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VOL. LXXVI.
ALEXANDRIA, VA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1875
NO. 160.
ALEXA.GAZETTE & VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
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JOHN QU1NCY ADAMS-INTEREST
ING INCIDENTS.
From the 7th volume of the Diary of JohD
Quiccy Adams, by Charles Francis Adams:
Mr. Adams was ofteu auuoyed by the details
of etiquette incident to his official posiiiou,
and did not fail to mauil'cst his weariness in
the records of bis jjurnal. On one aecasion he
was iuvited to attend a cattle show in the
neighborhood of Baltimore. After some hesi
tation be decided not tu acc-.p;. He expresses
his disgust with the whole atf?ir io exp'wit
terms: "It is apparent ihat the Society wish
to make the Presideut of the United States a
part of their exhibition. To gratify this wish,
I must give four days of my time, no tr-fie of
expense, and seta precedent for being claimed
as an artiole of exhibition at ail the cattle-shows
throughout the Uuioo. Fiom cattie-suows to
other public meetings for purposes of utility or
exposures of public s '0:iment, the transition
is natural and easy. Invitations to them wuuld
multiply from week to week, and every
ct mp iance would breed the nccessry for
numerous excuses and a policies. Fiually,
this is no part of my duties, aud some
duty must be n-g'ected to attend to it.?
'Se st thou a man diligeote id his bv s
ness?' " Soon after his entrance upon tiiu
presidency, be makes the folio win? entry: '"En,
teriog upon a new course of life, momentous
not alone to myself, and specially responsible to
God, to my country aud to mankind, I have in
tensely felt my obligation to devote all my
time and all my faculties to the discbarge of
my duties. To this end I have endeavored to
make a regular distribution of time?wbich I
have been, however, enabled but very imper
fectly to execute. The ordinary day during the
month has been generally like that of April.
My rising hour between four and six. But the
bathing season has come, and the heat of Sum
mer, which renders it necessary to transpose
my hours of exercise from the alternoD, before
dinner, to the morning, before breakfast. This
I have done for the last three days, taking two
morning hours for bathing and swimming in
the Potomac. My diary has been more stead
ily kept up, yet not without negligent interrup
tion. Incessant and distraciiugly various occu
paiion continue to fill the space between
breakfast and dinner, aud most of the eveuings
are wasted in idleness or at the billiard-table, a
resource both for exersise aud amusement."
His love of the water was not without occa
sional danger, llcre is a description of oue of
his adventures in that kiud :
"1 attempted to cross the rivet with Antoine
in a small canoe, with a view to swim across it
to come back. He took a boat in which-wis
had crossed it last Summer without accident.
The boat was at the shore near Vau Ness's pop
lars; but in crossing the Tiber to that point,my
son John, who was with u>, thought the b-Mt
dangerous, and, instead of going with us, went
and undressed at the rock to swim aud meet us
in midway of the river as we should be re
turning. I thought the boat safe enough, or
rather peisisted carelessly in going without
paying due attention to its coudition; gave
my watch to my soo; made a Duudie
of my coat and waistcoat to take io the
boat with mo; put off my shoes, aud was pad
dled by Autouie, who had stripped himself en
tirely uaked. Before wo had got half across
the river the boat had leaked itself half full,
and then we found there was nothing on board
to scoop up the water and throw it over. Just
at that critical moment a fresh breeze from the
northwest blew down the river as from the nose
of a bellows. Io five minutes' time it made a
little tempest, and set the boat to dancing till
the river came in at the sides. I jumped over
board and Antoine did the same, and lost hold
of tho boar, whioh filled with water and drifted
away. We were as near as possible to the
middle of the river, and swam to the opposite
shore. Antoine, who was uaked, roached it
with little difficulty. I had much more, aud.
whilo struggling for life aud gaspiog for
breath, had had ample leisure to refl-ct upon
my own discretiou. My principal difficulty was
in the loose sleeves of my shirt, whioh filled
with water and huog like two 56-pound weights
upjn my arms. I had also my bat, which 1
soon gave, however, to Antoine. After reach
ing tho shore I took off my shirt aud panta
loons, wrung them out, and gave them to An
toine to go and look out for our clothes, or for
a person to seud to the house for others, aud
for the carriage to come and fetch me. Soon
after he had gane my son Joho joined me, hav
ing swum whully aoroes the river, expecting to
meet us returuiug with the boat. Antoine
crossed the bridge, sent a man to my house for
the carriage, made some search for the drifted
boat and bundles, and fouud his own hat with
his shirt aud braces in it, and oue of my shoes.
He also brought over the bridge my son'.-<
clothes, with my watch and umbrella, which I
had left with him.
"While Antoine was gone Joho and I were
wading and swimmiug up aud down on the
other shore, or sitting naked, basking on the
bank at the margin of the river. John walked
over the bridge home. The carriage came,
aad took me and Antoine home, half dreSsed.
