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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-29
The MRrketS.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 80 Virgins Gu old -; DO
deferrnt -; do consolidated ISL do - Sc
ries 3Sl past due coup 92S new 10 4ua 53 bid
Cotton irregular; mid'g 2s.l21. Flour quiet and
firm; Howard street and Western super 4 75aS
b 70; do extra 5CsSG 80; do family OUaS7 IS.
City Mills super 75sS5 90; do extra 00,SG 80 !;
do family 0Js$S p; do Rio brands SIS o.: Pa.
lspsco family SIS 90. Whoat-Southern steady /;
Western opened firm bat declined, and closed
steady; Southern red li0sl45: do amber 151al55 !;
No. Maryland l4Gi; No. Western winter
red SPOT aad August 1924; September ld29al43 !;
October ldTsl47t; November l5)lsl5GS. Corn
Southern white easier yellow STEADY Western
dull. Southern white 70; do yellow II; West.
ern mixed spot, August aud September
II bid; Oct 71ta7si; Nov III Oats steady {;
Southern 1la62; Western white t0,52; do mixed
1850; penna 6l.52 Rye hisher-l09all2. Hay
firm; primo to choice Penna and Msry land l6a
$50. Cclaa quiet; Rio cargoes ordinary to fair
lQtsl24. Sugar strong; A so(t s. Whiskey
qaie. at ls3aSl 20.
PHILADELPHIA. Auguat 60 -CatLle-msrket
du!l, sales OF dUtU primo at G6 81. good ts,53
medium ls,5, common Bah Snsep dull, ssles of
Is Geo. prime h!aji, good 5t.5s, medium 1la6,
common %lsit, cull5 l 50aS2, lambs Ats74.
Hnes-market active sailing a! Sial0. sales
100.
NEwYoKK aug. 2o.-Stocks strong. Money
4a6. Flour litm and quiet. Wheat fairly active
and 1sI higher. Corn without important change
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lCoMMUNlCATEp
ECNiY 70 EnaIS.EIC.

Tho 81 hotshi2 Of cl1m1oication 10 81 o
Gazatte OF last Saturday about thu rcoant shoot
ing masch al GiymCn', signed Bills Ere"
has been 10 semo quarter. a'c5i5cd 10 certain
lawyer Of this ci s.
That lawyer did not wsito H. lilo wish, $
this 10 DC distinctly understood az he rridrs
himself moro % hs mathcmati than his lr~
gal knowledge. AMI he naturally shtlnks from
tho idea of brirg held rcsnot sjblc taT iho,Xra
ordinary arithmelosl clcl!atioDs The rceuils If
which arc set forth in Tho c,mMnaic.,iou 70.
terred to, for really Balls Eyes" m;sskaa
arc very nearly as humorous as tho "eocsa
eggs" ho laughs at.
Balls Eys" s,Gs that the birhcs. possible
toorc the n, L. |. foam could hnva mada wos
.2:5. aad therein no misses IL by % pNiair, for
it no will consider that there wrr, ma,ka-
men. csoh Of whom hAd shots at q bulls cyn
that o,un;ed S. no will at tina, thu hish, at
c1ro p :ssbo was 2lj
Then ito speaks OF tho :?2J balls firrL iy
tho A ]. |. - aud in doing ~ III, lnskas ,ns
take CT lIG. rs no vi sc whom he r, il>c that
men having ! shots each. the gans bri:g
loaded with hi. ono bal 1t 3 .irna, u,n fra sna
did fire but 40 balls
Again be SAYS that 'I2!i Of lho balls Grld hp
the a. Il. haVa nnt ynt boon ionnA." Ii il
veiy singular iolenI that IN o4n't liod them.
Probably ha f"lad to look IN tho right place
AS tha a. Ia L. only fired A. halls may bs they
ntStc ted to thkc the retnaihdar Of tho l36 ous
ct their cartridge BIKES Happy thought
L!t 'Haii'S Eyo" * ,miln thtaa car,r.dp.
boxes aud perhaps hn viii ii vi Ia them tho -
balls Thlah t'p;1s"r' tho sZ, ct lila thru
m;s'sk;.
Then aSain ha tells ,ha rbbIi' in IA. thu
tho a IL l.. team mlssrd la lnrgri l:.G lim7s
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left Between TWO Lights.

