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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-16

The MAIL SOUTH BOUND connects St
LYNCHBURG for the WEST and Southwest,
and at Dsnvlle for the South, South East and
Southwest.
The Express Southwark connects at Gordons.
vile with Ches. s. Ohio West. and at Dsnyilie
with X. & d., for the Carolinas Georgia, Ftor-
da and all the South West.
For WARRENTON leavo Washington 8 ~
a. In. and Alexandria 8 90 II. M, daily, excep,
Sunday.
Passengers for MANASSAS LINE leave
Washington rs 8. m. and Alexandria 9 ca .
NJ daily, except Sunday. Returning. ioays
Strssburg % y. M, and arrive at Alcxandrla
ut 2 Is p. m,
North bound trains make closa connections
with BALTIC Il Ohio and BALTIC s. Potomsc trains
to Baltimore. Philsdelphia and New York, ard
TO all points North and North West.
The EXPRESS train has Sleeping car through
without change botwoon Washington and Bruns
wick, Ga, by way of Danvillo, Charlotte. CO.
lunbia. Augusta and Macon. with direct con
nection to Jacksonville and Florida generally
The MALL TRAIN runs sleeping cars
through without change between New YORK.
and Lynchburg. and between Washington auA
New Orleans.
Through tickets to the South and West.
feb 9 j. H. EROADUS e. Il Il
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The new and commodous iron .I-4 =
steamer JOHN w. THOMPSON, kezsxsE21s
bull. especially for this route, leaves the CON.
pany's wharf, Washington EVERY TUES
DAY. THURSDAY and SATURDAY, n. :
o'clock g. m, and Alexandria at 100 y. m;
returning, arrives EVERY WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY and SUNDAY. at 6 o'clock y. LII.
This company makes close connections at Al
Co. and with the w. 4 0. Il. K. Go. 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,
janneys wharf,
or at tho Office Of tho company, under the Ma.
tional Metropolitan Bank, 18TH street. opposite
the Treasury Department. Washington.
NH 10 SAMUEL BACON, President.
<tesx CLYDE'S STEAM LINES WEEK.
SS&AE I.Y TO
PHILADELrmA, PRoVlDENCE AMI
Steamers leave Alexandria EVERY TUES
DAY and lonve Philadelphia EV ERY SAT-
URDA Y, At II o'clock m. from Pier No. l N.
Wharges.
This line connects st AloxanLrs with the o..
A.. s. NJ. and w. 81 .. K. Rs, and at Phiadol.
phia with tho new and popular Iron Line" ful
Providence and Boston
Freight forwarded with promptness and care
free Of commissions.
No charge for transfer in Philadelphia, ant
no wharfage in Boston. Through TO Boston il
sixty-Gve hours. Through ratios and through
bills of lsding given. Insurance. guaranteed a
less than usual rates.
Agents:
+. A. REED, Alexandria.
WIN. 2. CLYDE g CO., Philadelphia
GEO. y. HYDE, GEORGETOWN, ID. c.
JOHNSON BROS, Washington.
jan SIT
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FOR NEW YORK

I've al Steamships E. q. KNIGHT <Y1sA
aud JOHN GIBSON leave the COM :aAzeaSks&
pany's wharf Alexandria EVERY SATUR-
DAY MORNING, and New York. from pior
d East River, EVERY HATU RDAY at four
O. clock D. M.
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gives it an early precedence over all tho jour
nails of tho State in intelligence Of tho operation
! OF the General Government. now Of such VIA,
| Importance TO tho people. The proceeding. I"
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ing, as we'll from original sources OF !nlorin''
as from i!s exchanges, the news OF VIrglh"
Concisely and completely it will CIV" INC '''
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ture will be promptness and accuracy. of tho
farmers, drovers and commercla peop' :" II.
State know they MAY DEPEND "p'"
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Grocery and other markets will DC ihf" nhich
and the prices and position of tho stocks, mi.
ara the subjects Of business TRANSACTIONS !"
section OF tho country. carefully 4noteh. once
The continual favors Of thoes who hs nays
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warrant for saying that it pays to adVef''s'
columns.
RATES OF SUBSCR1PTlON; three
DAILY-One year Sc; six montnsS'
months ST. go; one month 6Oc ,,,rtb:
"S Tki. WSEEiKLY~one year So; six u'0D'''
So SO; three months 81 20.
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Alefanoria 6az&tte
SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16.

