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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-13
The WoodlaWn Agricultural Society.
IReported for the Alexandria Gazette.

Reported for the Alexandria Gazette.
The regular monthly meeting Of this Society
was held on the Ssh instant, at tho house Ct
John Ballenger, with President Gillicgham 10
the chair, and N. W. Pearson, Secretary.
A large number of copies CT the Alexandria
Gszette we're placed upon the table, donated
by its proprietcrs to the Club. They we're
distributed to the members present, macy OF
whom expressed their appreciation of the gif:,
and OF the independent and fear less course OF
the paper 90 all matters relating to public
affairs, also of the very tuIl report OF local,
State and uaiopal newe. 1t was suggested
that i. should be literally pstroDizsd.
The report Of the committee on PLACES oil
meetiog of the Club was read ed referred back
for correction.
The committee on market privileges 10 AleZ.
aadria reported having presented the memorial
of the Club to the city authorities, With proper
explanations; slao that they were lavorably re-
ceived, With the promise that they should re-
ceive due consideration.
Next came the critical report. 1hlcl! elected
such 40 outburst of merrimeut that t.IY9 Prcsl
dents heavy gsvel vigorously applied 20 The
table failed to quell. The weak poinIs aud
nice things that would not sound we'll 10! oar
host to say of himself we're said By the CRITIC.
in q graphic manner. The horses first claimed
their attention as good. serrlceabie horses 90
doubt, but they would recon- menu 40, Infusion
of new blood, 10 that they could zee him draw
the rein over something nlce when he rides out;
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NfseIau Revolt.

The Tasbkcod correspondent Of tie Now
York Herald says:
Thc Anccr vas not yet dead when three
pretenders 10 tho Afghan throne sprapg up 10
Tsahsour-ao. Among them was Hamid. the
nephew of Sherc Ali, who was know TO be- lie
communication with the Eogisb. Hamid' s
party, urged, no doubt, by Eoglish agents, be.
gsl active operations Oh the evening before
The Amecr's death. They were oiued By the
entire garrison, led by the commandant, Feis,
AID tho Governor Of tho toWp, L,iDab, il
spite of tho efforts made by the Two other pro
leaders, lorahim. tho eldest living son OF the
Amer, God Ahnad All, the grandson OF Shere
Ali (so1 Of bis eldest SOD. Mahomet, who died
10 1851. These latter proceeded TO the fort
ress OF rashtspaul, where. however, they were
dcspoiled OF everything by tho commsndant,
ato had been gained over to Hands party
Hand had provided for ell eventuslities. They
we're compelled TO fly to the mountains, pursued
all Eight by the Governor, Leinab. The Ameer
died Oh the following morning at eight o'clock.
Then the garrison of Balhk, which bad
not been bought ever, ihcariog OF the
events which had occurred, hasteoed
at once to the aid of the fugitives With couple
of oaroon and bombarded Tashtapaul. Des-
pairing of success the party of Hanid sought
and exhibited to the people another pretender,
Abdoullah Djsn, son and heir of the Amer 8
avorite sister, who died recently at CabuI.
Shcre Ali lad, after the death of his youngest
son of the same name, Intended him for his
heir; but. 10 trouble, had replaced him by
Yakoob Khan. The soldiers, however, refused
to accept Abdoallah. Then the party of va
koob Khan, with whom there had been no
question of probing by all these divisions.
paced Achmed lisa, a son of Yakoob Khao
on an elephant, and proclaimed him Gov
crnor of the province. They proclaimed Va.
koob Khan az tho Amer of Afghanistsn.
They triump hed. Reprasls were Immediately
begun against the party of Hsmid, and all his
officers were msssscred. With the consent of
the victors. on the following day, Februsry %.
the house OF the Governor, Leinab was given up
to be looted, the women of the harem were
abandoned to tbs soldiers, and general pillsge
followed all over the town. Even after the So
Lutte Of tTenty.Ono cannons had been fred, which
weIconed the proclamation of Yskoob Khan az
the Ameer, and notwithstanding the threats Of
the new Governor to arrest the authors of the
ou!rases, they continued TO rob and plumber,
unchecked by their officers This state OF az
srchy lasted for five days, and order was not re-
stored until the 18th. 10 sum up, the English
party is crushed by tho patriotic party. The Af
ghan Ambassadors are leaving TashBend.
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
GOVERNORS OFFICE.

