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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-17
EOEEIGE ITEMS.

The Car announces tho ratification oE lbt
treaty CT peace With Turkey.
There have been 10 fresh cases Of plague re
ported IL Russia for day or two.
Pope Leo has discontinued payments tc
bishops who have not received The royal cx
equatur.
A free trade coalition is forming 10 the Ger
man Reichstag to oppose Bismavck's protection
doctrines. though approved By tho Emperor
speech.
The Berlin chief Of police hss ordered q
special inspection Of lodging houses OF account
OF the prevalence of spotted typhus. The
disease is spreading 10 Saonica.
President Grevy aud NJ. Gambetta src
couuselirg the French republicans against rash
ness and impatience. Differences of opinion
will most likely cause III. Waddiogton 10 re-
tire from the French Cabinet.
The North German Gazette points ont that
the Duke of CumberlanG's marriage contract
speaks Of the royal family of Hanover" thus
provicg that Denmark countenanoes Cumber.
lands aspirations to the throne of Hanover.
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asynrscur E'onson Come Again.

washington. y. c., Feb. 1.-THE Potter
investigation ccncli:tso rD:t this mCrliag at
hat yas: aiaven. and tie chairman laid b:ioro
.;e1a lie aEi..2is Of judge Il. &. Ripley and
i. II. Mc!Gtosi,, which lad 5,cu forwarded
g. judo CocI:r. lIr Ripiey's stIiavit wis
t. The fee! rha: oa9 mirnl0g duriDg he BIZ
1893 Ct ii, 3 1ard L! Safe Caa7s7jeCs at Tsia
tl1s:-D 10 called 81 tho GEi33 OF the Attorney
General il tia Siao House. lie mat the Ct
i0r1aY General, lion. ". Z. Cooha, ct tn,
i!CGr, eud Re seemed quite agl!aed lie stated
&c ie?Grcnt that ne red tw;ce been 10 the ctnce
f the Secretary G. Sac sAi nai found The
a.rr !cckcd On bcth occ :sioUs. While standing
ia iioa3 0! IL. Secretary,s office they saw Gov
StaaTns aod Geo. Mcgee, ot Oslo, COMO CIT
sd Wal; aero:s Ia he Gove:aoT'a cEca. ct
the ti.na Ge2onent wondered that the Governor
a9G = cifiz n Q: distant State sdouli be closet
% ui,t tic SECRETARY ct State ct !ao thug ap'
pointed s,r tAe maetiog Ct The 7:trrrlns bcacj.
Nr. i!clntCsA iatGrposgs that he Tas the
Tallahassee correspondent Of The Savannah
News, aud during tho canvass Of the returns OF
Inc last Presidential election he, one day, say
Judge CcC!,e, Que Of tie thrnc members OF the
re;r,z;cg D3ar&, pacing the Il >ec in front CT the
Secretary Of $ $40 j office ia nervous freely.
Ia r>r,y 10 dep0ncnIs question he Said -
";h0gs i:ftrasl sGeuci-e!s MeLiu an1 Cow.
iii, NA9 ITO CiEa7 u.c,nb,rs Of Tic b5ard,)
hay, got ne locked GGt," Or WotG3 10 thai cl-
cct McIctosn, Immediately afterwards, saw
Gov. St6arrs. OF Florida, and Gov. Noyes, Of
Oaio, leave the Secretary 's'roonl together.
Tie aliidavi we're ordered TO be PLACED en-
he record OF the c?.amit:cc.
Mr.. JOHN L. Ccyla was then called to the
gitre$s stand, ;u. Mr.. Hiselc:z observed tina;
&c w3u!1 haze 20 ask iur Il secret session dut!ng
Inc day, aud perhaps IL would b. better to have
/ before prOc,cai1g to hear testimony.
lie suggestion .oct with 20 opnosit!on. and
the committee Wcat iDto secre. session for al
hcnr,
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VIRGINIA. eTEtyS,

