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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-29
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, loll

The Senate was not 10 session 10 day' ha''os
sdiurned on Thursday till Monday.
10 the House. bills to remove the poi'loai
disabilities of suodry persons 10 Southern State'
were passed. Tho bill making an appropriation
to nav claims passed upon BY the Commission
ers of Claims was passed. The bill includes
number of claims from Virginia. 10 committee
Of the whole bills 90 the private calendar were
considered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-29

A QUAKEREss ON MoRMoNIsM. An eati.
mable Quaker lady Of Utah sends here tho fol-
loving Interesting and touching letter. The
writer's name is withheld for sufficient rea-
sons -
UTAH, March II, '7S.
Judge Hemingway II read with much 10
terest thy persistent efforts for the redemD tlon,
and may | say salvation Of Utah. | dare not
dwell on the SORROWS and horrors that this Ia.
naticism has caused. My husband and | came
to Utah in IL as missionaries. We worked 10
the mining camps with much satisfaction. My
husband widened his field, and worked alto.
gether With the Mormons. What was tho ro'
suit ? He became bewi!dered. | am too stub.
born to say converted. am left TO struggle
alone with five little ones, while he basks 10 the
smiles of young wife.
I sometimes think missionaries can do moth.
ing for this heather people. The cell and the
halter alone can save them. This is strange
talk for Friend (Quaker,) but with Emery
reigniDg over '1s, and Cannon representing us,
and young wives haunting US, don't feel very
Christianlike any more. Hoping for thy sue
cess am thine with much respect. -Phlh1.
North american.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-29
The Eighth Congressional District

10 the eelitor ofthe Clarke Courier:
DEAR SIR-Permit me, through your COL
umns, to bring before the people of tho Eighth
Congressional District, the name OF Colonel
Richard H. Lee. of Clarke, as candidate for
the House of Representatives of the Uolted
States
Colonel Lees residence is 10 the Valley,
where much of bis time is spent, and yet Tor q
number of years past his place of business has
been 10 Leesburg, 10 Loudouu county; thus 1t
is that his interests are thoroughly identified
With both sections into which the Blue Ridge
divides the District.
By making him the candidate. any uniortu-
nate jealousy that may exist between the two
sections would be entirely put to resi-, as the
people of both could justly claim him as one or
them.
His connection with the agricultural Interests
of the county, aud his long experience and high
standing as member of the legal profession,
render it certain that the interests Of the Dis
trict would be guarded by him with fidelity and
ability.
The fact that he was selected 10 read the Do.
claration of Independence at the Fourth OF July
celebration at the Centennial Exposition, has
made his name we'll and prominently knoWo to
the people of the whole country.
All who know him, as the Wllecr has done
for many years, will most heartily endorse the
sentiment, that 10 point of character, capacity
and Industry, 90 better man could be lOuad Tor
the position than Colonel Lee.
He will b, warmly supported by mary
friends 10 the Convention. Yours respect.
fully, A CITIZEN OF lLARhE,
March 25, 1878.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-29
Buildings and land. say
Working capital, say

This gives a complete plant. | fod that
while iron mills are everywhere running at no
profit Siemens and Besssmer furnaces are coin
log money. Note the fact that this process
utilises your Cumberland coal and thus gives
you fuel and cheap ores together at tidewater
at Alexandria.
Oac Of these furnaces is 10 be put 10 blast
at Park Brothers & Co., Pitlsburg, 10 the
course of the month by the gentlemen whose
statements now present to the consideration
of your citizsns. have thoroughly examined
some good features. The demand for these
blooms is excellent. WM 6. DOUGLAS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-29

