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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-30
ICOMMUNICATED.

CIVIL SERvICE.-I notice in your issue oil
the DIST instant your intelligent correspond
ent charges you with being unfavorable TO
the civil service commission rules and regu-
ations, Us at present. How any constitu-
tional democrat could be otherwise | am at
a loss to understand. think if Mr.. -
will get the second annual report of that
commission and read it, if he has not done
so, if he does not hold the unconsttu-
tional black republican policy, he will see
many advantages given to the present Office
holders. For instance a competent black
republican Office holder is not Objectionable
or offensive to democratic administration
and cannot BIO discharged, but shall retain
his Office to the disadvantage of the demo-
cratic applicant, and no person over forty
five years of age, except the so-termed union
soldier, is allowed an examination for Office,
DISTINGUISHING the majority Of good demo.
cratic constitutional State rights soldiers.
There are many other Objectionable points
in those laws and regulations to democrats
and, should think, to constitutional re-
pubicans, which it is not necessary to men
lion l should think if those rules and reg
ulations are not changed many good demo
Gratis will not vote at all ut our important
elections. W. A. J.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-30

MARK TwAIN's DIFFICULTIES IN BECOMING
A CoNFEDERATE.-"Out West there was good
deal Of confusion in mems minds during tho first
months of the great troublo-a good deal of unset
tledncss, of leaning first this way, then that then
tho otlier way 1t was hard for us to get our bear
ings. I call to mind an instance of this. / was
plotting the Mississippi when the nows came that
South Carolina had gone out of the Union on the
Goth of December, 1860 Ny pilot-mate was New
Yorker. He was strong for the Union; so was /.
But he would not listen to me with any patience;
my loyalty was smrchcd, to his eye, because my
father had owned slaves. l said, in palliation of
this dark fact that had heard my father say some
years before he died that slavery great wrong,
and that he would free the solitary negro he then
owned if he could think it right to give away
the property of the family when he so
straitcned in means. My mate retOrtcd that n
mere impulse was nothing-anybody could pre-
tond to good impulse; and went on decryiug
my Unionism and libaling my ancestry. month
later tho secession atmosphere had considerably
thickened OH tho Lower Mississippi, and became
= rebel SO did he. We were together i'll New
Orleans, the 26th of January, when Louisiana
went ont of the Union. He did his full share of
letting me do mine. He said that came of bad
stock-of father who had been willing to set
slaves free. In tho following summer no was
plotting Federal gun-boat and shouting for tho
Union again, and was in the Confederate army.
held his note for some borrowed money. He
was one of the most upright men ever knew,
but he repudiated that note without hesitation,
because was rebel, and the SON of man who
owned slave3.'-Deccmber Century.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-30

The WISER and truer friends of the Presi-
dent, Of his party, and of his country, regret
that he has abandoned his expressed pur-
pose of attending the funeral Of the late
Vice President. In this case, as in most
others, the Presidents first intention was
the best 1t bodies no good to President
Cleveland, to The democratic party, or to
the American republic when dread
Of assassination deters the President from
going wherever he may want to so
within the limits of his own country.
How the supporters of kings and emperors
in other parts of the world will laugh at
free institutions when they learn that the
President of q country in which such insti-
tutions exist is prevented from attending
the funeral of the next'bighest officer in his
country lest some of his fellow citizens as.
sassinate him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-30

TuE PRESIDENT WILL NOT GO.

