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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-27

Zephyr Worstpda, Germsntowa Wnois and
Hays Knitting Yarns, full supply received
and for sale ct the very lowest prices 1T
sep l6 &. G BERHT'S.
VHAVE JUST RECEIVED from the North
i full line Of FANCY GOODS and no.
TONS. incluiing Gents, Ladies' and Chill
dr=n's Fancy Hoso, Shetland Shswis, (Whito
and Colored) Opera Funne!s, Fancy Ribbons
and Necktes; also full line of Neck Wear.
Belts Hoopskirts, Hamburg Nsnsook and
Swiss Edgings and 1nsert;ngs, Gents. Ladies.
andChildron' underwear, Handkerchiels, Gloves
and Corsets, from 25c to 81 g pair; Gents
laund:ied and uplaundried Shirts, Fancy Dss-
kets Worsted and Germantown Wool, in ell
shades; cold at bottom prices. Call snd examine
at a DlEDEL'S,
sep2l-1m 1855 King street.
TALL AND WINTER OPENING.
AN EXTENSIVE LINE OF LAHIES',
GENTS, MISSES. BOYS and INFANTS
MEkINO UNEERW EAR.
Kid Gloves, Handkerchief eDd Corse,s.
A complete assortment of Hosiery.
The latest styles of Dress Shirts, Collars, Cuffs
and NeckwGar.
) Crepe Lisle, Tarletan, Illusion and Lace Neck
Rutfing,
Zspyhr Worstod, Germantown Wool, leo
Wool and Knitting Yarns.
New Goods added to stock as. they appear in
the market.
SEPT M. ADAMS, 90 King ST.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-27
FOR SALE OR RENT.

FOR RENT-HOUSE NO. 35 north Fairfax
IL street, containing eight rooms, water, gas
and bath. The house is In good repair, and has
fine yard. Possession given October l, 1873.
Apply to F. E. CORBETT. sep 21-tf
TOR RENT-The three story BRICK
IL DWELLING No. y south Washington
street, near King. Gas and water. For terms,
&C. apply to JULIAN T. BURKE, at Burke
Sc Herberts sep 16.tf
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11
SepalatiOn.

A wall was grown up between the two
A strong, thick wall, though all unseen;
None knew when the first stones were laid,
Nor how the wall was built, / wecn.
And 80 their lives were wide apart,
Although they shared one board, OF . bed
A careless eye saw naught amiss,
Yet each was to the other dead.
He, mach absorbed in work and gain,
Grew soon unmindful of his loss;
A hard Indifference worse than hate
Changed loves pure gold to worthless aross.,-
She suffered tortures, all untold:
Too proud to mourn. too strong to die;
The wall pressed heavily on her heart; s:
Her white face showed her misery.
Such walls are growing day by day
'Twixt man and wife, 'twixt friend and
friend,
Would they could know, who lightly build. -
How sad and bitter IS the end.
A careless word, an unkind thought
sAslight neglect, a haunting tone
Such things as these, before we know,
Have laid the wallis foundation-stone-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11
10 Emmett's Donkey.
New York Star.l

"Now vas happiness cried 10 Emmett in
front of an uptown theater the other day
when curious looking little gray donkey
appeared around the corner. His donkey
ship was arrayed in red blanket with vel.
low trimmings, upon which was embroided
in large letters, "The New Fritz and was
drawing after him milk-can perched on
wheels.
"Hshlo, Fritzie,' sang out Emmett, and
che haw, he-e-haw" responded the donkey,
with great cordially.
'Dodt's don-gry. aindt tips queried the
comedian in his inimitable patois. ssVell,
dodt Teller is der most experienced actor of
his nationality vot you hef efer seen. He's
a full-plooded Irishman yust like me!'' and
he scratched the donkey's ears.
The donkey seemed to appreciate the ca
ress, hee-hawed again, and tried to bite JOS
hand. De fust dime I ever bring dat don
key on dor stage he was frighdtened like
efferyding, und laid down und just cried.
Couldn't do someding at all NIT der rascal.
I sendt dot Teller by der depot in an express
wagons. Dem pig loafers Of smash bag
gagers was standing aroundt und making
fun by dot poor leedle donkey, which was
carrying on just like gracious. Veil, after
awhile he concluded dot IL wasn't some use
off he act dot way, undt now he's got to like
der business. Efery night ven / says to
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11
The Electric Light in the ''Lonaon
Times" Composing Room.
iLondon .World.1.

