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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-25
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR GRADING, REPAvINci, &c

Proposals will be received at tho Auditors Of.
flee until SATURDAY, the 4th day of September,
at II o'clock m, at which time they will be
opened and read in the presence of the bidders,
FOR GRADING, REPAVINa AND RENEWING
THAT PORTION OF PRINCE STREET lying
between tho west line of Washington street and
tho cast line Of Pcyton street.
Contractors will be allowed all tho old material
and he required to furnish all nrr matcrint neccs
sary to complete the work in good and substsn-
tial manner. All large stones to DO broken into
pieces of suitable size to conform to tho av.
cragc run of cobblc stones, about six inches, the
bed of sand to be at least six inches the work to
DO top-drcsscd and keyed with gravel and we'll
rammcd with single and double rammer. All
lines, levels and grades to be indicated by the
City Surveyor. The work to BIO dono under the
direction of tho Superintendent of Police, subject
to tho approval of tho Committee OIL Streets.
Contractors will state price per square yard for
completed work in paving, and per lineal foot for
rescting curb. The right to reject any and all
bids is reserved HERBERT BRYANT,
aue25 lot Chairman Committee on Streets
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-25
OFFICE ALEXANDRIA GAS WORKS,
~ Room 5 Market Bldg lRoyal street 'front.'

Alexandria, Va, August %, 1856.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Com
mmittec on Light at the above office until Sep
tember 1, 1886, for furnishing the Alexandria
Gas Works with FIFTEEN HUNDRED TONS,
MORE OR LESS, OF GAS COAL, to be delivered
at the works in Alexandria, The yield per ton
and illuminating power of gas produced must be
stated, also the terms of payment. The committee
reserve to themselves tho right to reject any and
all bids. BY order of the Committee on Light:
aug2S div ]. ROXBURY, Supt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-25
AIesanaria 0azetfe.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST %.
LOCAL NEWS.

For District of Columbia and Virginia,
fair weather, northerly winds becoming
aastery, and slightly warmer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-25

There are no material changes to note in Flour,
and tho market is quiet but firm. Wheat is fair
" active and strong for choice and medium
grades at full figures, while damaged, wet and
common samples arc not so readily moved; fu-
lures arc irregular and shade lower. Corn IS
easy, with good offerings. Rye and Oats arc
tame, but without quotablo change. The contin-
ued dry weather has caused falling oil i'll the re-
ccipts of produce and PRICES arc strong and gen.
ally hi gher.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-25

BALTIMORE. August 23.-Virenia 6s copsoli
dated =: past duo coupons 67ls 1O-4Os 43;
do new Is 6i, bid. Cotton dull and nominal;
middling 9ka9as. Flour steady and quiet;
Howard street and Western super 50 6Oa2 30;
DO extra So O0a3 Go; do family So I0a4 30
CITY Mills super 81 5Oa3 90: do extra So 25a
4 90 do Rio brands 81 5Oa4 Co Patapsco fam
ily SIS 15 do speculative patent 50 so. Wheat
Southern easier: Western easier and quiet;
Southern rod S5aS9 do amber SSa91; No
Western winter red SPOT SStsaSSt,: Aug IS Ess
SSl, Sept SSAaSSas October S9aS94. Corn
Southern nominally lower for white; yellow
steady: Western easier; Southern white 49a5o !
do yellow 5Oa52; Western mixed spot 5oaooss !;
Aug 50 bid Sept 49s a5Ot. Oct so bid; steamer
is bid Cats steady and quiet; Southern 29a5o ;
Western white 34s37; do mixed 3la3o
Penna 29a3G. Rye steady at 55a5I. Hay quiet
and steady primo to choice Western $1Oal3 10.
Provisions firm, with fair inquiry. Mess Pork
81 25a11 1o. Bulk mcats-shoulders and clear
rib sides packed 7a1k,. Bacon-shoulders Sag;
clear rib sides 73.sS; hams 13lsa14. Lard-re-
fined g. Butter firm; Western packed 1Oal5 !;
creamery 1Ga21. Eggs higher and active at
13a14 Coffee higher; Rio cargoes ordinary TO
fair 9asa1O. Sugar firm; A soft 6. Whiskey
nominally steady and quiet at 81 19a1 20.
NEW YORK. Aug 25.-Stocks dul. and weak.
Money quiet at Z. Cotton steady; uplands 81.
Orleans 97-16; futures easy. Flour steady.
Wheat higher Corn better. Pork dull at $40 SO;
new mess dull at Shall so. Lard steady at
81 55.
CHtcAQo August 25-Oct Wheat SO5s Oct
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CHICAGO, August 25.-Oct Wheat sos. Oct !
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
The Workingmen's Holiday.

