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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-05
Kentucky Elections

IoUIs1LLE, KY, Aug. 6-Specials received
by tho Courier journal indicate falling of of
The Democratic vote cast at yesterdays election
ior State Gill GERS and members Of the legislature
Tho Democratic Central Committee estimates
the total vote st not over 200 Goa falling Off OF
over so OO0 on tho Tilden. Hayes vote and of
over 10. Geo on the last gubernstorial vote In
this city alOno the vote falls over 5000. Tho
Republicsns mako slight gains in tho legislature
and dofeAt tho speaker of the last house, but the
Democratic majority is still rwhelming in the
General Assembly. Tho call for constitution, i.
convention fails for want Of constitutional m y.
jority in its favor In this city where the wo =.
iingmen elected hvo OF tho seven representati yqp
Two years ago none but democrats were ele ,to,i
yesterday. The greenbackors cut no Bcuy ~ H.
tho contest - "
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s>fkGEFEF VIEWS.

Nero than fifteen thousand bushels Of wheat
were offered o.; Change, in Richmond, ycstyr
day
Kew. Dr.. Curry, it is stated, will soon opt D
the canvass in and stump the Southwest in be.
BALI Of The debt bill.
Gel. g. b. Young, iormcr editor Ct tho Ncs
Ohtans Price Current, died ut charlottesville
yeaioIday afternoon.
There arc over three bundled visitors ut tho
Eawlcy Springs. Tho llari1onburg Gusr is
will 80 into camp there mex Thursday,
Gen. T. u. MooIo las accepted tho position
nj Vice President OF tho "Cltizens' hssocia-
ton Gt Richmond, having for its object the
modification OF the present law regulating the
observance oil Sunday.
The Wcs;morcland CIuo Of Richmond, the
wca|hiist md most Influential ono in tho civ,
have tonsht the residence Of Hon. az. Lyons,
:, ii g c,rtcr OF 6 h and Fra1kIiu, mud eyn,c:
to remodel K And convert it into ono Ct tho
''nhds"mcst club houses 10 The South Thu
prIcc paid for this properly wss ST 900.
GA Friday. 10 Sussex cJu0ty, mother and
Lcr lniSnt wCrc u!dorlG. James Rose, coll
cred, seSt to Petersburg on Friday morning,
anI Juflug bis sbjcLCc his house was visited
by woman TO whom no was formerly married.
but whom he alteIWard iorsojk 10 live with
anothcr woman, named Maggie liens. by whom
he had child. The forsakcn woman was &C
clmpAtled by ucgro man. who, on arriving
a. the house, shot Maagi, 'rinrs through the
aIeas. With revolver, killing her Instantly.
he ihIaots head Was chopped off with shade
~ the tnragcd woman. Tho double mnrdcr
vas first discovered late on Saturday, whon
k0=o returned homo.
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TEEEGKa E,EsC BRIEFS.

Charles Feohtcr. thu actor, died at Quaker
town, Pa, to day.
The barquc w. G. Putnam vas abandoned
at sea yesterday morning. The crew landed
safely at lIafax
Tho largo saw mill and luoIh@r whurvcs own.
I'd BY Charles Beck Il Co. 1T pvnctaneuishc,
Dat, were burned yesterday LIS $4,000.
Ffauklin Won tho fist TACO at Saratoga TO
day. GlIcfIcH thu aco0j, aud vomr 10 tho
third.
The Bliish ship PGi1 Of iIc O;ann when
of Sh!nHecock. came IN caIIisiHn with schooner
Geo. w. Andrews from Raltimnr> with coal
for Portland few days ago, sinking hnr i'm
mcdiaic!y. All han,!s were rescued.
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VIEWS or TEE DGE.

