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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Col. Robert f. Wiehers has purchased the
Wytheville Dispatch.
Mrs Nancy j. Wood, the oldest native
citizen of ynchbnrg, died Sunday aged 101
By the will Of the late Stephen Williams
of Roxbury, Mass. the Hampton Normal
School will receive $4,000.
Mrs. John G.. Mason, wife of the Com
monwealth's Attorney, of Fredericksburg
died on Saturday after lingering illness
She was Miss Boteler, and niece of Hon
Alexander Boteler.
On Saturday, Feb. 2, the oyster and fruit
canning factory Of VIM. IT, Kimberly, at
Cherryston wharf, Northampton county
was totally destroyed by what is supposed
to have been an accidental fire. The build
ing was one story. frame, 1O4 by 35 feet,
and was well provided with boilers, engine
and fixtures for carrying on the packing
business. The loss was about 81 600, insu-
red for 5000.
The Governor has pardoned Stephen f.
Clements, who was convicted Of bigamy in
the County Court of Albemarle and sentence
ed TO the penitentiary for three years, and
has refused to pardon Randolph Quarles,
who was convicted in the Hastings Court of
Richmond for beating his wife, and sent to
Jail for six months. A pardon has been
granted to Isadore Blount, of Norfolk, who
was sent to the penitentary for four years
for house-breaking and larceny.
A large meeting Of the citizens Of Abe.
marie county, held at Charlottesville Mon
day last, unanimously resolved to pay their
taxes in money and not in coupons, and
that they will neither purchase nor specu-
late in Virginia coupons to any extent nor
under any circumstances whatever. Speech
es in advocacy of this course were made by
Hon. John f. Massey, Judge Taylor, S. V.
Southall and r. T. w. Duke, jr. The citi-
zens of Fluvanna county have taken similar
artiop
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LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria GAZETTE
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. lit is expected
that there will be lively discussion in the
Senate when the impeachment case o
Jackson l.. Valentine, the Mahoneite schoo
superintendent who is charged with high
crimes aud miStlemeanor iii office, is reach
ed. Valentines case will be the first thai
the Senate of Virginia has ever had before
it. In all the history Of the old Common
wealth not single officer has ever been
impeached, and the Malone Valentine
which so displeased the people of Hanover,
will be the first to enjoy the ignoming which
his actions have brought upon his official
career. AS the General Assembly has no
precedent to guide them in this matter
they are carefully examining every turn
ami step that the case may take. The
Senate will sit as q court and will hear
argument either oral or written. Messrs
Smith, Auniord, Trisg and Barton, mem,
bers of the House, will act as prosecutors
for "all the people of the Commonwealth
Valentine will be permitted to appear with
counsel and present testimony The case
may come before the Senate at an early
day.
The Senate Committee on Public Institu-
tons had before them to-day a proposition
from the Richmond and Danyille Railroad
Company relative to the hiring of convicts
The company wanted the convicts to work
on branch road to he extended to Patrick
Court House. Some Of the members Of the
committee, it seems, have been opposed to
hiring convcts to corporations, believing it
was competing with honest labor. The
committee will report bill granting the
company the privilege asked for, subject,
however, TO the regulations presented in
the General Law.
The bill providing for the reorganization
Of the several lunatic asylums of the State
has passed both houses and has gone TO the
Governor. OF course the Governor will We
to it, but his veto will amount to nothing,
as the bill can be passed over his Veto
This enactment will take the management
of the asylums out of the hands of the Ma
honeites who have exhibited fondness for
making the asylums political machinery, TO
a degree that has well nigh assumed the
form OF mania with some of them
The reapportionment bill which was en-
dorsed by the democratic caucus was order
ed to its engrossment>in the Senate oday
and will be passed by both houses this
week. This bill was also introduced in the
House about the same time it was introduc-
ed in the Senate. The Mahoneites are 90
ing to flibuster when it comes up in the
House, Of course every body could not be
in arranging the BILL A majority was
satisfied and all the democrats will vote for
the measure notwithstanding that some were
1t has leaked out that Mr.. Townes did
not know the name of the author of the res
olution he presented in tho House some
days since. This shows that he was badly
imposed upon by some one who has prefer
red to hide at the expense Of Mr. Towues.
The latter individual has had to bear the
brunt of the assault while the real author of
The paper is doubtless laughing at him.
STRONGBow.
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have been washed away, and that the bull i.
open to the action of the waves. The pert
storm Of any severity will probably oblitsr.
ate all traces Of the steamer.
The Ohio river now marks GS feet ;noh
at CINCINNATI, which is considerably higher
than it was last year. The situation i. ba.
coming more and more serious. The Water
has now reached Chester Park. Coyinpton
KY, has neither gas nor water. AtAurors
Ind, the situation is alarming, and three
deaths have occurred since yesterday. The
Mayor Of Laurenceburg, Ind, has asked for
help abroad. Houses continue to be lifted
from their foundations and persons are com.
PEELED TO leave their goods, being Unable
to get at them. The current is 80 strnno
that boating is dangerous. Three. fourth, Of
the city Of Marietta IS submerged, and at
Louisville the river is rising at the rate Of
Ii inches an hour. Reports from Gallipolis
say the river has commenced to fall aud
hat up TO o'clock this morning the waters
had receded inches. Dispatches from Lit
tie Rock, Ark, say the river there is rising
in consequence Of the late heavy rains.
There has been rise Of 80 inches since Sun
day.
kilograms received at London from Egypt
confirm the report that the rebels have
captured Sinkat. The Cabinet have been
summoned to counsel for the purpose Of
| discussing the Egyptian question. The
Cabinet are painfully impressed 1t is
probable that large achievements of troops
and marines will be Immediately dispatched
to Egypt 1t is said that Tokar has fallen
into the hands of the rebels. The news of
the fall Of Sinkat reached Suakim this
morning. 1t was brought by friendly
Arab chief. The garrison was completely
destroyed, except n few who were made
prisoners. The fate of the women aud
children is unknown. The streets of Sua.
kim present a heart rending appearance
They are thronged with women, whose
weeping and wailing give unmstakable
evidence of their distress and forebodings
At the fall of Sinkat Tewtik Bey, preferring
death to surrender, blew up the fortitica-
tons, spiked the guns and made sortie.
His 600 men were all massacred. Seven
men of war belonging TO the British chan.
mel squadron have been ordered to Egyptian
| waters.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA.
TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY II, 1884

