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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25
THE DEAD GENERAL.
The Remains to be Inferred in Central Park, New
York--Prepa-ations for the Funeral.

The Remains to be Inferred in Central Park. New
York--Prepa-stions for the Funeral.
AS stated yesterday it has been decided to
bury General Grant in Central Park, New
York. The invitation from the city of
Springfield, H., was not seriously consider
ed, although before his death Genera! Grant
mentioned Illinois as one of the thres States
in which he would desire to be buried. He
indicated that Illinois havinSpiven him MS
first army commission, he would be Wiling
to De buried there, but there are two other
SPOTS which be designated, one OF which was
WASHINGTON. The third place that General
| Grant indicated was West Point, but he re-
cognized at the time of his suggestion that
West Point was q spot where his wife could
not rest beside him. that fact removed any
possibility in the Generals mind OF his being
buried there. 1t was afterward the General
delegated the entire matter of the burial spot
and funeral arrangements to Colonel Fred.
Grant, who, after conference with the fam
ily on all points, is now carrying forward
the vouminous arrangements for his fathers
funeral At 500 yesterday afternoon, Mr.;
Turner, Mayor Grace's chief clerk, received
a message which determined the question OF
Gen. Grants burial place in favor OF Central
Park, New York.
The programme or the funeral arrange
ments will be as follows: The remains will
lie quietly at the cottage in the room where
the General died until q week from Tues
day afternoon next, when the funeral cor.
te.e will be placed upon Il special train and
conveyed directly and without demonstra-
ton TO Albany, reaching there in the even
ing. The remains will DC borne TO the Cap
ito building, where they will lie in stale
until Wednesday noon. Then and thence
the dead Gcneral will he conveyed by the
funeral train TO New York. arriving there
Wednesday evening. The body will then
he conveyed TO the City Hall, where it will
remain in state until Saturday, when it will
be borne to its last resting place in Contra
Park
An order has been issped from the Score
tury OF War directing General Hancock to
take entire charge of the military arrange
ments Of General Grants funeral from The
present TO the day of burial, and all military
CT any kind will be under his direction.
lelfgrams of coincidence have heen re-
ce;yed By the Generals family from Queer
, Victoria aud the Prince and Princess o
Wales.
Dr. Douglas, in an interview, told re
: porter yesterday that the General had ex
! pressed a desire that death would sooI
relieve him of his suffering. He dreaded
6 lingering during the remainder Of The sum
mer. The last time ne sighed his name wa:
a few days before his death, when he put il
) on the back of check for 81 900, which h'
had received from the Century Publishing
Company four or five days ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25
ARE THERE PRIVATE MINIS ?-The theo

ARE THERE PRIVATE MINIS ?-The theo-
~ that there was much more silver in the
Treasury and n circulation than had been
coined by the United States government
and consequently that some private enter
prise must be engaged il making standard
silver dollars and fractional currcncv OF
good silver Of the proper weight and tine
ness, which carEo: be distinguished from
that issued By the government, ha. been
for some time subject OF investigation 10y
the Treasury Department, and the iapres.
sion given out is that such Il thing is quite
possible.
A private establishment, possessing cGun.
terfeit dies made from proof piece lrom
the mint, might make q great prof; il they
could secrete themselves beyond detection.
The debt statement for June 80, 1881, Slows
$165, 16l 636 in silver in the treasury. 2ay.
ing only about $97 ,004 1915 in circulation al
over the country. 1t is believed thai ysry
much more silver than this was actual, IN
circulation at the time, and that Il great
quantity of it must have been the uuau-
thorized production Of some private csgch-
lisbment
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25

In THE manufacture of many Of the pro-
ducts Of iron and wool in this country it is
necessary that the manufacturer should
have proportion of foreign ore and wool
to mix with what he can buy at home, in
order to use the home article with the most
advantage. So necessary is the foreign ma
terial to him that he has to buy it even with
the high duty that is imposed upon it by
the existing tariff, and immense quantities
of it therefore are annually imported. A
blind man can see that the necessary effect
of the duty referred to must be to increase
the price of the manufacturers goods to the
home consumer, to exclude those goods
from the foreign market. to restrict the bus.
mess Of the manufacturer and lessen the
consumption of home raw material, and
consequently to curtail the demand for la
Dor and decrease the amount of wages. But
with all this before their eyes large num-
bers of the workingmen of the country as
regularly as the Congressional elections re-
cur continue to vote for protectionists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25
Appointmentf.

