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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

THE DECLINE OF ST. HELENA.-The
island of st. Helena, which historically will
always be remembered in connection with
the exile of Napoleon I, appears, by report
upon It's present position and prospects to
be in far from fourishing condition, and
its present state is all the more melancholy
inasmuch as it is an island that has 'seen
better days." During the period while it
was held by the East India Company, st.
Helena, owing to its being so important
station on the then route to India, was, Mr..
Morris observes, reared in the lap of lux.
ury." Merchants and officials possessing
large incomes we're settled on the island
they occupied handsome houses situated in
the country parts, and public works
and buildings were maintained in high
state of efficiency. The number of vessels
calling at the island were reckoned by thou.
sands in the year. Being sailing ships, they
remained considerable time in port refit-
ting and revictualing, and they spent annu-
ally large sums OF money which circulated
among all classes of the community. When,
however, the Suez canal was opened and
the Cape route was practically abandoned
by the largest and best ships to India and
the East, there set in a period of financial
depression and general distress which has
extended to the present day, There
has settled on the inhabitants hope
lessness of fighting against ciroumsts
ces which Mr.. Morris says ia ~
distressing" The outlook of m tha
island is very serious one; brit M Mn ne
ris, after careful consideration of ;ts n ae;T
climate and general resources, takes a bo aO,'
full view of those resources, provided tbe1,
are properly developed, and recommenl;.
than an intelligent and competent earde oa 40
be sent in the first instance to take ur .ha
entire question ofthe revival of agric, itur nI
pursuits. England mightsurely spar a s aoo q
gardener for this purpose; and, m. ,,reover o 90
st. Helena is, it is stated, "a me at valnahIe
station for recruiting health" anv fash;nno
allie doctor who wants to &c 6 rid Of na,ian,s
he is unable to cure will b doing the ;sIond
a real kindness by sendi .ng them therew.S
James Gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27
DEATH OF THE O,,pE~c C,vDcv,,n

DEATH OF THE O,.pEgr c1rpcvM.N
NeV' navia IN. e,ntley, of Norwich, Conn.,,
"uo , o'ou We .nesday, was perhaps the old
co. ,'e' sS nan in the country, being in his
h te'sa ear. In 1906, at the age of Is years,
40 vas converted at revival conducted
~ the eccentric Lorenzo Dow, and in the
same year began to preach. He was the
pioneer of Methoflism in Norwich, and for
the past rs years he has labored untiringy
for that cause. In his lifetime he preached
9 900 sermons, married 514 couples and bu-
ried 2 300 persons. Early after his CONVEX
( sion he began the practice of fasting on Fri
day, and continued it until the deleteri-
GUS effects on his health compelled him to
desist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEI.

There were seventeen business failures In
the United States during the past seven
days.
A construction train broke through the
bridge near Loganport, Ind, yesterday, Kill
ing the engineer and fireman.
Fires are burning in the streets of London
for purifying purposes. The post mortem
examination of two bodies shows unmistak-
able evidences Of Asiatin cholera.
All railroads in Mexico, according to 4 new
law, will have to fence in their tracks. Tho
Mexican Central road will have to expend
$5,OOO,OOO to comply with the law.
Six Italians were drowned by the upset
ting of boat mt Carson's inlet, near Somers'
Point, n. j., yesterday. Another man,
name unknown, was also drowned in Egg
lIarbor inlet.
Atlvices from Paris say that Prince
Jerome (plon Plon) holds that Prince Vic
tor has brought public odium upon himself
as faithless, dishonorable breaker of
pledges. Prince Victor's reply to Plon
Plon's charges is expected soon.
a dispatch from Cairo says that Col.
Kitchener, who has arrived at Korasko re-
ports that messengers armed with letters
from Lobehr Pacha, were allowed to pass
through the rebel lines, and received an
escort of the Mahdi's horsemen and are now
nearing Khartoun. This is regarded as 6
proof of Lobehr's good faith.
The schooner A. Fl. Hurlburt has beer
run ashore in a sinking condition at Cape
May Point, and the schooner A. Babcock
in similar plight, is hard and fast aground
at Barnegat City. The schooner Hattie
Paize, coal laden from Baltimore for Bos
ton, has put into Delaware Breakwater in
distress.
William Emery, captain of the schoone,
Addic, yesterday shot and probably fatally
wounded farmer named Alexander Ketch
um, living seven miles from Benton Harbor
Mich. Emery arrived there in the
morning and Immediately went to Ketch
um's house. He claims that Ketchum has
been too intimate with his wife,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 81.

