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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08
TIE PETROLEUM MARKET.

NEWS FROM THE FIELD AND RANGE OF PRTcEa
There development OF renewed activity IN the crude
market yesterday and with strength The
sensational reports regarding well Unexpectedly struck
Clarion Penn which had exered influence the
speculation Friday confirmed yesterday. The
well TO be good for only rs barrels day and sur
rounded by dry holes that tho conservative members
OF the trade do look upon II as likely
any figure general situation should IL
yield more OIL II s doubtful that can be drilled deeper
without provoking food OF salt water evident that
the Iqudaons well absorbed and that tho
the exp reaction 30 cents lower has
been greatly reduced IL growing conviction OF this
sort which supplied the buying demand and
carried values from 3k903s cents to 94' cents Inc
arket closed strong about nofches. . a ,,-,
AT the est the OF the Exchanges ar ocioos
showed continued rmness and the close was at 10
cents in OF city actual sAlss and % cents bid 10 Ptts
burg and Bradford. .
dated Exchange were as follows;
Opening 93 Lowest 9S
HKheat Final .
saies e'"''VV~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08

DVERTISEMENTS FOR Tnt NEW
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UPTOWN OFFICES, No. 1898 Broadway. corner Thirty
nrsst until D. $50 broadway between Twenty seoDS
and Twenty third sta unit p n SoS Mrsi iwsnIy,thrt
Stsst, 100 Thirdave Forty seventst
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08
BONDS AND BANR STOCKS.

fetal shares seld fer tho day
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09

MORTGAGE sALE.-whereas, default has
4V4 been made IN the payment and conditions
OF q c. ain mortgage bearing date the nrst
day Of October. 4. ID. 1856, executed by Jctfer.
son Pratt and Elizabeth frutt his wife, to j. NJ.
Muntigel, FERDINAND Moutigel. Martin MontRcl
and John schwartz. composing the firm OF J. NJ
MunuLci N Co. and recorded In the Office OF
the hegi't ter OF Deeds ol Gratiut county. Mich.
gan, on the twenty first day of November A.
y. ieo5 in Libcr AZ Of Nor guges, on prge $50.
md " hich said mortgage was ON the eleventh
tho said j, VI. Montigct & Co to William o..
Johns y; laid assignment recorded In the Of.
ice OF tho said Register on the 2sth day OF
ueconbcr, n. u. leS,, IN Iiber 4 of Mortgages
% page li2, and
Wher a., the amount claimed 10 be- due and
unpaid on said oitgHge at this date is two
hundred aud thirty-cight dollars md forty.
three cents S&aS43 and Al further sum OF nj.
teen $1,000 dollars provided 10y statute : AN
attorney fee in cas- Il foreclosure. IND no
suit or pr, cceding having been inst 'tutcd al
law or in chancery to tccuVer tn" amount due
On such mortgage or any lart thereon whel eUy
the power OF ~alt contained in said mortgage
has ccumc operative, o therefore,
Notice s hereby given that by virtue Of
ana power of ,tle ~ said mortgage contained,
ana IN putsudl Cc n the tatute in sIi, h cases
made and provided, the said mortgage will be
ore closed TO satisfy the amount fuc on such
mortgage together with all other legal costs
md cNpeucCs iV reason OF this forcclosuro
10y ~ sale Of the premises therein describ-
.d at public auction to the highest bid der al
nc front door of the Court House In the
village Of IthacH. in the county OF Cratiot that
heiug the place OF h, ldiug tho Circuit Count
for said cOuhty)On Friday. the thirteenth day
of april. I'D lSs,, at 10 o'clock i'm the fore
noon OF said d1 which said premises are
described as follows. tC-wit The southwest
one quarter "a ~ the sou'h west one
quatt r "a OF section six o. in The town
shii Of Arcadia. Gratiot county, Michigan.
the same being 30 acres of land in town eleven
Ill north Ot range three 3 west. said premis.
- Will b sol subjccttO a mortgage Of seven
hundred dollars given 10 WIN button, Fcbru.
airy l1tn ] -. Hno recorded February 10th $50,
in lther 10 If mortgages on rage 295. which
c%onstitu e. the inst mortgage against said pre-
misses
Dated Jan 18th SIS.
W, A., BAHLKE. WiLLiANO, Johnson
Att v FOR Assignee Assignee OF Mortgage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09
Our City Dads.

