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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING JAIL AND
[ DWELLING AT FAIRFAX c. H., VA.


[ DWELLING AT FAIRFAX c. H., VA.
Proposals are invited for tho erection of Jail
Building with dwelling attached, for the county
of Fairfax in accordance with specifications,
plans, drawings, &C., filed in the Office of the
Clerk OF tho County Court, at Fairfax e. H., for
the examination of all proposing to bid for the
work.
Said proposals must be sealed and handed to
either of the undersigned committee, or to the
Clerk of the County Court, OH or before MONDAY,
June 80 1884, at - III. And they will be opened
by the Board of Supervisors the I'd day OF June,
1884, and contract awarded to lowest responsible
bidder but the right to reject any, OF all BIDS is
reserved to the Board.
No bids which do not propose to follow strictly
the plans, specifications, drawings, &C., will be
considered.
Bids may be made rs follows:
1st. For the whole work.
2ntl For the carpenters work rs classified and
described in said specifications. And glazing and
plinting AS also classified and described i'll the
same.
3D. For all Of the balance of the work, other
than carpenters and glazing and painting.
Bids must slate the gross sum for which the
whole work proposed for shall be executed, ana
no bids by the yard foot, perch, square, &c, Will
he considered. 80
Bonds with good and satisfactory security will
he REQUIRED, conditioned for the faithful ami exact
performance Of contract.
All material of every character and Kind to be
furnished by contractor or contractors.
N B-Coutractors may use tho brick from the
old jail, as specified
JOHN 4. COLEMAN, Dranesvlle
J. NJ. THORNE Falls Church,
JOB HAWXH URST, Fairfax, G. H..
my1 O-cotjc:5O Building Committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

HOTEL Braddock House, June
lS.-W. Il. Gatewood, Linden, Va; 4. A
Hall, Manassas, Va; E. c. Turner, Eau
quicr CO., Va; C. I'll. Walker, Miss Clara
Walker, Miss Julia Walker and lille
Hatcher, Westmoreland CO., Va; j: M
Ward and wife, Kalamazoo, Mich; ). A
Mollttt, Philadelphia; Mrs. Stokes ano
daughter, Loudoun CO., Va; w. S. Cox
Washington, ID. C.; John 1lickson, Lynch
burg, Va; II. H. bowman, St. Louis, Mo.
s. w. Simpson, Warrenton Junction, Va
w. A. Rubens and III. Mehr, Baltimore, Md
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

, The Mayor this morning disposed of the
following cases:
Henry Ridley, colored, arrested by Off
GERS Lawler and Goodrich, for disorderly
conduct, was fined So.
John Bright and George Chichester, for
contempt of court, were dismissed.
A saloon keeper, charged with violation
of the Sunday law, was dismissed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

LEG FRAcTURED.-John Hough, Of Wash
ington, fireman on the tug VIM. f. Bell
had his right leg badly fractured Monday at
the dumping ground, OIL North Point. near
Baltimore, by being caught in the blight of a
hawser as the boat was going ahead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18
AUCTION SALES.
DUBLIC SALE OF MILL PROPEl Y.
LITTLE RIVER MILLS.

Tho undersigned will offer in Lecsburg, in front
of the Court House, on MONDAY, July ii, 1851
this valuable property, comprising a tirst-ratc
FIGURING, GRISr and SAW NJ Id, situated on
Little river, 214 miles east of MiddlchmrE, III
Joufouu county and with it an excellent Dwell.
LING. with all the necessary outbulldngs O.:
and TIIKEE ACRES OF LAND, including n EEL
good garden and orchard.
Terms: One fourth cash, and the residue in six
twelve and eighteen months, with interest from
day of sale. Title retained until last payment Is
mai. is. MASON.
ie16ts Ally. for heirs OF u. =. Silcott
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18
EDUCATIONAL.
A ELLINGTON INSTITUTE.

