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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-18
BEDFORD (RlRGINIA)
and Iron Springs Water,
MASS AND PILLS.

MASS AND PILLS,
For certain forms of Dyspepsis, Diseases Pecu-
liar to Females, Chronic Disrrhoes, Bronchial,
Scrofulous and Outaneous Affections, Disorders
of the Liver. Kidneys and Bladder, Debility
Malaria and Headache,
me-" RUnTEB MCGUIRE. NJ. D., Va
Satisfactory in Uterine Diseases and in Ma.
lsrious conditions" G W. VAIL. NJ D. Ohio.
efficient is Dyspepsia and Nervous Diseases
arising from impure blood"
G. T. HARRISON, N. Y.
Used with SUCCESS in certain diseases peculiar
to females" B. RoEMER NJ. D., Mo.
Beneficial in Maisrisl Fever aud Diph-
liberia" S. +. DUPoN, Ga.
'Iavsusble in scrofula
W. j. GILBERT, NJ. D., n, G.
Recommended as prophylactic IN Yellow
Fever Districts" y. K. FAIaEx, NJ. D., Ls:
The Summer Season Of these Springs begins
June 1s.. Terms $50 Q mouth. Carriages meet
visitors ct Forest or Lawyers, eseh miles from
tbs Springs, upon advice Of arrival. Accom-
uoda.ions unequalled ell the comforts aud
attractions. sk,llful residen. Physican.
PRICES Water 80 cts, per gallon. 81 case
of doz half gal. bottles. 81 25 for gal. cask.
81 for 10 gallons. s. for 20 gslons.-on board
MASS 80 els and ST bottle, So 90 and SIS for
dcz sent post paid. This Msss ie the Water
soiidifed srd contains oil the curative proper
ties of the water in reduced apscs.
PILLs.-25 cts. so cts, sld 81 package, or
S125, 50 80 and So post ps!d (!hess pills consist
ofthe Mass in spssr cosied pill form to sui. del
cste conditions Sample supply sent free to
any physician desiring to use it in practice
Pamphlet froe upon application. This remedy
OF Nature s endorsed by the Medical profession
and alteeted by results in thousands of cases
during the lsst q years. Address A. M.DAV1ES,
Pres't of The Co., 78 Main st., Lyrchburg, Va.
Round trip tickets from points North and
South ct reduced rates.
Sold BY JANNEY & co, Agents, klezsn'
dria, Vs. spl8'3m
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Nail, South ward, connects at Go-donsyiile,
wi!a Ches. z Ohio Z. T., East and Weat. At
L7rchhurS connects With Atlantic, Miss. &
Ohio +. K, through South vest Virginia, to
Nashville, Now Or!esns, Memphis. Little Rock
and Texss-snd ut Darviile with Rich nond s.
DsnviIle 4. Is 10 South and Southwest
Express Southwark connects a. GorGonsVille
to sil points East and West on Ches. s. Ohi9 4.
sad North ward. at Charlottesville, to al the
Summer Resorts on the g. = q. line
MIXED TRAINS for Asin Linz leave 81
ezsndris csily. except Sunday, Gu . n. and
| % N , and returning arrive ~ AeI'7crIa
| 20 D. m and 5 10 p. m
For MANASSAS LINE leave Washington
100 c. n and Aexendris ? 2S 8. rn., daily,
except Sunday, arrive OF Strssbu7g ct y Is p N.
connecting with the Vslley Rosd East and
West. Leave Strasburg l5 p. N arriving q:
AleIsndris at 35 2. IA.
MIX Ed TRAIN FOR MANASSAS DIV.
lSION leaves Alexandria Tuesday, Thursday
dsy, Wednesday snd Friday, a. 81 p. 10.
For Aiddlsbu1g, daily conRoctlon at P!s!na
station
For Uppersi;le, regular connection 1T Dola-
pisae.
For WARRsNToN. lesye Washington ct
: Gu u. nl. daily.
All trains make good connections, y. Tasa'
ington, to and from North and West.
New Orleans sleeper Leaves Washington AZ
On Express elegant Reclining Chsirs between
Washington and D.nVi!le.
Excursion tickets on sale at low rates to To o
celebrated Resorts CT Virginia and West Var.
yiaie
Through tickets very low to the South and
Southwest.
my24 IN. RROApUs, q. 7. a.
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MINERAL WATERS.