The state of expectation in which the public
mind allows itself to be held with reference to
the so-called 'divisibility of the electric light
by Mr.. Edison is somewhat surprising, seeing
that all the time this divisibllity is tait ac-
compG in England, and may be witnessed and
tested any night of the week at the Times print
ing office. Armed with an order for this pur-
pose went there the other evening, and this
is what saw From gas light we merged sud
denly into what seemed flood of daylight,
which came from six small lamps placed at
intervals round a large room, in which COM
positors and others were busy at work. These
lamps were suspended 80 as to be raised and
lowered at will. In compliance with the wish
of one Of the gentlemen present one of these
lights, selected at haphazard, was turned out
by means of a tap, and it remained out with
out the slightest perceptible increase in the
volume of light in the other lamps. Then an
other light at a distance was treated in a SINH
lar manner and with like result These two
were then relit by turn of the tap the reverse
way and turned on full power. Then one was
slightly lowered so az to give about q third
Of its full light, as with ordinary gas In short,
we found there useful and agreeable light,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11
Views of Prominent Bankers OF New
York On Resumption.
New York Special to Chicago Tribune.

New York Special to Chicago Tribune.
A prominent banker in Wall street, in con-
versation this morning, gave his views in re-
gard to the rumor that movement was on foot
among the banks to hoard gold and thus hinder
resumption. The banker said he did not think
any such movement was in progress. The rise
in the gold premium was simply owing to a
Safeguarding operation, intended to de-
press stocks. 1t would only take q
small amount Of money to lock up million
of gold. If, by doing this, stocks could be de-
pressed about five points, a large profit would
accrue to brokers. The action of the clearing
house, the banker thought, would soon be re-
versed. Many banks in the late meeting are
already regretting their course. The Clearing
House association has no ill-feeiing toward the
people, and, if they found the best interests of
the country demanded it, they wsuld reverse
their action. The banker thought resumption
would be accomplished in January without
any difficulty. Although, perhaps, detrimental
resumption was best for the country. He had
heard, from what he thought trust
worthy and official source. that, upon the reas-
sembling of Congress, bill would be intro
duced making legal-tenders at once redeem
able in gold or silver. This, if passed, would
bring about resumption Immediately.
Another equally well-known tinancier thinks
| more deliberate than many suppose. They
| were nothing but a set of spectators, having
in view only their own interests. They pre-
tended they want to sustain the government.
| If this was their intention, they should have
acted in the opposite manner. They should
| rather have turned a cold shoulder upon
gold coin. The United States has de.
clared that the silver dollar of 4l21a
grains shall be the equal of the gold
| dollar. If not yet, it would be the duty Of
| banks, as true representatives of the people
| and the trade of the country, to do all in thel,
power to make silver worth as much a. the
gold dollar. BY enhancing the premium on
| gold the people are made to suffer, encourage
ment is given to stock-gambling, and the re.
vival of business prosperity is seriously inter.
ferred with. Instead of aiding the governms mt
| the banks are weakening it. If they want to
be patriotic they will recede from their false
| damaging position, and make a clean breast OF
it by declaring themselves ready to assist the
government.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11
The latest allusion to the domestic life
IF Charles Dickins is furnished by Lon

