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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-16
Committee DfanesviIle District.

The Lee Memorial Ball, at The White Sui.
pbur Springs last night was grand affair, and
passed off in the most satisfactory manner
The most richly dressed Of the married ladies'
was Mrs. General Mahouc, of Petersburg, and
Madame Do Sibourg, of Richmond; OF the
younger ladies, Miss Templeton, beautiful
girl from New Orleans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-16

The September October number OF the
North America Review is to contain an article
entitled, rs the Reformcr any logger Need
ed % by George ". Julian, and paper on
"uisil Sar7;ce Reform" By J John Jay.
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The Eighth Congressional District.
WARRENTON, Aug. II, 1873,

To tie editor Of the Alexandria Ga7ette:
I find the following 10 the Baltimore Sun Of
o.day:
Reliable intelligence received from AIexaa'
dGa, Va, district, Indicates that II Mr.. HUI
ton should receive the regular democratic
uorrinatiOn, al independent democrat with
s,roDg backing will enter the field agaiost HIM.
a great deal Of personal bitterness appears 10
enter into the canvass.
As conservative, having never t'l!!ei 10
yield hearty obadlanc. to the voice Ct M
party, ak what does such language :: the
abnvc mean?
From whom is the reliable o:eI.!ie1c, re
ceiyed? Certainly not from the su0poE:eTs .:
General Hutton. Then it mus: b :!- the
friends ofhi opponents.
Why arc they induIgl1c ia TIL: A:ol .: - * ;
is il with the hope tina: thag mas by !:ish'ao-
ng the Members Of the coDvaoN,2 3; secure
the defeat Of the General: or !: il tie u.:sEso'
c:s Of that wing OF our party Tbich ilTar!srty
reserves TO Itself the right to u al Il ca 10
conventions to control convaulioos !oC IL eva
ends, With the purpose Of dat@a;los the 1o-2:.
ncea when they happen not to sui: il:
Is there any greater reas5n vi? TIE i:a- : ::
Of Gen. Hutton should support NJ. N=as, !:
nominated, than there is tbs! The Supporters q:
Mr.. Neale should give Ga1aTs. Eic2:oa ;h:.:
votes!
Thick sl.h e35i1:i a. 10; :o:::as5cE:-
by the SUI i !=r!=t5c:!-.3 = 80 :o..*: :z::.;
aud | vi! t:!!ava. u2;i! o:2:.S.ss taa7!-o:-,
that no oua 81. c,c5a.-1 ): l3:a ::7:!.! :-s-
Mr.. Male a!rs:.:.
Ccrts5l7 - Is: :isb: - sz7.c: :1e o:::!s.
and hearty s21?c:: {: G=o. Hc7:o7 : :tiac j:
# ncmoa.ei. -. v!ho1: !: l.: 23-;os.!2o
would b. ID n3I= than 81 empty c3np.:151:.
tkiLk sp.Gk ID. tIri5 Taaa -! tta;
the cpn+crya,i7c: u Fs0q7isr, ioi=s5 Q: IL:
wh,c district, Who ds5!!e The n5uius:i!c .:
Grn. IIunlou will be fund. win ta'i2? g -.
ccp,9u, the ca.n:s: a23 tr1a s1Pp3:::-3 :: tie
NOMINEE If he c0e7enlon 3. tc the WY t::'
ler.nl political cDcn5 the Ga1a.sl ns7 haze.
And ": have right, II :uc,:S:tl! IL tie c2o
ycnt.Dn, u cxpect Q: o:E:r: TbaI re az Will:
IT, grant thclr.
!ta2 wha: w may {: tb= G:a.r4! Il: ca
without raDi.y p.eG c: Ihs: many LAY b.
pom!na,ed and elected who wi. u3T:r r=sc!! E!:
na,iooaI reputation add use:u,1oss, ard tia; 90
ore will c7:7 hsve following Of batter or u7!e
patriotic conservatives than those who 10 daJ
sad b ca: cstaeonei acl hoGo,ad rep!as:0'
ta;iTe.
For TIE pace Ct cur party, fox the good
name Of or ds;ric:. aud for the honor Of Us
ali, hopa we vii. ha2r nothing more Of this
bitterness ani spite Of this selfish design to
rule or !G.n. Al
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DIED..

