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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

GRANTS SOUTHERN GRAIN CRADLES!
" Rhoad's Celebrated Hay Rakes, English Grass
and Grain Scythes, and other goods in the same
line for sale by JAS. F. CARLIN & SONS,
ie1S Alexandria Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17
NPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE.

CPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE.
y
Pursuant to q resolution of the Common Conn
ci! Of the City of Alexandria, adopted June 24th
1854 a snec;oI 81, orion Will be held in the Third
Ward CT this city, a, the usual voting place in the
said ward, on
TUESDAY the 18th day of OCTOBER, 1884,
to elect member of the Common Council. to fill
the vacancy occasoued by the death of Malcolm
Mclean, esq The polls viii De open rom su G
missiopers of the General Election were author
lied to hold the said special election.
Teeta JAMES 3. CATION,
septic CLERK common council.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17
MIR. BLAINE AND DEAR MR.. FISHER"

The following is the letter OF Mr. 3 a!ne to
Mr.. Fisher, inclusng the draft Of the letter
he wished Fisher to copy and send to him
corroborative of his celebrated explanation
in Congress. II appears that Mr.. Fisher
neglected to burn Blaue's letter and also 10
copy The draft" designed to get Mr.. Blaine
out Of the hole in which he found himself
mired:
tCputicntiall
WASH'TN d. C., 10th April, 1S16.-My Dear
Mr.. Fisher You can do me a very great favor,
and | know it will give you pleasure to do so
just a. | would do foT you under similar clrcum-
stances. Certain persons and papers are trying to
til ow mud at me to injure my candidacy before
the Cincinnati Convention, and you may observe
they are Trying it in connection with the Little
Rock and Fort Smith matter.
| Want you to send me letter such as the ln-
closed draft. You will receive this Tomorrow
Monday evening, and it will be a favor shall
never forget if you will at once write me the let
ter aud mail the same evening.
The letter is strictly true, is honorable to you
and to me- aud will stop the mouths Of slandcrers
at once
Regard this letter as strictly confidential. Do
not show it to any one The draft is i'll the hands
Of my clerk, who is as trustworthy as any man
can be- If YOU can't get the letter written in sea-
son for the 8 o'clock mail to New York, please be
sure to mail it during the night so that 1t will
start first mail Tuesday morning bnt y possible, !
prav gou to act in the oclock mail Monday ercning
Kind rcga rds to Mrs Fisher. Sincerely,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17
NALL AND WINTER SELECTIONS.

NALL AND WINTER SELECTIONS.
Our purchases are heavy for this SEASONS
TRADE, securing the hest makes Of Goods at un-
precedented low figures.
Meruo and Wool Underwear. the largest stock
ever displayed in this city. Prices extremely low.
Hosert-a magnificent display showing all
the leading colors. Prices attractive.
Glove stock, as usual complete Several new
makes added Kid, Dogskn, Goat, Horse Hide,
Castor, Seal Skin, Cashmere, Cloth and Silk.
Prices moderate
Mems Fine Ncckwear, Shirts, Collars, Cuffs,
Corsets. Handkcrchiefs Towels Yarns, German
town Wool, &c.
We extend an invitation to all.
sep11 c. NJ. ADAMS, 81 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

TOOCH PEERLESS ICE CREAM FREEZER
\J the best in the market and lowest price.
Takes half the usual amount of ice ard always
gives perfect satisfaction. For sale at 81 King
corner Of Royal streets, by
isl j. L. CRElGHION g. SUN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

BIsHoP.-Mr c. B. Bishop and company
arrived here this morning aud are now
guests at the Brat.dock House. Mr.. b. will
appear at Armory Hall to night in Widow
Bedott, and Judging by The number Of re-
served seals ,hut have already been sold
large audience will greet him. An exchange
10 speaking of this play says: The perform
ance last evening at the Opera House by
the Widow Brdott" Company was wit
messed by very large and fashionable a,l-
dience, who we're delighted with the come
dy, which, without doubt, is the most anus
ing play ever produced in this city: ihe
ludicrous character of the Widow had an
able exponent in Mr.. Charles B. Bishop, who
was simply inlnitable, and cannot be de-
scrbed. The entire play is brimful of jollity
from commencement to close, and should
have been seen by every lover of fun In the
city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

