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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.

An attempt has heeu made to assasslnate
the Comte de Paris with dynamite infer
nal machine.
General Graham will advance on Taman-
ieb to morrow. General Gordon Is still ask
ing for Indian troops.
Secretary Lincoln has declined to appoint
to an army chaplancy a colored minister
from Prince Georges county, Md.
Jerome J. Collins, the last of the victims
of the Jeannettee expedition, was buried
with imposing ceremonies near Cork, Ire
land, yesterday.
Three prisoners confined in one cell in The
Port Tobacco, Md, Jail latel y effected their
escape The Maryland Independent says
the Jail and the courthouse of Charles county
are both ION the gradual plane OF decline"
DR.. w. Ii. I.assell, native Of Chester
town, Md, died Il; Berkeley, Norfolk coun-
t., Va, few day ; ago. aged 80 years. lie
was an accomplished physician and surgeon
and was health officer Of Norfolk county
for several years.
Edward Haley, Of Bridgeport, Connect
cut, was found lying near the track Of the
Reading and Columbia Railroad near Mill
way, Pa, last Friday, fatally injured. Ha-
ley's companions, have been arrested,
charged with causing the latter's death.
Two of the leading glassworks in st. Louis
have lighted their tires, and the others will
follow suit in short time. The works at
Alton, Ill.,, have also started. This gives
employment to more than l 900 men who
have been idle for several months.
c. D. Sharp. who last August assaulted
Amauda and Emma Clark, aged l6 and y
,o,r DO Uayas has baaD sem
fenced in the first case to fifty years in the
penitentiary. and in the other to be banged.
The sentence in the second case will be car
ried out on April %.
Heavy rains fell in various sections OF
Virginia yesterday. At Petersburg, the
rain was accompanied by two thunder
storms and considerable hail. The Apo
mattox river at that point is very high and
rapidly rising, and it is feared that some OF
the county bridges have been washed away.
w. NJ. Mason arrested in Richmond, for
embezzling funds Of the Wheeler & Wilson
Sewing Machine Company, has been taken
to Tennessee for trial Mason was mem
Der of Federal reg iment during the war
and married lady in Richmond. He was
subsequently divorced and married the
widow of man vino was killed in Balti-
more.
The majority of the House committee on
shipping, Saturday reported adversely on
the bill to admit foreign built ships free OF
duty on the ground that it would operate to
the injury of American shipbuilders. Mr..
Sumner advocated the establishing Of Il pos
tai telegraph, maintaining the ACCESSIBILITY
of such step. He decl.red that if there
had been postal telegraph in 1876, Samuel
| J. Tilden would have taken possession OF
the position to which be had been elected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10

The New York Herald says many years
have elapsed since the widest houter of the
bloody shirt could charge Texas with an
incident like that of Danvii!e." And yet
the Herald has means to explore the interior
of Africa and to send expeditions to the
North Pole. With comparatively no ex-
pense it could send disinterested CORE
spondent to Danville, and through him
learn that in similar circumstances the
white people of New York would have done
precisely as those of Danville did.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10
THE VIRGINIA CONFERENCE.

