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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-11
Virginia News.

The Richmond Dispatch says: "Tbe gold
cases" are to be tried again 1.-THE last jury dis
asreed) this week by the United States Circlit
Court, Judge Hughes. Hon. j. NJ. Bennett,
of West Virginia, who was Auditor Of the
State when the gold was paid out. is here to
testify in the matter. There was 10 all SOL
600 distributed the night of the evacuation
Governor Smith got one bag contaioing S., 900.
$4,000 was then apportiooed among seventy
six other persons. All the parties gave re-
ceipts for the amounts received. 10 these re-.
ceipts, written by Mr.. Bennett, they obligated
themselves to return the money to the State
Treasury when called upon SO to do.
Nearly all the professional gamblers 10
Richmond. and many Of those who expected
to be summoned before the Grand jury as
witnesses against them, have left that city. The
Richmond correspondent OF the Petersburg To-
dex says The question is askedwherc will all the
sporting members of the General Assembly get
their suppers this winter if Judge 4. L. Chris
tisn is going to break up the faro banks.
The Supreme Court of Appeals Tuesday de-.
cided that dsy it would hear MIR.
Royal and the Attorney General discuss the
question of the legality of the State s tax upou
coupons. Coupons are now worth between SIS
and "a. They will 70 up to 80 or more if q
favorable decision is rendered 10 this case.
The returus from the Moffet register for the
month of March show the following average
per register 10 each city: DanviIIe, SIS;
Alexandra, S.; Fredericksburg, 50; Lynch
burg IS; Manchester, $l2; Richmond $3.50;
Stauotoo, $ls; Winchester. $l3; Norfolk, S.;
Portsmouth, So; Petersburg, $3.50.
Lawrence Schoolcraft, formerly proprietor of
the Richmond Erquirer, Was married to Miss
Ida Campbell, daughter of Parker Campbell.
Esq, the we'll known banker of Richmond,
last night.
The Legislature at It's last session passed
low making it misdemesnor for auy ono to
pay the poll tax Of another in order to get bis
vote.
The dwelling house of Mr.. W. B. Smith,
near Upperville. with nearly all its contents,
was destroyed by fire last Saturday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-11
DAILY AND rRLwREKLY By
EDGAR SNOwDEN.
THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL II, 1878.
II the Senate, to day, the Blair resolutions to

IL the Senate, to day. the Blair resolutions to
contest MIR. Hayes right to the Presidency
were presented By Mr.. DanoiS. who stated
however, that he was opposed to them. The
Burnside bill to admit negroes to all branches
of the u. S. army was discussed as was the
Bankrupt act. and the resolution in reference
TO the alleged kidnapping Of one Noyes. Mr.
Blaine spoke Oh the Deficiency bill. The Sen
ate agreed to sdjouru from to day till Monday.
10 the House of Representatives bill was
introduced appropraiug $4,000 for the pub
lie schools of Washington. The Pension bill
was considered 10 committee of the whole, and
there was lively passages at arms between
Messrs. Sparks, Hama and Cbitteudeu.
It will be seen that Mr.. Jno. F. Lewis was to-
day nominated for marshal Of the western
distric: of Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-11
The Eighth Congressional District

To the editor ofMe AlerandrM Ga-at>:
Recognizing the fact, that the Gazette is the
conservative organ OF Northern Virginia, the
people look to it as their political guide.
Quite plumber Of gentlemen have been
naued for Congress. and among them is the
name of James V. Brooke, of Fauq1ier, who
is considered to be the strongest man 10 the
field, so far as this section is concerned
We don't know any particular merit abou'
General Hunton except that ho has been III"
recipient of about thirty thousand dollars from
the government, and that he was one OF the
champions of the Electoral bill which place.
Hayes 10 the White House. These reasons d.
not appear to be commendablc reasons, with
democrats,to return the present preventative.
REFORM.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-11

pilferers in the stores. They knew the character
OF Jefferson Davis aud they knew Inc reputa.
ton Of old Captain Gsy. Where Davis would
DOT fitch from giving an order, Gay would 90;
finch from obeyiog it. The women dispersed
as suddenly as they came, and that was the
end Of the female commune. They never held
another meeting"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-11