TUFTS IOE COLD SODA AND VlCa?,
L Saratoga. Excelsior.
Osweso, Deep Rock,
Wisconsin Waukosha
Eethesds Penn Bedford Water ard
Bouker's Celebrated Boot, Birch and
Cider Beers on draupht,
AT Sc. PER GLASS AT
LUNT q DAVIDSOE'S Drug store,
Corner King snd Washington sig.
Bedford, Bethesda aud Ssrstogs Water fresh
from the springs At SOC per gallon. my II
YANNEY's BRANCH STORE, N. W. corr
u ner OF King and Royal streets. The follow.
ing Mineral Wuter On draft at five cents per
glass I'll ice cold:
Vichy,
Sellzer,
Congress.
Bedford IVA Alum and IroE,
Bedford Springs. (Ps.)
Buffalo Litbis snd
Deep Rock (Oswego.)
And in bottles, Saratoga a, Congress, Excelsior,
Geyser and Hathorn Springs Waters all from
Saratoga Springs. New York, and the genuine
imported Hunyadi James and Friedrchsball
Bitter Water. JANEEY & CO,
my2 Druggists Nos. 70 ard Ids King Sts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-18

4 STRANGE PEoPLE-Df. b. Il. Heath, 10
paper o. "PeruVisu Antiquities" describes
strange people, living 10 town called Esen, 10
seven degrees south latitude, and about two
miles from the sea. They number abous four
thousand, and they speak, besides the Spanish
language which some Of the recently
brought over Chinese lsoorers understand; but
there is no other similarity between the two
peoples. They intermar'y, uncles aod nleces,
brothers and sisters, nephe2s eud auOts-thst
is, promiscucusly, and With 90 apparent curse
Of cousanguiuity; but they will not p:rmlt any
intermarriage into their number, or with tho
outside world.
They have laws, customs and dress OF their
owo, and live by braidiDg hats aud mats and
weaving cloths. They will give no account OF
tho place whence ,hsy came, or OF the time they
settled at Eten. History does not mention
their existeocs before the Spauisrd5 arrived
nor does it record their immigration slnce.
Among them are no sick or deiormed persons.
their custom being to send c,nmittee to each
sick OF old person, and those who are reported
past recovery or past usefulces5 GRE promptly
s;rangIed by the public e1ccu!looer. E:eo or
ders It, they say, and with Een's orders there
is no interference.
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FOE NORFOLK.

Tho elegant, sw;h and comuodious steamers
LsDYOF THE LAKE and JANE NOSE.
LEY will leave the Compauy's wharf, Ale1an-
dris as follows:
WEDN ESDAY, q. o'clock p. M, and on
SATURDAY. at $50 o'clock .. n.
The Jane If Moseley every TUESDAY and
FkIUAY. at 6 O'Clock p N; returning, lesve
Noric!k on alternate days st o'cloct p. N.
This line connects al Norfolk for all points
South, and with the Merchants and Mariners
line Of steamers for Boston, Providence and all
poiats North and East.
Through rates given and bills OF iading signed
for Boston and Providence.
Fsre st greatly reduced rsto,-Single trip 75c.;
Rouod trip igood 70. 90 days) $l.00
Table unsurpassed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-18

The greatest variety Of HATS, comprising tho
finest snd the cheapest, for old and young, OF
the nobbiest styles and the lowest prices at ..
DEALHAM's, 81 King ST., corner OF Fairfax.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-18

Avoid tho very appearance Of beat by having
your stoves stored and kept ue!il winter at
Stsusburys, corner OF King aud Columbus st.
Gail and Gee thtir nsw revolving Top Cook
Sto1e my13
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-18
SUMMER ssEsDHES
ORKNEY SPRIN G S,
SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VA.

