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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-12

VIRGINIA, to wit In the Circu;. e.,

VIRGINIA, to wit: In the Circuit Com, ot
" Fairfax county. April Rules, 1850. u
Emma HALEY, complainant, w. C. a A,u
dell, VIM, Arundel James Arrrde.l, a ";
Fairfax sud Lucy, his wife, snd Others daforM5'
ants. In chsncery. f,ar,.-..,...,...... e'o'
settlement Of the estste accounts of the s,e r. q
&. Arundel and Julia Arundel and the ~
lection of jud gneLt for SPA Sd with ina w.
on Sl5834. psrl thereof, from the 10Th OF Az
1876. and sS4.S5. costs. : ,...... -, -p''''
happening BY affidavit fled thst the ah,r.
named defendants are non residents of this Sts.o
it is ordered that they apresr within ono ,rsa',
after due publication hereof and do What isaN
cesssry to protect their interests. A eopy-t,s,e.
49,. o.: f. =. RICHARDSON, CLERK
--.oe.o :. =. y. - - - spi-wiS
VIRGINIA., to wit: In tho Circuit Com, a;
Fairfax county, March %, 1850. 'N
Charles Potter and others against Wilnsr,
Johnston and Elizabeth, his wife. .isn'n'
bradshaw and Ann Nj, his wife ard Rie i'.Vi
Gaskins, defendants. " .' A''"
Mem. 1 he object of this suit is to ob!s;n Nc.
ttion or sale OF q tract of land. contsinns I'll
acres, of which james S. Potter died seized i.
sale, to divide heproceeds among tho euti,)ai
1t appearing by sti 1svit filed that the defsnI
| ants. James Bradshaw end Ann NJ. his wita
and Richard Gaskins, are non resident; Of ,bi.
Stste, 1t is ordered that they appear within ore
one month after due publication hereof, and d.
| what is necessary to prottci their Interests.
! .n a copJ-toste:
+. D. RICHARDSON, OK
| Hh"o' ., =. u. Sp2-wlS
VIRGINlA. 10 vii: In tha Circui. Com, q;
| Y Fairfax county, March ~, 1850.
Hmeline Gunnoll, executrix OF georgia ". Cu-
| Eell, vs. NJ. u. Ball. NJ. NJ. Ball, Charles y
Ball, lsssc L. Bsll ard others, defendants /,
| chsncery.
Mem. The object OF this suit is 10 set uvsc.-
tain bond OF single bill, payable TO the ssi
George w. Gunnell, txecu.ed, by w. w. Bal
Lucy w. Ball and Martha c. Ball for the Sur,
OF $500 with interest from the 18th day cI Sep.
tember, 1856 and TO charge tho teal estate OF tie
said Martha q. Ball and Lucy w. Esil ui,h,lc
payment OF the same
1t appearing by affidavit fled that the defso,.
ants. Nj. Nj. Bali, Charles =. Bali srd Isssc
Ball, are aon residents OF this State i. Is order
ed that they appear within one month after dso
publication hereof, and do what is necessary !,
protect their interests. a copy-teste
+. u. RICHARDSON, Clerk.
moore, D. q, nh2U-wi~
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FOR kEM'?.
The Com fortaole
tAS ax.H nun ffr Y ~ r

....- .. The Com Portable
FRAME DWELLING,
IN tho cast side Of 81. Aa;ph street, between
Cameron and Queer, containing water, gas,
heater, &c, recently occupied by ". d. May
Possession given at unce. For terms, &C., apply
1T this Office. oct
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TRADE Rs&FskS.

