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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-29
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

The NJ. f. Church festival closed last
night.
The Government is going to establish a
weather signal station at Fairfax g. II.
a dog fight at the corner of King and st.
Asaph streets yesterday, attracted large
crowd.
The arrangements for decorating the SOL
diers' graves in this city on Monday have
been completed.
The Mount Vernon Regents continued
their sessions yesterday and transacted some
routine business.
Large numbers of lambs are being shipped
from Culpeper county now to Baltimore and
the Northern markets.
A turkey having four legs was recently
Matched on the premises of Mr.. j. A. Rob-
erts, in Orange county.
Chicken pox ia prevailing TO Il considera-
BILE extent among the children in tho north
western part Of the city.
The commissioners Of election met at the
clerks office to-day and canvassed The vote
cast at Thursdays election.
The fly has attacked good many wheat
fields in Fairfax, Loudoun, and Fauqulcr
counties, doing a great deal o. damage.
The Old Dominion Boat Club now havo
Two crews practicing from which to select a
crew to take part in the Fredericksburg
regatta.
c. NJ. White was on Thursday elected
Mayor of Warrenton. The contest between
w. W. Williamson and Il. Il. Campbell for
Recorder resulted in tie
Tho market this morning was we'll SUP
Ilied, and prices were rather lower than
last week. May cherries and gocseberries
have made their appearance.
The Thursday Dramatic Club last night,
for the amusement of the children, repeated
the "Grasshopper Opera, (Which they SO sue
cessfully produced on the night previous.
Mr. Oliver Pullman bad at his stall in the
market this morning variety Of Zine, fr.sl.
vegetables, including splendid cauliilowers,
aud quantity Of the finest varieties OF
Strawberries.
Archbishop Gibbons will visit the Church
of the Immaculate Conception in Washing
ton 10 morrow, and preach in the morning
and administer confirmation in the after
noon.
The Alexandria Water Company have
rented an office in the old Farmers and Me
chanics' Bank building, one square above
their present location, and will soon move
their Office to that place.
The c. & o. canal is full Of empty boats on
their way to Cumberland to be loaded, five of
which are for Mertens' Sons, who will fill
them with Georges Greek coal to he ship
ped to John =. Agnew & Co.
AT the meeting of the Fairfax county
board of supervisors on Monday last, the
committee on building a bridge over Acco-
tink RIM. at John Tobin's mill, reported it
inexpcdient TO build the same at this time.
Mr.. J. r. Stone at his stand OH tho wharf now
receives daily from Norfolk soft and hard crabs,
oysters and CLANS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-29

CHICAGO. May 29.-.luly Whca: - 80 Jniy
Corn 3G DIG. July Oats 2G,s. Juiy Fork - 40.
July Lard - 91l..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-29

CHURCH SERVICES, &C., TOMORROW
Christ Gurch.-Service at II a. m. and S
p. IN. by Rev. H. Suffer-
st. Pau's Church.-Service at II a. m.
and p. m. by Rev. Geo. Fl. Norton.
Grace Church.-Service at II a. m. by
Rev. G. G. Smeade and at S p. M. by Rev.
H. J. Beagan.
81. Mary's Murch.-Mass at a. M, and
Mass and sermon at II a. m. by Right
Rev. J. J. keane, Bishop of the diocese.
Eespers ut t p. m.
First Presbyterian Church Service at II
a m. and 1 p. m. by Rev. J. M. Nourse
Second Presbyterian Church.-No service.
Baptist 0urch.-Service at II q. m. and
S p. m. by Rev. +. II. James, of Rappahan-
mock.
Trinity Meth. Epis. Murch.-Service at II
a. m. and S p. m. by Rev. S. A. Ball, 2. E.
Meth. Epis. Church Somh.-Services at II
a. IN. and Sp. m. by Rev. T. 7. kendrick,
of Illinois.
Meth. Prot. Gurch-Scrvice at II a. m
and S p. m. by Rev. S. J. Smith.
German Lutheran Church.-Service at II
a. m. by Rev. ]. II. Schwoy.
Young Mems Christian Associaiion.-Pray-
er meeting at the Jail at 2 p. m. Aims
House at $50 p. N. Baptist Church at
.:3O p. IN.
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CONFIRMATION. Rev. DR.. Keane,
Bishop of Richmond, will confirm large
class at st. Mary's church to. morroW morn,
Ing at o'clock. He will preach at II, and
perhaps at also. His sermons are very
able and logical, and as his delivery is
graceful and impressive, they are largely
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-29
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, May 29.-The stock market OPEN
eli strong this morning, with everything mp from
i to IS per cent. The market was strong FROM
the opening, but at II o'clock was barely active
and firm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-29
DRY GOODS.
DRY GOODS
w ASH DRESS GOODS.

