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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-28
AUCTION SALES.
By Green & Wise, Auctionecrs

DY VIRTUE OF DEGREES of the Circuit Court
IL of Alexandria county, Va, rendered at its
November term, 1882, and its May term 1885,
in the chancery suit of Il. Magruder IS. Annie G..
Hume ct ais, the undersigned commissioners of
sale, WILL on SATURDAY, May 90, 1886. at 12
o'clock noon, in front of tne Fairfax street en-
trance to the Corporation Court room, in the city
of Alexandria, offer for sale III public auction. II
not sold en- private terms prior to that date, the
following property, viz
A TRACT of about TWO ACRES OF LAND,
beginning on tho south side cf the Columbia turn
pike in Alexandria county, Va, about 80 poles
and links from tue northwest corner of tho ORR
ginal tract Of 3S acres, rs surveyed FOR James T.
with said turnpike north 100 east poles ! links
thence south 91a0 east about 81 poles TO the in
tersection of Closes limo thence south Sd 4'to wcat
poles and 20 links tiru:.cu north 9lao west to
tho beginning with the privilege %: Il lane IL
feet wide along the west idc Of seid tract to tho
intersection of Closes Inc, ard iii the other
rights and privileges to the same lcio"ains.
The commissioners arc AUTHORIZE! - receive
private offers for the land.
Terms of Sale: Ten per cent. OF tie purchase
money to be paid in cash the day o' sale, and
the remainder in thrce equ~ treatments at six,
twelve and eighteen months frDil the d.,y If saic,
bearing six per cent. Interest. an tn hr ed
by the bonds of the purchase, win good personal
security, and n retention ni the tile unit! The
same arc fully paid.
GEO. a. MUSHBACH r,,s ,r solo
LINDEN KENT. >"''s' - '''''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-28

J, John S. Beach, Clerk OF the Corporation Court
Of the city OF Alexandria. Va, do certify that
George A. Mushbach, one of the commissioners of
sale in the abovc-entitled cause, has executed
with surety the bond required by the statute
ap22-w4w JOHN s. BEACH, Clerk.
Gi5- The above sale is postponed till GATUR-
DAY, May 90, at the same hour and place
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-28
FOR SALE AND RENT.

g. FOR SALE, in desirable locality, TWO
E:5 5STORY-AND-A FRAME HOUSE, con-
tanning ten rooms, besides a largo bath room and
pantry; large, dry cellar; hot and cold water on
second floor and gas in third story; all modern
conven fences some choice fruit in the yard. For
particulars enquire at this office. mh15-eotf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-28
LINDEN KEN.

l, Benjamin Austin, clerk of The Circuit Court
of Alexandria county, DO certify tina. the bond
required b the statute has been 2yr:' by q. i.
Mushbach, one of the Commissioners CT :;ai.
ap22 w4w BENJ. AUSTIN. Clerk.
10 The above sale is postponed till SATUE
DAY, May 90, at the SAME hour and place.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-28
By Green & Wise, AuctiouecrS
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
" PROPERTY

By Green & Wise, AuctioneerS.
COMMISSIONERS SAIL: OF VALUABLE
~ PROPERTY.
2r virtue of decree of tho Corp ration Court
for !!io city Of Alexandria, W., rendered at its
May ;erm 1878, in the chancery cs,sc rrWhittle-
scy, administrator, vs.. Whittlcsey the undcrsgn
cd, commissioners therein named, vii! offer for
sale b. public auction. on MONDAY. the 10Th
day of May, 1886, at 10 o'clock H. II :runt Of
the entrance tie Cour. room, on Fairfax >tj.,.t
in the city of Alexandria, Va, the follow ng crop
crty, to wit:
The LOT OF GROUND with tnn IMPROVE
MENTS thereon, known % 80, situated on
the north sido "f Prince street, beginning at u
point 92 feet 10 inches more or less EAST "f Fair.
fax street thci,cc cast on Prince st-ert 81 fcet,
more or less: thcnrc r"rth G6 feet 3i., inches,
more or leas thence west =? feet, more or less
thtnc. sonth paYali. To Fairfax .trrrt to the b.
ginning.
Tcrma oi :a!c Onc fourth %; The rnrcha,c
money III cash and the residue in equal install
momta H. six rwrivc and eighteen months from
day OF salc. rith interest; the deferred payments
10 l,c secured b.! tho bonds of the purrhaS r. with
good security. and the titto to tha property 10 be
retained unit. the purchase price is fully paid
CHAkLES T.. STUART. ,.,
= FERGUaON BEACH Ho'LS. Vi H"ie
,Sp15-ts
1:tt' The above saia is po tpcnca to MONDAY,
May 3lst. m, s cots
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-28
Commi sioncr of Sale

