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Mr.. Stevenson Qualities

WASHINGTON, July G.-Mr. A. L. Steven
son to-day qualified and entered upon the
discharge of the duties of first assistant post
master general.
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During Fourth of July picnic at Fort
Worth, Texas, eleven persons were poison
ed from eating canned meat that had been
packed in lead cases. All recovered after
intense suffering.
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Alexandria. Va, June 30, 1885

Alexandria, Va, June 30 1885
rJNHERE WILL BE CALLED MEETING OF
| the Stockholders of the OLD DOMINION
20 OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, at
the City Treasurers Office SATURDAY, July II
ut s o'clock D. m. Election of trustees
By order Of the Board.
je3O.iOt L. E. UHLER, Sec'ty.
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Death of a Bishop.

LONDON, July c. The Right Rev. Geo.
Moberiy, d. C. L., Bishop of Salisbury, is
dead
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-06

The PRoHIBITIoNIs1s in Ohio have al
ready nominated full State ticket, and
announce their firm determination of sup.
porting it next fall to the utmost extent of
their ability. As their vote is large, and as
the negroes of that State, whose vote also is
by no means inconsiderable, have indicated
an intention of voting hereafter like men,
and not like sheep, the prospect of repub-
lican victory there is nothing like US bright
as some people supposed it would be. The
main advantage of the now probable demo-
cratic success in Ohio would consist in the
fact that Mr.. Sherman would thereby be
eliminated from the U. S. Senate, and man
take his place whose ideas of laws and
morals, as applied to politics, if to nothing
else, are more in consonance with those of
better people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-06

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST. dated
- March 9th, 1853 executed by Thomas "
Smith to James p. Smith and c. w. Wtttlcs; and
recorded in liber f, pago j2S, Land Records Of
Alexandria county in trust to secure TO II. &.
Smith, now deceased, certain Indebtedness not
yet paid, the undersigned, at tho request of T. &.
smith, executor Of the said Fl G. Smith will cx-
pose to sale by public auction, for cash, in front
of the Market Building Royal street, on
THURSDAY, the Odd of July, 1885, ct a III
the following described property: A LOT OF
GROUND on the east side of Water street. *
feet in front and 90 feet in depth bounded on the
north by An alley feet wide, and On the east hY
8 feet alley, with the right Of way over both
alleys. The north line OF said lot being 80 feet
south Of Duke street.
JAMES p. SMITH,
G. W. WAf'rLES.
iyE-OaWts Trustees
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THE COURSE of the republicans in Fir-
ginia on the debt question is rs remarkable
as that Of those in North Carolina on pro.
hibition. Republicans, az rule, are pro-
hibitionists, hut when tina. question was
raised in North Carolina those in that State,
believing the liquor men were in The ma
iority, voted for them to man. Northern
republicans profess to be debt payers, but
those in Virginia, believing repudialion pop
ular, supported it almost unanimously. The
course of the Southern republicans shows
that they will support any policy aud aflili-
ate with any party that will secure them
Offices, and goes far to corroborate what
Mr.. John Wise says of them. One OF their
papers in Virginia which supported General
Walker for Lieutenant Governor for no
other assigned reason than the fact that he
was pronounced debt payer, soon after
ward joined Malone, and has been advo-
eating his reputation measures ever since.
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New YORK, July G.-stocks quiet aGi dIn
Money easy. Cotton quiet; uplands iGia Or
leans 1923: futures barely steady. Flour dull
and dropping. Wheat lower. Corn dull and lower.
Pork dull at S1la11 80. Lard heavy AT $6 10
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PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET, July G.
Cattle in active demand; prime GI.aGt good
Ga6t4 medium 5l8a5ai; common 1i,a5A !;
Texans 4a5. Sheep dull; prime 4 a4i, good
50cas1 CO. Hogs in active demand selling 1t
from Ga to GA.
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The Flour markets are fcaturcEcs3 and There are
no changes to note. Wheat is quiet and the tone
of tie markets is without speculative in nucnccs.
The war clcRd" has vanished. Crop, though
short, is much better than at first reported on ac-
count Of favorable weather, and there is still
large visible supply Of the old crop. We still
note a good demand for choice lots for immediate
delivery by both m!lcrs and dealers The offer
ings this morning show an Improvement in guam
tity, but the quality was only fair to good new
and old FultZ brought from 50 To 81 no mixed
or longbcrry were Sold Corn is ste dy: white
brought 81. No yellow Corn, Rye or Oats were
offered. Produce is qnict and easy with u slow
demand for Butter ut quotations
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BALTIMORE, July 6.--Ea. 6's deferred -: con-
soidatcd - past duo coupons II do new 10 4Gs
33; new IS 52k. bid to-day. Cotton dull mid
ding 1Oa,. Flour steady and quiet; Howard street
and Western super So O0ai 40; do extra :%3 50a
%; do family 81 50A5 %: City Mills super
SD 25a3 so; do extra So T,a4 90: do Rio brands
"a 9Oa5 90: Patapsco family 80 10: do supcrlativc
patent Sc OO. Whcat-Snu;hcrn steady and dun:
Western lower and dull Southern red 9iapT;
do amber 99a1O1: No 1 Maryland o. 80 y.
No , Western winter red spot OF ia02ln: July
92a92A; August 94asa91".; September 97a
Ola; October 09isalOo; December 1u::'4a
JOG. rn-Southcrn easy and quiet; Western
steady and duh Southern white Cta6l do yell
low Sc; Western mixed spot 62i.a12", August
2a.a53. Oats firm Southern iSaiO; Wcs.crn
white 39a4O; do mixed 37a}S: Pennsylvania
3Sa4O. Rye dull ut Gja70. Hay easy and dull
prime to choice Pcnna and Nd $I6alT. Provisions
steady and quiet; Mess Pork SD 0Oal2 - Bulk
meats-shouderH and clear rib sides. pack
ed, 5t!aGa,. Bacon shoulders 81, clear rib sides
~. Hams 11H.a12l4 Lard, refined, ~ Butter
dull; Western packed 9a12; creamery lGa2o.
Eggs quiet at 12a12l4 Coffee dun; Rio cargors
ordinary to fair 7TseS',. Sugar quiet; A soft
G5s. Whiskcy steady at 81 GOAL u.
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MARINE NEWS.
ARR WE'D.

PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, JULY &. 1885.
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IT
ARRIVED.
Barge Swan, Philadelphia to w A Smoot & Co.
Barge d f Walker, Havrc dc Grace to ] Tim
norman g. Co.
FAILED.
Barge CONVINCE Philadelphia, by " A Smoot
& Co.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-08
RECENr PUBLICATIONS.

"Greeoe in the Times of Homer" is a new
work by T. T. Timayenis, containing an ac-
count of the life, customs and habits of the
Greeks during the Homerie period. The au-
thor has made a thorough examination of ev-
cry book written on Homer in the Greek,
French, German and English tongues. Ho-
mer himself has been the chief guide and
the author bases his judgment upon the
poems constituting the highest authori-
ty. The work is not intended for special
lists, but aims to reach that class of readers
who have not the opportunity to search the
great treatises which have been published
and which are for the most part written in
too heavy style. In this work the story
is told in a simple way, avoiding all unin
telligible terms. The entire Homeric life is
displayed in the three hundred pages of
which it consists The author has used
Bryants translation of Homer in quoting
passages from the poet. It is rare and
interesting volume that will grace any Ii
brary. D. Appleton & Co., publishers,
New York. For sale in this city by Judd
the bookseller
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-08
Wednesday, April s, 1885.
ANOTHER TEST CASE.

