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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-02
ESTsBEEsfaED 1850.
j p. CLARKE

ST THE OLD LQCATlON--l5s KING ST,
VIII exhibit we'll assorted stock O!
WALL PAPERS. WINDOW SHADES,
CDHNlCES, CORD md TASSELS FINE
PICTURES and plCIUEE Fra NJ rs from
the best manufacturers End importers, Of tho
newest and most popular designs
Ec intoDds by faithful attention TO tho wants
Of his customers end fai: dealing to merit .
sHsro Of theIr patronage. oct
sEISOS CURE FOR CONSUMPTION.-
= i. is now some Ton years aince we fret inc
tEoduced to cur trade the above valuable medi.
cine ard i! has met with in; reasing favor during
sll thst Tin G. For AL manner of coughs snd
colds ii has proved certain, safe and pleas
ant apeclEc The proprietor, in accordance with
the spirit Of The times, has cnlsrged the dollar
bottle to twice IFS former siza, and has recuced
tho lr:ca ct tho f!Ly cent bottle TO twenty. fl o
cents. re srn prepared 10 supply the trade 81
tho pror7ictor's lowest wholesale rates.
JaNNEY & Co,
Eo'S - and AS King IT,
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The Times That Try Mems Souls.
N. Y. Exnres,

N. I. Express.
When he pops the question.
When his wife wants TO talk and he does
not
When he writes to his best girl and has
to wait two weeks for a reply.
When hash is placed before him five sue
cessiye mornings at his boarding house.
When he pokes his head through his
last clean shirt and finds no buttons on
behind
When he buys new pair of shoes and
discovers two big nails sticking up in the
heels.
When he huriies around the corner and
lands square in the arms Of man who
holds his l. o. U,
When he takes his girl cut and discovers
that he has left his poeket-book at home in
his old trowsers.
When he comes home early in the morn
ing and his wife wants to hold little de-
batting society in the lower hall.
When lie goes home at night, finds a
house full of company, and his wife bliss
fully ignorant OF the fact that dinner is not
ready.
When be dreams he is standing upon the
verge of precipiee, and his wife suddenly
reminds him that he isn't but that he is
jerking her /" banged hair all to pieces.
When the dominic makes cali at his
house and tries to make believe that $25
will purchase new red flannel petticoats fer
all the little colored girls in Africa.
When be dives down to the bottom of bis
trunk, jerks out what he supposes isa clean
pair of socks, but finds only an old table
napkin with four white neckties, put away
for next summer.
When, after waiting in the barber shop
for an hour, and hearing the welcome word
"next," he sees a little fellow shoot up
from behind q paper and slide into the
chair like streak of CREASED electricity,
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Delay in Payment Of Pensions.

WASHINGTON, May 17.-In response to
letter addressed by Secretary Schurz in
quiring what amount Of funds can be made
available monthly for the payment of ar
rears dae upon pensions allowed prior te
January 25, 1879, the Secretary of the
Treasury states that, including the amount
already paid, S2,500,O90 will be available
prior to June 1sr, and $4,000, 900 monthly
thereafter. At this rate nearly the whole
of the fiscal year will be required to COM
plete the payment of these arrears. The
Commissioner of Pensions, in view of
this, has issued circular letter to appli-
cants, saying that only comparatively
small number can be adjusted monthly,
and therefore some delay may occur IN the
settlement of claims, but settlements will
be made in such order as to distribute pay
ments equitably among the several agen-
cies as near as may be.
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Montana.

Montana is by far the richest of all the
Territories. American Agriculturist.
No more inviting field is probably pre-
sented anywhere in the wide world for the
profitable investment of capital than Mon
tana.-Mining and Scientific Press.
A land of amazing wonders. Montana
has nothing so wonderful as the profusion
of its mines Chicago Journal.
In no region ofequal extent are more ele-
ments combined needful in the growth of a
prosperous and permanent commonwealth
than in Montana. -C Chicago Tribune
Montana is the garden spot of the Far
West, and with her ever green forests,
sparkling rivers, and numberless brooks,
she stands, as compared with Dakota, Colo
RADIO and Idaho, like an oasis in the desert.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The completion of the railroad to the
borders of the Yellowstone Park. lying
amid the most fascinating and stupendous
scenery in the world, and in a climate the
most favored, will attract thousands of wis.,
ltors from every part Of the globe. -Fsae
York Herald.
Of all the Northwestern Territories,
Montana is the one by which the variety OF
it's resources and capabilities, the advan-
tages of It's topography, the beauty Of its
scenery, and the hospitality of its climate,
holds out the highest inducements to rapid
settlement Chicago Times.
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Contract for Rails.

