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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Moody and Sankey are in Lynchburg.

Moody and Sankey are IN LynchburS.
Judson Hickman, who killed Thomas A.
Duncan OH the 3lsL OF last December in a
fist fight at Matomkin, has been tried in
Accomac County Court and sentenced 10
one years imprisonment in the county Jail
and fined $50 and costs.
r. L. Maury, Of Richmond, rendered cou-
pons for his lcense-tax, which were refused
by the treasurer, and then he paid his Ii
cense-tax in money under protest. lie sued
Mr.. Grecnhow, treasurer of that city, to re-
cover this money as being illegally exacted.
Judge Atkins yesterday decided that Mr..
Greenhow was liable to suit to make him
return the money to Col. Maury.
The Virginia State Board of Medical Ex-
aminers met yesterday in the hall ofthcHouse
of Delegates in Richmond. The object Of
the Board is to examine all applicants for the
practice of medicine in Virginia. In accord
ance with the act amended by the Legisla
ture, the Governor has appointed several
homeopathic physicians to be additional
members of the Board, whose special duty
it will be to examine those applicants for Ii
cense who propose TO practice according to
the homeopathic school. About thirty
three applicants for examination reported
to the Board yesterday. The Board will be
in session several days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08

GOULD AND THE STRIKERs.-With refer
ence TO the hifalutin manifesto of the
knights of Labor to the "wolkmcn Of the
world" Mr. Gould's representative said yes
terdav: "These people seem to forget that
coal was made 25 per cent. cheaper through
out the Southwest by Mr.. Gould when he
opened the railroad system there. The peo-
pie through that country are in favor of the
company, which shows that the statements
made this morning are absurd. The
knights, because the Kansas City Journal
denounced the acts of the strikers, demand.
ed that the Union News Company should
not deliver any of tho papers of the Journal.
Mr.. hoxie then notified the News Company
that no other paper should be carried if it
did not deliver the Journal as usual. The
News company, therefore, decided to paw no
attention to the order of the Knights" Mr..
Gould said that the manifesto of the KNIGHTS
would not have much effect on the people
especially the people of the Southwest, and
he did seem at all disturbed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08

RECENT EVENTS n this country have in
duced many admirers of democracy, among
them some of the wisest men in the demo-
cratic party, to doubt the wisdom of DEM
ocratic government for country OF large
and populous cities, and where, owing to
the natural defects Of human nature, there
must, in the present aud future, rs invaria-
bly, in the past, be many people to whom
riots and civil connections are occasions of
profit. But, leaving all that out of the ques-
ton, there is vast difference between State
rights and democracy. And that difference
is brought in to glaring view when demo-
cratic sheriff telegraphs to u democratic
Governor in the West that the strikers have
great respect for the national, but mono at
all for State forces, and when the democrat
ic officers of the democratic State of Virgin
ia attempt to set up State rights as authori-
ty for the reputation of tho States pecu-
MARY contracts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08

THE METHODIST Episcopal Conference OF
New York has adopteda resolution which
asserts that labor and capital should not he
arrayed against each other; that labor
should be rebuked when it terroriZes capt.
tall and capital be denounced when it op-
presses labor; that workingmen have q
right to organize labor unions as much as
capital has to combine in corporations, but
that society must condemn trades unions
when they are despotic in their methods,
and denounce corporations for tyrannical
acts toward employees, and that strikes are
deplored as checks to investments, hurtful
to trade, and injurious to workingmen.
The Methodist Church is composed largely
of workingmen, and it is gratifying to see
its conferences taking such strong ground
in behalf of their real interests, as is in
dicated by the adoption of the resolution to
which reference is made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08
Riot in Mexico.

GALVESTON, April S.-A special to the Ncws,
from Laredo, says the intense excitement
and lawlessness which has prevailed
there for The past fortnight, eliminated last
evening in bloody riot. The immediate
cause is attributed by many to circular
which appeared yesterday morning, an.
nouncing that the democratic party would
hold funeral services at four o'clock in the
evening over the party known here as
"Huarches." Directly after appearance of
the circular it was announced that the
"Huarches" party would prevent by force
any such demonstration. At four o'clock
the streets leading to the point from which
the democratic procession was announced to
START were blockaded with armed mon. For
half an hour The suspense was intolerabIe
II was then announced that there would be
no effort to bury the etfigy OF the defeated
party. This had pacific effect, and the
crowd began to disperse. Suddenly the
music Of the democratic band struck up aud
the procession moved out to and down
Main street, and turned into the street
leading to the main Plaza. When the head
of the column had reached the front of
Martins store, a party Of men armed with
Winchesters and revolvers charged the pro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08

