Alexandria Gazette from Alexandria, Virginia • 2

I jl alexandria'va. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19. The Investigation Co.MMirrF.e. the Senate, yesterday, Mr. Anthony moved that the Senate proceed to the election of the Committee of Investigation, and submitted for its members, the names of Messrs.

Buckingham, Chairman; Pratt, Howe, Harlau, Stewart, Pool and Bayard. Mr. Casscrly was afterwards added by universal consent. Mr. Sumner made objection to the appointmeut of members upon the committee wlio were not in favor of the full investigation for which it was originated.

A long aud warm debate ensued, in which several Republican members, as well as Democrats, denounced the frauds which have been committed under the present Administration, and demanded strict investigation into the matter. 31 r. Trumbull and other Republicans denounced the tyranny imposed upon members of the party by means of caucus decisions. Mr. Trumbull offered, as au amendment to the resolution of Mr.

Anthony nami ng the committee, his original proposition as instructions to the committee. Mr. Anthony then moved a modification of Mr. Trumbull's ameudment, which was 29. nays 18, The debate continued until 10 o'clock P.

when the committee, as proposed by Mr. Anthony, was elected, and the Senate adjourned. We regret to see it stated that affairs in the African republic of Liberia, as far as the executive branch of its government, do not go on The Baltimore Gazette "The Chief of the Executive Committee who now exercise the functions ofgovernment in Liberia, accuse President Roye of misappropriating the sum of forty thonsand pounds amount being part of a loan contracted by him in Loudon for the ostensible purpose of constructing railroads in Liberia and thus opening up the country to European trade. They say that he not only put this loan on the English market without obtaining the sanction of the Legislature; but that, with his officers, he has been receiving, without any ai.tltnriH' li rtrnfnrft flip nmpppds fif Among the bills introduced in the House ol Representatives, yesterday, were the following: to establish a commission for the laying of telegraph cables from California to China, and from the Atlantic coast to Europe; abolishing the office of Commissioner of Internal Revenue and the Income tax; providing for transportation of importations to inland cities; imposing a uniform tax of sixteen cts. per pound on tobacco; revising the steamboat laws, and providing for the payment of customs' duties in currency.

The Committee on the Library was ordered tc report an International copy-right law. A resolution declaring the sympathy of the House with all people endeavoring to establish selfgovernment and republican institutions, wa? passed. The administration party, alarmed at the course public sentiment is taking, have proposed, through Mr. Conkling, that an investigation into the New York custom house be ordered. The Radical Senators have also down' in their action oo the appointment ol the f-Vin restrict inns fit tirst imposed on it.

They have allowed ticn Democratic members to be on the committee, and adopted some nf the objects of Mr. Trumbull's resolution as to the business ot the committee. Mr. Logan and Mr. Sumner were very outspoken, yesterday, as to the course of the Radical Senators iu this whole matter.

The Baltimore Sun says that the fourteenth amendment to the constitution and the judiciary act of 1S67 have very widely enlarged the scope of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. So heavy arc the appeals from the State Supreme Courts that it is beginning to be doubtful whether the U. S. Supreme justices can attend in person to any circuit business at all. It is stated that the new pressure of cases will necessitate the presence of the entire court in Washington all the year round, and that even this will not keep the docket clear.

A dispatch from Charleston South Carolina House of Representatives yes tcrday adopted resolutions arraigning Gov. Scott and the other State officials for their alleged connection with the fraudulent overissue of bonds. They were followed by resold tions of impeachment, which were laid over under the rules. The temper of the House indicates that they will be certaiuly adopted as soon as they come to a vote. Mr.

Merrick, of Maryland, has introduced the following bill in the House of Representatives from and after the passage of this act ali Treasury notes of the U. S. shall be receivable in payment of duties on imports in the same manner and upon like footing as they are now authorized by law to be received in payment of any other debt or obligation due to the U. Many think this is the shortest and best way to a resumption of specie paynieut. The Baltimore American uctiou of the Virginia House of Delegates towards stopping the issue of the new State bonds until financial affairs may be reviewed, had the effect of reducing the securities in this market yesterday to CO per cent.

