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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-31
OFFICE ALEXANDRIA GAS WORKS,

HFFILE ALEAANDKIA GAS WURkS,
" Boom 5 Market Bldg Royal street front,
Alexandria. Va, August %, SoG
Sealed proposals will be received By the Com.
mmttee on Light at tho above office until Sep
tember l. 1886, for furnishing the Alexandria
Gas Works with FIFTEEN HUNDRED TONS,
MORE OBJ LESS, OF GAS :AL, to be delivered
at the works in Alexandria Tie yield per ton
and Illuminating power of gas produced must be
stated, also the terms of payment The committee
reserve to themselves the right to reject any and
all bids. By order of the Committee on Light:
aug23 div j. ROXBURY Supt.
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Alezau1ria Dazft1e.
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRLWEEELY BY
EDGAR WIDEN,

DAILY. T
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TPLWEEKIY
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ST. JOHNS ACADEMY.

THE MILITARY SCHOOL OF ALEXANDRIA.
experienced teachers, extensive buildings and
grounds, fine apparatus and cabinets, and full
military outfit, including camp equipage. With
in the last seven years it has gained fully half this
certificates granted by the University Of Virginia
in its local examinations, and last year its gradu
ates won three out of the flee gold medals given to
junior students by that institution "for papers OF
distinguished merit" Cadets from twelve States,
the District of Columbia and the Indian Terrific
~ were on its rolls last session. For catalogue
apply to
RICHARD L. CARNE, A. M, Principal,
aug4 I'm Drawer 81, Alexandria, Va
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PROPOSALS.
pRoPosALs FOR GRADING REPAvINci, &c.

Proposals will be received at the Auditors of.
fec until SATURDAY, the 4th day OF September
at II o'clock m. at which time they will be
opened and read in the presence o; the bidders
FOR GRADING, REPAFiNG AND BEN
THAT PORTION OF PRINCE STREET lying
between the west line Of Washington street snd
tho cast line of Peytcn street.
Contractors will nc allowed all the cll material
and be required to furnish all ,aa'erial raccs
sary to complete the work in good and substan-
tial manner All large stones to be broken into
pieces Of suitable size so ss to conform to the av-
erage run Of cohblc stones, about sx inches, :nc
bed Of sand to be a: least six inches, the work to
be top dr. ssed and keyed with gravel anh we'll
ramncd with single and doubi. ra,nmrr. All
lnce, levels and grades To hs indic.n,'i hy the
City Surveyor The wo k to hc done l:,,',: the
direction OF The Superintendent OF i, &c, uhicct
TO the approval OF the nmm;ttcc on st;rv.>
Contractors will State ricc per square : / for
completed work in paving. and per linrai ;,;o. Tor
resettiag curb. The right to reject any and all
bids is reserved lIERBERT BRYANT,
aue2o lot Chairman Committee IN Streets
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ICE! ICE! ICE!

A full supply Of NORTHERN ICE, Of superior
quality constantly on hand and for sale wholesale
aud retail on the most favorable terms
Orders left with our drivers, at our Office or by
tclephone will receive prompt attention
Our facilities for delivery by the car load are
unsurpassed in any city.
Packing for country delivery specially.
F. A. REED & co.
ieS Jsnney's Wharf.
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lines at as early day as possible, by rsa-

