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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-20
THE NEVADA BANK,
or SAN FRANCISCO,
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
Paid Up Capital. ... ...... $40. 900 0oo-oold
AsssTve ~. Q. B0DdsD ...... 3,6000o0-0old
DIRECTORS.i:

LOUIS NoLANR. President
=. u. E1OVO. Woo 1rUoaooob
JOHN ". MAOKAY, J. L. FLOOD
JAMES q. 1Al6.
OoeoSe1..... ............... N. W. 0L11Ax
Agsata& virgiDta, Nevada. .0no. 4. kuo
As's: q, = ~; II. :,1s:s rs:s e.o. L. saAx,.
Ip0UES COMMERCIAL AND TRAvELERo'
II Credits. available In any part Of the world.
MAKES tfansfers Of money By telegraph and
usAnoe0
This Sank Mas special Faclll.
ties for Dealing In Bullion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28
.YELt-S vr TEE sa.gE-

Mr.. JeWet.'s salary ns receiver and p!csi3en
OF tho Eris Railroad is $40 900.
L. D. IoaeIso!l. Librarian of the War De
partment, died al Medley, Colorado. ca Sun
day las.
Busyhead and Adeir, educated balf breed.
or the Cherokee tribe of Indians, havo beet
elected chief aud assistant cbiet They wer,
elected ou reform platform.
1t appears that The officials of the Freed
mau's Savings Bauk were in tie habit of dis
cou0t!og vouchers for department clerks st two
per cert. month, although the rate is u.urou:
and the balk was only allowed to losu none;
| Oh real estate.
The findings aud seoterc, 10 the oisa Of Sur
gaon General William a. Hammond has beer
annulled God set aside aud lis Csue has hcel
placed co the retired list & tie army Is eu.
geon general, without beck, present. or fu;ure
pay, or siloSscce Of a9y kind whatever
The largest shaft ever erected 10 ibis cou1try
Is Of W Oh its way from tho FluaIhaysu uusrIies
on Fox l.land, Msiuc. 70 be placed over thy
grave 0! the lsLe Mrjor G'uata! Wool 10 The
oemeters near Try. rhe shaft .Seigbs pa tons,
and is IS ieot 10 height
TIE storm 90 Tuesdly at L5ng B1arch de-
mo!lshod The luWsr l.tform ~ tie end Of the
log pier. The sea VAS very high, aGd i. broke
completely c7 the cu;Lr erd OF The pier, AID
was watched with Interest bS Thousands Of pco
Pile gathered 10 groups along the slore.
cutting ARRAY occurred 10 B,kinorc yes-
terday 1nctnlug, resulting in the se:oua slst-
bing 0! frahk Mekswep, brother Ut William
t. Mrhswen cCrk Of tire Criminal Court, ty
Charles Bgveridse, cf Washington McKeseu
Vas 10 hernan's summer ga1d=n ws,ch!ug tie
pro2r-s5 Of wakipg match. hen Beveridce,
II IS alleged. provoked G q1srrel aud 6osily
drew dirk knife and drove The blade into NJ,
kewen's lefS eye. The eye was entirely de.
slroyed, ard it IS feared that the brain Was
penetrated. Beveridgs was arrested,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28
5sEEkE5s5e EEs,SSs.

