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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr.. Cox is to sail for Turkey about the
middle of June.
Gen. Grant slept five hours last night and
to-day said he felt very bright He dictated
some matters for his book and then took o
drive.
The growing cane in louisiana promises
an abundant sugar yield. Judging from the
acreage the crop will amount to 100000
hogsheads.
Birmingham, Ala, now makes four hun
dred tons of iron daily, and two more large
furnaces, with capital of 81 100000 each,
are to be erected at an early day.
A scalo ding upon which seven men were
working on the new postcffice in Baltimore
fell yesterday, and one OF the men-John
Rogers, of Washington-was killed.
Howard Cooper the colored man who as
saulted Miss Katie Gray at Rockland, Md,
in April last was yesterday tried in The
Criminal Court Of Baltimore and was found
guilty of rape. Miss Gray was the chief
witness against him. The penalty is death.
An autopsy on the body of Odlum, who
jumped from the Brooklyn bridge, disclosed
that his spleen, liver aud kidneys were rup
tured, and three ribs broken. The remains
have been brought on to Washington TOR
burial. Haggert, who aided him in his
foolhardy attempt, has been arrested.
The Secretary of the Treasury has APP
pointed II. Owen Roberts, of Maryland, TO
be chief of division in the Second Comp
troller's office, vice W. G. Green, OF Mary
land, dismissed for Offensive partlsanshlp."
Mr.. Roberts is the brother of Joseph h.
Roberts, of Upper Marlboro, one Of the ed
itors and proprietors of the Prince Georgia"
The publisher Of the revised edition OF
the Old Testament will issue in conjunction
with the revised Old Testament, q Com
panion" to it from the pen of DR.. T. w.
Chambers, one of the American reyisers,
who is familiar with the work from the be-
ginning. The progress of the language rem
dered many changes necessary of words
and phrases now obsolete and hence unin-
telligiblo.
The failure Of Mr.. John Roach TO come
up to his contract with the government for
the building of the Dolphin will most likely
| have very serious effect on his fortunes.
| If the Secretary of the Navy declines to
accept the Dolphin the result will be, under
rule of the department, to debar MIR.
Roach from competing for any further gov
eminent contracts. Through his influence
with the Navy Department Mr.. Roach has
| for many years been a most favored person
age, the government has paid him millions
and partial eyes only have been assigned to
the task of deciding whether his contracts
| were carried out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21

As NO bond was required of Mr.. John
Roach, the contractor for the building OF
the new ship Dolphin, which has now been
subjected to three trials-though other con-
tractors are only allowed one-and has
failed every time, and as Mr.. Roach has
been paid the whole contract price of that
vessel, utterly worthless as she has proved
to be, except the comparatively insignificant
sum of eight thousand dollars, the Govern
ment is loser to that amount. But this IS
ONLY one of the numerous instances that
prove the losing business the Government
was in when it had as its Secretary OF the
NAVY the man of whom NIr. John Roach
was client
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21

Col. LEwELLEN, now the proprietor and
editor of the Danvile Register, says How
ever much Danville has bean maligned in
the past, it can solace itself now with the
assurance that the Register does not pro-
pose to keep quiet when the Mahoneites
publish their lies abroad" That's the way
to talk; and the Colonel's word is as good
as his bond. The naked truth and the
''true story" of Mahoneism 10 the Danville
neighborhood will now be told on every
and all occasions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21
Horrible Rutnherv

JOLIET, H., May PA man, terribly
mangled and in dying condition. was
found in a freight car near here yesterday
HI turned out to be working man who
had worked in the quarries, named Peze-
derkas, an Austrian. His lips and nose wer"
cut off, also his tongue, which was banging
by thin shleds Of flesh. The skull was
fractured. The man was 6 horrible sigh;
and was yet alive, though he cannot Iiv"
It is supposed to be the work of strikers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21

SENATOR VEST, who has as much reason
to dislike the Mormons as any one, because
the victims Of the Mountain Massacre"
were people from his own State, in recent
talk about the Edmunds law, Of the inter
probation and operation of which the Nor
mons 80 justly complain, said, "it is damna
ble-outrageous." And Mr.. Vest, who, by
the by, is the ablest man the democrats
have had in the Senate since the war, and
as outspoken as any, in the remark referred
to only said what is true,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21
Russian Plantations.

