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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-19
TINTED STATES OF AMERICA.
Y Eastern District of Virginia IS:
John Co>yrove and others, In Admiralty, i'll a

vs..
Schooner f. C. Scranton. cause of Contract.
Whereas Il libel has been filed in the District
Court Of the United States for the Eastern District
of Virginia on the 18th of January, 1881, by
John Cosgruye and others, libclants, against the
Schooner +. C. Scranton. in n cause OF contract,
&c. and praying process may issue against said
vessel, her tackle apparel, and cargo and that
said vessel may be condemned aud sold, to psy
said John Cosgrove and others with costs, charges,
and expenses:
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the monition
under the seal of said Court. to me directed and
delivered, | do hereby give public notice to all
persons claiming the said vessel or in any man
ncr Interested therein, that they be and appear
before said District Court, to be held at the Court
room in the city of Alexandria, in and for the East
crn District of Virginia, on the 9th day of Feb.
ruary 4. D.. 1884, at 10 o'clock a, m. Of that day,
provided the same shall be day of jurisdiction,
otherwise on the next day of jurisdiction there
after, then and there to interpose their claims,
aud make their allegations in that behalf
Dated at Alexandria, the Sth day of January,
1884. l. {. ONEAL
Deputv United States Marshal.
Har X prortors for Libellauts.
jan19-w2w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-19

SUING A STEAMBOAT PANY.-Bertha
J. Ward Yesterday entered suit in
Washington against the Inland and
Seaboard Coasting company, claiming
$4,000 damages. The declaration sets
out that on October IS, 1888, the paint-
if at Leonardtown, Nd, took passage on
the steamer John w. Thompson for this
city. When the boat had reached Lancas-
ters wharf the captain and bar keeper rush,
ed up stairs to her room and she was seized
by the hair of the head and by the arms
dragged down stairs, put oil the boat and
held prisoner until October 2l. 1888, when
she was permitted to 60 free. She suffered
greatly from the indignity offered her and
in injuries received, and has expended
about $500 in trying to get cured, and thinks
the company should he compelled to pay
the damages asked for
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-19

LEAP YEAR PARTIES As it is probable
that during the year at least one leap year
party will be given in this city it is well TO
know how those who attend are expected
10 dress AT one of these parties given in
the West recently the costumes worn are
described as follows: The gentlemen wore
toilets of surprising richness and elegance,
shonc in all their lovely and radient beauty
and made themselves utterly and entirely
irresistible The young ladies all wore
handsome hand-medowns, purchased at il
fire sale of damaged goods at Usage City,
and were simply enchanting in their lowell
ness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-19

SWEEPING REDUCTIONS IN PRICES.
preparatory inventory
11or FINE FRENCH DRESS p1AD marked from % per
LOT COMBINATION DRESS sU1rNes huns1 5toso
LOT COMBINATION sUr1Nas fums
1Lor FANCY COMBINE ALTON sUrT1NGs from
homs1
LOT FINE FRENCH SILK
irons
ILor FRENCH ,oms1
Ian reduce
Is PER CENT from marked prices coLoRED
5pER CENT from marked prices
20 PER UNDERWEAR
90 PER CENT reduction PUSHES
Is PER CENT ON ovEacor1ses suNes also on Suits and ove
Look at our
ton &c. na 24;
Sheetng
CLoAKs AT COST AND LESS THAN COST.
oor ST. 81 goods
- and 50 50; our proportion
Purchasers money stock ONE PRICE TO ALL
J. r. TACKETT, !. 100 King street.
JADIES FIIRNTSHING GOODS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-19

THOUGHT IT WAS POLICEMAN.--lt was
stated in this column day or two ago that
Union street dance had terminated the
previous night a la "Lanngan's ball''-th
is in general row. 1t now appears that
q Young man from the rural district who
was in attendance became panic stricken AT
the commencement of the melee and started
TO run down the railroad track. He soon
reached the carve that leads from Wolfe
street to the tunnel, and in his hurry col
lidcd with the switch controlling the tracks
there, which he forthwith imagined was a
policeman. He begged piteously to be al
lowed to 20 on. protesting that he had no
hand in kicking up the row. Getting no
response, he drew closer to the inoliensive
switch and was overjoyed to find that it was
not IL fierce miuon of the law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-19

