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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-17
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The Stock Ma kct
was strong at the opening to-day first prices gen.
orally showing gain of 1stoE. per cent. After
| the opening the market was active and somewhat
| feverish but continued strong, advancing gencr-
ally from u to 1s per cent. but the coal stocks
were very strong Towards 1890 the market
| became more quiet and weaker, declining to near
| opening figures, and in some cases below but the
coal stocks still continued strong, resisting the
decline. Towards IL o'clock the market became
steady at the Decline and at that hour is quiet and
steady.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. September 17.-FIour
is quiet, with fair local demand. Wheat is
steady and without change Tho offerings to-day
were small and mostly of ordinary grade, and
there is no quotabe change since our last general
report. Corn is firm and higher. Rye is active
Oats are strong. Produce is steady and in light
receipt.
BALTIMORE, Sept Iva. 6's consolidated
=; past duo coupons SO; new 10 dos 351b now
IS 59as bid to-day. Cotton dull; middling 9aIa
ga. Flour steady and quiet. Wheat-Southcrn
stead y ; Western higher ard inactive Southern
red 9Oa93; do amber 95sS7; No l Maryland
93a93h; No 2 Western winter red spot 81 LA
s7a4 Sept. 81 y bid October S9aS9ls; Novcm-
Der 92a92 y December 94laa95. Corn-south
ern scarce and firm: Western frmer and active
Southern white 54a55; do yellow 52i53: West
ern mixed spot, September and October 4sa4Si2;
year 44Tsa45 January 44asa4lls. Oats very
firm; Southern and Penn 29a33; Western white
3Oa32: do mixed 27a29. Rye firm at G1a63
Provisions lower and quiet. Mess Pork $40 so
Bulk meats shoulders, and clear rib sides packed
4@a6a Bacon shoulders II; clear rib sides IN
hams 11a,a12A Lard-refned "a. Eggs easier
19s161b. Whiskey nominaly at 81 16a1 II.
Other articles unchanged.
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Stocks quiet and steady.
Money easy at 1. Cotton steady; uplauds 10 1-1G
Orleans 10 3-16 futures, dull Flour quiet and
steady. Wheat opened at a4a1c. lower and later
recovered from the decline Corn u shade bcttor.
Pork steady at $40 0Oa1O %. Lard dull at
So 1919
CIrrnL Cant IL hnr NhonL na
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-17
The Augusta Postmaster

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-Thc President Ia; .p
pointed Lemuel B. Fowler to be Postmaster a
Augusta, Maine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-17

GENERAL MAHoNE's own newspaper, in
narratiug the incidents in the the Generals
Senatorial career, says that upon his adj
mission. to the Senate, she was at once
placed upon important committees,-being
made chairman Of more than QUE Of them"
But the newspaper entirely omits the only
really important circumstance connected
with the Incident referred to, which is that
his place on the committees was given him
for aud in consideration OF his having just
before, by his one vote, put the republicans
in possession of the Senate, and that, too,
though he never would have been elected
to the Senate if it had been known that he
would join the republicans, and though a
moment or two before he cast that. vote he
said he was better democrat than Ben
Hill. If the General were wise he would
never allude to his Senatorial record. For
him, the least said about that the better.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-17

GENERAL MAHoNE's 'lay" now is TO pose
as the especial friend and champion of the
working men. But like all the other numer.
Gus assumed postures Of the General, it is
provocative only of ridicule to those who
see it, that is, if they know any thing about
him; for of all men in the State such cloak
fits him the worst AS case in point the
Lynchburg Firginian says:
'In 1872 or 1873 the engineers on the a., NJ.
& o. Road organized Division of Brotherhood
with the consent of Malone. The latter offered
the use of the compauy's rooms to the Brother
hood. Subsequently Through his bad manage
ment of the affairs Of the company, as charged) he
got behind in the payment of the employees. The
men became restless aud Malone began to fear
that tho engineers might strike, well knowing
that under the circumstances the Brotherhood
would uphold them and that he could not pay
the engineers without paying the whole line.
Thereupon he ordered the men to withdraw from
the Brotherhood under penalty of dismissal from
the service of The company; and several engineers
were dismissed for refusal to withdraw"
IF the General thinks he can deceive any
Virginia working men by his newly pre-
tended friendship for them, he will soon
find that he is woefully mistaken.
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Declares Himself a Democrat.

