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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02
VIRGINIA EEWS.

Col. VIM. Henry Ward has been appoint
ed United States inspector Of hulls for the
Norfolk district.
Tho newly elected councils Of Norfolk
met last night and organized and then
elected the municipal officers under their
control.
Miss Susie Peasants Walker daughter oil
Gen. r. Lindsay Walker, was married at
Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, TO Dir. CAL
vim SatterGeld.
As the Rev. J. w. Steele, of the Method
ist Church, was descending steep hill in
Stafford county, Wednesday, driving a pair
of horses, and having in the carriage his
wife, his mother, two children and servant
girl, one of the horses began kicking, and
continued until he forced the wagon into a
perlous position. All the occupants es-
capped unhurt except the elder Mrs. Steele,
who III falling or jumping from the carriage
sustained fracture Of her right leg, just be.
low the knee, which, owing TO her advanced
age, may result seriously.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02

Stalwalt pcstoflice, twelve miles from Lake
Michigan, near the boundary line OF Chippe
wa and hackinac counties. In family
named Hannah two children son and a
daughter, have died, and the father, crazed
by the disease, escaped from the house and
is roaming about the woods. No doctors
are near and no help can reach the locality
No Office quarantine has been established,
and tho settlers in the neighborhood are
fleeing The postmaster has barricaded the
road and will let no one go near the post
office. The disease is supposed to have
been brought from Canada by a man who
lately came from Montreal, and stayed with
the Hannah family while i'll, they not know
ing what the disease was.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02
NEWS OF THEDAY

The population of Chicago is estimated at
100000.
The Arkansas Democ ATTIC Convention
favors tariff for revenue only.
The President yesterday signed the Fi!z.
John Porter bill, similar to the one vetoed
by President Arthur.
The House OF Representatives yesterday
refused to appropriate $l06,500 for the in
stallation of Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty.
The meeting of Sullivan and Mitchell in
New York on Monday is likely to be pre-
vented by an order from Mayor Grace.
Samuel II. Walker, was yesterday ap-
pointed Major and Superintendent OF Police
of Washington, vice William Nee. Dye, re-
moved.
The elevator companies at St. Louis yes
terday gave notice of reduction CT The
charges for storage on wheat, oats and rye
TO one cent per bushal for the first Ten days
or part thereof
Tie President yesterday signed the hill,
| toreduce tho fec or domestic money orders
fer ;ums no; exceeding i've dollars, aud the
bill making allowances for clerks hire 10
posiinasters Of The first and second class
Offices.
The reduction in The public debt during
! June, as shown in the statement issued from
tho Treasury Department yesterday. wa:;
50 .CGl $685. and for The fiscal year just ended
$9G O97 ,7GG The total receipts of the Gov
ernmen. from all sources during the year
were 1896, Ia $50.
The last "order" out is "the Law and
| Older League" 1t was organized in 81.
Louis and now claims membership of H.
coo. In case of violence induced by strikes
the l.. and O. J.. promises to rally rs a
posse comitatus to reinforce the police. 1t
announces itself % antagonstic to The
Knights of Labor so far as the action OF the
| latter NAV result in law breaking.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02

BEECHEE IN ENGLAND. Henry Ward
Beechcr preached a sermon in the City
Temple, in London, yesterday. He was in
troduced to the audience by DR.. Parker.
When the two clergy men stood upthe entire
audience rose to their feet and welcomed
Mr.. Beecher with cheers that continued
for several minutes, the women waving
their landkerchiefs and applaudlng with
their hands. Mrs. Beecher occupied promi-
nent pew in the front part Of the audito.
rum. DR.. Parker, in introducing MIR.
Bee cher, referred to "the dark clouds which
formerly lowered over Mr.. Beechers head
The English" he said, then sympatbiZed
with him."
Mr.. Beecher replied with much feeling,
ga, lug that &c was much touched by the
Kindness of the English people toward him
aud that when the dark clouds lowered
over him he Id not see them because it
pleased God to raise up o rainbow, SO that
| only saw the clouds as they were sinking
below the horizon"
Mr.. Baccher after the sermon offered up
Il prayer. Tn this he asked the blessing fJy
the Queen. that Her Majesty might have
lor:. life and creator influence, thus lead
ing he empire to higher nu.i mere glo.
rious civilization" He also prayed for
greater wisdom for the Queens counselors.
The building was doDsely thronged. Mr..
Beecher made an excellent impression upon
all uho saw and heard him. 1t is certain
that the tGlias will make political use OF
Mr.. Betcher's payer for greater wisdom
clnong the Ministers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02
Suicide.

