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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-29
WASHINGTON REPUBLICANS.
WASHINGTON, Sept IS, 1885.
To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette:


To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
The Republican, of this city, says:
washington republicans should not for
get that Hon. John S. Wise, the republican
candidate for Governor of Virginia, will ad
dress the people of Alexandria on Thursday
night. A large delegation from this city
should attend the meeting"
A large, or small, delegation of the G. o. p.
from the city Of Washington, on any occa-
sion, to visit your good city or other ada
cent points is calamity, from which you,
or others, should earnestly pray to be deliv-
cred.
A motley, noisy, boisterous set, led and
marshaed, most probably, by an Irish ''po-
nothink," and late delegate to the conven-
ton at Chicago, whose grip for special con-
tracts has slightly weakened since the 4th
of March last His partner and friend
would be COL (?) Perry Carson the best
man of the two) and following comes the
driftwood of Murder Bay, Foggy Bottom,
Goose Level, Swampoode and the elite of
James Creek Canal, in South Washington.
Should they visit your city be ready with
your extra guardians of the peace, for I'm.
der any and all circumstances they are no
respectors of law or decency. This may
seem to be severe and sweeping charge,
but it is true.
Let us hope that the Hon. David and his
aid, Shoe String Harry, of your bailiwick,
may be able to control the gang should they
conclude to be on hand, but at the best it is
very doubtful if they can do so.
We hope that Johnny, the wise, will be
satisfied with their appearance, both "per-
sonap and otherwise" and, if he is, we
most certainly will net complain. as "tis
strange bird that don't stick to its kind"
Yours. &C.. JOE MILES.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

During last week nearly three hundred
persons died in Montreal and vicinity from
smallpox. The priests in all the Catholic
churches Sunday urged the people to be vac
cinated.
The English cutter Genesta won the race
for the Cape May cup, making, with the
Douglas cup and the Brenton's Reef chal-
lenge cup, three prizes captured, and one,
the Americas cup, lost.
The European powers appear to concede
that the revolution in Roumelia is fixed
fact, and that the conference to be held will
confine itself to preventing the spread of dis
affection to adjacent principalities.
The democratic State committee of New
York, after an all-day session yesterday to
MI the place on the ticket vacated by the
declination of Mr.. Flower, adjourned last
night without deciding upon nomination
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-29

VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. James NJ. Treakle, sheriff of King
George county, died on Friday last at his
home near Edge Hill, in that county, aged
81 years.
W. Harvey & Bros store, about eight
miles from Danvilie, was, with the entire
stock, destroyed by fire yesterday morning
There is 81, 900 insurance, it is said.
Two Young Nimrods of Fredericksburg,
recently caught with hook, three genuine
herrines. The fish were caught in the
mouth and were evidently taking the bait
when caught.
Alta meeting of the Richmond Common
Council last night Joint resolution was
adopted inviting President Cleveland ana
his Cabinet to visit Richmond during the
State fair, which begins October %.
Four bows have recently been arrested in
I,vnchburg for passing counterfeit COLDS
Three of the four admitted the charge, but
refused to tell where they got it. 1t is said
that an influential citizen of LTnchburg is
implicated in the matter.
VIM. English, Sc years of age, was arrest,
ed in Baltimore yesterday on charge OF
horse stealing in Anne Arundel county
Md, He is wanted in this State for sim
liar offense. and is also wanted in Washing.
ton on charge of larceny. He will be tried
by the Maryland authorities first.
DR., James D. Pitts, convicted of the muir
der of Or. Thomas Littleton Waller. on
Tai island, was sentenced in the Nor
folk County Court yesterday to five years
in the penitentiary. On being asked by
Judge Spalding if he had anything to say
why sentence should not be passed upon
him, Pitts replied: Nothing" The pris-
oner expressed himself as satisfied with the
verdict of the jury.
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The Cattle Plague.
ST. JOINS ACADEMY, Sept. %. lss

