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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

Tho Earl of Airie was married to-day
to Lady Mable Gore, at St. Georges church
in London.
The visible supply Of grain as compiled
by The New York Produce Exchange, is,
Wheat, 57,10S, 2S6 bushels; Corn, I, 7o6 6O2
bushels.
Secretaries Endicott and Whitney left
Washington this morning for Wilmington to
attend the funeral Of Miss Bayard. They
are expected back tonight
The water approach to Baltimore is still
blocked by ice and up to noon no vessels
had arrived. 1t is warmer however, and
tracks will be opened by the ice boats.
The House Committee on the Judiciary
devoted their meeting to day to hearing ar
suments by representatives of Commercial
bodies upon bankruptcy legislation. The
tenor of the arguments was in favor Of the
enactment of a general bankruptcy bill.
A dispatch from Canon City, Col, says
Gen. J. d. Freeman, who died suddenly in
that city last night of Inflammation
of the bowels, was Attorney General for
Mississippi Immediately preceding the war.
He was also Member of Congress from that
State for two terms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19

IT IS understood that some of the repub-
llcans in Congress, doubtless with the ulte.
rior object of regaining the State of Vir.
ginia, are now talking about the gross in.
Justice of the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the State
during the war, and of doing what can be
done toward righting that wrong by paying
her for the territory of which she was rob-
bed, and which now constitutes theiState OF
West Virginia. But, no matter what their
object may be, for the good of the State and
of all her people, and incidentally for the
good of those of the whole county-for this
Is nation now, and reputation in one
State affects the credit of all the others-it is
hoped the proposition referred to may be
adopted. There could not be more just
one. With fair price for the territory re.
ferred to, the old State could settle all the
pressing and just claims against her, and
make satisfactory provision for the pay
ment of the interest on the remainder upon
the comparatively easy terms offered by
her creditors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

Correspondents of the Alexandria GAzErTE.l
RICHMOND, Va, January 1S.-The bill
providing for the appointment of special
Court of Appeals to assist the existing su.
preme Court in clearing the docket of the
long standing cases, is still before the COM
mittee, and the committee is still divided
on the question. The most ardent support
ers of the measure are the lawyers who have
business in the Supreme Court, and are un'
able to push to fnality cases that have
been standing for some years.
The General Assembly will hardly pass
any bill to rearrange the judicial circuits
of the State. I have talked with great
many members, and the opinion now
prevailing is in opposition to a change.
Some of the present circuit judges have
warm supporters in the General Assembly,
and also have hundreds of friends outside
who are interesting themselves in their be.
half.
There are at least four bills pending be-
fore the committee looking to rearranging
of the circuits, but they are all unlike. 1t
will be difficult matter to arrange the cir.
cults to suit all the members, and this is
what will operate adversely to the move
ment. Several of these bills have been
printed, but none has yet been reported
from the committee.
The Legislative committee, who escorted
the remains of the late DR.. Keen to the place
of burial, returned to the capitol to day with
the exception of Delegates Munford and
Dickinson, and Senator Hurt. The Mayor
and town council of Salisbury, n. c., met
the funeral train and took charge of the re-
mains. The interment took place at SAILS.
bury, the old home of the deceased, and a
telegram received here states that the en-.
tire city turned out to attend the funeral.
The Legislature did great deal of work
to-day in the way of advancing bills upon
the calendar. The epgrossing clerks are
now very busy, and in a few days the House
and Senate will be ready to pass the bills
now being engrossed.
The committee appointed to investigate
affairs at the Williamsburg Asylum will be-
gin work the latter part of this week. 1t
will be tedious work, but the men on the
committee are we'll suited to perform any
business that may devolve upon legislator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19
CnMMUNlCATED.
Those Dreadful Cows.

