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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18

and by none other, because opposition to
the whites with them means friendship TO
the negro. Knowing this it is not surprls-
ing that gentlemen and ladies can have no
respect for any white man who atlilates
politically with the negro party, for such
utilization means war upon the white Wo-
men and children Of the country.
1.-THE negro would be satisfied to be no
political equality with the whites, the whites
would he content with the situation. But
they see that nothing short of social equality
and absolute political domination will sat
siy the negro, which to the whites means
degradation and ucatlr: and hence the
whites have one grand, absorbing, ccniroIl-
ing political uljc in every conlIict, and
that is personal, social and political exist,
ence Before this great is.ue, which Il solid
negro vote presses upon them in every cam
mi2n, from That for the election Of Il c:ndi-
didate to that of president. every other falls
into insigulicancr.
No CANCELLATION, compromise or Kindness
can wran !hc negro from fidelity to race
politics. No education can teach him 10
reason, and reason can never influence him
10 sacrifice sentiment or race prejudice TO
principle or substantial interest. The right
OF suffrage he esteems as the most sacred
trust of his religion, and hence during Il po-
litical canvass he is the most religious of
all the human race. Now that the campaign
has opened, the sound of prayer and praise
will be heard every Sunday morning al
sunrise. al . u'c!uck, st II o'clock, ut t
o'clock y. m. aud 1T S o'clock p. III often
lasting Till after midnight. This is now the
sunday programme, but AS the canvass
WAKES warm the meetings will he held
daily. He derives all his support. sduca'
ton and personal protection from the whites
and yet ne always casts MS vote in such a
way as he verify believes will most in.iure
his henetactnr. ~ That any white man
who votes with ul gives aid or comfort to
the negroes Is ~ enemy 10 his race, his own
interests and the prosperity of his country.
Hence every white man in Virginia who
thus acts should expect ~ be treated with
hat cold contempt and scorn which is ever
The reward of treachcry.
M one bat he who knows the anim;lS
and motives of the negro as II politician can
appreciate the fearful responsibility the
hire race is under To maintain political as
tendency. For were ii otherwise no right
would be respected, no justice would be &C
corded, no protection TO life, limb or prop
rr!v would be afforded while rape, rapine
aud pimnier would run riot over the land.
In view of such fearful possibilities, the
whites of every race name and nationality
should learn n lesson from the negro and
vo:c rs one man for the preservation of
their lives. liberties and property. Will
they do il? HANOVER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18
VIRGINIA. NEWS.

Virginia Martin, colorcl. has been sent to
ths grand jury, charged with burning the
barn Of Carr L. White, in FanIuirr county,
Oh Thursday.
The common council of Warrcnton have
in contemplation the erection of Il large re-
servor upon Lees ridge, mile from town,
to be supplied by wafer forced from Kettle
run with which TO supply the town.
The State is pressing lis claims against
the Planters and Mechanics Bank, in which,
at the time of the failure, ii had a deposit OF
Sl35 .UGn and suit is to be brought ut the
next term of the Hastings Court Of Peters
bur. 10 upset the deed of assignment made
tv the board of directors and to make the
State preferred creditor. AT the instance
uf HE State several of the late directors,
who made assignments Of their property,
are to he subjected To intcrrogatories under
oath Is to the disposition Of that property.
On Saturday night, rs the Philadelphia
and Norfolk freight trsin was coming oyer
Tie new road in Acc"inaG county. near
GuiIi;,rd, it ran from the track, injuriGg the
engineer, a brakeman. and badly mutiIatin@
the leg OLA coored man. II was discovered
upon examination that some malicious per-
son had taken up part of the road. In
the neighhorhood there is & very strong
feeling against the road from the fact Of its
turning all the farmers cattle and hogs upon
The commons, and the authorities seem TO
take no precaution 10 remedy this.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18
LETTER FROM NORFOLK.

