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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-24
Another & iIallenIe.

! Sometime ago, rs Mr.. Horny Ais1uh. 'tA!''"
Attorney Of Ammo Arundel county, wa rtlI"%
in an Annapolis train, talking away. - Is hi'
wont, ho indulgod in romari;5 upon Mr. T!1&
Mccullough, Of tho Annapolis Bar. 1hoy wtf1
not CT complimentary character, and, unIur'
tunatoly for Mr.. AisQull, tho man hn was talk
ing about sat just in front Of him, and he imm"-
diatey and fUrci5ly resented the romArks. mr.
Aisquith msda some sort Of III apology. but lho
two did not part on good terms, and Dir. Aclui'
Tough must have heard something more as toT"-
marks made about him, for on tho l3Lh IN Wrotn
to Mr.. Aisqulth telling him that no would h"il
him to q personal responsibility II no did mol
desist from his dirty end cOWsrdly WORK OF C"
traction and SANDER" Rising III once 20 thr
sublimity of the OCCASION Mr Aisqui;h called
in his friend DR.. r. Clay Maddox, of this chi,,
fer retracton Of the language If ho cou"
not make one, then tho Doctor WAS 10 give him
tho following:
"ALExANDEIA, Va, September I6, 1s1s.
s. Thomas McC"lLOHgh esq:
Since you refuse to recall your offensive letter
received by mo on tho 18th instsnt you vii!
please inform me at what point out OF tn"
State of Maryland u communication from mo
will reach you. Respectfully.
ii. AISQUrTH'
The Doctor went, but Mr.. Mccullough refused
to withdraw single word Nay, moro; Hc
seemed to take pleasure i'll rubbing il IT on mr.
Aisquith fJr he wrote him Gnothcr letter roltcr'
atng his former expressions. accusing hr. AIS
1uith Of Wholesale slanGcring. and saying lh"'
ho would let him know where ho could bo s"H'!
outside Of the State. But since then ncthor Mr.
Aisuuith nor DR. Maddox have heard from hliH'
from, IS somo think, diaincllnatlon Tor Inc cory
field Of honor, while others think from io@iin"
that the afsir had b3comc rlClculouS. !nT. AIS
quith was at RennerLs on Saturday, and thet'
awaited the invitation to the :ld' Dnl "S nom
came, he contentcd himself by making iu!'
statement of tho affair to tho reporters: ana nH-
claripg that he now Washcd h:s HANDS OF tHC
whole business. lie left the city Tor Anhaf"h'
yesterday mornInG.-B"E nan.
TIE PRINCESS AILCE-Thc Il2n0o0 Wh''e'
hall Review, alluiipg 10 the Princess AI!ca sea
lemity, says: ut is simply iacrcl:tlc hat or'
of some SOO people who ~crc susdcniy SUI
merged, not dcz:n should have saVc1 tNtIf
lives by swimming, end it is ,quaiiy reni2TAaGc
that of those few none were actually '!rdct ,n'
water second. 1t is more than ovlicrt INV
very large number OF pcrsons abe to 7"'tii
suecumbed. The time therefore rests 20: oG'S
With the Princess Alice and tic Byweii ta't't,
but With those who have rendered the Watc!sT
the crowded Thames absolutely "cH1y' ~
pIain lipglislI, aud il IS lmrosslnIc TO 10 -"
positive with the fact staring u IN TIC ',Se' rL
six hundred sEd odd souls were polspncG' i -"
entire sewage Ct the metropolis Ii diaeha's.'
into the river ., B4rkirg Creek in re-" eo",
ditoD, converting thereby the stream s 'n,' #
common sewer. Now TIC immaculate e"so. ,o.
plunging human being i1'o Se~ae" - ""'
faction add asplyZia.
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The Standard Recognized.

