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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

a heavy rain accom- panied By hail and
wind visited Winchester yesterday.
A tournament was given at James jack
sons farm in Fairfax, last Thursday.
Mrs. Elizabeth z. Ellyson, wife of Mr.
Henry X. Ellyson. Of Richmond, died Oh
Saturday night.
Thomas E. O'keehe. retail shoe dealer
of Richmond, has failed, with liabilities
amounting to $4,000.
Owing to advanced age Mrs. cambridge.
the rostmistress at Old Point, has resigned,
to take effect January 1.
The democratic convention Of Albemarie
county elected OFerrall delegates to the
Front Royal convention. This, it is said,
insures O'Ferrall's nomination on the first
ballot
Tho plaintiffs damages in the Dulany
suit were assured at 1859 81, and the costs
are S175, G7, making total of 1927 "a, which
the State has TO pay for refusing to receive
coupons for taxes. Mr.. Dulany owed the
State taxes to the amount of $235.
Books were opened in Rappahannock
county last week for subscriptions to the
stock of the Rappahannock and Fauquier
Railroad Company. Mr.. Basil Gordon
agreed to subscribe $4,000 if a station
should be located within live miles Of bis
house.
The test school superintendent case
(Pendleton vs.. Miller, from Smyth county
was argued before the Court OF Appeals: at
Wytheyille, on the 18th. The Court took
time for consideration, and will give lis
opinion at Staunton on the 10Th OF Scptem-
Der. The case involves the constitutional
ty of the joint resolution Of the last Cen
eral Assembly vacating the offices of all
county and city school superintendent On
the 1st of July, 1856.
Judge Bond Of the o.. S. Circuit Court has
rendered decision in the case Of G. II.
Burgess, former treasurer of Northumber-
land county, against the States officers.
Burgess collected State taxes in money and
applied for q maudamus to compel the
State officers to receive the amount due the
State by him in coupons. Judge Bond said,
in substance, that TO allow this to he done
would be violation Of the treasurer's con-
tract TO settle in money, which he made
when he accepted the office, and that the
only difference between the sureties and
the treasurer was that the sureties had not
misapplied any of the money.
Mr.. Martin Meredith Lipscomb, 3 "varie-
gated" political crank, in Richmond, seeing,
az he imagines, good chance to run in be-
tween the straiGhtout democrats, the repub-
licans and the reformers, has announced
himself candidate for Congress against
the field. This gentleman was one of the
original Mahoncitcs, afterwards becoming Il
straightout republican, then democrat,
aud now he is "what.is-it.' He is conf
,ient Of success. and should no get TO Con.
gross will afford amusement enough TO the
other members, without The assistance 81
Mcssrs. BouteIle, Cobb, Laird & Co., IS be
seldom wears collar, and has n peculiar
dialect of his own invention, which is some
times used to advantages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19
Shooting Gfray.

CHICAGO, July l0.-A special dispatch
from Nashville Tenn, says: Sensational
shooting affair occurred mere last night, III
which five persons were Injured, Two OF
them seriously P. H. Monohan has been
counting Miss Laura Carney for t%o years
or more. For a time they were engaged, but
Monohan being very jealous, annoyed her
50 much by watching and iaultiinding that
she recently broke the engagement. Last
night Miss Carney and some OF the neigh
bo:s were sitting in the parlor singing, when
Monohan entered The room, pistol i'll hand,
and without y word shot Mies Carney in
the head. He then shot John Rice, the
ball striking him in tho abdomen, but was
turned by button so as to prevent fatal
wound. He next shot Mrs. Carney through
the arm and John Clapp, who attempted
to disar1n him, received q bullet through
the hand Stepping into the hall he then
SHOT himself in tho head. His own wound
antl that of Miss Carney are perhaps Fatal.
The affair CAUSED the greatest excitement,
and there wero determined threats Of lynch
ing which was only prevented by the quick
arrival Of the police, who carried him to jail
as quickly ~ possible. Mopohan is deli
liouS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19
Smallpox.

