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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-13
Real. ESTATE FOR SALE.

ONE T ACT OF LAND, 446 acres, 2la miles
from Alexandris on the Mount Vernon road,
the urvey OF the Mount Vernon Avenue passing 6
through the place. This property is woll calcu.
lated for gardening and dairy purposes, being well
wstered, and has 4 frontage on the Potomac Riyer
OFF, miles also unsurpassed scenery overlooking
both tho cities of AleIandria and Washington.
Persons seeking investments will find it to their
advantage to examine thie land.
I'd. 124 ACRES and another Of 52la ACRES,
about miles from the c.sy, not far from the above
described property.
Perhaps there is no land on the market at this
tine offering greater advantages to seekers Of
profit than the above named property. For de
scription and terms spply to
Mias KATIE n G. JOHNS! IN
614 Cameron q.leet
O'FEAL & LUNT, Real Estate Brokers'
Or to No. 103 Fairfax st, bot. Cameron and King
aug27 4. ,&S,tf
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SAVED FROM STARVATION.
A Reporter Indirectly Contributes to
the Happiness of a Worthy Woman.

Reporter Indirectly Contribu tes to
the Happiness of a Worthy Woman.
The readers of the Appeal
will remember an article some weeks ago
calling attention to the destitute circum-
stances of a gentlewoman of education.
There were generous responses, and many
offers of work as cook or seamstress. but
never having learned these arts in her
prosperous days, they were of no avail to
her, In vain she tried for a position as
g0verness or private teacher and finally she
was constrained to advertise for a position
as housekeeper. a Kansas man, magis-
trate and a farmer. read the adveI tsement
and answered it. Correspondence revealed
the fact that both were from the
families highly connected. The gentleman
had lost his wife about two years before and
had daughter in poor health, and a Scotch
woman of education and refinement was the
person he decided to place in charge of his
household affairs. A business trip took the
farmer 10 Arkansas. He visited Memphis,
and seeing his prospective housekeeper, was
so favorably impressed with her honest
Scotch face and refined ways that he per-
suaded her to marry him. Accordingly
they went to the Courthouse, secured a
marriage license and were married by Judge
Galloway, and left Immediately for their
Kansas home
The reporter who hunted her I'D in her
destitute condition has received letter from
her. After telling the story of her brief
courtshp and marriage. she says: ",My
dear friend, 1t was case of a home for life
and starvation orperhaps death. l stood up
a desolate bride in the Judges office and
joined hands. Now have pretty home in
a beautiful country for as long as live, so
let God be praised for it all. Your kindness
was great to met saved me. God will bless
you for it. "-Memphis AppeaI-Avalanche.
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General Miles In 1866. the marvellous prog
ress and development of the great West.
The military geographical departments ard
divisions which have been placed under his
command embrace an area comprising more
than two-tbirds of the entire county. For
his military services General Miles has re-
ceived the thanks of the Legislatures of
Kansas. Arizona, New Mexico and Montana
In the official record OF the war, published
by the Government, lie has been mentioned
many times. General l. B. Richardson,
commanding the first division of Summers
corps, spoke of him us worthy of distnc-
ton while aid to General o 0. Howard at
Fair Oaks, Va, and General Howard men,
toned him as having COLLECTED the com
panies of a scattered wing whose officer had
been killed, and checked the advance of
the enemy while ia command"
In the same report General Howard SAYS:
Lieutenant Miles, A. ID. c., commanded
the left wing of the Eigh'y-frst Pennsyl-
vanla In manner to my entire satisfaction
foot"
In the report of Brigadier- General John
&. Caldwell, commanding the First Brigade,
Of engagement at Peach Orchard, or AL
lens Farm, battle of Savage Station. en-
gagement at White Oak Swamp bridge, and
battles Of Glendale, or Nelson's Farm. and
Malvern Hill, dated camp near HarrsOns
Landing. Va.,. July 6, 1862, Captain Miles is
thus spoken of:
During the battles Of the three days but
two members of my staff were with me
Lieutenant George w. Scott. A. d. c., and
Captain N. A. Miles, A. A. G. OF Captain
Miles L cannot speak In terms OF sufficient
praise. His activity was incessant On
Sunday IL volunteered to cut road through
the woods from Aliens farm to Savage Sta
ton, and, collecting ax-men from various
regiments, soon made road practicable for
artillery, which was undoubtedly the means
OF saving three batteries. On Monday he
most vigorously seconded my efforts, and
himself conducted the Eignty-first to the
support of the Sixty-frst. On Tuesday, al
though he was my only staff officer. sent
him to General Sumner for reinforcements.
which duty he performed In the most speedy
and successful manner. Near the close of
the engagement he conducted and placed a
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General Miles in the official reports of the
war, showing that his career during the war
was most brilliant one without precedent.
No other officer of his years attained such
rank who had not the advantage of mill
tary education, Nor did any other officer of
his years command so many men as he did.
He commanded for considerable period
the largest division of troops in the army,
and one that was particularly distinguished
for hard and constant fighting, and he re-
ceived the first brevet of Major General that
was given during the war. 1t was reward
for gallantry at ReamS Station.
Another very unusual compliment paid
him was his being selected for Lieutenant
Colonelcy in n New York regiment while
serving as Captain in a Massachusetts
regiment. All the other officers who while
mere youths arose to the command of bri-
CAD es or divisions were either graduates of
military college or were possessed of
wealth, high position and influence before
the war.
General Miles Indian record is matter