I lost an old summer coat, white waistcoat, two
napkins, two white handkerchiefs, and one
shoe. Antoine lost his watch, jacket, waist
coat, pantaloons, and shoes. The boat was al
so lost. By the mercy of God our lives were
spared, and no injury befell our persons. We
reached home about a quarter before nine, hav
ing been out nearly five hours. I had been
about three hours io the water, but suffered
no inconvenience from it. This incident gave
me a humiliatiug lesson and solemn warning
not to trifle with danger. The reasons upon
which I justify to myself my daily swimming
io the river did Dot apply to this adventure. It
is neither necessary for my health, nor even
for pleasure, that I should swim across the riv
er, aod, having once swum across it, I could
not even want it as an experiment of practica
bility. Among my motives for swimmiog.tbat
of showing what I can do must be discarded as
spurious, and I must strictly confine myself to
the purposes of health, exercise, and salutary
labor."
Ou the 8th of July, 1826, Mr. Adams re
vived notioe of the dangerous sickness and
probably impending death of his father, ani
ie al once deoided to proceed as speedily as
to? ? to Quincy. The suddenness of the in
bev?all?n wai a great shock. A few weeks
hi&?[e,u1 had been announced that although
ai?er seemed to be declining there was no
causc for alarm, and he indulged the hope that
he would survive at least through the Summer,
and even perhaps a few years longer. He had
Dot gone far on his journey before ho received
the tidinRS that the aged President had died on
the aiternoon of the 4th. ''My father, he
writes had nearly closed the ninety-first year of
his life?a life illustrious in the annuls of his
country and of the world. He had served to
great aud useful purpose his nation, bis age,
and his God. .He is gone, and may the bless
ing of Almighty Grace have attendjd him to
his account! I say not, May my last eod be like
his ! ?it were presumptuous The time, the
manner, the coincidence with the decease of
Jefferson, are visible and palpable marks of Di
vine favor, for which 1 would humble myself in
grateful and silent adoration before the Ruler
of the Universe. For myself, all that I desire
to ask is, that I may live the remnaut of my
days in a manner worthy of him from whom I
came, and, at the appointed hour of my Maker,
die as my father has died, iu peace with God
and man, sped to the regions of futurity with
the blessings of my fellow men " Mr. AJams
was four days on the road from Washington,
p'ucYing Boston only five days alter the fuueral.
Hi< visit to the family mansion, winch had been
made desolate, is described with much feeling.
"After breakfast 1 came out with my two sons,
George and John, to Q lincy. I found at
my father's house my brottu r with his family.
Everything about the house is the same. X
was not fully seusible of the change tiil I en
tered his bed-chamber, the place where 1 had
last taken leave of him, aud where I had most
sat. with him at my two last yearly visits to
him at this place. That moment was inexpres
sibly painful, and struck me as if it had been
an arrow to the heart, My father aud my
mother ha**e departed. The charm which has
always made this house to me an abode of en
chantment is dissolved; and yet my attach
ment to it, aud to thr whole region round, is
stronger than ever I felt it before. 1 feel it is
time for me to begin to set my hou?e in order,
and to prepare for the churchyard myself.
Other du i s in the m< an time devolve upon
me from this r c-.^ji event, the full extent of
wfiich I pruy that I may koow; as I do for the
holy Spirit of grace to discharge them."
Considerable space in the diary is devoted
by-Mr. Adams to comments on the various
preachers whose discourses he had listened to,
often accompanied by naive confessions of his
own religious feeling- and experience. Thus,
after bearing a serm )U, which might as well be
called a speech, from Mr. Little, a Unitarian
minister in Washington, in defense of the mi- j
racles recorded in the Scriptures, he remarks:
"This is not the manner in which that subject
ought to be treated. The miracles of the New
Testament appear to have been performed as
evidence of the divine mission of Christ; faith
was to be founded on the mighty works by
which it was authenticated. But now the order
of proof is reversed: it is the doctrine of the
Scriptures alone that can obtain credence for
the miracles. Mr. Little read several extracts
from a Dudleian lecture of Mr. Channing's up
on this subject, with great commendation.
They were very ingenious and eloquent, but
the drift of them was to prove that there is no
reason for disbelieving the Scriptural accounts
of miracles, or that the Creator should bind
him-elf to exclusive operation by general laws.
This is very true; but it does not meet the
question, which is not upon thc.powtr .of the
Creator, but upon the fact of the miracles.
The miracles in the B:blc furnish the most pow
erful of ail the objections against its authenti
city, both historical nud-doctrinal; and were it
possible to take its sublime morals, its unparal
leled conceptions of the nature of God, and its
irresistible power over the heart, with the sim
ple narrative of the"lile and death of Jesus,
-stripped of all the supernatural agency aud all
the marvelous incidents connected with it, I
should receive it without any of those misgiv
ings of unwilling incredulity as to the miracles,
which I find it impossible altogether to cast
off.".. The death of Mr. Little took place not
long afterward, which gave Mr. Adams the oc
casion to define his position in regard to one
of the leading religious controversies of that
day. "This is an event," he writes, "deeply
to be lamented by his congregation, of whom
I was oue. I had constantly attended
on his ministration for the last seven years,
though I have never formally joined his socie
ty. 1 did not subscribe to many of his doo
trines, particularly not to the fundamental one
of his Unitarian creed. I believe in one God,
but H s nature is incomprehenr-ible to me, and
of the question between the Unitarians and
Trinitarians I have no prccisc belief, because
no defiuite understanding. But Mr. Little's
moral discourses were always good, and some
times admirable. 1 listened to them with
pleasure and profit, and shall miss them if I
live to return to Washington." In the midst
of his public carer, Mr. Adams never ceased to
indulge his love of letters, and often intersper
ses.the political comments iu his diary with
critical remarks on the authors that had em
ployed the leisure of a pissing hour.
