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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11

NATURAL GAS AND PNEUMoNIA.-Pneu
r,onia has become epidemic at McKees-
port, Pa. Within the last few days moro
than a dozen residents Of the borough have
fallen victims to its ravages, and physicians
attribute it TO natural gas. One of them
said: IL have no doubt that natural gas is
responsible not only for pneumonia, but also
for many other diseases of the respiratory
organs. 1t is great convenience, but as it
is burned now the CRATES are almost closed
up and no provision made for ventilation
The result is, the atmosphere Of the entire
house not only becomes very dry, but is Wit
lated by the products of the combustion"
Considerable sickness in Pittsburg has been
traced to the same source and quite mum.
her Of people are talking of disseminating
the uSs Of gas as fuel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11
Live Stock Men vs. Dressed Beef Shippers.

CHICAGO, Mar. 1.-THE Times this morn
ing saws: 1t is stated on excellent authori
ty that the livestock men propose to force
the issue rs between Themselves and the
dressed beef shippers br executing coup dc
grace, and taking the dispute into the courts.
Their cause of action will he that Of alleged
discrimination against their interests by the
tariff put in force March l. Armour Il Co.
have prepared their case and suit would
have been commenced this week had there
not been some indirect intimatlOns that
arbitration would again be resorted TO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11
ALEXANDRIA, VA

THE BARRIERS of Washington, under the
impulse of the now prevailing labor move
ment, held meeting q night or two ago 10
secure early closing hours on week days
and no work on Sunday. Several speeches.
were made, pro and con, butthe BEST by lar'
was that of Mr.. Saurer, who said {:
"He would like not to have to work on OF
Sunday he would like not to work at all,
If he didn't have to. But mans WORK was
regulated by the sort of business ne was IN.
He thought it best for the BARRIERS 10 serve
the people when they wanted to De served
and take their rest while the PUBIC were
busy. He thought they might take Wnoie
day off occasionally during the week ana
open while on Sunday morning. This was
the duty of the barber by the nature OF ms
business. They were busy when other folks
were Free and at no other time. Inc car
drivers and the cooks had to work on sun
day. If the BARRIERS were of all day Sunday
thev would not like to see all the cars
stopped so that they would have to walk TO
the steamboat landings to 60 on an excur'
sion. and then to find the boat wouldn't 60
because the engineer would not work. sup
nose" he said, .your cook shoulG refuse to
get your breakfast Sunday morning and you
had to 90 without your dinner. am OPP
posed to working on Sunday, but some folks
have to-"
Mr.. Sauer possesses what the Bible tells
US all to strive after-unders' anding. Peo-
ple have had to work from the commence
ment of the world, and they will have to 60
so until the end thereof. By the sweat oil
his face man has had to earn his bread IN the
past, and he will have TO do so in the future.
II all were rich, nobody would work, for
work of no sort is agreeable, and civilization
would soon give place to barbarism. Indeed
even general suspension of all work on
Sunday would necessarily result in great
inconvenience and trouble. 1t would be
we'll for many of those supporting the men
now engaged in fomentng antagonism be-
tween employers and employees to read
Mr.. sauer's short speech, rs printed above,
and reflect upon it more than they appa.
rently do UPON what they usually read in
newspapers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11
Railroad Accident.

MONTE CARLO, Mar. ll.-Three passen-
gers an engineer, and guard were Instant
ly killed in The collision which occurred on
the railroad between Monte Carlo and Men
tone yesterday. Twenty-six Of the passen.
gers were injured, thirteen Of them very
dangerously. The collision happened on a
sharp curve, which the Two trains, both fill.
ed with travellers, tiled to round at the same
time
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11

IT has been currently reported for several
days past that Civil Service Commissioner
Trenholm is to be appointed Comptroller,
and that ex-senator Bruce, colored, will ill
his place in the Civil Service Commission.
But as the latter could not pass the easiest
examination allowed by that commission
the report is not credited, though it is ap
parent that nothing would please the vas.
majority of the democrats better than for it
to bs true
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11

ing on the floor q IS calibre revolver still
smoking in his baud. On the bureau was
the photograph of a beautiful woman, and
beside it the bottle Of edicne, untouched rs
it had come from the drug store. he had
fred ball into his right temple; the lett
side of his head was blown away, and his
brains spattered on the wall He died in
short time from the effects OF The wound.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11
Burned Herself to Death.

