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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-09
DRY GOODS.
FAREWELL TO ALEXANDRIA

Having received to-day the list Mnd remaining
sock of the Combination, L mos! respectfully
announce to tho people Of Alexandria and vi
cinity that will remove tie entire stock OIL or
about the first day Of February. Having deter
mined TO sell all goods at great sacrifice rather
than remove IL en-, and having concluded rather
to dispose of them St private salo than at auc.
ton, will only say one word, and that is, ths at
ALL OUR GOODS ARE MARKED AT EX-
ACTLY ONE HALF ORIGINAL VALUE,
and only ask an examination Of tho prices and
goods, which are arranged from this day in lots
and prices TO mako evory one astonished-a
chance you will noyer never got again. Call
and convince yourself. as this is The only proper
way can satisfy you all. Thanking my friends
and customers for their liberal share of patron.
age, am most thankfully yours,
H. SCHW ARR,
Manager Great Combination Store,
(MUIRs CORNER.)
ian lift
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EXANDRTA VA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1877
STEAMBOAT LINES.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
LsG;r.s

, f% SPEClA u ROIlCb.
The Ferry Boat CITY OF ALEXANDRIA A
will from Saturday, February Sd, make trips
between Alexandria and Washington as 10 follows:
Leave Alexandria at 7.30, $50 and ll.oO a'h''
and l.30, $50 and s. p. IN:
Leave Washington Mt $50 and 1890 m, and
123O, 23O, 4 80 and 6 p. m.
Sunday Loave Alexandria at $50 and II ~
a. M, and l.SO $50 and 5s0 p; N m' % neaS9 s9
Washington at 80 a. IN. and l2'3o. 2.5o, 4'oo
and p. Ill. ,,u1co,,
feb2- President Potomac Ferry 90.
.zskzszce - "A Al AH 'E5a', - - ,,.
steamer KEYPORT will leave her wharf, toot
of Prince street, daily, except Sundays. at D. oo
p. m., going South and arrive st l2oo p m'
(day) going North. roop ...
nov Is I. Is. HOOh, Agent. -
ENLAND S SEABoARD COASTlNd W.
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RUSINESS NOTICE.

WYE HAVE secured tho services OF Mr.. d.
w WISE JENNINGS, Of Cuipepor, and
can assure his friends that our stock viii be kept
full and complete st al times and goods SOLD A'
low low nrircs D. f. BRASHEAR,
FAB No. 100 King ST., Alexandria
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WOOD AND COAL.

CoALI 'N"
~ ur
For good CLEAN COAL z" TO /; j: M Il: =:
HaTFEY s. CO.'S, wharf and yard fool Of
Queon street. - Bop v
~O,I, CUAI.i
CDALi
On tho wharf a full stock Of COAL OF tho
nosl nuality, Broken, Egg Stove, Nut and
Cumberland, from the following mines
Lyken's Valley Mines.
Cameron
Sunbury
Lee
Hill s. Harris
ocean
Maryland
West Virginia Splint.
for sale at the lowest market rates, per ton of
:240 TO- ~
ian ll-tf w. a. SMoOI.
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FOR TIE POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS

The now and commodious iron sT~A
steamer JOHN W. THOMPSON, .Ea1Sz65a1 gC
built especially for this route, leaves the com m
DAY and FRIDAY, at ! o'clock o. M, and
Alexandria a. 7.30 ~ nj returning, arrives
EVERY "WEDNESDAY and SUNDAY, al
o'clock p. IN.
This company makos close connections at Al
exandris with tho w. c., v. NJ. i &. s. Il: L.
received for I'll points, North and South,
handled with care and forwarded with prompt
ness and dispatch.
For further information apply 10
i. a. REED, Agent
Janney's wharf,
or at the office Of tho company, under the Ma.
tional metropolitan Bank, 18th street, opposite
the Treasury Department, Washington.
NH 10 }. w. THOMPSON, President.
>e-as CLYDE'S STEAM LINES WEEK.
PiT1TaDELputA' i,F y PROVIDENCE R0 AND
BOSTON.
Steamers leaye Alexandria EVERY TUES
DAY and IoAvo Philadelphia EF Err I SAT
URDAI, at IL o'clnck nl from Pier NO. N.
WhArves.
This line cGanec;s at Alexandria with the o.,
A. i; NJ. and W. s. D. Il. Rs, and ut Philadel-
phim with tbs new and opular Iron Line tor
Providence and Boston.
Freight forwarded With promptness and care.
free Of commissions.
No charge for Transfer in Philadelphia, and
no Wharfage in Boston. Through to Boston IN
sixty live hours. Through rates and through
bills Of lading given. Insurance guaranteed 81
aas tE:an usual rates.
Agents:
T. 4. REED, Alexandria.
WM. 7. CLYDE Sc CO., Philadelphia.
GEO. +. HYDE, GEORGETOWN. d. G.
JOHNSON BROS, Washington.
jan 3-ti
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GEO. GRAIN SILKS.