Virginia.
l, Henry Englehsrdt, Of tho village Of West
End. and county of Fairfax, State of Virginia,
manufacturer Of beer in said village have
adopted IS my trade msrk the words N. En-
gleharctn. and claim tho exclusive right 10 the
use of said trade maxi on barrels, kegs, bottles,
or other vessels containing beer ..
In testimony whereof, ] hereto set my hand
this 3O.h d.y Of March, 4. d. 1880.
80 II. BNGLEHARDT.
Virginia--Oorporktin Court Of the citv of Alex.
andrla Clerks Cilica, March S0th, 1880.
Thi1 csm oftrsde mark was this Gsy filed in
tho oflice for record. -.
Teste merton MARYE. CLARK.
q copy. .....
Testp: boz .....--'' merton MARYr
MARIO 2~ Clerk.
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Virginia .-''-..
City Of .alenanAria TO '9A I'd: .... .-.......
/. Robert PDrtDer, of the city of Alexandra,
adopted rs my trade marks the words, "fiyoli u
Il, Porlner." "Hcb. Portnsr." Robert Port
ner" aud n. Portner's Boar," and claim the
exclusive right TO tao use OF each snd ell Of the
said irsde nsrRs on barrels, ksgs, bottles, OF
ether vessels con:aring beer. 81
In testimony whereof I hereto get my hand
this 18th day of March, A. D 1880
ROBERT PoRTNER
Vlrglnia-Corpofati0u Court OF the city of alex.
sndria, Clerks Office. March 25th, 1880.
This claim Of trade marks was this day filed
In the Office for record ....t..r-' ~
Ieste: MORTON MARIE, Clerk
A.. true copy from the Records.
Testa: ''.. MORTON MARY.
maI252w ..-'. 800 Clert.
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ETOH EENr-HOU5m No. IS Cameron It.
X between Fairfax snu Loo Apply "
ap6-tf J.H. d. SMU0T; g..
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FdsE MAR.E spR ssEN'r

ENO + K Il N T. Two communicating OF
e FlCE5, nswIy fitted UP. and contsinin &
wstsr and gas. on south Washington street nesr
King Apply on prenises sp1-lw
ESsOR RENT-The TAKSE STORY BRICK
a. HOUSE,. No IS north Fairfax st Has sll
the modern improvements, including ballroom,
gss. coosing rsE go and parior hester
feb TT L. T.. CORBETT.
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COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
fN a. JOHNSON 8 CO.,

w a. JUdNSUN % CO., -
WHOLESALE GROOERS. ..... Be-
'GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
And Dealers in ...
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS
Have on hand GIBSON'S Xxx, Xxx, xxx
and PUNE OLD RYE. OLD CABINET
and MONOGRAM WHISTLES: also BAK.
ERS and THOMPSON PURE RYE
WHISTLES, to which they invite the attention
of the trade. ,'I'.- -. p
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention. ..,...
Conslgnments of Flour. Grain and Country
Produce solicited for which they guarantee the
highest market prices and prompt returns.
Northeast corner CT Cameron and Royal sts.
AleInndris, Va. oct 20
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JOB knNT OF LEASE-The desirable ard
g roomy STORE std WAREHOUSE No.
~ Canero1 street, la,cy occupied by Il. 2.
Lawson 6: On. Apply to -
saulf = r. LA WaON
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ZEPHYR WORSTEpS, Germantown WOODS
- and Knitting Yarns, in all shades md colors,
sep29 At C. g. BEREY'S
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r AIDES AND CHILDREN'S, MEHINO.
e. VESTS and PANTS, Gil siZes and quail.
ties, st 9. G. BERRY'S.
, 1880-06-24
A ShOddycra, Sat Down Upon.

