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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-23

A REMEDY FOR SLEEPLESsNEsS.-
evening a few weeks ago l had an exag-
gerated form of very common experience
with my baby. He never goes to bed ex-
actly with the setting of the sun, but on the
evening in question it seemed As if be had
really forgotten bow to 60 to sleep. | did
not put him to bed aud let him cry himself
to sleep, for had tried that once and his
crying soon led 10 such fit ofcoughing and
choking that I was frightened, and vowed
never to do SO again and 80, s, 8, 10 o'clock
came, aud the little eyes were wide open. l
used all my arts of soothing and persuadiug
but there be sat, and laughed and cooeA,
and watched the light and the shadows un
til II o'clock came and went and 12was just
at hand. Something must be done, and
could think Of nothing, unless possibly
wet cloth on the head might have a soolh.
ing effect at least il would do no harm to
try. l took piece of canton flannel, large
enough when doubled to cover the whole
head, and wrung it rather dry out of warm
water, then put it closely over baby's head
so as TO cover both ears and eyes. The eff.
feet vas wonderful! There was briei
struggle, then perfect quiet, and in less than
FIVE minutes the little fellow was sound
asleep. Since then have tried it again and
again, and always with the same quick re-
suit. 1t is simple remedy for sleepless-
ness, and we'll worth knowing and trying
BdbyhOOd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-23

A MILLIoNAIRE's APPETITE.-Mr. Hunt.
ington is convinced that to his habits in life
is due his uniformly good health. To his
health is due his even temper and perfect
mental poise, and to the latter is due his
great business success. Mr.. Huntington
was farmers son and practically started
in life without dollar. To day his fortune
is estimated at $4,000, 900. His home in
New York is at No. 65 Park avenue. Mr..
Huntington invariably retres at 10 o'clock;
he has his breakfast at S o'clock, his dinner
at l o'clock and his supper at $50
o'clock in the evening. He has never
taken to the idea of an evening dinner.
Business keeps Mr.. Huntington down town
during the day and his dinner may be char
acterized as lunch. 1t rarely consists Of
anything except piece of roast beef with
bread and butter, vegetables and weak tea.
Mr.. Huntington's breakfast consists OF :.
steak or chop, baked potato, bread AM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A number Of removals in the Department
of Justice are said to have been determined
upon.
An insect called the dumb locust is COM
hitting ravages on apple trees in the south
western part OF Virginia
An American, who had lost all his money
bv gambling at Monte Carlo, committed
suicide at Nice, France, yesterday by taxing
morphine.
At a republican convention at Staunton.
Va, yesterday, there was no expression OF
a choice for Governor. Senator Mahones
craftsmanship was Endorsed.
The extensive glassware and crockery
establishment of Abram French Y Co., b IS
ton, Mass, was damaged to the extent OF
900 by fire aud water yesterday
Lem Jones, of Spring Place, Murray
county, Ga, who has persisteatly refused
to provide for his family. was taken from
his home Oh Saturday night and terribly
logged by party OF twenty maske men.
He was told that if be did not do better the
dose would he repeated.
Yesterday was great day IN New YORK
for celebrated cases before the courts. Inc
list embraced the cases of Ferdinand ward,
Yseult Dudley, James ID. Fish, Builder
Budensiek, Editor Keep charged with jay
Gould LIBEL" two wife mnraerers, bank
robher. and the Truman OBrien stabbing
and shooting cases. Nothing OF moment
was, however, arrived st in any of these
notable sensations The defense i'll the case
of Mrs. Dudley viii be insanity.
Saturday night sheriff Robinson, of Essex
arrived in Richmoud, having in his custody
Frank Burkman, Who was convicted OF muir
der in The second degree and sentenced TO
thirty six years in the penitentiary. The
sheriff got into hack with his prisonerand
directed the driver to take them to the pen
itentiary. As the driver was getting uD to
his seat Burkm lcaped out ofthe hack and
dashed off at full speed, but was captured IN
The foundation of the old Vulcan Iron
Works. Burkman is now safely housed in
the penitentiary.
After many conferences between the
Queen, Mr.. Gladstone and the Marquis OF
Salisbury the difficulty concerning the
formation of the new ministry has been
settled, and the Marquis of Salisbury as
snmes the office of Premier at once. The
Marquis has resolved to accept Mr.. Glad
stones promise to use mis- influence with the
Liberals to prevent factious opposition.
Bourke will lie chief secretary for Ireland,
and Lord Randolph Churchill, secretary Of
State for India Wrts will then be issued
for the re election of the cabinet members.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-23
Major Hills Burial.