GALVESTON, July 2-Juseph Oppermn,l,
aged 20 years, died yesterday morning from
the effects ofa desc IF Rough prRats. self
administered Deceased WAS II son of Gins.
tave Oppermar, Il capitalist and - rromi-
nent citizen, who is absent on Il hrida! Jour.
Young Opperman ass gne'i no reason for his
rash act other than that he had taken the
poison in fan. This, however, is not be-
lieyed, ~ it is known That he was enamorcd
Of the young lady Iii: father married, and
this, it is thought, was the cause of his sui
eide This is the second victim in the past
four days Of "Rongh on Rats" Mrs. Cathe-
rine Lang, aged Is yeats, who sought re-
lief from domestic trouble by taking dose
of the poison, and who died ia great agony
last Monday morning, being the other.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02
Another New Order.

CHICAGO, July 2.-Councl No l, of the
Corservators League OF America, was or.
gauizcd in this city last evening. The Lea
que Is the outgrowth of the present strained
condition between labor and capital and the
members of the League think the time has
come when some action should be taken to
prevent the paralysis of business by labor
strikes 1t appears that the organization is
to be composed of "men who believe in the
supremacy ofthe law, and are willing TO
join IN putting in motion great moral
force TO uphold the law, and conserve alike
the rights OF the employer and the employ
ed to protect business from disorders aud
from all unlawful interference, and 10 pro-
mote a better understanding Of the true re-
lation Of the employer and elnployc, main,
tanning the rights OF each and adjusting
their differences" 1t is proposed to form
branch councils all over the country, and to
create supreme body that will govern the
subordinate organizations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02

The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Dedication.
Several experts were busiy engaged yester-
day in examining the accounts to ascertain
whether the populations of James A. L..
Wilson, the absconding treasurer of the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company
aggregate more than he acknowledges III
his written confession to President Giling-
ham. The latter has sworn out warrants
for the arrest OF both Wilson and Henry v.
Lesley, the former secretary and treasurer
Of the company, charging them with cmhez
element. The largest holders Of The stock
of the corup any are the United States Gov
eminent and the State of Maryland, while
the bonds arc owned by a number OF prom.
nent people in Baltimore, Moncure d. Rob
inson possessing nearly 100000. Until all
certificates are returned and q full eXamina-
ton Of The bookSmate it will be impossible
to designate the bonds coming under the
fraudulent Issue. The numbers may have
baca siuuI:cniUd, SO that 1t would Ue iDio5-
sbit, 10 distinguish the valid securities from
those fraudulently issued. Few OF these
spurious bonds have yet been discovered.
Lean holders called at the Office in continn
oussuccessi0n yesterday morning, and tha@c
counting officers were engaged III lranscrlh
ing the numbers OF the bonds, tho names OF
the holders, the amounts Of each and hy
what officer of the company thoy were 81 gn-
ell. The impression prevails that the in.
yestigation will develop wholesale torSeIies,
coupled with the crime of ENLIGHTENMENT.
The cash accounts Of the company with the
banks were found correct, except in The case
of the Provident Life and Trust Company,
where the cash balance should have been
over $3S,0 O0 and is only S3,074. Wilson
evidently resorted to that institution when
he wanted ready money. In his confession
in the note Wilson advises the company, rs
a means of getting out of trouble, to utilize
the contingent fund, amounting 10 S7632j,
| to meet the present pressing demands. Viii
son also stole two $1,000 1Iehigh Valley
railroad bonds, which, it is supposed, he
converted into funds for travelling eX-
| penses. President Gillingham thinks that
much of tho money raised by the overissue
Of bonds went TO pay the accrung interest
on tho ovcrissue. For three years at least
| Wilson had to raise $50 900 q year to meet
the interest on the ovorjssuo. Lesley, the
president says, was removed from Office for
def-auding the company Of $4,000, and was
the prime mover in this crime. 1t Is belev-
cd that Wilson'S method Of operating was
to induce Andrew Gray: former president OF
the company, to sign certificates in blank,
so that they would be ready in case there
were calls for bonds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02

