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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-29

aad Arthur Clue was organized al Fairfax G.
H., las. Tuesday night. TIC following cibccr5
weTc elected President, a. j Ssgal; l., Vice
President, II. Badeey; a Vice President,
tioraco Gibson; 3 Vice prisident, John Dad
s0r; StcTatsIy, &. Pat BsikIe5; Assistant Sec.
rttafies, G. W. Hawxau7st and +. NJ. Brookct;
Treasurer, Henry Nsalc; Sergeant a. ArHs. %
!!avZhuEst. Forty four ptrsors enrolled their
names. Tho cub will meet again Tuesday
hish', when i 6il be addressed u Distinguish
"a speakers who have b2cn ioyiiid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-29

Mr.. NEALE - As will be s. by .citrct ce 10
'pr loeal columns, Orange couatY GO | .st Mo l.
day, sept iuil delegation to the Alrxlndria
CoG7e1tlor, and thsy wtsa Instructed t. vote
Tor Mr.. NsaIc as aloyp ~ &c sns reuaip
10 the field. thus IF eohv,n,ion- nv.
teen held in five c>unlits, snl Mr.. n ale has :
mtllllty O! all delegates chosen. We cuti-
nenty expect to see hin Lomoastd, July be
NsSl1g him to be the sirof g:st msn Il u lar
Tnoktn o! IN canpee!ian Hith tbs E,i:i9atinu.-
GonionsrWe Gazette
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-29

CRCQUETl OROQUETll CROQUETl l.
~ We have in store and for sale cheap q lice
line of Croquet sets MCLEAN & UHLER,
myl9 Is King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-29

EOWLER'S FLY FANS and PARAGON
- FLY TRAPS on hand and for sale at low
prices at IS King IT.. cor Roysl. Call AMI see
iel5 j. T. CREIGHTON & SON
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-29

5HARBOLlZGD PAPER, for Noths, for
~ sale by
JOHN T. COLE s. co
my22 Peabody Building.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-29
EiReIGSTEsbNsEI.

HOL LiNS' NSTITUTE.
Geo. 7. Tayloe, Prosidont OF Trustees;
Chss. l.. Cooke, Superintendent;
Mrs Il. s. Chiii0 Associate Principal;
VIM, Il. P!easnhts Latin and Natural Science {;
VIM. Taylor Tnom, III. g., English and French;
thas. l. Cooke, !. NJ. Mathematics;
Miss L. ID Fowlkns Ethics and History:
w. Q. Richardson, director {! Vocal and In
strnrcnta Music;
Il. l. Paul, Piano and German Languages;
Miss Jalis Forchor, Piano and Singing;
49,. E.li.lhnIlic. YccN Muslc and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-29

WT ESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE,
w STAUSToN, Virgins
Opens its 3lst session September 20h, $780,
Among the frs. Schools for young ladies in the
United States Climate Unsurpassed Surround
ings besutiful. Pupils from seventeen Ststes.
AMONG TIE LOWEST TRIMS N THE UNION.
Terms: Board, Washing Lights English
Course, Latin French, fer esch hal: ortha Scho.
lss!ic yesr, Sll5.
AL extras very low. For Catalogue address
Rev. WI a. HARRIS. DID. prest.,
i,G-eoStY2m Etaunton Virxjnis
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-29

a FULL line Of open and covered MAR
EI kET BASKETS for sale by
iYs9 D. c. MILBURR.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-29
We hava All oxtanslvo sni.varlai !ssanrlnoh

Of ali the latest STYLES OF
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-29

Oily PAPER, Of sill kinds; also FLY
Il BRICKS and COBALT or Fly Stone, 70,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-29

DRIME LEMONS for sale at
Z ;ell j. c. MlLBURN'S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-29

TOOkED GORNED BEEF on ice for ssle
e. al j. @. MILBURN'S.
Tvs 10 north Roys! st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-19
POLITICAL NEWS.
pIsArFEcTIoN IN TAMMANY HALL