SiiORTTESS or TINE IN DREAMS. -Oaa oil
the most remark bic phenomena connected
with dream IS the Shcrtnta5 OF time noedetl
for their contamination. Lord BrouSham
says that in debating Il min may frequently
fall asleep after u,tering; q few words, and
be awakened b; the amnlIlansis repeating
the last word TO show that he has written
the whole. iut though i've or six seconds
onl; have elapsed between the delivery OF
the sentence and its transfer 10 paper, the
sleeper may have passed through 81 dream
extending through half lifetime. Lord
Holland and Mr.. Babba1s both conrm this
theory The one was listening 10 81 friend
reading alcud, and slept from the beg ginning
Of the sentence 10 the latter part Of tho sen
fence Immediately succeed:n"; yet, dnrn.
his time he had Il dream, the particulars OF
which would have taken more than q quar-
Ter of an hour TO write. Mr. cabbage dream
cd succession OF events, and woke in Time
to hear the concluding words OF 4 friends
answer TO n question he had just put to him.
One man was liable to feelings Of suloCa'ion,
accompanied by II dream Of II Skeleton graS
ping his throat whenever hc slept in lying
posture, and had an attendant TO wake him
the moment he: sank down. But though
awakened the moment he began 10 sink,
that time sulliced for IL long struggle with
the kelcton. Another man dreamed that
he crossed the Atlantic, spent fort.
night in America, and fell overheard when
emharking to return yet his sleep had not
lasted more than ten minutes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08

WANTED THEM To STElKE-h1csars. Mar
able & Danscy have the contract for build.
ing brick house and they let the con-
tract for the brick-work TO Mr.. 4. x. Neal.
Yesterday afternoon man (nama un'
known went to the laborers employed by
Mr. Neal aud ired to influence them to
strike. Messrs. Marabie and Neal both tried
to get him TO leave without any trouble,
but he refused to do so, whereupon the
former went TO the station honsc and
sworc out warrant for tho arrest of the
man. While Mr.. marabe was going to the
station,house the man left, and at last ac-
counts had not been arrested. lie said that
he was paid twenty dollars per week for
his services in this behalf.--Rich Dis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08

The NEW Chinese Minister to this coun-
try was treated with gross indignity by the
customs officers at San Francisco previous
to his landing there with his suite last Tues
day. The Chinese who are now leaving
San Francisco in large numbers by every
ship that sails for China are jeered and boot
ed. and often subjected to worse treatment,
by the crowds of men and boys who assem-
BILE at the docks TO see them of. 1t seems
from this that the luminosity against the
Chinese in California must be the result OF
race antipathy rather shan of desire
to be rid of them; and that it
is 80 great that it is not assuaged
even by the departure of the object
ionabie race. But yet there are people in
tn North who can't understand the occa'
sional race clashings that occur in the South
where the ratio of negro to white popuIa
ton is much greater than that of the
Chinese to the white people of California.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08
ALEX A-NDRIA.
THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 8.
SENATORS MALONE and Riddleberger,

SENATORS MALONE and Riddleberger'
both of whom are Confederate soldiers
Yesterday voted for o bill, an amendment 10
which, repeating the statute prohibiting eA-
Confederates from holding commissions IN
the army, had been defeated by the friends
of that bill. But in doing so they surprised
nobody, for though, yesterday, General Ma
hone voted for the amendment referred TO-
bis one single vote had defeated the same
nro,osi,ion when it was up before, and as
Mr.. Riddleberger, who, when in his senses
always votes against the interests OF the
people of his own section, had, before the
vote on the bill was taken, by his own SIN
ola vote defeated the amendment, as Gen
eral Malone had done three of four years
ago. The whole bill was defeated, but the
votes on it and its proposed amendments
show that the republicans are in favor OF
an increase of the Army, and OF Keep
ing alive sectional animosities, and thaI
though Gen. Malone didn't have the stom'
ach to vote to disgrace the cause he once
espoused, as he hnd done before, the
hatred of the other misrepresentation o.
Virginia in the U. S. Senate for the people
of his own section, was strong enough tt
make him stultify himself by voting to cas
obloquy and reproach upon service II
which he was enrolled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08
An old resident in an English settlement

