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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
,ressionol Joint committee on the library and

gressional joint committee on the library and
made long argument in favor of the bill
granting newspapers a copyright OF eight
hours on their news. Mr.. Watterson said that
there had been great deal OF misapprehen-
sion in regard TO this bill; that it was not di-
rected against the country press at all, but
against daily papers and certain concerns
which appropriate the valuable news OF
other papers in their vicinity and by hur-
plates of the same defeat legitimate enter
prise.
THE House committee on postofiices ordered
adverse reports on the bills authorizing pos
tai savings banks and prohibiting the trans
mission in the mails of newspapers contain
ing lottery advertisements.
a RESOLUTION has been adopted by the
House committee on postollices and post
roads declaring the charges against Repre-
sentative Ellis in connection with certain
star route contracts TO be utterly groundless.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

THE mayor of Zacatecas, Mexico, has just
issued decree that every house in the city
shall he painted within a specified time, at
owners OF city lots shall build houses thereon
immediately, or forfeit the same 70 the gov
ernment.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

AN oil and guano company at Beaufort,
\. C., has caught and worked up within the
past three years $500, 900 meuhaden.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The widow and daughter Of Gen. Stone
wall Jackson are visiting Luray.
A. J. Campbell & Co. large snuff factory,
a short distance west of Petersburg, was
destroyed by fire, with its contents. at an
early hour yesterday morning. Loss $4,000.
1t is said that the speech of Hon. Samuel
J. Randall at Roanoke last Tuesday gained
the democracy many votes among the Penn
sylvanians employed in the railroad shops
In the Hastings Court Of Danville on Sat
urday night. in the case of Picklesianer, of
Hendersopvlie, n. G., against the Rich
mond and Danvilie Railroad Company for
damages received from fall from n bridge
there in February last, by which his collar
bone and some of his ribs were broken, the
Jury gave verdict of $4,000 for plaintiff.
Among The suits brought against the
Petersburg Planters and Mechanics Bank
which made deed of trust on May 20 last,
are the following: National Bank of Virginia
for S9,S42; Union National Bank of New
York $4,000; and Franklin Bank of Bait-
more Sl0,004. These suits will he tried at
the quarterly term of the Hastings Court,
which begins next Thursday. At this term
of the court the cases of the Commonwealth
against the officers Of the bank who have
been indicted for felony will also be called
for trial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13
HON J. S. BARBOUR, OF ALEXANDRIA
A CINCINNATI dispatch says that at the
a.-ta I-on and Steel Works the following

A CINCINNATI dispatch says that at the
Swift Iron and Steel Works the following
threat has been issued:
s'These mills will be closed TONIGHT 10
remain shut down until after the Ohio cleo
ton. If the result is favorable 10 Inc re,
pubhcans work will be resumed wednesday
next. the day following the election; II !,
is favorable to the democrats the mills VIII
remain closed until after the November
election. If Blaine is chosen President wol x
will then be resumed. If Cleveland IS elect
ed the suspension will be continued linden
nitely."
Mr.. Mines, the proprietor of the iron
works in Shenandoah county, in this STATE
has made a similar threat to his employees.
And yet the Blaineites talk about demo
cratic bulldozipg in the South ! Why, II
suffrage were as free in the North as it is IN
the South, Cleveland would carry every
State in that section.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13

DYNAMITE Elk PLosIoNs About one
o'clock on Saturday afternoon an explosion
occurred at the new Parliament building at
Quebec, destroying considerable portion
Of the masonry of the structure, which was
just being rooted in. The workmen were at
dinner, and one man only was slightly in
jured. At three o'clock a second explosion
occurred at the Parliament House, but very
little damage was done. The new building
is said to be so badly shattered from the first
shock that much off will have to be re-
built. Dynamite was the agent used in
both cases. The French employees on the
building charge that the work was done by
Irish dynamiters, while some Irish citizens
say that the French workmen were the au.
thors of the explosion, being actuated by re-
venge against the contractor. military
guard patroled the ground around the Par
lament building Saturday night. Much
bitterness is .hown between the Irish and
French on account Of these charges and
countercharges
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13