CREMAT1oN.-The cremation of the remains OF
Mrs Ben. Pitman, of Cincinnati was successful
" accomplished st Washington Pa, yesterday
afternoon, the entire operation lasting less than
two hours. The train bearing the remains reach
cd there about eleven o clock that morning, and
the body was taken directly from the station to
the crematory. The cssket was made of cherry
beautifully carved, present from the CIncln'
natl School of Design, Of which the deceased
lady was member 1t was lined inside WIN
white satin The corpse WAS Accompanled only
By Mr. Pitman and Mr.. Plympton, or Clncin-
natl, personal friend of the fltman family
All strangers and newspaper representatives
we're excluded from the building during the
cremation, the parties present beng Mcssrs
Pitmsn and Pjympton and those persons III
charge Of the furnace.
The estimated heat of the retott a. noon was
1900 Fahrenheit. The arrangements at tho
crematory were similar to those used during the
cremation Of Baron Do Palm. Tho remains
were taken from tho casket and placed IN the
iron cradle and muslin CLOTH previously SOAK
cd in alum water, WIS spread over theln 10 niue
them from view At two O CLOCK Inc Crsu,e was
nushed into tho rs:ort and the door closed In
eighteen minutes the body were entirely rcduceo'
and at the end of OH hour and three-quarters inc
cremation was pronounced complete, ana III
tues of the furnance were closed ana Inc door
scaled Dramatically to arrest combustion ana al :
low the retort to cool. This will require ut least
thirty hours, when the door OF tho rotort will
be opened and the calcineG bones removed.
The result of the cremation is not ashes, but
fragments Of calcned bones. whito rs snow and
entirely odorless. Mr.. Pitman expressed him
self as moro than satisfied with the result OF the
cremation He is undecided rs to what no Will
do with the remains but no thinks he will erect
monument, in the inside of which no will
place the jar and contents. Dr. Lie Moyne says
that hereafter all cromstions will be conducted
in strict privacy, mono but the friends being al,
lowed in the building during the process. and
says the success of yesterday WAS not needed to
convince him that cremation is the quickest,
most economical and sanitary way of disposing
of the dead.
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NOTICE.

havojust returned from the North with a
full limo Of tho following goods: Ladies' and
Gloves from 75c to 81 Is per pair Hsndker-
chiefs at all prices; Zephyr Worsted, whits lOc,
colored l4c per OF; Ladies' Embroidered Col.
lars l5c; a largo line OF Lace Collars for child
rem Corsets from 60c up; Yarn, Navy Blue
Vests and Pants of all sizes; Card Board Silver
Paper Pictures in great variety; Motto Pocket
Books Steel Purses, new style; Lace and Silk
5carfs; Crepe Lease; all kinds of Rufling very
low; Buttons, PRINCES and Black Velvet on the
bias al $50 Velvet Ribbons and everything in my
line as low as can be sold in this or any other
city. Call and see for yourselves at
g. e.. BERRY'S, p King ST..
Agent for SINGERS SEWING MACHINES.
aon d
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FANCY GOODS.
!. FERGUSON 81 BRO.

We have opened our stock of GOODS FOR
THE FALL SEASON, consisting in part Of
Ladies', Gents and Childrens Merino Tn
derwear and Hosiery.
Dress Trimmings. in Silk and Worsted
PRINCES, Galloons. Buttons, &c.
Toilet Articles--Hair, Tooth and Nail Brushes.
Neck Puff, Side and High Comba, Soaps and
Perfumery.
Ladies' Collars, Cuffs, Ruchings, Rulings,
Ties, Lace Scarts, Linen aud Silk Handker-
chiefs and Kid Gloves
Worsteds Germantown Wool, Shetland
Wool and Floss, Saxony and German Knitting
Yarns, in all colors, and Embroidery Canvases.
HOOP SKIRTS 81 BUSTLES.
All styles on hand and made to order at short
notice.
We have also largo stock Of Hair Braids
Curls Puia, &c, to which wo invite your at
tention FERGUSON s. BRO,
oct L.; 96 King street.
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of the
DISTRICT OF OOLU MBIA

This company offers unrivslled facilities for
the transportation of fraight and passengers,
aud will run their stesmers regularly IS follows:
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FOR NORFOLK.

