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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11

SOME CHASTITY ExPERMENTs.-Som
CHASTITY and, for all that appears, utterly use
less experiments, have lately been made in
Paris on the decapitated head of Gagny, the
murderer, fifteen minutes after its sepera-
tion from the trunk. The blood Of dog
was infused through the carotid artery, and
by Utilization the nerves of the eyelids be.
came contracted, and movements were visi-
BILE in the lower jaw. Gamahut's 1.-THE MUIR
derer of Nine. Ballerich) head was subject
ed to similar experiments. But the doctors
at Troyes, where Gagny was executed. went
still further. Electric currents were applied
to the nerves of the face, those of the hands,
and other parts of the body, and twenty
minutes after death the heart was made to
beat. This organ was found clogged with
blood, which was attributed to the toppage
of the circulation through sheer fear just at
the moment before death, and when the
murderer was in sight of its instrument
Chicago NerS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
THE BUGLE CALL.
Telegram to the Richmond Dispatch

lIelegram to the Richmond Dispatch
NATURAL BRIDGE HOTEL, Va, Sent
General Fitz Lee, since his arrival in Til,
section of the State. has been speak;ro
twice day to large and enthusiasts
meetings. On the It'll he spoke at.L.x;ur.
ton to the largest political meeting bcIa
there since the war, and the next lnoruiro
at Covington, eighty miles distant. He and
Daniel spoke in the open air, with threaten.
ing clouds overhead, for several hours, and
that night both of them spoke at Clifton
Forge. The next morning they spoke ~
Buchanan, and there the two separated
Daniel to fill his appointments, and ZEE far
Rockbridge county. On the arrva! Of Lee
at the Natural Bridge station he was met
rapidly driven to the hotel He had been
there only few minutes when in The lis.
lance the sound of bugle was heard, and
men were seen riding along the road in The
main building they came to halt, passed
in review, and were briefly addressed by
General Lee. AT the close of his remarks
three rousing cheers were given for FIl
Lee, the next Governor of Virginia. Quar-
tiers were then assigned to the msD.
At the head of the cavalcade was y
beautiful horse with handsome birdie
and saddle, intended for Lee TO ride
TO- morrow morning (Thursday) Al an
early hour the cavalry will be in line, with
Lee ut the head of the column, and by his
side will ride the sergeant with large
United States flag. They will take the road
for Lexington. Captain II. Davis is tho
commander, and his marshals are Ash liar
man, William Joliile, r. II. McCloudc, VIII
Hopkins and Daniel Moore. Upon the Goa,
of each is handsome silk badge, with these
words: "Fitz Lee Cavalry" On the road
to Lexington they will be joined by Others,
and when within four miles ofthe town vii be-
met by command numbering two hundred
or more. At Lexington Lee will remalr
during the day, and reception will be
given. On Friday morning these cavalry
men will escort Lee to Cedar Grove, 1T
which point they will be met by mounted
men from all parts of the lower end of the
county. From that point the cavalcaic
will proceed to Brownsburg, where there
will be held large democratic mass meet
ing. Lee, Ran. Tucker, Anderson, Graham
and others will speak. From Brownsburg
the procession goes to Fairchild, reaching
there in the afternoon, and at night Lee
will wind up his canvass in Rock bridge end
60 to Augusta and speak Saturday. He
will pass through Richmond Sunday ard
speak at Buckingham Court House on Mon.
day. The meeting at the Natural Bridge
was grand success, and the democrats OF
Rockbridge are wild with enthusiasm over
Lee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11

THE SENSATIONS OF THE DRoWNED.-A
curious and instructive piece of evidence
was given at the Central Criminal Court ir
New York, recently, on the trial Emily
Redstone for attempting to murder two lit
tie children Amy and Maud Weir-by
throwing them into the river near Kew.
Amy, the elder, bright, intelligent child
aged 7 years, gave her evidence in a re
markably clear and artless manner. She
stated that she sank till her feet touched
the bottom and that she then fell asleep til
she found herself wrapped up in the boat
house. There was no pain beyond the first
shock of the water. 1t will be remembered
that Redstone was servant, only l6 years
of age, and that, after deliberately smashing
crockery, she took the children out for q
walk and threw them into the river from
the towing path. Had the children died
no doubt the plea of insanity would have
been set up; but no such plea was advanced
to the prisoners behalf, doubtless because
it was expected that on so young girl q
light punishment would be inflicted; where.
as, if she had been proved of unsound mind
a life's incarceration might have followed
A sentence of seven years's penal servitude
was passed on the prisoner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
AN EXPERIENCE WITH A LAWYER.-Bu