Ihcr: we're ten deaths irom yoIIoW fever at
Memphis yesterday, aGd twenty lso Gcw cases.
1ho Governor Of Tennessee has ,s;pad a
prcc!amatloa, ursiog tho people Of Inc State
10 contribute aid to su!isriYs Memphis
DR.. s. n. Brniss reported yesterday, eli
| clay. to the hosri CT health Of New Orleans
| that Geo. }. Is. Hood aud his daughter Ly6ia,
tcu years Of age. are bo,h down with yellow
fever. The child was taken sick Tuesday, ard
tic GeGera yesterday mo;niHg.
N'ncig ilGe deaths from yclio;7 !,vtr occurred
10 lla7aHa, Cuba, during isst week, b,ing 6
decrease OF 1--we Is compared vi,h lhcsa Of thc
rTorlUG; week.
Memphis sDiCsi5 to-day say tie order 20
cvacua'e the public streets alter . 'cICck at
uigdt WU!kS Hcii. aud Is tho lst seaside tGici
| issued by the Stale bogrl of health. Tho
Guolc h!SnGays are as quiet aS .rlfG-ytri
! alter nlsGttal. Sail the thieves fac way &c
c3C.Mll Their dclrsdallGts Occasionally. fhe
monotouy OF lever lie IS becoming orprtSsiGe
Wlth re hope cl Cessation u9,lI November
Those rcsclog elsewhere have 90 idea as 10
hjW Mcmphlsns expose henge.ves 10 lever 10
att ndine friends, Or even Strangers.
MEMPHIS Aug 2S.-FIvo rew c,scs 81 yYl
low cScc were reported TO the board Of health
this moroiug: L2z!o Schwar Z Mrs. JaIlcs
Nlssllr, Grace Hsllsor and CantoO prestidse.
Three cl!dtCn If JDho s. P:es,tse have
oetn III f,r tbs pas. I'VE weeks, hu; for ;li7ate
reaSoE5 Their ramcs were net { !iaI!Y &C
rcuGcet by the beard Of hcaIih. + .ht deaths
have occurred since last Iish' G.rse L
Taylor, Rub L. Esnew, Rachavl Soaa. Jca
ME Si9ao, Martin Horsu. Pierre L.laGue, }.
LOWRY and ttstk EId.!Gsc, the ;To last b.;ng
C3llr;d,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28
HKEFEE.Y .SEN~S

By lie fire 10 Richmond co Tuesday about
lou. hundred men, women ADD children were
thrown out OF employment.
Gov. Holiday has returned to Richmond,
and gives encouraging reports Of the material
prosperity OF the southwestern portion of the
State.
The L7uchburg News believes that promi-
nent white and coIOred republicans will either
abstain from voting. or will vote for debt nav.
lng candidates in the uex; election.
10 difficulty in Richmond, yesterday, be-.
tween Nelson L;wis an William Goodman, two
coored drayneo, the latter struck the former
Oh the head with an iron skid and Inflicted
wounds which will probably prove fatal.
=, Msjlr John w. Dariel, Gen. John E,hoIs
Hon. II. 9. Allen and Major Charles s. String.
fellow have accepted Invitations to address the
people OF Winchester next Monday, in advo.
cacy CT he McCulloch plan for the settlement
OF the Stale debt. Rev. w. w. Walker is
a'so expected to speak on the sans occasion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28
EFSGsH sS..sSEI.y-E fan
Specinl Correspondence Of the -Alc.5a. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug. %, 1879.

Speciul Correspondence Of the -tlc.5a. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Alg. IS, 1879.
Dispatches received st TIC eEc, cf The NJ
tiG1si Board CT Health icro 10 day ram Mela
phis size iiA following as The yc!cy fever
statement tf that city si1cc yesterday $ yepor: {:
Number ct lew cases %. y While 10 coIorGG;
deaths I, 4 white. 5 cooycd. i dispatch f.om
New Orleans, dated O'Clock 10 day, s:ys there
aTo two cases at Nc. 220 81 street and
ono case at NJ. POI 81 qtreer. The iateIi!scne9
tba! comes from Nea O.!caas is Ct 80 vague
aud unsatisfactory L charscGer ard i, dclaycd SC
long that great ID Xlc:y /: ici5 hero about the
c1udl;!ou OF that cliy, n any Tearing :hG. yellow
lever is prevailing there 10 4 considerable x:cCt,
esd that attempts 10 cJIceSl that fact egu peI-
italy sutc ss'uI. 10 ryqnisitlon Tor ..;ioHs Ter
well poodle have yet b4eu ,tc lived st Tho uiflc
Of tbs Nat!0nc Board Of He5llh / r., BIZ: III. y
ere expected csly.
The tecelp:5 at tie Treasur, to day from il.
teraal rcV"ruo amounted to $3.50 .5;6. t;orI Gus.
TOMS to 1871 1SG
Fto@ the lOGtnconlpg annual report Of thS
Commissioner {! lpIerDal R9ycGu. IL is iearncd
ttat tic Excess c, distilled Sgiiis pgodGced 10
this country duFcg tho year ccoIug juue 80,
1879. ever tue quautltT PRODUCED ia toe PFC
crurng year eulUua:.d 20 Il $50 56i taxable
| pn'in's "ui Mat the quaGn!y rSpo.icGi vas
! 1901 caopS. b,ias a. &x3ass .: t i34 455
gallons yer that OF The proyiuui yu>c
d:sp,ch sGs received h.ra lass night iralo
| a pFomlccIt splTivg uao 10 Ciccirua 0y MIR.
Fisher, Of ihc Republican lxeca.ve cou,tnilise,
STAT! e !hat ne had tsktu b:t on 81, 900 INA
jrliy fer kcSier, AID d. k'cs "tat Ao thought
La /.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28
The Indians,