Several CHOICK KOOMS, with first class
BOAUD, at No. 68 Prinee street, Alexa., Va.
sep 15-lm
Mrs. J. H. B1TZSK.
FRENCH ORGANDIES?Spocial attention
is invited to a beautiful assortment of
French. Organdy Lawns, roduced from 37Jc to
26c per yard. ^ D. F. BRASHEAR,
_je 2\ No. 1CM King st , Alexandria, Va.
Bacon i bacon 1
Another lot of Sugar cured Shoulders,
Hams and Breast Pieces iust received and for
sale by W. A. JOHNSON,
ap 10 Corner Pitt and Queen streets.
DT EMALION CLARET?Wa have just re
O ceived this very superior Wine, in cases of
one dozen quarts. We are offering it at low
figures.
aug 5 MeBURNEY & SON.
Barker mills bleachedcottons
?Anotberchseofthr.se splendid Cottons.
Also Androscoggin and other popular brands.
D. *. BRASHEAR,
' sep 14 No. 109 King st._
OILS I OILS I OILS !?Just received anoth
er supply of Machine, Natural and Lar
Oil, for lubricating purposes, at
W. F. CREIGHTON'S,
jo 3 86 King street.
PERSONS wishing a pure COD LIVER OIL
can get it at W. A.JOHNSON, 44 corner
Pitt and t^ueen streets, who gets it direct from
the Fulton market fish dealers, in New York.
Price 60c per bottle. sep 3
Patent machine fdbTworking
BISCUITS.
Call and see, at 88 King street, on the corner
of Royal. Something new and desirable.
_jy 30 J. T. CRK1GHTON & SON.
THORN'S IFALL1BLE OINTMENT, for
the cure of Erysipe as, Scrofula, Tetter,
Ring Worms or any other eruption of the skin
Just received another supply at
aug 20 WAR FIELD & HALL'S.
HUBBELL'S SEA SALT, for producing a
real sea water bath in your own room
Also Perfiime Atomizer, a valuablelittle instru
ment for perfuming clothing, &c. For sale by
je 29 E. S. LEADB EATER & BRO.
C~ADET CLOTH I
CADET CLOTH!
We have just received a supply of CADET
CLOTH, and can now furnish suits at the short
est notice. [augl8] D. F. W1TMER CO.
BOOTS .IJS'lf SSlOfiS.
74 KIJSG STREET.
BOOTS (StSHOES
WHOLESALE AND RETASL.
Fall Trade, 1875.
Tho subscriber has now on hand one of tho
largest and best soloctod stocks of goods in his
line over offered in this market, which he can
affard to sell at prices to suit tho times.
IIo names in part:
LADIES', GENTS', MISS Ed', BOYS' AND
CHILDREN'S
BOOTS & SHOES,
of fine and coarse work, of superior quality to
any over before offored for sale in this market,
manufactured from th-f best material, and in the
most durable and stylish manner, comprising a
great variety of now and handsome styles.
Also a largo stock of
BOOTS,SHOESiND BROGiHS
SUITABLE FOR THE
COUNTRY TRADE,
to which be invites the special attention of
country merchant; and farmers.
All in want will do well to call before pur
chasing elsewhere.
W. B. WADDEY,
71 KlXtJ STREET,
sep 15 ALEXANDRIA.!'*.
FISH, OYSTEKS, Ac.
OYSTERS.
We keep constantly on hand the BEST THE
MAKKET AFFORDS.
All orders promptly attended to by the old
established house of
J. II. McLEAN A C O.,
No. 77 Prince street,
Opp. the Gazette office,
sep 3-4m Alexandria, Va.
^HDREW D eTl A ,
DEALER IN OYSTERS,
No 23 South Royal street, Alexandria, Va.
OYSTERS received duily by steamer. ?
All orders promptly tilled. Satisfaction guar
anteed. au3l 3 m
w
H. SMITH & CO.,
"Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF PRODUCE, FIX IT,
0 ys TE :ts A XD G A ME.
FAIRFAX ST. AND MARKET SPACE,
Would inform their friends and thu public that
they have commenced the abovo business, and
would be pleased to furnish them with anything
in their line. Having made arrangements at
their house, on Market spaca, by titling up ICR
BOXES, we are prepared to furnish MELONS,
FISH and CLAMS from uur ice boxes at ail
hours of the day and night, and all who favor
us with thoir trade can depend on getting them
fresh at all times.
jy 23-2 rn _ _W. H. SMlTH & C<).
EC EI V ED THIS DAY.
R
Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Mackerel, new.
100 bbls Split Labrador Herring.
100 bbls Extra Now Gibbod do.
10:) bbls " " Round do.
50') boxes Smoked Herring.
100 kits No. 1 Mess Mackerel.
100 kits Nos. 2 and 3 do. ?
New Salmon, Cod, Hake and Halibut in store
and for sale by S. J. REED & CO.,
aug 4 22 U ? j ion street.
