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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-26
Kendsll's AMdaYit.

At a meeting of the State Board of Sinking
Fund Commissioners at Richmond, yester-
day afternoon. Second Auditor Fl. H. Dyson
and Treasurer d. r. Revely constituting a
majority Of the board, filed an answer TO
Auditor Aliens protest against the awarding
to the Kendall Bank-Note Company, of
New York, the contract for engraving and
printing the new Riddlebcrgcr bonds. to be
used III funding the State hebt In their an
swer. after detailing the manner in which
the contract was awarded to the lowest bid
der, they say that so far as the allegation
contained in Auditor Aliens protest that
George III. Kendall approached him with
what he believed was intended as IN i'm
proper solicitation in form Of an offer to
compensate Allen for his influence, they
never heard ofsuch solicitations or improper
approach until after it had been decided to
award the contract to the Kendall COMPANY
They were then Of the opinion that any pub
lie officer of Virginia would understand such
4 proposition as IN assault upon his official
integrity. and would Immediately have re-
sented the insult and taken steps to pun
ish the offender against decency. propriety
anu Jaw. In the same connection MI. Ken
dali submitted to the board an affidavit, in
which he sets forth the manner in which
the bid Of the Kendall Company for print
ing the bonds, &c, was made and accepted.
and then goes on to state that in an inter
view with Auditor Allen the latter express
ed his willingness to award the contract to
the Kendall Company, saying that his
tAllen's) party were under obligations to
the American Bank-Note Company for the
sum Of $1,000, advanced to assist in paving
the capitation tax of voters to help United
States Senator Malone in his political cam
paign that certain members of his (Allen's)
party had sold short the bonds of the State
of Virginia, and might be interested in not
having the readjustment of the State debt
proceeded with to gain profit by the rising
value of said bonds; that Allen had said it
was customary, he believed, to make certain.
rebates in bank-note engraving contracts
and that he might influence, by means not
stated 10 be improper, the giving. Of the con-
tract, mentioning thesum of 81 900; distinct
ly stating that present for his trouble would
not be Objectionable. Kendell's examina-
ton, as stated in yesterdays Gazette. takes
place to-day.
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From the examination Of book complied

From the examination Of book compiled
1000 years b. G. it has been ascertained
what has long been supposed, that Chaldea
was the parent land Of astronomy; for it is
found, from this compilation and from other
bricks that the Babylonians catalogued the
stars, and distinguished and named the con-
stellations. They observed the seventh day
os one of rest. They invented the sundial
to mark the movements of the heavenly
bodies, the waterclock to measure time and
they speak in this work of the spots on the
sun, fact they could only have known by
the aid of telescopes, which is supposed they
possessed, from observations that they have
noted down of the rising of Venus and the
fact that Layard found crystal lens in the
ruins Of Nineveh. These bricks" contain
an account of the deluge, substantially the
same as the narrative in the Bible. They
disclose that houses and lands were then
sold, leased and mortgaged, that money was
loaned at interest and that the market gar
deners, to use an American phrase, worked
on shares that the farmer, when blowing
with his oxcn beguiled his labor with home
" songs, two of which have been found, and
connect this very remote civilization with
the usages of to-day
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FOREIGN NEWS.

The Princess Theatre. at Portsmouth. En-
gland, has been destroyed by fire
The poorer Jews at Odessa are marrying
al the rate of 80 couples per day. with the
expectation that by SO doing land will be
given them free in America and Palestine.
The Princess Helena, of Waldeck. the
iiance of the Duke Of Albany. arrived at
Winsor yesterday, accompanied by her
father, and was received bythe royal family
Lieut.. Denenhower, with others of the
crew of the Jeanette. arrived at Orenbure.
on the border Of European Russia. yester-
day. All are in good health They intend
10 start for St. Petersburg, some 800 miles
distant, to day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-26

SOME or the republican newspapers in
abiding to the Congressional elections next
fall assert that the coalition of the green
hackers and the democrats in Maine will
tend in no small degree to strengthen the
republicans throughout the entire country
They may be correct. for greenhackism is Il
dangerous vagary. but if they are, and
Northern voters are influenced by reason
and not 10y prejudice, will not the injury
the democrats receive by tho coalition re-
tcrrcd to be more than offset by the CO.
alition Of the republicans and greenbackcrs
in Missouri and Alabama? The coalition
in Maine does not extend beyond the limits
of that State, but that in the two Southern
States reaches all the way to Congress, and
is SO strong there that the republican ma
jOrity in the House intend TO GUST General
Wheeler, fairly and legally elected demo-
crat and give his place to their greenback
ally, Mr.. Lowe. What is sauce for the
goose ought certainly be sauce for the
gander, and if grecnbackism in the North
wcakcis the democrats the same vagary in
the South should weaken the republicans
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-26

