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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-05
Miscellaneous Foreign News.

A proclamation issued by Captain General
Jovelar and General Martinez Campos, Of
Cuba, provides for the freedom Of the slaves
acting with the Insurgents and indemnity to
the owners if they we're loyal during the insur-
.rection. Reforms are to be made 10 the organic
political organization OF Cuba similar to those
enjoyed by Porto Rico, including representa-
ton 10 the Cortcs.
Mr.. Lsyard the British Minister at Con.
stautiuoplc, has given Gen. Grant solree.
The new Canadian Cabinet will be concluded
by Wednesday; Parliament will be prorogued
to-day, and dissolution will afterwards be pro-
claimed.
Very heavy rains prevailed again 10 Cuba
yesterday. and an impaired sugar crop is now
considered certain.
The news from Eogland that 10, 600 Cana
dian troops would be- enrolled for European
service 10 the British army has created great
excitement and enthusiasm among the Cana
dian volunteers. The general opinion is That
there would be no difficulty in raising such q
force.
LONDON, March 5.-Thc condition of MIR.
John Ruskin, whose dangerous illness was an-
nounced last week, is somewhat better.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-05
ShipWrcck.

NORFOLK, Va, March GA letter from one
ofthe party sent down with party to the relief
Of the bark Philip Suppisich, wrecked near
Cape Hstterss has been received. An effort
was made in six cared surfboat 10 reach the
bark. The sea was terrible, breaking all the
way across and over tho bark IS high b the fore
yards. The party in the surfbost got near
enough TO see the mon in the mi7z,n rigging
distinctly, but on the account Of the sea they
could not approach nearer than the second buoy.
Tho boat was put back, narrowly escaping from
on shore from their vessel which WAS on the
inside of Hatteras, and watched the wreck. They
saw the mizzenmsst, with its living load, 60 over
the side, and at three p. N the body Of the
captain was washed on the beach. At daylight
nothing Of the wreck was visible, and every one
on board had undoubtedly been drowned. In
der the circumstances 10 human aid could have
availed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-05

The argument 10 the Arlington case, that was
concluded 10 the U. s. Circuit Court,io this city,
10 day, leads all those who heard it to suppose
that the decision will be 10 favor OF Gen. l?e.
IF that be 50, the case will come up on its
merits at the next term Of the Court 10 this
city, aud, whichever way it may then be decided,
will 20 up 90 appeal to the u. S. Supreme
Court. and. if Judge Bradley has not utterly
demoraIz,d that tribunal. the Lees will get
their own again-uot the ground, they dou't
want that-but its fair value.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-05

Leonard Kirby. for forty years. the head Of
tho dry goods firm Of L. 4 '. Kirby, aud Tor
the last fifteen Years president OF the Globe
Insurance Company. Of New York, died 90 Sun
day. 10 the 18th year of his age. The funeral
services will be conducted by six prominent
bishops Of the Methodist Church on Thursday
morning.
10 the California Assembly yesterday reso
ln,ion expressing the belief that 1iiden and
Hendricks were elected and ought to have been
insugurated and characterzlDg as the worst
political crime of the century the inauguration
of man who was not elected President, was
laid on the table By a vote Of "a to 81.
Winston Anderson, who attempted to out
rage little girl near Clarksville, Tonu.. was
Iynched Friday night. A large body of armed
men surrounded the Jail. forced the jailor to
give up the keys. and took Anderson out His
body was found late on Saturday morning hung
to tree.
Colonel Charles f. Coster, the newly ap
pointed Pension Agent, at New York, having
filed his bond 10 the sum of $3.50, 900. and no.
tihcation Of acceptance of the same having been
received from Washington, began the payment
of pensions yesterday at the Custom House.
Chief of Police Breen, Of Virginia city. New
ada, has been held in the sum of $4,000
Tor operating Cnlnese murderer and permit
tiog the substitution of another man. The
real murderer has been captured and fully
identified.
Mardi Gras was celebrated yesterday With
much spirit at Memphis. The King was es.
corted through the city by the military, aud the
Mayor surrendered the keys of the city to the
king of Misrule. Fully twenty thousand per-
sons witnessed the ceremonies.
A hotel, bank and six stores at Forsyth.
Georgia. were burned yesterday, causing
loss of 3O,OOO A oolored woman was killed
by the falling of wall and several other per-
sons were seriously Injured.
A tornado occurred on Saturday 10 Casey
county, Kentucky. Vincent Wesley and his
family, six persons 10 all. were killed. A
number of dwellings were demolished.
1t is rumored that large number of Chinese
lsborers are to be brought to the AllegaDy coal
mines to do mining work
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-05
Virginia News.

