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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-16
LOTTERIES.
24th
Commonwealth Distribution Go.

At Macauley's Theatre, in the city OF Louis
vile, on THURSDAY, Sept, SO. 1880.
THESE DRAWINGS, AUTHORIZED BY
TANNED BY THE COURTS OF KEN
TUCkI, occur regularly on the LAST DAY
OF EVERY MONTH. Sundays and Fridays
excepted, for the period of FIVE YEARS.
The United States Circuit Court on March 81
rendered the fol owing decisions:
lst-That the Commonwealth Dis.
trIbuIiOn Company is legal.
2d-Its drawings are fair.
N. B.-Ihis Comuany mas now on hand q
large reserve fund. Read the list of prices for the
SEPTEMBER DRAWING.
prize.... S30.OOO 100 prizes 500 each $4,000
prize-... 10000 2O0 prizes 80 esch 10000
prize...- sou 600 prizes ~ each 1900
1000 prizes 10 each 10000
10 prizes ST., 900 each Sl0,00u
70 prizes 500 each l0M1
prizes 200 each Approx. prizes .....S2, a00
8 prizes 200 each, - ....... ], 800
prizes 1GG esch " /" ...., 900
1850 prizes. sll24Oo
Whole tickets So; half tickets 81; q tickets
$50; 55 tickets $780,
Remit by Post Office Money Order, Register
ed Letter, Bank Draft or Express.
To insure against mistakes or delays, cor
respondents will please write their names aud
places Of residence plainly. giving number of
Post Office box or Street. and Town, County
and State.
All communications connected with the Distri-
button and Orders for Tickets should be addressed
to II. NJ. BasARDM Courier. Journal
Building, Louisville, KY, Or at 3O7 and 309
Broadway. N. Y. aug3l-eotd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-16
WOOD AND COAL.

CoA1 COAL.
Weinvi:e the attention of dealers snd con.
sumers TO our large stock of CAREFULLY
PKEPARED COAL Of the following varieties:
LYKEN'S VALLEY,
LORBEkRY and
SHAMOKIN BED ASH.
WHITE ASH Gree burning and hardy of
steamer broken, egg, stove and nut Sizes
Also GEORGES GREEK, K,OUMBERLAND
and KAMA VIVA SPLINT, from West Va.
Making Coal q specially, We aim to keep only
he HIGHEST GRADES and having two large
Storage Yards. each variety is kept separate,
and is especially prepared for family use.
Yards hoored, and all Goal sent out WE'LL
SCREENED AND FREE FROM IMPURI.
TIES.
Dealers, families, public institutions and man
ofactories supplied at lowest market rste-per
ton Of 2240 lbs, T. J. MEaAFFEY.& & CO.,
feb l Wharf and Yards foot Ct Queen st
.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-16

tf q . N VRRND INSTITUTE
AL AZ south Washington ST
Miss II. 70 ca Principal
scholastic duties resumed MONDAY Seot'r.
i":h hlNOEkGAErEN aXERCISES in
Jahor department For terms e,c spply to the
aUgl'-im PKI NCIPAL Box 319
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-16
Alexandria Female Institute,

No. l6 SOUTH FAIRFAX ST.
Ths 10Th aanus! session of this Institute will
commence tn UKSDAY. Sept l6 1880
structlon thorough in all branches. For
Circulars containing full particulars OF terms,
&c apply -
i72-tSl6 M;saas CREME Principals.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02
Work of the Flames.

IMcKie & Sons corn meal mill at Cairo, ILL.,,
walestroyed by fire on the 30th ult. Loss
$1t00. The Egyptian flour mill adjoining
watamaged to the extent of $1,000 or $4,000.
,Parkhurst & Co.'S parafine wax works at
Bahore, Nd, burned on the 28th ult., loss
5000; insurance $4,000.
Nlace's tannery and shoe factory at Roches-
terri. Y, was destroyed by fire on the 28th
ult. Loss $4,000; partially insured. -Four
hured hands are thrown out of employment.
d Lake View malthouse of Michael Clune at
baV which was being cleaned, burned ON the
2Sthlt. Loss $50, 900; insured.
Are on the 2Sth ult., destroyed the Cincin-
natooperage works. Loss $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
lie Union packing box factory at Brooklyn,
\ :, burned on the 9th, involving loss Of
5000.
he buildings and machinery Of the Byram
ire mine at Morristown, n. j., burned on the
26t Loss heavy.
u oil works of Denslow 4 Bush, South
|BroQyn, N. Y, together with a steamer
|and schooner which were lying at the
ldok, were destroyed by fire on the
I26h. Total loss about $4,000; covered by in
Isranct The fire was caused by the explosion
o1an Oh tank. The conclusion was 80 great
TIT mar windows far away from the locality
we Demolished, and sleeping people were
thwn frm their beds. Only two persons were
slltlyhurt.
4 Chicago Distilling company's Blackhawk
| disery was burned at Chicago on the Goth.
LoSz5, 900; fully insured,
Edenburg, Pa, while the population were
ening a circus performance, q fire started,
anefore it could be checked consumed seventy
bungs. Loss about $4,000
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02
A Bloody Record.