II -
ENGLISH AND FRENCH BOARDING AND
DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
The next session of this school will begin SEP
TEMPER Goth. 1884 The Principal recognize
ing the need for all extensive school of the high
est grade in Alexandria, has enlarged her cstab-
lishmcnt by the purchase of No. 46 S. Washington
street, will unite this with the present institute
and open on september Goth n FlRST-Cl.ASS
SCHOOL with every arrangement for the COM
fort, convenience, and recreation of the pupils.
ACCOMPLISHED teachers will be employed in every
Department, aud, with the cordial cooperation
and support of her patrons, sho trusts to make
her school, in every respect, such Us shall meet
the needs and requirements of the community,
Terms moderate For circulars apply to
MISS REBECCA G. POWELL, Principal,
mv15.d1 w&tw1m No. 4G S. Washington ST.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18
Local Matters.

orthe Middle Atlantic State fair weather,
,;obt variable winds, no change in tempera-
,nre. The same conditions will prevail to-
morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

Ssf" In reply to the communication in
Yesterdays GAZETTE in reference to the
sections of the cemeteries, MIR. Emanuel
Webb, sexton of the Methodist Protestant,
Christ Church and the M. F.. cemeteries,
desires TO say that he would like for the
writer to name one individual that has any
COMPLAINT to mako against him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

WHAT THE TAXES ARE FoR.-The col
lection of city taxes for the year, beginning
June 1st, will commence this week. Until
July lat there is discount Of ten per cent,
and then . discount of five per cent until
October 1st. When the taxes this year are
apportioned according to the appropriations
Of the money derived from them, it is found
that the taxpayers will pay about as follows
on each hundred dollars of assessed proper
ty: City debt interest, 100 cents police,
% cents; Schools % cents; salaries, IL!
cents; poor, liz cents; county, 10 cents
fire department, 10 cents; streets, cents
printing, repairs, elections, health and law
expenses, each l cent,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

POLICE REPoRT.-The police report last
night rs being clear and mild, with three
prisoners and two ledger at the station
house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

COUNTY ITEMs.-The county people are
somewhat elated over the prospect of free
bridge across the Potomac. The Senate
bill lavoring bridge at the Three Sisters
has been virtually abandoned, and the bill
of the year 1881, placing free bridge over
the piers of the Aqueduct upon certain con-
dtions not at the time agreed to, but since
which Hon. J. S. Barbour, having given the
matter his attention i'll Congress, has sue
ceeded in bringing about an agreement be-
tween all parties interested in the matter OF
a conveyance to the Government of title
to the structure, and it will not be long be-
fore the people of this district will rejoice in
the realities of free bridge.
County Sheriff R. A. Veitch, who has
been quite sick lately, has so far recovered
rs to be up. For the last month deputy
has been acting in his place, but he will at
tend to the business of his Office personally
at the next term of the county court, which
begins on Monday next.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18
ALEXANDRIA MEDICAL SOCIETY

I3TtCIIHB HV'U IUHo IT, to
The society was called to order at SEQ p. m,
the president, Dr. VIM. Gibson in the chair, and
Dr. Vim. NJ. Smith, secretary.
DR.. L. G. Powell submitted the following prcam'
bic and resolution, which was, on motion OF Or.
klpstcin. unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, A report has gained general currcn-
CIV that the physicians of this city have increased
the charge for an ordinary day visit to two dol.
lars, and this report having caused complaint and
rcmonstranrc,
Rcxoirrd. That tho secretary of this society DC
ordered to publish the following facts
First That this report has no foundation III
fact. :.
Secondly No proposition to increase this Zee
has ever been entertained or submitted to this
society.
Thirdly. The charge for IN ordinary day VISIT
is now what it has been for the last twenty years
one dollar per visit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

Diarrhma and dysentery are now pre-
vailing in Richmond to considerable ex
tent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

EDITORIAL EXCURSION rep
resenting each of the daily newspapers OF
Washington, Baltimore and this city lett
Washington yesterday morning to take part
in the complimentary editorial excursion
rendered by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. The special train arrived at
Baltimore yesterday morning, and departed
at $40 over the Northern Central Railway.
There were two hundred journalists and
their wives in the party. The excursionlsts
lunched in the dining car yesterday alter
noon, and after brief halt at Altoona, pro
ceeded to Cresson Springs, which they
reached shortly before 3 O'Clock. Last nj ghit
there was brilliant ball at the Mountain
House, under the management of Professor
Ascher. To-day the trip will be extended
over tho picturesque Bells Gap kaiiroad.
The excursionists are in charge of Mr.
James II. Wood, General Passenger agent OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad, and his assist
ant, Mr.. George w. Boyd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18
T LICENSES.