HELsINGFoRs, May 2l.--Russia is con
structiDg batteries at all strategic points
along the Gulf OF Finland. Large orders
have been issued for gun carriages.
TEHERAN, May 2l.-The Governor d
Persian Sarakhs has granted the request Of
the Russian commander at Merv TO ALLOW
two battalions of Russian troops to marrh
through Persian territory on the left bank
Of the Tejend river, the roads on the rgI!t
side being flooded
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21
The Cluverjus Trial,

RICHMOND, May al.-The first witness
examined this morning in the Cluverius
murder trial was D. V. Morton, paying tell
er at the Planters National Bank. He tes-
titled that the prisoner presented check at
his bank on the 18th of March. He was
casually acquainted with the prisoner and
Was under the impression that he had a
slight moustache.
William carp, an employee at the Belle
Isle Nail Worka, testified that he saw a
man and woman there on the 18th of March.
They asked the witness if they could 20
into the works and were told they could if
they would keep out of the way of the
machinery The man had carpet-sack in
his hand. He wore a light overcost and
bad light moustaohe. The lady was
:'chinky" and was plainly dressed
Close cross questioning elected nothing
new from this witness.
William ?. Kidd, an employee on Belle
Isle, was sworn. He said he saw the couple
on the island on the 18th of March, but did
not notice the lady particularly. He went
to the Jail after the prisoners arrest and
identified him among a number of other
prisoners. The man ne saw on Belle Isle
had moustache.
James Thompson, a colored fireman at
the Belle Isle works, testified that
at 1920 o'clock on the 18th of March
he sew lady and gentleman in his
department. He was carrying hot iron to
feed the nail mill and as the couple were In
his way he gently touched both as he passed.
He recognized the prisoner at the Jail.
Thos. A. Bethel, an employee at the Belle
Isle Works, testified to seeing lady and
gentleman at the works on the day In ques-
ton. The lady stood over his machine look
ing at it for few seconds. The gentleman
was near by. Subsequently he went to
the Jail with others and saw the prisoner resem-
bed the man he saw On Belle Isle except that that
man had moustache while the prisoner had none.
He noticed the moustache particularly as the
visitor was twiring it. He would not say on his
oath that the two men were Identical
Joseph Pei kins. Mailer in the Belle Isle
Works, saw the visitors on the 18th of March.
They came to his machine and tho lady watched
him working for two or three minutes The ms u
was further Of.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21

TgE NEW YORK Tribune, in referring to
General LogaD's reelection TO the United
States Senate, says, "it is good to know that
the Confederate generals and brigadiers
now swarming about the capital will meet
q antagonist there who realizes what q
horrible crime rebellion was and does not
hesitate to speak of it as it deserves And
vet General Logan, when democratic
member of Congress, is on record as having
ploried in the fact of bis being a slave
catcher, and as having supported the So
cessionists in Congress, and is charged by
reputable people of his own district with
having recruited soldiers for the rebellion"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21
A BABY HORRIBLY CARVED BY ITS SIS.

A BABY HORRIBLY CARVED BY ITS SIS
TERMS. Madison Lewis, colored, living
on the north shore of Port Jefferson harbor,
Long Island, on Tuesday left her six
months, old baby in charge of her son, aged
six years. and her daughter, aged four
years, while she visited a neighbor. When
she returned home she found that the baby's
face had been terribly cut by her daughter
with carving knife. The doctor who was
called In says that the baby may live, but
that it will be horribly disfgured. Mrs
Lewis has often acted strangely, and it is
supposed her daughter inherits insanity.
The girl has often remarked that the baby
should be cut up. The overseer of the poor
will have an examination made as to the
sanity of the mother and daughter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21
ALEXANDRIA, VA
THURSDAY EVENING, MAY q.

THE MORNING republican organ OF WASH
,noton saws: Southern competition is rum
ous to Northern iron manufacturers oeo"u7o
pig iron is produced in the South cheaper
than it can be in the North" Ihats So
and the reason is, all the materials for max
Ing pig iron are found side by side IN the
South. and because all the other natural
facilities for the manufacture OF iron are
much greater in the South than IN the
North. All that is required to make the
South the great iron producing sectlon OF
the country is that the duty on iron Do re-
,ooved an that the Northern manufacturers
u;,l he induced to bring their plants to that
section in order to reap the advantages Oh
those superior facilities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21

ONE HUNDRED and four suits for divorce
are upon the docket of the June term OF the
Philadelphia court. And yet, next to New
England cities, where divorces are even
mere common, most of the petitions that
are sent to Congress for the suppression of
the Mormons come from Philadelphia. Why
two or three married wives at the same
time should he more immoral or more con
duciye to immortality than that number
seriatim, or the same number unmarried, IS
what nobody except an interested anti-Mor-
mon can tell
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21
SRS}53'' 49,
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Virginia Postmasters Appointed

