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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Democratic canvassers returning from the
back districts report undeniable evidence Of
the use of money by the Mahoneitcs.
The most terrific rain storm known in the
Valley for many years began on Thursday
and continued until past midnight. More
water fell in eighteen hours than has fallen
altogether in the two yearsprevious. High
water prevailed every where, and wasboutS
in the Valley branch Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad have delayed all trains. The
mountains west of Harrsonhurg were GOV.
cred with snow yesterday morning.
Despite severe wind and rain storm,
continuing through yesterday, the demo
tic barbecue at Warrenton drew to
gether very large crowd. Several
hundred cavalrymen escorted the speakers
to the town hall, where Hon. Z. John Ellis,
of Louisiana, Gen. W. III. F. Lee and Gen.
Juba A. Early spoke to an audience that
overlooked by hundreds the capacity of the
hall. A generous repast served at the court.
house was partaken of by hundreds.
A dispatch from Richmond says: "Gov.
Cameron was asked, what do you think
will be the effect of the speeches made in
Virginia by Sherman and ForakerE He do.
clincd to answer the question. The Cover
nor says that in his opinion the vote will be
very close in the election of Tuesday next.
He is going to Petersburg, his home, to vote
for Wise and the balance of the ticket. The
general verdict is that the visit Of Sherman
and Foraker to this State will certainly do
Malone no good, and will probably lose him
many votes"
Judge Budd, Of the Hus!ing's Court Of
Petersburg, yesterday rendered q decision
in the case of Mahoneitc petitioners who
asked for copies Of the registration books Of
the city. The court decided that the peti,
ton was proper one and must be complied
with. The Judge in his opinion says: II
have arrived at the conclusion that the Pc
titioners have The right to inspect the regis
tration books, and that this right to inspect
is right to make as thorough and exhaust
i've examination OF them a. they may see tit
to obtain. The information they desire
carries with it the right 10 make such mem
oranda as they may deem necessary in order
to make the information obtained available,
even though it amount to copy Of tho en-
tire registration books. The registers did
not object to furnishing full registration
lists, provided that they would pay forthem
as the democratic committeeman have dorc.
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President Lincoln and the War.

ST.. LOUIS, Oct 3l.-The Globe.Democrat
prints editorally this morning the following
interesting facts in connection with Presi
dent Lincoln and the war: Anumber ofper-
soual friends were discussing some incidents
of the late war, when one of them spoke of
Mr.. Lincoln's aversion to bloodshed, and in il
lustration, said that he had it from a member
of the Cabinet of the war period, that Mr..
Lincoln, on his return from the Hampton
Roads conference in February, 1865, propos-
cd TO his cabinet 10 submit message to
Congress giving to the Southern States an
amount of money equal to the probable cost
Of the war from that timo otis close, on con-
dition of their laying down their arms and
returning to their loyalty to the Union. The
editor of the Globe Democrat, hearing of the
conversation, sent q memorandum to Hon.
John Usher, who was at the time refer
red to, Mr.. Lincoln's Secretary of the In
terror, and is now resident of Law
renee, Kansas, requesting him to state
his recollection as to its correctness.
A Aohl Nli. SShbi iSIiS, hAiSh was ~
ceived yesterday, we make the following
extract: "Soon after his (Lincoln's) return
from the James river, the Cabinet was con-
vened and he read to it for approval a mes
sage which he had prepared to be submitted
to Congress, in which he recommended
that Congress appropriate $300,000000 TO
be apportioned among the several States in
proportion to slave population to be dis
tributed to the holders Of slaves in those
States upon condition That they would con-
sent 10 the abolition of slavery and the
disbanding of the insursent army, and
would acknowledge and submit to the laws
Of tho United States. Tho members Of the
Cabinet were all opposed. Heseemed some
what surprised at that, and asked, How
long will the war last?' No one answered
but ho soon said: "A hundred days. Well,
we are spending now in carrying on the
war 100000 day, which will amount to
all this money besides all the lives With
deep sigh he added, But you are all
opposed to me, and I will not send tho
MESSAGE y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31