SJGo little excitement was created on The
streets yesterday morning by the anntuaco.
moot that James Burgess. alias Waite, iho
bigamist 1ho was recIRiy released from cen
6oemont hero on aco,uot of Tho fAilure Of tho
authorities Of Michigan 10 issu, q reqnisiticu
for him. had leii The city du'iog the previous
night. 1t appears that upon bciog released,
Burgess expressed his determination TO referm
send Tor his roal wife. and resume businsss 10
this city. So great was the Itienco felt in
his avJWcd Iu pJse to Begin ADD lead gu honest
Lille, that macy ct tho substantial people CT
LyDohbarg gave hiGl encouragement ard prom.
Used their patronage.
llesricg that Mr.. w. u. Xix, who kept
family grce,iy and general supp'y store at ahl
corner OF Main and t. h st.occs desired 10 dis
pose OF hlS stock OF goods in trier to change
his buslocaa. Burgess entered iato negotiations
with MIR. Ix for tho purcisso Of his stock
promising at tho same time 10 give tho endorse
mont of some Of orr tusinoss mro. MIR. Hlx
allowed Bu'groI to tskc possrssil 10 and was
waiting patiently for him 10 procure tho nec,s-
s1ry security hefore giving hin o legal title TO
tho goods. la did not, however have pert, C:
coDhdoooe 10 Burgess professions aud kept 90
oYo oo hin. during tho day. bu. LETT him ut
night 10 Tho stUrn. Whero 10 slept upon the
counter.
ga Going t. tia stora yesterday morninr,
Mr.. llix was aurpr;s>d to fed it Closed and no
ono on the inIidt; but havioE key he Unlocked
tho door and went 10. lilo found lying ca the
oounter a note addressed to bin ty Burgess,
stating ihtt ho taa left tho city Tor bis CID
homo 10 Michigan and assigning as reasons fer
bis departure, his failure to get tho necessary
endorsement AMI tho slim ohsIc3s OF SUCCESS In
IIyuohburg. lnclosed in this noln to MIR. Xix
was note Of warol19 dsted Aug. II. aud sisued
By "Twsnty Tour Boys the Town. which Bu:-
Hfss alleges was sent TO him through the post
| otnc,, urging him to Iessc the city 10 leo days
or 70 lake tho consequences. In hiq note 10
Mr.. Xix Burgess disoIain,s having dono lin
| nny damage in pecuniary poiot Of view bud
| conciuies BY saying that hs will ro,ura TO
| L5nchburG aud rcsumo busioess 50 soon a. no
gets money tnGush 10 DO 81 without assistance
| from othera.
a c'rctul examination p;aYed thst Burgess.
had otly ttk,u with him the rinney c9lIcc ed
ty him and Iemsong alter paying Tor povno
purchases aud other accidental expenses. THIS
| amount. which WAS slnnll, be claimed 81 duo
him for his seEvc in e.arrauyiuy aud rcilsn
| ishing the stock OF goods.
| Burgess left on the midnight G. press over tha
Virginia Midland Railroad for Michigan. -
LWctGury lUgintuis Of .Smmiy
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lliOMMUHICATsn.

II is ScmettiHr w2nlct!ul. with what a1id!y
fouo lud!sIduaIs "irs', iGio rtia'. There g
ono particular pc7soa il al, xaudtis, who .etms
to consider j: to be lis espetiii prercgatiyc to
al: his opinlons' on every c.ccsion. Now
common sense shorli teach aty suoh ego.isti
cal worthy, 10 ''bo euro you're risht; then go
ahead" Mr.. Bulls Eye. who. on Saturday
last Inflicted an expression Of his views" as vol
as OF spelling. upon tho readers Of the Gaz:t:c,
evidently old cot lsk0 tho cid maxim to heart,
or surely he wauld DCt have made himself So
ridiculous By wrong statements.
Psrdoning hls srpareot igaoturo, Ct egulsx
sua orthokr,phy, We will qua z, his effort
Instead Of score Of 21j heitg possible, o45
poiots wore possible.
Tho A. H. |. team did no! fire a, msly az
1876 balls, Consequently they Guild not Lavo
mlsstd d. that IuGber. Tho t,tal rumhcr of
sho:s fired by tho TIRES leans" was l47 AMI
no more.
10 sheer sympathy" We cx.us, you Mr..
Bulls Bye; you doubtless n,ean we'll enough.
In RELAXATION OF tho "surs" thus cast at tho
a. L., |. permit me 10 state.
Durlrg the Practice which were Ind a lev
days previous 10 the nlsch, tho shooting waa
Shooting in Irao ioa and shoating ia ama!ch
arc hcwJ7cr entirely d,lfalen'. and az ncrry
all q the A. /. team had power par'iaipated
10 m.ich, they could Mt ta exp, c eli. by any
reasonable fers0u 10 do vel.
That expcrierc, in "natctc." il tn, beg
teschcr Of craftsmanship. is pro.ed by ref
erebco to The tc3rc Ct the frat match at Gy-
mont. At thst match M,sra. Vilcont and
DoWneV msdr tho TWO joYast s3cras Whils IN
this match, they mako the highest.
Give tho boys" chaaos Mr.. Balls Esc.
aud be mcr, generous 10 ycur usteranoss. ard
above oil things doa't-zo bcscech you-dont
got "mortifetl.'
Now, 10 coooiusl@n, as ono of tho lowest on
the A. Il |, team, | will make this liberal pro
portion 70 MIR. Bulls EGc. WILL shoot with
him at 200 yards, e, any imc hu may desig
nale-iho poorest shot ;oI fiaitiog oas dollar per
shot. as long IS he sirts to shoot.
New "rn: 10 or shut 10. y BANG.
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Financial,

