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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-09
Action for Damages.

New YORK, April 9.-An action egans;
Major General Philip II. Shcridao, 10 whic2
Que James 4. Whalen seeks to recover nclr'y
$500 900. is on the calendar Of the Unite;
States Circuit Court, aud will probably b
reachei for trial 10 the course Of 4 day or ,w,
The suit is brought to obtain damages ~: tn
alleged unlawful Conversion to his oWa u'a
OF the stock Of a Louisiana plantation il tn,
month of August, 1867. The property sch"'!
ued 10 the complaint amouats to Sl20,0O
aud embraces horses, COWS. pigs sheep AL
mules by the hundred, shove}s. spades, p'ougA.
carts, wagons, hoes aud other farm utensils L,
gether with about three hundred hog lhea!, e
sugar and two hundred auI fifty hos5h.slS O,
molasscs-in fact the complete stock of To-
kiiloua plantation in St. Charles parish Ii
understood that the defense will sho@ that al
these acts Of appropriation wore done b. tn
General 10 his capacity as military officer al:
10 behalf of tho United States GovsrnM
while he Was acting as commander O. The mI'
tary department Of the Gulf during thu e.rIy
period of reconstruction; aud further, that q
inventory is largely exaggerated. both y. Il
quantity and value.
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The Shotgun,

