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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The democratic convention of the fourth
Louisiana district yesterday renominated N.
G. Blanchard for Congress by reclamation.
Col. D. S. Lamont has returned to Wash
inpton from visit to his home, somewhat
improved in health, but not yet entirely
well.
The trial Of Rollin M. Squire, Commits
sioner of Public Works, on charges of NAL.
feasancs in Office, began before Mayor Grace
in New York to-day.
L.Q. G. Lamar, ir., has been appointed
private secretary to his father, the Secretary
of the Interior. He has been acting in that
capacity under an appointment as stenog.
rapher
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
yesterday agreed upon resolutions with re-.
gard to the imprisonment of Cutting in
Paso del Norte, endorsing the action of the
administration, and directing that the de-
mand for Cuttings release be renewed.
The trophies and presents of Gen. Grant,
donated by Mr.. Vanderbilt to Mrs. Grant,
are still stored away in the War Depart
ment. Secretary Endicott says that if Con-
gress does not take action respecting the
presents, they will be returned to the donors.
! Powderly has written letter in which he
states that under no circumstances will he
allow his name to be used as candidate for
Congress in the 18th district of Pennsylvan.
ia. He says he is satisfied with his present
work, and "would not be in Congress among
a lot of politicians" Wise Powderly
Early yesterday morning, while Robbins
circus was en- route from Mano, l.. J., to Sag
Harbor. via the Long Island Railroads a
large elephant in the car with two camels
attacked the latter, killing them both. The
keeper, who attempted to quiet the ele.
phant, was driven from the car, narrowly
escaping with his life.
A. p. Williams, republican, was yesterday
elected by tho California Legislature to the
United States Senate to fill the unexpired
term of the late Senator Miller. The demo.
Gratis nominated Senator Hearst. The vote
of both Houses stood Williams, 70; Hearst,
81. Mr.. Williams is q commission merchant
and is about SIS years of age.
The case of the State OF Missouri against
DR.. Samuel A. Richmond, the murderer of
Col. James W. Strong. managing editor of
the St. Joseph Daily Herald, was called be-
fore Judge Silas Woodson in the County
Criminal Court at St. Joseph, yesterday.
The prisoner appeared in court looking very
| feeble, and had to be supported by two
| deputy sherifs. Mr.. James Boyd, for the
State, presented petition asking the court
to continue the case until next November.
| The application for continuance brought
on quite spirited argument which excited
| Richmond intensely. When Mr.. Boyd arose
to speak Richmond rushed at him again
with the foreclosures CT a tiger, but was
caught by the guards and sheriff. There was
| q great deal of excitement in the courtroom
| at the time. Judge Woodson overruled the
motion for continuance and ordered the
sheriff to summon panel of sixty jurors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04
A LARGE ExCURslON.-The wonderful

