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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-02

CALLED MEETING OF TIE ELDGRMEN.--h
called m oIng OF tho Eoa!d Of Aldermen will
be held to 1isht FIR Tho purpose of orlctiag a
5.,tc!n! election CD Iu2sisy Gax:. tho S.h nai.,
10 connection vial ,ho g.acr;l election 10 fl |
the vacincy caused iy Ino resignation OF Ju9. ,
Charles Il. Stuart, o magbJr OF tho Hoatd Tor
the Sd wGyi. |: is cabtondo! b? soGl3 that
the Code OF Nir& inia requires twenty a.ys &c
nc, Tor snoJa circion. aid Ii i. G0,s a IN IL.
h,r Of ho Bead tf hl32lu!ca cann0. bn cleo =
I'd ncXt Tuesday. but HGp ncG n " ha.c
10 DC h2ld for the pa?3oa?, ;@rG!y Ia q ticrca
There IL nolhi1G to rf rtuI age 3.ul5t irom
Continuing h's m,mh, Ta:lp al thn l:,a.d Of
Aldermen cV2n ii h9 ~ !.3.c}, winch hN or
talniy will be. 10 tha Il s:s!a;ur>. fns iy:rnt.
ct Jndgi Stuart an ~tyi3us Ihei he saau 4
continue 10 ssIvo tic Il y a. ..n hl:cri.4n bus
that gentleman IL sYciao 10 hc!iIn.: tso cffc3s
at orc tiGo. HIS rcsi.na;in, at tina iic,a yaa
prampel By dtgirn to as"o Tho cs tire *
rnraa OF q uoa election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-02

ELECTION NOTES. the election 10 DC held
90 Tuesday next IS nog sbnu. sho cn'y tbiog
talked about on Ih3 streets. ard both parties
are preparing for Ito contest. The regular
democrats are certain Of carrying the city ord
county. and era iho'cf6rc a9s quito as 1o:7o as
their opponents, the Mshoucites, who arc hold
log meetings DiehtIy 10 ths third story Of S.
rrpta Hall. 10 this place Mshono's colorcd
allies resort for comfort and Instruction. Al;
fedora! offici holders have been assessed to help
on the csnso Of readjus'mcnt, end csngsssors
to huat up voters in the several yards havs
been sent forth.
Tho dsc:si1o il The M4iism s2pesl Csc is
unlsVcrabiy c5mmeotcd upon. yos, d.
rou'ccd, ty same, ard approved bg--a fey.
Mslam. hiusclt, has been discussed, ard
re dos 20. sand 10 c yary csqiahlc
light. It he IS ao atscoudiog debtor be
caonnt DO arrested on rlaooa dag, 10! the Coda
Of Virgins s'ys: M m5r 10 b, arrested
90 an e!tc ion dsy 90 lis way to a5d fem tie
ekclou polls by civil lrtc:sa."
Cnpltstlnn taxes IS UT, tr3 b log ri up
slowly. Oa!y twenty pc,s9Ds. assessed by the
Commissioner OF the It,7oDuc, alter the reg1-
lar ass; ncnt, havo paid q: .hc Tr9aEursr'a
office. and OILY tou delilqlcnts hGve paid at
the ofll,o Of the clerk Of tno Cooperation Cou.!.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-02

Flcu! il dull anu heavy and dtc:no is ez-
ptctad. Wheat is quiet. with light sslos al ltOi
1877 FOX fuitz. and li0lli2 ior mixed there was
no Lancaster offered. email lois Of Corn sold
at e. for nov and "a for old white. One lot OF
Rye brought Ito and Oats 80. Country produce
is wanted as quotstons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-02

The New BOARD OF DIRFcroRs OF THE
V. M. RAILWAY Co.-fho now Board CT d.
rcctors of tho Virgiaia Midland Railuay Cnn =
nary is rs follows: Johu S. Barbour, Ct
Virginia. prCsIdrat ". I. Clyd,. New York;
q. q. Holland, Densil@; Chas. ii. B!acktCrd.
lynciture; Rob'. 4. Caghill, Amhc;ss oouL
~; VIM. III. Payne, Fsuqpicr; John 7. Lowell.
Wsrrep; John W. Burke. Ayx.adris; R3bt.
E. Baldwin. Baltimore; J. Wilcox Brown.
HalGmorC Robert Garrett. B,liiaInSf; James
Sloan, Jr., BIltimore; John *. Cowcn, Bali
more; JOG. B;yaU, Eiehm2gd; 9. e.. L,Gan.
RlchmnnI
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-02

