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The bee., 1883-02-24
Middle ard Southern States.

:Tohn Cavanaugh, shot and killed Conrad
,nmick on train on the Pennsylvania
railroad at Bessemer. Cavanaugh had been
uuarrelling with man whom he found talk
ng 10 his wife and was elected from the
rrain after firing three shots at brakeman,
Albert Kyle, wounding him badly. He
jumped on the rear platform of the train,
ran down the aisle and killed Remmick. and
then escaped.
Mr.. j. G. Wall, who is associated with q.
s. Grant, Jr., and General John B. Gordon
in the Belmont coal mines of Alabama, and
the superintendent for several years, COM
mitted suicide by drowning himself in the
Tennessee river.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad depot
and freight-house and a number of other
buildings at Pensacola, Fla, has been
burned. Loss $25,OOO; insurance $4,000.
The bee., 1883-02-24

In The Senate yesterday, after much debate,
the Tariff bill, as amended was finally passed
by vote of ~ to IS. The title of the bill
was made to read San act to reduce internal
revenue taxation, and for other purposes"
In the Senate bill was passed appropri-
ating $50, ,000for monument to ee erected
at Washington's headquarters at Newburg,
n. 7. The Army Appropriation and the Forti-
fcation Appropriation bills were passed.
The bill for the termination of the articles
relating to the Fisheries treaty was passed.
which was discussed up to the hour Of ad-
journment.
HOUSE.
In the House, the conference report on the
Japanese indemnity fund bill was adopted. /.
The tariff bill being under consideration,
motion to place sugar on the free list was
voted down. At the evening session the con-
sideration of the legislative appropriation
bill was resumed in committee of the whole.
In the House an exciting session was pre-
cipitated by motion of Mr.. Haskell that all
debate on the pending section of the tariff
bill be closed in one hour The point of order
was made from the democratic side that the
motion was out of order, and this was de-
bated until 3 O'Clock, when the special order,
eulogies on the late MIR. Shackleford, of
North Carolina, was announced, thus defer
ring action on Mr.. Haskell's motion until
to-day.
In the House, after the morning how,
lumber of motions to suspend the rules and
pass bills were voted down. Finally Mr..
Kelley moved to suspend the rules and pass
Senate bill to reduce internal revenue taxa
!1on. After considerable debate the motion
falled-yeas 162, nays 97-not the necessary
EWo,thlrds In the affirmative All the Mary
and members, except Mr.. Urner. who was
lot recorded, voted in the affirmative, as did
Messrs: Randall, of Pennsylvania, Tucker,
of Virginia, and other prominent democrats.
In the House the Sundry Civil App ;spria-
ton bill was considered in committee of
the whole and considerable progress made.
The River and Harbor bill was reported and
referred to the eommitte of the whole.
dn the House the Sundry Civil Appropr1a-
ton bill was considered in committee of the
whole, several amendments were adopted.
The bee., 1883-02-24
LOCALS.

The Capital Pleasure Club gave q
,ary fine entertainment at Willard's
hall Thursday evening.
Tb. funeral of Mrs. Cecilia Cain
to,k ulace at the 18th Street Baptist
church. Friday. February D, 1888.
Jobn Kicks. proprietor of Park Hotel,
has amuscments in the hall every
Tuesday evening.
The history of the Colored Public
School, of Washington and George
town will commence in the next issue.
The funeral Of Mrs. Charlotte Nu-
gent took place at Asbury NJ. E.
Church. "Wednesday, February Doth,
1853
We shall give the opinion of the
Attorney General on the gambling act
next week, for the benefit Of our ad-
vprli>rrr.
Last sunday was rally day at AS
bury N. l.. Church. In morning Rev.
John 4. Holmes, of Baltimore. Md,
preachei in the afternoon.
Edwin A Randolph, Esq, attorney
a-aw, Richmond. Va, is in this city
attending the Conference of Repre-
sentative NirginiaRs.
AIage number of colored painters
Will shortly hold a meeting in this city,
the object being TO form a Union the
full proceedings will appear shortly in
THE BEE.
The tyranny in the public schools
should cease. This way Of bulldoozing
teachers and threatening their dis.
misSal, has become a favOrite theme
ot certain trustees.
Butler, the stove man, at the corner
Of 9TH and X Streets, Northwest. is
exchanging all kinds of new stoves for
old ones. If you want a summer cook
mg toNe. 60 to Mr.. Butler, the popular
stoyg mm.
Ihg Young ladies of the Independent
Evening star Social Club, gave grand
soircc at Market Hall on Monday night
last. The entertainment was a pleasant
one. and everybody went home well
pleased with a night spent among the
"NtarS.
Rpy. w H. Brooks. Of 18th Street
Baptist Church. The choir of the same
church furnished the music i'm the
afternoon. The music was very good.
At $50 J. NJ, Rev. Hugh. of the city.
preached During the day the amount
Of s. % was raised.
Much credit is due to Post 4. better
known rs theO. r. Morton Post Of the
Grand Army Republic, for the way
they buried one of their fellow com
radc7. Eugene johnson. This Post has
been in iourishing condition since it
has hoen under the charge of its new
Commander, Col. Geo. ID. Graham,
who has been ably assisted by Major
d. Fisher as officer of the day, not
outstanding the prejudice that Col.
Graham has come in contact with, he
has brought the Post up to a standard
that will ever be a credit to his race.
The bee., 1883-02-24
THE VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY.
TPE TRUUK LINE To THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST.
schsdnla In sffect Mar ~ 18a2 :