AN EXPERIENCE WITH A LAWYER.-But
we were speaking of Webster. Many law
yers of our day would do we'll to read and
study the illustrations example Of Daniel
Webster He did not sit in court all day
with his feet on the table and howl, I'VE
object" and then down his client for $50,
just because he had made noise. en-
ployed lawyer once to bring suit for me
to recover quite sum of money due me.
After years of assessments and toilsome liti-
cation, we got a judgment. He said to me
that he was anxious 10 succeed with the
case mainly because he knew I wanted to
vindicate myself. I said yes, that was the
idea exactly. wanted to be vindicated.
So he gave me the vindication and took
the judgment as slight testimonial of
his own sterling worth. When l want to
be vindicated again l will do it with one of
those self. cooking indicators that you can
carry in a valise.--BW Me-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Gen, VIM. McComb, living near Gordons-
vile, has sold the apples from one of his
three orchards for $500, the fruit to be gath
cred by the purchaser.
Mr.. Peter Wilson Atkins, barrister at law,
of Brkenhead, England, was married to
Miss Nelly Everett Keyser, at st. James
Episcopal Church, WarrentoD, Thursday
evening.
A republican convention has nominated
81, J. Vale, of Louisa county, for the State
Senate from the 18th district, and James F.
Turnkey for the House of Delegates, from
Spotsylvania.
Col. T. NJ. Jones, appointed to the Shes.
hone Indian agency, Wyoming, IS an oio
army officer, but resigned to come South
and was prominent as an engineer othcer III
the Southern coast defenses. He has re-
sided in Fauquier county since the sur
render.
The survey on the United States steamer
Alliance has been returned to Norfolk from
Washington approved, and large number
of men will be taken in the yard there a.
once to commence repairs. The United
States steamship Swatara has been ordered
to the navy yard for repairs as soon as sns
comes North.
The large barn of George Cutter, on hi:
farm near Locust Mount, Accomao county
was entirely consumed by fire yesterday
The barn contained quantity of provendel
and all the farming implements. The
stables. some fifty feet from the barn, were
also struck by lightning aud burned. One
valuable horse persisted in the stable.
On Wednesday evening of last week Mr.
William Armistead Pendleton, of st. Louis
Mo, and Miss Mary Alexander Bruce, old
est daughter of Mr.. Alexander Bruce, o
Halifax county, were married at Grace
Episcopal Church, Lexington, Rev: DR.. 7
l.. Preston, of the Presbyterian Church
performing the ceremony. The chancel wa:
beautifully decorated with flowers and ever
greens; among these were innumerablt
| lighted wax candles, which gave al indie
scribable brilliancy to the scene.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
Fatal ARRAY.

