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National Republican., 1880-12-22

TIE Democrats say they will after re-
cess stick to the joint rule until they pass
1t. This will consume time, if it does not
encroach upon eternity
National Republican., 1880-12-22
MOI without Renroach.

The Philadelphia Press establishes the accuracy
Of tho report of Bayard's famous Tor infamous)
Dover speech by the affidavit of the stenographer
ana letters from twelve reputable citizens who
heard the speech. Senator Bayard may still be
without fear" but in this matter he Is not with
out reproach."-INdnV Journal.
National Republican., 1880-12-22

TT begins to look as though the coming
Inauguration day is to be the greatest day
In the history of our city.
National Republican., 1880-12-22

PRoBAnLY the red sleigher thinks he
slaycth the girls who are looking out at
the window.
National Republican., 1880-12-22

SOME of the civil-service bills that are
being prepared and promulgated just now
will go into effect with the millennium.
They are too good for the present condi-
ton of existence.
National Republican., 1880-12-22
Heller SuhaIslc.
And NO Would

Speaker Randall and the rest of them had bette
subsldc They do not amount to u hill of beans
They make ultimatums and then back down
Indianapolis Sentinel, (Dem)
National Republican., 1880-12-22

DEMOCRATIC hopes are never "nipped
in the bud" Reason--they never get
nlong far enough to bud.
National Republican., 1880-12-22

a Cincinnati man says that Mary AnderSon's
cherry-rcd lips are the prettiest In America Bahi
Post. '
National Republican., 1880-12-22

LoNG PApER-a Democrat loaned q
friend $40 till Hancock was elected.
National Republican., 1880-12-22

Ir's snow consequence. Pos, please
copy.
National Republican., 1880-12-22

WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER %, 1850.
National Republican., 1880-12-22
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

NATIONAL THEATRE-Around the World In 50 Days.
FoRp's orERA-IToUsE-Mr. and Mrs. Geo. g. knight.
THEArnE CoNIauH-a A. Henderson
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-13

Mail, Southwark. connects st Go;dcnsVliie
with Cbes s. Ohio T. B., Bast snd West At
LyncE burg, connects With AtlsHuc. M les. &
Ohio K. r. through Southwest Virgins, t.
Nashville, New Orleans Memphis, Little Rocs
and Te1as-apd at Danville with Richmond g
Dsnvile K. r., to South end Southwest -,
Express South ward connects IT Gordonsvllle
to all points on Cbes & Chic &. t.. and st Dan.
vile for Ill POINTS South. Esst and South.
MIXED TRAINS for Main Line leave Al
exandris daily, except Sunday, sec a II. and
IL so a. NJ, ard returning arrive st Alexandris
200p u and IS p. q.
For MANASSAS LIN lesve Wsshingtc:
7 10 a. m. and Alexsndris As a. NJ, daily
except Sunday, arrive at Strasburg OF Il Is p. M
connecting with the Valley Road Eas. anG
West, Lesve Strssburs 50 p. n, arriving 81!
Aexendria al 40 D. n.
MIXED TEAM FOR MANASSAS DIV
ISION leaves Alexandria Tuesday, Thu1sdsy
and Saturday, at CO g. NJ, and returns Icn-
dsy, Wednesday and Friday, at 2 46 y. &C.;
For Middleburg, daily connection 81 Plan"
station.
For Urperville, regular connection as Del.
For WARE ENTON. leave Washington 81
I 10 8. n. daily.
An trains make good connections, a. Wsst
inpton to and from North and West.
New Orleans sleeper leaves Washington 8:
10 g. m, running through without chanee
On Express trSin, leaving Washington al III sd
o. m, Marks Adjustable Reclining Chan Car.
with extra charge only sl.GO, through 10
Danviile.
Pullmsn Sleeping Cars between Washington
and Augusts, Ga, without change. on 10 40traln
Through tickets very low 10 the South sht
MERCER SLAUGHTER, G. T. 4,
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ALEXANDRIA 0azette
WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 10.

