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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22
Letter from Loudour.

correspondence OF the Alexandria GAZETTE.
WHEATLAND, Va, Nov. 20.--Wc people
out here are getting anxious about the re-
turns from the election; nearly two weeks
have passed, and the last news we had,
Dinwiddie was still to hear from. Where is
Dinwiddie? Couldn't special messenger
DO sent there for the returns? Perhaps
Dinwiddio is holding BACK to make good
other losses and will come in all right for
the Boss at last.
The Sth district did her duty, and old
Loudoun was soon heard from. When a
county stands up to the rack like Louaoun
there is generally no trouble about tie
returns
We arc sorry for the Parson and his lc,l-
tenant, but we still have Garrison, sup
ported by Wise, Tucker, Cubell and BAR
bour. So Virginia is safe They can hold
the fort
There is no trouble about the Democrats
of Virginia beating Malone, if thew will all
pull together, and now that VIC are rid of the
capitation tax as Q prerequisite to voting.
Malone and his allies will find it hard to
control the vote as they have done. The
frauds practiccd here and elsewhere in ;he
State show clearly how negroes were voted
upon fraudulent tax receipts. Hereafter
there will be none Of this, and voters will
have TO be stimulated by something moro
substantial than receipt for $I.O5.
Another thing, this election has cleared
away the rubbish and shows us Just where
we stand, and hereafter we hope it will bc
true and tried democrats every time, no
matter under what guisc our ounoncnts
may appear.
What we need now is democratic ornani-
cation under young, active. energetic and
fearless democratic leaders. men who. know
ing their duty arc not afraid TO do il. We
want no compromises with half-brceds and
no dallying with those who have heretofore
turned their backs OH l,s Let the true and
tried men Of the party be selected hereafter
to carry our banner and every man will be
found doing his duty, and then there will
be no show for Mahoneism or any other ism
in Virginia.
There is no news aiioat here, farmers are
busy getting in their corn and arc having
fine weather for it, The crop is an cx-
ceptionally fine one.
Miss Mahala Lynn, IN aunt of the Misses
Norman, who live On COL Pcyton's farm,
near mere, lell laSC FRIDAY and broke her
leg near the ankle. DR.. Jerman, of Water
ford set the limb, and she is doing well.
No other casualties to report
The announcement in the GAZETTE of the
10th instant Of the death of b. f. Conrad, of
Fauquier county. has brought tears to many
eyes in this section. Poor Ben, we knew
him well, and TO know him was to love
him. He was born and raised near Neers.
vile, in this county. He entered the
army at an early age and served CALAMITY
with the old Loudoun Cavalry at the first
battle of Manassas. He afterwards Joined
and was made Lieutenant Of Co. A, 35th
Battalion, (Col. L. '. White,l and lost leg
with that command In the thckest of
the fight he was always found, and no truer.
Drawer, nobler heart ever beat than his.
May he rest in peace is our prayer, and we
know that every survivor of the gallant 18th
will say amen. JABEE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22
FOREIGN NEWS

The remains of tho Tuilcrics will he sold on
the 4th proYimo. ~
Queen Victoria distributed three hundred and
seventy decorations on tho troops who Tough, in
Egypt at Windsor yesterday
The Emperor aud Empress drove through St
Petersburg on Sunday in an open sledge TO the
Mchaelof Palace. As they passed through The
streets they were greeted with the greatest en-
tauslasm. They visited the riding school attach.
ed to the palace, and attended church. Subse
qnently they reviewed regiment of the Guards
who paraded in their honor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22
NEWS OF TIE DAY
no shop the ve,y age and body ofthe Times =

