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THE DOMINION.

Death of the Father of the Canadian Press
KINGSTON, Ont, April 28.-Dr. E. j. Bar
city registrar, died this morning, aged IS. He
was generally considered the father of the Ca
madam press. In 1884 he founded the British
Wing, and in 1847 began the publication of the
Daily British Wing, the first daily in the Do
Yniuiou
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SOUTH AMERICA.

Disastrous Fire i'm Panama-A Plumber
ing and Drunken Mob Fired Upon
Several Persons Killed.
PANAMA, April ga terrible fire ragged
here from II o'clock last night to o'clock this
morning. There was no water available, and
the market and two blocks of houses were
totally destroyed. The loss ia estimated at
$4,000 During the fire large mob, a por-
ton of WHOM were armed with revolvers and
machetes, did considerable plundering, and
became intoxicated. The soldiery, who were
called out, quarreled among themselves, whe n
the owners OF the burning property fred upon
the plunderers, killing several.
LATER.
The damage is now estimated at half mil
lion dollars. II the weather continues calm
there will be no further danger. Some of the
houses were knocked down to check the prog
ress of the flames. Most of the buildings
burned were wooden structures, and nearly all
contained stores of petroleum and spir its, and
gunpowder in considerable quantities. 1t is
said one soldier was shot dead by an officer for
disobeying orders. The Chinese residents suf-
fer heavily.
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CHICAGO, April 2S.-A telegram to the
Daily News from Colorado Springs, COL, says:
Considerable anxiety is felt here as to the fate
of Signal Service Observer Ramsay, who has
been on the Pixies Peak station seven weeks
George Beckhaus, his companion, reached here
three weeks ago more dead than alive, after
being twenty-four hours in snow drifts 20 to 30
running low. They consisted Of eight pounds
of rice, 20 pounds of dried apples, two cans of
condensed milk, so pounds of flour and q
couple OF pounds of salt fish. Several in
etfectual attempts have been made to relieve
him, but the depth of the snow has defeated
every enort to reach him. Another trial will,
however, be made on Wednesday.
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THE Kinks.

Tomorrow evening occurs the grand costume par
ty at the BiJou for which already many costumes
have been engaged. One of the features of the
grand march will be an elephant on skates Wheth-
er It Will be Forepaughs or Barnums white one re.
mains to be seen.
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and state conventions. All the delegates are
for Dingley, Robbie and Blaine.

Says the Brunswick Telegraph: We have
often heard of the natural long hair worn by
lady of Topsham, hut never saw it until one
day this week. The owner of it is Miss Emily
j. Winters. The hair extended to her feet,
and then for two and half to three feet over
a newspaper spread to receive it, and is be-
tween and feet long.
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POLO AT BIDD EFoRD.

The game of polo at BiddefOrd last night be-
tween the Lewistons and Biddefords, was won
by the former. Five innings were play cd, the
Lewistons getting three goals and the Bidde-
fords two.
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, April 90.
The indications for New England today are
generally cooler, fais weather in the northern
portion; fair weather, with slight changes in
the temperature in the southern portion; winds
shifting to northerly and higher barometer.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
ri OF p Mt
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Petition Dismissed.

HARTFORD, Conn, April 2S-In the matter
OF the petition of the Baltimore & Ohio Tele-
graph Co. to the United States Circuit Court
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WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The work of law
lngstone on theWashington monument was re-
sumed this forenoon at the height of 40 feet
last fall.
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me score at Q .. m. was as follows:

The score at p. m. was as foIIoWs;
Winston Burrell of Penn. 81
John Sullivan of Saratoga. ...................67
George Noremac, New York. .....S6
Robert Vint, Brooklyn. ......-... ............74
Charles RoWell, England. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Charles Thompson, New York.. ....,,.......6O
Nitaw Ep Elbow Dakota ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Alfred Elson, Meriden, Conn. .................7S
Peter Panchot Buffalo. ..........,..........74
VIM. Lounsbury. ........................4 6
Daniel Herty, Boston. .......................79
Patrick Fitzgerald, Long Island City. ........85
Peter N. Campana, Bridgeport, Conn $50. 81
Lounsbury withdrew from the walking
match this afternoon. Tonight 5000 people
were present All of the contestants appeared
in good condition, except Burrell and Thomp-
son. Following is the score at o'clock a. m. !:
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In the contested election case OF Wallace VS..
Mckinley of Ohio, the subcommittee of the
House en- elections today, by vote of to 2,
DECIDED to report to the full committee in favor
of the sitting member McKinIev
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Comptroller Kuox,s succcssor
Contested se.ts

1t is rumored in the treasury department
that Assistant Treas. Graves has been selected
to succeed Mr.. Knox as Comptroller of the
currency.
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Bounty Lands to soldiers.

