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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-06

ATTENTION VoTERs.-l}y resolution passed.
by our Legislature, oil good c!t:z :ns arc riques:.
Cd to uso DE-. Balls Ccush Soup AMI recon-
mand tho sane IS tho peoples remedy for
Coughs. Ullls. etc. ~.
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LIST OF J,ETTEE,S.

The following is list of the letters remsining
in the Alexandria, Virgins, Pos!otIce Nov. 6
Persons calling for letters will say they are I'D.
vcrtiscd and give the date Of tho list.
If not called for within thirty days, they will be
sont TO tho dead lottor Office, in Washington.
Brown, Mrs Ellen Green, Matilda
Brown, Mrs i A Grady, Mrs Sarah
Beasoy, Mrs j Huck, iss Haiti,
BroWr, Miss Abhio Perrin, Ch03
Chase. Miss Il A. Parker, T
podEon, Hiss Lucy Smith, Miss Biz, L
Downey, Miss Young, Mrs CO
Ford, Mss II
Il LEWIS MCKENZIE p. II.
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PAYMENTS FOR LOST oNDs.-Judge Law.
renee first comptroller Of the treasury has rem
dered decision, in which he shows that there
is no specific status regarding the payment Of
lost bonds. The decision hclts that when O
government bond payable TO boarer' has been
lost the government may, alter sufficient
IeDgth of lime, make payment thereof % the
clear proof of the ownership and upon The exc
cuticn of proper bond of indemnity.
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CHINESE IN NEW JERsEY.-A Paterson. N
j., dispatch ssys: Tho Barbour Flax Spin
ping Company have set bali dcz,n Chnamen
TO work in one of their Departmental, to the
great indignation of the white men employed
there. The frm say they are set at work which
white men will not do. The employees tell q
different story, and have an idea that this is
the commencement Of the general employment
of Chinese labor.
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Sunday night Inst the barn belonging 70 Mr..
r. 0. Hudson, who lives between the Edorado
sud Rigeyville roads. about three miles from
Culpeper g. H., Eas burned to the ground.
along with quantity Of haS, ksrnesa, &c. Loss
$500; Insurance $500.
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HtNDoo TURNING i: would tppesr that,
at the present time. tho pa,iVo turner's OF lndis
employ lalhcs of tho most primitive form Tor
CONSTANT use The skill Of the llindols IL tho
mc.hari:a arts Gnd Tie delicate fashloniog OF
ivory and mota is universally acknowledged,
spd that they should succeed go we'll With such
rudc tools is further proof Of their Datuval AZ
titude. The lurncr of Iodia carries on his VEGA.
tioa in style similar to Tho routine pursued by
our itnerant tiIkc'; fer be carries all bis tools
lathe included, about With him, end establishes
binse!f peer tho door of Eis employers house.
Assisted by his bcy. !ho turntr fxes 10 his
lstho, consisioS OF two posts dlirea loio tao
grouna, the work is set between The ,csnterE,
and taxing Tho two crds of a rope, which passes
t8ic, round the work, the boy. ty pullicg each
end alternately. gives molten to tho work, while
the artisan GUIDES tic cdso ct bis tocl with his
toes OILY the handlc btieg held n the hands at
some distasc, from tho work, both man SOD
boy always "a 1s!ling on the ground, as ia the
national custom.
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Tie RAoUEE.- The !etc5! ttirg in dance is
called Tho 'r;q1e!." aGd is uti.hjr WaEz n +
o polka, though III, bet rlrE OF both arc pr0'
s,tved. Til, musi, strikes ~ With crash, IS
though Cow volcano hal Lrtk1 lu,. END Inc
girl will cling tightly GO though igishserel, II
sko UNDERSTANDS tho d,nc,, and The yjuaE II an
will reassuro her by gc;:,Ic pressure, II tc uu.
deraIapGs the daEo, CT knows aoythlag st e..
At the second crash thoy dodge, rs though some
Ono had thrown a blacksmith shop at then and
they start il. They begin ty initiating tho
struggle for life, rtpreaonting q peTson who is
drcwnirg, Blu! az each crash OF the cJ in 5sls and
bsss dru they dodge aad scoct to one tile,
:hen cart back again. jam each other sideTsye,
and then ga the crashes of music become ONE moro
other through The Il oor by main siren 9Th get
desperate and claw and tea! ard lu, snd all at
del;r.um lremers end gnssh their teeth and raTo
and suffer the mcGs tarritle agon5 nd i! is al
over. lii short dance. ss the design is sLluae.
ment and rot murder. But short ss i: lie, it is
said 10 be very sweet.
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sEy o., WIG. MIDLAND 81 q. !. :: A..
W JOHN s. BAEGOUH. E12 -.
On and after SUNDAY, Nov. =. i~$O, -:
sengar trains will run SIS follows:
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/ OOkl OOKl-LONUON CATTLE
~ POWDER in Id boxes, can BIO purchased
for one aollsr per 30, ut
W. 4. CREIGHTON'S,
tah 85.kiug street
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THOICE FAMILY FLOUR--Gur brand
" WHITE LILY" Few process family -four
We can recommend &c equal to any fancy brand
on the market, sold in l-1Gs !. and bbls by
HARMON &c SMITH.
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SHlpM ESTS.


