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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-30

An important meeting was held yesterday OF
representatives of the State Beard Of Charues
and of various charitable institutions III TINS
city, to consider the feasibility Of reducing the
cost of Their support the ely. SOM curious
facts were given in the addresses, which are
worthy Of the attention not only OF taxpayers
but of those truly charitable persons VINO are
anxious that such institutions shall not breed
pauperisn The cost Of supporting the Deepen
dent, defective and criminal classes mas III
creased in fifteen years from 81 90 a year Tor
each resident of the city to So 80. Some
startling statements were made by Mr.. Gerry
respecting the efforts too often successful OIL
unnatural parents TO have their children com
mitted to asylums and homes to escape the
burden of their support. The question Is
difficult one, however, and will need to be care
fnlIy handled. Mrs Lowcll's plan for an inves-
tieaton by a committee consisting OF one mem
Der of each society, promises just the consider
ate treatment which the problem needs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-30
amuocmcnts ama Meenngs Co Ni9bi.

ACADEMY OF Muse" La Favorita."
IooTu's THEATRE" Macbeth
DAYS TnTArEt-"The Rsyal Middy. -
I1FTH AVENUE IHFATIi - Hearts OF Oth'
u.Xtpty. urATrF-'' widow Bed0tt.' .
MADsON SQUARE THEATRE" Haze kifkc'
NFv.YORK AQUARIUM ana 5: CIRCUS
AuIp' {. kFBtS-M usfrels.
PApK THEATRE Little Detective ,,,.
San FRANCISCO MINsTRELs' OrlRA houeE-'~IoS'
f1.NrAII IIifATIt-" NJ LIS - -n.o
i-N1oS soEARE THEATRE The Two orphans r.. .,
WALLACE THEATRE Ola he"us AM iO""s AA"'''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-30

Congressman Robertson, of Louisiana, has
discovered the real animus of the interorcanic
canal scheme, and his fellow counirvmen Will
wonder that they should have allowed the willy
De Lessons to deceive them so long a. to ms
purposes. If the canal should be cut the Gulf
Stream. instead of distributing its bland amt
warming currents along the coasts OF America
and Fngland Ould pour through the c'nal INTO
the Pacific Ocean. the steady supply OF hot
water for the British Isles would be cut off. and
in Mr.. RobeItsOn's own picturesque language,
we would freeze out . a sister nation. By TINS
time the malice of De Les cps is plain enough.
The humiliation Of Waterloo Is to be rcycnged
by preventing England's importation OF mild
climate, and tn blooming island Will be frozen
into state of bauenncs- and desert ste1l'iy
that viii cause the heart Of her ancient enemy
to rejoice Mr.. Roberson's exposure OF the
diabolIcal scheme is enough. The Monro"
Doctrine expressly requires Us as nation TO
pour all the lot water we can into Europ an
roitics. and We VIII not be found wanting in
this patrioti, duty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-30

TIE New-York Exhibition bill came up in
the Senate yesterday, but met with some oppO-
sitiOn from Mr.. Thurman, who deemed it to be
poorly adapted to execute the purposes for
which it was framed. No action was reached.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-30

