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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30

CONFLICTS IN BELGIUM.-Thc strike. are
spreading in the coal mining district Of
Borinagc, and the authorities there are mp
prehensivc Of grave excuses Oh the arr OF
the disailectcd workingmen. At Ncrvicrs
the socialists are greatly cnragcd because OF
the energetic action of the military in sup.
pressing disturbances. AS an act Of revenge
they threaten TO raic the extensive cloth
works which are Il conspicuous feature Of
that town. The strikers mi th,. ,l',aIIr-
near ToueEHy have h.d :, Canisyt witiI the
civic guard, in which many persons we're
wounded. Several leaders Of the striking
miners have bacn arrested Il! Tournni TIE
minors at Antoing, three miles solthr"s; "i
Journal, engaged III he genera riot. They
finally formed into line and marched 10.
wards Tourna with the avowed intention Of
looting the place. The troops there were
Immediately put in motion, and Were
marched out Of the city to meet the strikes
Rioters last night attacked and burned y
pottery mandatory at Randour, near
Mons. They succeeded in resisting he gen.
darmes who, however, shot and killed three
Of the rioters. The citizens of Fleurus, sevrn
miles northeast; Of Charleroi, have ARMED
themselves with pitchfork-, clubs and guns,
and have thus FAR succeeded in defending
their town from pillagc. They drove one
army of rioters away by maiu force, di-lrrs
ing it utterly. Vigilance committees arr
being formed by citizens in other places
threatened BY the strikers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30

AN INFANT WITHOUT A BRAIN-Dr. w
Y. Govt sent to Sanitary headquarters, New
Yrok, Saturday the photograph. of child
born without brains and which lived a whole
day. The records in the Bureau of Vital
Statistics show that the child was born OIL
Christmas Day, F. L. Nelson, blacksmith
being its father. 1t was well-formed,. and
with the exception that it had no brain, was
q physically well-formed child. DR.. Cowl
wrote on the back of the photograph as a
possible explanation of the malformation
that the mother had lived last spring in a
haunted house." in West Thirty seventh
street. The house is one Of two, built to-
gether for private use by brothers. one of
whom died while the houses were being
erected. They stood unfinished for years,
and when they were finally put in shape
one of the first tenants was woman re-
puted to be spirilualst. She died on the
premises. and since then tho timid have
been scared with stories ola woman in white
who trotted up and down the dark stairs at
night. One night The Nelson's thought they
heard the ghost knocking at the door.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30
Destructive Tornado

HELENA, Ark, Mar. 30.-A tornado of
unusual violence swept through this section
last evening, doing considerable damage.
In this city quite a number OF buildings were
blown down and turned over. The Atlantic
beer garden was blown down, anil on to the
roof of n one story frame house adjoining
crushing through The roof and setting fire 10
IT, from cooking sloGe. By great effort
The lire was extinguishch before it had time
10 spread. The walls OF the Helena Opera
House and other large buildings, the rem
nants Of the late fire, were nown to the
ground. The coal fleet was swept out into
the river, and the distress signals Of the
boats aided to the confusion The County
Court House was unroofed and stripped Of
its window blinds Glass doors and win
dows were smashed in like egg shells. The
direction Of The tornado was from west To
east. From parties vino have coma To The
city 5imce the tornado il is learned tha; west
OF the bills, which act rs u barrier TO the
city, it WAS more violent than here, leveling
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30
Compulsory Insurance.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, March 30.-A petition
has been filed in the Common Pleas Court
by James a. William against the Baltimore
aud Ohio Railroad Company praying for
the recovery of $l5G, that was retained out
of his wages as assessment for the insurance
fund during his employment with the COM
pany. The petition sets up that the present
system of compulsory insurance among the
employees was first enforced by the COM
pany in April, 1850, aud each month there
after until December 1885, at which time
he left the service, and was compelled to re-.
liEguish 1926 toward the insurance fund.
Tho money thus retained, the petitioner
claims, was wrongfully withheld. The case
is creating considerable interest in railroad
circles, particularly among the Baltimore
and Ohio employees, and it will test the va
lidity of the compulsory insurance among
employees rs naugurated by this company,
somo five years ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30
Fires

