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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-12

TESTIMONY OF NORTHERN SETTLERS
About one hundred Northern settlers at
Roanoke, more than half of whom declare
themselves to be republicans, have united in
the publication OF an address in regard to
the charges Of fraud and intimidation at the
recent election in this State. They declare
that so far as the election at Roanoke is
concerned "all such assertions are absolute
lv false and without color of pretext in fact;
that the election held at Roanoke was as
fair, orderly. and as free from force or fraud
as any ever hold at our former homes, or in
which we ever participated. No attempt
whatever was made to intimidate any one,
or to prevent any one, legally qualified,
from voting as he wished, no matter what
his race, color or political creed may have
BEEN"
Another address has been issued, signed
bv Charles c. Tompkins, Of Roanoke coun-
tv. one of the 306 at Chicago in 1880, and at
present member of the Virginia republl-
can central and executive committees: }.
3. Frier. member of the State central COM
mittee and chairman of the republican coun-
ty committee of Roanoke, and many white
and colored republicans, denouncing as
absolutely and unqualitiedly false any and
all representations made by any and all per-
sons to the effect that, as far as this county
was concerned, that there was any attempt
made by any political organization to pre-
vent any man from voting as he desired at
the election held November g." This adj
dress further declares that ''the wild rant
ings of the little dethroned political despot
William Malone, chairman his manifest,
oes, bristling with the most hagrant un.
truths, his Judas-like conduct towards the
people of the State (which bushes to &C.
knowledge giving birth to such mani al
cannot make shadow Of truth out of such
meteoric falsehoods."
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Frank and Clear.

HAVING ADMITTED THE STRENGTH OF
THE EVIDENCE, AN EMINENT PHYSl-
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POPULAR SCIENCE CATECHIsM.


From Lc.b
THE OPERA.
What is this?
This, darling, is the opera.
My; but who are all these people?
The audience, my love.
But they seem bored 10 death
They are, dear.
Then why do they come?
To be looked at.
Gracious is that pleasure?
Yes, precious.
Why, how?
Why, the privilege costs about SO an
hour.
Then only rich people can afford it?
Only the immensely rich, dear.
But | see there young man who is not
immensely rich.
Yes
How can he afford it, then:
Directly he cannot; indirectly he can.
How indirectly ?"
Why, he will eventually make his tailor
foot the bill.
Those funny people on the stage
Ssh dear-they are singing.
Singing what? y
~, uu.S.
31 MnS 90 n .nHs ""e'
tusnI Aug H., u.,,.uS ,,S5,.uo
W., W. wy ~ ,,'. -" nrac;ors
,rns NY Nv, 10y ~. ps' tInt ,roor l;,.lo ,,ortlo-
~ hm, I tno'sars .n.'v ond .;u su.ord
nIen WIN .I9 snoi. .iousc' t'nu W. -
tnlo" NV lilineeli "iounu 90 ~ ~ "o'o @''''
Because he is tenor.
" hJ IL hc e.'iie" - .eHot
He charges tenor htteen collars minute
for his work.
And the other--the lady with vocal hyS-
terics?
Sbo is the nrima donna
:. sha e;r,,;nrr TOO.
80, ~ -
But neither OF these people nave any
notes.
Yes they have.
Wbercp
In thcir uockots
1'.n tboy s;ncr u;tb bont tboeo notes,
H. ',ns ~ H., ,,,os,,t
les' tuey eau pu' IueS "on =.
Is not the manager great piiilahlhIoplaV
to bring all these people together ana pay
them so much?
Oh. YES.
We should thank the moor manager very
Laort;I,-o
n1cIt 1ra 'a,S
VI Soe''I' .,.
We should be wiling TO pay him any sum
he chooses to ask, shouldn we:
Certainly, dear
IL - ,o 5;,;,to,o.taj
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l91 WEST TENTH STREET,
NEW YORK. August II, 1850.