Onr Richmond correspondent, however, writes that there is no danger of repudiation, although it is possible that no more of the public debt will be funded." The report, of a personal quarrel between the Russian Crown Prince and the German Ambassador of St. Petersburgh, which created a stir a week ago, is now said by the London Times to be untrue; as was published in the telegraphic dispatches yesterday. But is it aot strange that such a eauard should ever have beep invented, and circulated Tno 'gay season" has commenced in Washington; balls, parties, ALEXANDJ Leonard Meyers. a Representative from Pennsylvania, yesterday made complaint to the I Secretary of State of the loug continued imprisonment of Dr. Howard, of Philadelphia, 1 who was confined without cause one year in Cuba.

The Secretary of State promised to have the attention of the Spanish authorities called to the matter. Eight men attacked the jailor at New Brunswick, N. last night, gagged and bound him and then attempted to gain the interior of the prison, but the assistant jailor fired on them and called the police. The ruffians fled. It is suspected that they designed to release a hank robber incarcerated.

The report of the Civil Service Commission was handed to the President, yesterday. It will, if possible, be sent to Congress before the recess, but will certainly be presented immediately after the holidays. It is not known whether its recommendations will ho adopted by Congress. Yesterday morning, between and o'clock, the canal boat Wave, lying at the outlet lock iu Kocfc Creek, in Georgetown. spraug aleak, and in a few miuutes tilled and weut to the bottom.

The captain aud two men who were aboard of the boat narrowly escaped drowning. li is creditable to the press of the country, that but few of the that we have seen? countenance or approve of. the most unnecessary and International procession and parade, which took place in New York on Sunday. fu the Washington Criminal Court yesterday, Mr. B.

Stokes, Michael Stratmier, and G. Victor Powell, charged with complicity in the Tennessee bounty frau Is. appeared, and through their conusel entered a plea of not guilty. Thomas C. McCrcery was nominated for I S.

Senator in the Kentucky Democratic caucus at Frankfort last night. Fx-Governor Brainlette, Gon. Humphrey Marshall, James Beck, and Judge Boone were it! IIarmony prevailed. Mr. Henry T.

Tucker, whose death was announce 1 ye-fordav. was one of the aud scholars in the country. lie w.i> js year? of age. was horn in Btwton. but has Inadf New York his home for the spast twenty years.

i The bill to authorize the Postmaster Genera i to one et. correspondence, or post cards will be one of the first subjects to be reported upon by the Ilou-e Committee on Postwflices, The bill is looked upon favorably in committee, Whatever may have been said about the character and conduct of the Prince of Wale; for several years past, it scorns to be certair that his recovery from his rec-eut illness, i hailed with joy by of the people of England. Some have made the proposal that, in view of the projected centennia celebration of the U. S. Government shall purchase Independence Hall nud squan as public property.

Jon Foster's life of Diekeus. in four volumes, is to be published by Lippiucott of Philade! phia simultaneously with its appearance it. London. The work is looked for with much interest. The railroad commissioner of Ohio thinks that at preseut, trains run too fast, and recommends that the speed on all roads be limited by law to miles an hour, exclusive of stoppages.

The Cumberland, News says, that "Mr. Win. A. Brydon has effected the sale of hi? coal lands, formerly owned hv a Boston com' nany. situated on George's Creek, at The loss on the ball given the Grand J)ike Alexis at Boston, was $.0.702.

But people who give expensive balls to Grand Dukes, must expect to lose money! A New York journal states that many ladies of that city propose to give no wine to their callers on New Year's Day, but, instead, will furnish them with hot tea. Mr. Butler introduced a bill in the lfouse of yesterday, providing for Woman Suffrage. The President has nominated John Baldwin Hay, of Virginia, to be Consul General at Beirut. Interesting Masonic Friday night, after the re-election of J)r.

