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NOTICE

I am applying to the Board of Pardons of the
State of Louisiana for a pardon.
WILLIS FEEDER.
opelousas, Jan. o., 1896.
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Halls great circus will be- here next
Thursday. This circus is accompanied
by a menagerie of wild and strange ami
mails from all parts OF the world.
Such sights are instructive to chill
dren, as Que view OF these animals will
convey a better idea Of those creatures
than pictures and books will furnish in
a lifetime.
CiIcuses, much as they are decried,
are wonderful object lessons to the
younger people, and all the little boys
aud girls should be taken to see them.
OF course, parents and elder brothers
and sisters must attend and take care
Of the younger one
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cation,
Msnday, Feb. is, 1898,
is set apart for the purpose OF celebrating the
one hundredth anniversary OF the birth of
George Peabody, the Educational Philanthro-
pist.
Programs, prepared by the Department Of
Education, will be forwarded to each teacher,
and each school is expected to follow said pro-
gram as near az may be.
Two or more schools in any district may cele-
brate said day together, should the teachers see
proper to do 80. The public are cordially invit-
ed 70 attend.
A. L. FONTENOT, President.
W. 8. FRAZEE, Superintendent. f2-3t
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JUDICIAL AID vERTGsEMENTs.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

No. 1888.
COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
By virtue of an order issued out OF the Hon.
the Eleventh judicial District Court, in and
1or the parish Of st. Landry. in the above
entitled and numbered suit. and to me direct
ed, l will proceed to sell at the store Of Piacide
konln, at Port Barre, in the said parish, at IL
O'Clock a. H., on
Saturday., February l6sh, 1898.
the following described property, to-wit
The contents OF a store at Port Barre. consist
ing of dry goods, groceries, croekery, &c.
About 30 tons of cotton seed, one pair Creole
mules, one old hack.
Terms-Cash. 7. s. F~ONTENOT.
Feb. 3, 1896. Sheriff.
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AytIonsas (onritr.
PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY By
rr0NCE & L. A. SANDOZ.
no n0fLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
100 for Six Months.
Fresh fish every Friday at Richards.
OPELDUSAS:

s.TmRDAm: FEBRUARY is, 1895
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Mr.. Walter Hall, Of Minneapolis,
MINI, arrived here on last Saturdays
tram and is visiting his uncle, Mr.. J. W.
Clifford.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC school
TEACHERS OF ST. LAM
DRY PARISH.

Under instructions received from Hon. A. D..
Lafargue, State superintendent OF Public Edu-
cation,
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Feb. 9, 1895
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MEETING OF CREDITORS.
" -
ESTATE OF ALEXANDRA P. DURrS.

DISTRICT COURT, PARIsH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15

TAKEN TO THE WRONG PLACE.-Yes
terday MIR. VIM. Smith, keeper Of the
Poor's House, deputized Messrs. George
Cant and VIM. Gilmartin to bring
Charles Augustus, a demented colored
man, to this city, where commission
of lunacy was to be held upon him.
He had given the people at the aims
house considerable trouble, and after
he had been placed in the wagon Mr..
Smith charged the two men having
him in custody not to bring him back
Cant and Gilmartin soon arrived in
this city with their charge, but became
confused as to their objective point,
and instead of driving to Mr.. 0. Q.
Whittlesey's Office, where the commits.
sion was to be held, drew up in front Of
Mr. B. Wheatley's undertaking estab-
lishment. The proprietor, supposing a
body was in the wagon, told the two
men to go around the back way with
it and not draw the attention OF every
body in the street to it. Cant and Gil
martin started to obey when Charles
Augustus, having reason to suppose ne
was about to be buried alive, rose 10
the wagon and frantically exclaimed,
mo you don't, boss rs not dead by q
long wayr Mr.. Wheatley, upon see
ing this, ordered the men to drive to
DR.. Purvis's Office, and that gentleman
finally directed them to the right place.
Later Drs. Ashby and Miller and JUS
tees Whittlesey, May and Sipple pro-
nounced the man insane and he was
placed in Jail preparatory to being tax
en- to an aylum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15

