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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-05
,LOCdL BREEITIES.

A horse belonging to Mr.. John Baden died
suddenly yesterday morning.
Robt. Stickney's circus will he hero on the
18th inst, and Coups circus on lha 23d.
4 large crowd attended the Red Mems excur-
sion to Marshsll Hall to day.
The Schooner Jane Emmorson, from Fall
hiVer, Mass, was hauled up at the ship yard
yesterday for repairs.
A. W. Harris and K. F. Tar Gil will address a
Garfield and Arthur meeting al Fairfax G. Il. 10.
night.
noH OF Delsplsno station, Fauquier county, ar
rived IN this city yesterday evening on their
way ID Norfolk.
E. hive OF bees from Maryland swalmad on
pilo Of lumber at Perry, Smoot & Co.'s dcck
Sunday, and thcy were successfully hived yes
terdHy morning.
Tho work Of laying the ground wsys around the
new schooner ct the Ship yard will becommenc.
cd THIS week, and il is understood that the ves-
sol Will DO launched abcu. the middle of next
week.
The reported lusus nstu1X at Hamilton, Lou.
doun county, vs., is said ty persons who have
saen 1t to be no more than an unusually fine
king ou!! calf and not to bo IS stated, hall
calf snd half dog.
From Mr.. George Richards watermelon do.
pot, on north st. Asaph street, we to-day re-
c'lTed melon, JUS. off the ice. and deliciously
Favored. Mr.. X. keeps the b3st varieties al.
ways On ice, ready to be eaten.
Preparations are being made by all the demo.
cratic ward clubs for participation in the parade
on the evening OF the 12.h. The First Ward
Club held 8 meeting last night. and the hall oil
the Second Wsrd Club will be open every
night during the week.
There is great complaint of the condition oil
the bridge across Ho1's run, upper end of King
street, q gentleman in the city to day re-.
marked that if tho bridge is not repaired Alex
andris county will be called on to pay damages
inst Will amount to much more than the repairs
viii cost.
II is said that the launching o. the new steam
er Excelsior, built for the Potomac Steamboat
20. II Delaware, which is intended to run in
olnectlon with the f.. F. & p. 4. R, may
revive The proceedings instituted by the State
two years ago to prevent the Accomplishment oi
that object.
Mr. Joseph Cawood, who has recently been in
hlng George county, says that tho like of the
corn crop IN all the Northern Neck Of Virginia
was mover seen baforo; thst the corn stalks look
Ike L-eol, snd that the poorest land will mako 8
crop ihs. would have done credit to tho best in
former years
While the dispatch conveying the fai news oi
the dasih OF Mrs. James Green to friends in
Washington wss being sent by ono telegraph
! operator, yesterday afternoon, s dispatch was
received by another operator informing Mrs
Stephen a. Green, the daughter in lsY Of Mrs
| Green. Of the death of her Eleco Miss .Hender
| son, in thst city, both deaths occurring at tho
saElo line.
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{ y II Il iSSlON NERS' SAL, e
- (FA
VERY DESIRABLE FARM
UrpER FAUQUIEE.