The elegant, new and substantial =. sT.~.
iron steamer LADY OF THE LAKE. Es1a1C
leaves the companys wharf, Washington. EV-
DAY, at three o'clock p. M. and Alexandria at
$3.50 p. H.; returning, leaves Norfolk EVERY
TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY,
at o'clock p. m. This line connects at Nor
folk with tho ships of the Merchants and Mi
ners Transportation Company for Boston and
route to thcee cities and their connections
throughout New England. Fareto Norfolk 81 !;
round trip ST. Tickets good until ugnI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-16

VIZ A. JOHNSON,
Wholesale and Retail
GROCER h COMMISSION MERCHANT,
AND
DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS.
Also Agent for Arlington Brewery and T.sf-
land & Ranu's Powder Go.
Consgnments Of Grain, Flour and all kinds
of Country Produce solicited. Liberal advances
made on consignments in store.
oct8 N f. cor. Cam. and Royal cts.
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BRODEKS & CO.,
Wholesale Dealers and Jobbers in
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, FLOUR,
SALT AND FISH.
A full line of celebrated pure, old Whiskeys,
Brandies, Gin. Rum, &C.. Massey s. Co.'s Phils-
dulphia and Clagetts Baltimore Ales, and Berg
ner s. Engel's Lager Beer. in casks or bottles
Agents for James s. WEIGH Best Family
Flour, James s. Kirk & Co.'S. Standard Soaps,
Dupont s. Co.'S. Sporting and Blasting Gun
powder, and Baltimore and Potomac River
Steamers.
Orders promptly attended TO, and consign-
ments solicited. No. IL King street.
oct 2G-tf Alexandria, Va.
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NEWSPAPER RI

THE STATE VS. A P K K +,
l. Published at Richmond, Va.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Daily-One year So so; six months 81; three
months 81.
Weekly-One year ST. ak months Soc.
postage prepaid at this otiice)
The cheapest and, we may claim, the best
newspaper-for the price-publshed in the
South.
Our market reports are complete, on the af-
ternoon of each day. both locally and by tee.
graph.
Special attention is paid to the tobacco aid
grain markets of Richmond, and no event Of
importance escapes attention.
JNO. HAMPDEN NE.
feb4 Owner and Editor, Richmond. Va.
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HAMBURG EDGING S and INSERTIONS
IL "A large assortment Just received 1t very
low prices by FERGUSON s. BRO, !.
feb -. sc King street.
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TRY HILL s. cos. CUT ORANGE, BON
L BON and LlNDJlN CAKES. Best tea
cake over offered to the family trade. For sale by
jan 2S' GEO. McBUKNEY s. SON.
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RATES OF SUBSCRIPTlON: ,t-.e
DAILY-One year Sc; six montnss o.
months ST. 80 one month Que. -. ,nop,b:
TRl. year POI Elk N
So SO; three months 81 20.
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DOCKET KNIVES and TABLE CUTIE.
l. KY at McLEAN & UHLER,S,
dec IL ... l07 King street;
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GROCERIES AND LIQUORS.

NOTICE
Families wanting
CHOICE FAMILY BACON
can find such as cannot be surpassed, embracing
10000 POUNDS OF
SUGAR CURED HAMS,
SHOULDERS,
SIDES
BREASTS and
JOWLS,
of my own curing, put up with the care, which
am selling at the following low prices Hams
at 124c; Breast or Break fast Pieces ut l0c, and
Shoulders and Sides at Sc. All who want q
prime article Of Bacon at low figures should
call on SAM'L. j. REED,
ian Is No. II south Fairfax st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-16

RUTTER--Glades and Virginia Roll Butter
- fresh, just received by
ian q J,C. &E. MILRJ1RN
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ENABLE and COOKING BUTTER. EGGS
Il CHEESE, DRIED BkEF, &C., at
dec Is j. G. & Il. HILBURN'S.
The New York herald., 1878-11-26
RECKLESS DRIVING.

Officers Breen. Cannon and Dakin. Of the Mounted
Squad were assigned on Sunday afternoon to the
task Of arresting the fast RIDERS OF New York the
upper boulevards. Their first prisoner WAS Mr..
Augustus Hartman, of No. 3ls Seventh avenue Mr..
Hartman ran into a wagon driven by John Loughn,
stable keeper Of Sixth and Thirtiesh street.
smashed it and threw Lou9hlin out. Mr. Hartman
had fair night rest III the l6th street police staion
and yesterday Judge Smith fined him $40 AID held
him in siOO bonds 90 keep the peace.
John Mason, of No. 4Uj West Thirtieth street,
tho next His horses feet caught In the wagon driven
by Patrick Kenny, or No. 74T Second avenue and tho
animal kicked the wagon to pieces and sent Mr..
Kenny high in the air. Judge Smith fined Air. Mason
$40 also.
James Nolan Of No. 331 East Forty seventh street.
ran his into the driven by William Green. of
No. . West Thirteenth street. Both wagons wers
smashed and botn gentlemen tuniblcd head
over heels out Of them. They slept III the Harlem
police station aul yesterday preferred counter
plants one against the oshsa. Justice smith dis
missed the case, telling the gentlemen to adjust their
difficulties IL q civil court.
Franklin T.. Eobcrg, of No $50 Seventh avenue,
tried 10 play point O.hcer Grant. After leaving
the PARK he along very denurcy until he passed
the officer at 1l2th street when he put his horses
to their utmost speed Mr. I;oberg returned toward
niaht and pussed the officer again. He supposed OF
course that The little incident forgotten, but in
that he erred. Ofcer Grant stretched forth his hand
ard took and driver to the l1Jh street station
house. Yesterday Mr.. koDerg paid The usual unit
The New York herald., 1878-11-26
CRIMINAL STATISTICS.

