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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-12

y ESALE OF REAL ESTATE IN FAIR
~ FAX COUNTY, VA
In pursuance of orders of the District Court of
the United States for tho Eastern District of
Virginia, entered in the MISTER Of John Powell,
bankrupt, the undersigned as Assiguees, will
proceed TO resell st public auction, at Fairfax
Court House. on the NINETEENTH DAY
OF JULY, 1880 Court day. at about twelve
o'clock No., TRACT OF LAND, belonging to
the estate of said bankrupt, situated on Difficult
Run, near Drsnesville. in Fairfax county, Vs..
and containing about NINETY ACRES OF
Lam D. with GRIST and FLOUR MILL and
other improvements thereon.
The Asaignees being also authorized to sell,
said property at private sale. parties desiring to
purchase may apply to o. w. Hunt, at Fairfax
y. H., Or to John s. Fowler, st Alexandria. If
not sold at private sale prior to July l9!h, the
property will be sold st public auction, as above
stated.
Terms: Seven hundred and twenty dollars
essh will bs required on the day of sale, and the
residue in three equal instslments 8. one, TWO
and three years; the purchaser to give bonds,
with approved security, bearing interest from
day of sale, tor the deferred payments, and the
title to be retained until the whole purchase
money is paid.
JoRS e " 5uNTF: s. FoW:1ER As,isnses.
je7-2awts
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AEW lNrk HufI4.
Somebody WIN wanted tu cgpatc 4 pArutlae for
tho consumption VI o'gars recently Inaio set
0f kt,ukiny. vJtIll curtains In cxAf-bruwu BAt4
ehpe,tI,y. cnblulAtrca with tho pals gEuou toAves
aud tho 4uwer ul tho tn1acuu- pt!ut. Thpy wure
bullnl with uullcr.e .e0lurrd 9uIluon, Al!untrd
with .iar * rus'lc wood poles. mud lVoped hae1
With strlnHs Ut luryu Imitation a1nbar ueatk.
a.ls saips, vi well Nv tho Lolstrr.IIvau. and
window. bollch nr settle, bud bucks ho.xts, ana
coysrs to match, embroidered with duE!taa Of
smoking nplsHratus. Here uud thurv on ihe tu4'
OF hiIh-bAcscl chair. on tav URN .,, q caa' ~
nroisrca hi slks wqEs fsspn.a d"f thS snuk.
str,lcteu Ut ha,ltIs,lnp Moorish 9E4sa tFuys.
mounted on rustic 4sa.' st,1spossed ,sp Ply. seks
Mrs,. aa wciEas sha principal ornaments, spill
boxes, ct,. Ol tlv ohitHIlcy -ptcev, which was
sl,lf, Viii tloyabls bracket. fog l!ghts " eaoh
I'ansivd xi!h tark otk: laga ,iatffSx ,a!tE95s.
r;ass, scuching iro,n tho llu0r to iho do,nu.
SLAPPED, pale-9rcea selling, completed the room.
, 1880-07-29
TURKEY.

