar, powdered, 1 pound
l OF. are l quart.
Best brown sugar, / pound OF.
are l quart.
Ten eggs are l pound.
A common tumbler holds half
pint.
A teacup is one gill.
A large wine-glass is l gill.
Forty drops are equal to l tea
spoonful