Monday, Sept. Z, was labor's holiday
throughout the country In nearly all
he larger cities were grand demonr' ra-
tions by labor organizations. In New
York City over 10000 workmen were in
line. The street parade in Chicago was
something unequaled even in that city,
and Boston workingmen celebrated tho
day in an imposing manner. The indus
trial classes in Baltimore turned out en-
masse. In Pittshurg, Pa, Buffalo y. Y,
Milwaukee, Wis, Elizabeth, Newark and
Trenton, y. j., albany. y. Y, Philadel-
phia, Pa, the demonstration of the day.was
long 70 be remembered. In Detroit fully
1900 workingmen participated in he
holiday procession. In all the places
named after the procession, speeches upon
the labor problem we're delivered, follow
ed by games, and e4general good time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
DESTROYING Small Bills.

The treasury department continue TO
destroy all the s and - treasury notes
that come in. They will be redeemed only
in notes of larger denomination until sill
yer certificates are ready 10 be used. The
department is very anxious 10 get the 81
and s! certificates out rs soon as possible
as the demand is very large and it is ex-
pected that $4,000 900 or $40 0O0,0)O of sill :
yer will be put in circulation through this
medium. 1t is felt that something is lost
by every days delay tn getting them out
but it will be impossible 10 get the print
ing and engraving done so as to issue them
before next month. BY the policy of
Withholding 81 treasury notes from circu-
lation an immense number of silver dol
lars have been issued, bat the demand for
convenient small notes is so great that it
is expected that there will be call for al
most as many as they will PRINT.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
DETROIT MARKETS.

WHEAT-There is rather tirmer feeling
IN the wheat market partly on the for
eign situation and partly on the good in
quiry for ca, h wheat 30 ship. No white
IS IS quoted at '''a&''' and Red wheat al
CoRS-Market easy at 42@43 cents
OATs-A rather easy market at 30ll(G31
cents.
CLOVER SEED-Prime at 81 72,dl so.
BARLEY-Dull at 81 -.
RYE-Market easy at 55(15S cents per bu.
FRuIT-Apples per bbl. Sldl %; pears.
common, 50 5)dS3 90; Bartletts 81 0O(0Sj
per Dbl; white reaches. 81 75(dS2 90: yellow
peaches, s 0O'oS2 30 per bu green gage
plums, ga &c; large varieties, S5(D90c
per Is bu. basket crab apples, 5041jc per
bu; grapes, g. 2MJc for Delawares. 2l&GD3c
for Hartford, and. Ives and 3l4@4c for
Concords, per 10.
HoPs-Best eastern, 3oCl Sc per lb, fair to
good Michigan, 2oi@95c; inferior grades,
lOdlSc.
FEED-Bran quoted at SO 5Oalo -, and
middlings at SO 51CGl4 80 Market easy.
FLoCR-Prices steady as follows: Patent
process Sio9 b; patent, Michigan 81 50(d
40; stone process 50 5OQ4; low grades
81 Nj(d3 p; patent Minnesota S5(dj %:
nesota bakers, 81 0OG4 80; rye SO 5Od365.
PoULTRY-Livo quoted at Sds15c for
spring chicks, l7ssl3c for spring turkeys,
&C Tor ducks ana fowls; NQlOc for turkeys
and 4@5c for ROSTERS per 10. Pigeons 20c
per pair. Market dull
PRovIsIoNs--Mess pork, GIL; family, s13;
ex-family Sl3 %; clear family, 49, 50. Lard
in tierces, 1ssG1&c; 20 TO 80 Ito tubs 7SSc;
3, 5 and 10 Id pals S(dS3sc. Smoked hams
l2hc; shoulders, re; breakfast bacon,
SIC; lied beef hrms, Sis; ex-mess beef
- 80; plate beef, 81 80.
SWEET PoTAroEs-Jerseys are steady at
~ 5O(03 % per bbl Baltimore quoted at
81 5O92 IS per Dbl
HAY AND STRAw-Car lots of choice
baled timothy buying at St1 OO(Gl2 %. and
store lots in small bales selling at $l3 OO6
IA 90 per ton; straw in car lots, IS JOCD6 co
and from store, S7@7 p per ton.
HlDEs-Green dry, 61lc per ID; country,
,ci cured Sdol2c; green calf. SG9c; sailed
do. &dlOc; lambs and shearlings, 25(G75c;
sheepskins with wool, 5Oc@Si. 80; bulls
stays and grubby, u Off.
BUTTER-Receivers find quick sale for all
the good qualities they can get their hands
on at l4dlGc. Creamery WITHOUT change
at 2lCe2}c.
RoTAToEs-Michigan, 81 25(oi 30; Della
ware sweets, 81 70; Jersey sweets, So Is
per Dbl.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
Death Of Con. Hunt.