New YoNK Aug. 29-Tho Posts financial
sr,elo saF': The Stock Exchange was opened
o; O'CLOCK sid since then the share spccula
ton has been fairly active With tho net result
an sdvspco Of - per cent. u. s. bonds are
stroug AMI higher, The 45 aud Ats having adj
v.uocd each aud tho extended So !. Tho
rise in tho two former i, duo to belief,
wh0thtr well grounded or not it is impossible
to say, that when the treasury resumes bond
purchases it will be of these long bonds rather
than If thGs, which bear less interest. State
bonds ara neglected. Railroad bonds arc Quot
but g.oerslIy higher. IL tho loan market the
quotation for call and time loans and prime
0eic milo psper is Sac ger cent.
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We le1-u IRON u correspondent at Woodstock
aid, a's>. from tho Shenandoah Valley that
Mr.. R,ddloberecr, 10 spetch at New Market,
last moIdaY, referred to Mr.. Daniel as The
crooked imb' candidate Of the democrats.
Firgulaos knoW that ibis crooked limb" il
The resu't OF pninful aud dangerous wound
received IN d,feDoe OF their 6fesidas, aod they
will take good c,re next November to manifest
their gratitude by voting for Mr.. Daniel almost
to man. and By triunphAntly Of, ,ng bin
over the combined forces of scalaw.g democrats,
srocs. and office holding and offios seeking
Virginia republicans. and oil The Daweses and
Hoars of tie North
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1t was s, c,ctary Bl,ino's promises AZ much
aS anything oIse that nduc ID the i IN &C .ats at
the las session Of the Sooate to support tho d
minisiratiOn in opposition to The Conkiogiles
Many OF the wlae mon OF their par y oullilo
the Senate advised Them against that coutse So
u WAS evidently the worse that could b, pLr-
su d 1t the c>ntiouano, Ct the split n the r-
publican parry was the desired OF .c'; but mod
ern democratic Senators ss a rule. tacush coed
III 70, arc not a'tuia polite aos, and 30 they dis.
regarded this ad'c, aud believed Mr.. Bsine,
notwithstanding his record. Tho rtsalt is that
the spit that div d ID the republic sos is 10 a
fair WY OF borg heAljd sud that Mr.. Blaine
has orokoo his promises to the democrats W..
,s bo d;aL;, oath 49,, SompuDc i %
90 VsSrFto MuIIigao.
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Fred. Douglass. 90 his way bom, from San
Domingo, pulled his sons car for some offensr.
and tod him he would always be niger !"
We ale afraid the 500 is DO worse than the
iather. Certainly one characteristic Of the Afiiu
CAP race, that Of acting upon impulse and ut
ttiIy without regard to consistency, is strongly
deV' Ioped 10 Fred. for though he is now urging
the negroes of Virginia to support the Mabopc
Ticket it Is less than two years ago that be ad-
'Ised them exactly to the contrary. and wrote
letter 10 them 10 which he eaid
Il am against reputation 10 every form, and
l most earnestly advise my people not 10 give
support. cluotenanoe or enoouragementt to read.
Jasttrs or regulators.
"ln view of the fto: that the convention,
composed almost exclusively of rer ublioans,
who framed the Constitution of the State. re-
o1Rnlz d The validity of the present debt of Vir.
Rlbia. 1t slilkos mo that 20 republican can con
slstentg ally himself With the present agi, atora,
or vote tor read 1sGrs or regulators.
Fred wrote Iha letter during Hayes admins.
traitor. wi ion was not 10 accord with Mahor.
ism. The present administration is; heuoe The
change that has come over the Spirit of bis
dreams. lilo has lucrative Office. and as thote
who gave it to him are doiog ell they CID to
holp the Mahon!tea, no does the same, never
thinking that within so short period ss two
ycals he did pre- csely the reverse.
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The Tournament.
Correspondence of lho Alcx,ldria Olz

