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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-07
NERS OF IHE UdY

Religious services wtr, held yesterday 10 q
large uumbur oil oi,ies and towns lhroph tic
country and prayer I, Il rod for tho recovery of
the President.
Near Chattanooga they have established an
Industry novel 10 THU cIunhy. Ii is a sheep
dairy tor thu manufacture Of obeese. Sheep
cheese ID q tavorlte article OF food 10 Austria.
The disaster to the Federal troops 10 Arz,na
is much less snrou, than at first reported, The
loss being confined to Capt. llenlig. and Il 20 cr
ak private killed and three or four wounded
Gen. Carr, who YVES reported killed, sont the
dispatches himself.
Tho send operation which d.. Cross, of
Philadelphia, was to hsvs performed Mosdsy
on Stnaor Hill, OF Georpis. was ptstpooed
owing 10 the heat of tho weather. The Senator
ltft he Continental Hotel on Sunday evening
ard took un his qusrteTs in Jrfarson OolIt 20
Hospital. where ho still remains.
There has been no rain 10 six weeks in the
Saginaw. Michigan. VaII,y. and heavy fires arc
burning and doug INNER >, damage TO rJpu>
". Reports Of numbers of farm houses. barns
at tr,ps beog turnod in Saginaw and Tussola
oounllea come 10. Probably 500. 900 worth Of
properly has been destroyed in tho vnlIty DUR
log the past wet k.
AN accldoDt acCurro0 AT lnoriOn station, ca
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, at ! o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The Chicago tXprts, was
delayed soma time and was making ID tim, :.
10 rouadipg the curve at Thornton Station it
rnn toto the Cumberland accommodation. The
shtcS dathchcd tho boiler from the engine
trucks. None Of tho passengers OF tho Chicago
express sustained any il Jury except slight
shaking up. Nearly all 90 the accommodation
trsio were Injured or scaldtd by the escaping
steam. Miss Nellie White, aged Is years,
daughter of eX Attorney General White, of
West Virginia. was so badly scadod that sho
has noe died,
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Darkness "Down East -

NLw York, Sept. Tho Ho,ald of To day
says: Tho teegnphic dispatches from differ
ent points 10 Nov England tbs morning inform
ua that something like a plsRuo of darkness
loIl upon many parts of that unhappy S:olion
Yesterday. La Providence tho sun almost 70.
fused to sbcd ray of light cvon at midday,
and Tho gas bad to DO turnad on. 1t was dis
Covered. however, tho. evon this had given
ont, aud tho old fashioned lslow dip" came
Qua atmospherical phenomeus. Tho green Of
the famous Common changed itq o,lor to hue
oeVer betoro s,en at tho Hub" The gas its
became mag 1i6ed into small electric lights ard
the Wlole sky assumed yeloRish ,iuee. No
oee can tell what it oil m! aus. Oao theory is
Another is that there is something wrong with
the shorter ard lcn2er waves of light, and that
The yellow and green have dissolved partner.
ship. Lit were the orange ard green that b sd
ton"
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rendered there.

Though vast msjority of the republican
newspapers either wiliu'ly sh their eyes 10 the
evils OF Mahonisn or intentio ally msrepresent
those evils, that all do net is evident from The
following excerpt from the Sunday Chronicle of
Warrington. which says:
Take all the blunders of 'cnrpetbsg rule in
the Souih-sll the mistakes of reconstruction
added to whatever other ttlias were committed
IN that section In the namo OF the republican
psrty-and they are nothing TO compare TO the
suicidal exI eriment republican leaders are try.
in Virginia with Malone. There never WAS
such bind infatuaton pracliced by any we'll or .
GAM ii political party, and Mess we are much
mistaken II will Cause more trouble in the future
Than any mistake the party ever made"
The EDITOR Of the Chronicle has been true
and consistent member of the republican party
ever tinco he oined it, The editor of the Wash.
ngton Republican, however, who is a supporter
Of the Mshone coalition, is known in the State
from which 10 halls. California. % O party
boiler
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Richmond Items