CoUar OF APPEALS OF VIRa1N1A.-Wood.
ward, Brother & Co. vs.. Green; from the Cl5.
cult Court Of the city OF Richmond; affirmed.
Gregory and ais. w. Gates and ais; from the
Circuit Court of Chesterfield county; reversed.
Patterson. by, &c., vs.. Bondurant, &C.; from
the Circuit Court Of the county or Bucklng'
ham; reversed. -
Thomas. trustee, vs.. Gerst. trustee, &o.;
from the Circuit Court Of PittsylVaDia county;
reversed. I
Ayres, &c., Us. Robins and ais; from the
Circuit Court of Northampton county; affirmed.
Bank of Greensboro vs.. Chambers, Ac;
fully argued and submitted.
A special from Nashville says that Joseph
BrasseIl, aged twenty years and bis brother,
George A., nicknamed Teek, aged % years,
we're executed at Cookville, Wednesday, for
the murder of Russell Allison, in November,
1875. Teek confessed to shooting nine men,
saying that bimselfan bis brother we're stepped
in crime. Joseph acknowledged to having shot
woman dead after having first brutally beaten
her, and all about watermelon. ...
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-29

There is slightly better feeling in the mark:
to-day, and prices are somewhat frmer. There
/; no change to note in the Flour questions,
but buyers have moro confidence, and prices
are shade frmer. Whoa: i, steady, snd 875
bushels sold at 125, 127 and l30. Corn is higher
in consequence Ct the limited receipts abou.
800 bushels only were offered to-day, which solt
at 50 and CO. Rye brough! 81 for common. No
Oats reported. Country produce quic: and un-
changed. The demand for Seeds is growing
lighter. Plaster is que! and easy.
RICHMOND MARKET, March s.-Tne msrke:
is generally quiet. Flour in limited reques. ::
4sS7 . for fine to fancy brands. Wheat steady
with moderate enquiry, and sales n Pal 30
for prime to choice white. and lOal II for oril.
nary to choice Lancaster red Corn stes!r,
with sale, Of white and mixed at SIC. Oats du..,
and no sales reported. Nothing during in Rye
LYNcuBURG MARKET, Mar. % Flour quic:
and dull at j0aS7 90 for ano TO family brands.
Wheat dull and prices weak st lOal ~ a. -
quality. Corn scarce and wanted at Ca,
Oats scarce, and prices, consequently, higher,
Nothing during in Rye, and prizes nomlns.lY
5S,G2.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET. March 29-TAo
market for ali descriptions of produce is dull.
Flour dull at 50aS7 80 for plain extra to choice
family brands. Wheat in light receipt And
moderate demand at l0sl 20 for common t.
choice white, and red Corn $3.50 and dull Rye
nominslly at $3.50, and Oats quiet at 35sio
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET
Sugars-We have no further transactions 10
note in Sugars, business being restricted by the
limited supplies, but We still write the msrkc:
for rsw very firm, with refining grades in de-
msnd. We no.e the arrival to day Of cargo
Of 1893 bags Porto Rico, and the stock here !:
now 245 hhds, and 1913 bags. We still quote =:
follows, viz:
Cuba and 7. r., fair to good refining u :.
Cuba, centrifugsl.."- .........".."".. s {
Porto Rico, grocery grsdes""."... = s.
Demerara centrifugal .................... Z :;
Refining grades Eng. and FIR. lspd.. I! =
New Orleans, grocery grades ...".... - ~
Collective hear to-day Of the sale OF an In.
voice of 663 bags good Rio to a town jobber at
private price, but we see no change to note in
the general condition of the market, and We
still report it rm in tone so far at least a. hold
ers are concerned. with the offerings light. The
trade, however, shows little disposition to pur-
chase, and the market. though stesdy. is dull
Stock Of Rio here in first hands, 1850 bag,
and We still quote as follows, Wis
Rio, ordinary csrgoes-. IA Il;
e alr lol go
GOod....... lOt
Prime NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. II
Job lots, ordinary to choice... l9t l.:
(Gold GO days)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-29

FREDERICKSBURG MARKET. March 23-TAo
market for ali descriptions of produce is dull.
Flour dull at 50aS7 80 for plain extra to choice
family brands. Wheat in light receipt and
moderate demand at l l0sl 20 for common t.
choice white, and red Corn $3.50 and dull; Re
nominslly at $3.50. and Oats quiet at @5=;io
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-06
Not the Wife's Fault.

