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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-09
Alexandria Gazette and Virginia, Advertiser
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mlp. G. 3. Luck. wifs of The proprietor Ct
the Exchange Hotel q: fredericksburg, died
last Thursday.
Mts,rs. Flckliu L. Sens. OF Fred, ksburg,
are already manufacturing hour from pew whent
atthelr celebrated Blidsewattr Mills.
MIR. e. P. Gaines has sold bis depo! properly
sId eltvsn acres of land ct B,is!oe to Mr. j 90.
L. Hurntaker for 1850.
Captain Il. G. Nicholas. Of Richmond. cied
on Thursday at the White Sulphur Striuss
His death was sudden ard uurx oec:cd.
Mr.. Geo. Lishtner. Of Falmouth, hid q Zoe
horse killed by lightning Gu:irg the storm Oh
ThursdAy evening. The bots, was locs, 10 the
pasture q! the Time.
Mrs. Flor. Baseler. villa CT Chris. Blse!or,
d e.. dropped dead at her husb,ud s.rssideuco
10 C1Ipeper las: tt ursday light about |
o'clock.
Ttufsdsy night the saw mill of Allison, White
i Co.. ut West PUNT, was stiu,k By light.
niog and total, destroyed. Loss $50 .OOO M
insurance..
| 10 40 affay betweeeu colOred men 90 Mark
ham Station. Fauquier cous!y. % tho 4:b,
Randolph Nels)n, colored. is reported to have
Dsen killed by being cut 10 the stomach.
| William Smith and Robert Bent, oolored
couviCts. recently sent to the Richmond peu.
Tertiary from Fauquier county for htuebfesk-
log add robbery, have been killed willis blasliop
rock on thu Allegheny railroad.
| The Grand Lodge of MasoDs Of ViIgiLis has,
through Grand Master Peyton 8. Gales. extend
ed to the Grand Commandery Of VrgiIi, ca
invitation 10 perform escort duty 10 the Grand
Lodge on the occasisn OF laying the corner stone
| nj tho ~ h., 4
the U. 5. government il commemoration Of
the surrender Of Lord Corvallis AID tho oyi-
talon has been accepted.
Notwithstanding tho terrific heat Of WeGnss.
day about three hundred peopl, assembled at
Brandy Station, Virginia Milldud Rail
road. to witness The ceremony OF l,y
irg the oorGer stono OF tho new Methndst
Csulch at that place. tho erection CT which has
lust been oommeLc d. Brandy is wih0u. q
shade tree AID the suo poured dowo upon The
assembled company With terrible Intensity.
Biucs N. Wood. native Of L7uchlurg. died
at Wilmington. Del oh Tburday of smallpox
Ha was only 81 yesr, Ct cge. and OF exemplary
character, being 10 the habit OF ser irg mnst oi
bis earnings to bis widowed mother. Will.
sick be wbs tended By so x Confederate uol.
der. Who formerly was a member OF the com.
ploy conm,rdad by brother OF tho deoeasrd.
A torIible storm Of wind and rain passed
| over DanVille yesterday Afternoon, doing grast
damega. The roof OF the railroad bridge wss
partly b!owa off. IS was also lha. Of The free
bridge. the latter being otherwise danr q ID.
The roofs OF q humber Of buildings in the paoc
were blouu eff. among them thnse If tho Fns
African Baptist Chtrci. stv,ral tobacco Iaol6.
RIGS and private residences. Iu north DAbvIo
house was blOWo doWn in which Wero six re-,
sona. nOoo OF whom were seriously il ,rtd. A,
Jscksonvillo.a nt gro silsg,. houss WAS s,,ucs
by lightning aud burned. rhe damage TO barn.
and growing crops in tho surrounding unity
is said TO b. considerable.
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FatnI SuuS8pS,

