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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29

GENERAL MAHoNE's personal organ
prints letter to the negroes of the State
written nominally by one of their own race,
in which the writer says
1--WE owe it to ourselves, our country, and
the dead soldiers who sleep beneath the sod
the child of slavery, the ravished daughter,
the outraged father, brother and son, to
maintain our allegiance to the republican
party. The democratic party
sought, and yet seeks, to gain control of the
Government by solid vote in the South,
made solid by murders, frauds and tissue
ballots, and are now advocating the policy
of making the South solid by system OF
intimidation and terrorism unknown to any
other people under the sun claiming to be
civilized. \ 1t is written that thou
shalt serve the great republican party, and
that party only shalt thou serve.
The negroes will vote to man for Blaine
anyhow, but lest they should by chance fail
to do so, such stuff rs the above is ding
donged into their willing ears from morn
ing until night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29

WHAT THE democrats IN Virginia should,
not> determine to, but actually, do at the
coming election is to bring out all of their
reserve force. Every negro man IN the
State at the time, large, not old, enough to
vote will cast ballot. If that be so, aid
NO body doubts it, surely every white dem
ocrat who may be qualified to Vote should
do likewise. But, experience proves they
will not. There are scores of white men IN
every magisterial district in the counties
and in every ward of the cities of the State
who, if they vote at all, will vote the demo
cratic ticket but who will not go to the
polls unless it he made the especial business
of the committee of each Of those districts
and wards 10 see that they do go. Ex-
psrience also proves that the men who have
heretofore been entrusted with this work do
not execute it properly. Therefore the re-
sponsible duty Of seeing that every white
man entitled to vote shall first be registered,
and on election day shall 90 to the polls
and deposite his ballot, should be assigned to
responsible N. Attention to this sugges-
ton will add thousands to the democratic
majority next November.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29
ALEXANDRIA, VA
MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 20.
Mr.. BooKwALTER, of Ohio, says that "neh
:. n,.eoow Scotland. recently, gentleman

Mr. BooKwALTER, of Ohio, says that when
in Glasgow, Scotland, recently, a gentleman
extensively engaged in manufacturing en-
ternrises there said to him, "tree trade isvery
good for us, but we should be very sorry H.
deed to see you adopt it. AS soon as you
get rid of your tariff you enter into competi-
lion with US in the markets OF the world. AS
present your manufactures are shut up TO the
who,e world, which you supply under sucn
sbackles as Congress imposes. we are Tree
70 supplv the whole world, subject only to
cultural limitations of material, labor, etc.
It will he bad day for us when you ADOPT
free trade" And yet, with all the so-caIled
over production, with the employees IN the
nrotected iron manufactures of Pennsylva-
mia working for ninety-two cents a day ana
those in the protected coal mines orthe same
State for sixty-6ve cents, and with work III
most all the protected industries either en-
tirely suspended or prosecuted on hall Time
with all this staring them in the face, the
Blaineites have the etfrontery 10 tell the
voters of this country that protection pro-
tects labor and enhances its value, and that
a reformed tariff, such one as Governor
Cleveland would approve, aud which would
reduce the cost of the Gecessaries OF lie 10
about one-half their present price, would be
the working mau's ruiu And, strange to
relate, they 6ud some, white men, too, WHO
holiava Them
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29

there loaded twenty FIVE large wag.
ons with their poorly paid employees
and sent them to join the process
sion. AS it was go or be discharged, there
was nothing else to do. Mr.. Mines the
iron manufacturer of this State, also, tells
his employees that if Cleveland be elected
he will close his works. And yet the
Rlaipeites are still harping upon the neces'
sitv of "lree vote" in the South. Ii the
EMPLOYEES in Northern manufactures were
as free to vote as the negroes in the South
Cleveland would carry every manufactur
inp State in that section.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29