John Foley has been appointed postmaster
at Mount Crawford, Rockingham county, vice
James E. Roller, resigned.
In the Corporation Court of Norfolk yester-
day twenty liquor dealers were ordered to show
cause why their licenses should not be revoked
for violation of the Moffett law.
The Rockingham Register we learn
that the stock and railroad interest of the hoy
al Land Company have been sold 10 parties IN
Washington and New York for $40O, 900, and
that the new company will finish the railroad to
RaVley Springs at once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-05
Arkansas Hot Springs In Flame

LITTLE Rock, March ga Dispatch s-un
Hot Springs announces that 2 terrible con Gag!s
ton is in progress there. Nearly the Whole Q.
the business portion Of the place is alresIr
burned, including tho Hot Springs Hotel, 80
American House, numerous BATH houses bank,
printing offices. etc.
MEaPHIs, Tenn March "a private dis
patch from Hot Springs. Ark, says q ire LAST
night destroyed ell the buildings in that town.
PRESIDING ELDER. Bishop Kavanaugh. &
the'M T. Church South, has appointed Rev.
Apheus Wilson, D. D., Presiding Elder If The
East Baltimore district, TO succeed the late
Rev. Daboey Ball. Rev. Vim. fl. Harper Will
succeed DR.. Wilson as pastor Of Calvary NJ. t.
Church South, Baltimore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-05

does submit to the Jurisdiction Of the court not.
wthstanding their denial OF the jurisdiction.
La tho case Of tho Siren it was held that tho
Government, having invoked the aid OF the
Court, it must submit to be compelled to do
full and complete Justice. But here the Govern
ment says it is not merely objecting, but Oh tho
contrary the Governments coming into this case
asking the Court to dismiss tho suit, to take
affirmative aud positive action, and to turn the
plaintiff out of Court. This is greater act of
Intervention by the Government than the act
of Intervention in the case of the Siren, which
the counsel for the Government relied upon
Where the title of the Government is admitted
and a lien is sought to be enforced it is very
different question from that involved in this
case, where the title of the Government is de.
MED and the Court is asked to assume that the
title of the Governments valid. The plaintiff
SAYS that this title of the Government is invalid,
and asks to have it inquired into, and the Gov.
ernment comes and says they have color OF title
and the title shall not be inquired into. 1t was
not oontended that writ of right would lie 10
Eogland, but there is remedy 10 England.
full and complete. by petition of right: This
petition of right to the Crowd was right 10
the subject, aud. after the endorsement OF the
King. "Let justice be done,' the suit then
proceeded as between subject and subject. This
petition is not allowed as favor, but as right
in England, and in the impeachment of Lord
Sommers, one of the articles complained OF
was that he had disparaged too much the rights
of the subject in favor of tho crown. And this
decision OF Lord Sommers had been brought
here as authority even afterit had been reversed
by the House of Lords. This petition of right
was matter of right before the English statute
was passed, and Broom's Constitutional Law
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-05

