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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-06

IHE CANAL.-IhC following items 0l inter
es. to boatmeu and all connected with the canal
trade ara taken from the Cumberland liuss:
president German, OF tho Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, has had q conference with the cosl
operators and the arrangements have been CON-
pieled for the carrying of coal The present sea.
son. The tolls and wharfage are said TO be the
came IS last year.
some tine next month Mr.. Stsnhope will re.
sign his position a5 general supcrlntendent CT
this end of tue canal, and the DIVISION Of Su.
perintendent Moore will be extended To Dam
No. 6, while Mr.. Hsmmond Is expected to take
control from Cumberland 10 the dam.
Next week tho water will be drawn Oh the
level at this city for the purpose Of cleaning up
the basin, giving boat yards sn opportunity tor
repair.
IF tue weather is not too inclemett, the neces-
sary repairs are expected 20 be completed by the
18th, when the water will be tu7red on ana nav
igation resumed.
"A number OF contracts for coal hsva already
been made by some of tho coal com pairs. Aod
the outlook for trsde is good this season
The boat yards are now very busy prsps:lng
for the opening OF the cana trade
'Mes srs. Barrels j. kosswurm are building two
boats, one 10 be towe1 by q steamer The other
10 be pulled by MUS.
"At Me1ten's boat yard Al hands are employ
ed, the ms ority OF whom are engaged 10 bull
'Messrs Weld & Sheridan are bullLing two
boat one to be mule boat. the c;h-r = steamer
ia the place of Star 40. 8. which was Destroyed
in the strike of'77.
Tho canal compsn7 has de -itea 10 draw the
water of the Georgct1Wn leVe! Of the canal next
Saturday night and begin the work Of repairing
and cleaning on Monday"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-06

BLOWER SEEDS, in CREST variety, in papers
Il at five cents esch. Mailed free to any nd.
dress upon receipt of price. We invite the es'
pecisl attention Of the ladies to our assortment,
NH 6 JANNET 81 co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13
An Inebrinte,s Device.

The Boston Commercial Bulletin
tells the following story of a young
man who was taken to a home for inc
briates for treatment:
In three days Mr.. Coles had brought
the young man through all the dan
gers of delirium tremens, and had
placed him, as it were. on his feet.
How do you feel?' said Mr.. Coles.
when his patient had recovered his
senses.
Very well, indeed
Mr.. Coles gathered up the young
mans clothes in his arms, including
his boots and shoes, and carried them
down stairs.
When Mr.. Coles left the room the
patient was determined to procure
some spirits. His room was two
stories from the street, but there was
a pipe that ran from the roof to the
grOund-a water spout.
can descend bythat?" said he.
He looked around for his clothes
they were gone. He found nothing
but an old pair OF slippers. The
money he had in his pockets when he
was brought to the asylum was in the
bureau drawer Of his room. The
young man tore the sheets of his bed
into strips and wound the strips
around his legs, making a pair of pan
falcons; then he took a comforter
from his bed, cut holes in it for his
arms, and thus made a tolerably nice
dressing-gOwn. Going into the bath
room he found a large sponge. He
cut a slit in this with his razor, and
putting his head into the slit he had d
fur hat at once. Then raising his
window he stepped outside and slid
down the water-spOut, with the money
he had in his possession when he came
into the institution in the crown Of
his sponge hat.
Half an hour later Mr.. Coles, Ii
passing a barroom on his way to tn,
station, heard a noise of great hilarity
and, thinking that he recognized tn,
voice Of his patient, dropped in
There he was, with his dressing-gown
sponge hat and his skin-tight panta
looms, the center Of an admiring circle
drinking whisky punches and r%attlin;
Oft jokes at the rate of twenty a min
ute.
Il give in" said Mr.. Coles.
Take a drink, old fellow" said tn
inebriate, with a drunken familiarity
The offer was declined, and the gro
tesquely- clothed patient was induce,
% return to the Home.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13
Two Mays OF TelIlng q story.

