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Fires.

RAILWAY, n. j., April 81 l.. Free
man carriage factory in this city was to-
tally destroyed oy nre last night with large
portion of lis contents. The loss is about
$50, 600 partially insured. Gordon's Opera
House built some ten years ago at an ex-
panse OF $50 900 was also destroyed.
SALEM, n. j., April GA serious fra oc'
Cured last night on the farm of L. Preston
Carpenter, about three miles from this place,
supposed to have been caused by Lightning.
Toe barns and oil the out buildings were
burned, and the residence was only saved
b. shower of rain which came at the criti-
cal moment. Four valuable horses and sew.
eral fine imported cows were also burned.
Loss $4,000; insured.
CHESTER, Pa, April 29.-The large jean
mill of Branagan & Lamb in This city, was
entirely destroyed by fire al an early hour
this morning.
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NEWS OF TEE DAY.

The Prince and Princess Of Wales have
returned to London from their visit tc
Ireland.
Secretary Lamar has written q letter cor
daily approving of subscriptions III his de
partment for Decoration day
The Prince of Wales has sent au agent t.
audience by the Pope.
Engineers are to follow the Russian ad
vance in Asia 10 construc: telegraph lIGeS
and railroads.
The wife OF an habitual drunkard in BuE
falo recovered 81 900 against liquor sellers
wcom she had notified not TO furnish hen
husband drink.
The force Of 400 bosses, leading men, etc
in the several navy yards will be reduced tc
$50 or 800 thus saving from $500 to 5000 a
day. The discharge is made necessary by
the lack of funds in the Bureau of Construc'
tion and Repair
A complimentary dinner was given at
Delmunico's in New York last night TO Min
lister George II. Pendieton by the civil ser
vice reformers. George Wm. Curtis preSd
ed, and among those present were Senator
Evarts, Wayne MacVeagh, Mr. Hewitt, ).
B. Elkins, and Warner Miller.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. for some time past reducing the num-
Der of its employees at Mount Clare works,
will make further reduction to day OF
100 men. making altogether about 400
Those to be dispensed with will be from the
car building shops. The maximum number
of employees in busy times is $500, With u
pay roll Of 1000 per month.
As stated yesterday, the jury in the Wash
ington Circuit Court yesterday sustained
the will of the late Admiral Powell. THE
Admiral Powell Endowment" for the Free
Preparatory School for young men of limited
means who wish to enter the Naval Aca-
deny or the revenue marine service remains
unchanged The school will be conducted
ut the Columbian College in Washington.
Mr.. j. Rendel Harris professor of New
Testament Greek and photography in johns
Hopkins University Baltimore, has resigned
and expects 10 sail for England next month.
The resignation grew out of vote of GEN.
sure by the board Of trustees Of the univer-
sty, which was induced by criticism writ
ten for one of the city dailes by Mr.. Harris
on the work of NJ. Pasteur in particular and
methods Of yivisection in general.
The Commissioner of Pensions yesterday
directed the suspension at the Philadelphia
agency of 102 pensions which have been
drawn although the pensioners are dead.
In some cases, the Commissioner says, the
persons in whose names the pensions were
drawn have been dead since 1871 He has
also directed the suspension at the same
agency of pensions to seven widows, who re-
married in 1851, but who have continued to
draw pensions ever since. The Commits
e,ouer has addressed u Communication to
The Attorney General requesting him to
bring suits against the pension agent and
his bondsmen for the moneys so unlawfully
nishnrSed
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Appointments

WASHINGTON, April 29.-The President
made tie following appointments to day:
Charles L. Scott, of Alabama, to be Min
lister Resident aud Consul General OF the
United States TO Venezuela.
Warren Green, Of Kentucky, 10 be Consul
General OF the United States at kanagawa,
Japan.
John L. Bacon, OF South Carolina, TO be
Charge d. affairs Of the Uuited States to Par
aguay and Uruguay.
To be Consuls of the United States -
BertGold Greeubaum, OF California, al
Apia.
Albert Looming, of New York, at Bremen.
Joseph B. Hughes, Of Ohio al Brming
nam, England
John H. Putnam, OF Ohio, ut Honolulu.
Victor A. Sartnri, OF Pennsylvania, at
Legboru.
Robert f. Withers, Of Virginia, a: Hong
Kong.
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wooDLAwN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
fReported for tho Alexandria GAZETTE.

