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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22

GENERAL PoRTER.-After lapse ofthirty-
six years high military Court in Austria
has declared that General Gorgey was not
guilty of treason to the Hungarian cause in
surrendering his army, but that the sur
render was the inevitable result of the mill.
tary situation. General Gorgey's army was
surrounded by an immensely superior force
of Russians and Austrians, and his surren-
der was therefore aD act of sound military
Judgment as we'll as humanity. But by
popular opinion in Hungary he has ever
since been held guilty of treason to the
patriotic cause. General Fitz John Porter,
who was the victim of military injustice
egged on by party intrigue and popular
clamor, has not been compelled to wait 50
| long for public reparation. But here the
| parallel between the cases ceases General
1 Fitz John Porter not only did not surrender
but by his skill and bravery saved the army
| from destruction on the very day on which
he was charged with the guilt Of treason
able disobedience of orders in front of the
enemy An impartial Court of Inquiry has
found that, instead of deserving the disgrace
and ignominy that were heaped upon him,
he was entitled to the highest credit for bis
conduct of the campaign. The foremost
General of the army, after patient investi.
gs1ion, has declared that the Court-marial
which condemned General Fitz John Porter
committed blunder. The two Houses of
Congress, in full acknowledgment Of the
great wrong that was done to the gallant
soldies, voted that he should be restored to
the rank which he held at the time of his
conviction. Still, the technical reparation
has been delayed by the refusal of President
Arthur to approve the action of Congress.
Yet by an enlightened public opinion Gen
eral Fitz John Porter is as completely re-
stored as if the President had put his sigma
ture to the Philadelphia Record
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
Independent Republicans.

NEW YORK, July 2o.-The independent
republicans held their conference here to-
day. Admission to the hall was BY ticket,
but any one signing the following formula,
which was furnished OH printed slips to
each applicant, wasg given card of admission
without question: "Disapproving of the
nominations made by the republican ma
tiopal convention at Chicago as unworthy
of support, and believing that the interests
Of good government and of public morals
demand the defeat of the republican candi-
dates for President and Vice-President, and
being therefore resolved not to vote for
Blaine and Logan, | desire to take part
with other republican and independent
voters in the conference to be held at the
University Club Theatre, Madison avenue
and Twenty-Sxth street, New York, Tues
day, July 22d, at II a. m"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The trial of John E. Barber for the muir
der of Caroline Lee began in Winchester
yesterday.
The democrats of Frederick county have
elected delegation to the congressional
convention instructed to vote for Major
Holmes Conrad, of Winchester.
Mr.. J. Stephenson, at ST. phenson's depot
in Frederick county lost a fine barn, eight
hundred bushels Of wheat and agricultural
implements by fire Sunday afternoon. Loss
$4,000. No insurance.
While Thomas and Dan Marks, aged II
and years, SOUS of Thomas Marks, of Mad
ison, opposite I.ynchburg, were playing with
a loaded revolver yesterday the weapon was
accidentally discharged, the ball entering
the forehead Of the youngest, inhcting a
wound from which he died an hour after
wards.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
ANOTHER BIGAMY CASE.

