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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21
Floods.

New ORLEANS, April II The Hcay"nc's
Vicksburg Miss, special says" By passcn-
gers arriving from Bolivar county it is
learned there is great anxiety in that Sec
ton in regard to the high stage of the
rivers. The dangerous section is from Aus
tin, Miss, in Tunca county, down Bolivar
county front. More anxiety is felt regard
ing tho levees near Austin than Mt any
other point on the river, because st. Fran.
els river empties into the Mississippi near
there, and there is great volume Of water
coming from the lowlands, which is carried
with considerable force against the Missis-
sippi shore A large force of men are at
work strengthening the levecs on the Mis-
sissippi side of the river, commencing ut a
point Just q short distance above Austin, and
extending down. The citizens of Leota,
Washington county, have ordered the ne
ces7ary outfit to remove buildings fur
Their from the liver, as tho banks at that
point are caving rapidly"
MONTREAL, April pa careful and de-
tailed statement OF The losses by the floods
suffered by the several business interests,
places the figure at 81 ,G35 600. 70 this
should be added at least 100000 damage
confined 10 small stock. 1t will cost 500
600 TO repair the streets, while the gas COM
parry and electric light company are losers
to the amount Of $4,000 each
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21
The British Repulsed.

LONDON, April 2l.-Advices from Manda-
lay Say that Il British expedition sent against
the Kachyen tribe has been compelled to
retreat. The rebels in overwhelming force
made desperate attack on the British,
charging into battery of mountain guns
and driving the expedition back. Rein
iorcements for the expedition have been or
dered from Mandalay. The rebels have
captured the NTeegandet police station. They
bound The garrison with cords and massa.
cred % persons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21

The NATIVES OF the Caroline Islands are firm
believers in sorcery, but instead of burning
their witches they try TO conciiate them in
every possible way, especially by leaving
presents at their door i'll night time, never
doubling that The wisdom Of the bruxa will
enable her to divine The unknown benefactor.
Witches are proptiated by gifts of cocoa
cakes and honey whenever the stormclcuis
loom on the horizon Of the setting sun, as
we'll as in times Of protractad droughts, for
hrllxas are supposed to have specifics for
evils fthat sort. Women credited with
proficiency in such business branches OF the
black art are therefore considered desirable
matches, and do not fail to impress their
admirers with vague hints ofmagical ON
impotence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21

JUDGE PARDEE, in sentencing the strikers
held at Dallas, Tex, by the United States
authorities, declared that labor organiza-
tions have no legal status or authority, and
stand before men and the law on no better
footing than social organizations, and it is
preposterous that they should attempt to
issue orders to free men," Aud yet how
many so called free men" proclaim them
selves slaves by obeying the unwarrantable
orders of irresponsible organizations that
have no legal status or authority, and no
more right to issue orders than a base ball
club
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21
Bodies Found.

QUINCY, HIS, April 2l.--The mystery sur
rounding the disappearance Of Eddie and
Charles Klusmeyer, aged - and years. and
Charles Kallerbach, aged 10, has been dis
palled by CHASTITY discovery made yester.
day afternoon. On the fourth day CT lass
September, the three children suddenly dis.
appeared from home, and their parents made
search for them in vain, and then offered re-
raj opinion that the children had been stolen
by river pirates, and advertisements were in
serted in several papers sonth Of this place
but no trace of them was ever found. Yes
terday man hauling sand for foundry
was loading his wagon near the river bank,
and on lifting his shovel was Mortified at
finding he had cut thu head from a human
bol y. The man at once reported his dis
covery and the Coroner was notified. Upon
further nvtstigation the bodies OF three
children were exhumed from the sand bank
aud were identified rs those of the missing
boys. 1t is thought the boys were digging
cave in the sand bank, when it cavcd in
and buried them alive.
DENVER, April 2l.-A special to the Nr~s
from McCook, Neb, says: The body of a
man was found yesterday morning lying
near the railroad track three miles east of
Akron. The body was fearfully mangled,
one leg being cut Off and the brains aud en-
trails scattered in every direction. 1t is
thought to be that of tramp who had
crawled on the truck of a passenger car 60
ing west Monday night attempting to steal
ride 10 Denver, and who had fallen off and
been run over.
BRUNSWICK, Mo-, April 2l.--The dead
body of Laura Stern, a handsome young
girl OF this city, IS years ofage, was found
in the public school ground yesterday
morning. The coroners jury is now hold
ing an inquest over the body.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21
Rendered Desuerate by Hunger.

