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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13
HOUSE.
General Hanoook's Funeral.

NEW YORK. Feb. Io.-GoVernors lslano
visited by raging storm and banked with
fog, was apparently as isolated this morn
ing as rock in mid ocean. Last evening
everybody upon the island was allowed te
enter the parlor in which Gen. Hancock's
body lies and take a farewell look at his
dead face. For nearly an hour officers
privates, servants and messengers filed by
the coffin. Many an eye was filed with
tears at the solemn spectacle.
This morning DR.. Janeway reported that
Mrs. Hancock had passed restless night
but seemed better at daybreak. Her grief
seems almost too heavy for her to bear.
Between seven and eight o'clock the guard
of honor drew up in front of the Generals
mansion. Then came the detachment oil
200 soldiers from the several forts and drew
up behind them. In the meantime the
widow of General Hancock, accompanied
by Mrs. Lieut.. Griffin and Mrs. Bowler
entered the room in which the hero lay and
took parting look at his face. Mrs. Han
cocks grief was pitifu. She kissed her
husbands forehead, while the tears fell fast
from her overlooking eyes. Then she sank
into chair and would have fallen to the
floor, had kindly hands not come to her as
sistauce. The coffin lid was then put in its
place and laurel wreath, brought to this
city by Col. John H. Weeks from the Phil
adelphia Division of the Military Order of
the Loyal Legion, was laid upon it. Six
soldiers bearing black cloth covered bier
came into the room and placing the coffin
upon it bore the body out of the house. The
detachment of troops, drawn up outside
then moved down the winding path to the
steamer Chester A. Arthur, which was to
receive the party.
After having embarked the steamer pro-
ceeded to the railroad depot at Jersey City,
arriving at which the remains were trans
ferred to the train, which soon started for
Norristown, Pa. Minute guns began to be
fired from the forts and other places from
the time the steamer received the remains
and was kept up during the remainder Of
the day.
NoRRIsTowN Pa Feb. 13.-The Hancock
obsequies in the city will be of the most
informal character, but it is safe to say that
scarcely public organization in the city
but will be represented in the procession
which will attend the body to the cemetery,
where it will be quietly deposited in the
vault beside that of his beloved daughter,
the only other occupant of that cherries
depository. The only services at the grave
will be the artillery salute. Arrangements
had been made to have the Episcopal flu.
neral service read at the grave, but when
instructions from New York were read,
late last night, this part of the programme
was abandoned, and there will be absolute.
~ Ito religious rites at the cemetery, al.
though all of the clergymen will attend the
body to the vault, but in an unofficial char
acter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13
Death of Eoratio Seymour.

Hon. Horatio Seymour, democratic can.
didate for the presidency in 1868, died at 10
o'clock last night at the residence of his sis
ter, Mrs. Roscoe Conkling, Utica, n. Y,
aged seventy. five years.
Horatio Seymour was horn at Pompey,
OnonGaga county, n. Y, May 81, 1910. Hav-
ing been educated in local academies, and
at military school in Connecticut, he read
law and was admitted to practice in 1882.
Entering politics, he was elected as dem
ocratic member of the State Assembly, and
was chosen Speaker He was elected Gov
ernor Of New York in 1852, and in 1862 was
again elected to that position. At the
breaking out Of the civil war he gave ear
nest support to the administration. In
August, 1864, he presided at the convention
which placed General Mcclellan in nomina-
ton for tho presidency. In 1865 he was
selected by the democracy as their cand
date for the presidency, and, notwithstand
ing he had preannounced his determination
not to accept the nomination, yielded to the
urgency of his friends. Cen Francis P.
Blair appeared with him on the ticket as
candidate for the vice presidency. After
his defeat, MIR. Seymour retired to his es-
tate, and only returned to active life in
order to promote important local objects
and enterprises. He took great interest id
agricultural affairs, and at the time of his
death was president Of the National Dairy.
mems Association, and of the Prison
Association Of the United States.
As friend of the people, and foe to cor.
porate greed, Ex-Governor Seymour has
long possessed the love and confidence of
the whole country, and his death will excite
general regret.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13
intermediate Examination ut the Episcopal High
School

