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Thousands Fastened to Their Graves,

Relying on testimonials written in vivid
glowing language of some miraculous cures
made by some largely pulled up doctor or
patent medicine has fastened thousands to
their graves; believing in their almost in
sane faith that the same miracle will be-
performed on them, and that these testi-
monials make the cures, while the so called
medicine Is all the time fastening them to
their graves. We have avoided publishing
testimonials, as they do not make the cures,
although we have
THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS
of them, OF the most wonderful cures, vol
UNFAIRLY sent us. 1t is our medicine, Hop
Bitters, that makes the cures. Ii has never
failed and never can. We will give refer
ence to any one for any disease similar to
their own II desired, or will refer to any
neighbor, as there is not neighborhood in
the known world but can show its cures by
Hop Bitters
A LOSING JOKE.
:, prominent physician of Pittsburgh jokingy said
70 sdE Pssent who wss complaining of her
Try Hop Bittersr' The lady took IL In earnest and
health She az he se Soa for b ok s
patient. ~' nm s''"
FEES OF DOCTORS.
The fee OF doctors is an item that very
many persons are interested in. We be-
lieve the schedule for visits is So. 90, which
would tax man confined to his bed for a
year, and in need of daily visit, over
$1,000 year for medical attendance alonei
And one single bottle of Hop Bitters taken
in time would save the $1,000 and all the
years sickness.
A LADY's WISH.
ION, how do wish my skin was as clear ana
soft as yours, said n lady to her friend You
can easily make 1t So" answered the friend
HOW" inquired the first lady. "By using
Hop Btters that makes pure, rich blood and
blooming health. 1t did it for me, as you OBJ
serve"
GIVEN UP BY THE DOCTORS.
=" Is 1t possible that Mr.. Godfrey is up ana
at work, and cured by 80 simple remedy?"
assure you it is true that he is entirely
cured, and with nothing but Hop Bitters,
and only ten days ago his doctors gave him
up and said he must die, from Kidney and
Liver troublep'
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02
The wrecked Steamship.

FALMOUTH, MASS, Jan. "a.
Divers visited the wreck Of the City OF
Columbus to-day. They report all the
works of the vessel gone, not single state
room remaining ON deck Even heavy iron
rods used as stays between houses on the
port and starboard sides were bent and
torn from their places, while the deck itself
W broken and open. Heavy 'timbers lay
in various shapes beneath the broken sur
face of the deck, preventing divers from
going into the hold No bodies were seen
by the divers. No attempt was made to
find bodies in the steerage, the only descent
of the divers being in the after part OF the
vessel. Tonight q terrible gale is blowing
across the sound, and vast quantities of
wreckage are coming ashore at Falmouth.
1t Is expected THAI bodies will come ashore
tonight. Scattering men say bodies now in
the water or in the wreck, il not recovered
In day or two, will be completely de-
voured by sand-eels. Soundings establish
the fact that the can-buoy was set at least
a quarter of a mile toward the inshore and
tho ledge of DEVILS Bridge extended 400
yards outside of where the can-buoy was
originally set, but this fact does not relieve
the officers of the City of Columbus, as the
boat lies near half a mile inshore from the
can.buoy.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02
HORRIBLE NINE ACCIDENT.

fifty-seven Men Imprisoned in n Colorado
Mine by AN Explosion of Fire Damp
No Possibility of Escape from Death
Full List of the victims.
GUNNIsoN, COL, Jan. "a.
A fearful explosion occurred at eight
O'Clock this morning in the Colorado Coal
and Iron Company's mine at Crested
Buttes. 1t was one of the most appalling
that ever occurred in coal mine in this
country. Crested Buttes, near which the
mine is located, is a coal mining town thir-
ty miles north of Gunnison City, on the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. The
cause of the explosion is not definitely
known, but it is supposed to be from fire.
damp. The explosion occurred either in
chamber one or two, just half an hour af-
ter the day force of sixty-seven men had
gone to work.
There were ten men at work in chamber
four. These escaped unhurt except one
man, John Angus, who was in the PASSAGE
way just outside the chamber. He is badly
burned but will recover.
Fifty-seven men were at work in cham
bsrstone and two. These are thought to
have persisted. The explosion was of such
force as to completely barricade the main
entrance, and the appliances for supplying
air located near were badly wrecked, and
the roof of the tramway blown off. The
men at work on the anthracite mesa are the
night force of the G. G. 81 l. company's
mines. Citizens were generally working
hard all day to rescue the men, although
it is thought none can possibly escape alive.
The Town Hall has been prepared for the
reception of the dead.
all 10 tl,p fat frAI
put to work pumping air into the mine, and
men set to work to remove the Instructions
so as to reach tho chambers and get the
bodies out to- night if possible.
Following are the names Of fifty-five of
the unfortunates; the other two are not OBJ
tainahle.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02
WIT AND WISDOM.

