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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-16
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Of Attorney General
Garland i'm His Annual Report.

The annual report of Attorney General Gar
land contains detailed statement of the bust.
ness Of the Department of justice for the last
fiscal year. together with statistics OF crime
against the United States. The Attorney Gen.
eral briefly urges the Importance OF legislation
on the following matters, the necessity for
which was pointed out in his last annual re-
port Fees for marshals in territories paw of
deputy marshals, revision of the fee b IL substi-
tItion Of fiscal for calendar year. chief super
visors OF elections, protection to civil officers
and witnesses, fees Of witnesses and jurors in
territories, and reorganization of the jury sys-
tsem i'm the District Of Columbia.
He devotes n chapter to the subject OF United
States prisoners and the general question OF con-
Wet labor, and advocates the building OF n gov
eminent penitentiary and reformatory at an
early day, and recommends the appointment of
n commission to inquire into the matter He
also renews the recoinm' ndation that authority
be given the Judges OF United States Courts TO
sentence in their discretion prisoners convicted
Of first offenses to such refornatories or graded
prisons "a the Attorney General may select He
also urges the necessity of additional United
States tails, and mentions Atlanta, Ga, and
Louisville, n.y.. as cities where such buildings
are mucn needed.
The number Of United States prisoners in
custody June 30, 1ss0, was 500 Supplementary
records is strongly urged by the Attorney Gen.
eral as necessary for the preservation Of records
Of great value. IL IL impossible he says, TO
oyerestimate the necessity that exists for a
change i'm the judicial system TO meet the con-
stantly increasing business Of the country and
he urges that something be done to remedy the
evils complained OF on all sides.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

A City of Mexico telegram says: 1t
is believed here that grave diplomatic ques-
tons Will soon arise beetwen the United States
and Mexico, growing out of the position taken
by President Cleveland against the right of
Mexico TO try Americans committing offenses
against Mexican law while on American soil
The press generally uphold the Mexican Gov
eminent
The National Department of Agri-
culture, in its December crop report, says:
The returns of average farm prices by coun-
ties show material reduction IS compared in
values Of the crops Of 1855 in wheat rye, and
barley. Corn has made an advance nearly
equivalent TO the percentage of reduction in
quantity, and oats in sympathy with corn rath-
er than with the small grams used for human
food, average slightly higher value than last
year The farm value Of corn was 80
cents per bushel in December last
year; it is now 81 cents, cent higher than the
crop of 1881. The average for the previous five
years was 447, and for the ten years prior to
1850 il was 42G cents. The prices in the sur
plus States are: Ohio IS Indiana, 81 Illinois
81; Iowa, 30; Missouri, 81; Kansas, %; Neuras-
ka, 20. This is an increase over last year Of l
cent in Nebraska, in Kansas, Illinois,
Indiana, and Ohio, and in Iowa ana
Missouri The average is SO in New
York, AZ in Pennsylvania, and 80 in Virginia,
cents lower in each than last year.
Prices in the cotton States South and West
OF North Carolina are higher than last year
South Carolina, 60; Georgia, CD; Alabama. So
Mississippi, 50; Louisiana, IS; Arkansas, 40;
Texas. Can increase of IL cents, due To the
disastrous drought. The average December
price of wheat is 80 cents-a reduction of s cents
from the average value OF the last crop, and 4 p
cents above the price in 1884. The average value
Of oats is 1913 cents, against Is 3 cents last Be-
cember. Rye averages 81 cents, against 81 o
cents last year Barley, 50 cents last year. 5G3
BucKwhe at, 5i.t; Il reduction Of is cents per
bushel Potatoes, 4G cents l celt higher than
in December Of last year
The White Star and Monarch steam
ship companies have cut European Storage
rates TO SIS
The sales of iron ore the last year
for the Lake Superior district reached the
largest figures in thirty years.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-16
POLITICAL.