BEEcHER appears, from his prayer
meeting talk, published on the first page OF
to-day's GAZETTE, disposed to make laugh
ing stocks of the minority of protesting dis
ciples who read the scriptures through.
What a paradox! While thousands of dol
lars are subscribed annually in this country
for the purpose Of printing the Book OF
Books in the different dialects of the world
in order that benighted mortals of other
climes may be brought to the light, we have
"a minister welding an immense influence
casting contempt upon those who honor the
Word enough to read the whole of it. Mo-
hammedans, that is the educated among
them, not only read all their Koran, but
commit the same TO memory. 1t is said OF
the Bereans that they "were more noble
than those at Thessa.onica, in that they re-
ceived the word with all readiness Of mind
and searched the scriptures daily, whether
those things were So" Acts xvii, 1l.) II
was the Old Testament, too, which some
preachers nowadays take pleasure in at
lacking, that these brethren were compli
mented by the voice Of inspiration itself fol
searching daily.
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TO.DAYs TELEGHAPHIC NEWS.

IO-Da = IELEiHAPHl(' NEWS.
ST. Louis manufactured 100000 pounds
Of tabacco last year.
The Chesapeake Oyster Company of Bos
ton have gone into insolvency.
Cohal's hardware store, at Gallipolis, o.
was burned last night. Loss $4,000.
CD. Cooney, Of ST. Louis, has been found
dead in ditch near Monterey. Mexico.
The opening performance of the operate
festival at Cincinnati last night was crowded
The funeral services Of Prof. Guyot
took place at Princeton to-day, and waa
largely attended.
Diphtheria is raging in and around SYRIA
cuse, N Y, and several schools have closed
in consequence,
a farmer was stabbed and had his throat
cut while walking along the highway near
Dublin a few days ago.
J. S Mayo & Co., importers and oil and
soap manufacturers Of Montreal, have fail
ed. Liabilities $4,000.
An unk nown woman shot Victor Grafton
in the thigh in New York this morning and
then blew her brains out.
The steamer w. P. Holiday, of the New
Orleans Anchor line, was burned at St.
Louis this morning. One person was badly
injured Loss 100000.
Charles Rolin Brainard, we'll known
member of the Suffolk, Mass, bar, was ar.
rested last night charged with obtaining
illegal pension fees.
The City Council Of Portland, Oregon,
last night passed resolution asking Con-
gress not to declare The land grant of the
Northern Pacific Railroad forfeited.
The Pope. has summoned the French bish-
ops to Rome for the purpose of holding
conference to devise means to arouse the
Catholic spirit in France and to counterfeit
the anti-religous propaganda.
The trustees Of Dr. Newman's church. in
New York, have refused to call meeting of
the Church at the request of five of the dea-
cons and have adopted resolutions condemn
ing the recent attack upon DR.. Newman,
and they recommend that DR.. Ranney
should apologize to Newman.
Tt has been concluded to abandon all fur
Their efforts to recover any property from
the wreck Of the steamer City of Columbus.
The tide runs with such velocity where the
wreck lies that the vessel is rapidly going
to pieces. Nothing of value has been re.
covered. There is no hope of the recovery
of any bodies, as it is supposed the decks
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-12

BEHIND IN his ACCOUNTS bill relieving
the securities ofJas. f. Jones, late Treasur,
er of King George county, was reported
from the Senate Committee on Finance on
last Saturday. The Fredericksburg Sand
ard says :: st is stated that Mr. Jones was
found to be several thousand dollars behind
in his accounts, aud his bondsmen purchas.
