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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26

Now that election times ora approaching it
would be we'll Ter tho nan who luraish tho
voting Grength Of tho conservative parry not
only to ricoIItc:, but 10 act upon that recoeo
ton, that corrupt, weak. Grd ignorant men
must necessarily mako bid ciioer5, aud that
tho Office should sock the man and not tho man
tho Office. aud !hat as general ruIc man s
fitness for Office is il inverse ratio 10 tho apxi
obtain it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26
DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOwDEET.
TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST &c, 1879

& FAIR EXposITIoN.-Th time draws On
a,aco .. which the Industrial ard Agricultural
Exposition Of Alexandria vii! open lis doors
cGd iagitc the "Horld" end SHE rest of mnn-
kiGl'' TO witness the capabilities it has utaizad
for tho worlds sc1V.c', and tho progress it has
made in the matcria! things that tond to mako
natIops great, asd which show that they are
powerful.
Here Alexandria and its ncighborhood will
90. themselves up for show beside the world 8
highway Grd say Notwithstanding tho rsvagcs
OF waf, whose rcd tide lowod backward and
forward ever our fields; whilc trade was forbid
den cur merchants and our main town reduced
to bar!ack we have yet recovered enough to
DO our part Of The worlds work, and wo think
10 10 it we'll. Come aud soc.
Manifest'y at such On exposition as this no ono
should be lsggard in oyertioAs TO place tho COM
inunity in the most favorable light before the
world. Whoever hes accomplished his work
yell enough TO ssk public approval, whoever
Claims TO possess mercantile ability in the pur-
Chase Of tho best goods for the market, and Ca
rAcity rs dc&lcr to accommodate largo Gus
tom hJ bridging with his labor and skill in the
shortest std most economical manner the dis
t&nce between consumer and Observation-Disclosures
20 our dCora Tic tea fruits Of China tho coffee
Plantations o. Brazil tho vineyards of Spain,
lho phI;o opium poppy grounds Of Turkey. the
Hiik looms o! Franco, tho cotton mills Of N eW
EaGiand, Tho furnaces and forges OF Sheffield
lhc great Amorican factories that mako the
worlds IHu2ic ot ctt3ut, wood and stcol tho pot.
t's":s that reproduce tho flowers OF the iisGs in
new forms IS beautiful and almost as fragile as
themselves. the wonderful trigmuhs Of inventive
genius, AL ;hcao-f'om tho glossy beavers, tho
crowns II s nntion Eaere al .a8n are soYeroisns,
down 81 tbs boots AID shoes t.a. mako .ho lest
cni ui lI&2 comfortable support his understand
Ic% aId 1hdGTla h. sole 81! these The merchants
Il The to#n ehoulG y;.nH hnd the manrllctur
cTi and aiechaEIGa aEuH5 :ac2! tEcsa With the
A..t, G~aG:j!"l ~. c"dpr"g Ard honest pro
+l2ta - ahG!a rrGN3iry. Then, too, CON cg tn"
i'.;::"", villa Ii; ce.5n!! Tho I:omoogjst ath INC
iCa,IoG' slias his irdGl-j and xiii !,ava c0e,cl
'r'i:1 mother nGil:rr lnn ..,u% ra;sar with Eis
uss'i,.ycGt ,:'.!:,als, ..!nns 80. bos!!iilil sad
H-"Gl Sad s!iIi ;ju!.Gc7iui IN ;A.so rlus.
come, nHd w.'i Cy:ac. - 10 ,3l ie absent with
his puuta !cr .hG c.r.5aai iivaaagcY a rcns.-
t.t:un ua5 D.ru.:y cen ACQUIRED Shall it. b.
lost though vat. & energy, :.Gd supino in4if-
i"rc:.co como IN :, destroy ono al the linnet oi-
I"r!miti's ihat &,lcSarGrIa has ovor hal 10
.hrW hast Il is " live town
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26