t'y virtue Of decree Of TITO Circui. Court O.!
r1"14;"- county, pronounced on tho Il.h day %
Arr!., $50. in :he caancery suit OF Rector 6
'"lTa IS. Rector, the undersigned, commission
~ o sale, will coll. 81 public suction to ihe
H'Shes! bidder ~ front Of the store and ware
"'4se OF Thomas G!asscock and G. II. Walker,
q. h,c..rtown station, in FaIqUtor county, Va
v' " EDN ESDAf, Tho lltb day o. AugG5.
I''', the following trees Of land. being the real
cs:.:c Of tho l.tH rhomas Will.n koct,r:
II. TRACT or Ian y. lying in tho coun-
u @! F&uquiev. containing 10 acres.
~ ONE HALF OF AN UNDIVlDKD
IHACF or LAND in Louaoun county, Va
,"hta,n!Dg IS acres. With a lot 0; fur acres Al.
)..alng thereto
ihe farm Of TO ceres. in Tauauicr county, :,
'ta2.$ Ndo@n %s orc q the I..nst productive sni
.'S':hla farms in upper Fauquier. Ii is st
"atsd midway betwocn keoI0.t Hn and Upper.
?..9. IN The heart of the b,ue grsss section Il
ra-iMCr Z: miles from RCC.ortown station, w.
y V, N. +. h Tho land !s o! the II rst quality,
IN desirable ncighborhood, well watered, vel;
.eAeel and IN good condition; ten aces in tim
oe' and the remainder cleared; twarty acres of
Wv C''aTed isnd a7o III cultivation tho remain.
acT n good blue grass There are on the farm
snew and comfortable DWELLISG and o.her
.MPfovcmcnts, ell in good repair; . spring Of
y gf iAiAn% i:ee stone Water near lne dwcllin 4
a"a young pc.Ch rna apple orchard Of choice
.''.: moro desirable farm in The biuo grass
~'. q upper F5iiGluCr sCi1nm c0r'Ss '"tS
MsrEc:.
IT." farm in Lou$:va county IL woll located
= G5-Irab.o neig3torhoud. hat mile iron
N'ic:Eit.e: the lsnI CT frat quaty, acres /!
,r4,,:.;sion; he roE aiEder yoi setIn grass. Th
4 oMELLlNG HOUSE is comfortable.
iCM5 Of Sale: C.e tenth Of tho purchss
g money IN essh tho residue in threo equal snnu
N A.Ils.. nents Fer the deferred payments tn
Bs 'a'c1.sor 20 execute bonds, with approved per
81 'G's s.cu7ity TO bear interest from thelst dsl
"a 'ds,Waly, 1851 The title will bo retained unit
& .e a. nsy ment Is made. snd the land reoii a
ia ..e, * 9. the purchaser f tho terms sale b
E .": compiled with.
Al 10th l7rr4s are renttd for the current : 81
k tSN'1 The purchasers Will have secd'ug pr!
VI .'S's mss year as to the land in cultivation ~
.'N possession on the arst OF January, 1881 .
h & R. GIBSON.
b w. A HUDSON, IaH'
n JOHN h. ALEXANDER,
~ fa.IN!cr county, iY--ls
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Auction SAEES.
DUBLIC SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

As administrator dc boni5 non with the will
annexed o. Richard o. Shirley deceased. I vii
ole. for sslO at Gajne2vile. in Prince William
county. on SATURDAY, August 18th, 1850, al
II O'CiCCE =. M
l. The House, a!G:ina:vile, recently occu.
b.i!tings aDd E!E]Y AND AHALE ACRES
OF LAND Che land is in good state Of cul.
!l'&.'oH - III SLY cea.ot the buildings are
:. ATHACT OF TWO HUNDRED AND
SEVENTT~DNg ACEKS OF LAND, sdioj1-
,nG G.iaesV:llo on The right hand side of the
rgst Io.t!rg rom Geinesvile TO Rrentsyille.
sd on t"c c!t side Of the road frc m Gsnesyille
10 EUch!ani. This lsrd hiss rev and valuable
DIV hL!'N ROUSE on il! with out buildings
nal s 5Iachsmi!h :Eop. This is AL vary des;c-
~" property .us!e! at GainGsyla q th!i,iag
,,sco.
forms OF Sale: Cne fourth cash; tho residue
IN three equal aGnusi ins.almonis. lhopurchssoys
@l'rG bonds. with approved personal securitv,
"""7inS into!o=t from the day OF sale and the
,..e - b. Tetai"ed until the last payment hss
o@en made, Z. +. LYNN. Adm'r.
q" boE!' non W, W. r. Of Il. 9. Shirley, ce.3.
fT~ce william co. iyl9-tw.d
GLE or REAL ESTATEIN FAIKsAH
, CgU&TY-Ey vi:tuo OF a decrea rendered
ii re sult Ct Cocdngs adm'rs VS. Utterbsck,
'o" pandIng IL tho Circuit Court o. Fairfax
co1atY) g. Tho Juno tenn, $50 ot said cou-t,
t@c undersigned, spacial commissioner therein
named. will, on MONDAY, The lG.h day Of
N"E.;t ~ tGo.rI cay al - o'clock m., bs
,.rH " me Hoo5 OF tHe Couft House. sell - tho
W S.'s: 5,c I,tSGr, ~ uo 'c auction, tha! ccr!Ain
= hhoi os Ia y u. lying Ia Said county. nesr
s.!rNnKn &" SSG1'Tev,5Is contsinlng ONE
AID ONE UsLF, Ol7t. moro or loss, for
'""', J"ht" ny d. u. Utterback, sGd 8aj Din
=, - : t,e ,.haS OF lhgm.s y. stewart and others.
,J 'ra 800 Wi!H9tI buiIuIng5' but ct
.'ot H"H''"Y S''''' s"s'"F@'te OF foady improve
',rIn.ec.,
,o,,nat Ia, - - .h'G Nha l,hln OF the purchase
a'IMny 70 ~ ''1ii ~ mana on the dsy of sale ts
i1 ,ftb. ~ '.eI''u ana III !H''a r@-
80 -o.ii,,. ,,,o aio I'"1 co'tP W'"h:
.s,o,,.,at ~ t"''j cinSl payments al hX.
49,, ''S ~ 'Y"I"s' WIN interest rom
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BOOKS, scArEvNERY. etc.
LITERARY REVOLUTION /!
STANDARD BOOKS ALMOST CIV
EN- AWAY!