FIRE IN LIBERTY.-Liberty, in Bedford
County, twenty-five miles west Of Lynch.
burg, was visited by disastrous conflagra-
ton at an early hour Sunday morning,
which destroyed about one half of the bust
ness portion of the town. The fire, which
was Of incendiary origin, was started in d
frame storebouse occupied by j. n. Early,
about A. NJ, and swept away fourteen
business houses aud badly damaged others
before it was stopped by the blowing up OF
house with powder. Houses occupied BY
The following firms were totally destroyed:
r. B. Clayton & Co, Shanklin, Campbell &
Co., Burord Brothers, dry goods; j. A
Wright, saddlery; J. w. Mccormick, Jake
Oppenhein; H. c. Hopkins, drug store A.
Hirsh, NJ. Wolf, clotbers; Sentinel News
paper; Z. G. Abbot, J. N. Early, A. w.
Robinson, VIM. Kelly, general store, and
w. ]. Jennings & Co., confectionery. The
loss is estimated between 1925 900 and $780,,
600, and only about one third is covered by
insurance. Liberty was nearly destroyed
by fire last year, and is without protection
from fire, no water being obtainable. The
Lynchburg fire department responded to an
appeal for help, but arrived after the fire
had been gotten under control.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13
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accOcIATED PRESS DISpATruES
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Franco and China,

PARIS, October 13.-The note of the
Tsung Li-Yamen of August l4th to the
Foreign Minister at Pekin has been pub
lshed. II shows that the United States
refused to act as mediator in the difficulty
between France and China unless it was
shown that the Chinese government had
not violated the Tientsin treaty.
PARIS, Oct 13.-Gen. de lIsle telegraphs
that the wound in the leg which Gen. Ne
grier received in the engagement at Keep is
so painful that it is necessary that that off,
Ger should take rest, and that he would
therefore join the column. He continues:
"The Chinese in the last engagement lost
1000 men, including their generals. Our
victory was mainly due to the gallantry of
the vanguard under the command of Cap
tain Tortout."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

There We're 1G4 deaths in Baltimore last
week.
The window glass manufacturers of Pitts.
burg are considering the ACCESSIBILITY of clos
ing portion of their works.
There = an epidemic OF CHAMBERS among
the horses in Iowa. About fifty animals at.
fected wi .h the disease have already been
killed. /:
Eleven pupils of the School of Agriculture
at Bordeaux have died from the effects Of
eating mushrooms gathered in wood near
the school.
Two thousand barrels of whiskey and 8
warehouse, belonging to j. B. Roach & Co.
at UniontoWn, KY, were destroyed by lire
yesterday. Loss, $4,000.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works, at Phil.
adelpbiG, are running on short time, owing
| to lack of orders, and the outlook for the
future is far from promising.
1t is reported that General Wolseley
complains to the British war Office that his
advance has been paralyZed by the failure
of the commissariat and transport service
The steamship Europa, from Glasgow
has been sunk in collision with the steam
ship Rcseville, for Glasgow, in the river
Clyde. Six men on the Europa were
| drowned.
| Mr.. j. Marion Crawford, the novelist
was married at Constantinople, on Saturday
| to Miss Berdau. The whole of the diplo.
matte body and the elite of society were
present.
The lumber mills at Ottawa, Ontario, are
likely to close down about the end of the
month. Lumbermen state that for upper
grades of lumber the prices will be about the
same as last year. The lower grades have
fallen slightly.
Mrs. E. A. Jones. wife of Col E. A. Jones
one of he most prominent lawyers of Waco
Texas, com mitted suicide yesterday, by cut.
ting her throat with razor. Mrs. Jones
returned Saturday from visit to her old
home near Baltimore with health unimprov-
ed and much depressed in spirits.
Frank Scott alias Henchman, alias A. D.
Howell, alias +. L. Stockton, who was ar.
rested in Richmond on Thursday on the
charge of obtaining money under false pre-
!ences from several merchants in that city,
was taken TO Baltimore Saturday, in Gus
tody Of Detective Smith, Of Smith, West and
Lyons, he having been previously charged
with forging the names ofseyeral prominent
merchants in Baltimore as already publish.
ed. The accused was committed to Jail by
Justice Cashmyer to await trial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13

