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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-05

TRUSTEE'S SALE OF FAIRFAX LAND.
l. By virtue of deed of trust from Q. T. Ter
rett and others to the undersigned, bearing ,da'e
the 1G:h day Of January, 1877, and Of record on
the land records of Fairfax county, lber U, No.
4, folio $50, and by direction of tho party, by
said trust secured, shall sell 10 the highest bid
dc7, by public ssle before the door of Fairfax
County Court House, on MONDAY. (Court
day. the 18th Of April, 1878, ALL THE In
TEkEST of Nj. a. @. Terrett, widow of the late
Calville Terrett (dower) and the undivided re-
versionsry interest (being one half In and TO
that TRACT OF LAND Of which the late CAL
Vile Terrett died seized, containing SO acres
This land lies near BsrcrofLs Mill, and imme.
distely OF the Gravel road, adjoining Camp and
others.
Terms of Sale: So much cash in hand as will
defray the ex penses of sale; also in cash the sum
of six hundred and sixty dollars aud the accu,
mulated interest thereon from the 10th day OF
January, 1877 and the residue in one aud two
years. to besr interest from the day of sale, and
to be secured by lien on tho property sold.
NH 1b-w4w THO5. MOORE. Trustee.
~JNRUSTEES SALE OF VERY VALUA-
L BLE PROPERTY, at Fairfax Court house,
Vain and by virtue of that certain deed OF
trust from ID. Fairfax and others bearing date
Decem bor |, 1879 aud Of record on the land re-
cords Of Fairfax county, libor l.. No. l. folio 8,
tho undersigned, trustee named in said deed,
Court House, on MONDAY, the 10Th day of
April, 1873. (court day. at y o'clock m that
valuable property known as "COMBE COT
TAGE", adjoining the village, and ct present
occupied by b. @. Fairfax and james M. Love,
esq:. This property embraces lot of fifteen
scres of highly improved land, having thereon
large FRAME DWELLING, containing
twolty odd rooms. besides Easements, closets,
psntries and cellars, well of excellent water
near the kitchen door, lawn beautifully shaded,
thirty apple orchard and excellent garden,
rendering this one of the finest chances for open
ing and establishing female Seminary, for
which purpose tho buildings wore erected and
long used Persons desiring information as TO
the property will please address the undersigned,
a. Fairfax Court Hou:e, Va.
Terms Of Sale: So much cash in hand as will
meet the expenses of sale; also the sum of 1929
cash; the residue in two equal annual payments,
to bear interest from the day cf sale, and to b.
secured by a lien on the property.
mh 15.w4w THOMAS MOORE. Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-05

WTENGERS and other grades OF choice
w FLOUR for sale at
dec y J. Q. s. E. MILBURN'S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-05

Very truly your obcdient servant.
mn oO-,e K I. LUCAS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-05

NH 22-Wts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-05

~ BOXES OF ASSORTED SOAP IN
= store and for sale at low prices oy
NH IA 4. w. AVERY, 226 King st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-05

A MOTHER STOCK OF CHEAP COFFEES
"A just bought at ,,,,,,v,,
nh l3 HAMSA ..
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

For the benefit Of young farmers liz
myself, ! will give my experience 4,
selling hogs, which on foot or dressed
will pay best, when one has the chance
of doing either. know II "A owinv ~
the price, age and size of the piys. "a !
great extent. The price here last season
was ~ cents on foot. six cents dressed
The question with me was wbe,bcr !,
would pay best 10 sell dressed or 81
foot. ! tested the subject rs far ne M
opportunities would permit, not havinc
anything to weigh with but beam.
weighed the pigs, each one, after killino
and bleeding then dressed and cleaned
ana after hanging M hour we
again, with the following result: FRS,
pig before dressing. 224 pounds. alter
dressing, l75 pounds second piy. leo
pounds, before cleaning. after. ia.
third pig. 23S before cleaning. aftcr. ano
u will be seen that the first piy lost "a
pounds, the second, 35 pounds. The third
~ pounds; IN AL, ia pounds. Weiohf
o. all pigs before dressing, $50 popnis .
~ $3.50 per- cwt would se934. ag,es
dressing. 52e pounds at $500 pcr cwt
wonli bc ssl, = 4 profit ~ ~ iD wh;ch
would hardly pay N you hnd to spUnl
oMe iay Ky butcher aud one hau'iny NJ
markci Nd lporrcsrcuannt Ohio FarIner
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