Schedule in effect May IA. 1882:
40 q. m.-New Orleans Mail, daily, making
close connections to all points South and
Southwest, with Pullman Sleeping Cars
from Washington via DanYills 80 Atlanta
and Atlanta 20 New Orleans, also Wash
ington to New Orleans via Lynchburg and
Bristol
$40 3. m.-LouisvilIs Fast Line, daily, via
Charlottesville, Huntington and Lexing-
ton to Cincinnati, Louisville and Gil
Southwestern points, making direct con.
nections, and with solid train and Pull
man Sleeping Cars, Washington to LOais-
vile.
&.20 p. m.-Warrenton Accommodation, daily,
except Sunday, for WArrsnton and inter
mediate stations. Returning, arrives In
Washington rs 1880 .. m.
lO.35p. H. Southern Mail and Express,
daily, to all points South, Southeast and
Southwest, via Danville and Charlotte,
with Pullman Sleeping Car, Washington
TO Charleston, and Washington to White
Sulphur Springs. Marks Sleeping Chair
Cars between Washington aud Danville.
For all points on Manassas Division take 10
.. m. train daily, except Sunday. Fop
W3rrenton take ITO a. m. train daily,
and 20p. m. train daily, except sunday.
For tickets and all information, inquire st
Company's Office, 601 Pennsylvania avenue, or
bt Union Depot Office 601 PsnnsyIVani& ave
nue, is connected with telephone system.
+. Il. HAWKS, Assistant Ticket Agent
M. SLAUGHTER, General Passenger Agent
SOL HASS, Traffic Manager.
The bee., 1883-02-24
EMANCIPATION DAY.
PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS MADE
FOR CELEBRATING A NOTABLE
ANNINERSARY.


FOR CELEBRATING A NOTABLE
ANNIVERSARY.
A meeting of colored citizens was
held last night at Kembalrs hall, OH C.
street, between 4 ] and 9th streets, to
perfect a plan to celebrate the
twentieth anniversary of the procla-
nation of President Lincoln emancipa-
ting the slaves in this District. Mr..
O.S r. Wall occupied the chair, with
Mr.. NJ. T. Hamline as secretary and
Mr.. Charles Ii. Marshall, assistant. Mr..
Perry Carson submitted a resolution,
which was adopted, that "the colored
citizens of the District of Columbia, in
meeting assembled, do request
each Legislative district, and all civic
organizations, to elect or appoint five
delegates to meet at Kembalrs hall, C
street, on the evening of the 18th of
March, to elect chief marshal for the
grand parade in honor of the emanci-
patton proclamation of President Abra-
ham Lincoln, which will take place on
April 10th, 1883 that there be COM
mittee of five appointed to invite all
organizations in the District of Colum-
bia to take part in the demonstration.
Some amendments were afterwards
made to the resolution, one to the effect
that organizations having a central
head or grand body may be entitled to
five delegates, and each subordinate
organization to one each.
The bee., 1883-02-24
THE BETHEL LITERARY.