"A ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL LINE OF
STUDIES.
Received to-day, July 10th, 1884, at
iy1O j. d. II. LUNT'S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

TAMMOCKS! HAMMOCKS! HAMMOCKS!-
IL A new supply just received, in cord !coI-
ored) at 50 cts aud LOO, and the best Mexican
Colored Grass at So 90 each.
iy23 MCLEAN & UHLER, 80 King st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

POLICE REpoRr.-Last night was clear
and mild, with five prisoners and one LOGGER
nj The station house.
The Mayor this morning disposed of the
following cases:
John Williams, an employee of the circus,
arrested by Officers Travis, Goodrich and
Belts, for disordcrIy conduct, WAS fined 80,
and in default OF payment sent TO Jail for
80 days.
Henderson Jones, colored, arrested by
Officer Bremen, for dlsorderly conduct, was
fined s..
Charles Richardson, arrested by Lieut..
Smith, for being drunk, was released:
A young man, arrested by Ofhcer hayes,
for disorderIy conduct, was fined 50.
John Penn, for dsorderly conduct, was
fined So.
George Washington, colored, for obtain
ing money under false pretense, was sent 10
Jail for three months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

yyOGELER'S EMULSION OF COD LIVER OIL
Y AND L1ME-A splendid remedy for con-
sumption in all its varied stages. For sale 10y
WAKEFIELD g. HALL,
ie11 Corner Prince and Fairfax SITS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

TAMMOCKS! HAMMOCKS!.-We have this
Il day received nice lot of Cord Hammocks
which we are selling a, the low prices of 30 cents
81 % and ST So according to quality.
ic11 MCLEAN g. UHLER, 80 King ct.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17
BOOKS. STATIONERY. PAPER, dc.
lsaaa1a
NOTICE.
NOTICE.

NOTICE. NOTICE
THEALEXANDRIA STEAM DYE WORKS,
having now occupied the building Nos. ) and 10
south Fairfax street. is now prepared to do Work
that cannot he excelled by any house in our line
Of business. We are the only ones in this city or
Washington that can dye cottons any color.
All articles, no matter how fine the texture, can
be intrusted in my care to be cleaned or dyed
with perfect safety. Fine work at moderate
prices guaranteed l have accepted the agency
for Swiss Steam Laundry, the most popular, ana
best Laundry known. All articles, such as Shirts,
Collars Cuffs, Window. and Lace Curtains, lett
in my care to be Laundried will be finished in
style not to be surpassed for beauty in finish.
aug27-1m ]. IT. TR1MYE R. proprietor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

MINERAL WATERS.-A fresh supply of HUI
IN nyadi, Buffalo, Lithia, Allegheny, Friedrichs-
hail. Hathcrn, Congress, Geyser, Farmville Lithia,
aud Pennsylvania Bedford, received and for sale
by SUMMERS ALLEN,
iy11 u W. cor King and Royal streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

DUILDERS' HARDWARE for sale at exceed
ID ingly low prices, comparison is ASKED Elk
anime our prices, you can save money. We want
to reduce Stock.
Ut CREIGHTON & son,
ie1O 81 King ST., cor. OF loyal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS :!
IN We have just received new lot of schoileld S
Patent Cake Griddles baking six and eight cakes
a minute Price 81 aud S1.25 each. Also the
New Gem Pan, at 80 and rs cts. each.
aug11 MCLEAN & UHLER, 80 King ST.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

FOR RENT OR SALE.
FOR SALE OR RENT.

The THREE STORY FRAME HOUSE. No. 100
Fairfax street Will sell cheap for cash. Apply
ut house s.p1Gi w. ID. WOOD.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17
FOR SALE OR RENT

CA FOR RENT-The comfortable THREE
H:i STORY BRICK HOUSE No. 80 Cameron
street now occupied by c. w. Ridley, esq.
aug2S-tf J. II. ID. SMOOT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
Dated WASHINGTON, D. G., 1876.
Received at OLA, April Ii.
TO WARREN FISHER, COMMONWEALTH HOTEL
Please go Parker House to morrow, Monday even
ing; on arrival morning mail FROM New York
find letter. answer by return mail.
- ID. h. j. u. BLAINE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

T AIDES AND MISSES BLACK HOSE, full
IL regular made % cents, at
BROWN & CHAPMAN'S,
WOO 1O2 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