By an srrangGuent. The undersigned has been
sppointcd solo agent in Alexandria for the sale
OF the publications Of the NEW YORK BOOK
EACHANGE. Catalogues and lrices furnished
on application. Among the wonderful things
which hsvo been accomplished for tho lovers of
good books By the literary revolution" is the
reproduction otCHAMBERS ENCYCLOPL Il.
Ola at 8 more norninal cost /. is verbatim
reprint of the les! English edition. in Is vols
over l3.0CO pages, cloar nonpsrell tyne. hand
volume; ~ volumes now ready. Special terms
during tho present month for the complete work,
w. Just think of Smiths Bible Dictionary 81;
Tsines English Literature S5c; or Plutsrchs
Lives, 3vo!s, 81 20; or Mscsulay's Essays. 3
vols. $2 10; or Rollins Ancient History. 81 25;
complete e5e. and so on through tho list. Eve.
rybody csn have library OF choice books al
theae prices. GEO. l.. FRENCH,
je23 IS aud 95 King st.
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fg'HU5TEE'S SALEM FAIRFAN-By vir
Z tho e dead of trust from D. u. Crocker
a1I wife, dated Aug, 12!b, 1874 and duly re.
.!I1d IN tho land r:cD-d5 OF Fairfax county
-, and for the purposes thorein mentioned, l
'.al otter for sale by public auction. in front of
,an Court House door. ct Fairfax G. H., on
MONDAY, august lG.h, 1880 (court W .t T..
IN IN" TRACE OF LAND conveyed By the
A''Ve deed. containing FL and Sl-lO0 acres, lg-
iS upon the road leading from Lewensvlllo -
Im.g."y adjoining the land; Of Smoot Peacock,
s'3 othora, and "nown a3 the DOR C7ocke,''
,Ir,5
Terms OF Sale: Cash
NAAMAN PEACOCK. Trustee.
r.l3.tx county. Va July 12-wt.F
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Hos1E1T1ER'S
T CELEBRATED a.#... 8.
STOMACH
Ell T
fl
DEFENSIVE MEDICATION

Is precsution which should never be neglected
when danger is present. and therefore c3urso
OF the Bilters at this season is particularly de-
elrable, especially for the feeble and sickly. As
remedy for biiousness, dyspepsis, nervous.
ness and bowel complaints, there is nothing
comparable to this wholesome restorative.
For sale by all Druggists and Dealers gener.
ally. o..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-05

4 WAsuINGToN1AN ON TIE FREE BRIDGE.
4 writer in the Washington Star, in defending
tho right Of the District to organize political
clubs raise flag poles, &c., says: "As inde
pendent freemen We, Of this District. claim tie
right to further our cause by all honorable
means. AID. for example. is 1t not important
to this District to have Representative chosen
from the adjacent district 10 Virginia who will
rid US of the frightful toll charged for driving
and aoa1ting over the Aqueduct bridge at
Georgetown. o 20, Nj. B., let the clubs rally
aGd tho pcles be raised, and ratification meet
iogs be held; the noise will 90 into the States.
join u.s."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-05

