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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-16

The third annual fair OF the All ,udria and
Fairfax Agricultural Association will be held on
the lsst three days of September AID tho first
day Of October, at the Fair Grounds 10 this
city. The directory have 60 opcrous but most
useful labor before them, aud they have enter.
ed upon it with becoming spirit. They say in
their circular. which announces the opening of
the fair of 1880:
Tho Fair Ass ,ciation vii! open uader mcss
favorable suspces The grounds and bulldogs
are 10 excellent condition and much improved,
and the dire cory vii! b. enabled to mike ali
;hings work to the advantage OF exhibitors
The track for the trials is full third of q mile
and the arrangements for the care of stock are
perfect; the main exhibition room has been
further improved and is not inferior to any OF
the kind 10 the country. The exhibition. from
present Indications promises to be
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-16
MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10.
"a Saturday last the peoplc of the colnti

Oa Saturday last The people of the counties
o. FaiIf.x and Madison elected d,lsgatcs to the
conservative convention, which is to meet 10
tbs city on the 25th instant. to nominate caE-
dldate to represtn! the Eighth district 10 tho
House Of Representatives. and, With marked
ruaulmity, heartily endorsed the claims Of 8.
9. Ncale for the position and Instructed their
representatives, TO support that gentleman in
the convection. The action OF these two c,un-
ties puts almost beyond peradventuro tho ncmi.
nation Of MIR. Neale.
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PUBLISHED DAILY Il TRI-WEEKLY BY'
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICRET
FOR PRESIDENT,

FOR PRESIDENT,
WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK, OF PENN.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM Il. ENGLISH, OF INDIANA.
ELECTORS AT LARGE,
John Echois, of Augusta.
T. ". Mckinney, Of Prince Edward.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
First District Thomas Croxton, Of Essex.
Second District, L. Z. Watts, of Portsmouth.
Third District, Hill Carter, of Hanover.
Fourth District. S. +. Coleman of Cumberld.
Fifth District, James S. Redd, Of Henry.
Sixth District, Samuel Griffin of Bedford.
Seventh District, +. RI. Mcmillan. of Greene.
Eighth District, j. Y. Menifse, of Rappa' NIX.
Ninth District Il. Is. Henry, of TszoWoll.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

Tho Groal; army is b;ag supplied with horses
f;oa. Hungary.
Eyoub Khan is approaching Cantahar, AMI
| is !hroTnH u9 seiso work around lho City.
Il. Deleng, Swiss citizen, has been ordered
to qll5 FraIco rs dangerous socialist
Burg lGr5 on Ffiisy stolo l., OOJ pounds worth
/ OF leTery and plato from the residence CT Lord
B!don, near WareGam.
republicans md Bonap artists bad Goae diff.
chlly IN 'front.' oi the Nolr5 Damo Cathedral in
P"lls yesterday, and arrasts weco msdo by tho
police.
20 Voltaira aInnurccs the dssth Of Esrahsl
E9za!ne and says bis body, escorted by threo
Spanish soldiers, passed. through Limcge on tho
| l2:h inst
Tho military cour. at Klef has JUS. scntcncea
two socialists to doth, three to twenty years
penal stiVtuGe and sixteen TO hard labor for
from ten 10 fifteen years.
Gambetta publishes letter in which he do.
clsres that one Of the aials of tho French ropub b.
nc l. to recover tho provinces violently wrested
from the nation By Germany
It is said that IS 0C0 Russisn troons are con.
centratod noar the Rulgsrisn frontier in The
event OF action IN Bulgaria. Il is also said thst
Ice russians ara concentrating 81 iadzTiliotT,
on the Austrian frontier. Tho ST. Petersburg
Ascnco Sussc denies this, however,
e Homo Rulo demonstration ct Glasgow on
Saturday, attended By 5000 Irishmen from sli
parts OF Sco:lsnd. donculced the land lsw5 end
the house OF Lords. G number of meeting were
held IN Ireland yesterday 20 protest sg.inst tho
5eltchoa OF the compensation for disturbances
pill; Very violent language agsi1st ths land.
LORDS was used by the speakers.
lie FRANKLIN RAILRoAD.-Tho franklin
Gsza.te publishes the report of Captain Hale,
president of the Franklin and Pitt5slvsnis rail.
road submitted 20 thc stockholders of that road
at the last meeting
The first shovel OF dir. was thrown on the
7th day Of March, 1879 On the 10Th day of
April, lsSO-a little over one year-the last spike
Was driven. Very soon thereafter the road was
by the eontrt cor, turned over to the Franklin
and Pttsy Ivan is railrosd company, and on the l..
day of May, 1850. the Franklin and Pit!sylvaria
railroad company complied with their contract
made with the Washington City, Virginia Mid.
land and Great Southern railroad company by
placing the road in their hands for future msn.
segment and control. That company took
Charge from the first day Of Nay. snd agreeable
to contrsc., ID to hold possession and TO use for
term of tnirty-f3ur years; applying tho net pro.
ceeos or the rokd tothe payment OF the interest
end sinking fund of the mortgage and county
bonds. Il is believed that the profits of the
rosd will BIO ample in short time 10 pay the
above amounts
The whole Assets OF the company amounted TO
s3O, nearly all of which hiss been expended
IN the construction Of the road. Only 81, 2O1
was expanded in the salary of the president and
DINER ohcers, their travelling expenses &c,
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E.esscr from Fairfax,

