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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-15
WINTER ARRANGEMENT,

BEGINNING October IS, 1880.
The MAIL TkGIN will lerye Was5ing!o
a; 900 q. m. and Alexsndrik st aU5 d. Il
daily, exc pit sundsy pas Leeaoura, go!nt
westward, ut II III s. ul,, and arrive <; scu1o
Hi! at IL m. Lsave Round Hill st II 81 p IL.
paBs Leesburg, golrg eastward. 10 p N; anc
arrive st AlsI sndrs 81 3 IL p. H., ano =
Washington at 80 p. IN.
The ACCOM- MO uATION TRAIN will lasye
W ~stiaeton at 4 70 y. m. and alexandria 81
4 25 p. m. daily, except SundsY, ard arr!vs At
Leesburg at 5 ~ p. N. Leave Lett burg a. = 0U
q. H. and arrive at A lexandris at 8 10 IN, src
Washington st 3d. n.
G#r Passengers from Washington will ia,
the Washington and Ohio cara ut the Bs'siElcls
8 Potomac Railroad station ats Of am. ana ~
=. ro., and go through without change of csi
The 9.05 q. M trslu from AlexanGr.s End iz-5
o. 10. train from Round Hid connect with
EcCoy & Wieg inton's Daily Line of CoEches
ter SnickersvilIe Berryvilie and VII caestes I;
also Reamer's Line of Coaches, which laaV
Lsesbur daily for Aldie and Middlebure.
Both trains, westward, make close con necslnla,
ct Vienna, with 9jsson's Line of Stages fer Fair.
fax Court House
Communication saeketa, 81 Gsn per asssss
Annual tick cts, $50.
3 a. HAVENEH,
octl4-j General Ticket Agent
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Opening and Closing of the Mails.

CLOSING.
Washington. D. c., North and Northeastern
mails II %. and 8 10 p. m.
Western mails 30 ano Is p. m.
South ern mails via Richmond, Va, 3 w ..
M and 10 and 90 p N.
South and South western mails, via Lynch.
burg Virginia 90 q. n. and B 45 p. m. :,
Alexandria to Lynchburg, Va, (wsy mails
Including through mails, u 90 q. NJ. and O0 p: M
Gordonsville ard Charlottesville, Va. 6O0 B.
N. and on .. IN.
Manassas Division 90 a. m.
Alexandris to Round Bill Va, 1853. m
OPENING,
Northern and " eslern mails, via Washing
ION, D. c., s 60 q. Nc. sDd 90 and GO p NJ.
Southern mails, via Richmond, Va, 8 ~ B. m.
and co p. m.
South western mails via Lynchburg, Virginia;
(tbrough nails) including way mails on Mldlano
Railroad, 8 30 3. M.
Manassas Division s 80 q. m.
Round Hill to Ale1sndris, Va, 30 p. m.
Office Roure-Ofice opens at 30 a. m, and
sundsy Hours-oflce opans at IS 4. NJ. and
closes et 80 g. N.
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0azette
MONDAY EVENING. NOV Is.

CLEANLINESS as RUE, every boy and girl,
every young man ard women who will. can
have clean clothes clean body. clean face, clean
hands and feet, clean teeth. snd clean, sweet
breath. Now, il your own miud, contrast clear =
illness with its opposite. If We were only reel :
ing to please the eye. the former is worth all the
care necessary 10 g. cure il; we 60 farther than
this however. No one c.n be careless of Ii.
person, and uncesn il / is habits, without pr, :
ducing or pt rpetust;ng like disorder in mind
and in all he does. Our bodies are coversd WI
innumersbie pores or holes so snali tnst tne
naked eye cannot see them. and through tSese
there is, or Should be- a constant passage Oh sl'
fete dead mater In WsfD weather We ere msoe
sen sibIe of this fact by the perspirstlon which
stands upon our faces ard hands, or saturstes
our clothes ibis fort cf the SYST m to cleanse
itself inside il constant whether We know 1t or
NOT SUPPOSE rcw that you neglect to keeA
your bofy Gle az outside; these little holes are
stnpped, ,ha dead matter which should come out
is k Ut ID. the blood heconts impure, the eraln
wearee or gels lszY. we srel ~ oil over ;then we
get slack SID csreless; we do LOT Ike 70 stuoy OF
think. even f nice things and go we sre Injured
81! thrcus If we do Dot keep the surf, c. ci inc
body clesI. Of course, while we are st WORE OF
plsy, We got cur clothes, face sno fanos fol'eo,
and sometimes our whole bodies are covered with
dust and perspirr tior; then what luxury 1t ID TO
battle 1t is not bad hat se sometines get dirt
on US while doing OR duty but 1t ID bad TO De
careless aud let it remain there, .....-.
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EA SsIESSslas SIS,
1880