I LICENSES.
All Corporation Licenses expire May 31st Fer
sons doing Business are required to make applica-
ton on or before June lst for renewal OF same at
the Commissioners Office, Market Building.
Ol,e hours: to II II. m. and ] TO . p. IN.
Persons ncglccting to renew their State License,
will he liable for double the amount from June
ist, 1884. GEokGE DuFfEl'
my29 Commissioners oi Revenue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

STEAM VESSEL REGIsTERs.-The Com
mittee on Commerce of the House of Req
resentatives yesterday agreed to report ia,
vorably the bill amending section lllo OF
the revised statutes by striking out the
words "and the steam register shall, IN
the second line, and after the word "lnspec
tors" in the fourth line, and adding the
words "and the recording and alarm gauges
shall be placed upon each steamer, subject
10 the control of the MASTER captain or per
son in command of said vessel, whose duty
it shall be to keep the chronometer move
ment upon said steam register or recording
and alarm gauge properly wound and sup,
piled with charts for keeping the record OF
steam pressure, said charts to be preserved,
States inspectors of steam vessels" The
bill was amended so as to make the change
optional instead of compulsory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

PRECAUTIONS ON STEAMERs.-Messrs.S a-
Vile and Valentine, local steamboat lnspec-
tors, have issued instructions to the captains
Of all steamboats, carrying passengers direct
ing them to Immediately close their gang
WAYS on leaving all wharves and to keep
the same closed while underway, 1t is not
simply intended that the way shall be cioseo
by means of the gang-rail, but also tnae tne
gate shall be added as additional security.
At the time of the loss of the colored par
tender in the Potomac, from the steamer
Sue recently, the gang-rail was across the
yane-way. and vet, in STOPPING to pick up
his cigar, he slipped under the rail and was
drowned. Had the gate also been inserted
this could not have happened, and it is to
prevent the recurrence of such accidents
that the precaution is enjoined.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

4 PROBABLE INTERESTING TERM or
CuuET.-Thc State revenue bill passed by
the last Legislature provides that the Com
missioner of Revenue shall ten days before
the grand jury term Of the Corporation
Court in July furnishes the Commemorative
Attorney list of all persons doing business
in this city who have not taken out 81 license,
and that the Commonwealth Attorney
shall lay that list before the grand jury,
who are compelled to find indictments
against all such persons for the violation Of
the revenue law. AS the State officers are
not allowed to exercise any discretionary
powers in this matter, and rs the butcher,
the baker, and the candlestick maker, under
the provisions of this law, are to have no
more consideration shown them than is
accorded to the merchant, doctor, lawyer,
or chief, the probabilities are that the next
term of the Corporation Court will be an
interesting one, and the number of "true
bills found by the jury be numerous, as
number Of persons in this city are always
behind hand in the settlement of their
licenses The officers of the court arc max
ing preparations for rush Of business and
Il lively time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18
IN SEASON.

md pu tone urco
1000 YARDS CHOICE WHITE GOODS,
Inst nlue oferat thu low price os
CHOICE THIN WHITE GOODS AT 49,
REDUCED FROM 90 ANDo5,
SPECIAL BARGAINS IN INDIA LINENrl0
1ot, 1cs, aaEs 81. and Soc
To Close out our Line Of Fancy Summer Dress Goods
an o
AT 12 Sp5
IN OUR DRESS BINGHAM STOCK
We havepu ahandom lnoof1 5e odsat1 2Ee.
10 PER CT REDUCTION ON ALL OUR BLACK SILKS
Except s1ands
We still have DEPARTMENT. which VIC
wlmakeup promptly.
New
Choir o.: Pride Vest al Londle Cambria
m-ONE PRICE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18
Pineapples and Bananas.

A large lot of PINEAPPLES and BANANAS
received to-day.
PINEAPPLES 10y tho dozen for Preserving at
,ow nrice at NJ BOSSARTS
ic16-3t Il ,. FalrfaN street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18
FOR SALE.