WASHINGTON, d. G., July 25.--The Presl-
dent to-day made number of appointments,
among them that Of Peter F. Cogbill, to be
Collector of Customs for the District OF
Petersburg, Va.
Gabriel G. Wharton, of Virginia, has been
appointed Inspector Of Surveyors General
and District Land Offices, vice E. II. Bruce,
appointed Special Agent of the General
Land Ollice,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25

CAPT WISE INTERVIEWED Capt. john
S. Wise, the republican nominee for Go"er.
nor of Virginia, is in New York on profes.
sional business. In an interview in New
York Capt. Wise is quoted as saying that lie
"does not intend TO ask for any money for
campaign purposes, but if any one wishes TO
contribute to the good cause there will nos
be any serious objection He thinks the
republicans of Virginia will elect their en-
tire ticket. although the contest will be
close" He thinks President Cleveland's
Virginia appointments have weakened tho
democratic party in Virginia. Being ask
ed if Senator Riddleberger was supporting
him. Capt. Wise is quoted as replying: -
don't know. He has not been very active
in State politics for some time. His present
inactivity will not matter much."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25

THE BOSTON Herald has had its eyes
opened to the real condition of political
affairs in the South. That it has, and that
it now sees that condition as it really ex.
lists, are made plain by the following extract
from one of its recent editorials:
1.-THE South is solid for the democratic party,
not for any Interior object which that portion of
the Union has in connection with the federal
against the rule of ignorant ne2r9es aud selfish
adventures. A solid negro vote controlled by
republican schemers for their o~n selfish pur-
poses, consolidated the intelligence, tho public
spirit and the property interests Of the Sonth in
the democratic party to overthrow the travestie5
upon local government which existed there dur
ing the carpetbsg era. What wss consolidated
for selfpreservation has remained solid for self
protection. And it may be set down as certain,
in view of the history of the past twelve years,
that just so long as there is any danger, even re-
mote, of restoration of republican rule through
a solid negro vote, Just so long will the white
men of the South hold tho political power of that
section firmly against the republican party. And
rs we have before remarked, if the latter party
could not control the elections and divide the
South when in full possession OF the government,
it is the height OF folly and the depth Of political
stupidity to attempt to rally the old forces. under
the old war cries. with the Administration and
the House securely in the hards of the demo.
Gratis"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25

OWING TO the existing laws subsidiary
silver coins Of standard weight and purity
can be counterfeited at Il profit of twenty
five per cent, and silver dollars at a profit
of twenty per cent. AS such spurious coin
canno: he detected by The most experienced
expert, it is impossible 10 tell how much OF
the American silver money now in circula-
ton is genuine and how much counterfeit
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25
Preparing for the 0bsequies.