Those Dreadful Cows.
A writer in Saturdays GAZETTE makes
an appeal to the Board O.! Aldermen 10 re-
ject the Common Couucl's bill taking from
COWS the freedom of the streets, and charges
that it was passed to oblige a few men who
have dilapidated fences and broke down
gates. If that were so, they would have a
right to the protection Of their property ;
but it is not so. All over town there arc
complaints about COWS which enter gates
left open by chidren-or open them them
selves-and in few moments destroy what
it will take year or two to replace. have
heard of one gentleman who had beauti-
full honeysuckle, which had shaded his
porch for years, thus destroyed, and Of au
other who saw FIVE cows in his yard at five
o'clock on q rainy morning, while dressing,
and had every flower in it destroyed before
he could drive them out, besides having his
lawn torn up in doing so, and these are but
two incidents out of many. Your core
spondent says "there are no public or pri-
vate parks here" There never will be
whilst COWS run at large.
But let US look at the thing in another
light. If cows are to run at large, why not
hogs? why not goats? why not geese? al
of these are useful and help poor people to
mako living, hogs in particular; but they
have all been excluded for years without
complaint, and if the same rule il applied
to cows for year or two, nobody will want
them back.
The city OF Elmira, n. Y, is one of the
most beautiful places in America, not spe
cially on account Of its situation, for that is
not so fine as ours, but because of its lawns
and gardens. Not only are cows forbidden
to run at large, but even chickens must be
kept in big coops, and children must keep
off peoples lots. Thus protected, many
persons have taken down even their divis-
ion fences substituting sbrubhery, ard you
see whole blocks of emerald green relieved
by beds of the brightest flowers, with here
and there pretty cottage approached
through an avenue of trees. The effact in
summer is enchanting, and, J. have no doubt,
adds greatly to the population for people
like to live in pretty places.
Suppose man in Alexandria should take
down his fences and rely upon the forbear.
ance of the boys-and 1 might add the
girls-(not to speak of the cows for the
preservation of his grass and flowers. He
would be considered fit subject for a writ
of lunatico inquirsndo and justly.
FIDEL1s.
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RAILROADS.
q 2 E A T