An unsuspecting son Of. Erin, who
had Just arrived 10 New York, went
to sec his sister, who was married to
a Yankee. The couple lived very
happily in that city, and when Pat
came, the gentleman took him over
to his place to show it to him. Pat,
at the evidence Of prosperity, said to
bic brother-in-Iaw. go. -
"Begorry, you are happy with this
fine property to live on; me sister
had good luck intirely, 80 she had, 10
eettin' the likes Of you for = hus-
band" ,
"And yet" responded the married
man, 1--WE would be very happy but
for Que thing
And what's that ~ asked Pat.
"Ah, Pat" returned the gentleman,
"l'm sorry to say that We have no
children"
mo children !" exclaimed Pat,
"then, begorra, it's not my sister
Margie's fault, for she had two before
sI,e left Ireland, and that's the very
rayson me father STINT her over here
to America"
i About this time tho: hell question
came up.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-06
Some Politics.
IShrevepOrt Standard.

With the adjournment of Congress
and the return Of our members, the
question of their successors is now
being discussed of course all of them
wish to be returned. They have had
a taste Of Washington life, and are
loath to give it up. But there arc
many others who would like to serve
the State for $1,000 year, and hence
Messrs. Gibson, Ellis, Robertson,
Acklen and Elan will probably have
competitors. Senators White and
Zacharie, with A.. G. Janin of the
Democrat, would not object to TAX"
Gen. Gibson's place, while Col. E: a.
Burke, James Mcconnell and MI.
Poche, of St. James, think they can
do more for tie district than John
Ellis has done, Claiborne, Of Point"
Coupee, Gov. Wickliffe, of West tc-
l,ciana and Gen. Heron, of East
Baton Rouge will probably suggest
to their present representative, Rob-
ertsop, to retire in their favor, while
Elan perhaps will be invited to "step
down and out" However, these are
only rumors as yet, and it will DC
sometime before we can toll Chow tho
cat will jump"
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-06
Hewitt Handles WattersOn.

New YORK, June 22.-The Sun this
morning prints a very spirited reply
by Hon. A. S. Hewitt to somewhat
violent denunciation to which Hon.
Henry Watterson yesterday gave IT.
teraDce. Hewitt says: Ever since l
refused to call out 100000 men 10 or
der to put Tilden 10 the White House,
he has never ceased to misrepresent
ny declarations, purposes and &C.
tons, with a malignity which he
scarcely seeks to disguise. He has
pers,stently accused me Of supressing
telegramsfrom Tilden 10 regard to tue
electoral commission, whereas the
facts is ! never received from Tilden
a telegram on that or any other sub
:iect. Afrer the meeting of Congress
in 1876, Tildeu assured me that he
never sent auy kilograms to me, 90
that Watterson eau not even justify
his association by the poor excuse
that it may have miscarried.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-06
Keeping Meat in Hot Weather.

Great is the convenience Of good
refrigerator, writes Il correspondent.
But many Of us, who live in tn" country,
have to get along without such con-
venieucc. Farmers families, who otlrn
depend upon the butchers ncat-ra"t
for supplies of fresh meat, are annoyed
by the bother and tho waste that comes
of getting more mutton on hand thAu
they can conveniently use up before it
gets tainted. The most foolish waste,
is to eat more of it than you need. with
the idea Of "saving t." the doctors bill
that may result from Overlooking the
digestive organs is not SO good n show
Of economy, as the fresh eggs you might
coax from the hens by feeding them any
excess of meat. The meat should first
be wiped clean and dry Some s,,"Inkl"
it we'll in all parts with salt. Others
use black pepper pleutifully (wa>hing
aud wipiug it we'll before using i, to re-
move the pepper or salD, and then
hang it in the coolest place possible
some in the we'll, others i'll cellar.
Perhaps the best precaution is to wrap
it in a dry cloth, aud cover it with char
coal-dust. Some say that wood fishes
will answer about as well as charcoal
but l only know the virtues Of charcoal
by experience. | have found that char
coal will even remove a slight degree
Of faint. lam told that mutton is i'm
proved, as we'll as preserved. for a short
time, by wrapping it in a cloth wet
with vinegar, and laying it ON the bot.
tom Of dry cellar. All kinds Of meat
including fish and fowl, may h"
preserved 10 brine for longer or
shorter time.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-06