HEPLY TO THE COLLECTIVE NOTE.
CoSsrAS1lNorLE, July 2s.-An uxtraor-
dlnary Cabinet meeting WIS hold OIL Tues
day, a1,d tho roply to tho collective note Ut
the Powers WINS completed. III tho evening
the .;ultun's ir.pie WIS Issued, approving the
text OF tho reply. The Minister Ut Foreign
Attnirs then signed 1t md 1t WINS handed to
t4e Ambassadors the s.lillu evening. Ia re-
ply, which ~ vigorously wor4cd, was drawn
III by AIuaruus l'Astlu, Ambassador ut Lols-
don, wliorcturned recently to C0ustantlnopla
at tic request Of tho Sultitll.
COME To TERMS.
Tho Porte l,ns uccTared its readiness to
execute the Montehegrin convention in three
weeks.
CONEIJlMED.
The report Of tho presentation OF Turkeys
reply to The collective nUtt to thu Aulbaasu-
dorS 1s confirmed. The Porto gays It Is Illl.
posslble to surrender JantHa, Larrtssa, mud
Metzayoyo, and urges further negotiations.
FAMINE.
The famine In Armenia Is spreading.
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besisles battery anl two battalions In
Scfnde."
tie,t. pl,ayro telegrapls: "'rhu fragments
Of Burrows force are arriving ut CAndAllar.
M details" i.
pl,ayrc flatl been convcrsIng by telegraph
with Primrose, but The virus were now tut.
r]layre aittl Salltlcnall propose 10 abandon
tho NarL line, ai,l concentrate III tho f,ola1l
Pass route, Unless strung reinforcelncnts are
Immediately available.
TELEGRAPH WiNHa ctr.
The VlccrOy, replying to nil Inquiry rs To
what troops Eurruws Ind, says: "1forse
artillery l aud d, n col,lpahy OF sappers, six
companies Ut the Sixty-sIxall, two suuaslrors
Ut Sc&nle Horse, ono regiment OF bombay
Cayalry, and the First antl Thirteenth Native
Infantry. Nothing morc Is KNOWN Tic tcl-
egrap,l Is Interrupted"
ORDERED FORWARD.
StMLA, July :1ss.-Ge,t. rhnyre ,as been or
dered to conccltrntn l.ts force a,Id ntlyance
to candahar Immediately To support Gun.
Primrose. His llnc 0f communication With
tic rear will bc strengthened by Bombay alu1
Bengnl truops, WHO have bcrn ordered to
inalcl! immediately.
T1tE NEW AMEEN.
CAnu1., July 2s.-Abhnrr.llhnn Khan left
Cslatiknr, and will meet the British repre-
sclltattYes next Saturday ut Ztlllna+
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MASONIC CORNERSTONE LAYING.


Tol.Elo, U.. July :,3.-ThEs has been m
important tlay tn thu hIstary Ut tie Aasonlc
fratcrn[ty BY rcgs0i, Of tic ltyiiw Ut thu cur
ner-stone II tho nuw MasonIt Temple, eor-
Her Ut Adams asd Superior streets, w!lich
wis DOM l,y tho assembled lodges Of tllis
city tltls afternoun, In preseucu Vt d larse
nuItrnce md With impressive ceremonies.
Tho exercises wure I'D by Judge LenlMol,,
tiralA Muster Ut tho GrAnu LUlKo Ut the
lnyatic tIN to tic Temple, uip exercises proprr
wure Introduced By u beautiful uti9 to 1[A-
soL.ry, ,l,l!l prs!yer bs tho Grand Chapatn, the
lsvy. Il. N. High. After these the .lcp0sLt-
Tic Grunlt Irsns,lrcr, md followed by nt
Or1ltiun by o. Waters, Ut DcItu, d. An Ills.
lorlrnl ntltlrrss by II. 7. Walker proved very
interesting, giving I'LL tccouat Ut tile rlsna!Id
ptUgress III Masonry II. Northwestern ulEu.
After the dedication tho procession WIS re-
formed ,li,l marched back 10 tho hail.
, 1880-07-29

r,,,,o,, T.,,., m .r,,. .ios,, = IN, Etc.,.
l'oSpoS' July n:-lho noty ;L, l.it1'e west
,lurtug the voyage was rough. June - tlle
two yoynnprs Ind fcars of co,,sIyFnv. In
rnmtn4 oshoro 1lcv rn,,i,, har,,lv sta,"t In,
49,, tS "smo.a .., .o" ~ s'A''o' D"'
4 REMARKABLE VOYAGE.
ria itrnsh tsbts.
Ioynoy. July 2G.-A dispatch Just received
fran tl,u U,r,,ll correy,x,,,tI.,nt Mt Slllr
IsJa,ulx rnnorts lint tl,e ,1arv T1',l Wostar,, ]
with the two yelitiroHs mariners forming
lsr crew, passed tlora Mt II quarter II. II
O'Clock tliis morning. Tile cxtuul1ttnn nf thc
, 1880-07-29