I, john 8. Beach, Clerk of the Corporation Court
of tho city Of Alexandria, do certify that James
r. Cation, commissioner OF salc above named, has
entered into bond. with approved security, in the
penalty of five thousand dollars conditioned ac
cording to law. Teste:
my14 is JOHN 8. BEACH, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-28
AUCTION SALES.
g MERCHANTS SALE OF GROCERIES, &c

By virtue of a writ of fieri faciss issued from
the Clerks Office OF tho Corporation Court of the
city of Alexandria. to me directed, against the
goods and chattels of ]. T. Cook, will sell at
public auction at the store, n. w. corner of Glib
bon and Fairfax streets. on MONDAY, May
31st, 1856, ct 10 a. m, the STOCK OF GOOrS
and STOLE FIXTURES in sair! store consisting
of TEAS. COFFEES, MOLheSES. TOBACCO,
CIGARS, SC, &c, &c. Terms of Salc--Ca.h.
W. II. SMITH
my19 Is Sergeant A. .ndria city.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-24
MARTINS FERRY.

Mrs. Johnson has had her store room
on Second street, lately occupied c F
Norinston as q saloon, changed and the
house remodeled. 1t will be occupied in a
few days by George Mcmahon, Of Wheel.
ing, who will open grocery,
A NJ Shipmsn has contracted 10 build o
new house for Mrs. Eliza Rorick on her
lot above Je!Ierson street
One Of our saloon keepers Of rather
humorous turn Of mind has part OF the
manuscript ready for new booi, entitled.
The Peculiaritiea snd Propensities Of
Beer Drivers" On the frontispiece will
be found the following lines: The probleI
Of the age ia the beer drivers book, and
the biggest thing out is the beer drivers
boots
J. NJ. Kinslow has entered suit sgsins.
Nicholas Shultz, OF Wheeling, Ger the pay.
ment of a bill OF CIGARS. MIR. Shult2 claims
that the cigars are of inferior quality and
lar. Kinslow claims that the cigars have
been changed since they left his hands.
The case will oe heard Wednesday next.
1t will be Of interest to those intending
to build, or iuproye their buildings, TO call
on o, sdireas John Bowling, carpenter ard
builder, Union street, Psuls addition.
Yesterday A. Brannum a Son, and NJ
Shul'z levied on the household goods Of
C. NJ Wells, to satisfy claims they held
against the oyper, Mrs. Wells claims that
tie goods belong to her but the lawyer for
the plaintiff say that since the goods came
into her possession in West Virginia, they
are jointly the property Of herself and hus-
band.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-24
FEATHERweIeHr CHAMPIONSHIP.
Young Barnes Knocked Oat AFTER FOr'y'
five Desperate Rounds

young Barnes Knocked Oat A1'er 1Or'y'
five Desperate Rounds
LOUISVILLE, KY, March ga fight
with small gloves took place this morning
q, 6 O'Clock at Mill Crssk, tOrty-iVe miles
from this city, on the Cincinnati Short
Line Railroad, between Tommy Barnes OF
New York, heretofore champion teath'
erweipht of America, ana tommy
Warren, Of Louisville, for $2oO q
side AMI featherweight championship,
Queensbury rules. Warren fought at IlS
pounds and Barnes at ll73 pounds. For
ty-6ve desperate rounds were fought,
Barnss scoring first blood and first
knockdowp, in the first part, after which
Warren had everything his own way.
Though Barnes fought on the offensive,
Warren punished him severely, Barnes be-
ing unable to hit him, In the torty'htth
round, after having pounded Barnes lace
severely, Warren succeeded in knocking
him out
The fight is pronounced by all ss one Of
the fairest and most stubborn or record
Tom Chandler, Of Chicago, had charge Of
Barnes, and Warren was handled BY
George Marshall, trainer for the St.
Joe "Kid." Frank Whitney, of
Cincinnati, acted as referee, and gave
general satisfaction. The fight began at
s 10 m and lasted until $3.50. Barnes
most notable battle was with Charles Nc
Gov OF Dew York, whom he knocked out
in nine rounds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-24
AN OUrRAEuUs AFFAIR.
An Attack BY Red Men On Ritehie
EnnnfN EifiIRn.

