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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-21

The numbers OF LttelpS Lining Age Tor
August 18Th and 22i, have been received
from the publishers in Boston. They cor
tain The Commonwealth Of Australie. Wood
lands, a Rustic Retrospect, The Unioa Of
the Austrslias, Punch snd HE Ar.is,s Sir
John Macdonald, The Farmer-Monk, The
First Handel Festival, The Eve Of : join
In Deserted Chalet. Laurence 0iphert,
Squire boot of boot He'll Remiuisot nee Of
Sir Richard Bar. on, A Soldier Servant, We,-
faring by the Upper Dordogue. On Auto
grsphs, Crosse in SpriuR, The r covered
Aristotle, Invisible Paths. and po-tr:.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

The Farley National Bank of Montgou.
cry, Ala, temporarily suspended TO-DAY tbs
cause being inability to raise money to mako
good paper drawn by others, discounted bv
the bank and protested in New York. T., i
| understood that the amount is about s,oo
600.
The worse electric storm ever known a. Rloor,
ington ILL.,, visited that place last night Tjob,
ming, like sheets Of fire, struck honsos o.,
churches and the alarm bells were sounded IT..
stream near the city overlooked its banks and /,
undated many houses cyclone passed. soptb :,
| the city doing much damage
The cases of John B. Oriick, Chsrlos ses,o,
and T. A. Williamson, who were to be hsnged j.
Missouri, to-day have been appealed to Tho s.
preme Court, which acts as stay. NJ II U,o.,
another who was condemned to die to.dsv -;
cided, upon learning that he had been sentences
to die.
President Harrison and party left Mount ",
Gregor, N. z. this morning on fishing o,c,,
sion. Upon his return this evening train ,rin
carry him to Saratoga, where he will hold a pob.
lie reception.
John Harlem who WAS to have been hanooa q,
Poplar Bluffs, No., this morning for the mnrso,
OF an old man named Smith, who lived 40 the rv
er on piece Of wild land, has been resptcd
The strike on the Lake Eric & Western rail
road, in Ohio, is extending and unless some term.
are soon agreed upon tho entire line will be block.
AIDED, passenger trains and all.
The heavy rains that have fallen within the
last two or three days have overil owed tho river.
in Macon county, Ga. until the water in The bot
toms is now six feet deep.
An oil tank caught fire at Mcdonald Station
Pa, to-day, communicating with many wells and
buildings. Trains are unable to get through the
town.
Lieutenant Michael Giltruda of tho q s, army.
stationed at Fort Sheridan, lie missing under cir.
cumstsnces which point strongly to foul play
The report that the Anheuscr- Busch brewery o,
St. Louis, had been sold to an English syndicate
for $10,000,O00 is erroneous
The vote for is Senator in Kinds county
Miss gives Barksdslo 1 ,06e, George 500, Wa
thai 979 and Lewis 443.
1t is said that President Ezets OF Salvador hss
asked Mexico to prevent war between Salvador
and Guatemala.
The summer village of Ocean Spray, Mass, i.
in flames and help from neghboring towns has
been summoned.
The Berlin grain market to-day closed strong
Bye and wheat for future delivery both advanced
The Numbers OF LittelL'S Liuiag Age Tor
August 18Th and 22i. have been received
from the publishers in Boston. They cor
tain The Commonwealth Of Austraie. Wood
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EOR SALE-A bargain in nice SIX 6OON
l. HOUSE, with all modern Improvement "
cality frst-clsss. For full particulars and permit
to inspect apply to ALEXANDER sUTER. 4o1
north Washington street. aug2l ..
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A LEXANDRIA FEMALE IuslIruTE,

NOTICE The RETAIL GROCERS aud Pa0
IS VISION MERCHANTS of Alcxsndria sTe
requested 70 meet at the Board Of Trsde rooms
lover Paff7s) at o'clock sharp MONDAY EIGBl,
the Oath, for the purpose Of organizing proiec-
tive association. All are invited
aug21 3t B. M. GRAHAM. Acting sects
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-21

NHOICE UNCANvAssED HAMS and BREAK
" FAST PIECES received to-day by
sue2I J. G. MlLBUBN
The National tribune., 1891-12-24
ALLC0CKS y F3gPHS