Information reached Joplin last evening 0! a
| terrible homicids, committed on Short creek
| in which Jacob Kilisn lost his life at the hands
Of William s. Norton. Some two days ago
| Kilian arrived on Short creek ard, it il sid,
threatened to tako the life of Norton, as ho had
| often before declarod he would do. Tho result
was that the latter procured q doublo-barrol
shot gun. and meeting Kilian about two clock
yesterday afternoon on the south end Of Coum
bus street, near tho "Old Log Cabin in the
Lsne" be raised the gun to his should and fired
both barrels, the charges Of which took effect 10
Kilian's breast killing him instantly. horton
then whipped out his revolver and approaching
the man as he lay welterng in his blood, put q
bullet through his brain. AT tho time Of shoot
ing the men could not have been over fifteen
PAGES apart. Norton immediately gave himself
VI to the officers and WAS placed under arrest.
Kilian's body Was taken in charge hy hls
friends.
The cause Of the tragedy dates back twelve
yoars ago. Both men served through the War
in the same reg ment and company, and toward
the end Of tbs war bad blood WAS ergendered
between tho two regarding son1e trivial matter.
In 1856 Or 1856! they met at a small place caIic1
Fidelity, situated about seven miles southeast Of
this place, where they again had some trouble
and Kilian drew his revolver with tho inten-
ton Ct killing Merton. Norton, however, WAS
too quick for him and fired first, the shot putting
out one Of kilian's eyes. Since that time Nor.
ton has been continually hsrsssed BY his old
enemy except during the time the latter WIS in
the ptniten,iary for killing William Lake, the
Snowman, at CRANKY, il 1871, Lake, it will bo
remembered, attempted to put kiiian GU. Of the
show for some msbahavior on his part, when the
latter turned and shot him, from the effects Of
which he died in a few hours For this CRIME
he was tried and sent 10 the penitentsry for six
years, but wss let out about one year sgo under
the two thirds rule Ho returned to Joplin and
after few days left for Pierce City, near where
he had been living until he went to Short creek,
and there can be no doubt that if Norton had 1ot
sooner or later have fallen before the despersdo's
unerring bullet.-JopiN No. Ncns, Mareh 70.
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his position maa Hho, whatever his quslG.,.
tons, aust travel the same toilsomc road, seryn
the same time, before be can attain the sano
prominence, and then, probably, to be set asia.
for another who needs the position. For IN,
own part We then think every consideration r.
Justice aud interest demands that Gen. Hun,on
be returned to the seat he DOW so worthiIy GIs
and We feel sure that old Loudcun will endorsn
him almost to a man. f
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served, By every law, human and divine to havo
bcea banged ard when that uttersnce is accom-
panied with the boast that ho alono stood by hst
law and executed IT, I would like to know what
Interpretation or construction can possibly be
given to his language except that the conteder-
atcs were to be hanged WHOM the power to hang
them WIS conferred.
Mr. Butler. Not after wo had agreed not 10.
Mr. Blackburn 1t is time sir. that this thing
should stop; it is time that false charges should
cease to be made and that truth should be OBJ
served 1t is t;ms that it should be admitted
without doing violence to the pllghted faith
which your country Tor our country, II that WILL
suit'you better had pledged thstthe men who wore
the uniform on the other side should no longer
be refused admission to every personal right.
privilege and prerogative Of citizenship, SO long
as they observe the condition of their parole.
1t is time it should be admitted that these men
from then until now were not only eatitled to
evory right Of personal liberty and property IN.
der the Constitution ofthe country. but that they
should become tho subject Of protection st the
hands Of the dominant party itself, and that
your solemn promises and that your word de-
liberaLeiy given should not bo violated as it cam
not be violated without rendering Infamous the
man who dsres 10 do it. | am sorry that 1t was
necessary for q member of the House to remind
US of the exercise of what he chooses to term
clemency, but which impartial history will de-
nominate but common fairness, and that in illus
trsting this maghanimity for which he claims
such credit to his party il WAS necessary for him
to parade before US bOastfully the execution OF
an unarmed helpless prisoner, the only man
.beii5ve whom the history OF that war SHOWS to
have been killed Or I'M ured On the confederate
side by the warrior from Massachusetts,. Loud
laughter and applause on tho dempcrstic side
1.-THE result OF this debate was published in
yeeterday's Gazette
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In the building Of the Steuoen county IN. 7
poorhouse, which was burned on Saturday night,
nearly sll the windows were grated and lhoro
was but ono mode of ogrsss from zach story.
No night wstchman was employed about the
buildings. and there was no IRE apparatus. All
partitions were Of pitch pine and burned like
finder The cries Of Ford, who set fire 10 his
bed. reused the other inmates only after the
building was filled with binding smoke. An
inmate who had Ford in charge opened Ford's
door aud tho flames burst out and ran along the
partitions and up the stove pipe hole into the
second story Ford could not be soon on &C.
count of the flames. He had forced his head be
tween the bars OF the window and wSs unable to
pull it back The upper story WAS occupied by
twenty-five women and children, the lower
story by eighteen men majority were diotic
crippled or very aged five On the fist floor and
ten on the second persisted. At the first alarm
Eli Darlington, the keeper, knocked in the door
al the foot Of the staircase leading from the sec
ond story. Right or ten women were piled up
st the foot of Ihe stairs, and cloud of sufocst-
ing emoke rolled down. The women we're pulled
out On Sunday the blsckened remains of five
bodies were taken from the ruins, and yesterday
about two thirds of the debris were dug ovsr
6ld more romans found altogether they would
aSout I'LL an ordinary sized coffin. Legs, arms
and skulls were entirely burned off and in most
cases but very small portion of the body can
be found No blame is attached to any one, but
the county is severely censured for providing
such man trap for the occupation of its pau
peers, Before the fire there were lao paupeEs at
tho county house.
A FIRE in Forsyth, Ca, on Sunday night dc.
stroyed the only remaining hotel and three store
houses. The telegraph office WAS burned, but is
now reopened. The origin OF the IRE was acct
dental Three weeks ago Forsyth suffered
severely by fire.
The large barn Of Charles Andrew. at Darby,
Pennsylvania. was entirely destroyed by an in
cendiary fire last night. Fourteen head OF cat.
tie and three horses were consumed.
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Met his Deserts.

New YORK, April GA dispatch from St.
Alexandra, Canada says that there now seems
to be no doubt that Joseph LaPage, who was
hanged at Concord, N. H., Oh the 18th Of
March for the murder Of Josie Layman, was
the perpetrator of cold blooded murder here
some ten years ago. Mrs. George Fouutie and
her daughter Minnie. aged sixteen, were the
victims. The daughter had been outraged and
her body ont up very much like that OF the
Layman girl, except that the head Was not
severed from the body. LaPage was here a..
the time, aud was heard to make threats against
Mrs. Fountie and her daughter.
The weather this evening was cloudy and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-09

