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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-18

y ITia' package OF "BLACK-DRAUGHT"
free Of charge
FOB SALE BYES. LEADBEATER, E Br,.
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26
An Engineers Heroic act.


From the New York Tribune
The eastward bound train on the New
York and Greenwood Lake railway. due at
Bloomfield, n. j., at 5o'clock was approach
ing the Bellville avenue station saturday
afternoon, and while descending the Grade
the engineer, Albert Riker, saw a Iittle child
upon the track a short distance ahead. The
AR brakes were at once applied and "a warm
ing whistle was sounded. The engineer saw.
however, that the train could not be stopped
Ia time to save the child, and he hurried
out upon bia engine and down upon the
coY-cateheF. Taking a firm grin with one
hand to steady himself, he leaned over,
grasped the child before the engine touched
1t, and lifted it out of danger. frightened,
but only slightly bruised The child was
Stanley Mcdowell aged two years the only
son of Charles E. Mcdowell, Of the firm Of
Mcdowell Brothers, this city, whose home
is in Bloomfield. The boy had made his
way through loose paling in the fence sur
rounding the grounds belonging 70 the
house. and had climbed a high embankment
Of ne railroad. Mr.. Mcdowell, the boys
father. has presented the engineer with two
hundred dollars.
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NUMBER %

9i : IeNerentlal thought and tender sentiment
Let Let the fair hand of woman, then, Gull
.uen' ana come with brave men to bestow
mem here IN honor of these noble dead. for
It's Il Is SAID that the spirit ofa peoples liberty
keeps watch over the graves IF tbair bsroa.
Let, also, these little ones come win Their
Moral offerings and natures all impressible
ahd tender, and teach them to honor the
memory a. OF these men, for a people is emo
oied As they emulate the character and
cherish the virtues of the noble and heroic
ueaq- Let them repeat their names with
PrIae and affection, aud keep them from
generation TO generation in that roll of
nonor' the list Of the killed in their coun-
lry cause. Let the monumental marble
rise TO record their deeds, aud tell to future
seIiefStions that such men died to defend
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WAITING.

vf.I it be over today or tomorrow
WiIl Do be for a week, or a mon th, or e year
S.s trance that Is neither joy nor a sorrow
This waiting that is not a no pc nor a fear
b BE- an waiting the end draws near
l. viii come before | am dead some day:
ban / feel / wonder, when it il here
Iss coming seems like going away.
I 30 5aly that watching Las made me weary.
And that being weary has made me dream
B4t iu dreams the world is not 50 dreary,
And ia dreams things are not 5 they seem
nd indeed I am not tired yet
have strength 70 wait what is yet 70 see
nat the hours / know will not forget.
The end Of the watch that IS set Tor me-
! The end that has made me strong.
Lest say when IL comes ~ comes too late
5.en al it came 1 should ind il long:
nave forgotten for what | wait
te1 wy are my thoughts bound up to this
BT bond that | neither feel nor see,
bile me world goes by in b. le or Bliss
.D1 think that the world keeps watch with
me-
rae end viii come and the end win 90
AMI leave uo trace ia the empty air
iHsg n - over none viii know.
Auii hardly think that / shall care
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Dressing for a Photograph.

