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Chicago Cattle Market.

CHICAGO, Aug. IT, 6-Cattle-Receipts
5000; higher; stockers and feeders at 5093 30;
3 rs u 3 80; cows and bulls 25(@2 80; Dakota
Texans, 1860 TBS, 90; Wyoming, 1921 TBS, ~;
4 s094 So; heavy Ooa5 IS; light 4 9o@5 90;
skips at 3 1904 60; packing and shipping at
4 5095 %.
3 70; Western 3 5093 go; Lambs 0095 90.
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Fishermen.

Ar at Bucksport 18th, sch Annie Quiner. Nichol
son, Grand Banks. with $500 otis fish.
AT at Port Hawkcsbury 18th, sch Wlllle Par III,
man, from North Bay for North Haven with 40t
bbs mackerel.
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*Ex-dividend.
New York Mining Stocks.
(By telegraph
New York Stock and Money Market.
TRy Telegraph1
NEW YORK, Au..17, Isso.-The following a

NEW YORK, Aug. II, 1886-Money on cali
is tight ranging from to 20 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 495 per cent. Exchange steady
at unchanged Quotations. S1ss@4 80 and
A 83M ga 81 Government bonds dull and
steady. Railroads quiet and rather heavy. The
stock market after 2.15 again became weak. The
weakness continued to the closing which was
active and weak at the lowest prices OF the day.
the transactions at the Stock Exchange sggre-
gated 267 .561 shares.
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imports.
SHEET HARBOR, Ms. Schr Yan-1339 cases
canned goods to Burnham & Morrill,
7ahroad Receipts.
PORTLAND. Aug. II. 1886
Received by Maine Central Railroad-For Port
and 81 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for con
Meeting roads LOT cars miscellaneous merehan-
disc.
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From 115 lbs. to 161 lbs.
To the Cuticura Remedies / owe
My Health, My Happiness
and MY Life.

A day never passes that do not think and speak
kindly of the CUTICURA REMEDIES. Seven years
ago, all of dozen Jumps formed oil my neck, rang
ing in size from cherry stone to an orange. The
large were frghtful to look at and painful 10
bear; people turned aside when they saw me, IN
disgust and was ashamed to be on the street or
in society. Physicians and their treatment and all
medicines failed to do any good: In moment OF
despair tried the CUTICURA REMEDIEs-CUTI-
CURA, the great Skin Cure, and CUTIcURA SOAP,
an exquisite Skin Beautifer, externally, and CUT
ICURA REsoLyENT, the new Blood Purlher, inter
nally; the small Jumps Gas call them) gradually
disappeared, and the large ones broke, in about two
weeks, dischargng large quantities OF matter leay-
ing two slight scars my neck to-day TO tel tae $40
dred and fifteen Sickly pounds; my weight now is
one hundred and sixty solid, healthy pounds,
and my height is only five feet, five inches. In my
travels praised the CUTICURA REMEDIES, North,
South, East and West. To CUTICURA REMEDIES
l OWE MY HEALTH, MY HAPPINESS and MY LIFE
er day, ''Do you still use the CUTICURA RENE
DIES you look to be in perfect health?" My reply
was, Il do, and shall always. have never known
what sickness is since l commenced using the
CUTIcURA REMEDIES" Somtimes am laughed
at by praisng them to people not acquainted with
their merits but sooner or later they will come to
their senses and believe the those that use
them, as dozens have whom have told. May the
time come when there shall be large CUTICURA
Supply House in every city in the world for the
benefit of humanity, where the CUTIcURA RENE
DIES shall be sold ONLY so that there will be rare
ly need Of ever entering d HIgFs ssofe Rms
210 Fulton St., New York, N. Y.
CUTIcURA REMEDIES are positive cure for ev-
cry form of Skin and Blood Diseases, from Pimples
to Scrofula. Sold everywhere. Price: CUTICURA,
so cents; SOAP, 25 cents; RESoLyENT, $l.00.
Prepared by the POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL
Co., Boston, Mass. Send for "How to Cure Skin
Diseases"
Send for Chow 10 Care Skin Diseases"
DfMPLES, Blackheads, Skin Blemishes, and Baby
L IM Humors, use CUTICURA SOAP.
@n KIDNEY PINS, STRAINS, BACK
49, ACHE, Weakness and WEAKNESS caused
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Portland Medical institute.