John Dove, as Grand Secretary of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Virginia, in thanking hiscompanions for this renewed manifestation of their confidence and esteen, he called their attention to the fact that this was his fifty fourth election to the position, and stated that no Grand Secretary of a Grand body in the year I 1S, when he was first elected, was now living. This unparalleled instance in the Masonic history of America elicited considerable remark, and earnest expressions of the hope that his distinguished abilities might long be spared to the interests of the craft lor whom he has labored taithiullv more tnau Halt a Rich. Whig. Cold est Weather Saturday morning the mercury stood in the thermometer at three degrees above zero. This was the coldest weather we have had since the memorable winter of at which time the thermometer indicated a temperature of fourteen degrees below zero.

The frost of Friday nieht was about as heavy as we ever have in this latitude. The branches of all the trees were heavily iced, and in the early morning presented a brilliant spectacle in the Dispatch. The Winter the 22d day of the present month "Old Sol" will have reached his Southern declination, and according to observations through the astronomers' telescope will appear to have traversed the tropic of Capricorn. For several days previous to tiie solstice there is no perceptible variation in the sun's declination and he is then said to stand still. It is from this circumstance that the term solstice derives its significance.

During this period the days are the shortest of the year. Baltimore A twrican. A story is told of a man in Connecticut who fell from the roof of a five-story building to the sidewalk; but, as he struck ou the thick soles of his rubber shoes, ho bounced back within a quarter of an inch of the roof, and so contiuued to bounce, tho distauce decreasing by odIv a quarter of an inch at each journey. He on hash enclosed in rubber balls, which he manned to catch on the bound, at the end of a was Stopped and restored to his family HA GAZETTE AN From liichinoml. of the Alexandria I Richmond, Deo.

Legislature to- day elected the following State officers: Jauoes McDonald, Secretary of the Commonwealth; W. F. Taylor, Auditor of Public Accounts; I Asa Rogers, Second Auditor; Joseph Mayo, Treasurer; W. P. Kiilaui, Register of the Land Office; G.

F. Strother, Superintendent of the Penitentiary; J. M. Stevens, Penitentiary Storekeeper, aud John T. of the County Court of Spotsylvania, and of the Corporation Court of Fredericksburg, and Jos.

If. Sherrard. Judge of the County Court of Frederick. James B. Sener.

the Radical candidate in opposition to Judge Goolrick received 'I'l votes for county, and 121 for corporation judge. In the Senate, to-day. the Committee ou Courts of Justice were instructed to inquire into the expedieucv of so amending the 3d section of the "homestead act," to abolish cu- tirely the right of waiver of hoincsicad; also, whether the right of caurmt be i cured to the householder. by a mode ot proceeding less expensive than is now provided by law; also, of striking out so much ot section as provides that after the death or marriage of the widow, or alter the youngest child becomes 'J1 years of age, the homestead shall he subject to all the debts of the householder, also, whether any additional legislation is necessary in order to assure and carry out fully the right of homestead as de. i.jncd to be conferred within the true spirit and meaning of the present constitution.

The Auditor was requested to furnish the Senate with a detailed account ot Fxecutive i expenditures for the last liscal year. lu the House of following bills were reported from committees and placed on the calendar amend the act relating to harbor report that it do not pass; to authorize the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company to acquire au interest in connecting to amend the constitution as to authorizing of" the Front Royal turnpike. The House to su-pend the luloc-dl jog for a report from the Finance Committee, on tlie resolution reducing ay of members I from six to four dollars per diem. The Committee ot; Fropositionsand H.ieyan- i ees report it a- inexpedient to legislate, rcfjuir- ing county and town-hip officers to give only such security as resides in the county where the bond is taken; which report was concurred in by the House. Rills were introduced allowing incorporated towns to use the county jail-; to provide special 1 Court of Appeals to appropriate the land scrip accruing to irginia, under act of Congress of duly Lid, and the acts amendatory there- of.

