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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
Adjourned Sine Die.

MINNEAPoLrs. Mimi, Oct. 2s.-The
Womans Christian Temperance Union ad.
Journed sine die last evening, all unfinished
business being referred to the executive
committee. A mass meeting was held at
the Casino, the principal address of the
evening being one on prohibition by Rev.
Mary A. Lathrop, who was introduced as
inc Daniel Webster of temperance reform.
She said ut has not hurt temperance to b Q
taken into the realm of politics, although its
advocates may torment politicians. Even
the church had offered no check to legalize
political power of liquor traffic. The exec.
uive committee will hold meeting to. day
to complete plan Of work and decide
where the next convention shall be held
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
The State Eeeht.

To The ediior Of the alexandria Gazette:
Sir: Your editorials urging just settlement Of
our State debt are attracting tho attention of the
people OF Virginia. and through them tho citizens
OF our Commonwealth are growing to realize the
fact that the day has como when IN effort should
be made to place Virginia whore she should stand
-among those States that will not repudiate their
honest obligations. The writer Of this was a
member Of tho Legislature that passed tho enc
Cuiloch bill, and when the parties went for still
turtle: REIMBURSEMENT voted for the Barbour hill .
but he could go no further. When the fight be
tween the readjusters and the so.called debt nay
ers took place he stood by the debt PAYERS. bat
wren the readJ succeeded and passed tho
El1dleDcrger bill and the democrats Joined hands
AMI took the benefit of and defended that meas.
nre, he old what every sensible man had to do
went with his national party. Tho tmo has now
come when men of all parties can settle this mat
ter In manner to satisfy the creditors and to
dement, the State and the present Legislature hss
III IL enough mon to pass measure of this kind
Let the Governor Of Virginia recommend sucb q
measure, call this Legislature into extra session
anu IN TINS way prevent the matter hepp made
an issue IN campaign that might disrupt both
political parties and defeat the object in view.
AS IL stands now our State occupies an uneo.
vlaole position before the world, and at the same
time is liable for such damages in the coection ~
taxes as will render her poorer yesr by wear
The pos tion taken By the Treasurer of Rich.
mond and some others is the correct ono. and ev.
cry treasurer in the Commonwealth .houId 70
iuse TO levy Tor taxes when coupons are offered
heep VI, your agitation of this subject ven are
doing much good. Yours, &c, ME,Ipsp
Loudoun County, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

An epidemic of vrulent diphtheria is rag
ing in Darlington, suburb of Lynchburg.
number of deaths have occurred.
A colored man was run over and killed by
freight train at the fair grounds in Frank.
lin, on the Seaboard Road yesterday.
The grand jury of Accomac county, has
brought in a number of indictments against
persons charged with violating the local-op.
ton law.
Gov. Lee mas received an invitation to at
tend the inauguration of Hon. John B. Cor
don, Governor-elect Of Georgia. on the 9sh
of November. He cannot yet tell whether
be will accept the invitation.
The drought Of over eight weeks duration,
which was broken By copious rainfall, was
of immense relief to The truckers near Nor
folk, who have been unable to plough or Get
ahead their ka!e and spinach and spring
plants.
Miss Winnie Davis and Miss Macintosh
OF Baltimore, were entertained at dinner last
evening by Mrs. Gen. Joseph r. Anderson
in Richmond. The dinner was very private,
there not being moro than half a dozen
present outside of the family. Miss Mack
intosh ia niece of General Anderson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
Irain DeraiIcd-Seycu pou
Killed. sohs

