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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31
ICOMMUNICATED,

A QUERY BY what right, or by what
authority of law, does the Mayor of this city
presume to set aside the mandates of Coun-
eli, as he has done in two instances? al
lude to Orders in Council III regard to the
removal of that structure occupying the
public property at the foot of King st. The
superintendent of Police has been twice di-
rected to remove this nuisance, and has not
performed his duty, and with great unanim-
ty the Council So ordered him. 1t remains
to be seen whether a set Of gentlemen elect
ed by the people to represent their interests
will permit two Of their servants to set their
orders at defiance hope and believe our
Council is made of better stuff.
A CITIZEN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

The sub committee Of the House Commit
tee on Accounts, which has in charge the
investigation of the circumstances attend
ing the removal of one of the official steno-
graphers of the House by ex-Speaker keiter,
finds that the charge made against Mr.. keifer,
that he removed the stenographer TYSON
in order to give the latter place to his ne
phew, is true; and that it also finds that
keifer's nephew performed no services
whatever in return for the salary paid him
since his appointment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

Two little tots on the carpet at play,
Tired Of their usual games one day,
Said one to the other: Lets play stool
III be teacher. and don't you foil,
But sit up nice like a sure Enough s.olar.
You'll miss your lesson, bet you a dollar
Casting about for word to spell,
Blue eyes on puss and her kitten fell
AS al object lessons they pose with grace.
The mamma washing her baby's face.
spell tat" the teacher sraudly gives out.
Quick now; mind what you're about"
The scholar" failing. with ignominy
Is sorely shaken and dubbed ninnv.
The word repeated, again she fails,
When the scene on the rug again avais.
And the teacher rclents, conscience .smit,eu
IF you tan't spell tat, spell titten,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

The dead bodies Of De Long and his com.
rades have left Moscow for Hamburg.
General Wallace has demanded $lO,0Nt
from the Porte for the arrest of an American
citizen.
1t is reported that 100000 trees were
blown down near Ayr in the recent gales
in Great Britain.
In tho Maryland House of Delegates yes
terday among the petitions received as one
to fence in all railway lines in the state.
Nihiists have poisoned Degaieh, alias
Jablonsky, the chief murderer of Lieut.. Col.
Sudeikin, because Of his many double deal
ings.
Mr.. Benjamin F. Smallwood, prominent
citizen of Prince Georges county, Md, died
Sunday last at bis home in Upper Mari.
boro
The Legislature of Maryland has appoin
ted committee to visit the Legislature of
Virginia at Richmond on the oyster inter-
ests Of the two States.
Suit was entered yesterday in the Balti-
more Circuit Court by Maryland Virginia
Kennedy for divorce vinculo matrimoni
from Michael T. Kennedy, her husband.
The fog was so dense in New York and
vicinity yesterday as to almost suspend fer
ry and other navigation in East and North
rivers and in the harbor A down train uu-
loading passengers at the Park Place Sta
ton of the Sixth Avenue Elevated Railroad
was run into by another train, and the pas
sengers considerably shaken p. The engi-
neer Of the colliding train said the fog was
so thick he could not see. Two more COLI
sions occurred on the elevated roads by
reason of the fog, both occurring by rear
train running into another in front. As a
consequence of the fog collision occurred
on the Brooklyn bridge, but no one was in.
jured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

SIMPSONS LEGS AND LoCKs.-When De-
lilah clipped of SIMPSONS locks that nigh
ty athlete at once became las other men,"
II it could be proved that the possession of
luxuriant hair would enable men to tear
open lions jaws, Hiscox & Co. would be
driven wild in the effort to supply enough
of Parker's Hair Balsam to meet the de.
mand. As it is the Balsam prevents your
hair from falling out, and restores the origi
nal color if faded or gray. Besides it is a.
great addition to the toilet table simply as.
dressing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

GEN. MALONE in bis late impotent speech
in the L. S. Senate prated largely OF his
complete and entire reconstruction ana OF
his love of the Union. And yet he recently
appointed to a position on the supreme
bench of the State man who short time
before had said that the Union was "accur-
sed and bayonet pinned" The General ap-
pears in various parts, but he fills none OF
them we'll
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

