davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08

IT IS reported that President elect Cleve-
land agrees with other wise men acquainted
with the civil service laws, that those laws,
80 far from prohibiting the removal of fed
eral officeholders in the South, demand their
instantaneous election, for the reason that
they have, almost without exception, trans
formed themselves into corrupt partisan
agents, and their Offices into corrupt part-
san bureaus for the election OF republicans,
and to prolong the sway OF the corrupt re-
publican party. President Clevelands idea
on this subject is correct, and its enforce
ment will be commended by all right-thnk-
ing men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08
Personal.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-secretary Teller
and Postmaster General Hatton left here
this morning with their families in special
car by the Atlantic Coast line for New Or
leans to attend the Worlds Exposition.
They will stop few days in Florida, but
will reach New Orleans in time for the
opening of the exposition, and 1t is expect
ed by the management that they will be
joined there by President Arthur and other
members Of his Cabinet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08

In POINT of fact it makes very little diff
ference to the people whether the Presi-
dent be a wise mao or act under the advice
and guidance Of wise men. In either case
the country may we'll be graduated upon
the election of President Cleveland, whose
whole official life has been marked by an
unbroken succession of manifestations OF
wisdom, either his own or that of others
whose directions he has followed. The latest
one is his positive refusal to accept presents.
But it is the least Of all; for the experience
of General Grant in that respect was suffi
Gent to have deferred even an unwise man
from following his example.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08

Hymns and psalms were then sung aud prayers
intoned. At the conclusion Of these the apostolic
delegate took his seat at the altar steps with
Bishop Kain, OF Wheeling, at his right, and Bish-
op Janssens of Natchez. at his left. and the last
session of the council open. Monsignor Cor
coran read tho chapters of the DEGREES passed dur
ing last week. and they were formally adopted.
When this was over, the pens and ink with which
the bishops aud officers were to sign their names
in testimony Of the geraineness of the DEGREES
were placed on the altar. The apostolic delegate
was the first 10 sign his name.
After all tbs prelates were again seated Arch
bishop Kenrck went up to the apostolic delegate,
aud they exchanged the kiss Of peace. The arch
bishop then stood to one side and archbishop Ale
many similarly salutcd the apostolic delegate,
and after exchanging the kiss with Archbishop
Kenrick took his place at his side. Thus each
preate sa'utcd the apostolic delegate aud passing
along the line salnted each Of tho prclatcs us he
passed. The kiss of pcaco is given simply by the
two prelates placing their heads close together
and whispering the Latin words Pax tecum' TO
each other.
When the prelates Lad all been seated ~ the end
Of this ceremony, Archbishop kcnr!ck, oc s..
Louis advanced to the front of the altar aud. in 4
broken voice. said: 1T has iallcn to III: lot to he
the oldest bishop in this council, the arrange
ments and preparations for which it is needless to
say eau ed great anxiety, care and labor for the
apostolic delegate who presd over its delibcrs-
tions. Therefore l return him thanks On behalf
of its members"
The feeble old man was obliged to stop fre,
queutly in the delivery of his short address
through the infrmities of age, and ut its close
went with uncertain steps back to his seat among
the archbishops. The TIE Dcun was sung by the
choir, the closing prayer rccited, the paPal BEN
edicton pronounced by the most reverend apos-
tolic delegate, and the third penary council endc!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08

PREsIDENT-ELECT CLEVELAND is in no
hurry about the selection of his Cabinet,
nor has he need to be- He will not resign
his position as Governor of New York until
January It'll, between which date and. the
4th of March he will have plenty of time in
which to make his selections There is moth
Ing in his past life to Indicate that he will
not, hut every thug to show that he will
select wise and able counselors when the
time for choosing them shall come.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08

THE American of Philadelphia, an ultra
republican and pronounced high tariff or
gan, says: president Arthur and Secreta-
ry McCulloch seem to have been sent by
Providence to make easy the transition to q
democratic administration" Secretary Nc
Culloch. being wise man. and disin-
terested, always has favored tariff for
revenue only, and President Arthur's in
olnation that way is one of the very few
commendable things about him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08