lines at as early day as possible, by rsa-
sonRble CheIges,
And what an infinite blessing this will
be to people living in the country. No
more coal to haul, ashes to take up, dirt
to get rid Of, or wood to chop. The pro-
vision Of fuel in the country is one of the
great drudgerles and Inconvenience Of
farm life, 1t distraCts q great deal OF
attention from other work, wastes time
in piece meal, and in many direct and in
direct ways is large expense as well as
annoyance.
One Of the first necessities Of the gaa
companies in securing this patronage will
be 10 contract in such quantities for pipe
and plumbing work % to be able to offer
connections with their mains at the lowest
possible prices, Anything like fancy
prices must be dismissed from the Calcula.
tive, The farmer nhould get the material
and labor at bare cost, and this need not
be made expensive, 1t must not be, for
that would be to thwart patronage along
the lines,
When the present great rush for piping
Is over 1t will fall in price, tits now much
too high, In the present and prospective
glut OF raw irons it should be furnished
much cheaper, The time when 1t will
be furnished decidedly cheaper cannot be
far away,
The growth OF cities and towns by reason
Of the advantages Of natural gas will be
one Of the indirect benefits that will be
conferred on farmers, Whatever increas-
es the home markets Of the farmer Is a
benefit to him. II Wheeling and its
suburbs gained double in population in
the next decade 1t would be worth vast
amount of money to all this agricultural
region. 1t would go far to consume at re-
numerstive prices every pound Of product
grown upon our farms; especially would it
assure good prices for vegetables, poultry,
butter, eggs and fruit Whatever enlarges
the sizs and purchasing capacity OF cities
and towns inures to the great advantage
OF the farmer, Hence natural gas Is his
latest ally and promises to be most
valuable friend.
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already here, and those who have sps-
clsllties in view can be attracted hero II
only the natural influences Of our sltua'
ton can be allowed to set on capital
seeking advantages OF location. The word
has gone out to "boom the old town."
The old town will boom herself II she Is
allowed Stree course to run and be glori'
flsd" by wise and energetic presentation
of her indisputable advantages. Some OF
these advantages are, to recapitulate, as
follows;
Firat-EyeIy assurance OF an abundant,
continued and cheap supplyIofthe purest
aud best fuel yet known to the manu-
featuring world.
secopd-Ohesp ireights to all parts Of
the country and an assurance Of their per-
manency. No point has any advantage
over US in this respect,
Third-Much lower taxation than the
average cities Of the country, exception
ally cheap and abundant markets as re-
CARDS all the necessaries Of life.
Fourth-A healthy location, as is shown
by ting fact that as many old people can
be found in Wheeling in proportion to Its
population as in any city Of the country,
Fifth-ProteCtion against any real or
imaginary ground to apprehend that the
supply Of natural gas will ever fail, in the
shape northumberland icosl and Of the means
to produce artificial gas from slack for
manufacturing purposes at rate far below
any experience in the past.
sixth-Numerous and cheap locations
on both sides Of the river up and down, as
well as in our own midst and populs'
tionaufticiently large to guarspteesu album
dance OF labor in the departments Of trade,
There are some OF the salient features Of
the business situation, present and pro-
spective, in Wheeling to-day, They con-
stitute a basis for a larger liberalization
in our industries az solid and attractive as
those presented by any city in the Coun'
try. All that Is needed 10 to let them be
known 10 the fullest possible extent,
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ing that covers both shores Of the Ohio,
and Jaw that she was fair They deter
mined to WOO her for profit, They were
shrewd enough to appreciate her present
importance and they had confidence in
her future. Her industries hsd grown
without natural gas,-With the infusion Of
this marvellous energy what may not be
in store for herl Their confidence Is our
inspiration. II they believe to the extent
OF about two millions Of dollars, shall we
doubt?
The IETELLIaEScRR would rather help
to double the population in the next Ave
years than to doubt that 1t can be done
What do you say, good people Of Wheel
ipgY Shall we Try it2 Well, then, we
must all pull tosether-po dividing lines
no cross purposes. Men Of means, put In
your money; men Of skill, your skill
And let the world know what We have
here. Lett know that Wheeling is doing
business at the old stand with new energy
with room enough for all who want 70
engage in manufacturing on the rock bot
tom Of natural gas,
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Tie Farmer. and Natural C,ns,

The benefits Of natural gas will not
inure to cities and towns alone. These
will, Of course, DO the first to reap ad.
vantage. But the blessings 10 the people
in the country will be only a little while
delayed, As soon as cities and towns are
provided for the natural gas companies
will begin the work Of securing customers
at every home along their lines that can
be reached by connections at any reason.
expense,
This will DO an immense patronage 10
the lines In the aggregate, and will be a
sure source Of great revenue as long az
natural gas flows through their pipes. The
companies understand the fact that once
pipes are laid 10 a houSs and connections
made all expense for an indefinite future
10 substantially ended. They also know
that every farm house will pay o hand.
some annual return 10 them on this OK.
penSe. Especially will this be tho case
when we consider that the expense Of
connections will be largely, II not fully,
paid at the outset by those who receive
the gas, Just as II 10 paid ID The cities and
towns. Therefore II will DO 10 the inter.
est Of the CompanleBto offer every induce.
nVnt 10 farmers 10 connect With their
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Tho NOW Llrht Thnt Tia, pnwned