1t was a son of Erin who asked the
meeting to excuse him from serving on
q committee because he expected to be
unexpectedly called away Chicago
Tribune.
Good manners is the art of making
those people easy with whom we con-
verse. Whoever makes the fewest per-
sons uneasy is the best bred in the
company.-SWyt
-Doctor-''There, get that prescrip-
ton filled and take a tablespoonful
three times q day before meals"
Pauper Patient--"But doctor, l don't
get but one meal in two days. "-1eTds
Stttings.
--"Why don't you get up as early as
you used to few days agoP" angrily
asked a wife of her lazy husband.
because, my dear, it's sleep year" he
grinned, as he turned over for another
snooze.- Chicago ItmeS.
Physical exercise in some system.
attic manner is a duty we owe nol
merely to our bodies, but to our whole
nature. 1t will vitalize the blood, quick
en- the energies, give tirmness to the
nerves and lay foundation upon which
we may build wholesome and success
full life. Albany Journal.
The author of the ''Ingoldsby lie.
gends" used to tell story of the COM
plete discontinue of q wit of no inferior
order by message, politely delivered
at a supper party by little girl: 'lf
you please, Mr.. Jones', said the child,
''mamma sends her compliments, and
would be much obliged if you would be-
gin to be funny"
-" John" said Mrs. Parvenu,
''what's all this in the papers about q
Bakers pershaw and the Soudanp"
''0h," said her husband, "it's some
further trouble in the East. / don't
know much bout it," Trouble in the
East" said Mrs, Parvenu, ''well, you
might expect it. always said them New
England folks was no earthly use except
for pumpkin pies and darning stock
ings!"-N y Mail.
The Fun OF It
A hill; sled painted red,
The name in yellow; f.
A boy in cap and mits and wrap
A happy fellow.
The track like ice-thats very nice;
A scrape and rumble;
. A little swerve, a tricky curve
And such u tumble!
A whirl. a stop; the sled on top
Snow all is hiding; t' b.
A merry laugh-yet is this not
The fun of sliding? ~
-Wide ADdke
| Good humor is de safes quality in
a man. As long as de dog ways his tail
dar ain no danger in him. Use
'spicious O. de man whut bows low. De
mole goes down mighty low, but ah,
Lawd, whut mischief he does, Oars no
hope in dis worl an no hope in de
naixt fur de man whut doan' hub his
chile. In dis respeck he's wus den de
wolf. Too close 'tention ter business
amt good fur de system. De rooster
what crows all night crows de weakes'
in do mornin' Arkansas Traveller.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