OF present history and his successes have
shed luSter upon every administration which
has had to do with the Indian question.
lie has operated against larger number of
Indians and over larger extent OF country
than any officer Of present or former times.
and with more uniform success. He has
fought more battles againt the Indians ac-
cepted the surrender Of larger number of
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amount or money at one time, and after
spending much greater sum by piecemeal
he gave up and to Danish the scene from
his mind he moved here. For eighteen
years he has not had word of the boy. He
has grown old a. d gray, but mentio Of
ransom or stolen children brings back to
him vision of his sunny-haired child, and
his eyes fill with tears.
George ID. Ford, who was present when
Mr.. Beals paid the 5000 ransom TO the I'M
known man for the return of the boy, called
at the Jail to-day TO ascertain if King. the
alleged confederate of Lizzie smith," was
the man who brought back the boy. He
took long look at him and was positive
beyond all doubt that King was not the man
to whom the $1,000 ransom was paid.
Mr.. Ford and Mr.. Beals, who were the
only persons who saw the mysterious man
who got the money, refused. by reason of
the terms of the agreement in the offer to
pay the ransom, to give any description Of
him or to give out any in formation that
might lead to his capture. Several other
arrests were made, but no one was held,
each being able to prove his innocence.
The view is from the southwest. Tie gate in
the foreground opens upon Independence ave.
nue. just at the corner Of wabash. The abduc-
tor fled down the carriageway to Wabash ave
nue., and Is supposed 10 have turned north toward
the Northeast Electric Railway Incl
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&c era, Miles IN 1889 condition. His ances-
tors were of those rugged pioneers who
came 10 this country and settled in the
Massachusetts Colony in 1913; his relatives
on his mothers side were Of the noted
Curtis family of New England. He was
born at Westminster, Mass, August s, 1889;
was reared on farm and received COM
mon and academic education, and at the age
OF l6 be gaveu up his agricultural pursuits and
went TO Boston TO follow a mercantile life.
He prepared himself for the change by
going to commercial college, and was a
clerk in Boston store at the breaking out
of the war of the rebellion.
His grandfather was in the Revolutionary
War from the battle OF Bennington to the
surrender of Yorktown. After the war was
over 30 firm a believer was he in the per-
petuity of the Government that, in dispos-
ing OF his property, he insisted that the
payment should be made in patriotic money.
He was paid for his patriotism by the Gov
ernments repudiating all the Continental
money a few years later. His ancestors
were also engaged in the War of 1872. In
heriting the patriotism of his forefatEers,
and inspired by the love of his country and
its flag, he lost no time early in 1861 in de-
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voting all his means and borrowing money
TO help out his plans in raising company
oil volunteers for the Government and
offered his services 10 ths country. BE was
not quite % years old a the time and the
Governor of Massachusetts, after giving him
the commission Of captain, reconsidered the
matter on account of his youth and the re-
sponSbilltleS OF the position and gave to him
the commission of a first lieutenant, and as
such he Joined the Army OF the Potomac in
the Twenty second Massachusetts, Voluu-
teers, going to the front as file-closer of
Company E.
1t was long before his energies and abli-
Ties were given full scope. He soon won
the admiration of his superior officers by his
distinguished conduct in the early battles
of the Army Of the Potomac on the penin-
sula. On the earnest recommendations of
those in authority In the field he was made
Lleuteant-COlOnel of the Sixty-frSt New
\ ork Volunteers, and subsequently Colonel
OF the same regiment, by Governors Nor
gan and Seymour respectively. His distln-
gushed conduct and gallantry can be traced
through all the important events making
the history OF the Army of the Potomac.
lie was engaged IN all the battles fought by
that army with the exception of one at
which time he was disabled by wounds. He
commanded the regiments, brigades and
divisions, and at one time in February, 1865,
he commanded the second army corps, which
numbered at the time over % 600 men. and
-
ever held by any officer in this county at %
years oil age. He obtained his grade as
Brigadier-General Of volunteers of President
Lincoln at the earnest solicitation Of Gen
erals Meade and Grant.
Ia the latter part of the war General
Miles was in command of the First Division.
Second Army Corps the largest Of all the
divisions, and kept 1t in such close proximity
TO the enemy between Petersburg and Ap-
pOmattoX that it was through his division
lines that Grants trst letter was sent de-
maudlng the surrender of tho army of
Northern Virginia. 1t was also through his
line the reply was retained and Grants
final decision sent back. 1t was up his di-
vision line that Lee first came to surrender
on April 9, 1865. According to Humphreys
Army of the Potomac" had General Grant
remained on that line Lee would have sur
rendered four hours sooner .than he did.
General Miles was wounded at the battles of
Fair Oaks, Frederick sburg, Chancelors-
Vile and Petersburg
For two years following the great strug-
gle General Miles was engaged in the work
of reconstruction, and for the last twenty
years lie has been engaged in what is known
as the battle Of civilization on the western
part OF this continent. While being
charged with conducting no less than six
campaigns against Indians. his management
has been prompted by justice aud humanity,
not only in behalf Of the unprote white
settlers, but also the suhjugated savages.
Coming from Puritan stock, he inherited
all the patriotism and ambitions of the youth
OF his time. He took tine deepest interest in
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MING GALL. SAN FRANCISCO. MUNDA