American Coal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
J. z. Agnew & OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-06

TORTOh'4 MIASMA AETIDOTR, a
L. speedy and permanent CUREfo FEVER
and A1UE snd Billions Ccmplsin!s just &c.
ceiytd and for sale by
sepI3 WAKEFIELD 8 HALL
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COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET. Hove@ibe, ..-
There is litlo or no change Since rss...,-
Flour is q lie. and firm. Tho sec3io., G. ~.
have somoaha. Increased. a21 IT,. tu:...: 80
to-day at les, lC0. ITO ard II 70, K .--r .,
f,r chico Lancaster. Corn is a':o il 5.,,,
ceip!, with ISLES cflG}2 bushels 81 4, A.! IA.
40 for new. and 81 for old. No Nya c. o..
ported. Country produce 81 las q:9.y..-..
Coal REpoRT.-Thc following l. 4. -ar....
the receipts and shipments of coal DIR 80.
week ending to-day:
RECEIPTS.
Amer. Coal Co., J. Ii. Parrot, jc., A.. ...
j. 7. Agnew s. Co......................... ....
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Chinese Court Extravaganoes.

If credit may be attached to a report
emanating from the Superintendent Of the
Imperial Silk Manufactures at Hangchow,
and published in recent number of the
official Pekin Gazette, the expenditures of
the Chinese Court upon silken fabrics
has, within the last two years, attained
unheardof proportions, foridly described
by the conscientious Mandarin as din
conceivable, unreasonable and immoral"
His Excellency states that, during the
year 1878 alone, silks of various qualities,
valued by him at 100000, wholesale
price, were supplied to the Imperial
Palace-among them !, 300 pieces" for
the use Of the servants in the Emperor's
gyneceum alone, the greater number of
which pieces he believes to have been
fraudulently disposed Of by sale to retail
silk dealers or to lenders of money upon
portable property" The some Of ESQ.,
600 does not comprise the cost of the
gorgeous silken robes and other garments
supplied to the Empress and Court ladies,
many Of which cost over a Thousand
pounds apiece. Seventy illustrious
danes, matrimonially and otherwise CON
nected with the Brother of the Sun and
Moon, are especially furnished with IN
limited costumes" from the imperial
factory in question and their outlay an
nually in silk dresses is estimated at an
other 100000. When one of these
ladies succumbs to the common lot of hui
manity her entire wardrobe is buried
with her; and thus enormous sums are
annually wasted. 1t is somewhat Of a
novelty in the Flowery Realm that an ex-
allied imperial officer should venture to
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Ghildren's Column
Child's Prayer.

TRANSLATION FROM THE GERMAN "MU1DN
BIN IEF"
Tired l am, at close of day,
III go to rest, but first III pray
Heavenly Father, may Thine eye
Above my bed watch very nigh.
Forgive the wrong this day I've done,
For Jesus sake-Thine own dear Son;
And may HIS blood, once shed for me,
From all that's sinful set me free.
" Bless parents, brothers, sisters dear,
Each whom love, both far and near;
Bless all Thy children, great and small
pray Thee, Father of us all.
" To wounded hearts, and eyes that weep,
Give rest and peace and gentle sleep;
And Ger the gloom of heather skies
May soon the Star of Bethlehem RISE"
Times of Refreshing.
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The Howard Family.
TALKS ABOUT CAIN AND ABEL,