y Many of these are married men and leave
families, many living here. At this hour
everything is in such confusion that it is
impossible to give details. A special train
with surgeons and a large number of citi-
zens to render all the aid possible. The
town of Crested Buttes is in mourning, and
crowds of women cluster about the entrance
to the mine praying and wringing their
hands and crying piteously, presenting a
scene most heartrending.
1t is said at the time of the explosion
there were ten kegs of black powder in
chambers one and two, where the men were
working, and where the explosion is sup
posed to have taken place. The mine has
three miles of drifting and so it is impossi-
BILE to definitely locate the accident until
rescuing parti can gain admittance.
At eleven o., eek tonight no bodies had
been recovered.
DENVER, Col, Jan. "a.
Crested Buttes mine, where the great dis
aster of this morning occurred, has long
been considered dangerous by those ac-
quainted with it. While one of the best
producing mines in the country, its opera
ton has always been attended with more
or less apprehension and real danger.
sit is fire damp mine," said Superin.
tendent Cameron, now in Denver, land
seems to constantly generate the most
deadly gases. They seem to generate in
the coal or under it, and pour out OF the
seams in the walls of the tunnels and
shafts; yet the mines are the most perfect
ly ventilated in the world. Air is forced
in along the shaft by machinery. No less
than $4,000 cubic feet of fresh air is forced
into the mine every minute. This is quite
sufficient TO fully supply the wants of the
miners and keep the air perfectly pure UNI
less some accident happens to cut off or in
terfere with the supply. This is greater
amount of fresh air than is furnished to
any other mine in the country. We send
mine reviewer through every chamber
every morning before any of the men are
allowed to go in. He must have returned
this morning before the workmen started
in, and everything must have been all right
when he passed through the workings"
John Mcneil, State Mine Inspector, left
for the scene of the disaster this evening.
He says he has no donbt that every man in
the mine at the time of the explosion was
instantly killed. He said he visited this
mine five weeks ago and then found it in
| good condition. He considered it dam
gerous mine unless properly worked, be-
cause there was more or less gas constant
| ly exuding from the mine. He said he
founG every appliance for yentilating the
workings and considered that the manag-
ers understood how to run the mine, and
were fully aware of the danger attending
| If the mine was not properly ventilated
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02
CAUTION.

CAUTION.
Swifts Specific is entirely vegetable preparation,
and shou ld be COMPOUNDED with the various sub
stitutes, limitations, non,secret humbugs, "Succus
Alterans," etc, etc which are now being manufact-
ured by various D. rsons. None of these contain
single article which enters into the composition of S.
s. s. There Is only Swifts Specific and there Is
nothing In the world like it. To prevent disaster and
disappointment, be sure to get the genuine.
Swifts Specific is complete antdote to Blood
Taint. Blood Poison Mslsrial Poison and Skin
Humor. j. DICKSON SMITH, NJ D., Atlanta, Ga.
have had remarkable success with Swift's Specific
In the treatment of Blood and Skin Diseases and in
Female Diseases. l took it myself for Carbuncles
with happy effect
d. o. G. HENRY, NJ. D.. Atlanta. Ga.
used Swft's Specific on my little daughter. who
was afflicted with some Blood Poison which had re-
sisted all Of treatment. The Specific relieved her
permanently. and shall use It in my practice.
W. +. BRosTE, NJ. D., Cypress Ridge, Ark.
Our treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free
to applicants.
New York Office, l59 West sd Street.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02
A FIENDIsH CRIME.

Recently Married Couple Horribly Butch.
cred In Their Humble Home near st.
Louis, Mo.-The Crime Shrouded in Brys-
.ery-The Generally Accepted Theory OF
ths Tragedy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-18
]. ElCHB1E:PEC(ss = 9 e co.
:!2 GOODS.
:!:.F GOODS.
DRESS GOODS.

Day after dag We are receiving FALL and
WINTER GOODS. Our various departments are
presenting an ever. changing display OF the New
est Styles, Colorings. Novelties, Illuminated
Shadings, &c, comprising the best productions Of
home and foreign markets. We can take our
choice from all sources OF the world, so make our
selections from knowledge OF all. and now pre-
sent one of the most complete carefully selected
and varied stocks of Dress Goods TO be found in
this city.
Fist is a line of FIFTY. CENT DRESS GOODS
in all the leading desirable Fall shades; nothing
wonderful about them. yet wc assert them to be
much better than the general run Of iftycent
qualities.
Next is 9 NOVELTY IN COMBINATION
SUITINGS," half the quantity plain and half
handsomely figured.
Also beautiful line of ILLUMINATED
"FRIZZAE SUlTINGS." For those handsome
Tailor made Suits VIC offer fine Casimir Cloths,
French and Domestic Tricots, Habit Cloths, &c.
STRIPED and JERSEY FLANNELS, in large
variety, beautiful stripes and handsome colorings,
particularly adapted for Skirts, sacques, Wrap
pers and Childrcns Cloaks.
We arc also showing fine 5O-nch All-Wool
FLANNEL SUITING, in Blue, Brown and Green
genuine bargain only Csc per yard.
Cashmeres De Langes, Camers Hair suiting
Bison Cloths, French and German Plaids, in end
less variety
Last, we call special attention to our fine ALI
Wool six.quartcr TRICOTs in London Smoke
Navy, Myrtle, SAPPHIRE, Seal, Havana Brown, Tan
and Quaker Gray, at S1.25 per yard.
We desire to distinguish overselves in this de-
partmcnt and to that end have enlarged tho
space, added TO the stock, and present a
Newer, Larger, Frcshcr and More Acceptable
Stock to select from than ever before, and do not
doubt our ability to please the most fastidious.
We respectfully invite your inspection.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-18
AGRICULTURAL.
FARMERS GOODS.