For the Special Treatment and Cure of all Chronic
Diseases that appertain to mankind, upon sclehtl-
fic principles. ,. 49,,
Lungs are treated and cured by Medicinal lnhal-
alton General Debility, Nervous Diseases, Opium
and Drinking habit cured. Diseases and Deforml-
Ties of the Eyes cured. Deafness and UlceratlonS
OF the Ears cured. Cancer; this malignant dis,
scientific process, in all its phases in the 1rst anu
second stlees of the disease external and Internal
hy local medication and constitutional treatment
Without resorting to the knife. Send for indisput
able references. Has had over 20 years experience
in the treatment of cancerous diseases
Das. ID. MAC RAE is regular graduate Oh
the St Louis Missouria, Medical College, and also
a graduate of the Cincinnati Medical Institute, OF
Cincinnati Ohio Has held the rank OF MAJOR reg
mental Surgeon in the u. S. Army. Professional
letters promptly answered. Fee $500. PaIlUr ana
Receptton Rooms at PAS Middle street, Port
pbysicinn and Surgeon iy22d1ms
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r0NGRESS ISM. STATION ONLY

For bangor, Ellsworth and Bar Harnor q
1888 p. m. Fast Express stopping at , Bruins
wick. Gardiner Hallowell, Augusta and Water
vile only.
All other trains timed as above from Commercial
ST. Station stop at Congress ST., where through
tickets and baggage cheeks may be oOtaheu icr
principal points East and west
tThe IL ID D. IN. train is the night express with
sleeping car attached and runs every night sun
Skowhegan on Monday mornings or to Belfast
and Dexter or beyond Bangor, excepting to Bar
HarbOr, ON Sunday mornings.
Trains are due in Portland as follows: The morn
ing trains from Augusta and Bath $40 a. IN ;
Lewiston, $50 a. m. the day trains from Ban
gor at II As and 2 80 pm. the afternoon trains
fromWaterville, Bath, Rockland and Lewiston at
5.35 p. M, Flying Yankee at 5.45 p M; the
night Pullman Express train at l. DO a. m.
Limited Tickets, first and second eitiss, fos
all points in the Provinces ON sale NJ re-
duced rates.
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<M:T-;1s.,gN LADIES, Enamel yonr
HSG ses5Sz al Ranges twice a year, tops
MI Al&sSS 5ssSSSlSl nee week and you have
HH EIGsed sooHS5SYA he finest-polished stove in
WS8@sa6Ha Is he world. For sale by, all
Fl II FiChEK. wholesale Agent, Portland.
au16 MW&S13w
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MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
On and after MONDAY, June IS,
1856, Passenger Trains Leave
Portland as follows:

For Bangor, Vanceboro, 50. John, Hall:
fax, and the Provinces, "a. stephen and
ArOOstoOk County, 1890 p m, wa Lewis
ton. IS and 1.15 p. m, via Augusta; and
for Ellsworth. Bar Harbor, aud bangor
s. PiscaiaQuis Il. r., t11.16 p. M, FOL
skowhegan, Belfast ant Dexter, 1880
1886, His p. H.; Waterviile. 6.45 a. m,
1890, 1895, 5.15 and, Hills p. M; for Au-
wick, 6.45 "a. m, 1895, 5.15, t1115 p. m. /;
Bath, .45 a. III 1895, 5.15 p. M, and on
Saturdays only at Ills p. M; kocklnnd and
Knox and Lincoln Z. r., 6.45 a. NJ, 12.35
D. M; and on Saturdays only at 5.15 p. m:
AuI urn and Lewiston at $50 a. M, 1880,
51Op M; Lewiston via Brunswlck, 9. 40
a. M, Ill .i5 pm; Pennington, Monmouth,
winthrop and Maranaeook $50 a. m. an0
12.3Up. M; Oakland and North Anson
1890 D. m. Pennington via Brunswteb,
Gas a. m. and 1886 p. M, and from
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Mrs. CasweIFs ParIOr Glasses
AND
School for Young Ladies and Misses,
No. 90 Park Street,
WILL REOPEN SEPT. rs, 1856.

