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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13
The GIuveriuS Case.

Cluverius was in much better spirits on
Saturday than he has been for several weeks
and he converses more freely. He still re
fuses to see any visitors except Dr.. Hatcher
aud relatives. Mr.. Dunn, his keeper, is his
principal companion. Cluverius passes q
great deal Of his time now in meditation.
He reads his Bible regularly, and says, it is
stated, that he is prepared for death. The
rumor that he has or will confess his crime
is, doubtless, without foundation, for the
prisoner still declares that no is innocent
The Wig says:
He seems to believe in the old adage
that 80 long as there is life there is hope -
and, even if he should confess it is hardly
probable that he will do so before the day
OF execution, when the last ray of hope is
gone. Whether he will make a confession
even then is matter of great doubt to those
who know him WELL DIR. Hatcher, his
spiritual adviser, did not call upon him Sat
urdny. What passes between DR.. Hatcher
aud Cluverius is entirely unknown, as their
conferences, or religious communons, are
always held in private in the cell, not even
the Waterman being present There was
rumor abroad on Saturday that DR.. Hatcher
had intimated that Cluverius had made q
confession Of the crime to him, but the Doc
tor say S. he has not given the slightest iudi-
cation OF any such statement. He regards
his relations with the prisoner as purely re
liglous, and that therefore it would be ut
terly improper for him to become the chan
mel 81 communication through which any
report OF the prisoners actious or converse
ton should be made public. For manifest
reasons his interviews with Cluverius are
sacredly private. The New York confessor
sur has not been heard from since His let
ter was the third Of the kind that had been
received. Whether all were written by the
same person is not known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13

PUGILIsTIc. = Ex.Assistant Postmaster
General Brady, who has been stopping at
Taylor's Hotel, in Jersey City, N. j., for
several weeks, was in the bar room of the
hotel Saturday night, when Major Bridge.
ford, attached to the stats of Generals Lee
and stonewall Jackson during the rebellion
entered, and the gentlemen were soon en-.
gagged in conversation, the subject being the
war. The conversation resulted in a heat.
eu discussion, and finally Gen. Brady ap.
piled the epithet ''rebel" to the Major.
You're sucker, aud star route sucker
at that" retorted Major Bridgeford.
You're = liar" cried General Bra.
d.. who aimed a vigorous blow at the
Majors face as he spoke. The blow fell
snort, and the Major placed himself in q
lighting attitude. General Brady seemed
equally willing for the fray, but Others Of
the party interfered and separated the con-
testants. A reconciliation was subsequent.
~ effected, and the gentlemen shook hands
before retiring for the night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13

About 6 O'Clock Friday evening, negro
man brought to the Maryland University in
Baltimore, the body of white woman and
left it with Anderson Perry, the colored jan
itor, saying he would call again for the SIS,
the price agreed upon. The body was TAX
en- to be prepared for keeping until needed
for dissection, but it was found that the
head was horribly crushed, and that there
were two wounds in the left breast, and the
police were at once notified. Saturday
post mortem examination Of the body was
made, and the physicians stated positively
the wounds were made after death, leaving
the Inference that it was simply case of
BABY snatching, and that the work had been
done by novice. Yesterday however, the
body was Identified as that Of Emily Brown,
a woman GO years of age, who for the past
SIX months haa been boarding with a col
ored family IN the western section of the
city. She was Of dissirated habits and lived
Oh what she could beg. Sho was at her
home three hours before her BODY was
brought to the university, ard it is now evi.
dent that she was brutal!y murdered for The
price her body would bring for use on the
dissccting table. Perry, the janitor who re-
caiVed the body. denies that be ever saw the
woman, but he IL known to have been a
boarder in the same house and to have
eaten breakfast with her on the morning OF
her murder. He was arrested as accessory
to tho crime. Late last night John Ross
and Albert Hawkins, both colored, were ar.
rested, and confessed to having killed the
woman at the instigation of Janitor Perry.
they followed her to her room, and Ross
| crN had l,IN,.l
kins held her and stabbed her through the
heart with knife. They then carried the
body TO the university in bag furnished by
Perry, who received it, and shaved the
head to make naturalization difficult. The
bloody clothing was thrown into a tub
of dirty water. Ross also boarded in the
house with the unfortunate woman. The
price to be obtained for the body was the
sole object of the murder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13
The States Indebtedness.