On the 26th of May last quiet marriage
took place in room 81 of the st. Claire Ho
tel. The contracting parties were James
Augustus Edwards, corn and bunion doc
tor, and Miss Zerina Bootwright. The
parties were married by Rev. DR.. Upper in
the presence of two or three guests of the
hotel A few days after the marriage Mrs.
Edwards was taken with convulsions, and
her condition was thought to be critical.
Accordingly she sent for her lawyer, Mr.. K,
II. Cardwel, ard made will, giving all OF
her property to her husband. She subse-
uuently became convalescent aud finally re-
covered. They left the ST.. Claire and
took rooms at MIR. Wigand's, on Broad
street.
On the morning of the Goth of June Ed
wards sent his wife for a glass of water
when she returned be emptied red pow.
der into the water and requested her to
drink it to quiet her nerves. Mrs. Edwards
suspecting that all was not right told him
that if he would drink some of it first she
would do as he requested He declined
but insisted upon her drinking what was in
the glass. She again refused, when he went
to the door and locked it, and said to hel
that he intended to make her drink it
Just at that time the floor servant came tc
the door, Edwards threw the stuff out o.
the window, and after washing the glass
thoroughly put on his hat and left the room
| telling his wife that he was going over tc
Manchester and would not return unit
night. This was the last of Edwards. His
| wife finding that he had deserted her, went
before Justice w. K. Watts and swore out g
| warrant against her husband, charging him
with attempting to kill her by poison
The police made every effort to get the doc
tor but he had disappeared.
After several days detectives took the
case in hand to work up, and yesterday a
telegram was received from the chief Of pc
lice of Atlanta stating that Edwards bad
been arrested in that city. This morning
the chief of police of Atlanta stating that
| Edwards had been arrested in that city
This morning the chief of police of Atlanta
sent another telegram, saying: "Have the
sheriff or chief of police to send telegram u,
once, signed officially, stating the charge
against Edwards, and whether or not to
He has a wife here" Whereupon Com
monwealth's Attorney Witt sent the follow.
| ing reply: "Hold Edwards on a charge oil
bigamy and attempt to murder his wife"
The necessary papers will be made out and All
officer will 90 to Atlanta after Edwards. The &C
cused halls from Tarboro, North Carolina, and is
| said to be well connected
Miss Bootwright, the lady he married here is
the youngest daughter of William Bootwright,
who conducted business for many years at the
corner of First and Broad streets; but Just before
| the war he removed to Warrenton. Va Mrs. Ed
wards declined to be interviewed by the reporter,
but said that she first met the doctor at the st.
Charles Hotel and that he pretended to be very
ailectonate to her while they lived together
Richmond State of yesterday
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The first message over the Bennett-Mack
ey cable was received at Rockport, Maine
Sunday night at eight o'clock.
Frank Calvert, the divorced husband O.
the present wife of ex- Gov. Sprague, died o.
heart disease Sunday in Cincinnati.
A riot occurred Sunday ats colored camp
meeting in JEWELS woods, Kent county
Nd, and a number Of men were seriously
hurt.
Governor Cameron, of Virginia, has grant
ed pardon to Andrew Steitel, of Baltimore
captain Of the oyster schooner Ada Sudan
Steitel was captured in the raid on the
dredgers last winter. He was put in jail
and has been there ever since. His wife has
suffered much during her husbands impri'
sonment, child having been born to her in
that time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
FAIRFAX DELEGATES,

FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, w., July 2l.-
The democrats, in convention assembled
to-day elected the following delegates to
the Congressional convention, to meet in
Alexandria on the 9th of August:
Centreville District-J. N. Ballard, John
Clarke and DER. J. Simpson.
Lee Districts. T. Stone and T. Nj. Fir.
fax.
Mt. Vernon District-A. G. J.andstreet
and George Mason.
Providence District-H. w. Thomas, F.
W. Richardson, ]. T. Reynolds and w. S.
Smoot.
Falls Church District-Maj J. H. Chiches-
ter, Capt. w. ?. Graham and F. z. Berke-
ley.
Dranesvlle Dlstrict-A c. Bleght, F. D..
Fickll In and Thos. E. Carper.
Delegate at large from the county, D. NJ
Chichester.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22

REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER, formerly a
republican wheel horse, now says: 1.-The
republican party needs a very strong rebuke.
1t had a lesson when Cleveland was elected
Governor it was rebuke of the methods
adopted to beat Cornell. think it was q
very wholesome lesson don't think it will
do any harm to try it on a larger scale and
give Cleveland the Presidency. He has
made good governor and he will very like
ly make good President" What Mr..
Beecher says politically is of vastly more
Importance than his remarks upon religious
subjects, because he is power with many
influential Mort hern republicans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22

