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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23
PENNSYLVANIA Republicans.

HARRISBURG, Pa, July 23.-rhs republican
State convention met this morning 10 the bal
Of the Hous. Of Representatives, and vas called
to order by Mr.. Quay, chairman Of the State
committee. There was full attendance Of
delegates. ...
Senator Davies nominated Louis W. Hail, Of
Harrisburg for temporary chairman, and be
was selected BY ao,lamstlon.
% taking the chair Mr.. Hall addressed The
convention. He arrsigued the democratic par
ty for it's curse siIos coming into power; prais
cd the minority 10 Congress for it's scadtast op
position to democratic schemes for notification
and states rights, and thanked the President of
ihs United States for bis attitude during the
extra sessioo
After the adoption of q resolution providing
for the reference OF ell resolutions to the com.
mittee 90 platform without debate,
Mr. Wolfe, of UoioD, ssot the following reso.
luton to the clerk, the reading Of which be
demanded.
Resolved, That 10 view Of the developments
Of corrupt practices in connection with the riot
bill 10 the last HOuS, We empha'icaly reathrm
that part Of the platform adopted by the repub
lcan State convention at Lancaster in lSI7 5. and
which waa readopted by the republican conVen-
ton st Harrisburg 10 1876. which demands
"Hooest men 10 oficc men with brains enough
to keow dishonesty when they see it. sOd cnur
age enough to 6ghtit wherever they tiod it. -
The Chair dec ared Mr. Wolfe out of order,
and rciuss ID to entertain bis appeal from the
decision
Mr.. Wolfe pcrsistently insisted that he had
o hight to demand The rsadiog Of tho resolution
and Senator Cooper, of Delaware, aud Repre-
sentative Barrett, of l. ckawauua, took The
sans side.
There was considerable oomnotion dariog
the discussion and order was restored through
Senator Cooper. who moved that the resolution
DO received wbish WAS dooe..
Mr.. Mapes of EeoaDgo, cG;red resolution
which BIO Insisted should ba read.
The Chairman ruled the gentleman GU! of
ORDER and further disorder was prevented by
Mr.. Quay making molion, which was adopt
3D. that the persons to Constitute the commit
tee on resolutions be named.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23

TREATMENT FOR PoIsoN.-lf you discover
that person has 5woowsd poison by design
or accident, give water 10 drink, cold or warm,
as fast IS possible, a gallon or moro at 8 time,
and as fast IS vented give mcrs; tepid water
is the best, as it opaus the pores ct the ekin
and promotes vomiting thus giviog the speed
lest cure to the poisonous article.
Ifpairs begin to DO fas 10 tho bowels, it
shows that part at least, Of the poison has pass
ed downward; then large ard repeated iIisc-
tons of tepid water should DO given, the object
in both cases being to dilute the poison as quick
- as possible.
Do not wait fer warm wate,; take that which
is nearest at hand, cold or warm; for every
second of time saved is Of immense importance;
at the Same time send for physician, and as
soon as be comes turn the case ioto bis hatds,
telling him what you have done.
Tho simple tact cannot be too widely pub
lisbed. 1t is not meant 10 say that drir king
gallon or Two of simple water will aure every
case of poisoning, bu, i. will cure many. and
be of benefit to all BIZ itsrapidS dllutiug quality.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23

SPECIAL NoTICE.-To The ladies' We have
now 10 store largo stock of Ladies'. Men .
aud Chiljreps' Low Quarter Shoes, suitable
fer the present seasoo. These goods are beau
tiul. handsome and durable, and will be sold
q: such prices as cannot fail TO please. All 10
uaDt will please call and txamoe for themselves
a. 10 King street. w. B. WADDEY,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23

S. DEALHAM hes juss returned from New
York, and has COW the finest and most select
stock of CLOTHING, HATS ADD GENTS FURN-
IsHINas ever before brought to this city; at as
toDishicg low prices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23
Death ofa Bank President.

