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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-21

FIsH.-Two small loads of fish arrived at
Fishtown to-day and sold at prices which
have prevailed for some time. At the Wash
ineton wharf today POO shad and 5000 ber-
ring were received. The former sold at
s49aS5l per hundred. Fishermen say that
if fair weather continues for few days the
catch of fish will increase at once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-21

NEW BOOKS RECEIVED AT FRENCH'S, SO
IN and 95 King street, every day in the week
To-day, the Queens new book, Zoe.
The Joys Oh Life, by lola, Toe
Handy Atlas of the World, soc. Everybody
should have one.
Song World No. ], to songs with Plano, or eao-
met Organ Accomplishments. Price Zoe.
500 New Pieces Of 5-cent Music.
New lot superb Songs, Soc; Folio Of Music,
Soc; Song Folio, Soc; Dance Folio, soc.
New lot Bread Winner, 81.
New st, logGaphic Pen, THE Kerner, very
simple Price. plain, 81 fancy, 81. %
Easter Cards aud Novelties for Easter. End
less variety.
mhiI GEO. E. FRENCH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-21
Alr1agdrla Nazettf
LOCAL MATTERS.

WEATHER PROBABILITIES, Mar. Il 1854
For the Middle Atlantic States: generally
air weather preceded by light rains Oh the
T ,: Jersey coast slight rise in temperature,
arabic winds mostly from north to east.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-21

ADJUSTMENTS.

SAREPTA HALL.
REFITTED ELEVATED FLOOR NEW STAGE
SETTINGS, NEW COMPANY, AND ENEki
ACT NEW AND REFINED.
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND sAluhDA ;
MARCH 20. 81 and ID
SATURDAY. MATINEE, AT = O'CLOCK
Engagement of the Great Change Artist,
HARRY BRUINS
BILLY KIRkWOOD,
The Wonderful Dialect Comedian
NED HANSON,
In his Great Baritone Solo, will O. the Wlsp.
LITTLE ROSEBUD,
The Petite Serio Comic.
MISS IDA HANLEY,
The Charming Nightingale.
RIPLEY & REEDE,
And their Innumerable Musical Melange.
0. Z. STEELE,
And his Troupe OF Siberian Roller Skaters
Orchestra and Brass Band, under the direction
of Prof CHAS. W. KRUGER.
Admission, Lower Floor, 10 Genus
" Gallery, ~ CenIa
NO REsERED SEATS FIRST COME FIRST
SERVED
Doors open at : o'clock. Performance com
mences at ). hh1'-A"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-21
ESTABLISHED 1922.
JOSIAH Fl. d. SMOOT,

81 N. UNION STREET. ALEXANDRIA, VA 6.
DEALER IN
LUMBER. SHINGLES, LATHS,
PlCkETS, LIME, CEMENT,
CALCINED PLASTER,
HAIR AND NAILS.
have Just received large and varied assort-
ment of DOORS, SASH BLINDS, FRAMES, &C.,
and shall constantly keep the same on hand, and
will sell at the lowest rates.
Seasoned Lumber kept under cover. jy30-1y
C,EALED PROPOSALS FOR LAYING SEW
y Err from the station house down Fayette al
ley to connect with sewer owned by Z. e. Slnoot
& Sons will he received at the Auditors office on
or before SATURDAY. March 22nd, 1854 The
bids will be opened at p. M. the same day No
payments will he made until the work is com
pleted and the committee reserve the right TO re-
iect any or all bids The specifications can be
seen at the office nj Peake & Nails, corner King
and St. Asaph SITS. ). W. FEa ne,
mh1Std Chairman Com. fuD rror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-21

New JAIL.-The Board of Supervisors OF
Fairfax county have appointed Messrs.
Hawxhurst, Thorne and Coleman commit
tee to select plan and receive proposals
for building a new Jail, the same to be OF
brick or stone, with strong iron celis, 10 re-
place the old one recently destroyed by fire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-21

SpR1Na.-To-day the actual spring sea-
son began--the vernal equinox, when the
sun crossed the equator and the days and
nights are of equal length. The storm
which usually marks this event may have
been the heavy ranstorm of Wednesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-21

WILL FLED.-On Wednesday i'll the FAIR
fax county court the last VIII ana tes'a-
ment of Julaua Johns and codiciIS thereto
were admitted to probate, and Col. arthur
Herbert qualified US executor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-21

