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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-15

NEW SECRET ORDER. \ new secret or
sanitation known IS the Order Of United
American Mechanics is about to he organ.
iZed in this city The order has branches in
- or % States and in the District of Colum
LA 1t is secret, is beneficial and is com
posed of those 10 the manner born Moth
ing of i political or Seciaran nature is de
hatable IN its meetings and lis object is to
assisting its members to procure employ
ment. \ counei, is about 10 be organized III
Petersburg. The o,ter has been in eSis-
lance since 1915
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-15

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. Is will he
seen By notice Published ri.cwhcrea gen.
eral meeting of the stockholders Of tbs Nir-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-15

Police EEfoRr Last night was cloudy
until about | O'Clock when it became CLEAR
There were no prisoiiels and hut four liag.
ers at the station hnuse
The Mayor had NJ eases before him 10,
trial this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-15

HE DISTRICT GEA NGE Of Northern. Viz
ginia reorSanizcd vest erday by clccting j.
NJ. Benton, of l.oudoun, Master, and Thos.
:. Stadden, of Frederick, Secretary Twen-
ly-iive delegates were present from the
counties of Loudoun Fairf:,x. Prince vii.
liam, Clarke Shenandoah and SpotSylvunia.
Hon. ID. Wyatt Akin NJ. C., from South
Carolina. was present and made Il fine add
dress. Much interest was manifested in
the work of the order. 1t was decided to
hold a session in Alexandria on the Tuesday
after the third Wednesday in November,
and if proper arrangements can be made to
hold q farmers fair and picnic in August
either in Alexandria or one of the adjoining
counties. X. VI. Lawson was recommend
ed for appointment as local agent. The
meeting after three sessions adjourned ut
II p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-15

THE |. o. q. +. FAlE.-Thc following is
the vote for the articles named up to last
night.
Gold headed cane J. G. Bcckham lG;
w w Herbert > G.. A. Mushhach l.
Ladies' gold watch Miss Lily Goodrich
Il !; Miss Crumpl
Good Tempar spin-B ". Nails 1 90. +.
Haggott 1; II. NJ. Foltz >.
odd Fellows chair-~CharIrS Bennett 4,
J. II. Watkins 4.
Double-barrcl breach loading gun with
Ease complete-M. Ruben 4 L. Mckcnney
:: Wallace Ludwig |.
barrel of flour was presented To the fair
yesterday, which will be given away on the
last night TO the person holding the iortu-
nate number ut the grocery table.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-15

4 tOD LIVER OIL. Canms Emulsion Baker
Y do. Sharp * Dohmc'S do. MullrrS do. scott 5
do Murdo,k'S Food. lIuhhrl'S Prepared Wheat
Mrllin's Food NrstlrS Milk Food. Corn Starch
| t"X's Geatinc. .icorrr Lozengc,s and Horchnund
Candy. for sale by
dee II l.. S. LEADBEATER & BRO
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-15

| Gem Fancy Patent. i. Roller Patent. A. Win
chester Family. Mt. jackson do. J. H. liorubaker
| do. Burktnwn do, Snow Flake do. Minnesota
| Super in no III bags for sale by
| irhlO lw THOMAS PERRY
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-15

ITUSItC,
An arrangement can be made with the creditor
by which portion of the debt may be retained
upon the premises upon reasonable terms.
Il
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-15

| lNSEEn MEAL. LlNSEED MEAL.-12 tons
1 i old and new process LinSerd Meal for sale hy
CtIAS. $. TAYLOR. .Tr.
trhlI II King St.. Alexandria Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-15

1 PPI.ES. APPLES. :! APPLES ...-25 Barrels
~ Albrnarle Pippns. Wine SapS and Timber
Twig> in store and for sale by
irblI CHAS :. TAYLOR, Jr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-15

VISITING CARDS. VISITING CARDS,
The incest Xmas prescnt-an engraved plate
and 30 Perrs Visiting Cards, only SID. Call
and examine samples. Cards printed from plates
At short o,rc.
dccl RIO. BELLS SONS.
National Republican., 1883-06-02
Still Another Bargain.

