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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
NEWS OF THEDAY.

The Third Corps of the Army of the Po-
| tomac reunion took place at Gettsburg yes
terday. Gen. Sick les made an address,.
| The United States Senate yesterday pass
Ell the legislative appropriation bill, and
took up the river and harbor bill. The
death Of the Hoa. Michael Hahn, of Loulsl-
ana, in March last, was formally announced
and eulogies were delivered.
Frank CASTOR, colored, was banged at
Salisbury, n c., yesterday for rape upon
white woman some weeks ago. CASTOR
confessed the crime and asked the sheriff to
execute him quickly. His neck was not
broken by the fall, and he stranged to death
in eighteen minutes.
Mr.. Parnell receives letters every day
menncng him with injury for his efforts TO
"Dismember the Empire" He has not So
licitod police protection or called public at
tention to the threats. He is escorted every
where he goes in his campaign work by IL
| body guard of personal friends, all sta!wart
| young lrishmen.
Ell Pariido, the liberal government organ
| in the City of Mexico, announces that for
two weeks past printed documents have
been in circulation in that capital calling
upon tho people to take arms and overthrow
tho present administration, and naming
Gen. Negreto as commander-in. chief of the
proposed revolutionary army.
George kyner, the principal member Of a
large rifle firm in Birmingham, who is the
tory candidate for Ashton Manor, in speech
last night said that if the roya!ists of Ireland
were obliged to appeal to arms he himself
would be prepared to contribute within
forty eight hours 10000 as good rifles as
were ever made, together with 2,OOO,O 900
cartridges. This remark was received with
deafening cheers by the auditors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
AT,FX ANDRIA.
SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 3.

TOMORROW WILL be the anniversary o.
the day on which the representatives OF the
British. colonies in this country, in conVen'
ton assembled, declared those colonies to
bs free and independent States. 1t is hoped
the recurrence of the day may revive the
knowledge Of the patriotism that character
lied the earlier and better days OF the re-
public, and induce the citizens of the coun'
try to pay more regard to the public vel
fare than to mere partisan success, and es'
pecially to manifest their disapprobation OF
the course Of the men who, to advance thelI
own selfish ends, would perpetuate section
al feelings and the animosities of the clVi
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
The Anarchists.

CHICAGO, July Sin the town Of JefIer-
sou, Spies, Parsons, Schwab and the other
anarchists appear TO be looked upon as fore.
ruuncre Of great social reform. Citizens Of
Jefferson are showing their sympathy for
the indicted dynamiters in q substantial
manner. For week past subscription
paper has been publicly circulated for a
defense fund for the anarchists. The COL
lecLions reached 800 yesterday. The mou-
ey was delivered to the treasurer of the
fund for the Central Labor Union. Only
one subscription on the entire list was
more than 81. 1t was by the ladies' branch
of the Turnverein Society ofJelferson. The
ladies gave S25 and specified that they
desired it to go chiefly to the defence Of
Spies. Fred. Englehart, Justice Of the
Peace for Jefferson, is down for 81 and his
wif3 and a Mrs Blum, both members Of the
Turnverein, secured tho $25 donation by
that society. The most important action
by the labor organizations of the city
against the anarchists since tho Haymar-
ket riot was taken By District Assembly No.
Il of the knights of Labor meeting last
night. A series OF resolutions was passed
calling upon all local assemblies of the Dis
trict to expel anarchists who may now be-
long to them, and ordering them to admit
none of the ill1 hereafter. The assembly
has over 10 local assemblies on its roll
and its action will tend to cool down some
of the rampant anarchists who have been
endeavoring to uss the order to work up
sympathy and assistance for the eight pris-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
Hot Springs.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July Ex-senator
Berry to-day submitted an amendment to
the sundry civil appropriation bill proposing
an appropriation of $3l 900 for the proper
collection, and distribution Of the water of
the Hot Springs reservation, Arkansas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03