DEatASns or THE RING OF nu1ss1Al1-nEAru
Of THE QrEES UF SI!AM.-.AN AMERICAN
NAS-oF-wAlt AT uANGhuk.
DASukoK, SIaln, JUNE s.-Thore Ii so,ue
prospect Of war between Stnm ,.lti Durl,n!l.
Many Years ago t1,e former Kingdom tUuk
possession or certain territory on tho north
which Ind bcen cta!ned by l}urnlnh. Thc
PRESENT King Of Burn,ull, having apparent
ly exhausted his domestic resources ot
strife, has suddenly laid clalm to this
territory, which, being refused hin.
he proposes t0 ialse by furet-
bic nealls. lie Is airc1lY lnnrshaiins his
forces. md, OH l,is palt, tile kug of Slim ls
determined to resist invasion, md is making
preparations to meet tic Burmese troops
whenever they cross tile bo,ltlnry-l1ne now
held By Stun. Il war issaid to bo ,iuprccatG.l,
but the lioynl Government Ut Sinn Is colt
iitent tint 1t hns tho rights of tho case, MD
Is determined to maintain Its Just claElIs a,nt
possessions. Siam, 1t ts said, will l,aye tho
Eoral supported Great l,rItnir Ii, tllistIIsplte.
The good young King il overwhelmed With
sorrow BY u most distressing domestic be-
re,yelI,ent. Ou tho night of the lst OF June
tho Queen anu her favorlt Cllilu wern OIL
their why III thu River Mouun to join tho
King Mt his summon palace Bang-pa-Im.
They were In what IL known hero rs
u ptcntc-Doat, anl wvro prospcrously
o.. their voyage when they wcre run
down by II stea'n-launch. Tic pic,lic.bout
Wns overturned nlll sunk, A,tu tllu QuecIl,
hcr en- lll, a1ll nenrly every pDrsOt TIL board
were drowned. Thu Kings Secretary, who
had charge Ut tho lt0yul pnrty, was rescued,
as lle Ii iii expert swlIl,n.er. lie proceeded
OIL lily way up the river, utter suIn0 tine, uIld
WIS tic bearer pf thu ill-iEltMgs 10 tic King,
w!,o WIS so oyercone by the news TINT llo Il
tary. Tic bottles OF tho QUEEN ind clil.l
wero recovered a1ld brought tn thls city amid
gUneral Alutntntton aud SORROW. Slltee this
cnan[ty All the Angs, native alltl foreign, lnvu
bcel kuit ut llAlf-nllst, nlNl lUtlerH 1T eutlttO
lcnce, official and prlyntp, hare been pouring
Into the lAlnce from nll sources.
Just satle4 for Salgon, al we'll. Tho ahlp
remained hero q week Or more, alsd tic onl-
cers welv handsomely entertained by tho
Sla1nes9 authorities, rs 8llu arrived before
tho Queei's death Ind thrown u pail over thu
city. As tho vessel could not crUsA the t,lr
nt the mouth Of tho river, the ktug .pIAced tho
Royal yacht ut the dkBlHlsnl Of United States
city. They wcree, granted Il eesrelnoulous III;
dfniiee ty tho klng, Wero 4!nea an1 wllie1
nd llb!tutl BY the fdreiKll residents, ald went
away delighted will their reception, which
cuIln[nAtOa ln u grand ball at tho United
EtAtGS Consulate, which WRs Illuminated md
decorated In tinc styl, for tho occasion. The
fest!yity was Intended " tic Sih'aesa M
foreign C0nBuls niul American residents.
A,aertcans nra in favor Mt bangkok, arti when
tho bwatarn smiled her 01licers Wpre escorted
to the slip by the Kings yacht, having M
D0Ard the United HtNtc* Consul, tho Anl1ri-
can missionaries and 0tllor Invited Euests.
, 1880-07-29