The intermediate examination at the
Episcopal High School near this city termi.
mated last week, the results in general being
we understand, unusually satisfactory. Our
space not allowing the publication of com
plete lists of those who are successful we
append the names only of those most highly
distinguished.
The following students attained nineteen
tmentieths or more of the maximum:
A. A. Berger, of Baltimore CO., Md, in
Mathematics
H. w. Conner, jr., of Charleston, S. c., in
English Literature and Mathematics max.
w. II. Fletcher, of Huntsville, Ala, in
French;
S. NJ. Graham, of Philipsburg, Pa, in
Mathematics;
Edward HanewinckeI, of Richmond in
Mathematics;
J. G. B. Henderson, of Jefferson CO., W
Va, in Mathematics;
Fayette Hewitt, jr, of Frankfort, Ky, in
Sacred History;
w. w. Hoxton, ofEpiscopal High School
in Grecian History;
H. Nice. Johnson, Of Bayou Sara, La, in
Greek and Mathematics
n. II. Lewis, of Powhatan co., in Grecian
History, French and Mathematics
A. M. Lind, of Atlanta, Ga, in Latin
E. B. Norman, of Louisville, KY, in
Mathematics;
]. P. G. Nelson, of Theological Seminary,
in Greek and Mathematics;
]. D. Norris, of Baltimore CO., Md, in
Mathematics;
w. II. X. Pendeton, of Fauquier CO., IN
Modern History, German and Mathematics !;
r. r. Perry, jr., of Washington, D. c., in
Sacred History, Latin and Greek;
n. B. Polk, of Baltimore, in Mathematics !;
Ralph Robinson, of Centerville, Md, in
Mathematics;
S. Il. Tabb, ofRichmond, in Mathematics !;
w. B. Tenant, of Petersburg, in Grecian
History and Mathematics;
T. l.. Wood, Of Albemarle CO., in German
and Mathematics.
Special honor is due to the following ten
students, as having been distinguished in
every examination: Henry w. Conner, jr.,
w. Holding Fletcher, Edward Hanewinckel,
Fayette Hewitt, jr., N. Hunter Lewis, Will
liam H. X. Pendleton, II. Ross Perry, jr,
Ralph Robinson, Joseph p Winston, of
Richmond, and Thomas L. Wood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A. d. Watkins was yesterday elected
judge of the County Court of Prince Ed
ward by the Legislature.
Tho House Committee on Commerce has
agreed to report favorably the bill author.
izing the B. & 0. to bridge the Arthur Kill.
The Socialist leaders who managed the
Trafalgar Square meeting in London called
on Mr.. Gladstone yesterday to learn the
policy of the government in labor matters
but did not obtain much satisfaction.
George W. Childs, The proprietor Of The
Philadelphia Ledger, and his bosom friend,
Mr.. A. ]. Drexel, have started the suhscrip
ton fund for the widow of General Han.
cock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Heaton, of
Loudoun, arose to question of person.
81 privilege and said : Il desire to
arise to a personal explanation. I see it
stated in the papers that said local option
had been tried in Leesburg and there was
more dissipation under local option than
was ever known before and the people
many years ago the County Court, which
bad the power to do so, refused TO grant
licenses, and short time after trying the
experiment returned to this License system
for the reasons stated"
Bills were passed to incorporate the Mad :
ison G. H. and Orange Railroad Co.; to
amend the charter Of the town of North
Danville; to authorize the county of Madi-
Orange Railroad on certain conditions; to
determine to whom the title to the Fall
mouth bridge in Stafford county shall be
conveyed, to confirm the purchase of same,
with provisions to carry out contract with
Ficklin; to allow w. ]. Cave, treasurer Of
Madison county, further time to collect tax
tickets for which he has accounted to the
State; 10 authorize the authorities of the
city of Winchester to establish water works,
and to incur debt for that purpose; to au
thorize the Board Of Commissioners of Lees
burg district in LoudOun county, to make
all additional levy for road expenditures
not exceeding $500; and to incorporate the
Consolidated Abattoir Co., of Alexandria,
Washington and Georgetown.
In the House of Delegates Mr. Pollard,
chairman of the Finance Committee Of the
House, introduced the general appropria-
ton bill, appropriatng the public revenues
for the fiscal years 1856 81. The appropri-
atoms recommended are about the same as
that made by the last Legislature.
The Railroad Commissioners bill was de-
feated in consequences Of the lack of a consti-
tutional VOTE The vote stood d in favor
of the bill and 40 against it, a motion to
reconsider the vote by which the bill was
rejected was passed by, and will be taken
up again at the pleasure Of the House.
The bill 10 incorporate the Virginia and
Carolina Railroad Company, was ordered to
its engrossment.
A resolution was referred requesting the
Committee for Courts Of Justice to report Il
bill to replace tho appointment of school
Trustees in the counties Of this State in the
hands Of the county judge, the county SUI
perintendent of schools, and the Common
wealths attorney.
The bill to rearrange the Judicial circuits
was finally passed by vote of 46 10 Is.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13
The usauehanna.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. l3.-The break in
the Susquebanna river at this point occur
red this morning, and much damage has re-
suited. Shortly afterwards the floating ice
struck the immense gorge near Middletown,
nine miles from here, began to back up the
water and make the gorge still more dan
gerous. The water rose in an hours time
from nine to twelve feet Considerable
damage is reported, the water not having
been as high since 1865.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13
COURT OF APPEALS THURsDAY.-Tho

