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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-13


ARRANGING A SUICIDE SO AS TO ESCAPE
ODIUM.-. Coroner of San Francisco received
the following letter recently -
DEAR SIR: Once heard you express the
opinion that q gentleman would never commit
suicide 10 hasty manner, leaving as legacy
disgust and trouble to his friends. am one Of
those who hold that my life is my own, and that
l have right to dispose of it as | would any
other property of mine. Beiog aware that
certain odium attaches to the relatives OF a sui
eide, am determined that, il can prevent it,
my body shall never bo found. and that my
dropping out from amoug the living will be slul
ply one more added to the list CT MYSTERIOUS
dissppearances.
It is my intention to make use Of 4 small
boat and row out OF the Golden Gate, which
has been aoythiug but golden to me- Then |
shall weight my body 10 such a manner that |
shall probably never rise again when once L
spring overheard. Should, however, the chang.
ing currents brlug back my body to tho bay,
and it should be found, money enough vii!
be found i6 the watertlght belt around me to
dcfray expenses OF simple burial. | look upon
such contingency as this, however, az among
the bare possibilities. My reasons for seeking
death are my own. az my life Is, and | carry
them with me. Please say nothing of this to
the newspapers. lis dead mans request
eud the last made to the living.
OUTRAGE BY A Mon. Particulars OF dis
gusting affair which occurred at Waterford, Pa,
lWts Saturday night, have just come to light.
with Henry Esies, aud was then transferred ior
sixteen bushels of grain to brother, Ton
Estes. She lived with Tom without being mar
ried for niue years, and bore several children.
Last summer Estes deserted her, when the wo'
man took up With young man named hIm'
mey. Kmmeys parents demonstrated, ana 10
DISPUTE that followed the young man roughly
handled his father grandfather and two uncles.
This reused public sentiment. Last SATURDAY
night fifteen disguised men broke IN the door
Of the hous, where the couple were 'lVinE'
KINNEY 10 his shirt escaped from the back
room and stayed 10 the woods oil night. The
woman was seized, stripped and heavy coat
Of tar smeared ell over her person. alter Whlch
she was leathcrcd, placed astrldc upon ience
rail and carried about mile and icit by tho
roadside. Others OF the party, however car
rcd her. still astride of the rail, hall the dts
tspce back and lett her at the house OF =
| neishbor. -. ~.
Threats ore made Of serving KINNEY With
the same SAUCE. No arrests haVo as yet been
made.
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10 KING STREET,
sep IL ALEXANDRIA, VA.
AUCTION SALES.
By Green S Wise.

BY Grecn u wise,
Real Estate Agents and AuCtlOneers.
! DUBLIC SALE OF THE VIRGINIA TEL.
i EGRAPH LINE-By authority of deed
Of trust made to mo by the Virginia Telegraph
| Company, bearing dste the let Of July, 1871, to
secure the payment OF the first mortgage coupon
bonds of said company, also deed of trust
bearing date 1st of January, 1873, to secure the
psyman! cf the second mortgage coupon bonds
Of said company. both deeds having been duly
recorded in oil tho counties through which the
telegraph lines run, will, as trustee nsmed in
said deeds, offer for sale by public auction. in
Court House, on SATURDAY, the 9th day Of
PROPERTY OF THE SAID VIRGINIA
TELEGRAPH COMPANY, to wit: The line
Gf telegraph extending along the Washington
Gty, Virgins Midland ara Great s. Sogthern gthr
ton, in Augusta county; and from Alexandria,
along tho Washington and Ohio Railroad, to
tho towns OF Leesburg hamilton and Clarke's
Gap, in Lou1Gun county-in all about 2OO miles
of Niro-togeLher with their rights, franchises.
Instruments poles, wire, insulators and brackets
belonging and eppoita;ning. 70 the said telegraph
line.
Torms cf Sale: One third cash on day of sale;
The residue in two equal instalments, payable IN
three and six months from day OF sale. Tho
curity, will be required for tho deferred pay
ments. The title to bo retained until all the pur-
to comply with terms Of sale on,n r-.,..oo
u1RJJSTEE'S SALEoF VALUAB - REAL
I ESTATE-By virtue OF two decds or trust
| from Jonathan d. Crockor and Wlle tho nrsi
| dated tho 9th day Of January, 1910. recorded
amoagst tbs land records Of Fairfax county,
! liber +, No. D. folio 2l2; the other dated the
| 18Th day of December, 1876, recorded IN llonr
U. No. 4, folio 293, for the purposes In sslo
deeds Of trust mentioned, l shall expose TO ssIe
bv public suction, st Fairfax Court House, on
| MONDAY, tho 18th day of October, 1871 that
being Court day, the TRACT OF LAND "a
said deeds described, now occupied oy sslo
Crocker, containing 1873 acres, more or loss;
Said tract of land adjoins tbs farms or Aioert
Peacock and others; is about j miles ABOVE
Langley, on the county road loading TO LeWins.
lville and is we'll situated for dsry or marKe'
farm. The buildings consist OF com1ortsolc
FRAME DWELLING and out. buildings.
Terms Of Sale: One third of tho purchase
money to bo paid ia hand on the day or SAFE
The residue to be paid in six sni twelve months,
with interest from tho day Of ssle anu win per
sonsl security; the ti.lo to be retained until thc
doforrcd payments arc made. Possession to Df
gigon on iho lst day Of January next.
Tho above sale will be made subject 10 lna q iol
lowing deeds Of trust: Ono in favor OF Alber
peacock for tho sum Of STA, with interest iron
the 18th day CT August, 1874; the other 10 secur
Jonathan Magarity the sum OF S30o,oolh
which deeds are recorded amongst the lana re
cords Of Fairfax county. Sale TO tako place Do
'"''" '' WIN. w. KIRBY, Trustee.
| Fsi1r,x county, sep 14-td --.--.-----
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By Green u Wise,
[Rosl Estate Agents and AuctIoneerg3.! rs MN
IN WhJfIh RJ,E RIAL ESIATE


