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^ . THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER S*.
The Massachusetts democratic aod liberal re
publican conventioo, and the New York liberal
republican convention met yesterday, the for
mer at Worcester, and the latter at Albauy.
Each adopted a platform in favor of a speedy
return to a specie basis and other reforms ren
dered desirable by the course of events t-iuce
the close of the war. The Massachusetts con
vention nominated for Governor Wm. Guston,
the prosent incumbent, and for Lieutenaut
Governor General Win. F. Bartlett, wh>.> will
be remembered for the conspicuous part taken
by him at the Lexington centennial iu favor o!
reconciliation.of the sections. The New York
liberals made no nomiuatious, but recommend
ed liberal and independent voters ''to support
those candidates already in nomination of whom
they most approve, and who in tboir judgment
will co-operate with Governor Tilden in his
work of administrative reform." A resolution
was offered directly indorsing the New York
State democratic platform aod nominees, but no
action was taken upon it.
Further accounts are given io the dispatches'
of the.destruction of property and loss ot life
by the recent storm on tbe Texas coast. The
steamship Australian, which was stranded but
will be got afloat, rescued all the inhabitants
of San Bernardo but thirteen. The town of
Velasco was entirely swept away by the tl jod,
but the inhabitants, 173 io number, were all
saved by a schooner. The lower Brazjs coun
try is reported as almost totally destroyed, su
? gar houses being blown down and plantations
-wrecked.
A Vienna dispatch to the Ljndon Times says
that if tbe foreign consuls fail in their negotia
tions with the iusurgents of the Turkish Provin
? ces a general meetiug of the latter will be culled
somewhere in Austria, and should this fail to
bring about a peace, the Porte will follow its
own cuurse.of dealiog with the rebellion, it is
.also stated that tbe Sultan and his Ministers
are convinced that the old order of affairs can
not be restored in Bosnia aod Heizjgovina,
and that a change is absolutely necessary.
The balance sheet of the expenses of the
Postoffice Department for the year ended Juue
30th shows that notwithstanding there has
been a great increase in the extension of mail
routes and the amount of blatter transported,
there has been a decrease in the expenses of
the Department of $43,886 as compared with
last year. This is the second time since the or
ganization of the Departmoot that the expen
ses have decreased from th^je of the previous
year.
A Madrid dispatch eays the Papal Nuncio
demanded ot the late - Government the execu
tion of the concordat between Spain and the
Vatioan, the payment of the arrears due the
clergy, and that the nominations to the vacant
bishoprics should be made as soon as possible,
but th? Ministers replied that the circumstan
ces of the case no longer permitted the Nudcio
to put forward his demands.
A. peremptory message has been sent to the
Ute Indians to the effect that the bouudary ol
their reservation is being located according to
the terms of the Brunot treaty. They are also
informed that the Government expects that the
Indians who attacked Prof. Haydeo's party
shall bo captured and punished.
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There were ten thousand Odd Fellows in
procession yesterday in Indianapolis. At the
session-of the Grand Lodge a resolution pro
viding for an.additional appropriation in aid of
the completion of the Washiogton National
Monument was. referred to the Committee on
Finance. -i ?
It is officially stated that the cause of the re
moval of Gen. Hurt from the Boston Post
mastership is due solely to the fact that he has
up to the present time failed to file the neces
sary bond, and not from any dissatisfaction with
hid'administrarioo of the office.
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'The statement that the Orleans Princ'S wore
about to renounce- their pretensions to the
throne of France and to support the Republic
is officially denied. It is* said that a new party,
uoder the lead of Louis Blanc, will be formed
on tbe(meeting of-the Assembly.
At the meeting ot the State Board of Immi
gration in Richmond, on Tuesday, a circular
waa adopted, to be sent to the C'unty judges,
askiog each oue to nominate a suitable person
to be jm'migration agent for his county.
Judge Meredith has directed the secretary
of the State Conservative Committee to call a
meeting, for business,of the Committee, to be
held at the Exohange Hotel in Richmond on
Thursday, September 30th.
The Petersburg Evening Star, has been re
organized on a more substantial aud effective
ba^ia. Colonel William E. Cameron, we are
glad .to seefrcmaias in. full editorial chargc. The
Star idavefy attractive sheet.
Isaiab Griffin, negro, has beeu sentenced to
the penitentiary for twelve years for attempted
rape on Mra. Dr. Joseph S. West, of Njrfolk
county, and.James Wilson, white, lor forgery,
watfieuioaced to rvo.years' imprisonment.
Tj QTff PK =?e
l?efc^te)*^i4fJiiiW)#t>ut $2$,900,000 of the
new U. S. tive per cent-loan tor negotiation,
and *4 ?i'utih(H' cekil for the redemption of the
old^b^rVrll'-beTJiicieuntif rendered necessari
ly subscription *6 rtie uew loan.
Mr. A. W, Wilccx has retired from the edi
torial department of the Richmond Evening
Journal, and is succeeded by Mr. J. li. Xrue
iieart, recently of the New York World.
The growth of the practice of opium eating
iu Baltimore has become quite an alarming
evil, according to the Gazette of that city. The
drug in largely used by persons iu all classes and
conditions of life.
The embarkation of troops i'rom Spain for
Cuba is actively going on. Up to the present
4,000 men have sailed for that ir-land.
The death ui the venerable Presbyterian
divine, Rev. John Chambers, at Philadelphia,
is aunouueed.
Vice-President Wilson pi sitively declines to
be a candidate for Governor ot' Massachusetts.
1VEWS OF THE DAY.
" T<> show the very aye and body of the Times."
