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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
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Ehe Blessed Ladies.

Phase FLOW mo to make suggestion through
yyu: valuable coumIs which | know will bo
Responded 20 By the dear creatures. who arc
ever load3 to as;'s! The needy.
BY tho oxcr.io,s Ct cur bcuc7o'cnt. minded
ladies tho Boat Cilb" hos been mado happy;
thcg hkvo b ca nu; upon t TIN basis. and can
DIV Ct j 3 themselves at other people expense;
AID waO 80 base lh:t R1u'd bcEtudgo Thorn
their plthsGr.
o.: "b id solii.r Buys" lIsvc nIsl bcon made
happy, by heviOg goody part Of tho amount
sill Gu! OF III i; handsome Arnory cancelled by
means 0. The elegant ontGrtaiumont gotten up
By ".ur IsdieS, and which gave 30 end Of CO.
Jymont 10 0ur cltiZ!aa
Last nisht 'ouc poor" W,ro handsomely pro-
vd:d f,r, aa,l they will now be able 10 orioy
their "soup" Ter somo weeks to come; but,
wife &c lcknnwadee I'll this kiIdncss, IN the
part OF our dc.r Iadi:s, and tho willingness
With which cur ecugrous public responded TO
mako th,ir efforts avai'atle, NC must draw
thcir attention 20 TITO fact tha: another branch
OF Cur fellow ciiiz Is has boen left entirely out
10 the odd. B1t we arc sure that We need Only
to mention tho tao: aad our ladies will respond
OF onco.
We mean the largo rumbcr of our otizsns,
who GRO compelled. by stress Of circumstances,
to wend their way daily up to Washington, We
don't mean those. though, who 20 up for the
purpose Of "aho2p!ng." such os are in the
emp log Ut Ike government, professional mon,
mechanics. &C
Now that sp;iDS vii soo3 DO q. hand, and
when cur robio and beautiful Potomac will
again be cpoCed Ter navigation, would it not be
o goo1 idea aud charitable ono o. that for
our ladies 10 give . series Of entertainments, by
which tho meaps could be raised, to bug for
tho use OF Us poor fellows, 30 elegant end c,m.
Portable steam yacht" TO takc US daily up add
down npnn the broad BISON OF eur noble river
free Of charge? Wo know that wo will.havc
to mo 1ton / u; this fact. and oar ladies' will or
eaniz', ard appoint q conmitto at opoo to
carry cur design into execution.
As tho yacht wcud net be nccdsd for our
Us, between the hours Of 9 g. 10. aud D..
m, nor on Sundays excursions cauld BIO given,
which would DOT OILY bring the mraus to pay
expenses Of runniog the "Maohioc." but would
also net enough in ono se5son to buy us the
Alexandria and Washington Railroad. which
would DO very cooVenl:nt indeed should tho
river again frotZo up next winter.
With many thanks for past fAvoIs, and the
as; ursbce that all coming ones will be gratefully
received, We sign ourself, With due respect.
'SLY Doc"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
COMMUNICATED
Tho Coup House.

Etom last Saturdays report Of tho 20 called
charity Of the soup house, there is, NO arc Glad
to sec, smaN chanco Of some of the c,lorcd
people eoirg to wok C.ullry people cannot
got slvann; they will nat Leave town whore
they ar1 fed gratis. Delicate ladies' Gro work.
ing themselves into their graves and cannot ee!
ono 10 hire, aud set cur sisters call this o
charity. Tho old fable comes 10 mind, what is
sport 10 tho boys is death to tho frogs" | wish
some one with ready pen would poiot out to
our misguided sisters how cruol, for there is no
other word Tor it, is this SO called charity. AL
honor 10 Couacil, who will not appropriate.
am almost unoharitablo enough 10 wish all who
arc tavorirg this cruel prci,c: to bs driven to
live ula or two 10 the county, sach winter
nqtbi1. | am bo'h O sufferer and cripple By
this ohari'y. M,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
TELEGRAPH NEWS
Explosion and Fire