CHICAGO, July ia special dispatch
from Mason City, Iowa, says great alarm
prevails in Cerro Gordo and Worth counties
over the discovery of several cases oil small
pox in the townships Of Barton, Grafton and
Bolan. DR.. Noycs, of this city, has visited
the infected districts, and reports that extra
precautions must be at once employed or n
general epidemic Of the dreaded disease will
cnsue. In the town Of Barton he found five
caaes, being that Of woman with four
children, and although three physicians had
previously visited the sufferers, neither had
yaccipatetl the children. Six families were
found TO have been exposed in the town
ship Of Union, where no precautions what
ever were taken to prevent the spread OF
the disease, and similar state OF affairs was
found at Bolan and Grafton. Within radi
us of ten miles the disease has a firm foot
hold, and as nothing has heen done until
now to prevent its further spread, addition
al cases are daily expected. The disease
was introduced by woman, q German emf.
grant, about six weeks ago, and she is said
To kavc heap afflicted when she left the
steamer mt New York.
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LAsHED by AN IRATE GIRL.-Aliss Pau.
line Lambert of Ansonia, Conn, is fasci.
mating young woman and sells dry goods.
Last Tuesday she armed hcIs5l( with stout
cowhide whip, with Il heavy butt, and sal.
lied forth in search of Widow Clarke. In
less than an hour she found her promenad-
ing on the street, and with a few unintelli
gible preliminary remarks proceeded TO lash
her victim. With screams Of pain and terror
she tried to escape, but Miss Lambert follow
ed her and repeatedly beat her with lash and
whip handle. Blood red wells rose upon
tho womans fair skin, aud she was just
sinking to the ground exhausted when by
ISLANDERS seized the enrnGod GIRL disarmed
her and led her away. The widow Clark is
young, pretty and fascinating. The whip
was SO handled that the widow will be laid
up for several days at any rate, and will not
be in a presentabe condition for weeks. Not
long since Miss lambert heard rumors to
the effect that her brother, Charles J. Lam
bert, and the widow were thinking of elop-
ing and that preparations for flight had been
made. Upon investigation she had reason
to think that the report were true and de.
termned to spoil the plot if possible. Then
she procured the whip, but only found an
opportunity to useit Tuesday morning. Lam.
bert has a young wife and two children. Some
months ago he was, as alleged, captiVated
by the widow aud has devoted himself to
her with so much assiduity as to bring dis
grace upon himself and family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19
Fourteen Men Drowned.

CHICAGO, July ia special dispatch
British wasship Goshawk went ashore at
Port Royal, Jamaica on the eth ult., and
while there storm arose. They attempted
to return to the ship in The storm, and on
nearing the vessel their boat caps!zed. The
next morning three OF the sailors were found
on the bottom Of the boat drifting toward
Port Henderson and two on one OF the Roy
al navy buoys in Port Royal harbor, to
which they had swan. The other fourteen
were drowned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19

LOGAN AND EDMUNDs.-Senatcr5 Ed
nunds and Logan exchanged opinions OF
each other in the Senate on Friday, and
their comments were anything but COM
pIimeutary. Mr.. Logan wanted to increase
the appropriations for several Illinois
improvements, after the horizontal reduc-
ton had been agreed upon and Mr.. Ed
munds opposed it as unfair to other sections.
MIR Logan, with some warmth, retorted
that Mr.. Edmuuds, whom he sarcastically
called the assistant chairman" ofthe com.
mite, had got for Vermont more than her
share, and was fighting everything Illinois
asked for. Containing in his sarcastic strain
be said Burlington, Vermont, WAS much
larger and more importantplaca ,nan Chlca-
90. Mr.. Edmuuds, with more seriousness.
replied that as the Illinois Senator never told
an uutruth, Burlington must be larger and
NOR. Important than Chicago He spoke uf Logan
as carrying chip each shoulder. aud added that
they have social order and execution Of law i'll
Hnrljpgton which do not exist in Chicago. This
slur upon Chicago stirred Mr.. Lcgans ire. He
replied that the peope OF Chicago are Just good
as the Senator from Vermont just as law. sbiding,
and 'ccrtainly they not SO pestiferous at home
as he is in this body" II.aushter.l
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that they were thinking over the suoJece'
and every now and then one would tell me
that he had become convinced that it was
step in the right direction. When inc
movement began there were not q dozen
Scnators-perhaps not half 81 msny--pro'
nouncedly favorable; now We number sur
prisinsly near majority. The matter VIII
be taken up and debated in December. In
the interval Senators will become more Ia
miliar with the proposition, and some will
doubtless have an opportunity to learn that
it does not depend for support merely upon
the clamor of the press, as is claimed, Dut
upon the favorable sentiments of the people
&c all classes
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19

