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Nail. Express.
South Bound.

b.il, Southwark connects ut Charlottesville
with Ches. s. Ohio 4. r., East and West. A
Lynchburg, connects with Norfolk West.
ern r. r., through Southwest Virginia, to
Nashville New Orleans Memphis, Little Rock
and TeSas-and st Danville with Richmond y
Danvilie 4. r., to South snd Southwest.
Express Southwark connects ut Charlottee.
villv W al points on Ches. & Ohio Z. r.. and
st Danville for al points South. East and South.
MIXED TRAINS for Main Line leave Al.
e1andria dsily. except Sunday, sou a. m. and
IL So g. H., and returning arrive 81 Alexandria
Il 40 m and 90 p. IN.
For MANASSAS LINE leave Washington
10 .. N. and Alozandria ! 5oa. NJ. daily
except Sunday, arrive at Strasbqrg att Is pm,
connecting with the Valley Road East and
Wos.. Leave strssburg 2 80 p NJ, arriving at
MIXED TRAIN FOR MANASSAS DIV.
ISICN leaves Aie1andria daily, except Sun.
day, at 9 90 3. NJ, arriving at Strssburg At 8 10
D. H., and returning leaves Strssburg a. b 70
8. NJ. arriving in Alexandria at sc p. m.
For Middleburs, daily connection At Plains
station.
For Uppesville, regular connection at Della
For WAEEENToN. leave Washington ri
10 a. Il. daily.
Passengers can leave Wsrrenton at Is q m
and take mixed train st Junction and reach
Alexandria at Y 10 ~, in time to make A. s.
+. train ct II 80 p N for Washington, Baltimore
and New York.
All trains make good connections, at Wash
inaton, to and from North and West.
New Orleans sleeper leaves Washington at
| I 10 "a. m, running through without change,
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Washington
end Augusta, &C., without change on ~ 10
p. NJ train.
Marks Adjustable Chair Car is run on Night
Train between Washington and Dsnville.
Through tickets very low 10 the South and
Southwest.
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DE.UGs, CHEMICALS, SO.

PERRY Houston C UNITY. Ga.
We have known "SwifL's Syphitc Specific"
tested in hundreds of cases of Syphilis, Mercur
rialRhemstism, Scroiula, ETC. 1t made the moot
perfect and permanent cares IN euery case.
Hugh l.. Bernard, Sam. D.. klllen. Judge
Co. Ct, j. J.. Warren, of J.W. Lsthrop s. Co ;,
Savannah, Ga Ed Jackson, Dept Cpk. Supr
Ct. VIM. Brunson. Eli Warren, j. w. Vim.
berry. j q. Gilbert, Drg... J. w. Mann, Co
Treas, VIM. D.. Pierce, Sh'T. G. G. Duncan
Dsy s. Gordon.
am acquainted with the proprietors snd
many of the gentlemen whose signatures appear
10 the foregoing certificate. They ere men OF
high character and standing
q. II. COLQUITT.
Governor Of Georgia.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY,
Proprietors. Atlsnts, Ga
Sold by Z. s. LEADBEATER s. BRO.
Gall for = copy of Young M ems Friend"
deCl
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&D2Ei5sIG s.:.xl Sioslsss OF ake Malga.