Correspondence of the Alexandria UsGctto
FAIRFAX G. H., Aug. l6.-Tho llacccck
and Eoesh Cub Of this psco, assisted BY
th,ic friends. raised polo hero on Saturday
l IA feet high end n,a.ed flag therciron 20
icc! .o7g, with stEcamGr &c feet lC length.
after which James N. LoVo. ca president Of
said club, and Il. Walton Moore. esq, made
short and spicy addresses. Much nrais, Is to
bU bestowed 90 Mcssra. Arthur Nr0aiaa!er,
Samuel Ro5y, Geo. w. Gaines, W. ii. Petit,
A. Miller and ". j.. aud NJ Thompson for their
uaiig!nS ezertiC3s la erecting sad ro!:. A
vote CT thauks was passed 10 Misses Forster
srd BIgham. OF Baltimore. AID tho ladies of
tho village who so kindly made tho aforesaid
s:raamer. The c.mnittco havirg the whole
affar 10 charge we're MessTs. t. w. Moore, j.
Il. Powell Whitehead Ford, and Il. L. Tyler.
There were culy four present who will voto the
independent ticket, aud | Thick they will comc
OYER before tho Gay Of ctc ion.
y meeting to s2ud delegates TO lhc COss,es-
siolal Cotv=ntion, which meets in Agxsudria
on the 25h last, vas called 10 order 10 The
ceur: touso ct 3 2. Il. By j. ii. Love, c,q, ii
the distr!c committee. D. N. Chichester Ras
called to the chair and T. Ford ac:ed es secre.Ery
Dallas Powell! was o!tc;ed delegate and L. ".
Richardson delegate at large. K. B. Tyler rrd
j. w. Graham were elected stcrna.es. with a
coed mai 1,:y, after epic9 fight. TeeS ar.
all Neale men.
Mc. Nea!e has secured tho sClia delegation
from Fairfax co1oty. aid his fli.uds hc-e ,pf
den.l9 tEpsc: his nomination on the frs. ballot.
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MONETARY AND CONNCprr,

VIRGINIA EoNDs,-J. a. Hsmtic.3, E. p
Baltimore Eihalcisl Circular &C Sa.u,.s, ~!
Virginia consols sold from &c! up 1, -, @!;
ten for!ies from Az up 70 d. We vor,l j.:
surprised to see Virginia bonds jump IN .. ~. !
just as Tennessee bonds have recently do.c " =
deed We fully expect to witness jus. such ., = :.
vance, end We think our views are no.p,,,".
able. Both consols and lO.40s arc n5rc.s,sE,s
are unnsturslly low. They both psy 5. n.. s. :.
market rates very high rate o. ir:sfes." ''
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HeE0fb~hh'I0 U VH.NCV-NI SUlII IIIutl
JOHN b. COLEMAN, Secretary.
MADISON COUNTY.


