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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-19

COMMANDER EyANS-I.aS, Saturday Sec
rotary Chandler teIegraphed To the officials Of
the Navy Department directing them I" re-
vokr the order granting Commander Eohley
ID. Evans leave Of ?hSlnco TN one year
with permission to 20 beyond the sea.
Commander Evans WAS on the TN ot las. month
relieved from lighthouse duty III Baltimore and
given one month to settle his accounts. after
which he was to have yea : lea Z o. absence {"
20 to Europe The Sccrc;aryS ,rrcut action was
:; grca, surIrac Ia Commander Evans. w.u j. ..",:
ut Fortress Monroe and slso 10 the oil i,ls At
the Navy DEPARTMENT The latter say they do
not know what prompted the secretary I" rrE"s"
the order, As he sgncd no reason in his lcc-
gram for 50 doing. 1t is reported IN naval circles
That Saturdays order IS y continuation OF the old
fight against Commander Evans, growing out Of
the removal ii ON the lighthouse service of OF" Of
Senator Mahnuc's STRIKERS when Commander
Evans was in charge Of the lighthouse district.
II is also reported that instead "f allowing Cora
mandrr Evans to take Il pleasure trip To Europe.
the secretary has selected some very disagrrcahle
sea duty To which Commander Evans will he
Ordcr red
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-19

TIE PETERSBURG SAVINGS BAEk.-Ir
the House Of Delegates yesterday a rcsolu
ton was adopted instructing the Commit
tee on Finances to ascertain and report the
amount or amounts of the moneys of the
Commonwealth heretofore deposited in the
Planters and Mechanics Bank ofPetersburg,
and the dates of such deposits respectively ;
the names of the persons by whom and at
whose solicitations and requests said depos-
it's were procured; the names of the persons
to whom and among whom the money de-
posted "a aforesaid were paid and distribu.
ted through the agency of said bank and its
officers, by overwhelming, discounting, loan,
or otherwise: kind and value Of the securi.
ties, and rights of action or suit, if any
available To the Commonwealth as means of
recovering the sum Of $50. 600 or any part
thereof; the names Of all persons who had
received and converted to their own use any
part of said deposit, and who are liable TO
criminalprosecntion in connection Herewith;
whether my, and, if any, what legislation
is necessary for the protection of the State
against lurther loss by reason o! similar de-
posts in other banks. The committee have
leave to sit during the session of the House,
and in Petersburg or il Richmond, as they
may deem advisable.
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GENERAL BUTLER got tired of waltin:

GENERAL BUTLER got tired OF waiting
for Governor Cleveland's letter oil accept
ance and has published his own. 1t Is I'M
mensely long, almost, if not quite, as long
GA Rla;ne's. which it only exceeds in dema'
oop;sm. He denounces both the great pollti-
cal parties of the country, ashe had TO 40 IN
order that there might be some reason lot us
address as he calsit but, ofcourse. aud IN ac-
cordsace with the terms of his bargain with
the Blaine managers, he gives the democrats
his seSerest blows, and says the negro OF
the South cannot go to the ballot box ior
fear of the shot gun. Fair samples OF the
reasons he assigns for not trusting the gov
ernment to the democrats, are that the
country has had no experience for nearly a
quarter of a century of what the democrats
would do if they had the power, ana that
the present House of Representatives mas
inst anpropriated more money, raised 10y
taxation, than any other House ever appro-
priated before in time of peace. And TINS
he does in the face of the fact that even
Malone saws 't is the white and not the
black republican who is afraid to go TO the
polls" in Virginia, and that the country en-
joyed greater prosperity when in the hands
of the democrats than it has ever done since,
and that every effort the democrats at the
last session of Congress made to reduce the
revenue aud economic the expenditures
was opposed by the republicans. Notwith-
standing the fact that OF all the woman
rights women not one has yet avowed her
self In favor of Butler, he proclaims himself
an advocate of woman's suffrage. He does
not advise his supporters to run electoral
tickets, but to unite with the minority in
the several States, republican or democratic
as the case may be, with the understanding
that they shall have part of the eectora
vote in each Of the States in which the Goa
ltion NAV be successful, so that if those
several parts united be sufficient to decide
the result 10 the electoral college, he car
sell it to the highest bidder, as, it is believed
Malone intended to do with his HancocE
ticket in 1880. The General says that IL
foreign countries the people correct thei
wrongs by arms but that here, up to date
they do 80 by the silently falling ballot
He will find next November that the people
are aware OF their power in the respect al
luded to as we'll as he is, and that they
have exercised it in removing from political
life man whose demagogism, If successful
would entail upon them many grievou;
woes.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