FARMERS GOODS.
SHEEP DIP, Il highly concentrated fluid for
washing Sheep and Lambs. One gallon is sutl-
cient for about one hundred Sneep; also used for
washing Cattle, Horses and other domestic animals.
SULPHITE OF CALCIUM for preserving cider
by arresting fermentation.
MACHINE OIL of various grades from Sperm
and Lard TO the dark Lubricating Petroleum.
READY MINED PAINTS of all shades and of
various qualities; also new Paint Oil to bo used
alone with earth paints for roofs barns fences. &C.
Improved aud Perfected Butter Color, Window
Glass. Putty, &c.
aug2G L. &. LEADBEATER & BRO.
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WOODWARD & L0IHROP, !,
Boston Dry Goods HouSe)
92l Penna. AVenlG, Washington, D. {.
HOTELS AND RESTA URANTS.
The EXCHANGE and BallardH House

NORTH ROYAL STREET,
GEORGE ESTEUERHAGEL. Proprietor
Recently enlarged refitted and refurnished, is
omen to the public, and BOARD, both permanent
and transient. can be had OH liberal terms. At
the RESTAURANT everything will be found in
season. served in the finest style, and at the BAR
none but the choicest LIQUORS are for sale.
HAMPTON BAR OYSTERS received three
times week from the Norfolk steamers.
Fresh supplies of the largest and best favored
OYSTERS received daily. sep24
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1884 FAIL and WINTER. 1885
MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS.

MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS.
GRAND OPENING OF MILLINERY ON
TUESDAY, Sept 3Oth, consisting of well assoEt-
ed line of MILLINERY and FANCY GOODS
which has been selected with great taste aud care
by Mrs. F. A. HOWELL, 1O4 King st.
All orders from the country will be filled
promptly. sep22-2m
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Aleyautlria Oa4ette.
81 --
pugLIsHEp DAILY AND TR-WEEKLY EE
EDGAR SNOWDEN,
at the Gazette Building Eos 70 & ~ Primes at
TERMS


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One month so Three months n'
All communications should be addressed to GAZETTE
Alexandria, Va"
All transient advertisements must be paid for in az
vance. ~
Tho Gazette Office is connected with the Telephone Ex-
change Advertisements orders for the paper, news
or any information business can be sent By tele
phone. ,,
ntract advertisers will be allowed 10 exceed their
space unless the excess IS paid for at transient rates
and under no circumstances will they be allowed 10
sdveise other than their legitimate business In tho
space contracted for
RESOLUTIONS in memora of thanks tributes ei respec
resolutions adopted by societies persons unless Of
public concern will only be printed In this paper as
advertisements.
Marriage and death notices must be paid for In advance
Price fifty cents, when not exceeding SIX lines.
entered at the postofice Alexandria. Virginia
second-class matter.i
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FERTILIZERS.

BRUNNER,s FINE GROUND RAW BONE,
guaranteed pure.
BELLE HAVEN PHOSPHATE, iirst-class
Ammoniatetl Phosphate.
DISSOLVED SOUTH CAROLINA PHOS-
PHATE, guaranteed equal to any in the market.
We confidently offer the above gools to the
Farmer, being assured that no better Fertilizers
arc offered For sale low by
JAMESON & COCHRAN,
aug22-dtf 80 Cameron street.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-17

