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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06

CLEVER TRIcK.-Jacob Autenreith, co..
lector for the Bergdoll Brewing Company,
cashnd a check for 81 900 at the Penn Ma
tional Bank Tuesday morning. He receiv-
cd the amount in small bills and carried
them to n counter for the purpose of recount
ing. As he was thus engaged young man
catered hurriedIy, and, brushing by the
collectors requested the paving-telier to
change bill. While waiting for his change
another young man hustled in and asked
change for gold piece. The first man then
turned, and tapping the absorbed collector
on the shoulder, pointed to the floor. The
latter turned rapidly and looked. but, see
ing nothing, resumed his count Of the bank
notes. moment later he screamed: II
am robbed ~ He ran to the street and
called for the police. Then he ran back and
slammed the heavy bank-doors shut and
demanded that every occupant Of the build.
ing be searched. When ne had Gained
down triae it was found that 81 $50 was
missing from his roll of notes. Then several
people in the room remembered that the
TWO young men who were seeking for change
had left suddenly. The collector saw that
ne nau Deeu INC uupc OF CieVcr trlck,
which is known in detective slang as the
turn trick" When he turned in response
to the tap On the arm the tapper's confed.
crate walked OF with the money. 1t is
modification of the old drop game" where
in note of small denomination is dropped
on the floor by the conspraors, aud as the
victim stoops to pick it M one of the opera
tors walks away with norton Of the money
on the counter. The collector reported the
case to the chief Of detectives, bnt no ar
rests have been Philadelphia Times
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06

AT LEAST oue-half the pig iron now con-
sumed in New England comes from Vir-
gnia and Alabama furnaces. Yes, and
were the duty on pig iron removed, not
half but all, and not for New England, but
for the whole country would come from
those same furnaces, because owing TO their
superior facilities they could compete sue
cessfully with foreign furnaces, while the
furnaces of the North could not.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06

GOVERNOR CAMERON says the reason why
Mr.. F. S. Blair, General Mahone's Attorney
General, did not obey the instruction OF the
Legislature to enquire into the right of Mr..
Phebus to be exempt from taxes on his
large possessions in the State, was that his
time was engrossed with other official duties.
Every body else except the General thinks
that Mr.. Phpbus' contribution to the Ma
hone fund was the chief cause of Mr.. Blair's
delinquency as his time was mainly devoted
to drawing money to which he was not en-
titled. and in electioneering for his boss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06
Marine Accidents,

LONDON, December G.-The steamer Mo,
bound from Sunderland for Baltimore, has
been towed to Dartmouth She lost her
propeller when off Scilly. She was several
days under sail, during which she ex-
perienced terrible weather and lost sails
and was otherwise damaged. The British
bark ST. George, Capt. Hall, from Rouen
for Tybec, has put in at Falmouth, with loss
of saila
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06
LIST OF LETTERS.

The following is list Of the letters remaining IL
the Alexandria, Virginia, postoiiice Dec. g.
Persons calling for letters will say they are advcr
tised and give the date of the list.
If not called for within thirty days. they will be
sent to the dcad-lcttcr Office in Washington.
Burgess, B Lee. Miss Mollic
Brown, Mrs Ellen 3 Mcclure, Miss Kate
Brown, Mrs Liza McKeag. Miss Amelia
Baker, Nm Magruder Flyalby
Bldgers, VIM Newton. Mrs Eliza
Buckner, Mrs S A Potomac Fertilzing Co..
Cane, Mrs Ellen PrcIlc, Fritz
Campbell, Robert Parks, Frank
Davis, Miss Ella l. Ridley, W
Duncan. Mrs Ida Reid, & w
Graham, Mrs Mary A Robinson, BESSIE.
Henderson, Mrs Del phia Southcrland Mrs Sarah L
Hinton. Z II Stewart Mrs Lucy
Hood, Miss Fannie E Skirts, Alice
Jackson, Miss Ssllie A Shnn. John r
Jones Miss NJ G. Ticgner. Eli
Johnson, Maria Upton Mary
Karner, Nellie De La Woodruff. Mrs Sarat
Lewis, Peter Williams, u {
Lucas Mr. Wright, L A
Lomar, john
1t d. A. WINDSOR, Postmaster
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06
ADVICE To MOTHERS.

