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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27
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1here has been very lit!ls busiras, dcin,u:
Wesk in consequence Of tic HOLIDAYS proa,.,S
receipts hs7o been light. and the vbol.a,,
trade stsGrsEt. Money matters arc vc.y on;a.
Ia Baltimore !ae densnd fer money is ro1.r
slo !hare isno pressure Tor funds, hovays,
and rates arc readily maintained at about Csc ne.
cent for best paper, with occasional t.apssc;o,.
at trihe less. Money Wss active ct New Yo,
yesterday at 4s5 per cen: 70: call loars, closinr
offered st ID. Prime ntrchaltile paper is 4sS
per cent. Within the next fov Gays feye,:,
money market would Cause no surpr;sc. A.
New York yesterday GOA WIS quoted a. par'b;a
and eaee. In older to make sale through
broker 6 small commission must be paid. th.:
actually putting gold be!ow PAR in grecnbsck:,
Tho Secretary Ct the Treasury yeat.rday opa7.
ed the bids for tho purchase Cf silver bullion
snd secured oil h desired az prices b:iov .te
London quotation, though ia defercnc, 70 tbc
wi:hes Of the bidders the prices are Withheld
from publication. Government bonds arc GER.
ersl!y FIRM new 81 advanced !; 1865, 10 40,
and 41s each !, but currency Gs declined
State bonds sra Gull but frmer. Virginia cor:ol.
selling q. S.. and ciosiEg st SIX asked, ss,j,:,
55s bid o ana.l 10. Of past DE coupons SOLD :.
III. Railroad securities ara quiet; Mars::Ss..
nom:nsly 44aG0. and q q A 80 scld Ct 3;
We Quc4a: O, q s; Ii Al .&7; o s 4 GJ l.ts:.
DO ID Is; do 81 81 $3.50; 60 d. 10ia20; vs. L.
Tenn g. q eGas9; do s. 9Jl.
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Fsuater's Christmas.

Betj amin HuDter spent soir7 Cnr;s.ma6
day "a his cage. He arose Detiules 10 tee mora
iDg, and, ia Bis usual CHEEKY manner, wished
his jaiicr "a merry Christmas. Iheu he be-
came moody, aud had bu! little 10 say uo!ii hi:
dinner came up. Ttis consisted o. turkey aud
olher declc;cs, supplied from The table Of the
resident turkey. The Christmas meal was
dispatched with evident relish, ani then The
doomed man lay back fer awhl to rest. 10
the afternoon his family visited hlol saG Gu
deaVored &c make the day AS enjoyable as pcs
sibe, but it vas like makiOg Jokes st tlnaral-
the endeaVor to cheer the nan Eho 10 to be put
to death to day two weeks.
There vas another soltma matter Connected
with the visit. 1t was to auu0udce TO the c'n.
demGed the result OF tie visit to Gov Motel
Ian, at Trenton, On Tuesday. "a that day Mr..
John &. Hunler, the brother; Mrs. Hu1ter,
tho wife OF the condemned ua5; the eldest
daughter, The twins, and one OF tbs s1uS 9l.itcd
Governor Mcclellan, accompanied By Eioo.
Abraham Browning, OF Candoo.
Il was a s,rr7 spectacle. The Wit, aud
mother, surrounded by tho children, begging
aud pleading that The inc for the judicial mur.
der Of the husband and father be deferred,
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God and frame lis mind so as to feel that b.:
would secure forgiveness ior his sigs in the
great unknown hereafter.
The Governor received tho li!ils party Of
mourners courteously and kindly. lie iisteoed
to the appeal Of MI. Browning and the peti;iou
of the wife to save her husband ffou 60 gao,
minious death. This was more trying tine
ter Governor Mcclellan thau auy cf the great
battles 10 whoh be engaged. He was equal to
the emergency, and. after listening t. the pray
ers of the stricken family, Informed them that
be would take the matter toto consideration
and communicate bis decision to Mr.. Brown
ing.
Although the Governor has DOT ANNOUNCED
bis dscisioo concerning the appeal, II Was learu-
ed from private sour,es yesterday that Gov.
Mcclellan will not interfere, and that Huatcc
will haog on the l0:h Ct January, as be has
been sentenced.
When the facts Of the Interview were CON-
municated to Huoter he beams rather des
poudeot. Tbe prisooe: was DoE allowed 70 est
any delicacies which the members of toe fan.
lily desired to supply him. this being contrary
to the regulations. -Phila. Record.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27