Council met in regular session AT the
Clerks office, Mar. 6, 1883.
Present, president and full board.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved. Claims presented:
Geo. Pulfrey, wood 2 ~
=. Fechting ll.10
a. Yerington, salary oo'42
B. r. Lain Engineer 32,'O
On motion allowed at footing and
clerk instructed to draw orders there. Or
when money in fund.
On motion president appointed com
mittee consisting of Hawkins and Mon
tigel to ascertain probable cost OF put
Firemans Hall in suitable condition
for council chamber.
On motion Council adjourned d.
b. :. WEBB, y. GERINGTON,
President. Clerk
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09
BRANCH
ITHACA TO ST. LOUIS AND ALMA.

ST. LOUIS AND ALMA TO ITHACA.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09
Our Chinese Immigrants

Our Chinese immigrants are mainly
from the province Of ~lIwantung, and are
Usually country people, with hcro an0
there q shopkecpcr or artisan from the
cities, Of which Canton Is the chief. They
vary somewhat in speech and manner
these OF the Sam Tup approximating
nes rly those OF Canton, while those OF the
81 Tup, who o"e most numerous arc most
provincial, and speaking a patois almost
as incomprchcnsiblc to their countrymeu
as to the "Mclican" man. They keep fast
hold on the traditions Of their country,
and strive 10 maintain its customs under
the most adverse conditions, chief amone
which is their own anxious, yet often pit
iful, a~varicc.
It is in the cities among the colonies,
many Of whose members know no foreign
word, that these customs arc most closely
followed. In shop and laundry they burn
incense before their native dcitics, and u,
New Years visit the nearest shrine to
learn, by tho fall Of divining sticks, whn,
fortune IL will bring. Usually the god IL
Kewnn Ti-"The Master Kewan," the
god of war, worshiped in the China OF
today. Various legends are current OF
his having appeared 10 protect his follow.
ers-even IN the new world, notably at
Gre which broke out In the Chinese quar-.
tiers NJ Havana, and was miroculously pu,
out by the majestic and gigantic Kewan,
70 whom they had recently built o temple
New York Commercial Advertiser.
sparrows sfadc u blessing.
IL Is interesting to know, in connection
with the English sparrow nuisance al
Forest park. how these birds arc treated
In Germany and made to be n blessing.
Troughs are provided at the caves Of the
houses there for the accommodation of tbe
birds in building their nests. When the
young sparrows orc Matched and the
mother goes out TO procure food for them
wire screens are placed over them. with
tnterstices large enough Ia permit the
passage Of food to tho younglings, but too
small TO allow them to escape from the
nests. AS soon as they have grown large
and plump they arc killed, aud they make
very desirable article OF tocd GLOBE
Dsu,ocrat
Hotel Waiter TO little girB-wln 700
order your breakfast, plense'
Hl.tle Girls Momma-Some oatmeal, I
think. waiter.
Little Girl-Namma, the waiter spoke
TO me. A French chop, please, with
tomato sauce, English bacon, Lyonaise
potatoes. buckwhcat cakes and coffee, and
let the coffee 30 strong and hot.
Little Girls Mamma with q sishl-You
nay bring be ths anna
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09
The N. +. Aid Society will meet with

The NJ. +. Aid Society will meet with
Mrs. j. w. Vanderhoof, ON "Wednesday
afternoon, March 18th.
The wool petition, sent from inns
place has been received 10y Senator Pal-
mel and will be presented to the senate
at its earliest convenience.
Caucus Notices.
Remember we publish township eau
Gus notices free; bring them to us-we
sre glad to get them. Tickets and slips
printed on short notice.
Our Common Sense school shoe, Will
leather inner sole and outer counter
tip, sold by W, Il. Kinch.
For SALE:-Account against Lou
Irish will sell for 25c. on the dollar
also note of $1,000 against Abbey SeaV'
ers can be bought for $3.50, bring your
cash and get your doctor bills cheap
Will add TO the list next week.
j. +. Suydam.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09
ANNUAL STATEMENT.