''n!N ia! 80, Hs,sL, ,... i.o7,. ,.., 1ooo
: LONDON July ss.-bet"eeli 1878 anu lso
twcnt3-stx steamships lutlell wholly or partly
with grain foundcreI ut sen, antt six weru rt.-
,,ortpti mtssnv, nnriny tha sn,u,. ,,or,ni IN,
r,f.Io,f,,, ..tt;,, ,.os.e1s fou,,Int, n,,a -,
s4"'.'"ue" 9a.'u'A 4oa""eAeu' "i'o ~
"efe fepoftea mlssIile
CABLE LAID.
Inc steamer Selne lnld the Plactentn ard
st. Piorrc cable yesterday.
LIVELY TIMES AHEAD.
a corresno,,t1nut wr,trs that, in v,o,v of Nv,
,,ra,s,,,t,,n a,,tn,,,,;.,,, ,,a,,o',,, 49,, ,1a,,s
psospsL..'o ,. M'.nsonis.t pctNeon wv !iounc
oI Lorus aAa l1ouse o1 ~oHllElohs coHcern-
Ing tue Co1npeltsas!on*fo n*for-Disturbance-il, lre-
lntlu bll. committee has BEEN formed to lit
v'tc the co8pcrtlon Ut I'LL liberal associations
Of tho United Kingdom for demonstration
~ confidrnre n In f:nvnrn,u.ut for cl,rtt,nv
~, ",..,"...si.'. 80 .u 'i,.,' ~ t....'
" 9xpess4}n ot . 9pal III i"tnr ., u ano,,
uf III elective Seials; n1s f,5r orxnnIzix r CoS,
lhhlee u G.lectors III ttfl,l'ssetit oGssihtl ~
, 1880-07-29

General, with forty followers, WIS lasltlett ut
Turks fsiniul by tic mil steamer from,
l1aylt, bnund to New York. They lad
escaped FROM Cubn tu Ifuytl III II small vessel,
a,sel were closely pursued by Il Spanish yIa,t-
of.war. Wlt[e ut that placc their lnoncy and
property wurc contiscnte', ansl t[toy wurc Or
deFad to lrave BY tlls 1faytien authorities.
steA,ucr tllld wcrU lAi,ucd at Turks IsN,u.
Shortly utter lnndinX n SpanIsl, war vessel
arrived Mill demanded tho surrender Ut tliu
Cubanst which tho Governor Ut Turks
t41nulf refused
, 1880-07-29

Spettd1 u1sTatth - Tic GhifH7o 1rtolne.
SOUTH E1.GtS, Ill. July :as.--'rlu farmers
src- now right In the midst Ut Il.:rvest, stlsl
are lnyiug cool atnl plclsaat wpab:er for
their work. II thu good weather continues
nearly all Of thu grain will b. cut and bound
tlls week. Thu cuts crop Is very good.
Wheat is light md some PIECES Will not be
harvested. There wasn't, however. much
wheat sown here. Corn never gave better
pr0sllisc fur I'LL abundant crup tilln t docs At
present. Thy pastures ure guud. Thy 4!airy
btsfltpss retains It's usual interest, und tho
farmers arc comparatively happy.
, 1880-07-29

ORDERED 70 THE MEDITERRANEAN.
C1soNsrADT, July :a8.-The last contingent
OF ships for the Pacific squadron which
satea hence has been ordered 10 cruise lu
the Mediterranean until further orders. j..
, 1880-07-29

TOPEKA, Kan., July 2a.-Pha 6tats Green
haek-Labor Convention, which met In this
city to-day, WIS well attended. about 100
delegates being preaent a caucus was held
ut Liborty Hull TO consider the psopriety OF
fuslnX with the Democrats, but, aftsrta =
thorough discussion, the Groenhaekesa ~
tolyed 10 stand upon their owp merits, uqn.-
iAate, al4 vote tor thalr own ca1nlilates.
This sentiment WIS heartily cheered, aud ths
, 1880-07-29

Spsrfaf Dfsratts 10 The Chicago 1tlbrns.
I.A CROSSE, Wis, July 2s,-Tllc WEATHER
herc IL very favorable to crops. 0ool re-
purls still col,ln In from Southern Minnesota
Ajtu unkOtn,
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Coupled with a Proposition to Estab-
lish In Its Place an Elect
I've Senate.
Tho Porte Finally Agrees to Garry
Out the N1ontenegrin
Agreement.
Account Of the Prince Innperial's
Death-Strugglo with the
Zulus.


