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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19
ForcibIe INSTRUMENTATION

Tho New York correspondent of tho Bslti-
moro Sun says: Tho Governor to-day signed
the bill TO project the right, of cilzsrs CT this
State owning and holding claims against olhor
States a similar bill 10 tho present one,
strongly Endorsed by the bankers and merchants
OF this city, was passed by both branches of tho
Legislature last year, and defeated by The veto
q the Governor. The mer 'ure is most
important one, and tho test case, which is TO
be M 1e up a. once for the fail term of the
United States Supreme Court st Washington.
will BIO awaited with tho deepest interest Wher.
evor dotaulted State bond or csim is held.
The shape of the suit is as follows: Holders Of
defsulted obligations of othor States are to as.
sign them TO tho State of New York, and deliver
the r-signmont thereof over to tho Attorney
General who will. on receiving proper guar
sntee Of tho payment OF all expenses prosecute
the sclion, and take such proceedings after
judgment as may bo necessary TO effeciuste The
same. The bill is stronger ono than that pass sad
IN New Hampshire, (snd which received high
legal endorsemenU snd confident hopes arc on.
terlained of SUCCESS in the ohjec. desire Il "
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KILLED Ey LIGlIrNING.-Iaa storm which
passed over L7nchburg and vicinity last Tues
day cveriog. colered man. Jack S,eptoo, who
had taken refuge 10 tobacco barn on the farm
OF Mr. q. Murrcl, was killed by a stroke of
llghtniog which struck tho barn. Another col,
orcd man was With him, who was knocked
down. Steptoc vas sitting with his back against
tho wall when killed. lie received an ugly
cash between the eyes.
During the same storm, says tho Advance,
Mr.. Jaks Shaner's kitchen was struck by light.
ming aud torn down. The lightning struck q
tree Just back of tho kitchen aud glanced off,
and struck it. The most remarkable feature of
this is that all of MIR. Shaner's children were
in the kitchen at The time. and all escaped up,
hurt, except severe shock. Spec.
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Communicated,

lNoUlnuhlcat0Q.
jill. MANFRED CHILDREN-Thrrci il prob
ably no city in tho United States whose children
can compare favorabIy in regard to ,uleness
ana want of good breeding with Ale1sndriss,
Never before hrs tho urchin enjoyed 60 MANY
privileges, and yet the parent still yields to his
excessive demands. and now his conduct has be-
come unbearabl' l have. 1T last, come to the
G1o cor that thero is IoslIy "a nuisance on
trLcs street," and one f. which tho polce
should direc! their attention.
Near he corner of Alfred etrcat q nar,v of
sport orats" (he.weon he ago of six and eight
years r ide, aid they aro indeed. tho curse of
me negh6orhood a lady or gentleman pass
ing fn by vii b hooted snd hit with pec: of Cay
family, including the psren. who IN some ~ sss
encourage them to thus misbehave. I csn oniy
quote rom Shakspee:e: Il shsll see the winged
vengeance oVerte 20 such children" +.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19

The fees fer disposiug of tho Atlantic g. Gulf
railroad. which WIS recently sold at Savannah,
Gs., for $500, 900. put S95 900 into tho pockets
OF threo lawyers, two receivers and three trus-
&c; : besides some $50 600 which had been paid
them as salaries. Tho employees arc still hunt.
ing Tor sl2O, GOO duo thcm.-E:cchanyc.
This Is text which breaches us own sermon
Wo will SIMPLY say. It present. that tho extent
to which tho unfortunate Stockholders bord-
holders and employees of sem. bauktupt rail
wsys-,Ho Go not say all-have been plundcIed
IN order to furnish lat pay to l,uyc,s, clerks Of
court, morshals, masters 10 chanocry, receivers
trustees and so co. is G disgrac, to the mama ot
llsIIce and to the Judges who havo authoriz ID
1t. Happily the period Of rtcoiverships is nav
apparently cadcd for time. and with il will
end most Of thcsu abus s-RaI,cov Aoc
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CANAL COM NJ ERCE.