WALKERToN, Ind, Mar. 3O.-Firo yesler
day destroyed nearly the entire bushes:
near Walkcrton. The postollice with nj
the books Was entirely destroyed. Loss
SO 600. Insurance $4,000.
KEY WEST, Fla, Mar. 30.A fire started
in the San Carlos Theatre at o'clock thl:
morning ANA is still burning and is beyond
the control OF the iiremen. A fresh wine
blowing from the south has caused the fire
to spread and already five blocks in the cen
tro OF The city have been destroyed. The
fire will probably SO to the harbor. The
Episcopal and Baptist churches have beer
burned, together with thirty other build
ings, stores and residences.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30

A Young LADY BREAKS UP A pAEIi or
GAMEsTERs-Th County Court Of Hft!u-'
wick, Va, has been engaged the past wecS
in the trial Of forty.t~o prominent citizens
of that county, who were indicted several
months ago for unlawful gaming. Inc
charges against the parties were commun'
Gated to Judge Bu(ord in an anonymous
communication, written by young lazy
The names Of the parties were given III me
letter, and warrants were issued for 'ae'f
arrest. Their cases were to have been irIe'
at the last term Of the court, but at the re-
quest Of counsel for the defence were con-
tinued to this term. The jury i0u.d eleven
of the accused guilty and acquitted the on"
ers. Owing to the high social standing % %
the accused, Il great deal of interest W. ''''
as TO the result Of the trial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30
Mr.. Manning's Condition.

WASHINGTON, March 30.-"There j:
nothing new to report in Secretary Man
nns's case" said Dr. Lincoln at II O'Clock
this morning. HE is about the same as
yesterday" he continued, "hc has lost nc
ground and gained none. His improve
meat is very slow and tedious. In all prob
ability it will be some time yet before any
marked Improvement takes place. We dc
not expect it at least" Neither Of the ply.
sicians spoke as encouragingly as they did
Yesterday The best that can be said is he
is no worse.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30

AS THE Omniscient knows what is best
for us, the Lords prayer, "Thy will be done
on earth," as was daily repeated by Rev.
Mr.. Lindsay, the chaplain of the last United
States House Of Representatives, was in
every respect better than the daily sensation
al appeals for Divine grace which Rev. Mr..
Milburn, the present chaplain, has lately
inaugurated. Indeed one Of the prayers of
the latter, the one in which no besought
God ''to forbid the rich and prosperous from
attempting to import and reproduce on our
new soil the pomps and shows, the folly
and fashions, and the luxury of other
climes," would, if granted, irtlict infinite
harm, rather than confer good upon thou
sands of deserving people. The very best
thing q rich man can do with his money, as
he won't give it away, is to spend it. 1t
does neither him nor any body else any
good if boarded, while its expendi.
ture, especially in the ways prayed against,
places it where it will do the most good
among the people whose labor is necessary
to get up the pomps and shows and fashions
and luxuries that seem to he so ohjectiona-
BILE 10 the "blind preacher"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30
Burned TO Death.