The Farmers Home Journal gives
the following: II is important that The
meat, alter dressing. should become
Thoroughly cool. and This will alwavs be
4 me case " II is kept over night aud
uay with the thermometer down 10 forty
degrees Tut the shoulder-bladc. so a.
70 make the middling as large as posi-
pie. Take out the ribs, and yonr doing
% VIII leave only the shoulder and ham
WIN The bone 10 them. These pieces
lshou'd be neatly trimmed with sharp
KNIFE \ the ham should be rounded and
cut close at the flesh end: and even a
portion OF the bone should be sawed
away. so as 10 round of the piece.
sprinkle over the "heshy portion of Tie
nam as much powdered saltpeier as viii
~ on nickel. then rub on about
tablespoonful Of common molasses. Or
tne same quantity Of brown sugar. To
prevent damage by shippers, the .llcshyv
part may be covered with black pepper.
AFTER acting In accordance with The for
going instructions the next step i 10
cover the whole with salt. packed on
ana rubbed ia the hook. Place the
pieces In box. not more than three feet
deep at first, and ia from four 10 six
weeks, depending on whether the
weather Is cold or moderate. the meat
VIII he ready to smoke. Ii is best Ia
smoke with green hickory or sugar Tree.
Do not "heat' in smoking. Cared thus.
the sweetness of country hams can be
made. The amount of salfpclcr aud
molasscs may be slightly varied 10 suit
iIe size OF the meat. and also II must 10
remembered that small meat will take
SAT- sooner than large; meat does not
lakc sait when Frozen People do not
usually sugar cure shoulders, but ONLY
sa.t and smoke them. Pork-packcrs
make pickle OF saipcfer, etc. III LF;nc.
Each packing house has IL owl. peculiar
receipt, but no house can snrpsss
country ham quickly cured on the
plan which we have recommended.
l'ams should be canvasSed after smoking
% protect them from the fy. Some 10
'of apply black pepper until the meat Is
'eady 70 put up for smoking.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

The Catholic Telegraph gives the
Of the bishops. priests aud
|.a''y of its church as follows: In the
United States, Of the ten archbshops.
TOUR are Irish, and cf the fify-six living
bishops, tweniy-nine are of the samo
nationality. while the 5.2lO priests il
the United States, no less than 5000 be-
long 70 the Irish race. The same pro-
portion il manifested in the laisv. who
IRE officially returned at $500. 600. and
Ireland.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

Years ago. when Rock Island, III.
wa = small village, and is people had
l10ts 81 fun all 10 themselves. one sober
and digniiicd citizen PIT his own head
under one end Of yoke and little
|bnll's under the other. ~ teach the ani.
lnal how 10 be useful aud work. When
ne found the bull was running away
with him down dirt road towards 4
crowd around the country store on lii
nois street, he measured sixteen feet m
= jump. kept up with tlfe bull. aud ycll-
ed AZ the top Of his voice: .l.ook out .
Here we como, darn our fnol souls
Head rs somebody and when halted.
and the yoke was being liiied from his
neck. hc yelled, "Cmyoke the bull; ;
never mind me. I'll stand"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

by a recent decision OF the EngIisl
courts Of two cases II has been estab
lished that parents are not responsible
for mischief done by their children. a
mother took her child into store ths
little fellow strayed from her side and
ruined valuable painting. A faihcl
was sued for the value Of show glas.
broken by top belonging 10 lis bov.
In each case the Judges decisions were
IN favor Of the defendants. the ruling be.
ing that there had been no contributory
negligence on the part Of either III
father Q. mother, and that there was 10
law by Which parents could be held liable
for the faults OF their children.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

The Supreme Court of Georgia has
decided that IN the case of a murderer.
"io be too drunk 10 form The intent TO
XII. he must be too drunk ~ form The
intent TO shoot This j. decision that
ought to have been made in every STAT.
~ the Union long ago. II u very graf
Tying 70 know that the first clear de-
claration on this vexcd subject. comes
rom Southern court. - Evansville
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

The great staple tobacro. IL coming
~ daily IN quantities. ON last Wedne~-
iay. sixth street. IN the vicinity Of HE
sicmmcrlcs. was crowded with wagons.
there being fifty or sixty wagons await
ing turns 10 unload. The prices rule
low. bu, il seems farmers are anxious 10
dispose of their crops at the ruling fig-
nre~ OF - for good leaf, So aud 50 50
Tor ings aud fifty cents 20 dollar for
trash. The country is full OF tobacco.
and even az the low rates II brings. thcr.
viii be great deal Of money realized
for the CROP Rockport Gazette.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