When DR.. Russell, the ex-Times
correspondent, was calling on Lady
Strangford the other day, he heard
from her ladyship an immense amount
Of abuse Of the Russians. But, at
least, Lady Strangford, he ventured
to say, you must have met one preux
ehevalier among them, and that was
General Gourko. "Gourko - she ex.
claimed, he was as great a brute as
any Of them. He spat in my face. and
swore at me dreadfully. Spat in
your face Surely, Lady Strangnrd.
you do not literally mean thatY' In,
deed | do she said. but do you
authorize me to repeat the breadth.
story, aud say that General GourkC
actually spat in your iace2' Yes
not only authorize you to say 80
but | hope you will tell every on,
you know. 1t ought to be known wha.
brutes these Russians are Dr
Russell afterwsrd repeated to thu
Prince Gf Walos the story, and tn,
latter, quite indignant, told Coun
Schouvalof the first time he met hin
Of the outrage on Lady Strangford
The ambassador was incredulous, an,
said he would write to Gourko. Ii
due course an answer came from tn
illuminated general, lie eqtegori
oally and Indignantly denied til
charge, and sent copies OF letter
which he had received from Lad
Strangford, which were filed wit
expressions Of gratitude toy yacioa
which she had received at his hanc
} Armed with copies Of these notes
DR.. Russell again called on Lad
strspgfqya Ehe {dsqF lsag !
r written them, but she declare
that she had done so in order to col
cilate Gourko. II was in his power,
t she said, A'and | did not know what i
would do next?" well, but reall
!, Lady Strangford," rejoincd DIR. Ru.
\ sell, you do not mean 10 repeat thi
Ne actually spqt ~ your face
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13
From Yesterdays Second Edition.
CONGRESS.
BeCk's Substitute for the ApprO-
priatlOn Bill.
Bill to Pension General Shields
Widow.
Bill to Keep Claim Agents and COntrac'
tors Out of Politics.

WASHINGTON, June l.. -SENATE-
Mr.. Beck offered an amendment in
the nature Of a substitute for the legis-
lative, executiyean judicial appropria-
tion bills. The substitute does not
change the amount appropriated, but
is intended to improve the form Of the
bill ordered printed and referred to
the committee on appropriations.
Mr.. Wallace, from the committee
on appropriations, reported without
amendment the house bill making
appropriations for certain judicial ex-
penses, and said he would endeavor
to call it up for action to-day. Placed
on the calendar.
The bill continuing General Shields
pension of 500 per month to his
widow and children was taken up,
The amendment by Mr.. Dawes, grant
ing a pension of $50 per month to Mrs,
Fletcher Webster was adopted.
Mr.. Logan supported the bill, and
warmly eulogized his late friend, Gen.
Shields.
The bill finally passed with the
amendment increasing Mrs, Webster's
pension to one hundred dollars per
month.
The army appropriation bill was re-
ceived from the house. Nj. Withers
moved to refer the bill to the commit
tee on appropriations. Mr. Onklingob-
jected to the bill being read more than
once to-day. 1t accordingly went over
till tomorrow without reference.
The Mississippi improvement bill
was taken up without acting thereon,
when the senate went into executive
session.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Bay
ard was adopted, ordering printed fol-
the use of the committee on military
affairs, the papers and proceedings in
the original Fitz John Porter case.
Mr.. Bell called up the Mcdonald
bill, and replied to Mr.. Hills speech
of yesterday.
HoUsE-Mr. Murch, from the com.
mittee on public buildings, reported
a resolution for an investigation Of the
mode and construction, etc., of all
government buildings, with power tC
set during recess, at Washington and
other cities.
Under a point of order made by Mr.
Garfield, the resolution was referred
to a committee of the whole.
A bill was reported from the com.
mittee on civil reform prohibiting the
officers Of claimants against or con.
tractors under the United States from
contributing money for political pur
poses. Owing to the expiration Of the
morning hour the bill went over with
out action.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13