The First Virginia reeins1t, NJ Rjahm011,
! will celebrate the 221 # F1afcer! ~ :: parade
and drill,
Dir. q. W. Wlcnn. Gil eli aai respected ill:
zen Of Culpepsr 9. H., Was 1:Eias-n F!:h @2r
alysis Friday night.
Mra. ThomasS. B,rbc2. .ho Glott:t Of tic
sculptor, VIZ. Il. Barbea, di:4 in iIs22.':ar
| mock o,uu5s, last week.
Charles Boyer, youth :las h.oa arrested il
Fredericksburg, Tor stealing le::e:s frai! l2cl;'
ters had bscu stole. before The ta:.f vas &c
tee'ed.
Patrick Smith, Gnc Ct tic icus nes-csa
charged With tho murder IF John {. L:cI, il
New Kent equity, last u2oats, MS bGan c3a'
riated 10 tha! COUNTY, arG a"oE@ae&a 20 ~ Bun:
on the l5;h Gay 81 March.
Some hunters IN Wytbc c2u2:g ia: E,ijsy,
killed bear which weighed bct@2cn !oc: sod
five hundred pouu6s net. The NztslTl.!c
Dispat:G says 's:x cen leads from !i!i2o a1ci
shot guns loaded with ku.ksh2'. we're :ai ia.o
him.
Il naRro Child seven years Oh H!9 iiac0yG!ll
10 GSing condition from sta-va::2a II y t@52n
E1eBt house Of b. {. Mae1y's il tie southern
part Of Coupeper Court Hcus3 On Fi;aY iasi.
\ physician was immediately summoned, nat
too late to render asslstancc al ;!2 chill! C!ec
ia few hours. If the m3thar, " 10 was IN she
house, had compai1ea TO the town authorities,
their wants would have been supplied.
Tee elevator ct the America hniCi il Nch-
mond. containing eleven peraoEs, iaeud'ng n
number Of workman VIA bad been repairing
tie roof. brock loose on Saturday cvcuiag soon
after leaving the upper story and came ,'nHu
rapidly, breaking its way through to the bag
mont. Three persons were injured, two CT
whom were coorcd engineers q tie csisti ::h.
nen5. One Of the parties had q leg broke;
the Other two was not so esri0ua.y bur-. No
guests oil tho hotel were 10 tao elevator ct ine
time
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- EtE,S OF lie U.EEI.

