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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22
LETTER FROM CULPEPER.


MrTcHELL's STATION, Sept. 90, 1ss4.-This
morning about 1oclock as the south bound pas
scnger train passed here it broke frog" in the
track, and about half hour later as special
freight train bound north was passing at toll
erably nigh rate of speed, goudoa car, next to
aud the caboosc car left the track for distance
of thee hundred yards. These two cars performed
miraculous KS mnastic fcats, being sometimes off
ard then again on the track, then first thrown on
one side, then turning to the other, jumping and
shooting along stripping themselves of trucks,
brakes. &c, and finally sliding on the left hand
side OF the trek until the train was stopped. On
the gondoa car was splendid carriage and i'm
nled!atc!y IN front, in box car, were four fine
horses, ali belonging to Mrs S. A. Cox, Of Phila-
delphia The carriage was thrown off and badly
wrecked but the car containing the horses and
carriage driver remained intact. Two cattle men
who were i'll the cab0ose together with the rear
brakeman escaped with slight cuts and bruises;
the level nature of the ground alone saved the
cahoose from going entirely over and consequent.
Is saved the lives of the occupants.
Robinson's circus in Culpcper on Wednesday
drew the largest crowd of people ever seen in the
town, the number attending the circus on that
day WAS variously estimated from G,OOO to 8 OOU
people.
The farmers, many of them, notwithstanding
the extreme drought have gotten their fallow
ready for seeding and spite of the present low
prices Of wheat there will be large acreage
seeded this fall
and dedicated their handsome new hall, recently
bnt there
Large quantities Of stock cattle and sheep ar
rive at Cu!peper every week and large numbers Of
fat cattle. hogs ami sheep every Saturday for the
northern markets. VICTOR
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supply Of such positions is not equal TO the
demand 1t is also generally conceded that
no teacher of medicine, connected with
Medical College, ought to be recommended
for such an office, it being natural for such
to show partiality to their own graduates.
The arguments pro and con lead to de-
bate, which borders on the acrimonious, anu
keeps the Society so long in session, that 1T
is after midnight, when the ninth congress
sional district is disposed Of The hoard
elect for the eighth district is composed OF
Drs. Bedford Brown, of Alexandria,, Alex.
Harris, of Culpeper, and G. c. Conway, OF
Orange. DR.. W. &. Dabney, of Charottes.
vile, who had been chiefly instrumental IN
procuring the passage OF the act, and Hon.
Fellow, DR.. +. d. Cunningham, of Rich
mond, are elected as examiners for the State
at large.
During the ballotng for the examiners in
those districts in which we are not part'cu-
larly interested, few of Us venture into
the ball room, where we see couples OF all
sizes whirling in the waltz. Round dancing
is the order of the hour, and ION with the
dance, let JOY be unconlined," the very
spirit of the place That it is pleas
ant, picturesque ard graceful amusement,
we do not deny but that it is Objectionable
we believe. Much has been written and
much more been said against this social in
novation. This is not the time to indulge
in any structures on the subject. But we
cannot omit saying that the license allowed
in it and the disposition 10 apologize for or
to defend it is IL sign Of the degcneracy 81
the times. "OlG iogr," do you say: Wen
it is very wholesome kind OF old-iogylSn,
the hest sort of social conservatism akin t.
| that oId.Iime spirit Of cbivary to woman
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22
BLAINE'S ANSWERS.