According to the information contained 10
our special Washington correspondence, yester.
day, Senator Macresr7 says he supposes that
as the Senate authorized aud appointed the
Blaine committee, it will appropriate the money
requisite for that committee to conduct its 10.
vestigatiou. We suppose 80 too but We hope
to be mistaken. Ofcourss the democrats can
originate any movement to defeat an approprla'
ton for the committee, lest. as VIC have pre-
viously stated, su,h movement be seized
upon By the ultra wing Of the republican party
and exhibited throughout the country as the
means the democrats have devised fer COD.
cesliog their guilt and iniquisy. Nor could The
democratic Senators. especially thoss'from the
South, even vote agaiost suoh an appropris
too, were resolution with that end 10 view
prompt sroh a vote, however patriotic they
might be, would be Intentionally misrepresented
by the "staIasrts,'' for the purpose of making
party capital. Bat it does seem as though there
should be enough true patriotism and natural
sympathy among the republican Senators for
the molifYiog aud genealising Influences of
The season TO stimulate into effective opposition
to any measure calculated to keep alive sec.
tionsi luminosity, and movement to that effect,
started by republicans, could, With propriety,
be assisted BY the northern democratic Sena
tors, and would. We believe. receive tho sup.
port of large msjority of the conscientious
aud uoprejudioed people Of the North. The
Potter aod Blaine committees were conceived
and organized for selfish and partisan purposes,
but the people of the country have had sur
felt of party, and would like the men they
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EOFsEFG% VIEWS.

a decree has been issued at S.. Petersburg
ab0iishng tho administration hitherto CONTROL.
i1g, the passing forward Of reserves to Eli the
vacancies in the active army. Thirty steamers
have been chartered at Odessa to Convey home
portion If the Russian army Of occupation. 10
consequence ct a threatening agitation amongst
the Tarisrs OF the KAN battalion it has been
5sut home. a further acitstioa has occurred
amongst the students ct klsf aud Moscow, but
it vas promptly suppressed. Most Ct the su-
dents recestIy arrested at S.. Petersburg have
been released.
Aa Afghan solder 10 tho Briti:h service vas
baoged for firing to warn his countrymcn Of an
sdVarce % PetRar Pass. Eighteen Others were
sentenced to terms Of from seven to fourteen
years penal serritudo for dcsettiou.
The Supreme Court Of Justio, at Madrid has
6aslly condemned to death Juan Moucasi, who
attempted to assa5sinate the King on the 2J:h
Of October last. The belief is general that
Moucasi's sentence will be carried out. He
shows 90 emotion.
There are signs Ct the O'3ham s!lise coming
to az cod. A number OF hands have been 90.
tanned from the neighboring towns, and it is
believed that the new year vii! find many CT
the mills running at reduction Of wages.
The Duke D'Auliffe. Pasq1icr has been
elected member OF the French Academy, 7ios
Archbishop Dapanioup deceased.
The reported drowning cf forty eight children
st Chapee blou:he, By the breakiog of the ice
upon which they were skatlog, is caDard, in.
vented By proTiacial newspaper
a telegram from Cssra. in North Brazil re.
ports that the deaths 10 tho capital from small
pox number six hundred daily. The distress
10 the interior Of the provinces is appalling
Tbs people arc deVouriug carbon and corpses.
LATER.
LONDON, Dec. 81 dispatch from Lahore,
published ID the second edition of the Times.
says "Yskoob Khsnson. son Of the Ameer Of
Afghanistan, has just come into Jeisllabsd.
This circumstance is regarded mere rs equivalent
10 submission to the British"
CAIRO, Dec. II "A destructive couhsgratlon
has occurred ct the Abdin palace, the winter
residence Of the khedVe. Rslf OF the building
was destroyed.
HoSa KoNo Dec PA tremendous cords.
grafton broke out in this city on Christmas day,
and ragged sill day yesterday. The destruction
CT property was very grcst
VIENNA, Dec. 2T-A rumor has been current
for sons days, past ia Pesth of attempts on the
life Of Francis oseph.
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E7JRGETEI NEWS.