Statement Of the receipts and expend-
lures Of the Village Of Alma for the
wear ending March 9TH 1855:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09

MORTGAGE SALE.-Dcfault having been
ANI made m the HNm'n of a certain mortQ-
age made and executed byJohn Is. sheldon aId
Katie sheldon. his wife, ct the township OF
sumner. county of Gratiot. state of Michigan.
to Mortimer ElN.of stockton. New York, on the
tenth day 81 October. ISL, ard recorded I'm the
Office OF Register OF Deeds tor Gratiot county
Michigan. on the .4th day 4 October, lks2. ri
] q G ock and ~ minutes, y. M, i'm liber 40 OF
mortgages, ON page L., mud upon which morta,
age there j. claimsd to hc due and unnaid ~
date ot this notice for prime ipal and intcre.,
the som ofElcven Hundred and Sixty-four
and nity-scvcn lOoth~ dollars tSllt4.s7l besides an
attorney fee of twenty-five dollars stipulatcd
to be paid should any proceedings be taken 70
i%orcclose this mortgages. and no proccedings
having been taken to collect the same or snv
part thereof. either at law or inequity.
Notice T. hereby gwen. that, by virtue Of ,hc
power OF sale IN said mortgage given. and I'm
pursuance OF IN" statute I'm such case made
and provided. there will be sold AT public ven.
due to The hiR hest bidder. on the 10Th dav OF
March. lsss. a. one o'clock p. N, at the front
door OF the Court Houce. In the village Of
ithaca. Gratiot county. Michigan. that being
the place tor holding the Circuit Court for
sad county. the land and premises described
IN SAID mortgage. VIZ: The northeast quarter
OF the northeast quarter OF section twenty.
eight IS IN township eleven Ill north, Of range
four 90 west. I'm the county of Gratiot and
state OF Michigan. together with the appur.
tAnances thereunto belonging.
Dated, Dec. ~. 1881.
FBAS CTS PAIpR, Moprurl Ely.
A"y'of Aoftz~ss hor0ss
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09

MORTGAGE : LIE Whereas default has
4N4 been made In the pay ment of the
money secured 10y "a mortgage dated the lIth
day eli January "a the year A ID 1873 executed
~ Charlotte >. Glow. of Pine River, Gatiot
County Michigan 10 Daniel n. sullivan of The
Same place. which Sal moo tgHgc was r-cOTdcd
in the Office OF the register OF deeds Uf The cOun-
~ OF 6fttlOt, ia lbcr OF mortgages ON pugo
"a oI the , ti dHl oi Jpnt IA In the year lrej.
ma "hrrca- tn amount Cuimcd 10 be due ON
ala mortgage al the date If tins notice H. tie
sun; OF Two thousand and thirty nine dollar-
ANA ninety cignt cents - -taA90l OF principal
ind luttttst und the further sum al twenty
hfe dollars a. am attorney fee stipulated for
u rtiu mortgage ard which II the WnOl
amount claimed To tC due and unpaid on said
mortgage ana no suit or proceeding having
ntcn instituted cithtrutliw or iu equity 20 re-
cover the dcht now remaining secured by sold
mortgage or auy part thereof whereby the
power ui sale contained in said mortgage
nh- become operative. Now therefore notice
L. hereby given that by virtue OF the said
power OF sale and in insurance Of the
statute in such cases made and prov ded,
the sild mortgage viii be lOrccio,.d by u sale
on the premises therein Described at publ G
auction to the highest bidder. at the front dOOr
OF tnccOurt house. for the county OF GratiOt.
u the village OF Ithaca, in said county ON the
4th day OF April, A.. II. 1855 az nine o clock IN
the forenoon OF that day. which said premises
ire described I'm said mortgage az follows to-
wit; The southeast quarter OF the northwest
iuarter and the northeast quarter OF the south.
vest quarter. all on section thirty-thTCC C3I,
oWn-hp twelve l.. north Of range three 80.
vest IN said county 81 G,atot and state Of
Michigan.
Dated January IA. D.1 81.
ANS h. WRIGHT ANDL + WRIGHT,
Auy's tOT MOItag"c.
DANLt. SULLIVAN,
Mortgagee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09