Inconsistency thy nsmo is not woman. bu!
Hayes. The New York State republican ssso'
citation in Washington hes been reorgsnzsd,
and thst Of Chic will BIO st su carly date, and
this too, it is announced, with the concert OF
Mr.. Hayes. tho man by whose orders the assc-
Citations were disbandoj, and who, so late as
week ego, prohibited their REORGANIZATION.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26

yC .o crim2 by thc assertion hat t;io '':cspse!.
ablc pcorlo ." !l:at .;t-ta arc HToueh. III 10
degree Of caTntst4cs5 And pa4soo, 0, which
the East, with its c,cler bleed, csn lave oniy
the iaiutcst conception" but thcg Immediately
cry Gu! shot eia policy ~ c,il upon southern
Senator'S an,: representatives To dcnou9c1 tho
o!IoadeIs and demand tie runishment OF the
offenders, and say thai such crimes hre indlcs'
tive OF :enicriii% i aud barjar3us state OF
s.ccty a;!,l afford proof that tho democratic
party ahoGld n1L ho enilu.tCd with tbs control
Of tho Gov'rJmcnt. This is fairness With a
vnncnarca
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26

There is nothing better calculated 10 secure
repeal Of all laas for the proper observance
Of Sundey than tho extreme limits to which the
Restrictions Of the Sunday law Gre LoH pushed
10 Baltimore Unfortunately for tho good OF
society religion has not as firm o hold upon
people now as it had formerly, md whom it is
made the pretcxt for interfering with tho limo.
cent ebioymens Ct those VINO are compelled to
woik for their living, and whose only day of
recreation is Sunday, it only tends to iIcrcasc
the number CT open sooIers. The law does
not restrict the privileges OF the rich, for they
have their own means of conveyance, and oil
sorts Of pleasure, OF any desired tine, cs1 be
bought with sufficient amount Of money; but
it bears heavily upon thcso who work hard al
the week, and who lave heretofore looked upon
Sunday es the day upon which they could take
their wives and children oui Of the city, AID
spend tho day 10 the shady woods. breathing
the wholesome Dir Of the country, and 10 the
enjoyment Of such cheap pleasures ns thcil
limited means could afford. Religion will have
lost much Of lis effectiveness Wheu it has Il
depend upon hu0.an laws 10 secure !s obstr
vanccs tho proper measure of respect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26

mad 10 be Abandoned. This wss unkiaJ, s.no.
emily ss !lc Eenc,a;'s big hsolaos' 4as absts,
il Ohio Q: the tine, ''''''
ANY enc IL EocG OF e. bh1kccpcr cso sscura ,nc
services c: an s':is: il :hst line By applying I,
me proprietor o: tho Ma..I::ra Ho.e!. lie can
aeconilnGno Young man capable Of getting
AWAY villa s2eU, seventeen cigars, and hslf y
gailCn OF whis!'cy almost any afternoon, AMI r"
hasn't nsd much experience neither
LOUIS paine
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26

NJ. Bartholdi's colossal statue Of Liborty, for
New York harhor, is making rapid progress to,
wards completion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26
The gaH,IeSOn S:sSS.
cial 10 tho Alexandria Gaz,itt.

ISpoclaI 10 Tho AIcXandra Gazeltt.
CULpEpEE Z. H., Aug. 2G.-Tho trial Of
Geo. W. Jameson, for killing d. NJ. Kcrm,
q: this place, last spring, yes begun this morn
iog III Tho County Court. before Judge VIII
llams, Of OfaDgc, who is sitting 10 rlscc Of
Judge Bell.
Jameson Was brought into curt, and 10 on
aWcr to the usual question plead mot guilty"
From venire It twenty ious only two jurors
Woro obtained, when further veDire wss Or
derod, and the oours adjourned till Thursday
next, tho 2Sth inst. There is good deal oil
interest manifested in the case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26

