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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-02-17

hand.
Will Willard, we are sorry to learn,
is considered no better. Typhoid
pneumonia has been very serious in his
case DR.. Gibson is his attending physi-
clan.
Farmers, insure your property in the
Farmers Mutual Fire and Storm Insur-
ance Co. Of Mower county. Its just ~
safe, and does not cost half a. much. a.
old.line insurance.
We were slowed around somewhat
with tho tremendous crowd at the storm
ing of the ice palace, but We returned
without any broken bones, or frost-bit-
ten members, % mementoes.
Go to James Keensn's Office, on
Main street, and see those flaming Mills
that will take the oats out Of your wheat
as if there never had been any in; and
those seeders and harrows, toe.
We are told to rejoice with those that
do rejoice. and 20 we will. and therefore
extend our hearty congratulations to our
prosperous grocer, F. P. Mcbride, who is
the delighted papa of new girl baby.
"A good stock Of boots aud shoes at
the Boston store. Big Bargains are
promised all purchasers. Call in. and
Luther J. Smith will take pleasure in
waiting upon you. Opsra House Block.
Who of US are without cur troubles,
be they small or larger The blessings OF
health are best appreciated when We are
sick and in pain. A hacking cough. a
severe cold or any throat or lung diseases
are very troublesome; but all these may
be quickly aud permanently cured BY DR..
Biplow's Positive Cure. Safe and pleas
ant for children. Price 50 cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25

A LOVE KEN.-Among The prisoners in
the st. Louis city Jail are Sadie Hayes, con.
victed Of murder in the first degree, ard
William Lacey, burglar, under penitenti'
airy sentence. Both are colored. They grew
allectionate Of late, and notes Of tender
character frequently were struggled from
one TO the other. The woman assured tho
burglar that he was the only object of he,
affections, and requested him if he thought
as much of her as he pretended to send her
his finger with the ring on it. After re-
ceiving the note he tore opon the sole of his
shoe and extracted the steel shank and sharp
ened it to razor edge on the walls Of his cell.
He then cut of the small finger Of his right
hand at the second joint, placed the ring on
the severed finger and sent them to the cell
of the woman. He tied up the stump with
a piece of string and then wrapped his
hand up in handkerchief The jail guards
discovered the blood and soon learned what
had happened. They took the dismember
ed finger from the woman. Lacey's only
explanation for his conduct is: 81 loved
her." He is perfectly ssne.-N.T. Tribune
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25
FROM WASHINGTON.

lspeejal Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 25, 1856.
It is stated at the Treasury department
that Secretary Manning slept we'll during
the night and that his condition is improved
this morning. The condition OF Secretary
Manning at II o'clock this morning as re-
norted bv DR.. Lincoln, is rather more hope
mi ,ban at apy time since his attack: He
rested fairly we'll last night, waking only at
rather long intervals. HE seems to breathe
with more ease this morning." said his son,
"and all things considered, we feel encour'
aoed hut he is n very sick man." he con-
Timed. "and we can only hope, until the
next two or three days brings the crisis.
Father does not yet know of my arrival, or
indeed. that the family sent for me, and we
think it best that he should not know until
the crisis is pas 'As soon as he ID able to
trayeln he added, II shall insist upon his
taking a good long vacation. perhaps ID
Florida. He needs rest, of all things, and |
shall certainly insist upon his taking it."
Chief engineer F. C. Dade has been order
ed to temporary duty connected with the
machinery of the Puritan.
Secretary Endicott is expected to return
from Salem, Mass, tomorrow or next day
Acting Secretary Fairchild has tele'
| grabbed to the Collector of Customs at New
York expressing the hope that he will DO
all he can, consistently with the law, to les,
sen the loss to the owners of goods recovered
from the Oregon.
Mr.. Young, for the fourth time, appeared
and testified to-day before the telephone IN
vestigating committee.
General Black, Commissioner of Pensions
was further examined by the Senate Com
mittee on Expenditures of Public Money:
this morning. Aftepa brief session of thu
committee the further investigation was
postponed until the next regular meeting
| day of the committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25
Suicide.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, March 25-Hon VIM.
II. Smith, of Lexington, Illinois, committed
suicide at o'clock this morning. He left
the house il good spirits, and few minutes
later was found in the barn dead, with q
bullet hole through his head. He was a
general merchant, md largo farmer and
stock dealer, and was worth 100000. He
was formerly member of tho Illinois Rail
road and Warehouse Commission. He was
several terms in the State Legislature, and
at one time was Speaker Of the House.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25