At Peotone ILL.,, on the night of the 9th ult
DR.. Melville shot and killed young merchant
during political discussion.
John Drura killed his brother Edward and
wounded another brother named Chapman. He
then fired the premises and when the people
gathered killed himself. The tragedy occurred
at st. Johns, N. B. d, on the 10Th nit.
At Kingstree, South Carolina, on the Goth, in
the court of general session, just after verdict
was announced against man named Ward, for
forgery, the prisoner rose from his seat at the
bar, drew pistol, and deliberately fred at two
witnesses wounding one of them slightly.
Col. McCollom, of Hampton, Ga, was killed
by town Marshal McKneely on the 10th. They
had quarrel.
Thomas G. Thurston, who killed his business
partner, Mr.. Embry, at Leavenworth, Kansas,
on the LIST of January last, and WAS acquitted,
met D. r. Anthony, of the Times, at Leaven-
worth on the Goth, and opened fire on him with
a revolver A young man named P. Douglas
was slightly injured and lawyer named Lucien
Baker dangerously wounded by the stray shots.
Anthony escaped unframed. Baker is the at
lorney who cleared Thurston in the murder
Trial. The officers are obliged to secrete Thurs-
On, as the inhabitants threaten vengeance.
During q fight between roughs, at Troy, N.
;, on the Oath, John Wall, an ex-convict re-
nifty released from Clinton prison, shot and
lied Supervisor Casey, of the Eleventh ward,
NO was endeavoring to quell a disturbance.
VII fled, pursued by an Infatuated mob. Dur
il the chase duel took place between Wall
al passing officers, and officer Owen Duffy
w shot in the head and side, but not fatally.
A nan named Frawley was also shot and in
iud slightly, and a child was shot in the hand.
Ihwildest excitement prevailed. Wall, when
cilured, had narrow escape from lynching.
shooting affair at Sidney, Neb., on the Odd,
rested in MORALLY wounding Patsy Wallcrs, a
baender, by Detective Smith. The latter was
, shin the left hand.
cowboy named Garryshot and killed George
, WE, on the 23d, near Julesburg, Col Garry
: esped on horse.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02

IT is reported that the forest fires have laid
waste the best and larger portion of New jersey
The great fires Of three weeks ago burned over
space of a hundred square miles, and the fires
of a few days ago have almost entirely swept
over the spaces of which Atco, Wheatland, Cen
terville, Medford and Longacoming are the CEN
tres. The coast of New Jersey has bait of
land some fifteen miles in breadSrn, covered
with scrub oak and pines growing out of dry
white sand, which is covered with dead moss
which burns like cotton. After drought this
moss becomes as dry as finder, and single
spark is enough to set in motion a frightfu
confederation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02

GEoRG1A's new senator, $40" Brown, as the
people loved to call him, or Joseph Economi--
cal, is tall, raw-boned, Yankee-looking man,
with the Yankee twang, plain in dress and SIM
pie in habits, and a Baptist of the first water.
1t was he who, as governor, issued the famous
proclamation, soon after the election of Lincoln,
urging secession, in which proclamation he used
the words, since famous: "The argument is
exhausted, we must stand by our arms.' Old
"Joseph Economical" was the first Georgia
governor who ever made the state railroad 0un-
ming from Atlanta to Chattanooga pay divi-
dend. He sprang up from the common people
and is one Of the character" Of the south.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02
Victims of Foul Air.

George W. Pickens, an old citizen blistedl a
well on his farm in Benton township, lAnsas,
and on the 28th ult. his wife and young. ON let
him down by rope and bucket to the bottom.
In a moment he called upon them to drar him
up, which they proceeded to do. He had been
drawn up but few feet, however, when b fell
back dead. A neighbours son, by the male of
Frank Waite, was Immediately sent for, ant on
arriving few minutes later, Was let down nth
the hope that he might recoverfhe lifeless bdy
of MI. Pickens MI. Waite was down bI a
moment when he called to be drawn up. AT
twenty feet from the bottom he fell from he
bucket, fractured his skull on the rocks, andin
fifteen minutes after leaving home WAS dead
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02
The Indians Defeated.

