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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-12
Tie Yorktown Centennial,

WASHINGTON. AnrI 12.-Hou. John Goode,
President Of the Yorktown Association has
called 90 President Garfisd and invited him to
deliver an address ct the laying of tho corner
stone of tho Yorktown monument during ths
centennial celebration DIX. October. The Pres
ident heartily consented to do 50. and typross ID
great interest in tho SUCCESS Of the entire cello
braton. Mr.. Goodo also called 90 Secretary
Blaine. Eho under tho set. of Congress, has
control OF tho twenty thousand dollars appro-
Driated lor the entertainment OF the French
visitors, and found him us) deeply Interested 10
the matter. lilo informed Mr. Goodc lha! i. is
his intention 10 secure large N 40 Of war for the
r:cortiau and ontcrtaSncnt of tics, dsting.
ushed guests and That go FIR a. tho State Dept.
Is ooEcerned tho prosrauno will b, worthy Of
toe ccca3Iop. The Congressional Com mission,
OF EhCh Senator Johnston is chairman also
h:s tEooty thousand dollars OF lis command,
and is already actively OF work making prelim,
InsEy arrangements for The celebration. Fhe
EEtc1ti Committee will losvs Washington
tor iorktowc mex! week on the Government
steamer Dispatch to select sites for the erection
OF the necessary buildings, whsrres, etc. and
Inc entire CONN mission will assemble al Ola Point
Comtott st 81 early day after the sdjournnant
OF lGo Senate to continue III session and perfect
OIL neoded detail, during the summer.
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sv0ohlawn Farmers Climb.

iHeEortcd tJr III, Alexandra Gaz,to.
The regular monthly meeting of the Wood
lasn Farmers Club was held q! tho residence of
Norman Gibbs. en- Saturday. April 9th. Val
catioo B!kor wss chosen chairman. and t. l..
Mssoo, secretary.
Tho reading CT The minutes drew out ques-
ton as to tho relative value Of cotton seed meal
a1d oil csko meal as food for stock, which was
r,piisd to by VIM. II. SnowdoD, rcs!atiar tho
experiments msda at the N3w Jersey Stale
Agricultural experiment. station. c. LakcIs
and +. &. Mason expressed the opinion ths!
their principal value consisted 10 their use as a
laxative to correct tho tone of the somsch.
A letter of WIN. Ii. Ruffoer, 10 lis fsrn
manager or the best method OF ccooouiz;ns biz
long feed 30 as to mako it held out was resd.
Il. i. Roberts read humorous articlo c
verse from farmers wife on eas;Iage taken
from, the country geutlcmso. and hso gavs bis
owo experience, having put dcHn abont one
hundred toes which he had used With 5alisf0c.
terry results daring the pas! winter.
q. Llkens had 20 faith in many Of The p1b-
llshed experiments Oh the ccvnomic, feeding
of stock with view to remu oorativs results.
ulo iueE woo w SiNC MS CGttlS Al lNi hUui5 eau
without waste Of corn meal aud wheat brsn
with plenty CT good clover hay, believing 10 the
theory that the last pcu1d you could Induce ap
animal to eat gave The bcs. results. ho havicg
personally etttrded to the fatd5e of bis All
mails this winter and that last Hotk ne msdo
QUO hundred and twenty Eve pounds of butter,
WHOA wis % LvataSe ct nearly sevoa pounds
por CIV.
Mr.. Gilliugham read az extract from spce,h
made By Hen. j. Fl. Updeg,hf, 10 Congress,
on the importance Of American Agriculture.
a motion was carried insruc'irg thesariic.
! committees appointed for the farms of Barton
AID Gibbs. 10 MIX, their reports at the nex;
meeting.
The condition Of our roads was then discussed
| aud a committee, consisting OF g. Lukans, Il.
| Il. MasoD, aud Walter Walton, was appointed
10 CANVASS tbs district for tho purpose Of oh
| tanlng subsc;ipIiors to fund to DO used il
| crawling the road from Hunting Creek bridge
to DO used Independent OF the usual road tax
Like s!l other I'M portant bodies We udu'ged
| n hugo amount Of rambling discussion.
The next moetirg will DO held a. w. II
Soowden'5, May the 7th. critical o,mmittea, r..
L. Roberts. Walter Walton. aud Taylor Bluat.
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NEWS OF THE DAY