The catasauqua and Fogolsvillc Railroad
Company have contracted with Messrs. Fair
banks u Go. ior a railroad track scale o1c hun
dred and twelve feet long aud two hundred and
fifty thousand pounds capacity, similar to those
in use by the Pennsylvania, Philsdelphia and
Reading. and Lehigh Valley Railroads, for
weighing trains ct coal cars while in motion.
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TOP 4 4 r N Il RS Up

l have associated with mo in businaaa Dir.
JOHN T. HAMMONn, and will continue the
wholesale and retail Grocery, General Commits.
sion and Liquor business, as heretofore, q! my
old stand, northeast corner OF Cameron and
Royal streets, under the firm name Of w. a.
JOHNSON & co.
Thankful for pas! favors extended to myself, |
respectfully solicit q continuance Of tho same for
The new firm.
augl w. a. JOHNSON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-24
Aid for The yellow Fever Sufferers

A meeting Of the citizens Of Fairfax, living
in the vicinity OF Pulnan's School House, was
held at tho slid school house Oh September
23d at p. n.
Ga motion George Masor, esq, was chosen
chairman.
MIR. Mason stated the objeot Of meeting was
to take steps to raise funds to aid the yellow
fever sufferers, and requested that some plan
be submitted for that purpose.
The Rev. Mr.. Nelson moved that commit
tee he appointed By the chair, whose duty it
shall be to solicit subscriptions throughout the
ncighborhood, pot only of money, but also OF
vegetables aud ether farm produce, which tho
farmers might be willing to sell for this praise
worthy object.
This motion was adopted.
Mr.. q. RI. Leo moved that the committed
consist Of five persons, who shall proceed at
oucc TO collect these subscriptions, aud turn
OVER the proceeds as received to tho chair,
whose duty it shall be to transmit them to one
of the fever stricken cities. Carried.
The chair then appointed as the committee
Messrs. John Amber, J. 0. Kerby, Samuel
Putnam, John Lyles and VIM. 3. Daiugerheld.
A subscription was taken up among those
present, which resulted in the collection of $40.
% motion the meeting adjourned.
(Signcd} GEORGE MASON,
Chairman
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Published DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLH 81
EDGAR SNOwDEN
GAZETTE BUILDING, NO. 20 PRINCE STREET
TUESDAY EVENING, sEPT'R. "a, 1878.
When New Orleans was in the hands OF

When New Orleans was in the hands OF the
Federal troops, aud the Confederates had
abandoned all hope Of retakiDg it, an molten
sive resident of the city, during troho, at
tempted to pull down one OF the many United
States flags that foatcd from the stecpcs,
spires, cupolas, and poles ihere, and for his
foolish but harmless freak vas huog by order
of General Butler. a woman vas made
poor and unprotected widow, arc scvcral small
children were deprived of the father upon
whom they depended for their support, hut The
radicals of Boston thought, and said, that The
mau by whose order the crime was committed
was the best of all governors. \ oCaCGc has
now come Scr the spirit Of their dreams, 2ril
the General 10 longer occupies the nigh
niche in their temple oi admiration TIA! he
formerly filed bat chickens come homo to
roost, and what is sauce Tor the goose 10 sauce
for the gander, and so there is strong p:oba''
bility that they may have to drink Ct the bit.
tor ohalic, they took such delight 10 r:c:s!aE to
the lips Of the unhappy residents CT the CrcH'
cent CITY. For the sake Of the true interests
of sister State. and for the honor OF the
whole Uniou, we hope rot, aud that the foul
cup may pass from them but if they have TO
draiu it, they can rest assured that the South
will not gloat over their misery as they dla
over the tormcnts OF the unfortunate peoplo Of
New Orleans. The people Of the South loasia
and abhor certain individuals among the radical
party of Massachusetts, those #ho by mailgn'
log, aspersing, and tra;iuciag them, hayo raised
the anti southern feeling to 50 high pioa II
the Old Bay State that bg it they have been
enabled to climb to high positions, bit 10 the
State itself, and to its ci;z,na at larga, they
are bound By ties too strong to DC broken by i
few such mon as Genera! Batter. 10 hate .
whole commonwealth, AMI derive qualification
from its mistoriuncs, would afford c9!G:eaeo Ct
d degree OF malioiousnes7 unoaura! 10 EGlsi-
ern people, and to which ell t!cI past history
proves not many ct them could reach. Il the
law of equivalents and compensation he's or.
dained TINT the beast" which hlasSieu31:ts ei
loose to crafty, ia other States, lis de2ra ivi
pillago and murder. shall ro!arr aud 1:nI Ee7
vtals, sue will receive the sympathy Il ererg
State 10 the South, aud in none ct chase S!atca
will that sympathy be mere siaearc ilao ia
Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-24