TIE New-York Exhibition bill came up in
the Senate yesterday, but met with some oppO-
sition from Mr.. Thurman, who deemed it to be
poorly adapted to execute the purposes for
which it was framed. No action was reached.
Attorney General Ward has given an elabo-
rate opinion upon the effect of the recent deci-
sion of the United.States Supreme Court touch
Ing the taxation of National Bank stock. The
text of the opinion Will be found on another
page.
Williamson, DR.. Dix's prosecutor. has been
indicted for backnaIl. No doubt the attempt
will be made to show that his Matchmaking
letters were not followed up, but the nero
threat under the statute Is sufficient, and Will
Hanson is very likely to repeat his London ex-
perience of getting years free board.
A Southern member of the House declares
that outside of the twenty eight members who
consume nearly three-fourths of the time of the
body, only nine per cent is taken up by South
ern men, while one member from Michigan, Mr.
Conger, alone consumes ten per cent. The
Southern member forgot to add that Mr.. COnger
makes much better use of It,
Some time ago, Mr. Illden, VINO never 1alls 10
see the uumpOrtant things the newspapers say
about him, sOlemnly denied the report that there
had been political conference at his house on
a certain evening. The TRIBUNE tbereupon
suggested that Mr. Tilden was denying only the
date of the conference and not the fact that it
had been held, and limited that somebody might
ask him whether the conference was held on a
certain other evening and whether 1t was then
determined to hold the State Convention April
20. There have been no more denials, and
the State Convention has just been called for
April 20.
Kemble and his colleagues in conviction have
failed to put in an appearance, and their bail
has beer forfeited. The moral condemnation
under which this conduct places them IS quite
"a severe as it would have been if they had
taken their sentences and gone to the pcniten-
tiary. In the eyes of the community tho fugi-
tive convict cannot be any more respectable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-30

CuuRcH OF THE MEssIAH-Lecture.
KesTlI 4 IIALs GARpEN-t"u'rl''
xfETpopOI ms MUSEUM OF ART-ReceptiOn.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-ENhlblllOD'
No. SIT BROADWAY Ar sale.
No s45 BROADwAY-ExhibiriOno OF BILLIARDS.
srEINwAY HALL-COncrrL
socIrTy OF AMERICAN ARTIsTs-Exmhition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-30
EnBlne5s Nourgs.

ALpERNEY BRAND ~.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-30

Cnfto and Concord Crane Vines years Old fresh fro
Eneef's VINEYARD pass9C y. orders taken for one vi
OF a thousand aud delivered anvwhere ia thr clty
ALFRED SPTER Office 81 Warrenst. New oTk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-30

IMP03TrrS AND Exporters will find facts and
figures value in 1Hr IkbtN NJ ALMANAC lot
1850 PIico - cents sold 10y new siealeIS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-30

Kelly seems 10 banker more keenly for reconcil-
iatIon than Tlden does.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22

Appetite, refroahng sleep, the acquisition OF
flesh and color ara blessings attendant uoon
the reosrativa processes which this oricsless in.
vigorent speedily ini.tstes and carries to . sue
cassful conclusion Digestion is restored and
sustansnce afforded to each lifs.sustsining organ
bV the Ritters. which is ipotfrnsivs even to the
fem'nine palate, vegetable in corpostion, and
thoroughly safe.
For sale by all Druggists and Dealers gener-
sllv
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22

IN certain quarter there are three churches
in which the dressing Of the ladies ia so sump-
tuous as to strike ave into The hearts Of huu Bile
Christians who see them enteriog the house OF
worship, but still there are distinctions 10 the
stJl OF heir lOxury, as DAT found out the
other dsy. His wife aud biuseIf were struck
sDeechiess By the rich array of one of their tel
low passengers in burse car, but as she walk
ed cut the partner of his bosom drYIy said II
knew she 60 there the women at - kno~
enough 10 tie heir crmp protectors under 10. ir
b. noets and the women at never wear 10
naoy colors," and then she preeDed her owe
% d 81 niunave and the pair p, oc eded to
church Numuer -Four, at which the dressing is
zoo modest to have metropolitan reputation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22
BOOKS. sTATIVNERY, etc.
n E w B 90 x S

FKENCH's, 03 IL 95 KING STREET.
History of the Csmpsign of General j. T
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Of Virgins, BY VIM Allen, with full maps Of
the region and bst.lefelds, by JED Hotc lkits |
vol, SGo
No Relations, from the French of hector
Malot; 75c; cloth. 81 Is.
Phemil, by Anna s. Stephens; 75c.
His Idol, novel 752.
Loves Vengeance; 75c
Drifted Together; 75c.
The q uited States Government, its Orgslizs-
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Among the Thorns, by Mary Lowe Dickin-
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Outlying Europe and the Near Orient, 8 mar.
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A Hopeless Case by Edgar Fswcett; ST 25.
Three Friends Fsncies; 81 %
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Automatic Copying Percils, new lot just re-
ceved.
New Public ,tions- Seaside Franklin SQUARE
and other Libraries received daily
je5 G. e. FRENCH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22
Eas8MkN&fsR MEReHAhrs