An Attack BY Fed Men On a Ritehie
County Citizen.
The hitchie Revia# prints the following
account Of recent outrsgei in that county:
"On last Monday night a party of men
visited the residence of Robert Glover,
who lives near Smithville, this cou-;g
They attacked dioysr'a houss, and teiliOs
to induce him to come out, they threw coal
oil upon the building and set it on fire.
The flames shot upward, ard Mr.. Glover,
fearing to remain inside longer rushed
out, and attacked tbs villains
making them take to the brush, and
attempted to extiDguish the flames. He
came near being successful but the Red
Men made another dash and another sp'
plication o. oil, thus making all efforts to
ext.nguish the flames truitless. Mrs
Glover fearing tnat tie stst.a weld take
Gre, ran out for the purpose OF tuEniug out
q COW and horse which were confined
therein, and succeeded in her work. Sew
eral shots were fred at her as she was on
this mission, but none of them taking effect.
Mr.. Glover was struck in the wrist by q
shot IRON one OF the Red Men, and the ball
was taken out near the elbow. ConSider.
able firing was INDUCED in by Mr. Glover
and the attacking pssties. NJ Glover had
all his corn, whes', bacon, household
goods, ETC., slowed away in bis house and
wss ansbis to asye snytbipg. SBch das
tardly mesnuess should be stopped. Some
of the parties engaged in this nefsriouI
outrage are known, it is thought If suct
ia the case they ought to be made to stretch
hemp
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-24
PlTTsBURG CAR TROUBLE.
No Danger of a General strike Appre-
herded.

no Danger of a General strike Appre-
hertied.
PITTsBURG, March % AT q conference
of the presidents OF the various street car
companies in Pittsburg and Allegheny,
held this morhiog to consider the demands
Of their employees, q compromise PROPOSE.
ton was sgreed upon.
The answer Of thu raiiway otticialS to
the demands OF their employees, was
returned to District master workman,
Evans, this afternoon The demands are
acceded excepting the clause providing
that no employe shAll be discharged with
out having the privilege of reinstatement
after hearing By The Knights Of LABOR.
This the employers unequivo-
oslly rejected, promising, however, to dis
charge no man because Of his connection
with the present movement. meeting
Of conductors ard drivers has been called
for tomorrow to take action on the qstter
aud on Friday tie EotIrben will return
their Gusl answer 10 the officials. A gen
eral strike is not apprehended.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-24
The CHINESE QUESTION:
Under Consideration BY TIE Cabinet Ye

Under Consideration BY tie Cabinet Yes
terday.
WASHINGTON March 23.-To-days ses-
sion of the Cabinet was devoted to the
consideration of measures designed to
sseuse q more rigid enforcement
of the Chinese restriction act,
particularly with reference to preventing
the landing of Chinese laborers on
fraudulent certificates. 1t was rep
resented that trouble constantly arises
in cases where immigrants claim to have
lost certificates and bring witnesses to
prove that they were in this country ct the
time of the passage of the act aud were
actually provided with the certificate pre-
sSrisei by Law which en-
titled see4 persons to return
to the United States after visit to China.
Another question considered by the Cab
met was in relation to the affairs of the
Union Pacific Railway Co, and the steps
necessary tc protect the Governments in
terests therein.
Their Character All Right.
WASHINGTON, March % The Senate
Committee on Finance 10 day decided to
report tsyorably upon the nominations OF
several :pse.aa, revenue collectors, in re-
spect to whose predecessor Secretary Man
ming SAYS no charges rejecting upon their
official or moral character are pending.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-24
MaNNINe's ANKLE sPRAINED.

The Secretary of the Treasury Meets With
Painful Mishap.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Rumors have
been afoat all the afternoon Of the serious
illness of Secretary Manning. They grew
out Of the fact that the Secretary had been
taken home from the Treasury Department
in his carriage and was carried from his
Office to the carriage, being unable to
walk. Upon inq uiry at the Secretary s res
dence it was stated that he had simply met
with painful accident while returning to
his Office from the meeting of the cabinet.
he had walked over from the White House,
and without waiting for the elevator to take
him to his room on the second floor, walked
up the two flights of stairs. On reaching the
upper landing his foot suddenly turned
under him, severely wrenchiDg his ankle.
ae hmped to his room without calling for
assistance. Shortly after DR.. Ham
i,ton, of the Marine Hospital
Service, happening to be in the
building on business, attended to the in
iured limb aud the Secretary was then
taken home in his carriage. When he
reached home DR.. Lincoln, the Secretarys
family physician, was summoned to attend
Eirr.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-24
A wondsrtEi Care iP Michigan. d.