[Cori eerociccce of the Alexandria GRzsLLe !
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA, September G. $751;
There Vas Sigh; shoaer of rain about four
o'otck Saturday afternoon. wSah mid, The
weather little cooler Saturday nigh; but
yesterday was very warm. while to day tho
thelrl .mster has boen bolWeon 90 aud IS de-
grees all DAY.
Mslvih' phetoqrsphs have been taken, and
ar, for sale ty o. i. Johnston, 9lS Main street
for Is cons post free.
Eight suits Wero Instituted il tho Cirouit
Court 10 day, sgalnss tn, city, amounting 10
$4,000.
Tho business men % Main street siguod a
petition to day. oillng upen Mr.. j. Is. Cary to
be candidate for the llhus> Of Delegates n ON
this CITY.
There il no water in ono Of cur reservoirs.
and only IS hours supply in tho other. Ii the
now steam pump, which was rtoontly bought
by the city, is not put speedily in pitc'. there
is every indication OF q water famine.
]osep', NJ. Blair & TO-, represented in this
city he Monticello Wine Factory, Of Chsrlottes
viIlo, which Was burned early Sunday morning.
II is insured here, 10 Two companies, tIr S..
500.
Tho Uifa ami thtco daue hlsrs Of Cor. Lintl /.
sly Walker. ct ttia ci!y were goiog to tina t..
l. n II. II. depot in LTrohburt, Saturday,
when The ounb1s in which they wero rising
was overturned. Mira Walkers arm was bro
kcu. HGd two of har daughters wera badly
bruGad, tho porter had his COLLAR bono broken
and ono noT5o WIGS killed.
The cll1r2d aristoc:ac7 of Richmond have
dooidcd TO CrganZ) social club. The club
ROT ms Hll Gs handsomely furnished; tboy will
also hcpc tiilisId ball. restaurant and read
iDg rom.
There Ttro fourteen cases trod Of police
headquarters to day, yearly all of which we're
for Drunkenness sud GsorueIly conduct
Whilo We were wnh.u! water a week or 60
sg>, persons ware hawking" wlter about the
sree!s at ''ony Ten csnls per tuoket." This
puts one in init d ct old times. before ylrsnts
we're Invented or Introduced. This is thu time
Bhrn the saocn kCcp:r laughs aud sags vi h
delight.
la spitu OF Tho ~srm weather cur cosy
thGa!7o will be open "Wednesday bish', when
tho srca. 'B.rlJw, Wilsoo. Primes, and
Wcets' minstrel troupe will assemble 10
au.u,o witt their droll eayices and laugl ab!o
Siuuio.s.
TwaUtY oGe o;hvios will ba 'loascl from
tho Penitenii.rg this month mostly ctlcrcd.
The Oimpio boat club. of this oily. will not
taxa part in tho natiousl regatta Thursday.
rnty came Out second best in the lao State
regatta.
Tho ST. Charles Hotel has been roopa1ed By
MIR. Peytoo, form .r!y Of the White Sulphur
Springs.
The AmelieIn. ono OF tho at situated hutolS
10 The CITY is being ovtrhau'ed aud relur1ished;
it 10 vao,nt at present.
Tho State Conservative COMMITTEE have
their dflio1 hore. Il, Fl.
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Some newspapers endeayor very bard 10 keep
OK President Grant prominent before The Amer.
lean pe, pc by reporting his every movtm MI
when passing from ono city to another. He
WAS interve we'd land oil people Whoae notoriety
b. correspond; ut yesterday; and told what city
he would visit next. talked on Mexican rail
roads, his hopes and fears uG President Gaileld's
condition. &C., &c. There are Too many issues
and eIciteuunts at this tina for newspapers Ia
give epace TO dry interviews with characters
about u 70 into eclipse.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-07

