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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-20

COURT OF ArpEALs.- Royca and MI'thr v.
Strother and ais, from Fre,icrcE: canc', n
gued
Jancron's cvccu.y;x IS. No0lG - .rnG"g,
ct as, motion hy appellants to set aside d e.
pronounced at Wy'hcyiIlc, on the 18Th OF )Ny
last, and grant a rchcaripg lime taken "a Goa
slider.
Boycc and Wright v. Strotirr an'l q, -
further argued and submltt",.
Hartman and ais. vs. the Insurance to;nI"lJ
of tho Valley of Virginia, and Other 'r1.'
Frederick county-areued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-20

Col. T. r. Fauntleroy, in another column,
announces that he is not candidate for Con.
gress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-20

Judge Bond has appointed John II. Fisher.
Of New York city, receiver Of the South Caro-
lima Railroad.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-20

Tbs MCCORMICK Bros. ,.of New York, have
failed. sxss sa!ss
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-20

The democratic stat, ticket 10 Massachusetts
is moi orc. OF the cautlidatcs fer governor
and attorney general. Messrs. Butler and Cush-
Ing. it is unnecessary TO speak. as their person
IL characteristics arc familiar to the country, but
Mr.. Strauss. the candidate for secretary Of
STATE, is not 90 we'll kuoW. When it is stated,
however, that he was once indicted for perjury,
it will be at onco seen that the fitness Of things
wa. consulted in the construction Of the ticket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-20
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HAS ENTIRELY CURED Me .:
VERTIGO.
Cai1O, IL, J.n'y. -.

M. Stcrc1s: -, r.,,,.
Ussr Sir-I have sued several boltlns q! ''''.
gotine;" it has entirely cared me Of Ver!HI, :
have also used il Tor Eilaey CImp!a'Et. Z"
tho bes. medicine for kidney compi:'h,'
would rccommcd It as d good blood purlAn::.
PAIN AND DI3EASE.-Can we 2%P'.-
enjoy good health wncn bad Or corFn!,' M"I' T..
circulate with the blood, cau2inS pam ,,'.. "'-
ease; and these humors. being deposited t''.''E
the entire body, produce pimp!@s, erGpio"3 u
ccrs indigestion, cos!vcueGs, he.iachS h'IIs a..
gis, rheumatism, sad humorous , ORR '' ~,
nlaints? Remove tho cause 10y taking w.
Tine the most reliable r""cdY i"f c'''"''"F '''
purifying the bl"nd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-20

Tie CHINESE EMBASSY Tho Chinese EN-.
bassy, consisting of Chin Ian Pin, First Plcui-
potantiary; Yung Wuug. Second Fenipoten-
tiary, and MIR. D. w. Bartlett, American
Secretary Of the Embassy, with seven attaches
sbd their servants, arrived 10 Washington
yesterday and took possession Of tho large man.
roa eaacd for the purpose, corner of Twentieth
and Il Streets The formal presentation to tho
President will take plass next week. after his
return from the West. The Chief Ambassador,
alter short stay 10 Washington, will 30 to
Spain and Peru to organizs tho diplomatic
acreioes in these countries, and then return to
Washington. where he will remain as Minister
Plcpipotcntiary add Envoy Extraordinary to
tho United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-20
ZFTTT AID VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