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. lS.-Abcut ,! o'cl;tk
t n!; morLs2g. orc CT tho tanks at tho Atlantic
OIl eteiner7, at Point B.etz., exploded win
terrific torco and burning oil WAS scattered in
every direction. Tho concusson broke viz
aoWs mile distant and tho flames spread
rapidly, not only to tho adjoining tanks but to
tho wharf and shipping. Four tanks soon took
hre. and number ofvesselS which are aground
10 tho schugskilI were quicly abaz,, as thew
couid not DO hauled off. A dispatch rcc;ivsd
from the Immediate vicinity at 9:l5 a. m. says
the entire place is on fire.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Noor.-Tho fro is COW under co1trol, ami
as the vessels were removed from danger the
flames were confined chiefly to the warehouse
and RharYes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
Financial,

says Tire stock and exchsnge markets con,nur
active. U. s. bonds are higher for the A. sn,l
4!s. Railroad bonds are irregular but genera
~ lower. The stock market a. tue opening "
strong but soon became heavy and SO continue;
during tho first hour; it then became strong al
has remained SO up to tho time that we wtl@
Tho notably strong stocks hsvo advanced TO tt.r
following figures: Western Union from 1911 /.
llCt; d. l.. s. w. III; Del. s. Hud. to !"l
Jersey Central S2s; Pacific Mail ti5; lllina,-
Central has boen strong throughout having a /
vanccd 10 l3j from 100 end being 1871 SIS W,
write. Tho Pacific railroad stocks have bee
dull but Oh tho whole firm. Union Pacific u;
llSisllcs Central at 95h9tS, and North Ps,,u
pfd At GGaC1t. In tina sHnno9 market 6a; re
cont is the quotation Tor call Iosns, ihG per can
for time loans according to tho quality q e.,
lateral AMI 6s51 per cent for ptim wor2H"'.h
paper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18

We always designate people with negro blood
10 their veins as negroes, not By cry mea1s
uslog the word GO 40 oppvobIiou5 tcrn, but
simply aud solely because wo desire that a0y
ideas We may express c1Dc,rni0g item should
b correctly understood, and that thtr1 may TO
no ambiguity skou! the phrasool9gy We employ.
pne propricty OF this course il sustained by The
lust published census report7 10 which. uGiir
the head Of c,lortd p9op!c ere irc'udoi not cny
negroes. bu. Icdans, half breeds, Chinese acd
Japanese. add unless special ciro be taken 10 ro
gard the r,torc1o, o. the G5tcrisk, the casual
read,r. WHO supposas tho word colorod is sgron
nous With tcsro will be dtc:i9, d into the tc
lief that the negroes aro moio numerous than o
more critical EXAMINATION Of Tho raiurn9 will
show them to be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
COMMUNICATED.
Another Soup Recipe Wanted.

DEAR GAzETTE:-Wo cut hero. sometimes
boooms little impatient before NO hear the
voco OF your very polite litlle carrier singing,
"pap;rj," We always sac something interest.
leg 10 the GszsLto, AID yesterday, among other
things, &c saw recipo fer making soup, but
We have lDoro beaos tbsD water out here. So
We cau't mike soup by this rcoipc, nnlcss We
ON set sou to call tho attention of the proper
party 10 have cur pump fixed at the corner of
Henry and Wilkes streets. Wo arc euro you
will do this or wo shall have to come and draw
some Of tho rich teau soup made by tho Boss.
A LOVER OF Soup.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
NEE,Y or THE DAY.