hphlAH, uliCut mug. iot 1000
DEAR SIB:-I think il my duty to tell
you Of the great cure Effected BY "Aronan-
ma" l was recently troubled with liver
complaint and dyspepsia. accompanied
with great costiveness, palpitation Of the
heart, nervous debility. female irregular.
ities, in fact il seemed ss though every or.
gan was dersnged. | had tried various
remedies and drugs, and also prescriptions
Of good physicians, but Afforded las no
relief, and I We, e.most despsired OF re-
co7sry vhen vas recon mended to try
"Aromanna," which ] did, and after tax
ing il several times experienced great
benefit In q short time I was able TO 20
about where pleased without shortSsss Of
breath, which troubled ae nost Of the
time. reconptad il % the finest medi.
cine foT liver complaint that ever ssv.
and advise the afflicted to give il q trial.
LILLlIx RtssEII..
Sold by Logan & Co at rs and 75c.
Do Not Trtns
with cold, thinking that it will pass Of in
few days, but secure st opoe bottle OF
DuLsc's Swiss Balssm," the Great Cough
Remedy, and see what few doses viii do
for you. Affords r;,ieI IN every insance.
Quick, sats and reliable. "Sviss Bal.am"
u especially recommended fer children, a.
It contains no morphis or opium. and
pleasant to take. Try j. and you viii gss
no other. Price Is and Tsc, Sold BY
Logan d Co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-24
RIPPLKs FROM THE RIvEn.

News Cleaned About the Wharf and
from Our Exchanges.
Polot Winfield Simms Is 10 the city.
The Telegram leaves for ClAripgtos ., 2
p. m. sharp.
The marks al PittsbuIs last night show
ed l3 feet 3 inches and falling,
The Josh Cook and John Moren lost coal
barges at Steubenville yesterday
The marks on the landiag last evening
indicated Fl feet and rising slowly.
The hull Of The nov iowboat Monitor.
which was built ut Rush Run, was launched
on the 18th.
Marks at other plsces-Oil City. ' feet
8 inches and falling; Morgantovn. 6 feet
and stationary; Lock No. I. IL feet and
falling; Parker, 10 f..t and falling; Mcss
landing, 3 feet 6 inches and falling,
Brownsyills, . feet 8 inches and stationary.
Greensboro, l3 feet 9 inches and falling.
At PittsbuJs every boat 'hs, could
manage = tow Of coal has been pressed
ilto terrics and is now on hs way 10 the
lower markets. Altogether about ten
million bushels have gone
out On this water, aud there
still remains two or three million bushels
awaiting shipment Rivermen coptsnd
that coal boat stage will bold good sniil
the return Of some Of The 6rst Loa,A which
went out, when The balsDes will bs shippsd.
,hDs completing ore sl the largest runs OF
record.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-24
PEOPLE WE ALL KNOW.
GEr Esiiy Chronicle OF the Movements
of Indi VIduals.

Gun Esiiy Chronicle OF the Movements
of Indi VIduals.
Mr. C. Kleiner, of MoundsVille, was in
the city YESTERDAY.
Henry Stamm is out again after an III
ness Of several days.
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, Of the North End,
died Monday night, aged IS Yeas.
Henry hanke, OF the Schmulbsch Com.
pary, went 10 Pittsburgh yesterday.
Mrs Henry Michael, Of South Main
street, is confined TO her room BY illness.
Miss Jennie Stewart, who has hesn the
guest OF friends in Reliaire, hes returned
hons.
Hr. ". l.. Cook, OF bridgeport. 10 In the
oi'y the guest Of Mr.. Charles Rex, at the
Howell.
Mrs. Oscar Sandrock, Of the Island, re-
Gently suffered stroke Of paralysis, add ID
confined to her bed.
Jacob Gautchey, Of Matamorss, is the
guest Of his broIhsr-in law, Rudolph Gaut
chy, on the North Side.
Ferdinand Hc!t, the cabinet maker. will
leave shortly with his family tor Pittsburgh
where he will locate.
John Meips, formerly an emploJe oI
schm ulbach's Brewing Company, has pur
chased a farm near Bridgeport, Ohio. and
settled down.
The many friends OF Mr.. James Y. Pat
terson will hear with pleasure Of his ap
pointment as postmaster Of Martins Fer
~. Mr. PATTERSON vss born in this city
and resided here until three or four year.
ago, when he removed to Martins Ferry
There he has taken very active part il
politics and has fairly earned the rewsrt
which has been bestowed upon him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-24
There has been 10 disturbance Of any

