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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-07

a scene of heartrending horror. The decks
were thronged by the helpless passengers
who sought in vain for succor. Men, Wo-
men and children chung together in groups
in the ptchy darkness, which was illumin.
ed every now and then by the glare OF a
rocket sent up for assistance. Soon
the helpless beings on the deck began
to be swept off by the waves, the storm in,
creasing in intensity. About two hundred
persons were crushed to death by the fore
boom, which broke loose from its lashingss
and dashed to pieces all who had gathered
on the house on deck. Every succeeding
wave washed Oft its victims. The officers
of the ship tried to get the passengers into
the rigging and outside the rails forward,
where there was the least danger, the ship
being highest there and less exposed to the
waves. The women behaved heroically.
No cry was heard from them as they perish
ed. Not woman or child was saved from
the wreck. All who landed were rescued
BY q life line from on shore and by boats
manned by the hardy and gallant fishermen
Of the locality.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. DR.. J. E. Edwards, Of Petersbarg is
now regarded as out of danger.
Mr.. James B. Russell, Of Winchester, sold
last week 60 head Of cattle. averaging over
1900 pounds.
Col. J. II. 5. Funk, ofthe Stonewall Brigade,
died Saturday.
George Cardwel was killed last Friday on
the farm of DR. w. F. Bland, in King Will
liam CO., by being struck with a pillow drawn
by three runaway horses.
The wholesale grocery house of w. L..
Norman & Co., of Lyuchburg, has failed,
with liabilities equally distributed between
Lynchburg, Baltimore and New York.
Rawley Wilson, colored, prisoner in the
Danville Jail, attempted to escape Thursday
night and was fatally shot by James Coins.
colored, an employee at the Jail. Another
prisoner escaped.
Frank Faber, of Alhemarle county, was
shot last week by his schoolmate, JoelSand-
ridge, by tho accidental discharge of a gun
while they were returning from school. The
load of shot entered young Faber's side, the
wound proving fatal the next day.
s. L. Harley, formerly merchant Of New
York, who was convicted last January in
the county Court at Nottaway Of higamy,
his punishment being fixed at six years in
the penitentiary, has been granted Il new
trial.
Cunningham mill on Cedar creek, twelve
miles from Winchester, was totally destroy
ed by fire last Tuesday night, together with
it's contents There were in the mill at the
time 100 barrels OF -four, 1000 bushels Of
wheat, and Mr.. Cunningham's farming i'm
plements.
A dispatch from Petersburg says: "It may
be mentioned that there is marked division
in the ranks of the negroes i'll this section on
the question Of national politics, greater
even than on State matters. There is a
very strong sentiment among them in favor
of Blaine, which is being carefully fostered
aud cultivated. The Blaine people are
known as national republicans at
tractive name for the negroes, and they re-
fuse to join hands with the coalitionists.
The division is stronger in the counties than
in the cities. The straightout republican
convention will have full delegation from
every county in the Southside.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Confederate Decoration day was observed
yesterday in New Orleans.
Jim Ward, the celebrated champion pu-
gilist, died in London yesterday.
Miss Goddard, an American, was mar
ried in Paris on Saturday to Prince Ponia-
towski.
A colored woman was beaten to death
and colored man fatally shot in Baltimore
on Saturday night.
Forty.two favorable reports have been
made 10 Congress upon the French spola-
ton claims, and the bill for the relief OF
claimants has passed both houses on two
occasions, but has both times been vetoed.
Another favorable report has been made.
In the Senate, on Saturday, the House
bill making it a felony for :, person to fraud
ulently represent himself TO be an officer or
employee of the United States government
was amended and passed. The Senate
amendment was concurred in by the House
and the bill passed finally.
Nothing has been heard from Gen. Cor
don for fortnight, and the worst Is feared
Nubar Pasha, the president of the Egyptian
Council of Ministers, has resigned, and the
discomfort is so great, it is thought it will
be difficult to find successor. 1t is thought
this will hasten an English protectorate in
Egypt.
In Johnston county, n. Ca fresh fire has
broken out, destroying great quantities OF
timber, as we'll as several dwellings. The
people are fighting the flames night and
day Along the line of the Carolina Cen
trail Railroad the woods are burning for &
distance of sixty miles. The greater part o
the damage has been done in Moore, Robe
son, Johnston, Cumberland, Fender and
Richmond counties
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WILD BoY.-.rhe Panama Star and
Herald publishes the following, which il
credits TO the Monitor Republican,, of Mex
leo:
"A wild boy was recently caught in the
Santa Rosa Mountains, in the vicinity OF
Tancanhutz. He was carried to that town
and put in well fenced garden, where he
greedily consumed fruit, lettuce, roses and
the roots of several plants. He never spoke
nor appeared to notice those who went to
sec him. He seemed perfectly harmless,
but one day be seized a little child. three
years of age, aud began to eat it. The
chld's cries attracted attention, but before
assistance reached the spot the young saw
age mad devoured the flesh of the right arm
and a part of the face. Oh seeing the child
was about to be taken away, he squeezed it
to death in Ills arms. This wild youth is
now chained up, but his captors are at loss
what to do with him.
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CARELESS RIFLE PRACTICE.--Ed ward