correspondence OF the Alexandria GAzErrI-l
NORFOLK, Va, Aug. lG--Now that the
opposing political forces are marshaling
their hosts for the fray, it becomes us calm.
" 10 survey the field and to assume posi-
ton which will inurc not only to our pres
ent advantage, but our future prosperity and
security.
la some sections the tariff may be the
leading issue; in some prohibition; in some
pure AmericaDism in some labor against
capital in some the eight hour rule; in
some radical But!erism in some the public
lands, in some mining, featuring or
railroad monopolies; in others, chiefly
place, power and patronage. But in Fir-
ginia the one grand issue is, and must ever
be, with the white men and women and
children, so long as there is solid mass Of
negroes menncing our social and political
existence, led py cravenlJ, sensual and
selfish whites self preservation.
In this city, where the negro population is
SO dense that they are rapidly encrOach-
ing upon the sections where refinement.
intelligence and social elegance once
held court, no calm observer can fail 10
see that our moral, social and political exist
ance is seriously threatened, and that with
us the great iSsnein this campaign is exist.
ence. There are but two principles which
influence a negro politician-and they are
all politicians, men, women and children
one is, nnadulteral ed selfishness the other
opposition to the rights and interests of
the whites. They esteem everything
which may iniure the whites as benifi.
cial to themselves and rice rerSa. Nor
can they realize that anything socially
or politically can be mutually profitable.
Hence they want everything for them
selves When proposition was near to al
low the whites equal rights with themselves
politically, under the constitution, they vo-
ted en- masse against it. Ifa conflict arises
between the races, the whites are ever
charged with the blame, while they are as
innocent as angels. They can be led
be led by any white man who can convince
them that he is Supposed TO his own race,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18
Fatal Somnambulism

Kiss ME good night, grandpapa; call me
early TO morrow" were the last words
which Bette Hasbagan, aged II years, said
to Mr.. John b. Braun, No. 335 West Pratt
street, before retiring Friday night. The
next time the grandfather saw his little
llnxeu haired girl it was just after o'clock
the next morning, when she was writing
in the throes of death on the pavement be.
iow The window Of her bedroom in the back
fourth story Her spine was broken. The
child fingered until about e O'Clock, suffer
Ing from broken spine, when she died.
She was bright and happy like a sunbeam,
and went to bed laughing Friday night.
Bette walked in her sleep for long time,
AMI great precautions had to be taken to
guard her against accident Two weeks
since she quit it, and it was thought sh1
would not do j. any more. Friday night
she was sleeping with her sister Maggie,
who is II years old. There was also ser.
want girl in the same room. Bette got up
and went rapidly. to the window and started
to get out Maggie rushed to her spd tried
to save her, but too late. She fell to the
ground through tree, which broke the fall
SumeWhab. Two months ago little brother
Of the dead girl. aged two and a-half years.
fell out Of a window in Philadelphia and
was killed. - RGHtmore Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18

THE Day, the anti-monopolist organ ana
the special advocate OF the promotion oil the
workingmen's interests of Baltimore, pub
fishes list Of those engaged in the so'caled
sIrish. Blaine movement" of that city, and
saws that "al of them have been soreheads
for years, chiefly because they either failed
to get positions they were applicants for or
were discharged from places they had held
Wherever the "defection" alluded TO exists,
it will be found, upon investigation, to be
confined to the same sort of material.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18
The Late Priyane Henry.

NEW YORK, August 1S.-A letter was re-
ceived at sanitary headquarters to-day from
Colonel Sutherland, medical director of the
division of the Atlantic, of the War Depart
ment in which he stated that when he report,
ed the death Of Private Henry Of the Greely j.
expedition to have been caused by starva
ton, in applying for transit papers he was
not advised Of the facts in the case as SUBJ
sequently developed. He does not under
take to authorize correction, leaving that o
the authorities at Washington who are yet
to be heard from.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18

\ SENSATIONAL SuICIDE.-A very sensa.
tionaI suicide occurred in st. Louis Friday
night, which will likely revive an old and
sad affair and cause good deal of comment
in society circles. Russell H. Tevis, who it
Will be rccolected shot and seriously
wounded Frank T. Iglehart two years ago
last winter for too intimate relations with
his wife, went to his home, 1854 st. Louis
avenue, about 10 o'clock Friday night, aud, as
far As now can be learned, had some angry
words with his wife. Remarking that he
thought it would DE better for all Of them
TO dle--evdently meaning himself wife and
one chld-hc took large pistol from d
washsrand drawer and made a demonstra
ton toward his wife, but she divining
his purpose fled hastily from the room
Teyis thcu placed the pistol to his own head
and sent bullet through his brain, falling
dead upon the floor. Not much can be
learned about the case, as Mrs. Tevis is suf-
fering from hysteria, but it is known that
lewis bought out his business partner and
had been drinking. He was 80 years old
and Of Il very nervous tempera ment. His
wife is the daughter Of General Reese, L. S..
A.. and was involved in the unfortunate af-
fair with Young Iglehart two years ago, for
which her husband obtained divorce, but
some months later they met in Chicago, be-
came. reconciled, were remarked, and have
since been living together.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18