for purposes of education, to Richmond la iipden-Siuticy tin. 1 lamp- ton A urinal school. The following resolutions wore introduced: That in view of the presumptive difficulties iu providing for the payment of ail the semi-an- I oual interest on the coupons attached to the bonds issued in accordance i with ri.o fiM-ins- of tin act. entitled ''an act to provide for1iiu funding ami payment of the public debt. approved March 71, shall be neither payable uor receivable for any taxes, debts, or demands due the State, until such 1 time as the General Assembly shall able to i perfect such legislation; that all the creditors of the State shall be treated without discrimination in regard to payment of the semi-annual interest: that the Fiuance Committee he ted to return to the House, for its action, the resolution amending the act fixing the pay and mileage of'members of the General Assembly, providing for a reduction of from six dollars to four dollars per day, and mileage from twenty cents to ten cents per mile; in, quiring into the expediency of amending the act incorporating the I'utotuae and Manassas Hailroad company: inquiring into the expedi 1 ency of providing by legislation that it be 1 unlawful for any officer of this State, charged with the collection of its revenue, either directly or indirectly, to purchase with such revenue or any part thereof, received in money, any coupon or coupons issued under the funding bill, or otherwise to convert moDcysso received into such coupons; requiring them to pay to the auditor in money or by check, or draft for money, all revenue received by them inmooey, and to accompany all payments made by them with an affidavit, showing what aggregate amount ofcoupons was received by them from the tax-payers; and declaring a violation of the law iri this respect to be an offence, and to provide for the pnrii-huK'iit thereof by fine or otherwise.

In answer to a resolution of inquiry, addressed to the Attorney General, asking hie pinion as to the legality of paying the interest on the public debt, as provided by the funding bill, a communication was received from that officer, in which he funding act does not. in my opinion, make an appropriation for this purpose. think there should be an act authorizing the auditor to transfer the sum necessary to pay the iutere-t. otherwise the treasurer will not be justified in making such navmenl." The following bills were parsed incorporate the Shenandoah county savings bank; for the payment of balances due school teachers, and to amend the law in relation to attorneys generally. The resolution for the suspension of the operations of the funding bill, by prohibiting a further issue of new bonds, was taken up in the Senate night session having been appointed for that purpose, when Mr.

Herndon said he did not feel prepared to enter upon the discussion of so grave a subject at present and he moved to lay it upon the table. The motion failed. Mr. Prideuiore wished the subject to be disposed of. Mr.

Kirk pa trick charged that this resolution was not only pregnant with repudiation, but was repudiation He declared that the resolution is unnecessary and not justified by the condition of the people, and that the conflict of opinion between the Governor and An- ditor as to the ability of the State to pay the interest on the debt without further taxation, showed the necessity each Senator investi- rating lor himself. He thought that the discussion should be put off. Mr. Hundley compared the resolution to an initiiiptinn further until tho in at tor can be inquired into. 1 Mr.

there was conflict of opiniou between tlie Governor and the An- ditor in regard to the finances, was not that i a sufficient reason why funding should be stop- pod until the subject can be inquired into. I Mr. llerndon could not understand how the Auditor makes out the deficit to be as he al- leges. He thought it a mistake. The state- incuts from the Treasurer's bo.tics show that 10 were now on his books, and other uioncy to come in.

Mr. Thomas had at first taken the same view as that expressed by Mr. llerndon, but upon consultation with the Auditor found that the latter had embraced all these things in his es- i timates. The question was how can we pro- vide for the interest on two thirds of the debt, Let the whole debt bo funded, we will then have to decide whether we are able to meet the responsibilities created by the Funding act. He alluded to the Attorney General's opinion as showing that further legislation was necessary to authorize the payment of interest.

There was as much sacredness iu the unfunded as in the fuuded debt. He saw no repudiation in this resolution. If it passed it would not impair the I obligation of the State to pay. That obligation ti would be as binding wheu bonds were not fund- ed as when they were funded. Thegreatques- tion is.

how is the payment of the interest t) ci VIRGINIA AF oe provided for The resolution only asked I time for an investigation iuto the financial conJition. Increased taxation would be necessary to enable us to meet the interest. The cry from every part of the State was that the peo- pic could not bear increased taxation. 11 is in- dividual sentiment was that he would bear any amount of taxation befure he would see Yir- ginia's fair esputcheon tarnished by repudiation, Mr. Thomas, after reviewing the public deht ques'ioti, indicated that lie would vote for the resolution if auicndcd as follows: But nothing herein contained is intended to impair the obligation of any contract made 1 by the State with her This he thought would set the public mind i at rest aud assure those who had any fears, that Virginia did not even remotely contemplate repudiation, or the violation of any of her I just obligations.