The Chicago Bouse, St. James Hotel and
Uuiori depot in Kansas City, Mo., were "burn.-"
ed yesterday morning. Loss about $20,000,
All the tickets in the depot were destroyed ;
baggage saved. George Ftudley. recently from
Colorado, a guest at the Chicago llou-e, was
burned to death.
Ad adjourned meeting of mechanics was held
last night in Baltimore and arrangements made
for the holding of a mass meeting at an early
day to protest against the present contract sys
tem of labor in the Maryland Penitentiary.
W. 11. Smith,' Assistant Attorney Gen
eral, and for the last four years aud ahalf on
duty :;s law officer of the Department of the
Lnterior, lias resigned, his resignation to take
effect on the 1st of October next.
The case of Count Von Arnim has been fix
ed for trial on the 17th of October, and it is
expected that tho sentence of the lower Court
will he affirmed. The Count, who is iu deli
cate health, is still iu Switzerland.
David Proctor, colored, a fugitive from jus
tice, from Raleigh, N. C., was arrested in Bal
timore yesterday, aud is being held for the
North Caroliua authorities.
Mayor Cobb, of Boston, has authorz'd tin
Mayor of Galvestou to draw on hiut f.r $"> 000
to aid the sufferers by the late storm iu that
city. :
Sharkey, the fugitive murderer, attempted
to escape from the Kingston steamer when she
touched at the northern ports ol Cuba, aud
has been taken back to Havana.
The boiler of a threshinir machine encine at
Reuben Potter's farm, near Defiance, Ohio,
exploded yesterday, killing the engineer and
lircman, aud injuring several others.
The Insurance Convention is still in session
iu New York city. It is expected that new
laws regulating life insurance wiil be rowom
,mended.
Last night a grand ball was given at tin!
Oi'.ean Mouse, Newport, l\. 1., to Admiral
Wellesley and his officers of II. 13. M's. frigate
Bellerophon.
Dr. George \V. Peete, city physician ami
quarantine offieer of Galveston, T. xas, who lo
ins life during the great storui of last week,
was a native of Southampton county, Ya.
President Grant, accompanied by his family,
left Long Branch yesterday in a special train
for the West.
Secretary Bristow denies the lvport that ho
had stopped the issue of teu ceut fractional cur
icncy.
The State of New Jclscy lias recovered all
but $54,044 92 of the money stolen by Suoy,
the former State Treasurer.
The Ute Indians are to be held responsible
for the attack on the llayden expedition.
The mail steamer Pelican State was lost dur
ing the storm on the Gulf of Mexico.
The anti-Monopoly Convention of Minnesota
has nominated R. L. Bucll fur Governor.
The States of Mississippi and Louisiana are
unusually quiet. No disturbances are reported.
Queer Wills.?llarpor's Weekly has the
fbliowiog:
There is nothing more singular in the history
of testamentary dispositions than the fashion in
which the owners of property have seized the
occasion to "have it out" with their relatives.
There is a fiendish ingenuity of cruelty in the
conduct of a man who leaves a cert-.in legacy
in his will to lire the invagination of such and
such a relative, and then revokes the bequest
by a codicil, giving the roasons for his bo doing.
Attached to oiht.-r Kequosts well known in the
lore of anecdote, phrases have been used which
must have considerably lessened the satisfaction
of the legatee. An Englishman once left the
sum of 5s. "to Mary Davis, daughter of Petor
fJolaport, which is sufficient to enable her to get
drunk fcr the last time at my expense." A
member of a great induatriat family, which has
been renowned for generations for its eccentri
cities, remarked in his will, "'To my only son,
who never would follow my advice, and has
treated me rudely in very many instances : in
stead of making liiin my executor and residuary
lfghtofl (as till this day he was,) 1 give him
C100,0.)Ubut then no ordinary person would
stop to consider the terms of a bequest which
handed him over ? 100,0 0. It is on record that
another gentleman once directed his executors
to purchase a copy of the picture representing a
viper biting the hand of the man who had s- ved
it, and t<? givo that t-> a certain friend of his, in
lieu of a legacy ol\C00l)0 which- he had left him
by a former will low revoked and burned. "I
give and devise to my son, Daniel Church,"
said a certain Mr. S. Church, in his will, "only
one shilling, and that is for him to hire a por
ter to carry away the next badge and framo he
steals." Dying people have often had thus a
grin at their friends' expenso. A certain judge
once decreed by his will that his wife should
cut olf one of Lis toes or fingers to m-iko sure
that he was d??ad, adding that he mado the re
quest so that "as .?ho ha'd been - troubled with
one old fool, she will not think of marrying a
secondthough why her cutting oil' a toe fr? m
her decCasod lord should have prevented hd
choosing a successor to him doMi not clearly ap
pear. A Mr. bwain, wo are told, gave "to.John
Abbott and Mary, his wife, Od. each, to buv foi
each of them a halter^for. fear ihesherilfs should
not L>e provided." A Mr. Dariov leit to his
wifo a sitiiling "lor picking my pocket of sixty
guineas." A booksel'er i5 caid to have le t the
handsome legacy of ?>(t to "E.i/wbo;h Parker,
whom, through my looiish fondness, 1 made
1113* wife, without regard to family, fame or for
tune; and who, in return, has not spared most
ut juotly to accuso me of every crime regarding
human nature, save highway robbery." JNot
1I10 least curious foatuh*, too, in wilfs and be
quests is the extraordinary importance wnich
women more especially put upon article.-? oi
household lurniture and decoration that have
oecome endeared to the in through constant care
and pride. A friend has tb uglit that a joko
nv.i?t have been in the mind ot thb or that old
lady who, with great circumstantiality, directej
111 hor will that he should have a particular set
of sugar tongs and his wile a knitted lire screen;
whereas the old lady considered that these arti
c!es were of the utmost value and importance
The Tournament at Winchester.?'Th.
