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PORT OF ALEXANDRIA.
MINIATURE ALMANAC, NOV. !, 1881
YklS Ell
'sn rises............ 6 26 | S,.,, seis,.....

''i''s tSeo. " ~ sCtl SS(S.....,.., 4
Arrived.
Str Y h.cowAmi:h. lowor Potomac 10 20.
tomac Ferry Company.
icht Caroline, Washington. To WA emoot
sAILED.
Str Ana Eliza Philadelphia, by f A Rood.
pr Excelsior, Norfolk, by Z Il Iiooe.
Str Aa.tano. lowor Porc. by J Broders u 90,
Schr Caroline. Boyd's Hole, by w A Hmoot.
r, Schr firncer, Crest Wicnmico, hy w A
Smco..
HgkoHkEpA
Bark Lottie Stewart, hencs, at Dublin 3ls.
o Schr Milford, from Richmond, at Nswport
10Th.
Schr Harry Mosaor. from Rich,aond al Port.
land I9Lh. " Wv
:, schr Ada a. Kennedy, from Rchn,und, 81
Portsmouth 29.h. ~
Doth. 'o'"'"
schrr Cox & Groon. for this port, pailod reon
Providence 10Th.
Schr Matte a franklin, from Georgetown
al Vineyard haven Both
Schr jesse Hart, from Richmond, at bath s9.h
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A COugE, Cold Or Sore ThrOnt should
DO stopped Neglect frequently results in an
IncMrabIe Lung Disease or COnSnmp-
ton. IslEO w MS sONCII a 4,
TkkUC3gES do not disorder tho stomach like
cough syrups and bslssms. but act directly
OH the inlinElcd parts, allaying irritation.
2ivereiefin Asthma, BrOnchttis.C Coughs,
C6farrbs and the Throat Troubles which
Singers and Public Speakers arc sub
ject to. For thirty years Browns Bronchial
Troches have boon recommended by physcisns,
and always give pe.fec! satisfaction. HaviEe
been tested by wide and constant uso for nearly
an entiro generation. they have sttsinod vol.
merited rank among the lew staple remedies os
the age. Sold at 25c. o box everywhere mhl9
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preSideml Arthur.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l.-President Arlher
lntonds to 60 to Nav York to morrow or on
Ihursdsy, and will remain there unl;I after Ito
election.
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Whist sort of people clu tho Mahonci:cs be Z?
MIR. Eiddlsbcrg,r mimiol Major Daniels halt
log step. that was caused by a w0uad no re-
oa''ed IN dticnco Of his State. and Colonel
Cameron sags 'God has visited Senator Hill
with osnccrous tongue for his slaudcrs upon
Virginia. And this. too. simply because Mr..
Hill defended Virginia from the aspersions
Gas! upon her By tho bloody shirt radicals and
Gen. Malone. for which he received The thanks
OF Gil true Nirginlans. and fer which the lsdics
of this CRY sent him beautiful floral ship
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Tho Batlmora American. whosa republican.
lsnl Is doubted b. nohnd9 ill: the Mahon, ps
says:
The ultimate wisdom oil removing reluhE
oaus from oilinn hco.rs, thew r,luse 70 cr-
operate with General NIahon. may we'll hc
qloslionci,
Ii the ultimate wisdom Of aach rcl;cy be
questioned, what Can ba fnid Of ia present wiz
dom? The fact that II Man is republic
doesn't make him ioSuscep,ibIo 10 tho emo
lion of resentment. and it will br in! natural if
tho republicans who have hcon removed from
othoo to mskc placo fer Mshoro demccras,
avail themselves OF max: Tues Days Opportunity
TO manifest That emotion. aud that, toe, ia an
etfeetivo way.
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Tho Bldo spread fame of DE-. Balls Cough
S5rnp is Justly won by its oR1 merits. nod Inc
reputation it has gained has been s"aurs:l by
It's universal use.
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The winter number Of Rhrich's Fashion Quar-.
ssrly has boon received. and tho ladies. sspe.
cislly, will be delighted with il.
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STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET

FOR GOVERNOR,
John ". DANIEL, OF LYkCHHU Xii
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
JAMES BARBOUR, OF CULPE2HH.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
T.. w. MCKINNEY, OF FARMVILLs
FOR tbs HOUSE CT DELHGiTES
JUD0E CGAHLkS K. STUART.
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( lH0ICE CUT HAY, bslod or I,o.o IN
~ quantities to suit, for role by ''' -
CihH. s. TAYLUR. Jr.
SEPT No. 23 King street.
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Tho chestnut crop of Cu'paper will be- larger
this ye4r than ever before
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j he sixth annual athletic day at the Rpiscopsl
hieh school will take p!ace on Saturday neyt,
GeGlhning al ten O'CLOCK a. M. n band Of rnus;c
will be in attendance.
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TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER l

1t ia generally conceded that in tho election
next Tuesday the negroes. es usual, will vote
agains! the best irtercs'a of The State and their
Ow1 too, and for the men who would prevent
tho settlement OF the Virginia debt and c0nsa
qneh.y keep ont OF til, State the capital that
would bo tho moan9 OF giving them employ
mast. Thsy will 90 30 now a. they hayo here
toioro. simply btc;uSo white politicians 10 or
der to gain their votes, profess to bo their
tep,clal friends. pra;o to them Of the equality
of all men, snd express an insnc1Eo desire for
the abolition OF Gil race Distinctions. Tho !ect
that such djsiuGenuors sentiments sre hL
n9nncod 10 tho presence Of other white men
socna to b. sufficient prool Of their sincerity to
the poor simple miaded uesro. who beovou
thtm o. implicitly as no did tho promises Of
tho carpet baggGrs abGu, tho forty acres aud
mule. Oaca possessed Of tiia idea. nothing cao
disabusn tho negroes Of il, but in order that
those who read tho Gf2}tte may kuow what tho
man for whom they arc gorg TO vote. because
he Processes 30 much lovo for thin low,
thought of them few years ago, We append
fc~ OF his IMPRESSIONS upon the subj OK:
- Fho negro is good ior some Thugs. he is not
coed OF making or administering laws lie is
grod at song or daroe-goOd on the bsrio or
1t o%rr -shuCkipg-hs compeioa credithby for
'chanu:s '1l!h monkeys in the tropical regions.
III Tor chickens with nluks aud wessel1 CT ten
y Iato Z)nts. end Rs q specimen Of the mus
nIlna. he would be valuable iE q musrum:"
Tho radicals OF the NORTH R!o right. They
aIInS no negro to exercise the right Of suiItsHc
IN their oSn home governments. The oonsci
valves OF the North are right, and their pls
torm IL the perpetual exclusion Of tho negro
from tho polls"
''Consrcss has created a hord. of paup.r nc
Kto electors, who. inslira!cd and led by ut-
prInclplad intrflorcrs arc NV fn!cayorue 10
fasten ap5n N!rgiuIa constitution which
wfcsis from tho hands OF tho lax payer nod
property holders OF tho Stale all control over lis
government and Legislation"
unversal negro suffrage ia Tho biulsl0u
with which Congress has armed Newly m.nr-
mlttcd slaves to brain the whites Of tho South.
and NO tell the Tines that WI will use every
means to wrost it from them"
The nc&m2atbili.y between tho ideas COZ
tanned in these utleratc,s h..l those expressed
by Col. Clmcro;. ia his speech hero las. Satu,-
day night nlucsa ell reasonable mun 10 doubt
tho sincerity OF the latter. a,aoisily "a tho CO.
one IL now sadly III waot Of votes. Whether
the negroes arc moro reasonable thnn they hsee
baen heretofore will bn datocm!utd next Tnef-
day. That soma OF the mora intelligent and
reputable among thom Will reason unap tIe
subject as thor reliabIa whito friend. reru5i-
cans as vol az democrats, do. and therefore ycie
tho debt paying ticket, Hac.a.i 10 be an assured
fact, bu. the vast TIA i:iy of ii,rru will doubt.
laso dcm0hstra;o that they have learned
nothing, md thst they hro ~ caaiIy arusiytd
uvR az tin have bucn hcrctniorr
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Mr.. J. j. Schubert. Kark ,ko,. ILL.,, Wric,:
My mother hss been sufferer with Inham.
matory rheumatism f,r the laet flf;ceu years. in
which time tho has tliod numerous remedies
without relief. At last her lambs became so
swollen that nhe could not 20 about. ard | gave
up all bopes OF her recovery. is Goal resorf.
| tried S.. Jacobs Oh. Tho application gave
her relief end tho use @. six bottles haa per
torred cure. Sho c,n 80 about ns well as
ever.
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LOEdL BRETEIES.

