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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-23
ALEXANDRIA VA, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23 1884
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TOLIDAT GOODS.--To meet the wants Of the
III people wo were compelled topurchase largo
stock of Holiday Goods, suitable for Christmas
and New Year presents Useful Presents-Silk,
Linen and French Embroidered Handkerchiefs'
Gloves. Hosiery and Underwear Fancy articles
such as Smoking Scts, Card Receivers, Checker
Boxes Brushes and Combs, Musical Boxes, Per
fnmcry, Jcwcry, &c. Toys for children, slcighs,
Wagons. Drums, Carriages Hobby Horses Tip
Carts Shoe. Fly Rockers, China Sets, Trick Boxes
Harmonics, Tin Animals in great variety, Chime
Bells, Musical Tops Guns Games, Surprise Men,
TOO, Chests a.d other goods calculated to please
and wanted by the little ones
decd c. N. ADAMS, 50 King street.
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!OHN IT. CRFluHTUH I. son,
Wholesale and Retail Deaiers III
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, ,tDilSE SHOES, IRON,
PLOUGH CASTINGS. NAIL RODS, AXLE
GREASE, WAGON MATERIALS,
HOUSEKEEPERS GOODS, &c.
No. ee King street Alexandria. Virgiuis.
fphS.
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HARDWARE And CUTLERY.

. F. PEAKE,
d.
Dealer III
DOORS. SASH, BLINDS, HARDWARE, PAINTS
Oils Leads, Ccment Lumber, Lime, Calcined
Plaster, Slate Mantles, Hearth5. &C.. &c.
CORNER KING AND PITT STREETS,
dec1T-tf Alexandria, va.
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1904 XMAS. 1904

1884. NN2S' 1854.
XuI, NtrcmeIv, Xprcss Xultation.
Men and Maidens Merry Meet.
Ascend all, Awake An apt Aspiration
Speed Sports Supremacy Sweet.
ii ENRY BRENGLE, 129 KING STREET,
has already begun his preparations for CHRIST
MAS NEW YEARS and the Season of Good
Things which comes with them.
He invites 1. cali and assures all that his stock Is
not small ard very complete in nice things to eat
He eau furnish KRISS kEiNGLF, and the rest of
mankind with Creams Of all havors, Black,
Fruit Pound, Jelly and Fancy, Ornamental and
Plain Cakes are sold cheaper than they can be
manufactured at home. Also Cream Putfs. Tarts
aud Pastry Candies and raffy Of all kinds. PIES
4 SPECIALITY. Fruits, Nuts, Confcctioneries,
Cnromcls and Sugared Fruits. He caters for fam
lies fairs balls, and entertainments, and furn-
n;shes Social Christmas PARTIES dec1O
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PRESENTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
- Mems Dressing Gowus. elegant Mohair Kings
sauuuar Woo! Eugs Travelling Shawls. Neck
wear ia Cl.u !ent and new style of Pun Scarf:
Windsor Scarfs, Long ScarFs. -Four, r,la.hand
Scarfs. Ties, Band Bows aud t:n"z: Mem, Ia
des and Misses Gloves Mems White Suede, EN-
Irodared White. for full dress. Kid and Dogskin,
Lined and Unlncd Camcls Hair. Amgora Wool.
Wo-sted and Cotton Tuftrd. SIX Gloves ana
Worsted Pulse Warmers Muitl":s IN white ana
colored BrccadcG Silk and plain and c"!oFcd tash.
mere an ! Worstcd UmAre;!as~-ti: asSo!tA'cht . "i
WstnroI Sticks and SOLID fiort ani Sterling Sil.
yer mounted on Ehanv, Snake Roof bamboo,
Cherry etc. silk HauakcrchieCs. Linen Hand
kerchiefs. Dress Shirts, Nigh, shirts, P~lamaS
Satin Suspenders, Silk susprndcrs. En,hro :erc"
Suspenders, Smokers Sets. 'foiet Sets, shaving
Sets, Polka Sets. ;.ad Travelling Cases.
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~ p,anE T.. ". EAi.iS
S,EAKE "a NAILS.
Dealers liz
UOOES. SASH. BLINDS, HARDWARE.
Paints Oils Leads Cement. Lime, Calcincd
Plaster. s;iate Mantles. Hearths &c
CORNER KING AND ST. ASAPH STREETS
,ct16 aieSandriS Va.
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& BRO,
42O, 422 and 424 Seventh ST.,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
The Event Of the SeaSol-A Colossal Cloak Sale.

