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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
The Markets.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 24.-virginia Gs deferred 10;
do consolidated $50. do second series 81; past
due coupons SO; new 1O.40s 42is bid to-day.
Cotton quiet; middlings ID. Flour quiet and
unchanged, except for Western family which was
reduced 10 cents per barrel. Whcat-Southcrn
steady and active; Western higher: Southern rcd
11Oa114; do amber 115a11S; No Nd 10 hid ;
Mo- Western winter red spot 11la11lk,; Aug
1141sa114t.; Sept 113Aa11}as Oct G13a,a
LII; Nov. 115a115Ai. Corn-Southrrn white
steady; yellow lower; Western steady aud dull :
Southern white S5aS6; do yellow IS: Western
mixed spot ST asked; Sept SlE,aS5; Oct 81 Iaa
S5A Nov 795saS0Al; Nov and or Dec new or old
7Oa72. Oats higher; Southern 19a52 do rcd rust
proof 4Oa45; Western white 5Oa52 do mixed
43a45; Pcnna 47a5O. Rye lower and dull at G4a
66. Hay unchanged and dull. Coffee firm; Rio
cargoes ordinary to fair slba9a.. Sugar quiet A
soft 91s. Whiskey steady at 81 19a1 20.
New York, Aug. 24.-Stocks lower. Money 4.
Cotton dull; upands ID; Orleans u SIG. Flour
quiet and steady. Wheat fairly active and 1aa;t,
better. Corn moderately active and 1aa;,c better.
CHICAGO, August 24.-Evcrything on Change
ranges higher to-day, but trading is not remarka-
ably active. Wheat advanced 5sa7sc, Corn isaas
Oats l4a1, 1.-THE latter for August and CASH. Pork 3
az 12c, and Lard 5a71a.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
The Tag-Tax.

Some time since the Southern Fcrtilizing
Company, Addison & Allison, and A. S. See,
filed an injunction in the Chancery Court of
this city against DR.. j. NJ. Blanton, Commits
sioner Of Agriculture for the State of Vir-
ginia, to restrain him from collecting five
cents for tags upon packages of commercial
fertilizers, insisting that the act was uncon-
stitutional, and the conduct of the Commits
sioner of Agriculture illegal and void. The
foundation Of the bill was that the State had
appropriated $1,000 for the Agricultural De-
partment, and that the tag tax was wholly
unnecessary. The answer ofthe Common
wealth has been filed by Acknowledgement
Blair. 1t insists that insomuch as the tax
is uniform it is constitutional; that the
act of the General assembly establishing the
Department of Agriculture expressly author
ICES theCommissioner agriculture to adopt
such rules and regulations as may be necessa-
~ to carry the law into effect; that the COM
mercial fund of$5, 900 was wholly inadequate
to the purpose that 81, 100 of it was consul
med in the salary of its officers, and as his
duties are extensive and important to the
commonwealth he claimed that he required
llve cents to be paid for each tag that was
affixed to packages of fertilizers of two hun
dred poundsand less quantities.
1T Is claimed that the act and regulations
OF the Commissioner are almost exact trans
cripts of a Georgia law that has been passed
on several times by the courts of that State,
and that the dealer in fertilizers receives an
ample consideration for the five cents tax,
because his fertilizers are inspected, analv
zed and registered, and thus commercial
chalacter and credit give to them. Also.
that it prevents the goods of legitimate
dealer from being brought into competition
with worthless, counterfeit compounds, and
at the same time it protects the farmer who
uses the fertilizers from being imposed upon
by worthless articles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
POLITICAL,
Malone or Virginia Which Z
From the Richmond j6snat.h