Dr.. Charles Brown, Of Amherst county
though binety, FIVE years Old thinks nothing
riding twenty Eve miles on horseback wlthou
getting Gu: Of the saddle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-11

l. O. o. F.-The following statistics are COZ
tanned 10 the annual report Of the Grand Master
of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, pre-
sented at the meeting of the GrandLodge. DOW in
session at Richmond Year lS76-Number of
lodges As; initiated. 2j3; admitted by cards,
81; reiostated, 40; Withdrawn by card, 81; sus.
pended or dropped, 1903; expelled, 6; deceased,
| 46; number Of brothers relieved $40; number
of widowed families relieved, l55; amount paid
for relief Of brothers. Sl2.O97; amount
paid for relief of widowed families, 81, l63;
amount paid for education of orphans. $40;
amount paid for buryug the dead. S4,G55; to.
tai amount paid for relief, sol ,424; total re-
ceipts by subordinate lodges, S32, $50; number
2,747; total membership. 1892; percentage OF
relief to receipts, Ga. Year 1S77-Number of
lodges, 40; initiated, ia; admitted by cards,
%; reustated, 50; withdrawn by card, 43; sus.
pended or dropped, 400; expelled, Q; deceased,
a.; number OF brothers relieved, 52S; humber
of widowed families relieved 1874; amount paid
for relief brothers, SIS. 22S; amount paid for re-
lief widowed families, So 020; amount paid fer
education OF orphans. Sos; amount paid for
burging the dead; S., JAG; total amount paid
for relief, Sl4 TOP, total receipts by subordl'
nate lodges, S27,975; nuub Der Of weeks sick.
ness for which beue6ts were paid, 1924 total
membership, 2,945; percentage OF relief to re.
ceipts, So
At yesterdays session. after the reading of
the minutes Judge K. II. Fzhugh read the
report of the Committee on Memoirs to which
the Grand Lodge listened with deep interest.
especially to that part relating to the death OF
Past Grand Sire Fred. D. Stuart. Appropriate
resolutions were adopted by the Grand Lodge
and placed upon the minutes.
Past Grand Hugh Latham submitted the &C.
ton of the Lodge at Alexandria 90 the life and
death of z. 6. S. Fred d. Stuart
RADICAL CAUCUS following resolu-
TOSS we're passed at the Congressional radical
caucus held 10 Washington last uight:
Whereas, The restoration of tina democratic
party to power would be great national Gala
nifty to avert which all patriotic citizens should
put forth their best efforts; and whereas, nearly
ninety thousand republican officials throughout
orders from the President to abstain from par.
t cipation in some Of the necessary steps in this
great work therefore be it
Resolved, That the President be requested to
rescind his order forbidding participation by
officials in the executive branch of the civil sell
vice in meetings, caucuses, INVENTIONS aid COM
mttees of a political character.
Resolved, Ths. the secretary Of this meeting
transmit a copy of this resolution, properly
autbent csted. to the President.
The National Congressional Republican Com.
mittee was reorganiz,d. The Virginia member |
is MIR. Jorgensen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-11

One Of our most cstimabc citizens may b.
thankful for the Introduction OF DR.. Bull
Cough Syrup, for its timely use has saved h
life
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-11
COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET, April II, !S1S.-l Il"
transactions in Flour continue light, and prices
are unchanged. Whest is a little trmcr, and
receipts have somewhat increased sales to-day
of GO bushels at llS, $50, l3l and 49, as TO
quality. 93J bushels OF Corn sold at So for yellow,
- s.! and IS for mixed, and 10 bushcliof Rs"
brough! IS. No Oats reported. Country Pro-
duce unchanged.
BALTIMORE. April 1l.-Virgnis IS, Old. -
do. deferred AZ; do. consolidated ST. do. "a &C.
ries BIT. Cotton quiet and steady y; mlddIiLS
nominsIly l01. Flour dull and inactive. bU!
unchanged. Whest-Southern quiet no re:
cepts; Western quiet and firm; Southern Ici
120al33; do amber 1875; Penns red l32sl3l; \"
2 winter red Western spot and April l3O.l3U.
May l3lal3l3. Corn-Southern quiet and stendy'
Western dull. weak and lower Southern whit"
and yellow 5la52; Western mxed spot az.
April 81; May 52is52i; June 53sa5i Or
quiet and easy; Southern $3.50; Western whl;1
1884; do mixed 30; Penns $500 kye GU.
and unchanged. Hay active and firm; primo
Penna and Maryland l4aSl5. Sugar in god
dem and and firm at ta9t Coffee dull and W.
changed. Whiskey quie. and steady at GOAL 10
NEW YORK. Aprl ll.-Stocks firm. None
I. Gold 1909 .lOO4. Flour without decld.d
change. Wheat quiet; futures about &c Belle
Corr &c better.
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PORT or aLEIa.v.DRrS, APRIL H..