JERSEYS.
Special sale of light t-wcight Jerseys. In order
to reduce this stock at present, to make room Tor
new department., VIC shall make the following
reductions, for this week only:
JERSEYS.
Our 50 80 Black Jerseys. made of good quality
of Stocknett Cloth plated back and Satin bow, at
S198.
JERSEYS
Our 81. 40 heavy Braided Jerseys at Sl.S4.
JERSEYS.
Our :3 - JERSEYS, heavily braided down the
front. taller finished, at 81 GS.
TERSErS.
oar Is tailor.madc Jerseys, extra fine i'm
ported Cloth. with deep turn over collar ut S2os.
JERSEYS.
oar - i:" quality Braided Jersey, Vith square
scai"le, II -.
JERSEYS.
Ali better grades reduced in the same proper
.inn.
JERSEYS.
Jersey Caps in al coIors. at 20 cents.
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New and Beautiful Goods for The Holidays

Now Opening at
FRENCH'S, Nos. SO & 95 KING STREET.
The variety is greater than ever before. Inc
STYLES arc the newest an1 selected with spec al
reference to the coming holiday season: a cor,
dial invitation is hereby extended to all to call
and examine the stock.
The Christmas and New Year cares are siuipiy
beautiful. c,,,;o
The Christmas numbers of the London Graphic
anu -, GEO. K. FRENCH.
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NINE aPRAIRIE FAkMERp ROnMING


The Old Friends OF The Prairie Farmer, and
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Church Directory.

CATHOLIC CuuReH.--rhete will be divine
service at the Catholic Church 0tOur Lady Of
Ito Rosary, ut the Stnr Plantation every Other
Sunday teRch fifteenth day) and at the Red
Church on alternate Smndnys, 40 o'cleelx
Rev FAther g A. Jobad, officiating.
BAPrIsr CHuRcH.--Divines service every SIM
day morning Mt iNo'elOck 40 the church Of Rev
Basile 0lloge. llahnville Seats Free
Mermontsr HURON Divlue services will
he .neld every Sunday cyoning vt and 1880
O'clock, NJ st. James NJ e. Church On lkoselius
street, Hnhnville, Rev, Simon Evans, pastor
AL are invited attend.
LocntiOn Of Parish Ferries.
LIST From lfstatc u @. bourgeois 20 Widow
Trenagniers Place.
ID Star Store Co injury Duncan store.
I'd llahnNllln TO Leon Snrpye Plantation.
ith Fashion Store to peynoodt Plantation
ath J. y. t}nssefl'a Store 20 Hosts Lower
Plantation
6gh Peter llarpers Place 70 0rlmas School
Horse. NN
ith Bouspuot ~ AlpeunteI Plantation to
II. Frellsen's Plantation.
JEFFERSON PARISH.
SAcii0-O. Y Wagner
Deputy Slbefln,--a. w, Wilson.
Cyerh.-Scott Ellison.
Deputy Ctrh, II, Soublet
sT JOHN PARISH.
Sherry John Wehre,
Deputy ShcriH-r Vossn.
CleJA--Zenon Millct.
Deputy CietN. E. Sentellc.
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ADVICE TO MOTHERS

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ING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEETHING is pleasant
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bottle.
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ON THIRTY DAY TRIAL.

THE VoLTAIc BFLTo., Marsh al mich, will
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EVERY LADY

interested in Art Needlework, Fancy Work.
and every branch of amateur Art Florricul-
ture, Fashion, Cookery or Music should send
fifteen cents for the current number Straw
bridge &Clothier's Quarterly, 100 pages, four
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Our popular District Judge, NJ.
Hahn, who succeeded himselfin the
last election, received his commits
sion from Gov. McEnery, yesterday
morning,
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POsT-OFFICE NOTICE.

