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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22
Awful Scenes in the Siberian Mines.

The cxilcs who live in the mine; OF Russian
Siberia are coavict5 of the worst type and pnlit-
cal offenders of the best. The murderer Tor his
villiany, tho intelligent and honest Polish rebel
for his patriotism. are deemed equally worthy Of
the punishment o! slow death. They never SOC
the light Of day but work anl sleep all tn" year
round in the depth Of the earth extracting sil".:
or quicksilver, under the eyes oil ;askuastrr. wh"
have orders not 10 spare them.
Iron gates. guarded by scntricS, close the l1,!
or streets, ut the Bottom OF the shafts. and the
miners are JAILED oil from another in gtug5
of twenty. They sleep within rock .hcwu rccess.a
very kcnncls-intD which they must creep a..
all tours. Prince Lumbouiiroslii. who WAS aU-
thorzcd to visit CSC of the mines III the Ural al 2
,, time when it WAS not suspected that lie woui.
publish an account of his exploration III Frcuc1
| has given an appal ing account of what he saw.
Conviets rackel with the joint pains which
| quicksilver produccs: men whose hair and eye.
brows lad dropped oil, and who were gnunt -
Skeletons kept to hard labor under the lash.
| They have On : two holidays year hrist!mA5
| and Easter-aud all other days. Sunday included,
| they must toll until exhausted nature robs them
| of their limbs. whcE they are hauled up to die in
| the infrmary.
| Five years in the quicksilver pits arc enough
| to turn 4 man of thirty into IN apparent seXa
genarian, but some have been known TO struggle
OH for ten years No man who has served in the
mines is allowed To return homc. The most hc
can obtain in the way of grace is lclv" to ny
and work in the rOadways, and il is the promise
of this favor rs i reward for industry which op.t-
atcs even moro than the lash to maintain di$Ci-
pine. Women arc employed i'll the mines ~
sifters and get better treatment than the imam
Polish ladies by the dozen have been sent down
to rot and die, while the st. Petersburg journals
were declaring that they were living rs free colo,
nist5 aud moro recently ladies connected with
nihilst conspiracics have bccn consigned to The
mines in pursuance Of y sentence of hard labor
1t must always be understood that Il Sentence OF
Siberian harI labor means dcath.-Bo>ioa Gr,''tr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22
Cold Flooded Murder.

MARION, Ala, Oct. 22.-The town is ex
cited over q cold blooded murder committed
by IA year old negro boy yesterday. Hen,
ry HunLly is the boys name, and his sister.
aged 90, is his victim. A few days ago she
chastised him for some misconduct, and he
vowed he would kill her. Yesterday hegot
4 shot. gun and took n stand where she
would have to pass, and when she came in
sight he shot her in theabdomen, killing her
almost instantly. He then put the gun
down, stepped up, looked at her, and finding
her dead walked leisurely away. There
were several witnesses, but they were so
stunned by the sight that they did not offer
to detain him. He was pursued later, how
ever, caught, brought back, and placed in
iail
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22
The Presbyterian Synod OF Virginia

The Synod of Virginia convened III The
Second Presbyterian Church, Lynchbur@:.
in its 9Sth annual session Tuesday. Nty.
Dr.. w. U. Murkland, of Baltimore, vino
was Moderator Of the last Synod, prea,i.i
the Introductory sermon. Rev. james 7.
Smith, Of Frederick Sburg, was elected Mod
orator, and Major ". J. Dance and Rev l..
3. Washburn chosen secretaries.
Upon the Synod heing called to order
yesterday morning the calling Of the roll
was proceeded with, after which several
committees made reports and the MARIA.
tives of the different churches were read. Al,
of which were appropriately disposed Of.
The Committee OH Evangelical Work il;
their report state the number Of commun-
cants to be &c, 500, and the number OF min.
listers, 2l2. 1t shows ! healthy condition o.
the church throughout the bounds of The
Synod.
The report of The Treasurer was also read,
showing balance in the treasury o! $40 -
with no outstanding obligations.
The report Of the Union Theological SEX.
mary shows the number Of students to be.
forty eight, representing ten different stat
Eight of these had retired with diplomas.
The usual committees were auaouuc 49,
Rev. VIM. Dinwiddie, ofthe Second ChMroa,
Alexandria, is member Of the commit
on church narratives.
Some routine business WAS transacted
after which the Synod adjourned until ni.;!.t
with the understanding that the mcetWgs
would be held from 9:30 n. m. TO l:%0 J.. II.
and that religious services would b. con
Quoted NJ S. p. m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22
MARRIED BY HIMSELF.