Every class was represented, but
we'll dressed workingmen and small
tradespeople, with their wives and
babies, were in the majority. AZ D
o'clock the Concourse between Cables
and Brighton Beach was not much
less thronged than upper Broadway on
a Saturday afternoon. Prospect ave-
nue. was alive with %omnibuses and line
eauipages. Restaurants Of the better
class we're overcrowded. Babies IN
arms and children between two and
FIVE years of age were notlceably
abundant. The latter came down
~gorgeously decked out in white muslin,
light silks, pink and blue ribbons and
fancy shoes, and went back with sun
burnt legs and faces, ~bedraggled
fnery, little pals of sand and wooden
spader the car seats, while their little
selves, tired clear through, eurled up
in the parental lap and dreamed OF
sand structures, wet feet and a sport
i've surf.
Pretty little girls wading and pad
ding in the turf make an attractive
spectacle. But when a pretty young
lady of twenty summers or there
abouts, and wearing a jaunty Gains
borough hat, undertakes the same
pastime, the scene is a novel one.
Such a young lady, on a part of Man
haitian Beach which was secluded for
the moment, thought it wonld be nice
to join the little children, and pull
ing off shoes and stockings ventured
in. 1t was evidently a most difficult
task to adjust her dress to the rising
and lowering tide, for she gave her
whole mind to it, and succeeded very
poorly. Everybody passing that way
paused, and the young men took seats,
determined to fight it out on that line
if it took all summer. In fifteen
minutes a crowd of two hundred per-
sons, mostly men, had gathered. The
smile on the young lady's face changed
to a tragic frown, and a mother sharp
cry FASTENED her withdrawal to the
background, where, screened by a
close phalanx of female friends, she
restored shoes and stockings to their
proper place in the economy of civil
cation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13
MRS. WALES.
The Amazing Popularity Of EnuIand's
Future Queen.

Olive Logan's London Letter.
How amazingly popular the Prin.
cess of Wales is Yesterday | was at
a fancy bazaar held by some ladies for
the benefit of a home for paralyzed
children, and about 4 O'Clock the
sweet princess came in. For fashion
ability, for nobbiness, for chic, for
everything THAT woman most admire
in women, there is really no describ-
ing her; she must be seen to be an.
preciated. Her dressing is always the
last expression Of Partisan elegance,
and invariably her toilet is as finished
as an epigram, down TO its smallest
detail. From her dainty, high-heeled
boots up to the tightly drawn veil over
her face, she is the most consummato-
ly apparelled lady, in the French
style, who graces this metropolis.
Judging her merely as a woman, with
no aid from her high rank to bewilder
a mans imagination, | think there are
many girls here in society who, with
their limpid eyes, glowing compilations.
soft, tumbled hair, and general lowell
ness, would win the race for a heart
sOone than she. But that matter is not
to be thought of, Of course. She is a
princess, future queen aud empress,
and wonderfully we'll she is adapted to
her station. Win you believe that
yesterday, in the midst of the univer-
sal salaam which greeted her entrance,
from a varied collection of greatnesses,
she walked straight across the room to
a little paralyzed child who was
propped up in a perambulator and
began to play with it The all un-
conscious midget chatted back babble
and gave her a flower it held in its
shadOwy fingers. 1t was a touching
little picture, and one which was wor.
thy the pencil Of an artist. When
she left the bazaar and drove away
through the streets cheer upon cheer
greeted Alexandra as the various
passers by recognized the soft. sad
face. Hurrahs fer royalty mean
something more here than they did in
Imperial days in France, when the
choristers of the Grand Opera were
detailed during the day to stand on
street corners and shout "Viye L En-
pereur?" An Englishman will bear
a wrong in silence, deeming submis-
sion a duty to God and law, but you
cannot make him shout if he does not
want to.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13
THE HULL MURDER.
Still Involved in M~ystery---Dr. Hull Under
Surveillance.