In the Blaine libel suit in the District
Court at Indianapolis Baine's attorneys on
Saturday tiled the following answer to the
interrogatories propounded by the .Sentineps
attorneys
lived in Kentucky as assistant professor
in the Western Military Institute from Jan
uary, 1918, to December. 1851.
The lady married. Miss Harriet B. STAN
wood, lived in Kentucky from the spring Of
1918 to the spring of 1851, and was engaged
as teacher in Johnson's female seminary
at Georgetown, KY.
left Kentucky in December, 1851, and
was next employed as principal teacher in
the Pennsylvania Institution for the In
struction Of the Blind in Philadelphia.
My wife left Kentucky in March, 1851,
and proceeded to her mothers residence, in
| Augusta, Me, where next met her Febru
airy g. 1852.
| was married in Mllersburg, Ky, on the
| Both of june, 1850, in the presence of Sarah
| C. Stanwood and s. l.. Blaine. Having a
doubt subsequently of its validity under the
laws of kentucky, had the marriage SOL
cmnized second time in Pittsburg, Pa, on
the 18th of March, 1851, in the presence of
John V. Lemoyne and David Bell.
Jacob StanwoOd was the eldest brother Of
nv wife. had no acquaintance with him,
and had never heard from him in any way
directly or Indirectly before my marriage.
| met bin for the first time in February.
1852 My wife had two other brothers, l.; :.
be;fd6ife my arrival in New England in Feb.
ruary, 1852.
My first child was born on the 18th of
June. 1851. His name was Stanwood Blaine.
He died on July 81, 1854, and was buried in
Augusta, Maine. A monument was placed
by my direction over his grave, inscribed
"Stanwood Blaine, son Of James G.. and
Harriet S Blaine. born June Is, 1851, died
July 81, 1854"
| have not seen the stone since the first
week in July, but have reason to believe
that since that date many letters and fig
ures thereon have been defaced, and that
the figure in the year 1851 has been en-.
tireIy removed. | have no means of ascer-
tanning by whom this was DONE
know of the book referred to as Life of
James c. Blaine" l did not revise the
volume, nor become responsible for any
statement made in it, though | saw parts
of it before its publication, but have not to
this day seen page 6S though the statement
there made was doubtless derived by the
author, Russell III. Cromwell, from CONVEX.
sations with me, but not from any special
authorization by me to make it.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

It is reported that Prince Bismarck will
visit the Prince of Wales at Abergeldle CAS-
tie.
There were 3O3 fresh cases of cholera and
lOl deaths in Naples yesterday. The dis
ease is gradually subsiding elsewhere.
O'Leary won the one hundred hour walk
at Kansas City which closed Saturday night.
He made three hundred and eighty miles.
Charles w. West, one of Cincinnati's
philanthropists is dead. Several years ago
he gave 100000 for the purpose OF found
ing museum in Cincinnati.
!. wealthy gentleman of Baltimore has
sent $4,000 to New York to bet at ODDS
that West Virginia will go democratic, and
that Ohio will go democratic in October.
John B. O'Mera, son Of prominent Irish
citizen of Lvnchburg, fell down flight OF
steps at his fathers residence Saturday night
and died yesterday morning from internal
injuries.
Benz. T. A. Hubbard, cashier of the First
National Bank of Monmouth, ILL.,, was ar
rested Saturday, charged with embezzling
100000 of the banks money. 1t is said
that the sum mentioned in the formal COM
plant does not represent the total amount
of his defalcation, which will reach 1868,
, 900.
a cable message from the European As
ISOLATION of Astronomy, announces the dis
covery of bright comet by DR.. Wolf, OF
Zumich, on the 18th inst. The comet was
observed at Strasburg on Saturday evening.
An observation at Harvard Observatory
shows that the comet is circular, two min
utes in diameter and we'll defined, with a
nucleus OF the ninth magnitude.
Cleveland, Ohio, was the scene ofanother
fire yesterday, when great quantities OF
lumber and other property were destroyed.
Loss ever 100000. Both fires are now
supposed to be of incendiary origin.
A fire at Asbury Park, n. j., yesterday
destroyed the residences of A. p. Riggs and
J. H. Bird, and other buildings. Loss about
$50, 900 Two fremen were seriously in
iurcd by ladder breaking
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22

GENERAL BUTLER in the national demo
cratic convention said If he were nominated
he would get large negro vote in the South
But since the republicans paid him to run
40 as to draw votes from the democrats, the
doughty warrior has given his sable friends
the 20 by, doesn't try to get their support,ano
only speaks of them as 'pauper competi
tors with the white labor of the NORTH
The more the General reveals himself, the
more excusable become the decorators o
Northern earthenware destined for the Ne"
Orleans market.
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KEELY,s STRANGE MOTOR.

