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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-17
AUCTION SALES.
By R. 7. Lucas & Co., Auctioneers.


DY VIRTUE of decree of the Corporation
ID Court of the city of Alexandria, rendered at
its May term, 1884, in the chancery cause of
Elizabeth Shnn VS.. A. Myers ct ais, the under
signed commissioner therein named will sell
on SATURDAY, the 18th of July, 1884, at ID
o'clock m, in front of the Market Building on
Fairfax street, in the city of Alexandria, Va, by
public auction, the following real estate to-wit:
A LOT OF GROUND with the BUILDING H=s
thereon. situated on the west side of Union Es
street, commencing 60 feet from Wolfe street and
running north, thence 20 feet on Union street,
thence from Union street west 80 feet from
thence south parallel with Union street 20 feet
and thence parallel with Wolfe street to the be-
ginning.
Terms of Sale: One-thrd cash. aud the residue
in two equal payments at six and twelve months
from date of sale, the deferred payments to bear
interest from the day Of sale; the purchaser to
give his notes with approved personal security and
the title to be retained until the whole of tho
purchase money is paid; conveyancng at the cost
of the purchaser K. KEMPER,
Commissioner of Sale.
CITY OF Alexandria, to- mt:
i, John S. Beach, Clerk of the Corporation Court
of the city of Alexandria, Virginia do certify that
the bond with approved security as required by
law has been duly executed by K. Kemper, Com
missioner in the above cause.
JOHN S. BEACH,
my31-1wts Clerk Corporation Court.
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Prinrr William Comfy:
T. Z. Nelson, Deputy Clerk of Circuit Court of
said county. certify that the bond with approved
security n required by law has been duly exccu-
ted by T. f. Meredith, one Of the Commissioners
in the above
myoOts E. NELSON, ID. G.
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By Green & Wise, Auctioneers.
COMMISSIONERS SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
AT ACCOTINK,
IN FAIRFAX COUNTY.

By virtue of n decree of the Circuit Court of
Prince William county, rendered Mt the May tcrni
1884 ia the chanccry suit of Robertson commits
sioncr vs. Troth and others, the undersigned
Spccial Commissioners, therein named, will at IL
o'clock m =, on
SATURDAY, THE 2STm DAY OF JUNE, 1884.
before the Royal street front door of tho Market
House in the city If Alexandria, sell at public
auction TO the highest bidder, the following de-
scribcd VALUABLE REAL ESTATE of which
the late p. IIilman Troth, died seized, situated
IL, Fairfax county, to-wit:
1st 4 TRACT OF 55k, ACRES, lyingat or near
the village of Accotinl.
2nd a TRACT OF 1O5 ACRES, near the said
village.
3rd. A TRACT OF III ACRES, r. and 29p
near the same.
1th A TRACT OF 1901. ACRES, being Il part
of the Mount Vernon Tract and adjoining that
portion of said estate held by the Ladies' Asso-
citation. .-
9TH TIE ACCOTlNK MILL PROPERTY,
containing % acres, less about l2 acres Of marsh
land This is one Of the most valuable mill prop
| critics in Virginia.
9th TWO LOTS in the village of Accotink.
7th A LOT OF SEVEN ACRES, and known
rs Washuctons Mill.
Terms Of Sale: Ten per cent cash. the residue
in three equal instalmcnts with interest, the
purchaser 10 Il &c bonds with approved security
for The ,lc(crrcd payments and the title withheld
until the whole of the purchase money is paid.
ST. BEACH,
j. W. MOORE. Contra. of Sale
+. L. MEREDITH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-17
By Green G. Wise, Auctioneers
VALUABLE PROPERTY