MEssRs SEAnURY & JOHNSON.
Gentlemen Like most of my profession, | am
cautious about pinning my faith to any new mcdl-
cinc or curative agent But yonr BENSON
CAPCINE POROUS PLASTER has broken
through the barriers aud won its way to my good
opinion. Ny attention was first called to 1t some
eight months ago by ii paticnt of mine. Although
was we'll acquainted with the superior excel
leuce of YOUR other plaster and antiseptc dress
ing. made especially for the profession, the Ben
sons was comparatively new to me. had heard,
however, of it's merits remedy, III cases OF
Lame Back, Local rheumatism, Neuralgia, Con-
pestou of the Bronchial Tubes and Lungs, Dys-
pepsia, Torpid Liver and tho like affections, and
have since begun to experiment with it PERSONAL
". find BENSON'S CAPCINE PLASTER an
exceptionally cleanly plaster to use and rapid in
its action
Many tests of its qualities made III my own
family and among my patients, have convinced
Inc that there is no other single article SO vaua-
BILE for popular USE nor so helpful in the diseases
| have named.
Should you desire to do so, You may use my
name to that effect. Very truly yours,
II. II. KANE, AN, MD.
The genuine have the word CAPClNE cut IN
the center. Price 20 cents.
Seabury & johnson, Chemists, New 1ork
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Alexanlria Oazette.
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VHRISTMAS BOXES SHAVING SETS, Music
Boxes, Toilet Sets Odor Cases, Cut Glass
Cologne Bottles, Work Boxes, Statuetts, Jewel
Gases, Ornaments, Puff Boxes and Putfs, Fancy
Bottles of Cologne with Fancy CARDS Attached
and n,anv other Fancy and Toilet Articles suita-
Bile for Holiday presents at
AL Alexandria, Va.
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DRY GOODS
To Read This, is to Save Money.

We are not ont will. flashing Newspaper Advcr
tisc.nens, rs nc are too busy without thcm Al
though We employ One HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
Statesmen AND SALEsLADIEs our Customers
would suffer hy tho rush, i! it WAS largcr. All We
want to call your attention 10 is our Stock OF
LADIES AND CHILDREN'S CLOAKS.
All of the most fashionable styles. We have mis-
calculated the QUANTITY uf our purchases, and
find that if We sell Mt the rate of one hundred
day until the 1st Of January our assortment would
still be large enough to stock any two Houses ia
this city.
We therefore have concluded not to wait until
the latter part Of the Season, but TO reduce prices
at once to such figures rs will make them sell.
Our TES-DoLLAE RADAME SATIN CIRCULAR
QUILTED LINING. il WORTH FIFTEEN DOLLARS
All our goods arc made
EXPRESSLY FOR Us, OK MANUFACTURED
BY Us ON OUR FOURTH FLOOR.
DO not neglect this opportunity. but call at once,
even if you have no intention to buy at present.
A few words about our STOCK OF BLANKETS.
We have attended three TIADE-SALEs or BLANK
FITS in New York, and find We have over
ONE HUNDRED CASES
ON hand. The goods were bought 40 per cont.
Cheaper than last years prices. which insures us
against loss even If we would carry them over to
next year. What VIC dread is the idea of carrying
them, for want OF Storage Room We shall there
fore sell them, with a small advance on COST by
the single pair at prices which will threw all
competition in the shade.
We arc selling 1O.4 Blanket at S1.2O pair.
We are selling an all-wool, warranted . lbs. at
$40 a pair.
Wholesale dealers are selling them at $3.50, and
all finer goods in proportion. We have them rs
large as lid, and guarantee you saving Of at
least 40 per cent.
We trust that our long and vell-cstablishcd
Reputation for Reliability will place with an
Intelligent Public all Statements of Unscrnpnons
Competitors on their Respective Merits
Lansburgh & Bro,
42O, 42o AND 424 SEVENTH STREET.
oct31-tian1 WASHINGTON, ID. {.
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SPECIAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Having overstockcd myself, and being deter
mined to reduce my stock, therefore offer to the
public great reduction in prices
will now sell from this date until the lst OF
January, 1884, my entire stock, consisting OF
MEMS, BOYS, YOUTHS AND CH1LDREN'S
SUITS AND OVERCOATS,
a,d copnlete line of GENTS FURNISHINGS,
HATS. CAPS, TRUNKS and VAL1SES at mar
gin of 2la per cent above cost FOR CASH: = G.,
AS these goods have all been bought BY ,lS, me l0r
cash. can and will therefore sell them LOWER
than any other house in this city or Washington.
Any and all in need of Clothing will save mon
ey BY calling at once at my store, No. oo hing ST.
%, HENRY STRAUSS.
DERS FOR
NEW YORK APPLE CIDER,
In Kegs or Barrels. Orders sent by mail or tele-
pnehe ieo Nj HFTTRTCHS LAGER BEER, and all Soft
Drinks. III; Z; . ohlDm r.
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tIAN TAKES LOGICAL ACTION

Tho following letter tells its owE story. Tho
signature will be recognized as that OF thc fhESi-
c;an-iu- Chief of the DeQuincey Home, and author
Of Drugs That Enslave," The Hypodcrhc IN
lection of Morphine" "a Manual OF Nursing
and many other popular and valuable special med
jc,l works
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AUCTION S1LES.
ByR. T. Lucas & Co., Auctioneers.