1t appears that Mr.. Rstten, SAYS the
san Francisco Post, Was invited TO a
par;y az the hogss Of one of our locN
P.utocrais, large importing merchant
and attended tle same uith his wife. as
would any other guest 10 hi, suTprlSs,
ho4oyrr. hc i,lud the compsus sitting
,oismuly around as though In a cuncrr,
hal, aud himself V0ael to play some.
,h,ng' By his host The courteous
Fpnchman coupled, snl. an Response
10 repeat d requests, continued to enter.
tam the company for nearly tao hours
When nj last be was thoroughly IA
tiguvd, supper Was announced, where
upon the host arose and said You We
Got piano punching down tine, K't'en,
old felloE. Nov, If you'll play these
young folks few quAdrilles and polkas
while the balance Of US go down TO
hash. III send up Martha Louise To re-
lieve you presently or, il you like, you
can have something sent up and ea:
right here on the piano. ] FIRST kinder
calculated to have engaged couple
OF fldlcrs, but the old lady
s.id she thought you wouldn't mind
Ill make it all right when you go.
The astounded artist gazed at the
speaker (who was well known to have
been barkeeper in the "good old days)
for few moments, utterly dumofound-
ed; then, controlling himself, he grayely
turned his back and began playing dance
music as requested When the COM
pany had all assembled in the parlors,
he raised his voice and said; "Pray,
let some whisky, lemons and sugar be
brought in" 1t was done. snow,
them" said Mr.. Ketten, fixing his eyes
on the host, "mix US some cocktails, my
good fellow; every man to his trade" f"
There was All awful silence, and then the
shoddycrat, with CHASTITY attempt to
carry out the joke, prepared the drink
and handed it to the musician. The
latter drank the beverage critically.
+" You're losing practice, my good man,
the fellow at the hotel bar does much
better There, you may keep the
change" and tossing the almost asphyx-
iated millionaire half dollar, he put his
wife under his arm aud walked out.
, 1880-06-24
About Parrots.


Psrrots are so very dishgre'able TO
mos, people who count themselves we'll
rcgulatcd that these probably have
no ileA how many Of the squawklng
birds are imported into thc country for
sale. Thousands are disposed of an
uuaIly and the demand is sail to be
growing. Ia the large cities, like Bal-
t,mors, Ncw YORK, Philadelphia and
New Orleans, tucy fud a ready market,
ami also in many Of the minor towns
New England is rcpu,ed 20 have a pre-
iudice against parrots which Is hardly
equt,ed by any other section.
The people Of the Southern States
generally like them more than those OF
the Northern Stat do, but they arc far
greater favorites with foreigners, as a
rule, than they are with Americans.
The best, or least bad, parrots ar
brought hither from the Windward or
Southern Caribbee Islands. Tney build
their nests in the royal palmetto tree,
finding or digging hole there after the
manner of the woodpecker, and so en-
sconcing themselves that it is necessary
often TO cut the tree down in order to
capture the young These are put into
cages, fed on palmiche, guava and ba.
mamma for few months, when they will
eat anything. The breeding time is
May I; there are rarely more than three
to the nest, and they reach their full
growth in eight months.
Almost any parrot can learn to talk
If placed where it can hear talking
when young, for its power of imitation
is instructive. It seldom forgets what
it has once been taught, peculiarity
which makes parrot that has been in
structed in profanity very undesirable
companion for pious family. Indeed,
its love for the improper and interdicted
seems to be so inbred that some people
have thought it endowed with human
attributes. The parrot is Indigenous to
warm parts of America, Asia, Africa
and Australia. The only clearly ascer-
tained species within the boundaries of
the Republic is the Carolina parrot.
, 1880-06-24

PUBLIC BENEFACroRs.-Harvey, Jen-
ner, Guthrie, and other discoverers Of
great facts in medical science, have been
properly called the Worlds Benefactors.
Whoever succeeds in lessening the pain
and dangers of the human family de.
serves no less title. HUNTS REM
EDY, the Great Kidney and Liver
Medicine is a medical marvel. 1t cures
all Complaints of the Kidneys, Bladder,
Liver, and Urinary Organs - even
Brights Disease--and it saves valuable
lives by the thousand.
Sold by all Druggists. Trial size rs
csnts
, 1880-06-24