We think offer by large majority the best stock Of wash dress
fabrics shown in this market
Baiste Cloths 3Gn wide have the newest designs III figured
and solid colors.
Finer astes equal to- best French effects cloth and patterns.
French and American Satincs.
The best stock of Gingams sccrsckers shown line of
Toilc u Nod complete the most perfect American
dress Bingham produced FAST coLoEs, lie
Our G0con-tcd dollar Linen Lawns the bargain Of the
We have already received orders for about oe4artcr of the lot
from wholesale merchants other cities at considerable advance
this lot is a bargain.
In reference to Linen give the following from the fashion
report Of Heading New York daily
LINEN LAwNsght cool and looking wlIhgTc IN various
leading fashionable resorts this This style of goods
come different grades and yet there not an inferior manufacture
with lace fine needewor become suitable for cercmono
casons Frequently there three four Linen Lawns to be found
Remember you have the chance buy extremely poa
bic fabric for about onc-Ealf value
word about Crinkes-n all the large cities there has been
great demand Crnkes The Norton Cnkles the best made
they light sheer andhave the genuine India finish We have placed
the goods good assortment counters at the Eldcao low
lac They don't make rch but good taean for
WHITE GOODS.
Check India Linens and Nansoos Robes and Chambray
Robes.
Special white figured dotted and rocadcd Swisscs
Fans, aces ribbons, ladies underwear, &c, DC.
Large Lot Of Parasols
approval marked consequently low We will send them back
now your chance
Mang adancedabou 20 per purchased we will
close at old prices Bargains in Prints and Domesics
This rather long ad but there elots of things have that
not included in it. We want to remind you that have the aa
ae Of resident buyer the fountain head always ready
bargains and with ready cash for them don't sell goods
without profit but buy them cheaper than people by adj
vanag and claim sell them cheaper giving the advantage
of our opportunities One Price to all
j. e.. TACKETT,
NOS LOT AND 100 KING STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA
Our Merchant Tailoring Department is in successful oper-
alton Our Cutter successful unusual degree and have
orce sufficient complete work with great prompnc CrITG
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-29

uOME.SPUN. BOUCI.A. ROYAL SERGE Al
L i BATROSS, NUNS YELLING, FRENCH
LAWNS.
Dress Goods, all pure fine wool. beautiful spring
shades 21c: Albatross and Nuns Yelling, all pure
wool wide double width, beautiful spring shades
81 li,c Black Brocadc SILK Grenadines. IJr:
Bouca Dress Goods, y yards wide. immense
tloubc width, I.)c
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-29

Money easy at L4a2i2. Cotton quiet: upIands
. 3-16; Orleans 9%s futures very dull Flour
dull and heavy. Wheat higher. Corn lower.
Pork steady ut $9a9 % new mess steady at
$40. Lard firm ut So 10
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-29

lust EECElVED-A fresh supply of the cec-
j bratcd BUFFALO LITHIA WATER, direct
from the springs by the bottle or case as low as
the same can be bought elsewhere.
febS J. u. II. LUNT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-29

nOCkET PRESCRIPTION SCALES. capacity
Y, 10 20 grains very accurate, with folding
spatuba, in box 1lhx3 inches. Price 81 each.
For sale by
mh1T +. =. LEaDbEA Ii. q bho.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-29

NEW YORK, May 29-Thc weekly statement"
the associated banks issued to-day shows the fol
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-29

POLICE REPoRT.-Last night was clear
and cool, with two prisoners at the station
house. The mayor this morning disposed OF
the following cases:
Noah Gaisling, arrested by officers Bontz
aud Sherwood, for beiog drunk and disor-
derby, was fined s..
kasper Rhaum. arrested by special officer
Crump, for trespassing on the promises of
the V. NJ. railway company, was sent out
of the city.
Louisa Brown, arrested by officer Davis,
for disorderly conduct, was fined s..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-29
G. A L ~ T. Il s