GEN. BUTLER made sp eech at Agricul-
tural Hall, Philadelphia, on Saturday night.
When he made his appearance on the stage
some one in the gallery threw large tin
spoon towards him, which fell at his feet.
He coolIy picked up the missile, and ad
vancing with it in his hand, said: my
friends and fellow citizens, it is my first
and most grateful duty to thank you for
your kind and, may l add, enthusiastic
greeting. Having done that, it is my next
duty to present the only argument of the
Cleveland party" Here he held up the
spoon, and then contemptuously throwing
it aside. he continued Now, as the Cleye.
land men have begun and finished the entire
work of Cleveland meeting won't they
please adjourn, 60 home, and let us carry
on our meeting" He continued his speech
without further interruption.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13

"SoAP."--The Ohio democratic State commit
tee has sent the following dispatch address
ed to the cha,rmen of the county committees
throught ut the Stale. THE Only hope the repub.
licans have of carrying Ohio is by the of
money frand, and trickcrv. We have reliable
Information that on last night the New York mo-
nopoists, j. Gould, Dillon, Roach, and others.
met in that city and raised $4,000 To be used
on election day in the cities of Cincinnati, Cleve-
laud. and TnIcdo. aud that the money was sent
to Ohio by tx messengers, two going to each city
The mischief that they seek to accomplish must
be prevented We must have an election in
Ohio uninilucnccd by the gold of The millionaire
monopolists of New York"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13

Mr.. DE Writ J. SELlGMAN, of the well
known banking firm of New York, In
letter to The Stock Exchange Cleveland
club of that city, says:
ALTHOUGH I retired from active business
some five years ago have not yet sold my
seat in the NV York Stock ExchanS''
The substantial reward for having held the
sea. for so may years am about to real
to day, inasmuuh as it enables me-a He
long but Disguised republican join your
Cleveland and Hendricks club. la the
name of pure politics it is to be hoped that
the good, sound, honest sense OF the Amer
can nation will prevent so ndelible dis.
grace as the election of Mr.. Blaine from
being fastened upon the country"
It is the, thousands of such republicans as
Mr.. Seligman, and the influence they exert,
that will make Governor Cleveland's cleo
ton certain, even should there be any de-
lection in the democratic ranks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13

in day or::two and resume service in the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in that State.
General Bev. Robinson says the man who
allows lady to ride horseback without q
surcingle should be put in the penitentiary.
Secretary Chandler has ordered the estab-
lishment Of college for an advanced course
of professional studies for naval officers at
Newport.
The regulsr fall term of the U. S. Sup rene Court
commenced. o.day, all the members OF the court
being preseat. No business, however, was trans
acted, The COURT adjourning Immediately after it
met until tomorrow Attorney General Blair
of Virginia: was present to apply for an appeal
from Judge: Hughess last decision in the Virginia
coupon casts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13
MIR. BLAINE when in Congress made
speech in which he said:

MIR. BLAINE when in Congress made
speech in which he said:
1T is very singular spectacle that The
republican party, in possession of the entire
Government, have deliberately called back
into public power the leading men of the
South, every one Of whom turns up its bit.
ter and relentless and malignant foe; and
t. day from the Potomac to the Rio Grande,
the very men who have received this am
nesty are as busy as they can be in consoiidat-
Ing into one compact political organization
the old slave States, just as they were before
the war. We see the banner held out blaz-
oned again with the inscription that, with
the united South and very few votes from
the North, this country can be governed.
I want the people to understand that is pre-
cisely the movement that that is the ami
mus and intent"
And yet this identical Mr.. Blaine is now
asking these same "bitter, relentless and
malignant foes of the Government" to vote
for him for President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13

ST. JOHN will not withdraw as Presi,
Dental candidate. In letter on the sub.
ject be says: "You may rest assured that
80 far as I am concerned / shall neither
withdraw from the canvass nor assume a
neutral position, but with Gods help shall
continue this warfare on the liquor traffic
as long as live and the flag of our country
waves its protecting folds over legalized
dram shop And while vote for any can
didate, simply as such, may be lost, vote
for principle is never thrown away. there
fore appeal to all lovers of God and country
and home to burst asunder the party
shackles that have bound them, and rising
above mere partisan considerations cast their
ballots for principle. leaving to God the
results"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13
Badly Run Down.