!" 10 show the very age and body OF the Times
The President has directed that all the ex-
ccutivo departments be closed at noon on
Saturday next, in honor of the opening GER
emonies of the Garfield Monument Memoir
ia Fair at the Capitol,
The Rochester IN. ~ Post Express con-
tains an account Of new game fish produc-
ed at the Caledonia hatchery, which is three
quarters brook trout aud one-quarter sal
mon trout
III view of the prevalence of diphtheritic
and other contagious diseases in Boston,
the Board Of Health have forbidden public
funerals in cases of persons who die of con-
tagious diseases.
The health officer at Philadelphia ycstcr.
day reported to the Board of Health that
the number Of cases of tliphtheria in the
city was largely on the increase. and sub
mitttl report which showed that there
had been 80 deaths from the disease thus
far this year, against A51 deaths in 1881.
The trial of Detective George O. Miller,
OF tho metropolitan police force, Washington,
charged By the Attorney-Gencral with be-
traving the interests of the government in
the star route cases took place yesterday
before the District Commissioners. 4 ueciS-
ion will probably be announced to-day.
Goyernor-elcct Cleveland has resigned the
mayomlty of Buffalo, n. Y, in a note which
is to model Of brevity. Thereby resign the
Office ofmayor of the city of Bnfialo, and re-
specially ask that the resignation be &C,
certed by your honorable body" The Gov
crnor elect certainly has the opportunity
now to make himself conspicuous figure
in the political field.
Yesterday morning as announced in yes
tcrdays GAZETTE, William A. Russell, of
Russell Bros, ut Reistcrstown, in Baltimore
County, was shot and instantly killed by a
burglar. The store had been broken open
by two burglars, and Mr.. Russell and his
clerk, named Pepper, who were sleeping in
the building, heard noise in the store be-
low, and went down stairs. They found a
side door open, aud Mr.. Russell stepped
out, when Pepper pointed to man stand
ing at the corner of the house. Before Rus
sell had time to raise his pistol the burglar,
fired, the ball taking effect in his forehead.
The murderers then ran of, and arc still at
! large.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

ANOTHER Su1r--Thc council of foreign boni
holders of London commenced another important
suit in Richmond yesterday. Tho Virginia fund
ing act of 1871, under which tho bondholdcrs
released the State from third of their old debt
ard agreed to look to West Virginia for that third
contains provision that annually after the wear
1850 there shall be levied and collected in the
same manner as other taxes, tax of two cents on
each ioD OF assessed valuation Of ali the proper
" in the State for sinking fund ia INV Off tbe
principal of the bonds. 1t is cortcnded that this
act imposed said tax and made contract upon the
part of The State that she would annually collect
it. aud Mr. Royal yesterday applied to the Su
Preme Court Of Appeals of Virginia for man
damus to compel the officers of the Commonwealth
to collect it,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22
The Yirginia Common Casea

The Richmond Wing says: TN the Supreme
Court Of Appeals of Virginia. Fridays Attorney
Genera! Blair asked postponement of the coupon
eases until the next term Of the court His mo.
ton was based on the fact that the boantA of pub
he works was in session and the assessment of all
Of the railroads OF the State was before them aud
nc had been asked by the board to be present He
lurtier sad that the State Treasurer was in daily
correspondence with him as to the construction
OF the Rlddlcberger bill, and what class of bonds
Should be funded; that his table and his hands
were lutl OF official business as important to tho
State AS the cases on the docket The ATTORNEY
General asked continuance of the couron CASES
until next term, 9th January, prox. He argued
that no one would suffer by the postponomnnt
The court Judge L. l.. Lewis dissenting required
The Attorney General to 60 to trail, wherrupop
the Attorney General arose and asked to dismiss
the three appeals, rs he did not intend or desire
10 be precIpitacd into the trial of these important
cases now. lie then asked to dismiss his appeals
and they were dismissed. Of course this prevents
any adjudication by the present court of these
anu OF similar cases, and the court will be uu
trammclcd. The new court is not now handj
capped BY any decisions of the present court md
the dismissal of the three cases affects only the
cases dismissed. 1t has the right land will eyar
else it, to appeal in all or any Of the other
coupon cases arising; in other words, these dis
miSsals do not impair or compromise the right of
the State toappcal in all any case-each tub must
stand on its own bottom. Tho ATTORNEYS for tha
appe!lccs objected to tho dismissal why so every.
hody could not exactly see, rs their clients were
snbserved. Perhaps they represented other clients
than the appellees. Our Attorney General has the
Whole coupon question still left OPEN"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. B. ". Allen, clerk of the court O
Botetourt county, died Sunday last Of con
sumption.
The remaining sixteen miles of the new rail
road from Grafton to phillppi, w. Va, ha!
been let to contract
Mr.. Lewis Linkenboker, late member O
the House of Delegates from Botetourt CO..
was paralyzed few days ago
The tobacco manufacturers of Danyille
l.ynchburg and Richmond are gradually
decreasing i'll their work to winter basis
The saw and grist mill of S. 3. Burgess
in northumberland county, was DESTROYED
by fire last Friday Loss 5000; no insur.
ance.
Major Thomas w. boswell, has been pre-
sented BY Captain Edward NJ. Gard. OF
Trenton, n. j., with the old race-horse
Oakland, now "a years Of age, hut perfectly
sound.
Yesterday morning at half past clock
desperate and daring attempt was made
by one ofthe female convicts to escape from
the Richmond penitentiary hy burning If
She saturated bundle of rags with kero.
sane oil and set fire to it. The female de.
partment, which is of wood, would have
been speedily destroyed had not one of the
guards discovered and extinguished the
flames
Yesterday City Sergeant n. NJ. Lee OF
Richmond received summons for Attor.
ney General F. s; Blair to appear before the
County Court of Nottoway at the December
term to answer presentment of the grand
jury of that county found against him at the
September term of the court: also a joipt
summons OF the same purport for Mr.. Blair,
Meredith Watson, J. E. Leath. clerk in the
Second Auditors Office, W. NJ. Flanagan.
A. ". Jones, and. Second Auditor II. I'll.
Dyson. 1t is understood that the present
ments charge melting riot at a public dis
cussion in Nottoway during the late cam.
.paign. Mr.. Blair was out Of the CITY. but
Messrs. Dyson and Leath were found at the
Canitol, and the papers duly served.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22
Tie Markers.