1000 GREAT 1000
1000 PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 1000
70 10Th TIE N NO IH WEST AND SOU, SOUTHWEST
0ooSAh is SPLENDID scENER sfhAA balls
MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT.
In effect January IT, 1886.
Trains leave Washington, from station corner OF
Sixth and Streets as follows:
For Pittsburg and tho West, Chicago Limited
Express of Palace Sleeping Cars at $50 a. NJ,
aud ST. Louis with Sleeping Cars from Harris
burg to Cincinnati, and Hotel Car to st. Louis
daily except Saturday, to Chicago, with Sleep.
ing Car Altoona to Chicago Chicago and Gin
cinnati Express, at 7:10 p. m. daily, with
Sleeping Cars Washington to Chicago; connect
ing at Harrisburg with Western Express with
through Slcepers for Louisville and St. Louis.
Pacific Express, 1000 p. u. daily, for Pittsburg
and tho West, with through Sleeper Harrisburg
to Chicago and Cleveland.
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
For Erie, Canandaigus, Rochester Buffalo, Niagara
100Op. M daily, except Saturday, with Palace
Cars Washington to Rochester.
For Wiliamsport, Lock Haven and Elmirs. at
$50 q. H., daily, except Sunday.
For New York and the East, 7:15, 900 and II 90
n. NJ, 2Go, APO, 1000 and 11:2O p. m. On
Sunday 900 a. m, 200, 4:20, 1000 and II 20
p. M Limited Express of Pullman Psrlor
Cars, $40 a. H., and $3.50 p. m daily, except
Sunday.
For Boston without change, $50 p. m. every
day.
For Brooklyn, N. Y, all through trains connect
Jersey City Tith boats of Brooklyn Annex,
afording direct transfer to Fulton street, avoid
ing double ferriage across New York City.
For Philadelphia, T:15, 900 and HOO a. m,
200, AGO. 600, 1000 and 11:2O D. m. On
Sunday 900 a. m, 200, 400, GOO, 1000 and
11:2O pm. Limited Express, $40 q. M, and
Bio p. III. daily. except Sunday
For Baltimore 6:35, 7:15, 900, $40, 900 and
100 a. M, and 1905, 200, $50, APO, 4:27.
4:4O, 600, 7:1O, 1000 and 11:2O p. m. On
Sunday, 900, $50 and HOO a. M, and 200.
ago, 600, 7:1O, 1000 and 11:2O p. m.
For Popcs Creek Line, 7:15 q. m, and 4:4O D. m ;,
daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis 7:15 and 900 a. M, and 1905
and 4:27 P. M, daily except Sundays. On
Sundays at 900 4. m. 4:2O p m
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG hallway
AND ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON HA1LRoAp
For Alexandria, 600, TOO, 9:25, 11:O1 and :35
q. a., 2.05, 4:26, 4:35, Sol, sos and 11:37 D
m. On Sunday at GOO, 9:25. and 11:O1 a. M,
and S:O5 p. m.
For Richmond and the South, 600 and II: o1 a.
M, daily, and 4:35 p. M, daily, except Sunday,
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington COS,
500, 1000 and 1910 a. m; LOO, 3O5, 1923,
80, 7:O5 and 10:42 p. m, and 1910 mid
night, except Monday. On Sunday at 800 and
1910 a. NJ; 7:O5 and 1O:42 p. m. and 1910
night.
Ticacts and information at the Office, Northeast
corner of 18th street and Penna Avenue, and at
tbs station, where orders can be loft for the check
ing Of baggage to destination from hotels and
residences. R. WOOD, GP. A.
C.fAS. E. PUGH, GIN. ian19
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A serious snow blockade exists in Colors.
do, and snow is still falling.
The London police authorities have or
dered that all dogs be muzzled for further
term of sixty days.
In the Senate yesterday the judicial sala.
ry bill was passed. 1t gives all United
States district court judges five thousand
dollars year.
The members of the present and last Eng.
lish ministry have received letters threat
ening retaliation with dynamite if the coer-
con policy in Ireland is adopted.
A negro man named Henry Moore, be.
ieved to be murderer, and who escaped
from the Jail at Greenville, N. c., was ar
rested in Richmond yesterday and sent
back.
Rev. Robt. B. Thomson, D. D., who was
for years president of the old Lynchburg
College, and also pastor of the Methodist
Protestant Church there, died suddenly yes
terday, at an advanced age.
Mrs. Anna Maria Greene, the oldest lady
in Rhode Island. daughter-in-law of Gen.
Nathaniel Greene, of Revolutionary fame,
and granddaughter of Samuel Ward, Col
onial Governor of Rhode Island, died yes
terday, aged one hundred and two years,
two mouths and nine days. Mrs. Greene
retained her faculties up to the last.
Mary Augustine died in New Orleans Fri
day at the extraordinary age of 125 years.
She was born in Africa and brought here
when twenty years old and sold in the slave
market. She passed 100 years in New
Orleans. She had had seven children, the
youngest and only surviving one being
eighty-six years old
The g. S. Supreme Court has decided that
the taxes imposed on drummers or CONNER
cial travellers by certain States are unconsti
tutional. The court holds that only Con-
gress, by an interstate commerce law can
authorize drummer's tax such as that upon
the statutes of number of States. This de-
cision will, it is believed, nullify the drum
mer's taxes in all States.
: On Saturday evening last Mr.. T. E. Nc.
Cracker and Mr.. Larken Jefferson, ofFred-
ericksburg, got into dispute about sleigh
which ended in fight, when Mr.. McCrack-
en- shot Mr.. Jefferson with pistol, the ball
entering the mouth and passing to the side
of the neck. The wound, though severe. is
not considered dangerous, and Mr.. Jeffer-
son is doing very well. Mr.. McCracken
was before the Mayor yesterday, and was
bailed in the sum of 81 900 to appear on the
2Sth inst.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19
NORTH EOIND.
PULLMAN SERVICE

