Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-09
news OF the Bay.

Wendell Phillips lectured at the Acadcn;y ol
Music in PHILADELPHIA last night, and as 1t had
been announced previously that he would I'll
swcr cE.SecretGry Eish's reply TO his charges
against General Graet ,clative to the is'teE
aspersious on the character OF the dec ,a5ed Sen'
ator, there was large audience. lie warmly
euloeized MIR. Sumner, combating The "iie%a
ton OF his (Sumacr > noompetcncY OF tafdl,
ness. asserting that the reason Tor his TemoSal
from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
was on account of his antagonlsm to the pro-
posed San Domingo acquisition. Mt Sum-
ncr," said MIR. Philips, said that MIR. Fish
urged him to go To London rs United States
Minister. absent himself from the SenatG anu
let Sao Domingo pass lfnr thus Alr. Sumner
rrbukcd him, and ever atlcrward their relations
were cool and distant" After the lecture Mr..
Phillips was warmly greeted by number Of
prominent anti slavery people.
The trial Of Chief Judge Grason and Asio
cate Judge Yell,tt, joutly Indicted by the
grand jury Of Baltimore county Tor maIie.saoce
in Office in cutting short the investigation Of
the grand jury Ivy Improperly adjourn!ng the
court, terminated at Annapolis yesterday IN their
acqulttul.
A Norfolk Va, dispatch says: The British
steamship Venezuela cleared yesterday LOT
LiycrpOo with 3 GOO bales OF cotton. This IS
the first shipment OF cotton direct to Europe ny
the recently established Iine OF steamers run-
ming from that city to Liverpool.
At three o'clock this morning fire was dis
covered 10 the trimming room OF the extensive
carriage works ri Charles s. Catlrcy, Tenth
and Market streets Camden, n. j. The works
were totally destroyed. The loss Is estimated
at $l0j.OUU.
The caucus Of the Democratic members OF The
u. s. House of Representatives, yesterday, de-
oidcd to elect Rev. Mr.. llarrlsoo. Mctho-
dist minister OF Georges, chaplin. vice iev pr
Poisa rcsigocd.
The bcuuest OF nearly three hundred thous'
and dollars has been lett to CarduaI McCIoskcy
by the late Mrs Catherine Merrill, widow Of
Nathaniel W. Merrill, Of Nav York.
Corydon, Weed & Boomugtor, Of Spring
field, ILL.,, have filed a voluntary petition ID
bankruptcy, with liabilities Of 81 500, 900, and
scarcely any assets.
Benz. A. Groomr, i cattle dealer in Clark
county, ky., filed petition in bankruptcy yes
tcrtiay Liabilities Sis .5lS; assets, $780, 7O
in lands and cattle.
Tue trial of Calvin Stewart, for the murder
ul ira AOlr, III l'ufEi, last 4AuSuo't WIZ WILL
mcnce at MnrristoNn, N. j., 20 morrow.
sos- TUE "RONE AND SlNEW' Of our coun-
try hAva ol,cu-ospocially about election limo
boen mado tho subject Of lallsLion; but when
those useful parts cl tho human structure be-
como Ino visible in consequence of leanncss they
can scarcely b. called graceful. iho eye de-
lights not to dwell upon angles and ridges III
either man or woman. Moreover, extreme ema-
citation is u sign OF imperfect digestion and con"
scquenl poverty OF the blood. Both these evils
sru remediCd by Hostotters Stomach BiLters,
which render digestion and assimilation certain
ties, in consequence OF which the blood acquires
richness and the body subaLanco Thus arc tha
hollow places filled up and the angles rounded
or Through the nstrumcntsliLy OF this pocr-
less aid to digestion and promoter Ct physical
VOL being, tho body RAPIDLY gains in vlgor, coll
or rcturns 10 tho hollow check, tho appetite I'M
proves, nervous symptoms vanish and 4 health
ful impetus is given 10 every vital lusctlon.
Oar trade from Alexandria is increasing al
most every day. Customers call to see and buy
our cheap dry goods. Beautiful new fashion
wool dress goods, Just from auction, only Is,
worth .5, aud 81 everywhere except at Garter S,
the popular dry goods store. Large s;Z9 white
wv ool'' Blankets $50, worth $500; excellent
CallCJ al; l>l2ck waterproof, nearly Two YARDS
wide, 62r; Red rw|Ied Flannel, pure wool, 25c.
Read our new advertisement. Carriers, 1O1
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move NJ BENDuEIM, Proprietor.
COMMERCIAL.
Tic aspect Of financial affairs has undergone