VIRGlSA NOT FOB BLAISE.-The Washington
correspondent of the New York Herald says
The rcaijnster republicans Of Virginia are EN-.
phatic in their denunciaton of Steve EIkins'
course As secretary OF the republican national
committee and assert that his stupidity has cost
Mr.. Blaine the electoral vote of the State that
whereas there hope OF carrying Virginia for
the republican ticket few weeks ago, that hope
now has forever gone. 1t is said In behalf of Mr.
Elkins that the alleged stupidity is nothing but
cold Indifference counselled By Mr.. Blaine. who
originally did not wish to be put under any obl-
cations to Senator Malone, and who more recent
Is ha, been advised how useless it would be to
waste cam pal On funds in State where the repub.
lean factions are hopelessly divided"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18
APPOINTMENTS.

Rooms Dem. STATE EXECUTIVE Con-.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. IS, 1884.
The following additional appointments
are announced for the Electors at Large:
WALLER R. STAPLES.
Wythe, Monday, September 8.
Rockingham, Monday, September Is.
Orange, Monday, September %
JOHN GoODE.
Accomac, Monday, August %.
Scott G. H., Tuesday, September o.
Nickelsville, Wednesday, September 10.
Stony Creek, Thursday, September II.
Pattonsville, Friday, September II.
Rocky Station, Saturday, September -:
Lee {. H., Tuesday, September lG.
Big Stone Gap, Wednesday, Sept. II.
Wise G. H Thursday, September IS.
Castles Woods, Friday, September 10.
Hewsonsville, Saturday, September -
Abingdon, Monday, September -:
Montgomery, Tuesday, September 23.
Wythe, Wednesday, September -.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18

| OUR STATE SENATOR on HIS METTLE.-ln the
| State Senate on Saturday Mr.. Meredith arose to
| a question Of privilege, and sent a copy of the
Richmond Tfhig to the clerks desk and requested
that the following paragraph he read:
+" At one time yesterday the confusion on the
floor Of the Senate WAS gu great, ana IN" CONVEX
cation So loud that nothing could he heard but
the nois.. Members talked To each other over the
backs of their chairs in reference tn the question
befnre the Senate in coloquial manner, regard
less of the fact that there presiding officer
prcsideu. p,o tent Hurt is 50 gcnt and kind
to the Senators that he disikcs t" cali them II"
order, For the sake Of history it i asked that
he hold them down At best some Of the Senators
are only Creating naughty boys. One of them
asked 4 question yesterday which was imrcrti-
ncnt and would scarcely do to ask outside of the
chamber
Mr. Meredith sild
Dir. President, / believe that | the only
Senator upon this floor who asked question
which conld he construed in the light which
has been given by the EDITOR or reporter
of the Richmond ihig. | did ask the
Senator from Petersburg a question yesterday
in iocular way, which presume was
understood by my friend from Petersburg. J.
desire to say sir t. whoever is the author Of that
article that consider the insinultinn which he
has made as imp, rtncnt, and that desire for him
to understand that | am willing to ask such
question from him upon this floor outside of it:
and also wish him to understand sir that what
said i'm Il ocular way to the Senator from Peters
bu . am willing To say outside to the gentleman
wht penued that paragraph
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18

As SENATOR EDMUNDs positively refused
IN present to the u S. Senate, over whicn'
by the "iottery of assassination" he pre-
s;daa respectful resolution addressed TO
that body, through him, by The Virginia
Legislature, it is hoped the Legislature al
its present special session, will request some
other Senator to present that resolution 10
the Senate. The resolution referred 10 Is
the one requesting Senator Malone to re-
sign: and though its presentation will not
produce the desired effect, it will show 10
future generations what Virginia thought OF
her apostate son.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Epou ALL the talk about the Mullgan let

