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

IA MOTHER" in General Mahone's organ,
now printed in Washington, in speaking of
the recent kindly receptions given to Mr..
Jefferson Davis, in several of the Southern
cities, says: JEFF. Davis is firm in the
Southern heart with his own reasonable
doctrines, and the maguanimity of the
North in allowing him to wear laurel
wreaths instead OF halter is not apprecia-
ted. lost q noble son in the war of the
rebellion, and believe treason to be odious."
1t is we'll that this mothers" son was lost
in the war, for it is hardly possible that anv
good could have come of a boy sucked at
O breast that bears such malice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-08
ATEX ANDRIA.
SATURDAY EVENING, MAY s.

MIR. GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, the cniel
of mugwumps, says, "the course OF MI
Cleveland must be compromise between
his party on the one hand and the interests
of reform on the other; and the ineVltaDle
result of such course will be failure" MT.
Cleveland could have made the interests OF
bis party and those of reform run hand IN
hand together, if he had chosen SO TO ao'
The democratic party is full OF men Who'
though strong party men and partisans, De-
cause thew conscientiously believe IN their
party,s principles and policy, would have
made good, true, efficient and able once
holders; would have reformed the civil SER
vice as effectively as it Is possible for mug
wumps to do, and certainly more 30 than
can be expected of the men who made that
reform necessary. But, instead OF appoint
inc them to Office, he has appointed either
democrats who are not partisans, and mug
wumps. or has allowed the republicans,
whose corruption provoked the cry for re-
form, to retain the offices they have held so
long. Inere was ueiCnei e''uoo AVA
for compromise between bis party and the
best interests of reform, but the President
has acted as though there was, and has
thereby, and not unnaturally, ahenated
many of the most Influential men in his
party. That his course has not gained him
friends among the republicans every body
knows, and now even the mugwumps have
deserted him, rs is shown by the remark OF
Mr.. Curtis referred to. Wise men so with
their party, and steer it; they never attempt
to resist its onward progress. No President
can have a successful administration who
sets himself in opposition to ninty mine hun
dredths of the men who nominated, and OF
at least nine enths of those who elected
him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-08

THE STRIKERS who attacked, bruised,
MANNED and drove off the twelve miners
who attempted TO go to work at the Elk
Garden coal mines, last Wednesday, were
neither Austriana, Hungarians nor fo'e''
and yet their purpose was no less criminal IL
than that of their pals in chicago. All
such outrages foretell the coming Oh
the man on horseback, for the tyranny OF
one man is infinitely preferable to that OF d
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-08

The EIGHT HOUR DAY.-The New York
San, in an editorial on the question of hours
OF labor, says:
"'rhe wiser heads among the working
men see the impossibihty Of permanently
getting ten hours pay for eight hours work.
They know that work for eight hours will
not bring pay for ten hours for The same
reason that pint and half cannot make a
quart, or two feet make yard. Of course,
there may be favored trades or temporary
exceptional states Of trade in which man
can get moro holidays and smaller weekly
total of hours for the same wages, but in the
end he will find that, always within reason
able limits, shorter lime means shorter
wages. This is hard saying, but it is al
ways better to say tbs truth. Work by the
piece or by the hour seems to he the natural
conclusion to which the matter must come"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-08
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Mas. WINsLow's Soothing SYRCr. for chill
dren tccthing, is the prescription OF one ct the
best female nurses and physicians in the '"'t't
States and has been used for forty years WI
never-failing success by millions Of mothers Ter
their children. During the process OF t"ttain%
it's value is incs!culahlc 1t relieves the child
from pain, cures dyscntcry and diarrhG!. g!;PlH9
in the bowels, and wind-colic by rivimg hralth
to tho child it rests the mother. Price % cents
bottle. my5-1yrMW&s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-08

MR.. HoAR agreed with the Senate COM
mittee, of which he is member, in their
report in favor OF closing up the Court of
Alabama Claims but when he read in the
Boston newspapers that the insurance men
of that city were abusing him because the
speedy closing of that court would cut them
out of about three hundred thousand dol.
lars,to which they are not entitled either by
law or equity, he had the publication of that
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-08