He was going along so slowly that his
shadow seemed to he pasted fast to the side
walk. Somebody said he was lazy; but he
sadly said he was doing the best he could,
and bis trouble was debility caused by long
dyspepsia. "Then why don't you take
Browns Iron Bitters" said spry neighbor
who was passing. II was run down badly,
but this Bitters did wonders for me-" Mr..
Thomas Jones, Newark, Ohio, says. Il wss
so dehiItated I could not walk. Browns
Iron Bitters cured me-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13

THE BLA1NEITEs in their national plat
form, say 'the perpetuity ofour institutions
rests upon the maintenance OF free ballot
and honest count and correct return"
That's what they. What they are now do
ing to carry Ohio is threatening their en-
ployes with discharge if they vote the demo
cratic ticket, buying votes with money at
SO much head, aud importing negroes from
other States and the District OF Columbia
by thousands to cast the ballots they will
give them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13
Collision.

CAMDEN, n. j., October ia collision
occurred here between two Pennsylvania
railroad trains this morning. Joseph Car
man, the engineer of one of the trains, was
killed, and the fireman of the other train
was fatally injured, having both legs cut
off. Several passengers were hurt. Both
engines were smashed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13

readers that the act of the straightouts IN
withdrawing their electoral ticket and join
ing the Mahoneites will give the State to
Blaine by from ten to fifteen thousand
majority. The democratic majority iast
November was nearly eighteen thousand,
and General Malone, who says he has the
figures is authority for the statement that
the struiahtouts don't number FIVE thousand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13
The Presi dent at Fortress Monroe.

WASHINGTON, Oct. ia telegram re-.
ceived at the Navy Department to day an.
nounces that the U. S. S. Despatch arrived
at Fortress Monroe, Va, this morning from
New York with the President on board, and
saying that the vessel will sail for Washing
ton to night so as to arrive there tomorrow
morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13
The Trouble in Belgium.

BRUSSELS, October ia mob at Senzeil.
les, Belgium, in retaliation for the action of
the communal council in having closed q
girls school there, entered the council cham
her and drove out the councillors. They
afterwards piIlaged the house of the priest.
The g-ndarmes succeeded in restoring order.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13

The expected duel between NJ. Lavicr, editor Of
the National Beige of Brussels, and NJ. Gluter, OF
the National, of Paris was fou ght yesterday, The
weapons being rapiers. NJ. I.ayier received a SO
rous wound on the breast. NJ Lavicr had chal.
lenged NJ. Gantier for making uniavorable com
ments in his paper upon the Belgian liberals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13
Geperal Butler .

New YORK, October 13.-General Butler,
accompanied by Hon. Freeman o. Wiley,
of Wisconsin, left this city this morning for
Paterson, n. j., where he will speak this
afternoon This evening he will speak in
Jersey City. To morrow evening he will
start out on q tour Of this State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13

REPORTS FROM the Ali congressional dis
trict are to the effect that General Malone
ia so much alarmed at the prospect of the
defeat of his candidate there, Collector
Brady, that he is considering proposition
for his withdrawal, together with that of the
negro candidate, so that the Blaineite vote
in that district can be concentrated upon
one man. If Evans, the negro, be wise, he
will agree 10 no such proposition, for, as
things now stand, he certainly has the best
chance cf election. The General went up
like rocket, but he is falling like stick.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13
The Tallapoosa.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-The Navy De-
partment is informed that the wreck of the
Talapoosa has been towed further into Ed
gartown harbor and now lies within three
Fights of mile Of the dock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13

IT Is rumored that should Ohio give the
republicans satisfactory majority to-mor-
row, they really intend to prosecute an
active and vigorous campaign in Virginia,
and to supply their ally Malone with
oil the means his methods" demand.
Mr.. Elkins will come to the State, and
''sosp" or 'sugar" will be used in any re-
quired quantity to debauch popular suffrage
still further. Fortunately for Virginia the
contingencies of the Ohio election can affect
her only slightly. Her people have SO
much cause to dread the rule of Malone
and his negro cohorts that they would vote
the democratic ticket if all the other States
in the Union should 60 republican. A
burnt child breads the fire, and the out
RACES of the late Malone regime have sick
ened Virginians with Mahoneism.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13
COMMUNICATED.
PUBLIC OPINION"-HOW MADE.
From the Richmond Wing.