A. u mie:log Of the V)ters of The Locust Dal:
district ct Madison county, hold q. Oak PAX
On tho II day IF August, 1880, for tho pur-
poso ol sending delegates to The democratic
c2n7cuion OF tito Eighth congressional district,
to be held 10 Alexandria on tic 18th instant,
ca motion. Fir. A. j. Gordon IVES made oh.ir-
man md DR.. Ii. NJ. Slaughter secretary.
Tho fcloTlog delegates lld alteruaes were
| unanimously elected Delegates, r. Ii. AyIor,
II. d. TSyman, j. w. Reddish, and Robe.t
Morris; atcSlates, Haup Berry, j. w. Fry,
W. 4. Collins. DR.. Edwin Twymau.
"a motion Ct Captain II. d. TSynan, after
! some GlsCusa!oo, tho following RESOLUTION was
a6ou:Cd
Resolved, That Hon. S. G. NcaIe, Of Alcxan
dis, is tho decided, il not tho unanimous,
cbocl Of the democratic party OF Locust Dale
toWnsbin TO represent /: in tho ueXs Ccnsrcss
Ct the Uci:cd States, and in cop>iiera,ion Of
BIS msglsuiCous Conduct 10 tho last cousres-
sonal c0n7cation 10 withdrawing his rama,
thc:coy alayirg sill gac.y strife and die ,r6, We
do hH9oby Instruct cur delegates 10 vote for
him llcst and all tee time, ard 10 do cVlrythic 70
within their p3wct to secure his namGalion as
iors CO lis name is before the ooaVcntcn, AID
tic dtlcGates present arc EerCb7 authorized and
empowered 10 cast tho cntira strength e The
t0saolia 10 said Convention iilr hiu.
Fao meeting thea rdjouruci.
A. j. GoaD0N. Chairman.
Il. II. SLAUGHTER, Secretary.
Par5alas 10 regular a:poiatu!enl - the
chairman Ct the couoty tXtcl;iva committee,
Mc. Ii. L. ILL., the conservative voters OF Reb
lnson district met 10 primary c0avtntAn al
Cr!g!t!SvIlc TO elect delegates aad aItcrnatls %
the congressional! convention to De- held en- tie
25:h dap Ct Angus. 1889, in Aiszaedcia.
The ilcci:3g was called 10 Order BY tho Dis
tie! charalau. sad, Oh mo.or, Dr.. NJ. kitaour
was nhCs :ucut ch&lrnlau, aud Slmuel
f. B.aGkcutckCr secretary.
Tic meeting h,iag E.G,!y r,a}y fr bus;
ncs'. cnd the cnuoncccnieat tbs; u0;niua.'ols
5aTc IL crl1T, 'ha + loving rbireI &. oil, nrep
were nu& n tomi"a,icn IS r,rn! r dccss:ca,
w: Dr.. N. Einoug. j. l.. i'hcmss, Uaptaia
4. n. F:3ks, y. Kite, ID. +. Chapm!a, 5. f..
Ba5kesbaEvr. add A. s, w. WIS were
exceed without aty oppJsiIg noEins,i,os.
Car'ain y. n. Fnss offered the iY;lusies
gCsg|utG0, which was adopted wi:hcu. = Gs-
scp'irg vote.
" hlIst TO have ocmp!1:o corfi lcucj il the
goo'l!mcn sll.otd as delegates snd tl;sraa.cs
TO the Alexandria clnyentlon, 10 be held 90 !ho
IS h Instant, that they will ref ,ot tte sih1g CT
thls d!slr;c., yet wo Thick it Better that they
81 restricted 10 c:ss their Yates for $. t. Nca!c
rs lCnz IS they thick there IS cha &C Tor his
nomination IhGratCr;,
Resolved, lha. this primary moctiag tissue:
tho d:lcgales to 7ata for tho Hon. s. g. Male
first, last, and all tho time.
o. no;On. the meeting adjourned.
w. RITNoUR. Chair@aa.
S. +. BLANKENBEKER, Secretary.
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When t%o men ere possessed Of a. tpaal DC,
hTc to do aEother oDo favor, bu. disagree as
to the mos. acceptable form in which that fsvor
can DO presented, the proper way to sottle the
disputed point is to consrlt the preference ofthc
p,rsy uIoa whom the favor is 10 be conferred,
or, il dellCacy provcy!s that. thee to obtain the
desired Information from bis mcs! Intimate
friend. Nobody doubts this, and the rule is
general in its application. Therefore the propo
sition that has been made by the regular demo.
orats OF Il Is State 10 the Mahonitcs, for the set
Element OF tho dispatc between them about
tho surost, safest and most agreeable way 10
which tho vote they both profess they want to
give Genera! llaccock shall be css', should be
accepted at cnc;, and ia the only ono that Shouts
have been fired aud that should be considered.
and that, as oil know, is to submit the question
to the democratic Dltiousl xecutive committee
who, 10 this case, arc the General best friend,'
and TO abide by their decision. The present
object Of every tue democrat is to secure the
election OF democratic President. TO accom-
p'ish this be will strive from now until Novtm
Der; and as during that period it will 10 tho
dearest purpose OF his life. he will sacrifice bis
OVID peIs ,nal feelings rather than endanger its
success SIS the Hebrew mother sacrificed hers
in order iha! the safety Of her child might be
preserved. Ii is @ fair proposition. and lis &c.
o,ptarco will cot invcl7o the slightest SUI
r1udor # rritcplc. Let those then to whom it
has been offered accept it Immediately. a de-
cision will be awarded in week. and the two
wings of the Virginia democracy can then re
unite ard march on,undtr the same flag and 10
the sound cf the same music, and With assured
SUCCESS, to the attack of their common enemy,
the radical host.
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Communicated
GhC Price of Ice.

