Alexandria Gazette from Alexandria, Virginia • 2

ALEXANDRIA, VA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 1,1874 Nkw Year's tender to our readers lhe compliments of the season, and wish them, one and all, a UaI'I'V New ear. si nee rely hope tluy ujay enjoy health and bo blessed with al! the favors that a kind Providence can bestow. May all their ways be pleasantness, and all their paths be peace! The Gazette commences to-day its long year. 1( has been a household paper in Alexandria aud the surrounding country for mure than halt a century.

May it continue to enjoy the favor and approbation ol the people in whose midst it has lived so long, striving to do its duty faithfully. (iKN. James L. Kemper was to-day inaugurated Governor of Virginia. The inauguration was without display, the oath of office being administered by the Secretary of the Commonwealth in his office in the Capitol.

Walker. Gov. Walker, by cxpir.uiou of office, vacates the gubernatorial chair of Virginia. Four years ago he entered upon its duties under circumstances well calculated to excite apprehension upou the part of the people of the State, who can now look with gratified pride upou the successful issue of an experiment which was then doubtful, lie stood the figure-head and leader of a party, created by the necessities of the times; a party whose principles ignored many of the doctrines ot the former political fuith of irgiuia, but hich were broad aud liberal enough to call f.rlh the support of her people. I hey believed that this alone was able to extricate the State the labyrinth of dangers and uncertainties thai beset her.

ith a hopeful trust in its virtue aud an abiding confidence in its integrity they committed her to its policy, anxiously awaiting the result, i he cmsumtnati in of the last election is an abuodaut evidence of the success ol the experiment. In the positiou to which Gov. Walker had been called much depended upon his administration of the new party. The gratelul appreciation of the people bears witness to the fairhful manner in which he acquitted Fully identified with the interests of the State, he has been at all times the watchful guardian of her honor and rights. Upon the vexed questions which have arisen his views have been clear, forcible, and statesmanlike, and while many have often differed with him, his abilities have commanded the respect, aod his integrity the of all.

No one has tilled the oflioe with more dignity, or given in the main general satisfaction. The people of Virginia will never have cause to regret that their interests were committed to so faithful a servant. When the rep of the loss of the A irginius readied ashiugton, it is said, a Cabiuet officer remarked that the total loss of the vessel would be a jireat relief both to this Government and that of Spain. A writer in the Baltimore Episcopal Methodist favors the colonizition of the Africans of this country, and the establishment of a government of their own, aud thinks it Would be beneficial to both SnriDK elegantly dressed, but un kunvu goulloman, passed rapidly down Pennsylvania avenue yesterday afternoon, swinging liis anus and muttering to himself the wildest ejaculations of grief. Tears rolled down his lace, as it he had been betrayed by some great sorrow, his whole appearance manifested the deepest leeiiug of poignant regret, lie walked swiftiy to the Sixth-street wharf, never pausing until he reached the water's edire, when, taking a card from his pocket, he wrote a lew lines hastily and then stepped upon the steamer Arrow, Captain Frank llollingshead.

Divesting himself of his overcoat, coat, vest, hat and boots, he plunged iuto the river, and swimming out a few yards, turned waved his hand to the frightened Captain Frauk, and suiik out of flAll efforts to save him were unavailing, and his body was probably carried oil by the swift current, fur it has not been found, lu the pockets of the garments he left on the wharf were three elegant cambric handkerchiefs, a pair of fine gloves, aud a necktie of the finest silk. The card he had written upon was found. It read "My Dear Wife: As soon as I learned it wrs a girl-infant 1 found nu more pleasure in life. Mad it been a boy, who iu time could have patronized A. aud woru liable overcoats and Devlin shirts, as 1 have always done, 1 should have been happy.

As it is, irood bye." There was no signature to the note. It is suppoted that the poor man had become crazed in trying to tind out whether the Baltimore aud Ohio or iltuuore and l'otomac had reduced iheir rates of travel to the West, Northwest, aud Chronicle. UU51NIA contemporary speaking of trgtniu's undeveloped resources, relates two instances which prove at one and thy satno time how is the mineral wealth ot the State aud how slow its people are to take advantage of it. At oue poiut iu Augusta eouti'y here are vast beds of iron ore situated risjht on the line of the railroad which was made use of in constructing the railroad, and ise by, which people have passed for years, but which was never discovered to be iron ore uutii very lately. At another point not very far distant, is a marble mountain of vast wealth, which has been used by the workmeu employed on the railroad for various purposes about their huts, the real character and value of the stone never having been suspected.

