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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-19
NEWS OE THE DAY.

The water in the Potomac river aud canal
is very low.
Bishop Wingfeld positively declines the
bisbopric of Easton.
Gov. Henry Lloyd, of Maryland, and Miss
Mary f. Staplefort were married at Cam
bridge yesterday.
La France says it is Boulanger's boundeu
duty to prepare for war, and shat if be neg.
lected that duty he would deserve to be i'm.
peached.
The loss by the fire at Salisbury, Md, on
Sunday, Is estimated at not less than 81 600,
900. The total number ofbuildings destroy
ed was l2S, comprising the business portion
of the town, and including three churches
bank, postoffice, two hotels, fifty three
stores and fifty eight dwellings.
Hon. s. S. Cox is in Washington, it is I'm.
derstood, with the intention of resigning his
mission to Turkey preparatory to being q
candidate Tor Congress in New ork. There
seems no doubt that he will be elected tc
fill the unexpired term Of Mr.. Pulitzer, who
resigned and also that he will be elected to
represent the district in the Fiftieth Con-
gress.
The Chicago League and the st. Louis As
ISOLATION baseball clubs yesterday played the
first game Of the worlds championship Sc.
ries. There were from 5000 to 600 people
present. McQuade was selected to umpire
the game. The Chicsgos won by the follow.
ing score: ns-Chicago 6; st. Louis 0
Base hits.-Chicago 10; st. Louis 5. Errors
chicago 3 st. Louis I.
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Revolution Imminent.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Oct. ia special to the
Globe Democrat from Nogales, A. T., says
A revolution in Mexico, of no mean p7o.
portions, is considered by many who are in
position to know the facts, is imminent.
Just what The plans OF the revolutionist are
cannot be learned at present, but the pop.
ular opinion is That they include scheme
to consolidate the adversares Of the present
administration and create new political
party, or, in other words, forcibly overthrow
President DiGz. A new congress is then to
be elected and new constitution formed.
Many friends of President Diaz, it is said,
are among the agitators OF the scheme, and
it is their intention to make the president
dictator CT the republic for a term of ten
years, so that sufficient time may be had to
give the new plan fair trial. The leaders
of the proposed revolution reside in the
southeastern States, and it is thought that
its adherents will revolt in short time
against the present government aud attempt
to inaugurate the new plan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-19
Mr.. Esainp.S SDeech.

In his recent speech at Philadelphia Mr..
Blaine, in speaking of the action of the re-
publican Congress during reconstruction
times, said
and beyond that we said Here are
thousands and tens Of thousands of mer
who have been abused and bleeding, and
tens of thousands of others who went down
to death, and their widows and orphans
must be taken care Of And the obligation
70 pay pensions was embodied in that
amendment. And this was also embodied
That the active men in the rebellion should
not be permitted to participate officially in
the Government Of the United States until
their disabilities were removed by two.
thirds vote. provision was put in you
shall regulate your own suffrage. but on
this condition, that if you exclude any num-
Der OF men from the right to vote you
shall cut down your representation in Con-
gress in the same proportion as you carry
on that exclusion We said to the South /:
You shall come in under these terms. We
will no longer submit to the old rule, which
first made chattles OF man and then said
three-if.hs OF these chattles shall be rep
resented in Congress- The rebels, their
hands still dripping in the blood of Union
men, said We shall not be content with
the old three-Glths representation. We
want to exclude the colored men altogeth-
er from participation in suffrage, and we
want to count them in our representation,
and thus get the whole five. 6fths Of our rep.
resentation.' 1t was then that the republi-
can party said to the white men of the
South IF you will 60 with us to recon
| struct the Union all will BIO WELL IF you re-
ject these terms we will call upon tho whole
body OF people ia the South and the loyal
| colored men, who in the judgment of the re.
| publican Congress were better voters than
any reconstructed rebel who would not con
sent to any form ofgovernment.' Applause
| We forced hat issue. Under the reconstruction
| act they came in but as as they got posses
sion they tramplcd on everything to which they
| had agreed, and said You can endow these men
with Suffrage, but we will show yon that they
can exercise it, and from that time to this they
have put thirty.iive representatives in almost
every Congress since they got control At first
| they said: we will not have any colored repre-
scntstivcs here. No. they didn't say that at all
they said we wont have any niggers bore
They cut that out Then they said we wont
have any white men that come from the North :
so that the et-baggers all had to leave. In
three of tho Southern States the majority of the
population is on tho part of the colorcd vote and
in many districts of the rest tho coloreG man
largely outvotcs them, if allowed to vote"
LAll Of which shows that Mr. Blaine intends to
fight the next Presidential campaign undor the
bloody shirt flag.
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Strike Virtually Over.