':'hc :cboon5r w. L. Anthony is on tho wa5s
81 The ship ya7t.
The stainor Gaorgo I>sgy loft acTo las. night
fer Baltimore, where she Will undergo repairs.
Tho British bark Lottia Stewart, loaded with
ersiG at this port by Captsin Z. 3. Hooe, arrived
aafely st Dublin, Ireland, yesterday.
Messrss Schsfer and Lovely. steamboat in.
sptcsors inspected the boilers Of the ferry steam.
or City of Washington at tho ship yard to-day.
Captain J. T. Rodgers pile driver was towed
to the Pstuxsnt river this morning to drive
piles for new wharf.
A marriage lcanso was Issued IN Washington
yesterday 80 John FrclicA and Mrs. Sarah X.
abbott, both Of Prince Georges county, Nd.
The marriage OF Mr.. James Johnston Green,
son Of sjor John w. Green, to Miss Mary
Roberta Falls is announced 10 tAko place in H.
Psurs Church at 5:l5 tomorrow afternoon.
The 2C9!h yearly meeting Of friends was held
ii Baltimore yesterday, with So representatives
present, smorg them Mr. Robert +. Roberts. oi
Fairfax county. Va. Messrs. LOW X. Brown
and Z, +. Roberts waso reelected Clerks
Dsniol II. Griffin and Thomas Foulke OF New
Ycrt, addressed tho meeting concerning thu
Friends in the United StsIea.
20 day. tho FIRST of Ecvombar. being dcsis
mated in all ecclesiastical calendhrs as the Fee
tival of All Saints" appropriate Eersicea wGrd
he'd in st. Marys Hall. Rev. Father De-
Wolf officiating at the early and Rev. Father
Okana at tho late mass. Services appropriate
to The festival will be held in Grace (EpiscopaV
Church to night, conducted by the rector, Ray.
Mr.. Sharp.
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BRILLIANT SCENE AT THE VIENNA OPERA,
Tho Emperor and Empress of Austii, and tho
King and Queen Of Italy attended tha opera 10
Viouna on Saturday night 10 witnoss gala
performance, including ac:s from tho Queen of
Sheba, Luco di Laumcrmoor. Romeo and
JulleI, and LAfrioaiue. Tho tickets com.
handed ono hundred horius, and the house was
full to tho roof with fair smiling Viennesc and
drrk, stately hungarian beauties, whose
dresses ard il,wers We'd in pploudor with tho
muliifarious uniforms and decorations of the
general officers and members OF the CORDS din
'cma!iq1es, The Emperor and King were 10
Uniform. Tho Queen Woro a sang de-tmuf
hred velvet dress with a diamond tiara in her
hair, tho peck disappearing entirely under
dean rows Of princcly pearls. The Empress
wore c light blue satin dress and Princess
Stepbanie dark blue velvet The beautiful
Mario Theresa, wife Of the Arohduke Recuer.
was in cherry Vovct. All these ladies wore
Henri Quatro collars GU their dresses. Count
Audr.sSy wore superb Hungarian uniform,
eEd ElsDor Deprotis, whose flowing white
beard rested on the red velvet edge of Tho box,
attracted great attention.
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A MlsTAKE.-1t is probable that u, 8,
D;sttic! Judge Alexander Riaes, of Virsinia
will not havo to 1.-Two long to 500 that BIO hass
made gu eslceious mis'sko 10 writing a letter
urging President Arthur TO appoint read
jasscr postmaster at L9rohburs, Va, on tho
ainp!e ertu5d that i! would assist 10 securing
Tho election OF republican Uoted States
Senator trem Virginia. Tho Philslelpbia
Press. which cordially supports tue MsLone
roadiuster- republican, coalition. oonfesses that
Judge Rives wandered" and "Dundered'' in
wriIlaR the latir, and declares, very properly.
:ha. Judge 90 the bonoh to be CT the hiehest
usefulness should not indorss and urge a poIiti-
CAL posiofiico appointment" This letter was
read in scorot session of the Senate, and the
New York Tribune is Mortified that il shonld
hsVs beeu published. Tie public peper,llv.
howevcr, will be much mere emsz.d over the
fac: that gentleman wearing tho judicial
ortnine should atop down to counsel the Presi
dars 10 make an aapoia,mont far suppaspd
party expeaiennY,
The daily gazette., 1881-12-28
NEW ADvERTlSEnKENrs,