Tic New York deu2cc;a:ic legislative caucus
list bigh: nomiaa.os: Senator kcraeH 10 nc bis
oTG SUCCESSOR.
EdTia Booth Appeared IS "O;holIo" 10 Lon.
don las: night sld was frequently arpiaulet,
The rlsy vas poogi3 mounted.
Tie steamer ToroaIo, ct Liverpool from
Portland, lost If head Of c:ttlc and 2gO sheep
on tho voyage.
Ii reported that Hon. Samuel J. Tilien is
quite feeble. that his right hand has 8 pasied
movement, wtiIo his loft is useless.
The Massachusetts domccrltic legislative eau
Gus has unanimously agreed TO mako Gen. b.
i. Batter its candidate for Unitcd States SEN
ator against Senator Dawes.
a despatch from the City Of Mexico says
"Mr. Alexander Shepherd, formerly governor
OF the Distrie! Of Columbia, u. s. A., is DOW 9
director CT the American company which l:
w.lkiug The niDcs ct Boto PiGs. 10 Sinola.
Ihr democratic legislative caucus ct Harris
| burg, Pa., last night, renominated Senator w.
A. Wa!!sce for 70 election. The election taket
] pIsco to dog. Both the Grow and Oliver re-
! pu5iicic factions stand 10 the same position CT
before thc caucus of last Thursday.
| Colo cor Ba!. Of Silka, Alaska, has sent e
WashiOglon somo very rich specimens or golc
| quartz found in that Territory. Tie gold helc
IS near tie cas-. party Of miners Is already OF
the grounds bulldog huts, and rush Is tx
p:cted there ir tho sprnr.
Tho Egyptian Ooclisk, it is expected, wi
BIO on its pedestal in Central PERI, n. l., bJ
next Saturday, aud tic understanding is thai
| the ceremonies Incident 10 it's formal presenta
a,ion to tho city will Io appointed on WASH
iugton's Birthdsy. Secretary EVarts has
bean inYi;cd TO dsi7cr tho GRAFTON oa the
CcCaSDD.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
CONGRESSIONAL,
WASHINGTON, ID. g., Jan. Is, 1881
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Vioe President submitted Il cllnuunita
ton from The Secretary of Tho Interior, lrara
uniting The completed cnsus returns OF lSS1
o. mo!ion OF MIR. PcndIetcn it WAS rc!crrtA
to tho Census Committee.
The Chair a's) tu6mitttd cammuolc,, =
from tho Secretary of lho Interior 10 Response
10 Senate resolution upon tho alleged frnuau
ont ccCsus returcs from tho Stat3 Ct South
Carolina.
This was accompanied by lct:cr from BE
Superintendent Of tho Census Bureau on tie
subject.
GA mni,u OF Mr.. Batter ,hc same x,re
tabled and ordered to b, printed.
Mr.. MCPHERSON. from tho Commits o.
Naval Affairs. reported iavorahlY the Srn."
bill to establish and ,qual;z, tho r1udca pai
regulito appointments and promotions Ia thr
marine corps
Mr.. Vcst moved To rsir. t. tic Goila.ittra
Incorporate tao IGtCrJceaal, TRANSIT Co., rrl
fer other purposes.
Mr. Edmunds soggt Sled that as bill IN The
SUI :ct had beon roerrod to tho Committee On
Commerce the Same reference shopli bS midc
10 the present instnEco.
Mr. Vests molioc Hes thon agreed to. en-
the bill was 80 referred.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Kif,r, Of Oho, from Tho Commi tc. e.
f. co;iots, submitted tho unanimous report ~
that o>r1mi;to dtlarog that II. Bl-bac, j., H..
aud u. 4. Hull is not, entitled 10 bis "a, -
Representative from tue . Conarcs,iara It
tllos OF Florida. Tho report waa laid on thu
table. and Mr.. Keller CAV, uotic, tho. h. Son'a
call it up for action at al early dsy.
MIR. Sparks. CT ILL.,. Chairman Of tho Com
nlttee Oh Military AiiAi;s, ranorlol back I'd
versely the bill to psc, U. 8. Grant, i,:r
Genera Of the army aud ex President Of thu Il
s, oa the retired list of tho array. Mr.. Ne
Cook, of N. Y, submitted The majority rcpor
which, togcthcr'wilh tho bill, was referred ia
tho COMMITTEE of tho Whole % H., rrivata
Calendar,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
DIED.

On Monday evening, January l7Ih. EDGAl,
MOUNTJOY, in the "a year of his age.
~ Funeral from the reaidence Of hi, father,
No q north Fay eta street, on Wednesday thu
l0!h at o'clock D. m. Friends Of the family
arc invited to attend. Happy arc thoy who t!i,:
in tho Lord [Loudoun and Fauquior papc,s
please copy.l
January 18th. at the residence OF j. EroIc'a.
Alexandris, Va, after a shor. illness, Mrs
MARY A. Z. BARTON, relict OF Bon jamin
Barton, esq Of Loudoun county. Vs., in !:c
5Gth yoar OF hor ago. Her remains woro cln
veyod 10 tho Ebener burying ground fer int
ment
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18