CHICAGO, Oct 19.-Ths morning it look
ed as though every locked out man in the
stock yards was ready to go to work. All
around the larger houses the alleys were
Tiled with hundreds of the men, waiting
for an opportunity to talk with the bosses.
Owing to the scarcity of hogs, however,
very few mon were being engaged. Ar
mour & Co. will start tomorrow, but will
not be ready to cut up hogs until Friday,
and it will probably be Monday before the
full force of men is required. The Chicago
Packing and Provision Company are lit.
tie behind Armour, and they have very few
hogs on hand. Fowler Brothers will pro-
badly begin killing tomorrow or next day
and the other houses as soon as they can
get hogs. The price of hogs on 'Change at
the yards advanced IS cents per 100 pounds
this morning. Mr.. Cudahy, Mr.. Hately,
and Captain Marley, the latter of the town
OF Lake police force, held consultation
this morning concerning the further employ
ment of the Pinkerton men. Mr.. Hatelv
thought the .wisest course to pursue was to
keep the specials on the ground for several
days, but Mr. Cudahy argued differently
AS result ofthe conference it was decided to
discharge 800 the arme guards to-day and
100 to morrow. This will leave only about 100 in
the yards. great exodus of imported men will
also take place to-day. Mr.. Cudshy went among
them and assured them that they should stay at
work, and that the firm would protect them fully.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-19
Arrest Of ''Jalke' Sharp and James
Richmond !

NEW YORK, Oct l9.-Inspector Byrnes
this morning arrested Jake" Sharp, of
Broadway Railroad notoriety, at his home
in West 23d street, on a bench warrant is.
sued on an Indictment found against him by
the grand jury for bribing the Doodle Alder
men to vote for the Broadway Railroad
franchise. James Richmond, the president
of the Broadway railroad, was also taken
into custody at the Brovoort House this
morning by the inspector, charge with the
same offence. Both prisoners were con-
veyed to police headquarters, and subse-
quently to court, to answer indictments
against them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-19
Terrible Deed.

PACIFIC, Mo-, Oct. 19.-The Dephhander
farm, near this city, was the scene last even
ing OF a deplorable tragedy. Constant
Dephllander, the oldest son in the family.
became demented some years ago, but, as
he was never violent was allowed to wan
der about the farm at will. Yesterday
evening he secured revolver and went to-
wards an orchard whence his mother was
returning with basket full of apples. He
made motion as if to assist her, but sud.
denly drew the revolver and shot her in the
head. He then placed the weapon to his
own head and cred. Both are expected 10
Il
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-19

there are that Golf, the present republican
congressman from that State, will be re.
elected, as he ia the chairman of the repub-
licaH congressional campaign committee,
and the republicans can not afford to have
him defeated, as they hope to secure ma
jority in the legislature SO as to elect him
United States Senator, and then give him
the second place on the Blaine Presidential
ticket for 1888.
Secretary Manning attended the regular
cabinet meeting to-day, for the first time
since he was stricken with paralysis, seven
months ago.
1t is understood that Mr.. Montgomery,
commissioner Of patents, Notwithstanding
the Presidents order and understanding of
the order, will, when he goes to his home in
Michigan, as he expects to do shortly, make
some political speeches in behalf of demo-
cratic candidates in that State.
Tine President will not only go to Rich
mond, but, it is said to day, will attend the
ceremonies incident to the Inauguration oil
the Bartholdi statue in New York.
Mr.. Cox, u s. Minister to Turkey, and
candidate for Congress 10 New York city, is
here and called upon the Presiden,
to day. He told the President there were
some important matters to be settled with
Turkey, and that if he wanted him to &c
back and complete them he would Willingly
! do so, but that otherwise, as there was
hole in the New York delegation to the nex
Congress he would stay here and fill it.
Elk Mayor Smith, of Alexandria,, called
on the Commissioners of the District of Co
lumha to-day for the purpose Of borrowing
one of the large street rollers belonging tt
the District, with which some of the newly
paved streets in his city can be rolled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-19
Disastrous Fire.