/ heavy shook of earthquake was isI. at C
quarter pas! 2 o'clock yesterday morning 10 The
oeDtrsl port Of Ca:ifornis. No Serlous damsso
is reported.
Reports !cdioaLo lsEs than half ptacl crop
10 Middle ard Southwts! Georgia; fl trets
killed; puns half crop; peais ard cherries
badly damaged; apples AID Strawberries not
much damaged
John i. Raymond. the ACTOR, Sas married g!
the Cooiiucnta! Hotel. Philadelphia, yesterday,
to Miss. Couvtcney Barnes. Rv. Dr.. CoIlyar,
OF New York. performing the ceremoug
Oa!y few friends cf thu b:i1e aud g7oom
were present.
Mr'. B'aioc, Mrs. Sherman aud nunbsr Of
other ladies prominent il WASHINGTON society
mako sn appeal to tho people of the Ucited
States for aid 10 behalf Of tho sufferers from The
reeoHt disasrcul earthquake in Chic. Con-
tt5u!lors Can be sent to Rigs T. Co.
+ State convention Of soldiers ard sailor:
Was held IN Baltimore yesterday, at which reso
Iutlona Ware edopted asking Congress 10 revise
! the homestead law, 80 ss to allow those holding
warrants 10 dispose OF The lands. Instead o.
settling Upon them. Also asking more ea1l
| political recognition of cocrsd republicans il
the distribution OF official patronage in ho State
| VI
The Richmond and Dan7ille Railroad Uou,
Eaoy has secured control of tho Northeastern
Railroad of Georgia, from Athens to Lulu City
90 tho Richmond and Atlanta Air Line. Tnc
City Council Of Athens, which OWES the ns r
lily OF the stock in tho Northeastern Georgia
gives tho control Of the road to The EjchmOnt
AID Datvlllo on condition that it should h!
completed to tho N,rlh Carolina limo With.
FIVE years.
The steamer E:aslus b. earning, from New
! York Ter New Haven. took fire il Long isIarc
Sound on Sunday. There Wcro ogor iu9dIce
passengers GA tho steamer. f!ty ono Of whom
We're members Of Hsverey's Mrs!ro Troupe
The fire troke GU. while all were asleep, 10 TIT
wood works around tho sock.s!ecks, aud tht
clblns add staterooms were slnoss Immediately
filled With smek'. Tho passengers rcmaicct
| cool and panic was avered. Mf. AleXaade
I,nlretts. Of tho muical company, headed
| number CT passengers ia cif,rts 10 put Gu. th
fro, wtich. With the aid of The crew, W!
! accjm pIshed, alter tic iro had baeu turciu,
for Au hour and half. Thee:eamcr va, bldl
; damaged.
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KObber Killed

TI I;hESnEk: Col. Ap5il ia dispatch 10 ,bo
nOana from Santa 70 says On Sa,urdsvs 70 lne
Dsny a. ts4 is5oid camp on tho ne Of sIs
CHAINS, n. M Tsa asso6 rosi forty miles west Of
rode up 10 each stora and saloon ~ ede pace
each proprietor OF ell bis osoy and sIu roSDsa
the lsst store Kept By Fr Hnu hVs,usete s
roushs collected every man in N, I niacs Inc
her six and tn9m II re under
tske drink 81 tho Frencnmsn's MI &c
Baker doing the honors. Finally Bskset pense.
them ell sit On the Aoor and started mac mace
threatening to shoot any who moved. Kssy..
turned the EIenchmsn sprsag upon him, tcS
sway both his revolvers and shot him de,t
The other men rose and frod volley at II
othsr rouahs wounding ono. but both escaped c
their horses
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getemDted Murder and Suicide,

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. April Il Jester
day morning DsIi s. Godfrey. an express nan.
shot at MraD Catharloe Bohen. pedler. at the
OIkla1d ferry laudiug. tho ball lodging 10 the
Womnu's dress, no. hurting her. Godfrey,
Tilhout stopping to SEQ tho effect Of his shot,
got ioto lis wapoo ADD dTova to Mis-. Bohen' s
house South Park where hs found James Burns
10 hcd He attempted to shoot Burns, but the
pistol snapped. Burus jumped out Of bed, got
the pis!tl ifon Godfrey and kaooked him down.
Baras thea wens i,r policeman. aud on his
return found that Godfrey had cut bis tbroa.
with pccko. kuife. Godfrey wa3 taken to
prison, where his wound was dressed, and be
will probably ligo. Jo,sousy vas tn, causo of
tho aff,r.
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Financial.

