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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03
The Markets.

BALTIMORE, May 3.--yirglnia is deferred -;
do consolidated So do second series 37asl; past
due coupons 90; new 1o4Os 421a bid today.
Cotton steady; middling 1913. Flour quiet ;
Howard street and Western super 3 75aS5 90 !;
do extra 25a$6 %; do family 5OaS7 SO;
City Mills super ) 5naS4 rs: do extra 5 Goa
81 so; do Rio Brands 25a$7 81; Baltimore
high grade family SIS 90; do winter wheat patent
So 10. Whcat--Southern steady; Western firm
or and inactive; Southern red 135a1 40; do am
Der 143a14G; No Western winter red spot
IA; May 144 = asked; June 143%4 a144; July
127Sa1277s; Aug 12:5a1234l. Corn-southern
ashude better Western firnrcr and quiet Southern
white 81 l. do yellow Sass; Western mixed spot
ST. 81 edi May sdaas5; June s4tlas4ss ; July
ern 5sa61 Western white 59a61; do mixed 5sa
90; Pcnna 5Sa61. Rye dull at 95a1OO Hay
quiet; prime to choice Penna and Md 16aS17
Coffee quiet; Rio cargocs ordinary to fair ga
81 Sugar quiet; A soft 97s Whiskey firm at
New York, May 3.--Stocks fairly actiye
Money 3. Cotton dull; uplands 12la; Orleans
12la Flour firm and in fair demand. Wheat
quiet and 'aa&4c better. Corn fairly active and
a,a1c higher.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03

nor SALE-A VERY VALUABLE FARM, con-
l. tanning 6521b acres of arabic land, all in grass
except about 100 acres in wheat, oats and corn.
1t produces WELL and is especially adapted to graz.
ing II is beautifully unduating, is within half q
mile of Brandy Station Depot, on the Virginia
Midland Railroad, Culpeper county, Va. Water
is abundant; number Of neyer-failing SPRINGS
and wells. besides a never failing stream which
runs through the entire length of the farm. The
improvements consist of comfortable DWELL.
ING, Ice House, Dairy, Meat House, large com
modious Barn, Stabling for large number of
horses, cattle, sheep &c, large Building for the
storage of crops in the straw, Hen Houses. Hos
Pens, &C., &C., besides four good Houses. conven.
iently located, for farm labor
The Farm IS beautifully unduiating is easily
susceptible of division into two or three Farms
and is easily cultivated by all the improved far,
machinery. 1t is convenient to the postofGce
churches Of all denominations, schools, machine
shops, mills, &c. Terms will be made easy to
purchasers. Persons DESTROYS of inspecting thu.
premises or desiring further particulars will an
ply to W. D. FITZHUGH, on the place, or by
letter to him, Brandy Station Postof6ce, who will
take pleasure in showing the premises to any one,
or Information may be had from DE COURCY "
THOM, Stock and Bond Broker. 1S German street,
Baltimore, Md. my3-W&S1m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03
About Taxes

The Auditor has issued the following cir
cular letter
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
OFFICE AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTS,
RICHMOND, April'2S, 1882
10 the Commissioners ofthe Rerenue:
Gentlemcn,-l have compared the printed
and the cngrossed and enrolled laws pertain
ing to the assessment Of the taxes, and have,
as soon as it could be done, had them print
ed and sent TO you in time to reach YOU at
the May courts.
There are no changes in the law assessing
and taxing the manufacture or sale ofardent
spirits, wine, &c., and your duties remain
the same rs under the law of 1880.
There are many and great changes in the
assessment and tax laws-each section of
the pamphlets sent you being different from
the sections in the revenue laws of 1SsO'S1
1t is not possible for me now to call YOUR at
tention in Il circular ofthis kind TO all those
changes i'll detail, but by careful per,lsal of
them, they will be apparent to you
In the act imposing taxes, which has been
sent you, on page 6, section 8, the tax i'm
posed should read .foriy cents on every hun
dred dollars, and one fourth thereof shall be
applied, &c., and on page 10, section %.
Tar on Nerchant#,' line G. after the word
dollars" insert the words there shall be a
tar OF forty cents on the one hundred dollars
ralue thereof. a new corrected copy ofthe
tax bill will be sent YOU al once.
You will not Use the land books sent YOU
in January for the assessments of 1882, as
new books conforming to the new rate of
taxation are being prepared, and will be
sent you when finished The personal prop
crtybooks and interrogatories. and a new
edition of the revenue laws also, are being
and will be sent 10 you when
ready, and all the other blank forms are
being sent you az fast as they can be gotten
out.
1t will afford me pleasure to give you by
letter any information you may call for in
advance of the volume Of instructions and
laws.
am, very respectfully,
S. Brown Allen,
Auditorfof Public Accounts
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The $500 900 from the A., N. and O. in Court,