HOW COLOR CHANGES IN THE CAMERA
WHY ACTRESSES TAKE BEST PICTURES.
New York Sum-
The question is often asked, said an
experienced photographer, "why actors
and actresses take the most pleasing
pictures. 1t is because they study the
principles of art and good taste in the
profession and understand how to dress.
Morever, they usually bring selection
of wells, flowers, curls, braids, laces and
sometimes costumes to give the photo
grapher a choice of accessories They
come when they are wholly at leisure
and are not fustered. A red face takes
black, and they know it. Then they do
not load themselves down gewgaws and
haberdasheries, to show what they have
got in worldly goods. Few persons
know how to dress for picture like an
actress. The best materials for ladies
to wear when about to sit for a photo
graph are such as will fold or drape
nicely, like reps, winceys, poplins,
satins and silks. Lavender, lilac, sky
blue, purple and French blue take very
light and are worse for a picture than
pure white. Corn color and salmon are
crimson, pea green, buff, plum color,
dark purple, pure yellow, Mazarine
blue, navy blue, fawn color, Quaker
color, dove color, ashes of roses, and
stone color show pretty light gray in
the photograph. Scarlet, claret, garnet,
sea green, light orange, leather color,
light Bismarck and slate color take still
darker and are excellent colors to photo
graph. Cherry, wine color, light apple
green, Metternich green, dark apple
green, dark orange, golden and red
brown, show nearly the same agreeable
color in the picture. A black silk
always looks well and it takes well if
not bedecked with ribbons and Iaces
that will take white. Dark Bismarck
and snuff brown usually take blacker
than black silk or satin and are not
easy to drape. A silk, because it has
more gloss and reflects more light,
usually takes lighter than a woollen
dress. Ladies with dark or brown hair
should avoid contrasts in their costumes,
as light substances photograph more
quickly than dark, and ladies with light
hair should dress in somthing lighter
than those whose hair is dark or brown.
Few ladies understand how to arrange
their hair so as to harmonic with the
form of the head, but blindly follow the
fashion, be the neck long or short or
the face narrow or broad. A broad
face appears more so if the hair is ar
ranged low over the forehead or is part
ed at the side, and long neck becomes
stork-like when the hair is built up high.
while few curls would make a most
agreeable change in the effect. Powder
ed hair gives good effect, and powder
should be bestowed upon freckles-n
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26
senator Garland Explains.

Why he is a teetotaler is explained by
Senator Garland of Arkansas. LAST winter
his faliow-Senators rallied him on the
change in his habits, and he gave his res-
sons therefor: 1No, gentlemen, there's
nothing the matter with me, bnt We stop
ped. You know we had pretty hot canvas
In Arkansas, and went all over the State
stumping. Well, saw the graves of good
many good fellows who began with me, and
who are now in the dark valley, or the Iignt
one. whichever it may be- / saw the wrecks
of men who started with me to be jolly good
fellows. The graves and the wrecks set me
thinking. From thinking began to caleu-
late. Well, on a rough calculation, | found
that had already drank about barrel and
4 half of whiskey more than was entitled
To Then said to myself that if drank
any more I should be drinking some other
fellows whiskey, aud as didn't want to do
that, stopped. There you have the whole
story"
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26


so without ard. fsrion che frlut.a I give
yea, and believe Ia- alasys trair.
NpHr t-'rHl.
Mann NrAEE.
4 Mr.. W arDer meutItns ia i-r CORES I... i.Hus
the following persons. au.i this .rpe4. .s mar.
particularly addressed e. .aem
[ J. B. Muuuerlvn q T. Kew E -l.If.r.
( John Askew, Johnny Spatt-. ASS Esi-sT-
John I. Hal North Cara.lu S. H ar ..Hu Barr
rstt 53d Va John q. Packer. Mics. Afh-rt
I Berry, 9TH Va. John Ter.v. Raleigh. D..
/ Waldroup, G. ! Charlotte. R.Haf Humphrey.
! Charles Csrter; Edgsr A. EuHrF = W. Adj
ans ) B. SragC. Charll- 3D. Ie.r. A d.
Schane, Arkansas. A. - March. e. % N...r.
! samuel DAVIS c. A. lsM.s-.. 81 Wet.rr'.
/ Co. l, 2lst Miss; Daniel MrNF#I. CH. o. ISM
Miss. Charles Hall. Cr- A. ts.a Miss. EI
Drennlng. Go {. le,h IS. j. H. Price, Da
n, 18th Miss. Thomas F. Scott Go. A. lS.l
Miss George Ernest l~tu Mise. John Er-
rickson, Co G. 18Th Miss, Wm- =. tfgWe. Go.
A Is Miss, George t4rras, -ist Miss.
Ovid Bell, 2lst Miss Ntur BFlrv. I|st
Miss. Col Baxter Smith. G4Ua.n. Iaaa..
q. W. Purvis, Louisiana ~ j. Nlrh.rrr.
Jackson, Tenn: James n. Mr--a .m1u. .u.s-.
lana: Capt. 4. II. Frames. M.Mur.- IrHH.
Capt. n. s Blauion. Cana N + Elvarls
Major J. J. Gaines. Arkansas John j Car.
son, co. c. 2lst Mss. John Rowe ra. b I-tu
Miss. James Mckinney fa g. -fs. Miss.
w. f. Northern. Go. {, 2l-t Nlss.s d. d.
Phillips James Nance Nj Ntiar lue. p Taauu-
son, Kentucky; Clarence Miller. 1 E.rAs.ty
Green, Eugene r Carte. Jordan Iarl.r.
Mississippi d. 7. koj<er-. L. i. u4vu
Charles ]. French, Joseph Erwin, . Lewis. a.
Z. StOutenherger, Virginia Nm T.. tu.0pu.
Missouri: Jonathan Mitchell AHhtua. Wal
man; c. j French; Capt Patterson Capt
Ben. Griffin, Philip Geo. Riley; EIEar A. Ea-
bry; Col. W. II. Luse, Iazo3. Mississippi Major
Winchester; Frank B Ncl#s, 4b Texas. W.
W. Graves Ernest Neafmau: NusH Wcrtr.
Clinton Andrews James It8st Co. *. Hl AL
Abama; harles 5. d. Porter, ai A-sh.ml D.
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26


