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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Bertha Zinc Works in Smythe county
are now 10 full blast, running four furnaces
The Tredegar Company of Richmond has
q large order for water pipes for New York
city.
Maj. W. T. sutherin, of Danville, says
that his railroad to Patrick c. H., will be
completed and opened in July next.
]. Rice Warren, cashier of the Rocking
ham Bank at Harrisonburg, was stricken
with paralysis yesterday evening. His life
is despaired of.
Nat. Markham, better known as Uncle
Nat died at his residence in Bedford coun
ty one day last week, aged Sc years. He was
soldier in the war of 1912.
The supervisors of Albemarle county have
determined to place on the market bonds to
the amount of S25, 900 to be used in the re-
pair and general Improvement of the roads
of the county.
The Ettrick cotton mill, one of the largest
factories in Petersburg has been temporal
| rily closed in consequence OF the strike
of the employees, who declined To work
at reduction of ten per cent. in wages
offered by the company. Several hundred
persons are dependent on this factory for
support. Over production is said to be the
cause ofthe reduction Of wages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30
DEATH OF EX-GOVERNOR MATTHEW'S

DEATH OF EX-GOVERNOR Matthew's
As stated in yesterdays GAZETTE Elk Gov
ernor Henry Mason Matthews died at Lew
isburg, w. Va, on Monday night. The
deceased served as major ofartllery under
Lee and Jackson. After the war be was cho-
sen State Senator, but was prevented from
taking his seat by the test-oath laws then in
operation. He was member of the Con-
sttutional Convention and attorney general.
In the fall of 1876 be was elected Governor
of the State. In 1881 he was candidate
for the United States Senate but was de-
feated by Johnson n Camden
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 80.

No DEMOCRATIC member or Congress mas
vet said that he is in favor Of protective
tariff. Those of them who object TO the
Morrison bill base their objection to it upon
the ground that revenue taril Is 50
extremely unpopular in the North that
auy likelihood of the adoption OF SUCH
tariff by the democrats would make the
North solidly republican. But they were
never more mistaken in all their lives. The
people of the North are not slmpletons, and
all that il required to make them vote cor
rectly on the tariff question is that they
shall understand it. That they are acquiring
such understanding is proved by the fact
that at the republican convention OF the
second district Of Massachusetts yesterday,
the following resolution was adopted with
onlv a few dissenting votes:
"R,,olced That the leading new is'ue confront
ing the craftsmanship of the present day Is the
question of reducing the surplus revenue of the
government; that the republican party should
recognize, and put itself in accord with, the best
sentiments of the time on this question. and adSo-
cate i'll its national platform an Immediate reouc-
ton OF The present tariff, and III increase OF the
On the same day, al a large meeting OF
the leading business men OF Boston, ire
spectve Of party, a tariff reform league was
organized, and the sentiment that received
the most applause was: "Ihis policy OF
taxing imports is for the purpose of OBJ
structiug trade" And yet, With all this
staring them in the face, there are democrats
in Virginia, men, too who are so Intelligent
that they must see the patent evils OF a pro-
tec1ive tariff, especially to their own State,
who oppose the passage, by the |. :. House
of Representatives, Of bill that will slightly
reduce the tariff, lest it may possibly injure
their party in the next national campaign.
Convinced, as they must be, that revenue,
and not protective, tarll, would be
the best policy, not only for Virginia,
but for the whole country, they should show
the courage of their conscientious convic-
tious by supporting, with all their available
means, the Morrison bill, which is only a
step in the direction Of that policy. They
should put themselves OH record as tarlll
rttormers; as men who are brave enough to
run some risk though it would be slight
In all effort to benefit their constituents, by
relieving them OF purtion-smali though
il be-of the onerous burdens imposed upon
them by tariff that umpeIs them to pay
two prices for the necessaries OF life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

WOMAN AND CHRIsTIANITY.-The Nine
teenth Century Club of New York listened
last evening to an address by Mrs Elizabeth
Cady Stanton on the question, "What has
Christianity done for Woman?" Mrs. Stan
ton exhausted no small amount of the
average encyclopedia literature to build
arguments showing that Christianity had
simply tended to degrade woman from her
proper sphere. Mrs. Stanton objected to a
Trinity that was exclusively male aud de-
clared that she preferred Roman Cathol-
icism to Professionalism, for in Professionalism
there was no Heavenly mother"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