NEW YORK, Aus. 2S-thc Wot.i has i
dispatch iron Winnipeg, Manitoba, s:2,irg ,ha,
the situation in tic Canadian northwest terri
tory is crave AID becoming more complicated
every dap. l.eppssrs that lie tIutish Iuiiaus,
among tneLa The Gees. rowe!!u! !ib., have
oteo ulSsatEued Wild tie occupation ct thalt
| territory By GHtlng Bail aud lis warriors, Lu;
were pnslhea Win tie aSIrGGc,a given them
| that they would sooG IeIuTa 60 The United
States. Tbs cocJlauCd acceSsi9ls 10 S.iic g
Bulls bsLd, end their slaughter Of tuiaG
haTa Increased the lIr!tatlo0, a3d GgGaI Bear,
chicfot the Gees, il now The leader Of sGUu;
Two THOUSAND mlcuulco,t, vic e5a;cgsta,c
with DISNEY the rs9lG Disappearance Of tncr
gaGe. The buffalo bave fed Il ,lsr &c The SUI h
! or aSGy 10 Tbs bitterness hcIts OF the Lodi SO
country IL the Athaba.Na GIs;ric:, u-d mauy
c,ssS Ut oauuoasm iron absolute desiitui.ou
| HaVe been reported sud oGc ur W. Hui5oa BaY
pu,!s taVC been puadiTr b. 5 alyiuy sa7agcs
Leu. TO" Land, Hhus1 seat Il gGvtru
| Ueu. = u! Ea.IltUtd. h.s sen, i.s family iuto
EiuLlpCg, AID bis r,sIucu Is very Crl.ic,t,
ibrcG Weeks ago Chief iaoisn CnmuIi,,,0p, :
DaTdTty tnueeVvrcd 10 arraLgj mI;trrs With
Great Bsar. VITO CONSENTED to keap Qpi5t un;l
Inc sCYttnueGt haI hGoy CcGiJ.u uG the
GOALS! TO te pusuea. eit;us Bulls baud was
iemGVed TO TIE unrih CT tho ii'coG muuuta,c.
oat lsoisted cylhc;s we,e RoaDg 81 4ctwe.1
ihgm aLd he CauaG!ao Cteps Aua Ssaterx 4
dasp.'ch arrived l:0E. the ponce a; For. Wa So
io-day saiigs they anticipated very s.ri.us
trouble. Cp. O,boine Smi b, IL cummavd IF
thu Canadian !otc!s, leaves FIR the sc-1u Of the
roub!es Friday. The police :ttco lumOe:a ouly
45O me7, auu tie Dtmini2a g075rameat Is
hastily oTgan2Dg fix compso!ea Of .uoun,.d
Infantry.
No particulars have tcen received CT what
has happeaed, bus The message from Fort
Walsh vas most Urgent. Here arc three ooal.
panIes ct Infantry, trcQp Of cavalry end
field battery here, all volunteers. The Dom;n
Ion ictcis Tere distald:d year ag,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28

