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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08
I,EGIST, ALIVE.

In The State Senate yesterday bills were
passed for the relief Of John Il. woodward
and others of the county of Fairfax; to in
corporate the Virginia Baptist Sabbath
School Conventions; to amend the Code in
| relation to ferries to amend the Code reg,l-
| lating lunatic asylums and the care Of in
sane persons and their estate to amend the
act to incorporate the Buckingham Railroad
Company and to amend the Code in regard
to appointment of directors of lunatiC asy-
lums.
The bill relating to the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind institute at Stanton, was passed.
The sections added to the bill are rs fol-
lows:
1.-The Board of Public Works shall select
and appoint members Of said Board Of Visi-
tors with reference solely to fitness and bust
ness qualifications without regard to party
utilization.
"Any member Of said Board of Visitors
may be removed ut any time by order Of
the Board of Public Works, which shall
cause to be entered upon its minutes the
order Of removal and the cause of reno
VAL"
The Senate bill declaring vacant thaofiice
of superintendent Of schools in certain cases
and providing the mode and manner Of fill
ing the same was then taken up and dis
cussed till adjournment.
In the House Of Delegates bills were in
troduced authorizing the appointment Of
such Temporary repositories of the moneys
OF the State as will pay interest thereon to
provide for the organization, maintenance
and government of Virginia Volunteers and
to repeal existing laws concerning the vol
unteer militia to amend the act to es.
tabish Department of Agriculture, Mining
and Manufacturing for the State also petit
tions asking the General Assembly to pass
a local option law; Of the Bar OF Charlottes-
vile to increase the salaries Of the Circuit
Judges and from citizens of Montgomery
county praying the General Assembly to
"rescue the Virginia Agricultural and Me-
chancal College from the mire of partisan
politics." with charges.
Bills were passed 10 provide for new
registration of the voters of the county Of
Madison to transfer to the Sinking fund
stock held by the Commonwealth in the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company; and providing for va
eating all Offices of judges of election and
registrars and choosing their successors by
electoral boards to be elected by the Legis.
lature.
The report Of the committee on Privileges
and Elections in the cases of Hartman New
berry (democrat) vs.. S. P. Mustard Ma J
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The District Grand Lodge of B'nai Birth
adjourned Yesterday in Norfolk, 10 meet 10
Washington on the fist Tuesday in March,
1885
1t is reported that $3.50 Egyptian sol d,
diers. including 90 officers and about ooo
rebels. were killed in the recent tight near
Tukar..
Mr.. Richard Carter, aged IS years, an old
citizen of Washington, for many years
large dry goods merchant of that city, ulea
on Wednesday.
Fify two member of the London Park
Club have been fined s1OO each for gamo'
ling in the club rooms, and the proprietor
of the club and the committee f5OO each.
Great anxiety prevails at Port Deposit.
The ice is gorged at McCaul's Ferry, TWEEN
ty-two miles above, and break Is momen'
tarilv expected Residents along the banks
of the Susquehanna have removed their
household effects to places OF safety.
Baker Pasha reports that he can hold out
against the enemy only short time benihd
the trenches at Suakm, but the British gov
eminent is hnrrying forward requirements
of sailors aud marines 10 defend the position.
AS stated yesterday the False Prohet de-
clares that he proposes to dcthrone the Sui
tan of Turkey and suhiugate India. An un,
confirmed report is circulated that General
Gordon has been captured by the rebels.
The revolt is spreading on the Abyssianian
frontier, and great indignation is felt be-
cause OF the apathy of the English govern
meut. In both houses of the British Parlla-
lnent yesterday notice was given that the
Conservatives will introduce resolutions cen i.
surfing the government for its conduct OF
Egyptian affairs
The Maryland oyster delegation reached
Annapolis yesterday. There is considerable
| disappointment over the failure of the dele
CATION to reach an agreement with the Nlr-
guians. 1t was hoped that al understanding
| would have been arrived at concerning the
Potomac river at least, and there are some
who think that both the Potomac and POGO
lnoke questions might have been settled
had the delegation remained little Ion.
ger ut Richmond. 1t is understood that
some members of the delegation itself are OF
the same way of thinking. They were gov
crned by the wishes of those who thought
that nothing more could be accomplished,
but left Richmond feeling that the Virgin
ians might have been induced to accedc
something, had more time been allowed for
the presentation Of arguments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08