Who Were Imprisoned at Elmira, Point Look
ont, Fort Delaware, and Other Federal
Prisons.
MT COMRADES Our miEfortunes and our
sufferings can scarcely yet be eHaced from
vour minds even after the lapse Of more than
fifteen years. Cut off from friends and relh-
tions exposed TO the rigors Of a winter Of un-
usual severity, III clad, III fed, and at the
mercy of a lot of men skulking from the field
of battle who loved 10 look in murder and dared
not look in war, who seem 70 have sought such
positions with view Of robbing prisoners as
profitable speculation and Of Gbusing them
as an agreeable pRstime, and in the mean
while covering all their wickedness by a lone
~ and ostentstious howl Of loyalty, our situa-
ton was bad indeed and our bodily wants were
made more severe by the disappointment Of our
hopes the Confederacy sank like falling
star. But over this gloom aud dependency
there was cast the radiant light on an enerRet-
ic sympathy on the part of many persons in
the North who aided and encouraged sympa-
thy n behalf Of the suffering Confederate
prisoners, and who corresponded, collected
and distributed neccessaries to US. This kind
ness and these acts should never forget.
The lives of many Of us were preserved by
these means.
These samaritars have made US their
lasting debtors and have achieved over our
hearts a conquest more enduring than
Gettysburg or AppOmatt0X. Among all
those who in any way contributed to the
distressing wants Of the Confederate prison
ers stands pre-eminent, the name OF Mrs
Mary Warner then Of Spruce street, Philadel-
phla, at present Of Reisterstown. Maryland;
but the wheel Of offortune has accomplished its
revolution and now the diatresses Of Mrs
Warner appeal to us. By migfortunes OF
various kinds Mrs. Warner has lost all her
properly except her homestead which is under
q m0rt-ag &c of six thousand dollars bearing
interest at six per cent, and this now nAst dus
as will be seen by her letter below This in
terest we should pay at once and then arrange
10 ~ p ia n
for the priceless services we have received A
her hands.
Coll l.. Power, of Jackson 10 a suitable
person TO take charge Of the collections. aud
remit to Mr. Warner. Appended below win
he found list OF persons who have been an.
sisted hy Mrs Warner. Ii has been suggested
that Col. Power should make list of persons
who vii contribute, aud that the amount Of
the interest, $3.50. be divided among them
pro rata, and that afterwards we go on and
pay the principal.
PeIce has its duties as well as war.
E. DRENNIEe
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26

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efueir p@n judgment Is 10 "he1her II
frustrated gullt 10 thelr sa'lsiac-
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u conclusive PIseuni P'iou Ii ."T
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"a may oe told lhat IT Is 4 GitGuihsIaIlGt,
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tBy, support or warrant EeIulcI lor tiIe
81, but theY must sun oe IelI 70 tieclIe .3ee
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1hdcr no circumstances does the law
s. possession of stolen property conclu-
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26