The seuielo, 10 aha case Of Gen. Fig John
Porter having been anpu!isd ard set aside, and
properly, ike course has Just been pursu,
in the cas-, Ct Surgeon General Hammond. If,
as is thus proved, tho fodiOgs of court mar
tials, DUNG the excitement of the war, we're
hssiy, ilj1dgcd pnd unjust 10 regard to good
aud true federal oEicers, how Gloss does the
probability thai such was he case With tho W.
happy Confederatcs vino we're sub cot to sim
liar ordeal border upon the domain of Ger
tainly. a REORGANIZATION Ct the CASES of Mrs.
Surra!t anl Capt. Wiz. for ics:atco, Hoald,
in the opinion Of those mes; familiar With the
particulars thereof, r4novo the full stain that
now U Justly rests upoa those unfortunate
persons, aud though the result of such a re
eSamiaatoo could not uadc the work of the
mutdsrers by whom these people we're SET
teuced 10 death, j. would teni 10 80 slight d.
gree 10 rec)rcle thci. friends aud relations to
the fate that befsli them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28

The Way 10 which pac Oman streams flow
into The pockets Of republican Seuators j:
wonderful From MIR. John Sherman, who
entered The Senate pJor man and left it a
millionaire, down TO the negro barber who rep
reseuts Mississippi, ard who hes Just purchased
ten thousand acres OF valuable land 10 Kansas,
most OF them POSSESS The rare faculty CT &C
curing immense sums of money without any
labor. That tho nero fscs of being Senator
does not give man opportunities for accumu-
lati0g wealth not vouchsafed to people cut of
The Senate, is proved by the mpecuoous con.
di,ion Of many careful and economical demo.
cratic Senator's. The secret then is ono that
those republicans who have proGtcd by it keep
to themselves. Some people. however, say it
10 20 secret at all, tus the result of the old and
Well understood processes of bribery and cor
rup!ion. even the substance of which is cscbew.
ed By all honorable men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28

Earncs, Representations hGvc been mlly K
US regarding the coadllion Of the Southern Sol
dier's Cemetery 1.ar Manassas. the fences
arc down, the head boards Ct the graves are down
ana cattle are browsing uoClSturtcJ over thC
spot which was set apart - sacrad to the nobIl
dead. This should nc: BE-. Either the head
boards aad teac;s should +, removed sad tie
grouod plowet Over the sleeping dust, once
'ins!inc. with lie AID love o: counirr. 50 as
to hide fJr9v2r the fac: that so much high
courage ODD heyoi5m ever troll Vitsaia's soil
aad fought her battles. or tn, sro. should really
be kept a5 hal'owed oo2. We c.n hear TIC
sigh which the Raan: Federal soldier utter:
from tho depth Of MS hear; rs i!S passes b. and
oootrasts the oondiioa ip death Of men who
ever turned him such an u1dau1:ed t.ont or
tho field with that CT his own fallen conrads:
10 arms. We GIN also sec tbs Gnecr Of tue
radioi ickal as the passing train whi!!ts bin
by, aud hear hin mute, u0d: his breath
These men were dogs AID liz buiicd as such. "
Where are the women CT Fngnia? d. lhey
know this aud suffer it? LIT The survivor:
take the matter 10 had, anI let n,t the young
generation be lagsards il such Cause. Thcy
too may be called upon, 10 the inscrutabIe prov.
idcnoo o. G1d to dc for c.unr5. We sug
gess as Gu instant remedy that contributions
fer the NECESSARY repairs u this o>ma,tr7 DO al
once forwarded to Genera! NJ. d. Cors1, Pres
dcnt OF tho Southera Memorial Association Of
this city, AID that o. sl public occlsious, such
as the approaching Fai. il Alsx.odia, STEPS
be taken 10 raise permanent endowment 10.
the perpetual cOrssrvatioo CT the graves oil
these soldiers, WtG liz lu.icd where they
fought. HolCr 10 lie brave
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28