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 2G.-The rr,;.,
passenger train on The Chicago. ,ruma,, ''
and st. Paul railroad, which left bsra Hee
night at 10 o'clock was derailea ., u. ,'
when about three hours out and Ill.,.
into an old stone quarry. Parirr,,,
hard to get, but it is admitted at tho "'e
eral Office of the company in this ci,y -
one coach and three sleepers wer. wra.,'",
aud live or six persons killed. Phvsi.;,
lef' this city on an early train i3r the ..',
of the disaster.
LATER.-lt!s now reported tia, ~. 49,.
ten persons who occupied the n,ss.,
coach, seven Were killed.. a gert,,m, ~ [,,s
Chicago. aud two children from w;...
alinn., were the only ones s,ved !r,n, 80,
passenger coach. None CT the oc,uo,n,,
the sleepe;s were injured. Nclhipr h.'
been learned in regard to Tho num-.
wounded
The passenger coach containing h,tvo,.
10 and 20 persons, was telescoroa
both ends and the fire and smoke sbot 49,
veloped the wreck prevented ,hp imnrsou
ed and injured passengers from c,cs,;na
Passengers from the s!cepers ostbo,oI
around the blszine cars, hut they wcr. NOW,
erless 10 render assistance. Men and m
men could be seen tearing their hair in ,ho
agony of the moment, and frish,ful scream,
issued from the death trap. One hsoy,.
woman in particular, tore up one oc ,bo
seats with almost superhuman strength sra
endeavored to break her wa: out Of II. Giro
but her strength failed and she lel, ,o Tho
floor and met terrible lenh. OuIy ,b,.n
persons escaped from the passenger car,
man ard two children. The man
was observed as he force! his u.,r
through the yeutilator on top Of the our
with all the clothing on his body frcm whist
downward burned oil, and his flesh ross,s,
and bleeding from cuts Inflicted by broke,
glass. Every one of the wrecked cars VIVA
consumed, with the exception ct the h..
sleeper, which was cut away from the bufu.
ing wreck. All Of the bodies OF the Victims
were burned in the wreck.
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counties in that district, especially Mont
gOmery, in which one democrat from there
says he knows sixteen others in his precinct
who will not go to the polls. While it is not
openly said at the rooms of the committee
that the expected loss is attributable to dis
satisfaction with the course of the admins
tration, that that is the impression there
doesn't take democratic visitor long to dis.
cover.
There is a rumor here, outside of the
State Department. however, to the effect
that Mr.. Keiley's friends are not satisfied
with bis present position in Egypt, aud have
asked that he be given the vacant Turkish
mission.
Ex.Gov. Thompson, Of South Carolina,
who some time ago refused 10 allow his son
to accept federal position 10 which he had
been appointed, has, now that cousin Ben.
Folsom has been given an Office, relentea
and permitted him to accept IN appoint.
ment in the Interior Department.
Strange as it may seem many people here
believe that, if as is now by 10 means i'm
probable, the deciding vote in the next Sen.
ate will be Senator Riddleberger's, it will be
given for the democrats, as his antipathy
toward Senators Sherman, Edmunds, Haw-
! ley, Ingalls,, and other leading republican
Senators is intense and abiding; and if what
the latter say about him be indicative of
their feelings there is no love lost.
Congressman Libbey, of Fortress Mouroe,
and postmaster Lindsay, of Portsmouth, are
in the city. The former is here to see if no
can't hurry up the new wharf at Old Point
He is not sanguine of republican SUCCESS in
his district, but the latter, who still holds
his office, though he is a pronounced Ma
honeite, is.
The races were resumed here to day, and
though the weather was cold and damp, the
| attendance was quite large. Many Vir.
giniana, among them several from Alexand.
| ria, were observed in the crowd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
FoUNDERED. Shortly before four o'clccl

FouNDERED.- Shortly before four O'Clock
yesterday morning, one of the patrclmen Ct
Li:e-Ssving Ststion, No. y, located at Chad,
wicks, on the New Jersey coast, discovered
brig on shore, about ore mile arve the
station. drifting helplessly about. Soon al
forwards she struck. AID yas kecled over
oy heavy broad.iGe, tut, riehlirg. he was
thrown hard on the beech, where sha "aa
rapidly knocked to pieces. The life saving
crew got their apparatus at TIC seen. If dis
aster shortly sf,er daylight, AID after great
difficulty succeeded IN rtscu;"g the captain
and crew. who were ali more or less bruised
and injured, having been in the rigging sev.
eral hours. The vessel proved to be the
brig John Sherwood, of Philadelphia, bound
from Portland, Me-, for Ph!ateirhia. "i'h
a cargo of ice, commanded by Capt. Price.
She Is rapidly going to pieces, the sea break.
ing entirely over her. TIE storm a!org -
whole coast has been very seyeTe. ii@n
sens ale now running.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
Northern Visitors.