rrFFRING Or FRENCH SERVANTS -An
Amar;csn lady died 10 private hospital ID
Paris. She W.s "cii to 1c ~ the word, pos
seesCd handsome wardrobe, aGd 90 itcohsid
cratla amocn. ct i@Rc'ry. Wien her trucks
were forwarded 10 her ilicuds cVt,y arco Of
any value had disapp ar1h. There vac act q
piece Of iaWe'ry Q! auY lind 10 be found. not even
htT Watch. hII >in der articles, such as lac!s,
hanokcicbl:ts, s!ockiGgs, etc., were uisSor.
ooEo hours had unGoua'eGIy Teen permitted
10 elapSc between tho ,ue Of her death and
tfaE OF thc a:HxiGg OF tbs seals, snd The tina
had b;ca made coed usa Of. Then thcro waa o
case that showed an arif1lY st pIierI0g alto
etthcr u1cOmmon, even ou The part OF French
! servant. whioh took p|ac, at ono OF the FISH.
lonab'e PeIisan botois some time ago. 40
American lady, Rho was 10 delicate health, bu,
who was by no means considered 90 invalid
either b3 her t:lents or herself, died suddenly
| rom some ma!sdy Of the heart dusing tho tenn
| ncrar5 abselcl q h,I husband 10 Amrrica
! This !:dg possessed head of hair Of u1wonted
luxuFanao and beauty. the lons, tEiok tressos
when looscncd fallog slmCs: 10 the ilJo. when
she stood W, although she aas by 90 means .
short woman. When tho booY Was prepared
| tor interment i58 h0urs a!ter her sudden de-
misc, every Va'tGe oil this marvellous hair had
disappeared, aud 1t was with difficulty that
| friend OF the tamil who was present olntri7ec
10 e | |. ckct as r.lic lor the absent husband
Suspicion natur,lIy pointed to the fsvcrtc
Frerch maid of the dtcIss:d az the perpetra %,
Of this sudaei0us and sloii'cgious theft, tu
there YES no positive proof of her guilt. There
were other persons who had ac,ts, to the room
| 9hcre the body lay, aod the verdict, IS is usua
ia such cases when occurring to American
Gbrcai |, was-no redress. p P.:i}at'5lcphin 7eIe
grCph, Pri3 Letter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-05

AN ENORMOUS SWORD FIsH.-Chief Eo-
siueer Wm Moore AID Mr.. George Sbeckes,
of the steamer John w. Thompson. while fish.
ing in Broton's Bay, on the Lower Potomac,
Saturday last, captured sword fish. the length
Of which was twenty two feet, Including the
sword, which was four feet long. 1t took al
most the entire crew Of the steamer to haul tho
moBster ashore. This is rather "6sby" story,
but it is vouchsd for by the officers of the boat,
and uote from one OF them says that ut (the
fish,, after being exhibited on the steamer for
few days. will bo presented to the Smithsonian
Institute"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-05

TIE CANAL DIFFICULTIES. Affairs on the
oaaal aro still in very unsettled condition.
Three men have been arrested and lodged in
the dagerstown Jail. charged with stoning boats
at tho Shades OF Death" near Sharpsburg.
canal boat belonging to Mrs. Elizabeth Spy
nsht !ast. The s!ouing occurred whilst the
buat Was rising in tho lock at that place. Who
me parties werc that committed tho stouiug is
e mystery. Thero was also on the samo night
q boat stoned near the bridge that CROSSES the
canal at that place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-05

A Hancock and English flag polo WAS raised
yesterday evening by the boys At the upper end
of King street. assisted by Mr. Nj. Schuier, and
flag twelve feet long was thrown to the bree e..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-05

EUIIEr EGGs MIR. Charles Il. Hocff sent
10 this morning, from tho extensive hcnnery on
his pincc, on Seminary Hill, near this city. a
basket Ct fresh eggs, Of medium siz,, laid BY
nulicts of this years growth. MIR, Hooff has
the greatest and best variety of to@s of any
one 10 thls section of county and the eggs re.
lerred TO show how prolific the hens arc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-05

A Garfield snd Arthur lsg Iole is to be
raised on the oistar d'c,;, between King and
Prince streets
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-05

DNoRcE-Au application for divorce has
been fled 10 Washington by Virginia B. Wat
kins from Peter II. Watkins, to whom sho was
married in 1871, and by whom she has had two
ch!!iroa. She charges that ho is ilI,natured,
0f cruel temper, that ne kicked the tea table
over on her, threw her out of doors, and struck
her. &c, that he has not supported his family
for teur years, and is now in Fairfax county,
vs.. She asks absolute divorces, the custody OF
tho children. and tho right to resume her maid
CO Cemo Of Bn;ns
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-05