The latest allusion to the domestic life
of Charles DickiRs is furnished by Lon
don letter to the Auburn Adoertiser, which
says: sit will be gratifying to thousands
of Dickins> admirers in America to know
thar the wife Of Dickens and Miss Ho-
CART, her sister, are reconciled, and both
united in compiling memoir Of the nov
elist. In an interview one evening with
George Cruikshank, last December. at,
his residence in Hampstead, he told me
that the difference which arose between
Dickins and his wife grew out of her
frequent criticisms, and what he thought;
intermeddling with his own exclusive
creations, until he insisted upon their
living apart in the same house at Gads-'
hill. This she declined to do and at
once took up her residence with Mr.. and
Mrs. Cruikshank. His eldest son, siding
with his mother, left also at the same.
time. Mr.. Cruikshank added There
was NO scandal otherwise connected with
the natter
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11
The Indian Transfer.
VIEWS OF SECRETARY sCHURz.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The joint commission
considering the transfer of the Indian bureau
to the war department., heard Secretary Schurz
to-day. He disclaimed any personal desire to
retain the control of the Indian service under
the interior department.. No branch of the de-
partment's business is 80 troublesome and
thankless. He thought the Indians entitled to
humane treatment, and that could only be ten
dered through processes of civilization, educa
ton and kind treatment. This the military
were not fitted to promote. The secretary
quoted from the report of the Sioux commits
sion, signed Ivy Generals Sherman, Terry, Augur
and others, setting forth in effect that if peace
with the Indians was required, the management
Of their affairs should be placed under a civil
with these gentlemen on this point. There
are great many officers of the army
who have excellent ideas about Indian affairs,
but it IS another thing to bring it into practi-
cal effect. The military men of the govern
ment he did not consider gifted with the pa
tient labor required to
PLACE THE ZOE IN AN INDIANS HAND
and teach him to use it. He denied very en-
phatically that the red tape system Of report
ing Indian outbreaks, which Ind been asserted
was required under the present administration
Of Indian affairs. Whenever a case arises where
prompt action is necessary he in person com.
municates with the secretary of the war or gen
eral of the army, as the case may be, thereby
causing but very few hours delay in perfecting
the necessary arrangements to meet the emer-
gency, rather than months, as is intimated by
Gen. Sherman. He claimed that the demand
for the transfer Of the bureau from the civil to
the military department was based upon az.
sumptiOns rather than upon facts. History
will prove that the Indian bureau is cred
tied with Indian wars which in reality occurred
previous to it's organization under civil man
agement. The cause of the majority of wars,
in his opinion, is the breaking of treaties to-
gether with
THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF GREEDY WHITES
upon settlements allotted the would-be peace
full Indian. He did not believe that such
military officers as Generals Sherman, Sheridan
and Others desired war, but subordinates who
had Ieputations to mako were not SO keen for
peace, especially with the Indian race. Army
officers, the secretary said, in reply to ques-
ton by Gen. Hooker, who have been IN charge
of Indian agencies have been very faithful and
efficient. Their duties were, however, in con-
hectic WITH an unsettled state of affairs, and
secretary advised placing troublesome Indians
on a reservation under martial law and Of in
creasing the number of the Indian police force
from $50 to 1000 or 200. This force was
very reliable and had rendered good service.
WAR DEPARTMENT MArAaEMENr IN oIDEN TIMES.
He said he had read in the papers state
ment by Gen. Marcy that when in the wnr de-
partment the bureau was worked smoothly
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11
MISCELLANEOUN.

A 100000 fire occurred in New York
city Dec. 4th, all insured. IF
The child at Towanda, Pa, proves not
to be the long lost Charlie Ross.
Heavy failures in Stockholm are
announced caused by the fall in the price o
iron.
A livery stable at Petersburg, H., has
been burned with horses and entire stock.
Loss $25,OO0.
A cotton mill at Ballston, N. " has
been destroyed by fire, Loss 100000, 1nsur-
ance $4,000.
The Vandalia and the Ohio g. Missis
sippi railroad have reduced passenger fare
from St. Louis to Cincinnati, from $3.50 to
500.
A s'co,ner in wheat" has been Is.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK
oRImE. IND CRIMINALS.

, --2- Z 8 E st
Bowen, under sentence to be hung at
Montreal, has escaped from Jail.
Mrs. Elite Wallace committed suicid
at Deadwood I'D. T., lately,by taking morphine
Mental suffering is ass gned as the cause.
By direction of the President, Super
vising Architect Hill has been suspended from
office. during the present Indictment found
agaist him at Chicago.
Another bloody fight has occurred,
growing out of the late Jackson, Ky. dis
turbances, in which four men were killed.
This last fight took place twenty miles from
Jackson.
John Conner, ex-member Of the Ohio
Legislature. was convicted in the United States
court at Cincinnati of perjury, in swearing to
false atidayits, for the purpose OF procuring
q pension from the government.
John Mullen, formerly owner of the
rolling mills in Pittsburg, Pa, was arrested In
ST. Louis, on the 18th inst, by United States
Deputy Marshall Soest, on \ charge Of con-
cealing his assets of assigns in bankruptcy.
He will be taken to Pittsburg for, trial.
A: Rochester, Minnesota, Fred. Hit
man who murdered John Schroeder, last
summer, plead guilty, and was sentenced for
life to the States prison, with the first day of
each month in solitary confcnment. He muir.
dered his friend in cold blood for $2S.
A Yankton dispatch says the grand
jury have found forty -four indictments against
Livingston and other Indian agents, govern
ment employees, and timber thieves. Livings-
tone, I.eClaire, Richardson and Russell have
been arraingned on one joint indictment and
will plead on the 23d.
Advices from Breathitt county, KY,
indicate that quiet has been again restored
Notwithstanding the desperate effort on the
part Of the friends OF Jason Little, the muir
derer, to release him, Sheriff Higgings sue
ceeded in delivering him to the jailor OF Mad
ison county, where he was ordered for safe
keeping by Judge Randall. Gov. McCleary
has issued instructions for special term of
court in jackson as soon as practicable to IN
dict and punish all parties who participated in
the late disturbances, and has also ordered
the McCleary guards to be ready to march to
sid the court If necessary.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11