A MANIAC's DESPERATE DEEDs.-A
young German named Philip Hildebrecht, q
brother of prominent saloon keeper in
Trenton, N. j. made shocking attempt at
suicide yesterday morning in an uptown sa-
LOOM He had been i'll from lung trouble
for some time and was very low spirited.
Monday evening he and friend named
Lewis Paeger entered the saloon, and, to-
gether with acquaintance, spent the time
in a social way and in drinking beer. About
eleven o'clock Hildebrecht grew suddenly
excited, and, taking of his coat, asked u
young woman who was present to kill him,
us he thought he had offended her. He was
quoted with some difficulty and he and
I'heger went to bed together. During the
night Hildebrecht was restless and Pfleger
did not sleep any Monday morning they
rose at eight o'clock and began to dress.
PHeger suggested they should 60 shooting,
when, almost as soon as the words were out
of his mouth, Hildebrecht dealt him blow
on the back of the head with a pitcher,
exclaimipg at the same time, "1'll give you
shooting enough" Pfeger thought he was
shot, and blood spurted freely from his head.
He jumped up aud wrestled with his assail-
ant. who was then wild maniac. All the
toilet pieces we're smashed in the melee,
and finally Hildebrecht was disabled, when
Pheger fed from the room. The door was
closed and locked.
After some time elapsed, Hildebrecht was heard
| to make terrible noise. The police soon arrived
| and opened the door, when a shocking spectacle
was presented. In the middle Of the floor lay
Hldebrecht almost floating in blood, which gush-
ed from gaping wounds on the side of his neck
and on both forearms, near the wrists. These had
evidently been inflicted with pieces of the broken
china. The maniac was exhausted from the loss
of blood, but was able to mutter that he wanted to
die. Physicians dressed the wounds and he was
removed to the lunatic asylum in the afternoon,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

HIS SLIPPERY GLASS EYE.-"The SQUIRE. u
says the author of "The Hoosier School.
master" "wore one glass eye and a wig.
The glass eye was constantly slipping out
of focus, and the wig turning around side
wise on his head whenever he addressed
the people of the Flat Creek District" Sad
spectacle. Parker's Hair Balsam preserves
and promotes the growth of the natural
hair. It also restores the natural color to
hair which has faded or become gray Clean,
elegant, beneficial. highly perfumed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

THE PLEURoPSEUMoSIA EILL.-Yesterdsy
the IT, S. Senate amended and passed the bill pro-
viding for the establishment ola bureau of ami.
NAL industry and the extirpation of cattle dis
eases 1t provides that the head of the bureau
shall appoint two competent agents, who shall
report the best manner Of transporting and car.
ing for animals, aud the means to be adopted to
suppress and extirpate pleuro-pneumonia and
other contagious diseases. The head OF the bu-
reau is to prepare early as possible such rules
for the extirpation of the diseases as may be ne
cessary, and invite the cooperation of State and
Territorial executives The sum appropriated for
the purposes of the act is S15O,O0O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE
Norris Schlosser, aged % years, of Pbiladel.
phia, made a desperate attempt to murder
his wife and child while insane, the result
of prolonged sickness, yesterday afternoon,
and then cut his throat. He chased his
wife and child around the house, but was
prevented from killing them by some rela-
lives. He then went up stairs and cut his
own throat He was taken to the Pennsyl-
vania Hospital. Schlosser is an engineer,
and has always lived happily with his family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

The PROSPERITY Of the country depends
upon the constant employment of It's people;
and yet, under the existing protective tariff,
the aim Of the protected manufacturers is to
devise means, by the suspension ofwork, half
time, orsome other scheme, by winch produc-
ton can be reduced, and what they call
over production be avoided. Inaprosperous
country there can be no reproduction,
and if the tariff were reduced, so that Ameri-
can products could be paid for with foreign
goods, Instead Of gold, there would be no
such thing in the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