Tie President 5ss aFpr5rcd IL" !aw ti:c7-
Jog " ,uea to praoiicc % a." U4".l S.a'cs
Supreme Court, ard also the NaT,l GrF.c2Hi
ton till.
The subscriptions to tho four cant. lean CO
Saturday amounted to s5,G23 :2G0, making e
fetal Of ST, 527 600 siacc :ks isst ca! itr tie
SIX per cert. bonds.
TIE House Of Representatives., "a friday
last, clncu!red 10 the Seoa!e ancn1reG's TO
the till for tie paymeh! OF tho ct6eers ald so!
diera Of the Mexican war Of thrco mouths
extra pay, ard tue Iill vas then passed.
Thi.ty-tEo moro pTasea!ncuts have hafn
made ty the United States grand Jury u: New
Orleans, involving one hundred arte;s, for NO
atous Of the federal elsc.ion laws II Cadio,
Tcrsas, Rapidcs aud Natehtoch:s parishes.
Rev. Reuben Nelson, d. D.. senior publisher
and book agent in charge Of the MeiLoG:s:
Book CoEcaru in NcWYosk ond treasurer OF tie
Methodist Missionary Society, wss stricken win
paralysis early Saturday cVaEi'g, All: his re-
covery il very doubtful.
Dr.. Geo. II, Gray, Of Daniso1, Ttyss, wiz
distinguished himsal! by professional services
rendered at Holly Springs during tie lie
epidemic committed suicide Saju!tag nigh!
By shooting binsalf through tho E:2i. ~
reason for the Ect Is ss.!gaed.
D3m Pedro, Emperor Of B:s2i!. has c,a;Elb-
ted to The Washington noulmen9 a s!oac TtlSn'
iGg nearly eight toues, 70 ''perpg;uatG She
memory Of the illu;!rl0us father OF tho Amffl
can republic, fer whom be chtrishas tee %.rI
est admiration" The st0Uo, Ehl3h II engraved
and inscribe, ia nov in New IoTh.
Oqar thirty psrsocs We're iljuTei 10 t'i2iG
eseape from the turning stesmSg D0aoclig u
| low Carlo, H., on Friday last. Tie blT OF
tho boat ran hign co the shore. EHc:sSa!',aE s
leap fifteen feet to tho taTd irtz,u sroug:. IL
tbs fact aad nnG !hc paDo all The !cju;l2a are
due.
The San Francisco papers afa ryioicio8 69er
the passage IF the an,i'Chico:0 bill 90 Is!
Senate. At tho Sunday mectiDg 6! t:Ic sand
lots politicians resolution Vas p.sscd 2ee@plaa
| the bill as partial Eeasure OF Taei, Th1 d1i
cgates to the Constitutional Convention at Sac
rameuto desigo scudiur message 10 i:;o Prs
| ident, earnestly rcqucs;irg bin 10 aF.Iov; Ih2
| measure.
A Glnoo Roman wrestling r!E.1a, t:!pnioG
! allowed, took place iu B55.eu, betwctn w.
Miller, CT Baltimore, aud jas. H. MchsugnI!u
OF Det.oit. Saturday night. The lr,G Diu! Wa
Ron by Mclaughlin in Il minutes; iho saolr
! by Miller u l6 mi1ufes, ana the stuG aud las!
| by McL.uehin ia g micutcs. ;lc stag5s
we're $1,000 side. end the I'll 'c:c!o:s
| announced 10 about $l500.
Near Port Jarvis. n. Y, Saturday. 1hia
Peter Schmidt and his sen 10 lay were waiai5a
On The railroad track to meet a .oI CT thu osn,
er WhGn they expected 10 arrive fr0n t5-t
| mayg, the; w>io s;rucS By q pas.:ug 'ia:G,
Schmidt died ALMOST instantly aid lis eo.uraa
ion YES ssriou:lg Injured. Inc s)a had a::i7cd
just before The accident srd ic;t oi !i0.,!e, ahca
| ne reached ia lime 10 receive tic c5rpsc Of LIZ
iatEnr,
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Trouble ia S!aSi.s.

FAN FRAECIsCp Feb. Is "A dispatch from
Victoria says: Tho steamship CALIFORNIA; Io..
>itka February 10 ard arrived q. E:Iein!gi.
February ii There was niuch excitement Ia
Sitka when she ls! Tnn lndi.us having tnrea-
ened 20 annlhi!ate tic whites the c!.!zsn5 were
sr mec and aHn.ih2 their at.sck Two Indian.
who mufdofoi J.ues Brown cont.ssed their
guilt pnd wcro surrende7si to tho Collector.
They ere nC@ bO,ri lhr C.lifoTul. 81 route
TO P,r:sod IL b. turned over to mo Gnl:cj
states District Attorney 20 oWait tho ~ ton o.
tne au.horitie. e. Wnshia1'on. Three families
came down on the sts-ner h=.ing frcm d.".e".
storekeepers are pro- ar.us TO leave by Inc mex.
steamer.
Faiher Ms.ropc'sky md his c5Tpreg,i1n IL
cor JUNCTION With the n nisl!."n CIT Zsf.s o. Slkr,
h I'd veitloae1 thr Comm DR. " ti-r II ujc,!y'a
maLsJt war lying al Esq Iir1 1t t. coma ~ torlf
N IN ~dl,te aid ing fearful thsL Lhay csGnot
sllav thu diatuT5a'c-, b-'pre the United STATE
govern me,t can se.d ss,sisnco. Ii is ruu,"r"d
t. at Cutting s. Co nner situated 'outf ,ur
mixes from Six , ta3 teen ee.kgd nud BURIED
No reii,' CO Is pt.ced o. the eGmI:, bec.uss tee
company hive tndisns IN ta.ir emp'oYmnn.
who sem 10 Do peac5nb Y iaL!inod tn. Cot
lec!or Of Alaska his telygr.Shct to Secretary
Sherman for did. Tn, Indians threaten t. xii
two White nlen iG retaliation for the two prs
oDere.
The night before he steamer arrived sn alarm
was gwen through some norv"ug Le.s IL thai the
Indians were Preparing 70. en- .t.ack. aud Ia"
greatest CONSERVATION prevailed aUlorg tsG
Wbite5 Peopis barred TIER doors cad stool
Tesdy fo- action. Til. pr,s:l's ncuss was crowd
I'd With terror stricken nonen and ch,ld-er,
who could no. be induced 70 return TO lh-ir
homes Until dagiiEn. Inc steamers arrive!
created nero Confidence, but fear began 10 gain
ground before her departure TIE Whit: are
wal organized. and. ia cas-. tbey c,nnot concj.'
late tne indiana, will mske f. desperate fsht
Jsmes Brown aes murdered in his cain while
asleep. lie wss hacked to pieces with an axe.
AID bis remains thrown into the OCEAN. PLUMBER
was the Incentive 10 the deed, and much OF his
property WAS found in possession OF :he muir
derefs
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The Pension Bill anh either Ti,isgs.