WLkEsBARRE, Pa, July Information
has reached hers that four OF the thirteen Hun
gailan miners who were poisoned at HazIeton q
week s0o last Sunday BY os,iog sausage died
and that majority of tho others have .iec
been Vary sick, the skiiltul efJrts Ct doctor
having alopo saved their lives. The men had
b,en spreeing at Hszlotoo aud Iunched on sau
sage. A portion Of tho latter was secured by q
local physician. who su5St gu entity analyz,d il
and found tbst l. oontsloed a q1,otity OF
polsonous matter which has not yet bseu named
the general belief being that tho sau,aga wss
m.do up o! lot OF reiu'e. possibly that Of
poisoned animals. 1t is known that suoa STUD
10 sold 10 quantities 10 tho poor Hungarian
hlresbGu.s by low class of Poles,
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MEN VINO HAVE BEEN SHOT IN TIE LIVER.
Twenty nine years sg> Mr. John NJ. Perry. The
managing editor # The North American, oil
| this CITY, was shot 10 almost precisely The same
manner as President Garfield was wounded
He was in st. Louis, and tho assassin fred OF
him With i've shooter. The ball, thirty two
calbre, entered bis left side, passed through
the liver, and then became list. He vas 70.
moved to ths hospital, ard the doctors probed
| the wound to the depth of seven inches. Ihan
they consul led the ball bad rested sgsins. the
spine, and Informed Mr.. Perry that be could
expect to be amorg the angels in not more th 80
| three days The lower part Of bis body became
numb and bis cass WAS considered hopeless. He
dehed all laws of soletoa. AID persisted 10 llv.
ing over ttrae dtyj. Then tho dtc.us cooly
informed Perry that in Liae days he would be
food for the fishes, which was very assuli.g to
him. Bus like the President, he coDlioued
to hang on uotil be spent six weeks
in the hospital. when no arose from
his bad and was slloWsd to leave. Nov
young man" said the doctor, whom he
departed. 'ff you take good csre Of yourself you
m may i've Tor year but not much more" Since
that time Mr.. Perry has been engaged il he,
culesn effort to take care of himself. He hiss
succeeded 30 far as 10 retain hold on life for
twenty mine years, ard The bullet has never
passed from his body. In cloudy or damp
weather he feels some Inconvenience and paia,
but nothing ssrious:-Phita Record
On the 30th of June. 1852. General Meade,
then in command of brigade of the Psansyl-
vsnia Reserves wa. severely wouudsd in ihs
battle fought on that day. called Glendale or
Frszier's Farm, near Charles City Cross Roads,
Virginia. he was shot nearly through the body
So President Garfield has been. and the course
of The ball remained q matter of doubt until At.
ter the death Of General N esde from pneum onis,
in November, 1872. Then. in tbs cause of moai.
cal science, poat- norton examination was
made by the late distinguished surgeon, John
NELL, assieted by eminent m sclcal p:act-
TONER, and 1t was found that the dangerous shot
of ten years before had pierced the liver ,-Phla,
Lej0er
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Probable Loss of the Steamship
Arizona.

LONDON. July 9.-3 .. m.-The olrrespod-
dent of the Shipping Gsz,lte at SobulI. oouury
Cork. southwest coast of Ireland, reports ucder
date OF the n iust. as follows: Tho ofliue 10
charge OF the Schulz Coast Guard received to.
dsy package of Letters. forty in number, b,uad
by 40 elastic bad, brourbt by mau from
Long Island Ii is supposed that tho map
picked up the letters enclosed in chcss or c,s,.
as the buade Was quite dry. The 6ader states
that no swan for them. The FRS letter is
signed By Captain Murray, OF the steamship
Arz>ns. The others we're letters to his wife
and stv,ral kilograms. Waits are coming
ashore. The Castle uead S,hull Coast Gu.ro
have been requested to report what tho waits
consist OF.
lNoTE.-The steamer Arizon,. fram Liver.
pool tor New York, saied from Qlons tow q
July d.
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
The Presidents Condition.
fOfioial Builetip,


EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 9, $50 q. NJ
TIE President has passed tranquil night and
this morning Expresses himself as ieoliug quito
cam 'ortsbe. The general preg 'ess of bis casa
is REGARDED ss very Satisfactory. P0lSa this
uorLioe 100. temperature %. 4, respiration "a.
Tb, Eek, tuletin will be issued ct l p. %.
Unofficial Bu'lelio.)
EXECUTIVE MANSION, j uly 9, 1926 .. NJ
The symptoms of the President continue 10 be
favorable Vic, President Arthur called at
The Executive Mansion this morning. Mrs.
Garfield had gore on. fur Dive SO tina. he
did not see her. and there happened to b. uouo
Of tao members ct the C.biuet present bu. be
talked for short time with the atteeding My
siciaUs wi b regard to tho progress OF the Pres
idenl's car.
iOficial Bulletip.)
EXECUTIVE MANSION. July 9. p. m.--The
condition OF he President oontituss to be e.
vorsble. Pulse l04. temperature l0l,2 respi-
ration % The ntxs tf6cisl bullet, will be
issued q! s ., m.
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LIST OF LErrEhS.