BIZ deoisoo of the Supreme Court Of the
Uoited States, rendered yesterday, and pub
lished elsewhere 10 to days Gazstte, it will be
seen that the question Of the right Of a city to
tax it's bonds has been de6oitely settled, and
that, too, adversely. This decision is spplica.
bio to Alexandria, and is CT great importance
to the interests of the city, as the coupons upon
the Corporation bouds must now be received for
their face value in payment OF taxes. The
decision referred to is complimentary to Mr..
Stuart, the Corporation Attorney Of this city,
as it suStaias the opinion rendered by him a
year or two ago. when the question of tax
ing the bonds of the corporation was first sub.
nitted to him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-09

A gold brick valued at over fifty lhousaa!
dollars has bacn cast at Halcna, Montaol, b'in;
the product of orc hundred and li!Ig tons ii
ore, taken from the Penobscot Minis h
Gated about eighteen miles from Silver City,
Montana.
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COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET, April .. !S1o.-ia'
market to-day is quiet, and prices are WITHIN.
decided change. The transactions in Fioar 80
limited. Receipts Of Wheat have incre.s /,
and 20S4 bushels were offered and sold to-day =:
l28. 100 and 1873, as to quality. Corn ia also N
good receipt, about 1000 bushels being of.:e!,
most Of which WAS sold at Sc, blu. q few Sac.
we're msdo at 81. No Rye reported, an y
bushels of Oats were withdrawn.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, April 8 l-1'.
Beef Cattle-Prices to-day ranged As !9IIo".
Best BeeVo ........o W . =,
Generally rated first quality ID a ~
Medium or good fair quality 81 J ~
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows3 % Il : -
Extreme range ofprlces .................3 w :!
Most of the sales were from .."-....4 70 " . -
Total receipts for the week DIG head. Io;%
sales for the week $50 head.
There is very little difference in the m@rSe. i,
compared with Last week. The prices 1I":r'
show some Improvement but the quality "i t''
tops this week was better than last week. thor;
ing some very superior Cattle sold nor were i"rF'
quite rs many common ones as la2t week. l1c
market wa: not active ut any tlmo, and s:''
wore effected with some difficulty during m'|
of the time. We quote ut BASS - per I'D ~.
Mich Cow5-Tradc in Cows are very da'.
and prices ere lower. Wo quota at 23As]9 pr'
head, AS to quality, at retail.
Sheep and Lambs-The trade in most OF u"
pen, that have received sheep has been i.tT
active, particularly for those Of good gr!l'
There is marked increase in the number q! 81
receipts and the quality is fully equal TO thu! o.
last week. Good Lambs have been in good d.
msnd. We quote wool Sheep 8! 5.G1 cents, 81
she.red a. 4.5 cent per ID gross. LAMBS 7ao c1".'
per lb gross. Receipts this WoGk 21S2.
Hogs-Prices have bsen wall Ii .intsin@!' ::
former quotations, IS they rulo1 early las! w'".'
The demand has only been moderate. The ,rIp'
ply is fully up to thu demand q: the close iAl;
afternoon, iow Hogs being loft in the poa'
The quality is scarcely ~ 20 the average q.
last eek We quote 1T 5.5i cents per 10 h'.'
Receipts this week 5lSj hesd.
BALTIMORE. April 9-Virginis Is. Old.
do deferred * ; do. consolidated 59t; 60. go
ries 81 Cotton hold iirmer, but quiet mifd ~
nomina!y 0ISl0! Flour quiet and hell stc'i''
Wheat-5ou .hern firm; Western dull anI
lower; Southern rel l25al37 do amhc' 10
Penna red l35al3G; No z winter red W"s.''"
spot and April l28sl2sl; May l2JIl3D ,"Th-
Souhers steady Western dull AMI wolk T.! !"
decline Of 4a3;; Southern white 52,52 o. go.
low 81; Western mixed spot a2d AprH 3ln'i.,
May s.; June 533 ,5lt. Oats du | aud '""''
Southern 1855; Western white 35a3l: 90 NV:
3ls32; Penna 33a35 Rye dull and nomlnS' 70
62sG5 Hay quiet and unchanged. sugar s!'!',
ana active st u 81 Coffee u shade h'm"r. VA
quiet; Rio cergocs l4al7 Whisk"y dull a. ~
NEW YORK, April 9-Stocks strong. M M,,;,
T. Gold 1OCi. Flour dull and heavy. " ''''
dull; futures lc lower. Corn shade ea'l''.
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PRESERVED IN THE GRAvE.-Last week the
body of Mrs. David Whslley was taken from
grave where it had lain for five years. in the
Presbyterian churchysrd, at Freeport L. l..
for the purpose of placing it by the side of the
body Of her husband, recently deceased. 1t was
very heavy, and. upon opening the coffin. was
found to be as perfect as when buried, white
- snow, and natural in expression. It appeared
10 have been completely petrifed.
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PORT 1F aLEI.H.TDEiS, APR'h %
Sun rises 5 33 Sun sets. " ~
ARRIVED
Str J w Thompson, Leonsrdtown.to FA h"''
Str NJ attsno, Nomini. to j BrOdcrs o. e.,
Schr Morning Star, Washington, to W.
Smoot. u.
Schr. AMMO Turner, Georgetown, to W. -
Smoot. az 4.
Schr. w. D. Marvel, Washington, to w. !"
Smoot.
SAILED.
Str Defiance Philsdelphis, by F A kc I,
Schr. Mechanic, lower Potomac. Dy W. -
Smoot. 1I,5s
Schr, Alice Curtis, Baltimore, by I II l,''''
PASSED UP.
Nchrs VIM Mason, from kenneDcc' " ~
Shannon and Samuel 9 Smith,
Washington.
ASHORE AND OFF.
The schooner Charles Wolsey, WalcA pA'f ,r
down light yesterday from Ws:hins'ohno r5w
Baltimore got ashore on Jones l0in'. Di,b
this city, but succeeded in getting oil lss' MS
and proceeded on her voyage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-09