These are but two examples out of many which might be adduced, to show the almost infinite resources which Virgiuia has at her command, if she will but use tkeui. Lyiichbury News. The Austrian Emperor has granted an amnesty to all persons under sentence for offenses against his Majesty's person, and has ordered report to be made to him respecting other coudemued persons whose conduct warrants leniency being shown them. Dreadful Accident ill Carroll Westminster, Dec. poor German named -cks, living abuut throe tniics from this place, met his death in a fearful manner.

The particulars, as I have just learned them, are as cks and his wife emigrated to this country a number of years ago from Germany, and in the course of time found their way to this county. They boughr a little home uear this city, where they have lived ever since, earning their living by tilling the small quantity of soil which tiny had purchased. cks was arj aged man, and for a large portion of his life has been sulj ct to epileptic fits. Yesterday, while sta ding over a large cooking stove, which was heated almost a red heat, he was seized oue of his periodical attacks and led upon the stove. II'S wife was from home at the time, and as ilie house was situated iu a lonely place.

far from any no assistance was at hand to rescue iiim. He lay upon the stove a long time, until his lit passed away, and lie was literally wasted to charred flesh. I lis cl fire and burned off entirely. Portions of his body were burned to a crisp. When fouod by his wife he had rolled off the stove, and was lying upon the floor.

fcjiuee writing the above a gentleman ju-t from the scene of the accident informs tuo that after jcks had rec ivered from his fit ho fell to the floor, where ho lay for some lime insensible. Jie then recovered to attempt, burned as lie was, to put on another shirt, fainted in the effort. In this condition he was by his wife. There is'still some life about him, but the Doctor says says he die. American.

A Colore Millionaihe. Men whose taxes foot up from $1,000 to $10 DUD each year cau get two per ecut per month for it, or use it iu even more lucrative Ways, while the interest ou their taxes is nothing iu comparison. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are retained in this way. A notable instance ol this practice is the case of a colored millionaire of New Orleans, who has dodged paying his taxes until uow they amount to nearly due to the city and State. This mau is a character for a romauce.

He is so abstemious that he may be called a miser. He disdains rest, arid with wonderful activity works on iu a small and obscure one-story house, remote from the business portion of ihe city. The building is his office and his home. It is dingy and dilapidated on the outside. Within a kind of lobby, partitioned off from the main room is the miser's office.

A desk full of pigeon holes crammed with papers, an iron sale and a chair or two, constitute the only furoitute. Beyoud are the rooms where he lives with his mother, a woman aboui a hundred yearn old. Yet this man, so unpretentious in his business surroundings, has nearly a hundred tenements, fCattereU all over the city, which briuij him auy where from to $300 each per month. He owns over two hundred properties, estimated to be worth at least $700,000. bosides bonds and cash to a huge amount.

This man, however, never pays any taxes, except wheu he disposes of a piece of property, and teen ouly on that property. In the Sheriff's office are tax writs against him dating back twoive years, and to some of them are attached as much as six yards of fooKcap, titled throughout with closely written descriptions of his propetiy. The reason for avoiding his annual taxes is a speculative one. The city charges him ten per cent interest on his money, which he never loans exoept on and he can make from IS to 24 per ceut. Every tenth year also the taxis of one year are wiped our by Orleans Tinus.

Eminent the year 185S, rr Kipp and wife leaded the block bounded by Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth and Fourth and Lexington avenues, to the Harlem Railroad Company, lor a period of tweuty one years, with the usual covenant on the pari of the company to surrender the property at the expirationofthelea.se. In lSG'J the company took statutory proceedings to possess themselves of the laud absolutely. These proceedings were resisted by Mr. Kipp on the ground that the property was not necessary for the legitimate purposes of the road, and that the act giving such rights to the corporations wus passed subsequent to the leaso and would impair the validity of a contract. The referee decided in favor of Mr.

Kipp, but his decision was overruled by the courts on the principle of eminent domain, and that the corporation had a right to take any land needed by them upon paying for the same. Mr. Kipp then cjmmeneed a suit to recover the laud upon the ground that the Harlem Railroad Company had transferred all its franchises to the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, and having no longer a corporate existence the law of eminent domain could not apply to them; he also set up the covenant to surrender. The company demurred on the ground that until the time for executing the covenant arrived, Mr. Kipp had no standing in court, and that for all the purposes of the lease the Harlem Company has still a corporate The demurer was argued in the special term of the Supreme Court to-day before'Ju lire Barrett, who reserved his NciO York News.

