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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-19
FOREIGN NEWS.

The Danish Arctic exploring ship Dejm-
pima, in command of Lieutenant Hoojaard,
sailed from Copenhagen Oh her expedition
yesterday. 4 large crowd witnessed her
departure.
Sir Charles Dixie said in the House of
Commons yesterday that the identical note
addressed to the Porte by the powers, de-
handing intervention in Egypt remains uu-
answered. -.t...F4.. -.
Doubln dispatch says it is feared that
another crisis is approaching. The weather
threatens utter destruction to what promis-
ed to he one Of the finest harvests ever reap
ed in Ireland. The heavy and almost inces-
SAINT rain has laid low many a fourishing
field. Potatoes have suffered severely. If
the weather should improve there would
still bc hope of recovery. .#,'iia#l. o.
In the French Chamber of Deputies yes
terday on the debate on the Egyptian qucs-
ton NJ. lie Freycinet said he considered that
armed intervention, which few weeks ago
was not justified, had become imperative
since the occurrences in Alexandria in which
French subjects had been molested and mas
sacred. This state of things, he declared,
constituted for France the right to inter-
vene.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-19

THE JEFFERSON MoUNMENT.-The Sec
rotary of State, who is charged-with the
disbursement of the appropriation of slO, 900
for the construction of a suitable monument
to mark the grave Of Thomas Jefferson at
Monticello, has approved the design for the
monument submitted by Col. Thomas L..
Casey, corps of engineers, United States
army, who was specially detailed to super
wise the work by the Secretary of War.
The accepted design is in accordance with
the wishes of Mr.. Jefferson rs expressed in
a memorandum found among his papers.
The monument will consist Of a cubical die
of granite four feet square, on which is set II
granite obelisk about eleven feet in height,
the whole standing an granite platform
composed of two stone steps, each nine
inches in height. The height of the monu-
ment is eighteen feet. The following in
scrption in sunken letters will be put upon
the obelisk Here was buried Thomas
Jefferson, author of the Decla ration of
American Independence, Of the State of
Virginia, for religious freedom, and father of
the University of Virginia" On the die
will be inscribed: 'Born April 9, 1913, O.
S. Died July 4, 1926" These inscriptions
were also selected by Thomas Jefferson.
The cemetery will be enclosed in an orna-
mental fence Of wrought iron averaging
seven feet six inches in height. The panels
will be about eight feet long. The fence
will be painted black, with gliding Oh all
ornaments and projecting points. Arrange
ments are now being made for the compile
ton of the work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-19

OUTRAGE.-Two young girls. Lizzie Ma
con and Miss Yelty, living on Orthodox
street. Frankford, were walking on the road
to Bridesburg yesterday afternoon, when
young man. who had been following them
some distance. overlook them in the woods
at the foot of Orthodox street, known a.
Pine woods, and insisted upon having them
leave the roadside and going with him into
the grove. Both the girls began to run,
when he caught Lizzie Macon and handled
her pretty roughly, and when she attempt
ed to escape he knocked her down with
club and standing over her with q shary
knife threatened to kill if she did not sub
NIT to his desires. He even went so far O.
TO cut off her shoe with the knife and made
an ugly wound in her foot In the mean.
time her companion had put OF in terror for
Frankfort. screaming at the top of her voice
as she went. This had the effect offrighten
ing the villain off and he ran away into the
woods. The girls are II and 10 years Oh!
respectively, and Lizzie Macon. who wa
the one assaulted, is quite good-look;nc
She was very badly bruised and was. cu5
in several places Philadelphia Record.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Watermelons are plentiful in the Lynch
burg market.
The lion at the Greenbrier White Sulphur
this year is the Marquis de la Rochefoucauld
r. c. Croxton, ofTappahannock, has been
appointed by Judge Garrison to cadetship
at West Point
Major John w. Daniel is reported as say
ing to an interviewer the other dayt that he
was nov out Of politics altogether"
The new iron bridge at Fredericksburg
spanning the Rappahannock River, six hun
dred and thirty feet long, has been finished
by the Richmond and Fredericksburg Rail-
way.
Nearly one dozen of the leading manufac-
turing firms. of Richmond have applied for
and received space at the fair of the Manu-
facturers and Mechanics Institute, Boston to
come off next fall. .s5ii 'Ysf
The Sinking Fund Commissioners were to
havemet in Richmond Yesterday to pass upon
the new bonds printed by the Kendall Bank
Note Company, but for some reason the
meeting was deferred. The matter is now
hanging fire, awaiting the action of the New
York Stock Exchange. The Riddeberger
bond contest is not yet settled.
The freight and passenger traffic of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Company has increas-
ed so large since its western connections
have been partially perfected that double
track will be put down between Longdale
and Goshen, distance Of thirty. five miles,
along which the intersection of other rail
ways makes 1t the busiest section.
A mass-mceting Of the colored people of
Petersburg, called to consider the action of
the school board in refusing to appoint col
ored teachers, was held Yesterday. Resolu-
tons condemning the board and denounc-
ing the white teachers elect were proposed
but the meeting became so disorderly in dis
cussing the resolutions that it was dismissed
after the benediction, which was pronounc-
ed(during threats and angry defamation
from opposing speakers.
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Affairs in Egypt.