Mrs. ELLEN MARK BENTER, wife Of
Mr. John W. Benter, dod Friday, August lG.
1875 at 81 o'clock g. H. ~ Her funeral will
take plac, on Sunday, August 18th, at O clock
D. m, from her late residence, West Kind
Wash, New York and Bolt papers copy,
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~UALS AEGEIAsr

HAIL. VEGETABLE S:-.-.AN IL.
REVIEWER !: :tia.;,:.: cor b!-s:;,2 C.: so...a
'1e mos: powerful :c:.o:s:jve sGaa!s = -" ~
e.so!a kingdom. l: restores s:sy Isl: : .
o.is!n sl co!3-. /: EsHns tie scs!p VIE $
clean. l: cue: Ga-3-l:tt sd Lca1o-:. s.: :,
og.ou: Of ::.a hslr. /: :a:.!s.e: IL. !..::.:.
principle by which Inc hAl- !: aou:i:@e! y:
supported. !: MAKES taa rs: !r0i... so. 3.
glossy, aLI j; ur:u!pss:e! :: {, Ls.:-a:t:..-s
l: ]: the mos. economical preparation c'.: y-y'
cd 70 the public, s. :: e.-c;: :tmsiH : ok 800.
mskirg OILY 81 Cccssio2sl spp,ioa:!o2 c"c@::a.E
1. i: recommended s2i U.s.! By en.i-er: 7, D.
Cal men and ci8 :ia!iy endorsed - -" -
Aassyer 0: Ma:.sc c.setts. TIE pop. a-.ty .
Halls Hair R:1ew+r = - i-t:e.s:! NJ. :..r g
81 many yes.s, both il hi: country .1I .c e..
eiga lands SID i. IL now known SID used :.
the civilized cou..:.e. ): TIE WIZ. ~ -.
h1 E S Laac tea.a: i b..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-16

All those desiring to enjoy that high degree
Of health which pure blood induces and maic
taina shonld use Dr.. Bull Blood Mixture.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-16

~UOUMBER PICKLES for isi T11' g5nN
~ sug - ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-16

t~.AS USDES!ADLE IRUIEi.-l III de-
10 suffer. and Il you lesi = miserable, ur.s..-
factory life in TIL: besu.ilu. void, j: :. c:....'
your own fau.. ard th::e !: OILY o-.t "4l..c .
you,-you- unreasonable p:"i~!.ce -: sar.;.
ci:m, which has killed thousands. .'c::...'
knowledge sud common sense ressoalz+ :.
soon show you tina: G.e4l.'s Aw.:,: t!'''~; -.
cure you OF Liver Complaint, q: Hy-p'.5.t
With all it: miserable elfrC:i. such s. sex &c.,
sche, psi pitstioa Of the heart. sour SIN r..
hshiiual co:tivenoi:, d.zzinos; ofihc aa,!, .'.
vous pro:trs.ion, low spirits, *. It's So ..-
reach every town On the We:!cru C1":.Av": 80
not Druggi5t bat viii tel! you o! l.: 49, ....'
cures. You can buy Sample Bottle - l',--..
Three doses will relieve you.
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la HAVE JUST RETURNED FhoN -"
YORK aid have now in stock d. fnc bal --.s,;
an assortment Of Ci5tliaE sni Gents sa'.'..-
ings &c can lie found il sny i thu large: ..'''.
and VEKY CHEAP. Lean ii = ci''.i % 90
vesrs end msa Of 40 lbs ~a.E-:. NJ '''-
Dress sbd Baain5s= s5ui.: are 81 eoo1 & -'' ~
made by any merchant tailor; sad IL ''-'a'
wear my variety is complete. ine'"''". "
Shirts ST zoe Lisla Thread Shirt NJ = -"
1,irsn D,sva,. s.. Sl.7i; t,ro inc lsNF p'I '.'''-
Collars for - cent?, s'' 'E'.
!; D8AiHAN'
G. King St. :. ". corner ~,
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Yellow Fever.