Opening x..I EisssIssG OF aiIe EafYs.
CLOSING.
Washington, y. G., aad Northeastern mails S
3. M, II II. snd t. and Is p. II.
Western malls 30 and $ IS y. NJ.
Southern mails. via Richmond, Va, 10 so O.
ii. and 80 and Is y. III.
South and Southwestern mails, via Lynch
burg, Virginia, way and through msila, 7 W a.
M and u p. m.
Manassas Division 90 =. N.
Alex andIiS TO Bound Hill Va, 90 o. m
UFEHINO,
Northern md Mc21ern mai!s. via Washing
toHr u. T., - T. H. - rn. and GU y. nj.
Southern nails, Vii. Ni2hmonJ, Va, 3 80 2. N
anu > 80 g. III.
South western mails Wis Lynchbu7g, Virginia
ltaroafn NAILS including way mGils on Midland
Railrcsd, 80 =. IL.
Manassas Division so D. a. for lock box only
Round Kill TO AleIandria, Va, 3 80 .. NJ
Ci!!cG HUrrs-CLico opens it 80 s. m, end
closes CT 90 o. r..
Sunday ;}ours--OiSce opens 6. As 4. NJ, and
closes - 30 a.. IL.
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Tho steamers Of this company mako conusc-
tons at Norfolk for Boston md sl points East :
at Nov Ho7E with sil penis West and North
WSSt, and c. alex endrie with virginia Midland
Rallroai GGG II sshlnELon sud Ohio Railroad
Through rates gwen and trcigh. handled care
fully sEd promptly. For further informslion
Apply 10 70 =. REED, Agent.
VIZ. THOMPSON, President,
l4lG street,
sep I'LL Washington, L. 9.
>eSssS: CLYDE'S STEIN LINE WEEK
$500 GT 10
F3iiLAO &tIE =! s., FALL RIVER, PKOVI-
rENCa ~ l. BOSTON.
Steamers lasTe Alexandria EFERY TIIKs.
0AS and loaye Philadelphia EVERT SAT.
UBDAY. ~,
This line cdnue2.s IS Ala1sndrls With .he0
a. & III. and y & .. Il. Es., snd al Philsdel.
pbis With G!ydc'5 regular t;toarlehi,s for Fsll
River, Providence Fad Boston.
Freight fo-wSrGod with prc-1,,tuessn,d c.,o
free OF commissions.
80 chsrso 70. transfer IL PHILADELPHIA, snd
. wharfage il 23s.on. Quick time. Frouuen:
deps:.a:aa. Through rsie5 End through biils
OF ladinS g:von. Insurance 3: tho lcyest rates,
Agents:
9. s. REED, Aiexan3ria.
WI: p CLYDE i; CO., PHILADELPHIA,
JOHNSON s. CO, Wash. = Georgt'n.
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4 90 i GREAT l. DOL

a 90 i GREAT L Sc1
-., ~, PKN NiSS FL KogTE -, ,r
5Ts2! RAILS, SPLENDIp sCENsE
MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMEEi.
may 10Th, 1881.
TRIMS leave Washington from depot OF BAL
TiMOEE & POTOMAC RAILROAD, cor
nor e! Sixth and B stI Gets, As follows:
For Philadelphia, New Y ork and the Esst. 8 and
IL 80 IN. daily, except Sunday, and 200, 1000
and 10 Is r.m daily, with Palace Oars. linn
tied EIpross Of Pullman Psrlor Cars $50 &.
AN. daily, except Sunday. For Philadelphia
snd 10 30 q. N. daily, except Sunday. and
2C0. 5 do, 10 and ~ ID p. III. daily.
For Pi!tsburg and the West $40 g. M, with
Farlor car to Plttsburg end Sleeping car to
Ptts6urg and Chicago ; 1890 q. M. dsiiy
$50 ,. m. d.i y. with Palace Car to Chicago.
For Csnandaigus and the North, 8 w a. m.
except Sunday and $50 p. m. daily, except
Saturday, with Palace Gar to Uanandaigua.
For Watkins, 1890 :. u. daily except Sun
day.
For Baltimore, 6 %, 500. $50 and 1880 =. M;
zoo, 70, a.4O $40, $50, 10 90 and il. Is p.
On Sunday, S.W and 1879 s.m.; 2.OO. 6. ~, $50,
III W End lUlo y. m.
For Pope's Creek Line, e 40 :. m. and 40 p. m.
ds!iy, except Sunday.
For Annapolis, + 4u =. m. and d40p. m. daily
excep! sunday.
LOCAL TRAINS.
Ho1 a'"Ahnusia w, ~, ~, ana IL " -
M, and ~, s, 6 70, G and II 30 D. m. Sun
dsy al ZOO. n, and II 80 s. m. and D. m.
Trains lesyn Alexandria for Washington, 60
s.c5, ,nd 10 8. ID, and l240, 3, s, 7. 9l0
p. m. and II night.
On Sunday st s.u5, and 10a. m. and 90 and
IL p. ~.
THROUGH TRAIN FOR THE SOUTH, via
gusat!co and Richmond, will leave Ale1an-
dris st 1929 and II u o. m. daily and s 70 p.
,, M daily, except Sunday
Fast mail, leaving at II II q. H., makes but two
stops, VIZ: at Qusntico and fredericksburg,
between Alexandria and Richmond.
Tickets and Information can be procured ri
principal railroad stations and ticket Offices
Southeast. j. K. WOOD
Gen'l. Passenger Agent.
FRANK THOMSON
General Manager myl8
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INLAND & SEAb0AND CoAoT1N9 co