49, n N141A411AA ~.
Afooh KHAN DEFEATS THE BRITISH.
l.oSnoS' guy - N'estali rum tne
oo'e'not " oo"lo"y s"ss .,taJ'.uel. 1t!a"
iosc te'eEt"p''s to-o''s l4o"1 eo'oa"as ~ 1oi~
!u"s: ~, 1e''' hufio"s lo!ce ~ "h"!ll'ateo'
W. ~, ure. golie l',to ,le ctlaues.
1he M"iqa,s o. 1iai1'uglo!f' III announcing
!. u'o ne"s III 1ae llouse u, soil'lo"s' "''uea:
Ne,. tla"e1o nus pee' 'ls'i"eteu ~ " coi'ecI
"'i's ioltes 'ie cn'l a'tti 'a"1eh " IsA'auisaf.
i"va lc.ss'"'neu 10 o'l''" " 7ea" ahotnel
p'tsauc ~ :. heeessa.s' .,
Ws"1o ou,, luo u'sAs'et Nv Ia'l'.'1'at, luz
ot'ta"!s ~ 'o' ~ uIo .iuoo " .o'
u'V,is' s"u: oe.'. l1hsiee ie!!eft,1s 1oteo
w. eoue..ato aa'la.. y. S'"i,m Iur, - .ne v'y
he"s ~ tespsInus nen' a4.U"s :apeua'.ou !,'
!,'s ps" "a" uue :, :" s4l9
ucI1,ls " !lio tolcc, put =. cons's'eoo,
ono ul's.''e, ,4ao so",p'oiSto" VI WHICH, a'1o
AunAoc' - o''hiio"h.
ApLtiiostn-
., W.. pu.toMs ot's"ue ""s asasasu isu'.I .
ro ea,u"1n ~ enliisvi' " .oopetnn wy,
onelo 49, tne nl.'sn uppo.n.cu @1e "ui!
" Sa''u"na. u.'nlnst .Ayyop nnal, "Spi'ant
= u1o A,aeeist!'p, anu, Wntil nhsta 49, "
aeleu Ass lolces u les!te m"nsaS e,,lashk,
: nis 'ntans15 aescInco s ~ 1,.. uo"f' wv "eio
pussuea py aen. nuilo"a' WHO r.
eoselea sAo Su''S Mn. wagons u!cs
''s'1 r, E"4 NJ NJ ,' ~ sAo 1'.' lu
~ oIle x.ns .s,."a.ts, ao.'' nH!1ums ,!s
e.tgeca eS!s', ,etlostaoo hpSe'nens " @ hushKl
Nuh.su' ,, s.1en I1a'c1 , ns''le. 1a1'|'u!.at' 1,
!Asouo n'a''as lolets t%e teucnea Hel-
ntouo n!'el "pose u.iis'h, n'u sples ~
pot'eu ~ ,, suo elossSu n tu1t I.ss' ~ usoeta
paa, ullu ui"t 4'ooo u',aA's n"o !u1lteo nh''
NLIlo patt!es oI cNsuliJ. "tic 4oiAGlHS HcnE
, 1880-07-29


HALIFAX, N. s., July A.--capt. Williams.
at this port from Turks island, reports tliat
shortly before hs sallsd q Quban 1usurgent
, 1880-07-29