The following is q list of the letters remaining
, IN the Alexandria, Virginia, rostotHce jay y.
Persons calling for lcttors will say they al i'd
,vertlsed and give the date of tho list.
If not called for within thirty DAYS. thew will In
sent to the doad letter Office. in WASHINGTON
Csfpehte7, Fanny q Rose. Mis- Mary Jaoe
Garter. Martha kiddicko, Mia, O,ssi,
Collar. Miss Mo.!is Sultb, ksrnia
green, Sussn Il Thompson, Marin
ni1' Dan Ward. Jaury Il
Hunatoro, Thothtn. col WELDED, S,mus,
Howe, z w Writo Mia Muars,
Harrison, j 4
IL LEWIS MCKENZIE. 7. NJ.
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Financial.

New York, Juig 9.-Tho Pcs.'s 6n,rcisl
sriicls says: A: tho Seek Exchsrg, U. s.
bords ere higher Ter tho extended IS and 9th
erwis, arc unchanged. Safe BONDS arc To-
charged. Railroad b7rd, ere dull aad generally
lower. The stock market bss been uoi!crn!y
heavy With the exception Of Western Uoion
Telegraph AID Boston Al; Lioe. 10 the money
market 3,4 per cant. is the quotation for cll
loans on stocks. and 23,3 per ceut. 90 U. 8.
bonds. Time loans snd Irir ncIcln!le paper
are 3,4 pcr cent.
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The ID arketS,

BALTIMORE, July 9.-Viraini, IS OLD =; do
deferred -; do consolidated SIT: do . So
10 day. Cotton Acm midding 1ls,1!1. Flour
quiet and without change. Whes.-5ou!hern
steady and active; WeateEn higher and firm for
spot; futures steady; Southern red l20,l22 do
amber l23al27; Mo- Western winter red scot
lNssl2S3; July l2l ,l&3; Aug l22!; Sept l2cs;
Oct l22sl224 Ccrn-Southern nominal in tho
Absence CT receipts Western steady and quiet !;
Wastern mixed spot and July 543.5!5; August
5s,56i Sept &c; steamer 494ad!s Oats quiet
and steady; Wustarn white 36l37; do mixed $50
So. Rye nominal. bay unchanged. Coffee
steady; Rio csrgoes ordinary to fair 9l,ll3.
Sugar steady; A sol. J. W nskey firm at ~
tSl 121
NEW YORK. July 9.-Stocks dull. Money 81
81. Flour steady, and quiet. What u shade
bettr. Corn moderately active.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

Mr.. j. r. k,ene. OF Nav York las n, %.
ted 5,OOO francs TO The poor OF Paris, out ct bis
winnings On the Grand Pix.
Twenty sllisrs wero Injured 10 Paris en-
Thursday by tho lallirs iu Of tho f,oring Of
their barracks.
Eight Cz'ck woiknen beoosiog tn seort
revo utioaary scoistg haV1 bsea arrested 1T
Vienna.
The monetary capferono, at Paiii Gl1l y ad
louroed yesterday. after nas.iag resoIu;inIs TO
| commenting the holding o! another ooaiarcr =,
to begin April IL. 1882.
The Grand Duke ConAtsntrc has c,msi.itl
. grave offence against Russian otiGaette 10 re-
1sign!ng all bis off,es without Btkiug The prr
mission of tho Gar.
LtfoY, ohsrQed viii The murder of Mr..
Gold. 90 tle Btighton R,lWsy On tho 81
ult,, has b5en arrested Ut SteDney, + lst IlL-
| don. lie has made full confession OF havirp
committed the crime.
Tno marriage Of Muiutu, Bay, Turkish rrin
| lister TO Rome. and SOD, OF the Turkish miois,u
| 10 Englaud, has b,en Bnouilod by tho Fteuob
courts. tic yGuog lady, who married hin
against her mother i oJrssnt. hiss c.u il OK cd
up 10 o,nVsDt.
Something Of scandal has been created ty
the ranger of Win,s,r PAX hsVipg omitted "a
reserve accommodation fyr the members CT The
Eousa OF Lords and Commons a. the erea. re-
view OF the volunteer troops By toe Ql,eu,
| which takes lac, to day.
A depu!ation Of Irish farm labcr,ts C sIlsd ca
MIR. Fors or. Chief Secretary FIR Irelapd, yts
terday. 10 regard TO 40 allepiu'ian OF lha GiI
trcss that DOW exists 10 lrslspd Mr.. Farsi, +
c1u'd bot ssV What could DO duLo at this scs
Sloo OF Par lament. tut trst al must try 10 dc
their duty and ensure that the Lind bill does
not leave tho laborer in VOLS, pos!li,a lhsn
he is now.
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DESIGNS Of Franco.