Stear1era Of ta:s line Hii run as follows:
ErEs E3shEys.A,
Connecting With MerchsGts' and miners Lin,
for Boston, steamer
EsGDE' GR zee C-SEE
EVERY MONDAY. WEDNESDAY, and
FRIDAY, TT 90 O. clock Pam; returning, lesyS
Norfolk on alternate days at ACC q. N.
This s.auLch iron eleanor hss Jus. been paint
GO throughout sts:erooIns newly furnished and
csrpeted, and is the hsndsomes. IS we'll IS the
safest beat on the Potomac river and Chesapeake
by, and ls the only steamer making close con.
nec!!on with the New York and Boston steam.
ersi sleo connects with Richmond stoanaers and
railroad lines south. Stops st PIN Ey POING
and POINT LOOKOUT gong ana returning
For the fall and winter, commencing Get. let
rsles Of fare will be rs follows:
First Class fare TO Fortress Monroe and Nor
folk 81 80; sccond class 81 so; frst class fare tc
Pney Poin. and Poin. Lookout 81 SO; s,cond
class 49,.
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n Office
FOR POTOIAC RIVER LANDINGS.

On ard after Mondsy, August lst, 1881, tie
Steamer 7. V. AREOWSMlTH, will leave her
wharf, foot Of XII Street o. T:3J q. m EVERY
MONDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY
TOR sill KlVhH LANDINGS On Monday as
far as Nomini Ferry; On Thusdsy, Nomini
Currioman /; On Saturday Cur,ioman and Leon.
ardtown.
Steamer MYSTIC Sundays for River Land.
lngs "s ar down as Upper Machcdock, stop pin @
st Brents wharf and Chapel Point.
Tuesdays making the above landings as far IS
Msttox Creek.
iy.S-tf j. T., WOOD. Mansoa,
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l.. FORMERS BEER, bottled Gsily p.ica G.
Cents per &, "a.
GEO. McBURNEY & Son.
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kS5sS ixFSsy YsskEE

sG,2-a-E %fsS q. q. SS.rz.! ft;~ .aJESg = & REJa
G!EBiftEJ$-
L! &Ef FRIDAY, a. y ~. and returning,
Leave sioH York, from pier =, Gast river. hV.
ERI SATURDAY.. vi o clcck y. e.
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1t is q cu!ilus lac. that most OF tho eminent
men VITO fl nIished in the Revolution had an
especial pcnchsnt fo- widows. Washington
married vdO~, Aar0n Bur'y wife was the
widow ci CoIopgl Provost Of tho British army.
John Hauctck had an especial taste f., + widows,
MIR. MADISON took widow aud so did Stephen
Hopkins SO did Ambrose & Hloett. 20 did Pat.
rick b.ory, and 50 did at less; ore fourth Of
Eli the pssIios AID heroes Of The days tat tried
men i soul, as we'll Us thtit pockets.
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THE STEAMER
GEORGE H a nv