The yapor which man has freed from
the bosom OF the earth is another Of the
phenomena whose blessing we may enjoy
but whose mysteries we can not iathom.
1t is enough to know that in Gods own
time and in his own way, as he led Moses
TO Horeb's rock, 80 he has directed these
men Of our own day, and placed in their
hands q rod to smite the rock; and lol
there flows forth the reserved energy Of
the ages, coursing through It's arteries Of
iron, madly eager to BIO free yet obedlent
to mans will, doing his bidding as the ter
rible lightning does.
1t Is not because q new light has dawned
on Us that we rejoice and are glad. We
greet tho light as the visible form Of
great newly.developed force which shall
give to our industries new impetus and
TO our homes enlarged comforts.
"This Is the way we long have bought,
aud, It Is no abuse Of confidence To say
"mourned because we found 1t not" Now
that VIC have the gas poured In upon Us
some people In whom apprehension ID
more lively than hope, are shaking theil
wise heads and declaring that II won'I
laSt-.certainly not more than O thousand OF
two thousand years. These are The
buoyant souls who propheSled thai
"wheellng never would get gas, nohow.'
Bat here Il is, q flaming monument 10 The
sasaCIty, thopuSh and the daring oil the men
who said that Wheeling should have gas,
and have II by the Hrut Of October. There
must bs something wrong With the
almanac, for the gas 10 here-and October
where 10 he?
We know Of no commercial enterprise
which has been marked with 20 much
dash. The men who have put gas well
in every house and in every Workshop
have moved as cavalry moves, and spent
their money az great governments spend
money 10 strike deOisiye blows.
What interest had these plttSburgh
men in our community above any othOrH
Absolutely none. They desired 10 make
money, and we hope they may not DO die.
appointed, They looked upon tho Wheel
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IIrn Hnm.nnner.-LIYe Town.

A community is judged in great meas
ure by liz newspapers II these be
healthy, vigorous, enterpFlaing' 1t Is lail
inference that their constituency Is COM
posed OF vigorous, euterprisIng people,
for newspapers reilsct the life OF the peO'
pie who support them,
WheollngIs newspapers always tell oil
tho active life Of the busy hive about
thom. To days HIxteen'page edition oil
the ISTELLloESoEn, it may be modeStIy
said, reflects credit on the community
which has made possible such an exhibit
ton OF newspaper enterprise in a city Of
less than 10000 people. Whether in
quality or quantity, no such edition "a
this has ever before come from the office
OF a Wheeling newspaper, aud few such
achievements have been seen anywhere
outside OF the largest cities.
In respect Of the subject matter with
whichit chiefly deals this Special Natural
Gas Industrial Edition Is unique. The
like has mover been attempted by any
newspaper. All that is known, and all
that anybody wants to know about nat
ural gas, except the unknowable, is here
gtvoa with fullness and Clearness which
must make this entertaining and novel
subject lntelllgible to any mind. Theory
has not been overlooked, for in the infan.
cy Of the development Of such natural
resource every suggestion Of scientific men
ia valuable. But natural gas is with US q
practical thing, and its practical phases
have been dwelt upon in all their relations
to established industries, industries to
come, and the everyday economy Of the
home.
The review Of the industries Of Wheel.
ing and vicinity will be found very com.
plete. 1t embraces a scope and volume
which in this massed form will surprise
Wheeling people themselves and must in.
evitably attract the attention Of the
country.
The industrial illustrations, engraved es-
pscially for this newspaper from photo
graphs and sketches, tell story which no
description in words could make so plain
and striking, No other American commu-
nifty otequal size can make such an ex-
hibit; for, as the Englishman said Of
American ale, "They 'ayen't the ops, you
know"
To.days INTEILtoEScER goes broadcast
over the country, ;and wherever it goes 1t
may be safely said that will make an Inn
preston. 1t is hoped that 1t may induce
capitalists to come and see for themselves
whether the picture has been in any way
ovsrdrawn.
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Ghe gatdIigsttcer
wnEnLlNa, wNA. sEPEEapENl4,l Ss0,
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION
FIRsT nIsTRICI.

Alta Meeting Of the Republican Executive Com
m!tae for the. Fint. COngEeisiolal District Oh Wes
Virginia, held Ut Wheeling August H. lsSO' "wSi
ordered; 40,
That Convention OF The Republicans Of The
PInt Congressional District Of West Virginia, Dc
called 10 NEE. at Weston, VIVA, on TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER II, 1855. for the purpose Of placing III
nomination Republican candidate Tor ConrFes'
In said phnlCt, and for the transaction Of any
other business that Hay PrOptFly come before the
Convention,
The Republican papers Of the Fint District are
RESPECTFULLY requested to publish this call
gu. CALDWELL, Chairman.
O. G. FcoHELp, Secretary.
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aeal gstate.
FOR SALE.