Tho Nav iork Tribune attempts 10 erasto
b d feeliog cut of the tsct that Uclonel pevtor
General Manager of the Yorktown Association
IN tho programme Of that association has As.
risned part to Bishop keaLe. of Richmond,
because be il the only c'erg7mao named. aud
is Catholic The Yorktown Commission has
Dotbiog to do with the Yorktowo Association,
and, though it's President, Senator Johnston. il
Catholic. that olmmissioo has invited Rsv.
R,bart N.lsoo, Of tho Eli,copa Church. to
open tho centenoial With prayer; but Mr.. Mel.
son was ant Inv ed because he is sn Episoopa'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-07

e. Is. Robinson, the editor Of tho Virginia
Post tha slraightouL republican newspaper oil
this city. declnes tho position of csnvasser for
Alexandria tondersd him by Con. Malone, and,
IN his letter Of tccnslion, says there gro 60 few
MshoLiIes hire. either seven or seventeen, he
doesi-'s know which, that they don't want any
canvasssr but that ifthey did, no would ai1iae
them TO let MshGne stone. Tho editor of the
Post is lot tho only one Of his race who talks "a
he does.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-07

F-l.h IL weather prophets Is rapidly astunin z
mustard send' Dimensions. The irostF, accord.
ing to tho Canadian soer, Wa wsra to have had
Saturday or Sunday, seem far ia thu distan ca
yet The New York Herald of yesterday pre-
di:,ed warm weather for that day t. be followed
by decidedly collier odsy; but to.dby's iaaue
OF th.t pspsr SASS t. day will DO warm and TO
"orrG'o colder. lit will keep this proglostica
ton Staining" it will doubtless be fnl1 led
sOmei ime during the coming fall
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Mothers! Mothers u MotherslIl

Arc yon disturbed at night and broken O, yc UT
roat by sict child suffering ani crying with
the eIcrucn!ing pain Of cutting teath? Ito,
90 onco and get. bottle of Mrs. WINSLOW'E
SoOTHtN'f SYRUP. 1t will relieve the poor
little su0erer immedi,tely-dapqna uoon IL
there ia no mistake about it. There ia no.
mother on Garth who has ever used it who " II
not tell you at once that it will regulate the bow.
els and give rest to the mother, AMI relief aud
health TO the child, operating like magic. It is
pefiectsy sale 10 uso In all oases AMI pleasant to
the taste, and ia the prescription of ono of Tho
oldest and best female physicians and nurses in
the UniLn1 States. Sold everywhere rs cents
bottle. MIL
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Meeting of the EmperOrs.

LONDON. Sep. Tho Times 10 an editorial
attlolo this morcipg says: mo new wars pcr
alliance nor fresh departures 10 policy arc to Ee
expected trcm the meeting of the Emperors.
The fxlsllrg state ct things will b, resfirmed
aod Europe alder the Interview will b, pretty
near where she was before it,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-07

lin, but for tho 5casOD that . ID tho grts!
grandson of General Thomas Nelson, who, as
Governor of Virginia, commanded the Virgin.
is militia at tho battle of Yorktown, and was
Thanked 10 general orders for the services he
rendered there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-07
Financial.

-- New IonK. Sept. THE Pos.'s fiu,rcial
Article says; U. =. Bonds are higher for the a.
and unchanged for The remainder, State bonds
are neglected. and Railroad bonds are also dull,
The quotation for call loans il sharp 6 per
cent. The Stock K1changs opened In highly
excited state. Prices Of stocks were irr.
gular. but generally lower atthe opening from
which time until 10. 80 O'clock, there WAS d.
cline Of to per cent. There va, Than alum
upwards on the demand to cover short IS les and
prices advanced 3a5 per cent.
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Fire.

GALVESTON. TEXAS, Sept. Fire on Sun.
day night destroyed the barn of Walter Cowtb.
h7o miles f:om town, consuming 3 1000 bushels
OF corn, lot OF hay, oats and mies, and 20
heads OF horses aud mules. I,ss between
Us 600 and 10000. No insaraaoa.
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OFFICI.7L.
COMMON COUNCIL,

AT an adjourned meeting OF t;,e Common
Council OF tho CITY of Alexandria held on tne
9th day OF September. 1851, there were present.
Jsmes :. Douglas, osq President. and NJ assrs.
Moore, Rice. Kichbarx. Shinu, MoIean Cow
ling Sweeney aud Pe.ka
, An ordinance granting tina Ball Telephone
company the privilege OF erecting posts, So in
tho itroRis OF this city, was presented, and res
fer the frat and second times, aud laid over.
The Board then adjourned till Friday next at
"A o'clock.
Test: JAMES X. C,roN Glark
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-07
Ming George and Stafford I'm Conveu-
lion.


