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Shot by the Guard.

IONA, Mich June 25.-Frank Wenland,
an inmate Of tho State House Of Correction,
under sentence for larceny, was shot while
attempting to escape yesterday. His time
would have expired in about a month and
ho was assigned to yard work and had the
liberty Of the yard. AS the last gate was
opened to allow team to pass, Wenland
dashed through, down the hill toward the
railroad track. Edward Parnes, the guard
on that part Of tho wall, gave the alarm and
called to the man to stop, threatening to
shoot. Wcnland paid no attention TO this
and the guard fired over head, but he still
kept on. The guard reloaded and when
Weniand was fully IS reds away he again
fired, this time at Wenland, hitting bin in
back. The wounded man was conveyed 10
the prison hospital. There il slight hope
Of his recovery.
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HARROE IMrRovEM ENTs The Senate
committee on commerce has nearly complet.
ed the river and harbor bill. Among the
important changes made is that for the inn
provement of the Potomac river in the
vicinity of Washington, which is made
with reference to the improvement in
navigation, the establishment Of harbor
lines, and the raising of the flats, under
direction Of the Secretary of War and in
accordance with existing plans, $780, 600 !;
Prorided, That no part Of the sum hereby
appropriated snail be expended upon or
with reference to any place in respect to
which the title Of the United States is in
doubt, or in respect to which any claim al
verse to the United States has been made"
That for Norfolk, is for improving the
harbor at Norfolk, and improving the ap-
proach to Norfolk barber and the United
States navy yard at Norfolk continuing
improvement by widening the channel Of
the Elizabeth river to the port warden's
line On the eastern side, between Lambert's
Point light and Fort Norfolk, S2j0000, Of
which 100000 shall be expended in i'm
proving the barber, and $4,000 in
widening the channel Of Elizabeth river
to the port warden's line on the eastern
side, between Lambert's Point light and
Fort Norfolk, beginning at LamberL's Point
light, including the construction Of the pro-
posed dixie"
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VIRGINIA NEWS,

Reports from throughout the Piedmont
section Of Virginia show the heaviest wheat
crop raised for years past, but the present
weather is very unpropitious to sa wing it in
good condition.
Mrs. Jane J. Ficklen, relict of the late
George Ficklen, of Culreper county, died in
Fredericksburg, at her late residence, on
Monday last, ut the advanced age of eighty
years and seven months.
At the regular annual meeting of the So.
ciety of Alumni of the Virginia Military In.
stitute yesterday the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President, A.
W. Hartman, jr.; vice-president, Merri'
weather Jones secretary, f. NJ. Pendleton
treasurer, w. T. Shields. A committee was
appointed to erect monument to the late
General William II. Richardson.
At the Lutheran General Synod, now in
session at Roanoke, efforts are being made
to form An organic union with several indie.
pendent synods, and thus unite all the Lu-
therans of thia section in one general body.
The three general bodies represented aggre-
gate fully 400 900 communicates. The com.
mon service book will be based upon the
historical forms OF the sixteenth century.
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Believes his Store was Blown Up.

