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Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-20

TOR sALR-At q bargain, three good houses SIT and
l. STA 18th, south OF Leavenworth; rent sos per
sold before june list. Apply s. Mortensen, tailor,
l4l3 Farnam street. 131.j4p
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Fredericksburg Star has been en-
larged and otherwise geographically i'm.
proved.
James H. Safell, for many years clerk Of
the County and Circuit. Courts of Warren
county, died Monday.
Mrs. Phoebe Rodefer, of Luray, aged IS
years, While at the dinner table few days
ag1ssddenly fell from her chair and died.
TM2Baptists of southwest Virginia are
arranging to establish denominational
college at Glade Spring, Washington coun-
ty. The building will soon be commenced.
! John c. Karsten, mining engineer, for
two years or more the manager of the Man
gauese mine in Powell's Fort, Shenandoah
county, died of Bright's disease Monday,
February 23d, aged about IS years.
The Executive Committee of the State
Agricultural Society have called an indus
trial convention, having for its object the
of the material interests of the
State, to meet in Richmond on the 18th of
April.
On Wednesday evening the oyster gun
boat Chesapeake returned to Norfolk from
a trip up James river. Sixteen vessels hail
ing from Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Nor
folk county, were captured and fined from
S. to $40 each for operating without license.
Most of them paid the fine, and the other
vessels were held as security for the pay
ment of the penalty imposed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07

BRFoRE AND BEHIND THE seen Es.-To show
more clearly the coniicalities aud absurdities Of
stage life, w. cite Il few incidents which are the
results Of personal observation, aud which to the
uuthinkiug. show the vast difference between
the relations of professional people before and
behind the scenes:
Before the scenes: Hero--"For years I have
followed you rs the relentless tiger follows his
prey, and now you must prepare for the just
punishment which your crimes deserve. Thus DO
| bury my kuife again aud again III your craven
heart thus do satiate my direst vengeance"
Fillain-"With my dying breath do | curse
you (Des)
Behind the scenes: Hero-"Say, Curly lend mo
q collar button; some fakir has colared mine"
Villain-"rhat's III old guy. But here You
are. Don't be ashamed to return it."
Before the scenes: King-"Down, slave and
beg my royal pardon"
Slave: "Yes. sire; most humbly do crave Thy
clemency"
Behind the sceues-Slave: Here you roya!
dummy with the tin fake on, pull OF my boots,
will You? can't stoOp over for this pad.
King: "Why, cert Jimmy"
Before tho scene-Hero: THUS / do cndow
thee with n royal ransom. Take this package.
within it you will find $4,000, and if you need
more YOU have but to send word to my iawyer"
Behind the scencs-Hcrot who is also the mana.
ger Il am very sorry, Lille but can't psy
your salary this week. Here is dollar make
that go till we strike better business. 1hatss
good girl."-New London Telegram.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
From CeYnt,

KoRTI, March 7.-During the summer
the main body Of the British troops will re-
,aaain in camp here, with headquarters 81
Dongola. The mndir of Dougoiis army
will remain. ut AIerawi with Gen BnlIer'>
contingent. Two movable columns ui,ier
Generals Dormer and Biack eubur. vii. he
stationed between Dsbbeh and Han.ink III
constant readiness for action. The wind
now blows like furnace. Prince Has-an
is bringing pack of hounds with him t.
hunt antelope, and has made other prep
aratiuus TO begnile the time during inac
ton. II is rumored that two friendly irlaes
in this vicinity have declared for Il Mahdi.
Their change is attributed TO Mr.. Gind-
stones statement of the policy of retire.
ment, and is believed to be the reason OF
the removal 10 Dongnla. Gen Wolssley,
ia all address to the troops here YESTERDAY
afternoon, said that il WAS no fault OF theirs
that they failed 10 rescue General Gordon.
But" he added, significantly, I'VE will
meet Gordou's betraysrs at the gates of
Khartoum before the end of this wear" In
conclusion, he exhorted the troops 10 bear
with patience the beat aud trials Of the
coming summer, together with its conse-
queut inaction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07