Relics Discovered in the Mount Vernon Mansion
A valuable lot of relics was discovered at the
Mount Vernon mansion Saturday while the work
men we're removing the ceiling of the New York
room. formerly the state dining hall.
First was found a pair of slippers, fine cloth
ones, laced in front with silk cord, which passed
through pair of holes on either side. They had
belonged to q lady, and, though in wcar.be con-
dition, had evidently been cast aside because trod
den over OH either side. The next article was a
patent" glazed, leather belt with an iron
buckle, from which black enamel has become
partially rusted off. It also probably belonged to
y lady or child, the circumference being only
about twenty-five inches. There was also found
4 copy of the Columbia Mirror and Alexandria Ga
=ete, published in Alexandria, Va, and tho ances
tor of the paoor at present published hero. 1t is
dated Feb. 81, 1900, being No. 1O7O of volume
vii. The contents are mainly advertisements Of
agricultural sales, &c. One item of news. headed
Swindling," is dated New York, Feb 90" and
relates how a confidence man obtained check
which messenger was on the way to the bank to
cash by the offer of 200 guineas for the f2OO
called for. He gave the boy an order for the
guneas on coffee shop proprietor, who after
ward declared he knew no such man. A number
of bottles were also found some Of which had evil
IDENTIFY contained medicine and others liquor.
One of the former was square white glass vial
holding half pint, and with conical neck, the
lower (narrow) end of which is too small to admit
a mans little finger. Inside this is the skeleton
of mouse with feet and tail extended rs in life
1t has complete coat of hair with the exception
of tho abdominal portion of the body. Every
vestigc of flesh has disappeared, aud odor comes
from the neck of the bottle. The mouse had evil.
IDENTIFY forced itself down the conica neck but not
having the assistance of the smooth, sloping sides
in COMPRISING itself on the return voyage, was
unable to get out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29

ACCORDING TO Judge Ward. of Abingdon,
the only difference between Mr.. Bailey, the
Malone candidate for Congress in that dis
trict, and Mr. Blaine, in the matter of bride
taking, is that the former sells himself at a
ridiculously low price, though doubtless for
all he Is really worth. But there is nothing
surprising in this; for a man who is low
enough to eat bushel of dirt, and is willing
to eat two bushels more, to get a judgeship,
and silly enough to acknowledge that fact
on paper over his own signature, as Mr..
Bailey has done, would not be likely 10
hesitate to accept bride no matter how
small it might be. And it is such men that
General Malone directs his followers to
send to Congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Car and Czarina have returned to
the imperial palace at Peterhof.
Commodore Thomas S. Filebrown, COM
mandant of the Brooklyn navy yard, died
suddenly on Saturday of heart disease.
There have been IL, 22O cases of cholera in
Italy since the breaking out of the disease,
and 94S0 deaths. The disease still RACES in
Naples and Genoa.
1t is now said that The British Parliament
is to be asked to vote an allowance to Prince
Albert Victor Christian Edward, eldest
son Of the Prince OF Wales, of $50, 900 per
year.
The funeral of Mr.. John w. Garrett took
place Yesterday from Montebello, his
country seat near Baltimore. The inter-
ment was made at Greenmount Cemetery,
where 10000 people gathered to witness
the last rites. 1t was one of the largest
funerals ever seen in the city. Resolutions
deploriug his death were passed by the city
council and the various business exchanges
on Saturday.
1t is generally commented upon in polit-
ical circles that during Mr.. Blaine's Phila-
deIDhia visit he succeeded by direct per-
sonal appeals in extracting from some of
the wealthy republicans of that city hand
some and very much needed addition to the
republican campaign corruption fund. 1t
is understood that in all probability the
money would not have been forthcoming
except for Mr.. Blaine personally humbling
himself to ask for it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29
LETTER FROM MADISON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria GAZETTE

Correspondence of the Alexandria GAZErTE)
MADISON G. IT,, Sept. 25.-To.day was the
regular County Cocrt day here The Circuit
Court has been in session since Monday. 1t adj
ourned to-day; not much business done at this
term
1t had been announced that O Ferrall and other
democratic speaker rs would address the people
here to-day; and also that Attorney General
Blair would represent radicalism. Capt. NJ
Woods and Col UFerrall, made speeches from d
stand erected for the purpose. Capt. Woods
opened in fine speech, in which he painted the
diabolism f the South hating party in such vivid
colors that no man can say who heard it that lie
votes with the republican party in ignorance oil
it's true feeling and purpose towards the South
and democrats everywhere Capt. Woods made
one of the best political speeches we ever heard
and was listened to attcntively by all present
Especially was he eloquent when port aging the
inconsistencies in the republican platform with
what that party has done in the last twenty years
when they have had the power to remedy all the
evils they have brought upon us, and now COM
plain of.
Col. O'Ferrall followed Capt. Woods. He made
one of his ringing, earnest and effective speeches
and added to the majority for Cleveland, Hen.
bricks and O'Ferrall in this county.
Blair was solemnly called and came not. We
hope he was at home attending to the Legitimate
business of his Office for which he is paid BIZ the
people.
In the evening after O'Ferrall closed the rad.
Gals. with Il negro band, tried to get up n boom
but it did not amount to anything. MADISON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29
MARINE NEWS.

PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. SEPTEMBER % -.
Sun rises ............ Sd Sur sats. ) 4G
ARRIVED
Schr Oliver s Barrett, Kennebec, to F A Reed
& Co.
strm Meteor, Baltimore by Perry, smoot & Co.
COLLISION.
Schr Henrietta Hill, at Philadelphia. from New
berne, NC, reports was in collision at 800 = III.
23d, 4 miles above Smiths Point light, of Poto'
mac river with schr Albert Mason. from Bait
more for Jersey City. The former stove sta
board bow, carried away stanchious and cath,ai
split bowsprit and carried away all head gear
The captain of the Albert Mason was knocked
overheard, but was rescued by the Hill and trans.
ferred to an oyster boat. which went in search OF
the Mason Damage, if any, to the latter un-
known.
MEMORANDA.
schr Minnie W Grifing, for this port sa'ed
from New York 26th.
schr Evie 3 Hall, for Washington, sailed from
Bath Goth
schr Charles A Briggs, for Georgetown, sailed
from Fall River 9th
Schr B C French, from Georgetown, at fai
River 9th.
Schr N Brainerd, from Georgetown for Port
land, at Vineyard Haven 9th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29-stocks opened as fo.-
lows: Chicago Bur and Quincy 1919, Del Lack
aud Western 1o91a, Erie IA, Kansas and Texas
17a., Lake Shore 761s, Missouri Pacific s2l2,
Northern Pacific pfd A. Northwestern 90ls, New
York Central 94ss, Oregon Trans Continental -,
Pacific Mail 81, st Paul S0l2 St Paul and Omaha
81, Texas Pacific y, Union Pacific 81 D. We t.
ern Union Ga
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29

Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER, who is now engaged
in stumping the State for Blaine, said
two years ago:
.Blaine has peculiar record of hostility
to the South, and as slanderer of Southern
men and women he enjoys reputation
among the radicals of the North second to
nobody. He is the most malig
nant Of the baters and slanderers of Virginia
and the South. Blaine has the
worst reputation as political corruptionist
known to the annals of Congress.
He is the peculiar pet of the monopolists
and lobbyists of Wall street and Washing
tom"
But as General Malone now nominally
supports the dismounted knight, his "me
too" has to do likewise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADV EKIlSEk

on the evening of the murder, but some time pre-
vious to its occurrence, Hough remarked to a
friend that he had been hearing the death tick
for half an hour, and that he had never heard it
before, though some of his people bad. His
father, who lives In Alexandria, came to see him
o.day
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29

BUILDERS HARDWARE for sale at exec d.
- ingly low prices, comparison is asked. Ex-
anime our prices you can save money. We want
to reduce Stock.
j. T. CREIGHTON & SON,
je10 81 King st., cor. of Royal
L'ORkS and SPOONS, plated on steel; nice
l. cheap arti lie for r. staurants and eating So.
looms. Call and see.
IT. CREIGHTON SON,
sepl9 SS King st., cor. Royal.
SUGARS AND OTHER GROCERIES very low
- aug5 At ]. C, MILBURN'S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29

There is no material change to note in -Four
Wheat receipts have been light during the past
few days and the markets are steady and firm at
an advance of about &c per bushel OH high grades,
while common and damaged lots are still neglect
ed $500 bushels were offered on Change this
morning; good Fultz brought SO; fair 80; dam.
aged and common from G5 to rs, as to condition;
mixed Sd and good longberry &c. Corn is strong
and active at quotations Rye and Oats steady.
Eggs and Potatoes are scarce and higher. Other
produce is without change.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 29.-Va. G's consolidated
-; past due coupons 30; new 10 40s 32t,
new IS 81 bid to-day. Cotton lower and quiet;
mand: Howard street and Western super
So 25a2 65; do extra So 75a3 so; do family
SO 75a4 rs: City Mills super 81 37a2 rs do
extra $3a3 81 do Rio Brands S. 62a4 rs; Pa
tapsco family S. so; do superlative patent ST.
wheat.southern fiI g; Western irregular g ar and
1 Maryland 9OasO1h; No 2 Western winter
red spot S41has43, October S5as5k.; November
S74a975s; December s9t.a99la Corn-South-
ern steady; Western nominal; Southern white
SO asked; January 52la asked. Oats easier and
quiet: Southern 35a3S; Western white 34a36;
do mixed 32a34 Penna 34a3S. Rye quiet
and firm at 62a65. Hay firm and steady; prime
to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland S13aSl4.
Provisions quiet and steady; Mess Pork SIT 10
Observation-Disclosures and clear rib sides packed
7Aa11 Bacon-shoulders S1b; clear rib sides
~ Hams 15lba16la Lard trefned) 9ti But
ter lower Western packed 1oa20; creamery pa
o. Eggs easier at 2Oa21. Coffee quiet and
steady; Rio cargoes, ordinary to fair 94a1Op.
Sugar heavy and quiet; A soft 6ss. Whisky
steady at 1SaS1 ~.
NEW YORK, Sept 29.-Stocks dull. Money 1a2.
Cotton dull. Uplsnds 1916. Orleans 10 7-16.
Flour steady Wheat lower and dull. Corn lower
and very dull.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29