ST. JOINS ACADEMY, Sept. 90, 1856.
To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
Dear Sir: have just heard from Colonel
Waller, of Richiand, Stafford county. He
says that the castle plague is still prevalent
in that section, and that he has been the
chief loser FROM its consequences. Since
last July he has lost fifty head of fine cattle,
besides sixty valuable hogs, which were at.
tackled by kindred disease, and it now ap-
pears that further losses are inevitable. The
disease was brought to Stafford with some
North Carolina cattle which Col. Waller
pastured for few days and which infected
the other stock. It is hoped that the COM
ing of cold weather will have the effect of
Graduating. OF at least diminishing, the
force of the plague. Very truly,
W. S. RIoRDAN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-29

GENERAL MALONE is loud in his PROBES
sions of desire for immunity from assault for
free comment upon the public acts of public
men; and yet one of his agents in Abingdon
the so called independent candidate for the
State Senate in that district, independents
always being Mahoncites in transparent
disguised has made cowaraly and prob.
ably successful attempt to assassinate the
editor of newspaper in that town for
animadverting upon his candidacy. But,
as the General is continually calling for
war, it is only natural that his supporters
should do all that is in their power to in
augurate hostilities. An example should
TO made of the cowardiy assassin in the
case referred to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-29

THE PRESIDENT certainly can't possibly
believe any Of the numerous stories told BY
the democratic canvussers during the last
Presidential campaign regarding the fraud
and corruption said by them to perVade the
civil service Of the Govelnment, for ifhe did,
his acknowledged honesty and sincerity and
desire to improve that service would induce
him to let new men examine the Govern
ment's accounts. Aswell expect the fraudu-
lent American bank officers who have He'd
to Canada to examine and report correctly
on the condition CT the banks they have
robbed, as that men whose tenure OF Office
has made civil! service reform necessary
should not attempt to conceal rather than
expose the evidence of their own corrup-
ton.
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Fatally Wounded.

LITTLE Rock, Sept, 29.-News has just
been received that at Viola, on Sunday
night, Nelson Smith went to the house of
James Campbell, and while under the inAu-
ence of liquor maltreated Campbell's wife,
knocking her down and intlicting serious in
juries. He then left, but was followed home
by Campbell, and stabbed twice fatally.
Campbell went away, but was met by
Thomas Hopkins who assaulted him with
iron names, wounding him fatally.
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OFFICE FREE LANCE
FREDERICKSBURG, Sept. %, 1885 I
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,

GOVERNORS OFFICE, RICHMOND, Va.
John " Woltz Esq, Fredericksburg, Ia:
DEAR SIR Yours of the 22nd has been
received. Without any special means ofin-
formation should say that the election in
Virginia last fall was, as rule, freely and
fairly conducted but being neither pro-
phet nor the son of a prophet, it is impossi-
Bile for me to make prediction as to the
election to be held November next, even
were it proper that from an official stand
point I should attempt TO prejudge the
event. Very respectfully,
WILLIAM E. CAMERON, Governor.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Horrible Tragedy,

GALVESTON, Tex, Sept. pa special to
the NeUs from Austin says horrible trag.
edy was enacted Sunday night, in which a
colored man and three colored women were
brutally murdered by having their skulls
crushed with an axe. They were servants
in the family of w. B. Durham, editor of
the Texas Court Reporter, and occupied a
shanty in the rear of his premises on Quad
aloupe street. The names of the victims
are Orange Washington, his wife, known
as Gertie Vance, Patsy Gibson and Lucinda
Boldly. From the testimony and surround
ing circumstances it appears that the as
sassin entered the room where they were
sleeping through window, and, before any
of them awoke, succeeded in striking all
four of them with the axe. Selling Gertie
Vance he dragged her through window,
threw her over fence, then pulled her
through the weeds across vacant lot to
the rear of stable situated seventy.fve
yards from the shanty. At this place she
must have recovered consciousness, as evil
dences Of struggle are abundant. He,
however, overpoWered her and battered
her head to jelly with brick, and ap.
parently while she was struggling between
life and death outraged her. While the
fend was committing this horror Lucinda
Boldly, recovering somewhat from the
effects of the blow she had received, arose
and lighted a lamp in the shanty. The
assassin, seeing the light, returned and,
sticking his head through the window,
cursed the woman and ordered her TO put
the light out. Upon seeing him she scream
ell and ran from the building. He leaped
through the window and put the light out,
aud then followed and overlook the fleeing
woman just as she got to the front gate. A
desperate struggle ensued, during which
Mr.. Durham, who had been awakened by
the woman's screams, threw open his front
door and, thinking the disturbance a simple
row, ordered them to cease their noise.
The woman freed herself from the grasp of
her assaiant and rushed to Mr. Durham,
imploring protection, and saying the man
had murdered every one in the shanty.
The murderer ran as soon as the woman
escaped. Mr.. Durham aroused the neigh
borhood and they started in pursuit of the
man, who made for thicket few blocks
back Of the house. Several shots were fired
at him, without effect, by his pursuers, and
he gained the thicket and made his escape.
The officers think they will succeed in cap
turing him, as they have several clues and
n description of him. If caught he will be
lynched. Gertie Vance was dead when
found. Orange Washington died at an early
hour yesterday morning. Patsy Gibson and
Lucinda Boldly are in the hospital There
are hopes that Lucinda will recover, but
Patsy will die. All the victims are terribly
gashed in the head and face. a later dis
patch from Austin states that the coroner's
jury has returned q verdict against doc"
Wood. negro. He was captured last night
by officers in Baird's cotton field, eight
miles from Austin. Blood was found on the
lower part of his shirt and on the sleeves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-29

