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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-21

BALTIMORE. July 21.-Vs. 6'sdefd -; do con
soidated 3412; do 2nd series =; do past due cou-
pons27 new 10 4os -; do new IS 81 bid to-
day. Cotton dull; middlng II. Flour steady and
quiet; Howard street and Western super 81 75a
3 % do extra So 35a4 90: do family $4 25s
5 SO; City Mills super 81 75a$3 Is; do extra
So 35a4 90: do Rio Brands SIS 37a5 81; Patspsco
family So 90; do superlative patent Sc SO.
Whest-Southern lower and active; Western
steady and active; Southern red 96a9S; do amber
98s101; No Maryland 9Sloa99a4 No West
ern winter red spot 951ea95Hs July 95i2 bid i;
August $685. a965s; September 97i!aa971s. Corn
Southern nominal: Western nominal Southern
white 73a75; do yellow 66a6S; Western mixed
spot 59lasG1; August 6O4aG14.. Oats steady
and firm; southern 36a40; Western white 39a
Al mixed 36a3S; Penns 36a4O. Rye quiet at
6Sa7O. Hay RIM prime to choice Pennsy vauia
and Maryland $15aS17. Provisions quiet and
steady; mess Pork SIT. Observation-Disclosures
and clear rib sides, packed, 7Aa9A. Bacon
shoulders 8; clear rib sides 10; hams 14ais15h:
Lard, refined, 9k. Butter dull; Western packed
Sails; creamery 15a2o. Eggs steady at 15s16.
Coffee dull Rio cargoes ordinary to fair 9alo.
Sugar steady; soft 67s. Whiskey nominally
steady at 81 10.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-21

INCUR! FLOUR! FLOURu.-FAMILY, EX-
L ira, superfine and Fine Flour for sale at
wholesale and retail, and delivered to all parts Of
the city by CHAS. S. TAYLOR, Jr,
lei 81 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-21
CANAL COMMERCE.

Arrived Boats G Uhler, ] Morris, Ben =.
DER Samuel Lloyd, American Flag, Henry. J
Swift, H Miller, and w Wallis. to American
Coal Co. ] h stickney and s shuman, to Jno
P Agnew Co. g A hcIlhany to II Winship:
DR. s Knott, limestone, to Francis; High
lander, Exchange and Sslina.
Departed.-Boats G Uhler, J. w. Morris
Bender. Lloyd, American Flag, Henry J J
Swift, 4 II Miller, 6 w Wallis, J Stickney 8
N shuman, McIlhany, DR. Knott and
Alabama
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-21

EERTILIZERS! FERTILIZERS! !-Patapsco
l. Guano Cos. Dissolved South Carolina Bone,
Dissolved Animal Bone and Alkaline Phosphate.
For sale by CHAS. s. TAYLOR, Jr,
mv3O 81 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-21

in the State
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-21

HAMMOCKS! HAMMOCKS!.-We have this
Il day received nice lot of Cord Hammocks
which we selling al the low prices of S5 cents
S1.25 and 81 so, according to quality.
ie11 MCLEAN & UHLER, 80 King st.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-23

Writing of the late Duke of Brunswick, HE
stood at the knees of heroes, says the Countess
Won Bothmer; ''his own immediate ancestors
are shrined in the Walhalla; the name of Bona
parte was terror to his childhood; he was the
ward of the Prince Regent, and witnessed the
early fame of Wellington He lived to see a
Third Napoleon topple to his ruin and a Second
Empire crumble into dust; Austria humated
by defeat the Hohenzollern dominating the
Hapsburg and King of Prussia crowned EN-
peror of Germany in the Hall of Mirrors at Yer
sailles, with tumult of acclaim He saw the
Hanover discrowned and dispossessed-a wan
derer and an exile. He outlived the Gar Vic
tor Emmanuel the Prince Consort. and Plus k
and perhaps saw in the young Napoleon's death
at Isandula fateful reprsal for the tragedy in
Mexico. Yet he was youth compared with the
Emperor of Germany, Moltke and Wrange and
Prince Bismarck is youth compared with him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-23
Snanial Sala

Monday night at $3.50 o'clock we shall place on
sale 100 chdrens overcoats, ages four to ten, at
rs cents. Also $50 boys overcoats, ages eleven
to sixteen, at 81. These overcoats will besold at
the above prices Monday night only.
MODEL. CLOTHING Co
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-23

the coast of Algeria by transplanting sponge
plants from the coast of Syria 1t is not an easy
task
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
Watterson's Wrath.

