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, 1879-01-30
FINANCE AND TRADE.
FOURIER Conts In Active Demand Again
Foreign Exchange.
Board of Trade BorrowinE---Thc
Stock nlnrl1ct.
Provisions In Good nemnnd---Hogs High
er-.-Whcat Firm.

AVf29lUuS III UVNN 4FEAHtH3e*41Nha AAAAH-
er---Whcat Firm.
FINANCIAL.
The per ccnta were again In acttve demand.
Transactions were larRe. III tho other dcscrlo-
tfops of Governments thrrr was great i!ultncss.
The fluctuations Of prices were not Wide. The
e. Of 1851 remained 1t 1oCM: the 520s OF 1867
advanced n, to 101>1 the d2os Of 1868 were un-
changed at 1Q.: nml tile 10-t0s at 104H. Thu
new is Of 1881 advanced Il, to 1osss{; an'l The
417s ,l, to t051l. Tie ruling price ol the per
ccntt went tip x, 10 1oa9{>
The Secretary Of the Treasury has been crfti-
ID for the new scale OF commissions on sales
Of 4 per cents. In defense Secretary Sherman
writes to President Thompson, ot tile Chase
National Bank. letter which contains some
Interesting points:
The Chief reason for the new. scale wa. to secure
the hct!yo eo.uDcratton Of the hanhs and hankere
Of tho United States tn tn" falo OF the hond* anil
t. e s,ss 6. t. pS,ss *ons .s . q : Ts;F Il. .ss
commission vas offered 10 alt,-25 cent4 on $780,
--therc wsa no inaucemen: to any one. to en:rs
rep, tfe facility extended By Tho law to National
banks during tho running os the cal!. and this,
e H. ''Gts s X. FL 4.
scale of commissions we got less than 100 ont Of
tho :. 600 banks to engage In the sale Of ponds.
Secretary Sherman says his belief that grad,l-
ated tcale Of commissions would excite conl-
petition aud 10 hasten the conversion Of 5.20s
has been Justlhcd by tho event.
thess sales has Increased and ls daily increasing
and other National and 8lato bank" aud bankers
ss n FL SeS .,ns wGs 9ss9 Yasy
incnd,n9 the Chaso National. are handsomely cum.
petlng with tho Firas National, and alrcaty hare
! within tho atx ,unnths exceed the maximum of
$40 600. 900. The Individual subscriber docs not
sGIn {pf s s1 ss. r.
loved. Tho three months prescribed BY IA" for
conversion Rtse: amole tit'c for buying up Or se'
aecN'auE the called honds.
! President Thompson, In t,!s reply saya:
| Fro6 your standpoint II Il proper that you shoul
| exult over tho enormous subscriptions ootatncl
dutng the ar.t two wssks . st!ss lhe re,mmptsou
noansea m1sioftane liz nfty ycars % ii oSserya. sa
aoqu,insy On th;s overriding fesr of sooi ,hins:
Tic demand for Kold II merely nominal. The
! price remains At l004 In creenbacks.
Tiers Was on'y 4 small supply oi commercial
und grain b1ts offered In the foreign exchange
market, Sterling grain bills were 48oo1. French
| bills wcre frner at 591}l. The actunl rates for
sterling were 4s5 and 4SS, anl The posted rates
48515 and 48s1S. Bankers bills on Paris were
| 6l0}k md 51Di{; Antwerp, b20 md 6f71<; CON-
merria1, 5a39l; Reichu'ark, 05; commercial,
941<; eutllcrs on 11ollanu, i015 md 401,<; CON.
merclal, 89A.
Consols were sGaln weaker, opening At
05 1916, and rrcedng to Us 1915. Tic Bank Of
England 1ost $50, GOO III bullion. Silver was
quoted NJ G0s ponce per ounce.
Discounts werc not nctlvo at ile Chicago
banks. Tic Board Ut Tra.le borrowers were
, 1879-01-30

Latest quotations for January delivery On the
.at}tnr articles for tho last two business CA18;

The following were tho receipts and ship
sneat4 Of tho leading articles OF produce In this
city during tho tNcnty.iour hours Guiding at 7
o'cfork OH Wednesday morning and correspond
lug date twelve months ago:
, 1879-01-30