Gen Lewis Cass Hunt, Colonel OF the
Fourteenth Regiment OF Infantry, United
States Army died in New Mexico ON the
7th inst Gen. Hunt has many FRIENDS In
Michigan who will be saddened by the an
nouncement OF his death, though the state
of his health had led 20 n fear that the sad
event would soon come. For some time
he has been absent from his regiment on
account of i'll health.
Gen. Hunt graduated from the United
States military academy July |, 1913, aud
was breveted second lieutenant In the
Third infantry July /, 1s47, and ON sept.
10 following became Second Lieutenant OK
the Fourth infantry He was promoted
60 the rank of captain April 10, 1872, and
TO major in the Fourteenth infantry. In
the previous May he had been given the
commission OF colonel Of the Ninety
second New York volunteer infantry, and
was raised TO the rank OF brigadier general
OF volunteers March r. 1865, he was
breveted brigadier-generM Of the regular
establishment and in the following Jan
nary was mustered out of the volunteer
service. In August 1866, he was trans
ferred with the rank Of major TO the
Fourth infantry; was made lieutenant
colonel of the Twentieth infantry IN
March. 1868, and in February 1851, was
transferred 10 the Fourth infantry. His
last Pre- motion was May 10 OF the same
year, VIXEN he was made colonel OF the
Fourteenth regiment, which honorable
position he held until his death
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
Murder az Belleyille.

Belleville was the scene of a tragedy at
$50 clock on Saturday night, Sept. I,
when Bert Mcconnell, n l4year old boy
was killed by farm hand named Charles
Schmitt Early in the evening Schmitt,
who is 81 years of age, had quarrel with
young man named Benjamin Smith.
Later on the quarrel was renewed, when
SchmiSSA idenly drew a thirty-two cali
Der revolver and fred, the ball striking
little Bert Mcconnell, an innocent by
stander, in the breast, causing almost in
slant death.
Deputy Sheriff CoykendaU, who happen
ed to be in the immediate vicinity of the
ARRAY, placed the young assassin under
arrest.
4 large crowd gathered and threats Of
lynching were heard on all sides, and it
was with the greatest difficulty that the
officer succeeded in removing his prisoner
beyond the reach OF the Infatuated citizens.
Justice Stewart quickly impaneled a
jury and viewed the remains OF the muir
dered boy The body was then removed
TO the residence of Eugene WesttaIl, and
about 10 p. IN tho grief stricken parents
arrived. Then began pitful scene. Hun
dreds Of men gathered aud headed by
prominent citizcns determined to avenSe
the deah Of little Bert Mcdonnell 4
search was instituted to discover tho
whereabouts of the murderer, but tho Of
fcers had removed him beyond reach Of
the mob and were already on their way to
the Jail in Detroit
At O'Clock Sunday afternoon county
detective John Harrison arrived at the
county jail with The murderer.
Schmitt, who has a very youthful APP
pearance, was very communicative. He
did not deny the shooting, and claimed he
acted in self-defense. The prisoner is a
German, and has been in this county but
four years. lie speaks broken English,
s4 'ocs not appear to realize the enormi-
yk his crime.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
Chapman the Man.