BUILDING INsPECToR.-The COM
mittee on general laws met in the
Council Chamber last night to discuss
the bill now before Council for Great
ing the Office of building inspector
Quite number OF the builders of tie
city were also present by request. The
bill. was read and after some minor
amendments had been made it was
unanimously decided to recommend its
passage The bill provides that the
city engineer shall perform all the du-
ties of building Inspector required
under the act and he shall inspect
every house in course of its construc-
ton or alteration. All buildings here
after erected in the city must be of
sound material, of good workmanship,
abundantly strong, and the foundation
walls must rest on solid ground, con-
crete or masonry and be built of brick
or stone. The bill also provides as to
the means of building cellars, base
ments, party walls, roofs, chimDeys,
flues, &C., and will be the means of the
erection of better and safer buildings in
this CITY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15
SEMINARY HILL NOTES.

The lecture delivered on Tuesday
last by Rev. DIR. G. G. Currie was on
''The evidences of Christianity from
prophesy type-Jewish and gentle"
The doctor held his audience spell
bound for about an hour as he brought
them down through the ages and
showed the Lord Christ is the fulfilling
Of the law-the great law of human ma
ture-which has in its innermost craving
the desire for God manifest. We can
give no idea on mere notice like this
of the thrilling style of the preacher.
The doctor while on the Hill was the
guest of DR.. Packard. Rev. Randolph
McKim will be the next lecturer.
The Southern chaplains, Rev. DR..
Meade, of Roanoke; Rev. B. D. Tucker,
of Norfolk, and Rev. Mr.. Scott, of Isle
Of Wight, have been here for the pur-
pose of holding the intermediate ex-
aminations of the students from the
diocese of Southern Virginia.
Mr.. Blackford entertained the juniors
and some of the middle class at de.
lightful supper last week.
The snow on the Hill Is very deep
and the roads have been impossible.
The butchers wagons could not get out
for a day or two last week and MIR.
Blackford was compelled to have hog
killed to supply his very numerous
household with necessary provisions.
The road to Mallow is even yet closed
and a passway across the fields has
been opened. Mr.. G. R. Hoof and MIR.
Geo. Wortbington, two of our public
spirited citizens, had the road opened as
fer as the pike. One drift was said to
be twelve feet deep.
Rev. Chas. Lee has been On the hill.
he has not been able to get back to
his home at Leeds on account of the
snow.
Mr.. Willoughby Reade and wife have
returned from Abingdon, where they
were detained for several days on ac-
count of the storm.
The High School boys are talking OF
erecting a memorial tablet to the mem.
DRY of the late Rev. DR.. Kinloch Mel.
son, who was their pastor. The tabl. t
will be either bronze or brass and will
be placed in the school chapel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15
DRY GOODS.
v oodIIVard & LothrOp.
10th, 1lth and F Sts., N. W.
DRY GOODS.
Our Unparalleled Stock of
"Fast" Black Hosiery

We keep none but the most
reliable binds, and we return
the money for every pair that
isn't as it ought to be. The
prices-excellence considered
were never lower.
Women's Fast Black Cotton Hose, full regu
lar made, 2 pairs for 25c. Pair 15c.
Women's Fast Black Cotton Hose, finer
quality, double heels and toes 3 pairs for SOC
Women's Fast Black Cotton Hose, double
soles, high spliced heels. Regular Csc quail
ty, 5 pairs for 81. Pair 21c.
Women's Fast Black Cotton Hose, medium
weight, double soles high spliced heels. Reg
ular 35c quality, 25c.
Womens Fast Black Cotton Hose, extra
fine quality, double soles, high spliced heels.
Regular SOC quality, psirS, ST.. Pair 35c.
Women's Fast Black and Fancy Boot Pat
tern Lise Hose, plain and Richelieu ribbed.
Regular 35c quality, 25c.
Children's Fast Black Cotton Hose, ribbed,
full regular made, 121ac.
Boys Fast Black Ironclad Cotton Hose,
double knees, heels and toes, Csc
Children's Fast Black Cotton Hose, IL and
81 ribbed, double knees, toes and heels, 25c.
Children's Fast Black Imported Cotton
Hose, double heels and toes. Regular Csc
quality. 8 pairs for SOC. Pair zoe.
First floor. .........""..2nd anneI.)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15
~-aooDs DELIVERED IN Alley
ANDRIA.
Woodward & Lothrop
10th, 18th & F Sts., n. W.,
WASHINGTON. D. c.
WASHINGTON. -. T..