{ GhAS. S. TAYLOR, Jr.,
lhate of j T. Beckhsm s. Co..
"ENERhA COIiTLSSION MERCHxw1
FEED DEALER.
Agent for
D. B. FICKLEN s. SONS
CELEBRATED
bhlDGEWATER FAMILY FJOTrR
,- II North Union street,
-.iH 10 alexandria. Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22
ExCURsI0ss, PICNICs, &c.
MYSTIC EXCURSIONS,
com menclng
Saturday, June 26. 1880,

and continue during the season. To o. coqusn
Falls Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays !;
Smiths Point saturdays aud Sundays
The steamer will leave the Potomac Ferry
wharf at Q 80 n sharp returns st p, m. from
Occoqusn, and 8 m. from Smiths Point.
Tickets 25c; Sundays Soc On Wednesdays to
Glymont and Frdavs to Marshall Hall, leaving
at 8 80 m. snd 2 80 p %. sharp; returning at
p. m o. M. and II p m on steameN> City
of Alexandria. Rcurd trip lSc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22
*J A. Johnson & Co,

~ VT
,.,,e WaOLESALE GROCERs,
. '"N IH HAh COM II lSS1ON MERCHANTS.
And Dealers in
ALL klNDS OF LIQUORS.
eve On hsDd GlBSON'S XX, Xxx. XXXy
and PUkE OLD RYE, OLD CARINKT
md MONCGRAM WHISTLES; also BAK.
hiG ~ - , =; sna u, M PSON'S PURE RYE
OF the trade. '''oN''on
O:1ers from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention "''
q, Jon'lgnments Of Flour, Grain and Country
Rr@aace solicited, for which they guarantee the
n&asst market prices and prompt returns.
horLheast corner cf Cameron and RnvsI sts
Alez&ndris, Va oct 3D.
! I AkMON / SMITH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22
FOR SALE Or RENT.
IOK RENT.

The DIV LING, on King street, nenr Co.
lumhus, occupied by Mrs. Hsnnsh Adam.
Bath room snd gas Rent Sl2 per month. Ap.
!ngton streets. ie2l-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22

INDIAN LINEN, PERSIAN Lawns, AND
WHITE GOODS ls' opsncd o. " suopv st
Jelo lw |. EICHBERG's.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22
DARE CHANCE.
AG FOR SALE

DARE CHANCE.
AS FOR SALE
The STOCK and FiXTU RES of 8 first class
'Tk AN Ell OYSTER 50 LOON, consisting of
Steam Boiler and fixtures for stesming oysters,
two (2) Stoves and Cooking Utensils. three 81
Counters. Tsb!os. Chairs. Refrigerstors, Ice
Boxes, &c.,-in fact everything necessary to
steamed oyster saloon. For terms apply on the
premises, No. II north st. Assph st, Alexsn-
dria. Va. iel8-4t
ITOR RENT-The THREE STORY BRICK
4 HOUSE, No 35 north Fsirfsx st Has sll
the modern improvements, including bs.hroom,
gas, cooking range and psror he ,ter.
tro T-tt +. 4. CORBETT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22

" 4 respectfully invite the sttention Of con.
w sumers 10 our stock of GISSON'S PURE
OLD RYE WHISkIES, for the use of IN.
VAL1OS and CONNOlSSEURS. These
Whiskea arc highly improved By age, and their
unrivaled quality is widely known and appre.
cisted. For sale by
Sp27 w a johnson e. m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22

"E INVITE THE ATTENTION OF
w GENTLEM K N to our new stock of LOW
qua RTER SHOES and SLlPPEkS, sl of
which sre made 10 the latest st, les and Of supe-
rlor quality, and st prices that cannot fail to
please. WADDEY,
my7 ITO King st
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22
SU1IMER RESORTS.

