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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01
Alleged Train Robbers.

CHICAGO. Sept. 1.-Five tramps- -"Cleve.
land Charley" "Capt. Ebbs, ""Brick" Henry,
Jack Williams and an unknown--are be.
lieved, it is stated by detectives, TO be
the perpetrators Of the Rock Island train
robbery last March when messenger Nichols
was killed and sd 600 stolen from the Ex-
press. Cleveland Charley, and "Capt" are at
present under sentence in Waupun Wis.,
penitentiary for burglary committed in
Milwaukee, and the detectives are close on
the track Of the others. The fret clue it is
said was obtained from the keeper Of a
tramps' boarding house in Chicago, whom
Cleveland Charley gave * bundle of bloody
clothing to keep till called for. Further
details are withheld by the officers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01
LETTER FROM ClLpEpER.
correspondence OF the Alexandria GAzETTE |


CULrEpER, Va, Aug. 3lst, 1SSG.-Ths
town and vicinity were visited last night aud
early this morning with delightful and re.
freshing showers, which will no. only re-
vive the grazing lands, but also add to the
yield of corn and enable the farmers TO re-
sumo following for wheat.
Since the change of cattle day in Balti-
more from Monday to Thursday Of each
week, il has created better feeling gener-
ally among dealers in stock, as their Sun
days can now be spent at home instead OF
being Gesecrated in Baltimore by trading in
cattle. Culpeper is very important receiv-
ing and shipping point for stock ofall kinds,
especially stock cattle and sheep, from the
lst of September to the first Of March OF
each season, there being as many "a live or
six Car loads unloaded in day. Madison,
Rappahannock, Loudoun, and Fauquier
counties draw large supplies of stock cattle
and sheep from this point and in turn make
this to great extent their shipping point
for their fat stock.
CuIpeper is a place where living can be
had ut tho very minimum, TO wit, good but
ter lie, eggs l0c, beef Zoe, lamb and veal
to 1Oc, and all kinds of fruits and vegeta.
bles at - cts. per baskefuI;" house rents
and servants hire correspondngly low.
Much disappointment is felt at Tho fail
ure of the late convention to nominate a
candidate for Congress in this district and
it appears to have produced an uulavoruble
apathy among some Of the stauuchest demo
Gratis, which prompt action on the part of
the district committee may and we hope no
doubt will dissipste. THISTLE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01
ALEX ANDRIA-.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER !.

Mr.. FINCH, temperance leader in Maine
in bis recent sharp letter to Senator Frye,
says: "You claim that the democratic party
being in power in Mississippi and other
Southern States is responsible for the viola
ton of election laws. The republican party
in Maine being in power is responsible tor
tho violation of the liquor laws of your
State. You must think the people OF Maine
are fools if you think that after your party
has allowed the law to be trampled under
foot in Bangor for years they will take your
political promises to do something without
any guarantee" The temperance people
have at last become aware of the hypocrlt'
ical character of the support they receive
from the republicans, and will act upon
that knowledge at the coming election, to
the no email detriment of their insinoere
friends in several of the Northern States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01
Negro Conventions.