No attempt was made this morning TO
call up the bonded extension bill and the
speaker proceeded to call committees for re-
ports of a private character.
At the conclusion Of the call, Mr.. Money,
of Mississippi, chairman Of the Committee
on Post Offices and Post Roads, reported
the following resolution which was adopted
Resoired, That the charges rejecting on
Mr.. Ellis, representative from Louisiana,
in connection with star route frauds, recent
" published, are untrue.
The House then, at 1890 went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the private calendar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-21

TOMMY CHOP! HOMINY CHOP 10 tons
IL Homny Chop to arrive and for sale by
CHAS. s. TAYLOR, Jr,
iau12 81 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-21

At St. Mary's Church last night Rev. /;
NJ. Stack preached on THE Sacrament OF ,,
Penance-what it is and how to receive IT,
and this morning at $50, be again preach.
ed on 1.-THE Sacrifice of the MasS-What II Is !:
aud how anxious We should be to assist IT,
At 9 Rev. J. Daugherty delivered snort
but interesting discourse on Human re
spect." The church continues to be crowd
ed, except at the earliest hour, when there
is quite large congregation. Inc eSer-
cises. which are growing in interest, will be
continued tonight and tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-21
Slzg:s*s zz6
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS TO-DAY

SENATE.
The chair laid before the Senate mes
sage from the President similar to that read
yesterday in the House, transmitting a
communication from the Secretary of War
giving an estimate of cost of pedestal for
the Garfield statue to be erected in Wash
iugton by the society Of the Army of the
Cumberland; also, communication from
the Secretary Of the Interior transmitting
a roll of the Cherokee Indians east of the
Mississippi river.
Mr.. Hoar called up his bill increasing the
salaries of the United States District Judges
to $1,000, and Mr.. Morgan resumed his re-
marks in opposition to it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-21

HOTEL Braddock House, Mar.
Ill. c. Watkins, Virginia; c. B. Summers,
Washington c. Patterson buek,ngnaW Va CO. "a II
NJ W. p MJne.s, a" W Hancock, Chester
Sed co., a'e Va Alex Mcdonald Lynehburg Va;
s. H Williams and wife, Bland CO. Va; Ih hos. r
Wallace, Orange CO., Va; J. J: Newell, ADRIAN,
Mich; w. Glennan, Norfolk, Va; Mrs. Barstaole
and w. G. Moss, Virginia; 4. mccoy, hlyeEtop,
Va: T w, Lorne, indianapolis Ind; J. L. Robin
son, Front ROYAL j. A. Ruthrauh, Baltimore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-21

A Ii PERSONS OWNING BONDS
n Of the
WASHINGTON AND OHIO RAILROAD
will present them TO the undersigned at No. is
Prince street, for payment of the first dividend,
between the hours of 9 a. III. and p. III.
CHARLES +. STUART
mho13t Special Commissioner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-21

NJ OTICE.--Tho undersigned having qualified
~ as administrators upon the estate OF HUGH
FkGAN, deco notice is hereby given to all per-
sons indebted to the said estate to make payment
of such indebtedness to her, and all persons having
claims against said estate to present the same
properly verified to her for payment.
MARY ANN FEGAN,
mh21-1m AdIninStratriS.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-01-05
EsIucntiuG the Hcnr Mute.

Professor Alexander Graham Bell,
inventor Of the Bell telephone, recent
ly read a paper in New Haven before
the National Academy of Sciences on
''The Formation of Deaf Variety Of
the Human Race, in which he said
that, if c0ngenital deaf mutes were to
marry congcnital deaf mutes for sev-
eral generations, the result would be
the formatisn of deaf-mute variety
of the human race. He alluded to
the fact that there are now deaf mutes
in our schools whose parents and
grandparents were both congenitallv
deaf. He contended that our system
of teaching deaf mutes is wrong. BY
separating them from hearing people
and quartering them together they are
led to marry among themselves, and
by a system of evolution the result Is
the formation of deaf variety Of the
human race, with Il language peculiar
ly its own.
These views OF Prof. Bells, being
highly plausible, should command SER
iolls attention. In establishing an asy-
lum or institution like that ut Della
van, into which deaf mute> are gath
cred by themselves and generally eX-
cluded from association with people
who hear and speak, Wisconsin Is I'M
Willingly directing its efforts slowly,
but none the less surely, toward the
formation of deaf variety of the
human race.
As preventive Of such result the
establishment of small day schools
for deaf-mute children in different
parts of the State has been recon-
menden. These ties between the two
will then result in business, social and
martial relations. In these schools
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-01-05
eticIs Mime Discovery.