BALTIMORE Nov. 22.--vireinia Is Deferred;
Il" consolidated 60; do second series :; past
Cotton firm; mddlings 109s. Flour, nothing
done. Wheat-Southern steady; Western, moth.
ing done; Southern red 1O3a107; do amber los,
la. CoTn--Southcrn higher; Western nothing
done; Southern white G0a70; do yellow 7Oa7S.
Oats nothing done. Rye, nothing done Hay
steady prime to choice penna and Md S14a15.
Sugar steady: A soft91s. Whiskey quiet at ST 10
NEW YORK. Nov 22.-Stocks' very active and
very weak. Money 13. Cotton quiet; uplands
lO9-l6; Orleans 1914. Flour dull and unchanged.
Wheat opened lsa ic lower; afterwards recovered
from decline and advanced isalhc. Corn--Market
excited Cash and Nnv 5a10r higher: later months
!saiasc better
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.-Ancthcr terrible drama
was enacted at Berlin lately as a sort Of pendant
to the tragedy that lately lifted the veil from a
painful part ofthc social life Of Berlin. In the
latter case mistress shot her lover and then moi.
soned herself. But now the roles are reversed
The lover pistolled his mistress and then blew
his own brains ont. The affair has caused all the
more sensation as the murderer and suicide was a
Prussian officer, Captain Freiherr Won Schrctter
By Iame, attached as teacher to the military gym.
nnsium. Nothing more is known of the motive
Of the crime except that the unfortunate officer
he'd lived for several years with his victim. do.
seribed as young woman of considerable refine.
ment and education. ny whom he had daughter !:
that wranglig between them had been frronnnr
of late; that their servant was awakened in the
night hy an uproar in their chamber, and that in
the morning they were both found on the floor
stone dead. the mistress with bullet throueb her
heart, and her lover with one through his head I'D.
and revolver al bis side
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22
Death OF ThurloT Weed.

LIE DEATH is announced of Mr. Thurlow
Weed, the veteran New York newspaper
man. My. W.. has been III failing health
tor some time, tluctuating between extreme
exhaustion and temporary rallies, until at
last he wheels Of life stand still. Like a
few other renowned newspaper men, he
commenced at the bottom rung of his pro-
iessloa--Grst the apprentice boy learning the
boxes, and proceeding from that humble
capacity step by step until he became re.
cognized as one Of the foremost newspaper
men of his day. Mr. Weed was born in
Cairo, Greene county, \. Y, on the 18th OF
November 1897, and had consequently en-
tered upon his SD year. He learned print
Ing in Cattskill, n. y, aud in the war OF
lS12 was private in the L. s. army and
subsequently quartermastcrs sergeant. He
established, when ofage, The Agricultural
isl ut Norwich, Chcnango county, n. Y,
and afterwards edited several other papers;
in that place and ncighborhood, including
the Aati- Mason Enquirer, published in Roch-
ester during the anti-Mason excitement,
and was violent oppOser of the institution
He was twice elected to the lower house of
the New York Legislature, and in 1880 took
up his residence in Albany rs editor of the
Ercaing Journal of that city published in
the interest of the anti-Jackson party. From
that time till 1862 he was recognized poll
tical leader, first as a wing and then rs q
republican. In 1861 he WAS sent to Europe
in semi oflicial capacity by President Lin
coin, and 1866 assumed editorial control of
the New York Commercial Adrcrtiscr, but
in 1868 withdrew from active life. He was
the author of n few books and pamphlets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22
Mothers! Mothers Eothers,,.