In the House ofRepresentatives yesterday
attera long debate ensued on Mr.. Robinson's
resolution to discharge the Committee on
Foreign Relations from further consideration
of the resolution asking for information
touching the imprisonment Of Americans
abroad, an amendment offered by Mr.. Cox,
OF New York, was adopted requesting the
President to furnish any additional CORE
spondence with the British government in
reference to the Imprisonment of American
citizens in Ireland, aud further requesting
him to continue his efforts for the prompt
release or trial ofany citizen who may now
remain unjustly imprisoned in Ireland by
the government of Great Britain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-26
To-DAY's TELEGRAPHIc DISPATCHES,
To.day's Congressional Proceedings.

Mr. Beck called up his bill to punish the
unlawful certification of bank checks The
department communications and laws on
the subject were ordered to reprinted in the
Record, and the bill was laid over until to-
morrow.
The Senate bill. for the relief of the politi-
cal disabilities of DR.. A. Sidney Tebbs, (which
the Military Committee had amended so as
to repeal section l21S of the revised statues,
being the act of July 18th, 1866 was OBJ
jected to by Mr. Edmunds and went over.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr. Valentine, of Nebraska.
Senate amendments to the agricultural ap-
preparation bill were non concurred in.
Mr.. Calkins, of Indiana, chairman of Com
mittee on Elections, called up the contested
election case of Lynch VS.. Chalmers from
the Sixth Congressional District OF Missis-
sippi.
Mr.. Randall, Of Penn, raised the question
of consideration
The House decided-yeas ll5, nays 90
to consider the election case.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA. -,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL %, 1882.

THE FACT that the President has nomi-
mated Capt John S. Wise for the position of
t. S. Attorney for the Eastern District of
Virginia naturally suggests the idea that he
entertains the same opinion that Captain
Wise does Of Virginia republicans, and if
that be so he has deliberately insulted them
and need not be surprised if they manifest
their resentment at the first opportunity.
There are many conscientious and. long
standing republicans, native as VII as
adopted citizens Of the State, several in this
city alone, any one of whom can perform
the duties of the Office referred to with abil-
ity and efficiency. and yet the President ut
the instance OF the federal, but fortunately
no longer the State boss dominates for the
place one who until recently was al ultra
democrat. and upon whose letter denounc-
ing Southern republicans in the most irri-
Eating terms. The ink is hardly dry. Those
who think better Of Virginia republicans
than Captain Wise says he does and than
the Presidents acts imply that he does. too
don't believe that the course the latter j.
pursuing toward the republicans in Virgins;
will strengthen the Administration party il
this State.
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ARRIVED AT WASHINGTON.
rlHE WORLDS MUSEUM COMPANY. fror

YNHE WORLDS MUSEUM COMPANY. iFor
Il Washington, d. c.. are now in Aryanaria Mi
ONE DAY ONLY, and will give one Of !hTi;
Grand Exhibitions at ARMORY HALL THE
wednesday, EVENING, on which occasion tSf!
will give the cream Of their vast weekly WashHs
ton repertoire, presenting, among other a't'a
tons the celebrated seven long haired sutherlaai
sisters, as beautiful US musical, in choice TeEe,
toire Of their own, besides the following graz
permanent attractions Of the Museum The Po"t"
Brothers, Premier Prestidigitateurs dc Rex, III
new and startling feats Prof Goodison the n!'s;
Brazilian Magician, in his world leat~ a..
cutting living man to,pieces and restoring ~
to life again Signor Pedanto, the Nan Fly ID ~
beautiful and astonishing feats Prof Flofehui;s
the original Punch and Judy, the best il , ~
world the beautiful and accomplished Co'c ~,
Arnold Sisters, in choice operate Selections =.
Circassian Mother and Mite of Baby, boIh =,
feet beauties Orm Dixon, the famous EuIo o!d-i
Ventriloquist, with his laxative wooden'he y.
family; the double,jointed Princess MideeE ~
becca Jane &c, &C.. each of all the above INV 0,.
toned features being good show OF itself VA
from Z to 10. Admission only 15c; I os1,
seats 10c extra a2E0~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-26
Bradlauph's Suits

LONDON April 26.-Mr. Bradlaugh has
brought suit in which he claims several
thousand pounds damages against the Asst
Sergean-at-Arms of the House of Commons
in connection with the proceedings taken to
eject him from the lobby Of the House dur
ing the laStsession. Mr.. Brldlaugh has also
begun suit against Mr.. Newdegate, con-
sentative, member for North Warwckshire.
for maintenance. He Claims f5 1000 damages
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-26
General Hancock.