Correspondence Of tho Alcx,1dria 0lz,;tc. |
WARRENToN WulTs SULPHUR SPRINGS
Aug. 81, 1881. esIerday tho much taxed oil
Tournaments! Cam, OF st tho Spriogs The al
te1dauo, wa inmaLso. From on early hour
10 tho morning until lnte 10 tho evening the
pike was one laDg line of dIs', like smoke rising
from "ightuiog train" At Tho Springs all
was hustle. croRds pressing to and fro. B.hind
the desk stood Mr. Tenuey and Mr.. Bfilou,
their faces bright with quiet amicp. sho1iop
how accustomed they were to such 'oc:apy"
PROCEEDINGS You know Mr.. Tenuey ia head
of the National" at Washington. Keeping
first cuss house is A U to him. lie c,uld
not have any other Sort His clerk, Mr.. Brit.
ton. is thoroughly pleasant, and 10 cems in oonS
tact with him is 10 like him.
The tournament was i5dJcd grand. Tho
plsco SELF o.ed seemed by nature Intended for
tho obivalrous performance. 1t wss q lovely
Lawn; largo spreading trees GA tiih.r side
Tho riding was unsurpassed. There wcro
twenty fur Knights. twelve from Maryland
and twelve Firsloians. Marylsnd wop. As
tho krighs formed in front of the i1dgc's stand,
one Of OUT lvanhoe's proposed three cheers
for Maryland" which wero loudly. heartily
given. The happy knight was from Baltimore
and Is Mr. j. A. Turner. Th, Qleen Of
Love aud Beauty ia flon the Same cltg-Miss
Bsla Armstrong. Alter the c,ronstioH came
tho dance, What stars! Heaven was repre-,
scntcd. Will s,nd continuation of this to de-
sctibo them. EARLE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-29

UnlnteniIonal II Justice was uooe MIR. A. G.
Green, q most estimsbo gentleman, in the nos
tioe 10 the Gbz,tto, of tho disturbances at the
meeting 10 Warrenton last week between
Messrs. Campbell and Scott. Mr.. Green wss
not present and could I OF, therefore. have been
10 any way participant. lie has declined be
nomination for the Htu,e of Delegates tender
ed bim By the Matonites 10 c,rd published 10
the Warranlon papers.
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Egypt

LONDON. august GA dispatch to The
Ttmha lroul Alexandria stys: Rrrz Pasta Ia,
dismissed Ito Minister OF Public Works. The
d!sulls'al Il tho Minister Of Foreign Affairs
is exp,c ed d,iy. Tho nov Nliui5ler of War,
Who is unpopular with tbs troops. is expected
to attemp; their dsh,nGmrnt. l. il believed
that tho visit OF Sir Louis Maoi to Corst4ni.
pople is to arrange for O joiBt ctcIps loo Of
Egypt by EnGIaud, Ffauc, sod Turkey pending
The DISARMAMENT of the troops.
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Meeting Prevented.