VIENNA, April 2l.-The condition of ar
fairs at Stry among the people who ost
their homes by the great fire is most pitia.
BILE. Most of the victims are without food
or means and are rendered desperate by the
thought of starvation. The farmers in the
vicinity have been visited by mobs OF men
who have first demanded food and then, il
refused, stole it. Owners Of farms are now
compelled 10 barricads their houses as the
ONLY way to guard them from being plum
dered of food by the mob, which, on account
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21
Serious Riot.

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, April 2l.-A Wiuona,
Mimi, special says: Quiet serious riot
occurred yesterday in consequence of
trouble between the Milwaukee and st.
Paul, and Chicago, and Northwestern rail
roads rs to right of way in the Fourth ward
4 large mob Of Poles and others attacked
the tracklayers, tore up tho track, threw
stones, and injured one man badly. The
police finally dispersed the mob and arrest
ted the ringleaders.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21

A COMMITTEE of the knights of labor call
ed upon the st. Louis butcher from whom
Mr. Ho1ie, vice president of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad Company, gets his meats,
and requested him to cease supplying that
gentleman. The butcher very properly
told them to 60 about their business, if they
had any, and that he would continue to
supply Mr.. Hoxie as long as he continued
his orders. But what must people in the
monarchical countries Of Europe think OF
a nominally free country in which men
even presume to do, and do with impunity,
what the committee of the knights of labor
referred to did in St. Louis?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21
Assaulted by Strikers

ST.. LOUIS, April 2l.-Late last night a
Cairo Short Line freight train was made up
in the railroad yards in East st. Louis, and
had proceeded on its way out Of the city be-
yond the last line OF sentres when it was
boarded by Il number Of strikers, who seized
one of The brakemen and dragged him 10
The ground, where they administered q Sc
we're beating before the military guard could
respond to his cries for help. The brakeman
is in Il critical condition
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21

Dr. A. Tucker Wise, an English authority
on pulmonary diseases, says that the effects
on the Anglo Saxon race of living in cold
climate may he seen in Canada and some of
the Northern States OF the American Union,
where the race is physically superior and
more vigorous than that of the parent stock
This is contrary to the belief of most En-.
.'ish tourists, who insist that the race de.
teriorates physically in the colder parts of
America.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21
MONETARY AND COMMEHClAL

NEW YORK, April 21.-First prices AT the stock
market this morning generally showed advances
ranging from i to y per cent. over last night )
closing figures, and for 4 time after the opening
firm tone prevailed, followed by yielding in
prices to fractions below the opening but in the
latter part Of the hour the market again became
firm, and at ] | O'Clock WAS dull and steady.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21

During the crusades in the twelfth CEN
fury the custom Of using coata-of arms was
first introduced in Europe. The knights
dressed up in armor had no way to make
themselves known and distinguished in hat
lie but by the devices on their shields, and
these were gradually adopted by their pos
terity and families, who were proud of the
piou5 military enterprises of their ancestors.
The;cuslom is now rapidly spreading among
the wealthy Of America.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21

The CHAIRMAN of the dry" committee
of one of the wards in Richmond was arrest.
ed in that city yesterday, for being drunk
and disorderly on the streets. And yet
such men have influence enough to endan-
ger the loss of the three hundred and TWEEN
ty thousand dollars the State now receives
from the tax op her liquor licenses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

MRS WISsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, for chIl.
dren tecthng is the prescription of one of the
best female nurses and physicians in the United
States, and has been used for forty years with
never failing success by millions of,mothcrs Tor
their children. During the process of tccthiug
its value is incalculable. 1t relieves the chil,i
from pain cures dyscntcry and diarrhaa gripping
in the bowels, and wind.colic BY giving health
to the child it rests tho mother. Price % cents
bottla uv:, 1yrN WSg
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21

The KNIGHTS Of labor in the Southwest
admit colored men into their organization,
but still observe the color line and race dis
tinction by organizing them into assemblies
by themselves The knights in this section
are not so fastidious, and admit such ne.
groes as will join them into their own as
semblies, and upon equal terms. But the
leaders of the knights in Texas and Arkan-
sas were born South and have the natural
feelings of the land Of their birth. The
leaders of the knights in this section came
from the North, where, owing 10 the extreme
sparseness of the colored population, race
preiudices were never engendered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21
Afghanistan shepherds keen dogs that

Afghanistan shepherds keep dogs that
make their pasture grounds unapproachable
to strangers. They are perfect beasts of
prey, ready to tear man on the slightest
provocation, but charging wolves and Loop
ards with the same reckless courage Game
ia 90 plentiful in the uplands that the ran.
gers have no difficulty in providing food for
q dozen of such trained wolves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21
Local Option in Illinois.