Special ntspateh 10 TIE Chicago IrttaH&.
ToI.Eno, o., July 2S.-The coming Con
gressioual Convention for this {the Sixth)
district, whlcl, will BE- Iu session iii this city
Tomorrow. brgins 10 excite more nnd more
attention lis the time for 1t approaches. The
problem evidently is, Who IL the u1un to beat
Frnik lIurtl for the race will undoubtedly
be close. The latter evtnccs great deal vi
apathy just at present, but will undoubtedly
mike stir III due tine ii nominated BY The
Democrats, and OF TINT fact there IL no ques-
ton. 1t is said that he iias no money to put
Into the campaign, but 1t Will probably
]. 4. Hamilton is still making strong ah0w-
lug, having about olle-hnlf the delegates
from this county, yet tug las much opposl-
ttgn OH account Of some of his adheretts.
tlle party. Judge nitclilo holds, perhaps,
onu-thiru of thu delegates of Lucas. and also
lAs-1 strong following in othcr, eoantlcs OF
the district '1icprcscll.!ng tho business In.
leatltng bunker altd renl-.state dealer, and l..
Il elejant s'' as strqpey Yy0nSai arseG S0 s. thes
friends: 4 nov calididats for the coas! s!dera-
!ng up III the person OF Noali II.
of "s'S; s'%ay;,s, sSayns S l. fiaycss i Mr: swayns
Is one of tho rl;!ng attorneys OF the Toledo
politics Of northwestern Ohlo, RcpubltcA,,
workers never look to llinl III vain for coun:
sci anil assistance, aud hls nomination would
Inspire nIuell confidence III the success OF th&
'sepasp.ssa spts'si u:passs to n. chicago 7,~n
CINCINNATI. o., July :5...The opening ol
tns # s SSaSn % Y .ha ts afflfs slty %ns
The Hon. Ben Butterwurti, Representative
fr04 tho First District, desires renomLtlatlOn.
of late l!a llus beaii hnrassel by Wurl poll
ielans VIE wer psrslstent IN ds'aal'ds f1r
went to Butterworth's Office and told the
Congressman that for 4 certain amount lie
, Sonld secure hin tlle ,fenti' Ward ds!cga.e
o tTeplisa th9t e was o5
e|toose IL nominate him, az right; bu: hu ga
not Intend to fix eny delegation. At thls
Kelly grew angry, hot words followed, md
ks scs4yi sSixi III IL st Mdaa q % nos e 5asa
as 1or THO 0askcr spTesentative. IL IL struck
wcllnlilel btow,, wli!c sent. the hummer
fsar ar th5GGa 5 II M a too5 Ssda Fl s SadY pce dsk
urctt. tsltterwortl t1on picked The mau up.
washed thu blood o!f his face. ied hin into
an adjacent dentists office, Rald for the ex
~ @f .%9 IT, anS W III VI ea so esed
advice. Kelly, later tu the day, returned t.
tic ollice armed with blk derrlnger, but ha
took, ,caru to delay his Walt until Duttorworth
@ st fof Ct s nGt 9as. y axnaa
lDullIler, and, though Ut good Quaker stock.
h.s 4 quick tolnpur, which he Is sometimes
unahle to restrain. 11e will ba rcnominated
tSt G9sus %ssH S'{ot g. Jay fysse!Hhn State Green.
back Convention met at 8 O'Clock, this after
noon, mud WINS calle4 to order by Robert
Seh!llIng. Harvey Kellogg, Of Toledo was
GImrEcnu Sa"rnfnrv tTiIn Nnt1n,,n( njntfnrIn
, 1880-07-29
tous to run about 5,0oo belltuf Il, - iarns In
November. 50
Tlle following District Cong So 3nl Com.
tnittee WIS choser for the cilsi g = }0 years.
i; Il. Bennett, Ut fiock; b, | . 8 rfles, uf
Wnlworth; II. u. Thorp. Of - ID: Il. B.
Fish, Of ltaclne; Elihu Enos! iottke1lla.


