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DARN ITO acres. all fenced. 10 acres under
Il cultivation Buildings new and first class
over :,cO fruit trees. small fruits. Land good
miles south of State Normal. For Partic.
ulars inquire at this Office.
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A NJ. SMITH, Successor 10 W. F. smith &
AZ SOM
Notary Public, Real Estate and Tax.
Paving Agent

Buys aud sellso commission. makes collections ex-
amines titles furnishes abstracts. writes deeds of con.
veyance Have for sale large tracts of the most de-.
sirable grazing lands. At low figures either Ia Adar
adjoining counties. well wafer-d and give
time payments to suit purchaser with low rate OF
Interest. Lands especially adapted To sheep raising
being elevated aud rolling. Have also large list
Improved farms In tracts from - To- any de-
SIRED amOunut market and confi2uou. outlyin
rauge. Also tOwn,property and building sites No.
Registry fee-cOrrespOnsience with non-rcsidents
owning lands town property In this ar adjoining
counties Is respectfully solicited. No charge with
out sale Is effected. \ NJ. SMITH, kirksyille. No..
Lock Box S.
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KENDALL's SPAWN CURE.

4 Send address for illustrated circular which
We think gives positive proof Of its virtues.
No remedy las ever met with such unquali-
fled success 10 our knowledge, for beast as
well rs man.
Price 81. per bottle. or six bottles for 50.
ALL DRrGGISTS have il or can ret II for you,
or it will he sent TO any address on rcceip.
of price by the propricrors. DR. B. J. KEN
DALI " CO., Eno,burgl Falls. Vermont.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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CALIFORNIA KIDNEY TEA

Try il when all other remedies fail and yet
relief. Buy II Of Fout Il Bros, agents for 80
And j. ID. aalstcad, Willard, NO.
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BUSINESS sTAND-for country store
good trading point acres of ground:
2dwcllings, store, = stables, small stock Of
goods. Enquire at this orfice.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-29

in the urine, and many other dgiseS that lead t. insanity
aud death
Df. NISTIE will agree to forfeit Five Hundred
collars for a case of this Mind the VITAL. Ra~rOR.
ALIVE under his special advice and treatnenD viii NOT
cure for nything impure injurious found 40 it, nH
MI M treats all Private Diseases successfully without
mercury. Cnnsultaffon f-ss- Thorough exanins
ton and advice including analysis Of urine, % CO. Price
Of Vital Restorative. So 90 bottle or four times
TIE quantity $40 any address upon receipt Of
price C. o. d from observation, and IN private
name if desired, by a. l.. MIN TIE. N u.
IL kearney Street, San Franctsco. Cal.
DIR. MTNTJE'S KIDNEY REMEDY. NEPH-
RE rR I'M, al kinds OF Kidney and Bladder cpn'
p.aints GonorrhGa, Clee LtucorrhGa. For sale BY
Foster and Geo c. Thaxter, Druggists Carson City Qeo
o bottle ria bottles Tor $500.
Dir MaNIlk'H DAEDHL1ON PILLS ~ TIE
best and cheapest DYsPKP2lA ard BILIOUS eWs
in the narhet For GALE b. B. T. Foster and 0eorRe q
Thay.ey, druggists, Ctreca Cny. un1IIg
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-29
THE GREAT ENGLISH aEMEDY

L. . never.fsdlin2 cure for ncr
vous debility, exhausted vital.
ity, seminal weakness, ser
uatorrhpa, LJ.F MAN
H'IDD, impotcncy, rRr.lysis,
and al the terrible effects q.
seif-a5use. youthful fnilies and
and eKccssos ia rnaturcr years
such ~ loss OF memory, las
situde, nocturnal emission, r.
version to society, dimness n
vision, roisps in the head, the
vital fluid passing unoiservod
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-29
NOTICE TO c0-oWNERs.