FRIGHTFUL FALL.-Monday night while
temporarily insane, the wife of Hon. Robt B.
Carnahan, of Pittsburg, Pa, eluded the Wig
lance of her watchers and escaped from her
home. While wandering aimlessly about
in the darkness she stepped over the edge
of the rocky bluff, almost 100 feet high,
overlooking the Allegheny river, near Bril-
liant station, and was dashed to death be-
low Her body was found by an engineer
on the Allegheny Valley railroad at about
midnight. Deceased was SO years Of age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30
ADVICE TO MOTHERS

Mrs. WIHsLows SOOTHING SYRUP should al.
WAYS be used when children are cutting teeth.
1t relieves the little sufferer at once it produces
natural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from
pain, and the little cherub awakes "as bright as q
button" 1t is very pleasant to taste 1t soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, re-
lieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best
known remedy for diarrhea, whether arising
from teething or other causes. Twenty-Five cents
bottle. mY4M,W&S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

MRBSAINE evidently has the best chance,
at present, of securing the nomination of the
national republican conventions hut for the
sake Of the democratic party, especially that
of Virginia, it is hoped that Mr.. Arthur
may beat him; for with Arthur rs the re-
publican candidate for the Presidency the
majority against him in Virginia would be
thirty thousand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

HALF DOZEN PERSONS DRowNED.-A dis
patch from Montreal says that while horse
boat, doing ferry service at St. Albert, Ar.
thabaska county, was crossing the Nicolet
river, yesterday, the bottom of the boat
broke through and Louis Derness, his wife
and year old daughter; Joseph Gauthier
aged years and two other childen, were
drowned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

FRED DOUGLASS was not only defeated
for temporary chairman of the interstate con-
ference of colored men at Pi,tsburg, yester-
day, but motion to allow him even to be
heard evoked considerable opposition.
Fred's white wife has destroyed all the in
tluence no once had with his own race
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

The Southern Baptist Convention will begin in
Baltimore on Wednesday next. 1t comprises
about 400 delegates, representing all the churches
and missions in the Southern States. There are
two conventions of the Baptist Church-one North
and one south-but they are not separate on &C.
count of differences in doctrine, politics or church
government, but simply from expediency.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

PARTIES DESTROYS of having well Diade
garments, fine fitting garments, and artistic
cut garments, would do well to place their
orders at once with M- J. WATERMAN, who
has the largest number of best workmer. and
the most skilled cutter in the city. Prices
moderate !; satisfaction guaranteed.
NJ. J. WATERMAN.
Cor. King and Fairfax SITS,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS- TO-DAY.

The CHAIR LAID Jefore the Senate a com.
munlcatlon trim the Secretary of the Int
rlor transmitting a letter from the Commits
soner of Pensions relating to the muster
roljc' Of revolutionary soldiers Of the several
yates 10 possession of the United States.
After the reception of number of reports
the Senate proceeded to the consideration
OF bills on the calendar.
HOUSE.
The morning hour having been dispensed
with, the House at II 40 went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the tariff bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, April 30 Noon.-Stocks were
strong and higher after II o'clock. Missouri
to 81, Western Union to 62ss, Pacific Mail to
A h Northwest to 1923 and Northern Pacific
preferred to 477s At midday the market was
fraction lower
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY.-Bell
and wife against Moon, commissioner. Argued
and submitted.
Bertha and Edith Gold Mining Company against
DenaloW. Argued for appellee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

DON'T USE LINIMENTs OR OINTMENTs-
One Benson's Capcine Porous Plaster is bet
ter than all the greasy compounds you can
carry. % cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

CHICAGO, April 3O.-10:15 q. m.-The markets
are generally weaker this morning June Wheat
opened at "a, sold down to 93la and is now 93a.
June Corn has fallen of to $50. July Oats 33ss
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

NEW YORK, April 30-St lower Money
easy at 2a21a per cent. Cotton dull uplands 11a
Orleans 2. Flour heavy Wheat 1s1a.c lower
and heavy. Corn 1a1as lower.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