John w. Keely, the inventor OF the KecIy
motor, yesterday explained at Phila delphia
the wonderful experiments with his new
motor gun, which were made at Sandy Hook
on Saturday at the expense of the govern
ment. Mr. Keely said a. take water and
air, and produce from them by generation
an effect under vibration that liberates
from the air and water an interatomc ether.
The specific gravity of the ether is about
four times lighter than that Of hydrogen
gas, the lightest gas so far discovered.
The gun l used at Sandy Hook was
breech loading rifle, weighing 500 pounds
1t was four feet long and had four inch
bore. On Wednesday last | charged my
tube, five gallon reservoir Of wrought
iron, one and half inches thick, with
etheric vapor. The process Of charging it
consumed less than four seconds Of time.
ITO project twenty leaden bullets, each
", ighing nearly five ounces, at velocity of
over 500 feet second, there was required
six drops Of water and about pint of air.
From this combination derived sufficient
force to fire $50 bullets Of the weight OF
those used, and the most curious thing about
it all is that | found at the end ofrny exper-
iments that | had increased the power in
my tube instead of diminishing it, just as u
race horse needs to be warmed up before he
can do himself justice. The initial velocity
of the last bullet was more than that Of the
first one. l can take the same tube and OPP
crate it another day"
Il have produced frequently pressure
1000 pounds to the square inch il guar
ter of second The process in realty is
instantaneous. have succeeded in making
vacuum Of thrty-one pounds pressure.
The steel coil attached to the gun increases
the intensity of the vibrations hfteenfold.
After the ether is introduced into the
weapon behind the projectiie the vi
brations liberate it, it expands. and
the bullet is propelled with force
four times as great, as that of gunpowder.
/ have succeeded in generating pressure Of
Sc 900 pounds to The inch, and have torn Il
Shaw guage to pieces under the immense
pressure. have propelled lead bullet
through four-inch plank Of wood. In this
instance, after passing through the wood, so
great was the force of it's progress it fiat
tenen itself out the size of plate"
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G.. a. E.

NEW YORK, September 22.-The As>s
tant-Adjutant General of the Grand Army
of the Republic for the department of New
York has issued circular in which he calls
attention to the following article in The
rules and regulations Of the society no
officer or comrade Of this Grand Army of
the Republic shall in any manner use this
organization for partisan purposes and no
discussion of partisan questions shall be
permitted at any of its meetings, nor shall
any nomination for particular Office be
made" The circular further states that
any violation will meet with sharp rebukc
and prompt action by post court martial.
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CLAY's GRANDSON SHoT.-Henry Clay,

CLAY's GRANDSON SHoT.-Henry Clay, a
well-known lawyer and politician of Louis
vile, KY, was shot and perhaps fatally
wounded yesterday morning by Andrew
Weller, councilman. Clay was drinking,
and wanted to borrow some money from
Weller, who would not lend him as much
a he wanted. Clay then began to abuse
Weller, and went out for pistol, with
which to shoot him. On his return the two
men, armed with pistols, said they were
ready to fight and took their stands. Wei
Ter fired ball which struck Clay in the
groin and ranged downward in the thigh
Clay Is the grandson of Henry Clay, and
was one of the Arctic voyagers in the ILL
fated Proteus. He was prominently mention
ed for Congress from the Louisville district.
Weller gave himself up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22

IT Is reported in Richmond that Governor
Cameron is now afraid to support Evans,
the negro candidate for Congress IN MS uis'
trict, though be was chiefly instrumental In
having him nominated. Well, when 'ir'
einian says be holds the toe.nalls OF snch
man az General Malone in higher estiIna
ton than the honor and chivalry OF the
people of his own State, and when he APP
points his negro body servant trustee OF TIE
white female schools of The capital OF ms
State, nothing else that he may do or no'
do IL a matter Of legitimate surprise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
TIE DEMOCRATS Of the 4th district nave
or preatly increasing

Tur DEMOCRATS of the 4th district have
now an opportunity of greatly increasing
the Cleveland and Hendricks vote In that
district, and thereby ofincreaslng the demo
cratic majority in the State at large. IL Is
hooad thew will be wise enough to avail
themselves of it. That they are will be
proved by their refusal to nominate a can
didate for Congress. They should Know
u thew do not, that the defeat of Brady,
Mshone's chief jackman, would DO more TO-
ward opening the eyes of the administra'
ton to Mahone's political nothlngness In
Virginia, and consequently to deprive him
of his influence at Washington, than taat OF
all bis other Congressional candidates.
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Died from His Injuries.