Democrats of the first district have
nominated j. Logan Chapman of Detroit
representative to congress from that dis
trict. The fight in this district has been
holly contested, and excited widespread
interest. The two other candidates for
the position, VIM. G. Maybury present
representative from the first district and
John j. Enright, withdrew in favor of
Judge Chapman.
Hon. j. Logan Chapman is native Of
Detroit, the city in which he has been
honored by the unanimous nomination
for congress. He was born in that city
June 3, 1880 He is the son of Judge Henry
Chapman, well-known and honored name
in Detroit history, and grandson of United
States Judge and Senator Nathaniel Chip
man of Vermont. His mother was a South
Carolinian, from whom he takes his mid
die name. He was educated at the Branch
University in Detroit and Romeo and at the
University at Ann Arbor. He became an
explorer in the then wilderness of Lake
Superior and voyaged in the capacity
thousands of miles in bark canoes through
the northern lakes, and on foot
in the woods in search Of mineral He
afterwards studied and embarked in the
practice OF law He was elected school m
spector in the township Of Hamtramck IN
1851, just before he was of age; but re-
turned TO Lake Superior, practicing law
ut Sault Ste. Marie some time, then re-
Stunning his residence in Detroit. In 1883
he was assistant clerk in the state house of
representatives. In 1854 he was one of the
secretaries TO the commission which made
the treaty of Detroit with the Indians,
and the same year aided in the Indian
payments in the Northwest. In 1856 he
was elected city attorney of Detroit and
was reelected in 1858. In 1864 he was
elected TO the legislature. In 1866 he was
nominated for congress against +. G. Bea-
man, carrying Wayne county, but was de-
feated by the great uprising against Prosi
dent Johnson in the district. He was
nearly fourteen years attorney of the
police board In 1879 he was elected judge
of the superior court and reelected with
out any opposition in 1885. He was at
different times connected editorially with
Detroit papers and the Chicago Time' and
won the same prominence in that profess
sion as in the legal one. He is recognized
aS one of the brainiest men of Michigan
and the entire west
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
Will Look for Ore.

Articl,s OF incorporation OF the Dexter
CONSOLIDATE Mining Company have been
filed in the ONCE OF the county clerk of
Wayne county. The capital stock OF the
corporation is $4,000, of which $4,000 is
actually paid in. The stockholders Of the
company are David Shaw, Sigmund Roth
child, Don NJ. Dickinson, Alexander II.
Dey, Samuel Heavenrich and Charles F.
Conrad OF Detroit; Charles + Conrad and
+. Parsons Chase Of Dexter, Mich. Dwight
M~Intyre of Ithaca, n. Y; +. o. Clark, F.
Moore and NJ. +. David Of Clarksburg,
Edward a. Colt, George H. Hitler,
g. Shaw of Detroit. The board Of
stors are: G.. +. Conrad, David
Samuel Heavenrich. Sigmund
Md Edward A. Gott The pur-
pmpany is to engage in a
ig business in the county Of
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
THE STATE.
Our Agricultural College.