LONDON, July 25.-A number of American
gentlemen assembled this morning at the
residence Of Dir. Phelps, the American Min
lister, 10 arrange for memorial services in
London on the day Of Gen. Grants burial
and West minister Abbey has been rendered
as the place to hold the services on the Slh
of August, tho day of the interment of the
body Of the General in Central Park
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The first bale of new cotton was received
in Norfolk yesterday from Georgia.
The late DR.. J. Stage Davis, Of the Uni
versity of Virginia, had his life insured for
$4,000.
Mr.. Samuel NJ. Taylor was appoint.
I'd deputy sheriff of Clarke county at the
recent term of the county court.
The Comptroller yesterday authorized the
establishment of new national bank at
Norfolk, with capital of 100000.
A fire has been raging this week IN the
Blue Ridge Mountains, south of Snicker's
Gap and below what is known as the BEARS
Den"
About 900 packages of manufactured to-
bacco, aggregating 100000 pounds, have been
exported from Petersburg to foreign ports
during the past five weeks.
Ono of the Clarke county farmers, who
has large lot of cattle on hand, is feeding
them on last years crop of wheat, because
his grass has become exhausted.
Judge Turner has granted charter of in
corporation to the Shenandoah County Ag
ricultural Society The object of the Socie-
ty is to open up and establish agricultural
fair grounds at Woodstock.
Mrs. Eliza Cloud and her infant child, ard
sister, Mrs. Jane Tobler, and her infant
child, an q brother, Mr.. Crockett Tobler,
were al recently buried at tho same grave
yard, in Laurel Fork, Carroll county, with
in ten daye.
Mr. VIM. earn, an old former resident of
Loudoun county. while driving bull from
q lot at his daughters house, near Lovetts-
vile, on Saturday last, was kicked by the ami
NAL, and died from the effects of the injury
the following day.
Captain John NJ Fosque, one of tie lead
ing business men Of Onancock, in attempting
10 rescue small boy from drowning, got
over his depth aud was drowned yesterday.
The boy was bathing aud had gotten beyond
his depth. Mr.. Fosque was about SO years of
age.
Sunday afternoon, near Friendship. WASH
ington county, boy By the namc Of Kelly
was killed while taking yoke Of oxen to
pasture. The cattle became frightened and
started off on run. The lad had the line
Topped around his wrist, aud not being able
to keep up with the cattle, was dragged
some three hundred yards. His arm was
nearly severed from his body and he WAS
fearfully mangled His skull was also crush
ed by the stones over which he was dragged.
Tho Fincaste Herald says: "a son Of Mr..
Joseph Simpson, near Zion s Hill, Botetour'
county, was bitten on the heel by q copper
head snake. He Immediately procured a
strip from hickory sapling and bound it
on his ankle as tight az he could AS soon
as he could get home he held turpentiue to
the poisoned part until chicken could be
killed and applied as soon as this was done
the raw flesh of the fowl was Immediately
covered with green, and the patient is all
right. We commend this incident to the
notice of our friends in the snake regions"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25
Vengeance from His Own Race.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July 25.-David
Scruggs, colored, who was released on a
writ Of habeas corpus recently from the Jail,
where be was confined on charge of vio-
lating his little daughter, was visited by q
large crowd Of negroes at his house, near
RsdGeld, Thursday night. After some par
leying they fell upon Soruggs and cut him
SO horribly with knives and razors that he
has since died
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25

THE CHANGE in the administration has
necessarily brought to light much of the
crookedness that was conceived and that
prospered under republican sway. And as
time runs by more and more of this crooked
ness is being developed. 1t has recently
been discovered that one of the modes sue
cessfufly practiced for cheating the Govern
ment was to take census of the Indians,
report a fraudulent excess of their real
numbers, draw supplies for them in ac-
cordance with these fraudulent returns,
- the supplies in accordance with their
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25

Mr. TILDEN hns been selected MS The
head of the New York committee 10 raise
money for the monument to be erected to
Gen. Grant And yet though it has recently
come to light that General Grant was con-
WINGED at the time that MIR. Tilden had been
elected President in 1876, he issued proc
lannatjon to tho { feet that "a commander OF
the army ia you'd have Mr.. Hayes in
augurated. "Aud one niaa in his time plays
many parts"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25
Disemboweled at a Dance

TExaKKANA, Ark, July 25.--During a
dance ut Matthew's Mill. eight miles from
here, Thursday night, Bud Arnold and VIM.
Montgomery, ueighborhood beaux, renewed
an old quarrel about young lady present.
Montgomery was literally disemboweled
by Arnoll's knife and will die Arnold es.
capped to The woods.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25
Horrible Accident.