Mr.. Watterson, of the Louisville
Co,Rier-Jomnal, has the virtue as an edi-
tor of saying what he thinks, and the habit
of saying il in an emphatic way, but he has
not achieved reputation for wisdom
equal to his vehemence. He is not an op-
ponent much to be feared by one who is
panoplied in the right, and he is not sus-
tanned by the public opinion of his section
in his present assault upon Mr.. Randall.
provoked simply by Mr.. Randall's holiday
journey into the South.
Whatever the motive with which it is
undertaken, it is a journey which Mr..
Randall has a right to take il it pleases
him and in which he has right to expect
not only courteous but warm reception
at the hands of people from whom he
deserves so well. Mr.. Watteron runs
against very stout snag in attempting to
thwart the traditional inclination to a
generous hospitality of the Southern peo-
pie. He ought to have known that, what
ever they might think of the truth of his
criticisms of Mr.. Randall, they would not
remember them against him when he was
a visitor among them. Such indiscreet
enemies rs Mr.. Watterson it is real good
fortune to have and Mr.. Randall will find
this III the feryor and extent of the well
come he will have in the South.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27

THERE is whole volume of sound sense
in recent remark of Mr. Gladstone. aud it
largely explains his wonderful vitality and
the intellectual vigor he has maintained de-
spite the weight of advancing years. He
says: IL never allow business of any kind
to enter my chamber door. In all my
political life have never been kept awake
five minutes by any debate in Parliament" +"
1t is this faculty of concentrating his power
upon given work and throwing off the bur
den of il Immediately afterward, that enables
a man to achieve distinction among his fel-
lows The world is filed with bright men,
whe could leave their impress, upon their
generation. But they overtax their powers,
forget that men who work. should sometimes
play and, as a consequence, acquire an en-
feebled constitution that is unequal to the de-
mands made upon ii by the mental portion
of the human. The old saw, age qaod agis,
means also that man must not be always
doing.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
How a Reporter Matched a Gnyernnr.

Senator Groome, of Maryland, recently
narrated the following romantic incident in
his career. Several years ago, when ! was a
candidate for governor of my state, a gentle
man in aneighboring town, where | Glanced
10 be, said that he would oppose me on the
ground that i was a bachelor. He was older
than was, not the best looking man in the
world, and had never been married so, 10
silence him, | said in jest that / would bet
him hat that could find lady inside three
years who would marry me- and that was
better, was sure, than he could do. sue
ceeded in hacking him down, but got into
another difficulty. One OF these newspaper
chaps some how or other got hold of what
had said-or, rather, what ] hadn't said
and the first that knew | was published as
Offering TO bet that | would he mar
ried within three years A scribe
IN Baltimore, 10 get ahead of his
fellows ventured 20 give the name OF
the lady In that city To whom | was engaged
From my green and salad days 10 that time
had not thought of getting married, much
less of making wife of the lady mentioned.
happened 10 meet her, however a day or
two afterward-for knew her-and askedh her
what she thought of the rumor. She told me
laughingly that If il would aid in NV
election she would not contradict il until
after had became governor. believe that
II was never contradicted, and ms / subse
quently married the lady, il is now too late
10 deny IT, That newspaper reporters fer
Tile Imagination secured for me the best wife
In the world.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
Col. Dechert,s First Ma,e.

The controller-elect, Col. Robt. p.
Dechert, of Philadelphia, has seen fit to
select as his chief clerk, a man without any
special party predictions, who is inti-
mately known to his chief, who has fine
military record and experience in civil
affairs, and who fairly represents in po-
litical sentiment that large body of un-
attached and liberal-minded voters whose
support Of the Democratic candidate
made his election possible.
We have observed that some of the mar
row minded organs Of one of the Republi-
can factions in this state have pressed very
vigorously for Col. Dechert's retention Of
Mr.. Frank Willing Leach in the chief
clerkship Of the controllers Office,
becsuse he has held this position
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
0be Ennfaster JntelIiaenfer.
LAScAsTEn, I pEcEMBER q. 1874.
What Is He For,