Correspondence Of the AIsxlnGri. Gazat:a. |
WILDCAT, FAUau1EE, hFGW, Feh. Is. 1879.
Seeing 50 much in the papers Of late a53r iHc
pensions to be awarded TO almost everybody, l
thought would write you, to nos ftrgc. rae,
when they hand them around. Lava never
been in tho army, or 0arg, tu! 5e:ias;1< that
every one is goi1g 10 have p pen5lna-icr The
asking-so thought Tde be in time
There are certainly more losters around hcrc
now than dollars, aud when The peD;ioss c>mG,
it will DO like the good cid time5 co:ac back
again. msa can live pretty we'll, up here,
On fifty dollars a year, but all have ne .ooncy
who is going to DC the work? WAat G lazy
good for nothing set o! psogle &c vii have 10
len years-liVing o. peEsiuns-;2!it incy isua
ra,ions too?
IL money SO scarce in towb? for want down
the other day, and on tic streets i Glet, he
SOD. Of an CID tlend nicely es5aG, Nth
little inch aud C bali bit Of white paper, look:ag
for some crumbs of tobacco. saw hin ask sew
era! persons; they were cut L called BIN
to me and gave bin a handful OF home INSIDE.
The next thiog be SAID vas go; malca y l
pulled out my old finder toy, lad n:2Ga Gm L
present of it, I've kn0wa h!u, ana his .sheT,
oefure DID, IDr t1eGy Year,; heitaef vi li2ui
ore stiDgy-bu. If that boy can't bup els suois
iog what is the country coming to? While |
was 10 town I saw great macy ctEers il the
Same E1 he vas 10. Maybe trey etc sa7;ay
up to pay the State debt.
The farming interest around h:!c il slowly
improving; lands that before HE war did nct
grsze more than FIVE or sig c1,tie f.. 60 the Fifty
acres now keep fifteen aud tEeuty. Many
farmers arc sowing orchard grss:; it does not
dry up during the summer i!se timothy aGd
clover.
If the timothy vas soacd on TIE wheat fields,
with the Intention Of ;gr1irg It nu1e-, the next
Sc cscn it could have len months CROWN aud
would surprise msuy ho@ nu;b ierbsga there
would be TO turn unier 10; the Ecxt crap,
improving TIC lsad wonderfully.
MoEEbHoN.
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=gr=s- r3REIG.T .HEE4G.

