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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

DR.. Thos. d. Stokes, prominent rhysi
clan OF Danville, died Friday.
William S. Payne. a prominent farmer O.
lower Fauquier, died near Elk Run Tues
day.
Col. Joseph H. Yeager, late postmaster al
Gordonsville, and prominent readJnster
died a few days ago.
James Kiger, a respected citizen of Fred
erick county, aged II, dropped dead yester
day while eating dinner.
A special election has been ordered by
Judge Clark, of Winchester, on the local
| option question, TO be held September Is.
Tuesday afternoon the corn crib and harm
and stables belonging to MIR. Jno. +. Brad
| ford, on the eastern side of Accomac, were
| destroyed by fire.
The Potomac Baptist Association will con.
| yene at North Fork Church, Loudoun coun.
tv, August II, Rev. F. K. Boston to preach
the introductory sermon.
In a personal difficulty in Lynchburg
Monday, between John 4. Taylor and Capt
R. w. Sneed, we'll -known citizens, the latter
received four cuts from knife. None oil
the wounds is serious.
Paul A. Mix, who conducted for many
years jewelry establishment in Staunton.
died in the Lunatc Asylum there Sunday
last His life was insured for 5000. He
was native of Prussia.
The Piedmont Fruit Growers Association
has been organized at Charlottesville the OBJ
ject being to stimulate the planting, cultiva.
ton and shipping of fruit. The association
already numbers fifty members, and is stead
lily growing.
Jesse Major, colored, living near Oman
cock, was killed yesterday morning while
cutting down tree on Chessonnessex creek,
the tree falling on him, crushing his head,
breaking his arms and mangling his body
in frightful manner.
B. X. Brown, Of Norfolk, is negotiating for
the purchase of Cobb's Island on the East
ern Shore. Messrs. Nathan, Albert and
Warren Cobb, the owners have signed an
agreement giving Mr.. Brown the refusal OF
the property at price agreed upon, one
half cash and the remainder in ten years.
A stock company will at once be organized,
with the stock at not more than $4,000.
A Richmond letter says at seems to be
settled that all of the working offices of the
Richmond ard Danvile Company will he
removed from there TO Washington in the
early fall. The chief operations of the road
will be conducted from that point And it is
we'll known that they will form some traffic
connection from Washington to New York
either with the Pennsylvania or some other
road
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Tho Anarchist Paper of Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-Mrs. A. K. Parsons
and Mrs. Mary Holmes, formerly associate
editors Of the Anarchist paper, The Alarm,
have recently been making strenuous efforts
to have it's publication resumed, but have
failed. Before the Haymarket riot The
Harm was issued AS sort of English edition
Of the Arbcii"r Zrifang, with a. II. Parsons
editor, and its printing was let by contract.
Since the tragedy Of May 4th no printing
concern will publish the paper. Mrs. Par.
sons said yesterday that the publication o.
the sheet would have to await the release
of her husband, and if the worst came othe,
hands would take hold Of it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05
Kansas Democrats.

LEAvENwoRTH, Aug. 5.-The democratic
convention in session hero yesterday made
the following nominations: For Chief JUS
tice, VIM. kingman, Of Cowey county. For
Governor, Thomas Moonlight, of Leaven-
worth. Resolutions were passed endorsing
the administration Of President Cleveland,
recommending that preference be shown to
honorably discharged soldiers and sailors of
the late war in appointments TO office; that
tariff for revenue only should be levied
and the surplus collected applied to the
payment of the public debt; that the army
of the nation (alluding to the case of editor
Cutting) should be used to protect American
citizens, and suitable expressions of sorrow
at the death of Mr. Tilden.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05
Fatal ARRAY,