Mrs. o. A. Kinsolving is spending
the winter with Mrs. Geo. T. Worthing.
ton. Her SON, Wythe, is student al
the High School.
Everybody is looking forward to the
concert to be held at Leggitt Hall on
the 22d. Hicks's predictions have cast
shadow over the prospect, but warn.
er weather is hoped for by the Opt.
mists.
At the last Missionary Society Mr.
Robert Nelson gave 8 most graphic
and interesting account of Miss Mars
denis missionary efforts among the
lepers of Siberia, and was followed by
Mr.. W. D. Buckner in a very spiritual
and earnest address on the Christians
warfare against sin.
At the Brazilian Missionary Society
meeting it was determined to increase
the salaries of the missionaries for this
year, as owing to the war in that
country provisions sold at famine
prices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15

BROKE THROUGH THE ICE.-Three
men in sleigh drawn by one horse left
Marshal Hall this morning on the ice
for Washington. They kept on the
Maryland flats and avoided the track
made by the transfer tug Brewertop,
having been warned by the men on the
tug to do so. Upon the return in the
afternoon, Mr.. Spear, the owner, was
the only one in the sleigh, and while it
was being watched by numbers on the
wharyes in this city, the horse broke
through the ice and for a time disap
peared. The crew of the tug Brewer
ton went to the rescue and with ropes,
poles and other appliances succeeded
after much difficulty in rescuing the
horse, which was blanketed and taken
ashore. Later the team proceeded on
its way. Tie horse was badly cut by
fha ice
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15
[. SCHWARZ & SON
boots are not to be taken home by
those entrusted with them, but are to
he carried on the apDaratys.
518 KING STREET.

boots are not to be taken home by
those entrusted with them, but are to
be carried on the apparatus.
Mr.. G. Hatley Norton, as receiver for
the Fidelity Building and Loan Asso-
citation, filed his report yesterday with
the District of Columbia Supreme Court.
The document enters at some length
into the affairs of the association, show
ing that the liabilities are much in ex-
cess of the assets, and suggesting that
the association has been carelessly man.
aged.
The funeral of the late Mrs. George
]. Haines took place on Wednesday in
Accotink, Rev. S. A. Wallis officiating.
A number of friends and acquaintance
were present at the service, but many
were kept away by the inclemency OF
the weather and the drifted condition
of the roads. The body was taken to
Washington, where it will be inferred
in the Congressional cemetery.
Mr.. Park Agnew, who was in Balti-
more yesterday, says that he saw some
of the B. & O. R. R. officials who told
him that now that permission had been
granted by Council to close part OF
the Strand the work of erecting depot
buildings in this city for their company
will be commenced as soon as the
weather will permit. 1t is rumored
that a Baltimore firm is thinking oil
leasing the Pioneer Mills to be used as
q grain elevator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15

BURNING OF A STEAMER-The
steamer Lady Of the Lake. of the Peo-
ple's Transportation Company, was
burned to the waters edge at her dock
loot of Seventh street in Washington
about three o'clock this morning. The
light from the burning steamer illumi-
mated the northeast heavens and at
tracled the attention of all in this city
who were on the streets at that hour.
The loss will be about $40, 900. The fire
pIugs in the vicinity being frozen, the
flmes could not be stayed and every
thing sava the iron hull was burne /.
Capt. T. T. Cooper and Quartermas er
]. w. Keene, who were asleep in the
cabin when the fire broke out, had
narrow escapes. 1t is believed that t e
fire was caused by the overturning OF
the galley stove. The hull began to
sink this morning, but was saved b :
fire engines, which pumped out tn
water in the hold.
The Lady of the Lake was about tn 9
oldest steamer on the Potomac, having
been brought here from New York
about twenty-five years ago and placed
on the Norfolk route. She Was for
some time commanded by Captain
Joseph Denly, of this city. Previous
TO that time it had been found difficult
to keep boat running regularly on the
Norfolk line, although but two trips
week were made, but under the Lady
of the Lakes management a lucrative
business was established, until now
boats are run daily. In the early plrt
of the year 1876 the Lady of the Lake
while lying at her wharf in Norfolk
took fire and burned to the waters
edge. The late Cornelius Moore, of
this city, was her engineer at the time,
and he contracted q cold by getting
wet on that occasion and died soon after
reaching Alexandria. The iron hull
all that was left of the steamer)
was raised and towed to Della
ware and in July of the same year in
which she was burned she appeared in
these waters rebuilt in new and mod
ern style. A year later fire was dis
covered in stateroom while on her
way from this port to Norfolk, but it
was extinguised in time to save the
steamer from destruction. The Lady
of the Lake enjoyed monopoly OF the
Norfolk trade until 1879. when the
George Leary was placed on the route
as an opposition boat, and in 1891 the
present Washington and Norfolk line
placed their new screw steamers on the
line and superseded all others. The
Lady of the Lake, previous to this, I'M
dertook to establish a route between
this port and Fredericksburg and land
ings on the Rappahannock river, but
failed. She was subsequently run be-
tween this and city Baltimore with no
better results. A year or two ago she was
purchased by a syndicate of colored
people who formed the Peoples Trans
portation Company. and she was agai"
put on the Norfolk line, but proved un-
remuneratiye. The affairs connected
with her management have been the
occasion of considerable trouble among
the stockholders recently, and law
suits have resulted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15