To the Editor Of the Alexandria Gazette:
I have this day declared myself democrat
and think it to the interest of every white man
to vote in that way. have been a republican fol
twenty years, but never again will support that
ticket. Very respectfully,
JOHN W. FLETCHER.
THoRoUGHFARE, Prince VIM. Co., Va
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MARRIED.

On the 18th instant "wednesday by Rev.
James NJ Eourse, at the residence Of Captain
Ridley, no. 22O 9Th street southeast. Washing
ton, D. c., Mr.. JOSEPH T.. LOOSE to NELLIE
REGINA STANNARD RIDLEY.
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By Green & Wise Auctloneers.

COMMISSIONERS sALE-By virtue Of de-
" cree of the Corporation Court Of the city Of
Alexandria in the chancery suit Of Robinson and
others vs. Parker and wife and others, the UNI
dersigned will expose for sale at public ion.
in front of the Court House of said city. FRI
DAY the 10th day Of October, 1855. about noon,
LOT OF GROUND with the DWELLING there
on in the city of Alexandria on the north side of
Duke street 100 feet west of Columbus street
thence west on Duke street % feet thence north
SO feet to alley; thence east with said slley %
feet and thence south SO feet to the point Of be-
ginning, upon the following
Terms, viz: One-thiri IN ca.h and the residue
in two equal payments ut six and twelve months
respectively. and to bear intcrc-t and to be evil
denced by the notes of the purchaser, with
surety, and title to be retained until the whole
purchase money is paid.
CHARLES E. STUART, Connrs.
JOHN NJ. JOHNSON, of Sale.
Virginia-Clerk's Office of the Corpo: alton Court
of the city of Alexandria.
I, John 8. Beach, Clerk of the said Court. DO
hereby certify that the bond required by law TO
Le given in the above cau.e has been duly
cuted. Teste:
sep17-eots JOHN S BEACH. Clerk
GREEN GINGER, Whole and Ground spices,
VI au27 GEO. McBURNi,F x sos.
SYRUPS-A full line Of Sugar y.up.. 70. sale
- by lsep2l j. c. MiLBURN.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-Novembcr Wheat opened
at S3t.. and after some slight fluctuations closed
at S4asas4la. Corn has been quiet but strong OH
predictions Of frost with October advancing to
43, and is now quoted at 427s. Oats p higher.
Pork very strong at 22la higher Lard ~
higher
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MARINE NEWS

MARINE NEWS
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, SEPT. IL 1886.
Sun rses.......... S 43 Sur sets. $500. u ,
ARRIVED.
schr Clara Simpson, Windsor, N. S., to "
Smoot & Co.
PASSED UP.
Schr Briggs
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ALEXANDRIA, Va.
rurpsDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER II.
Tur CLERK of the U. S. House OF Repre-.
seutatives says:

Tup CLERK of the q. S. House OF Repre-.
sentatives says:
~. ,;u trown as Senate bill $50 1.-THE Blair
,:u, 80. renorted on the next day after Its pas
600 hv the Senate to the House OF represents
tivss and by the House ordered TO % pflhteu'
From that time to the close OF the Aotn congress
II laid upon the Speakers table, and no action was
aver taken looking to its passage. Inc large
.rou,t If accumulated bills in advance OF the
RIair bill always prevented any effort winch
MIGHT have been made to pass 1t, as there was
unite number of republicans who were ready 10
antaoonize it with some other bill which they
preferred
It has been previously stated in the 1A'
zErrE that Mr. Hiscock, of New ork' tne
leader Of the republican party IN the house
rnon ono of the several occasions when the
democrats in that body attempted to take
the bill up out of its regular order opposed
r. with q bill in which he was Interested
and that Mr.. Reed, neutrality-suspicious. lead
err of the House, when asked about tnat
same bill, said it was one in which his peo-
nile were not at all interested. 1t has also
been stated that when the bill was under
debate in the Senate Senator Sherman made
no less than Ave speeches against it, and
that,such other ultra republicans as Senators
Plumb, ingalls,, Allison and others opposed
its passage. Now, with this information IL
their possession, if the democratic canvass
ers of Virginia allow the Maboneites tc
make any capital out of the Blair bill they
are not like the Virginia democratic can
yassers of the olden time; that's all.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-17

Southampton, Monday, September 81.
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Special Correspondents OF the Alexandria Gazette

keel.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-02-19
Haw She Kept Him Straight.