Robert McCulloch, of Hamilton, Canada,
got drunk and attacked his wife with a
razor, sashing at her throat. Thinking
he had killed her, he turned to
her brother, crying: 1--WE killed her, and md
will be hung any way. | may as well xiii
YOU" But Murphy disarmed him, after
having his hand cut frightfully, and McGul-
loch is in jail and his wife is getting We'll.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
More Fishing Vessels CAPTURED

HALIFAX, July 3.-The cruiser Terror
captured two moro American fishing
schooners last night at point near Shell
burne and took them up the latter harbor
this morning. The schooners captured are
the George w. Gushing and c. b. Harring-
ton both of Portland, Me.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
The convicted boycotters OF Thesis. the

The convicted boycotters OF Thesis. the
proprietor Of a concert garden in New York
were arragned in court yesterday for sen.
tence. Judge Barrett sentenced Paul Witt
mig and Henry Holdorf to two years and ten
months hard labor; Michael Strobe and Ju-
Illus Strobe and julius Rosenberg to one year
and six months imprisonment. Daniel
Dannhauser, the most violent of any of the
boycotteIs, got three years and eight months
in State prison.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
Killed with n Pair of Scissors.

NEW ORLEANS, La, July 3.-Josephine
Costa, Cuban girl, aged fifteen years, was
killed yesterday by Felix Alvcz, aged thir.
teen. The were playing together, when the
girl commenced teasing the boy, who be-
came angry and hurled pair of scissors at
her, one of the blades entering the carotid
artery and inHictng wound from which
she bled to death in forty minutes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
Anpricnn Rnhbrfl

BosToN, July 3.-Patsey Shepherd, tho
well.known sporting man, who is abroad,
writes from London TO a friend: "l've just
been relieved OF my ticker and $40, while
attend ding the races in London last week"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
Local Option.

Special dispatch TO the Alexandria GAzETTE)
OCcoQrAN, July 3.-Both sides have
contested every inch of the ground here to-.
day, and the result will perhaps he small
majority for the drys. Over half of the vote
in the district has been cast, and at this
place the drys have, as we'll as can be de-
termined, 45 majority.
The country precinct when last heard
from 12 o'clock gives wet 80 and dry ,
votes
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
LIST OF LETTERS.

The following is n list of the letters remaining in
the Alexandria postoilicc July 3.
Persons calling for letters will please say they arc
advertised.
Advertised letters, not called for within thirty
days will he sent to the dead letter office.
Allen Mrs r Jackson, Mrs &c
Blair, Mrs Lcvia Lewis Miss Amelia
Boarman, Miss Matte Thomas, Mrs Fannie
Bsylis, Mi Sarah Thomas, James w
w. w. HERBERT, p. n.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, for chill
dren tecthing, is the prescription of one of the
best female nurses and physicians i'll the United
States, and has been used for forty years with
never failing success by millions OF mothers for
their children. During the process Of tcething
its value is incalculabc. 1t relieves tho child
from pain, cures dyscntcry and diarrhosa, gripping
in the bowels, and wnd-colic. By giving health
to the child it rests the mother. Price 20 cents 3
bottle. TnVo-1yfM."&S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03

A few days ago while q party Of Italian
railroad laborers were passing through
Winchester, Canada, one of them under.
took to rob hen roost. The owner order.
ed him off the premises, hut the Italian
drew a dirk and advanced Whereupon
tho Canadian who was carrying gun shot
the Italian dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
Rowing Match.