SUMNER RESORTS.
Seaside Resort. ooKnss K,ss's,. ,snASD'
Surf bathing fishing, sripe shooting. This ho-
tel is reopened for the reception of visitors
DS- Terms per dsy Sc, per week Sl2. per
month S35. Route irum y orfolk or Old P1ist
hv stesmrr ''Bsnks'' to Cherrystone evcry Mon.
dag, Wednesday and Friday. Address
je 0-lm sPADY q COBB. Prourietors
THE TIVOAH PARK,
u (Formery Giesboro)
Is now open to the pubic for pionics and Ex-
cursions; the most pleasant summer resort
around Washington a; the ferry boats land every
half hour; first class accom- mediation at city
prices. Grsnd free picnic every Thursday.
Strict order will be preserved.
myl9-tf RICHARD kOBB, Proprietor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22
LOR RENT.

N7OH RENT OR LEASE-The desirable and
4 roony STORE and WAREHOUSE No.
81 Cameron street, lately occupied by X. B.
Lawson s. Co. Apply to
sepl6 K. NJ LAWSON.
ys'GR RENT-HOUSE No So Cameron st.,
E. between Fairfax aud Lee. Apply TO
ap S-tf j. II. D. SMOOT,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22

New STYLES IN LAWNS OF BEST QUALITY
just opened at j IS lwl |. E1cHBERG
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22

NOTICE TO SMOKERS-Lovers of the
~ weed will always find a large and choice
stock of Cigsrs st both our N sin and brsnch
stores strictly 6rst-class FIVE CENT CT
GAR is our specially
JANNGY & CO., Druggists.
No l52 King street, and
my1l n. W. cor King and Koyal sts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22
The d cath Rate of the Rich and Poor.

Special contracts will be made with yearly sd
yertisers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22

pEMNtNTSl REMNANTSl
SO We c Ill attention to large lot of Rem.
nsnts Of every description of goods, which We
propose to sell at about half price Bargains
may be exprctnd. Choice OF our entire stock of
fine Prints Sc; beautiful Cslicoes st &C.; sd
Lawns at &c, fast colors
D r. BRASHEAR,
je6 No 109 King st, Alexandra
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22