pended IN naay Uhieese quarters. Many
houses have been washed away and several
!iYca have been lost. Tie Governor General
Of hIanehoaria is about to be dispatched on
speoial mission to Russia for tho supposed
purpose Of demonstrating against Russian
aggression.
YOKOHAMA, September 2O.--A mutinous
outbreak of disconnected soldery in Toxic &C.
CURED or the nights Of the 23d and Goth uto.
A porticn OF regiment of the Imperial Guards
dissatisfied with awards Of the present decora-
tons, etc., itr services during the rebellion last
year formed conspiracy to seize arms and
leave their barracks, probably With the purpose
Of demanding explanations from the leading
members Of the government. Their full inten-
toD, however, remains unkloWp. The plot
was discovered beforehand and ample precautions
taken. The rloters-about 100 in number
succeeded i'll forcing their Way ont Of the quar-
ters after numbering cOoae! and Two officers
Of lower ran':, but were speedily confronted by
an overpowerlGg force and reduced to submits.
sion. The second rising was less serious and
only partially successful. 1t was an attempt 10
set at liberty the mutiuGcrs arrested on the first
occasion. About twenty lives were lost in both
disturbances. Quiet is now restored and 10
further serious consequences arc feared, al
though Ill feeling is known TO still exist among
tire Jealous agltators.
The Emperor started ca :. journey through
the D05thcrn provinces. August 80. accom-
pauiod by members Of the lnpaGlai fin!ly aad
few Of Tie Ministry. lie vii! lie absent two
month";.
D. u. Ap. Jones The American manager
OF the cUvcruocGt sheep farl II Ilm0sa, forty
miles distant from Toxic, was attacked by three
Japanese while sleeping on the night OF August
| 80, and severely cut with sword. An American
| named Russell was slightly wounded in the at.
! fray. Two of the sssailants Who WcIo subsc.
robbery, although they succeeded 10 carrying
nothing away. Nlr. Jones recovery Is conf.
dantIy hoped for.
Admiral kawmaura, Minister Of the Navy
aud Gen. Kurods, Minister OF the Colonies
arc now together 10 Vladivostock on govern
ment business.
The news of the reciprocal treaty between
the Unted States and Japan produces 2 re.
uarkablc sensation, especially il the British
legation, where it is felt that a great advance
in American interests has thus been made. and
that the British Influence must correspondence
decline.
Oyc Toxic, the former Governor Of kauu
gowa, and Major, an official Of GcDro. have
in the Consultivo Assembly been condemned
for completely with the conspirators in the late
Satsuma rebcllioo. The former was sentenced
to tea yeags and the latter to five years impris
onmcnt, and beth have been degraded IRON
the rank OF Sbizoku or Gentry.
The latest census shows the population Of
japan to &c "a 33S ,iD4, steady and large ID
crease since 1873.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-20

1t is reported that 10 declining to grant q
personal application for Office, the President
said 10 the applicant :-"Iou SEQ the man
am going to appoint is a friend Of mino from
Ohio" The country will make no objection
provided The "iriand, unlike almost all the other
Presidential appointccs. be net implicated in
tie fraud by which the Pre- sdent obtained his
D0siiiOn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-20
Local BreEitieS.

F.ed. johnson, alias Fred. Applcby, q co!'
orcd boatmau, was arrested in Georgetown
yesterday as fugitive from Cumberland, and
he is held at the station house Ter a rcqulsltIon
from the Governor OF Maryland.
The Finance Committee Of the City Council
will meet to night st the request Of the Auditor,
TO destroyed the redeemed coupons in his hands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-20

Ex Governor Palmer. Of Illinois. former
republican, and more recently the liberal who
was 80 imposed upon by the Eliza Pinkston
affair. has become pronounced democrat.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14

Consequences Of the Standard

A case Of the development of r.-
markabls genius, or something more
has recently revealed itself in q vourg
girl of New York city, Miss Ida EsteI.
Va Hutchings, daugher OF the Mathe.
NAUTICAL genius, Prof. Hutchiucs
known as the lightning calculator
This girl. who. owing to delicate
health. has never been able TO attend
school TO any extent, a year and n
halls tuition, probably comprising
all Of the insti uction she has re-
ceived, and is consequently almost
without education, has suddenly de-
veloped a power to do thousand
things, which she has never learned
She speaks different languages, both
living and dead, produces beautiful
poems, sings like nightingale, al
though her voice is said to have al
ways been weak, aud she never re-
ceived any instruction not only So
prano. but contralto, tenor and even
bass, and in different languages, aud
in manner, generally attained only
after years of study; improvising
both woids and music, and she re-
cites like a queen of tragedy. Her
own explanation and that of her
family, is, that she is taken possess
sion of by spirits. She doesn't 90
into a trance, but silent invocation
OF any OF her familiar spirits, is sup
posed to bring them. While under
their presumable influence, she also
assumes their peculiarities to q great
extent, in appearance. For instance,
as an Indian, her features are drawn,
so as to look like an aborigine; US q
Chinese, her face is transformed into
the countenance of Celestial, al
mond-shaped eyes and all. She and
her friends claim that these manifes-.
tatiops are of a higher order of spir-
ituaiism, and they repudiate the reg.
ular spiritualists, who do not believe
in Christianity which they rigidly
maintain. Her poems, she claims
are inspirations, from Poe, Bryant,
Mrs. Sigourney, and others. As I
am not believer in spiritualism, I
simply tell the tale, as it appears on
! the surface, giving her claims. and
leaving it to others to determine the
cause of the phenomena, which are
certainly remarkable, if what is said
of her having no education is true,
! and indeed, would be remarkable If
she had received elaborate training.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14
What Is q hath!