The RIVER THE rain of last night aud
to-day, together with the fog, have some
what softened the ice in the river but not
sufficiently to enable resumption of narl'
CATION. The Philadelphia steamer, Norfolk
made another attempt to force her way
through The ice to-day but returned after
going Il short distance down the river. One
Of the ferry steamers changed her position
in the dock this morning but none Of the
other river steamers have moved.
1t is predicted that cold wave will
sweep over this section of the country to-
night when another freeze will result.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-19

CTRIKE WHILE THE IRON is HOT. AND
y don't you forget it. 200 Cases of Mems, Ladies
and Childrens Rubber Boots and Shoes, received
from a manufacturer to-day, must be sold by the
1 st of January [dec1l r. KAUFMAN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-19

Ol1SQUITAIR UNDREsSED KID GLOVES
lNl Black aud Tan, worth 81 % and 81 30. SELL
ing at - and 81 1T
BROWN & CHAPMAN'S,
iau19 102 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-19

C.LEIGH RUNNERS. BASKETS, BELLS, &C.,
y at reduced prices, at 50 King, corner Of Royal
streets, Alexandria, Va To close out stock on
hand, the above class of goods will be sold very
cheap Club Skates at cost. Come and see.
iaul7 ]. T. CREIGHTON & SON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-19

7 OST OR MIsLAID- CERTIFICATE No. 50,
| for Shares Alexandria Marine Railway and
Shipbuilding Co. All persons are notified not to
negotiate or buy the same, rs duplicate Certii-
cate has been applied for.
ian1S-3t WP GRAVES
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-19

uOMINY CHoP-1o tons fresh ground Homi-
III ny Chop. just received and for sale by
iap1u CHAS. s. TAYLOR. Jr., 81 Kingst.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-19

WARMERS MODEL MOULDED NJ NJ. COR
w SETS, for tleshey persons, at
iaul9 AMOS B. SLAYMAKERS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-19

\ATARNER'S CAROLINE HEALTH AND ABB
w DOMINAL CORSErS, just received at
ian19 AMOS b. SLAYMAKERS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30
THE GUBERNAToRIAL CANVASS.

The candidates for Governor open
ed the campaign at Murfreesboro
Monday, and have had several joint
discussions since that time.
The canvass has so far developed
nothing new. Gov. Bate defends the
500 act and pronOunces in favor Of the
convict lease system and a railroad
commission. Judge Reid attacks all
of these and makes about the same
speech he has been making while can
wasting alone. He says that he believes
the 500 act dishonest, because it didn't
have the consent of one party to the
settlement, but he doesn't believe in
renewing the debt question. He would,
he says, veto any act that tends to re-
open this question without referring
it to the people.
The only thing Gov. Bate said in the
discussion at Nurfreesboro about the
tariff is contained in the following :
Judge Reid asked, Gov. Bate, how
do you stand upon the question of the
tariff"
Gov. Bate replied, "Upon my plat
FORM"
Judge Reid replied, "But the devil
of it is, nobody knows what your plat
form means. Col. Colyar, nor Gov.
Cleveland, nor John ]. Vertrees knows
what it means. Colyer says it means
protection; Vertrees says it means free
trade. But say that it is the hand
of Esau and the voice of Jacob; it is
a flaw and a straddle from beginning
to end" ..
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30

Patriot Ben Butler would have a
host of followers in Tennessee if the
conditions were somewhat different.
There is noble band of patriots in
this State who love and live for the
dear people just as Ben does, and they
would train with the cock-eyed candi-
date If demagogy fed on the same food
in Tennessee that it does in Massa-
chusetts. There's Patriot John Savage,
for instance. He is a great anti-mo-
nopolist and the same type of states
man that Ben is, as far as his ability
goes. He would doubtless be a Butler
man if he didn't stand so high with
the squad that proclaim themselves
the orthodox democracy which gives
him a chance for Office holding.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30

