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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23

Provisions are now SO cheap, and the whole
cost OF living has been reduced 50 much in this
country, that manufacturers have been permit
ted to Gu: down tho wages Of labor to iectc
that enables them to turn on. their goods al
less cost than their foreign competitors, ADD yet
they oppose free trade, apparently blin:. to the
fact that the rcmova! Of the almost pr2h!tlto.y
tariff upon foreign goods, b7 increasing the I'm
portatiou of those goods would, BY supplying
foreigners with the requisite means, enable
them 10 ilcreasa their orders Tor American
goods, aod thus by crea:iog an Increased de-
lnand fer these goods necessarily Increase The
amount ol labor requisite 10 supply it, and con
s.qusntly be advantageous not onIy 10 them
selves Lu: to thousands Of their naw lie
nIrr1rnn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23

Mr.. a. Ii. II. S'usr, ;ns his ctI..ls to hos
Of DE-. Curry, Geu. E,hcls aud saaDy OF the
other best meo in the State in favor 6!
the payment Of the State and National
debt, and Ct mouey a. good as gold, aud
yet OF all the regular nominees Of dem
not Il single oue is al outsptken a6vocste
Of those eood old Democrat, principles. and
therefore they not only max, the best meu
among lhti: constituents iukcwsrm 10 thti;
York Herald in another column shows, mill.
tate against tn. c!cc'iou Of uen If tn, If own
party 10 other sections Ct the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23
Beauty sd0rus woman; Dealhau,'s C!o.hinr
the mar

ssI N0THING SHORT G? uon! s.aLaJic bcuc
Its conferred upon tens OF Thousands Of sufferer.
could originate and msintsin the regulations
Which AYERS SARsApAEELLA enjoys II i. n
compound CT the best ycgetabla alternatives, with
tho lodltes OF Potassium and Iron, and is the
most eliectual Of ail remedies for scrofuou:
cesstul and ccTtsn in it, remedial effects, i! pro-
duccs rapid and complete cures Of Scrofuls
Sores, Boils, Humors, Pimp!es, Eruptions, Skin
Diseases and all disorders arising from impur,y
Of the blood. By its iavigocating effect: it al.
ways relieves ard oi!cn cures Liver Complaints
Female Weaknesses aad Irregularities, and is i
potent remover Of vitality. For purifying the
blood it ha: 10 equal. !. tones up the system,
restores aid preserves the health, and impsr.s
vigor and energy. For l')rty gears it has been
in extensive uze and is today The N os! available
medicine i1r the suffering ac; anywhere L. ).
Lesdtester 81 Bro. Agents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23

During Mr.. Randall's speech in Philadelphia,
las! night. Drickbat, thrown OF him by some
one 10 the crowd, passed within an inch or two
Of his head. As the "outragc' was perpetrated
by republican, and 10 republican city, and
as tho intended victim is democrat, the rt-
publican parry vii! not attempt to remedy
it. If democrat were to throw stone at a
republican speakor,in southern ciy,th whole
radical press would ring with tho "ou!rage"-
but circumstances alter cases.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23
YELLOW Fever,