". y. Kelley, Of PhiadoIphis, has he'd OF
interview with bismarck.
ihero vas slight run, yesterday, on the
Exchange Bank, at Montreal, Canada, and
uany people refused 10 accent their bills Ia
payment OF accouas.
Articles impesciing w. H. Goldsmith, the
comptroer general q Georgia, have been re-
ported 10 tho Legislature Of that State. Among
the charges Is gu alleged dcialcaicn OF ovCl
81 900.
John Hutton, q clerk 10 tho cffc, of the reg
sicr Ct the treasury, in Washington, fell dead
last night, Deceased was forty years OF sgt
and bOnecd in New York. 1t is supposed
deelk was caused by Ljes;ion of tho braiu.
i.'His Msvtr, of Philadelphia, and Joseph
Z. JOucs. Ct Conshohockep, Pa. were drowned
st Atlantic City, N. D., yesterday, while bath
10y. An cxclrsoulst, who arrived OF Care
May, N. D., yesterday morning. was drowned
about o'clock, y. m.
George l.olavre. o FrSCchman, about thirty
stvcn Years old, with several aliases. was arrest
cd aud taken TO Boston, yesterday, charged
with humorous robberics at seaside hotels and
ether places. lie claims to b. tho son OF q
wealthy manufacturer in Paris. A cousida,
bic amount Of jewciry stolen by him has been
recovered.
Several additions have Just been made to the
collection OF geological specimens now on cx,
hbltion at Tifsuy's. Now York, from tho
caVcrns of Luruy, 10 Virginia. The collection
c)mprise9 some novel formations in tho way Of
delicate cIysta! Of dog'tooth spar grown on
siaIsoltes, calcltc crSslalizltion found on tho
ceiling It splines. now varieties of cfystalizad
paVcmcnts, end q curious iuogoii structure
made up Of minute crystals.
Volcano, 10 Wood county, w. Va, place
Of 200 inhabitants, was destroyed by fro yos.
tettay, as mentioned in the Gazette of ycster-
day. The town was a considerable Gil depot,
and mary OF The warehouses; woro stored with
on, sVlrg the flames abundant matera to iced
upnn, aud ns all tho buildings were of wood,
tho destruction oil tho town was speedy. The
loss is ,s'Imatcd at 1000, and the fire is SUP
posed 10 have been the work CT AL iuccudiary.
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From South AInericn,

New YORK. August 5.-Tho Poruvie a min
lster has received tho following dispa' oh from
the Consul General of Peru ct Panar "a. dated
August 4: Tho Huascar and Unio hayo viz
tied Chilean ports destroying launc' les and can
turing tho steamer Rimao with th entire Zup
quay, regiment OF cavalry fully ar iued aud sun
Piled with horses besides three vessels loaded
with coal and conner.
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4HiantieIlc.

IETERsrURG. Va, August 5.-rrank Barker
and Agnes Shans (colored). who murdered
Maggie Trims, On infant, in Sussex county, Two
lnlis from Stony Point Station, on FRIDAY. wsre
arrested yesterday ar the scene Of the murder
By Constable s. u. Harrison and taken 10 Sus.
tei u; They will have hearing at the next
term OF the County Court which will commence
On lhursday next They both ACKNOWLEDGE
ihe'r guilt and assign jealousy as a cause for the
muritr
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y MANUFACTURING CITY. -Thc1o ar, low
In operation at Augusta, Ca, four cotton fac.
torres, with az aggregate capacity Of over 40
Wo spiIdee, ind filth, lha Sammervil!c mills,
will soon DO INfnrg cut checks, stripes and
pIa'd7. a lEigo waste factory on tho river
o'nk dues thriving tus:iucss Two iron fouu-
dtics are constantly buy. Throo flour and
aFist mi!s, usiag altogether nesr,y GO 900 bush
c!s ct grain annually, arc running night and
a'y to supply the demand for flour and meal
AN OIL factory turns an immense 1aanity of col =.
t to seed lnio Gil and stock meal or fertii;z ,rs
l 40 ice factories turn cut about 80 600 p,unds
OF Ice per day. a cotton Gin manufactorv has
eeo1 established ard is rapidly putting up gins.
cordeHSers aud feeders. Three machine s6o, ~
make every descrip in Of carpenters wi.
these are he manufacturing enterprises ir, the No.
cHy, and other branches Of Industry keer, no - :,
win them; aud the exhibit is oae highly cred.
ltacIe 20 tho pluck acd enterprise Of in, nan.
pc Of Augusta, ia. p'o'
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Fatal ICC3s' n>S

CHEYENNE W. T., A. .sust 5.-Jabob Bshr
man and VIM. Crsm .er while returning from
S Ss Ii!y win horse aod buggy on Sun
u nlRht were '.opcd over high bluff. near
inI .o"o' OIImer was instantly killed, and
nclImah o''dy hurt. Cramsr leaves family
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HE Situation in Xululnnd.