Mr. llerndotj made a statement showing that it was possible to meet the Januaiy and July i interest for the year 1872. and argued that there 1 was no necessity for such action as conteuipla- ted in the resolution under consideration. Mr. Anderson, of Pittsylvania, from figures obtained this evening from the Auditor, cor- 1 roboruted the opinion of Mr.

Herodon, aud showed from a statement that he had made up that interest could be paid in January and July next, with a little piucli at least. Mr. Quescnberry thought that the discussion demonstrated the necessity for the suspension of the Funding bill. The Governor, the Audi- tor. and all of the Senators who had spoken I differed in their estimates of the condition of.

the treasury now and what it would be in July next. Time was absolutely ueeded to make an examination to ascertain where we stood. Mr. Kirkputrick took the ground that the I i.Mi enactment ui me luuumg um nm a i with the creditor, and a repeal of it would be the repudiation ol the contract. He said, that I the resolution contained the germ of repudia- I tion, because the objects set forth in it as ren- dering its passage necessary were not the real onces in his opinion.

Mr. Kirkpatrick proposed the following sub- stitute for Mr. Thomas' amendment 2. That by this action the Gener- al Assembly docs not mean to indicate any i purpose or desire to repudiate or unnecessarily 1 delay the payment of the pub'm debt. Mr.

Thymus signified his willingness iG the substitute if these words were added to it: upon her consistently with the ability of her to discharge the Mr. l'ridemnre addressed the Senate in sup- port of the resolution, and at the eonebuiou remarks the adjourned. According to the opinion of the Attorney General an appropriation will be needed by the i Lfgidnturc to meet tho payment of the inter- est on the bonds issued under the Funding bill. There were in the Treasury at the close of; today an excess of ovc-r the Auditor's estimate, and reducing the estimated July deocit to Among the distinguished guests in tiia city are John ex-Governor of the Ftat.J. and Sidney y.

Baxter, ex-Attorney General. XEWS OF TilK DAY. Tn ulnar ami nf the Tilm The trial cf Mrs. K. G.

Whartou for the poisoning of Gen. W. S. Ketghum was resumed yesterday at Annapolis, and Mr. Ketchum (a son of the late Gem), Gen.

13. Brice, Mrs. Van Mrs. Suowden, Capt. Thomas ff.

Bradley and Mr. Van Ness were examined, and Mr. Charles j. Ketchum was cross-examined. The testimony was mainly corroborative of that which was given on the former days of the trial in regard to the con versa lions of Mrs.

What ton with the Messrs. Ketchum and Gem, Brine, the making ol' the iv: i i i I lllllk pUUCJl. Ijrcn. JNCienuiii and disposition. The Chicago Silver Smelting and Refining Company's works were destroyed by fire yes- i terduy, Loss from to with no insurance.

Three men were seen to throw some substance in a pile of debris in Chicago. They then fled, and the substance was afterward esamiued aud found to be composed of i explosive material, chiefly of phosphorus. The grand jury of the Federal District Court in session at Raleigh, X. returned a true bill of indictment on Saturday last against Jas, 31. Leach, member of Congress from Carolina, James A.

Leach, and fifteen others, for conspiracy, under the act of Congress of May 31, commonly known as the Kukiux law. The receipts of corn at Baltimore yesterday were the largest ever kuuwu on any single day, being nearly two hundred thousand bushels, all from Maryland and Virginia. The market for it was active aud firm. The Civil Service Commission has completed i its work, aud yesterday submitted its report to the President. it provides lor competitive ex-1 amioation.s of applicants for office, and cstab- lishes rules for the regulation of appointments.