Sach sO'cal!od independent, fair and impair,
t:al papers as tho New York Herald speak of
!ho recent attempted political assassination 10
San Francisco as a 'deplorablo affair, and add {:
1T is impossible not TO recognize ths! tho alb.
normal political condition of Caltornis, conse
puert upon that fesriully wonderful work, the
new constitution, is at the back Of tho whole sf-
iaIr. II Is to be deeply regretted that tho pistol
ahould have been appealed to ss tho srbitor of q
question which could have been settled at the
polls; but wo would say that the respectable
people OF California arc wrought I'D to a degree
OF earnestness and passion of which tho East,
Win It's cooler blood and less influential igno.
rant CLASSES, can have only tie faintest concop.
ti0n.n p
When, however, noted dcspcrsdo in Tho
S"nth ID Killed by one @! bis former companions
IL political quarrel, and for attempting 10 re.
cstatlah tho cO!tr lise tttr., with al! IFS at
taodaut evils, these same papers make no al.
!o~a2o@ tor Inc "abnorDsl political condition"
Of The State III which ti!c murder occurs, peth.r
ID They deeply Tsr-: ,i;al the pis.cl should
awe been appealed 10 Is the arbiier Of q ougs-
Tic" that could have been settled at The polIs.'
nos DO they attempt TO mitigate the enormlty
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26

Secretary Sohulz has declared his hostility
10 Grant and Blaine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26

|. ;'aa taon iiIa oa5it OF Die republican press
Il i':c Norh Tor years past, particularly riacc
III: ~l;. 10 i5ior tbs ii@s@r pi ar9cn at acia oi
qloI@;cc occurring l.: Tic SGuth. 10 ii2a0uGco
hem ~ "bsri'ar:au3;' oii,h2o;s CT tho sam
u 81. viiiaai2-.' IL, ''da1;; institution Ct sIa
V,rE, &c. jhc thoughtful observer nf passing
events might smile ~ Ibis charge and wave il
aside az s;m9y !al.c aal malicious, we're i! not
for tie bllciui lie; r2;iic'! i. hiss upon tho IN
th1Eiag n2rthtrA masses, nov The rulers OF
rIis too dis; racla iani. What caused The far
greater DumbCr Of such acts Of violence OF the
South was tic Infamous attempt Of the reckless
and dominant radical party TO uphclvo The
whole social fabric Of this part Of our common
countrg, and to place the negro race. by them
t'cso!!cd and iDilamcd, ever tho white race 10
oach anu every phase Of government, in all tho
States OF the South. This 80. Of pure diabolism
met Just defeat ct tho hands of Tho whites
OF the section thus mcpaced. who rose as
one man 10 defend from pollution their fire.
sidos and their forums. 10 doing this somo
blood Ind to be she'd, but it rightcously
rests 90 the heads aud the hands of those
who ccntrivcd AID set 10 motion tho dcyilish
cuglncIy OF this maoEioc-ss cunning as the
Crock horse, as cruel as The car Of tho Jusgcr-
naut. So much for that charge and the defense.
But tho much magnod people Of the South. if
so disposed, could now contemplate with storm
pleasure the exhibition of suoh crimes among
thcir oalunniGtors, the peculiar slime of which
never dcflcs their SOIL We SEQ an armed
ruflian drive up in closed carriage and call out
another notorious character, and, without warn.
iog shoot him to the pavement. We see a
Senator of tho United States, tho most promi-
nout in ability end social standing of his great
party, give to the four winds tho reputation of
. most distinguished lady as if BIO was throwing
ciFal to his dog. The southern people coutem.
plate these particular crimes with no relyibu-
tive pleasure; only with the batod breath of
Amusement, and with thanks to God that such
dark shadows fall on othor lands than theirs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26
CONSERVATIVE MEETINGS. -Couscrvatiyt