ICo.rcspoudrmcc Of tho Alexandria Ca.r.
NORFOLK, VA, AnE. Both. --Simn,tarcrr
ly with tho opening Ct the political cam,
paign, hegius religious enthusiasm amcp,
our colorcd brethren. Night after MEM: =,
many past, they havc held religious ae.,.
ngs uuti! one or two o'clock in the morr.
inss. All OF which seems to nave been
preparation for tho grand political .. I.rr;r.
last Saturday night.
On last Saturday the republican hosts q
Norfolk gathered in convcn,ioG, 0slea.I'r
to select delegates to- district cOnven,in
for tho nomination OF 3 candidate for Co..
gress. 1t soon became evident that .hnr.
were some for B0wdan, somo for Eimhc-,.
and soma for Clay. hEG j, VA: cuag.ly =.
evident that tho friends & each enc Of I'M.
gentlemen were determined TO have their
man nominated Or split the convention iu,a
flinders. After the reports of ia" ccmm,es
for there was majority and 4 r.inorl.y
report-and the adoption OF the majority r.
port, tbs friends Of the minority candidate.
bolted, and vent TO another hall organized
and appointed delegates TO suit thcm-clve.
The republican meeting hich was held on ,,c
same day in Petersburg was composed Of drc.a.e
representing two iactions-thc Malone and li.r
factions. They locked horns ~ soon as They a.,
scmhlcd, and it was Al hour before tlCy selected
temporary chairman. After the oTgania.ti,m d.
the convention the storm burst with reuyr...
able fury and ragged till after midnight. wN,r
they adjourned. After tho ADJOURNMENT The
Gains faction organized s,nd selected sixteen !,
gates Ito suit Themselves to the district co,.Y,.
ton.
To measure the status OF civilization aid uu.
scltishncss to which tho colc!cd people have at.
tanned during the twenty years Of t!rcdOia AN!
educational advantages they have enjoyed We
have only to compare these obstinate, selfish
rule.or ruin constituents of these c0lorci roHYr.
tious with our white conventions. When n,
white patriots assemble it is apparen; ilvm Ire
start that they have come together pre- tpno d'a
that no merely personal or selfish spirit "r;Ua'C.
| single one that no twelfth juror who caHro.
| agree with the eleven is present to charge Tie
| majority with stupidity and obstinacy mt i"c
| Il, unsclfshly, mamanimCusly and pa,riotIca.Ir
each one gives OK preston to his preference al!
| SO soon Is they discover that one man Is th
choice of tho majority the minority yield II"
preferences so as to mako the choice Of the Eaor
ity unanimous. So different is the spirit rar
tested in tho vcntions OF tho two races tbs
ono could tell the color Of the delegates hy resi-
ing their proceedings without ever hearing d
their race. color or previous condition Aud ,
NAV il ever be, HASuNIE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01

PORTLAND, Maine, last Monday, Mr.
Beaumont, chairman Of the legislative COM
mi.tee of the knights of labor Of New York
made speech, in which he said: - OF
twenty five years we've had this protection
Mr.. Blaine offers US, and we have made more
millionaires and more paupers under thai
svstem than were ever made in any civilized
country on the earth in the same time De-
fore" Now If all the knights Of labor wei
as wise and as we'll informed as Mr.. Beau
mont, there would be neither strikes, boy
colts nor resorts to dynamite, and the men
elected to Congress as democrats would sup
p,rt that cardinal principle of democracy,
a revenue tariff. .rs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON D. c., Sept !, 1856.

WASHINGTON D. c., Sept. l, 1856.
The earthquake last night is the chief
topic of conversation here TO day. Tho
shock was very perceptible hero indeed ; the
undulation was so great that people who &C.
cupy the higher part of high houses were
alarmed by it, and ran down stairs and into
the streets Those in tho galleries Of AL
baugh's Opera House took fright at once
and got out as soon as possible, the men, Gs
usual, running out and leaving the women
behind. AS the marking pendulum in the
Washington Monument had been locked,
because it vibrates all the time. the extent
of the movement there was not indicated.
Mr.. Turnbull, who accompanied Mr.. Bar
bour's party to Europe, has returned. He
saws Mr.. Barbour and the other two mem.
bers of the party vera in perfect health
when no parted with them in London last
Monday week, and were then on the point
of leaving for Paris. E1i -ls%. ~A-1
From Richmond it is learned that Con.
gresham Wise will be renominated by the
democratic convention Of that district and
will accept, and that he will receive large
part of the labor vote. All the republicans
and nearly all the negroes Of Richmond be.
long to the knights of labor, and they will
vote against Mr.. Wise or any body the dem.
| ocrats might nominate, but the democratic
knights, it is said, have no objection to Dir.
| Wise and will vote for him.
A gentleman from Fortress Monroe here
to day says that Mr.. Lbbey, the Malone
Congressman from that district finding that
the General wants some one else to repre-.
sont that district in the next Congress, and
| knowing that without the Generals support
| it will be utterly useless for me to try to oh.
| tain denomination, has wisely determined
that his name shall not be presented to The
convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01

SENATOR FRYE, the gentleman whose
gentilty was offended by the TACT
that workman in his blouse walked
up to tho Der of the Senate restaurant
where he was standing, and took drink,
having said in recent speech that some OF
the prohibition leaders in Maine are "un'
blushing, impudent scoundrels," Mr.. ). B.
Finch, a prohibition leader. has written
him letter, demanding that he name the
leaders and produce proof to sustain his
charges, or stand branded as a coward
Up to date Mr.. Frye has neither named the
leaders nor produced proof to sustain his
charges. Whether he stands branded as
coward or not is unknown to many and un
cared for by more.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01