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for chi
dren teething. is the prescription Of one of the
best female nurses and physicians in the United
States, and hiss been used for forty years with
never failing success by millions of mothers for
their children. During the process of tccthug
its value is incaculable. 1t relieves the child
from pain, cures dysentery and diarrhra. gripping
in the bowels, aud wind. collie BY giving hcalth
to the child it rests the mother. Price % cents a
bottle. mS6 -1yrM.W&E
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06

SINCE THE defeat of Mr.. Blaine neither
lowers hat said one word about paying the
debts of the States, including that of Vir.
ginia, with the surplus money in the Trea-
sury. Nor would they have done so had he
been elected. The talk TO that effect be.
fore the election was like most of Mr..
Blaine's other talk intended to deceive un.
sophisticated people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06
LAST week there was an exnlosior or o..

LAST week there was an explosion Of over
two tons of powder at Salt Lake, which
shook the whole city and wrecked every
thing in the neighborhood. When thcry.
plosion occurred deaf old lady, who lived
about block away, pricked up her years
and said: Come in.'' She then turned
smiliugly to her daughter aud exclaimed
Law me, | do believe I'm getting back N,
hearing. heard that knock at the door a,
plainly as ever heard anything in my life
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06
Unmolested.

SALEM, n. j. Dec. Ga party, including
representative of the family of Howard
Sullivan, the murderer who was executed
on Tuesday, opened the grave at midnight
last night and found the body just as it had
been placed there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06

Gov. CAMERON has gone on another
cruise against the oyster pirates of the
Chesapeake bay and its tributaries. But he
could more easily find, and that, too, in his
own party, more damaging pirates ashore,
if he would only take the trouble to look
for them. But q search for them would
cost the State nothing. and would not re-
Quire "stores"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06

Some OF the Blaineites, having nothing
csc to denounce the Southern people for,
revert to the emancipation proclamation,
and abuse them for thinking, not saying,
that emancipation was robbery, Well,
what else was it? The Southern people
owned slaves, and their right to own them
was guaranteed by the Constitution. The
North took those slaves away by force and
without paying for them. What else was
that but robbery? The fact that the South
ern people would not have their slaves back
even as free gifts does not alter the other
fact that they were robbed of them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06
Died from his Injuries.

New YORK, Dec. 6.-Josiah s. Colgate,
the oil braker and member of the old guard,
who fell down the elevator shaft few days
ago at his Office on Broadway, died this
morning in The hospital. The deceased re-
sided in Eugewood, n. j.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06
Out of Condition.

New YORK, Dec. 6.-Three thousand, five
hundred bushels No . red wheat was
posted on the Produce Exchange to day as
out Of condition in the commercial stores.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, Dec. Gil a. m.--The reactiouary
movement u stocks which set in late yesterday
continued this morning aud thcre was a decline
Of "a to 17s per cent in prices, Lackawanna and
Delaware and Hudson were the weakest shares.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06

B. H. Douglass & Sons Capscicum Cough
Drops are manufactured by themselves and
are the result of over forty years. expert
enee in compromising cough medicines.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06
ALEXANDRIA, VA,
SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6.

IT Is reported that Senator kiaole'e.so'
will oppose the confirmation of the nomlns-
t;on of Mr.. McCulloch for the place OF sec
retary of the Treasury upon the grouhu
,h.t bs 10 the author of the bill which bears
his name fol the settlement of the Virginia
debt Very likely. But it was the respect
for honesty that defeated Blaine and eject
ad Cleveland. aud that same respect will,
at the first opportunity, eliminate" DOTH
General Malone and his ''me too" from the
field of Virginia politics. 1t is needless 10
saw that Mr.. Riddleberger's opposition to
Mr.. McCulloch will count nothing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06
Tn cases of dysnpn.