There has been no change in Flour during the
past few days Wheat is strong and firm; only 900
bushels were offered on Change this morning :.
fair Fultz brought 1061a; damaged and common.
80 to 100; mixed 1Os good longberry 40 !.
prime milling lots are wanted at better figures.
Corn is active with brisk demand at outside
prices. Rye and Oats are steady. Butter is weak.
Eggs are firm. Potatoes are hard to sell and
lower. Other produce is not quotsby changed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. APRIL 80. 1894.
Sun rises O5 sur ssts........ so
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30
ARRIVED

ARRIVED.
schr Brunette, Rappahannock river, lumber to
Perry, Smoot & Co.
Schr Georgia, Norfolk, lumber to Perry, Smoot
& Co.
MEMORANDA.
schr Samuel McNanemy, for Washington, at
Port Spain 9Th.
The schooner VIM Elkins, from Richmond, is
ashore at the lower end Of Tenicum Island, Della
ware river and lies in a bad position.
Schr larry Not, sailed from Philadelphia, for
this port 26th.
schr C Lane, for Washington, sailed from
Bath Goth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

were in better demand and prices higher thar for
several weeks past. Calves in good demapJ,. with
few arrivals. Sheep in fair inquiry lambs still
continue high and sales are very Omitted. Hogs
dull and nominal. Cows and Gives in good de.
| mand.
QUEENSTOWN CATTL.. MARKET. April 3d.
At the Queenstown love yards yesterday, 1873
head OF Cattle up, ind sold to butchers. Best 81.
| to 61s few ye.y choice brought 6la good SO
to o1s falr D to so medium AZ. to 5A or
binary 81 ts 41h 6O2 Sheep and Lambs up
C vi pE sheep, from Az to 5s. No wool Sheep
on tbo market. Lambs brought to 1Oc per h.
80 Cows and Calves on the market, selling from
,,2S to $50 per head State of the market brisk
BALTIMORE. April 3o-va. SIS defd do con-
solidated =; do Cd series =; do past due cou-
pons =; do new 1O-4O's =; do new IS = bid
to-day. Cotton lower and dull middling 11a
Flour steady and quiet; Howard street and
Western super So OOa3 SO; do extra So 62a4 80
do family 81 SAB s5 City Mills super So OOa3 80:
do extra So 65a6 25 do Rio Brands SIS 62a5 rs !;
Patapsco family Sc so: do superlative patent
81 CO. Wheat-southern higher and firm; West
ern lower and fairly active; Southern red 112a
ZIG; do amber 115a118; No 1 Maryland us
bid: No Western winter red spot 1858 O5a. ,
fresh May 1O5Aa1o5lh; June 1O6Aa1O6ls;
July 1O4a1O4lh Corn-southern steady West
ern lower and active, closing quiet; Southern
white 61a64 do yellow 60a63: Western mixed
spot and April 81 bid; May 574a5S1a; June
59A asked; July 59Aa59as Oats quiet and
steady Southern 4Oa43; Western white 42a43 !;
| do mixed 39a41; Penna 4Oa43. Rye quiet at
| 69a7O. Hay firm for choice; prime to choice
Penna and Maryland 14as16 Provisions quiet:
mess Pork, old, SIT 25 new $1s 25. Bulkmeats
| shoulders and clear rib Sides packed, 7a.a92..
| Bacon-shoulders Sly; clear rib sides 10Ia hams
14Aa15la.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

N1HE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN JNO. E.
| i TACKETT, general partner, and Mrs. SUE
NJ DICKINSON, special partner. which expired
| April 18th, 1884, is renewed for one year from
that date
JNO. E. TACKETT.
ap:O-tf Mrs. SUE H. DICKINSON. Special.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-30

ICE COLD SODA and MINERAL WATERS at
i ap3O j. D. II. LUNT'S.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-27