fair ot the Siienaudoati \ alley Agricultural So
ciety, at Winchester, Va., wound up with :i
tournament, for which there Were twenty-Sv '
onirics. Junes M. B.gu-, of Clarke county,
wou the first pr:zo, aud crowned Miss Eva Lvic
ly, of Winchester, queen; lieonctt K isscll, ot
Clarke, took the second premium, aud named
Miss Jluugertbrd, of Maryland, first maid 01
honor; Thomas Burwell, of C.arke, wju the
third prizes, at.d ohoi- d Miss lloliiday, of Bii
timore, second maid of honor. Coi. James II.
Skinoi r, or Stauotoo, delivered the charge tu
the kuights. A corouatiou ball follow ?1 a:
uight, the coronation address being delivered
by Mr. Wni. L. Wilsou. of Chariestowo, West
Virginia. The ball is represented as oeiog the
fioest affair of ttie kind that ever took plaoo in
that seetiou of Virginia.
Letter from Warreiiton.
[ Correspondence <d ihe Alexandria Gazette.]
Waurenton, Va., Sept. 20. ?1The great
camp meeting of which so much was talked of,
is over, aud it was at least characterized by rare
gocd order and perfect management. There
was not a scene during the whole time to offend
the must fastidious eye, nor a sound to grate
on a sensitive ear. The places where all wares
were sold, even "the hotel itself, was closed at
the sound ot' the trumpet, and remained so
until the divine services ended. The sulphur
spring was denied ..all persons uutil the services
were over; in fact every observance was paid
in defforouce to the religious rulings of the |
camp.
I l'ne camp this season was under the direc
tum ot the Uev. Dr. Little, ol Alexandria, and
I cauoyt forbeaY to pay that geutletuau a well
deserved compliment. Siugle-haodedand alooe,
without a word or look of encouragement from
any ot' his elericaf breihreu, did this brave man
assume fiie odium of conducting a meeting
whieh few favored, aud day alter day he stood
at his post daring to do what he'thought right.
During tl'ie'wVek he preached sixteen sermons,
a-.d bis earnest. working to make the camp an
orderly ai d successluiuue commanded the ad
miration oj every oue. All, this ho did with
110 reward or pay, except the approbation of
his owu con science. I heard one ot the wildest
and cleverest wen I ever knew; a man whose
creed was tbat of liZ-.uo" and a Deist in his
belief, say : "To see "that lino standing there
alone aud lighting for his religion without, be
ing paid for it, makes mj from this day think
betterof the Christian religion." Surely a high
er compliment never was paid to man. As Geo.
Eiiot once wrote :
"The life we chose brothers is high,
Our deeds shall speak like a
11 ek hewed tirmaruout,
Teaching great purposes."
There were many eminent divines that assist
ed at the meetiug, but there was no real orator
among them. To make a real orator nature must
be in a generous mood and combine many quali
ties together before we see a man like Pitt.
Currau, Mirab* au, or Henry of our own eolo
u;ai times. An orator must have a sweet, full,
resonant voic*-; as low as a flute, aud swelling
to the power of a trumpet. He must have a
vivid fancy and graceful gestures, and above
all things he must have personal magnet
ic. When we see a man endowed with
all these gift* we behold an orator who
can blind our judgment, captivate tbe fancy,
and play upon the chords of mens'
hearts at will. Jvirgeut Preutiss, of M ssissip
pi, was .-u> h a mau, and it was an old saying,
wiieu lie look a criminal ea.-c, that il Preutiss
couldu'l clear nitu, the devil hud him.
. I?lt. J. P. NEWMAN
preaches a claasieai aud elegant sermon, but
there is lib warmth or lire in it. .Nowhere
isj his aorwons is there a thought to startle a
uian as ii were out ol' a dt/e, aud which tires
a >:ue lo: g train ol suggesimu aud inquiry. As
for i>r. K C \ (if Washing* iu, he always firtd
straight, but never auuuk deep. He coulii
auij r;>e, delight aud beguile, but never kinJie
or astoniau. He was always true, but he dealt
in truths widen Wtiv patent to everybody, and
In: eou d oouut 11is e inverts on tiie tiegeis of
one hand. L>r. Morns has both lire aud pathos.
Dr. 11. A. Clcvel aud, .of Washiugion, who is
a ta'd, siyusu looking mau, with thin, hand
some lace, black eyes anil aide whiskers, look
ing all the Huriu like a sloek broker or retired
hqn r on-rcliant, deliveis a powerful discourse,
fui! ot ili^hts oi fancy, aud it is au iuteilectual
least lo listen lo lnm.
X have dilaieu at length on the camp be
cause u is of interest to many o' your readers,
but L wiii tell you some ot the
HL'.MuUS OK TILL: UAMl*.
John Marshall is a respectable oolonvl gen
tlcmau ol the old regime?uot the old porter
of the Mau&ion House, who wi-uld get you to
the traiu in time "us sure as you'll live to die,
sir," ?not him, but another namesake of the
great jurist, \v:io lias lived at the Springs lor a
half a Ci'titufy', and who knows ail the legen
dary lore uf tlu. lviuquier White, and love* to
toll ot the time wheu those Springs were the
resort ot the oeauty and fashion of Virginia.
.John likes to talk of "detn times." He has
been a "dipper" ever since he ean remember.
