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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-31

of the greatest enjoyment the company retired,
all expressing themselves much pleased with
the first launch from the Alexandria ship yard
and hoping that it may speedily be followed by
many more, and that the captain and owners
of the new vessel may be richly rewarded fol
their enterprise and public spirit
The astronomical part Of the exercises was
under the direction of Mr.. NJ. Ruben, who de
serves great praise Tor the agreeable aud sails,
factory manner in which he discharged his du
ties,
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DIED

On the both instant, ELIZABETH Lp' Il
Muir. in the 10Th year of her age. As leaves
fall in autumn, so has smother Of our beloved
ones "fallen asleep in Jesus" After years Of
pain aud suffering, which were borne WIN
Christian forti:ude and resignation, her srift
beirg ds.n.hralled of its earthly tenem"1t t'on
is flignL t. The realms OF bliss and joined i:sei
to that happy .h.ong which sufronhnI 'Iu
throne Of h. Eternal in the heavens, Tray
did she exemplfy the virtues Of the name :;'e
bore, for she wss love" The d 'ccasel was tne
daughter of the late Rev. DR.. Jas MAR, p":.o'
of the First Presbyterian Church Il tn!a c!ty'
@y- The funeral Will take piaco from tins resi-,
dence Of j. II Newton, tomorrow afternoon ~
O'Clock Friends and acquaintance o. 'n'
family are invited to attend.
At Give" King George county, IHe:;"y'
il the 81 year Of her age
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-31

A serious accident occurred last night on the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
in consequence of collision. Five person. were
killed aad thirteen wounded One car was
burned and two telescoped. But lew partjcu-
lars are given Of the disaster.
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CANA. COMAIt.hCE..

Arrived } J Swift, Patton, } VIII
aon, g Sherman, Anderson and B lt.Iam-
son, to American Coal Co; Willie j Annie, 10
Alexa Gas Works II Burke, 10 W nmo"t.
Dcpar!cd-po rs " Burke Ll0y1, :! =
Clnugnton, G. L Hootf w Doerner, & k"bo >
w Norris r II Faiie Al Akin and NJ M"rtn'.
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N a EssS2ED.

At the residence of the brides grandma lcr'
Mrs. T. Richards, October 9Th, by Rev. MI
Hatcher, A. SANFORD. Of Westmor"Ian4 co :
to EDMONIA WATT, of Orange co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-31

A FEARFUL SUICIDE OFF THE ST. LOUIS
BRIDGE.-Tne bridge is fast gaining repata-
ton as short cut to eternity. We have had
two or three sensational affairs there already,
and yesterday added one to the list. About
ten MINUTES after two O'Clock yesterday after
noon the pedestrians in the vicinity OF the west
pier, or at the point where the central span be-
gins, were Mortified to see man spring from a
position which be had taken on the outside OF
the railing and then gyratlng 10 the air as be
passed swiftly through the great distance from
roadway to water, strike the latter with loud
splash, and disappear. Instantly several per
sons rushed to the spot whence be had leaped,
and watched the water intently in expectation
of seeing him come to the surface. But there
was stain of blood on the water, caused by
the tremendous conclusion, and that was ALL
If the body rose at all, it was so far down as
not to be visible from the bridge. Certain 1t
is that the poor wretch was dead before be had
stopped descending. He was good looking
young man, about IS years old, of medium
height, light hair, goatee aud complexion, and
we'll dressed. Near the place from which he
Jumped was found brand new oVercoat, that
had probably been wor0 but few hours. In
it's pocket was found large leather pocket.
book, indicating that the owner was man OF
business. 1t contained $247 0S in bills of vari-
GUS Sizes 1t also contained copy OF the Chi
cago Times of the 18th and a copy OF the Phila
delphia Household fines of the lst. On the
inside margin of one Of these papers were the
words "St. Louis, Kansas City and North fern. .
This was the only writing of any description
that was found, and there is nothing BY which
a stranger might go to work to establish lden-
tity.-iH Louis Republican.
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BY ELEG PHI.