TOLEDO, Ohio, August 19.-Wilbur
Plumb, street car driver, while at the
lower end Of the road, last night was shot
and killed by robber intent on securing
the money box. The murderer escaped.
II. Louis, Mo-, August ia quarrel
between Sarah Hubert, negro, and MIR.
Lowell, white man last evening resulted
in the woman plunging knife into the
mans juguIar, killing him instantly.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, August 1.-THE
Times Little Rock despatch says: Advices
from the Indian Territory relort the MUIR
der OF Henry Parks and wife at their resi-
drnce OH Big Creek. The murderer ell
tered The house while the victims were
asleep presumably, with the intention OF
robbery. Their skulls had been crushed
with q blunt instrument.
NEW YORK, Aug. l9.-James Henderson
WAS dangerously shot by policeman this
morning while robbing drunken man.
He is believed to be the same robber who
killed policeman Logan, two years ago.
LITTLE Rock, Aug. l9.-Near Lanoke, on
sunday, Il colored man named Parker, rode
up to the house Ola white farmer named Law
horn, and called him to the gate Aftera few
minutes talk, Parker suddenly drew his
pistol, shot Hawthorn dead and rode oil, and
has not been arrested.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

A terrible plague of Iocusts is ravagins
Central Spain.
Denis Kearney, the California sand-lot
orator, has declared for Blaine and Logan.
Rev. H. NJ. Collision, of Chicago, who kill
ed his wife last Wednesday and then shot
himself, died last night.
Surgeon Joseph J. Woodward. OF the
medical department of the army, died IN
Philadelphia yesterday.
It is said that Robert Bonner has pur-
chased Maud S. of W. II. Vanderbilt, and
that the mare will be used in trottinS races.
The thermometer went up to one hun
dred degrees at Dover, n. H., yesterday.
Several persons were Frustrated by the
neat.
No copious rains have fallen in the Vi
cnitv of Plymouth, y. H., since May; the
wells are going dry. Crops of all kinds are
suffering.
The Baltimore base ball club received the
wors. heating at Philadelphia yesterday
that has been given any prole ,sInnal club
this season, score 20 to |.
The vote of the reople of ST Mary :
county, Md, was taken Saturday last, on
the question of prohibition Of the sale OF
iority.
Owing to the large number of appoint
mrnts made in the departments at Wash
inmton, it will soon be necessary to hold eX-
annalons in the Southern and some OF the
Northern States.
The branch line of the New York, phla-
dclpha and Norfolk Railroad from roco'
moke TO Accomac, on the Eastern shore oil
Virginia, was opened yesterday. The read
is - miles long.
Thieves entered the private study of Rev.
Father Mollinger, in Allegheny City, Ia.,
sunday night and distracted from the sale
=; 900 in money and 4 diamond mounted
| chalice valued ut s 800.
The main building Of the Worlds Expo
sition at New Orleans was practically lin
shed Saturday, the last .joist being holsted
| into position amidst much enthusiasm on
the part of the large crowd of spectators.
Col. Hcros Won Borckc, who was in the
Confederate service during the war, and
who has been visiting old battlctields and
old friends in Virginia, was in Baltimore
Yesterday, the guest of Gen. Bradley L
Johnson. He left in the afternoon for New
York, and will sail by the Ems for his Ger
man home. He had enjoyed his visit very
much but too much dining and winning haG
made him feel like taking rest.
4 number of carrier-pigeons were liberia
led from the roof of the Signal Office ii
Washington yesterday TO ny to their home:
in New York and Brooklyn. 4 bird be
longing TO T. F. Goldman arrived in Brook
Ign at its loft at 1929 p. m, having beel
liberated at $50, making the journey at n
average speed Of ,5ll yards per minute
beating the best American record and win
ming the first prize offered by the Hudson
| Club.
A Saratoga dispatch says: ''rhe demo
cratic campaign will not lansuish for funds
Senator German told a gentleman on Fri
day that the oilers of financial support were
more than encouraging. Congressman Col
Inns, Of Boston, is credited with iledsnE
himself to collect 80 o0n in one block o
that city. Mr.. Tilden. the politicians as
sert will open his barrel, and other wealthy
men who are interested in the success %
the democratic ticket will dip deeply int
heir peck cts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-19