GALENA, ILL.,, March ll.-Mrs. Gummow,
the demcnted wife of VIM. Gummow, a
farmer Of Scales Mound, in this city, yes.
terday evening set fire to the bed clothes in
her sleeping apartment and deliberately
stepped into the flames. Her husband en-
tered The house in time TO save the building
from destruction, but found his wife dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11
Sale of Stations.

Los ANGELES, Cal, March 1.-The stall
lion Sultan, with record of 2:2l, was sold
yesterday by L. J. Rose to W. Wilson, of
Cynthiana, Ky, and 7. 5. Tolbert, of Lex
ipcton for SD 900. There were also sold
by Mr.. Rt,Sa thirteen other horses, the set
of Sultan. The total amount realized was
SiO nnl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11
DIED.

IN Fairfax county, Va. March 10th, 1886 af
ter = brief illness, in the eighty nth year Of
bnr age Mrs. FRANCES DEWEY. Precious in
h. .ylt ef the Lord is the death of his saints"
~ Hrr funeral will trkc place from Sharon
.hur.h on Friday, tho 18th, at o'clock. Friends
s.I relations are invited to attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11

| suffered with rheumatism in the shout
der fur months and the only thing found
that did me any good was Salvation Oil: IL
cared me and recommend it to all snfier-
ers with said disease.
y ULmAN, Pearl St, Baltimore, Md.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11

TIE SECRETARY and Comptroller OF the
Treasury having declined TO 80 before the
Banking and CHrraucy Committee of the
VIII go to the Secretary anil Comptroller,
and get such information as they may want,
that s, if the latter he disposed 10 impart il.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11

CoURT OF APPEALS DENOMINATIONS
don's executor vs. Richmond, F.edericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad Company. Ar
gued by Mai l. Fl. Darlington FOR appellant
and w. W. Henry. esq, for aprcllees and
submitted.
Carter vs. Carter. Argued by Judge JOS.
Christian for appellant
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11

Yiir Richard Rixey, of Culpeper, while at.
tempting to pick a cartridge out of an ola
pistol with his knife a few DAYS ago. WAS
shot in bis eye and dangerously wounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11
Farmer Killed.

DUBLIN, Mar. Ia farmer named Hee-
nan was killed by moonlichtcrs last night Mt
Eilrush, county Clare.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Mar. II, 1886.
SENATE.

The chair laid before the Senate q letter
from the Secretary Of the Treasury trans
hitting, in response 10 recent Senate reso-
luton, information as TO the expense incur
red by the United States in behalf of the
Territory of Utah since the passage of the
act OF June 23rd, 1878. Also, from the same
officer, in like response, transmitting infor-
nation Of claims by government workmen
under tie eight hour law.
A number of petitions were then present.
el and referred.
Mr.. Hawley, from the Committee on Civil
Service, reported adversely Mr.. Vances bill
for the repeal Of tho Civil Service law. Mr..
Hawlcy said the Committee was not unani-
nous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11
HOUSE.

Mr.. Sowden, of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Expenditures in the Navy
Department, reported q resolution, which
was adopted, calling OF The Secretary OF the
Navy for statement showing the amount
of money expended in tho ordinance shop
at The Washington Navy Yard the number
Of guns made, altered and repaired there,
and tho number OF cartridges purchased,
ard from whom.
On motion Of Mr.. Dunn, Of Arkansas, q
Senate bill was passed providing for an
American registry for the steamship Caro-
line Miller, of Baltimore, Md.
The House, shortly afterward, went into
Committee OF tho Whole on the Indian APP
preparation bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11

The fellow, who, by mistake, sent lis Az
burnhaircd sweetheart instead of Il bottle of
Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup n bottle Of hair dye.
wants 10 know The best way 10 commit
suicide
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11

All lhc miucs of the Cumberland region
al g .ialc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-11
The Strike IN the West.