Ho always has a placard, as big as a door mat,
placed on his hat, bearing the inscription,
"Ladies and gentlemen, remember ?be dipper
who wait* on yuu." A fuuny thiug happened
last week duriug the Service. There is a big
pine tree right on the left of the preacher's
stand, ai>d to lean against this tree, listening to
the Gospel, is John's delight, for he is very
devout, and his weather-paled old face front
ing the audience wears a solemn look. Some of
the boot-blacks had stolen John's hat, and he
a^ked Mort. Nowhouse to write him another
nonce to put on his hat, which was duly done.
Just as the ministers were in the midst of a
revival sermon, when the bright fires and
gleaming lights made the scene harmonize
with the beauty of the night, and showed the
eager faces that flashed and paled through the
very intcasiiy of emotion, old John Marshall's
grotesque ci uutenance appeared from behind
the tree, with the full light of the reflectors,
making brilliant the siga, which was?
"Doot Pay the Dipper a dam ceut;
lie is the cause uf all this."
There is but one step from the sublime to
the ridiculous, and the audieuce caved in at the
sight, as Johu disappeared in the darkness.
. The queerest character here is Myers, the
bar keeper, Myers is irom Culpcper, and bis
personal appearance is a cross between a hack
driver and a proprietor ol a lager beer saloon;
he is a strange mixture of shrewdness and sim
pliciiy. and like the honest Jaek Falstaff. is
uot ouly witty himself, but is the cause of wit
in other-. 11 there is an>thing oa earth that
Myers is lond ot beyond all others, it is Old
Sledge ; mention that and his queer face will
light up in a moment. Myers is very cautious;
he ioves mouey, and lie luves to play seveu up,
and will set up all uight playing for ten cents a
rub. LTf?<-n *>ne occasion he was tempted to play
a twenty-five cent game, and in eousequeoce
of the big M^kes his n-irve failed him, and he
Iom. h Iv.is observed '.hut alter every game
that went a^riist hiui, Myers would gel up
and mysteriously disappear and reiurniug,
would desperately bet another twenty-five cent
note. Thia.tiugul ir ei uduot exeited muob woo
ier, and sonic ot the boys had the curiosity to
f;Iiu.v him,and they trailed Myers tothe spring,,
where tuey found inui tiding a bucket with wa-'
ter. Upon b-jmn tax.d vvith his lmentiou, he
i.'WUi.U up, and si id tlrcu. tor every tweoty-fi ,-e
cents iie iosi ho w.-u'-d put a pint ol water in a
barrel of whiskey to kei even. Myers calls that
Catering the cuireucy, and says (hat wnile it'
increases the quioii y riOne are the poorer by
it. Co.laiuiy his plan i?>a uu: !;?r the hard tuuuej
uieu to eracK. W.ul.M on the isut j ct of bar
?room?, w|ne.i in my wnnc-nr pe??plo who read
lumpfiance tracts :h:i.k that the inscription
i'Ver Dante's lleil, "3iauuo.i all hope y? who
tri:er here," should be place i ov r the doors
01 the said bars, th y l ave bur ht?If ilea ol'
how few away. I met Mr. I'tcebua, ot
Ilygeia Hotel, (J i Point UoiDterr., a t> w days
ago, and he luiu me he. had; she etiriosiy to
ko p a tally ol those who :sequent such places.
Ol the two liuudrtd :?n?l s.xiy three gues;s who
registered tiietr oauies ou ihe bo >Ks, iWu hun
dred a no fify eight u.q i.red the way to the
bar room. Probably e.cry note, k* epei's cx
perieuc-j is the suue as ms.
From wh if I can hear the coming fair at
Cijipeper 0. H. will be uu uuu-u.tliy large a> d
atti^u'iive oce,' and p cu'nianly. will pay we I.
\our correspondent des.res to thauk Mr.
Caldwell, the geuial aod able Editor of ibu Wai
n ototi Lnd"X; f ?r many courtesies extended to
hiii as the repro^cuialive of the G zete.
. , i; GUSjSEUR.
Small Farms and <?oo<l One*.
[From the Wash. Chronicle.]
The upper or northern end of the original
Mouot Vernon estate, is only about four miles
below the city o( Alexandria, aod is made up
of the VVellington and Uolliugwood plantations,
comprising together six or seven hundred acres,
with a long front on tbe majestic Potomac of a
mile or two, aod running back three-quarters
of a mile to the main road leading to Alexan
dria. By tbe quick western bend of the river
at Fort Washiugton, reaching all the way to
Mount Vernon, this tract ia thruwu into a kind
of pocket, bo that, from the wharf at Coliiog
wood to Mount Vernon, the direction is south
west and the distance in a straight liue three
or four miles.
Wellington aod Colling wood have been given
over to subdivision, especially the former. Pro
ceeding dowu the river in a steamer, which,
by the way, is the easiest plau ot reachiug the
traot, an old Virginia mansiou house, with
chimneys on the outside, meets the eye, stand
ing high up on the sloping bank of the river
and surrounded by a grove of trees aud the
usual out-houses. This is the Wellington do
micile, aod there have been left attached to it
ouly uinety-six acres. It belongs to aod is oc
cupied by Mr. Valentine B-ker. Next, up
ou a projecting point, stauds a modern struc
ture, very bare in appearauce, aud located too
near the river, as we think. The view from
the spot, however, is beuu ilul, both up and
down, the Capitol beiny ea.silv seeu iu the dis
tance above, aud Furt Washington below.
