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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
COMMUNICATED.


From the proceedings of the City School
Board, published in the GAZETTE Saturday.
it is selfevdent proposition thu. if new
school house is built now the axes on nrop-
erty in the city will certai'Aly have to be in
creased; indeed, the Superintendent lad
mitted the possibility of requiring an in.
crease OF taxatlr,n for a short time, but con-
tended that the people would cheerfully
vote IT, II Necessary" Now, will they? Is
not fax of two dollars on the hundred for
the city end forty cents for the State a sulli-
Gent burden for "the people" to bear? or
does the School Board" mean TO say, as
Vanderbilt said, "Let the people be d-d"?
DO they consider it a crime for man or
woman to own q small house in Alexan-
dria? The city and its people are poor,
and are not now able to build handsome
school houses besides, the schools are now
As good as any in the State and the children
made as comfortable. When we are able
let us have a handsome building, but not
till then. The finance committee of the.
School Board is authorized to raise money.
etc. Let them remember to inform those to
whom they apply Tor the necessary loan
that though the school property is in their
hands, it belongs to the city, and every
piece of the cty's property is now mort.
gagged and in the hands Of trustees Go
slow. TAX PAYER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
Floods in the Susquehanna.

WILKEsBAREE, Pa, Jan. 2.-During last
night the Susquehauua river rose rapidly,
and this morning the water is twenty one
feet above low water mark. Ice has again
gorged near Nanticoke, aud volumes Of
water are pouring through the low lands
on the west side of the river. Railroad and
other Communication between mere and
Kingston is entirely cut off, and travel to
any point on the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad is impossible, except
by boats. Farmers living near the west
81 l. bank Of the river are removing their
cattle this morning to safer quarters
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
Shooting Afrav.

JERsEYvILLE, ILL.,, January 2.-Calhoun
county has neither railroad nor telegraph,
and at this season is cut off from all COM
municaticn except such as is afforded by
the river and stage coach but courier
brings news of desperate shooting affray
ut ball near Batchtown, in that county,
Christmas eve. Rube Harrel was jealous of
a would be rival, and in his madness got
hold of a shot gun and discharged both bar
rels into the little company, wounding seven
persons, two fatally. The injured are Laura
Jones, eye shot out, is dying; Alice Beach,
shot in head and neck Belle Jones, shot in
abdomen William Beach, shot in hip, and
an unknown man shot in the back. The
others received Slight wounds. The MUIR
derer mountct! his horse and fled the coun-
ly. He is still at large.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

PETERsBURG.-The city council OF Peters
burg at its meeting yesterday evening re-
ceived communication from the city treas
urer to the effect that in order to meet
accruing interest it would be necessary &c
borrow 5000 COO The huance committee
were thereupon instructed TO borrow that
amount. 1t having come to the knowledge
Of the council that changes were about to
be made by the Petersburg and Weldon
Railroad Company in the conduct of its
business which will materially effect the
commercia! interests 9! The city, commit
tee was appointed to confer with the au.
thorties Of the road and urge upon them
the Importance of having due regard for
the interests of the city. This read is an
important trade feeder to Petersburg, and
under the recent consolidation forms part
Of the Atlantic Coast Line. 1t was
ntimated by the council thai unless
a satisfactory agreement could be arranged
between the commi:tee and The railroad
authorities legal steps would be resorted TO
to protect the ciiy's interests.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
UNDERTA BILL.-The Uadertakers

UNDERWRITERS BILL.-The Undertakes
Association of Philadelphia have adopted a
resolution which provides that no member
of that association shall do any work for
any person who owes a funeral bill TO a
member Of the association, unless arrange.
ment has been made to settle the debt. The
Record quotes prominent undertaken as
saying: You have no idea Of the amount
we lose yearly. l know OF one undertaken
in this city,wbo. at his death, left s35 900 in
uncollected bills. Parties who have the
smallest means demand the most expensive
funerals, and there are many whom We are
called upon to attend who have no earthly
intention of paying. Look at Mount Moriab
Cemetery, where five hundred bodies will
be disinterred because the lots are not We,
paid for, proving that the oDl" desire Of re.
latives aud friends is to get rid OF a corpse
and never again bother as 70 the paying for
the service Not only the poor, but the
rich rob the undertaken. Poor people as a
class order expensive baskets and trim
n,ings, and by SO doing deluae The under
taker into the belief that they are amply
able to pay for them. This they do 10 ward
off suspicion until The body is inferred, when
all anxiety as to how we are TO be paid is
dispelled. There is no occasion for such
frauds, as there is not an undertaken in the
city who would not, on the plain statement
OF facts, furnish to an impecuuous person
coffin and conveyance to the grave for
deceased relative"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
Ihe Snanish Earthauakes.