New YORK, June ia police
officer, high in authority, in speaking
to a reporter of the Evening Post of
the murder of Mrs. Hull, admitted
that he was convinced it was commit
ted by a person in the house, and says
the removal Of the jewels was a device
too shallow to deceive anyone. He
also admitted it was likely an arrest
would be made very soon, possibly to-
day. Superintendent Walling is said
to be convinced the missing jewels are
still in the house, but if the jewels are
not found in the house or drains the
place of the murder will not be al
tered as they say it is impossible to
say how far the jewels might be ear.
ried along the sewer by matter passing
through them. DIR. Hull is under
surveillance.
The idea that the murder was com.
mitted by professional burglars is
generally discredited by all persons
familiar with criminal matters, The
police are confident of winding up the
case before the end of this week.
Three thousand postal cards piyins
a description of the missing jewelry
will be sent to eli parts Of the coun
try. The police will get full state
ments from every member Of tn,
household as to their knowledge as t
the existing feeling between them
selves and Mrs. Hull and others in tn,
house, as well as of the events imme
diately preceding and following tn,
murder.
Captain Williams, on entering tn,
house to-day, met DIR. Hull in the hall
way and handed a dispatch 10 him
DR.. Hull read the dispatch and thel
handed il back to the captain, VIII.
read it and questioned the docto
about IL The contents of the dis
patch could not be learned. The off
CO.'S have been instructed to tax
charge of all the letters and dipatche
directed to any Of the inmates OF tn
house.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13
Keep an Eye on Davis.
PhiIadelnhia Times.l

Philadelphia Iimes'l
A very quiet sort of boom in behalf
of Senator David Davis, is in progress
in the South apparently, Southern
congressman are 9oodipa their districts
with copies Of his late speech in the
senate, which Is finding a warm place
IN the hearts Of the best men. The
V%ieksburg Herald has observed this.
and observes that Mr.. Davis, who is
much smaller in person than in intel
lect, a carry, if he is given an oppoy-
tuniY, just twice as many States as
Mr. Tilden.' Perhaps 4 may be worth
While Va keen an eye on the big Sena-
tor from Illinois. II he once gets
started, it will be a difficult business
to stand in his way,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13
Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, Sune 12.-The treas
ury superintendent will now fill or
ders for STANDARD silver dollars in
sums as low as $500.
The President has nominated Isaac
N, Hawkins for postmaster at Chilli
Sothe, Ohio.
subscriptions to the refunding four
per cent certificates sinse yesterday $
report $50, 800,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13

WELL she replied, II am sure he
Spat somewhere l saw him spit
somewhere But notin your face?1
We'll, perhaps not in my face but he
spat somewhere - "And he swore at
you?" "0h, yes, dreadfully! p Now.
what did he say" well" replied
her ladyship, you see it was all in
Russian, and | do not know that Ian
guage. But there are things that one
can easily understand I"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13
Kinebrew's Map.
Nashville Banner.

Nashville Banner.l
The map of Tennessee, compiled by
Commissioner Killebrew, has come
from Chicago to be subject to inspec-
tion and correction. 1t is a very beau
tiful map and very perfect, and will
supply long-felt need. Nothing on
the face of the country has escaped
being transferred to the canvas, from
the largest city to the most insigni6-
cant sulphur spring" The county
lines, so lately veered about and jerked
around by the county courts, have
been faithfully followed, new counties
traced, and every minuatie brought
down to the present day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13

A prenoh gentleman, of undecid it
religious opinions, once said that ed
was good for him TO be in the company
of Atheists. He then felt orthodox,
out OF mere opposition, aud clearly
saw and exposed She fallacies of skep
loal reasoning. In the society of be-
levers the contrary effects we're pro.
dnoed. Int LLL III
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13
a Cure for Collie in Animals.

A correspondent of the Massachus-
etts Ploughman gives the following
cure for collie in a horse, which il con
y%enient at all times and easily applied.
lie says he has meyer known it to fail :
Spread a %teaoupful or more aP fine salt
on the back Of the animal over the
kidneys and loins, and keep it satu.
rated with warm water for twenty o.
thirty minutes, or longer if necessary;
IT the attack is severe, drench with
salt vateg. have = valuable bull,
weighing nineteen OF twenty hundred
which had a severe attack Of collie a
year ago last summer. | applied salt
to his back as above, and it beinj
dltlcplt to drench, we put a wooden
W. w hig mouth, keepipg il opel
about two inches, and spread salt pboi
his tongue, which together with Ia,
salt upon his back, relieved him a
once, and within a very short tim.
equilibrium appeared fully restored
have for several years past success
fully applied this treatment TO othe
animals in my herd.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13