1--WE learn from reliable sources
that tie Albemarle and Raleigh railroad
from WILLIAMSON to TarbOrO is doing a
good business. 1t is said that the pros
poets of the ultimate extension of this
rOad to Raleigh are very good. E. CITY
FiaicoH.
1.-The Charlotte Observer SAYS Mr..
VIM. Maxwell had Il fine pointer dog
stun@ to death by bees yesterday. The
lng was chained in the back yard and
jumped over the fence into the front
ward where there was "A hive of bees.
The chain held the dog and he couldn't
Get loose. They swarmed OF his head
,tjugfng till he died.-AdOlphu-
PRESLEY died in The Charlotte Jail yes
tcruty morning He was under SEN
rclfcc Of death tor b~ur"larizjuy the store
Of f.. ID. Latta X Bro. on last New
Years night. The Obycrrcr says this
IS the fifth person that has died since it,,
completion in 1874, and says faulty ven
tilatiou was the cause
New York, August 12.-Lena
Stone, Il pretty cigarette girl. was shot by
Joseph l'ica, her lover, this morning.
lena is the daughter of Lewis Stone,
who keeps a candy store on Mulberry
sheet. Her young lover lived in the
az oiaing house. The boy grew up rather
Iilc aud absolute. The parents of the
girl did not Interfere with The affairs OF
The yodag lovers until Rice took to drink
ing aud idiing his time. Then Lena'>
rather told them that their intimacy must
cease because of the young mans con-
duct. Lena obeyed her father. Rice
wen, to his room and made what was sup
! osed 10 be an attempt at Suicide. As
with two pistol shots he succeeded IN IN
~iicting no wound on himself, but only in
setting fire to the fireboard it is probably
he scene was enacted for effect. The
police put out the fire, subdued the ex-
cited lover, and carried away two revol
rerS. Rice stopped at the store this
1oruing and addressing Mr.. Stone, said
respectfully ''IIave you any objection
TO INV speaking a few works with Lena.
.Ir. Stnne?" None in the least, Joe
replied Mr.. Stone, and turning called to
his daughter to come out. Rice a. she
came up, in the presence of the entire
family spoke bitterly to her of her way oil
ealing with him with regard to a ring he
Lad given her. The elder Stone listened.
| surprised to hear that there was more
fAnLHLtn t1tLus IL IA udI sOlAiS -
ptv in her W defence, and turned to 90
into the back basement. When Rice
turned around, pulled a pistol from his
hip pocket, and taking deliberate ain
fired.
The bullet struck Lena in the back
Just below the | IT shoulder blade Will
a sh. elk she bounded UP the steps and
fell in the yard Hice followed, pistol II
hand. and ~ J. : heels Stone, the father
Re;ore he c ,uld fire again the Old man
grasp wa up"n his neck. and he wa:
borne down t. he ground. A few feel
away the GIL iay groaning. Her brothe'
artra.tei hy the shot, ran into the yard
and tcgetler rhey disarmed the madden
al lover. As he 'ay painting on the
ground he cried, "Kill me Kill me :
Tie son held him while the father raj
for the police, and the wouid-be muir
derer was soon locked up.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-27

y RAIN MACHINE.-Aftcr treat
battles, violent raln-storms are of very
general occurrence. This is due, il Is
now known, TO the agitation produced
la the AR hv the violent explosion, OF
cannon and mu-ketry. The dctonatiuns
attract clouds, and at length comes the
grateful ram to dIssipatc the smoke Of
tile battle, soothc the agony Of the
wounded and dying. Acting upon this
hint, inventors have been at work at
the task Of making machines which
would break up seasons of drought
Great fires and explosions OF "unpowder
have beer suggested, but the cost
would be too great for the small area
benefited hv the shower that would fol-
low. In Australia, a new r~ain-produc-
ny machine is about to be tested. II is
simply a balloon which carries up into
the III a heavy charge OF dlnamitc. At
Il sutu ems distance above the earth the
dynamite IL exploded by an electric cur
rent that passes through the wire COM
m~unicatlng with the earth. This
machine will not be expensive, aud
should it succeed in breaking up droughte
the human race will be vastly benefited.
1t Will be the first step enabling us 10
control the amount of moisture we get
rom the heavens Should we succeed
IN Kidding any portion OF our planet Of
dry spells hurttul To vegetation. VIC
would soo find means OF d~issipating
clouds which We're dispensing too much
rain. The fertility of the earth would
be qutdrupled if man could at will
produce rainy and dry weather, and
who viii say ia view of the marvcls OF
modern control over nature tia man
"ill bot in time have as complete com
'nard of tie atmosphere that surround,
the globe aS he has of the earth which
Ic iuiIhItsI