The sixteenth annual session of the Vir-
pinia Methodist Episcopal conference open
ed on Wednesday afternoon at the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church in Waterford, Lou
doun county, Rev. ]. S. Wickline presiding.
DR.. E. H. Vaughn was elected Secretary.
Committees were appointed on public wor-
ship, stewards. Sabbath schools and tracts,
church extension, periodicals, missions, teul-
perance, audits, Freedman's AID Society,
education, Woman'5 Foreign Missionary
society, Episcopal fund, postofhces ana
memoirs.
On Thursday Rev DR.. r. L. Poulson con-
Quoted the appointed services. Reports
were received from various committees, the
one on Sunday schools and tracts recon-
mendnG, in view Of the need of more ex-
teusive circulation of Sunday school litera-
ture, an effort to have the Sunday schools
ali over the land supplied with good litera-
ture, urging that prominence be given the
Church publications, and that collections be
taken up for this object.
Rev. Mr. Morris, of Norfolk, Va, deliver
ed an address upon the subject of "Charac-
ter-making." In the evening Rev. DR..
Round delivered a discourse upon 1.-The
Glory OF Self-Sacrifce' Bishop Warren,
opened Friday mornings session.
The Bishop expressed his regret at being
delayed, and entertained the body with
talk on the manners and condition of the
Mexican people whom he bad just left.
The character of the presiding elders was
called for examination. Charges of various
nature were preferred by !. P. Baldwin, OF
Manassas, against Rev E. H. Waugh, p. E.,
of Roanoke district, and the case was refer
red by the Bishop to an investigating COM
mittee. by them to be returned to confer
ence.
The Lay Electoral conference also met
Friday morning to elect delegates and al
ternates to the General conference. J. c.
Ballard, of Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe
county, w. Va, was elected delegate, and
A. II. Flanagan, of Montgomery county,
Va, alternate. Resolutions were adopted,
recommending increased missionary appro-
prialion, enlargement of territory, and the
founding and superintendent of a confer
ence seminary at Roanoke. The conference
thcu adjourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10
a Brutal BURGLARY.

The police of New York yesterday arrest.
ell Jesse Williams, a negro goodman, and
Gertrude Ash, colored servant, his alleged
accomplice in one of the most brutal assaults
perpetrated in this city since the Hull muir
der The victim is Miss Maggie Harvey,
aged IS, sister of Mrs. George Sloane, whose
husband is prominent merchant. They
occupied flat in large apartment house
on Thirty-second street. Gertrude Ash was
servant in the family, and was regarded
as an industrious and honest girl. On Sat
uriaY evening Mr.. and Mrs. Sloane went
out, leaving Miss Harvey at home ia charge
of her niece, . years old. Miss Harvey re-
tired about 1880. In the bedroom, which
opens directly upou the public hallway, is a
large closet. Miss Harvey had but just got
into bed when she saw the closet door open,
and at the same time the negro Williams
sprang forward, and grasping her by the
throat, threatened to kill her if she made any
cutlery. The child, who had been asleep,
awoke and began to cry Williams threaten
ed to takei.s life if Miss Harvey did not make
it keep STILL He then, with brutal threats,
demanded to know where the money was
kept, and ordered her to give him the keys
did not know where the things were kept,
he dragged her from the bed and threw her
violently upon the floor. After stuliing a
handkerchief in her mouth and tying a
towel securely around her head he fastened
her bands behind her and tied her feet. He
then ransacked the apartment at his leisure,
packing up whatever he found Of value and
making his escape by way of a window
which led to the fire escape. Mr. and Mrs.
Sloane returned home about 1l30. They
t found Miss Harvey lying bound upon the
floor unconscious. She would soon have
died of suffocation. When restored to con-
scionsness she was able to tell her story.
Her body was covered with bruises, and
the marks of brutal treatment she received
were plainly visible about her throat and
neck. She was in very critical condition
yesterday. Captain Williams, with two .la
teclives, arrived from the Twenty ninth
precinct station, and found the negro Will
liams lying under the bed in the servant
girls ROOM Gertrude denied that she
knew Williams, and said she was ignorant
of his presence 10 the house. 1t was learned,
|. however, that the two were on very init
mate terms. Williams is q years old, and
his accomplice only 10. About 5000 worth
of jewelry and silverware was found in
pillow case in the servants room.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10

TALE OF A CoFFIN.-As. a policeman
walked along the docks in New York the
other day he saw q small coffin floating
some distance out in the river. Securing a skif,
he brought it to the shore, when he found blood
stains on it. Visions of q horrible crime doomed
up instantly, the detectives were put to work, and
for time it looked as II storm of excitement
would sweep through the length and breadth of
the city. The coffin appeared to be old and worn,
which tended to increase tho mystery. The Off
Ger in charge of the morgue was summoned and
succeeded in explaining the whole affair satisfac-
torily. The coffin one that had long been
used by him for the reception of the bodies of
children found dead. Having got 8 new and
more stylish one, he threw the old one into the
river. A boy fshed it out and used it for sled,
to which he hitched pair of goats. While load
ing rubbish in it he cut his finger, the bls6d
dribbling over the sides of the box. His mother
discovering the nature of the vehicle made him
go aud throw it into the river again. y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10