The President has appointed George
Allen to be United States Attorney for the
Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Will
lam A. Stone, suspended for offensive part =
sanship.
Attorney General Garland, in a pub
lished letter, intimates that when he retres
from the Cabinet he will cease to serve the
public.
Colonel Thomas Moonlight, of Leav-
enworth, Kan, has been appointed 10y the
President Governor of Wyoming Territory;
and Arthur l. Thomas, of Pennsylvania, TO
be member of the Utah Commission.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-16

land, on private terms, by ID. swigert Of Lex
ington, Ky.
NJ. Gladstone does not approve of
the Irish National Leagues anti-rent cam
paign.
At Southport, Eng, a lifeboat was
wrecked while endeavoring TO relieve dis
tressed vessel Thirteen persons were
drowned.
The United States Government has
been officially invited to participate in an in
ternational exhibition which is to be held in
Manchester, Eng, next year, to celebrate tho
jubilee year of her Britannia Majesty's reign.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-16

whipped him in fiSht Louis Pash, negro
murderer, was executed at Bardstown. Ky
Texas has been qlarantined against
certain South American ports because of the
outbreak of cholera.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-16

Mr.. CBoDwICK-BRowN has drawn at
tentiou in a medical contemporary to
the use of lead in the construction of
certain mincing machines, whereby
lead poisoning may be produced. He
was induced to make the inquiry by
observing the blue line on the gums,
which is q characteristic of lead-poison-
ing, and he remarks that obscure forms
of dyspepsia may be caused by the
lead in these machines acting on the
most acidulous food in them. The sub
stitution of wood or some harmless
metal ought, in his opinion, to be made
for lead in these machines.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16
NEWS 0E E'EgE, rsAN.

DIR. L. Frederick Cherry, q well know.
dentist of Baltimore, died yesterday.
The Court Of Claims will begin 10 haa,
arguments in the French spoliation cases or
Monday.
B. NJ. Turner, of Georgia, has beer ap
pointed assistant superintendent Of Railway
Mail Service. with headquarters at Atlanta
Ga, vice L. NJ. Terrell, resigned.
Jhhn Harris, poor old man, sevent,
years of age, committed suicide by hanging
himself to tree in the Arlington Methodist
Cemetery at Baltimore yesterday.
Ex.Congressman Benjamin A. Willis, Of
New York, died On Thursday morning. but
the fact was suppressed until yesterday az
ternoon lest it should PROSTATE his wife
who bad given birth to twins only four
days before. He died of Bright's disease.
a fire in Eastport Ne, on Thursday, Re
stroyed ten sardire factories, two hotels
about thirty dwelling houses, the custom
house and postoilice and every placs Of bus
mess along the water front. The total loss
will probably amount to at least $500 600
fairly covered BY insurance The factories
gave employment to at least 1000 persons.
All the insurance agents records were
burned. Nearly all the safes were also de.
stroyed with their contents and maoy in
surance policies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16
Knights os s,:.l,nv

RICHMOND, Oct. 1G.-When IL. Geaara)
Assembly of the Knights of Labor resumed
it's session this morning the discus gon of the
report on Dewey's plan for The establish.
ment of labor journal as the organ cf the
order was resumed. Ii was cxpeccd that
the debate on the subject would not ho cen.
tinued long and that the report Of tie com.
mlttee on law on tho revision OF the con,ti.
tuition, action on which had been intarrupt.
ed by the election of general ollicer.. would
be again taken up. IL was rumor.,l that
the committee on law had changed the re.
port on the revision Of the consiitu,ieu "A
originally submitted by The special commit.
tee on the subject so IA to preserve intact
district assemblies as they exist at present,
and thus remove the objections raised
against this clause Of the revised 2nnStilu.
ton. General Treasurer Turner lei here
this morning for Philadelphia, where more
than 2O,CC0 worth Of money orders are
awaiting his signature. He will return on
Monday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The coiored rider thrown at the Gaines.
| vile races has died from the effects of iriu.
ries received from the fall.
A. D. Mohler prominent citizen Of
| Rockbridge county, died at his residence in
Lexington yesterday morning.
Mr.. James S. Cooper, the English holder
of Virginia bonds, expects, it is said, to re
main in this State for month.
The auckland Wolen Mills, in Prince
William county, are now in operation with
prospects of a successful future.
The military guard at the Gull pepper jail ia
still kept up, and, it is said, will be until
Clatterbuck's case is finally disposed of.
Tho Richmond tobacco market continues
very firm. Sun cured tobacco has ad
vanced about 81 per hundred pounds in
price.
Mrs. Lucy Stoddard. wife of Dr.. w. P.
Stoddard. died after lingering illness at her
residence in Manassas on Thursday of con-
sumption.
The stable belonging to Mrs. F. M. Lath-
am, in Culpeper, caught fire on Wednesday
and with It's contents, large quantity of
forage and line two horse carriage, &c.
was totally destroyed.
James b. Garnett, of Caroline county,
convicted of forging his bond required as
deputy treasurer, and sentenced to the pen
itentiary for three years, was taken to the
State prison Thursday.
The attendance at the fair at Winchester
yesterday was about ne usual on the last
day. The bicycle race was we'll contested. Ed.
ward, son of DR.. Stone, took header, was
thrown violently and was injured about the
face.
A cattle train on the Manassas line set
fire to the fields near Manassas on Tuesday,
which burned over the grass fields of Mr. F.
a. Cockrell and Elmer Loose, also some
fencing of Messrs. Cockrell, Godfrey, w. D.
Wilcoxen and Loose.
John Nolan, cotton screwman, employ.
ed in Reynolds compress at Norfolk was
seriously injured Yesterday by bale of
cotton falling out Of the hooks. The fall.
ing bale struck him on the back, knocking
him against large screw, driving it Il
his breast, and iptlicting a painful and dan.
gerous wound.
republican meeting was held at
or near Hampton Thursday which re-
suited in open warfare between the Bowden
and anti. Bowden factions for Congress. in
which seVera! pistol shots were fired. Yes
terday morning the dead body of a negro
man, supposed to belong to the BoWden
wing, was found on road near the town.
The case agans; w. FL. Mullen, publisher
OF the Richmond Labor Herald and others,
restraining them from boyco.ting Baugbman
Bros, was continued in the United States
Circuit Court at Richmond Yesterday
Judge Bond said that at the November
term, held at Norfolk, he would fix time
for hearing these cases in Baltimore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16