Miss Ada G. Sweet, of Chicago, is "only q
woman" but she is ''smart" woman who
knows and dares maintain her rights. She
has been pension agent for several years at
a salary of four thousand dollars a year. She
received dispatch from General Black,
commissioner, the other day politely asking
her to resign, her resignation to take effect
on the Both of next June. She was surprised
by such a request and was not Modified by
the declaration of the commissioner that
Efthere is no reason personal to yourself or
to your management of your Office which in
duces this request" Miss Sweet knowing
that there was such thing as Civil Service
Reform, and also knowing that the request
for the resignation was not consistent with
it, took an appeal from the commissioner to
the President. She wrote to him as follows:
'EMy commission from tho President runs
for four years, my present term not ending
until April 10Th, 1886. I have performed
all the duties of my Office with an eye single
to the interests confded to my charge.
Conscious of this, do not wish to resign,
and I know of no reason why I should take
action that might seem to be voluntary,
WQen III reality 1t W0ulQ De Iakeu unQ6r
protest"
All this makes a very interesting case.
Commissioner Black has officially admitted
that Miss Sweets comes within the class
of whom Mr.. Cleveland stated in his letter
to the National Civil Service Reform League
that no removals should be made merely to
make places for other persons. She is OBJ
viously not an offensive partisan. She has
confessedly filed her Office well. Her re-
moval admits of no explanation other than
that her place is wanted, and the
President has said that no removals should
be made for any such reason. The New
York Times very truly says: The only way
in which he Ghe President) can now serve his
party is by faithful adherence to the system
embodied in his own admirable profession,
and this system also, to have its full effect,
must be applied with entire consistency. To
fail to repudiate the ill-sdvised action of
General Black by assuring Miss Sweet that,
on the official statement of the commissioner,
she is entitled to retain her position until
the close of her term of office would be not
only mistake in principle but mistake in
politics.
Miss Sweet is the orphaned daughter of
Union soldier who lost an arm on the battle
field. She has great deal of sympathy in
her protest, and the country is looking to
see what the President will do. Her place is
undoubtedly wanted for a good Democrat,
but there does not seem to be any reason
why he should have it yet.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-08
REFRESHMENTS.

II see they are serving refresh ments on
roller skates in some of the restaura nts, +" the
husband said as he laid down his paper.
s'Good gracious" exclaimed the wife, ''have
they no plates?"-Boston Courier.
1t is said that brass subjected to the ac-
tion of smoke for long time will become
brittle and rotten. This is matter of tran
scendent Importance to commercial travellers
who are accustomed to use the weed.-Som-
erville Journal.
Messengers and doorkeepers of the Senate
have been instructed not to talk to outsiders,
but this rule seems scarcely necessary. There
are very few outsiders that messengers and
doorkeepers consider good enough to talk to.
-Philadelphia Call.
An English traveller in looking over some
American town names came across the we'll
knewn ones of Pawtucket, Shetucket and
Nantucket. 'Haw haw!' he exclaimed, 'Im
blessed if the whole family didn't take iti'-
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Not exactly what be meant to say-Brown
-"Oh, how do, Black? I'm almost ashamed
of myself for not calling before. But I've
put it off and put it off until it did seem
that never would call" Black-"Don't
mention it, my dear fellow. You are very
kind, I'm sure. Boston Transcript.
"When I want my children to mind,'' said
Popinjay, 'I don't stop to explain the rea-
sons to 'em. I just put my foot down and
that's the end of it"- ooh, well, responded
Blobson, absent-mindedly, "that covers the
ground, of course; there is no need for ex-
planation. Huntington Free Press.
Grandmother-t'I'd like to go to the rink
with you, Johnny" Johnny, who doesn't
want to be bothered with the old lady
Certainly, grandmother I'll be glad to have
you go with me; but you'll have to own up
to the doorkeeper that you are over fifteen
years of age" Grandmother-"Then guess
I'll wait awhile yet, Johnny. Texas Sift-
ings.
A clergyman preached a powerful sermon
against the skating rink, declaring that it
was more harmful than the gambling den.
On the following night the clergyman's son,
who had intended to visit the rink, con-
cluded, as dutiful son should have done, to
obey his father, and of the two evils chose
the lesser. He therefore went to the gam
bling den and lost $500 which his father had
recently received from donation party
Nerristown Herald.
"Ah, Stockton, suppose you are trembling
in your shoes. Can't expect to hold on to
your Office much longer, eha" t'Why not,
should like to knowa The President has
said that he should remove nobody except
for cause eyes; but your record, you
know, isn't SO clean it might be. There's
been some pretty damaging charges brought
against you" That's just what I depend
upon. may have been partisan, perhaps,
but not an offensive partisan. On the con-
trary, I've been on the defensive ever since
took the place. Oh, no; no danger of my be-
ing bounced. Boston Transcript.
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]. HAVEN. CONN WEDNESDAY MORNING. APRIL 1885.