Murder in Fauquier learn from gentlemen by the Orange cars yesterday afternoon that a young mau named William M. Dirkin, lately a resident of Petersburg, was murdered in Fauquier county, near Rappahannock iStation, on Friday night last. The murder is believed to have been committed by a negro and it was not until Saturday morning thai the dead body was Ibuod in the woods near the station named. The particulars of the mur der, or the motive for it, were not ascertained by our informants, but it is stated that the supposed murderer is knowo, and that he got on the curs of the Orange railroad at Rippahannock, having bought a ticket from that place to Court House. Whether he left the train at the latter place or not is not certainly known, but the entire country in that section is being searched lor him, and strong hones are entertained of his capture.

loungDirkin was about twenty years of age, and had prominent relative's liviug in Petersburg. His remains were brought up yesterday on the Orange cars as far as Gordonsville on the way to Petersburg for Sews. The Bird's Christmas Feast. following touching aud beautilul custom is related in the holiday number of To Day, the excellent Philadelphia weekly journal, where it is accompanied by an elegant illustration "The peasants of northern Kurope not only retain many of the old-fashioned methods of celebrating religious anniversaries which were generally prevalent throughout Christendom, but each country and province has some peculiar customs of its own which are observed on such occasions. One of the most beautiful of these is found among the Norwegian peasantry, who liviug iu a cold and comparatively sterile country, have but little of the good things of this world with which to make merry, but who stid contrive to fiud enj in celebrating, in their simply way, such a festival as Christmas.

The farmer in Norway provides, out of his scanty means, a feast for those of hii own household and perhaps for some of his friends; and then he remembers the birds, and gives them a Christmas offering. It is the universal custom in Norway for farmers to fasten a sheaf of wheat or rye, or other grain to a pole, so that the birds may have a hearty repast. The picture which is given illustrates this practice. The suow has fallen heavily since the sheaf was giveu to the birds, but the hungry little fowls are crowding upon it, picking out the grains, aud enjoying their Christmas dinner quite as much as the farmer and his family in the dwelling beueath. i Vvu.sliiii^to? Ii -iiiiich Biienwald was insiantiy killed yesI or day morning, near adensourg, by beiug ruo over by the 7:4" Inmi Ba'tiraore to Washington, on tin' Washington Branch of ilie Baltimore ami () io ra'lr-nnl.

It appears that the decease was walking aiong the track toward this eny, observing approach of the train from Wadiiogtoii from one track to the oth and was by the engine the opposite tr.iiu and run over. The stockholders nf (he Alexandria, atid New steamers held a meeting The annual report of I'resiti- tit soii was read. He reports that Irom the saic of the steamer Valley City f'uud was ohtattii'd with which I lie Djdge wharf property in (Je.irgeiown was putcuased lor and sl.oiii) cxpendci in thereon. An order been received from Mr. J.

N. rhe general manager ol Lite Balti more aid and Al-xundria and Fredericksburg Kaiiway, thuluu and alter to-ilay the wages of all officers and employees of the roads will be re.iuccd too per in consequence of tiie general depression of business. This city is becoming quite famous for the number ol'divorces procured The business has been steadily increasing during the last three yews, untii some of our lawyers are making sncii cases a specialty. 11 was made yesterday of the burning to death, in Balti mere, of a lady by tin: upsetting of a coal oil lamp. I lie following particulars are from the American, of that city One ol the distressing occurrences that we have ever had to iccoid took place night near the village of resulting in the agonizing death of a tLOst estimable lady, Mrs.

Coale, wife of Wtu. 10 Coale, of the Central Savings Bank, of this city, ft seeinthar as Mrs. Coale was about retiring fur the night, a coal oii lamp which she had just placed upou the mantel in her bed-chain her fell to the floor, and the burning contents being scattered over her person, she ran screaming to the front door of tile house, and was so horribly burned that death resulted in a few hours. The cireuuistatic -s under which this icrriiile calamity occurred add increased poignancy to a visitation already so lull ol sadness as to be quite beyond tne wer of human language fully to describe. It seems that Mr.

Isaac Coale. of the well known lirtn of Isaac Coale No. 14 Hanover street, who resides on the Ltiicpy roa 1, ii'-ar Highland Park, is very ill, and that oa the fatal uigiit Mr. W. K.