According 70 dispatch from Wash
|ington. James Madison. Secretary al
State for President Thomas Jefferson.
issued May !, 1906, the following "a
Robert Patterson, Director 81 the Mint :
In consequence Of representation from,
the Director Of the Bank OF the United
States that considerable purchases have
been made Of dollars coined al the mint
for the purpose Of exporting them. and
as i is probable that further purchases
and expectations will be made, the Presi.
dent directs that all silver 10 be coined
AZ the mint shall be OF small dcnomina.
tons, SO that the value OF the largest
pieces shall not exceed half dollar"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

The New York Herald and the
London Telegraph divided equally the
Expense Of Stanley's great African cx-
|ploring tour. The amount necessary 10
do this was about ell5,ODO, and Il was
all 'cgitimatcly expended. aud has been
the means or obtaining the ssoss acurate
knowledge Of Africa aud its natives.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

The monument that i to be placed
over the grave OF Andrew johnson has
been received from the cast. II Il an
arch spinning both the grave OF John
son and that Of his wife. and will soon
be placed in position. From its place on
the hillside Il will be cIarIy visible Cor
miles.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

BY the falling Of portions OF the
precipicc which undcrlie the falls or
Niagara the change Of the shape or the
cataract J. clearly pcrcepfible. IL fact
the Horse Shoe fall exists only In mem
DRY, - u has lost the peculiar shape
which gave II its name. II is now 4
nearly perfect right angle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

"A would-bc suicide wrote these
farewell words 10 his wife: "Dcar
Mary. when my body is dragged out or
the river they can identify II nv the
linen patch. you put ID the seat of NY
black cloth ;rowserS."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

-Vinccnncs sun: Some idea Of ~
quantity Of corn brought To this markn,
~ week may bc formed by thc iscl
Tint Wiley Tindolph purchased 4. 2l1f
bushels last week and 9,329 thc week
previous
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

-"Ycs. my SON" sAid A fond parent u
his attentive son, 'ihn very hairs OF our
heads are numbered "EIuh excIaim.
ni the youth, gazing inquiiinrly npon
thc badness Of thn aged paruA,s head.
'lho''s nothing. - [hochcsler Democrat
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04
w. r. OSBORN,
PM YslCaAN T. SURGEON

HAs located IN Jasper and offers his professional
services 70 the public and will endeasor 70 merit
. share of Patronage
eks- Oflce on Eighth street, In the com for
mcriy occupied by Dr. Wcimsn. Residence
on the corner of eth aud Newton streets.
Sept. ~. 57--tf
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04
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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15
FOREIGN.
Current Notes.

LoNDoN, Feb. l2.-The Standards
Constanlinople correspondent states
that the Turkish Chamber, on Satur.
day, by a large majority, declared tho
Vellk E1endi's Cabinet unconslitu.
lional.
The Standards correspondent at
Berlin says the Emperor William re.
ceived the President Of the Reichstadt
on Sunday. It's reported that he said
"The situation IA indeed serious, but |
hope that the maintenance OF peace is
possible"
The news Of the refusal by the Porte
of a lrman for the passage Of the
Straits by the British fleet has caused a
great sensation, though the excitement
is less than II wa last week.
An order sent to Chatham
for all dockyard hands to work over.
time caused some excitement. Such
an order has not been known since the
Crimean war. Hands were engaged
yesterday for all departments Of Woods
witch arsenal and Portsmouth aud the
Davenport docky ard. A regiment un.
der orders TO leave Plymouth for Al.
dersbol has been directed TO remain at
Plymouth and hold Itself in readiness
tor other movements.
A correspondent of the Times at ST..
Petersburg, says: Il can state positive.
~ that orders have been sent 10 Russian
troops to enter Constantinople."
Count Schobtloif has been ordered
to erplliu to Lord Derby that, as the
Great Powers have determined 10 send
their fleets 10 Constantinople, Russia IL
Obliged to adopt some measure, but
Russia has no intention OF a%ggravatiug
tho situation.
The Post says a fatal mistake has
been succeeded by great humiliation.
Lord Derbs's career as Minister ought
TO terminate and the ID trdanelles ought
to be engraved as Al epitaph on his pO.
lilical tomb. It will now become us to
peak in extremely moderate language
until deeds shall justify the resumption
of that confident tone in which the
England Of Lnld Pslmerstone used 10
maintain the cause OF law aud order.
The Admiralty have purchased the
iron-clads now In London docks, which
were built for Turkey, but prevented
from leaving by the Governments neu-
trality declaration.
In reply to questions from several
Foreign Courts, the Papal NunciOs
have been instructed to announce that
the funeral Of the late Pope will be
privately celebrated in the Sistine
Chapel, on the 10Th, 18th aud 18th.
Consequently persons attending the
service will do so in a private manner.
Note-This Is undoubtedly 10 avoid
Inc necessity of either assigning special
accommodations at the funeral, for the
Italian Royal family and Ministers, OF
refusing to do 80, ana gives color to
he report IN . Vienna dispatch, In this
norning's Standard, that the Cardinals
by 8 vote OF 30 to 10 rejected the idea
OF reconciliation with Italy.
LONDON, Feb, l2.-LOrd Derby, IN
he House OF Lords, replying to Lord
Granville, said he hoped 10 inform the
House on Thursday that the intention
Of the Government had been carried
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15