IT SEEMS to be almost impossible Tor any
republican newspaper at the North to DO
fair in respect Of the men of the South, no
matter how fair it may be in respect OF oil
other things. The Philadelphia American,
for instance, barring its protective express
ions, ordinarily speaks of things as it finds
them. But of Mr.. Goode it says: "he was
given the fullest hearing in his own de-
fence, and that the evidence against him
was so strong that several democrats refused
to vote to give him the seat." Now the
facts are that Mr.. Goodies request to appear
before the committee to whom his case was
referred and confront his accusers was re.
fused, and that his case was made party
one, and that every democrat in the Senate
either voted for Mr.. Goodies confirmation,
or was paired. But it is the same now as IT
was when Secretary Lamar, who was then
q Senator, eaid, "the South has long since
abandoned the idea of ever being correctly
represented at the North"
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The open Executive Session Resolution

WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator PIatt's
attention was called this morning to the
criticisms which have been made upon his
assent 10 tho postponement Of the open cx-
ecutive session resolution until December,
and the Inference that no had abandoned
the matter "Imoved that it be pos, poued -
said he, "because am more concerned in
getting favorable action on i: than in merely
securing record of the Senate. l became
to II vote, but, on the other band, learned
from Senators here and there. on both sides,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19
RIVER AND HARBoR IMPROVEMENTS

RIVER AND HARBoR IMPROVEMENTS
The provisions of the river and harbor bill,
as passed by the Senate, include the follow
ing for Virginia, in addition to the 1915: 900
for the Potomac flats improvement: Harbor
at Norfolk, SlS7 900; improving the inland
waterway from Chiucoteague bay, to Della
aware bay, SIS, $50; improving Appomattox
river, SIS, $50; Chickahominy river, $1,000;
James river. S75, 600; Mattaponi river, s., $50;
New river, 81 800, together with the $1,000
now on hand; Pamunky river, So, $50; Staun-
ton river 81 500, one-half OF which is to be ex-
pended between the mouth of Pig river and
the Midland railroad crossing; York river,
1880; Dan river, $500. The Secretary
of War is directed, at his discretion, to
cause examinations or surveys to be- made,
p. the following localities: Matto1 creek,
Nansemond river, Louisa fork ofSsndy river,
Roanoke river, from GAINESVILLE, Va, To
Eaton Fails, N. G., and Hunters creek.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19

THERE Is some talk of running labor can
didates in some of the congressional districts
Of this State. Why there should be is hard
to tell. The democratic party has always
been the friend and protector of labor, has
always been composed of laborers, and is
now pledged to every principle and policy
that will rebound 10 tho true interests OF
labor. The republican party, on the contra
ry, has always been the party of the mon
opolists, and its principles and policy
certainly always have been and are now in
favor of the rich, if not deliberately intend
ed to be opposed to the poor. Its repeal OF
the income tax showed its bias plainly
enough, if proof were wanting. As labor can
ddates can only weaken tho democratic par
ty, the true friends of labor, why they
should be run is difficult for reasonable pee
pie to understand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19
Revolution Imminent.

GALVESTON, Tex, July ia special to
the .Ncrs from San Antonio says: "Yesler-
day Assistant City Marshal Cardenas re-
ce;ved 4 letter from q friend in Tamaulipas,
in which it was stated that revolution III
that State is imminent; that the parties at
The head Of the revolutionary movement are
paying bounty Of $50 to parties On the
American side Of the Rio Grando to join
them; that persons are crossing the river
daily in small numbers 10 avoid attracting
attention. and that the revolutionists are
massiug at point cquidiatant from Mata
morris and Neuva Laredo. The writer also
states that in addition to the bounty, arms
and horses are furnished to persons joining
the movement.
ST LOUIS, July ia special dispatch
from Matamoras, Mex, says: a private
express from Sole.no Ranch, which reach
ed here today, stated that Adolfo Gonzales
and Tapias, the revolutionary chiefs, with
sixly men, learning that Col. praejedis
Caves had bnt twenty five men with him at
Eaeisncis,;a, had left to give him battle.
Las; evening it was reported! that they had
me: iie combined forces Of Col. Cayai os ana
lIcrnaudyz, 1ej s.gong, and had been sig
naiiy defeated with heavy ltss in killed
and wounded. Pedro Davila, Ado!fo Con.
Z.lts ard Iapi2s with many Of their follow
ers are prisoners and all the bandits with
Ill
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19
CIryER1rs-Tho,uas J. CuveEius, who is co.

