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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
LETTER FROM CLARKE.

Correspondence of the Alexandria GAzErrE)
BONNEVILLE, Va, October 20.-Ohio and
West Virginia have spoken, and for one
we are not disappointed in the result. The
victory in November is ours, sure, and it
would have been hard, indeed, for the
e. o. p. to have had every hope of success
blasted at this early day. Things are on a
boom here, and every man expects to do
his duty. l. G. Fowler spoke at Berryvi'le
last Tuesday, and had only four of his party
TO listen to him. NJ. Mccormick, A. Moore,
jr., and j. II. Hay addressed an enthusiastic
meeting ut Wildwood last Monday night.
Our weak kneed democ ats are looking up,
their spirits reviving, and some of them are
getting enthusiastic. BY the way, we have
several of them around here. They vote
all right, but they seem to live entirely
without hope say they have been beaten
so often the case has become chronic, and
something is sure to turn up and elect
Blaine. We have them on the mend now,
and are going to try and keep them on the
improve until after the 4th Of November,
and then, we have no doubt, they will
throw up their hats and shout 1--WE beat EN-"
louder than any of us.
The Valley Fair, at Winchester, lust
week attracted large crowds, kicked up a
great deal Of dust, was very good show,
but failed to bring any rain. We hope the
Hagerstown, Md, fair, which occurs this
week, may be more successful. We thought
several weeks ago the drought was distress
ing; imagine what it is now, everything like
vegetation is literally burnt mp, and the
water supply in our village is growing
less daily, and while we mole no change in
quotations since our last, we have to record
the fact that several of our kiud hearted
neighbOrs whose ci5;erns held out ana y no
gave literally while they lasted now have 10
haul for themselves. II this weather con
tinues two weeks longer every cis.crn in
the village will be dry. The grass along
the railroad is SO dry That fires occur daily,
aud much fencing is being destroyed. Last
Thursday afternoon the barn of Arthur
Crisman near here was burnt, together with
all its contents, farming implements, ma.
chnery, ETC., also q lot OF hogs in ii pen
near. The family We're all away from home
attending the tair, aud it was only through
the efforts of the neighhors that the houses
We're saved. The loss to Mr.. {. is heavy
one, there being no insurance. The fire
was communicated by a passing train. The
Virginia farmers are surely having bard
lime of it, and The only silver lining 10 The
cloud is the prospective victory in Novesn
her. If on that occasion Cleveland is elected
and Mahoneism buried out OF sight forever.
then may they look up with cheerful hearts
aud thank God for these light affliction:.
ia BEE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22

ELECTION FRAUDS IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Investigation has revealed the fact that al
least five hundred illegal votes were cast in
Fayette county in the third Congressional
dis. riot of West Virginia against Wilson,
democratic candidate for Governor. The
increase in the vote of the county over that
cast two years ago is more than thirteen
hundred. 1t is claimed that negroes from
Virginia were hired by the republicans to
come to Fayette county and vote. Gov.
Wilson says he intends to sift the alleged
frauds to the bottom 1t is also charged
that many illegal votes were cast in Kama
VIVA county. The matter will be investi-
gated The election Of Samuel Burdette,
republican candidate for prosecuting attor.
new in Jefferson county, will be contested
on the ground Of ine!gibility.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

James NJ. Folger, postmaster ii: Manlu"
Station, near Cleveland, o., has been arEe4'
ted on al indictment for embezzlng $1,000
in postal money orders.
The Secretary OF State has designated Mr..
kasson, United States minister to Germany
as representative of the United States at lie
Congo conference in Berlin.
Several disreputable women i'll Chicago,
were before the Police Court yesterday
charged with appearing in Mother Hubbard
dresses on the street.
Mrs. Alexander McNee, the wife of. tie
contractor who is digging out the Potomac
flats committed suicide, in Washington,
Yesterday, by shooting herself III the head
in her room, She came from San Francisco
six weeks since. She has been suffering
from mental depre. sion for some time.
The boiler in W. NJ. Galt's feed mill, cor.
ner of Indiana ave. and First street, Wash
ington, exploded about nine o'clock last
nj ght, killing Ernest Pendleton, the engl
ueer. He began work there in the morn
ing. The body was crushed and crampod
into unnatural positions. and in the right
hand was tightly grasped Il piece of stick.
The damage TO the mill was about S3,Om.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
Horrible Affair.
rope.