JusL opened from New York come very hand
some qualities Of
BLACK CASHMERhS
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nssp.ro TuELADIEs. We have just received
ane assortment of Gontlemen'5 Boys and
Youths Fine Toilet Slippers, suitable for the
holidays, which will be sold at prices to suit til
,;a,o. rdac el WADDEY, Il King st.
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CONSTIPATION.

TESTIMONY OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE
Regulator for constipation of my bowels, caused
by a temporary arrangement Of the liver, for
the last three or four years, and always, when
used according to the directions, with decided
benefit think it is a good medicine for the
derangement Of the lver-at least such has been
my personal experience in the use Of it.
HIRAM WARNER,
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GRO. GRAIN SILKS.

1bo shades Of Black as we'll IS the quality OF
these goods are very desirable
;oro, J.M. STEWART.
NrEW GOODS AT TIE PRICES BEFORE
" TIE ADVANCE.
Wo have received o full line OF Bleachel ana
IInbIesched Cottons, ;:hirting5 and Shcciing:
Cheviot Shrtings. Tctngs, C"cocs, &c. 40"
il tho time to buy, as Doncstcs o al Snds atH
advancing, and we cannot replace go0a5 poush'
onlv Yesterday at tho same prices TO- lay:
;sn97 Il. G. SLAYMAkER co.
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CoLIC AND GRUBBs IN HORSES.

Having had during the last twenty, years of
my life to attend to Racing Stock, and having
had SO much trouble with them with Collie,
Grubbs, &c, gave me great deal Of trouble.
Having hoard of your Regulator IS cure for
the above diseases, concluded to try it. After
trying one PACKAGE IN MASH l found it to cure
in every instance 1t is only to bo triod to prove
what have said in its praise: can send you
as to the euro Of horse. "
- " " GEORGE WAYMAN
Macon Ga Tuly oath, 1875.
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HIALARGOUS FEVEKSt

You AFRO at liberty TO use my name in praise
Of your Regulator as prepared by you, and re-
commend it to every one as the best preventive
for Fever and Ague in the world. plant in
southwestern Georgis, near Albany, Georgia,
and must say that it has dono more good on my
plantation among my negroes than any medi.
cine ovor used. 1t supersedes quinine if taken
in tmo Yours, &C., Hon. B. II. HILL. Ga.
CHILDREN!-You Reg
ulator is superior TO any 9TH
or remedy for Mslarsl Di.
seases among children, and
it has 8 large sale in this sec
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Russell, Albany, Ga.
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4 y l.

DLACK CASHMERE
AND
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MEDICINES.
TAKE
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR
TAKE
,Omach and Spleen.


WILL CURE
DYSPEPSIA.
MUST OWN that your
Simmons Liver Regulator
fully deserves tho popular.
ty it has attained. As FAM
lily medicine it has no equal.
1t cured my wife of mala.
dy had counted incurAble
that Wolfsbane of our Am.
orican people. Dyspepsia.
A. Il. 7. ALBERT,
Professor in Nicholas Pub.
tic School, Parish Of Ter
rebonne, La.
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TNLAND & SEABDARD COAST1NG co.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03
yEyy WORKERS sVEL TERTNG.
Yesterdays Oppressive Heat-The summers
Exodus Already beginning.