Tne orthodo. idea of the United States GOV.
ernment is that the late war 10 this country was
not ciAl war, but rebellion, and that the
authority of the government over the seeded
States was nevtr relioquished, but only tenn
porarily suspended. This being so, the right
Of The coruuerer to dispose rs hc may choose
Of oo1quercd territory. an acknowledged right
whore The combatants are two sovereign pow
ers. did not apply 10 Virginia territory. Az
additional reason why it should not have ap'
piled was the fact that many persons 10 the
State never withdrew their allegiance from the
United States government And yet that gov.
ernmeut did treat the territory Of Virginia as
though it we're portion Of foreign country.
1t divided the State. and took away from It
one third Of its domain, and one third OF its 10
habtauts BY 40 doing, and by the abolition
of slavery, it foreibiy removed from the State
the security upon which she contracted her
debt Not only did it do that, but it, 10 every
aspect 10 which the case can be viewed, utterly
and entirely abolished the debtor. The State
Of Virginia as it now exists is not the State that
contracted the debt. The State that borrowed
the money was f)rcibly taken possession OF, Its
organic alton as State government ignored aud
disregarded Its territory divided, and two new,
separate and distinct governments organized
and established in it's stead. The purpose OF
this divison-to subserve the political Interests
Of the party 10 powcr-we leave out Q! the
question. The naked fact is that the State
that is now troubled about the payment OF her
debts is not the State that contracted those
debts. But as the United States, which by re-
levipg the State Of her liability should have
assumed it, refuses to do 30, and looks upon
any proposition to that effect as absurd, aud as
the State is partially experiencing the benefits
Of the money borrowed 10 her name, and as
the creditors are not at ali to blame Tor the COD
dtion of affairs to which she has been reduced,
her legislators should provide Tor paying the
two thirds Of her debt. for which the creditors
yet lock to her, and il they will not adopt any OF
the other methods by which such provision can
he made, let them add to the State taxes what
they eau take, aud % more, from the county
taxes, aud The question that has kept the State
10 confusion, irjarcd her credit, aud threatened
the integrity OF the conservative party, can be
settled at once, and 10 such way that no tax
payer will be required to pay more than Is now
exaoted of him by existing laws.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-05
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.

The thirty.irat annual report Of the direc.
tors of the Pennsylvania Railroad shows the
earnings Of the main line 70: the pas. scar to
be SIS. 9S3, 456 25; total expenses, Sl0,75l,.
l5S G.; net earnings, 1922. 3lI6l. Sun.
mary of lines directly operated east and Ees:
of Pittsburg: Gross earnings, all lines, from
traffic in 1871 So, l59, 100 80; gross expenses,
excluding rental, interest, dividends. etc., So.
022. 329 %, showing net earnings S29, 49, 9J..
81. The loss by the storpage Of traffic Incl.
deut u the railroad war was 5 900, 900 aud
like amount covers loss Of stock and mcrcbar.
disc from same cause. Suit has been l1sli.
tuted TO recover this amount. 1t is propose!
to appropriate 100000 per month lor pl,
chasing bonds aud shares ol other coupau!e:
which are guaranteed by the Pennsylvania.
Railroad Company, and powerful argument Is
presented 10 support OF the plan
Ia relation 10 the branches ol the road 10 tbs
neighborhood, the report says:
The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad turli.ae:
all your lines with an important connection wiz.
tho National Capital, and also extends 70 Pope
Creek. upon the Potomac river.
Gross earnings. GiG,g--
Net earnings ................,..".Slll,o - J.
Interest on funded debt and gold pre-
MUM ......... ......... 1902 33i Il
Rents and interest on real
estate mortgages ...,....... 2pJ5 W
--- :@5. QiJ =
Loss tor le. 81 !;
The good condition Of the property was IL. :
| maintained throuahOl the year
In connection with me Baltimore and P0.o
mac road there is also operated in your lntere::,
the Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railway,
from the Potomac bridga =! Washington ci:y !.
Qlsa!ico. forming pat OF the through Iine =
Richmond, Va, where i connects with tao
Richmond aud DanVl!le railroad systam. a!:u
controlled by your company. these limos az
! the only ones in which you. conpsNy has nay
! interest south Of Baltimore.
The Alexandria and Fredericksburg H.il~.v
| has been IN lho hands OF tina trustees: o. tie
bondhoders FOR more than :. year past SRA :
now in process G: reorganization. Your com
pary controls near!g 81 0. =: hond: sId c.?.!n.
! stock.
| I:a operation ~ Is. sao,s=I ,aa io!o"t@:
| result
EypenseS 'o,-' :"
Net esrnlng5...... .................. 81 ~
From which deduct:
!2:e!e:t Observation-Disclosures. $50 %
! typaEs@S ........................... -. 81
49, {"
Nc. !Jt ..2 yca-................. SIu.tti "
! |: !: topa ths. sf:ec ne REORGANIZATION -
! road ~i!! i!.oT re. Te:u.: efficient 70 nice: l..
! !a.e:a:. OF l.: cap!:s. sccouc-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-05
A Losing Operation.