RALEIGH, n. c., Oct. 2S.-For two DAYS
a large party of northern editors have been
visiting Raleigh and the State fair now in
progress. A convention of northern barn
residents of the State is also in progress ani
is largely attended by men from all parts c'
the State who hsve settled here since the
war. The object is to make known to the
people of the north the desirability Of North
Carolina as a place of residence and 10
present its resources and attractions. Many
visitors from the north are also here TO wit.
ness the proceedings OF the Couyenlioa ard
see the State for themselves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28

THE UNWILLING OF the Bartholdi statue
CT Liberty took place in New York harbor
to-day. The ceremonies were of an i'm
pressive character, and worthy OF the occa-
sion. The President and several members
Of the Cabinet were present, and among the
guests were number Of distinguished
Frenchmen, including official representa-
tives Of that country, the sculptor Barthol-
di, and NJ. de Lesseps, the diplomatist and
builder of the SueZ canal. Civic and mill
tsry organizations paraded through the
principal streets with $4,000 men 10 line. All
the naval and merchant vessels in the port
united in unique and picturesque marine
procession. The statue was unveiled amid
the booming Of 500 cannon while orators
voiced the sentiments Of the people in the
language Of eloquence, and Examinations
and fireworks and the lighting of tho great
torch ia the hand Of Liberty will crown the
ceremonies of the day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
Eatap Race.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.-A Times special from
Fort keogh, Mont, says: \ cowboy herd
ing some cattle near Bozemap, yesterday
conceived the idea of running race with
freight train just passing. Putting spurs to
his broncho he caught up with The nync
cars, and for while The race was an even
one. While galloping like mad alongside
the train, by sudden lurch horse and rider
were thrown against the cars. The cowboy
was killed, his head being split open and
both his legs broken. The horse was also
killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
precinct next Tuesday.

FROM THE words and actions of some of
the State officers at Richmond regarding the
Slate debt, it seems that they think an at
tempt to settle that debt upon the favorable
terms offered by the creditors would take
the contro! Of the State out of the hands of
the democrats and reimpose the Malone
rule, with all its necessarily injurious cqase-
quences. But now that the people of the
State know that the highest court in the
land is behind the creditors, and that the
latter are willing to accept only wha. is left
Of the Sa'e'a revenue, at tho existing rate
Of Taxation, after all her expenses have been
provided for, it is by no means unreasonable
to suppose TINT al CT them, who have any
real interest in her welfare, see the advant-
age Of accepting the creditors terms, and
will endorse the action of the legislators who
may do so. That the city and county treas.
urers, who are elected by the people, take
this view Of the case is shown by the fact
that so many of them refuse to disobey the
mandate of the U u.s. Supreme Court, and
will not levy for taxes where coupons have
baen rendered in payment thereof.
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$4,000 Short,

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 2S.-On the arrest
OF +. }. +. Bradley in Chicago for dctajca.
lion by the Pullman Palace Car Company,
an expert accountant WAS brought 50 De
trolt aud al investigation OF TIE books re
"ealed shortage of $4,000. Several
amounts, the largest being $4,000, were
taken at different times and changes made
IN the entries Tae investigation has re-
suited in the discharge Of Chief Accountant
David Wilson, as being cognizant of Brad.
ley's crook edness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
ESire III EsNCah0ntaS.

As stated in yesterdays GAZETTE, the
Miller Hotel, located on St. Clair street, and
surrounded by cluster of business and pri
vate houses, at Pocahontas, was discovered
10 be on FIRE early in the morning. The
hotel burned fercely. Davis's house. store
and residence, Dcuthat's boarding house,
Calloway's meat shop, T. G. Bsir's build
ing, bakery and tin shop, Mrs. Maxey's
store and dwelling, with several houses on
Church street, were totally consumed The
estimated losses are as follows: Miller's loss
50. 600, insurance $1,000; Grnburg & Nor.
ris, clothiers, loss 81 ,000 insurance $1,000 :;
Douthat's loss s., 000 insurance 81, 500: Cal
loway's loss 81, 200, insurance $500; Mrs
Maxey's loss 1900, no insurance; T. C.
Blair's loss 81 900, no insurance; Ridgway's
loss $500, insurance $500; Mrs. Stones loss
81, 200, insurance 81 900; M. kwas's loss $400,
no insurance; ]. KatZer's loss $500, insurance
$500. BY aim ost superhuman effort and heavy
rain the fire was prevented from extending
to closely. packed business block on the
west. The fire originated, from oil poured on
the west side CT the hotel by "iire.bug"
There are ten families rendered homeless
and 10 houses to be had. Many families
lest ali they pcsses sed. George Baber, of
LyEchburg, persisted in the flames n. the
hotel, ard Il Hungarian was also burned
to death. Raber went into the hotel to
arouse bis brother, Charles Baber. The lat.
Ter was severely burned and in eudeavoring
to escape jumped out the thirdstory of the
hotel falling on the Railing and was serious
ly injured. George Baber, who was killed
was TO have been married shortly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
ALEX A. NDRI A..
THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER %.