(Carryi1g the q. S. Mail)
VIII lesVe her wharf, foot of Prince street. on
TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS st 6 o M.
and SATURDAYS. at $50 p. N stopping at
finey Point sud Point Lookout going aud re-
turning Returning losves Norfolk on WED.
NESDAIS, FRIDAYS and SUNDAYS At a
c'clcck p. II.
hosiOnina with Mag l, 1851, Excursion tickets
vii! be- Issued, good for four days, as follows:
First clsss fare to Fortress Monroe and Nor.
folk, 81 90; First class round trip S3 co; Second
clsss, each wsy, S. 50; FiEst>clsss fare to finey
folht and Point Lookout 81 So; FiIst.ciass
round trip, 2 81; Second. class, each w.y, rs cts,
Ststerooms 81. M Gals IS cts
GEORGE AATTINGLY, Supt.
P. 3. HO0E, O. gent. mh2G
ENAAND & sEABoARD CoAoTlNs co
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Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser
STEAMERS.
VXTASHINGTON STEAMBOAT GO.
EH (IHrnitaHA

On Sunday Monday, Tuesday and Wednes.
day the bosts of the Washington Steamboat
Company (limited) will run as follows:
Lcaue Washin gton at 6 60 8 10 9 80 and 10 30
q. M, aud u 10, = y. 3 20, 40 SIS and D. N.
Leave Alexandria ut 90, 80. s 81. 10 10 and
II 81 am, and Is. 2 DO, 4 W, s 20 and 80 pm.
On Thursday. Friday and Saturday leave
both cities at 6 CO. 30 $50 9 80, go, IL 80,
II SO. so 2 81. 3 so, So $50 aud 80 [sepl5
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9Glletxundrla QDazette
TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOEER4.

BIBLICAL AUTHORITY FOR IMMERSION "A
* ucsy preacher res. TO 70 ak cpd opened
the Bb be. The FIRST versa tina! met lis eye
happened to be Tho vli,o Of the TUT |, shall
&c heard 10 the land. .'BretLrep," said he,
AT first sight orc would 70! thlk there was
muc IN tbs tex, but CO lutte consideration
you will SEE there's great deal in it. Now.
you all kooH what turtle is II you e Deeo
.lopg by pold you' We seen them sitting on 3
lOG suoulng themselves. Nov. it is sid The
voice OF he 'u:tlo shall be heard 10 tbs land.
Bat the iu:.l hasn't ury voic, that ntyb dy
ever heard. 30 II must b, the q ijo be III k 10
n'nogltS III the Log inlo the water. Hence We
must COZ ude that Immersion is me.ut, aud
that immcrsloo will b(c)mc universal"
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sI0R EOAEOLK, PORTSMOUTH, FOB
THISS MONROE AND THE SOUTH,
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LEGAL NOTICES.

Virginia: In the Clerks cfics of the Cor.
Y porstion Court Of the city of Aexandris,
on the oath day Ct September, 1881.
Benjamin Cooley complainant,
The Osceola times., 1881-03-05

street. in our city. The child, to all ap-
pearance, is in a comparatively healthy
condition, vet there is no one, dare say,
SO complete a human wreck as she. she
is completely senseless, has no strength,
and at times is unable TO swallow. Cen
erallv she can hear and taste, but her
parents are confident that she occasion.
allv can not do either. Yet in spite OF
all these misfortunes she is beautiful
child TO look at, and no one 10 see her
could notice any thing to indicate that
she was unfortunate as she is. She was
born in Monteyeideo, :. A., and at the
age of two years, according 10 her
parents. she was as smart a child OF hei
age as could be found in days travel.
They say that her troubles began when
they crossed the equator with her. She
fell in a fit. which lasted alternately for
three days, when it was discovered that
she had lost her mind. From that time
to this she has grown continually worse.
One peculiar feature of her malady II
that upon the same day each year thai
they supposed they crosse | the equator
she is bereft of some power. This year
she lost the power of speech. All the
ablest physicians of this place and Balu-
more, Md, where the family lived before
they came to Dayton, have tried to un-
derstand the child case, and have failed.
Some have gone so far as to make 1t
special study, but all to no avail.
The Osceola times., 1881-03-05
Horace Greeley and the Ticket Agent.
Don Piatt In The Washington Capital