Removal.
s. J. REED
Announces to his friends and customers that he
has removed his stock of POTOM AC SHAD
and HERRINGS to NOS. Zi UNION ST. and
11 SOUTH WHARVES, where, in connection
with his former tish business, he will keep con
stant v on hand a large and varied assortment of
EASTERN FISH.
Has now on hand 000 bbls different grades of
Fish, consisting of GROSS and NET SHAD,
MESS SHAD in kits, FAMILY RuE HER
RI IN G, barreled MACKEREL, MKSS MACK
EREL in kits, and SPLIT and ROUND HER
RINGS, to which he invites tne attention of iho
public.
The business will in future be conducted by
S. J. REED and J. A. CUNNINGHAM,
jy 12?tf
Bacon i bacon i
Just received P. T. George & Co's brands
oi Maryland and Lord Baltimore Hams, all
8 zos ; Reynold's & hly's star brand; also small
Sugar-cured Shoulders and Breakiast Pieces.
W. A. JOHNSON,
sep 4 Corner Pitt and Queen streets.
NEW YORK ENAMELLED PAINT, ab
ways ready for use; the best in the world,
combining beauty, durability and economy,
furnished in any quantity, from one gallon up
wards. For sample card and prices address
jy 2 B. F. PEAKE & CO., 187 King st.
ORANGE BLOSSOM
COLOGNE WATER.
We have just preparod and bottled for sale a
large supply of the above popular Perfume, in
bottles of three sizes, at 25c, 50o and $1, respec
tively [jyj*2] J ANNEY & CO.
WHOLESALE DEALERS, ATTEN
TION?Our stock of goods for country
merchants is now large and well assorted. An
examination of it will, we think, convince that
our prices are right.
ap 9 ' p; F." WITMER CO.
NON-SHRINKING-- SHAKER FLAN
NEL.
Ju^t received, "for early sales," a full line of
the above desirable goods at very low prices.
D. F. BR ASHE aR,
aug 27 No. "109 King st.j Alexandria, Va.
BLACK ALPACAS AND PURE MO
HAIR?Just received the best brands at
popular prices. Also black Cashmires; choice
gouds and very cheap.
D. F. BRASH EAR,
sep 14 No. 10J King st.
J^AKERS' OLD WHEAT F~LOUR~
60 barrels CROWN JEWEL SPRING
WHEAT FLOUR for sale by
THOS. PERRY,
sep 13 No. 17 King street.
EN AMELLED, BELL METAL AND
BRASS KETTLES, for preserving pur
poses. A full supply at 88 King street, corner
of Royal, At very low prices.
sep J3 J. T. CRE1GHTON & SON.
NEW NO. 1 MACKEREL, prime, received
to-day by
I sep 14 " J. C. & E. MILBURN.
.? i.'C Ti ?,V ti. l JL E s.
U
NITED STATES MARSHAL'S SALE.
iJy virtue of two writs of ti. fa., issu-d out of
the United States Circuit Court fur tue Eastern
1 islrict of Viri^iniu in favor ui G. ti. Scott, &c.,
trustee, ng.iin&i, E. A. \V. Hore, I will sell, tit
public auction, 011 TUESl) AY, Sept0inbar2bth,
1S7;), commencing at 11 o'clock a. m., upon the
premises of ihe enid E. A. W. Hore, about 14
miles from Kkhlaud station, on the A. it F. It.
R , iStntl'ird county, Virginia, the following
property, viz:
750 to 10 0 i?u?hels WHEAT, 250 to 3 ?<> bush
els OATS, 12 jifid of LioRSES and MUIjES,
35 head of CATTLE, ;$ vko of OXEN, -.0 head
of HoGS, FARMING IMPLEMENTS,
WAGONS, &c.
C. P. RAMS>ELL, U. S. Marshall.
By 1 C. O'NEAL., Deputy.
sep 17,1S,20&27
/ 10M MISSION ERS' SA LE?Pursuant to
thedtcreeof the Circuit Court ot Fairfax
county, entered at J une term, 1 ?>74, in the suit
of Cassius Carter, adm'r., et als., against James
li. Birch et uls , the undersigned, commissioners
named in said oecreo, will, on MONDAY, the
Ibth day of October, 1875, Court day, at twelve
o'clock in., before the door of the Court House
of said county, soli to the highest bidder, at
public aucti-n, the following TRACTS OF
LAND, being a portion of the real estate of
which El z.buth Carter died seized :
One tract, lying on Bull Run, in tho county
of Fairfax, adjoining the lands of Harris mid
others, and containing 128 acres.
One other tract, lying on the waters of Sandy
Run. adjoining ttiu lands of Davis and others,
containing 1X0 acre?.
TneiO lands are without improvements, but
are well wooded and watered, and Milord a line
opportunity to those disposed to invest in real
estate. Tho last named tract especially oilers
inducement* to those engaged in the wood busi
ness.
Terms of Sale : So much cash in hand as will
p.".y costs and expenses of sa o, and tne residue
in throe equal arnual payments, with interest
fr. -rn tho day of sale, to be secured by the bonds
if the purchaser, with approved security, and
retention of title till last payment is mido.