CHICAGO, June 25.--A special from Deca
tur, Ind, says: 1.-THE excitement occasioned
by the blowing up o(Tcrver's hardware store
has not abated. Terver insists he had no ex-
plosivcs in his warehouse. lie has received all
anonymous postal card from Brooklyn, n.
Y, limiting that the Knights of Labor were
responsible for the explosion. Terver sells
the Empire reaper, made by John +. Seiber-
ling at Akron, Ohio, and he has had Difficult
ty with several of the machines, found to be
spiked. In March the Knights of Labor
issued boycott against Seiberling, and
Terver believes himself to be the victim of q
plot The receipt of the rostal card has
completely Frustrated him. He states that
he has evidence which will doubtless cause
tho arrest of the guilty parties in few days
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The President sent thirty vetoes of private
pension bills to the House yesterday.
Contracts for the construction of the Pied
mont and Cumberland Railroad have been
given out.
Representative Miller, of Texas, has de-
clared his intention not to be a candidate
for Congress again.
The Postmaster General has removed
q number of railway postal clerks for con-
spiracy to embarrass the department by a
strike.
A monument to Alexander Tennent was
unveiled by the Allegheny county Masons at
Frostburg, Md, yesterday. Governor Lloy d
was present.
George p. Davenport was yesterday sen.
fenced in Washington to one year in the
Albany pentieniary for forging the name
Of Secretary Whitney.
The U. S., Senate yesterday passed a bill
fixing the pay of all United States district
Judges at So 900 year. The bill repeal
ing the presumption and timber culture laws
pas ,ed by vote Of 81 to 20.
The annual session of the Travellers Pro-
tective Association of the United States
began in Baltimore yesterday. At night Il
reception YVES held, at which speeches were
made by Mayor Hodges and others.
At late hour Wednesday night diff
Guilty occurred in drinking saloon in Balti-
more between Jerome Kuhn and Wallace
Owings, during which the last named was
cut with knife. Kuhn was arrested and
locked up and at the hearing yesterday and
before any witnesses could be called Ow-
ings stepped forward and drawing from
his pocket pistol fired at Kuhn. The
ball entered the left side below the region
of the heart. Owings was Immediately
locked up to await the result of the wound
he inflicted.
The Count Of Paris went to England yes
terday and was warmly welcomed at Dover.
He will assume the title Of Marquis of Hart
court and remain incognito while in Eng
land. The Count has Issued manifesto.
He protests against his exile and says he
lived in his native country without infring
ing The laws. He says France will rot for
get the family which reigned for nine centu
res and that a constitutional monarchy
can alone furnish the remedy for existing
evils The manifesto closes with these sig
uilicant words 1.-THE republic is afraid.
In striking mo it marks me out. have
confidence in France. and at the decisive
hour ! shall be ready"
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Railroad Imbroglio.

CHICAGO, June pa special from
Waterloo, Iowa, says: 1.-THE graders on the
Waverly shot-line, running from Waverly
to junction with the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern near Winslow, reached
a point near the line Of the Minnesota branch
of the Illinois Central Wednesday afternoon,
and it was surmised that they would at
tempt to cross the Contral's track. During
the night the Central sent force of men 10
the scene, and by morning had track laid
across the proposed line of the new road.
The track was filled with cars and engines,
and yesterday another track was put in on
the other side of the main line. Now there
are twenty two cars and three engines on
these tracks. The switches are spiked and
the valve stems out Of the engines, while
100 men ore on the ground. The graders
have cot the work done to the Central's
right OF way on both sides of the track.
The Central officials claim that tho crossing
of thtr tracks by the short line would ser
ious!y interfere with the running of trains"
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

Money continues abundant at easy rates, but
the demand is light. in consequence of the de-
preston in all branches Of trade. The harvest in
Ill this section of country was abundant, but fears
are entertained for tho grain on account Of the
heavy and continuous rain fall. There have been
no arrivals Of new wheat at this market yet, but
tho indications arc that prices will open low.
Government bonds arc somewhat stronger, while
there is very little doing in State securities, al.
though the market may be qnoted firm. Virginia
3s are strong and sold yesterday at G7as to 80,
closing GO bid. The source of the demand is
known only to q few. The 10-40s sold at Al ;, and
consols are quoted nominaly 53a55. Past due
coupons are neglected. Railroad securities are
quiet, with salos yesterday of Virginia Midland
fifth at 1O4E., and we quote list at 121, I'd at
12O and 9th at 1O4a1O4H.
NEW YORK, juno 25.-Thero was a. strong OPEN
ing at the Stock Exchsnec this morning, first
prices showing advances of Is to y, per cent. gen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-25

Henry Ralph and his wife, Of Berville,
Mich, quarreled and separated, the mother
taking a three-year-old child with her. She
tired CT the boy, and recently, in company
with an admirer, started in buggy to take
the child toiis father. She met him on a wagon
lead of gravel and offered the child to him. he
wouldn't take it. The mother tossed the
boy up on the load of gravel. The father
threw him back into the buggy. The moth
or grabbed the whip and began beating her
husband, and in the confusion the little boy
fell out of the buggy between the wheels of
the loaded wagon. The horses started, the
wheel went over the little head, aud The
question in dispute was settled forever
Tie woman has besn arrested.
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Killed by a Bull.