piece of artillery on the left, which, by
sending shower or canister. silenced
very effective musketry fire of the enemy.
During the whole movement his services
have been to me Invaluable"
In the report of the same battles he IS
mentioned by Colonel Francis G. Barlow as
having brought "to the assistance of the
Sixty-first New York Volunteers the Eighty
first Pennsylvania Volunteers. If may be
permitted to speak Of an officer not under
my own command Idesire to speak in terms
of admiration of the good behavior of Cap
tain y. A. Miles. Acting Assistant Adl9-
tant-General on the staff of General Cald-
well. Captain Miles sought US out Monday
night, and in person brought us REINFORCE
ments when under heavy fire. Tuesday
night he came repeatedly down into the
field to look after our welfare, and finally
by much eXertion succeeded in bringing
which by fire of grape succeeded in check
ing the fire of the enemy. l feel that both
regiments under my command are N UGH in
debted to Captain Miles"
Further on in the records he is alluded to
as Lieutenant Colonel of the Sixty-flrst New
York. General w. S. Hancock mentions
him in the report of the battle OF Antie;am.
dated at Harper's Ferry September 29, 1867,
as one OF those who by their position aud
the occasions presented had opportunities
of acquiring the highest distinction and
awaited themselves thereof"
General John c. Caldwell said, in report
ing the same baltic: "Of Lientenant-Col-
onel Miles it is perhaps sufficient praise to
say that lie added 10 the laurels he has ac-
auired on every battlefield where he has
been present. After the fall of Colonel
Barlow he managed his two regiments III
mastery manner"
Colonel Francis C. Barlow, in his report
of the same battle, says: Lieutenant
Colonel n. A. Miles, Sixty-frst New York
Volunteers, has been distinguished for his
admirable conduct in many battles. The
voice OF every one who saw him in this
action will commend better than l can his
courage, his quickness. his skill in seeing
favorable positions, and the power OF his
determined spirit in leading on and inspir-
ing the Hen"
Brigadier- General w. S. Hancock re-
marked in report dated Decem Der %, 1862:
Colonel Nelson a. Miles, severely
wounded, commanding the SlXty-hrst and
SiXty-fGurth regiments, New York V0lun-
tecrs, consolidated conducted himself in the
most admirable and chivalrouS manner.
His battalion behaved with steadinsss un-
surpassed by any troops"
In the report of the same battle General
John G. Caldwell SAYS: Colonel Miles,
who has always signally distinguished him
self on the battlefield, d played on this Oc-
casion the highest qualities Of an officer
GOODNESS, judgment and intrepidity."
The foregoing are but few of the many
complimentary notices that were made of
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The Stolen Aifd. left undone Trou-
sands of dollars were spent in the fruitless
search for little Charlie Ross, while Mr.. Leib
spent all that he had and all that he could
make for years in seeking for some
clew as to the fate of his child.
Mr.. Leib had refrained from reading
the story in the morning papers of the alb
auction of little David 7. Beas, as he did
not wish to revive again the recollectiODs of
ten years of his life, spent in search night
and day, following false clews and hoping
when hope seemed vain. Mr.. Leib had
been teaching music in the Quincy Female
Seminary for year i'll June. 1871. He had
a happy home with his wife and three chill
dren-Charlie. aged = Freddie, aged 8;
and baby girl. The seminary had closed
Tor the summer vacation and business had
called Mr.. Leib to Chicago, Wednesday,
June q. 1871, he left for c hicago, and just
one week later he received a telegram from
his wife TO come home. Freddie had been
missing since Monday evening" June Goth.
AT o'clock that evening the servant girl
had told the little fellow to call his
elder brother to supper. He de-
parted on the errand and never re-
turned. Charlie came in at Z o'clock
and had not seen his brother. Then Mrs.
Lelb grew anxious and looked three hours in
vain for the missing one. AT 10 o'clock the
police we're notified, and the mother passed
the night hoping that her boy had gone to
bed with some p!aymates. The search was
renewed with the morning The police
had obtained no clew. The children in the
public schools had not seen the missing
boy. The river was dragged and liberal
reward was offered for The recovery If the
body. A few days later Mr.. Leib employed
the Plnkertens, but no satisfactory elew
was obtained. 1t was thought that Yankee
Robinson, circus empoye, then in Quincy,
might have taken the child. Offers of re-
turn for $4,000 were made from Chicago,
however, but Mr.. Leib could not raise that
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Cheapened Park Pleasures.