CuNFEEENcE-Thc Mahonetes held q
conference in The Wig building last night
1t WAS well attended, aud WAS presided
over ny General Mahone. The members
talked freely and up TO midnight the inter
change of views with regard 10 the cam
pagn was still going on.
1t was given out that no action nj present
would he taken in regard TO the republican
electoral ticket, and General Wick ham r. !
quest for equal representation on tho ticket
was ignore!
In the Seventh district there are two
electors, Carter NJ. Louthan, of Clarke, and
H. J. Walker. of shenandoah In the Tenth
there are also two. +. w. Hubbard. Of
Buckingham. and :. Brown Allen, Of Augus
In. This makes il necessary to change the
ticket in these districts, but this vii! not be
done st present. Later On the executive
committee will make change of some sort
RicbmoNh Di*pdich Of 10 day.
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SOME NORTHERN republican and So
called independent newspapers hasten 10
avail themselves Of the opportunity al
for,led by the introduction of repudiaIlng
resolution into the Virginia Legislature, 10
denounce the democratic party of Virginia
az a repudialing party. And this they do
in the face OF the we'll known fact that bat
for Malone and the assistance he received
from the republican party III virgin
lathe negroes Reputation would have
been i'm; os:;iblc in the State. They also
fail to mention that Mr.. Lybrook, the
man who introduced the resolution referred
to, belonged to Mahone,s party, and only
left il because he could not, as white Nir-
rinian, consent to be any other mans slave;
and also ii at unless lis resolution shall have
republican support, it will receive no Other
vote than his own.
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AN IRISHMAN WHO READS.

Editor Cumberland Times:
As a bly, demand is now being made fol
the Irish democratic vote in behalf of Mr.
Blaine. the republican candidate for Presi
dent, from the following you will see the
absurdity Of Irish democrats voting for him:
Garfield entered Office as President Of the
United States March 5, 1881, and imme
diatey appointed James G. Blaine as chic
member of his Cabinet. On June ID, 1881
Daniel McS~eency, 4 naturaliZed American
citizen Of the United States, Il resident Of
-nn Francisco, was arrested in Ireland
where he had gone few years previously
for the benefit Of his health, and was thrown
into nundalk Jail without any charge hav-
ing been made against him. Mr.. McSwec.
ney protested bis ignorance of having com.
mitted any crime; asserted his American
citizenship and demanded on early trial:
but his proteStations, demands and asser-
tons were contemntuously ignored. He
then wrote from his prison To Minister
Lowell iDcinSing his certificate OF American
citizenship, and asking that the necessary
steps be taken to procure for him a fair trial
or an early release. Minister Lowell as
>urcd him that he would give his attention
to the matter.
Four months passed an'. insolvency in Jail
heard nothing from Mr.. Lowell. August I'd,
lSSl. Julia McSwccncy, his wife. wrot.. from Ire
land to Mr.. Blaine. asking hat the department of
State zee Justice done him, and dctalin. the cir
ruulsanccs attending his arrest. This letter was
read in Washington on the 10Th of the same
month tAugustD Mr.. Blaine took no nntirc OF
her disnifcd but patriotic appeal, and refused or
neglected 10 interfere and left the mailer in the
hands Of Minister Lowell and settled by
Minister Lowell ami Granville with Il vengeance
to Mr. McSwccncy. who was kept in Jail fourteen
months longer aud finally released without trial.
What Il stigma on Mr.. Blaine. wl.usc duty it WAS
TO see that American citizens should bc awarded
their constitutional rights This is the leader of
the party which is new trying to win Irish
American votes by professions of friendship
Every discerning Irish American cnn learn from
the records Of the party that neither MIR. Blaine
nor his party friendly To the Irish
III March, 1852 the democrats managed Ia get
q resolution passed in the Senate calling upon the
Secretary Of State to report upon McSwccncy'S
case, and that official, Mr. Frclinghuyscn, failing
to comply, Senator Voorhees, made his famous
speech in McSwecncys behalf and was supported
by Senator Jones, of Florida. Wide Congressional
Rrcord of the timc.) And this is the party who
bids for that Irish vote, without the scmblancc Of
justification. Yours very respectfully,
CSM
Homecoming, Md, Aug. -, 1884.
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too. if they were to 90, what would become
of the Mahones, Cashes and Chalmerses'
and Indeed OF all the scalawagsin the South ?
Why, ofcoutse, they would have to 80 with
them, and as they are the sole cause OF the
few annoyances they have here, and as a
desire to be rid Of them Is the on'y
reason they can have for an exodus,
it is not probable they will 60 if they
have 10 carry s;rh self seeking demagosues
and fomcn,ers of trouble along with them
The negro knows which side his bread Is
butterca on rs we'll rs any body else, ana
the possession of that knowledge is sufficient
10 induce him 10 remain where IL mas p'eaSeo
Providence to put him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-19
The Cholera.