NEW Yonn, March 5.-The Industrial Exhi-
bition Company in 1871 purchased lot OF land
lying between ninety-nine and one hundred
streets and Third and Fourth avenues, tor the
purpose of establishing an Industrial Exhibi-
was not successful, and on Thursday last the
land, which had been divided into eight lots,
was sold under foreclosure by the several insur-
anco companies holding mortgages upon it. The
sum realized was $4,000. The former mana
ger of the exhibition company states that soon
after the purchase ofthe property the company
was offered So, SOC, 600 for 1t.
A great many remedies are advertised to
bring them before the public, but the latter
decides whether The article is good or bad.
The. good reputation which DR., Bulls Baby
Syrup enjoys is a standing guarantee of its
merits. Price IS cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-05

Wilson and Greig, of New York, dealers in
dry goods, have failed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-05
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRLw1RKLY BY
EDGAR SNOwDEN.
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH b, 1919

To the Uoited States Senate. TO day, alter
the TRANSACTION Of some unlm portant business
MIR. Beck, Of ky., took the flor and made 40
able speech 10 support OF his resolution to pro
hibit the Secretary of the Treasury from fur
tber redeeniog United States bonds at this
time.
The House Of Representatives was 10 an up
roar for some time over the priority OF business
and foalIy went into Committee and TOOK up a
bill providing for deficiencies in the Treasury
Department. Mr.. Kelly, of Pa, took OCCASION
TO reply to Mr. Garfield financial speech, de-
Iisered during the pendeucy Of the silver bll'
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-06
Taking Cold.

ia cold settles on the outer covering
of the lungs, it becomes pneumonia, in
t1ammatlon OF the lungs, or lung fever,
and inmanycases carries off the strongest
men to the grave within week. If cold
falls upon the inner covering of the lungs,
1t is pleurisy, with its knife-like pains
and its slow, very slow, recoveries. If a
cold settles in the joints, there is rheuma-
tism, with its agonies of pain, and
rheumatism of heart, which in an in
slant sometimes snaps asunder the cords
of life with no friendly warning. 1t is
OF the utmost pratical importance, then,
IN the wintry weather, to know not so
much how to cure cold, as how to
avoid it.
Colds always come from one cause,
some part Of the body being colder than
natural for a time. If person will
keep his or her feet warm always, and
never allow himself or herself to be
chilled, he or she will never take cold in
a lifetime; and this can only be accomp-
lished by due care in warm clothing, and
avoidance of drafts and exposure. While
multitudes of colds come from cold feet,
perhaps the majority arise from cooling
off too quickly after becoming little
warmer than is natural from exercise OF
work, or fro n confinement to warm
apartment.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-06
A Marvellous Escape.

As much interest as there may be at
tached to the war between the contend
ing railroads in the Grand Canon of
the Arkansas, no occurrence has trans
pired in that locality which has attract
ed so much attention and sympathy at
an accident which recently happened
to Mrs. E. ]. Mallett, of Canon Ciry.
Mrs. Mallett is an excellent horsewoman.
and, having great confidence in her rid
ing skill, started out last Sunday after
noon with her husband and other friends
on horseback TO visit the scene of opera-
ton IN the Canon. OF all the wonderful
canons in Colorado the Grand Canon of
the Arkansas is the most awe inspiring.
The walls are 1000 feet high at places.
and almost perpendicular. Before oper-
ations were begun within them by the
railroal men no one ever attempted to
pass through the gorge except during
the winter and then on ice.
The laborers have, however. made paths
in the very sides of the immense preci.
pieces, aud it was along one of these that
Mrs. Mallett and her friends were travel
ing. She rode trusty horse, and was as
composed as any of her party. They had
proceeded to a point beyond the horse
trail, and were descending a steep hill.
Tho path was narrow one, the walls Of
the canon shooting far up toward the
blue, clear sky, and down for hundreds
OF feet, until they dipped into the dis
turbcd waters of the rapid, rolling Ar.
kansas. 1t was at this dangerous spot
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-06

and when she has done all woman can
do, be sureyoL do not appear gratifed.
Never take an interest in any Of her
pursuits, and if she ask your advice, make
her feel that she is troublesome and i'm
pertinent. Ifshe attempts to rally you
good-humoredly on any of your peculiar
tiles, never Join in the laugh, but frown
her into silence. If she has faults (which
without doubt, she will have, and perhaps
may be ignorant of, never attempt with
kindness to correct them; but continually
obtrude upon her ears, "What good wife
MIR. Smith has!" "How happy friend
Smith is with his wife ~ In company
never seem to know you have wife,
treat all her remarks with indifference,
and be very affable ana complaisant to
every other lady. If you have married a
woman of principle, and will follow these
directions, you may be certain of an
obediept and heart-broken wife.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-06
In The Clutches OF An Octopus.