RICHMOND. Va, March 7. 1879.
DEAR SIR-Yours Of this date received.
My answer to yours of yesterday regarded as
full to your Inquiry, and still think So. | will
now respond equally in full to this.
BY the joint resolutions of tho Legislature
the Attorney General is directed to institute
and perfect proceedings. l call your attention
to them. BY tho ID resolution 1.-THE Governor
is authorized to employ necessary counsel to as.
sist the Attorney General 10 proceedings under
taken under the direction Of this resolution.
BY virtue Of this authority, employed Judge
Robertson, after consulting the wishes of the
Attorney General. This ended my duty under
the resolution, the responsibility Of the conduct
of tho business being with the Attorney Gene
raj and tho employed counsel.
You say 10 this last letter, "the fact is, that
Gen. B. L. johnson is acting With Gen. Field
and Judge Robertson, and it is asserted that
bis doing SO is by your suggestion, appointment
or request" and you ask, whether this be
true?
answer, that it is not true that suggested
appointed, requested, or recommended Genera
B. L. Johnston or Anybody else to Gen. Field
and Judge Robertson to Gid them in tho con-
duet Of this business. thought them quite
able to manage it.themselvcs Ny duty wa:
discharged when l employed Judge Robertson
rs counsel 10 aid tho Attorney General. There
after, tie care, ma1sgemer. and responsibility
Has with them.
Yours truly,
FRED. W. NJ. HOLIDAY.
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rr-Ts,c FRAN HECH.N0ND.

| Correspondence If the Alexandria Gsz;'tr'
RICHMOND, March l2.-Tho members CT
the Legislature appear to DO Ver7 ANXIOUS 10
get away. Il is predicted that the body VIII
not be in session over ten days.
The Finance Committee OF the House nave
determined to cor.iler the Mccullough bl!
Friday, that ia if ttey have sufficient number
m b,ugi. This hard worked eoGl mittoe IS slow
in eet,iug together. |: is considered rather
doubfu! whether the committee will have the
subiec: Up before Saturday. Tho bill may &c
up Monday. 1t will no; DO discussed much.
A prominent rcajuscr told your correspon-
dent to day that the talk on this question
would BIC limited. Said he, I'VE Tiil vote and
20 home. We want 10 get to our farm Work
now; il VIC don't our crops will b. too late.
That is the ruling impression among many OF
the members. -
Tho Senate to day had little over qu>.
rum. The House met With fuller ranks:
MIR. Pat MoCaul, the youngest member OF
the House, is in his scat. Mr.. Mac. 10 a lard
working member, who talks little, but who
gets through much busI2ess. Mr. Lewis u.
HaIvio, of Amelia, the Oldest gentleman 10
the House, fire specimen OF the vigorous cId
Virginia gentleman, is 10 his scat, ready Tor an
attack 90 railroad high tariff.
Wilkinson, ct Danvii!c, perhaps tho hocst
specimen Of manhood 10 the Legislature, came
in to day. Brother Hail. Of Princess Anne,
calls bin THAT long mat" Wilkinson stands
over six feet, and is tower of strcugth.
Mr. Graves, the pending question man.. IS
10 his seat, ready to ,isa aud call the pending
question, Ho il q good man TO expedite bus!-
ness.
A cowhidipg affair, which was net COW
hiding sffair, occurred hero TO day, near the
Dapyil!e depot. A certain gentleman went to
house in that quarter CT the city and
| undertook to cowhido aDother gentleman.
| Then and there the gentleman proposed to be
| cowtided took bis assailGnt BY the throat aud
held him out Of second s:oTy window and the
sight made the coWbider 50 sick that be drop