MADRID, Jan. 2.-Shocks of earthquake
were again experienced at Albania last
night. The town is in ruins. A panic pre-
walls among the inhabitants Of Antequera,
twenty sight miles northwest of Malaga,
where shocks have already been felt. Earth
quake shocks were again felt at Granada,
Malaga, Nerja and Algarrobo last night.
The panic among the people is undated.
A number Of towns and villages have been
completely destroyed, and their inhabitants
have deserted them. Many parsons sleep
in railway carriages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
ALEXANDRIA, VA
FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2.

HARDLY HAD General Malone reached
Washington before he made haste to tell
the correspondent of south-hating North
Elm journal that he, Malone, would never
consent that those who attempted to destroy
the Union should be its rulers" and that
be Participated another civil conflict in this
country because the negroes are not pro.
tected in their political rights" And yet
the General was one of those who attempt
ed to destroy the Union, and has been,an is
now, one of its rulers, to the extent at least
of making it's laws and appointing its Of
ficers, and though the political rights of the
negroes are so we'll protected that the in
crease in their vote at the recent election
was greater than that of their white neigh
bors But no body minds what the General
says now, and himself and his utterances
are only alluded to as instances of bad form.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
Voluntary Liquidation.

INDIANAPOLIS, January "A Kokomo
dispatch to the Journal says: The First
National Bank Of this place has gone into
Voluntary liquidation, the directors having
d :termined Oh this course. A steady but
quiet run had been made on the bank
dufing the past 80 days, and the deposits
hid been reduced about 100000. The
assets are ample to pay the depositors in
{,I
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DENIAL FROM MR. MOODY.

hLEAAN DKIA, JauuHTy :, Ioo3.
TO the rdif0r Of The AlcTdaa1ia Gazette:
Having read an article in your paper of
December %, taken from Richmond paper
stating that AIR Moody had seme eight
wears ago. in New York, used Generals
Il ,hert l.. Lee aud StonrwaIl Jackson, 10
illustrate the character Of Satan, greatly
desired to know ne truth OF This matter. 50
wrnte TO Mr.. Moody. enclosing the article.
To day have received the following re-
ply, which please insert il your next issue,
and ask Richmond papers to copy.
H. F. f.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
u. l.. MOODY.

ADR1FT ON THE OCEAN.-The Norwegian
bark Onward, from Stockholm, which ar
rived at New York yesterday, reports that
on December 2G, latitude So, longitude Is
she fell in with 4 raft on which were the
captain aud crew Of four Of the schooner
E-telle Day. She took them off and
brought them to New York. The mate.
f. S. Curling, lost his hold on the raft aud
was lost. Captain Williams, of the Estele
Day, makes the following statement: ave
sailed from Charleston on December Is for
Philadelphia, with $4,000 feet of yellow
pine lumber; had fine weather I'LL the 18Th,
off Cape Lookout, when the weather be.
came squaly. At p. IN. u strong wind
was blowing, with heavy sea; the pumps
were kept going all night; at q. m. the
wind was still blowing hard and noun
famous ses. was running; the vessel began
to keel over; at a. m. cut away deck
bad at S a. IN. vessel still listing bad at 8
a. III. rolled over, crew clinging to the out
side aud sea washing over them all day;
lay thus until Sunday night, 2lst, when the
vessel began to right just before daylight;
22i, changed our position and sat in the
fore rigging, the vessel breaking up fast.
with decks coming up and lumber coming
OUT at S a. N. vessel broke up with a great
noise and sank Immediately, aud left the
crew hanging on the lumber and other
floating material; at 8 q. m. the mate, Mr..
Z. S. Curling, of Lynn, Mass, failed to hold
on the raft and was drowned at 2 p. IN
sighted sail bearing down on u.s. rs he
had met portions Of our wrecked stuff and
was looking for the wreck she proved to
he the Norwegian bark Onward, Captain
Olsen, from Stockholm for New York, by
whom we were taken off and kindly treat
ed At the time of our rescue we had been
four days in the water, with nothing to eat
or drink.n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
Fires in New Orleans.