The President has determined not to
mako the trip to Indianapolis. To the rep
resentative of the Associated Press he said
GIN the first moment OF the shock of MIR.
Hendricks death yielded to my incina-
ton and declared my intention to be pres
emit at the funeral. Of course, in reaching
that conclusion, l did not put out of view
neremptory press OF public business, or what
deemed a sufficient consideration of my
duty to the people. The public business |
thought could dispose Of by additional APP
plication and more hours of work, and l
considered it to be my duty to the people to
answer tender sentiment of respect ard
affection to the dead Vice President which
does them great honor
II am satisfied now that was at fault in
considering the question in that did not
take 90 comprehensive view of the duty l
owe the public as l should; that is, did
not look at every phase of it, and am afraid
nv strong personal desire somewhat cloud
ed my judgment.
II am now reminded by some of the best
and most patriotic and thoughtful of our
citizens that the real and solemn duties Of
nv Office are at the national capital, and
that in the present peculiar and delicate
situation I ought not to take even the
| remote chance of accident incident to
travel to crafty q sentiment so gene.
raj and so characteristic as that involved
in this subject. I have been pro-
foundly impressed by these considerations,
but most of all influenced by their strong
and unanimous presentation by the de-
voted friends of the late Vice President liv-
ing in his State and city, and their indorse-
ment by the noble aud patriotic woman
who, in the infinite sorrow Of her widow
hood, reflects the spirit and character of her
honored husband in her solictude for the
public good.
II am now certain that neither my desire
nor the sentiment referred to, nor the diff
Guilty that attends in this case q change Of
design, nor any stubborn idea Of hcroism
will justify me in subjecting the country to
any greater chance OF disaster than attends
my performance Of strict duty here, and
that ought not to inilct upon my country
men even the unrest and anxiety at
tending my departure, absence ana re-
turn in attendance upon the funeral ccre-
monies"
The following is the message from Mrs
Hendricks referred to above
"INDIANAPoLIs, Ind, Nov. 2S.--To the
President: Mrs Hendricks requests me to
thank you for your message of sympathy
and also Miss Cleveland for her kind and
beautiful letter. She requests me to say
that your presence at the funeral Of her
husband would be very grateful to her feel
ngs, but that she fully appreciates the
weighty public reasons that exist at this
time against your coming West, and begs
that you will be governed entirely by your
sense of public duty.
"OsCAR 3. HoRD."
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now.

THE PRorECrIoNIsTs of this country
not only want the existing high tariff
continued here, but hail with delight
every proposition for tho adoption OF
a similar tariff by the foreign countries
now blessed with free trade. The pro-
tsctive tariff Of the United States tends IN
great measure to restrict the sale of the prod
ucts of this country to its own markets, by
hindering exchange with foreign commodi'
ties but if foreign countries impose high
duty upon American products the re-
ssriction will be complete, and American
farmers will be compelled to sell their, prod
ucts in an overstocked home market, and
thereby be Impoverished. The farmers OF
some of the Northwestern States already
make fuel of their corn, and if England were
to put high duty upon that article, those
Of Virginia. in short time, might do the
same. And yet there arc people in Virginia,
farmers, and white farmers, whom their
neighbors look upon as possessing common
intelligence, who vote the republican ticket,
though, next to South-hating, protection is
the most cherished idea Of the republican
Darty
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King Theebaw Capitulates.

RANGooN, Nov. 3O.-King Theebaw, Of
Burmah, becoming alarmed at the rapid APP
proach OF the British expeditionary force
under General Prendergast Notwithstanding
the resistance offered by the Burmese, sent
Il messenger to General Prendersast begging
him to grant an armistice for the purpose of
peacably settling the difficulty between
Burman and The Indian government. Cen
eral Prendergast in reply demanded the sur
render Of the Burmese army and Mandalay,
the capital, stating that only then could he
entertain any request looking to Il settle.
ment Of the dispute. King Thecbaw ac-
ceded to the terms, and the Ava forts with
twenty eight guns, were turned over TO the
British troops. Agarrison was placed there,
and the British troops proceeded to Manda-
lay on the 2Sth inst.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-30

Mr.. BLAINE TO TAKE HAND.-Much
speculation is aroused by the actions of Mr..
James @. Bnine. Saturday night he visited
Ellsworth, and had conference with Sena-
tor Hale upon the question Of the next Vice
President. Yesterday evening special
train was sent in hurry to bring him to
Bangor, Me-, where he arrived with ex-
Postmaster Manley, Of Augusta, and Col
Oakley United States marshal Of Wisconsin,
in time to catch the night train for the
West. At the depot quite an animated dis
cussion was held between Mr.. Blaine and
Representative Boutele, Of which sufficient
was overheard to make it clearly under
stood that Mr.. Blaine, for reasons best
known to himself, is working boom to
make Logan president ofthe Senate. Some
people go so far rs TO intimate that Blaine
is engineering n scheme 10 land him in the
Senate, aud to have himself elected to the
Vice Presidency
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-30