Arrived-Bosts J Rsy. d = Taylor City Of
Hamburg Little Eddie Sarah Is, w Woo!Is,
A Ziglar. w Young, VII Wher, j II Csrder,
Lucy G. Willie, s IL Taylor ard EmmG julia,
10 Georges Creel; Coal s. Iron Co; j Z Platte.
j Green, p & Uhler and j A Alexander: t.!
American Goal Co; j Roid, i F-nnon. !.
Agnew and Harlow bros. to J Z AgnoW & &c
A Kratz, to Sinclair j. Agnow.
Departsd-Boa.7 ID w Adams, Loudoun e
T Dunlop. j + Ray. D l. Taylor, City of Ham:
burg, Little Eddie, Sarah b, w Z Woolls, j II
Platte, j Green, p u Uhler, j Reid, } A A.
exander, A Ziklsr, w Young, v q Wheir. A
Kratz, j w Carder and Lucy s. Willie.
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party OF Canadian villagers having driven
CIT their shcro some American fishermen for
breaking their Sunday laws by fishing on TINT
day, this Government wants to retaliate by put.
ting heavy duly on fish and fish oil imported
from Canada. And of such is American states
nopcIip
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Found Bead.

Correspondence or The Alexsndria Gaz2tLc ]
UrpERvIILE, Va. May l7.-An unknown
white mar, supposed to be tramp, vas fouod
dead Sunday evening 10 small rip Of woods
adj Dining Tho vnl-eo IF Paris, four miles west
OF this place. Tho MN stated to several rcr.
soas that ho IVES from Wctmorclsnd county,
We AID was ca louts for Winchester, near
which plaoo be lad relatives living. lie gave
bis ramc as Walker, was about G feet high quite
slender and about G5 years old, without beard.
Ills appearance Indicated that 10 former days
ho had eeca better times. lie claimed Ia havo
been mombor of Masonic lodge. In his
journey from house to hous, he Invariably re-.
fused to enter tho dwelling, rematkiag that be
had the lever" but desired particularly
drink of water, When on reechiug Psris ho
appeared quite falieucd, and Sid ho would 20
over in tho woods ard lilo doRr. That was
Saturday evening, and utthins moro vas
thought Of tho man until yesterday tvctiag,
when his dead body was found By gentleman
ADD lidy wbilo passing Lhst poio' There was
nothing found Oh him 10 Indicate who he was.
Justice Seatcu, CT this place. was notified CT
The circumstance and vent to Paris this morn
iog. Alter viewing the body and obtsioipg all
the information possible, ho doomed is unne.
cassarg to held an Inquest, as tho man evident
y had died from natural cluscs, aud instructed
The undertaken OF the village to burg the corpse.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19

Tho Blaine men having had their blow OF
Grant the other day in tho Senate by caliiog
to mlDd lis couutc:ion with the ncfarious San
Domingo scheme, the Grant men get even by
reminding the country that Texas Pacific bonds
wcro distributed among certain members Of
Congress, Mr. Blaine among the number, to
influence their action with reference to that
road
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Fire..

>. AsBURT PARK, N. j.. May ia fro WIS
discovered in the stable of Barber s. Henderson,
Lumber yard at 1 o'clock M The stable was
br-nod, with three valuable horses and two
mules, and the fire spread To The lumber shed,
which was also destroyed, with its conLen,s in
Guiding two houses ready for construction. AS.
bury Parks new steam engine had tho fro ur-
der control by O'clock
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR WIDEN.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY 10. 1880