A large crowed gathered at Bethel
Hall last Tuesday evening to listen to
DR.. Alex. Cromwell, who read a paper
on the uses of races. After consider
ing the missions of the various races
of the past-the Egyptian, the Assy-
rian, the Babylonian, the Jewish, the
Greek and Roman, and that to each of
these was entrusted peculiar Office in
the education of the world. He said
The bee., 1883-02-24
Forty-seventh Congress.
SENATE

In the United States Senate report was
made from the finance committee In favor OF
the purchase of Arlington from General
Gusts Lee. The tariff bill was taken up and
all the amendments proposed IN eommlttee
of the whole disposed of. A motion to in
crease the duty on iron ore from fifty cents
10 one dollar ton was voted down.
The Senate made but little progress
Saturday on the amendments to the tariff
bill, most of the session being consumed IN
debate between Messrs. Sherman and Beck.
The United States Senate passed Mr..
Sherman's amendment to the metal schedule
of the tariff bill In a modified form by
party vote. At 1.50 in the morning the
Senate adjourned.
The bee., 1883-02-24
THE BEE.

TUFRE THE BEE CAN BE GOT.
Mrs Polkety's. NJ street, between II
and l3. Northwest.
pavne & Grays, A. and Pennsylvania
avenue
Henry Poland's. Southwest corner
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, and 4s streets.
Robert Boollcr's. 11l6 + street.
NorthW i.
Nr, L. Chase, ll09 I Street. Y. w.
The bee., 1883-02-24
Foreign News,

LONDON, Feb. 19.-Carey, the infoTmer,
continued his startling story in the Dublin
Police court yesterday. 1t is reported that
the mysterious Number One" spoken of by
Car v is known.
lie matter of Carey's confession was dis
cussed in the House of Commons.
1t is reported that the new French ministry
is generally approved by the Gambettist
journals.
/ LONDON, Feb. 2O.-The prisoners charged
with numbering Lord Cavendisdish and Mr..
Burke hstenend to the reading of their depo-
sititions in Dublin Court yesterday. The
police are convinced that Number One" is
Gen. McAdaras. Mrs. Byrne has arrived in
Dublin, but upon examination she was dis
charged. 1t is reported that the English
government will open in Dublin Castle an
inquiry into new conspiracy. Frank Byrne
has left Cannes, France. The police force
guarding Mr.. Gladstone in France has been
doubled.
In the House of Commons the Irish de-
velopments were discussed.
Workingmen in France have protested
against the political instability of the nation.
The French flag is flying in Madagascar
and the natives are not in peacable humor.
The American minister atRome will give
fete on Washington's Birthday.
LONDON, Feb. 21-The report that another
widespread conspiracy was to be investigated
| at Dublin Castle is denied.
It is said that Irish Americans are leaving
Ireland since Casey's confession.
Debate was resumed in the House of Com.
mons on amendment that no further conces
! sions should be made to lawless agitation in
Ireland.
! The Bundesrath has approved the bill pro
! hibiting the importation into Germany of
! American pork.
Reports from Hong Kong, China, say the
| United Steamer Ashuelot has been lost. All
her officers were saved. Eleven of the crew
I were drowned.
At Berlin, Germany, a subscription has
been opened in aid of the sufferers by the
floods in America.
The bee., 1883-02-24
~IECIAL NOTICE

Our subscribers will please have
,bar money ready, for our collector
niII be around on the first of the month
Remember. some OF You owe us for l,
3 ! ; and & months. Don't fail to
Iagvp The money at home.
The bee., 1883-02-24
Washington News.

General Hazen, chief of the weather
bureau, In response to resolution of inquiry
offered in the House of Representatives, sent
an official communication predicting heavy
floods in the Mississippi valley.
Rerdell, one of the star-route defendants,
withdrew his plea of not guilty yesterday,
and was examined as witness for the gov
ernment, which promises interesting de
velopments.
Ihe Senate in executive session has re-
moved the injunction of secrecy from the
pending reciprocity treaty with Mexico, and
the text of the treaty has been made public
The President has nominated Messrs.
Dorman B. Eaton, of New York; John M.
Gregory, of Illinois, and Leroy D. Thoman,
of Ohio, to be civil service commissioners.
The President has approved the act pro-
viding for the erection of monument to the
memory of the Baron De kalb.
FL. F. Walker, duputy collector of United
States internal revenue, has been fatally shot
in Stanly county, N. c., by David Fraley, a
distiller.
The payment of pensions by the govern
ment between this and July will amount to
S5I.OOO 600
Tie Senate judiciary committee has agreed
to report for passage a bill providing for inc
purchase from George Washington Parke
Custus Lee of the entire Arlington estate
comprising 1,100 acres near Washington
city, and including the National Cemetery
at a total cost of $150,0O0. The accrued
taxes (some $15,0O0) are to be paid by
General Lee, who has agreed to the terms
nrnnosed by the committee.
The bee., 1883-02-24

The shah of Persia pays his barber
five thousand dollars year. 1t the
barber agrees to say nothing about
hair-tonics, the shah is in luck.
The bee., 1883-02-24
LOAN, REAL ESTATE
AND
RE n 7 OFFICE.