from Tie flcnmolO bSpatcl
There is no legal obligation on you to 4ote
the moral obligation is transcendane, He
who fails to cast an honest vote commits
two crimes He shirks his duty to vote
worthy he aids every man who votes I'M
worthy. If this was ever true and. clear it
Is douhly 50 now. In the coming election
the voter has Il new power and q new res
possibility. He may, and either actively or
passively ~HV, support t,co candidates for
Congress this year; and rs the power is
doubled so is the accountability.
If you vote for John :. Wise and your lC-
cal candidate for Congress you destroy your
vote rs ctiectually us ifyou voted for two OPP
posing candidates for amy other office; ifyou
vote for John +. Massey and your local can
'lldatc you double your vote. This states
The position in II sentence.
| some doubt of this. There is none now.
Two years ago John S. Wise announcing
his candidacy for Congress, said, II was
| born Il Democrat. am Il Democrat. and ex-
poet to die one To-day he is a Federal
etlice-holder, nominated by Il Republican
President. and confirmed by Republican
Senate. Two years ago he boosted of his
| loyalty to Hancock, your candidate for the
presidency now he hold Office by the favor of
Hancock's enemies. Twoyears ago he pub.
licly pledged himself to do all in his power
to secure the endorsement Of the Democrat
ic national ticket by the Readjusters now
he is stumping this State, trying to persuade
these same Readusters to give their conf
dence to Hancock's political antagonist.
Everywhere there is an unpaid debt of
gratitude to John E. Massey and his friends
such as no party in Virginia or elsewhere
ever left unrequited To give him your vote
consolidates his friends confirms our all-
ance with them, demonstrates to our Read
justcr- Democratic fellow-c citizens the SINGER
ity Of our profession of II desire for unity
with them, and above all-transcendently
above all-assures the downfall of Malone
ism. What prejudice should not patriotic
citizens be glad to sacriic to secure such re-
suits? Mr.. Massey's candidacy antago-
nizes no Democrat. No Democrat-Read-
juster or bt-Payer-contested the place
with him, or now contests ii. Elect him
and the National Democracy will have u
staunch vote and an able voice when need
requires. Elect him and Malone will have
at his side foe his superior in every quail
ty that fits a man for politics, his scalping-
knife whettcd with the memory of unnum-
berer insults and injuries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24

LONDON. Aug. pa dispatch to the Man
chester Guardian from Alexandria states
that the garrison at Meks has been reinfor-
ced to guard against attack by tribes from
the direction of Tripoli.
A dispatch from Ismailia to Reuters Tel
egram Company says that 43 transports are
now in Lake Tismah. They are all &C
lively engaged in landing troops, horses,
mules and artillery. Ten thousand men have
already been landed. The fresh water canal
has been cut since yesterday
LONDON, Aug.-A dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company from Alexan-
dria, dated at $50 o'clock this evening says:
Movements are observable in Arab Pacha's
camp, from which it is surmised that the
enemy are about to advance.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. Bedouins, repor-
ted TO be several hundred in number, enter
ed Ramleh to-day and plundered several
houses The outpost are now exchanging
shots with them. Several residents who
had returned to Ramleh have again fled
lsMA1LIA, Aug. 24.-M. De Lesseps has
visited the Duke of Connaught and assured
him of the friendly sentiments he enter.
tains towards England.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
T0.DAY's TELEGRAPHIc DISPATCHES
Unwilling Of the Confederate Monument at Front
pouo1