Don Patt In the Washington Capital
A reformed ticket agent, man now
engaged in mercantile pursuit and who
looks back with profound melancholy
and remorse to his wicked career, as he
sailed in as ticket agent, told me that
once in his sinful days, he was employed
at Chicago on through line from that
incorporated boreas on the lake to New
York City, which, made up of new
combination, was 'bucking" against Van
derbilt. To extend its custom the COM
bination had at Chicago a corpse of able
bodied runners TO seize wayfarers by the
throat and fetch them up to the ticket
agent, where the innocent traveller was
to be talked into ticket over the COM
bination.
One day an able-bodied ruiiian came
leading up rough-looking customer
who wished to purchase a ticket to New
York by the way of Cleveland. But evil
dently the old white-hatted, loose-trous-
cred, course-booted countryman, with
his white head and goggling look, did not
know what he wanted. II was for the
ticket agent to care for him; and~so he
ratified on with ticket in hand until the
venerable, goggle-eyed old shuttle toes
had extracted from a fat wallet the price
and shambled awkwardly away.
Say, old fellow" asked friend who
happened to be in the Office, "do you
know who you sold ticket to then?"
'Some old fool of corn cracker"
"Not a bit of it; that was Horace
Greeley"
Ger whillicans and he wanted go to
to Cleveland"
"Yes, he's billed to lecture there, and
the Tribune will give your combination
the devil for the swindlc."
That's so. Here, you pnt your cheek
to this hole till find him.
Away ran the ticket agent. II was not
difficult to find the hotel at which the
venerable philosopher lodged. The ticket
agent found him in the reading-room
poring over late issue of the Tribune.
He TAPPED Horace on the shoulder, and
the pfi.o>opherlooked up with the child
like expression Of his that seemed to
come out from open eyes and mouth.
81 beg your PARDON said the agent,
"but | sold you ticket TO New York
awhile since, and | made mistake"
"In the money, | SUPPOSE" replied
Horace, dryly.
"No, sir; in the route. ! remembered
after you left you said Cleveland Now
the ticket gave you viii not take you
to Cleveland"
"The hell it don't" cried Greeley,
starting up. "Well, young man, | can
tell you that that would be a great disap-
pointman TO Cleveland"
II don't know anything about that;
but | did not want any man to miss his
way through any fault of mine. So I've
been in every hotel in Chicago after
you"
'The devil you have"
IL have. There is the right ticket
It's over Il rival line. But my honor sir
rises above trick. | bought the right
ticket for you, and if you give me the old
one we will be even.'
Young man." said Horace, fishing
from his capacious pocket the ticket of
the combination, "you are very good;
come to think Of it, too damned good for
ticket agent. Leave that, good young
man, before your innocent nature IS cor
rupted, or your damned Patent Screw and
Pop auger line is busted up. Go West,
Young man; 90 West"
The Osceola times., 1881-03-05
THE GREAT EASTERN.
An Unlucky Marine Monster-Iier Costly
Career.
New York Times.