SEDALIA, Mo-, June pa young man
named VIM. Brown met with horrible
accident yesterday which caused his death
after few hours of terrible agony. He had
occasion 10 visit the farm of Absalom Nc.
Vey, near this city. Finding none Of the
male members of the family at the house,
he went to the barn, where he was attacked
by bull and gored through the body. His
cries for help brought assistance, when the
Infatuated animal was driven away. When
rescued, the unfortunate man was holding
back the intesLines which protruded from
the gaping wounds. A physician was sum-
moned, but Brown was beyond medical aid
and died last evening.
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COURT OF APPEALS AT WYTHEvILLE,
June 24.-Pruner vs.. Clark. Judgment
reversed. Opinion by Judge Lewis.
Norfolk and Western Railway Vs. Prindle
and wife. Appeal from Wythe county.
Judgment reversed. Opinion by Judge
Lacy.
Jones vs.. Old Dominion Cotton Mills Err.
ror from the Hastings Court of Richmond.
Judgment reversed. Opinion by Judge
Richardson; Judge Lacy dissenting.
Bailey vs. Commonwealth. Petition for
rehesr!ng granted.
Dismal Swamp Land Company Va. Robt.
a. Bright & Co. Appeal allowed and SUI
persedeas awarded.
Jameson vs.. Hughson. Appeal from Pu-
laski county. Case set for hearing on Mon
day.
GibboDey's executor Vs. Kent ct al. APP
peal from Montgomery county. Caldwell
for appellant; Staples, Sullivan and Junkin
for appellee. Case argued.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alo1a. GAzErTE.]
WAcuINcTnN ID c. Inna o. 1886

Ispeeial Correspondence of the Alo1a. GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON. D. c., June 25, 1886.
Mr.. Riddeberger produced another ripple
in the Senate to day by the introduction of
numerous bills of demagogic and radical
character, the purport Of which may be inn.
acined from their respective titles, which are
as follows: A bill TO appoint committee
to report on the money of the United States;
q bill creating the means for obtaining sta
tistics respecting its debts and interest Cue
by the people of this country; to reduce
hostage to one cent; that the Government
nav its debts to the true and just creditors
to amend the national banking act; to ere
alto department of transportation to pro-
tect certain mining and manufacturing in
terests; relating to the manufacture OF
money and to destroy usury and banking
for profit by creating certain banking pow.
ers and duties of the Treasury.
When the President entered the Cabinet
room yesterday he found only three men,
bers there-Secretaries Fairchild, Endicott
and Whitney. Asking where the others
WERE and receiving no definite response, he
said: well, l have too much business to
permit me to wait, and from their absence
suppose the same must be the case with
the other members; so there'll be no Cabi-
net meeting to-day" He then retired to
his own room. Shortly afterwards tho 9TH
or members Of the Cabinet dropped in, all
appearing within ten minutes after the
meeting hour, and all were surprised when
informed by Col. Lamont of what had hap.
pened.''
The Senate Committee on Privileges aud
Elections agreed to day to report adversely
upon the resolution for Investigating the
charges relating to the election of Senator
Payne, of Ohio. A minority report will be
prepared by Senators Hoar and Frye for
partisan effect.
The Senate District Of Columbia Com NIT
tee, al th-ir meeting to-day, agreed to re-
port in favor of the rejection of Matthews,
the colored New Yorker who has been
nominated for the position Of recorder Of
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June IS, 1856.
SENATE