EPi'A UUiNToN,
TliOS. MOORE,
Fairfax co., sep 18-w4w Corns of Sale.
a COMMISSIONER'S SALE OF VALUA
v_'' bLE REAL ESTATE?By authority of
tho decree of tho Circuit Court of Fairfax coun
ty, rendered a'. June term, 1870, and the decrees
therein re erred to, in tho case of Goo..ing's
adm'r., :? gainst D. B. Utterback and others, the
umlersigt.e), as special commissioner, will, on
MONDAY, the 18th day of October. 1875, in
front of tho Court House door of said county, at
\A o'clock m. sell to the highest bidder, at pub
lic sale, that certain TRACT OF LAN D, lying
on the south side of and adjoining the village of
Centreville, and containing 1174 acres. Persons
desiring to purchase are referred to Mr. Utter
baclc, who will show tho premises.
Terms of Sale as prescribed by the docreo of
I860: One tenth of tho purchase money to bo
paid in hand on the day of sale as a deposit,
liable to bo forfeited and the land resold at the
cost and risk of the purchaser if the terms of
sale are not complied with ; tho residue at threo
equal payments of six, twelve and eighteen
months, with interest from the day oi sale, to be
secured by tho bonds of the purchasor, and re
tention of title till the last payment is made.
THOS. MOORE, Comrji'r. of Sale.
Fairfax county, sep 18-w4w
L E (i.i L JYO/ /CE S.
IN FAIRFAX CIRCUIT COURT, June
term, 1875.
D. Fiizhugb's adm'r. use Ann F. Battailo versus
Ann K. Green. In chancery.
"The Court doth adiudge, order and decreo
that a rule be awarded ia this cause against W.
C. Hubball to appear at the next term of this
Court to show cause why the tract ot land in
tho bill, &>?., mention- d should not be resold in
default of his failure to Complete his purchase."
Ext. Teste. F. W. RICHARDSON,
sep J8-w4w Deputy Clerk.
N THE CIRCUIT COURT <>F FAIRFAX
COUNTY, .June term, 1575.
ivineheloe vor-Us Hickey. In chancery.
"The Court doth adjudge, ord- r and docreo
that a rule do issue t" Sanilford Otis., directed to
appear at the nest term of this Court to show
cause why tho tract ot land in the bid and pro
ceedings mentioned should not be resold in do
lauit o. his Uiiiuro to comply with the terms of
S'.le and complete his purchase " Ext. Testo :
F. W. RKHARDSON,
sep 18-wlw Deputy Clerk.
TN Til K CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX
X COUNTY, Junetorm, :87u.
Mark (J. Jones, executor of Thos. Ap. C. Juno?,
versus J. Folliu's executor et al. 1i. chancery.
"A rule is granted against William Fletcher,
the purchaser, returnable to the lirst day of the
next u>rm of this Court, to show Cause why the
said real estate should not be resold " Extract.
Teste. F. \V. KlcH YRDSON,
sep 18-w4w Deputy C.erk.
VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's oflice of the
Corporation C<?urt of the city of Alexan
dria, on the 27th day of Augusi, 1875: .J. M.
Steuurt, plaintiff, vs. Patterson Bayne, defend
ant. Case aiid attachment.
Memo: The object of thi; suit is t > recover
from Patterson Bayne tha sum of S^Tl with
interest from July 17th, 1875, and to attach the
estate, &c., of said Bayne, in this Common
wealth, and subject the same t?> sai>l debt.
The defendant not having entered his appear
ance and given security according to the act of
Assembly, and the rules of this Court, and it ap
pearing by affidavit that he is not a resident of
this Stale, it is ordered that said defendant appear
here within one month after due publication of
this order, and do what is necessary to protect his
interest in this suit; and that a copy of this or
der be forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Ga
zette, a newspaper published in the city of Al
exandria, once a week for four successive weeks,
and posted at the front door of the Court House
of this city. A copy?test ?
MORTON MARYE, Clork.
D. L. Smoot, p. q. aug 27-w4w
New dry goods for early fall
TR.vDE.
Mondiy, September 13, 1875.
We have ju*t returned from the $orth and
are opening to-day a great many very cheap
and ie tsonable goods, and invke the attention
of purchasers. Country me-'chanls wiil Had it
to thoir ir.terest to call and make largo bills with
us, as wo are prepared to oiler a full stock, and
at su?;h prices as will insure heavy sales, &c.
D. F. rashEAR,
H. B Hoomes. no. luy King street,
sep 13 _ Alexandria.
Hardware, cutlery
GARDEN TOOLS, Ac.,
At 88 King, on the corner of Royal st.,
Alexandria, Virginia.
The subscribers are receiving a full supply of
gnods in the r line for the Spring trade, to which
they invito th? attention of wholesale and retail
purchasers. Thankful for past favors, we solicit
a continuance of your palronago. Orders will
receive prompt attention.
J. T. CRE1GHTON &SON,
mh 30 88 King street, corner Royal.
M
OSQU1TO NETTING
JNew and Improved Mosquito Netting.
Mosquito iS6t Canopies.
Mosquito .Net Fixtures; the best out.
New Patent Finish Seamless .Netting, suitable
for all size Bedsteads, equal to Lace.
Long oxperience in this line will enable us to
maintain our reputation.
JOHN P. CLARKE,
jy 22 No._158 King street.
Table and pocket cutlery,
RAZORS, SCISSORS,
RAZ'JR STROPS, &c.