DIsAFFEcTION IN TAMMANY HALL.
GALE noyp AND OTHERS DKsEeT JOHN KELLY TO
SAVE rHRIR PLACEs-CHANGEs IN TIE Assh"DIi
DISTRICTS.
The Tammany Committee on Organization VIII
meet on Wednesday next to provide Tor organizing
the General Committee for the ensuing year. Inc
Committee of Twenty-four. appointed to prepare
call for primaries will probably be ready TO repor'
Of that time. There is no doubt that there will be
many changes in the commItee. In the LIST DIS
trict Nicholas Mailer will be displaced as chairman
of the District Committee, and the control of the
committee will be given to exPolice Justice PatricS
G. Duffy In the With District T.. ID. Gale. VINO
has boon looked upon as one of Mr.. keliys most
devoted adherents will drop out voluntarily, ana
will probably be succeeded by William Smell, Iehth
Ward quor dealer 1t is understo that Nr uae
will be retained in his place Attorney or the Co
lection oil Unpaid Taxes because OF his Withdrawal
from Tanlnlany Hail. In the Xllth District eN-Cor-
oner Woltman may be retained as the head OF tue
committee but it's not by any means certain. IN 'he
XVIII District Excise Commissioners Richard D. MOT
rsson will be dropped from the craftsmanship OF the
committee and he will probably be succeeded py
James ]. Campbell. Mr. Morrison is friend and
odherent of Mayor-elcct Grace. and hence is not
deemed safe Tammany man. In the AAth DIS
trct there will be decided change. Ex'Alderman
Michael Tuomey Will be deposed from the char
mapshp. and at least one-haf Of the remainder OF
the committee will be dropped. Corporation
Attorney William A. Boyd, the chairman
of the delegation from the AAist DIS
trict. will retire. voluntarily He is under
stood TO follow the fortunes of Mayor Grace In
all these districts of course. there VIII OF many
changes Tammany Hall viii not abaie us p prefer
elons 10 be considered tho representative Demo
cratic body in the city and its leaders realze that
strong efforts must be made 10 Keep tose'I1eI l.'
followers and present a bold front or utter demor-
azltIOu Will follow. -, ,;
he Thompson Power wing of the irving
Hall Democracy is making preparations LOT tne
primaries to be held in all the election districts IN
the CITY Oh tuesday evening for the election OF ue
egates to the various Assembly DsiIct CoLlul.
toes The adherents of tins wing OF the Irving
Hall organization claim that they already have the
cooperation of a sufficient number OF Democrats I'D
each Assembly District TO prove the great popular
ity of the movement for REORGANIZATION.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-19

vain for the boiler, which was not discovered until
nearly daybreak. when boy employed In the Union
Laundry, at No. AL Sixtb-ave.. found IL in TIE
yard in the of the Laundry, 200 feet from the
place where 1t had stood. IL had fallen mo ITS
proper position and had cut q passage for itseii
through the branches of tree under which 1t stood
in manner that showed II had come down almost
perpendicularly, after passing over the roof OF
an intervening five-story extension and telegraph
wire that ran dagonally across the block. and
clearing successfully number of ciotheslines that
embarrassed its descent. II plain that 1t must
have risen far above the adjoining houses ana from
its position at the start anu az the lal ana the dS-
lance between these points, Mr.. Willis, who IL an
engineer thought that 1t must have assembled hun
dreds OF feet. When examined the boiler was found
apparently uninjured Only the walls of the fur
mace had been torn out. Two gauges that had been
attached TO the boiler were flung as far as twenty
eighth-st. and SlXJh-ave.. where they tell through
the skyiight of house and INTO a bedroom on the
upper floor In which a man was asleep. Where tie
.oiler was found it had done no damage except TO
the pavement in the yard.
The damage caused to the machinery and the
house by the explosion is estimated al 300 The
boiler was new and had been twlce examined. The
inspectors were informed yesterday, of the occur
renee. ana will make an investigation. Mr.. wills
believes that there was water enough IN the boiler
The force required TO throw the boiler the distance
Ii travelled, he said, must have been very great.
similar accident happened IN 1868 IN brewery
in Undergraduates. On hat occasion the boiler
rose 10 a great height. and descending on Ia
dwelling house, cut its way to the cellar killing
three DprsOns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-19
PROTECTING IYS0LVEyT DEBT0RS