DETROIT, Mich, Mar. 30.-An Erenin5
Jou,nal special from Bronson, Mich, says q
fire visited Bronson this morning, destroy.
ing the fine new brick block Of stores which
was built last summer. One Of the terrible
features Of the fire is the death OF Mis-
Timothy Hurley and her daughter May aged
Is years, who were burned. Mr.. Hurl, y
and three Children, n boy aged Is, another
10. and baby about 2! years old, are terri
bly, burned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Agnes G. Starkcy has entered tie
Visitation or'ier at Richmond.
At meeting of ministers of Richmond
yesterday, the local option question was Dis.
cusseh and resolutions adopted p'ei.ng the
ministers TO the support OF local option.
1t is said the moonshiners Of GravSon co
are shipping their whiskev and hrandvoycr
the Norfolk and Western Railroad To Pora.
hontas, billing it eggs" The Wythcvlr
Dispatch says that accounts for Ahingclon's
big egg tra,!e-l0, 900 dozen per Week
Yesterday q young man named J ".
Cassel was examined in the Police Count Of
Norfolk, for shooting Nemeycr Addison.
keeper Of n dance house, and was sent oa To
the next criminal term Of the Corporation
Court for trial, and committed to jul. hail
being refused. Adkison's condition i, very
critical.
Among the petitions presented III the
House OF Representatives yesterday wryr
two by Mr.. Barbour relating 10 the claim Of
Thomas Bowler, Of Stafford county, ana tnr
the reference Of said claim to the Court u
Claims, and one by Mr.. Brady Of the heirs
of Asa Tucker, deceased. late OF Diuwritir
county, praying that his war claim h, re.
ferred TO the Court OF Claims.
1t is said that motion will be made he
fore Judge Hughes. of the United STATE.
OSTRICH Court, in Richmond, to grant Re
hearing in the case Of G. c. Brown 4 Co,
who assert that they hold 1916, 900 in bonds
of the Southern Telegraph Company. The
sale of the property of this company, which
was to have taken place last Saturday, was
postponed on account Of this aud other
claims.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30

A boy, only thirteen years old recently
committed suicide in VauzaDdt county,
Texas. The boy had learned to chew to.
oacco, which was against his fathers will.
The boy got out Of tobacco and went TO a
nelehoors house to get some, but tiudiug no
one at home he stole thirty five cents from
a trunk and bought tobacco with it. His
father learned the facts and went TO him
where he was shocking corn, aud chnstised
him for the act. He Immediately went into
the house, got his fathers gun and blew his
own brains ouC.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30

In HIS recent speech in the Senate Mr..
Ingalls, said
II am confident that when it was ascer-
tanned in November, 1854, that change of
the political majority in this country had
been registered, there was d general faith
and conviction that change Of official hold
ings would follow. The democratic party
desired it the republican party expected
it, and would have been content and had
it heen done the people at large would have
said, with one accord, amen"
In all his life Mr.. Ingalls, never spoke
trucr words. d,what's more, every man of
common sense in the country, in his heart,
knows they are, no matter what self-interest
may induce him to say.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30

The North american Reriew for April has
been received from its publishers in New
Lork. lis contents are: Gambetta's Flee.
toral Tour, with an Unpublished Letter Of
Leon Gambetta, by Madam Adam Sherman
and Mcpherson, by General Grant; Consti-
tutioual Reform in Rhode Island, by Abram
Payne and W. P. Sheffield Plan of the Ten
nessee Campaign. by Anna Ella Carroll
The Progress of Kansas, by Gov. Johu A
Martin An Arctic Journal. by Dr.. Octave
Pavy; National Aid to Common Schools. by
Senator j. s. ingalls,; More About American
Landlordism. by Henry George; a Fa-
NOUS Diplomatic Dispatch. by Allen Thorn.
dixie Rice, and Notes and Comments by
General Hazen. A K. Glover, Lucy C. Cro-
zier, Richard d. Lang, Irving Boardman,
John O. Reeves. Augustus A. Levey, and an
unpublished letter from Byron to Shelley.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30

SOME OF the Philadelphians are complain
ing that the large and lucrative trade their
city formerly had with the South has been
forced away to New York and Baltimore by
railroad discrimination. Railroad freights
may have had something to do with the
loss of the trade referred TO, but unquestion-
ably large share of it was caused by the
openly expressed hostility of the miscaled
city of Brotherly Love for their fellow coun-
trymen whose lot was cast in the South.
Southern merchants are human, and thew
therefore naturally expect better terms
from friends than from enemies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30
Suicide.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Mar. 3d.. f. Sui
livan, the professional base ball player,
committed suicide here last night by taking
morphine. He received injuries by falling
from balcony two years ago which render
ed him deaf and mentally unsound. He
had been melancholy and dissipated since
the accident. He leaves a wife in destitute
circumstances
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30
HOUSE.