IT is said Mr.. Randall will make no
speeches for Cleveland, because Cleve-
land did not repudiate the platform
and declare for protection. 1t looks as
if we would have to surrender Penn
sylvania to the Republicans without a
struggle.-COurier-JO Journal.
The Courier-Journal ought not TO
let its mtipathy to Randall lead it into
such palpable lying. The statesman
from Pennsylvania WAS present on the
occasion of Cleveland's notification of
his nomination and made a speech to
an Albany mass meeting, in which he
said:
My place in this battle will be in the
fore front of the fight. The honest
people of the country believe in a par
ty Of principle, and to them is left the
work of ratifying those nominations
Now a word or two on the
subject of the utterSnces of our con-
ventiOn in relation to the tariff. l as
sert here tonight that the utterances
of the Democratic platform in refer
ence to the tariff are the most intelh-
gent and business-like declarations
that have ever emanated from body
of the American people.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30
The 1854 Tobacco Crop.
Cincinnati Tobacco Journal


From our crop columns our read
ers can form a fair estimate of the
probable crop OF 1884. 1t will be
seen that considerable alarm has
been felt in most sections of the
Leaf States lest the effect OF the dry
weather of the past few weeks
might seriously injure the crop, but
within the past few days good rains
have fallen throughout the Ohio
Valley and in parts of Tennessee,
Virginia and North Carolina, In
diana, Missouri, and some of the
Cigar Leaf growing States. In the
latter States the greater part of the
crop has been cut in fine condition,
and it is only the rather limited
acreage of late planted that can be
affected any way seriously by the
dry weather. In most instances
crops will be in the sheds by the
end of the present month, and then
the cure the crops receive in the
barns, in connection with the char
acter of the weather, will have much
to do in determining the quality Of
the crop. The quantity is now GER
tain-arger than usual, and will be
barned early. The freedom OF the
crop from damage by hail and viO-
lent storms, as we'll as worms, is
commented upon in all States.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30
A Fair Interpretation.

Col. John r. Neal, Democratic
nominee for Congress in the third
district, gave the following very
excellent Interpretation of the tariff
plank in the Democratic platform
in a speech recently delivered in
Chattanooga
When a given amount OF revenue
is required, say 5000, 100000, the
Democratic party says that it shall
not be raised on coffee, tea, salt,
quinine and other things which
have become the necessarIes OF life,
and with which we have no general
competing industry, but by q tariff
on iron, steel, silk and other articles
of q like nature, so as to foster and
encourage oar OaCH productive indus
tries and labor. ....
A protective tariff means tax of
duty upon foreign products, with n
view of increasing their price, and
thereby preventing their being sold
lower than our own products in our
own markets; q tariff for revenue
levied and adjusted in its details
with strict reference to equality in
the public burdens and the prOtec-
ton and encouragement of home pro-
daGctiUe industries and labor tOithOm
creating mOlOpOLieS.
The Democratic platform adopted
at Chicago constitutes the author
itative declaration OF the Demo
cratic party on this subject. 1t gives
forth, as l conceive, no uncertain
sound. 1t provides for a tariff on
imports sufficient for the economic
al administration of the Govern
ment. but so laid as to promote the
healthy growth of domestic indus
tries, regardfnl of the labor and cap
ital involved ; and any change an
the tariff must be effected f0ithout de-
DriVis1g american labor of the ability
to successfully compete aOith foreign
labor, and no LOIUeT rate of duty shall
be IeUied than aUiU be amply sufficient
TO cJUer any increased cost Of l)TOttltc-
ton aUhich may eriSt "a consequence
of any higher rate of lCageS in amer
lea than eiSeICltere.
IT recognizes the necessity for
revision OF the tariff, but this must
be done with due regard to the
maintenance of our diversified in
dustries and to the encouragement
of home capital and home labor.
In word, duties are laid for pur-
poses of revenue, bat in laying them
a Just and safe GdCGntIge should be
giUen to our Oa0n people, and that the
ItIcurieS and not the accessories Of life
should so far as possible bear the 6m-
denS of Government.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30
SOMEWHAT SUPPLEMENTARY.