THAT Mr.. MCKENZIE fears he was a
little too previous in his emphatic and in
elegant denial of the promise he made to
General Malone ito deliver" the republic
can vote of this city and county, is shown
by the fact that he has written to the
General to send him copy of the letter
containing the statement that he had made
the promise referred to, as reiterated by the
GAZETTE. In the end Mr.. Mckenzie will
realize how foolish he was to give the "lie''
to the statement of his little "boss" after
the elevation of his spirits consequent upon
his recent "streak of luck" and the posses
sion Of the siboodle."
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He WORKED TIE BAPTISM INA prominent

He WoEKED TIE BAPTISM INA prominent
Methodist clergyman tells the following story OF
an old Baptist preacher who always contrivcI tn
Ing baptism into his sermons, whatever his text
might be. The old gentleman asked one day
if he could possibly preach a sermon without nj
fuding to his fivoritc doctrine. He said lie could
and would if they would give him n text without
any baptism in it. Tho first chapter of Ezra 9Th
verse, was selected. which reads as follows And
this Is the number of them; thirty chargers of
gold a thousand chargers of silver, nine and
twonty knives" He entered the pulpit read his
text and said "Aly brethren, l dou't see what
they wanted of so many knives unless it was to
cut the ice in order to baptize the rcoplc."-
Franklin Spectator
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PARTISAN JoURNALs.-The Cri du Pcnplt
is not content with tho illustration of I'M.
portant subjects only, butsurpassesallits lis con-
temporaries by presenting pictorially even
the smallest item of news. A recent num-
Der at hand contains some unique specimens
of this new departure in journalistic enter.
prise The disturbed state Of the Balkan
peninsula, for instance, is typified by the
"drum and bugle," while the election can
vass in France is symbolized by the "bar-
rel" which from its frequent repetition must
figure largely in the politics Of the French
republic as elsewhere. A four.line item Of
good news from Ireland, reporting the pro-
gress of the boycottage and the killing Of
two policemen, are illustrated by pair Of
lurid torches crossed. The Spanish cholera
plague is presented with the traditional
cross. bones and CHASTITY skull. German
spies in France are warned Off by an ever
open pictorial eye gazing at them with hor-
rible tixedness, and the science of the medi-
cal fraternity of Paris and that of the sage
femme are represented by venerable don.
key. But the artist editor reaches the acme
of his new art when he comes to the column
of personal news. At the head of this, in
the present number, the reader is confront
ed by an illustrated item apropos Of His
Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, and
Nine. Langtry. His Royal Highness is ty-
pifed by an enormous hog standing COM
placently in bed of mire. The rest of the
numerous illustrations are equally bizarre.
if not always truly represented.-N. Y.
World.
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NEWS OF THE DhY.

Solemn requiem mass was celebrated in
the Church of the Madeleine, Paris, yester-
day, for the repose of the soul of Cardinal
McCloskeY.
The shops of the Ohio aud Mississippi
Railroad Biish & Co.'s -four mills and two
dwellings at Seymour, lad, were burned
yesterday; loss 100000.
Hon. William E. Smith, Of New York,
has been appointed Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury in the place OF Charles E.
Coon, resigned, to take effect November 10.
Lord John Manners, Postmaster General
attempted to deliver al address at Leicester,
Eng, last night, but was refused hearing
In tho fight in the hall many chairs were
smashed to pieces. and several heads were
broken.
The body Of Il lion tanner named Stewart
was found yesterday in room at Roman
Vile outside of Paris. Beside the body o.
the man was the body of a lion, which, il
is supposed, died Of grief at the loss Of it
keeper.
The funeral of General Mcclellan will
take place next Monday morning from the
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New
York city. In accordance with the requcs!
of Mrs. Mcclellan there will be no military
demonstration, although all veterans who
served under the General have been invited
to the funeral. The Rev. DR.. Parker vii
conduct the simple services for the dead
and no eulogy will be pronounced.
The Rev. Augustus Edward Hobart Hamp
den, whose death was announced yester'
dav, was the sixth Earl of Buckingham
shire, title which dates back to l7l6. He
was born in 1793 and was conservative ii
politics, hut since his accession to the title
in 1919, has taken no prominent part IL
public affairs In early life he was rector
and pIebend Of Wolverhampton He is sue
ceeded in the title and estates by his grand
son, Lord Hobart. who was born in 1850
The latter's father, who was for some time
Governor of Madras, died in 1876. Hobar
Pasha, tho celebrated, or rather notorious
Turkish admiral and ex. blockade runner
is a younger son OF the Earl.
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a CARD.