When surrounded by trees aud .shrub
bery it will look much better. To this
belong seveuiy-two acres, aod the owner
ia Mr. David Frost. Next comes a little
iarm ot ouly twenty-six acrss, with a fine river
trout, a beautiful grove ot trees on a sloping
lawn aud in the midst a cottage, modern aud
convenient iu all its appointments. This is the
residence ot Captain William fl. Soowden, aod
what he does uot know in the way of raising
hue truit aud vegetables aod lining weil, is
hardly worth knowing at all. Next, and upon
the same plateau, bur, well above the river,
is the dwelling of Mr. Daniel P. Smith, built
iu modern style aud looking very home-like
aud comfortable. Thisgentleman has sixty acres.
Boaidea, the honor is his of liaviog the Cjlling
wood wharf on his property, also the further
felicity of being the postmaster. 'Tne first P.
M. we will observe, was Mis.- Jennie Snowdeu,
who, by her owu exertions, had the office locat
ed. Beyond, on the high ground, some dis
tance from the river, aud at least halt a mile
from the wharf, is the old Coliinirwood Uou-,e.
This is owned by Mr. Stacy H. Soowden, aud
he rejoices in the possession of four hundred
acre*. This gentleman is a thrifty farmer, on
a pretty large scale, as his fL-lds near by, and
a large peach orchard, and commodious bzru
very clearly indicate. He is making prepara
tions to divide his tract and erect auother bou e
upon it, considerably uearer the river. Wry
likely, as time moves along, four farms will
Come from Collingwood aone. Already, it will
be seeu, there are six springing from the two
plantations.
Now thir> is the kind oi motement that will
bring the South out of her troubles?the Ji
vision oi large tracts of laud, and the occupation
thereof hy iuteliiirimt and industrious agroultu
rists. Here, a few emerprisiug Jerseymeo,
who are not the lea?t afr-iid ot work, have been
iayiug the Inundations ol a d<z.*n well-worked
farms in this pocket below Alexandria, where,
iu the oldeu Lime, only a couple of drnwsv plan
tations managed to w my along. To-day, it
wouid pay Virginia, and other Southern States,
as weil, to give away the half or three fourths
of their land to the right kind of immigration.
Every plantation owner, at this moment, ought
to bo engaged in dividing and subdividing his
property into small tracts, each having well de
fined liues and convenient access to travelled
roads, water and ,'inber, so that, at a moment's
notice, he could sell.
It Alexandria would establish a well organiz
ed laud agency, which would comprise all the
marketable property in the adjacent couuties.
as a basis ol operation, it strikes us. she would
soon have less grass growing in her streets and
there would be less likelihood ol a rival city
prospering on the Potomac below.
Tiie Law op the Hail ?Some one who
has taken the trouble to post himself ou the
laws governiug railroad passenger travel, says
that extra charges for failure to buy tickets
are universally sustained by the courts, but
there must be a full opportunity to buy
afforded by tbe ticket-seller. Passengers
must show tickets when asked for. As to 1'stop
ping off," there is only one decision, which
is that a passenger cannot "stop off" and re
sume his journey without the previous as
sent of the company. A* to the obligation ot
the road to furnish a seat to a passenger a de
cision says: "A passenger who exhibits his
ticket need not surrender it until he has been
furnished with a seat." A railroad is not liable
for things stolen out of a passenger's seat,there
being no previous delivery to the company's
servants; for the same reason the company is
not liable for baggage in the passeuger's own
care. Passengers who neglcct to look after
their own baggaee ou arrival at their destina
tion cannot recover it if it is lost without fault
of the carrier. Baggago left in station house*
for the passenger's convenience, after it has
reached its destination, comes under a new
class of rights aod duties, the baggage master
assuming the position of "gratuitous bailee,"
who only becomes liable iu cases ot gross neg
ligence. The obligation of the railroad as car
rier ceases when it has delivered to its owner
at the place of destination, or when he has had
reasonable opportunity of receiving aod remov
ing it. It will interest sportsmen to know that
they may recover for the value of dogs when
they entrust tbem to baggage masters for hire,
because ot their exclusion from the passeuger
cars.
A pastoral has been issued by tho Irish Bish
ops receotly in session at Muyoooth in which
they say that the primary system of education
is more thao ever mistrusted by theui, aod
that in a few years it will be impossible for the
State to withbuld legal recognition from the
teachers who are now being trained by the
Catholic University.
The i-quirrflls are migrating towards the
Soutli iu large numbers. They uro tsaid to
cross the James river on pieces of bark, usinu
their tails as suils aod rudder. The scarcity of
mast ou the north side is the cause of tbeir de
parture.
DIED.
On September 19, at Arlington H.ights, Va.,
uf dropsy of ih" tiw-irt, MA j\ V C., the bulovud
wife of Jocn M Gwinn, and daughter of tho
latoWm. L. Reese, of Alexandria. Va, jig.-d
years. Interred on Monday, September 2",
lii Gienwoud cemetery.
SPECIAL ATTKWTIUN?Lhm Sacks and
l\>ints in Llama, Diitnace Miiii Puoher Lace,
my 29 D. F. WlT n ER Co
4 GOOD BLACK TEA, with Green Tea,
Flavor, lor ?.ile nl o<Jc pel ib l>y
jy 14 J. Hi. i 1 j 15X7T4N-.
i> ROSb KUMF) KD'S YE AST
O DflK ju-t received by
sep 14 J. 0. & K: MILBURfl,
tpLOUK?10U bbls Manck's high grade Extra
Jj Flour lor sale by
aug 14 WASHINGTON & BRO.
I'N SEASON? breen Gwig<:r, White Mustard
Seed, Ground and Mick Cinnamon, received
by ? [*epl] _ DAVY & HARMON.