From the piteous vail Of John Sher-
man, Matthews, Hale, aud Harry
White, 1t is easy to DO seen that the
wrong OK was gored when the Return
ing Board scoundrel, Tom. Anderson,
was convicted Of perjury and forgery
by a Louisiana jury. Sherman iS ex'
ceeding wro h. lie says that Tom. i
suffering ~martyrdom for merely "elim'
inating from the election returns in
Louisiana tho results Of violence and
intimidation" Now, all Of this cSsC
rests on this point. If what Sherman
says is true, then indeed is Tom An.
dersOn a political martyr, instead OF a
base tool who sold himself for a FEEDER.
a. position. The general public will
believe the latter, because all the proofs
are in support Of that position. In the
very start it was the duty OF the Re.
turning Board 10 appoint q Dem.
ocrat on the Board in the
pl,ce Of one tn: had re.
signe!. Mr., Tom Anderson refused 10
do this because lie feared that il he did
be would be prevented from aeon.
p i,hing the fraud tia, he rhen con.
ttmpll'ea. When he acted thu, aud
counted in men who were not elected
by DISTINGUISHING thousands OF Innocent
voters, Sherman and Company said
it wss all right, because Anderson and
Company were acting in accordance
with Louisiana laws, and now
that he has baen convicted
Of forgery and perjury by
the same laws, Sherman and bis
partisans are the last ones who can
consistently complain. Whether be
will ever b, punished or not is another
question, because the Governor of
Louisiana may have, in the dark period
before his State was released from
military bondage, agreed, for the
purpose Of gaining the disenlhrall.
ment Of his people, that these Ecoun
drel- should not be punished. If he
did, Anderson should be pardoned il
he did not, the law should take It's
course despite the rawlings Of The Rili.
Gals.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15
MINOR T~ELEGRANIS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l2.-Tho Sen.
ate, by vote Of 6 ayes 10 II noes, 70.
fused TO pass to engrossment the reso-
luton In favor Of a National subsidy 10
the Texas Pacific Railroad.
MONTGOMERY, Feb. l2.-Capt. w. L.
Bragg having resigned from the Ma.
tional Democratic Executive Commit
tee, Representative Terney was re-
quested by the State Committee to act
until q successor could be appointed by
the State Convention.
JACKSON, MISS, Feb. l2.-The log
Gaze before the District Court was CALI
ed, and the District Attorney asked for
a continuance, but not being able to
show that any effort had been made to
get ready for trial, Judge Hill refused q
continuance. Most of the log cases be.
fore the District Court are for small
amounts against very poor men, whose
expenses to the Court have to be paid
by friends. A general desire is express
ed to have a special Court ct Scranton
to try all these cases.
New ORLEANS, Feb. l2.-Robert
Perkins, accused Of numbering Henry
Owen, in ST. Louis, In 1873, has
teen arrested aud lie held for re-
RuisitiOn.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15