PORT or NLEII.N5)RFS,. aPKiL IL.
Sun rises ........ 20 Sun :ets... " .
ARRIVED.
Str E1prc.s. Baltimore, to J Brodors i O..
Schr A Ficcs, Norfolk, to Smoot y fer'N'
Schr K H Shannon. Washington, to Amer
can Coal Go.
PASSED DOWN.
Schr Chss Wo!sey. Washington. for Nori''"'
SAILED.
SRI Tbomrson, Leonardtown by + A Reel
-, Str Msttano, Nopini, by J Bro dars - Co.,
Schr jesse Hart I'd, Bristol. by Hsmp,n"'
and Baltimore Coal 20.
MEMORANDA.
Tho renort that tue schooner ashore at Jone'
Point on Tuesday was the Chss Wo'soy WIS., IL
correct.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-11-14
Another Gone.

The last Newton Report bring. us the
sad Dews that Mr.. w. j. Adams, son of
the lamented s. r. Adams, and formers
ly editor of the Enterprise Courier,
died at Lake Of yellow fever during the
mapthof October. At the time the
evercommenc5d at Lake, Mr.. Adams
was residing in jackson, where he was
conducting an advertising agency, and
performing the service of correspondent
for the New Orleans Picayune. He al
once proceeded to Lake to attend on his
sisters family and remained to soc his
brother-in-law, DR.. McCallnm, Mrs
McClallum, several of her children and
his single sister, Miss Lida, die. He
was then stricken down and followed
his relatives to the unknown land,
Adams was noble hearted young
man. a true friend aud genial compan.
ion. He was worthy member of the
Press Convention. and the next meet.
ing will be sadler because of his non
attendance. He gave his life up for hi.
people, ana we cherish the hope thai
the all Wise Ruler has gathered hin
homet to the friends that had preceded
| hun.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-11-14
New Orleans our Market.

Our business men did not know how
to appreciate New Orleans as market
till the yellow fever appeared there and
the quarantine prevented the shipment
of goods from that place. Then our
merchants and others found that it was
very inconvenient to order goods from
Northern and Western markets, that
they were long time coming, and,
with freight added, cost far more than
if they had been purchased in the Ores
cent City, and i'll consequence they
would be compelled to sell them some
higher than formerly. In consequence
of the quarantine, New Orleans has
lost heavily in trade. Now that yellow
fever is becoming thing of the past,
we hope our friends will send their Or
ders to the favorite city of the South.
Nothing is now restricted from there
but wooden goods, bagging and mat
tresses, and the Board of Health Of that
city having declared that persons will
lun no risk in gong there, we will soon
expect to see business relations re-es-
tablished with New Orleans. 1t is the
natural market for this section, and for
honorable dealing and legitimate bus,
mess transactions, its liberal >hearted
merchants are known and appreciated
far and wide.
Give New Orleans the preference in
the future, as you have in the past.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-11-14
Secretary of State.

Gov Stone has appointed Henry G.
Meyers, of Holly Springs, Secretary OF
State, vice Kinloch Faleoner. deceased.
Believing he had no power to order au
election. he has very properly, as we
CONCEIVE, chosen to exercise the APP.
pointing power conferred on him by
the statute in preference to ordering
without authority, and putting the
State to the expense ard trouble of an
election. He has made good APP
pointment, and we therefore omit to
publish the announcement of certain
gentlemen who have requested the pub.
LEGATION of their names as candidates.
Mr.. Meyers possesses excellent exe>
cutive capacity and may be expected to
serve the public as faithfully and eff
GENTLY as any one who could be selected
as the successor of the greatly lameuted
and distinguished Falconer. IL OH,
Springs South.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-11-14
..sun.es'' Cox on the 'T.aria.