To rejoice in Others prosperity is to
give content to your own lot; to miti-
gate anothers' grief is to alleviate or
dispel your own.-T. Edwards
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26
VOLUME Xiv.

equitable lien Of the vendor 40 long as it
renamed IN the hands Of the purchaser, his
heirs or grantees with hotice
Decree reUersed; sirty Days to qas,eer
l. 4. Barber, for appellant.
G. p Nelson, cortra.
To be reported
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26

He who is false to present duty breaks
q thread In the loom. and will find the
flaw when he may have forgotten the
cause.
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26

Grant graciously what you cannot re-
fuse safely, and conciliate those you can
not conquer.
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26

How independent of money peace of
conscience is, and how much happiness
can be condensed into the humblest
home.
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26

Even the weakest man Is strong
enough to enforce his conviction.
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26
Company C., 18th Mississippi.
YAzoo CIrr, Mss Pr
RlEaTERsTows, MD., Jan. Il, 1881.

ny kixD FRIEND :-It is long since 1 have
heard from you, and as the 18th Of February
approaches, II brings many anxieties Last
year should have failed utterly to meet the
engagement but q faithful servant who has
lived with as for years and had laid nm hia
wages. loaned me the needed sum, and I re-
last summer. have some hope that II abIs -
pay the mortgage interest, may after awhile
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FERGUSON, Guardian. }

a FERGUSON, Guardian,
IS h. SHEPHERD, ct al.
PEAL from the Chancery Court of Viii
County, Hon. II. 5. Van Eaton,
tellor
- case is stated in the opinion, which
I<an in full.
atERs, C.J
hardian sought and obtained authority
he land of his wards He was ordered
for cash. He sold for $4,000 and re-
back to the court that he had receiv-
heasy in cash, and the sale was con-
BY tie court as a cash sale, and a
kecuted - reciting. In fact about
f only of the amount of the bid was
cash, the note of the purchaser being
br the balance This balance remain
&reat part unpaid, this bill is led BY
rdian against the Administrative and
n of the purchaser, who is now dead
purpose of subjeeting the land to the
III lien for the purchase money which
imposes upon land sold by admins
md guardians under judicial DEGREES
nurrer was sustained to the bill upon
and that the statutory lien attached
h here the sale was for cash. This
misconception of the facts. The
not sold for cash, though it was SO
by the decree and so reported to
3. Property is really sold for cash
zen the cash is paid Here a part
fhe bid was paid and the note of the
el' was taken for the remainder, so
ween the parties, no matter what
lais of tue records were, it was act
d and bought partly fer cash and
b credit.
rights of third persons had inter
nch rights would be protected by the
the record, but between the par
truth can not be eloaked and de-
false recitals.
Ter to defeat the statutory lien be-
he parties, there must not only be a
cash apparent of record but an
payment of the price and even If
atory lien in such case did not exist
q could be subjected under the
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26
The Penitentiary.
New York Herald.

The public will do well to understand
that the intention and plan of the Post
master General and Attorney General in
the Star route investigation is to put a few
of the most guilty persons in the peniten-
tiary, and to recover as much money as pos
sible from others who have been less guilty.
There is now good prospect that both
these objects will be fully attained and the
service will be thoroughly clean.
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26
No COneeaIments.
n. Y. SUM-

\. I. sun.
The audacity with which Brady aud his
confederates carried on their operations, de-
fed Congress, and scoffed at Investigations
which established their corruption, Is mar
vellous 1t proves they had complete con-
troll of the department, and owned infiu-
ences in the Senate and in the House of
Representatives of commanding power IN
both parties. The present effort of the
Congressional jobbers and of the IncrlmIna-
ted party organs that prod ted by this plum
der, is to stop the exposure and close the
inquiry. If that policy should be adopted,
the Administration might as well shut up
shop and go into bankruptcy at once.
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26
AN APPEAL

To the Surviving Confederate Prisoners Of War,
Who Were Imprisoned a. Elmira, Point Look
out Fort Delaware, and Other Federal
Prisons
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A Specimen Brick.
n. Y. Sun.