VI Wig IIauS.
ORDERS from the country for mercbsndiea eb Ill
receive prompt attention
I2n'lSnments OF Flour, Grain and Country
FrGauce solicited, for which they guarantee the
h!&aasI market prices snd prompt returns
&!ez&ndris, Va. oct ~ c''
L AENoN & SMITH,
WHOLESALE
VEGCERS AND GENERAL CoMMIss1oN
MERCHANTS,
Corner Prince and Royal sts,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Von5ignments Of Grain and Country Produce
solicited, and prompt returns made. iy1C
II IAELOW BIOS.
WHOLESALE
GHOcKRS, COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
And Dealers n
jOEN GiBSON'S SON Il CO.'S CABINET
X, Xxx and xxx WEISKIE5, and
Wines snd Brandies, Ale, Porter
and Chalnpagnes
1877 AGENCY OF LAFLIN 8 RANDS
POWDER COMPANY.
n. w COR. CAMERON AND ROYAL SITS.
Coles roasted for the trsde A. 75c per sacs.
my b-Lt
! =. MILsUEN,
WHOLESALE AND FAMILY GKOCgR,
TEA DsALER AND COMMISSION
MERCHANT.
70. ~ north Royal ST., near Market spsce.
Alexsndris, VS..
COnsiSnments and orders will receive carsfu
"la prompt ss1entlon. nyD
EfTHOMAS PEBHY. AgeuL
GENERAL
COMMISSION MERCHANT
no. II King street,
ALEXAh DRIA, VA
1Gen! fOf ne sale OF
ISAAC wENGKR's
C&LERRATED FA&ILY FLOUR.
ian lS--lt
'HlL1P B, HooE'
NO. z PRINCE STREET
GENERAL
GGNMISS1ON AND SHIPPING ABRV1
Deslsr in all kinds of
REHTILIZER9, SALT AND PLASTEE
LIVERPOOL $ AfTS5; fT0NbdS q IN & GLOBE IN
5URANCE COMPANY.
ieb 5-H
> N. LAWSON & JAMESON.
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
SO cAmERoN STREET,
nov 10 ALEXANDRIA, VA.
NEW AUCTION AND COMMISSION
~ HOUSE.
We have opened at No. e2 ROYAL ST. an
Auction and Commission House.
We are now ready to receive all kinds Of mer-
chandise and household goods on consignment
or purchase the same.
We think it may prove an advantage to per-
Sons who have PRODUCE of any description
TO send il 10 us. Located Immediately opposite
the msin entEsnce to the Market on Eoysl ST.,
goods can De exposed every morning at public
suction, when the best prices may be expected
Prompt returns made on sales.
Persons having FURNITURE for sale will
find Ii to their advantage to give us s call
We will attend to suctioneering 1T public sales
OF property, and respectfully solicit share of
public patronage O'NEAL & LUCAS.
~ Auction goods constantly on hand and for
sale. lov 5-tf
W q. shooT,
DEALERIE
GOAL, SALT N D PLA TIE
SMOOT s WHARF,
(Foot Of Princess st.,)
feb 21-H Alexandria, Virgins.
EsOSlERY, GLOVES, handkerchief, Col
~ lars and CUTS, in great variety, at
G. G. BERRY s.
AIDES AND CHILDBEN'S MEHINO
- VESTS and PANTS, sll sizes end quail.
ties. at T.. G. BERRY'S.
TEPHYR WORSTEDS, Germantown Weols
IL And h DiftinO Yarns in all eh a6 and cOlOrS,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22

pLiCK GOODS A SPECIALTY-Our
- ST. ok of Black Goods s complete, and our
ssIes have been largo. We sell good goods at
low prices.
myll d +. BRASHEAR
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22

SNYDONIN, the best preparation ever offered
" tor the cure of CHAPPED SKIN will
eradicate pimples, and give to the complexion
soft and healthy appearance. Price 25 cts per
bottle. For sale by
jan Is WAKEFIELD s. HALL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22

LONDON PURPLE, the new poison for the
destruction of the Potato Bug, Cotton Worm,
&c; also BEST PARIS GREEN, the same
brand that we have been selling for several
years Large supplies just received By
myl2 K s. LEADBEAKER s. BRO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22

w OGDEN PLaTESl O., .oa,.-.y.
w WOODEN PLATES
3. Just the thing for Pic MICS and Excursions:
Also the Patent Fo,ding Table. For sale .onlyi
by MCLEAN & OHLER
Je7 81. ''~'-'-1 =" 76 KfDR striet. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22

vicious the indolent and the INDECENT is almost
as difficult to solve as it is 10 Europe. 1t is here
that those who are learned 10 sanitary matters
6nd their appropriate field 10 poiutiog out what
may be done toward Improving the homes of
the poor and in reudeiiog the districts they 10
habit more salubriOus by drainage aud veutila-
ton aud general cleanliness. .-BaH. Sun.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-16
Cotton at Liverpool.