OAKLAND, H., Oct. 19.-Ile greater mart
of the business portion of Oakland is in
ruins. A fire which broke out at $50 last
evening has destroyed whole blocks. The
fire originated in Chapman & Sons build.
ing, on the southeast side of the square. and
spread to McConkey's cook store on the
west and Gilbert's shoe store on the east
The wind blew from the east and south and
soon fourteen buildings on the cast side
were in ruins. Sweeping OF west the
fames soon enveloped Bowman & Gregory's
furniture store and the brick block of Ash.
more 4 Barbour. The goods we're removed
from the stores and placed in the park
which was used as storing place. The
opera house soon caught and the south side
Is ruined. Three hundred pounds of pow.
DER exploded during the fire. Fire oompa.
pies from Paris, Terre Haute and Charles.
ton were telegraphed for.
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A NOVEL ELOpEMENT- Y Va,

A NOVEL ELoPEMENT.- Jasper Y. Yates
and Maud S. Ward, Of Upton. Ky, iauccd
| that life would be blank if they could no,
become man and wite, aad the parents Of
| the latter thought that life would be q blank
to both young people if thcy were permit;
ted to marry. Consequently, strenuous OBJ
| lection to the match was filed by the oh.
durate parents. Last Wednesday the faith
or of the wantto-be bride was somewhat
astonished to SEQ the young man drive up
to the house in a hnckster wagon, in tac
rear OF which was q chicken coop While
the hopeful sutton proceeded to interview
the old gentleman with view to securing
the daughters hand in marriage, the latter
! slipped out to the wagon and climbed into The
chicken coop unobserved The usual an-
swer was returned by the angry father.
who also threatened to kick the youL9
man over the fence, but this he did not do,
perhaps, because tho latter was six inches
the taller, besides having an arm tina! might
have been mistaken for Sulliyan'a. Ap.
parently much detected the young man
clainbered into the wagon again ard started
OF. In asbort time the girls absence was dis
covered and an exciting chase took place,
in which the whole neighborhood took part.
Pistol balls "his,led through the huckster
wagon, but they only had the effect OF ac
celebrating the speed of the horses. Reach
ing the depot at Nolan they abandoned the
wagon and boarded the care. The pursuers
reached the platform just as the train got
unner Roadway, but the expec.ant groom.
explained matters to the conduGor, and 10
amount OF signals had the etT.c, of stopping
the train
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-19
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
knights OfIabOr.

RICHMOND, Oct, 19.-When the General
Assembly of Knights of Labor went into
session this morning, no one could answer
the question positively, if it would take final
adjournment to-day or prolong itself until
tomorrow. The reference of the greater
portion of the proposed revision OF the con-
stitution to the executive board, and COM
mittee of four with final reference to the
local assemblies has saved much time, and
there now remain to be disposed of the re-.
ports Of only y half dozen special committees
and the committees on finances and appeals
and grievances. 1t is understood that the
latter committees have little to present, and
that little is OF such nature that it can be
easily disposed of. With the report of the
committee on finance will come up the ques.
ton of salaries of officers. Would.be prophets
have predicted big fight over this, but
those who are in the best position to know
how the delegates feel say it will be settled
in harmonious, peaceful manner. The
committee on appeals and grievances OBJ
tanned the floor when the General Assembly
went into session and still held it when the
noon recess was taken. Their report related
to matters of general discipline that are of
little interest to others than members of the
order. One Of the cases dealt with was
charge made against delegate that he had
loaned his badge to woman objectionable
character who had walked through the
streets wearing it, The charge was proved
to be without foundation, the lady in ques.
ton being a respectable member of the
order. Another charge made was sustained.
It was that of conduct unbecoming a dele
gate, brought against Sam L. Lefingwell, of
District Assembly LOG of Indianapolis, Ind
His nauo was ordered to be stricken from
the roll of delegates. During the noon re.
cess General Secretary Litchmau said he
saw no reason why the General Assembly
could not finish its business and adjourn to-.
night.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