GALE OF PROPERTY AT THE HEAD OF
y KING STREET EXTENDED
Under authority Of II decree uf the Circuit
Court of Fairfax county, Va, rendered ut its No
vcmbcr term, 1883, in the suit of Jones IS. ne
Kcnzic ct al, will sell at public auction, at tho
alexandria House. southeast corner Of Prince
and St. Asaph streets, Alexandria, Va 1T twelve
o'clock on SATURDAY. the 22d day OF December,
Instant THAT THIRTEEN-ACRE LOT more or
lcss) AT THE HEAD OF KING ST. EXTEND
ED situated between the roads which fork ut
Hot"s run, bounded on one side By the lIcesburg
turupikc OH another side hy the road crossing
from head OF King street to the Little River turn
nike and bounded on the third side by the prop
crty Of Cats, being the tract Of land described in
the proceedings in the said suit.
Terms One half cash the residue on credit
of six months with interest and title retained
till purchase money is paid.
decS-ts LEWIS MCKENZIE. Com. Of Sale.
TRUSTEES SALE
By virtue Of deed of trust from j. /. ]anney
and wife to mo. as trustee dated the 1st day of
June, 1875 duly recorded in tho Clerks office of
Prince William county, Virginia, ! will sell at
public auction, on the premises. ri Occoquan, on
SATURDAY, the 22d day Of December, 1855,
PART OF LOT NO. 1S, with the IMPROVE
MENTS also LOT NO. 10, as laid down in the
plot of said town. Terms-Cash.
oct22-2m J. l.. SINCLAIR, Trustee.
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NO. 294.
GEO. McBURNEY & son.
x M A s., 1 8 8 3
ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF
Fine Groceries and Table LuIQrieS.


1000 lbs FRENCH and PLAIN CANDIES.
Handsome Boxes FRENCH CANDIES snd
CONSERVE FRUITS, suitable for presents
RAISINS-- Finest Dahesa, Imperial Cabinet,
London Layer and Sultana seedless Raisins.
LARGE CURRANTs, NEW CITRoN and
LEMON PEEL.
FINEST LAYER FIGS in /, 2, 3, 5 and s-lb.
boxes, very cheap.
NUTS-Taragona and Ivica Almonds, English
Walnuts, Pecans, Palm Nuts and Filberts.
FLORIDA and JAMAICA ORANGES.
FRAIL DATES.
PRESERVES, in jars and buckets.
JELLIES, in glass and by the pound.
FRUIT BUTTER by the pound.
MAPLE SYRUP and NEW ORLEANS MO-
LkSSES.
RICHARDSON & ROBBINS and >ATSlORES
ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING.
ATMORE'S and CAMPBELLS MINCE MEAT.
FRENCH LIQUEURS-Handsome regular size
bottles with basket flush: nice Xmas present.
ROCK and RYE and PEACH and HONEY
large. making a set.
SCOTCH aud BYE WHISkEY.
FRENCH BRANDY and JAMAICA Rum.
MUMM'S DRY and EXTRA DRY CHAM
PAGNE.
WARMERS DRY AMERICAN do
DUFF GORDON and COOKING SItERRIES.
GEORGE McBURNEI L. SON,
Southwest corner King and Washington streets.
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DULL CREAM CHEESE, ''Tarbell" brand re-
l. ceived this day by
iy2 w. 4. JOHNSON CO.
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4" Old GreenbackS."