NEW IoRK, April l2.-Tha Posts 6aarcls]
ar'iel says: At the stock exchange Tia prevail.
ing Ind aencss for tho moment sra bearsh, and
ms r Is 3D. because OF lhs fear or pretended
fear OF war bstweeo tho Trunk ma r ,;lroads
u 5. 4, aud 4! are rather weak because Of tho
prosptci OF the sale of $lO5, 600 600 of one ~
the otheF kind. Southern State bonds are III
pr on down, and speculation is not tskioe
kindly TO them. K Il. bonds are firm At
Ifaolooa advance. Spec1 la!ive stocks are ali
ie"fr' the deoloo raging from 9,2s Der cent
the latter. Manhattan railway, which !, S"wn
% Albany dispatches about can't fares; Man.
haitian Beach which recently advsrc,d Irom tbo
thlf!ies to the 6tties. down II; Canada Sonth.
era = i, aIs' do1O ls;iNorthern Pacific pfd y;
T Hs.saa'e LGees' and Wes.ero, aud Michigan
UaIoD Pacific. Milwaukee and St. Paul and
Me rapolitao Elevated. pr c,Lt. e,cb: Late
shore, NsR Yo.k Central, WABASH sud Je,se
Central ! eioh, and Iron Mouutain 5; Oreeo,
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arrested for BIgamy.

GALVESTON. TFXAs, April y "A special to
the News from Hearne, Texas. dated April 18th
says: Al Engi5hman named Harry Raiuaford.
was arrested TO day for bigauy and theft. At
L1lirg abous the 4:h inst, ia left his family
and kidnapped Flora hloorc, girl IS gears old.
lie then hirou horse and buggy and went TO
Hatwood where be exchanged bis team for a
fresh ono aud proceeded 10 Auslin. Hero be
pawncd the girls watch AID purchased tickets
10 Hcarnc. Tho girl SAYS that Raiustori told
her he was divorced. She teceraphad TO her
father that sho would c)nmit suicide if he did
not procure Rainsford's release. Rainsford
says tho Girl vas tho cluso Of his elopemcnt.
He evidently intended to abandon tc: at the
frs! opportunity. Great Indignation prevails.
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q EWindIer'S Trick.

sui! was decided in Rich mond Circuit Court
yesterday, in which it transpircd that tho de-
iendant, Nj Henry Miller, s wealthy German
citizen Of that city, has been de!rsuded out OF 8
note of twelve hundred dollars By eharler5 in
New York. In August last Miller stopped
with hia bride in New York, on his return from
| q wedding tour in Europe While in Gotham
he was approached on the street, noar the Coz
tinenssl Eotel, by handsomely dressed young
| man who introduced himself SIS Young Daven.
! port, nephew of Isaac Davenport IT. presi.
don't oftho Firat National Bank of kichmond
The man represented TO defendant in The suit
| that he had drawn pr;z, in q lottery in NeH
tain tho amount of is. Miller was prevailed
upon by the stranger to 20 10 the office of tho sup
| posed lottery firm to SEQ him get his priZs lie
WAS led to cross street, no. fsr from the Con.
tinental Hotel, where the two went into tho
cfIico, where man stood at the deak The man
calling himself Davenport introduced Miller
as we'll known citizen of Richmond. who KEEP.
an account with tho First Nationsl Bank in
Richmond. The man Is confederate Informed
the imaginary Davenport that he had drawn
four thousand dollars and that ha was entitled
to i've moro drawings besides. He prevailed
upon Miller 10 draw for him. which hs did,
though earnestly protesting that he never had
s0ythlng to do with such things. During that
timo Miiler was induced 10 make out his note for
twelve hundred dollars and place it upon one
ceremony it WAS explained, was mere ms:ter
of form. After the conclusion of the drawing
the assumed Davenport took up piece Of paper,
which he destroyed, pretending that it wss the
note mado by Miller, and so made the latter be-
lleVe The two men shortly 0iserwsrd left the
house, the young man bidding bis newly made
friend coed bye Shortly sltsrwsrd Miller dis
covered that he had been robbed Of two franc
pieaeF, which he reported to an officer on tho
street. Soon after his return to Richmond MI.
Miller received notice from legal firm ihs! lis
note for twelve hundred dollars hsd gone 10
protest in New York. Miller ct once pronounced
the note fraud. Some time since suit was
brought sgains! Miller in the Circuit. Court OF
Richmond by q. j. Perry, CT New York. By
whom it wss endorsed when placed in the hands
OF Richmond counsel. Upon sn explanation Of
the circumstances of the manner in which the
note wss obtained from the defend az! the court
rendered Judgment in his favor.
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A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat

A Cough, Cold Or Sore Throat shl'd
oe stopped Neglect frequently results ban
lncurable Lung Disease or COnsuiD.
ton. Ii IL MS ONCI3Ie,
TkGCHES do not disorder the stomachEko
cough syrups and balssms. but net tlire(ly
on the 1nfiamed parts, alaying Irritstn,
give relet In Asthma, Bronchitis, COuas,
Catarrh, and the Throat Troubles Wicn
singers ana Public speakers are it.
ject to. For thirty years Browns Broncisl
Troches have been recommended BY physicirs.
and always give perfec. sstisf ,c!ion Havag
been tested by wide and constant use fer nesIT
an entire generation. they have st.snod VII
merlted rank among the few Staple remedies CT
the age. Sold st Csc. 3 box everywhere 1nht
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10 The Corporation Court at DIcyi,la,stcr.
the trial OF Thomas Dc Jeanette f. II Q idcr
OF bis sister in house Of i'll iamo 10 thaace
was commetc!d. 1t being impossible to.siu
o. jury In Dinville the court had sont to hry,
traDklin, Plttsslvauia, aGd Halifax cp,es
for venire men. OF forty eight suait ed
thirty eight appeared, aud Of these twelaere
tJvnd c>mpetent es jurors; all the res. baezed
opinions. The court then ordered pal Of
twenty four to DO summoned fton Lynchrv,
and adjourned until Wodnesiay morning. s,,To
ct the Jurors accepted are negroes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-12
PUBLISHED DAILY & TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
TUESDAY EVENING. APRIL y 1881.

TO people who know aayihilg ct all about
the recent po!ilica! history Of Virginia III, rr>.
sent alliance botwooa the Mshoui!ts sud !ho
republicans ;s 81 sb3urly ilc: nl:se1t thst it Is
positively ride llOus Among sli the opporao.s
OF republicans 10 f!rgioa, less than six mcnlhs
ago. mono was more bitter ard abuoiGc III %
Genirl Mston,. lai1cd s, iatong, vas his
opposition TO them tha. lie ASSERTED, through
his homo ory2u, that if Ito had 40 idya there
was any danger OF The votc OF thu Stale baing
CAS-! for Garfield. nc you'd abandon bis own
ticket much as he loved H. bus that he vas
oertaln Haccock Wouli boat the Grip Sackcr5,
that is the republicans, By q larger majority On
bis tcks. than on thst of the regular demtc ats.
Mr.. Ves:, OF Mo-, it secms. ia o1o Of these who
know something about Firgaa' recent political
history.f fur 10 bis speech N the Senate yesterday
evoulns, altoe Cur roper. Ct th9 proceeding s
thora closed, he exposed g little Of The inccn-
sisoDoy to wici Wo aiudc lie rc:erfcd, i2r
instance, to the we'll remembered letter sent u
the Treasury Department, then under c)o}rc!
OF Senator Shtrmap, to Mr.. Van Arkcn, Of
Petersburg. in which ,ho litter gentleman,
s!aunch republican az h2iS, was threatened viii,
the less OF his eff fr some reported txprcEsious
10 favor Of Msbonism. a2d then drew ca anus
ingly grote'qlo rictur1 0ftno smorous deli:arcC
now in progress between Wr. ShoTul ~ ind Ger.
Malone, whose lOg!Dc embraces were made tho
mos; delightful by Tic breath CT roses cu'!eCl in
the coDservasor!cs OF TIC White House. Smiles
rippled over tho o.u.:cnanccs {! al within I'll:
sound OF the voc, Of tbo hralny little bob!allad
Senator from Missouri ~ to brought ouS The
figures of his pcura in garish light bu: tlet
on Mr.. Shernau5 fsce va5 sickliai o er with
pale cas-! of green.
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The Markets.