Short S1sgTepNEss IN THE SoHooLs.-It
has long been kuowp that nyopla or short
sieh.edness develops itself among children to
a great extent during their school lite. ADD for
years the question of cause and effect has agl'
tsted the medlcsl profession abroad and at
home. DR.. Couu. of Breslau. Germany, exam
med the eyes of 10. 900 school cbildren from all
the departments Of the schools iu that city and
vicinity, and fcuod gradual but constant in-
crease of short sighteduess from primary schools
M to the universities. While 10 tho first only
6 7 per cert. CT the pupils suffered from thls
defect, uesrly 80 per Cont. OF those 10 symnas
iuus We're thus affected. Exsnioatlops On this
sutiect have been made 10 other c'sies Doth Ia
Europe and America, aud the same general
conclusion hiss b,en reached, though the ratios
Ysry somewhat.
The csus leading to this slss ming result are
various. Improper hight, foe type aud poorly
printed books, or the p .sltion OF the Geek at
school, SO that the pupil Is obliged to lean over
too far thus briogiog siralu upon inc neaa.
The eyes may be brought too nrar the DOCK Il
the disk is low, whioh will !ead to the same
result
DIR. 8. D. Ris'ey aod committee of pb!sl
clans of the PhlladcIphi. County Medical 3d.
oiety have been investigating the suhlec: for
several months past. B,fore the schools closed
for the summer vacation they examined the
eyes of 4 900 pupils thoroughly and With !he
aid of the oph,balmc scope. The. intervening
time has been spen, 10 compiling the data thus
obtained with view Of making report ct the
October me- ting of the society, The pbyslclsus
assert that PHILADELPHIA vi NIX, q favorable
showing ia this respect as compared with other
cities.
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Opening and Closing of the Nails.
CLOSING.

Washington, .. g., North and Northeastern
mails II m. and 8 Is p. m.
Western mails 30 and 8 10 p. m.
Southern mails via Richmond, Va, s % ..
M. and 90 and 9 90 p m.
South and Southwestern malls. via Lynch.
burg Virginia, 90 8. m. and 45 p. m.
Alexandria to Lynchburg, Va, (way mails
including through mails, 6 co Il. M and 90 p. N.
Gordonsville and Charlottesville, Va, OO 8,
&c. and GU .. N.
Manassas Division 90 q. m.
Ale1sndrix to Round Hill Va, 45 - N
OPENING,
Northern and Western mails, via Washing.
son, D. c., 90 s. m. and 90 and 90 p. III.
Southern mails, Wis Richmond. Va, 8 80 q. N.
and ! 0C p. N.
South western mails via Lynchburg. Virginis,
(through msis) including way mails on Midland
Rsilrosd, s 80 8, m.
Manassas Division s 80 8. N.
Round Hill to Alexandria, Va, 30 p. m.
Office Hours-Ofice opens ut S 80 8. H., and
closes st OO p. N.
Sunday Hours-OfRce opens at As r. No., and
closes at 80 q. N.
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kEDR' or THE LIZZIE

EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and
FRIDAY, ut 90 O. clock pm; returning, leave
Norfolk on sltsrrats days St 90 p. m.
This stsunch iron steamer hss just been paint
ed throughout, statorooms newly furnished and
csrpeted, and is the hsndsonest as we'll us the
safest boat on the Potion sc river and Chesapeake
osy, ami is the only steamer making close con-
nection with the Now York and Boston steam
ars also connects with Richmond steamers and
railroad lines fouLh. Stops ct PINEY PUIHT
aid POINT LOOKOUT gong and returning.
Fare, FIRST cluss. 81; round trip 81 80.
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The steamers of this company make conuec-
tons ut Norfolk for Boston and all points East ;
at New York with all points West and North
west, and at Alexandria with Virginia Midland
Railroad and Washington and Ohio Railroad
Through Rates given and freight handled care
fully and promptly. For further information
apply to r. a. REED, Agent,
Janney's wharf.
o, s. LOWELL. President,
l4i6 F street,
sep 27-:f Washington, D. @.
..;r:..5s GLYD&'5 SFEAM LINES WEEh
.-:f:as LY TO
PHILADELPHIA, FALL RIvER, fROYI-
DENCE AEE BOSTON.
Steam err icsye AlexsuGria EVE8Y Tues,
DAY snd leave Philadelphia EVERY SAT-
U&DAE.
This line connects at Ale1sEdris With tie O..
4. & IL. and " & o. <. ks.. and q: Philadel.
phis with Clyde's regular Steamships for Fall
Eivsr, Providence and Boston.
Freight for Warded with promp!ness and csre.
free OF commissions.
No chsrse for transfer in Philadelphia and
o wharfage IN Boston, Quick time FREQUENT
dspartures. Through rates and through bills
Of lsding given. Insurance at the lowest rates
Agents:
Z. a. REED, Alexandria.
TA. ? CLYDE & co., Phllsdelphia il,
JOHNSON & co.. Wash. s. Georgpn
!sn Sit
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COMMISSION MERCHs MIS-.

COMMESsl0N MERCER ars.
Gro. WASHINGTON Ag''
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No. 20 South Union Street
Alexandra, vs..
Consier meuts Of Grsin, Merchandise and ali
kinds of Country Produce solicited. Special at.
tentlon given TO all business entrusted to me-
Prompt returns msde. Agents for Cum berlsnd
Bone 20 3 AmmonlsLed SUPER Phosphate.
w A. JOHNSON & co,
WHOLESALE GROCEKs
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
And Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS.
have on hand GIBSON'S Xxx Xxx, XXX
and PURE OLD RYE, OLD CABINET
eEd &oNoGRA4 WBiSklES; also BAk:
EkS snd THOM PSON'S PURE RYE
WAISn1kS. to ghich ,hey invite The attention
Of the trsde
Orders rom tho country for merchandise shhll
receive prompt attention.
Ccnsignmonts CT Flour, Grain and County
Produce solicited, Tor which they guarantee III
highest market prices aid prcIn pt returns.
Northeasl corner Ct Cameron End ko3sl sta.,
Alexandra, Va. oct ~
Il AS*os & sh11a'
WBOLESALE
;!ROCEkS AID uENERAL COMM tS3&OA
EhKCAAEHS
L:nTHar Prince aad &aTel S.s.,
aI,HX sNDEIA, Va.
;;onaienmanta Of G,sin sad Coortrs Produce
solicited and prompt reaa:a made. II 10
E Ah10" BSoo.
YnoLESLI.E
GROCERS, G;MaIsSIuR GECAA!STs
AID dealers y
JOHN GIBSUN'S son s. CO.'S C&EiNE1
z, XA and XXX VI hlShiRS;, snd
Thom:sona P:re B,ye Whjakey; Foreisn
Wines and Grsrdes, hie, Eo.ier
aIG ChatrpaEne5
~ AGENCY OF LAHLlE Z HANDS
POWDER 90 MPEA2.
n. w COR CAGENoN AND ROYAL HTH
Cofes roasted for the trade ii. 75c per ssck.
nv 6-Li
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STEAM EES.