To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
l enclose the money for subscription to
the GAZETTE, wishing to do my share in up.
holding the hands Of paper which has
taken so honest stand in regard to the
public debt.
What surprises ME is that so many worthy
persons are so welded to party success as
to become blinded to the fact that wrong
brings retribution, right is sure to prevail,
and to think that for purposes Of party well
fare the creditors of the State can be treated
with injustice and tyranny.
Personally give no credit to the state
ment that the State cannot pay her interest.
Let her try to pay and practice enconomy
tor the purpose like her citizens are forced
to do when in debt.
When the effort proves a failure then ask
a compromise with her creditors who in
such case might accept u Riddleberger
bond with the coupons made receivable for
taxes.
But now to AJAX holders of her tax paying
bonds to exchange for bonds only secured by
her honor is asking good deal and assum-
ing an honesty the State is not now credited
with.
Can you tell how much the State has
made by buying in her debt with her sur
plus revenue of late years?
Respectfully,
Dec. 10Th, 1856. FAUQuIER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13
Fatal A'cuI.

CHICAGO, I'LL, Dee. ia Times special
from Overton, Tex, says: Hugh Mitchell,
ex-deputy sheriff Of this (Rusk) county, IVES
shot and Instantly killed by Matthew Wheel
ess last evening. An old feui had existed
between Them for some time Last evening
they met in the saloon kept by William
Shackelio.d Mitchell, ia paying for drinks,
dropped some money. In gathering 1t from
the floor, Mitchell failed TO see one piece,
and Wheeless called his attention to il
whereupon Mitchell began to curse Wheel
ess and told the latter not 10 speak 10 him,
iemarking that he had sent him word and
told him, repeatedly not to address him.
Wheeless made no reply but walked cut of
the rear door of the saloon ard called Dr.
ID. L.. Miller, al uncle Of Mitchell, and
while they were talking Mitchell walked
out to where they were. As he did 70
Wheeless stepped back, drew his revolver
and fired at Mitchell with tho shove result.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13
Dealing i'm Futures.

a case bearing on the legality of dealing
in futures was tried before Judge B. R. Well
ford, of the City Circuit Court, of Rich
mond, on Saturday last. 1t was the case of
G. f. Rsdford & Co. against S. T. Wootten
TO recover $7S5 advanced as margin ia 4
speculation 10 wheat for future delivery.
The following were the instructions oflhe
court:
"lf the jury shall believe that the defend.
snt constituted the plaintiff his agent to buy
and to sell for HIM, wheat to be delivered at
future day, and that the plaintiff, rs such
agent, did actually buy and sell on account
OF the defendant, for future delivery, and
that the plsintiifin such purchase and sale,
acting in conformity to The instructions of
the defendant, sustained lcss, the Jury are
Instructed that the defendant is bound to
indemnify tho plaintiff fer such loss. and
they should Gnd for the plaintiff to the OK
tent of his loss.
But if the jury shall believe from the
evidence that it was the real intention and
understanding of the parties tina. the trans
action between them should be closed at a
future day, not by any actual delivery OF
wheat and payment or receipt of the pur.
chase price, but by q settlement OF accounts
between them and payment in money Of
balance found due upon the basis of the diff
ference batween the agreed price of the
wheat at the time ofthe alleged purchase and
sale, and the actual market value thereof on
the day the contract was to be closed, the
jury are instructed that they should find
for the DEFENDANT
Acting upon these instructions. the iury
agreed upon a verdict for the defendant
This matter has been frequently before the
courts, and in number of States all such
transactions are prohibited by law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13

THE TRADES UNIONS AND KNIGHTS OF
LABoR.-At Saturdays meeting of the Ma.
tional Trades Unions Convention at Column.
bus, Mr.. Samuel Gompers of the Interna-
tional Cigarmakers' Union, ma lie a speech
in which he said
mo man has ever charged me with sell.
ing to either corporate or private wealth
the interests Of workingmen with which |
have been intrusted. The strikes of the
collar and cuff laundry people of Cohoes,
the clothing cutters of New York, the rail
road people in the Southwest, the beef and
pork butchers OF Chicago which the General
Executive Board of the knights of labor have
had in charge have all had one result
namely, that when the employers refuse to
accede to the terms of the work people that
Board has scccded to the terms of the em.
pioyers. 1t is a matter Of public notoriety
that the order from Mr. Powderly that the
Chicago butchers should return to work
was made public quite time before the
officers of the order in Chicago received it.
Il do not charge that Mr.. Powderly was
bribed to betray the interests of The work
ing people, but | assert that a man in his
position who was bribed could do the WORK
of the employers no better"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13
CIuyeriuS.