STRUCK BY A FALLING STAR.-As gen.
ticman, well known public official, was
passing from st. James Park into Pail Mall
by the garden wall of Marlborough House
on Saturday last, at 4:45 in the afternoon
he suddenly received on the right shoulder
q violent blow, accompanied by a loud
cracking noise, which caused him great
pain and to stumble forward as he walked
On recovering his foothold, and turning
round to see who had so unccremoniously
struck him, he found that there YVES no one
IN the pavement bat himself and the po-
liceman on duty at the park end of it. On
reaching home the shoulder was submitted
to examination, but nothing was at first dig
covered TO account for the pain in it. But
in little while the servant who had taken
away the coat to brush brought it back to
point out that over the right shoulder the
nap was pressed down flat in long, straight
line, exactly as if hot wire had been sharp.
" drawn across tho cloth. The accident is
therefore explained as having been caused
by the explosion of minute falling star or
meteor 1t is an unprecedented and most
interesting occurrence, and deserves to he
placed on public record.-London Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02
HOUSE.
The English Elections.

LONDON, July 2.-Mr. Parnell and Mr..
Maurice HeaIy (Parnelite) have been re-
elected to represent Cork city in the House
of Commons. They were not opposed. Mr..
Gladstone has been reelected forMidlothian.
Up to o'clock this afternoon % Tories, 0
linion:st4 II Liberals and three Parne-
lies had been elected. A most desperate
electoral Struggle between the Gladstoneites
and the unionist5 ended to-day by the utter
rout Of the latter in the Parliamentary dis
trict known as the Leth Burghs. Mr.. w.
Jacks was returned to the last Parliament as
n regular liberal by q majority Of $50 in Il
tota! poll $3.50. He opposed the homo
rule bill, but Was, nevertheless, considered
iuvincible in his district, and was nominated
in the present canvass % n uuioni5t to con-
tinna his opposition to the Premer's Irish
policy Mr.. Jacks hostility to Mr.. Glad
stone angcrod thousands Of the Scotchmen
OF Leith, but they looked upon their oppo.
sition to him as hopeless and were unable to
obtain candidate to oppose him. all those
mentioned for the seat having declined to
| run. The tories, in order to emphasize the
unionist opposition to the Premier, with
held opposition and left the field clear to
Mr.. Jacks so that he might 60 back to the
House of Commons with q largely increased
majority At the last hour allowed by the
| law the liberal managers nominated Mr..
| Gladstone himself as their candidate the
Premier coDsenting. Thus equipped the
Gadstoneites went at their work. This was
so effective that Mr.. Jacks became scared
and to-day withdrew from the field leaving
the Lsilh membership to Mr.. Gladstone,
who was elected without opposition. This,
with his Midlothian district, gives the Pre-
micr two seats in Scotland. He will, per-
haps, choose TO sit for the latter and select a
| reliable man to recontest Lei:h with assur-
| ancc Of success.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02

SHOT HIS WIFE IN BED.-Edwin Bayliss,
of Nanticoke, Pa, at an early hour yester.
day morning fired two bullets into his. wife
while she lay in bed with him, iullicting in
juries which is it thought must prove fatal.
He had for some time accused her of undue
intimacy with John =. Ruchey, prominent
man of that place. On Monday last Bag liss
found his wife and Ruckey together, when
he fired upon the latter, narrowly missing
him, and later on he had Ruchey arrested
and put under bail. The story Of the shooting
this yesterday morning., as told by tho wife,
is TO the effect that he wakened her out of a
sleep and wanted her to acknowledge that she
had been f.ithiess To him and tell him oil the
particulars Of her intimacy with her para
n,Our. She stoully resisted saying any thing
that was OF Il CrlmlnntlDg nature, and
he told her she must answer satisfactorily
or he would kill her before she left the
house. Tho woman feared him, and her
first impulse was to leap from the bed and
lee from the room, hut she attempted 10
quietly leave the bed, when her husband
reached under the pillow and, drawing a
revolver, fired at her. The first ball enter
ed her forehead, tearing a fearful cash across
the frontal bone tho other entered her back
as she sped across the room toward the stair
way. This ball passed obliquely through
the body and found iodgment near the
heart. Sha fled down stairs and out Of doors
to tho residence FLAMES Marker, where she
called for assistance, her life's blood bedgag-
Cling her night-dress and running in pools
upon the porch Of the house. Quickly as
possible her alarm was answered, and ply
sicians were called, who expressed no hope
whatever for her recovery. Buylss left the
house in his underciothos, the smoking re-
volver in lis hand, but returned after few
minutes and gave himself up. Mrs. Bayiiss
is q handsome looking brunette, aged about
80 years, and ID the mother Of four children,
;1s oldest not yet years of age, and the
youngest scarcely l year old. Baviiss is
shout 80 years CID.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE U. 3,
WASHINGTON, D. c., July let, 1856.