NOTICE.
PoTo.uaU FERRY CO.'S. STEAMERS
FOR LANDINGS
ON TaE POTOMAC RIVER
On and sitter Sunday, July 18th,
Will leave IS follows:
Steamer T. v. AKEO WSMITH leaves Poto-
mac Ferry Co.'S wharf foot Of King street
EVERY SUNDAY, TU ESDAY and ID UkS,
DAY, at 80 NJ. for LeonsrdtoWn and all
intermediate landings
Steamer MYoTfU leaves EVERY MON.
DAY, WEDN ESDAY and FRIDAY, at 80
4. m, for Nonini and Intern ediste landings.
GEO. b. PHILLIPS, Manager,
Potomac Ferry Company.
J.B PADGETT. Agent iyl7
y o11oE'
CHANGE OF TIME.
On and after Monday, Octohrr 4.h thu
boats Of the POTOMAC FERRY co. sill run
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA:
SEQ. 80. 8 80, 8 80, 10 80 and II 80 q NJ, and
II 80, 20, 2 So 80, 80, S 81 and Is .. ID
LEAVE WBSHINGTON:
Q 90, 80 6 80. 9 80, 10 80 and II so T. m, and
II SO, 60 23O, 80, q 80, 30 and 80 D. m.
Gin Sunday The fra. trip from each end will De
ny25 GEO. Z. PHILLIPS, Manager.
I $50 s7f r = M or 6 co I $40
Steamer
GORGE LIE A r z
RESUMPTION UF ROUTE
ALRXAN DR1A, VA, AND NORFOLK,
Va, CALLING ct PINEY POINT and
POINT LOOKOUT going and Returning
On and AfLsl Monday. DSrch 15lb 1880 the
steamer GEORGE LgARY, Joseph " hLe,
Com ms nder, will resume her route between the
ubave ports.
Frola ALEXANDRIA, Eooe'o Wharf. evory
MONDAY sud WEDNESDAY, st p. m. :,
| AG.d evEry TuEDAY at 81 p m
From NORFOLK. Gam pbelps wharf every
TU SHDAY, TIL URSDAY and SUNDAY, ut
ap NJ.
Arriving OF either port early next morning.
During the past winter the Le.r7 bss been
thoroughly ovelhsulod, newly painted, carpet
ed, upholstered and put in nice Older Her
owners p!adge the public cleanliness, frat class
table AID cour.esy and altantion from the officers
and servants Of the bout Tickets rates. lnior.
ueation, state rooms, &c, furnished by
T. b. HG0E. Agt., A!exa, Va.
B. +, DCDD, Agt., Wash, l.. G.. NH 9-tf
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EDa POTOMAC RIVER.
sTE.9.HER JORJT ". TAsD.urs0Jv

OEAsF
EVERY MONDAY, THURSDAY and SAY
URDAY IT 7.S0 g. H.; returning on alternate
days
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EesEs RaaM RAEcK.

EESg7 WE4 Ss q SfkL1hs
STEssE 6 rs Il. &. H.y-IG ETasYD JDiYI1
&sRSSyf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-13

