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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-09
Bold Robbery.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette

BROAD Run STATION, July S.-The house
of Mr. James K. Skinker, near this station. in
Fauquier county, was entered on Saturday night
while the family were at supper by as yet an
unsupported thief who hid himself. After all
had goue to bed aad every thing was quiet the
thief went into Mr.. SIS room. took his keys
and money out of bis pants pocket; took lamp.
lighted it, went up stairs to room occupied by
two young gentlemen, rifed their pockets of 3
few dollars, watch worth 5000. an egg shaped
pipe and an old pocket knife. He went to the
LIQUOR closet, filled two empty bottles and went
away leaving the lamp burning. All the actual
money be got was twenty dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-09

THE BATTLE or THE BoYNE.-The Mayor
of Montreal went to Ottawa, the seat Of the
Dominion Government. yesterday, to prevent
the military being called out in Montreal on
the 18th, or, if they are called out, to have
their direction in his own hands. The Mayor
has stated that if the magistrates have the di
recton of the troops he will retire from any &C.
tive participation in preserving the peace. Rev.
Mr.. Daudlet will preach sermon to The
Orangemen in Montreal on the 18th. The
Orangemen will walk in full regalia. A dis
patch from Ottawa states that the government
having received requisition for troops to pre-.
serve order in Montreal, signed by four magis
trates, 1000 troops have been ordered in read.
mess, Major General Smyth commanding. A
battery has also been ordered from Kingston
IN Montrnal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-09
Fires,

BUFFALO, N. Y, July "a fire broke cut
at II o'clock this morning in Holmea's barrel
factory and iron works, on Chicago street, e.
tending to Sigosons stove works and Taylor /
Orates's lumber yards, and destroying number
of private dwellipga. At the present writing
r. &C p. m, the fire is still raging, but will
probably be confined 10 its present limits. The
amount of less aud insurance cannot yet be as.
certained. It is estimated that the loss vii!
reach OF least $50 900. The cause Of the fire
is as yet unknown. but is supposed 10 be the
work of an inccndiary. During the fire Super
intendeut Rogars was Frustrated, j. Is feared
dangerously. by supstroke.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July GA fire broke
out at o'clock this morning 10 the dryint:
room of the western steam tobacco works. own
ed by B. Leidersdorf & Go. The ioss on stock,
which is almost total is Estimated ar s75 600;
insured for $50 900; loss on building, owned by
Fred VogeI, $4,000.
CRAzED BY THE Use OF ARSENIC. -Atout
year or so ago young lady Ct sunny tenn
permanent and pleasant features, began 10 use to
excess preparations for bleaching her hair TO
the fashionable golden tiuge, aud at tho sane
time became slave to that beautiter OF the
complexion and the form, the deceptive poison,
arsenic. Her features before, though not beau
tiful, were at least good People soon remarked
her changed appearance tor tho better Her
complexion was rosy aud blooming; her hair
soft, silky, and of beautiful tnge; her form
pumper than it had been, and her skin smooth
and white. But her self oongratuIa'ion did not
last long. Headaches soou followed, growing
more and more violent every day. but still she
kept on using the abomioable stuff which has
been the ruin of 50 many. Oh late her suffer
iDgs have been almost iotolelable:, The o!esH
inc Of sleep has not been hers Her head was
a verv he'll Of torture night and day. Her
mind grew feebler aud fecber, her thoughts
wandered, her intellect Was lost and to day,
girl Of twenty years, she is confined in cell III
that prison of the living dead, Stockton, a
maniac Sacran,cnto Bee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-09
News OF tho Oar.