Coale, in company with Thomas sitting up with their sick brother, Mr. E. Coale, ivmg left his.wile at his residence near Catonsville only a lew hours previous iu all the I bloom arid be.iuij of early Womanhood, the happy mother oi an interesting family of children, in providing for whose care and comfort she found her highest Whilst the two brothers were thus watching by the bedside ol their sick brother, in the still hours of the night, near I clock this a. there came the sound ol rile sharp matter ol horses' leet over the road, and soon a at the door of the dw liiug. when a messenger in breathless haste communicated the sad tuliugs to the weil-uign distracted lm-band.

As soon as it was possible tu procure a vehicle the two brothers left the bedside of their almost dying brother, and hurried over toward Catousvilie. where a scene met them, the horrors of winch nearly drove the husband of the poor woman frauticwith grief, Airs. Coale, surrounded by grief-stricken and sympathizing neighbors, was found in the parlor of the dwelling, upon a b.d hastily prepared for her reception, liter lily uurued to a crisp, especially about the luw-cr limbs and the body. Kvery particle of clothing iiad been burnt irom lur body, and her lace was horribly scorched that her features were not recognizable. Although suffering the most indescribable tortures, she was still conscious, and recogtnz-d her sorrow-stricken husband, who bent over haplest gnef.

r. Kugene of this city, whose dwelling is next, to that of Mr. Coale, heard the screams of ihe unfortunate lady about midnight, and immediately hastened to her assistance, and but for his aid aud that of others who soon joined hiiu, there is no doubt that lii' house would have been burned down. Wysham, of' Catonsville, was quickly in attend nice, with the aid of the servants and neighbors, did all that it was possible to do for the hapless sufferer, but it was immediately apparent that no human skill could avail to save life. Those whe first arrived and tu ilie terrible spectacle seem up.eriy unable tu describe its horrors, aud they were so bewildered that they scarcely know what they did or how they did it.

The wooden mantle of in the bed-chamber wis burning, having set fire to b) the oil which was scattered about. Fortunate' ly, the had not reached rhe bed or the child's crib, in which an infant was sleeping, when aid arrived to extinguish the flames. The track of rhe poor sulL-rer, as she fled from the room, was tuaikjd by shreds of her burnl garments, which had fallen from her as tlicj burnt oil, and were fiist communicating to the floor ol ihe dwelling. I'uc servant? were asicep when the accident occurred, and the unfortunate lady had no help uear her except one of her children, a little boj some seven years of age. I hose who saw the agony of die sullen and the grief of hei husband and children, and heard her appeals that (j id wou'd quickly rcleasj her fiorn the gioat "pains of death" which had 1 fallen upon her, say I hat they feel that timt can never efface the impression made upon theii sensibilities.

The neighbors, with great alacri ty, did till that ir was possible to do to show their infcuse sympathy with rhe sorrow-stricken family, taking care of the eliildreu andstriv''jK to soothe the grief of the stricken husband. Mrs. Coale lingered in great agony until shortly after six el this morning when death kindly terminated her sufferings. She was tin mother ol five children, the eldest of whom is only about thirteen years. strike of the raiiroad engineers upou (lie Western lines of the Pnnsylvania Kail road Company is nearly a thiugofthe past.

The men employed upon the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Louis, the Cleveland a no Pittsburg and the Pan llaudle roads aii ariti'iuiict'd tin ir submissiun to the reduced rates of and went 10 work again yesterday, so that trams have once more eouiuieuetid to ru i on regular schedules. Ttie at Columbus stiil hold 0'it, but the compauy has found men to fill all the vacant places, an i then: is now no delay iu the movement ol' trams. Tin' reduction of'w-tges of all the emplnyes id'the Pennsylvania road went into effect yesterday, out. there was uo iurther resistance made. The engineers on the New Jersey lines resulwd not to strike, and so iuiormed their nor officers.

The Northern Central and the Baltimore ami 1 'uti-mac are affected by the reduction, hut tiieir people have aeccepted it quietly. There were vague turn at Chicago aud L'Uisvillc yesterday of new strikes to be cviuoionccd, but they are not justified by any event that occurred up to this time, aud there Was probably uo foundation f'jr them. A.Miinw tho-horrible consequences of a famine in Inoia, would be the large uuinber of human, sacrifices to propitiate the ids of the land. In times of calamity the Hindoo mind refuses to, i the claims of Vishnu. The deities of lire and slaughter, of pestilence aud famine, have, th imagine, slu-wo their power, and it is neeessai'y ro satisfy tlnni.