Houses for sale and rent, rents col
ltcted and loans negotiated.
N0n-re sident Property and E tates
properly managed.
Splendid Building Sites and unim-
proved property in all sections of the
city for sale on easy terms. Call and
see US.
l.. M. SAUNDERS & BRO,
11O3 F st., N. w., Washington, d G..
The bee., 1883-02-24

- - - week made at home by the industrious
u NHh Best business now before the public
Capital not needed. We will start you
Rl1 4 II Men, women boys and girls wanted every
e1 where to work for US. Now is the time
you can work in spare tme give your whole time
the business No other business will pay you nearly
we'll. No fail to make enormous pay, hy et-
gaglng at once Costly outfit and terms free. None,
made fast easily, and honorably AddressTRUE Co.,
Augusta, Maine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-28
CITY COUNCIL.

regular meeting of the City Council was
held last night.
INTHE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
routine nature. exciting no debate. The
official proceedings will BIZ found in another
column.
COMMON COUNCIL
The regular meeting of the Common
Council was attended last night by more
than quorum. The session was short
one.
When the proposal for the purchase of
lot on St. A,aph street, yearly oppusite the
Columbia Engine house, asa lew eng iue
house for that Company was presented.
Mr.. Rice thought that wider range
ought to be given the committee aud Oh his
motion tie words "or any other siton wei Q
added 10 the resolution.
Mr.. Eichberg inquired whelher the resn.
luton which contained an appropriation
could be PASSED with less than twelve votes
tonight.
The chair responded thatas no appropra.
ton was required, S2,700ha,inx been appru-
priated last yenr, majority could pass the
resolution anu 1t was adopted.
When petition from L. Hipkins and 9TH
ers asking TO be relieved of bills for setting
curb and paving gutter on upper Cameron
street calne III,
Dir. Eichberg desired that the petition
should 20 10 tho committee on streets.
Mr.. Mclean thought that the petition
should go TO the most intelligent committee
OF The council, The finance committee, rs
the question brought up by the petition was
one Of finance not Of pavements
| DIR. Rice did not like the reflection that
| the street committee WAS not the most intel.
| liSent committec ofthe board. AS the mat.
ter was one about street work ii should go
| 10 that committee.
Dir. Mclean said this was Il question Of
| hnance. he thought that some method
should be taken 10 withdraw these bills,
| for the work in this case was done without
ORE: OF council or authority Of law, and
1lore than that, the committee that council
| appointed 10 examine into this matter had
been informed that no money had been
spent except for curb and saud nothing for
labor nothing for cobblest stones. He,hougbr
that il the money had been spent without
authority the Sureties of the officer that
spent the money should be required to make
the amount good.
Dir. Nails would inform council that the
committee on streets never bad ANYTHING
TO do with bis work from beginning to end.
The subject was at first referred to the
committee on streets by the custing vote
OF the President, but afterwards this action
WAS RECONSTRUCTED anu reference was made
| TO the finance committee.
No other subject occasioned debate and
a. an early hour the board adjourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-28
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH %, 1888.

