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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Both houses of the General Assembly adj
journed yesterday uutil the 3lst.
There was not quorum in either branch.
Governor Cameron se.t to the Senate
list of the persons pardoned by him during
the past two years, and those whose terms
were committed.
The Senate was in session only one min
ute.
A bill was introduced in the House OF
Delegates which sets forth in the preamble
that whereas public policy requires that
convict labor should not be brought in COM
petition with free labor, it is due to the
workingmen and mechanics of the country
that convict labor be employed on county
roads and the internal improvements OF the
State, as not to interfere with the full wages
of the honest laboring men and tax payers
of the State; that such labor should be en-
ployed in a manner which will not increase
their burdens; and to that end all convicts
should be employed in such manner
as to increase the facilities Of the people for
the profitable operations of property, to
giving employment to increased numbers of
its citizens and to the increasing of the tax
able values OF the State. Humanity de-.
mands that the criminals now confined in
the prison should not be crowded into cells
| RI tho iniury cT choir hnolLL, or to innrns-o
W. liability to disease, and the limits of
the present building being insufficient for
the accommodation of its present inmates,
work should be provided outside to re-
lieve their condition; and whereas the
bounties of the State have been uneyenly
distributed in lending its aid on the con-
struction of works ofinternal improvements,
whilst the debt incurred is burden on each
and every county and town in the State,
whether any advantage is derived from the
consideration of the improvement or not.
The State, therefore, owes to those sections
who are unprovided with modern methods
of moving products some means to enable
them to do so, as investors cannot be tempt
ed to build their local roads without State,
county or municipal cooperation. And as
the state is inhibited by constitutional pro.
visions from becoming interested in works
of internal improvement, and cannot, there
fore, give pecuniary aid, relieving those un
equally burdened communities, itshould de-
vote the services Of all able. bodied ccnvcts
at its disposal to the inprovemen t ofcounty
roads and the building of local railroads de-
pendent upon county aid for their construc-
ton.
The sections of the bill carry out the spirit
of the preamble, giving the free use of con-
victs upon county roads and upon railroads
in counties through which no railroad now
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria GAzErTE0
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 22.-The session Of
the Senate to-day was the shortest one that
body ever had. 1t was tho understanding
last Saturday when the Senate adjourned
that three or four members would remain in
the city in order that the body might be ad-
journed over until the 3lst of December. AZ
soon as Senator Lovenstein had announced
that the President of the Senate bad request
ed him to take the chair the Senator from
Chesterfield moved to adjourn, and in less
than three minutes the Senate chamber was
cleared and the few Senators who remained
in the city Wero on their way to the depots.
Speaker Stuart left for home this after.
noon. Upon his arrival in Alexandria he
will take into consideration the matter in
relation to new election in the county Of
Fairfax, to fill the vacancy in tine House of
Delegates created by the resignation of D.
M. Chichester.
The bill introduced in the House TO day
by Mr.. Carter Of Richmond city, in relation
to the working of convicts upon county roads
and upon railroads 10 be constructed
through counties in which the steam horse
does not now run, has the endorsation Of
the knights of Labor. The main object Of
the bill is to prevent convict labor from
coming into competition with honest labor.
The spirit of the bill has already commend
ed itself to quite number of legislators.
The General Assembly will have to elect
four more judges before the first Of January,
and judging from the number Of tickets to
the Inauguration ball now in possession of
members of the Legislature enough mem
bers to form quorum in both houses of the
General Assembly will be here on the 31st.
It was feared before adjournment that there
would not be quorum until after the first
of January.
To use common expression, the Rich
mond Whig "went under" to-day and will
not be published any more by the present
owners It had reached its ed year, and
its editor-in chief, Mr.. Elapn, who has been
connected with the paper for eight years, in
a graceful yaledictory returns acknowledge
ments for the kind words his political OPP
ponents have had for him personally since
it became known that the paper would
have to suspend and that he would retire
from journalism. Mr.. Elan has Como to
Louisa to live on his farm, and I would not
be surprised if he did not in his leisure mo-
ments write for some of the northern maya
zines 1t is said that when reporter he
made some money in this way, but just as
he was about to establish reputation as
magazine contributor he launched out upon
the sea of political journalism. B. P. O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
DEATH ON A scHooNER.-The captain