SHENANDOAH COU My, Va.
WsTSRS IN THE WORLD FOB VAL.
UHAND VARIETY OF MEDIC1-
NALPROPERTIES.
Tho Chalyboate, Alum, Sulphur, Iron-Sul-
plur, Heslng and the renowned Bear Wallow
Spring, s!l having distinctly different medicinal
piopefties, are found in the Orkney c"lleetlon'
FIKST-OLaS5 HOTEL AOCOMMODA-'
TIONS
For zevso hundred and f(ly people. Col. j.
r, CAKE ls:o OF Congress Hall, Cape May,
noS Of Metropolitan Hotel, Washington City,
- '1' APPLE STABLE ROOM
For private teams, aud well supplied livery
for the use of tho guests
MINERAL BATHS.
Trb, Shower and Plunge. Every facility afford
ed tbose seeking Hsstn, Comfort and Pleasure y
THE WONUERFUL LURAY OAHEkNS
are situated within few hours drive of Orkney.
to which .ino OF Park Wsgone!tes Will run
dsily. ca eo
Board per dsy ......"".....""....".S2 .S2 6O.
Te1E.,.,, .'.'.''. .'..''''''il ~
" month ..."......." ........,4o w.
Gonc;.l contracts rrsds with families and parles.
FIVE HOURS By RAIL
From WsshnEtol via the Baltimore end emo
or Virginia Midland Railroads: -,.,
THROUGH s. ROUND TRIP TICKETS
Issued from a!l points North West and South.
Coed from June Is! to November lst.
BOUND TRIP TICKET
From Washington Sc; do. Baltimore $40; do
Alexandri. 81 80. "
PARE WAGONETTES.
(cr private carriages to order) Will Dsln Wa'tlng
cn srriynl of trains 1T Noun. Jackson, to convey
passengers over shady and easy grade turn
pike rosd to Orkney.
Will cpen Juue 18th. Address for descriptive
p.mph.ets and other information the Proprie
iors st Orkney Springs or the Manager at Metro
roljtan Hotel, Washington City.
JONES q PARKER,
e,:a.t;ol Proprietors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-18

Nv custom made CLOTHING s warranted
of the bss. imported material, well made, tho1
roughly shruuk, aud will be sold at prices 70
suit the times. Call aud eonVluce yourse!, 81
s, DEALHAM's, 62 King st., corner OF Fairfax.
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SPECIAL NOTICE. TO the ladies': Wehaye
now 10 store large stock Of Ladies'. Msns p,s
sud Chidreus' Low Quarter Shoes suitable
for the present seasoO These good; are Osani sas
van. will plsass call and examine tor themselves
AZ 10 King street. W. -. " AO
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FOE THE POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.

The new snd eonmodous iron 49,
steamer JOHN ". THOMPSON, IasSNsss.ss
built especially for this route, leaves tho com.
pany's wharf, Washington, EVERY MON
DAY, THURSDAY and SATU RDAI: a.
o clock a. m., and Alexandria q. 7.30 u. a.;
re.uroing, arrives EVERY WEDNESDAY,
ERIDAY and SUNDAY. st o'clock pm.
This company makes close connections at Al
e1sndria With the ". O., V. Il. s. &. 5. z. L.
Co. and With the ". & 0. F. <. Co. Freight
received for ell points, North end South,
handled with care and forwarded ri.h PROMPT.
ness and dispatch.
Fer further information apply
r. A. Iced agent,
Je lney's wharf,
or at the of6ca Of the company, Inde! the Ma.
Gcnsl Metropolitan Bank, t5t street, opposite
the Treasury Department, Washington.
nh 10 san UEL BACON, Pr2sdent.
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HAVE con missed something? You viii IT
nm do NOT buy your Day GOODS at
Sou w WV I. EICHBERG's,
;.q2a Successor to SIaYmsker Il %.
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HENRY BREN9LE will add this week to
his establishment lE9 King street, the
WEST GROVE DAIRY,
supplied twice day.
BRENGLE'S MILK and CREAM STAND
IN TIE CITY MARKET "a. Simpson, Man.
ager,) will offer the richest Milk and the purest
Cream ever produced. Sea ard you'll agree.
Try and you'll buy. Fresh Milk will also be
kept on draft End in ice II his King s!rest es!sb.
lishmeEt
Ee offers Candies aud Tsfy. of all kinds,
Black. Fruit, Pound, Jelly and Fancy Cakes.
Pies specially, Fruits. Nuts, .Conteetioneriee,
Wa!er Ices and sl the delicscies of the season.
He CATERS for fsplies and entertainments, and
supples families with milk. my 20
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For fioe uobby suit Of CLoTHISd SEQ O.
Dr.ruAw 62 Kiog St., corner Faltfsz.
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FOR NEW YGRE

The Al Steamships Z. u. KNIGET ;sSs,ss.
snd JOHN GIBSON leave the conf sSsss.asa
pany's wharf, Alexandria. EVERY NON
DAY MORNING, and New York, from pier
Il East River, EVERY SATO ORDAY ct four
o'clock g. N.
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yEyASuINGTcN & OHIO RAILROAD

SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
TWO TRAINS DAILY (EXCEPT SUN
DAY. BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA
AND ROUND BILL.
Beginning May u, 1879.
Lesve Washington at 90 q. N. and 70 p. n.
aid Alexsndris ct 9 05 q. m. and : Is p. n.
pass Leesburg. going westward, OF II 10 a. m.
and 40 y. m., and arrive at Round Hill at IL
Ii. and 20 p. N. Leave Round Hill at B 80 q.
N. and 1890 p. H.; pass Leesburg, going cast
ward, at 6 90 a. and l 10 p. NJ, and arrive at
AieIsndria at Is e. On. and 3:lo Q. ~, and
81 Washington at s Is a. m and 525 =. Il
~ Passengers from Washington will take
the Washington and Ohio cars at toe Baltimore
&Potomac Railroad station st9 0t Q. n and 40
pm, spd go through TO Round Hill without
change CT csis.
The 9.05 am. train from Alexandria snd II 90
p. 10. train from Ro"ud Hlil connect st Round
Hill with Harris Daily Line OF Coschea
for Snickersville: Berryville and Winchester;
also with Resmer' 8 Line of Cosches, which leave
Lsesburg daily for Aldie and MiddlebuTg.
Both trains, westward, make close connections,
1t Vienna, with Sisson's Line of Stages for Fsir.
fax Court House.
Communication tickets, s cts. per mile
Annual ticket $50.
+ II. HAVENER,
my S->s General T;ckes Agent.
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of the
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

This company offers unrivslled facilities for
the transportation of freight and passengers,
and will run their steamers regularly as follows:
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6TEAMERS.
UMMER ARRAN GEMEN T
STEAMER .uaTrsYO.

The steamer NATrANO, Captain VIM: Il.
BYLKs, leaves Alexsndris, from tb g foot Of King
street. EVERY SUNDAY, TUESDAY and
THURSDAY. at 8 o'clock .. M for LAND
INGS ON THE POTOMAC RIVER; return.
ing EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and
FRIDAY.
Freight received at lowest rates snd hsndled
with care For information apply to
J. BRODERS & CO.. Agts, Alexa:, Va.
G T. JONES, Agt 9th st. wifi, Wa.h;
:. Connecting every Sunday with steamer SUI
for all landings below Nomini Ferry. je2
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EA1hkOADH.
EsAIhfsOADH.
1879 GREAT 1879
PENNSYLVANIA RnTTE

1879 GREAT 1879
TO The EEEs6okkSg7tWASFA EokS7 WAs4 ; ESTTE S9TTH EST
- DOUBLE TRACK,
STEEL Balls. sPLENDID SCENERY
MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT.
June %, 1919
Irsina Leave Washington from depot of BAL.
nor Of Sixth and st, aeta, as follows:
For Phila. Now York and the East, 1.30 and
lO.l6 ., n daily, With Palace Cars Lin.
tied Express of Pullman Psrlor Cars 81
po: daily, excspt Sunday For Philsdalph.
w. g an. except Su9ds7: ard $50 p m; dsily
rarlor Care to Pittsburg; 10 .. IN Z IL
with PALACE Car to Chicago.
For Canandaigus and the North, 6 70 m +.
Saturday, with Palace Is: Cansndaigus
For Watkins, lo,ao q. NJ. daily o.csp! SIN.
day.
For Baltimore, co. 6 20. s.a5. 9. 30 snd 10. SO
:. IT,; l.30. %. $50, 7.4O n1d l0l5 p. m.
On Su1dsy, 10 50 e. m; LSO SO, 745 and
1915 2. IL
LOCAL TRAINS.
Fer Alexandria =, T.l5, 8, 8, TO- and II 3. u and
lilo, 3, 4.A, 8, 500, !, and ll.3O .. n On
trains I've Alensndpa @ Tor Wssapssoa @ %
?.l5 500, &C., 10 and II E. M.,!, 3, 4.2. 5 600
spd p. n. and y night.
On Sunday at 500 and 10 S. e., and G 90 p. u.
THROUGH TRAIN FOR TIE SOUTH, Wis
Quantico and Richmond, will leave AlexAn
drin a. 10 a. l.. daily and 40 Q. N. daily,
except Sunday.
Tickets and information can be procured :.
principal rsiIroad stations and sicke! o;ice
Southeast. L. p. FAEMER
4e1'i. Passenger Agon
FRANK TEOMSON
General Manager myl4
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CHANGE OF TIME.