BALTIMORE, April 12--Virainia Gs Old =; Go
deferred 1874 do consolidated sig; do I'd series
81 past due coupons -; new 10. 40s 81 bid 10.
day 1O.40s coup. Cotton qc;o!; middlins
10 1915. Flour firm and unchanged. Wheat
Southern steady; Western shade better and
firm Southern red 1l5,12l; do AMBER 124sl2S;
No Maryland 123; No Western winter Iel
\Not and April 1l9s,ll9l; May ll92slles; june
Ms,l194; July ll6,ll6s; Aug l4all44. Corn
ynSn;Sshern higher; Western steady but dull ;
50 sn99.'sI April 551.55s; May 543 a544; June
ossSss sSsner 53s Oats quiet; Western whit
st11T1 ~ Ised 4ll45; Penna 46. Rye quiet
iioait1. IN unchanged. Coffee finn: Rio
tst ao2. as efo1aS5y fsc l!sl2t Sugar firm
NV YoeE Ami dull at 81 WI.
SET 20 nohh, Apri d - ,r,5Stocks Grme:. Money
Corn dull. ''so1' fA'e"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-12

General Maho6e's "aliies," ito Freshest
and tho republican Senator's. conticue to assert
that they have uo!hiog 10 DC with the Genera :
remarkable ideas On the suti;ct OF State teb;s
but that ho has started liberal" nove1cn! 10
Virginia, aud that they viii sEppor: hin il il!
to the exten! Ct their (? .w.;. Bi: the GancTa!
will 60. let than isG0rO the Chief plank il bis
platform. He says 10 his homo organ, yc3Lcr>
day:
1.-THE Ridde6ersef bill will be TIE issue in 1881.
The readjuster State convention of June will
make that the prlnciphl issue md alnouE. Of
funder ingenuity or running away Can evsde IT,.
Free suffrage. froe schools aud an honest and
impartial administration Of the government 10
all its departments will not DO forgotten tn.
the central and Fundamental idea, around which
all the others will gather ns accessory, bu: NC.
ces,sry, adjunc.s will b3 the settlement OF tao
debt. Let nobody err 10 TO this. The road jQstnr
convention will name is 10 sn and measures, and
any who dare confront these will have 10 accept
the issues they otter. There csn b9 no evasion"
Now. whsn il is remembered that the Rid
die burger bill regulates r;r, than o7e-:hNd
of the two. thirds of tho Virginia debt remain,
log after one third he's b9en assigned to West
Virginia, tho holders Of Virginia boId. most
of whom reside in the North s1d abroad, will
be very much disposed to look upon toe probes
sons of tho Republican !eaders,oa lno suffice CT
faaLcis integrity, 10 the ligh. Of decisions aud
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suares.

The Pfeslden. says nc IS very desrCu! !hat
his nominations DO confirmed IS speedily rs
possible, Lu: that if bis nca ally, Gen. Mahoce,
thinks it necessary for tho SUCCESS OF rerulis.
ton in Virginia that the republican, S.nat0ts
shal! persist auy logger ia obslrrc,ing The tua
mess for Whcl ito Senate "as conve@sd, tii:y
should comply With his Gcnnnda Golsi1 cin.
the means By when bis silly was obtained,
doesn't tb!s uttc.anco OF The President of the
Unitod States, tie chosen representative OF tie
strictly honest and highly moral republican
party, souDd we'll and lock bsau.ilu?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-12

General MahoHo's Washington orgau sass
tho General gives The country proof that
patriotism will b. his guido, AID tbs! Bourbon
c,nspiraors against lar, cnonies CT fair cl.c
would sop tho wheels Of go7ernmen: j: net
allowed TO RUE, will fnd il him reso'ute nld
cuspoken antagonist Well. if 10 does. sill
we've got to say is that the country. that is the
Northern portion Of it, is even moro easily
guled than N ost people think it is.
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MADISON Run IRON MINEs.-Mat /

MADISON Run IRON MINEs.-Ma II.
T. ard VIM. G. Douglas are workiuhese
minss, lying on the Midland Railway, tdisr
tan from Orange g. II. and Gordons fer
the Washington City and Va. MinCo.
They employ twenty hands and get obout
twenty tons Of ore per day. The orc isDpsd
to the Ferrill and BuGf.lo Furnaces in lusla
oouoiy. to be converted into pig iron anter-
wards transported toroIliog mills. ThaIiY
OF ore is good aud tho quantity HouiItify
the employment of a larger suuber ofrds.
Two more ardent believers in prospeiihst
is to spring from mineral developmcusacot
be fund. Hdrrcnt0n LndGc
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"A Confession OF Murder.

