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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-11 a. m-Stocks opened
irregular but before the first call prices advanced
u, TO s. per cent the latter in Northern Pacific
preferred Union Pacific was weaker at I5'sa
763s
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. December 22-While
there is no actual advance in Flour the prepara'
ton for the holiday season has been the cause OF
MANY more liberal sales. Wheat Is steady and
firm with light offerings; 25OO bushels only we're
sold ON change to-day at 1O7a1OS for fair to
GOOD Fultz; 100 for mixed and 100 for ordinary
loncbcrry: tailcnds and damaged lots sold at SO
to 100. Corn is without change POO bushels all
new, brought 54a56 for white and yellow. Rye
il strong and fair brought GO. No Oats were
offered. Produce is active aud sells readily if in
nice neat condition and attractvely packed.
BALTIMORE, Dec. % va. 1s defd =, do con.
soIida'cd =; do second series =; past due cou-
pom. 45 DO new 1O-4O's 33al do new IS DO
bid to-day Cotton dull: middllng loFi
Flour dull and easy without change. Wheat
Southern steady and quiet; Western about steady
and active; southern red 1O9a113; do amber
11Oa114; No l Maryland 112E. asked; No
= Western winter red spot 1oSa1oShi January
1OS7sa1O9; February 111laa111%; March
!. So ,uos.o, q .,,nr,ra dill. Soutbarn white
53o6D: do yellow 5Ia6O: Western mixed spot
6Olo bid: December GOlp; January 6Ol2aG1 y /;
Teb,uarv 62I,a623o: March 6:SatjI steamer 81 y
a55. Oats steady; Southern 3Sa43; Western
white 4Oa12; do mixed 3Sa39; Penna 3Sai2.
Rye quiet at G6aG5 Hay unchanged and dIil.
Coffee dull Rlo carSocs, ordinary 10 lar lo'2a
1. y y , SuI" 81 St''us a '''' :
''' : e
W., vo,,- n, % c+o.le Io,yor Monav
easy at 2a21s. Cotton easy; uplands 1O3s; Or
leans 1O5, Flour dull and heavy. Wheat La
'sc lower aud dull Corn sage lower anu uull
n-,- e..t..
banA "talFHehs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22

President Arthur will assist at the ban.
quet of the landing OF the Pilgrim Fathers
tonight in Brooklyn, and tomorrow night
will dine in Philadelphia in honor of the
same event. This, says the Baltimore
american, is a pleasant reminder of the old
Pilgrims, who sat on the ice-clad rocks of
Plymouth in 1920, and ate salt junk and
hard tack, after a very long and solemn
grace
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22

Mrs Darlington, what do you use for a
very bad cold ?" asked Mrs. Dull. Hand
kerchieGs. ma'am," answered the aged dame,
looking over her spectacles. Handkerchiefs
are desirdeatum in the event of q cold, but
a bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is ne
cessity, because it not only relieves, but
cures the worst cold or cough
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22

The ONLY parties who seem to be interest
ed in the Danville riot are the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette, General Mahone's Wash
ington and Richmond organs, and some
negro office holders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22

The sentence OF the court martial in the
case Of Lieutenant Urel Sebrec, lately in
command of the United States steamer Pin
Ia, to suspension from rank and duty for Il
period Of three years. and to retain his pres
ent number during suspension and to be
rcpremanded in general orders, has been
nitigated by the Secretary of the Navy to
a public reprimand only.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22
TRUSTEE'S SALE.

By virtue of decd of trust from J. T. Janney
and wife to me, as trustee, dated the LIST day of
June, 1875, duly recorded in the Clerks Office of
Prince William county, Virginia, will sell at
public auction, on the premises at Occoquan, on
SATURDAY, the 22d day of December, 1883.
PART OF LOT NO. -. with the IMPROVE
MENTS; also LOT NO. 10, as laid down in the
plot of said town. Tcrms-Cash
oct22-2m J. L. SINCLAIR, Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22
BY Green & Wise Auctioneers.