TEnsl Estate gents and Auctioneers.l
GALE OF VALUABLE REAL hoLAiH; LEi:;
- Bv virtue cr two docroes-one or the CifculL
Court f3r the city of Alexandra, Va., anu ono
Of the Corporation Court for said cl!y-!Eo un-
dsrsgned IS authorized to aeL by puOtG "ueS W VIII
A LOT OF GROUND, situated on lh9 "es'
aide of Hoyal street, betweon King and frlnce
beginning 81 feet to the northWard OF tl'hGe ~,
at tho north line of an slley teet Wldei IhenSe
northwardly parallel to Royal street anu Dlha-
inc thereon 10 f,et inches thence WcstWaruiy
neraiiel 70 Prince street % foet So inches 10
HsrIow,s line: also the LOT adjoining on the
north. heginning 1l3 feet inches to the nortn-
vard Of Prince stroot thence northwardly par.
allel to Royal street and binding there % lee'
4Ainches to an slay feet Wide ana 4o !ses Isop,
and running back 105 foe: = inches to Hsrlo"'s
line. 1o =, ,rb.
lie auction on WEDNESDAY,, the l7th dsy or
October, 1871 at II clock d., IN front ol tns %
entrance TO the Court room, on fa'ria1 s'fee'' l.
moi sold privately before that time.
Terms Of Sale One teuth OF tha purcna:e
money in hand on the day of sa!o end u ms req =
dmn in three equal instsments ct e, y and 10
months, With interest from the day OF sale; tAe
bonds Of the purchaser to DO given, win Scout
| itv, and the title to be retained un'li 'ho pun
eh'so money Is IVY " psRSIi MpsRSIiHUR TAYLOR,
| can 76-2swts Comm'r. of Sale
SsyT1HB POLLARD TRACT" CONTAAl n
INC 2sI ACRES, K0oB AED \ b1i ~ =
POLES. in LOWER RFAUQUIER, Al fOn
Lie AUCTION-By virtue Of deed ioo OF 1stad tlas9
executed to me by William l. hoWroy fSSyrts 9sts? Of
fee o of the County Court of Fauquier county t!nn
viii offer for sale by public auction, at me Tl IRON
Gonr the Court Hou2c, in the town oi Tar
ronto the I'D day fbe f oStSnsI Soant,
1877 hat being the iss sed oay doid .. mi mentioned
esed GGIgi THE RI W WPoLLARD TRACT" eontsipin dD
This land lies in lower Fauquier ana !; esPe pc
cisy valuable on account o! Inc goI t a.,sse S,s
uIich Robert Embrey died seized.
Terms Of Sale-Cash, IN ,,y
N. B.-Selling as trustee, I vii convey @ ont
such title as is vested in me bg tno deeu aiore s
said. Il. TAYLOR SCOII' 1ruS're'' "'
Fsuuue7 county, sep A-eo.:
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DAR SOLDER, BLOCK TIN and BABBlT
d METAL just received at S9 King ST. cor, or
ner Of Roysl-500 lbs Tnmsn's Sola @ 81 Tio 0i and
Pesb Rshbit Metsl for salo Wholesale and rotsll IN
ousntitics to suit. Orders solicitedd; G. sON
9uan':s1'' ssn 20 J, I. CREIGHTON q SUN.
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.ltfan0tla 0azette
SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13.