DEATH ON A ScHooNER.-The captain Of
the schooner E. G. Erwin, from New York
to Norfolk, reports to the authorities that a
female passenger giving her name as Eva
L. ellison had died on board on Saturday
last, when the vessel was between Hog and
Smiths islands. A coroner's inquest was
held yesterday, and gave verdict of death
from natural causes superiuduced by habit
ual use of morphine. A number of empty
morphine phials were found in the cabin oc.
cupied by the dead woman. The captain
of the schooner says his vessel was lying at
Greenpoint, New York, and the deceased
came on board from canal boat alongside,
and asked for passage to Norfolk on her way
to Kirkdale, Mo. 1t appears from exami-
nation of her effects that she belonged in
Krkdale, Mo-, where she has sister now
living, and that she was 81 years ofage, and
a daughter of Maj. ellison, of the Coincide
rate army. She had been married to a man
by the name of Young, who treated her
badly and left her, after which he commit
ed murder and afterward died. She had
lived at one time in Troy, N. Y, and after
ward had been employed on the canal boat
from which she was taken. The remains
were inferred by the Norfolk city authorities,
and the grave marked for future identified.
ton.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
LATEST FROM RICHMOND.


RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 23.-The Legisa-
ture adjourned for the Christmas holiday
Yesterday till the 31st, so as to be in session
on the 1st of January, when the new Gov
ernor is sworn in and further for the pur-
pose OF electing certain county judges about
the expiration ofwhose terms of Office there
existed some doubt, which, however, has
been cleared up by the report of the Judi
ciary Committee.
The resignation CT Judge Chichester, OF
Fairfax, as member Of the House of Dele
gates has been received, snd Speaker
Stuart has issued his writ for an election to
be held on the 5th day of January to fill the
vacancy.
1t may be stalled that reports to tho eneet
that Laugston had renewed assurances from
neluters OF the Legislature that he would
he sustained in his place as Superintendent
of the Petersburg Normal School are with.
out foundation, but, on the contrary,
his known offensive partisanship will pre-
judice his case and preclude his being al
lowed to hold tho position, which might
thus be used for the propagation of Langs-
toms offensive teachings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
Dangerously Insane.

DECATUR, Ill, Dec. 23.-Stephen Maiden,
a young farmer residing in Long Greek
township, brought his wife to this place last
evening for treatment, she having suddenly
become dangerously insane. Yesterday
morning she attempted to kill her two
children by dashing them across a room.
One of them was seriously injured. Her
husband had desperate struggle with her
and his clothing was badly torn in his
efforts to subdue her. Mrs Maiden was
apparently we'll week ago, when she began
to read the bblo daily. She confined her
reading to the book Of Jeremiah and finally
thought that she and her family were for
ever lost She is now in the county Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
EROH WARRINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Ale1a GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON d @ Dac 90 1898

Especial Correspondence of the Ale1a. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. %, 1856.
Senator Malone, accompanied by Judge
John Paul, strolled leisurely, yesterday af
ternoon, from Chamberlin's to the Baltimore
and Potomac depot, where he boarded the
FIVE o'clock south bound train for his home
in Petersburg. He will probably remain
there until the reassembling of Congress.
The attitude of the Senator toward the ad
interim appuintees of President Cleveland,
whose names have just been sent to the
Senate for permanent appointment In place
of the suspended and ousted Mahoneites, is
understood by leading republicans, qualified
to speak with accuracy, to be one of I'm.
doubted hostility to the confirmation of
large majority of the new democratic
officials in his State. It is not believed
that he has received any definite assur-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
Snow Slide.

DENVER, Col. Dec. pa special to the
News from Silyerton says: A snow-Slide
came down the mountain into Minnesota
gulch yesterday afternoon, sweeping every
thing before it, The slide struck the mouth
of the Prodgal Son mine, filling the eighty.
FIVE foot shaft, and hurying Burk Hovey
and J. NJ. Scales, who were working at the
bottom Of the shaft at the time of the acct.
dent. The snow was packed so tightly that
it was found to be impossible TO move the
bucket, which went to the bottom when
struck by the snow. A rescuing party is at
work, but all hope of reaching the impris.
oned men before life shall have become ex-
tuct has been abandoned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

While sitting at the dinner table Monday
Miss Lucinda Monteith fell from the chair
and soon expired. She was % years old,
and weighed 440 pounds, and was resi-
dent of Stafford county.
The good Templars of Albemarle and
Fluvanna counties are holding quarterly
meeting at Charlottesville, which is largely
attended by delegates and by the various
State officers of that order.
John M. Langston has accepted the posi-
ton of president of the Normal and Collie.
giate Institute of Petersburg, and James
Storum, of Washington, has been removed
from the same school by order Of the board
of education.
Gen. Fitz. Lee has declined to accept the
present of carriage and harness rendered
him by some of his friends. The carriage
and harness have been made in Berryville,
and were to have been paid for by public
subscription.
Mr.. James Alexander, of Charlottesville,
now in his Saith year, and probably the old
est journalist in Virginia, fell down tn"
stairway at the residence of his son.in-law,
Yesterday, and received severe bruises about
the head aud had his nose broken. Mr..
Alexander came to Charlottesville from
Boston IN 1873 to print the letters and mem
oirs of Thomas Jefferson.
In the United States Court at Norfolk
yesterday the grand jury brought in three
more indictments for false entry against
Messrs George M. Balm, jr., John B. White
head, Charles E. Jenkins and Orlando
Windsor, and one on the same charge
George NJ. Balm, jr., R. T. K. Balm, Orlando
Windsor and Charles E. Jenkins, officers
and directors of the late Exchange National
Bank.
Mr.. A. j. Kellam, an estimable citizen of
Accomac county, was run over and killed
by the north bound express on the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad,
near Keller Station, on Monday afternoon.
He was driving young horse, and attempt
ed to cross the track in front of the train.
His head was mashed to Jelly and his left
leg cut off. He leaves wife and seven
small children in destitute condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
Railroad Accident.