Within the last three years q curious 70
nance has been unfolding itself in n corner
of the little village Of Tarrytown. In one OF
its aspects it has given rise to legal questions
which the heroine is now most DESTROYS oil
having settled. The said heroine was born
to humble station, but was fond Of reading.
BY the time she was eighteen years of age
she had read much She was tall and scn-
der, and attractive by reason of her intelli-
gence. Witha), she was ignorant Of society
and its ways, except as the latter purported
to be taught in the light literature of which
she had imbibed deeply. OF the realities of
life she knew little. Into Tarrytown came
dashing young clergyman of peculiar
type who carried firearms and had shot at a
fellow student while at college in Virginia
He became interested in the girl, whom he
ilattered by his visits and attentions, and to
whom he read his sermons for criticism and
the poems of their cnoice' for mutual delec-
taton. His visits grew more and more fire.
quent. One evening he asked her to marry
him. Regarding this as a joke, the girl said
yes. Afterward he referred 10 this as
binding promise. His next step was to re-
peat to her portion Of the marriage service
Of the Episcopal Church, getting her to
make the responses, telling her that it was
merely form of engagement. Then he told
her that they wero married hard and fast.
All this time the clergyman had been try
ing to get the girl to 60 TO picnics and places
of amusement with MIN, but in vain. She had
never met him except in her fathers house.
Now he told her that they were married, but
as his church did not wish a married pastor,
a. L.
position to acknowledge her. They could,
however, spend their vacation together.
Tue girl steadily refused to believe in the
legality of the marriage. Then the clergy
man filled out one of his marriage certificate
blanks, signed it himself and got firm of
New York lawyers to certify to the correct
ness of the document and the legality of the
marriage By alternately threatening to
Kill himself and her, he tried to make the
girl sign it also. She would not, however.
One day in fit of anger he destroyed it be.
fore her eyes. Then he filed out another
and got a brother clergyman to sign it, or
else forged the name, and had still another
law firm put the imprint Of their approval
upon its legality. He was again unsuccess-
full in making her sign this one, and it, too,
was finally destroyed. After failing in
these repeated attempts to make the girl
the marriage, the clergyman
gave up the contest and left the town. Dur
ing the two years which have passed since,
the. girl has pondered the question, MAR,
ried or single ?" until she is we'll nigh dis
tracted. Legal experts consulted by her
fatty contradict one another as TO the law
bearing on the point, and she hesitates to
appeal to the courts as she shrinks from
T. Tribune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22

THE VERMONT republicans are trying to
defeat the re election Of Senator Edmnnds.
AS they could not elect more vlndictive
South hater, it is hoped they may succeed.
Mr.. Edmunds is the man who wants the
war statutes to remain so as to 'show which
side was right" He is also the same man
who pros.ituted the once proud position OF
president Ct the Senate 10 partisan pur-
POSES, and to insult the Slate OF Virginia by
contemptuously ignoring and refusing to pre-
sent TO the Senate q respectful communica-
ton, addressed 10 that body through him
by the Virginia Legislature, requesting the
resignation Of General Malone. By all
means let Vermont send somebody else to
the: Senate in place Of Mr.. Edmunds, who
has ceased to be hope and is only an un-
pleasant memory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22

WHEN NORTHERN democratic papers pub
lish such false statements as that the n. Y
World did the other day, to the effect that
the State democratic committee of Virginia
at their last meeting considered the ques'
ton of Withdrawing Mr.. Ayers, the demo
cratic candidate for Attorney General, it is
not at oil wonderful that the republican
newspapers of the same section should mis-
lead their readers about the condition Of
affairs in Virginia. Secretary Lamar, when
Senator, said the Southern people had long
since abandoned all hope of ever being cor
reilly represented in the North, and ne
only Slid what was true.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22
A CAGO.