SEDALIA, Mo-, March 1.-THE railroad
conductors held meeting last night, and
the following is Il copy of the proceedings
furnish ed the press:
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-09-30
Russell Sage's Charity.

Finding that Mr.. Sage was not likely
to ask him about the paragraph which
has been floating around in the papers,
ascribing wonderful deeds of benevo-
lence to Mrs. Sage. 81 presume" said
he, ''that the writer of that paragraph
intended to say very kind thing of
Mrs. Sage, but really he has created for
her most wonderful lot of annoyance.
Every mail since that was published
has brought us a flood of letters from
people requesting aid and assistance
for all possible kinds of schemes that
you could imagine. WHY, | should be
bankrupted in year if l listened to
one-half of these appeals. We get as
high as ten to fifteen letters in every
mall but of course we can not pay any
attention to them. One letter that came
only yesterday was from Texas wo-
man. an old maid, l Judge from the
writing, who had a wonderful scheme
for making money. She wanted $780,
900 with which to buy up 700 acres of
timber land near where she is living
The timber is wanted, she says, for
fences on the developing prairie lands
oOluS ulllcS ulSldnI lIOul DSE place. one
bad the scheme all figured out for put
ting up sawmills. cutting up the timber,
shipping and selling it at ruling prices.
She said she thought Mrs. Sage would
like to encourage woman in such an
enterprise, especially a woman who
could figure out such things and show
such business capacity; and after she
had told what the profits were, she add
ed: AT any rate, if am mistaken, you
would not miss this amount, and it
would be bread thrown on the waters
Her letter is only sample of many
Others"
'.Do many men come to you and ask
how to make money!"
20, my, yes, no end of them; every
day scores of men come to me that way
Only yesterday had one of the big gest
bankers of New York ask ME if could
not give him pointer where he could
make money enough to pay his expenses
of his summer trips. | generally tell
them that is what | would like to find
out myself, how to make money. In
fact that is what we are all after. and l
would be quite willing to pay literally
for the information if could get -
Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-09-30
mlanitomof pilot.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1886.
A GIGANTIC FEAT.

At recent meeting of the Engi-
neers club of Philadelphia, the secre
tary read detailed description of the
moving of the Hotel Pelham, at Ire
mont and Boylston streets, Boston,
for the purpose of widening fremont
street This hotel is built of freestone
and brick, ninetysix and sixty nine
feet frontage The Boylston street
wall is supported on eight granite
columns twelve feet high, three and
four feet square There is a base
ment and seven stories above the side
walk. Height above tramways on
which it was moved. ninety-six feet.
Weight five thousand tons, exclusive
Of furniture, which was not disturbed
during the removal, as also were not
the occupants of the stores on the
first floor and some of the rooms, the
various pipe connections being kept
up with flexible tubes. Careful ex-
periments with models showed that
if the lower part of the building was
firmly braced there was no danger of
shifting in the parts above. The gen
eral arrangements consisted of heavy
and substantial stone and brick fOun-
datiOns for iron rails and rollers, and
the building was forced to its new
position by fifty six screws two inches
IN diameter, halfinch pitch, operated
by hand against timbers arranged to
uniformity distribute the pressure
against the building. Much care and
ingenuity were displayed in the de
tails III the arrangement and work.
Two months and twenty days were
occupied III preparation. The NOV
ing itself was begun on Aug. q and
finished on Aug 25, but the actual
time of moving was but thirteen hours
and forty minutes; the greatest speed
two inches IN four minutes. The no
tel moved about One-eight of an inch
at each quarter turn Of the screws.
The whole distance moved was thir-
teen feet ten inches. -Four thousand
three hundred and fifty-one days la
Dor was required for the work. The
whole cost was about $4,000 This
is the largest building that has ever
been removed, although larger ones
have been raised, which latter is a much
simpler and much less risky opera
ton The complete success of this
undertaking is shown by the fact that
to removal, were not changed by the
operation. Paper was pasted over
them before commencing, that any
change might be seen.-,Scientifc
American.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-09-30
Wine-Making in California.