Withdrawn from store daring Tuesday Tor
city consumption: Sl5 ,u wheat, 2,633 BIT cors,
1,274 tu oats: 1909 bu barley.
The following grain was inspected Into store
in ths city yesterday morning: 2 cars No. |
rcd wtntcr wl,eat, / eur No. 2 tlo, car mixed,
G ours No. 2 hard, car No. spring, Gi
cars No. 2 do, Il cars No. 3 do 10 cars rejected
(l4a whcatl; l car No. coru. 81 ears high
mixed, II cars new do, 10 cars new mixed, 10
cars NJ. 2 corn. II cars rejected (l09 CORFU;
S cars. wh'se oats, 10 cars NJ. mixed. ears
rejected ts9 oats); IL cars No. rye, 9 cars re-
jcctcd, 3 cars No. hurley. cars extra, car
feed o barley. Total, en- ears, or 1o5, QUO
bu. Inspected out: 17,t0s bu wheat, 5s.oGs
bu corn, 200 bu oats, SOL bu rye, 9,o74 bu bar
Icy.
, 1879-01-30
t.. r. WHEELER.


e. 4. Wheeler, President Of the Union M
ttonal Bank, had no knowledge Of any money
haying bcrn loaned BY 1t on Sfaats- Zttung stock.
But the bank had taken 400 shares ~ collateral,
after debt hal bcen contracted. llesing owed
tlic lnnk between $4,000 aud &;O, ,000, a,ui ths
stock WIS taken as security SO far ~ it would
60. Tie debt was Represented by note signed
BY A. Z. 1lestn2 md his sob. Witness could
not tell, the date Of it* contraction, but knew Of
1t three years ago. lilo wal not III the bank
Mhcn tue s!cbt was contracted.
On cross-cxamtnat,on, l,c said he thought
there WIS 10 other co(latcsa! With the n0tc.
The security was takcu wh1lo Mr. CooibauRl
WAS President, Tlla stock wss ~ 1!rslng' 8
name, tndorsel in blaltk. 1t had not been
transferred to tho bank, but 10 one OF lts en-
plaYcs, 4nd stuol now III hts nunlu. Tile ttal,B-
Ter was inaao about three months ago. Al
effort Ind been ma.to to sell II, but no pur-
chascr was found u sat!sfassory price, Tho
aU0 shares weru taken Is paE4al settfement Of
the debt, credit being given for $t5,0U0. The
best offer received g. The stock rus Is cents
OIL tie dollar. lie d!l not know IN vu1us iu
tie spring Of 1874 Ilo lad l,eYer heard lhat
there nas \ market yaluc fur II.
On tho rrdirect, Witness stated that the s,ocl;
Of Tho Co,nrany INV was eioa, ,0o0, anl hs sup.
Enlae4 tln' 40O alatc4 were puEt Of tAe !s3le ol
$io0, QUO, ,.-at }casl he 70 reRu1ded It.
yOCkE.
Mr. Cooper then arose ANd said the NEXT Wit
| ness lu tho orsler OF provf was hr. William
Woke, who was sick. He desired to exutnine
htl. ut,u, therefore, asked tint tho Committee
adjourn untll this morning.
Ms. uoudy hoped, II As. Vocko could not BE-
present then, thut Ltcps would bs tukcn to &C.
cure hta deposttEon.
aIr, Cooper said ho was ab!s to sit IN, but hi
physician thought 1t dangerous for Ltua to II
| out III tilt air.
III. Knott eail that II tho wttncss' testi.non,
, 1879-01-30