zrlsUS CUBE FOX CONSUMPTION-As
L the season for Coughs and Colds is again
upon us We desire one, more to call the atlen.
ton of our customers to the above invaluable
medicine IL is now over ten years since We
nrst introduced this Preparation into this section
of country, and our sales of it have contr usd
I'D nusly largely to Increase, and with uninter-
rupted satisfaction to all who have Used it Also
Pts IS CUBE FOR CATAKRH, a sure reme-
dy for that very common and disagreesble dis.
ease. Both preparations are put up in bottles
of two Sizes retailing 81 Csc and ST. respectively.
The trade supplied at prcprietor's rates.
JANNkY g. co,
oct2 Wholesale Agents, 10 & l52 King st.
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@AE ASHINGTON q OHIC RAILRGAI
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT-T Trains
Daily Except Sunday between Alexsndris
and Round Hill.
Beginning May II, 1880:
Leave Washington A. 10 q. m. end % p. d.
and Alexandri8 at 9 05 3. m. % .. o. psss
Leesburg, going westward, al II 10 3. Ii aad
6 30 .. M; and arrive 81 Round Hill 1t II IL,
and 20 p m. Leave Round Hi! at 5 30 3. n,
and II 80 p. NJ. pass Leesburg, gong ess;wsid
at 90 g. m. and 10 p. NJ; and strive at Alex.
andria at Is a. NJ, and 8 l6 p. n., and =;
Washington at rs D. m. and 8 25 p. 10.
81 Passengers from Washington will tsse
the Washington and Ohio cars 1T toe Rslti1orl
& Potomac Railroad station ats w 8. a. ari ! x
p. m, and 20 through to kcund Hill wishou!
change Of Gals.
The sos am. train from Alexsndris endl22!
p. m. train from Round Hill connect with
Reamer's Line of Coaches, which lcxve Lees
burg daily for Aide and Middleburs.
Both trSins. westward, make close connections,
at Vienna, with Sisson's Line of Stages for Fair.
lax Court House.
Comm utatson tickets, 81 oas per psd:s
Annual tickets, $50.
4 a. HAVEHSE,
nyl3-tf General Ticket Agsns.
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Pennsylvania ROUTE
TO TEE NORTH, WEST & SOUTHWEST
.n , p Ro , spi, Tkh H(R scpnr,.v
MAGNIFICENT GQUIPMEET
July e. 1880.
Trains leave Washington from depot cf RAi.
TIMORE & POTOMAC RAILROAD, CO.
ner of Sixth and 3 st1 sets, AS follows:
For Philadelphia, New York and the East. &c ~
an. and 2lO m. daily, except Sunday, ind
tied ted Express Of fullrasn Psrlor Csrs ESQ $,
an. daily, except Sunday. For Philadc'fh"
For Pittsburg and the West 500 q. m, with
Parlor car to P.ttsburg and Sleeping car to
Louisville and Chicago l0.40 u N. dai!y ;
7.4U p. no. dai y, with Palace Gar to Chicago.
Fer Canandsiguk and the North. 8 w d IL.
except Sunday and 7.4v ?. m. daily, axcep!
Saturday, with Pslsce Csr T. CGnanda!gun
For Watkins, 1910 D. IN. dsily a1copt Sln-
For Baltimore, 6 AZ, 800, $50 end 1910 3. n.
2.10, 4 20, 440, $40, 7.40 and 1000 p. m.
On Sunday, 500 and 1910 a. ~; $50, 7.4V
For Pope's Greek Line, 6 40 a. m. and 4 40 pm
daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis, AZ u. m. snd Al p u daily
except Sunday.
LOCAL TRAINS.
For Alexandra Gu, 7 20. y and ii q. M, and
APO, 20, s Is, snd II 80 p. III. 5undsy ut
Z, 8 and II T. m. and p. m.
Trains leave Alexandria for Wash inEton, 6.Cl
500 and 10 q. La, sad Y 80, 3, o. 7. 9O5 p. Ii.
and II night.
On Sunday at 8. 90 and 10 a. n. and ard 6 05
F I; TRAIN FOR THE SOUTH, viz
Quantico and Richmond, will losve AleIaD.
dris at 7.20 &. M daily and DO p. %. daily
except Sunday.
Tickets and information csn be procured ,
principal railrosd stations and ticket office,
Southeast. L. P. FARAER,
Gen'l. Passenger agent.
sRANK THOMSON
General Manager. my27
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Nv COR. CAGsNON AND ROYAL HT;;
Cofes roasted for the trade ID. 75c per ssck.
my 6-lf
!. BRooERs = Co.,
Wholesale Dealers snd Jobbs:s III
GROCERIES,, PROVISIONS, FLOV&,
SALT AND FISH.
s full line OF celebrated pure. old Nhlskeya
arandies, Gin, Ruiz, &c, maasoy 6 Co.'S Phiin
dolphiE and O!sgetts Ssltimore Ales, snd Berg
Ter & EngoI's Laser Seer, il casks or bottles,
Agents for james s. Welchs Best FsIni!?
Flour, Jan,ca s. Kirk 4 Co.'S, Standard Soap
Dupont S. Cos Sporting and Blasting Our
powder and Baltimore aad Potomac Rive
3.camafS.
Ordors promptly ss:ondsd 20, and corsiga
nerts solicited. BIC II King street,
oct 26-tt hleE.GGrl=. H.
Z .. klLgERN,
YEOLESALE hNu FAdli.y GiGuugh,
Tea D*ALa!3 md uUji L lI5SsID*
M!sHUHAHT,
SO 20 lor:h Hoyc r.. rn2r |arka: eps"a.
4lo1ardr;s, ".
Uonsisnncnts end orHars va! receive na-ain
and prompt Attention. n7l =!
TE7HoMAs PGhEg. asca:,
GGNK..AI.
Gc3MI9SIGE &G&UHANr
tia. 4 Hir& at'ess,
ALEXANDRIA. yA
Acsni Tor be f=!e of
ISAAC WEN9gE'3
CELEBRATED FANIL7 FLOUR
ian l8--tt
E;sHEL1r B. Hoos'
no. z PRIMER STREET
GENERAL
COMMISSION AND 5HIPPIEG AEhO3
Dealer in tll kinds OF
FERTILIZERS, SALT AND PLASTEh
LIVERPOOL = Sf Eos 2 Il d eLcss II
SOKANGE COMPANY.
tab st!
R, NJ LAWSON. J. J. JAMESON.
2 NJ, LAWSON s JAMESON.
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
SO CAMERON STREET,
nov Is ALEXANDRIA,, VA.
NEW AUCTION AND COMMISSION
~ HOUSE.
We have opened st No. ~ ROYAL ST. an
Auction and Commission House.
We are now ready to receive ali kinds of m or.
chsndise and household goods Oh consignment
or purchase the same.
we think it may prove an advantage to per.
some who have PRODUCES of sny description
10 send it to US. Located immediately o2poaite
the msin entrance to the Market On Royal st.,
goods cen be eI posed every morning at public
auction, when the best prices may be expected.
Prompt returns mado Oh sales.
Persons having FURNITURE for sale will
find it to their advantage to gi7s US call
We will attend to auctioneering st public sales
Of property, and respectfully solicit share of
public patronage. VNEAL q LUCAS.
ksr Auction goods constsntly on hand and tor
ssle. nov off
TS5 = SM(E)T
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EVERY FRIDAY, st II m; and returning,
leave Hew York, from pior Al. Hast river, EV-
cry SATURDAY, at 4 o clock p. m.
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THEGAZETT