Delegates from thts, iva Counties met at
kiog George Court Htu @ on THURSDAYS
September Isl. to nominate oonsel vative can
dida!e Tor Tho mex House Of D. l,eates Of Vir.
glOl,. Eusisc' Moneure, of Stafford Vas
elected chairman, aud w. E. Baker. of Kirg
George secretary. Tho following delegates ware
In attendance:
Staford.-L. G. Fleming, O. II. Rohioscp.
>. Ia. Otion, A. X. Monteitb. VIM. H. Rel
liDs. NJ. q. Shelton. THIS. Wallsc,. W. E.
Nor ire. 1. b. Enbrey. Robt. G. Hickersor,
}. Q. Enbrav, Judge j. B. T. Suuls, Moroore
Ashty, Il Browu. A. WiIloushby, y. Uhsr,-
ters.
Hing Gecrg.-W. 4. Baker. Henry Gar
nett. Jnlleu'J. M,sop. w. Robinson Ta, lor.
James Bowie and Turner Morc1re.
Upon c' Tor nominations, Mi j. j.
Mssln placed before The convention the name
OF Simeon q. Po0too. GRO Of Stafford, wticl,
wss seconded by Judge j. B. Il. Sutlls. Both
OF these gentlemen made earnest. eloausnt and
rtuslng speeches. commanding Mr.. Peyton %
tho V,r7 man to lead tho conservative party
against the m1nRrel cohots in The pei ding %,
litich CONTEST in this district.
M other nomination btitg mad, on motion
OF Is. Il. Hickershn. scoonded by Nj, j. Mssoo
add W. Robinson Taylor, Mr.. Peyton was nom.
mated BY exclamation.
Alter tho appointment Ct olmmittee TO il.
torn MIR. Peyiou Of tis domination, the opr-
venton &C burned with ihree cheers fer lis
nominee. W. EUsTAcE MoNcURs, Chm.
W. X. BAKER, Seo'y.
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ID EI),

In this city. on Wednesday, m,,Iing, The 7th
Inst EDWARD Z. infant son OF howard X.
and Florence Simpson aged l month and 3
weeks. HBFuncrAl from tho residence Of it's
grandmother, Mrs Samuel PATTERSON, Washing.
Ton street, this evening at = CLOCK. [Rich mond
papers please copy
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FrHnCc and AIrcrla.

LONDON. Sept. THE Paris correspondent. of
inc 1imes SAYS: a batch of DEGREES gazetted on
commission virtually converts Algeria into q
French department.
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Odlted States soldiers guarded the White
House when the Pfe.ident Icy there; they now
2usrd his quarters at Long Branch. Their
rresercI Is as unseemly At the latter place IS
Il VAS at ito icrmer, ard poice mc would have
teen better at both. Iha Cabirc! has usu,ped
tic Office Of President fer more than two
n' n rs ard General SheIual has bero aud is
assisting II 10 lis Efforts to socu5tcm tho people
to change 10 the simple form Of eovstomcnt
OF Their fathers by introducing tho military
feature. Soldiers on Guy ,xcapt at military
p'ss' are repugnaDt to snd Incompatible with
'oe Ideas of republican sir icty tina. formerly
prevailed 10 this couotry. Wheo it becomes
n' ccss'fY tor soldiers 10 guard tho person of a
c'iiz;n OF The country 90 mater how tx.lted
he may be, tho Goodies, Of Liberty will take
her long contemplated flight from the land oon
secratcd to Freedom ~ the blood of the R.yo.
lutiop.
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Illness of AN Archbishop.

MILWAUKEE. Sept Most Rev. John Mar.
tin Henri. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mil.
Wankee was very low last night, and wss not OF
pscted TO live till morning
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VIRGINIA NEWS.