LosDoy. +. bfus.g Il. Pleuro pasuGl20isi IS
s:,ya5iag e!2ggg tho cattle 10 rotlh Gao east
Yorkshire.
A5out eco R:hgars gre out Of employment
ct Nacc!e: field % account of tho depression in
trail.
CALCUTTA, Fe5 l7.--Thcra was light fall
ct rain iestba puBjsub on Saturday, but not
sufficient to srprcciabiy. beleit toe crops or
ijiI5i5;sh tie risk of famine Which Is imEi1eat
uclass .aia falls gsitlio fortnight. lo Dude
ard tho GCr,hTcst provinces the situation is
.n1aI,y Ga4, au: .hara is also some complaint
from bcugsi,
BERLIN, Feb. lT.--N0sio5 has been given 10
tie Gelmau pariamccs Of bill! iGpcsiDg high
cr duies upoo iron.
LONDON, Feb. lT.--Iao Augsburger Al!ge'
Q.aIae Z'lans reports bat panic prevails at
Revl il GOES qnarce o! the iainra OF the mer-
cau,!s htusa Of Eggers & %. cith liabilities
f : miijn siv5r roub!:s.
The L;cd0u I:nrs iG is EoaGcia' article says:
The epi!3ciya Of EGa e07errG.eot re7cbue has
.;7an Iha Bark Ct E1aaod 5uch coaiToI over
he ucuey market TIA! i, /; u0s probable that
nenpy Nil! &c cheaper than ct present until
sltcr the crd Of the f6aocal year--ApIii 4ih.
LoyDoT, Feb. l7.-Ls,er kilograms from
Madeira gigc news from PIctcEmaTltEbGrg. Ii
is stated rha5 OK o clock on he mororg OF the
81 of January Lord CEt!@sioId was then a!
| NaIi:z 5n:. IL conference with Governor Sly
Ha.s,c Fre7c. al WIS qaiet CT tho trout aCd
;ne iars,ng ,72s f:lueh ca!mcr. Tho Zlus had
| tecn rnpu's?G from Tort un the Lower i'lgels.
Tno rcpor; ti,as L3rd ChaImSfIrd retired uool
;cjpmaka1r is uGfonudcd. Captain Stafford
;.E! Lieut.. Davies. CT toe natal cuptiueers, ~nt
escaped l.0nl Inc disaster Ct Coyi5cs Camp
epagE. highly 81 TIC con0Gc. Il al eDgag7d, ard
| ii i5o courage aud tirnGrss Of tho aative c2u
! ;iagapt, shua dlspos!ug Ct tie r2prr.s OF The
o,ec'lag ani massacre 4 ctieaTa by native sol
dicr5.
TIC lines slgs II is reported that brigade
cf Ill aiua vii &c ci-ga:ct;ea from India TO re
iniott: L5id Chelmsford. Ii tic meauIlm'
| l35c Gnsiu,s rt!d has already bgen Reinforced
| ~ o.. cJmp.oy from s.. Hv:eGa, and by th;e
iuojrri tucu iiom Chpe:o~a. This will brig.
III, his inisctIy force to ucariy the same strength
,Est il was piiur 10 the Gssster Of the % UT
! LIVERPOOL. Feb. 17-Fhc strike coutlnue
;i.is nmnlgg, batAac uau,hcr ct wen a. vol
! have Increased. BILE bJdied meg tom The VOL
HOUSES are freely employed
!. iater dispatch from L;73!pJ0; says th
81 re his rraG'cliIy collapsed.
| NEW CASTLE ON JINE. FED. ia boa
| rsce Ter 400 vu.Gs anu tho championship u
Cue: DGl:sa, b2lweeu H!ggius and Il liott
sock piseo CT TIC Fsre at ti:s place to day. l
resl,:ec in 2 Yc.civ Tor Elliott, vino bga. Hls
; ;!Gs l.; abcut three lengths.
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Cattle DtselSe.