CHICAGO, Apr. 2l.-Municipal elections
took place in many Illinois towns yeslerday,
and in the majority of eases where the con-
test was between license and no license, the
former was victorious.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21

COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY-Tre.
vclyan against Loft. Passed.
S!aymaker against JaiIray. Argued by S,
i. Beach, esq, for appellant and submitted
Poindexter against Burwell Argued by
Capt. John A. Coke for appellant and w.
W. Henry, for appellee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21
Conflict Feared.

LONDON, April 2l.-A conflict on The
Greek frontier is hourly expected. The
Greeks have assumed very provoking at
titule, which has had the effect of making
the Turks furious.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21

Smoke always tells the way the wind
blows" that's true. And the happy woman
who was cured of chronic headache by using
Salvation OIL might be excused for telling
the good news to the entire neighborhood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21

BALTIMORE. April 2l.-Virginia Us consol'.
dated with COUP 81 past due coupons 6i; new
IS GAG bid to day. Cotton firm; mddng -.
Flour firm with fair enquiry; Howard st and West
ern super 81 G5a:I 10: do. extra 50 25aSi 90; do
family 81 25a5 90; City Mills super - DAB -
do. extra So 5Oa1 ID do Rio brands 81 G2ai - .
Patapsco family s. 40; do. supcrlativc patent
s. rs. Whcat-Southcrn steady and quiet d."
Western higher and firm: Southern red ?la3" ,
do amber 9Ga9S; No Western winter red spot
917sa91la: May 921,a03k. August 90 ADJ -
Corn-Southern frmer: do Western higher and
firm ; Southern white 4Ga4Sh do yellow al
Western mixed spot ALI bid May d''alh' ,
June 45aai6is; steamer 45ai5l.. Oats steady
and quiet Southern :;3ai3; Western white ''9's
a43; do mixed 3S.39 pcnna 40%l;:. Rye steady
at lOa72. Hay firm; prime to choice "rslcf"
S14a1G 80. Provisions steady and fairly active
Mess Pork $1Dai1 Bulk meats shoulders and
clear rib sides packed lasGA. Bar"n-shonid-
ers taaGl, clear RIB sides G'sl hams lo'2a :.
Lard-reiined IA. Euttcr steady; Western pack
ed 12a1S ccsmery 25a25. Eggs sica'iy al -.
Coffee dull Rio rargoes ordinary to fair S'!a7'-.
Sugar higher; A soft 6ti. Whisky steady At
81 19a1 20.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21
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BY SSOCIATEDP PRESS
ATED PRESS
CONGRESSIONAL.
WARRINGTON, D. c., April 81, 1856.
SENATE


Mr.. Call offered resolution, which, on
his motion, was referred 10 the Judiciary
Committee directing that committee to ill.,
quier whether any legislation was necessary,
and if so what, to require the United States
courts, when they take possession of rail-
road property in any State to carry into
effect the obligations of the charter of III
corporation granted by such State, and to
prevent violations of the same by such
courts and the officers thereof, and the
waste and wrongful appropriation of the
assets and receipts of such corporation in
the interest of individuals.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, from the Commit
tee en- Agriculture, reported resolution
calling on the Commissioner of Agriculture
for information as TO the amount of wheat
and corn on hand in this country, where it
is located the number Of acres of winter
and spring wheat now in the ground, the
amount likely to be required for expectation
and other information on the subject
Adopted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21

The Flour markets are quiet and steady. There
is but little change in grain, prime Wheat for
immediate near delivery being fairly active,
while there is but little life in the speculative
grades or futures. Corn, Rye and Oats are firm.
Produce is easy, with tendency to lower figures.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21

NEW YORK, April y Stocks dull and stead
Money easy at Dab Cotton steady: nPInnh'
9I Orleans 7-16; futures guiet and firm.
Flour dull and easy. Wheat unsettled ami lower
Corn better. Pork dull at 50 5Oa10. Lard steady
at So 22lb.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21

A man is wiser for his learning, and lhr
sooner he learns that the only proper way
to cure cough or cold is to use DR.. Bull
Cough Syrup, the better he is oil.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21

CHICAGO. April 21.-May Wheat >oi9. Cor"
steady at 3S'i. fr June. Oats steady al 80 i"r
May. Po:k " sk and lower at 50 81 for May.
Lard steady at So 81 i,a5 30.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21
ALEX ANDRIA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 81.
For HIS own sake, as we'll as for that OF