A colored minister, who has been sus-
pended until the next general conference,
has opened barber shop i'll Washington,
Pen II.
The new route to the Yosemite by
way of Big Oak Flat is now open for
travel, and tourists can ride by pleasant
and easy carriage routes all the way 10
the big hotel in the valley.
A glass manufacturer OF Leeds, Eng
land, a widower with five children, pro
posed TO n woman whom he understood
to be IS years Of age. Finding, how
ever, that she was younger, he wrote
that he would prefer her elder sister
She replied that he was insulting, and
she hoped the matter would end there
meaning his reference TO her sister-but
he understood the reply to mean that he
was released from his engagement, and
subsequently he married a widow, " ~ho
had two children. He was sued for
breach of promise, and a jury found u
verdict for the plaintiff, with farthiAg
damages, but the Judge would not al
low her costs. ..
, 1880-06-24

GLOW much are these goods yard D.
said a gentleman in a dry goods store
the other day, as he picked up and ex
amined piece of rufied silk, "Good
gracious !" cried the horrifed clerk,
"thats not for sale That's the end of a
ladv's train She's just gone up to the
third story in the elevator" .t.
, 1880-06-24

A living skeleton applied at drug
store in this city yesterday for situation
as prescription clerk. "What do you
know about drugsg asked the proprietor
Everything, sir; everything. l was a
Juror in the Hayden case" He got the
position at large salary.
, 1880-06-24

An actor is also member of the New
York Legislature, and he is said to be
the'best behaved member of the House.
He knows when his lines are finished.
, 1880-06-24

The great discrepancy. between Mr..
and Mrs. Christiancy's age is given by
the Atlanta Constitution in a few
words: He is sixty-three and she is red
headed.
, 1880-06-24

"Shall I hereafter darn your stock
ingsr is said to be the fashionable Ian
guage for a young lady to use when max
ing a leap year proposal.
, 1880-06-24

"Silence is golden" Aunt" Has
any one been at the preservesP dead
silence.) Have you touched them,
JemmyP Jenny" Pa never lows
me to talk at dinner"
Kate Field proposes to organize a
cooperative millinery establishment in
New York, with q capital Of S250,000
Ten Of the forthcoming new Spring bon
nets will represent the capital.
IT sometimes takes an immense guam
tity of iron TO kill a iran in battle. At
the bombardment Of Callao by the
Chilean fleet, on the 22d ult, the Chill
cans carried two 70-pound riAed cannons
two 800 pound RodmAn smOoth.bores,
four 800 pound rifles and one 450-pound
Armstrong rifle, and fired l20 rounds
into the town with no more serious 70
suit than damaging few buildings and
wounding half dozen citizens, and none
of them seriously. There must have
been some tall doiging, though.
, 1880-06-24
A Gent.

Mr.. Bartlett, in his Dictionary Of
Americanisps, gives gent as an ahbrevi-
alton of gentlemen, bat it has been re-
served for the slang dictionary to define
its precise position in the scale Of de.
scent. Gent is said by this authority to
be contradicti1n IN of gentleman inmore
senses than one--a dressy, showy, fop-
pish man, with little mind, who vul-
garizes the prevailing fashion, AS the
gent is thus product and representa-
tive of certain social conditions, there is
certain fitness in the word which char
acterizes him. Being only ~ nominal
partlof gentlemen, it is well to have
his name. bear. witness to. that fact.
language, even in its icOrruptions, tins
becomes the guardian and vehicle Of
truth. ..t .E
A witticish Of Count d'Orsay illus
trates the significance of the word gent
better than some graver expositions.
The story is that he and Tom Allen
went to dine at the house of a Hebrew
millionaire, an on their arrival heard
one of their hosts funkies saying TO an
other, "The gents are come" "Gents!''
echoed Allen, "what wretched low
ellowl It's only worthy public house.
/. | beg your pardon" replied the Count,
sit is quite correct. The man Is Jew.
He means to say the Gentiles have ar
rived; gent is short tor GENTLE" This
Jew desprit, as the narrator wickedly
calls it, had truth as well as wit, for
Gentle, from the Latin gems, has the same
origin as gentleman. The word gent
formerly did duty as an adjective, old
English writers using it to express the
softer qualities of the female sex. A
"lady gent" instead of being a lady's
man or coxcomb, was an elegant or gem
tie lady. Doubtless an element of soft
ness is associated with gent as noun,
but heing connected with the head
rather than the heart, the perpetuation
of the quality can hardly be considered
desirable Atlantic for June.
New-York tribune., 1880-04-04
CAKES or LITTLE EELS.
Prnnk Rnekland On land ard Water.