A correspondent, 10 another colunn, makes
the startling announcement that mary eT the
people Of the city are becoming dcEangco; but,
as he states the cause oil the disease as we'll IS
the remedy, we arc not as those withou5 hope.
Fault finding is the cause and an electric battery
the remedy aud % the former can be avoided,
and tho latter be readily obtained, We see 50 yea,
son why the mcntal condition Of the city should
not rapidly improve. Fault finding oer!ainly
makes the subjects Of it mad, temporarily at
least, aud We don't know anything Sc calculated
to cool one off as an electric shock. By all
means let tho batteries be started.
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DeciSiOHo

CIScINNATI, Sept 2l--ln deciding uron the
case OF Chas. Van Week, aH alleged fugitive
from justice, for whom the Governor Of Penn
sylvanis issued q requist;on. Judge Longworth
yesterday decided that he had no right to en-
quire into the guilt or tho innocence of tho &c
cused. but only to determine tho legality Of the
process. and whether he is in truth tho party de-
scribel.
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Killed by q Train.

WINFIELD, L. l., Sept 24.-Mr. Luther, q
German, aged G9 and the father of three child
dren WAS struck by train last night, an eighth OF
a milo east Of this place, and instantly killed.
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I)I IEI).

Seu.ember 23d, 1873. MAEY LoNG5 Lila Hmt q.
NAN infant daughter of john ). ana '''"'
Chapman, sgod years and 8 months ,,,..,o
August z9b, at Colorado springs ,. Gn,pIS OF
Dr.. LOGAN IL. ROBINSON formerly
Tappshannock, Va.
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Failure.

CINCINNATI, Sept A.-Psy1e, Holden i Co.
blank book and stationery house. at Dayton, q.
failed yesterday. Liabilities S5O,CO0i asset
$40 co.,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-24

You NAV save the expense O.! lrip 10 , ill.,
Snr;ncs NV the use of DR.. Bulls Blood "'A
turc. 1t is The remedy iof the D:cGn'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-24
Nomination.

MERIDEN, Sept. 2t-Ihc democrats of the
Second Congressional District to day renomi
mated Hon. Jas. Phelrs.
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IF some democrats, alarmed ;y the arpss'
emily growing strength Ct the eEceE5sck 'atcr
party, have adopted its vagaricJ il order 10
keep on the surface q Shat seems to them 10
be the rising tide, the radicals arc hot whit
behind them IN discariing long entertained
ideas, and asauning those Of what ttoy also
look upon as sho party til.t IS cestlcea 70 :u!c
the couatry, and ia their ctsoGtst to make Up feE
lost timc, and to at least gas cvcr With &c demo
Gratis in their attempts 10 1iu the supnois O:
the new party, the administration has decided
that eight hours Ct labcr sha'! constitute &c
days work, and hsvo Sc in:orrcd Il rs Gll'
ployers. But they will have ~ 10 better than
that, If they went to succeed, EiT Democratic
House Of Representatives. E&2 previously
adopted an eight hour law, Esd Gttc@ci&s
in the Senate have contcyJ>G &c! lis y&ssssc
by that body ApG thee, ;oo, s!gl5 :1ur., G>.'
cordiog to the tencta CT the a9m party, arc
entirely too long Tor days !ah:r. General
Butler, The champion Of the srccn5sck' la5os
party who cw1s mcr, bones, granite palaces,
yachts, coaches, and al! the other paTaph2!naha
of pampcrcd wesllE, than many ,eI thousand
of his blind followers, says five hours arc long
enough for any man to wa1k 10 oie day, aud
that if affairs wcro rightly mansEed no msu
need work moro than oac hour a day. No
indeed; if tho radicals want to:bcat The demo
crats in their excrtions to set the support Ct
the greeuback.labor party, they must come out
of that eight hour box at once, aud dras nearer
to the avowed ideas of that horay handed sou
of toll, Genera! Benjamin L. Butler.
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Political.