1880 CHEAT 1850
PENNSYLVANIA RoUTE
TO THE NORTH, EST g SOUTHWEST
DOUBLE TRACK,
STEEL RAILS, SPLENDID SOENEEI
MAGNIFICENT sQUGPAENI'
November 8, 1850.
Trains lesve Washington from depot q sal
TIMORE g. POTOMAC RAILROAD, CO:
rc7 of Sixth and B STU sets, as f3ll9Hs: -
For Philsdelphis, New Tors and toe tasss. 10 10
1000 p. u daily, 2ith Palace CaTs. LIN
lied EXPRESS Of Pullmsn PsElor C9rs 8 ~
N. daily, accept Sunday. Foo FhilsdG:eLh
b.41 =, rr. daily
Fer Pittsburg and the Vast s.G0n N, viii:
Parior Car to Pitoburg and Sleeping csf &c
csc D. IN IS; y, Eiis fsiacs Gar tc Ehi2hsa'
Fer Canandsigus and 'he &o7sh, oGj h u.
except Sunday and 90 2. n. '!aliy, a:aei'
Saturday, witt Pelnea Cc! GsJsnlaisns
For T.tkins. 1910 81 u. ds;iT HfcsHi go
po, Baltimore. 6 Az, S OF. 2 80 srd 1919 T.. Il.
ZIG 42o, 44n, A. 9.3J and 0GO s 70.
on Sunday, SEQ and 1910 g. H.; $40. 3,
and 10 co q. n.
For Pope Creek Line, 6 Al N. sud Al .: .:
, daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis, 6 ~ N. snd ~ =, ~ H:it@
except Sundsy.
LOCAL TRAINS.
For Alexandra Z co, 7 70. y suG II &. a.. nrd
42C, 70, 6 %. Z and II 10 D. e.. onAon2 ~
Z, 8 and il q m. and S D. &c,
Trains lesve Ale1sndtis ter r.Gn:ne:'l! ''''
500 md 10 a. Ia, 81 p. 8, :, 7. ID y. m
and II night.
On Sunday at 500 snd IL g. u. snd 7and
gT I; TRAIN POH TIE 9CUTB, vi
Quantico and Richmond, viii leave aic2ai
dria at 7.20 3. m. daily and 8 81 G. ~ 5sli\
except Sunday.
Tickets and information can D. prUcrcc:i
principal railroad stations ard si&E!: oiGc"'
Southeast. l.. Z. tA1sn El",
Ge:.r: Passenger A.s.cr
FRANK THOMSOE
General M.ra~er MOVIE
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Inland 4 Seaboard Coasting Go.
Steamers Of this line will run ss follows:
FOR NORFOLK,
Connecting with Merchants and Miners Line
for Boston. stesmer
EEDT OF TIE EAEE

EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY sid
FRIDAY, at 80 o clock p.m.; returning, leave
Norfolk on alternate days at 4 90 .. m.
Tbis stsunch iron steamer has just been paint.
sd throughout, statarooms newly furnished and
carpsted and is the hsndsorest as we'll ss the
asfest boat On the Potoma &C river and Chesapeake
ray, and is the only steamer making close CON.
necton with the New York and Boston steam
ers; also connects with Richmond steamers snd
railrosd lines outh. Stops ut PINEY POINT
and POINT LOOKOUT gong and returning.
Fare, 6rst class, 81 round trip 81 80.
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eYSTErs&.
$3.50 AUTUMN $50