An old resident in an English settlement
near the New York State line carries in his
pocket constantly an immense tooth from q
human jaw. The TOOTH no says, was taken
from the mouth OF a man, after he was dead ,
who was hanged in Hcrtfordshire more than
one hundred years ago, and was carried by
the present owners father, grand father,
and great-grandfather. 1t is carried as a
preventive of toothache, tho tooth from a
dead persons mouth heing certain charm
against that malady. The owner of the
tooth says he never had the toothache in
his life. a double hazlennt carried in the
pocket or about the person is also said to be
n preventive Of this painful ailment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

There is fine prospect for winter wheat
in the West.
The third of ten wolf-bi,ten Russians
treated by NJ. Pasteur has died, showing
symptoms of hydrophobla.
q iliam A. Booth, president Of tho Third
National Bank Of New York, Is mentioned
as TIE probable SUCCESSOR To Secretary Mar
ming.
Mr.. Frederick Stiet1, of the piano firm
of Baltimore which has been boycotted, re-
ported to the police last night that threats
had been made 10 kill him.
1t is rumored that the freight engineers
in st. Louis and East st. Louis are ANXIOUS
to Join the strikers, put that Chief Arthur Is
endeavoring to get them to stand by the
roads.
Rev. John S. Lindsay, DID,, rector Of st.
Johns church, West Washington, d. g., was
called several weeks ago to Christ church,
Detroit and still has the call under consid-
GRAFTON.
A dory will two men living antlst wo dead
driGted ashore at Guyon Island, GaberuS,
Cape Breton, on Monday, cigh. days after
having left their vessel, OH The western n%!l
Of the Grand Banks. One of the bodies Was
mangled about the throat and arms. This,
it is said, was dono after no had bacon"
mad.
General Joseph f. Johnston, commission
er OF railroads, was examined by the Tclc-
phonic Investigating Committee yesterday.
| lie said he was one Of the original six stock
holdcrs in the Pan Electric Company, aud
| had Joined that company upon the INVITA-
! ton of Senator Harris. He was very sure
The idea OF using official influence TO inrtheI
the interests of the company had never been
thought of by his associates.
The windows in the uptown departments
! Of Washington, facing the Monument, were
filled with spectators yesterday to observe
wlat il was supposed were cracks in lEG
shaft. On tho north side there were sIsii
cio,is looking marks which were said to be
cracks, and the story ran that the continued
rains had caused i settling OF the Monu
,ncnt. Careful examination showed that
the supposed cracks were simply stTeaks
canscd by dirt being washed oat OF tht
| iointinss Of the marble slabs.
Laura Phillips, 4 pretty and wel)-edncate(
Young lady. committed suicide at Omaha
Yesterday. She took blood from her OWL
veins and wrote with it tho following note
which was found on 4 pillow Il, Laura
l'phllllpS, nereDy sell my soul 10 VIC ueti', Al
consideration for which he agrees to give
me wealth, beauty, and the power to over
come all my enemies She had taken :
heavy dose of morphine. Her home Offered
her every comfort, but she left it three years
ago and step by step went TO destruction
| A terrible railway disaster occurred OF
the Fitchburg Railroad last night between
Bardwell's Ferry and West Deeliie!d sta
ton, Mass, the train going over al cm
bankment zoo feet in heignt. A large mum
Der of persons were killed and others iajur
ed. The shrieKs oC the wounded and dyin:
filled the air, and fu; inc the scene wa
terrible The sleeping car was an entiF'
wreck. 1t was occupied by sevrraI Nassen
gers not one of whom escaped injury. On
man was imprisoned in tho wreck OF th
sleeper and was burned alive. One litt''
girl was picked up dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08
A Riot in East 81 LoGis.