Special attention is given to the common and
higher English Branches, Arithmetic, Bookkeep
ing, etc. Mrs. Caswell will conduct the classes In
Comp Readi- e, Arr History, Gem
eral n istory, English Literature, and Bot
ta's History of Universal Literature. Girls
who have already finished a High School course
can in one year combine the study of General Lit
erature with the analytical reading aloud of the
Iliad, the Odyssey the Eniead, Paradise, Lost,
and the Inferno, and with any two branches OF
Art History, Architecture Sculpture, and Paint
ing. The class in composition will meet twice
week and will begin with "Greenes Analysis" as
special attention will be given to the technicali-
ties of English construction. Glasses will recite
four times week each in Astronomy, Physioi-
Ogy French and German. Special students
will be received III all these classes. English pro-
nunciation a speciality in every class. So far as
consistent with the plan of the school, the discip-
line OF the public schools is maintained Seats for
day pupils and places in the family may be Sc
cured by personal application after Sept, LIST. or
by letter at any time. No Seats will be Re-
served unless previously engaged.
Miss III. r. Creighton will continue her classes
in Drawing and Painting and will also re-
ceive private pupils. China Painting spec
ialty.
Miss Lizzie c. Shirley will receive pupils in In
STRUMENTAL MUSIC.
Special rates in Music, Drawing and Paint
ing to pupils of the school. Apply for terms, Nc,
at SO PARK STREET. au16du
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When Baby ~-s sick, we gave her Castoriss
When she var Child, she cried for Castoris,
When she noc.r-.' Hiss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she ga. them Castorias
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RumfOrd Falls and Duekfield Railroad
Summer Anangsmsnt h Effect Iuns 4, 1ssS.

OUIIIII5I HIdNgdN5lI TT IIIOVt SuIu III fouU'
Connections via Grand Trunk Railway.
Mixed train leaves Mechanic Falls Junction
IO45 a. M, arrives at Buckfeld at 11.45 a. m.
and Canton at Ito p. m.
Passenger train leaves Mechanic Falls Junction
315 D. M arrives in Buckfeld at $50 and Cas-
ton at 4.30 p. m.
Returning trains leave Canton at 4.15 and 8. O
"a M. connecting for Lewiston, Portland and Be-
t0n
Stage connections daily with passenger train al
West Minot for Hebron Academy at Buckheld fol
West Sumner, Chase's Mills and Turner; at Can
ton for Peru, Dixield, Mexico and Rumf0rd Falls,
also for Bretton's Mills.
je18dtf L. L. LINCOLN, Supt.
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MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

Arrived.
Steamer Myrtle, (US) Nickerson, Boston.
Steamer State OF Maine, Hiyard, st John, NIB,
via Eastport for Boston.
Sch Vineyard, Rosebrook, Philadelphia-nails
to Smith, Tibbetts & Co, and coal to Randall q
McAlster
Sch Eugene, Godfrey, Boston.
Sch Mayflower, from Boston-salt to G Will
lard.
Sch Ii Foster, (Br) from Boston.
Sch George Savage, from Boston for Kenncbec
river. CSec Men,.
Sch Van, from Sheet Harbor, NS-canned goods
to Burnham s. Morrill,.
& o Try Co.
Sch Viola Reppard. Smith. Portsmouth for North
Boothbay.
Cleared.
Sch Frank Pierce, Greenlaw. Plymouth, Mass
L Lunt & Co.
Sch Enterprise, Oliver, Parker's Head-N Blake
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PORTLAND, BANGOR, MT. DESERT & MACHIAS
STEAMBOAT co,

Steamer CITY OF RICHMOND makes TWO
trips per week on the route between Portland ant
Machiasport leaving Portland at HOO p m.
Tuesdays and Fridays, and Machiasport at 400 a
M Mondays and Thursdays
PAYSON TUCKER, General Manager.
FEE BOOTHBY, Genl Pass and Ticket Agt
Portland, Junei25. 1886. le2ou
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BOSTON AND MAINE r. r.
PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE,
i'm effect june "a, 1856.
WESTERN DIVISION.