There is ground for believing that the
Emperor Williams health is anything but
good. Old age is beginning to tell upon
him. On March 22d next, if he should live
to see it, be will celebrate the eighty-seventh
year of his life. aud during the twenty
three years of this time he hasruled as king
of Prussia, and for twelve years he has
swayed the destinies of the whole German
empire. Very few people live to such an
age
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

It b e necessity for
prompt and efficient
household remedies is
daily growing more
imperative, and Of
these Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters is the chief
i'll merit and the most
popular. Irregularity
of the stomach aud
bowels, malarial fevers,
liver complaint, de5ili.
ty, rheGIEatism and
minor ailments, are
thoroughly conquered
by this incompatible
family restorative and
medicinal safeguard,
and il is Justly regard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

AMONG the publications advertised for
sale by New York publisher is the "Sen-
tence of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
with copy of the letter sent to the Empe-
ror Tiberius Cesar by Pontius Plate, Prince
of Judea translated literally from the ORR
giual Greek 1t is claimed that these doc
ments have recently been discovered. 1t
is impossible to tell what this penetrating"
age is not capable of exhuming, as but few
months ago antiquarians were thrown into
ecstatic commissions upon reading the au-
thentic details ofthe discovery of Noah all .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

The RICHMOND Dispatch says that 1.-The Sc
lection of Mr.. Barbour as chairman of the
Congressional Democratic Committee would
greatly please the poole of Virginia. 1t
would to them be the most acceptable of all
the answers that could be made to General
Mahone's TRADE against this State"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

ANOTHER CONGRESSIONAL reapportlon-
ment scheme introduced in the House OF
Delegates puts Alexandria in the 4th dis
trict, with Northumberland, Matthews
Lancaster, Richmond county, Westmore
land, King George, Gloucester, Middlesex
Essex, Stafford, Prince William, Fairfax
King and Queen and Loudoun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

THE New YORK Herald, in reference to
the Sherman bloody-shirt resolution on
which General Mahones late speech in the
Senate was made, says it twas passed. but
the victory was fuller Of discomfort than 3
6rst-cIass defeat" The Herald says SO
many things that it would be wonderful II
it did not occasionally hit the nail on the
head, aud that it has done so in this H.
stance is a self-evident proposition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

How can become poet" wrote con
ceited youth to the singer Longfellow? Eat
fish my dear SIR" But we doubt the advice;
no man however has ever doubted the fact
that Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup is the greatest
cough remedy now in the market.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

The President gave bis first state dinner
of the season at the White House last nigh,
Thirty.siS covers were laid, and the dinner
consisted of twenty-one courses, with six
kinds Of wine, brandy and cordals. The
full Marine Band played in the ante-room.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

The debate in the House Of Representa-.
tves OH the bill for the relief of Gen. Porter
will close on Friday with the speech of Mr.
Phelps, of New Jersey, who it is said, will
produce the original Garfield letters in favor
of Gen Porter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

Mr.. W. q. Turn er. who was declared illegally
elected Senator from Norfolk, it is understood
will run again Turner has had hard time he
was at first cheated out of the nomination by
Malone, then he received the Senate nom nation
as pacifcatory morsel and was illegally elected.
His trials are many. STRoNGBoW.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

GENERAL MALONE, in Mr.. Gorham's
speech, which he read in the Senate last
Tuesday, discoursed largely of crimes
against the Creator" of the "good will Of
the Christian family" and of the God
given rights of man." And yet he not only
scouts the Christian religion, but denies the
existence of God, and spurns the warnings
Cf the Creator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

OF ALL the characteristics of Mahoneism
the supreme authority of the boss and the
ahject slavery of his followers are those most
easily recognized and most generally con-
coded. And yet the General, in his late
speech, had the cool assurance to say: Bon
dage, personal or political, is the natural
implement Of usurpation, a serious and fear
ful evil in every free community. Nothing
more degrades the man than living among
freemen, himself slave Why, the slav-
cry of the Mahoneites is so complete that
the State organ of the party acknowl.
edged that they would vote as the General
directed, Senator Bailey said he had eaten
dirt at the Generals command, and Mr. John
Wise says "Master, lead on, we'll follow
thee :"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

