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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27
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il0-rasnna:asrc Of the Alexandria Gazette.

CHRISTMAS NIOTc.
The day il over. Tho horns have been
hu,fCl and t;9 merry pop CT tho Grecrackos:
is h=2rd 40 logger. The town has gone to
sleep ea:l7 to night. The day has been about
as noisy Gd the average Christmas day here.
Psihaps The oot;c;sbl; feature 10 lis obser-
vance WAS the number CT tho colored fellow
c.sizeas, vino we're 10 the streets under the .in-
lGcuas Ct I;qsor. Thc e3loTcd youth is ao
itriaiivo being. Silce tic war be has more
.haa onac uGtced ycuag While Ineu on the
street Christians day rceliog about 10 q pronis-
culus way, liza 2 WE9c( within u wheel, COW
t--tiag down :see bp@as. no@ Dpinging brick
bal ca tue side Ct q street lamp, ald Guiding with
+. aasulnary colh ct with some quiet 1adisn
who Is st,adiag in front Of a cigar stand, held
liz oct ia vain t:!g p:js ct peace. This tims
tua
La the Catholic churches ard 10 some of the
FL iieopai churches ttu music was very 6ue.
10 G!au3 Epi:copsi c5uich, CT watch Rev. II.
Melville Jsoksjn Is pastnr, they hsva al eX-
c:i!eo: choir, composed entirely Ct youths, un.
der The leadership cf Mr.. John Redo7d. The
veil t;rowa ;covr. I'iia is the fist choir CT
| TIC k!GG kuowa in the Episcopal churches
here, ard the experiment is certainly a sucoe ss.
J'n<s ytu1g nl9n sing wYl together, Gad the
stcciioIs a. Gcucra!y such IS suit lheic voices.
| 70 cay ;ncg were supplemented by quaytette
chcir c1u posed Of Hr. ls:dlord tcaor, Mr.. Thurs
Iou Uar!cZa bsss. Miss Chspiu soprano, aGd
! ,Irs. kGo9les conr-Itc. Thi' choir saag the
| hyu1s .tr Inc day. The nu:io 10 which these
| hymns were suug sas COMPOSED by three Rich.
nlond aI,pos4rs. Peel. j acob lseinhardt, Prot.
S!u2r. IaTa9r aud Mr. Geo. Pcijdexier.
TIE regular a1oir OF the chuIch lntorcd the
| rtspouscs N sLe conuuti)n ssrpice.
| A. tie MG:unents! cauIcl tho music vas
excellent. Nooe o. tic Episcopal churches
have as mucn decoration as 10 former years.
s. me- il BOT dre:s:d at ali.
10 Rchmond siceiy circle, the approaching
Yis!. of one Ct Ahxardtia'5 ia;ress and mos!
accomplished daug hte:s IS LOOKED forward to
with p@asnTc.
GIL. H. Q Washiogtou aud Captain ".
Page AicCaFthy, Of tao Il Washington press, we're
il he eity Yesterday.
Dir. jessie L. i1utoheso0, cre Of the oldes;
tobacc1 Inspectors 10 Richmond, died yesterday
1ai;e saddoD!y. ETRoNGBoW
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27

We have devoted more spsce TO this matter
than We could we'll spare, and our Interests 10
a.stesdy and successful issue of the efforts Of
the Board of Managers is our only apology, if
ono be needed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27

SERIOUS Lcss--Ths hearse sent to King Viii.
lis1, county, By Nr. John e.. Bal7in, to bs used
st the funeral Of the late Beverly B. Douglas,
met with serious accident while on its way
back to this city. IL crossing the Psmunkey
river the water very high, and tbs ferry boat
mad to bepollgd over When about the middle Of
the liver the boasusn accdentIy struck one Of
the horses over Lne head with Ills pole, which
caused tito spring forward. The other horse
also becsme frightened, and the team ran out of
The bost into the river, end went down out of
sight. Steps will BIZ taken when the water sub
sides to get the hcarss cU. OF the river.-Rieh.
nzonl State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27