CHICAGO, October 22.-A dispatch to tn e
Daily Nems from Cairo, H., says passen-
ger just in reports frightful occurrence on
the Paducah and Memphis train on Sunday
night Herman Marshall, Of Dyersburgh,
Tenn, was on the train drunk and went up
and down the aises, with knife in hand,
threatening everybody and indulging in the
most irightlul obscenity. Finally he in
suited u man named Boone Hulsfettes, Of
Maysvile, Ky, who struck him. Marshall
cut and slashed Hulsfetties' head, face and
shoulders in a sickening manner, and the
latter nj last turned and ran out upon the
platform, where Marshall followed him,
plunged the knife into his bowels and threw
the bleeding man from the train as it passed
over bridge, the victim falling fifteen feet.
The train backed up and the wounded man
was taken up barely alive. Marshall con.
tinued his promenade through the cars
daring any one to touch him, and no one
dared. He was not arrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
The Petersburg Bank.

PETERSBURG, Va, Oct...22.-In the Hus-
tings Court to day, the grand jury found
true bill against Thomas Whyte, late cash
Ter of the Planters and Mechanics Bank,
charging him with being accessory to w.
Whyte, late teller of said bank, in making
certain fraudulent entries on thetellers book.
whereby Thomas Whyte was credited with
$3.50 as deposited Jan. is, 1888, and IS, $50
as Jan 81, 1888
The grand jury having on Saturday found
the Indictment against Jno. Beckwilh, the
bookkeeper of said bank, not true bill, the
same disposition was made to-day by the
.raud jury of the indictment charging
Thomas Whyte with being an accessory to
the offence charged against Beckwith.
The cases of the Commonwealth against
". W. Whyte and Thos. Whyte, have been
set down for trial on the 9TH of November.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
LETTER FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazcttc.]

tCOrreSpOn0ence Oh tue tle1auuTih baZcttc.J
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, Oct. 20.-There
was a grand democratic demonstration and
flag raising here on last Friday night. A
pole was erected on the top of Vinegar
Hill" at the commencement Of the univer-
sity Avenue. A large crowd assembled at
II o'clock, and were addressed from the
portico of the old Midway house by Gen.
Fitz Lee and Hon. Mr.. Gibson, of West Va.
Amidst the roar of hundreds Of voices, and
the music of the Charlottesville brass band
the Cleveland and Hendricks banner was
unfurled to the broad breeze of heaven.
Between each address the audience was en-
tertained by some fine vocal music, render
ed by male voices. Patriotic airs were cred.
itably rendered, and the enthusiasm indl-
Gates grand success to the democratic
cause in Charlottesville on the 4lh Of next
November. There was no torch light pro-
cesSon, As there is an ordinance Of The town
against it, but the grounds were beautifully
Illuminated with japanese lanterns, &c.
Some of the small boys enlivened the occa-
sion 10y the occasional explosion of cannon
firecracker to the annoyance of the nervous.
Inc lDlaUt c1aSS TOOu vi IHS M "a SHuiCb
south has been recently enlarged aud re-
fitted, and is said to be the haudsomest rooTl
of the kind within the bounds of the Fir-
gina conference. A very handsome E.tey
organ has been purchased from Mr.. +. J.
VanAuken OF your city for the use of tint
room 1t has been put in place, and lis
sweet tones Inspire new zeal i'll those who
have these little ones in charge. The mu=l-
cal department is under the direction a!H
management of Mr.. Juo A. HUMPHREYS 81
| The Virginia Midland Railway, and for Il
long time resident of Alexaudria, who by
his skill, has so trained the infant voices
that almost perfect harmony prevails, and
scarcely single discord is perceplihle. Re
solutions of thanks " ere passed by the school
on last Sunday morning TO Mr.. FanAuken
for his courtesy in obtaining the organ toI
them at greatly reduced rates, and for bis
liberal contribution to the fund.
The drought is still distressingly prolcng-
ed, and is ettecting business very materially
Our churches are all praying for rain, and
we hope soon to have refreshing showers.
At the last term of the County Court sen
teuce of death was passed upon Jno. Ro-
land for the murder Of - Fry. He will
be hanged on the 2Sth of next November
The University has opened with about
three hundred students, who seem 10 be i
very we'll behaved set of young men.
EULALIA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
NEW YORK POLITICS.

