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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-10
E0C.7E HE TIEt

Spring wasthor to-day.
attention 3 called TO the advertisement of
property TO be sold Mon 1sy mkt.
a irtlsge c!as) wss issued ia WsshioeIon
yts;erdsy to GdorRa Joocs, CT this city, AID
Enira Boswell, OF Washington.
A gospel temperance meeting. conducted By
NOV. w. n. D0plI, will be held 10 the hall If
the Alexandria Reform Club to-morrow after.
noon st 3 'oock
Two thousand five hundred saad and seventy
LVe laousan herring arrived At Eisb,own f..
day. and sold as follows: Shsd 50 to ED ner
Hundred, herring 81! to s. per thonsald.
Es- LONG EoLL GILL The Reform Cipb
SIRE uakl0g arrangements for q ;renesal rsllv ON
the night Of Friday, the 10Th. CbsrIev Eys
MIS- j. Mcko rdree Kci'cy, hsi. HcIl M
ether emreIt ,oEuersnca workers hnyo been
invited to On present. 1t il also eypacted that 81
NUMBER OF ths leading reformed men OF lhs y.r,-
GUS temperance orHsn.GsliOne IT WASHINGTON
ana CeoT ketoTn will atitsd. II is understood
that tina choir CT ore Of lha cL - chcs WEI il,rsh
music lJr the occasion.
The following noica ts; hnca Ga.! = the
mem bers Of tho club:
Let every rcd ribbon r7Hh ioin IA Tho r.lly
Lrl every ine; whose ns;as il Oh or roll ha
prcsont and answer TO his name tryCu cannot
10 lnero cont iali 10 scEG Il letter explaining
your absence sni saying The;her or not yoa are
tt'l riRLt. Each msn is expected to riso yhen
his Lane IL called and answer all right" or il
hs Is a69eit some one will 'iso And answer Cor
him rs no sns!l direct or if be is dead or has de-
serted our cause it will lie so announced. Other
entcrtsInlng eXeics!s will b. provides. Vo,un-
taty three minute speechss may TO caIlod for;
get ono ready. The club will march from the
rooa1' in - boiy 1T 40 Every gentleman
Az onE us will ssrd tho requcrt nol 10 use TO-
D.cCo in the church.
If sny b:olhsr has broken his pladgo AID do
sires TO return let him stop drinking Ut onca on
receiving this notice, snd lnen meet the OK com
mittee st tho rooms or tho club at S O'clock
April l4.h. If he fails 20 do this and does net
communicate with the committee i! will ba taken
i1r granted that he has deserted our cause and
does not wish 10 return.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-10

NEW YORK April l0.-Stocks lower. Moncv
6AG Flour dull. Whea. qust Corn dull.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-10

re- Will open 90 tho first day Of April
JOB LOT OF GooDs from one IF The largest
retsleis Of New York city, com prisog BURT's
ard other we'll Known manufacturers These
good are OF SUPERIOR QUALITY, aud will be
sold flr ONE HALF OF THEIR COST.
Ladies, Mems, Childrsns and Boys Shoes.
mr 81 WADDEY, ITO King STREET..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-10

PERsoNAL.-Miss Lula Foster. daughter o.
Msj Thomas Il. Foster. of Fsuquie:, ia 10 tho
city, the guest of Miss Lucy Brown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-10

ZONE people pod alor 6 through lie suffering
with Dyspopsi,, Sick Headaches, Constitution
sHd Bilious attscks while source of relief is
almost within their grasp. Why is il2 Be-
cause these ailments take sway the energy and
ambition, aud unable to fight against tho .itend-
ant feelings, aud refusing TO take anything for
such persons We would ssy: Rouse Yourself
from THIS state of feeling Go t. our druggist
and &sk for Lsroqus's nti llous Bltters. Try
them, and our word for it you will be surprised
at Inc magic change that will take place" Be
sure TO get those manufactured hv W. E. Thorn.
ton' Baltimore. Md. Pscksg, 25c; bottle 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-10
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA,, APKILlO 1880
Sun risaa.....-...... 5 81 Sun ,sts..,. 2.