ped his cowhidc and left as soon as he could
conveniently. All rejoice at this happy termi-
uaticu of so affair which promised to wind up
bloodily.
Mr.. Bernard, Of Petersburg, to day offered q
! bill! which amends the code so as to IroVlcc
that if person cruelty beat, torture, o7crdriTe,
overload, deprive Ct accessory austenercs, need.
lessy nu!ilate or kill apy horse or other domes
| tic sDimsl, whether bis own or that OF any
other person. be shall be deemed guilt? OF a
nis1emeanoT.
Miss Miobie Epps. trail creature who was
once very prominent 10 certain circles, last
night attempted to commit suicide by taking
two grains Of morphine. The early arrival CT
the doctor ADD the timely use Of the stomach
pump saved the unfortunate creatures life
This poor woman olce married an officer OF the
u. s. Navy who became enanored of her,
and upon her promise to lead Dew life he
| married her. Strange to say she got divorce
from hip. Sioco that time she has been lead.
/ log downward career. STRoNGBoW.
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bus dccrlpg it uD5t,es9a-y 10 get ooytnio2
tas, A. he 8 living in VirgInis, be Will h1d 30
difficulty 10 kccpipg paOo With the rest OF Tue
S,.te, and 70 moderately Too. Tho ocautliutc
herd of Is coEs, showing prcdominsnce 0,
short horn blood, which our host admlres, neSs
claimed attention, together with the "Grano
Chief, Sitting Bull" O Thoroughbred snort
horn. A very fine flock Of sheep. consisting OF
So high bred ColsEo!d ewes, with about an
EQUAL lumber OF lambs, and half bred South
down buck, we're commended with the excep'
ton of The buck, which they thought mistake
by one haf.) as one Of the most remuueratiVe
PRODUCTS of the farm. Among his beautiful!
Berkshire swine was halt bred Poland Chloa
male, which they though another mistake By
orc half. 10 Z field designed for corr they
found large heaps Of manure, 10 be applied
broadcast after the ground YES pouehed, and
20 be worked 10 as the corn vas worked. Il ~
ecrc wheat field next claimed attention. Al
though the lard had been we'll prepared and
manurcd, yet The late sowing and hard winter
had done lis work SO e5 to laavo the wheat as
thin and weak ss tho honor and talent OF the
Virginia Legislature, which favorable cllcum-
stances may yet repair TO s)me extent. 10
| another field Of lG acres. so|n earlier upon
clover sod, the wheat promised all that could be
| desired.
Five specimens Of seed corn were brought
| forward for inspection, but 90 decision arrived
q! "a to which was The best to plant.
W. Gillineham asked what WAS the best
variety .! wheat 10 grow for market. The
general expression was 10 favor of the Ful'z a:
the mos: profitable.
An article was reed from George Shepard
Pogo, of Stanley, N. j., on the prcvalcn
cattle disease, pleuro. poeumonl', giving his
tory OF this disease from lS47 10 the presen
time. He stated that carboiic acid used freely
in the stable, was 90 absolute and perfect pre-
YauIive. for this disease also for the fcO
rot 10 sheep. |. vas recommended that where
animals have the disease to give internally 6
weak solution OF clrbolic acid one part of aclt
to thrice it's weigh. of sal. soda 10 one Thousand
parts Of water.
The Club adjourned at an early hour 10 orde
to consult together 90 other matters which i
vas deemed unw!se to bring before the Club.
TIE mex. meeting will be held April 5th. a
tho house OF John w. Simpson, 10 Alez'
| an6ri1
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RICHMOND, March :. 1879.