BALTIMORE, Dec 2S.-As special from Port
Deposit, Md, says: A collision occurred on
the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central
Railroad yesterday afternoon, near Concord,
Pa, between freight train No. 101, which
leaves Port Deposit at $40 a. m, and extra
engine No. 212, coming south. Both engines
and six cars of the freight train were re-
duced to fragments, and the tracks were
badly torn up. Wilson Grubb engineer of
No. 2l2, was somewhat bruised about the
head and body, but not seriously hurt. The
money loss to the company will be very
heavy. The accident is thought to have
been due to misunderstanding OF orders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23

Elk CONGRESSMAN MORGAN r. WISE, of
Pennsylvania, has been appointed to q
subordinate position in the customs depart
ment at Ell Paso, Texas. Under what pro-
vision of the civil service law or rules this
appointment was made but few people at
all acquainted with Mr.. Wise can tell. And
yet Mr.. Wise found persons who signed his
application for the Governorship of one of the
Territories. It is believed that people could
be found who would sign petitions for their
own hanging. Signatures are cheap, and
many give them for the asking.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23

THE RICHMOND Wing has died and met
the fate it SO justly deserved. 1t was once
one of the leading and most influential
newspapers in Virginia, but when it sue
cumbed to the "malign influence" of Gen
eral Malone, it departed from its former
course, and by advocating reputation, and
by endeayoriug to foment race and class an
imosities, all for no other purpose than to
advance the selfish ends of its owner, its
doom was fixed. 1t is we'll for the State that
the Whig has been erased from the list of
her newsEapsrs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
Bishnn of Eastou.

CAMBRIDGE, Md, Dec. 24.-Rey. Chaun.
cey c. Williams, of Augusta, Ga, bishop
elect of the diocese of Easton, in letter to
the Rev. Theodore P. Barber, of Cambridge,
expresses great surprise at his election and
makes inquiry into the duties which be
would be called upon to perform in case of
his acceptance of the bishopric. 1t is not
expected that he will decide as 10 his ac-
ceptauce fer week or more.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, for chill.
dren teething is the prescription of one of the
best female nurses and physicians in the United
States, and has been used for forty years with
never failing success by millions of mothers for
their children. During tho process of teething
its value Is incalculable. 1t relieves the child
from pain, cures dysentery and diarrhGa, gripping
in the bowels, and wind-colic. By giving health
to the child it rests tho mother. Price % cents
bottle. my5-1yrM.WsS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
They Will Surely Find You,

They are looking for you everywhere.
Drafts of air in unexpected places, going
from hot rooms TO cool ones, carelessness in
changing cothing:-In short, anything
which ends in common cold in the head.'
Unless arrested this kind of cold becomes
seated in the mucous membrane of the head.
Then it is Catarrh. In any and all its
stages this disease always yields to Ely's
Cream Balm. Safe, agreeable, certain. Price
6fty cents. dec21.eo1w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
Wolves.

HILLsBoRo, ILL.,, Dec. 2S.-Wolves have
appeared in this vicinity in large numbers,
and are playing havoc among the sheep.
One farmer lost twenty FIVE out of flock
of 60, one night this week. The woods
seem to be full of wolves, and the farmers
are organizing snd hunting parties are MAX
ing vigorous efforts TO e1terminate them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23

Salvation Oil, the greatest cure on earth
for pain, has no equal. Persons suffering
from rheumatism, neuralgia, or from cuts,
bruises, sprains, &C., should not be without
it. Cures arc effected in an incredibly short
time. Price only twenty five cents bottle.
For sale by all druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
Burned to Death,

PARKERsBURG, W. Va, Dec. 2S.-On
Monday evening Mrs. Fred Koph, of Wades-
vile, IL miles from this city, went to store
near by, leaving her babe, IL months old,
and girl, 4 years, locked up in the house
alone. The house caught fire and despite
the efforts of the neighbors the children
were burned to death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

New YORK, Dec. 23.-The stock market This
morning opened at decline of Is to 3, per cent
from the closing figures last evening and for the
first fifteen minutes continued heavy. prices Weld.
ing y to g per cent, but the market then became
more active and strong and advances were made
of q to y per cent generally. Towards II o'clock
the general market became steady at the advance
and more quiet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
Another Terrible Colliery Disaster.