CARELESS RIFLE PRAcTICE-, Edward
House, residing in the southern part of the
town Of Northeast, Duchess county, n. Y,
shot and killed his wife Friday. The de-
tails could only lie obtained from him, as
there We're no other witnesses. He says
that he stood in the door of his residence
shooting at mark with small Remington
rifle The door opens on large piazza,
aud to the right Of it is II window, also lead
ing out on the piazza. Looking through
this window he saw his wife standing near
the house aud some ten or fifteen feet away.
He raised the rifle, and aiming at the tar
get, pulled the trigger. At the same instant
his wife ran by, bent over, and with her
head down, as though to get it below the
muzzle Of the rifle, but the ball struck her,
entering near the top of her forehead, and,
passing downward, lodged near and behind
the soft palate in the throat. She gave a
shrek and fell. 4 few hours later she died
without having regained consciousness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-07
THE ILL-FATED ATLANTIC.

The scene Of the disaster to the steamer
Daniel Steinmann is memorable one for
shipwrecks. All along this iron-bound and
rocky coast innumerable vessels have been
lost. The greatest calamity, however, on
record in this vicinity is the loss of the
White Star steamer Atlantic on Meaghers
Rock, near Cape Prospect, twenty-five
miles west of Halifax In this wreck, which
occurred on March 81, 1873, $50 lives were
lost out of total OF 97S. The Atlantic sail
ed from Liverpool on the Goth of March.
During the first part of the passage favora-
BILE weather and fair winds were experienced.
On the 9th, 25th and Goth the ship fell in
with heavy southwest and westerly gales,
which blew so violently that only about 100
miles a day were made. On the 3lst of
March the engineer reported to the captain
that his stock of coal had diminished to
about 127 TONS The Atlantic was then four
hundred miles to the eastward of Sandy
Hook, with the wind southwest, high
westerly swell and falling barometer. The
ship was steaming at the rate of eight knots
an hour. The captain considered the risk
too great to push on, as he feared he might
be, in the event of gale, shut out from any
port of supply. Under the circumstances,
he decided to make for Halifax At one D.
%. he calculated that Sambro Island was
distant 10 miles. At midnight the ship
was, according to the estimate of the cap
tain, forty-eieht miles south of Sambro. The
captain then went below, leaving orders
that he should be called at three o'clock,
when he intended to put the ships head to
the southwark and await daylight. The
second and fourth mates were ia charge.
At about three o'clock the man on the
lookout reported breakers ahead, but before
the engines could be stopped the vessel had
struck heavily on the rocks. She began to
labor heavily and immense breakers swept
the decks. Before the boats could be clear
ed the ship heeled over to port, rendering
the starboard boats useless Then ensued
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-07

In his testimony given before the Senate
Danvlle Committee, on Saturday, Hon.
Geo. D. Wise said
John S. Wise had said he knew of no in
stance where colored man had been mis-
used by his race for voting the democratic
ticket. Witness was surprised, for in Rich
mono it was notorious that the house of
Abram Hawley had to be guarded to pre-.
vent its destruction and the murder of
its owner for his democracy. Colored men
were instructed by their ministers from
whom to take their tickets, and were threat
ened with election from the church if they
failed to obey. A man now in this building
(the Capitol had come to his room-he
would not give his name, it would not be
safe for the mamie came to witnesses room,
not to his kitchen, and said he wished to
vote for witness, but could not, because of
the threats to which he had been sub
jected.''
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FROM WASHINGTON.
special Correspondence OF the alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON. y C.. April 7, 1854