Charlie was not in a very good humor
the next Sunday evening. The week
before, lady had stayed at the Parson-
age two or three days while he was visit
ing one of his boy friends. When she
parted with Susie, she had made her a
present of two bright silver dollars on
account of her birthday that was near at
hand. Susie this afternoon had been
telling Charlie of the beautiful Christmas
gift this money would buy for her mann
ma, and am sorry to say that Charlie
felt very cross about it. He thought
that he would not be able to get any
thing half so nice with the money he had
saved for that purpose, and he was zeal
Gus and unhappy. When Susie had
asked to look at his library book for
moment, he answered very unkindly,
and his face, when his father and mother
came out into the garden, where they al
ways sat on pleasant Sunday evenings,
was far from cheerful-looking. His
mother noticed it, but said nothing, as
she new that he would tell her all about
the sins and troubles of the day when
she went to give him his goodnight
kiss. .-...,.0
Susie Of course you don't recollect,
asked her father, how you used to insist
upon my saying my catechism to you
every morning as soon as you were awake,
when you were not three years old?
Several times during the day I had to be
ready with my answers to the questions,
Who was the first man? the first martyr?
who killed his brother, etc. I thought
of those old baby days of yours, as I was
glancing this afternoon over the lesson
for next Sunday. | think there was one
mistake in those questions, though. The
first murderer we read of, was the devil.
Cain, however, was the first murderer of
the race Of man.
Poor Evel' said Mrs. Howard "what
disappointment to her it must have
been to have Cain turn out so badly
From the words she used when she named
him, it is supposed that she thought he
would be the one who should bruise the
head of the serpent. suppose when he
was little child she must have found
out her mistake, but she could hardly
ever have imagined such an awful thing
as that one of her dear children should
be killed by his brother. How dreadful
to lose both Of them in one day She
must have felt less unhappy about Abel
than she did about Cain.
eff Gain was so wicked" asked Susie.
"why did he make that Offering to God p
He was like good many who have lived
since, / suppose, " said her father His
religion was one Of form and outside show.
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Sometimes, now, people go to church
only becsuse 1T is respectable thing to
do, In Gods sight as well as mans.
They do not feel that they are sinners,
and have to be washed in the blood of
Jesus before they can 90 to heaven. The
things Cain offered to God were not
wrong, but he did not bring them to Him
with right feelings"
How did Abel know about offering
up lambs? asked Susie. "God must
have told Adam and Eve, right after the
fall, that they were to shed the blood of
animals in order to keep in mind the
blood that Jesus was to shed, after time,
to save us from sin. You know God
clothed Adam and Eve with the skins of
animals. They might have been those
that were used for sacrifice, as they had
not yet begun to kill them for food"
When God showed how pleased He
was with Abel's offering, probably by
sending down fire from heaven to burn
it up, continued Mr.. Howard, "Cain was
very jealous. want you to notice one
thing He showed his wicked and I'M
happy feelings in his face. Don t. forget
that all oar wrong feelings show in oar
faces, too, and that God sees them just as
He did Gains, when he said, Why is
thy countenance fallen?'"
Charlie looked quickly toward his
father, as he said this. He saw that he
was not thinking of him, but he could see
that his mother was, by her sad look,
and he made up his mind that he would
confess his fault to her that night.
How kind God was to talk to Cain in
this way" Mr. Howard went on to say,
f" and He is just as patient and loving
with us, too. You recollect what he says
in another place: Come, now, and let
us reason together Though your sins
be as scarlet. they shall be as white as
snow, etc"
AZ wonder if Cain meant to kill Abel?"
asked Susie. 1 do not suppose he did, -
replied her father, He was in great
passion, and probably he struck his
brother without thinking what he was
about. He may not have known what
death was But it was murder Just the
same. Do be careful, children, of the
first feelings of anger. know one man
who, in fit of passion, killed little boy
with whom he was playing He has
never forgotten it, and those who live in
the same town with him never will do so.
| suspect there are many such cases
suppose God asked Cain about Abel,
in order to get him to confess" said Mrs.
Howard. 3" If he had only done SO, he
might have been allowed to remain with
his parents. Let as hope he did repent
afterwards. There is one pleasant thing
in this sad history. The first one Of
whose death we read, was saved and en-