y bill to Increase the police force OF the Dis
t.ict OF Columbia TO the extont of en- hundred
1ditionsl m.n was defeated in the Unltcd
States House of Eepre cntatives day or two
ago by tho united votes Of the republicans and
Northern democrats because it did not tX"
pre7sy provide that every member OF the en-
tir1 force shall by an tx uInion soldier. And
yet the Northern people say those of the South
do all they dare do by word and deed TO keep
alive the memories OF the war and 10 perpctuate
Hcctional feeling. Washington, the capital OF
IN; country, where the representatives of the
States lii the Uai0n meet, aud where tho spirit
OF the patton is manifested and its policy for
mulated. should be the place of all places With,
in the territory ofthc Uoitcd States from which
oil species Of stctionhlism should be excluded
aud everything that is possible DO done to allay
the asperiIics il not to obterAte the mono.
Kiss Of The war. L 1t instead Of that it really
Stems 90 it the Norhtrn representatives who
assemble ihero select that oily, because tho people
Of the whole cjunry arc kept thoroughly 10
formed Of tho condition Of is affairs. C. the
ESPECIAL ono 10 which to announce their hatred
OF their lc!lJW citizens Of tho South and to en-
ftrae As i-r as ro sbe their biitcrost teclings of
SECTIONAL aulmosly. Considerably moro than
hall tho resident population OF Washington
are SOuticin people. hut their material interests,
CT 20 higher mttivo. would Undue, Thorn 10 be
az loyal TO the Unlon ns thts, OF any other sec
ton OF the country anil got because all
The men OF that city who fought in the
Unlon army ha7o either died, moved away,
obtained more profitable employment or don t
want employment, or have grown old and in.
firm, none Of the m,j,riy class of the people
OF tho city nor anY OF tho mincrlty caas, or
Northorn people who 1.-Two there can be put on
lac iorco that preserves The peace and guards the
property tf the city, simply because they arc not
cx-Unlon soldiers, an ! this, too, when tho Dis
.rct Commissioners all OF whom wcro Uoior
men aud one OF them on * Union soldier, 10.
formed Congress that there was not material
c2ough 10 the Di5trc, owing to tho reasons
we have alluded to above, from which to OBJ
tain an active and efficient police folc,. Repub
licans and Northern democrats voted against
tho bill and defeated it because they supposed
such action would please their constituents; and
this il tho worst Of tho business, because ii
shows that sectonalism is still popular 10 the
North
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PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, MAY 10, 1889.
Sun rises.....-.... &c | Sun sets....... &
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Str Geo Leary, Norfolk. TO 7 b Hono.
Sir Lady of the Lake, Norfolk. to + a Reel.
Schr w A Davis, Philadelphia, to VIM
Smoot
Schr Centennial. New York, 10 master.
Schr Thoma7 7 Haven, New Haven 10 AM
erlcsn Goal Co.
Schrs Reading R L No77, x Speddon. and
Iva Ball, Washington, to American Gal Go.
CLEARED.
Str Lady Of tho Lake. Norfolk. hy r A Ree1.
Str George Lesry, Norfolk, by L u Hooc.
Schr George K Vroelsnd. AlIya's Point. by
American Coal 60.
schr K Bowers. Boston, Mass. by j 2 Agocw
s. Go.
Schr Ii johnson. IIavre ds Grace, hy Vim
a Smoot.
Schr Virginia Dare, BALTIC, by Z 3 Ilooc.
PASSED DOWN..
Schrs Z Lane, B w Walker, and Carrie
Holmes.
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'sDfStrPSS Of Nations -

LONDON, May ia dispstch from Pes!h 70
the Standard says: "The distr 8 In the north of
Hungary is increasing Fourteen hundred per.
sons at sz!Dns. Commit and Zemplin have DO
other food but grass. nettles f7d mushrooms
Troops OF emigrants are leaving the country.
The government hss ordered the authorities TO
stop the emigration and the police have arrested
some emlgran's.n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19