WASHINGTON, D C., April 7, 1881
B. B. Munford and J. D. Blair, of Dan
Vile and Mr.. Dezendorf of Norfolk, were
the witnesses examined by the Sherman
Malone committee this morning. The two
former testified to the essential correctness
of tho statements in the circular issued by
the white people of Dauvlle short time
before the election. The latter testified that
never before had there been such cheating
at elections in Virginia as there was under
the Malone regime. He said that compe-
tent men with families dependent upon
their daily work had been removed from
Governments employ for no other reason than
the fact that being good republicans they
would not bow the knee to Malone; that
no man, no matter how good a republican
he might be and even if he had the endorse
ment of all the republicans in Virginia, and
all the republicans in Congress from Eir-
ginia including Mr.. Riddleberger, could get
an Office unless be was endorsed by General
Malone; that President Arthur had ac-
knowledged to him that he had given the
whole power of the administration to Ma
hone, and that but for the support of the
administration the Mahone party would
not hold together ten rninues. MIR. Dozen
dorf was sick, and The attempts of Senators
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BRUTAL AssAuLT.-Mrs. Atkinson, lady about
80 years of age an inmate of the Louise Home,
Washington, was returning thither on Saturday
night, accompanied by two daughters of MIR. d.
w. Fenwick when she was attacked by negro,
who attempted to take her hand satchel. She
retained her hold Of this, and was dragged some
distance against the curb stone. She was found
In senseless condition by gentleman who sent
her home in carriage, where Drs. Busey and
Hagner rendered medical assistance, and pre-.
aounced her condition very critical. She is suf-
fering from deep cash over the left eye and u
dslocation of the left shoulder
In company with a son of the lady, Detective
Carter, yesterday, worked on the case. A colored
girl was found who had seen the man running
away and she gave her description of him, but no
clue of any importance was obtained by the de-
tectve, aud up to an early hour this morning no
arrest had been made.
Mrs. Atkinson is the widow of a brother of
Bishop Atkinson, and direct descendant of Geo.
Mason, of Gunston She was the first lady invit-
cd to the Louise Home by Mr.. Corcoran, and this
courtesy was extended to her through the efforts
Of Gen. and Mrs. Lee, her relatives.
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GEN. Jos. f. JOHNSTON is reported as
saying that the republicans by nominating
Secretary Lincoln could make u solid republi-
can South, and that 1.-THE manufacturing in
terests Of tie South are now too great to
allow the democratic party to be led By the
nose BY the arrogant braggadocio of such
men Us Carlisle and Morrison" But Gene
raj Johnston has said many other things
which his friends wish he had LETT unsad.
For instance, he said, ''the whole Conteder-
ate army could not have taken Washington
at the first battle Of Manassas" though ev-
cry body in Washington ut the time OF that
battle agreed that at the first appearance OF
a single company of that army the city
would have been evacuated, and though
the Long Bridge was unguarded, when
there were no meaus at hand for destroying
it. when there were two bridges immediate
ly above it, and when, Il few miles further
up, the Potomac river was fordable. The
Generals talk now is as injurious to himsel!
as his Fabian" policy during the War was
to the Confederacy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-07
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
MONDAY EVENING, APRIL I

MIR. Cox saSs she believes the democratic
party. with all its frailties, backslidlnSs
and short comings is still the party OF the
poor man, as distinguished from the ucn
mans party, but that there is no class OF
voters whose minds are more tainted Win
the hereaes Of the protective tariff than the
tailoring classes, who are most injured by
that tariff" Strange to say, every word OF
this is true. But it is only so because the
tariff question has never been properly ex-
planed to them. They are told by the pro-
tec,ionists that wages here are higher than
,hey are abroad, and that the reason Is be-
cause protection exists here and tree trade
there. But they are not told that though
protection is as great in some foreign coun-
tries IA il is here, wages are much lower III
them than in free trade England; that
though the mining interests are among the
most protected in this country, miners
wages in Pennsylvania are sixty cents
"a day; that though the products OF the
workingmen here are protected there Is
free trade in labor, and that protection
compels them TO pay two prices for almost
everything they consume. When the labor
ing classes shall be 50 informed upon the
subject of the tariff that they thoroughly un
derstaud it, protection will vanish as mist
before the morning sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-07