TORONTO. ONT. Feb. ia special cable,
gram from London to tie Globe says:
"The disease among the American cattle was
discussed Friday night in the House Of Com
mons. 1t was stated that the privy counsel
had for some time past received iolimatiens Of
the disease existing among the cattle 10 the
United States, but did not feel justified in pro.
hibiting importation uItil it was shown that
there was actual danger of Infection. The
order does not apply to Canada, because Canada
is free from the disease. The Importation of
United States cattle into the Dominion is for.
hidden. Every accommodation will be provided
at Brkenhead and Liverpool for the slaughter
of animals there. At present the ipcouvcu.
lent landing stage has been abandoned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-17

The North American Review for March has
been received from its publishers, D. Appleton
4 Co., New York. 1t contents are Ought
the Negro to be Disfranchised2 Ought ho to
have been eaffanohisad Pa discussion of the
negro question by Senator Blaine, Senator La
mar, Governor Wads Hampton. James A.
Garfield, Alexander II. Stephens. Wendell
Phillips, Montgomery Blair, and Thomas A. Hen.
bricks; The Philosophy OF Jonathan Edwards,
Problem, 10y General Nelson A. Mills. u. S. A.;
Ctyptopraphy ia Politics, by John r. q. Has
ear5; and Russian Novels and Noyelists OF the
Dag, by S. +. Shevitch.
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laws.

Anapg tbs t:il psa.ei ~ the legislature and
:hat have b,tn s'sEtd by tho GoyerDCr and
0ucorle Eaws, arc The following:
II relation roihn distribution Of Session Ac:s,
tie Coj: Ct 1860 a.G The Mayo's Guide,
among the otic rs ct couati.s or corporations
whp ar. entitled iy aH to receive the aane.'
70 amald he GSth section Ut SO act for the
assessment & tGse5 on persorsr property, 10
coGIes, icers.s, &;.. snd imposing taxes there
or !or the supp"r: OF tho g,vernuen: and free
schools, and 10 riy tna iotnrfs; Gu the public
debt, approved March - 1876.
Amrrd tEe &C. 10 Commission ofhcars Ct cadets
OF Bshel Academy, ct tauquIcr county.
l. c1EnZ up the value ui religions !nstruc
tini5 n tte putieDsary.
10 amend secon Of chapter 80 Of tho Code
81 1873. 10 reterc0oo 10 the pllcs paid Ter
lsnGs warTIua tor waste laDCs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-17

FAoUIER ITEMs.-Good farming lands can
DO bcush cheaper 10 this vicinity at this lime
than at any period siroe the war.
Several parties all coiored, suspected Of haT
ing guilty knowledge Of the murder Of Howard
Holtzelaw, were arrested, examined before
Justice ana discharged last Thursday.
A dispatch was received in WaTrenton Thurs.
dsy norning convey log intelligence Of the death
of Rev. Mr.. Higgins. The Eews. though ex-
pected, will cause deep lamcntaiion III oougre.
cations here to Tbich he %inis'ered. Mr.. d.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-17

The Virginia House of Delegates is 10 favor
OF the proposed amendment to tho State ocI-
s;ituiion providing for yigs VEGA voting. We
t,us! the amendment may be adopted, and that
it mag DO incorporated into the coustitulicrs of
all the other States OF the Uniop. Il tho votes
a. the last Presidential election had been taken
10 the way provided ior by this amendment.
Toe shame ard reproaeh inflicted upon free 10.
stitutiors by the result Of that election would
have been Impossible. Lat US ct last have it
10 Virginia.
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Deaths.

C1Nc1NNAT1 O., Feb. 17.-Hor. II. s. Cream.
or who served in the Ohio Legislature from
Fsyette county several years, and Hon. Aaron
johnson. member of the Legislature from Perry
county, died on Saturday.
BosToN, Feb. T.-Robert Carter gentleman
of large journalistic experience, died st Cam
bridge on Saturday. He was of Irish parentage,
and born in Albany. N. Z, Feb. g. 1919.
ELMIRA, N T., Feb. l7.-Geo. Hsy.. propri-
etor CO :hs Rsthbun House, and we'll known
hotel man. died TO- day, aged &C.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-17