10 The editor Of the alexandria Gazette:
FAUQuIER COUNTY, Va, Dec. 12.-Does
it not seem novel, to say the least, on the
part of the Executive to sci himself up as
judge and jury, to take new evidence in the
absence Of counsel for the accused? Where
IL the law for such proceeding? The Gov.
eraor hired y stenoerapher aud sent for
Joel, the jeweller, and opened court. The
accused has q right to be confronted with
his accusers, etc. Mr.. Joel could we'll af.
ford to fore-swear to the interior construc-
ton of the watch key. Manufacturers,
when they get at it, usually make great
many of the same pattern, and repairer
who ever looked into one key OF that sort,
could readily swear to the internal cordi-
lion of others of that kind. Watch repair
eis usually put their initials, date, etc., on
She inside Of the case, but not SO with KEYS.
This eN parte testimony amounts to nothing
further than 10 manufacture more public
sentiment. So much for the key. 1t seems
also that the tortured mother Of the late
misguided and unfortunate Lillian, iuvokes
swift execution of the accused-to prevent
other daughters and mothers, etc., similar
aiflIction-which is more q feeling of re-
veuge than justice, or rather, wild and
worthless defamation, when, in q petition;
for Justice, addressed to the Governor of the
State. The mother of this Inflated poor
girl should blush to think her fallen daugh-
ter was the custodian of her own honor and
virtue, and if other daughters are so made.
quate to the charge, they had better be
kept at home unde. their mothers apron
strings while life lasts. or until safe provis-
ion can be made for them.
The Governor knows, of course, his own
business best; but 10 an outsider it appears
ne was appealed to for the exercise of Elk.
ecutive clemency 10 commute ,or-if he could
find, or found, u reasonable doubt of guilt
from record evidence in the court that tried
the case and the dissensing opinion of Judge
Hinton OF the Court Of Appeals, or from any
newly discovered evidence tending to ex-
culpate-to pardon but to overhaul an old
witness, who had testified before the court
in the trial, in matter the court refused to
sanction, appears extra.j judicial extraordi-
nary.
There has been SO much feeling, and 50
much speculation, and so many errors it
may be said, and forced constructions of ev.
dence in this case. that these have greatly
tended to excite public sympathy for the
prisoner, T. J. Cluverius, and his execution
will be regarded by many as little less than
q Judicial murder. s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13

special Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzE1
WAsuINETnN ID L, I'm L. 100

Special Correspondence Of the Alexa GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. Is, 1856
Among the strangers rs tho Capitol to
day was Ma or Ber Tucker, who is Just
from New York The Major says the South
lacks only few votes OF making the nom
nation in the national democratic conven.
lions and of eiectiDg democratic Presiden.
tial nominees; that it is much easier to elect
a President outside Of New York than Que
from inside that State. with the democratic
party thereof divided; That all the talk
about the necessity Of the vote of New
York to secure the election of democratic
President is bosh that the South and West
whose in;ers SIS are id, ntical will unite in the
next national democratic convention upon
a Western man, and that the national dem
ocratic party will elect him. With regard
to civil service reform, the Major says the
democrats Of the South haven't as yet been
educated up to that high standard of poll.
tics, but probably will be in time.
MIR. Tucker and the judiciary COMMITTEES
OF which lie is chairman will, they saw,
avail themselves of the first opportunity to
call up the bill TO suppress poIygamy, nom-
naily, but in reality 10 break up and de-
stroy the Mormon Church. They, however,
will hardly succeed in passing that bill, MS
some of the members OF the House are OF
posed to its barahnesa, and as no delay can
be permitted il cGnseGut nee of the press of
more imnortant business. People here ia
miliar with affairs in Utah say the Mormons
are more moral and more thrifty than their
ighboIs who are necessarily complaining
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13
A Surgical R'eaI-