IL
Under authority of deed Of trust from ANON
Woodward, jr, and A. T. Woodward his wife,
dated May Sd, 1873, of record in Alexandria
County Court will sell at public auction. on
THURSDAY, the 10Th day of January, 1884, at
II o'clock m. on the premises, TWO CERTAIN
LOTS OF LAND in Alexandria county, Virginia,
bounded and described as follows:
No. l-Bcginning ut stake and pile of stones
on the north side OF the Arlington Turnpike road,
the beginning corner Of said entire lot also cor
ncr to Woodwari's brick yard lot, and extending
thence said entire lot n 30 :}5 G. 266 D. to
stone in Dodgc's line and the said lot, and extend.
ing thence with the lines of said lot s. TAO 36 W.
10 poles to stone in said line, corner to said
Woodward's brick yard let; thence with said
brick yard lots 1Gtao e. 24S5 poles to the be-
ginning, containing ) roods and 3 10 poles.
No 2-Besinning at stone on the north side
Of sail turnpike road thence TO G. 1873 poles
to a stone on the north side Of saidturnpke road,
corner to SAID entire lot; thence n. 11o w. 81
poles to stone to said lot in Dodge's line:
thence S. TAO 36 W. GIG poles to a stone in said
line; thence across said entire lot 8. 40 81 W.
9.48 poles to the beginning containing acres,
roods aud 47-1O poles. Terms of sae-Cash.
decS-2awts JAMES kINES, Trustee
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22
,,1RUsTEE,s sALE.-Rx pirtne Of > deed .,

TRUSTEES sALE.-By virtue of deed of
i trust from T. Hilman Troth to me as trustee,
dated the 10th day of February, 1880. will
sell at public auction the premises at Accotink
va, on the 9th day of January "WEDNESDAY
1854, at o'clock p. m. the following property
LOT No. ], beginning at the corner of the church
lot on Mill Avenue, south 10 west 80 feet, south
S9o west 1903 feet, to the beginning, with
DWELLING HOUSE thereon. Also LOT No. 9,
beginning at corner Of g. II Doves lot south So
cast lS3 3 feet, south q east SO feet north s9o
west 1s4 feet, forth 10 east so feet, to the be-
ginning, containing TWO DWELLING HOUSES.
Terms at sale. LEWIS DILLINGHAM;
dec6-en4w Trustee
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22

The poor sufferer that has been dosing
himsefwith so-called Troches and thereby
upset his stomach without curing the trou-
blesome cough, should take our advice and
use at once DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup and get
we'll
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22

TIE Musical Herald for December has
been received from its publishers in Boston.
lis leading article is on Martin Luther as
musician as well as religious reformer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22
WASHINGTON'S COMMISSION.

The following proclamation with regard
to the celebration Of the Que hundredth an
nversary of Washington's surrender of his
commission has been made by the President
By the President Of the Eniicd States Of Amcr-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22

Luchhart and Straight, dry goods mer-
chants of Albany. Ind, have failed. Their
liabilities are from $40, coo to $4,000, assets
IS 600
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22
LIST OF LETTERS.

The following is a list Of the letters remaining in
the Alexandria, Virginia. postolice Dee. %
Persons calling for letters will say they are advcr
tiscd and give the date of the list.
If moi called for within thirty days. they will be
sent to the dcad-letter Office in Washington
Aa1mscn, Neil James, William
Binder. Carl Key Mrs Jennie
Bell, Mrs Jennie kidwell, John
Clark, J 4 Peter Mr.
Cain, Miss Fannie Quander, A A Il
Ccyc, Pat Turner, Mr.
Coax Colrstia Turner, Horace f
Davis Miss Lou Wood. George
Da"iS, W III Whiting. Amanda
toate, Charles Write, Charley
Goodman. Miss l. Wilson, Jas
Huston, Miss Zeler, DR. Joseph
Henderson, Miss Teresa
1t D. A. WINDSOR p. VI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22

FOUR JUDGES to be removed and the audi
Tor to be impeached at one swoop for high
crimes and misdemeanors don't look to q
man on the ground as if the States affairs
have been in very safe hands recently. 1t
was always known that the Mahoneites
would eventually meet their just deserts,
but they have played such fantastic tricks
that the running of the mills of the gods has
been accelerated especially on their account.
THE HOME organ of the man who said he
was better democrat than Ben Hill, says
"The republican party is now the only Ma
t:onal and American party in the Union"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-22

new YORK, Dec. 22-11 a. m.-stocks opened
irregular but before the first call prices advanced
j., TO s. per cent, the latter in Northern Pacific
preferred. Union Pacific was weaker at 'a'sa
76as
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29