rest By sick child suffering and CRYING Will: the
eScruciating pain of cutting teeth. If so. 90 at
once and geta bottle of Mrs WINSLOW'S sOOTH.
ING SYRUP. 1t will relieve the poo. little suf.
ferer immediately-depend upon it there IS nc
mistake about it. There is not !; mother on earth
who has ever used it, who will not TEL! you at
once that it will regulate the bowels. and rive
rest to the mother, and relief and health to the
child operating like magic 1t is perfectly safe to
use IN all cases, and pleasant to the taste and is
the prescription of one OF the oldest and best fe
male physicians and nurses in the United States
Sold everywhere. % cents a bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

IT has long been known that the civil
law can not make q man pay his debts, and
now the Judge Advocate General has
gone and decided that the army regulations
are just as powerless- Another illustration
of the superiority of the cash system
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22
Financial.

NEW York, Nov. 22.-Thc stock market open.
ed generally strong and lsa2 per ct above yester.
days closing quotations. In tho carly trade tho
market continued strong and further advance of
':ia2 per cent took place, but subsequently the
list became weak and the bulk of the list fell off
iaa1 /. per cent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

FIFTY THOUSAND voters in Philadelphia,
in order to escape a poll tax of fifty cents
apiece, neglected to qualify themselves for
the most important civic duty devolved up
on the citizen --that Of taking part in cleo
tions." -PhH Record.
The Philadelphians are not up with the
times. If they had only been smart enough
to have few Of Mahone's special collectors,
with fraudulent tax-recepts, all of them
could have voted, and saved theiriffy cents
besides
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

At the Baltimore Stock Board yesterday
Virginias were lower than on Monday, with
a larger volume of business, a number of the
sales being over sellers option. Consols de-
clined to 605 after opening at GIT. Sales of
a full line of 10 4Qs at the uniform price of
4344
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

The PRESIDENT is not too wise, but lust
wise enough to know that it would not re-
dound to his own or to the advantage OF
his party to commence at once the work of
bouncing the Northern republicans who
failed to "go with the party" at the last cleo
ton. That time will come. but not imme-
dietalv
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

A very large sun spot was seen from the
Harvard College observatory yesterday, Wis
IDLE with the naked eye. In the opinion of
observers this verifies the theory that mag
netic and electrical disturbances and flash
ing northern lights are primarily caused by
solar phenomena.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY.-Wat-
kins, administrator VS.. Croxton, &c. Sub
mtted. Raine vs.. Russell, Auditor: Jarvis
vs.. same: Eanes vs. same; kirkham vs.
same; Alley VS.. same; Stevens vs. same;
Porter VS. same. Argued, and continued un.
til to-day
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

Take little annoyances out ofthe way. If
you are suffering with Cough or Cold, use
DIR: Bulls Cough Syrup at once, This old
and reliable remedy will never disappoint
you. All Druggists sell it for % cents bot
flo
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

The market is quiet and prices for grain arc
unchanged The receipts of Wheat to-day
amounted to 1900 bushels; sales were made at 1OOa
1O3 for Fultz, 10S for mixed and 1O5a1O6 for
Lancaster. 600 bushels Of Corn sold at 81 for
old white and 67aTO for new do. No Oats re.
ported and small lots Of Rye brought 6Oa69
Country produce is higher
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22
ALEXANDRIA, Y!