DAIN,TS of all kinds and Of the hc.' quality at
i lowest market prices. The TlSTLD GLOSS
PAINT in ono gallon cans. has acquired high
renutation also the EEADI-MlXED PAINTS.
in one and two pound We will he pleased
to furnish sample cards. ALABASFiEi. white
aud assorted shades. in powder, for washing in
side walls. is very much liked hy all VIII" have
used it. For sale by
my2S 4. 5. LEADBtATEE y Hko.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-29

rgNOMATOE TOMATOES Having purchased
L largely before the advance. l will give my
customer; the benefit of low prices and sell large
cans RED CROSS TOMATOES AT TEN CENTS
EACH.
mar; !. c. MILBURN.
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- dy for Coughs, Colds. &c; also Bulls Cough
Syrup Piso's Cure for Consumption Leadhcatcr's
Cough Syrup Phosphate Emulsion of Cod Liver
Oil. and Troches of various kinds. for sale ny
fch5 E. s. LEADBEATER & BRO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-29

RANDOLPH SMITHS WILL.-The will of
the late Randolph Smith, colored, who died
in Washington recently, was filed with the
register in that city on Thursday. He be-
queathes to his son, William, $500, his
nephew. Jno. Carter, $50, and the balance
TO be invested for the benefit of his widow.
In case of her death or marriage the estate
is to revert to the son, William. Not hay
ing heard from another son, Thomas, for
more than twenty years, the testator makes
no provision as to him, unless he appear
before the death of his mother, in which
case he is to receive 500.
The examiner., 1886-06-26
RREVITKES.

The old Taylor brewery in Albany was
burned Monday night. Loss $3.50, 600.
John Newman, aged III years, has just
died in Sewer County, Tenn.
There are rumors of an impending strike
among switchmen on the Lake Shere
Railroad.
The moulders' strike in Troy has been
settled by arbitration after four months
negotiations
The Governor of Louisiana has signed
the Sunday law. 1t will go into effect
Jan. /, 1887.
Michael Martin, tried for the murder of
his wife at Conshocken, Pennsylvania, on
March g. was convicted of man-slaughter
One thousand photographers from all
parts of the United States and Canada
were present at the opening of the photo
graphers' convention in st. LOUIS.
During thunder storm at Crate, Ne
braska Martin Collins and Frank Polan-
sky were instantly killed by lightnin g
while digging we'll. Collins head was
torn of.
Governor Robinson, of Massachusetts,
has vetoed the Tobin bill giving preference
in appointments to office to honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors without civil
service examination.
,,. The long Irrigated case of ii. r. Low &
Co, of New York, against the guarantors
of the Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis
Railroad Company has resulted in a judg,
ment for the plaintiff for s55, 500, at Mar
ion, Ind.
S. w. Fordyce, receiver of the Texas
and St. Louis Railway, has filed his re-
port from February to April 80, as fol-
lows: Receipts, 1862, 340.O7; disburse-
ments, $24s, 3S9,9S; balance on hand,
$13,95O,O9.
The Flour Dealers Association in
Chicago has adopted a standard bag to be
used by shippers and exporters. The diff
ferent boards OF trade and flour associa-
tons will be asked to adopt the bag and
make il the universal standard.
The examiner., 1886-06-26
Plymouth Pulpit Paragraphs

China sits supine. homebred and home
keeping; but the time will come when
she will sit in the legislature of the world
and will give law and policy, and her light
will shine from the rising of the sun till
the going down of the same.
Contempt Is one of those Christian
graces that is very largely cultivated
and the universal contempt. with which
men look on those that are not like them,
not of them, that are of different race
and language, and of a different genius,
is one the worlds depravities.
A man without a vote in America Is a
more toad-nouhing; but put a vote in
his hand and all men bow down to him
as il he were King.
There area great many persons yet liv-
ing in this world who suppose that they
will sit on the throne in heaven where
as they will not be even paving stones
there; for the last shall be first, and the
first last.
In the last 800 years knowledge has ad-
yanced more, and the intellect has been
more productive, than in the 5000 pre-
ceding years. at5..s @1-
Science has, one might say. unpacked
the world for the world has been like a
bright trunk, with all sorts of things.
fancy and worthless in it; and science has
picked the lock, and opened the lid, and
Is gradually taking out the contents.
The examiner., 1886-06-26
CATHERINE COLE AND JUMBO.
The Eleph ant Lifts Her Up by T1eR
Bua1le md Wrecks II.

