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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-17
STEAMERS.
DESUMPTION OF ROUTE.

On and after THURSDAY, February 18th,
1878, the steamer M A Z ia n O, Capta ain
VIM. II. Byles, will be run as follows !:
Leave Alexandria EVERY MONDAY,
THURSDAY and SATURDAY, from King
street wharf, at hslfpast seven o'clock
q. NJ, for Landings on the Potomac as far down
as Nomini. Leave Nomini EVERY TUES
DAY and FRIDAY MORNING, at o'clock,
for Washington, arriving early the same even
ing. Freight received daily.
feb II j. BRODERS & CO.. Agents.
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FOR NORFOLK.

The elegant, new and substantial .F~~ b,
iron steamer LADY OF TIE LAX EIaaaaa 18s
leaves the company,s wharf, Washington ~
DAY, at five o clock 2. H., and Alexandria at
$50 D. M; returning, leaves Norfolk EVERY
TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY,
st o'clock p. m. This line connects al Nor
folk with the ships of the Merchants and Mi
ners Transportation Company for Boston and
route to those cities and their connections
throughout New England. Fare to Norfolk 50 ;
round trip Sc. Tickets good until used
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-17

CPRING OPENINGl
y SPRING OPENINGI
Just received this day per express q beautiful
and we'll selected stock Of the following goods,
which will be sold very cheap:
Ribbons, Ladies, Ties, Fancy Belts,
Hosiery, Gents Ties, Buttons,
Rulings, Fans Corsets
Edgings, Veilings, Rushes,
Couture Pins, Kid Gloves, Head Ornaments.
A beautiful line of Children's Striped and
Plain Colored Hose, from 123 to Toe per pair.
An elegant three button Kid Glove, in light and
dark shades for 76c per pair. All the latest
6Oc; Silk Fringes; the best 60c Corset in town,
equal TO what is usually sold for 75c, at
mh2 9. c. BERRY'S, II King st.
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PAPER HANGINGS

FOR 1878.
New and Beautiful Gold Silver, Mica EN-
bossed, Plain Frssco, Marble and Wood lmi'
tations. n,,o
New styles of Paper Hangings and Fresco
limitations for ceilings snd side walls OF private
houses, public nails and churches, selected WILL
great care from the best manufacturers
NV experience for many years in tais business
enables me to give satisfaction and sell low.
JOHN Il. CLARKE
apl9 NO 100 hlns sttso'.
VERY FINE EDAM CHEESE, for sale by
mvs GEO. Nc BURNEY & SON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-17

The MAIL SOUTH BOUND connects 81
LYNCHBURG for the WEST and Southwest,
and, at Gordonsville, with Ches. q Ohio K. x.
for Richmond and West.
The Evening Express Southwark CONNECTS at
Gordonsvillo With Ches. s. Ohio West and at
Danvillo with K. s. D., for tho Carolinas, Geor-
g;s. Florida and all the South West. Through
sleeper to Savannah. ia.
The Morning Express south bound, with
through sleeper, for Now Orleans. connects o.
Lynchburg for the West and South West, and
at Danvlle, for South, South East and South
For WARRENTON leave Washington 525
q. M and Alexandria 90 s. m. daily, except
Passengers for MANASSAS LINE leave
Washington 25 g. m. and Alexandria 8 90 a.
m. daily, except Sunday Returning, leave
Strasburg 90 a. m and arrive at Alexandra
at 2 ID p. m.
North bound trains make close connections
with BALTIC. s. Ohio and BALTIC. s. Potomac trains
to Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, and
to all points North and North West
The Ev'g. Exp. train has Sleeping car through
without change between Washington and Ssvan.
nah, Ca, by way of Dsnville, Charlotte, Go.
lumbis, Augusta and Port Royal line, with d.
rect connection to Jacksonville and Florida
generally.
The Morning EXP. Train runs sleeping cars
through without change between New York
and Lynchburg, and between Washington and
New Orleans.
Through tickets to the South and West.
feb 1S j. NJ. BROADUS, G. T. &.
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FANCY GOODS.
J. FERGUSON g BRO.