tile witness replied thai he did.
e. 4. r1ETSCH.
Mr.. Charles F. Fictscl,, Secretary nf the
{ Gtdats- Ze.ung Company. WIS the next wttncss.
lie testified that lie lIal bcrn Secretary Of the
Company since Iulr I, 1857, md Ind attended
10 iis financial business AMI kcpt the books.
At the time Of the fro l,c capital etoe:s was
.trIt'e over sfoo, 0U,,-sl04,0o0 or $10G,0o0. 1lo
knew of these liz s1arrs which belonged 10 Ms.
1jcsiuE after Hey wcre issued. At thu Tins Of
11ir issl;e the capital Etock was Si03.000 or
tl03 UCp, aud these shares represented 17-104 or
1I.1o0 Of tl1c Co'nrauy's entire property.
On tlls 9th Of Nlny, lsT., tho stock was
ipcrcascd IL l,ilp shares, 50 that 81 per cent
were added to these Ito shares. Tint would
make 1t 2G3 shares, amounting to *2l, 100. i
dividend Of nj per cent OH The old nunber Of
shares was drulared III hntil, lSa.; one OF per
cent on the SIT, oN In January, 1a'3; ono Of ~
pcr cent on lie Sts9OtW III january. 1s74; nhl
ot,e Of - per cent tn July, 1871. Thetr TO
gIares were entitled to ltsidcnd for lsi:!, in.
$9.Go7. Tic tlsidends OIL tfcn, for 1873 asnolnt-
I'd to Si,DsU, nmt those Tor 18Th uD to AprIl 20,
$2.co0. ihc total Of ali the diydcn'is % these
Npr 3fe :issi s7 otr t1s aS 1s s ~ I'VE ast IT. tar TO-
tngs OF the cotnpany for lSd3 were $S'i,GS for
1as3 sgo.oosS. in selling stock ot cs,spt,ratens
which published ncwHpapcrs, tls method Of ar-
1lgurc t.at stork bringing Ii pcr cent would he
Nortl, par: thna fs, II ttt enrnlnCs were IL per-
cent III Its par value, tlInt thu stock was worth
par. These ITO tharcs. amounting 10 s:D, ,7uU
paF pn e y,l sonr wS.' "l @ Il as:. ID M ssas no:
kfow TINT Alr. liesing i,at any Judgments en-
1crcu against him ut tl,ut ttmp.
Mr. t4oudY began on the crots-eysmtnatfon
by asking Str. Ptctsei1. who appeared OIL thu
1sotks To- lc 'l,r owner 81 tht' liz fharcs Of
i'll thp mama Ut 4. G. liesiny. The stock was
Comoany. III answer 10 tfc question IA to who
drew the dividends III the stock. the witness re-
piled flrit Mr.. lle.IuE did.
.'DIA MT. Fu"lic the Assignee Of the Ger.
Manla Insurance Comrnny. ever draw any dlvt-
xlcnlaf''
.'fes-at times prior to 1S7l.''
~ Assignee Vi t'e company''
stoc!;holtlers in ISL, witness sail thrv wcr. A.
Z. Iir.Ise. Hermann Raster, W'iiltn,n Rapp,
Naststngton lle*ng, tho witness ht.IselI, 11ensy
tircencaausn, oue or t"" smaller stoekRo!drrE,
Sir. tiou.ly Inquired II runc Of the stock
war.'t bcId ut tint t'tae by st'. uninn National
Bank.
The witncss said 1t migat lsays bern held a*
cOllaternl hut therr WAS III stock In the baI,k's
Mr. Goudy asked who were the officers at the
company md Who managed the papcr. ntnt
learned ,ltnt the thing Ia, pretty well between
the tHn IfusiprS, Rlstcr. Hllti the Wttnes9. Mr.
Il. G. llestng hasi, altogether, SH7 6tlures Wash.
1ngton sle.inX ~, Raster III. nssd the witneas
2Ml.
- rou had largo majority ii the whole stock,
thcnt" observed Mr.. tioudy.
Ycs," waa the reply.
In answer tu A!r. tiouly's reminding qlIcs-
'fious, the witness eald that My. lIcain0 drew
1!4e Dividends as declared upon the ITO ahares,
flirtE NfE9 Accumulated divide nnd
, 1879-01-30

Il
DRESSED lIOtiS-WeEo In good demand T.. -.
Gsln undrt light receipts md IN syn,pathy W!th "a
h0Ka. Bales Wcro rspostHA OF ours aud Rt ~ r.
vt ~. 9p&t 90. Ths market cfeset hfnh u sa''
Gb:i Iii, Thy inside for light weights. ..,,
Etua-Fscah packages arc I:i!t coming In ~ ,., ~
~ ileslera thuu2ht they would when warm "estas.
c4me Ths atrsat II well stocked with ies'hoa'ss
and plckfsd eggs. witch keep duwn p!sces '.. 10
polns lint ksops Southern sgga out. pfrs' "s'
H9ql 1.lc for fresh and lac 0d for other sock. ~
Fl31t-Noihinx new was developed tn lhe ~
market. Theto Ma4 faf IQ1aanl aNu tlrM stto1
, 1879-01-30