A LARGE EXCURsION.-The wonderful
management by the Richmond and
Danvile railroad of the tremendous ex-
cursion to Talulah falls last Saturday
has created considerable talk ia the railroad
circles of Atlanta. On that day the Rich
mond and Danville railroad handled be.
tween Atlantic and Tallulah falls over two
thousand people, leaving Atlanta at eight
o'clock in the morning, allowing them to
spend six hours at the falls, and returning
the same night. The whole trip was made
on full schedule time, ard without single
accident during the day. Considering the
fact that it is hundred miles from Atlanta
to the falls, this can bs considered as re-
markable event in railroad management
Out Of two thousand people who went over
the road that day, there was not the slightest
injury received by anyone-no loss of bag
gage, and annoying Inconvenience to any.
one. Every body spent delightful day
and returned to the city fully satisfied with
the trip. To Superintendent Berkely, of
the Richmond and Danvile, much praise is
accorded for this efficient management.
He had charge of the whole affair and his
ability as a superintendent was never more
forcibly shown than on last Saturday.
Superintendent Berkeley is a son Of Col.
Edward Berkeley of this city, and is one
of the rising young railroad men of the
country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Governor Lee is in New York on business.
He will return this week.
Michael McGrath, q respected citizen OF
Lynchburg, died Monday, aged So years.
J. H. Corners, member of the Richmond
council, is q candidate for Congress, and so
are they all.
Gen. s. C.. Armstrong predicts that in
twenty years there will be city stretching
from Hampton to Newport News.
During the month of July the sales of TO-
bacco at Danville amounted to 3,472 1872
pounds, realizing 1857 JOG, an average OF
so 2S per hundred.
Willie Fitzgerald, the 7.year old son OF
Hezekiah Fitzgerald. was drowned Monday
afternoon while catching crabs in Hunting
creek, near his homo, in Accomac county.
Andrew Tinsley, q helper on the schooner
Benjamin Bartside, at Richmond, while en-
gagged yesterday in fixing some rigging on
the mast, fell to the deck and was almost
instantly killed.
The grand jury Of The County Court of
Powhatan yesterday indicted Dr. A. S.
Mayo, clerk of that county, for embeZzIe.
ment of county funds. According to the
books at the Auditors Office, Mayo's ac-
counts with the Commonwealth are pretty
nearly settled up. He has been missing
from home since last Friday night. Mr.. G..
Lee Moore, formerly of this city, clerk in
the First Auditors office, in Richmond, has
gone to Powhatan to look after what claim
the State may have against Dr. Mayo.
George Bannister, well-known saloon
keeper of Richmond, was shot in two places
last night by Joe Shepherd, a well-known
sporting man. The wounds are not consid
cred dangerous. The difficulty had its ORR
gin in the revival Of an old grudge which
existed between the wounded man and his
assailant Before the shooting Bannister
had violently denounced Shepherd and some
others. Later on Bannister, who WAS with
friend, started towards Shepherd when
the latter drew a revolver and shot him
twice. Shepherd ran OF as soon as the
shooting was done and has not yet been ar
rested
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04
The Surrender of Arresures.

CHICAGO, Aug. An Eagle Pass, Texas,
special says County Judge Joseph Hollstet-
ter, who issued the extradition papers sur
rendering Francisco Arresures 10 the Next
can authorities, has made statement in
vindication, a sworn copy of which he has
transmitted to Governor Ireland, of which
the following is copy
"OH Monday, the Goth day of July, 1885,
at or near o'clock p. M, Sheriff OgesLy,
with Mrs. Ogleshy, drove up to my resi-
dence in the town Of Eagle Pass and asked
for me. l, stepping up to the gate, he told
me he wanted an order from me to deliver
up q Mexican horse.thief to the Mexican
authorities; that he was the man he had
been spottiDg for the last month or six
weeks l asked him whether the man was
Mexican citizen. He said he knew he
was. I then told Capt. Oglesby that |
would be down at my office soon. at once
started to the Court House, Capt. Ogeshy
overtaking me before l reached my office,
and leaving his wife outside the Court
House in the carriage holding the horses.
Opening my office l again asked Capt.
Oglesby whether he was certain that the
man he wanted delivered was Mexican cit.
izen. He assured me he was. | then asked
him: How about the papers; have you got
the warrant and testimony from the author
tiles in Mexico?', or words to that effect,
when he answered: The papers are all right
and will be turned over to you first thing in
the morning : whereupon l issued to him
the following order:
TIE STATE OF TEXAS, MAVERICK Co.
To the Sheriff of Maverick county, Greeting:
You are hereby directed to deliver to
Francisco Mondragon, Chief of Police, Pie
dras Negras, Mexico, Francisco Arresures,
whom you now hold in your custody, and
who is accused of theft of horses in the Re-
public of Mexico, as is proven by letters
from said Mondragon.
JOSEPH HoFFsTETTER,
County Judge and Extradition Agent, May
erck county, Texas.
In addition to this, Judge HoIsetter
says: call this happened between 7 and
7:S0 o'clock p. M, on Monday, the 26th
ult. Leaving my Office, went home. Next
morning about o'clock met Capt Ogles.
by in front of the court house door, and
again asked him about the papers for the
man. He answered: I will have the pa
pers here in few minutes I have up
to date not yet received the papers,
Captain Oglesby stating to ME that he
had not yet received them himself
I will further state that it has been the
practice in this county to deliver up horse
thieves and other criminals who are Next
can citizens to the Mexican authorities upon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04
Seventh Congressional District.