THAT THERE are thousands Of dissatisfied
democrats in Virginia every man with open
eyes knows, and that they have good cause
to he goes without saying. But to manifest
that dissatisfaction by opposition to the
democratic nominees for Congress in their
respective districts, or by refusing to take
the trouble to 60 to the polls next Tuesday
and: vote for those nominees, would exhibit
a degree of stupid and reckless folly to
which it is hoped few Virginia democrats
have yet reached. There is danger that
threatens Virginia and all the other South
ern States, the thought of which impresses
their thinking people like pail, and that is
negro rule. Every democratic loss in the
South will increase and stimulate the North
ern republicans to increased and stronger
efforts to make Mr.. Blaine-whose nomiDa-
ton seems assured, the next President, and
his well known hate for the South will not
permit him to throw any obstacles in the
way Of the danger referred to. That danger
is sufficient to induce every democrat in Fir
ginia no matter how disgusted he may feel
at the manner in which toe affairs Of his
State and of the country are conducted, to
make it his bounden duty to himself and
his family to do all he can do to prevent q
reduction Of the democratic vote at his own
precinct next Tuesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28

The HIXsoN WILL.-The last chapter in
the famous litigation was written Tuesday
1t will be remembered that the effort by the
adult parties, who undertook under "the
forged WHIP TO reopen the case in which
the will was adiudged to be forgery and
void, failed. In the early summer two Of
the children OF ]. W. Nixon, one an infant,
the other just having attained his majority,
hled bill under the statute, in such cases
provided, and sought to reopen the will
controversy. These children, under the al
legged will, claimed legacies of one thou
sand dollars each. The administrator An.
swered the bill, denied the allegations
and averred that they had no rights that
could be sustained and further said
that though perfectly satisfied that no re-
covery could ultimately be had, 10 end
sstrite-and settle up the estate, prevent de.
lay and further costs, costs that, even if snc-
cessiul, would equal the supposed interests
OF the complaints, he rendered the sum of
money claimed by the complainants in fun
satisfaction of their demands. This offer by
the administrator was concurred in and
adopted by Jas. VIM. Foster, James Y.
BROOKE and +. Taylor Scott, for themselves
and IN behalf of the parties represented BIZ
tnem, but resisted and objected to by Mr..
Jno. ID. Alexander, as attorney for Mrs.
Amanda klepstein and others, but accap pied
and ratified by the court-and decree Ia ken,
disposing of the whole matter. All that now
remains to be done, is that collections be
made and paid over to the parties according
to their several interests. Thus terminated
what promised to be long and protracted
suit, and thus ends the Hixson will case, :,
hereafter to be classed among the "causes
cele6res," Of Loudoun county.-Loudoun
Mirror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28

SENATOR SHERMAN, in his speech at
Philadelphia last night, said the South was
kept solid by the Mississippi plan. by which
more than a million negro voters are de.
prived of the right to vote, and that the ne.
groes of the South are in condition of
semi-servitude, with whose half paid Ia
Dor the white workman Of the North has to
compete. There are many Northern set.
tiers in the South, and If any one of them
thinks his negro neighbors are deprived of
the privilege Of voting or are in condition
OF semi, or any other kind CT servitude. it
is more than he has yet said. Nor has any
one of them intimated that his negro neigh
bors are not we'll paid for every stroke Of
work they do. That the labor of the South,
that is, negro labor, competes with tho
white labor of the North is surely not the
fault Of the white people Of the South, and
Mr.. Sherman, with all bis eirontery, Ger
tainly can not mean that it is.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28