MORTGAGE SALE.-Delault aving been
lN1 made Ia the IN OF a G. rtain mort
age made ana executed 10y JOhn =. Courier.
nj j lila j ,Ourter, hS wife. OF the township
II Summer, County OF GlutiOt. state of Mich
gan, 10 Mortimer Ely, OF stockton, New YORK,
IN the fifteenth day OF December, -, and re-
'Ordcd IN the Office OF the register Of Deeds Ter
iratiOt County, Michigan. on the END day Of
December, RS, az . O CLOCK p III, IN Abcr 0Ct
Mortgages, on page u, and upon " Mich mort
-Hge there is claim d to bc due ana unpaid az
late OF this notice Tor principal aud interest
cue sum of ! hrcc hunurtu and seventy dollars
ma forty three cents tSaio.43 and no proceed
.ngs having been taken to collect the same or
any part thereof. clthcr al law or in equity.
Notice II hereby given, that by virtue OF the
POW er OF sale IN sand mortgage given, and IN
Pursuance OF the statute IN such case made
md provided, there Will hc sOId AT public ven
tue To M highest bIdd r., on thc 18th DAY OF
Nprll. ~ :. alto a m, al the mont door OF the
court house 10. the Village OF Ithaca, Cratic
uunty Michigan, this bc4ns the lace for hold.
lnR CIR, ut court, Tor said cCuuty, the prcuis, :
IN said mortgage described, ora much thereof
q. shall uc necessary TO satisfy the amount due
IN sad mortgage with seven per cent interest
and legal costs together with an attorney foe
u fifteen dollars $1,000 40 j. hy statute pro-
Nidcd; that is to say the following piece or par
eel OF land situated in Grati't county, Mich
gan viz. ! M south west quarter Of the south
east quarter OF section twelve ~ IN township
eleven TN uorth OF range four west, IN said
cOUuty ana state.
Date Jan 18th lsss.
JDH d SPGNNIY, MORTIMR H.Y.
ATTY Tor Mott-egee Mortgagcc
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09

Conn, ctiOn-.-A. Toledo with all lines di-
Ntrgiug; al Nauhatten Junction with VIII ell
ing \ Lake Eric; AT NlcXiS junction with NJ. =,
ana h.. a VI. D.: al Monroe junction with
". \ ." ana L.S ~ NJ. AT MilHn Junction
with Butler dlNi ion s. ahash, ST J.. A f.; at
P~lttsteid with YpsilHnti branch l.. r & NJ. >:
~ Ann Atbur with N. o.: al south LYON with
ID. J.. n y, aud g T.. nt Hamburg with NJ. A.
Line division 6. T.; al Howell with II. l.. a NJ;
at Duiand with ~ q r., and -. d NJ; at
al 81 Louis with ID H.. a ~. ana :. V. II. L.;
al lima with b. l.. n "; AT Mt. pleasant with
L. s. g.. NJ.
W. II. BFNNETr, Gen. Pass. x Fr't Ag't
ii. w. IJN Cen Sup't.
DLORM, gent. lima.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09
Village Tax Sale.

So much OF each Of the following described
tracts or parcels OF land, situated IN the WI
lagc of Alma, County of Gratiot, STATE ol
Michigan, delinquent tor unpaid taxes Tor lh'
year lss6. ats wall bc sufficient 10 pay the taxes
interest and charges thereon, viii be sold AL
public auction, bS the Treasurer Ot said vi
lage, az his Office in the banking house OF W
: Iurck n CO.. IN the Village OF Alma. Mich.
un Monday, the I'D of April. next. comtneic'
ing al Ten O'Clock a. Nj, and continue unit
the same shall have been disposed OF accord
ing to law.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09
COnDeCttOna


Detroit, with Railroads d.Vcrging.
PlNmouth-Filut a Pere Marquette Ry.
South Lyun-Tolcdo. Ann Arbor AZ Cd Tr'nk
10y All Lin Div. g.. Il. Ry.
Trowh ridgc-ChicHgo a Grand Trunk Ry.
Lunsiug-Sag. Div. ofM. II. r., l. axe Shore
y Michigan southern Ry.
lOnia-D.,G g.. H.. N VI. Ry., and Stanton r. r.:
Howard City-Grand Rap.ds& Indiana & r.
III 10 : W. ". Ry.. and G. Il. al. r
East 81. inaw-Sag. Div. OF VI X. r.: r.
r. Rv., +. II \ y T & II.
j. b. MrLLIKEN. Gcnl Manager.
AC~a0"ENTER, Traffic Man. Detroit.
Genera lOihces Detroit. Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09
Detroit, Lansing & Northern II. r.
In Effect Jnne 20, lss5.
Trains run bN Central Standard time.