The TammaDy ratification meeting last
night turned out 10 be q demonstration in
favor of Tammany's candidate for Mayor,
Hugh J. Grant, and the rest OF the city
ticket. 1t was not as large demonstration
as that of last week, when the county DEM
ocracy had their ratification. Union Square
was full of people, and there were great
tbrongs around the outside stands. Ii was
plain, however, that Tammany was ratiiy-
ing herself and her local ticket rather than
Grover Cleveland.
The speaker at the outside STANDS said Il
few words about national politics iii per-
furctory manner AZ the BEGINNING OF their
speeches, aud then launched with increasing
vieOr of language into praise OF Iammahy
and TaruIu local candidates. In the
main hail the speaking was more TO the
point, however Senator BAyard, SenalGr
Thurman aud Gov. Abbott were the speak
ers Mrs. Parncll was present. tx. Gov.
Carroll, al Maryland, spoke, ana received Il
warm welcome.
Among the letters read was the following
from Gov. Cleveland
"On the 18th inst. | received an invita-
ton to attend and address democratic
mass meeting To be held tomorrow even
ing, The DIST I regret that | shall not he
able TO be present on The occasion, oW-
ing to other engagements and the pressure
OF official duties. Yours, very trnly,
"GRovER CLEVELAND"
Letters were also received from Abram
S Hewitt. Perry Belmont, and Leon M
bett.
Resolutions were adopted ir''nrsiug Cirve
land and Hendricks, and The Tammany
| nominations.
At the convention Of the county democ-
racv cx- Mayor WIN. j Grace was nomina-
ted for Mayor. 1t is rumored that Grant
the Tammanv nominee for Mayor. will
| Withdraw in favor CT Mayor Edison, and for
This biz reward will be an appointment 10
the police commissionersnip. vacated ny the
death OF Sidney =. Nichols.
The Irving Hall county convention in
dorsed the county democracy's ticket. The
republican county committee adjourned
without suggesting candidates.
The. German. American independent citi-
zens' association also Endorsed the county
democracy county ticket.
The county democracy conventions in
dorsed the following nominations made bt
Tummany Hall for Congress as follows ::
Sixth district, Nicholas Muller; seventh.
John j. Adams ninth, Joseph J. Pulitzer:
| tenth, Abram S. Hewitt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22

CEAzY.-Niss lyo, Il. niece of Slichnel Ego,
a grocer Of Baltimore, was found in her bed
room Sunday evening wholly nude and Il
raving maniac. She had for several years
cherished the hope that she won'd he al.
lowed TO become Il nun, and recently com
menced to prepare for noviate against the
wishes of her family. The latter then APP
pca!ed tc the priest, who refused to mid ner.
wherrupnn she became somewhat sulIen
with disappointment. Her troubles weigh
ed on her mind TO such an extent that she
gradually showed signs of weakening in.
tellect. On Sunday she went to her bed
room, and stripping herself naked, laid
down on the floor and commenced TO
scream. 1t was her cries that attracted her
relatives to the room, when her condition
was al once rade apparent. 1t has since
been found necessary 10 remove her to the
insane asylum at Mount Hope.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
A Man And Woman Lyuched.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, October 22.-J. R.
Dorsey, the Postmaster at Alpine, Ga, and
woman named Jane Wade, were banged
by a mob on the same rope at Centre, Mon
day night for the murder of Mrs. Mary
Davis, niece of Dorsey, and c. c. Jones.
The murder was one of the most atrocious
ever committed in that section. On the
night of the 9TH of October Dorsey aud the
woman were seen in the neighborhood of
Mrs. Davis house, skulking in the woods.
They had a gun with them. About o'clock.
Mrs. Davis was called to the door and
almost instantly gun flashed in tho dark
ness and she fell a corpse across her own
threshold, bleeding from fifty wounds. c.
C. Jones, Il wealthy farmer of that locality,
was at Mrs. Davis house, and when he
heard the report he ran to the door, and as
he appeared another flash was seen and his
body was perforated He died the next
day. In few moments Mr.. Davis came
upon the scene and the frightful sight met
his gaze. The whole neighborhood was
aroused aud the country was secured. His
uncle Dorsey, man seventy years old,w
heard making threatening remarks aud he
was arrested, and the woman, who is nearly
sixty, was arrested as an accessory. The
evidence against them accumulated, and it
developed that he killed his niece through
personal venom and shot Jones through
mistake for his nephew. The excitement
was 50 high that the couple were conveyed
to Centre for safety. But the popular in
lignation broke forth again and they were
taken from jail last night and both were
hung from the same limb and by the same
rope.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
blaine Endorsed.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 22.-Atter din
ncr yesterday, party Of German-American
citizens called upon Mr.. Blaine and present
ed him with resolutions endorsing his course
and expressing the wish that he may be
elected President. Mr.. Blaine replied in a
short speech. The assurance, he said, of
German sympathy and German support in
Indiana was repetition of what he received
in Ohio. He concluded with encomiums
upon the German citizens of the country.
Later deputation of clergymen, about
thirty in number, called upon Mr.. Blaine and
presented him with an address endorsing
him for the Presidency, to which Mr.. Blaine
briefly responded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
POLITICAL.