Keen at iu Bengal, the altars id" the gods are streaming wi the blond of gouts and buffa1 ies. and. if the worst comes, tlie human saoritices will follow, as they have done bctore, even cO recently, indeed. as loco. California ami Texas Kail way.

Philadelphia, c. adjourned special e'ing of ol tLe California Texas Riilway Construe ion Company was held today. The plan prepared some weeks ago by 'lie wax submit ted tor the approval of the meeting. Afur a brief discussion the following w.i- utiiuiuioudy adopted: Rcsolrcrf, Thai the plan proposed by ihe directors for obtaining an exteusi -it ol and using money due from ekhblders to complete the partly finished porfious of me Texas and Pacific Hallway, be, and the muuc is hereby approved by the meeting; and the stockholders here pr. sont and represented pledge themselves to the best of their and recommend lo all other siian holders to pay the uutsduonri their original-ubseiiptions to the capital stock ihe Lompany.

Makkiaok. -The marri igr of Mr. Widiaiu O-wald narbon, of ihe Riitish L-'caiiou. and Miss Mary Campbell, daughter of Archie Campbell, of this city, at Sr. Matthew's, today, is one of much interest to the Cathodes of this country, and has already been much discussed in this ami otiier cities.

It the first instance in this city where a Protestant has been married to a Citholic in a Catholic church. Such marriages usually take place in the parsonages, but this case Mr. Carlton claimed his riijht a British subject, and re ceived a dispensation from Archbishop Manning, of Loudon, he belonging to an English and not an Am? rican diocese. Archbishop Bailey, of the United States, hid decided that such a nnrriage could not be performed before the altar, but tins iisation removed this obstacle. In consideration of this dispensation the lady signed pipers that all children born of the marriage are to be bap'iz a-id brought up in the Catholic W'tish.

Cur tin Baltimore Sua. The Kelsey curious story ibciug circulated at Huntington, Long Island, in reference to the ca-e of Charles lvr-lsoy. While the dispute over the reward for the recovery of his body is engaging the attention ol the courts, reports that has been scon alive are again gaining currency. Suiilord Brown states that on the of October, while passion through Duanc street, between West Broadway ami Un ison street, with a horse and cart, he Kelsey standing oil the sidewalk in conversation with a inau and a woman, and fully recosrniz him as the person he had kuowu in lluutingiou during the last twenty-live years. As soon as iie could loavc his horse and curt he says he went over to speak to him, but befote he came up lo him Kelsey ran away and entered at No.

I til aue street. He says he is ready to make tlitj statement on oath, ii' Y. Sun. The asij Potomac Railroad is expected to he completed next r. The Frederick Examiner says We are ad vised, as a matter ol fact, that the 1 larrisburg and Potomac Road has entered upon negotiations with two wealthy connecting railroads, which will assure its success-, and secure their most friendly co operation.

La fact, the tilling up of the unli'lt-hed railroad link between ork Springs, aud will give ttic most practicable aiel available between Vork and the West aud Jjoumwes' via i In; Alleutown route to Ilirrisburg. the Harrisburg aud Potomac and P. lioads to Frederick and the B. () trorn Fred trick to the West and Southwest. Loss of Life.

Steamship Mile1, from London to Hamburg, has down at sea, with the loss of tluriy-two iiv-s. I' will be remembered that nearly the same number of persons perished on the river Tyue a day or two ago. The deaths by accident during the latter part of last year were exceptiona.ly large in England and along the coast. I be railroad collisions have filled columns of some ot ihe papers, and the great fog in Loud and its vicinity added to the number of ih -u i-ietily killed, tuany who perishei in the I hames or were run over in the streets. in I'eccm bcr, also, a violent hurricane did ureal damage, and was attended with much ol Bait.

Gazette. The Philadelphia savs: Many will regret to hear that the Wilmington auu ing lt.iilroad Company have decided to pass the interest ou their semi-annual second uiort gage bonds, which ma'ures January J. The reason given for this is that the late financial crisis aud the diminution of business, together with the delays in the completion id the Reading branch and its large cost, have materially reduced the available means ol the company. The directors have therefore authorized a tnort gage ou the Reading branch for ooo, the bonds secured by which will be applied to the funding ol the defaulting interest, so tar as the holders choose to avail themselves of it. In accordance with a resolution adopted by the New iTork Board of Underwriters, lo, 1373, all butldiugs in the metropolitan district having frame Mansard roofs will be subjected to an extra chargc of one per dwdiing houses excepted, after January 1.