Ben Perley Poore tells this story =
! Amono 0+Nrr et------ go 7,- he Chase
pg" vas QUO uf -,. .r.-....i, 81 visits to
leading free negro in Florida, Uncle
. o...t ,v-,u, var r...., ..u,. tll,lIau cltri-
Hi..l Nh Chase inspected with
r- F.-l... - the old
darkey's anecdotes relative to the war in
Florida, and its effect both Oh the
planters aud the negroes, as seen from
his own peculiar standpoint, and that of
a free colOred man cuItivating some
thirty or forty acres of his own land.
After an hour thus pleasantly spent, Mr.
Chase thanked his entertainer, and as
he was about stepping into the ambu-
lance which had conveyed him thither,
produced new 81 bill and placed it in
the astonished hands of Uncle Solomon.
''What for dat p asked Uncle Sol,
holding out the bill Indignantly at arms
length. "Golly, massa, 'twasn't for dat
ole uncle toted YOU to find dis place Is
got all [ want, God he blessed for it I"
and the darkey's feelings appeared to
be really hurt.
"Why, uncle, You mistake" said the
chief justice, kindly, stepping back ont
Of his ambulance, and pointing with one
finger to the vigneste in the corner of
me p.I' ., a. Know you peIter' I ncle DOL
tliah 10 oHef you money; ana II Is as
picture |" recoAect me ny, not as money,
that gave You That OH
For moment Uncle Sol was stupe-
fed, but observing Mr.. Chase stillPoint-
ing with one hand ut the vignette, while
removing his broad brimmed straw hat
| with the other, some gllmmer Of the
/ truth began to break slowly upon Old
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-08

sight of. The grimness becomes a bur
den which you can feel, and as a current
of wind sweeps up or down the rocky
defle you can hear grOans and signs and
feel your blood run cold. The drip of
water has life, but it weighs upon you.
In such stiffness that you can count the
beats of your own heart, the drip drip!
drip Of the icewater trickling along
the cliffs would drive you insane in an
hour.
Hank Thunder? No Beginning
with low mutter, like the gathering of
a terrible storm, and swelling and grow
ing until the canyon seems to culver and
the pebbles rattle down from abOvG-it
is the King of the Canyon-the Grizzly
Our footsteps have reached his ear-he
shifts the air with grOwls which mean
death Two hundred feet beyond us in
the pitch darkness is the lair of the
King. Nothing that lives and walks can
pass his tcIl-gate. Right down there the
canyon parrows, and there is his home.
Listen How the rocks tremble under
that roar The scream Of a whirIwind
sweeping over the prairie cannot stun
moves about, and his feet fling the bones
of his many victims against the rocks
and down the dark path. His eyes have
a balefUl light. and he tears at the cliffs
with his long claws. He has the scent,
but he cannot locate it. If he could
if he does! Come away The King
Of the Canyon is at home and hungry.
M Quad.
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The First Whistle.

The story of the first steam whistle on
the Missouri River is amusing. Its IN
PRODUCTION dates back to 1874. At that
time the settlers on the Missouri River
were in the habit of making regular
yearly visits to st. Louis to do Their
trading for themselves and friends.
They were not provided with daily inter
course with the outside world, and many
who lived back from the river seldom II
ever, saw steamboat more than once a
year. 1t happened that during the fall
of 1914 the new steamboat Lexington
started up the Missouri River, loaded
down to the guards with freight.
The steamer was provided with a
steam whistle-the first one used on the
Missouri River-and as it happened no
one knew about it except Warner, who
was wag and lover OF Joke. Inc
night after leaving st. Louis the pasSen-
gers were collected together playing
cards in the cabin, when the talk turned
upon steamboat explosions, then very
common.
q feel perfectly safe on this boat, "
said Warner, rs he dealt the cards.
"Why ?" inquired Yocum the planter.
"Why?' echoed the rest OF the COM
pany.
Il will tell you why" said the wag,
carefully studying his cards. "Ihis
boat is provided with a new patent safety
valve, which notifies passengers on board
when it is about to blow up. 1t is a
concern which makes a most unearthly
noise, and when you hear it, it IS time
10 get back aft or Jump overheard"
Notwithstanding the fact that Warner
told his story with the most solemn and
earnest countenance, some were sllepti-
cal. Not so. however, with the planter.
Next morning, when the Lexington was
steaming up the long, straight stretch
of river Just below Washington, Mo, the
passengers were ut breakfast.
Suddenly the whistle commenced to
blow. the first 5ime on the trip. The
passengers locked at each other a mo-
meut, and horror and dismay spread
over their faces. The first man to real
ize the situation and act was Yocum,
the planter, who, with hair erect and
blanched face, jumped up, crying as he
pulled over one after another of the pas
sengers:
''Rm-run for your lives; the thing
is going to bust Come with me, and
let us save ourselves y
OF course there was q stampede for
the rear of the boat, and it was only by
the eXertiou of some of the crew that the
more excited were restrained from Jump
ing into the rivcr-h'a11saS city Star.
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The Mistake of a Bank Teller.