AT A recent Blaine meeting in New
Jersey, the protected manufacturers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29

PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET, sept'r. 90
Cattle active; receipts 4,500; prime 6t,a6a.
good 51ba6; medium 4lea5A common 3a4t
Sheep active; receipts 70 600; prime 4ha4h.
good 4a44 medium 3a3s. common 2a2a
Lambs 3ka6A. Hogs active; receipts "A, 900
Western 80 az; country 8aSh.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29

NEW YORK, Sept 29.-Stocks dull. Money 1A2.
Cotton dull. Upsnds 10 3-1G. Orleans 1OT-16.
Flour steady Wheat lower and dull. Corn lower
and very dull
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-22
STAGES OF THE RIVER.


The river marked by the gauge at this
port at p, III. 81 feet II inches and fall
ing.
Chattanooga, April 21.-River 10 feet 0
inch and falling.
Cincinnati. April 2l.-River II feet 10
inches and falling.
Louisville, April 21.-River s feet
8 inches and rising.
Nashville, April 2l-River 1S f, 7 inches
and falling.
Pittsburg, April 2l.-Rver 5 feet in
CHI and falling.
st Louis, April 21.-River % ft2 inch
es and falling.
RIVER ITEMS.
The Arkansas City leaves St. Louis this
evening for Vlcksburg.
Dave Best, packet engineer of Evans
vile, was in town yesterday.
The Paris c. Brown filled out here and
left for New Orleans at 6 80 p. m.
The City of New Orleans leaves st. Louis
Wednesday for the South.
The Belle Memphis from Vlcksburg pass
ed up last night for st. Louis.
The Wyoming from New Orleans is due
tomorrow evening for Cincinnati.
The Buckeye State from Cincinnati will
report here this evening for Memphis.
The Hudson leaves st. Louis Wednesday
evening for Paducah and shawnetown.
Yesterday was another mean, terribly dis
agreeable days to be added to April's list
Of ugly ones.
The B. II. Rhea from Nashville arrived
at a IN. yesterday. She had big pass
enger trip; discharged about 100 tons and
departed for the Wabash for corn.
The John A. Scudder from st. Louis ar
rived here at p. m. yesterday. She had
about 1900 tons on board, received 800 tons
more, and departed for New Orleans mid
night.
Mr.. John Hines, chief clerk, book keeper,
SC, at ]. d. Willamson's boat store, left
Yesterday for Smithland, Ky, the home of
his parents, where his wife is now visiting.
He will return on the Fowler to day.
The Ella Kimbrough arrived at St. Louis
from the Usage river Sunday evening. Shc
had ra her a rough time of it and went 140
miles up the stream from the mouth. The
Globe. Democrat contains an interesting &C.
count of her trip, and states that she lost
her smoke stack on the trip.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-22
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.