The courts are growing more ana more
careful IN protecting the rights Of inSovent debtors
under composition agreements Isaac Reinheiner, ar
insoyen debtor. made composition win his crediior'
by which they were TO Is cents on the dollar Of
their indebtedness. George Strauss. a creditor fol
several thousand dollars refused to sign the composor
agreement unless he given an additional note foI
5000 This done unknown to the other creditors,
and Strauss authorized his to be signed 70 the
agreement by his bOOkkeepcr.
Afterwards Strauss refused to abide by the agreement
and his assignee, Theodore Rogers. brought suit in
Judgment against ReinGeimer for the fuH amount.
Strauss denied he had autOrz a the signing OF
his name the composition agreement, but wa not able
satisfactorily explain the receipt OF the SOU note
Judge rremOre, before whom the case was tried FRI
day In the Court Of Common Pleas, left the ease Win
The Jury upon the question whether such au 1Ofy hal
been given by Strauss the bookeeper The jury found
for Nj. Renheimer the defendant Francil Schel aT-
peared for the plantif @ AZ Runke Tor MI Renhelmer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-19
MAKING GOOD HIS TRUST.
GENERAL BUTLER REPLACES SECURITIES THAT
WE'RE LOST


In recent issue Of The Udshington National ne.
publican n statement was made on the authority "i
General Martin L. Mcmahon that General Butler
mad pad 10 the trustees oil the four Soluers
Homes 1872, 900 IN bonds. II explained that
Is nile preside of the Soldiers Ime9. General But
Ter bad received the bonds from the executors OF
HoratIo Ward, IN American who had died IN Eng,
land. General Butter expected their arrival. ana
rs he wanted to start on cruise on nus yacht nc
lsft word that they should be deposited In certain
bank HIS Instructions were carried out, ana WINE
re was away the Da1k failed and tine bonds were
never recovered Early this week, II was saldG ene-
raj Butler replaced the bones.
General Mcmahon was que toned by Tribune
reporter on the subject rs .ertlay.
.'ioraiio Ward.D said inc General, died IN Ing
land alb M 1867 49, aud left legacy i'm state securi-
ties, principally Missouri, tennessee ana Norm
Carolina Of the face value of $4,000, to the Ma
onal Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.
There arc four TOMBSTONE AT Dayton, Ohio, one at
Milwaukee. WIS. Hampton, Va, and Iagus, d..
lhe Will was contested several grounds, but u
was eventually hell that the institution had right
10 take under the will. The securities were accord
ingiy sent 10 this country, and arrived III Boston IN
General Buffers absence. They were placed by MS
direct on IN "A bank for safe-kceping. The bank
faded aud he the securitles-n fact, Cen
erai Butler tod me he never saw the secuflt. es.
still ne fet his duty 10 make the loss good so ne
bought similar bOndS-n O,her words, lie replaced
the securities. He handed them over 10 the Board
Of Final Audit December > in Washington"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-19
LETTER FROM JOHN KELLY.

~, ,,rc, Avs HE WAS nor RESPONSIBLE FOR HAN
COCKS DEFEAT BUT THAT MIR. TILDEN WAS.
John Kelly as written a letter denying that he was
responsible for the defeat of General Hancock After
giving table of figures to show Republican gains
and Democratic losses in the State, he undertakes
to demonstrate where the blame ior the Dehocrauc
overthrow lies. He says:
T, will he seen that the total Democratic vote Of the
State at tie late election ga 51la gain OF 12562
Oh of 1876. The Democratic vote OF ms CITY
II AM ears that while g." democratic vote OF city,
which 1876 1l2 $50 increased 10 49, t1e D'lno
4O94l9. Increased Only 1865. liz this city the emo-
oniy a:ittie over one haf per cent gain of per
cent troug the State would have elected Hancock
h. handsome matorIty II Is ain from these figures
where tne ouv effective work of the recent campaign
was and wnere the responsibility Tor genera nan
close inspection of the tables localzes the Demo
cratic failure in striking manner Or the Sky couii-
ties IN the State Mr.. rden mad complete control OF the
Democratic ORGANIZATIONS In iorly-nne de ehectVelv
organized the Democracy oI t1S o'a,u zen ,ton
has kept control OF most OF the county olganz ions
ever since. In this way he was able 10 mani nlate
State Conventions year after year ana notably III ISIS
snJ SO I'm some of counties there has grown
"a strOng Democratic element composed OF men VINO
Tden and In these counties spite of the depressing
IL nuence Mr. Tild ms management there have been
These fsGres show precisely where General Hancock
was de eated and responsible for his defeat In
Livingston County, for instance tue home OF General
Lester b. Faulkner, CHAIRMAN % The state COnnttee
aud 1lden's most devoted friend, the RepnbIcans
gained 255 votes while Democrats lost two votes
smith NJ Weed VINO is TildeUs most active agent and
friend controls the Democratic ORGANIZATION III Clinton
(,ounty where the Democracy lost $40 votes Facts
IKE M, . b azon forth crime thai has been com
itted against the Democracy of the State and Nation,
and brand forehead OF the one man who Is RESPONSE
BIZ for it. -,-.-
instead o. taking advantage OF the popular uprising
for HGncock. By calling state Convention mmediateiy
after his n0nIn to perfect arrangements Tor sue
cessful campaign the nldcn State Committee refused
10 cal a convention at all uni forced TO d" So and then
deferred date until IL was practically useless lie
camnaign was conducted with ids>itude and haf
e,iness instead being pushed with viSOr and az
errssivenc, Surrounding the tOrd enthusiasm OF our
Old organ ZaiOn was On arctic chill
Mir. kelly saws in conclusion that the fight has
lust began.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-19
STRANGE FREAK or a BOILER.
A MIDNIGHT JOURNEY THROUGH THE AIR.
YAulNn IN A RFAR YARD 900 FEET FROM THE