We have opened our stock or the season, con-
DRESS TRIMMINGS, Black and Colored
Silk Fringes, Worsted Fringes, in plain and
mixed colors, Buttons, &c.
Hosiery Gloves, Corsets, &c, in great variety.
LADIES NECK WEAR-Kuchings, Ties
Bows, Scarfs, Fancy Ribbons, Yelling, &c.
HOOP SKIRTS all styles on hands and made
to order at short notice
PICTURE FRAMES, in Walnut, Gilt and
fancy mouldings,. all sizes, and made to order,
Braids, Puffs, Curls, &c.
HIGH BACK COMBS, In Shell, Gilt, and
Silver; Hair and Hat ornaments, and Scarf
Pins-to which We invite your attention.
JAMES FERGUSON &BRO,
my3 IS King street.
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--of the
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

This company offers unri7alled facilities for
the transportation of frsight and passengers,
and will run their steamers regularly as follows:
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FOR THE POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS

steamer JOHN w. THOMPSON, ks4assaahaxE
built especially for this route, leaves tho COM
pany's wharf, Washington, EVERY MON
DAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY, at
returning, arrives EVERY WEDNESDAY,
FRIDAY and SUNDAY. at 6 o'clock pm.
This company makes close connections st Al.
exandria with the W. c., Y. nj s. q. $. 4. 4.
Co. and with the w. s. O. +. 4. CO. Freight
received for all points. North and South,
handled with care and forwarded with prompt
ness and dispatch.
For further information apply to
+. a. REED, Agent,
janney's wharf,
or at the office Of tho company, under the Ma.
tional Metropolitan Bsnk, 10Th street, opposite
the Treasury Department, Wsshington..
>9Ses CLYDE'S STEAM LINES WEEK.
Sa&& LY to nu,,n Avs
PH11ADEhPH1A hos f68vlDENoE AND
Steamers leave Alexandria EVERY TUES.
DAY and leave Philadelphia EVERY SAT-
URDAY, ut II O clock n. from Pier No. N.
Wharves.
This line connects st Alexandria with the O..
A. & n. and w. s. o. K. Rs, and at Philadel'
phia with the new and popular Iron Line" fol
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-fve hours. Through rates and through
bills of lading given. Insurance guaranteed al
less than usual rates.
Agents.
E. A. REED, Alexandria.
WIN. P. CLYDE s. CO., Philadelphia
GEO. T. HYDE, Geor getown, D. G.
JOHNSON BROS, Washington.
jan 8-tt
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w A. JOHNSON,
GORGE r. HILL & cos.

a EUREE 4. HILL q CUS.
CAREFUL MANUFACTURES
OUR NEW GOODS.
ALMOND-Fancy Nut Favored.
COCOANUT-Rich Fine Drop Top Coated
PRESIDENT-Iced Drop. bright flavor
PRIN CESS-Iced Sheet, soft oblong.
SEASIDE-For light summer luncheon
TOURIST-Sweet Hard Biscuit, figured top,
BISMARCK German Biscuit, Csrsway favor
SARATOGA-Crimp edge, Mace flavor.
These fancy goods are furnished tee trade in
up for retail. They are no! kept in stock. No
tin cans used, consequently they are always
fresh and in high flavor. We respectfully soici;
an examination of these goods.
GEORGE 4. HILL & CO.,
nv Alexandria, Va.
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GROCERIES AND LIQUORS.

j. BEoDHRs & co.
Wholesale Dealers and Jobbers in
GROCERIES,, PROVISIONS, FLOUE.
SALT AND FISH.
A full line of celebrated pure, old Whiskeys.
Brandies, Gin, Bum, &C., Massey & Co.'s Phi!s.
delphia and Clagetfs Baltimore Ales and Berg
ner Engers Lager Beer, in casks or bottles.
Agents for James s. WEIGH Best Family
Flour James s. Kirk & Co.'S. Standard Soaps
Dupont q Cos. Sporting and Blasting Gun.
powder, and Baltimore and Potomac Rive!
Steamers.
Orders promptly attended to, and consign-
ments solicited. No. IL King street,
oct R-tf Alexandria, Va.
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FOR NEW YORK