AGRiVED,
Sehr Rough end Ready, lower Potomic oys-
ters TO MASTER.
Schr Thomas Jtn,rson. lower Potomac, cys-
te:s, TO MASTER.
Sloop Dsila, lower Porc, oysters, 10 master.
CLEARED.
Str j W Thompson, lower popc hr A Reed.
Str George Lesry, Norfolk, by Z B Hooe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-10

DEATH OF Mrs. FORREST. MIS- Emily
Forrest, widow Of the late Connodor tretch
her death will be received With scctfe regret
by largo number OF aceuaiatarccs in this State
and elsewhere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-10

HE MATERIAL for boys ari chiIren's suits
arc Looted With particular rrfcrtrc> to hard
Usage. No house ir Wssbingt,o mike and sell
mo.e durable and tasteful boys aud chi!drep's
oottlcg. or moro of them than Is. Robinson &
C', lie hogs clol hiers, 903 Peon.ylys,i,
AVsuCc Railroad fare dtduc:el from each
purchase. aio1e
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-10

he GOAL lRADE-A dispatch Iroai Gun.
U''!snd says: The situation 90 The Ches
''eah@ AMI Oalo Canal bttpccu The c5a cotn
'anils ald TIC boaiman was marc favorable
yesterday Tor the general resumption Ct ship
I'His' Is there Is probability TIA, cJmpyo-
"s' w" to ciilc!cd on tcrms uhci Will 20!
wy be Accop'=tic to iha bOalmco, tu: Will
S"AG!c IL" c,aT.t:cs to make rccs ,1ab!c profit
10 H;'r etl'Tsc.s. Tie Bjrdcn Miri1g Gem
,Hly ',ItOGt fv. !oi4td boats Thursday last
'"o q t2e'" s:caEaers, under blark bills cf lad
-N Wa &c understanding that the cap; aiDs
',e 70 'tce;rc he rates 10 be agrccd uoou be,c
"'rf' >"c'IN Eonry iiancksmp was 1rcJsn,
,ad asc .uneriea TIC boats Dart Of lb,; ws7
T'''"-Fc gas 30 sttImDt at ictclfclcLoo slInv
r w. ';;D''. re nc"s ~ telephone yesterday
C,s,'"'st leg III. they arc nrlc; cding to
n.,N, ,'"d |"@out G1g !rtU5lt. Tue Biacn
w -h91ny s. C; rIi eight tsais 90 81 o5
', ~" '-""iics;S. III: l. Is dlu5,'u il they GO
wv, i.-s'2c his :a.o n.Gy days. J h.. Harry
'''U~ - wrut out With b!aok Hiau.i,st.
,,, ,M ~ E&ESc!> q CASE-A case o! consider
IA, :, -. ';'"Cce Vas argued h: fore the Corpora.
I ~ S'..E' y@s;crcfy. l. WIS the cau+c ci II.
nv. II.''-." . &c. sggl25t James NJ. Stewart,
n''E nc gr:s;lln whether iho Guy CouD-
81, 49, IL 0p.n he res! estate Ct .be defend.
10, W. 'e%.s duo Ter the ycsr- lS75-'79 ircu-
pe,,n w. '''t' bzirg ihs: th-rs uas plenty OF.
pav S; property IL the city iabo TO distress to
Sa sag lax bills. Tho creditors IF the de-
~ e,a''"ed thar the pefsopsl property @!
t.y.s sIl2' "-s primarily liable TO pay his
,ot,,, mat 6:io!e real estate could be Subjected
snr,.i > ''r The Iaymert of The same, il must
,pr;. 'IAi 'nrfc IVES 30 psrsunal prc,cr'y ou,
H., ,I" me 'sxs1 due the city could be made.
ca ~. III 10 Is Also involved 10 several other
CHI, ""H Is enc If great Interest. Juds
''0l reserved his decision. Mcssrs. X,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-10

FIRE Tho alarm of 6ro this cveuiag about
hsIf past two was cccassioned by the burning
of two frame houses owoed by Mr.. James
Green 90 tho lower eGd of Wolf street opposite
tho new blocmary cf Msssrs. John 2. Agnew
Il Co., supposed to have been igried by the
sparks flying from that establishment. The
houses were considerably damaged, but tho fire
department, which was quickly on the spot,
sutc aeded in saving them from total destruction
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. there IVES stiff Wind blowing
at the time. Oae of tho houses WAS vacant
aud tho other was occupied by MIR. William
Clark, who saved all his furniture
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-10

RAILROAD ACCIDENT "A freight t!b!a 90
tho Cness cc.kc aad O5io railroad ran of tho
rack LIST Light ct Lgt cbburs ooc,ion, dsmag-
Ing TO considerable extent several Of The cars
No oDc was burt. The accident nccossi.ated
the traoster Of ihe passengers en- tic night
train OF tho Virginia Eildls1d railroad. ehch
arrived he:c this mclocs sbeut fJry minutes
Iatc. Tho Gr.ck wps cleared ct cntc, end 20 day
traina VALE iu1rinr as n.nn!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-21
HISTORY OF ZERO.