Mr.. Guenther, Of Wisconsin, rising to a
question of privilege, sent to the clerks
kosh Northeastern, stating that it was said
that Mr.. Guonther's defence OF the Post
m aster General, few days ago, was in full
fillment of promise obtained from Mr..
Guenther, in return for his appointment on
the committee Of postoilices and post roads,
and smoke in refutation Of tho charge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30
Can't. Crawford's Remains

SANTA FE, n. NJ, March 3O.~J. w.
Olinger, who left here February 18th 10 en-
balm and bring back the body OF Capt.
Crawford from Nacori, has just returned,
having accomplished his mission and left
the body at Fort Bowie.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30

FRIDAY.-Persons who have a supersti.
tious dread of Friday will not be pleased to
learn that this is a thoroughly Friday year.
It came in on Friday, will go out on a Fri
day, and will have ffty-lhree Fridays
There are four months in the year that
have five Fridays eaclI changes of The moon
occur i've times on Friday, anti the longes.
and shortest day Of the year falls on
Friday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30

houses before it. 1t is impossible to travel
on many of the roads leading from the city
west sud northwest, except on foot, owing
to the trees blown across them. No serious
damage to life was done that can be learn
ed. Owing to the losses being scattered it
is impossible to estimate them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30

How the hearts Of 81 crowd swell and
tlrob with ptiless hatred against the man
who coughs during the performance at a
theatre, when they know he is two slingy
to invest twenty-five cents in Il bottle of DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30
ATEx ANDRIA.
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 80.

IT 10 highly gratifying to observe the way
the press of Virginia is coming out IN op'
position to further vain and foolish attempts
TO obstruct the execution of the DEGREES Oh
the highest court in the land In the matter
of the State debt. The Richmond Retormer
says:
.The ReEormer goes no further IN this Is
she than to state the question ana polht out
the answer-which is, that the State mus.
enter into negotiation with her creditors ana q
make some adjustment with them tnat VIII II
meet their sanction and approval. we snail
take this issue up in our next ana succeed
ing papers
The Unig, of the same city, says:
"Honesty, truthfulness, true manllness
demand that the candid admission be made
that while the democratic party accepted
tue Riddleberger bill in good faith as final
se,tement of the debt, and has endeavored
to enforce it by appropriate Legislation, the
creditors have not accepted the provisions
of the act, and the Supreme Court has de-
clared null and void most of the legislation
intended to enforce it, and so the late de-
cisions of the Supreme Court make it nee
essary for some further steps TO be taken In
this matter"
There is now, as there has been from the
first, only one way to settle the debt qucs-
ton, and that is upon terms that will be sat
isfactory to the creditors, and, therefore, hon
orable to the State. There is no need o.
commissions and of the expense incident
thereto. The creditors are more conversani
with, and understand all phases Of the ques
ton, including the assets and resources O.
Virginia, better than the men who woulo
constitute the commissions. 1t is under
stood that they will agree to fund the whole
of the debt, leaving out, Of course, the one
third set apart for West Virginia, at lower
rate of interest than that to which they are
entitled. Let tho Governor be empowered
to open communication with them, to lind
out if that be so or not, and, lift be true, lei
the arrangement be made at once. If the
revenue of the State be sufficient, under the
new assessment for all the expenses OF hel
government, her schools, and the present in
terest on her debt, it will be impossible fol
her to have any trouble in making boil
ends meet with lower rate OF interest
One thing is certain: Under existing cir
cumstances the coupons of her bonds
whether verified or NOT, must be receivable
in payment of all her dues.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30

Ia the Senate to-day, after routine morn
ing business. On motion OF Mr.. Logan, the
bill to increase the efficiency OF the army
was taken up aud its consideration proceed
ed with.
Mr.. Logan then took the floor, and con-
tinued his remarks in support Of the bill,
and in controyention of the arguments pre-
ssnted against the bill by the Senators OPP
posingi it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30

Bodily pains and scciden's will o"' ii DO,
only sin the best regulated faml,'r> '"'
everywhere and al alltlmes. Therefore KEEP
Salvation Oil convenient. Pie: i"eh'S'
five cents bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30
All Quiet.

BRUSSELS, March, 3O.-Quiet has not only
been restored at CharIeroi, but the strikers
nre generally returning to work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30
LATER.