To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
Dear Sir: Please state through the COL
umns of the GAZETTE that in my absence
from the country and during the vacation of
Congress, Mr.. w. w. Scott, of Orange, clerk
of the Committee for the District of Column
bia, will look after the business of the Sth
Congressional district for me in the Govern
ment departments and attend to any mat.
tors which may require personal attention
In my absence. Any communications by
mail can he addressed to Mr.. Scott at the
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
JNO. S. BARBOUR.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02

THE ENGLISH ELECTIoNs.-In the cleo
ton ut Colchester yesterday H. F. Trotter
CONSERVATIVE polled 1906 votes and Il. X.
Causton (Gladstonian) 1901. This is the
first contested borough, and The result ofthe
election is considered to have special sig
nifcance. The result shows that the Glad
stonian candidate lost ground. Sixteen
tories, eight Gladstoniens, and three Par
nellites have so far been elected. John
Bright has been reelected for the Central
Division Of birmingham, and Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain for the West Division. Neither
was opposed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02

COURT OF APPEALS AT WYTHEvILLE,
july l.-Simpson vs.. Bishop. Appeal from
Bland county. Decree affirmed. Opinion
by Judge Lewis; Judges Richardson and
Hinton dissenting.
Bell ct al. VS.. McCenkey ct al. Appeal
from Montgomery county. Decree affirmed.
Opinion by Judge Lacy.
Wright vs. Commonwealth. Writ of err
,ror from Roanoke county. Decree affirmed.
Opinion by Judge Fauntleroy Judges Lew
is and Richardson dissenting.
Barrett & Co. va Forney. Appeal from
Wythe county, Decree affirmed. Opinion
by Judge Hinton.
G. C. Kent's adm'rs VS.. James r. kent's
adm'rs. Appeal from Wythe county. De-
cree affirmed. Opinion by Judge Richard
son.
Wgnne Us. Henenger ct nj. Error from
Tazswell county. Judgmentreversed. Opin-
ion by Judge Lewis.
Harmon vs.. Conduit. Appeal from Floyd
county. Argued and submitted
S,o'z w. Collins & Co. Appeal from Ro-
an,ka. Continued till next term.
J. f. Moore. esq, of Pulaski county, quail.
fled to practice in the court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02

The CONDITION Of the city's financial at.
fairs has Improved no little in recent years.
and this wear there is considerable surplus
in the treasury, as was also the case iaso
year. These SURPRISES should be expended
at once in the redemption OF the ciy's bonds
thereby reducing the large annual inter
eat account and enabling the tax rate
to he lowered. A great many strangers
have been deferred from buying property
here. and many residents of the city, from
building, by the high rate of municipal tax
alton. There are few things more condu-
Give to city's growth than low taxes upon
its real estate; therefore every means for
etlacting reduction in the tax rate OF prop
erty in Alexandria should be aValled OF as
soon as practicable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02
THE Lost TRIES or AFRICA.-A CORES

THE Lost TRIES or AFRICA.-A CORES
pendent Of the Fairfax U,ruid writes to that
paper About two miles from Centrevlle,
in Fairfax county, on the Manassas road,
ia colored settlement, known u; Bush
Town The inhabitants thereof are com
posed chiefly of excluded members from the
original colored primitive Baptist church in
the vicinity. This excluded warlikc faction
has organized or discrganized congrega-
tional church wherein they intend TO
collect together the "Lost tribes of
Africa" Their membership is composed
chiefly Of excluded members from other re-
ligouI denominations, such ~ Bellies, Hugh
sites, Readites, and Cainites. They believe
in ghosts, dreams, witchcraft and conjura-
ton. They claim that they hold direct COM
munication with the Deity, and that mono
are saved but themselves, or such ~ believe
in their ncantationa. They hold midnight
pow vows and make night hideous with
their ghoatly bowls. They seem to think
that the Lord is asleep and they are trying
TO awake Him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02
THE PERFORMERS" BusTED.-Ycsterda,