When will colored men learn that the chief
trouble which confronts them results from band
ing themselves together only to serve the selfish
purposes of political sharpers, to the destruction
Of their permanent interests? Speaking for my
self and to those who have given me their conf
dcncc in the past, I say boldly and strictly upon
tho line of duty that if I should help now to en-
courage those who would mass and use colored
men simply to get office and power and as conve-
nicnt ammunition with which to fight tho battles
of spois, both in and out of Virginia. should
prove myself unworthy to be a citizen and
voter. Those of tho colored race who wholly mis-
understand the true story OF their bondage and
freedom may be forgiven, but those who possess
intelligence to know better, should be held strict
y responsible l ask how colored men can 70 10
the polls and say that portion of the white peo.
plo of Virginia are devils, and the rest angels
Truth, after many experiments, compcls me to
admit that the most permanent, honest and trust
full friends arc those the coorcd people arc taught
to oppose. But what is the use Of writing? The
people of Virginia cannot and will not allow this
guerilla combination to win.
JOHN B. SYPHAX.
arlington, Ia Oct, 31st, 1885.
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Flood in the KanaWlla.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. 31.-At about
three o'clock this morning the Kanawha
river began rising very rapidly. With the
rise about fifty barges loaded with coal
owned by various collieries above the city
were swept away. A large fleet of loaded
barges, lying along the bank of the river
here, shared the same fate. About hall
a million bushels of coal were lost. Many
barges lay at the bottom Of the river A
number of places up the river among the
collieries have not been heard from. The
destruction to property will amount to near
$50, 900. The river is thirteen feet and
rising one foot per hour.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA
SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 81.

SENATOR SHERMAN says: Every citizen,
rich or poor, native or naturalized, White OF
back. should have equal civil and political
rights, aud that every man OF la"tui age
should be allowed to exercise his right 10
vote" And the Senator is right, and every
citizen of lawful (age and many coloreo
one who is not does exercise thatprlVllege IN
Virginia, except those colored ones who are
prevented from voting the democratic
ticket nv the fear of being made hot' by
their own race. But such freedom OF SUI
frase is not permitted in the strong repuoll
can State Of Rhode Island. There, no Tor
eign born citizen can vote unless ne oe Tue
ownar of real estate, and as there ls no Ianu
for sole in that small State, foreign Dofn
citizens arc practically excluded from Inc
privilege of suffrage. To such an extent is
that exclusion that not one halfthe white men
of voting age in that State cap vote, though
every negro there can. Why should an Ohio
Senator come to Virginia, where the prlvl'
lege of suffrage is unrestricted, to cry out
for the freedom of the ballot, but give
Rhode Island, where white suffrage is re-
stricted, wide berth? Because the intel
ligent white people of the latter State would
laugh him to scorn, while the ignorant ne
rroes Of the former are easily deceived 10y
men not half as "smart" rs he is, as he
has been Informed by his host, General Ma
hone 1t was, 10 dupe the negroes, and make
them cast solid vote for General Malone,
that the South. hating Senator from Ohio
came to Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31

HE NUMBERS of The Living Age for the
weeks ending October oath and S1st have
been received from the publishers, Littell s
Co., Boston. They contain The Parsees
Anthropology, A Dialogue on Novels, From
Some "reminiscences of my Life,n by Mary
Hewitt; Crossing the Atlantic, Aimee, Face
Memory, The Uniformity of Nature. The
Year 1855. Musings Without Method, Ha-
vana, Sixteenth Century Arithmetic Toledo.
A House Divided Against Itself, Mrs. Dr.
mond, Fortunes Wheel, and some poetry
and miscellany.
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REMEDY FOR A CoLD.-An eastern med