Mr.. Harris Froemlu, in a rCccn. ojmnluul-
cation to this paper. hi. th,?nail o. tic head
when no sale:
"While travelling through tho ciunry ono
cin sec ct hotels, dcpotA, puii!1 PLACES, GROSS
roads. &C., printed III lars, letters 10 every
Conceivable lnanrcc. Go Wcs. y0u9g mar
TO West!' TITS ojks b!au.i!al Oh paper.
Before tbs clpiGrsnt leaves his native atd he
be, this. and wien 10 !sGdJ at Castle Gardeu,
or al somo other place. tho same thiog meets
Lis vision; snd after ha boards the train ADD is
moving with rapGI,y he sees Oh Telegraph posts
the sams thiog written 80 vsitl5 he can read it
though lie be moving Il. lightning speed Thou
sands 20 and tens O, Thousands follow ou, and
often uany ct tito youEg men of VIRGINIA ard
Of the South, dance to the nu tic of 60 West!
hundreds sucoeod, bu. thousands fail. Now,
j the same ten, were sung to them 10 Stay 10
Virginia aud lh9 South a1d ~ 10 wolk, young
man 20 to work and uso tha same cXor-
ZION thst they ere compelled 10 use Witt they
70 West, they could have comforts in ten weeks
tuoh M they cannot have by going West 10 less
than live or ten years, during waci time mary
Of them 70 up tho spout tlom txpoaurc AID
many oauses that do not exist hire"
The spring il NV rip;d'y approaching, aud
sooio 10 W SOuuS hSiEiau Stu lUG OOthlu
Az much lard ss no can work On itG 1itcly bet
ter terms 10 his own State than will 10 ac,oIdel
him elsewhere atd If no will work ns Indus
triously ard livo as cconomi,aily Is no wout
hsvo 10 do If ho W3ot West, there is no lubt
as Mr.. Freeman says. that III , earth will bring
him Iicher and more speedy roturas il hi!
mother STATIC aad amCng hi1 cwn people thsI
10 far dstart lands and among Strangers whc
have 70 sympathy with him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
Six Persons Drowned.

Les ANGELES Gala, Jan. Is Captain SAM
ford, OF the British bark Casssndrs Adams, Is
ing Oft Wilmington harbor started for his We
sci on Sunday with twelve sailors he had skip
ped and two other mea. The boat cspsized AMI
tho captain, four sailors and ono o!hor rcysaa
were drowned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
The West Virginia senatorshjp.

WHEELING. w. Va, Jan. IS The demo
cratic members of the legislature in caucus took
ono vote for U. 8. Senator les; night, with the
following result: Jro. N. Camden. 50; Frauk
Hereford. II: II. M. Matthews, s; Jno. Bren
non: I; W. X. Pend!ctou, There being IL
chticc, tho caucus adjourned till to night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
PUBLISHED DAILY & TRI-WEEkLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
TUESDAY RVEN'G.. JANUARY IS. 1851

General Grant is tviGoDlly In; Ct Tie tea
men upon whom greatness is thrust. lie has
achieved q reputation IS scllicr, O statesman,
6oaucier, ard utterly a. Gu crater, to which
all know he his 20 jos claim. AID which is
riiiculouslg and grotc!qlel3 u1dcserVcd, erd
now he is paradcd 10 The North American Re-
view as an accomplished writer, though il is
an open secret that the art CO that bears lis
.ttS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18

Th5 IdidWinter (Fcbruary) Ecsbncr has a.
ways boon special number, ss rich as the
choicest literary matter and the most beautiful
wood eagravings cln mako it. Of last year
midwife: numbar tho Leu Ion Times said: ut
is really magniic mt triumph of American
pictorial art and literary seniua:" The English
publisher Of Scribncr has telegrsphed for 17,(0]
copies Ct the present Humber,-an advance Of
.0D upon lis orders last year. and the largest
edition OF an American magazine ever sent 10
Englsnd;- fact. it is said to bo larger than
the monthly sales of any English magazine
The Am rican edition of Scrbner has grown
during 1880 about 20 Geo copiee.
& delightful feature Of tho magazine tbs year
IS series OF sparkling novelettes, o. condensed
novels, Instead OF q serial story. "a Fair Bar.
berlan," tho story Of plqusnt Americ an girl
in Englsnd. BY Mrs. Frances Hodcson Eu;nett,
bagins in this February number with q twenty.
Two page lnstallment and will run through
threo issues. Since The death of George Eliot it
may b. said that Mrs. BurneL! commands q
larger English speaking audience than any o.hcr
woman. Her novelette, will be followed by oae
by George W. Cable, author of This Grands.
slmes," oLc., and after TErd Boyeson's Quson
Iitanis" will DO published. Peter the Grost,"
kuGclc Scbuylos's historical work, begun in
February, 1850, will be finished in October of
this year: BY means of tho recently published
special oilers Of Sclibuor. the whole Of this great
work, with its wealth otillustratons, can be had
OF very low price in connection with years
subscription. All book sellers can give the
torma
In the samo ratio that Scribnoi's Monthly ia
prosperinR, st. Nicholas, tho famous magazine
for girls and boys, issued BY the .amo publishers
grows apace. About 100000 copies of the Christ
mas (Decamber) NUM- Der were sold, while the
January numbor has been for some Time out of
print. In February, there is full account Of
the Obaiisk, richly illustrated from sketches and
photographs. showing tho gres! monolith in all
stages Of moving.
The Midwn!er Scribnsr will b. rs.dy ,Janu.
uary 10Th. and 81. Nicholas five days later,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18