COURT OF APPEALS THURSDAY.-Ihonp-
sons administrator ~. Clarke. From the
Circuit Court of Pittsylvania county. Affirm
cd, Judge Lewis delivering the opinion.
Slater, Myers & Co. ". Arnett. From the
Chancery Court of the city of Richmond.
Affirmed in part and reversed in part, Judge
Lacy delivering the opinion.
Palmer and ais. Us. Garland's committee.
Richmond. Affirmed, Judge Fauntleroy
delivering the opinion.
Campbell's administrator %. Morris.
From the Circuit Court of Henry county.
Reversed, Judge Richardson, delivering the
opinion.
Walton us. Williams. From the Circuit
Judge Hinton delivering the opinion; Judge
Richardson dissenting; Judges Lewis and
Fauntleroy not sitting.
Farinholt U.s. Lukhart. From the Circuit
Court of King William county. Reversed,
Judge Hinton delivering the opinion; Judge
Lacy not sitting.
Harper's administrator Us. McVeigh. Ar
gued by S. F. Beach, esq, for appellees,
and by John NJ. Johnson, esq, and con-
tinued until yesterday.
Friday, Cowan against Radford Iron
Company. Appeal allowed and supersedeas
awarded to decree Of the Circuit Court of
Washington county pronounced February
IS, 1885.
Trustees of Upper Appomattox Company
against Griffin. Dismissed by appellant.
Virginia Midland Railway Co. against
Talbotts administrator Dismissed by plain
tiff in error.
Harper's administrator against McVeigh
and als. Argned by F. w. Christian, esq,
for appellees and Col. r. 81. Lee for appel
lants and submitted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

TIE SUPREME COURT DECIsIoT.-Mr. IT, C.
Tnsley, the assistant treasurer OF Hichmrnd. hai
addressed a letter to the auditor. in which he in.
forms the latter that according to his (Tinsry',i
construction of he decision OF the u. S. Supreme
Court in the cases OF Royai and Cha and Sand,
he did not why persons rendering him far
license coupons which had not been proved IL be
genuine could not 20 Oh with their business with.
out license. Mr.. Tinsey says no is powercs, TO
prevent such persons from doing so or to have
them prosecuted. Tho auditor has referred Mr.
Tinsey's letter to tho attorney general.
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ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

MRS. WINsLOws SOOTHING SYRUP, for chill
dren teething, is the prescription of of the
best female nurses and physicians in tho United
States, and las been used for forty years with
ncverfailing succcss by millions Of mothers for
their children. During the process of tech!ng
it's value is intaIculahlc. 1t relieves the child
from pain, curos dyscntcry and diarrhma gripping
in the bowels, and wind collie. by giving health
to the child it rests tho mother. Price % cents a
bOttla uy6-lyrM WAS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

ROBIN RoosT-There is a robin roost on IN.
I,land farm, about six miles from Warsaw. in
Richmond county, where countless number, of
redbrcasts congregate at nightfall to spc%d The
nocturnal hours. 1t is hero that raids are occ.
sionally made ut night upon these birds with the
aid of lights. and they are failed down with lex.
by the hundred. This roo:t seems to have been
established years since by these members OF ha
festhery tribo, generation after generation"
keeping up the yearly custom of msking il thric
headquarters at night. We are tvld that saci.
bags of robins have hccn killed At this pou: Ly
huntsmrn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

A hos that has been running wild in tho wood,
near Port Tobacco, in Charles county, Maryland,
for six or eight years past, was shot last Monday
The hog has caused great annoyance to farmers
by its frequent daprcdations but had heretofore
eluded all efforts at capture. The animal weighed
$50 pounds; his lower tusks were most forrnds.
bic weapons, measuring full eight inches, and his
hide is said to have bGcn half inch thick
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13
The Toe in the Delaware.