CARSON CRY, ADA, June 10, 1881
To Oliver &pders IN, Joseph Boice Thorn IS Mayes A.
sobAxt and Nathaniel Holmes: You hereby notified
tat We undersigned have expended the sum OF four
and six $1,000 do lars in L. S gold CON- in labor
and improvements upon the Emerald Mining Claim and
Lode situate lying and being in urmsby county, State
View tunnel the line Of the Virginia Il Truckee Rail
~oad Said claim at point on the south side
line OF the Virginia and Gold nil Water Company
water pipe thence south fifteen hundred feet to
the north line Of the Bassette Mining Claim, which said
s expended by for the purpose OF holding said
under the provisions Of Section 232i OF
Revised Statutes of the United States, beng the
required TO hold the for the years 1878 ls9
and $780, Of which expended the proportion OF
ef you in said lode and claim Is the
amount set opposite yeur respective names, to-Wit:
Joseph Bolce -
Thomas MayeS. 10
A. C. Hobart 70 I
Nsthanlel homes ~ %
And if within hundred and eighty days after the first
publication of this notice, fail refuse to contribute
your proportion of such expenditure coowner- as
above set out your interest in said claim and lode will be-
ese the property of the subscribers under said Sec
kioa 1924
ROSS LEWERSi
p. n. MARKER,
G. A. LEE,
MAURICE MAY
ELIAS OWENS.
june 1901
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
The Weather.

WASHINGTON. D. G., April 3l.-TLo Chief
Signal Officer furnishes lha following 10 The
press: The ures Of low barometer, which OF the
midnight report was central 10 the st. Law
rtnco Valley, hal moved eastward { # tho coast.
A second depression is approaching tho Lake
Reglon from the extreme Northwest and is now
central east Of 3 smarck. Cloudy a1d threat
citing weather is reported from The Northwest !;
elsewhere fair weather lr.vsils. The tcmperar
,nle has fallen from to 10 degrees 10 he Obio
Valley, the Middle Atlantic States aud the
Lower LIKE Raii %. l. BIS ii5en from 10 Is
degrees in nc Nor Invest. Tho iadiIasious arc
Tint iai, weather Sili prevail in New England
I'D tho Middle Atlantic States to dsy aud
rrjb1tly to marrow, nd that the storm DOW
c:o!rsl near Bismarck will move eastward,
causns !sia il tbs Upper Like Il ,sioD sud the
Nor hwest TO day, followed 10 the M;ss)uli
Vail y ty clearing weather to uorroW.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30

MEMOIRS PREDICTIONS FOR MAY.-Mr,
VenDor, tho Canadian weather prophet, mskts
the following predictions for May:
Toward the erd Of The first week 10 May, CT
5b5ut the 5 h and Oh snoW.falls may be looked
Ter 10 the lover Piovnc,s aod about Nav 3
lrGS's arc probable IN Central and Southern
LIMOS, with rain aud snow prevailing 10 some
Localities. There will sso, 10 all probability, te
sno" tails through the quit and the ST. Law.
tercs district about the lib and S:h. After the
ten:h day. hoRever, hot weather may be ex.
pseted, and after the 18Th bush fires will prob
a,oy tbresk Gu. 10 certain districts, although
!oGnaer storms are sIso probable 90 the 18Th
aoG l5:b. BstEeel the POI and 25.h there
Will pro b'bly be cloudy weather With rains, and
vegetation will hRvo edv,rcad considerably By
the Il D ct to- noah Between Ihs 20 b and
20 the sss'hcr probably vii b. cool. The
srri7al OF shad flies 10 Man II al will be reported
atoat The 27sh CT Ssh. The moth will end
Eot ard suIsry." ''' 'A0
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30
DEATH ENDS A REMaRKaELE C.s.

DEATH ENDS A REMARKABLE CAsE,-An
accouat has b'en published 10 The Gtz,tts Of
the remarkable casa OF little Rcb,rt D,Wjtt,
Hbo resides Gear Big Island, in Bedford, and
Hh2s, n1aiadg bsill ID The skill of the attending
physicians. The L7rchtutg News SAYS: The
child who Was tea years old, was suidcnIy af-
i;eed Two weeks ago with al acute pei, 10 the
mead. which tho attending physician bro.
n0usced neuralgia. A few days afterwards ono
of the oye>blIls bErs. aud came Gu. Of The
s:csct. The physicians were non- pIussed-no
SUBJ case beiGg kucwl hithcrto-and it vas
scon discovered that the other eye would ais,
bo lost. Eubstqu:n!ly, the remaining eys b..
came SO sTollcn as 10 protrude from the socket,
leaving the Sufferer 10 utter blirdness. Net
Witbs:auding his horrible s1tforiogs, the patient
retaioed bis Consciousness TO the last, and ex-
pressed an earnest wish to die. ns bis snffelinps
Htro becoming u:bearabe, aud bis future, if
spared, would be living death. He died at
late hour Wedc:sd'y evening, snd was buried
yesterday at the old family g;aveyard near E,e
ntz,r Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30
Restitution and Dtsease.