The Amoskeag Mills, Man
chester, N, H., are equally as
famous as the Pacific Mills, of
Lawrence, Mass, in producing
first-class qualities of goods.
We have recently bought from
them a complete line of their
Striped Chambrays," opal
Suitings." chameleon Suit
ings," and "Plain Chambrays,"
to match in combinations
goods which have until recently
been held at IS and 16Hc per
yard. We have made a large
purchase of these goods, and
shall offer them at the wonder
fully low price of I2Ac per yd.
The retail price of these goods
has heretofore been from II to
2oc per yard, and at the price
named they are. remarkably
cheap. We shall place them on
sale Thursday morning, 3Ist
instant.
National Republican., 1883-06-02
PnIicr Ennrf Nnfns.

John West, a horse trader, was charged with
horse stealing. He proved that he boughtthc
horse, and the case was dismissed, and the
court returned the horse to its right owner,
DIR. w. b. Day.
G. IL. Gheen was charged with forgery, the
case was dismissed.
Robert Fugitt kept his bar open last Sun
day and was fined $50. He noted an appeL Il,
Barbara Baier was fined $40 for keeping bar
open after midnight.
Thomas Mekens was given 60 days for stea l.
ing harness.
William Harris, colored, ten years old, was
sent to the reform school for stealing money.
A charge of mayhem was substituted in
place of assault against Daniel Lyons for beat
ing Samuel Ward.
Henry Pryor was charged with stealing so;
from Mrs. Mary Simms He was held in
$500 for the grand jury.
Isaac Brown, John Brown, Henrietta Fill
more, Annie Clark, Daniel Webster and
Amanda Fox were fined So all around fol
disorderly conduct and profanity Benjamin
Haight, for indecent exposure, paid similar
fne Matthew Lavender, for failing to ex
hibit a light on distractions in the street al
night, was fined $40; John Connell forfeited
collateral for wasting water; Fritz Schaelgel
manuel Lacey, and John Barnacloe were
each charged with being unlicensed cattle
brokers, and were given weeks time to pro-
cure licenses.
Christopher Weston was charged with as
saulting Alexander Spelder The case was
continued. sN
National Republican., 1883-06-02

few weeks ago at 25c per yard
as a triumph Of printing in
American mills.
We shall open to-day fifty
pieces of Plain Satteens, of the
same manufacture, in colors to
match the printed designs, at
the same price, viz, I5c per yd.
At this price they are intrinsic
ally the best value ever offered
in cotton fabrics, either foreign
or domestic, as the colors are
guaranteed perfectly fast.
National Republican., 1883-06-02
A Bnrge Pnrty.

Among the many noticeable features on the
river decoration day was the barge Allen
which carried party from the East Capito
Street Barge club down to Fort Foote. The
party, comprising Messrs. John Gregory
George w. Siggers, William French, and Ed
ward Siggers, and Misses Emma Davis, Annie
Wilkinson, Katie and Cora Siggers, and
Marcy Simpson, started from their boat housC
at an early hour, and after stopping at Alex
andra to obtain some needed stores, reached
the fort where lunch was prepared anC
served The party then proceeded to enjoy
themselves in various way, and after passing
six hours at the fort started for home, whicl
which was reached at o'clock. The barge
was handsomely decorated with flags and
streamers
National Republican., 1883-06-02
senmen,s Bethel Retreat.

The East Washington branch of the Young
Mons Christian association southwest, corner
of Eighth and l. streets southeast, near the
navy yard gate, will be opened Sunday, June
3, at $3.50 p m. Rev. DR.. Huntley, of Metro
politan NJ. Il. church, will conduct the open,
ing service. Good music aided by organ and
cornet will be furnished All are respectfully
invited to come and help in this good work
for the seamen and marines Of our navy.
National Republican., 1883-06-02
The Boston Dry Goods House.