Tho special dispatches Of correspondents 10
South Africa agree that tho capture OF Cste-
wsyo IL ali itGportant because az long as no is
free he will remain the c!ptro of conspiracy and
mischief. Cen. WolScley, however, has no 10
tcutlon OF pursuing him with Britah troops, as
tho uatnro Of tho country renders such course
imrracicable. His policy rather is to stir up
| The nclghbolng Tribes against the King Agents
| havn been sent to tho SWazes and Amatoneas
with thus object in view, and 5 600 cattle have
been offered to Oham if no will capture his
Drolhcr. Ono telegram even says that price
has boon set upon CeleWsyo's head, but this
seems an cXaegeratiou.
General WoIseley, 10 an address TO number
OF chiefs on July r. Informed them bo had no
desire TO take any of their territory, but that
CeteWay0 was fugitive and could never moro
be Hing. General Wolseley had summoned
oil tic Galivo chiefs 70 moot him OF Emar
gSene. about nine miles north of tho Umatoosi
1iVcr, On July TO- TO hear his iaal words of
settlement.
Tho chiefs who woro present at tho meeting CT
july j. declared that tho Zulu nation had now
no head. They wished to havo no more black
kings, and said they would prefer John Dunn
Tor king. Thoy promised 10 bring all the chiefs
OF tho coast districts to the Emangwene meeting.
1hcss tribes, however, DO not constitute Tho
most Warlike part Of the nation. A. flying col.
umn started for HmangWern on July tho l4th TO
prepare for tho meeting. Gan. Woaeley and
s.ell will follow. ""N
u ~ reporlcd from Luneblrg that Cetewsyo.
with I,OuO followers, is endenvornR to oscape
aGrcss tho northern border to join Secocoani.
mo authorities are keeping good lookout for
Eln'. John Dunn and other we'll informed mar
tios think there is srest probability that Cetc.
Wayo will be killed by bis follCwera if bo con.
tinues TO give trouble 0'A
=, All OF the Zulus wounded a. tho bsttlo Of
Uluhdl were killed by tho native contiupont in
the cmflay OF tho British. '' -
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e Biuntler or Worse. SeVeniy.iiye
Years AGO.

10 90 article ia the Washington Post Of yes
ter1ay headed. "7hc Rircr ChanacL$," eIei-
ncer s. L. Abort in reply to reporters quss
ton, what is the cause Of The chspuc!s flog
up so rapidly" says:
Tho primary cause IS the causeway uniting
Anaostan lslatn with the Virginia shore, the
depths OF tho deposit being greatly accelerated
by the causewsy at the Long Bridge"
This honest engineer now admits what has
always been denied before. Ia the begiuuiDp
of tho present century the members Of Congress
boarded mostly, if not wholly, in Georgetown,
and the people being no doubt very hcspitable,
acquired great Influence in Congress, 50 the
scheme Was invented, as it was said, to deepen
| the channel on the Maryland side of Anaostau
Island. This was the preteyt, but the real REQ.
| son was to cut off tho long boat trade from
Cumberland going to Alexandria. These boats
are remembered by many OF our old Inhabitants.
They CARED about q hundred barrels Of flour,
and passed. tho falls Of tho Potomac through
tho locks still there, | balievo, of The Potomac
| Company, organized by Washington and others
| about 1854 perhaps. There were three islands
| between Georgetown and AlexanGria-frat An
| alostan Island. then lolmes's Island, where
tho south end of tho Long Bridge connects
| with virginia, aiu IGar6On Island, now Dam
ger6eld's farm. Tho boats could polo down
botweea these islands and tho Virginia shore,
besides tho channel was ca tho Maryland sida
from tho arsenal grounds where tho late pooi
tertiary stood. THO passage was safe at all
times, but when tho Virginia channel Of the
river Was closed in tho year 1904 by the Ana
ostan causoway Alexandria lost the trade, ba!
| Georgetown rainod her harbor. Tho Virginia
ohsDnol was opened by great ftcshet in Lhc
river ID tho year 1850, and vas the best, al
uniting as large ships as came to Alexandria,
La great lreShot 10 the spri1g of 1853 the
Analcstan causeway Wa8 nearly all carried
away. bnt tho sclons who ruled iu Georgetown
| built it UP again.
Suoh 90 outrage ms wss committed 10 stop
ping up tho b ,st ohsnnol of river for any, not
to say vile purpose, sooms in this ago Tie
worthy Of o civilized government. The buiii
Jog of the Long Bridge IVES fought hard,
think, by Georgetown. 1t and the causway,
not far from 1000 feet long at tho Long Btidge,
have helped to destroy tho navigation, but can
people Justly complain who set the example
Much moro can be said on this and kindred
SUI lots, but this il enough for onc desc. W.
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lR,poried ior The Alexandria Gszatte, |