For HIS own sake, as we'll as for that OF
his party, and for that of his country IL -
hoped the report that the President mas oe,
termined to exert his Influence in favor OF
the new tariff bill may be true. Conslsten-
CIV is level, but by no means sucn pre-
cious one that in order to MAINTAIN IL he
should leave undone any thing that would
tend to promote the welfare of nine'tentns
of the people of whose government ne IS 'ne
chief and because he once said he would
not attempt to influence Congress respect
ing any subject that was or might be before
# ia certainly not sufficient reason why ne
should not, now that he has favorable op-
nortunity, show to the country that his
sympathies are with the vast majority OF the
neople rather than with the few protected
monopolists, that he is in favor OF reducing
the cost of the necessaries of life, and that
he Is really intent upon carrying out the
policy of the platform upon which he was
elected which declared for reduction OF
the revenue to sum just sufficient for the
expenses of an economically administered
government. The Presidents influence IS
potential, and if he will exert it he can make
his party in the U. S. House of Representa-
lives a unit on the tariff bill, and, as they
have the majority there, that unity will Sc
cure its passage at least through that house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-21

In HIS testimony yesterday before the
special committee of the U. S. House of
Representatives appointed to enquire into
the strikes in the Southwest, Mr. Powderly,
chief of the knights of labor, said the gov
erning committee of that organization had
never looked upon it as possible that they
could ever have anything to do with strikes,
and had never legisated upon strikes. They
had never legislnted on boycotting, except
to restrain it." IF that he so it is perfectly
plain that the knights pay very little atten.
ton to their governing committee, for so
numerous, frequent and repeated are their
strikes and boycotts that the prevalent idea
in the popular mind is that the sole object
of the knights of labor is to organize and
attempt to enforce strikes and boycotts.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-02-27
Strange And Curious. Names.

Just how objects get names is an
interesting thing to Trace. Among
animals and plants tie scientific
name is easy enough to account
for, because men who study the
classification and arrangementinto
genera aud species, deliberately
set about naming the object from
some peculiarity, but if it should
happen that some entirely new ami
NAL appeared, who would go about
giving it a name by which those
not familiar with science might
call itg Who was it who first called
our beast of burden horse, aud
why WAS it called borseg Why
not just as well have said pig or
cow Nearly every word hls Il his
tory which explains the leash OF
its existence.
There are many names Which
bear their reasons upon heir faces.
as black bird, woodpecker, fy catch
er. oyster catcher, pincIl-bug, toma-
to. worm, and a host of others
rt.n there are a large number
whose names are easily understood,
because the words used in describ
INC them are onomatupetic, that is,
the word in its sound IN IL measure
represents. so ne action of The AM
NAL. Examples ofsuch. are hum
ming bird, bnmblr bee, a Name cor
rupted from humbl, b 81, probabIy so
called from Its habit IF storing its
houey n the ground. Hoot owl is
another, and screech owl.
A great many animals have Eag.
lish names which are captured from
some other language. The word
bear is Dutch. The early English
took this word, but pronounced it
hpra. and ais it came down it be
came weather beaten and changed
,by us into bear. Alligator Is anoti-
er word which could not stand the
twistottlle English tongue. When
the Spaniards Landed there and
SAW this greatest of lizards they
at once recognized its place i'll na-
ture aud called it ell lasario, or the
lizard. 1t can be easily seen how
English sailors, hearing this term
constantly, brought the words
home, but not being familiar with
Spanish, the two words were blend
ed and elIagarto was the result,
which has since '.weatllered" into
alligator, its present form.
There is Il great deal OF lore
stored up in single word at times.
Tie name for the kingfsher in an-
cient times was the Greek halcyon,
and 1t is still SO called, although
we have long ago learned the fal-
lacy of it's name. They thought
the sea became calm and continued
so whlfe rh,s bird brooyied over It's
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nest, which was supposed to float.
npon the water. We call calm,
happy days llalcyon days. and it is
poetic, even ifthe cold, prosy facts
do not bear out the idea.
The wily word changes it's ap.
pearance is shown in our word red.
ingotc This word was first an
English word, and was nothing
more than a gentleman's riding
coat. This garment became the
fashion in Paris, where they tried
to pronounce it, and, after being
considerably altered, came back to
London as garment for ladies',
with the difference in-spelling.
Any one who has watched the
festive goat has remarked how
sudden aud un accountable are hi,
movements. He seems toshave no.
settled j, i.dea to5si hat -lieg
wants tosa0. Capra' is tile Latin
word for goat, and from this wa
have caper and capricious-goat
like. This gives yigor anG vivid
ness TO the world. In view of the
goats pencllant for circus bills, old
rags, and labels of fruit cans as ar.
ticles of diet, the expression ";s ca.
prIclons appetite" is full of force.
How well the words, she is ac.
ting possnm," signifies that QUE is
pretending something he does not
feel! Nearly every one has seen
the 'roS>um simulate death on re
ceiving slight blow, and mas also
notice.! that he keeps an eye to
the main chance, and is ready to
Jump up and run away.