s. Charles n. Romaine, retired lawyer of Peters.
burg Va, was found dead yesterday in his room
at No 469 West Fifty. seventh street, New York,
where he was temporarily residing. Mr.. Ronaine
was So years old and native of New York city,
where he practced law and retired fifteen years
ago, after having anassed large fortune. He
then went to live in Pet, r5burg where he invest
ed largely in real estate. He went to New York
occasionally to look after real estate owned by
him, and he wss there on such q visit when he
died. His death is supposed to be due to heart
disease. He married Miss Victoria Mason, of Pc
tersburg, who was belle, and who visited this
city previous to the war where she WAS greatly
admired
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10

The REPUBLICAN party PROCESSES to be
the especial defender and promoter Of all
the Industrial interests of the country
Nothing could be more injurious to those
interests than the revival and continuance
of sectional animosities And yet that party
jumped at Aahone's proposition to make
the Danvile riot the occasion for reopen
ing old sores and waving the bloody
shirt in order to make party capital
for the next presidential campaign.
The republican leaders would see every in
terest Of the country but their own ruined,
rather than have their party lose control of
the Government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10
COOKING BY Some parties

COOKING BY ELECTRICITy.-Some parties
in Canada are reported to have invented a
machine for cooking by electricity. 1t con-
sists of a sauce pan or hot plate so Isolated
by non conductors that the bottom forms
the positive pole Of current. The other
pole is attached to movable point, which
travels over the under surface CT the pan in
circles sufficiently quick not to burn a hole
through Some cakes were cooked in the
apparatus and eaten by the inventor and
his family, who are believed to be the FIRST
members of the human race who have eaten
food cooked by the electric spark. One
lady declared she tasted the flavor of cleo
trcty quite strong. "--Chicago Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10

THE PRACTICAL defeat of the bill to ex-
tend the bonded term for whiskey, in the U.
S. House Of Representatives on Saturday
last, Notwithstanding the influential exer-
tons of powerful lobby in its favor, shows
that when the Injurious and unpatriotic
spirit of sectional artisansm is not invok-
ed there is still some good left in congress
sional legislation. The people who drink
whiskey pay the tax on it, and those who
indulge in luxury should not object to its
N,ct
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

VIRGINIA BoNDs.-J. A. Hamblcton ( e..
Baltimore financial circular of Saturday last ..,
Virginia bonds were neglected, but there :.
growing feeling that rice are likely to iml,ov.
Consols are quoted au 40 to IL ex. ali ma,nr.ri
coupons. ten fOrtes about 34A, Riddleberper ~
were slightly hrmer at 54k. to 541b 1t looks -
if coupons had about touched their lowest. 0d
coupons sold at 5eo5, new consol coupons 40 and
new 1O-4O coupons at 43t. The reason whv In
40 coupons sold above consol coupons was ,br,
they were in demand for the purpose of attachins
them to bonds to make them fundable into RiJs
dleberger 3's. The pressure to sell coupons n,
London accounthas about ceased, and they are now
coming over only in small lots. Nothing has hee,
done to stop the proving and collecting of cnuprn,
under Coupon. killer No. and it is not ,,o,hI,
that anything will he done at this lat. DAY A.
long coupons can be proved and collected theta
will always be i good demand for them. and -
there is handsome profit in purchasing and ro
lectirg them, there will always be sufficient de-
mand for coupons to make a market Tor tl.m
For this reason tits not reasonable 10 expect th.,
coupons will continue to sell around 40 Tn.
action of the London EXCHANGE in detachipu III
over due coupons sent coIsol coupons fr ln IN
down to 36is, because of the large amo,n,s
forced on the market. When this supply of CON.
pons is consumed, the cause of the depression viii
be removed aud prices will be better
New YORK, March 10 -1O:55 =. pl-The .tork
market opens strong. Boston houses are loaoirc
Union Pacific stock. The rate now is ]. Ia l.,
per cent for USE The Germans are large borrow
ers. Bonds are quiet but firm.
II a. m-The feature of the market this mo,,.
ing WAS the a'tivity and advance in Union par
ic, which sold up from sos TO SIS regular. ami
to Sis cash. At the present writing the stocL
is back to S0i2. The general marke, oueu,5
firm, but soon weakened. There is little doing
Noon.-Stocks have been firm and frar,o,
higher. Union Pacific is quiet at sOs,.s0l,
lesulsr 50, seller 3 and S05saS07s cash.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10