a FAIRFAX MAN IN KAPrAHANNoCE a
man named Critic, claiming to ctmo irOn Fair
fax. having heen sent 10 tho particularly Irou
that ctua!y, has been Committing dtpre daticus
10 RappsharDCck etuo'y. flo ca!cyid tho
establishment OF Mr. john I!Cws, ucGr hmi.i
willie, and rObhcd it Of Grsnt;ty OF clo'hi5g.
tobacco, &o. lie afterwards robbed several other
houses end made his c:c,gc. Ilo was Traced
10 Wsrrenton, whoro he was lest sight Ct.
II is said that the ledjcs ol hmisssilio do pO;
sympathZ, much with Mr.. l!eHp Ga ho is ar
Old bachelor. The thel is e shor!. a!cut man,
with several (iogers of one hand.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06
A Model Veteran.

By the death of |" Old Abe," the eagle who went to the war with the Eighth Wisconsin Volunteers, and was present at every engagement in which the regi- ment took part, an exchange says, the nation loses model veteran. The old fellow, who was quite young-a mere boy, in fact-when the unpleasantness began, enlisted for three years or the war, and went through the entire con- fict without ever being on the sick list, drawing pay or asking for furlough. He never demanded promotion or even "soft thing" in the way of special duty. He was never heard to say that a soldiers life was dogs life, and that if another war broke out he would go in for money instead of glory. He never got drunk or before court mar tial, never criticised his superior officers or grumbled about his rations. When the war ended he did not assume that the fact of having served his country through patriotism justified him in ask ing his late comrades to enable him, by their votes, to make the country serve him by putting him into an office that he lacked capacity to fill. He never claimed & pension or back pay, and he never inflicted war stories upon his civilian acquaintances. Terrible in fight, yet modest and retiring in time
 of peace, his life perpetually put to
 shame thousands of his compatriots who
 had fewer feathers but made great
 deal more fuss.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06
Elasticity of Ship Materials.

It is not generally known, writes Cap tain Eads, that all materials used in the construction of ships are elastic, and that large iron vessels bend and twist during storms to an extent that seems impossible. No iron bridges are so constructed but that the elasticity of the iron permits them to bend under the weight of an ordinary freight train. Spans of four hundred feet, when tested with heavy loads, usually bend four or five inches, and ship of that length will bend quite as much without injury. Wood being more elastic than iron will bend much more. Those who have crossed the Atlantic have not failed to hear the creaking of cabins during storms. This could not occur if the hull did not bend and twist to some ex- tent. The fear of ship being strained while in transit is founded in want of knowledge of the strength of ships, and of their capability to sustain load.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06
The Democratic Party.

The Chicago Times printed report of interviews with hundreds of promi- nent Democrats in all parts of the country on the subject of recognizing the Democratic party under another name and making the next plesi- dential canvass an issue of tariff for revenue only. In the West and North west the prevailing sentiment was found to be one of outspoken advocacy of low tariff principles, but whenever manu- featuring centre was approached diff ference in feeling was manifested. In Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Kansas, Illinois and Wisconsin the Democrats had little hesitation in declaring for a tariff for revenue only, while in parts of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio the sen- timent is exactly the reverse. The pre- ponderance of opinion in the South, as
 indicated by these interviews, is against
 active agitation of the subject.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06
Politics and Newspaper Men.

Secretary Blaine said to Hartford gentleman "When I first began my political career in Maine was candi- date for the Legislature. It was in the Maine law time, when excitement on the temperance question was running high. had two papers and was editing one. In the heat of the canvassa liquor advertisement was handed into the bus mess office and appeared in the paper. Of course I knew nothing of it. But the next day the advertisement was placarded all over the city of Augusta in large type, and over it in big letters was the heading 'J1m Blaine's views on temperance! !" 1 concluded that if l was going into politics I could not be a success and still be an editor, and my first step was to sell out the newspaper and be independent of them"
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06
OStricheS.