SPEECH LEARNED BY HEART.-I have
never yet precisely understood why it is
considered the most vicious thing that can
be said OF man that he learns his speeches
by heart. should have imagined that an
audience ought to be grateful to a speaker
for taking this trouble. To complain of it
is to regard speaking like dancing Oh a
tight rope, and to cucumber it with difficult
ties in order to derive pleasure from seeing
them overcome. In nine cases out Of ten a
learned speech is better than an unlearned
one. have always envied the memory Of
those who, without hesitation or pause, can
deliver a sct Grafton. One Of the greatest
adopts of this art was Lord Boaconslield,
who, although luent and ready i'm.
promptu speaker, often adopted il. More
than once no has handed q speech TO the re-
porters at meetings, and mas then repeated
it without the mistake OF a word. once
tried to do this; some one had explained to
me a system Of mnemonics by means OF
which everything was to he remembered by
locating phrases in different corners Of the
ROOM For Eve minutes got on beautiful
ly, but when had exhausted one corner
and turned TO tho next my key became con-
fused and ANONYMOUSLY broke down.
London Truth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25

CAPITALISTS ORGANIZING.

Not only is the uncertainty in regard to
the relations Of capital snd labor III the near
future bringing about cor binaticrs of en-
ployers, but business establishments in va
rious parts of the country ::-e declining 10
enter upon contracts, and builders in thls
CITY have called halt and are considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of postpohing operations
until after the settlement of the impending
struggle shall have cleared the clouds from
the industrial horizon. Capital does not
have to eat it has no small children, and
does not have to pay rent or buy coal. Three
months of industrial prostration would in.
crease the purchasing power Of dollar III
direct proportion TO the limit that would be
nut upon the earning capacity ofthe masses;
and to recover from such state of business
paralysis would require years ofwell-direct-
ed effort.
The combination of employers in The New
England States, 10 meet with united forces
the demands of employees, makes it of para
mount Importance that labor organizations
should be Just and equitable in their de-
mands and prompt to show by decisive &C.
ton that they do not indorse acts ofviolence
to persons or property, and that they will
not tolerate among their membership those
who instigate or commit such acts in viola
ton OF peace and order. In the large men,
bership enrolled in the knights of Labor
there are doubtless men who have joined
the order with no other purpose than to en-
deavor to bring about a state of society in
which wage-sarners as class shall be ar
rayed in open warfare against their employ
ers and all capitalists, in the hope that dur
ing the conflict and after its settlement OPP
portunites for their own advancement may
be presented. The leadership of such men
would be disastrous to the welfare OF organ
lied labor and 10 that of the individual
workingman and when from their teach
ings violence results the Knights of Labor
should be thoroughly in earnest in disclalm-
ing sympathy with the act and with its per-
petrators. Their sincerity can in no other
way be better shown than by the expulsion
from their organization OF all men known to
have been guilty of an overt act. No great
social reform was ever accomplished that
was not conceived in justice and equity; and
only by the presentment of its claims in a
spirit of fairness to all concerned can organ
lied labor hope to succeed in its efforts to
better the condition of the wage. garner
| Philadelphia Record.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25

CHEAP EGGs.-The usual spring plethora
of eggs is now beginning to make itself man
ifest, and the consequence is that they are
becoming cheaper day by day. The average
price for choice stock at wholesale last week
was 70! to IS cents. GO,OOO,0O0 eggs were
received in this city during the past two
weeks. The prospects are that there will
be a greater abundance Of eggs and that
they will be cheaper than usual at this sea-
son of the year. A reason given for this is
that in consequence Of the cheapness of
grain for several years past the propagation
of fowl has largely increased. Every year
the South is extending its business and in
creasing its shipments, and to-day Virginia,
Georgia and Tennessee are sending largely
to this market.-N Y. News.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25
Killed her Divorced Husband.