GENERAL MALONE his candidate for
Governor, and most all the other white men
whose hate for their fellow citizens, disap-
pointment, or belief in his promises of future
benefits induces them to support him, assert
that there is no free vote and fair count in
Virginia, and that with such conditions
Virginia, at the last election, would have
gone republican. And yet in reply to a
direct and categorical inquiry, Governor
Cameron, once Mahoneite himself, and
even now supporter of Mr. Wise, says
s'the election in Virginia last fall was as a
rule freely and fairly conducted" Now
let the Mahoncitcs in Virginia, aud Messrs.
Sherman and Halstead in Ohio, and Hoar
in Massachusetts, shut up about the sup
pressed" vote in Virginia.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA
TUT sDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30.

THE TRANSPORTATION of the fourteen
million silver dollars from the ships at the
NAVY Yard at Washington to the vaults OF
the Treasury, now in progress, is witnessed
bv many people, to every one OF whom the
sioht affords a patent and practical illussra'
.ion Of two governmental follies-the con-
tipued coinage of silver dollars and the
multiplicity of minis. The dollars 60 INTO
the Treasury, where they will remain as 50
much dead capital as nobody who can neip
Il will either take or keep them; but II
the Government did not buy enough silver
70 make two million of them month, that
silver would go into the arts, ana not only
afford employment to labor by It's man
tnre but be disseminated throughout 'no
country. and become an article OF retail
trade and thus benefit the general business.
The cost of the transportation, which Is I'D
mense. could be entirely avoided by having
single mint, and that located at the seat OF
Government. Why silver bullion should
be sent from the mines to New Orleans TO
be coined, and then brought to Washington,
when it could at less expense be brought
to Washington and coined there, where 1t
has to come at last, except to profit trans
portation lines and mint employees, Is what
can be told By none OF the many who see
the long trains of splendid looking teams
now engaged in hauling the unused coin
through Pennsylvania avenue.
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GEN LEE AT LURAY.