NEW YORK October 81 stocks sctlve AID
steady. Money! Gold 1901 -Four que. ana
unchanged Wheat quiet and steady. Corn \
shade I:mer.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 81 -Virginis s.. def"rr"t
81; Vlrginiss consolidated, Get; do ID ser e. 3
Cotton active and trr' mlddllhg loaalVs F.'uT
Gull and unchaI g"d Wheas more ac!ige sd
frmer; No. Western red l2Sal29; No. Do.
1872; Pennsylvania red l2Ssl35; Msrysn3 red
good to prime, l28al35 do, amber l3Sal4?; do.
white l25al40 Corn-SoutEern quiet ana cas-
Ter Western active and frmer; Southern white
55a60; do yellow Sc; Western mixed ST ,pot ;
51tS57s Nov 57s .57l last half Nov; 553 Odd and
rev Dec Oats Gull and heavy; Southern prime
IS; Western white 34s3G; do mixed 1888. Rye
dull and steady OF t5a7O Glove: Seed active
and eerm st l44al5 Hay dull, weak and IN,
changed Pork II 5OaSl7 IS Sugar actiyssnd
firm u: lltslls Whiskey dull ; .ms!! sale: 81
ST. ii
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Charles Williamson, alias Charles Stevens,
alias Perrin, convicted of forging bonds 90 the
New York Central, and Buffalo, New York
and Erie Railroad Companies was sentence to
States prison for fifteen years, to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-31

The office of Stern Bros, dealers in watches
aud iewelry, New York, was robbed between
Saturday night and yesterday morning of
watches and other goods estimated by the firm
to be worth 5000, 900, though it is thought the
loss will be smaller. There is 20 clue to the
thieves
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ICOMMUNICATED.

If an officer of the Corporation tenders his
resignation to the Council and the resignation
is accepted, and 40 election is gone into in con-
sequence Of its acceptance. but, for the want Of
the requisite lumber Of votes, no election is
effected, can the Council, or has the Council
the power to reinstste the officer resigned by
recoDsldering his resignation? We unbestat.
lnRly say they cannot. II there was vacancy
there is DO other way TO ill that vacancy but
by an election. Suppose the officer himself
had requested to withdrew his resignation after
lis acc ptance, what would have been the re-
ply? Why that there is vacancy created by
accepting the resignation which cannot be filled
but by an election, If that would have been
the reply, and We cauuot see how there could
have been any other how then can Council do
that which they would GOT, nor could not do in
t r case supposed. The writer Of his article
certainly Dever heard of vacancy being f led
in an elective Office 10 auy other way but by an
clt ion, ~
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A GHOST IN A COFFIN SHoP.-A police.
man of the twerty.f first precinct, on Saturday
night, found the door of an uodertaker's shop,
naar forty first street, unsecured, and raped
for assistance. When his "side partner had
come up, both entered to see if burglars had
been at work. Striking match to give them
light they were startled by deep, hollow
groan, and the next moment were almost petri-
fed with horror at seeing shrouded form
rise up before them from an open coffin that
lay 90 the floor.
They fed at once and never stopped till they
had put two blocks between themselves aud
the cause of their fright. A consultation was
then held By them when they determined to
make a more thorough investigation CT the ex-
traordiuary phenomenon. The explanation
was simple.
A poor fellow who was employed to do odd
jobs around this shop by the undertaken, was
permitted to sleep in the shop that night, and
finding the cofin to be more warm than the
floor, he laid dowo in it, enveloping himself
as be did so in several sheets. The door was
secured, and the specter went back to bis
couch in the oofin.-N 7. Times.
How STOKES SPENT HIS SECOND Day OUT
OF PRIsoN.-Edwari s. Stokes seemed i'm
mepsely pleased when he was awakened yes
terday morning. He realized that he was not
convict, and said II owe the State 20 ser.
vice." His first thought was that he should
call upon Commodore Vanderbilt and thank
him for the kindness that the railroad monarch
lsvishly bestowed upon him. The dying rail
road king extended his hand and said ED.
am really glad to see you are out of prison. 1t
is an awful thing to kill any mao, but | canno,
say that you were not justified 10 the deed. y
Stokes thanked the Commodore and then en-
tered coach and went to the Central Park.
He was earnest 10 his determination to show
that Sing Sing aud Auburn prisons are control-
ed by corrup: men. who constantly seek for
money from the couvicts and that they punish
all who do not put up the sugar" money!
Stokes was 10 the city last ught preparing
for Centennial visit-N. T. World, Oct 80.
Pool SELLING IN BALTIMORE AT the poo.
selling at Baroums Hotel, in Baltimore, last
evening, on the Presidential ticket, the result
was:
Tildeu 100. Hayes &c. TiIdeu 100. Hayes so;
Tilden 100, Hayes As. o. New York State,
Tildcn 100. Hayes 80; Tldeu 100, Hayes p.
On Pennsylvania. Hayes 100, Tilden IS; Hayes
100, rilden 80. The other pools sold we're 90
the democratic majority 10 Maryland. which
was estimated al from 10 900 to 10000.
Charles Williamson, alias Charles Stevens, |
alias Perrin, convicted of forging bonds 90 the
New York Central, and Buffalo, New York |
q nd Erie Railroad Gom nanios u.a sootsnce IN |
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ARRIVED