A man with history was buried at Nash
Vile Saturday. Before the war one of the
richest, if not the richest, planters in the
South was Harry Hill. He was known all
along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, from
New Orleans to Pittshurg. His plantations
extended for miles aloug the river. and
were titled by thousands Of slaves. When
he died his estate was worth about three
million dollars His only son inherited this
vast wealth. Like all Young men OF that
day who had rich fathers, he had the bene.
fit Of a European education, and for years
travelled on the Continent with private tn
tor. He had been beautifully supplied with
money, but when his ia hers death threw
all his wealth into his possession bis extrav-
agauce knew no bounds. His fortune rap.
idly melted away, and when the war came
it swept away the remnants. From mil
lionaire Major Jimmie Dick" Hill descend
ed to dependent on his relatives for the
absolute necessities of life.
In his wild career of ex travaGance he met
and married an actress, an Italian lady.
The union was not happy Que. She was
a Catholic, and about three years ago instl.
tuted proceedings in New York for Il sep
aration. The case attracted great attention
at the time, and column after column of the
daily press was filed with accounts of Maj.
Hills romantic life. He became writer
for the papers, particularly those of sporting
proclivities. His nom de plume, Climax"
in the Turt, Field and Farm made him fa-
miliar to turfmen all over the country.
Nearly two years ago he received one day
telegram saying that man had died sud
denly in Memphis and made him his sole
heir. This proved to be his old tutor, on
whom he had spent thousands while in
Europe. The bequest amounted to about
$4,000 in property in this country and
England. and placed him again in comfort
able circumstances. Major Hill was ia
miliar figure on the streets of Nashville,
and was exceedingly interesting III CONVEX
sation. He would never express regret
that he had squandered his millions hut
was bitter when speaking of friends in his
prosperity who had deserted him when bis
money was gone.
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ssOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
The Trouble with the Indians.

DENVER, COL, June ga special to the
Tribune Republican from Durango says: "a
messenger from Dolores valley, who arrived
Yesterday afternoon, says Indians have kill
ed neighbor named Genther, seriously
wounded his wife and burned his house,
barns, hay stacks, etc. The messenger con-
firms the report that cowboys had killed six
of family of Indians. One young buck
who belonged TO the same family was
wounded, but escaped and came to the
agency at Ignacis and told his story, and
Immediately $50 warriors came to the agen.
cy and demanded revenge. Agent Stols.
teimer pacified them by agreeing to go with
% of their number to Fort Lewis, there to
get an escort of soldiers and then to pro-
coed TO the scene of the trouble, investigate
the whole affair and bring back the bodies
Of lhier dead comrades. Accordingly, the
agent and Indians passed through here yes
terday morning en- route to Fort Lewis.
Another messenger arrived here last night
bringing report that a party of Indians
met Joe Dougherty, brother Of Captain
Dougherty, of The Twenty second cavalry,
now stationed at Fort Lewis, while on his
way home near Mitchell Springs, and killed
him and carried his wife into captivity.
Captain Perrine, who was in camp in Men
tesum Valley with three companies, sent
Capt. Dougherty with his command to the
scene of the murder. 1t is stated that the
commander of Fort Lewis, hearing of the
action of Capt. Perrine Immediately sent a
company of cavalry to intercept Captain
Dougherty, fearing that he might lose
his judgment and seek revenge for the
death of his brother and the captivity
of his wife, who is daughter of Mr.. Mitch
ell, Of Mitchell Springs, with whom Dough-
erty's children were staying during the alb
sence of their parents. There are many
conflicting stories as to who commenced
the trouble. The cowboys claim that it
was the Indians, while, on the other hand,
the Indians and their agent accuse the COW.
boys of carrying out their threat to kill all
the Indians they find Off the reservation.
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Senator Jonas and the Prague Cousu)sb,r

RACINE, Wis, June 23.-Mr. Jonas ha,
not definitely determined upon the couvse
he will pursue in regard to the Prague Con.
sulship, to which he was recently appo;at.d
by President Cleveland, but public an.
nouncement is matte that it is probable h.
will not personally present to the Au~,,;ro
government the reasons why it should nat
refuse him an exequatur. His friends havo
moved in the matter, and he has received
telegram from Omaha announcing rhn. ,Ee
Bohemians of that city have cah.d }ir
Riegel, of Prague, and leader Of tn ma.
jority in the Imperial Parliament, asking
him to see Count Taafe and press bin. e.. i,
withdrawal of the objections to Mr. .l.,...s
A similar telegram has been sen, from i.i.
city.
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Guarding Against Cholera.