Lnvc received from Mr.. John Hill, OF Langport,
Somrrset specimens OF delicacy for the table we'll
known in this part OF Somcisetshifo' Namely ci-
In tho month OF March every year migration of
clvers (yOung eelsl takes place from thc sea INTO
fresh water The rivers running into Brldgcwatcr
Bay are most celebrated for tins annual appearance
Bridgew ater Bay, beng composed of soft mud,
il grand plnco for tho spawning OF eels
am afraid we know very little a6Ont this subject.
The eels descend to thu 1T the back end OIL the
ycar-Octobcr and Noyemher. II we examine them
at that time they will be found to contain Il sub
stance which looks like fat. This, when placed
under the microscope Will be seen to DO really CONF
posed of u vast number Of minute eggs.
Tho cells going down in October and November
deposit their eggs somewhere soinehOw-nu human
being knows ths-in this estuary, but they are 80
minute that no human oye has yet taken cognIance
Of them. About March the young ones hatched ont
from these eggs grown into what We call eycrs.
ThrSO measure from two TO three inches long. and
in appearance arc very like slip OF transparent
gclatlnc, with very peculiarly sllyeIy bright eyes,
similar to whtebait They ascend the rivers III ex-
traordinnry numbers, keeping near the banks.
They are caught III vast quantities by tho poor
people by means OF Il large scoop made of cheese
cl0Ih. They are then boiled In tho form of cakes.
and are sold either in the market or else taken
round to tho houses. Mr. Hill informs me
TO fry the cakes IN slices or else 10 pull
them apart and fry them Ike, whitebait;
tho elyers would be yeIy fair eating ii they
wcro properly cooked. IL simply fried there Is not
inuch taste about them; rs they seem 10 bc COM
posed principally Of albumen.
have weighed one OF these elver cakes and find
it to be four ounces, containing 455 fish con-
sequently one pound of them would contain 1.S2p
young cells. This seems 90 first sight o most tre-
mendous destruction of ife particularly in these
days, when every kind of food IS so dear. ElverS,
however, are protected in tho Severn.
Tho question OF catching cells IN TINS country
has not yet received tho consideration that IL
deserves and while tho Dutch ndnoS and BSlgogs
lng eols TO Blingsgate Market, owners
Of fisheries at in England allow thousands Of tons
of cells to 80 down to the sea- il ,r These: IL. II
OF money, and mt tho same time would form
great addition to tho food of the people, especially
TO the poorer Glasses. who have found out that no
more palatablo or restorative Ioou eAlSts IMAM
basin OF AteMed cells.
New-York tribune., 1880-04-04