CoUous-!' Bro,0n's Bronchial Trochcs" are
used with advantage TO alloviste CoUGus, SORE
THROAT, HOARsENEss and BRONCHIAL AFFEC.
TONS. For thirty years these Troches have
been in use, with annually increasing favor
They gro not now and untriod, but, having been
tasted By wide snd constant use for nearly an en-.
tire generation, they have attained we'll merted
rank smong the few staple remedies of the age,
9HE THRoAT.-"B ro,On' bronchial Troches' !,
&C. directly on tho organs OF The voice. They
have an extraordinary effect in all disorders of the
Inroat and Larynx, restoring healthy tone
of the voice, and produce clear and di:iinc
enunclatlon. speakers and singers find tn
Troches useful.
A CoUoH, Cold, UATARRu OR SORE THROAT
requires Immediate attention, as NEGLECT of.
tentimes results in some incurabe Lung Dis.
case. "Bro,0ns Bronchial 7roches' will al
moot invari ably give reliot. limitations arc Of
genuine "BroDn's Bronchial 7rocies' are sold
onlyin bones
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
Senator Bayard Reelected.

DOVER Del, Jan. lS.-Thomss +. Bsysrl
was Reelected U. S. Senstor from this Stale
this morning, all tho democratic momhers Of the
Legislature voting for him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
Strange IfTrue,

That pain and suffering will bo tolerated for
would eradicate all discomfort Mr.. John l..
Barry, Foreman BoWk.r, Torrty T. Co., Bow
kcr st. Steam Marble Works, Boston Mass,
thus writes: havo suffered With rheumatism
for ycars, and found no euro until tried tbc
Great German Remedy, S.. Jacobs Oil. used
j. and SIN noa entirely well.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18

TIE REAPp oRTIoNMeNT BILL Tho sppcr.
tionment bill inroduccd 10 the House by R,plc.
sentative Ccx IN. W yesterday, fixes tho cum
Der Of representatives at sol, aud appportons
ttcm among tie sa!cs as foowj: Alabama, S;
Arkansas. S; California, 5; Colorado, |; Cor
necticut, 4; Delaware, ]; Florida, /; Georsia, 9;
| illinois. -; Iediana. 10; Iowa, 10; Kansas, G.;
Kentucky. 10; Louisiana, 6 Maine, 4; Mary.
land, 6; massachusetts, IL; Michigan, 10; Min.
nesoia. 5; Mississippi, 7; Missouri. 10; Me-
brnk', 5; Nevada. j; New Hampshire, 2; New
Jersey, I; New York, 81 North Caroliua, S;
Ohio. 10: Oteeoo, !; Pennsylvania, &C; Rhode
Island, =; South Carolina, G. Tennessee. 9;
Texas, 10; Vermont, q Virginia. 9; West Vir
giuia. 4; and Wisconsin. s. As compared with
this present number OF members. this bill oil
Mr.. Cox makes tho following losses and gnius
Arkansas, California, Iowa, Michisao, Missis-
sippi, South Carolina. ard West Virginia. gain
| cect; ksrsls eaios 3. TcXas1, Minnesota and
Ncbraska . each; Pennsylvania. Ohio, New
llamrshire. Maine, Lodiana. Tennessee Florida
and Vermont Ioso csoh and Now York loaos
, The South ga!Gs eight aid loses two, the
West g.lns eight and loses two, whilst tho
Narh rsicS loo end loses five.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18