(Reported for tho Alexandria GAzETrEl
The April meeting was held at Valentine
Bakers on the 25th instant. E. E. Mason
was chosen chairman, with n. W. Pierson
secretary.
The committee appointed to visit the
Riverton Lime Works and make arrange
ments for a supply of lime for agricultural
purposes reported that satisfactory arrange
ments were made to have Riverton lime
nut in barrels and sent to John Robinson'
esq, at Alexandria, who is the agent for
the company, and who will receive and de-
liver it to farmers in such quantities as they
NAV order. Special rates on freights and
on the lime are made, 80 that farmers can
afford to use lime for agricultural purposes
in this section where it is so much needed
az one of the neces sary constituents IN our
soil to prepare plant food for the various
crops.
The critics characterized the host as
man OF hobbies, one of which Is to pillow and
replow the ground for wheat four or live
times and COW early. His wheat shows that
this was decided success. Another hobby
ia a one handle Dixie pillow, sherwood"
harness without traces, and the wood"
mower and reaper, tnaG ne Is ready W stanu
bv at all times. Sill another hobby is to
dispense with all fences except around his
pasture field. This the committee ap..
proved of as practice which is worthy of
being followed His three cows-two
fresh" and one "stripper"-produce Is!
pounds of butter week; also brood sow
with ten pigs, were considered superior ami
mails. A live-weeks old calf receives with
his daily feed Of milk handful of wheat
flour end handful of sugar, which shows
in his thrifty growth.
The critics on the farm of Isaac Snowden
noted the fact that twelve or more years
ago Mr. Snowden left the Collingwood
nci.hborhood to make his fortune else
where, but since his return had made
money faster than in any other place, max
ing a mark ed success in farming.
\ question was asked, (which requires
,ho most wheat or oats in seeding, poor or
rich land to produce q profitable crop?''
There was such diversity of opinion ON
tho subject that vote was required to de.
lermne the majority, when 1t appeared
there was majority of two who Thought
that poor land required more seed than rich
land in order to secure the best results.
The next meeting of the club will be at
Norman Gibbs May 23d.
Critical Committee; ". Gilsingham, w
Walton and G. Lukens.
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The Spreadiug War Cloud.

LONDON, April 90. The speech OF Mr.
Gladstone in the House of Commons on
Monday, upon the vote Of credit of S55, Oc0,'
900 was received with profound interest
throughout Europe, and was published in
full in all newspapers. 1t has dispeIled any
idea that England will make concession to
Russia The general opinion of the press is
that the speech makes war certain. The
newspapers are filed with discussions Of
the probable alliances the respective beiiis-
erent5 may form in the event of the war,
now thought 30 near at haud, not being
confined to Asia, hut being extended into
Enrnnn
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FROM WASHINGTON.
lspsoaA Correspondence Of tho Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., April %, 1886

lspsoaal Correspondence Of tho Alexandria Ga.ete.l
WASHINGTON. D. c., April %, 1896
Alex. Hunter. recently associated with
"Brick" Pomeroy in the publication of the
United States Democrat has severed his con-
lection with the paper. Mr.. Pomeroy will
continue the publication of the paper.
1t is now officially announced that Mr..
Kelley has declined the Italian mission.
General Sheridan's methods of ordering
troops about, 10 suit his own whims, are
likely to be changed, aud he will learn that
he has superior IN command, though he
be democrat.
Miss Cleveland has given up her MONDAY
receptions for the summer, though she will
be '.at home' to her personal friends three
DAYS in the week until she moves out TO the
Soldiers Home with the President for the
summer.
The First Comptroller of the Treasury
has, IN The case OF William Muirhead, Chief
Supervisor of Elections in Jersey City, dis
allowed items amounting To nearly 50 900.
The principal items disaliowed were one of
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A VERY SERIOUS QUEsT1oN-Two youu,