FORCED By what is patent in New YORK
ond all the other States to the conclusion
that Governor Cleveland is long way
abead in the race for the democratic iresi'
DENTAL nomination, his opponents, as the
last means by which to prevent his nomlna-
t;on nv reclamation, and thereby enable
them to get the names of their favorltes De-
fore the convention, have combined to raise
a Tildeu boom. But, like all their other ell
forts for the same purpose, it meets with
SIGNAL failure: If Mr.. Tilden had desired
the nomination it would have been given
him. probably without dissenting VoIe'
But after long and deliberate consideration
and upon the advice of his best friends, ne
oame TO the determination that he could
not accept it, and those acquainted WIN
him know that that determination would
not be changed if the nomination were Oh
fared him q dozen times. He made TINS
determination known before the meeting OF
the democratic convention OF his own State
and made it so plain that all who ran might
read. for the express purpose of eliminating
himself from the list of possible candidates,
of relieving his party of all obligation to
himself. and of enabling them o make their
selection unLrammeled by any doubts con
corning his absolute refusal to accept the
nomination under any circumstances. The
talk, therefore, of nominating MIR. Tilden has
nothing back of it but the desire OF the
friends of the other candidates to prevent
the nomination Of Governor Cleveland on
the first ballot so that the names OF their
respective favortes csn he presented to the
convention. Each of them has an i'll de-
fined hope that during the delay something
may turn up by which hiSparlicular 'avorite
may be brought to the front. That such
hope is utterly groundess Is patent to all
who having eyes, see.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27
iVeneSs.

The FRAUDS that are being developed at
Washington, and that, too, not by demo-
Gratis, but by republicans in good standing
with their party, show that most, if not all,
the Government department there are hon
eycombed with all manner of fraud and
corruption, and are enough of themselves TO
induce all right thinking people, prospect
i've of former political utilization, to assist
the democrats in their efforts to effect a
change in the administration of the Govern
ment, especially as there is nothing in the
previous history of Mr.. Blaine, as written
by the most reliable members Of his own
party, to show that under his control there
would be any improvement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

An office door in Norwich, Conn.,, bears
placard, reading: "This Office is non par
tisian talking politics is not allowed under
any circumstances neither of the occupants
has any political preferences and scarcely
any religious convictions. Business is what
we want; soreheads and Independents get
no consolation here. Windows four stories
from Water street."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

THE DETECTION in the republican ranks
is spreading. The newspapers from the sec.
ton in which alone Blaine's followers hope
for any votes bring daily accounts of infu-
entail republicans, who, after mature delib-
GRAFTON, publicly announce that their con-
scientious convictions will not permit them
to vote for the nominees of their party. Nor
do these men come singly, but in troops
and from every Northern State. Whether
they will vote the democratic ticket or not
depends altogether upon the character of
the men who shall be put on that ticket.
They will not vote for men of bad character,
nor of good either, provided they were called
copperheads during the war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

JUDGING FROM the Richmond newspapers
it would not be surprising if the Virginia
member of the national republican COM
mittee, Attorney General Blair, will be in
dicted and removed from Office for malfeas-
ance. What set the Mahoneites are, 10 be
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

There is no doubt that the contemplated
duel between Swearinger and Underwood,
at the University of Virginia, is of. The
principals left town on the day of the
trouble; Underwood going toward Rich
mond, and Mr.. Swearinger toward Staun-
ton. Both are from Louisville, KY. No
reason for the difficulty has been assigned.
The seconds, who were arrested, have been
released on their own recognizance. Swear
niger was arrested at Covingten.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