TIE nlsrktt closes dull al3 wesN' VIE .:
little doing Flour is heavy; ARIES s7e "SA!
and prices are nominal. Wheat IL il light re.
ceip., ard but CLIO small lot was sold lodsy,
which brought los, the ether ctie:iag: cens
withdrawn. Corn is quiet with small SAFES ~
II. no Rye reported, apT ona small lot {! CAS-
brought 81 Country produce IL generally I2we:
ard we revise quotations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27

The funds so collected have bean invested as
follows:
Invested in Va consols..... SIS. G40 90
Invested in Lee on Trsvenr 400 90
Expenses for yrs and ms 1882 26
Balance in bank ................. 6,734 0j
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-27

Nrw yopE Deer. q Stocks qu'st' n Taf1
NEm 800 GI 1aj, -Four dull. Wheat dull o0'A
quiet.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-01-03
Lost Her Life, but Saved Her Gu

= X
Mr.. and Mrs. Modesto Sabourin \
sided in the Ogden block, 0lnlan
Street, Cohoes, N. {Y.@aTheyg bad Z
one child, a nine-months'Sold inflnl
which the parents were very fond. Z.
about 6 O'Clock on. Wednesday cve4n l )
Mrs. Sabourin left the roomfol i z:
ment, leaving the child on . high g.
by the table, on which there was y
ed kerosene lamp. As she neafeq9 l ].
door OH her return she heard y!
crash, and throwing open the dools
the broken lamp on the floor, and aloa
the infants chair the bright fsnssss W \
circling up, threatening to wrap !us =
tie one in flames. Needless Of daa
to herself, she sprang to the rescags "
her babe, and Selling the child y
arms, threw it above. the flames any, Y
to a bed that was standing neal:
child was saved, but it was feslIul
rifce. In an instant the fire had ~ -
upon the mothers apparel, ana sns
in a mass of flame, She shrlsiksp
aid, and sought to tear the Dlrnms
ments from her person. When ~
bors arrived the charred garI1esnsg1
falling from her, and she was W..
burned. She fingered in gfsl
until II o'clock.-Albdny Nj. H.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-01-03
4 ROMANCE OF CHRISTMAS.

Sweet Josie stood with thoughtful mien
Before the glowing anthracite,
Dreaming happy waking dream
She meant to make come true that night.
81 do notthink," she softly said,
aft should ask he would refuse;
And when the Christmas feast is spread,
Then Love our cause shall win or lose"
The spacious mansion shone with light,
Heart full of happiness the host;
OF all the year fair Christmas night
Held memories that moved him most.
Around the feast glad faces beam,
Low words and laughter idly drift;
Then rose fair Josie, like some queen
"My father, would ask gift
"This morning In my mothers hand
You laid a bracelet richly rare;
And scarcely you would understand
That for Jewels did not care.
"This morning gold and love you sent
To many home where they are scant;
What then said really meant
Money is not the thing want.
"But If you would make Josie gay,
And all Der happiness bring back,
Make life one long fair holiday,
Then give her freely-COusin Jack"
just for a moment one could see
a shadow fall on every face; ~.
Then said the father, agree;
The man must surely have some grace
"That Josie loves so tenderlv.
FL take him ON your word my dear;
Bid him come home from oversee,
And we will make him welcome here
"Then, friends, make room, have a guest
Who must no pleasant welcome lack.
OF Christmas gifts this is the best
Come in and bring it-COusin Jack!'
They met the sun Drowned youth with Joy,
And Josie took, with grave delight,
The hand of the brave sailor boy
Who came to her that Christmas night.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-01-03

SOME of those side-spiitting WIZ. ~
in Congress, which provoke .lauS' 3
and continued laughter" aas ~
newed laughter would create ~
gloom if printed in the hump e q
umn of a daily newspaper. = ~
gresham were to get up ana h ~ ~
pages from a counterfeit detee "
effort, no. doubt would be
punctuated by =" laughter i H rs
members. -N0rristoscn Herdtos.g
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-01-03