CHICAGO, Dec. ia special disnatch
from Cincinnati, OHIO, says: One of the
rarest and II ost dangerous operations in the
scope OF surgery has been lately performed
at the Cincinnati Hospital. 1t consisted in
removing about three inches of the back
bone and exposing the spinal cord. The
patient was young cclored man about q
years old. When fist admitted to the hos.
pital he was suffering from terrible disease
which had broken out over the head, neck
and back in the form of large ahcesses, one
of which was about the middle Of the back.
aud had eaten into the back bone TO Il con-
| siderable extent. The poor fellow could not
lie In recumbent position nor on his side
in consequence CT the extreme pain attend.
ing such position, and was compelled to
lie all the time on his face. Slowly he had
lost the power Of motion aud of sensation
in his legs, so that he was completely para.
lyzed from the body down. 1t was decided
that his only Glance of life lay in an opera.
ton for the removal Of part of bis
of decay He was then turned on
his face and the surgeon made an incision
down the spine. A large quantity OF pus
was revealed, and the cavity was sponged
out carefully in Older 10 sec just where the
knife was going. In this region, where one
slip of tho knife or one false move would
have been fatal to the patient, the surgeon
with chisel and hammer went down on
the bone until he cut cut all that which was
in any way affected, never touching the
spinal cord. All causes Of suppuraton and
paralysis were removed aad the surgeon felt
assured power would return 10 the para
lyzed legs; and that time would accomplish
the healing up Of tho place where the bone
had formerly been. The patient recovered
from the ether and was placed in bed on
his face. In three days motion returned to
the legs and be was able to move his feet for
the first time in nearly q year. About the
same time sensation began 10 return 10 the
limbs. la about three weeks he could bear
some weight on his legs, and at the same
time he assumed the position on abreast and
knees which he has kept eve- since. He at
length became strong enough to stand with
assistance, and take a step or two He is
now able TO walk 10 the end of tho ward
and sit down in chair with comfort. or
course his back is yet wesk and probably
never will regain its former power but he
will be useful man. The wound has grad.
ually closed up, leaving only a slight scar
and causes him little or no pain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13
Stories 0ftfie Sea.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13.-Schooner Fran.
els l.. Cooper, from Port Louies, Mauritius
reports on the 9Th instant, 120 miles south
Of Sandy Hook, a steamer afre, heading
for New York. AT noon she appeared to
explode. The horizon was covered with
dense smoke.
New YORK: Dec. l3.-The steamship I'm.
bria, from Liverpool, which arrived at mid.
night last night, reports on December 18th,
latitude 40 10, longitude IS so, bore up to a
vessel on ire. Found her burned to the
waters edge. Fired signals and finding no
boats proceeded. Probably the bark Gre.
mona before reported.)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13

THE Tocsin, the organ of the knights of
labor in Philadelphia, fakes the same view
of Chief Powderly's recent special assess
ment order that the GAZETTE does 1t says :
UNLESS matters change considerably the
expectations Of the General Executive Board
will not TO realized. Tho vast majority
of the Knights Of Labor are pocr earning
but small salaries. We arc much inclined
TO believe the statement Of the agent of the
National Labor Bureau that one half Of the
members of the Knights of Labor receive
only Sc per week, one-fourth from so to $12,
and the balance from SIS to SIS 1t is un.
reasonable to expect men and women who
earn such small wages to pay their dues, as.
sessments made by district assemblies, and
also respond 10 these extra assessments OF
the General Executive Board.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13

TIE WASHINGroN Post draws compari.
sou etweon Thomas Jefferson and Grover
Cleveland, 10 the advantage of the latter,
ana says the former moriGaged his farm
and died in debt, and thai The Iatters sim
plicity is much more genuine article.
Yes, Mr.. Jefferson, though in high Office for
most Of his life, and though his "SimpliciLy''
became proverhial, died poor, while MIR.
Cleveland, though unknown TO fame until q
few years ago, has acquired valuable lands
and more compact riches Bat the poverty
of the former il looked upon rather as n
virtue than otherwise, and bis name will
be honored by the lovers Of republican sim.
plicity throughout The world ages after that
Of Mr.. Cleveland shall have been forgotten
even by his own countrymen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13