THE NEW YORK Commercial 14drertiSer,
which, Immediately after the death of Mr..
Hastings, avowed its determination Of being
an independent journal, now says:
president Arthur continues to excite the
wonder OF the politicians by resoutely alb
staining from interfering with office holders
Nights to exercise their own political judg'
mtn,. This is something lhey never saw
ttefnrr, and it fills them with amazsment."
There are none so blind "a those who will
not see. The -4dreriiser should send cor
respondent to Virginia to learn how the
President, through his co .bargainer, General
Malone, is "resolutely ahaaining from in
terferug with Office holders rights to exer-
else their own political judgment" and to
see the "crowd" whom General Wickham
says the President is 'bolstering ap.'
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL
VIRGINIA BoSDs.--J. A. Hambleton q Co.'S

VIRGINIA BoSDs.-J. A. Hambleton 4 Co.'S.
Baltimore financial circular of Saturday last says
"a few lots OF Virginia coupons were sold dur.
ing the week evidently for foreign account A
lot of is, 900 old consol coupons sold at 6Os but
as the old coupons are dependent on the price of
Riddlebergers, when these latter advanced to
56le the former sold at 81. The demand for new
coupons is somewhat better as it has been dis.
covered that the law which requires $1,000 Ii.
cense tax for brokers and $3.50 for lawyers
handling coupons may be imperative as no penal
ty is provided.
NEW YORK, April T--11:16 a. m.-The week
opened with lower market for stocks. Prices
declined Is to %, but at 1890 o'clock better
feeling set in and under the leadership of Union
Pacific there was al advance of y to Is per cent.
Noon-Tbe feature Of the stock mark ct during
the past hour has been the heavy purchases of
Union Pacific. The stock moved up to II y and is
in brisk demand The general market is strong
in sympathy.
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AUCTION SALES.
By R. T. Lucas & Co., Auctioneers.

DY ORDER OF THE Board of Directors of 1.-THE
ID German Cooperative Building Association
No. 3, of Alexandria, Va, will offer for sale at
public auction on SATURDAY, the 5th ttifth)
day of April, 1884, at - M, in front Of the
Market Building on Royal street. in the city OF
Alexandria, the following described property. viz
LIST. LOT OF GROUND, with TWO BRICK
TENEMENTS thereon, in said city Of Alexan-
dria on the east side of st. Asaph street, between
Princess and Oronoco streets, in front 81 feet,
and in depth 123 feet, inches.
End A LOT OF GROUND with n FRAME
TENEMENT thereon, in said city of Alexandria.
on the east side of Henry street, between Queen
and Princess streets in front ID feet and in depth
115 feet, to q ID feet alley.
re- And Oh WEDNESDAY the 9th day OF
April 1854. ut II M, will offer at public auc.
ton in front of the premises. FIVETENEMENTS
aud LOTS OF GROUND at West End in Fairfax
county, Virginia, on the north side of the turn
pike, nearly opposite the lane leading to the
Cameron Mills" being part o! the property form
criy owned by James L. Rose.
Terms Of sale of all the above described prop
erty made known OH the dav Of sale.
JUSTUS SCHNEIDER,
mh14-eots Secretary.
POSTpONED-Th above sale has been post
poned till WEDNESDAY, April 9. sp7-2t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-07

BRUTALITY Is characteristic of the crimes
of negroes. Their recent outrages in New
York, their latest burking case in Cincin-
natl and the assault one Of them made upon
u lady eighty odd years old in Washington
last Saturday night, are crimes from which
the most hardened and depraved white
criminals would have recoiled, and the COM
mission of which puts the perpetrators
almost beyond the pale of humanity. The
great increase in such crimes since the
abolition Of slavery ia not calculated to
create the belief that the manumission
OF lhe negro was conducive to his morality
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-07