The latest from Oio Caliente, Gen. Hatch's
present headquarters, is to the effect that, at
daylight on the morning Of the Oath, part of
his command, consisting Of Indian scouts and
soldiers of the 9th cavalry, struck the camp of
the hostile Apaches at the headwaters of the
Polomos river, about 80 miles south of Ojo Cali
ente, routing the hostile Indians completely.
Thirty dead indians are reported by native
scouts, while soldiers claim they killed about
twice as many. Either number would indicate
an unusual success, for Victoria's band is not
large. The finding of Navajoes and Comanches
among the dead proves that, as suspected. the
band is composed or bad Indians from every
where. The most hopeful indication of the
fight is that the Indians were demoralzed by
their defeat Heretofore their immunity from
serious harm has caused those particular saw
ages to consider themselves invincible; hence
their boldness. But the defeat experienced will
make them less dangerous in future, even if
the pursuing column fails to overtake and ex-
terminate them,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02

Mr.. HARVEY D. PARKER, owner of the Parker
house at Boston, wants badly to get the corner
of School and fremont streets to complete the
symmetry of his hotel 1t is owned by a maiden
lady, well on in life, who inherited it and who
lives there. Mr.. Parker has made her tempting
offers to part with it. One of these is said to
be the sum fixed by referees as the valuation OF
the estate, with bonus of $4,000, and with
her own room in WHICH ehn rNapz JJTaeI Ttr tire,
with Parker house board free for her future
comfort. She refuses all offers and lives on
after her old manner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02
A Solar ScOurge.

II n and Middle States are suffering
,erhN> I'd heated spell which is proving
'inous to all early crops. The
1ged from 80 to 102 degrees
The EasteA Of sickness, particular
from protrace an the result. Reports
fatal to lie anu Stand tell of numer-
thermometer n1 orooIa er proving fatal.
and an unnsnu aren has b.. Frustrated by
ly among chn -'ua. and Long been nearly
from New Je aaS 'onite num- oceding "a
Gus sunstroihossit 20 many have pes> re-
| In New YORK III I've death rate ns1 which
sssss q e. sd 81 Ss5os ssRa'ss
| Pprnved fatal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02
A Touch One.

At a London club some Americans
wre boasting about their inventions,
a11 the wonderful machines to be found
irthe States. One of them told of the
wll-known mincing machine, which a
Ire hog being introduced at one end,
turns out the animal in sausages at the
cher. An Irishman, who was no going
to have the Yankee ride roughshod over
tie whole nation, turned on them and
sid: "Bedad, we've got the same ma
cline in Ireland, only ours is more per-
fei, sure; for if you don't like the
ssrsages, you can put them back into
tie machine, and by reversing the action
tlsv'n come out "a live pig where he went
nn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02
a Sad AffIiCtiOIl.

A special from Jewett city, Conn.,, says Mis
Katie o. Day, a sparkling and vivacious your
lady, of that place, literally the belle of Jewei
city and general favorite, was stricken in on
of her legs five months ago with disease whic
has gradually assumed saffron hue and be
come much swollen and is now powerless.
darning needle can be run into the flesh its en-
tire length without being felt. The afflictior
has caused the young lady to become nearly in
sane with grief and despair. The disease ha
thus far baffled medical experts from far ant
near, as none of them have ever seen anything
like it. 1t was decided to amputate the limb
but the patient was so FRUSTRATED it was feared
the operation would be at once fatal. Amputa
ton Is supposed to be the only hope of saving
the young ladys life, and, in fact, she is not ex
pected to survive that method of treatment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02

An explosion at Toronto, Canada, in the
steam saw-mill Of Jarvis & Bennigsen on the
2Sth ult.. totally demolished he structure,
throwing heavy fragments of iron and stone
work hundred feet away. Robt Dougall fire.
and Samuel Sill, fatally injured Two others
were seriously and several slightly hurt.
Early on the morning of the 25th instant, o
barrel of gasoline exploded in the cellar of the
residence of Mrs: DIR. Jones, at Piqua, o. The
house Immediately caught fire and was consum-
ed. Two boys aged respectively 10 and IA per-
ished. Miss Kate Newland, sister of Mrs. Jones,
and Mr.. Fred Amenat were severely but not fa-
tally injured,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02
AnMRtiCa

Hanlan, the champion of America, and Riley,
who made such an impudent display at the
Hanlan-C Courtney race at Washington, d. c.,
recently, had trial over the same course on the
26th inst, before large assemblage Of people:
Hanlan was an easy victor from the start and
after several stops on the course to refresh him
self, camc in fully an eigth of a mile ahead.
Time, Sc min. 4-10 seconds. Rley's time, 81
min q "a seconds.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02
Another Ocean Steamship Missing.