A large business IS done at Cape Colony in the way of farming ostriches for their plucking. It is only twelve years since the business was started in Cape Colony, and the industry is most profitable. Last year ostrich feathers to the value of $2, 800, 900 were exported from the Cape. A guaranteed good pair of birds, aged four years, can be pur- chased for $1,000, and these bring in the first year $1O0 for feathers. If the breeder has ordinary luck they ought to hatch twenty chicks, which when six months old are worth from $40 to $50 each. Thus, in the first year, the farmer is often repaid for the whole of his out lay. The first plucking takes place when the birds are about twelve months old, the feathers being then worth about $2.5O The next plucking realizes about $7.5O, and so on, increasing in value as the bird ages. Ostrlches re- quire very little room, the breeding birds being kept in small paddocks ot about four or five acres in extent, and they feed upon Indian corn, or almost any kind of grain.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06

ried," said poor Humphrey, who was only twenty-one.
 It was simple plea, but it touched the poor spinster's heart, full as it was of memories of her own past, set topsy- turvy by other peoples i'll temper.
 "Well, I don't know but what they do, Humphrey" she said, with rural caution of expression. But they ought to marry p1 properly, not like this Carrying girl off in the middle of the night isn't the way"
 "Not if you were not bothered and badgered and tormented," sighed Humphrey. "Poor Letitia wonder where she is We must go back"
 "Of course," said Miss Monckton. "And you must go away. Humphrey, don't coax that girl to do wrong. I'll speak to Mrs. Quirk. I'll get her to agree to your marriage. There's nothing against you as I know of. Now, be seusible and you shall have her yet, and I'll come to the wedding"
 They drove back. There was no sign of Letitia on the road, though lights were shining in the house, and the dis appointed lover shrewdly suspected the truth-namely, that Letitia had been caught by her indignant father in the very act of leaving the house. Miss Martha slipped out of the carriage with Pussy in her arms, pray ing that Minty might not awake and see her, and feeling as terrified as though the elopement had actually been her own. But she called on Mrs. Quirk next day, and the interview ended happily for the lovers-either because of the tale of her own life that she told, the revelation of their daughters in- discretion, or certain little promise that she made.
 "I've nobody to leave my property to" she said to Mrs. Quirk, "and if you let Letitia have Humphrey, I'll make my will in their favor tomorrow"
 "Kinder singlar," said the Widow Williams at the rext tea dtinking she attended, "that Humphrey Horton and young Mrs. Horton should hev gone to live with Miss Monckton. She ant no kin of theirn."
 But, nevertheless, there they were very happy little family, too; and little Miss Monckton was never lonely again. Letitia's children sat on her knee, and called her aunty, and played with gray old Pussy, who lay upon the rug for many years.
 "It's all Pussy's doing," Miss Monckton used to say. If she had not run away, you would not be here. |"
 But naturally the children did not understand.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06
Students Arrested for HazIng.
INDIGNANT THAT THE LAW SHOULD BE IN voKED TO PROTECT A FRESHMAN FROM BRUTAL TREATMENT.

Upon complaint of John R. French, Dean of the Faculty of the Syracuse, N. Y., University, warrants were issued by Justice Mulholland for the arrest of Harry c. Hedden, Edward F. Burke, Myron c. Merriman, Jr, and Paran F. Rice, all students, on a charge of assault and battery in hazing Ezra s. Tipple, & freshman. The statement made by ripple in regard to the affair is that about 8 o'clock Monday evening he was passing Foreman Park, when he was suddenly seized by three persons, blind folded, and gag made with lady's stocking and piece of wood placed in his mouth. He was thrown into car riage and driven eastward several miles, when the carriage was stopped. ripple was then taken from it and securly tied to tlee in the woods, after which his head was shaved, when his assailants left him. They wore masks, and one of them was spokesman for all. The young man was greatly frightened when he was seized. He was harshly treated, and even told his life would be endan- gered if he made any resistance. He experienced feeling of relief when his captors left him, tied to tree, of the locality of which lie had no idea. On testing the ropes he found them tightly drawn, and it was with no little effort that he finally released himself. He walked to the city, distance of four miles, reaching his boarding place about midnight, covered with mud and weary If lirnh
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06
A Parliamentary Boy.