bhUNKEN WOLVES Nor a-e wolves. wbilo
in tho possession of every brutal vice. FREQ from
that Of intoxicalon. Henri do Criquoll, in q
work upon tho natural history of Lo Morvan "a
district in Frsnce), tells us that Tin the summer
the wolves nave no liked residence. They nav
then DO met with in tho standing barley or oats
Tho vineyards and folds; they sleep 10 The omen
country. and seldom geek The friendly sheltar, or
cover OF the forest, except during the sco:c6in o
hours OF the day. Towards the end of August
nave ofsen met them" sage no, I'm tho vine.
YARDS. apparently half drunk, scarcely sble to
walk-in short, quite unsteady on tkeir legs al.
lnost pioughing The ground up with thoir noses,
ana staring stupidity about them. l once came
upon emo partly hidden in the lick underground
sna weeds on Tho e6ge of tho pile of stones col.
I.c.eu ron amongst the vines. My presence
roIsea ms grow when, rising lazily nmongs. tn
ousnes Stun bled and fell being evidently incs-
paole OF getting fsriher. Asalute from both bar.
eis with small shot severely tcked his Skin, but il
oreught MIN once more On his legs though only
10 lsil again. when, having reloaded, I advanced
on MN, and ad isl 3red double dose in his oar
winch had the 4 ired effect Tho fact was he
was quite drunk though not disorderly., This
Inclination IN WolveT for Incorporate INDULGENCE
IN the Juice OF tho grape is voucbed for bv sev.
Graz authorities. 1t would appear that tho
wolves during tho ardent heats of August suffer
erestly from thirst. and in the absence of water
tase 10 Inc vineyards, and there endesvcr to as.
very cool, and, no doubt, very delightful At the
ume, put tho 'rsacherous liquid ferments, bsc.
cnanaiien fumes soon infect the brain, and for
several hours the se four.legged topers are liter.
ally ss drunk ss beasts" and entirely deprived
OF their senses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19

tx Governor Robert B. Hubbard. of Texas.
has sc1epted the invitation 10 deliver tho al.
dress beftrs the literary societies of tho Uoiver
hty, on tho 3O.h of June next.
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(RYeG In.

SCRANTON, PA, May l9.-The abandoned Ok.
ford mine, in hyde Park. csved in last night.
Three fine stores and private dwellings were
badly shaken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19

The market to day is dull and quiet. There
is no chaugo to uoio 10 Flour. Wheat is Of
ageiu, and 400 bushels sold OF l22 aud l2S for
Faliz. there being no lancaster sold. Corn il
quiet at the rec ,nt declinc, ana small lois s.li
at Sc for willie and s. for yellow. Gao sm,ll
lot Of Oats Was offered, but was Withdrawn, aal
one small lot Of RJo soll at 90. Coualry rfa.
dnco is s,a,co and wanted al q1otaiora
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19

Tho market This week WIS but poorly supplied
with Cattle; the domsnd WAS guol but tho sup.
ply not quito adequate to tia dem and and mes.
Of tho butchers hsd TO 20 elsewhere for supplies
Calves in good supply and lower. Tho supply
OF Sheep is about equal to tho demand. Lambs
arc coming in quite freely, and saos arc hAri 10
effect, except tor good ones market lower. Hogs
in good lupply. Cows and Calves in fair demand
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Msy IS
Beeves-Ssles of mediu n to strictly primo steers
were at S3a9tc par h. dressed; extra export ca
tie at 9lalOc, and Tow stoors Woro ro.ailcI =,
lGialQlc, dressed.
Mich Cows-Selers woro able 10 get litiin
better price for tho few good cows offered; hui
it would not DO wise 10 quote an advsnco. Xxx
tremes, $40 to So
Cslves-A clearance wss ms1o 81 fair prices.
cr 9!aGc per ID for ordinary TO good veals Btu
2!a4tc for bu!termlk calves.
Sheep and Lsmbs-No change in the selling
values of clipped sheep, but spring lambs wcsc
al leHst &c per ID lower, aud wooded sheep arc no
longer quoted. Clipped sheep iold At 1 25a$i 81
per i lbs. Spring lambs at 75s$S 50 pc. leo
pounds.
Hops-Nono for sale alivo. Nominal valuc.
4 'a$4 80 per II lbp.
BALTIMORE, May 10 -Virginis G, old -; do
past due coupons 92i; new l0i0s 81 bid TO-
day. Cotton lrmer; middlng ll2slls Flcur
dull and lower 10 sell; Howard st and Western
Super 3 50aS4; do Extra 25aS5 Is; do Family
5 5OsS6 25; City Mills Super 5)sS3 49, do Ex-
ira 5Os$6; do Rio brands GsSG 25; Patspscn
Family 81 10 Whest-Southern firm; West
ern frmer; Southern red l25al25; do amber 10
also; No Maryland 80; No. Western winter
red spot 1913; May l279sl28; juno l23isl2G
July ll33all1i Aug llOallG, Corn-Sou,hern
frmer; Western inactive. but frmer Southern
white SCI; do yellow (3; Western mixed snot
6l3; May 5l.52; Juno d9ls40'; July 49ia50!.
Oats dull; Western mixed 4Os4cl. Kyo ncm'-
nal at 90 Hay quiet and easy; primo to choico
Penna and Maryland l7sSl8. Coffee quiet;
fair to prime Rio csrgoes I41sl54 Sugar easy;
A soft &C. Whistey steady at l0sSl l0!.
NEW YORK, Msy l0-Stocks strong. Money
4I5. Flour dull. Wheat hosvy. Corn higher.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19