Paymaster General B. W. Brice was yester- day placed on the retired list, and is succeeded i as the head of the Pay Department of the I Army by Benjamin Alvord. In Columbia. S.C.,yesterday, a man was convicted of Ku-Kluxism in one of the courts on the indictment against him.

A new trial has been applied for. Jno. G. Jersey this year 60,000 pounds of grapes on the vines of a 1 five-acre vineyard, from which he has made i gallons of wine. Since the last summary punishment of ihe cadets at the Naval Academy for hazing, that scandalous practice has entirely ceased.

It is reported that the Allan Steamship Line has been sold to another company. The Uraod Uuke Alexis nas given to the poor of Boston. Curious singular ease of disre- gird for life, says the Steuoenville (Ohio) Her- aid. by a dangerous contagion, came to our notice this morning, in the death of a young man from small pox. The deceased went from this city to Pittsburg, and of his own accord applied for and obtained a situation at a lios- iiital where several violent cases of small-pox ivere.

for the purpose, he claimed afterwards, if contracting the disease that he might die. He continued in the handling of small pox pa- and corpses for several weeks, and re- turned here some ten days since, and told his jxploits among the of the dread nf con- agiou, saying he wished he would take the mall-pox and that he was tired of life. He ind his wish. In a few days after making the eckless remark, he was stricken with the in the most violent form, his physician )rononncing his case almost hopeless from the irst. This uiorning he died, and was con- I eyed to the last earthly tenement, where the roubles of life cease.

In this death the ciriumstances are peculiar; the wish expressed ind the means taken to contract the disease as tated, was a new method of getting rid of life. 0 knother singular circumstance was the publica- ion of his death, and the digging of his grave, I be dav before he died. Call ok a iSecond Baptist hurch, at a meeting held on Sunday afiteriooh, extended a unanimous call to the Kev. C. Bitting to become their pastor.

Mr. Biting was formerly a pastur in Alexandria but ias of late been employed a general agent the American Baptist Publication Society, (j le is known aod honored throughout the coun- ry as an able, and zealous minister the gospel, and should he accept the call -i rill be a valuable accession to the clergy of our Dit, VT.irnsKR. ViHfilMA XEWS. Mr. Wm.

II. McFarland, for many years a prominent and influential resident of Rich-! nond, has recently met with a painful and accident tu one of his ace. He is at present with his son-in-law, (Dr. Barksdule) who resides in Greenbrier county. MeFarland has been quite feeble for some time past, and I while ou the porch, lie foil, brenkiug his loir ind thigh.

The C. it 0. It. On. have made an offer of fifteen thousand dollars for the land owned' by the West Point Land and agree to complete the railroad from Hanover Junction to West Point in two years, or forfeit the fif- teen thousand dollars.

Harney McCraeken, a former resident of this place, and a member of the last Legislature from Louisa, died at the residence of his brother in Fredericksburg ou Sunday morning. His health had been failing for some time, A little girl, daughter cf Mr. James Jett of Spotsylvania, was accidentally burned to death a tew days ago. The house of Mr. Snow-Jen Vates, in Orange county, was entered a few nights ago, and robbed.

The sicklies which has confined Bishop McGill to bis room for several weeks pi-'t. is moderating its intensity. Fruit and Vegetables bv While in Denver last summer we found almost all farm produce except eggs sold by weight. Kvon the- delicate fruits brought from L'alifor grapes, and their value tested by the scales. The fruit-peddlers that circulate in the Kueby Mountains carry the balances with them, and the purchaser knows how much he gets in avoirdupois.

This is the prevailing usage upon the Pacific coast, and is worthy of universal adoption. With us, almost all fruits and garden truck are sold by no definite measurement. The basket, barrel, or box lias no standard of measurement. Some barrels contain 104 quarts, the standard of the Cape Cud Cranberry Association, and others will not hold fid. The old style peach basket held nearly a bushel.