Tho p!l,c Of ice in cur city having b,en ad.
7snccd from 20 ID IS cents per hundred the ques.
ton arises, whether this advance is caused by @
shor! crop or is matter Of speculation, and
claim il is Tho latter 70. the following reasons
Investigations in tho North hsve proved the
crop to be in EXCESS Of tho ono Of last year, and
ice is sailing now in Washington, u. G., st S0s
10 cats per hundred. where our butchers arc
blving it daily at these rates. Abou. tho lat
OF dune last. mr. +. 4. Reed offered the writer
CT this 10 withdraw hi; ice wagons from the
streets end furnish him leo at rs cents per hum
dro1. t. supply his (Gr. keo1s) rotail trade
dutlng tho entire season. stating that he had
maha very favorable contracts end did not care
70. tha retsll trsd,, becsuso he could do bet.er
h3 re(ing Wholesale i:e hsd then no ono to
comro.o with, and YES retailing leo at co conts
per hundred, bat SO coon RS tho leo wagon OF the
independent leo Co, OF Hsshir gton, sppossed
on Oh" streo!s, hs dropped down 10 % cents
Now &r. !. Geek, Agent Of tee Inderoident
leo Co. and Mr.. f. G. Reed hAve entered into
al agreement not 10 cell !co for leas then Is c.s,
bu. the very fsct tho. Mr.. keed offered 10 fur.
nlsh the writer Of this during the en,ira season
sl . cents, proves COT ,utigoly, that tho enor-
nous advance in tho prico is only e matter OF
unjustiSabo speculation. by which our whole
community i3 wronScd; End l hope those lines
will load to aspeedy and reasonable reduction
in tho prc, o. 'ca. LOUIS Kraft.
Aic1"nlria. Vs.. Aug. lG.h.
Lady Eurdptt Copt,s and MIR. Ashu mead Bari.
lett wal be married Tuesday at the Chanel Rovsl
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BLACKsBURG COLLEGE.-Tho Board OF
Visitors Of the Firgipia Agricultural aad Nc
chaaical College which has been in session at
Baek=burS vas attended by every member, and
faculty ccc;cd as follows: President. Colonel
S,ott Shipp, Of tho Virgi,i, Military Institute;
Chsig Ct English, John Hart. formerly Of tho
Richmond Female Institute; Mathematics 100.
e. Christian, Of Pittsy,vaeis; Agriculture, DE-.
marjio Z. Sc)tt, Of tho Bsltopre Medical Col
lego; Mechanics and Drawing, Iii TulwiIer. Of
R9ckbridst; Treasurer, Judge John Gardner.
Of Christiaushurs. Di. Buchanan was offered
the presidency but declined. The Fsculty arc
tc appoint an assistant professor of Ecglish
gher Etc:assr9 The B5ard adopted rcsolu
sioa restricting Tho military feature Of tho Col
lego 20 the smsies: umouut consistcot With tho
act Of Congress aud necessary discipline. aud
directed that much higher prominence should
hereafter b, given TO tho technical features.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIZ, Z. Eto,:Cr, pEomnoat iarnrr nt
GGc@Lv!!a County. WIS Sa!ur:ay heIi 10 bail il
III, Gu.A G! 81 0UO - aDsgar q c:ar:o cf l;iliic Z
Cl.ibcID9 johnson. 4 ;cnaLt.
a dis3a ca !r1m the Ic!law SuIphu. ;;gr:nss
says: 'jssso D.ul@!-. white man, tai 81
Y 70 i1aii"n tcforc e." Masi2'rsto's Court o.
Friday fer attempted outrage On the nersoa O.
his aIrp daughter, a-cd cl29nn Year.. H. wss
conin i:tcG 10 jail,
Suit his hcca cU,cr;d il Washington b.
Oliver j. Chappe:l, formerly proprietor ct
CheppeIi'+ Hal, 10 Alcxlrdlia, against the
National Fair GTouods Ass cjsticp for SIS 600,
nhch ilr. Chaprtli claims 81 compensation
for i;jarics III cd uroo lin ty :hc fall OF q
sci ffIil while &c !72s working On tho bui:!ogs
ct lho fair er3vrGs !s:ty2ar lie a;lcsc, that
Ills itiU!!ts LladcT bl!a from making living.
The Srau5 j.ry in Warwick county las foutd
an indicnast ogaiast GsoTGg Thomas. alias
VIZ. ,}nucH. clinrcG, ;aT I:ir Cu!der OF Cap!aio
Milton Is. FraDk aud Wn. Gage md Gt:cmpt
to kill III, ms;c, VIZ. SeIhY. 90 The schooner
hiSpoD.:t". isst Nay, il firgioa waters Capt.
Frsbk. Gago spd 6u3g were s It upon suddenly
o9c hy one With ~ IKE by Tho c1loFed map.
Thomas, the cn'y ether person 90 tho schooner.
SunnnSinx he bad killed ttcr, he put eff in the
sm.Il boat AID cscIptd for the time. Sylby
r covered iIar It's wounds. aud euCio week S
ntierHerla. whrH coorri naa was arrested,
Stl5y Tceog2 u tiul "a Thonas.
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The Cologne Cathedral.