Some of our esteemed local contempora-
ries indulge In the rather forceful oberva-
tion that it is an anomaly, if not an absur-
dity, for the county auditors to surcharge
the commissioners for bills which they
have paid upon the advice and appro-
val of the county solicitor. The solicitor
is elected by the people, and paid fixed
salary, to furnish the law to the commits
sioners, and is presumed that they will ask
for and take his advice on questions of law
involved in payments of money out of the
county treasury. 1t is even questionable
whether they have the right TO employ and
pay other counsel.
And yet the patent fact is that the peo-
pie generally elect such poor stuff for
county solicitor. that he is not competent
to give good advice, and the commissioners
have to go outside of his Office for their
law and for advice. Sometimes they
20 to the judges for it, and then they fare
courts recommendations is expensive to
the county and risky for themselves.
The proper remedy for the case is simply
to elect better solicitors. A good one,
with honesty and capacity for his duties
would save the county ten times his salary.
One who is not fit for or who does not dis
charge the obligations of his place should
have no salary and we recommend to the
incoming board Of commissioners that
they promptly raise the issue of whether
an elected county solicitor is entitled to
any pay if he is unfit to discharge the
duties of his place. Certainly if his in
capacity requires the employment of out
side counsel their fees should be deducted
from his salary.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27

under his predecessor. However ex-
cellent clerk he may have been,
this was not sufficient reason for his re-
appointment. The incumbent of great
Office, upon entering upon il, has a right to
have nearest him, and as his chief of staff,
some one whom he knows thoroughly and
In whom he can repose implicit confidence.
He is most likely to find and to prefer such
one in man of kindred political faith
with himself , but the first consideration
must be thorough acquaintance and conf
dence born of il; no doubt Col Delshot
finds this to be the case in Col. Roshyshell
whom he has selected.
He acts wisely in proceeding slowly to
organize his office and in declaring his
purpose to make il as efficient as possible.
He will best serve his party by giving the
city the best administration.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
A Fixed Star, Of First Magnitude.

Texas is a state that excites admiration
for many more reasons than its 10000
Democratic majority. Its extent of terri
tory and vast resources, the rapidity of its
recent development and marvellous increase
of population, are no less notable than the
unity of purpose which prevails among its
people. 1t was the first of the Southern
States to be reconstructed in fact it re-
constructed itself, without tolerance of the
carpet bag and scalawag element and for
nearly twenty years it has presented re-
markable illustration of what an Ameri-
can commonwealth can become under the
benefcent influence of local self govern
ment
The indisposition of the Texan people TO
have their state cut up into three or four
smaller ones-it would make twenty like
Nevada--deprives the Democrats of con-
siderable partisan advantage that they
might acquire in the federal Senate, but it
speaks well for the Texans state pride and
commands very general respect for them
from all parties,
One of the best features of the govern
ment of the ''Lone STAR state is its mag
nificent provision for free schools. There
they are free in the broadcast sense of
the term. Its accumulated permanent
school fund, derived from the sale of
public lands, is constantly increasing
though it is enough now to keep the schools
open for ten months in the year without
the levy of any school fax
AT its present rate of increase Texas bids
fair to rival the leading states of the North
in population before many more censuses
are taken.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27

THE Scranton Republican is one Of the few
yenturesome apologists for the Republican
policy of taxing the people of Pennsylvania
to raise a surplus revenue for the benefit of
the banks which have the state treaSurer's
deposits. The Republican wants MS to get
ready to pay a debt that will mature in 1905.
This is simply one of the devices of the
treasury ring to get in abundant revenue for
its own use and manipulation. The simple
fact is that the state collects at least half
million more than II needs. About that sum
is collected by the counties for licenses and
is turned over by them TO the state. The
proper remedy is to let that money stay in
the county treasures, 10 tighten local tax
alton.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
PERSONAL.