The Board OF Police Justices held their regular
monthly meeting last night in the examination room
at Jefferson Market Police Coart. Judges Bixhy.
Duny. Morgan. Murray. Flammer. Kasmirc,
Kibreth. ottarbours. smith. wandcll and
wEcelcr we're present, the hrst full roprescnta-
tion the Board has had for some time.
Judge Hammer thc chair and George VI.
Cropier acted secretary. The latter submitted tho
anpIal report, from which the following facts are
taken la regard TO criminal statistics:Amount OF
nn,s tor the year sbJ.lS9 ~. lersons arrested,
IS5EI, OF whom U.4O4 males and ~ I'D fcinies
Persons held the charges preferred against theln
81 T56; discharged. 10 III cases pending, ~. Tho
number of those held w.re:--fof common assault,
5sJ5 fclonious assault. 542; disordcry houses.
AS; clnbezxleent. 1}s; false pretcicos. 1915 gam
bling houses, .; homicide, !; insanity, 'Va
grand larceny l,O65; libel. 81 perjury. ~ receiving
stolen goods, ll2: robbery. IS7 violation VI Pol
law 81 violation Of the Excise law. ll2l; bae mail.
a. The nationality of the prisoners was as iolows:-
United States, 2zJil; Ireland, ly,O2l: GERMANY,
6,3js; Englaud. l.4I; scotland, Old; France, 3iv;
Italy tO9. The number under ~ years OF age was
20sl "a to ~ years, G3o; 20 to 80 years, ll1; 10
80 years. ilji; ~. ll,OD5. There were 90 55
whites and 1,Ji3 blacks.
The New York herald., 1878-11-26
COMMISSIONERS ON TRIAL.

The trial OF the members of the Board Of Charity
Commissioners of Kings county. tie Indictment
found against them by the Grand Jury for alleged
msdemeanor in Office, was begun yesterday III the
Court of Oyer aud Terniner before Judge Gilbert and
associate judges. The defendants Thomas Norris
Bernard Midas, Harmon V. Storms, bernard Began
and Moses Kesse
General Roger A. Pryor and Mr.. Sullivan, counsel
for the Board OF Charity Commissioners. appeared
for the defence and District Attorney Catln and
Assistant District Attorney Wernberg for the people,
All the forenoon and part OF the afternoon was oc
cupied in procuring jury.
Mr. Weinberg, who opened the case explained the
nature OF the alleged offence for which the was
begun The defendants, he claimed had been indicted
for misdeneanor in violating the duties imposed upon
them officers OF the county Of Kings. Prior to
the Poor. Then their name changed by the
Legislature to Commissioners of Charities. The
power OF purchasing goods for the county institu-
lions conferred on them BY the Board of super
visors. An act was passed il 1875 empowering them
TO purchase articles in case OF emergency,
the amount not to exceed $3.50 ut amy
time. to exceed $500 i'll of great
emergency, such as q sudden epidemic or some
thing unforeseen They allowed to exercise their
discretionary powers. Under this act the prosecu-
ton claimed that the Commissioners had made pnr-
chases where emergency existed. FROM 1876
down to the present time they had been expending
large sums of money that not at all necessary
Deputy County Clerk Barnard produced in evidence
the oaths of office of the Commissioners. The clerk
OF the Board OF Charity Commissioners, James A.
aIurtha, testified that January D 1873. resolution
was passed to tit up Commissioner kcssels Office at
AL expense not exceeding $50. No requisition was
made the supervisors for the necessary articles
Ninety dollars and thirty cents also voted
TO purchase oilcloth for Commissioner Storms Office
The list Of the articles purchased since 1876 under
..the Emcrgency act showed that 800 05 had been
expended for oil.
The trial will be continued this forenoon.
The New York herald., 1878-11-26
PAT IN A FIX