MEMPHIS, Aug. l5.-TLc fo:!o7rg teIsgia"
was sent this morning:
70 Hon. George ". MCro'y, Secretary ("
Var, Washington, u; e.. 49,,
Death is making rapid strides through cu'
stree;5, Towos have quarantinad agalGst; u.s.
Can you not order 900 tents, into which 10
remHve the rocr? +. L. PATTERSON.
Collector IDternal ReVcnuc.
r. a. THOMPSON,
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-20
EXPENSIVE CITY GOVERNMENTS.

San Francisco is exercised over the mag
nitude and constant increase OF her city ex-
penses. Boston having made claim,
through the GLOBE, that she possesses the
most expensive city government in the
country, the san Francisco Cal, in a recent
editorial, attempts to disprove Boston's
claim by citing her own financial condition
in comparison with that OF Boston.
The facts respecting the two cities are
stated As follows: Boston has TO provide
for the interest on a deb: Of S45 $50, 49,,
which, at an average of five per cent, con-
sumes S2,l50,00O. The tax for lS76 was
3, ,270, ,S04; deducting the interest account
and s., ,l20, ,S04 is left for current expenses.
In that year Boston's taxable property
amounted TO S74S S7S,10O, and her poprla-
tion WAS 341, ,lO9. As for San Francisco,
the Cal says:
WcwilI compare what is denounced in Bos-
ton as extravaganza with the exploits in our
own city government in the same direction.
In ISs6 san Francisco had Sos, ,532, $50 taxable
property, and raised a revenue of SI,319, 80.
With about one-third of Boston's taxable
wealth, she raised more than half as much
money for the city government. Two years
later the Si,3C9,952, which sufficcd for lS76. is
swelIed TO 5,i5O,62O in 1873. Meantime taxa
bIe property has rather diminished than in
creased. With S2G0Oea,c0O of taxable wealth
against Eoston's S74S,OO9 OtJ, san Francisco
proposes 20 raise IS, 10000 for current expenses
against Boston's s. 10000. From the proposed
expenditures the sum of s23O OOl should be de-
lUcfed for interest
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-20

Certain of our papers taking so gleefully to
the plan OF nominating General Gran: for
another term, these same papers. albeit
"uc-mouthed advocates of the greenback
side oil the question, then | am more than
ever convinced that their tluency is of the
GrlSsonry stripe, without much sincerity
Mt the bottom OF 1t. Still, there is great
deal IN the finance question. properly con-
considered. lis agitation means. at least
the assertion by the reople, Of certain rights
and privileges which they have heretofore
been accustomed to leave 10 the politicians
and money changers- The old politicians
don't like il. Governor Anthony has no
sympathy with the debtor class who are
eternally clamoring for more money. In
hisspeech at the Philadelphia gubernatorial
gathering, did he not prescribe digging
IA the best means of getting out OF none
tary trouble. In the Older States, Republi-
cans and Democrats alike meet in State
Convention and deprecate the future az ia
ION OF the money issues As mischievous aud
communlstic, and, a. uncalled for, being
settled, as they claim, in the triting corces-
sions recently gained by the greenbacS
party on the floors of Congress. 1t is con.
tended that this Potter investigation Is ouly
a cunning ruse, gotten up by the old part,
managers to throw dust in the eyes OF II,
many who feel disposed to go of on these liv,
| financial issues, and leave the old part,
camps TO the only occupation that now re
mains to them, namely, nudsing one anothe
away from the public crib.
Ny catechism of finance is vet incom
| plete; st another time | may favor III
| readers of the TINES with some extracts
In fact, would do it now, but want o
time and space prevents.
Loring, June Il, 1873, J. A. L.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-20
WOMAN sUFGI,AGE.