REMEDY FOR CoLD.-An eastern medi-
cal journal publishes the following remedy
for a cold: "Eat no supper. Ga going to
bed and on rising, drink tumbler of cold
water. For breakfast eat a piece Of dry
bread % large as your band Go out freely
during the morning. For dinner eat the
same as at breakfast. During the afternoon
take sharp walk, or engage in some active
exercise that will induce perspiration. Go
without supper and retire early" Between
a cold and starvation there is but one choice
The remedy, however, is one that will be
warmly recommended by boarding house
keepers Chicago Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31

Mr.. JOHN r. WooD, ex. chairman of the
readjuster party of Albemarle county, has
come out for the democrats. And so will
most all the other reputable white read
justers of Virginia on election day. The
debt subject has been settled, so far as
legislation is concerned, and the ques-
ton now is white or black supremacy. As
General Malone and his Northern South
haters have raised the color line, and as all
the colored people will vote for the General,
all the reputable white people will of course
vote against him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31

SENATOR SHERMAN is now bawling for a
fair count in Virginia. But General Grant
told Mr.. George Chl,ls that the vote OF
l. ,uisiaua belonged to Mr.. Tilien. Senator
Sherman stole that vote for Mr.. Hayes, and
then peljured himself Ivy swearing that he
did not know whether or not he had written
the Weber letter Senator Sherman is also
screaming for a fair count in Virginia. But
the same Senator, in speech delivered in
the United States Senate, said anything
is justi6able in law and morals that will
beat down the democratic party" But
with General Mnhone's supporters it makes
no difference what his advocates say or do.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31

The following is a list of the letters remaining in
the Alexandria, Virginia, postoflice Oct 81.
Persons calling for letters will say they arc adyer
tised and give the date of the list
If not called for within thirty days, they will be
sent to the dead letter office. in Washington.
Atkins Mrs Hattie Lisle, Miss L
Bond, Miss Hannah Lyles, John T
Brown, Mrs Sallic Lylcs Mrs Maria
Brown, Mrs Frances Monday, Mrs Elsie
Doran, Mrs Clara Proctor, D
bowman, VIM Robinson. Mrs Eliza
Gilmore, Mrs Elizabeth Roberts, Mrs.
Ford, Miss NJ Scott, VIZ
Givens, Mrs Carolina Smith, Miss Cecilia
Gray, Hamilton Speaks, James
Gucherson, Elmra Stranger, James
Johnson, Joseph Shelton, Samuel
Larson, I Thomas, Col E
Lacy, Miss L Yeitch, Mrs Geo
Lewis, GeoW
1t ". W. HERBERT, Postmaster
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31

Hrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, for chill
dren teething, is the prescription of one of the
best female nurses and physicians in the United
States, and has been used for forty years with
never failing success by millions of mothers for
their children. During the process of tccthing
It's value is incalculable 1t relieves the child
from pain, cures dysentery and diarrhea, gripping
IN the bowels, and wnd-colic. BY giving health
20 me child it rests the mother. Price 25 cents
potLe' mY5-1yrM, YVES
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&9}g95s5 @zz6 &
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Mahone's Methods.


Special Dispatch to the Alexandria GAzErTED
WASHINGTON, Oct. Sit having been
stated in newspaper of this city this morn
ing that job printing Office here had re
fused an offer to print $4,000 election tickets
headed with the democratic candidates for
the State Offices in Virginia, but substitute
ing the names of NIahone's Legislative can
didates for those of the democratic nomi-
nees, the following correspondence took
place between the Virginia democratic as
ISOLATION of this city and Messrs. Judd Il
DetweiIer, the proprietors of the Office re-
ferred to-:
H'DQ'Rs VIRGINIA DEM. ASSOCIATION.
Metropolitan Hotel, Parlor No. "a.
Washington, d. c., Oct. 81, 1885. }
Mr. Daweiter:
Dear Sir--Can you give us the name OF
the party who tried to get you to print the
bogus tickets, or counterfeit tickets, and
other additional information that you may
have? Very respectfully,
r. G. GLAscoCK, of Committee.
Cannot give the name. The young man
said Mr.. Wise sent him to US, and as
we had done work for Mr.. Wise it was
doubtless as he said. ]. Il d.
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MICHAEL Angeles MIsTAKE.-In the