The qaict state Of. affairs which has existed Ill
East ST. Louis for the past week was suddenly
broken yesterday by riot. large crowd OF
strikers, numbering over thousand men, formed
about noon at the Relay depot and, headed by the
leaders Of the strikers in Jhat city. marched to
the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad depot where ::
number Of platform men wer" at work. No guard
of police or deputy shcri!ls had been stationed
there and tho employees were easily forced from
their positions. Thence the mob advanced TO the
Yaudaia yards. Here few deputies were on
duty who ordered the men back. They refused.
and made rush, bearing the officers dcwn, ard
swarmcd through the gates into the yards, and
forced all the employees at work ont oil the yards
From this place they marched to the C. i. {; O.
yards, where similar scene was enacted, and all
the employees forced out. The Eicn then rliiGci
on to the Chicago aud Alton yards. and upon ~.
irving there were met by strong iorro OF deputy
ma.sl,als armed with Winchester repeating rifles.
They ordered the mob back, and called upon then!
To dispeTsc. This tho crowd refused - DO, and
upon attempting to rush through the gates the
marslas brought their rifles to their shoulders
and threatened To fire il the crowd advanced.
This cooled their ardor somewhat, and they tnrE-
ed back and proceeded to the Cairo Short-l'la''
yards, where they found tlicir way unoh5truct"'!,
aud BIZ tho same means employed nj the other
yards forced the At work there to leave t?%ir
positions. The mob then dispersed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08
Death from Whisky.

correspondence of the Alexandria GA<ErrE.l
LEEsEuEG, April Last Sunday two
colored youths went to the store OF Mrs.
Paxson, at Goresville, in this county, and
after investing in piece Of tobacco and u
blank book, amounting to - cents, they
were treated by the clerk to three drinks OF
whiskey each. After leaving the store they
separated, one Of them making his way 10 Al
house, where lie was cared for. and the 9TH
or, William Snead, being FOUND dead about y.
mile and half away Gil Monday morning.
Yesterday morning the coroner was notified
and an inquest held, the verdict being that
William Snead's death was the result Of
whiSkey and exposure and that The clerk,
John Coughiin WIS accessory TO the crime.
Mr.. G. wa arrested and examined to-day
before Justice Grayson and was acquitted,
but was rearreSied al once and tried for
selling or giving away whiskey to minors Oh
Sunday. On this charge he WAS fined 500
and bound over in the suEi Of 500. His
counsel Immediately appealed to the county
court, and he gave bond for his appearances
at the mex. term in the sum Of 5000.
OF cousc there are many stories in regard
10 The matter, hut have given you about
the facts in the case rs brought out before
the uSlicc. jhBEE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08

The NEW ENGLAND protectionists hav-
ing succeeded in terminating half way re-
ciprocity treaty with Canada, still want to
enjoy all the benefits they derived from that
treaty during its existence, but, at the same
time, they want to prevent Canada from
reaping any of the advantages that resulted
to her people from the operation of the
treaty, among which was the privilege of
sending fish to this country duty free. In
other words, they would restrict all trade be-
tween this country and Canada, in order that
they may piiisge their fellow citizens of all the
other portions Of their country by imposing
a high duty on fish, which would prohibit
the importation of Canadian 6sh, and allow
them to charge whatever they choose upon
fish of their own curing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08
The Treatment Of the new Chinese Minister

WASHINGTON, April s The following j.
il copy of the telegram sent ty Acting Sec.
rciary Fairchild TO the collector OF customs
at San Franci.cp yesterday in rc@nld 10 The
treatment Of the new Chinese Minister
Secretary of State inlimatrs that proper
courtesies Of welcome were withheld Oh ar.
rival Of Chinese eavoy. Have Department
instructions to you Of 2@rd u!'mo enforced!
and promptly extend facilities aud courlc
sizes therein requestch.' Nothing had been
heard from the Collector in response up 10
II o'clock noon, but IN early answer is cx-
neCted
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08

cession. Instantly over one hundred men
became engaged in deadly conflict, and for
half an hour regular battle ragged along
the street near the river. During The
height Of the conflict a small cannon which
had been used by tie . uuurches" party, AMI
nails and stoDes, WAS fired down tbs street.
By ) o'clock the mob spirit was supreme,
and il was feared that the women and Child.
rem would be at the luercy Of the rioters
At this critical moment word was dis.
patched TO Col. Barnard, commandant at
Font Mcintosh, that the heavy firing in the
city was caused by an attack by MeXicans
from the other side OF the Rio Grande. 1t
took but few moments 10 double quick
two companies OF infantry int" tie town,
before whom the mob quickly dispersed,
and in short time every armed man on The
street had his weapons taken away from
him and order was restored. The casual
ties, SD FAR rs known, are live killed and
three wounded All the killed were Mex
cans except one, young American named
Brecker. The woundr': are rancho Garcia.
Mr.. rogsvnpohl, AMI 4 nrrilrw o. Dtrin
Gonzales. Mr.. poggeuphoI Is Il rrolninent
citizen, ANA WIS wounded b, Il stray bullet,
Those who took part il The democratic pro.
cessiou claim tina! they were fired !ato and
only ac:ed en- the defensive. The "Xcit"mrnc
last night was intense. bat ii is thuu%ht
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08
The scramble OF the European powers for