SOCIETY NOTES The Washington Sunday
Herald says;
Mr.=Ws L. Chandee and family, of this city,
ere spending the summer at Springda!o Lou
doun county, Va.
Mr.. Harry Willing and family lo.vo 10 nor
row for Borryrille, Va, 10 spend ,ha month Of
August.
The venerable village OF Leonsrdtown, in
Southern maryland. is becoming quito sum-
mer resort sad has its gsy season like olor
watering place
Tho marriage of DR.. Charles Avery Do.emus,
eldest son OF Professor f. Cslon Uoremus, TO
Miss Carrie Ward, daughter of Mrs. George w.
ward, of Wsrrenton, Va, will tske place next
"wednesday in Ascension Church.
Mrs. Th.rnton and Miss Kate Hurksmp, OF
Frocosicssburg, Va, who havo been visiting
h:S' I. L. Cropley, Of Georgetown, will lsavo
Ter home on Tuesday. During the stag Of thcso
ladies IN town they hayo made hosts of friends,
especially with tho Potomac Boat Club men,
and their early return will tc anxiously awaited
correspondent from tho WsYrontoa Springs
writes: "Of the two hundred and fifty guests
now hero s grss! majority arc riom Washington
and Gal.iinore. Tha position Of handsoncst
married Lady is in dispute between Mrs BucS,
ol the latter city, and Mrs Ralph Walsh, wifa
Of tho resident physician. The svclles: young
isdy, Miss Montgomery, CT Now Qrl9ans and
Washington"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-05

TIE DROWNING IESTERpAY.-Tho body Of
the coorcd man, Nelson Shepherd. who vas
drowned yesterday evening at hlr. F.A. Reed 8
whsri, 80 mentioned 10 the GaZ,;lo, vas ricjv.
cred last night abou, s n'cicck by Messra. JOS.
Davis, VIM. Davis and Richa!i Lawrence, anI
c'rllld to the hcu5c ct bis m)!her. on north
81. Asaph street, where the funeral took rl3ca
this afternoon. Tho m.n, While engaged in
unloading ioo from The schO0acr jacob Nj.
Haskell, fell from the ice shutc, souc six or
eight feet high. GEi. strikirg tho Whsrt il iIis
descent, 1t is supposed that when re touched
the water, ha was !n al UNCONSCIOUS conti,!on,
ior no sark'neVIr to risc acain. S2mo thiak
that tho mans neck Vas broken by tho fall.
Ono tblug is certain, that c7ory effort was made
to recover tho body as 5000 ~ possible both by
Mr.. Reed and the crew OF tho vessel. tho boat
having been pushed of from the wharf three
times, and the captain, who waa absent as tho
time OF tho accident, said aat night, ia con-
versatiou, thai il the vessel had been tcwod out
10 the stream. aB sonc OF the crowd requested,
tho body would have been carried out ia tho
river with it. ard tho recovery delayed for s!v-
cral days and probably logger. Tho mate of
the vessel said that of all the colored men in
the crowd on the wharf. ho Was struck By the
TACT. that not one of then appeared to assist in
recovering the body of ono Of their ovo race.
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DRY GOODS.

PRETZFELDER 81 60.
Respectfully announce that, in order TO reduce
stock before taking their semi annual inventory,
they have marked down prices of goods in all
their departments. Their stool. il ropleLe with
fresh and desirable goods. An early eIsmins-
tion is solicited. ....
PRETZFELDER s. CO.,
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LOCAL MATTERS.

Personal. Mr.. James E. WG1doy, m.s,c1
mechanic OF tho elrsioia Midland Railroad
Company, who went to Altoona, Pa, several
weeks ago on business cjnnootcd With the road
has returned home. While at Altoona, he ex
amloed two engines which the pep1sglvsnla
road has tor sale, and which the Virginia Mid.
land road, il is thought, will purchase.
McssrS. Wm. j. Smoot end JohE B. Fossett
lett this morning tor the White Sulphur
SpIiGgs.
General Fitz Lac, VII } has bocu sick for soma
days at the residence Of bis mother, Mrs. s. s.
Lee, 10 this city, has recovered AID is out again.
Tho General is expected to speak ct tho deno.
cratic ratification meeting to b held here on tho
night of the l2:h instant.
Miss Lila ). Washington, who has been 90 a
visit to t!lsld' 10 this city, ct to day for War
saw, Richmond county.
The Washington Sunday Hcre'd says ::
"Brother Hugh Latham, 7. G. NJ. and ?. &.
H., OF Alexandra, Va, vas in the city qestcr-
dag oc short visit from Orkney Springs, 10
which placc he will return to morrow His
health is very much improved"
MIR. X. L. Br1in and nothe: arc SImmcriGe
In L)udoun COUNTY.
Miss psllie Carr, CT Fauqpi'r, ia wishing
friends in this city.
Rev. DR.. Bullock lett to dny for Baltimore
to attend meeting Of tho committee on iof
egn and domestic missions OF tho Southern
Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Joseph Broders. Of this city. ia visiting
her daughter Mrs. Monre, at Champagne, LII.
General Il. l. L. Baale, Of Wesnorolpn3,
made an eble aud eloquent speech st I'ronts
vile yesterday for Hancock and English. lie
ieit hero this morning fox his home on the
steamer Arrowsmith.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-05