A MIDNIGHT JOURNEY THROUGH THE AIR.
FALLING IN "A REAR YARD 200 FEET FROM THE
PLACE WHERE IT STOOD-UNHURr BY The
TKiP-THE ACCIDENT NOT EXPLAINED.
Tho boiler in Willis 81 Clementss platinot type
works at No. 1913 West Twenty-sixth-st. was
blown mp shortly before midnight Friday night,
ana was thrown the roofs OF several fve-story
houses into the ward OF No. AL sIxthaye. The
factory Of Willis & Clements stands nearly IN the
middle of the block the north side of twenty
slxth-st. The production of photographs on metal
lie platinum is an invention OF Mr.. Wills. recently
introduced by him into this country, and the works
have not been long IN operation. The house M.
123 an ordinary dwelling house. in the basement
OF which is placed machinery for the generation OF
electric light by which the photographs are
p1utcd, and other machinery. In one-story BRICK
house, adjoining the wall OF the man building.
stood an upright boiler OF five horsepower and
weighing about two tons The fire under the
boiler had been raked, according 10 the statement
vi the engineer, and left 10 die out Friday evening,
ard the YorAmeD had gone away and closed up the
house.
At 1870 .. D. the neighbors startled by
heavy crash aud a lOud rushing noise. Looking out
they beheid the boiler house heap of ruins. The
police were alarmed, and found the house M dis
order. Doors and windows were broken and the
machinery upset or W.T., cked he prOpretOrs. VINO
s2Ine TO seek the OF the disaster. looked IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-19
NOTICE ~ MARINERS.

OFFICE OF THE LISHFH USE BoARD,t
WASHINGTON Dec. l.. 1880.
Notice is reby given that on ard after
February l. 1891. there will be shown from the lighthouse
recently erected TlamOOk Rock. OF Til amO Heal,
coast Oregon hight Of the first order showing white
fash every The ght Is ~ above the base IL
The feet above level ~ shOnld there
fore clear with the 10 feet above tho
Sc l. u nautical miles The tower Is square In pln
rising rectangu ar dwelling, which has fogTsiEna
house ached westward side The and dive l.
ing present light gray, but viii be painted white The
lantern ana dome are red
The appr DxImae pos lion OF the ghh Taken from
the Unlea Coast ana Ge0detic Snrey Charts
follow, - So ii north longitude l2i -
bearings and distances OF prominent objee
as follows Di.apppin light y by sgW p
tical mi rs Point Adams light by WSW, 10 nautical
miles TaOOn Rock. SE by SS4S, lOl4 Dautca. miles
During and fogsv there viii BE- sounded at
this station fog giving blasts OF seconds d
ration AZ intervals OF > minutes.
TIE roe on which the lighthouse is situated
mile distant the mainland with isolated rock Just
midway between IL and l1iamoOi Head Tne
close either of the rocks Is j. fatnOms bu
shout attempt the passage as the currents
strOns and variable
Vessels approaching Columbia River barirOm the southwark
With safety within at mile OF II ainOOa ROCK nt
should brought ~ bear the nOrtnward Of y Wa
W. Afer passing rock at tins distance, vessels should
keep outside the line Of bearings of Tamook Rock and Cape
Disappuint meut lights.
me ight Eliminates horizon, the range Of
water between the bearings VI 81 III,
by the wesi ward. to y ug W Wv.
Immediately the eNhibuOD of this light the light at
Point Adams mouth Of Columbia River, Will be changed
al OF the flashing red and white light now
The fog signal at that station viii from the same date
BY order OF the Lighthouse BOARD.
JOHN RODGERS.
Admiral u. :. Nayy, Chairman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-19
AN INOFFENSIvE MAN ASSAULTED.