HbA~xAkNAN#
Special Dispatch to II. CAteaoo Trrb4.nA.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July 2.-The Re-
plbllcnMs Of this county held ono Of tho
most interesting and largely attended con-
yentions III this ely to-day ever known In
the history Of the party here. They nomln-
ate1 the following ticket: For State Senator,
Henry e. Russell, OF Cedar Springs: judge
of Probate, Cyrus L. Perkins; Sheriff, Isaao
F. Lamoraux; Clerk, Fred 8. Clark; Regis
ter Of Deeds, Col. L, K. Bishop: Treasurer,
Capt. j. A.. s. Verdier; Prosecuting Attor-
ney, Fred A. Maynard; Circuit Court COM
'nissionery, Jntnes y. Wilson and Peter o,
Voorliles; C0r0rers, Drs. Daniel A. Lau-
bensteln and u. w., q. Busch; Surveyor.
Dorr Skccls. The ticket in some respects ls
oisp Of the strongest ever presented In ths
county.
The Convention chose the following dele
gates to the State Convention: Charles q.
GROCER, N. 4. Earle, William, 1f. Robinson,
Or. ]. D. Griswold, Alpta Child, Dan J.
Leathers, Wilson Jones, John T. Elliott, G.
v. Watkins George q. oleketee, +. Y. Fox,
F. :. Harrington. &. E. Betknap, Of this city;
H. + G sss,11ns' yr 'MeNe3 ct 9enss y GaFI e
i. .sherk, Fl Caledonia; Z. s. K!ddef, of
Nelson; g: =. Ssnrs, Of Algolnu ]. l.. Smith,
" l!nlhi1estli y. q. Lyle, OF S0lott; Edmund
Mnrley, Of Walker; A. u. Chimney, OF Sparta;
=. D. Scranton, 0t Grattan.
De!ceato ut LarRc-Gen. l., ". Heath, Of
The following delegates to the Congress
stonnl Convention were chosen: John De-
gsaaf, Gen. j. i. Pierce, J. e. Darragh, +.
Loettgert, II. II. Reynolds, Il. J. Ftlker, Dr.
Z. w. Prtnalc, George W. Gay, 3loscs Tug
Eart, Il. Grafton Fox. A. 3. Watson. F. W.
Peck, G, G. l}rinsnlait, j., W. uofcomb, OF
this city;.. a. n. Norton, Of Wyco1nfng;
Foster Kelly, Of Chimes; Everett Hurd, of
rnris; ". W. johnson, OF Grand Rapids;
Otis White, of Vergennes: E. L.. briggs, 0f
Grand Rapids; IL. q. Holt, Of Cascade;
Newell +. Slawson, Of SoIon; g. III. Mum,
0t Cunrttana: John Hcrriuge, OF Nelson;
Norton Fitch, OF Afplne; l.. II. SelleFs4 OF
Solen; ". u. Davis. Ut Oakaeid; Neal Nc
Millnii, Of Algnlna.
II IL understood tilat nearly alt of the dele.
gates to tue StatG Convention favor tho noull-
nAtEonof Col. 4. L. Ssockbridgr for Governor,
al,d that lllost OF tho Delegates to the Con.
grcssiOial tunyelltion witl favor tho nomlua-
tlon u the lou. George ". Webber, oi
luMta County. fur member Of Congress.
The Republicans of the Second Kent Rep
'resentnliye District nominated Charles ",
Garfield for Representative in the State Leg
fs!nturr. The Republicans Of this city and
county IRE thoroughly aroused, md propose
to give go0d rgpOrt ut themselves uext
November OIL the entire ticket
, 1880-07-29
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
The Sanguinary Story Of Ca
bu| Repeated in Front
of Candahar.
A British Force under Gen.
Burrows Literally Cut
to Pieces,
The Attacking Troops Being under
tho Lead Of the Pretonder
Ayoob Khan.
Strength Of the Annihilated
British Column Placed
at 2,700 Men.
An English Liberal Move for
the Abolition Of the He
! reditary Pecrage,
Coupled with Proposition to Estab.
llsh In Its Place an Elect
I've Senate.
Tho Porto Finally Agrees to Garry
Out tile NIonteneErin
Agreement.
Account Of the Prince ltnperia!'s
Death-Strugglo with the
ZuIus.
, 1880-07-29