BRkNGL.F, King stveet calls attention OF
residents and vIs.tOrs to his Lew srrsng aments
cious
OYSTERS IN ALL STYLKs.
TO ladies and ger tlemen in q msnner ss accept
able as he terves Ice Cream. He insu' C. the
p.ck OF the market Fi,iED. STEW 3D.
ROASTED, BhOILED, ESOALLOPtD and
RAW, at the lowest rates.
His ICE GkhaM, as low in price IS any
WHOLESOME cresm in the country Healt {"
ful hardmste candies tree from Tx RHA ALBA
or glucose >.
Tstfy OF all slnds Pies n specially, Fruits.
Futs, Coz fec:onerics, Csrome!s knd Sugsred
Fruits his CakEo Black, SIuit, ?, uod jelly
aud Fancy Ornsu elted and Plain, are sold
cheaper to 81 they csn be manufactured at home.
He csters for faDlllss and entsrtaiu ments.
sep OF
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GTEAA EH@.
NJ o T I O E.

n oT1OE.
I'aTo.uso FERRY CO.'S. sTEs.nERs
FOB LANDINGS
ON TIE POTOMAC RIVER
en- and after sunday, July 18th,
Will leave IS fellows:
Steamer T. y. AFRO VS. NTH leaves Poto'
MISC Ferry Co.'S wharf, loot of King street,
EVERY SUNDAY, TU ESDAY and Tt U RS.
DAY, att so To-, for leorardtown and all
irt-rmediste landings.
Steamer &YoT!U leaves EVEKY NOV.
Day, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY. at 80
=. n for Norn end intermediate landings.
GEO l.. PHILLIPS, Manager,
Potomac Ferry Compsny.
R PADGFTT, Agent lyH
=, oTIoE.
CHANGE OF TIME.
:.a sud after Monday. October 4th, tie
ao:.ie Ct tie P0TOAAO FERRY CO. will rur
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA,:
go 80 SO, So 10 80 and IL 30 o m. and
Il Sc 80 60 SO ~ So 80 spq 10 "a
s 20 7 Sc. 8 90. 9 81, 10 30 and IL 80 g. M, and
Il 80, l 60. z 80. 8 90. 4 80. so and Bop. NJ.
On Sunday the first trip from each end will be
ay25 gro. R PHILLIPS. MANAGER.
1880 srh p9 nRoz$ CO. 1880
Steamer
GEORGE LIE A r Y
EBSUM PTION Of RuUrE
ALEXANDRIA. Va. AND NORFOLK,
Va, Ca LING hT PINEY P0INT and
POINT LOOKOUT going and returning
On .nd nfter Monday. n srch 10TH 1880 the
stesmar GEORGH LEARY, Joseph " hte,
Conmsnter. vii! resume her route between the
pbuve ports.
From ALEXANDRIA, Hooe's wharf. every
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY
1T 81 .. n
sIGm NORFOLK, Csmpbelps wbsrt, every
TIL A"DAY, THURSDAY and SUNDAY, ~
4 . m.
Arriving at either port early next morning.
Turing the pact winter the Le~ry has beeu
thoroughly overhauled, newly psjnted, carpet
ed, upholstered and put in nice order Her
owners pledge the public cleanliness, arst class
tube acd courtesy and att ntion fro1o The oficert
nud rerVants of the boat Tickets. rates. luior.
cation state rooms, &c, furnished by
z. B. BOOZE, Agt., Alexa, Va.
3 F. DODO. Agt., Wash, u. O. nh st;
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A: u, YLke. MiDAs.E !. $ & , Ii, y
W. JOHN 3. BARBOUR, ksc-ivar.
On and after SUNDAY Nov 7. 1880, Pas
senger trains will run as follows:
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EOss POTOMAC RIVER.
sTE.g.HER JOHN ". TH0.TPsOw
EVERY MONDAY, THURSDAY and SAT.
URDAY sL7.s0 8. m returning on alternate
dsqa.
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FisR NEW YSHE.

