Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-29
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The first bale Of cot2n Of The ccw crop YES
received OF Wimiostop. n. O., yesterday. and
sod at 24 ceotE par ncurj.
A new iron steamship w, launched at
Rpscb'5 shipyard, Chester, Pa. yesterday
morning, Tor the GA D;Iron Steamship Co.
Llnsstoo, u. 5. Mais:ct % siayti. who Tas
reported as having died Of the ycIlo,7 fever, has
been on visit to Washington i0r several days.
Over one hundred Of the souhcro country
merchants who came iuto Norfolk, took advan.
tage Of the low fares add went 90 10 Baltimore
10 make their purchases.
President HAYES Wits asking that iuflrna.
ton be sep. TO Washington 10 all clscs where
go7erCm ept Officials interfere 20 local politics, 10
violation cl his civil service order.
Rarus has baon sold Tor $685. the holse
was purchased e hlr. Coukio, by ii. NJ.
Whitehead. Of New Iclk, and, i: il said, for
Il. r. Simmons. of New York. There is
rcnnrt. how. var. .hat Mr.. Eobort Ronnor was
the real purchaser.
ksiloch is cot set out Of danger, anu some
unav0rabe symptoms have manifested them
selves. Since all tho tlci5 have come to right
In refercDco 10 he shooting there has been
able 10 De louas.
The case OF the executors q The late Brig
ham ouns'5 estate. who Ttrc inpili0Gcd at
Salt Lake City, Utah, 90 the 4'h iD.tant, by
Judge Bcreman, for contempt waa taken be
fore the Supreme Court OF that Territory yes.
terday on q witt Of cerii3rari aud the loHcr
court reversed. AID the prisoners discharged.
The coorod Virginia Guards, Of P0r snOu,h,
Va. left Philadelphia by special train ycster.
day morniog Tor CApc May, accompanied By the
Lee r. ~ 4
and large lumber Of rourcd titizoas and
their families At Care May they were ter
dercd rec piiop, aad rGu7rod last evening.
This morning they started Ter home.
The Qlebcc Legislative Caunc.!, yesterday,
By vote Of Is to I, tarca gu. tie supply bi |
by resolution which calls upon tho
There is great tycicmcot in political circles as
and by the Lieutenant Governor, and all sorts
OF rumGr5 arc CIRCULATING.
The Amc1c.n reprint Of the London Quar-
terly Review fer July has been received from
its publishers. Tie Lco1srd Scott Publishing
Company Of New yok. Its coutaata are Tho
Eogsh Monarchy, Dean Hook and Bishop
Selwyo, Music and Ma5iciatS Count CaVonr
lleretordstire, PoIybius and is Tmcs. Glacial
Epochs and Warm Polar Climates, Whv is
Scotland Radical The Itish University BIN.
Po.ter's American Monthly fer September
has been received from Re publishers, Ia Pnila.
delpha. Among its contents sra: Inc Kanls
or National Religion Ct Japau, proru5cly illus
trated; MaGriago Customs; The Cyuic; coriis.
uatlon OF the story Ia s Nutshell; Maino, an
Historical! Sketch; The New Minister; and
full edi.o:ia! department.
Littell's Li7icg Age fer the wschs ending
% AID Bob inst. contain smorg other articles
Interesting papers on The Worthless Of No.wich,
The Hstton Papers, Saint E7cemoDd, Cardinal
Newman. A;Nsv Dialect or Yokohama pidpio,
ltilueuce ct the Mind OF the Body, a State
Dinner at Araarra, TIE ReisI of HumoT, A
CentenasEaD, President Hayes education, The
Feast Ct the Supreme Being, &C..
West Po!ut Fly Years Ago. IN address de-.
liVcred before the Association II Graduates Of
the U1ltad States Military Academy. at West
Point, al the aouua re uGion, Juoe ~. 1879,
by Francis Ii. Saith. LII d., Superintendent
OF the virginia Military lus'i;uic, has been re-
e-l7ed from the publisher. D. Van Nostrard,
New York.
The August Report oi the coudii3E Of crops
has been received icem The Department of Az.
ricuura.
The Earl OF Ma!Gci is tho tile Ct 4 rew
novel, by distinguished Ama:icaa author, cow
in press and to he publ led il fea isys BY
L. b: Peterson Il BEos., Phl1daIphia. The |
opening scenes arc lad 10 Louisiana during the |
early days CT the late Tar. he hero is rich |
planter ADD the heroise 10 a lovely example of
pure W0manhood.