The subscribers have just opened, at 88 King
street, on the corner of Royal, a tine assortment
of goods in the above iine, to which they invite
the attention of purchasers. Call and see.
jy 30 J. T. creighton & son._
PRIME factory CHEESE just received
by [sep 14] J. C. & E. M1LBURN.
.? versO.V Jf.J L ES,
?'jPRU^TKh'S SALE?Default havi;g boon
X nihdo in the payment of some of the notes
J secured by the deed of trust from John T. Davis
to tbe undersigned, dated .lulv 1st, 1873, ami
recorded in iiber No. 3, folio 314 01 the land
records of- Alex mdria Corporation Court, tin*
undersigned will, by virtue of the pow-r con
ferred by said deed of trust, sell b> public nuc
; tion, on SATUKDAY, September loth, IKo, at
j 12 o'clock m., in front of the Marl- el H??tise, ??:
Royal .-treet, in Alexandria city, Va. th'.t L*'-T
j <>F GliUU N? D. with ?1m FKASl K 1)W isL ^
| LI NG liOU-E thereon, lying on the m. r I ay,
j side of Commerce, beiwcn Payne and Weet
i streets, and now occupied by the said John T.
Davis. The lot has a front of twenty live feet"
on Commerce street, and wiih that oreadlb ex
tends back t ? a twelve feet alley.
For a more particular description of the above
property and the title which th<* undersigned
wiil sell and convey, reference is hereby made
to the s>;ll deed.
Terms of Sale : One hundred dollars of the
purchase money in cash, and the residue upon a
? credit of one, two arid three years, secured In
the purchaser's bond, with surety, and h deed ot
trust on the property. Cost of conveyancing to
be borne by the purchnser.
piiUSTEB'S SALE OF VALUABLE
1- PROPERTY?Under deed of trust from
Col. b. F. Sceva and wife to the under-igned,
I dated 11th of M .y, ISO'), recorded in the Clerk's
olfice of the Corporation Court of the city ol
Alexandria, and by direction of the enouciary,
1 will sell lit pub ic auction, on TllUKdJAV,
the 30th day of September, 1875, at 12o'clock m.,
in iront of the Market Hou?e, on Roynl street,
in the city of Alexandria, that VALUA- fejjj
BLE PiiOPEKTY on which said Scevajjjjjjjg
now resides, embraced within the following
boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the intersec
tion of Washington and Wolfe streets, and run
ning thence southwardly with Washington st.,
and binding thereon to the north lino of the
Lancasterian school house; thence eutwardly
and parallel lo Wolfe.-UOOt ighty-eignlfeet
and six (0) ii.ches; thence s< uthwa d with the
eastern b <ur.dary of Said school bouse and a lot
of ground convoked by Samuel II. Mars'.eiler to
the ''omrnon C?>unci: of A'exandria; tuence
eustwardly thiriy-four (o4) e -t and en:v? n (11)
inches to ti e line oi |.r? |K-ri^ t-wn-d by the
Quaker meeting; there e north v.'urd.y with a line
parallel to VV'us' inn on s!re> 11 > Wolfe street;
? thence wcfctwarJjy wtih W-.lie street, and bind
i: g there"'- one hiu.-ir d m' .1 t .m nly-ihrto (!??')
feet Mi l li e io) inches lo the pUce of beginning.
Tinrc is on th ? o eur.-e., j:v? ?? i illbihtv
STOKY BKiCiv with good sun.mer
and winter kitcLcn convenient thereto.
Terms of Sale: One half the purchase money
to b j paid in cash; the resiJu" at twelve months,
to oe secured by deed of trust on the premises.
Selling as Trustee, I shali convey such title its is
vested in me by the deed, whioli is be'tevid to
sep 3-ts
D. L SMOOT, Trustee.
be unquestionable.
aug31-eots
C. F. SUTTLE,
Trustee.
By Green ?fc Wise,
[Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.]
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN ALEX
ANDRIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA, FoR
SALE.
Under the authority of the decree of the Cir
cuit Court of Alexandria couruy, Virginia, in
the suit of Roach's exf cutors vs. Roach's devi
sees, passed at the May term, 1875, of said court,
the undersigned, who was appointed commis
missioner for that purpose, will sell at public
auction, on SATUitL>A Y, the 25th day of Sep
tember, 1875, at 12 m , at the east tront ot the
Market House, in the city of Alexandria, Va ,
the property in said county, known as "PROS
PECT II ILL," late the residence of .)a:ii<>?
Roach, dej'd , on the south side < f the Aning
ton turnpike, and on the west side ? f the Alex
andria Canal, binding on both, containing about
TWO HUJSDiiED AiS D TVVEN'i V-fuUR
ACRES.
About MO acres of it is rich bottom lard, val
uabla !or agricultural purp -ses and es>eo:aliy
Valuable for its rich deposits of brick cUy.
The remaining 8J acres exund to the top of
the blurt' and front on the county ror.d Irani
Alexandria to Georgetown. Un this is a
LARGE BRICK. MANSION, with St a ?m
bles and ail necessary outbuilding?, the site he
ing unsurpassed by any in the county, or its vi
cinity.
The estate has been surveyed and divided into
a number of parcels, one, oi 5'.: acres, embracing
the Mansion House, &c.; another of -11 acres, in
the bottom, with Frame House, Uarn, Ac., <>n
thsame ; another ol 35 a.:res, in the bottom,
with no buildings.