DEATH OF AN EMINENT PHYsICIAN.-AG
ter protracted illness Of much suffering,
DR.. John Fouche Fauntleroy, peacefully
breathed his last at his residence in Lees.
burg, as $50 p. M, Oil Monday, Feb. 4th,
1884 Born in Frederick, now Clarke coun-
ty, in 1909, he was consequently in the 18th
year of his age at the time Of his death-a
full half century of which was devoted to
the practice of medicine.
DR.. +. was brother of the late Gen. Il,
II. Fauntleroy, who died in this town few
months ago, and was the youngest and last
survivor of his immediate family, comprised
of eight brothers and one sister. Before the
war he practiced his profession at White
Post, in Clarke county-he was bold, heroic
and unusually successful in the treatment
OF diseases, and few, if any, ever performed
a more lucrative and laborious practice in
any country district. At the breaking out
of the war, he entered the service Of the
Confederacy, and was at the battle of Cor
NTH, and the siege of Eicksburg -his duty
for the most part, being President of a Med
ica Examining Board, though after his ex-
change he became chief OF the hospital ut
Danville, where he remained until the close
of the war. Soon thereafter he settled in
Leesburg where he successfully prosecuted
the labors Of his profession, until about the
year 1873, when failing health compelled
him to retire from active work, and from
that time to the hour Of his death he was a
hopeless invalid.
DR.. Fanntlery was thorough specimen
of the old Virginia gentleman-of fine ply
sique, tall, dignifed, courteous, hospilablc
and until overtaken by disease, OF most 70.
bust constitution. He was not only thor
oughly versed in his profession, but was
gentleman OF fine mind, cultivated by edu-
cation and deep study, and enriched with
much general information. He ranked high
as physician-was much respected by his
professional brethren, and generally esteem
ed by all who knew him, either in the sick
chamber or in the social circle. The de-
ceased was also bright Mason, and in his
younger days took an active and leading
part in the workings of that order He was
member of Olive Branch Lodge of this
town. and was be believe, its first Worship
full Master, upon its reorganization after the
war. But he who had so oft aud so long
ministered to the relief of suffering human
ty, himself at last had to succumb to The
common enemy of his race. and he has
gone to his reward, where sickness and sor-
row are unknown. Peace TO his memory.
His body was inferred at Middleburg yes.
terday where repose the remains of several
Of his ohildren.-Londoun Mirror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08

A PROFESSIONAL negro burglar arrested
in Prince Edward county, Virginia, turns
out to be a solicitor for General Mahone's
morning organ in Washington. Well,
Chandler, chief owner of that organ, stole
the electoral vote of Florida; Hatton, part
owner, prostitutes his official position as
Assistant Postmaster General to his own Pc
cuniary advantage and Gorbam, editor of
the organ, defended the star rouLers and ad-
vises the Government to rob Virginia of her
vote at the next election. Birds Of q
feather will flock together"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08

SOME REPUBLICAN newspapers find great
fault with Col. Blackburn for drawing his
salary as member ofthe US. House ofRep-
resentatives during the month he was in
Kentucky attending to his canvass for the
position of u. S. Senator from that State.
But never a word did any one of these same
papers say against General Malone, who
abandoned his seat in the Senate for five
months, that he might be III Richmond to
give daily orders to his followers in the
Legislature. Hypocrites! who see shot
holes in the barn door, but not the barn
itself; notes in the eyes of others, but not
rafters in their own eyes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08

THREE DEMOCRATIC States have changed
their U. S. Senators this winter-Ohio, Mary
land and Kentucky; and the seats 10 the
Senate of Messrs. Pendleton, Groome and
Williams will be filed by Messrs. Payne,
Wilson and Blackburn. Nothing, but death
and taxes is sure that has not occurred, but
all the indications are that the change in
every case will be beneficial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08