Mary Kyle Dallas, the sto 'r|,s Y
has just been appointed prlnc'p-
school at Mianus, Conn.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-01-03

Miss Mary Anderson i go Y,
France next year, there 70 s1u''
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-01-03
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New-York tribune., 1878-06-05
DIPLOMACY And FACT

After months of diplomatic quibbling the
text of the invitation to the European
Congress is now before Us. II is as simple
aud direct a State document as was ever is
sued TheGriginal demand of the British Gov
-efnment was that the Treaty of San
Stefano should be laid before the Congress,
in order that the representatives of the Great
Powers might determine what articles required
revision and acceptance, and what did not.
The Russian Government did not object to
free discussion, but reserved for itself the
privilege of defining the points on which the
concurrence of the Powers might be necessary.
Under the pressure of this resistance the Brit
ish Government set forth as its uldmatum
that the stpulatiOns of San Stefano must
be discussed "in their entirety" by the
Powers that had signed the treaties of
1856 and 1871. In its note OF lnU-
tation the German Government guar
antecs "frce discussion of the whole OF the
contents of the Treaty. The Russian Court
has virtually conceded the jurisdiction OF the
Powers that registered its disgrace in the
Crimea. A nation that has triumphed glori-
ously in the field cannot swallow the smallest
slice of humble pie in the Cabinet without
many wry face. The concession which has
been made is utterly insignificant in COMPARE
son with the advantages to be derived from
the concurrence of Europe in the settlement
of the Eastern Question. Russia has been
forced to admit that the Treaties OF
Paris and London arc still technically binding.
But practically these Treaties have no more
validity than the Peace of Vienna, which was
framed by a hundred sovereigns and minis
ters. As soon as the Congress meets it will
tear up these records of humiliation in the
Crimea and register the concurrence Of Europe
in the main results of the victories of Shipka,
Plevna and Kars.
At the outset Lord Derby proposed that
Greece should send representative to the
Congress. AS soon as stress was laid upon the
validity of the Treaty of Paris, representa-
ton was necessarily confined to the six
signatory Powers. An opportunity of pro-
noting British prestige in the Hellenic
Peninsula has thus been lost. What is far
more important, the Government has carried
its point of honor, and that is a political as
well as a diplomatic triumph. In its present
temper the British nation will rally around
Ministry that has forced Russia to recede from
its position ever so little. The text Of the in
vitation discloses slight modification of for
mula. Behind this technicality are funda-
mental CONCESSIONS Count SchouvalOf did
not 60 to Berlin and st. Petersburg to revise
the invitations to the Congress but TO effect
a compromise between the two courts on the
Eastern Question.
New-York tribune., 1878-06-05
DRIFTING TOWABD ANARCHY.

The proposal to unseat a President who has
been duly inaugurated involves very grave
change in our form of government. This fact
itisexceedngly important that the people should
fully understand at the outset. Those Dem
ocratic leaders who insist upon Investigation"
and refuse to declare that the Presidents title
cannot and should not be disturbed. profess
that their only aim Is to uncover and punish
frauds which they assert were committed, and
by which they assert that the will of the peo-
ple was defeated. BY this pretext they secure
the support or acquiescence of many Democrats
who do not mean to be TevOlutiOnists, but who
fail to realize that the thing intended is
revoution-a startling and radical change in
our form of government
To understand the nature of this change,
we have only to reflect that there have been
charges of fraud in nearly every closely con-
tested Presidential election. The Plaque
mine frauds in Louisiana were not the first in
our history Scarcely a contested election has
occurred for many years in which it was not
claimed, and by many citizens honestly be-
lieved, that the will of the people in important
States was defeated by frauds in this city
or Brooklyn, in Jersey City, NeV-Haven,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago or ST.
Louis. If such charges have been numerous,
and widely believed, although no for
nal investigations were held to secure
testimony, and the hope of Ousting officials
after Inauguration has rarely if ever stimu-
lated the collection of proofs, we may be GER
tain that, after a President has once been
ousted on the plea of fraud, there will never
be another election in this country without
such charge. Bribery of officials, suborna-
tion of witnesses. will never fail to supply
plausible proof of accusations made by the
New-York tribune., 1878-06-05
GERMAN SOCIALISTS.