We beg to call your attention
again to our special sale of
Printed Satteens, in the most
beautiful designs produced this
season by the Pacific Mills, at
I5c per yard. These are the
goods which we advertised a
National Republican., 1883-06-02
Investigating the Collision.

Inspector Saville invest igated yesterday
the alleged collision between the steamers
Arrowsm itb and ]. w. Thompson. The
officers of the Arrowsmith accuse the pilot of
the Thompson with being intoxicated while
on duty, and say the Arrowsmith gave all the
space possible under the circumstances. Tho
officers of the Thompson deny these charges.
Inspector Saville will make his report to Gen.
Dumont in day or two concerning the
National Republican., 1883-06-02
The Arro,ysmith,s Aceldent.

Capt. Ross, of the Arrowsmith, says that the
mishap to the Arrowsmith's boiler occurred
on the twenty-ninth of May, while en- route
between this city and Leonardtown. He says,
Furthermore, that the boat was thoroughly
inspected by inspectors Saville and Valentine
at baltimore and reported to be in good con-
dition ut that time.
National Republican., 1883-06-02
White Goods Department.

In order to close out at once
the balance Of White and Ecru
Null and Battiste Suits, we have
the price as follows:
All our Ecru Null Suits, each
suit containing 1917 yards Of
embroidery, and for which olr
prices have been from $I3 t9
$I7, we now give you yott !
choice at $40 each. :
A few White Null Suits also
reduced to $3.50 and $40.
Choice of our Ecru Battiste
Suits at two-thirds of the former
price.
National Republican., 1883-06-02
nIllitnrv IIonors 10 Payne.

The district commissioners and Col. Rock.
well yesterday granted permission TO MAI. j.
K. Hanneman to station his battery In the
white lot south Of tho treasury, Tor the pur-
nose of firing national salute on the ninth
of June, 1883, during the reinterment cere-
monies of John Howard Payne.
National Republican., 1883-06-02
Rochester Beer.

Try it, and If not the best bottled beer, get
your money back.
Delivered to any part of the city, by dozen
or case, at 75c. per dozen. Order by mail or
telephone. +. II. FINLEY,
Io06 Pennsylvania avenue.
National Republican., 1883-06-02
No TyoubIe 20 swallow

DIR. Pierce's "Pellets" (the original "little
liver pills " and no pain or gripping. Cure
sick or bilious headache, sour stomach,
and cleanse the system and bowels. 20 cents
q, ,yiu
National Republican., 1883-06-02
WOODWARD & LOTHROP,
BOstonDry Goods House,
92i Penna. Avenue, D Street 9i2.
1t Works Like a Charm


The Automatic Cash Railway
System in use in our establish
ment. 1t would have been i'm
possible for us to have waited
upon the trade satisfactorily dur
ing the past three weeks of our
special sale without the aid Of
this valuable automatic auXil-
iary.
We have recently added five
more stations, to keep pace
with the demands of our in
creasing business.
The cash is carried to the
cashiers desk upon an elevated
inclined railway, and is returned
in the same manner in a mo-
ments time, thus doing away
with the delay and annoyance
of the old system.
This, in connection with our
elevated bundle counter system,
enables us to wait upon GUS
toners in the shortest possible
time, the parcel being wrapped
at the elevated bundle counter
in the immediate vicinity of the
department at which the goods
are bought, causing little or no
delay to the customer. Hav-
ing placed an additional line in
the center of our store for the
use of the ribbon and parasol
department, there is now no de-
partment in our house at which
the customer need be detained
beyond a reasonable time for
either change or parcel. poI
We shall be happy to explain
the working of this ingenious
system to any who may not
have seen it if they will be kind
enough to make their wish
known.
National Republican., 1883-06-02

Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
Julius Brown, of Savannah Ga, and Selma
r. Stearns. of this CITY; Dr. j. IL. Drach, Of
Baltimore county, Nd, and NJ. Ida Mallonee,
of this city.
National Republican., 1883-06-02

THE young lady who fails to have stylish
and suitable graduation dress will be un-
happy though she wins all the prizes and car
ries off all the honors The best place in
town to buy them at present is at Taylor "
Hufty's, where the variety and price afford a
chance for every one to be well suited.
National Republican., 1883-06-02
TIE BREY1rY BASKET.
Filled with Brief Mention of Many Minor
Events OF Yesterday.


Events OF Yesterday.
Mr.. Walter Hawks and not the Knicker-
booker Ice company was the purchaser of tho
wharf property sold by the district govern
ment on Thursday
A valuable case of samples were stolen from
Mr. III. G. WELLER and gold headed cane
from DIR. McArdle, and were recovered by tho
detectives yesterday.
The I'd artillery, now oncamped at the
arsenal, will go into summer quarters at
Gathersburg, Montgomery county, Nd, about
the fifteenth of June.
Over zoo people were present at the May
festival on Thursday night at the Plymouth
Congregational church, in Lincoln mission.
The services were unusually interesting and
enjoyable.
Perseverance lodge, I. 0. G.. r., presented
Mr.. A. II. Frear with pillow of flowers in
scribed with the word Welcome" at their
meeting Tuesday evening, on the occasion of
his return from the Il. w. G.. L., which con-
vened at Chicago last week. Mr.. Frear was
the representative from this district. The
next session will be held in this city next
May.
Tho Soldiers Temperance union held its
regular meeting on Wednesday evening at the
post library. The meeting was we'll attended,
and the usual amount of interest manifested
Tho singing was under the direction of Prof
Boyd, of the Dashaway Reform club, Mrs
Krause acting rs organist, Addresses were
delivered by Mr.. Mortimer, of Mississippi and
j. G. Lee, chaplain of the union. Mrs. An
drew gave u comic recitation entitled George
| Washington" Mrs Naylor gave one of her
selections and Miss Boyd, in an impressive
manner, recitcd 1.-THE Rum Sellers Sign"
Addresses were also made by Jerry Williams
and Mcssrs, Rowan aud Reed. At the con-
clusion of the meeting call for signers to the
pledge was made, aud quite a number re-
! spondcd. There will be only about two more
OF these interesting meetings held at the bar
/ racks, as the troops will soon leave for their
summer encampment at Gaithcrsburg Md.
National Republican., 1883-06-02

LADIES and sickly girls requiring nom
alcoholic, gentle st.mulant, will lind Browns
Iron BittsTs beneficial
National Republican., 1883-06-02

MoRcoEs seeding Havana cigars, 81 per
box of fifty. 1907 Pennsyl vanaia avenue
lMide open doOrsl.
National Republican., 1883-06-02
"s,ou,,yoIl ,Jnol,son,s Way,n

''StOnewHl Jackson's way"
was to keep large supply of Dr.. Worthing-
TONS Cholera and Diarrhoea Medicine in the
camp chest for his men. Price 25 cents.
National Republican., 1883-06-02
spring clothing
nInrtInrn LIcenaes.

In the greatest profusion, every style repre-
sented. Eiseman Bros, corner Seventh ana H.
National Republican., 1883-06-02

ANGosTURA BlTTERs, the worldrenowned
appetizer and invigorator, imparts q delicious
flavor to all drinks and cures dyspepsia, diar-
rhGa, fever and ague. Try it, but beware of
counterfets. Ask your grocer or druggist for
tho genuine AngOstura, manufactured by DIR.
j. G. b. Siegert & Sons
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-02-17
PURE BRED STOCK.