MEMPHIS, Oc:. 22.--Thc Thermometer iudi-
cafes Sc. From s;E o'clock last Right Gotil
uoon TO day eleven orders Tor iHtcrmcnIs ore
i cpcrtcd by unleIlskels. AmoDg those WEo
have Gicd are Miss Del Roach, daughter Of 4.
J. Roach; Jams Raper, I wall EHG@D Clam
street grocer; bliss Charlotte Thomas, +. II.
DoHdy, James DoIar, cueiocor OF his equity
jail; S. 3. Nicholson, and Fritz llollman. :,
Five sew clses ard oao death a;c reported
as having occurred yesterday ct 1u=eumbia,
Ala. The physicians who cau!c :roG C:uclo
natl aud Dayton leave for iionje IL H.ofroW;;.
The Howard Association Is rapidly saudi1g eli
all nurses from abroad, their services beiHs; o1!i.
sdcrcd as no logger needed.
The Board Of Health officially reported Fix
deaths from yellow fever during the past twenty
four houts ending at sZ o'clock 10 eight.
Thirteen physicians Of the Howard Medical
| Corps report twenty five ncw cases: twelve 10
city, thirteen 10 tic suburbs. The Cotton tx
change was opened this morning regularly i3r
business. The relicf steamer John u. Cham.
bcrs, from Eicksbutgr arrived TO nlEht. All 90
| board arc reported well. Ibe weather II clear
| and cold. with prospects OF frost.
| CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 22.-Dca;h3 from lever
for the twenty four hours cndirg at tour z. IL, :
Kate Farmer. Louis SchnailGlan, Allan x. Far
ham, and one colored. Fourteen nn1 casCS:
twelve colorcd. Drs. Fiaor, B;zter, krott,
| and Blacktord are up and oct. Tie coiored
pcoplc contibuc &c crowd 10 when any OF thci!
color arc down with iaycT aD ils5t ai iijfiS
| 10 have thcm removed. The Increased number
Of new cases las caused r;IuT;.;,; Refugees to
take the back track.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. - --Mra. H!sGy ;:chc&l,
berg, SUPERINTENDENT 81 The jewish Wido:?s'
end Orphans Home died of yellow fever TO-
Cay. Tie weather this m3caiag is clear, coils,
and wildly, the Thermometer registering Co..
Ooc hundred end fourteen ro7 o.s.s oil yHEio"
fever aGd iorty.two deaths arc reported ior The
past twanIy four hou,s. The !ootln@s TO date
are T., APO cases aud 81 deaths.
The Peabody Association gives no;.:2 ti'&t Il
will not need aGy moro iuaGS.
Rev. Albert Rarthe, pastor .! !Ec German
Lutheran Church, died t0 isy q yci!cST fever.
At Holly Springs Two Ecw eases AID i've
deaths. Heavy la!n last blight. Citai ard
| Geld to-day. At Mobile during the past t#Guty
! tour hours there have bccu twelve nc'7 cases.
At Cairo Two eos csHal and oGC death trcm
yellow fever src reported for TIC past tTcnty
four hours. At jackson pc" cases, Is; deaths,
). 1t Targipahoa two new cases ard o2e
death. At Bay ST. st. Louis seven Hc" case:
no deaths. At Pass Christian t7o ncw casat
ard one DEATH AZ McComb City ,wo rcT
cases uud one DEATH 1T Gr4Gtl JUNCTION one
new case. At Baton Rouge Dew cases twenty
eight; 20 deaths. At West Baton Rouge thlt'
teen new cases aad three d?atEs 10 the pest :Wo
days. A. Osy Ia three new eases end ore
death; three very I5w IL iiancSGor0 nc~ Cas-
occur daily. At Ficksaurg three death IN tic
city aud thee in The c5uniry. At D0na!'is0n7'!.e
twenty thicc ncw cases aud iour deaths.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23

II it were not for the fact that the time of
life al which one is most liable To become TO-
sane is between tho ages Of 20 and 80, and f,r
several others, as apparent as oonVuciog, the
grseDDack movement would afford strong
grounds for anticipating heavy and carly strain
ca the capacity Of tho several insane asylums
throughout tho country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23

BIaokwood's Magazine for October has been
received from its American republishers, the
Leonard Scott publishing &c. Of New York. It's
contents arc: The New Ordea', Fire Flies,
Poetry. The Troubles of Scots Traveller, John
Cadigate, Three D,ys in Paris, Fred :" A
Tale from ,lapar, Iranslalions from Hoino,
The New Routes 10 India. and Eastern Pros.
pccts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23
PilnlfcO Races.

BALTIMORE Md, Oct. 23.-The RACES at
finllco have bceo postponed to. day on account
OF the foodlng OF the track by tho severa storm
Ct lad and rain last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23
The RireSDOKn.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Or. % AL the wires
are down north of Baltimore, consequent wo
arc unable 10 receive anything, from beyond th 1t
city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23

vel:ion assembled, W. W. Rock. esq, wa: ao.
csred elected, aud !he Joint convention dis:oIvci
The Board then adjourned.
Ieste: JAMES T.. CATOE, C,crl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23

All the VIZ r.L oaer baby govcins. Yet often
disease will overcome the baby and then it Is
that DR.. Bulls Blby Sy,up pcCvcs its worth
by cosqucrlng the disease. Price, % cents g
bottle,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23

For G0c Hat 90 to Desihau. ), G. kap
street, corner OF Fairfax
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23
s.syT.gL CO.TsTEfsEE.