TAPPAHASSocK, Essen Co., Va, Oct. ?.-On
the I'd instant the citZeus OF this place organized
a III ,ine, Logan aud Mayo Club, with member
ship OF 20 and the following officers: A. +. john.
son, president; 7. BraTton and Hon Aaron Como
dore vcc-presidents; G. ". Breedlow, secretary;
Buckner treasurer; and Z. A. Adams sergeant
at AIMS.
Mr. II. Southwoith offered resolutions endors
ing and raiifying the nomination of James G..
Blaine and John A. Logan for President and vice
President of the United States, and Hon. Robert
~ Mayo for Congress from the First District of
Virginia; pledginG an undivided support 10 the
same, and accepting the platform adopted by the
National Republican Convention at Chicago. The
same were adopted.
We shall increase in numbers and do all we
can to promote the interests of the party aud in
sure success.
A. r. JOHNSON President
G. W. BREEDLow, Secretary.
The above is a specimen of how "public
opinion" is made to enlighten Northern ! e.
publicans. The following facts are well
known, and cannot be denied by any one !:
lat. Every officer and every participant
in the above meeting is negro. except one,
and he is a federal oilicehoIder.
%. The negroes in The county of Essex
have about 1900 voters 10 Essex and fully
$50 voters in the village and It's vicinity,
and yet Only 20 GU could be induced to
take any part in the proceedings.
81. Out of upwards of 500 or 900 white
voters rot ~ can be bought or induced TO
vote the republican ticket and nearly every
one Is d State or federal otlicehoider
4lh. From 60 to 20 negroes will vote the
democratic ticket.
And yet the Wing calls this public opn-
ion." -! OCroGENARIAN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13

woman in Japan lately buried her cat in 4
snow white coffin covered with silk. The cotiil
must have been quite enjoyable to one who had
been so often buried in coal scuttles, bad water
boot lacks, broken chais and other sundries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13

STATE ELECTIONS will be held tomorrow
in Ohio and West Virginia. Should they
20 democratic further proceedings in the
Blaine campaign will be entirely unneces-
sary, as the managers of that campaign
have mortgaged their whole estate to pre-
vent such result, and will be utterly una
bic to raise either the men or the money
requisite for prosecuting the campaign to
successful issue. On the contrary, should
Ohio 90 republican, the democrats will be
no worse off than they are now, for, as Ohio
Ii republican State, the plan of their cam
paign does not include that State, and is
therefore not dependent for success upon a
victory there. 1t will be almost as bad for
the republicans if, in the event of their sue
cess in Ohio, their majority be small, for
that will show that the disaffection in their
ranks is general throughout the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10.
Regular Democratic Ticket.

Regular Democratic Ilcke''
Election Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1884.
FOB PRESIDENT,
GROVER CLEVELAND, OFNE" YUM
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
ruos A HENDRICKS, OF INDIANA.
ELECTORS AT LARGE.
john Goode, Norfolk.
Waller R. Staples, Montgomery.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
F;nt-John Nicely, Accomack.
nd-Baker P. Lee, Elizabeth CITY
Tbird-R. H. Caldwell, Hanover.
Fonrtb-W. T. Atkins, Mecklenourg.
FifIh-B. B. Munford, Pittsylvanla.
SIXTH. 81. II. Figgat, Botetourt.
seyenth-D. S. Henkel, Shenandoah.
Eigbth-Thomas Smith, Pauquler'
Sinth-S. W. Williams, Bland:
Tenth-Camm Patteson, Buckingham.
FOR CONGRESS EIGHTH DISTRICT,
HON. J. S. BARBOUR, OF ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13
The Cholera.

MADRID. Oct. 13.-The Official Gazette
announces that the cholera epidemic il
Spain is at an end.
NAPLES, Oct. l3 There have been re-
ported in this city during the past 81 hours
81 new cases of cholera and 4S deaths.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-13

There's an opera company travelling around
Nevada which carries Il chorus of girls with such
divine forms that bald headed eagles fly up against
the win lows whenever show is given and pound
around for front seats.