PARIS, August 19.-At Toulou there We re
two deaths from cholera last night Fatal
cases develop more rapidly and death comes
more quickly than at tho outbreak of the
epidemic. At Marseiles there were eight
deaths last night.
EIEMINGHAM, Aug. IA possible case
OF cholera has occurred in this city At any
rate physician has reported to the coroner
that Il man who died here this morning, was
Il victim of Asiatic cholera. The coroner
has accordingly ordered all inquest.
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CoNKL1NG.-The Brooklyn Enyis pub
fishes tho fnllnwipr.

CoNKLING.--The Brooklyn Enyie pub
fishes the following;
'The EuG'"'s Sources of information aS &c
Mr.. Cunkling intentions during the pres.
enl campaign enabled uS To announce with
confidence. that his attitude would he that
Of mastery inactivity. Oar information is
finally confirmed IL iis following letter
declining I'LL election ~. an honorary mem
Der nf the 'l'Immcd Knights OF Albany.
AN. Il. Nchoi$, Esp, .>rr,rfnrB, Etc.-
DEAR SIR Noting yours aud thanking You
for the offer OF an honorary membership Of
the political organization referred 10, !
must ask you to excuse NE. ain quite out
Of politics, ANA don't wish i'll any way 10 he
drawn into the pending canvass.
Your obedicut servant.
Roscoe CONkLING.
Although the great stalwarl statesman
will strictly adhere to he course indicated
in the above letter, We are assured that on
the 18th of November next he will deposit \
ballot for the Hon. John =. st. John
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-19
No Chance for Peace,

LONDON, Aug. ia dispatch from
Shanghai orth;- date says: Tso Tsung Tang
ana kne TSeng Chen, the Chinese plenipo-
nlia les, have left Shanghai in accordance
with instructions from Pekin. There is no
prospect of settling the difficulty with
France
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-19
Collision.

LANCASTER. Pa, August 1.-TWO west
crn bound freight trains ran together this
morning near Valley creek, demolishiug q
cahuo:e and several cars. The wreck then
caught fire and was totally consumed TO-
gc,her with anoverhead bridge under which
;h,. wreck occurred. The tracks were
blocked for five hours.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-19

The feeble graw
strong VI hen Hostel.
ter's Stomach B!ttc.s
is used Ia promote as
sanitation of the food
and enrich the blood.
Indigestion. the chief
obstacle In an 3rGulsi-
ti"n nf strength by the
weak IS All aillnent
which infaIIiblg sac
curu',s Ia the action Of
this peerless correc-
tive. Loss Of :lcsll and
anpntite, f.ilnre 10
sleep. and growing evil
dencc e premature. de-
cay are speedily count
eracted by the great
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I. O. 0. F.

New YORK, Aug. l9.-At the session of
the Grand Lodge of odd Fellows Of this
State here to-day, the grand master in his
annual address recommended that funerals
be held at night, and suggested that less
money be spent on the dead and more on
the living
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-19

THE NEW YORK Hcrhd says Of Buffers
letter: at is notable only for its queruious
earrulity, for lis mere rISmarole quality, III
virtue of which it ramblcs all over the uni
verse, takes in or touches everything, and
al LAST SAYS very little.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-19

THE REPUBLICANS have now started a
cock and bull story to the effect that ne.
gro prophet will soon appear aud lead his
race out of the South into Mexico, as Moses
led the Israelites out of Egypt into Pales-
tine. But the negroes in the South, if they
require straw with which to make brick,
can have as much as they want and of this
they are fully aware nor have they to bear
any of the other hardships that were i'm
posed upon the Israelites. To them the
South is a land of milk and honey, or, what
they likeinfnitely better, of hog and hominy;
and having wholesome fear of the danger
attending the forcible invasion of any other
COUNTRY, they will make it hot" for any
prophet who may attempt to force them to
follow him away from the flesh pots OF their
adopted land. No, the negroes will never
leave the South of their own yolition. Then,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-19