Plcaso allow me space in your columns to an
swcr some assertions made by one OF 'Iahouc5
speakers, Mr. Miller, rs he calls himself. ut the
Malone ratification meeting on Monday night
last.
am told that this gen'icmGn said that offered
him two dollars aud half for men to vote for
General Lee. l dcnOuncc this rs false. ] want
this man to distinctly understand that he cannot
bulldOze me into Zine" | believe that the good
Of the people CT the Commonwealth Of Virginia
depends upon the defeat Of Malone and to that
end | shall devote all my energies. What wc
want is free thinking and free speech, which the
people of Virginia have always had until Malone
came into power; then every man hal t. think Is
he thought or of went his head What we want
VIC have got-that is, free schools-which the
democratic party in the last two convcnto has
promised us.
This man Miller and others, l understand are
running around Alexandria telling the colorcd
people that we arc trying to sell them and their
children, which is fdlsehood AS everybody
knows. If any one will show me tire difference
between the two platforms | would like to have
him do So
am told that this same crowd me- in some
hall on King street and read me and others cut Of
the party for supporting General Lee.
will not do like Miller, who when sen. TO
Richmond las; fall by the people of this town and
instructed to vote for Robert Mitchell co5rad for
Chicago, had not the manhood to do AS instructed
but lodged out Of the convention and allowed
the alternate to cast his vote. Miller was then
holding place in the Custom House, through the
influence of Maj S. P. Bayly. Mr. Baylys son
was also n candidate against the Malone candi-
date, when Miller came back into tho convention
and cast his vote against young Bayly, through
whose influence he held his place
These are facts, and if Miller chooses to DENY
them. will produce and confront him with the
proof
He speaks of what Malone mas done for the col
ored man. know Of some things be has done for
him myself.
Who was it that invented the Petersburg Char
ter if it was nat Billy Malone,
Who was it that invented the tissue ballot when
Jorgensen and Huntly were running for Congress
if not BILLY" Malone?
These men are going so far as to try to boycott
Sam Keith, who Keeps green grocery on Duke
street, By keeping the coored people from deal.
ing with him because he is Lee man.
These men arc mistaken # they think they can
whip me into line
expect to do all c2n to defeat Malone and
his allies from now until sunset on the third day
Of November, eighteen hundred and eighty five
JSo B. MONTGOMERY.
Alexandria, Va, October 81, 1885.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22

SENATOR RIDDLEBERGER says buy
negro preacher and you buy his whole con-
gregation." 1t would seem that the sena'
tor, in this respect at least, knows what ne
is talking about, and that General Malone
possesses the same knowledge, and is acting
upon, it and has resorted to the same means
of maintaining solid negro vote next
isonth that he has found so successful IN
the past, for one of the preachers referred to
has published card, in which he says:
Solidly we stand for the republican standard
bearer, Wise, for Governor; Blsir and the wboIc
ticket as it is. I am pastor and have the largest
membership in this city, and the tisket put iortn
hy the republican party will be sustained without
doubt KNOW REV. WILLIAM TROY,
Pastor Second Baptist Church (col.), Richmond.
Now let the white people sec that no one
of their race shall fail to do his duty next
Tuesday week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22
Case Concluded.

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-The hearing Of the
case of the Massachusetts Home Missionary
Society against William J. Davis, on trial
before Judge Gresham, was concluded yes
terday. The suit was for breach of duty as
agent of the corporation. Davis is real
estate agent, and was under contract TO
invest money for the society in 1873. He
loaned altogether about $4,000. He lost
SIS, 395 in worthless securities, and the
society claimed he had an interest and
should share the loss. The court decided
that Davis was responsible for the sum lost,
with interest, and entered judgment
against him for 5000, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22
NEWS OF TEE DAY.

The authorities of Woolwich arsenal have
been ordered to supply 100000 rounds Of
cartridges and 10000 rifles for the expedi-
ton to bo sent against King Thebaw Of
Burmah.
The assassination Of Premier Estrupp, oil
the Denmark Cabinet was attempted yes
terday by youth named Rasmussen. He
fired two shots and failed. One of the shots
struck button and glanced off,
England has decided to side with Turkey
in the Roumelian trouble. This important
turn in the affairs was decided upon at q
meeting of the Cabinet held yesterday, and
is regarded as the result Of a compact which
Turkey was to accede to highlands wishes
in Egypt in return for her support III the
present trouble Of the Porte.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22

VIRGINIA NEWS.