VIRGIN OLIVE OIL SOAP.-Just received
Y large supply of the above Soap, at
W. F. CREIGHTON'S, IS King ST..
100 Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

DIAM AND FANCY SHEET WIRE FOR
i Door and Window Screens, assorted widths,
ut low prices at SO King, corner of Royal streets
iv26 !. 4. CREIGHTON & SON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

WIRE CLOTH AND ADJUSTABLE FRAMES
w for Door and Window Screens, for sale by
JAS F. CARLlN s. SONS,
ic19 Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

DEAR's STANDARD ENG LIsH SOAPS for the
L complexion. For sale by
WAKEFIELD & HALL,
ie1I Corner Prince and Fairfax sts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

CTOVE PIPE RECEIVERS for sale at
- scp11 ). Z MlLBOKNo:
NNHE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE on the
L lead. A trial will convince you OF its merits.
Prices ten dollars less than other first class ma
chimes Our motto being the nimbe sixpence
better than the slow shilling. Ask for the New
Home, try tho New Home and you will buy the
New Home from Brown & CHAPMAN,
iy9 1O2 King street, Alexandria,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

A FULL LINE OF COUSINS FINE SHOES,
n in all sizes, widths and styles for Ladies and
Misses. They beat any style you ever had of US
bafore [my26l R. KAUFMAN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

VELVET RIBBONS, all colors, and new shades
Y Sewing Silk and Twist at
BROWN & CHAPMAN'S,
my23 102 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

DRAsS, PAPIER-NACHE, PORCELAIN and
ID Black Polished Panels, received to-day.
]. D. II. LUNT,
feb23 Cor. King ard Washington SITS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17
FOR SALE OR RENT.
FOR SALE.

Ne ,n,,r,.,, c,ropv pprrp
DWELLING in thorough order, with Cas- Water,
Range, Heaters and all modern improvements.
Apply at the GAZETTE office. teb9
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

PORCELAIN LINED PRESERVING KET-
/ TLES-We have in stock large line of the
above which we are selling at low prices
ie2 MCLEAN & UHLER, so King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

BEAUTIFUL SILK SASH RIBBON, 7 inches
. wide. reduced from rs to so cts. per yard. ut
BROWN s. CHAPMAN'S,
VOC 1O2 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17

T AIDES and GENTS LOCKETS, something
IL very pretty, in blue enamel and flower paint
ings, at
ie26 HENRY WILDTS, 10 n Royal st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-17
barn this letter.

Endorsed on the back.
Not knowing your exact address send this to
the Parker House in order that ii may mott be
subjected to any danger in the hands of carrier.
J. G. B.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-01
THE NEWS IN aRlEE.

No more telegraph poles can be erected
IL New York
A man near Santa Rosa, Cal, shearcd
ll6 sheep in one day last week
Mid forms of cholera have appeared at
st. Petersburg and towns in Russia.
A negro child, born with five teeth. is a
novelty in Leake county, mississippi.
Mrs. L. B. Stiles, mother of Theresa
Stnrlatas victim, died Wednesday at Council
Bluffs
Fire Tuesday night, destroyed every
structure in Luning, New, except the depot
building.
Congressman Collins, of Boston, has &C
cepted the chairmanshipo the Massachusetts
Democratic, eoann.ittee
League ball games Wednesday: Boston
"a, Philadelphia 6; Providence s, New York
5; Buffalo 9, Cleveland 5
Mississippi has 444, al children Of school
age, for whose education she appropiates
sjU0OJ or 81 cents per capita.
Grasshoppers have consumed every ear
cane i'll Haltizapam, state of MoreIia
Enough copies of the tariff speeches de
hvered in the last congress were printed to
give one to every voter in the country.
There is such tremendous run of
salmon on the lower Columbia river that the
Gamers are unable to keep up with the catch
A ditch 900 feet long, three feet wide,
and three feet deep has Just been used at San
Jose fapaloapan Vera Cruz, to bury slaugh-
tered graSshoppers.
A young daughter of the present Lord
Lytton, a miss still in her teens, has begun
story in The August Temple Bar entitled
"The Red Manor"
The death is announced of Mr. Edward
j. Holmes, the second son of Oliver Wendell
Holmes, The deceased was at one time pri
vate secretary Of Charles Sumner.
Mexican merchants complain that they
are constantly victimized by receiving goods
from the United States which are much in
terlor to the samples displayed by drummers
Horace Merrill, an old farmer who loses
his wits when he imbibes too freely. reported
at the New York police headquarters
Wednesday that he had been robbed of $40,
000, 900.
j. n. AfmSby " Co, OF Chicago, who
recently failed and sold out, have formed a
stock company, and are to resume business.
They have not yet given a report to their
creditors
A daily mail between New York and
London is near future possibility. 1t is
stated that that ex- Postmaster General James
says it is practicable, and Postmaster General
Gresham favors it.
Capt. MILFORD, of the Osborn which
was sunk in collision by the steel steamer
Alberta has arrived at Cleveland He says
only four lives were lost. The owners of the
Osborn will libel the Alberta
Two young girls have gone into business
as dolls dTessmakers at Holyoke. A sign is
hung out which reads, Dolls dresses made
and sold here" and a good many little girls
are seen emerging from the door with dolls
| in their arms.
St. James Methodist church at Augusta,
Ga. petitions for the pardon of George w.
Hancock, an ex-lottery dealer, who, year
ago was indicted hut before the trial "gt>.
| religion" and joined the church He pleaded
| guilty, and was sentenced to $500 fine and
| three months imprisonment
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-01
SHERIFFS SALE.