4ue @ooo,ooo IRON the A., d. anu u In Court.
Johnson, Williams & Boulware, Pegram,
Stringfelow, and kean attorneys, yesterday
filed Il bill in the Circuit Court of Richmond
on behalf of Harry B. CAN'T, who alleges
that he is the owner of certain State bonds
issued under the funding bill of 1871, and
under the amended act Of February 7, 1872,
and who maintains that part of the con-
tract under which said bonds were issued
was that whatever sums were realized from
the sale Of the States interest in railways and
works Of internal improvements was especi-
ally appropriated to the redemption of the
bonds issned under said act, and that the
pledge so made was q material inducement
to holders of the bonds issued by the State of
Virginia under acts prior to the said act of
March 30 1871, to accept the terms and pro-
visions thereof" Then the bill goes on to
recite the fact of the States ownership of
an interest in the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio road ). of the sale of the same for $780,
600 to the purchasers of the road, and of
two acts of Assembly undertaking to dispose
of said 100000 by appropriating part $780,
NO) for the establishment of Normal and
Collegiate Institute (colorcd) and the re-
mainderto the public-school fund Such ut
tempted disposal of the proceeds of the sale
the complainant charges is unconstitutional.
illegal, and void, and that it was the duty
of the Board of Public Works to have
turned over said money to the credit of the
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, where
for he prays the intervention of the Court
and an injunction to prevent the wrong
contemplated.
Judge Wexford made the following order:
1T is ordered that copies of the bill this
day filed before me in vacation by Harry B.
CAN'T VS.. Board of Education of Virginia
and others be delivered by the clerk to the
Sheriff, TO be served upon Hon. +. S. Blair,
Attorney General Of Virginia, and one of
the members of the Board of Education of
Virginia, and upon John B. Davis, President
Planters National Bank of Virginia and of
the Richmond Banking and Insurance Com
pany, and that the said Reveley, Treasurer
OF Virginia, and the said Board of Education
of Virginia, and the said Planters National
Bank of Virginia, and the said Richmond
Banking and Insurance Company, be re-
quired to show cause before me in the court
house of the Circuit Court of Richmond, at
10 A. NJ. on Friday the 9TH day of Nav, 1882,
why the prayer of the petitioner asking the
injunction set fourth IN the bill should not
be granted"
The two banks are made parties because
ii is supposed that the $500 900 is deposited
with them.--Richmond Dispatch.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
':1o show the rery age and body ofthe Times

10 SHOW inc Fe'Iy age ana Oody " me Tunes.
The House of Representatives yesterday
concurred in the Senate amendments to the
Chinese bill
The steamer Alaska has made the trip
across the ocean in days, 81 hours and
tt minutes, the fastest time on record.
At the city election at st. Paul, Mimi,
yesterday the republican candidate for city
treasurer was beaten by 500 majority bya
democrat.
At Il Cabinet meeting yesterday it was de-
cided that the President should issue aproc-
lamaton calling on the lawless cowboys to
disperse.
Judge Brooks yesterday, at Cambridge,
Mass, decided that in the will of the poet
Longfellow craSures are to be considered no
part Of the will and that interlineations are
of no effect. This dcprives each of the chill
drcn of the tcstator's brother of legacy of
81 ,000 and makes void the legacy Of $1,000
to his brother Stephen. Earnest Longfellow
was appointed administrator in the place of
the late RICHARD Fl. Dana named III the
will
| A correspondence between the State De-
partment mt Washington and the Russian
foreign Office regarding the status of American
Jews temporarily residing in Russia was yes
tcrday laid before the Senate and showed Il
wide difference ofopinion between the two
governments AS to the proper Interpretation
otthe treaty oflS32. The Russian authorities
maintain that the treaty is to be construed
in connection with the local law, and that
American citizens residing in Russia have
no rights except those guaranteed by the
laws Of the empire, which may be changed
and modified according to circumstances.
! On the other hand Mr. Blaine, in his CORE
spondencc upon the subject maintained that
the treaty is paramount To the local law,
and that the rights acquired under it cannot
! be limited or restricted in any way by
legislative. judicial or executive action
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03
To-DAY's TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES.
To-day's Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE

Mr.. Mcpherson presented petitions from
citizens and boards of trade Of New Jersey,
in favor of The Lowell Bankruptcy Bill.
\ report by Mr.. Anthony, from the Com
mittee on Printing, against the printing Of
the volumnious mass of papers recently re-
ceived from the Secretary of War, concern
ing the cause Of the deficiency for the cur
rent year in the appropriation for the
mileage of army officers, &c, was discussed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Henderson, Of ILL.,, reported bill to
allow the military forces of the United States
to be employed as posse comitatus to
assist the civil authorities within any terri
tory of the United States to execute the
laws therein when requested by the Gov
erllor of such territory.
Under the call of committees number of
bills were reported of no general interest.
The House at II o'clock went into Com
mittee Of the Whole OH the tariff commits
sion bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03

The BALTIMORE AND OHIO railroad al
ways strives for, and generally obtains, the
best of everything, including men rs we'll as
mca,ls, raculatcd to advance its interests
Picturesque &. 4 o." is patent example
both of this wise policy and oi lis success,
for though an advertisement. it has none Of
the ordinary features uf one, and in matter
style and illustrations ii is 30; inferior to
the most popular magazine" published in the
country. 1t is Il descriptive and historical
account Of the +. 4 o. T. r.. profiSelv and
handsomely illustrated with wood cuts Of
all the many notable places along the route
executed by Moran and other Of the most
distinguished cngrivers Of the country
This book alone shows that the T. Il 0.
Company got the right men for the right
places when they employed Mr.. pangborn.
its author, rs their advertising, and Mr.
Lord rs their general passenger agent.
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Communicated.
Maintain the Laws.

1t appears by n paragraph in the Gazette
that the Mayor has given permission to the
temperance men To hold street meetings The
Mayor has no such power. His sworn duty is TO
see that the laws are faithfully executed, which
law prohibits the assembling of any crowd, or in.
deed more than two persons-thrce persons con-
stitute an unlawful asscmblagc upon the streets.
1t would be we'll for the Mayor to thoroughly M
derstand that he is not Il law unto himself and
that he must square his conduct to its provisions
and prevent amy crowd from strIlcting the
streets, let them bc temperance men, CosprI
shritkers, or what not. r6ry
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03

THE t. :. House Of Representatives was
engaged Yesterday and will be during the
remainder of the week, in the consideration
of the tariff commission Hill. As the real
object of This bill is 20 delay all possible
measures of relief from the existing omeroliS
and unjust tariff, il is hoped that il NAY be
defeated. and that Congress will then pro-
coed nj once to reconstruct the tariff upon -
revenue basis, and thus while showing Incl
dental par,iali,y to the rich monopoisls. al
low the people Of the country III buy the
mrccssaric% Of life ut less than double the
price they are now compelled to pay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03

Now THAT the British Government! ha,
released Mr.. Parnell and the other Irish
members Of Parliament, and also nearly all
the other Irishmcn it had imprisoned as slls-
4pccted parties. it is hoped that Il better
state of feeling may arise between Englsnd
and Ireland anu that the differences that
hacc 30 long existed between the people OF
the two islands may be settled amcably
and to their mutual satisfaction The instant
cessation of the lawless proceedings OF the
one and the harsh reprcssive measures OF
the other will he hoped for 10y all F,nglisi,
speaking people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03
Death of Mr.. MAYNARD.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May 3.-Hon. Horace
Maynard died suddenly at l o'clock this a.
NJ. of heart disease. He got out of bed at
that hour, telling his wife he felt ill, and
dropped dead on the floor He served sew
eral terms as Congressman from Tennessee
was minister to Turkey and afterwards
Postmaster General under President Hayes
He was Ga years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03
IOFFICIAL.
Report Of the President of the Commercial! Ex-
chann -.