LONDON, Dec. ga dispatch from Pont-
y.Pridd Wales, reports that terrible col.
liery explosion has just occurred at the
Ferdale pit, near there, aud that 400 miners
are buried
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23

Jay Goud's wonderful new yacht, will, it
is said, be most completely and elegantly
furnished. Among other useful and indis-
pensable things ordered for it was a box of
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23

Suppression OF the Menses may be reliev-
ed by dose of Ayers Pills, which produce
the desired effect through sympathetic &C.
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23

Ayers Sarsaparilla will make the blood
pure, rich, warm and vitalizing. Sold by
all druggists
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23

No RIGHT thinking democrat objects to
civil service reform indeed al! good demo
Gratis must be in favor of that reform, as, by
it, rascals will not be put, nor retained in
positions where they can rob the people
through the government, nor will incompe.
teht, and therefore expensive, hen be al
lowed to hold or be given federal Office. The
democratic party is the party of the people,
and as the people support the government,
they want the affairs thereof conducted as
efficiently and as economically as pos
siSle. But they do not want rules es.
tablished which practically exclude them
from the Offices, nor do they want rules by
which all the offices are left in the hands of
the men who have held them for the last
quarter of century. II half the Offices had
been given to the democrats before the
civil service rules were put into operation,
there would not be as much complaint as
there is, but even if that had been done, the
people would still oppose competitive ex-
aminations, by which all the Offices are given
to small favored class.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-23
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At regular meeting of the Board Of Aldermen
held December %, 1885, there were present:
E. E. Dowuham, esq, President: Messrs. Burke,
Marbury, Bryant and Leadbeater.
A communication from tho Mayor was received
returning the act passed October 27, 1885, by
this Board and by the Common Council Decem
Der 8, 1885, entitled, IAN act extending the pro-
visions of the act entitled an act granting the
consent of the City Council of Alexandria to the
occupation of certain streets by railroad compa-
mics, passed February is, 1865" without his ap-
proval and giving his reasons therefor, and upon
motion the Mayors veto was sustained by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes, Messrs. Burke, Marbury,
Bryant, Lead beaten, and Mr.. President-5. Noes
none.
The report of the special committee to investi-
gate the expenditures of the late Superintendent Of
Police and Auditor was received and read, and
tho resolution directing the Corporation Attorney
to bring suit on the official bonds of Ssid officers
was received from tho Common Council and their
action concurred in.
Aresolution appropriating $40 to pay J. z. N.
Norton also communication from s. A. Grcon
resigning his position as Fire Warden; also an
adverse report on the petition of Jane E. Cole
man also an act to amend and re.enact section
10, chapter 10 city ordinance, were received from
the Common Council and their action concur
red in.
Bill of J. Entwisle, jr., of s41.43, for medicine
was ordered to be paid.
The Board then adjourned.
Teste: JNo. }. JAAIRgeN. dork.
COMMON COUNCIL.
At a regular meeting of the Common Council of
tho city Of Alexandria, held on the 22d dav Of
December, 1885, there were present: Isaac Eich-
berg, esq, President and Messrs. Moore Snowden,
Brent, Goodrich, Fisher, Whiting, French. Hsr-
rison, Strider, Uhler. Sweeney and Peake
The adverse report Of the Committee on Fin
ance upon the petition of Jane E. Coleman, for an
abatement of an Improvement tar, was adopted.
The resignation of Stephen A. Green, Fro
Warden, from the First ward, was read and &C.
copied.
IAN ordnance to amend and re.enact section 10
Of chapter 10 City Ordinances" was read for tho
first time aud referred to the Committee on Gen.
era Laws.
IAN act extending the provisions of the act en-
titled an act granting the consent Of the City
Council Of AleIsndria to the occupation of GER
tain streets by railroad companies. passed Feb
ruary -, 1866" with the veto thereof by tho
Mayor, accompanying, was received from the
Board of Aldermen, and their action concurred in
by the following vote, viz: Ayes. Messrs Moore,
Goodrich, Whiting, French. Harrison. Uhler,
Sweeney, Peake and Mr.. Presdent-9. Noes,
Messrs. Snowden, Brent, Fisher and Strider-4.
The bill of JAS Entwisle jr., of S41. 43, was re.
ceived from the Board of Aldermen and their &C.
tion concurred in.
The Board then adjourned.
Teste: JAMES R. CATION. Clerk.