NOTWITHSTANDING the denunciation of
Southern bloodthirstiness" by the republic
can press of the North, the sympathy of
that press seems to be altogether with the
murderous Cashes in South Carolina. But
since the birth of the modern republican
party it has had nothing but denunciation
for the reputable and respected majority of
the South. It's denunciation, however, has
ceased even to be annoying
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10

THE BEAR AND THE LOST CHILD.-Mr
George Swift, ranchman in the Grand val
ley, told story recently which shows bow
unenviable is the life Of the stock raiser
10 that wilderness. A few days ago Mr.
Swift let his three year old daughter ride
upon his horse, and after she had ridden
about forty rods from home he lifted her of
the animal and told her to run home On
returning about an hour later be found that
the little one had not reached home
and, going to the place where he had
last seen her, be found bear tracks in
the sand A posse was formed, and all
night was spent in searching for the lost
child In the morning, as the searchers
were passing swampy spot where the un-
dergroWth was thick, they heard her voice.
They called to the little girl to come out OF
the bushes, but she replied that the bear
would not let her. The men then crept
through the bush, and when near the spot
heard splash in the water, which the child
said was the bear. They found her standing
upon log, extending halfway across the
swamp, and itseemed as though the bear had
undertaken to cross the swamp on the log,
and, being pursued left the child and got
away as rapidly as possible. She had re-
ceiyed some scratches about the face, arms
and legs, and her clothes were almost torn
from her body, but the bear had not
bitten her to hurt her, only the marks
of bis teeth being found upon her back,
where be had taken hold of her clothes to carry
her. The child told her rescuers that the bear
had put her doan occasionally to rest, and would
put his nose up to her face whereupon she wonld
slap him and be would hang his head by her side
and purr and rub against her like cat. her
father asked if she bad been cold during the night
and she told him the old bear lay beside her aud
put his arms around her and kept her warm.-
LeadriHe Col Chronicle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10
Life, young man, is only
A slippery piece Of Ice;
No girl there-it's lonely;
One girl there-it's nice.

Hold on to the truth, for it will serve you
we'll and do you good through eternity.
Hold on to virtue, it is beyond price to you
at all times and places. Hold on to DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup, for there is nothing
like it to cure a cough or cold.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10
Saturday night, twelve armed men left ColnI

Saturday nighc twelve armed men left Coum.
bia, s. c., under orders from the Governor to cap
ture W. B. Cash, who shot and killed ". Il. Rich
ards iowa marshal of Cheraw. The posse arrived
at Cash's place early Sunday morning and sur
rounded the house. Began Cash, effected his es-
cape to the swamps. which are now being search
ed. COL Cash armed himself and attempted to
escape bat one of the posse brought bis rifle to
bear on him and compelled him to drop his wea-
pons. Col. Cash was taken to Columbia, charged
with completely in his sons crime.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10

The Dutch papers mention the discovery
of Certain cure" for govt. A peasant
who was confined to his bed by sharp at
tack was stung by bee, and almost imme-
diately he felt better, and next day he was
we'll. a short time after another patient
thought he would try the same remedy,
and, having indnced bee to sting him on
the part affected, he also was cured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10

AT THE Joint meeting of Gen: Mahone's
two State committees, recently held at
Richmond, nearly every member present
was federal Office holder, some of whom
since that time have been engaged in
writing letters to republicans, promising
them official Evors for party support.
There is an unreroked executive order,
which reads as follows:
mo officer should be P rmitted to take
part in the management OF political organi-
cations, cuucusses, conventions or election
campaigns This rule is applicable to every
department Of the civil service"
And yet President Arthur, in a recent
communication to Congress, took occasion
to commend the system of reform as devised
aud executed by the civil service commits
sion. Mr.. Arthur has III little regard for
the intelligence of the people of the country;
bat from the way they vote, it is doubtful
whether or not his estimate of their intelli-
geucc be moderated
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10