AND
TnP DpTNTTNG
ODTr~T
TONERS snd tho public generally TO the fact that
and s,snre all who NAV entrust thei, orders
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WE HAVE this day secured the sgercy for
w celebrated brand of BOTTLED ALE
and PORTER, which we will keep constantly
on bend, End to which Wa invite the sttention. of
families who desire fine article of Ale or Porter.
spN w. a. JOHNSOh Il co.
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"a 0 NJ. y. BALL. substituted trustee. and 10
personal representative and heirs of SA NJ
UEL STEAD, deceased, names unkr"un.
Take NoIce Ih7L on the Il 5. day Of ITO 10
vember term next Of he COualy CourL Of Falr-
fax county, Virglni.. 10 wit: on the I5ta dsy Of
November, 1880, shall, Is holder by asssn
ment Of one ut the notes cured hy Certain
deed of trust Of the eaid S,mu, Stead TO VIM
b. Dulsney on land in said county of date De"
tober 25th, 1869, snd recorded in ii6er K, Nc. t.
folio Z93. of said County Court recoras. mova
the said Court to app.inL and substitute = new
trustee ia SAID deed place Of tne ss!d NJ ID
Ball, substituted tru:t9e. ha having removed
from Said State. JOHN VAN kIS WICA
Leonard NJ ,rbn-y AuorEey sepIS-W1H
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1880 GREAT 1880

MERCER SLAUGHTER, G. T. a,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-29
The Lanhnm Communication.
san Antonio Express.