The Northern Pacific Railroad Company
now has out the following contracts for
rails
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron
Company has contract for $500 tons iron
rails for the Lake Pen d. Oreille division.
About one-half the order has been TILED
and shipped for the voyage around Cape
Horn. The balance is now loading into
the ship Tecumseh, at Philadelphia, and
viii be got off within the next two weeks.
Pennsylvania Steel Company has con-
tract for 5000 tons steel rails, to be deliv-
cred at Erie, during May, June and July.
Cleveland Rolling Mills have contract
for 5000 tons steel rails to be delivered
during months of May to September inclu-
sive Also contract for $500 tons iron
rails to be delivered in May and June.
The Rome Mills have contract for q
500 tons iron rails to be delivered in May,
June and July, at Buffalo.
The Dauville Mills have contract for
500 tons iron rails, to be delivered at Erie,
in May and June.
These combined orders aggregate q, 900
tons.
IF the entire lot was loaded upon cars. at
the usual rate of 10 tons to car, and made
into one train, the train would be 10 miles
long, and require 10 locomotives to haul it.
Phsya. Noao North West.
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Dartmouth College Row,

HANOVER N. H., May 16.-In conse-
quence of the refusal of the faculty OF
Dartmouth college to allow public read
ing in the college church last Friday eve
ming, the students assembled before the
residences of President Bartlett and Prof.
Lord, blowing horns, singing and groan-
ing. On Saturday morning there was an
uproarious demonstration at prayers. Since
then the faculty has been making an in
vestigation, resulting in the expulsion of
two members of the senior class. Much
feeling is manifested by the students over
this action, and the classes are holding
meetings to consider the matter. This
evening two students who were supposed
to have given the faculty information se-
specting the demonstration were taken to
the pump and given a soaking. One OF
them fired revolver, but no one was in
iured
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Hints On the Use Of Plaster Of Paris.

The plaster may be made to " set very
quickly by mixing it in warm water to
which little sulphate of potash has been
added. Plaster-of Paris casts, soaked in
melted paraffne, may be readily cut Oh
turned in lathe. They may be rendered
very hard and tough by soaking them in
warm glue size until thoroughly saturated,
and allowing them to dry.
ilaster-of- Paris mixed with equal parts
of powdered pumice stone makes fine
mold for casting fusible metals ; the same
mixture is useful for encasing articles to be
soldered or brazed.
Casts of plaster-of- Paris may be made to
initiate fine bronzes BIZ giving them two OF
three coats of sheIIac varnish, and when dry
applying coat Of mastlc varnish, and dust
ing on fine bronze powder when the mastie
varnish becomes sticky.
Rat-holes msy be effectually stopped With
broken glass and plaster-of-P Paris.
The best method Of mixing plaster-of-
Paris is to sprinkle it into the water, using
rather moro water than is required for the
batter; when the plaster settles pour off the
surplus water and stir carefully. Air bub-
bles are avoided in this way Boston Jour
nal ef Chemistry.
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LEFT-TAILED DoGs.-An Englishman
who has recently arrived at Philadelphia
is shocked to see so many left tailed dogs
On the streets, and feels it his duty to di
rect public attention the matter. Your
excellent American OYSTERS" he writes to
the editor of the Telegraph, your roast
beef, poultry and superior shad, have,
fear, caused very provoking attack of
gout, which will prevent me from visiting
the bench show of dogs, to be open on
Monday next. If the dogs to be exhibited
prove no better breed than the dogs have
noticed along your streets, the exhibition
will not prove very credltable. at least
ninety in every one hundred dogs | have
noticed in this city curl their tails to the
left, an evidence of low breed and danger
Dogs that curl their tails to the right are
never afflicted with hydrophobia the fatal
disease prevails only among dogs that curl
their tails to the left. No gentleman in
London or any city of the continent will
own or allow dog to follow him that
curls its tail to the left"
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Ladies at Auction.