The ADAMS EXPRESS RoBBERY.-Fo
eripgham, the express messenger, says the
robber told him that he had an accomplice
on the train. In relating in de tail his ex-
perience with the robbery he said: AFTER
binding, me, Cummings, as he called himself,
took the key to the safe from my pocket,
unlocked the safe and took the pouches out.
Hethsn took his gripsack and opening it tried
to force the pouches in without opening
them, but could not do SO. He then took the
knife from his pocket, cut the pouches
open, and removed their contents. He re.
moved some articles of clothing from his
bag and threw them out of the window Of
the south side of the car. We were then
somewhere near Merrimac, should Judge,
for we had just passed through u tunnel
He transferred the money to his bag and
was tben ready TO make his escape.
Before he lett he said to me: You would
be surprised if told who am. / am Jim
Cummings, the last Of the Jesse James gang.
/ was in that Blue Cut job and only got
81 500 out OF it. Since then I have passed
considerable time in Australia and San
Franciaco.'" TO test the messengers state
ment search WAS made for The clothes
which he said the robber had thrown from
the train, and on the south side Of the track
near Merrimsc several articles of clothing and
sone old papers aud printed songs were fund.
One of the garments measured about thirty
eight inches around the waist, bearing out
Fotheringham's statement as to the size OF
the wearer, who is supposed, Of course, TO be
the robber. A No. 16 collar was also found.
Fotheringhams statements have thus far
been remarkably clear and straightforward
and free from contradiction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28

NlFssRs. PowDERLY AND BLAINE both as.
sert that negro labor in the South is not
paid half the price the same sort of white
Of the wages received at iron works in Ala.
bama, where colored men are employed,
and at similar works in Pennsylvania, where
the labor is white, shows that the average
daily wages at the former are 81. 24, and at
the latter 81 81, but that the greater cost Of
living at the latter more than offsets tho
slight increase in the wages paid there
And sill Mr.. Powderly talks about mouth"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28

The MERCHANTS Of Virginia have to pay
their license tax with current money; but
the drummers from other States pay theirs
with deprecated coupons, or, when such
is refused, don't pay at oil, but
sell their goods all the same. This is not
only ontrageously unjust to Virginia mer-
chants, but it needessIy and foolishls
throws away an immense sum of money,
and that, too, though the men.by whose or.
ders it ia done'sa the State is too poor to
ray Der honest debts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
men

IT IS hoped that when the President is
engaged in his part Of the inaugural cere-
monies of the statue of Liberty, in New
York, to-day, he may not be bothered by
the thought that it was only two days ago
that he suspended o good and true demo-
c-at from Office for exercising the right CT
free speech guaranteed by the Constitution
to all American citizens, whether they hap
pen to be U. S. district attorneys or not.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
Observation-Disclosures

PARIS, Oct. 2S.-Maurice Bcrnhardt sen Of
Sarah Bernhardt, has fcughta duel with NJ. Ian
g.ois, the exhibitor of the painting r.di,uiiug
his mother. NJ. Langlois was wounded.
NJ Laboulayc has been appointed French
bas ador to st. Petersburg and NJ. Gamtprt a:IL,5.
ga dor TO Madrid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28

The best physicians assure Us that Dr..
Bulls Cough Syrup is q reliable ami never
failing remedy.
Since the introduction sc Saisaicn o.
the Society for the Prevention a Cruelty to
Animals has nothing 10 do bot to u coca
sionally.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28

The SOCIALISTS CAN'T PARADE.-It is
stated that Col. Sir. James Fraser, chief
onmlssloner of the London police, has is
sued orders fcrbiddiug the procession of the
unemployed WorkiDgmen Of London. which
1t wes proposed by tie socialist leaders.
saould march through the streets at the
same time as the lord MAYORS pageant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
Death ola Minister

LONDON, Oct. 2S.-Rev. John Adams, Of
New York, died suddenly while delivering
sermon in the pulpit of the Calpinist
Chapel, in Beaumaris, Wales. His aiImept
was heart disease.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
Heavy Failure.

LINCOLN, Neb. Oct. 2S.-Thc greatest
failure in the history of Logan county oc.
Cured to day. The banking house Of VIM
M. Dustin closed with liabilities Of $4,000
The banker is preparing to make an assign.
meut.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28

The SMALL vote the labor candidates re.
ceised yesterday in Baltimore, where the
democrats made clean sweep, shows that
the lsb3rfrs Of that city are aware of the
fact that the democratic is the trua labor
party Of this country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28

When beset with headache or other pains
use Salvation Oil, the greatest cure on
earth for pain.
A monument should be cree ed TO the
memory of the late DR.. J. W. Bull. discov.
erer CT that wonderful remedy, Dr.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.