A VERY SERIOUS QUEsTIoN.-Two young
men who were more given to velocity than
to gravity were SO engaged in the fascinat-
ing intricacies of game of poker that they
made night Oft At The dawn of day
they reached home and found fire in
closet just ready to break out. There were
a round hundred people in the house whose
lives were possibly saved by the discovery
The discovery would not have been made,
however, but for that game OF poker The
moralist may assure us that poker is peril
Gus pastime, but the people in that house
seem to he glad that the young men were
Just wicked enough to stay out NIL night ard
then come home at tive ocl"sk in the
morning." Should poker therefore be Ell.
\. Hruld
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A month ago ne pro~prc;s Tor the crops
In the Uuited States were very aiscouraSihg
But there is reason to hope that the rapid
advance of the season has wrought some
Improvement, The great damage done to
the winter wheat by the Intense cold of
February aud March was lrr"paIabie, and
the latest reports show 80 Improvement IN
its condition. 1t is not at al likely now
that the yield of the spring wheat crop Will
be as large as in 1884 by several millions OF
bushels
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Terrible Storm.

READING, Pa, April ga violent wind
storm struck this aud neighboriDg counties
early this morning 1t WAS unprecedented
in its fury and the sudden change from heat
to cold was the most marked for 20 years. In
a short time the thermometer fell from % 10
35 degrees. In some places lightning and
thunder were severe. Many tees have
BEEN blown down, AID in some instances
hou. eS uuroofed.
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Russian Advances in Afghanistan.

LONDON, April 29.-lu the House of Com.
mons to-day Lord Edmund Ntzmaurice,
under foreign secretary, read telegram
FROM Gen. Sir Peter Lumsdeu, dated at Tir-
pul, April 23i. This telegram mentions
that the Governor of Herat had received u
report that the Russian troops had advanc-
ed upon Meruchak. Lord Edmund also
said that Gen. Lumsden himself, in tele.
gram of date April %, incidentally speaks
of the recent occupation of Meruchak by
the Russians.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-29

The receipts Of Flour have fallen oil aud iDc
market is fairly active. Wheat is fevcrish aua
irregular with o good demand for choice lots
while musty aud damaged which form the bull
of the offerings do not partake fully of the recent
advance; we quote Fultz at 90 to 100; mixed
81 to 1O2; longbcrry SO to 1O6; common, nt,'y
aud damaged lots bringing from 70 to 90 IL
condition. Corn. Rye and Oats active a.h
higher. Butter Eggs and Poultry are wanted 1t
quotations. ether produce is without ch.u.c.
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Wonderful Efficacy"

Some people are slow in telling what good
things have been done for them, but Mr.
John P. DAILY, Of Glllsouville, S. c., says he
takes great pleasure in testifying to the won
derfu efficacy of Browns Iron Bitters in
dyspepsia, fever and ague, and general de-
biily of the system. He has personally ex
perienced the most satisfactory results from
the use of this valuable medicine. Make a
memorandum of this, all We whose systems
are run down. Browns Iron Btters will
cure you.
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Launched.

LONDON, April 29-The steel man. of-war
Howe was launched at Pembroke, Wales,
yesterday. This new addition to the British
navy carries ten guns and will have crew,
of AS men. The Howe is a twin screw
steel armor plated barbette ship of 800
tons burden and I, 500 horse power.
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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
General Grants Condition.

New YORK, April 29.-The liberated por-
lions of General Grants throat from which
broken down tissue has been sougheh away,
have materially improved. The cancerous
trouble at the base of the tongue is neither
lessened nor is it at present aggressve-it
is quiescent. Meantime the general system
improves. The weather of the last two days
and that of to-day, though unpleasant to
persons out of doors, has been as tonic to
the system aud spirits of General Grant.
That depressing element Of the warmer
days is wanting, and the patient feels brighter
and more vigorous. He has now so far i'm
proved physically that his mind is becom-
ing engaged with the blocking out of work
upon his book. This occupies his faculties
and the result is good. General Grant be-
came quiet little after 10 o'clock last
night, and at II o'clock he slept. From
that time on until o'clock this morning he
slept vel, with occasional waking. When The
General aroused this morning he felt better
and stronger than on Sunday, which was at
that time the best day since the improve
ment began. When Dr.. Douglas left the
house at S:15 o'clock to-day, he remarked
that though there was some thickness Of
speech, the General had better and easier
command Of the organs of speech than has
been the case since the attendance Of the
doctors became constant. He said the Cen
eral Was better than at any time in IA month.
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rs Richmond aud Danville Railroad Company.
Argued and submitted.
Cohh's assignee Giichrist. Argued and sub.
united
Floyd Hughes, Esq, was allowed to practice
law in this court.
Elgin's administrator rs. Hall and ale Appeal
aud snpe:sededs slow ed to decree of Circuit Court
of Lsudoun county.
Pa terson rs. tie Commonwealth. Writ Of error
refused to Judgment of Circuit Court of Frank
lin county.
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Started fer Els Post.