Seymour Douglas. who was convicted Of the
murder OF mail carrier III Crane uuuntg aome
months sioce, and who escaped from All
whilst awaiting sentence, was reosptured last
week il e, Paso. Texas.
The Ora0gemen of PHILADELPHIA are making
preparations to celebrate thu l8S:h anniversary
of the Battle of the Boyno, on Friday Mex, BY
q procession, So. n } trouble ID apprehonded.
George s. Appleton. Of the celebrated book
ruhlsbiog firm CT D. Appleton u Co., Of New
York, dcd yesterday at the residence Of Ii:
brother 10 R,verdale.
A. Farraude, the Spanish Consul at Hong
Kong. died il The CTS yesterday baaT Red
Oak, Iowa.
There was welcome rain in New Jersey last
night.
The EARLY LIFE or Mrs. jerks. --The
average Meadvile MAJ or woman who las a
memory twenty to twenty FIVE years long vii
raoall n family uamcd Murdoch, vino resided
here from 1850 to 1859. James Murdoch, the
father of the DOW famous Witness Ages Muir.
dock jerks, came to Meadvie from Glasgow,
Scotland, about the year lS49 or 1850. tie
was a carpenter by trade. About 1855 MIR.
Murdoch went South, deserting his family here,
who in time became reduced in circumstances,
and wero Gually the rccipientg of charity. The
family dcs,red consisted Of Mrs. Murdoch,
who was graduate of medical university at
Glasgow, woman of beautiful form end face,
ard her four children, of whom Agnes Douglas
Murdoch was tho oldest, czcapt son by Mrs.
Murdock's first husband, whose name was
Douglas. After Murdoch had been gone Tor
some two or three years reconciliation was
effected by correspondence with his wife here,
and just before the breaking out of the war sho
went South with her children to Join her hus.
band, since which time little has been known
here Of the whereabouts Of the family. The war
broke off all communications, and the relatives
10 this vicinity knew little of them.
Agnes. who is now SO we'll known as wit
ness, was nearly eighteen years old when she
babe good bye to the beauX Of MeadVille. She
is described by those who remember her as a
girl of remarkable beauty, aud could we'll lay
claim to the title of belle of the village and a
most fascinating girl, although one without
education, cr,ept what is denoted IS picked
up education. Her mother, however, was both
educated and handsome, and had entree into
tho best society of the town. The family dur
ing their last years in Meadville resided in a
house near the top of College Hill, above where
the Odd Fellows Home now stards. All our
solid men now who were classed as the beaux
of twenty years ago can recall pretty Agnes
and with wonderful unanimity refer to her fas.
cinating mamma. Alexander Myers, former
editor of this place, could add leaf to this that
would be interesting testimony ust now if be
we're disposed to speak out 10 meetln. -
Ien1yiWo PpnuITc1u
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-09
The Presidential Fraud.

The sub. committee of the Potter Committee
in New Orleans yesterday took the evidence Ct
D. J. Wedge. Chairman of The Democratic
Committee Of East Feliciana parish, VINO test.
fed that DR.. Gray, appointment repub!i can, told
him in 1876 that the programme of the rcpub
licaDs was to nominate no ticket 10 the parish,
in order that the returns might be thrown out,
as they subsequently were.
The evidence was so strong that MIR. Reed,
the radical member of the committee, could not
get ever it, and was forced to attempt an off.
set in the shape of introducing testimony to
prove that the intimidation Of republicans by
bulldczors was the reason why it had been de.
termined to hold no election 10 the parish, but
the majority of the Investigators decided not
to receiveit.
The Potter Committee will resume its ses'
sions in Washington tomorrow.
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New York, July 9-Stocks strong. Mones
2. Gold lOC!. Flour quic. and steady. Whea
la2c better and quiet Corn quiet and III
belt er.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-09

The farmers of Ohio have at last caught the
prevailing Infection, and have struck. However,
though bent on pleasure" (the labor strikers
call it ''sport'') they maintain the frugal minds
f,r which Ohio farmers are proverbial, and
continue their bushes, Of blowing, sowing,
respipg and moving; getting all they can tor
their products, and not refusing TO sell tevauoo
purchasers cannot afford to give them the prices
they formerly obtained. But they have struck,
nevertheless, and are f,rming secret organlza.
tious, the object of Which is to guard aud pre-
tect their maohioes, which tho labor strikers
have threatened to destroy. Every man is to
keep his gun CONSTANTLY loaded, and will shoot
on the spot any one caught 10 the act OF at.
tempting the destruction Of property. The
poor sewing women have not yet found 1t ne'
esssry to strike and form Bcorat organizations
for the purpose Of protecting the machines BY
which they manage to exc oat living, but VIC
should not DO surprised wero thoy compelled to
DO so eventually Publishers, too, are contem.
plating the time when they will hava to organ.
ize for protecting their pressag against the
demands of those who wish to SO back to the
days when hand presses and sheep skin balls
for linking the types whera used, and when it
took as long to print hundred sheets as it
now takes to print twenty thousand. il dis
cussion OF the strike question affords ample
opportunities for illustrating that proceaS Of
reasoning by which proposition is reduced to
on ohsurdity
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-06-20