Royal.
Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria GAzErrE,l
FRONT ROYAL, Va, August 24.-The un-
yelling Of the monument to the Confederate
dead buried here took place to-day with
imposing ceremonies. At an early hour cit
liens from the surrounding country COM
menced arriving in large numbers in all
kinds of conveyances, and the excursion
trains run over the Virginia Midland and
Baltimore and Ohio Railroads brought in
crowds, filling the town to overlooking. 1t
is proposed to make the occasion a reunion
of the soldiers who fought on both sides,
and to carry this programme out General
Charles f. Phelps, of Baltimore, has been
invited to be present as representative of
the Union army to strike hands with Gov
ernor Holiday as representative Of the
Confederate army, and exchange genuine
words of fraternity. Gems. Phelps, Bradley
L. Johnson, Trimble, Stewart and Herbert,
all of Baltimore, have accepted invitations
to be present, and are expected to accom-
pany the Baltimore associations. Prominent
citizens from all sections of Virginia are al
ready here, and the arrival of the Baltimore
organizations Society of the Army and
Navy of the Confederate States in Maryland,
the Maryland Line Association, the Murray
Confederate Association, and Wilson Post,
Grand Army of the Republic-are anxious
ly awaited. The Marylanders will carry in
the parade the flags of the First and Second
Infantry Of their State-that of the First
regiment having been carried VIGOROUSLY
through Front Royal May "a, 1862, at the
defeat of Banks army by Stonewall
Jackson. The flag was afterwards decor
ated with captured bucktail, by order of
General Ewell, in honor of the victory over
the Bucktail Rifles of Pennsylvania, June6
1862, when the gallant General Ashby fell
A beautiful floral tribute was received from
Baltimore tribute from seventeen gentle.
men, all members of the Corn and Flour
Exchange. The design is a broken shaft,
rising vertically to the height of four feet
from pedestal four feet square and one
foot high. The broken shaft, signifying
Cut off in life," is about one foot in diam
eter, and composed of white balsanrs. 1t
was beautiful both in design and execution.
The Baltimoreans did not arrive till 8
o'clock, when. the procession formed and
marched to the cemetery, where S. S. Tur-
ner delivered the address of welcome.
The ceremonies are now in progress. Gov.
Holiday the orator had not arrived at half
past three. There are two thousand people
present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24

GENERAL MAHoNE's own paper says the
General lis not playing into the hands of
the enemy. He is not selling out the cause
and party" No, he never played into the
hands Of the republicans when, protesting
to be Il better democrat than the late Sena-
tor Hill, he gave them the control of the T.
S. Senate; and if any Eirginian is dubious
ON the selling out question he is both deaf
and blind and hasn't had the faculties for
acquiring information possessed by institu-
tons for that class of unfortunates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
Crop Prospects

CHICAGO, Aug. 4-Crop reports and the
weather continue very favorable Yestcr-
day was the hottest day ofthe season. The
weather is good for corn, which is improv-
ing rapidly. Michigan mllers complain of
the bad quality of the new wheat which has
been more injured by wet weather in the
southern section than the farmers acknowl-
edge.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug 24-The New
England Homestead publishes to-day reports
from about 100 correspondents as to the eff
feet OF the drouth in central and western
New England. Summarizing these reports
the Homestead says: They show the drouth
to have been blasting in its effects except in
South Vermont and the northern part of
Berkshire county, Mass, where it has been
comparatively little felt. The greatest in
jury has been done to corn which will be
less than half crop.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24

JUDGE" SPAULDING. the Malone nomi-
nee for Congress in the Norfolk district,
sees the handwriting on the wall and fees
from the wrath to come. After visiting sew
eral counties in the district it became so APP
parent to him that the Boss had lost his
grip that he threw up the nomination and
abandoned the contest. Mr.. Phpbus, as
stated in the GAZETrE's Washington cor
respondence of yesterday, may be induced
to lead the forlorn hope, but Mr.. Dezendort
says that sun will never rise in the T. S.
House of Representatives.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
Brady's kilograms.

The following are Brady's kilograms sent
from Washington to the Malone State Com
mittee. "Please announce to the Republi-
can Coalitionists of the State and especially
those ofthe Second Congressional District,
that the National Republican Congression-
al Committee has formally declared in favor
of the Coalition nominee for Congressin that
district, and completely repudiates the can
didacy of Mr. Dezendorf. The committee
in its letter to Mr.. Dezendorf says: THAT
this Committee is satisfied that Mr.. Dezlen-
dorf by his course is endangering the best in
terest of the people in Virginia, and that to
support him now would be aiding in defeat
ing the honest and earnest friends of the
best elements Of Virginia to wrest that State
from the political tyranny of the Bourbon
Democracy" And as to the coalition nom
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
Financial.

New YORK, Aug. 23.-The stock mark ct
opened generally weak, prices being IalJ
lower than the closing prices Of yesterday
In the early trade there was sharp selling
movement, under the influence Of which
prices declined aala per cent, the latter
Northern Pacific preferred Just before / |
o'clock Northern Pacific preferred recovered
l per cent to OF.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
THE VIRGINIA organ of the Mahoneite

The VIRGINIA organ of the Mahoneites
says
Virginia manhood is not represented by
him who sells his party and cause in the
hope of promotion from the enemy, or who
would sacrifice cause and party to the mean
sentiment of revenge"
True as the Gospel, III which General Ma
hone does not believe! But what will the
General say when his own property thus
correctly portrays him? The portrait would
have been exact if to the sentiment of re-
venge had been added the meaner desire for
self preferment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
President Arthur.