Last year quite o number of ocean steam
ships, mostly freight carriers, sailed from vari-
GUS ports and were not heard of after. This
year but comparatively few occurrences of this
nature have been reported. In the cases of
many of the vessels lost last year their founder
ing has been generally attributed to the shifting
of the cargoes of grain which they carried.
One of the vessels supposed to be lost this year
is the Mercator, a steamship which sailed from
Antwerp March for New York. The vessel
carried no passengers, being designed simply as
a freight vessel. The cargo was valued at
$4,000. The Mercator is at least two months
overdue and all hopes Of its ever returning have
been given up by the owners and consiguees.
The manner in which the vessel was lost will
probably never be known and the Mercator will
be included in that long list of vessels that have
sailed from port and never been heard Of after.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02

n YORK, May 29-3:00 P. M.-Fiour-
Whit decided change; very moderate export
ancome trade inquiry; receipts II, 3O4 bbls:
rou hoop Ohio at S475@5.0O; choice do at
$5.06.5 SO; superine western at $4,000. so;
comn to good extra do at $4.00@4.60; choice
do $4.65@7.00; choice white wheat do at
$4,000. Wheat Spring quiet and nomi-
nal O. red cash and seller May fever1sh, ex-
cite.nd unsettled; other kinds about steady;
sale.A, 900 bus No. 2 red cash at $1.42@1.4211a;
3,OOhlsh cash and seller May at $1.4314; clos
ing S1.45, bid; STAG asked; do seller June,
SLIT bid; $1.27 asked. Corn-H@1sc better
and oct; mixed western spot at 5119@53c; do
futunt 4615@55ssc. Oats-Quiet; western at
1904 Unchanged; light demand; new
plainless at $9.5O@10.00; new extra do at
S1O.D10.50. Pork-Dull and heavy; new
messt $11.O0. Lard-Rather easier; steam
rendd at $500. Butter-Dull and weak;
Ohot 7@20c. Cheese-Steady at 9@12slc
for pc to choice. Whisky-Nominal; western
at $B@1.15. Sugar-Dull and heavy. Mo
lassetQuiet, but steady. Petroleum-Dull.
RiceIairly active and quiet. Coffee-Dull and
weak Fret hts-Unchanged Spirits of Tur-
penti-Frm at 26c. Realistically at $1.35
@1.45. Tallow-Quiet at 6@6 1-16c for west
ern. Sggs-Dun at 10@12c for fair to choice.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02
The Waring Elements.

A cyclone passed through the country SIX OF
seven u miles ,t north of Evansville Ind on the
press and other buildings. Grant Mason was
killed; Joe Orig and Mrs. Walter were seriously
injured.
A terrible cyclone visited Savoy, on the Texas
Pacific railroad, on the night of the 2sth uIt.,
totally destroying the town and killing nine
persons and wounding 60, some of whom will
Ole. Nineteen business houses, the railroad
depot and 20 dwellings, were destroyed. Only
five houses in the place were not damaged.
On the night of the 9th inst, during a rain
storm at San Salea, Tex, the family of P. M.
Rountree took refuge in a cave resulting in
the drowning of two of his little BOYS, aged
three and SIX wears, His wife, a little daughter
ana q young lady with them were taken out in
drowning condition. At Bracket III the same
state, the floor of every business house is five
feet under water and immense damage has been
inflicted. More than twenty people have been
drowned in the vicinity
furious hurricane passed over Suffield and
Enfield, Conn.,, on the 18th ult In the former
place about dozen barns and tobacco sheds
At Thompsonville, McCrones greenhouse, the
largest in the state, was nearly destroyed, and
one new brick dwelling demolished.
Portions of Carroll, Ida, Sac, Calhoun and
Hamilton counties, Iowa, were visited by fierce
tornado on the 26th, which inflicted great dam
age to farm property, demolished many houses,
and severely injured several persons-two IA
tally.
Mitchell, d. T., a village Of about 600 inhabi-
tants, was visited by cyclone which struck
the vicinity about Z o'clock P. NJ. on the 25th
instant. Many buildings in the village were
RACED and farm buildings in the neighborhood
were generally wrecked. Two persons were
killed-Jacob Luther, of New Alamakee, Ia,
and Henry Smith, Of Blackburn station, Kane
county, Ill: The following were injured: Fred
Frances, OF DEBORAH, Ia; Mr.. Phelps, of Kane
ILL.,; VIM. A. Moth, of Columbia county, Wis,
and Fritz Badd.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02

AN advertisement appeared in the London
Standard not long since, from the comptroller
her Majesty stationary office, inviting tenders
for the years waste paper, and which is esti-
mated at Is, 600 tons. As there are only about
800 working days in the year, it follows that the
daily amount of waste is five tons. Readers will
more readily be able to grasp the idea as to
quantity if it is reduced to reams of fourteen
pounds each, the result showing that 800 reams
of paper are per day consiged to the waste
paper basket.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02
Too Much Red Tame.