Mr.. BLAINE says the cheap negro labor
OF the South will decrease the wages; OF
white labor in the North. Well, the cheap
negro labor of the South has prevailed for
a long time, and no Northern laborer has
vet said that his wages have been decreased
thereby; nor has the price of labor in the
West been reduced, 80 far as heard from, by
the cheaper labor of the East. Mr.. Blaine
also Saws that revenue tariff will re-
ducs the wages of Northern labor. Coal
aud iron are protected by the existing high
tariff. and yet the wages of coal and iron
miners range from sixty to ninety cents q
day. Is it possible that q low tarih oouio
make them lower?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01

man killed The latter ia stock train and
is now completely under water. The stock
have escaped with the exception of four
horses. The shocks broke the dams at
Langley and Bath, South Carolina, and the
railroad tracks are washed away.
LYSCHEURG, Va, Sept. 1.-Specials to the
Adraucc from throughout Southwestern
Virginia and Eastern Tennessee report
severe shocks of earthquake lasting from
three to five minutes, about 10 p. IN. last
night.
ROCHESTER. N. Y, Sept. IA magnetic
storm hns been raging all the morning. The
swaying of heavy magnetic needles for the
detection Of earth currents was very great
at a. M, and ~ the beginning OF the oh
aervatons. A heavy needle 9 inches long
swung I'm inch and half to the west of the
magnetic meridian ut intervals. A needle
two and half feet long was DETECTED five
inchea toward the weat.
LATER.
ISpccial dispatch TO the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 1.-Charleston
city is wrapped in gloom, and business is
entirely suspended. People generally re-
main in the streets, in tents ard under I'M
provised shelters, and will camp out to-
night fearing another shock. The gas works
are Injured and probably the city will be
without light tonight. ST. MichaePs church
is shattered and tho steeplo will come down,
likewise the steeple of st. Phillips.
The steeple of the Unitarian Church has
fallen. Tie porticos Of IIibernian Hail and
| the main station house arc demolished.
There is much injury to MANSIONS on the
east and south battery. The portico OF
Ravenal Mansion is down. Hardly house
in the city escaped injury, and many are 60
shaken and cracked that q hard blow would
bring them TO the ground. The shock was
severe at Summerviie, and Mount Pleasant
and SuIlvan's Island, but no loss Of life il
reported there.
Fissures in the earth are noticed, from
which iue sand, apparently from grant
depth, exudes u sulphurcus smell. Three
or four fires started with the first shock. and
tho city was soon illuminated with flames,
thus leading all to believe that what was
left by the earthquake would be devorred
by fire. The fire derartln ent, however, was
so well divided ard handled that the fires
were gotten under control by Daylight.
From fifteen to twenty residences and
stores were consumed The loss by fire and
earthquake caDpos be accurately estimated
but can be placed safely at five millions Of
dollars.
As far as could be ascertained during the
night, fifteen to twenty were killed and
much greater number wounded in all sorts
of ways The loss Of human life will be
large and it will take days to get at the ac-
curate lumber.
Shocks equally as severe were feit at q distance
of 30 miles, and have done incstimable damage
to railroad and telegraph property. Charleston is
entirely solatcd from tho outside world
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Breyet-Msjor. Gen. George ID. Gordon aieu
s,ddsnIv of heart disease at Birmingham
Mass, Monday night.
Judoe Rufus P. Spauldipg, . distinguish 81,
Cd LAWYER and iurist, died in CLEVELAND, w.
Sunday, aged IS years. ;,
It is expected that the ordnance 1u nIau
will be in full possession OF the Wasntns.II.,
navy ward BY October l: IL IS tnougls "; ~.
force of men at the yard Will DO grea's ~
crcnsed during the year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01
The Weather.