Now York's million Of people arose ycstcr-
day morning under red sun. whose blistering
rays sent the mercury up from 10 ut G o'clock to
So degrees ut noon and SO degrees at o'clock
in the afternoon. During the sixty lagging
molten minutes between half past ~ o'clock and
half past one o'clock in the afternoon, no shade
fell upon the streets and only those who were
obliged to. exposed themselves out OF DOORS
Conspicuous among the sufferers were the po-
liccmcn. wearing their winter. tightly -buttoncd
coats. and swcltcring beneath thor heavy, stiff
hats. Tho letter carriers just as warmly clad.
went their rounds with dragging steps.
The SUN took our plrt a year ago" said
one; :" wonder whether our work would DO
ghtened II 1t was known that the men in tho
branch Offices arc made to work twelve and
sometimes fourteen hours day"
In all the horse cars men In long busters and
women in linen wraps with satchcls and often
with nurses ana children, pursued their way to
swinging 10 and fro with the weight Of their
lOads. were driven to these vessels and to the
outgoing ocean steamships The afternoon
| The Albany night boats carried u summer
nights quota. and 500 people embarked on the
steamers VI the Providence and Stonington
I" / ncvcr saw the acason open 90 carly" said
| genera passenger agent, ycstrr1ay., Last
went east on one of our boats. Philadelphia
must be dcpopulated. Judging 10y the throngs
! day we had big demand for tickets to places
We had no tickets roady for The Sound boq,s
| are all doing the business now that they usually
| wait for until the end Of June"
The hoats that mako short trips up the North
and East rivers carried thousands. and fishing,
swimming. and hasc ball playing in the coun-
| try were established on q summer bnsis The
steamships sailing for Europe carried nearly
~ many ~ they could accommodate. but Il
| steamer bound for n port in the sunny South
! took away only a dozen persons.
An unknown man was prosirntcd ut the cor
] @ of - a.. lac lao hgu AZ
! The number uf deaths during last week re-
corded at tn" Bureau OF Vital Statistics was $50,
| and the doctors say the people have not felt the
fatal effects Of the heatsyet, hut week Of such
weather will swell the list OF infants deaths to
| midsummer proportions.
| The CITY Hail bootblacks suffered with the
rest ut mank ind and On that account two ofthem
! at half past seven O'Clock last evening plunged
| into the fountain west ~ the new Court House.
! While they were enjoying their bath cnvious
! comrades raised the startling cry of A copl'
| Instantly the hath"rs left the water and fed 10
doorway OF Stewards building and arranged
| their scanty toilet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03
CHEiTING ar C.fRDs.
4 Quarrel Over IA Game. and "a stab 10 the
Heart.

BALTIMORE. June 2-On Thursday even
about twilight, a terrible crime WAS committed
at Linden station. on the Baltimore and Poto-
mac Railroad. in Prince Georges county. Two
negroes. Adam Bell. aged II, and Frederick
Friendly. aged n. quarrcllei. and finally name
L. blows. During the progress II the difficulty
Bell drew pruning knife. with a keen blade
six inches in length. and made lunge at his
adversary. The weapon entered the left breast
Of Friendly. p"netratlng Ia the heart. When
Tho blade WIS Withdrawn the NE blood of Tia"
mnri' red mau -iuriHd ia stream. AMI IN a
irN mNulrti- hr WIS corpse. Coroner Harris
held ana inquest. The evidence showed that
b u and h4- companion had been drinking
-Ii-Aty. hut wnrr ult under the influence OF
hulur. They l"u M" store at the station zoe
= thsr. and went into thc yard. whore they
commenced play lus carl-. B"ll states that he
di-. tVorei Friendly ch ltins ~ th" game. and
ho lBell accordingly took up his money and
attempted To- leas" tho place. Friendly he says.
followed ia a fhrrat' uluE manner armed with
a club. and WIS i'm the act pf H-saultiug Bell
when the latter drew The knife and. IN seli-du-
fen Boo. lnii.tcd the fatal wound.
Bell came forward Yesterday morning and
surrendered himself IL was committed On
tic charge II murder.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03