IST1. In addition to this hotels and public building? having this kind of roofs will be charged half per cent. There are about 145 buildings in the city that will be subject to this rule, tin most ol which are warehouses. Moses Jordan, an cxeentiic old gentleman, who for the past lurty years si led in West Chester, attempted to commit suieide utie morning last week by slabbing hiuj self in the left side with a dirk knife. Finding that this did not work, he drank half an ounce of laudanum, which failed also.

His injury from the knife is a one, but wi.I not prove fatal. Reverses in stock operaii-ms is given as the reason fur his attempting hi.M. Rorih Danzas, who was M. Catac.zy's Secretary of Legation, and who remained in Washington as Charge d'Affairs a short time after the little diplomat left, has just been married in Constantinople to Mile. Arghiropoule, daughter of auotbor Ku-sian civil service official.

Dauzis is now attached to the Russian mission at Athens. Marshal Bazaine will be allowed to about the island of Sainte Marguerite, his place of ''seclusion." His wife, who is near her confinement, has elicited permission to live with her husband, and it is believed that this request will be granted. Duke de Broglie, the French Prime Minister, is described as handsome, but slightly effeminate, natty in dress, honeyed in manner, aud addictcd t.o a dulcet quavering method of speech. In all the large cities New Year's I iy waobserved without the customary wine and intoxicating liquors beiug in the or dinarv prolusion. The Pope conferred the decoration ol the order of Knighthood ol IX Mr.

Cashel a London journalist and WIRK .1 ut' Fenders fur tire plnecf at F. CARLl AIR AND WOOL KOLLS of eviry tor of ar tne at dee ti HAIR DEPOT. QTiCfiL TRAPS! STEEL er lot received and lor -u by life. dec 10 (i-'l Kir strct dec F. CAR LIN SONS, King street.

OMMKUCIAL. Alkxani' KIa. Makhet, Jan. of Grain a-e very liyht, and the market is dull lor Whe.it und la2c lower; sales to iy uf red nt loU, 169, 165 and 171 for fair to prime shiiipi-a. Corn is steady nt yesterday's quotitions; sales of mixed at 62 for new, and old at 60 No ll'erings of Rye or O.its on 'Change.

Alkxanhkia Cattle Market, Dec. The tf-rings of Cattle, Sheep, tind Cows ard Calve this week ha? been light, but fulty equal to the demand, with th exception of tings. VVe quote Cattle 3 tooje; She -p 4 to 6e; Hog- 7 to Tie Cows and Olives 20 to SOU per head. active at an advance, hut limited balls. GKoKUKTOWX CATTLE MaUKET.

Dec. 31 Tim of Cattle, She and and were quite limited this Week, witi. saleg of Cattle at C.heOp 6 6.t C.iWS and 2) to per head. The marker was fairly active at the advanced pr eea in Cattle, which owing more the li Jit supply than any other eauso. Flour The following is a report ot the amount Flour in this city during the last three as repor.ed by L.

T. Anthony, Inspector liarrds. Family Flour 1673 Extra 640y Supi-iline Sol Fine lSd 1st Middlings i Rye, 1st lbJJ Condemned 12t. PORT oT ALEXANOKIA, 1. SUN KOSK 7 16 moon SKT- 6 SL'N SKIS AKKIVKLl Stea ler John Cibioii, New York, to Hooo SAl I.KI>.

Steamer Lady of the Lake, Norfolk, by A Reed. mkmokanda Steamer Utility, hence for Allyn's Point, at New Lond 29.h. Schr Addie hence, at Providence 20th. ii A GALLERY OF FINK ARTS, l'S-o Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C.

1 have now on iiand the large-t and best stock ol FIN ulL A IN TIN GS, CllUO.MoS, EN GKA VIN GS and 1'HoTOG RAPllS, this side of York, which 1 will sell at 2U per cent less than former prices for the next thirty days. Also a very line assortment of Gold and Black Walnut am Gilt and Velvet Photograph Frames, Mats, Cord, Passe Partouts, at Also a large nuutb-r of Stereoscopic Views, which 1 will seli at greatiy reduced price. Terms cash. 11. N.

HARLOW, I). nov AMINE IT. 1' A A A CO L1N CORSET. Dress makers recommend it as being the best to lit. Iwuii-o iul lflsUCh a manner that the front and ick seams lit like seams to a dre-s.