WASHINGTON, D. g., Sept. 1st.-The re-
gime of abnormalIy low temperature has
extended eastward embracing the country
east Of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio
rivers. Light frosts have been reported in
western Michigan, Minnesota, northern
Iowa and northern Nebraska. and KILN g
frosls in Dakota. Light frosts are indicated
in the cranberry growing district OF Massa.
chusetts, for Thursday morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01

THE RECENT murderous exhibition OF an
archism in Chicago is attributed BY preach
er Of that city to the teachings OF Robert
Ineersoll. Whether that be 80 or not, there
can be no doubt of the fact that the teacn-
ines of Mr.. Ingersoll have tended to destroy
thu belief in hereafter, and that such be-
lief is the only restraint upon the manners
and morals of many man and woman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01

THERE ISN'T a voter in the country the
cost of whose living is not increased by rail-
road freights. Railroad freigbts are IN
creased by the tariff on iron ore and on steel
rails. The profits of the tariff on both GO
into the pockets of the owners OF few
American iron mines and of fewer steel
rail factories, and not into those of the
hands they employ. Aud yet all over the
country, even iu Virginia, there are thou
sluds of men to whom the cost Of living is
q matter of great Importance, 80 ignorantly
blind to their own individual interests thai
they will vote for next fall Congressman who
are in favor of maintaining the existing tariff
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01
EsE ED.

On August 81. LULA V. BLACKWELL. ~''r
of James T.. Blackwell. and daughter oi the sI'
Wilmer Mclean, aged - years. E.''" |n't":" b
5 p. IN. Thursday. September =. from residence,
Friends invited To Attend Warrcn;nn p.Ee''
please copy.
At his late residence, j. south Alfred street, ID
this city. 1T t p. NJ. yesterday. Mr.. WIN. DAVE
in the SOth year of his age, after An Illness d '"'
months. EG''rhe funeral will take pia"" in''G''
row Sept. 2d), At 3 +. H., from his late rr-'ri'r
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01

WE CAUTION ALL AGAINST TuEM.-Thc mp;
cedcnted success and merit of kly's Cream G'@
"a real cure for catarrh. hay fever and cold q
the hcad-has induced many ad 'cnturcrs to-
catarrh medicines bearing somo resemblance 81
appearance, style or name upon tho market. j.
order to trade upon the reputation Of Ely'5 Cfcar
balm. Don't BE- deceived. Buy only EiyS tr"Sa
Balm. Many in your Immediate locality vs.
testify in highest commentator of it. 4 l"rtIo,
is applied into each nostii 10 Ttn asr"cahict
NO prirn ilO,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

MRS WINsLow's SOOTHING SYHr", for rl.
ircn teething, IS the prescriptions Of onr Of the
best female nurses ana physicians in III" Unto.
States, aud has been used for forty Yeas wit
novcr-failing success by millions of mothers 70.
its value is incalculable. 1t reicvcs the chti
from PAIN cures dyscntcry aud diarrh"a. grlH;rr
in the bowels, and wird-colc By giving health
to the child i; rssta tho mother. Price 20 cents
bottle. mv5 lyIH Was
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01

HAVING BEEN afflicted with most OF tne
other natural and acquired evils OF the OLD
world, earthquakes, which the country mas
heretofore escaped. have at last come upon
Il and shaken it, according to telegraph'c
dispatches, from one extremity to the other.
Tho srmnathy of the whole country goes
ont to the stricken city of Charleston.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01

If ALL the Temperance men would aoVo-
cate high liquor license, which could De
collected, and abandon their attempts al
nr,hibition, which time and experience have
demonstrated can not be successful Inc
Cause they support would be advanced more
than by any other course they could pursue
b .sides havingthe treasures OF their towhs'
cities, counties and States continually sup
n,ied without burden to the people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01
Arrested for Prize Eichtiuy

BALTIMORE, Sept. John Murphy an,
Billy Young, principals, and Jake KiIrsir
accessory, were arrested at an early hour,S.
morning on the charge of having engage,
in prize Eight on Monday night. Mur,.
and Young are charged With having assam,
ed each other and ki!rain with llayip,
abetted both. They were each hell =.
81 900 bail for the action of the rrim,.
court
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01
EsOat Race.