swhiOh can be moderated and arrnped to suit Ill
circumstances. This is the Rapieff light. / am
no electrician, and shall not attempt to give .
technical description of the apparatus employ
ed, but y seemed to possess great simplicity.
N. Rapief says he can burn ten lights in one
circuit that his carbons will burn for ten hours
that thty can be easily renewed, and without
it's comparative cost with gas as less than
third. His statements may be taken for what
they are worth; but, judging from what ac-
tnally saw in the Times Office, should say the
sooner gas shareholders begin to hedge by
investing in electric light shares the better.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11

him, Dere read your book undt improve
yonr mindt, he takes der cue undt says hee--
haw; hee-haw.
10 did the donkey language very well.
Then he related another experience with tho
"feller:'' ''Von fine morning in baltimore
Cidy,' said 10, 'he kicked ub his heeels and
away vent dodt milk gan undt ub der streedt
he vent ligke ter tuyvel vas after him. So
help me g-r-racious, der bolce arrested der
donkey, undt had to go to der station
houses undt pail him oudt," and Joe smiled
and mnttered something which sounded.
like "Have pier?"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11

Mrs. Hayes recently received at the
White House the seventy-three female
delegates to the Women's National
Christian Temperance Union. Two Of
the ladies made speeches and the Prssi-
dent cordially responded, saying that
Mrs. Hayes would show the company the
house, that they might sec what kind of
a housekeeper she was. Accordingly
Mrs. Hayes escorted them through the
mansion, presenting flowers to the two
speakers. One Of the glass globes of the
chandeliers happening to fall during the
reception, each lady carried off piece as
souvenir.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11

Statistics of Bible societies indicate no
diminution in the vigor with which the
scriptures are circulated. The New York
society last year distributed 1884 copies,
of which 4.232 were given to hotels and
public institutions, 4o,698 to seafaring
men, and 32.433 to immigrants who
arrived st Castle Garden, New York.
From Philadelphia, since January, over
$4,000 Bibles have been sent to Australia
and the Antipoaes. Al the Paris Ex-
hibition the number given away largely
exceeds million,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11
CURRENT TOPICS.

John McC ullough was at one time play
ing Virgins,ls in Syracuse, N. Y. In tie
dram occurs the line, There is no pub
lie virtue left in syracuse" Scarcely had
the tagedian sounded the words, when a
man in the pa-quette sprang to his feet
exc aiming mo, by lingo, nor in Utiky
either.n
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11

As an indication of the rapidity with
which Christianity is making its way in
Japan, it is stated that one'of the leading
printing offices in Takio has begun the
publication Of paper in the interests Of
the Christian religion as a matter of en-
terprise. It is solelya native undertaking,
none Of the missionaries having anything
70 do with it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11

The world owes, in the form Of bonded
debts, about $4,000 millions of dollars.
The best estimates of the amount of gold
in the world gives it at 10000 million Of
dollars. Yet the world is asked to do
all its business and to pay all its debts in
gold. A few banking houses in Europe
own most of this gold and own most of
the mines that produce gold. The figures
and the fact tell the story--these few
owners have the business of the world at
their mercy, and can make panic like
that Of 1873 whenever ey want to do it.
About the only hope there is for the pay
ment of this enormous debt Is through
the Nillerites. ..l-
Jeremiah Collins, of Jefferson City, kill
ed his wife, was tried, convicted and SEN
fenced to be hung. The Governor, upon
application Of the District-Attorney. COM
muted the sentence to imprisonment for
life. After serving seven years Collins
addressed letter to the Governor be-
seeching him to be so merciful IS to al
low the original sentence to be carried
out. he declares, by so doing you will
confer a benefit to me, and it may prove
to your earthly advantage" The sup
position is that the man is crazy. But
does it follow that the supposition is
true? Most culprits Condemned to die
on the gallows, eagerly appeal for COM
mutation, yet it is a fact that many
would prefer death to the solitude and
WEAKNESS Of life imprisonment.
-<0~
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg, when show.
ing her jewels to Chicago reporter the
other day, is quoted as relating this story
concerning one of her bracelets: 'Years
ago when was in England with my
father and mother, the Duchess of Somer-
SGT showed US great deal Of attention,
and among other guests we were invited
to meet were the Duke and Duchess OF
Newcastle. They, of course, entertained
great deal, and during the races at
Brighton filled their house with guests
The first day or two of the races the Duke
who had bet heavily and lost immense
sums: and being little superstitious
telegraphed an invitation to my parents
and self to come down, believing, he add
ed, that would bring him luck W.
went, and funny enough, the day after ]
arrived he won $4,000, and on the eve
/ of my departure for America, sent me this
souvenir, with graceful note.':
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-11