TRAINS LEAVE PORTLAND
For Boston at 1915, t9.40 a. m, t12.40, 1880
f5 80 pm Boston for P0rtiand 80, $50 ana
100, $50, 600 p. m. For scarboro beach and
pine Point els, $40, 1925 a. m, 200, $50,
1900, 6.1O, sos pm. Old Orchard Beach, Sac "s
and EsiddefOrd 6. 10, 8. 40 1925 am, LAO, zoe
$50, 300, $50, 6.10, 8.05 p. m. KennebunF
6.15, $40 am, 12.40, $50, 1000, 5.3O, SOC Pm;
Wells Beach 6.15, $40 .. m, $780, 1000 S3e
D. m. North Berwick, Great Falls, Dove
6.15, 40 am. 1910, $50, 1870, $50 p. m Ex,
eter, HaVerhiIl, Lawrence and Lowell 6.lb
$40 a. M, 1910, $780, $50 p. m. RochesteG
Pennington and Alton Bay $40 a. m, 1Z.4O,
$50 D. m. WOIfbOro and Centre Harbor SAG
a. M, 1910 D. m Manchester and Concers
(via Newmarket Junction. 6.l5 a. m, $50 p. m
via Lawrence, $40 a. IN.
connects with all Rail Lines to New York
South and West.
Via Eastern Division to Searboro Crossing.
Paror Cars on trains leaving Portland BIB, $40
a. M, H. 40, $50 p. m. Returning leave Boston al
$50 a. M, LOO, $50. 600 p m.
SUNDAY TRAINS
for Il oston co. $50 p m. for Dover LOO, 40,
$50 D. M; for SearborO Beach, Pine Point;
Old Orchard Beach, saco and bIddcforS
1000 a. m, LOO, 200 $50, 4.15, 5.3O TOO p. m
Fare to Old Orchard and Return
Sundays,
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CITY STEAMBOAT co.


Custom House Wharf)
On and After July as, ISS6,
Steamers Forest City, Express Mlnnehaha and
Mary w. Libby will run on the following times.
Forest City Tickets taken on any OF the 9,9 above
steamers. Amusement coupons taken at RINK, Ia
vilion Roller Coaster or Elevated Railroad.
WEEK DAY TRIPS.
Leave Portland for Peaks 5.45, 6.45, $500, 900,
1000 1000, Ills, 1915, Lao, 2.d5, 800,
Leave Portland for Little and Great Diamond, Ey-
ergreen and Trefethen's $40 $50, 900, 1880,
1915, 200, *3. 10, 4,3o 6; 10, $50, $50,
Leave Portland for Long Island 7.45, 1890, 2.15,
Leave cave Peaks Clio, 715. 80, $50 1880, *11oo
$50, $500 $50, 300, s10.15, 1880.
LOS, 2.4o, 1855, 30, $50, z.45, 1920.
100, 220, 1886, 4;5o, $50, $50, *1o;25.
Leave Trefethen's 6.10, 7.2o, SO. 925, 11.3o,
1850 2.25, $40 455, 635, 7.55, 1880.
Leave Long Island 7.55, Ills, 3.15, $50.
SUNDAY TRIPS.
Leave Portland T. 80, 90, 1000, Ills 1915
1.45, 2.45, 800, 400, 4.45, *5:l5, 6.1o, 100.
Leave Portland for Great and Little Diamond, Ev-
ergreen and Trefethen,s Landings 7.3O, 900,
1880 15, 200. 1915, 4.3o, s6.10, 7.30,
Leave Portland for Long Island 1870, 2.15, 5.45
Leave Peaks $50, 93o, 1890 III 90, 40, LILO,
2.10, 415, $50, 445, 5.15, +5.35, $50, $50.
Little Diamond TO- $40, LAO, o5, 2.4o, *3.55,
$40, $780, $40.
Leave Great Diamond 7.5o 9.2o, H. 80, LOO, 22O,
1886. 4.50, $50, 7.5o.
Leave Evergreen 500, $50, 11.25, 1856, $50,
*345 800, 6.40 500.
Leave Trefethen's %, 9.25, 11.so, 1880, 2.25,
1910, 4.55, 6.35, 7.55.
Leave Long island 1l.I5, 3.15, $50.
The 2.15 trip will be a sailing trip to Long Is
land. touching Peaks both ways.
*On stormy and foggy weather starred ~ trips
will not be run.
FARES.
Single tickets with admission. ............. S 20
Children tickets with admission. ............ Is
Twelve rides without admission. ........ 1.90
Sixty rides without admission. ............ 500
Long Island and return. ............... .25
jy26dtt b. >. WILLARD. Manager.
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Judge-Prisoner at the bar, you have been found
guilty OF grand larceny. Have you anything TO
saw before sentence is pronounced?
Prisoner Only few words, your honor, can
see it in your eyes that I'm going to get the e1-
IRENE penalty. 81 don't object to that, but 10 40
object to standing up here and suffering iohg
winded lecture from you. Therefore | ask tnat
nv counsel be mercffully permitted to give me
chloroform before you begin.
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so CENTS.
EACTERN DIVISION.