A N ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
IA and permitting the Delaware Wes-
tern Railroad Company to lay track cross
iDgs over Christiana Avenue.
Be It enacted by the City Council
sEorIoN lst Toat the Delaware Western
Railroad Company be and the
said corporation is her eby authorize
and permitted to lay track crossings
over Christiana Avenue as follows. to
wit: One crossing over the said ave-
nue. near the Intersection of "Ep' street
extended to connect with the Christiana
Iron Company's Rolling Mill, and one
crossing over said avenue near the In ter
section of said avenue with the city line
to connect with the Lobdell Car Wheel
Company's new works.
SECTION I'd. The track crossings hereby
authorized and permitted to be laid by
the said Delaware Weatern haii-
road Company shall be laid 30 as to con-
Auenue as now by law established and
in the event OF any future change OF
grade the said track crossings shall be
made to conform thereto,
SECrIoN Sd. The street betweenIsaid
tracks shall be kept paved or planked
by the said railroad company and said
tracks shall be removed upon q vote OF
two-thfrds Of all the members ef Coun-
cil. The said paving or planklng to be
done under the direction and to the sat-
isfaction of the Street Comm ISIS .oner.
sRcTIoN Atm ALI ordinances and parts OF
ordinance Inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
Passed at the City Hall, Dec. %, 1881,
HARRY SHARPLEY.
President of City Counrtl
Attest:-H. II. PENNINGTON, Clerk. 81
The daily gazette., 1881-12-28
Ths 9aily Gazstts.
--------. .-------
FIRST EDITION.
Telegraphte Summary,

A proclamation has been issued
placing the city and county of Dublin
and nine other counties of Ireland
under the coercion act Right Honor-
able Sir Robert Lush, one of the Eng.
lish Lord Justices of Appeal, is dead.
Count de Chandordy v i'll be appointed
French ambassador at St. Petersburg
and II. de Courcel French ambassador
at Berlin...A Russian expedition, to
take scientific observations at the
mouth of the Lena during the years
1852 81, started from st. Petersburg
yesterday. Much excitement has been
caused at Gratz, Austria, by a nun,
detained against her will, leaping
from a convent wall into a stream,
from which, however, she was res~
cued.. The difficulty between Austria
and Roumania has been settled.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-28
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