TIE LOUISIANA RETURNING Board
Major Burke says: When went To Washing.
ton heard that LitteGeld refused to testify in
the matter Of the Returning Board, owing to
the bad faith Of the Tiden managers 10 Wash.
ington and New York. Last winter, when the
whole country knew some fraud had been COM
mitted by the Returning Board, but did not
exactly know what, Mr.. Pelton, Mr.. 1iIdcu's
manager, sent one j. G. Murphy, Of Iowa or
Indiana, TO New Orleans to work up the CASE.
lie, without consulting any one in New Orleans.
mado arrangement with Littleled and got him
to testify, which be did. Besides furnishing
the testimony in Wasbiogton, he also gave the
facts on which tho Returning Board was ipdct,
ed. Finding subsequently that no good could
come 10 Mr.. TiIden from the conviction of the
Returning Board, and having no further use
for Llttle6eld, they abandoned him, and ho now
refuses to testify 10 the Returning Board case.
Mr.. Murphy procured tho testimony for Mr.
Tden.
No one css in New Orleans had anything to
do with it, and everything was done without our
advice or assistance This abandonment Of Lit.
tleGcld and the brcakage Of their promises will
doubtless lose the Returning Board cases for
the people. Hence my charge against them,
and if nothing can be substantlated | consider
it will be their fault, Littlefeld being now in
Boston, Mass, where he holds clerkship in
some mercantile house.
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YT1OILET SoAPsaPsrsisn p1pu Dpuqrsii' Palm, Old I'D
:,d I v5 5hs1 s sP1 m5 EIS'5 and o'So' FINE To"
let Soaps, for sal" ~ G. Sc. MILBURN's
oct II o. W
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DIANOS AND ORGANS,

L
From tho most celebrated factories, for sale ana
rent. Pianos aud Organs sold on the ins!slmenas
repairing promptly attended to by experienceo
tnen at ~
G. REICHENBACH'S
PIANO WARER D 0 rs,
42i Eleventh st., a few doors above Penna ave.
Washington, ID. 9. =,
Sole Agency for District of ColnmbIS = snd nu az,
CO.'S. and McCAMMON'S fayorito PIANOS.
iv l6-tf -.
VrOsJERY, HOSIERYl
Just rocoved full limo Of
l.AUlEs' AND MISSES COLD. HOSIERY
from 25 TO 5Oc per pair Mt
s.n7 g. G.. BERRI'S.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-16
Criminal Building Disaster.

The new court house at Rockford. Ill.,,
fell with a crash on the 18th inst. The build
ing was not yet under roof, and the massive
stone cornice which proceeded from the roof
was being put on. just as the key stone was
being placed in the dome of the main pavilion,
the brick work between the iron and stone
gave way, and the entire dome and interior
walls of the structure came crlmbling down
with terrible crash that was heard nearly a
mile away. The style of the building is French
Venetian, of the Renaissance designed by
Henry L. Gay OF Chicago, and the contract for
the building was let to W. D. Richardson, Of
Springfield, who in the spring of 1876 began
the work. It has two pavilions and center
do me over the front entrance. The two pavil
ions on each rise about so feet above the level
Of the cornice. The dome is 119 feet from the
ground and supported by the front walls on
the north side, and two iron columns from 10
to - inches in diameter on the inner side, and
these columns rest upon brick wall going up
from the ground floor to the floor Of the court
room. The walls were about feet through,
and it appears were entirely inadequate 10
hold the immense weight of the iron pillars
and the massive masonry Of the dome which
rested upon the pillars. Between twenty and
twenty five workmen were carried down with
the falling building and buried in the debris.
Twelve were taken out dead and dying, and
many of the wounded cannot live. Both ar
chitect and builder were severely blamed.
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burden and valued ut $75OOOO. There were
| 800 German immigrants on board as Storage
The Permanent Exhibition.