REPORT REv1vED.-The reported sale Of
Ine w., .. & w. r. r., is again revived
Inc Loudoun Telephone says +:
"A gentleman just from Warrepton in !.
forms US that Gen. VIM. H. Payne, of that
place, who is a member of the board of di-
rectors Of the Richmond & DanvilIe Rail
roah, says that road has purchased the W
y. " w. road. He is also reported as saw.
Ing that it is not the purpose of the purchas.
e'S TO extend the road. However, that NAV
be mistake; for if that syndicate has Dur.
chased cur little road, it is for a purnose .
and we would conclude that purpose to he
TO make connection with the Shenandoah
Valley, with view to purchasing the latter
road when sold. which will probably take
place next spring. The owners of the "
y. u W., whoever they are, seem to be-
pushing the improvement of the pres
ent road bed. A good force of sec.
ton hands and work train are
busy cleaning the load and putting down new
t.eS ana ballast The work on the new bridge at
Eoose creek is progressing and in few weeks
laat much needed improvement will be COM
pieted. We ale also informed that thirty.six car.
ioads OF new Steel rails are ON the way TO he nnt
DOWN ON the road before winter That will ey
tcnd tho steel track to point some distance west
OF Leesburg. 1t is to be hoped that this rnmor 10
correct. The efficient superintendent ~ ths
road, Mr.. Bell and his able CORPS OF assiston+, o
undoubtedly doing all they can to bniIJ nn th ,e
roaa anu the business thereof w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16

SOUTHERN KNIGHTS ON SOCIAL EQUAL
ITY.-The Richmond Dispatch says: 1t is
understood that just before adjournment of
the three days session of the convention OF
Knights of Labor, Mr.. Powderly announced
that the southern delegates would hold a
conference in the northeast corner of the
hall. They met and discussed the social
equality question. The colored delegates
from the South were present, but they sud-
denly left the hail, one at time. Delegates
Burns of Alabama Green, of Arkansas, and
others made vigorous speeches condemning
any steps leading to the establishment of
social equality. The presence of the colored
delegates was regarded as quasi endorse.
ment of the resolutions proposed.
The purport of the resolutions under dis.
cussion meant that the southern delegates
intended to make the convention vote upon
the question of social equality, or, in the
words ofa southern delegate, "We want
the convention to put itself on record upon
this question, and we are going to try and
get vote as soon as the officers are elected
this afternoon"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsp,vr,,,..
The Deiugc al Sahin,r