The subcommittee of the House committee
on public lands has decided to favorably re-
port to the full committee Representative
Townshend's bill granting bounty lands to
soldiers OF the late war. The bill provides
mat every person who served in the late war
not less than IA days. and was honorablv dis
charged shall be entitled to 80 acres of public
land. Those who served not less than one
year entitled to 40 acres, and those who served
not less than two years entitled to 100 acres.
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SPRING STYLES

We are commencing to receive our STYLES for
Spring wear, in Gents fine Newark Goods and La
dies tine New York Boots. We ask special atten-
Couch & Wisner's Hand Sewed Boots if you want
the best in the market. Our Curacao Kid Button
price $3.50, excels anything We have yet seen.
We wish to say that we have all the modern con-
veniences for keeping and showing our goods. Past
ana present experience teaches us that little dark
wish to CO. They want to see the goods before thew
purchase them. Our rapidly increasing trade is a
suncient guarantee that our customers know and
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HOUSE.

In the House joint resolution was passed
for the appointment of I. W. Hyde, of Maine,
with others to fill vacancies existing in the
board of managers of the National Home for
disabled volunteers.
The Senate joint resolution was passed pro-
viding for the attendance of the two houses at
the unwilling Of the statue OF Chief Justice
Marahall Saturday. May 10th,
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I. o. R. NJ.

PETERSBURG, Va, May 15.-The Grand
Council of the Independent Order of Red
Men, Of Virginia, met in annual session here
yesterday with representatives in atten-
dance from every tribe in the State. Tie
report of Great Sachem n. F. Phillips, Of
Hampton, was read, showing the order to
be in fourishing condition. The reports
of different committees were received and
adopted. The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: Great Sachem,
Jesse c. Balm, of Portsmouth; Great Senior
Sycamore, c. s. Wells, of Indianola; Great
Junior Sycamore, James L. Blate, of Nor.
folk; Great Chief of Records, James p.
Reilly, of Winchester; Great Keeper of
Wampum, Henry Kinsel, of Winchester;
Great Prophet, H. F. Phillips, of Hampton;
Great Representative, E. N. Saloman, Of
Norfolk. The Grand Council will be enter
tanned at banquet tonight.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Phenix Cotton Factory, Baltimore
county. will close operations in few days
on account of the dull markets.
The New England Tobacco Growers AS
ISOLATION has inaugurated movement for
the abolition of the tax on tobacco.
Yesterday in France train was precipi
tated from an elevated road on another
train on the road below, injuring thirty one
persons.
The General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church was engaged all day yes
terday in deciding the question of mis-
sionary bishop for India.
The democratic State convention of New
Jersey met yesterday and selected delegates
to Chicago, and suggested the advsabiity
Of nominating Tilden and Hendricks.
In the case of Hallet Kilbourn against
x-Sergeant-at-Arms Thompson for false
imprisonment, the judgment for $4,000
against Thompson was accepted by the
plaintiff and the case was concluded.
In the United States Senate, yesterday,
Mr. Vest said he had on Tuesday voted
against the bill to put General Grant on
the retired list, and Mr.. Cockrell said he
would have voted against the bill had he
been present. Good; and now let the
House of Representatives put its foot upon
the iniquity.
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will 90 but is assured that the seat will be
awarded him, to whom it fairly belongs.
There are three doubtful democrats on the
committee-Cook. Elliott and Adams. The
two former, it is understood, think Mr..
Massey should have the seat, but Mr..
Adams. it is stated, doesn't hesitate to say
that he will vote to confirm Mr.. Wise.
The republicans on the committee always
vote as one man, but Mr. Adams, demo-
crat. having no other means of making him.
self conspicuous, tries to do so by playing
the roll Of an impartial judge but plays IL
badly.
Senators Camden and Kenna, of West
Virginia. the Kentucky Senators and some
Others left here yesterday evening for
pleasure trip TO the kanawha river to In
spect the improvements thereof. They were
rendered the use of the private car of the
president of the B. & 0. and of the Virginia
Midland railroads, and with usual Sen
atorial modcsty accepted both.
In the senate yesterday there was warm
and spicy spat between Senators Blair anu
Van Wyck on IA pension bill, each dlsre-
garded the rules of the Senate by disclosing
the proceedings of the Pensions Committee.
The latter charged the former with tricks OF
legerdemain, and the latter replied that II
the Senator iptimated that he done any
thing wrong he was either grossly ignorant
or Intentionally false. Mr.. Van Wyck, who
had been called to order before, asked II
that remark was in order, and said it
would not be if made in the committee
room. The spat was highly relished by the
other Senators.
Quite a number OF ex.U Union soldiers, members
of Congress and others left here this morning for
Fredericksburg to look over the battle fields near
| that town. . =
In the House to day, the bill allowing the c. q
O. R. r. to extend its track to Hygeia Hotel al
| Fortress Monroe was passed.
| Governor Cameron, of Virginia. passed through
here yesterday for New York. He told friend
he was going on private business, tho nature oi
| which however, lie did not state.
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ROASTED TO DEATH.

