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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-21

HARSH AND IMPoLIT1C-The State is
threatened with an unwse and unjust law.
A bill has been introduced in the Senate by
Mr.. Mccormick, of Clarke county, requir-
ing taxes to be paid twelve times year.
1t would work untold hardships in the
counties. The plow must stop, the sickle
be laid aside, the mill cease to grind, while
the people journey every thirty days 10 the
courthouse to pay taxes.
The poor man assessed one dollar, and
living twenty miles from the chief town,
must walk there and back twelve times a
year to pay each trip one-twelfth of his
taxes-eight cents
There will be loss of half month an.
nually going and coming. Add to this the
tavern bills, the ferry and turnpike fees
The tax of men of moderate means would
be doubled by the expenses. The vexations
and fines for delinquencies would torment
the people beyond degree.
We copjure our brethren of the press and
all good citizens to protest against this cruel
proposition to harry and Cypress our PEG.
pie. We address thousands Of Virginians,
and urge active effort 10 save US from this
abhorrent and impending revenue project.
We believe prompt and outspoken opposi-
ton will encourage our legislators to defeat
this scheme of Mr.. Mccormick. Of the
Senate, so pregnant with evils.-Richmona
Christian ADVOCATE.
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FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE WITH A TRAMP

FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE WITH A TRAMP.
A Baltimore special says: "The wife of
James Sellers, living near Rising Sun, Md.
is as brave as she is handsome. A short
time ago her husband employed tramp to
work on the farm. Last night, in the alb.
sence of Mr.. Sellers, the tramp hid himself
behind door, with a club, and as Mrs.
Sellers entered he attempted to strike her
on the head. She was. too quick for him.
She grappled with the tramp and a despe-
rate struggle ensued. She got the club
away from him. He several times threw
her violently on the floor and tore all her
clothes to rags. He then ran upstairs and
threatened to get her husbands gun to shoot
her. She ran after him and there was
another struggle at the head of the stairs.
Finally the plucky woman overpowered the
tramp, dragged him downstairs, showed
him out of the house, and barred the door,
He threatened to return iat6f and burn the
house. As soon as the man was out of sight
Mrs. Sellers went to neighbours house
some distance off. She was nearly exhaust
ed and badly cut and bruised about her
arms and breast. Armed men watched the
house and secured the woods for the tramp
all night.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 81, 1885.

SENATE.

SENATE.
The chair laid before the Senate q letter
from the Secretary of War, transmitting re-
ports, etc., relating to bridges in course OF
construction which may interfere with the
free navigation of the navigabe waters Of
the United States.
A number of bills were favorably reported
and placed on the calendar.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois
the resolution offered gu Monday last by
Mr. Burleigh, of New York, calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for information
relative to the importation from Bohemia
in July last by L. Lehman, of New York, Of
certain glassware, and to the appraisement
and reappraisement of the same, was taken
up and passed.
Mr.. Vest introduced resolution, which
was referred, to approve the position as
sumed by this Government, and the princi.
Piles affirmed in the correspondence by the
Secretary of State with Italy and Austria
Hungary regarding the appointment OF
Hon. A. NJ. Kelly as Minister to those coun-
tries.
The Senate then passed the House con-
current resolution provided for an adjourn
ment from to-day till Tuesday, January 5th,
1886.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA.
MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 81.

A NORTHERN republican newspaper, In
reference to the recently published cor
respondence concerning the refusal OF Aus
tria to receive Mr.. Kelley as the U. >.
Minister to that government because his
wife is a Jewess, coolly asserts that mo
man should be appointed to foreign mis-
sion who has not a representative American
woman for his wife," If the paper referred
to represents the opinions of party, which
it is supposed to do, according to that party
not only men having Jewesses for their
wives, but those having any other sort OF
wives except representative American wo-
men" should be debarred from the foreign
service of the country. This proposition
applying as it does to women, is worse IMAM
knownothingism, which only applied TO
men. But it is characteristic of the party
from which it comes
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FROM WASHINGTON,