CONSERVATIVE MEETINGS. -Couscryatiyc
meetings, to be addressed by ouo or more dis.
tiDsulshed speakers, will DO held throughout
the State during tho month of September. A
meeting will be held in this city gu tho cd OF
September; ct King George &. Ii. on Scptem
Der 4th; on September Sth ct Lcesburg and
Washington. Rsppahaunock county; at Cul
pepor q. II. and Fairfax q. Ii. September 18Th;
at Fredericksburg September 18th; OF Warren.
ton. Orange y. II. and Wcstmoreland G. H.,
September 22d; ct Front Royal, Warron county,
September 10th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26

a PLAGUE OF LcCUsTs,-A detachment Of
Russian troops, bound for General Lszertlrs
expedition againat tho Turcomsns is reported 10
hsvo net with curious misadventure ncsr tho
Georgian town Of EliZsyotspol. at foW ve,st;
from the town the soldiers encountered tho wing
OF an army OF locusts, rcputcd TO DO twenty
miles in longth and broad in proportion. Tho
cfucer in charge did not like to turn back, re-
PEELED BY mere lnaec!s, and, puEhing on, soon
became surrounded by tho locusts. Those sp-
pear to havo mistaken the soldiers for trees, and
sWarmed by thousands around then, "crawlinE
oVor their bodies, lodging themselves inside
thoir helmets, penetrating their clothes and their
knapsacks, filing tho barrels Of their rifles, and
striving 70 foIco themselves into the unfortunate
mons ears and noses."
Tho commander gave the orders for the!,oops
to push on double quick for Eiizsvetopo, ba:
the road was so blocked with locusts thst tho
soldiers grew frightened, and, ate, wayoring Il
few minutes, regular stampede took place.
Led by nohcommlssioncd ctllcec OF keen viz:
Ion, who had observed 3 few huts short dis.
lance from the road, the troops dashed across The
fields, slipping about over the cruahed and
greasy bodies # tho .ocus!s SIS though they hst
been on icc.n
The hu:a wcrc sooa reached, and the officer;
rushed inside, but tho refuge proved 10 DO OF
ll!llo value As the pre.nesis were already liz the
possession CT tho enomy. The pesssnta told
the correspondent thst f1r days they had been
beselged BY the .vermin, :bc insects filling the
wells and taintins tho water. c:owding into tic
ovens ard spelling Inc bread. and preventing
any food being cooked or stored.
at intervals the vjiiagers Issued from tLci:
houses and made cEs!suShLs On the ocusis, kill
ing inefn 5y thousands and carting them away
atte1Wsrt 20 the fields Tor mature, The soldiers
were detaincl prisoners by tho insects for forty
eight hours, and on their M rch to kiizsvelopO',
in Tho rear tho locus. army, ttoy found every
blade oil grass aad green Ie,.t destroyed sni IN"
peasants reduced 10 bsggsry
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26

4 FAIR EXrosITIoN.-Tho time draws On
a,ac, .: which the Industrial ard Agricultural
Exposition Of Alexandria vii! open its doors
end iagtc the world" end ''the rest of man
kirl' 10 witness tho capabilities it has utalized
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26