Never give up the ship. DI. Balls CJGs'
Syrup may cure you, as It has done others
1t costs little, and can never harm Price ;,
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Secretary Sherman In New York.

New York, April 9.-Secretary Sherman
visited the sub treasury this morning and had
. long Interview with Assistant Treasurer Hill
house. At one o'clock this afternoon confer
euoe was begun. between the Secretary and 8
number Of prominent bankers whom he had TO-
vited to meet him. The meeting is strictly
priyate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-09

Secretary Sherman is not only opposed to the
payment of 'rebel' claims. but also decides
that some of the loyal claimants. and whats
more. of ''luysp' States. shall not be rcim
bursed for the lossa, they sustained By reason
of the war. He says, ia regard to the claim of
the Penosylvauians whose houses aud lots were
Injured during the battle Of Gettysburg 1T
would be impossible for any govcromcnt to
make good such losses during war, and cs-
pecially CIVIL war, az are here claimed. Ger
taiuly there is 20 authority OF law in the Treas
ury Department to pay such claims, and l
would not ask Congress to authorize 1t, though
entirely within the power Of that body The
NEST noticeable point, however. about the Sec
retary's decision isthe fact that he has at last
discovered that the late conflict between the
sections was civil war and not rebellion.
If be goes 90 ip this way much longer bis vau
abe services 10 securing the vote of Louisiana
will DO forgotteo. aod Mr.. Howe, Mr.. Gorham,
or some other Of his former co.laborers 10 the
radical causa, will read bin out Of the party.
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DAILY AND TEI-WBEKLY By
EDG SNo w DEM
In the Senate to day bill was reported to

Ia the Senate to day bill Was reported to
repair and put 10 operation again the Ne"
Orleans mint. The railroad funding bill was
further considered, and Mr. Elmuuds spoke at
length.
The House was in wrsngle all day over
everything. A long timc was Consumed 10
dsposog of report from n conference COM
mittce on bill allowing the employment OF
extra clerks by the Secretary Of tho Treasury
and appropriaIiug $4,000 for the railway pos
tai service, which was finally accepted. ~
resolution to fix the 23i for the consideration
of the bill to retire the National Bank circula-
ton was, after much filibustering, faally passed,
the vote on orderug the maiu question being
l2G to LOG. The House 10 committee OF thu
whsle had under consideration the tariff bill
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-09