Especial Correspondence of the Ale1a. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 81, 1885.
A distinguished preacher of this city, who
recently called at,the White House to pay
his respects to the President, awaited him.
self of the opportunity to tell him that while
his party had great confidence in his hon
esty and good intentions, large majority o.
them, especially in the three States o.
Maryland, Virginia and Kentucky, differed
with him widely upon the civil service
question, and that he was induced to tell
him so by the fear that the politicians who
talked to him upon the subject were not
candid in their expressions. The President
said he was aware that many of his friends
did not think as he did about the civil SER
vice; but he gave no intimation that such diff.
ference would tend ii, the slightest degree
to alter his views.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Vest introduced
joint resolution declaring that the action
of the administration In reference to the
Kelley affair received the unqualified APP
prevail Of Congress, and gave his reasons
why such resolution should be adopted.
Mr.. Anderson, of Ohio, has prepared a
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German Protectorate.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 21.-Private ad'
vices by the steamer Oceanic, which arrived
here Saturday from China, state that the
German man of.war Nautilus has raised the
German flag on the Marshall and Gilbert
groups OF islands, in the Southern-Paci6c,
and claimed for the government protecto.
rate over them. These islands number
about fifty in ALL The natives are said to
be civilized, and to have been for many
years under the influence of the American
Missionary Society. Further particulars
are expected by the Australian steamer due
here on Dac 2Sth
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Fires.


P1TTsBuRG, Pa, Dec. 21.-Tarentum, q
miles north of this city, was visited early
this morning by the most destructive fire
ever known there. The fire started in the
Tarentum Light and Heat Company's Office
on North Canal street. and after destroying
the secretary's and trea.urer's Offices, spread
north to Michel's millinery and bakery, In
grams jewellery store and dwelling DR.. Nc
Cullough's residence, Goodwin's hardware
store and dwelling, the Western Union
Telegraph Office, the Telephone Office, and
Campo Bros general store, destroying them
all. The loss will reach 100000 of which
Campo Bros. lose $4,000. The insurance
has not yet been ascertained, but will pro-
badly cover half the loss. The origin of
the fire is not known.
PARIS, Ills, Dec 21.-The elevator belong.
ing to the First National Bank of Indiana
polls, burned yesterday. Loss on elevator
$4,000; on contents, belonging to Burt &
Dawson, $1,000. There was no insurance
here on the elevator; the contents were
insured for $500.
WAsECA, Mimi, Dec. 2l.-The Catholic
Church at st. Mary's, this county, burned
TO the ground yesterday. The church is q
total loss, nothing being saved. Loss $685..
900. There was al insurance Of IS 900 on
the building.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-Nicholson & Co.'S,
planning mill on Maxwell street, was DANA
ged to the extent of $4,000, shortly after
midnight by fire. Fully insured.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. PA fire this
morning in the Merrell Chemical Works
caused loss of $4,000; FULLY covered by
insurance.
CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-The brick premises of
the Link Belt Machinery Company on JEFF
ferson street, were burned this morning,
entailing loss Of SAT 900 on machinery,
stock and patterns, upon which an insurance
Of 1923, 900 was carried.
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DR. MadiuX.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 2l.-Dr. T. J.
Maddox, who was killed in the fight with
indians near White House, n. NJ, Saturday
is son Of DR.. Thomas Maddox, of Wash.
ington county, Md. Forseveral years he was
the assistant in the school of Mr. Charles B.
Young, of Washington, and while so eDgag.
ed studied medicine at Columbia Universe
ty, where he was graduated 10 the spring OF
$780, He was commissioned Assistant Sur.
geon in the army in October, 1881, and his
first assignment TO duty was to the depart.
ment of Texas. DR.. Maddox was SO years
old.
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PEoFITs OF TIE WESTERN FARHER.-In a
rough, general way it may be stated that when
corn sells at the sesbosrd at 90 cents bushel the
Western farmer gets one-half or % cents as his
share, and when wheat sells in New York at 80
cents bushel, the farmer gets about ~ cents.
The Western farmer, therefore. receives much
larger proportion of the price of his wheat but
smaller proportion of the price of his corn, thsn
the Southern planter receives of his cotton. When
corn sells Cor 25 cts bushe on the farm or at the
nearest town. the farmer gets only about Si.oo
an acre for raising it. and when wheat sells for
70 cents a bushel in the country, the farmer gets
only about $40 an acre (hirteen bushels per
acre1 for raising it.-T. Louis Republican.
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