CLuyERIUs. Thomas J. CluvcEius, who is con.
fined in the city Jail Of Richmond for tho murder
of his cousin Fanny L !iiln Madison is still kept
In solitary confinement. He enjoys good health.
keeps in good spirits and is polite and courteous
TO his keepers, who speak in commcndatory terms
If him. His meals are furnished him twice n day
from q restaurant CluvornS wears a gray sui:
and is neat and careful of his appearance He
reads much-thc Bible and newspapers especially
Occasionally visitors call upon him. bnt are not
admitted without his consent. At Stanton Sep
TENDER 10th, or soon thereafter, the C"nrt of Ap
meals will decide whether it will give Cluvcrius =
rehearing. If their decision is adverse, Judge
Atkins. of tho busting Court of Richmond. will
appoiut the day of execution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19

Mr.. COOPER, the English Virginia bond
holder who has been visiting Virginia, re-
turned this week and expresses himself as
we'll pleased with the prospects OF the
bondholders. Mr.. Cooper has spent a
month in Virginia, has travelled over every
section of the State and is most enthusiastic
In his belief that the people OF Virginia are
anxious and willing to make just and
equitable settlement with the creditors OF
the State, and that movement will soon
be inaugurated to abandon the Riddlebsr-
yer settlement and make more just com
promise of the debt, based upon the ability
Of the State to pay. This ceincides with
onr own information aud with the senti-
mept expressed by the leading newspapers
of tho State, outside Of the city of Richmond.
Wa hear a great deal about the determina'
ton of the people of Virginia to insist upon,
the R;ddleberger coe, cion, and to compel
the boudholders to accept these terms or
nothiug: but when we meet gentlemen.
from Virginia, we find that the people OF
the State are misreprese nted and that there
is a strong desire and determination to put
a stop to tho policy of illegal resistance TO
the rights of the Gre dtors of the State, ana
to demand that the State authorities take
stems to bring about an honorable and JUST
settlement of the State debt. a. Hdmofe'
,on &; Co.'S. Baltimore Financial Circular
of Saturday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19

The EFFECT of the policy of retaining
republicans in office is .glaringly apparent
in some portions of the West, where the
mail service ia almost disorganized By the
action of the republicans retained in that
service, who have struck and resigned be-
cause the Postofice Department will not
assure them of their permanent retention.
Had all the republican Office holders been
removed sooa after Mr.. Cleveland was in
augurated, as they all expected to be, and
for which most, if not all, of them had pro-
vided, all the constant and incessant trouble
about Office holding that has since occurred
would have been avoided, and Dir. Cleve-
land would bave had more time for the con.
sideration of his vetoes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19
Killed his Sister.

BANGOR. Me-, July l9.-Henry, the 10.
year-old.son Of J. A. Bicknell, of this city,
shot and instantly killed bis sister, Matte,
aged 13years, yesterday afternoon. The boy
picked up gun, and not knowing that it
was loaded play fully pointed it Mt his sister,
when it was discharged, the contents striking
her in the neck, tearing away the windpipe
and arteries. The boy was rendered insane
by tho terrible atIrir.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19
The rcNr-Eyed Monster.

CHICAGO, July 10.-Thc relations between
Duncan &. Ross, the athlete and swords
msn, aud Robert " Ferguson, his advance
q rent, are somewhat strained. Ferguson is
an English comedian about So years DID,
VINO WAS connected until six months ago
with ono of the Madison Square theatre
companies. He was employed by Ross in
Denver, and at that time the athlete made
the acquaintance Of Ferguson's wife, She is
a pretty brunette about 90 years old, and is
known as Ida Valance. She is we'll etu-
Gated rich and an orphan. About four
weeks ago Ross, Ferguson and his wife
camo TO Chicago and stopped at The Con-
tinental Hotel. Ferguson was sent to Pc
oria to arrange dates and he SAINT his wifi 10
her relatives in Iowa. He claims she did
not go to Iowa, but returned to Chicago
and met Ross. Ferguson went on Saturday
morning to Ross's room at the Continental
Hotel. He attempted to draw Il revolver
and shoot Ross, but the latter was too quick.
He seized tho angry little Englishman and
took the revolver from him. "Now, if you
don't get out Of here" cried Ross, "pll throw
you out of that third story window" Fer
guson hurried to the Office of Justice Mech
to secure warrant for Ross arrest. Ross
says the stories about himself and Mira. Fer
guson are entirely untrue and that he ex.
poets to be arrested to-day, but says he has
no fear OF the result of hearing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19
The Weather.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-There is storm of
slight energy central south of Jacksonville, Fla
Local rains have fallen in New England, the
South Atlantic States, Colorado, Minnesota, New
York and Pennsylvania elsewhere the weather
has been fair. The temperature has risen in the
upper Mississippi valley, and remained stationary
in al the other districts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19