VALUABLE PROPERTY
NTHE
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA,, VA.
Under authority of deed of trust from J. B.
Archer and Helen Archer his wife, dated the 10th
day of June, 1881, Of record in the Corporation
Court Of Alexandria, Va, and by request OF the
beneficiary named in the said deed, will sell at
public auction on the premises, OH SATURDAY,
the 21st day of June 1881. at l. o'clock m. that
valuable and beautiful RESIDENCE AND a.
LOT OF GROUND. OH the southwest corner EaI
Of Wolfe and Pitt streets in the city of AlcNan-
dria Va, bounded and described As follows: Be-
ginning on the south side of Wolfe street at the
distance of ono hundred and twenty-thrcc feet,
five inches i % feet ) nchCs) east Of st. As"ph
street. and running thence cast with Wolfe street,
and binding Herewith to Pitt street thence
south with Pitt and binding Herewith one hum
dred feet, 1OO) more or less To tc: feet a!icv,
thence west with said alley and parallel 10 Wolfe
street eighty feet, seven inches $50 to IFS
intersection with the west line of another ten feet
alley thence south with this alley and parallel
To Pitt street scvcnty-siX feet. seven inches 900
to the south line of lot No 1O2 in the plan Of the
town OF Alexandria, thence west parallel TO Wolf"
street To point distant one hundred and twenty
three feet five inches t1235) cast Of 81. Asaph
street thence by straight line To the beginning,
with the right of way over and to the use of both
of said alleys above referred to, being the same
lot of ground which was conveyed by Margaret i.
Dangerlcld to Theodore J. Packwood by deed
dated the seventh day of May, 1870.
Also another LOT OF GROUND, beginning ut
a point on the west side of Pitt street one hum
dred and ten feet 11O) south of Wolfe street. and
at the south line of ten feet alley thence south
with Pitt street forty four (44) feet, less.
to the line Of Milburn formerly Flctchcr's}
thence west eighty feet, (SOJ more or less. to an
alley S712 feet wide, thence north with said alley
forty-four feet 44) more or less. to said ten feet
alley, thence cast with said ten feet alley eighty
feet, (S0) to the beginning The said lot of
ground is composed of three (3 lots of ground,
all duly OF record, and was conveyed to the said
Packwood by deed bearing date the ninth day of
November, S74, from Mary J. Anderson, VIM. c.
Black and others, Deed Book 4, p 400
Terms of sale: Enough cash OIL the day of sale
to pay one third of the sum of $4,000. with in
torcst from tho Goth day of June 1888, to day
of sale and for the residue of the purchase money
the bonds of the purchaser to be taken with good
security payable in three equal instaImchts ut
SIX twelve and eighteen months, with interest
from the day of sale, the title to be retained until
all the purchase money is paid. Convcyancng at
the cost of the purchaser.
my00-0aWts PETER WISE, Trustee.
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By.R. T. Lucas & Co. Auotioneers.

DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Corporation
d Court of the city Of Alexandria rendered at
its MAY term, 1884 in the chanccry cause of
Dorseys admir-. ct al. VS.. A. Farmer ct al, the
undersigned, commissioners therein named, will
sell on SATURDAY, the 18th day of July, 1884,
at - o'clock M, in front of tho Market building,
on Fairfax street, in the city Of Alexandria, Va,
by public auction, the following real estate, to
wit: LOT OF GROUND and THREE FRAME
TENEMENTS thereon, beginning on the south
side of Gibbon street. 100 feet east of Patrick ST.,
and running thence east % feet inches; thence
south 116 feet inches; thence west % feet
inches; thence north in straight line to the be-
ginning.
Subject to ground rent of $11.72 per annum.
Terms of sale: Cne-third caah, and the residue
in six and twelve months from day of salei the
deferred payments to bear interest from day of
sale: the purchasers to give his notes with ap.
proved endorsers and the titnto be retained until
the whole of the purchase tAoney is paid. All
conveyancing at cost of PURCHASER.
3ATHs 4. ": AkGsTS6NSe, :; szESsS }oeun'rs'
Citv of Alexandria to nit: X
l, John s. Beach, Clerk Of tlib Corporation Court
of said city, certify that the bond with approved
security as required by law; has been duly ex-
ecutcd by Anthony w. Armstrong, one of the Com
missioners in the above cause.
ie7-w4w JOHNS. BEACH, Clerk.
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TAMMOCEs! HAMMOCKS.!-We have this
IL day received nice lot of Cord Hammoeks,
which we are selling al the low prices OF % cents,
81. .25 and 81 so, according to quality.
>ie11 MCLEAN & UHLER, SO King st.
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ByR.T. Lucas & Co., Auctioneers.