The House of Delegates yesterday passed
the bill to authorize the Board of Miller
Manual Labor School to convert per cent.
bonds. issued under the act of Feb
ruary l4tn, 1882, into registered bonds of
the same class.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-19

At tie Pullman Car Company's works
Yesterday 100 cars were constructed and
painted, all complete, within the regular
working hours.
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MARINE NEWS.
ARRIVED,

PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. AUGUST 10 i-~i
Sun rises ......". 5 ~ sur sets............ t. t.
ARRIVED.
Schr Cakes Ames Jersey City, to American
Coal Co.
Scbr Emma Middleton. Gloucester Mas, 10
American Coal Co.
Schr Waters, Washingtnu tn Lawson,
Worthingtou.
Schr Carrie Bell. James River. TO Perry Sluoo;
& Co.
ShILED.
Schr James Ponder, New York, by " \ Stoot
s Co.
Schr Caroline, Potomac City, by Ferry, Snunt
& Co.
MEMnRASDA
Schr Ida Fowler, Tor this port sailed irphp
Woods Hole 1lth.
Schr Robt Haley for this port. sailed from
Baltimore Stll.
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Robert Mc,andlish, republican, was elect
ed yesterday in the Petersburg district a
member Of the Virginia Legislature to ill
the vacancy caused by his own resignation.
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DIED.

At Grafton. stafford county. Va on Friday,
10Th instant, after short illness. Judge J. BEN
JAMlN r. SUBTLE of Stafford, sou-in-lsw to
Thomas Branch. of Richmond.
Funeral services took place at Grafton Satur-
day lntA a, > :. III. lntermcnt at Judge Suttle',
old home in Stafford.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-19

4 bill has been introduced in the House
Of Delegates for the removal Of the political
disabilities of Casper W. Green, of the coun.
" Of Warren
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-19

THE SCANDAL business has proved such !;
boomerang that the republicans have almost
abandoned it as means Of warfare, and,
having nothing else against the personal
character of Gov Cleveland they now revert
to the Morey letter, and accuse the Gov.
ernor's party of forging that letter. But
they will have no better success with that.
Everybody familiar with the history Of that
letter knows that Mr.. Garfield did write it,
and that the lavish use Of money alone pre-.
vented that fact from being thoroughly es.
tablshed. Every we'll informed politician
In the country also knows that the man
who was elected to succeed Mr.. Garfield in
the United States House of Representatives
took even stronger grounds than those Of the
letter in favor of Chinese immigration, and
that Senator Hoar and other prominent
lights among the republican party did the
same thing. Nor could any republican, re-
gardful of his consistency, have done other
wise, for they all have declared in favor of
the obliteration of race distinctions, Of the
civil and political equality of all men, and
that this country is the welcome home Of
all the races of the earth Indeed so fond
are they of the colored races, that in some
of the Northern States while they allow
the negroes to vote without any qualtica.
ton, they will not allow a white man who
happened to have been born abroad to vote
unless he be real estate owner. Mr.. John
Davenport, republican supervisor of cleo
tions in New York, got about thirty thou
sand, dollars from the republican committee
for liis vain attempt to relieve Mr.. Garfield
of thee responsibility of the authorship of the
Morey letter. He is the only man who has
proited, or who can profit by that letter.
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nvinnrant which braces up the pin rsic: energies
and lnr,ifcs the constitution against di-essc Far
sale by all Druggist and Dealers generally.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-19

bakers CELEBRATED OLD VIRGINIA
IL RITTERS. For sale by
iy1S j. D. H. LUST.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-19

100 BARRELS PRIME NO. POTOMAC
lUU HERRING, for sale by
CHAS. KING
myl1- s. Cameron street
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rI,HE \ 3 $ SHIRT still ahead at Csc. singly,
/ or 1913 set st
iv25 AMOS 2. SLAYMAKER'S.
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CrUGAR.CTRED SHOULDERS and BREAK.
- FAST PIECES choice, for sale at
ir1G J. c. MILBURN'S
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nUASSIA TONIC CUPS, for loss of Appetite
W Malaria and Debility. price ID cents.
nj SUMMERS & ALLEN.
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CANAL COMMERCE

Arrived.-Boats Bender VIA Walsh, A J
Akin, Brsdburn, Jno W Burke, and II o Clauyh-
ton, to American Coal Co.. Maud & Lena, to A VI
Brandt.
Departed.-Boats r Bender. w Walsh A J
Akin, Bradburn, J w Burke II 0 CIaughtom,
Maud & Lena.