LAKE GEORGE, July 3.-The Bowdoin
College defeated the University Of pennsyl
vanis, in tho one mile and n half rowing
match on the lake here this morning by
about three lengths
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
The Situation in Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 3.-Ihe business al Inc
packing houses will be suspended on Mon
day, and as consequence there will be five
or six thousand idle persons in that vicinity.
II is feared that should the officials of the
Lake Shore road persist in moving freight
on that day trouble will be the result. 1t is
understood that but little, if anything, will
be attempted in the vicinity of the packing
houses on Monday. Not half of the sixty
striking switchmen have yet been served
with injunction writs. The deputy sheriiIs
still remain on the grounds and serve the
writs as fast as the officials of the road point
the subjects out, but a majority of the per-
Sous for whom the wrts are intended have
managed so far to keep out of the way. All
the employees ofthe stock yards are staunch
sympathizers with the strikers. At the
packing house of Levy B. Doud & Co. box
car was in process of being freighted yester-
day about noon. The car was to be ship
ped over the Lake Shore road 10 the east.
The hands informed the firm that they
would not return to work unless they were
assured that the meat would be uuloaded,
and that, if shipped at all, it would be sent
to some road other than the Lake Shore.
The firm protested against what they term.
ed arrogant dictation." Tho men, how
ever, were obdurate, and were about TO
leave the packing houses when they were
called back, and the extorted assurance
f,;var }Lo olra Gboro roo5 would
carry no more of the firms meat uu-
ill the existing differences were pat ched up.
The strikers hold nightly meetings and at
each of them is roll call for the purpose of
ascertainng whether the men hold out.
With the exception of tho three men who
went 20 work on the second day tho men
have held out. Chairman Riley says there
is enough money in the treasury to keep
the men for two months, and when that is
exhausted a per capita assessment will be
levied OH every switchman in the United
States. Thomas McGoyern, one ofthe strk-
ers connected with the seizure of the Nickel
Plate and st. Paul engines, last Saturday,
was arraigned before justice yesterday
and his case continued till July Sth Nc
Governs bond was fixed at $4,000, which
he was unable to secure, and he was sent
to the county Jail in default. The same force
of Pinkerton were ut Root street yards at
the Lake Shore road, this morning, but
long before they came cut Tor duty from the
city the switch engines were at work. For
the first time since the beginning Of the
strike, every Lake Shore engine in Chicago
was called into requisiLion. Tho round
houses were deserted with the exception Of
two passenger engines, and the yards pre-
scented n scene Of activity which denotes
moro business than has yet been attempted
since The trouble began. The Town Of
Lake police has been greatly reduced in the
yards, and the men are once more travelling
their regular beats. No trouble was expect
cd to-day, except, perhaps, at tho stock
yards, where a we'll guarded train was sent
out at $50 o'clock this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
Assignment.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, July 3.-The Bridge
port Knife Co., Of this city, large manufac-
turers Of table and pocket cutlery, have
made an assignment. Their assets and lia-
biities are not given. The capital stock of
the company is 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
RoYalist Demonstration.

PARIS, July 3-At religious anniversary at
Marseillcs yesterday 1000 royalists made dem
onstraton in favor Of The Count of Paris. They
carried tr color flags and copies of the Counts
manifesto
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
Killed in n FIGHT

New ORLEANS. La, July BIN fight between
Joseph Ellis, aged II. and Xcptme Ferguson,
aged II both colorod, the former WAS stabbed to
death by the latter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
Will not be a Candidate for denomination


WASHINGTON, July 3.-Rcprcsentative
Curtin, of Pennsylvania, has decided not to
be a candidate for denomination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
Result of the English Elections

LONDON July 3. At > o'clock this afternoon
12O tories, % uninnists IL liberals and II Par
nclitcs had been elected to the House of Commons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03

nOCKET PRESCRIPTION SCALES, capacity
/ Il, to 20 grains very accurate. with a folding
spatuba, in y box iax3 inches. Price ~ each.
For sale By
mb17 ES. LEADBEATER s. BRO
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-03
HOUSE.

The Speaker laid before the House mos
sage from the President announcing bis dis.
approval of y bill granting a pension to Will
liam Boone. Referred TO the committee on
invalid pensions.
The House soon after went into Commit.
teo OF the Whole on the general deficiency
hill
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ASS DICTATED PRESS DISPI Ten E.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 3, 1856.
SENATE

Mr.. Hale, from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported back the naval appropri-
alton bill with amendments, and stated that
he hoped to have it taken up on Tuesday
next.
The Senate then resumed consideration OF
the river and harbor appropriation bill and
the reading of the bill was proceeded with.
Tho Senate agreed to the amendment to
the river and harbor bill appropriating q
million dollars for the improvement of New
York harbor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-05-26
Bullets Among the Trees.