Free BRIDGE CASE DEclDED.-Judge Barton
on last Saturday. decided what is known as the
free bridge case. He decided it against the Free
Bridge Commissioners and Board Of Supervisors
of Stafford county. The judge rendered a written
opinion, the main points of which that the
Board of Supervisors bad no authority to negotiate
the bonds at the discount which they contracted
to sell the bonds that there is no authority to
create the deed of trust the bridge, and that no
damages or rights have grown out of tho act of
1892 that cannot be satisfied as is provided for in
the act Of 1884. We hear that the Board of Su-
pervisors and the Bridge Commissioners will take
the case to the Court of Appeals -Fredericksburq
Standard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
expected, finds ready apclogist and cham

expected, finds ready apologist and cham
pion in Mr.. Logan.
He further on speaks of what he terms
''the remaining: twin relic of barbarism."
''The republican party" he says, "came
into existence in crusade against the dem
ocratic institutions of slavery and polygamy.
The first of these has been buried beneath
the embers of civil war. The party should
continue its efforts until the remaining
iniquity shall disappear from our civiliza-
ton under the force of faithfully executed
laws"
After pleading the want of space" to
continue the effusion, in imitation of Blaine,
he weaves his web for the votes of ex-
federal soldiers by recommending the con-
tinuance of the liberal system OF pension
ing pursued by the republican party, which
should not be imperilled by adverse legis
latiop," and closes by recommending the en-
forcement of the eight. hour law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22

THE BLAINEITE assertion that all the
Irish voters in the country are opposed to
Cleveland is not only utterly at variance
with facts, but is gross and gratuitous in
suit to the intelligence Of The class of voters
to whom it refers. When an Irishman OBJ
tains American citizenship,he is assimilated
into the national family of which he has
become member, and thinks and acts tol
himself as all the other members of that
family do. AS native born American citi
zens differ in their politics and political
preferences, 80 10 all other intelligent white
American citizens, no matter where born
1t is only the silly and ignorant negroe:
who follow a leader, like sheep, and vote in
herd and as unit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
The Crops.

ST.. LOUIS, July 22.-Thc GLOBE Democrat
ton agents on the entire southwest system,
the Wabash west of the Mississippi aud the
st. Louis and San Francisco. Texas and St.
Louis, and Topeka AID Santa Fe Railroads,
to The effect That the outlook for sill kinds OF
crops was never better. The live stock APP
wool yield on the Rio Grande division .
the Missouri Pacific are said to hs' 10 in
creased fully 100 per cent over last vear
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
The Cholera.

PARIS, July 22.-There we're 80 deaths
from cholera at Marselles last night and 2s
at Toulon. A panic was created at Toulon
last night by the arrival of 100 collins which
had been ordered from Marseilles. In order
TO alay the excitement it was found neces-
sary to send the collins back. At meeting
of the municipal council of Paris the direc-
tor of public aid declared that no case of
genuine Asiatic or sporadic cholera had been
reported at the Paris hospitals. The deaths
which had been attributed to cholera were
really due to other causes
PARIS, July 22.-Between o'clock and
noon to-day there were deaths from chol-
era at Marseilles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22

THE MUCH advertised republican meeting
at Harrisonburg, came Off yesterday, bu
proved q failure, the attendance being com
paratively small and the speakers tame
The postmaster of the place was temporary
chairman and DR.. Webb, who was ousted
from his seat in the House Of Delegates
permanent president. The speakers were
Malone, Parsons, "the friend Of Blaine, VI
Honor-wont buy-a- breakfa Blair and John
Wise, all of whom made out and out repub'
lican speeches, the sentiments of which are
not likely to he adapted by the democ
racy ofthe old "Tenth Legion"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22

SALE OF STATE BoNDs.-The Board oil
Sinking Fund Commissioners met yester.
day and opened the bids for the purchase oil
three per cent bonds of the State. as provid-
ed in recent act of the Legislature, setting
apart 100000 of the revenue for each
month for that purpose. The following
bids were accepted:
Brown, Lowndes & Co-s25, 900 at So 60,
$4,000 at IS. 9S, So, 900 at 59.O5.
r. L. Maury-. IS 900 at 1898.
R. e.. Maury-Sl0,0OO at SO, $4,000 at
SO 45.
Davenport & Co.-slo,oOo at SO, $40, 900 at
5944.
S. Hrsh -$5, 900 at 1924.
Total bought, $4,000 at 500 756. Rich
mond Dispatch Of today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22