FORT MONROE, Va, April 26.--Genelal
Hancock accompanied by General Mitchell,
A. G,, and Captain Delachene, of the French
Army, arrived here this morning and were
met by General Getty and staff, A salute of
thirteen guns was fired in honor of his arri-
val. At eleven o'clock, accompanied BY
General Getty and General Tylball, of Gen
eral Sherman's Staff, he paid visit to Adj
miral Wyman OH the flag ship Tennessee,
where he spent an hour and received sd
lutte on leaving the ship.
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A Skeleton at the Feast.

SAN FRANCISCO, April pa Tucson dis
patch says At Il meeting of several thou
sand citizens held last night it was ,mani-
morsly decided that letter should be
sent to the President of the United
States calling his attention to the murderous
work Of the Apachees in that region and
while he fails to avcnge, that the reminder
may be u skeleton Mt the rejoicings he is
soon to inuugurate at Fortress Monroe.
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Town Burned and the Inhabitants massacred.

SAN FRANCIsCo, Cal, April pa dis
patch from Shakespeare, n. NJ. dated yes
terday says: A telegram just received from
the operator at Stems Pass reports that
the town of Galeysvillc in Arizona, just
over the New Mexico line, was burned and
completely destroyed this afternoon by Indi-
ans. Thirty five white people were killed.
The Indians are scattering into small bands
and make for the Chiricahua mountains.
Col. Forsyth with his entire command is in
pursuit
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-26
Arrest of q Forger.

LYNcHBURG, Va, April 2G.--At the in
stance of Messrs. w. H. Evans 4 Co., OF
Cincinnati and Messrs r. T. Lacy & Co.,
tobacconists, of Lynchburg, Va, the author
tiles in several places have been instructed
to arrest w. n Glass, formerly merchandise
broker Of Little Rock, Arkansas. Glass has
falsely represented himself to be member of
the firm of Lacy < Co., and on the 18th inst
forged their name to draft and obtained
money on it from the Messrs Green of Jack
son. Miss.
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Fees and Doctors.

The fees of doctors is an item that very many
persons are interested in just ut present. We be-
heve the schedule for visits is $500 which would
tax Il man confined to his bed for year and in
need of daily visits, over 81 900 year for mcdi-
cal attendance alone! And one single bottle of
Hop Bitters taken in time would save the 81 600
and all the years sickness.-Post.
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OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


Alta regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen
held April %, 1882 there were present E. E.
Downhan, esq., President; MeSsrs. Moore, Strauss,
Marbury, Risheill. J. B. Srnoot and Reid
An act to amend chap. 5 of sec. 21, relating to
Fires and the Fire Department" approved Mar.
80, 1871, was called from the table, read second
ana third times and passed by the following vote ::
Ayes-Messrs. Moore, Strauss, Marbury, Risheill,
j. B. SmoOt, Reid, and Mr.. President
The report of the Finance Committee in regard
to an appropriation for the new house for the Co.
unbia steam Fire Co. were called from the table
and adopted.
The Finance Committee reported in favor of
settling the tax bills OF j. E. McGraw for 1874
OF S3l1.Ol, by the payment of S19461 and
Sl2.Io charges, provided the same is paid within
80 days from the adoption Of the report also in
favor of settling the tax bills of Mrs Hetticbower,
for 1870, &c. aud -, Of S49.44 on the payment
OF $50 and charges of S4e5, it paid within 80
days; also reported q resolution appropriating
Sooo, for cleaning and repairing the streets; also
resolution sppropriatng the sum of 800 to the
Board of Health 10 meet extraordinary expenses
incurred by them i'll stamping out the small pox,
all of which were adopted.
Petition Of Henry Engclhardt, for reduction of
assessment on his ice house was referred to the
Committee on Finance
Bills OF Perry SmoOt & Co., of S33.0T and
SIO.oS, were referred to the Committee on Claims.
On motion it was resolved, That the Committee
on PUBLIC Property be directed to report to the
City Council tho cost OF rebuilding the Long
Wharf also the advantages to be derived there
from.
communication from the Corporation Attor-
ney on the message of the Mayor, referred to him,
was read and communicated to the other Board;
this Board being of the opinion that Council has
nothing tn do with the question
On motion ii was resolved. That the Committee
OH Public Property be, and is hereby instructed
to ascertain the cost of having the weather vane
ON the market house steeple adjusted so that it
will turn around when the winds are blowing and
report the same to the next regular meeting Of the
Council.
An act To provide for the use of shells in the
Improvement Of unpavcd streets, was called from
the table, read second and third times and passed
by the following vote: Aycs-Mcssrs Moore.
Strauss. Marbury, Rishcll, J. Il. Smoot, Reid and
Mr. Prcsdcnt-I. SOes--O.
Petitions of J. d. Javins and others to have
curb set and gutter paved in front of the First
Baptist Church, also petition Of j. A. Marshall for
permission to erect Il frame shed in rear of his
premises were received from the Common Council
and their action concurred in.
The Board then adjourned.
leStr JNO. j. JAMESON. Clerk.
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Financial,