CHICAGO, June 23.-HeaIth Commis..,.
DeWolf sent communication H. l;u,.. :.
Council last night in regard to the ;j... %.
ened invasion of the country BY chu..,a
announcing that to inspect the 80 ,000 nou<,..
which he wished to inspect before Au.rS,
Is, he would need $4,000; that the at;,~,-
priation for scavenger service ougL. t. be
increased $4,000, and also that monry
should be appropriated for the necessities
that will be created by the epiicmia when
it comes. An order approprialing $lG0g0n
to be placed at the disposal Of the health
renee of the Mayor for the purpose OF in
proving the sanitary condition OF Chicd.a,
was passed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-23

DIPPING AND DUPED.-Two young men,
deliberately dressed in the latest English
fashions, entered Broadway restau' Mt
Friday afternoon. They each ordered an
inexpensive dish and then, glancing down
the wine list, directed the waiter to bring
them bottle of Margau. 1t so happened
that in that particular restaurant the pro
prietor had an expensive brand Of claret,
known as Chateau Margau, which he had
experienced considerable difficulty III dis.
posing of, and the walters had instructions
to "work it off" upon favorable occasions.
The waiter seemed to regard the present
one as such, for he placed before the two
young men bottle bearing the costly Cha
teau Margau seal. The young men quaffed
the rare wine, served in dainty delcately
tinted glasses, with leisurely ease. Present.
ly they called for their check. 1t was
brought aud bore as the leading item, "One
bottle Chateau Margau. So For moment
there was confusion between the two young
men, and one of them, taking up the carte
aud pointing to the item, "Margau, 75a., :"
asked the waiter the meaning of the first
item charged in the bill. The waiter calmly
pointed to the bottom Of the list, where was
inscribed the legend, "Chateaux Margau,
S."
The young men hunted through their
pockets, but din not apparently have enough
change to liquylate the bill. Then one Of
them, drawing out his pocketbook, to.,k
therefrom a solitary ten dollar note. He
handed it to tre waiter. who in a moment
returned with the change. As the two
young men satStered out of the restaurant
the waiter wiITed portentously at the pro-
prietor behintf;l he desk, who in turn smiled
upon the waiter with an approving smile.
But momt.4t later there was a futter of
excitement behind the cashiers desk. The
proprietor wss bending eagerly over the
money braves, The waiter was called hur-
riedly over aisa was then seen torun hastily
to the door. BE looked in the direction IN
which the tve young men had turned
But they we've nowhere to be seen. The
ten dollar bill2was a bad one.-N. Y. Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-23

THAT SOME people in this country have
MT entirely recovered from the loyalty
crazs is proved hT the fact that the mem
beers of the floor committed of the New
York Produce Exchange have issued a
proclamation in reference to the behavior
of some of the younger members of that
exchange, who playfully pitched pellets OF
dough at the volunteer soldiers passing
their rooms on the day of the reception OF
the Statue Of Liberty, ia which they ask
that the parties guilty of the "ilense may
be punished in order that the Loyalty of
The Exchange may be vindicated."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-23
Sitting Bull.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-Bullaio Bill, ac-
companied by Sitting Bull and fifteen IN.
dams, called at the War Department to-day
and paid their respects to General Sheridan
and Adjutant- General Drum. The Ir,,ia,..
wore their war costume. Their faces w,rc
embellished with red and yellow paint, and
on their head- they wore immense single
feathers. Sitting Bulls head was adornci
by number Of feathers of large size.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-23
Amendments.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-The fr,Si,irus
to-day appointed Edward II. S,!oI,'. of
New York, to be Secretary of the Legation
of the United States to Spain.
Col. VIM. W. Allen, of Alabama, was ap-
pointed to he L. S. Marshal for the middle
and southern districts of Alabama; VIM. H.
benson, of Alabama, to be L. S. Attorney
for the northern and middle districts of Ala
bama, and Mark d. WILDER, of New York
to be U. S. Attorney for the eastern district
of New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-23
Sentencad.