MT. Rogers, of Third. street, has a son Thomas, who was sent off to Lan- sing on visit some weeks since, and it seems that the boy put in much of his time around the State House and took deep interest in the proceedings of chuck full of parliamentary tactics. At the dinner table he moved to reconsider the vote by which boiled ham was placed on the bill of fare, and demand ed the ayes and noes on the question of a new pair of rubber boots and spring velocipede. He hadn't been home two days before he observed to his mother:
 "I move the previous question on that hunk of maple sugar in the pan try"
 "You can't have it."
 "But I must. My motion cuts off all debate, and I shall announce the question as carried in the affirmative. '" His father suggested the idea of an hours exercise with the ax, but the boy called for general expression of opin- ion, and succeeded in passing vote to recommit the question to the Com mittee on Rules for amendment. Things went on in this way for a week, and the old man finally had enough of it, and felt called upon to ad- minister caution.
 "Don't you know that an amend ment takes precedence of the question itself ?" replied the boy. "I amend as follows:
 "Resolved, That this family rscog- nizes Cushing's Manual as standard au- thority on questions of debate. Are you ready for the question:
 "No, sirl' replied the old man.
 "Do you wish for call of the House?"
 "I wish you to understand that your talk displeases me! !"
 "Well, while I must respect the rights of the minority, I still feel it would be safer plan to table your motion. It can come up again under the head of Unfinished Business.
 In about ten minutes the old man was ready for him ill the wood-shed, and he remarked:
 "There is a quorum present, and we will proceed to business.
 "I move we take recess" replied the boy as his back began to ache.
 "Can't do it." said the father as he hung up his coat. "I am now going into Committee of the Whole on the whaling business, and if can't tan your jacket in ten minutes I shall ask leave to sit again. Stand out herep'
 ''Please call mother to the chair p pleaded the youth, but it was no go. The old man had @ two-thirds vote on him, and the question was so we'll set. tied that the boy was able to buy two bars of soap at a grocery that after. noon without single allusion to Cush. ing.-Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06
PERUVIAN SYRUP
CoNrEMpT1BLE DETECTIVE WORK

CoNTEMPTIBLE DETECTIVE WORK There is private detective agency in Paris whose work is supposed to have led to the suicide of various prominent persons. The private life of every in- dividual of any mark in France is set down, with confrmatory documents at the disposal of any one choosing to pay for their communication. Very few people have not some peccadillo on their conscience; scarcely 8 family exists without it's especial skeleton, and the business of these scoundrels is to rake up long-forgotten scandals and make money out of them.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06
A Pleasant Medicine,

The recklessness with which some rural Americans, when sick, swallow anything that any one sees fit to recom- mend as likely to benefit them, has been illustrated afresh by three grown Yankees of the farming persuasion, resi- dent in South Hadley, in the State of Massachusetts. They were sick; a neighboring ruralist brought them some stuff in a bottle, which he said he had found under fence, and had used with gratifying results; they dosed themselves with it on this recommends. tion; the stuff turned out to be horse iniment. One of the men is in a very bad way, and all three have sued the neiphbOr.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06
Death From TrichinOSiS.
HoBoKEN FAMILY PROsTRATED--WHAT
 AN AUTOPSY REVEALED.

An unmistakable case of death from trichinosis has occurred in Hoboken, N. J., and another one is expected. The victim is Mrs. Bornholz, the wife of Adoph Bornholz. On the 9th of March Mrs. Bornholz was taken violently ill and vomited frequently, besides having pains in various parts of her body. Dr. Kudlich, who was summoned, at first thought the symptoms were those of cholera, and prescribed the usual reme- dies for that disease, but without bene- fioial results. The patient complained of violent pains in her chest, hands, feet and muscles, and she could neither eat nor sleep. Her throat was swollen so that she could not swallow, and she was obliged to resort to the use of mar ooecs to induce sleep. The woman lin gered for few days, suffering intense agony, and the husband was taken down with disease precisely similar in its symptoms. Dr. Kudlich called in his son, who is also physician, and after careful diagnosis they came to the con- clusion that Bornholz and his wife were suffering from trichinosis. Other physicians were called in, and every thing possible to medical skill was done to save the lives of the patients, but even if it were possible to cure the dis ease, the trichina had gained too firm a hold in Mrs. Bornholz's system, and on Sunday death relieved her from her sui ferings. On Tuesday post-mortem ex- animation was made by Dr. Kudlich and his son, assisted by Dr., Elder, Presi- dent of the Hudson County Board of Health, and Dr. Wint, of New York city, and they found the body fairly alive with the small spiral worms indi- eating trichine. It was estimated by Dr. Kudlich that there were at least 5O,OOO,OO0 of these worms in Mrs. Bornholz's body. A portion of the flesh was removed by the physician and taken home for examination under the microscope. When placed under the instrument small piece of flesh, about as thick as human hair, appeared to be one writhing mass of tiny worms. These worms, although not visible to the naked eye, appear under the micro scope to be about an inch in length and double the thickness of an ordinary pin. It was ascertained that MT. Bornholz has been in the habit of bringing home imported ham and sausages, of which his wife was very fond,. and it is be- lieved that some of the ham was infected with the terrible disease. A very af- fecting incident occurred in connection with Mrs. Bornholz's death. Her mother, who is stewardess on an ocean steamer, and who had not seen her since her marriage, went to call on her Sunday, and was alarmed at seeing crape on the door. But when she went into the house and saw her daughter lying dead in the coffin her grief was in- consolable, and it was feared for a mo- ment that she would lose her reason. MT. Bornholz is still suffering from the disease, and although it has not fully developed as yet there are no hopes of his recovery.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06
A Salye for Blighted Love.
A CINCINNATI DREssMAKER SUING A FOR
 MER LOVER FOR FIFTY THOUSAND DOL