RICHMOND, March :. 1879.
70 Ills Ercellency Irca. w. H. Holiday,
Gorernor Of Virginia
DEAR SIR-For your reply 10 my enquiry |
thank you, but the response is not quite to the
question asked. You say Tho counsel, and
only counsel have, ander the JOINT resolution,
employed to assist the At'oroy General is Judge s
Robertson, &c." The fact is that Gen. B. Il.
johnson is acting with General Field and Judge
Robertson, and it is asserted that his doing 81
is your suggestion, arpointncnt aud request.
l, therefore. respectfully repeat tho enquiry
whether this be true?
Yours respectfully, --.
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GEN.ERaL aSSE.nRLr FOE

10 the Senate yesterday MIR. Lse presented
and bad referred petition Of citizens of Fair
fax praying for legislation for protection Of cat
tie from Infectious diseases
MIR. Smith presented and had referred res,
olution iustructing the Finance Committee to
inauiro into the cxpedieuoy Of canceliug all the
bonds of the State held as part of the present
library fund, &c.
Before the House Of Delegates was called to
order the clerk stated that under the direction
of the Speaker he had refused to issue any orders
for mileage, though members needing stationery
would be furnished with I'D order on application.
The resolution of Peter j. Carter, the colored
delegate from Northampton. 10 references to
mixed juries was referred.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the SeooEd Auditor b, TO-
quested to furnish the House with the following
information -
ist. The amount of past due tax receivable
coupons unpaid up 10 and including Janusry
LIST. 1879.
I'd. The amount ofinterest due up to and TO-.
oluding January lst, 1879, 90 peeler bonds after
deducting oue third from untunded bonds and
excluding interest on Library and Sinking
Funds.
81. The amount OF peeler bonds culstardirg
against the State after deductipg one third from
the unfunded bonds and excluding those be-
longing to the Library and Sinking Funds.
Also the folIowDg:-
That the Committee on Courts of Justices ex
anime the section of the Code of 1873, regulating
the rates of toll on railroads and report whether
The limit Of eight cents per ton per mile for the
transportation of freight is to bo construed as
maximum charge of eight cents per ton per mile
on all classes of freight, and by what authority
railroad companies charge upon some classes of
freight more than tho maximum of eight cents
per ton per mile.
The House bill to provide for the disburse.
ment Of school moneys 10 the counties was re-
ferIed to the Committee on Finance.
House Joint resolution instructipg the Attor-
ney General to institute the necessary proc.ed.
ings 10 the proper court to ascertain whether
the charter of the Arlington Turnpike Company
has not been forfeited was agreed to.
The Senate bill for the settlement Of the pub.
lilo debt will be considered to morrow morning
by the House Committee on Finance.
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Some of tho radical newspapers deny that
Mr.. Hayes hes threatened Congress with a veto
of the proposed bill to repeal the fedora! cleo
ton law, but, at the same time, say that he has
20 hesitauoy in avowing to any intimate ftiand
who may question him on the subj cot bis in'
tenliou to veto such bill if it be sent to hin.
So the difference between threat and no threat
is the same as that between txeedledum and
,uooSlsEnn
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Senator Bayard.

NEW YORK, March 13.-The Herald, this
morpiog, gives the result Of an interview With
Senator Bsyard 10 this city yesterday. b. is
reported as expressing his opinion that the ex.
ira session would be so short as to exclude gen.
eral legislation. only the appropriation bills,
snd the passage of the laws demanded By the
House at the last session engaging the attep.
ton Of Congress. He defined these laws to be
repeal of the war test oath, providing for i'm.
partial juries; an amendment Of the present
laws permitting the presence of armed forces at
elections to keep the peace. snd the repeal of
those sections Of the revised statutes which
provide for the appointment of Federal officials
ss supervisors of eectionsi 10 the several states,
and of countless deputy marshsls.
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10 the late Richmond case if Curtis had
killed Poindexter when the latter attacked hun
With cowhide be would have bean justified.
Poindexter was the more justified ia shooting
Curtis when the latter put the same indignity
upon him, because, under the circumstances, 1t
was but natural fer him to suppose that Curtis
was armed with q more dangerous weapon, and
for the additional reason that Curtis was &C
compsuied by triend. In the more recent
affair at Alfalfa, that is if the published &C.
counts DO correct, ifoutraged Law ever demand
ed victim it il Ccx, who forced Aston to
defend himself aed then killed him.
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tWeedIsGcc.

The resolution adopted at the late session of
the colored Methodist Conference. 10 Baltimore,
decsriog that that Conference sets no bar to
the admission of any person, white or colored,
to it's mem borship. is likely to raise the question
in tho minds OF the critics! as to whether its
apparent naivete be not strongly tinotured with
trenohaut irony.
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Recovery of Damages.

BALTIMORE, March l5.-In the o. S. Diatrct
bert & Sons vs. the British ship Geo. Bell, flsd
decree in favor OF the llbelants. The suit was
to recover S25 900 damages for the loss of the
French brig Brosha with cargo of cod fish off
the coast of New Foundland. on the 9th of Au-
gust 1878. run down by the George Bell.
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, |
GoyERNoa's OFFICE.

RICHMOND, VA, March 6, 1879.
DEAR SIR-Your5 received. The counsel,
AID only counsel. l have, under tie joint resp
lutions, employed to assis! tho Attorney Gen.
cral 10 tho Judge RiVes matter ia Judge W. l.
Robertson, of Charlottesville.
Very truly,
FRED. w. NJ. HOLIDAY.
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PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY By
nDaAR SNOwDEN.
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 10. 1879.
That our able and valued contemporary, the

That our able and valued contemporary, the
Richmond Wing, has gone of OF late on
wrong shoot With regard to some State matters
the debt and new party questions for instance,
many of it's best friends. among which we H.
cude ourselves. have no doubt, but that on
national sffairs it is as true as the noedlo 10
the pole Is equally as certain. AS an evil
denca of this it has joined the other DeWspa'
pers 10 the State opposed to the unwlso policy
of the Souths assumption Of tho control OF the
House of Representatives at this time, when
direct issue is to DO joined between that House
and the Executive, and says that viewed IN
any light, the werfar wagod upon Mr.. Randall
by a haadfalI OF northern malcontents and
southern extremists is ill.iudged aud uniu y
The Dispatch. too, which differs entirely with
tho Wing on the two State questions We have
mentioned, agrees with it 10 the Speakership
matter 80 far az to gay I'VE arc rather inclined
to favor Randall, especially in view Of the Con-
flict between the House and the President which
it is expected will take placs during the ep
preaching session"
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The Remains of Bayard TAYLOR,