No man knows what ministering anger
his wife is until he comes home one day, sui.
fering with dreadful cold and she happens
to have bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
in the house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

The Industrial Exhibition of the Agricuf
tural Society Of South Carolina opened il
Charleston Tuesday evening and will b.
kept open until February %.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

RED HEADED MEN.-A Nashville merchant
speaking of women who will not buy goods on
Friday, told reporter of man, who, if he meets
a red headed man when lie starts for his business
in the morning, Immediately goes back to his
homo and takes a fresh start
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31
MARRIED

January Doth, 1884, at the residence of the
officiating minister. Rev. T.. H. Crenshaw Mr..
BENJAMIN L. FLETCHER to Miss MAMIE J.
SMITH, youngest daughter Of VIM. Smith, esq.,
all Of Fauquer county, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

THE COPY of letter written by Senator
John Sherman to a man named Weber,
promising reward for perjury III the Hayes
fraud, was produced before the Potter in
vestigating committee. Mr.. Sherman was
a witness before that committee, and though
that letter was the most important one
be ever wrote in all his life, inasmuch as it
was the means of making him Secretary Of
the Treasury, and thereby of acquiring an
immense fortune upon examination under
oath, he swore, so help him God, that he
could not recollect whether he had written
that letter or not. That remarkable loss
of memory swinded Mr.. Tilden out Of the
Presidency to which he had been legally
and fairly elected. And yet this same Mr..
John Sherman is now so solictous for fair
and legal elections, that he desires the State
government of Virginia overthrow and
superseded by that of the nation, because
traitor to that State prefers against her
false charges of unfair and illegal elections.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

GEGRGETowN CATTLE MARKET Jan. 31.-SaIes
OF live stock are reported at Drovers Rest AS fol.
lows: 81 Cattle up and sold: Best at 6a6t.: good
at 'aa6; medium at 4lha5lb common a. a,as
~ Two hundred Sheep and Lambs sold,
Sheep at 4iAa6la; Lambs at 5aGl.. Cows aud
Calves sold at from S;25 to $50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

new YORK jan 3O.-Stocks strong. Money easy
at Cotton quiet; uplands 1914; Orleans II
Flour quiet. Wheat opened 44a5,c higher aud
then declined *. Corn unchanged
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY.-Ed-
mund's administrator against Scott Ar.
gued
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

AWAY UP HEAD.-Benson's Capcine Po-
rous Plasters are easily first, no matter
what may come next."-J. IT. Macmahop.
n. Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK Jan. 81 J. am.-The stock market
opened comparatively quiet but it soon becam.
evident that the bulls intended to apply the screws
once more upon the shorts. The first squeeze was
in Louisville and Nash. which is heavily over Sold
the short interest being estimated between so 600
| and 10000 shares. The stock has advanced frorj
4I14 to 49"s with difference of 1saa, per cent,
| between cash and regular The shorts in Western
Union were squeezed next, and the stock sd.
vanced from 75is to 761a, partly on the rumors
current that the company had obtained control or
was about to absorb the Baltimore and Ohio Com.
pany. The sharp rise in Louisville and Nashville
and Western Union impaired strength to the
general list, and an advance of 4, to = per cen,
| was recorded. Union Pacific, Oregon Trans. Mis-
souri, Pacific Northwest and ST. Paul leading the
upward movement. Canadian Pacific fell off IL
to "a and rallied to SO. At noon stocks were less
active aud prices reacted u to Z. per cent, When
the market became strong again
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. January 3l.-Thers
is a lair local demand for Flour, with but little
change to note in prices. Wheat closes steady to.
day and the offerings on Change were again small;
choice milling grades command good figures
Corn is strong at yesterdays quotations Rye
and Oats are in light receipt and active. Egg;
are still scarce. Butter is abundant and slow.
other produce is without change and quiet.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 31.-Va. 6's defd q: do con
solidated 80; do I'd series - do past due eou-
pons IA; do new 1O-4O's =; do new 3s 81
bid to-day Cotton frmer: middling 1On. Flour
quet and steady Wheat-Southern steady and
quiet; Western easier and closing dull; South
ern red 1lOall3: do amber 113a115; No
Mary land 1134a113la; No Western winter red
spot lo1AalO7:4: January 1O7a4 asked; Feb
ruary lO7 aa1O7&-; March 1OSa1OsA May
LII hsa111as. Corn-Southern quiet and steady;
Western easier and active. closing dull Southern
white 6Oa61; do yellow SASSY: Western
mixed spot 5sa5STs; February 557. asked;
March 594a59ih; May 61baG2; steamer So
asked. Oats steady; Southern 41a43; Western
white 42s43; do mixed 4Oa41; Penna 4Oa43.
Eye higher at 6ia' ~. Other articles unchanged
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