THE RICHMOND Reformer is not only cor
rect in its ideas on the debt, but on most
other questions, but it certainly must have
forgotten the recent action of the "business
men" of Richmond, who, in public meeting
assembled, recommended the continuance OF
the boycott of worthy business firm ofthat
city, whom it said, as it did in its last issue
'.The city of Richmond and its people have
q right to the respect Of the world upon
record of moral standing, character and in
telligence." The action of the meeting re-
ferred to caused Richmond to sink several
degrees in the estimation of all right think
ing people.
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Suicide.

RALEIGH, N. c., July 19.-This morning
W. l.. Keister, a commercial traveller for
Jacob Hech:, hat dealer of Norfolk, Va,
committed suicide 10 his room at the Cen.
trail Hotel, this city, by taking chloral. For
ten days he had been on debauch. Ills
age was about S. He leaves wife and
child in Norfolk.
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Cameron and Ridilaborger.

Tx Gov. William T. Cameron, OF Nirgi:;.
ia, was at the Gilsey House yesterday. he
was onco spoken Of as Mal.one's Governor
He was elected by the raajjusters and re-
pubicaus when Malone wss in the height
Of his power. Mr.. Cameron became iii nd
hel ent Of Gen. Mahone's peculiar financial
policy, but ho could not accept all Of Ma
homes methods. The result vas no soon
grew into d,sfdvor with Malone, and ioW
it is saii thah the two men do not speak
Mr. Cameron believes that Virginia il; light
ing ground politically with proper care and
manager Ell! en- the part Of the republicans
"Thc man III Virginia who threw away the
golden opportunities OF lifetime is Senator II.
f. Riddlebeg ger" said a F!Tginan Saturday.
'Ho Joined with Malone in the rcadiustmcnt
movement in 1880, and through his influence hc
was elected 10 the United States Senate. Riddle
berger never intended 10 join the republican
ranks, however. Tho debt question was The only
issue he made against the democratic party
When tho read juscr rrlucir'c Tas accepted hy
both PARTIES and the matter sustained by oli
State Supreme Co"rt, RiidlcbcIgcr could have
gone back to the democratic party with good
grace. Hc never had anything i'll common with
Malone and was Gisgustcd with him long before
there was an open rupture between Thorn az the
beginning Of the campaign in our Stale last fall
Riddlcbergcr was invited to come out sGainst
Malone b. so doing he could have made him
self solid with our people and gotten almost any
thing he wanted, but he hcstated until it was
too late Now his career is ended. lie was call
cd Mahono's man Friday and this has CALLED him
so much that he goes TO reckless extremes to show
his independence of Malone. That will explain
much of his conduct recently in the Senate. The
democrats have no confidence in him, however,
and the republicans treat him as crank. He
mover will be heard Of after his term expires. y
~ Y World Of ycstrfddy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19
The Presidents Trip to Albany.

WASHINGTON, July l9.-The President,
accompanied by Secretaries Bayard and
Whitney and private secretary Lamont, will
leave Washington Wednesday afternoon for
Albany, N. Y, where they will spend
Thursday as the guests Of Gov. Hill, and
will leave there in timc to arrive in Wash.
ington Friday morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19
CharCei with Murder

CHICAGO, July 19.-Frank A. Lieb has
been arrested for the murder of John Shan.
ahan, who was killed in house of i'll fame
at an early hour Sunday morning. Lieb
acknowledges the killing, but claims that it
was done in self defense. The women in
the house tel! different story.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-19
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, July 19-The stock market open.
oil Mt I o'clock, and first prices generally showed
advances Of I, to I. per cent over those Of Satnr
DAYS close The market was rather hcavy and
slight declines were malo in the first few mn.
utos The market was quiet.