VENGEANCE,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-02

terms from the landowners is resented and
often punished by outrage. One oil the en'i-
grants says that his life was threatened De
cause he tried to form CLUB among Ills
neighbors to obtain lower rents for the com
ing wear. 1t will be remembered, 700, 'haV
Speaker Moncure, of the Louisiana House
of Representatives, testified before the Teller
Committee last Winter that the white people
of his section regarded it as cOmmun1Stc ana
lncendiary for a Republican orator to tell the
negroes that they were paying the planters
18 cents a pound for bacon which could De
bought for or 10 cents in cash.
All the emigrants speak either OF actual
outrages upon themselves or their neighbors
or of feeling of alarm among the colOreu
people where they lived, caused by the Ten
sas and Caledonia murders committed just
before the late election. The dragoonng OF
those two parishes last Fall by rifle
clubs and the wantOn murder of fifteen
or twenty colored men terrorIzed the blacks
on both sides of the Mississippi River
for long distance from the scenes OF vlo-
lence. and following soon after the downfall
of the Republican governments in the States
of Louisiana and Mississippi, and the with
drawal of the Federal troops, left the col0red
population prey to the most distressing ap-
prehensons. Deprived of political rights
alarmed at the tales of blOOdShed continually
coming to them from neighboring counties.
and sharply distressed by the partial failure
of the cotton crop for two successive sea-
sons, it is not strange that the cOlored people
in the district around VIcksburg should scze
upon the false reports of good wages and free
homesteads in Kansas. and should make an
effort to reach S ate where they believed
justice and prosperity awaited them.
Alas for their hopes! the West has no
place for them. White men equipped with
superior brains and energy, and accustomed
to the rigors Of Northern climate, have
hard time making a start i'll new country
like Kansas, unless they have capital
to begin with Some OF the colorcd
cmigrants may find employment on
farms, but few Kansas farmers can
undertake to support whole family to get
the labor of one man. Probably most of the
cmigants will bitterly regret the hasty step
they have taken. 1t may be, however, that
good VIII come out of the movement if not
to the poor wanderers themselves. The plan
terS who have lost the hands that were their
sole dependence for making crop, for there
is no surplus labor in the Mississippi Valley.
will realize that it is for their interest TO
make the blacks contcntcd, ana may create
public sentiment that will demand better
treatment for the bone and sinew OF the south.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-02

system of small farms owned by their occu-
pants.
II nav crafty the pride of the old slave
holders TO keep the negroes in serVlle
condtion-mere tenants at will, or hired
laborers-but is it not ruinous to the
country7 The Negro in the Cotton States
usually rents land for a share OF the crop OF
a fixed amount of cotton per acre. lie mas
no permanence of tenure, his contract run
ming but year, and he has no III
ducenent to prevent the soil from ue-
terorating. Nor has he any motive
for saving money to make the capih
he lives in more attractive and cOmfortaDie'
BY nature he is tboughtless, careless ana I'M
prudent. but the circumstances OF his SITUATION
all tend to confirm his natural bent Instead OF
correcting it. If the South is ever 10
get out of the rut of debt and poverty
it must be by the elevation OF Its Ia
boring populatiOn. The more intelligent and
industrious blacks must be encouraged to buy
land. and n class of thrifty small farmers
must he created TO stand between the
whites and the poor wage-earning blacks
and serve as an example and encourage
ment TO the latter, while aiding the
former to develop the resources OF the coun-
try pay taxes and maintain good govern
ment. The more the Southern problem is
studied, the more apparent it will become
that here is the key to it. If it is to be ap-
piled, however, race distinctions and color pref
udice must be broken down to great
degree, and all efforts of the colored people to
raise themselves in the industrial and social
scale must be recognized and encouraged
The Cotton States will never be prosperous as
long as onc-half of their inhabitants are poor,
icnnrant. and nnder social and political ban.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-02

PLRNON III.