PORT JERvis, N. Y, Feb. 13.-The ice in
the Delaware river broke up about one
o'clock this morning, and is passing out
without damage. The river is high and
still rising, but all fears of disaster are dis
PEELED. Some slight foundations have oc-
Cured at points up the river, but no serious
damage has ensued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13
The Rising Waters of the Potomac.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The Signal Office
reported at a. M, that the Potomac river
at Harper's. Ferry was rising very fast-26
inches since 7:30 a. m. At noon there had
been further rise of IA inches. The ice
was moving slowly down the river.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13
ALEXANDRIA, Va.
SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1s.

GENERAL MAHoNE's organ, now printed
in Washington, says: 1.-THE Petersburg
bourbons have prepared and are calling on
the legislature to pass bill amending 'ne
charter of that city, so as to put the minor'-
ty on top. The bill divides the city INTO
wards, and so gerrymanders 1t that every
democratic vote will have two or three times
az much force and effect as a republican
vote" Well, for cool assurance this takes
the cake" even for Mahonelte Tor IL Is
we'll known to every man in Virginia that
General Mahone's signature beaded peli-
tioa to the Virginia Legislature, few years
ago. to DO exactly what his organ says the
"bourbons" are now attempting, but IN
so rough and outrageous manner that the
democratic Governor of the State vetoed the
bill for that purpose, and was therefor
burned in efligy by the Generals friends.
Blu. the General, like his political friend
Raum, acts upon the idea that modern
politiciaa can't afford to be consistent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

THE GRAND ARMY of the Republic object
to tho exhibition of the picture of the first
battle of Manassas at Washington. No pic
turo of the civil war should DO made or ex-
hibited any where in the country, for the
reason that the surest means by which to
reunite once severed country is to obliter-
ate all evidence of tho severance. But, in
asmuch as Washington is covered all over
with pictures Of federal victories in the civil
wal, rand with monuments to federal generals
in that war, why picture of the first and one
of the greatest battles of the war should not
be exhibited there, for no other reason than
the fact that it portrays Confederate vic,
tory, is what no unprejudiced man can tell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

hc uCau 'CLtci OulCo.
Kenny, John
Lewis, g W
Luch, Jefferson
Lincoln, Mrs Fl A
Miles, Miss Kate
Milhollen. Mrs Mamie
Moore, VIM 81
IQuander, Mrs F
Owens, J G
Penn, Miss Maggie Z
Pinkney, Mrs Julia
Price, Cynthia
Rand, Ed
Rice, Miss Mary
Richardson, Maggie
Robertson, John
Simpson, J II
Spriggs, Mrs Mary
Sypha1, ] B
Turner, Mrs Jane
Washington, Miss Laura
Washington, Henry
Wilson, Frank
Williams. Mrs Sarah
Wicker, H
Wright, Richard
;. w. HERBERT, P. II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

SOME DEMOCRATIC newspapers, IN the
north as well as in the south, blame the re-
publicans of the former section for not ap-
pointing, or elec!ing, the negroes OF that
section to Office, as were it not for the
negro vote in some of the northern States
those States would not be republican,
While the fact that northern republicans do
not either appoint or elect negroes to office
in the north shows the utter insincerity OF
their professions of regard for, and equality
with, their "colorcd brothers," it also shows
their good sense Senator Jones, of Nevada,
a pronounced republican, says, 'This Is q
white mans government" Whether it be
or not, there can be no doubt that, 50 far as
Office is concerned, the white man is more
competentand more efficient than the negro,
and, also, that there are plenty of good
white men to fill all the Offices, if they
were forty times as numerous as they are.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13
Prices Of Sugar.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.-The California
refinery made further reduction of quar-
ter of cent on all grades sugar. Prices are
now the lowest ever known here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

1fycu should have a lame horse, and have
used every remedy without succt So, invest
twenty-fv cents in bottle Of Salvation Oil,
and if That fails you may rest assured be is !.
gone case
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

Yes, heard Patti, of course did, but the
public don't know what cures her cold when
she vets her little slippers. It is DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup. twenty-five cents a bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