tered heaven through the blood of Christ,
that speaketh better things than that of
Abel. IN. B., in Chris L1ateLhqencer
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narrow streets, the tops of the houses lean
over till they almost touch each other.
So that man in the upper story, if he
reached right far, could shake hands with
another man, up stairs, across the street.
The old houses look like they were
drunk, and could not stand up straight,
and one house looks like he was .nodding
at another house over the way, and this
last house was returning his bow
But the people here are very good and
kind, have fought very hard on sea and
land, and are very brave. They have
been splendid sailors too; one of them
once, when they were mad with England,
put broom up on his ship, instead of a
flag, and said he would sweep the sea.
and drive out all of England s ships. Nav
be aunt Getty will tell you all about this,
if you ask her, or show you where to find
an account of it. like these people,
The men look so stout, and the women
so tat and strong. They are very
kind and polite too; when a man
comes into room, or car or any place
where there are other people, he al
ways touches his hat, although he does
not know any of them, and when l 90 up
to any of them and ask if he can talk
English, so that [ may ask for some in
formation, they are kind and never in a
hurry to get rid of you. Some of them
can talk English, and when l find one of
these, | ask him a great many questions (;
but sometimes | get off by myself look
ing at the stores and pictures, &C., and
get lost, in the crooked streets, and don t
know how to find my way back to my
hotel. i have a funny time trying to get
some one to tell me. / ask about twenty
before / find one to say "Taas''-and
sometimes this fellow does not know
much, and / have hard work to get any
sense out of him. Generally when ask
man the way, all he can say is "Nein."
But | don't mind it at ALL 1 Just think it
is funny, and laugh to myself about it,
that is ALL But one of these days when
you are bigger, you must learn Dutch and
French, and we will come over here to-
gether, and you can talk to these people
in their own language, and then we can
talk to any one we meet Would you
like that2. DR.. II. enjoys. himself very
much, and is a good man to travel with.
He knows how to get along with the peo-
pie, but can't talk to them any more than
| can. Don it seem right strange to be
in large city and not know word of
what people are saying
Tomorrow we will probably 60 to Ant
werp, and then to Brussels, and then to
Paris-and from there we will come back
to London, and then to Liverpool, where
we will take the steamer for home. 1
will be very glad to see you all again.
You must give my love to aunt Get and
uncle Will, if you see them, and tell them
both hope to see them in the fall. With
best love to grandma, and aunt Getty and
Annie, and all the rest.
Your affectionate father, H. McG.
To Master S. Moe.
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A connects for Farmville, Lynchburg and all
points in the Southwest.
B connects for Milton, ~ G..
G connects for Asheville and all points in
West North Carolina.
D connects for Macon and all points in south
west Georgia
E connects for jacksonville and all points in
Florida
F connects for Macon and all points in south
west Georgia and Chattanooga, Nashville, Mem
phis and all Texas points
G connects for Selma Meridian, Jackson, and
Vicksburg.
II connects for Galveston and all Texas points.
Trains from the above named points arriye in
Richmond at 4:43 P NJ, $50 A. NJ, and $3.50
Pm
Trains between Greensboro and Salem run
daily except Sunday.
Trains on North Carolina division make con-
nectiou at Goldsboro' with the w & W.RR. to
and from Weldon and Wilmington
Pullman Palace Drawing-room and Sleeping
Cars run through on Train No AZ from ~ York
and Richmond to Atlanta and from Greensboro
TO Augusta, and on Train No. AZ from Boston,
Mass, to Savannah Ca, Uia Richmond
Tickets sold to all points south, south east, and
south'w west and baggage checked through
No lay-over checks given on local tickets.
JR. MACMURD0,
General Passenger Agent, Richmond, Va.
T. M. r. TALooTT, General Superintendent
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No. leaves Richmond daily except Sunday.
No. leaves Richmond daily
No. leaves Richmond daily except Sunday
No q leaves Charlottesville daily except Sun
Bay~ Nos. l and run through from Richmond
to Huntington.
Nos and connect closely at Gordonsville
for Lynchburg and Danville
No; connects at Huntington with steamers
for all points west
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expose Palace abuses, and we trust the
worthy Superintendent will be enabled to
weather the storm of female wrath that
can scarcely fail to be aroused by his
courageous revelations. London Teze-
0ro1oH. u.
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WE take the following from the o7ristian IN.