Not long ago at church sociable in Ra-
cine, Wis, the managers hit upon the
rather fascinating scheme of raising money
by putting the ladies up at auction and sell
ling them to the highest bidders for cash.
Some of the young ladies brought fancy
prices, and the receipts swelled the church
treasury almost to bursting, and there was
great excitement among the bulls and bears
of the market. But the plan has entailed
an infinite amount Of ill-feeling in that COM
munity. One gentleman's wife. really
charming and interesting woman-whatt the
voluble aucti0neer declared was " most
desirable piece of goods, though not dlvisl-
BILE SO as to suit purchasers was knocked
down at the Insignificant sum of 20 cents ];
whereat the jealous husband got mad at
this slight put upon his wife's charms, and
swore g like the army in Flanders" at the
church and all connected Herewith. The
friends of the family have taksn sides with
them, and the rupture threatens to be Sc
rious one for that church. The indignant
husband asks, How would you like to
have your wife sold for two shillings 2"
Perhaps it would be well enough to remind
the gentleman that specie payments have
been ed and that the prices of all
commodities have struck bedrock.
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a aaanway Vie.

From the Winnemucca tNev.,) Silver State
Pinte Frank is aisconsolate and refuses
to be comforted. Susie Jane, tho wife of
his bosom, the sharer or his joys and sor-
rows for the past year, has gone off, he
thinks, with another Indian. She left his
wickiup two days ago, at time when =
party of Shoshone Indians, who were here
on a gambling expedition, left for homo,
and he fears she has run OFF with them.
Frank is q nephew Of Buena Vista Iesn.
Captain Of the Piutes hareabouts, and If
anybody happens TO know Of the present
whereabouts of Susie Jane, they will re-
ijeve bis anxiety for her welfare By inform
ing him of the fact As he never paid any
OF her bills, but compelled her TO support
him By washing and choring forths whites,
asybody who trusts her on hi~ aurAnn' Fl
never gIae nt.
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The Growing Evils Of Bodie.

California's principal mining camps are
being rapidly filled up with Nevada people
of all classes and while we would fain
place the social standing of Nevadians on a
par with that of Californians, there is one
social evil, deep seated in Nevada, most
| horrible, most degrading, most extravagant
and most enslaving. 1t is opium smoking
| the pernicious habit introduced by swim
ish heathens-and while Young America
deplores SO deeply the presence in our midst
of these very Mongolians, they will piteous-
ly beg, lie for, or borrow sum of money
| from friends, and even kneel with hands
clasped before the ugliest visaged China
man in the land, whimpering for the slight
est inhalation of the soul -enslaving opiate.
This influx from Nevada has brought and
planted the seeds of this deadly vice on
every hand. They bring their accoutre-
ments with them, but still are obliged to
patronize the Chinaman when the deadly
drug is wanted. The gamblers. the demi-
monde, young boys cast out upon generous
community to earn their own living. clerks
and, worse than all, people who mingle with
our best classes and our best society, hold
secret meetings as often AS an opportunity
permits, will spend the better part of tne
night in state of stupefaction The only
excuse ever offered is to the effect that
while many classes inject and otherwise in
dulge in morphine oftenspreseribed by
their physiclans-the smoking of opium is
comparatively harmless and mild, and at
the same time occasional, moderate, or even
hard smokers, will tell you that they are not
enslaved, are temperate and can quit when
they choose. Alas what fatal error when
found out too late. In Bodie it costs the
average smoker from one 10 two dollars per
day, while Others smoke from four to ten
times per day, and it costs them three to
five dollars, or all they can earn, or beg, and
they are actually in state of stupid intox-
ication two-thirds of the time. Many
amusing incidents transpire. A young
friend of ours fell in leve4rand eeurted ar
IDENTIFY young lady for some time. She
would frequently crave his pardon for eat
ing onions. and although the young man
was not over sensitive, yet in time he learn
ed the slight difference between the odor of
onions and opium smoke. 1t is needless to
state that she kept her own pipe. Nearly
all these people were educated or contracted
the habit in Nevada, and now that they
have passed stringent laws for the suppress
sion of the evil let California take this view
of the Chinese plague and if necessary make
the penalty as severe as in Japan, where ten
years imprisonment is considered light
Bodie Standard.
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A Texas Prayer.
From the Waco fTexasl Telephone.