We have the most reliable advices
that Col. E. b. Stahiman, or Gen.
Basil Duke, or some other big or
little Mogul is having supplements
struck off in Louisville or Chicago
to he distributed among their week
ly journals in Tennessee, such as the
GalIatin Examiner, Manchester
Times, &C., &c. The readers OF
those papers can know the supple
ments when they see them-they
are all just alike and loaded to the
muZZle with such ammunition as
the railroads furnish. If the people
of Tennessee are to be thus over
whelmed, it is time they were know
ing il. Look out for the supple
ments.-NGSbUiIe World.
The supplement which accompa-
mics this issue of the CHRONICLE is
the one referred to i'm the above.
Some time ago we received a letter
from the Budget Publishing Com
pany, of Nashville, asking if we
would publish supplement con-
tanning the letters of acceptance oil
Cleveland and Hendricks, COM
ments of the State press on the rail-
road commission question and a
few advertisements of Nashville
business houses. This was the en-
tire substance of the letter. We re-
piled in the Affirmative and expected
the supplement in time for our last
weeks issue. 1t failed to arrive, but
reached us this week. Although
we had already printed the letters
of acceptance, we concluded to give
our readers the supplement, as it
contains a great deal of live matter
on important issues, which they will
be glad to have an opportunity OF
reading.
We know nothing more OF the
origin and editing of the supple
ment than what we gathered from
the letter above referred to. II it is
gotten out by railroad men, as the
World surmises, that's all right to
us. There is nothing iIlegitimate in
the railroads presenting their side of
the case to the people by fair argu-
ment. The other side is being pre-
sented by papers and speakers
throughout the State. The railroads
are an interested party in this mat
ter and have right to be heard.
ALI fair minded readers will, of
course, consider only the substance
of the supplement and to that class
alone we address ourselves.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30
A QUESTION on CONSISTENCY.


The GAINESVILLE Chronicle is the bit
terest enemy OF the railway commits
sioners we have seen. In its last issue
il. says that if they do not refund the
salary already drawn they are confess
ed robbers" In the name of bleeding
humanity what has Savage, Turley and
Gordon done to our clever contempt
raryf It is our understanding that
Montgomery county is near about
solid for the commission.-Mashville
World.
The World does not represent us
fairly. All that we said in this regard
is contained in the following para
graph:
The railroad commissioners have
recently ceased to draw their salaries
and by that act acknowledge that they
are not entitled to any of the pay they
have drawn since they were enjoined
by the Federal Courts. III they don't
return it to the State treasury they are
confessed robbers. To be consistent,
they must continue to claim their sal
aries or pay back what they have
drawn since the injunction against
them took effect.
The only question we raised was the
right of the commissioners to the pay
they have drawn since they were pro
hibited from discharging the duties OF
their Office. If they are not entitled
to the whole OF it they have no right
to any part of it We understand that
they drew their pay regularly up to a
recent date, when they ceased to de-
mand it. If by SO ceasing they yield
the point that they are not entitled to
pay since the injunction restrained
them from the work for which the
salaries were granted, consistency de-
mands that they pay back every cent
they have drawn within that time.
This is altogether a different ques-
ton from the one which considers the
right and policy of creating a railroad
commission in Tennessee. The opin-
ion of the majority of the voters in
Montgomery county is certainly en-
titled TO great respect, but the politics
of the CHRONICLE are not governed
entirely by business principles" and
we don't consider the popularity of a
question in forming our opinions con-
corning it
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30
BOGUS PARTY MEASURES.

The pronunciamentos of platform
are not always party principles. The
latter must be both general and fun
damental but the former very often
have exclusive reference to local mat
tiers Of transient importance.
A Nashville paper takes us to task
for saying that the railroad commits
sion question can not be made DEM
Ocratic measure, and answers us that
the fact has been accomplished by in
culcating a resolution favoring a COM
mission in the State platform of the
party. There is such a declaration
in the platform adopted by the late
Democratic convention which assem-
bled at Nashville, but Notwithstanding
that such is the case, we reafirm our
opinion that the commission question
is not party measure, but a matter
ofPurely local concern of which vot-
ers are going TO think and act indie
pendently.
When the citizens of Tennessee
became Democrats and Republicans
the commission question had never
been thought of. There are men in
this State to-day who were good DEM
ocrats before a mile of railroad had
been built within its borders, and they
would be good Democrats still, though
they should oppose the commission.
Party lines cannot be narrowed to
an issue of this kind and it is not to
Democratic interest in Tennessee
that they should be. The continued
bringing in Of local issues as tests
OF Democratic fealty can have no
other effect than to disintegrate the
party. With this sort of thing in
practice a man can never be certain of
bis political standing and must abide
the issue of each successive convention
to tell what 10 the crucial point in his
creed.
Carrying such action to an extreme,
county organisations might attempt to
force the success of some pet scheme
by making it a party measure, and
even civil districts and municipalities
could declare what was Democratic
doctrine within their respective limits.
Bringing the matter to GAINESVILLE, we
might find that no man was a Demo-
crat who doesn't favor the hog ordi-
nance, and the least clubbing on that
important point might subject citi-
zen to the stigma of being "a damradi-
xii in disguise"
Il was by accident that the DECLARE
ton for a railroad commission came
to be inculcated into the Democratic
platform. 1t would certainly have
net with strong opposition and prob
ably defeat, but the long fight over
the tariff resolution, so wearied the
delegates that there was no time or
energy left for further wrangling, and
the platform was allowed to pass as re.
ported by the committee.
Be that as it may, however, there
are numerous citizens of this State,
very sound in their Democracy, who
are not going TO be drummed into
supporting the commission as party
measure, and we stand by our asser-
ton that the attempt to create the
commission by urging it as Democrat
ic doctrine and stigmatizing all who
don't consent to it as Republicans,
won't accomplish anything.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30