ST. LOUIS, Aug. "a special from Pierce
City, Mo-, says: Last night the few people
who were on the street near the Decatur
House were startled by the sound Of pistol
shots in the Decatur House saloon. In a
few minutes the cause was ascertained, and
William Rex was found lying dead upon
the floor between two billiard tables. The
cause of the shooting was bill of eighty
cents that Rex had owed Rountree and
Livesy, which The last.named had requested
Rex TO pay, when quarrel ensued.
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Combinations.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The Senate in
executive session confirmed number oil
nominations, among them the following
Nathaniel II. R. Dawson, Of Alabama, to be
commissioner of education; S. Davis Page to
be Assistant Treasurer of the United States
at Philadelphia; Alvis A. Adee, of the Dis
trict of Columbia, to be Second Assistant
Secretary of State; Jno. B. Moore, of Della.
ware, to be third Assistant Secretary of
State; E. Spencer Pratt, of Alabama, to be
United States Minister Resident and Con-
sui General to Persia; Thomas Smith, of
Virginia, to be United States Attorney for
the Territory of New Mexico.
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More Trouble in Belfast.

LONDON, Aug g. Belfast is thescene of re-
newed troubles. Tho latest demonstration &C.
Cured yesterday when two parties of work
ingmen engaged in q serious conflict. The
police in attempting to dispense the rioters
were turned upon Ivy both parties and re-
ceived q heavy volley OF stones aud Other
missiles, to which they responded by firing
into the crowd. Several rounds were ne
cessary TO Gisperse the mob, which was only
accomplished after many of them had been
injured. Some of the rioters are wounded
very seriously. Magistrates Koch and Mil.
lar were severely wounded with stones
while engaged in reading the riot act to the
mob.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05

GUNS SOMETIMES BURST EAsILY.-In
bravado young man placed the muZZle of
his fowlng piece under water and fired the
charge. The result was the bursting Of the
barrel and the mutilntion OF his hand. An
other placed and held the muzzle Of his gun
square against piece Of plate window glass
and fired the charge and bullet.
The glass was shattered-so was the gun
barrel. Another instance was that of an
experimenter who had heard that candle
could be fired from the barrel of gun
through All inch board. He drove candle
into the muzzle of the gun, fired, and the
explosion split the barrel almost its en-
tire length, and did not even drive the
candle from the mnZzle of the gun.
Still another burst of a gun-barrel was
caused by the use of wet grass ASA wad we'll
rammed down over a charge Of shot. But
perhaps one of the most singular exhibitions
in this line was Colts navy revolver which
some years ago was sent To the factory in
Hartford, Conn. This was before the adapt.
alton Of these pistols to the mstallic cartrih.
ges, and it is probable that in loading with
open powder and bell only small amount
of powder got into the chambers, and the bull.
let was not propelled with sufficient force to
drive it from the muZzle; at least, the
bullet did not 60 out, hut lodged. AS the
shooter did not know whether the bullet
escaded or not he kept on firing until
the barrel either burst or bulged and when
/ t was sawed in two longitudinally there
were fourteen bullets wedged one into the
other and so much" upset" by the hammer
ing Of the successive explosions of The pow
der charges that some Of them were not less
than one inche in diametcr-and had be-
came tIattened dies
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NOMINATIONS.

The democratic convention of the 7th district
Front Royal Wednesday.
John J. Lowell, Of Warren county, was selected
as permanent chairman. The usual committees
were appointed and the following was reported
from the committee on resolutions and adopted
by the convention: That VIC, tho democratic
convention Of the It'll Congressional district Of
Virginia, most heartily endorse the platform of
the national democratic party that We express
our faith and confidence in orr President, Grover
Cleveland and our qualification al tho success Of
his administration"
A resolution expressive of regret at the an
nounccment Of the death Ct the Hon. Samuel j.
Tilden was adopted by rising vote.
The Hon. Charles L. OFcrrall of Rockingham,
and Mr. WIN. K. Alexander Of Winchester, were
placed in nomination. On the first call of the
roll of counties and tho city of Winchester the
vote stood: O'Fcrrall 1919. Alexander IS On
motion of the Winchester delegation seconded by
that Of Clarke, the nomination of Col. O'Fcrral
was made unanimous. amidst prolonged applause.
M.ssTs. O'Ferrall and Alexander made eloquent
speeches, the former accepting the nomination
and the latter warmly endorsing it and urging
his Iicnds to do likewise
The democratic cow ven ion of the 9th Congress
ional district, which met ut Wythevllc yesterday,
elected Hon. s. w. Williams of Bland county,
permanent chairman. The death Of Hon. Samuel
J. Tilden WAS ANNOUNCED and suitable resolutions
adopted. The present member, the Hon. &. r.
1figg, and Major K. X Henry, Of TaZewell conn
ty. PLACED in nomination. M"jJr Henry
nominated OH the first ballot. receiving 81 ie
votes, TO 63iz cast for 'rrigg TIE no,n mation is
regarded one Of the strongest that could have
been made. Great harmony prevailed. AMI the
convention adjourned in fine humor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05