There has been 10 disturbance of any
kind.
A stock train of twenty eight cars came
in over the Atchison and Topeka road this
morning. 1t was brought into the yards
BY the conductors and brakemen and un-
loaded without any molestation.
Fears that the Movement VIII Spread.
CHICAGO, March 23.-Hardly any freight
for Kansas City was accepted in Chicago
yesterday on account Of the switehmen's
strike at the former point, and bat few
contracts for ether points sre being made,
it being the general opinion that the strike
would spread to those points before this
evening. Great fears are expressed that
the strike will not remain confined to the
territory west Of the Mississippi, but will
reach Chicago and other points East before
long.
Texas shops Strongly Guarded.
DEN1soS, TEXAS March 23.-The strike
here is virtually unchanged. Vice Presi.
dent Hoxie's reply to the Governors is 70;
received By the strikers with satisfaction;
they claim there is nothing in it for them.
Forty of the locomotives were run out Of
the round house yesterday into the yard,
as there ia some apprehension of the house
being burned by incendisries. All the
yards and shops are heavily guarded BY
the Sheriff and his deputies armed with
Winchester rifles.
At Waco, Texas, there is no change in
the situation Of the strike here to day. The
knights remain firm and apparently un.
concerned, but the masses are becoming
res'ive and denosnce what they term the
inertia of Governor Ireland.
Rumors Concerning Halls Case.
New ORLEANS, March 23.-0ne mem.
Der OF the Knights of Labor Committee
who went to Marshall, Texas, from Goulds.
boro, this State, has returned and says
that the report that Halls case will be re.
ferred to the court, is revived.
Prospective strike on the @. 80.
CHARLESTON, ". Va, March 23.-The |
Knights of Lajor have been very active
On the Chesapeake and Ohio road lately, |
ard it is said that if the men are not
granted their request that ten per cent
reduction, m sde several months ago, be re.
stored, they will strike on May l.
The Tube Works Strike Ended.
PIrTsBURG, Pa, March 23.-The great
strike of the 1000 woskmen at the National
Tube works. MoKeesport, Pa, has ended
TO the strikers and work will
,e resumed in all departments at once,
rhs trouble was settled this
morning by the workmen accepting the
proposition Of General Manager Flsgler to
estcre the wages ruling in 1884 and to
.dvance the wages OF lGaorsys TO $l.25
,er day The increase will range from
o L. per cent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-24
A MISS.
A Russian Patient of Dr.. Pasteur
Dies
WITH ALL THE TERRIBLE sYsr0ms
OF HydrophObia. Phelps at Buck.
ingham Palace - General
Cable News.

PARIS. March 23.-One Of the wolf.bit.
ten Russians who recently came here and
usse treated BY N. Pssteur to proven,
rabies died last night 10 great agony With
oil the symptoms Of hydrophia. N. Pas.
teur is not At all damaged BY ths failure
OF his treatment in this case.
The Russians arrived here and were
placed under Pasteurs care March ,lo.
They we're Mujiks, aud we're I 3 in numbsr
All had been attacked BY mad wolves aud
terribly lseerated. Pasteur wilipsl,
undertook to treat them and a
once placed them in his hospital.
The man who died had been carefully op-
Grated upon and regularly inoculated nth
virus twice day since be arrived. Hia
terrible death with all the symptoms Of ~
drophobia in in worst form has seriousl,
checked confidence in the effectiveness Of
Pssteurs discovery.
The frat positive indications hat the
patients system was resisting treatment
manifested themselves on Sunday, after bs
had been in the hospital Eve daya He
soon afterwards became victim Of the most
terrible suffering and this seemed to increase
up 10 his death which occarred while The
man was mad and wild with ply ysicAl tor.
,ure. The corpse has been removed to
Pasteuss lsborator where il will be made
the subjsct Of experiment, BY the scieu-
tist.
NJ. Pasteur 10 much ANNOYED By he un-
favorable com nents caused BY iAs failure
Of bis method, but he insists that il estab-
fishes nothing.
Mrs, Phelps Attracts Attention,
LONDON, March 3--The Queen had q
drawing room reception at Buckingham
Palace this afternoon. Tha weather vs.
summer.like and pleasan,, and Q most
brilliant assemblsse OF titled and
noted persona were present. Mrs.
Phelps, wife oi the Uuited
States Minister, attracted attention BY tho
taste and elegance OF hes attire. She sore
a skirt with body Of gray brocads and .
train Of gray velvet lined With gray bro
csde.
Mr.. Henry White, Of the American Ls-
cation, and Mr.. Charles Phelps were pre-
aented to the Queen BY Minister Phelps,
More Rioting In Belgium.
BRussEls, March "a Reports from the
mining districts state that the cou1icts be-
tween the striking miners and the troops
continue, To days reports say that many
mora persons on both sides have been
wounded. Numerous erfeats continue to
DO made.