"Zero," on the common thermometer, like
the fanciful names of the constellation, is q
curious instance of the way wise mems errors
are made immortal by becoming popular. It
may be worth while to say that the word it.
self (zero) comes to US through the Spanish
from the Arabic, and means empty, hence,
nothing. In expressions like "90 degrees
Fahr," the abbreviation, Fahr, stands for
Fahrenheit, Prussian merchant Of Dantzic,
on the Baltic sea. His full name was Ga
brel Daniel Fahrenheit.
From boy he was close observer of ma
ture, and when only nineteen years old, in
the remarkable cold winter of 1909, he ex.
perimented by putting snow and salt togeth:
er and noticed that it produced degree of
cold equal to the coldest day of the year.
And that day was the coolest day that the
oldest inhabitants could remember. Gabriel
was the more struck with the coincidence Of
his little scientific discovery, and hastily con.
cluded that he had found the lowest degree of
temperature known in the world, either natu-
raj or artificial. He called the degree zero,
and constructed a thermometer, or rude
weather-glass, with scale graduating up
from zero to boiling point, which he number
ed 212, and the freezing point thirty-two-
because as he thought, mercury contracted the
thirty.second of its volume on being cooled
down from the temperature Of freezing water
to zero; and expanded 1SOth on being heated
from the freezing to the boiling point.
Time showed that this arrangement, instead
of being truly scientific, was as arbitrary as
the division Of the Bible into verses and chap
ters, and that these two points no more repre-
sented the real extremes Of temperature than
from "Dan to Beersheba," expressed the ex-
act extremes of Palestine.
But Fahrenheit's thermometer had been
widely adopted with its inconvenient scale ;
and none thought of any better until his
name became an authority, for Fahrenheit
finally abandoned trade and gave himself up
to science.
The three countries which use Fahrenheit
are England, Holland and America. Russia
and Germany use Reaumer's thermometer, in
which the boiling point is counted eighty de-
grees above the freezing point. France uses
the centigrade thermometer, so called because
it marks the boiling point one hundred de.
grees from freezing point. On many accounts
the centigrade system is the best, and the tri-
umph of convenience will be attained when
zero is made the freezing point, and when the
boiling point is put 100 or 1000 degrees from
it, and all the subdivisions are fixed deci.
mally.
If Fahrenheit had done this at first, or
even if he had made it one of his many i'm
proyements, after the public adopted his er-
ror, the luck of opportunity, which was real
" his, would have secured to his invention
the patronage of the world.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-21

ADOPTED BY QUEEN.-In Naples, the
papers tell very pretty story of the queen of
Italy. 1t appears that as she was driving the
royal wood of Licalo, the. coachman mistook
the road, and one of the gentlemen asked a
countryman the way. The man, seeing the
fine carriage and horses, and the servants
livery, and all the gay company, thought
that he was being fooled. "As if you did not
know!' he said, with big grin. The queen
laughed, and assured him that they were
lost. Then only did the countrymen conde.
scend to point out the way, after which he
walked off as if fearing to be laughed at
again. ~ .
/. "Give him twenty francs for his trouble" !"
said the queen to one Of her escort, who,
going after the countryman, said to him {:
"Here, my man, is little present from the
queen of Italy, who thanks you" Z ., !
"The queen /" cried the countryman, re-
turning to the carriage. Forgive me that I
did not know thee. But T had never seen
thee before. Thou art as beautiful as May
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-21
s}}istellameuns &eading.
CHARGING THE BATTLE.LINE.