Affairs in Egypt.
ALEXANDRIA, July ia telegram from
the Porte for Dervisch Pacha arrived short
~ after he left here for Constantinople.
Admiral Seymour sent after him. and he is
now returning. No Europeans reman in
Cairo except twenty Germans who refuse to
leave. The consul who was killed at Zaga-
zig was the Italian consul.
BERLIN. July 19,-The Cologne Ga.ctte
and the Berlin, North German Gazette print
articles on the Egyptian question which are
regarded as being directly inspired and as
representing not only the policy of Germany
but that of the other powers, except Eng
land and France. The article states that
the Egyptian question will only be ripe for
Germany after the Western powers have
come to a mutual understanding to apply
Tor the assent Of Europe. In view of the
general need of peace, England may rely
upon support on all sides in her endeavor to
hnag about settlement Of the question,
especially if she strictly adhercs to the role
of defender of her just interests.
LONDON, July l9.-The daily Telegraph
says: The ships of the reserve squadron
have been ordered to return to their several
stations. This is regarded as an indication
that the emergency as far as regards de-
mand upon the navy has passed over.
The correspondent of the daily Telegraph
at Alexandra says: drove yesterday nine
miles along the line of Arab Pocha's retreat
and passed several villages, the people in
which are starving The soldiers robbed
them Of everything. The entire route is
lined with dead horses and carriages 1t is
reported that the Bedouins harrassed the
soldiers during their retreat killing POO of
them.
4 dispatch to the Times from Alexandria
says: The conduct of the Khedive causes
much surprise. He has for the past few
days allowed several persons to be at the
palace. who are we'll known to have been
Intimately connected with Arab Pacha
The khedive apparently trusts them. but it
may he he is cndeavoring to get them tho
roughly in his power.
In the House OF Commons this afternoon
Mr.. Campbell Bannerman, financial secre-
lary OF the war Office, said efficient precau-
tons have been taken to protect Port Said,
lsmaiia and Suez, but he could not enter
into details
Sir Charles Dixie, under foreign secretary
said the Identical note Of the powers to the
porte regarding the dispatch of Turkish
troops to Egypt is still unanswered.
A dispatch from Constantinople to the
Times says; According to communication
received here, Arab Pacha maintains that
the bombardment of Alexandria was hos
tile act to Egypt and contrary to the rights
the Sultan; and that he was fully justified
by law. and by the decision of the council
OF ministers in replying to the British fire
The Khcdive, he argues, in accepting Eng
lish soldiers as body guard hasshown that
he considered the Egyptian army as enemies.
BY international and sacred law, he says,
he has the right and the duty to defend the
country, and the khedives order TO sus.
pend military preparations is analogous to
the order of the Bey of Tunis at the time OF
the French invasion.
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NEWsSoF THE DAY
80 shou'fhe rery age ana body of The Times. ~