NORFOLK. July 23.-Riobari H. Chamber
lain, President Of the Citiz sns Bank, died Sui
denly this morning at bis residence in this city,
aged II years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23

Porter and living who escaped from the
Raymond street ,N I. Brooklyn. some lime since
were traced to +" ,saic N. j.. and 40 attempt
ever, failed. *
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23

The best FLANNEL SUITS, at S.. IS, $40 and
Sl2, you vii! iud at s. DEALHAM's, 81 King
st., corner of Fairfax.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23

For 6ne hobby suit OF CLOTHING see 8.
DEALHABf, 81 King g., corner Fairfax.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23

No opium No norpbia or ether dangerous
drug is contained 10 Dr.. Bulls Baby Syrup, fer
the relief # Calo, Teelbirg, etc. Price $50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23
CITE COUNCIL,

TITO City Ccuacil held its regular meeting
last tigh:.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-22
Russia Marching on Nerve.

Now that Russia has entered upon the
final subjugation of the Teke Turcomans
the Importance of her conquests in the
Caucasus and the addition which the
recent war gave her of the valuable port
of Batoum is clearly seen. Supplies
Of grain from the Crimea can be brought
by rail to the Caucasus, and thence
conveyed by army trains to Baku---
harbor on the Caspian, almost
opposite the Atrak's mouth, whence
General Lazareff, the hero of Kars and
Aladja Dagh, has started on his expedition
toward Nerve. The recent reorganization
Of the Persian army on European prin-
ciples points to on alliance with Russia
against the robbers of the plains who have
for generations ravaged the valleys of Kho-
rassan. That Russia is moving on Nerve is
no longer denied. Nerve has been called the
gateway to Northwestern Afghanistan, but
inaccurately SO, for Herat alone may be
said to occupy that position. Balk is the
real gateway to Cabul on the north, but it
is within Afghan territory.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-22
Dangerous Lunntics.

Although 1T Is not positively established
that the crackbrained creature who calls
himself "The Man from Peru" prepared the
explosion that created so great an alarm on
the steamer Drew, yet it is probable that
the boatmen have laid their hands on the
real criminal, for his past career, so far as
known, and the acts of half insanity tor
which he has been several times in custody,
give weight to the circumstances that point
him out as the author Of this attempt. 1t is
not probable that he intended to do great
harm to the boat, because he is an expert
in mechanics and knew as well as any one
could tell him that a couple Of pounds OF
powder exploded on the upper deck OF
solidly built North River steamer could
neither harm the vessel by the force OF
the explosion nor set il on fire. 1t
was not, therefore, an insane disposition
to destroy that actuated this person. be-
cause if he had had that disposition he
would certainly have employed and distrib-
uted his destructive agent more intelll-
gently. He was either inspired by mere
insane love of mischief-a sort Of exaggera-
ton OF the spirit that induces the small boy
to tie pack of fire crackers to horses
tailor he was in league with other rogues
to practice robbery under cover Of panic.
Not word is said of the discovery OF ac-
completes, and it is probable that he had
none and that robbery was not his object.
But when we consider what might be the
consequences Of such an act the most OBJ
vious reflection the case presents is that the
punishment which can be inflicted upon
lunatic in such a case is inadequate to affect
with salutary fear the imagination OF some
other lunatic.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-22
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR SECOND
LIEUTENANCIES- ORDERS.

EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR SECOND
LIEUTENANCIEs- ORDERS.
WASHINGTON. July 81 1879.
It was ascertained at the War Department to-day
that the examination of candidates for second lieu.
tenancies in the army will occur in the next few
weeks. As the candidates have to bear their ex.
penses boards of officers will DO in differ
ent sections of the country in order that the ex-
penses of the applicants may be light possible.
1t is understood that the names OF those selected
from the prepared list to fill the thirty
ces will be withheld until the examinations are
completed and the appointments made.
Post Chaplain George w. Collier. U. s. A.. recently
appointed is ordered to report by letter to the Com.
msnding General of the Department Of Dakota for
assignment to o station.
Second Lieutenant A. NJ. Fuller, Second cavalry Ia
ordered to report by letter to the superintendent
General Of the Recruiting Service. to accompany q
detachment of recruits to the Department of Da-
kota and upon completion OF this duty to rejoin his
station.
The resignation of Captain A. L. Miltimore, as
sistant qartermaster, u s. A.. of his commission
frss lieutenant. First artillery, only has been
ccpted by the President, to take effect from July l.
1877.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-22
Vosburgh's Divorce.