~ respectfully announce to tho resdjusLer
party of the S 1 ward that l decline the nomins
lion for constable. as an not q member Of tho
so.called readjuster party.
1t THOMAS J. KDELEE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19

NOTICE TO MERCHANT5-A meeting
~ tho merchants Of this city will be held in
the room Of tho Commercial ExchAnga to.mor-
row at ~ o clock a n To take action upon the
"Carlise Sugar Bill" now before Congress.
All those interested in tho sugar trade are dc
sired to be present.. myl9.lt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19

H. FsYtt.e street. between Prince and Duke ;
81 feet inches by 100 feet; has COTTAGE.
with four rooms, wafer and gas Will DO sold
very low. Apply to GREEN s. WISE,
my1l-2aw2w Mansion He u.e.
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q. E5E'UEy rts.:s: ia&HC:..s7.1rG.s
WASHINGTON, D. c., iisy 10, 1880.
SENATE,

The president pro teppofo laid before the
Senate Communication from the Secretary of
the Interior in response to Senate resolution
calling for Information c,ocarLiag land grants
to aid ia construction CT railroads. Tho sicio.
tary encoses rep0rt Ct The commissioner Of
tho General Land ofiioo 10 which tho resolution
vas referred, and states that to answer tho re-
solu len 10 detail at present is entirely illprao
tic,ble. Ordered 10 DO printed and referred 10
the Committee % tie judiciary which ia con-
siderirg the utioct matter.
Mr.. Cameron, Of Pa, presented the poli ion
Of Margaret Hein!zslman, widow OF tho late
Gen. Hentz oman, praying pension at the
rate Of $50 per mouth. Referred.
Mr.. Merrill presented tho petition Of the
| Merino Sheep Breeders Association of Yer
mont representing that airy change in The pre-
| sent tariff Oh Wool and woOlens would bo disls
trous to tho great wool growing and wool manu-
featuring Interests of the country, and earnest
! ly praying that no suoh change be made. Re-
ferred.
| The House adjournment resolution, after
somc DEBATE, was referred to tho CCmmttco CD
Appropriation,
| Mr.. CUk,. from the Conmitco on Indian
Aiflrs rcDcrlcd bill to provide for tho slot-
ment OF lands 10 scvlraliy to lGdians 10 the
various reservations, and 10 extend tho rrCtec'
| ton OF tho laws Of tho States and Territories
| over tho lodiaps and for other purposes, which
was placed on tho calendar.
| Mr.. Cameron, of PENNSYLVANIA, rroGeDtcd
| the memorial OF oit2 ,rs Of Milton, Pa, lately
destroyed By fire for the lrc!ioa Of new post
Office building.
| At the expiration Of the mnruing hour tho
Senate resumed tho confederation OF tho kal-
| lJgg clso and
| MIR. Butler, OF S. t.. spoke ssniGat Tho conl.
| mittec Il resolution.
| Alter tho conclusion q! Mr.. Buffers speech,
MIR. yards deputy matshaln' hill was TAX
tn NJ.
| HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Rucker, oIAio., chairman OF thoCcmmittoc
| on Baking and Currency reported buck the
| testimony taken By the committed relaiivn ia
the Oceen National bark Of New York. Laid
| Oh The table.
Nj. l.olius, ii Mssi, iatroiuc ii bill re-
latlng 10 cttaln provisions Of tho Treaty 81
| Washiugt N. K.lorrrd TO rho Committee On
| Foreign Affairs.
Tho remainder OF hlr. L,li1c'd bill imposes
customs duties on all Canadian fish anG fish oil
ouG ap2roriates $l25 900 to compensate tho
fishermen who were driven FROM Fort nu bay.
Tic Hons, passed tic AGRICULTURAL hppro
prlAticn bill with sevetal nneadp,ents and thor
by vote Of lGG against o. went ino the Com.
Dlttcc ct tho Whole o. motion ii Nj. Tucker
Whn stated that his iatcnlion was to call up tho
tariff bills.
| NCMINATlOl$.
| Tho PrcsiiHntsent tho following nomination S |,
tho 81 nsto this afternoon: Horace Maynard o
Tenn To bI Posting ter. General; j.. J.urg-
st!oot, OF Ga. TO he Minister TO Turkey; David
| hi. Key 60 bo u. :. District Judge f,r tho Esst
| Crn and III i'd ln DisLricLs of TnnnI ss.n
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CKOQUETl CROQUET OKOQUETl! -
~ We have in store and for sale cheap nice
line of Croquet sets. MCLEAN & UHLER.
myl9 rs King street
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TUCUMBER PICKLES, prime, just re-
~ ctiycd by
myl6 &C. MILBURH.
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FAGLE MILK, Bordon's. just received by
~ myl6 j. q. MILBURN.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-06
CITY DORIS