Nav ORLEANS, La, Jan. = A fire yes
teriay afternoon in Sheurer & Beckers,
wholesale grooers and liquor dealers ware
house, II and 10 Poydras Street, caused q
loss ofSlO,O00, which is fully insured. Sew
eral adjoining buildings were slightly dam
aged by water. The livery stable occupied
by Mr.. Callahan and others and several
adjoining buildings, We're damaged by fire
and water, last night, causing a loss OF
about s. 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
NORTuFIELD, Mass Dec. 81, ISIS

NORTIIFIELD, Mass, DEC. IT, 1871.
Dear Madame-I have received your let
ter and noted both its contents and those
81! the article you enclosed
regret the report. for Inc sake of any
WHO may nc offended or hindered thereby
1t is hardly necessary for me to say That il
is wholly false l never used the ilustra
ton, nor said anything against the moral
character Of either Gen. Lee or Gen Jack
son. could not have done so, for | have
always held the men in high honor as Chris
lians and gentlemen.
Very truly yours,
y. l.. MOODY
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a WILD WoMAN.-A special to the Phil
adelphia Times from Wormelsdorf Pa,
says: For several months the citizens Of
this village Situated near the foot OF the
South mountains, a range OF the Aileghan-
les have been disturbed by the most un-
earthly yells coming from the hills. II was
generally supposed that they emana;ed
from some strange animal which had taken
refuge in the mountains. Mr.. Grjesmer, Of
the Bethany Orphans Home, IA Reformed
Church institution at the foot of The noun
tain, several times heard The screams.
franklin Kitlerman, jacob Matthews and
Theodore Starlze TALL old huntersl, followed
up IA trail for several hours, but were finally
obliged TO give up as they were led into the
mountain fastnessts. Stones aud huge
rocks were rolled down the hill in their
path, and they were obliged 10 dodge these
missiles every now aud then. theodore
StartZe says he SAW living thing, half hu-
maD half beast. He stood still, the blood
chilling in his veins. He had his pnn. with
him, but he dared not shoot. He next
started on run, am, to use his own words,
lew down nc ri!l and did not stop until lie
got "".,D,me, not taking time to look whether
| the beast was following him or not. A par
| ~ of employees at the Robesonia furnace
shot at The animal, but missed it. 1t is
stated that the managers Of the furnace Of.
fered 5000 for the animal alive, ard 800 for
its dead body. For some weeks every
person has given the mountain wide
berth. Several farmers lost sheep end
| chickens A day or two ago the mystery
| was cleared up. A party Of Wom-
elsdorf hunters secured the mountain.
They found human footsteps in the snow,
which they traced to rude hut-a char,
coal burner's deserted cabin. Here they
found a young woman, probably twenty five
years Off age. She was thinly dressed, her
surroundings were uncouth, and she has a
wild and haggard look, and who she is no
one knows. she will probably be removed
to the poor house. She threw stones down
the mountain and yelled to scare the people
away. She is of muscular build, and many
think she has been following this kind Of
life for years, Judging by her general ap-
pearance. She has shown the strength of
an Amazon, and the people have decided to
let her alone until The authorities take her
in charge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
NEWS OF THE DAY