PORT HURON, Mich March 25.--Thi:
city was the scene of murder early thi:
morning, the killing being done by Emma
Moore and the victim being her divorced
husband, Capt. Duncan McCaig. For years
there had been quarrels in the family, and
rows nccessitating police interference. Last
night McCaig was drunk, and at 2 o'clock
this morning he went to the woman's house
and abused her brutally. Procuring n shot
gun she fired at him, the charge entering
his head. McCaig died at . o'clock. The
woman was arrested. She pleads that the
shooting was done in self defense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25
of the railroad officials in Chicago. Freight
of all kinds is now accepted by all The roads
for Kansas City end points beyond.
General Foreign Items.


BRUSSELS, March 25-Advices from Liege
say the Civic Guards have heen summoned
to arms. The streets Of the town are
thronged with excited people. 10 conflict
with the troops, three men were severely
injured. In several towns labor meetings
have been called for Sunday next.
LONDON, March 25.-Seven ofthe persons
who were recently bitten by dogs in Brad
ford, and vino were sent to Paris to be
treated by NJ. Pasteur, have returned to
their homes. They are all in good health.
PARIS, March 25.-Tho inquest on the
Russian who died of hydrophobia while un-
der NJ. Pasteur's care, revealed the presence
in one of the mans cheek bones, Of por-
ton Of q decayed tooth that undoubtedly
belonged to the wolf, by which the man was
bitten. This NJ. Pasteur supposes fastened
the incubation of the disease. The lungs
and other internal organs were filled with
cotlcd blood showing that there had been
paralysis of The breathing apparatus. The
tonsils and tongue were abnormally swollen.
TIE brain was slightly corgested, but was
otherwise healthy. Two other Russian
patients have shown SYMPTOMS OF acute by.
drophoba.
LONDON, March 25.--It is reported that
the Sultan has changed his mind, and is
willing TO appoint Prince Alexander perma'
neat Governor of Eastern Roumelia.
RANGooN, March 25--The rebels at Yem-
ethen, have been quoted, and General
Prendcrgast is now returning 10 this city.
BRUSSELS, March 25,-The city was pla.
carded during the night, with calls issued
by the Workingmen's Federation, for q
great meeting OF workingmen tonight. The
striking miners at Liege attempted to renew
general rioting last night, but were over
powered by the police. The troops stationed
here arc held within their barracks so as to
be available for the suppression OF any dis
turbances that may be created by unem.
ploysd working men.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 25.-All the
ports on the Baltic Sen are now open 10
navigation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25

NECESSARILY all the asserted cases Of the
efficacy of incubation with rabies virus as
preventive of hydrophobia can, from the
nature of things, be sustained only by neg
alive proof, as it is impossible to know
whether the inoculated person would not
have escaped without incubation. One
instance of positive, will more than offset
hundreds of negative proof. Therefore one
case in which it is clearly demonstrated that
incubation with rabies is not preventive
of bydrophobia is sufficient to throw dis
credit upon the whole treatment of Doctor
Pasteur. But, instead of one, there are
numbers of cases, tho last being that of a
Russian who has just died from the bite OF
a mad wolf, after suhjecing himself to the
treatment referred to. 1t is feared that the
Partisan belief that Pasteur is humbug is
not altogether unfounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25

BLACKsBURG CoLLEGE.-The Board OIL
Visitors of the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical College located at Blacksburg,
consisting of Judge Waller r. Staples, Gen.
w. II. +. Lee, P. w. Mckinney, II. Boil
ing Wilcox, w. G. Mustard, John OFT, Prof,
Ross, of Lexington; Prof. Buchanan, Super
intendent of Public Instruction, and Prof.
Vawtcr, of the Miller Man ual Labor School,
met in Richmond yesterday, and passed a
resolution declaring vacant all Offices of the
institution, to take effect July 1st, 1856, in
Guiding the president, all the professors,
and ALI other officers connected with the
college.
The Board then went into the election of
q president of the college.
For this position there were three candi-
dates: General l.. l.. LomaX, of WarrentoD;
Colonel William Ballard Preston, of Mont
gomery, CO., and DR.. Charles Dabney, State
Chemist of North Carolina. The Board was
all day considering this election, but Gen.
Lomax was finally elected.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
President of the College and committee of
two to be appointed by the Rector, Judge
Staples, to report at the next meeting Of the
Board, May 2Sth, plan of organization,
what professors are necessary, what officers
are necessary, and make a general recon-
mendation. The Board at that meeting,
will then proceed to act on the report and
fill the offices found necessary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25