SENATE.
The Chair laid before the Senate tele-
graphic memorial from the Portland, Oregon,
Board of Trade. in opposition to the Van
Wyck amendment to the Northern Pacific
forfeiture bill as passed by the Senate. The
bill having been already passed. the petition
was laid ON the table.
The Senate then took up the Filz John
Porter bill, and Mr.. Logan addressed tho
Senate on the bill.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal, the Speaker laid before the House
the various veto messages yesterday trans
mitted by the President. They were read
by the clerk, and severally referred to the
committee on pensions, or on invalid pen
sions, until that vetoing the bill granting
pension to the widow of Ma or General
Hunter, was reached, when Mr.. Hepburn,
of Iowa, moved that its consideration be
postponed until Tuesday next. The motion
was lost-yeas, 95; nays AL; and the mes
sage took the usual course.
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Convicted of Assault.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, June 25.-Rev. John
f. O'Sullivan was last night found guilty
by jury of criminal assault on Abbe O'Con-
nor, at the Catholic parsonage in Camillus in
May, 1854. The trial has been in progress
for three days and has excited great inter.
est in Catholic and other circles. The evil
dence was Of 4 sensational character. This
morning at ten o'clock Judge Kennedy sen.
fenced him to eleven years in Auburn pri'
son. A stay of proceedings for week was
granted, during which time he will be con.
fined in the Onondaga peuitentiary in this
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The Excursionists.

correspondence OF the Alexandria GAZETTE
ABOARD TIE ETA c., Cone River, June "a, -
M.-Wo arc hero oysters in abundance; beautiful
weather; plenty Of fish having good time, End
leave for Norfolk in tho morning All are well
and 10 GROWERS on board. One Of our party join.
cd us at Piney Point last night. The schooner is
q darling G..
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GENERAL MAHoNE's Washington organ
says "when the South shall have adopted a
free ballot it will show that it is saturated
with the true Yankee Doodle spirit" A
"free ballot" for instance, like that in the
sound republican State of Rhode Island,
whore no foreign born citizen can vote un-
less ha lie 9 real estate owner, aud where,
owing to The small size of the State and lis
dersa population, there is no real estate for
40 lfi
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THOSE WHO are familiar with French his
tory, aud who remember that the man who,
having shot down the revolutionists in Par
is by the thousand, was, a few years after
wards, made demi-god by the same sort
of people, will not be surprised if the princes
who were driven out of France yesterday
he called back, before the lapse OF any great
length Of time, to rule over the nation
whose present rulers have just exiled them.
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striking switchmen surrounded the round
house to-day and would not allow any en-
gines to come out. Eight new switchmen,
who have been severely beaten, have gone
home. The police made several arrests.
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DR.. PAsTEUR has lost still another rabies
patient; this time little girl, after she had
been subjected to all the requirements OF
his treatment, and after che had been sent
home as cured. The humbuggery of inocu-
lation for hydropbobia will soon be as gen.
orally acknowledged as is that of the same
sort of treatment for cholera.
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ExANDRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 25.

TIE DEFEAT of the resolution pronio''ins
United States Senators from acting as coun-
sel for the subsidized railroads shows as
plainly as any thing could, the character
of the majority of that body. 1t is contrary
to human nature for man to vote against
measures in the success of which ne Is per
sopally interested. When self the "aVer-
mo balance holds it is, not rarely, but never
ripbt adjusted. But still the republican
Senators voted against the resolution re-
ferred to, and, with characteristic efirontery'
did 80 for the assigned reason that to have
done otherwise would have been to lmpugn
their own honesty; though they had before
their ewes the statutes passed by the Senate
prohibiting them from practising before the
court of claims, from accepting consdera'
ton for procuring contract or offlce' or LOT
rendering any person service before any
branch of the Government, all of which tney
had sworn to obey without the taintest iaea
that in doing so they were impugnlng their
own honesty, for which they have suddenly
become euch great sticklers.
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orally. The early trading was done at ADVANCING
prices. The advance, however, was checked
quickly, and the entire list became heavy. and
tho early gains wcro generally lost This was
followed by a sharp rally, which continued ill
II a. m the market becoming decidedly dull.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-25
The Matthews Case.

WASHINGTON, June 25.-The Senate Com
mittee on the District of Columbia has
voted to report adversely upon the nomna-
ton of C. F. Matthews, (colored) of Albany,
N. Y, to be Recorder Of Deeds for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
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Severe Hail and Wind Storm.