WArrERsoN ON HEWlrT.-Mr. Wat
terson, editor ofthe Courier-Jouraai,
saws in his card published in tho Sun,
and to which allualon has been made
in the press dispatches: ,.,
You know and l know that Mr. III
den disapproved the electoral bill
YOU know and / know that you spent
Sunday, January IA, in New York,
and that lie made his objections snf-
ficieptly known to you. On monday
January 18th, q meeting of the COM
mittee of Amusement considered the
terms of the bill hyposhecally submit
ted to it ; that at this meeting ! op.
posed them; that You were az dumb
a. an oyster az to Mr.. T'lden's
opiniop, and that finally we all agreed
to support the measure, most Of Us De- !:
lieveingi it the emanation Of our chief.
I have charged, and do charge that
YOU failed to deal fairly with Us 90
that location; your failure to tell
what Mr.. Tilden had said to you the
day previous, was q practical suppress
sion of bis more sagacious council
and, to all iptents, the betrayal Of
your faiends. Now I repeat and de-
clare my charge Of personal d'shono'
mon YOU aud as you don't wish t.
fieht it out, and am sure l don't,
| will make you this proposition: Yot
! select two members Of the committed
| Of eut. Of which both Of d
| were members, and I will select two
The four sAall select the 18th, and !
/ do not make my charge good I vii
make you a public apology.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-06
Threats That are Out OfPlace.
From the Baltimore Gazette.

There was time when great
many people in this country regarded
William Tecumseh Sherman as luna
tic. We have never given 10 our ad-
hesion to that theory but We are
willing to declare that he is now
open to the charge of being q fool:
His recent speech before the Alumni
Association at West Point stamps him
at once as a disturber and man unfit
to WELD the baton of General. 1t is
time for this loose tongued warrior to
be informed that the taxpayers of the
country have hired him to kill people
when they give him orders. His
threats are entirely out of place. 1t
is all we'll enough for his brother John
to talk about war and revolution, for
he is probably criminal and his foot
is iu the trap. Gen. Sherman onght
to he locked up in the guard house
until he ceases to be a disturber OF
the peace.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-06
A Man Who Never Told a Lie.
Oil City Derrick.

Yesterday afternoon an old Gilman,
with crude petroleum dripping from his
clothes and legs inclosed i'll high boots,
entered the Derrick office and said:
"Want IN item I" I've got the biggest
item YOU ever heard tell Of. struck an
lie we'll on NY lease Monday, an she
flowed q stream of lie 100 feet high
straight up for half an hour. Then she
kinder died down. One Of. my drillrrS
was standing over the hole, when she
suddenly spurted up again, and It 1t
didn't take that driller right up with it.
The stream was powerful ono yon see,
an he went up hundred feet. You've
seen those little balls as dance about on
tho tor of those little spurtin' fountains
such a. they have in the cities 7 Yes.
waal that's the way this ere thing acted,
an there's that air driller right up on
ton of that huudred-fut column Of crude
lie. an he's dancing about like chatf III Il
fannin' mill. What do you think OF that
unr ..,....
GLOW long has he been up there p
"About four days and four nights
HE must be very hungry by this time
Doesn't he come down to get something
to eat =?
"Why, we'uns Just pnt plate of hash
in this stream of lie, and it takes it up t"
him, you see. An it's mighty handy, as
he finds his victuals already creased, an
he doesn't need butter"
His face was a. innocent of deceit as
| piece of tanned leather, and when he
asked to have his name pnt down as a
deadhesd subscriber for information BE-
had given, We didn't have the heart to
hurt bis feelings by refusing.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-06
Arrival Of MIR. Elan.
TShreyeDort Herald.