In the Senate on Saturday a. joint resolution
was adopted appointing committee Of two
from the House and one from the Senate to
ascertain where are the bonds and the plates
used for the printing of them by the Ken
dali Banknote Company, and to report
what is necessary to protect the States in
terest in this matter.
Auditor Ruffin, in response to a resolu.
ton of inquiry, states that the bonds were
sent, according to their contract. to Mr. R.
w. N. holland, secretary of the Commission
ers of the Sinking Fund, about the month of
July, 1882, through the Adams Express
Company, but were, on account of the re-
pudiation of the contract by the State, al
lowed to remain in the Office of the express
company until Sept. 8, 1885, when the pres.
ent Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners
had offered them for sale at public auction
according to the rule in the case of all un-
claimed packages, took them into their Gus.
tody upon payment Of S1475, the charges
due upon them, and have held them up to
the time stored in the Treasury.
In the House of Delegates the considera.
ton ofthe report from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, recommending that the
terms of all the county judges expire on the
31st of December, 1885, was postponed until
the Senate committee, who has the same
question under consideration, makes its re-
port.
A bill was introduced to pay Pegram &
StriDgfelow for professional services rem
dered the State In the litigation involving
the validity of the act entitled IAN act to
regulate the granting OF licenses for the e1-
ercse Of any privilege" The amount nam.
ed in the bill is $500.
A bill to release all delinquent taxes on
lands up to 1875 was discussed. The delin.
quent taxes on lands from 1868 to 1876 are
said to be very much tangled up.
An effort was made both In the Senate
and in the House to adjourn over until after
Christmas, but 1t failed.
In joint session the remaining county
judges nominated by the democratic caucus
on the previous night were elected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-21

A BILL Is now before the Legislature for
hiring the convicts in the State penitentiary
to such counties as may want them to work
upon county roads. 1t is hoped it may pass
While convict labor should not be put in
competition with that of honest men, there
can be no doubt that conYicts should be
compelled to work for their living; and as
convict work on county roads completes less
with that of honest labor than any other sort
and has less objection from it the bill is one o.
the best that has been introduced so far this
session. A great hinderance to the influx o.
farming settlers into Virginia is the condi'
ton Of the county roads, and any iustifiable
means should be availed of to improve that
condition
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Fatal ARRAY.

SHARoNvILLE, Ohio, Dec. 21.-W. Hef-
ner, a carpenter, was shot and killed by
Frank W. Mullen, barber, yesterday. The
men lived in the same building, using the
same hallway. Mrs. Mullen had just clean
ed the hallway, when Heffner soiled the
floor with tobacco juice, which led to a
quarrel between the two. Mullen hearing
the dispute took up the quarrel and Hefner
assaulted him with butcher knife, where
upon Mullen used bis pistol with fatal effect.
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The shortest day in the year.
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l-The new week opened
with dull and weak market first prices show
ing generally declines of i to !, per cent. from
Saturdays final figures. In the early dealings
however, slight advances wcro made. This move
ment was soon checked, and the whole market
yielded with decided weakness. Towards II
o'clock the market rallied slightly and then b.
came steady. The market has been dull through.
out. At II o'clock, the market was dali and
steady at prices shade above tho lowest Of Tho
morning.
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LETTER FROM RICHMOND.


RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 19.-John M. Lang.
ston who was minister to Hayti, and who
came down here in 1881 to stump for Ma.
hone, was at the capitol Saturday, and had
long talk with Senators Lovenstein and
Warwick who are members of the commit
tee now Investigating into the affairs of the
colored normal school at Petersburg. Lang.
ston was elected president of the Colored
Normal and Collegiate Institute by the
Board of Education few weeks ago, but
he has not signifed his intention to accept
the position. He is smart negro and the
speeches he made in the interest of the Ma
hone party advertised him considerably
1t is said that his visit to Richmond at this
portentious time was to endeavor TO get the
co. operation of the Democratic members of
the General Assembly, or in other words to
find out how the feeling is for or against
him, in order that he may better understand
how to play his hand before the legislature
in the matter affecting the college. If he
finds that the legislature will look leniently
upon his idea as to how the institute should
be conducted, he will most probably accept
the Office of President of the college.
Delegate Jones, the colored member of the
Legislature from Mecklenburg, was arrested
at the capitol Saturday afternoon and taken
before United States Commissioner for q
preliminary examination. Jones is charged
with opening registered letter, and under
the law he cannot be arrested while he is q
sitting member of the Legislature.
The General Assembly is apt to adjourn
to morrow for Christmas. Last night twen-
ty legislators left for their respective homes.
The Senate will not meet until Tuesday,
and then there will only be enough Senators
to adjourn the body. B. P. 0.
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Died from his Injuries.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21.-Patrick Conley died
at the city hospital here last night from the
effects of blow upon the head inflicted by
Henry Peters with bung starter last Tues.
day night. Peters is bar tender, and the
trouble between the men arose on the re-
fusal Of Conley to pay for drinks furnished
him by Peters. The latter is under arrest,
and will be tried on the charge of murder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-21

HAVING FAILED in all their previous at
t,mpts to break the "solid South, the indl'
cations now are that the republicans will
next endeavor to achieve that object by
means of the Temperance question. That
thew will receive some democratic supper,
need not be doubted, for in large party
there are always some whose disappointed
ambition will induce them to desert it with
the hope of gaining without, what they can
not obtain within it. But there is no cause
for alarm. The white people of the South
are too foud of their own personal liberty
to desire to restrict that of their fellow
citizens.
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Sentenced to Five Years Imprisonment.

LONDON, Dec. 21.-Charles Mollezey, not
Molison as heretofore published, the game
keeper who pleaded guilty on Saturday to
q charge of sending letter containing
threats and accusations against Lord Clifden
with the view to extort money, was to-day
sentenced to FIVE years. imprisonment.
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Stabbed at a Christening.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 21.-At late hour
last night at a christening at George
Michaelski's house, Joseph Mailer had dis
pute with Michaelski and stabbed him with
o large knife. Michaelski will die. Mailer
is under arrest.
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Horrible Deed.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 21.-G. A. McFar-
land, mulatto, and Fred J. Wade, white,
quarrelled in saloon yesterday. McFar-
land drew a razor and slashed it across
Wade's throat, nearly severing the head
from the shoulders. He died almost imme.
diately. Mcfarland was placed under ar
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-21

THE PROPOSITION that Congress appro-
pirate million dollars to pay the negroes
the money out of which they were cheated
by the swindlers who had control of the
Freedmen's bank has some justice in it; but
it should not be adopted until it shall have
been previously determined that the stolen
money can not be recovered from the swind-
lsrs, many Of whom are rich themselves Or
have bondsmen who are.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-21

Professor John Christopher Draper, NJ.
D., LII. D., the eminent chemist and savant
died yesterday morning in New II rk at hia
residence. Professor Draper was born in
Virginia, on March 81, 1886, and was the
eldest son of the late Pofessor John w.
Draper.
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citizens.

CONGRESSMAN Weaver, ofIowa, the leader
of the late greenback party, impressed with
TIE idea that other influences than that Of
the peoples will have become poter-
tial agencies in the election of United States
Senators, and that if the wishes of the peo'
pie of some of the States were consulted q
la-ge number of the men who are now
sent to the Senate would waste their sweet.
ness on the desert air, instead of using it in
the Senate chamber, has prepared bill for
electing United States Senators by popular
vote instead of by the legislatures of the
States, as is now done.
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Lynched.

CHARLOTTE, n. c., Dec. 2l-At three
o'clock last Saturday morning the Jail at
Rockingham was surrounded by 90 masked
men who forced an entrance and secured q
white man named John Lee, who three
weeks ago murdered Solomon Welsh. They
carried Lee out Of town and hanged him to
limb of tree. Lee murdered Welsh for
money
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Nominations

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The President
sent large number of nominations to the
Senate to-day, among them that of Adlai E.
Stevenson, of Illinois, to be First Assistant
Postmaster General
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Arrest Of Anarchists.