New PORT, r. l.. Aug. 23.-Presidcnt Ar
thur and the members of his cabinet visited
the torpedo station this morning, and were
honored with a magnificent torpedo salute
and shown all the appliances of modern
warfare at that place. The President took Il
deep interest in everything he saw ut the
station. The Secretary of the Navy was
present
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
AN OPEN LETTER,
Some 0utspoken Statements Of Great Value from
Parties Of the Highest Standing

When the people of America become so
thoroughly aroused, and on subject of such
serious Importance as the preservation of
their lives and health, it is but natural that
the ones who have been largely instrument
tai IN the origin of this movement should
speak frankly and directly to the people
most interested. 1t is for this reason that
we thus come before the public and make the
following revelations.
Every careful observer who has sought to
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
Yellow Fever.

New YORK, Aug. PA Brownsville,
Texas, special says: The yellow fever is rap
idly spreading in the fourth ward. Several
new cases are reported to-day In Malta
moras many patients have been frightened
to death, the doctors saw.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24

Our Little Ones aud the Nursery for September
has been received from its publishers, The Russell
Publishing Co., Boston. This number has most
interesting table of contents and is beautifully
illustrated and the magazine is rs indispensable
in a family of children as the slipper
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24

GENERAL LEE said ;:the true hero of this
war is the private soldier" But General
Malone says the ''true hero shall not be
able to hold a commission in the United
States army, and that Il U. S. statute the
object of which is to cast odium and re-
proach upon the 'true hero" shall not be
ranealpd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
Launched.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24-The steamship
San Pedro, built for the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, was launched at Cramps
shipyard this morning. She was bniIt cx-
pressly for freight and has carrying c,pac-
ity of $500 tons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
The War in Evpt

PORT SAID, Aug. A.-Two Arabs have
been shot here for not answering the chal
lenge of sentry. The exodus of natives has
consequently been renewed.
IsMAILIA, Aug. 24-10 a. m.-The advance
of heavy calvalry and marine artillery has
commenced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
GEN. MAHoNE's home organ saws

Whatever else may be said of Gen. Ma
hone, it cannot be denied that he is faithful
to the party and to the people,
Why, certainly Henever sold his party to
the Arthur wing ofthe republicans, and he
submitted the Riddleberger bill to vote of
the people! Gen. Malone not faithful Per-
ish the thought!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24

A dispatch to the London Times from St,
Petersburg says: Engineer Melville of the
Jeanette, and Lieutenant Berry and two
sailors, of the burned steamer Rodgers, were
granted an audience by the Emperor and
Empress at the Peterhoff yesterday. The
reception extended them was very cordial
The Emperor yesterday also received the
credentials of Mr.. Hunt, the recently ap-
pointed United States Minister to Russia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
Husband Poisoning.

LONDON, Aug pa telegram from Vi
emma states that over one hundred women
are OH trial at Gross Beskerek, Hungary.
charged with poisoning their husbands.
The guilt of thirty-iivc of the woman has
been Droyed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
Lynched.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. 24.-Advices
have been received her that Smith. who at
tempted to outrage Il white lady has been
lynched by disguised party, who shot him
to death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 81, 1892.
THE RICHMOND Whig says:

IHE RICHMOND w Hf9 says
"The tobacco tax must be abolished, and
it is only through the influence Of our great
liberal movement with the Federal Admin
istration that this can be accomplished
Well. considering the two facts, that the
republican caucus of the L. s. House of
Representatives only three months ago re-
solved that the tobacco tax not only should
not be abolished but that there should be no
reduction in it, and that Gen. Mahone's pro-
position to reduce the tax to eight cents q
pound received only two republican votes,
and one of those kellogg's, who wished to
kill the bill that contained it because that
bill reduced the duty on sugar, reasonable
people will think that if the only hope for
the abolition of the tax rests upon the in
fuence the Mahoneites have with the Fed
eral Administration, it may as well be
abandoned at once, and Nirginians make up
their minds that they will have to pay this
sectional and I'm ust tax until the democrats
get control Of the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24