WI Take the following from the Uhrlstldn IN
telhgencer:
XX.-Enigma.
My name consists of FIVE letters.
/ move forward and back.
describe an arc.
l am source of amusement.
| whirl around in the air.
am the radius of circle.
can describe circle.
| occasion dizziness,
| seek a shady place.
give pleasure to all classes and conditions of
am made Of cord or rope or wood
What is my name2 RAALTE.
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Enigma.
CROSS WORDS

CROSS WORDS.
My first is in kitten, but not in cat.
My second is in house, but not in rat.
My third is in fall, but not in spring.
Ny fourth is in broil. but not in fry.
My fifth is in earth, but not in sky.
My sixth is in heart, but not in soul
My whole is the name of a great prophet.
,... ELoIsE.
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Letter from Europe.

The following letter from Amsterdam
was written by prominent gentleman
OF this city to his little boy, and we have
been kindly allowed to publish it.
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Diohmond, fredericksburg and
IL Potomac Route

ON AND AFTER NOVEMBER 18th, trains
on this road will run as follows:
NORTH BOUND.
SIP A. NJ. leaves Byrd Street station daily lex
cept Sunday; due at Washington,
lilo ?. M Baltimore, 3.05 P. NJ;
Philadelphia, $50 ?. NJ; New York
1905 p NJ.
500 p NJ, leaves Byrd-St station daily, due at
Washington, 9.25 p NJ Baltimore,
1E25 r. M. Philadelphia, 1926 A..
M. N. York, 6:45 A. NJ
400 P. NJ. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN for
Junction leaves Broad St. station
daily Except Sunday)
SOUTH BOUND
1915 P. NJ, arrives at Byrd-Street station daily
(exceptSunday.) Leaves New York,
8:l5 A NJ; Philadelphia, 11.45 A.
NJ; Baltimore, $50 z. NJ: Wash
ington, $40 P. M.
11;40 A. NJ arrives at Byrd-street station dali
". Leaves New York, 1000 P. M. ;
Philadelphia, ITO A. NJ; Balti-
more, 455 A. NJ Washington, $50
A. NJ
S:43 A. NJ, ACCOMMODATION TRAIN ar
rives at Broad-Street station daily
Except on Sundays)
O. A. TAYLOR.
General Ticket Agent.
E. D. T. MYERS, General Superintendent
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Answer to Enigma No. 1s.

"Set watch, o Lord, before my mouth keep
the door of my lips" WRIGHT Denny,
Amelia G. H., Va
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d edmond DANVILLE RAILROAD.
LII On and after JUNE 18th, 1880, the trains
on this road will run daily as follows:
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d ICHMOND, YORK RIVER AND
LII CHESAPEAKE RAILROAD.
Schedule of Trains, taking effect Jan. 6, 1880.
THROUGH PASSENGER.
800 P. M. Leaves Richmond daily (except
Sunday, connecting at West Point
on Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur-
day, with steamers for all landings
on the York river and for Baltimore.
THROUGH FREIGHT.
$50 M. Leave Richmond daily Except
1000 AN. Sunday connecting at West Point
,rF with steamers for Baltimore on Mon
day Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday
and Saturday; with steamers for
New York on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday; with steamers for Prov
idence and Boston on Tuesday and
Friday.
PASSENGER TRAINS.
1000 A. M. Arrive at Richmond daily Except
Sunday,) connecting at West Point
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
with steamers from Baltimore.
THROUGH FREIGHT.
3:55 P. M. Arrive at Richmond daily Except
500 ?. M. Sunday, connecting at West Point
with steamers from Baltimore New
York, Providence and Boston.
LOCAL FREIGHT.
No transfer of freight at Richmond to or from
southern points. Cars run through between AL
lanta and West Point.
Through bills of lading, with guaranteed rates,
issued to all northern and western points.
For information apply at Company's depot,
Twenty third and Dock streets Richmond, Va.
Fl. T. DOUGLAS, Superintendent.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-01-15
! The Newest Music Books.

with 100 uasy and good Anthem 1912 per doz.)
By j. III. TENEEY and A. j ABsEY. Edited by
A, n. Johnson. The anthems are exception rally
good, and sufficiently nu5 trous TO provide two
for overy Sunday in the year.