A WASHINGTON newspaper says Presi'
dent Arthur enjoyed the story of the un-
fortunate cat which, having climbed the
steps of the Washington Monument be-
came alarmed and jumped from the top,
(before, however, the top was as high as 1t
now ISL landing safely, but being caught by
dog and killed soon after reaching the
ground; that he laughed over it very
heartily, and repeated it several times
during the day to some of his callers. How
the emotion of amusement could have been
excited by such story is hard to TELL But
there are many other things about Pres-
dent Arthur which people of ordinary ideas
and feelings find hard to comprehend, and
harder still to render compatible with the
possession of the qualities that should
characterize man occupying his exalted
position.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08
>@SlSS;5 szzbo
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, D. c., December s, 1884.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December s, 1884.
SENATE.
Tho chair laid before the Senate the text
of the proceedings of the International Me-
ridau Conference held at Washington in
October last; also, a letter from tho Secre-
tary Of War with statement showing the
expenditures at the Springfield armory for
arms made and repaired during the past
year.
Mr.. Mitchell read letter from Gen. Grant
relating to the bill recently introduced to
give him pension. Gen. Grant expresses
The hope that the bill would be withdrawn,
as under no circumstances could he accept
a pension even if the bill passed both houses
and received the approval of the President.
Mr.. Mitchell stated that he had introduced
the bill because he was chairman of the
Committee on Pensions, and the President
mad recommended pension for General
Grant. He (Mr Mitchell) had always felt
that General Grant ought to be placed
where he was when, to accept the presiden-
the war. In Difference to General Grants
wishes, Mr.. Mitchell withdrew the pension
bill.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Keller, of Ohio, from the Committee
on appropriations, reported the Military
Academy appropriation bill, and it was re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Keifer gave notice that he would call
it up for consideration to morrow.
The Speaker laid before the Honse let
ter from the Postmaster General asking for
an appropriation of 500, 900 for the railroad
postal car service, for the remainder of the
current fiscal year, which was referred.
Under the call of States number of bills
etc, were introduced and referred, among
them one proposing constitutional amend
ment providing that treaties shall be made
BY and with the consent of the House of
Representatives as we'll as the Senate ALSO
for the restoration of inaugural ceremo-
MES to Jeflorsonian republican simplicity ;
also by Mr.. O'Ferrall, of Virginia, a
resolution calling for Information from
the Secretary Of the Treasury re.
atve to the purchase of site for public
building at Harrisonburg, Va.
The Committee on District of Columbia
did not exercise its right to claim the day
for the consideration of bills reported by it,
and other business was proceeded with.
Mr. Beach of New York, introduced bill
to maintain the secrecy of the ballot in the
election of Representatives, and Delegates in
Congress. 1t provides for a separate uni
form ballot upon which the candidates are
to be voted for; The quality of the paper, &c.
and permits the ballots to be printed or
written or partly printed and written.
The House resumed the consideration of
the interstate commerce bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08
ALEXANDRIA, Y
MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER $

TIE NORFOLK Ledger says: "pennsSi'
vapia returned one democrat to Congress
who Who'll is equal to whole State delegation
,ho NJ, Samuel J. Randall, who, whatever
his views may be about tariff matters, is
true and tried friend of the South As long
as the pennsylvania democrats remain true
- Mr.. Randall, we will overlook their
ninorities in other districts in the State"
That Mr.. Randall has been friend to the
South every well-informed man in the South
comedies. He was friend, too, Ia time OF
need and the people of the South will always
hold him iu kindly remembrance. But
while doing so, they cannot forget that had
il not been for Mr.. Randall's opposition,
hill in the line of cardinal principle OF
democracy, revenue tariff, would have
passed the U. S. House of Representatives
at the last session of Congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08
The French in China