NEW YORK, March 13.-The steamship Gel.
lert, %ith the remains of the late Minister Tay-
lor, arrived al this port to-day.
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If the worth Ct arytbiog is proven by ts re-
suits. lhcn sufoly DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is
preenineully the best Cough Syrup DOW e1sant
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Fire at Randolph Macon College.

ASHLAND. Msr. l3 Tho chapel at ha1oTI s,t
Macon C,lese WAS destroyed By ire estIy 40 .a
night. The c.uss ot the Ere remain: 70 y''''''
None Of the ether buildings were injured
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Boudholiers will lad kellcr's Roman L''I /,
meut 8 sure cure for GoaE or Rhcumttsn' i
is sold BY al! Druggists for SO cents bottle
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SOME CLEVER GIRLS i must give al @ccou"
of on adroit end very pretty and harmless place
OF fness;ng .oaortcd TO By party OF younf
ladies here tho other day. by means Of waic'
tho young ladies concerned oo.sined some rery
choice seats in tho Senate gallery, wne5e hut
drcds wero in vain seeking tdmiltancc, mach u
tha myst!tication of certain Senators and 81 g.
lsche Of one of the legations Too lailes 10 ql"s
ton have q TEACHER of modern languages ~h0
possesses n rem srkabiy Inc prose"ci and ca
tivsted manE5-, and speak; Fronch Win true
French accent.
NOTICING that tho diplomatic gallery WAS III
occupied, though ell tho othsrs were packet
the IDLY party proposed to their teacher th.!
they should pgss themselves oil on tie po'!'
doorkeeper o. tho diplomat; ga!lory So person
entitled 10 admltance. This agreed to. tGc'
marched cOOiy up, with The teacher At tho if@h''
who affecting TO be y stranger 10 tho place t-"c.!
the doorkeeper in fluent French if that W.; the
diplomatic gallery, and, upon receiving 81 ~
Grmative res ponse, she asked him 10 admit then
which no proceeded 10 do with q grest hCu;I:u,
though with surprise in his fsce. evidently WOE
dering how il happened thai these legation geo
pie had never presented themselves there 0e'oFe
or that be bad never seen them. :,
Into the gallery tho fair dccelyers lie! a''
took possession Of the iroa. seats. with :" eye
turned upon them Senators cast their eye! up
ward, and stared puzzled, unabio TO make oI'
to which legation lncy belonged. Asr'H ~"
again Senators turned and looked. a nomae'
Of one Of the legations stepped IN on It's aJo:
of the Senate from tne side where :hc dap .onnt'
gallery is visible. His eye fell uDoa tue Ia
bevy and he stood and gszed. & SenaL"F VIE
ed over to him and evidently sske! Llm |H'
the Corners we're for the t~o s.ood ana IQ9Hrf'
and walked away myst:led. Meanwhile tI-
ladies So. demurely looking on 3. The iToc9@:
nge, soberly and calmly BE itthey were " 'Ge.'
proper place, and were tho forelane:I q N'
eigners.- Wash. Cor. Springfield Rep.
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The Poughkeepsie Walking Match.
PouaHKEHPsIE, N. Y. March 13.-In the six
days walking match at noon Professor Wash.
ington had made 2l5 miles and Bison 290 miles.
Washington is still gsirg.
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TIE ssraugce Of Colonel knoop By the
NihiIists is reported from Russia.
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AIsrah E. 1870

10 His Eree7lny Fea. ". NJ Holiday
Governor Of Virginia:
DEAR SIR have just heard that you have
appointed General Bradley T. johnson to rep
resent this Commonwealth in the proceeding:
against Judge Rives. May l enquire whether
this rumor is true? Respectfully,
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Gen. II. T. johnson as state's Counsel.

TIL? following c. rrespoldepce relating TO The
employment OF General Bradley T. Johnsoa as
assistant COUNSEL for the State 10 the Rives
CASE before The Supreme Court of the United
States. appeared in yesterdays Richmond
Whjg:-