THE RETIRING CABINET.-Mr. Freling-
huysen, does not like to live at the capital,
although permanent residence there would
be very satisfactory to the members of his
family, and his intention is to remove to
his residence at Raritan, n. J. He will oc.
cupy his residence in Washington, however,
for about II month, during portion OF
which time he will have Mr.. Arthur and his
children as Guests. Mr.. MeCulloch with hi,
family will spend the summer at his coun.
try residence near Washington. Mr.. Lin
coin intends to take rest for three or four
months before resuming the practice of his
profession in Chicago. Secretary Chandler
intends residing on l street until summer,
when he will remove to New Hampshire.
4 Senator from that State will be elected
this summer. Mr.. Teller changes from the
Interior Department to the Senate. Mr..
Hatton will remove to his old home in Bur
lington, Iowa. Mr.. Brewster has given up
his house in Washington. All his furniture
has been packed and most of it shipped to
Philadelphia, where he will 20.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07

PRUNING-The season approaches fer
owners of fruit trees, grape vines and shrub
berry to have them properly prnned, since
much depends on this work TO obtain sue
cess.
The missionaries, how is it to be done
as even few gardeners have an idea how TO
distribute the flow of sap 90 as to give the
tree symmetrical form, or understand The
formation of the fruit buds Under no con-
sideration should pruning shears he used on
pears, apples, cherries or plum trees. The
buds of these trees are close together, the
best of shears will bruise the bark, the bud
Will drv up, and the second will take start,
consequently you will have dried up snag
from one to two inches long. These trees
are best pruned with good sharp knife, or
fine cutting saw may be used on the larger
limbs, in order to make clean cut, which
will heal up nicely. Also observe closely
that you cut to All eye which Will start
Few growth away from the centre. of the
tree. Most trees have tendency to grow
too thick in the centre, and to prevent this,
prune the way designed. Where large
mis- are close together, take small stick,
sharpen it so that it tapers on both ends,
brace it between these limbs; after awhile
they will stay so separated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07

MAXIMILIAN's WIDow.-The recent death y,
Colonel Vandevede is 4 great misfortune for the
poor dstraught Empress Csrlctta, OF Mexico
who has been under his care for many wears =,
the Chsttan de Bluchout The Empress was
greatly attached u Colonel Vaudeveldr, aid bis
death has not been announced to her sbr h..
been told that he has taken long journey ON
business l. her brothe, the King of the g.I
gianl She passes much Of her time st the nispn
and ut her case; but since she began to noacrr .h
-ColOnefs absence the En- press has Meth ID uavnd
a note nor touched her pencils One Of the char
acterlstlcs OF her malady, however is lack of
memory, and it is therefore hoped that III short
time she will have forgotten her GUARDIAN even
~ shes seems to have forgotten the whole her
past existence. She never speaks OF Marimiliu
of Mexico, nor even nf her father, L"nm.4
whose favurite child she was. OF late >.ar, ,,a
has become absolutely indifferent 10 drr., A.
though III the earlier years of her insanity he
constantly occupied with her toilet AMI Van
while she WAS living Ut the Chateau de r,ry,urr,,
showed marked tendency toward coqurtry
Sometimes she would arrange her smarit,,
dresses upon the chairs seeming y imagining tina,
she was still the centre of 4 court, and would Il
dress the gowns alternately in th,e or tour dlhrr.
ent languages. When little while aga Ma,i.
milian's vaet-whU was with him to the last
himself became insane aud was taken To Miraiuar
she frett about the poor fellow tor few ,lay,
and then completely forgot him. The sill c.ri
lady receives the kindliest treatment FROM al
about her, and is frequently visited by the klug
aud Queen of the Begians and the Comtv .!e
Flundre.-London World
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07
ArrEapr TO SHOOT POLICE JUDGE =

ATTEMPT TO SHOOT POLICE JUDGE =
An attempt to kill NJ. Dumur, presiding
Judge of the Police Tribunal of Lausanne,
capital of the canton Of Vaud, Switzerland,
was made yesterday. NJ. Dumur was pre-
siding over q civil trial in the Police Trl-
bunal The defendant in the action NJ.
Chavan, while the case was in progress,
drew revolver and, pointing it at the chief
Judge, fired. He had no sooner done SO
than Geardon, the clerk of the tribunal, and
Blanchard, the usher, sprang upon him and
attempted to disarm him. He succeeded in
emptying his revolver in the attack he
made upon Geardon and Blanchard before
be was overpowered and disarmed. Presi-
dent Dumur was not struck by the bullet
fred at him, but the clerk and the usher
were badly wounded. After being placed
under arrest, Chavan said he was not sorry
for wha. he had done, and declared that he
had gone into The tribunal with the inten-
ton of killing the president and all the
other Judges. Chavan, who had Contra
dicted himself several times under cross ex-
animation, became wild in consequence of
the badgering of the lawyers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07