ed Riddeberger bonds and made good his ac-
count and now ask TO be released from the
balance which is said to be about forty five
per cent of his Indebtedness We also
Learn that many paivits individuals lose by
Mr.. Jones's failure"
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THE COUPON KILLER.

Especial dispatch to the Alexandria GAZETTE
RICHMOND, February l2.-Mr. Wickham >
substitute for the coupon crippler bill came
ND in the Senate to-day. The bill provides
that from and after July first, 1884, no bond
shall be funded unless it has all the
coupous maturing after the first OF july
1854 attached, which coupons shall De
surrendered herewith: also that no allow
ance shall be made for any interest accru-
ing after the lst of July 1884. The substl'
tutc was discussed for some time, particu-
larly by Mr.. Bailey, of Washington and
Gen. Wickham, and was made the special
order for to- morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-12
FROM WASHINGTON,

Especial Correspondence Of tho ALEXANDRIA Gazette.
WASHINGTON, -. c., Feb. 10, 1881
Mr.. Sims's friends are not pleased with
the manner in which he has been treated.
They say he was completely broken up by
his adoption of MahoneiSm, aud that being
the case, don't comprehend the motive that
actuated General Malone in giving him a
subordinate place in the Senate, while CIV
lug his own son, who had good place, a
better one, and also in providing for his
negro coachman. Mr. Sims is understood to
be preparing the bloody shirt business of
Virginia, or, rs the Mahonetes say, working
up the Barbour Bourbon plan business
not for homo consumption, but to be
used as party capital in doubtful Northern
States where the negro vote will de-
termine the election. Senator Sherman
has subscribed for 1000 copies of Mahone's
late speech and Senator Vaudeville for 500,
for circulation in their respective States, for
the same purpose, twenty-five thousand
copies of the speech in all having been sub
scribed for.
1t has been rum0red for some time past
that Logan boom was being started in the
south. IL is said to day by people from the
State of Virginia, North Carolina and South
Carolina that the rumor is unquestiona-
bly, correct, and that the parties engag-
ed in the work are not Office holders, but al Q
republicans who are opposed TO Arthur
Virginians who had heard the rumor had
their belief in it strengthened when they
saw ex-senator Lewis of their State enter
the Senate chamber to-day and walk directly
up to Logan, who rose Immediately and ac-
nompanied him 10 the lobby. 1t is said that
Mr.. Lewis has not seen General Malone
since last July.
1t is understood that jor s. p. Bayly
has been teegrapbed for by General Ma
hone to meet him on important business.
Those who seem to be acquainted with
the Generals plans, say he ia already
arranging for his Congressional campaign
of next year. and that Major Bayly will be
his manager in the Sth Virginia district,
and also that as the Major can not afford
to work any longer for nothing he is to have
the best paying place in that district.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Voorhees, intro
duced bill to make the payment of politi-
cal assessments penal otfanse, and moved
that it be referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary. He said it was notorious fact
that political assessments upon Government
officers were now being collected that he
himself had seen the collectors fitting
through the corridors of the Capitol recently
like birds of prey and of i'll omen, and that
though they did not demand the money
which the clerks could i'll spare, those clerks
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-12