A SERVANTS PRIVILEGES. --Austroa is
the servant girls paradise. A lady ii Mel.
bourne who had advertised for domestic aid,
received call from pretty maid, with un
exceptionable references. pleasing naDper,
aud willing disposition. The lady was
charmed, and engaged her 90 the SPOT. But
I have always had full days leave Ct alb
senCe every fortnight" the young girl re.
marked, pausiDg en- the threshold, and an
evening a week, besides You shall not be
deprived of them" was tie encouraging reply
And this is very lonely place, ma'ap,"
the girl rejoiued, ''and could not came home
by myself. Would the master 1nird coming
for INC? The lady hcsitstcd moment, but
as good girl is not to be picked upz= - - :,
she finally consented; and when her husband
returned, she Informed him tha. be would
have to refuse all invitations for two nights in
one week, and one in the Other IN order to 20
after tho Lew help.
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New ORLEANS, Sept. 24.-rho following
exp!sios itself:
JACKSON. Miss, Sept. 23.-To tho Free
Msscrs and Odd Fellows CT the u. Stu
behalf Of our afflicted brethren and their fami-
lies in cur fever stricken communities and 10
behalf Of hundreds of others who have been
relieved by your timely andgenerous bene6oence,
return you cur profound thanks for the
noble response that you have sent to our az
peal for help. | have thereby been enabled
to answer promptly every call from the ten
places il the State where fever is prevailing
and with the funds on band and now couiog
will doubtless be able to meet every demand
until the c!7>c q lLe epidemic. Should there
be any sa:DH, it will be distributed as judi
ciousy as possible for tho benefit OF the hun
dreds Of orphans bequeathcd by the plague to
impoverished communities. 10 their behalf
would enlist your generous sympathy. The
relief received through noe has been disposed
Ct as fer SIS practicable through committees Of
both orders without regard to race, color or
creed. Such has been tho expressed wish of
nearly every lodge and brother contributing
l am now obtaining lists of families having
special claims upon your care 30 that none may
be overlooked in the distribution. [ have to.
day nearly $50. 900, nearly all from Masons and
Odd Fellows. 10 due time a full report of this
good work which it has been my privilege to
conduct, will be given to the generous contribu-
tors and IN the nuhljc II pill he a fastimoniaJ
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
turns made from other States 1t is not probable tns
vote will be reached In the Senate.
THE BROKEN sIXPENNY BANK.