From ALL the talk about the Mulllgan let
ters in which Mr.. Blaine, in the persplcu-
GUS language of the streets, gave nln'seii
awavn it must not be supposed that the let
tiers as published are the letters written
bv R,aine to Fisher. Such supposlt'on
would be entirely incorrect. The letters as
printed are not all the letters Blaine wrote
In the correspondence, nor are they exact
comics of those letters, but only such por-
&ions of them IS Mr.. Blaine chose TO MAKE
public after he had revised them TO suit Ills
own ends. AS no duplicate Of the originals
had been taken, it was impossible Tor the
alterations to be demonstrated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18

4 SENS ,TInS.-Thc town of Gramlsvillc, the
county scat of Calhoun county. w. Va. is i'll a
hinh state of excitement Miss IIn,lic. the d!usl-
t..T of John Gamer. wealthy stock dealer was
10 have been married On Thursday night last, the
cards having been Issued aud all the prcparlt ions
| for the ceremony having been made On Tuesday
night Mis-; Gamer left her home, ostcnsib!y To
visit a cousin few miles away Oh an urgent rr-
| rand with tho understanding that she would re-
turn the following day. Oh the same night A. L.
John son, the postmaster. who was rcrutcd a
wealthy merchant and Il prominent mrmbs: at
the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church. left 10
huv goods in the East. The Gamers wcr" Il, -
pnrant of Jnlnsons departure rs were Johnson
t,milv of Miss Gamers hiatus. un Wednesday.
a Miss Gamer failed I" return. messenger Was
ls,giI chrd after her, who returned wth the ma
inr, that she had not visited her cousin. Search
followed. One fact after another came out. until
| the fact that Miss Gamer aud johnson left to-
rrthcr WAS irresistible. Later Il note found i'll
Miss Gamers room dispcllcd all doubts.
An investigation of.lohnSons affairs d'S.'ioscs
startling situation Being supposed wealthy, he
had. on the pretcxt that times were So hard that
he could not collect from his debtors, borrowed
sums of from $50 10 500 from score Of
persons All the goods in his store were mort
gagged and he h rl by secret deed ot assignment
conveyed all his property to his father. H!s ac
c,unts with the Government were also found to
h, short 81, 500 to $1,000. On the day of his
ni.ht mail pnuces from the interior, said IL con
tain several thousand dollars in registered letters
from country merchants to wholesale houses, ar
rived M he Office, aud all this mail is missing
Johnson has wife. daughter and = son
Miss Gamer is eighteen and Johnson Is forty five.
Tn, store and all nf Iollrsons property is in In"
hands of the sheriff. johnson has been arrested
by the Government authorities III to%ngtnn.
n ooJr ri 70, ruu n
the Government, but claims they amount I" only
a CnW dnlIata
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18

TIE WESTERN LUNATlC ASYLUM had
800 3Os to support it for the fiscal year
ending September 60 1854. But the Ma.
homeless during the six and half months
of that year they had control of the asylum,
spent of that sum $S4 ,3OS, thus leaving only
q small sum for the support of The institu-
ton during the remaining five and half
months of the year. Virginia people can
not be too thankful for the termination OF
Mahone's sWay.
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ST. @&E115
From Richmond.

| Special Dispatch to the Alexandria GAZETTE
RICHMOND, August lS.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Heaton, of Loudoun, introduced
a resolution requesting the Finance Com.
mittee to enquire into the expedicucy OF
combining the deposits of the Commonwealth
to National Banks exclusively.
Mr.. Heaton explained, in advocating H..
resolution, that it had just come to hr>
knowledge that the Petersburg bank IN
which the State had large deposits was Not
a National Bank, and also that the Lanl;
had permitted certain of its dnpo,!tur- Ia
largely overdraw.
The resolution was opposed by Mr.. Elley
Mahoneite, of Washington, on the grn,ind
that it was unjust to discriminate against
State banking Institutions in the manner
contemplated.
| The resolution was passed.
The House to-day pas ;ed the bill assess
ing the lands of the Commonwealth for
1885 and every fifth year thereafter. 1t WIS
| communicated to the Senate and that body
after an effort on the part of General Wick
ham to have it considered at once, referred
it to committee
This bill provides for the appointment by
the Auditor of land assessors in all Of the
cities and counties in the State
Mr.. Atkinson introduced a bill in the
Senate this morning providing against in
reference by Federal officers in elections
The bill provides that in case of the arrest
of Judge of election on the day Of election
judge may be selected from the bystaud
ers to fill the place. 1t is the same bill
passed by the Senate last year but which
failed to become law
Messrs. Mccormick, Of the Senate, and
Barton, of the House, are preparing draft
of an election law as existed before the en-
actment Of the electoral board law by the
last Legislature. AS soon as this can be
prepared it will, it is understood, be passed
by the Legislature.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Heaton init
mated that if any ellJrt was made to press
private legislation through at this session,
he might be induced to move to adjourn
sine die next Saturday. He favored rigid
adherence to the caucus rule which is to
legislate only upon subjects for which the
Legislature was called together
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18