METEOROLOGICAL July just past (lS79) has
bscn marked by the greatest drought that hsl
occurred hero for 80 years tr more. Wn had DO
rain Of any noto lrom tho middle OF Juno W.
to the 25th OF July, and com prispg tho longes
days 10 the yoar. and the hotties, the thermom
eter rising to l02' in tho shade on the 10Th OF
July, 9G0 on tho 23l. 90 on the 9TH aud 18Th.
and go on tho 18th lust. Mean for the month
~, ST; mean for Juno 1920. Tho barometer
was much below tho average, beiog tho same
for both June and July, % 60 inches. Prevailing
wind for the two pas. months. SOUTH" out of
95 observations taken OF Z = and Q O'clock
The last month 70 observations south, If south.
west IS southeast, II northeast. II north. S
northwest, 4 cast, 3 west and calm. 2 30incbe,
Of lain fell since tho 25;h inst. S totally cloudy
days. Some rain fell upon | days. Tho drought
was SO severe that the dogwood trees died liz,
the forest for want Of moisture, their roots not
penetrating the earth to any considerable depth.
butrunlng uesr tho suriaoe. {. GlLLINGIAM
Aco0tipk, Va.
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SALE OF A DESIK.R1y
- FARM IN MOUNT VERN0M Ms.

~ ~ =, FARM IN MOUNT VERNON Ms y
IfiCf.-By virtue Of tho deed of trust a, ocntsd
py DANIEL Tyler a1d vito 10 Gilbert Nina
ossstlng date the 9th day Of August lsGd md
OF record on tho land records Of Fsirfsy ""u
moe, nsr, +, Nc. folio 1885, ard by direction Of ,s
MokDAY the nef1 ISL tbs ssv undssrsgoei win on
tOourt day. at II o'clock noon, in front Of V lhs
uoor OF INC Court House of said COUNT soil to
me u highest bidder that certain TRsG ~ OF
, nAND wherein the said Daniel Tyor NJ nressnt
issS containing FIFTY SIN ACKEs This
zaon s su1o1ns The snds of Wnso Tps John.
easv imnr usuers, IS OF good soil. susceptible OF
sou'h OF AleIsndrla. Terms of saleNessh.
TT66 ne POTTER, SubsIi.uttd
Fairfax county, aug SIS 1'u''e's'
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DIED.

In baltimore. on the 4Lh Of August. at3 an n
M, ARCHIBALD CARLYLE FAIKEay
seed 81 years, son Of the late Cap:sin A. L
Fairfax. U. s. N. ~ a.
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CS%H EJsTE.EZ-

| LESANDRIA MARKET August 5.--Tbo mar
ket to-day is dull and de pressed, and price. ,ro
on Flour continues inat tive. Tho recein,s y,
Wneat are good, aud GlSi bushels wero oif,red
ana sold at %. 10l End lGI for Fultz and Ian.
! caster, which il decline. Corn ia also or AMI
oo' bushels oil white cold sc &c! and ST. No Kys
reported, and ]Sl bushels OF Oats sold at 81
Country produce ia Ecarco. and prcos st sst
quotations.
BALTIMORE, hu. va Gs old -; do del Gl: do
consu Oh; DO "A series 2Js Va lU.iO. 49l; past
cue coupons eOs. Sugar steady A soit glass
GotIon dutl ano lower; mddling III Flour
Gun anu without quotsbio change. Wheat
Eout1efn hrmer; Western lower and stesdy AZ
NV, ,1e CLOSE southern red lOlsl03; do amber 1854
lCI No Mar Iand l33isllO; No 2 Western
WInter req spot and Aug lU34sl0ss; Sept lOa3.
!Nt yet lCJtslG9I. Corn.-sjouthern nomin.l
Id absence ct receipts; Western steady; South
etn o.; DC yellow 43: Western mixed SPOT and
avg ifdts; Sept 5$5a15R Oct 46s46l steamer
a saI!.s' Oats steady Southern 37a40; Westn
WHITE E,Ia39; do mixed 3Ga37; Pcnua 37s3S Ryo
qu!et at 56s5S. Hay firm and unchanged. Coiis.
qule'. and unchanged. Whiskey steady and I'm,
chs.nged. Wv
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Stocks buoynnt. Mon
eS 3s"4 Flour dull Wheat unsettled. Corn
quiet.
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PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRLWEEKLY By
E.GJi4 Es ENOwDEN.
TUESDAY kvEEING, AUGUST b. 1879