THE HARTFORD Courant says 1.-THE OPP
position to the Virginia senator, au opposi-
ton which has become malignant hatred
and persecution, is solely because he has
vigorously denounced and bravely fought
against the introduction into Virginia OF
the Mississippi plan of politics-the car
rying Of elections by the suppression of hou
est votes by intimidation before election and
frauds afterward" Why the General him
self will laugh at this when he recollects
how he hived the negroes in the Chester
field coal pit the day before the election,
when he petitioned the Legislature to dis
franchise the negroes of Petersburg, when
he ordered the use of tissue ballots to out
count the negroes, when he dismissed all
the hands on his road who refused to vote
the democratic ticket, and the many 9TH
er instances of bulldozug, intimidation
aud fraudulent voting and counting in
which he took part when he ran the dem
ocratic machine in his district.
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REAPPORTIONMENT.

Especial dispatch to the Alexandria GAzErTE'l
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. l2.-The Senate
this morning passed the reapportionment
bill, as agreed upon by the Legislative dem
o.ratic caucus. All of the Mahoneites and
Gen. Wickham voted against the bill. 1t
was communicated to the House, and will
be taken up in that body as soon as possible.
LATER.
SAT o. m.-The house passed the reap
portonment bill and it has been presented
10 the Governor, who has five days in which
to hold it before it becomes a law without
his signature
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-12

IT WILL be seen that the usual periodical
performance Of leading Mr. Rradlaugh from
the British House of Commons was enacted
Yesterday There was marked diminu
such occasions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-12

The mysterious origin Of man has been
partially disclosed by the indianapolis Citi-
zen, who found an infant in pail at
the top Of q tree. 1t is to be remembers
there is nothing mysterious about DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup; few doses will cure your
cough or cold.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-12

Mr. RIDDLEBERGER says he docs not
know ola single appointment made from
the western side of the State Of Virginia by
the executive department of the Govern
ment upon his application" That's just
what every body else says. All the federal
appointments in Virginia are made solely
upon the application of General Malone.
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THEIMPEACHMENT COMMITTEE

Especial Dispatch to the AleSndriaa GAzErrEl
RICHMOND, Va, February l2.-The Pres
itlent pro tenn. of the Senate today an
nounced the names of Messrs. Mccormick,
Berry, Wick ham and Powell, as the COM
mittee on the part OF the Senate to conduct
the impeachment of Mahone's school SUI
perintendent, Valentine, of Hanover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-12

THE SENATE Committee to investigate the
Copiah county, Mississippi, affair, will not
conduct the investigation in Mississippi, but
in New Orleans This looks rs if the trip
is as much for junkeling as for partisan pur-
poses Why not go to the scene Of the af-
tar for the exact truth, if that be the de-
sired object?
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RADI,Y SCALbED.

Especial Dispatch TO the ALEXANDRIA GAzErTED
RICHMOND, Feb. 12.-Four Inen were
badly scalded by a boiler explosion at the
Etna Shaft, in Chesterfield county, this
morning. The engineer is seriously injured
it is thought.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-12

They who work ear
~ and late tho year
round need, occasional
ly, the healthful slim
illus impaired BY o
wholesome tonic like
Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. T O all its
purity and efficiency
as q remedy and pre-.
ventive ofdisease com.
mend it. 1t checks
incipient rheumatism
and malarial symp-
toms, relieves consti-
patton, dyspepsia and
biliousness, arrests
premature decay of
the physical energies,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-12