VIM. Dead. prominent merchant of Lex.
lngton, was thrown from his horse yAt.ldny
and killed.
George b. SCOTT, esq.,, Of Fredericksburg,
died on Tuesday morning, 10 The Goth year Of
his aga. after all ioeSss OF some months
Tho will Of tho late Robert B. Lyuo, Of Rich
moDd, has been admitted to probate. The
assessed Valus of hil estaie ia 10 the neighbor.
hood o $50, 000--in addition to $50 600 life
Insurance.
The fredericksburg Star saJs: "Notuilh-
standing the festtul drought. now prevailing in
this fe,lon, 20 were me- 81 agrecably surprised
by tho appoarhneo ofthe aorn along the Inns Of
the rosd from tbid pIsc, to 500 81 lsanis Z. Fl.
We shCu'd iud9e that If the drought is btoken
within week at least two thirds of q full crop
wcu'd be roslz.d from tho fields NO tbHrvcd
on Monday.
difficulty Cc,urtd near Hioksford. about
fOr'y miles from Petersburg. yesterday, which
resulted in the death OF one OF the parties oil the
supposed mortal wouo6io2 Il tho other. John
W.Ssu :ders,e JUS 100 of the peace, while return
ing TO his home from tho court house abou. II
clock heard Loud voices, as Of persons quar-
rellng at house pear the road. lie went TO
ascertain the oauso. and found scvtrll persons
assembled. amoog them a nan named Davis,
between whom and Sauoders, it il reported,
somo unpleasant words had s,ed durng III,
day. Davis asked Ssu d rs what hsd brought
h,ol there cut of ki5 wsy. Ssu 1ders replied
that he waited to see what was the matter.
Davis applied 40 epithet to Saunders and the
latter ordered bis arrest, whereupou quarrel
ensued between tho two men. which resulted 10
each drawing pistols and firing on the other.
Davis was thot two3 through the head spd
oooe 10 the body, sbd died almost Instantly,
Saunders was shot 10 tho arm. tho bail also en-
teriug the body. His wound is thought to be
m1rtal. Both men we're we'll known citizens,
snd S.unders ia q man of family.
MARVIN Some damaging testimony has
been accumulated against Marvin tho biuanist
in jail in Richmond. A letter has bean receiyed
from On official a! Auburn Psnitentiary. New
I otk. stating that T. A, Merritt was contined in
mat institution. and that when no WAS there
lull examination was made of him, Merritt nd
an lndis'ink mark of an eagle upon one Arm and
upon the other were the letters 1T. A. NJ"
pieSeo Ia India lLk An examination has bean
ihsoe aad th6se marks have been found upon
!ae pefsen of Marvin. This establishes the
ldehtlty OF Merritt bhyond question. He does
not seem 10 fancy this mode of proceeding and
contends that the Jail officials have no right TO
make such examination.
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Letter from Falls Church,

Ger esroldaLo, OF the Alexandria Gtz,lte |
FALLS CHURCH, Sept e, 1881.
Every thing ookl gloomy about hsro this
moruing tuesday. September Oh. The sky
is overcast aud yOt "thc heavens ara still az
brass tho i!ld1 and gardons ara parchrd.
veEctatioa is shrivolled up by Leaf and droneh t
aud our {, rehodirrs urn atyIhiog but pleasant.
Tho Dr~a, too, from Woshirg;ou keeps Us lew
spirited and dtspcnl mt. uuioJ Tho follow.
Showing tho interest t. kan by our people 10 the
great Calamity:
MAYORS OgFIoE FAILS CuURCu,
September, S. 1881.
In ohcdA too to 40 order OF tho Town Cuul =
cl', and in conpiaIc, with tho general de,ira OF
tur cit:Z ins md my own deep senss of tho uro =
prioly OF SO doing, | ask thu proplo OF Falls
Church {, assemble at the NJ. +. Church 90
ruasdfy ovobing, tho Oh Instant, at T:3O
o'clock 10 unto in rrsyer and supplicalion Ia
DVloe lrOVldencT, to spsrJ The Ito Of our b..
OV5d President and rts,ora him to health ADD
strength.
VI earnest y tcolmmcnd that all who Dan do
81 will ba Present, aud that those who clnnof,
T'l assemble arouad the family altar, and joiu
10 humb'o cnir1aty that tho great Physician will
s'rotch forth his hshling hand and r, j1ica cur
hearts by giving him TO US again completely
healed 10 body ard 10 mind.
NV. A, DUNCAN. Mayor"
Tho course Of the Washington "Rspublio4n'
hos { ,nded our people no little. 1t published
scurIlcus letter from ono ID. Turner man
utterly uoknoHn to nne. tenths of this oommu.
nlty, which was IN ell important particulars do
void OF truth, and then r. fused 10 publish a
relula'ion OF lis is'sehood. 1t did publish q
reply Though. which was no doubt Inspired by
Turaor, hat was quito as insulting as the orig>
lnaI latter. Tho Republican has mado no
ftierds harn by lis oouris in Thu matter, nor
will lis advuc,o9 help it's politio,l clients in Vie
GINA ~ FIR az this place is couoarnad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-07
The n 0rkefs.