WASHINGTON, May 21.-The President
to-day appointed the following named Presi-
Dental postmasters:
l.. w. Caldwell, at Warrenton, Va, vice
VIM. A. Pattie, suspended.
VIM. II. Ritenour, at Harrisonburg, Va,
vice James Sullivan, suspended.
John A. 4. Warner, at Lexington, Va,
vice G. E. Beaver, suspended.
Geo. r. Head, at Leesburg, Va, vice 0. L.
Holmes, suspended.
A. P. Bibb, at University Of Virginia, vice
r. II. Fife, suspended.
Bruce Gibson, at Winchester, Va, vice J.
II. Dean, suspended.
Mrs. Mary H. Long, at Charlottesville,
Va, reappointed.
The following explanation is offered for
the suspensions above noted These suspen-
sions were made in the exercise of the Presi-
dents power of removal, and the removals
were made because the postmasters were
partisans of such kind as satisfied the Presi-
dent that they ought not to continue in the
service under this administration. In adj
dition, the postmaster at Leesburg has three
times been found upon an inspection to
have applied the moneys of his Office to his
own personal use, so that his cash was twice
deficient on inspection in 1884, and once
during the present Stirring, although in each
instance made good after the shortage was
discovered. He had also antedated remit
tances in other cases.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21
Board of Visitors to Nava, Aeadenv

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-Tho Presiderl
to-day appointed the following board o. Wis.
itors to the Naval Academy: Rear Admiral
c. r. P. Rodgers, U. s. Navy; Lieut.. Col.
Orlando M. Poe, Z. S. army; Professor VIM.
G. Sumner, New Haven, Cor H., John n. A
GrlsWold, esq, Newport aud New York,
VIM. Read, esq, Baltimore, Md, Hon. J,,-.
3. Grinnell, Greenfield, Mass. 4; Hon. A. u.
Craig, Altona, ILL.,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21

A Missouri paper says that girl in that
State dislocated her shoulder by kicking at
a cat. She must have struck all of its nine
lives at once. Many people think they
have numerous lives, and let coughs and
colds take their course rather than take DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21
A Clear Head and a Strong Heart.

fyou muddle your brains with any ofthe
whiskey compounds which are sold under
the name of bitters," and which topers de-
light in for stimulants, you do your system
irreproachable mischief. Browns Iron Bit
tiers is not one of these. Itpromotes healthy
action of the heart, liver and stomach It
cleanses and enriches the blood, and fits the
brain for the best mental work. The best
physicians prescribe it, and tits we'll worthy
of trial by all
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21

AT THE national commercial convention
In Atlanta yesterday resolution was adopt
ed to the effect that it is the duty Of Con.
gress to provide, as soon as possible, for the
extension of the trade of the United States
with all foreign countries. And nothing is
easier. All that is required to accomplish
the object of the resolution is for Congress
to repeal the existing protective, and to es-
tablish in its stead revenue tariff
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21
Appointments,

WASHINGTON, D, O., May 81, 1885,
The President to-day among others made
the following appointments: To be Collec-
tor of Customs-Robert M. T. Hunter for
The district of Tappanannock, Va. Henry
c. Allen to be Attorney of the U. s. for the
western district of Virginia. To be Marshal
of the United States-Albert G. Gibson, for
the district of Louisiana.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21

GENERAL GRANTS book is dedicated !:
ITO the Officers and Soldiers engaged in the
War of the Rebellion, and also those en-
gagged in the War in Mexico" Are the of.
fcers and soldiers of the Mexican war, who
were afterwards engaged in the Confederate
service, or, in the rebellion" as it pleases
General Grant to call it, embraced in this
dedication?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21
Prince Jerome Napoleon is i'll.