Especial dispatch TO the Alexandria Gazette.
FRONT ROYAL, Aug. A. p. m.-The
democratic convention of the Seventh dis
trict met here in Davis Hall to-day at noon
and was called to order by DR.. S. Il. Mof
felt, chairman of the district committee
and John T. Lowell was unanimously elect.
ed temporary chairman, aud the democrat
ic editors of the district were made tenn
porary. secretaries.
A resolution authorizing the appointment OF
ono mombcr froa, each county and city dclcga
ton OIL credentials, permanent organization and
resolutions prevailed, but these committees had
made no report up to this hour.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04
Attemnt to Assass,nats tho Grand vizier

LONDON, Aug. 4.--Advices from Con-
stantinople report an attempt to assassi'
nate tho Grand Vizier. That official Yves
out driving Sunday afternoon in Haliagha
and two shots were fred at him by Tartar
Neither of tho shots struck its mark
The assassin then pursued the carriage with
drawn sword, with which he endeavored to
strike the Grand Vizicr. He was arrested
and taken before the Sultan at the YiIdiz
Kiosk. To his Majesty the Tartar declar.
ed that the Grand Vizier had prevented
him from securing justice and implored
him to hang the Fizier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04

The Overland Monthly Magazine for Au.
gust has been received from its publishers
in San Francisco. Its contents are: A
Manual Training School for San Francisco,
Ghosted, Our Little Battle in Corean Wa.
tiers, Prone on Dear Earth, Phoebus or Gu.
pid, Capt. Grants Old Post, Currituck Joe,
Consciousness, Around the Horn in '49, A
Thought, The Letter from Brazil, Personal
Recollections of the Vigilance Committee,
Head US Of and then Corral u.s." Chata
and Chinita, Petrarch and the Universities,
Art and Nature, Up Snake River, A Ro.
nance of the Redwoods, Glimpses of Three
Coasts, American Diplomacy, Etc, and
Books of the Month.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04

THERE Is nothing strange in the fact that
the rejection of the nomination OF the col.
ored man Matthews for the position OF re-
corder of deeds in Washington is gratifying
to almost every other colored man in the
country. Matthe VS. is democrat, and the
negroes have been taught so assiduously to
make it hot" for those Of their own race
who vote the democratic ticket, that that
doctrine has become their second nature,
and they could hardly dispossess themselves
Of it If they would.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04
COMMUNICATED,

The "Cty Surveyor has lost his temper. He
says / have beon illogical, ungrammatical and
absurd. illogical" because madc the statc
water could not take the water oi'--which he
calls foolish statement" "Ungrammatic:ll."
because failed to insert two commas in 4 sen
tencc, and which, as it was written, would not
have been misunderstood by any one else cab
surd," because | said the "gr0und did not Seem to
be- lower than tho other ground in that locality.
1t does not seem to be lower than ground in three
dircctiOns-west, north and soutl-bht it is lower
than the ground cast Of it, About three squares
to the west is mound, on which the A. & r.
Railway is laid, which, if cut through would al
low tho water to f,ass Off and enter into Ho0l 5
run. Tho City Surveyor exposes his indelicacy
| in abiding to my grammatical" error. | may
not be as well acquainted with Harvey as he, but
have as much common scnsc and know what |
am talking shout. l say again the gu tiers AZ
nuisances and perfectly worthless as cutters, and
should either be removed or made on level with
the street and sidewalk. IIc says if come out
from behind my sanity nom dc plume he will ex-
plain the whole thing to me. There is nothing
to explain except the foolish action of having cc
waited cutters hnilt, when :he public money should
be expended in Some useful way. IL there is
necessity Ill having my name appear, will offer
no objection. In this case, however, see none,
and as am not rs fond Of seeing my name in
public print as some people, will withhold it.
Should the City Surveyor" however desire 10
know who am, he find out by applying at
this office. Another thing the CITY Surveyor
lacks is all appreciation Of hunor. and | will en-
tighten him by the Information that the squirt
er' suggestion was joke will sl.o state here
that the word chestnut was misapplicd. He
doesn't seem to know the meaning of that Ameri.
cansm yet, and it would be best for him to find
the meaning of words before he puts them to use.
desire also to inform III. W. Newly, City Sur
~ that | a not tho only who r.
ested in this matter ard that the explanation
he offers would b. gladly received By many
others. The CITY Surveyor @ have
this space to himself as ! desire to 90 no further
in this controversy, which had not tho fnintcst
idea OF entering when wrote my first article.
ST JONI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04
Minister Murdered