phh nh''h" IAPltHs'
Governor Roberts has granted n commute.
ton of the sentence of young Lanham, who
was to have been hung on Friday, February
81, to imprisonment for life. A more iniu-
dicious use of executive clemcncy could not
Il have been made, for the murderer was
one of the most hardened and conscenceloss
of the murderous class, and those acquainted
with all the circumstances know that there
was not the slightest groutd for the exc, else
of clemency. The man not only murdered
his victim, woman, in cold blood, but
attempted to murder Others Mt the same time.
he deliberately prepared for the deed
boosted of what he was going TO do, and in
the afternoon invited his friends around to
tho theatre in the evening to see him commit
the deed. But the sentence has been COM
muted, and that settles it rs tar rs l.anham is
concerned, but not Us far Ms the Governor
and the reputation of the state are involved
in the act. 1t is one more blow to the repu-
taton of the State for cMelessness about in
flicting the punishment upon murdercrs
Justice demands, and another check to immi-
grafton. These facts are plain and hmili-
ating and Governor Roberts will be held
responsible.
The next Legislature should pass Il general
law providing that all petitions for the pardon
of criminal under sentence should be pub
lished in some newspaper, or otherwise, in
the county from which the petition emanates,
the publication to show the nature of the
plea for the pardon, and give the name of
each signer to the petition. such notice to be
given ten or twelve days prior to presenting
the petition to the Governor. This would
give the public an opportunity to know that
such petition was to be presented, the
grounds on which 1t was based, and who were
the signers of it. If the plea was not consid-
sidered tenable, or if il should be considered
that the petitioners did not represent tho
sentiments of the community, then remon-
STRANGE could be prepared and presented to
the Governor along with the petition. This
would be fairness to the people and great
assistance to his Excelcncv. Such course
would also put an end to the promiscuous
signing of petitions by those who cannot re-
fuse to 10 in private what they would blush
to do in public.
1t is but justice to the people of this
county to state that but comparatively few
know Of the petitions forthe Communication of
Lanham's sentence until recently, when the
matter was referred to by the Express; and
many even thought thore must be some mis-
take about it. They could not realize that
such step could be seriously contemplated;
and now, in the general indignation over the
result, it is claimed that no actien was taken
to counteract the effect of the petition on the
Governor, because no reasonable person
could believe that his Excellency could be
induced TO interfere and save from the gal |
lows SO notorious and unrepentant cold |
blooded premeditating murderer as this
man Lanhsm.
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Seeds.

GERMAN MLLEr-We quote at 81 so per
.ushel white, do, 81 %.
CoTToY-At the Oil Mill, 10 cents per
bushel.
ONION SETTs-S7.
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MONEY AND TRADE.
YESTERDAYS MARKET SITUATION.
otton = Corn Active but Cold - The
Market Generally Dull and
COId-ln Fact IL was
Cold all Around,
a DALLAs, SATURDAY Afternoon, /

ftpIUhTY s'i lN0V'
The market was thoroughly chilled by the
oldest norther that wo have had this
winter, which set in at daylight and
quickly rot tho whole city shiyenng
and hugglng fires. II 10 at this hour growing
colder very fnst, with the thermometer below
800 as against 760 Wednesday, Friday
afternoon has been followed by freeze.
The fruit crop Is not lar enough advanced to
DO seriously injured, although all trees bud.
dcd or budding will DO nippcd tomorrow
morning.
The cotton news was not favorable. II was
dull and of nj the great centcrs, The
Dallas market was very quiet
and weak, Yet middling was Lcd ut III
cents.
Corn was active and firm.
Oats dull and lower TO sell.
Wheat quiet and nominal.
Meats steady and slow.
Hay Off ST.
Butter scarce and stiff, at 20, 25 and % for
sound stock.
Eggs slow and in good supply.
Hides depressed, but not quotably lower.
The retail trade WIS inactive for Saturday.
Wholesale merchants hae little TO do.
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Coal and Wood.

CoAL.-We quote Indian Nation Sc 50 per
ton delivered or free on board, Coke IS cents
per barrel of one hundred pounds.
WooD.-0ak, per cord, SO 75aS3 pine,
SO rs, delivered.