The Al Steamships E. q. KNIGHT eas
and JOHN GIBSON leave the com-ss&R
pany's wharf, Alexandria, EVERY MON
DAY MORNING, and New York, from pier
Al East River, EVERY SATURDAY at four
o'clock p. In.
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INLAND g. SEABOARD COASTING CO.
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Express Express. eTcant
South bound Daily. Daily. Snndav
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GORGE McBURNEY s. SON.
Dealers in
CHOICE FAMILY AND FANCY GROOEI
RIES, WINES AND LIQUORS,
ENGLISH and SCOTCH ALE aud BROWN
STOUT.
Also, EASTERN and POTOMAC HERR
ana MACKEREL.
NOS. 1876 AND 40 KING STREET
washington Hall Buildingl
Alexandria, Va.
Orders promptly filed. nh 3l-ti
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
The nostmaster general has given orders

The postmaster general hasglven orders
that hereafter postmasters will not be allowed
to attache stamps to letters Tor any one. Inc
order i, given so that no blame may De at.
"a aehed to the off cials in case letters should
miscarry.
In q Bucharest court, three gypsles
who were about to be sentenced to penal
servitude for life committed suicide with
knife that one of them snatched from II
woman. All three had completed the act
before the astonished officers could interfere
Eight hundred brewers, representing q
capital Of over one hundred million dollars,
will meet at Baltimore at the brewers con
gress, on June 4. As Baltimore mas lorty
breweries, the malt masters will probably no'
suffer f0r want of their favorite beverage
very much.
the milliOn-and. a. half dollar memorial
| hall at Philadelphia is found TO be in a rum
ously leaky condition. The interior orna-
mentetiOn which cost so much Is in iail
way to be ruined, as the damage has beer
going on for slx months and must continue
until money can be secured from the Stat'
TO make the necessary ropairs.
United States minister Seward write
OF the famine in China that actual famine J
pressing upon fifteen ruil ion people, Will
sixty million are suffering more or less dis
iress. He says the crops have been goo'
Immediately around the stricken districts, ,bu
a. food can be transported only on wagons o
mack ANIMALS, it cannot be taken thither /
sufficient auantities to save the lives OF tn
, neon in iientzin A house made Of mai
for ihe accomm cd alton of suffering wome
and children from the famine districts ws
burned and one hundred and fifty lives los
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06
Dirniied " Cops"

A tbouyhtful correspondent, writing
f,nm paris. warns our bumptiOus coun-
trymen (il there be any such! against
attempting to argue with Paris ponce
man:
con from the guardian OF the public
reace ~ he is accustomed to in New York
or Boston. At first, he will probably
dislike the air OF authority which the
Parlsiap sergesnt de vitIe possesses In
common with the soldier indeed, the
policeman is doubly a soldier, for he has
probably served in the regular army, and
the . lice organization takes military
shape, and has many military customs.
Anything ike impertineDoe to q police
man will be apt To eDtsil disageeable
consea uenees; resistance will be sure TO,
and nobody but madman would think
OF it. A blow would be followed by very
rough handling (sud French policeman
is never alone y by very unpleasant
night in the police cells and by Term
of Imprisonment which night carry you
well beyond the close Of the exbibision.
II WAS only the other dsy that Jaw An
Enylishman at Calsis, u man eviotns'y
of intelligence and good position; Sc,
into the most silly quarrel with iscse
and buttoD.d functi mary on the wns,i'
tho asked him his name The Eng sn>
nan had not hssrd oi the rule, and cn"o
10 think himself insulted. ana 70 'e vs.
| There was an alt r,aiinn which is'tu
minute, and - the train stsf'eo : Ar
him marched Of between eoapis I"
genS dorm<s.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.