TERRoR.SrRICKEN CoSvICT5.-Thursda
when DR.. Goersen was hanged al Philadel-
pbia two conviots confined in the prison
were terribly affected by the knowledge of
of what was going on. One man, Joseph
Barrett, ftty.tive years old, confined in II
cell near the gailows, showed intense inter
est in the hanging. but all information WAS
denied him. His cell was sealed during
the execution, but Barrett must bave heard
the Footsteps Of the solemn procession on
It's way to the galloWs. When his cell was
opened he was found dead, and his death is
attributed to fright. The other man. Joseph
Taylor hinder Sentence nj IT death for murder,
became deiirious with fear. He heard the
noise ~ he sat i'll his CELL q few feet from
where the scaisnld stood. The echo of the
falling doors had scarcely died away when
The murderer, writhing in commissions, with
his eyes almost bursting from their sockets,
lay on his cell floor with every muscle Of
his body twitchng. His fit lasted for Eve
minutes. and vas followed almost immedi-
ately by another.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07
HAPPILY MARRIED IN HASTE. "A popl

HAPPILY MARRIED IN HAsTE.-A pOpu-
lar Paterson, n. j physician expected to
be married next week. The brides toilet
was being prepared, and the invitations
were out. A night or two ago they went to
New York to attend theatre, after which
they took lunch at restaurant. The time
few so fast that they lost the last train
homeward. This put them in an undesir.
able predicament But the doctor is q man
of resources. He took the yonng and hand
some lady on his arm, walked to the resi-
dence Of DR.. Houghton, ofthe Little Church
Around the Corner, aroused that gentleman
from his slumbers, and explained the situa-
ton 10 him. Whsn'the couple came out OF
the house they were man and wife. They
spent the night at a hotel and returned
home in the morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07

COMMUNICATED.


Towards the W.,O. s. W. r. R., the writer
has the very kindest feelings, and were the
proposition to come in to King street simply
"a accommodation to that company,
he would not have word to say; but it
must he evident to ali who consider the
new scheme carefully thar il is the w. Il A.
r. r. operating through it, and that there
can be but nre ino!ire--tiie driving oil OF
the Stea,nirxai line. How you'd it pay the
W., . 4 " ia extend IT'S road for passen-
qers cnlyr Ii has direct connection with
Washington now, aud people who 60 from
it to that city do not want TO take Inc
steamer. Does anybody suppose that with
all he work it has in view, it would ex-
PEND u considerable sum just to accommo-
date the very few people who would
find KING aud Lee more convenient
than Fairfax aud Princess streets, where
it has the best depot in the city? Or
is the w. u \. 50 very accommodating
rs 10 run ii. LEGAL trains TO different point
ju, 10 suit the lower part Of the city, when
il vii! take 30 steps toward reSuming its
old place ~ King and St. Asaph, to suit oil =?
Has thai ruai ever shown any disposition
to ohIigc the people of Alexandria? Do the
Inconvenience Of the past week, or the
grnil replies, or ''dout know anything about
ii. answer Of its employees in Washington
t. the civil question, How can | get 10
Ai~x~u,!ria - look at all like ii?
T!:- writer owns no property and does no
business on Lee street, and doesn't expect
any damages. nor has he ever spoken on
the subject to any Of those who do; but he
we'll Remembers when there was but one
boat running To Washington. making its
first trip at 8 g. N. and its last at p. m in
winter, ana charging % cents each way I'M
less you could make the exact change, and
aS he goes to Washington occasionally, be
does not want to walk there, as he had
sometimes TO do in those days. SENEX.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07
Foul PLAY SUSPECTED.