AN EAGLE SwOoPs DowS on CHGLD.-Mr. T.
L. Northam, OF the Eastern Shore Steamboat Com
pany, reports the narrow escape of n small child
from being carried of by an eagle. VIM. Foster,
who at one time worked on the steamer Eastern
Shore, but is now farmer living near Taylor's
wharf, at the head of Hungar's Creek, Northamp
ton county, is the father Of the child. which is
abou. year old. About four o'clock Thursday
afternoon Mrs. Foster, the mother, wishing to get
some wood from the woodward, left tho child in
tho yard. The eagle came swooping down, and
would havo caught tho child had not Captain
Richardson, a resident of the place, who happened
to be near with gun, shot the bird. Tho shot
disabled the eagle by breaking its left wing 1t
was canght By four men Of the steamer Eastern
Shore, and taken on board, put in n chicken COOP
and brought to Baltimore The eagle measured,
from tip to tip of wings seven feet ana four
inches
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Sickening Spectacic.

NORWICH, England, Nov. 30.-A horrible
and sickening sight was witnessed o.day
at the hanging of Robert Goodale, market
gardener, for the murder of his wife, at
Wisheach, on September Is last. A fifteen
stone weight was used, and the drop was
six feet. When the trap was sprung the
rope rebounded violently, and Goodale's
head was severed from his body, the trunk
and head falling to the ground, the bead
lying at the feet, and blood ooziug freely
from both tho body and head. The spec.
tators were horror stricken, and became
sick at the scene. Goodale's head looked
as though il had been cut with II knife.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Fires.

EMPORIUM, Pa, Nov. 30.-The Warner
House, new and elegant hotel, was de-
stroyed by fire this morning. The fire was
discovered about two o'clock and burned so
rapidly that the guests had much difficulty
in enecting their escape from the burning
building. Three Of them were dangerously
and many others slightly Injured by jump
ing to the pavement
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 30-At three o'clock
yesterday morning the Jones Hotel and
several other buildings were destroyed in
south Omaha. The occupants of the hotel,
some fifty in number, barely escaped with
their lives by jumping from the second and
third stories in their night clothes. No one
was seriously injured
LONDON, Nov. Gothic Chamber of Com
merce and other public buildings in st.
Helier's, Island of Jersey, and the tram
ways building in Glasgow, together with
ten horses and forty cars, have been de-
stroyed by fire.
REDWOOD FALLS, Mimi, Nov. 30.-Fire
broke out in L. Ringlc's saloon yesterday
morning at . o'clock and destroyed row
of ten stores, involving loss Of about
$4,000.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Nov. 30.-A large por-
ton of the business part ofSavannah, Wayne
county, was destroyed by fire this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-30
The Late king Alfonso.

MADRID, Nov 30.-Thero was an impos-
ing scene at the palace of the Escurial upon
the arrival Of King AIlonso's body. When
the procession reached the monastery the
Duke de Scx!o, the Royal Chamberlain,
knocked and requested admittance for Al
fonso. When inside the gates the Duke I'M
locked the coffin and called three times in
Allonso's ear. Then, according to the
ritual, he said: There is no reply. 1t is
true tho King is dead" lie then re.lockcd
the coffin and broke his wand of office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-30

COMMODORE TRUXToN says he is COM
such heand he alone is responsible for the re-
cent removal of white democratic employees
at that yard and fer putting colored republic
cans and inferior workmen at that, in their
places. Secretary Whitney should hold the
Commodore to the responsibility he so de-
family assumes, and as tho act referred to
was gross violation of both the civil rights
and the civil service laws, should trans.
fer him at once to place in which his
partisanism will have less scope for luxu.
RANT development than it has in his present
position
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SrAIN.-The body of the late King Al

SrAIN.-The body of the late King Al
fonso was removed yesterday to the Palace
Of the Escuria. The remains were followed
by the royal family, the members of the
cabinet, and long procession of the nohili-
ty and other mourners. The bier was COW
cred with floral wreaths and crowns.
Queen Christina was intensely agiiated
during the ceremony connected with her
taking the oath of allegiance to the consti-
tuition. The moment the ceremony was
over she retired to her apartments in hys-
terical condition.
Ex.Queen Isabella has written letter to
Queen Christina, in which she places her
influence at Christmas service. The Queen
has received declaration to the same et-
feet from the Duke de Montpensier.
At reunion of moderate republicans,
which was attended by Senior CASTELAR,, it
was agreed not to attempt a revolution, but
to quietly await developments.
The Cortes will meet on December q.
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Amendments.