REPLIES TO THE EXAMINERS CHARGES.
SCENES AROUND THE BANK-AssERTIoNs BY THE
OFFICERS OF CAREFUL MANAGEMENT-AFFi-
DAvITs SENT TO ALBANY-PRESIDENT MILEs's
PLAN OF RESUMPTION
The sidewalk on AstOr-place, In front OF the
door of the sixpenny Savings Bank, was crowded yes
terday morning, long before the usual opening houf
with anxious depostOrs. There were almost rs many
women as men, all Of them clearly OF class VINO coud
save little and that little by hard work. shop-giils ana
Young boys with bans-DoOks representing amounts
vorvine from 81 to 3d. waited eagerly but vany for
the doors of the bank to be opened Inc IRON gases
and heavy glass doors remained closed guarded Dy nteu
pollcemen, and with other change from yesterday
than notice conspicuousy posted advising aelostoIs
that they would Se Tsey cro m N4s Wss Webhayed as
rule but there were few exceptions Almost tne nrst
to appear on the scene was stout Sern n With h
fists, calling excitedly for satisfaction tor mnseiI
in the forenoon a man gathered group Of depSstors
around him by fiery dennncation OF the DARK oihcs, &
out DELAY II was found however that he had no money
in mis- any other bank One poorly caa & woman NAM sa'd
not much had but 1t is all gone, and have worked
and scrubbed for i for years" o.,so, s ,orrd ,l.
most s 's buried d, IN al pile Of papers He denied Mr. Kt
lands that the bank had Parcas;;sa ;;s property
estate except to 9ans aIa Tnen eo%
sa S % 0 eaaf Tst COMPANY S wss
advised by the Finance Committee and not
then considered ega our charter .ys,.nIs we are
secnrties and though at the time / had my
doubt the safety OF purchase was overrdden by
the committee That two OF the banks attorneys have
loans secured by MORTGAGES upon which they are In ar
rears of interest true but they have bills against u.s.
and our accounts standing Such course Is not an
uncommon one The difference Oh our ledger, which the
examieers change is old We have never known
how IL first ,
The that was paid out yesterday after the
bank should have been closed due TO mistake Oh
the part of the secretary He misunderstood percmDtory
orders Only few thousand dollars were paid out and
dan atta
stores was based on the held In the buildings by
private persons, and this security is considered ampc
I have had "a number OF letters from dep0sltors
to-day expressing the hope that the bank may
be wound up by the trustees, II at all. Several
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
VIOLATING THE REVENUE LAWS.

Deputy Collector P. X. HawIey, and Ueorge
s. stnson of Washington, specially assigned to assist
him. have been work for time gathering infor-
nation against dealers and manufacturers Of tobacco
who have been violating the revenue law which re-
quires entries 10 be made OF all purchases ana sales
and many arrests will be made within few days Cor
nelus Van Bergen, OF No. III Grandst; Bernard BIod
Bowery dealers in leaf tobacco were brought Deore
United States Commissioner Shields yesterday, ana re-
0uired 10 furnish bail III IL 900 each.
The same officers have seized III cases or toDaccO,
valued at $500. az No. 80 lrOnttt because thefe
were stamps on the boxes which had been previously
need The cases from W. A. BObbitts 1r.. Fourth
District. North Carolina: ana consigned TO MeSsrs
Ihompson Moore a. Co. The day, twenty bar
rels OF whiskey seized AT the establishment oi
JaInes Anthony, No. go East Ihirty y-eishth-st
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
pRorEsTANT MISSIONS IN MEXICO.

The second annual meeting of the League in
aid OF the Mexican Branch OF the Church. held We'd
nesday In the Chapel OF Calvary Church. Protestant
work in Mexico was first begun about twelve years ago.
and nine years ago the Rev. DR.. Henry G. Riley, who
haa lived , long time in sonth America became assO-
ciated with the mission. and has been appointed one OF
the two Bishops OF the Mexican Protestant Church This
oers Two years ago q league, composed OF ladies, WAS
organized Calvary Church IN this city, to aid this ms
sonary work. Ii with great success. establishing
branches In States OF the Union and In Canada
and It's receipts this year were nearly three times as
March %. 1877, $i3l7, and those for the year
ended yesterday amounted 10 S125 5ll r. The election
Barker viceP,esidects, Miss A. L. Tweddie and Mrs
Percy Pine Corresponding Secretary Miss c. A. Hamn
ton Recording Secretary, Mrs Hean Dyer Treasurer
Miss M A. Stewart Brown General secretary, the Rev
nr
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
SETTLING ACCOUNTS WITH A WARD.