The woman suffrage report submitted TO
the Senate recently by the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, opposing the pro-
posed sixteenth amendment 10 he constitu-
tion for the acknowledgements OF women by
the several States, takes sUbst an;ially the
following ground
The amendment, If adopted, Will make
several million voters totally inexperienced
in political affairs, quite generally depend
ent on the other sex, all incapable of per
forming military duty, and without the
power To enforce laws which their numerical
strength may enable them 10 make. and
comparatively few of them wish TO assume
the irksome and responsible political duties
which the measure thTasts upon them, and
which many men seek 10 Cyade. Such
change should only be made slowly and in
re-, oonse 10 a general public demand. Thirty
Thousand names asking for this legislation
were obtained through the efforts of woman
suffrage, legislation for woman is constantly
improving, and the DISABILITIES imposed upon
her under the common law are being swept
away by the spirit of the age. The States are
gradually granting suffrage TO women, per
haps with good results. The committee re-
gard IT as unwise and inexpedient TO enable
two-thirds of the States, through amend
ment Of tine constitution, to force woman
sutraS" upon the other thrrri, in which pub
lIc opinion Of both sexes may bc strongly
ager~e to such change.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-20
IHE ARMY BILE.

The bill, as reported from the Confer
enoe Committee and passed by both houses,
makes no change whatever in the present
"pay proper" Of army officers, but deals
with their allowances as follows: The
supply Of forage is wholly cut OF, ezcep;
for officers in the field or At posts west Of
the Mississippi River, TO be designated 10y
the Secretary oi War. Fuel Is TO be furnish
ed to officers At the price OF s. per cord,
and the allowance Of commutation for
quarters lat places where there are no pull
Tic quarters) is to be a the rate Of SO per
month for each room TO which any officer
may he entitled under existing regulations.
The House provision that the time Of ser
vice OF officers or enlisted men in the vol
unteer service shall be credited 10 them in
competing the regular Army longevity al
lowances, is amended 50 as to make it ap-
ply also to the privileges Of the retired list.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-20
SIlIIEA.

1t has been truthfully said that the first
thing that the Americans do when a great
man dies is TO resolve TO build him a monu-
ment, and the next thing is, they don't build
it. The proposition to erect a statue OF Mr..
Bryant has already been made, and lhe
Philadelphia Times says:
II mas already been proposed to erect a stat
ne Cf the late William Cullen Bryant in Cen
tral Park, and the one who prop ii is sim
gult'iy enough a member Of tLe w York
Common C"InCil The suggestion is alto
y ther good one. bSt i, may be dan -eroGs to
depend upon popular Subscriptions. We are
ahTays = .Us 10 get uR statues ard Inonu-
ments in t"isway, but popular feeling. some
how. alwal fails TO sustain itself. and the
fund is not always handled with fidelity, the
resnlt b,,ng that the country is full of cred
liable monument propositions and fractional
monument funds, but generally destitute OF
monuments. 1t IS appropriate that statue
Of Bryant should be put up in Central Park
and it is appropriate that everybody should
have a chance 10 assist in the work
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-20
THE PRESs DENTS TITLE.

The House Judiciary Committee has
adopted report embodyinS a resolution to
the effect that there is no power in Congress
TO reverse the decision by which Hayes was
seated as President of the United States.
Referring to this fact the St. Louis Times
says:
So far as Congress is concerned, this resolu-
ton is of very little Importance, and it is
Doubtful if the House will endorse il. 1t
would be silly for that body 10 say what il
has done is legal and irrevocable. What one
congress has done n be undone by anoth-
er, il the action does hot involve the validity
ofapontract- But the JOINT action of the two
houDes in connection with a majority of the
Supreme Court gives a triple strength TO the
confirmation of Hayes tills which csn only
be dissolved by the separate retrac.ion OF
the two houses of Congress and of the Su-
preme Court-a result scarcely possible of ac-
complishment during the incumbency of
HAYES
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-20
TMeehlp Gimes
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1873.
COOL.