Smith. who Is given to naughty
ways, has a wife who keeps him
straight, in a measure, by a shrew'i
device. When he goes away on bus
mess she sends him postal every
day and always signed '.your levin"
wife" Snith, III confiding to Jones.
.lecla,ps it an lawful bore. You see
don't da'e stay out late with the
knowledge that the hotel clerks have
read those internal cards. Maybe
they haven't, but I always feel as il
they had, and If take an extrs glass
lof beer it seems as If the clerk had
his eye on me and was grieving ovei
my depravity. When a man goes Il
q hotel he doesn't want the clerk u
know he has "a loving wife in an
other city. 1t isn't a fair shake.
"Give her wrong address," say
Jones. "Darscn't; there's alway
something on those cards, some non
sense or other, / have to answer. att
Size expects me to bring the Who'll
lot home with me. She puts them i
book like an album and says sweet
Ily. It'll he SO nice. my dear. in nfte
wears. to look over them and Sc
where you we're at such and such
: time, and how you always thought c
home, no matter how tired with bus
) ness-' oh. she's cute.n
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-02-19
BITTEN BIZ A BULL DOG.
Batgageman Murphy Injured While
Playing with II. Stellhsrn's Dog.

On last evening as the west bound
passenger train pulled up at Mexico
a bitchet by the name Of Herman
Stellhorn put bull dog on the train,
and as they we're coming this Way
the boys commenced to fool with the
log by throwing silver dollars on the
fioof and having him to pick them UP.
rhi J sport was enj,yed by the boys
and dog until finally one Of them put
dbllar in h,s coat pocket. and an-
9TH s.r told the dog to get it. The
dog made an effort, but when he
fouAd be could not get the dollar he
JUMPED up and bat Muruhy on the
lip And came very near severing it
fr minis face.
Thht is one account The other is
that te was attempting to move the
hluteI and tie him in another place
when he became angry and made the
issvage attack on Mr.. Murphy.
When they arrived here Murphy had
iSteIll,orn arrested for keeping the
vicious brute without having him
muzzled.-Moberly Monitor.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-02-19
The Drunkard,s M,Il.

T. beginning to be enfeebled
in body and mind, and having long
continued in that course of inteniper-
ance from which I have not resoiu-
ZION and strength to depart, do make
and publish this my last viii and
Testament: Having been made in
the image of my Creator, capable of
rational enjoyment; of imparting hap.
piness to others, and Of promoting
the glory of God. and knowing my
accountability; yet such is my f6ad-
ness for sensual eradication, and my
| utter inability to resist temptation,
that I have given myself entirely to
/ intemperance and its associate 'Tices,
and make the following beq,iests:
My property give to the rumseller.
Ny reputation, already tottering on
a sandy foundation, I give to destruc.
tion. To my beloved wife, who has
cheered, comforted and helped me
thus far through life, give shame
poverty, and a broken heart Te
each of my innocent children i be
queath my example, an Inheritance q
shame and poverty.
Finally, I give my body to disease
pain and early dissolution, my inind Il
distraction, and my s.,ui-that Cal
never die--to the disposal of tha
God whose comlnands I have broken
/. and who has warned me by his wor'
! that no drunkard shall inherit th
kingdom of God."-Watch Toper.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-02-19

Little mother, fdo you forgive


Little mother, Fdo you forgive
me?"
A pair of thin arms were thrown
around his neck, and with her old
time smile, she said:
'.Dear. good papa, / forgave you
long ago"
! Little darling, do you know me p
he asked, perceiving queer look il.
her eyes.
Promise me, papa, to-be-good
1-to-the-litt
| A gasp and he was alone with bis
dead. The heroic little soul had
found rest at last. The little moth.
er's'' cares and troubles we're over,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-02-19
Isft Ever Right to Lie.