General J. A. Williamson, of Washing.
ton, the former Commissioner of the Gen.
eral Land Office, was in New York re-
Gently, and was standing in front of the
desk at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, when
man several inches taller than he, straight
as an Indian, and of comparatively slender
build, stepped up behind him: Two
long arms were thrown around the Gen
eral while the newcomer, who was ex
Governor Warmoth of Louisiana, sang
out in the Generals ear: Column right.
Get behind the trees" When the Gen
eral turned about and recognized his old
army comrade, the Governor said: 81
say, General. you couldn't get as much
protection from that Lookout Mountain
sapling now as you did the day of the
fight" The General laughed as he re.
Piled: Il took to woodpile, as it was,
before we got out of that. But have
not grown so much stouter. It is you
who have grown stout" The Governor
reioined: "Well, I might easily get
thicker than I was that day. l was be.
hind little sapling that was shot all to
pieces. I stretched myself up and up to
the fullest height of which was able to
make myself and to the least possible
breadth. was never so tall before or
since as I was that day whi'e trying to
get as much of my body as possible behind
that sapling I do remember that you
had woodpile which l envied you. The
boys were all grabbing roots about that
time. n-New York Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-05-26
How Travellers Write Their Names.

A veteran hotel clerk who has yelled
"front" in every prominent tavern in this
country, told me story about the man
nerisms of travellers in registering. The
man from Boston writes the name Of his
town first. SIN case of sudden death,
before he puts down his name, he wants
YOU to know where he halls from" The
New York man is always in hurry. II
he can abbreviate his surname he will do
it. and after that he writes IN. y" A
Philadelphia man is just the other way.
If he has three given names he will spell
them all out in the register, and after the
name is completed he writes: "Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania. He is never in q
hurry, and generally misses his train. A
St. Louis man comes in, holds on to his
gipsack, dips the pen to the bottom OF
the inkstard, lays down on the book,
grabs the pen staff as if he thought
Somebody was going to take it away
from him, sticks out his tongue, and,
having written his name in u serpent's
trail fashion, writes after it mo. with
out the name of the town. ''Then ne
asks what time O. day we have the first
NEAL "a Chicago man comes in and
tells his name to the clerk, who writes it.
The clerk doesn't ask him where he is
from. He knows. You can tell a Chi
cago man as far as you can see him.
CHICAGO Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-05-26
UNDERGROUND Life in France.

In the Cevennes mountains, in central
France, there is village named La
Beage, the inhabitants of which practi-
cally live underground the greater part OF
the year. 1t is 4, $50 feet above the sea
and in the bottom of a pass where the
snow is rapidly heaped up by the winds.
AS soon as the snow begins to fall in
large quantities, says recent visitor, the
inhabitants retire indoors, and it IS not
long before the low-roofed cottages are
buried, the only means by which the air
can reach the inter::o: being down the
single chimney, which in all the cottages
is built very wide and substantial. The
snow gradually mounts so high that the
door will not open, and at last the win
dows are blocked up.
The inhabitants lay in a good supply
of bread, cheese and salt pork for them
selves, and of hay and straw in the out
house for their cow and horse; and, al
though the men occasionally go out by
wav of the chimney, the women and chill
dren live in the fetid atmosphere all the
winter. They spend their time making
cane chairs and baskets, doing little
rude wood carving, and knitting stock
ings, while, if the snow does not melt in
a month or so, the people burrow tunnels
from house to house, and so get little
society. Should death occur, the body
is roughly coffined and laid upon the
roof until O. thaw makes the cemetery
accessible.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-05-26
Diamond Mines Of Brazil.