Pom JERvIs N. Y, April II Martin
Shnunou, OF L7ck.Wayo, Ps.. fe4 miles west
Of this pcc,, has received letter from Chus.
Springstesd, 10 which Sprincstesd oonf. s,es
that be drowned boy named SAMUEL Asher at
L1ckaWazeu 90 Juao II. 1877. Tho drowning
was supposed at tho time to havs been acoi-
dental, bu. SnriDgstead states that he upset
tho boat and kept the bty's head under water
urtl no wss drowned, and that be did it because
he hated the lads father.
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Two Lives Lost Fire.

CHARLssroN, s. @, April 12-The three
story brick building No. 81 East Bay street in
This city. used as store room and packing room
for loose cotton By W. l., Millsr, was destroyed
oY IRE Yesterday evening. The loss s estimated at
shout Sill 100. Two of the colorcd work neonIo
"A man snd woman who were engaged on tbe
promise:-are missing ard are supposed 10 have
been consumed with the building,
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Baby Drowned.

NEW HAVEN. April 12.-Whio g lon of bsr.
ges was being toTsd out of tho harbor here yes
terdsy morning. bound for New Loudon,a 2 year
old baby fell overheard from one of the barees.
The tow did not stop. aud the frantic mother of
the child, who is the wife Of the captain of the
boat. was carried rapidly away from her sinking
child, poWeress to prevent its death or to make
8Dy { fort to secure the bodv.
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SeduCer Shot.

SHREVEPORT. La, April 12-Ssmuel NJ.
Thomss OF this city, shot aud killed Hugh N.
Dickson yesterday morning at his plantation,
sixteen miles up the liver. 10 this parish.
Dickson was Thomas's brother. in-law and his
corf 1ential friend. and bad chloroformed and
assaulted his daughter. She married four
month"; ago and became mother last week,
when she made sn affidavit, charging her uncle
with the crime. All the parties concerned arc
members of prominent. families
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Faneral OF Prince Pierre Napoleon

VERSAILLES, April l2-Four hundred per-
sors attended tho funeral Of Prince Pierre
Napoleon Bonaparte. Including the Duke Of
Padua, NJ. Paul dc CassIgoac. and few
Bonapartst senators and members of the
Chamber CT Deputies. Pfnco Roland Bona
partc, the deceasod's 500, was chief mourncr.
i detachment OF foot rendered tho military
hcnoEs. There were no speeches over tho
grave. The funeral was very uaprotcuding.
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The Baltimore American SAYS:

The American has always held, sni still
adhercs to the opinion. that the trua po?y Tor
the Virginia republicans 10 pursue Is TO take a
bold stand in favor Of oquitabio settlement
with creditors Of the Sta.a for every dollar Inst
is now owing to Thorn"
And set the American supports tho p.Ity in
Virgins, the chief plank in whose platform is
one that provides for the repudis;ion Of oae-
third Of the States debt.
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Railroad Accident

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Apri IA de-
spa'ch from R:ddiug, in this State says pss
senRer trao on tho Oregon Railroad. from Sac
raneuto, daa Sunday night. met With an acci
dent about FIVE mjles below thcro, at a place
called China Guca." The whole train went
o7er tres le ard tbs engine aud ears were to-
tally wrecked. Two men wero killed and sew
cral Wonndrd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-12
Tina New YOrk Herald GAYS

The spectacle Of q suCc Ns!ul snd honorable
Independent organization in tho South Nigh:
give rise to simiiar movement IN many North
srn States"
But the Herald Tu!us its cssa By the riiici.-
lous solecism Of which CT which i. is guilty by
designating the Mahon.es. whose chief objlc. is
self-preferment a. The expense o. tho homo. nzd
material interests of the State, sn honorable
Independent organization"