By virtue of an Execution and Fee Bill No.
51b3 issued out of the clerk Office of the Circuit
Court of Rock Island county, and state of Illinois
and to me directed, whereby am commanded to
make the amount of a certain Judgment recently
obtained against James ". Ballard and Burril
Smell in favor of Lorenzo Parmenter, out of the
lands tenements, goods and chattels of the said
defendants James ". Ballard and Burril Smell.
have levied upon the following property, to-wit
The southwest quarter "a of the southeast
quarter(4) of section No. twenty-six 1850 in town
ship Number seventeen 20 north range Number
four "a west of the fourth (4thl principal merid
ian; therefore, according TO said command. shall
expose for sale, nj public auction all the right, ii
tie and interest of the above named James "
Ballard and Burril Smell in and TO the above de
scribed property on Friday the Sth day of Au
gust, 1884 at O'Clock P. NJ, Al the north door q
the Court House in the city of Rock Island in tht
county of Rock Island and state of Illinois, fo
cash in hand to satisfy said execution and fee bill
Dated al Rock Island, this 18th day of July, a
D., 1894. j. NJ. RETlChER,
Sheriff of Rock leland County, Illinois
iUiy-l dtd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-01
AOVJcE tn MOTHERa

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth2 If so.
send at once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tee,hing It's value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers,
liberals no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom'
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone and energy TO the whole sys-
tenn. Mrs. WinsloW's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one OF
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is fol
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price 25 cents per bottle.
feb 2S-m-w-s N 1-y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-01
Right and Left.

NJ Delaunay, of Paris. has made an
extended and careful investigation to
ascertain if in the majority of cases the
right upper and lower extremity be
crossed over the left or the left over the
right, and which side most persons in
cline to when in sitting posture. Ac-
cordng to NJ. Delaulay, certain breeds
of dogs, terriers, Newfoundlands and
poodles cross the right foot over the
left. The Chinese and japanese cross
the left over the right Europeans
cross the right over the left. Nj. De
launay observed, in the ''ereeches and
sadie daisies" that infants under three
years of age cross the left arm over the
right, older children crossing the right
over the left, sixty per cent. doing so at
six years of age. Robust children
cross the right arm over the left; the
idiOtic and weak, including those who
are incapable of working. cross the left
over the right. The Calmucks and
Arabs cross the right over the left, like
the Europeans. A great many women
cross the left leg over the right Among
the opera-dancers, some cross the right
leg over the left, but not one the left
over the right; the majority cross the
left over the right or the right over the
left.indifferently. Robust children cross
the right leg over the left earlier than
their weaker playmates. Persons who
cross the right leg over the left lean
toward the left when sitting; those who
place the left uppermost lean to the right
Hence, consistently with what might
have been expected from what Is OBJ
served in children with regard to cross
inc legs, until six years of age children
lean toward the left. French school
masters, it would appear. try to pre-
vent their pupils from assuming this
position, believing that scoliosis results;
hence they encourage or enforce the use
OF low rests (accoudoirs) J, which oblige
the children to sit straight. a useless
measure according to NJ. Delaunay. as
the position they choose is in conformity
with the process of evolution. Tailors
affirm that the back of a pair of trousers
is always more worn on the left side
than on the right. Left-handed people
always sit toward the right M. De
launay concludes from these observa-
tons that the left brain develops pre-
viously TO the right, and finally the right
! predominates.- BrHishl Medical Jourr1aL
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-01
Boats. BICYCLES and Hay Fever.