Turtle Tracks" of Andrews
Bazas, never made a happier footprint
than when he put his foot down in
this me They begged him to play a
little. He seemed to feel bashful at
first, but after a little began to paw
the worries vigorously. What
powerl p said a listener to the owner
Of the piano. Yes" exclaimed the
latter in alarm, he seems to have
considerable muscle but he ought to
know that this isn't a gymnasium"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13

1t is not perfectly convenient to
consult your physician for every head
ache or attack of Indigestion which
may trouble you, but it is both safe
and convenient to use DR.. Bulls Bal
timore Pills which promptly relieve
the discomfort OF these attacks.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is IS per Annum and
500 per month for less than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per Aauum-
postage free.
Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at SOC pei
month in advance, with the privilege Of
changing pOstOfHce. 11FR
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13
A TAIL Tornado story.
St. Louis Times-Journal.l

st. Louis Times-J ournal.l
Some dea of the violence of the
recent tornado in the western part of
the State may be arrived at when
such incidents as the following are
brought TO light Pan of a Legal
document in the possession of q DR..
Huntington, near Lees Summit. was
carried by a gale a distance Of sixty.
five miles. aud fell. and was picked
up near Knoxville by one D. Il. Mays.
Dunnington's house was blown over
and the contents scattered far and
wide. The legal paper Of which We
speak was one Of considerable impog-
lance. The portion found in Knox
vile is now in possession of the editor
Of the Richmond Conservation. The
rest win probably be heard from down
ia Maine or some other distant elm,
where the tornado spent itself.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13

The speciality of Mrs. Hatch, a
" spiritual medium" Of Boston, was
the production Of flowers from spirit
sources. The other evening some
sksptic suddenly threw a food of
gaslight on the performance, and re-
vealed the mejum with her lap
full of flowers, which she was tossing
about the room.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13

The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia Press says Senator
Bruce is the handsomest lAan IN he
senate frem the South. His behavior
Is as uhexceptionable as his appear
anee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13

The Baltimore Gazette fears that
DE pgrder Of the authors Of Pima.
fore, who are coming oyer in the fall,
England.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13

The new paper umbrella will d0abt-
less be a pager that everybody viii
take. I'D nlnE W. llLll
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13

ADVERTISING AGENTS,
Arizona citizen., 1879-10-25
THE CITIZEN
L o C1L MATTERS
4 Library AssocInfLon

Doubtless a great many people in Tucson have noticed the scarcity n,
 books here. We read as many news
 papers as any community of our num
 bers, and keep pretty well up with the
 events of the times, but we do but lii
 tie to follow the thought of the times
 This state of affairs will be but fem. .porary, of course, and we take pleas. lure in noting movement toward Iabridging its existence. The ladies
 have taken hold of the matter and arc trying with good success to secure the beginnings of library. They would like very well 10 have fifteen or twenty thousand volumes, ancient and mod. Icrn, English and foreign, with a fine library building and a cupola and a mortgage, but that iS not their present plan. For the present it is thought
 that the best plan will be 10 collect five dollars as years subscription from leach member of 6 library association. land invest the money in late publica- lions and some of the current mara. zines, under tue direction of commit tee. In this way two or three hundred
 dollars worth of books can be made available to members for the winters
 reading just as soon as they can be got
 here, and in order that the particular tastes of each one may be met it is ex-
 pected that each subscriber will fur nish a short list of the books he would
 like to have. Already about a hun dred dollars have been secured and
 only the personal friends of the ladies
 having the matter in charge have been called upon; but it is desired that eve ry one shall be free to subscribe to and
 participate in the enterprise, although they may not be particularly request edto. The following persons will re ceive subscriptions: Miss Frye, at Charley's Bank, Mrs. N. VI. Corella,
 Mrs. T. L. Stiles and Frank Hereford. The committee to select books will
 be NIT. T. L. Stiles, and Mines. NJ. NJ. Corella and ". (. Davis until the asso- ciation is filled up and can organize permanently. IL is hoped and intend ed that this may be the successfully starting of the Tucson Library Asso- and that it may not be long before it can be operated as a free pub lie library, whereas it must now be a subscription library. 4 free reading room is also very desirable here, and that may come in the same connection. But we urge everyone to take part in the present movement. There ought to be a hundred members in such aE association without trouble to anyone.