Mr.. BLAINE will have to rely upon him.
self, and Mr.. Jay Gould. and his other rich
friends, for his campaign fund, as the Presl-
dent, now that he is not the nominee, and the
members of his cabinet, now that they are
sure they will not be reapponted to the po-
sitions they hold, have nothing to gain by
enforcing the collection of political assess
ments upon federal employees. Thousands
of those employees will of course contribute
to the fund, in the vain endeavor to help a
sinking cause and to thereby extend their own
term Of Office but there are more thousands
who being relieved of the fear of removal
for not contributing, will keep their money,
and thus cause an immense reduction in the
fund and thereby sadly decrease its effect
iyeness
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

sure! Nearly every one of them who had
a chance seems to have gone for all that
was in sight, either having no dread of a
hereafter, or else foolishly imagining that
after them came the deluge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

WE HAVE received from the publishers,
Jansen. McCI,Irg & Co., Chicago, TO Merico
by Palace Car, a guide to the principal cities
of Mexico, by James W. Steele
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

FROM WHAT was said here yesterday by
the members of the State democratic central
committee, it is apparent that large ma
iority of the Virginia delegation TO the
national democratic convention are in favor
of Governor Cleveland, and that tho whole
of them will be, when they shall fluid, as
they will do at;Chicago, that the delegation
from his own State Intend to cast solid
vote for him. This is as it should be.
Power and influence in order to exert their
fnll effect must be undivided. The de-
mocracy of Virginia is power,and will have
influence if it shall present solid front
from the first for the successful man. But
its power will be wasted aud its influence
be lost if it shall be divided at first, and
only come in Is the tail eud the successful
procession. Virginia's nameis near the end
of the list of the roll of States, but it should
be known before the roll be called that
when her name is reached Mr.. J. 5. Bar
bour. the chairman of her delegation, will
rise and say that Virginia casts her twenty
four votes for. Grover Cleveland, VINO will
be the next President of the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27
CATTLE MARK ETS

BALTIMokE CATTLE MARKET. June 26.-Shecp'
and Lambs.-Tho fresh arrivals number 80
head which are in the pens on sale; quotations
rs on Monday.
Hogs-The receipts since Monday number only
"a head and the number unsold 3O5 head Trade
has been very slow at Mondays figures, but prices
firm.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET, June 26.-Beevcs
No market for Beevcs to day. Dressed Beef dull
at 9is.1Oiac per ID for common to good city
slaughtered native steers and SaSia for common
Texas do. Shccp.-Market steady for Sheep 1T
a6c per Id but dull aud lower for Lambs ut 5aI for
Southern and 714a7ia for Jersey and Maryland
stock; dress mutton firm at 7a9c per lb; dres oil
Lambs down 10 9a12. Hogs.-Market dull and
nearly nominal for live Hogs at 5aS3 90 per loO
lbs; a few choice State pigs sold at 5 7OaS5 81.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. June 26.-Hogs.-
Market weak and 15a2O cents lower: rough
packing 4 55a$5 O5; packing and shipping %
apo As light 4 GOa$5 25 skips 5a$4 market
closed dull: 10000 remain unsold. Cattle
Market slow but steady; export grades goa
So IS; good to choice shipping q lOaS6 80;
common to medium 15s$5 80; grass Texans
3 75a$4 rs; corn-fcd Texans 5aS6. Sheep
Market stronger inferior to fair 75aS} bo;
medium to good 3 5OaS4 %; choice to extra
lass.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

Mr.. c. B. Wallace, a student at the
University of Virginia, will teach next year
in the Episcopal High School near this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

Thousands Of painted sparrows are sold
in London for canaries, and the fraud is
seldom detected until the new feathers
begin to sprout.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27
ROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS TO-DAY.
SENATE