ALLcoCKs Porous PLisTERs introduced the pro-
eon and public thirty years ago.
unprecedented popularity which they with only continues
steadily increases No other pters produced
testimonials of high value those continuously
ALLCOCKs Porous PAsrE only exceptional
tributes lies the being pharmaceutical
preparation of superior
Additional proof of the value of ALLCOCK Porous
lies in the fact that they being largely by INSCRIPTIONS
persons who seek deceive the public by offering p which they
claim to be the "same7 "equa chest
pster while general appearance only they
ALLCocKs All of the sOced limitations
COCKS Porous PLAsTERs.
Avoid dealers who attempt to palm OFF inferior
pasters that purchased purpose
substitution.
The National tribune., 1891-12-24
IN TWO LANGUAGES.
simple Means Adopted for Handling the Nails
Between America and China.
lChicdgo Inter Ocean

|
Between America and China.
| [Chiedgo Inter ocean,
The manner in which the Chinese mail ia
i handled ia this city is a matter which is little
| discussed and much less understood. It is gen.
| orally supposed, however, that Chinese inter
prefer Is employed in the Chicago pOstOffics for
the sole purpose Of taking care Of the Chinese
mail matter. But such Is not the case.
| The Government has never seen the necessity
Of employing an interpreter, for a letter adj
| dressed in Chinese hieroglyphics has also a
/ duplicate address written in the English Ian
guage, thus avoiding any misunderstanding,
and putting the Chinese letter on the same foot
| ing as a domestic one.
When q Chinaman wants to send letter TO
his native country he frstseeures the services OF
one Of his cOuntrymen who is cOnVersant with
the English language. In his own hand
writing be places the address on the envelope.
and then the services Of the interpreter come
into play.
This individual writes In English on the
back Of the envelope the same address that
Is written on the opposite side, thus enabling
the mail carriers and pOstOtice clerks to handle
the letter from the Chinese point of view as
though it was for domestic delivery. The letter,
duly stamped, speeds IL way across the cOnti-
nent to San Francisco, and from there is put in
one of the mail ships bound for China.
When the letter reaches its destination it goes
into the postOffice, and is delivered in the same
way an ordinary letter would be handled in
this country. With the Chinese language on
one side Of the envelope and an English trans
lation on the other it will easily be seen that
no difficulty whatever Is occasiOned the post
Office authorities in either country in its trsns-
mission.
Thus, what at hrst sight seems a difficult
matter, is indeed quite simple.
The reverse process is employed by Amer
leans in China who desire to communicate
with friends in this country. Instead Of having
the Chinese translated into the English they
hire an Americanized Chinaman and have him
write the address In the Chinese language in
order that it may pass safely and surely through
both pOstoffices.
The Chinese are poor correspondents and
only write a letter under the most urgent
circumstances. Out Of the vast Chinese pOpu-
lation in Chicago the postoffice clerks say that
not more than q dozen letters pass through
their hands in q day. and these are written
chiefly by business Cinnamon on business
matters.
They observe the minutest details in letter
writing, however, and make the closest in
quiry as to how each letter should be sent.
Probably more money Is sent through the
mails by Cinnamon in proportion to their
numbers than by any other foreign element of
their class. Hardly day passes but that three
or four Cinnamon get money orders at the post
office in amounts ranging from $40 to 500.
The National tribune., 1891-12-24