THE PERFORMERS" BUsTED.-Ycsterday
afternoon both branches Of the new Rich
mond city council met and organized. The
Board of Alderman reelected L. L. Bass,
the former president, without opposition.
The Common Council elected John S. Beth
ell, "reformer," president. The two bodies
in joint session elected city officers. The
bolt of II new members from the reform
ers' resulted in combination between
them and the slraightout democratic mem.
bers, and several old democratic officers
were re elected including Police Justice D..
c. Richardson, City Clerk i. I. August, Su-
perintendcnt of Water Works Chas. L. Boil
ling, City Engineer W. f. Cutshaw, City
Attorney Chas. V. Meredith, Auditors
Clerk f. J. Warren. Several other offices
were filled Ivy new men, all democrats. The
action Of the democrats in securing control
of the council and retaining all of the mu-
nicipal patronage will tend to simplify mat
tiers in the congressional contest in that dis
trict
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02
ALEX ANDRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, JULY ..

In HIS anti-Irish speech, at Birmingham,
England, last night, Mr.. John Bright, the
famous British radical, aud the great North.
ern sympathizer during the civil war in this
country, elected loud applause by stating
that "half the members Of the Irish parlia-
mentary marty had dollars in their pockets
subscribed by enemies Of England in the
United States" There is hardly right
thinking American citizen who doesn't de-
More the misfortunes Of Ireland, and who
wouldn't put himself TO some personal trou-
BILE 10 promote the welfare of the people OF
tina. country. But there are many among
them who think the measures adopted by
the Irishmen in this country to help the
people of their native land, tend rather to
retard than to further that object. The
rule of quitting yourself in his place" IS an
excellent one. The invariable result of an
interference in fight between man and wife
is proverbial. Didn't the knowledge Of the
fact that Gen. Malone received large con-
tributions from the North tend to unite the
vote of Virginians against him? Nothing is
better calculated to unite Euglishmen and
Scotchmen and Welshmen against Ireland
than the fact that she is making her fight
with money subscribed in America. There
fore the applause Mr.. Bright's statement re-
ceiyed is not at all wonderful.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02

BEER DISSATISFACTION some years Il de
decided inclination has been apparent over
the country 10 give up the used of whiskev
and other strong aicohols, using as sabsli-
t,lte beer and othe: compounds This is
evidently founded on the idea that beer
is not harmful and contains large amount
Of nutriment; also, that bitters pay have
somc medical quality which will neutralize
the alcohol which il conceals, etc. These
theories are without confirmation in the
observation Of physicians. The use Of beer
is found 10 produce o species Of degenera-
lion Of all the orgaus; profound and deceptive
fatty deposits, diminished circulation, con-
diton Ct congestion ana psrversion Of hluc-
,icnaI activities; local inIammaions
Of both the liver and the kidneys,
are constantly present. intellectually, q
SiupOr amounling almost to paralysis ar.
rests tho reason, changing all the higher
faculties into a mere animslism, sensual,
selfish, sluggish, varied only with parox-
ysInS Of anger that are senseleSs and brutal
In appearance the beer drinkcr may be the
picture Of health, but in reality he is most
incapable of resisting disease. A slight in
jury, IL severe cold, sliuuk To tho body
or mind will commonly provoke acute dis
ease, ending fatally. Compared with in.
ebliates who use different kinds of alcohol,
he is more incuraDle, and more generally
diseased. The constant use of beer every
day gives the system no Incorporation,
bat steadily lowers tho vital forces. 1t is
our observation that beer drinking in this
country produces the very lowest kind oil
inebriety, closely allied to criminal insan-
ity Tho most dangerous class of rutIjans in
our cities are beer drinkers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-02
Narrow Escape.

RALEIGH, n. c., July As the fast mail
on the Wilmington and Weldon road reach
ed point half milo south of Whitakers
last night it was waved down. An investi
CATION showed IL twenty yards washout, and
that the stone c..!vect was entirely gone
But for the timely warning great loss of life
and property would have enSued.