To the members Of the Commercial Erc.ange:
Your President aud Board of Managers herein
present their report of the business transacted on
Change since the last annual report, May, 1881
There has beeh offered and sold Oh Change five
hundred and siXty-cig ht thousand seven hundred
and eleven (56S, Ill bushels of wheat, one hun.
dred and titty.eight thousand, three hundred and
hfty-fOur l5S, 354) bushels of corn four thousand
nine hundred and thirty -eight(4 939)bushels
and eleven thousand two hundred and seventeen
tll,2 bushels of oats. Estimated amount of
grain Of all kinds received and not reportcd, ono
hundred and fifty thousand (15O,0O0) bushels,
which compared with the receipts Of the past year
shows falling off Of one hundred and thirty.two
thousand eight hundred and eighty five (132 1851
bushels. NJ ''
Mr.. John S. Taylor, Flour Inspector, reports
twehty-seyen thousand three hundred (27, BOO
barrels of -four received during the wear,
The receipts of mill feed, hay and other pro-
vender have been largely in excess of former
years. There has been reported as received and
sold two hundred (2O0) tons of cotton Seed meal
The report Of the Treasurer, Mr. w. A. Moore.
shows balance ftwo hundred and three dollars
the Exchange. -
While our report shows decrease in the re-.
ceipts of grain, still when we take into considera
ton the partial failure of both the wheat and corn
crops laSt season, VIC have no reason to be dis
couraSed, for the decrease in other markets has
Dten very mucn greater than in orr own
We have the most favorable reports of the grow
ing crops, and have every reason to- believe that
the coming harvest will be bountiful one.
We note with pleasure the direct expectation Of
several cargoes of grain from our. wharves TO Eu
ropean ports in the past year, and the coming sea-
son will probably see this branch of onr trade
largely increased =
Indications point to All early resumption of
work at the Pioneer Mills, in which event the de-.
mand for wheat will he largely increased. The
prices obtained here for all kinds of breadstuffs
freight and other charges taken into considers.
tlon) will net the producers more than in any
market to which they can ship, and with the new
outlets mentioned above, there is no reason why
Alexandria should not be the market for all grain
raised in this section of Virginia
Aside from our commercial prosperity, which
was never more lattering than at present, the
future of Alexandria is particularly encouraging.
Our many natural advantages are becemin q known
to capitalists and capital is being invested ia our
midst, as is evidenced By the several manufacto
RES which have started up within the last year
We can point with pride to the fact that oup
association has had financial disasters to chron
icle during the past twelve months
Thanks are due to our efficient recorder. Mr. r
II. Lyles for the faithful manner in which he has
discharged the duties Of his Office. "a a.
Respectfully submitted BY the Board of Man
ayers. GEO ": FISHER, President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03
Financial.

New YORK, May 3.--The stock market
opened strong with the exception of Norfolk and
Western preferred which was 1 per cent lower,
the general list being isa1 per cent higher than
yesterdays closing. In the early dealings prices
declined lsa;tl per cent, the latter Louisville and
Nashville, but subsequently recovered fractional
Speculation WAS active
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03
The Indians.

SANTA FE, n NJ, May 3-A column of
Mexican troops to-day met the Indians of
whom Colonel Forsyth is in pursuit, killed
IS of them and took 3533 prisoners. The cour-
Ter bringing this information arrived on foot,
being pushed so hard by the Indians that
he had to abandon his horse and barely es-
capped with his life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03
The Yanceyyille Tragedy.

DANvllLE. VA, May 3.--A prelimary
trial was held at fanceyVille, n. c., yester-
day and Felix Roane who killed Nat John
son and wounded George Williamson, jr.,
in the lanccyville tragedy, was discharged.
Williamson waived trial and WAS bound
over in the sum of 81 500.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03
Maine News.

Hop BittcT;, which are advertised in our col
umns, arc sure cure for aguc, biousness and kid
neg complaints. Those who use them say they can
not be too highly recommended. Those afflicted
should give them fair trial, and will become
thereby enthusiastic in the praise of their curative
qualities. - Portland argus lib
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- - - - 20 . -
MARINE NEWS.

PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. MAY >, ls'.
Sun rises. 5 3 Sun sets......., q 81
ARRIVED.
Str Lady Of the Lake, Norfolk, to + \ ktrd
&Co.
| Str MattanO, lower Potomac, to J Brodrrs& To-
-tSchr Moses Webster, Pittston, to Reed 1"
=.
Str Lady Of the Lake. Nortk by i A Reed So"
u ARRIVED AT WASHINGTON.
Str Rotary, with lumber from Plymouth, H.u
schr Mary Augusta. with lumber; barge James
Black, with coal from Philadelphia.
MEMORANDA
Schr Carrie Holmes, from Richmond, AT Nm
York ID Is iftt
Schr Yankee Doodle sailed from New YORK ic'
Richmond I'd.
Schr Annie NJ Allen, from Richmond, 81 h"
ton ID
schr Jesse Elizabeth from Richmond. a, I"'''.
mouth Both.
schr s S Holmes, from this port, at Norfolk ISL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03
Suicide.