DETROIT. Mich, April 30.--A terrible csse OF
slcknes3 ID reported tom the town CT Cresco,
nesr Marshall. in hi, State &. family nsmsd
Weaver, eight in number, living on an island
in tie centre of largs marsh, wsro found near.
, all down il malignant form of scarlet
fever. Thoy were in destitute circumstances.
the children having no covering for their feet
and but scaEtiiy supplied with food. The st.
mosphe. was infected with missna from the
marsh. Wstsr had baen used 70. domestic pur-
poses lrCcured from barrol sunk 10 the ground,
into which tho surGsca wster OF the marsh 4 owed.
When The physician list calico ,one Of the child.
ran was dying and beyond all q sdical assistance.
Soon after death the body became black, snd
the doctor calls it the most malignant form Ct
the 6isesse he ever met Three children of the
family Ciad within twenty.lopr hours
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30

a Cough, Cold Or Sore Throat should
90 stopped. Neglect frequently results ia IN
IncurabIe Lung Disease or COnsu,nr.
ton. Is kOW MS Il IL ONO Ra &.
ThUCHEs dc not disorder the stomach Ike
cough syrupa and bs'ssm'. but act directly
on the 1nflamcd parts, allay,ng irritation,
give relief IN Asthma, BrOnchitis,C Oughs.
CRtarrb, aud the Throat troubles wbjca
Ringers and Public speakers hro suo-
!ect to. For thirty years Browns Bronchial
Troches have been recommended By physicians,
and always give perfect sa.isf.c .icn HsvrE
been tested by wide ard constant use for nosr
an entire generation, they have attained wc.i
merlted rank among the few staple remedies o!
the age. Sold st 25c . box everywhere mills
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30

4 SNAKE STORY.-M1s. j. B. Elliott. cf
Mouat Vernon has be;n i'll for SIX mcnh with
q mysterious ailmant that Tic lco,! physicians
we're u1rto to diagnose. Tho lady believes
that 5odkc, which she alleges she swallowed
while d!inkiog from 8 sprirg last f,ll, has "a.
naiacd ia her stomach and grown 10 great s. re.
Sho ss5H sho csu feel it moving about Her
physician advised her to fas: ten days, and when
the snake Should get renl hurgry to oo5x il out
by bodn, pau CT fresh milk before her omen
mouth. Tho abstinence was begun, apd yes
tcrdsy ben, tie fifth dsy, and Mte. Elliott
feeling raV: nous sad supposiug htr lodper
equally haoely. had pan Of the best milk Oh
!aiaab!o brought aud fx,d herself 10 90 Inclined
position, her heels higher than her head, her
open mouth ccs, over the mix, but tic srake
refused 10 be beGuilcd. and the aroma of the
milk having ovcrpOwarcd tho hungry woman,
threw her into co1rul:ious, Which, Induced such
dangerous sitki0g spe!ls that The physic;sp
brought tho las, 10 e col usio5 aud c,mptlleG
tho pat!clt 10 ca. Tho failure Of tho txpcIi
nier! lis aade Mrs Elliott sicker than before.
Sho dcaasirj Of bei0g ever tble to Gu. fcs. the
soake. Her inability to ssrve Gu. the sasks
bag produced state Ct mcu.al anguish which
tho d;c'ogs say will lead TO iasinity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30
dubbed TO leeafII.

NEW YORK. April 30.-The sudden death
OF an eight year old boy named George Scbump,
vas reported to tho police yesterday. When
Deputy Coroner Waterman called ct the house
last cveLlog he touGd tx.entige bruises on the
bay's head. [: wss then learocd hat Oh Wed.
ncsdsy last he child had been beaten ca tho
bead With club By a mao. A description CT
the latter vas furnished, and On warrant
issued By Corcner Herman the nGn WAS ST.
rested. The prisoner gsv, his pans IS Fed
egick Dspner,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30
E'i00H.

KANSAS City, Mo, April 80 The ,iss in the
river during the past u hours has been about 70
inches, but waters have made no further on.
cro.chment upon the city. There is great deal
OF suffering among the Elk or teVen Thousand
people driven from their houses by the food,
Blu! scLlve measures Of Ie'iet have been ins!i-
tu!ed: 1hs tracks Of all tho railroads exceplirg
the Chicago - Alton are moro or less under
water. a man wss killed by q go7ernment
steamer crashing into house on the balcony CT
which he was slsndiGg. 1t is expected that the
river will DO tt q stand By 10 day and that q
rapid decline will soon commence
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30
Che Monetary Conference.