~ NEW aANA 1A9fkhAAt+
REcklPrs-Flour. II, ,l40 brls; wheat. 10s,900
bu; corn, 60, ,148 bui oats II, ,H91 bu; corn-meal,
Slo pkKa; rye, l,u5o bu; barley, 0.10o bu; mals,
:,ooa bu; roEk, us brla; beej. 3,GO tca; cut
bsts.
ExPoRTs-FoE "a houra-Flour. lt,O0o brs;
wheat, l7,UU bu; coru. 74U0o bl; oats, 1,0D0
bu.
King & CO., VI Toledo, say:
This future " wheat. particularly for tho spsine
months, 70 greatly depends upon tho appearances
ot The gf9stn8 CROP tlat II appaass ~ u psvnas'
iats snd 1nulss to attempt 10 toreshsdow tho mar
kst Tor April and MAJ: This appearance Of thu
~ntet wheat tA the Middle States. It n,ust bS sd.
Mitssd. !. Aot sesy 4atlsfae;or1; ,hs sutun,u was
too dty Tor vigorous ErowtA, aud tu many pacxs
II 4id nos take Tuot satisfactorily. and the plant has
s!ckly nppsasanee; but timely sPsnz Faias a,sy
eh4nEs the pf<apsct materially. Our adycss iron,
California a1s nat favorable Tor sbsiE crop, but
10 opinion can he safely adsancsd in regard 70 Is
thua early. fsfmess lhcfs bold usose than halt
hslr list crop. tbs prices bid them not toipa sAts-
factory mauy Ut ahtm placing It lA ware house,
hop'ng fos better prices. Tbs sfock Ut wheat lii
Luudon Is considerably !eaa thAu last year. 1nd ths
sSs true VI susuJ othaE poeta. But fvs tLs IArgs
, 1879-01-30

ef, 1"11li It. dated Jhn. q "a. ".
Howe to Ann Abbottj, $50. ..,..........$
, 1879-01-30

#, such A case would have any market value,
nnl Mr.. Mel!ll replied TINT II would 1t 1hcre
were earnings to show profit oTcr and above
all expenses. In this particular case he would
layo TO answer generally that tho stock would
ba vninal,t IN proportion tu the dividends paid
after taking out sit expenses anil aslares, as
compared with the numher a shares Of stock.
Mr. tio.ldy asked him Il he would buy any
such stock. and Mr. Mettlll tald he Eond.
.Ifow much would sou give for II on the
tloiTart'' 49,.
"1f had faith In the mcn,-thought TINT
they wcre fair and honest men, AMI that they
were managing the business psuacntly,.-l would
giTe, In that ease. AZ would III any ',ther ssock
company, tho fnr vnluc osuBared with the net
profits of The concern, whatever they might
bc.''
managing it!'
III would give less sum for tile stock."
(Lhrnhscr.l
"WouL rou gtve anylbtngr'
"ff thry wcr1 yer. dishonest men. II They
were making no 1ivhlen,ls,. nul II they were
pockt,tng all tho earnings. | woltftl give moth
Ing until rot rid of tl1cu,."
toi. Cuopcr-The Interest Of a minority of
ftnckho1ers In q newspaper corporation aro
Just the ha,ne. are they nut, were the majority
manage 1t honestly anil declare dividends, ~ tho
futercsts Of the majority Of the atoc!<f
dtyidenuA Aec."
, 1879-01-30
GEN TTAL MARKETS.