tl .
The criminal classes in some of the
Western States are initiating the Mollie
Maguires by putting out OF the way"
the men who are most active in suppress
ing lawlessness. The last victim is DR..
Daniel Pierson, an Illinois physician Of
high standing, who was murdered by
some one whom he. as q member of a
Board of Town Trustees, had assisted to
punish.
It was found recently in Cincinnati
that while there were at least $1,000 men
in the numerous saloons and beer-gar-
dens of the city Sunday night, only 49,
4S7 persons attended all the Protestant
churches of the city Sunday morning,
though the Catholic churches made a
better showing. Of the X, 4S7, the Meth
odist churches had 2,575, the Presbyterian
s,211, the Baptist 1,10S, and the Protest
ant Episcopal 1,116.
The London Lancet says that ague is
now such rare disease in England that
researches into its pathology and etiology
have been little prosecuted of late. The
majority of medical writer's hold that the
sole cause Of fever and ague is the pre-
valence of marshes, but there is strong
evidence to prove that water has much to
do with it. The Lancet points to the
prcyslencs Of the malady at Cyprus as Of
feriDg an excellsnt opportunity for a
careful inquiry at the instance of the
Government. The sick list there has not
decreased.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-29

Il. e
,,i,L an tIeir re,.l,Ii,ctions ,C c,, tI'n,,s,,d
yaars nf adventnre Brerdan and his cnm.
Ianinns sLnnld have bravad the farca
st,nnns If the Atlantic in ;beir ouxiery f.,
Gather sheen INTO the fold nf Christ il
,.nuId NOT he very sururisinU
Traces of ante Columbian vovaCes 70
l,,a,iC, a,o c,,,,,i,,,,llv cr,,,,,,i,,, m, ,rd
II is not at an irnnr,IaiIe tb,t The Pbner.
icians in the vova,,cs from What i now
knnvn as The Straits of Gibraltar TO Game
Fiuisterre i'm Snaiu and from that 70 Cane
fIear in Iceland must have beeu occasion,
alIv driven ont IF their course and made
discoveries among the Azores. MadeiIa.
the Canary and Cane de Verde islands
Humboldt states positivcly that those is
lands were known to the Phruicias and
EuuScan>. and there is a map ia the Libra
nv of St Marks at Venice, made in the
wear 1876, some $50 wears before the vow
age of CnIumt,,S, in which he Antilles or
West Indies are laid ,{ovu with wonderful
correctness.
The Scaudinaviaus have established
strong claims to the discovery of Ane,rca
five centuries before Columns set oot ON
his adventurous voyage, aud ,hese claims
are we'll stli,po.ted Iv the remarkable works
Of RAIN, the B,;uish historian. ThG.'NorSe
Sagas. as trau>lat ed and published by han,
claim the discovery OF the northern lart of
the:cnutinent, Greenland and Labrador, by
the Scaudinavians but they also give the
honor of She first discovery 10 Irishmen at
a much earlier period, and in their works
they call the new country "T,cIuna ct .Hik-
L.'' on ''Great Ireland" " They also state
that when some of the Nnrseuen went
down to Il region called "IIuitra- Mamma
land ,, l,r,I,,I,I- rho f,,r,li,,,s ord Con.
II 60 ~
BId-J 'JntS ihuhu uele, says Ibtll, d
white people different from the ES0Uimaux
20.
anu frequently UedIluS CROSSES III S"lJ oi
religious professions, and their speech was
the IRISH OF Celtic dialect"
Many very ancient manuscripts are to he
| found IN the lcelandic chronicles, or Shal-
holJ-Saga." bearing date 1117, carefully