READING, Pa, July 25.-J. B. Marshall,
aged 20 years, telegraph operator at Land
iugvile, near Schuylkiil Haven, got his
foot fast in frog in front Of his Office this
morning and was crushed to death by a
passing coal train on the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad. His body was horribly
pulpd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Railroad

WILMINGTON, Del, July 25.--The sale of
the Delaware, Maryland and Virginia rail-
road, prematurely reported several days
ago, was consummated yesterday and Super
intendent Mills took possession of the road
for the purchaser, the Pennsylvania Rail.
road Conn any, last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25
Resigned.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Luther Harrison,
Assistant Commissioner of the General Land
Office, has voluntarily rendered his resigna.
ton. Mr.. Harrison was appointed a clerk
in the Land Office in 1865, and rose steadily
through the various grades until in 1884 he
was appointed to his present office, which
was created by Congress in that year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25
The Presidents Vacation.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-The President
contemplated leaving Washington next Sat.
urday on bis vacation. The death of Gen.
Grant has made it necessary for him to
change his programme. He will not leave
for that purpose until after the burial of the
ex President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, for chill
dren tcething, 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 the process OF tcething
its value is incalculablc 1t relieves the child
from pain, cures dyscntery and darihu.a. g-i;nC
in the bowels, and wind collie. By giving heath
to the child it rests the mother. Price % cents
hottie. rny5 lynn W.S
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Fire.

BALTIMORE, Md, July 25.-Fife this
morning partially destroyed the large three
story shoddy mill of J. W. Babylon, on Bu-
rem street. The damage is now estimated
at IS 900, with 81 500 insurance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25

The last of the Seven Days Battles Malvern
Hill, will be described by General Fitz John
Porter in the August Century. Among the illus.
trations portraits of the late General McQuad
Generals Sykes. Morell, and Malone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25

WHEN THE delegation of the Grand Army
of the Republic called upon General hoae
Grams the other day to ask him to use MS
;nnuence to have the republican ex Union
soldiers now holding positions in the fed
or., c;ril service retained, he told them
plainly there were So inaHy democratic en-
Union soldiers who wanted Offices apd have
wanted them so long, that no thought they
should have taste. And in this the Gen
eral only expressed the sentiment of nine
tenths Of bis party.
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real plumbers sell the large remainder, ana
pocket the proceeds All this either mas
been or soon will DO stopped.

As GENERAL GRANTS family has selected
Central Park New York, for his burial place.
no bcdy has right to object. But "hlle
that is so. very few people can see the APP
positeuess OF digging the grave and erectins
q monnuent to the memory Of a dead man,
however ilius,rious he may have oeen'
in the midst of pleasure ground. Inc
idea of burying General Lee in a puoilc
Measure park and Of making bis grave ado
to and compete with the other attractions
of such place, never entered the head OF
Southern man. The conception OF sucn az
idea bv any of the Generals relatives ano
friends was an impossibility. But every
man TO his own taste.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25

MR.. JOHN S. WISE, General Mahtc"'s
candidate fer Governor of Virginia, now In
New York, has told the Tribune, OF that
city-the paper he always selects as the me-
dunn of communicating what he has TO say
to the people of the North-that ut may Do
the holders of Virginia bonds will be sup
porting his party before the canvass IS over
through fear of reputation by The demo
crats,n But what the Mahoneites say has
long since ceased to he remarkable. IL Is
only what they don't say that is surprising
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25

IF YOU CANNOT SEE and cannot find any
i SPECTACLES to suit you, 90 to HENRY
WlLDTS and have your eyes tested, and you
will have no more trouble nnv2O
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25

CHAMPAGNE-G II. Mumm & Cos. Extra
" Dry and Dry Verzcnay Champagne, also
Warmers American do. pint and quart:
apps GEO MCBURNEY g son
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25

VNHE A. b. 8. SHIRTS (62kc) still ahead,
i weigh, IL of a Id. more than any 15c. Shirt
in the market, 1t
APT AMOS 3. SLkYMAk
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The August number of 81. Nicholas has been re-.
ceived from its publishers, The Century Company,
New York,
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LIST OF LETTERS

The following is Il list of the letters remaining in
the Alexandria, Virginia. postolico July %
Persons calling for letters will say they are advcr
tised and give the date of the list.
If not called for within thirty days. they will be
sent to the dead letter office in WASHINGTON
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25

An effort is being made to establish Il
bank at Warrenton,
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nON'T FORGET, there is no better Wine for
- summer use than Heinckcn's Virgins.
Clarets. They are absolutely pure
jyS GEO. McBURNEY & SON.
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DARBED WIRE FENCING-oO 900 pounds
- received to day rricc is low amt no;;; is the
time to buy ~. F. CARLIH 3;@SONS.
je9 Alexandria, Va.
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DARAsOLsl PARAsOLS! PARAsOLsl 33 per
i cent less than value to close at
my29 CHAPMAN'S, 90 King st.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA.
SATURDAY EVENING. JULY %.