AS rule pure-bred stock is not the
most profitable for farmers to keep. Many
who have tried to breed IA herd of pure
blood animals have failed The cost to
begin with is large. The writer recently
visited herd OF Jersey cattle, some of
the cows in which had cost many hun
dreds of dollars. The product in flesh
and milk from these animals is not so
much over that OF the grade cow as to
warrant the prices paid. The manage
ment that such close bred stock requires
is much greater than that of grad, stock;
that is crosses between the pure-blood
and native stock. Pure blood animals
and herds, like the one above mentioned,
are of value as breeding centres, from
which the great mass of common stock
can be built up. AT a low estimate the
value Of the grade product can be raised
be that a farmer with a large herd Of
grades thus produced can afford to keep
two or three pure-blood animals for fur
ther improvement of the herd, but III
many cases it will be better to replenish
the pure blood from one of the centres of
such stock. 1t is national blessing that
fancy farmers as they are sometimes
called, are pleased to make such large in
vestments in pure blood stock, for by
this means the supply of any breed is
kept up. 1t would be a calamity if from
any cause these carefully managed herds
should all be broken up and scattered. 1t
is though then that the whole live stock
of the country is to be improved by Il
gradual process of grading. In this i'm
portant work the less fortune favored
stoekmen may lind a less profitable field
of labor.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-02-17
The Temperance Question.

The tidal wave of the last election -
Ohio and the adverse decision of the
preme Court in Iowa gave a set bacl
the temperance people in those Sts
but although cast down they do not
to be discouraged. They are hard Il
work again in both States, and having
learned wisdom by experience, we may
expect their campaign this time t" 'e
characterized by more strategic ability
more enthusiasm it could not have-th. n
it manifested last year.
In Ohio, there has already passed the
Senate, by a decisive VOTE a. resolution
processing constitutional amendm, ut
which gives the Legislature the power u
pass laws regulating the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating drink. If this
resolution pass the House, as it probably
will, the people will vote ON it at :Ne
next election. AS the Constitution stands
now, the Legislature has no power TO
license the liquor traffic, so that there is
no middle ground between absolute pro-
hibition and free whisky.
In Iowa the prohibitory constitutional
amendment was rendered null and void
by clerical errors made during its pass
age through the Legislature. 4 State
temperance convention met last Wednes-
day at Des Moines to devise measures
which shall make effective the will of the
people as expressed at the last election
by majority of 10000 in favor of pro-
hibitory amendment. In Indiana the
outlook for the prohibitory amendment
is not hopeful, but survey of .he whole
field shows plainly the check received by
the temperance cause last fall was evil
IDENTIFY only temporary.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-02-17
The Lad and the Man.

As the boy begins, so the man will en
The lad who speaks with affectation, al Il
minces foreign tongues that he does not
understand at school, will be weak
chrome in character all lis life. Tha
boy who wins the highest average ~
stealing his examination papers, viii
figure some day as a tricky politician.
The lad who, whether rich or poor, du
or clever, looks you straight in the eye
and keeps his answer inside the truth
already counts friends who will last
his life, and holds a capital which Will
bring him a surer interest than money.
Then get to the bottom of things. You
see how it is already as to that. 1t was
the student who was grounded in the
grammar that took the Latin prize it
was that slow steady drudge that prac-
ticed sparing every day last winter, that
bagged the most game in the mountains.
1t is the clerk who studies the speciality
of the house in the off hours who is to be
promoted. Your brilliant, happy 60
lucky, hit-or- miss fellow usually turns
out the dead weight of the family by
forty-fve. Don't take anything forgran-
ted get to the bottom of things. Neither
be a sham yourself. nor be fooled IL
shamS.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-02-17
LOOKING FOR A NEW KIND OF RE.
LIGION.