The people who take pleasure in the
present protective tariff, which is tran
STEERING the earnings OF the multitude
to the pockets of tine protected, will
read with interest Sam Cox's off,hand
way of stating the process of protection
He said:
The farmer starting for his work has
shoe put on his horse with nails taxed
fifty six per cent, driven with ham
mer taxed fifty-fonr per cent, cuts a
stick with knife taxed fifty per cent -,
bitches his horse to pillow taxed fifty
per cent, with chains taxed fifty seven
per cents. He returns to his home at
night and lays his wearied limbs on a
sheet taxed fifty~eight per cent, and
covers himself with blanket that has
paid tex of two hundred and City per
cent. He rises in the morning, puts on
his humble flannel shirt taxed eighty
per cent, his coat taxed fifty per cent,
shoes taxed thirty five per cent, and
hat taxed seventy per cent, opens fami>
ly worship with bible taxed thirty five
per cent, and kneels to his God on a
carpet taxed two hundred and fifty per
cent, sits down to his humble meal
from plate taxed forty per cent, with
knife and fork taxed thirty-fve pei
cent, drinks his cup of coffee with su
gar taxed seventy per cent, seasons his
food with salt taxed one hundred and
thirty per cent, pepper two hundred
ninety-seven per cent, and spice three
ninety-seven per cent, he looks around
on his wife and children all taxed in
the same way. takes chew of tobacco
taxed one hundred per cent, and leans
back in his chair aud thanks his stars
that he lives in the freest aud best gov
eminent under heaven.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-11-14
Convinced.
Tile Holly Springs South says that

Tile Holly Springs South says that
in case of another yellow feverepidemie,
it will be in favor of quarantining
against all infected points, the whole
coast of the United States and even the
rat holes of Holly Springs. There is
no question of the efficacy CT quaran>
tines, if properly enforced. Many
towns no less naturally favored than
Holly Springs have entirely escaped the
yellow fever by means of them when
she has learned by a woefal experience
how much betterit would have been to
have acted in like manner. Many
goud and useful citizens succumbed to
the epidemic IN Holly Springs. The
South is teeming with praises for those
who persisted there.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-11-14
Newspaper Office Destroyed.

The editor of "We the People," OF
Ale xandria, La, writes to the New Or
leans Times that on the night of Nov.
I'd, his "office was entered, and every
movable thing was thrown into Red
river. The type are scattered all
around the levee, and the river is alive
with cases. The triggers belonging to
the press are also IN the river, and all
rules. leads, ETC."
The Times says it cOncurs in the
editors suggestion that the deed could
scarcely have been prompted by polls
teal motives, for though thu ship
wrecked newspaper was of Republican
tone and purpose, the campaign had
then ended and no political object
could have been accomplished by IFS
destruction. A much more probable
explanation OF the mystery is that Mr..
Madison Wells, who is believed to be
chief proprietor of the newspaper. find
ing the game played out and the future
unpromising, had the Outrage" COM
mitted so as to let himself down in n
blaze of martydrom, not to say bank
ruptcy. Maddy is quite up to little
pleasantries of that sort, and it is
hard to gaze upon one of the old time
threadbare campaign lodges without
seeing the fine finger of the late Re-
turning Board somewhere in it.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-11-14
-------f- 49,
ESobberies i'm New York

The New York Sun is reviewing the
police system of New York, and the
public will admit that something is
wrong. A week ago an old man was
stabbed on one of the principal through
fares of New York; some days ago a
saving bank, in the heart of the
city, was robbed of money and securi-
ties TO the aggregate value of between
two millions and half and three mil
lions of dollars; last Thursday morning
graveyard, also in the heart of the
city, was entered, coffin broken open,
and dead body stolen. Since then
one of the largest iewelry stores in
New York was robbed in broad open
day light, No arrests, up to this writ
ing, in either case. Who is safe in
New York City2
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-11-14
Total

California does not elect her fou,
Congressman till next September, anu
IS not included for that reason. That
State is now Represxnted by two Dem
ocrats and two Republicans. In the
list of Democrats we include number
of Independent Democrats more or less
tinctured with the Greenback heresy,
but who, during the contest, claimed
to be better Democrats than their COM
petitors. The Mobile Register names
them as follows: Lowe, of Alabama,
FELTON, and Persons, of Georgia, Saw
yer, of Missouri. and perhaps one or
two in Texas. The Independents and
Greenbackers, If united, will cast not
more than fifteen votes, and the parties
in the House will stand about as follows
Democrats one hundred and forty>seven
Republicans one hundred and twenty
seven, Independents fifteen.
The Democratic majority in the pres
ent Congress is nineteen. In the next
Congress the Democrats will have a
plurality of twenty, and f. majority OF
five over all who have been elected
against their organization.
Should the next Presidential election
be thrown in the House, and it is not
at all probable, each State would be ems
titled to one vote. There are thirty
eight States, q majority whereof is
twenty. The recent elections give the
Democrats majority in nineteen States
and the Republicans a majority in
eighteen States. With California
eeaally divided, and therefore unable to
vote. the Democrats would have MAJ
jority of one. But if that State should
elect three Republicans IN September,
the Democratic States would number
nineteen in the House, and the Repub-
licau States nineteen, tie. We may,
therefore, expect the California can
vass to be one OF the warmest ever
made.
The Democratic majority in the
Senate will be six. Thus the next Con-
eress will be Democratic in both pFan-
ches for the first time in twenty .,ears.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-11-14
Northern Newspapers.