FoRT WAYNE, Ind, Sept. ia special
to the Daily Gazette from Wabash, Ind,
says about o'clock last night Sylvester An
derson became involved in saloon fight
with Jacob Nader, bar tender, of Peru
Ind. Anderson was badly worsted. He
went away and soon returned with his
brother James. They made motions as il
to strike Nader with stones they held in
their hands. Nader then shot James An.
dersoa dead Matthew Anderson, another
brother, arrived just alter the shooting. Of
fcers Lines and Brubaker in arresting the
brothers were roughly handled, Lines being
seriously stabbed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Four men committed suicide in New
York yesterday.
All the money necessary TO build the An:
rapoiiR and Baltimore Short Line Railroad
is said to. have been subscribed, and work is
about to BIZ commenced.
Hon. A. M. Kelley has been reelected
president of the Catholic National Benevo'
lent Union, and Lancaster, Pa: selected as
the place for the next animal meeting.
Willard T. Mcintyre, aged twenty. six
years, business manager for George g. Good
rich & Co., Boston, has decamped, taking
about $4,000 in cash belonging to the firm
A few days ago Mrs. Smitherick, wife O.
Mr.. Daniel Smitherick, living at Percy
Grove near Washington, N. c., attempted
to kindlo fire with kerosene oil. The Car
exploded, and the lady was so horribly
burned that she died.
Ensign F. c. Rider, assistant engineer or
the United States man of.war Swatara, com
mitted suicide in his bunk Oh board of thai
vessel yesterday afternoon at New Orleans
by shooting himself in the head. No cause
is assigned for the act. Rider was from
Providence, r. l., and graduated from An
napolis in the class of1SSl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
Appointments.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE President
made the following appointments to-day
To be Consuls of the United States-Henry
W. Gilbert, of New York, at Trieste; James
M. Rose, Of New York, at Three Rivers,
Canada. Moses A. Hopkins, of North Cal
DINA, to be minister resident and consul
general of the United States to Liberia.
Hopkins was born slave in Montgomery
county Va, and is Presbyterian clergy
man. After gaining his freedom he pursued
course of study and was graduated at the
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, in the
class of 1874, and also graduated at the Au-
burn, N. Y. Presbyterian Theological Sem.
mary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
Escape of Prisoners,

MARSHALL, ILL.,, Sept. 11.-All the prison.
ers in the jail here. nine in number, escaped
last night. Three were in for forgery and
the remainder for burglary. They cut a
hole through the steel roof of the cage in
which they we're confined, admitting them
to the cage up stairs which had been mad
vertenty left unlocked. They then cut a
hole through the brick wall and escaped
Two of them, Joseph Alexander and Ben
Wha'len, have been captured Alexander
says Cassius Clark, negro, planned the
whole thing and cut the hole in the ceiling
with knife by scraping at it for weeks, be-
ginning the work the first night he was con-
fined
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

that when it was found that the German
flag had been hoisted at Yap the Governor
of that Caroline, Senior Babrilles, visited the
commander of the German gunboat ills,
and accused him of piracy and breach ofin'
ternational law. The German commander
replied that he had simply obeyed orders.
A hot argument ensued, ending in a scuffie,
when the German commander retired to his
ship. The governor then boarded the Span
ish man.of war San Quentin and requested
the captain to fire on the Itis The cap
tain refused, the Governor of the Phillip
pines having ordered him to avoid conflict
Babrlles ordered the crew to fire, where
upon the captain drew a revolver and
threatened to shoot the first man who
obeyed or repeated the order. Babrilles
again ordered the men to fire, when the
captain shot Babrilles in the shoulder.
Babrilles was afterward taken as prisoner
to Manila, where his trial is proceeding.
The government formally deny that there
was an alteration on shore, but are silent
in regard to what occurred on the ship.
They admit that Babriles ordered that the
ills be attacked.
PARIS Sept. LIE Matin oday pub
fishes a special telegram from Madrid
via The frontier stating that a military rising
has taken place in that city.
LONDON, Sept. 11.-Advices from Madrid
say that the military rising in that city was
limited to one fthe largest barracks. The
soldiers seized their arms and shouted
death to our Chiefs" The authorities
who had feared an outbreak would occur,
were prepared for the rising and vigorously
suppressed it before it had time to assume
formidable proportions. Every precaution
has been taken to prevent its recurrence.
BERLIN, Sept lit is officially announ-
ced that there has been no personal cores
pendence between Emperor William and
King Alfonzo regarding the Carolines affair.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
ExTRAvAGANr DISPLAY AT SARATOGA

EXTRAVAGANT DISPLAY AT SARATOGA
You cannot look in any direction on the
verandas here without seeing painful ex.
PLANTATION of the display Of gorgeous and
costly stockings ard slippers in the store
windows. Here is snakeskin slipper and
8 hand embroidered silk stocking; there is
an embroidered slipper-a macs OF flowers
caught with buckle of gold, set with small
diamonds and rubies. Wherever you look,
pretty slippers, we'll fitting silk stockings,
and little immaculate drapery of rich and
heavy lace or embroidery at the bottoms of
the skirts meet your gaze. The skirts are so
hung as to show one edge above the other,
and all against background of dark stock
ings. Worst of all, you see once in while
a young miss of sixteen or seventeen vieing
with the mothers and the we'll seasoned CO.
quettes in this immodest craze. You look
at the young girls ladylike face and inno-
cent eyes and think che must be unaware of
what you have noticed; but, no! there are
the loud slippers, the costly hosiery, the
beautiful skirt trimmings, and, moreover,
that shapeliness OF person which forces you
to think the possessor is proud of the prop
erty and does not wish it lost to sight
Clara Belle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11