At 1885 o'clock this morning Mr.. Pow
derby, accompanied by Messrs. Turner, Bal
ley, Hayes and Mcdowell, walked from
their hotel 10 Mr.. Gould's Office, where they
met Mr. Jay Gould, George Gould and Vice
President Hopkins. They are now in con-
ference.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-30
@Slsg5 "a &
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Mar. 80, 1856.
SENATE
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-16

THE New York Post says the Jetfer-
sonian wing Of the democratic party is
consolinS itself with the hope that the
president will be persuaded by the cleo,
tons to abandon cIvil>service reform
and its mugwumg disciples, and at last
order that clean sweep" They 60 so
far as to argue that part of the George
party is composed of cold toed'
democrats who are digusted with the
presidents failure to sympathize with
their needs. This IS a new case of
hoping till hope creates from its
own wreck the thing it contemplates. p"
We are sorry for the Jeffersonians, but
there is really 40 basis for their hopes. The
elections, however else they mean. have no
hearing upon the presidents policy, and
We are entirely confident that they will
have no influence upon him in regard to
its enforcement His policy is so pecu-
Iiirly personal that its popular strength
can have no adequate test until he HIM
self is a candidate. He was a strong
candidate in 1884 not because he was n
democrat. hut because he had been Il
faithful, upright, and progressive public
officer He is stronger today than he
was then. for the same reason, and 1t is
unnecessary to say that the democratic
party does not of itself represent before
the people the principles and policy for
which his name has become synonymous.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-16
How southern People Regard Hayes

ATLANTA, Nov. o Since his arrival
here on Saturday night, xG0vernOr X
B. HAYES of Ohio, has received some lit
tie attention from those whom he be
friendci IN the course of his occupancy
Of the White house The Columbus
daily Enquirer. of today, says:
When the National Prison association
met in Atlanta Its president, Rutherford
Il. Hayes made speech. 1t must make
Mr. HAYES feel rather queer to be the law
full president of anything, as he certainly
is of the Prison association. A man who
posed four years as president when he
was no president at all cannot be much
Mt home in chair to which he is res lily
entitled. and it must make a man feel
suueamish at times to preside over an as.
sociation for the ame1iDration of the con-
dilion of the prisoners when he remem>
beIs that above all other men in the cOun-
try he himself deserves to be behind the
bars. But then, there is one crumb of
comfort that Mr. Hayes can take to hi;G-
self. The association is meeting in q
state whose electoral vote he did not
steal-hecause he did not have a chance
Still, he didn't steal it We bespeak for
Mr. Hayes kind consideration from the
people of Atlanta He is criminal. it
is true. hut perhaps he is one who has
repented and is trying to do better. AT
least he is keeping respectable company
nova thing he has not always done
But whatever Mr.. Hayes may do, or in
tend to do, his children owe it to them
selves and TO their children to have their
MONIES changed, in order to escape the ir-
remediable Odium that must be forever
attached to his"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-16
Electric Light on the Eye

From the Medical News
DR. J. A. Andrews, of New York,
read paper on the effect of the electric
light upon the eye In considering the
relative effect of different forms of illum-
iuatiOu that obtained from gas, from kero
sent and from the Incandesceut light
were studied The electric light gives
The maximum of light with the minimum
al heat SO far the only cases of injury
Ia he eve from the electric light have
resulted from exposure in proximity 10
the arc light In most of these cases the
eXistanCe of previous eye trouble was not
excluded. The effect in these cases can
be best explained as occurring through
the sympathetic nervous system rather
than as a result of mechanical or chemi-
Cal influences. 1t is not established that
exposure to bright light can produce a
diffused iritiS No case of injury TO the
eve from the inCandescent light has been
reported. and out of !. 100 workers with
the electric iGcandescent light examined
by the reader there WAS not one COM
plant Those suffering with errors of
refraction claimed that the sight was i'm
proved. The light used was from twelve
to sixteen candle>power, and provided a
shade TO protect the eyes. The incan-
descent light possesses advantages which
are wanting in other forms of artificial
light, the principal of which are its stead
mess and the fact that its use does not
cOutaminate the atmosphere