Trains Nos. SO aud 81 Pullman Buffet and
Sleeping Cars between Now York and Atlanta
without change. Mann BouGoir Cars Atlanta
to New Orleans via Birmingham.
Trains Nos so and 53, Pullman Buffet and sleep.
ing Cars between Washington and New Orleans,
without change. Pullman sleeping Cars between
Washington and Aiken, :. C., without change
Trains Nos. 81 ard 80. Pullman Sleeping Cars
between Washington and Louisville without
change. Pullman Sleeping Cars. between Char
louisville and Cincinnati without change.
BRANCHES.
MANASSAS DIVISION-D except Sunday
Westwald-Leavc Washington 2:3O p. IN. Alex
andria, 2:55 p. nj Manassas 1853 D, N. Ar.
rive Front Royal G32 p. m. River on GA p
N. Strasburg T:Oo Pr Accommodation leaves
Alexandria ZOO a III Manassas GOO 4. m Az
rive Front Royal 11:t5 a. m, kiverton 1900
N. Strasburg Loo H.
Eastward-Leavc Sirasburg G:1O a. III. River
ton 63S a. nj. Front Royal G:51 n. m. Ar.
rive Manassas 9:l5 Il. m. Alexandria 1915 Il.
m. Washington 1h:tO a. IL. Accommodation
leave Strasburg 1:15 III. Rivcrton 2:15 H.
M. Front ROYAL 2:io p III. Arrive Manassas
1850 p. m. Alexandria 1880 p H.
WARRENTON BRANCH
Trains Nos. so, 81, 54, and So connect daily at
Warren ton Junction to and from Warren
ton. Trains Nos IS and 50 daily, cxc"r:
Sunday, to anc from Warrcnton. Train No
FRANKLIN DIVISION.
DAILY except Sunday. Leave Rocky Mount 100
a 10. Arrive franklin Junction 1920 a. nj.
Leave Franklin Junction 500 p. III. Arrive
Rocky Mount 11:3o p. m.
CONNECTIONS.
At Orange with p. F. & p r. T. for FrcGcrirli.
burg. At Gordonsvlle aId Charlottesville with
Chesapeake and Ohio Ry for Richmond, Gl!
Point, Staunton and points Eat and West and
Virginia Springs. At Lynchburg with Norfolk
and Western X. K. for Southwest Virginia.
Bristol, Chattanooga, Memphis. Nashville and
Knoxville and with Richmond and Allc.
ghany r. Z. for Lexington and Natural Bridge
as well as points on T. s. 4. 4. H. east OF
Lynchburg.
At Danvile with Richmond and Danville, for
all points in the Caronas. Florida, Georgia and
the South. At RivertOn with Shenandoah Val
ley R. r. for Luray and Points in the Page Val
ley. At Strasburg with the Baltimore and Ohio
for Harrisonburg Winchester and points in the
Shenandoah Valley.
All trains make close connections at Washing
ton with through trains to and from the North
and West via both PcIlna and r. q o. Z T.
Through tickets at lowest prices to all import
ant points in the United States This il the best
line for points in Texas ard California
For all information, tickets and Slccninr Car
reservations apply to agents of this company, or
J. S. B. THOMPSON,
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Alexandria, Virginia.
ROBERT ANDREWS, Supt. and Eng.
ian1S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10.
Why DOES NOT the Petersburg Inder-Al

Why DOES NOT the Petersburg Inde1-Ap'
neal give It's readers our estimate of the cost
of text books and the basis on which we
made it, and let Its readers judge OF their
correctness? Both the maximum and min
imum estimates made by the committee OF
the House of Delegates may be perfectly
correction different bases. In the North
and West, where there are many public
high schools, the cost of supplying 100000
children is probably over $500. 1000, while at
the rate at which books have been given to
INDECENT children in Virginia, it would not
exceed 1925, 900. Both those bases are un-
suitable. More of our children attend pri-
vate instead of public high schools when ad.
vanced in studies; and, Cd the other hand,
very poor children are seldom able to re-
main long enough at school to acquire more
than the merest rudinents ofeducation, and
the books given them are therefore primary,
and, consequently, low priced. If the cor
rectness of our figures is doubted, it will be
very little trouble for the Index appeal to
use our basis in calculation of the cost of
books In the Petersburg schools, and apply
it to the State. 1t will, probably, find it
higher than ours. Uniformity ofte1t books
can be secured at much less expense than
by furnishing them. Let the Board Of Edu.
cation do now what it should have done
long ago-adopt one set of text books for the
entire State, and prohibit the use of any
other in the formation of new classes. In
two or three years there will be perfect uni
formity. The language of our esteemed con.
temporary about the plant" already in pos
session, was so indefinite that we think we
may be easily pardoned for having misinter-
preted it. fit means merely an exchange
of books among the children in the schools
its plan is good one; but it suggests shat
provision shall be made to exchange these
books for others, to be furnished by the
State, as the child advances in grade" That
would but postpone the evil day year or
80, and would be almost as Objectionable as
supplying Immediately, whilst it would ef-
feotually prevent the uniformity considered
SO desirable. No doubt, in districts where
the colored element preponderates, there
would be danger, under our plan, of having
the tax payers made to provide books for
the "nigger in this wood pile" but that
would be greatly preferable to taxing all the
districts to provide all the children, white
and black, rich and poor, with books for
which they have not asked, and which they
are almost all able to buy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19