In the treatment of all nervous aud ru--
cular diseases, such as rheumatism, neural
gia, sciatica, tic douloureux, semcrnnia,
&C., the value of Salvation Oil cannot be
over estimated. 1t kills pain. Price tweu
ty.fve cents bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21
Fourteen Buildings Burned

WHATcoM, Washington Territory, May
2l-Fourteen business buildings here We're
destroyed by an incendiary fire last night
The loss is $4,000; partly Insured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21

There is nothing that so takes the starch ont OF
young man who has been welded about year
q to have to go to store where there is girl
clerk with whom he used to keep company, and
ssk for packet of those large safety PINE,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21
Victor Eupo's Condition

PARIS, May 2l.-Vctor Hugo passed the
night fairly well. His condition this morn.
ing is unchanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21

In order H. carer
the blood. am thu:
impart fresh Tisor 10
an cniecbIed System.
slim ulate tiaReIng d.
gestiOn with the ~.
tional invigoraut i!o..
letters st"iD' Oh 81.
tiers, whib by iata
my one ~ INTO ;.tr
oP''S ,ons Of the 81 J',''
w promotes, nay j"
.ures thorough dyes
tion and assimilation.
AND consequent nn'i''
ton. A gain to aHf'
tite, vigor and tie =
invariably fund 10
follow a course OF t'lis
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21

n ZEN ), popular tonic which ls m0Fe''TrI
iehaoF preventive of malaria fevers f''
eHIe " all Druggists and Dealers generally.
Delta chief., 1885-08-26
Hverybsdy's Air-Brake.

Eyes, sah," said Uncle Zach, Use
watched it forty years an its ~ see;
De fust of May, an Christmas day Of de
same year alters comes on de same
week day" -
Further conversation proved Uncle
Zach most incredulous person.
CHANGING to mention DIR. Carver's feat
of breaking glass balls with rifle, he
said:
81 heerd bout dat shootin' and
knowed right off it wasn't squar'; dat
was a Yankee trick, boss, sho's you
born"
what was the trickp"
'.Dar wuz loadstone put into de glass
balls, an likewise onto de bullets; so
when de bullet fly outen de gun, it an
de ball jes drawed tergedder, which, in
course, brokes de glass-dats de trick!'
Later, Uncle Zach observed rope
running along the side Of tho car.
Boss, what's dat line fur?"
ITO apply the air-brake in case Of
accident Then we had further to ex-
plain how the force of the brake was
obtained, to which Uncle Zach respond
ed.
Look ahere boss, you sholy don't
'spect me 10 b'leeve dat foolishnessp
Why, de biggest harricane whatever
blowed couldn't stop dis train, runnin'
forty mile hour. An you think l
gwine to b'leeve little pipe full of
wind under de kyars can do it? No.
sah-ree!"
There are a great many Uncle Zschs
who judge everything simply by ap-
pearances. The air-brake does not
seem to be a very powerful thing, but
power and efficiency are not necessarily
equivalent to bigness and pretense.
Phillip Beers Esq, who resides at the
United States Hotel, New York city,
and is engaged in raising subscriptions
for the New York World Bartholdi fund
was once upbraided by distinguished
relative who was a physician, for COM
mending in such enthusiastic terms. a
remedy that cured him of brights dis
ease eight years ago. He said: "Sir,
has tine medical profession with all its
power and experiance Of thousands of
years, anything that can cure this terri
BILE disorder?" No. no, that is true,
there is no mistake about it but that
Warmers safe cure is really a wonder
fully effective preparation. That re-
medy is an ..aIr-brake" that every man
can apply and this fact explains why it
has saved SO many hundreds Of thous.
ands of lives.-Copprighted. Used by
permission Of american Rural Home.
Delta chief., 1885-08-26
A saloon. Keepers Luck.

Mr.. J. ID. Jinks Of Brookland, Ark. =
town distant some ninety miles from
this city, on the Texas and St. Louis
narrow guage railroad, has been in the
city for two or three days, buying a
stock Of liquors, cigars, etc. A Ledger
reporter learned that Mr.. Jinks was the
holder OF one-ii Of ticket No. a. .954
which drew the second capital prize Of
e25, 900 in tho last drawing Of The
Louisiana State Lottery. and questioned
him concerning his streak of good luck
and what he intended doing with 1t.
"Yes, bought tho ticket in this city,
and was somewhat surprised at the re-
suit, have bought tickets before, but
the Investment has ,lways met with
poor returns" When asked IL he in
tended giving up his present business
and embarking in some other on a
larger scale, the gentleman smiled and
answered that he would only add the
amount to his sinking fund. and con-
tinue business at the old stand. The
S5, 900 was collected through the Ger
man National Bank of this city. Mr..
Jinks is n pleasant and agreeable
gentleman, and does not snub any Of
his former friends on account of his
good fortune. e.-Mcmphis Crenn.) Led
ger. July 90.
Delta chief., 1885-08-26
Grants Drink Before vicksburg.