DY VIRTUE of decree of the Corporation
- Court for the city of AleXand-a, Va, render
cd on the 9th day of June. 1884, in the chancery
cause Of John n. Kefcr and wife ct ais. VS. Adc
laidc Hobbs ct ais. pending in said Court, the
subscriber rs special commissioner. appointed by
the said decree will offer for sale ut public auc-
tion. on SATURDAY, the 5th day Of July, 1884.
ut > M, III front of the Market Building, on
Royal street. in the city of Alexandria Va. the
TENEMENT and LOT OF GROUND in said o.
deer. named, situated on the north side of A%I
King street. between Pitt and st. Asaph streets,
III the said city OF Alexandria, No. 115, and
which are IL front on King street 24 feet and cx-
tend north in depth 10 feet more or less with
the right of way threc-fcct alley on the
east and IN cight-fcct alley leading from the east
crn line thereof to Pitt street in common with
others entitled to the use of the said alleys.
Terms Of Sale: nc-;hird uf the purchase mon-
cy in cash on the day of sale, and the residue in
two equal payments from the day of sale at six
and twelve months respectively; the deferred
payments to bear interest from the day of sale,
and to he secured by the notes of the purchaser,
with good security, and the retention of the title
to the property until the same are paid Costs Of
convcyancing to he paid by the purchaser.
EMANUEL FRANCIS,
Special Commissioner.
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HARDWARE AND CUTLERY.
z F. PEAKE'

Oils, Leads, Cement, Lumber, Lime, Calcincd
Plaster Slate Mantles Hearths, &C., &c,
CORNER KING AND PITT STREETS,
dcc17-tf Alexandria, Va.
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YALE OF THE MT. ZEPHYR FARM.

=
Pursuant to Il decree OF the Circuit Court OF
Fairfax county in the suit of McCaulay VS.. Nc
Williams the undersigned commissioners, about
12 o'clock m, on SATURDAY, the 18th day of
Nav, 1884, will sell at public auction before the
front door of the Alexandria city Market House
those TWO TRACTS OF LAND containing re-
spectivcly All 29-1OO and III 37-1OO Acres,
living together and known rs the Mount Zephyr
Farm "a mart of the original Mt. Vernon csate)
now occupied by Henry SlcWilliams and others:
This fine farm lies in Mt. Vernon District OF said
county, conveniently near Alexandria, IS oi &ood
soil and has DWELLING HOUSE, substantial
out buildings and other improvements. 1t is one OF
the most desirable places i'll this section 1t Will
be sold rs n whole or in parcels aud plat and
survey can be seen nj the office of $. Ferguson
Beach, esq.
Terms of sale: Enough cash To pay the costs
and expenses Of sale and the sum Of 81 SS3 16
with interest from January IL, 1876, the residue
in three equal annual instalments secured by the
purchasers bonds with good personal security
bearing interest from day title to he retain
cd until the last payment is made.
If not sold on tho day named the commission
ers are authorized TO make private sale OF said
land.
THoMAs Fl o; 1sGAnS' 3, love, comm'rs. of Sale.
THOMAS MOORE
ap11-2aw4w
EsY-The above sale will take place ut the same
hour and place on SATURDAY, the 2lst day OF
June. 1854. The land will be offered in six lots,
containing 45, 75, rs, 40, 200 and 14O acres
respectively. Plats may be seen at the Office OF
s. Ferguson Beach, esq.
THOMAS R. LOVE, ~ cole
THOMAS MOORE, u '"'''
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'CONFECTIONERS.
100 THE SEASONS DA1NTlEs. 1o9