THE TELEGRAPHIC account of the repub.
ican meeting at Harrisonburg yesterday
states that there were several bands of mu-
sic in attendance, but that the crowd was
by no means large. So will it be at all sub.
sequent republican meetings held in COM
munities in the South in which white peo-
pie have the majority. Republican bands
will only be supplemented with crowds in
those Southern communities in which the
negroes nredomipate
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
FOR PRESIDENT,
GroverCIeveland, ofNewYork.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
Thos.A. Hendricks, oflndlana.
GENERAL LOGAN has published his letter

GENERAL LOGAN has published his letter
accounting the republican nomination Tor
Vice President 1t is not as long as MT
Blaine's nor is it as circumspect. Inc "en'
eral takes ultra protective ground and vain
" attempts to maintain it by the silly as
aert;on that this country could afford 10
shut itself off from trade with "all the rest
of the world" thus showing his inability 70
recognize a fact, patent to everybody eise'
that oyerproduction is the great evil OF TINS
nation, and that its only remedy is an en-
larged foreign market. He also states tnat
there was "a general lack of prosperity un
der the system of revenue tariff in operation
before the war;" though the history OF the
country shows that never since that time
has the general prosperity been 80 great as
then. The General is as unfortunate IN his
remarks upon other subjects as he ism those
respecting the tariff He says that before
the war "while technically government OF
the people, this was 10 strictness only gov
eminent OF portion of the people, exclud'
ing from all participation a certain DINER
portion held in condition of absolute, des'
potic and hopeless servitude." And yet the
General is the very man who, though mol
compelled by law 10 recapture those who
had escaped from the condition to which be
refers and return them to their masters, IN
q speech, on the floor Of Congress, prided
himself upon the fact of his being slave
catcher. Because the Southern States, as a
measure of self preservation, have to remain
solidly democratic until there shall be ma
tional instead Of sectional administration
of the Government, he advises national in
reference iu State elections. He also advises
the support ofcivil service reform; when OF all
the republican scotfers at such reform, he
has been the most pronounced. He closes
his indiscreet screed by saying that 1.-The
republican party" (of which he is an expo
nent) came into existence in crusade
against the democratic institution of sla
very" when, as man old enough to be
member of Congress, he said the North would
have to march over his dead body on its
way South to destroy slavery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22

The Manhattan Magazine for August has been re-
ceived from its publishers in New York. Among
its contents are The Yellowstone National Park,
Trajsn, Paul Dearocbe and his Pupils, Poe in
Paris lilly Bones. Ny Diary in London, Kineck-
erbocker Eyes in Mexico, Emerson as an Ameri-
can. The New Produce Exchange, Women Artists
of the 0lden Time, An Incident in the Life of DR..
Jane Temple, Retrospections of the American
Stage, Recent Literature, Town Talk, and Sal.
magundi.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
Assignments.

CINCINNATI, July 22.-Cof1in & Co., Oil
dealers, have made an assignment. Their as.
sets are 1000 and liabilities $4,000.
Jacob Aug, ST., saloon keeper, has made
an assignment. The assets and liabilities
are unknown. The bond of the assignee is
fixed at $4,000
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
Destructive Storm,

Sioux FALLS, Dakota, JUL, 22.-Yester-
day afternoon destructive wind, rain and
hail storm visited. southeastern Dakota. AT
carthage ne@@r 1roquois, strip five miles
VIDE wa: cut by hail. At Dell Rapids, 20
mics north ofhere, great destruction ensued,
several buildings being demolished and a
injured, but none killed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22