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 7.--The Picay1tne's
Baton Rouge special says: Valmar Rector,
colored, was hanged here Friday for the
murder of Duncan Williams in December,
1882 The murder was a cold-blooded
and coWardly one. 1t is said that
Rector also murdered his STEP
father without provocation, but
escaped punishment by the laXity of the
courts. On the scaffold Rector addressed
the people and warned them all to avoid
whisky, which had brought him to the gal
lows. The Sheriff then drew down the black
cap, affixed the rope and stepped off the
scaffold, closely followed by Rector. The
culprit was taken back, but refused to re-
main, following the deputies when they
left. The sheriff was compelled to
call Ton the bystanders for assistance,
the deputies being unable to keep
Rector on the scatfold. The pris-
oner uttered the most terrifying screams
and begged piteously for his life. Finally
his limbs were bound and the hanging pro-
ceedcd. This was the first execution in
this parish under the civil law since 1856.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-17
THE MESSAGE.
Governor Fosters Last Message to tbs
Sixty-ffth General Assembly
of Ohio.
A Document of Importance, Showing as
1t Does the Affairs of the State as
Established and Maintained
by His Administration.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. S.-Governor Fosters
Anal message was delivered to the General
Assembly yesterday afternoon and read i'm.
mediately after the organization of the two
Houses. The following is full text of the
document:
To the General Assembly:
In submitting this, my fourth and last an.
nual message TO your honorable body, il gives
me very great pleasure to report that all de-
partments of the State government are wisely
and economically administered, and are in
most excellent condition in all respects.
About two millions of the public debt has
been paid in the past four years, ard by a
successful refunding OF portion of the
funded debt the annual charge for interest
has been reduced by the sum of about one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Four years ago the General Assembly was
compelled to provide for large deficiencies for
maintaining the State administration, amount
ing to something like two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, and was confronted with the
fear that an increase of taxation would be
necessary to maintain the obligation of the
State Government. Now this fear has been
happily aYerted, the deficiencies that you will
be called upon TO provide for will not exceed
twelve thousand dollars, and the financial
condition of the State is such that you can re-
duce the State levy for general revenue
purposes by two-ienths of a mill. unless some
extraordinary demand upon the treasury is
made, by providing for a change in the man
agement of the pcnitentary, or further pro-
vision is made for the dependent population
OF the State. both of which are worthy objects
OF your attention.
LOCAL DEBTS.
Summary comparative statement of the
State and local debts from 1876 to 1883, inclu-
sive:
GoCAL DEBTS-SUMMARY COMPARATIVE STATE
MENT OF THE STATE AND LOCAL DEBTS, FROM
1876 to 1888, INCLUSIVE:
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Archbishop Gibbons.

BALTIMORE, Jan. s.-The Suns Rome
special says: Archbishop Gibbons had a
paratOry to leaving Rome Tuesday. The
Pope confirmed the appointment of Arch
bishop Gibbons as Apostolic delegate to
nresidea the Catholic Council in Baltimore
in 1885. The Propaganda gave farewell
dinner to Archbishop Gibbons. Tuesday
the Archbishop starts for Nice, Trent and
Lyons on an important mission. He will
reach Baltimore in March,"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-17

DIR. P. J. Finnegan, medicine
practitioner at East Cambridge, Mass,
inadvertently rubbed his eye with the
hand with which he had manipulated
diseased limb of a patient short time
before. The eye soon became inflamed,
in consequence of the absorption of an
active poison from the patient. and in a
few days the doctor entirely lost the
sight of one eye.-Boston Herald.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-17
New Trial Granted,

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 5.-Judge Simon
ton granted a new trial to William An
dreWs, convicted of numbering his wife
nearly three years. ago.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-17

pointed means, EsNeICIso, e-Nvioiov.
work, work this produces strong mus
cles. full chests and physical, beauty
I.y,,.l- Sc tho a,,nointp6 mpanS.-DLO
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-17

Ihe negro wouIa nou wvrN IA yU"I
field half a day for fifty cents, but
would carry a bucket OF water mile
IL ,rnc the lif-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-17

to pronounce sentence upon you in pro-
portion to the enormiy of your of1ense.
Had Won dnliheratelV taken the lie OF
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-17
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-17

worn off, ''That sounds like a Likely
theory" chimed in the loquacious
citizen. eyes, it does,' returned the
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-17
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-17

............S4,522,51 OF
onds of the loan paya-
1856, to the amount of
leaving the total of the
due after December 81,