Thomas Van Buskrk. aged and in0ffcnslve
color man. of Bay onne CITY, n. j., was brntaiy
attac ked "a few !ntS ago by man named Prime
SnIth, who uscd heavy iron poker, INJECTING on
Van BuskIrk's check wound an lnch deep. ptne-
iratlng through the bone. smith also kicked Van
h IskIrk about the heal and body. Van BuskirKs
wife has left him from time To time and taken up
her abode with smith. lie would treat her badly,
and then sge would return to her husband. On such
occasions Smith would visit the Van Buskrk home
and assault Van BnslIrk. his wife and Van Bus
kIris son. Van BuskrA has several times attempted
suicide 10 end his troubles. Smith was arrested and
held IN default of ban to await the action OF the
Grand Jury. Tee police are looking Tor Van BUS
kinks wife, who is believed TO have been III league
with smith IN the assault.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-19
lust began.
DECLARING THEIR PRINCIPLES.

The General Committee of the German
American Independent Citizens Association met Friday
evening Ia the German Masonic Building No 2l9 East
FifteeniLs for the purpose of recognizing aud elect
ing officers. Tie president Charles j. Nehrbas, called
the meerng to order. The Committee on Contested
Seats recommended new election III the With Dis
rric that the XiXth District should be reorganzed and
that the delegates from the XVIII. XVllIth and
XXIId Districts should be admitted The Com
uittee Oh Nominations presented ticket which
was elected as follows: President, Charles +
Wendt vicc-presidents Henry j. Autenreth. Frede-
rick Touree and William Strauss; secretaries,
Edward Crosse. William f. Pitschkt. and Herman Bor-
ne mann; treasurer, DIR. Louis ScllnfZe. EDWARD
Crosse chairman Of the Committee on Resolutions. pre-
seutnd p,atform the association which was referred
TO the Executive Committee It's main features We're the
ayocaev of election of he President and wee
President the United States tine people, the scpara
fion Muu.cipa State and National elections and the
better uIoteciiOn of Immigrants from the frauds OF
companies. IL declared agans CDinose
under contract favored reStlcton OF the
laws o! labor and children IN all factories,
AND condo OF the system OF factory work III
hnu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-19
DEBlTE or COLLEGE SOCIETIES

The large chapel OF the College OF the CITY OF
New-York was filed Friday evening with about oo0
Students representing two city colleges Inc oc-
casion was a joint debate between the Euclean
Society of the University of the City of Nev-York
and the Cionian Society of the College OF the CITY
of New-YorE The former was represented by a.
A. Freeman, G. NJ. Duncan and J +. Milholland;
ana the latter by II. Aaron. VI. WeInmaD and a.
Ulman. The question discussed was:
Resotred. That the English system OF government u
more favorable the production OF great Statesmen
than that Of the United States.
Benjamin A. Capwell, president of the Eucleian
Society, presided, and Judge Brady, ex,Judge Law
and awarded the palm TO the Cllonian Society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-19
RRFAKING UP POLICY SHOPS.

Messrs. Ccmsiock and Br'lt0n. agents of the So
ci.. Y tOr The Suppression Ga &c, accompanied ny
Officers Hi ana sine ar, OF the lOmbs Court squad
made a descent FlIday ght on one ct the largest
policy shops tine city KEEP by George lama ige
az No. 10 Chati am-st., where The envelope
game" VAS ~ progress. About thirty boys were
spcudiug their earni ~ IN the place. The articles
used in the game, 900 back books. blackboard,
Co. we're seiz d. but the boys were permitted to go
Iaiinadgc begged t. get back his manifold BOOK
but thc request WIS denied. He IS an Old 'itcnder
On The affidavit of john *. Van Prlt, he was COM
united tor ruai II dflut OF 1000 bail 10y justice
MURRAY Yesterday at the lombs Police Court
A descent was also made Fnday evening on the
poiicv ,hoD OF Charles l. ,rken. alias CDarles Ford,
"a y y. 125 Chathaul-st, 10y Messrs. C0mstock ana
lie books, drawings, ETC. were Sc Zei, ana Larken
was taken mo Gus odv. On being charged with
violating the lottery Jaw before Justice MURRAY
ye.terday. he was held for trial in default OF 1900
bail