When a man has persisted in throwing
lighted matches into powder magazine, he
cannot plead that he did not mean to kill any
body if there is an explosion and somebody
gets killed. The Socialists of Germany are
in this predicament. For years they have made
war on the throne, and it is of no conse-
duence whatever whether the latest attempt
TO assassinate the Emperor was or was not
directly instigated by them. They have done
what they could to inflame popular hostility
against Royalty. At time when there is
much industrial disorder, in Germany as in
other civilized countries, and much suffering and
discomfort. they have labOred to make people
attribute their sufferings to the Government
and the institutions under which they live.
Attempted assassination is q natural effect of
these incendiary teachings Among those who
suffer there are always many who are ig-
norant, embittered and passionate. Upon such
minds the teachings of socialism are as sparks to
powder. These persons do not comprehend
the processes by which the more intelligent
Socialists hope to overturn the existing order
of things; they have not the patience to await
slow changes in public thought; they
lack the philosophy TO separate the En-
peror from the Empire. If inhamed against
the Empire, believing it the cause Of their
sufferlngs, they seek 10 be avenged upon the
Emperor. The mischieyous effect Is not con-
fined to those who are altogether ignorant, but
New-York tribune., 1878-06-05

improvements Of Mr.. Edison's carbon tele.
phone, be has substituted a plato for the
diaphragm but the is the same, to take up Che
vibrations Of sound, and while vibrating, to press
upon the carbon. The Engineer London, says.
" Professor Hughes dispenses with the diaphragm.
You speak at the French nails or tubes ana the
sonorous waves directly effect the required result"
Mr. Edison has invented an excellent telephone
but the .mIcTOphOne as IL is figured and
described seems like different thing. Il
transmits sound from a speaker who may be
some yards away, and does not require the
voice to be propelled through mOutb-piece.
It's construction is vastly more simple than any Of
the telephones. Two sticks of willow charcoal
stuck into board, and holding a third stick end
wise between them, thus :E, is the whole Of the
receiving apparatus in one of the best forms. The
problem Of using the telephone for reporting
public speakers, by sound, at distance.
should be easily solved by the microphone, which il
Is said, transmits the ordinary tones Of the human
voice over short wire with such an increase Of
force as to be dIsagreeably loud to the listener.
New-York tribune., 1878-06-05
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To WHOM 1T MAY CoHcERN-6h Fo0e-0th cOlnhIn.
New-York tribune., 1878-06-05
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-The Emperor William was free from
pain yesterday, and slept calmly; the examination
ofNObiling has been suspended owing TO his pre-
-arious condition; he admits that he was en-
gagged in a conspiracy to commit the crime.
- All the Powers invited have ac-
eepted the invitations to the Congress =
The Postal Unions treaty has been signed 80
st. Joseph is the favorte for the Derby, at tbsodds
Df7 to2. - China and Siam have.gettl their
differences.
DoMEsTIC,-Andersopc~ was cross-examined at
Washington, yeEsfday, by Mr.. Reed; he ad-
mitted having -perjured himself in New-Orleans
- Ihe President will visit the fish
hatchiLg houses at Hayre de Grace. 80
Russia has accepted Americas invitation to
monetary conference. == The President has
,gned the bill to prevent the further retirement of
lepal-tenders. - The receipts for tolls on the
state canals up to June 1, the present year. show
an increase over the same period of last year OF
R112155. - tribute to the memory Of the
late Judge Allen was read before the Court Of
Appeals. - The Centennial of Phillips Academy
Andoyer Mass viii be celebrated to-day.
CoNGREss-In the Senate, yesterday, number
of bills were advanced from committee to the cal
endar and others were passed the Brazilian mail
question was earnestly debated. but without
reaching a result - In the House, number OF
bills were passed Mr.. s. S. Cox made speech Oh
the life-saving Service, and his bill in regard to
that service was passed the Tariff Bill was taken
M and debated a scene of some confusion took
blace over the BILL the indications being that the
bin is certain to be defeated; vote will be taken
to-day
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The indicted Aldermen
appeared in court yesterday, but the trial was
postponed. - mass-meeting addressed by
,yomen protested against the change of the
Women's Hotel. 80 The Aldermen ordered an in
yestigation of the Department Of Public Works.
letter Of thanks was sent to
Mr.. Musgrave. - Tributes paid In the
courts TO the late Judge Allen. - The opening OF
the Gilbert Elevated Road was announced for to-
daT. - The Grand Lodge of MasOns Of this State
hogan its annual session. 80 1t was reported that
the Rev. Mr. VOsburgh would be asked to
resign his pastorate = Parole was beaten
in the race for the Westchester cup 80
The body Of a murdered man was found near Yon-
kers. 80 The inquest concerning the Coney
Island Railroad disaster was begun. - Gold,
1908. 1905, 1908. Gold value of the legal-ten-
der dollar at the close. 99lIO cents. Stocks active
but irregular, closing feverish and unsettled.
THE WEATHER.-TRIBUNE local observations in
dicate partly cloudy and somewhat cooler weather,
with probability of showers. Thermometer yester-
day. go, TT, go.
New-York tribune., 1878-06-05