BRICK DWELLING, No. 2OG Prince street,
now occupied by myself
my2S Il. WIN. RAMSAY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18
By Green & Wise, Auctioneers.

VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
AT ACCoTINK,
IN FAIRFAX COUNTY.
By virtue of q decree of tho Circuit Court OF
Prince William county, rendered at the May Term,
1884, ia the chanccry suit of Robertson commits
soucr vs. Troth and others, the undersigned
Special Commissioners therein named, VIII Al IL
o'clock m on 400.
SATURDAY. THE 2STII DAY OF JUNE, 1854.
at the Fairfax street entrance to the Court
room in tie city of Alexandria, sell at public
auction TO the highest bidder tho following de-
scribcd VALUABLE REAL, ESTATE OF winch
tho late =. Ilillman Troth, died seized, situated
in Fairfax county, towt:
1st TRACT OF 55i4 ACRES lying NJ or near
tho village of Accotink. :,
End. A TRACT OF JOB ACRES, near the said
village. 90
near the same.
Of the Mount Vernon Tract, and adjoining that
norton of said estate held by the Ladies Asso-
5tb' THE ACCOTINK MILL PROPERTY,
containing 25 acres less about y acres OF marsh
land This is one of the most valuable mill prop
critics in Virginia.
Gtb TWO LOTS in tho village of Accotink.
7th. A LOT OF SEVEN ACRES, and known
az Wsshingtons MILL
Terms of Sale: Ten per cent cash, the residue IN
three equal annual instalments with interest, the
purchaser to 81 re bonds With approved security
for the deferred payments and the title withheld
until the whole of the purchase money is paid.
s. F. BEACH,
R. W. MOORE. Com rs OF sale.
E. E. MEREDITH
Prince William County:
- Nelson ncnuty Clerk of Circuit Court of
ea;d conntv certify that the bond with approved
security a; required by law has been duly execu-
tod nv +. +. Meredith, one cf the Commissioners
in the above cause !,
my2O-ts r. NELooN' y. y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

CLAIM OF THE LOCKWOOD HEIRs.-On
Tuesday Senator Colquitt, of Georgia, in
reduced bill in the U. s. Senate, which
was referred to the committee or claims, TO
indemnify the heirs of Aquila Lock wood for
nroperty used aud destroyed in the late war
Mr. Lockwood was an old resident of this
city, where he was well known and highly
respected. He was native of Maryland,
and in the war of 1872 assisted in tue de-
Tense of Baltimore against the British forces,
nuder Admiral Cockburn. In 1914 he re-
moved to this place, where he lived until
shortly before his death After the seces-
sion OF Virginia, and the occupancy of this
city by the United State army he was, as 4
helpless raralytic, removed TO Baltimore,
where he died in 1867. He was buried here.
4 few years before his death this old gentle
man withdrew from business life, and, with
the limited means he had saved up, bought
beautiful country seat near this city, where
he expected to live and to die. AT the break
luz out of the war he was dispossessed of
this property by the army, which took pos
session and held it for over live years. His
only daughter. the beneficiary makes =
claim by this bill for the use, &C., of this
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

yITANTED-A GOOD BARBER. To first
w class workman, CORD wages will BIO paid.
HERBERT TANC1L,
;o1S 2t= Braddock House.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

7 INA BEANS-Jnst received q supply oil large
i Luna Beans, direct from Landreth.
ie2 T.. :. IEADbEAIEhe o. DIV.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

TEPAGES GLUE! lie PAGES GLUE!-A
/ fresh supply of this Celebrated Glue just re-
cciv.d. 1t is pronounced TIE BEST by all who
have used it, % cents per bottle, with brush
n,d tim cnvor MCLEAN C UHLER
mi 80 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

DIACKING CASES! BLACKING CASES! i!
d We have lust received nice lot of Backing
Cases, which we are selling very cheap. Just the
thing for nice Christmas present for gentle
man. Mcl1EaN q ChD.n'
dorS 10 Hing StIet1.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-18