Judge Foraker, of Ohio, is advertised to
speak at Harrisonburg on October 9th.
The democrats of Rockingham, however,
are not frightened.
The Farmers Assembly in Richmond last
night appointed committee to memorabilia
Congress TO direct the Bureau OF Agriculture
to consider the subject fgrafting fruittrees
The association adjourned to meet in Au-
gust next.
Senator John Callahan, the straightout
republican candidate for the State Senate
from the Norfolk district, published his
withdrawal card yesterday afternoon, stat
ing that circumstances are of such nature
that he cannot, with honor to himself and
Justice to his friends, remain any longer in
| the field as a candidate for the Senate.
NIessrs. B. II. Nash and B. A. Hancock,
two members the democratic State central
committee, publish card denying the truth
of the report, telegraphed to New York,
that duripg the recent session ofthe commit.
tee the question Of withdrawing Mr.. K. A.
Ayers, the nominee for Attorney General
was discussed. These gentlemen say thar
no such proposition was even suggested or
referred TO.
The first DAYS attendance at the Slate
fair at Richmond was small. The cattle
show is very fine, some Of the herds being
the best that have been seen for years, but
in the main the fair is the same as seen there
twenty. five years ago, with many of the at
tractiVe features of the old time trimmed
out. The correspondent Of tho Petersburg
Iader-Appeal says: "This is fast age and Q
progressive one and Colonel Beverley, presi
dent of the Virginia Agricultural Society
cannot roll back the wheels of time ant
make people live in the past"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22

The City of London is the most wonderful
place in the whole world. and its frequent
ers the most wonderful people. 1t is the
smallest of cities, but the most valuable. 1t
has an area Of one square mile, but that ono
square mile produces rental OF $4,000, 900
per annum, and its inhabitants pay one sew
enth ofthe general rates of the whole metrop-
oils, which has an area of 120 square miles.
Land is sometimes now sold in the country
at about sl0 per acre, which is equal to one
half penny per square yard. It has been
sold in the CITY at f640 per square yard,
which is equal to over s3, OOO, 900 per acre.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22
Credit to Whom Credit is Due.
MANASSAS, Oct. %, ISIS


10 the editor Of the Alexandria Gazette:
10 the account OF the railroad accident
near Clifton in your issue of the 10th inst,
the following appears:
DIS. Powell and O'Brien left here Alex.
andria upon the receipt of the news of the
accident, and rendered the necessary surgical
assistance to the injured rersons.'
Inc above does great injustice to DR.. r.
j. simpson, who was near the spot at the
time the accident occurred and who had
dressed the wounds of all the injured per.
sons except Nelson before either Drs. Powell
and O'Brien, from Alexandria, or Dr. Bar.
bour, from Manassas, had arrived. Ofcourse
l know this omission was not intentional. and
that You would cheerfully give Dr. Simpson full
credit for the prompt assistance and surgical skill
rendered by him OF the above named occasion.
VISDEx.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22
ALEXANDRIA,
THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER %.
GENERAL MAHoNE is trying to obtain sucf

GENERAL MALONE is trying to obtain sucn
an immense colored vote that it Will more
than offset the vast white majority against
him. For that purpose every colored male
in the State who looks to be any where near
tho voting age will cast one ofthe Generals
ballots. The object of the anti-Mahonei'es
should be to prevent him from casting more
than one. 1t is the prevailing impression
that many Of them have been registered
either under the same or different names at
more than one place, with the intention OF
repeating" Comparison of copies OF tne
registration books and careful watching
will lesson this danger, which, other'
wise, will be great. AS the General tor MS
own selfish purposes, is to pit the olack
against the white people of the STATE .ne
latter irrespective of previous political ami
alton, should make it their chief business 10
see that he shall not succeed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A STREET Ca

ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A STREET CAR
A startling development in the street car
strike in st. Louis yesterday was the dis
covery by the police Of an Internal machine
on the Washington avenue car tracks. The
machine was piece of two inch gas pipe
two feet long and filled with gunpowder.
At either end was affixed gun cap, so ar
ranged as to communicate with the powder
within, and in the centre of the pipe rod
was inserted, which alsocommunicated with
the powder. The machine was laid along
the groove in the track and SO arranged
that the wheel Of the car would discharge
the cap rs soon as it was touched The gas
pipe is now at the police headquarters.
There were no other developments in the
strike yesterday. All the lines are running.
The strikers and knights of Labor stated
they would put on lines of herdics and ON
nibuses yesterday morning, one to follow
each other but they have not done SO yet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22