For Boston at 200 and 1900 am, Isl 90 ant
t6. 90 d. m Returning Leave Boston at $50
and 900 a. m. and 1890 and TOO p. m. Fer
Riddeford at 200 and 900 a. M, LOO and 500
D. M For Portsmouth and NewburyPort ~
800 and 900 a. M, LOO and 600 p. m. EsI
Amesbury 900 a. m. ]. 90 and 100 p. m. Fors'
lem and Lynn at 200 and 900 a. m, LOO AT
500 p. IN. PULLMAN CARS on above tralns
TConnects with Rail Lines for New York, South
and West.
sConnects with Sound Lines for New York sout
and West.
Through Tickets to all points South and West
for sale at Portland Depot Ticket 0mees,
and at Unto. Ticket Office, 40 Exchange
Street, Portland.
d. j. FLANDERS, Gen. P. g I. A,
JAS. T. FURBER, Genl Manager.
100 u
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$50 MEALS for S1.OO.

Sold by Druggists-25c., Soc, $1.oo
Azg-A valuable pamphlet entitled ''Medica
Opinions on the Nutrition of Infants and lnva
lids" sent free on application
WELLS, RICHARDSON & Co., Burlington, VT.
ilv0O d&w2mnrm
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SUOKGFIs
Aug Is, ITO miles S of Sandy Hook, brig Mo |
rancy Wass, from Port au Prince for New York.
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STAR LINE STEAMBOAT co.
.HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT Co

Delightful Sail twenty miles, down Cas-
CO Bay.
On and after June 80, 1885, Steamers Gordon
and AliC will leave Custom House Wharf, Port
land daily, as follows viz:
For Long Island, Little Chebeague, Hope Is
land jerks $50, 1920 am, 200, 800, 6.05 pm.
For Harpswell, $50 a. M, 200, 800, 600 p. m.
For Orr's Island, $50 a. M, rs. 90 p. m.
Return for Portland-Leave OrrS Island at 81 10
a. M, 1.3O p. m. Harpswell at 5.15 6.45 a. M, 2,
345 D. M. jerks at $50, 7.35, II. 20 a. m, ESQ,
APO D. m. Hope Island at 5.55, 7.40, 80 a. M,
2.55, 4.25 p. M; Little Chebeague at Cos, 100,
1135 a. M, 3.05, 4.35 p M; Long Island at go,
8.1O IL .55 a. M, $685. 4.55 p. m. Arrive at Port
land at 100. 8.45 a. M, 1890, 400, $50 p. IN.
*5 O'Clock trip will not run through to Orr's Is
land Saturdays, only to Harpswell.
SUNDAYS.
For Long Island, 8, 10, 1890 a. M, 1, 2, $50 p.
m.
For Harpswell and intermediate landings at
1000 a. m, 200 p. m. Return leave Harpswell
for Portland and intermediate landings at 11.3u,
a. NJ, 4.30 p. m. Round trip tickets, Sundays, to
Harpsweu 80 cents. other landings % cents.
ie3Odtf GEO. +. WEST, Manager.
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The well known Strengthening properties o'
IRON. combined with other tonics and most per-
feet nervine, are found in Carriers Iron Pills,
which strengthen the nerves and body, and i'm
prove the blood and complexion.
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Grain Quotations.

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.
The following quotations were received by F..
G. Stevens. No. 421a Exchange street;
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lantly and Numerically. ~ feel it i'll my bones"
"oh, no, mamma" replied a 5-year-yld miss,
whose nose was fattened against tbs wlnae y.
and whose pretty eyes were gazing eagerly at the
hitting landscape aud horizon. "Oh, no, mamma,
it Won't rain. The clouds are out in their nee
blue and white dresses When they nave their
ugly black dresses on, then it rains"
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FROM QUE corREspoNpENr
FROM mERcHANrs, EXCHANGE.