The grave robbers captured in Philadel-
phia are not as bad as those mothers who
are life robbers, by neglecting the cough of
child, when they know full we'll that one
bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup would cure
it and make it happy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08

MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, FEBRUARY g. 1874
sun rises........... OG Sun sets.. .......... -
ARRIVED
Str George Leary, Norfolk. to Hooe
Str Lady of the Lake. Norfolk, to FL Reed & Co.
schr HARRISON Hickman, Baltimore, to
Reed & Co., to load cooperage for Cuba.
SAILED.
Str George Leary, Norfolk. by Hooe.
Str Lady Of the Lake, Norfk by Reed & Co.
MEMORANDA.
Schr E. B. Emory, from Richmond, at New
York 7th.
Stmp c Knight, from this port, at New
York 7th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08
LIVING IN FAUQUIER ON $50 A YEAR.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria GAZETTEJ
SALEM, Fauquier county, Va, February
7.-During Christmas your correspondent
took the home of two old bachelor friends
for his headquarters-a home where books
reigned supreme. Histories and essays, by
all the anciet and modern English and
American writer's, lay on chairs, tables,
fusion, novels and light literature mixed
with them.
Now and then Latin, Greek or French
classic, showed the thorough cultivation
aud tastes of the two cronies.
During the day we would visit the girls,
and hunt-both Of them were excellent
shots, bagging the game almost every lire;
returning home to a most excellent supper,
cooked by one or the other of them; they
have done all their own housekeeping for
years.
One evening the supper was 80 very well
served and in such great variety that |
incidentally remarked, How can you afford
to live so luxuriously?" Why" said they
almost in one voice, 1--WE live on twenty
five dollars year. How? How? Tell
me the secret!"
Taking out my pencil, they told OIL to me
item after item, from diary, strictly kept
4 year or two ago, as follows:
For Iivelyhood they rented small
farm, having a good grist mill on it, and
occasionally one or the other would work for
the farmers around by the day, one always
remaining at home to do the housekeeping
paying the rent by giving share of the
proceeds of both farm and mill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08

After all the arguments about cheapness
and quality it appears that DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup is The best remedy for the cure Of
Coughs and Colds ever offered to the pub
lie. The price is only % cents bottle and
every druggist in the land sells and recon-
nepds il.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08

one Of the results Of the marriage of Frederick
Douglass has been the refusal Of his former house
keeper, Louisa Sprague, to continue as such under
the new regime, and her withdrawal is now about
to he followed by suit on her behalf for $4,000
for services rendered during the past twelve years
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08

ed from Mrs. Mary E. French, nineteen acres of
land near the High School. for 81 500
Mr.. John Simpson has sold the farm known as
mt. Hibla near this city, containing ffty-three
acres, to Mr.. John Dunn, for 500
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08

The receipts of grain are light, the bad condi
ton of the roads in this section of country pre-
venting farmers from making shipments. Flour
is strong at quotations. Small lots of Wheat sold
st 1OS for Fultz and 112 for Lancaster Corn
brought G2a63, MS to quality. No Rye or Oats
were reported Bacon is firm at quotations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08
CATTLE MARKETS.

BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Feb. T.-Sheep
Only Gu head have arrived SINGS last Monday.
and there are none remaining ia she pens unsold.
We have no change to note in quotations, nothing
for sale, and no demaud.
Hogs The receipts since Monday number 5ly
head. and those in the pens unsold 69G head.
Prices have advanced since our last quotations OH
Monday, and range now at SAa9hc, with pros
poets Of higher range next Monday.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET Feb 7.-Beevra
No receipts, no business; firm feeling, with lhe
expectation that the arrivals for next three days
will be very moderate. Sheep dull and lower,
with had finish and q number of carloads to
carry over; common to good Sheep sold at 5aG4c
per ID. aud Lambs at 6a7Ac Hogs.-Firmer for
live ones at ST 2OaG 70 per 100 lbs.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Feb. 7.-Hogs-
Market brisk and steady; rough packing 81 10a
IS packing and shipping Sc G5s7 IS; light
20 9oa6 60; skips $4a5 SO. Cattle.-Market
easier and weak; exports SO 25aG 80; good to
choice shipping So 60aG 10; common to medium
soao o. Sheep:-Market sctive and steady; i'll
ferior to fair s3a4 medium to good s. 25s5
choice to extra $5a5 rs; Texans So 5Oa4 so.
CINCINNATI Hoo MARKET. Fec. 7.-Huss.
Receipts none shipments 915 head.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08
Items for boarding Il man q year {:

winter and summer paSturage at 81 70 per
month. The garden furnishes all the vege.
tables and pays for its cultivation. We
hired all the blowing, selling lettuce, cab
hage, celery and onions.
About forty dollars per year has been
used in procuring books, newspapers and
periodicals, all from the various kinds OF
poultry, they furnishing us with eggs in
abundance and their flesh after paying for
their keep. Often we would exchange ba-
con or fowls for beef or mutton with a
ncighbor; also corn meal for flour. For
nine months of the year the average time TO
'hrng the butter when churning, was six
minutes by the clock OIL the kitchen mantel
We used the old fashioned dasher churn.
Their pantry fairly glittered with
shelves of beautiful preserves at least 20
gallons put up in quart jars The sugar for
them was bought with the peaches from O
half dozen trees Not only were our own
fruits prepared for their winter use, but the
tropics furnished them many delightful
repast.
One of the gentlemen never drank coffee
or tea. | counted nineteen Langstroth bee
palaces. Such thrift and luxurious dieting
your correspondent has never seen any
where in all his travels. and he came near
forgetting that in another year five hundred
vines will add its wine to the bill Of fare.
Oh yc city papers, read and comment.
EFIW
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08

CINCINNATI Hoo MARKET Fec. 7.-Huss
receipts none; shipments 915 head.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-08

ket remains quiet and receipts small Flour in
good supply with only fair demand for best
brands. Quotations for Wheat arc 1OOs112, as to
quality or condition. Corn 5sa60; Oats 4Oai5
and Rye nominal
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-29

also appreciate it as an indication of the de
sire of our brethren of the great North and
| West to obliterate all sectional party lines
and to build up grand union party, COM
posed of the best elements on both sides OF
the line, in array against the worst, the
representatives of protection to the homes
everywhere as against the saloons. This
| disposition is the more clearly evnced from
the fact that am the first person selected
since the war from Southern State as
candidate for national position. and
trust that this action may be the harbinger
of that reign of harmony, good will and
unity throughout the land which poet
has described as the union of lakes, the
union of lands the union none can sever,
the union of hearts, the union of hands,
and the flag of the union forever. What
ever may be the result of this effort so far
as the precise number of votes polled
is concerned, believe the agitation will be
of immense advantage to the cause and
the country believe the result will be to
rivet the earnest, thoughtful attention OF
the American people upon this liquor
traffic, this gigantic crime of crimes, as to
cause the speedy adoption of such measures
as it will greatly hasten in it's overthrow.
The duty of the hour is to crystalize and
organize the prohibition sentiment. We
already have entered into political action,
and having thus standard to which We
can rally we shall more rapidly form what
ever else of sentiment may be needed than
in any other way. l have but to say in
conclusion that | shall do all in my power
now and henceforth to bear onward this
prohibition standard.
THE COMMITTEE OF NOTIFICATION.
The following are the Committee of No
tification: Prof. Samuel Dickey, of Mich
igan, Chairman; Judge James Black,
Pennsylvania; Prof. A. A. Hopkins, of
New York; ID. Shelton, of Kansas; Rev.
John Russell, of Michigan; Miss Frances
Willard, of Illinois; Hon. S. d. Hastings,
of Wisconsin; George r. Scott of New
York Miss Mary Woodbridge, of Ohio;
Hon. j. T. Turner, of Alabama.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-29
WARNER d NERRITT,s CONDITION.