Girl WANTED. Apply to Mrs, E. A.
Burnett, Tenth street. 3t
Judge NJ. G. Crawford was at The
Halliday again yesterday.
The river continues to fall and the
savers are open down town.
White Leghorn eggs 81 per dozen.
E. A. BURNETT.
The funeral of the little child of Mr.
VIM. Oehler occurred yesterday afternoon.
Rector Davenport returned from New
Orleans in time to conduct services at the
Church of the Redeemer Sunday.
Ice, wood and kindling, at City Brew
cry, Jacob Klee. If
WEEKLY BULLETINS containing the
delinquent tax.ist for sale at THE BULLE
TIN Office, sixty cents dozen.
"A very nawsty, unpretty day was
yesterday, so it was; but the shade of Tlce
says t will be clear to-day or tomorrow
somewhere in this section OF country.
Sawed and shaved cypress shingles at
Lancaster & Rice Lumber and Manufacture
Ing Co., for s24O per thousand. 1885,
Hon. VIM. A. Lemma has announced
himself candidate before the Democratic
Convention of the Fifth Senatorial District,
for the State Senatorship from said district.
The Beherell-Ray wedding occurs to-
day, at the Episcopal church. The groom
aud his attendant at the ceremony, Mr..
John Wheeler, arrived from Evansville
yesterday.
Good residence in frst-cla order for
sale on Seventh Street near Washington
Ave. Apply to 0. HAWTHORN.
19-3t
Twelve ladies and gentlemen will take
part in the drama at the Opera House by
the Ideal League-six young ladies and six
gentlemen. The play will take place
Thursday night, not tonight as first an.
| nounced.
Miss Mamie Smith, niece of Mr. Dan.
lei Hartman, is dangerously sick. She
came home from school in Cape Giradeau
several weeks ago, because of sickness, and
has grown worse, SO that yesterday her life
was despaired Of
Even Chester has mercantile associ
alton, the object of which is to correspond
with parties desiring location for manufac.
tories, and offer reasonable aid. This as
ISOLATION is now corresponding with farm.
ing implement firm.
Yesterday Capt Alex Halliday, of the
steamer Paris c. Brown, received dis,
patch from New Orleans calling him home
Immediately. No particulars were given
but it is presumed there is serious sickness.
IN the Captains family at New Orleans
lie went at once by rail.
"A savage bull dog belonging to Mrs
james blggs on Fourth street, broke loose
from his fastning Sunday morning and at.
tackled the seven-year-olc daughter of Mr.
John w. Hogan, inlicting numerous flesh
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-22

have done more; they have organized COM
pacty; have nominated their own candi-
dates in elections, and then broken up in a
jealous squabble and defeated their own
men. Resolutions by African Republicans
denouncing Caucasian Republicans for
shamefully maltreating those upon whom
they rely for success at the polls, do not
arouse the fear nor command the respect of
those against whom they are direc,ed
of any one else, for that matter. "a bark.
ing dog" they say, doesn't bite" but
neither does "resoluting faction, if that
faction is satisfied with simply ''r,soluting'
against the repeated Sights to which they
are subjected by their white masters, as the
colored voters have for n, these several
years! Perhaps the Cairo mal-contents
will meet again to receive the resolutions
of protest, and perhaps not Perhaps the
protest will be adopted and perhaps not
But this much is certain: tho these resolu-
tons be ignored as much as we're those in
whose behalf they were made, when elect
ion day comes around, the resolutors them
selves will march up to the polls and meekly
drop their ballots into the boxes in accord.
ance with the dictates of the party machine
The reasons why such resolutions of dissat-
isfstcon by coored voters bave no effect
and are held in contempt, is that they are
not backed up by bullots expressing the
same sentiments. In a political campaign
ballots are the only things that go for any
thing with party, and SO long as the At
rican Republican himself stranglcs his
resolutions at the ballot box, his resou-
tons will excite only well merited derision.
If the negroes would they could command
the respect of their party; they have the
numerialc strength to dictate terms, but
they haven't that strength which lies
alone in unity and consistency and hence it
is that their appeals are unheeded and
their demands excite only such ridicule.
The negro, Charles Davis, who stole
twenty-five hundred dollars from Gypsy at
Metropolis, was brought to this city from
ST. Louis Sunday about noon, and conveyed
to the county Jail for safe keeping until
yesterday morning, when he was taken to
Metropolis by the officers in charge. He
was hand .cuffed as he was marched through
the streets and attracted considerable at
tention. He was met here by several of
his relatives, who accompanied him back to
the scene of his crime. A reward of 500
had been offered for his capture, which the
St.L0uis officers got Only 1915 was received
from him in money--sll gold; besides this
gold watch and chain, a set of fine studs,
scarf pin, cuff buttons, ETC., were taken from
him, which he had bought with part ofthe
money. The balance of the money he
doubtless squandered in various ways, dis
sipation of every kind. 1t appears that In
ST. LOUIS he enacted the same foolish role
he did here spending his gold lavishy and
conspicuously in frivolities of every kind,
in which manner he furnished the best clue
possible to the officers.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-22
RIVER NEWS.

". F. aAMBDIs, nver editor OF raE BULLETIN
and steamboat passenger agent. Orders for all
kinds OF steamboat JOB printing solicited. Office
al Bowers European otel. No. 72 Ohio levee.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-22

rare opportunity is offered by wholesale
Clothing house to gentleman who can control
good trade in either Missouri or Ill. Address
CLOTHING BOX 303 CINCINNATI. o. @2t