Stes:ner Msttano, lower Potomsc, to n
Bou:h s. Son.
Schr Charmer, Stonington, to American Gov!
COMPANY.
Washington.
Schr Anna Bell Windsor, to w Smoot.
SAILED.
Steamship G knight, New York, By A
Reed
Steamship New York, Philadelphia by + A
Reed.
Steamer John w Thompzon, lower Potomac
by F 4 Reed. .-:
Schr Chsrmer, New Haven, by American
Coal Co.
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A MAN WITHOUT LIvER-The States
reporter was present this morning when a lead
ing doctor Of Manchester made careful exami-
nation of one of the most wonderful physioiog-
csl curosities of the age The lapsus nature
referred to was colored specimen Of humsn-
ty calling himself Jerry Haskius, and was
singular compound of ana; omca! developments.
His liver was entirely absent, aod 10 the place
Of a stomach he presented wl-foiShcd giz.
z,rd. He is iu the habit Of devouring hi. TODD
raw, and partakcs freely 0! pebbles aud sriali
pieces OF glass after each meal. His digestive
apparatus Is evidently Of the .vne type, and he
is almost Us much like bird as man. He is
slightly wei footed, ADD Is strong supporter
OF Hayes and Wheeler. Jerry says lie consoles
himself with the thought that 90 matter what
other il his fash may b. air TO. he will lever
suffer with "a locked liver" This curiosity is
tramp, and informed a coiored brother here
thar be came from Duluth, and is now Oh his
way TO Petersburg. -- Richmond State
In order to overcome an anticipated demo-
cratic majority 10 Aiken equity, South Caro-
ina, the radical district attorney there has pre-
pared, upon atfiiavits purchased at fifty cents
apiece. bout thousand warrants for the al
rest of prominent democrat Of the county, but
will not execute them until jus; before the eIec.
ton SO that the arrested parties will BE- uoab!e
| 20 procure bal! 10 time for them to Dc released
End vote
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MAy:IN NJ; | y Il T.; l. l. - ~ y & r.
San rose. .......... 6 26 .uoon sets ....... %
San sets. High rattr....... zoe
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IsJ1RE CIDER VINEGAR for sale 6T
oct 81 J. G. & L MlLBU M
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-05-12
Huge Block Of Silver.

The City of Havana brought to New
York on Thursday block Of pure silver
weighing 4,209 pounds, worth $4,000 in
gold. The block is foot in diameter and
has sides, each three feet long. 1t is per-
fee,ly smooth and highly polished. 1t be-
longs to Pho Bermejillo & Co., bankers, Of
the City of Mexico, who have consigned it
to Gomez, Sionda s. Co., of Old Slip, to
be exhibited among the Mexican products
at the Centennial 1t was exhibited at the
Mexican exhibition in Mexico last year.
The silver forming this immense block is
said to have been dug from the Real Potosi,
one of the oldest mines in Mexico. The
treasure lies in hexagonal box in the hold
Of the steamship City of Havana. The
purser of the Havana says that the silver
block, in its box, lay day and night un-
guarded on a wharf at Vera Cruz. "It
wouldn't stay long on a wharf in New
York; he added. The silver is to be ex-
amined by the United States Appraiser to-
morrow. and then it is to be deposited in
the New York Safe Deposit Company's .
vaults, to await orders from the Mexican
Centennial Commissioner.
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On Her Ear.