The prettiest and cleanest employ
ment / ever saw is that of gathering
grapes. But it is hard on the back, and
in the end is not easy work. Of course,
the ugly stumps are entirely hidden by
the vines long before harvest time. In
deed, the thousand vines and tendrils
and blossoms that branch out from the
little black stump in the earliest DAYS of
spring have long before harvest tine
completely covered every inch of ground
with vines and leaves and tendrils that
reach almost to your waist And the
stump is one solid mass of luscious
grapes. They are all there clinging to
the stump, not scattered about over the
ground ON the long vines that are to be
shorn away. But you begin to feel down
in the dense mass of leaves and tendrils
for your stump, and at every stump you
find little cart-load of grapes.
There are blank rows up and down
and across all the large vineyards for
the wagons. And one of the prettiest
sights in California is the long lines of
wagons on the high roads on their wav
to the wine-presses with their great
heaps of streaming grapes.
The best hand in the grape-fsld by
all odds is the little Chinaman. He
grows close to the ground and so does
not have to bend his back like a large
white man. Besides, he is very supple
fingered. And it does not take a John
L. Sullivan to lift a bunch of grapes
And so when you have decided in your
mind that the grape is going to be q
conspicuous figure in the political econ
omy of this the greatest state in the
union, and when you have further de-
cided that the Chinaman is necessary to
make it most profitable, you can decide
very certainly in your mind as to
whether the little brown men are going
to 60 or stay.
If only every white man would hasten
to get hold of a little piece of land and
plant it all, either till it himself or en-
ploy Cinnamon to do the hardest part
of the work for him, why then this ques-
ton of cheap labor, SO far as California
is concerned, would be settled instantly
and to the satisfaction of ALL When the
white man who Is now employed, or
claims to want to be employed, comes
TO be the employer, why cheap labor
will seem in his changed mental vision
to be the very best thing that could be
bestowed on the commonwealth of Cali
fornia.
And land is SO cheap and so ready
for the plow, and SO accessible, too, by
any one of the five Pacific railroads, as
compared with the time when we. the
old settlers, put in the best half of the
year in crossing the plains.
But, alas, Notwithstanding al l can
say or do. fear my fellow laborer will
cling to the dirty alleys of the dismal
cities, hug Ais hatred of those who have
toiled and braved danger and made
life a success. He prefers the pest-house
for his children to the green grape-fields
and the sweet air of the roomy west
He prefers making bombs to making
bread. Alas, my fellow-laborer, you are
a bomber r'-J0dquin Ni!ler in Chicago
Times
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-09-30
A Tale OF Mystery.

The villages of Gibsonburg and He
lena, lying about eighteen miles north
of here, writes a Tiffin. Ohio. CORE
spondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
Gdsette, are at present agitated over q
mystery which savors somewhat ct the
tales of the Bender family and Legends
of old. About thirty years ago strang-
er appeared in that vicinity and in
quired for family named Miller. He
claimed to be bachelor from Pennsyl-
vania who had $4,000 to invest in a
farm He was shown the Miller resi-
dence and remained short time with
them. In fact, he was never seen to
leave, though members of that family
stated he had gone out west
The Miller family, consisting of three
brothers, one of whom was married,
had bad reputation. but no suspicious
were aroused against them, not even
when. several months later, letters were
received from relatives of the missing
stranger inquiring about him and say
ing he had never been heard from. An
investigation was then made, but devel-
oped nothing. After short time the
incident was all but forgotten.
Several years later the wife of the
married brother died. and Just a few
hours before she expired she began to
talk in a wild, rambling manner of
burial in field. Her husband, who
was present, placed his hand over her
mouth, almost strangling her, and or
dered everybody from the room. She
died in few moments.
Immediately after the death of the
woman, at certain place in a neigh
boring field, various parties noticed the
grass trampled down in a circle as
though done by horses attached to
horsepower, but there was no tracks of
horses feet This remained for several
days and disappeared. Fourteen years
later one of the brothers died, and the
grass at the same spot resumed the
same appearance of beng trampled
and remained several days and again
disappeared A week ago another one
of the brothers died, and the ground in
the same place in the meadow, though
having been plowed number of times,
again resumed circular trampled APP
pearance.
This at last thoroughly aroused the
neighborhood. and an investigation has
been decided upon. 1t is thought this
strange acting ground holds the secret
of the disappearance of the stranger
of many years ago, and an attempt will
be made to wrest it away by eXcavating.
Several parties are already at work, but
have not as yet discovered anything.
The outcome of it all is awaited with
great interest by people from all sec
tons of this part of the country.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-09-30