THE EFFECTIVENESS of high liquor Ii
clearly demonstrated in the cities and towns
in which it has been tried that nobody in
those places now disputes it, and every body
in them wonders why it is not adopted every
where else. The utter nutility of prohib-
ition has been demonstrated no less clearly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

THE REPUBLICAN tariff commission Gre
ated by republican Congress few years
ago recommended reduction in the tariff
to an average extent of twenty per cent; but,
strange as it may seem, there are now men
in Congress calling themselves democrats
who oppose tariff bill recommended by a
democratic Ways and Means Committee of
democratic House of Representatives, in
which the average reduction is less than
twenty per cent. Why the republicans
should oppose such bill is wonderful, but
that men protesting to be democrats should
do so passes human comprehension.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

The NEW tariff bill 10 be introduced in
the House will, it is understood, reduce the
revenue from imports to the extent of TWEEN
ty-fve million dollars, one.ffth of which
will result from the reduction in the duty
on sugar. 1t is said that this bill meets the
views Of the leading democrats in the
House; but that can't be true, that is if Mr..
Randall be among the leading democrats of
the House, rs he, it is understood, is as
much opposed to it as the most ultra repub-
lican could be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

FROM THE first annual report of the Vir-
ginia Mechanics Institute, at Richmond it
is learned that administration, though only
recently organized, and as yet able to make
but little progress, bids fair to be in a pros.
porous condition in short time, and to be
of great value and assistance to the young
mechanics of the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

TIE KEYNOTE. an illustrated weekly review.
devoted to music drama, literature, art. &c. hoe
been received from the publishers 3S east 18th
street New York
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

ALEXANDRA MARKET. Feb. 13-Flour is
without new features and firm. The offerings of
Wheat on Change this morning were small, and
of ordinary to good grades, no prime having bren
found among the receipts for several days. Com
is quiet Oats arc active. Rye is strong. Eggs
arc lower. Pork, poultry AMI other produce
weak, and the markets generally are We. sup
piled, with indications OF lower prices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW York Feb. 13.-Tho stock market open
cd irregular this morning, but the changes from
last nights closing were only fractional. Tho
general market was quiet and heavy after the
opening The rest of the arkct WAS small frac-
tions below opening figures. The exchange al
journed at 1890 pending the funeral otscquis5
of General Hancock.
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&Sl1;''sa&
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. IL, 1856.
SENATE.
The Senate was not in session to-day hav-
ing adjourned Thursday till Monday.
HOUSE.
In the House replies from heads OF diff
ferent departments relating to certain mat
tiers concerning which information had been
asked, were presented, as were reports on
sundry subjects by the different committees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

It is reported from Vienna that Servia has
resolved to sign treaty of peace with Bulgaria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

BALTIMORE. Feb -. Virginia is consolidated
81; past duo coupons 30 new ten fortcs 4 / ;
new 3s 500 bid tod y. Cotton dull; mid
ding o. Flour steady &nd quiet. Whcat-South-
ern quiet and nominally steady Western steady,
closing dull Southern red 0Oa94 do. amber 95a
81: No. Western winter red spot S5A bid !;
March S9iaaS97s May 92is.92il. Corn-South
ern nominal; Wc,s'rn steady, closing quiet;
Southern white 46a50; do. yellow 46a4S; West
ern mixed spot and Feb 47Aa473s; March Ala
474 April At bid: May 47l,t4T3s steamer 1Ga
4Gls Oats easier and quiet Southern 39a12;
Western white 39a41 do. mixed 37a3S; Penn
sylvana 39a42. Rye firm at GSaT2. Provisions
steady. with firmer tendency. Whisky steady
at 81 19a1 30. Other articles unchanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-13

Adams, Mile
Adams, E V
Banks, Miss Leila
Bury, Miss Annie
Brady, Joseph
Brown, Henry S
Brown, Mrs Roberta
Brown, Mrs Mary
Bruiu, Mrs w c
Cave, BENZ
Cox, W s
Conway, Ewell
Crawford. Miss Bette
Cranck. Ed ward
Devanehn. Oh irles
Doyle, Mrs Mary
Dorsey, Polly
Dickerson, Silas
Fair. Addison
Galway, Nancy
Cant, Mrs Mollie
Godlum, Mrs Jane
Grimes. Miss Amanda
Jones, Emanuel
Jenkins, Rev Robt
johnson. John Henry
Jones, Mrs Matilda