We were having long wait at a rail
road junction in Georgia when an old
darkey turned up with basket of soil.d
eggs and sandwiches. When he had
passed around through the crowd he
winked at ME to step aside, and as We
sat down on some boxes in the freight
house, he began:
g reckon yeu's from up Noaf?"
YES"
Well, sab, | wanted to ak how
many kinds of religun you have up dat
way"
e oh, about dozen, l guess"
&C Cracky, golly?" ne whispered,
g but dat let's me out. Say
eyes"
I'VE hafn't got but two kinds yere
Baptist and Methodist. Cordin' to
de Baptist Tze got to forgive de nieg-r
who stole all my hay last week, an
Cordin' to de Methodist can't lick lie
emery rascal who tied up my ole mule in
de scrub an left him to starve to DEATH
And you want a new kind?"
"'Zactly, sah-'zactly. / want sun
thin dat'll answer fust rate doorin'
thunder storm to keep de roof on de obi
cabin, an, which will afterwards let me
catch an, wollop old Adams de fust time
he menshuns dat went to jail fur thii'v
days fur habin, one calf too much"
l gave him one. and he was SO pleas
that he wanted to present me with thi'';
one boiled eggs and ten pounds of SAINT
ches.-DetroH Free Press.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-02-17
An Index To Character.

A Boston preacher says that nothing
gives such complete index to the
character of a man as the substance he
spreads upon the icy sidewalk in front Of
his house. He who uses ashes is strict
utilitarian, precise and hard in his ideas,
without much sentiment, and prone TO
look to the end to be- gained without
much thought of gracefulness or bea, y
of the means employed. lie who tai ;
ashes, burned coal and incombusti, e
Stag out of his CRATE, and pitches the
whole promiscuously over his side walk,
is man who really cares nothing Tor
the safety of other peoples limbs. II :
who covers the slippery places with San
dust, that seems to afford a footing, hut
does not, is cynical and malevolent. He
who strews the CLASSY pave with $,
so judiciously heated that sticks to e
ice without melting it, is refined and 20
in his tastes, sympathetic in his disp :!
tion and bullying with philanthroph {.
I But the man who has the ice promptly
all cleaned away is the most sensible a.
philanthropic of all EDS.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-02-17
THE WAY THE MONTREAL WOMEN
DRESS

\ correspondent Of the New York sun
closes letter, describing the sport Of
to-bogganing in Montreal, with the
following account Of the way the Cana
dian woman protect themselves against
the cxlrcma cold Of their winters. Evil
IDENTIFY they cultivate comfort and are
careful for health. style seems to be a
matter of Secon Diary considerations:
- must tell yea how these girls dress.
First. they start with flannel from head
to foot-aad such flannel. Why, it's an
eighth OF an inch thick. Then they &C
on like other women, except that they
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-02-17

put On more skirts, and usually a quilted
one that's as warm as a wood fire. Then
they put on dress, and over thar a
chamois jacket that fits like a shoe III the
mud. Then they put ripped wo"len
stockings over their stockings, and arches
over their shoes. They don't care any
more about the looks of their feet than
the st. Louis women do. Then they pat
On knit wristlets, then gloves then 'nr
and a coil of worsted comforters. Nuen
they are dressed, if they are hurled at q
speed of mile minute from a toboggan,
they arc unhurt. If they all thrcu. h
the ice, they are not wet. If the thtr-
mometer drops to fifteen below, they II
of it next day and wish they had know
it at the time.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-02-17

and Mistress lIuffey having succeeded in
marrying the merchant from Bergen-op-
Zoom to distant relative of the Won
Starch family--sought out and lowered
for that purpose-de parted with the bri-
dial pair for that once-renowned military
town, and 1.-THE land of the free and the
home of the brave" knew them no more
EYrINH!, IL Hnryer's IFceIW
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-02-17

tY The public schools are in need
rerorm-even more so than some othe
that might be mentioned. There are -
New York 90, 600 children of schools a.
of which 500 are enrolled in til
schools and only 10000 are in actual
attendance. The San says that the
school board that politics have too mu. h
to do with the appointment of teachers
and the general management of the
schools.