Nature has resolved that all the people
shall not enjoy themselves at once. With
the opening of the season of outdoor
sports comes the time of trouble for the
poor victims of Hay Fever For them
flowers have no odor. and the summer
little or no beauty. To snuff, sneeze and
wipe their weeping eyes for three or four
successive months;=-this is their pitable
portion. Whether this form OF Catarrh
is called Hay Fever, Hay Cold. Rose
Cold or Rose fever makes no difference;
they suffer just the same. There is no
help in SEA voyages. there is no help in
high mountain air. These only tighten
the pocket and leave the disease unabated.
But there is positive cure in Ely's
Cream Balm We could cram these col
umns with grateful letters of the res, ued.
Try it and join them. If you continue
to suffer it is because you neglect a
remedy as sure as it is cheap and pleas
ant 30 cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-01

The latest marriage in the monde ar
tistique is that of Mdlle Nouma Hawa.
an English girl, who has made repu-
tation and fortune as lion-tamer and
serpent charmer. Her husband is q
man named Boulter, a widower, and
this will not be the first time that he
has had to do with lion-tamers. His
first wife was certain Nine. Lecuyer.
well known in all the travelling shows
and fairs Of France as an adept in that
line, and as her husband had some
money they were able to mount me-
nagerie of wild beasts on scale that
had never before been seen by the pub
lie of the provinces. The success OF
the show was very great, and this fact
made Mime. Boulier-Lecuyer so proud
that she became unbearable and rem
dered her husband S lot anything but
happy one When he ventured to re-
monstrate she would answer that she
was the man of the house, that he was
worse than useless, as he did not even
dare to venture into the monkey S cage.
To this argument BoulieF could make
no answer, but one day when the
Queen of the Lions" as his wife
called herself on the bills, so far forgot
herself as to box his ears he picked up q
horsewhip and went for her. Surprised
at this turn of affairs the queen
sought refuge in cage containing three
lions, but when she turned round to
taunt her husband and dare him to fol
low her cry of astonishment broke
from her lips. Carried away BY his
anger Boulier had forgotten his usual
timidity and, whip in hand, had followed
her into the cage, where he proceeded
to administer such a vigorous horse
whipping to his better half that even
the animals were overawed and retired
into one corner. When he had worked
off his anger by this vigorous process,
Bouler began to look about him. Hell
lor' he exclaimed, ''why, am a lion
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-01
Henry Clay's Alleged Insolvency.

Henry Clay was pronounced insolvent
by his Kentucky opponents in 1912, and
they paraded some mortgages on his
property as evidence of his inability to
pay his debts In letter to friend,
denying this calumny, Mr.. Clay said:
Il am not free, absolutely, from debt.
| am not rich. never coveted riches
But my estate would, even now, be
estimated at not much less than one
hundred Thousand dollars. Whatever
it may be worth, it is qualification to
me to know that it is the produce of my
own honest labor, no part of it being
hereditary except one slave, who would
oblige me very much if he would ac-
cept his freedom. 1t is sufficient, after
paying all my debts, to leave my family
above want if | should be separated
from them. 1t is matter also of con-
ISOLATION to me to know that this wanton
exposure of my private affairs can do
me no pecunlary prejudice. My few
creditors will not allow their confidence
in me to be shaken by it, 1t has, in
deed led to one incident, which was at
the same time source of pleasure and
of pain. A friend lately called on me,
at the instance of other friends, and in
formed me that they were apprehensive
that my private affairs were embar-
raised, and that | allowed these embar-
easements to prey upon my mind. He
came, therefore, with their authority, to
tell me that they would contribute any
sum that | might want to relieve me.
The emotions which such a proposition
excited can be conceived by honorable
men. l felt most happy to be able tc
undeceive, them, and ITO decline theil
benevolent proposition. MIR. Clay
never had any outstanding accounts al
Washington, and as he did not KEEP
house it was not difficult for him tt
pay as he went, Ben: Per3ey Poore,
ia Boston Budget.