"A COW insurance company has been
started by several business men in My
ersdale.
Out Of l52 applicants for admission
to the military academy thirty-sevcn
were found deficient. Among the lat-
ter was VIM. Waite, of Ohio, whose
alternate was Alexander, colorcd
Alexander is said to be superior TO
Whitaker in every way, and it is not
believed he will be tabooed by the 9th
er cadets.
The strawberry season was at its
height last week in Suffolk county l..
/. On Monday night 3,sll crates
were shipped from Grecnport to Bos
ton. On Monday, Tuesday and Wed.
nesday, at Riverhead and other places,
many berries fit for picking had to be
left on the vines owing to scarcity of
pickers Daring the week the public
schools were almost depleted of pupils
who were kept at home to pick Der.
rles. Greenport alone, since the open
ing OF the season. has marketed 1922.
800 quarts of berries.
The Governor has vetoed the Grady
insurance bill. He regrets that he is
obliged to do this, rs some of its en-
actments are most Just and desirable
Legislation. lie objects to the second
section, which provides that when two
years have elapsed from the time of is.
suing any policy of insurance, the com.
pany shall be thereafter estopped from
setting up, rs defense to its payment,
the fraud or falsity of any of The an,
swers made by the insured, upon the
faith OF which the policy was issued.
but that such answers shall thereafter
be regarded and considered as true"
That is to say, if a company does not
discover fraud practiced upon it with.
in two years after issuing policy it
cannot at any later period avail itself
OF the proof of such fraud as defense
to the payment of the policy. Is not
this setting a premium upon fraud by
declaring that the more adroitly and
covertly it is planned and carried out
the more sacred it shall be =? BY this
bill, If a fraud is so stupidity and blum
derlngly executed that it can be de-
tected in two years, then it can avail
its perpetrator nothing. If, however,
1T be conceived so craftly and hidden
so ingeniously as to prevent discovery
Tor longer time than two years, then
1T becomes inviolable and moth
ing can prevent the wrong-doer
from gathering the fruits of his
evil conduct. "Such bill"
ne says, creating a statute of
limitations in favor of fraud, is so at
variance with all our ideas of right and
such a wide departure from the princi
pies OF our jurisprudence that l refuse
to give it validity by my approval.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29
State Agricultural Fair.
PHILADELPHIA SELECTED AS TIE PER-
MANENT EXHIBITION PLACE.

The State Agricultural society has
leased the lot of ground bounded 'y
Broad street and Lamb Tavern road,
south af the Junction railroad and west
of the Germantown railroad, Philadel-
phia for the purpose of holding their
annual fair As the lease has been
made out for period of ten years,
it is probable that Philadelphia has
been selected as permanent place for
the state society exhibitions. Plans
for the buildings have been asked for,
and in short time work will be begun
upon the structures. The society was
organized at Harrisburg in February,
1851, thirty-two years ago. 1t was
chartered in the following summer, and
the first fair was held at Har, isburg in
the following fall. Judge Watts, who
was subsequently United States com,
missioner of agriculture, was the first
president of the society James Gowen
father of Franklin b. Gowcn, president
of the Reading road, was its second
president, and Colonel David Taggart,
OF No thunberland, the third State
fairs, under the auspices of the
society were held in Phila, elphia, 1857,
1850, 1879, $780, Harrisburg, 1851,
1884, 1868, 1862 Pittsburg, 1858,
1856, 1858, 1866 Erie, 1872, 1873,
1877, 1873; Lancaster, 1852, 1855,
1875 /; Easton, 1864, 1865, 1874, Scran-
ton, 1870, 1874 Nonistown, 1868,
and Williamsport, 1868 Only on two
occasions since the Organization of
the society has there been any inter
mission in the holding of the annual
fairs. The first of these was in 1861,
when the excitement incident to war
times was such as to cause the officers
to postpone the fair, and the second oc.
casion was in 1876, duringthe centen-
nial exhibition.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29
Early on Sheridan.
THE EN-CONFEDERATE GENERAL THINKS
SHERIDAN OUGHT TO HAVE CAP
TURED HIM.