The Reese River Regile tells Of an Aus
tin man who was reading story to his
wife the other night and came to a piece of
"fine writing" in which the ear Of the
heroine was compared to .some creamy
white, pink-tinted shell Of ocean,
"By the way, DEAR" said the husband,
cutting short his reading, "that description
of the ear reminds me of your ear /; you
have an ear like a SHE'LL"
It was the first compliment she had re-
ceiyed from him since the early days of their
marriage, and blush of pride suffused her
face as she asked:
"What kind of shell, darling p
"An abalone SHE'LL" he replied.
She had never before heard of nor seen
an abalone shell, but she did not want to
display her ignorance SO she made up her
mind to hunt it up in the Condensed
Treaties of Conchology' that ornamented
the center table. Next morning the first
thing she did after her husband had left the
house, was to hunt up the description of the
abalone shell. She found it. It was de-
scribed ais a shell about the size Of an ordi-
nary wagon wheel. She nursed her wrath
during that day, and when her husband
came home that night she met HIM at the
door with the towel roller-and now has ear
is as big as an abalone shell, but it looks
like a piece of pounded beef.
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What Beat the Northern Pacific.

A Washington dispatch to the Chicago
Times, in regard to the connection of the
Navy Department with Jay Cooke & Co.,
and it's disposition to help them, has the
following, as to developments before a
House Investigating Committee, which is
romantic and surprising. showing how
strangely the best laid human plans are Of
ten brought to naught:
AS far back as 1870, Jay Cooke & Co.,
through the leading money men of Ger
many, negotiated, on the strength of the
Northern Pacific bonds, for fifty million
dollars in coin. The understood
purpose of this was to place the London
house of Jay Cooke, Mccullough & Co. on
It's feet to the extent that it would be ena-
bled to cope with the British companies,
and to give Jay Cooke & Co. credit in this
country to carry on their railroad and bank
ing schemes. They were further anxious
to dazzle the world by an exhibition OF
magic railroad complete, which should put
the accomplishments of the Central Pacific
to blush. 1t was proposed to begin opera
tions with thousands of men at 20 points at
once, and by this many handed operation
carry the work to completion within year.
So strong was the power of the firm, with
the administration behind it, that this
enormous sum in coin was actually stored
in the vaults of the Bank of Berlin. In
July, 1870, on the very morning of the day
of it's delivery, the foreign war Office re-
ceived kilograms from France intimating
an expected declaration of war. The AS
sembly had demanded v1gilant action upon
the French Emperor, and at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon war was declared. Barely
had the dispatch reached Berlin, when Bis
marck directed the bank to refuse the pay
ment of all coin, and closed up the accounts
of every bank informally against the ex'
portation of penny in gold or silver. This
brought Jay Cookies plans to the ground
with tremendous crash.
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AFTER PoE'S BELLS.

Hear the holy Sabbath bells s
Christian bells!
What world of consolation in their utterances
dwells!
They commemorate the day
When the stone was rolled away
From the sepnchre," where lay
The Lord of Glory-sain for sin not his own!
There He burst the bonds of Death
With Omnipotences breath,
And majestically rose
Triumphant DER His foes
To the right hand of God Three in One
Where He maketh intercession
For our manifold transgression,
Evermore!
Now the bells are loudly calling, bidding every one
repair
To the sanctuary where
We may offer praise and prayer,
Their reverberating echoes, through the circumamb
ent air,
Are rolling, rolling, rolling,
They are calling, calling, calling,
In tones that are consoing,
And in tones that are appalling
To believers, consolation;
To the scorner's, condemnation,
Evermore!
Still the bells are tolling, tolling,
And their echoing notes are rolling
Over vale and plain and mountain
Calling all men to the fountain
Whence life and Joy and peace are flowing evermore
Evermore!
Now their tones grow louder, deeper,
They might wake the dullest sleeper,
On this peaceful Sabbath morning,
With their word of solemn warning
Time! time! time!
Time time time!"
Their ponderous tongues reterate. monotonously
j." Timel
Tinlei time! timei
Time! time time!
Till the ending of the ho1r ends the chime.
Thus each swinging Titan knells,
As his music peals and swells
From the tower wherein he dwels,
His final monosYllable or ' Time"
Whose cadences fantastically rhyme
To the rolling and the toing of the bells!
-EdDGrd s. Gould.
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Mrs. Benjamin T. Butler.