10 s2eskiog Of Gen. Grant, Is connection with
his racent rciu:a! 10 become candidate for .ne
republican nGnioalon fer the nsxs rresiiency,
Gen Sherman sa5s:
mo cos who kncwi him would ever ac,use
him Of dupi9ty. lie may be re,iceGt. but
when 10 speaks be kaO6s the neauug Of the
words be uses. aud, not Ike Taleyrard, be
USES them to express just what he thinks"
Now, as General Shermsn is pelfeclly fsni-
liar w.th Ger. Grants detected. exposed, ua
denied aod published "tuoci " in both tbs
w:Ii remembered Jchnsun Seton and Grant.
Bowen btf'i:S, such !c,asrks as this will tend ia
N Ike people bcl!cve ths, thsr: is more truth
than poetry ib Whist sd Col. Tcm. Worlhioc-
Ton says ab2u: Lis DaIpyal or acquired prcdspo.
siion to ncu3ac
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28

Ii is now reported that General Woodford
Will DC appointed to one of tho vacancies ex-
listing 10 the foreigo missions. The General is
one OF the few men who take the tide at its
Hood. 1t was happy thought that in-
duced him to offer himself to Mrs. Chisholm
as her volunteer escort to Mississippi, for al
most on the Instant it procured bin the silt of
a splendid pair of pistols from the Secretary
OF the Navy-at the Governments expense,
hoWever-to be followed, as Vie have Just mem
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28
The Jameson Case,
lSpec al dlspatca to the G.z.t!e. |

IoptC 81 GlsDRtct 70 Tue G.Z TIC.
CULpEpER G. I'll Aug. IS Tho trial of the
case Of George w. Jauiesun, for the killing
or u. NJ. Rsam, WIGS resumed in tho Couotg
Court to-day btf:ro JUICE Williams, CT
Orange.
A veoire Of enc huHCr:d tad been sun
noned. but Of all Prescott there could be but
three Jurors obtaIoed to day. nakics five so far
obtaIuec. The cOuT; then aoi urued ill to.
morrow. The l0ttrist II the case is rather on
the lotr.as.. cod large crowd was 10 attend.
auce upon tic court,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28

The few Chinese cigsr makers 10 St. Louis
who have joined their white ssscoistes 10 o
general strike for highe. wages than those of.
tered BY the manufacturers, have done more
toward removing tho opposition TO Chinese
immigration than all the other measures ca.cu.
lated TO effect that object ccmbioed. As soon
IS those in Calitoraia join the hooduns there,
ADD take the part Of aggr;s;ors in ell the strikes
aud riots that OCCUR, the objection TO their
presence will mel: away as the mist before The
morning sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28