The Warrnambool (Australia) Stand
ard gives an account of diver being
seized by an octopus or sea-devil: The
diver engaged at the Moyne River;
Belfast, III removing the reef had a
rather narrow escape from loosing his
fife. 1t appears that Mr.. Smale had
fired off {. charge Of dynamite and dis
placed a large quantity of stones at the
bottom of the river. He went down to
prepare for lifting these stones by the
aid of chains into the punt. While en-
gagged in rolling over large stone he
saw something which he supposed at the
time was piece of clean looking kelp
moving abo 1T in front of where he was
working. In few seconds this object
came in contact with the divers arm.
about which it quickly coiled, partly
holding him. Immediately Mr.. Smale
touched what was coiled round his arm
he became aware of his position, and
tried to extricate himself from the grasp
of Sea-devil," but found it far more
difficult job than he anticipated. Catch
ing hold of the part hanging from the
arm we walked along the bottom of the
river towards the end of it. when he
saw he was firmly held by one of the
feelers OF large octupus, better known
amongst sailors as the "devil- fish," Mr..
Smale tried to pull the fish off from its
hold Of the rocks, but with out effect
for some time.
At last the fish, perhaps thinking
had not sufficient hold or power over it
prey, loosened itself from the stones and
quickly transferred its feelers or arms
AROUND the divers legs and body. In
this position Mr.. samle thought the best
thing for him to do was to get up on
deck as soon as possible, and he quickly
made track for the ladder which reaches
from the deck of the punt to the bottom
of the river. The diver was certainly
a curious looking object when he
came up. This huge, ugly-looKing
thing appeared to be entangled all
over him, holding him in firm en-
brace. However, Mr.. Smale's fellow
workmen were not long in freeing him
from the unfriendly hug of his submar-
ing companion. The body portion of the
octopus was only aloud the size of a
large soup plate, with eyes in its
head like those Of sheep, but it DOS
sessed nine arms, each about four feet in
length, at the butt as thick as a mans
wrist, tapering off at the end to as fine
a point as that of q penknife; thus it
could spread over an area of nine feet in
diameter. All the way along the under
meath part of each teerer are suckers
every qoarter of an inch, given it i'm
mense power. Mr.. Smale declares if
was powerful enough to kced three men
under water.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-06
A Prudent Person.

A friend of mine went few days back
to have tooth stopped. The dentist adj
vised him that he had better have the
tooth taken out, and assured him that he
would feel no pain if he took laughing
gas.
" But what is the effect of the gasG'
asked my friend.
LIT is simply makes you totally inscn-
sible,n remarked the dentist; you don t
know anything that takes place"
My friend submitted: but just previous
to the gas being administered he put his
hand in his pocket and pulled out his
money. oh, don't trouble about that
now," said the dentist, thinking he was
going to be paid his fee.
" Not at ALL" remarked the patient;
was simply going to see how much
had before the gas took effect"
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-06
Elizabeth of Russia.

The Empress Elizabeth of Russia.
daughter of Peter the Great, has been
styled humane Elizabeth" because sne
made VOW, upon her accession to infiict
no capital punishment during her reign:
and she is said to have shed tears upon
the news OF every victory gained by her
troops, from the reflection that it could
not have been obtained without great
bloodshed. But although no criminal
was formally executed in public. vet the
state prisons were filled with wretched
suffers, many of whom, unheard of and
unknown, persisted in damp, unwhole-
some dungeons. The state inauisition. or
secret committee appointed to Judge per
sons suspected of high treason. had con-
slant occupation during her reign: manv
underwent the knot, and expired under
the terrible infliction. But the transac
ton which reflects the deepest disgrace
upon her reign was the public punishment
of two court ladies, the Countesses
Bestuchef and lady Lapookin, each of
whom received fifty stroks of the knot in
the open square Of St. Petersburg: their
tongues were cut out, and they were ban.
ished into Siberia. One of these ladies.
Madam Lapookin, esteemed the hand
soonest woman in Rusnia' was accused Of
carrying on a reasonable correspondence
with the Frendh ambassador; but her real
crime was her having commented too free
| ly on the amours of the empress. Even
the bare recital of such an affecting scene
as that of a woman of great beauty and
high rank publicly exposed and scourged
by the common executioner must excite