They grow smaller every year, and now contain a scant half bushel. The berry Iand boxes are of all sizes, and the grape boxes run three to ten pounds. While thi- nmde of sale continues a constant temptation to depreciate the measure aud -'lieat tfie consumer. The producer gets the price for his box or basket of fruit' year that he received last, although it contains but nine-tenths much. 'J'his is virtually a fraud, although no express compact has been made or violated.

The to the individual purchaser i- very small. The gain to the producer is ten per cent, for which he gives no equivalent. Purehasi rs have it in their power to correct this abuse, and now that the spirit of reform abroad xnd the accounts ot rulers are overhauled, 11; 11 iv.bla-jifeo should be looked after. Ilring eyery kind ot produce to the of the scales, and wo have a remedy against cheating. Purchaser? then sec live pounds of crape- for the live-pound box that they buy.

and are satisfied. Ann, nn Making have been informed by "a reliable gentleman" of the following ijeat financial oiup In this oouoljo Two gentlemen of said to be credited with tho fullowing A citizen of Augusta county, during the war, is represented to have left hi- home for the1 more congenial surroundings of Lancaster eoun- ty. in Tlio wan of i loyal persuasion, of course, ami was warmly received in his new home. He had left the partner of his bosom here, and while in Pennsylvania another usurped her place in his afructions. fie fell, and in consequence of the rigorous laws of Pennsylvania on the of fouud out that he had committed a felonious offence.

Quite recently the two gentlemen first referred to came to Virginia armed with requisition for the felon, who was again at his olu home. Ife was arrested and brought to within several miles of this place, to the house of his father. The Pennsylvanians. witu ft keen eye tor the main chance, however, upon consultation, took $-10 iu currency and a well-secured note for more, condoned the felony, and discharged titc prisoner. They left here by the morning train on Thursday last iu haste for home.

We chronicle these facts because we do uot intend that these larks shall get home and give it out that they couldn't find their man, or that Ku Klux relieved him after arrest. Our information may not be exactly accurate in detail, bur we suppose we have given substantially the facts. Ifirriionbttiy A Femaj.f. the past year, says the Troy iVss. T.

Handy's buildings at Easton. have been fired some six times, a haystack burned, a dwelling house, burp. and outbuildings consumed, all evidently the work of some incendiary. Curious circumstances have from time to time occurred still no clue. Subsequently his windows were broken, the cellar entered, powder and brimstone strewn in various places and then fired, a bureau in a front chamber, in which a little girl was sleeping, fired, and extinguished by the timely arrival of her mother.

This caused strong suspicions to he thrown upon a young woman, a domestic in the famiiy. A watch was immediately instituted, and the matter kept before election, his piazza was discovered to be on fire. The alarm was given by said domestic, as had been the case in each instance. Among the articles found was a charred and half-burned envelope, which must have been taken Iron; a desk, where it had been thrown as waste paper, having the hapd-writincr of Mrs. upon it.

Spent powder md brimstone were in it. The affair was then directly charged upon the young woman, which it fiiot she denied, but, upon being pressed, owned up. but said she didn't set the other tires. The girl lias beeu held to await the ao tion of the grand jury. The Anthracite Coal Trade at Philadelphia for the past week has shown that the rade is nearly or quite over for this season.

There is a small advance in chestnut coal. For stove and egg sizes the market is quiet, and urices are unchanged. The retail prices of coal that market are not materially altered. 'The umor of a strike in circulation last week has lied out. The Ledger says: ''There are aijiost daily suspensions of work at unfavorably ocated mines, and these are likely to continue rotri time to time until the market price of loal is more satisfactorialy adjusted to the cost if production." 15y Latimer Cleary, (Star Office Buildings,) iouth west corner of Penna.

avenue and 11th Washington, D. C. EMSIIING LANDING TO BE RENTED BY AUCTION. Will be rented, by auction, on THURSDAY, lie 28 th of December, 1871, at 12 o'clock at ur action rooms, for the fishing season of 1872, lie valuable and favorably known Fishing sanding on the Potomac river, viz: The iVHITE HOUSE, acknowledged one of the est Shad Landings; and the SYCAMORE, ood for both Herring and Shad Fishing. Terms at sale.