ENGLISH PICKLEo tor sale by
G. WM. RAMSAY,
a^p 11 Corner King and St. Asaph streets,
^OLU WATER SOAP for sale by
^ G. WM. RAMSAY,
jy 24 Corner King and St. Asaph streets.
O
t'OMM EKC'IAL,
Alexandria Market, Sept. 23 ? Tho mar
ket for Wheat is dull and declining; offerings
of 4451 bushels, with sales of a fair white lot at
118, and red at 70 and 80 for inferior, 110, 112,
116, 118 and 120 for lair to good, 125, 127 and
128 for primo, arid 130 for choice. Corn is quiot
and unchanged; offerings of 2,0 bushels, with
sales of iuixed at 75 and 77. liye is in light re
coipt, "with sales at 70, 76 and 80 Oats are fairly
active;* off-rings of 4 JO bushels, with sales at
40, -14, -47 and 48.
Baltimore Cattle Market, Sept. 22 1875.
Beef Cattle?Prices to-day ranged as follows:
Best Beeves . $6 25 a b 5'J
Generally rated first quality 5 00 a 6 HO
Medium or good fair quality 3 75 a 4 75
Ordinary thin Steers,Oxen and Cows 2 75 a 3 75
General average of the market 4 62 a 0 00
Ei.trt oie range of prices 2 75 a 0 50
Most of the sales v.ore from 4 00 a 5 25
The quality of the offerings .shows a consider
able improvement on tho receipts of last week,
but there was no activity in tho market. From
the beginning operations could not be elTicte i
without a concession of ?c on most grades, qual
ity being considered. Total receipts for the
week 3073 head. Tot U sales for the week 2297
head. ...
Sheep and Lambs?There was a considerable
increase in tho receipts this -week, bat good
'Sheep ffvruro light in the arrivals." In view of
1 tho scarcity of these prices have advanced a
shade, the top prices of last week being obtained
for Sheep scarcely as good as those which were
sold at the same figures last week. We quote
Sheep at 4aoic per lb ^ross Lambs 1 50a$4 per
head. Stock Sheop 2 5 'a$3 5J por head, with a
fair demand for good ones. Receipts this week
5090 head.
Hogs?Notwithstanding there has been a fair
increase in the total receipts this week, the qual
ity of the Hogs generally was not as good, and
the top figures then recorded have been fully
maintained. The prospect* now look fair for
| the maintainanco of our ruling rates, if, indeed,
! there may not be some improvement in prices
for good Hogs. There are now, and have been
for some time, too many common Hogs press
ing on the market, and these are exceedingly
hard to sell We quote best Hogs at 11 25*
$11 50, and cjwmon rough and tail ends at lUa
$11 per 10U lbs net. Kecoipls this week 5118.
Fuel.?The price of coal is a matter of inter
est to all classes just now, when the cool weath
er reminds us that we must sooj use it against
Jack Frost. As usual the operators are putting
up prices, an operation which always lalls
heaviest on tho poor. This is a rank injustice
to the poor, and ought to be remedied. Thore
is no valid reason why coal should be dearer in
.November than in ulv. It is some satisfaction
! to see that there is at least a chanc? of a reduc
| tion instead of further advance.?Bait. Sun.
rour or nurr. 23.
Mm rose ft 48 | Moon rises morn
Sun 5 55 | Hic:h water 0 IK.
AUK! V Eii.
Steamer Express, Baltimore, to Brodors & Co.
She reports passing six vessels in tho river
bound up, lour of them light; also a largo
schooner ashore at Maryland Point with anoth
i er ore aionvsido and lightening her.
Ste-'.nier Pi!<>lB >y, Lurrioman, toShinn & Co.
tchr G K Vroo.and, Washington, to Hamp
shire and Baltimore Coal Co.
Schrs Mary Li Hickman and W W Palmar,
I \V:.,lii: g'.on, ior repairs.
Schr ally, Baltimore, to R M Lawson.
Schrs .1 P Ehrmann, Baltimore. and Jennie
1 A ^hepard, Mcnry Alien. Win Wilaoi, Henry
Parker and (Jakes Ames, for Georgetown,
i bchrs Virginia Dare, Charm, Fiorenco Doun
I and D M Anthony, for Washington.
BAILED.
Schr Annie Belle, Petersburg, Va., by Jno P
Agnew.
Schrs Sally Main, Oakes Ames and W F
Garrison, from Georgetown.
MEMORANDA.
Schr John S Tracy, hence for Boston, at Vine
yard ilavi-n 19th.
Schrs Nellie C Payno, hence, at Boston 21st.
Schr Georgia, lor this port, sailed fr>jm Nor
folk 21st.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
The wreck of tho baric Evelyn has shifted its
position since it was lately buoyod. The fol
lowing bearings were taken by the tender Mag
gie, viz: Cape Henry lighthouse N. W. J N.,
distant 124 mil its. Wind mill at Sandtown W.
by N. A N., distant 6 miies. The wreck lies
with her head to the wo=tward, with her lower
mastheads just awash. A second class nun
buoy, painted green, with the word "Wreck"
in white letters G inches lung, has been placed
3(J feet of her stern, in 0} fath >ms water."
fVI.W/i, C1KTM1EUCE.
Departed?Boats J K Purcoll, W J B Lloyd,
Ber.'j Bissoll, K B Cropley, G P Hewitt and E J
Neal.
CHANGE OF time.
KJSUUJL.AK line TO NORFOLK, BOSTON
AND PROVIDENCE.