Another change has taken place IN the arri
val aud departure Of our mails; the Mississippi
Valley railroad carrying the mails. Trains pas 8
sArpy station as follows:
MAIL,
Going south, a;07 An. Going north. s;sg. +. NJ.
Mail closes, $50, AM, and $50 y. Al.
Postoilice opens ut AN. and closes ~ IN.
No mail delivered on Sundays.
JOSEPH w. CAREw,
Postmaster
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take charge of an Apiary. Apply
to the editor of this paper,
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DIR. Casper recommends Kendall's SPAWN
Cure in the highest terms, and thousands OF
eminent physicians do the same. See advt.
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FoR REMT.

The spacious II AHNyILLE
HALL, and grounds will be rented
for Balls, Parties, Plcnics, Soirees,
Meetings, etc, on reasonable terms.
For further particulars, apply to
Joseph w. Odreu,
HERALD OFFICE
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lunIcIARY
26th Judicial District

Comprising the parishes ~ Jefferson, 81
Charles, and 81. John tho Baptist.
pisitist Judge Micliat,l HAlsn, tHahnyillc
Z. o., st. Charles rarslil
Dia a. lHoraeg-s 6iefsais feclc. Bonnet
Carrie, Z. q, 81 John Parish.
Jury TERMS,
Jencrson~-Filst MondaY.of Apri aud SEQ
ond Monday in September
st tfzi s-Rirst Monday ct Nav and
SECOND Monday OF October
St. John the Beptlst--l Yiet Monday 81 June
ana, first Monday of Noyenhes
CIvtL.TlERMS.
Jefferson ilst Monday Of July and foprtli
Monday OF November.
NJ Charles First Monday OF February nnti
Fourth Monday OF July.
ST. John Baptist First Monday of March
and Third Mondayo Of August,
COURT OF ArPEAlSAlIFTn CIRcUlT
Judges lsugene w Blake, Of Ilaiourelo aud
Henry d. Saith, 81 ST. Mary
Tesaas 81 81 Charies-Fust Mondays IN
March and October
yember.
Jsgersoas Second AIondays in March and
October,
if
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The MosT SUCCESSFUL REMEDY eyer dis.
covered rs 1t iAoertain IN ito effects and does
not blister Read PrOofheluw gsFeas
HOLLY, MioH., Dr., 7, 1888
DIR. ". ~ Kendall a. Co., Dear Sifs.--I have
used your SPAWN Cure u two cases, one for
curb and one splint. IL did its work nicely
NJ A. PLUMBER.
KENDALLS SPAWN CURE.
GIAssaILE, N. b., DEo Ill, 1888.
Dr. BIZ headtH 4 ca. q entiomca:-- Piease
send me circulars printed on one side, adyer
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Yours very respectfully,
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Price 81 per bottle 0rsix bOttee f.r s.. All
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SOLD by ALLEDRUGGIsTS.
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Solid Trains Fl Paso 10 St. Louis,
FaslTime,I irSt-CIas9 Equipment Sure Connections.

FaslIlme, Elrst-Ulass Equipment, Sure Connections.
--o-O-o-
See that your tickets read via
Texas and Pacific Railway. For,
Maps, Timetables, Tickets Rates and
all required lnformation,call OH or
address any OF the Ticket Agen s,or
HPHUGHES, Pass. Ag't. Houston.
w. II. NEWMAN Traffic Manager,
b. w. MCCULLOUGH.
Ass'tGen'l Pas. Agt, Galveston, Tex.
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6oceeaar-S -. MeFnery.
President Senate pro TEN. Gee. w H.awtor,
Necretagg of Sfaie--W A. Strong.
4dltdiior Of Pabife decentralization 5uInri.
Sfofe 3fcgsRFer--E A. Burke.
! diiorRcg Geaeral--I &. Eagan.
Superintendent OF Public EdHcdti0a-- +. II
Fay,
JUDICIARY
Si,preme C,itrt--Edwarsi BelInndex. Chief
ming, Charles H. Fenner, Associate justices.
% ". Dnpre, Clerk. henr Dennls.heporter
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PARlsu 81, cnARLEs.