We publish to-day the supplement to
the Vosburgh trial in New Jersey, which
excited so much attention little over a
was then indicted for an alleged attempt
to take the life of his wife by slow poison
ing. 1t will be remembered that although
the trial resulted in the acquittal of the
accused the church of which he was then
pastor advised him to seek pulpit else
where. Mr.. Vosburgh now turns up in
Dakota and divides with Sitting Bull and
General Miles the public interest in the
affairs of that far-off Territory He
again appears in the courts, this time,
however, being bent upon getting
rid of his wife by the process of the West
ern divorce laws, which have nothing of the
slow tartar emetic character about them
The proceedings designed to make the Rev.
Mr.. Vosburgh q free man were first taken
at Yankton but the prospects not being
regarded as encouraging there the plaintiff
removed to Fargo in March last and re-
newed the suit, which was tried this month
and resulted in verdict in his favor.
Before the new suit was brought Mr..
Vosburgh had preached himself into con-
siderable popularity among the Baptists of
Fargo, and when he appeared in the courts
in the role of an injured husband he had the
sympathy of the people with him.
We publish the testimony of the reverend
gentleman as given in the Dakota court.
The divorce was claimed on the ground of
"extreme cruelty" which is defined in the
new Civil Code of the Territory to mean
ssthe infection of grievous bodily injury or
grievous mental suffering upon the other
by one party to the marriage" According
to the evidence of the plainilff the ''griev-
GUS mental suffering" contemplated by the
Code had been inflicted upon him by the
general conduct OF his wife. who pretended
to take poison whenever his actions dis
pleased her. and especially by the criminal
charge she made against her exemplary
husband. Mrs. Vosburgh had accused him
OF administering poison to her when there
was not the slightest foundation for
the story, and, singularly enough, DIR.
Doremus, who probably had never seen
Mrs. Vosburgh, knew nothing about her,
had no interest in the case and was simply
called in as an expert to analyze the medi-
cines she had taken, had himself thrown in
the poison that was found in them. All
this wickedness had driven the innocent
husband to "the border lines Of insanity"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-22
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY.
BosToN, Mass. July 81, Is

BosToN Mass, July 81, 1872
Postmaster General Key. after spending Sunday as
the guest Of Postmaster Tobey, at Manchester-by-
the-Sea, returned here this morning and passed tho
forenoon visiting the city institutions at Deer
Island. On his return he arrived at the Merchants
Exchange at two o'clock, accompanied by Mayor
Prince and Postmasters James and Tobey. A
large number OF prominent business men of this
city present. Rufus s. Frost, President of the
Exchange introduced the Postmaster General, who
said ~ could receive higher compliment than
greeting from the merchants of Boston. 1 shall
be glad to take you by the hand but did not come
here to make speech and You did not como hero TO
hear me-" Postmaster James, of New York, was
also introduced to the merchants, many Of whom
were afterward personally presented.
After leaving the Merchants Exchange the
party were entertained by drive to bunker
Hill aud other interesting localities near
Boston. and, returning tonight. took q
special car over the Eastern Railway for Halifax
Postmaster James will leave for New York to-niuht
On their return from Halifax the Postmas ter CEN
eral and party will visit Senators Blaine and Hamlin
ut their homes In Bangor and Augusta.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-22

and nearly put him in his grave. The
Court accepted Mr.. Vosburgh's testimony
as proof of the ''extreme cruelty OF his
wife and granted him the divorce for which
he prayed, allowing him to get rid of his
matrimonial engagements and response
bilities at the cheap rate of two hundred
and fifty dollars, to be paid in five years,
or the liberal amount of fifty dollars year.
The trial and its result will revive the
memory of the Jersey scandal, and we do
not think it will help Mr.. Vosburgh in pub
lie estimation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-22