BALTIMORE Sept. 7.-Virsini, Gs old -; do
deferred -; do consolidated 70: do 81 a.
ftstS past due coup 92a new 10 4Os 62i bid
Cotton quiet middling 12t Flour quiet How.
ard street and Western sup OOa$5 Is; do extra
6:5iS1 W; DO family 7 25sSs 90; city mill super
os S9.s5 Is: DO extra 25,sG IS; do family Is
aSS 70; do Bio brands 70; PAtapsco family
rs 90. Whest-Southern steady; Western
higher and closing strong; Southern red l3).
1856; dotmoer l40Al45; No 2 Western winter
red. spot lS9al40; sept l39Alt9l Oct l4SA tl4ss;
Nov l4Isal4is; Dec 1901. Oorn-Southern dull
Western better and closing firm; Southern
white 10; do yellow 6 h6S: Western mixed, epot
and Sept t4l : Oct 7ls,7li; Nov 75A75i. Oats
about steady and quiet; Southern 61a62l West.
ern white 60if2 do mixed 1856; Penn 5O.62.
Rye quiet 1t l0Sall0 Hay firm prime to choice
Penn and Md 1882. Coffee quiet, Rio cargoes,
ordinary TO fair lOAl2t. Sugar higher A soft 10.
Whiskey quiet ST. ~.
NEW York. Sept. 7.-Stocka arm. Money 4 IS.
Flour steady and quot. Wheat i.se higher.
Corn 3,lc highsr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-07

judges Aoorn and Stafford. sDl Mr.. w. II.
Gibbs three Of the 10 st repunbe and REF pee
tod republic us Of Mississippi, in vieg of tho
coalition of the vast msiltit, Of their party 10
their State with tho prtenbsckers-a coalition
similar to that 10 this Stale bliWeon The larger
wing of the republican party and the scalaw az
democratic repujiators-havo followed General
Wickhhm's example. AID Voics tho feeling OF
tverY man in their Stale Whcso politics are
founded upon priroirle and not desire for nfico,
when they gay. as they do 10 o puplic protest
against suci o coalition. AID 40 avowa of their
intention to support the democtatic ticket:
'lf We arc compelled 10 choose our iulers
from among our political opponents, ue prefer
to make our own choice, and shall erdaavor to
90 80 from tho ioIelIlEebol AID integrity OF
those who may b, candidates. We prefer to
support aod lfust those who arc able To mako
good their promises. and 10 whose willingness
10 do 80 40 have equal filth.
ia taki6g this &c len we shall not abac ono
l,t or ilttIe of our republi,ansm. CoLsaious
that Cur paslllon is light, We shall leave il 10
the calmar iudRm ut of the fn, uro to jlslify us
10 The eyes OF ,ho patriotic ard freutbihking
Topic OF tbs State AID no i)n"
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Gen. Lew Wallace In Constantinople

CoEsTAHTINoFLE. Sept. 7.-Gen. Lew Wal
lace presented his credentials yesterday as u. 3.
Minister at this court.