an officer In the rebel army throughout the
war.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Senators r. +. Pehigrew and j. Fl. Kyle, Of
South Dakota, we're too young to enter the
army.
Representative John L. Jolley enlisted In the
23d Wis, and was mustered out as Second
Lieutenant.
John A. Picker served year in the 81 Iowa
Cav, was mustered ont as Captain, and for six
months was Major of the I35th u. s. CT.
TENNESSEE.
Senator Isham g. Harris, Of Tennessee, was a
leading Secessionist, and served on the staff Of
the General commanding the rebel Army Of
the Tennessee for three years.
Senator William b. Bate, of the same State,
was private soldier in the Mexican war.
entered the rebel army as private, and became
Major General. He was three times wounded.
Representatives A. A. Taylor, Of the First
District; John G. HOuek, of the Second; II. @.
Snodgrass, OF the Third Benton McSIillin, of
tho Fourth; J. E. Washington, Of the Sixth,
aud b. A. Enloe, of the Eighth, give no mill
tary records in their biographies. Several of
'N'O wv SOuhB " HANo pccn III the army.
J. ID. Richardson, of the Fifth District, served
four years as private and Lieutenant in the
45th Tenn. trebel).
N. N. Cox, of the Seventh District, was a
Colonel in Forests command
K A. Pierce, of the Ninth District. was a
member Of the 9Th Tenn. Cav. (rebell, was
wounded and captured near Jackson, and was
prisoner till the end of the war.
Josiah Patterson, of the Tenth District, was
Lieutenant in the lst Ala. Cav. (rebell, and
during the last year of the war he commanded
brigade Of rebel cavalry. He claims to have
surrendered the last body Of rebel troops east
Of the Mississippi.
TEXAS.
Senator Richard Coke, Of Texas, was a Cap
tain in the rebel army.
Senator Horace Chiffon, Of the same State,
having been born in 1853, was too young to
serve
Representatives Charles Stewart, OF the First
District; J. b. Long. of the Second; j. w.
Bailey, Of the Fifth, and William II. Grain, Of
the Seventh, give no military records
T. b. Kilgore, of the Third District, was
Captain in the 10th Tex, and Adjutant- Gene
raj of a brigade. He was wounded at Chicka-
manga, and was a prisoner at Fort Delaware.
ID. b. Culberson, of the Fourth District, was
Colonel Of the 18th Tex.
10 Abbott, of the Sixth District, was Lieu
tenant in the 18th Tex. Cav.
Ia w. Moore, of the Eighth District, served
In the rebel army during the war.
Roger Q. Mills, of the Ninth District, was
Colonel and Acting Brigadier- General in the
rebel army.
Joseph ID. Sayers, ofthe Tenth District, served
four years in the rebel army.
5. w. I. Lanham, Of the Eleventh District, |
served in the Sd s. c. (rehel.
VERMONT.
Senator ]. s. Morrill,, of Vermont, was not in
the army.
Senator Redfeld Proctor went out as Lieu
tenant in the Sd VT, was Major of the 9TH, and
Colonel of the 18th VT.
Representative II. II. Powers, Of the First
District, was not in the army.
Representative William w. Grout, OF the
Second District, was Lieutenant Colonel of the
18th VI.
The National tribune., 1891-12-24

aharp dealer, even at "cut prices"
To prevent this kind OF fraud and imposi-
ton, the genuine guaranteed medicines OF
DIR. *. V. Pierce are now sold only through
druggists regularly authorized as agents, and
dtudyS at these lOng-established prices:
Golden Medical Discovery flor the Liver,
Blood, and Lungs), 800
Favorite Prescription flor womans weak
Noses and ailment1, el.OO
Pleasant Pellets for tho liver, 25 cents.
They're the cheapest medicines you can buy
mt any price, for yOu pay only for the good
10 benefit or cure or the money is returned.
Beware or the dilutions, limitations, and
substitutes offered by unauthorized dealers
~ len than above pricaA
The National tribune., 1891-12-24
Thinking of Something Good.

Little Marjorie is by no means fond Of going
to church. She has to sit too still, and 1.-THE
man " talks about things she cannot yet UNDER
stand. whats il for, mammal" she asked one
day. "What do we go to church for2 Mamma
tried to tell her the reasons, and concluded by
saying: "And when you can't understand
what the minister means you must remember
he is talking about good and beautiful things,
and you must make up your mind to think of
something good yourself" That day Marjorie
was very quiet in church, and her mother
praised her for it on the way home. II did
lust as you told me-" said the wee maid at
thought of something good" "What was it,
dearieP" apple piel"
The National tribune., 1891-12-24
Comparing Notes.