On and after MONDAY, September 20, 1ST5,
tho new and elegant steamer
LADY OF THE lake
will make thkee REGULAR TRIPS be
tween Washington and Norfolk each week,
touching Mt tho principal Rivor Landings, as
follows: Leave Washington every 1UON
DAY, wednesday and FRIDAY, at 3
o'clock p. m., and Alexandria' at 3:30 u. m., and
Norfolk every TUESDAY, thursday
and satu RL)A Y, at 4 p m.
Faro to Norfolk $1; round trip tickets $u.
Moals and Staterooms extra.
Tickets good until used.
For tickets, staterooms or information apply to
F. A. REED, Agent,
Bep 13-tf Jannoy's wharf.
B
RICK FOR SALE
We are prepared to deliver in any part of tho
city or on board cars or vescols
PRESSED, FRONT, PAVING, RED, ARCH
and PILLAR and SALMON BRICK,
of the very best qunlity.
Orders left with th*? Chinese Tea Co., 11 north
Royal street, or at the yard, on W.-ishi: gton st.,
near tho Catholic Cemetery, will receive prompt
attention.
augG-tim O'NEAL A CORBETT.
ECE1VED BY RAIL THIS DAY.
R'
10 bbls White Sugar; 20 bbls Yellow do.;
also Rio, L'igauyra and Old Government Java.
Ooftees; Syrups; Molasses; Pickles and Canned
Goods; also a choice lot of Suj(ar cured uncan
vn3?ed Hams, Breakfast Pieces, sugar cured
bhouldors and Sides. For sale chottp foi cash by
Johnson & shekwood,
sep IT N. E cor. Cameron and Royal sts.
\fOUNT VERNON NURSERIES
i-'A. Established 26 years.
FRUIT TREES ADAPT aD TO THIS RK
GION A SPECIALTY.
SMALL FRUIT, ornamental Ti'iEES,
Etc., &c.
Send for a Catalogue to
C. GILLINGHAM & CO.,
Accotink Postoffice,
nov 4-twtf Fairfax co., Va.
PICKLES.?New Cucumber, English Mixed
and Cliow Chow, at
DAVY & harmon'S,
sop! Cor. PrincH and Koyal streets.
4 aUKRANT JELLY?An imported article,
vy anJ verv line, for sale by
G. WM. RAMSAY',
hp 2f? Corner King and St. Asaph sts.
f p EAS-Gunpowder, Oolong, Jnpan and Eng
X lish Breakfast T?as for sale by
W. A. JOHNSON,
l> T 41 corner Pitt and Queen sts
LT'-'R 1'IGKLES.? Strictly pure Cidei Vine
-4. gwr and fresh Spices.
G. "WM. RAMSAY,
huv31 Corner King and St. Asai?h streets.
Black English cR/vpe veils, from
$2.oU t-? $'). Also a largo liuwof Mourning
u*>od.? gt'norai.y.
_my -h D. F. W1TM KR CO.
Beautiful fall SHAWLS-Choicer
styles and very popular.
i D F, brashear,
sep 14 No. 10lJ King st.
O ENFREW WASH POPLINS iuat re
X|i ceived. Beet and cheapest Dress Goods ot
theiseason.
i jy ltr D. F. WITHER CO.
iiti /' : /? TJVE li SH! I?S.
7
j\ISS0LUT10N.
'1 ho copartnership heretofore e.istint' und*T
the tirm n-.mu of LOCKWoO! , iiUKTY
TAYLOR is this day dissolved by mutu 1 con
sent. Francis Hufty and Kiehard 1J. Taylor
are alono Huth-rizoa to sign in liquidation. All
parties indebted to the late tirm arc requested to
please make a settlement at onre.
CHAS. L. LOCKWOOD
FRANCIS HUFTY.
RICHARD II. TAYLOR.
WasLi gt.>n, I). (J., August 31, 1875
C^lOPARTN KR-H1P?The uuder^igned hnve
J this dfty f -nui'-i a eop;irtnership. under tno
tirm name ol TAYLOR & HUFTY, who will
continue the business of
LADIES' and GENTLEMEN'S FURNISH
IN G GOODS,
and the in ?nufauunng of the celebrated Palm
er's Patent Double Yoke Shirt.
RICHARD II. TAYLOR,
FRANCIS HUFTY,
'j:W Pennsylvania avenu?\
Washington, D. C., Sept. i, 1670. [sep2U-lw
r It OJFMSSS i iP.WI L, C.I U if s.
j>kojj\ robi\ e. heTmajs,
TEACHER OF MUSIC,
NO. 7 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
aep 7?lnt
A CARD.?Circumstances rendering it de
sirable that I should locate in Baltimo" ;f i
have transferred my DENTAL PRACTlC-in
Alexandria to DR. D. N KUbT. Ho has been
for so many years associated with me as to need
no introduction or endorsement, his skill, ability
mid reputation for honesty and high integrity
being wail known. I cordially commend him
to the luvor of my friends aud patieuts, as well
worthy of the position to which he succeeds, and
bespeak for him the practice with which, for to
long, 1 have been favored.
JAMES B. HODGKIN.
AlexAndriu, Va., mar lU-tf
QOL. RICHARD L. MAURY,
ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
1015 Main street,
richmond, VA.
Special facilities for prompt collections
throughout Virginia and West Virginia. Money
invariably remitted on day of recoipi.
Refers to: Gov. Jno. Letcher, (recent partner)
Lexington, Va.; Gov. das. L. Kemper, Rich
mand, Va.; Hon. R. M. T. Hunter; li. II.
Maury & Co., Bankers; Messrs. Barring Bro.-.
& Co., London, England; J. K. Gilliat & Co,
London, England.