ION THE SEASONS DAINTIES. 100
p1SS11R cpEAM RASPBERRY CREAM,
cTpt w pEPRY CREAM. ORANGE CREAM,
VANILLA CREAM, LEMON CREAM.
All favors of Creams and Water Ices;
- 129 KING STREET,
Has again introduced his summer dolicacles.
He prefors to sell them puro and whoicsone AZ =
fair price, rather than depreciato the quality OF
his goods and offer them at q lower rate He mas
maintained his good name for pure goods 1or
thirty wears and still supplies the best and cheap
est goods in his line. He invites special attenuoh
- n'' D ICECREAMsoDAWATER,
the most refreshing of Summer drinks Black,
Fruit, Pound, Jelly and Fancy, Ornamental ana
Plsin Cakes, are sold cheaper than they can N be
manufactured at home Also Cream q p9ns PIES
A SPECIALITY. Fruits, Nuts, Confectioneres
Caromels and sugared Fruits. Ho caters for fam
lilies, fairs, balls, aud entertainments my1o
Morris tribune., 1884-11-26
THE CATTLE CONVENTION.
Last Days Session-New Association Or.
0aniZed.

Last Days session-New Association Or
ganized,
ST. LOUIS, No., Nov. 24-At the sixth
days session of the National: con
yention, Governor Stone, of Colorado, chair
man of the committee on resolu
tions, reported favorably the resolu
tion of Mr.. Milne, of New Mexico, with
reference to the arid lands lying between the
ninety-eighth meridian and the Sierra
Nevada mountains, urging memorial tc
congress for legislation permitting cattle.
men to lease land in tracts of suitable size
for grazing.
After considerable discussion, in which the
opposers Of the resolution claimed that it was
i'll the interest of large owners, tine
resolution was adopted, with an
amendment by which the territories
OF Idaho ana Utah were exempted from the
provisions of the resolution. The committee
to present the memorial on the trail question
to congress was appointed, Hon. c. G. Upson,
OF Texas being chairman.
Thanks were returned to the citizens of St.
Lou s, and the convention ad journed sine die.
Immediately after the members of the
new National Cattle Mems association met
and temporarily organized by calling Gen.
Bri lin to the chair. The members took
seats by states and territories. The
reading of the constitution and bylaws was
dispensed with, and the election OF
permanent officers followed: Col R. D.
Hunter, of st. kouis, was elected president
by acclamation; Gen. Brisbin, first vice pres
iient; Amos T. Atwater, secretary, and E
{. Moore, treasurer-both of st. Louis. One
vice president from each state was then
elected.
An executive committee of fifteen was
chosen, and the association adjourned.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-26
HENDRICKS GOES TO ALBANY.
Visiting the President-Elect-Oth Dis
tinguished Callers.

Visiting the President-E ect-O Dis
tinguished Callers.
NEW YORK, Nov. o. A dinner in honor
Of Mr.. Hendricks was given at the Pari
hotel Friday night by DR.. j. Sanders Reed
of Philadelphia. About twenty-five guests
mostly personal friends of Mr.. Hendricks
were present, and the occasion seemed tx
afford him much pleasure.
Mr.. Hendricks left the city at $40 O'Clock
a. M. for Albany. Mr.. Hendricks occupied
seat in the private drawing room car Mac
Gregor and number Of gentlemen of the
national Democratic committee, and others
accompanied him. Among them were Sena
tors German, Jonas, Camden and Barnum
General Cary, of Ohio, and Col. Tracy.
ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. GA delegation OF
the national Democratic committee headed
by Chairman Barnum and Senator Cor
man arrived here on the morn
ing train from New York in the drawing
room car Pavonia. They came on friendly
visit to the president elect before breaking
up and returning home. The meeting was
held in the governors private rooms, and
the newspaper fraternity were excluded. A
committee from the New York Produce ex-
change, also came here to tender the gov
ernor an escort to Washington upon the oc-
casion Of his Inauguration.
At 2:40 p. m. Thomas A. Hendricks, vice
president-elect, arrived, accompanied by
Col Fellows and Mr.. Bannister. They i'm
mediately entered carriage, and were
driven to the new capitol.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-26