A PARIS policeman Observed vaise on bench
near the starting point of line of omnibuses, and
supposed that an intending passenger had laid it
down there for minute Finding it there an
hour later, he took it to the police station. 1t
contained wearing apparel, notes for 81 600, a
purse full of gold and some very valuable jewelry.
The extraordinary circumstance is that no one
should have touched it during SO long time in
so public place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10

The extreme penalty of bigamy is two
mothers-in.law but the penalty for not
attending to your cold however triding it is,
will be lingering consumption. Take DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup as soon as you detect
the trouble or pain
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10

II am speaking" said long-winGed
orator, for the benefit of posterity."
Yes" said one of his hearers, land il
you keep on much longer your audience
will be here'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10

In the House Of Delegates bills were pass
ed to incorporate the Society for the Relief
Of the Preachers Of the Virginia Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
and their Families, their Widows and Or
phans; to accept the provisions under the
will of Lizzie H. Taylor, deceased, to desig-
nate the same as the "Hoge School Fund"
of Loudoun county. and to dispose of the
same for the education of the INDECENT
children of said county to confirm the or
ganization of the Washington, Ohio and
Western Railroad Company, and declaring
such company vested with the power, rights
and franchises possessed by the Washington
and Ohio Railroad Company; to authorize
the proper authorities of any college, iusti-
tuition, or seminary of learning, or MANUAL
labor school, to convert consol bonds into
funded registered consol bonds of the State;
to prevent the obstructing of streets, turn
pixies, or railroad crossings, or county roads;
to amend the Code in relation to holidays
to be observed by banking companies, &c.
to exempt stock at agricultural fairs from
revenue taxation and to incorporate The
Stevens Lodge OF Odd Fellows, ofAle1andria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10
LEGISLATIVE.

In the State Senate Saturday the reso!u
ton electing the School Trustees Eectora
Board of the several counties, after being
amended to some names-Was passed
and sent to the House.
A resolution for final adjournment or
the 18th was adopted.
The tax bill was discussed until the hour
of adjournment.
Mr.. Heaton introduced bill to provide
and set apart fund for the prompt and
certain payment of the interest on the State
debt when funded under the act approved
February Ii, 1882.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 10.

THE MEN whose votes carry elections III
this country are the working men. II Con-
press were to pass law restricting the
wages eff labor to fifty cents day, the mem
bers of that Congress who would support
such a bill, no matter 10 what party tney
might belong, would be consigned to politi-
cal oblivion at the next election. Yet the
members of Congress who vote to compel
the working man to pay one dollar for such
necessaries of life as fifty cents would buy
if the protective tariff were abolished are
returned year after year by the votes of the
very men they are robbing. Is there any
practical difference between reducing a
mans wages one half and compelling him
to pay double price for everything he con-
sumes? AL! that is required to make the
voters of this country free traders is thatthe
should understand free trade. Why Ameri-
can farmers, the price of whose produce is
fixed by London quotations, should be pro-
tectionists and thereby deprive themselves
of their natural rights to a free exchange OF
their products for those of the manufacturers,
passes all understanding. But it is no less
strange than the fact that in republic,
whose people enjoy the advantages Of free
education, the city workingmen should
support party that without increasing
their wages one stiver--which is impossible
when labor is ompetitive-reduces the
purchasing power ofthose wages one half
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10

Flour is quie: and steady There has been bur
little change in Wheat during the past few days
The demand for hard milling grades may be noted
active, while indifferent lots are slow and dull
The offerings to-day were small good mixed
sold at III and fair longberry III no choice or
Fultz were sold. Corn is firm and 1900 bushels
of white brought 65a66. No yellow Corn, Rye
or Oats were offered. Produce generally is more
active with light receipts. Bacon is quiet and
firm