BE severe TO yourself. and indulgent
To others; you will thus avoid all re-
sentiment.
.rhe wise man makes equity and
Justice the basis Of all his conduct.
The right forms the rule of his be-
hayior; Difference and modesty make
his exterior. sincerity and fdelity
serve him for accomplishment.
Love virtue. and the people will
be virtuous; the vi,tue Of q great man
is like the wiad: the virtue of the
humble is like the grass: when the
wind passes over it the grass inclines
its head
Children should prsctic fiiial piety
at home. and fraternal Difference abroad:
they should he attentive in their act
ions. sincere and true IN their words,
loving with oil the whole force OF their
affections
"Return equity and iu'ic t"r evil
done you. and pay goodness by good
ness
Without the virtue OF humility. one
can neither he honest in poverty, nor
centepted in abundance
Real virtue consists in integrity of
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heart and loving your neighbor a,
yourself
what | desire that Others should
not do to me, equally desire not TO do
to them
Think not Of faults committed !,
the past, when one has reformed his
conduct
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|. kals ruine. ksq., General superintendent
AR largo Cos Express.
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e. O lnsarance Association.
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a1es. Mutual Fire Insurance As
Asseasr Bros. 4 Co.
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$50. dlo-dAvtf
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DENTISTRY

- Or. J. @. aRAssE. DENTIST, OF
ace In stone d J. vuett's New Build
AI100 ing on Commercial street. All work
saaanteec.
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MARKET 0AROENE ERS.

send for Eoor's GAHnxx MANUEL foR ISIS. fall
Of practical information on Gardening Topics;
also price Of CaofcR sKEps- Both sent for io
e~uts which will be allowed on the nrst order.
Address J, b. ROOT. Rockford. w.
National Republican., 1878-12-28

clamorous for his candidacy. II 80 this is,
no doubt, for the reason that he Is
SO young disciple to that faith that
his sacrifice will not challenge
Us much regret rs an older Offering Thus
far, since the Senator attempted to ride two
horses as financial duplicate, he has made
very awkward work Of IL, for the reason
that his views and opinions are not well
balanced, and he topples badly in his move
ments.
Now, it is evident that Senator THURMAN
hns more sense on this question than all his
retainers and parasites put together He
forcsees the insurmountable and unavoida-
bic fact that his party will not, for the rea-
son that II cannot, carry the State of Ohio
in the next contest for Governor. The Re-
publican party is unified in remarkable
degree, and will enter the campaign with
out discorlant feeling or element to di-
vide and weaken its strength, and when
that is exerted unitedly the State is de-
cidedly Republican. This the Senator sees
and understands, and IL Is cruel to press
him into position of peril against his bet
ter Judgment.
National Republican., 1878-12-28
A CONFEDERATE spECITIC.

WADE HAMPTON must recover. The in
carnations Of his old Confederate comrades
in arms, and the displaying of II Confederate
hag from the Richmond Hussars' and Con-
fcdcrate Survivors Hall recently have done
the work, and now returning health Is as.
surcd to promote a continuous life, as the
Augusta chronicle and COHsii'WiiORdlid has
it, so full of noble deeds, generous i'm
pulses, patriotic aims, and exalted nspiru-
"tions." All these noble deeds, generous
impulses, patriotic aims, and exalted aspira-
tions centre in WADE HAMPTON and the part
borne in an attempt to destroy the American
Republic and overturn the best Government
the sun has ever shonc upon. This
is the Confederate view of what cOnsti-
tutes noble deeds, patriotic aims, and
exalted aspirations. Then what a healing
charm resides in the displaying of the Con-
icdcrate flag in the eye of this noble, gener-
Gus, patriotic, and exalted man, who is now
suffering from the kick of mule. 1t is the
/ panacea of all suffering aud sorrow TO q
wounded Confederate spirit, who is rising
in greatness upon the ruins Of citizenship
in his own State. As it is customary tC
place chains across or strew tan bark upon
the paved street TO save an invalid from
noise and disturbance, so should those whC
have this noble patient in charge be careful
not TO display the Stars and Stripes to hi
view until he has so far recovered us to bt
able to endure the shock for, rs the ser
pcnt WAS elevated in the camp of old Il
bring healing to the people, 80 should tn
Confederate Tag be brought to the vision o
the suffering ex-traitor and rebel TO provoke
returning health and strength. This lla
is rebels cruciiX. The Ilag of the Unio
is seldom seen in South Carolina now, cx
ccpt where it is uniurlcd 10 indicate Fed
erIl fort or cuslom-housc. The ex-rcbel
Il
National Republican., 1878-12-28

