Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-13
Congress.

10 the House of Representative among the
bills passed was the Seuate bill in regard to
aliens as engineers and pilots. Mr.. Kellogg
introduced bill to limit and regulate the clerl-
cal force of the Law Department. The bill
amending the act relating to the enrouent
aud licensing of vessels was reported by Mr..
Cougcr, from the Committee on Commerce,
aud passed. Mr. Archer obtained the adop
ton of resolution calling on the Secretary OF
the Navy for copy OF the report of Chief En-
gineer Shock 10 relation to the ship-budlDg
yards of Great Britain. The currency bill was
then taken up the question being on the de-
mand of Mr.. Maynard for the previous ques-
ton. The vote on the main question failed to
carry, and then number of amendments were
offered. Quite an exciting discussion was had,
and an important decision was made by the
Speaker and confirmed by the House, on a
poiut Of order raised by Mr.. Speer, that mem
bers Interested 10 national backs had no right to
vote on an amendment which proposed to tax
such banks. The Speaker readily decided the
point but on Mr.. Holman's appeal he appoint
ed telIers, and the House sustained it by vote
of 1913 to g. Other amendments were offered
to the bill, and then Mr. Maynard moved the
previous question on the bill and amendments.
Pending second to that motion, the House
adjourned. ;"
A TERRIBLE CAsUALTY.--Frlday morning
Mrs Mary L. Thompson, Of No. 800 Light
street, aged about fifty years, while using
ointment of turpentine and other ingredients as
a couuter-irriaut for rbeumat ism, was shock
ingly and dreadfully burned-so badly burned,
indeed that she may not get we'll again. She
had been suffering for some time with rheuma-
tisn of the chest and was advised to apply tur-
pentiue liuiment. She was sitting near stove
in which fire was burning, with her breast ex-
posed A saucer containing the lipiment was
on the stove hearth Her daughter, Mrs. Sa-
rah b. Meekins, was making the application
with piece of flannel saturated in the lni-
ment. Unfortunately the flannel fell from her
hand to the stove aud caught fire, blazing up
simultaneously. Mrs. Thompson, who was
somewhat excited by the suidenness of the &C.
currence hurriedly caught up the blazing rag
to throw it out Of doors, but the flames quickly
caught the turpentine on her breast aud in.
stantly set her flesh on fire from the waist up
paraIyzing the efforts of her daughter, the un-
fortunate WOMAN u.t piercing scre@sl us W
81 6rsl attracted the attention of poI!|o
officers Collins and Clipper, who were in front
Of the house at the time. Both the policemen
entered the dwelling and Mr.. Collins with
great presence of mind threw of bis oyercoat
and wrapped it about the burning woman to
smother the flames. By this time, however,
Mrs. Thompsons flesh was fairly roasted; her
person from the waist up, her neck, chin, and
even her lips we're blistered. She also 10 hailed
the flames which forked up above her head,
threatening to burn her alive. Her mouth and
throat from the Inhalation we're SO badly parch-
ed that they bled. The daughter, Mrs. Meek
ins, was also badly burned about the hands
and arms while attempting to relieve her
mother DR.. Harrington, who was called 10,
has serious fears that bis unfortunate patient
Mrs. Thompson, may not survive; Indeed he
seemed to think that it was hardly possible for
her to live considering the extent and terrible
natare of her Injuries Sun.
CHARLoTTE CUsHMAN ON CHARITY -
Charlotte Cuskman, whophas been solicited to
give one of the nights of her short engagement
in Washington to a local charity, declines, and
gives her views fully on the subject of max
ing artists pay so much more than the rest OF
the community for charities 10 which they are
not especially interested, and which have no
claim upon them" In letter published on
the subject she says:
You simply ask of me that | should give
Alpu SfOO w Sooo w youl pooi, "HiiG tuoSc
more Immediately concerned, those who are
bound by all the ties of neigh borhood and COM
mon brotherhood, think they are doing their
part 10 paying their quota of a dollar or two.
| every year give to my poor and needy, and
NY poor's poor and needy, upwards Of $4,000,
which | consider very fair percentage upon
my income. 1t would take every day of every
year if | were to respond to one-haf the appli-
cations of this kind that meet me at every
turn. 1t strikes me that the whole affair is
oue-sided. and that word is necessary in the
way of justice. am willing to place myself
10 this breach and say for all my oontreres iu
art-whose errors have never been on the side
of piggardliuess that it is unfair We should do
all the work, and pay also, both publicly and
privately, as We do to my certain knowledge. ="
The PENITENTIARY.-The public was no
doubt, much surprised yesterday to learn from
the statement of Auditor Taylor that the peol-
Tertiary in the last eight years, beyond its in
come, cost the State 1899, 037 q. This ex-
ceeds the present deficit in the State Treasury.
-Rchn,ond NeaoS.