There IS proposition to unite under one
government the cities of Richmond and
Manchester.
The granite work on the Richmond Gus
toms house will soon be begun, and the
stonecutters will work nine hours day for
s. per diem.
State Senator w. A. Brown died at his
home in Franklin county on Sunday. He
was 60 years old, and the manufacturer of
the LOG Cabin" brand of tobacco.
colored farm laborer, named Andrew
Wilkins, while going to his work along the
track OF the Seaboard and Roanoke Rail-
road yesterday morning, was struck by the
W-catcher OF the express train and killed.
Two young men, George Riddicl1 and
Walter Gray, while cunning near Horn
Quarter, Norfolk county, on Saturday, got
into playful struggle with their loaded
guns in their hands. The result was that
the gun of Riddick went of, and the whole
charge entered Gray's stomach. The iniur
ed man is in a critical condition.
The Richmond correspondent of the Pc
tersburg Indcr-AppeaI writes ut is said
| that the Governor and the Attorney Gener-
al have had several conversations in regard
| to the status Of coupons under the recent de.
SlSlOus Va luO OulIeu SlulSS COuTI III hlCQ-
mond, which have cost the State nearly
| $50, 1000, and for which the State has not re-.
ceived q penny or coupon. This is regarded
as ruinous method of transacting the af
fairs of government, and as soon as the peo.
pie understand it they will be heard from.
The coupons which have cost 80 much are
yet in the hands of the neople ready to be
used to absorb another $4,000. Business
men are astonished, and treasurers say they
will levy no more, though The auditor orders
them to do so.
At the session of the knights of Labor
convention in Richmond yesterday it was
resolved to recommend to all local assem-.
blies TO work and vote only for those card-
dates for political Office who pledged them
. selves to sustain the principles contained in
! the preamble to the constitution of the
/ knights Of Labor" Resolutions in regard
| to the admission of colored apprentices in
shops and factories were adopted. They
favor the admission Of colored apprentices
on the same basis rs white apprentices. A
newspaper boycott resolution was presented,
but It's exact character and specific nature
are matters of profound secresy. 1t named
number of newspapers which the knights
are admonished to oppose and withhold
their patronage from. 1t was referred to
the executive board, where it is under.
stood, it will perish, as members Of the
board are averse TO carrying the boycott to
| this extreme.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-19
The u. T.. Convention.

In the House Of Deputies Of the Protcs,e,,
Episcopal church in session at Chicago YES.
tsrday, tho committee to whom WAS -.
ferred the memorials relating 10 missionary
work among the colcrca people recommend
ed tue adoption Of \ resolution to the r,I,,r;
that, while the convention recognized the nh
legation resting upon the whole church ia mid
in the education Of the colored people, they
should leave the control Of the work to H..
bishops OF the respective Gio2sses. a second
resolution recommends She appointments; Of
a joint commission of fifteen to actively sup.
erintend the work in connection with ira
board of missions.
The committee on the state of the church
reported that the present canon was sutli
cent IN regard to lay readers and deemed
any further legislation inexpsdient.
The committee on canons reported that in
their opinion the existing canon as TO the
registration of births, marriages and deaths
was sufficient, and that further legislation
was inexpedient.
The committee on charities reported thst
$50, 900 had been expended during the psst
three years for the relief of aged clcrevmeu.
The report on the judiciary system ofIhe
church was read, recommending that some
change was desirable in The matter Of the
trial of presbyters and deacous, and that un-
til the General Convention took definite nc
ton, the respective dioceses be permitted to
adopt such regulations as they might deem
admissible.
Mr.. Patterson, Of PENNSYLVANIA. argued
strongly for the adoption of the report.
Rev. Mr.. HoGiu an, Of New York, argued
IN favor OF the minority report, declaring
that the e1iSency was such as to call forlhc
Immediate creation of an appellate court
Judge Shelley, Of Virginia, closed the ar.
gument against the court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-19
Virginia's Resources.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18th