HONG KONG, Dec. 8.-Reports reach here
that fresh encounters have occurred 10 Ton
quin between the Chinese and the French.
The Chinese were defeated and forced 10
retreat. The Chinese military authorities
are preparing to throw large force across
the frontier into Tonquin. The French
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08
Loss Of Two Steamships

HUss VI TWO oleaMshlps.
LONDON, Dec. S.-Terrifc weather ;,,-
prevailed on the coast, and reports Of mo
rine disasters are coming in. The steamer
Pochard, bound from Cork to Liverpool
foundered in a gale off Hoyhead. All on
board, believed to have numbered thirty
were drowned. A steamer, supposed 10
have been the Alliance, of Cardiff. aI<o
foundered with all hands, in he Bristol chan.
mel, off the town of Boscastle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08
Witness Murdered.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. S.-A dispatch
to the Journal from Galena, Kan, says tina,
John Pickett yesterday shot and killed
William Allen, the leading witness in the
approaching trial of his brother, Gcorp,
Pickett, for the murder of man named
Briggs on the 3Oth ultimo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08
Stabbing ARRAY.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. Slate last night
terrible stabbing ARRAY took place at 81
Commercial street, in this city. William,
Martin was cut eleven times by Thomas
Burke, and will likely die. The cause of
the quarrel is unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08
Mormon confara1u.

LONDON, Dec Sat Sheffield ycsrr,,..,
a Mormon conference, conducted by elders
from Utah, was broken up by the conduc,
of some anti Mormons who were present
The police found it necessary to eject tn,
unruly persons, but a second conference
which had been announced, was subs.
quently abandoned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08

CINCINNATI, O., Dec. S.-A fire last
night damaged the buildings, machinery
and stock of the Cincinnati Desiccatiug
Company, in the northwestern part of the
city to the extent Of about $50, 900; insur-
ance s. 1000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, Dec. Sill a. m.-Stccks opened
weak and declined y to 3. per cent, Northwest
leading. At II o'clock there was rally of l. To
y per cent. Tho market is dull. New York
Central which closed at 81 on Saturday fell oil to
9Oas the declaration Of the dividend having had
no OBJECT on the stock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08

There is no material change to note in the
-four and grain markets. Wheat continues tame
and spiritless, under light receipts the demand i,
confined TO high milling grades which form
very small share of the offerings. Corn is active
and about &c. higher, owing to increased local de
mand white sod to day at 5Oa51. Rye and
Oats are steady. Eggs are lower. Other produce
ia without change
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08

BALTIMORE, Dec. 9.-Va. 6s defd =; consol
dated 39 4 ; de I'd series -; past due coupons Ks ,
new 10 4Os -: new IS 52h bid to-day
Cotton firm middlng 1OSs Flour steady
and quiet; Howard street and Western
super % 25a2 65; do extra 81 75a3 81; do
family go 5Oa4 so: City Mills super 81 25a2 rs :;
do extra So OOa3 IS; do Rio Brands S4 GA
AIS: Paapsco family S. 25: do superativc
patent IS IS. Wheat-SoutherE steady Western
easier and active; Southern red e2a95 do amber
9Oa92 No Ma yland 95l4aS5a. No 2 Western
winter red spot and December 7Sa,a79; Jan.
u.ry 79ala7s7s February 81laaSla.; May
s61aas78s. Corn Southern firm and active
Western lower and quiet Southern white 4s4
40; do yellow 80; Western mixed spot 4sa4S9;
December 464.a47lR January 447sa45as; Feb.
ruary 44laa45A Oats about steady and insc.
tive; Southern 3Oa33; Western white 31a33
do mixed 30a31; Penna 3Oa33 Rye quiet ~
Sass. Hay steady and quiet; prime to
choice Pennsylvania and Maryland sl4a15 30
Provisions easier and quiet Mess Pork S13 Bulk
meats-shonders and clear rib sides packed Cal
Bacon-shoulders "a; clear rib sides o. Hams
12las13. Lard refnedj Sig Butter quiet
Western packed 12a22; creamery .3a31 Eggs
steady at 27s29 Coffee dull; Rio cargocs or.
binary to fair sa4a9a. Sugar quiet and easy
A soft Els Whskey steady at 81 1Sa1 10.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08

PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET Dee s.
Cattle dull prime 6a6aa good 5aa5s. medium
4Aa5; common 3a4. Sheep in fair demand
prime 4A4a41a good 31aa4; medium 212a3L
common 1a2t4. Lambs GAO. Hogs in fair dc
mand, selling at 61sa61a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08

blockade of the island of Formoss is or,,.
nominal. The French fleet is anchored =,
Kelung, while trade with the other nor.
as usual.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-On. Change at Ills q. III.
Wheat @aa7sc lower. Corn Aaasc lower.
Oats lac lower.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-08

new YORK, Dec S.-Stocks weaker. Money
LAP. Cotton dull and inactive; uplands IL ; Or
leans IN Flour dull and heavy. Wtes. lower
and heavy. Corn lower .id dull.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-03

A few months ago young man who
had been in the employ OF an express
company at point in Wisconsin left
his position and home on account OF
failing health, and went to Florida with
the hope of receiving benefit from the
change of climate. About n week ago
he intended returning to his Northern
home in q short time, but thought be-
fore leaving the land OF flowers he
would send box of oranges to his rel.
atiycs and friends in Wisconsin. The
oranges were brought here from Flor
ida by the Adams Express Company.
having been franked through. From
here to their destination they were to
be transported by the American. The
young man who had shipped tho or.
angcs had written letter to the Amer
can explaining the fact that the oranges
had been shipped over the Adams, and
requesting the American people when
they arrived to put frank, which he
enclosed in his letter, on the box, and
forward that, adding in conclusion, 81
will be passing through Cincinnati on
my way home in few days, and will
call upon you.h As the clerk in the
American Express office was reading
the letter a lot of transfer freight from
the Adams was brought in, and he was
asked to sign for it. AS he signed, he
glanced down over the way bill to see
what he was signing, his eyes were sud-
denly glued almost to tho paper by see-
mo tho nnma IF the marty whose letter
he had just been reading regarding the
oranges. The young man had kept
his word and called at the Office as he
was going to his home in Missouri.
, He, however, neither recognized nor
saluted any one, for he was dead, and
his body was incased in a coffin on ito
way home for burial. Gin. Enquirer.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-03
In q Mexican Hacienda.

OF course was anxious to see them,
and was about to 60 to the gate to take
look at them when they all came
right in the parlor. They were
picturesque-looking band, women
dressed in bright red, green, and yell
low dresses, and had their hair banged
in such style that | thought at the
moment that they had either tried to
initiate Langtry or Langtry had copied
from them. 1t was rather hard to de-
eide. These wanderers are the great
est thieves Imaginable, and will steal
whatever they can lay their hands on,
and the servants had all they could do
to watch them, as they went here and
there. At last they left, having salts
fed their curiosity, and traded their
blankets, etc. After they were gone
the conversation turned on Indians,
whereupon Dona Refugio, the lady of
the house, pointed to hill seen in the
distance, and which was called LA
Iona de los Novios, " or the Bridal
hill" and related how about fifteen
years ago a beautiful young Mexican
girl, the daughter of one of the poems,
was coming from the town after her
wedding, accompanied by her parents
and few friends. The bride and
groom were, according to their custom,
on the same horse. The friends at the
hacienda who had heard of her coming
went to meet the little party. They
saw them in the distance, but just as
they were passing a little hill band of
wild Indians surprised them. They
fought bravely, but were oyerpowered,
and the bride was torn from her hus-
bands arms, who fell dead pierced by
many arrows. No one escaped; all
were killed except the young girl,
whom they carried off She, however,
managed to get away from them, and
returned to the hacienda amaniac, and
died very soon afterward Since that
time the poems have always called that
hill LA Iona dc los Novios." There
they say that up to this day figure on
horseback is often seen galloping Wild
ly back and forth during the moonlight
nights. The poems firmly believe it to
be the departing bridegroom. San
FrnnciycJ Arg0ndUt
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-03
knocking Out q Dude.