MICHAEL Angeles MIsTAKE.-In the
central square of the Capitol at Rome, sur
rounded on three sides by buildings, stands
very large bronze statue of Marcus Azure
Illus, once Emperor of Rome, mounted on a
spirited horse. This is the only equestrian
statue which has been preserved in per-
feet condition ont of the many that deco
rated ancient Rome: Michael Angelo, who
designed the buildings which at present
stand on this hill, was very fond of this
statue, and especially admired the horse.
One day, while he was studying it, he for
got that it was not alive, and wishing TO see
it in another position, he cried ont, Gam"
which means, so on. After looking at this
horse for some time, one might easily
imagine that shout or a touch of whip
would make it jumps. Nicholas for No
7pmber
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31

DOES Mr.. ALLEN c. HARMON, Mahone's
candidate for the Legislature in this city
and county, countenance the expenditure of
campaign funds for the hiring of negro res
taurants in Washington and for the giving of
liquor to negro voters, for the purpose of
promoting his canvass?
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Pronounced Insane

PARIS, October 3l.-The physicians wto
have been making an examination H. to
the mental condition &C Mattel, the woHii
DO assassin Of II. de l'reycinaI, Minister T..
Foreign Affairs, have made report d.
claring the prisoner to be insane.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31
A Professor Robbed.

PlTTsEuRG, Pa, Oct. 3l,-proic>,or J.
w. Steele, principal Of college al I.yac..
burg, Va, while eli route East la. nia'f
was decoyed from tEo train by wei! ..--:
ed stranger, taken to q Water street "r,y 20
drugged ard robbed of $500 in cash :,.d
iewery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31

"Take the bull by the horns" is an old
adage, but you take Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup
by the teaspoonfuI. A few drops for child.
One bottle will save the lives of q family.
For cough, colds, brochitis, etc, il is cx
cellent and snle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, October 3l.-Thc stock market
opened strong this morning, first prices showing
gains or I, to y, per cant. The market has been
active and fcvcrish declining !, TO q per cent.
after the opening, followed ry III Upward move
mcnt which carrie; pr;c 10 I. To = per cert.
above opening figures The upward movement
continued until O'clock, and .; :hat hour tn"
market was active and i:m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31

IF ANY thing could make civil service re-
form,as at present conducted, more supreme.
ly ridiculous than it has appeared hereto
fore, it would be the fact that Mr.. Eaton,
the chief of the civil service commission, has
Just written short letter in which occur
two grammatical errors thata first years
pupil in a common school would have been
sent foot for making.
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RESIGNATION.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 3l,--U. :. Dis.tic,
Attorney, D. =. Searle has forwarded the
following communication to President C,,;c.
land:
III you desire ny resignation II [. : !,
torney i'll ana for the district Of Ninat-.,:
I hereby cheerfully place the same at rogr
disposal, provided no charges OF any Kid
have been made again:; me-
ID. =. SEAHlr
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Cut off from the Outer World.

LYNcHEUnG, Oct. 31.-On account of
heavy washouts on the railroads connecting
here, this city is almost isolated from the
outer world. No Northern mails have been
received here for three days. Business is
suffering in consequence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31

The JUDGES of election next Tuesday
should have every man arrested who at
tempts to execute General Mahone's order
directing his jackmen to inspect the ballots
of voters. Such inspection would be fla
grant violation of law, and those attempting
it should be punished summarily.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31
Decrease of the Public Debt.

WASHINGTON, October SILT is estimated
that the decrease in the public debt during
the month OF October amounts TO about
$40 900 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31

No instance is known where Salvation
Oil has failed in giving immediate relief
from rheumatism or reura gia. At MI drug,
gists. Twenty five cents.
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The President.

WASHINGTON, Oct 3i-Thc President WI
leave here Monday morning and proceed dix Ct
to Buffalo and after casting his vote Will return
direct to this city.
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Ferdinand Ward Sentenced

New YORK, Oct. 3l-Ferdina.,d Ward
was sentenced by Judge Barrett to-day to
State prison for ten years.
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Appointment.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The President to-
day appointed Thomas E. Heenan, of Min
nesota, to be o. S. Consul at Odessa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31

The Governor has appointed Mr.. +. Il.
Wright to serve rs flour inspector for The
city Of Norfolk