LONDON, Sept. 1.-The ;n;crnariar.r
sculling race between William Beach il,
Australia, aud John Teemer. Of the l'n.,m,
States, waa won by Beach.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01
NJ Office.
A meeting Of the

DEMOCRATIC CITY COMMITTEE
will be held at y O'Clock THURSDAY AIrHI
September "a. a: the Office 0f n. kcmr"r. y" '
King street, for the purpose at making aftao.'
ucnts for the appointment Of dclr"s'"f 20 ~"
Congressional convention called for he ~ ~
slant 1T Culpcrcr Court House.
LEONARD MARBURY, thairmaa
&. #. PRICE Secretary. sell -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01
ZOE SALE, RENT OF EXCHANGE,
FAIR VIEW FARM,

! u miles from Alexandra, Va, on the Tcesral
road. This farm, 100 acres, is well improve! nH'
suitable for dairy purposes. For further .n'''
nation apply to &. $. WINDSOR,
sep1 colin Alexandria Va
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01
S}g55sz@
AssO cIATED PREss DIsPA TCHEf
'a'ssE EARTHQUAKE.

Great Loss Of life-Over SIXTY Per-
sons Killed or Wounded ina Sonfi
CarOIina-LOSs' Of PrOperay-kaii-
roads Inundated &c. &c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01

NOTICE TO
LAND OWNERS DELINQUENT FOR TaHh
IN ALEXANDRIA COUNTY.
For the purpose of giving information ari 20
ceiving taxes due en lands delinquent, ~ he'r'"
foro advertised, before tho sale Of said lAa''',A
the September term. 1856, OF tho County corr,
I will he at the Clerks office of said Court "n IL.
following days to wit Monday. August "i.
Monday, September 9th; Monday scr''m.1
18th, and at the AqncducJ Bridge on Stature.
September 18th, 1886. TO prevent a rush so'
hurry on the day of sale, I hope all persons g.
string their lands not TO DO sold will meet I've %,
person or by agent on the above named ':ai5 Az
settle their taxes. w. T.. mlELEI.
aug2S 1w Treasurer of Alexandra "., -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-01

to-day there had Deen ten distinct shocks
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. AT precise
ly S:25 this morning another wave swept
over the city, coming, us did the other, from
the southeast to the northwest.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 1.-At Tybse the earth
quake shock last night was more severely
felt than in the city. The people on the
island rushed from their houses to the beach.
The people on the beach ran hither and
thither, not knowing where to 90 and fear
ing that every moment tidal wave would
sweep over them. ThesTa:er was agitated
and the waves rose high on the beach. The
houses On the beach swuyed to and fro ard
shook as if they would fall to pieces. The
people are still gathered or the beach.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Sept. 1.-Two slight shocks
of earthquake were felt this morning at 7:59
and 9:20, city tine. The excitement has
somewhat subsidized A number of houses
have been reported to the fire wardens as liz
danger, and from all portions of the city
and surrounding neighborhood come reports
of small damage by the ahocks, such as tho
falling of chimneys, parting Of walls, smash
ing of crockery etc. In The railway accident
at Langley Pond, 10 miles from Augusta, the
fireman was killed. Another South Caro-
lima railroad train is in the ditch at Horse
Creek, four miles from the city and the fire.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-12-10
eSn Bonn 1T an BEN 6auie 9

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benton an Griebri9 9ie5. ben gegrtins
Der Der romantif9en @pra1miRenf4aft
erri1tet tporben. Diefelbe 8ebeutung,
mel6e Die @ebriiber @rimm fir bic grs
fori6ung Der beutiden Spra@e unb
ais 8egrunber Der @ermanifit baben,
bieielbe fam Dis3 fir Die grfori6ung
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in Qnfpru1 nebmeH; tpie ct aud
tbatid6li9 bon ben 9pra6gelebrten
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gnglanbs als Der n9open ibrer Di1ens
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mirb. Die3 nuroe 1894 gu @ieben ge=
borer. eein 0auptmerf 1T Die 8fams
matlf Der romaniIben Spra9en l836),
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romanii1en Spra6en (au6 bas rnr1ds
nif9e, iomie bic berporragenbften Dias
lsfte inbegrifen) entbdlt moDur1 gum
erftenmale Der Stammbaum Der groBen
rpmanii1en 9pra9enfamilien wiHens
fdaftlId oargsitelt wurbe. MIs Sc
genitad 3ur @rammatif erfbien 1858
bas @tpmologitde W6rterbu1 Der ros
maniihen SpraGen, an Beoeutung
Dem e~riteren ebenbiirtig. Ser bebeuz
tennfe flan,6ii9e e6aler beg oeute
f6en Meifters lit @afton paris in pas
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feinen 8t9ern fenren gelernt, ~fonbern
burften aud peri6nli9 benz bef9eibenen
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auf3ubliden gemObnt uaren."