The Senate was presided over to-day by
Senator Garland, of Arkansas, who had been
designated by the President of the Senate
for that purpose, under the rule. The chair
laid before the Senate letter from the Sec
rotary Of the Navy transmitting information
in regard TO the Suez canal.
Mr. Butler gave notice that on Monday
he would ask vote on his resolution of in
quiry into the condition of the New York
banks
The conference report on the pension ap
preparation bill was presented and agreed to.
The election case of Thomas G. Skinner,
from the 81 District of North Carolina, was
called up. The question at issue in this
case is whether Mr.. Skinner was elected
from the proper district, and there is no
contest pending. The House declined to
consider the case.
The conference report on the ARM an
preparation bill was submitted and al items
agreed TO except the Senate Amendment
striking ont that portion Of me bill which
regulates the compensation to he paid to
subsidized railways FOR army transportation.
The dlsaSreeme mt to the amendment indicat-
ed was irc.,isied upon, and NIe:,srs. Forney,
IoWr.,hend and Keller were appointed as
craferecs.
An unsuccessful attempt was made TO
secure consideration for the Northern Pacific
forfeiture bill; and the House, at 1890,
went into Committee Of the Whole on the
private calendar.
At one o'clock the committee rose for the
purpose of permitting the House to dispose
of this "back bone" forfeiture bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

Therc has been nothing of special interest in
commercial or financial al airs during tho week.
Business has been quiet and in the midst of har-
vest receipts Of country produce are limited. The
Baltimore money maj Ike is reported tight owing
principally to the caution exercised by the banks
in regard to the char: lcter of the security offered
and in expectation OF Il call for q statement of
affairs, which was Issued after the close of bank
hours yesterday. The rate for loans is generally
per cent, and th ere comparatively few en-
gsgements runni'hg ut less figure. The market
Was easy in New York yesterday, and call loans
closed at per cent The Citizens and First
National banks of this city have each declared
semi annual dividends of 3 per cent. Govern
ment bonds are ull and heavy and Virginia Sc
curtics are nominal though strong. Railroad
bonds arc dull
NEW YoRK, Juno 81 1910 a. m.-Stocks
oper cd strong, except for the Vanaerbits, North.
" est and St. Paul. Few York Central fell off "a
to 95ass, Mich Cent? al 2ls to 56lh. Lake Shore
Il, to 7OIh, North west p to S3i!, and st. Paul
L, to 5S7s Before, 1915 a. m, there was an ad-
vance of y to 1la per cent under the leadership
of Western Union, Rock Island, the Northern
Pacifcs and Pacific Mail. Subsequently the i'm
provemcnt was partially lost
Noon-Stocks are now weak and depressed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

Flour continues quiet and unchanged. The
receipts Of Wheat arc light, and the sales barely
warrant the above quotations, which are un-
changed. Corn is 2a:'c off, i'll sympathy with the
decline in other markets. Rye and Oats arc
quiet. Bacon is heavy. Country produce is in
light receipt, and sells readily at quotations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

CINCINNATI Hoo MARKET Juno 2G.-llogs
firm and unchanged receipts ITO head ship
ments ], 23O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

LYNcHBuRG MARKET, June 26.-The marked
'or Flour is dull and unchanged. Receipts of
Wheat vcry light and prices weak at 9oalo3.
Light demand for Corn at 65a7o Rye and Oats
lomi' .ral. Receipts OF Tobacco heavy with DUH
NJ Let and prices Of all grades lower.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

little has been done during the week. and in the
absence Of transactions quotations are nominal.
Flour is $3aS6 so, according to brand. Wheat
rom 95a1G5 Corn 70a72 Rye 5Sa60 and Oats
iOa45
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-27

RICHMOND MARKET Juno 26.-The market
during tho week has been very quiet and receipts
Of grain and other produce limited. Flour dull.
A fow small lots of Wheat offered and one sale of
new Fultz reported at 100. Fair offerings of Corn
and Oats but no sales reported to-day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
The Victor Road Machine.