From the Waco (Texas] Telephone.
One night, a few weeks ago, a severe
windstorm," as it is called, prevailed
throughout McLennon county. 1t was
especially heavy in the vicinity of Perry, as
our subscriber friends out there will re-
member. Many people became alarmed
and one worthy Perryite (whose name we
win not publish just now) came to the con-
clusion that the gale was going to sweep
that part of the world out of existence. He
AS the wiad moaaed and whistled with in
creased fierceness the citizen grew paler,
and at last bethought him Of prayer. Either
he was not accustomed to daily devotion
and was "rusty" in the invocation line, or
his fears had confused his ideas, for he
began: Lord, for what we are about to
receive make us truly thankful Thank
ful for what we are about to receive ," she
gasped-" You may be, but I'm not, if this
hurricane continues" The citizen opened
his mouth again, but no prayer came; he
could not think of a suitable word, and,
turning in despair to his spouse, he implor-
ed: "You pray, then, for I'm dashed if |
can" And she did pray. She sank on
her knees, and the citizen kneeled too, and
for some minutes there was a prayer-meet-
ing in that house that was very select and
private, but thoroughly earnest. The house
was not blown down, the worthy couple is
still living, but the joke leaked out on the
citizen. and every week when he goes to
the Postoffice to get his Weekly Ie3eDhone
some wags exclaims, as the paper is reached
for, Lord, for what we are about to re-
ceive make us truly thankful" But the
citizen is sensible man and takes it all in
good part, as we trust he will this harmless
sketch, which we tell as it was told us.
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FOOTSTEPS OF THE DEAD.
PATHETIC SKETCH FROM THE DETROIT
FREE PRESS.

Is there anything that will soften the hu-
man heart as quick as the sight of an old
man waiting on the shores of the dark
river, his gray hairs and trembling hands
proofs Of his allotted days, his gentle voice
speaking as one standing on the beach of
time and looking out across the deep, wide
current whose wayelets lap the banks of
eternity? And when men say to these
gray-halred relics of the past that their faith
in heaven is but childish whim, and that
the God to whom they have prayed through
all these years is only myth. they exhibit
keener cruelty than the Indian with his
knives and fire-brands. If you had seen
this old man as he sat in the corner where
the spring sun fell brightest; if you had
Heard his words Of faith, you would know
that filth can become second life, as it
were, never wavering or doubling through
years and years, and dying only when the
heart ceases it's beatipgs
HE HAD SAID:
"Those who died long years ago are ever
with me in the spirit. / cannot see them
because am mortal, but when am called
to go, be it night or day, shall hear their
footsteps, and they will lead me over the
dark river into heavens sunlight beyond"
The other day he sat alone in the sunlight
No one dreamed that his end was SO near,
or soft arms and gentle words would have
sought to bind him to earth little longer.
When soft footsteps entered the room to
see if he still slept the old mans pale, dead
face had such a smile as his children had
never seen before, and his hands were held
out as II to give greeting. While the house
was still the old man had heard the foot
steps of his faith. For more than score
of years he had waited and listened, and
never doubted. Had men told him that
there was nothing but
DOUBT AND DARKNESS
Beyond earth it would have broken his
heart. Softly fell the footsteps along the
hall, as if children were creeping in to give
grandpa a surprise, and when the old man
raised his head and turned, that smile, which
even death could not fade, was brought to
his face, and ne stretched out his arms to
those whom he knew would come. The
vision which the eyes behold when human
feet stand on the dividing line may not last
a second, but what the good old man saw was
reward sufficient for all his years of loneli-
illness and sorrow, and those whose tender
hands smoothed back his hair and closed
his eyes whispered to each other: "Who
but the loved ones gone before should have
been sent to lead him from earth to heav-
en-? What greetings but theirs would have
brought that smile?'
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sennel 10 an E1orem ent.

LOUISVILLE, May 14.-A special from
Paducah, KY, to the Gourser-JouradI says :
!" Two years ago Dan Edmuuds, who lived
in Livingston county, ran off TO Arkansas,
with neighbor's daughter leavinga wife
and family behind. II short time ago be
started back TO his former home with the
woman and child, and when near the
Mississippi River killed and buried both.
On returning he resumed conjuga Ifelations
with his lawful wife. The bodies Of the
identified, ard search was ins ituted for
Edmunds. Yesterday an officer from
Arkansas arrived at the home sf tha MUIR
derer, and ar ested aui no hfm back TO
lhe scene OF lis crimes.
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He Heard Too Much.