Richmond, fob 10?ly
/ >ALiCOES, DOMESTICS, &c., Ac.
vy
CHOICE BRANDS AT POPULAR PRICES.
July 3d, ib7o.
"We receivo and open to-day some 300 pieces
choice style Calicoes, together with the t)est a?
sortmentof Bleached and Bro. Cottons we have
ever offered. Baltimore prices to country mer
chant. D. F. BR ASH EAR,
H. B. Hoomks. No. 1U9 King street,
S. D. UAttr.UK. [jy30] Alexandria, Va.
QUININE AND GLYCERINE HAIR
TON IC.
This Ilair Wash contains the tonic and in
vigorating properties of Quinino, with the soil
i Miung and moistening properties of Glycerine.
It is intended to prevent tho hair from lallinir
out, and to promote its healthy and rap:a
growth. As a dressing far ordinary Toilet use
it will bo f.'Und an eiogant preparation. For
sale by |> ID] WAR FIELD & HALL.
A UGUST F L O W E R.
GREEN'SGREAT DYSPEPTIC PANACEA
Cures Dyspepsia in all its forms, such as dis
eases of the Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder,
Constipation, Biliousness, Sour Stomach, Heart
burn, WnterDrtt.sh, Sick Headache, and all the
terriole diseases ea-isod by Dyspepsia. Just re
ceived and for sale bv
sopl WAR FIELD & hall.
Hinges, screws, locks,sash pul
leys and other Hardware for the uso of
burld'-rs, at b8 King street, comer of Royal st.,
Alexandria Va.?We have on hand a large
stock of the abovo named goods, which were
purcLased al low li^ures, and will bo sold at a
small proiit. Persons who are in want will lind
it to their advantage to cill and examine.
Jy 15 J. T. CREIGHTON ^ SON.
AY E R ' S MEDICINES,
Consisting of
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, Sarsaparilla, Hair
Vigor, Ague Cure ?nd Cathartic Pills.
Having received the appointment, as LOCAL
AGENTS for tho above, wo are prepared to sell
to the trade or merchants sit manufacturer's
prices when purchased by tho case.
jy 15 h. S. L.EADBKATER & BRO.
HAIR BRUSHES COMBS and TOILET
ARTICLES.
Aiso a full line of ,)E .VBLK*, MILLINE
RY URN AM ENTS and NOTIONS.
Also Til ()M PSON S G LO V E E 1TTING and
B EST IM PO RT E D CO RS KTS.
FERGUS'>N & BRO.,
augji() 9t> King streot.
BACON 1 BACON 1
Ju-t received P. T. George & Co's brands
oi Maryland and L >rd Bnltiiuoru Hams, all
6-ze? ; Reynold's & Kly's star !;r.?nd ; also small
Sugar-cured Shoulders and Breakfast Pioccs.
W A.JOHNSON,
sep 4 Corner Pitt and Oueen street?.
XT EW YORK ENAMELLED PAINT, al
i-i ways ready for upe; tho best in tho world,
combining beauty, durability und economy,
furnished in any quantity, from one gallon up
wards. For sample card and prices address
jy 2 B. F. PEAKE & CO., 187 Kin* st.
ORANGE BLOanoM
COLOGNE WATER.
We have just prepared und bottled for sale a
largo supply of tho above popular Perfume. In
bottles of three siz .s, at 2jo, ?'-Uo and $1, respoc
tively. ? [jy 'SI] .J A N N_E Y & CO.
iiOLEbALh DEALERS, ATTEN
TION?Our stock of goods for country
merchants is n?-w large and well assorted. An
examination of it will, we think, convince that
our prices are right.
ap(J _ D. F. WIT NT BR CO.
Vy ON SHRINKING SHAKER FLAN
i> NEL.
.Ju^t received, "for early ^ales," a full lino of
the above desirable goods at very low prices.
D. F. BK amu EAR,
aug 27 No. lu'J King St., Aiet^ndria, Va.
Black alpacas a.nd pure mo
liAlU?J us t received the best brands at
popular prices. ALo black Cashmires j choico
tjoods and very cheap.
D. F. BRASH ear,
sep 14 No. 10) King st.
Enamelled, bell metal and
BRASS KETTLES, for preserving pur
poses. A lull supply at 88 King street, corner
of Royal, at very low prices
sep 13 J. T. CKEIGHTON & SON.
4 lATERPlLLAR FRINGE?Wo hav.j ju.-t
V-' received nnoth-r kn of Fringes, in all the
desirable shades; also a sir?e assortment of Dress
Buttons at FERGUSON As BRO'S ,
t,y 24 * 00 Kinft street.
17 AM I LY ROE POTOMAC HERRINGS,
1? Mc-s Shad, No. 1 Mackerel and Scotch
Herrines for sale by
J. C. & E. MILBURN.
jy ti 19 north Royal street.
'ipREN CH O KG A N DIES?Special attention
JO is invited to a beautiful assortment of
French Organdy Lawns, reduced from ^7ic to
250 p-.-r yard. 1>. F. BRASliEAR,
je21 No. 10) King st., Alexandria, ?iu
Bacon i bacon.i
Another lot of Sugnr cured shoulders,
ilatns and iireast Pieces ;u?t received and for
salB by W. A. JoHNSO^ (
tlp 10 Corner Pitt and Queen streets.
01.1CED HAM. Chipped Boel and a full as
O sortmenv of Cut Bacon kept by
W. A. JuHNSON,
sep 2 44 cor. Pitt and Quean street?.
1ADET CLOTH jtfaVroceivod and for sale by
; D. F. BK ASH EAR, .
sep 18 10fJ King street, Alexandria,