NOTWITHSTANDING the market the q. S.
Government, under the silver coinage act,
affords the owners of silver mines for the
products of those mines, the price OF silver,
owing to an increased supply and decreas.
ed demand, has fallen so low that the silver
mine owners throughout Montana are clos
ing business with the hope of resuming OPP
erations when to do 80 will be more protita-
bic than it is now. But the coinage of all.
YER dollars worth only seventy cents goes
on all the same.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Editor Cutting is still in Jail ut Paso de
Norte.
William r. Harvey & Co., grain commits
sion merchants of Chicago, have failed.
Little progress was made in the trial o
Commissioners Squire before Mayor Grace il
New York yesterday.
The cornerstone of the Dekalb monu
ment was laid at Annapolis, Md, yesterday
with Masonic ceremonies.
The President has withdrawn the nomi
nation of 81. A. Beecher to be Collector o.
Customs at Port Townsend, w. Il.
A young couple from New Jersey were
married in Baltimore yesterday by an edi
tor, with three reporters ss witnesses.
An accident occurred on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad at Green Spring Run
yesterday by which two men were killed.
Mr.. J. P. Richardson, State Treasurer Of
South Carolina for four years, has been
nominated by the democrats for Governor
The clergymen of Saratoga, N. T.. have
succeeded in obtaining warrants for the ar.
rest of all gaming-house keepers at the
Springs.
The democrats carried the municipal cleo
ton at Portsmouth. N. H., Tuesday, elect.
ing every city officer but one alderman
Mayor Eldredge was re elected by 467 ma
jority. >.
Gen. John B. Gordon, it is positively an
nounced by the Jacksonville Herald, has re-
Gently disposed of his railroad interests in
Florida for 500, OOO-$2OO,0 900 cash in hand
and $500, 900 to be paid in few weeks
The President will not leave Washington
for his summer vacation until week after
next. He will 60 direct to the Adirondack
mountains, and will be accompanied by Mrs.
Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom and one or two in
innate friends.
The Red river has risen and swept away
all the work that had been done on the
Santa Fe Railway bridge. An immense
trestle work that had been built across the
river for use until the bridge should be com
pleted was carried away. The river is high
or than ever before known.
A.P. Williams, selected by the republic
cans of the California Legislature to fill the
unexpired term of the late Senator Miller,
is native of Maine and an intimate friend
of Hon. James G.. Blaine. San Francisco
dispatch states that he was selected through
the Central Pacific Railroad agencies.
Bradstreet's shows the effect of tho strikes
on the building industry. The value OF the
buildings erected during the first six months
OF 1886 is millions of dollars less than for the
same period in 1856. In Boston the decrease
was 40 per cent, in Chicago IS per cent,
and 10 Pittsburg &c per cent. In Washing
ton, where the strikes were severe, the de-
cline was nearly s1,S00,OOO In Baltimore
the building permits for the six months
we're l,4S5, against 2, 07S for the same period
of 1850 decrease of 5SS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05