DIVORCES HAVE become so numerous IN
the State of Rhode Island that the Governor
of that State has been compelled TO direct
the attention of the Legislature thereof to
the rapidly increasing evil and to recon-
mend the adoption of measures for its sup
preston. There are almost as many di-
yorced persons in Rhode Island as voters,
because none except natives OF this
country and negroes can vote there,
people not born in the United States
being disqualified unless they hold real
estate and that sort Of property there being
so limited in consequence of, the small size
Of the State, and SO high, because there is
none in market, that possession Of it by
them s practically impossible. And yet the
two U. S. Senators from Rhode Island are so
enamored Of .'tree vote" that they would
destroy the State government of Virginia
on General Mahope's word that at the late
election here the vote was not free.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

NHILDREN'S WARM UNDERSHIKTs AND
~ Drawers suited to the sudden cold snap.
Sizes Is to "a. Prices 25c, 4Oc soc, 65c, and sor
JanS-Ot en-. ADAMS, 50 King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

NJ OW DISPLAYING OUR NEW AssoKTMES
~ Of Fine Embroideries at greatly reduced
prices. c. NJ ADAMS
jan25-6t 80 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 81, 1884
THE DISASTER to the steamship City OF

THE DISASTER to the steamship City OF
Columbus, it seems, furnishes another text
for temperance discourses. 1t is now SAID the
mate in charge at the time the ship struck
the fatal ledge had but a few hours previous
IL left ball room 10 Boston in decidedly
"merry" mood. This, Of course, LED 10
drowsiness on the part of that officer, which
Mt once answers the oft repeated query,
"Wbv didn't he see the Gay Head light" ~
Hence this sad affair adds but another to
the already long and constantly growing
list of casualties caused by persons assum-
Jog responsible posts with their faculties
blunted By drink In this instance nearly
one hundred people, mostly invalids, on
fierce, cold night, were hurled into eternity
through such q criminal procedure. The
discovery was made short time ago that
drunken mate, years before, while in charge
of sailing vessel in md.ocean ON dark
night observed signals Of distress in the dis
lance evidently proceeding from steamer
His brain was so fuddled that he failed tt
uuuerSLauQ the iihpolIaheo VI INV % e
but stupidity kept on his course regardless O
the rockets which were constantly shoot
ing upward to the sky. Upon recovering
from the debauch and remembering wha
he had seen, he was afraid to mention the
incident, and kept the secret until the day
of his death, when he concluded to divulge
it. IL was then demonstrated that the
steamship City of Boston, whose mysterious
Disappearance has excited the curiosity o
the world, must have been somewhere il
The direction the rockets were seen on tina
night, and had this man been in possession
of his faculties eight hundred persons nigh
have escaped winding sheets of sea weeds
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

The dead bodies Of De Long and his COM
rades have left Moscow for Hamburg
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

4 SIX your grocer for SWISS PROCESS PAL
"A ENT FAMILY FLOUR
CHAS. 8. TAYLOR, Jr,
jan12 q King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

A RTISTS-Another beautiful lot of BRASS
II PLAQUES and FRAMES received dlre''
from New York to-day at
dec1S j. D. q. LUNTS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31
NEWS OF THE DAY.

e report Of the committee was adopted
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

7 1QUORS-A fine assortment of old Whistles
IL aud BYandies for sale at
BAYNE & BROS,
my17 Fisher Bros. old stand
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

1t is reported that 100000 trees were
blown down near Ayr in the recent gales
in Great Britain,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

In the Maryland House of Delegates yes
terday among the petitions received was one
to fence in all railway lines in the state.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-31

Mr.. Benjamin F. Smallwood a prominent
citizen of Prince Georges county, Md, died
Sunday last at bis home in Upper Mari.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1884-03-20
Various Household Hints.