Duluth Herald Dec. 2sth ut
In the year 1867 rich gold and
silver mine was discovered by man
named Fairbanks and partner of bis,
the only name Of whom that can be
learned is Billy. The mine WAS dis
covered somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of Eastwood lake and rich spec
linens were brought to Superior City.
Shortly after this the two men who
had made the discovery went back,
but were both drowned in Baptism
river, 50 that ali trace or clue to the
location of the ore was lost with them
1t seems that the men, when they
came to Superior City, after making
the discovery, were compelled to do
50 by hostile Indians who burned the
trading post and camps in that region,
and drove the white people out.
Nothing more was thought of the
discovery or heard Of it until Il week
or so ago, when a we'll known explor-
cr who had heard Of it, was in that
vicinity and thought he would look for
it. He started from Eastwood Lake
towar,lss Lake Superior and keeping
a good trail of all the banks and the
way men would travel under The cir
cumstances, finally struck hill that
corresponded with the information be
received and looking over the hill
found where specimens had taken out
and a large vein running through the
hill with splendid quartz. The assay
shows gold, silver and copper. There
are many old citizens acquainted with
the Fairbank 5 discovery and it will
be a lively speculation between min
eral land dealers.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-01-05
COurtcd Her Like 1900.

There was man named Watkins in n
Confederate regiment during the war,
who was well on toward middle lie but
when his wife came to camp on. day
she seemed to make him Young BIZ com
parison. There seemed to be .entu-
rvs difference between them; ard the
man, who was as ugly as n Georgia
cracker usually is. was handsome be-
side his wife. How did you ever come
to marry such an old witch as that %
asked one of his superior officers, taking
him aside. We'll YOU see," SAID the
man, rather sheepishly, ''her mother
kept a little grocery store down on the
corner of the street where | lived and
| used to go in there to get what ]
wanted to eat. One day l found the
old woman's ugly daughter all alone in
the store. Just as | came in | heard
the cllnk OF silver through tie loose
rafters overhead, and the old woman
counting, One, two, three, and so on.
| sat down and made love to the girl,
and the old woman upstairs kept on
counting. By-aad-by she was away up
in the hundreds 400, $50, $50. /
courtea that girl harder and harder rs
the old woman got higher. Finally she
stopped at nine hundred. Great Scott !!
| said to myself Nine hundred dol
lars! Beloved Sukey, will you be
mine?' She said she would, and we
were married that same day" We'll,
is that alp" No; there were only
thirty of those silver dollars: the old
woman counted them over thirty times. "
Perhaps it would be well to investigate
little every time.-Phitddelphia Rec
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-01-05

deaf mutes should be taught to speak
and Discern by noticing the move
ments of the lips of others, thus learn
ing to converse freely in oral language
instead of using the old sign language,
which few except deaf mutes educated
therein understand. If schools of this
kind were provided for by law not
only would the wrong tendencies and
evils OF the present system Of the State
III dealing with deaf mutes be checked,
but the result would ultimately be to
bring these children upon footing of
equality with hearing and speaking
children. and to save much needless
expense. A larger number might be
reached and educated and the inhu-
mainly of forcing such children away
from their homes would be in Il great
measure avoided with grateful relief
to the feelings both of children and
parents.
The advocates of this method of ed
ucating deaf mutcs desire that law
be enacted which will produce much
needed reforms in their education.
Nothing here said is intended t. reflect
in the slightest on the on the manage
ment Of State Asylum for Deaf and
Dumb ut Delevan, which is doubtless
As we'll conducted rs such institutions
can be- The fault is with the system,
for which the people are primarily res
ponsible. They are now becoming en-
lightened on the subject, and it is sug-
gested by the friends Of this system
that the next legislature take such
action rs may be necessary to enable
school boards III Incorporated cite:
and villages to establish and sustain
small and suitable day schools fol
deaf-mute children with limited State
aid-such schools to be Il part of the
public-school system of the State
| The. Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-01-05
What the Birds AccenlpIiSh,