Mr.. TILDEN's wisdom, as we'll as his pa
t,iotism, was patiently exhibited when he
accepted and abided by the fraudulent de-
cision of the infamous majority of the Pres
idential electoral commission. Had ambi-
ton, or even the conviction of justice, in
duced him to reject that decision, and to
demand his right, civil war would have been
inevitable, and with Grant at the head OF
the national government, and the govern
ments of all the Northern States in the
hands of the republicans, the result must
have been disastrous to him and his sup.
porters. The South was then in no condi-
ton to take his part, and if it bad attempt,
ed to do so the North would again, as in
1861, have been consolidated against her
and the war been transformed into another
sectional conflict, even more injurious to
the Southern States than that from the over
whelming evils of which they had not re-
covered
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05
Killed BY q Revolutionary Chief

MATAMoRAs, Mex, August 5.-On Sun.
day last, whio in the mountains near Bur
gos, lgnacio Tapia, the revolutionary ban.
dit chief, quarrelled with Condelaro Her.
nandez, who was insnbordinate. Herman.
dez fired On I'apa and wounded him seri.
ously iu two places The latter returacd
the fro and shot bis adversary down. Her.
nandtz WAS noted tnflian. having L".n
formerly a hackmau.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05

LIBERTIES OF CHINESE WoMEN.-Even in
far Cathay aggressive woman is intrudng
upon the monopolies of modest and sef-sac.
riicing man, and Cansor Wen Hal has been
compelled to memorable the Emperor for a
decree restraining these unreasonable fe-
males within proper bounds. The memora.
list says: formerly nothing would induce
the wives and families of officials to visit
temples or frequent the streets, while even
the women folk of the common soldier ap-
preciated the necessity of q quiet and order
ly life, cases of idle roaming being few and
Tar between. Oflate years, however, things
have changed. The business streets are
thronged with young women, and there is
no lack Of idle promenaders decked out in
fine array. What is still more Objectionable
is that in the rooms and booths of pro-
fessional reciters or story. tellers, women
even form part ofthe audience, while res
taurants and wine taverns arc also the scene
of female gatherings. The public morals
are in danger of becoming more and more
debased. The menoralist requests tho issue
OF an imperial decree calling upon the Office
Of gendarmerie, the governor CT the metro
politan prefecture and the police censors to
put out proclamalions strictly forbidding
these practices, and stating that if hencefor-
ward women resort to storytelling rooms or
booths Or frequent restaurants or tay.
ems for the purpose OF joining in en-
tertainmen!s, their servants, if they
are accompanied by any, will be arrested.
If unaccompanied by servants the women
will themselves be arrested and interroga-
ted, and the head of the family will be pun
ished in their stead. IF the delinquents are
ladies belonging to The official class the
officials should be denounced, and in the
case Of soldiers wives the men be logged.
Those who sell seals to women st these
places should be prosecuted and their es-
Establishments closed"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05

Mr.. TILDEN, the uninaugurated Presi'
dent, will be recorded in the annals of bis
country as one of her greatest men and
among her most patriotic citizens. Mr.
Hayes, the man who accepted the Presi-
dency of which Mr.. Tilden was robbed, will
only be remembered in after years as q
transparent hypoorite and the receiver of
stolen goods If MIR. Hayes be not utterly
devoid of conscience, now that Mr.. Tilden
is dead. the remorse he must feel for the
theft of the Presidency should more than
offset the benefits he received therefrom.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05
IRON WARRINGTON.

rspeeisl Correspondence Of the Ale1a GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Ang. 5, 1886.
Contrary to expectations the President
signed the river and harbor bill this morn.
inc and sent it back to the Capitol; ~ IL
the Improvement of the harbor OF Wasni ing
ton and the reclamation OF the Hats on tnis
city will be continued. me senate to-uay
passed the House bill Authorizing Tue Atto,-
nsy General to protect the Governments
interests in the land reclaimed by TINS I'm
provement, aud to prohibit the expenditure
of any of the money appropriated Dy Inc,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05
Acts approved.

WASHINGTON, August 5.-The President
has approved the act extending the system
for tho immediate delivery of letters and
The act amending the pension laws BY in.
creasing The pensions of soldiers and sailors
who have lost an arm or leg in the service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05

AT THE recent democratic convention at
Atlanta, Ga, there was nota page upon the
floor nor drop of water for the members.
At the opening of the evening session col.
lection was taken up among the assembled
delegates to provide themselves with ice
water and messengers. The members OF
the district Congressional convention that
met here to-day were treated more hospita-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05
Al Half mast.