HOW CAVALRY ARE EMPLOYED IN A BATTLE.
Over on the right, our infantry were falling
back and the centre could hardly hold its
ground The enemy could spare two brigaaes
and still push our right. They were now
bringing them up under cover of the woods
to hurl them at our left. All our troops were
in action, and men died on the battle-line
with the dogged determination not to give an
inch of ground.
Now there is lull
No need to tell soldier what it means.
The enemy is changing his battle-line so as
to- include the reinforcements coming up.
Murder takes rest for a few minutes.
An aidedecamp dashes up and inquiries
for the officer in command. He rides down
the line to the colonel. Our regiment is all
alone here and we are less than 700 men in
the saddle.
Away goes the aide, and as the colonel
turns in his saddle to look over the men, we
can all see that he wears pale face. What
was the order? 1t was for that lone regl-
ment to swing around the corner Of the woods
and hurl itself against the enemy coming up
Was it blunder, or was the order born in
the grim despair gnawing away at the COM
manding generals heart as he felt the battle
going against him? If any man knows he
has never spoken.
The colonel hesitated just moment. He
had seen hundred Saddles emptied that day,
and now 700 men were to be matched against
5000!
Forward r'
~ il pboro Al
we turned the woods and halted to dress the
lines. Half mile away, and coming forward
in battle line, were the two brigades. There
were stumps here and there in the field, and
the fruit was ripe on dozen scattering cher
ry trees.
There was no order to unsling carbines.
We were going to fight with the sabre alone.
Faces grew pale, teeth shut together hard,
and then the silence of death settled upon
the little band.
forward"
"Trot p
"Gallop!"
"Charge!"
Ave! we are not mutes after all vi! vi!
vi comes the ye |, and we all take it up.
Sabres are fashin, horses rushing, and troop
ers shouting, and there is an exhiaration in
the moment which lifts men in their stirrups.
Will they form in square?
No! They shout in derision as 700 men
ride down upon 5000! They halt, and the
front rank drops to its knees, and the rear
rank takes steady aim. l am in the front
rank of our charging line, and I can see ev-
ery movement | wish it was over. 1t does
not seem possible that one of US will be alive
after their first volley. There will be a grand
crash, sheet of flame, and the maelstrom of
death will have drawn us to EARTH
Nearer-nearer: I hear their officers COM
manding them to be cool. Nearer-here is
the crash-the Aame-the smoke-the cheers
and groans! Now we are upon them Our
horses strike the line like great wave which
cannot be stayed nor turned aside | see men
under foot-they jab at me with bayonets,
they strike at me with clubbed muskets.
Bugles sound, officers shout-sabres ring
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-21

"What do you mean, JOB Raynesford p
"The little golden-haired child that sat be-
side our hearthstone that June evening is
lawyer Everleigh's wife, and I have seen the
last of the note that has hung like a mill
stone around my neck for years. She said it
was but discharging sacred debt of graft
tude; but heaven knows l looked for no such
reward
There was a moments silence. The old
man was pondering over the past, and Mrs.
Raynesford was so taken by surprise, that she
really couldn't speak.
"And now, wife, what have you to say
about my financial mistakes?" said Job,
archly.
Mrs Raynesford had no argument suitable
to ths emergencies Of the case, so she wisely
said. nothing!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-21

muskets crash, and NEIL live through it to
pass beyond out of the smoke.cloud.
We have broken their lines and confused
them. They are not retreating, but they are
disorganized for moment. We can hear
their officers shouting orders, and there is q
pop pop pop of musketry around us.
Rally on the centre !"
Every horse knows and obeys the call.
Under the smoke we reform. The trooper
at my left is leaning forward in his saddle,
sabre gone and both hands clutching his
horses mane There is blood on his bare
head and bronzed face, and bayonet has CIV
en- him horrible wound in the leg. The
three horses beyond me on the right have
empty saddles, yet here they are, ready to
charge back again!
"Yi! vi! yi"
Here we 90 again! Who leads US l do
not know. What we are charging cannot
see. 1t is only minute before saw bayo.
nets and men in line, and then comes the
shock. No man could tell you what takes
place in that brief moment 1t is horrible
nightmare of flame and smoke and blood and
death.
We are scarcely through one battle-line
before we wheel to the left and strike another.
The trooper who was at my left is missing.
There are three riderless horses on one side
and two on the other. They keep pace with
mine. They rear and fling themselves against
the line, striking with their feet, and scream.
ing like wild beasts as the bayonets prick
them.
Now to the right, and we dash through a
line-now a short. half circle and men are
knocked down and trampled under foot-now
straight ahead, and we follow the single bugle
call back to the cover Of the woods from
whence we started thirty minutes before.
There is heavy smoke cloud down where we
fought, and under its cover the enemy is
trying to reorganize. 1t is too late. Our in
fantry line Of battle has advanced half a mile,
our batteries have secured better positions,
and the enemy must fall back all along its
line or be fanked and crushed.
Where is our colonel? Dead under one Of
the cherry trees. Our major? Killed as we
charged the first line. Five Of our aptains
Stark and stiff down there in the clover patch.
Eight leutenants? Dead where the blue.
coats are thickest.
Where are the troopers who sat in these
blood stained saddles? When the enemy
draws off we shall ride over the field and
count nearly 200 rank and file of the brave
old -th, who sleep their long sleep. Their
fingers will be clenched in agony-their eyes
wide open-the grass beneath them saturated
with blood, and their parted lips will seem to
ask of us:
"Have We died for augbt which Christian
men could not have peacefully settled in
peaceful voice Y"-Detroit Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-21