A General Merchandise Store at Barton, Belmont
county, Ohio; good trade and location No. /; ine
opening for good business man, Building con-
Eis Of large BtorefoOm on trSt ilOOr, stOreOOln on
second floor and six rO0mGd dwelling, valued u
u 600. Sock In store IL valued ut Sl,00. stock
Will DO reduced or lnvoiced 10 suit purchaser: also
two small dwelling houses aud blacksmith shop
adjoining. VIII tel as . whole or divide 70 Ault
purchaser.
Dwelling House No. 900 Chanllnc street, ground
y feet front, running to alley 100 feet, six large And
six small rooms Price, $780,
No. ~ Nineteenth street, a large Brick Dwelling,
u rooms; Is valued Of $1,000.
No. 40 Sixteenth street, rooms finished attic,
two halls; Is valued at $500.
400 Acre Farm, 100 acres cleared, al sl3 per acre,
less than two miles from board Tee Station OH tho
b. d o. Railroad.
Rnnutn; can DO bought for $500.
No. 23Ol Main street, now business House and
Dwelling; can be bought for $780,
No. Oh TwentyEccOnd street, ground 81 ICtI
s1tilfe. can bo bought for $500
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gvpe4Tlrtter.

Having sold ninctenths Of The Writing Machines
Bold IN the State we claim Il clearly demonstrates
the superiority Of our machines. 1iOlow,we Give q
partial list Of customers using themi
Daily lntelligenoer.
Daily Register
News Letter,
". r. Hubbard, attorney
Robert White, GItOrnoyI
Joseph X. PAUL, attorney.
Russell & Buiel, AttO'neyp,
u.O. Sturgla, attorney, hofgansown.
John Hutchinson, attorney, Parkersbutg.'
Van Wlnkle & Amber attorneys, Pafkenbutg,
Lqomis q Tayqnllef, attorneys, Pafkenburg.
Hannibal Forbes, U. g. Commissioner
L, q. DelIlCkef, Clerk o. 3. Court, Fafkersbutg,
Clarence Smith, Clerk Of Court, FAifm0nt
Il. 4. Fast, Clerk Of C0uiL MoFEGntoyn,
MANUFACTURER Insurance Company,
Peabody Insurance Company.
UndOrWrlten' Insurance Company
AldenOn a Atkinson Insurance Agency,
Edw, VI Dunaway, City Receiver,
Vance, Hughes Co,
ZAfnlN Bros, BfOk9ts,
Junction Iron Works,
Whitaker Iron Works,
IAughlln Iron Works,
BenWOOd Iron Works,
A. ], Sweeney a EOn.
Hobbs, DfOCkunlOf6 Co,
For iLil bGttiotlats In regard 10 ermI Of sale and
Ill. ROSE 4 CO.,
AUS NJ Twelfth Street.
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EHE lNEELLIGENCER,
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lEn,erd At tho PostoHlce at Wheeling, WA, q
Io6nud.Olass matter.
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T10R SALE TO CLOSE AN ESTATE.

The following Lots on Wheeling Island belong
Ing 10 tho estate Of tho late WIN. MCCoy, viz;
Lots No. co, o. and ~ on Broadway,
LOIS No. SO and 50 OH York street
Lots No. %, 100 and 10l on Virginia sllCet.
LoM NO. !Vi, !go, llV ana III on Huron tlrOGt
Lots No, IL, l2g aud $50 on Wabash street.
Lot No. IA on Water street.
Ru20 ". v. HOGE & BRO, 1900 Market ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-02
Political Notes.