It is superior to any other rsetnow in use. b-c. u-e its peculiar style cutting g.vea sullicient ful at the bosom, without folding at tin! top; gra iuilly and elosoiy titling to, aiid over the hips; is lunger front and back than ordinary corsets; and in fact is tiie only cut in this form For by dee 24 I). F. WIT ME CO.

OALT AM) FRES 11 MEAT. KMX) ib- of DRIED BEEF, the best quality, and of my own curing. BEEF, ol the best quality. FREmI BEEF, VEAL and just from Loudoun and Fauquier, lor sale in quantities lo suit purchasers daiiy at -tills 8 and 'J Royai street wing new Slaritet House. dec 2-1 OSCAR F.

BAGGETP. ERG EAN'J NOTICEto TAX-PAYERS. iie uncollected State tax bills for the year are novv in my hand-: for colleeti I therefore respi ctfully tle-s who have not p-iid to call and settle and thereby themselves further trouble and expense. J. M.

STEUART, City Sergeant, dec 10 No. 10 S. Royal upstairs. SiJiOJSlVJCO AND FOR SALE AT ENTWISLE'S CHINA STORE, 107 Ring street, A large lot of SToN WARE, (beautifully finnishedj consisting of Jars, Pans, Pitchers, Jugs, Covered Jars, Also a large lot 01 FLOWER PoTS and Pll'KINS, and a full assortment of such goods is are usually lound in a China Store. oct 27-tf ANK OF THE OLD DOMiNION, Alexandria, Va, Dec.

29, 1873. The annual ection for Directors of this Bank will held a-the Banking House of the Cilix.i-ns' National Rink, on TUESDAY, the 13th of January, 1ST between the of twelve and lie o'clock. dec29 eotd WM. II LAMBERT, Cashier. 11TIZENS' ATIO AL AN Alexandria, Dee.

1873. The annual election for Directors of this will be held at the Banking House on TUESDAY, January 13th, 1 between the hours ol 11 and 12 o'cioek. doc 29-eoul WM. H. LAMBERT, Cashier.

II omw iioi' IS A RICH AND CI I KAP FOOD FOR HORSES AND COWS. ocl GKOKGE H. IIILL CO. 1JKCANS, Filberts and Paim NuLs, and Bur deaux, ivica and Paper Shell Almonds received mid fr sale by A EHV DAVIDSON, dec 11 220 cor. Alfred, DR.

PIERCE'S GULDEN KDICAL D1S CU EH Purgative Puilutd, mid Sage's Catarrah full supply received and for sale by 11 E. S. LE A D13 ATE BKO. fp II STEAKINE A Manufactured at Z. TUB KIN EK'S YVOKKS, No.

72 Union street, Cannot bo surpassed. Buy it. dec 2 ASTERN HERRING. 'Zito bbl? PillME, LARGE, ROUND HEKKi.NG, very handsome, to arrive and for gale by iiov 11 HOOE ik JOHNSTON. 9 CENT HOLIDAY GOODS-A won'J tlert'ul variety and immense stovk.

In this department we cannot be North or South. GREEN'S Nol'luN UoUSE, dec 17 70 King street. Blue repellanti BLUE REPELLANTI Op neJ to-day Bltie Kepellant, a tine also Biack and Uolden do artic VVM. N. BEF vy dec 24 CJ street.

IAD1I very Lndi-s' O.r, t- on hand. are sold at i -ut one'half the! our Iriends would (Jo well to call et 'l ROBERT 'PwooD. JjMtESH lull line oi Itl. Tend tine X. und medium grades, receiver Vl-y.

Now liu time to buy at low Eo. McliUKN" Ji 60N, dec '2ii JOiarid 170 King Lad1ks' FINE DRESS Meriuoes, Baden Cloths; BUrk Alpacas, ure Mohar Cloths, with in nv other very goods at K.L.WOODS. HjyMHiY, White Beans, Blaek-eyed Peas, Dried Cherries, slid for snle by fdec C. MJlJiC RN. OWISS MACARONI, the linest irauortpd arO tide, for fiale by G.

WM. KAMSAY, dee 17 Corner King and St. Asaph sts. KOOUS bargains AT GREEN NOTION HOUSE, 76-KING STREET. ALL WINTER GOODS A RKiH CEI) PRICES.