The LICK TELEsCoPE.-The largest re.
fracting telescope in the world is now in
process of construction in the workshops oil
Alvan Clark, the telescope maker, Cam.
bridgeport, Mass. The two disks of glass 20
to form the lens of the great Lick telescope,
which will be placed in the observatory on
the peak of Mount Hamilton, request OF
the California millionaire, James Lick.
These two circular glasses are valued at
S25, 900 each. The disks were cast in Paris,
the order being given Eve years ago, but the
failures were SO numerous that they were
not received by Messrs. Clark until last
September When finished the lens will be
thirtysx inches in diameter, six inches
wider than the one which hey recently
completed for the Russian government.
When completed the two lenses will weigh
about seven hundred pounds At the present
stage the only instrument used is the hand
smeared with rouge, polishing substance
finer than the finest emery. Some idea of
the power of the instrument may be gained
from the statement recently made by an
astronomer, that gazing at the moon, 240,-
900 miles away, that orb by this telescope
will be brought to within less than 100 miles
from the eye of the beholder
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25

THE BLAIR EDUCATIONAL BILL.-A con
ference of some thirty or forty members Of
the House OF representatives friendly 10
the Blair educational bill was held ycster
day morning. Mr. Cabell, of Virginia, in the
chair. After an interchange of opinion,
and n general discussion OF the subject, if
was resolved that Mr.. Willis, of kenmcky
be requested to Introduce into the House ON
next Monday the Blair bill with such
amendments as he may deem best, if any,
and move That the bill be referred to com
mittee Of the House that, in his opinion
will report thereon promptly, and, in the
meantime, the chairman of the conference
appoint committee consisting OF two mem
bers OF each delegation to confer with their
respective colleagues and secure their sup
port Of said reference, said committee to re-
port at an al journei meeting OF the confer
ence 10 be held on next Saturday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25
Suicide of an Indian.

MtsEOGEE. l. T., Mar. 25.-Falawee, q
young Indian on the Deep Fork, 60 miles
west of here, determined to end his own life.
He wanted to die like warrior, so mount.
ing his horse be rode up aud down the road
wooping and yelling and firing his pistol in
the air. When he was sufficiently worked
up for tho purpose he turned his pistol to-
himself before he fell dead. No cause is
known for the deed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25
Arrest of Supposed Murderer

CHICAGO, March 25.-The first arrest in
connection with the murder Of Kellogg
Nichols and the robbery Of The U. s. Ex.
press Co.'S safe, on the Rock Island railroad
OH the night of March u, at Morris, was
made last night in this city in the person Of
wood during the winter in the timber be-
tween Minooka and Channahon, about nine
miles east of Morris. He has been under
suspicion since the tragedy occurred, it is
said, but the nature of the evidence which
led TO his arrest has not been divulgcd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25
NEWS OF THEDAY.