One cannot fail to be amused, and to
great extent Disguised, at the course
which some Northern Republican news
papers pursue in their attacks on the
-"Solid South" They abuse the South
ern people and say they are unrecon-
structed, and favor strong rule to
bring them to their senses--a military
rule, in other words that is, have
troops present Mt every election in or
der that the white people may be
bambooed and orerawed, and the pre-
cious daraey have everything his own
way. Nev,r an election is held in the
extreme Southern States but what the
aforesaid papers raise the thredbear and
worn ont cry OF Intimidation and
fraudl' and that the solid South" is
again working to get the reigus of
government that they may throw it
into chaos. Nothing pleases the be
fore mentioned class of papers so well
as for the North to go solid for the
party now in power They whoop over
such result ard seem to think &
great and good thing has been done
and that no frand or any wrong act Is
ever committed when such Rn end il
reached. This liz. OF course, the sheer.
est bosh. There always was and always
will be corruption in politics. It's 6
game in which corruption figures to 6
great extent, and it is not confined te
any one party. 1t is common to all
and each party does its share of ras.
cahty. This is too palpable truth tc
be denied. No doubt Southern Dem.
ocrats have intimidated oftener than
once, but Southern Republicans have
so faIsified and villifed and lead on a
deluded set, That they hsve wrought
more injury than any intimidation
could have done. Both we're wrong.
looking at their act from a moral
stand point. More or less fraud is
practiced by all parties in the North,
especially by the two stronger-the
Republican and Democratic. Fraud
necessarily excludes Justice, and there.
fore should not be encouraged or prac
tlced, but all know that it is and has an
extended scope in the political field.
OF conrse one wrong should never be
the apology for another. and we would
not be understood so to mean. We
merely mention the above facts to show
that while certain Northern brethren
heap imprecations upon the South,
they themselves are rolling in as deep
r sin as we are, but are blinded to theil
own faults, and at one time curse q
wrong and right upon it's heels rejoice
over greater one. They raise ter
rible howl over a "Solid South" fol
Democracy, but sing a lovely tame over
"Solid North" for Republicanism
but if the South attempts to sing ovel
her good fortune they get mad about it.
We don't object to their singing, but
they ought to accord to us the same
privilege.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-11-14

On Sunday morning last son of Mr..
Boiian discovered the mutilated remains
of an unknown and unrecogEizable
white man. between his fathers resi-
dence and the McNair place, near the
railroad and about mile and halt
above our town. The man was suppos-
ed to be tramp and to have been dead
several days. He had no papers on his
person by which he could be identified
His pockets contained thirty cents in
money and few green peas; the latter
gathered probably from neighboring
field to satisfy the cravings of hunger.
Summit Times.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-11-14

In reply to numerous parties, we de
sire to state that Col Hooker carried
every county in his district, except
Lincoln. AS returns from all the coun-
ties have not been compiled, it is not
known by what majority Col. Hooker
is elected. In this connection we will
also state, Col. Deason says he was not
candidate for Congress, but is thank
ful to those of his friends who voted
fol him. His friends ran and elected
him-to remain loyal, honorable cti
zen of Lincoln county.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-11-14

HHR following named persons have
died of yellow fever in McComb City:
G.. A. Boyd, Thos. Teddy, John Easley.
John Fenger, Katie Doyle, McNamara' s
child, Frank Busby, Willie Fleming,
Dudley Atkinson, Victor Beauer, Willie
Abbott, Thos. Brady, Mrs. Geo. Butt
land, Katie Abbott, Willie Easley,
Freshwaters child, Frank Uter's child,
Dan Fielder, COL. P. Summers, col.
Mrs. G. A. Boyd, DIR. Strawn. Mrs.
Nelson, l.. B. Ford, Mrs. Lena Bauer.
August johnson, B. N. Freshwater's
child, Mrs Brian Foley, B. N. Kresh>
water, James Bowen, Johnnie killeenn,
Sam o. Williamson, Polly Thalheine's
child, Tommie Foley. Fred Thalheine,
Celia Conerly, COL, George Bewley.
Total, thirty-six deaths.