Il oTl g.
CRANGE OF TIME.
On and after TUESDAY, June 3rd, the
boats of the POTOMAC FERRY co. will run
as foliows:
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA:
6 90. I 3O 8 80, 80. 10 80 and II 80 8 NJ, and
IL 30, 80. 2 80. 8 80, 80, 5 30. 800 and p. N.
LEAVE WASHINGTON:
80, 80. 8 80. 9 80, 10 80 and II 30 m.. and
II 80, 80, 2 30 80 80, 5 20, 6 30 and so p NJ.
NH IS GEO. K. PHILLIPS, Manager.
INLAND s. sEABoAED CoAsTIEG co.
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w T., WIG. MIDLAND i 4 Z =.
W. JOHN 5. BARBOUR, Receiver.
On and after SUNDAY, 800 p M. June th,
1873, Passenger trains will run ss follows:
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Special contracts will be made with yearly al
vertisers.
The New York herald., 1879-12-15
A SHORT CURVE.
TIE CAUSE OF THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE
ADDISON RAILROAD IN vERMoNT-TERRIBLE

TIE CAUSE OF THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE
ADDISON RAILROAD IN vERMoNT-TERRIBLE
DEATHS.
RUTLAND, Dec. IA. 1879.
The scene OF the accident the Addison Railroad.
which occurred last night. short curve about
one hundred rods from the east end of the lake
bridge at Larrabee's Point The supposition is that
the shock was caused by the locomotive striking
the curve. About sixty feet of track was COM
pletely carried away. Roadmaster Horner
claims that the accident caused by the
locomotive climbing the track. The engine
rolled about fifty feet down clay embankment,
turning over three times. The tender became sep
arated and lodged bottom side up, with its trucks
broken OIL. The train was composed OF freight and
passenger cars. Two OF the three freight fol-
lowed the locomotive down the embankment, but
were not damaged. A freight and passenger car
remained the track. None of the occupants Of
the latter were injured.
wrecking train went to the scene last night and
recovered the bodies of tho dead The body OF
Stimson was found in the ruins of his cab badly
mangled, the head being\ crushed fiat. Lyman's
body was found with Stimson's while Markham's
lying half way down the bank, considerably
crushed and scalded. the locomotive having gone
and Fireman Markham lived at Leicester juno
ton. Stimson leaves wife and Lyman leaves q
family. Lyman had charge of the drawbrdge
across the lake and had been to Rutland for sup
plies. After riding in the passenger to Orwell.
the last station before reaching the place of the
ciden he there got on the locomotive in order to be
at his post when the train reached the drawbrdge.
second train went from Rutland to-day and
paired and cleared the track ready for the passage
Of trains Monday
The New York herald., 1879-12-15

ments of infantry, two regiments of cavalry
and eight guns. and succeeded in capturing the
hill and driving the Afghans from all of their
positions. A letter, dated Candahar,
the 1st inst, and published at Bombay,
says:-:General Stewart has been in
structed to send a messenger to Ayoub
Khan, the Afghan commander of Herat,
requiring him to hold Herat in the name Of the
British government and threatening the ad-
vancement thithcr of British force in case OF
his failure so to do" The Standards Bombay
despatch says 1.-THE Ghuznee force has been
swollen by great numbers of men from the
native tribes, and the aggregate force opposed
to us is very large" The Times despatch from
Calcutta says Yakoob Khan has arrived at
Lahore. He will Immediately proceed
to Meerut, where he will be detained
for the present. The Times Candahar despatch
states that it is now certain that Ayoob Khan
moved out of Herat with his troops fortnight
ago and proceeded to Urdubagh. The Tele-
graphs despatch from Bombay says:-"The
enemy in the vicinity of Cabul numbers 1000
menu
The New York herald., 1879-12-15
A SCHOONER ASHORE.

