Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-01
RECOMMENDATION Of Silver.

To the editor Of Ms Alexandria CASTE:
There are matters which can be successfully
legisIatcd upon, and there are Others TINT j.:
islaton alone can not regulate. la IN i,h;,.
cal world ": God LAYS that II violated t!ia c..
sequences must be suffered, aud So !: is 70 tn
CONNIE rcial world. 2nc norma; s a.; Vi cii:.
z:d Dalols Is peace the uncaiura! cJnI:;iya
War. The Uoit d States is ils. NV 10 tn. IT,,
stages of recovering from IN, cif!c!s Of ;A'
war between the Sta;cs,' AMI al III, Guar,
needs is to be let alone E:ary thiDkiag ~
knows that after wars period; Of !!aauc:.i IL
trcss follow 80 natural; as the cllm dos ~
storm. O1c reason i0r this il Tia: z ua..',
carrying on war h@s 10 Jtr:0T may, Wnni
act initiates the cu:reocy. The remoa"!i@rltJ
Ct silver is one form 0! expanding til? cI;r2"c,.
ard unless the silver dollar is TO b! .uGi2 H..
Commercial! equal OF 'he gold dollar. Or 'ul~~,
the silver 10 the silver doillr VIII bug the e1.i
10 the gold dollar" which is au imptss 81 Ivy
as the value OF silver is c)utlDualiy cnacginr
the result will be evil Instead Of good. Gt.I l.
recognized as the STANDARD CT values the H.r.!
over. Therefore 10 order TO have stable Gu;
rency gold must be the s!andlrI here. Nos 4
the dollar Ct "our fathers i; to be ml!" m9a.y
let us see the ctf:cE. and to wha, cxten: We n.
to be benefited: "a bu;hc OF wheat is wJ,;..
now $3.50 in gold CT grecobacks, for they ar.
nearly Of equal value. Now if siIv.r is maj,
money wheat will necessarily advance in pic,
for silver is worth only % Cts. or 95 Cts Wh:2l
for export sells On q gold basis. Therefor"
wheat TO supply the foreign dcmlad wi! btas n
excess the commercial differerc, between IT,
value Of god and silver. Ifsilver is worth @ -.
10 the markets Of the world, bushel Of VIA,
will be worth about SLAB c,n.s. Ohcr nec.s
sites which are exports will advance Ia III
same rali). Meanwhile the honest workD-'
man will receive his pay in silver. C)ngr,s,
can not leglslate for the wirJ. Now a!th0uth
expansion seems bantf. it is in realty On cvI
10 that II creates fictitious values aud gives a.
uuoatural growth to enterprise, from which :
corresponding period Of depression must rcsu;'.
"Expanslon and contraction ere anaagOu- -
map 90 spree. Oae drink makes HIN f..
good, another better while q third MAKES hiH
drunk. Next morning h, iceS very badly. -
be takes another drink. whcn bis true policy =
to let liquor alone, no. to ltQ.,c For true 81.
lasting prosperity We want a gold basis for tin
currency, u repealof the National Bmk nc',
and tor commercial policy that OF old + 1saGd
to buy 10 the cheapest and sell 10 the dca:cs
market" No protection tariff DEMOCRAT
LoudouD county, Jan. 26, 1878.
YOUNG WIFE's SUICIDE.-Mr5 Eli@19a!"
Meyer, a beautiful young woman, was found
suffering from the effects Of Paris green in A-r
home at 81 East Seventh street yesterday after
noon. An infant lay sleeping quietly on tie
bed beside her. An ambulance was zen! -
take her to Bellevue hos pitnl and she Tes aLII'
GUS to 20, but her fsther-in-aw and mothcC-n'
law said she should not be taken from the hoG:e
They are the cause OF my trouble" she sal: :"
the ambulance surgeon, pointing to her A".'
bands parents, who stood st her bedside W..
moved by her agony. Joseph has been n Scoi
husband to me, bu. they have persccuttd :"c,
slandeEed me- to my neighbors, and have do;''
everything in their power to make my liz H.,
endursble l should have done thi. long ago
had it not been for my darling child" When her
husband returned from work and saw what az"
happened. no burst into teu1s. Ec Was g0iAF
for his wfe's family VINO live in avenue a, b"'
his parents held him, and said they couId '.h'
care of her without any assistance. l1"r rccN'
cry is doubtful. IN Y. Sun
COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA. Wo'IS
Vs. Commonwealth. From tho Corporate"
Court Of fredericksburg. Reversed.
Read ct ais VS.. Union Bank of Winche5t"
Affirmed w.,
Hswley, g., W. F:int's trustee &c Fr'"'
the Circuit Court OF Culpepcr. AElI mei.
GrandstatF, late sheriff, vs. Ridgloy; HnmP.'.'
g. Co. From the Circuit Court OF Sh mana ~"
Reversed.