The exhibition in our town on Mon
day, of the new Victor reversible road
machine, was of special interest to tax
payers and citizens generally. The
machine does its work thoroughly and
rapidly, saves both time and labor,
and makes a smoother and better road
than can otherwise be made. 1t is
claimed that it does its work equally
as well on billy or rocky roads. Twelve
trials in this and adjoining towns be-
tween the Victor and Champion ma
chimes, have resulted in the sale OF
twenty-six Victor machines, which tells
what those who witnessed the trials
thOGgIIk The selectmen of our town
considered the trial here so satisfac-
tory that machine has been ordered
for trial, which they will doubtless
purchase. Geo. Tyler is the New Eng
land agent with headquarters at IS
South Market street, Boston.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05

self has SAID, of the best work that he
has done. 1t was through his wife's
persuasiOns that Mr.. Burdette first be-
gan to lecture, and it was to amuse and
please her, and drive away gloom and
pain from her bedside, that he wrote
his first little humorous articles. His
love for her and devotion to her were
almost beyond expression. He sat be-
side her day by day, anticipating every
wish and attending to every want.
Most of the sketches which have de-
lighted so many readers throughout
the world were written at her bedside.
Some time since he cancelled all his lee
ture engagements, and from that time
until her death never left her side.
She leaves a son, bright lad of seven
years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
A Chapter OH Cats.

Whether the old saying that a cat
prepared to say; but that they cling
tenaciOusly to one life, the following
vOuched-for statement will go long
way to show. About a month ago Mr..
Batchelder, the janitor ut the Union
schOOl-hOuse, arranged his furnace fire
at night with kindling and wood, ready
to start next morning, leaving the fur
mace door open. In the morning he
lighted the fire and went to the other
school building and attended to some
duties there, and returned to put coal
on the fire. As he opened the furnace
door, out jumped a cat and ran up
stairs, and although he tried to find
her, he could not, but three weeks after
it put in an appearance, giving good
evidence that it had passed through
the fiery furnace, but giving reasonable
signs of a full recovery. The cat be-
lOnged to VIM. H. Cook on Summer
street.-On the morning of Memorial
day two little girls of Mr.. DOnahue,
Hastings street, went to the cemetery,
followed by young cat. After some
time the kitty came to them and acted
in such a peculiar manner that they
were led to follow it. When kitty had
reached the proper place it stopped,
with its nose in birds nest contain
ing four eggs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05

The union meeting ut the North
church Oh Sunday evening, was adj
dressed by Rev. W. c. Hill for the last
four years resident of Utah, who
gave a most thorough and scathing ex-
pose of MOrmonism. He considered
Utah as the heart of the great west
beyond the Rocky mountains, both
geographically and commercially, and
that it must of necessity soon become
so in influence, us a vast influx of new
population is now going there, which
calls for great and immediate work to
stop the growing influence of the Nor
mon church. He described Utah, as a
beautiful and fertile country, ''blOs-
Soming as rose" with so good eli
mate, and sunny skies as to make it a
great health resort where flowers
blossom ere the snow has gone wa
tered during the dry seasons from the
surrounding mountains, which are
always covered with snow; rich in
gold, silver. coal, iron, lead, and other
minerals capable of sustaining from
the products of its soil, eight millions
of people, with marble enough beneath
its surface to build for each a palace
in fact, great empire in itself, cursed
and blighted by the most gigantic, cor
rupt, yet best organized power yet
known in the worlds history-the
Mormon church,-a vast emigration
society, having over 500 missionaries
scattered all over the world.
He gave a clear and candid state
ment of their craftiness and deception
in procuring converts, by making
promises which were never redeemed
of their complete and thorough organ
ization of the church, where every fiftl
man was an officer of their tithinl
system, by which the church is en-
riched million dollars yearly, Will
which to build temples, send out mis-
sionaries, or influence legislation a
I Washington. The doctrine of polygamN
was thoroughly exposed, as a dOctrin,
which teaches women that their futur,
happiness depends upon their presen
misery and that the salvation of thei
souls depends upon their belief in til,
plurality of marriage. He said tn
church was thoroughly dislOyal to on
) country, and to God its members cur
) sing and praying alternately as tn
, spirit moved, while its elders breaches
r against our government and its laws
) endeavoring by every possible mean