The annual report OF the state board of
agriculture for 1856 has just been issued
from the state printing office and is ready
for distribution. 1t contains the accounts
Of the agricultural college for the fiscal
ending September 80, 1886, together with
the reports OF the president and other
officers of the college. The papers that
have been issued IA bulletins during the
year, also appear in the report as expert
ments on ensilage and the ripening OF
wheat have been reprinted from former
reports. These papers with the report OF
the state agricultural society, make n
volume of nearly 200 pages.
Owing to delay in printing reports the
papers read at the Farmers Institutes OF
any year have appeared the following
summer in the report bearing the date of
the preceding year. In order to bring a
better adjustment between title and con
tents, as well as to better carry out the
law regarding the reports the papers read
at the Institutes last winter are omitted
from the report, and will appear in the
next one, which it is expected will be
ready Cor distribution in December next
The tables show the following facts con
corning the financial condition of the col
lege By inventory at the close Of the last
fiscal year the property at the college is
valued at S3S2, A. As. The fund held in
trust 10y the state now amounts 10 S,A,
7SS q, and there is still due Sl42 800 - on
purchase money for land, so that the in
terest bearing endowment amounts TO
Ay7, 49, SO, This fund is derived from the
scale OF land givencby congress in 1862 for
agricultural and mechanical colleges. OF
the two hundred thirty five thousand acres
given by congress there still remain un-
sold 1G5,0O0 acres, so that in course of time
the endowment may equal or exceed IA
million OF dollars. Michigan has shown
much more wisdom in the management OF
her trust ana is one of the few that has
any left. Most of the states Immediately
realized on their land, but at such low
rates that the total amount was small.
No income was received from this source
until lSO, and since then it has mounted
up from $50 to $4,000. BY the terms OF
the trust the principal can never be dimin-
ished, and neither the principal nor inter
est used for the purchase or repair of any
real estate or building.
The lands still belonging to the college
are distributed in the several counties a
follows: Iosco, 2j,s749; Wexford, 1913 0;
Altoona, 22,1@067; Oscoda l4,&0.7g;
Montmorency, 7so4.3O; Manistee, CLEO;
Cheboygan, 5,2ll.lO; Benzie, 10000;
Charlevoix, 3,725.09; Otsego, 37O4 -
Antrim 3,2c0 93 Kalkaska, loo. GS; Alpena /
go, Missaukee, 799.6i; Grand Traverse,
40; Pressure Isle 400.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
STATE ITEMS
RUSSELL \. ALGEP
.roit, September :, lssG.

Chandler s. Wells, the wife mu rderer OF
Augusta township, Washtenaw county has
been held for trial on charge of murder
in the first degree. Wells is about 40 years
old and the son of Methodist minister,
who at one time preached at Wyandotts.
For ten or twelve years he has borne
reputation of being ugly and his neighbors
have had as little as possible TO do with
him.
Secretary Sterling states that entries
for the state fair are coming in rapidly
and there is every promise of this being
the most successful fair ever held in this
state
One of the Japanese students in tho
university has much worn English and
japanese dictionary. Opposite each Eng
i.sh word is the japanese word for the
same and under it are the Chinese charac-
ters for the same word which seems to
indicate that the Japanese language has
some connection with the Chinese and
perhaps was derived from it.
Mrs. VIM Mitchell of Odessa, ionia
county, met with a shocking death recent
ly She was engaged in burning out" a
humble bees nest when her clothes caught
fire and were entirely burned from her
body, before assistance arrive. She linger-
ed in terrible agony for seven hours. She
was G5 years old.
Frank Washington of Romeo committed
suicide at Oberlin, Ohio, recently.
Bert McNair of Tecumseh, has been ten.
dered $1,000 clerkship in the treasury
department at Washington.
Frank siebert, Michigan Central brake
man, while coupling cars near Oxford was
caught between the bumpers and crushed
to death
The men employed in the Porter coa)
mine in Jackson have received no pay for
several weeks and on the sth inst went to
the office OF the company and demanded a
settlement but were refused. They decid
ed TO stop work until paid. A representa-
tive OF the company, while giving no rea
son for non payment says the mine will be
abandoned. Many of the men are very
poor and destitute and il their pay is
withheld they will suffer for the necessities
Of life.
The sum of $4,000 has been voted fol
purpose OF completing the new city hal
in Grand Rapids.
Master Workman VIM. f. Painter OF the
Knights of Labor OF lshpeming indignant
ly denies that his order will take an active
part in politics this fall, as n body, bu
says that each man will act for himself
Benjamin +. Cunningham, and old resi-
dent of Adrian, dropped dead on thu
streets the other day.
Dan NJ Harvey had thirty-fve acres OF
wheat this year on his Cass county farm
that yielded forty bushels to the acre-ol
l,400 bushels. He attributes his success in
wheat raising to making sheep raisinh an
important factor in his farming
A party Of Detroit capitalists are nego
tiating for the purchase OF large rancl
in Texas with view TO engaging in the
breeding Of fine carriage horses and trot
ting stock.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
A Proclamation by Gov. Alger.
To the people of Michigan:

To the people of Michigan:
a great calamity having befallen the
City Of Charleston, suggest that the
Mayors Of the various cities in the state
call meetings Of citizens to aid in gather
ing contributions 10 be forwarded to the
Mayor of Charleston for distribution
among the sufferers Where such oppor-
tunity is not given 10 citizens throughout
the state, il they will forward their sub
scriptions 10 Mr. Hugh Mcmillan, secre-
tary, or myself at Detroit, the same will
be promptly acknowledged and forward
ed Let us remember that in former
years when portions OF our state were
visited with disastrous fires other states
contributed large sums 10 our suffering
people When the city Of Chicago was
smitten with fire we responded literally
TO aid those in distress. Let us now give
those suffering immediate and generous
aid
RUSSELL y. ALGEP
Detroit, September :, lssG.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
LIVE STOCK.

CATTLR-Market strong for sesirah,.
natives, shipping steers OF $50 30 |, 100 lbs.
80 2o(d5 p; stocker and feeders. s5(d3 40;
cows, bulls and mixed. 81 5O(s3 %; bulk
e. @td2 80; through Texas cattle. steady;
common TO good, 81 5N63 35. Western
rangers, steady: natives and half breads
s3a3 %; COWS 3! 50td3; winterod Texans
81 75Cn3 30.
hoGs-Market strong, carly averaged
steady; rough and mixed, SO 9ofs1 a.:
packing and shipping. ~ 75(45 10; light
SO '5(ai 90; skips, 81 5O,Q3 -.
- SHEEP-Market steady; natives, s2as 90;
lambs. S495. ~
me provers' Journals special cablegram
from London quotes American cattle Ic
higher; best, he dressed per III; general
supplies however, rather large.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-17
Virgins Claims the Honor.

Prof T.. Stone Virgins of Ottawa, has
submitted documentary and other proof
to the Minister OF Marine going TO show
that he predicted as far back as March of
last year the earthquakes which are pre-
vailing in the South. He so announced in
the Ottawa Journal of May - last the APP
proach of subterraneous disturbances in
the same locality. Tho professor declares
that the worst has not yet been reached,
and claims that the greatest strain will be
felt between this period and the middle of
October. The Southern states will again
be visited by earthquakes, and the dis
turbance will extend TO California and
South America. On being asked for his
reasons for making the predictions Wig
gins said
Earthquakes are caused by the shifting
OF the earth's center OF gravity. Suppose
this center OF gravity to be moved say one
mile from her normal center of gravity or
from her center of volume, now, what
must happcni Why, the parts of her sur
face at the end OF the shorter axis will be
lighter than normally. These disks, there
fore. will grind upon each other, general
ing heat and lava. Hence earthquakes
and volcanic eruptions. IL our little visible
satellite were brought down and slid
around the eartn from east 10 west IN
twenty-four hours earthquakes would oc-
cur of such violence as to render our
globe uninhabitable
Prof. Virgins claims that those forces
were in action at the end of August. Both
the earth's satellites, two of which he says
exist, were then in perigee. Jupiter was
also near his inferior conjunction. which
in limited degree increased the strain.
has been issued. It contrasts in POI pages
the record of the two parties dwelling
particularly upon recent events. 1t sets
forth tho arguments for revenue tariff
fairly