who go out with light hearts, rot knowing
| what is before them" The consul's protest
seems worth attention.
From first to last Mr.. Colyer's two-cents-a-
nile bill has found little support. The New
London Day thus correctly sets forth some of
the reasons why it has not: Even the op-
ponents of the Consolidated road, who are
ready as general rule to support any legis-
lation that is aimed against that corporation
are forced to admit that Mr.. Colyer's bill is
rather too radical. It is almost universally
admitted that the present rates of fare will
compare very favorably with those of the
leading railroad corporations of the country.
No doubt further reduction will be made
when the business of the road will justify it
the present management has shown a dis
position to treat the public fairly
The correspondent of the London Times,
writing from the advance post Of the British
army in the Soudan, says: The Arabs seem
to be more like wild beasts than human be-
ings. Even women and children fight in
their ranks, and when our men sought to
afford aid to some of the enemy who could
not walk the latter crawled toward them
with their spears between their teeth, striv-
ing even yet to slay Kaffr. These traits
somewhat diminish the sympathy which we
should otherwise feel for such brave antago-
nists. Were their ferocity shown in the heat
of battle it would be excusable, but these
wretches hours after were animated by a
fendish desire to injure those who sought to
relieve their sufferings. Even the noble ami
mails have some idea of gratitude, and Arabs
must henceforth be regarded in the light of
the most savage of the worst description of
beasts of prey. The fact is they are mad
dened into brutality by fanaticism.
public dinner was recently given to the
villagers of Leigh, near Tunbridge, England,
by Mr.: S. Morley. The meal consisted of
three courses soup, savory and a sweet
and cost with cooking sixpence, per head,
the prime cost of the articles alone being
only threepence. Mr.. Morley, who presided,
said he had been accused of wanting to de-
prive the workingman of his beer, and now
he might be accused of wanting to deprive
him of his meat but it was, he thought, of
the greatest Importance and worth consider
ing by fathers and mothers if they could
have their children properly nourished at
half their present cost. Then it was said
that those who were thoroughgoing vege-
tarians were invariably total abstainers, and
to his mind that was a very great charm
They ate much fruit and vegetables that
they did not need the drink which some peo-
pie felt they could not do without except in
he Of int FJa hali hot
system of fruit and vegetable farming
would pay better than corn growing, owing
to the foreign competition in the latter arti-
Gle, besides which it would enhance the
wages of the laboring classes.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-08

In spite of the unfavorable elements which
were brought to bear against life insurance in
general during the last year, the forty first
annual report of the New England Mutual
Life Insurance company shows that this ex-
cellent institution has increased in public
confidence and favor. The present assets are
SIS, ,672, ,635 10, while the liabilities are $15,-
1853 1854. rs, leaving surplus of S513, 770.37
to be distributed among the policy holders.
At this time when. the public is greatly ex-
cited by the uncertain fluctuations in busi-
ness and investments, the following extract
from President Stevens annual report will
be found of special interest. Speaking of
life insurance as one of the surest methods
of providing for the contingencies which are
liable to arise, he says: "No better method
has been devised in the worlds history to
provide against the uncertainty and irrepara-
BILE loss of a productive human life than the
institution of life insurance; for destiny can
not be controlled, OF the hazards of sudden
death adequately guarded against.
Thus life insurance ranks among the great
est enterprises of the world; it is known
among all people and classes; it is the resort
of the prudent and the extrayagant; the
young and tne mature; it is the only resource
open to the man of moderate means, who is,
by force of circumstances, deprived of saving
for those who shall survive him after his
weary journey is ended; it ls blessing, IN
material form, to the widow and orphan; in
short, 1t aHectS all soFIs anu conu1oions u
men The conclusion cannot be avoided,
that if the assumptions as regards mortality
and interest, which constitute the basis of
the law of life insurance, are strictly adhered
to- the system must permanently stand, and
it will become monument of mems good
ness towards and care for the welfare OF fu-
ture generations. Insurance upon lives,
therefore, for the purpose of providing for
families, must have most favorable infu-
ence upon the social and moral condition of
the community generally, SO that we'll
founded, well-conducted institution of this
description is a subject of public interest, as
its beneficial effects are at least equal to those
of any public charitable or philanthropic in
stitution; and these effects are produced
without any donation, sacrifice or act of be-
nefcence by the public or by individuals, be-
ing the natural and easy results of the spon-
taneous thrift, prudence and forecast of in.
dividuals in conducting their own concerns"
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-08
How oarr.ra marble Is Quarried.