FBE NEW YDRE.
syggeH EE9s Il. G. R.tfG IT A1sHD S2AH
QsBSST
EVERY FRIDAY, at IL ~; and returning,
leave = ew York, from pior Al, East river, EV.
EEK SATURDAY, ct o'clock p. n.
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The steamers of this company make coDnec-
lions at Norfolk FOR Boat5r md sll points East;
1T New YorR With all po:nts West and North
geat, and at Alexandria with Virginia Midland
Railroad and Washington and Ohio Railrosd
Through rates given and freight handled care
fully and promptly. For further information
apply to F. REED, Agent,
Jtnney's wharf.
o. s. LOWELL, President.
l4i6 street,
sep 27-tf Washington, d. O. -
.c...s DLIDJ'S STEAM LINES WEEE
..sSass; Tx TO
pEiIA pELPHlA. FALL RIVER, PROVI-
DENCE AND BOSTON.
5tasn era cave hle1sndria EVERY TURS.
DAY md isaye Philadeluhis EV B2Y SAT.
g2pAX
This line connects st Alexandria with .teO.,
a. :, x and n & o. &. Rs., snd ct philedel.
shis 9th ClYde'a regular Steamships for Fall
River Providence snd Boston.
Ereish! forwarded with promptness end cars,
f.rs Of ccInrG isslons.
20 charge for transfer in Philadelphia srd
0 Wharfage III Boston. Quick time Frequent
departures Through rates and through bills
1flscinE given. Insurance st the lowest rates.
Agents:
r. A. SEED, Aisxandrie.
WM CLYDE g. CO.. PhIladeiph il,
JOHNSON & CO.. Wash. & Georgtn
.sr go
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JNo. W. eEAkE B. ". 6ALLs
PEAKE & MALLS,
DEAJERs III
PAINTS, oils, LEADS, CEMENT,
LIME, GALCINED PLASTER
SLATE MANTLES,
HEARTHS. &c.
CORNBE Ring And ST. ASAPR SITS.
oct ID ALEXANDRIA, Va.
xOHN T. CKSIGHTUG q SON,
Wholesale and Kesail Dealers IL
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, HORSE SHOES
Iron, Plough Castings, Nail Rods, Axle
s.rsase, WsyoL Mstsrials, House
gespers Goods, &c, &c.
NO. SO KING STREET, GORNEB ROYAL
nhs Alexandria, Virginia.
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hAssss ~ aRM ASy GGTLARS.
JAMES F.CARLlN & SONS,
NO. 6S KING STREET
ALSX ANDHIA, VIRGINIA.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
HAkDW AXE and CUTLERY

Builders Hardware, LOCKS, Hinges, screwa
Door Bolts. I.aiches &c, SsddlerJ Hardware
Bride Bits, Buckles, h,ngs, Hanes, &c &C.
Spokes, Sawed Felloes Tire Iron. &c, Cutlery,
Pocket Knives, Table Knives. Carving Knives,
Butcher Knives, &C, Guns, Pistols, Cartridges
CAPS, &C., Nails, spikes, Horse Shoes, Gavan
lied ails and Spikes, steel Barb Fence Wire,
Farm Bells, sc. a full and complete stock OF
Arstcls.s goods awsys in store and cold at lowest
cash prices Orders from country merchants
promptly attended to snd have our personsl st.
.ention. aug Is
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r UST RECEIVED at So Eing st., corner f
- Royal, supply o! Hangoon. True Pipe,
Rsttler and other celebrated KAZORS and Rs-
zor Strops. fns quality OF Table aud Pocket Gut
Iery, Shears, ScIssors &C., to which We invite
the attention Of purchasers.
oct25 j.. T CRkIGHTON & SON.
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COMMIhssNe MERCHANT