OOM.CORN-Was steady and in fsIr r,t,tt 81.
1ncst. Tho better grsdcs arc he!u with eou,Id,,,.
bio confidence. This receipts urc light md nors
OF the cnrn III the interior ta held bY na,,i,, n
Will nut snip I'LL they can get moro taa II. ft.,st
, 1879-01-30

the adjournment Of the Court as possible. Hc
Thought his paper nas one. OH whirl hankcrs
md attorneys could depes,, hut he had heard
hat ~ taSt ane.toned tlauEhtef Rsfe11i1G ..
order, No. 1885, for thc ta1c Of thcfc claims
ut pubIic anctjon and The delivery ~ scIlerer y
Harwltz's notes to atcntzel. There vas no rec-
ord for Tint day of al or1er entered that day
Its omission in his l'npcr that day, II there MAS
such an order entered, might he accounted fur
by his leaving before T. MAS cutercd, which he
might hare done, although he cudeavortl 10
stay as long - possible, = o'clock being the
usual Tina fcr ciosiug.
Col. cooper asked the witness to turn to
April to ntnl sec II there was any order entered
directing the Assignee to make sale Of 1lIc
ness looked At the Ju''etn Of that day, mil saE,1
he had no order in regard to the tiermann f,r
that iatc, In The tssnc of the 10tll, howcvcr,
there arpearcu an prt1tr confirming tllc Assign
re's report md ordering the sa1c Of the notes.
He did not remember having seen an orjrr vii h
reference. to the salc ot the nutes and stoel:
prior TO the Goth. ur>attonaliy, whcn pressed
4or time, he did moi taku ali 1T m order. hat
Eaye a portion an,t closed hts rerort With an
"ctc." THIS mas not the rase IN tIiis Instance:
tir hal all that there wns of any orders entered
April {. II I'll. re l,as been aHy entry to sell
those notcs atul sink ut privnte ssle o., That
day, he should hare published i;,-if H. Was ou
the m1nute hook.
Alr. Lapham askcll tl,e witness a. to tic
other orders entered IN The ,nnnte-hook tilat
.lay, nil tisr witness stated, ~ the others had,
that lie got thosc three Which preccdG tic tier.
rnna order. lie aso stated Tint It was Ills
lallt to ,oux buck thr next flaY to see II tl,prc
wns anything entered mp nfteF he had left the
previous cycn!nE. IA d ruic, l,o published all
tile orders, Without rcEard to their relevancy or
otherwise.
Mir. tlou1v asked Mr.. Steven, II he collected
his information during this time himself, atAl
-tlle witness replied that he did.
, 1879-01-30

l~ I. VNTFg
Cashier Of the First National Bank, MAS sworn.
His bauk had ncycr hpld any Staass- zs;tn"g
stock ~ collateral to his knowledge. II It had,
thc bouKs would not ahow the fact. Ills recol.
lcetion mas to the contrary, but he might be
mistaken In case ur two.
Mr.. Coopcr had bccn mtsiaformel, u.ll ho
excused Alr. Gage.
, 1879-01-30

Tho following shows tho rSeeEuia at,1 ship.
meuta Of wheat at points named yesterday;


Total...... ..........,..,:' ,:'ao. ltU
, 1879-01-30

DCTTER-.rlao demand was fair, bnt, undef fen
arrivals, tbs market was easy, nne grades shos,es
tho weakness most With better supply Of rooi
to choice dairy huyara were reluctant 10 p,T 1hs
fancy ptlces hcretogoro prevalent t0r c,tans,ita
We cnnttnu8 to nunfn.
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INLAND & sEABOARD COASTING co.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

This company offers unriValled facilities for
the transportation of fraight end passengers
and will run their steamers regularly az follows:
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;a;;-A 3 UINGToN q OHIO RAILROAD
WINTER ARRANGEMENT,