People who cannot spend the season of
winds and cold rains in sunny Florida
should keep Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup in the
house. 1t is the best remedy for Colds and
Coughs and will relieve sufferers at once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-12
Hl1ISE

Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, gave notice that
he would to. morrow, after the reading of
the journal, ask the House to proceed to the
consideration Of the Mississippi contested
election case OF Chalmers VS.. Manning.
Mr.. Potter, of N. Y, introduced bill to
refund the bonded debt of the United States
at p per cent. Referred to the Commit
tee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Bland, of Mo-, rising to a question Of
privilege, moved that the Committee on
Banking and Currency be discharged from
the further consideration of the bill provd
ing for the retirement of the trade dollar
and that the bill be referred to the Commit
tee on Coinage, Weights and Measures,
which was agreed to.
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS TO-DAY
SENATE.

The Senate was to. day called to order and
presided over by Senator Allison, of Iowa,
who had been designated in writing by the
President pro tempore to perform that duty.
Mr.. Call offered a resolution, which was
Referred to the Committee on Rules, giving
the President Of the Senate authority to adj
init to the floor Of the Sente eminent citizens
from the States and Territories, when not
an Inconvenience to the business Of the Sen
ate.
Favorable reports were made OH num-
Der Of bills, among them one to authorize
the construction of additional steel vessels
for the navy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-12

The English language is very expressive Ian
guage, as witness the following quotation:
write we know, is written right,
When we see it written write.
But when we see it written wright,
We know it is not written right
For write, to have it written right,
Must not be written right, nor rite
Nor yet must it be written wright,
But write, for SO it's written right"
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mitigatcs the infirmities Of age and hastens con-
valescence For sale by all Druggists aud Deal
crs generally.
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DIED.

Fell asleep on Tuesday morning, February L.
at , o'clock, after lingering illness Of consump D.
ton, Mrs. AGNES POsEY, in the 10th year OF
her age.
Lonely is the house and sad the hour,
Since our dear mother has gone;
But oh brighter home than ours
In heaven is now thine own.
Past her suffering past her pain,
Cease to mourn It's all i'm vain
Calm the tumults Of your breast,
For she who suffered is at rest
Funeral from the residence Of her uncle, Mr..
William Davis, No. % Wolfe street, on Thursday
afternoon. Feb. IA, at 3 o'clock Relatives and
friends of the family are invited to attend.
On the 18th instant, at 113O a. m, after
lingering illness. CORNELIUS i. PHILLIPS, in
the Bath year of his age. GaS- Friends of the
family are respectfully invited to attend his flu
neral, from his late residence on Fairfax street,
between Gbbon and Franklin, on Wednesday, at
o'clock p. m.
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| the chair the rules were further suspended
and House bill providing for the repeal OF
the act Of Assembly dividing the boundary
line between the States of Maryland and
| Virginia, to designate the headland Of the
Potomac river, and to prevent oyser-dred-
ging in the waters of this Commonwealth,
was passed to its enerossment.
At the night session bills were passed to
amend the Code in relation to bills of re-
view to amend the Code in relation to re-
hearing of cases; to amend the Code in re-
lation to petitions for appeals TO authorize
the judge of the County Courts of Accomac
and Stafford to have registration books cop
led /; for the relief of J. Vance Bell, late
treasurer Of Frederick !; to incorporate the
town of Orange, in Orange county; to au-
thorize the city of Fredericksburg to borrow
money to the extent of 100000 to build wa
ter.works; and to fill vacancies in all county
Offices at the next regular election for coun
ty officers.
Mr.. Smith offered the following, which
was adopted
Whereas it is represented that r. G. Grit
fin, occupying seat in the House of Dele.
gates as representative from the counties Of
York, Elizabeth City, James City and War
wick, was at the time Of his election post
master at the town Of Yorktown and still
holds that position; and whereas the laws
Of the State of Virginia declare ineligible to
any office or post of profit trust or emolu-
ment, civil or military, legislative, execu-
tive or judicial, under the government of
the Commonwealth any person who holds
any post of profit, trust or emolument, civil
or military, &C., under the Government Of
the United States, or receives in any way
from the United States any emolument
whatever; therefore be it