Consier merts of Grain, Merchandise and ali
kinds of Country Produce solicited. Special ct
teDtion givtn to all busine's entrusted to m;,-
Prompt returns made. Agents for Gun barlsnc
Zone 60 Is Rmmonated Super hnsptae.
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sgy AsHINGToN . ualC EAIAko4 :,

MERCER SLAUGHTER, 9. T. +
, 1880-01-01

nlarent MARKET nnd tho extent to which
European merchants mako their purchases
of provisions and brcatlstMHs personally III
Chicago In preference to purchasing the
san,e goods secondhand III Eastern pnrts or
from importers III Liverpool md London.
The tratlo will, Frnnco Is mainly carried OH
directly from this city, the purchases being
made here Mt first hantls.
III reading this review of last ycar's Ellst-
ness 1t must bo remembered TINT tho grent
business revival wns not felt to the extent OF
affecting general figures until Into iii the
year. September hNd fairly set In before
there was my general advance; md even
then It was contlned mostly to iron and kin
tlred branches OF business. Tho grand OK
hlbit Of Cllcago's slnre in tic gcnernl re-
yival Of tratlo ansl the great increase In pro-
t1uctton will not 10 ,na,lo until It nrpcurs rs
part Of the business history of 1880.
'Ye commend this ruview Of tho business Of
the year to tho readers Of THE Tribune be-
cause Of the great labor, intelligence, and
fidelity with which 1t has bceil compiled. Ac-
cumcy, truth, anil coilprclienslvcliess llavo
been aimed at, and tho results may bc con-
tilently depended ,lpon, so far as earnest mud
fnEtllful labor could accomplish, the work.
, 1880-01-01

THE shooting and probablu killing OF the
little girl Ryan by l,er brother ndts another
to the already long list Of crimes that might
properly be classified mid punished rs TIC
citseNtai MURDERS" Here was q Ind Of 13
}lonrtsling loaded pistol which lie Ind
bought OH Christmas, and the most clarita-
b1o version Of tho affair IN to the effect that,
having forgotten there was n batl IN the
pistol, he asked his little sister, "May
shoot you?'' and wllcll sl,e gave consent
he pulled the trigger mil sent n bullet
crashing into her skull. Whether the child
live or tltc,-and there Is scarcely q chance of
her rccoycry,-tlore is n crime in this case
which calls for something nlore than n YER
diet Of "accilental shooting" aud then the
dropping Of tho atfatr. THIS lad Of II is old
enough, to know better than to fire pistol
fill III the face Of Ills clfllsistcr; lie Is too
old to be held guiItlcss Of her blood. The
toy-tlenlcr who sold lilin the deadly weapon
nttl the mother who permitted lin 10 l'avc
It and 10 practice shooting ut n mark, both
arc gt1itty Of share in The little ones nllr-
der IL SHE dies OF licr wound, mud 1t Is n tie
feet III our laws that orglt to be rencdiett
that there Is no why In which the two adult
accon,plices ca1l be punished adequately,
, 1880-01-01