WASHINGTON, Nov. S0.-Thc President
made the following appointments to-day !:
John c. Thompson, of Harrodsburg, Ky, 10
be Surveyor General of Wyoming, vice John
w. Meldrum, resigned. To be registers of
land Offices Samuel c. Williams, Of Que
rida, Colorado, at Del Norte, Col; Natha.
nicl II. Harris, of Vicksburg, Mississippi, at
Aberdeen, Oak; David Webb, ofCoviugton,
Indiana, at Salt Lake City: Utah Freder-
ick A. Mcdonald, OF Oregon, at The Dalles,
Ore. To be receivers of public Moneys.
Massie Martin, Of Opelousas, Louisiana, at
New Orleans, La; VIM. NJ. Garrad, ofLaw.
renccyille, Illinois, at Cheyenne, Wyo. John
w. Causey to be collector of internal rev.
enue for the district of Delaware.
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LETTER FROM FLORIDA.
Correspondence orthc Alcxaudria CA

Correspondence ofthc Alexandria GAZETTE,
LoNGwooD, Orange county, Fla, Nov.
26, 1SS5.-Iour correspondent arrived in
the State of Florida on the 11t!l-has tray.
eled over several counties Of the State, and
has seen no one OF them lie considers cuual
to Orange county. In fact this county las
the reputation OF being the banner county
in Florida. Orlando is one OF the most
growing towns in the county, ard Is the
county seat of Orange.
| am delighted with this section .y.y.
Longwood). 1t is eleven miles from Orlando
and eleven from Sanford, on tho II. J)nu'~
river, also on the South Florida Eai.romi.
which runs from Sanford 10 TAMPA u5a.
the Gulf of Mexico. This is one @. h. b,>.
places to invest money in l kaoW a.. (
person can safely calculate OF making 500
per cent in years i he viii have the i@a}
planted in orange trees. Land uuimE. ...G
is worth around here 50 to 80 p. aa..-..
what is called the Willow OAK Lard. y,
grade is any better. Lumber j. is.
lower than at Danvilc. Va G.","3j g..
clothing, stoves and hardware are anon. ...r
same As in Alexandria. Butter. GO g. has
anu lo;ii are li!Sb i'1-t !.'ih! u +tI.r
corn, So cts; hay, 81 10. an! hu''"g. - .a
80 cts.
The land hero that is 10: adapted Is,
oranges is adapted 10 vegetables, which H. I
a ready sale here at home, st remunyra..yr
prices. For instance. cabbage r,...!s a. &,
cts; turnirs, - c;s - 30 cts per duz,":
Irish potatoes at 81 10 81 - per hu>hr.
and so OH. All because persons @i"e the.
whole attention to buying and selling Jam
and raising oranges. The society hc.r
fully up to Virginia. Schools ana churti
are plentiful. Theying is OF rare oGcu!vcuy.
The people are quite s0cia6le and gourr ,le
The heat here during Sumner IS ly.s o.
prcssivo than North. Winters mild. .iu..
now it is considered very cold. THa gu.-
mometer stood L.. night AT - aa.ua..
Usually 60 to 20 Never over ~ .nn. %
summer
No chlIs heard of around mere Ev~,a
one seems healthy and happy.
| have fully decided - locate here. l"c.
put ont tomatoc, raas'i a"a beef s"cJ s."
early market. Expect 10 -. OF. quj.c y
lot of cabbage next week: iacy have &ur
boarding houses here; beard trom = t. 80
per week. eau 'Iu'hiIliy sag am please!
with Florida, AMI believe il is u place ryr
good investment and for poor persons 20
grow rich. ". Z. ERAC%#n.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.