Four bales of new cotton were received in
New Orleans from Texas yesterday.
Epenctus Howe has been nominated for
Governor by the New York Greenbackers-
The Hillsdale Michigan boat crew nave
been refused an entry TO all the amateur
races in England
The abducted child of Melvin Smith. of
Montreal was found alone on a doorstep in
in that city last night BY Mr. Shaw. an auc-
tioneer.
Cholera is increasing in and about Toxic
and Yokohama, Japan. The ravages are
not confined to the poorer classes. several
high officials having been attacked.
In the House Representative Yesterday
after number of efforts the republicans
succeeded i'll taking up the South Carolina
contested election case of Smalls W. Till
man.
Wilbur Bcthard brother of the man who
wanted to shoot Guiteau in the courtroom
at Washington, was run over by the cars
at Elmwood, Ohio, on the Toledo Railroad,
yesterday morning and killed
Hon ]. Proctor Knott, according to the
Louisville Courier-J Journal, will not be a
candidate for reelection to Congress, but
will make the race for the democratic nom
nation for Governor of Kentucky.
Emanuel B. Schneider, a German priest,
who recently arrived at Pittsburg, Pa, from
the South, has renowned the Catholic
Church. and joined the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The body Of the Earl of Crawford and
Bulcares, which was stolen some months
since from the family vault at Durecht
House, Aberdeenshire, England, was found
yesterday in the grounds of the house. 4
man suspected of connection with the theft
has been arrested.
As sequel to the big poker game at New
burgh, \. y. in which Mr. Weed lost $780,
600, counsel for Mr. Weed, on Monday at
tached the stable Of NJ NJ. Hedges in Chi
cago, who won the money from Weed. The
stable consists of the horses j. B. Thomas,
st. Reno, Bay Billy and Novelty, and is val
ued at $1,000. Scott, Hedges's partner in
the game, was taken into custody.
The injunction issued on Wednesday last al
the suit Of creditors, restraining Stcinfeld.
kerngood & Co., proprietors of the Excel
sior clothing house, Baltimore, from dispos-
ing of their stock and appointing trustees,
was dissolved yesterdays settlement having
been made between the litigants. Mr..
Steinteld retired from the concern, and is;
succeeded by Mr.. J. W. Rosenthal, of New
York, as member of the firm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-19

BECAUSE WALCH may be q rascal Is no
reason why the star route swindlers are
honest men; because Shippcrd may be a
crank Is no reason why Blaine Is innocent
Of the charge Of running the risk of involv-
ing this. country in war to advance his own
pecuniary interest; because Whitthornc
may not be a. pure as he should be is no
reason why Robcson's naval job bill should
be passed because Cox may have been
ironical is no reason why Butterworth
Kelly made a bargain with the New York
republicans is no reason why the President
Of the whole country should have made a
more nefarious one with General Malone :;
because in few cities the democrats may
have assessed their ofiiceholdera is no reason
why all the children, women and day
laborers in the employ Of the Government
should be forced to contribute large share
Of their wages to sum that is being raised to
buy votes to continue the present Admin
istration and finally, because there is Il
possibility that the democrats, if put in
possession Of the Government, might be as
corrupt a. the republicans, is no reason why
an attempt at improvement by such a
change should not be made Certainly no
change could be for the worse, and the bare
possibility that it might be for the better is
sufficient to induce all patriotic men to
assist in the effort to effect it with all the
legitimate means at their disposal. The
Administration wing Of the republican party
is not only corrupt throughout its entire
organization, but by immunity has become
almost unbearable by reason of its rapacity
and audncity
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From Egypt.