MIR. HENDn1cKs's views of the Irish ques-
ton NAV be, and doubtless are, correct ou'
for all that, few right-thinking men Will ap-
prove his action in giving public expression
to them. He is the Vice President, and In
case of the death OF Mr.. Cleveland will be
the President of country with which Eng
landis at peace, and as his views arc favor
able to the disruption of the British govern
ment, their public expression was, to soy
the least in exceeding bad taste; and as
chat expression could not, in any conceiva'
BILE manner, help the cause Of Ireland, the
Vice President himself probably by this
time realizes that he may as we'll in his pnc-
lie speeches confne his remarks to Amerl'
can subjects.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
Germany and Spain.

MADRID, Sept. 1.-THE Spanish Cabinet
meeting under the presidency Of King AL
fonso, Wednesday discussed The German
note which justfes the seizure of the Island
of zap on the grounds that German mer-
chants had found the island deserted and
established commercial factories there. No
decision was reached, but the tone of the
press is very much more moderate, and the
King returned to his summer palace in the
afternoon.
Ex.President CASTELAR, on the same day
made highly inaammatory speech at Co.
runna to the Artisans Club. He declared
that an alliance between Germany and Spain
would prove fatal to the latter, and that the
Latin races must combine against the Ger
mans. Preparations, he said, should pre-
cede war, but if war came the responsibility
must rest wholly on Germany. In case of
war he thought an alliance was indispen-
sable to Spain. General Salamanca is blam.
ed for ostentatiously returning the German
decorations, as this caused the danger of q
military pronunciamento.
1t is now said that the questions in dis.
pute between Spain and Germany have been
arranged satisfactorily to both Cabinets, and
that the Vigo and Valencia consulate mat
tiers will be settled separately. Germany al
lowed the Spanish government actin such
way as to avoid popular outbursts.
According to the latest advices q naval
battle at zap was avoided only by the re-
fusal of the captain and men ofthe Spanish
war vessels to obey the order of the Cover
nor of the islands to fire on the Germans.
The rumor of seditious movement in the
Madrid garrison is untrue. Twelve thou
sand people took part in the patriotic de-
monstration at Malaga Wednesday. The
naval forces at Ferrol, Cadiz and Carthagena
are dangerously excited, and, from present
appearances. still more critical period for
the monarchy is at hand. Admiral Topete,
Under Secretary of Marine, has rendered
his resignation.
MADRID, Sept. lit is stated that the
Spanish commander at Manila telegraphs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
The GREAT GLACIER OF ALAsKA.-Ac

The GREAT GLACIER OF ALAsKA.-Ac-
cording to the San Francisco Courier, the
great glacier of Alaska is moving at the rate
of quarter CT mile per anuu1n. The
front presents a wall Of ice 500 feet in
thickness; its breadth varies from three to
ten miles, and its length is about $50 miles.
Almost every quarter of an hour hundreds
OF tons of ice in large blocks fall into the
sea, which they agitate in the most violent
manner. The waves are said to be such
that toss about the largest vessels which
approach the glacier as if they were small
boats The ice is extremely pure and daz-
zilng TO the eye; it has tints of the lightest
blue as well as OF the deepest indigo. The
top is very rough and broken. forming small
hills, and even chains of mountains in min
iature. This immense mass of ice, said to
be more than an average of a thousand feet
thick, advances daily towards the sea.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11

THERE IS remarkable lack of accord
among the Mahonete notes. General Ma
hone, for instance, says ''the colored voters
are not so easily bought; and even when
bought are hard to deliver" while his un-
willing "me too" says nothing is easier both
to buy and to deliver, and that when sthe
colored preacher is bought he takes the
church, congregation and Sunday school
along with him." The Generals party is
in sad need of tuner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER II.