we venture 10 say tnat lew Eco
pie really know how TO take q gen
uine bath; that is to say, such hath
as shall be. at the same time, con-
ducive both TO health and pleasure.
We NAV safely say, in the outset.
that If an ablution is not attended
with due amount OF pleasure, it is
rot going 10 Materially benefit the
system in q sanitary point Of view
The rules to lie observed for bathing =,
by those in good health, as we'll n
for invalids, are simple and easily
fulfilled. In the first place, the wa
ter used should lie OF about the same
temperature as the air of the room
in which the bath is taken. In or
der to compensate for cooling, the
water might be few degrees WARM
er than the air. BY all means, and
for the sake OF the best results, do
not use any soap, neither brush nor
rough towel. We are aware that
we are speaking in opposition to
many old preconceived ideus, long
supposed to have been firmly and
substantially fixed, and universally
approved by the best medical author
tiles. The microscope shows, con-
clusively, that the free use of soap
stops the openings of the skin in
stead Of opening them, and the use
of the bathing brush only tends to
pack all the harder, this deleterious
stufing" into the tiny mouths of
these millions of pores. To revert,
once more, to the subject Of temper
AZURE, it should he remembered that
cold water contracts and hence closes
the pores while warm water expands
and opens them. One of the most
important of all the reasons why
soap and scrubbing brushes should
not be used in bathing the body, re-
mains yet to be told. Students in
physiology are we'll aware that the
cuticle or scarf-skin is made up of
microscopic plates or scales that over
lap each other like the scales of a
fish. The beauty Of the complexion
and the softness of the skin on all
parts of the body largely depend
upon the normal condition and con-
sequent regularity of these minute
plates of cuticle, which, by the way,
are composed of similar material as
thst OF the i1atls. Now, it is found
that soap, by chemical action loos-
ems this beautiful texture, while the
action of the scrubbing brush entire
ly removes it, thus causing that I'M
natural hue so often mistaken for
the ruddy glow OF health. A shall
low tin basin or pan, fifteen or twen-
ty inches in diameter, a gallon OF
warm soft water and a soft clean
towel are all the appliances king
needs for taking a bath.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14
A Thousand Dollars q Month.

1t is estimated by an observing individu-
al that one thousand dollars worth of
goods are imported. from abroad by the
people of Olympia every month. 1t is to
be understood that this includes matter
that comes BY mail, express and common
freight carrying lines. The Victoria snug
Cling trade, so far as it relates to the do
nestle shopping business. is about passed
away. High duties are more than a
match for the low prices of English COM
modities. especially since the great re-
duction in the prices of all similar articles
sold by the merchants Of the Sound coun-
try. The shop-going ladies of Olympia
surely have not forgotten the days OF
which we speak; the days when every Of
ficer and hand on board Of the Victoria
steamer. from captain down to waiter-boy,
was weekly loaded with orders for every
conceivable article of ladies' and child
ren's wearing gear, and some things that
were not worn, from box Of hair-pins to
full trimmed cloak or forty yards Of
three-ply Competing. Who does not re-
member the time when not q steamer-the
weekly steamers. we mean--left our port
lOA SeOSso WAehVus CaAAyAu8 away S0tos
Brown. smith or Jones to do her own in
terminable shopping and that Of half
dozen Of her. good neighbour. But, a. we
have said. those old days have passed
away. Our own merchants have learned
that quick sales and small profits are the
real thews Of business after all, and that
people will trade where prices are the low
est, whether they get value received or not.
But how about the one-thousand-do
month bslsiness1 We hear somebody ask.
Why. Il b just - We have said. The sacks
full Of circulars, open letters. price-lists.
ETC., are not sent here from Gan Francisco,
Philadelphia aud New York for nothing.
These business missives. are promptly re-
sponded 70. and tAat right probably. II
circumsta ntial evidence can be NJ all re-
lied upon. II cur merchants expect 70
SUCCESSFULLY compete with the induce
meuts which are offered by such Pubiica-
tons - RdleysA sons elaborate cat
alogue and pgice list. Madame Demon
ests Magazine and the purchasing
ageutsJ that arc attached to aimo~t every
similar periodical that come. TO our once,
they mnmg hunt Mp . loose screw some
where and drive if home What do thev
ayf
Nj success u owing 90 liberziity In ad-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14