The mud has disappeared and the dust is
here again.
Nav lire of cheap literature at Macon &
Erb's, 7l2 Main street.
|. \. J., cotton marking brushes at Mason
X Erb's, 7l2 Main street.
There are nine patients in the city hospital
all Of whom are doing we'll
A force was at work yesterday putting a
new roof on the hospital building
Fine assortment Of toy books and games
at Mason n Erb's, ~ Main street.
Fresh imported cigars at Isidore Freiborg
X Cos. n 10, l2l and 10 cents each.
All tbs railroads centering ut this point are
doing large freight business at present.
The west-bound train over the Texas &
Pacific road was one hour lste last night.
a number of pleasure seekers LETT yester-
day morning to attend the Mckinney fair,
which begun Yesterday.
lndelible ink, with glass pen, portmoIaics,
pocket knives, albums, all now styles, at
Mason 4 Eds, 7l2 Main street.
Just received, French mushrooms. French
peas, choice Vermont maple syrup, in quart
cans maple sugar bricks and small cakes.
H. +. HUGHEs, go Elm st.
In tho mayors court yesterday j. T.
White, charged with intoxication and expos
nre OF person, was fined 81. Tie gave bond
Rev. Mr.. Penn, the Baptist evangelist has
arrived and will preach some time to dav at
the corner of Sycamore aud Bryan streets.
Just received, choice, large mackerel, cod
fab, whole and homeless; choice white fish,
Holland herring and dried herring
L. II. HuGuEs 720 Elm st.
Yesterday morning showed up the frs,
frost of the season. Ii was rather heavy for
the hrst fall yet but little if any damage was
done.
Protestant and Catholic prayer books,
beautiful family bibles, and an elegant assert,
ment of writing desks at Mason 4 Erb's, 7l2
Main street.
| Benjam Wells, q youth arraigned before
Justice Edwards court yesterday, on the
charge of carrying pistol, was found not
guilty by the jury.
There was good deal of cotton ON the
market yesterday and Elm and Lamar streets,
the principle thoroughfares for tho staple,
presented a busy scene.
In tho county court yesterday Mole
Brown, coored, was fined $25 and costs for
drunkenness; and William Hedrick one cen,
and costs for same olfense.
The Republicans met at Norton's building
last night disappointed committee of three
to call meeting for the purpose of placing
u ticket for county officers in the field.
Captain d. r. Williams, agent of the
Great Western Despatch and Erie < Pacific
Despatch, has opened an Office in Connor's
drug store, corner Of Main and Austin streets
A pleasant wedding party passed through
Dallas last evening, Mr.. NJ. Ii. Garnet, OF
Mckinney, with his bride, Miss Maggie
Bounds of Westharford. They were mar.
ried at the latter place yesterday, by Rev. A
p. smith, Of this city.