Arrvea-- Bosts r Il Fsi!c, Il o c's"g ";Sr'
and I + Moore, to American Coal Co; a 'p''''
to Georges Creek Cosl Go. r, r.,,on i.
Hcnaftcd- Boats Morning Sun, ! rH'''' Is
j west, elmer & Kat, ;, > H" S.sInr
Burke, j w Daley and & M otnEeDsA.u ...--.--
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23

Your f,iend your purse and Dealham \
Clothing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23

The market tn: w4c!i las baaa Il:vt, tie ga
ply being fully equal - the dain .tl IN: OIL:
lngs Of Beet Cattle were saaorn!ly ut !.lr I4a''
y, with b.! few TOPS ~; ne Nl.rkc. l-.vcs ~
better demand, ana e higher. ShcCr and AM
in fair enquiry. lioss low3r a!A GI!l, liz
weather operating: against sellers. E'ws "ill
Calves scsrca a.! '1J"tntj@n2 'ig:cr. w:ih a9'cl
dcmarG
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23

GsOEGHT0w% CATTLE NJ ARK TT Uc:"hc7 =. 90
Oherings-.tU beet cattle $50 sheep, 800 IMlnG3
ard ~ COWS and caivus S,lcs---2;j bee! cst:.'
az 3sSl l. per gr0rs cwl go sheep T.! BAL: p"'
pound, 100 lambs at 4!sj!c per pound, and =
cows end calves st .!jaSiJ each. Market duii.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23

NEW Yo"G CATTLE :! ,E'iE ct. o,:uDr! - -
Dce@es-Ta"rc Was 40 ;.G!c If consequence
Dressed Bee! ruled duh 81 Gis7lc per ID Il!
common 20 Primo !mtivn sides, aid I.G' let
poor 10 decent ..cLa: Beet.
Cayes--Gr&sse.s Ard h.:!e:!nik tn;vl. ""c>
selling slowly q. .!.:ie per h. whit" n:i!E lei
yen3 had 1. iajr nG iiry Is. tG7 &c per ID.
:-Eecp H:d I.nI: h:--Jhu demand wGs very
mcter::c, ..:.,i tho market closed with 4" ~oaA
tcelag aid downward tendency 81 4.i!c per =
for far 70 good ;.hecp, and ;is5!c Tor tsir I"
choice Lambs. D.nIcrs report Gull trade n!
e. &c for dressed Lamb, aEi 5s7c for dressed
mutton.
Hogs-MHrk,l :o7 i've Log; Gui! at H.: ''J
Dar 100 lbs:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-03-06
ANY PERSON WHO WILL. BUYApox
OF 800.
PllS0D'S pv2glfIVD Pills !"

l. -. - q = 3 Il
ana VIII take one ~ each night f,,r
'"ur y nights, and viii do this every
tfird I'D, week during the months Of
June, July, Angnst and September will
not be troubled with FEVER ard
AGuE, nor MALARIOUS FEVER ner
BILIOUS FEVER. nor any Of tile d;..
eases resulting tfnnl miasn,atic ,,oisup.
common in Missn.,ii. Mississippi: Lon,
lslana, Arkan as ard Texas. IfpAR.
SUNS PUhGATlEE PILLS cannot
he obtained al your Grarest store. s,,I
20 cents to the undersigned, and tha
pills shall be sent, post Ia,tl, by return
mai, ~; Physicians supplied by mail st
s2.3o per Thousand in bulk. As thi.
Is out little more than half p,ice for
standard pills BY tie thousand. ca.h
mist accompany the Order. Tie Re-.
c,pe will be cheertnlly sent to any
fhyslclan on application. We vii,
send PARSONS PILLS by mai, tn
responsible parties on commission At
- per dozen, sample dozens ut &l.:l5
cash with the order. 80.
WHOLESALE AGENTS. s
Collins Bros st. I.on;s NJ
" W. Jones y Co. Memphis, Tenn
T. .. Hart u Co.. New Orleans. La
= ). Llnc"ln 81 Co. Little Rack AN
!. c. Thompson & Co, Galveston. Tsx
Address all orders to- Il. !.
|. S. JOHNS0Ns& CO.
Bangor, Maine.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-03-06