MAIN LINE.
Going West. stations. Going East.
A. Nh. M. AMP M.-p.M
80 lO.lO 5:2J Nv Detroit Arll:65 3:45 $3.50
80 100 6I5 " PIlmouth 1l;,2 $3.50 sac
s:l1 li:21 G.3s y, S'th Lyon ., 1888 2:25 e:l7
A.M.-P. VI.
~ l:I3 s;0a TroVhridge a:06 I2:4I $3.50
lo'n 10 e:l5 IS Lansing - $50 1885 $40
\. Mp M-P. NJ.
li;& 3:5 90 Ionia - 7:4o 1855 49,
=. MA. NJ -. NJ.
i2.ub SO lu:2i 9, Grecnvllle Ct, 6:2s $3.50 4:O3
Roo 40 l:lO Howard City 5:45 g:Ib 3.25
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09


For sale cheap. four of the best locat-
ed vacant lots in town. 462-4
NJ j. Flanagan.
Misses and Childrens' fine Kid, spring
heeled Shoes at w. r. Kinch's.
Good assortment OF Children's Shoes
ut kinch's.
Teachers Examination.
The spring series of examinations for
Gratiot county. will be held rs follows;
ITHACA. THURSDAY MARCH lst lSSS.
ST. LOUIS, FRIDAY 3Oth "
ALMA, FRIDAY APRIL 9th
Applicants are required to he present
during the entire examination, which
will commence at one O'Clock p. m.
First and second grade certificates
granted only from the regular eIamin
alton. held March LIST. For further in
formation in regard to requirements
and rules, apply to the Secretary.
GILES I. Brown.
Sec. Board School Examines.
For SALE:-A good second hand IS
horse power engine cheap.
449--tf. j. NJ. Montigel Il Co
The undersigned is prepared to serve
oysters in every style, At all hours, at
his restaurant west Of ii a. Delevan S.
5. G.. Hopkins.
Farm for Sale.
I offer the 200 acres situated on sec
Il n | and 2. in Sumner, known as the
Hamilton Prichard farm, for sale. On
the place are 3 dwelling houses. ] large
frame barn. | medium size frame barn,
corr house, a superior fruit orchard
and rure living water. The soil Is OF
the best and well adapted for both
grain and stock. The place is well
suited for dividing into 4Oacre parcels,
and | will sell the whole or any less
number of acres, and solicit propcsit-
ions. Address me at Adrian. Mich.
466-5w VIM. III. VALIDITY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-21

Miss RIvEs Mrs Amelia Rives, the
young authoress. will spend the early part
of next season with friends in Washington
She will be accompanied by her younger
sister, who is said to be even more beautiful
than herself A friend of the family says
that Col Rives, the father Of the young lady,
is very wroth over the publication of her
story. The Quick and the Dead" He has
carefully edited her former work and pruned
down her faDciful vagaries. but he isin Paris
at present. on some railroad business and
has been shocked and angered by the sorry
and the criticisms which have been passed
upon it. 1t is said that Miss R;ves anti i.
pated this, and took pains to have the book
rushed through the press before her fathers
return. He will come back with some wal m
words for the young lady, and will keep a
closer watch on her literary ventures in the
future than he has in the past.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-21