CIV. Childs in Phil dephis Ledger.
General Grants personal habits In
the use Of liquor have been a matter OF
endless assertion and contradiction,
chiefly because he was a man Of sober
life who sometimes used whisky freely;
and with such men single witness who
has seen drink taken will color the
gossip of a decade with some story
which is concreton of falsehood about
single grain of truth. Gen. Rawlins
temptations, and exposure Of camp-life
lay in total abstinence, and, while he
controlled the headquarters mess, the
only liquor permitted in the'headquar-
ters stores was in the staff-surgeon' s
chest, and precious little of that. In the
campaigning which stretched from Shi-
loh on, Gen. Rawlins was relentless on
any evasion of this rule. An officer on
Gen. Thomas staff tells a story of a
visit to Gen. Grants headquarters in
the field during the Vicksburg cam
paign, where he was made at home in
the headquarters mess. 1t was Mis-
sissippi June, hot and dusty, and he
was surrounded by old West Point
friends; but first the afternoon, the sup
per, and then the evening wore away
without word or sign of .'how," as they
used to say in the Seventh Cavalry. At
last he ventured on a suggestion, a
timid, halting remark to the surgeon
on headguarter staff. who. in a whis-
per explained that Gen. Rawlins was
death on" liquor. but that toward taps
the surgeons shelter-tent might hold
something. An hour later found the
officer and the surgeon sitting on each
side of a cracker-boX which carried a
tin cup, goblet, and a bottle-the one
bottle IN headquarters. There was a
gurgling sound, the aroma of old rye
was on the air, and outside came a step
the two men looked guiltily at each
other; the flap of the shelter-tent
moved; the lips Of the surgeon shaped
the words, "It's Rtwlins;' the flap
flew back and Grant himself stepped
half in. reached out without a word,
seized the goblet. emptied it, and re-
tired as silently. well. we are dished, !"
was the comment Of the surgeon; but
breakfast found the General command
ing silent and imperturbable and the
headquarters men still dry. Iea,s al
terward the officer and Gen. Grant
were in the smoker of a Pullman to
gether. The latter dropped his cigar
straight down, after a fashion he had,
and asked. abruptly. "Do you remem-
Der that drink on the Big Black Rivere"
Perfectly" said the officer with alac-
rity. 81 don't think l ever wanted a
drink so much before or since" was
Gen. Grants solitary comment
Delta chief., 1885-08-26

Colonel J. W. Dyer, OF Colfax, New
Mexico. has the only extensive farm or
ranch in the world that is completely
encircled by telephone. The top strand
OF his bar bed wire fence is used to trans
nit the sound. In his vast fields
where Craze thousands Of neat cattle
should an animal jump the fence or
disturb wire, or should . villain cut q
strand the signal bell in the house gives
the alarm. When the Colonel arises in
the morning. to satisfy himself that his
lowing herds are all at home, he steps
to the telephone and asccrtains that the
circuit is complete. II so, all is WE'LL
Live Stock Record.
Delta chief., 1885-08-26

CMiss Beacon (from BOSTON,: This is
good weather for repentance, Mr.. Fol-
libud. 1t ought to give you a realizing
sense Of your future" Jack follibud
(who forgets where she is from): Hell
has no terror for me, Miss Beacon.
have lived in Boston.
Delta chief., 1885-08-26
A Ri. Ribbon Sale.

u. J. Mcnamara & Co, Denver's popular
Dry Goods merchants, have inaugurated an
other big sale-this time on All SILK Grosgrain
Ribbons, all numbers from TO 12 and in all
shades at 1Oc. per yard. Their unlaundried
mens' shirts at SOC and ladies' underwear from
25c up are leading attractions. Mail orders
carefully attended to. Satisfaction guaran
teed. Write for samples In their line.
Delta chief., 1885-08-26
An ola FieId weed,

Tho old field mullen has been . seeming
outcast for many years, now II has suddenly
attracted attention Of the medical world who
recognise It to be the best lung medicine dis.
covered when made into tea and combined
with sweet PUN, presents in Taylor's Chero
kee Remedy Of Sweet Gum and Mullen an Q
fective cure for Group, Whoopink- Cough, Colds
and Consumption. Druggists 26c aud u.
Delta chief., 1885-08-26
Cheap DRY 6oodls.

We are now ceiling goods
At unpreeedenteily low prices
in order to make room for
10 large FALL eroCK. II you
are not coming 10 Denver
Ipleaae write for prices and
samples.