COURT OF APPEALS, YESTERDAY. Stone.
street, a.. agaicst Doyle ard ais Submitted
IN printed notes and filed.
Niemeycr, E:htri1eo e. Blocks against
Wright. Argued By Richard Wake. esq, for
tho plaintiff in orror aud Mejor Johu IL. Gayle
lor The defendant 10 error, and c,ntiaued until
to day.
Smith v5. Snyler. Writ Of error sDd super.
9; IDEAS awarded TO q judgement of The Circ1it
Court OF The city CT Richmond.
Lunener, trustee, W. Patterson & Bash,
Appeal allowed 70 decree Of tho Circuit Court
OF Prince William county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18

Ii was expected that Tho lakilg Of testimony
10 tho Chris:iancy divorce Case would oommoDcs
before commissioner 10 Washington yesterday.
hut proceedings were stopped. Besides being
1850 10 arrears for alimony, the petitioner is
also in Arrears for Witness and counsel fees, and
late yesterday .i.erocon 40 order was issued in
The Equity Court 10 discontinue tbs case until
ih,so dues are paid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18

McBURNEY & Son have Just received della
c!0us florida ORANGES, sweet and very large;
also MALAGA GRAPES. If you want strictly
cho.oo fruit that is the place to get it. ianl2
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18
Nomination..

RtsroN. Jan. lS-The Republican Legislative
caucus has ronominated Henry IL. Dawes for u.
8. Senator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18

Tho queen of the lobby this Winter" ssys
Washington cjrrespordsnca of tho Chicago
Tribune, lis fascinating little brunette from
Tho sunny South-;ho widow Ct Confederate
colonel who fell blIJro R;cimoaG. Sho has
been abroad. end knoWs the mast celebrated
men OF France. EaHlard aah this c)untly,
although her circle of femal, ac17aatancas i,
evidently circuns !r,bad.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18

b, wife of a oolOrtd man nsmoi uixou, at
Eenville. N. Y, gave ti'h to female Child
last Friday night. rni 81 Saturday. twelve
hours atlerWard, TO tso moro cf the same sex.
All sre living and doing well.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-18

Though equality, siooc,ity aud the spin: Of
The present Institutions ct the ool,trg I'll do
mand that tho nfg:o racI shall havA IL repre-
sentative 10 tho OK; cih!nct, ", nrc ilGulad
b7 prescott irGicsiors 10 believe taa! tits DO.
maud will be refused, aa1 that, no.Ei.hs!aud
log the fa,s tina; bu for tho nigro vote Mr..
Garfield would h.vs ben d:ic.!cl by million
maj orlty, tina: the Republican party 10 tho last
canvass asserted md loti Itaiacd the equality Of
the negro ADD promised to t1f0rc, th:t tuuai
ty, and thet negroes bong tax Should be
represented i / sli tho branches II tho govern
ment, Ih) ucsro will DO no moro urdsr the
Gar6,d than he la boon under tho Hayes I'd
ministration-put off with mission or two to
countries peopl,d By his own iaea. aud few
mental fices in tho departments at Wsshiog-
ton. and told 10 hope for botor thLgs. President
cleo. Garfield has now % orportu.i = for prov.
ing the sincerity IF tho promises Of lis party 10
the negroes. but wo don't think he VII avail
himself of it. Indeed, wo aro begiariag to CO
terrain the idea that the republicans h=v, begun
to realize tho fac. that the negro sa2port they
receive is not altogether without lis oifNts. AID
that they tav, done SIS much for him a, thoY
can ford 10 do. Or ss could b expected. They
fnd that their osent.ious professions OF 70.
gard for him AMI Of cLmjty TO his formor
owners, 10. on'y ttf,cu,|!y prevent tho
growth Of repuboatism 10 ths South. but
nominal!y 'o,c them niu7 votes 10 tho North,
and they fear, with COOL reason. chat to put a
ncgro 10 tho Cabinet would break down the
new administration even With their owe party.
SO Mesr5. Bruce. Labgsion, Dreamer, Douglass,
PinChback and tho other ucmiacnt ID 20 of tho
negro race will from present appearances Of
least. have to Do o,ntent with PLACES not waited
by apy leading republican.
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