Smith, Edwards & Co., in their
monthly circular, dated Liverpool.
March 3lst, thus review the condition
of the cotton trade at that point:
THE prospects Of our market at
present do not invite any special com
ment, the interest in the American
crop has subsidized, and speculations
about its extent have ceased to en-.
gage attention. The Boml az CROP is
evidently a large one, and its quality
is first class; indeed the improvement
in the character of Indian cotton Of
late years is quite remarkable, some
of the growths being now in cleanli.
ness and spinning power almost equal
to American. Upon the whole IL
seems not unlikely that India will shin
10000 bales more to Europe than in
1879. There is cotton enough TO
carry us through the year, and
yet there is no urgent fear
of such extreme scarcity as we expe.
rienced last autumn. 1t is already
coming 10 De pretty evident that q
great increase in planting will take
place in America this year. Planters
have derived a wonderful harvest Of
profit from this crop; it would have
paid them fairly had il been sold at
Cd per lb-it fetched an average o f7d
to lad. We need not, therefore. be
surprised to find that already an in
creased planting of 10 per cent is
talked Of. There is also an enormous
expenditure going on for mules, fer
tilizeFs, and all agricultural appli-
ances, and we believe the prenara-
lions made will point TO a crop Of six
millions next year, provided the
season Is favorable. On the other side
it has to be remembered that we have
had three good seasons c~opsecutiyely
in America, and it will be against all
the rHies of probability that We
should have q fourth, and We might
easily lose as much from bad weathe,
as we gain from increased planting.
I'VE must not, therefore, be toe
confident Of passing into a region OF
plenty next year. but speaking gener.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-16

ally, the great stimulus given to cot
ton growing all the world over should
tend to inspire caution in estimating
the futare' Of the market. The Gus
tum Of selling for long periods ahead,
now SO deeply cngrained in the trade,
brings the remote prospects of the
market to act with great force on its
near positions, and We may now safely
anticipate that if the new American
crop makes a good start we shall be
deluged with sales of October No
Yember shipment at much below the
spot price; at anything like I'd the
American planter will largely sell the
next crop. provided the season is ia
vorable.
Trade in Manchester is passing
through a lull just now that may
either deepen into genuine dizziness
or give way to fresh activity. There
are no sure indications which way the
tide will turn; at the moment we lean
to the opinion that a further decline
must take place before active business
is resumed"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-16
The Russian Headsman's Reye-
nue..

There is but one state executioner
in the vast Russian realm, and he is
a pardoned malefactor named Frolof
who, in the good old pre.nihilistic
days, when the abolition of capital
punishment was still maintained in
Muscovy, committed three successive
murders, and was condemned TO
penal seryitude for life. Wber.
however, revolutionary successes rem.
dered the services Of an imperial
hangman indispensable to the minis
try of justice. Fre.of volunteered
for the office on condition that An
amnesty for his past deeds should be
granted to him. His offer was &C.
cepted, and for sometime past he has
been a busy man. For every "func.
ton" he receives 40 silver roubles-
about f6-fromthe Russian excheouer
but that official fee by no means rep
resents the total emolument he de-
rives from the practice of his gruesome
handicrait, for he is permitted to
trade upon the superstition still cur
rent in Russian society respecting the
luck conferred upon gameaters by the
possession Of a marsel of the rope
with which q human being has been
strangled, either by the hand of JUS
tice or by his own. Immediately after
young Mladetaky had been hanged,
only the other day, FpolQf was sur
rounded by members of the Russian
jeunesse doree, eager to purchase
scraps of the fatal moose, and he dis
posed Of several dozen Of such talig-
mans at from three to five roubles
apiece, observing, with epmplacepcy,
when be had sold of his last remnant,
that he hoped the nihilists would vet
bring him in plenty Of money" There
igi indeed, every prospects, if the Mol
lkof regime lasts long enough, that
Frolof will speedily became a wealthy
man.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-16

New York Herald.l
The New Orleans barkeeper who
was shot and killed by a negro on Fri.
day last, lost his life for about as small
reason as any on record, the quarrel
between the two men having been over
ten cents. Probably, however. the
real cause Of the crime was the fact
that the murderer carried a pistol.
To the reprehensible and generally
senseless habit of carrying concealed
weapons is to be attributed more than
halt the murders that occur. Men
who quarrel have seldom any hesita-
ton about using any weapons they
have at command. When their entire
armory consists Of fists aud tongues,
the latter are likely to do all the bus
mess, for to strike with the fist may
bring a harder blow in return; but
the pistol at short range is so safe and
effective that the hand literally itohes
for it, and thousands of q%uarrels have
proved that even among gentlemen
the mere habit Of carrying arms is Just
as likely to result disastrously as if
one party to a dispute were a bar
keeper and the other negro.