OPERA HoUsE.-Fanny Rice is a
yeritable American queen. Her fun is
pure and simple and natural always.
She does not have to be ridiculou, or
grotesoue or coarse nor is her humor
SO finely drawn that it can be appre-
ciated only by the educated. 1t ap-
meals alike to all who come under the
magic spell of her witchery. She will
be seen at the Opera House to night in
a new comedy. Nancy" supported by
an excellent company. Besides being
intensely funny, there is a great deal OF
lively, catchy music.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15

Ice IN WASHINGTON HARBoR.-The
District Commissioners spent several
hours yesterday in the consideration OF
methods of clearing the Washington
harbor of ice, in order to prevent an
ice gorge in the event of freshet. No
definite action was taken in the matter,
but an order will probably be issued to.
day which will provide for the emer-
gency. The owners of several local tug
boats seem to be positive that their
boats are capable of doing the work and
have submitted bids for it. Capt.
Henry Brown, of Baltimore, submitted
a proposition to furnish three boats
the Hercules, the Vulcan and the Emma
each provided with ice plows and
ready for work, for 500 day each.
Harbor Master Sutton is of the opinion
that it ould be best to contract for the
Baltimore boats, as he does not think
there are any vessels belonging to
Washington that are strong enough to
accomplish the work necessary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15

THE WEATHER AND THE RIVER
This has been the mildest day for two
weeks, the mercury at o'clock this
morning registering 20 and by noon it
had run up to about 400 In the sun
the snow melted enough to make the
streets slushy, but 10 the shade the
milder temperature had but little effect
on the ice or snow,
The condition of the river remains
unchanged. The railroad transfer tug
and barge make regular trips from this
city to Shepherds in the track which
was partially kept open by the tug
even during the coolest days of last
week. No other boats are running.
This morning was witnessed the novel
sight of horse and sleigh on the river:
The sleigh contained three men and
was run on the ice from the Maryland
shore about mile below this city
The horse made good time and went as
far as Shepherds, where the track made
in the ice by the tug Beaverton COM
PEELED the party to leave the river and
take to the shore again.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15

FIRE ON A STEAMER.-Several mat
tresses in berth in the after cabin, on
the starboard side of the new steamboat
Potomac, lying at pier s, Light street
wharf, Baltimore, caught fire about
three o'clock yesterday afternoon from
some unknown cause, and before the
flames could be extinguished $500
damage was done. A number of mat
tresses and four berths were destroyed,
and the woodwork on the starboard
side was considerably damaged. The
loss is covered by insurance. The Po-
tomac was recently purchased from G..
r. Lewis and others by the Weems
Steamboat Company, Henry Williams,
president. 1t is supposed that the fire
was caused by the ignition of. matches,
which were carried in the berth by RAJ 9.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15