A number oi small lots, bir.ding on the canal,
each containing about 7 acres, and other parcels.
In addition to the foregoing, also, i TRAC T
OF LAN.D, in said county, on Knur Mii?; Kun,
on ilie county road from Alexandria to George
town, about equi distant lrosn Washington,
Alexandria and Georgetown, containing at>"nt
30 a. U r. 11 p. Tnis place has a valuatdu W A
TER l'OW ER, for either a mill or a factory,
and the land is of fair qua ity.
Terms: Twenty p< r cent of purchase mo*??y
cash ; the residue in three equal i.'is'almeiis, .t
six, twelve and eighteen months, resrwuvely.
with interest, to be se.curyd by bonis ot l\ ?? pur
chaser. with good personal security, litie tob
retained until full payment of \ urch?s- mo: ? y.
and land to lie resold at purchase's ri.-k on Ue
fault in meeting bonds a' maturity
S. FERGUSON BKACFT,
aue 17?ts Commissioner.
tr<lN E LOli DO U N F A ri.Fo ii .v l.
1 AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
Will bo sold, at pub ic auction, on SATUli
DaY, September 25th, 1875, at 12 o'clock m., a
Middleburg. Loudoun county, \ra., the TWO
FARMS ot the late Robert C. Bowman, dee'd.,
situated about 34 miles irorn Middb burg, and
1 mile from Mountsville, Loudoun county, Va .
containing in b.itii places about 384 acres?21'0
acres in one, and 184 acres in the other. Each
place has comfortable improvements, and is sep
arated only by a road. *
The land is first class, well adapted to tho
working of machinery, and h .s upon it a euUi
ciency of good timb-r, running water, vfec. Tho
neighborhood is first class in every particular,and
is one of toe most beautiful portions ol Via^inia,
having .m abundanco of good schools, churches,
mills, &c. A grent bargain in those lands may
be expected, as they will most positively be s Id
for a division am ng the legaM es, ail ol whom
live in other Sut?:s Immediate possession of
the land given lor seeding purposes.
Terms will be liberal, and made known on
day of sale. For further information address
GEO. U. SLAUGH i ER,
Aeent for the h?:ira, St. Jiethlehem, Tenn., or
Col. L CHANCELLOR,
aug 17-ts Middleburg, Virginia.
M
US1CAL NOTICE
VICTOR HEC KEIt
Will attend, as heretofore, to the TUNING OF
PIaNOS and ORGANS in Alexandria and
vicinity, and solicits acontinuance of the patron
age of his friends.
He also calls their af.er.t.on to his assortment
of second hand and new
PIANOS,
especially to those of Marchal & Smith, several
of which he hv.s sold here, and which have given
so much satisfaction for their merits and moder
ate prices.
Send orders or call at his store, No. 803 7th
street, northwest, Washington, D. C., near H,
where you will find the usual assortment oi
Musical Merchandise, first class Violin Strings,
&C., &C. \Va=h;ngton. nuvr IK t*
OOAPM SOAPS 1 ?B. T. Babbitt's best, Hig
gins' German Laundry, Tobriner's and Mc
Donel'e best, Dobbins' Electric, Kitchen, Crys
tal, Palm, Sunfl jwer, and a variety of other
'Lxundiy Scaps; al.-o a full supply ot Toilet
Soaps in 6tore and for sale low by
W. A JOHNSON,
g0p 7 ' 44 qorn^r I'itt and Queen st .
QIL CLOTH AND CAKPETLMli.
We have just received per sterner a large
supply of Tapestry, Brussells, Three Piy. .>11
grades of Ingrain, Venetian, Hemp and Hag
vJarpetlng ; al=o all kinds ot Oil Cloth for floor.-,
stairs and tables. Ttuso goods will be sold at
I Prs?p 7? SQlt" D. F. W1TMER CO. ?
I K11 Ti L. tZE as.
PH SPHATE,
1 have selling this Stand?rd Fertilize
fat the piSt tour years, and can recommend it
wh entire eonti 1 enc?^ a- h first cltss srtie'e.
The ov-.teFia' of which it is composed is of a
dui.sblit character, uni furiii-hes all the neces
-ary plant fool or tin1 cultivation of WheHt,
T'dvice" h d 'lirden V.'ge.t-ihles
1T IS 1 N FIN ft D :i V 1'' > W I) E R. K K A D V
FOR 15KI LL'NG, it* mechanical condition bo
inqr equal to that of any Fertilizer in this or any
other market-.
PRICE SIS PER TON OF 200Q LBS.
>"0K S \LK BY
J IIOS. PEKRY.
aug 17-2in 17 King street.
CLARKE'S
AHMONIATED
Dissolved Bone.
This highly esteemed Manure, which has giv
en such general satisfaction for several years in
the counties of L mdoun and Fairfax, has be^n
groatlv improved in quality and mechanical
condition.
1 Sold largely of it during the l>i~t Spring sea
son, and have yet t<> hoar of a single complaint
of its action. Price SAO r>er ton of 2000 lbs For
sale by TUO.S. PEUItY,
aug 17?2m 17 King street.
J. J. TURNER & CCTS.
EXCELSIOR.