THAT MANY err0rS-ahu SUM- ~
serious-have been committed IN tne oe-
stowal of Office, seems to be coneeoeu ny
men of all shades of opinion on the sun)ect
in the democratic party. The jacssonions'
who believe in Marcy's motto, 10 the VIC
tors belong the spoils," are grnmoling al
the slow progress made in turning tne fas'
calls out" whilst the civil service reiormers
are in arms because of some few appoint
ments, like that of Higgins, which they say
ware mot fit to be made To the discord-
ant cries of both are added the curses, ooth
loud and deep, of the ward and precinct
poltitions, who claim to have worked LOT
the party" and, like Moses, to have oeen
vouchsafed but glimpse of the promised
land. Clearly, discord reigns, ana unless d
better state of things is brought about Inc
DAVIS Of democratic ascendeucy are number
ed. How has so unhappy state OF AFFAIRS
been brought about? and, what Is us reihe.
dvo are questions Of all absorbing interest
to every true democrat To the first, we
answer, by the selfish policy of democratic
Coneressmen. Assuming that they are the
sole representatives of the party, they un-
-aertake collectively, to parcel out the great.
err positions and make their favorites the
nominees OF the party, forgetting that
they were elected for no such purpose,
and then, individually, they urge their
personal friends on the administration for
the minor ones, without reference either to
their fitness, or to the wishes of their con-
stituents. Iu many cases it is to be feared
that appointments are recommended solely
with an eye to their effect upon the renoml'
nation of him who recommends. They for
get that this very action on the part of re-
publican congressman, gave birth to the
feeling in favor Of civil service reform
which many of them deprecate, and it is
doubtless, to their seliishuess that most Of
the bad appointments are due. The most
pronounced democratic civil service re-
former cannot desire the appointment Of
republicans to office until the present over
whelming inequality in the distribution Of
Offices is corrected, whatever he may wish
as to the retention of competent aud faith
full officials; yet democratic congressman
are credited with having recon mended such
appointments for merely personal or family
reasons. So much for the cause of dissatis'
faction, in itself eminenty just. Hereafter
we shall have something TO say about The
means of allaying that dissatisfaction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25

ELOWER pOrS.-Just received an entirely
IL new line of Flower Pots, cheaper and prcttier
than the red-clay pots, and more durable.
ap14 Ell. MILLER & Co
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Howard, Rcr J u
Harper, Miss Mary
Johnson, Fannie )
Jackson, Miss Hottie
Jackson. Tax
kidwcll, George +
Mchenncy. MIS- Annie
Marshall, Mrs Sfaesi. /
MoElc-, Miss Matte
Melee. Robert
Past, Miss Nins
Payne. Miss Mary
Roy, Mr. Willie
Trader, William
Weston, Hiss Helen
Waller, BunHsi!
Z. HERBERT, Postmaster.
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Bennett, Daniel
Browning. Mrs Alice
Ball, Miss Queen
Cooper, Mrs Anna
Clark, Miss Lizzie
Campbell, G q $
Cole, Joseph
Clancy, Mrs Julia
Cannady. John +
Calvin, Retsy
Dawson, Miss Ettingc
Fletcher. Miss Annie
Gilkcrson, Mrs Fannie
Grant, Mrs Barbar,
Franklin. G w
Gricc, Mrs Jane
1t W. "
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GARDEN TOOLS, in sets and separate pieces
VI in great variety, Wholesale and retail. at IS
King, corner Of Royal street. Prices very low.
apps J. T. CREIGHTON & son.
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7 UST RECEIVED A FRESH SUPPLY OF THE
y Celebrated Farmville Lithia Water in bottles
or by the gallon, at ]. d. II. LUNTS,
je16 Cor. King and Washington SITS