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. Rev G. G.
Haddock, pastor of the Methodist church at
this place, and who has been the leader in
the prosecution of the saloon cases, was
shot and instantly killed last evening while
crossing Water street at the corner OF 18th.
There is no clue yet to the perpetrator OF
the dastard!y crime, bat there seems to be
no doubt that it grew out of the war lately
inaugurated on the saloons. Great excite
ment prevails.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04
TELEGApHIC RREYITIES.

A terrible storm ragged of Halifax yes,er.
day.
The new British Cabinet held its first
meeting to-day.
It now turns out that the bones OF a man
found in Erie, H., were not those of Scnau.
bett, the Chicago bomb-thrower.
State Senator John T. EIkins, younger
brother OF Stephen B. Elkins, died suddenly
at Salida, Co.. Tuesday night, of heart di.
sease.
A reunion of the Jones family is bcru
held in Baltimore to-day. 1t is sail inud
no doubt truthfully) that the gathering is
large.
Many of the trades unions Of Chicago ar.
to enter the political arena. They say they
have failed of their purpose by strikes, and
now seek political preferment.
4 large number of the Amsterdam police
have resigned on the alleged ground that
their duties had become distastefu Fear
of mobs is regarded az the real cause Of
the movement.
One hundred and fifty workmen in the
Philadelphia and Reading r. II. foundry at
Reading have quit work because one Of
their fellow. workmen refused to join the
kni ehts Of Labor.
A meeting OF citizens of E Paso, Texas,
was held Monday night TO protest against
the action Of Mexico in regard to editor Cut.
ting, during which resolutions severely cen.
surfing the United States government for its
slowness in examining into the case were
adopted. Some Of those who attended the
meeting regarded the expressions as rathsr
radical, and yesterday published a protest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04

THE ACTION of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittse of the q. S. House of Representatives
Yesterday, in requesting the President to
make an unconditional demand for the i'm
mediate release of Cutting, the American
editor now in Mexican jail On charge OF
libel, is 30 silly that it has almost entirely
dissipated any feeling that may have been
raised by some of the recent actions of the
U. S. Senate In favor of the abolition OF the
latter body.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04
Prairie Fire.

CHICAGO, Aug. A dispatch from Pierre,
OAK, says: terrible prairie fire, which has
been raging for several days near Forest City,
Potter county, has just died out. The losses
are heavy. The fire extended twenty miles
along the Missouri river bottom and came
near destroying Forest City. The people
fought hard, and hundreds of farmers lost
all. II leaves them destitute for tho winter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04

1t has always been subject of curiosity
and inquiry as to how and where prairie
dogs, living on the prairie, far away from
any river or stream, obtain their water. Mr..
F. Leech, a frontiersman of experience, as
serts that the dogs dig their own welIs, each
village having one with concealed opening.
He knows of one such we'll two hundred
feet deep, and having circular staircase
leading down to the water Every time a
dog wants drink he descends the staircase,
which, considering the distance, is no mean
task.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04
The postmaster at Fort Keogh, Montana

The postmaster at Fort keogh, Montana
Territory, who declined to vacate in favor
Of the woman appointed to succeed him,
has been ousted in summary manner by 4
cowboy admrer of the new postmiStress.
Eight shots were fired. Four took effect in
the postmaster and none in the cowboy.
The postmaster is dead. Long live the
postmistress. The cowboy should now
marry her, aud the romance would be com.
plete.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04

IF THE coal companies doing business at
Cumberland be wise they will follow the
sound advice of the president of the Chesa-
peske and Ohio Canal, and ship as much
coal by that canal as possible, for if the ca.
nal be closed, as it must be if its income be
insufficient to meet its expenses, all compe-
tition for the carrying trade will be with
drawn from the railroads, which, then hav.
ING monopoly of that trade, will be enabled
to raise their freight charges to any figures
thew NAV desire, at the expense of the coal
companies as we'll as of the public.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04
Adjournment.