The Hon. Joseph B. Elan, Repre-
sentative in Congress from this district,
arrived on the morning train from
Warrington. We are pleased to Sc"
him look 80 we'll after the arduous la
bors of a long session. But it is not
hard work that wears awaya member
Of Congress. 1t is the dissipation OF
Washington life. ia man will keep
away from them and attend t" the bust
ness of his constituents, as Mr.. Elan
has done, he will invariably enjoy as
good health in Washington as he cuivys
at home.
Mr.. Elan has made an able, indus
trious and faithful Representative. ll'
has shown his capacity and disposition
to represent the whole district, irr"s-
pective If local interests. He has ac~
complished much for his constituents:
that he has not accomplished more IS 10
fault of his. We are pleased to learn
from him that the Pacific railroad bill
aud other measures in which We are III
terested will probably pass next session.
Mr.. Elan will find, after mus'!ng
with the people Of this district; that
they fully appreciate his labors, and
that there is no opposition in the Dem
ocratic party to his re nomination or his
re. election. He will have the sa'is'ar-
ton, too, to know, that, now tho Radi-
cal Returning Board is out Of the way,
he will not again, after his election, he
put to so much trouble and expose IN
getting the seat as to outweigh the
houors and emoluments attached to 1t.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-06
"Take Of your Coat, Gibbs"

Judge-Where did you find this
colored man, officer
Officer-I found him last night
hanging around Delvin & Co.'S cloth
ing store. Mr.. Delvin has had a
good deal of clothing stolen lately,
and 1 brought this man on suspicion.
Judge-What is your name, priso-
nerf
Prisoner - Napoleon Bonaparte
Gibbs.
Judge What is your occupation7
Gibbs-l'se travelling agent for dc
new patent wlitewasll brush, sab.
J1dge-Take off your coat, Gibbs.
Gibbs-I hope you 'scuse me, sab.
I'se been troubled lately with dc
'hueucy in de head, de 'zootic, sab.
Use very bad.
Judge-Take off your coat, Gibbs.
Gibbs takes off his coat slowly
Judge-Ah! Another coat under
that nothing like being wrapped
up we'll, II they say in Alaska when
they 60 skating. Take off your coat,
Gibbs.
Gibbs-I isn't well, l isn't, sab. De
doctor say, Napoleon, you wear plen-
ty of clothes. De 'huency, sah.-
(Takes off his coat.)
Judge-Ah! What have We here
A swallow tail? Take off your coat,
Gibbs.
Gibbs-Dis yere won't do, Judge.
Use 90 a stiffness in de borax. Use
very bad. (Takes off his coat.)
Judge-Ah! A double breasted
frock. Take off your coat, Gibbs.
Gibbs-Dar's gwine to be funeral
here, dar is, sab; feels de STIFFNESS
rising in de borax. (Takes of bis
coat.)
Judge-Whats tbis' A shooting
jacket, by the soul Of Nimrod! Take
off your coat, Gibbs.
Gibbs-.l'se gwine for korpus
Use getting cold. Dis yere is murder
in de fustest degree (Takes of hi
coat.) =,
Judge-A linen buster. l think
I've GOT you down to a hard pan
Gibbs. l shall commit you without
bail. Take him down gently, officer
for he is a lily-a lily of the valley
He tolls not, neither does 10 spin
yet Solomon, in all his glory was no
clothed lik 6 him.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-06