In cases of dyspep.
STA, debility, rhcuma-
tism, fever and asue,
liver complaint, in
activity Of the kidneys
and bladder, cons.ipa-
tion and other organic
maladies, Bostetter's
Stomach Bit.ers is a
tried remedy, to which
the medical brother
hood have lent their
professional sanction.
and which as a tonic,
Alternative and house.
hold specific for dis
Of the stomach,
liver and bowels has
m unbounded popu-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06

NHOICE GOLDEN SYRUP receivedtto.day for
~ sale low by [novSJ J. C.AILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06

The Floral Guide for December has been re.
ceived from its publishers, % yesey street, New
York
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06

CHICAGO, Dec. Con Change at l ! - ~.
Wheat was depressed a.a's: lower; Corn 'sr'.
lower for December Oats 1aaiac lower
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06
Bank Statement.

| New YonK, Dec. 6-The weekly statement
| of the Associated Banks issued from the Clearing
House to-day shows the following changes
Loans increase, 81 53O,2DO
Specie increase 1.221 400
Legal tenders decrease, 1T3.SOO
Deposits increase 1.OI1 800
Circulation decrease, f6,2OO
Reserve increase, 3O2T;t
The banks now hold S42, 39I 400 in excess of
the legal requirements.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. December u Flour is
quiet and e,sy; there is still bat little disposition
to speculate in any kind of grain the part of
dellers. Wheat is steady; only sound dry mill
ing grades may be noted fairly active, while
common and damaged are neglected and very
dull; 1000 bushels were offered on change this
morning and sold at 75a76 for Fultz 10 for
mixed; s. for longberry, and ordinary Fultz 73.
Corn-recepts light; white brought $3.50;
no yellow WAS offered. Rye and Oats firm.
Eggs, Potatoes and Pork are in liberal receipt
and prices are lower othor produce is without
change.
BALTIMORE, Dec. G.--Va. IS dcfd -; consoli-
dated 39k dc I'd series -; past due coupons 33
new 10 40s 1928: new IS 52os bid to-day.
Cotton firm middlng 1oiaa1O's. Flour dull
and fairly steady. Wheat-SoutherE steady and
firm Western weak, lower ana active; Southern
red s2aS5: do amber 9Oa92; mol Ma yland ISL,
ass No 2 Western winter red spot 7S&,a73;
December 7S5sa794; January S0aSOA; Feb
ruary S2aS2ti; May S73saS9. Corn Southern
irmer; Western lower with moderate inquiry;
Southern white 4Sa49: do yellow 30; Western
mixed spot 4T3aa4S; December Ar, bid jan
ualy 45laa45a4; February 45As45la Oats
very dull and easier; Southern 3Oa33; Western
white 32a33; do mixed 3Oa31; Penna 3Oa33.
Rye quiet at 62a65. Whiskey steady at 81 ! ga
l. 10. Other articles unchanged
NEW YORK, Dec 6.-Stocks frmer. Money
1a2 Cotton quiet; uplands 1913; Orleans 11ls
Flour dull and heavy. Wheat unsettled and low
er. Corn dull and lower.
Wheat depressed ..a"s; lower Corn 's!'3
lower for December Oats 4aiac lower.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OFALEXANDRIA. DECEMBER G. 1884
Sun rses......... 7 o. LUZ s.'s.... ......... Al
schr Mabel Hooper, Nstanzas, coal and cooper
age by Reed & 20.
MEMORANDA
Schr G VreelaEd, f,r this port, cleared atPhl-
adelphia Sd.
s:hr President Johnston, for this port, cleared
at Bath Sd.
schr Lois Chaples, from Georgetown, at New
York 9Th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06

NEW YORK, Dec G.-Stocks irmer. Money
1a2. Cotton quiet uplards 1913; Orleans 111s
Flour dull and heavy. Wheat unsettled and low
er. Corn dull and lower.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06

larity For sale by Druggists and Dealers, to
whom apply for Hostetters Almanac for 1885.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06
MARINE NEWS.
SAILED

PORT OF NDRIA. DECEMBER G. 1873.
SUN rises ............. TOO -uE s's.. .. 4
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06

SAILED.
schr Mabel Hooper, Natanzas, coal and ccop@
age by Reed & 20.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-06

Schr G 3 VreelaEd, f,r this port, cleared at Phil
adephia Sd.
S.hr President Johnston, for this port. cleared
at Bath Sd.
schr Lois V Chaples, from Georgetown, at New
York 9Th.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-17
The scalpers Gaining Ground.