PARIS, Dec. 21.-Seven anarchists have
been arrested on charge of organizing q
demonstration against the ball of the Tri-
bunal of Commerce held last night.
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ECONOMY is wise and virtuous quality;
but if there ever be times when the proper
restraints it imposes ought to be relaxed,
they are such as the present, when the
whole civilized world is preparing to cele-
brate Christmas, the great holiday of the
year. Every man should now loosen his
purse strings and spend as much as pru.
dence will allow him, for money is the great
lubrcator, and the more OF it in circulation
the smoother everything runs, and the less
the friction of theills that flesh is heir to.
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Postal telegraph

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Cullom
introduced postal telegraph bill to-day.
1t provides for the purchase of any existing
lines under the provisions of the act Of 1866
at an appraised valuation to be ascertained
by a commission of FIVE disinterested per-
sons
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Flour is firm and there is q better trclln' with
fair demand, we'll distributed Gs to g'ad"'
Wheat is strong with an improved tone ana at an
advance on Saturdays prizes. The offerings con
tinue light and Of poor to good grade, no strictly
prime milling being offered for several daTa.
Corn is steady with increasing receipts; GVl3
bushels were sold to day on change, and the con-
dition has been very much improved hy the re-
cont cold dry weather. Eggs are lower. Butter
is coming in moro freely and only choice lots
bring full figures. Other produce is without ma.
terial change and in liberal supply.
BALTIMORE. Dec 21.-Va Gs deferred
consolidated SO; past due coupons 49,; new
10.4Os 81; new thrces GO bid to-day. cation
steady and quiet; middiing 9is. Flour GHici;
Howard street and Western super - G2D3 60,
do extra 50 25a4 90; do family ~ .Iai -;
City Mills super 50 5Oa3 co; do extra !" ou&
4 so; do Rio brands 81 75a5 co; Patafsco family
S. 65; do suDerlative patent 81 % Wheat
Southern quiet and about steady Wcslcin steady
and dull; Southern red 31a0t; do amber .. -
No Western winter red January H'"1''+i
February 89'saS9a.; March 91'st"2. torn,
Southern easier and active; Western st'aIv W.. y
active Southern white 42s45; do yc."" 80,
Western mixed spot 45laa455s, fresh pr''i4He:
and January 451bs45Ss; February i"h=a41'!
March 45ta45as; steamer Al" U'', '4',,
Southern 37a42; Western white "oai" 90
mixed 3Ga37; Pennsylvania 31e40: ny" III"
at 7ca72. Hay steady; prime 10 choice vest
ern $13 GOALS o.. Provisions qui.t 'nt iFf"En'
lar; Mess Pork $40 CO.1O25. BuIkm:nIs'
shoulders, and clear rib sides packed a'-;'2:.
Bacon shoulders 514; clear rib sides q; hams
1OAa11 Lard-retined 71h. Butter steady
Western packed 1920; creamery 25a32 Eg2s
steady at 25a26: lined 1920 Coffee Gull; Klo
cargocs, ordinary to fair 7laaSli sugar 5teacy'
A soft G2. Whiskey firm at 81 19al -.
CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Wheat has ruled stronger
this morning. steadily advancing from eoa-,o
o0Sa of to 0OA, but has since advanced to go
for May. Corn irregular, 1878 for year; o9';
for May. Oats unchanged. Pork DC lover Lara
unchanged.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-stocks dull and steady
Money easy at 2s2h. Cotton firm; up!ants 9':
Orlean. Q u.s. failure, dull and steady. Flour
dull and heavy. Wheat higher Corn better FORK
dull at SO S7ha$1O 371a. Lard irmer at 81 - ~
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, DECEMBEK2!, 1886.
Sun rises - sur sets.. ......... 4 -
ARRIVED
sehr Robinson, Machodoc creek, grain, 10
G Robiuson's Sons.
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AMONG THE bills already introduced into
Congress is one to pension the Mexican
soldiers; lut the republican who introduced
it took care to strangle it at its birth, by in.
GLIDING in its provisions one to pension
every person who was enrolled on the fed.
eral side during the civil war, and to increase
the pensions of those who already receive
them. The simple fact that the majority
of the survivors of the Mexican war reside
in the South seems to be sufficient to in
duce the republicans to oppose every meas
ure for their benefit that may be suggested.