EDwARD5v1LLE, ILL.,, Mar 7.-Juseph
Nette, aged 2S, employed at the mines o
the McDonal Coal Mining Company, n
Warden, was cut to pieces by the cars on
the Wabash road, on Thursday night. He
had been to this place to procurea marriage
license and was TO have been married yes
terday to Miss Peters, ofWarden. The cor.
oner's inquest develops that Net,e had many
enemies among the miners, and crcum.
stances tending to show foul play have been
1i2afssssthsd. 4 theory Of the officers is thai
Nette was assassinatcd and his body placed
on the railroad to be mangled by the cars,
90 as to obiiterate the traces Of the crime.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07

If THE coinage of the nnwieldy silver dol
lars were suspended the value Of silver bars
would at once depreciate to The extent of at
least eighteen per cent. The continued
coinage of those dollars therefore protects
the few owners of silver min.s to the ex
tent of eighteen per cent, which is paid by
all The other people of the country. And
yet there are democrsts-,evenue retormers,
and even free traders-wh" oppose the sus-
pension Of the coinage referred TO. Such
democrats are as Inconsistent as such re-
publicans as Mr. Raum acknowledge them
selves to be-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"Joe" Goss, the English pugilist,
diving Of Bright's disease at Boston.

"Joe" Goss, the English pugilist, is
dying Of Bright's disease at Boston.
A dog supposed to be mad bit several
school children in Cleveland, Ohio, yeater.
day.
The B'naii Birth Order, which has heen
in session in New York, adjourned yester
day to meet in Richmond fre years hence.
Il. s. Arthur, the well-known writer and
publisher, died st his residence, in Phila-
delphia, last night from kidney troubles,
aged IS years.
The report that Edwin Booth coutem-
plates retiring from the stage next season is
pronounced to be without foundation by
Mr. Booth himself
After his fishing excursion ex-President
Arthur will resume the practice of law in
New York city. But it is announced that
he will not nave partner.
Gen. John C. Black, Of Illinois, and re.
Gently one of the candidates for United
States Senator from that State, has been APP
pointed commissioner Of pensions.
Society in London il exercised over the
suicide of young Euglishman, whose name
is for the present concealed from the press.
He was recently married, and lately lost
$3.50. 900 gambling at Monaco.
The committee which had charge of the
financial part Of the inaugural celebration
estimate that the total expense Incurred,
will not fall short Of $45, 900, which is $40,
600 more than was calculated upon at the
start
cir. Daniel Manning has been news
paper mar, trained from oiIiceboy through
all the stages up to eGitorship. He has
| ~, hi -
veteran politician, and III the affairs of bis
State for years has been prominent figure.
Yesterday afternoon twelve young men,
suspected pickpockets, who were captured
| in Baltimore on the I'd and Sd instant,
were placed on train and sent from the
| CITY. Last night nine more who had just
arrived from Washington, were marched
to the central police station, where they
were kept uutil to-day, when they were
placed Oh trains for other points.
| A collision between mail and an express
train occurred Thursday night on the Iii
nnis Central Railroad, eight miles south Of
Grenada. Miss. Both engines and several
cars were badly wrecked. Both firernen and
tramp were killed. News Agent Blake was
| fatally injured, one of the engineers was
hurt, and eight or ten of the passengers
were injured. The accident was caused
by the negligence Of one of the conductors.
The rear wall of malt house on Hanover
street, in Baltimore, fell yesterday evening
cru :hing the adjoining house, and instantly
killing John Sauer, an employee, who was
shoveling grain on the third floor. His
body was found in the next building under
five feet of barley. The house adjoining
was occupied by Conrad Zeul, whose wifi:
was lying i'll in the second story attended
by her daughter All means of egress were
blocked by the barley, but they were res
cued after several hours work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07

SNUgBED. first official act Of the
President yesterday WAS the signing of Gen.
Grants commission as an officer on the re-
tired list Of the army with the rank of Gen
eral. Secretary Lincoln brought the com
mission to the White House and laid it be-
fore The President for the lalter's signature
The President glanced at it and, remarking
IL suppose there's no hurry about it," laid
it aside. Secretary Lincoln picked il up
aud said, well, the fact is, Mr.. President
one of my highest aspiration before leaving
the Cabinet is TO nttest the commission
making Gen. Grant general on the retired
list, and yon wonid personally obIige me by
signing it nov" Maybe Mr.. Endicott, as
SECRETARY Of War, may share your aspira-
ton Mr.. Lincoln" quietly remarked the
President, again laying the commission
aside. Il don't think there is any special
hurry about t,"eud he resumed his writing.
Secretary Lincoln, somewhat abashed, took
his leave aud later The President signed the
commission, which will also be signed by
Secretary Enhcott to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07