GENERAL WAsH1SGToNs SwoaD.-The sword
General Washington wore when he resigned his
commission at Annapolis, and which tho govern
ment thinks of purchasing, is dress sword with
a raper blade and leather scabbard. 1t has knot
of faded blue silk and furnished silver bullion,
with heavy tassels. 1t is the sword which Wash
ngton, in Steuart's picture is represented as hav-
ing in his hand when resigning his commission
rs conmanderin- 1t is one of the three
swords which Washington left to his three
nephews. Washngton's war sword, worn during
the revolution, is in the State Departm ent at
Washiug ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-07

Mrs Eliza Bethune, widow Of the late
John Gunby Bethune, for maoy years man
ager of Blind Tom, will contest A1r. Beth
une's will, in which he cut her of from all
share in his estate, and declared that she
was not his lawful wife. Mrs. Bethune was
married to Otto Stutzbach prior to her mar
riage with Mr.. Bethune, but claims to have
been legally divorced from her first husband
before she was married to Bethune.
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ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP should al
ways be used when children are cutting teeth.
1t relieves the little sufferer at once it produces
natural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from
pain, and tho little cherub awakes 'as bright rs
button" II is very pleasant to taste 1t soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, re-
lcves wind, regulates the bowels and is the best
known remedy for diarrhsa, whether arising
from teething or other Causes. twenty-five cents q
bottle my4-M.W&
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The VIRGINIA negroes are not as selt|re-
speeding as those of Washington. The lat
ter resent Mr.. Wise's assertion that he re-
ceives negro legislators in bis kitchen, and
General Mahone's command to his jackmen
to have the ''best" men in his party sent to
his State convention from their respective
districts But the former,in one of their re-
cent meetings, endorsed Mr.. Wise and de-
clarel that his referred to assertion is per-
tectlv understood by them.
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DIED.

On Sunday April 9th, ALBERT MUMM, son OF
the late Nicholas Mnmm. gaS- Funeral from the
Lutheran Church tomorrow april Sth) at three
o'clock p. N.
At Upper Marlboro, Nd, April 8, 1884, CALEB
C. MAGRUDER, ST., in the 10Th year of his age.
Mr.. Magrudcr was one of the most prominent
lawyers in the State, and his entire life was de-
voted to the practice of his profession.
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lnh14-eots
By r. T. Lucas & Co., Auotlonsers.


TI,HE UNDERSIGNED as executor of John R.
l. Masters, deceased. trustee in deed of trust
from D. K. and s. F. Blackjack, dated January
10Th, 1856, and recorded in liber E. No. 3, folio
$50, will sell at public auction in front Of the
Fairfax street entrance to the Market building,
at = o'clock M, OIL SATURDAY, May 3, 1884,
the property conveyed by said deed and bounded
and described rs follows. to wit: A TENEMENT
AND LOT OF GROUND in the city of Alexan-
dria Va, OIL the west side of Lee formerly Water
street, between Duke and Prince streets, begin
ming on the south side of ten feet alley, being
125 feet, more or less, to the south of Prince
street thence south on Water street 81 feet
inches, be the same more or less: thence with
that line and parallel to Prince street 100 feet 3
inches, be the same more or less thence north
that line parallel to Water street to the said alley
thence east the said alley 1913 feet inches, be
the same more or less, to the beginning.
Terms of sale: One-third cash and the residue
in three equal payments at six, twelve and
eighteen months from day Of sale; deferred pay
ments to bear interest from day Of sale, the
purchaser to give his bonds with approved securi-
ty for the deferred payments, to pay all costs Of
conveyancing and to have the privilege of antici.
pating the deferred payments; title to be retain
cd until the whole Of the purchase money is paid
LEONARD MARBURY,
ap3-td Executor of John R. Masters, decd.
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Cattle-Receipts 24OO; market in active demand
and firm; prime 1s7t4; good 6laa6A medium
524a6F.; common 5a5l1. Sheep.-Recepts 1000;
market in active demand prime Gar good
G4a6t2 medinm 54a6: common 4lha5. Lambs
5aS. Hogs dull receipts 5000; Western 9a10 /;
country Sac.
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New YORK, April 7.-Stocks firm Money
easy ut I 12a2 Cotton quiet; upIands IL 9.16:
Orleans II 1916. Flour dull. Wheat unsettled
and 1a17sc lower. Corn 1a1t lac lower.