CHICAGO, June 25.-Dispatches from De-
catur. Rockford, and other points in Gen.
trail Illinois report severe hail and wind
storm yesterday. Great damage was done
to the growing crops.
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5000 Damages.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-: June 25.--The Jour-
mails Kingston, Mo-, special says: 10 the Cir
cult Court yesterday, liz the case of Har.
wood W. Musser, from Cintoa county, the
jury awarded plaintiff 5000 damages. In
1854 while Col. Harwood was the repubi.
can candidate for Congress, Solomon Mus.
ser, wealthy resident, srd ex mayor of
Cameron, declared that Harwood was a
thief, robbsr and murderer. Harwood
brought a SANDER suit for 1900 with the
above result.
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Fratricide.

TUscoLA, Ill.,, June 25.-Slcphen Camp.
bell, aged 81, living in Bourbon township,
shot and killed his brother Harvey yester.
day. They were disputing about farm mat.
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lCOMMuNICATED

The more l see Of the expenditures of
this corporation, the more am convi need
of the wisdom of putting its Affairs in the
penses are enough to take away the breath
of any property holder. CITIZEN.
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A DISPATCH from Chicago says the ne"
strike on the Lake Shore Railroad is the re-
suit of preconcerted stock jobblng scheme !;
that party of spectators sold short hea-
wv block of Lake Shore stock, and that to
bear the market in their own interest they
pe.otiated with n few leading switchmen to
briag on the strike. The beneticiarles OF the
strike, therefore, will be the scheming stock
iobbcrs and the leaders of the strike. Inc
public and the men who follow their slrlk-
ing leaders will DO The losers, But still the
anne leaders or similar men will have the
same or similar followers next year.
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Business Failures.

NEW YORK, June 25.-The business fail
ures during tho past seven days through out
the country number 15S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-25

In VIRGINIA the only people whom even
the nrotectionists claim to be benefited by
the existing high tariff are the wool grow
ers, the miuers, boiler makers, potte's' pa
per makers, iron and steel workers, cotton
and WOODEN makers. and cigar and tobacco
makers. What per cent. of the entire pop
ulation of Virginia these compose can De
approxinated readily by any one who mas
his ewes open and uses them. And yet the
cost of the living of every body in the state
is doubled by tariff which lis supporters
ONLY claim protects The few referred to. II
even these few are benefited by it, the BEN
efts are SO small as to he inappreciabie 10
themselves, and unknown to their friends.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-25

THE July number of ST. Nicholas has
been received from Its publishers, the Ceu-
fury Publishing Co., New York.
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LYSoHBURG MARKET, June 21-Tho market
is very quiet, with light offerings of grain, snd
quotations are nominal. Largo offerings of com.
mon Tobacco, while good grades
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NEW YORK. juno 2j.--Stocls dull and firm nj
near best prices of morning. Money easy AT T..
a3ih. Cotton firm. upands 9L4 Orleans I.lh;
futures quiet and steady. Flour dull and de-
cling. Wheat LA lhc lower. Corn quiet but firm.
Pork firm at 50 75alO. Lard firm Il. So 40.
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RICHMOND MARKET, June 2i.-Thc market is
very quiet and the offerings on Change today
light, and only sales of small lot of Corn report
cd n. 1S for white.
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FREDERICKSBURG MARKET. June 2l-Nh
receipts of new Wheat yet, and but light offerings
of any kind of grain or other produce, and qno's,
tiOns are nearly nominal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-25

There arc no new features to note in Flour
stocks are well assorted, and the markets quiet
but steady. The offerings of grain arc very
small with Il good demand for choice milling
Wheat, while futures contnnc tame. Corn is
strong and active. Rye and Oats are easy. Pro-
visions and produce of all kinds are in good sup
ply and without quotable change.
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BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET June 81 Sheep
and Lambs-The arrivals since Monday number
800 head, and these have been reshippcd. though
those left over from Mondays offerings have been
disposed of at current rates, as to quality.
Hcgs-Thc receipts since Monday number BOO
which have been disposed of with those left OF
that days offerings at the rates then current, viz:
54a5asc net.
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Lake Shore Railroad Company.
CHICAGO, Juue pa large crowd Of the