work on the pedestal during the last two
months and half, withdrew and rendered
their resignation to the body that appointed
them. Now the announcement is made that
work on tho pedestal must cease, there being
no funds in the treasury to carry it on. The
statue will be ready to be shipped in May next,
but unless funds are Immediately
supplied tho pedestal will not be half
finished by that time. The eighth course Of
masonry Is now up, and the pedestal wall Is
as it now stands but one-fifth of the height
that it will be when3 The stones
have been cut for portions of each course up
to the thirteenth. and the work Of quarry
ing and cutting is going on slowly at Leetes
Island, Conn. But both there and on Bed
loe's island operations will soon have
to DO suspended, owing to the
"unpleasantness" which has taken
away from the main commit
tee the cooperation of the committee of the
Sons of the Revolution. Matters were pro-
crossing smoothly and satisfactorily until o
few days ago, when Chairman Mcdowell
was complained of for having written certain
letters which seemed to the main committee
to infringe upon their province. In letter
which Mr.. Mcdowell wrote to Mr.. Evarts he
said if the general committee could not COM
plete the pedestral that his committee would
take the matter in hand and endeavor to do
SO. This was the straw that broke the camel's
back and precipitated the rupture
Morris tribune., 1884-11-26
The McGeoch- Wells sp,t.

MILWAUKEE,, Nov. 24-In the countv
court Saturday morning, Peter McGeoch
scored an Important victory in his litigation
with Daniel Wells over the greatlard deal of
two years ago. Judge Mann rendered a la.
c1slon on the application of Wells for
an order compelling McGeoch to
deposit his account books in the Office ~
the clerk OF the court. Wells asked tba
ccurS to compel the production of the MI
wa'tkee and Chicago books so as to nerroit
him to go over the accounts which refer to
tao wheat and other speculative deals NJ
years ago. McGeoch had furnished Wells !.
copy Of his account copied from t,,o
milwaukee, books so far as.the same rafa,rad
to the lard deal, and was WILING e.
permit the attorney of Wells to oomnaro a.
with the books and verify it, but be refused i
t2 furnish an account Of the wheat deal as
the same had been closed long ago. Tb;s
did not satisfy Wells, and he applied to tba
court for an order compelling Nc.
Geoch to deposit his Milwaukee and
Chicago books with the court .rudos
Mann decided that Wells was not
entitled to an inspection of the accounts In
reference to the wheat deal, and refused y,
order McGeoch to deposit any of the Chi
cago books, but required him to permit
wells to make q comparison of the account
furnished him by McGeoch from the MI
waukee books relating to the lard deal only.
'Mceeochs friends claim this decision as a
great victory.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-26
The Coming Administration,

CHICAGO, Nov. 2i.-The Tribune has a
special from Washington City which says
that the recent talk about what Cleveland
will do in the matter of civil SER
vice reform is the subject of much
comment The correspondent says one
OF Hendricks nearest political friends ex-
pressed himself as follows: "Grover Ceve-
land cannot carry out any such theories as
he has advanced. He will have but four years
ii office anyway, and the president in 1883
will be Thomas A. Hendricks The west
and south will not permit the bookish men
OF the east to prevent the Democracy from
securing the fruits of its victory. Mr.. Cleve-
land Will not be able to stand the pressure,
even II he has been rightly understood as
earnest on this matter. The ciyil-seryice
scheme of the Republicans will have to go."
Morris tribune., 1884-11-26
Certainly, Pardon Mr.. Rork.

BUFFALO. N. Y, Nov. 24-Joseph Bork,
ex city treasurer, who was sentenced a year
ago to five years in Auburn state prison for
embezzling the city funds and who was lib
Grated on technicality, was before the court
Saturday for resentence Judge Daniels,
after briefly summing up the history Of the
previous unlawful sentence and the defalca-
ton, sentenced the prisoner to be confined at
hard labor at the state prison at Auburn for
four years and nine months It is understood
: that petition is being circulated for sigma
lures asking the governor to pardon Mr..
BOrk
Morris tribune., 1884-11-26
THE CANNONS' BOOM.
IT SOUNDS IN THE EARS OF THE
CELESTlAlS AGAIN.
French Troops Destroy the Works nj
Talnsin-Grcat Slaughter of Chinese
The Coleridge Scandal-FOreign
Items of Interest.