PARIS. April 30.-Tbo mex; si.tiug ef the
Mocetsly Conference is expected to bo hold
about Thursday. Msy 5:b, TO ceivo tie list
ct laterrogatorles DoR bsigg compiled by NJ.
Cernuschi, French delegate, End Mr.. Horton,
Secretary Of the Amer;cio Com uissioners.
10 sriita Ct the avroui meet y ,sterday b. the
HaVa'a sccecy hs. the E1ellsh delegates to
tbs cJci,reoce are tXo.c ed hare daily, tho
question Of Biiiis5 representation is s i'll VI Go.
ri ifd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30
The Late EIopement ia ENGLAND

LONDON. April 50-Vanity Fair of to day
s'ys: TIE PARTIES 10 the elopcment mentioned
yesterday are the Earl of Shrewsbury and Mrs.
Miller Muddy. OF SIMPLY DsrbSsbire. The
lu2lilVe pair Il ID to Srasbu,g, where tho lady g
relatives overlook thom, gave the Earl sound
thrsshiog. aad compelled tho woman TO return,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30

.; NEW YORK. April S)-Ihe Posts ansncis,
s.s s,, Ssys ,b az the Stock Exchange bonds
psoong, 'ne ohy change being the es which
Ia "a per cent extension. Slate bonds ,re Anil
ana only steady: 4 bonds are steady 10 utroua
a. en- advance Of al per cent, The latsar Chs0
Onio currency Is. Tie stock market site,
cama sio si5oas aGon became ve but be-
esfly decline ranged from tsI nsr cant TITS
Los since been rive CT taes, ihe latter n y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30
Alexandria Gazette and Virginia, Advertiser
VIRGINIA NEWS.
nol;il'y has gone to New York.

GoV. Hol:ilfy his gone to New York.
AZ opera house i; 10 or; c.ed at Yofktowo.
Di. Bo.lsnd. Of Ncr!tlt. di,d on Thursday,
from dropsg.
40 Ef;:c,paI otu;ci is being built a: Pigs
Mil, PN.sy;racis Ce.
A neg military company has btea olglu I'D
il Il chmond
Mr.. Jamss r. Fcasi.r. al old cit:z,a Of
Charlottesville, tiad thtse on Sunday last.
E7er7 day neI discoveries CT c>aI, iron oop-
per, &c arc being made 10 this State.
Haoptou Bros. sawn L, ca, milo vest Of
Hauiltoo, wss turned last Tuesday night.
LsTis NJ. Walker. e'q, oged CT years. died
a! lis r2siIeIc, 10 Ha:ltsx county on Frid 8
last.
Mr.. Robert Hume, IT O;auso G. Il drcw o
rrza Oh his Gng "BltgN' st no recant dog
shcw 10 New York.
Messrs. Bstton & Co, Ct B ,l;iln:ra and New
York have leased o bsrytes mine on The isrn
0! HOr; C, Smith. Desr Salem. 10 Fauq1isr Co.
A little sou of MIR. John d. Watson. Of Char
iottesVille, is threatened With IockiA1 from
sticking q small Pic, of 1879 10 bis foot short
time ago.
UaiQs5 uGQ sN utEsS VI CJppSl
have recansly been discovered on the land near
Manor Stsi)p, on the Shenandoah Vail y Rail
Tosd, which is now being actively prospec;ed
&. D. Hyde. ageat at Berrgviila of Adams
Express aaG Shenandoah Vail,g Rsilfosd Cos.
! abscouded Tuesday. taking with him funds Of
| the i;st Dsmed company rot exceeding 10
amount $500.
! The trustees Ct Emory and Heory College,
| Washington county, havo resolved 10 endog
| that ils,i,u,ion With 500 coo. and committee
has bacD aIp,inted 10 insure plan of opera
| lions aud snOmit i: to the board at is neys
| nGo!ipp.
| At q i int mce!ics ct the CommitteeS on III
1apce and Grcu Ids ard Baiipgs, bid Thurs
dsy oish! in Richmond. it Was unanimously
agreed that Dew Cry Hall should be buit, and
| he lot at The coraer CT CaI:el aud Eleventh
a;rcets WIS sil.c'ed as The Site The minimum
syn fer the building was fixed at $500 600.
Elr. G. ". Smith tlkcs charg, as General
Mnnfg: Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
on Mag lst, and will DO nj x. 10 rank to General
Wi,Es Z. Wickham. Secoud Vic, President.
| General W;c;ham, who has, up to this lime
been General Manager, in addition 10 his other
Offices, vii! remain 10 Charge Of the executive
department! OF the road,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30
The III arkeiS,