The scramble OF the European powers lor
long strips of Africa's coasts is practically NJ
an end, owing 10 tie sudden exhaustion &!
tho supply. Africa has 100 miles Of sea
coast, and thirteen months ago there sill re-
governments could appropriate if they
thought tho game was worth the candle.
Last year they cut of fresh strips OF this
unapprorriated coast TO add 10 their other
African possessions, and the fragments tina!
now remain, if picecd together, would HARD
" reach from New York harhor to Cape
Hatteras; and as they are utterly worthless,
or are claimed by very ili-naturcd and
pugnacious savagcs, we arc not likely 10
hear of any new prolectcrntca along the
shores of the Dark Continent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08

DIR. REAGAN voted against the Mexican
pension bill because he thought it was so
framed as to exclude from its benefits near
~ all the Southern men who were soldiers
da the Mexican war. IF such viii be the
effect of the bill as it passed the democratic
~. s. House of Representatives, it is safe to
cay that no southern man will,ge sniff of
sts benefits after 1t shall have been subjected
10 the amendments shat g!ll be made to it
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08


A QUESTION OF BLOOD! In Lawrence
and Getaway. kansas, circulars were yestcr.
day distributed on The streets printed in red,
with wide rod border, and were headed
"a mere Question Of B'ood" They read as
follows:
ia Paraai> Gun,diu,< AMI Trachrfs: ior have
sent your sons, wards and pupils equipped with
the implements of mutlation and murder 10 co.
cree, drive, manglc and Kill y body Of workers
who are struggling with giant foe against Il
lnoustcr oppression. For months and months 10.
gcthcr haze these brave employees borne with re
dnctinn OF wages, violation Of compact, slccplCss
II; ghtS irregular hours AMI ad"@ existence with
az; cuinrlaiit and when hy standing together
with noble hrothcrIy fidelity they have reached q
position TO command peacefully that recognition
Of their rights which the law 5 delay WON! never
vuuchsalc, YOU send your suaS III The name al
Christian civilization bearing in their hands
weapons Of murder TO see that ustice is snbvcrtcd
ana wrong maintained Now. you Christian
fathers and mothers. if you have trained up your
bows for the religious task OF aug htcrin% their
fellows, you have only lattcncd their iral forms
TO feed maggotS. and it will be II matter OF ccono-
my To purchase their collins and hire their masses
i'm the slack of the market, for as sure tod Is
God, lie that sheddcth mans blood by man Shall
his blood be sEed and there is no respect of per
sons with God This matter has been frequently
limited ut before, but you have closed your ears
and blnkcd your eyes i'll scorE Wherefore,
know and understand this ill-starrcd fact that
while this is II free country for ALL and inst SD
surely rs you send your boys to slaughter strikers
Just SO surely will the strikers G!:.nghtcr your
boys. Ilayu not your blinded guides appraised
you of this fact? We presume not. They have
been so busily schcming to keep you asleep
The sooner this kind &! twaddle is squelch.
cd, the better it will be for call hands.")
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08

In ancient times person accused of rob-
berry had piece Of barley bread on
which the mass had been said given him TO
swallow. He put it in his mouth, utterng
the words: May this piece of bread choke
me if what say is not true" and il he
could swallow it without being choked he
was PRONOUNCED innocent. Tradition as.
cribes the death of The Earl Goodwin to
choking with a piece of bread after this
solemn appeal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-08
The Late Railroad Accident.

GREENFIELD, Mass, April S.-Meilitt
SeeIy, Superintendent Of tho National En-.
press Company, who was injured last ni@ht
in the accident on the f'ilchburg railroad,
died this morning at six O'Clock. brakeman
Spencer WAS the one whose huIy was found
in the wreck last night with the bodies OF
two unknown commercial travellers.