Beginning SCt. ~ 1910.
Iho MAIL TRAIN will leave Washington
Al 8 90 r. d. and Alexandria ct 8 05 e. 10. daily,
except Sunday; pass Leesburg, going west.
wsrd, d! ii ~ &. III, aud arrive ct Round Hill
a. Il Il. Leave Eouad Bill at 1870 p. NJ; pass
Lec1burs, going eastward, at 10 p. H., ard ar.
ri:c Il AIexaldris 8: s:l5 p. m, and ct
Wellington $50 .. NJ.
The ACCOM- TRAIN will
I2a?e Washington at ~ p. No., and Alexandria
Is! 4 . p. II. daily, except Sunday, and arrive
81 Lcea6urg at 4 40 p. H. Leave Leesburg At
s 60 =. IN. and arrive =. Alexandria 81 ID b. m.
SID Washington 81 80 8. n.
20 Passengers from Washington will take
TIC Washington and Chic cars st toe Baltimore
- Potomac Railroad station st9 III 8. N. and a. 20
PA, and go through without change Of ca q.
G3'ae 800 en- tram from Alexandra and 80
=. r. train from Eo"2d Hill connect ct Round
iii with Harris Dsily Line OF Coaches
Ter 5nickeEsville: Berryyillo and Winchester;
aigo with Rosnier' Limo Of Coaches, which lesve
i.&esburg dsiiy for Aldo and Middloburg.
1o.b t:siGs, westward, make close connections
st Vienna, with Sisson's Line of Stages for Fair.
fsx Court House.
Communication tickets, els. per milo
aE1GG:sE tseEEsss. $50.
4. II. HAVENER,
&C! ID General Ticket Ageat.
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THE ONLY DAILY PAPERIN N14rt
ERN VIRGINIA.

CIRCULATION STEADILY INCREaj
1NG--ONE OF THE BEST ADVER.
Using MEDIUMSIN
THE STATE.
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AlexauOria 6azGtte
THURSDAY EVENING, FEBK'Y. 20.

Buffers BID.-A New York letter says !:
Ger. Buffers prophecy in the House 7ester'
day that the time would CINE when tho GOV.
eminent would pay Confederate soldiers pen
sioos, the same as wero now paid to Uoion
soldiers, for disabilities in the late war, IS
interpreted by New York politicians as BID
for southern support in the third party ar
rsngemcnt he is corcoctiDg for use IN the ap
preaching presidential campaign. IhurloW
Weed, speaking for the republicans, says 1T ls
too thin, though perfectly CHARACTERISTIC OF the
mau;' while Augustus Schell, speaking for tie
democracy, thinks If there is any southern man
that can be converted to Butlerism by such q
SOD as that, there is 90 reason why tho Essex
statesman should not be elected, right away,
mayer of New Orleans.
A Book OF HEIREssEss-lt is said that
there is BOOK Of Heresses" in circulation
among the young men. The compiler has de-
voted much time aud trouble to his work, and
has appended notes relating to the ages, tenn
per- good looks and social position OF tho varl
Gus entries. One thousand two hundred
pcuuds year, or its equivalent 10 ready non
ey. is the lowest qualification for admitta5ce to
the work. Notwithstanding the talk OF hard
times, ruiued fortunes and prevailing distress.
We hear that the list is a very full one, and con.
tains prizes far more valusble than those ct the
Partisan lotteiy.-laN AaN Budget.
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PENNsYLVANiA ROUTE
10 TIE NORTH, WEST 8 SOUTHWEST.
DOUBLE TRACK,
STgEI. RAILS, SPLENDID SCENERY.
MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT.
Nov. 10. 1871 q p. m.
Trains leave Washington from depot Of BAL
TIMORE s. POTOMAC RAILROAD, cor.
per Of Sixth snd stl Gets, as follows:
For Phila New York and the East, 100 snd
lGl5 Q. ID. daily, with Palace Cars. Linn.
tod Express of Pullman Parlor Cars ".3J a
Ia. daily, except Sunday. For philadelphia
go p. Il. daily.
For Pittsburg and the West 10. 10 a. m daily, viii
FagIor Care to Pittsbu-g; 7.40 p. m. daily
WITH Palace Car to Chicago.
FOR Csnendsigua sno tue North, 7.4O II
daily, excep! Saturday, with Palace Car to
Wstkins. For Elmirs, 1910 a. n. dsiiy,
For Baltimore, 7.CO. s.S5, $50 and 1910 a. H.;
1876, 40. $50, $40 and l0.l5 p. m. On Sun
d,y, 10 10 g. NJ; 13O, $50, 40 and 1915 p. n.
LOCAL TkhLNS.
For AiexGud-a G. 10, 8, 8, 10 anG II s. IT,, ana
ll5. 3, go, s, sos 7, and ll.3O p. "a On
Sunday Il. q. M, and ID snc p m.
J.l5 500, $50 ~ and II Ala, i, 3, 40, 5, els
SID o. m. and II night.
On Sunday st SEQ ald u g. IT,, and Is p no..
Th&OUGG GEAIN FOB THE SO UTH, via
QGsnLc0 nd Richmond will lesVe AloIsI-
Lri. o. I. 10 b. ri. and 30 p. m. daily.
TicEe:s srd information csn be procured
principal railroad stations and ticket Office:
South e.at l.. p. FARMER,
Cent. Passenger Agent,
S&AN K THOMSON
General mansaer. noy0
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& TWOODS COLOGNE, remarkably fine
- article, in two sizsz, half pint and trial
fsSSs; Ccudray's Soaps fine Tooth Brushes
Colgates Soaps, &C., &c
dec rs L. STABLER & co.
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Opening and Closing of the Mails.