A west bound freight collided with a gravel
train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, one
mile east of Cosuellsyille, between 8 and 10
o'clock yesterday morning. A number of labor
crs, variously estimated from twelve to twenty,
killed, and many injured. The freight
train was heavily laden with ore. The camp
train consisted of six cars. Both trains were go
ing ut high rate of speed, and came together
with terrible force. The engines remained on the
track and telescoped each other into the smoke
stacks, but the heavy tenders jumped into tie air
and fell, the freight tender upon its engine and
the gravel train tender back upon the first car in
the rear. Six men were killed outright in this
car, four others were fastened down by broken
timhcrs, and were roasted to DEATH the car catch
ing fire from the overturned stove, and burning
up before the stuperfed survivors could compre-
bend the awful situation Of their shreking COM
paninnS. Three men escaped from the car. The
wreck itself was CHASTITY sight The tender of
the freight engine stood thirty feet in the air.
Inside Of the iron car that burned could be
seen sitting amid the glowing embcrs and twisted
iron rods the dead ashes of three grIuning skelc-
tons. One was sitting bold upright, apparently
p:crng into the flames that had smothered out
his life as we'll as those of his companions At
noon a large force Of hands were on the ground
eXtinguishng the flames, and the wreck train
was at work pulling the debris away and rcscuing
the charred remains. The burned trunks Of four
of the victims were taken out. Across the breast
of one the white unsinged flesh contrasted strange
IL with the blackened surroundings That spot
was where the heavy timbcrs caught him, and
held him until the flames left nothing but head
less, armless, legless trunk. The remains were
carried aside. and laid down upon the green
grass lean and hungry looking mountain dog
snuffed the roasted flesh and licking his chops
dccended upon the remains. Fortunately he was
aud driven away.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the AIe.anor,a Gazette

WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 10. 1854.
Intelligence here to-day from ex-Speaker
Keifer's district, in Ohio, is TO the effect
that the republicans of his own county will
not vote to renomiuate him for Congress.
Mr.. keifer says this is correct, but that the
republicans of the other counties in the
district think better of him and will vote TO
renominate him, and that he will be Il can
didate for denomination. From the same
source Of intelligence as that referred to it
is learned that the ex-Speaker will after the
presens Congress be retired forever from
public hfe.
The means which the ex-Confederate AS
sociatiop of this city have adopted for rails
ing funds for the proposed home for ex-
Confederates are Gen. Colston's lecture on
Egypt, mass meeting at the National
Theatre and the rendition OF the popular
opera of Pinafore.
Among the strangers at the Capitol to-day
enquiring for the Mahoneites in Congress
was the famous Judge Mays, of Virginia,
the man who when on the bench, decided
that the word ordinary in the State statute
prohibiting gambling at ordinaries, race
courses and other places, is an adjective and
relates to race courses.
Mr.. Massey was at the Capitol to-day.
He SAYS he has heard the report that the
Elections Committee will declare Mr. Wise's
seat vacant aud refer the election back to
the people, but does not believe the latter
part of it. He is sure, he says, that Wise
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ALEXANDRIA, Va.
THURSDAY EVENING, MAY -.

THE House Elections Committee has
awarded so many seats to democrats re-
Gently that it may take the other turn be-
fare II reaches vote on the Massey-Nise
case. But having struck the right rut the
committee would do we'll to continue IN 1t
to the end of the road. 1t is reported from
Washington that though no definite con-
cluson has yet been reached by the com
mittee in the Massey-Wise case, tally OF
the committee on that case shows that the
report of the majority will declare MI
Wise's seat vacant, and refer the case back
tn the people. IF that should be done, Mr.
Wise would find to his sorrow that Virginia
democrats are not republican scaIawags, land
that Virginia republicans are not apostates
for the price of their apostacy.
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BANKERS AND MERCHANTS LINE

Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria GAzETTE.)
New YORK, May 15.-The Bankers and
Merchants stock which was quoted yester-
day at 1l9 is now selling at As regular and
so cash. This enormous decline is caused by
the suspension of A. w. Dimock & Co. Mr..
Dimock is President Of the Bankers &.
Merchants Company, and large blocks OF
the stock have been sold out under the rule
for his account Officials of the Bankers &
Mechanics Company say that Mr. Dimock's
failure will not in the least effect the work
ings or operations of the company.
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THE GIsT Of the testimony OF the witness
Walsh who has recently been examined by
The House Committee on Expenditures in
the Department of Justice, and it is sub
stantiated not only by ilrefrasabIe corroho-
rative evidence, but by actual results, is TO
the effect that the Government. instead OF
trying to convict the star route swindlers,
tried to shield them, and that the rea-
son that deferred him from testitying
against them before, was the by no means
unnatural fear Of their refusing to pay what
they owed him if he did. And yet Presi-
dent Arthur says be is in favor Of civil ser
vice reform!
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THE LATE RAILROAD ACCIDENT

P1rTsBURG, Pa, May 15.-The work of
extrieating the wounded and killed from
the wreck at the scene of the late railroad
accident is going on. Among the killed is
Mr.. Timothy Shay, aged 40, of stauuton.
Virginia.
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS ro.DA,
SENATE,

SENATE.
After the reading of the journal the SEN
ate agreed that when it adjourned to-day
it be to Monday next.
The chair laid before the Senate mes
sage from the President, recommending an
appropriation to enable the Government to
execute the provisions of the convention
between the United States and Mexico,
relating to the boundary line between the
two countries.
A number of bills were reported favorably
from committees.
HOUSE.
On motion of ]. S. Wise, of Virginia,
bill was passed authorizing the extension Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad to point
on the military lands at Fortress Monroe,
Va.
The morning hour having been dispensed
with, the House, at II 40, went into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill.
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THE HILL GANG.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, May 15.-Bill Spur
lock, father of Charles Spurlock, one of the
Hill boys gang of Lincoln county, who is in
Jail here, has arrived for the purpose of sur
rendering himself if wanted by the officers;
but, as he was not wanted, he is allowed his
liberty. He says that quiet prevails in
Boone and Lincoln counties.
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A conference of the democratic members of the
Legislature was held in Richmond last night. at
which resolution was adopted expressing de-
termination to endeayor to secure sufficient
number of signatures to call to reasonable the
Legislature in extra session on or about Septem-
Der 3 The object Of this extra session is to make
provision for the election of additional elector
to which this State is entitled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-15

THE STATE democratic convention has
done its work satisfa ctoriy to itself and adj
iourned Its members were enthusiastic in
the performance of their duties, and are
confident that Virginia will not only retain
her place in the democratic column, but
give an increased majority for The nominee
of the next national democratic convention.
The platform it adopted could have been
improved in one or two particulars, but on
the whole is commendable, the best plank
probably being the third one in which the
republican party is denounced AS the per-
petrator of the highest public crime of the
age the theft of the chief magistracy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-15

THE NARRowEsT HOUSE in New York is
251 William street. 1t is three stories high
and not quite six feet wide. 1t is of red
brick. A shoemaker occupies the lower
floor, and has to seat himself equidistant
from the sides to prevent the rasping of his
stitch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-15
SHOOTING OF hogan CASH

CHARLESTON, S. c., May ia special
dispatch to the Ne,Vs and Courier from Che
raw says W. Began Cash, the fugitive MUIR
derer of Town-Marshal Richards, was kill
ed this morning about 80 o'clock while re-
sistng arrest. The posse was in charge of
Deputy Sheriff E. T. King. One of the
posse was slightly wounded and one of
Cash associates was wounded seriously.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-15

WHETHER Senator RiddleDercer contem-
plates deserving Malone and voting with
the democrats in the Senate he so or not,
one thing is certain, and it is that such is
the impression of some of hi. democratic
colleagues in the Senate. People who
ought to known him say he certainly will If
the democrats succeed at the next Presi-
Dental election, but not otherwise. If
even half of the straightout republican dele
CATION from Virginia be admitted to the
national republican convention, Malone
will be in the condition a crushed spider,
and not only his present me too,' but
many of his other jackmen will desert him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-15

MR. HOLMAN says the bill TO put General
Grant on the retired list Of the Army will
not go through the House without ohjec-
ton. One thing is certain, and it is that
the Generals recent financial operations
afford no reason for the passage of the bill.
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THE ARTHUR and Malone morning or

The ARTHUR and NIahOne MORNING OF
gan Of Washington says:
when the dead and wounded are car
ried out of Wall street it will be found that
nobody has been hurt excepting gamblers
in stocks aud meu and institutions whose
money has been made in stock gambling.
The men who have gone down are not
among the producers They thrive upon
the weakness and avarice of their fellow
men, They are as much gamblers as the
men who bet on horse races, or VINO hazard
their money upon the turn of Il card
This is pretty rough on General Grant.
But then Grant is not for Arthur, but for
Logan.
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THERE IS an evident intention on the
part of large number Of republican Con-
gressmen to keep Utah out of the Union as
long as there is any danger of its being a
democratic State.