below wo present tho record ot tho prominent
tctt 1T 1871 classified AcoDsdtng to tho depart.
me1ltB III which thoy laborcd:
rDl.tT1CAL woA1D.
ttobert ". Mackey. cx.Htnte Treasurer Of
Pennsylvania; n1leA Gushing, Massachusetts;
Julian lEnrbriilge, molTlbcr of Congress- from
lcotYin; lion l3A.domero EspArteru. ux-legont
nf Sraili; QlsstayG Sehleleher, member ut Con-
grcss frtnn Tcxus: Jaal.uas Dubs, ox-rrosftlent
swEs Confederation; II. 1t. 14tsldor1taH, 6lpes1n-
tcl.dcnt United 8tatea Mint; II. Raymond 6A-
yutier, Frcnuh M!nister to Egypt; Thoulas 4.
Drow, ex-tlovernor ut Arkansas; tho Hon. 1on.
Rlchnrd, fucrctury Ut 6tAto Of North CnrettnA;
Flcrru MAYt,e, ex-3Iinsstur Of Financo, Frances
cx Mayor Wusterrclt, Now York; lIerE Von
Nossc Dutch Minister OF Btato antl Of tho Colo
nIes; Kha!l1 StcrIf Facha, Turkish statssmani
Kurl Othu, 1iHrtsn YOU MantcutRol, German POLL
tluiun; CHI Musa No1l Humid, Prltno MInfator Of
Mor,oco; II. ieer, ox-rrcsldent Bwlss Con-
federation, Julcs Nusttdo, ex-Mtntster OF
Foreign Affairs, Franco, i. II. Hrudtey,
ex. Governor IT Nevada; Bc1,or Ulloa, OK Minis-
ter Of Foreign ACatrs. Spaln; John 4. DIX. OK
Secretary Of the Tfeasury and cx.doveriior OF
Now York; Dun, Jtan Antonio Pzct, 0x.Presi-
dent Ut Peru; tho Hun. ltush Clurk, Ine,nbcr Of
Congress trUul lawA; ex-Q0y. Asahcl Puck. Eer-
lnont; jacob HtAelnpAl, ex.Proaldunt 5wiss Con-
federation; Or. butt, 1Iomo-I,ufcr, England;
William Lloyd Garrlson; Or. Karl Glsksa, Noho-
milan Statesman; Grcgorto Bliro, ex.PFeaident Of
Inuau,a, Alanson Work, a prominent Abol!'
tionist; ox.dov. William Allen, Ohio; 0eorso W,
Henson, Aboltionlst, Gen. George u. Smith,
Aa1lisop, Wis. tho nt-1lon. John Arthur Hoo
buck, II. p, Engilutl; AArshai O%orio, Minister
Of War, Brazil; Ahdel Kader, Algerian Chtof-
tain; Zach Chandler, Atuhigaus Ernest Won Bu-
low, German secretary o9 statei George sruith
, 1880-01-01

THERE Ia reason 10 believe tint the agita-
t!on OF the New-Yenr'a wine md ltlunr ques.
t!on this year has induced u very lnrga pro.
portion OF the Chicago ladies who aro yecety-
Ing to-day not to olEer anything to ocallcrs that
ls stronger than coffee. rho Influence Of
fashion Is 10 strong that many will, OIL this
account, decline to otTor wine who woul.
otherwise do SO, and 1t Is one Ut few cases
III which fashion Is on the right side. With
out my reference 10 the ge,lorul question OF
abstinence from drink, It Is certain that tile
custom Of serving wlne to New YEARS. cal!era
IL "nore honorctl tn the breach tlInn IN the OBJ
seryance." A large proportion OF thoso who
make numerous cal1s on New Year's Day aro
young men, and the number Of their calling
placcs, as we'll rs tllelr youth, Is good reasu,l
why thoy should not bo asked to drink my
thing Of an intoxicating nature. Every la.ly
who passes the day without proffetlng wine
or liquor to gentlemen will be the bet
Ter satisfied With herself when the day IL
oyor, alns every gentleman who abstalMs from
drinking will he good deas the more cunl-
Portable Tomorrow morning.
, 1880-01-01

ANNOUNCEMENT Is Iaasle In the dispatches
this morning Of the tlentll Ut the lion. George
S,ntsl, Houston, United STATES Senator from
Alabama, aged w. Alr. Houston Wis elected
rs II Democrat to succeed Gcarge L. Spencer,
Republican, taking his seat March IL Ut lust
year, and his term would huye expired Aturcl,
s, 1855. IIe Ind been III public life for about
forty-hye years, Having served III Congress ~
q Representative from Alabama almost
continuously from ISL to 1871, the only brcnk
being III the Th!sty-iirst Congress, when l,u
declined to be q candidate. liz was 1.lc,l,-
ber OF the House up to aud Including tho
-Thirty-stxth Congress, wlleu lie resigned IN
January, 1901, and followed Alabama out OF
the Union. In 1865 l,e WINS elected United
States Senator, but wns hot allowed To tnke
Ills seat, ayA two years later WIS elected
Governor Of Alabama.
, 1880-01-01