The decision of a Kentucky court
that mans sweetheart must return his
presents if she doesn't marry him will
perhaps put check on these insatiate
young females who are ready to i'm
poverish every generous unsophisticat
ed lover who happens to fall into their
net. This sort of females, however,
Will still have great advantages over
their infatuated worshippers. No
court in the world can compel them
to return the gum-drops and ice
cream consumed before the melan
choly truth becomes apparent to ar
dent suitors. Courier
Journal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-09-30

OF course you know crazy work. is
awfully outre, No girl with a proper
care for her status would make it now
but it has a successor, which to all
unprecedented minds must appear
absurd. useless and senseless. 1t is
made by cutting regular but varied
shapes and sizes from old kid gloves
and joining them together with bril-
hantly colored fiosses. You must col
lect from all your friends their east
off, gloves and make haste to fashion
something our other OF of them be
fore the idea falls into the obscurity it
deserves.-Nelc York Graphic.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-09-30

Since the disappearance of the buffalo
the Rocky Mountain, or "big horn"
sheep, has become favorite game. These
animals ranged all the way from the
Rio Grande to the Mackenzie, but at the
limits named they are exceedingly
scarce and most difficult to kill. Their
natural home is among the mountains
of the Upper Yellowstone and Missouri
rivers. Some few are found in WASH
ington Territory, Oregon and California,
but the center around which they re-
volve is the Yellowstone National Park
and the bordering counties of Montana,
Idaho and Wyoming. Particularly are
they plentiful in the mountains from
which they take their name, viz; the
Bio Horn.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-09-30
A WALKING SKELETON.

Mr.. E. Springer, of fredericksburg,
Pa, writes: ~ was afflicted with lung
fever and abscess on lungs. and reduced
to uatki,ag skeleton. Got free trial
bottle of DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, which did me so much
good that bought dollar bottle. After
using three bottles. found myself once
more a man, completely restored to health,
with hearty appetite, and gain in flesh
of 40 lbs" Call at "a. Hinrichs' Drug
Store and get free trial bottle of this
certain cure for ali Lung Diseases.
Large bottles S1.0O. 3
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-09-30
A FORGETFUL POLITICIAN.

Harpers Bazaar: The late Edgar X
Apgar, deputy treasurer Of the state
Of New York. never could remember
faces. He attended the wedding of
cousin in Ithaca, and made the &C
quaintance Of her husband, who i'm
pressed him very favorably. "a few
weeks later, in New York, a young
man forced himself upon my atten-
tion, he used to say, and as l did
not know him at all, | gave him a
good snubbing | was mortified to
learn from him that he was the young
man who married my cousin. | apo
logized, and we had a nice talk to-
gether. You may be sure | studied
MS face, and made up my mind [
never would forget him again. A
week or so later, as l sat in the parlor
Of a hotel, a young man came up to
me, and after shaking hands with me
put to me two or three of the most
personal and prying questions about
my connection with politics.
Are you reporter [ asked, in a
freezing voice.
"'No, said he, 1 am Mr.
1t was the young man who had
married my cousin. Again [ was
overwhelmed, and again explained
my infrmity, and resolved to make
40 mistake about him in the future.
Imagine my delight when, a month
later, as | sat IN a railroad car, L saw
my cousin by marriage walking to-
ward me, smilingly with outstretched
hand. | was profuse in my exhibition
of pleasure. | pulled him into the
seat beside me, and did my very ut
most to be agreeable. We had de
Iightful talk. a desire to make a
mends to him made me think him a
most charming conversationaist.
Presently he asked me if [ had yet
written to Mr.. Cleveland. | was puz
lied. He said no more, and horrible
doubt came over me.
You are Mr., my cousin by mar
riage aren't you?" / asked
No said he, L am so-and-so.'
He was an otfice-seeker whom |
had been so bent on avoiding that
all the clerks in the office had been
put under a pledge to keep him away
from me-"