A correspondent OF a Philadelphia
paper Gays: St. Paul, situated as she
IL, at the head Of navigation on the
Mississippi river, the grandest avenue
of commerce Ia the world, and being 90
carly in Ter career the terminus of
twelve railroads, occupies the most
magnificent commercial position that
any Western city can boast. After the
completion Of the improvement now in
progress at the mouth ofthe Mississippi
under the supervision of Capt. Eads,,
we shall ship a large amount Of gram
aud flour direct 10 Liverpool by the
river route, with but one trans.ship-
ment- that at New Orleans. The
new outlet for the grain and bread
slufIs of the Northwest will greatly
reduce The rates OF transport aud aid
most powerfully in the DEVELOPMENT Of
Minnesota,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15
VICKsBURG WEEKLY HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY ,T3.

and foundation Of our fabric had been
acknowledged" Mr.. Stephens left the
sentence uncompleted, and went on to
say eBut let these questions be buried
90 deep as never to be resurrected.
What thall we do in he future ?
Down South we are doing the best we
can for The negroes, hoping earnestly,
that they will fit themselves for higher
civilization. The flag no longer floats
over provinces, but over States; no
longer over subjects, but over
citizens, white and black. Why can
we MOI look hopefully TO the future ?
Mr.. President and Mr.. Speaker, is 1t
a delusion, is il a fancy, which | have
INDUCED In, that there is a nobler and
a grander future for these United
States than anything that we have yet
ATTAINED. II may be q delusion, but
II is one OF which | do not wish to d.
vest my mind Of while | linger on this
stage. Let ell parties and sections do
justice to the component elements Of
our community everywhere, according
to our constitutional power and right.
Let harmony and peace prevail, let
sectional strife be done away with, aud
then there Is higher aud grander iu.
ture before Us. But if the embers Of
The III. ST lsmentable past were 10 add
fuel, and It comes to flames,
the conflict OF classes, labor aud
capital, of that profound eihnolo-
gical question we have all got
10 settle, and one of the most
important ones aver committed TO the
consideration of the statesman, or phi.
lanIhropist, shall break out and these
dangerous elements be again aroused, |
greatly fear recent troubles and dis
asters, through which we have just
passed, will prove 10 be but the shadow
of a deeper and a moro dreadful
eclipse which will come upon this coun-
try, blighting and blasting the bright
est and best hopes Of mankind. Would
that then some future bard may sing
The star Of hope shone brightest in the
West,
The star Of liberty, the last, the best
~ wv hds SCI upou ueI WaTheuel bnOTe,
And hope, and freedom light up earth no
more"
General applause.
The Vice.President announced that
the object for which the two houses
had concentrating cen accomplished
the Senate would retire to its chamber
The Senate lhereupon retired, and The
ceremony closed.
Among the notable persons who oc,
cupied chairs in front OF the Speaker,
desk, were Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson
the donor, Mr.. Carpenter, the artist, and
his wife, Mrs. Lynde, OF Wisconsin
and Mr.. ). 5. Cox, OF New York, Mis-
Sprague and Misses Stoddard and Mic.
olay, formerly OF President Lincoln,
official household.
1t is understood that the Joint Com
mitteo on the Library, will indicate tic
place whore the picture ia TO be huns
permanently.
The lIon-e did not resume is regu
lar business, but adjourned.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15
The GOsIIn.

from Jusa billlnss,I
The goslin is the Old goo.e's ?unE
child. They are yeller all over, and ~
soft NJ a ball of worsted, Their foot il
wove hole, and they kin swim ~ easy
AZ a drop Of kasler oil on the water.
They are born annually about the 18th
Of Nav, and never was known TO die
natraliy. liza man should tell me he
saw a goose die a natral deth, | would
not believe him under oath, after that,
not even II he swore he had lied a0ou,
seeing a goose die.
The goose are different in one respect
from the humen family, who are sed
lew grew weaker and wizer whereas a
a goose alwus grows tufIer aud more
phoolish,
have seer a goose that they sed
was 90 years old last June, and II
didn't look an hour older than II that
was only II.
The goslin waddle9 when he walks
and paddles when he swims, but never
dives like a duck out of sight in the
water, but only changes ends.
The food OF the goslin IL rye, corn,
oats and barley, sweet apples, hasly
pudding, ~succolash and billed cabbage,
cooked potatoza, raw meat, wine jelly
and turnips, stale bred, kold hash, aud
buck. wheat cakes that are left over.
They aint so particular as sum pholks
what they eat, won't get mad and quit
: II they kant have wet toast and lam
chops every morning for breakfast.