Gen. Jubal A. Early, according to
the Boston Globe, recently told a par
ty of northern tourists that General
Sheridan ought to have been court
martlaled for not capturing his
(Early's) forces in the Shenandoah val
ley in 1864, as Sheridan had four men
to his one. Early also says that
Sheridan's ride was unnecessary, as
General Wright had already prepared
to attack the confederates before Sher-
idan arrived. Speaking of his raid into
Pennsylvania and Maryland, General
Early said "When | was in York,
Pa, l levied an assessment of so much
corn, so much clothing, so many boots
and shoes, so many bags of grain and
100000 in money. They delivered
everything in accordance with my re-
quisition, except the 100000, Of
that amount the mayor brought me
$4,000, and begged for further time
to raise the balance. / extended the
time, but left early the next morning,
and York still owes me $28,000. York
afterwards established a loan to meet
this levy in aid of the southern confed-
eracy, getting authority from the Penn.
syivania legislature TO lay special tax
to pay off portion of it each year, and
/ understand that its citizens are still
contributing to its liquidation. If l
was one of them | would raise the
point that such tax is in violation of
article A section 4, of the constitution
of the United States, which provides
that all debts or obligations incurred in
aid of insurrection or rebellion against
the United States shall be held illegal
and void.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29
Summer Prices at Oak Hall.
Lower now than for years past.

To speak with rural friends through the out-of-
town press is slow tell daily story. We can
only give general facts here and claim visit Oak Hall
for details. OF this be certain Oak Hall will always
give the best bargain The best service the least
is our purpose, regardless of profit and loss
To-day the popular bargains Mems 5000 True
Blue AllWbol Flannel Suits, Mems $500 fancy Cassi-
mere Pantaloons, and Large Boys Ayrshire Cashmere
Suits at S425 Half prices only They will be continued
and only referred to here specimens of what will
do for you when you visit
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29
Revenue Districts Consolidated,


The President on Monday made pub
lie his plan for consolidation of inter
nal revenue districts, reducing the mum
bcr from 12G to eightytwo Forty
four districts are abolished and forty.
five collectors lose their places. The
consolidation will go into effect July T.
or as soon thereafter as possible. Penn
sylvania loses four OF her thirteen dis
tric,s, and Collectors Joseph Il. Valen.
tine, of the Eighth (Reading) District
Charles j. Bruuer, of the Fourteenth
(Sunbury) District 4; Edward Scull, of
the Sixteenth (Somerset) District
Charles NJ. Lynch, of the Nineteenth
(Erie) District, and James G. Brown,
of the Twentieth (Greenville) District,
lose tEeir places. Mr. Lynch is su
perceded by Jacob +. Wathcr new
man. The present First district is ell.
larged so as to include the count es of
Berks, Lehigh and Schuylkill of the
present Eighth district, all of which
territory is to be known rs the first dis
trict. William J.Pollock is designated
as collector. The counties of Lebanon
in the present Eighth district, Snyder,
Juniata and Dauphin in the present
Fourteenth district, Adams, Franklin,
Fulton and Miiilin in the present Six
teenth district, Cumberland, Lancaster,
Perry and York of the present Ninth
district, are consolidated into one dis
trict, to be known as the Ninth district.
Andrew j. Kaufman, collector of the
present Ninth district is designated as
collector. The counties of Clinton,
Centre, Lycoming. Tioga, Northumber-
land, Potter and Union, of the present
fourteenth district, are consolidated
with the counties of Bradford, Carbon,
Columbia Luzerne, Monroe, Montour,
Pike, Northampton, Sullivan, Susque-
hanna, Wyoming, and Wayne, of the
present Twelfth district, and known as
the Twelfth district. Ed. II. Chase is
designated as collector The counties
of Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Mercer,
Nenango and Lawrence, of the present
Twentieth district, are consolidated
with the counties of Cameron. Erie,
Elk, Mexican and Warren, of the
Nineteenth district, and Jacob +. Wal
ther, of Erie, is designated as collector
"a new appointment The counties
of Bedford and Somerset, of the pres
ent Sixteenth district, with all of Ale
gheny county, lying south of the OHIO
and Allegheny river, including Neville
Island and the counties of Fayet!e,
Greene, Washington and Westmorland
are constituted one district, to be known
as the Twenty-second district, with
Frank p. Case, Collector, now collector
for the present Twenty-second district
The counties of Blair, Cambria and
Huntingdon of the present Sixteenth
district, and that portion of Allegheny
county of the Ohio and Allegheny
rivers. and the counties of Armstrong,
Beaver, Butler, Clearfield, Jefferson
and Indiana, Butler, Clearfeld, Jeffer-
son and Indiana, are constituted one
district to be known as the Twenty
third district. Samuel M. Jackson, of
the present Twenty-third district, is de
signated as collector.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29
The Real Issue in 1894.