Is MI. Kelly undertaking to play in
New York the part which Malone
has played in Virginia? The World
fears SO.
''The bump which Clark Mills dis
covered on one side of 0uiteau's head
is undoubtedly" says the Courier
Journal, s'the bump of total deprav-
ity."
The St. Louis Republsean thinks
that "Grant and his Nical aqua Canal
Company are at the bottom Of Blalne's
effort to secure the abrogation of the
Clayton -Bulwer treaty."
Under the Tory Government in
Canada the civil service has become
very corrupt, and the Liberals talk of
making civil service reform q battle
cry in the next campaign.
.One of the first duties of q COM
munity," says Mayor Means, of Cin-
einnati, in an interview, 'tis to protect
its youth. Protect the boys first and
they will protect the girls"
The daily gazette., 1881-12-28
NOT UNwARRANTED.
Two Suspected Horse Thieves DE.
tafned For short Time,

tanned For u short Time.
The Ne,ps this morning contains an
article in reference to The arrest OF two
young men on suspicion OF having stolen
horse apd wagon. Tue sams paper
further states that they were locked up
in cell and when released by the Chief
of Police "were not apologized to.'
The facts of the cases are about az
follows. On the 26th instant Chief
Maxwell, received q despatch from Dover
signed by j. K. Powell that dark brown
mare, piano box buggy with left shaft
broken, together with blanket and
buffalo robe, had been stolen from As
bury church near Dover.
During the same day, carriage an
swering lhe same description, TO which
was attached stallion, stopped at the
City Hotel. In the carriage were seated
two young men, aud Sergeant Whelan,
on passing the hotel, and noticing The
wagon he Inquired in reference to it. As
the two young men had gone for walk,
he waited until their return, and as they
gave rather eyasive answers, he reques-
ted them to accompany him to the City
Hall which they did. He then returned
to the stable, and found that they had
not told true story In regard to the
time they arrived here. He then sent
word TO the chief to hold them until he
could learn more about the matter.
About noon they we're questioned by
the chief as to who they knew In New
Castle Several names were mentioned,
but the parties failed to known any OF
them. Finally they said that they we're
acquainted with Histt Graham and Mr..
Pierson Of the Delaware House. Mr.
Pierson was telegraphed but owing to
The fact that no connection could be had
with New Castle until o'clock in the
sfernoon,the dsspaIch..was delayed un-
I'll that time.
Shortly after reply was received say
ing that the young man belonged there.
In the meantime another despatch hat
been received from Mr.. Powell, descrlb-
ing the buggy mole particularly, said
description corresponding with that OF
the one the young men had In their
possession.
Upon the strength Of the reply received
from New Castle and the horse not cor
responding with the animal stolen, the
men were released. They gave their
names as Charles and Burt Dubois.
Under the circumstances the officers had
right to detain them.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-28
u. y. Court.

The United States District Court
met this morning at 1880 o'clock,
Judge Bradford presiding.
Argument was commenced in the
Intervention of the Coast Wrecking
Company, of New York, We. the
schooner Post. The schooner was
seized some time ago by Marshal Nc
Mullen on libel for seamen's wages.
At the time of the seizure there was a
quantity Of wre king machinery on
board the vessel estimated TO be worth
from 81, 900 to So, This machinery y
is claimed by the Wreeking Company,
who came here and deposited $4,000,
and the machinery was released to
them.
Tue question nov is whether the
Sc, 800 deposited, Oh any portion of it,
shall go towards paying the debts
against the vessel.
Charles B. Lore, Esq, represents
the hbellanls, and District Attorney
Patterson the intefvenors.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-28
NEWARK LETTER.
Correspondence OF the GAZETTE.
NEWARK, Dec. 20, 1881.