NEWARK, N. j., September 22.-Mrs.
Mclaughlin, who was in q horse car which
was struck by an engine on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad while crossing the track here
late last night, died early this morning.
The conductor, Charles Hoey, and the
driver, John McDonough have been ar
rested and held to await the coroner's i'll
quest. Several other passengers in the car
were badly shocked but not dangerously
hurt
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Fatal Quarrel.

McKEEsPoRT, Pa, September 22.At
midnight on Saturday Theodore Dwyer
was shot and killed in his own house
at Butler, small town eleven miles
south of here, by James Peterson, a promi-
friends had been drinking together all the
evening and because Peterson wanted to 90
home quarrel ensued with the above fatal
result. Peterson asserts that the killing
was in self defense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22

THE FACT that Governor Cleveland has
recently pardoned convict in The peniten
tiary Of his State induces General Mahone's
morning organ in Washington to attribute
that fact to his desire to makea vote for him
SELF The organ referred to should revert to
the list of pardons granted by Mahone's gov
ernor of this State during the six months pre-
ceding the last election. Malicious, like
another sort of people, should have good
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The Tallapoosa.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, Sept. -. The
steam tug Rescue with two pontoons of l75
tons floating capacity each, arrived at the
wreck of the Tallapoosa this morning
When the other pontoons arrive from the
wreck of the State of Maine, an attempt
will be made to raise the sunken vessel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22

1T IS openly stated by one Of Mr.. Chaffee's
mining associates that the ex-senator, at the
national republican convention, paid forty.
nine delegates to that convention two thou
sand dollars head to vote for Blaine. 1t
seems that from the first Mr.. Blaine has r.
lied more upon money than upon his worth.
iness for the achievement of his Presidential
ambition
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22

THE NEW YORK Herald says: THE public
judgment about Mr.. Blaine's letter, printed
on Saturday, touching his Indiana lawsuit
for fifty thousand dollars damages, is that
he has lost his head" The same opinion
prevails in this section, a stated in the GA.
zErTE last Saturday afternoon.
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ADVICE To MOTHERS.

MIS-. WISsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, for chill
dren taetning is tre prescription of one Of the
hest female nurses and physicians in the United
States and has been used for forty years with
never failing success By millions of mothers for
their children. During the process OF teethDg
its value is incalculable 1t relieves the child
from pain. cures dysentcry and GiarrhGa, gripping
in the bowels, and wind collie. By giving health
to the child It rests the mother. Price 25 cents
bottle. mY5-1yrM, W&S
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The Cholera.

MADRID, Sept. 22.-Since last accounts
eleven fresh cases of cholera have develop
ed at Alicante and six at Tauagoua. There
were three deaths at the latter place and
five at the former
ROME, Sept. 22.-The bulletin or the ray
ages of cholera in Italy during the past u
hours shows 400 new cases, and 22G deaths
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22
ANornER ELorsMrSr-aIiss Etta Tnr,

ANOTHER ELorsMESr.-3Iiss Eta Turnbull
the only daughter OF n. S. 7. Turnbull, a wealthy
pork pa ker o: Chic go has eloped with Alexau.
der Nervon, employed in Mr. Turnbuil's hacking
establishment for number Of years as slaught.
erer. Shc is described rs handsome, and was a
member of the South Side Episcopal Church choir.
Nervon is said to have acquired some means of
bis own, and i man of fine physical appearance
The affair became public through MI. Turpbuli
procuri ing the services OF detectives for the pur-
pose Of ascer;airing the whereabouts of his
daughter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22
memories.