GEORGE A. BOHKER, for Sarah Otterbaeh. I LATIMER A- CLEARY, Washington, dec 16-td "I REWARD will be paid for the rcr turn to this office of a snutf-colored 'VERCOAT, containing valuable papers, lost the ferry boat City of Washington this dec 19-3t EGGS, SMOKED BEEF, for sale by dec 19 MrBTIRNEY SON. B.9.VH' ST. I TE.HE.VTS.

REPORT OF THE CO.XDITJOX THE? FIRST NATIONAL BANK, AT ALEXANDRIA, In of Virginia, at bu-ines-, December 10, 1871. RKmoC and di-eount- 09 Overdrafts 00 S. bonds to scours circulation lOO.OOQ 00 Other stocks, bonds and mortgages 00 Due from redeeming and reservcagts. 78.059 91 Due from other National Banks 03 Duo from other Banks and 17.081 12 Banking House 10.700 99 Current expenses 9,474 10 Taxes paid 1.793 21 Cash items, including stamps 8.750 Bills of other National IlaiiKs 49.00 UO Kraet'l. currency, including l.OiJO Ou Legal tender uJ.DiO 0O I.I ABILITIES.

Capital stock paid in (X? Surplus fund Discounts Exchange 82 Profit and 13.029 57 Nat. Bank circulation outstanding ytj.uuii in) Individual deposits 518.389 38 Due to National Bank- 42. S31 85 Due to other Bank- and Banker- y.40fi 35 $817,173 fifi Staff nf 1 of i. CHARLES R. HOOFF.

Cu-hier of the Fir-t National Bunk of Alexandria. Virginia. solemnly swear that the above statement tru--, to the best of my knowledge and belief. CHAS. R.

IIOOFF. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me thi- 19th dav of December. 1871. K.

IvK.MPER. Notary Puhliy. utf S. F. Gregory.

') Ali.en C. Harmon. Director-. J. M.

Stewart. doe Kl-ZI'OKT Or Tlf 4OMMHOX THE? CITIZENS' NATL. BANK, ofAIctundria. in the Stat? iif Virginia, at rlo-e December 10. ami discounts 58 Overdrafts i'A'I II S.

Bonds to I00.UUO Due f'i'i mi' redeem intr a no reserve agi- 21.740 'Ji Duo Ironi oilier National Hanks I8d Due from other hank- and bankers 4'; Banking House O.OO'-i Current expenses 1-14 78 Taxes )mid Premium- CklSJ 00 Cash iffins ineluding-tumps 10.811 Bills of other National Banks 1.015 Oo Frui tiiinaD'orrf-ney in.eli'ilit'.jrnii keL 1.170 t.ejral Tender Note-. 'i')0 2f. J.IAl.il I 1 I Capital -lot paid in I'25, WO 00 Surplus fund 700 txi 1 liseoiint 57 Kx'haiiL'e 1 07 Prolit and loss 1.450 04 Nat l. Bank circulation UU Individual Vjue ijijll' Hanks jjue to otbei bank-and 334 L'i i i 20 SI nti HI I I il ii', 1 (' of It La.mukrt. (Ja-hier of tin- Citizens' National Bank, of Alexandria, do solemnly -wear that the above statement i- true, tinbe-t hi kiiowledire and belief.

W.M. H. LAMBERT. Subseribed ami sworn to before me, this 10th Decern bur i KEMI'FR, Notnrv Public Atte-I K. II.

Mim.kr. i Bknoni Wheat. B. H. Lambert.

dec GREEN'S NOTION HOUSE, No. 7(i King Street. THOUSANDS OF DO LI. A KS' WoKTlJ OF WAl'PY HOLIDAY GOODS Must 1h? rliHt'd out by and have been MARKED DOWN with view to running every worth HOLIDAY GOODS. early rail will innire var'ety that IuihItkIs of visit this o.tabiuhment daily, and goods of every description are going off with rush.

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