BASKETS! BASKETS! BASKETS!-We have
d inst received the incest line of Covered splin'
Baskets ever offered in this city. They are dura
BILE, and nicely finished and we can furnish them
in six sizes. Call and examine.
my7 MCLEAN & UHLER, ~ King b.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-02-08

4O5,OOO bushels, and there were in
store, in that city then, $685..
1852 bushels, of all kinds of grain,
of which 8.691,00O were wheat.
At present the elevator capacity Of
Chicago is $4,000, 900 bushels, and the
grain in store 9,771,3 800 of which 12,-
3S9, 455 are wheat. The elevator ca
pacity of Milwaukee remains substau-
TALLY the same as four years ago, being
about 100000 bushels. There was in
store in the city four years ago, at this
time, 3, 224, 900 bushels of wheat, while
now there are but 2,844,372. The total
wheat in store in the two cities, in JAN
uary, 1880, was 13.916,OO0 bushels,
while now it is Is, 23l 1927, difference
of only 1,315,827. These figures GER
tainIy do not indicate glu. in the mar
ket, while there are good grounds for
believing that the farmers, especially in
the winter wheat regions, have much
more generally disposed of all their sur
plus than was the case at this time in
1880. Hence there does not seem to be
anything in the present situation and
prices to make the bears very sanguine
of the future, or to encourage producers
who can afford to wait, to hurry their
surplus wheat to market.-MiltUdukee
Sentinel,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-02-08
FACTS AND FIGURES.

According to the american Alma
nae for 1883, the Mormons numbered
S,906 ministers and Ito, 377 members.
:. Cincinnati is to have fourth bridge
over the Ohio River, to be built this
year at a cost of 1880, OO0.-Gincirs-
malt Times.
Orange trees are generally planted
100 per acre. Many trees planted since
1873 in Louisiana are bearing from 800
to 1000 oranges each under very little
cultivation, and without any CONNER
cial fertilizer
New York State last year received
for educational purposes $4,000, 900,
and spent S12,0OO.0O0. In the lis
active savings banks of the State,
100000 depositors have accounts ag-
gregating 1920. S31, 0OO.-M Y. Graphic.
The Commercial Bulletin computes
that the Nations carelessness in regard
to fire costs $3.50, 100000 year. One
hundred millions vanish in smoke.
Thirty millions go to sustain our fire
departments. The cost Of running our
insurance companies consumes the bal
ance.
The following ages have, on the
authority of skilled arboriculturists,
been attained by trees: Yew, 5000
years; schubertia, 5000; cedar, 1000;
oak, 1,5O0; spruce, 1900; lime, LOO;
Oriental plane, 1000; walnut, 900;
olive and cypress. 800; orange, $50;
maple, 500; elm, 800.
The total sales of stocks at the New
York Stock Exchar ge during 1888 were
over 96,000,000 shares, against over
113.0OO,O 900 in 1882, and about the same
number in 1881. As the entire number
of shares outstanding is but so, 1000, the
transactions were about equal to thirty
times the whole capital stock.-M Y
Sun.
Last year not single passenger
riding in passenger train on the Mas
sachusetts railroads was killed. except
from his own fault, and there were over
81 ,O00, 900 passengers carried an average
distance of fifteen miles each. This is
probably the most remarkable record
yet made in the way of safety in travel
ing by rail.-Boston Post.
1t Is estimated that there are now
in the United States 100000 mich
cows; and that there are made annually
1900. 200. 900 pounds of butter and $780,
000, 200 pounds of cheese. In 1880, as
shown by the census, 772, 204, 900 pounds
of butter were made on farms, and 29,-
45l 200 pounds in factories, and a total
of 243, IA, 900 pounds of cheese. Be-
sides this over 100000 pounds OF
oleomargarine were also manufactured.
Limited States Dairyman.
The Albany IN. " Penitentiary
lays claim TO the distinction of being
the best conducted penal institution in
the country. Its annual report shows
that it has been self-sustaining and
turned a surplus into the county treas
ury every year but one since 1851.
Since 1849 it has met expenses, dis
bursed nearly 100000 on building adj
ditions, and still has an income of $780,
0O0overa all expenses. During the period
42,84S persons have been taken care of.
Albany Journal.