The Main Centennial building at Phil
adelpha was opened for the permanent exhi-
bition on the 10th, the attendance reaching
over one hundred thousand, The programme
of exercises at the opening was made up of
music, prayer, addresses and q benediction.
During the performance 81. the prelude, Gov.
Hartranft and staff entered upon the platform,
followed by President Hayes, the organ play
ing Hail to the Chief" After the festival
overture, Rt. Rev. Bishop Stevens offered
prayer, and an address was delivered by Glenn
ent NJ. Biddle, President of the Exhibition
Company, introducing the choral, Angel of
Peace" when President Hayes made the proc
lamation, 81 now declare the international
exhibition for the season of 1877 open." Ex-
President Grant and Senator Blaine were
am ogn the visitors prcsetn.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-16
ThanksgivinSlDay In New Orleans.

In response to the proclamation of Gov.
Nichols, Thanksgiving day was celebrated by
service in the churches and by military dis
play on the 10th. The Cotton exchange and
banks were closed. Included in the military
display were seven companies of the First Al
ALBANIA infantry, from Mobile, preceded by the
Fifteenth infantry band, 200 United States in
fantry and detachment of marines, who vol
untcercd their services as escort in the reccp-
ton of visiting soldiery. Packard waxed
wroth and sent Senator Blaine the following
telegram: "Thc overthrow of the lawful
State government was appropriately celebrated
to-day. Detachmcnts of the army and the
navy of the United States participated with
the White League of Alabama and Florida in
this celebration of Democratic success. Did
poetic justice require that the honors of this
achievement should be thus equally divided
In the absence Of a commission the gray ac-
corded the post of honor to the blue, and asked
no apology. The custom house and post Of
fee were closed in admiration of the event. 1t
is probable that United States interference
will not be requested hereafter"
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-16
Specie Resumption.

Secretary Sherman telegraphed on the
18th from New York to Assistant Secretary
Mccormick that in addition to the ten million
dollars of ~ per cent. bonds taken on the 5th
inst to provide for the call of that date, he has
sold under the resumption act to the syndicate
five million dollars Of said bonds at par in gold
to be paid for during the months of May and
june The gold thus received will be sold for
currency at the pleasure of the Secretary The
Secretary says he will go on with the sales of
~ per cent bonds for resumption purposes
as provided by law, and hopes to be able to re-
sumo specie payment by the first of July,
1879
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-16

No stranger casually meeting Ivan
would ever for moment have suspected
that that big man, Of calm, commanding
aspect, had been during a gleater part Of
his life a serf. And yet IL scrt he had
been, from his birth till he was about 40
years of5age-not merely serf of the
state, but the serf of i. proprietor who had
lived habitualIy on his property. For
forty years of his life he had been de-
pendent on the arbitrary will of master
who had the legal power to fog him as
often and as severely as he considered de-
sirable. In reality, however. lie had never
been subjected to corporal punishment
tor the proprietor to who he had belonged
had been, thought some respects severe,
a just and intelligent master.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-16
Fred Douglass i'm Trouble.

1 Frederick Douglass publishes card
saying the attacks upon him on account Of
remarks made by him in Baltimore are both
malicious and silly. Washington is Il great
city, not Il village Or hamlet, but the great
capital of a great nation, and the manners and
habits of its various classes are proper subjects
for presentation and criticism, and therefore
he very much mistakes it if this great city can
be thrown into tempest Of passion by any
humorous reflections he may take the liberty
to utter. Several thousand citizens, including
many business men, have signed a petition to
the President asking for Il removal of Marshal
Douglass in view of his sladerous uttcrances,
and there is talk of calling an indignation
meeting.
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A Budget Of Casualties, etc,

The steamer Waloon exploded her boil
or at Dclacroix, nine miles below New Or
leans, killing Bernard Donnclly, engineer, and
McDutf, fireman. Two others were wounded
and six are reported missing, supposed to be
drowned. Mr.. Henry Sawyer, United States
Consul at Paramaribo, Dutch GUIANA is dead,
from inju ries received at the hands of a sailor
who had been arraigned for some mis-
demcanors. He had served the country
at that post for twenty three years
The fine cathedral at Metz has been badly
damaged by fire. The roof was ruined The
confagration was caused by an illumination
in honor of Emperor Williams visit The
Emperor, Crown Prince and Won Moltkc, and
the Bishop Of Metz, were on the spot directing
efforts to extinguish the flames. The missing
John T. DAILY, the millionaire proprietor of the
Windsor House, New York, suicidcd His
body was found hanging in an old house
near Woodsidc, L. I. Before hanging he had
tried to shoot himself
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-16
Crop Prospects I'm Great Britain.