GENERAL MAHoNE's quoudan friend
Mr.. Gorham, says: II am and always have
been a friend Of Senator Conkling, who.
like me, is unlikely to take any active part
in the campaign" What with open defec.
ton and lukewarmness among his own par
ty, it looks as if by November Mr.. Blaine's
supporters will be reduced to the star roul-
ers and the negroes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22

GENERAL MALONE says the Muiligan
letters "do not in the slightest degree affect
Mr.. Blaine's integrity and honor either as
private business man or as public servant
of the people," But it must be recollected
that such methods" as the General is now,
and has been for some time past, practicing
are not calculated to sharpen ones moral
perceptions
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22

A Nationalist procession at Newry was
attacked yesterday, and during the melee
the police barracks were wrecked The po-
lice are still engaged in suppressing election
liOs in Austro. Hungary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22

THE REPUBLICAN employees OF the U. 3
ic envelopes 1t has now been discovered
that republican postmasters in Indiana and
other States do not deliver democratic
newspapers addressed to people served with
mail at their offices, and that though Mr..
Gresham is aware of the outrage the perre-
traitors still retain their positions. All OF
this will be changed after the 4th of next
March
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ASSIGNMENT.

New YORK, September 22.-Zacharah
Stern, clothier, at 429 Broome street, has
assigned to Moritz Freudenberg. The pref,
erences amount to $3.50, 900, principally in
small amounts.
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Eailnres.

LONDON. Sept. 22.-Robert Towle, proprietor of
lace factory At Nottingham, has failed. His
liabilities are heavy.
NEW YosE, Sept. 22--The failuro of A. s.
aud National Petroleum Exchange this morning.
About 2oO, 900 barrels of oil were closed out for
his account.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22
Bark DESTROYED by Fire

MANILA, September 22.-The American
bark Minnie Allen, Captain Spencer, ha5
been totally destroyed by fire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22

William Blackwell, miller while Intoxicated
laid down on the Midland Railway track Saturday
night near Lynchburg. His body was found on
the side of the track next morning cut in to frag-
ments and hardly recognizable.
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Dead.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 22.-Hon. Henry
Clay who was shot yesterday morning by
councilman Andrew Weller, died this morn
ing
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DIED.

Sunday evening. September 81, 1884, ELLA
ASAsTESIA, youngest daughter of Mary and the
la,e Miles Murphy. i'll the 14th year Of her age.
Friends D: the family are invited to attend her
ft.ne-. from IN. corner Of Pitt and Wilkes streets
tomorrow Tuesday, evening at o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-22

I;S5 N. B. MiKYE, who has recently taken
w 'hc house Oh Prince street. near the corner
Of Pitt desires 10 take B0ARDERS. BOTH WITH
AND WITHOUT LODGING. Large, airy rooms
and good table. sp15 2w4
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OARDING-pLEASANT ROOMS WITH
u BOARD or TABLE BOARD only, can be had
hv applying tn Miss f. F. MASON, No. So North
Wa -hinctnn street. sep9-2ag2w
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THE REPUBLICAN employees of the U. s.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16
Plenty of Water.
From the Arkansaw Traveller.


A steamboat landed at Cagman's Bend.
on little river emptyiug into the Ar
kansaw, and the captain went ashore,
being a stranger in that part of the
country, to get information which the
pilot declared his inability to furnish.
He had not proceeded far when he reach
ed small shed-like affair, with the
words plantation supplies and gineral
merchandise. y written up over the door.
An old fellow IN brown jeans sat on a
box in front of the house, and when the
captain approached the old fellow nod
ded, and, without speaking, resumed his
occupation of whiting the box.
"My friend, am the captain of the
Ellen K, which has just landed down
here. My pilot is not well acquainted
with the river, and would like some in
formation concerning the water above
here"
equity good water"
"We passed some pretty bad water
below here"
"Yas, but the higher yer go on this
here branch the better the water is. F"
"You don't mean to say that it's good
all the way to the bend ?"
"That's what I mean J"