We hope the application of Mir. Welsh. U.
8. Miais!er to EogIand, Ter an increase Of salary
--he bow gets $4s dsy-may induce me-
jority Of Congress to consider the sdVl5ablil!y
of doing away With the whole diplomatic service.
As U. S. ministers now oais 60: as messengers
between tho American Secretary If State aud
foreign governments, aud Is the transatlantic
telegraph is mere speady ard reliable mes
seogsr than srY Lua:aa being c5nid possibly
be. VIC bepe its facilities may bo ayailed of,and
the tex payers OF the country be eaved not only
the SIT 500 paid Mr.. Welsh, but the immcrse
sum that is exacted of them 10 support the
luxurious idlepess Of the ether Americans uow in
the 81 called diplomatic service.
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EXPLOSION,

tIc'cIsNATE, O., Feb. II --1hn L.. q. McOor-
Ta'cE, Z small steamer running between Mare!.
- ana ZaDesvIile, on the 9uskinsun river,
exploded her boiler when rsa. Beverly on Sat.
uTda:, killing nike Aavemeyer and seriously
scs.diny Csp;sr Martin. TWO Of tbs crsw ard
inres passengers. The boa. Junk few moments
after the explosion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-17

Mr.. Wendell Phillips gric.es because the
land of the rebels was not confSca.ed and the
promise OF forty acres and mule to the nc
sroes who voted The republican ticket redeemed,
Poor cid gentleman. He laes superfuous en-
the stage. His intensc hatred Of the South has
lost it's sling BY reason Of bis sen!e Rarrulily.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-17

The March number of Potter's Americao
Monthly has been received from It's publishers,
in,Philadelpbia. Among its contents are -
Viocennes Indiana, Century Ago; A Ride
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-17
MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY l.
Tie Constitution Of the United States says

Tie Constitution Of the United States says
that treaties between this and torsign COUNTRIES
shall be tbs supreme law OF the land, but the
Congress Of the United States, like the Two
o;her bsaue5cs Of the government, hss long since
ceased to regard Any provision Of 80 obsolete az
Instrument Us that Waioh few u1sophsilcased
people still im3g;rs TO be the supreme law oil the
Union. Tho Senate, las! Saturday night, con-
CURED with tue previous action CT the House
10 not only abroga!;ug the Chinese treaty. but
10 committing tha: not in SO insulliog manner,
by giving Cbira nd official notice of the pro
posed Intention, that it must provoke retsl'a-
tory measures. Why not proclaim the utter
adjustment of the whole Constitution at once,
and be done with the ridiculous preterse OF
conducting the government IN accordance With
lis provisions 1t has, ever since the republi-
can party came iuto power, been practically cis'
regarded, and the jocks ct its nominal effective
ness hiss grown Stale. f'hs reputation Of the
express stipulations of the Chinese treaty, to
which We refer. is 10 stronger evidence Ct the
practical abolition of tho Constitution than Is
afforded By the depial to oltzsns of the Sou!h
the rights, privileges and immunitics enjoyed
By their fellow citzans Of the North, or By the
refusal Of republican States 10 respect the
requistioa for iusi.ivcs from jas,ioe from
democratic States, CT by ths organization OF a
new State within Ina Jurisdiction Of Virginia,
but without her coas6nt. or by giving mlllioos
of acres of the public lands to railroads that
run through northern Sates, but not su acre
10 those proposed to be run through the South.
We arc glad That Senator Wi;hers voted against
the Chinese bill. aud hope the President may
veto il.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-17
PedesirtaniSifl,

New YORK, Feb. 17.-Vauness Lad. a.
noon to-day. accomplished 1903! IiteF, and
Belden 1,54S 10 thei. test Of endurance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-17

Never spend ycur uoaey before sou have ~
This w!il save y0u from many difficulties ard
scme teUDta!iocs, b! il sou taye cold,
spend Is ceps for bottle Dr.. Bulls Cough
Syrup,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-17

In tho Court Of Appeals on Saturday, the
case Of Crunpton Us. Hcffuap, Lee & &c.
was argued BY 3. Z. Bou!din, esq, for !ap.
pelsnt aEd Il. Robertson, ESQ.,. for appellee
and submitted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-17
Fire.

ELM1RA. N. Y. Feb. 17.-Frankenstirss
lothng store and the Caring House restau.
rant were burned this morning. Loss $l2, eco.