Children at the park play grounds are to
be surprised by the fact that the Commits
sioners have decided to permit the little ones
to ride donkey or take a seat in the merry
gO-round for two and half cents instead of
five which mas been heretofore charged. In
exchange for a nickle children will receive
two coins which are made of aluminium, one
inch in diameter On the diverse side are
figures Of the Sharon play house, merry-go-
round and surroundings. with the wor DIS,
"Sharon's Quarter for Children" The re-
Playground Golden Gate Park, San Fran
cisco, Cal. Good for one ride" In addition
to The ride in the merry round the coin
will be good for the purchase of candy, soda
water and other trfifs SO dear to the chill
dreu,S hearts
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BURNING RECORDS.
Disastrous Fire i'm the Office of
Auditor Smiley.

A fire was discovered early yesterday
morning by Night Waterman Samuel Den
mis- in the basement of the new City Hall,
directly under the Office of Auditor Smiley.
Having no key to the door he broke it, en-
tered, saw the extent of the confagration,
which at that moment WIS white heat that
roared as IL cracked the books and furni-
ture in its fury. and then he gave an alarm
at sec o'clock from Box 81 that brought n
neighboring fire patrol and the police. To-
gether these worked until the fire was I'M
der complete control and the half burned
books extrica ted from the smoking table,
which had been the principal fuel for the
flame.
The room in which the fire made such a
sweep is used by Auditor Smiley and bis
force in casting uD figures, especially those
where reference TO books Of former years
must be had. There are hundreds o. valua-
bic registers, ledgers and records, dating
several years back, stored on the shelves.
Occupying prominent position in the Gen.
ter OF the room Is large table on which the
work was done. and under which nearly
hundred books of the year 1890 were stored.
1t is this table and those books upon which
the fire fed.
The table, which Mr.. Smiley says cost
about $1,000 when it was put in last July, is
a total loss. The damage to the books in
the room from smoke will equal another
thousand, and third thousand will be nee
essary to defray the expenses of copying
from the chaTred records.
The cause Of the fire Is not absolutely
known. The floor bears evidences sustaining
equally we'll two theories. Auditor Smiley
is inclined to think the fire communicated
with the room by travelling along under the
hoor from the boiler-room, while the police
are equally Of the opinion that some en-
ploye left cigarette or cigar stump in the
wooden cuspidor that is filed with pitch
sawduSt. An investigation will be made to-
day.
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1T WAS SHORT-LIVED.
The InsurrectiOn in Honduras Against
CungrsaS.