For several da;s pas. !h.ro hsve boon va5uo
rcmorsin Petersburg e IN appreh1udod hostile
mcetiog between MIR. Thomas G. Watkins, O
youog asy:r aud sciivo democratic loader Of
that CITY, and Mr.. Whveriy N. R:g!snd, ono of
tho editors of tho Wig MAN, The reaGiuster
paper published there.
10 the issue of tho Virginisu tf Tuefday last
appeared tho following editorial: I'VE loarn
mat MAJOR Daniel having run short Of ammu-
nillon to lire at Colonel Cameron has writ,oo TO
ooe or ovr young Citizens for q fresh supply,
we would suggest to this literary kclyenger
that II he Will dtect his Efforts to the bsrrol IN
@h:oh DO iou1d that o,py of the Star, about
@hioh no mad. msd, so noise, hn may possibly
De- reWaldsd with another 6od. lfnot 10 tho bar.
rel somewhere 10 the immediate noghborhood,
perhaps under the sest" Having on one or
moro OCCASIONS furnished extracts from Colonel
Cameron Wrltl1gs tor publication, the shove
article was CONSTRUCTED by Mr.. Watkins as re-
fstrlpg 10 him, and be sought for tho author.
Ship which was acknowledged ty Mr.. R,g,aud.
a corsesspondenco ensaed. which is reported to
haVe c1lmtsed IN AZ sgreeuent to laaYo the
city TO arrange for hostile meetiog, Atalst,
bcut Friday night Raw. Horace S!riae!oIIow,
Nv "~' ooSo ''"''lHS e'etelhOufR I0r SCVef9l
d.y9, went before Judge Mann, Of the Hus;inrs
U uft: aud stating that he had reason TO believe
that Messrs. Watkins AID Raelaad wsre sbous
TO engage in du,l. asked for a warrant fer
thor arrest. IVA
"a the affidavit m ido by hiu Judso Mspo
ss1e 90 warrant for tho arcs: Of the two parties.
ana this Warran! was placed in tho huods of The
sergeant. Mr.. Watkins vas found 10 bis office
ana Was placed uoder bond of 5000 to keon
the poac, tor twelve months.
r, Mr. Watkins friend. said to be W. B. Nc.
itWatne, young lawyer of tho city, whom ho
heard OF Mr. Watkins arrest said he would CAT
tie the matter himself; whereup,n a warrant
Vas issued for his arrest. bat tn, polio, have
not been able to fod him, Tho air st of Mir,
MalklEs, is believed. puts stop 10 tho duel.
Iho stfalt has caused much exotemsnt and
commotion 10 the community by reason Of lho
hlgh standing of the parties.
MI. Eaelaud returned from tho o;u,trv
and surrendered himself to tho sergeant and
gave security 10 the sum Of S.. 900 to keop tbo
peaca. WV
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Tllc Spirit of LRWlessncss.

LONDON. Aug. 2o.-rho Bshop Of Toni ess 60
preaching at Sesiord. in fuiser on Sunday, q.
f,rrod to The spirit which is abroad in tho world
don't was chriatisu. who before the world dared
to take sin by the throat. He was man who
nigh. DO killed but not seduced from the ripht.
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Wicked for Elcr-ymen.

Kcv. -. Washington, u. g., writes: l
beiIeveit TO be all wrong and even wicked fer
ciergyme or other public men 20 BIO led into
giving sstimoIi.ls to qasck doctors or vile
stu[s called medicines, but whom really meri.
toricu, article mado Of valuable remedies known
TO all. that all physicians use and trust in daily
we should freely commend it therefore cheer.
fully and heartily commend Hop Bi!tera for tho
good they have done mo and my friends, firmly
beie1 ing they have no equal for fsmilv use I
Will not DO withcu. them."-Eep York Baptist
ITcekLu.
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Fires In AIyerlts.

LONDON. August 29.-Tho Paris oorfcspou-
dent Ut tho Daily Telegraph says: "A uuu.
bor Of fires aro reported 10 Ageris; all tho
couory srcuod PhiIIiDovillo To tho cx.cot Of GO
'qulre kiomotres il one vast oolh,gratiou,
Stora, the port OF Philli otve. has been do.
sroycd. The Arabs sro charged With etart-
Inp #
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"WINE Of CARDUI" cures irregular,
painful, OF difficult mcnstrua,ion,
For sale by =. 8. Leadhes!er s. Bro.
EOihers! Mothers!I Mothers!!!

AFRO you diEturbed at nigh. and broken OF your
rast by n sick child su1srinE and crying with
the e1crnciatinR pain of cutting taslh2 II go,
goat onca and get y bo!!lo Of Mira. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHlN Nc SYRUP. IL will roliavo tho poor
iistsa sufferer i'm nedis te!y-dspsnd upon it
there IL no mistake abou. it. There is not
mother on earth who has ever u,sd it who will
not tell you al onco that it will populate tho bow
els, and give ros: to The rloLhar. and relief sid
health TO the child Operating l.kn magic. II is
perfectly safe 10 usa III all cnses ana pleasant TO
Inc tasto, and Is the prescription ct ono of the
oldest and bast fem aNe physicians and nurses in
The United Ststss. Sold everywhere rs cehts
q oo.te. mh2l
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sffNeE on Catholicism,

PARIS, Aug. en-. Paul Berts lecture on
educational toi is was violent attack on the
O,.hoic religion ana it's system of education.
Thn presence OF NJ GtmSetts. on such An &C.
after tho o:!ure he Landed II, Der. IS ono Who
rot only hsd sn!ecedents. but a future.
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MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST %

Oa Saturday, afternoon tho Gszstte, relying
upon dispatches from Washington. stated that
tho President would probably be dead before
10 days edition of the paper was issuel. Much
10 it's surprise. therefore. but infinitely more TO
its delight. it Announces this afternoon that 90
far from being dead. the latest inieligercs
from the White Hous, is to the If ,ct that his
condition has vas " improved The Gsz,tte had
faint, lingering hopo last Saturday that The
President would still live, founded upon tho
urely die, but rcfrAined from expressing it 10
o,nsCquenco of tho unfavorabIe Criticism the
Doctor had already received.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-29
The Land League

Cork August GA small Attendance OF the
woekly meeting ct tho land Ieapuo in this city
has caused nu,h Comment. 1t il atlributed
to the fact that tho land &C. has afforded the
farmers muuh Satisfaction.
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hinaing OF Il SLanmbnat.

New York. August GA dispatch from
Gocdsnead es:ion Gays the steamboat State of
Nav York, whil, eudeavotiag to ksep 81 ar Of
schooner this morniog near that pllc,, struck
rock and sank. Her passengers wore rescued,
no cne hcioy loH;.
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Earthquake.

LONDON, August IA telegram from
lcaesme, Asia hliotr, says Tho ncsnt Garth
quake there aad Oh the Island of Chic w,s
moro vio'eot than that Of last April. The iu
bsbitsnts arc in dispair.
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VIRGINIA NEHS.

Tic freight bust qeas On tho Shenandoah Val.
Icy Railroad IL ircr asiDg very rapidly.
Cspt. VIM. Chambers, g native of StAunou,
and for several sessions dnorkeeper # the House
of Delegates, died Thursday, sged Is years.
The w,ik Of surveying tic nav railroad from
Norfolk 10 Cape Henry WIS cemmenc2d ty be
engineers Saturday.
Mr., John 8. Eubank did OF Labcas!or G.
IL. On tho 20.h, of typhoid fever after blicf
illneNs. in his 2lst year.
A LARGO Haet Of steamships have been char.
tered TO paIll 10 Nortt liz to ,rry cotton to
Liverpool. aud the first Is expected TO arrive
about ten days heuo,.
An sfrFy occurred Ia tho bar room at tho
Warrenton Springs l'ss Thursday between par
ties who dtsnk too freely. and as o result! MIR.
Finks. of tho Bsaaton ueighborhtol, was se-
verely cat on the tsno AID Dsnd. His woutds
are ugly AID painful. but not fatal.
Capt. Won. Yslbrough. n through freight
conductor 90 the essern diviiln of che U. 4
y. R,il@ay, was throwa from bis traio at Will
llsuson's on Saturday by the engineer sudden
~ reversing tho engioe. lie was badly crushed
aud bis ply sicl1n says he will not survive. A
oolored woman. night OF two sicce, fell from
the eastern bouad express train ct the same
p'scs Cit sliug her snklo and foot. The limb
has been ampuatod.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-29

Should the President die there shCud be
post morlem examination of bis body. and there
should be other physicians OF it besides those
who have been 10 attendance upon him,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-29

PRAYERS were fired 10 all tho churches ia
Norfolk ytstrdsy for the restoration Of tho
Ptcsdout. OGe thousand chutoh members,
lGcuiing fifty miois,cra, also h,d service and
prayer for tao recovery OF tho President ct
Ocean Grove yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-29

Chief CT Polio, Of Philadelphia, Pa, Samuel
Ii. Given, Esq says he used st. Jscobs Oh in
bis family lor various p,intui ailments. with
excellent results. Ilo has also beard from
many who have nasd it for rheumatism, tha! it
alone Of all remedies did them gncd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-29

Vf>A called meeting OF the Erliet HOOK ard
Ladder Go, will b hold this evening a! 100
O'clock ny order of the President.
JULIAN A. MORE, Secretary.
1.-TWO Or THREE SINGLE GENTLEMEN
l. Can Do seccm nod.t.d With bosrd in sfri.
vsts family. Address q. Ga2,te Office. 80
sug26-ln -. -.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-29
Fire.

, OdDENsrgRG. N. Y, Ausuet o9-Tho
State stree. Baptis' Church was totally destroy.
ed By fro this morning. Tia loss ia 500 GOO
1saFacci $1,000. Tbs Origin of the Gro is not
known. wv