NEW YORK, May 3-Thomas Burke, aged As
years, resident Of Staten Island, committed sui
eide this morning by throwing himself under
the wheels Of 4 truck at Chambers and West
streets. The wheels of the truck passed over his
ncrk killing him instantly. Burke was demented
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03

The CoMET.-The new comet is not WISH
BILE to the naked eye as yet. In the teles-
cope it looks like round body with flow
ing tail, and resembles very much the COM
ct everybody is accustomed to see in books.
The nucleus is pretty large, but there is no
we'll defined centre. The star like nucleus
in the centre is wanting but the tail is de-
veloping very rapidly. Prof Boss, of AL
bany, thinks that it is going to develope a
very large tail and that it will be exceed
ingly brilliant for short time. 1t will be
visible from the 18th Of May to the 18th of
July, but from the lst Of June to the middle
it will be so near the sun as to be scarcely
visible. 1t is estimated that the tail will be
some four or five degrees in length and
probably longer than this As ii is now
seen through the telescope it must be con-
siderably foreshortened 1t is now moving
about two millions of miles per day. When
it reaches its perihelion, on the 5th of June.
its velocity will be over two hundred thou
sand miles per second This is tremcn-
dous speed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1882

NEARLY ALL the accounts published in
the North of the crop prospects in Virginia,
represent labor as scarce in this State.
And these accounts arc correct Farm
hands are hard to get and the agricultural
capacity of the State is not availed of i'll
consequence. And yet there is not a city
nor Il town within the Commonwealth i'll
which there are not hundreds of idle negroes
lounging about, too lazy TO 60 to the country
and earn an honest living by working on
the farms How the many negroes seen
about the streets and in the suburbs, Il cor
rect estimate of whose number may be
formed by Il visit TO the polls on election
DAYS, manage to subsst is a wonder, to some
people, but that they will not leave the
cities for work on the farms is Il fact no less
evident than that they could get such work
without trouble if they would only seek for
il, and that the farmers would be glad to
employ them and to pay them fair wages
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Ministerial Welfare.

WEST End, ATLANTA, Ga,
March II, 1881.
H. H. WARNER K Co.: Sirs--Your Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure raised me from a
bed of sickness. and made me well man.
REV. ROBERT CUNNINGHAM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03

Overworked men and women, persons Of
sedentary habits, and others whose system
needs recuperation: nerves toned, and mus
cles strengthened, should use Browns iron
Ritters
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03

If Mr.. David Davis thinks he is improving
his chances OF reelection IL the Senate. BY
ohjecting to cX-ConttdcratcS holding COM
missions in the Army and Navy. he is Won
Icriuly deceived
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03

The market to-day for grain is firm. Flour !,
without change. 100 bus heels of Whest sold Al
135a13S for Fultz. 140a142 for mixed and IA,
for Lancaster 300 bushels OF Corn brought o.
for white. No Rye or Oats reported. Country
produce quiet and unchanged
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03

Capt John s. Wise is spoken of as the
Malone candidate for Congressman at large
and ex-Auditor Massey will run as the anti
Malone candidate
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03

The largest and best assorted stock of
Clothing in the city at
HENRY STRAUSS, sc King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03

The debris left from the big fire in Rich
mond has been cleared away, and the work
of rebuilding is now in progress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03

The MAY number of the monthly part of
Golden Days, which has also weekly eli-
ton, an excellent magazine for boys and
girls. has been received from IL; publisher
James Elveison, PHILADELPHIA.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03

FISH REPORT. Two thousand shad aud one hun.
dred and fifty thousand herring have arrived at
Fishtown since last REPORT and sold as follows:
Shad s13aS16 per hundred; herring S6aS,i 30
per thousand
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-03
Small Pox:

ALLENTOWN. Pa, May 3.-Since Tuesday OF last
week ten new cases OF small pox and three deaths
from this disease have been reportea