The circus agent was cooling his rosy
nose in beer-foam, but he pulled it out
quickly to reply to the Detroit Post re-
porter's question about the docility of
the sacred white elephant, Light of
Asia "As tractable as dog" he
began. "Why, you never saw any
thing like him in the elephant line in
your life. Never had to stab him once
with the elephant-hook since he has
been with the show. Follows his keep
er around like the lamb trailed Mary.
1t astonishes me to see how meekly he
submits to the indignitics that are
heaped upon him. There he stands,
day and night, like bump on log
while people are twisting his tail, jab-
bling him with canes and umbrellas,
and sticking pins into him to see if his
hide is genuine. No, | never saw him
mad but once; that was in Buffalo. A
pair of the gayest looking dudes you
ever saw were examining him. One of
'em probed the elephant in the ear
with his umbrella and said to his mate,
"Say, chappy, he's deuced white now;
ISL ne, Olu lelldu9 i dds, DuL ne )
such blooming quiet beggar. wish
that show fellah'd shoe him up
"'Yaas,' said the first dude as he
poked his bamboo cane up the ele-
plants trunk. About foot of the
cane disappeared. The elephant gave
q snort of rage which was followed by
a sound as of some one hitting a bale
of cotton with piece of iire-hose,"
What was it?" inquired the inter
ested reporter.
why the elephant had slapped that
dude on the jaw with his trunk and sent
him turning cart-wheels clear across
the tent"
"Was he hurt?'
"When they picked him out OF the
sawdust he insisted that his back and
legs were broken, but outside of y
black eye and 4 few bruises he was not
hurt.
"What did he say?"
Nothing much; but he offered Il can
vasman six bits to probe the elephants
proboscis so that he (the dude) might
see how the thing worked
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-03

Among many instances Of snake-bite
poisoning have seen was strong
young Brahmin of 20, well-known to
me, who had been bitten during the
night while watching his maize crop.
Ere knew of it they had brought him
into my compound in front of the bum
galow. AS yet he walked quite stead
lily, only leaning slightly on the arm OF
another man. There was thatpeculiar
drowsy look in his eyes, however, as
from a strong narcotic, which indica-
ted his having been bitten for some
time, and left but little room for hope
now. He could still clearly tell me
particulars. He had been bitten, he
said, on putting his foot to the ground,
while moving off his charpoy in the
dark, but, thinking the bite was that
OF a non-poisonous snake, had give no
more heed to the matter, had gone to
sleep again, till he was awoke by his
friends coming in search of him. With
some difficulty was able to find the
bite-very faint. no larger than the
prick from a pin, but still the unmis-
taxable double mark of the poison
fangs. He felt the poison, he said,
gradually ascending the limb, and
pointing to part just above the
knee, where he felt it had already
reached the limb below that being, he
said, benumbed and painless to the
touch, like the foot when asleep" I
gave him the usual remedies, and kept
him walking to and fro but gradually
limb m hn al,
power Of voluntary motion, and his
head was beginning to droop from the
overpowering drowsiness that was
surely gathering over him. At inter-
walls he pointed out the poison line
steadily rising higher, and was still
able to answer questions clearly on be-
ing reused. At length it seemed to be
of no use torturing him further by
keeping him moving about, and he was
allowed to remain at rest. Shortly af-
ter this, while being supported in sit
ting posture, all at once, without any
premonitory sign. he gave one or two
long signs, and life ceased, about an
hour after he had himself walked into
the compound. There was something
terrible real in this faculty of pointing
out each stage of the ascending poison
Gas the snake patient always can) that
was gradually bringing him nearer and
nearer to death, with the prospect of
only another hour or half-hour of life
remaining to him; and yet the patient
does not seem to realize this with the
keenness that an on-looker does, prob
ably from the poison benumbing at the
same time the power of the mind as
well as of the body. - AL the Year
ROlnd.