New YORK, April 29.-Ex-Governor Nc
Lane of Maryland, the newly appointed
Minister to France, after staying over night
in this city, lef, this morning., with his wife
and daughter,on the steamer Normand:e for
Havre. His brother, James R. McLane,
escorted the Minister ami n.s family on
board and then left for Baltimore.
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been closed

A statement that MIR. A. NJ. Kelley would
start for Italy in t-w days is authoritative
~ denied by secre.ary Bayard, who states
that Mr.. Kelley has positively declined to
accept the Italian mission. The secretary
would not say whether Mr.. Kelley would
90 anywhere else or not. The Rome 1T'bu'
ma Passegna and Opinione express pleasure
at the report that Mr.. Kelley had resigned
the Office of Minister to Italy and surprise
that the Italian government Should naVe APP
proved his nomination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-29
The Bosphore Egyptien Affair.

LONDON, April pa Reuter- dispatch
from Cairo confirms the report published in
the Journal des Debats of Paris, that the
Bosptore Egyptien affair has been settled.
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, April 29.--The stock market ...
steady at the opening, but Immediately sold az
fraction on the filling of some large selling o,j...
The market has been more active du;i,, -
first hour than for several DAYS past and =. II
o'clock prices We're about steady a, the frc3,.
The total sales for the first hour were 81 90,
shares.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-29

A council u war IN ST. Petersburg yester-
day declined to adopts conciliatory policy
towards England. The Russians have ad-
yanced twenty miles south OF Perjdeh. he
lndlralions are that declaration of war
canuot be much longer delayed.
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Prices Of Coal.

PHILADELPHIA, April 29.-The Philadel-
phia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
has issued its circular OF line and city prices
for May, no changes being made in existing
rates. The circular prices for white ash
GOAL at ScbuylkiIl Haven are as follows:
Lump, steamboat, broken and egg, $3.50;
stove and small stove, $2S5; chestnut, 81 Is;
pea, No. l, 81 %, and buck wheat, so cents.
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Stranded.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 29-The sig
nal CORPS station at Cape May Point, N. j.,
reports that the two masted schooner E. NJ.
Robinson, from New York to Milford, Del,
with lime, stranded on Bay shore, half a
mile west Of station, at q. m. All hands
we're saved
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Ready for War,

LONDON, April 29.-The Duke of Cam
bridge, COMMANDMENT chief of the Army,
to day inspected the troops at Aldershot
that are under orders for active service in
cnse Of WAT
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$4,000 Stolen.

GALVESTON, Tex, April ga special to
the Ners from Ell Paso says: "A box con-
tanning 100000 in unsigned bank notes of
the Banco Mexicano, stored in the Custom
House at Ell Paso del Norte, was broken
open and all its contents except one pack
age containing $1,000, stolen. Three Gus
tom house officers are under arrest on suspi-
ciOn
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Prouosed Neutral League.

BERLIN, April 80. France, Germany and
Austria have been discussing a project for
the formation of a neutral league and have
invited Italy and Turkey to join them ; but
neither Of the latter powers has as yet given
a decided reply.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-29

The more The Mahoneites oppose the
nomination ly the demo Gratis OF General
Fi,z. Lee for Governor the more the reason
why his party should take him up. II is
quite evident that Malone doesn' It want Gen.
Lee as his opponent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-29

Friends Of John McCulloush, the actor,
who is now visiting st. Louis, are getting
quite anxious over his condition, which
seems to be growing worse rupidly. He has
wandered about the city for several days,
imagining himselfn Chicago and Cincinnati,
ii, and inqurilg constantly for streets and
places in those cities. The evidences are
that his mind is rapidly failing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-29