Z Z +.
STORY OF Tue DARDANELLEs The
Dardanelles, toward which so mnrI
attention is now directed, tairI,
Teens with historic and poetic mem
orles. Its navigation was first at
tempted BY the Argonauts, uplet
Janos, in their search for the Colder
Fleece. AT Ahydos, Xerxes bull,
his famous bridge of boats for the in
Vasion of Greece, aud it was herr,
that the loves of Hero and Leandel
became world renowned, Leanier
who at Abydos, on the Asiastic
shore, was in love with Hero. the
beautiful priestess of Venus, at SEES
tos, and reglllarly swan the Strait 10
meet his mistress. One dark and
stormy night he failed to appear, and
when the luckless Hero visited ,b,
shore the next morning, the wave,
Lad washed the dead body of he
lover upon the sands. Overcome by
her loss, she plunged into the sea,
and the spot became ever after sa
cred to their memory. On the third
OF March, 1910, Lord Byron swan |
the Dardanelles at the same point in
seventy minutes. He was accompa.
nied by Lieutenant Akenhead
whose name has been handed down
to posterlty in the line:
(which Leander, Mr.. Akenhead and
did,"
The swim from Ahydos to Sestos is
stlll repeated yearly by Byron-in.
spired tourists, and will probably
continue to he as long as the glamour
OF poetry and tradition hands round
the spot. - Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-03-06

New POPULAR Music - "Grease
the Griddle, Birdie, Darling" a bean.
tiful new song and chorus by the su-
thor Of "Bang my Scslp Locks Ger
my Forehead" will have a greater
run than any piece since Darling. |
am Growing Old" The melody il
simple and plaintive. Arranged for
barber shop guitars and French harps
at thirty'6ve cents:
"Gresse the gridllc, Birdie, darling
Grease it DER with lamhient lard
Ponr the bnekwlleat batter on it
From the bowl so brown and hard.
An in order that the buckwheats.
be not burned and seorchea and sore
Cease the gridtlIe In profusion
Grease the gridllle, Birdie, dear"
Ta,s beautiful song may be OBJ
tanned at ell music ssores-[St. Louis
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-03-06
How the Streets of Paris are Cared
For,

The estimated expense Of keeping
the public streets, ways and squares
of Paris in good order for 1878, is
placed at twenty seven millions OF
francs, or about $5400,oO0. The re-
ceipts of the public way department
are placed at twentyfour millions OF
francs. This income is derived from
taxes imposed upon the Citizens
Every new building which is erected
must pay so much per square foot.
A balcony is taxed ten or twenty
francs, according to it's height from
the ground, and there is a special tax
for signs, lanterns, ETC. There is al
80 a tax for sweeping the streets
which reaches 100000 francs.
This is recent idea. Formerly, the
care Of the streets was the duty Of
the abutters. In the old narrow
streets this was not q very task, but
rs new broad streets were created, it
was found necessary TO raise a sub
scription to pay for keeping the mid
die of The streets clearly. The sub-
scribers complained that. the non
subscribers were much benefited as
they were, and it became necessary
to create a special tax, which varies
according to the width of the streets. |
The carriage stands pay more than
four million francs for the privilege.
Each omnibus pays 1000 francs per
annum, and the street cars 1900
francs each.
The bhkposter Is taxed for his
sign boards; the proprietors of cafes
are taxed for the privilege given,
their patrons to sit on the sidewalk
and drink their coffee; the skating
ponds are leased, and, in short, the
fathers of Paris pick up an
honest franc wherever they can find
it, and the money goes into the public
chest. = Exchange. I
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-03-06

SHERMAN's FIGHr.--While we have
spoken very freely of the trial and
conviction Of Anderson, in New Or
leans, as proceedings entirely unjust
and farcical in their character, we
cannot help saying that the interest
manifested in the matter by the
President and his Cabinet is equally
out of place and unbecoming. We
are given to understand that army
officers and others are to be sent To
New Orleans at Government expense
to reason with Governor Nichols.
and to- persuade him and others
against further prosecutions. Pray,
what business is it of Mr.. Hayes if
the State authorities of Louisiana
choose to continue these prosecu
tons? They are all conducted un- !
der State laws; the otfenses are
against the State, and not against
the United States. Mr.. Hayes has
no more authority for interference
or advice'in the premises than for
interference or advice 10 any of the
scores Of criminal cases on trial in
st. Louis. His anxietysand meddle
someness cannot help raising iu, the
public mind suspicion that the.
visiting statesmen" who acted ia
his behalf q year ago, were guilty Of
conduct which, ifrevealed, would no,
lie creditable to him or to them. st.
Louis Globe Democrat. a;
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-03-06
SALE L STAGE STABLE
| jackson, between I'd and 81 SIS,