Edison OUTDoNE BY A WoMAN.-A
change has como over the spirit Of
the dreams of the American women.
A more independentgait will be no.
ticeable among them. A new digni-
ty and self-respect will. set enthroned
on each countenance. when, through
q London correspondent, the WON
derful discovery is made known of
Harriet Hosmer, consigning Edison
and oil the great male inventors, to o
secondary rank, while she takes tho
head of the class, it having been left
to a woman, one of the despised sex,
to discover the greatest motor of
modern times, sleeping ungusssed
in the magnet. Who shall scoff at
woman now, because she has never
made any great discoveries in SCI
ence? Miss Hosmer's discovery of
how to change limestone into mar
BILE by process akin to boiling, that
is, by the application of damp heat
and great pressure although not SO
valuable as the first named. is very
remarkable one. By this process
she is also able to color marble, all
conceivable shades, producing
manufactured article at much less
cost than the real, or rather than
that produced by nature, for this is
equally real, produced BY process,
similar to that employed by nature
herself. We shall be able TO live in
beautifully decorated marble pala-
ces, in time, and need not despair Of
the final accomplishment Of the
transmutation of the base metals
into gold. Progress is making as
tonishingly rapid strides nowadays,
and what future developments may
We not expect now that there il .
woman in the case"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14

SINCE the outbreak of the Anglo
Afghan war, fearful times are re.
ported among the middle classes
in England. The leading British
journals, in sympathy with the
Premier, may tell us an encourage
ing story, but private advices can.
not be ignored. According to the
latter. wages are falling, the number
of the unemployed is increasing,
pauperism is becoming more univer-
sal, deposits in the savings banks are
daily shrinking and the Fremont
tons Of fearful labor strikes, are, Of
themselves, simply appalling. But,
- it is said, "What is one mans
meat is another mans poison" while
this state of Affairs is gaining ground
across the Atlantic, the reverse ID
evidently true here. Our exports Of
bread stuffs are increasing and hun
dreds Of various industries are taxing
their full capacity to compensate for
the deficit caused BY the general shut
ting down in England. 1t goes
against the grain of humanity to re-
joios over prosperity purchased At
such . fearful price, bu. it is really
about the best thing We can do at
present.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14

The jolly competition now exist
ing among our dry gooas merchants
aud grocers is not only amusing, but
profitable to all concerned. II 10 al
the same in . lifetime, gentlemen,
turn your goods into cash, cast your
money upon the waters and it will
return to you before many days.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14

Ir you want 70 get an evssive an
swer from . young lady about this
time. AJAX her if she 10 going to the
masquerade, and what character she
assumes. OF course, her mother ID
not going to let her attend, and il
she goes, she assumes no character.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14

AErER reading ell the conflicting
accounts that come to us from the
seat of war, one of the most obvious
conclusions to which No can arrive
il, tbzi the animosities Of our delud-
ed neighbors are daily creating q
reader market for Pacific coast pro-
ducts of oil kinds.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14

The Halifax treaty by the terms
of which our Government ID made to
pay IS, 500 600 is the result Of the
much abused " arbitration" method
of settling international difficulties.
Well. England paid us for the Ala
hama depredations.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14

A cAHELEss observer cannot help
noticing that . eensral brushing up
mania has ssissd upon our people,
in preparation, Of course, for the
happy advent Of Chistmas and the
New Year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14

anything. Her sister 10 . sort of
mathematical machine, amuses her
herself. calculating eclipses. max
ing almanacs and things.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14
So0elhing Practical.