In the house, on the Goth, Speaker
oro. tenn. Sayler announced the appoint
mpnt OF the committee under the Potter
> resolution TO inquire into the alleged frauds
in the late presidential election, as follows:
Ciarkson n n. Potter, of New York; William
p Morrison, of Illinois Eppa Hunion, OF
Virginia John A. MMahon, OF Ohio j. Z.
: Rlackbu,p n, of Kentucky: W. 5. stenger,
-; pennsylvania Thos. r. Cobb, OF Indiana,
omocrsis; B r. Butler, of Msssachus. It's )
r.ank Hiscpck, of New York ; J. D. Coz, OF
Ohio, and Thomas B Reed, of Maine, ,repuh'
Iicans Under call Of the states, bills were
,-,,oduced and referred as follows: BY Mr.:
VARS. Reporting law imposing tax oil
n"e ner cent. on s. ate banks. BY Mr.. Shelby
GAIs.l; Giving the guaranty OF the govern
r,ant for the payment OF fve per cent
m,a in,arsst On bonds to be issued by the follow
;n1 named companies to the following
an anonn,s: James River and kapawha cana
anwnsny, sixty million dollars; Atlantic anc
Cat Western canal company, fifty mlllioI
Jollar; Florida Coast canal company
,waIve million dollars; Fart c,
pniIlio canal company, ten million uol
las. Rock Island and Hennespin cana
nn,on,ny, thirteen million dollars: osweg
couaI ca eompany, twenty five million dollar
p;, sandy railroad company, i've mhlio
( dollars, BY Mr.. Garfield For making IN
,sn,h and subsequent census. BY Mr. A'kih
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06
N v LOVER.
ny EMMA MORTIMER wHITK,

w EMMA nVuilnhh ""'s"
AT las, am blessed with lover,
lust what lover should be -
Devoted and constant, and handsome,
Handsome M handsome can Do,
Devoted T. devoted. believe mo
He never has left me 4 day
| am ever his prdt and MIS- darhhs-
without me he cannot be gay
He cares for no lovelier lady
70 him an very iHiri
Contentel no rests on my bosom,
Kisses my lips and my ha'r'
Handsome l.. his cheeks arc like roteS,
His head Ia run over with curls,
His forehead Is white IA u snOwdrift,
HIy teeth aimmtr clearer than pearls
His eyes they are as bright rs the sunshine
with lapheB that cannot be beat,
And then know that you've ReyeT
seen such hands Gnd such feet
weal,byY He's careless OF money
Money 10 hin IL but dross
81 yer and gold, FOR my lover,
Are only Tor pitch and for tosa'
He must have been bora TO a fortune
He's lived At hiH ease ever Since
II YOU d s,e hut the style OF hiS dresNnS'
You'd probably think him pr,nce'
Bhlrts thick frosted with stitching,
Silken embroidered sooks
think the most OF his money
He keeps In painted bof'
He'll show you golden suineh,
n which he cut HIS hrat tooth,
Strung on an azure ribbon.
Tied with q loye-knOt tcrsoJth
OF teeth he has half dosen,
Set TO the cunningest mold
For am my lover Il mother
tor he ts but one year Old
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06
The Discovery of North America.