No MATTER what may be the result of the
election, there is no doubt that Governor
Cleveland will receive the support of large
majority of the intelligent and educated
voters of the country. Nearly all the col
lege professors are avowedly for him, and
most of the literary magazines demand q
reform in the administration and concede
that that reform cannot be achieved under
republican rule The August number of
the North american Reriew, in striking
article under the head of Are we nation
of rascals ?" says: "An answer is supplied
by scene not long ago witnessed in the
Senate of the United States, when ma
iority of the Senators labored long and hard
to place in responsible public position,
with salary from the national treasury, a
man (Riddleberger) whose only claim to
distinction or consideration of any kind was
the fact of his being the reputed author
of the most ingenious measure so far adopt
ed by any of the defaulting Commonwealths
for make reputation a success A further
answer is found in the fact that the Presi-
dent of the United States, officially repre-.
senting the people of the whole country,
has VIGOROUSLY co.operated with the boldest
of all the reputation chiefs, freely placing
at his disposal the patronage Of the General
Government in the contest be was waging
with such citizens of the State to which he
belonged as adhered to the old fashioned
doctrine that public debts, like private
debts, should be- paid. Nor is the writer
aware that the President and Senators re-
ferred to have, in this matter, met with the
general condemnation Of their country
men," Not only do the President and
Senators alluded to above continue to give
their countenance and support to General
Malone, but the General was the only man
to whom an ovation was rendered at the
national republican convention, and is the
man to whom Mr.. Blaine entrusts the man
agement of his campaign in Virginia, and to
whose domination, though scaawag demo-
crat, he subordnates the tried and true and
consistent republicans in Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
Shot by q Woman.

DENVER, Col, July 22.-Jno. Ferguson,
late cashier at the Brunswick Hotel, he's
been keeping company for several months
with Mrs. A. c. Gould A week ago Fell
guson married another lady. Yesterday he
met Mrs Gould, who drew a bulldog revolv-
er and shot him three times, inhicting NOR
tal wounds
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22

The NATURAL GAS FIELD seems to be moro ex.
tensive than was at first believed. Two wells
were sunk three hundred feet in West Cleveland
Ohio and one one thousand feet recently. All
are suppyn ing gas for lighting and heating the resi-
dences of their owners. Gas wells have been sunk
successfully in several towns in the eastern part
of Ohio Pittsburg Pa iron manufacturers are
sinking these wells with view to securing sup
ply of fuel free for their furnaces. Natural gas
promises to be the fuel of the future In quite a
large section of the Ohio valley
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
The Suez Canal to be Wideued

PARIS, July 22.-M. DeLesseps, president
of the Suez canal company announces that
the International Technical Commits sion
which has been studying the question, has
decided in favor of widening the present
canal instead of building another parallel
with it..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
Deputy Marshal Killed.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 22.--At Dodge
City, Kan, late last night Deputy Marshall
Mathers, notorious as "Mysterious Dave. y
shot and killed Thomas Nixon, deputy
marshal. The murder was the result of an.
old feud. Mathers fired four shots, any one
of which would have been fatal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
Fire.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, July 22.-An. extern
sive fire is raging here at present. Several
buildings have already been destr Dyed and
others are on fire. The 6remen b ope to be
able to check the flames before ID tuch more
damage is done
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22

If Mr.. BLAINE could make large fortune
out OF the comparatively insignificant posi-
ton of Speaker of the House, how much
money could he make out of the Presidency
OF the country?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22

PARTIES DESTROYS of having we'll made
garments, fine fitting garments, and artistic
cut garments, would do well to place their
orders at once with NJ. J. WATERMAN, who
has the largest number Of best workmen and
the most skilled cutter in the city. Prices
moderate satisfaction guaranteed.
M J. WATERMAN,
Cor. King and Fairfax SITS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-22
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
CONGRATULATIONS from Queen Victoria.


WASHINGTON, July 22.-The President
has received the following cable message
from Queen Victoria:
LONDON, July 81.
The President of the United States, flashing
ton:
The Queen heartily congratulates the
President and people of the United States
on the rescue of Lieut.. Greedy and the gal
liant survivors of the Arctic expedition. She
trusts that favorable reports have been re-
ceived of the sufferers.
The QUEEN.
Windsor Castle.
The President replied as follows:
To the Queen Of Great Britain and Ireland
Hindsor Castle:
The President, for himself and for the
people of the United States, sincerely thank:
the Queen for her most welcome congratu
latious upon the rescue of Lieut.. Greedy
and the survivors of his party, and is happy
to say that favorable reports are received as
10 their health.
The President takes this occasion to ex
press anew his high appreciation and that
of the people of the United States for the
timely gift of the alert" which generous
act added spirit and encouragement to the
expedition.
(Signed) CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
President of the United States.