New YORK, April 26-The stock market
opened weak at talb per cent. lower than
yesterdays closing prices In the early
trade after Il general advance of tat per
cent, the market sold off gal per cent. At
II o'clock recovery of Iag per cent. took
place
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-26
Jewish Persecution.

ST.. PETERSBURG, April 26.--Many shops
and houses belonging to Jews were destroy:
ed BY fire last night in the town of Kamentx,
in the government of Poldsk The damage
is estimated at 100000 roublcs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-26
MARINE NEWS.

MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 26, lss:
Sun rises.............. 10 Sun sets........, ~
ARRIVED.
trLady of the Lake, Norfolk, to F Gtri
& Co.
Str MattanO, lower Potomac to Brodcrs ~
schr c W Locke, Washington, to Amer Goal I"
SAILED.
Str Lady Of the Lake. Norfk. by F Reed SO
Str Enterprise, Occoquan, with 100 bushels
gcain, by T Beckham & Co.
ARRIVED AT WASHINGTON
Steam tug Argonauta, from Philadelphia, Nib
barses Mamie Newton, Mary Gunson, 4 NJ Van
dusen; steam tug Caroline, with five barges from
Philadelphia and schrs Express, G " Krebs and
Alethea, all with coal schrs Burt and Amer,
can Team. with ice; schrs Eclipse and Martha
Morse, with lumber, and schr Dexter, with trtisai
MEMORANDA
Schr Orole, from Boston, for Richmond.
Bath 22d.
Schr Waybosset, from Boston for Georsrtos1
at Dutch Island Harbor 22d.
Schr Montana, for Richmond, at Hyanni, %
Schr Star spangled Banner from Washing;''
at Norfolk Oath.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-26
Skobelefs Illness

LONDON, April 2G.--The correspondent O
the Times at Berlin says: The illness Tin
tammation of the lungs from which Gen
Skobeleff is suffering is dangerous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-26

Reliable information received at Norfolk
from the trucking section in that vicinity
reports tomatoes, cucumbers and peas killed
by heavy frost Monday night 1t is thought
the dmage 10 hardy vegetables has been
slight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-26
COMMON COESCu