BECAUSE SOME of the negroes of the SCUM
uot "a With the democrats last fall, and re"
of them in Virginia manifest an inclination
- a. tho same next November, the ultra
rennblicans threaten the reduction OF SOUTH
ern Congressional representation and the
o~orcisa Of the force of solid North to put
that threat into execution. Inc negroes III
Virginia, under democratic national aa'
ministration, will be allowed next fall TO vote
as they please for the first time since the war
as they now know they will not be mace
shot" if they vote the democratic ticket
And as it is only by the democratic votes OF
the South that Northern democrats have
become possessed of the national govern
ment, and can retain that possession, mere
ia no danger any longer of a solid North
The threats alluded to are therefore IDLE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11

No BETTER evidence Of the fact that Gen
eral Malone does not hope for nor expect
the support Of the reputable and self re-
speeding white people Of Virginia need be
adduced than the fact that his organ repub'
fishes with great gusto all the vile and ma
ligu abuse OF those people spoken or writ
ten by their implscable haters among the
Northern republicans. The Generals only
hope of success is in the maintenance of the
solidity of the negro vote.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11

The PRESIDENTS course in disregarding
the request Of Senator Blackburn, Governor
Knott, and other prominent Kentucky dem
ocTats for the retention OF on offensive re-
publican in Office, and in removing him and
putting good and true democrat in his
place, is approved, not only by the demo
Gratis of Kentucky, but BY those OF all the
other States in the Union.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11

By taking Ayers Sarsaparilla many Il
poor sufferer who submits to the surgeons
knife because Of malignant sores and scro-
fulous swellings, might be saved, sound and
whole. This will purge out the corruptions
which polute the blood, and by which such
complaints are originated and fed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
Sentry Assaulted,

LONDON, Sept 1.-Two men last night
approached The sentry on duty on the pow
der magazine at Woolwich, and, before he
could give an alarm, they seized and beat
him in brutal manner, leaving him lying
half dead on his post. They then attempt
ed to enter the magazine, but becoming
alarmed at some noise in the vicinity, de-
camped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11

THE FREAKS of General Malone are posi-
lively amusing. He is now essayipg the
vain task of winning the support of the
debt paying portion of the voters by charg
ing Mr.. Massey with being the father Of
reputation, and asserting that if the demo.
cratic plan of settlement be adopted every
dollar of the debt will be repudiated. And
all this, too, when every body knows that
save only and except for General Malone
and his methods" reputation would never
have been possible in Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11

Men are often heard saying that their as
pirations are high, but every time they
cough their noses so towards the earth,
with indications that they will follow them
soon, unless they arc wise enough to take
DR.. Bulbs Cough Syrup in time
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11

Don't If dealer offers you bottle of
Salvation Oil without labels, or wrappers,
or in mutilated or defaced package, DON'T
touch it-don't buy it at any price, you can
rest assured that there is something wrong
it may be q dangerous and worthless
counterfeit. Insist upon getting p~trcl,
unGroken, genuine package.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11

TEE NATIONAL party has possession OF
the Government, the citzsn Of Louisiana is
the civil and politica! equa! of his fellow
citizen Of Maine, and the dead leader of the
Union army thanked God with his dying
breath that he had lived TO see the Union re-
stored as we'll in feeling as in name. But
still, Senators Sherman and Hoar cry out
that the "rebels have gained by fraud what
they failed to win by bullets" and the morn
ing republican organ Of the national capital,
invokes the ghost Of Andersoaville to re-
kindle the expired embers of sectional hate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11

Ayers Ague Cure acts directly on tho
liver and hillary apparatus, and drives out
the malarial poison which induces liver
complaints and bilious disorders Warranted
to cure, or money refunded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
DIED.

On Thursday, September 10, 1885, at So F.
M, SUSAN II. CROOK, in the list gear of be-
age, ut the residence Of her daughter in Wash
ington, D. C. ss- Funeral will take place from
her daughters residence, No, % Prince street,
Sunday at o'clock p. III.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
Business Failures,

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE business fail.
ures during the past seven days throughout
the country number 1S4.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-11
Killed by a Train.

Killed by Train.
Boston, Sept. ia man, supposed to
be z. F. feathers, of Baltimore, was killed
by train on the Boston and Maine road at
Somerville last night.