THERE'S very clever story going the rounds
in London now involving 4 romance of the turf
and of the highest arisocracy. 1t seems GER
tain weil-known duchess had become infatuated
with the most successful jockey in the world and
proposed to marry him. He was widower aud
she had long been widow. She WAS suit;cm
with love for the swaithy jack and many gentle
overtures had been made Her preference Was
never emphasized until the last RAJ" meeting at
Newmarket. Fred Archer rode Gray Hermit
and ran dead heat with Modcna When he had
failed to win, Archer found that his fec was 500
instead Of the customary SO. Just after this
her ladyship preached the delicate question of
matrimonial partnership. Then Archer reflected.
Her ladyshp IS over 81 years old and Archer is
only 30. He wrote Il respectful answer 10 her
ladyship's offer of alliance, but tho letter was
Enthusiastically horsey. He said that he was
overlooked by the intended honor, but he couldn't
riao the weight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22
ACCIDENTAL SHooT1NG.-A correspon

ACCIDENTAL SHooTING.-A correspon-
dent of the Richmond Hhig, from Blacks
burg, says: A terrible accident occurred
here last Thursday morning President 7.
w. Conrad's second son, Heath, aged Is,
was accidentally shot By Henry Rick, a
young comrade from Richmond, son of A.
Rick. They had gone into field near
home to shoot some BIRDS They had flush
ed covey of cartridges, and as they adj
vanced TO get shot Kicks gun struck a
small bush that threw the muzz!e toward
Conrad's head and was discharged, the
whole load striking him just above the ear,
fracturing the skull, and making terrible
wound. He is totally unconscious and can
not live save by miracle. President Con-
rad was on his way to the fair, but returned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22
THE CANVASS.

Rooms STATE Dem. Elk. COMMITTEE,
Alexandria, Va, Oct %, 'S5. }
Judge w. R. Staples will sneak at Bed
ford Court Oct. Goth.
Hon. S. S. Turner will speak at Middle
town, Frederick, Oct 23d, at night; at Leo-
anon, Shenandoah, Oct. Oath, at night; at
Page, specials, Oct 26:h and 9th; at ROCK
ipgham, specials, Oct. 2Sth, Goth, SOth and
31st, and at Front Royal Nov. %, at night
JSo. S. BARBOUR, Chairman.
". W. SCOTT, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22
John Russell Young.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22.-The story that
John Russell Young is lying at the point OF
death in this city is denied by his friends.
Mr.. Young has been suffering for some time
past from malaria, but is now convalescine,
and his physicians say he will surely recov-
err. He is able to be out of bed and walks
about the house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22
EXPLOSION.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 22.-An explosion
occurred this morning at Raccoon Pitts,
in Chesterfield county, twenty FIVE miles
from this city. One hundred men were in
the mine at the time, but only one was
killed and three wounded. The mine was
an inclined shaft and was badly injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22

REV Mr.. DowNEs, of Boston, the cause of
the famous Taber divorce case in that city,
was loud mouthed supporter of the Ed
munds anti Mormon bill. There are more
divorces In Boston in day, and more cause
for them, than in Salt Lake in year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22
Railroad War,

CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 22.-The rate war
between the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia and the Western and Atlantic roads
is more bitter to day than ever. Tickets 10
Atlanta are being sold at one dollar and less
bv hnth lines
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22

THE LONDON grand jury has returned
true bill against the editor of the Pail Mall
Gazette for his vile effort TO substantlate the
indecent and grossly exaggerated account
he published of the immortality of London.
Something should be done with the editors
in this country who rerublished the obscene
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-22

A Hebrew Christian church was dedicat-
ed with appropriate services in the pre-
sence of large number of people, at No. II
st. Marks place, New York, on Sunday. 1t
is said to be the first church of the kind in
America. The church occupies the entire
first floor of the building, and includes a
vestry and meeting room and the church
proper.