On Saturday Judge Wyiie. Of Washington,
sentenced negro to the peoltcn,iary Tor out.
raging Il white girl Yesterday, aoothcr negro,
10 the same city, too lazy to work, ADD prob
ably hungry, adopted the same meansin order
to obtain comfortable quarters and three square
meals day. Fortunately, his intended VIC
tim, who Was ohili Of his own race, escaped
uuiujured. A !oog rope aod short shrift are
the only effective measures for the prevention
of such crimes. Imprisonment, uoder existing
regulations, has no tcrrors for Criminals of the
class alluded to. as was shown 10 the case OF
ono of those referred to, who publicly thanked
the Judge for sending him to the penitentiary.
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The weather this evening was cloudy and
rainy.
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cial Information that Prince Gartschakof De.
Dird the truth of Prince Ghka's report Of his
conversation relative TO Bassarsbla. If he had
such Information, it would be for each to de
terminc wnom he thought moro credible,
Gorisuhakoh or Gaika.
st. Petersburg correspondent says the be-
lief that Germ ny is abandoning her strictly
passive attitude is rapidly gazing ground here.
Ii is said that Prince Bismarck evidently in
tends to use his il klence in favor of peaco. 1t
is supposed that the negotiations for Congress
will be recommended on some pew basis. No
answer has yet been sent to Lord Salisburys
circular.
A despatch from Vienna says despite the
reassuriDg utteranoes Of tho Russian semi. Off.
cial journals. the presentation of the written
statement Of Austria's views which followed
General lgnatief'S return to St. Petersburg
seems to have produced an unfavorable i'm.
preston there.
A report is currcpt 10 Vienna that Prince
Gortschakoff has notified Austria. that he has
postponed his answer to her demands until
Eoglsnd has formulated her counter proposals,
g, that be may be able to reply to Austria and
England simultaneously.
The latest ST. Petersburg news is considered
to indicate that Russia expects proposal for
compromise from some quarter.
A despatch from Constantinople says: The
Russians in consequence of the opposition of
the Porte, have again abandoned their pro
ject of embarking at Bujukdere. The Sultan
has asked the Grand Duke Nicholas When the
Russian troops would evacuate the points on
the Turkish side of tho line of demarcatiou.-
The Grand Duke 10 his reply alluded to the
continuance of the British faet in the Sea of
Marmora. Turkish newspapers have been Of
dered to cease their attacks On Eugland."S
The daily gazette., 1878-06-06
Congress Yesterday.

In the United States Senate, yesterday,
MIR. Matthews, of Ohio, rising to a per-
sonal explanation, emphatically denied
any completely or knowledge of the al
ledged election frauds in Louisiana, and
on his motion a resolution was adopted
providing for the appointment of Sc
leet committee to inquire in his conduct
in connection with such alleged frauds,
or with any promise of protection or re-
ward to James 4. Anderson. Mr..
Johnston, of Va, spoke against the
Texas and Pacific railr cad bill and in
favor of his amendment recently intro
duced. The Brazilian mail steamship
subsidy was passed by vote of 26 TO Is
with an amendment limiting the con-
tract TO five years, instead of ten, as re-
ported by the committee. A bill was
passed-yeas "a, nays 15-restoring the
franking privilege to the extent of al
lowing the President, heads of depart
nents and members of Congress to send
(but not receive) communications free
to the extent of2A ounces.
In the House, by agreement, a vote
was taken on a motion to strike out the
enacting clause of the tariff bill, and it
was adopted-yeas 1874, nays 120-thus
killing the bill. All OF the democrats
from Pennsylvania voted against the
bill, as also did Messrs. Roberts and
Wash, of Maryland, the other Represen-
tatlves from that voting for the
bill. The Mexican award bill was slight
ly amended and passed. The bill amen
ding the revenue laws was called up,
and MIR. Covert offered an amendment
to fix the tax on smoking and chewing
tobacco or snuff at 20 cests per pound ,
and to this MIR. Tucker proposed an
amendment reducing the tax on tobacco
to 10 cents per pound and Mr.. fuckers
amendment was adopted-yeas, 1876 nays
80. Without coming to a vote on the
Covert amendment, as amended, the
House adjourned.
The daily gazette., 1878-06-06
Valley Forge.

VALLEY FORGE, June 4-The an
nouncement that President Hayes will
not attend the celebration at this place
occasions much regret, although all other
arrangements are progressing satisfac-
entire military organizations of Mont
gomery and Chester counties and a large
representation from Philadelphia is ex-
pected. Full meetings of the general
committee are held weekly. The Lex
ington canvass, which accommodates
10000 people. will be spread, and all
necessary arrangements made for the
comfort and convenience of those attend
ing
The daily gazette., 1878-06-06

Philadelphia and New York Exchange fur
nlshed to regular Depositors without charge.