Lewis Gaylord Clark, the editor of the
Knscker6ocker Magazine, used to tell the
following story with great delight:
Some two miles up the river from st.
Johnsbury, VT, is primitive sort Of a
little village called The Centre. Here, not
long since, the rustic youth of the vicinity
congregated for dance, and dance they
did, said our informant, with an unctlon
unknown to your city bellies and beaux.
One interested man, having imbibed too
freely, became fatigued in the course of the
evening, and wisely concluded 60 retire for
a short rest. A door ajar near the dancing
hall revealed an inviting glimpse of COM
Portable bed, of which he took possession
with the prospects of an undisturbed
snooze. It happened, howbeit, that this
was the " ladies' Withdrawing room," and
no sooner had he closed his eyes than a
pair of blooming damsels came IN and be-
gan adjusting their disordered ringlets, the
dim light of the tallow candle not dis
closing the tenant of the bed. The girls
had tongues (like the rest of their ssseck')
which ran in this wise:
ssWhat a dance we're havingl Have
you heard anybody say anything about me,
Jane 20
"Law, yes, Sally. Jim Brown says he
never saw you look SO handsome as
you do tonight. Have you heard anybody
ca a, anvtfino ahart me- 2''
!" About you? Why, sartain. ] heard
Joe Flint tell Sam Jones that yon was the
prettiest dressed girl in the room. !"
Whereupon the dear things chuckled and
fixed up a little more, and made off towards
the ballroom. They had hardly reached
the door when our half-coDscious friend
raised himself ON his elbow, and quite
intelliglbly, though slowly, inquired:
{. Have you heard aryborry say any
thin bout me, gals p
!" "Phancy their pheelinks /" at this juno
ture.
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LINCOLN 70 GENERAL HOOKER.
AN UNPUBLISHED LETTER FROM PREsI.
DENT LINCOLN TO FIGHTING JOE.
From the Providence journal,


EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, D. G. Jan. 26, 1868.
Major General Hooker:
GENERAL have placed you at the head
of the army of the Potomac. Of course, I
have done this upon what appears to me TO
sufficient reasons, and yet think it best
for you to know that there are some things
in regard to you which I am not quite sat
isfied with. ! believe you to be brave
and skillful soldier, which, of course,
like. I also believe you do not mix politics
with your profession, in which you are
right You have confidence in yourself,
which is valuable, if not an indispensable,
quality. You are ambitious, which. with
in reasonable bounds, does good rather
than harm but think that during Gene
raj Burnside's command of the army you
have taken counsel of your ambition and
thwarted him as much as you could, in
which you did great wrong to the country
and to a most meritorious and honorable
brother officer. have heard, in such way
as to believe it, of your recently saying
that both the army and the government
needed dictator. Of course it was not for
this, but in spite of it that | have given
you the command. Only those generals
who gain success can set up as dictators.
What I now ask of you is military success,
and will risk the dictatorship. The gov
ernment will support you to the utmost of
its ability, which is neither more nor less
than it has done and will do for all COM
manders. I much fear that the spirit
which you have aided to infuse into the
army, of criticizing their commander and
Withholding confidence from him, will now
turn upon you. shall assist you as far as
I can to put it down. Neither you nor
Napoleon, if he were alive again, could get
any good out of an army when such
spirit prevails in it. And now beware Of
rsshuess. Beware of rashness, but with
energy and sleepless vigilance go forward
and give us victories. Yours,
A. LINCOLN.
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jar GoULD's OREGoN OPERATIONS. =
PORTLAND, May 16--It is generally under
stood that Jay Gould's agents are here
negotiating with the Oregon Steam Navi-
CATION Company to buy all their boats, rail-
road, etc. Jay Gould is pushing the 0tah
and Northern line this way rapidly, and T
the Oregon Steam Navigation Company
refuses TO sell he will probably put opposi-
tion steamboats, on tho river. He is gener-
ally admitted to own the steamship lines
running between here and San Francisco,
the Oregon and California railroad and the
Oregon Central railroad. Much anxiety Is
felt BY She people here, who fear that y ~
Gould viii o9n the State and grind them %
Death with freight charges