A. A. Pitma0, of T.: xin2too. has bca1 citc:-
ed superintendent Of the Rawiey Springs iGr
tie next season.
10 Page county, las: week. The clothing {! .
three year son Of Buck Henry caught Gre, aud
the Guild was burned 10 death.
The Miller Manual Labor School. IA Aloe.
marie county. has all it's situations filed, and is
already making excellent progress.
w. T. Bropaugh. c5!oced, formerly cashier
CT the Freednsn's Brazca Bank, III Lyrca5crz
aud csptaio Of colored military company "a
that city, died Tuesday last.
Abcu! fifty farmers rcsidiog 10 the 7icio;ty cf
Meyers Cave, Augusta county, have orga0izstt
themselves into body tor The purpose Of pus.
suing and capturing horse lhltves.
The erection of 40 extensive forge at Clifton
Forge has been determined upoa. The foun.
datiors are commenced. and /: 10 anticipated
that the work of iron forging will begin Without
unnecessary dciey.
Mr.. A. p. Ferguson, fJrneriY OK Frao&Iin
county, died recently at his home. Stocktco.
California In 1867 be discovered the famous
Ferguson & Wallace mice ct Sheep Ranch,
from which be and his pastncrs extracted oOe7
$3.50 900. The mine was sold lass year ior
$l0S .0O0.
A COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION Of working
people, ct GuosEoa, Fairfax coua!y, lurGishsa
all its members with coostaut employment, at
fair wages, and boards them ali IL Que large
family or home, and thus reduces the cost Ct
living about Que half This enables each ,nenl
Der to save considerable share Of his wages,
which each is required to do. None OF ,teir
number have beeu idle day during the pass
pioe months, unless fron choice. They have
large farm and garden. and are employed rails
ing food, making clothing, erect!pg baiGogs.
making roads and fences, cutting fuel. aGci il
housekeeping for themselves, producing WITH
their owa labor nearly sill that is required to
supply their wants and make them comfortable,
with g considerable surplus, which they SCI!
They are demonstrating 10 practical way that al!
workiog people have to do 10 find employment is
to orgauizo aud to work raising their OVID food,
making their clothing, and such other articles
as they peed to make themselves comfortable
aud happy. IF they stand idle, they must SUI
fer want, while if they are busy, producing
what they need, all tbeir wants will be supplied.
This association is small! yet, but is growing
rapidly. aud promises TO absorb all the more
intelligent working people 10 the county. with
in limited time. Drectors-G. 0. keton,
president; G. q. Ellis. secretary; &. g. CocorG,
treasurer; Joel A. Fl. Ellis. superintendent;
Edward Daniels, D. E. Morrill,, James Cosgrove.
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10 no niggar6sy manner.

There az, many people 10 this ocuc;Ey VITO
are not now, never were and ntV'r vii! be II
favor of the existing form CT gcVtrument' aha
owing 10 the manner in which tho La!cha'
affairs arc conducted the number OF these VEG
are in favor Of it is rapidly diminishing ~
long. however, as it exists its forms Should
be observed lest the zeproach and disgrace that
already attaches to republican lnshsullons o.
surplenented with contempt aud rldicule. O6o
of the cardinal rr;uci pies of tho goVofnu2E!
is that when man leaves his official posSion
and returns to thu body Of tho pcctl9 if1Lr
which be was taken he is Quilted to no mere
PRIVILEGES than aey of his fellow ct;zsus, anc
vet not only i, General Grau: furnished viii:
accommodations for himself and irlents-!n-
cludiog newspaper oosreerond2n: 10 Ee99F:
whatever auoug bis sayings au;s dvlus5 mal
oonduco to sscur;ng him the Dext repr%!i2an
prcs:deptial nomustIon G Ual;ca S;htGs
vessel fer trip TO far Cathay, bu, af his rs
quest, bis SOD, colonel ia the arliE, : granted
al indefinite Isa7a Of absence, Oh IT,. rag, 10
order that be may accompany HIN. NOE uaatF
diferaut form Of government, 40 caa w3uia
have reasonable grounds of objection to ba!n&
taxed to pay the Irayelliog expenses Of 40 &
ruler of the couatry aud bis faulty, CT Sc ;ha
dsci piioe the army beiag retarded hy snoring
psrtiaIity to an officer who happened 10 % TIE
son Of an exruier, but in e cjuatsV Tnef2 ro
one is above another, Whero wasih makes the
mao aud tbs want OF liz the fellow, aDd in which
the efficiency Of the army is preserved by MS
strict impsr,iaIi'y with which its 3isciplIno IS
eotor,ed, such things IS those which s7a Glade
to, ars not o5ly ous Of order, bct su:i:ot !s~
publ!cauisn to the derisioa oad sarcasm u those
who live under governments cooducted uG3n
more consistent ideas
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27

The city fathers Of Chicago recently rassc,i &
resolution declaring the charges io: gas I:oi-
tapt. The gas companies refused to lower
theit prices. aud the city oouuci; hayo Gcc1:d
iugly passed resolution ordering that the q J
b, lighted With oil after Eek: Wednesday,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27