Mr. Whittier has been suffering from very
severe cold recovering and able to travel
short distances.
General Garfield, in all the political turmoil
in wash ngton has been taking time recitc a Latin
poem with effect TO literary society
MARK Twain " went to Mr. F. D. Millets
wedding IN Paris the other day with marriage git Of
two logs Of frewood tied up with pink ribbon" the
costliest thing could lind in Paris" he said. II does
witty, and yet all the papers chronic
ling II = remarkable joke.
Worth, the dressmaker, in spite Of his long
residence Paris is said be thorough John Bull in
cyeryhn bat appearance in which latter respect he
would form no bad double for Bismarck. American
women are notably Mr.. Worths best customers
shake OF the head. and Frenchwomcu longer dress
as extyavagantly as in the days or the Empire.
OF the late Elihu Burritt's works The Proci-
de1cc Press says that intended leave oil his copy
rights his manuscripts, his library. and his literary re-
mains with professor OF Brown University, on condi-
ton that the latter should edit such manuscripts and
repubsh such books mEh, be expedent. annOtating
and correcting them mp date. The offer was dccined
taton on Mr. Burrtt's publications.
Mr. Henry +. Gilig, of the firm of Henry
T. Gig & Co., propretors OF the well known American
Exchange aud Reading Rooms in the strand, Charins
Cross, London, Is now upon visit 10 this country
where he has been making xcelcn arrangements for an
has the agencies OF the CHIEF steamship and railway
companies, and there ia want OF traveller IN BANK
ing. transportation, expressage aud information Wlcs
he cannot satisfy. His plan OF turning the drcan oil
foreign travel 10 America j. In which all Amer ahs
will take hearty interest, and one which his energy
VIII probably make success ul
Congressman Butterworth. of Ohio, is the
son az Quaker parents wAo although they were early
abotionists and helped many IA flying slave over the
underground railway to freedom, YET love peace MI
Butterworth, sr fearing that his leaning too
much toward personalities in the wrote
to HIM thu. mildly: "rhy mother and myself have
thought well give thee advice touching the con
luct OF thy campaign We desire 10 say TO thee that
We dc en- It better for thee to deal severely with bad
principles and bad practices than TO deal severely win
bad LIVING, who might be angered and do thee
harm"
The late George Bidder, who made his mark
I'm youth as the calculating boy" had excellent busl
ness ability well as prodgiOus arthmetcal power
and died recently man Of fortune. His Mathematician
faculty never deserted him, In his last years ono
might read TO Bidder series OF fifteen figures eaoh
and without seeing writing down single figure no
could multiply tho by tho other without error
Once while he was giving evidence before Paramen-
tary Committee counsel tho opposite side inter-
rupted him with You ng ht well profess TO tell us
how many gallons OF water now through Wesmins'e'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-02
LORD BEACONSFIELUS LUCK.

Lord BcacOnstied has commanded such
overwhelming maiOrities in the House OF Com
mons during the last two years that the vote
on the zulu war seems like reverse. when
his Cabinet came into power in 1874, it had
Il working majority Of 80 III a full House.
Whenever there is q grave crisis in foreign
affairs, the party in power invariably has the
pressure of public sentiment behind it. AT
such times the functions of the Opposition are
practically suspended and unless the lead
crs have the same tact and dlscre-
ton which Mr.. Disraei himself dis
played during the Crimean war they have
great difficulty in holding their party to-
gcthcr. During the great debates year ago
the Liberals felt the ground gradually sink
ing underneath them. On test questions such
as the call for the reserves, the transfer OF
the Scpoys to Malta and tie treaty-maklng
prerogatives, the majority for the Govern
ment was double what it had been during the
first session, and i'll a moment OF panic the
minority dwindlcd to a beggarly array OF
124 members. Last December, after a
great hue and cry had been raised
on the Afghan question, the Ministry mustered
a majority Of 1O1 on the final division, in the
face of the aggressive criticism of several
prominent Conservatives. This majority has
now been cut down to 60 at the close of
the debate on the Zulu policy.
This remarkable result cannot be satisfac-
torily explained until the details of the di-
vision are received 10y mail. Probably
the Opposition has made its gains
mainly in the Irish vote. Since 1874
this contingent of the British Parliament
has not held the balance Of power between
the tTo great parties; but still it has
been strong enough to command cOnsidcTa-
ton. Last year the Government took pains
to cOnciliatc it by the passage OF an inter
mediate education act. THIS year the Uniyer-
sity bill, which had been vaguely promised
has not been introduced, and the Irish MEM
bers have something like a real grievance
Aside from this aspect Of the question, there
has been loss of prestige i'll South Africa,
and that goes long way with a Government
which is bent upon having a snowy policy.
When the Afghan motion was voted down
the British troops were victorious, an lmpreg-
nabic land frontier for India was assured, and
Russia was forced TO withhold help from the
Ameer. In Zuiuland there has been bunder
ing and massacre. There has been something
even worse-downrght bad luck. When the
luck Of a great magician like Lord BeacOns-
Geld begins to turn, reverses may follow FAST