The sheriff is still busily engaged in dis
posing of the stock of Warner & Merritt.
the failing fruit importers of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Merritt is still at Quincy, Mass. He is
not expected to return before the last OF
next week. Mr.. Warner, his partner, has
not heard from him since he went away.
The experts are at work upon the firm 5
books, and no statement can be made be-
fore to-day, if then. One effect of the fail
ure has been considerable rise in the
price of fruits. The schooner Julia Baker
has not been heard from. She was due in
New York, Wednesday of last week, but
her owners are not alarmed at her being
overdue A letter was received from Mr..
Merritt. indicating that he is completely
broken down, and that it will be months
before he can recover from the mental and
physical strain imposed upon him.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-29

Miss Willard and her wing of temper
ance-working ladies We're recently taken to
task at Chautauqua for bringing politics
into some of their addresses. What
they did was to forestall the expected visit
of Senator Logan by little appeal for the
Prohibition candidate, St John. They ev-
identity designed to take the edge off the
welcome Chautaqua was preparing for the
Republican candidate. General Logan
has, undoubtedly, as much right as any
other citizen to visit the Chautauqua camp;
but the Willard ladies might have very well
retorted upon Dr. Vincent the manager of
the great summer institution, that is was
very unwise in such a gathering to ''bring
candidates n.'-Philadelphi Ledger
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-29
Voice From the Corn.

/ WAS made to be eaten, and not to be drank;
To be husl1cd in IL barn, not soaked in II tank.
/ came rs Il blessing when put in a mill,
As "A blight and IL curse when run through 9
still.
Make me up into loaves and your children arc
fed,
But into IA drink, and I'll stalve them instead
In bread I'm Il servant the eater shall rule:
In drink I'm master, the drinker fool.
Then remember my warming my strength III
employ,
If eaten to strengthen, if drunk to destroy.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-29
SGuareIx Answered.
A FATHER.

EDITOR RECoRD:-It is presumable that
Record. as to what Presidential candi-
date will receive the vote of the under
signed, is asked from such motives as cor
respond with his position as General Vice
ance Alliance.
similar question was asked some days
ago and answered in the public prints and
his public addresses that he expected to
vote for Governor st. John.
Very truly, A. E. BALLARD.
Ocean Grove, August Ia.
Ocean Grore Record
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-29

The query of the MONITOR last week as
to the reason for the absence of the Prose
cutor of the Pleas of the county from the
scene of the Watson murder and the hear
ing and inquest is answered by the Camden
Coarar of Friday last i'll Enthusiastically
plain English That paper does not hest
tate to affirm that the official in question
was intoxicated so much SO as to make it
impossible for him to attend to his duty.
We are slow to believe that the Courier
would make such statement as this
without the facts to substantiate it, and it
is equally hard to believe that we have an
official so lost to a sense of duty as this
statement of the Courier implies. The
absence of the Prosecutor required an ex-
PLANTATION. Ii the above is the true one it
is certainly shameful one, and the official
in question should be relieved from all
necessity for attendance on any public bus
mess of this county forevermore. If it is
not the true reason a gross injustice has
been done which cannot be too soon
amended.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-29

Thr Register announces in its first local
column this week the Prohibition Conven-
ton which meets in Woodstown on Tues
day next. Feeling perhaps that it has not
done its whole duty it repeats the announc-
ment i'll the next column with the prefa-
tory statement that the posters calling the
convention were printed at the Register
office. The Register man is growing reck-
less. He should check the exuberance of
his zeal III the good cause Of temperance
as he is fond of phrasing it. or some of his
friends who are apt to be surfeited by too
much of good thing may find it necessary
to require re-insertion of the saloon
keepers prayer which crstwhile graeed
his columns. By the way what has be-
come of the ''Anti-Prohibition Column
which was for brief week feature of
the Register
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-29

The Prohibition State Executive Com
mittee met in Trenton ON Wednesday of
last week, and completed arrangements for
organizing the State. 1t was resolved to
raise five thousand dollars for campaign
purposes. This will be accomplished by
issuing one thousand bonds of five dollars,
entitled ''The Pioneer Battle Fund, of the
Prohibition Party of New Jersey" The
bonds will be printed by the Bank Note
Company, on bond paper, and will be
work of art worth preserving. Amy person
subscribing for one of these, will receivethe
same with his name engrossed thereon.