Col. Abcri, the engineer iu charge Of the
improvements OF The haIbors Of The District Of
Columbus. III hiJ annual report, recommends
the only real and permanent, MS well es the
cheapest Improvement, to those herbtrJ, which
% to I'll W ;hc Washington channel entirely,
raise ihe flats about ten feet, ard force oil the
Water that comes down tho river into the
GcjrfctoWn uhanncl, on which RIPARIAN owueis
might he granted the same frontage they now
hold alorE the Washington channel. This plan
Would occasion 10 difficulty TO The sewers 60 that
could not be removed easily; would obVstc
ito yearly 'X:cndituru of inmonsc sums for
dredging out !te two channels; would add
greatly to tho sllubii;y Of Tho national capital,
aud. besides, would reclaim largo area of land
tho taxes on which would Increase tho rcve.
Ercs OF the District TO no iuconsidcrablo Iteut.
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Affplsptcsl Assassination.

RICHMOND. August 5.-Uonsiicrablo excite
mart prevails hare over supposed attempt ii
nssissnate DIR. }. u. Upahur, who resides on
tho oorntr Of Fourth and Iiraakn streets. Sun
day afternoon. Il was hb mt i0u9 o'clock, and
DE- unshur aud hi3 friend, DR.. w. Augustus
Lee, w1ro seated III tho cities CT tho iornor,
discussing ne ohandeliHr which hung from tho
middle of tho ceiling over tho nffioo table They
had Just turned away from the table, when a
ball from either rill, OF pistol crmo crash
ING through the cpan Stats Of The Wiudow shut.
tor, striking thn shade and chimney Of tho Ar
Qaud burner, khlvcIlng both 10 atoms. bending
the brass, and, glaucipE. lodged abou: eight
inches above the !ramo Of the door to his con
sniting room on tho opposite s:do Of tho oilica
Dr. upshur, who wss standing ut the time, ssid
that II lie had bacn an inch o. two taller he
would have been killed. those who heard the
report SAW no pc'son in tho vicinity, though an
examination Of thu corner took plnCe Dr. Up-
shur is Young widOwor Of the hiehoat social
standing, who IS not supposed t. have AT enelny
In the world. DIR. Lee, his companion st tho
time OF tho shooting is also young bu. uamsr-
ried physician.
Tho affair iS involved in mystery, no Glow
having been obtained as TO who could have fred
the shot or rs 10 Whist was thn m:tire. 1t IS sd.
United that 1t could scarcely havo been an acci-
dent. occurring AS il did in tho broad daylight
of Sunday afternoon in such q mysterious
manner.
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ARCHIBALD CARLYLE FAIRFAX, q we'll.
Known citizen OF Baltimore, died yesterday of
consumption OF tho house Of his lathcr.in-law,
Mr. w. II. Redwood No. 45 West Monument
street nr. Fairfax wss native Of Alexandra,
w. J6 years Old, ard csmo to Baltimore IN 1865,
just altor the war between the States He was
The son Of the lato Capt. A. Is. Fairfax, u. s. N.
During tho war he served as 3 private in con-
pany 4, Seventeenth Virgins Infantry, and
was wounded severely in tho baltic Of EIeyon
Pines. In this city no YVES . momber of Horic
Lodge OF MasoEs, and Baltimore City Lodge Of
Odd Fellows. Two years or so ago his health
failing, he gave up counting house employment
nero 1fe and went into business at Fairfax q. H.,
va, but Was obliged 10 reiinqui:h this pursuit
a 81 on account OF his health, and came back 10
ryiapd and Virginia particularly. His remains
Will DO bafied in Greenmount-Balto, Snq,
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DiScOVerY Of q WrneLc