Rcpl tsentatire~---- -------------
She if--Dr. y. II, Moiuunicr.
DePgtg Sheriff --foseph, u, Martin.
GEEK of Court aud et05icio lsceorde,s-Joln
( Parrish Assessor Theodulc T. Baudouin.
I'arlsh Ifeasigefs-A Rohbhs.
OFFICIAL Joo5sat--Sr CHARLES HERALp.
olice Jtfy-sl. 4. Boutte, President; Ar
thur broL Leon Sarpy, Il. Rost. }. s. Brady,
Lewis DRY, Secretary.
School board Emile R0st President; Leon
Sarpy II. 4. BaudOnin. Fl, Il. founps, owen
McLcran j S..llrady, j l.. Boutte, ~ H.
BaudOuin, arieh superintendent and er oDfeio
Secretary Arthur Robbins, Treasurer.
posinasierland Telephone Agent al HUM
riite Joseph W carew,
SYNDICS.
FRsl IFard--Arthur Br0u.
Second ,PafH-John AIOngtue.
Third hdrd--Leun Sarpy.
t0Wh nufd--jamrs Taylor.
Nffth lgHrd-Eniilc Sonint.
JUSTICES or THE PEACE.
LIST WaulA-coy Clinton.
9d g. 81 a. stephens,
Sd George Scott.
dth H. H.. Friedman. ,.
5th Il. B. Smith
C0NSrABLESs
lstlWard --Rohei4 piorrc.
"a Louis Thou az.
~ pGter brown,
lth -----
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For Sale a. this oaiee.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-09-16
soyeretrn Grand Lotlre I. q. 8. r.

MINNEAPoLIs, Sept. Is. The Sovereign Grand
Lodge of Od6-felows of the world met here this
morning and marched to the Grand Opera
where Hon. e. M. Wilson, in behalf of Governor
Hubbard; Grand Master Taft, on behalf of the
State Grand Lodge, and Mayor Pillsbury, on be-
half of the city, extended formal welcome.
Grand Sire Leach responded, and the delegates
then marched to Armory Hall, where secret
session commenced. At noon the lodge ad
iourned to go on an excursion to lakes Calhoun
and Harriet.and the falls of Mlnnehaha. To night
a banquet will be served at the West Hotel The
business session to-day was devoted to the ap-
pointment of committees and listening to re-
sponses of officers. The reports show about
SOC 0OQ lodge members and 10000 encamplnent
members gainof nearly 1900 lodge mem
bers and nearly 5000 encampment members
during the last year. Available assets of the
Sovereign Lodge. $4,000, a gain of $4,000. In
view of the fact that the last session cost $25 000
the grand sire recommends the abolishment of
annual ses sons and the substitution of biennial
sessions About 200 delegates are present
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-09-16
Racing at Brighton Beach.

NEw York, Sept I5-The first race at
Brighton Beach, to-day for $3.50 for two-year-
O maidens, five furlongs, was won BY Riplette
Leonidas second. Time, Los Mutuals paid,
$1O3
The second race was for a purse Of $3.50 the
winner to be sold at anction; distance one mile
and a furlong Dan K. wo.i: Musk second
Time. 1884 There were no bids for the win
ner; the horse was entered TO be sold for $1,000
The third race, for purse of $400, handicap
for all ages. one mile and quartery was won by
Plunger; Wave o. Light second Time 2l3
The fourth race, for purse of $780, for horses
beaten at Brighton in 1854, three7quarters of a
mile, was won by Rico by length; Anolastan
second, Harpooner third. Anolastan was dis
qualified for swerving into Minnie Meteor at the
finish which placed Harpooner second; Minnie
Meteor third. Time, 1:l94 Mutuals paid 1907
The fifth race, for the same prizes. for all
ages, one mile, was won by Preciani; Montauk
second. Ten-stIike was almost left at the post.
Time, 1:45.
The sixth race, same prizes one mile anil
quarter, over FIVE hurdles was won by Captain
Curry; Rebok second. Aurelian third Time,
223 In the race Captain Curry jostled Rebok,
and Huston, Curry's rider, struck Phil Bin,
Reboks jockey, over the head with his whip
Charges of foul and striking were made. but the
judges did not alter the places Both charges
are under investigation
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-09-16
Morosini and His Daughter.