I escaped, by being mistook for my brother
JIM"
And the grin broadened again on the old
scouts face, and the chuckle sounded louder
and deeper as he mused on his adventure
Captain Ma6A, in Philadelphia Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-21

va The Great Eastern is soon to depart from
Liverpool for New Orleans on her initial trip
in the cotton trade. The officers and crew
are to have public welcome on their arrival
at New Orleans.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-21


STORY OF PRovERB.-The Boston Trans.
cript, in answer to correspondents query,
retells the origin of the rbyming old saw:
"There's many slip,
Tween the cup and lip"
Some of our subscribers who have studied
Greek, may have seen the account in the
Greek readers: aa@.
A king of Thrace had planted vineyard,
when one of his slaves, whom he had much
oppressed in that very work, prophesied that
he should never taste Of the wine produced
in it. The monarch disregarded the predic-
ton, and when at an entertainment, he held
a glassful of his own wine, made from the
grapes of that vineyard, he sent for the slave
and asked him what he thought of bis proph-
ecy now. To which the other replied:
"Many things fall out between the cup and
the lip" and be had scarcely delivered the sim
gular response, before the news was brought
that monstrous boar was laying waste the
favorite vineyard. ..
The King, in rage, put down the cup
which he held in his hands, and hurried out
with his people to attack the boar but being
too eager, the boar rushed upon him and
killed him, without him having tasted Of the
wine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-21

WHY JUDGE C'NEALL HATED WHISKY
The Judges father, who lived to be an aged
man, was, in the earlier part of his life, very
prosperous. After passing middle life, he
opened country store for the sale of goods,
and also began to deal in whisky, and from
dealing in it, he commenced drinking it. He
ultimately became crazed from its excessive
use. In consequence, besides impairing his
mind, he lost much of his property. There
was an erroneous notion prevailing at that
time, which was near fifty years ago, that the
minds of those thus impaired could be re.
stored, or partially SO, by corporal punish
ment. This was inflicted on the old man,
who, thinking it was done with his wife's con-
sent, forever alienated and separated her from
him. In consequence, the family was broken
up. These were the reasons assigned by the
Judge for his great aversion to intemperance.
The loss of property and Of social standing,
and the breaking up of the family ties, with
great unhappiness, by his parents, forever
made the son one of the strongest advocates
Of the temperance cause the country has ever
produced. 90. ... ..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-21

19r At the beginning of this century the
church members in the United States were l
to Is of the population now they are l
to 5, and yet the church attendance is less
now than then. ~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-21

A WISE PLAN.-Every man should mind
his own business, and only that. 1t is hard
to tell him in plain words; yet it is one of
the simplest rules of conduct, and the most
useful that mankind can adopt in their inter-
course with each other. There is great deal
of Paul Pry in the human heart, or wonder
ful inquisitiveness in regard to the personal
and private affairs of friends and neighbors.
This spirit makes more mischief in the COM
raunity than almost any other cause, and Gre
ates more malice, envy and jealousy than can
be overcome in century. Let every man
mind his own business and there will not be
half the trouble in the world that there is at
present.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-21

va The largest tobacco pipe ever made
for actual use was probably one made for a
Russian Count by maker in New York
some time ago. The block of meerschaum
from which it was cut weighed, when ready
for the stem, just half a pound, and measured
81 inches from the outer edge to the joint
The stem was made from single piece of
clouded amber 81 inches long, and was join
ed to the bowl by silver screw. The total
length was III inches, the weight was IA
ounces, and the cost only 5000, as the bowl,
though nicely shaped, was not carved at all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-21

No DOUBT SHE COULD Sw1M-"Oh I
almost wish something would happen" she
said to her group of friends on one of the fer
~ boats yesterday. "Since I learned to swim
L have the utmost confidence in myself, and
I'm not bit afraid of the water"
"Why, can yoa swim ?" asked several at
once.
"Ob, yes. I've been practicing for over
week, and can swim, dive and float. You
ladies don't know how much enjoyment there
is in skimming along on the surface of the
water. Why, feel perfectly at home there"
"And where do you swim p inquired one.
"In the bath tub, of course Why, our
bath tub is seven feet long and three feet
wide, and can swim twice around it without
stopping Oh!I just wish we had puddle
in the back ward, I'd learn you all in a week !"