The deposition of Mrs. Caroline Bruce, who sues John B. Gibson, a wealthy resident of Cincinnati, for $50, the amount of notes given by him ill settle ment of a claim for breach of promise of marriage, has been taken. Mrs. Bruce, who was dressmaker, became acquainted with Mir. Gibson in 1849. They were acquaintances until 1864, when they became engaged to be mar ried. Thirteen years later MT. Gibson asked to be released on the ground that his relatives opposed the match. As reward for releasing him he offered to give her $5o,OOO, which was one-third of his fortune. Mrs. Bruce agreed to the proposition and took Gibson's note for the amount named, and it was un- derstood between them that he was to marry Q Mrs. Reakert, lady of great wealth, to please his relatives. Time went on until one day Mrs. Bruce was surprised by a call from MT. Gibson, who professed still to retain his former fondness for her, and asked to be taken back as lover. They were then re- engaged to be married. Not long after ward Gibson asked her to give him back the notes, since if they were not de- stroyed they would, in case of her death before their marriage, revert to hel heirs. She believed him to be acting honestly and restored to him the notes He then deserted her and last summer was married to Mrs. Reakert. Mrs Bruce sues for $5O,00O, the amount O the notes. In her deposition she goe' over the entire history of her acquain
 tance with Mir. Gibson, and owing t' his prominence, it will have wid' reading.
Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06
A Puzzle for the Doctors.
A NEEDLE WHICH PENETRATED LADY s FOOT WORKS ITSELF OUT OF HER CHILD.

The Louisville Courier JO,u1aGI gives us the following story: A most extraor- dinary natural accident, and one for the discussion of physicians, came to light Q few days ago, in which needle taken Into the foot of lady nine years ago worked out of the thigh of her third child, baby of one year. The lady in question is the wife of MT. Harry Isaacs, the cigar. maker, who lives on Market street, near Wenzel. At tl4e time of the accident, Mrs. Isaacs was unmarried and was then Miss Pauline Coblens. The needle was encountered in carpet, and penetrated her foot the full length. A physician was called in immediately, but the needle could not be found, although it was known to be in the foot. She suffered great pain, and for four months was unable to leave her bed. During that period three physi- clans made frequent attempts to extract the needle, and the knife was used ex- tensively, however, without success. Miss Coblens was quite feshy before the accident, but fell off greatly from her long confinement. At length she was able to get about with the aid of 8 pair of crutches, but she continued to suffer from the needle. The pain decreased gradually from the time she was able to get about, and she regained her former feshiness. Finally she felt the needle only at periods, when there was a change in the weather. The movements of the needle seemed to be upward, and the point was not stationary, butmoved with the needle. About five years ago she was married to MT. Henry Isaacs. Three children are the fruit of that union, the youngest of which is boy named Arthur, who is about year old. The pain which troubled the mother left her even before the birth of her child, and the total disappearance of the pain she was wont to feel was a subject of re- mark and pleasure to her. On Monday week ago her baby, who had since it's birth manifested kindly disposition, was very restless and cried unceasingly all night. The cause of the child's ail- ment was not discovered until the fol lowing morning, when in giving it bath the mother discovered something black protruding through the skin of the childs thigh. She caught hold of it, and was frightened when she found the thing of a resisting substance. She, however, used little force, and soon extracted the dark object. Imagine her surprise when she found 1t was needle, black and corroded. The eye broke of in her hand while examining it. The recollection of the needle, which had caused her much pain, came wildly be- fore the mother, and she felt keenly for her child. The remembrance of her re- lief from the pain also forced itself on the mother, and the connection of the two served as a clew as to how the nee de came to be in the child's thigh. The mother says it would be impossible for the child to have taken up the needle without her finding it out, as the child would have made it known in piteous cries as it did when the needle worked