~ Of Arctic explorations, the hope
lessness of ever reaching the pole,
the great expenditure Of money in
this pursuit and the loss Of life at
tending each successive expedition.
Now all these complaints and objec-
tons invariably come from a one
sided standpoint OF view, and that
very narrow and illiberal one.
There is nothing more unselish than
the researches and consequent de-
auctions of science. The uniniti-
a.ed have very little conception of
the amount of labor performed in
lifetime by the great students, ex-
rerimenters and explorers of the
world. Martyrs to Science have
arisen in every age Of the world, for
their maine is legion. Then let no
one he so far deceived us TO think
that polar explorations are going to
cease ON account Of the expense and
danger attending them. The failure
of one expedition only fosters the
ambition of a succeeding one. But
We started out to speak of some OF
the purely practical results of mod
ern Arctic explorations. An emin-
ent Scandinavian scholar and scien-
fist, Prof. Nordenskjold, during his
last cruise in the northern seas, con-
tributed to the world some valuable
knowledge in regard to the northern
coast line of Asia. The late charts
of this navigator are proving to be
invaluable. He has noted sound
ings, currents, prevailing winds and
the positions of islands and head
lands never before known to seamen.
Last Summer, the Danish ship Nep-
time, sailed from Hammerfest, q
seaport on the northern coast of Nor
way, far within the Arctic circle,
and proceeded easterly along the
southern border of the North Polar
Sea to the Gulf of ODE, in Siberia, en-
tered the river of the same name, load
ed with wheat, and returned to Ham
merfest inside of five weeks. This
would have been considered. a quick
voyage over the best sailing ground in
Che world; the distance from Ham
merfest, Norway, to Obdorsk, ST.
IBERIA, being considerably over one
thousand miles, and the track of the
ship, during her ocean passage,
averaging seventy degrees of north
latitude. From Hammerfest, the
Neptune proceeded up the North Sea
to Hamburg, Germany, where she
discharged her cargo of wheat grown
in Siberia. This nautical feat has
caused good deal of sensation in
the business circles OF Europe, since,
in its accomplishment, the Arctic
ocean has been made the great high
way of commercial transit. In per-
forming this voyage, the Neptune
followed explicitly the sailing direc-
tons as deduced from the new
charts of Prof. Nordenskjold, and in
80 doing, met with no accident or
detention while in arctic waters.
Siberia, as we'll as Russia, is capable
of producing large surplus of wheat
besides many of harder the fruits
and vegetables, and now, that the
Introductory step has been taken, it
is not unlikely that large CONNER
cial business may spring up between
that country and Europe, carried on
entirely through the Arctic rens.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-14

ury shows the public debt, les cash
in the Treasury. 10 be. on the first
Of November, $2.04 10. O& Is,
making q reduction, since The same
date Las, year. Of 81, l5O, 6l7 ~.
The coinage Of gold during the fiscal
year has been s52, 79s, $50. The
coinage OF the silver dollar, under
the act passed February -. 1875,
amounted on the I'D, Of November
last. to Sl9,sl4, $50; of which s4,-
9>i "a are II circulation, while the
remaining sum, sli,s9.GO3 is still
held by the Government.
A. to army matters, the Secretarys
Report shows that the morals of our
troops have materially improved
while the number Of deserters has
been steadily lesseninS during the
wear. That officer recommends:
First, that a pension be granted TO
the widow Of the late Lieutenant
Henry II. Benner, of the Sth in
fantry, who lost his life by yellow
fever while in command Of the
steamer J. ". ChaD,b,rs, sent with
supplies TO relieve the sufferers in
the South. Second, the establish
ment of the annuity scheme, for the
benefit of the heirs of deceased Of
ficers. Third, the adoption of q plan
for the publication of the records OF
the war of the rebellion. Fourth,
the increase of the extra per diem of
soldiers teachers employed in post
schools, as we'll as appropriations for
the erection of suitable school build
ings and libraries. Fifth, the re-
peal or amendment of the act of
June 18th, 1878, forbidding the use
of the army as posse comitatus, etc.
Sixth, the passage of joint resolu-
ton by Congress, legalizipg the is
sues of rations, tents and medicines,
which were made for the yellow fever
sufferers. And seventh, that pro-
vision be made for the erection of a
fire-proof building for the preserva-
ton of certain valuable army re-
cords. The Secretary of the Navy
shows in his report quite as encour-
aging state of affairs as at pres
ent exists in the army.
The Home and Foreign Postal
services IRE treated in detail and
shown to be in a healthful condition.
Tho U. S. Courts, the Indian
troubles, the preservation of timber
on the public lands, agricultural in
tcrests, etc., are quite fully touched
upon, and valuable suggestions, re-
lative thereto, made to Congress.
The treatment Of e! animals j! !! n-tran-
sit, Popular Education, the Smith
sonian Institute, and the difficulties
appertaining to the financial condi-
ton of the District of Columbia, also
receive large share of the Presi-
dents attention, the last topic clos
ing his message.