LONDON, july The Standard, 10 leadiug
article, says: THE dying embers of the East
eru question have been again sisu'b,d by
Frarc,, and it is q melancholy rth.c.ion that
Europe is beirg preserved from now OUT
b1rst OF weilike activity ooy by The coed s,rse
OF the Italians. the pacific tsndices Of Erg and
and the CONSCIOUS help!ets1ess of Turkey" A
special dispatch from Tunis 10 the Pari, Temps
sngs: "A bard Of na.vo marauders stopped
some caravans tweoly miles lrem Tuuis.
Several tribs near Gabes hav, revoltd. TIE
Fterch frigales Alma sud Eeioe Bl4r che and
three gunboats arc sholng Sfsx" A trans
port, With l, 200 Tunisian troops, is lyiag of
Sfax. The English gunboat Bitlern has gone
there. Tho Ffeech journals La Liberts and LIS
National evlnce great irritation at the rtc,nt
question 10 the British Parliament about French
operations 10 Tunis, and warn tho Houso of
Lords sCd House of Commons that they had
better mind thtir uwa business. During the
debate 10 the French Chamber of Deputies
yesterday 90 tho claim Of a FteDoh subj :cs to
compensation agaiogs Brtz;l. NJ. Taiandier
supporting the claim, observed that NJ. Bar
| theleny Ssut.fliIaire. Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, had admitted that Frsrco was bound
| 10 indemnify Spanish uorknen In Algeria who
had suffered losses at the hands of tho Arabs.
| cl.red that hs only reccgn'z.d the right oil
relief and 60. indemnity. and added that the
greater part OF tho newspaper statements Oh
this subieo! were Incorrect. Fresh troops have
| been ordoled to pressed to Stag. A Maltese
bark. which left SIX Thursday morning, r,.
| ptrrs at hledbis that tho French fire has de.
| s!royed all tho forts, tho great Mo;qus add 8
part Of Tho Mussulman qu,rters at that p'so,.
The iosulgeuts are sill res s:iog.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-09

The faction fight 10 the New York Lsgisla-
ture still! progresses. l. was the President
exsIclse of his constitutional prerogative that
caused 1t. but it is not abated by The attempt
that has been made upon bis life. The demo.
crssic members of the Legislature want to adj
l'urn and to let the people Of their State say at
their NIX. fsl's election whether they want
their United States Senator'S TO be friends or
enemies of the President, but the republican
factions fear to leave this decision to the PEG
pie. and are pItl,nRing tteir session into the
deg days 10 the hopa that they may oompro-
mise their differences SO that both may share
the spells Of Office.
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MCNaInpra.

=, sAN FRANCISCO. July "a dispatch from
Hepa, says: McNsmars the man who wa, ar.
rested in Washington for making remark
ABOUT shooting Secretary Blaine, ia supposed to
hero. From tho records OF the asylum il An.
pears that Daniel McNsEarp, of Ireland, aged
81 years. va, admitted March 10Th, 1876 He
was sergeant in the first battery of the f ess re-
giment of mounted artillery, and wss discharged
from tho army July 2lss 1874. He was dis.
charged from the asylum in JULY. 1879 Al i'm.
proved and it is supposed that he afterwards
went to Philadelphia.
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COMMERCIAL.

quiet and easy at last quotations. Whsst ia in
DETER r'c'Ipt but prieo' in this. as in other
markets. are cfi we hots sal.s tc-lsy At 2H4
bushels at lis, lib and l2l. AS 10 quality. No
Corn. Ryo OF Oats vera sold to-day.
COAL REPORT.-The following ia q rc,o,. NJ
the receipts and shipments of coal durina Tho
week ending to-day: WV
RECEIPTS
Hamp: & Bait, Edward Herbert, Agent. 800
j. Z. AgneW Y Co...... ............. ak
o'"''''''''' '.'.'... l,4e0
SHIPMENTS.
Ia IL b"lt OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $50
nsne~ u Co"."... l.3l0
............. lS40
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Yellow Fever.