Beautiful skin, aud fair complexion, ro-
oust health and powers of endurance follow
the use OF Browns Iron Bitters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24

BOTH GENERAL MALONE and his home
organ confess that Mr.. Massey was correct
when he said he could have bought Il suli-
Gent number of Mahoneitc members of the
Legislature to elect him at ten dollars apiece,
and say it was necessary to bind them by
the plainest and strongest obligations to the
movement they pretended to serve" The
General knows his party: but what sort of
men must it be composed Of when, as he
says, they have to be bound by the most
solemn pledges to prevent them from sell
ing themselves to their opponents? How
ever, as the leader of the party sold out to
the Arthur wing of the republican party,
there is no need of his kicking up a row
with some Of the rank and file because they
wanted to sell at cheaper rates to the demo-
Gratis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24

How:s THIS? At the John Brown picnic
at Chicago yesterday letters of regret for
compulsory absence were read from Presi
dent Arthur, Wendell Phillips, Roscoe Conk
ling, Secretary Lincoln, General Grant,
Robert Ingersoll, Senator Hoar and other
political friends of General Malone and
Captain Wise, but none from the General
himself nor from the Captain, whose father
hanged the diabolical old murderer and in
cendiary. After all the federal patronage
and republican support the General and the
Captain have received, it is black ingrati-
tude for them to be wanting in respect to
the memory Of such perfect representative
of stalwart republicanism as the man who
attempted to instigate the most terrible of
all crimes-d servle instruction in their
own State. But why the General and the
Captain should swallow Wendell Phillips
and gag at John Brown they alone can tell
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24

Kellogg has been nominated for Congress
in the Sd district of Louisiana. He an
nounced that he would, in October, make
is not in the meantime restored upon some
basis that will permit of his withdrawal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24

Judge Spalding declines the Malone
nomination for Congress in the Norfolk dis
trict and another convention is to assemble
on the 29th, when Harrison Phobus will be
made the nominee.
1t is reported that Fulkerson has declared
for Newberry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24

Nothing definite has been heard from the
Fifth District Coalition Convention. Sever
al ballots are said to have been taken, on
the last of which Sims, the late convert led
the field. Much dissatisfaction prevailed
and the gathering was noisy and disorderly
The chances are that the convention will
adjourn without making any nomination
and support Sims as all indepdent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-24

IL. II. WARNER & Co.,
- Rochester, n. Y.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-05-04

are a man, shall kill you /; If you are .
ghost this won't hurt you;" and with
that the loud report OF his pistol startled
the nights stiffness. There was q
quick molten of the shrouded arm,
and the bullet was thrown back, strik-
ing the head-board at Henry's side.
This sent cold chill through his frame,
but a second time he took deliberate
aim at the figure and fired. Again 8
motion as IL catching the bullet, and II
was thrown back upon the bed
Almost paralyZed with tear, Henry
fired a third, a fourth and fifth shot,
only to have the bullets hurled back
with noiseless motion from the ghostly
figure. Then, for brief moment he
sat as if trsnsfixed, gazing with mute
bewilderment, when with wild
shrek OF terror, he fired the last blank
cartridge and hurled the pistol at the
ghost.
With a merry laugh, the ghostly wish
tor threw of his flowing gar ments, and
through the door came those who had
gathered without to join in the sport,
when to their horror they saw depicted
on the face of Henry an expression
which told the sad story that their joke
had, alas been too well played. His
mind could not stand the strain; he
was a raving maniac.
The saddess part of the story Is that,
although several weeks have elapsed
since young Waters was frightened he
has not showed the leasts signs OF re-
turning sanity; and while not violent,
is constantly shrieking out and point
ing to imaginary ghosts. It is sad
story and frightful warning to practi-
cal iokers.