RATs.-A writer in Chambers's Jour
nal, after many useless experiments in
trying to rid his house of rats, at last
caught two alive ia trap, besmeared
them all over except their heads with
tar, and let them loose in their favorite
run. From 1876 till now his house,
though an ancient one, has been free
of rats.
Buttered paper laid over the chest
will often be Of great benefit when a
child is troubled with cough.
A good liniment or wash to be used
for burns is made of one part of linseed
oil and two parts of lime water. This
should be applied on the surface of the
b I'm, and covered with fine linen OF
lint.
A good cough medicine is made Of
boiling two ounces of fax-seed in one
quart of water; add rock candy to sweet
en- it to your taste. After straining,
add also the juice of several lemons
This should be taken at night, and if
possible it should he hot when taken.
a work basket or waste paper basket
which has become worn and broken at
the edges may be made to serve good
purpose by lining it, have the lining
quite full, bring it over the right side d
the basket, hem the edge. and shir il
and catch it with fine stitches to the
basket An old basket repaired in this
way is even prettier than some new
ones.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1884-03-20
Breaking Steers.

The orange county farmer knows of
no more profitable pastime for boys
than the breaking of pair of young
steers or calves 70 the yolk, if an extra
team is likely to be needed. The calves
will not only soon grow into oxen, but
the actual contact of the lads with the
calves, and the ups and downs in the
conflict of breaking them in, will not
only do the calves good, but will i'm
prove the boys from the healthy exer-
else of bone and muscle it always af-
fords. If the boys are young, begin
with well matched pair of spring
calves, and lose no time in providing a
suitable yoke to commence the training
Never use the CAD on them, nor tie
their tails together to prevent the turn
ing of the yoke. On the contrary feed
them few griddle cakes until they get
well acquainted with you. Teach them
to walk by your side, and to carry their
heads up by gently tapping them with
the butt end of your CAD under the
chin, and then they will soon learn to
back, haw and gee, and the boys will
have team which will soon aid in car
rying grists to the mill, or hauling
stones on stone-boat for building OF
repairing fences, and much other work
required of team of horses.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1884-03-20
Carpets.

Changes of fashion occur in, our CAR
pets as In dress. Last year sombre and
subdued co1ors and neutral tints pre-
vailed. now brilliant tints and high con.
trasting colorss are In ascendent. The
reaction In fashionable styles of carpets,
however extreme, is usually treaceable
to long operating influences, and it is
for manufacturers to discern in advance
the tendency Of the public taste. The
present patterns: of carpets are of an all
over description, without central figures.
For certain accepted patterns of old
standing there is a. constant demand,
but periodic novelties are the rule,
There is too much study not only In
costly but in cheap carpets, of the dainty
effects of contrasts, as in yellow and
orange, with or without lighter colors,
blue and lilac, scarlet and crimson.
or white divided by faint blue.
Carpets admit of demi-tints, but no
shades. Ecru grounds are Just now the
most popular for the richer descriptions
of carpets, The variety of patterns that
are turned out allow Of the carpets Sc
lected for the rooms of a house to, rep,
resent the individual taste of the oecu-,
pant, and thus on individual grounds
creating pleasurein addition to the mer-,
its they may possess, as agreeable COM
positions ~ n. ill.,
In the way Of direction in choice OF
patterns, SO far as colors are concerned,
we would state that comb ination of col
ors that would not be pleasing in a dress,
are unSI1lta6 fog carpntc and will Davar.
look well in a room. A tailor has made,
very effective stair carpet of patterns,
neatly sewn together; as in patchwork,
and edged with scarlet two inches wide.
He has taken care to have the patterns
all the same size, and they look like,
thick striped material