Tuesday night at Alexandria passed
quietly, the only incident occurring being
an attempt to set fire to the Saint
Marks Building, which is occupied by the
Americans as their headquarters. The fires
are nearly all extinguished: and the police
arrangements are thoroughly effective. Five
hundred marines will occupvseven different
centres, which is expected to place The
whole town under efficient surveillance
Native police is being organized to act I'M
der the military police, and detective
FORGE has been instituted to search for sus-
picious persons. The Austrian consulate
has been reestablished Graves have been
dug in the square, ready for the bodies of
the plunderers. Last evening three of these
graves were filled. Arabs who are guilty of
plundering and arson are brought in every
few minutes.
Arab Pacha's force is said to be incrcas-
ing and is preparing to move. His forces on
the canal are estimated at 10000, including
Bedouins, who gave adhesion to Arab four
days ago. The wounded Arabs from Alex
andria were sent to Cairo Arab Pacha
threatens to cut the Mahmoudieh Canal
which supplies the town with water He
now prevents provisions entering, go that as
numbers of Europeans are returning there
! is likelihood of famine
An unsuccessful attempt has been made
TO fire Cairo. An attempt to seize an Eng
lishmans house there has been frustrated
by the loyal governor. The sight of the
plumber which is being sold in the hazaars
at Cairo has stimulated the Cairencs to imi-
tate the Alexanerians. The last English
man who left Cairo and arrived at Suez des-
cribcs the people as wild and threatening.
He thinks the European portion of the city
will be burned The Ulimas are preaching
war for Arab Pacha
At Kafr-el-Dewar $50 Europeans have
| been masSacred.
The dragoman of Sir A. Colvin, acting
British consul general has arrived from
Cairo, and reports that soldiers with re-
QUESTIONS, were breaking open stables and
seizlng horses. No other acts of violence
had been committed up to the time he left
the city. 1t is stated that wounded natives
have been paraded in Cairo for the purpose
Of exciting luminosity.
4 dispatch from Constantinoplc announ-
ces that Dervisch Pacha has been sum.
moned from Alexandria to give his views OF
the situation
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-19

THE Y. NJ. R. W.-The Virginia Midland
Railroad have just advanced one step furth-
er in modern railroading The officials of
the transportation department, to secure
themselves and the company from being ex-
posed i'll their private business, have adopt
ell an Ingenious cipher" for transmitting all
private business, such us rates, accounts of
accidents. &c.
The Virginia Midland railroad. to max G
up for the loss Of the large numbers ofstock
formerly received from the Norfolk and
Western railroad, from the Southwest. have
entered into contract with the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad. to build stock route
from the blue Grass' region of Kentucky
to Jersey City. So far the route has been a
success, large numbers of fat stock are be-
ing shipped weekly. They come via Char
louisville over the Chesapeake and Ohio,
thence over the Virgidia Midland north.
The enterprise of the officials of the Nir-
ginia Midland railroad is shown by large
contract which has just been signed jointly
between the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
and the Virginia Midland railroad, to haul
to New York from the west via Charlottes-
vile, 1900 cars bulk wheat, 10000 pounds
to the car
Since the completion of the S. V. R. R. to
Roanoke, the Va. Midland R. r. and the
first named company, have been trying to
Guido one another in securing the fastest
time to Baltimore. So far the Va. Midland
has the best of it by four and half hours.
In number ofcars, the s. " far suppasses
the Va. Midland-a fact quite noticeable at
the stock yards in this city.-Lynchburg Ad-
rUurP
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Stolen Letters.
CUilC'P.

On Monday night William Williamson, was ar
rested in Washington on the charge of abstracting
valuable manuscript records from the Attorney
Generals office. In the police court yesterday
Williamson was committed to Jail in default of
bonds for 4 hearing to-day. The accused has been
suspected for some time Of having puroined let
tiers and other manuscripts from the Department
of Justice, as he has been seen exhibiting and
selling them. When arrested he had number of
letters in his possession signed by prominent
statesmen. and extending over the period from
lSlI to 1S45. Among these and others recover
ed by the police was William Wirt's letter accent
ing the office of Attorney General, and autograph
letters bearing upon different official subject
June 30, Williamson sold sixty five letters to MIRA
f. L. Reese, who is quite an antiquarian and col
lector of curiosities, and at the same time sold
him several rare books, one of which had the name
and seal of D. d. 1ngles. Williamson claims that
the letters were presented to him by Attorney
General Williams, and have been in his possession
nine years. He was during Attorney General
Williams administration, that officials private
Secretary, and was man whose wide and varied
Information and elegant manners gave him the
entrse everywhere. He was at one time the room.
mate of Sam Ward, Vestibuli Rex For some
years he has been on the downward path and is
now terrible and repulsive wreck His features
are bloated and-defOrmed, his garments nothing
but dirty rags and his once elegant gait has
changed into the stumbling shuttle that betokens
one who has reached the dregs. His nature in his
palmlest days however, seemed to be entirely
sensual 1t is supposed that Williamson. durinp
his connection with the Department of Justice
distracted the letters and records not for pecuni
airy advantage, but for his private collection, and
that, becoming pressed for money, he has been
at last to sell them
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-19
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1892