Mrs. Emily &. Ialsey was appointed, III 1868,
guardian to minor, Anna +. Tuttle to receive $500
due the latter for the insurance her fathers life. Mrs
Ualsey placed So 600 Of this amount with of her
sureties who afterward became bankrupt In 1872 the
ward removed to Newark, and married Frederick L.
Meeker. At this time $1,000 was still due her
from her guardian. She asked Mrs. Halscy for
Sl6j, TO pay her wedding expenses. The guar.
dian paid this, and at the same time procured
from tue ward what purpOrted to be release from
all further claims. This paper was signed and
sealed, not acknowledged and the wards husband
did not JON it, subsequently the ward died. and her
husband obtained letters of administration ana called
upon guardian 10 account The question came be-
fore Surrogate Calvin, yesterday. Tie guardian pro
duced the receipt aud claimed that II was an absolute
release 1t WAS objected that under the laws OF New
Jersey at the time when the paper was drawn. this re-
lease was invalid 1t also claimed that the guar
dian took such unfair advantage Of her ward III obtain
ing release OF 50 800 for flG5, that the Court could
not saBct il. Decision was reserved. 4. ~ KuDkle
appeared for the administrator A. T. Gurlitz fol the
i1.pIi
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29

be continued BY. charging each deposito or say
there really s any have suggested to Mr. Kirkland
that the depositors petition the Legislature to pass an
basis, with slight pro charged the depositors
Ten per cent charged IN this way would make $4,000
for the benefit Of the deposors who contributed save
C. T. Cromwell, OF the active directors and
member Of the Finance Committee, was busy at his
charges OF neglect and inelcency made by tile BANK
Examiner and setting forth that the deficiency shown
sd at h oSr d drec a
tors and the members Of the Finance Committee.
smyth and President Miles would sign this declaration
told SG he n lad
looked item OF interest the North Carolina bonds
came by those bonds they there before my time
In the five years have been connected with IT, no bank
mas at evening The president and
members OF the financial committee OF the bank resulted
ran Te order TO show cause why "a receiver
should not appointed is returnabe to-day at 10 m
officers and ask stay ia order that receiver
agreeable to them may be appointed James s. Thayer
ss SsSa S % The s up hs; 81
YEARS and the labor viii be great by the reason
OF the large number OF accounts. scheme to have t
wound up by a committee of three trusteesmeets with
great favor among bank officers. and is likely be
avorably considered by the Bank Superintendent, Mr..
Lamb who favored the plan in tie OF the Oriental
Bank on the OF its economy. The matter is, how.
ever, entirely the hands or the AttorneyGenera Mr.
Lamb having simply the power to suggest suitable
receiver.
the bank as visionary. He Thought that
before its affairs would be fully settled the deficiency
would reach 100000, especially If receiver not
acquainted with New-York real estate
appointed.
Assembly Rooms last evening, and q committee was aD
pointed to confer with Mr. Miles, and report az te meet
on the TO learn IL II was possible that
bills of Indictment should be Immediately submitted to
the Grand Jury charging the bank officers with perjury.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29

IGNATIEFF SILL BUSY AT vIENNA-HE HOLDS OUT
HOPE OF A COMPROMISE.
LONDON, Friday, March 90 1873.
The British Admiralty have purchased the
large mail steamer Menotas, buildng the Tyne, for
tEOopship.
The says II Is probable that either Lord Lyons or
the Marquis OF Salisbury will sJcceed Lord Derby.
The Vienna correspondent OF The Times states that
General Ignate far to have confined himself
to deobstra that kussias military position Is such
that she To fear anything ana that she
has carefully considered Austra's interest.
The Iimts's Berlin dispatch says General Iguaticn
seems authorized 10 promise as the price ~ Austrian
neutrality the restriction OF the Bulgarian and Monte
negrin frontiers railway from SalOnca Ia the Austrian
frontier. and possible extension Of Austrian territory
II these conditions accepted, Russia Is expected TO
take action in the East
AN INTERVIEW WITH IGSATIEFF
The Vienna correspondent OF The Ioy Te'egdph gives
an account Of au interview lie bad with General gnat!cn
who declared that he did not wish for certainly
would DC without result. lie reason why Eng
land should take Mtylone AZ II chose; but the Darda
nccs remain open. lie atiilbutcd the duietence
relative 10 the Congress to mere MISUNDERSTANDING O