The swallow, swift and nighthawk
are the guardians of the atmosphere.
They check the increase of insects
that otherwise would overload it.
Noodpeckers, creepers and chicadees
are the guardians of the trunks Of trees
Warblers and tly-yatchers protect the
foliage. Blackbrds. crows, tlirushes
anl iarks protect the surface of the
soil, Snipa and ", odco X protect the
soil under the surface Each tribe has
It's respective duties 20 perform il the
economy of nature; and it Is an I'M
1oujted fact that # the birds were all
swept of the face OF the earth. pan
could not live upon it: vegetat on
would withtr and die; insec IS would
become 50 numerous that no living
Tie Wholesale desti uction occaslt6fnfGad by
grasshoppers is undoubtedly caused by
the thinning Of TIE birds, such as grouse,
prairie hens, etc, which feed upon
them. The great and incstimable services
lone to the farmer, gardener and florist
by the birds is only becoming known by
sad experience. Spare the birds and
save your fruit; the Little hill of corn
and fruit taken by them is more than
compensated by the quantities of nox-
ious insects they destroy. The long
prosecuted crow has been found, by
actual experience, to do more good by
the vast quantities of grubs and insects
he devours, than the harm he does in
the few grains of corn he pulls up. He
is one of the farmers best friends
Home Journal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-01-05

Mr.. Speaker Carlisle did net give
Wisconsin a craftsmanship out of all
OF his committees. Our representa-
tives have been disposed of as follows:
Rankin, on Rivers and Harbors, Deu-
ster, on American Shipping; Jones, on
the Mississippi river improvement and
second on War claims; Stephenson,
on Agricultural; Sumner on Invalid
Pensions, Winans on Patents and on
Education, Guenther on District of
Columbia and on Library and Price
on Claims.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-01-05
Longevity of the AlbatrOSs.

I am reminded Of a circumstance
which occurred in 1874, while becalmed
off the mouth of the Rio de Ia Plata in
the United States ship Boston. A fine
large brown albatross was caught by
means of baited tish-hook, ard label
made of hard sole-leather, marked with
the ships name cut in deep letters, was
securely wired to his neck, when the
bird, on being liberated, lost no time in
expressing his appreciation of an unex-
pected freedom by gracefully circling
around the vessel until night hid him
from view. In the spring of 1868 or
thereabout merchant ship from the
Eastern States arrived at San Francisco
Cal, and her Captain published in the
Euening Bulletin that Oh the voyage
out, and while passing the La Plata, he
caught large brown albatross bearing
a sole-Ieather label wired to its neck at,
apparently, no recent date, as the let
ters in the label were all worn away ex-
centiGS the last two, which were dis
tinguishable as an O and an N" Ac-
cepting the natural conclusion of this
being the identical bird labeled by the
Boston, the circumstance possesses an
interest bearing upon the probable lon
gevity of the albatross. -Com. T. S.
Phelps, an the United Service.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-01-05
The Collar Buttons and the Umbrella,

The depravity of inanimate things
was long since recognized. Among
mans Efeless belongings holding the
worst reputation IS the collar stud Its
exasperating tendency to slip from ones
fingers is its objectionable fault, and it
adds to this viciousness by choosing the
most announcement times for its disap-
pearance. 1t delights III Sunday
morning in strange, hotel, when it is
the sole stud i'll your possession. If
you have taken the precaution to bring
extra buttons, You have the trouble of
carrying them for your pains, fer the
stud in use, perfectly aware that there
would he no fun in disappearance
under such circumstances, placidly ac-
cepts its duty. The umbrella, with the
assistance of the clements, over which
it exercises an inexplicable influence,
displays similar contemplate DISPOSE
ton If it looks like rain and you take
it with you, it does not rain. If you
leave it at home, It does rain. All the
various objects which man has invented
and manufactured for his use have re-
venge for the work imposed upon them
by ingenious little acts of annoyance
familiar to all.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-01-05
1t VIII be Built.

Several of the officials OF the St.
Paul & Duluth road visited the latter
city Il few days ago. The Herald ed
itor asked several questions about rail
road matters, and in the cause of con-
versation the Manitoba extension to
the lake was discussed. The Herald
says: when asked what he (Mr.
Kelly thought about Hills proposed
road to Duluth, he shrugged his should
ers and said that if the Manitoba Rail
road company started it, they had
sand enough to put it through. That
mysterious survey party OF which ref
erencc was made some time ago is out
in the interests of the Manitoba road
and if the line is built at all it
will be built on the east side Of the
river, and will strike Superior Git,
first, then cross by Il bridge. This is
about all that can be learned at pre-
sent of the plans the company have
in view, as they are keeping them as
close as possible. There seems, how
ever, but little doubt that the road
Everything seems to indicate that
that the Manitoba road will reach Su-
perior before the close Of this year,
and it is also quite likely that the
Milwaukee & St. Paul Company will
commence operations in this direction
this year also.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-01-05
Queen OffEsc Lakes.