The Mark Lane Express, in its weekly
review Of the British corn trade, says: The
weather was cold throughout the greater part
of the past week, and little rain has fallen.
Spring sowing, except in Il few backward dis
tricts, is now finished. The cold wind has
crustcd the surface of the soil in many local.
ties; growing crops and vegetation generally
have made very little progress: The wheat
plant has somewhat improved, but unless
spring weather shortly sets in the chances of
ultimate mischief to the crops will consider
ably increase. In Scotland the hopes Of far
mers for an early grass crop have been sorely
disappointed.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-16
SUMMARY OF THEGENERAL NEWS,
Major RelnO's Sentence.

Following is the result of the court
martial at st. Paul which recently tried Major
Reno on the charge of having made improper
overtures to the wife of Capt. Bell and having
taken means to cast slurs on her character:
War Department, May S-The proceedings in
this case having been forwarded under the 1O6th
article Of war to the Secretary of War, have
been most carefully considered and have been
submitted to the President, who approves the
finding and sentence but is pleased to mit-
gate the latter to suspension from rank and
pay for two years from the 18th of May, 1877.
Major Rcno's conduct toward the wife Of an
absent officer, and i'll using the whole force Of
his power as commanding officer of the post
to crafty his resentment against her, cannot
be too strongly condemned; but after long
dcliberation upon all the circumstances of the
case as shown in the record OF the trial, it is
thought that his otfenses, grave us they arc, do
not warrant q sentence of dismissal and all its
consequences upon one who has for twenty
years borne the reputation of 4 brave man and
honorable officer, and has maintained that rep
ntation upon several battlcticlds of the rebel
lion and in contests with the Indians. The
President has therefore modified the sentence
and it is hoped Major Reno will appreciate the
rlcmency thus shown him, as we'll as the very
ne was found guilty.
(Signed) GEORGE w. MCCKARY,
Secretary of War.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-16
A Russian Serf.

From Walace's Prussia
Ivan must have have been about GO
years of age, but was still robust and
strong, and had the reputation of being
able to NOV more hay in given time
than any other peasant in the village
His head would have made fine study
for a portrait painter. Like Russian
peasants in general, he wore his hair
parted in the middle-a custom which
perhaps owes its origin to the religious
pictures. The reverend appearance given
to his face by his long, fair beard, slight
ly tinged with gray, was in part counter
acted by his eyes, which had Il strange
twinkle in them-whcther of humor or of
roguery it was difficult to say Under all
rcumstances-whether in his light,
nondescrip pit summer costume, or his warm
sheepskin, or in the long, glossy, dark
blue, double breasted coat which he put
on occasionally on Sundays and holidays
he always looked a well-fed, rcspecta-
bile, well-to-do member Of society; while
his imperturbablc composure and the en-
tire absence OF obscQuiousness or trucu-
lence in his manner indicated plainly that
he possessed no small amount of calm,
deep-rooted sclf-respcct. 4 stranger on
seeing him might readily have lcapcd to
the conclusion that he must be a Village
elder, but in reality he was simple mem
Der Of the commune. like his neighbor.
poor Zakhar Lcshkot, who never let slip
an opportunity Of getting drunk, was al
ways in debt and difficulties, and, on the
whole, possessed a more than dubious
reputation.
Ivan had, it is true, been village elder
some years before When elected by the
village assembly against his own wishes,
he had said quietly, every we'll, children
l will serve three years. and at the end
of that period, when the assembly wished
to rc-elect him, he had answered firmly,
mo, children, have served my time.
1t is now the turn of some one who is
younger and has more time. There's
Peter Alckeysct, good fellow, and an
honest: you may choose him." And the
assembly chose the peasant indicated;
for Ivan, though simple member of the
commune, had more influence in COM
munal affairs than any other half dozen
members put together. No grave matter
was decided without his being consulted,
and there was at least one instance on
record of the village assembly postponing
deliberations for week because he hap
pencd to be absent in st. Petersburg.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-16
Steannship Lost.

Dispatches received at the Offices of the
Williams and Guion Steamship Company state
that the steamer Dakota, from Liverpool for
New York, went ashore on Point Limas, forty
five miles from Liverpool. The passengers
and crew were all saved and most of their bag
gage, but the vessel and cargo will probably
prove q total loss. Point Limas is where out
ward-boun vessels usually drop their pilots.
The coast is steep, rocky and exceedingly dan
gcrous. Here is where the Royal Charter, an
Australian emigrant clipper, was wrecked in
October, 1858, when nearly 400 persons per-
ished, and where about year ago the steamer
Abbotsford, splendid ocean steamer, was
wrecked. The Dakota was about $3.50 tons