JIU IKV In accordance with my usual custom, nil IN 1 Kit GOODS have tliis day been marked down at OUT and a favorable opp Tlunity is presented to purchasers soc jro REAL 13A11GAINS in tne following goods, many of which wore purchased a fow weeks since at less thin the cost of production: LADIEV, GENTS' and CHILDREN'S MERINO HOSIERY. LADIES', GENTS' and CHILDREN'S MERINO UNDERWEAR. WORSTED SHAWLS, SCARES, NilBIAS, HOODS, CAPS, See. GLOVESI GLOVES! GLOVES Bargains extraordinary in Gloves, of every description for Ladies, Gents and Children, comprising as groat a variety of choice Gloves as can bo found in uny city. There are iuany goods too numerous to mention embraced in the reduc.ion so as to room for a splendid stock SPTlIjNTGr GOODS the a 1 vance orders for which will begin to arrive early in February.

1 hereby tender grateful nonts to my Many cust mien for thoir liborai patronage, and pkdgo myself to make every elfort to ch.tv of goods that will do credit to the Statu of Virginia, and serve ti concentrate a trade in our city that will be advantageous to both buyer arol seller. IRLKS AY. KEEN, 08 KING STREET. j.m noons. FEKGVSOM'II HAIK DEPOT.

NEW NoVELTIEm IN JEWELRY, RACK ETS, HAIR 0 A A TS, Call ami see our now $2, SI Switches, superior to anything ever before oil.jrod at these prices. CO li IN GSI CO BIN GS I Made into beautiful Braids, Switches, Curls, All work warranted tir t-class at -xi FERGUSON'S HAIR DEPOT UTlCE To CITY TAX FA YERS. Tin; attention of city t-tx-payers is respectfully called to sections and 0 Llio Revenue bill ot lttTU, which are as follows: (Suction 6. The Collectors shall make a nil person tax bills duo and unpaid on tfce 1st of December, li)7o, and shall cause the tame to be printed and ui? at conspicuous in the several wards of the city. Section (i.

The City Collectors shall, on or before the 5th of itiuary, 1874, return to Auditor a list of all delinquent Lax bills in their hands whioh there is no pereonal property to satisfy and which yet constitute a lieu on real estate, and shall, alter having given twenty days' notice oi the tune and piaee of sale, prjeeed to sell the same, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the pay ei it of said taxes, as provided tor in the city charter. J. T. LULL, Col. North.

Dial, dec l-lni S. K. FIELD, Col. South. Di-t iITIZriNS' NATIONAL BaNK, Alexandria, Deeember.il, The Board of Directors havu this declared a semi-annual 1 LD END UP Til RE K-A E-U ALi PER CENT, payable on and aft Tuesday, Oils, 1S7i dec HI Ht VVM.

xi LAMBERT, Cashier. PI EAl'PLE, Kdarn and SapMtgo Cheese, Cross Pickles, Potted Tongue, Beet ami Devilled iiam, Lea Jc Perrin's Worcester-hire mee, English Salad Dressing, French Capers, Olives, Mmtards, trv-h stock at lowest prices. GEO. McIHJRNKY dec lii ltid and 170 liing street. OUK BILLS AUK READY, and will distributed on the 1st.

We hope our lriond: will respond prouijitly. D. F. WITMERCO lbs prime new Codlisb and for sale by dec 10 K. Al.

LAW-SON. REPELLANTS, English and Domestic, as cheap as the at dec 23 D. F. WITM BUTTER prime article of Butter in store and for sale at 147 King -L dec 16 W. F.

BttooKES BUTTO.N MOULDS and CABLE CORD, all sizes, jurt received at, dec 0 PK kGUSONJS AIK DKPoT. ij L'GARS DO at RA MS AY'S, -4SriT Corner King and St Asaph VTEW CKoi' Navv OKX.EAN.S lbs. to, dee lo A and A Ril L'E LOT liS u.iL dec lo and ARM dec 11 USL1 P. WIT CO. Ij.jARS?.WriiiHrara and Refined Sugar- re- i and sale by and COFFEES and other choice 5 GKOCEK.1ES tor sale at the lowest dec 18 J.

C. M1LBUKN G1 P. and strictly prim- 3T P. Teas received to-day by dec 18 j. c.

MILBIKV tierces small uncovered Dams tor sale by dt-c 10 LAWs Black VELVETEENS, for Cloaks Triinings, mat openeu." dec 11 P. flTMkgUi VTEWAKt C1DEK-8 bWs juat iN 16 K. M..