NEW YonK, June 23.-Charles A. Bud.
densiek, the builder, whose row ofbuldings
on West 62nd street fell in a heap on Ap-il
18th and caused the death Of Louis Wilers.
a Trainer at work on the buildings, and who
was recently convicted of manslaughier in
the second degree, was to-day sentenced hy
Recorder Smyth to ten years imprisonment,
and to pay fine Of $500.
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Suspended.

SAN FRANCISCO, June % Geo W. Dent.
brother.in-law of Gen. Grant, yesterday
received letter from President C!evclanI
notifying him of his suspension from the o.
flee of appraiser at the Custom House in rh-
city. Thomas Beck, who was recently np-
pointed, will succeed him.
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hand.

SENATOR RIDDLEBERGEE, despalrihg OF
the resuscitation of his hard masters party,
in his sillv efforts to defeat the democratic
party, to which he was recently SO pro-
fessedlv attached that he dared any man to
stand before him and accuse him of recre-
ancy to it, now, through his organ, advises
the democratic farmers of Virginia to "drop
all political connections, ard pull together
for their mutual interests" and tells them
that {" the tying up to political parties Will
never work any good to them" The Sena
tor evidently has poor opinion of the IN
telligence of the Virginia farmers if he
supposes they will change their political
principles for 10 better OIL jet than the re-
election Of General N1ahcne to the I. >
San0te
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-23
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
TUESDAY EVENING. JUNE %.

NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that IN ou'
fsw Of the magisterisl districts ana "af"S
oonuont;ons were held to appoint delegates
to the county and city conventions TO seno
delegates to General Mahone's State Con
veption, those county and city conventions
are being held all the same, though who APP
pointed the delegates to them the pup
lie has not been informed. AS antlc'pa'
ted all these conventions, after appointing
5elepates to the State convention, are ADOPT
inc the same old stereotyped resolutions en-
dorsing General Malone and procia'mins
him the chosen and accepted leader OF the
party. Governor Cameron's kicking was as
utterly ineffective, and the General VIII
hold his convention in the hollow OF MS
hand
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Ispeoial Correspondence OF the Alexandria aaxette
WASHINGTON. u. C.. Juue q, IoN6

Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. u. g., Juue q, Ion5
Among those who have recently been ap
pointed to positions in tue Treasury De.
partment is Mr.. Michael Wallsce, Of Madi-
SON county, Va, who was Que of the clerks
at the headquarters of the democratic Con.
qressional campaign comm ttre in this city
last fall.
Mr.. Longley, Of Massachusetts, was re-
moved from his position MS superintendent
of the seed vision OF the Agricultural Blu
reau to-day. HIS place is flied by Doctor
Branham, Secretary Lamar's brother in law
The death of Mr.. Richard Merrick, which
occurred this morning, was peculiarly dis
tressing one-not to himself, for he had been
unconscious for several days, but to his nu-
merous friends. Owing to the character OF
his illness Drain fever), all the members OF
his family had been removed from the
house, so that he died without their minis
tering hands. His wife is i'll ard delirious
with an affection of the head, and four Of
his children are sick with the measles-two
so i'll that they are also delirious.
II what the stralghtout republicans from
Virginia, who are here now and who have
heen here recently, and what the letters Of
those who do not come, say, can be relied
upon, they are rs keen set upon submerg-
ing Malone under big adverse majority
next November as the rankest democrat iu
their SAFE can be. They are as yet nude
cidei whether to run ticket of their own,
or 10 take the bull by the horns ut once,
and, in order to secure their object effectu
ally aud eliminate" the General from his
assumed leadership Of the Virginia repuhli
cans, to make common cause with the dem
ocrats, aud work and vote openly against
him.
A large delegation of Loudoun county
democrats from the Lovettsvlle neighbor-
hood was here yesterday to see about the
,,ostcffice a. that place. 1t was headed by
Messrs. Filler. Brown, George, Rowdcfer
and other well known democrats in that To-
cali.y. They want the present postmaster,
Mr.. Frye, removed on account of his often
sive pari.anism. and of the two most prom.
ineut applicants for his place, Messrs. Chinn
and Atwell, most of them want the former
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Motion Overruled.