That ticket scalping offices are rapidly becom-
ing the adjunct to the regular railroad ticket
office, it is useless for general passenger agents
to deny. Every day makes the fact more appar-
ent. A well-posted railroad man says it is sus-
ceptible of proof that six if rot eight of the In
dianapolis roads are to-day working through
s~ealpers, and some of the roads which are so do
ing cover up their action by abusing the scalp
ers. The latter are gaining a foothold which 1t
will be hard to shake. and the time has come
when the scalpers should be known and recog-
nized as legitimate tlcket-brokers, as they seem
to be, or else let us have none of them. The
whole travelling public should be dealt with on
the same terms. There is no doubt that many
~scalpers' tickets are obtained in ways that are
peculiar, but the great bulk of them must come
from the ticket agents. There is nothing to dis
tinguish them from the tickets bought of the
railroad itself, and we do not learn that persons
using them encounter any difficulties. Con
ductors cannot distinguish them from any other
ticket. The discount on frst-class tickets TO
Leading points is 81 to So, as can be learned from
any party who makes regular use of such
tickets, and who thus aggregates a considerable
saving in the course of a year. OF course the
"scalpers'' do not deny that they are selling tick
cts to all points below the regular rates, as that is
the only way they obtain business. At the same
price the railroad ticket-ofice would 40 all the
business. Ihe Scalpef system OF To-Day Is the
outgrowth of a sharp competition among the
railroads for passenger traffic, in which only a
comparative few of the travelling public are the
gamers. The vicious principle upon which this
abuse of the public right proceeds is that, hav,
ing sold all the tickets they can at the railroad
office at regular rates, the proceeds of all further
sales, through scalpers or brokers of any sort,
are so much clear gain, as it costs no more to
draw q train full than where the seats are a third
vacant. This playing fast and loose with the
public should Immediately be stepped on.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-17
sprincing Rates on Clergymen.

After giving the matter due consideration a
number of the general passenger agents have de-
cided the coming year to charge two-thirds in
stead of one-half rates to c~lergymen. O. w.
Ruggles, general passenger agent of the Michi-
gan Central, is one of the members, and he
makes public the following railway epistle:
''After having given careful consideration to the
matter of half rates for clergymen and Others
engaged in religious work, it has been decided
to change the fares from half rates to two-thirds
rates, and the blank applications sent you here
with are for special clergymen's orders, which
will secure for the earertwo-thirds rates during
1885. The cause for this increase in the rates is
derived from many sources, chief among which
is the rapidly increasing number OF
persons who have claims for the favor to clergy
men. From a railroad standpoint all sects must
be on a level. and, therefore, if we grant a favor
to one we must include the c~lergymen of all
the multifarious denominations of the country,
hence the conclusion has been reached that a
rate applicable for all clergymen should be
adopted. We could not afford to grant half
rates to such a number, and we here compro-
missed the matter on the basis given. We fully
recognize the value of religious teaching and
sentiment in a community, and know that the
conserving influence of religious bodies is ben
e6cial to property, and we feel that all the re-
ligious bodies along our lines are satisfied that
it is our desire to meet their wishes and promote
their prosperity where it can be done without
too great sacrifice of our own interest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-17
Ahnnt The Size of 1t.

Railroad men at Toledo have been d~ilatory in
paying for a membership on the Toledo Elk
change and a motion was made to shut them off
Of the floor. A Toledo paper quotes a director
as saying, when referring to the talk of keeping
railroad representative off of the floor: This
is a very foolish move. These railroad men give
quid pro quo. They furnish US with statistics
regarding receipts and shipments and other
valuable information which is indispensable to
the exchange. There presence on Change, too,
is an absolute necessity to the receiver and ship
per. as it frequently saves them the trouble of
calling upon the railroad men at their Offices.
Surprising we did shut down upon their being
allowed the privilege of the floor, do the mem
bers suppose the roads would be forced to take
out memberships Not much. They would in
all probability tell us to go to thunder with your
old exchange, and it wouldn't be long before we
would be running after them and begging them
to come back into the fold. No, no; it would
not do
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-17
Superior Court.