GEORGE W. CHILps distributed $4,000 In
Christmas presents to his employees.
u. w. II. THoRSpyKE, retired Boston
surgeon, died suddenly from pneumonia Fri
day I'm that city.
REPRESENTATIVES, RANDALL leaves Wash
ton to-day for his Southern trip He will
probably he accompanied hy Representative
McAdoo. of New Jersey.
LOUISE Michel is recovering from her
Illness The authorities have offered to re
lease her from prison ON condition that she
resides outside of the department ofthe Seine
for two years
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND II to ho rendered
reception at the City Club, Buffalo, ON Satur-
day evening. January 10, following the Char
ity hall of the 9th, at which he is to be pre-
sent as chief patron.
ATTORNEY GENERALGRAN aud Congress
man Lore, both of New Castle county, and
Mr.. Bayard's immediate neighbors, are mem
toned rs probable SUCCESSORS to him in case
of his transfer to the cabinet
MAJOR RENO, broken of his rank in the
army few years ago on charge of conduct
unbecoming an officer and a gentleman In
insulting brother officers wife, is taking
steps to secure his reinstatement
SENATORS BAyARD and Beck are good
livcrs and are strangers to physical pain.
Hampton has great stomach that would
have made CARLYLE believe in human nature,
If not in heaven. He takes life easy, is fond
of manly sports, and sleeps profoundly.
LIEUT.. GENERAL SHERIDAN is confined
to his house by illness, which, though seri-
ollS, is said not TO be tlanperous He il sufipr-
ing from arrangement of the stomach. and his
physician has for the present restricted his
food to the iuiceof oysters and ordered him
to remain at home and rest.
BALrZER GEHR, a resident of Crawford
county, Pa, for eighty-four years, died ut
his home, ON Friday, aged l03 years and six
months. Deceased was well-to-do farmer
and lately obtained Il legacy of $4,000 which
had been unclaimed for years in Bucks
county. Attention to the legacy was drawn
| by the publication OF the celebration of his
! one hundredth birthday, three years ago last
summer, and his title to the money was then
! discovered.
CoRSELIus AuLTMAN, millionaire man.
! uiacturer of agricultural implements died
| suddenly at midnight Thursday night, in
! Canton, Ohio, aged 80 years. He had party
at his house and the guests had just departed
| He would probably have been the Republican
candidate for governor at the coming election
had he lived till then. His life was insured
/ for over 100000, $4,000 of which was taker
out six months ago. He contributed $50, 90,
to the new First Episcopal Methodist church
and also contributed largely to Kenyon col
| legc
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
ANTHONY CoMsTocK is dividing dyna-
mite honors with timid Brittania.

A PHILADELPHIA bank officer favors the
regulation of the Provincial bank, of London,
that If any member of the staff whose income
is less than Gl50 per annum shall marry he
will be required to present his resignation.
The ground he takes is that ostensibly occu-
pied by the bank, that when theyare married
extra demands are made upon their slender
incomes which they cannot always meet, and
thus they are tempted to steal. This proceed
ing is very absurd. For one temptation that
it ma" remove from weak clerk, 1t will
throw hundred obstacles irt the way OF the
union of hearts that long to coulesce two beats
into one.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
An old story Of nlaeanlax.

Maeaulay in his childhood exhibited a won.
derfnl command of words. One day, when
a wee toddler, he tried to walk down stairs,
but lost his balance ON account Of his diinin-
utiye stature, and tumbled TO the bottom He
was taken TO the nursery and soothed, and
the lady of the house went 10 hinna few hours
later and said: My child, how do Won
feel 2, "Thank you, madam" said the in
iant Macauley, +" for your courtesy. am
glad to say that the pain in my head has con
siderably abated." "God bless the child, !"
said the hostess, " how very old he is" Ma
eauiay lived for many years after this
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27


A CLOSE observer of the progress of the
negro in the South laments the modern lack
of skilled colored workmen. He admits that
they have advanced much in the past eigh-
teen years. They edit and support over one
hundred newspapers. They teach over eigh-
teen thousand public schools. They furnish
sixteen thousand students for higher schools,
and nine hundred thousand pupils for COM
mon schools They raise each year lj0,O0o, 600
bushels of cereals and 2,7O0, 100000 pounds Of
cotton. They formerly built nearly all of the
houses and operated the mills of the South,
with only white superintendent Not one
mule in hundred was shod by white hands.
But there has been a retroyression among
the negroes in the acquisition of trades.
They have been much retarded by the sec
tional spirit the Republican party aimed to
make permanent, but with the wiping out OF
sectional lines under a wise Democratic
administration, the future of the colored man
is more rose-colored than ever before.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
says the Right Thing at the Right Time