eyes, was q great desperate in my day"
said the reformed train robber shaking his
head sadly and with much humility. 81 once
held up a whole trsinload Of passengers single
handed and alone"
"That was quite q feat" said the retired
auetioneer, with dreamy. faraway look in his
eye, "but once knocked down whole rail
road"
The National tribune., 1891-12-24
VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA.
Senator ]. W. Daniel, of Virginia, was Adiu.
tant-General on Gen. Early's staff.
Senator j. A. Barbour, of the same State, gives
no military record. He was President of the
Orange & Alexandria Railroad during the
war.
Representatives, POsey @. Lester, of the Fifth
District; p @. Edmunds, of the Sixth, and III.
st. g. Tucker, of the Tenth, give no military
records.
Representative VIM. A. Jones, of the First
District was a cadet in the Military Institute
OF Virginia, and helped to defend Richmond.
John w. Lawson, Of the Second District, was
In the 32d Va (rebel), became Surgeon of an
artillery battalion, and surrendered at Apo
mattox.
George d. Wise. of the Third District, was a
Captain on the staff of Gen. Stevenson, Of the
rebel army.
James F. Epes. of the Fourth District, was in
the Sd Va. Cav. (rebel, and was wounded at
Green Plains.
Charles t. o'Ferrall, of the Seventh District,
enlisted in the rebel cavalry, and became Colo
mel. He was several times wounded.
J. A. Buchanan, of the Ninth District, was a
private In the StOnewall Brigade" was taken
prisoner, and remained in prison until the end
of the war.
WASHINGTON.
Senator John B. Allen, Of Washington, was
an enlisted man in the I35th Ind.
Senator Watson @. Squire, Of the same State,
raised company of sharpshooters, and was
promoted to the rank Of Colonel.
Representative John L. Wilson, having been |
born in 1850, was too young to 20 into the |
army.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Senator @. ]. Faulkner, of West Virginia, |
was an Aid on the staff Of the rebel General, |
J. C. Breckenridge, and afterward to Gen.
Wise, staying with him till he surrendered at
Appomattox.
Senator John E Kenna, Of West Virginia,
was private soldier in the rebel army; was
and surrendered at Shreveport.
Representatives J. o. Pendleton, Of the First
District; j. d. Anderson, of the Third, and
James Capehart, of the Fourth, give no mill.
larry records in their biographies.
Vim. L-Wilson, of the Second District. served
n the rebel army, but does not give his regi-
nent.
WISCONSIN,.
Senator Philetus Sawyer, Of Wisconsin, was
not in the army.
Senator VIM. F. Villas. of the same State, went
'ut as Captain in the 23d Wis, and became Lieu
enant- Colonel.
Representatives Babbitt. Of the First District:
Barwig, Of the Second; Brickner, of the Fifth;
Miller, Of the Sixth; COburn. of the Seventh:
Haugen, Of the Eighth, and Lynch, of the
Ninth, were not in the army.
A. r. Bushnell, of the Third District. was
Captain in the 7th Wis. until 1868, when fail
ng health compelled his resignation.
J. l.. Mitchell, of the Fourth, served In the
.4th Wis.
WYOMING.
Senator J. NJ. Carey, of Wyoming, was not
n the army.
Senator Francis E. Warren, of the same State.
vas an enlisted man in the 10th Mass. during
Is entire service.
Representative c. d. Clarke was too young 10
70 into the army.
REHABILITATION.
i. Number Of Senatorsin Union army........ Is
n Humhar nf In hal II
The National tribune., 1891-12-24
PosItI,e, COmparatIre, snperIatlre LIara.

There used to be q saying current in Lin
coins Inn years ago of Judge who recognized
three degrees of lisrs-ths liar simple, the
liar, and the expert witness. The point
lies In the fact that expert witnesses are al
lowed to give evidence as to what Is their
opinion, and hence are out of the reach of an
Indictment for perjury, which always hangs
over the head Of the ordinary witness. who can
testify to fact only. There is another version
which is Of interest, namely, the three degrees
Of liars, which are said to be the liar, the -
liar, and the mining engineer.
The National tribune., 1891-12-24

Senator sholby NJ. Cullom, Of Illinois was
not In the army, but Senator John NJ. Palmer
went out in 1861 as Colonel Of the llth IN. and
successfully commanded a brigade. division.
ana . corps In the Army Of the Cumberland
vi The Representatives, Taylor, Of the First
Districts Mccain, Of the Second District: Dur.
borrow Of the Third; Hopkins, Of the Fifth
HIT Of the Sixth; Steward, Of the Eighth !:
Gable OF the Eleventh. Wike, Of the Twelfth
Springer Of the Thirteenth; Scott, Of the -Four.
teenthi Fithian, OF the sixteenth; Lane. 81
The Seventeenth; Forman, OF the Eighteenth
Williams Of the Nineteenth, and Smith, of Che
Twentieth, were not in the army.
Walter 6, Rewberry, Of the Fourth District.
enlisted as private. and rose by promotions 10
BreYet BriRadier- General.
Thomas j. Henderson, Of the Seventh Dis
Uict was Colonel Of the 18TH ul., aud Breyet
Erigad icr General.
The National tribune., 1891-12-24
TBEIRWAR HISTORIES,
Veterans and NOn-TCteranS in the
Present Congress.