The House of Representatives yesterday
passed the Indian appropriation bill.
Thos. G. Forster, the spiritualist lecturer
is dead, and his remains will be cremated.
The rumor.of renewed hostilities between
the French and the Hovas in Madagascar is
contradicted.
NJ. de Lesseps says the work on the Pana.
ma canal is making good progress, and the
canal will be completed IN 1852.
1t is now said that the cause of the sink
ING of the steamer Oregon was her collision
with the wreck of the Hylton Castle.
Tt is proposed 10 Washington to attempt
the thorough filtration of all the city's sup
ply of water before it enters the mains.
The schooner Charles H. Morse, from Bal
timore for Bath, Me-, is missing, and may
have been sunk in collision with the Oregon.
Ex-Assoeiate Justice Hunt, whose death
was announced yesterday, was seventy-six
years old. He was born in Utica, N. Y, in
1910.
The superintendent of outside poor in
New York has within the past few days
shipped back to Hamburg and to Ireland q
large number of paupers-men, women and
children-the cost of their transportation
as usual III SuCl CdScS, ldlhbS, VII puo SeSdLi
ship companies that brought them.
In Michigan they have way of dealing
with scoundrels who attempt train wreckine
that is we'll worthy of imitation in the other
States One Of these would be murderers
by Wholesale was caught on Sunday night
and within forty hours he had been arrest
cd, arraigned, tried, convicted and sen
tenccd to twenty years Imprisonment.
Queen Victoria yesterday laid the corner
stone of the hall of the College OF Surgeons.
equently while out driving,a crank star
tied her by throwing petition into her car
riage. There was Immediately great excite.
ment, and the man was quickly taken into
custody by the police and hurried from the
scene. A medical examination proved that
the man was insane.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Inc Governor has appointed Judge Leigh
II. Watts, of Portsmouth, n member of tbs
Board OF Directors Of the Eastern Luna,;o
Asylum to succeed Maj. Eoloski Vaidca,
A cooking main at Richmond, yestc,1ar
between PhI'ad"iphia and Henrico count,
birds resulted in ia victory for the former
A large amount OF money changed hands on
the result.
The Chamber Commerce Of Lynchburo
has declared not only in favor of retains
present duties on ores and their prodnc,f
but also of increasing them should INV
change be made in the tariff.
The names of tho following homu,p,,hi.
physicians have been presented to the Cav.
ernor by the homeopathic Medical A,>,,4.
alton for appointment On the Board Of STAT.
Medical Examiners: Dr. George a. Tan,,
of Richmond: DR. +. y. Webster. of Nnc,I :
Dr.. NJ L. Douglass, OF Danvile; DR.. ] T.,
Jones. Of Petersburg, and DR.. G.. l.. Sion.
of Richmond.
10 compliance with petition signed H.,
nearly five thousand voters, Judge Akin.
of The Hastings Court Of Richmond has 81,
dered \ local option election to take uI,r,
there on April % The Temperance pcoplr
express their determination to make III.
hest fight possible. No sort of doubt is f.,
that the prohibitionists will be easily d..
feated. The Liquor Dealers Protccrjy.
Association have agreed that hereafter ihcy
will not sell liquor on Sundays and will u.r
their best Efforts 10 assist the authorize. il
preventing dealers not members OF the Assn.
citation from doing so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25

A MOB, in an interior Chinese town, re-
Gently attacked the Americans there with
all the malice and virulence that charac.
terize the assaults that are made upon the
Chinese in this country, but not with the
same result, for the government authorities
of China came to the relief of the Ameri-
cans on the instant, drove OF their assail-
ants, and at once made good all the injury
that had been done to their property. And
yet there are some people 10 this country,
laboring under the impression that they are
we'll informed, who really believe the gov
eminent of the United States is superior to
that of China, and that ':better fifty years
of Europe than cycle of Catbay."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25

THE LATEST and most remarkable reason
offered by the Richmond Dispatch for Vir-
ginia's vain effort 10 repudiate her pecuni.
airy obligations is the fact that her coupons
have been photographed, which, it seems 10
think, is all that is sufficient to prove that
they have been counterfeited and must,
therefore, be proved genuine before accept
ance. For the same reason every holder of
q greenback or bankno should be made to
prove its genuineness, for both have been
photographed in numbe,less cases. But
green as some of tho Virginia collectors may
be, it is doubtful if one can be found who
cannot tell the difference between an en-
graved and photographed coupon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-25

THE KENTUCKY Legislature has passed
bill providing that persons conspiring to
attempt to interfere with the lawful busl-
ness of other persons shall be liable to a
fine of from two to five hundred dollars
and Imprisonment from three to twelve
months, and that if the business OF
any person be injured by such interference,
the conspirators shall be imprisoned from
one to three years in the penitentiary.
There is an old Virginia law to somewhat
the same effect, though it is not quite Sc ex-
plicit; but, until recently, there has been
no occasion for its operation. Should the
Kentucky law be put into effect in Virginia,
the complexion of the faces of quite mum.
Der of men would undergo marked change
in short time.