BALTIMORE, April 3O.-Virginia G. oil 49,.
deferred =; do consolidated sol do sec.,. -. 80
ries SO; past due coupons SCI asked new n - -
81 bid to-day. Cotton dull; rniddipr -,
Flour quiet snd unchanged. Wiest-SoStb.,,
shade easier; Western easier and on". d. I.
Southern red l20al25; do amber 12S.l&0 IN ;,
Western winter rad spo! and April l2C:liMa.
Msy l20Aslf0i; June 1l9allob; July ll5:.IIa: :.
Aug ll2sall2i. Corn-Southern eisier: Wa.
ern easier and inactive; Southern white 55;. H.
yellow ssh: Western mixed spo. ard Ami -
55i; Msy 55,e5t; Juno 54Si5i4; July s.! b..
steamer So. Oats dull; Western WHIT, i,iS,::'
do mixed 1916. Ryo dull tt III. Hsy -,
changed. Coffee dull; Rio cs-goas crdirs,y -
fair lCSAll2. Sussr firm; A Eof. &. Nls;fV
quiet at 81 10.
NEW YORK. April G0-Stocka strong. Mo,ev
4'6. Flour dull and unchanged. Whes.-c.sn
3aSc lower. Corn-cssh 3a4c lower.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30
PUBLISHED DAILY St TRI-WEEkLY 81
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1881

1t seems 10 b pretty vi, :i1Gcrato2d rcW
that txccu ivj gassiors 0! the Senate will COM
no;c, ca5!g {. X week. II theg Dc, nnd there
is tVery reason hey should and Goro that they
sbon'd not, q ;nn treaties anosa ratification
requires actiou before !aa Commencement Of
the reg liar SESSION vii be tohca Up ard prob
ably dispose! O.. aad al Iho Eo21iGsIioEH 70
which thcr, ara 20 eli cioGs &c coLfiimed
during tic Elc3cl3i7" ;wl weeks. Tiol, ss
there will Dc 10 tlrluer business b9io:o tho
Sanato bu. that rci9tr% 10 tho payment OF Gen.
Mahoue t0r big part CT tie bag .J1 by which
the republicans obtained ooDtrCi Of tho c)mml.-
tees of that b5dy, So the Gcmoorats arc u:qGa;l
6edIy opposed 70 such psymen;; aaa as mGlY'
republicans are Indifferent agC2. It, and " il rot
put themselves &c any trouble or iCc1GSeGieI c.
10 entorc3 it, Certainly got 10 tho cXtcrt o. rs
mainiog ic Was liog.0o Uasii mex: December.
wo shall not DC surprised il Geo fae mcr5ug
about the uiGGl, CT IN, me::y month
OF May the ono sIrgIo GcItcratc incm-
Der whose presence Is necessary 10 Gerry
out tbs programme OF bis party rises AID
and calls sttcnlIoo to the fact .hst 90 quorum is
present. Tho Senate will then hsgo 10 ndiourn
from day 10 day until qu5,um csn be collected,
but by the tiEe the Sergean. at Arms las lie.
turned from Oregon With Mr. Slater, Mi. Fs!lg.
Of California, will ba7o Soac, aud 20 it vii! &c
with mos: OF the otttr members throughout
tbs scattering, ttyeE 5recGiog days OF SUMMIT,
duriag all OF which lime Eioo Pc siGcna Arthur
and General Malone viii b, !ho o1y two KEN.
bers Of the entire body 1850 daily prcso0ce
will be rec,!sarg to rrasent tEe Democrats from
again assuming c5Etrol q the S3pat2. Alas
and has it come to this? What sad d!asT-
pointment to III, hopes Ct tic Maho5.as !
How plain tho mouse Tia: goi between Tie
lenses Of tho radicals spy-&IGas, how pslps.
bic the skunk that sool, pc sse.sior OF Tic co,D
hollow. what ridiculous eadog to inc scelc
that connected :sne:. Ge1eral Mahole ross fox
tho first time iu The Senate srd proclaimed
himself ar al !s;e, up ..i.3 o rocker,
down like = stick.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30
The Yorktown Centennial,