Hearing that another fortunate hol-
der OF a part of the lucky number 15,-
365, drawing $4,000 in the August
scheme of The Louisiana State Lot.
terry, was on hand to collect his money
a reporter interviewed him. Mr.. Louis
Seymour, the fortunate gentleman,
was found in the office of the Lottery
with two friends. He had presented
his One-fifth ticket, and was awaiting
the making out OF the check for the
amount it called for. While apprecia-
ting fully his fortune, he was perfectly
cool and pleasant.
He told the reporter that he was a
native of Memphis, Tenn, and served
in the Confederate army in the battle
of Shiloh under Gen'ls. Albert Sidney
Johnston and Beauregard. His health
impaired by army service, had grown
much worse of late years, and he came
here to benefit himself. AS his means
were limited, he went to work on the
buildings of the great Worlds Fair to
be held in New Orleans next winter.
He stuck to it steadily for nearly five
months, although it almost counter
balanced the good done him by the
genial climate.
He was a firm believer in luck, and
never failed to purchase a ticket in
The Louisiana State Lottery. His ex-
pertinent in purchasing No. 1886 has
confirmed him in his belief. He was
pleased with the country and the peo-
pie was delighted with everything,
and hoped to enjoy his good fortune.
He hod NOT formed and distinct nlans
for the future, but would remain at
ease for some time recuperating, not
forgetting always to try his luck in the
lottery that had proved such bonanza
to him.-Neao Orleans Picayune.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30
CITIZEN DICK WARNER,

CITIZEN DICK WARNER, who was
defeated for a nomination to Congress
from the Fifth District by the Demo
cratic convention which recently as
sembled at Tullahoma, is beating the
bushes to see what chance he will
have as an independent candidate.
He belongs to the patriot band who
make such loud professions of ortho-
dox Democracy, but since he failed to
get the nomination he is principally
for "0ur Dick" and don't care CONT
mental about the party. His brother
patriots would be the same way under
like conditions.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30

1t was hoped that at least candidate
st. John would go through the cam
paign without any assault on his per-
sorlal character, but the horrible accu-
sation has been whispered that he dyes
his moustache. That's awful
Col Hensel, chairman of the Demo
cratic committee of Pennsylvania, said
in a speech at Trenton, N. j., last
week: "Why, l tell you Pennsylvania
is closer State than New Jersey. The
Democratic party is fighting party
and is fighting to win. The people o.
Pennsylvania are reading people.
know there is no disafection in oul
State. The people of Pennsylvania
are against James G. Blaine because he
was born there and brought disgrace
upon his birthplace"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30

THE Tennessean, Republican pa
per published at Nashville, thinks that
a change or reduction of the present
tariff rates would bring dire distress
on the country. In this view of the
case the Tennessean will please ex-
plain what the National Republican
platform means when it arraigns the
Democracy for not having reduced
the surplusf Why does it use the
phrase requisite revenue" in speaking
of the levying of tariff duties1 and
why does it pledge" the party ito cor
rect the inequalities of the tariff and
reduce the surplus y The Tennes-
sean ID fond OF remarking on the am
biguity of the Democratic platform on
this subject and evidently don't COM
prehend the PRONUNCIATION Of its own
party. Is that document also capable
Of a double construction.