To show the rate Of taxalioc 10 FEs!u;s, IS
compared With some Of the other sop3beTu
states, We give a statement that viii pEo:'2:'y
be rsaa With Interest at this tine :--Og cuc
hundred dollars Alabama il 1877 paid 20 ceuts,
Mississippi 65 coats. Virgiaia SO c:nts, Ar;:7.
sas ST., South Carolina 20 oeais, Florida 90
ceuts, Lcuisisoa 81. as, AID Geo!gis so ems.
The repor. of the state comptroller Of Icpnas-
ssc Just made shows that the states tos! val.
uaton is 1923 cl2, 1873. decrease as compared
with 1877 Of SIS. 500, 695. The bombed iad4bs,
edness of Tennessee is $50. 22l, 800. aad is IL
creasiog at the rate of abou: 81 $50 00J ?
year, v h;!c she refuses to pey Ter iateres:.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27

send to Congress to Let parry a!ooo 81 sIGo
and give s:ma If ttti: S';eatioa 10 tic aI-
varoemcut Ct ratioaal prosperity end Il N''e
committees wcsc tGuachcI lbs :nou 10 va
tho praiae fer accomplishing such desirable
consuumstion would be due, would be reward1a
in no njggarGy manner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27

40 accurate statement OF the p9l !oai a.!
personal complexion of tbs Congress which
will c,me into being ca the 4:h Of next March,
shows that the House Of Representatives viii
have democrats, l49 radicals, 129 retiona!5,
10 vacancies, 5. All contested cases b2Iota
the State canyassing boards have been El1aIIy
decided, and but fse vacano;e3 !omaia to DO
filed. Should the democrats DC Ga.catr::
ia all of these districts they will et!l lave 90
uroueAioned majority of three owe. I'll.
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Flood.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Advic:s from Pors
auPrince state: 1T is reported that 10 Port
dePaz the river changed its bed and crossed
the town, ovelA,wing the principal part of
it and destroying many houses and lives St.
LOUIS deINo1d, situated about three mills dis,
tant, is said to be entirely destroyed By the
food"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27

Katie Puoci, siytecn years old. 40 inmate Of
the house of refuge, RaudalIs Island, New
York, committed suicide last night by hangog.
She had been sent to the Institution by her
narenIa
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RICHMOND. Dic. %. 1878.

lot:Ii3cDc: was received here to.Gsy CT q
strange accident sti;h occurred sunday, when
tbs gamsics Of tic Hen. R3verly 3. Douglas
were taken lr2m this city last Sunday nigh: on
ths York River Railroad to King William
county, their place OF faa! iatcrmert. A fine
Iiasgse aud horses we're engaged to accompany
the funeral cortegc. The pCorasslon, including
the Congressional IS ,0rt, proceeded to Zoar, the
bieth piac, of the wife of the deceased, ant
here the remsios CT the able congressman were
committed 70 earth. lDs;eGd OF returning 20
j. stor MAJOR Wherce they bad proceeded to
tnu plac, Of burial, the driver Of the hearSe at
tempted to make closer c0nnecii1n with the
tain by crossing enc CT tie Psuuoky river
Iaries. TIE horses were driven on the ferry
boat, and exhibited % signs OF fear until the
boat vas 10 the middle OF the stream, when
oae of the boat pen accidentally struck oDe CT
The horsea on the head with the boat poll. Tho
sp;Eal became stricken With terror at this, and
bepinbiog to jump, frightened the ether horse,
and both leapad ir3m the boat, carrying the
haarse with them. The sE Glen river carried them
dove, AID they sank to the Doltom. The
h0rEeg thus lost rera very vs'uable ooes, aud
we're the property Of Mr. e. Uipuer, an under
tsker here. ihc hcal33 will probably be re-
covered.
Oae Of the most pleasant affairs Of The kisd
was the entertainment given last night BY hlr.
AID Mrs Putney, ct thsir elegant residence Oh
Marshall street,in honor Of tho presence Of Miss
Withcrs, the daughter OF Senator Withers.
Tonight despite the heavy snow that is fall
log there is brilliant party going On at the
residences Of Mr.. Addison, veil koosn msr-
enact Of Rchmcnd.
Mr. Johr Il. Hatcher, late discount clerk
10 Tie First National Bank Of this city, died at
his resiieoca yesterday. aged G5. lie was q
promlncu! Mason aud i good maa.
STR0NGBOW.
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From Mexico.