CLOSING.
Washington, d. O., North and Northeastern
mails IL m. and 80 p. n.
Western msils so and 8 80 p. m.
Southern msiis, via Richmond, Va, co a.
m. and GO p. N.
Southwestern mails, via Lynchburg, Virgin a.
ubrough mai) 90 o. m.
Alexandria to Lynchburg. Va, (way malls)
including Though mails, 6 % a. N.
Manassas Division 90 8. m.
AloxaEdris to Round Hill, VS., 8 % q. n.
OPENING.
Northern and Western mails. via Washing
ton, y. c., so q. ID. and 20 and 90 p n.
Southern mails, via Richmond, Va, 8 30 s, M.
and 90 p. m.
Southwestern mails via Lynchburg, Virginia,
Through mails) S so y. N.
Southwestern mails. including way mails on
Midland Railroad 50 o. n. Manassas Diyls-
lon 80 8. 10.
Round Hill to Alexandris, Va, 8 80 p. NJ.
Office Hours-Ofice opens ct 80 a. M, and
closes at Z Gu p. IN.
closes at 9 80 8. m,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-20
FOB NORFCIK,

The elegant, new and substantial :. 49, 4.
iron steamer LADY OF TIE LAX .assssaas sd
leaves the company,s wharf Washington ~
DAY, at Eve o clock p. H., and Alexandria st
S. 80 2. M; returning, leaves Norfolk EVERY
TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY,
st 5 q clock p. N. This line colnects ct Nor
folk with the ships of the Merchants snd Lii.
ners Transportation Company fer Boston and
Providence, and sfo.1s the chospea. and bos!
route to those cities and their connections
throughout New England. Fsreto Norfolk 81
round trip Sc. Tickets good until used
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-20

Coanects with Ches. s. Ohio 4. 4. Esst and
West. At Lynchburg with Atlantic, Miss. &
Ohio r. 4. 10 and from Southwest Virginis,
Chattanooga, Atlanta, New Orleans, Nashville,
Memphis, Little Rock and all points in Texas:
at Danville close connection with Richmond
and Dsnyille r. Z. 10 and from the Carolnss,
Georgia, Florida, and, vie Atlanta, with Mobile,
New Orleans and Southern Texas.
For MANASSAS LINE leave Washington
7 co g. H. and Alexandria ? Is q. M. daily,
except Sunday, srrive at Strasburg at II 25 IN,
connecting with the Valley Road East and
Wost. Loavo S.rasburg 8 20 p. a., Front Royal
4 c. p. M, Markham 90 r. NJ, Salon "a p. M,
Msnsssas 0S p. ~, arriving at Alexanorls
70 p. H. Passengers for Washington ond
North will leave A!eyandris on Main Line
train, at 20 p. N.
For Middieburg, daily connection at Plains
station.
For Urperville, regular connection at Dea-
For TARKENT0N. leave Washington at
7 90 &. Il. daily
All trains mske good connections, g! Wash
iagton, to end from North and West.
New Orleans sleeper leaves Washington
60 q. H., running through without change,
connecting with through Sleeper to Florida.
Excursion tickets TO Jacksonville, Florida,
good to May 10Th, 1879, ct very low rate.
Through tickets sold OF the lowest rates
nov q J, RI, BROADUS, e. T. A.