Room No. Hon. Napoleon B. Taylor Judge.
John V. Martin vs.. the Capital City Planning
mill ct al; suit to quiet title. Dismissed.
Robert NJ. Lamb, receiver, VS.. William w.
Wolf, suit on overdraft. Judjment for $1,281.2o.
George Scheffbuck VS.. Charles e.. Shower ct
al; appeal. On trial by jury.
Room No, 2-Hon. D. W.. Howe Judge.
Nathan Scott VS.. Moses K. Fatont. Cause dis
missed for want Of prosecution.
Eagle Machine Works VS.. William Seburn;
notes and foreclosure of chattel mortgage. Cause
dismissed.
=. F. NJ, Churchman ct al. VS.. Stoughton J.
z. ln met al; suit to quiet title. Suit quoted
in plaintiffs.
Benjamin Rau VS.. William D. Huffman; suit
on contract. Death of plaintiff suggested and
and cause dismissed.
foreclosure of chattel mortgage. Jury finds for
defendant, Samantha Kelly.
Room No. 3-Hon. l.. c. Walker, Judge.
Joseph M. Welch VS.. Citizens Street Railway
Company; suit for damages. Jury found for de-
PENDANT.
Albert Dellingham ct al, VS.. Johanna North
ct al. suit on account. On trial by a jury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-17
Hotel Arrivals.

Hotel English: J. S. AIKEN and P. s: Wheeler,
Noblesville; c. S. Dunn, Peru; NJ. c. Barnes,
Charlottesville; B. H. Hour, Richmond; Charles
Bundy, franklin; o. Hall, jr, Toledo; W. c.
Allen, Charlottesville.
Denison: H. w. Chase. Lafayette; E. F.
Howe, Chicago; W. E. McLain, r. E. Lawson
and wife, Terre Haute; A. c. Shannon, Pitts
burg; NJ. D.. Whitman, Rochester; j. F. Miller,
Richmond; NJ. L. McKieff, Charleston; W. h.
Klapp, New York; G. B. Stewart, o. V. Stew
art, Lafayette.
Grand Hotel: Edwin G. Leland, Madison; J.
P. Apologize, New Albany; j; E. Lynn, Dr. Jas.
D. Maxwell, R.. w. Myers, Bloomington; E. 9.
Murray. Marion; j. A. MeGregor, Columbus; H.
G. Hudson, Kokomo; j, NJ; Goar; South Bend;
Addison Daggy, Greencastle; E. @. Miller. La
fayette; Albert Emerson, Danville; S. S. Griffith,
Martinsville; A. S. Wiley, Detroit.
Bates House: O. P. Logan, G.. w. Criswell,
LaFontaine, Ind. J. f. Hawley, Richmond; c,
A. Zollinger, Fort Wayne; James McCaffery,
Cambridge City: c. F. McNutt, Miss Anna Nc
Keen. Mrs. H. Pugh. Terre Haute; H. c. Oar
nell, Greeneastle; VIM. R. PEAK Gre9HGsburgi
George NJ. Ray, S~helbyville; S. II. Duncan,
Charlottesville; c. l. Moore, B%inghamton;
Warner Ames, Youngstown, o..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-17
THE STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD.
Probabilities of the Appointment Of a Presi-
bodybuilding Committees Meeting.

The board Of trustees of Indiana State Uni
versity held a meeting at the Grand Hotel yes
terday, and will continue in session for a day
or two, until their business is finished. 1t is a
special meeting, called by the president of the
board, Judge D.. D. Banta, Of Franklin, and its
principal object is to consider the subject Of
electing a president of the institute to succeed
DR.. Moss who has recently resigned. The mat
ter was not considered at all last night but it
will be to-day. Each of the trustees has about
a hundred letters from different parts of the
country recommending various persons for the
position, and one Of them has a large valise full
of such communications Judge Banta said last
night thae the board would not adjourn until it
had elected a president or decided not to elect
one, and it is not improbable that the latter
course will be adopted. Since the resignation
of DR.. Moss, the institution has been in charge
of DR.. Elisha Ballentine, who for twenty years
was a professor in the institution, but who for
five years past has not been actively engaged
He is seventy-fve years old but still in full pos
session Of his mental powers. and has the respect
Of all the STUDENTS. The trustees say that the
institution was never more prosperous than at
present.
At the conclusion of the board meeting the
building committee met and considered bids for
various work to be done on the new buildings.
The following contracts were awarded: Steam
heating and plumbing to j. S. Farrell &c Co., OF
this city, "a, $50; Combination Gas Machine Com
pany, of Detroit, gas-lighting apparatus, $l,43I