A Wall street broker laid wager the
other day that Christopher Columbus
discovered the continet OF North Amer
,ca. and, OF course, lost it. 1t is surpris-
Ing how many intelligent persons enter
tsin the same error. Knowing that ne
di.o,yered a number OF islands in the
western hemisphere, they think that ne
must of necessity have discovered this
contjnent also. They forget that ne died
in Ignorance OF the grandeur OF DIS
achievement, believing Cuba, Terra
Firma, and the other lands he had found
to be remote parts of Asia, Amerigo
Vespucci, after whom North anu oouth
America is named, did not discover TINS
continent proper either. The land ne
discovered lay near the equator, and he,
foo wss deluded with the notion that II
was q portion of Asia. John Cabot was
IN. di.coverer of North America (sonie
time in May, 1870 which he likewise
snpposed to belong TO the dominions OF
the Grand Cham. He sailed along the
coast for three hundred leagues, ana
went ashore, without finding any
human being, though he believed the
country inhabited. II is remarkable
that the three great disoOverers OF the
Western world should all have been
= Italians, Columbus having been born
!, in Genoa, Vespucci in Florence, and
I Cabot, presumably, in Venice. The birth
! of Cabot is uncertain, as are his age ano
the place and time Of his death. Bn'
! the tac, that the license granted to hin
by Henry VII calls him Kabotto, Nene
tiap, would seem to determine the 1ues
: tion of his nativity. The disoovereI
had a sorry fortune. Columbus, as w
are aware, was treated with the blackes
y invratitude by the King Of SPAR,
Is When the officers OF the vessel In wnlcl
e he was carried prisoner to Spain ofi.i.e
IL to remove his chains, imposed upon niu
0, by ruyal order, he replied, Twill wea
ID them as reminder OF the gratitude OF
te nripoess.o He died, as everybody knows
= neglected, in extreme poverty, OF
ic broken heart. vespucci had many ofisl
lg snd died poor, and Cabot fell INTO suci
We oSscurity that no one can tell where 0
at ,rhsn or how he died. Surely the sugu
1e r;s, attendant ON the birth OF the 1ester
re worId were no. favorable, and in
I'd superstitious age might have led to tn
ce beI,e. that its history would never b
r. marked by good fortune. New Yor
" Times.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06

preat drawing room the wood fire snap.
ped with a good will, and glinted gayly
upon bror ze and ormolu, upon the quaint
mirrors set in garnets, upon the yellow
ivory keys of the old piano. Anson
Searle rose to receive his guest with
flush of surprise.
"Is sit-you.-Hitty?" he exclaimed
" You ?"
"Yes. You did not expect me-"
Expect you No. Have had reason
to expect yonP'
eve sometimes expect without rea'
son. | have come expecting you TO
grant me favor"
" A favor"
Yes. 1t strikes you oddly that |
should be brought to beg favor of you,
does 1t notY But there Ia no other friend
upon whom can make even no shadowy
claim as upon you, Do you think |
would ask any thing of one whom have
served so--so ill--it were not in ex-
tremityH"
hope you will ash any thing of me,
Miss Hitty-any thing you want"
~ have become mercenary, Mr Searle
| | want money Libby and have made
up our minds to mortgage the place we
must have five thousand dollavs without
delay the place is not worth 10 much,
| know, but II thought perhaps you
would take it for security, as Tar as 1t
would go; and then-Libby ard are
not too old to work, to earn money and
there's Tom and we all would strive to
make it up to you, sooner or later inter
eat and principal. am dreadfully un.
businesshke, perhaps; but what can
doY And | must have the money.
cant't live can't die-without it. Dt
/ make 1t clearp
"You make it clear that the Thorn'
fortune has all leaked away. | am glat
of it, Pardon, but hold agrudge agsins
that same property; it has cheated m
out OF twenty years of happiness. Yer
. Miss Htty, you shall have the money
| ] have plenty; ! am rich in eyerythln
, but the one thing | coveted. But
f cannot take the mortgage; yo
r shall have the money and welcome
but | can't accept a mortgage o
4 the old place, Miss Hitty; 1t Is ia
, sacred TO me. Think of mortgagin
the old apple>tree where we swun
in the hammock together, of brlngln
: the garden where we dreamed in tn
summer evenings into a business tran
action But all the same you shall hav
, the money, Miss Hitty-" ,
, "But, Oh ! you know l can not TAB
y the money unless--unless--" .
a "Unlcss you take the owner with il
Was that what you meant to say /
: sure it wasn't, but, for Heavens SAX
+ say it, Hitty. Don't you know, yow'
never to ask you to marry me twlct
Il Do you want me to break my wor
II eh Now it Is your turn to do t
,e asking
" ~ should think had asked enough
" said Hitty, the great tears standing
70 ker eyes. You are not in earne
~ y Anson Searle. You don't want to mar
!, me, an old maid like me See h'
ir faded and gray | am"
~ ~ And il | swear do want to mar
of you, what will you say !"
n ,na d" ahall say, then, Why don't you
~ ~ 40, Mr.. Sear!e ?" What will Libby
" when she hears I've asked You to mai
ne me?"
~ "She will say you have done yC
m duty like man =,
re "WelI, Miss Hitty Thorne always ;
90 an eve to the main chance" sald
~ r neiphtors "She Tilted Sesrle when
To- To- vas poor, and now he is rich she mari
Il, ~ him. What fool woman can make
~. a sensible man only it usually take'
,,o youno one - Bazaar.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06