The important question raised by the I'M
timely death of the young Prince Imperial,
"Who is 10 be the head of the Bonaparte
family?" was formally decided at the house
of Nj. Rouher on Saturday last, without the
presence, however, of those stout followers
of the Napoleonic fortunes, NJ. Rouher and
Paul de Cassngnac. The Bonapartist SEN
ators and Deputies then and there assem-
bled, presided over by M. Ferdinand Barrot,
decided with only two dissenting votes
that Prince Jerome Napoleon is entitled
to that honorable distinction. How
many the important conclave num-
bered we are not informed, so that it be-
comes impossible to calculate the relative
Importance of these two Directing voices
But it appears that besides the brace of
dissentients there were present some who
desired, as q preliminary to the figurative
bestowal Of the imperial crown on the gal
liant Plon-Plon, that guarantees" should
be required on his part; and this, with the
marked absence of the statesman and the
swordsman of the cause, implies that the
decision was not one prompted by the
Bonapartist heart M. de Cassagnac's
organ does not conceal its disgust at
the necessity which compelled the result
and while declining to discuss the resolu-
ton denies that any of the grave questions
and difficulties of the situation were settled
at the meeting. If the wishes of those who
deemed it proper that Prince Jerome
should give preliminary guarantees had
prevailed the Prince might aptly have
inquired who was to give Linn guarantees
that he should have France if he consented
to make pledges that would justify the
present government in banishing him from
the country?
simultaneously with the meeting of the
Bonapartists in Paris four hundred legiti-
mists assembled at Marseilles to do honor
to the cause of the Count de Chambord.
The Marseilles party appears to have had
the advantage of the Bonapartists in one
doubt good one. We ore told that the
Marquis de Forestai authoritatively denied
the statement that the Count de Chambord
prefers living abroad, and announced that
"the King" desires to return to France. In
this respect the royal taste agrees with the
imperial taste, for Prince Jerome will be
careful to do nothing that will drive him
out of Paris. The only difficulty in the
Count de Chambord's case is that France
does not desire the return of 'the King"
The Republic, however, can afford to con-
template without alright the figures Of the
royal cherubim. whether in France or out
of France, so long as they consist Of moth
ing more than heads.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-22
Not Out or Town.

Our wealthy citizens, and indeed all who
can afford brief summer recreation, are
rapidly disappearing from the city. The
streets and avenues on which the Street
Cleaning Bureau mainly does Its work pre-
sent goodly array of closed up brown stone
houses, and the Park drives are almost de-
serted by fashionable equipages. But
the close tenement house districts
are as thckly populated as ever and
crowds OF children still play In their
sloppy cutters and chase each other over
their fostering garbage heaps. The daily
journeys of the visiting physicians through
these wretched portions of the city show
that this part of our population is not
in the habit OF going out of town, but that
however sultry the weather they continue
to live on in the midst OF poverty and filth.
1t would be well If our citizens, before
going into the country or to the seashore,
would read the stories told by the
HERALD reporters who accompany the
visiting physicians in their daily
rounds They will find from them
that the sketch drawn to-day of the Cherry
street HOuSe, Will us iHeNltaoie Deer ana
liquor den and its one hundred and seventy
five human beings packed into space that is
fitted to accommodate from fifteen to twenty,
is no uncommon picture. The wreched-
ness inseparable from such a mode OF living
can readily be understood and the thought
that thousands upon thousands OF poor
children are subjected to this misery may
well prompt the charitably disposed 10 aid
the institutions whose object is to afford
these little sufferers the opportunity of
passing few days or even o few hours in
the pure country air.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-22
Constitutional Tinkering.