THE attention of Gcl. Mycr, Chief Stgnal
Officer. Is called to tho manifold mid oft-re-
curling .lcfects and Irregularities III tho daily
wcnther bulletin furnished III Chicago far
publication cacIh morning. If II Is possible
to secure uniformity md consistency artl to
supply omissions HOW Of tlntEy occurrence, it
Is greatly to be desired that tlleso improve
1nents be matte In this city,, unless 1t IL con-
Bidered of no consequence that thu report
should be Ineligible and correct,-in which
case It would be N swing Of mnney and
patience to drop tic report altogether.
, 1880-01-01

a SINGULAR discovery wns yesterday male
p1nong the effects Of Judge EslninntlH, the
Washington Postmaster lately DECEASED, be-
Ing nothing less than tho Inst will and tesa-
Medt of tho late Zacl.ariall Chandler, who
w.s supposed to lave died lntcstate. It
left Il. the custody Of Judge ,Etlmunds, who
had doubtless forgotten Its existence ut tho
time Of his death. Dy the turns Of tho will
the largo cstuta Is divided equally between
the widow and ller only tlaugl!tur, the wife Ut
tho Hon. Eugene Hale, Of 3laine.
, 1880-01-01

il good deal Of sentiment Ia naturally
associated with the opening OF n now year,
whether 1t takes tho form OF n midnight
meeting, of gootl resolutions, or social cal1s.
It Is common turnIng-polnt on which re-
yolye reflections ~ to tie past md hopes rs
to the future. Those who infect to lloltl sen
ttment III contoupt Ito not pause to consider
how large Il space It really occupies In
human 1ifo, a1ld how Important an influence
II exercises upon all llumun actions. Its
scope was mover more broadly illustrated
tllan during the year which has lust closed,
when sentiment was most potent agent III
reyivlng business actiylty and material pros
perlty. In this case 1t was tile sentiment
known as "conlldence" that Bl,ed sunlight
upon withered Efforts, md brought into full
bloom tho buds Of hope and ambition, whose
fruits had long been dcspaired Of. TE1s c0ll.
fitletco was tho direct result Of one Of tho
gras1'lcst Of National achievements, wrought
out by peaceful a,d honorable ,neans,-yiz.:
the resumption Of specle-paylncnts utter Il
long period Of suspension md after tho
yicssltudes and excssses i,lsoparablc from
an lrrcdee,nablo md deprecated currency.
1t WIS just one year ago to-day that re-
sumption was formally tlccrced. II hatl been
reached by preparations 80 complete, antl by
popunr hartlshtps so herolcally borne, TINT,
when 1t caiMe, thorp WIS ITO shock nor dis
turbance, but Il universal Sigh Of relief TINT
| the long agony w1s over, and assurance that
q noW era OF stable values antl actiye enter
prise lad hecn opeued to the country. From
TINT very Gay tho signs Of recovery welu
lnarke.l. Suspicion md dread gnyo way 10
confidence and hops Thu men who hui
been hoar.ling their means begnn to look
about for Investments, Mills and factories
which had bcen idle, or running On short
tl,no, wero set III full operation. THIS irot-
furnaces were started MI, and new railroads
reached out into now fields and after now re-
sources. The lnarch OF Improvement and IT.
dnstry was renewed With ginnt strilles. nc-
sumption proved to DO expansion, as It's
friends had promised 1t would, anil
expansion OF tue currency OIL q sound
basls proved to be the very tonic the business
OF the country needed. Men who Ind been
doing business on falling market, md
WHOSE losses latl tunght them to procee.l
with gseat caution and niggarlly methods,
soon discovered TINT they could best servo
tholr own Interests, under tho new condition
Of things, by liberal policy. Confidence
became contagious, aud within the past few
months there has been riyalry In entcr-
prise where for years botore thers had been