PARIS, Nov. 24.-An official dispatch has
been received from Admiral Courbet stating
that landing party OF 400 men, supported
by the guns of the fleet, made an attack or
the fortified Chinese works near Tanlsin anC
succeeded i'll capturing and destroying the
works after short and decisive battle. The
French gunnerS did effective execution The
Chinese lost heavily in the enga agement
many being slain while i'll full retreat by
their own guns, which were turned on them
by the French IS soon as captured. The
French casualties are put at three wounded.
The Congo Territory.
COLOGNE, Nov. 2t-The Gazette publishes
the text OF GerGany's proposals regarding
the Congo i'll the following manner:
THE dele gates OF fifteen states, includ-
Ing America, have agreed to the fol.
lowing declarations: In the regions
forming the basin Of the Congo and its tribu,
taries, the limits of which the conference
will fix, there shall be perfectly free trade
for all nations s The com modities shall
be imported and exported free
of duty, except such as shall
be necessary in the interest of general trade
The powers exercising sovereign rights in the
Congo regions are forbidden to exercise mo-
nopolies or favors of any kind in regard to
trade Foreigners are to enjoy, without dis
junction, the same treatment and
the same rights as the citizens
of the sovereign state. All powers exsrcis-
ing sovereign rights shall bind themselves to
cooperate III the endeavor to suppress
slavery and promote the work of missions
and all institutions which tend to the civil
Zation Of natives"
Morris tribune., 1884-11-26
mapIeson. the Onera Man. in rro,,,,1s

Mapleson, the Opera Man, in Trouble.
New YORK, Nov. 4.-An attachment was
obtained Saturday by John Wolf from Judge
1ngraham against the property of Col James
H. Mcpleson. Mr.. Wolf says that he has a
claim against Mapleson for So, 400.
He began action in May, 1880,
In London against Mapleson in
which the latter appeared in perso Mr.,
Wolf in the action recovered q Judgment to
the amount Of So 400, which has never been
paid. The attachment was granted upon
the ground that Mr.. Mapleson is a resident
Morris tribune., 1884-11-26

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Nov 2.-Lieut. Eg.
gleston, who was ordered in pursuit of the
Apaches who raided Preside county, tele'
graphs the result Of his scouting to Gen
Stanley. Farmer Petty was shot three
times in the head, and his wife had
been outraged and murdered. Three chill.
dren were found butchered. The In
dians we're trailed to where they crossed the
Rio Grande into Mexico. Eggleston gave up
the pursuit at the river, as the reciprocal
treaty for the crossing of troops has ex-
pired. Eggleston believes that if he could
take up the trail on the Mexican side he
could overtake the Indians in five days.
Gen. Stanley has written the authorities in
Washington urging an Immediate renewal
of the reciprocal convention with Mexico.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-26
kossuth viii Publish a Statement

VIENNA, Nov. 24-The Fremdenblatt saws
Louis kossuth, the venerable Hun
garian patriot, is about to pub
ish q statement in exoneration of
Gorgei, the Hungarian commander-in-chief,
who surrendered in 1S49 to the Russian gen.
eral, and who on that account had been
commonly regarded as a traitor to the Hun
garian cause
Morris tribune., 1884-11-26
Germany Gets a Coup1e of S1ices.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 24.-The Movement
Geographique announces that Germany has
proclaimed a protectorate over Zanzibar
from tbe mouth of the River Juba to Cape
Delgado on the coast, and from Taborak to
Nyanseive in the interior.
BERLIN, Nov. 24.-The treaty between
Germany and the International Congo asso-
citation promises the latter the two banks of
the Congo and the territory connecting the
upper Congo with the sea.