Route No. ,024 runs from Vinita Indi-
an Territory, to Las Vegas, New Mexico.
The distance of alleged service covers 638
miles. The original contract in 1878 was
for Sc, $3.50, once week. 1t was expedited"
to S40,429 SO promptly, with additional
trips for 81, ,S79 56. Then more trips
were added to the extent of $86,053 SO.
So that this contract, which began with
30, $50, soon aggregated $150,393 O3 under
Brady's manipulation.
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26
ADVISORY COMMITTED
OFFICERS.

Mrs. AGNEs IZoD, lst Directress,
Mrs. A. L. WILSON, I'd Directress,
Mas. JOHN FLEMING, Treasurer,
Mrs. K. S. MINOR, Secretary.
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26

be able 10 save my boaie hut EEL. u.uv rlfuEs
are pressing OF nae tdat 7 cauua. -ItIy I1
so without a'd psrion che rruuD.a I give
yea, and believe iar alasys tralr.
1r- t-...I
Mann ~ Arsrr
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Chidester l. Co.

Utica Observer.
These contractors have the Fort Worth
Route. Their pay was enormously "expe-
dited,' from $139,000 to $299, 900. They
are said to be "backed" by several Con-
gressmen and others.
PHILADELPHIA, May AT noon to-day,
Jos. R. Black. business. partner of Albert @.
Harmer, member of Congress from the
Fifth Pennsylvania District, JOS Funk, J.
Blackman and ]. w. R. Cason, who were
taken into custody in this city yesterday
for completely in the scheme to deiraud the
United States Government by putting in
straw bids to secure contracts for carrying
the mails, were arraigned for hearing before
United States Commissioner Smith, in the
United States courtroom, in the presence
of large number of people
The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26
Special to the Democrat. I

WAsHINGroN, May "A prominent
official at the Postoffice department, speak
ing of the Star route frauds, said to-day tha
there was absolutely no question that the
whole thing was gigantic and premeditated
robbery, participated in by high govern
ment officials He thought the government
was just at the beginning of the disclosures
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-04-01
u. A. CLEMENTS,
NOTICE.

TAX-PAYERS ofthe LIST Collection district,
indebted to me for taxes, are hereby no
tilted that, unless the same are paid on or be-
fore the 18th of April next, will be compell-
ed to collect the same by law. give this
notice reluctantly, but will positively enforce
it without respect to persons.
WM. P. HARVEY,
NH ll-6t 1881 Collectors LIST District.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-04-01
Focal anb Qusonal.

Town ElectiOn.-The election for Town
Commissioners Of this village takes place on
third monday in April next. The present
Board is a very excellent body, composed Of
the most respectable gentlemen in town, and
for them individually we entertain the highest
esteem. But collectively they have illustrat-
Ell most conspicuously chow not TO Dc. We
may DO them injustice; ifso, we will be happy
10 right the wrong hut if they have done any
thing for benefit ofthe village during, the past
year, beyond the appointment Of the old Phil
scavenger, and calling upon the Co. Com
missioners, two weeks ago, to FIX the cause
way the public does not seem 10 be aware Of
the fact There is not much 20 be done nor
much to do il with is true. The gullies and
poWds in the street could be filed up aud
drained. and with the abundance Of gravel
close at hand persons ought to be able to walk
about the streets without getting over their
shoe-tops in mud and water Surely these
small matters could he attended to or At least
come effort made in that direction The cost
wonld be but slight, and the power Of taxa
ton with which the Commissioners are cloth
Cd would not furnish the means, it doubtless,
the property-holders residents and those dong
business in town would subscribe sufficient
for:that purpose; and The Go Commissioners al
80 gave aid if necessary. Strangers visiting
our town invariably comment in its neglected I
apu.arence and if little attention were paid
to such matters, MS are have alluded to, we
should hear less talk, aboutmoving the county |
town, among our own people
The congregation Of Christ Church nave
taken the initiative to put up new ediiiee for I
divine worship, and an earnest effort is about
10 he made to obtain by subscription the .
money where with to erect a Town Hall /
with such enterprises on foot, together with
The improvements made in the village WITHIN .
the past year surely the town Commissioners
ought to be willing to wake up and make
som. effort to keep pace with " spirit OF the
day. Itisto be hoped that the approaching |
election will secure us the needed reforms.