New York Times.
The project of using the Great Eastern
for the transportation Of cattle from
Africa, has it seems, been definitely
Abandoned. To what purpose actual or
intended, she will be turned next, it
would be hard to say. She is indeed an
ill-fated vessel-she has been unfortunate
from the very start-and her history Is
a curious combination and continuation
of mishaps and disasters. Twenty-elght
years ago an Eastern Steam Navigation
Company was formed in England to
maintain an ocean trade to the East
round the Cape Of Good Hope. The next
year the directors decided that such a
trade would not pay, owing to the eX-
pense of supporting coaling stations along
the route, unless the ship could carry
coal enough for the round trip. Arrange
ments were accordingly made to build 4
vessel which would transport 1000 pass
engers, 5000 tons Of merchandise, and
$1,000 tons of coal for fuel. The result,
with many changes in the original PLAN
was the Great Eastern. She was some
years building, and was finally ready 20
launch in November, 1857. Toavoid the
danger of launching SO large vessel stern
foremost she was constructed with the
broadside toward the river, on timber
foundation of vast strength, with sloping
rails down to the water The ship was
too heavy, or the rails were too gradual,
and various efforts were made, and
100000 or 100000 spent before she was
got off. After completion it was uncer-
tain what would come of the trade to
and from Australia; consequently, it was
determined TO send her hither on trial
voyage. The attempt proved very un-
fortunate. She left the Thames Septem-
Der 3, 1859, but an explosion occurred off
Hastings, killing and wounding a num-
Der of persons, and bringing the proposed
trip suddenly 10 an end at Weymouth.
After costly repairs, bitter recrimations
and various law suits, and the death of
Brunei, her planner, she again set sail
for this port in June, 1860, and reached
here in eleven days. For nearly twelve
months she piled between England and
the United States, but steadily lost
money not making sufficient in fact, to
pay her current expenses, and for con-
stantly needed repairs. In December Of
1861, when there was some prospect of
trouble between this nation and Britain.
the Great Eastern carried some two
thousand troops from England to Cana
da, with degree of comfort never be-
fore experienced by 80 large a body Of
men. After that the company did not
know what TO do with her, and she might
have rotted at her moorings had she not
been wanted to lay the Atlantic cable in
1864. She has since been repeatedly en-
ployed for the same purpose, and always
with satisfaction. Nevertheless, she has
proved a very expensive luxury. She
has cost, il is said to date, including num-
berless repairs, some So 100000, and has
never returned one-quarter Of that sum.
She has gained such name for ill-luck
all sailors are superstitious-that it has
always been hard to find seamen willing
TO ship on her. She has ruined more
than dozen men, and she may last long
enough to ruin dozen more.
The Osceola times., 1881-03-05
End of the Permanent Exhibition.
Philadelphia Press.


The permanent exhibition of philadcl-
phia is no longer permanent. AT the
annual meeting of the stockholders on
Monday next the directors, through
President Paxton, will recommend that
the exhibition be disbanded, the curiosi-
ties removed and the building sold. The
board has been in consultation for
month or more and, after frequent dis
cussions with the large shareholders, it
has been decided to give up the show.
The directors are now convinced that
the exhibition can not be made sefsup-
porting. The gate receipts, which
amouted to over $1,000 last year, were,
with the exception Of about 5000 re-
manning in the treasury, expended in
running the place, and several thousand
dollars are necessary to repair the roof
and floor All efforts to raise sufficient
money to repair the roof have failed, and
the directors were given the alternative
of running into debt or closing the build
ings, and they favor the latter course.
There are over 1900 shares of stock,
held principally by the railroad com
panles. The enterprise started in 1877,
full of promise Of lasting results to Phil.
adelphia. But il was doomed to q sue
cesslon Of hard knocks. Upon the ex-
pectation ofreceiving part If The profits
ofthe Centennial exhibition, an expen-
diture Of nearly 100000 was incurred in
fixing up the building. But the Supreme
Court threw cold water on the concern
when it decided that the 81 800 900 ad-
yanced by the Government should be
returned TO the national treasury. The
managers weathered this severe knock,
however All the creditors took stock
for their claims, and gave the exhibition
a fair start. When the building was Of
fered for sale by the Centennial Board
OF Finance, the management paid $780,
600 for 1t. The past few years it has
been constant struggle to hold the con-
cern together. In 1879 it more than paid
expenses, but last year, with expenses re-
duced fully $4,000 below those of pre-
ylous years, the managers were barely
able to tide the year over. Some of the
members Of the Board, who were at one
time very sanguine of the undertaking,
say now that the experiment should not
have been tried.