PORT CLYDE, Aug. 16 - Sch Alfalfa, of an
from Deer Isle for Boston, granite loaded, arrive
at this port 14th leaking badly viii repair an
proceed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-23
ICOllMUNIC


am unable to see how the civil service
law is to be tested by the issue raised With
the President by the Senate; it seems n
me to relate entirely to officers who do not
come under that law, and should ANYTHING
wrong be shown, it will but prove the ne.
cessity Of extending its provisions.
cannot have read the history Of bis country
carefully, or he would know that the 4, Mo.
cratic party lived to the time Of Jack SOL
forty years-ard not only nourished. bit
annihilated its opponents, without leaagd.
ing 'the active workers with patronage and
Office" and that it has since lived twenty.
four years and risen again to power. With.
out having had an opportunity Of doing 50,
whilst the republicans, who certainly did
not fail 10 that particular were at leIyh
overwhelmed by popular indignation.
If 1.-The man who holds the tickets al the
polls" and 1.-The politician who successfully
dominates man 10 nm office" are to be our
public officers, we may well cry out "Good
Lord, deliver u.s." for they are, usually. the
most unfit men for such positions. Aslolhe
hardship of suhjecting men to competitive
examinations, and the exclusion Of the "ac.
tive worker" thereby, it is difficult to see
why we maintain costly system of public
schools if it does not qualify men TO cxIb
the average intelligence and acquaintance
with business which those examinations r.,
quire. If they are useless SO is our public
education. Teachers should be employed
to instruct our boys in the best methods Of
stufling ballot boxes and repeating, aud
how most successfully to vote dead men
and non-residents whose names appear On
the registration books. Skill in those mat
tiers makes good party workers." and il
they are good things the youthful mind
should be directed to them rather than 70
spelling and arithmetic, which are useful it
is said, only to schoolmasers, and exam.
nation in which y considers "a political in.
QUESTION, not as severe as the Spanish tor.
ture, but rs cruel in its injustice and a3 ab.
surd in its results"
But to come down 10 practice; there are
about dozen positions under the federal
government in Alexandria, none OF them
subject to civil service examination, bu all
bestowed through influence" How many
of them have been given to ''active work
ers?" Two or three gentlemen who have
served tho democratic party faithfully and
we'll have been thus rewarded hut they
could readily have stood all the civil
service examinations necessary. What
does Y think of the others? It they
have been "active party workers" most
people have never heard Of it; so he
will see that the spells system does
not secure the spoils for the workers" after
all. As to the destruction of the democrat
ic party, with which he threatens us, can
only say that if it has no principles good
enough to preserve it, its fall need not lie
lamented by any man who loves his couC-
try. FlDELls
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-23
Prince Jerome Napoleon Again.

PARIS, Feb. %. Prince Jerome Napoleon
(plon Plon) publishes letter in which lie
protests against the proposed prescription of
the French princes, and insists that such
treatment would be unfair. The Bonapart-
lists, he declares were defenders of the rev.
olut;on. What the republic requires to in
crease lis strength and prestige, he says, is
reform Of its methods of government. The
expulsion of the princes would tend to the
destruction OF the republic. Prince Napo-
leon also takes occasion TO criticise the man
ner in which the President is chosen. He
says that the people should be allowed to
elect their own chief magistrate, and that
the method which gives the power of selec.
ton to the national assembly should he
abolished
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Greek ministers of war and marine
threaten to resign, unless war is declared
against Turkey.
The total loss by the Wilmington IN. G. J
FIRE of Sunday is estimated at 100000 and
the insurance 100000.
The American colony at the City of Mex.
leo celebrated Washington's Birthday by
laying the cornerstone of an American
hospital.
Col. Sir Edmund Henderson, the head of
the London police force, who was censured
for tho inefliciency of the police during the
recent riots there, has resigned.
The Society of the Army and Navy of the
Confederate States held its sixth annual re-
union last night in Baltimore. A large au-
dience was present, including many ladies.
In all the Roman Catholic churches at
Ottawa, Ont, on Sunday a mandament was
read from His Lordship the Bishop of
Ottawa, denouncing the Knights of Labor,
Telegraph Operators Union and all secret
societies 1t is stated from Montreal, that
Mgr. Fabre will positively issue manda-
ment against the Knights of Labor at an
early date.