T T'lII IIt ItWIslOWn II NtNIINtT,
The Lancaster DAILY INTELLIGESCER
has increased its size and donned hand
some new dress of type, and is now as pretty
as it is good. The INTELLIGENCERi is strictly
Democratic, and its editorial utterances are
always literally quoted, partly because of
principally because it has a habit of saving
just about the right thing at the right time.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27

THE annual packing of canned tomatoes in
this country averages about GO,OOO,OOO cases !;
although it is within the memory of the old
est inhabitant that the tomato was grown
only for ornament, and about 20 years ago
the first tomato ever grown in this country
was raised from seed brought from Italy and
planted in garden in Salem, Mass.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
4runeh to jaime. Russel Loweu.

" Russell Big Lowell Goingi Nay you wont
Ana we're 80 fond of you. Think twice and
LET some one come your office " ork 10 Tickle
Lou uon anect the Government by euckle'
NO, sir, cacklelatc thRt you can't ax
Jhings as you have en- In home poitics
noyou can't right what's swrong-we' ne also sure
nhat you can't write what's wrong IN literature.
Sis-Low-eil stay Nos Well since we can't
fare-No. we cannot say 1t. We ponf part with
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
Made short Work off.

Mr.. C. q. Batson, of Nc cAllister Cross Roads
Tenn, was sorely troubled with dyspepsia. lie
writes '' have been using Browns iron Bit
tiers only used IL n short time and think I am
well" IL Is one of the beauties of the good work
accomplished by this wonderful iron tonic. that
ii Is done so speedily. The work is permanent,
too. Cures weakness, liver and kidney com
UlniDts
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27

You are requested to call at the old postoffice
building, Centre Square, Lancaster Pa, where
VIII be given IA practical exhibition of Hecker's
self-raising Buckwheat and Flours, Wednesday,
Thursday. Friday and Saturday, Dec. II, Is, 10,
30, ISL Ladies specially invited decl7Itd
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
G6 BROADWAY, Room 81,

NEW YORK, March ., 1883
Having been cured OF severe attack OF rheu.
matism of the neck and shoulders by using All.
cocks Porous Plasters, I feel 1t my duty Ia
strongly commend their use TO any one similarly
afflicted. For period of several months I had
exhausted many other socalled remedies with.
out obtaining the slightest relief. Finally ap.
piled one of Allcock's Porous Plasters, and
found myself almost Immediately cured.
consider them IA true blessing.
Faithfully yours,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
RAPID TRANSIT,

The latest and best form of apid transit IL for
q person troubled with q sick headache To take
dose of DR.. Leslie's Special Prescription and
what rapid transit train the affiiction takes for
its departure. See advertisement I'm another
column. deca01ydQl
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
MnTuERst MoTuERstt MnrHERs,,,-


Are you disturbed at night and broken OF your
rest by IA sick child suffering and crying with
the excruciating pain OF cutting teeth? II so
go at once and get Il bottle OF Mrs. WINsLOW's
SOOTHING SYRUP. IL Will relieve the poor
little sufferer immediately-depend upon It ;
there Is no mistake about II. There Il not
not tell you at once that 1t will regulate the
bowels, and give rest to the mother and relief
and health to the child, operating like magic. IL
Is perfectly safe to use in all cases and pleasant
10 the taste and Is the prescription OF one of the
oldest and best female physicians in the United
States. sold everywhere. % cents bottle.
may3l-lydM, saw
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
A stitch In Time Saves Nine

Is true of old coats. and mouths. when the for
mer shows the first defect take "stitch," and
always keep the mouth right by using 500
DON'T. Ii costs less for new coat than set of
teeth. dyllWdeodSw
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27
TRUE MERIT ALONE.

has given tllcock's Porous Plasters the largest
sale of any external remedy in the world. II
you have been using other kinds of plasters
one trial of " Allcock's" will convince You OF
their wonderful superiority.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27

ONE way to check the big divorce crop
put the legal fees at the highest notch.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27

:" l have used BurdOck BLOOD BiHers with
great benefit for indigestion and constipation OF
the bowels" C.. l.. Easton Hamilton Ohio For
sale by II. b. Cochran druggist, 1877 and I39 North
Queen street
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-27

THE Mormon smiles very grimly when
he reads the divorce lists in Eastern cities.