at his home to-day. He said his daughter called
this morning to see her sick mother, but re-
NAMED only about ten minutes; she declared ten
minutes was the time allotted for her calls by her
husband. Yesterday, on her own responsibility,
as she said, she stayed five minutes longer
Morosini said his eldest daughter did not wish to
see her father her sister or her brothers, and,
indeed, had remarked she did not
care if they all died. He had there
fore avoided seeing her. He had hoped
she would return repentant, but she cared for
nothing in the world except that man whom she
had married. She was completely changed
from the dutiful afectionate, religious girl that
she was before she went away The change in
grief, and was now willing to forget her She
could go her own course. She was irremediably
lost to all sense Of propriety and to her family
and there was no possibility Of any reconcilia-
ton 3
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-09-16
Gable Notes.

Monsignor Alfred Duquesnay, Bishop of
Limoges, is dead.
During a ball in theater, at Cahors last
night, the floor Of the foyer collapsed and
twenty five actors and actresses were injured.
Admiral Courbet is claimed as an Irishman,
his father being Cork man. who on enligrat-
ing, changed his name from the Irish, SCorbet,
to the more Gallo Courbet.
Prime Minister Ferry replying to request
from delegates to an agricultural conferences
said the government Of France could not lniti-
ate the raising of an import duty on foreign
cereals.
Mr.. Gladstone. who was said to be looking
very pale, exhausted and feverishly excited i'm
mediately after his campaign, ana who got lee
ture from his physician has just climbed the
second highest mountain in Scotland.
Stepniac the Russian Nihlistic writer, has
been unearthed. and is described as thirty, tall
and .stoutly built. His complexion is dark and
he has Slavonic features, rather fat and broad
but full of intelligence and power, and lit up
with genial smile.
The superstition against the number 13 still
survives so strongly in Paris that there is no
number 13 in the Avenue FriedlaiId, that mum
ber being represented by numer IA bis, and the
other day when thirteen sat down to dinner to
celebrated artist hunt for new guest
eventuated in the selection of a cab driver, who
proved to bea highly polite gentleman, and.
though he sat next to a Cabinet Minister was
quite equal to the occasion.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-09-16
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES,

John Payne colored while handling pistol at
Hopklnsyllle, KY, was shot through the head
and killed.
A box-car containing valuable furniture for
the Worlds Exposition. at New Orleans, was
burned at that city last night.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. the oldest
afternoon paper in that city, has reduced its
price from three to two cents,
a construction train on the Alabama s. Chat
tanooga railroad was ditched near York. En-
gineeF Griffin was scalded to death.
The Delaney forge and iron works. of Buffalo,
has shut down, owing 10 lack of orders One
hundred men are thrown out of employment
The messenger boys of the Bankers 6 Mer-
chants Telegraph Company, at Buffalo. quit
work yesterday, owing to nom payment of wages
since Aug. l. Some of the operators claim they
have been paid since July
Ls Il. Herbert, accountant Of La Banque de st.
Hyaclnthe, Montreal, has absconded. He is
stated to be $4,000 short. He is also charged
with forgery The bank was obliged to liqui-
datei y Is expected, however, that the insitu-
tionswill pay in full.
The Bedford county. Pennsylvania, bank, at
Everett has suspended because of losses in the
failure of the Kemble Coal and Iron Company
at Ridllesberg. The officers of the bank say
deppstors will be paid in full No statement
is made of assets and liabilities.
A man and a woman. both unknown each with
a bullet hole in the head, were found dead yes
terday, near San Burno CAL In the mans
pocket was card with the name, ~ L. Rey-
nolds;H over it, IN pencil, were the words. MY
mothers address is Mrs b. r. Gould, l76 State
street, Brooklyn, N Y"
The estate of w. R. McGill, the deceased
president of the Cincinnati Eastern railroad,
who was suspected of committing suicide by
leaping from train several months ago, was
appraised at so 600 yesterday. McGill was in
debt to various individuals many thousand dol,
lars, which gave rise to false reports after his
death of his being defaulter to the railroad.