Several comrades have asked us to give the
war services Of the various Members of the
present Congress
The National tribune., 1891-12-24


Senators StOckbridge and Mcmillan, ofAIichi-
gan, were not in the army.
Representatives Chapman. OF the First Dis.
trict; German, Of the Second Stout, Of the
Sixth; Whiting, Of the seventh; Youmans, Of
the Eighth Weadock, the Tenth, and steph-
enson, Of the Eleventh, were not in the army.
James ODonnoll, Of the Third District,
served IN the LIST Mich.
J. C. Burrows. Of the Fourth District was
Captain IN Michigan regiment.
Charles f. Belknap, Of the Fifth District, en-
listed in The 2lst Mich, and became Captain at
the age Of IL.
Harrison II. Wheeler, Of the Ninth District
enlisted IN the 10th Mich, aud rose 10 be Cap
tain. lie was wounded three times on the At
lantic campaign.
MINNESOTA.
Senator c. X. Davis, Of Minnesota, was First
Lieutenant IN the 2sth Wis.
Senator w. ID. Washburn was not ia the army.
Representatives Lind. Of the Second District
The National tribune., 1891-12-24

They 90 together
tho cutting" Of
prices, and the sub
1titution Of inferior
goods Sometimes
It's a fraudulent
imitation OF the
Lgenuine article
sometimes it's some
cheap compound
represented as
I" just as good;
there's prOfit fora
The National tribune., 1891-12-24

Hare you asked all your aequaintanees 10
subscribe for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE2
II not, do so at once, TO give the paper more
pOWer IN ehGmpioHiRg the cause of the reterans.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-10-03

In thriving village of Oxford county
are people who still enjoy relating a little
incident illustrative Of the confusion
likely 10 fall upon the stranger to our
language who uses synonyms indiscrimi-
nately. The pastor Of the leading church
had made arrangements to exchange
with good German brother of the same
denomination. Having himself been a
witness to some ludicrous mistakes OF
that worthy. the minister was not with
out feeling of uneasiness.
The German having arrived in the vii
lage Saturday was conrteously invited
to a pleasant gathering near the parson
age. The elite of the town We're pres
ent. All went well with our German
friend until ne was introduced to tbs
beautiful Miss Howard, whose match
less complexion was the pride Of the vii
lage. Feeling that such beauty deserved
some recognition. and wishing TO com
pliment the beautiful stranger. the Ger
man exclaimed with his beaming ad
miration, why. fraulein. what beau
+ tiful hide you hayelr Lewiston Journal
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-10-03
WHAT - youR opINIoss

Should any one ask your opinion about
ilte Histogenetio system Of medicine Just
answer boldly that il is no good. should
he ask you the reason Why it i no good,
tell him just because. II this answer does
not oonfound him by it, profundity and he
still persists, tell him that il is a new-fan-
gled idea. This viii probably prove effect
i've, Us it hankrupted the first iron pillow es-
adjustment. should you fail in that, too,
don't give up, but insist with the powerful
argument that your grandmother never
heard of il; that you can't see how mer-
curry, arsenic, strychnine. etc, can be tin
proved upon, and that the old schools OF
medicine must necessarily have exhausted
all the stock of wisdom, and that there can
not possibly be anything left to learn. And
if all your powerful arguments have failed
to convince him OF the reasonableness of
your position you have still one Parthian
shot-tell him that you are simply aston
ished that you thought him an intelligent
mani
And still there are men and women, too
upon whom such arguments have no ef-
feet. but they are thinking people who are
willing To investigate before they form an
opinion.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-10-03

A walk in the principal streets and
avenues from to o'clock in the morn
ing will convince the observer that
whatever the shortcomings Of the street
cleaning department. storekeepers and
housekeepers are primarily and incident
ally responsible for dirty streets by
allowing their employees 10 sweep into
the streets the dust Of their houses or
stores, and the dirt and refuse found
upon Che sidewalk.
If the walk il extended 10 the tenement
house districts at any hour Of the day il
will be noticed that 1t Is quite the custom
to throw ashes and garbage into the
streets, and 10 allow these materials to
escape into the street or upon the side
walk from insufficient, improper or over
flowing receptacles. Il will also be no
ticed that soon after "A street has been
cleaned il is again detiled by the refuse
and garbage from the ncighboring build.
I ings, and that the carts which transport
street dirt, ashes and garbage, sand fol
new buildings, earth from cellar excava
tions and the dust and dirt from build.
ings torn down, scatter some part OF their
contents into the street as they proceed
to their destination.
A student Of the problem Of street
cleaning has only to make the above OBJ.
servations to learn the primary cause OF
dirty streets i'm New York, and that
without thorough reform in this par
ticular relief is well nigh hopeless This
simple solution of the problem is only
the application to the streets OF the IA
miliar rules which govern every well
regulated household. Can a house be
clean II the members Of the family
throw waste paper and other refuse OIL
the floors, and ignore the waste basket
and the cuspidore; and how many time
day must the floors of the house b'
swept if such a practice is tolerated.
General Emmons Clark in Popular Sci
ence Monthly.