- WASHINGTON. D. g.. July 9.-Tho Marine
Hospital Service to day received information
from Collector Humphreys at Pensacola, Fla,
that two or more cases OF yellow fever had de.
ysloped at that point on board thu British bark
Emma PAysannt. from Vera Cruz Collector
Humphreys does not anticipate any darg,r OF
the disease reaching the city il proper Gre is
sxrosad. Tho vessel WAS ordered to quaran.
lima
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TEE CoMET.-Prcf. Wilsoa. CT the Cnci1na:i
Obael vatcry, Ess msde tho discovery that TIE
comet has broken in two. Tho Fnqairer. spess
ing OF the remarkable phenomenon. says: Prof.
Wilson discovered ths: o jet had beer thrown ont.
which Was separated from tho nucleus BY thin.
dark liae. Lie at or c. notified rrcf. Stone #
thu wonderful phenomenon, and together they
ran to the telescope. This jet gradually formed
into distinct rucleua, and i. wss no. long be-
fore Two comets were vieible--nr rsther the old
one WAS double. Tho new comet il ranged
directly above the CID one, and WAS not ,i,itla
10 tho naked eYe-ia t.eL. tho whole WAS but
dimly seer, Notkisg n the annals Of aslfono.
my is quito parallel with the histoIy Of III 6
between i! and The Bial> camst, waicn wa4 fr.i
observed en- Januzry II, 1916, \. the Washing.
ton Observatory. Then Tho Rlrla WAS divided in
to two distinct comets, each having co mo- nucleu,
AID tall Three days after this ciscovery at Wash
lngton Eu!opea1 Astronomers noted the sAme ha
ncm ?ncn. The two comets pursued their coutso
sld5 by side singular inteicta1g0s OF !u,lrn
we're Noticeable. Fist ere appeared tho bright.
or, then the other The comet returned in 1852
and at that time both CONT tt were still visible Ia
the same seesc opic fsld of viow Tao perihe!ion
passage CT 1859. it 1t took plaza, was not obseru-
ed. The yesr 1860 came, but the coma did mol!
nor has 1t been eeen since. Ihs claim Of somn
scientific men OF the cylrtml loos0utsi Of texture
IN the comets ID mhLi;ost. and strength onoi ty
the separation Ct to BiGls concl, aud no. by
this one
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The Monetary Conference

LONDON. July 9.-The Paris correspondent
OF the Times says: At yesterdays siltirg of
tbs monetary conference, Mr.. E7,rts, delegate
rom The United States. read declaration OF
t6e ttet CD and m'rican delegates 10 The pame
OF their respective governments, IL favor of q
hxsd late OF value between silver and gold,
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Mr. Riddeberger says the recent me, t pg oil
the Mshobies 10 Washington was "purely acoi
dental" aud MIR. Brady says he has no knowl
edge OF meeting 10 Washington ct delega.
lion favorable t the readiastcrs. and yot tie
Richmond Whig, thu Malone homo organ,
says: THE mission of the gentlemen in Wash.
lagton is one wholly disconnected With the Ad.
miuiStrstion." Tao tales about tho same thiop,
and both can't be trus.
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A FrighfiuI Fall.

Washing windows on the eighth s!ory of ihe
Palmer Hou.e Thursday night, fell 10 the
GROUND, striking on An open iron shutter on tho
second story in HE decent he was terribly
mul!ated ard died soon alter.
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ltis DOW nearly seven days ard half sine, the
wound from which the President is suffering was
Inflicted An interval sufficiently long for symp.
toms Of m ortal injury to have manifested them
sal7cs if such go iLjary had been received.
There is little or 10 danger now of secondary
hemorrhage. of III, Inflammation of the
lining membrane Of tho abdomen, or Of
blood poisoning from the absorption Of
matter, and unless totally unforeseen and
utterly unexpected symptoms shall superveue,
bis recovery may be looked upon as assured
His case has been so remarkable that mary
doubt Whistler the diagnosis as published was
correct. for otherwise his recovery must ba con-
sidered almost 10 the light of o miracle.
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Mrs. Aon Dousberty. residing e! 364 E.
street, South Boston. says sbe s1f .rsd TO, six
teen years With sslt-rheum. without any bsus Ii
from the usual means, and was quickly cured
by the application OF st. Jaoobs UI-ths PEG :
re's great remedy for Rheumatism eui similar
ailments.
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That Very ably oorduc,ed and colsrprisng
paper, the Fredericksburg Star, has been CO
lsrged snd otberwis, improved 10 its appear
snce. It's propsietors sr, to he Congratulated
upon their SUCCESS.
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sentenced.