BALTIMORE, August BIO 'ay all
of The city buildings and some Of the ncws-
paper Offices, as we'll as many private es'
Establishments have flags at half mast out of
respect for the late Samuel J. Tilden. He
was at all times the fayorite Of the Mary
land democracy.
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Adjournment.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The Senate took
up, during the progress of the secret session,
the resolution providing for final adjourn
ment, and having amended it, fixing toe
time at o'clock this afternoon, adopted it.
Mr.. Edmunds and Mr.. Harris were appoint.
cd a committee to wait OH the President and
inform him that Congress was prepared to
adjourn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05

II HAVE no apprehension of difficulties
growing out of such an insignificant affair
which isreally only quarrel between two
disreputable journalists. l have no doubt that
the full explanation already forwarded to the
American Congress, an enlightened body
containing many excellent lawyers and ac-
complished statesmen, will lead to calmer
consideration of the matter, and that justice
will be done. There are class OF both
Mexicans and Americans on the border who,
after getting into trouble with the law,
plead their citizenship to shield them from
the punishment they deserve"
So speaks President Diaz of Mexico to
the agent Of the Associated Press. Let
Americans compare it with the resolutions
of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.
8. House of Representatives on the same
subject, and then blush for the Stiffness OF
the men who wrote and supported the latter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05

FROM THE celebrity with which the great
grand daughter of Thomas Jefferson was
reinstated by a democratic administration
10 the federal clerkship from which she had
been removed by republican board, 1t
seems that at least some democrats are not
opposed to worthy people simply because 1t
ia their lot to have had distinguished an
ooatnr9. .... u.
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Meeting of the Bonaparte Family.

PARIS, Aug. 5.-The Paris announces
that meeting Of all the Bonaparte family,
except Prince Victor, will he held on the
18th inst. at Prangings. Prince Jerome
Bonaparte will preside. The object Of the
meeting is to unite the Royalist party.
Prince Victor declines 10 attend on the
ground that he alone represents the En-
Deror
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ALEX ANDRIA.
THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST s.

SENATOR HoAR rolled the following ut
terance of Fred. Douglas under his tongue
az a sweet morsel in the Senate day or
two ago, when he,made one of his frequent
attacks upon the South and her people:
"No more crafty and effective device tor
defrauding the Southern laborers could be
adopteG than the one that substitutes orders
upon shopkeepers for currency in payment
of wages. It has the merit of show OF
honesty, while it puts the laborers complete
" at the mercy of the land owner and the
shopkeeper. He is between the upper and
the neither millstones, and is hence ground
to duet 1t gives the shopkeeper customer
who can trade with no other shopkeeper,
and thus leaves the latter no motive for fair
dealing except his own moral sense, which
IL never too strong"
And yet, at the same time, Mr.. Hoar, the
representation of the forced cultivation OF
naturally barren soil, knew that the dan
ger the republicans of Pennsylvania are
now in lies in the fact that their candidate
for Governor is accused by men Of his own
party of being largely interested in a manu-
featuring company that maintains one OF the
Identical sort of stores to which he alluded,
but which the poor white laborsrs who are
compelled to submit to their extortions APPLY
term "pluck me stores"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05
Collision,

BALTIMORE, August 5.-The steamboat
Nellie White, while coming up Chesapeake
Bay last night to take out An excursion
party from this city, collided with schoon-
or about thirty miles from port. She WAS SO
much damaged that it WAS necessary to
beach her Oh Sandy Point to keep her from
sinking.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05
Sworn In.

DUBLIN, Aug. 5.-The Marquis of Lon
donderry took the oath Of office as Lord
Lieutenant OF Ireland and Sir Michael
Hicks. Beach took the oath az Chief Secro-
tary for Ireland, to day, in this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05

The Me5srs. Lamb, at Warrenton June.
ton, have sold about one hundred ucres of
land 10 gentleman from Canada for S. 900.