piazza where some lane full Of ruins and dirt for
merly drained itself. And then goodbye to the
picturesque, according to the tastes OF the EnRnsn
travellers! Goodbye to tradtionsl Goodbye 10
the exactitude of the guides and handboOksI
IN times gone by, when o journey to Italy cost an
eye out of ones head when people went about the
world in sailing-vessels and postcarriages the Eng
lish who came as far as this prOmenading the pore
dom of their homes aud their national hypochQn-
dra, were all great persOnages, persons wen IN
structed and educated, who knew that they never
could pay highly enough for the leSSons'o OF clVlza M
tion good taste and artistic Judgment wnlch tney @
came to Italy for the purpose of takingj ana tney
used to stand and gaze for hours together takins
very good care to abstain from parrot-ke onatteI-
ing of matters which were above their lnteingencg'
for fear of being found out and passing tor t
nent peasaDts. Nowadays one can HistS !S
Italy for few pence and the purchasers OF tcKess
belong to the lower half Of the middle class. 10 seo
Ond-hand dealers and thrd-rate manuiactumI uIeIs, VI rs
shopkpepers brokers, slop-dealefs, people VINO sI0
retail in every thing and who expect much for lew
half-pencc. These arc the people VINO deluge Us us
with such sef-sufllcency who EXHIBIT s.Icm no,s n%,
absirdites talk ex-cathedra nonsense, Jay cow 20
the law give rules spit ont abuse, ana i1IIok"III a. ~
themselves the right of teaching us now 10 nrS' nS
and to work and 10 preserve what DeI0ngs Ps " us
These are the people who call us cretns' DuI iao'
Vontals and fools, and who invite Europe 70 P.o, %
nonnce an interdict against us snd decinIe Ilat 10 n
have forfeited onr right of property IN VOr VI tn0
cnckncv and the sn0Ds of Manchester!
New-York tribune., 1880-04-04
TIE BENEVOLENT TERRIER.
From Paris Letter 10 The p,eavuu..

From Paris Letter 10 The Pieayune
There is n terrier in q caf6, Rue ST. HOnOre that
no sooner sees All habitual customer enter than Inc
runs up to the new conner, opens his mouth and
looks implOringly at the customer The latter so
well understands the pantOmime that ho puts a sou
in The open mouth. The terrier bounds to the door
and in an instant is at the nearest pastry cooIjs
The latter gives the dog cake which fbe
latter brings to his benefactOr who breaks the coe
into three pieces. One is forthwith given TO flc
terrier; the dog having eaten it, stands or his hind
legs let's the customer put the second piece of
on his the dogs nose lets it stay there untouched
until the gentleman Taps ten times on tho table. at
thu tenth rap the terrier tosses the cake in The mir
aud catches it before it fails to the floor.
The gentleman then takes the third picce of
cake in his hand and says: "BIIy, you have eaten
two of the three pieces Of cake. rhtre are thou
sands of dogs in Paris who have never tasted piece
Of cake. Now, Billy, if you be n gentleman-and
believe you are gentleman, Blly-you Will take
this third piece Of cake and lay in the street for
dogs that arc not as we'll off in this world us You
are.o The terrier takes the third piece OF cake IN
his mouth carries 1t to tho street. IcaYes 1t thelr
returns TO tho customer. looks iuquiriugly at him,
as much as 10 ask. Hav0 1 done the Rcntcol
thing ~ and lies down TO dose until another Gus
toner enters.
New-York tribune., 1880-04-04
SENATOR WADE rs 4 HUSBAND.
From The PARadciphia Press.

Mr. Wade WAS always particular about money
matters. He could not bear to owe any man cent,
and to feel that he pccuniarIly under the slight
est obligations TO any one annoyed him excessively
His wife had small income. but old Ben would
never touch penny Of it. His peculiarity
about money matters sometimes actually dis
trcssed sMrs. Wade and his friends. His
poclet-book was always open to his wife,
but she probably during their long married life
never able to ndHce her husband TO accept
out uf her money the price of meal. He used
to say, " man does not marry woman to live
off her" and again, Every man sIlOnd keep his
own wife, believe MIR. Wade positively thought
it degrading for man to use q WOIali's money
and 30 it is. O1cc hc said to lrls son, "What your
wife has is her own, and what YOU have Is your
wIlTs."
This was Wadc's chivarous idea of tho treatment
Of wife, and right royaly did he practice il ia his
own household. His courtesy TO Mrs. Wade was
always so marked as to attract the attention even
of strangers. At seventy years of age Inc was the
same fond and devoted lover she had found in him at
forty. No two people could possibly have lived
more agrceably ogether Everything Mrs Wade
did or said was exactly right in tho estimation of
her husband, and during the entire Course OF his
long married life he probably never had u disoyai
thought occasIoned his wife a moments uneasi-