The second trotting meeting at West Side
Driving Park. n. j.. closed Yesterday. The first
trot was for purse Of 800. for horses that
have never beaten $50 mile heats. best three in
1--WE. in harness. Out of eleven entries only
three started. These were VIM. Thomas's g. x.
Tom Bird H. TIcddens b. M Susie Smith. and
! u. Coles < m. Jennie J.. Before the start
Jennie l.. was the favorite. The trot was won
ly Tom Bird in three straight heats, Susie
money Timc-2:ilA. 2:4l. 2.i5 For second
trot purse $50. for double teams, mile heats,
hest three i'm fVe-ihorr were i've entries and
two starters: viz. Peter Names =. 4. Moscow
and .. Z. William. and Chas. Davilson's b. I.
Frank. and b. IN. Martha. Nloscmm and mate
wore hot fnNort,s al $50 To- tlj. The first and
second heats wore won by Moscow in fine style
IN 2 IS and 2:5j'i. Frank and mate won the
third heat hy half a length In $50. The fourth
and deciding heat was taken by Moscow and
mate at their leisure in 2ii4.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03
4 PRISON BRE4kER DEAD.
The Last or - Convict who spent his Time In
Laying Plans to Escape.

PROVIDENCE. Juno Q Elisha l.. Peck died
nj the state prison yesterday afternoon. aged 81
years. Peck was sentenced 10 the state prison
for three years. hy the supreme Court 81 Kent
county. Sept. 6. 1871. for larceny from the per-
son. and on the 18th Of the same month the
supreme Court of Providence county sentenced
Linn e. six years the last sentence to include
tho first. for breaking and entering. on the
night Of the 3lst Of October. 1872. a little more
tHan a ycnr after the commencement Of his
prison term OF rviro h. managed e. escape
from his cell. and beating AMI choking the
-ilt wat hmhh nltil ID" WlS useless. ne cnr-
Rod MIN Il lwn to the .'lar and left him. after
t"lns his k,yS revolver ana a snail amount
himself H. iu, ,rd yeral ~ tno pr, -on.rs Ia
l'u with him in an attempt toes app. but found
none willing until b. came 10 the cell ~ Charles
Williams. II" Jet Williams ont 81 the cell to
.~.npc. Several PLAN werr l.ld and attempted.
hut none were '~~tul. and at last they con-
cluird To wait until Tho steward came in In the
oNirc. the street and fr~",inm IN" ni,ht
Waterman never recovered from Tia" effects II
| the assault. and died year or NOR" ago. Will
| lians has n.trr been r",aItur" hut some
! In a short time Peck was arrested for burg
lary. near Uuca. y. Then he was transferred
he 3oh q Janaary, is7s In the f oil Wing
| May. during the March term Of the Supreme
| Court. ne was tried for assault and robh.ry Of
| tho might wat Imam. found guilty and sen
ton ed Il nitcrn years in the Stat Prison. in
addition 20 h- former sentence. II" was re-
nandri e. prison. AMI MT lnns git"rWnri was
mnrlrr SHOULD he nn ini'rfcrei Will. Th-
several other plans for '-.ap" hl of which
/ came tu naueht ON iho l2'h II February last
| j" made another attempt Too '-puuc 10y as-.'lt-
las-"i hy his bench. ami getting into the yarl
nnlrisd f. -.alr ih1 WALL ,,pt was seen by Ne
/ irons and into solitary confinement. where hc
I"niam"l SIN ,,e unt the -l-tof May, when, sui
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03
RENEWING THE RAILRoAD WAR.
Passenger Rates Reduced to Punish Tom
scott for Running ~ Fast Train.

For n week or more there have been vague
rumors in railroad circles that the magnatcs Of
the rail had come, or were about to come, 10
blows once more Some months ago u fast train
from st. Louis and Chicago to New York known
as the Wabash fast train. because 1t passed over
the Wabash road. was started. The New York
Central. cooperating with some Of the Western
roads. made this fast through train. Col.
Scott. Of the Pennsylvania Central. asked that 1t
be withdrawn. His request being refused. he
shortened the time OF ono OF his Chicago trains.
so that it competed with the Wabash train. This
raised howl among the Western roads, and
they appealed to Col Scott 10 withdraw his op-
position. Failing in. this, they fell back upon
their great ally. the New York Central, and Mr..
LIT oraers r a u2ess G SINS c "a s
train was withdrawn by the 23d OF May. there
Eastward. The following was received yes
terday:
srmsi Som. President 1icl9tn cnta Rlacud Company,
s S@ sSre S % s% YAK % Fn's CT to
Boston to siS tbs sdone to punish Fort WAYNE Tor
''''''' ~ '' General Manager Michigan central
The former rate from Chicago to New York
:" This means war" an old railroad man said
yesterday. scott won't stand any OF Wander
train rs anybody else hut because he tried to
save his traiie by doing i Vanderbilt tries to
uIlNN MIN 10 INC wall. Dul tillS NOUNS u gen
eral war. for the Baltimore and Ohio and the
Erie roads will be bound to come in to protect
themselves and 80 will the Grand Trunk. Some
persons think that Vanderbilt has opened this
war with settled purpose, aud that his visit to
Europe Il in furthcrnncc OF that purpose. What
il il ? Why he wants to establish his own line
81 steamers to Europe. ahd then establish
through freight rntcs from Chicago to Liver
pool, which no other line can tax" and live.
Mind YOU. this Is only the fret step Of the war
Unese | am greatly mistaken, II Will rapidly
extend and before long all the ronds will be at
IL. hammer and tongs, cuttlg rates
None Of the roads have yet cut their passcn-
ger ratios either way. but all the agents expect
orders to begin To- morrow
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03
CHEAP ICE THIS SUMMER.
An Era OF Lower Prices-The Rate not Likely
to go above ~ Cent. per Hundred.