The London Times celebrated its centen-
NAL yesterday.
Sugar making has closed ia Louisiana
and the result IS disastrous to tie planters.
Mrs. Blaine did not ''recevt," in Wash
ington, Yesterday, and tho5f; who called
at her house were required TO leave their
the door.
1t is proposed to make the ball the feature
of the Inauguration festivities. Tick cts will
be sold to twelve thousand persons, and
money for necessary expenses is said TO be
forthcoming.
Col. Adie)n, Postmaster Of Baltimore,
upon being rendered the compliments of
the season by the letter-carriers, presented
to each copy of President elect Clevelaud's
Civil Service Reform letter.
The Pittsburg Bessemer Steel Works at
Homestead, Pa, will on Wednesday reduce
the wages of employees in their rail mill SO
per CENT, those in the converting mill 20
per cent. and laborers 10 per cent. The
works employ about 900 men.
Representative Laird, of Nebraska, met
with a severe accident while out riding in
Washington yesterday. His horse slipped
on the payment and fell, throwing him 10
the ground and falling upon him, breaking
his right leg above the ankle.
Mrs. Mary E. Cody, stepdaughter of Sol.
White, a prominent Canadian politician
and member of parliament, was arrested in
| Detroit yesterday morning for forging her
mothers name to note for $3.50 aud getting
the money thereon from the First National
Bank, of the city.
Last year there were 1O,9GS failures in the
United States with aggregate liabilities of
1926, 343 ,427, an increase of about twenty
per cent in numbers, and of over thirty one
per cent. in liabilities, as compared with
1888 The greatest number of failures &C.
Cured in the Western States, the Middle
States coming next in order, and the East
ern next.
On New Years Eve two burglars entered
the house of widow named Rooney, in
Wilmington, Del, for the purpose of steal
ing $1,000, which they had heard she had
just received. Not being able to find the
money and thinking that it was hidden
somewhere in the house, the villains badly
beat her, and subjected her to fiendish cru
elites After being given three dollars they
dispersed. Mrs. Rooney is very old and iii
firm and the rough treatment which she re-
ceived will probably result fatally.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
Drowned.

WORCESTER, Mass, January 2.-0n We'd
nesday some children who were playing on
the ice at Manhany, Sutton, broke through,
and two girls of Mitchell Van Zaut aud a
son of Levi Debaw, aged TO II years, were
drowned. Mr.. Seine Lesotte, who attempt
ed their rescue, fell in and his life was
saved with difficulty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
e Denial.

ALBANY. y. Y, Jan. 2.-Governor Cleve-
land said last night to an Associated Press
reporter that the statement made by Mr..
Hrrd at Cincinnati. that he was president
Of free trade club was not true. The
Governor further stated that he had never
been connected III any way with any such
organization.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
Mysterious Death.

NEW YORK, Jan. John Eagau, fire.
man in the Rockingham flats, was found ~
ing in the basement of Al West seth street,
this morning, with his leg and arms broken.
He was taken to Roosevelt hospital where
he died soon after his arrival. 1t is suppos-
ed that he fell from the roof, but it is mys.
terry how he got up on top OF the building.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
Old Aunt Grieyous

Makes everybody miserable, because she is
50 gloomy aud disagreeable. Probably it
comes from dyspepsia, combined with d
touch of liver complaint. Is her case hope.
less? Not at oil. Give Aunt Grevious
bottle of Browns Iron Btters, and see it
brighten her up. Thousands ofailing ladies
have conquered their troubles by the use of
this valuable medicine. Any druggist will
tell you it is good for weakness, dyspepsia,
malaria, ETC.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

INVESTIGATION has resulted in the dis
covery that most if not all the protection
lists in the South are Northern manufactur-
ers who have come South, but who, not con
tent with the enjoyment of the superior
manufacturing facilities of this section,
want the protective tariff continued so as
to increase their profits still further.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
The Late Collision in the Bay.

BALTIMORE, Nan. 2.-The schooner
Blanche Hopkins, which colided with the
steamer Lady OF the Lake, in the lower bay
last Friday, has arrived at Miier's wharf.
Her flying jib-boou, and howsrrit was car
ried away. Tie anchor of the Lady OF the
Lake, which dropped on board at the time
Of The collision, is still On the Hopkins.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
Fatal Accident.

VICKsBURG, Mi s., Jan. flames Hart,
killed last evening by switch engine ON
the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas
Railroad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
A young woman in New York has ente

A young woman in New York has enter
ed suit against firm engaged in canning
tomatoes in that city. She alleges that her
health has been permanently injured BY
eating tomatoes put up BY said firm. and
claims $4,000 damages. In her complaint
the young lady claims that the defendants
in soldering the can used muriate of zinc
fiux,and that the 1ux falling into the to1na-
toes had poisoned them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
The Grant Fund.