A few days ago it was announced that
Mr.. Henry Davies, a gentleman of good
position IN Liverpool, had been arrested
in the Isle of Man for having improperly
obtained a large sum of money from the
Liverpool branch of the Bank of Eng
land, Mr.. Davies, on Saturday. the
22d instant, went to the bank aid asked
for smaller change for $50 in notes.
The teller, instead of giving him $40
notes gave him by some error several
notes Of the value Of 500 each. After
Mr.. Davies left the bank the mistake was
found ont, and the manager took steps
which led to the arrest Of Mr.. Davies.
1t now appears that in accordance with
the rule Of the bank Mr.. Davies wrote
his name and address on the notes, and
wrote ON piece of paper what change
he wanted. This was about noon. and
Mr., Davies was engaged 20 90 to the
Isle OF Man by the Op. N. boat After
finding out the mistake made by the
bank, he wrote hurried note to the
manager of the bank, telling him Il mis-
take had been made, left this note with
the hail porter at his club and sailed for
the Isle of Man. The bank manager got
the note, but saw lit to issue Il warrant
against Mr.. Davies, under which he was
arrested. After inquiry into tue matter,
however, Mr. Davies has been released.
-I Pun lffy/I I,u-,yfs
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Where Young Snakes Go.

About twenty-three years ago, in
Beebe, Arkansas, I had guinea hen
sitting near my house, in the garden
One day, while hoeing in the garden,
I noticed the hen flying, tiuttering, and
apparently fighting something. I
walked, hoe in hand, carefully up to the
nest Curled up in the nest lay blow
snake, or what some people call a bull
snake. [ carefullyapproached her, and
when She Strengthened out to run, with
one blow of the hoe | cut her head clean
from her body I Strengthened her out
and was examining her, and preparing
to take her length, when a young snake
about six inches long, and about the
size of a common lead pencil, made its
appearance. [ cut its head off, and
others followed, until l had cut the
heads off of twenty seven. Some of
them remained dead in the cavity OF
their mother, so that I know that they
did not occupy place III the stomach.
The snake had swallowed twelve guinea
eggs, which l proceeded to eject by
squeezing from her stomach and throat.
The eggs [ found came from one apart
mcnt, and the young snakes from an
other This induced me to examine the
head and neck which I cut off. [ dis
covered that there was an opening I'M
der the tongue, through which the
young snakes entered the cavity in
which they were found. and that that
cavity was separate and distinct from
the stomach where the guinea eggs were
found. I took two smooth sticks, [ ran
one down the throat from above the
tongue and the other through the open
ing under the tongue. Both came out,
but through separate and distinct pas
sagcs. Hence | say snakes do not swal-
low their young, but something like the
opossum or kangaroo have sack OF
pocket for them, which is entered
through the mouth aud under the
tongue. Some one may want to know
what was done with the guinea eggs. /
answer, put them back into the nest,
and in about a week twelve young gui.
nea chicks were Matched from them
1 5,lI,.jagIJ Ti.J1
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Wanted to Encourage Them.

A correspondent sends to the Boston
Jo"r7lal the following story, vouching
for its truth:
In 4 village not twenty miles from
Boston resided, a ''pOOr but honest
cOhbler, whose work was poor as well as
his purse, and. having large family,
he found it very difficult to ''Get along, -
although largely assisted in many ways
by his townspeOplc, this one giving pork,
that one fowl or eggs, the other one
cast-off clothing, etc.
Some years ago one of the religious
societies of the place voted to build 4
church, and the parishioners being very
impecunious, decided to ask every man
in the village to subscribe, and among
the rest the cObbler, hoping he could
and would give fifty cents or may be
dollar, as he might thus express his
gratitude To the amaZement of all he
signed for two hundred dollars. Then
were all agog and the village store had a
new topic. where it was concluded that
as he had been very economical and been
assisted so much he might have "saved
up" two or three thousand dollars.
On the first and many succeeding calls
the collector was told 81 cannot pay to-
day"
When the editice was completed and a
settlement desired a last. but very urgent
request brought ont the same reply.
"When can you pay it?"
"Don't know"
eff that is too much what can you
give?"
Nothing; hain't got dollar"
F'Have Won met with any reverscs since
VI ,,i, 20. -
did you know when You signed that
you couldn't pay?"
yes"
'Then why did you ?'
"WeII, I thought I'd encourage the
rest ON yer"