Now that the heated term has fairly set
in. the ice companies Of this city are doing a
brisk business. what with Wholesale and fam
ily customers. and are correspondingly happy
The prospect is that ice will be much cheaper
this summer than 1t has been for many years
past. although the lee men insist that only a
three-quarter crop was harvested during the
past winter.
This was owing to the many heavy falls Of
snow; a great surface Il ice was not swept and
n great deal ~ snow ice. w II IL called, was
harvested. The wush in the houses Of this
snow lee i twenty-five per cent. larger than in
the case Of pure ice
During the harvest nearly 500 600 tons were
taken from the HUDSON river. and from the
ncighhOring lake. which supply this city 26O e.
uuu tons. Lust year at this time a. per ton was
being CHARGED T. larg' consumers To- the fam
lily trade 80 and 50 cents per hundred weight.
This year the rate ia only a for large quanti-
ties. and 30 cents per hundred weight to the
family trade. Although the companies. thus
far. have not as yet agreed upon uniform rate
e. Ice charged during the summer. there j. litle
or No doubt that such M agreement will bc
reached. II g. believed that tho price cannot 20
above forlyiiVe cents per hundred
large part ~ the H.. received here IL sent 20
seaside resorts or taken hy steamships. c--
p''lully those engaged IN carrying American
beef to the English market.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03

eordn fell behind. in spite ri whip and spur.
hy length with Mnttagorda second. and Bill
Saunders fair third. Time. 1.45A. Previous
t. the race. Charley Gorlam sold in the pools
ut 80 to 30 against the field.
The second race was the Ohio Derby Stake,
for threc-ycur Odds. t25 entrance. pay or play
$500 added 10y the association 800 to tho sec
ond horse; dash one mile and n half There
were ~ entries. hut only starters. fair start
was had, Allen PnkertOn and McWhirtcr lead
ing the field throughout the first half mile; then
M'Whitcr shot rapidly ahead. leaving the
field in n bunch half a dozen lengths behind
and winning the race easily 10y five or six
lengths, with Goolfcllow second and parisnt
third. Time, 2:40. McWhrtcr was the fayorite
The bird race was the Club Purse for all
ages. $3.50. $50 to tho second horse
3 starters. Title Brent. Emma Cobb. Actress.
Jim Murphy. and Fair Play. in the pools
Emma c, sold at 10. Brent 80 Fair Play 40,
Murphy 10. and Aotr,ss H. The horses started
promptly in the first heat. and ut the first half
mile Brent, Emma G.. and Murphy were run;
Actress crowdng closely. Murphy soon fell
behind leaving the front TO Emma and Brent.
At the last turn Emma gained length on Iillie
and came in winner in l:4I; Tillic Brent
second, Jim Murphy third. Actress fourth,
Fair pay Nth. Time, AZ. In the second
heat Tillic Brent led at the start and maintained
that position until the beginning of the Inst
quarter. when, under whip and spur. Emma {.
came forward splcnddly. taking the heat In
I 4GA Jim Murphy second Fair Play third
Tillic Brent fourth, Actress NTH. Time. l:iGis.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03
ROUING IN GOWtNrs Bir.
Union Ferry Employees Engaged in n Holly
Contested Race.