Tho dome of tho Cathedral at Cologne
hes boon finished. tho last stonc having
been inserted in the final Of tho second tower.
FlsgS oVcrywhero announced the event The
Cathedral of Cologne is the largest specimen CT
Getsic architecture in the world. being $50 fcot
long and 232 fact wide. The height of the con.
trail aisle is Id Ijet. Each Of the towers, when
completed will be 5ll fset high, The building
was begun about 1850, and is still uI ii 1ished. 1t
hes six bells, tho heaviest of which weighs elev-
ca tons, The hesrs Of Mary de Medici is buried
in tic choir. In tho adjoining side chapels are
monuments Of the founder and other Archbish-
ops OF Cologne and the shrine of the three kinge,
adorned wi! gold and precious stones. Tho re-
PSF OF the building WAS begun in 1880. uuder
King Frederick William III, and ito construc.
ton was carried on under Frederick William
~, The navo, sisles and transept were conse-
cratod in l84S, and the whole interior was thrown
open in 1869. Notwithstanding ts great age, the
Cathedral is almost modern building com pared
with some f the other churches ia Cologne.
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and Fairfax for Eea(e.

talHE-i-A NOON1l
The conservative voters Of Mouo; Vernon
d6:r.c', in Fa.rilz c3unty, MT. al PuImar's,
August Il, OF 5 ?. n.
"a motion. George Alascn was caI!c 10 the
chair sud Il. L. Nsvitt appointed secretary.
The chair, under resolution passed By the
meeii1g, appointed d committee OF three to re-.
port tho Daues of suitable persons IS delegates
and alterOatts 10 the coming congressional con-
Venilol at Altxandrin.
Alter retiring few minutes, tho Committee
reported the names of George Mason and A..
Y. Llnds'reet as delegates and j. D. Kirby
| and L. L.. hewitt as altcrnates.
Ibis report Tas adonted by acclamatiop, after
which The meetlng adjourned.
Il, i. NEyITT. Secretary.
At m1el6g ,ssembled ct Ceu!repille, Au-
gust II. to cleo; delegates to tho congressional
coovcutioD OF Alexandra, Il. II. Cockeril!c 10
tho chsle and j. ID. D. Bell secretary, the fol.
loWog we're clec!ed: Judge r. II. CcckerilIc,
DR.: Il. }. Simpson, and John w. Motlcr.
The above delegates arc oil for Nca!c
Il. Ii. CoCKERlLLE, Chairman.
A. o meeting of The conservatives voters of
Dfantsvlo dis;ric: o. Saturday sss. tho acct
Ing vas chilled to order by Thomas Il. Carpcr,
and upon his molten. Richard johnson was
appointed chairman and John T. Coleman pcc-
| rotary.
Tho following delegates wero than cltc:od to
represent this district in tho convention to be-
held 10 the city Of Alexandra % the 25:h of
August: Alfred Leigh, Thomas L. Carprr,
aud h: NJ. L?Wo, delegates, and John b. Colo
man. Is. L. MaDkip, nud Richard johnson al
terDstcs.
Oo motion OF S. D. Farr. lie delegates we're
INSTRUCTED to vote for s. G. Noao as long cs his
lamo is before the convention.
Alter few remarks by Captsia JOHN Powell,
George Dtuliu, aud e. N. Love, the nce;iag
adjourned.
RICHARD JOHNSON, Chairman.
JOHN Is. COLEMAN, Secretary.
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CANAL GiIHnEItG:i.