w 610AIA1SNIo4S, Wv. Iotu, looO.
To the editor Of the Alexandria Gazette:
Now that the State fair is about to be held
could anything be more opposite or oppor.
tune than the inauguration of some scheme
by which the facts of the almost fabulous
intrinsic resources of the poorest lands OF
the State could be brought to the attention
OF her progressive agricultursts ? The
amazing showing was set forth in the pros
pectus Of the forthcoming Geological
work In the two Firginias, as pub.
lshed in the GAZETTE ten days since.
When the immense area of the State now
dedicated to sedge-grass, stunted pines,
sumac and persimmons, is soberly and scien.
tlhcally, and, in the light of results in the
nnbroken vegetable garden of New jersey,
experimentally compared with the gold of
California, the silver of Nevada, and the
coal of Pennsylvania, it would seem to me
that the question would he of paramount, if
not exclusive interest to all tide. water Vir.
GINA. Let me restate the substance of Prof.
McGee's statement. He says that all the
land east of q line running through Alexan
dria, Fredericksburg, Richmond and thence
to the sea, has the elements within itself of
an e1uberance Of fertility riyalipg the Mis-.
sssippi bottoms and the blue grass region of
kentucky. And that this resource is the
green sand everywhere at hand. He furth-
er says that he has seen within 3 stones
throw of cultivated fields, whose outcome
was not worth the ti;ing, inexhaustible sup
plies of this sand aud that lie illustration is
characteristic. Further, that the wonderful
reclamation of the barren clays of New Jer.
Soy was by the use of this green sand.
Many years ago Prof VIM B. Rogers. in
his notes, but recently published, on the
geology of Virginia, set forth her inexhaust.
IDLE mineral resources, which the Legisla
ture refused to publish from the presump.
tive conclusion that i; would divert public
regard from strictly agricultural aims. His
brother Henry's cognate work on Fennsyl.
vania was published in Edinburgh, aul was
the means of directing foreign capital TO the
development of the great coal fields of the
State, and incidentally to the reclamation of
its barren clays.
In the name of the credible ard incredi.
BILE, after the publication of Prof. McGee's
prospectus in your paper, is not the general
state press going to advertise and agitate
the matter? If pine barrens can be con
verified into delta for song are there
not enough skilled vocalists in the old State
to volunteer for the chorus?
A 8 MARyE
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The Mixed Banquet AT Richmond.

The Mixed Banquet AT Richmond.
The special correspondent of the Pitts.
burgh Dispatch, who was present at the
banquet given BY some of the colored people
of Richmond to District 10 on Thursday
night, says:
"The colored people of Richmond gave a
complimentary banquet this evening to the
delegates of District 40, which was one OF
the most interesting episodes of the session.
Two tables, stretched the length of Harris's
Hall, were crowded with delegates and
guests. Whites and blacks were about
even IL numbers, and they were seated
without reference to color. Among the
white ladies present were three Of the clev.
crest delegates to the Assemby-Misse
Henapin and Stirling, OF Philadelphia and
Miss Lee, of Minnesota. The master of Ger.
emonies was DR.. Ferguson, physician of
high reputation, and nearly white An al
dress of welcome, excellent in composition,
was read by Col. Wilson, a mulatto. A re-
Spouse was made by J. G.. Farley, colored
photographer, and a really eloquent speech
was delivered by G young attorney named
Scott. who Is quite black.
TAI. Of these speakers Gisclaimed any de
sire on the part Of the colored race to com
pei recognition as social equals. Tho only
social equality that had ever existed was
thrust on them by the whites, and this pc.
culiar feature of the question was briefly
discussed in good set terms By each enc of
the cuiored orators.
"a leading feature OF the evening was the
speech OF Victor Drury, who was introduced
by DR.. Ferguson as one of the fathers OF
District 40. 1t was only few minutes in
duration, but was one of the most thrilling
aud eloquent have ever heard. He seemed
to be inspired by the occasion to flight of
oraiory unusual even in him, though he is
noted as one of the GREATEST Of living orators.
Speaking OF the aims of Forty-nne, he said
that what Forty-eight was to the oppressed
millions Of Europe, it was hoped Forty nine
might be to the struggling masses of Ameri-
ca in this day, and this play upon words
and reference to a red-letter period of the
revolutionary spirit nearly forty years ago
abroad were received with cheers He de
clared that if it were their fate to die, as
three great champions of the brotherhood of
men had died-Socrates by the poison hem
lock, Christ upon the cross, and John Brown
upon the scat1old-they would go to their
fate saying: with Christ, Forgive them.
Father, for they know not what they do