The Insurrection in Honduras Against
Congress.
Jose NJ. Garcia Of Mexico has been through
Honduras recently. and was an eyewitness
TO many inc dents in the short-lived revolu-
ton against President Leyva and the Hon.
duras Congress.
" The insurgents were wen equipped and
had been carefully drilled Ivy General Fer
rera, who commanded them" said Senior
Garcia at the Baldwin yesterday. "They
occupied the northern towns, cut the tele-
graph wires and took possession OF all the
public supplies.
There were two brief engagements, one
at Nacaome and one at Curaren, in both of
which the rebels we're speedily repGlsed by
the Congressional forces. The loss of life
was not great.
The revolutinnists retreated after these
defeats, and as the people generally support
the Congressional party the Instruction is
practically at an end"
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WILL BE so LONESOME"
Removal of the Female Prisoners Fror


Removal of the Femal. Prisoners From
the County Jail.
There are at present in the neighborfood
OF twenty women in the County Jail, some
serving time and others being held for
trial 1t has been decided to remove them
to the old Industrial School, which will be
called the Branch County and City Jail, and
their change of quarters will occur about
the middle of the present week. No more
women will be confined in the old rookcry
on Broadway, as in future the branch jail
will be used exclusively for this purpose
The women In the Jail do not look forward
to the change with any feelings of pleasure,
all of them saying: "Oh, it will be so lone
emma nut fhara
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TIE STOLEN CHILD.
Portrait of the Baby and Picture
of the House.

The Chicago Tribune OF recent date, in an
article concerning the kidnapping of the
child of David T. Beals of Kansas City,
Mo-. which was written by correspondent
from that city, has the following:
Second only to the Charles Ross case in
point of Interest and notoriety, and almost
Identical in detail, was the mysterious alb
duction of little Freddie Leib. son of Pro-
lessor W. Fl. Leib of this city, at Quincy,
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with him Bosqui Bonita, Mollie Wilkes,
Cash and Misty Morning, and campaign his
stable through the Grand Circuit next
season.
The colt Conductor, by Electioneer has
been sold by Miller & Sibley of the Pros
Peet Hill Stock Farm, Franklin, Pa. to
field, Ill.,, for $780, 600 cash and ten reserved
service. The stud fee is $500, so that the
price paid was equivalent to $4,000.
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assigned to the COM
mand of the Division of
the Missouri, was in
command Of the Divi-
sion of the Pacific, with
headquarters at San
Francisco. is taken from
a recent issue of the
Chicago Times.
General Miles is now
81 years old and is
in sDlendjd physical
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Prior of St. Dominics.

Rev. Alphonso Reilly, o. p. has been
elected Prior of St. Dominc's Church, and
was installed last Thur sday morning. He
succeeds Rev. }. j. Callaghan, o. p, whose
term Of three years has expired. and who
new prior is Californian. an energetic
worker and has a host CT friends and fol-
lowers.
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them aud OF greater number of distiu-
guished chiefs than any other officer en-
gagged in Indian warfare.
Since his advent in Chicago General Miles
has been much in demand in social aud
public functions, and he has acquired the
reputation of being fluent and ready after
dinner speaker as well as a good listener
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the important politi-
cal questions ihatim-
medIately preceded
the greatconliict, and
it was his good fort
une to be brought
in friendly relations
with the most emf
neEt men of that pc
riod and during the
war, not only with
the leaders of the
armies, but the states
men as well. Suisse
quently for more than
twenty years he has
been identified with