f. TIE contested election case of Lynch
against Chalmers, the latter relied alto
gcthcr upon point Of law. The law pre-
srribcd the form of the ballot, and the
Lynch ballot adhered exactly to that form
save only in tho particular that the names
OH il were separated from each other by
lines. Mamnng's defense, if lie shall make
any, will also rest upon the exact letter OF
the las, which says that the Secretary OF
the State OF Mississippi shall, from the tally
sheets before him, count the ballots under
each name voted for, and award the certifi-
cate to that having the greater number.
One of the names voted for, according to
the tally sheets, was j. Il. Chambless, and
the Secretary, under the law, was bound to
count them, and having counted them, to
award the certificate Of election TO Mr..
Manning who received more votes than
Mr.. Chalmers Chalmers did not deny
that Lynch received more votes than he
did, hut based his claim TO seat upon the
ground that the exact letter Of the INV was
not complied with. His claim was not
made good Mr. Manning's claimisa much
stronger one, l.ut it will probably meet the
same taIr, Though tho democratic majority
would rnt only have the precedent Of the
highest court ever created in this country
the elcctor commisssion--but that of many
republican Congresses, to sustain them were
they to allow him to retain the seat, 10
which the prma facie evidence of the GER
tiicate euttles him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

II is stated at Halifax, y. s., that com
pany is TO be organized there for esporta-
ton of fresh fish 10 the European and Amer
lean markets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

The coming holidays will be more gener-
ally observed than any for years, and we
would remind our readers that bottle of
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup will prove most
acceptable holiday present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

WHEN SOME Northern democratic Sena-
tor shall, at the next session Of Congress,
eall up !lic bill to repeal the statute pro-
hibiting OK -Confederatcs from holding COM
missions ia the u. s. army, and say that the
recent elections in the North show that the
vast majority of the people Of that section
think, al Senator Sumner did years ago,
that it is time war animositics were for
gotten, will General Malone again vote
with Mr.. Edmun!s, who says that the
statute should stand perpetual in order to
show which side was right7' Mr. Ed
munds thinks now as he did last winter
there is 10 shadow Of turning in him. Will
General Malone DC equally az consistent,
and again vote that no man who over served
10 tho CAUSE for which lie fought shall hold
:, second lirmtcnnata place in the army IF
his country, the Only rank at which officers
can enter the army? Tho cxContederatcs
would I've expected to, and would, fight as
havcly for the restored Uninn III a foreign.
~ they did for the South IN the civil war
bat, according 30 Mr.. Edmuntls. the other
radical leaders. and General Malone If his
ideas on the subject nrc thc SHINE now rs
they we're last winter were they H. great
soldiers as Lee and Jackson, they could
only fight rs p.vatcs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

Danish i'll health, nervousness, vexation
treuulness, etc. by using Browns Iron Bit.
tiers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

No BODY wants the tax on w!liskcy ahol-
ished. but every RICH; thinking man wants
it collected BY some other system than that
ut present in operation. which maintains
thousands ci ign salaried md easy worked
officers who are now made to ACT as rcpub-
lican clectioncering agents and who, under
the next Administration. will he similarly
employed by The democrats. Tobacco, from
being luxury has become necessity. and
IL Is juSt as wrODg 10 tax il
as it would be to tax the bread
the poor man eats. The whole internal re-
venue system, as at present conducted,
should lie swept away. The tax on whi:-
key should be retained. except on that used
in the arts, but it should be collected by a
different, more simple. and less expensive
mode than the partisan one now in opera
ton; and the reduction in the revenue
caused by such change would not neces-
state the retention of the existing high
tariff on the prime necessaries of life
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22
CATTLE MARKETS.
owS and Calves 40aS6O.

The market this week was fairly supplied with
Cattle; the quality was fair, and sales moderate,
with light demand, no activity being manifested
at any time quotations for the better class of
Cattle are high, while common are dull with slow
sales. Calves in fair supply and slightly lower
with light demand Sheep and Lambs are dull
with but few arrivals and no inquiry Hogs in
fair supply and moderate demand Cows and
Calves are still hish with !, light demand and few
receipts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-22

NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET Nov 22-Beevcs,
The traffic in Beef Cattle was limited, but the
tone of the market appeared to be firm Common
to medium native Western Steers changed hands
at 8ata9a4c per ID, and choice Ohio Steers. 1900
to ,6O9 lbs sold at Hal 2ilc per ID, mainly ut
12iIc for dressed
Calves:-Vcry dull at 3a4c per ID for grassers
and 7a1Ol.c for Veals
Sheep and Lambs.-Markct about steady OF ~
oosc per ID for Sheep and 5a6l sc FOR Lambs
Hogs.-Market decidedly weak, and live Hogs
declined to ST. 25aG 10 per 100 lbs for common to
good, some selling at So Is.