WASHINGTON, August 1.-The President
has tccgraphed Senator Beck, in reply to
an inquiry, that Congress can consult its
own convenience with regard to the time OF
adjournment; but that he preferred not to
come to the Capitol if the necessity could
be avoided. Senator Allison thinks the
final adjournment will take place at eleven
o'clock tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04
A wedge or plate of iron has been found

A wedge or plate of iron has been found
mbedded in the masonry Of the great ryra.
mid, the Indication being that it must have
been wrought in the age Of Cheops, placed
by some authorities as far back as five thou.
sand four hundred years ago. This makes
the use of iron about two thousand five
hundred years more ancient than it is sup.
posed to be, and affords opportunity for e1.
planning the cutting of the sharp and well.
defined hierogyphics on rorphyry, granite
and other hard stones.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04

To EMPHASIZE his bloody shirt speech in
the Senate yesterday, Mr.. Hoar read long
screed about imaginary outrages to which
the negroes in the South are constantly sub
iected by their white neighbors, prepared
by that cunning old fomeDter OF race hate,
Fred Douglass, who has acquired large
fortune in the North by means of his abuse
of the white people of the South, and,
strange to relate, who has been permitted
by a democratic administration to retain
the most lucrative federal position in Wash
ington. IT any man except the President
can see how civil service reform is pro.
noted by the retention of Fred Douglass,
whose official duties are performed exclu-
sively by other people, in Office, he has not
as yet said so, at least publicly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04

In Italy, living scorpion is dropped in
to q wide glass bottle which contains few
drops of olive oil Of the finest quality. More
oil is poured on instantly, until the bottle is
filled, with the scorpion dead. In it's strug
giles to free itself it elects all its poison into
the Gil, and this poisoned oil forms sovcr
eign remedy for the sting o: q scorpion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04
The One Legged Soldiers Pensions

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. An con-
formty with the request of the House the
President to-day returned the bill increas.
ing the pensions of soldiers who have lost a
leg or an arm. The bill was sent over to the
Senate and Senator Sewell will endeavor to
secure action of the Senate on the verbal
amendment in season to receive the Pres-
dents approval of the measure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04

A letter from King George county in the
Fredericksburg Star says within the pas,
four weeks good many vessels have been
loaded with railroad ties, Poplar aud pine
wood on the Potomac and pahannock,
at King George landings. The wood and
timber business is carried on quite exteu.
sively in this county, and although the prof
its realized by the operators are meager, the
business affords lucrative employment for
great many laboring men,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04
Fifteen million barrels of bser were

Fifteen million barrels Of bser were
consumed in this country last year, at the
cost to the consumers of s4s0,0OO,OOO.
There were seventeen million gallons of
liquor consumed, which cost 1913 DOC, 900.
Adding wines, the money spent in liquor
every year makes total of $500 100000.
AZ all our taxes-national, State, city,
county and town-are stated, on the author
ity of the Census Bureau to be about 500.
GOO, GOO, it follows thaat we spend more in
liquor, by 100000 900 yearly, than we do
for the whole machinery of our national,
State and local governments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04

A Texas Judge has decided that WIZ
one man in that State approaches anotb or
with his hands in his pockets it is all uv,,a'
ton to shoot A Virginia Judge, Of ha,',,',,
memory, once decided that calling m ppS
liar was equivalent to knocking him d q" d
and he could thereafter govern himse, own,
cOrdugly f nc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-04

A French statist gives the following as the
proportionate number Of persons killed an
nually on the railways Of the respective
Countries: France. che in every 1000 600 :;
England, one in every 5,250, 900; Belgium,
one in every 100000; Prussia, one in
every 81 10000