From the N. Y, sun qnd)
The tariff cannot be a great issue in
1884. High rates of duty must neces-
sarily be imposed upon all important
articles. The reduction of the tariff to
anything approaching a free trade
standard is an absolute impossibiity.
Where,then is there any reason which
can make this an overtopping point of
dispute between the parties If the
necessity of levying high duties is ad
mitted by all, so that there can be no
difference in principle regarding it,
how are parties to contend upon it I?
How can question respecting which
there is no substantial difference be
made to surpass everything else in i'm
portanct The great and overtopping
issue is clearing ont the den of thieves
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29
The Late Robert A. Packers Estate.

The Mauch Chunk Coal Gazette pub
fishes the following After the death
of the Late Robert A. Packer, which
occurred few months ago, says the
Sunday paper of Easton, it was report
ed that his separate or individual estate,
Independent of his interest in the estate
of his father, was worth quarter of a
million dollars, and this report was ex-
tensively circulated in the journals Of
the Lehigh Valley. 1t has now trans
pired that Mr.. Packer died insolvent,
and it is reported upon good authority
that within few days past his widow,
a daughter of Hon. Victor Piollet, of
Bradford county, retained Messrs. Bul-
lit, and Dixon, Philadelphia lawyers,
to institute suit in equity against the
estate of Asa Packer for an allowance
as the widow of her late husband.
Robert A. Packer left no children, but
about year before his death adopted
little girl as his daughter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29

This is the season of college COM
mencements, and hundreds of young
men are Just going out into the world
to begin the battle of life Most of
them know that they are capable Of
tackling any department of business or
profession. with the certainty ofsuccess,
but their high opirions of their ability
will be dispelled in few brief years,
and they will discover that something
more than a diploma is necessary for
success Hand work, perseverance and
integrity are the only things that
win in the intellectual field.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29

The Roman Catholic Church has
met with a severe loss in the death of
Archbishop Wood ofPhiladelphia, who
dieU last week. His successor will be
appointed by the Pope, from three per-
sons to be named by the remaining
Archbishops in this country. 1t will
probably fall on Bishop Shanahan, or
Bishop OHara.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29

The condition of the Queen is greatly
improved. Her majesty was able to
walk from the train to her carriage on
her arrival at Windsor from Balmoral.
The Queen has invited the painter An
geli to come to England and take a
life size portrait of her, which she will
present the Emperor William on the
25th anniversary Of his assumption of
the regency of Prussia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29

While Jeremiah Rider was digging
agrave in Union cemetery, Allentown,
he found the petrlfied remains of n
snake. AT first he thought it was the
root OF tree but Inspection revealed it
to be a snake. All the outlines of the
reptile are distinct
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29

A St. Louis Judge says that the
boys who become criminals are the bows
who do not get whipped. The st.
LonsJudgeis wrong, says an exchange.
The boys who do not get whipped be-
come rich and famous. Mr.. Sullivan
is one of these bows.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29

Governor Pattson has vetoed the
bill increasing the compensation of
sheriifs for boarding prisoners, from
twenty five to fifty cents per day.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29

If no congressional or Legislative ap-
portionment bills are passed bv the
Legislature it will be the fault of re-
publican senate.
The democrats are asking only what
they have the right to ask and that il,
a fair division of the districts in pro-
portion TO the vote of the state in
1880.
The republicans are demanding an
unfair division, and have even gone so
far as to say that unless their bill can
be passed, they will prevent an appor-
tionment. This puts the responsible
ty on them for prolonged session, or
the failure TO pass the laws required by
the constitution. The people under
stand this, and if the republican party
thinks it can offord to maintain its
present attitude let it try it on. Their
object is to retain the present congress
sidnal districts, as they are given a
much larger proportion now than they
can expect to hold under a new appor
tionment AS the democratic bills are
fair and honest, the democrats should
stand out boldly for their rights, and
consent to no bill that is rot Just to
them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29
A UDlTOR'S NOTICE.

ESTATE or MARTIN LuNGER DECEASED
Inc undersigned auditor appointed by the Or
pnans COurL OF Columbia county to make dlstri-
M ou.lon ol balance IN the hands OF the administra-
TOR among those entitled to the same Will attend
az MS once In BlO0msburg on Saturday June 30th
isS3 at Oocock a. m, when and where all persons
niNns claims against said estate must appear and
piesent the same or be forever debarred from re-
celNlng any share OF said fund.
JOHN G. FREEZE,
Auditor
a,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-06-29

aovernor Pattison has vetoed thirty.
four bills thus far.