"Patrck. this is more serious charge than thought
1t was,' said Judge Morgan yesterday, at Jefferson
Market Police Court to detected looking Aiicsian
AT the bar against whom his wife was Indignantly
complaining.
'.shure he's the divil ntircly, Jedge. Yer Honor.
whin he gets sup o. licker. On there's standin'
him. ALL ut ALL said sLo, with force and gestcnla-
ton. Didn't he go ont Yesterday nornn, Jcdge.
Yer Honor bright and early, to get shaved. he said.
but twas to get dhrunk. For he knm back purity
well loaded an towd me he didn't damn for
breaksust or the Mulcaheys Thin he wirt out atin.
must have his hair cut. An the barber didn't
do IL 10 pase his lordslfip. An / was
standn In the house wandhcring What
the mischief I'D become him aft he didn't take
the plidge. wbin the neighbor's childcr
In 10 an says. almost out o. breath Mrs. Ryan,
yer husbands KILN the barber GLORY be TO God"
sez L. and ran ont wld me heart in me mouth, an
there shure enough. he was poundin tho life ont ay
the Unfortunate little Dutchman. Thin, whin got
him out he wanted to lick bgrtndher by. an'
bekase brought him home harm way he
wa. yop to inolafooster me. But ! didn't let him.
Kin stand great DEAL Jedtc Yer Honor, hut 10 be
bate three times aday--oh, mol"
lone month" said the Judge.
.Arrah Biddy. alannahs' whispered Patrick to his
wife.
Diyl mind you," said shc. "The back o. my hand
to you. had cess To YOU.
The New York herald., 1878-11-26
SUSPECTED or FORGERY.

superintendent wsllins yesterday received tele-
gram from Chief Lee. of Francisco. Cal, stating
that had been arrested there while attempting
TO pass two forged flo circular notes on the
Union Bank of London. The mans not
mentioned but he is supposed to DC Clement HaerLg.
The Superintendent telcgraphed TO the chief to hold
the prisoner unti e arrival OF officer from this
city With y re,luisition.
The furgcrics the Union bank reported to
the police Ia October by Mr. kirkpatrick the jcwelcr,
of Broadway anu Twentieth street. who lad xl,DU of
tho spurious notes foeted upon him by man calling
himself an English uobeman. About the same time
several bankers in this city were yctimizei and it
was then learned tlat fly $4,000 OF tie forg notes
had been issued IN this city, The lnater VIA placed
in the hands of Captain kcaly who detailed de-
tccliyc the On the l5t nit. Darwin Eslnond,
alias Floswc arrested while attempting to pass
some the notes the firm Of Jeaup Patton Co.,
and from subsequent developments Clement Haering
was sS perted or being Of the fUrgtry Detective
Cunning was ordered 10 arrest Haerng. and tracked
him 20 81. Louis There he boarded at the same
hotel and dined al the same table with the man. He
awoke one morning and found that his man lsd de-
caunpcd. 30 he returned to this city empty handed
The New York herald., 1878-11-26
AIIs FOR HIM.

Jules Frquet, dashing looking jugglcr, was ar
ragned part of the Court OF General Sessions yes
terday charged with grand larceny under circrni-
which listened TO with little interest
and curiosity by large audience 1t appeared that
FriqGet engaged some tinlo ago at the Tivol
Theatre. where his fine spangled physique attracted
the attention of Bertha Cohen. young woman who
said she a Russian actress. She visited the
theatre frequently to Friquet perform and sum-
moned him TO her private box there to partake OF
freshments He would then escort her co her home
No. $50 Mott street In her testimony yesterday
the young woman stated that she had seen Friquet
IN Poland, but only made his acquaintance IN
city he had told her he sadly in need of funds
and she bought him hat and pair OF suspenders.
promising to lend him $50. ON the night Of the 18th
OF October he accompanied her home aud she alleged
that when she went her bureau to place therein her
jewelry Frquet put his hand in the drawer and took
therefrpm $500. all she had in the world. she also
said he took out knife and seling her by the
neck, threatened to kill her. He subsequently, left
with the money, and when arrested the sum OF
SIT found in his boarding house. The defence
presented different state OF affairs. Friquet SAID
he formerly belonged to the Prussian Gu2rdin Berlin,
and arrived in this city in July last. de had never
known the complainant until she came after him at
the Tiyo and there made all sorts OF loving pro-
testations. enhancing them by treating him to cham
payne. On the night in question he accompanied
her home. and shortly after their arrival there she
voluntarily loaned him the money TO get him out or
aifhculty at the same time making the condition
the 1ivo testified the lively interest that Bertha
Cohen took in Friquet. The jury, after about an
hours absence, returned verdict of not guilty, and
the xguardsnan went on his way rejoicing