Is it ever right to lie? 1hs is one
of the questions that used to be much
discussed in hoys' debating societies.
We we'll remember taking our part in |
such discussions. In theory boys are
apt to be rather severe moralists. To
the best of our recollection the pre-
ponderance of opinion among the
Boys was generally against falsehoo'i
in all it's forms.
II defy any gentlemen on the other
side," young orator once exclaimed.
TO mention an instance of justifiable
lying"
'.Well, Mr.. President" replied one
of the buys, II offer the celebrated
falsehood uttered hy the Constable
de Bourbon before the walls of Rome.
He lay upon the ground mortaily
wounded, his life fast ebbing away.
Some soldiers came rushing on to the
assault. and not recognizing their gen.
eral in the dying man, asked him If it
was true that Constable de Bourbon
had been killed. The expiring chief,
unwilling to discourage his troops.
replied:
"'Bourbon is at the front. March
on?'"
This story was at first poser to
the lads, and it was contended, on the
other side, that war reverses some OF
the most binding rules of morality,
and even makes killing men meri'
torious act. How much more would
it justify q falsehood, spoken by 6
dying man for a noble purpose? New
ertheless. in all ordinary conditions
!, killing is murder and lying is base.
At this point Of the debate, III
started a little fellow in back seat
and asked ''thc gentleman in the af
firmative' what was his authority TO
the anecdote, adding that the stor,
: itself might he falsehood.
= Such indeed it proved! The fir
; speaker had found the anecdote i
his French Render, but on rpferrih
- the next day to the accredited histor
of the Constable de Bourbon, he foun
no trace of the supposed heroic liz
= The dying commander merely tol
r some of his comrades standing net
40 to cover him Dith a cloak. so that u
- Soldiers might not be discourage
from continuing the attack by seeif
their general dead Youths Com
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-02-19
An TInkInd Cut.

The editor of the Mexico LEDGER
acknowledges having heen imposed
upon Ivy the poetry fiend who had
him publish "Neho's Lonely Noun
tain,'' as written for his paper. and
says that although he was sold that
time he caught on when the poetry
fiend lady brought in the ten COM
mandments as being original with her
and arranged especially to suit bis
readers. He amt much on poetry,
he says, but when it comes to the
Bible he knows what's what-espe.
eially in the hook of Kings or f'u'
kings. He can pass on that.-Mo
berly Monitor.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-02-19
Six Thousand Niles an Hour.

"How much time do you think it
would take to send cable dispatch
to Scotland and receive a reply?" was
asked New York Times reporter the
other day by a Western Union man.
Having in mind an experience in the
in the interior of Kansas, when it
took a telegram ten hours to reach,
by a roundabout cult. place only
100 miles distant, reply was ven-
tured, about two days"
swell, that's where you are fooled.
Day before yesterday a dispatch was
sent from Independence, Mo-, to an
inland town 10 Scotland, and reply
was received in just an hour and ten
minutes"
"Mulhattan?"
'.No, it's no Mulhattan story. Ii
is fact. It was only an ordinary
business dispatch?''
! ''Do such things often happen te
cable dispatches?''
swell, if there is not a rush o1
business, and if the wires are in goo6
working order, and the man at th'
other end replies promptly, it ough
not to take more than three hours tt
get reply from an English or Scot
tish town. Two hours and half i
, not uncommon time, but one hou
and ten minutes is undoubtedly yer.
remarkable time"
"How many transfers were neces
, sary?''@
"This dispatch was sent from In
dependence to Kansas City, froI
there TO st. Louis, thence to Ne
York, thence to the cable office, an
, thence to England. / suppose thel
. were about FIVE transfers on the otht
side. 1t could not have been Ion
dispatch, of course. but the tin
made is still remarkable.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-02-19
An End to Rome scrapine.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg.
ILL.,, says: ''Having receiving so
much benefit from Electric Bitiers, /
felt it my duty to let suffering hui
manity know it. Have had II running
aore on my leg for eight years; my
doctors told me would have to have
the bone scraped or leg amputated.
I used. instead, three bottles of Elec-
tric Bit,ers and seven boxes Buck
lens Arnica Salve, andmy leg is now
sound and we'll
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty
cents q hottie and Buckien's Arnic,
Salse at 25 cents per box by j. T
Lleweliyn.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-02-19
CURE FOR PILES.

Piles are frequently preceded by a
sense of weight in the back, loins
and lower part Of the abdomen, caus-
ing the patient to suppose he has some
affection of the kidneys or neighbor-
ing organs. At times, symptoms OF
indigestion are present. as 6atulency,
uneasiness of the stomach, ETC.. A
moisture, like perspiration. produ.
cling very ,lisagreeable itching. af.
ter getting warm, is very common
attendant. Blind, Bleeding. ane
Itching Piles yield at once to ti,t
application OF DIR. Be,-anka's Phi,
Remedy which acts directly uron TIN
parts affected, absorbing the fiamors
aliaying the intense itching. and afiec
ting permanent cure. Pric. fift.
CENTS. Address, The DIR. Bosank
Medical Co.. Piqua. Ohio. S,Id b.
DobyHs & Gibbs. 2s-1y
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-02-19

ssGentiemen, can't lie about the
horse. He is blind in one eye," said
the auctioneer. The horse was SOON
knocked down to spectator, who
had heen greatly struck by the aue.
tioneer's honesty. After paying fol
the horse be said. s'You were honest
enough to tell me that this anima
was blind in one eye. Is there any
other defect!'' ayes. sir, there ia
he is also blind in the other eye,
was the prompt reply.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-02-19
Jast Is Geod.