HOUSTON, lex, Oct. l6.-The r,,...
correspondent at Beaumont, las. va"
telegraphs somc interesting details =. esq., ~,
great delugo at Sabine PAss lie ,ovs n "e
at places where The water was havoc ""'
5 lnches deep since the iowa v,. ~,
TWO years ago. tho flood WAS 9 ..., =,
The new house of Bradley Garnet w,.,....,
away with his family Of five per-o,< -.
floating two aud y half miles ~.
landed on 3 ridge back otthe towa Al, -
tact and nobody hurt. The hoa.s thu,
Beaumont 10 succor tho disira>..1
large quantities OF drinking wa,ry 1884,.
being nothing but salt water lor Ia ,n.,,
around Sabine Pass. Mrs. John >,,,..,
and her daughter were separated =. ,,,';
home when the flood struck the town ~
daughter seized feather bed and y. moi,
or window frame, and thus sun.o.,.,
themselves. After being out all ni.,t ,,..,
landed at Aurora. on the Lake shors ,.;.,
in half a mile Of each other, each SUPPOSE,
the other had been lost. They ,r,v,1,1
10 miles before they were found y, o;u.
some idea Of the velocity OF the wind 49,,
yer spoon was blown from the residence 81
William Harris, distance cflo ries NJ,
Junker's body was found this evsninc ".
Noise Broussard lost $o5 600 wor,h -
cattle, some reports say much more
Mrs. Otto Brown iloatcd % miles on u f,o,h
or bed. She had her child with her I'm, i
got benumbcd aud died in u coyvul,;on
During its struggle it Knocked the m,,b.r
into the water. The waves pitched Mr..
Brown back on the bed. She was FINALLY,
found in little inlet and was saved Can
tain T. A. Hyatt AMI William G,v rcnor,
that they had singular experience as mem.
bers of the relief committe on their way -
the Pass. The train on which they wcre
travelling stopped on a dump five miles
from the town. The water all around his
neck of land ON which was placed the track
was fully feet deep. The hands Of Ncssrs
Hyatt and Guy are blistered from fsb,inr
snakes, which literally covered the dunn rora
distance oflive miles. There were thousands
of water moccasins from the overllowed die.
trict, taking refuge on the barrow stretch Of
land, and every step across had 70 hs
fought through tho twisting serpents, many
of them the deadly stump tailed moccasins
larger than mans arm. wildcats also
trenzied 1T the waters fury, rushed nell.
NELL upon pedestrians, while coo%s and
every variety of animals snapped at pas:ers.
BY with hydrcphohic raso May times
the pedestrians left the dump and SWAN
around the angry reptiles rather thar ;ry 10
pass them. Captain Hyatt alone killed
over $50 snakes during his walk cf5 miles,
which consumed about ten hours. Mr., Guy
says that no money could Tempt him 10
make the trip over again. In sterpin~
about in tho dark he was tlipped M srd
thrown by a snake Two inches in diameter
and five feet long. Nearly 300 persons
have persisted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16
ALEX ANDRIA.
SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1G.


BECAUSE THE meat men in Chicago want
their hands to work ten hours day, in or.
der that they may compete successfully
with their business rivals further West, Mr..
Barry, who was delegated by the national
convention of the knights of labor to 60 to
Chicago and settle the difference, says: I'VE
have declared war, and it will be war to the
knife. Armour's meats throughout the
United States will be unknown in less than
three months" Now, the great majority of
the people who use Armour's meats are
poor. and they use it because it is cheaper
than the meat of cattle slaughtered nearer
home And yet all these consumers, num-
bering millions, and living in all the cities
Of the country, are to be forced to buy high
er priced meat, simply because few thou
sand men in Chicago refuse to work more
than eight hours day. Rich people don't
mind this, for the addition Of few cents to
The price Of pound of meat is nothing to
them, hut it lie vastly different to the wage
worker with family Of hearty eaters to
support
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16

The EPISCOPAL CoNvENTIoS.-In The P
E. Convention at Chicago Yesterday the
committee on Judicial System reported as
the sense of the committee that the system
should be amended, providing that in every
diocese the mode of trying presbyters and
deaeons may be instituted by the convention
OF the diocese. unless the General Conven-
ton shalfe otherwise provide. The report
recommends the appointment of a Joint
committee of fifteen, to report the legisla-
ton necessary at the next general conven-
uon. ine two houses assembled as board
of mission, and entered upon the discussion
OF the proposition to change the composition
of the Board of Management of Missions. as
recommended by the special committee on
missions. After considerable discussion, the
resolutions establishing missionary council
which shall meet annually were adonted,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16