Altar lcpg years OF terrible depression aud
suffering. tic Inevitable rsu!t Ct still more
years Of uanatura! itfli0I aud The bacohen'
allan flush times Of q drstlsLilg w2r, The great
heart u business hiss again commenced to pro
pei The r;ct: life bleed Ct prosperity through
Veios ard arteries that s3tm.d ioGeIessIy col
lap5td. 1t is but Laiurs! reaction, just such
as have been co1stan!Y recurring sirce tie tat
Ct The Almighty UaDt !or.h to the s0GS Of
met: ia the sTsa. oi Thy lace shalt thou
earn thy bread" For uu atcpi ike Sh;rnau
to claim credit iag tits res:tlees, returning
tide 10 the atfaits CT met IS either inpious, or
conVulscs with laughter, Just az different stris
of persons ve!7 the sal let mater. This is q
question for tie religious and the people OF
the world. But Wa. Gita!iy cy1co.os thc PEG
pie Of tbs ci!y IS Shaihar or 20 they aic 60
irg to tako advantage q this ''iido which
leads &C to fortune. They have only 10 be
D;ir themselves 10 get sorcO5t Of the times in
this respect Jnst io;k, tr osts.ca, 1t the
qualities OF irJu Gre !2hlcn tho rich mines,
hog being d:veIop.d along ths Inc CT The Viz
flnla Md'aUC r!s1, G.e scn3iag 10 ihs \ rth tn
b. worked Ur ard sent b.ck 10 Us 10 oil the
vsriuus AID u,.tui shape. wnich that great
meal hss beyn and; 70 take f on the dsy5 ui
Trb.l Cll1 iii u0a. The Norlheru ". rx-
oaooct Gil h multiplied o15rrs shower d upou
them. WY has H.t AL XaaGria iUci u fur
mace aGG such ahcps as VIII meet the dsmauds
o. tha inns? L11)m tive eUgu the wJ.k
of Alex !pd,is hands, ought tbs Day to be
s!audlug ready tGr shlpm TT uct ouiy to roads
In Virginia, hl: to those ruaniuy through ali
the S;stes CT the Sou h. OF Taaa virgins il
or ra!hcr Was, the gaGYr. Vase fault is thi. =?
WhJ is 10 biamv2 Mt Northern capitalists,
We arc authoriZ d 70 say. Responsible parties
g. the \ 1rth stand ready To-day 70 Du. up tn.
necessary works to uuiG; The rch products
seamDs every Gay thr5Gsh cur city i: they
have tic ASSURANCE q reasonable suppCr. here.
Who will BE- the tits: 10 s:sra tn, biIl? Who
tho pioneers 10 this lIu iabe aad lucrative en-
tcrpr.so? Let these energetic ciiz,Ds 40; at
orce. not waiting fer tina. "morA coLvaaien
season" which may Dtv.r comc again to them
Or this town.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28
Kew York Greenbackers

Utica. N. T., Aug. 2S-The State com.
nlttes Of the groenbackers, 10 its session this
morning, agreed upon James s. Graham. Of
RochcS;er, for temporary chairman and David
Haley, OF tlcrlelisvllla, and j. Ii, CASTILLO, of
mira, Tor temporary secretaries. The COM
mlttee is COW endeavoriup to effect a compro-
mise between the three Nav York factions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28
Hurgiary.

PROVIDENCE r. !, Aug. IS The village
OF Wlcktcrd. North kings.oo, was visited by
burglars last eight, Hho p!undc,ed four stores
and the os!otticc. The amount fpiuuicr WIS
not larac. l. consisted mgiay Ct money and
jewel:y. The rans saas d severed and fred
upon when Cndeavorlog 10 enter Churcb's drug
store. lh=y retutuct tha fire aud fed 10 q
carriage, leaving part Of lhtic tools behind
them. The robbers were tracked to Grccagieh,
5nd the pursuit continues.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28
Quiet Ay.jr.

NEW YORK, aug "a Ssu Francisco spec
ial from Senator Sharon says: The e.citeul en-
in this city has entirely subsidized, and t5era is
apprehension OF vio!clce," and asserts tha. it is
much regretted by all that political discussion
should have passed the bounds Ct legitimate ar.
gumen. and desenerate1 into personal abuse
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28

toned, by lis 8pp9iOtue3t as IiHi:tor 10 L'u
don or ST. Petersburg. Goiog abroad On a
large salary mast be more agreeable 80 the
General than cucumbcriog himself with Mr.
Thompsons vicarions Gil:, apd iiskipg his lie
10 place so dangerous as to render :he en-
ployment Of that gilt almost necessity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28

press AID their SO called Independent allies. tic
abatement of Tho feeling aroused 10 Yez1o BY
the D.1oa affiir is put to the discre6i: Of the
people Of that town By the same press b,cGusc,
az they sss:rt. it shoSs that thcs, people are
Hiog to pass over such affairs. Another cyi-
derce Of the great difference made by the Cw1
trstio of The cy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28