If GENERAL CHALMERS benot utterly de-
void of the delicate scnsihlities Of gentle
men, DO matter from what country or
section Of country they may hail.
he must, when hs reads The follow.
ing from the New York Herald. louk
upon the TWO hundred and fifty dola. 5
he received from Jay Hubbell last fall az
the smallest pay euy man ever got for so
large a JOB:
But the object Of a campaign fund is 10
defray the legitimate po!itira! expenses OF u
candidate after he Is ncninuted to enable
him to make bis candidacy properly known
10 the people. Moreover, q candidate with
nice, or even only tolcrably nice, SENSE
Of honor would refuse with indignation 10
receive or handle this money himself. But
Mr.. Chalmers has no nice scIuples. BE
was not candidate when he went ahjrcty
begging to Mr.. Hubbel: ne pleaded, not
the necessities Of his party. but his personal
poverty; he 'cAll in the evening and was
paid" two hundred and fifty dollars AGi,!
Mr.. Hubbell VINO j. 81 North erl man. MUST
have got a curious notion of 'SouheIn gcu-
tlerneu" when he saw Chalmers going out
ofthe room with the money in his pocket. "
The Herutd devotes much editorial space
to the same sort Of criticism of General
Chalmers OF which The above extract IS Il
sample, because he took two hundred and
afty dollars Of Hubbells fund. But while
every word of what it says in this respect
will be approved by all riyht-thinking len,
it will strike Innst of them as strange that
while the Herald Is so justly severe upon
General Chalmers, who having learned
General Mahones tricks tried in vain to
play them in Mississippi, il has not word
Of condemnation for General ,Slahnne,
though the latter, according to sworn testi.
mony, took over ten thousand. while the
former only took two hundred and City dol
lars of Hubhell's money.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-28
LETTER FROM LOuDOUN.

Correspondents Of the Alexandria GAzsrrEl
LEEsBUHs, Va, March 26-Politics are
on boom, candidates are numerous, and
baud shaking is carried on to an extent if
not exceeding, at least equal to old times,
OH 1t Ats my fst as no other can.
The horny hand OF the working man"
IS the song now, but its cadences are lost,
for the nesO candidates are travelling an up
hill road.
We paid visit to Broad Run Township
last week In and around Guiford. We
were entertained by NIr. Henry S. Smith,
the model farmer, at bis hospitable resi-
dence. Dir. s. farms extensively aud runs a
dairy successfully, has large herd of iue
COWS, and by hard work and business man.
a9ement 10 reaping rich reward. Lou.
foun would be better OFF if she had more
IKE him. We met many old friends at
Gui'iord; uncle Melvin Hutchinson. the
patriarch of the township, Charley Nanku,
}. {. Coleman. W. 8. Summers and many
others. Cleve Coleman and YOUR cores.
pondent were old chums during the war,
and had many ups and downs together,
Cleve Is the same old "two.and six pence" u
whole soulea, good fellow, and popular
with all: Bill Summers, the deputy sheriff
III the district, Is known far and wide, aud
tuvorahly known TOO, for ne Is not ONLY
number-one officer, but be Is lust all sorts OF
good fellow. Charley Maukin is another
OF just the same stripe OF the two named.
de Is popular in his district, and deseryedly
SO. Charley had cali last week to become
Il candidate for County Treasurer. OF
course II was q coalition move, but they
called the wrong man. He is true-bue and
no mistake. Guilford is thriving little
village with four stores all seemingly doing
thriving business We met another old
army friend there; ]. W. Whaley. Jim is
a popular merchant aud agent of Adams
Express Co., and We were glad TO note his
smiling countenance as an evidence of pros.
perity. There is nothing of peculiar utter.
est going on here. All the Preparations for
the hanging Of Beaner are completed, and
ne will pay the penalty due to the law for
ms outrageous crime next Friday,morning.
expect to visit the northern part of the
county This week, and perhaps you will
hear from me. I forgot to mention that the
growing wheat in Broad Run district il
looking unusually we'll, and that Major
Mutt has sold his 6ne farm near Guilford.
800 acres, for $4,000, Mr.. Isaac Fletcher
OF Clark County purchaser. Mr.. F. takes
possession the first proximo, and the people
there will 6nd him 0. z. Ia eli respects
he and Mrs. Fletcher are old acquaintance
ofours and we can speak for them.
LRrr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-28

The RICHMOND Wing, in an article in.
tended to raise class animosites in the
minds of the silly aud ignorant, makes the
foolish assertion that the men who have
tried to preserve tho honor and credit Of the
State, and who will not be the slaves of an
autocratic but ignobe boss, assume the airs
and manners Of aristocrats. 1t essays to
clip nh- r,ho+ :.--c..-- -. ~ --:--- -
list of prominent men who sprang from
what it calls the "nobody' class, in which it
includes ex-Covcrnors Smith and Letchcr.
But, unfortunately for its case, both these
gentlemen, the only Virsnians it mentions.
belong TO the party against which the Whiq
attempts to excite the animosity of its
readers.