8 ~ = vs.
n oRsEs, BUGGlEs, HACKS AND
Harness always on hand for, sale or
liire at reasonable rates. Horses board-
ca per month, day or single feed. A
ilne OF Hacks leave the, above stable on
IuEs1 AVS, THERsDAYS and SAT- 1
qKDA VS. for Red River Landing, via.
LECOMTE,
LOYD'S BRIDGE,
CHENEYVILLE.
EVERGREEN.
COTTON PORT
Morcauyille and Simmsport, making
close connection with the Mail steamers
4. D. LEE, FRANK, ,PARGOUD and
NAICHEZ, up and down.
A comfortable Hack, pair of horses
aud careful driver always ready at tho
above stable to convey persons to tho
Sulphur Springs, ,Harrisonburg, Nat
chitoches, Many, Leesville or wherever
they wish to go, and at rates to snit tho
times. l GUARANTEE tSATISFAC.
TION. N, %. AIcGINNIS. -, q
May Oily Proprietor.
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THE Tree IS kI6l7H BY Its ERulI.n

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TUFTS Pills are worth their w.;chtin gid"
REV. !. r. SiMP5OA, Louisville, XIV.
TUFTS Pills ere special blessing of the nine
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=. ~ have used TUFTS Pills for torpor of the liver
They are superior to any medicine for hillary dis.
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!. p CARR, Attorney ct Law, Augusta, Ca.
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fhey are anequaled forcostiyenessa ard hli6usncss"
F.R. WILSON, ceorgetown, Texas.
81 have used TUFTS Medicine with great benefit"
w. w. MANN, Editor Gobio Register.
I'VE sell fly hoxss Tafts Pills to five OF all
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lltts Plls have only 10 be tried to establish
their merits. They work like magic
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There is no medicine so well adapted to the cur.
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King Alphonso's Mourning.

Madrid correspondent of the Paris
Ihon'ieur writes as follows about Albion
sos way OF life since the death of Mer-
cedes: 1T is well known how deem
and painful has been the grief of the
young sovereign, but what is less known
is the fact that, for the several succes.
sive weeks, he spent every moment at
the Escurial, when he was not necessa.
rly occupied with affairs of state
There he passed his time in solitude
refusing to receive any one, and entire.
ly abandoning himself to the memorv
OF his dear departed consort; he walked
about IN the vast halls of the palace Of
Charles v, and passed many long
hours in the vaults, which contain the
mortal remains of the Kings of Spain.
AT the hours of repast he ordered two
covers to be laid, one for himself and
the other opposite to him for the queen:
and then he would remain absorbed in
contemplating the empty seat, hardly
touching any of the viands laid before
HIM. His ministers, relations. and
faithful friends became alarmed Mt this
state OF things, not only on account of
the kings health, but equally so on ac.
count OF the interests OF the dynasty.
The Spaniards require to have a king
who shows himself, who mounts on
horseback, and passes reviews. His
majesty has, consequently, been per
suaded to leave the Escurlal, and to re-
sumo his ordinary life. He made no
reslstance,to the entreaties addressed
to him to this effect, and since his re-
turn to Madrid, within the last few
days, he has given rather numerous
audiences, both to Spaniards and stran-
gers. During these visits he reverts
with certain preference to the mem.
DRY of the queen. He likes to dwell
upon the fact that when he was pur
SUNG MS studies at Vienna he thought
of his cousin, and that seeing around
him certain dethroned princes who had
taken into exile with them, as it were.
like burden, the consorts whom they
had espoused when seated on their
thrones, solely from political motives,
he had determined never to marry any
woman unless he could give her his
whole heart, and whom he could love
and cherish in days ofgood as well as
III days OF evil fortune. 1t was for that
reason that he had married his cousin,
he often eXclaims: The world is
against us; the government. the cham
bers, and our relatives. But we two
surmounted all Obstacles Around
him every mode Of diversion is being
restored to. He has already been per.
suaded to be present at the military
maneuvers. The necessity of finding
another companion for the king is be.
ing seriously considered 1t is highly
desirable that queen should share the
throne of Spain"