The clerk of the Congressional Librarian had
a 81, 700 cashed at the treasury department,
Washington, on the 2Sth ult. A part was gold
and silver, and while securing this he laid the
package of notes to one SIDE When ready to
leave he picked up his note package and entered
was made up of Office red tape He immediate
" returned to the treasury department and de-
tectives are now searching for the person who
made the substitution.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02

CRANBERRY Dogs to the value of 100000
have been burned over by thelate terrible forest
fires in New Jersey. The young people through
out the whole region depend upon the business
of gathering cranberries and huckleberries for
their summer support. 1t has been estimated
that the latter crop has yielded employment to
so. 900 women and children.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02
Fatal Explosions.

John Vincent second mate of the British shin
| Sophia. Richard Hendricks, seaman. and two
| apprentices, John Barber and Geo. Chapman,
were amusing themselves in the oil room of the
| snip at Phlladelphia, Pa, on the 10Th ult..
While awaiting dinner, when one Of the party
went into the cooks galley adjoining, and, heat
| ing poker red hot, returned with it to the oil
room. AS his demonstration did not stampede
| the party, the poker was thrust OF barrel of
kerosene. An explosion Immediately followed:
the oil room and galley were demolished and
the COOK Joseph Lewis, mate, seaman, and the
boys were covered with the burning oil. The
cook, seaman and the boys leaped overheard,
but only the seaman succeeded in swimming to
pier. The others were drowned. The mate
stripped off portion of his blazing clothing
and, with the assistance of the captain and
other officers on board, the flames, which en-
veloped him, were extinguished, but not before
ne was seriously, If not fatally, burned. The
seaman is also believed to be fatally burned.
The ship was only slightly damaged.
A steam fire engine, while being tested at
leading, Pa, on the 29th inst, exploded and
four members of the junior fire company, were
severely scalded, one probably fatally.
An explosion Of powder mill near Wetteren.
Switzerland, on the 29th inst, killed and injured
many persons. Ten bodies have been found
thus far.
Panama advices of the 18th ult., state on the
night OF May LIST tremendous explosion is said
TO have taken place in Ancou, Peru. large
torpedo OF new proportions and Of extraordinary
power, which was in process Of completion at
the mandatory Of those Instruments exploded
accidentally, the conclusion Of tremendous vio-
lence shaking every house in the town. The
mandatory was blown to pieces and every in
mate destroyed. Six houses adjoining were
levelled to the ground, the walls, roof, wood
work, furniture, etc., broken to pieces and nj
terly ruined. Half dozen other houses which
joined on these shared nearly the same fate and
were almost completely levelled to the ground
Of the persons engaged in the manufacture of
'rpedoes scarcely a vestige was to be found.
lions of bodies impossible Of identification
'ound at some distance from the scene Of
"a. \, in addition to which five bodies have
xplosio 'eo' oaoSe u eAPi0sion unknown.
cen recoN
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02
Indian Depredations.

Gen. Hatch's command in New Mexico, is
completely tagged out and will be obliged to
rest and recuperate at Ojo, Calenta 1t is now
large force as Gen Hatch, and that more
troops will have to be sent to reinforce his COM
mand. 1t is estimated that in Sorocco county
and the Mequelon mountains some fifty Mexi-
can herders and five Americans, including two
women, have been massacred. The number
killed since the first of the month is said to be
seventy-eight
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02

tiles are 1862, 900; assets available about $780,
OOO Six hundred hands were employed in the
works. The receiver is directed to continue
operating the mill as long as he does not impair
the assets. Cause assigned for failure, shrink
agein iron.
G. T. Warren, New York city, dealer in ladies'
shoes, made an assignment for the benefit of
his creditors on the 25th inst Liat2htr, about
5000 O0O a.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02
Persisted at Sea.

Adispatch from Tocoluma, Marion county, CAL,
says schooner, name unknown, was lost OIL
Point Reyes on the 21st inst. All hands perlshed.
The ship Bormo oil laden from New Orleans
for Trieste, was dismasted in gale of the 18th,
ledge while trying IL fQa .1Qp 11af9ifssS
The cargo Is likely to prove total loss.