The diamonds of Brazil are all found
in disintegrsted stratum OF quartzlte,
lying upon the sandstone formation.
The discovery of these important mines
was an accident. A Portuguese traveller,
in 1927, while visiting the gold mines OF
the Sierra do Frio, about 400 miles north
of Rio Janeiro, noticed some bright cTys-
tails which the ignorant miners OCCASION
ally picked up and treasured as trlhes,
taking some of these he showed them to
some Dutch traders, who at once recog-
nized their value. These traders i'm
mediately contracted with the Brazilian
Government for all the rough diamonds
that might be found, and for number
of years controlled the trade. The
Portuguese then shared it with them for
some time, and the diamond mines
were so extensively worked for
number Of years, ard such
abundant supplies Of the gems were
thrown on the market. that their price fell
heavily, and diamond dealers all over the
world we're terrified. The panic was
checked by the Brazilian government,
which Gained the working Of the mines
as q royal monopoly and restricted the
supply of gems mined. In recent years,
however, the most of the mines have been
sold to private individuals. The mode
of obtaining the diamonds is by washing.
The miners dig down into the diamond
stratum; the quartzite sand, or the
gravel, as they take it out, is washed free
from earth in shallow wooden pans. The
gravelly deposit left is then passed
through sieve, and the diamond crys-
tails, if any are there, are readily found IN
the process. Generally speaking, the
diamond mined in Brazil have been small,
but few remarkable gems have been
found in them. One of the most impor-
tant of these is the Star of the South,
which was found by a negress in the
mines of Begagem in 1858, and which
weighed in its rough state 254 karats. 1t
was purchased, after being cut bya jew
eler in Amsterdam, Germany, by a
wealthy nobleman of that country. An
other fine gem was found in the river
Abethe, in 1897, by some convicts who
had caped from prison and were hiding
in the mountains. 1t weighed l3o
karats, and was sent to the King OF Por-
tugal, who, in return for the treasure,
pardoned the convicts. A few diamonds
over 100 karats in weight have been found
in Brazilian mines, and quite a number
over fifty karats, but the average weight
has been from one to four karats. The
aggregate diamond yield in Brazil has
fuctuated greatly, in past times ranging
from 20, 900 or 30, 900 karats annually to
as high as 100000 karats. Though the
trade in diamonds is generally supposed
to be an important part of the country's
commerce. it is really onlya small frac-
ton of one per cent. Of the total trade:
It averages something over $4,000, Ooo
annually, while the yearly expectation OF
sugar alone is about ST., 900, 900, and OF
coffee over $53, 600, ,oOO.-Inter- Ocean.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-05-26
An Ugly City.

San Francisco is probably the ugliest
city in the Union, despite her beautiful
surroundings, her ideal situation, her
ravishing water view. Nature has sup
piled her with charms galore, but on her
face the deforming hand of man has left
heavy, hideous marks. Her architecture
is a nightmare of gray and wooden hor-
rors; her houses lack both paint and
dignity and are huddled together, sepa-
rated by the omnipresent, ultra-ugly, all
pervading fence. A tall, wooden fence
has its obvious use in rural districts,
where it protects the grounds and gar
dens of the residents from the unwelcome
incu-sions of rowing cattle, but it is many
q year since kline and swine have been
permitted to gambol about the San Fran
cisco streets, and there is neither sense
nor beauty in the large, wooden structures
which surround the lawns and parterres
of every second house in San Francisco.
Eastern cities have long since abandoned
fences, except in some cases, where a
low, lacelike, iron railing is substituted,
and one can ride miles through the
beautiful boulevards of Chicago. Gin
cinnati, Detroit or Boston without seeing
fence of any description. There your
grounds are separated from your neigh
bors' only by low, stone coping, and
the lovely expanse of green and flowers
stretches away indefinitely, unmarried by
the painted excrescences which render
our streets as lugubrious as the shadow
of convent walls, which neither adorn
nor depend, but successfully conceal the
really beautiful lawns which lie behind
their aged backs.-San Francisco Post.