New YoRF, Jan. 2-Tbe movement Tor
raising 100000 to relieve The personal
effects of Gen. Grant from mortgage laoill-
ty has taken practical shape. Nr. Cyrus
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

LET THE other effects Of President-elect
Cleveland's election upon Virginia be what
they may, the people of the State may well
felicitate themselves upon the assurance
that the whole power of the next admins
tration will not be thrown in favor of any
one man or even party here, and that no
nefarious bargain will be made by the Presi-
dent with any political boss in this State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

The Season, the ladies' illustrated maya
zine, containing all the latest fashions, &c.,
most interesting to the fair SEX" has been
received from the International News Co
81 Beekman street, New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

CONGRESSMAN I9sJRD says that President
e'se. yIs eye va 10 one of the original mem
bers of the first free trade club organized in
this country since the war, and is its presl-
dent day, and that he entertains the most
pronounced free trade ideas. Whether this
be so or not there is much doubt, bnt there
is no reasonable doubt that if it be so, and
Mr. Cleveland be able to Influence Congress
TO legislate in accordance with the ideas re-
ferred TO, he will benefit ninety nine out of
every hundred people in the entire country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

W. Field received to-day from Mr.. D. B.
Wesson, Of Messrs. Smith u Wesson, Spring
field Mass a check for 81 100 as his contri-
button towards the fund being raised for The
relief Of Gen. Grant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

Paymaster Smyth, of the army, has dis
appeared from Savannah, Ga, with upwards
of IS, 900 of government funds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

IT NOW turns out,upon no weaker author
i,y than that of General Malone himself,
that Mr. Edmunds was one OF the republi-
can Senators who induced him to make the
Danville riot national affair. No wonder,
therefore, that Mr.. Edmunds, who drew the
prize of the presidency of the Senate in
the lottery of assassination, should have
quietly pocketed respectful official COM
murication, sent to the body over which he
presides by the Legislature Of Virginia, re-
guessing the resignation of one of IT, men
who misrepresent the Sta n the Senate,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
Mr.. Gladstone Indisposed.

LONDON, January 2.-Mr. Gladstone is
suffering from indsposition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

A woman was fined in Richmond yesler
day tor carrying concealed weapon "a pis-
tol.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

THE FRENCH GuvERNMENT takes very
sensible view Of the Panama canal now IN
progress Of construction. 1t says the canal
is private concern, in which private money
only is invested, and with which the French
Government had nothing to do. That
should he the precise position this Govern
ment should take toward a canal through
Nicaragua. Ifprivate people with private
money choose to build the canal, so well
and SO good; but the United States, as a
government, should have no more to do
with it than the French Government has to
do with the Panama canal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02
MARRIED.

AT the residence of the brides father. in Fair.
fax county, on December 30, 1884, by Rev. Mr.
Eustler ARTHUR DAVIS and SALLIE d.
CATION
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

AS THERE is now a surplus of over hun
dred million in the Treasury, which may
be spent for worse purposes, the educa-
tional. bill before Congress might possibly
pass, if amended so as to provide that all
the money to be expended under it shall be
appropriated in lumr,and come out of the
present surplus. AS it reads now there Will
be need for surplus for many years in
order to supply the required appropriation,
and as the people are opposed to paying
taxes on the necessaries Of life to create
fund 10 be distributed to the States, the
bill, unless amended as suggested, will, it
il feared, stand poor chance at this session.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

nRINK HOT SODA
IL JAM At SUMMERS & ALIENS.
WAGONS. SLElGHs, CARRIAGES, ROCK
w ING Horses &C., &c. at
deco AMOS B. SLAYMAKER'S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

( ,LOVER LEAF BRAND HOMELESS COD
" FISH, very fine, lust received by
norS j. C. MlLRURh.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

DROOMS! BROOMS! BROOMS! At cost large
- lot Of fine Brooms.
dcc9 MCLEAN & UHLER, so King st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

THRISTMAS GOODS AT
~ J. d. H. LUNTS,
At Greatly Reduced Prices. dec2f
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-02

BEAUTIFUL QUALITY OF HALE BLEACH.
- ED Table Linen. 64-inches wide. 5Oc., at
oct31 AMOS B. SLAYMAKERS.