{<? jv.?j
PERUVIAN
ppniBce
i, .jg'/pxt'c akmokia e raff;
ifWOS-UMESl FW*5T fe .
The price of this deservedly popular Fertilizer
is reduced to
FIFTY DOLLARS PER TON.
I n mechanical condition and quality EXCEL
SIOR is the conceded standard of excellence,
and competitive tests for seventeen years have
established its superiority tor all soils and for all
crops. Apply to
aug 14 R. M. LAWSON.
T
O FARMERS.
LIME, FOR AGRICULTURAL PUR
POSES,
for sale at TWO CENTS PER BUSHEL, at
the Gas Works, foot of G street, Washington,
1). C aug 12 o*n
Q TA IS L> A i.' FE ill: L/. K..S.
vVe oiler the following popular Fertilizers at
reuitvd price :
uBftlt'S "AA" GU\ N'\ S">.
AMMuMATidJoUl'. L'ti - J'KATE, $15.
BL* R>D OUANU?PU;?E IjL )*jiJ A ?S L)
BON E, <71.
EU ft ERA lM.MONIATED SUP. PilOS
t'li A L c., yioU.
G U A ,n A11 V NI (; U A (). $.J5
For particulars and Circulars, containing t e
t;m jiiia'i, appiy o
ilUOE & JOHN TON, Age*1 ts,
aug ij No. 'J l'ri/ic ? street.
0 EDUCTION IN i'iilJE Or' OBER'S
JLw G U A .S v >.
vA Guar.o, $?"'?; ?\iJiuiMnialod S ipor I'll s
1 hs.t'% Si) Wcoll'rr the.-! wdi known Fomii
y. al g ? atiy 1 duced prices, and wui fur i>ii
any 1.1 o. in u o.i and Onvtit-..a, containing tea
llllVii'ilUlb, >li tpp IOn.l->fi.
ii>J*) E lie .j Ol I NST') NT, Agents,
aug 0 No. - 1'rince siroet.
? v -t }? Ji.vti COAL..
?OAL I
COAL!
V* e -ire mow unloading !>? -m sclirJ W Hines,
?i cnrg ? Ol 8u I' - Rioli w HIT fc, A> 11 (JO A L,
.viiicli wt? kro u i biml to iunitr-h at ? greatly re
iuced rico Order- soft at Grigg's Drug Store,
v->ri.o.- Royai and King sire ;Ui, will bo prompt*
O li.n:l J. t Miiil vKKEY & -.JO.,
itp 7 vVhari and ^ aru& ton ofljueon st.
A N A W11A Sl'LlN 1 CO A L.
K
We have just received a consignment of the
above Coal, L'> wnicti wo invite the attention of
e<?f'SUuiiT3. It is pure and iroe from slate,
kindiCa roadiiy and heats quickly, Its combus
tion U c iiiijiltLo, leaving no cinders.
T. J. .Vi K a A i-1 I', V & CO.,
fob 10 "W h:.r! and \ ard toot of l^ueun st.
ClOALl COAL!
/ COAL!
On the wharf and to arrive a full stock ol all
Kinds of
AiSTllRACITK AND CUMBERLAND
COAL.
Sold at market rates per ton 2240 lbs.
aug 14?Lt W. A. SMOOT, S moot'8 wharf
/ ) O A L!
COAL!
Wo have now on hand and are constantly re
ceiving at our wharl and storage yards, foot of
Queen streets, nil the best COALS known to
Luis market. Wo name in part:
V<YKEN'S VALLEY.
SHAMOK1N andE AbT FRANKLIN LOR
BERRY RED AS id.
.JOHN'S, from EAGLE VEIN COLLIERY.
The celebrated CONTINENTAL and HA
?LL DELL, from the Goodrich Colliery, es
teemed the best in the market.
And LEE and STANTON WHITE ASH
ANTHRACITE COAL, of Steamer, Broken,
fc<gg Stono and N ut sizes.
Also, OEORGE'S CREEK CUMBERLAND
COAL.
Also HICKORY, OAK ?*nd PINE WOOL).
Having ample space, each variety of Coal is
kept distinct from that of others, and is es
pecially prepared for family use. \ ards lloor
ed and Coal sent out well screened and free from
slate, 224U lbs to the ton. Orders left with
Messrs. Clarridge & Grigg, corner King and
Royal sts., or at tne yards will be promptly liiiod.
T. J. MEHAFFEY & CO.,
jy 17 Wharf and Yards foot ot Queen st.
W
.71.1 Clii.Vi STS.
S. ilOORK,
MACHINIST AND BLACKSMITH,
No. 65 Union street,
Alexandria, Va.
Where he is prepared to furnish all kinds of
MACHINERY. WROUGHT and CA^T
IRON FENCES, osc
Repairing dono with dispatch, and at prices
that wore charged previous to the war. jhi* iflJ
pHlLlP PARK,
PRACTICAL PLUMBER,
No. 12 South Fairfax street.
The oldest and best ostablisrieu Plumbing
establishment in the city. Alt worK. duce sviiE
J aputcii, aiid in tho most durable and wortmaL
like manner. Satisfaction guaranteed.
JOBBING done at short notice, and by tiim
eh, or the.most experienced woricmon. ju l-.t