Catherine Cole, one of the best known
literary women Of the South, tells this
experience with the lamented Jumbo.
1.-THE worst fright I ever got in my life
was from Jumbo. I was In England and
visited the Geological Gardens frequently.
That was before Jumbo became noted for
having the .moost,' as the Mahouts call
it-bad temper in England. One fine
day I attired myself in a new dress with
an exceedingly large hustle, as was thu
style then, and in my rounds dropped in
at the Zoo.
"I was walking around the garden
when suddenly felt myself lifted like a
feather into the air. I tried to scream,
but could not, didn't have the time.
The power that raised me aloft had me
by the hustle, and could hear that frail
protuberance crushing together as if O
mountain had mashed it. Then / de-
scribed semi-circle and was let down,
hustle and all on the walk. I heard u
shout of merry childish voices and Jumbo
passed with twenty or thirty children on
his back. It seems that was just in front
of him and quick as thought he seized me
by the hustle of my dress and carefully
lifted me to one side. His gentle squeeze
of my hustle broke into useless wreck,
and lost five pounds of flesh from con-
centrated fright. I took me an hour TO
realize exactly what had happened and
take an inventory of the smash-up. l
never went back to the Zoo any more. I
am now as a Texas cowboy is about
Indians. He likes them better dead. So
do elephants. / always hustle to get
away from these mastodons when l see
them coming"
The examiner., 1886-06-26
No Light In the Window.

A Chicago Herald man relates the fol
lowing touching incident Of every day life
AS the train sped along in the night,
with drowsy passengers outstretched upon
the seats, the conductor was observed
frequently peering out Of the frosty win
dow into the darkness. The night was
black, and nothing could be seen but u
sheen of snow over the shadowy land
scape, and yet the conductor shaded his
eyes with his two hands and held his face
Ia wearylooking face it was, too--close
to the window pane
Choking to see If your girl is awake
yet?' inquired the inquisitive passenger,
with coarse laugh
The conductor looked around and shud-
dered as with husky voice he replied sim
ply:
And then the inquisitive passenger be-
came garrulous and familiar. He sat
down beside the conductor and poked him
in the ribs as he lightly said:
.sAh, l see. Going to get married and
quit the road. Going to marry n farmer
daughter. Worth muchf"
'sShe's worth million to me-"
Further remarks in a similar vein did
the passenger make, but tho conductor
deigned no more replies. Suddenly the
whistle of the locomotive gave a long low
moan, the sCCnQuCIOr STUCK MS eyes Still
closer to the window, seemed to fasten
his gaze upon some object in the dark
ness, and then fell back in his seat with
q cry of despair upon his lips.
The passengers gathered around to in
uuire the nature of the trouble, when the
brakeman assisted his chief to rise ard
led him into the baggage car. The con-
ductor's face was as white as the snow
banks which fringed the iron roadway,
and his eye was a look of fearless grief.
Poor SAM" said the brakeman upon
his return, Its a bad night for him.
Four weeks his little girl had been ill.
Night after night he was at her bed, but
then she got better and he came back to
his train. He arranged with his wife that
If all was well with the little one she'd
display lighted lamp right in the win
dow OF the sick room. The boys all knew
it, and every night we all looked for the
light almost as eagerly as Sam himself.
He lives by the side of the track back
here few miIes-and tonight there was
no light in the window for Sam"
The examiner., 1886-06-26
MAPLE SUGAR MAKING.
The Camp of the Past and the Pres
enG-Curious Facts.


A sugar camp nowadays, while it is
cheerful and hospitable place to visit, is
vastly different from what it was in our
grandfather's days. There is no more box
ing of trees. The elder tube has tllsap-
peared. The insect-capturing and refuse
collecting trough is never found in the
well-regulated sugar bush. The primitive
swinging crane and sooty kettle IRE no
more. Now a small metal Spite driven
into the trees conducts the sap into tightly
covered tin buckets made for the purpose.
There are no Insects or dirt to be fished
out of the sap, which looks, in the brightly
polished receptacles, like the most trans
parent water, without so much as speck
in it. The crane and kettle have been re-
placed by the enclosed furnace and the
enclosed evaporating PAN The latter Is a
broad, shallow pan, built in an arched
brick or stone furnace, which is sheltered
by close building, The sap is turned in
at one end of the evaporation, and follows
devious burrows and passage-ways in the
bottom of the pan.
BY the time the sap reaches the further
end, after its winding course, the sugar
has been deposited, and the sap flows ont
of the pan as syrup. When this cools it
is strained, beaten eggs and milk are added
to it, and 1t is placed in the pan again.
The heat in the furnace is gradually in
creased. The eggs and milk thicken, and
collect allfmpurities separated by the heat,
and rise to the surface, where they are oil
readily removed in q body. When this
syrup runs off the sugaring-of process is
completed. The sugar is placed in nloulds,
the syrup in bottles, and they are ready for
market. Many curious things about sap
have been discovered by sugar makers.
For the sap TO run freely there must be
well mingled conditions of heat, cold and
light. A still, dry yet dense atmosphere,
with north or west wind, is the best for
sap running When the ground thaws
during the day and freezes at nj 1ht, and
there Is plenty of snow in the woods, ''sa p
weather. is the best. Sap runs better
when the air is highly oXygeniZed. ~
heavy snow storm during the sap season,
followed by freeze, and then thaw will
make the owner of n sugar bush happy.
A few trees will produce as much sap as a
good many. This anomaly is explained by
the curious fact that trees standing close
together divide the aggregate flow made
possible by the extent of soil they cover,
which aggregate would be as great if
there were half as many trees draining the
spot. Night sap or sap that runs at
night, will make more sugar than the
same quantity yielded during the day.
Sap is also heavier with saccharine matter
when caught Immediately before or just
after a snow storm or q freeze up. A tree
tapped high will give better sap than one
with low tap, and a tapon the south side
of tree causes a larger yield than a tap
on the north side.
The examiner., 1886-06-26
Rulea OF Free Action.