Democratic members of the Legislature
from various sections of the State report
that the interest in the canvass is daily in.
creasing. Reports from the different dis
tricts are highly encouraging to the demo-
Gratis.
Senator Bayard has declined an invita-
ton to speak at the democratic demcnstra-
ton in Richmond October "a. In doing so,
Mr.. Bayard says New York is the battle
ground, and that demand is made for his
presence there which be cannot refuse. For
a similar reason Hon. Samuel ]. Randall
cannot he in Richmond on the day named,
though he hopes to speak there later in the
canvass.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22

No MORE THROUGH CAUSE.-THE Phi!a
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail
road company filed their answer yesterday
in the Circuit Court of Baltimore, to the bill
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad compa-
ny, upon which IN injunction was granted
by Judge Fisher, Oct. 10, restraining the
Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore
company from refusing to carry The cars Of
the Baltimore aad Ohio between Baltimore
and Philadelphia and New York. The
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
company takes an appeal from the irjuac
ton to the Court Of appeals Of Maryland,
and gives an UNDERWRITING bond of$25O, 800.
Accompanying the order for appeal il an at-
tilav, hy George &. wilkins, general agent
Of The Philadelphia, Wilmington and BAl;i
more, that tho appeal is not taken for delay.
This action susp-nds the Injunction Unit!
the final determination OF the question by
the Court Of Appeals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22

disposed to doubt the fealty Of that organi-
cation to the Cleveland cause, that Governor
Cleveland has no more true and rellaoie
political friends than those who are known
as Tammany democrats A united oe.
mocracy in New York means grano
Cleveland victory il that State, ana as
ooes New York so goes the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
The Rebellion.

The servants of the internal department
sometimes rebel, and raise a riot. Liver
gets torpid and sulkily refuses to secrete
and dispose of the bile. Stomach becomes
uneasy and declines to digest. Heart feels
slow aud wants to take rest. Blood grows
pale and don't circulate right Then read
the riot act and give a few doses of Browns
Iron Btters Blood enriched makes heart
work right; and improved liver shakes
hands with renovated stomach. The rebel
lion is over. Memorandum-buy Browns
iron Bitters. One dollar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22

In ONE days dispatches sloue --yesler-
days-there are accounts of ten thousand
operatives out of employment at Fall River,
of the suspension of work at pipe mill at
Allentown and the discharge of its eighty
FIVE workmen, of the reduction of ten per
cent in the wages Of the eight hundred en-
ployees of Scutt 4 Co., barbeI iron manu-
facturers at Pittsburg, aud of the double
task for the same wages imposed upon the
employees in the barbed iron works at
Easton. And all this, too. at, er twenty. four
years of high protective tariff, and when, as
the United States Senate is republican, there
can be no reduction in the tariff for two years,
no matter what majority the democrats
may have in the House, or who may be
elected President. Men with good sense,
and aware of what is going on around them
cannot fail to see that no matter what it,
may do with the employer protective
tariff does not protect his employee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22