The paper circulation Of the Bank !',"a
of France was reported May 10, 1878,
at $457 $4,000. 1t is legal tender,
and is redeemable 10 gold Or silver on
demand. The exclusive privilege Of
issuing paper money was granted in
1903 to the Bank of France for ac-
commodations to the government.
Specie payments were Suspended by
the Bank of France in 1877, and re-
samed January l, 1873. The amount
of gold and silver coin 10 France was
repor,sd December 81, 1877, at ], Ill.,
lO0, 100 francs of gold, and 925, 4V0, Wo
francs Of silver-sll legal tender. -
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-06

The St. Louis Republican says the
vote for governor 10 the recent Ore
con election was: Thayer, Demo
crat) l4,e9l; Beekman, (Republican)
14.842; Democratic majority, -.
The Democrats elected the member
Of Congress by 7l9 majority. They
also elect q majority Of the members
Of tho legislature. On joint ballot
that body will stand: Democrats, IS ;
Republican, IS; 1udepeudant, 4.
Democrats have a clean majority Of
10: and this makes certain the cleo.
ton Of 4 Democratic United Statea
senator in place Of tho present Repub'
lican, Mitchell.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-06
George D, Prentlce-JefferSOn Davis,
jackson Clarion.

jackson Clarion.1
As everything published relating to
exPresident Jefferson Davis is read
with avidity, by the people of the
South, and especially by the people
of Mississippi, have concluded to
send for publication in the Clarion, a
short description of an interview !
had the honor to have with the cele-
DRAFTED George D. Prentice, in Lou
isville, ia tho first week in January,
1867.
| was in Louisville on business, and
while there. a yonDg gentleman, an
attache of the firm Of VIM. Jarvis 4
Co., lam sorry l have forgotten his
Dame), asked me to take a walk with
him through Louisville. 1t was snow
ing all the time, and the city was
white with snow. We continued to
walk and view the beautiful city un-
til nearly sun set, when he informed
me that we were then in front of the
office of the Louisville Journal, edit
ed by the distinguished George d:
Prentice. He proposed to 60 in, and
to introduce me to Mr.. Prentice. |
willingly asseuted. We walked III,
and found Mr.. Prentice sitting by a
pleasant fire, looking over newspa'
pers. After introduction we sat down
and enjoyed a delightful conversa,
ton with Mr., Prentice for abo't half
an hour. We talked pleasantly about
the Republican party, Andrew john
son, the Reconstruction Laws, the
Freedmau's Bureau, and Jefferson
Davis. I rose to leave; Mr.. Prem
tice langl'ing|y remarked, 81 suppose
you Mississippians have not forgotten
your bad habits" l replied, "What
is that, Mr.. Prenticc'' He respond.
ed, lyon drink, do you not - | re-
piled, "Certainly; aud will take a
drink with you with pleasure" Mr. /,
Prentice rose slowly and with diff
Guilty. saw how very feeble he was
and offered my arm F.; ne took IL auo
we walked down the steps, turned to
the left and went into drinking "a:
loon. Our glasses we've ready, and
Mr.. Prentice who had been talking all
the time about Mr.. Davis with much
emotion, took bis glass, raised it np'
| and turning 10 me, said: "Jefer
son Davis, the sublimest prisoner TIE
world ever saw: greater III his mis-
fortunes than Napoleot the First. II
his casemate prison, in Fortress Mon
roe, he is like the Gagged eagle, n'o
bling at bis bars"
The sentiment made lasting i'm
preston upon my mind; and it is a a
vivid to-day as it was then. | shal
never forget it. I served with MIR
Davis in the war with Mexico, an,
fought under his command throng
the splendid battles Of Monterey an
Buena Vista. have ever since MAJ
the pleasure to know him personally
looked upon him as one Of the mos
gifted men 10 this Union, and one q
the brayest and most cbival1ous.
! S. A. y. GREAvEs.