NAw YORK, April 30.-An Informal pIelimi.
nary meeting of the Yorktown Centenary Com.
mittee took plsc this morning in the 9Th Avenue
Hotel. Il WIS agreed TO present programme
for approval st the iul meeting which will take
place this afIorroor. According 10 this plan
thu celebration will commence October 9Th, the
anniversary of the day on which the allied forces
OF France and America erected the fret parallel
o. bre,stwoiks On the Yorktowa !orlifcstion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30
British Diplomats

:, LONDON, April 30.-Tho morning Pos! saws
u 10 posslbl 10 tbs! Sir Howard Thornton present
briSsh III Mister &! Washington. will succeed
L1r1 DQt erin at St. Petersburg, and thst Sir
austen b. L,ysrd. will succeed Sir Rdwsrd
IhoInson 1T Washington, Sir Augustus Berke-
ley Psges, remaining a. homo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30

Edward Nafa, syoung uaTri,d man of Ncw
York, wrote q note to bis wife yesterday s.sig,
tina! When she received thst miss.va his d,si
b5dy would be in the river. acd forthwith cau
uitted himself to the chilly waters CT the f,,.,
river sud vas socn 6rovn:d.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30

The April numbo. Of the Southern Histories!
Papers has been sent Us BY the Secretary. Gen.
Lane continues his history of his brigade OF
North Carolinisns, and sharply cri!icises Gen.
Mahone's conduct in some Of the operations at
the time Genorsl ". II. jackson, General
Richardson, and Colonel p. b. Stsrke give in
teresting details of Shermsn's advance On Meri.
dian, Miss. General 9. II. Wilcox replies to
General Harris's paper on the defense &C Fost
Gregg. Captain Polk replies 10 General Rag
giles in defence Of his fslhor, tieu.cnsnt. General
Bishop Polk, DR.. j. Willism Jones gives 8
sketch of Jackson's movements down the Val.
ley after General Banks up 10 and including
the fgh. at Front Royal e the department Of
Notes and Queries The following questions
are snewered: "Did General Z. t. Lee de-
scend from Robert TIC BTucs, King Of Scot
lsnd?' "Were the Dshlgren papers IS pub.
lished in the Richmond papers authentic Or
were they iorgsries? "Wss Liau.ensnt NJ eies,
of sheridsn's staff. killed in fair combat21 sex
act copy, from the original, OF 'Jeb.' Stusrts
correspondence st LsWinsvills." where WIS
the extreme right of the Army Of Northern
Virginia on the Sd Of June 1861?
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-30

A paragraph 10 cuc Washington oorreSp0n
decoo yesterday though, nav IVES MOI surprising
ItWls to tbs C: that TIC remarkable fd. l..
ity with which the :aGcuJ ;hTcc hundred and
six stuck to Gin :rat GRAFT 10 the Chicago GU
ventiou might have baeu !n!&c:d ~ lha fear Of
just such exposures az that nov attracting tie
attention OF the country respecting Tho frauds
10 tho S!ar route mail service Wiz G:aut as
President, chi with tbs n.cGcry OF I'll :ho
frauds of bis Administration sill 'r.si. Il is
impossible to believe thas ho ~ou!j Havo iGs.i
tuted investiga;ioos to uoco7er tho ffsuds o.
lis bosom ftieuds, Dor:ey. Iyctr Bfadg aEd
others. And thea. TOO, es it ;s loy hiotot,
these frauds tad .heir deception under ;ho
Grant regime. it i5 by u, means !ncorcaivaoi,
that they were am Dos tho Others whose tTacks
lid to the door OF he White House, |: was
often said during tic rae Of C:aG. that be!or2
dsmoorstic administrator Succeeded Ii htr7
would be largo fires il Iii thc D1p.Ttmoota .:
Washington TO destroy :ae c7i,iaac3 :! the c5i-
ruption with W!ioa they Wefo io1cycomt:d d.
The moro tuaen1oG5 :;aui c; Hayes avoided
any suoh danger, di5pc!ed 40 arxieiy ct The
thieves. put them o. case, encouraged them TO
even moro rapso;cua vo5bo5iaa. tic ir0ct q
which is now bci1z exhibited. i: is probably
batter 70, the county tSHt this czposE.s shcn'd
be made under rein5!;ca0 thsn d9u0ora'i2
administration, for III: rcason t!ist it vii! b9 s9
liable to doubt. |! is also net i'm probable TIA.
it may afford ga cxplaha!io1 Of General Gran :
rtcynlly developed foEdaess .or the LAID Of tAa
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