AT INDIANAPOLIS yesterday, as at Fort
Wayne the day before, Mr.. Blaine waved
the bloody shirt, denounced the solid South,
said the negroes there were bulldozed, and.
in effect, that the loyal people OF the
North could not afford TO let the bloody
rebels take possession of the Government.
The same sort of talk was INDUCED at the
meeting of the Blaine business men in New
York on Monday The people of the South
are compelled by the republicans to vote
the democratic ticket-though thousands of
them are not democrats, in order to avoid
negro rule, preserve their own property aud
prevent anarchy in their respective States,
and then, by the word of their chosen pro.
phet, Blaine, the convicted hetrayer, thief
and perjurer, denounce aud malign them
for 90 doing. But all this is favorable
sign Of democratic success, for resort to
such sectional and uupatrio,ic means shows,
so plainly that all who run can read, that
the Blaiueites are reduced TO sore straits
and that conscious of the danger Of the
overwhelming defeat that awaits them, they
are resorting to the most desperate and
reckless means to avert it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22

In NoTTowAY county, in the 4th Con-
eressional district, the negroes, under the
teachings of Fred Douglass and General
Malone, are making it hot" for such of
their race as evince an inclination to vote
even for one of their own race in preference
to General Mahone's candidate, Brady. On
the last court day there they resorted to
open violence, and knocked down and
dragged out the negro friends of Evans,
who is opposing Brady, with as little COM
FUNCTION as was displayed by the negro o..
s. marshals in Ohio on the 10th instant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22

Mr We, the members of the Ebenezer BaptI-t
Church, do respectfully appeal to the citizens Of
Alexandria to help build our house of worship
The work so far has been done by u.s. and though
it is only the foundation and corner stone laying
has cost considerable SUM, all Of which is paid
with some money left but we wish to 20 on with
the work, and therefore ask your aid, both white
and colored, male and female. Mr.. Strauss, our
liberal King street clothier has headed the lit
By giving s. cash, and other gentlemen and IA.
dies can give the same to the pastor. Rev. Fields
Cook for the church IT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22

ACCORDING TO the st. Louis Globe Demo
crat, good republican authority, the taxes
levied under the last democratic admins
tration amounted to 81 .32 per head of pop
ulatiou, while under the present republican
administration they amount to SS05 upon
every man, woman and child, white, black
and yellow, in the country. OF course the
taxes now levied are greatly in excess Of
the amount stated, but the people would be
thankful for reduction even in them, es
pecially as by them AN annual surplus of
more than hundred million dollars is col
leetad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22

BETTING ON CLEvELAND-Iu the Hoff-
man House, New York, last evening, ex.
Congressman Miles Ross, of New Jersey, of.
fered the following bets, without takers ::
s. ,OOti Cleveland will carry Connecticut :;
So 900; Cleveland will carry New Jersey !;
SIS 0CO Cleveland will carry New York !;
SIS COO Cleveland will carry Indiana; 5000
Gle, eaud will be elected.-N. Y. World,
21st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
Supposed Murderer,

CHICAGO, Oct. &c. C. S. Price was ar
rested here last evening on telegram from
Nashville, charging him with murder. He
denies any knowledge of any such crime.
He is a son of Jno. L. Price, deputy sheriff
of Nashville
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22

TIE SYNOD OF FIRGINIA.-The 9th an
nual meeting of the Presbyterian Synod OF
Virginia began to-day in Wythevilie The
bodv is represented by all the PRESBYTERIAN
clutches in Virginia and portions of West
Virginia and Maryland-one minister and
one law delegate from each church. The
total Dumberof delegates entitled to seats
i about FIVE hundred OF this number not
more than two hundred will probably be
present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
Express Office Robbed.

BosToN, Oct. PA Woonsocket, R. l.,
dispatch says: The local Office of the
Adams Express Co. was entered some
time during last night by burglars who
riaed the safe of $1,000 in coupons and
bonds, and 81 900 in bank bills
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK October 81 IL n. m.-Stocks
have been generally strong this morning and
prices show All advance OF y to Is per cent
There were frequent reactions, but 3. the present
writing the market is strong at the best hgur,s Of
the day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
Dead.

PARIS, October 22.--The death of NJ. ia
qu-s Auguste Adolphe Regnier, distin,
guiShed French phlologian and member OF
the Institute, is announced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
The Cholera.

ROME, Oct. 22.-During the past 81 hours
there were % fresh cases of cholera and
deaths at Naples. In the same time there
were deaths at Genoa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-22
DIED.

This morning. at half-past five o'clock, after a
br:ef illness. ELIZABETH. wife of Samuel Il.
Jsnuey. ass- Friends OF the family are invited
m .ttrnd her funeral tomorrow Thursday after
noon. AZ o'clock from the residence OF h'r hus
hand OH Cameron street.