the rnce for supremacy. This fact Is clearly
set forth and established, not only by our
own but by the statistics Of Great Britain
BY reference to the latter 1t will be found
that the British exports and imports to and
from the United States in eleven months of
the present year as compared with the COR
responding period of 1877, present results
equally startling 10 those in both countries
who have studied the alterations of foreign
trade with care. These statistics show that
the exports of British wool TO this country
have fallen from 3, 3,576,652 pounds to 30s,573
pounds. Linen piece goods show q decrease
of nearly 10,O0O,OOO yords-or 6I,950,3OO
against 7I,7O6,60O. Cotton goods have fallen
from s,1s2, 200 yards TO Al, i,300-a diff
ference of 12,7G7,0 yards. Pig lead has
gone down to ?s1 tons for the year, instead
of 1905 tons. Worsted stufls have also
fallen of about 1000, 900 yards.
There has been an increase Of exports
from Great Britain to this country on some
articles in ISIS over 1Si7, the most notable
of which is in machinery, silks, bagging,
and carpets but, even here, as appears from
the figures, the changes have been compar-
lively light. The falling of in the export
of textile fabrics is the result of the very
gratifying fact that we manufacture many
articles of superior quality and at less price
than the other side, and eau successfully
compete with the people of the Old World
in their own markets This IL an unmistak.
able evidence of our progress as We enter the
threshold of the history Of our second cen
tury, and leads to wonder what position We
shall occupy in the scale of nations wher
our second century has concluded its rec
ord 1t is sufficient TO challenge u high de
gree of national pride, but we should no
forget the proverb, that pride gocth beior,
" n fall"
National Republican., 1878-12-28
PERSONAL.

F. 4. SAWYER, U. s. N. is anchored at the Ebbitt
House.
II. S. JoSEs, of San Francisco. is at the Ebbitt
House.
EDWARD W. KISsLEY, Of Boston, Is stopping ot
Worm'eys.
Mrs Ole Bull Is said to be the business head Of
the concern.
GENERAL BESHAN, 4. s. A., Is quartcred at the
Ebbiu House.
Hos: JACob vASArrA, of New Jersey, isa guest at
the Arlington.
GENERAL RUFUS ISGALIS, of Chicago, Is registered
at the Arlington.
GOVERNOR JouS 4. BrrpASK, of Indiana, Is at
tho Ebbitt House.
REAR.ADNIRAL J. II. STRONG, Z. $. n, and wife.
have rooms nt the Ebbitt House.
4 son and daughter of Minister Welsh have sailed
for England, the reports OF their fathers Illness
having alarmed them.
GENERAL GARFIELD len last evening for Cevc.
land Ohio. While absent he will address the Hard
Money League OF Chicago, ILL.,
Mrs. JAMES TRACY, OF Plymouth County. Iowa.
saved up $1,000 IN gold, which she hid away IN a
cupboard to be found aftcr her death by her sor.
rowing and joyful friends, TO whom II was q COM
plctc surprise.
National Republican., 1878-12-28

quick to libel friend or foe aud Is thoroughly un-
reliable even IN the most tritllng matters.
have noticed lately, too. that you enjoy mo-
nopoly OF the Associated Press news, which ii-
cludeS stock reports as well rs other things OF gcn
cral and special interest while the TbSs telegaphic
columns arc filed with so-callcd specials about
the doings OF the New York police courts, or, as you
said some months ago, descriptions OF Madame
Restell's bath.tub. Il Is matter OF taste,
TO be sure, hut like TO read the truth,
even when II don't suit my politics. And
] was glad 10 see that YOU nailed one lie OF the
IOss the other day when you stated that Secretary
Evarts was In New York and could not have sent for
Senator Armstrong TO meet him at the state Depart
ment last Tuesday, as the Post had declared.
This was, Of course, a small matter: but Il shows
how your cotemporary makes mp It's news, or inter
vicws-out OF whole cloth. Besides all this, every
respectable Democrat In the country bcgins to sec
that the party as II Is acting In Congress now n.dRys
and Is supported by tho Post, Is getting back into
the lines OF lsGo6l. You arc doing the same, II is
true for your paper reads rs II the war was going TO
break out again In few days; but you are nearer
right, and nearer loyalty than your cotemporary.
OLD.TlME DEMOCRAT,
National Republican., 1878-12-28
IDNITIIS REFORM.