Rome Correspondence Baltimore American
There are six thousand men at work in the
quarries at Carrara, sixty-fvs sawmills and
twenty-five polishing wheels, which brighten
dull marble and smooth the slight fortunes
of some four hundred plodding workers.
The hewing of rough rocks, huge in their
proportions, is something approaching the
marvellous here. The men are hoisted to the
height of some seven hundred feet above the
level of the quarry, and up aloft excavate
perfectly colossal Jumps of Carrara marble.
Each gang, or the foreman of the gang, goes
down with and on the lump as it is swung by
derrick ropes out into the air and swiftly
brought to mother earth.
One of these Italians will sing in lustv
tones, tViva, Viva Garibaldi," from his diz-
" eminence and suddenly appear below
where you are standing, his bright, big black
eyes full of unequaled expressivsness and
his white teeth glittering between unap-
psoachable smiles-the inalienable gifts Of
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-08

these people-and say, ''Ah, signore, will
you go up with me again?" just as if it were
perfectly ordinary feat. The free, easy
and primitive style of this Carrara flying
trapeze work makes it appear doubly danger
GUS. Hundreds of accidents occur every
year. Children scarcely out of their swad-
ding clothes work amidst the glare and dust
of this lovely white marble and die with sore
eyes and stifed lungs. The food is dry
bread, raw onion and dirty water. 1t is
the only place in Italy where wine is not
drunk
Worn out by incessant severe toll, these
people, insuf6ciently fed, fall into dissipa-
ton, violence and crime, dying like dogs and
leaving on the white marble the sweat Of
their Wretched lives.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-08

York this spring. Such business will yet be
active in New Haven. Real estate is very
cheap here.
Mr. Jay Gould's gardeners want a dollar
and a half a day, but he does not feel as if
he could afford to give it to them. When
the New York World gets enough money for
the Liberty pedestal collected it ought to
turn its attention to helping Gould.
According to Washington correspondent
of the Register, Congressman Mitchell is not
blameworthy for the delay in providing New
Haven with new postmaster. The post
master-general is the man. He has SO much
to do that he has not yet found time to at
tend to New Haven.
The Illinois board of health is taking ener-
getic measures to prevent the spread of
cholera 1t has issued circular to the rail-
roads insisting that all depots and out-build-
ings connected with them be thoroughly dis
infected and purified, as it has been found
that cholera is propagated along the line Of
travel. a sanitary survey of the State has
also been made, and house to house vista
ton ordered. This example might proftably
be followed in other States.
The mouth of the Mississippi river has cost
great deal of mo.ey and it bids fair to cost
mere. With all the money spent on this
great stream it appears that there is now
imminent danger of the detection of the river
into Bayou Atchafalaya, by which it would
reach the Gulf much sooner than at present.
This would ruin New Orleans, leaving her
high and dry as an inland town, and some of
the richest territory of Louisiana would also
be permanently submerged.
A bill passed by the New York assembly
exempts honorably discharged soldiers from
examination under the civil service act. The
law as it stood gave such soldiers the prefer
ence in appointments over others equally
qualified, but their qualifications must be
tested as those of other applicants for Office
are, by competitive examinations. Some
members of the assembly who we're soldiers
opposed the bill, declaring that the soldiers
of the State do not ask for it, or believe that
it would be wise or honorable to the soldiers
to except them from the operation of whole
some laws which apply to all other citizens.
And they were right in such belief.
The American consul at Sierra Leone calls
the attention of the State department to the
arrival Of missionary parties from New York,
with many children in their number. They
are on the way to Loando, and their final
destination is one thousand miles into the
interior The consul asks whether it would
not be well for our missionary societies to re-
4 IL ,,oh
the little ones will be exposed in the wilds Of
Africa. He says: eve are prepared to hear
sad news within year from this little band,
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-08

man attacked with Bright's disease or
any kidney disease don't want fine words
but it's con queror, Hunts Kidney and Liverl
Remedy.
We must tell of the great specifc-Hunt's
Kidney and Liver] Remedy. It never fails
to cure Diabetes, Dropsy, Bright's Disease,
&c a6eod3t1tw