"Girls are beginning to realize more
and more that a life OF independence is
not to be thrown aside. The number who
now relinquish good situations to marry
is growing small" One of our contribu-
tors, Royallisu, seems to fear that the
condition pictured above Is a dangerous
one daily growing more common. He
has little more, I am convinced, to dread
in this direction than that men likewise
may forget to take their meals at regular
intervals. Surely one who has seen the
tenderness of even a frivolous girl, as she
croons over a baby, singing to it little
lullabys and caressing it SO tenderly,
could never fear that the maternal in
stinct could be crushed by the love of
gain. too am suffragist and appreciate
fully the glorious opportunities which
this free age opens to women, and yet
feel sure that it will be not less but
more true in the future that the
majority of women will care more to be
good mothers than to be powerful or to
win the prizes of wealth Or homer.
Women will not SO readily marry as op-
portunity offers. but matrimony will be-
come a more noble and sacred relation
and motherhood will be a truer and
grandeT responsibility, assumed, as it
should be, with deep earnestness and
holier and more enduring love. She who
writes with naturally strong moral in
stinct and deep affections, broader judg-
ment and keener insight, cannot but take
up all relations of life with a surer and
more steady hold and her offspring will
in turn give place to another yet more
true and faithful. Surely in the more
spiritual and better sense, 1.-THE hand that
rocks the cradle rules the world,'' and
she who could mother this world might
help to save it. Every good woman, then,
as well as every true man, will join in
the prayer, God bless the mothersr'-
TChicago Inter-Ocean.
The examiner., 1886-06-26
ABOUT A SCHOOL TEACHER.
The Interesting Time he Had 4,
NHfchTUan.

The Interesting Time he Had ia
Michigan.
Eyes, I've been up in Northern Michi-
gan teaching school all winter" said a
South bound passenger with long scars on
mis- face, "but / haven't had much fun
It's tough job, and don't think IIl go
back again. know when have enough.
The boys up there are bad lot. I Thoughts
I could handle 'en, but the very first day
when stood 'em up in row for q lesson,
in spellin' something astonishing hap
pened. Little streams of black stuff began
to come down on me from the direction OF
the ceiling. On making an investigation
found it was ink, but for q long time
couldn't tell where it came from. Soon Ii
was black and stained from head to foo
and the spelling book which I held in my
hand was so daubed upI could hardly
read a word out of it. Where do you sup
pose those streams came from? From
little holes about rs big as pin bored be-
tween the incisors of those boys. They
would take mouthful of ink, put on the
pressure with their tongues and cheeks
and shoot out q stream that would fly
thirty feet as straight as die. They
broke up that spelling lesson, and the
worst of it was I couldn't get back IL
them, because I never could tell which
boy was the offender. Those chaps had
bored those holes on purpose and they had
more fun than you can shake stick at
But 1t was rough on me. After having
my complexion and four suits of clothes
spoiled got mad and attempted to thrash
every boy who had ink-stains on his lips,
That was where I got these scars How
Why, from finger nails. The boys had le
their nails grow an inch long, turned them
under into claws, and sharpened the ends
to point. They would scratch like wild
cats with 'em, and it is a wonder got off
with my life. But did, and taught THAI
school through the whole term, just the
same. HowS By wearing a sheet-iron
mask over my face and a gum-coat Oh my
back, carrying two revolvers in my belt,
and keeping a constable in the ante-room.
Don't think I'll take the job next winter
though. I'm no hog."-[Chicago Herald.