PROMPT RESCUE OF CREW NEAR LONG
BRANCH THE VESSEL TOTAL LOSS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1
LONG BRANCH. N. j.. Dec. IA. 1879.
The schooner Artie Garwood. Captain Stevens. Of
Bridgeton. N.J from Philadelphia for Boston. loaded
with s94 tons Of COAL consigned to the Lowell Man
ufacturing Company, came ashore this morning. ut
ten o'clock Her crew. numbering seven men. were
taken from the rigging by the crews OF life-saving
stations Nos and before half past eleven part by
means the breeches buoy and part by anfeboat Not
withstanding the drenchng rain the rescuing the
crew by the hfe-savng men was witnessed by hun
dreds Of people, and the remarkable GOODNESS
rescue made, under the directions OF Captains
Valentine and Green. elected the applause and adm
ration Of all
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN srxvxNs.
Captain Stevens states that he left Philadelphia
Saturday, the 9Th. aud proceeded down the Delaware
to Newcastle. He anchored there over night and
then proceeded down the bay and anchored on the
Morris fats where he remained until Friday morn.
ing. the 18th, ON account OF head winds. He
then put out to sea with the wind north by west.
On Saturday morning. when on Absecom Beach, the
wind changed to tho northeast. The schooner
worked mp shore until Saturday night. about seven
o'clock. when the wind shifted to the east. She
sighted Barnegst light at ten o'clock. About nine
O'Clock this morning. when of Long Branch, tho
halyards OF the foresail aud the flying jb topsail
parted. lotting her. foresail and flying jib
time to get the halyards rove. succeeded in
getting her foresai on her. and undertook to tack
ship. but unfortunately made msstay. We then
possible to get of. We Immediately lot 90 her
anchor. but, ~ she dragged 1t, we came ashore"
TOTAL LOSS.
The crew provided with comfort by
Mr. Smith at the East End HOTEL Tho captain
owned onc-thirty ty-second Of the ship. The vessel
broke half at three p M. and will be total loss.
The New York herald., 1879-12-15
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON Dec. IA 1870.
AT THE DEAD LETTER oFFIcE-A MIscEI-
LANEoUs COLLECTION FOR SALE.
The Post Office Department has issued a catalogue
of nearly twelve thousand separate ots of articles
accumulated in the Dead Letter Office. which are to
be sold at auction in this city during the present
week, commencing tomorrow. The various
schedules advertise about heterogeneous col
lection as it is possible TO imagine. Among the
articles SO carelessly mailed that no clue can
be discovered to their ownership are gold watches.
chains and rings and jeweiry Of almost all kinds;
every description OF wearing apparel. from mems
overalls to babies socks; books and pictures
by the thousand; musical instruments, clocks.
bed quilts. nails and hardware of almost
all descriptions Including iron castings for
machinery, perfumery, tobacco and cigars.
cheese mot excepting the fragrant Limburger va
riety). and almost all other sorts of ordinary shop
merchandise, besides miscellaneous articles less
susceptible of classification, which range from ar
tifcal teeth and false hair to stuffed birds geo.
logical specimens.
THE APPOINTMENT OF SHIPPING COMMITS
sIoNERs.
The subcommittee of the House Committee on
Commerce. Representative Bliss. OF New York chair
man. has been appointed to consider and report TO
the full committee upon Representative Coxs bill.
which introduced in the House during the first
session of the present Congress. amendatory of that
portion of title So Of the Revised Statutes which
lates to the appointment of Shipping Commits
sioners. the duties Of such officers. &c. The first
meeting OF tho committee will be held on Wednes-
day. the 18th inst.
The New York herald., 1879-12-15
THE ENGLISH IN CABUL.

SIR FREDERICK ROBERTS ANNOUNCES AN AFGHAN
DErEAT AND CONFIRMS MAcPHxRsoN's DIS
AsTER--A MESSAGE TO AyoUB KHAN
STRENGTH OF THE OPPOSING FORCES.
tBY CABLE TO THE HERALDl
LONDON, Dec. IA, 1879.
General Roberts telegraphs from Cabul under
date of the 18th inst. that the enemy have been
defeated on all sides, but that notwith-
standing their heavy losses parties of
Afghans still remain in the neighbor-
hood. General Roberts announced his in
tcntion to attack on the 14th inst. to-day
unless these parties dispense. The total British
loss during the three days fighting is forty
three killed, including six officers, and seventy
six wounded, of whom ten are officers. Gen
eral Roberts has telcgraphed to Calcutta a con-
flrnation of the report of General McPherson's
partial failure in his attempt on Friday to capture
the ridge above the Bala-IIissar at Cabul On
Saturday morning General Baker attacked the
Afghans' position with two and one-half regi.