TCorrespondcncc Of the Alexandria Gazette.
LURAY, Page County, Sept. 2S.-General
Lee arrived here on the train three hours
behind time-12 o'clock. He was met at
the depot by 300 horsemen and escorted TO
the Lawrence Hotel Capt. Whitehead
Joined him at the hotel and they rode to
Borst's grounds. Two splendid bands &C.
companied the procession and had their
place on the we'll arranged stand. Over
1000 persons, 100 of the first ladies being pre-
sent, heard Gen. Lee, cheering him in the
most enthusiastic manner. He spoke two
hours discussing fully the State and federal
issues, and replying to the false charges in
circulation in regard to his views. The peo-
pie seemed wild with enthusiasm
Capt. Whitehead, of Lynchburg, was in
troduced by Maj. Brand as Captain of the
ID Virginia cavalry, who had served under
Gen. Lee. He spoke two hours and made
a most excellent speech.
Mr.. Hay, of Washington, was called on
aud made fine speech of twenty minutes.
This was one of the largest Assem- blages ever
addressed in Page, and the people were en-
thusiastc for their candidates and conf
IDENTIFY expect to carry the county for the
whole ticket, including Mr.. Slower for the
House of Delegates. John S. Wise spoke
at the Court House. A column of 300, COM
posed of negroes and whites, about half and
half, preceded by brass band, marched to
the Court House. The band and commit
tee came after Mr.. Wise and escorted him
to the Court House, and he spoke about
two and a. half hours, outside the building
He did not have white lady present. His
committee proposed to divide time with
Gen. Lee, but for obvious and satisfactory
reasons the democratic committee declined
the proposition.
The democrats were jubilant and greatly
pleased with their candidate and are conf
dent of success.
At Front Royal on Monday nigh amount
ed escort of 700 men from Warren and ad
Joining counties, under command of Capt.
G. A. McAtee chief marshal, met Gen. Lee,
who was mounted on splendid charger and
rode at the head of the long procession into
that town. Cheer after cheer rang out from
one end of the line to the other. After pas
sing through some of the principal streets of
the town they halted in front of the court
house, where a beautiful stage had been
erected, around which were at least 1000
people. Gen. Lee was received with tumul.
tuous applause, and for an hour and a-half
he held the undivided attention ofthe crowd
as he discussed ably and eloquently the is
sues of the pending election. He was fol.
lowed by Hon. Thos. Whitehead, of Lynch
burg, in speech of two hours, in which he
contrasted in mastery manner the plat
forms and candidates of the opposing par.
ties, and paid beautiful tribute to Gen.
Lee.
The ladies of Warren county were out in
strong force, and their floral offerings to
General Lee were beautiful and many. One
was presented by the daughter of a veteran
democrat present who voted for General
Andrew Jackson in 1928, and another by the
sister of dead Confederate officer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-29

Three Cs.-Tbere are three c's that seize
the children aud carry them of, and the
sorrowing mother, weeping seas of tears,
sees the little ones borne away to the ceme-
terry. The three c's are colds, coughs and
Group. Mothers! DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
saves the little ones lives
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-29

AS GENERAL MAHoNE's friend, Mr.. Hal
stead, said General Grant twas foolish,
drunken, stupid, and an ass" it is not at all
wonderful that he should now say the DEM
ocrats of Virginia are bloodthirsty bull
dozers who carry elections by suppressing
the opposition vote.
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Presidential Amendments,

WASHINGTON, Sept. o9.-The President
this afternoon appointed Edward A.Steven-
son, of Boise City, Idaho, to be Governor of
the Territory of Idaho, and VIM. B. Webb,
of Billings, Mont, to be Secretary of the
Territory of Montana.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-29

GENERAL MALONE, through his own
newspaper, says she is the greatest of the
survivors among the Confederate leaders,"
He is unquestionably; but in way that no
one save and except only himself would
like to acknowledge.
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Support None but the Truly Loya! .

Support None but the Truly Loyal"
The following letter has fallen into the
hands of prominent democrat Of Abinc-
don. 1t was received by a republican from
General Malone:
Republican State Executive Committee
Petersburg, Fa., Sept. %, lSS5--Wy DeD.
&r:-1 am obliged for your favor of tho
2lst instant. You are right; l should GER
tainly vote for no man who was not known
to be with US on such vital question. Cnon
the seat we now hold in the Senate OF the
United States depends the control of that
branch of the government. 1t is the last
citadel of power held by the republicans at
Washington. If bourbon takes my seat
there on the 4th of March, 1887, then That
minute the control Of the Senate passes to
the democracy. The Senate will stand in
that case Sc to SO, with the casting vote
with Vice President Hendricks.
I had heard differently as to DR.. Whites
position, but you know now what II is No.
sir, as a republican, l could never vote for
him. We had better put candidate on,
on the last day quietly.
Yours, truly,
MAHoNE.
To James r. Deadmore, Esq, Abingdon,
Ta:
S.-Read this to friend Fowler.
Mr.. Deadmore wrote to General Malone,
asking him if he must support DR.. William
White, who said few days since that h.
would see him (Mahone) in hell before he
would vote for him, should be White be
elected State Senator from the district.
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Iyuched,

RALEIGH, n. c., Sept. 29.-Last night
four negroes, Jerry Finch, his wife, Lee Ty'
son and John Pattishall, who murdered the
Finch and Gunter families last July, were
lynched one mile from Pttsboro, Chatham
county.
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Gored by a Bull.

DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 29.-Joseph MARTIN,
an old employee Of tho farm Of Isaiah Will
son, near Sulphur Grove, was yesterday ia
tally gored by an angry bull as he wasdriv-
ing cattle from pasture. Martin was tossed
into the air and the minute he struck the
ground the bull gored him again in the
shoulders. Martin died last night.
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ASSIGNMENT,

New YORK, Sept. 29.-The well-known
banking and brokerage house of Soutter &
Co., has made an assignment to Morris S.
Miller with preferences amounting to
$50 900,
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THE CANVASS
Rooms STATE DEM. Elk. COMMITTEE,
Alexandria. Va, Sept. 20, $50.

Rooms STATE Dem. Elk. Committee,
Alexandria, Va, Sept. 20, 80. }
Hon. r. A. Ayers and Capt. Mushoacn
will speak at Criglersville, Friday night
October %.
The appointment of Capt. Woods for
Rockingham, October 10 is recalled because
of imperative professional engagements.
Mr.. Dunlops appointment for Bland oc'
tober 5, and Major Daniels for specials IN
Cbarlotte-except at Wyliesburg-a'e re-
called.
Hon Thos. Croxton at Northumberland,
Monday, October II
Judge c. E. Stuart at Caroline 9. b. oc'
tober II.
JNo. S. BARBOUR, Chairman.
W. W. SCOTT Secretary.
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Good Ne,Us from Washington.

One application we'll rubbed in of Saliva
ton Oil cured me of rheumatism in the arm
of two months standing I never intend TO
be without it. 81. 3. Kramer,
234 1st ST., S. E., Washington, D. c.
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DIED.

Suddenly, On the 29th inst. Miss NANCY
BURNS, aged about so years. ES~The funeral
will take place Wednesday afternoon, at o'clock,
from the residence of Mrs. Sarah Cowling, 223
King street.
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Lied from Her Injuries.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 29.-Mrs. Lane, who
was brutally assaulted at Lebanon, Tenn, on the
IL h inst by Jim Baxter colored, died yesterday.
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The Dauntless,

SANDY HOOK, Sept. 29.-The yacht Dauntless
which took part in the Cape May race with th,
English cutter Genesta, arrived here this morning
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-29

Prof. Alexander Agassiz states that he
will probably decline the appointment of
superintendent of the coast survey.
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,rd Eayor of Londo,

LONDON, Sept. 29-Alderman John Staples,
s A., was to-day elected Lord Mayor of London.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-29

Governor Cameron's Opinion of Virginia Elections.
The following letter was written to Gov
ernor Cameron on the 22nd, which explains
itself, and here is the Governors reply.
The Governor is not as explicit as we
hoped he would be, and refers only to the
last national election. However we suppose
he wrote Just what he saw proper to writo
for publication, and our readers can have
whatever of advantage attaches to his ex-
pressed opinion. fredericksburg Free Lance.
OFFICE FREE LANCE,
FREDERICKSBURG, Sept. 90, 1885
TO His Ercellency, ". Z. Cameron, Cover.
nor
DEAR SIR:-Tho New York Tribune hay
ing alleged that the democrats can carry the
State in November only by fraud, and the
Dispatch having stated that "there is not a
State in the Union in which the elections
are fairer than are those of Virginia." and
that you be asked to tell the truth on the
subject; will you be kind enough to write
US the truth and give Us authority to pub
lish your reply. We will accept your ST.
lence as refutation Of the charge made by
the Tribune, and an endorsement of the de-
NAL of the Dispatch. Yours respectfully,
JOHN w. WoLTZ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-29

New YORK, Sept 29.-Stocks quiet and steady
Money easy at /. Cotton firm; upiards 10 1.!G
Orleans 10 3-1G; futures steady. Flour quic
and unchanged. Wheat lower and less active
Corn lower. Pork dull and heavy at SO 5OalO 90
Lard heavy at SO II y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-29

CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-Whcat declined 3. from
last nights closing and is now quoted SCI, for
November Corn weak at 1saasc lower Oats =
lower Pork and Lard unchanged.