Arrived-Bosts - Cratz. 10 Alez Gas WoHi
Cspt l. e Kuhn, Saliia II Taylor, Geo Il ~
and & K Shanec, to Gaorgss CEeok Cca O..
Departed-BoBt l. II Kuhn,
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Tho Philadelphia North Amerioao, which is
engaged 10 the incompatible attempt to in
crease the Southern trade of that city AID to
oogender and stimulate hate between lis resi-.
denis and those Of tho South wants to know
whether the nation is going to suffer tho negro
cIuz % o! tho Southern States to be extermi.
mated By tho freezing cut PROCESS to
which bis while noighbors subject him. OF
course We oannot answer this question. nor could
We ii the oaso Wcro reversed, md tho white, To-
stead OF tho negro citizen Of the South, vcIc tho
sutJ !ct Of It. We can. however, say that ts to
the negrOs physcs! determination, thcro is 20
present danger Of it. that is if the tremendous
increaso 10 ttat tl!sS Ct population 10 The
Petersburg district Of this State. % shown by
the o'05us raiuToa, be aby indication of the
Inortas, Ia The other portions of tho South. As
regards his political DETERMINATION, that depends
solely u30r Himself, sud US political pogtr
everywhere rests 10 the hands of The irdus'ri-
Gus, thrifty ard Intelligent Glasses, there is GO
good reason why the same rule should not be
operative in tho South. The oegro 10 The
South cti)5s tho shrae rights ard privileges
that ere accorded BIN in the North. but to Al
lnhosd2 greater tx:cDt, Tor while pra!,-
ably H.; ilriiy Of tho cau1ties in oil the States
south OF tho Potomac have one or more rcc:o
officers, !leoted by the people thereof, such Il
thing % negro officer. chosen ct public cltc-
ton 10 any portion OF the North, is u1heald Of
Tho Ic%ro Il6y CT may cot DO txtermirat2d,
cith'r physically or politically, ard the nali,n
may or may cot sufi;r it, but if such bo Ii, fate
the ciuso Ct il c:1nct be rightly attributed to
his white Dcighbors in the South.
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PHILADELPHIA. August 49,. Critic ralra,
CATTLE market fairly acuro: receipts goo: pr;mt
sod at 6ta6s,; good 12.sa;; medium /! Il,
common 3ta4a' Sheep IN fair demand r. ce'r;
l3CO; prilro AZ s5c; good ll,6!c; medium $24i!s
common 3s%Sc. Hogs marie: rc.ivr; rec ~:
IEOi telinG u. 74s7a,
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REV York. Angus. 1G--S;cc!is st:aa. IN
higher. Money 2a21. Flour dull nut Gcu'!G.:.
heat shade easier. Corr fairly sc.ive.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-16

Quite serious accident occurred at The 3. l.
o. 4. T. depot, Ia Washington, at 40 o'clock
yesterday motricg, Eo2loeer joseph Lisp.
ps,a's leg beng broken, and his engine bcios
totsly wrecked. Il appears that tie men wtEc
msElng up The regular Train Tor Baltimore, and
the working engine aas ru'l.ag ths rain in, 20
allow Ia engine to hich On .'hs other cnd
When passing thu platform a fl .gmsn noticed
a misplaced sailch aud sisra!i:t Leopard, but
too a;c, as the engine iawped the trick and
tsll oGer on ils sido with cash. barsiDg L,p-
3ard 10 the debris. Fortunately. the coupling
pin broke, sna the res. OF tbc train escaped
Injury.