There were 121 deaths in Baltimore last
week.
Edward Adolphus Seymour, Duke olson
erset, is dead.
An armistce between Servia and Bulgaria
has been concluded.
Arrangements have been made to pay off
the one million Baltimore six per cent. loan
due January l, 1856.
The Maryland oyster navy is displaying
great activity, and dredgers on prohibited
grounds are having rough time.
The Secretaries of State, of the Navy and
of the Interior and the Postmaster. General
left Washington to day for Indianapolis.
Jay Gould will retire on January l from
the firm of W. E. Conner & Co., but it is not
believed that this means his absolute retire
ment from Wall street.
The remains Of the late Thomas A. Hen.
bricks, Vice President Of the United States,
were yesterday conveyed from his residence
in indianapolis to the court house in that
city, where they were viewed by constant
stream of people. The cortege included
civic dignitaries and military bodies, and
the line of march was crowded with people.
| The remains will lie in state until this even.
ing. The funeral services will take place
at noon to morrow.
One of the most beautiful floral tributes
sent to Mr.. Hendricks late residence was
from the Chinese residents of Indianapolis
1t is a very large and handsome device in
the shape of two pillars, four feet high, con-
nected at the top by an arch. From these
pillars hang beautiful floral gates, half ajar,
the whole being made of white smilax and
Gala lilies. The words "Gates Ajar'' and
Mr.. Hendricks initials in blue violets are
the only inscriptions on it,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-30

A copy of Resources of Arisona" has been re-
ceived from its author, Patrick Hamilton, Com
missioner Of Immigration, PhDnix, Arizona Tor.
ritory. 1t is neatly printed and beautifully
bound volume containinga we'll written and in
teresting history of Arizona, from time long ante
dating tho settlement of Virginia down to tho
present, together with full particulars of all the
material resources of that rich and yet only par
TALLY developed territory. Its value and attrac-
tons are increased by its maps and handsome Il
Illustrations.
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Scrvia and Bulgaria.

LONDON, Nov. 30.-The Times this morn
ing says it learns that Servia is willing to
accept peace without tho payment OF an in
demnity, and that she will refuse to give
either money or territory rs the price Of
peace. Advces from Scrvia say that the
Servian people, press and army express in
dignation over the conclusion Of an arms
tice with Bulgaria when there is chance
for Servia to retrive her fortunes.
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ALEXANDRIA,
MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 80.

Mn JEFFERSON was as true Virgnlan
and as wise son as his State ever reared.
He was also as patriotic citizen OF Inc Ma
t;onal union as ever took the oath to support
tho Constitution of his country. When ne
was ;nducted into the Office of President he
found all the minor positions in the govern
ment occupied by men opposed to the prln-
ciples and policy of the party that mao
elected him. Crediting those men WIN
honest political convictions, he knew IL
won,d he unnatural for them to execute
their official duties in as thorough accord
with the spirit of those principles ana 'u"'
policy az men of his own party whose po'
Itical convictions also were honest. ne
therefore removed the former ana pun 'no
latter in their places. The reason Ju'0 %
sio,ed was a perfectly sufficient one' DuC
Mr. Jefferson in respect to the people OF
the country, offered the following additional
ones, the excellence of which no sensible
and unbiased man can dispute
"Whcn it is considered that during the late Ad-
ministration those who were not OF particular
sect of politics were excluded from all oln'c'
when by steady pursuit of this measure nearly
the whole offices of the United States were monop-
olized By that sect; when the public sentiment at
length declared itself and burst open the doors OF
honor and confidence to those whose opinions the
people approved-was it to be imagined that tins
MONOPOLY of Office was to be continued Ill the
hands of the minority? Does it violate their
eoual rqhts to assert some rights in the majority
also? Is it political intolerance to claim proper
tionatc share in tho direction of the public affairs
> It would have been to me circumstance
of great relief if Thai found moderate particpa
tioa in Office in tho hands Of the majority.
would gladly left to time and accident to raise
them to their just share. Bat their total exclu-
sion calls for promptar corrections. l shall cor
rect the procedure; but that DONE return with
ioy to that state of things when the only qucs-
ton concerning candidate shall be: Is he
honest? Is he capable? Is ho faithful to the
Constitution ?"
The conditions are the same now as then,
aud reasons that were good then are good
now.