NOTWITHSTANDING the decision of the
Z. S. Circuit Court at Richmond in the cou
pom cases, forty eight of which were settled
yesterday upon the basis of the Miller and
Strickner cases, We are told by the Rich.
mond Dispatch that the officers composing
the Board of Indemnity" contemplate no
change of policy and that the Auditor will
not withdraw his instructions to the treasu-
rers. It is claimed that the plaintiff gets
back the money for which his property was
sold, but not another cent but the State,
in each case, has to pay the costs, amount.
ing to no small sum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16

AT LAST Thursdays session of the U. S.
Circuit Court at Richmond, the State was
mucted to the extent of eight thousand dol.
lars for damages for levies for taxes in pay
ment of which coupons had been offered.
But besides this, the parties who offered the
coupons retain possession Of them, and also
have their tax bills receipted. This may
all be fine sport to the indemnifying board
at Richmond, but it is anything else to the
people who are taxed to pay the silly and
reckless expense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16

IN HIs speech at Richmond last Thursday
night Senator elect Daniel said 81 am q
civil service reformer, but not such strong
one as Grover Cleveland. ! think the civil
service law defective in many respects
] am in favor Of giving the democratic party
the ascendancy in all branches of the Gov.
eminent" And that is about the gist Of
what every reasonable man, whether demo.
crat or republican, thinks Of civil service re.
form. The party 10 whom the people o.
the country have entrusted public affairs
should have tho ascendancy in all branches
of the Government. In other words, the
execution of democratic principles and
policy should be entrusted to democrats, as
that OF those of the republicans was whel
the latter were in power.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16

THEU.S. Circuit Court, at Richmond in Civ
ing its instructions to the jury in coupon
case, last Thursday, said
1.-THE court instructs the jury that the
plaintiffs were under no obligation to pay
their taxes in money and surrender their
coupons for Identification and verificaton,
but they had right under the law to stand
upon their tender Of coupons and refuse to
pay in money and surrender their coupons
for Identification
And still the levies for taxes when cou-
pons have been offered 60 on. When will
common sense resume lis sway among the
State officers?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16
AN OLD LADY EATEN BY HoGs.-Mr

AN OLD LADY EATEN BY HoGs.-Mrs
Green0ell, widow, aged seventy years
left her home al Mount Steriar, H.. On
tuesday afternoon to visit q neighbor, dis.
tant about three quarters Of mile. She
DID not return on Tuesday night but moth
Ing strange Was thought Of that. Anxiet,
came when Wednesday morning did no,
bring her, and search was made, when after
a time the bones and pieces Of her bloody
hesh were found, surrounded by drove Of
hogs, who were fighting over the remains
which were identified by scraps of clotbne'
as those of Mrs. Greenwich. T. ia snnnosa5
that The old lady tainted, and that the boeg
attacked her before she regained conscio,is.
ness. '"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16

SEVERAL YEARS ago the remains of Chief
Justice Chase were inferred with distn-
guished honors, perfectly satisfactory to his
family and TO the people of the country
Why, then, the U. 8. Supreme Court, with
docket so crowded that if case were en-
tered ON it now it could not be reached for
three years, should adjourn for four days in
order that the Chief Justice and associate
justices might attend the reinterment O!
those remains is what nobody except the
members Of the court can tell, but is
the cause Of great complaint to the many
people whose most important affairs are in
the hands of that court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16

The other day Engineer Merritt Turner
On an east. bound D., L. Il w. train from Rina'
ihamton, saw buck on the track ahead s.
nm. On one side was steep monntain
o.. on toe other thirty-foot embankment
Turner pulled the throttle wide Oman end
made after the buck at full speed. The
cnase was short. The locomotive graduate,
closed on the frightened deer, and at length
caught 1t, and, as it happened, held il en-
man killed it. "A''0 'n0 n'e'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16
Mar. blaine.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l6.-Hon. James G.
Blaine arrived here shortly before enc
O'Clock, and was quietly taken to the Con-
tinental hotel. To night BE will make an
address in behalf of the republican, Slate
ticket, and on Monday will star; on 81 tour
through the State, winding up Tuesday
night at Pittsburg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-16

The convention of thu" knights Of Labor
In Richmond, while protesting no: TO inter.
ferc or disrupt the social relations which
may exist between different races in any
portion of the country" nevertheless
adopted resolution recognizing the civi!
and political equality of all m4n AMI in
the broad field of labor recognizing no his.
tinctiOu on account of cOl0ru