A hotly contested double scull race was
rowed yesterday afternoon in Gowanus bay by
employees Of the Union Ferry Company. A
steamer took down throng Of ferry men and
their friends. The crews were Coles and MUIR
ray and Foster and Brown. Tom Quinn started
the boats and McssrS Martin and Tillison were
the judges. The race was for the Championship
of the company and gold medals. The course
was three miles turnHhuut Both crews caught
the water together. and IL was nip and tuck to
the turning marx. Coles and Murray got
around first, and when they Strengthened out
for homo all thought they were the winners.
Foster and Brown. however. put on steam. and
shortly after turning drew UP abreast. and 10y
keeping W a splendid squirt sent their bow tip
ahead. At the two miles they had clear water.
though Coles and Murray hung grimly on their
quarter. II WAS VOL contested race To- the fin
ish and WAS won hy Foster and Brown in 20
minutes - seconds. Time of til" other boat, ~
minutes. \ collation. was aitcrwari served at
Commodore Frank Bat,~'- and the dclirato OF
Presentation speeches and Iriz,s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03

BOrRDETTE At Bro.klAn, on Friday, June !. Eh1a
widow of DANIEL Huurirtr
Relative, ami iu,uls are invited g. me tuu,ral a. s.
thhrless church sydney IlnDr, ON slndhN. 40 $50 VI
GREACEN ON fIuiuv June Ihumat Samu,l Sc,
ou sou OF Robert Hr,acen aged - years months AMI
- days
mo friends of the family are invited u at, mi the
funeral Monday, All INST NJ ON, O'clock, from ~
West NrN II
UNRiiFLL -On Tob % 1877 II pneumonia. AZ her
residence. near Grant View. Johnson county Texas.
Sister Irene lhfrVll Mltr Of \ HurDl deceased, AMI
dau-hf,l.of a. and Margaret heahy
~l.tr lihfith was Tom m kNAAin county, Miss WAY
- 1851 Sll made pruitrsluu 80 religion, ui IVlif u
Do baptist church IN ls65 For nearly twenty seven
var. Ahr bore the cross n Christ kN and with
honor 90 tie Master she ii,d a. size had lived nolr
thU.uAu lady Her m'mulN i, oWha. mod m ui"
hearts Of h,r SURVIVING itmnis ana a,luantano's
Blessed hfr the dead whh d., In IA, Lul from lrncc
TOM sea-, ,tth the smnt that iheN rDN nam thor
"III SIrT -mn iMnr , AZ III, 81 N,nola, Hotel IN In,
NN. Edgar Hewitt AGED 3 years, editor o the In.
surtu,, Chronicle. NVN YORK
FUNERAL from tbs II Nicholas nt 80 on MONDAY,
ith inst, 10 the New London boat thence 10 sew Lon
don Conn
fklESr-on saturday, June ?, Of consumption, Edgar
Priest, lgvd - years
Friends oi tue family are respectfully ipyed To at
tend the funeral ut the residence Of his parents ~ John
son st. Brooklyn, On Tuesday, 9Th inst al clock
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03
An Answer TO Gnrhsld'- Denial Concerning
Hayes Letter.

WAsHINGToN, June 2.-Thc correspondent Of
tho s0u H'W sent the following despatch to hs pa
per o. night.
The friends If The Hon A GarAch here sov Tint it
WAS Ncry unwi,c in hun g. make The denial ceernphci
all over " fouhtrA ms morning concerning the letter
addressed a. him iN tD Pres i,u at tho time hc
cannitHe ier senator from ONO Mr. Garfield Mt that
time showed ths letter a. various urws Hpsr CORES puui
en, hcrs and Mr. Garfield over puoAshe' the sucr IT
viii ht found almost word for word with The letter t.le
graphtf u the Hoat, and stated 10 be appro Anatey
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03
The Bencdlc,ion Of Pope Plus TX.

In Response To- the cahleRram sent by the
Cothohc Young Men, National Union 10 Pope Plus TX,
conveying tAer con.ratuuuons On the nftieth ami
Ntrsafy 81 Ills eplscolaty, the following has been re-
teiYtd.
Row june 1877
The Holy Father returns his thank ~ the catholic
i4n; Mems National tnlpn and sends his am uonate
lnLl h lAI-