defeated party, and the natural disposition of
partisans to believe what they want to believe
will secure general credence for any charge
upon which it is hoped that the result OF an
election may be reversed.
1t is proposed to establish this precedent,
that Congress may, after the Inauguration Ot
a President, gather evidence as to the charac-
ter and result of the election, and have power
by majority vote in both houses to declare
an election void. If this thing can be done
in one case, it can be done in any case, and
will surely be attempted as often as the ma
iority in Congress is politically opposed to the
Executive. Habit will soon make it easy to
secure a party vote in support of charges how
ever ill-sustained by evidence. Thus it will
come TO be the fact that Congress will make
and unmake Presidents at will the Executive
who takes the oath of Office on the 4th OF
March, after formal declaration of his
election by the outgoing Congress, can
not be at all sure of retaining his Office
after the following December, if the next
Congress happens to be politically adverse
and, even after more than half of his term
has expired, he can still be turned out, if his
opponents should cOntrive to get majority in
the second Congress of his term. The tempta-
ton to declare an election void would be all
the greater because the vacancy thus created
could be flied by election in the House. The
Presidential term would cease to be for four
years practically il would be until hostile
majority in Congress could be secured. Finally,
the clerk who makes up the roll upon which
members are permitted to vote IN the organ
izatIon would not find it difficult, with Pres
idency at stake, to return primd tdcie ma
iority for his political friends, and any real
majority could then be overturned by decis-
ions in contested cases not more shamelessly
partisan than some that have been made tins
year.
If this sort of thing is done by one party it
will also be done by the other. In place OF
the government which the Constitution pro-
vides, we shall have an absolute despOtism by
Congressional majority, until armed resist
ance is made to the decisions Of Congress.
This could not be long delayed Then we
should have attained all the blessings OF the
Mexican form Of government, and there would
he good reason to pray for the speedy arrival
of the man on horseback" In short, if any
President can once be Ousted by majority in
Congress, after he has been duly inaugurated,
all the furms of self government may as well
be abandoned without delay. For anarchy
will presently force Order-loying citizens TO
cry for dictator. One step toward Mexican
ization may make il impossible thencefUr-
ward to retain either the spirit or the form OF
freedom.