The death Of this lady took place in Bos-
ton, from cancer of the neck. An opera
tion was performed by eminent surgeons OF
that city, but the sufferer could not be saw
ed. Mrs. Butler had suffered from the dis
ease for some years, but its fatal nature vas
not definitely ascertained until the operation
was commenced. Mrs. Butler was a daught-
er of DIR. Hildrith, Of Lowell, Massachus-
etts. Upon declaring an intention of adopt
ing the stage as a profession, she was placed
under the tuition of Mrs. Vernon, an able
dramatic teacher, and in 1887 appeared as
Mariana, in "The Wife," at the Park
Theatre. Her debut was SO successful that
in 1888 she was engaged by MIR. Abbott to
personate juvenile ladies at his theatres in
Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina.
Here she added to her reputation, which
was still further increased by appearing in
a round of leading characters at Savannah
in connection with Louis Fitzgerald Tasis-
tro. After performing in all the leading
cities of the South Miss Hildrith returned
to the North and played an engagement at
the Howard Athenaum, Boston, during
which she received hearty praises from the
press. She also appeared in this city in N.
P. Willis play Of " Blanca Viscomte.s In
1912 she was engaged as leading lady at the
National Theatre, Cincinnati, then under
the management of W. Ell. Chippendale.
Her opening character in that city was Rosa
lind. in AS You Like It. She also ap-
peared in several other parts at this house.
Miss Hildrith about this time played star
engagement at the Louisville Theatre, at
the end of which she was rendered COM
plimensary benefit by the leading citizens
of the place. On that occasion she person.
ated the title role in Talfourd's tragedy of
ssIon,n aud was complimented with one
of the largest and most brilliant audiences
ever assembled in that city. Soon after this
event Miss Hildrith, worn down by study
and constant acting, retired from the stage,
and soon after married Benjamin F. Butler,
rising lawyer in her native town. 1t is
said that she exacted condition from Mr..
Butler that she should be allowed to return
to the stage at the end Of a year, If she
wished. but the cares Of family changed
her views, and her profession was never
resumed. The eldest daughter of Mrs.
Butler is married to Governor Ames. of
Mississippi, and her son il prominent in
Washington society at the present time
She was an excellent lady and much es
teemed for her many qualities Of public
and private nature.
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Pattee Out Patteed.


The Denver Tribune states that train
how on the Union Pacific recently resigned
his position, went to Laramie City, and ac-
cspted the position Of hotel clerk there.
He then secured directories Of all the pri1a-
cipal cities throughout the country, thus
obtaining the addresses Of people, 20 whom
be wrote, stating that he was Pattee's pri-
yate secretary, and knew al about that
swindler's business that upon receipt q
$50 he would give full instructions SO that
prizes could be drawn every time Dupes
sent him money to the amount q Va, ooO,
he jumped the country. Letters containing
SaO bills are still pouring into the postoince
addressed to him at Laramie, and they say
that Pattee wants the money, but i win be
returned to the senders
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" Pull Down Your Vest. .
From the Springfield Union.

"Yon keep vests, my frent?n said a
Dutchman. entering clothing store, the
other day. The clerk promptly averred
that the store was crammed with them. g
want vest, said the Teuton, aYat don't
rise up on it's hint legs NIT the neck. 7
bought one in Syracuse not long ago NIT
dwo dollar bin, and py shimminy, don't
notice dot myself, but everywhere I 90 the
boys gry out NIT der streets Yacub |
w in der name of der boars Of drustees,
don't you pull down your vest doWne' and
py dam have pulled dot vest more b dree
dousand dimes, till wore all the pindings
OF NIT der buttons The clerk explained
tho joke and sold him vest, and the old
man went out with the exclamation Py
Shimminy, don't hear something's about
dat over in Shelnany before.
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Four Mile Snow Tunnel.


The work of sending wood through the
gigantic fifteen-mile flume OF Mackay q
Fair isn't fun by any means. Although the
snow has almost disappeared from the hills
about town, ii is still from fifteen to thirty
feet deep in the high Sierras, where the
men are now at work under the supervision
Of r. B. Hereford. In order TO supply the
wood demands of the mills of the Pacific
Mill and Mining Company, Mr.. Hereford
has been obliged to tunnel over four miles
through the snow, the tunnel being used as
a roadway for the wood to be foated down
the hume. At every two hundred yards OF
this simmense stretch, q crosscnt. to speak,
has been made for the purpose Of throwing
up the snow cut away in the tnnneling.
Working in this snow mine il very much
the same as toiling in the lower levels Of the
Comstocl, so far as light and heat are con-
cerned. The dume ID doing all that Nj.
Hereford, its protector, anticipated. - Vir-
ginia Chronicle.