DANGEROUS REMEDIFa.-Opium forms
the basis of ipnumerabie remedies and very
effective remedies sold under titles alto
getEer reassuripg and misleading. Nearly
all soothing syrups and powders, for ex-
ample-"mothers' bless ngs" and infants
curses-are really opiatest These are known
or suspected by most wsll-nforned people.
What is less generally known is that nire
in ten of the popular remedies for catarrh,
bronchitis, cough, cold and asthma are
also opiates. So powerful indeed is the
effect Of opium upon the I.uing membrane
of the lungs and air pa+-:.ases, SO difficult is
IL 10 mao q, an Five substitute, that the Ell
icacy "a: least the certain and rapid eff
tacy-- of ANY specific remedy for cold whose
exact pal,ire is not known affords strong
ground Tor suspecling the presence Of
opium. Many chemists are culpably-al-
most OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES aud not a few
culpubls isuorunt in this matter. An ex-
perienced man bought from fashionable
West-End shop box of cough lozenges,
bleasant to the taste and relieving a severe
cough with wonderful rapidity. Familiar
with the influence of opium on the stomach
and spirits, be was sure before he had suck
ed half dozen of the lozenges that he had
taken dose powerful enough to affect his
accustomed system, and strong enough to
poison a child and DO serious harm to some
adults. Yet the lcz=uge5 were sold without
warning or indication of their character
Few people would take any special precau-
lion to keep them out Of the way OF child
rem, and the box falling into the hands of
needless or disobedient child might have
poisoned whole nursery.-Nationai Re
rielC
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07
Anglo-Turkish Alliance.

LONDON, March THE Standard this
mornng says that it has good grounds for
stating that Turkey, in view of the agrees
sive attitude Of Russia on tine Afghan from
tier, meditates offering an alliance, often
sive and defensive, with England. If this
offer is accepted and the terms of the ALI
auce are agreed upon, Turkey will serd an
army to India to be under the orders Of
British commanders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07

!. Mr.. RIDpLFsEKGERls says Mr,tBayard is
"un-Americau," because Mr.. Rayard intro
duced resolution in the Senate, which
was voted for by every member of that
body except Mr.. Riddle5erger, expressing
the adherence the people of this country
entertain for the miscreants who attempted
recently to blow up the public buildings in
London with all the innocent men, women
aud children they contained. But whether
there is not the faintest doubt about the
fact that Mr.. Riddleberger is Nm. Nrginian
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07

The FOREIGN holders OF Virginia bonds,
having lost hope in any of the political par
ties in Virginia to secure them the return
of the money they lent the State with which
t, huid her internal improvements, have
memoral:Zec Presiden, Cleveland 10 do all
in mis- power 10 Discourage u policy of repu
diatiou and that the vast moral weight which
words publicly spoken in favor of sound
financial policy wl;rn falling from hls lips
may he thrown in their behaif,nn against the
damage to public ~. rala Mud the injury to
public credit in lh- Uuiied States which
eusue from the opeu v"iation of good faith.
The name Of Virginia was once a synonym
..I1J
world, but, under the 'maii.a3. s.,.,, -
end u rep; an
a.r. Set, IT, Oacn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07

The WASHINGTON Post nt this morning
in its announcement of the confirmation OIL
the Presidents Cabinet 10y the Senate yes.
t.rday, says: "There "ns 40 opposition
Mr.. RihdIeherger was prescott, but was So
ber.'' And the man SO spoken of claims to
renr.se,;i Virginia in the Uuited States
Senate. and, what's still worse. will con-
.iuue to do so for four more Years If Sen.
atoriaI like Representative, districts could
he redistricted, neither OIL" OF he two mt
in the L. s. Senate who hail from Virginia
would ,rma;n there for niger time than
would i've required for the Legislature TO
meet
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07
Arrest of a Female Dynamirer

PARIS, Mar Tt is claimed to day that
the Eaglish detectives, who have been in
this city since the explosions at the Tower
of Loudon and the Parliament buildings,
have succeeded in obtaining information
which has led to an important arrest in con.
nection with the recent dynamite outrages
in England. A woman, who has for some
time been Swallowed by one of the English
detectives, was arrested last evening by the
French authorities. When taken 10 The Pc
lice station she declined to give her name,
but said that she might be registered on the
book rs Miss of Canada On being
searched number of letters in English ard
German were found on her person. They
contained detailed plans for the des! rnction
Of public buildings in l.ondon, s.. Peters
lrg and Berue; also information going Ia
show that the dynamiters, anarchists, and
aihlists had Affiliated