MR. LEWIS MCKENZIE, an abolitionist
before the war, Union man during the
war, and a republican ever since the war,
was to-day removed by republican Presi-
dent from the postmastership at this city,
which he filled to the entire satisfaction Of
the whole community, for no other reason
than TO give his place TO follower Of Gen.
Malone 1t is understood that the Presi-
dent did not wish to make the change, but
he had made bargain with the General
who held BIN to its terms When the
commissary cattle were starving here during
the war Mr. Mckenzie threw open his grain
warehouses and fed them without cost
to the Government President Arthur
requites this favor to the country by
removing him in his old age from an
Office that afforded him his only means
of support. What do the white repub-
licans of Virginia say to this? and what
do they think Of the administration wing Of
the republican party as run by General Ma
hone in Virginia?
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lettings from Louisa County.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
SILVER SPRING, July II, 15S2-NIr. J. 5.
Goodwin, whose horse ran away and in
jured the buggy and its occupant, has
brought suit against the town Of Louisa G.
H. for damages.
Miss Maggie Walker Leuteuan- Gov
ernor Walkers daughter, has been visiting
here.
Miss Marry Morrison, who attracted much
admiration while visiting her relation, Miss
Mollie Barrett, at Aspen Hall, this county,
has, since her departure from here, sailed
on one of the Cunard steamers for Europe
We trust she had pleasant voyage over
the deep blue sea.
Col. Thomas H. Tutwier, who was thrown
from his sulky about two miles from this
place LOUISA c. H. has since died from his
injuries. He fingered nearly week, never
once speaking. The horse he was driving
was very wild one. Colonel Tutwiler has
been long and well known as lawyer. He
was returning to his home in Fluvanna
when he met with the fatal accident which
| have recorded.
drouth is prevailing here and the grass
is assuming russell hue that we would hail
with pleasure in the fall, when the acorns
are falling and berries and nuts are rpen-
ing, but which is anything but pleasant now
with meal ut $l.20 per bushel, and this years
corn crop twisting in the fields for want of
rain VINCENT
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-19

AFTER ALL the disgraccful scandal con-
nected with the repudiating Riddleberger
bond business, General Mahoncs home Or
gar, now that those bonds are printed advises
the States creditors to have nothing to do
With them, but rather to exchange their old
bonds, to the payment Of which the honor
and faith of the State is pledged, for GER
tificate Of Indebtedness issued by Malone
Auditor. Was the government Of State
ever before put into such hands as those
into which that of Virginia has fallen?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-19

Tue Philadelphia Press tells Of den,i,t
who was visited by loving couple abou, 10
part fora year or two. who were so devoted
that they insisted upon exchanging physical
tokens of regard, so the dentist drew one OF
the lady's largest back teeth and one of the
gentlemans, transplanting each in the jaw
from which the other came But within
half a year the lady married another fellow.
upon hearing which her first lover had the
faithless ones tooth extracted from his
mouth and threw it into a spittoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-19

DOES ANYBODY suppose that if the rev.
cnues of the Government were just sufficient
AS they should be-to pay its expenses,
the idea of introducing resolution into
Congress to pay the jurors in the Guiteau
trial five dollars Il day would have ever been
conceived? Does the prejudiced verdict
those jurors rendered enttle them to extra
pay or are jurors in notorious entitled to
higher pay than those in obscure cases?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-19

A TELEGRAPHTC dispatch to the Richmond
Why from Marion, says Capt. Wise asked a
man there if he had made certain state
ments respecting him, and being answered
afiirInatively, the Captain punished him on
the spot" So it seems that the Captain has
thus early in the campaign resorted to the
knock-down argument, which is universally
conceded to be the weakest and the last
that can be EMPLOYED.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-19

THE MAHoNETTE Board of Directors of
the University Of Virginia have appropri-
atcd a large portion Of the funds at their
disposal for advertising the advantages of
that institution. They may a. well have
saved that money, for neither parents nor
guardians are willing to send SONS and wards
to college presided over by men who do
not believe in the binding obligation of
pecuniary contracts, and who dcnouncc
preachers for teaching that what is morally
wrong cannot be politically right.