San FRANCISCO. August 5.-Some na,,;ss
IN this city who have been working up tho m alter
Ter s)me time past, have discovered Tho wr ck
oil The steamer Brother Jonathan which fonnd
ored off point st. George, near Crescent Civ
lu July 1865. There were about 500 COO in
tfeH' ury notes aud bullion 10 her safe al the
TIM. 80 '''o
MillhoIland. whila passing another hos+ M
dam No. z, on the q. s. o. Canal, on Ssturdsr
WA kicked in the stomach by q mule and bndI,,
injured de will probably recoye. hoWaytr.
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number OF young ladies 10 the west end
OF Richmond speak Of organizing archery club
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NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Stocks buoynnt. Mon
eS "a"!' Flour dull. Wheat unsettled. Corn
quiet.
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How A MAINE Town BECAME BANKRUPT.
The lo@u of Wiscasset, in Maine, with au az.
tcssed valuation CT SjG4 j52 has n debt of
SOL ,Sll. al! but 81 OUO or $1,000 OF it bearing
Interest ST tho rate ct six per cent. In 1857
the to1n debt. mostly occurred fer war pur
pesos. vas about $4,000. That seemed a
heavy burden, and 10 the hope CT ei,ias fresh
Impulse to the prosperity OF the town, they
subscribed $4,000 to the stock Of The Knox
AID LlocoIn railroad. and issued bonds, which
we're lc6s 10 the railroad company, to the
amount Ct $S5,O00 mor-. 10 1870 aud ISL
further loans Of cEedi: to the amount Of SCI 500
and $4,000. respectively, were made to the
same railroad, whose prospects were 81 dubious
that 1t was though! host to throw in liltio E1cre
IN tho forlosn hope Of saving the fr:t Investment
LATER on The town borrowed moaoy topsy its in.
terest, and now tho debt has risen TO tho sum
SG 40 we mentioned The tax lssl year was S47 on
sl'VUo This year. BY emitting any PROVISION for
Interest tue after this month the rato il rfdncoo
TO SH) or 81 90. CT ptr cent Of tho total vsI.
l.lI"n 81 tho town
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homo Guard, q military organization Composed
largely Ct ex.ConietersLe soldiers, has passed
touching trbase oilcs 2eCt to the memory of the
late Gen. Wm +. Barry, who was IN honorary
member OF tho company. Whilst Gen. Barry
|Is III command Of Fortress Monroe the orle
Guard visitei! ,ha. plscu and resolved carGial
welcome frcm tho General, who YVES in turn
guest of tho Guard during a visit TO The Lynch.
burg fair.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-22
81 VIII Go or Lose NV Life"

IFrom Tile NeMOcrn Nutshell
A few days since we mentioned that the
Clara Merrick, Il schooner bound for vii.
mington, had gone down near Haitcras,
baying struck on the Diamond shoals and
sprung a.leak, and that five men had been
taken from the rigging Of the unfortunate
schooner by Captain Joscnh Gaskill, OF the
schooner MARY Louisa. The Mary Louisa
was coming in from New York, and wDcn
a few miles from the wreck the men were
discovered in The rigging making signals
OF distress. The matter WAS called to the
attention Of CAPTAIN Gaskill. when he went
forward and closely observed the Signals
made by the wrecked men, after which he
ordered the boat to be lowered and stated
that he intended 10 save them, il possible.
The wind was blowing hard and the seas
running very high at the time, and one oil
bis men asked: evil you try to reach
those men under such circumstances ms
thesc." The Captain replied: II will go
to them or lose my life in the attempt. /
see the Masonic signal OF distress displayed.
Who will volunteer to go with me?" Two
of his hands at once volunteered, when the
three brave men stepped into the yawl and
showed of from the vessel. Their noble cf-
forts were crowned with success. They
reached the wrecked men. took them FROM
their pcrl1oSss position. and, bravin" the
fnaming waves, returned in safety to the
Mary Louisa. The five men had been
ciinSing to the rigging ut the masthead
about six hours when Captain Gaskill res
cued them.