Dulur Hc~ald 2sth nit
Capt. Joseph Llord has returned
from his trip in Michigan and reports
having purchased a boat to his liking
at Elk Rapids called the Queen of the
Ladies. The Queen of the Lakes was
built seven years ago, IS Il sidewheel
iron boat and can carry comfortably
five teams without unhitching, and 400
people. She Is l19 feet long, twenty
nine and one half feet BEEN, seven
feet depth of hold and has one boiler
and two engines, lSv24, and cabins
on the hurricane deck and below. She
is said to be a fine boat and her origi-
nal cost was $4,000. She has Il
speed of sixteen miles an hour. She Is
sad to be in good condition, and will
brought up here immediately after
the opening of navigation, AMI placed
OH the Superior route.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-01-05
Es2c PzaTTy flask crs.

On Saturday evening last a gay
party Of maskers appeared at the ska
ting rink, the occasion being a benefit
night for the proprietor, Sheriff Thomp-
son. Mr.. Thomson generously offered
two prizes, for lady and gentleman,
for best costume. Out Of the many
nice ones there, that worn by Miss
Dolly Hudson, was declared worthy
Of the prize. She was dressed in black
with small bits Of cotton sewed on, re-
sombling snow fakes, which was de-
cidedly charming. Miss Dolly is also
an excellent skater, AID one of the
incest girls in town, and everybody
was pleased and satisfied with the
award On the part Of the gentlemen
the prize went to MIR. VIM Pattison,
lis costume representing a Sioux In
dian Chief in full uniform, which he
displayed to good effect, and the dress
was really Il very fine affair. The
prize in each case was $500 cash. At
ter unmasking, the Ice was free to all
Who had a desire to fall down, and its
smoothe surface was densely populated
for IN hour or 50, when Il general adj
iaunment was had. all being well
pleased with the evenings entertain
ment The next masked entertain
mont will be one week from this even
inc, for the benefit Of the band boys,
when nil viii be anxious to 90.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-01-05
Meeting at f1se Directors OF the n. T.
HALLWAY Company.


yesterday, Thursday, was the time
set 1or a business meeting of the Di-
rectors Of the n. z. railroad company,
in New York, at which time the resig-
nation of President Willard, as such
official, was probably rendered and ac-
copied. Who his successor is, we have
not learned at the hour of our going
TO press, but all reports indicate that
cx-President Frederick Billings will
again be called to that responsible po-
sition. From the Pioneer Press of
Wednesday, we take the following
from It's New York kilograms:
The question of Mr. Wizards sue
cossor has been settled by the street
for the stockholders in favor of Fred
erick Billings, but whether the latter
i elected or not, it is certain that he
viii be the managing power. The fact
Of }Er. Wizards resignation is still de-
MED at the offices Of the company, but
there appears to be no doubt that it
was written several days ago and is
being held back for several reasons. 1t
was suggested as a reason for its being
withheld that the directors were not
going to allow him to resign un5il lie
makes partial restitution for Their loss
6. There are those, however, who say
that Mr. Wizards wealth has been
very much overestimated, and that he
has lost heavily in common with his
associates. But the reverse of this is
the general opinion of the street. a
leading broker, who said he was fully
c0nyersant with the facts, that the
tender Of Mr.. Wizards resignation
was accompanied by formal transfer
to the directors Of every piece of prop
erty Of whatsoever nature possessed BY
him, and included all that was in the
name Of, o. had been transferred tc
his wife, and that he was now actually
penniless. Air. Fabir was asked il
Mr. Willard had turned over his prop
erty, or any part Of it;
All | can say on that subject is, j
he said, contained in the report OF
~, n-l,.. q7,.,,,..l,.,,+ ;,,,,,41 -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-01-05
Patents to wisconsin Inycn,or.

Erwin & Benedict patent LAWYERS
at Milwaukee, Wis, report the follow
ing Patents issued to Wisconsin in
ventors recently:
Block-presser for wood paper pulp
machine Qeissue) N. II. Brokaw,
Marinette. Wagon-boIster sring, W.
Cole, Menomoneer Swamp and grab
hook, A. NJ. MIllrad, Wausau. Adj
Unstable reel for harvesters and NOW
ing machines J. ID. Nix Milwaukee.