TIE FACT is now established that, no mat
ter how disappointed the bargaiuers may be,
the object Of General Buffers candidacy is
to help Blaine, and that the parties who ne
gotiated the terms of the compact are But
Ter, Chandler, Robson, Hale aud Elkins.
1t remains to be seen whether any consid-
cradle number of voters will lend them
selves to the purposes Of men of such char
acter as those referred to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18

LOGAN AND THE NEGROES.-Governor St.
John, the prohibition candidate for Presi-
dent, in a public address thus spoke of John
A. Logan, republican nominee for the Vice
Presidency:
There was law once in force in Illinois
TO the effect that any white person caught
in the act of giving aid or suslenance
to any colored man. woman or child
should be arrested, and upon proof Of
the charge, should be thrown into pris-
on for TWO years. | was practising law
at that time in an Illinois town when
little colored lad came to my house
and said Please, mister, won't you give me
something to cat? haven't had anything
to eat in two days | called my wife and
told her to get the boy big slice of bread
butter it al Overland get some meat Would
it not be better She said, TO have the boy
come into the house, rs everybody seems to
be watching us?" | said No, ! want this peo-
pie to see that ! am not afraid to give and
sustain any of Gods poor nfoltunates.'
The grand jury was in session at the time,
and an Indictment was soon found against
me for giving sllstenance to q negro. | was
accordingly arrested sud brought before the
Court, and pleaded guilty to the charge,
and stated in open court that would do so
again, and whenever | found the laws Of
man interfering with the laws of God I
would violate the human law every time.
The testimony given had the desired effect,
and the court announced to the packed
court house that he found the prisoner at
the bar Not guilty of the charge and /
was set free. The man who was the prime
mover aud factor in the passage Of this bill
was none oihrr than John A. Logan the
nominee for Vice President of the republi-
can rariy."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18
Fire and Explosion.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, August 1S.-The
Journals Carthage, Mo, despatch says: C.
l.. Crocker's factory was burned yesterday
An explosion occurred during the IRE and
the roof was hurled thirty feet into the air.
demolishing buildings Is it fell. Loss $50
GOO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18

THERE Is only one conceivable reason
why there should be tariff, and it is that
it may enhance the price of, aud increase
the demand for, labor. But it is demon
strated fact that the existing tariff, by in
creasing the price of raw material, not only
decreases the price of wages, in order to
compensate for the increased price of ma
terial, but lessons the demand for labor, be-
cause there is always less demand for high,
than for low priced articles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18
Crops in Ohio.

CINCINNATI, o., Aug lS.-ContiNuous dry
weather has for the second time this sum
mer threatened great injury to the corn crop
as we'll as to tobacco, pasture and vegeta
bles. There has been no rain in southern
Ohio and Indiana for nearly three weeks
The weather to-day is very hot and the sky
clear
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18

No WONDER the influence of the news
papers of the country has decreased, when a
journal of such extensive circulation as the
New York San advocates the election of
General Butler to the Presidency; for no
reasonable and we'll informed man believes
that the editor of that paper really thinks
Butler in the White House would be the
right man in the right place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-18

Mr.. BLAINE's friends say that he is the
friend of the working man, and the enemy
Of the naonopolists. But monopolists, like
some other people, always stand together,
and all the monopolists in the country are
Blaine's supporters. Two and two, how
ever, to some people, don't make four.