NEWARK, Dec. 28, 1881.
The publisher of he Delaware Led
ger, Of this place, claims that he lost
two five dollar gold pieces during
Monday.
Several of our young men had their
hats full of "snakcs" last Monday, and
were also walking the "worm fence
Mrs. Margaretta Davis, of this town
died on Monday morning last of pneu.
monia of the lungs. Interment at
Newark NJ. 4. cemetery on Thurs
day.
The remains of Mrs. Rebecca Fury,
Of Kimbleville, were inferred in the
M. e. cemetery OF this place on Tues
day last.
The board walk leading from the
residence of Mr.. Andrew Fisher to the
r., W. & B. station, on Newark ave.
nue., is in dilapidated condition.
Reynard was set at liberty at
O'Clock a. m. and 2 O'Clock p. M, from
the Washington Hotel of Col. Jas. A.
Wilson. Nothing was seen of the
frat one ter the dogs had gotten
fairly on the trail, but the second was
h~led in a wood near the farmhouse
of VIM. Homewood. 1t is thought
that several of the hunters, from
their appearance, found the "fox" af-
ter they returned from the chase.
ANON.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-28
SIXTEEN KILLED.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION ON TEE STEAM
ER WEST POINT. u

Gh WEST fOiNT. -
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 27.---An ex-
piosion occurred yesterday at West
Point, Va, on board the steamer West
Point, plying between that place and
Baltimore. There were twelve colored
men In the forward hold at tho time,
all Of whom were either killed by the
explosion or burned to death. Five
other men were aft slowing cotton.
These jumped overbord, and four Of
them were drowned. s. s.55 ,5lN
The following are the names of those
who were killed, burned to death or
drowned a4 .#o 2fi
L. 8. Bradford, Chief Of Stsvedores,
of West Point Edward Kerse, wharf
hand, of Richmond mess boy
(name unknown), Of Baltimore. Also
the following colored hands: Jarvis,
fireman, James Staples, Alex. Wilson,
Joe johnson, Lee jennings, Ben
Smith, of Richmond 4; Loveland, Of
Yorktown Samuel Watkins, Shep.
pard Taylor, Nelson BayIord, Horace
Bibbs, Nelson Clarke, Charles Tyler,
Albert Sackson, Jack Parker, Adolf
phus Babbitt.
The first officer of the steamer, Petor
Geoghegan, of Baltimore, was blown
overheard but was saved, although hs
is quite badly burned. 7tsa
Quartermaster William Bohannon,
of Baltimore, was seriously and possi-
bly, fatally burned. VIM. Barnes, of
West Point, assistant stevedore, who
was in charge of the loading party,
was severely burned. VIM. Green, q
colored hand, of Richmond, was burned
about the face and hands.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-28
CHRISTMAS TRADE.
HOW THE MERCHANTS RAKED IN THE
PEOPLES CASH LAST WEEK.


PEOPLES CASH LAST WEEK.
Among the Wilmington merchants
there Is but one answer in response to
inquiries as to the extent of the
Christmas trade this year, and that is
that it was greatly in excess of the
trade of any previous Christmas sea-
son. None of them place their in
creased traffic at less than thirty per
cent, while In many cases the increase
exceeded fifty per cent. 81 never saw
the like of it BEFORE" was the remark
of a leading dealer in groceries, fruits
and conlectioneries. AS an instance
of the remarkable increase of trade it
may be mentioned that the proprietor
of small store that does a business
OF probably not more than $1,000 or
~, 600 a year, made deposit in bank
on Friday afternoon, and a further
deposit of III, 100 on Tuesday morn
ing.
Scarcely a branch of mercantile
business can be mentioned that did
not feel the effects of the Christmas
trade. The toy stores were almost
cleaned out, while the dealers in fancy
holiday goods reaped rich harvests.
The book stores were drawn upon
heavily, and dry goods, clothing, con-
fectionery, jewelry and hardware
stores were largely patronized for hol-
iday presents of useful and substan-
tial and ornamental nature. Jewellers
smile complacently in recollection of
their sales, as costly presents were
indulged in this season to an unusual
extent.
1t would be hard to compute the
thousands of dollars that passed over
the counters of the merchants last
week. The trade in Christmas
goods was enormous, to say nothing
of the wealth that was lavished in the
purchase of extra eatables for Christi
mas feasts and extra drinks for
Christmas drunks. Altogether it was
noble season for the merchants, and
one which will probably not be excell-
ed for many years.