When used persistently, Salvation Oil
never fails to cure rheumatism and neural.
gia. Price 25 cents.
DIR. Bulbs Cough Syrup is tho most popu.
lar expectorant we are selling Hsdley
Bros, 3l7 Indiana avenue, Indianapolis. Ind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13

CHRONIC CATARIH.-I have suffered for wears
from Chronic Catarrh. Six weeks ago was in
duced to try Ely's Cream Balm. Relief was in.
Simultaneous, and continued use has resulted in an
almost complete Cures. NJ. GREEN, Book-keep
er. Steamboat Co, Catskil, N Y
WAS AFFLICTED with Catarrh and Cold in the
head. tried msny remedies without any benefi
clai effects, at last l used Ely's Cream Balm
winch ettectually cured new H. l. H1LLaRp,
Dentist, BoEdentown, NJ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13
Nominations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The following
nominations were sent to the Senate TO day:
Thos. +. Benedict, Of New York, To be Pub.
Tic Printer: Dabney II. Msury, oil Virginia,
70 bs envoy extraordinary and minister
plenlpotentiary to tho Republic of Colon
bia; VIM. H. Webster, of Connecticut, to he
Chief examiner of the civil service commits.
sion, and the following TO be con3uls Of the
United States: VIM. G. Allen, South Car.
DINA, at Piedras Negras; David 4. Bunker,
OF Massachusetts, at Demarara; Henry \.
Ehrnger, of New York, at Cierfuegos; Ben
jamin Folsom, Of New York, at Sheffield,
Eug.; VIM. II. Great!cu =. IF Louisiana, II.
Tampico; Chas. Jonas, Of Wisconsin,, at
Prague; Otto +. Rsimer, of New York, ut
Santiago de Cubs; Lewis G. Rel, 81 New
York, at Barbados.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13
DIED..

On Sunday, December II, at 10 p. m, ELLEN,
wife of James Tattison. 5as- Her funeral will
take place from st. Mary's Church on Wedues.
day, the 18th instant, at 10 clock a. m. Friends
and relatives are invited to attend.
On December IL, in Memphis, Tenn, AGNES
c. McLEANE wife of Samuel f. McLcane. and
daughter of late Col. Charles s. aud Mary A. Price
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
To-day'S Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. lSS6
SENATE,


MIR. Morrill, presented the credentials of
Senator Edmunds for the full term com.
msncing March 4, 1887. Placed on file
A number of bills were introduced and rs
ferred.
Mr.. Morrill, offered resolution ipss,pc,.
ing the Committee on Finance to eysmin.
as to the expediency of some practical meas
ure for the maintenance Of the system ofra-
tonal banks with ample security and with.
out additional cost to the government. Re-.
ferred to the Committee on Fnanc.
On motion OF Mr.. Hoar the ey.ct,,o,
count bill, as received from the House. WAS
laid on the table and ordered printed.
The Senate then, as 1850, resumed con.
sideration Of Mr.. Morrill, resolution dsclar
ing the promise CT making proper revision
of the tariff at the present session obviously
hopeless and impractcable, and Mr.. Dawes
proceeded to address the Senate on thot
subject.
HOUSE.
Under the call of States numerous hills
and resolutions were introduced in tina
House and referred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-13

DOUBTLESS EoTH the producers and con-
sumers of tobacco in Virginia want tie in
ternal revenue tax on that article removed
and it should be removed, for the reason
that one agricultural product should not be
taxed any more than the others, and be-
cause tobacco to many has become neces
Sary. bn" there are ten people in Virginia
who don't produce or consume tobacco to
every one who does, and they would much
rather have the greater tax the tariff i'm.
poses on clothing, Blankets, carpets, fuel,
glass salt, sugar, rice. medicine, hats, shoes.
stoves, furniture, and many other necessa-
ric@ of life, removed man Tho smaller tax
imposed by the internal revenue on tobacco:
and this government is founded npon the
principle OF the greatest good 10 the great
rSi number