A Washington dispatch, published in
The Times yesterday, says that Secretary
sherman expresses the hope that "Congress
VIII make the power to receive United
States notes Tor customs duties, discretion
ary," and In consideration of all the cir
cumstances it must be confessed that such a
request, from such quarter, is decidedly
eo.i. Secretary Sherman has been the
greatest obstacle that the people have had
70 con'ond with, il tleir s,ra.gie with the
money power; giving TO the green5sc'S
the power 10 pay customs duties puts the
money {. the people upon an equality with
the money Of the bondholders, and is one
OF the greatest victories that could he
achieved IN the interest Of the people, but
the request Of Mr. Sherman to make such
power discretionary with him, j. simply q
request TO put the fruits Of til" people
victory in the hands 0: the attorney Tor
money power. Mr.. Sherman ought TO know
by this time, that the people Of the United
States have not much faith in him -
custodian Of their Interests, and il would
be hard TO make them bei.ye that such 4
discretion as he asks Tor would not be used
against them, and for the benefit Of the
money power.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-20
4 Singular story.

SAN FRANCISCO, Juna lS.-A Baine City
dispatch says that Captain Bernard has ar.
rived at the Owyhee, crossing three mile.
above its mouth, Yesterday, with his
company OF cavalry captain Whip
pie, with his two companies, joined him
here. Gen. Howard i supposed to be
twenty miles in advance Winnemucca
the riute Chief, came into Capt Bernardo
camp last night, bringing with him small
party OF his men. WInnemacca tells q
singular story regarding the designs oil the
hostileS.
\ dispatch was received here, last night
from Baker City, Oregon, saying the hos,
tile had raided Burnt river, Yesterday, and
stole twenty-five head OF horses and proba.
bly, did other mischief Capt Bandie.
company of cavalry left here early thi.
morning for Old's Ferry Oh Snake river.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-20
CGKN.

From the best advices AZ hand it seems
almost certain that the corn crop OF Illi-
nois, and eastern Missouri, will be much
below the average. a correspondent writ
ing TO the Ameriorn Erc5GDgc, New York,
from Hannibal, No, says:
That We are about TO have q poor corn crop
the coming season seems now more than
probable, yet !. is too early to venture a pos
tive opinion. That there is a large contrac-
tion in the area planted there is no doubt.
and every favoring circumstance from this
time forward 10 maturity will be necessary
for good crop. Millions of acres Of corn
ground are even now covered with water.
Yesterday I. passed through four thunder
storms, one OF which was hail, that fell in
sufficient quaIIsity 10 cover the ground, and
the feeling among farmers is certainly quite
glOOmV inst now
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-20
LEAkN VESSEL.

/ A somewhat original system of secrecy
seems TO have been adopted as the rule OF the
4 Berlin Congress- system that does not
promise results Of an especially brilliant
| character. In response 10 4 suggestion on
! the part of Prince Bismarck, the several del
egatcs agreed" that the deliberations of the
council should not be published; but no at
tempt was made TO secure from each delegate
a promise, still less an oath, that he would
preserve a discreet silence concerning what
passes in the great hall of the Radziwell Pal
ace. OF course it is not probable, the charac-
I ter of the delegates being considered, that
any important facts viii be permitted TO get
abroad while the Congress remains in ses-
sion /; but the way the case stands danger
Gus loop-hole is left for gossip. Special cor
respondents have enough ground left under
| them to enable them 10 utter, concerning the
progress of the negotiations, bulletins which
may lead TO a good deal of mischief, II in no
other way, by unduly exciting the stock
market. But in these days politics and the
stock exchange are so closely allied that any
thing affecting either is tolerably sure to al
feet both; certainly any news from Berlin
having an air of authority will tell immedi-
ately upon the money market in every Eu-
ropean capital. With such grave interests at
stake there seems TO be a looseness in the
sort of secrecy adopted by the representa-
tives of the powers. Philadelphia Times.
1t is already apparent that somebody
'leaks" since our cable dispatches yester-
day morning told us that Duke or Lord
somebody had stated in parliament that the
memorandum of the agreement between
England and Russia, which had been pub
lished in the newspapers had been "surrep-
titiously" obtained.
Fussy old Earls and Jukes, as well as
self-important Senators and members"
only axe themselves ridiculous, in this
age of the world, by trying to transact pub
lie business in secret. Newspapers are pub
lished Tor the purpose of printing
all those things that the people want to
know, and be assured they will do it; the
average newspaper reporter is 20 much
sharper than the average Statesman" that
the discovery of State secrets is a very small
undertaking for him. II anything is done
in the secret session" that is worth know
ing, you may count with certainty upon
finding some kind of a report of it in the
next mornings papers, and since it is better
for all parties that the public should receive
correct report than an incorrect one, the
most sensible course for any public body
to pursue in this regard, is to furnish the
press every possible facility for securing full
and correct reports.
The executive sessions" of the United
States Senate furnish a fair illustration of
the question in hand. They are supposed
to be held in secret and with all the Sena-
tors sworn to secrecy, yet the proceedings
of the executive session are reported in our
dispatches rs regularly every day, as any
other part Of the days business. The
secret session has grown to be very much
of farce.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-20
THE INDIANS.