BALTIMORE, June 23.-The case Of Henry
A. Myers, convicted of brutality beating his
wife, and sentenced TO cn3 year mprisou-
sonment and twenty lashes, came ny nc
fore the Supreme Bench this afternoon
on an application for a new trial. The
Court overruled the motion aud he will BE-
fiogged. The punishment will probably be
inflicted to morrow.
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The Official Guillotine in the DepartmCa; OF Jus

WASHINGTON, June 23.-It is learned ID
day that tho dismssals made in the Drp.g..
ment of Justice yesterday will take elec.
on the first Of July, when Il ncw dshns$ine
clerk and six new assistant attorneys or
law clerks will be appointed TO take the
places of the present occupants o.! those 70
sitions. The entire force Of special exam
liners, numbering FIVE and Including the
general agent, has been dismissed, a@d it
is understood that their Offices will oe aoo!
ished
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HOG Chnlarn in Indinmn-

SHELBYvlLLE, H., June 23.-F!og choI-
era is causing great loss to the farmers Of
several townships in this county. In Okaw
and other townships in the northern part Of
the county, where the fatality is greatest,
one farmer has lost forty head Of fat hogs in
the past few weeks, and many others have
the disease among their droves.
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The Dyspeptic Clerk.

Clerks in the stores Of merchants who do
not advertise should occasionally move
about the store for exercise. Otherwise they
will suffer with dyspepsia from the lack OF
something to do. The worst cases of dys
pepsia are reached and cured by Browns
Iron Bitters. Mr.. l.. Thornton, Warrenton,
n c., says: 81 used Browns Iron Bitters
for dyspepsia, and consider it the greatest
remedy known"
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Senate.

GENERAL MAHuSE. through his organ,
says,the BourbpnS, that is the white demo-
Gratis of Virginia, ''sre Usnrpers everywhere
n minority everywhere; The enemies OF the
laws and constitutions everywhere; the OPP
pouenis and cppresso's Of the people every
where, anal gang Of ccnsniratois against
American liberties, rights and Interests,
who only grasp power anywhere through
the overthrow of popular sovereignty by
fraul. or i,rr., or bloody violence" The
Generals straits have evidently made him
furious. But 10 hody now either believes
or minds what he says through his organ.
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AS ANTICIPATED by people who look be-
meath the surface, and who do not credit all
the radical kilograms that come from Eu-
rope, the Marquis Of Salisbury has formed
a Cabinet. The same Class Of people be-
lieve that the new cabinet will be sup.
ported by majority of the present parlia-
ment, and will be endorsed by the country
at the elections for the next one.
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Disbanded.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, June 23-The Mi.
waukee base ball club has decided to dis
band. The Western league having gene to
wreck this was the only course left TO the
Milwaukee Association, if finances were il"
be looked to.
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Emperor Williams Health.

PARIS, June 23.-The Havas Agency
states that private advicrs from an author
itative source represent that Emperor vii
liam, of Germany, is in a precarous cond.-
ton of health, and that a fatal terininaiion
of his present malady is regarded possible
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-23

If THE administration had have been as
active in the way of turning the rascals
out" of al the other Offices of the Govern
ment as it has been in the internal revenue
bureau, it would be great Deal more pop
ular, not only with the men who nominated
it, but with the vast majority Of the people
whose votes elected it, than il is at present.
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bntter and tea. His supper is made of cold
meats, bread and butter and tea. He
never drinks coffee, but tea he DIR INKS
at every meal. Green vegetables he is ex-
tremely fond of and always eats them in
season. The vegetable thai he likes best is
the tomato; he eats it as long as be can OBJ
tain it. He always wants his potato baked.
Y rnnt
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lCoMMUNICA TED.
The Bells : The Bells

Oh, yes! stop the senseless, ear splitting,
nerve distracting, tolling, tolling, tolling of
the bells Ring out the notices, if necessa-
ry, but there is no sense in disturbing a
community for ten minutes at a time, two
or three times week, by the dong-dong
dong OF harsh sounding bell, the motive
power being inadequate to the task of re-
voving the wheel. Yes, stop the tolling
for humanity's sake in this enlightened age.
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