THE talk at dinner is about various
acauaintancss, how they have married,
and their domestic lite. After numerous
observations from one and another, q
guest addresses the hosts daughter, a
young girl nine or ten years old, who
wears very thoughtful expression
"Well. mademoisrlle, what is your opin-
ion about all this? Shall you marry or
rsmsin single ?" "Neither. l think /
shall be widow.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06

sure; that word burn ought to be
barn. of course" 30 he changed 1t to
"barn." Now the poem begins, MY
little wife Is out beyond the barn" I'm
agine the poet as his eye falls upon this
cold. .blooded MURDER Courier Journal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06

ENGRAVING on glass is now done with
the AID Of electricity. The glass is first
covered with concentrated solu1on OF
potassium nitrate, and the design 10
traced with fine plstin point connected
with one pole of battery.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06

We are in receipt vi u portrait OF a
noted revivslist, subscribed, Yours in
J,sus. E. P. Hammond" Upon the
hack of the card is written He who,
being often reproved, bsrdeneth hi;
neck, shall suddenly be cut of, and tha'
without remedy. A whip TOR the hor.e'
a BRIDE or the ass, and rod for the
FOOLS back" A no bride was found IN
the package, we inter that Brother asm
mand retained 1t for his own uS'
GRey. Harding.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06

A POET in the Cornhill Magazine,
wishing to write that his wife was OFT
beyond the brook. found that "brook"
would not make the rhyme he wanted !;
therefore he thought he would substitute
for it the word "burn," which means
brook, although "burn" ,es not sound
TO unaccustomed ears, like water OF any
sort. 81 he wrote, "My little wife Is
out beyond the burn" 1t made pret'
line, and it did well enough until th'
newspapers began to copy the poem. Al
intelligent compositor soon fell afoul o
it. He thought, "well, here's an error
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06

SHARoN's seven.story palace hotel in
Frisco is the biggest kind OF an elephant
on the hands of the proprietor. Every
month at least $l2, 900 is due on mort,
gage account, and the running expenses
of the institution are scarcely met by the
receinta.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06

AMONG many interesting relics in ard
about Monterey, Cal, is the wreck of the
old brig Natalie, the veritable vessel In
which Napoleon made his escape from
Elba. This slowly decaying wreck is
safely anchored in the sand by the new
wharf,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06

The British newspaper press direc-
tory" for 1873 exhibits /, ,744 newspapers
published in the United Kingdom. In
the United States in 1877 there were
8,079 newspapers and periodicals. OF
British newspapers 1888 are daily, while
of the American 100 are daily.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06

A BosToN man named Samuel B.
Hale, who has been farming in Buenos
Ayres forty-hve years, owns now $4,000
acres of rich prairie, 5000 cattle, 800
horses, 10000 sheep and l,4OO hogs
The fences cost $4,000, Last year the
wool product of the farm netted 522, 900
pounds, and there was yield of 300, 1000
pounds of tallow; also 25,540 sheep
skins.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-06

DURING The nine months past, the
aggregate value of exports from the
United States has exceeded that OF the
imports, as shown by the custom house
books, by 100000 900. The cabinet
considered this fact recently, and became
convinced that it demonstrated salts
factory commercial and financial con-
dition.