OUTRAGEOUS CoNDUcr-Comoiains WIS
made to one Of the city magistrates yesterday of
outrageous c,nduct on the part OF yonns
negro mao 5y tho mother OF coIorea gid
named Martha Washineoo. wbo lives at the
uppe. end Of pHGe street The mother c)m.
plains tbet her daughter was returning from her
seiVlca plac', where parry had been in pro-
gross, late the other night, sud having drank
some Wine, which she was cot in tic habit OF
doing, before starting Out, ii made her drunk.
Two CO loFed men seeing the condition Of tho
girl, volunteered 10 accompany her home, bu.
one OF them, cousin Of tho gill, said he would
take charge of her, and tho other iei! them.
Whco alone, the man having her iu charge
took advantage of the condition Of the girl, and
committed an assault upoa her. The moth-
or ASKED FOR warrant for tho arrest OF the
man, but the magistrate informed her tina. tho
stl would have TO make her owu complaint, and
the Slrl rot as yet havicg made her appearance,
Tho matt;r remains al stand still.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-05

PoUlE ITEMS The following cIs,s we're
disposed OF this mcruing at police. cc.tcainuartels:
Samuel Jackson, ooloICd, ono cf tho ps.ies
engaged in tic assault on the a0orcd bard a
week or '.o ago, was incd s., aoA in dlt.uIt
Of the psynCut ci tic !inc, avat 10 tho chain
gang lor thirty day.
VIM. Douglas, colcrcd, l1t keeping q deg
without c1nse, was al=o Gota s..
Two small boys, fer ightne on Tho slrccr,
were fined - 50 each, and discharged, the
Mayor taking oCcasioo 10 s;atc that ho would
hcreaiter fine boys tic same amount h3 a. $ ssed
against men for disorGerly o?Dduc!.
Ida JohIs)n, colcred Tor abusive and threat.
eninG laaguygo toward Jennie West, also eol-
ored, was sent to jail for thirty days, a3 Justice
Thompson, yesterday evening.
OPENING OF TIE REPUBLICAN, HEAnoUAR'
TERs.-Tho republicans of this city formally
opened their headquarters. cn ki3g strcat. las
club was held, with |. {. O'Nasl in tic chair
aud +. i. CGrbc.t, secretary, q! which ther'
| were present about seventy five members. |
is proposed to keep The headquarters ope,
night and day. and for this purpose a co!orct
man named Henry Wilson was vitccd jlaitor
| Judge Westel w. Willopgtb7 was invited /:
| deliver an address before the club mex MGnds,
| night, This is tho first regular Republican
headquarters ever opened 10 Alexandra. Th
club will hold ratification meeting 10 frcnt c
the postoffoe 10 about two weeks, a. whicl
Secretary John Sherman has accepted an inyi
ta,oo 10 speak.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-05-14

Edison may be q chieftain among invent
ors, but II he had lived 3.0c0 years before
Christmas he never would have dropped
on such family blessing a. our mining
friend, Tom Orion, did when be accidental
ly left his cribbage board in the blankets
ut the foot of his bunk. Tom didn't have
bugs. but bis bed did, and had 'em bad.
After the crib-board had been 10 bed all
night his eagle eye made the discovery that
most Of the holes had been located by en-
terprising bugs, and he instantly ''tumbled"
to the idea. False head board, foot boards
and side. boards, bored With innumerable
gimlet holes were provided, and every morn
ing the boards were taken out and the 10
Gators scalded. The mortality among the
bed-bugs has been fearful since the inven-
ton, and the boys down that way, as they
roll into their blankets, and drop peaceful
ly into pleasant dreams, pray for blessings
10 fall on the inventor Of the 'Orton Thou.
sand Holed Crib Board Bed Bug Destroy.
err" which has brought peace rest and CON-
fort to the sleepers Of che North Fork
Ptumas National