LONDON. July o0..-rho slory Little West
crn arrived ut Cowts tc.tlay. The weather
during the yoynge was rough. June ~ tlle
two yoyagers Ind fears Of capsEzIng. On
coming ashore they could hardly stand, but
tho stiffness SOON WOry oil,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-01-01

An English writer has been sharp:
ly criticising the management of the.
LonGon public schools, known as the
Board schools" and produces tbs
following as specimens Of the written
examinations of some Of the scholars:
"Where is Turkey?'
Turkey is the capital Of Norfolk. "
"Where is Turin?,
"Tureen is the capital Of Chiner
the peepul there live ON burds nests
and has long tails.
"Where is Gibr.lter?'
"Gibberralter is the principal town
of Rooshia. "
What do you know Of the patri-
arch Abraham?:'
"lIe Was tie father Of Lot, and az
tew vivcs -wun vas called Hishmale
and the t'other ilaygur. lie kept
wun at home, and he turn d the t 9TH
or into the desert, where she became a
pillow Of salt in the daytime and q
pillow Of fire at mite"
"WAat do you know CT Joseph?'
"IIee wore a koat Of many gar
ments. lice were chiet butler to Faro
and told his dreams. Hee married
potitl,er's dorter, and lie led the Gyr-
shans out of bondage to Kama, il Cali.
lee, aud then fell on his sword and
died in site Of the promiss land.
"Give the names Of the books Of the
Old Testament >
"Devonshlre, Exeter, Littikus, Mum
bers, Strouomy, Jupiter, Judgment,
Ruth, etc
"What Is u miracle?"
Don't know
If you saw the sun shining over
head at midnight what would you call
i,r'
The moon.
Bat If you were told it was the
sum"
II should say it was lie
Another boy, giving his Impressions
in regards to Moses, wrote as follows:
"lIe WAS an Esypshun. He lived
in A bark made Of bull-rushes, and he
kep q golden cart, and worshipt bra
Zen snakes, and he het nuthin but
kYales and manner for forty year. llo
was kprt by the air Of his ed while
riding under the bow of a tree, and ne
VAS killed BY his son Abslon, as he
WAS a hanging from the bow His
end WAS peas
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-01-01
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Cheap W hiskey.

A certain barkeepsr having fre-
quently been refused payment by
loafers after they had finished their
whiskey, determined to bestow lose
of boot leather on the next customer.
A case soon occurred. He jumped
over the counter and administered a
severe dose to the aforesaid.
"What's that for, boss
"To pay for the whiskey, you
scounarel!' responded the balkeeper.
"Well, now, if that amt darned
cheap!" exclaimed the recipient. Jest
hand out the bottle; | guess IL take
another round
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-01-01
CHANGE OF TIME
WESTERN MARYLAND X. ROAD.
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NN and after Sunday, Oct. ID, 1879
~ Passenger Trains will run as fol
LEAVE MECHANICSTOWN
For Baltimore md Westminster at 600 A.
NJ, and 3:07 p. II.
For Hagcrstown and Williamsport li:-O
A NJ and 1:30 Z NJ
ARRIVE MECHANICSTOWN
From Baltimore and Westminster at III
10 4 NJ and 7:30 Z N
From WlliaEsport and 1ascrstown at
$50 III, and 3:O7 pm
Emmitshurg Road-Lcave Emmi,sburg
at G;o5 and 9;55 M, and 2;45 p M, aud ar
rive at Rocky Ridge at 6;55 and 1928 a
IN, and 3;l5 p M. Tralni north will leave
Rocky Ridge at 7;25 and 1852 M, and
7;l2 p IN, and arrive at Emmitsburg at 7;55
and 1;2O IN, and 7;4O pm.
Trains for Frederick will leave junction
at 7;40 a m, and 100 IN.
JIM HOOD,
Gcn'l Manager.
B.H. G2ISWOLD,
Gcn'l Ticket Agent.