DECLARED INsANE-Harry McRae OF
Baltimore has been declared insane. Some
time ago McRae Inherited from his father a
considerable sum of money, but his condi-
ton was such that his friends placed him in
the Union Protestant IuGrmsry. Before he
had been there long he fell in love with the
coax of the establishment. The bellboy was
summoned ia the aid Of the lovers. and
through him the Leceesaiy lieepsr was pre-
cured. 70 he mactful pair an OF portunity
soon presented Itself CT slipping away un
observed and driving to Arlington, q village
seven miles from. the city Here the cook.
by representing N. Rae as paraly tic, in
duced the miniser to coma cut TO The car
riage an6 pei form The ceremony. The event
soon leaked out. and at once the cook was
minus place, but nothing daunted. she
socn gathered her husband to herself, and
the pair found dom Gle at a we'll known
bosrding house. The veidic: Of insanity is
thoughtio be he first step towards having
the marriage annulled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Attention is called to the advertisement of the
sale OF valuable King street property which is tt
take place tomorrow.
A game of base ball will be PLAYED tomorrow
evening near "Coros," between thu Alexandra
Browns and the Potomac Academy mines.
The distribution Of the unsold contributions tc
the recent Confederate bazar held in this city will
take place at the Opera House tomorrow night al
| 8 o'clock.
AS will be seen BIZ All al yer tisement published
elsewhere twenty five head Of young horses and
mares will be offered for sale at auction the old
! fair grounds in this city ON the both.
AS the 9:32 train on the Alexandria and Wash.
ington railroad passed "Colross' last night some
ing some Of the windows bat fortunately hurting
no one.
Mr.. B. F. Penn has been given he contract for
making forty ten-feet benches to be placed in
Peabody Hall for use during the session of the
Normal Institute which is to be held in this city
this summer.
The Atlanta Constitution contains complimcn
tary notice of the playing of Jackson Beach, of
this city, in the game of bail On the 18th between
the Atlanta and Macon clubs. He aged as catch
er for the Atlanta club
Complaints are again made Of the dcpredations
which are constantly being committed upon the
flowers and plants in the various cemeteries near
the city. 1t is said that in many instances such
depredations are committed by persons who should
know better, and arrests are threatened.
Mr.. L. c. schefey, agent for tho Old Virginia
Cheroots, manufactured by P. Whitlock, Of Rich
mond, was in tho city to-day on business for his
house. The Old Virginia cheroots, for which
Mcssrs. Charles King & Son have be II appointed
the Alexandria agents, are said to be among the
best cheap cigars on the market
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-21

ELY Bros have used two bottles Of your
Cream Balm for caarrh since December. A sore
in my nostril-the cause of much sufcring-has
entirely healed; have used no other medicine.
This spring feel BETTER can walk and work it'll
more ease than have in any spring since 1861.
= Mary f. Ware, Hopeful, Va.
Ely's Cream Balm received; my head 10 now
liquifying; Cream Balm is simply dynamite for
catarrh in the head. Its application i. magical
Thomas Lander Augusta, Ga.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-21
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

The Democratic Executive Committee of Alex
andrla city, after canvass of The votes polled at
the primary held May Sth, 1888, annour ce and
commend to the democrats OF this city the follow
ing ticket nominated at said primary.
l.. MAREURY, Chairman.
Democratic Ticket. General Election
May gath. 1855.
For Commonwealth Attorney,
JULIAN w. HOLT
For Commissioner Of Revenue,
GEORGE DUFFEY.
For City Treasurer,
N. B. HARLOW.
For Clerk of Corporation Court,
JOHN s. BEACH.
For City Sergeant,
VIM. 81. SMITH.
LIST wsrd-For Magistrate, z. Fl. Stanton
For Constable, J. W. Dyer
I'd For Magistrate, R. H. Simpson.
For Constable, W. 4. Ward
For Alderman. Chss Goodrich
ID For Magistrate, w. H May.
For Constable, J. T. Beach,
9Th Fer Magistrates, o. c. Whittlesey.
J. R. Crump.
For Constable. C. o. Sipple. [m15te
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-21

WHIT SUNDAY Yesterday in the Church
calendar was Whit Sunday. 1t was special
y Observed 10 all the Episcopal and Catholic
CHURCHES Of the world. being known 10 the
after rs the season of Pentecost. Il is OBJ
served in memory of the outpouring of the
holy Ghost upon the Apostles in jerusalem,
As detailed in the second chapter of Acts.
Services appropriate to the day were held
10 the various churches of the city, and the
sermons preached were in keeping with the
season.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-21
Its DeIicacy OfFiavor

Aud the efficacy of its action have rendered
the famous California liquid fruit remedy,
Syrup OF Figs, immensely popular. l.
Cleanses and Tones mp the clogeed and few
erish System, and dispeIs Headaches, Colds,
and Fevors For sale by E. s. Leadbeater
& Bro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-21

Boat CLUB At called meeting of the
va Dominion Boat Club of this city, held
"a Saturday night, Mr.. Francis Hufty was
eieeted president 10 I'll the vacancy caused
ny The resignation OF Mr.. l. h Uhler
Committees of arrangements, ETC., for Inc
coming regatta to be hald here were also
ssppolnted. The club uow has two crews In
daily practice.