CORPORATION CouRT.-Judge J. KIN.
Norton presiding.-The will of the late
Mrs. Elizabeth Corse was admitted to
probate and her sons, Messrs. w. B. and
NJ. B. Corse, qualified as executors. The
will is dated February %, 1898, and
was witnessed by Mrs. Eva G. Mush'
back, and Mr.. J. M. johnson. The es-
tate. which is valued at nearly 800, 900,
is divided equally among the four child
rem of the deceased, and there is a
clause which provides thatif her hus-
band survived her he should have a
competent and sufficient maintenance.
The estate of the late Gen. M. D.
Corse was committed to his son, Mr..
w. B. Corse, for administration. The
general had paid up insurance policy
upon his life for $1,000.
Jackson Beach VS.. Francis Beach, re-
port of Commissioner Booth confirmed
and decree for sale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15

The TWENTY SECOND will be holi-
day but there will be no general OBJ
servance of the day in this city. At
night Washington Lodge of Masons
will hold a meeting and celebrate the
occasion, but not in such an elaborate
manner as for some years past. The
pupils of the public schools will have
appropriate readings, sc. The pupils
of some of the colored schools have
prepared quite an interesting pro
pramme of exercises to be rendered the
dsy before the 22d.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.
He wrote his love a valentine,
About heart in hostage.
She was informed next day, at nine,
That it YVES "held for postage"


Alexandria Lodge, K. of p, meets
tonight.
Four, dodgers were at the station
house last night
There were no cases for trial in the
Police Court this morning.
An original widows pension was
granted yesterday to Betsy Forman,
Of Centreville.
The snow drifts have been opened on
the road from Cameron run bridge to
the pike in Fairfax county.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday to James Moore,
of Aldie, and Jennie Barron, of Fairfax
county.
"Rose HILL" the handsome residence
of Mr.. Emil Reidel, in Fairfax county,
which was burned on the 1st inst, is to
rebuilt.
No answer from the Southern Rail-
way employees to Vice President Bald
wins schedule of wages and hours is
expected for several days.
While going to the fire yesterday af-
ternoon on the Columbia hose wagon
VIM. Mills was thrown to the ground
at the corner of King and ST. Asaph
streets, but escaped without further in
jury than shaking up.
The funeral of Mrs. Lucy G. Stuart,
who died at Roanoke on Tuesday night,
took place from Christ Church this
morning. The remains reached this
city last night in charge of number OF
friends from the College.
AT the request of the representatives.
of the insurance companies the work of
tearing down the walls of the burned
Hill factory was suspended to-day after
the really dangerous portions of those
walls had been torn down.
During the year 1895 the Virginia
law requires that census of the school
population shall be taken of the various
cities and counties of the State. The
persons to be embraced in this enumer.
alton are such as are between the ages
of 5 and 81 years.
The schooner City of Augusta, Can't.
Adams, from Wiscasset, Maine, for
Washington, D. c., put into Darlington
Bay, n. S., last night leaking badly and
with the crew severely frostbitten. AT
one time during the recent storm she
had nine feet of water in her hold.
Six pairs of rubber boots have been
given to each fire company. Two more
pairs are to be furnished each. Twen-
ty-four rubber coats are also to be dis
tributed to the companies. By the Or
der of the fire wardens the coats and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15

THE POOR The 5000 appropriated
by Council on Tuesday night for the
poor has not yet been called for by the
Ladies' Relief Committee, but the war
rant for the amount can be had at any
time. Some of the ladies who took an
active part in the relief of the poor two
weeks ago say that they will not have
the time to attend to the distribution Of
the money appropriated by Council and
hope others will take their places on
the committee. The ladies since last
report have received g from Mrs. Geo.
Darley,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15

WEDDING.-At noon yesterday at
the old St. Stephens Episcopal Church,
Culpeper, Miss Maggie Belle Nelson,
daughter of Mr.. Lewis P. Nelson, was
married to Mr.. w. Greaner Neal, Of
Richmond, by the Rev. w. T. Roberts,
of Williamsburg. The church was
beautifully decorated for the occasion,
the bridal couple standing beneath .
true lovers knot of lilies of the valley
and violets. The couple left on the
1888 train for an extended trip through
the South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-15

ARMoRY HALL.-Prof. E. D. An
drews, at Armory Hall last night, was
greeted by large crowd that seemed
we'll pleased at the performance, which
was received with cheers and laughter.
The three horses handled were driven
up to flying paper and over exploding
fire crackers, at the firing of of re-
volyers, which did not appear to startle
them. Prof. Andrews had made them
familiar with such objects. The pro-
lessor will tonight handle three horses
belonging in the city, besides two from
Washington.