Many unscrupuluus dealers may
tell you they have remedies for
coughs and cold equal in merit and
in every respect just as good IS the
old reliable DIR. Bosanko Cough and
Lung Syrup, unless you insist upon
this remedy and will take no other,
you are liable to be greatly deceived.
Price 80 cents and $i.o0. Sold b,
| Dooyns 3 Gibbs.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-02-19

A French lion tanner once quar-
relied with his wife. powerful virago,
and vas chased by her all around his
tent. On being sorely pressed be
took refuge in the cage among ths
lions. '.Oh, you contemplate COW
ard!" she shouted, "come out if yot
| darei"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-02-19
"Yes, Sir;" "No, Sir"
"John, are you coming in!''

xeSs Stfs Nvs cus
'John, are you coming inT
"Y-a-a-s."
civilian, are you coming in?"
Eyes, sir.'
There is an example OF habit.
John has jnst as much respect for his
father as William has, but he has fall
len into the habit of answering the
handiest way, and bis father has fall
len into the way Of permitting it.
"Oh, what's the differtnce?" you ex-
claim. Well, John will let that habit
grow on him until it will be ''yaas'
and "naw" to strangers ladies, every
body, and he will create aversion in
place of friendship. and more than
that. I stood in tile store the other
day when hoy came in and applied
for situation.
"Can you write good hand?' was
asked.
ssYaas."
ssGood at figures?''
"Yaas."
"Know the city well?"
"Yaas."
THAT will do; / don't want you,
said the merchant.
"But," l said when the hoy hat
gone, Il know that lad to be an hon
est, industrious hoy. Why don't yo1
give him a chance?"
:Becau-e he hasn't learned to sa
Yes, SIR and No, SIR" If he an
swers me as he did when applying fo
q situation, bow will he answer Gus
TONERS after being here month";"
What could I say to that? He ha
fallen into the habit, young as he wa
which turned him away from the fir
situation he had ever applied for.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-02-19
BueI,leu,s Arnfc. Sslve,

The best ss.lve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, tetter, chapped hands,
chilbiains, corns, and all skin erup-
,ions. and positively cures piles, Oh
no pay required. It is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction. or money
refunded. Price % cents per box
For sxle by j. F. LIewsilyn. Il
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-02-19
HENRY FOWLER TREED BIT 4 BEAR
Fowler Loses the Slack Of His Pants
and the Bear His Life.

JELLIco, TENN, Feb. 7.-Mr. j. II.
Milliken, travelling passenger agent
Of the L. & N. road; S. j. Gates, Of
the st. Loris Airline, and r. II.
Fowler. (Henry) Of the Chicago and
Alton railroad. formerly Of Mexico,
No., now of Louisville, arrived hero
this morning on the Louisville train.
After procuring mules they started
from this place, and the route they
took was across the Pine mountain,
| to secure colony of people who in
tend going West over their respective
lines. When about six miles from
here they were surprised to meet .
large bear, which suddenly sprang in
their path. Messrs. Milliken and
Yates mules became frightened AMI
started down the mountain at bresk-
neck speed. The mule on which
ar. Fowler was riding refused to
nudge. Mr.. Fowler had hardly time
to tiismount and start for the nearest
/ tree when the bear followed close uIr
on his heels. He then made a des'
perate attempt to climb the tree, bui
the hear followed him so closely tina,
he left tile seat of his trousers in the
bears claws. Messrs. Mllliken and
Gates came back here and gave The
alarm, and posse Of citizens, armed
with rifles, started to rescue the mat
up tree. They found him safely
lodged in the topmost branch OF !.
large pine. The bear was killed
Mr.. Fowler was rescued, great,
frightened but not badly hurt, though
he will be unable to sit down fo
some time, owing to the injury to thu
lower part of his anatomy, caused b.
the sharp claws of the hear. Mr
Fowler walked backward from TIL
Ihoiel to the depot, causing mucl
merriment to the citizens.