LOCOMOTIVES SPEED.-"Ho1 fast do gcu
think We arc traveliDg?" Charley Fraser, orc
Of the oldest engineers Of the New York, Lske
Enc and Western Railway, asked a Sun re
porter as lhsy we're stsrdiog together outhe
foot board CT locomotive, rushing over the
meadows towards Rutherford Park.
Should thlnk We We're going nearly mile
g nlpu'c."
"A rrie minute ~ said Fraser. II doubt
Ii ecu ever rode mile q minute. Few loco
motives have driving wheels over FIVE feet, and
| have Uy doubts if FIVE foot wheeler can be
pushed n!Ic minute. People have very
erroneous idea OF The speed CT railroad trains
We are got nov g.lug no5e than thirty five
miIcS an hour, aud this is very FAST Few
'ra!us make This sp-ed. Tho passengers 10 the
c'!s Would think We arc going ulc minute,
sue, II vas 20 pull Gu: thu throttle 30 as to
send neF forty miles al hour. TIE express
t1alns make 90 such timo as the local trains,
"nere We lose Is with so many stops. 10 man
c'lid stsod on platform car and face the Wind
KONG m'!c minute, and live. The breath
"ca'd actually be blown out of his body. You
eou'aa etuGt tha tell graph poles going mills
mCu:e. Talk 10 al old engineer of that rate
80 NISNS ~ pcSSSESSt tlolU, auu
iau.n. l made mile a mirute once. how.
ever /! Ess 5hcr was but eighteen years
II age vas al engineer, then, 10 charge Of
E-e Six loo wheel locomotive. There Was
~ ut rsiroad mosus on board. and the CD
! C: vas 70 make the best time We could. They
@ere 10 rios the gcng when tho speed WAS a
nile m!uute. thought We wers m.kltgii
lur come 'me before the bill rung. At IcnsIh,
IN c.Wo gtsde, With full head of steam
"hsa " We're Spionl0g along as if We were all
gGlus to obstruction, ard the motion of the
p!s!on g9log over the csaIr: could 20 longer be
DISTINGUISHED, the bell raug. We had reached
no rate Ct mile minute. L. was The FAST
est ever rode, before or siuc,. tried hard
10 make mile minute on subsequent mills,
6nt lacked 1t three or four seconds every time.
L couida FGaetz; ano,her mile inside OF the
SHY secoad'. When you hear Of man tell
log about riding 10 passenger train that ran
q pile miuute, don't say aoy,hing, bur men
tally scratch eft good aowarc,.-N Y San.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28
Fatal Accident

FITTsroN, PA, aug. 20 Thomas Wil!aml
OF Wllkesoarre, while standing in the carriage
way ut the bottom Of the Pennsylvania Coal
Comusny's new shaft here to-day Was struck by
la'gs piece of falling timber and instsLtly
killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28

The Philadelphia PuoIii Record, ooc Of the
farest tfthe northern sdepandel. new Spape1s
says:
"Ehe Immediate need 10 relation 10 the va
100 build. zers is that the public men Of MIssis
slppl. and particularly the uf6cas 10 authority,
should take aclju calculated to show that such
deeds as the cold blooded shooting OF Dixon
arc not approved by majority Of tie people, y
We should like to see s}nc substantial req
son Why the public men cad officials of Missis.
sippi any more ;hsa these Of any other State
should take action 10 show that murders are
not approved by The ms oriiy Of the people of
that State. There may be scmc such ressou,
but We have failed to ots4ree it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28
SsOrseS Poisoned,

PRov!DEScs, r. l , Aug. 2S.-Frapk Ssv
ms 'rotter "F'' cutter" ana Der c,It, tho tw1
valued at 81 500. were poisoned this morolrg
by paris greece, maItei.uly miyed With their
Iced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28

j.. NEW DEsIGNS.-Wc have purchased a. auc
lio1 large 20, OF lac: curtains. by the yard
aod the pattern ct much uuder their value AID
VIII sell them OF chesp. Can carly aad take q
look at them; curtains at 81 so pair. worth
SlO at ISAAC EICHBERG's,
lW Succ as-"r 20 Saymaksr &c,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28
Purchase of a Country Neat

~ NEW YORK Aug. 2S.-It is stated that Mr..
lilden has purchased for sl5O,00O. the ooua.
.r9 seat 'Greystooc, near Yonkers. 10 West
csster county, OF which he has held a lease
during the present summer.