At regular meeting of the Common Council of
the city of Alexandria, held on the 18th day of
April, lSS2, there were present. JAS. S. Douglas.
esq, President, and Mcssrs. Moore. Herbert Lam
bert. Beach, Rice. Green, Erhberg, Mclean,
Nails, Cowling, Sweeney and Peakc
An act to establish Il City Surveyors office and
provide for the appointment of an Assistant Sur
rcyOr" WAS read for the first and second times
and laid on the table.
The petition of the First Baptist Church to have
the curb set and gutter paved in front of their
church edtcc was referred to the COMMITTEES on
Streets.
The petition of John A. Marshall for permission
10 erect frame Kitchen in the rear of his dwell
ing, ut the corner of Henry and Duke streets, was
read. and the prayer thereof granted.
The following were received from the Board Of
Aldermen and their action thereon concurred in,
viz: Report of the Committee OH Finance upon
the communication from the Committee Oh Streets
III relation to the appropriation for cleaning and
repairing streets and accompanying resolution
arpropriatiEg $500 for that purnose report of
the same committee upon the statement Of arrears
oil taxes upon real property owned by Mrs. Hetflc
bower; report Of same committee upon the state
ment OF arrears Of taxes upon real property owned
by James +. Mc(traw; resolution to inquire into
the cost Of building the Long wharf and the aa.
vantagcs to be derived thercfrOm; bill of Perry,
Smoot 4 Co. for lumber used in repairing streets,
amounting to SO So; resolution appropriatinp
$500 to the Board of Health to meet extraordinary
expenses incurred by them in stamping out the
small pox bill Of Perry Smoot s. Co. for lumber
used III repairing streets, amounting to S33 o. ;
petition ut Henry Englehardt for a reduction of
assessment on real property; resolution to inquire
into the cost of repairing the weather vane on the
Market House steeple; opinion of the Corporation
Attorney upon the communication of the Mayor
in relation to the ownership Of fish offa, &c., re-
port Of the Finance Committee upon the commu.
nication of the Fire Wardens in relation to the
appropriation for the Fire Department, and the
report of the Finance Committee upon the conf
munication from the Columbia Steam Fire Co.,
recommending that 81 POO additional be appro-
priatcd toward the erection of new engine house
for said company, and no monies appropriated for
that purpose be drawn from the city treasury till
after July LIST next.
"An act to amend section of chapter 81, relat.
ing to fires and the Fire Department" approved
March 30, 1871, was received from the Board of
Aldermen, read three times and passed by the fol
lowing vote, viz: Ayes. Mcssrs. Moore, Herbert,
Lambert, Beach, Rice Green, Eichberg Mclean,
Nails, Cowling, Sweeney, Peake and AIr. President
ID. Noes, none.
The Board then adjourned
Ieste: JAMES r. CiroN, Clerk
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Serious Charge.

MONTREAL, April 26-M. Zeroondoki
Consul here for Greece, has been arrested
for telonious assault on IL girl ten years Of
age:
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SERGEANT'S SALE.

By virtue Of an order of the CORPORATION Court
OF Alexandra, Va, made at its April term, 1899
IN the suit of the First National Bank of AIexan.
dria, Va. VS.. s. Chapman Neale, will sell at pub.
c-auction for cash, at the entrance to said Court
on Fairfax street,
On SATURDAY the 18th day of May, 1882,
at ~ o'clock m all the right title and interest
said to be one undivided half of S. Chairman
Seale, in and to the TENEMENT AND LOT OF
dkouND on the north side of Cameron street,
between Alfred and Patrick streets beo;nn;n,r ~
point oO feet west of Alfred, and runninu tbonoa
west to Cameron 4G feet inches; thence north
parallel to Alfred 10S feet to q 10 feet alIev
thence on said alley east 46 feet inches thencs
south parallel with Alfred to the beginning AMI
al apPuI.enahces. WIN. Fl. SMITH,
- 80 tH------------- Sergeant
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Race.

LONDON, April 2G.-The race for the two thou.
sand guineas was won by Shot-over. Quickline
was ID and Marden Sd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-26

QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET, April ID
The offerings consisted of 334 head OF beef an
12O head of stock Cattle, 735 Sheep and Ianh
and IA Cows and Calves. Good to choice Csrl
sold at 7aS7 80 per head; common to fair do Il
) 5OaSG. Wool Sheep sold at 6a7lac per b. clip
ped do at 5a6 l2c; Spring Lambs at Sale. Gov.
were shipped from the West and reshpped oald
for the graziers of Loudoun county, Va All The
Beef Cattle were disposed of very soon after being
"yarded" at full prices. Sheep and Lambs isif'y
active. Cows aud Calves ruled dull and lower
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-26

There is general decline in prices OF grain
and We revise quotations. Flour is quiet and
easy 300 bushels of Wheat were offered and
sales were made at 1io for Fultz, 1i2al45 il,
mixed and 145a14S for Lancaster. Blu, Nrl.
Corn was offered, which sold at 90 for white An,
yellow. No Rye and Oats reported Country
produce is coming in slowly.
FISH REPoRT.-Tw0 thousand shad and ,u.
hundred thousand herring arrived at Fish,oVu Ia.
day and sold rs follows: Shad S13aS13 per hun.
drcd; herring S6aS6 so per thousand
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