Although the French Legislature has
voted the return to Paris, with declarations
of great confidence in the capital and the
people, it is certainly not without some
misgivings, which find their expression in
the precaution to provide especially for
the presence Of an armed guard for the
Chambers. At Versailles they were safe
without q guard, or with only so much of
guard as is necessary to keep up the ap-
pearances of official dignity, and at Paris
it has been elaborately argued that they
are as safe as elsewhere; yet guard is
thought to be necessary. There are some
points in the case that verge upon the
ridiculous. The guard is to be sup
piled by the Minister Of War upon
the requisition of the President of
the Chamber at the commencement of the
session, and is to be increased subsequently
by an additional requisition if this is
thought necessary. Naturally the Chamber
is to be protected by this process from the
action of an uprising of the Paris mob. 1t
is assumed, therefore, that the Executive is
the Executive for every purpose except the
important one Of protecting the sessions of
the Legislature, and tor that purpose q
scrap of the Executive functions is trans
ferred to the President of each Chamber.
This, perhaps, supposes that the Legisla-
ture may not be in harmony at the moment
of danger with the Executive-that he will
not be disposed to protect it. But as this
force is drawn from the Executive upon
requstion will he not be as likely to dis
honor that requisition to accomplish pur-
pose as to dishonor his own oath with a
similar intention
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-22
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Beck is q good shot,

Senator Beck is good shot.
Senator Bayard's eyes atilict him.
Senator Blaine's family is at Saratoga.
Paris ladies carry flowers on their parasols
Vice President Wheeler is jolly fisherman.
Wade Hampton's leg gives him great deal Of
pain.
Zach Chandler w summer with Eugene Hale in
Maine.
Schuyler Colfax threatens to return to American
politics.
Mr. Charles j. Bonaparte, Of Baltimore, is ct the
New York Hotel.
General Burnside loves farming. and he is rich
enough to enjoy it.
General Scramm is the oldest soldier in the French
army. He is ninety.fve.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and her beautiful daughter
have arrived home in Boston.
The following is very neat expressions "Ladies
wear draperies, and others costumes"
Attorney General Charles Devens ut the Fifth
Avenue Hotel last evening. on the way to his home
in Massachusetts,.
Charles Francis Adams is prospecting. The other
day he stepped into the GOODNESS of his own shadow
and froze his feet.
Several English girls at the seaside have deter
mined to the feet only the old Roman sandal
sole. with the strap.
The Chicago Times knows that the backbone which
PRESIDENT hayes USED mas Deem returned to the
Smithsonian Institute.
Senator Anthony, of Rhode Island seldom does
any work for his paper. the Providence Journal.
will spend q month at Saratoga.
The complaint is made that English girls be-
coming free and independent American girls.
The Court Circular says that this is right.
Darwin regrets that his advanced age will prevent
him from doing much more work he might
wish to do. The old man is still tall and vigorous.
and he is writing life Of his grandfather. Sir
John Lubbock, the naturalist lives near Darwin In
Kent.
Moody is ut Northheld, Mass, his farm. He il
studying the actions Of chickens and the growth of
plants in order to obtain topics for he
is quite advanced in years suppose it would be
superfuous to say that Lindley Murray's grammar
might do him little good
Among the passengers by the steamship Arizona,
which sails for Europe to-day DIR. Sayre, Mr.. 4.
@. Benedict. Dr. G. A. Stoddard. Of Washington
Heights; Rev. W. W. Rand. of the American Tract
Society. and Bishop Riley. of Mexico. The clergy
men attend the Evangelical Alliance meeting in
Basic, aud of them go with Mr.. Benedict to the
International Law Conference in London.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-22
American Horses for France.

BY our special despatch from Paris it will
be seen that the needs of the French army
for remounts for the cavalry, and perhaps
for all the other purposes for which horse
flesh is used in armies, open possible
market for the horse breeders of this country
worthy particular attention. If, in addition
to supplying all Europe with wheat, Eng
land with beef and some other countries
with preserved meats, we can sell our
horses at any such rates as were paid for the
invoice of which the despatch tells, the
sooner our people at large know it the
better. Thirty-two horses which arrived at
Havre in good condition were accepted for
the French cavalry and sold for from two
hundred and twenty dollars to two hundred
and sixty five dollars, which are remarkably
good prices. Good cavalry horses could be
put on shipboard here for about one hun
dred and twenty-five dollars in unlimited
quantity, and as France cannot draw either
from Germany or Russia her need for
animals is great enough to establish an i'm
portant trade It is said that it costs
thirty dollars more to send horses to Havre
than to Liverpool, as to which there must
be some error, for thirty dollars ought to
be enough for the whole transportation
from this side.