General Howard has arrived at Boise
City, and telegraphs information regarding
the Indian outbreak and the movement of
troops, the substance Of which has already
been published in our telegraphic reports.
The General reports that thus far ten citi-
zens of Idaho and four friendly Indians
have been killed also that Buffalo Horn
is leading the hostiles, consisting of Weiser-
Piutes and Bannocks. Ii appears that the
origin of the present difficulties was the
freaks of a drunken Indian; then Buffalo
Horn said as Captain Bainbridge at Fort
Hall would hold the tribe responsible, they
might as well go to war IT once, and com.
msnoed taking horses and other property.
1t would appear that proper tact in dealing
with the Indians might have prevented
pending hcstilities.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-20

this place, and the Solomon raiIro.d, in
connection With the Kansas Pacific, At Solo
mon City, will b in operation ~ far up the
Valley that the staging to Rloit from that
direction will be shortened to pleasant
ride. With these railroad advantages BE
lott can be reached from all paris of the
District with as little inconvenience a. sny
other point in the First Congressional Dis
s,ict. Besides all this, it will afford Ia
many Old citizens of the State, the lonzed
for opportunity to visit the great sgricultu'
raj region Of Northwestern Kansas.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-20
The way lhe Missing Kansas Pacific
Engine Wa Found.

The Denver Tribune says the missing
locomotive which went down in the quick
sand at Kiowa, has been discovered by the
instrumeatality of Wolfe Londoner, who
visited the scene of the wreck Sunday.
Wolfe went prepared for the work, and with
the avowed determination-sf demonstrating
the infallibility of method his own inl
nious brain gave birth to. He procured 4
metallic rod which he had heavily charged
with magnetism. Armed with this he slow
ly passed over the ground under which, or
in the vicinity of which, the engine was
supposed to be buried, expecting that the
mass of iron in the engine would so attract
the magnet that the location of the engine
would be easily indicated by the effect on
the magnet above. The expectation was
realized to the full. The magnet is said to
have jumped around so and dived into the
sand in such frantic manner when the
current first acted that Londoner and his
instrument nearly perished in the quick
sand. Col. Fisher was at once apprised Of
the discovery, and energetic digging and
exploration proved that Wolfe had BY this
simple contrivance accomplished more than
the skilled engineers employed on the work
had been able to-"
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-20
UTILIZING THE TRAMPS.

Alter al, one Of the best SOLUTIONS OF the
tramp problem comes from Williamstown,
Mass. In accordance with the State law
the citizens Of that village entertain their
stray guests over night at the lookup, and
in the morning make them pay for their
lodging and breakfast by working for the
Village Improvement Society. The ex-
pense to the town Is thus reduced TO a min
imum, and the society gets such work a.
lawn-raking, road-ilIing and ditch-digging
done for mere song. Sentimentalists, also
may see noble feature in this arrangement
in the chance it offers the tramps to culti-
yaie a.iheistic tastes