PARIS July AT the SsoDs EteLoirs As
szss NJ. Asse,p. who killed M. ST. Victor,
Steward to the Countess raIleyrand, 10 duel
oear Autun ia May last hss been condemned to
tour months imprisonment and to pay 100, 600
francs damsges to the family of the victim.
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DFODDed Dead.

NEW YORK. July 9.-Mrs. Kliz, Rridgmsn
aged 62, of Chicago, fell dead in Broad way at
me corner CT Cedar street this otniag 81 she was
going toward Trinity Church accompanied BY
nor daughter: young lady of 10 years and .
was the wife of Dol. Frank Brdgmsn, Paym.s.
Ter U. 8. A and member of Gen. Sheridan's
stan. She WAS The sister of Gen. McDaHail.
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LIBERIA --rh Rev. ileury Hshlsed Gar
ns', tie net'y appointed miGi; er 10 Liberia. lis
aVsrS high opialoa OF the cCun NY ia which he
s TO retr scot tho Uuite1 States. 10 SAYS
that "aheo MISC lu!sy'a psophrsy Shall b, iui
flied. aod tie Nav 4 sl4rdas s,tI Un L,udcu
Bridge, lhsn tito sea. 81 cmpite. | am C " lent,
will b by The w.trrs OF The Couat; aud il
rests ailh ibis o,untyg wns,hor il tbs cyminy
days Cf A'rios'a g'ps'nesa shs will b. 1epuo.l-
on or III laa!olieaL
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RulLDEkS HAHDWAEE q. s. Kirg.
- corner Ct Royal street. Alexandria, Va.
9 nave on hand lsrgs aad wall escorted
ssock VI Builder HARDWARE, OF ell grades, 8.
musn we invite Tue a.l-ntloa II PURCHASERS. Ihs
goods were bougat II, lowest c,.n nrir... .ni
viii De sold al TN Ill adgaacs rlu.su cal snl
e4amlde a penny sayed j.. a p-luy made"
]fo u. L. CkklGhTON q SON
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From ALBANY.

ALBANY, N. Y, July 9.-rbe combined
vote TO ill tho Platte vacancy to dry was as
follows: Potter so, CoukIirg 81, Llpham e..
The char declared lba: 90 cho:c, had been
made
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-09

TIE CURIOUS who havo boen looking up Lis.
tory for parallel to Guteau' crime have fouud
that very rcs,ot E'glish annals furnish some-
thirg very much like it il the assassioaii,n oil
Premier pe!cVal 10 1912. /! seems hist 10 the
sprpg ct that year the doorkeeper OF the Htu,e
ct Commons began to notioa among thu mos,
persistent hAuaters Of the plaos q stranpe look.
log, shsbbG dressed mau named John Bolng.
ham, whose mind had besn disordered By
heavy commercial lols,s. ] hese be obsipatelg
attributed 10 The ac!iou of the government, AID
addressed repeated memorials 10 the then prime
mlnister, Nj. Spencer eercivtl dem ,ndins
either compensation in money or an appoint.
ment 10 a post unde. the government. No no.
tice being taken Of the,e applications. Bslliog.
ham went 10 ihs Houee one May evening with
large pistol concealed in Liz clothes, and, sth.
tioning himself 10 the lobby. awaited the pre-
uiss'e arrival. The moment Mr.. PeIcivsl ar.
peSred lha assassin stepped forward and shot
him dead on lLe SPOT, after which he quietly gave
himself up 10 the officers who came 10 srrsst hin,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-09
Mrs. GarfieId's Eun,l

PHILADELPHIA, July Geo. W. Obilds Of
We Ledger to day forwarded SIS 600 to Nav
iotk ss his contributor 10 the Mrs. ia, ala
itnd 0. one quartz; of million, m ''N