The redoubtab:e Phil" Sheridan is like
" to have his comb cut. He imagined
himself some, birg that he is not, but will
fud that others have authority that be is
bound to respect, democratic though
they be.
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ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

MIS-. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, for chill.
drcn teething, is the prescription of one of the
best female nurses and physicians in the United
States. aud his been used for forty years with
never failing success by millions of mothers for
their children. During the process of teethng
lis value is incalculsble1 1t relieves the child
from pain, cures dysentefy and disrrhea, gripping
i'll tho bowels, and wind collie By giving health
to the child it rests the mother. Price 25 cents
nn'tlo. my6-1YrM WIS
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Important persons afflicted with
neuralgia, sore throat, pains
in the back or limbs, sprains, bruises, etc.,
should be Informed that Salvation Oil is
what they need. For sale by all druggists.
Price TWENTY-FIVE cents bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-29

Air. G!adstul:e's speech on MondaJ h'gn''
in the British House Of Commons s.ems 10
have been one Of the greatest IN Eng'lsh
parliamentary auuals. Its effect was seen
in the abandonment Of intended amend
ments. while not word came from mem-
bers who had rrsIeued that on some slch
critical occasion they would paraiyze the
wheels of government. Those who nave
closely followed Mr.. Gladsiones career
know that there are repeated instances Oh
record where be has proved equal 10 thatse-
yerest test Of an orator ~-the actual cnan9
ing of opinions or votes, as Ill 1898, Wheh the
whole press lahored to compel modihcatoh
OF the income tax, and his colleagues eX
pscted as the result Of mis- refusal to yleiu,
chat the Ministry would go out within the
week, and when his speech laid toe opposi;;
tIon low, so that it has never been mooted
since; or in the Black heath Grafton, Whlch
turned the boots of an unfriendly mob INTO
applause. He has read the temper OF the
People, and will not 60 To war till every
avenue bv which war might he avoided has
been closed.
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Dead.

PHILADELPHIA, April 29.-James Rees,
The old time dramatic critic and biographer
Of Edwin Forrest, died here this morning.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20.

The opipion of Attorney General Gariaoo
n ,be case of General Alexander r. Law
ton appoipted by the President Minister 10
Russia. has been made public. be hoios
that the pardon given General Lawton 'y
President Johnson in 1867 restored him 10
bis rights and privileges as citizen OF the
Tinted States as efectually as though ne
had never been in rebellion against the gov
ernment, and that the subsequent adoption
of the third section of the fourteenth amenu-
ment could not impair the validity OF tne
pardon, as that would be for one depart.
ment to impugu the acts and intentions OF
another co ordinate department OF the gov
sroment. He quotes numerous decisions ol
the Supreme Court to sustain MS views
moon the point, and concludes WIN the
on;nion that General Lawton is ellgloie lot
tba nosi,ion of Minister to Russia. Before
IN, opinion of The Acknowledgment ha',
t,e.n communicated to President CleVe,ano
Mr. Lawtop wrote TO the Secretary OF state
asking that his name he not turther con
s;d,r,d in connection with the mission, an"
On April is forwarded another letter, III
wnich he repeated his previous defamation
On the 22l President Cleve'and wrote "a
Mr. Lawton regretting the lat;ers de'eiini,
nation, and reluctantly arqu'ssc'ng J." II, a.
the same time expressing IN" oe'le, l"'
1.-THE country j. greatly the Loser ny II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-29

IL will be seen that ex-senator Robert E.
Withers has been appointed Consul at Hong
Kong. to succeed Col. John s. Mosby.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-29

Fire in the Lindell Hotel, at st. Louis, Mo,
last night caused quite panic among the women
aud children stopping there, but none OF them
was injured.
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Russian and British Ministers at soiree.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 2s.-M. de Giers,
minister of foreign affairs, and Sir Edward
Thornton, the British minister, attended
soiree at the German embassy last evening.
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From Egypt.

CAIRO, April 29.-Lord Wolsoley left here to.
Jay for Suakim. He is expected to return in
fortnight.
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Real Estate Agent SWindled.

BUFFALO, April 29.-Bunko men, sup
posed to be from Chicago, swindled Josiah
Beardsley, real estate agent, out of So 900
here yesterday.