If SOME of the silver propositions now
before Congress be adopted, it would not be
ten days before the foreign agents of bro.
kers and bankers in Wall street would be
forwarding them millions of deprecated
silver currency from abroad, which they
would send to the mint and have recoined
into standard dollars, thereby making from
twenty to twenty FIVE per cent. on every
dollar. And yet the silver mine owners
and their advocates in Congress prate about
silver being the poor mans money. Why
the congressman who profess to be especial
friends Of the poor people should lend
themselves, as they are now doing, to the self
ish purposes of few rich silver mine owners,
to the great danger of destroying the equal
ity of the different currencies of the coun-
try, of putting premium on gold, and of
diminishing the purchasing value of silver
money, in which wages are mostly paid, is
what no body except themselves can tell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19

SOME OF THE foolish members of the
brotherhood of locomotive engineers lind
great fault with the chief of that organiza-
ton because he dresses nicely and lives in
fine house, as though the fact that he does
go excludes him from the class of working
men. He tells them that he earned the
money he is now spending by industry and
economy. A man who by hard work and
temperate living makes money should Ger.
tainly be allowed to spend it in proper
manner. And it would be running n great
risk to say that the complainants in the case
referred to are neither industrious nor tenn
perate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19
Reasons for Removal.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-It is reported
that The Finance Committee of the Senate,
at its meeting this morning, determined
upon new form of inquiry to be sent to
the heads Of departments to elicit informa.
ton with respect to nominations which may
be under consideration. The reasons for
making removals will not be asked, but all
the papers relating both to the appointment
and the removal will be called for.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19

THE ESTIMATED receipts of the State for
the current year are 1924, 10s. The esti.
mated expenses are $4,000, 900, including
$500, 900 for ordinary expenses, $780, 1000 for
public schools, and 81 100, 900 interest on the
debt that bears tax receivable coupons, leav.
inga remainder almost, if not quite, sufficient
to-pay the contract interest on all the rest
of the debt. And yet with all this staring
them in the face, and with the federal
courts deciding that the coupons must be
received for taxes and that the whole of the
debt must be paid, the Legislature is tooling
away its time in devising vain schemes for
setting the United States courts at defiance,
and for defrauding the States creditors,
many of whom are the widows and children
of men who lost their lives in her defence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19

The ATTEMPT of some, if not all, the re-
publican Senators to retain in federal Office
people Objectionable to the administration,
is a piece of the veriest absurdity. The
Constitution empowers the President to ap.
point the officers. But how can he do so if
the Senate refuse to allow him to make
vacancies. And then, too, what sort of ser.
vice can be expected of men who know that
the administration has no confidence in
them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19

presented the resolutions of the Commercial
Exchange of Alexandria, Virginia, favoring
liberal appropriations for the signal service.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Harrison said he
hoped the matter of the admission of Dako.
ia as a State into the union would come be-
fore the Senate on Friday next. The i'm
preston about the admission of Dakota now
one or more of the other Territories.
Senator Riddleberger made his first ap.
Christmas recess.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19

mittee of prominent men in London have
been appointed to act IS trustees for the
Confederate bondholders, and that in view
of the solicited action by the Congress OF
the United States all persons holding such
bonds should forward their names and ad-
dress to that committee. Of course it will
do no harm for such persons to do as thus
directed, but as the Constitution OF the
country expressly prohibits the payment Of
the bonds referred to by the Southern
States, or any of them, as well as by the
national government, the holders Thereof
are advised not to base much hope upor
the advertisement to which reference II
made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19

The BIRDS and wild fowl that flew
South to avoid the cold weather of the
northern latitudes must have been very
much confused" by the late cold snap, that
oyercame them like summer cloud in the
sunny South. Upon the principle that mis-
cry loves company their fellow bipeds Of
the unfeathered species should have de.
rived no little comfort from the recent frig
;ditu
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-19

COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY.-Fr
Ser against the Richmond aud Allegheny
Railroad Company. Argued and continued
till to-day.
Fry against Moses, superintendent Of The
State penitentary. Writ Of hebeas corpus
awarded petitioner, returnable to Thursday
Farley and wife against Tillar. Petition
for rehearing denied.