II there is any liberty which is guarau-
teCd to an American citizen 1t is the priyi-
lcGc of spelling according to the dictates of
his own conscience. Even JOSH BILLINGS
and "Biger-Man" FIIImUGm, however Sc
ycrcly they may he criticised, have the sat-
isiNctiom Of knowing that they are only cx-
ercisng m inalienahlG right. The citizens
OF the District have been deprived of many
Of the rights Of citizens elsewhere but until
recently no one has ever dared to suggest
an infringement upon their great prcroga-
tive Of spelling the words of their native
language US they pleased. \ number of
learned gentlemen have addressed memo
rial TO Congress praying that body to ap-
point n commission to revise our present
method of spelling and determine what
amendments in photography, if any. may be
wisely introduced into the public documents
and the schools Ofthc District OF Columbia
and accepted in examinations for civil
service. The lazy method Of spelling
phouctically is the one suggested. When
ever an experiment in education is to be
made the public schools ol the District are
selected rs the field Of operation. This is
because Congress controls the District. The
fact that the schools have been entirely sus-
tanned by our own Taxpayers is not consid-
cred. The Superintendent of the Schools is
strongly opposed to having the proposed cx-
pertinent made here. When it is considered
in what condition our scholar, would be left
in case the experiment should he tried and
prove failure, the reason OF this OPP
position is plain - far the movement
has advanced no further than the drafting
Ura petition to Congress, and there may he
no occasion lor alarm but in c.ls" Congress
shows disposition to favor this plan ol
robh,ug Us q! another Of our precious llber
ties and prrh1,, hingiug about u conlU
sion Of pens llnt will parallel the confusion
OF tongues At T. .h"l, tie offending lcais,
lator, will he wA%1Gd by long dcl"g CATIONS
Of indignant sr!.oul.lnLrm. and mmies 0
wmlhml aud uuphomoliHrd children, who
will raise q clamor about their ears US lul
Of meaning a- that which went up from tho
American coloni~'- under the oppression o
the stamp act.
National Republican., 1878-12-28

THE Charleston N'Irs ond COwri,r is Just
now in deep distress on account Of the exist
cucc of the iron-clad oath which rcposcs
on the statute book of the United States rs
section -2l, and which provides that the
United States District Attorney may move,
and the Court may require, at amy term Of
the United States Court, that every grand
and pctit Juror swear that lie has not will
mgly taken up arms against the United
States, or willingly gwen any all ~ assist
arcc To persons engaged in rebellion. This
our law-haiing and GOycrnmcnt-dcspising
contemporary dcnounces MS dark blot on the
statute hpok-fOr that matter, among the
darkest-aud most "mOnstlO Gus, which II
calls upon Congress to repeal. Weregrei that
thc N,ra amt 'Ouri,i finds it 50 difficult TO
be Satisfied with the laws Of the country in
which il exists. Is it mOnstrOus to re-
ou.r Of IL rebel that he shall confess his
sin and become uhSOlNcd thcrciOm before
he is to sit in Judgment upon his fellow
men who mr charged with onrnS"s with
which he is strongly in SympathyF The
end, Of Justice may demand tina, rebels who
approve and rgg on the Uilcn-"s which iurirs
in the United State, Courts are called upon
to punish ,huull br excluded from the
iury-bUN, and certainly no good citizen Will
tumprl with the end Of Justice, 0r permit
others to do 50, without an cll'prt to avert it.
| The N,uy 0od roU,i,r has no Ighi to COM
! pl,im of the law
National Republican., 1878-12-28

As an instance of the dirty methods
adopted by the opponents of Senator HOWE
to secure his defeat at the approaching Sena-
torial election in Wisconsin, may be men,
toned the story which some of them are at
tempting TO circulate in that State to the
effect that the Senator is opposed to the
adoption by the Government OF any site for
the proposed new Library building other
than Judiciary Square, and that his opposi-
tion is due TO the fact that his son-in-law is
q large owner of real estate in the neighbor-
hood of that square. As a matter of curl
osity we have taken the trouble TO invcsti-
gate this story, and we find: First, that
Mr.. HOWE has urged upon the attention OF
Congress several other sites in preference to
the Judiciary Square; and second, that
neither the Senator, his son-in-law, nor any
member of his family are owners of a foot OF
real estate in the neghborhood of Judiciary
Square, nor have they ever been. Will the
gentle youth who invented this canard lie
awake u little longer next time and inven,
something more plausible?