Representative McCreary, of the eighth district
OF kentucky. has no opposition to his re-
election.
The prohibitionists of the third Maine district
have issued Il call for u convention to meet at
Waterville, August 8.
Representative Lyman has been renominated
by reclamation by the republicans OF the ninth
Iowa district.
About twenty thousand Knights Of Labor in
Union square, New York, Saturday night pro-
tested against the conspiracy laws and maiad-
mnistration Ofjustice. rhe speakers advised
political action and a political boycott OF all
OffcehOlders opposed to justice for labor.
Chairman Manly of the Maine republican
state committee announces the following
speakers lOr the cOmming campaign: James q.
Blaine, John A. Logan, VIM. NJ. Evarts, Gen.
Beaver, eX-COngressInan Finerty, of Chicago,
senators Jones, of Nevada, and Harrison, OF
Indiana, and Congressman Hiscock, of New
York, Mckinley, OF Ohio. and Gotf, OF West
Virginia. Blaine will speak every day for
eighteen days.
Ex-senator A. A. Sargent, of California de-
clines to be a candidate tor Senator to serve
during the short term OccasiOned by Gen.
Miilers death.
A movement is on foot at Syracuse New
York, to induce the Hon. Andrew d. White to
accept the republican nomination for Congress
this TALL In the twenty-eighth district.
1t has been developed that there will be no
opposition to Gen. Gordon's candidacy tor
governor OF Georgia by the independents or re-
publicans.
Hon. John Goode has written a public letter
declining in advance nomination lor Con-
gress in the Norfolk, Va, district and attribut-
Ing opposition To his nomination q solicitor
general partly to the influence of the Bell Tele-
phone company.
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The British Yacht.
HONORS PAID TO THE GALLANT CRAFT AT
MARBLEHEAD.

MARBLEHEAD, MASS, Aug. 2-When the Ga
latea arrived at Marblehead light last evening,
the harbor was alive with boats of all descrp-
tions. W hen she came to her anchorage she was
closely surrounded by all SORTS OF craft. The
Engishman was quickly boarded, and con-
gratulations were extended TO Lieut.. Hem and
MS w!le. In reply TO u query AS TO the cause of
the delay on the passage, Lieut.. HEM said: ''lt
was SD smooth that you could have crossed in
an open boat, and that explains our tedious
Journey. did not believe the Atlantic could
be SO quiet" On the course down from 1hatcn-
er's island, the Galatea fell in with a number OF
the cruisers of the Hull Yacht club. which came
close by and saiuted the Engiislman. Soon
after her anchor had been dropped, the Dory
reception committee gave three cheers Ior "the
lady who crossed the water" and three more Tor
Lieut.. HEM. At dark the Marblehead people
ade and Illuminated the shore with pyro-
technics. Several members OF the Eastern
Yacht club and prominent yachtmen sent
their cards and congratulations 10 Lieut.. and
Mrs. HEM on their sale arrival. During the
whole OF the evening boats hoated around the
scanned her outlines with critical eyes, and
considerable surprise was expressed at finding
her SD high out OF the water, she has been
represented in published sketches lying
rather low than otherwise. Lieut.. HEM ran
into the harbor without pilot, saying he did
fog lifted at about four o'clock in the afternoon
he found that he was only two miles of
Thatchers Island, for which ne had shaped his
course. tie had not been able TO make a reck-
Oning for two days owing TO the fOg LII the Iog
had not lifted the Gaiatea would have run
plump on Thatcher's Island. Alter she left
southampton she sailed to Plymouth, where
she lay several days waiting Tor wind. This
time Was utilized in making preparations Tor
her ocean voyage.
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On the Mexican Border.
MExICANs SAID TO FAVOR Warmly EDITOR


CUTTING LAUGHED.
A dispatch from Monclova. Mexico says in
reference to the excitement over the Arrcsures
case that the foreigners fear an outbreak on
the part of the lower classes Of Mexicans aud
that 1t is reported that Gen. Aeyes. OF Monte
rey. has forwarded six carloads OF cannons,
rifles and ammunition to the Chihauhuan
frontier. Many families are preparing TO leave
for the United states. The Mexicans generally,
1t is stated, are in favor OF War with either
Texas or the United States, or both ii necessary.
Inc democratic congressional convention ut
San Antonio, Texas, yesterday adopted resolu-
tions calling upon the President sstO take
prompt action for the release OF Cutting, now
imprisoned in Mexico, and TO demand from
the Mexican government the punishment OF
the murderers OF the naturalized citizen Arre-
sares, and full satisfaction and indemnity 10 be
paid his family"
Editor Cutting, who was seen by q newspaper
correspondent who crossed the Rio Grande last
night, said: Medina, the man against whom
my alleged iibellous article was directed, was at
the juuge's elbow giving him advice and sug-
gestions. noticed that he was busy with law
books. Well, this is what made me laugh. The
judge notified me that since did not recognize
The laws OF Mexico as applying to my case, and
did confess myself amenable TO the laws OF
Texas, be had determined to substitute the
laws OF Texas for those OF Mexico aud try and
punish me according 70 the Texas code In csse
Of libel and slunder,"