Ga the night of the 14.h a train for Vera
Cruz Vas attacked by band Of lobbers foul
miles from Puebls. They killed the baggage
master. wouoded the conductor, and robbed
the train of s27, 900 10 silver.
Justo Bsnitez. the bead Of tbs Beaittz fac
ton, fell out with Presiieot Diaz, aud the Sen
ate has granted B4ritez eight months leave OF
absence to visit Europe. Congress adjourned
on the 18Th.
The Tehauotcpec railroad enterprise, Palm.
er's railway scheme, and the Western Unlon
Telegraph Company 3 project for laying cable
to Vera Cruz all failed because Congress be
came confused by the statements about the
contract.
The official government organ denies that an
international exhibition has been deti 1itely re-
solved upon, and says that the reference to the
subject 10 President Hayes message WAS pEob
ably founded upon newspaper reports.
The Legislature of JaIlisco having repealed
an obnoxious tax, the merchants OF Guidsls
ira will advance considerable sun to toe
Governor OF the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27

Judge Choate ia the Federal Court, New
York, To-day, denied the motion to discharge
the habeas corpus in The case Of Red Lsa1y,
the supposed Northampton Bank robber.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27

Another cold wave" is rolling ever this Sc
ton Of the couatry Just nov, aod it !ratz:a "a it
rhllI
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The body Of 8 we'll developed cdi!d appa
reotIy several days old. wss picked up last night
OF Water street, Paterson. N. j.. after having
been kicked about for several days 10 the streets
as a parcel Of no consequence. Twas wrapped
only 10 Bit of old bed tick and was rczsn stiff.
A post mortem examination revealed the fact
that it had lived. An inquest will be held,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY BY
rDGAB SNrOWDEN.
FRIDAY EVEN'G. DECEMBER q, 1878.
We had the pleasure, yesterday, OF 1lsit
f-o,, ~, g R,saatt Frenah the secretary of

We had the pleasure, yesterday, OF 1lslt
from Col. 8. Bassett French. the secretary OF
the Lee Monument Association, Who is visiting
this section il tho interest Ct the monument
fuod. He h:G recently addressed circular
letter to Mayor Kemper asking that no would
lay off cur gcoiiy city Into sub districts or wards
and appoint committees to each, who should,
On the l9sh Of Janusry, (tho anniversary OF
Gen. Lees bir.b) make thorough canvass OF
the sane. The Colonel Informed Us OF letter
yrittea 70 US 10 behalf of the same, IS also to
encourage our patriotic women to form an aux
i!iar7 association in aid of tie erection OF q
monument to or great Captains We regret
the lettsr was 90. received. else the sutjscs
wou'i hays secured earlier attention. 1t IS
not however too late, and most caeesta'Iy We
endorse the effort to raise the means necessary
to the desired end. The p'ao, as uofolded to
us By Col. French, is that every county in the
South shall By the presiding jadge be laid OFT
into small districts, snd each town likewise. and
thorough CANVASS BE- made BY personal solicit
tations duriog The day Of the anniversary ct the
birth (the l9.h ci Jauuaryl, add also OF toe
death Il2.h of October, each to be supplement
ted by coterts!oments Of some sort on the even.
logs thereof. Va aro very certain that our
MAYER will cheersally do all 10 his power to ad.
vance the cause, bat Col. French states Ills re
lancs TO be 10 the ladies. and his good taste 10
this regard We hssr;iiy endorse. and hs now
& Aj,xa c3r,. IN
az association, auxiliary to ths association at
Richmond, to ala the efforts Of the Mayor, and
to contioue the ocsauix1tio until the work is
completed.
We were really mortified to learn that Viz.
ainia has done 30 !,tle 10 honor Of Gen. Lee,
aud we q US: bs excis,a for psE,iculasisng the
psrs this ancient cg7 Of ours has taken, feeling
assured tia, her people only awaited to be call.
ed GA to respond literally. The time has come
when every man and womaol is explored to
do bis dus7," and ", shall foel ashamed ii
Alexandra shall not stand on &C equal tcoslos
with her sister towns 10 Virginia acoar!ing to
wealth aud population.
Til, association, Incorporated by tho Gene
raj Assembly Of Virginia, is represented by
Board Of Managers Composed Ct the Cover
nor, Auditor aud Treasurer of the State, to
whom is Committed too task Of raising the
funds, while 10 Board of Commissioners, CON
posed of persons appointed by the Governors
of tte southern States. is cn.rusted the duty
of selecting tho desigo, the artist aud the site
where the mo1um snt shall be erected.
We learn from COL French that Virginia has
contributed actually less 10 the monument tt
Gen. Lee than has b,eu received from beyond
her limits, aud he has kindly furnished US With
the following ABSTRACT
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s. De7lAam is selling ont III; Winter Stock
6czoW cost.