SOUTHERN MUTUAL INSURANCE Con-.
pANY.-The Court Of Appeals on Thursday
last, in Cabcll and Mcclure, trustees, W.
The Southern Mutual Insurance Company
and others, decided Il case Of interest TO
about thirty-fve hundred parties residing
in different parts OF the State In Octo.
Der, 1876, the Southern Mutual Insurance
Company became inso!vent and made deed
of trust to Drs. }. Grattan Cabeil and Hun
ter Mcclure, conveying all OF lis assets To
them for the benefit Of its creditors. These
assets consisted almost exclusively Of de.
posit-notes given by the mutua! policy-hod-
ers In 1877 the trustees brought suit in
the Chancery Court against about seven
hundred Of these mutual policy holders.
and eventually succeeded i'll requiring them
to pay up the unpaid portion Of their notes;
and this suiliced to pay the preferred deb!s
in full and about % per cent. OF the others.
In 1882 the trustees filed al amended bill
in the same suit against all the other mutu-
al policy holders who had not settled their
notes with the Company, seeking 10 have
Il part of the unpaid portion of their notes
paid in. On the 23i ofJuly, 1851 Judge Bar
ton, sitting for Judge lioliaday, decided that
no call could be made after the expiration
Of the policies on which the notes were
given. although the losses had accrued be-
fore, and dismissed the amended bill. The
Court of Appeals determines that this was
wholly erroneous, and reverses the decree,
sends he case back TO the Chancery Court
with Instructions to require the mutual poll
cy holders to pay up their notes. The
Court further decides that as the claim OF
the trustees representing the creditors is
more than 500 the Court has jurisdiction of
the case, although none Of the defendants
may be separately liable for that amount.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-08

renort suppressed until he could prepare a
minority report. 1t isn't every State that
can produce such weather-cock as Mr..
Hnor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-08

THAT AT LEAST some Eirginians are
Bourbous enough not to have forgotten the
terms of the debt Of their State, and to rec
ognize the binding obligations of those terms,
may be seen by the following excerpts from
two of their newspapers, the sentiment OF
which, however, is entertained and ire
uuently expressed by several others. The
Petersburg Intercepted says:
at is greatly to he regretted that coupons
are forced to fall pack upon their receivable
ity for taxes. 1t is humiliatiDg that the
State has to be asked to so accept them, and
it is to the great loss and Inconvenience OF
the creditors of the State that our bad public
faith compels them to this last recourse I'M.
der the solemn contract and promise of this
commonwealth. They ought TO be paid in
cash as rapidly as they accrue, and that in
full. Such was the understanding-the prin-
cipal agreement; but along with this obliga-
ton, the State provided by statute, and so
proclaimed and repeated it on the coupons
themselves, that, If at any time tho payment
of the coupons should be in default, then, as
q security they should be received for all
public dues. Such was and is the intent and
meaning of this tax receivable provision as
to the coupons and Of course, it was never
originally suspected that such reception OF
the coupons could or would be refused, or
attempted; and much less was it ever
dreamed of that the State would order, or
request, her ax.payers not to use them for
taxes"
The Amherst Nev Era says:
''If we know anything about our State
debt we all know that it was originally con.
tracted in proper manner and that we got
our fair equivalent for every dollar OF it.
The arrangement by which the bondholders
were brought to give up one.third Of it and
look to West Virginia for that third or loose
it, was certainly more than fair towards Vir-
ginia"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-08
Republicans Scatcd.

COLUMBUS, o., May S.-The republican
members of the Ohio Senate convenc, this
morning and without traasacting any bust,
ness went into camct.s aud adopted n reso-
luton seating the four republican claimants
from Hamilton county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-08
FROM WASHINGTON.

The Musical Herald for May has been received
from its publishers in Boston
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-08

The House, soon after assembling, pro-
ceeled to the consideration of bill coming
over from last evenings session, increasing
The pension Of Loren Burritt, Of Pennsylva-
MIA, from So to 800 month.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May S, 1856.
The Senate was not ia session to-day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-29
African ExnlorIng E,nedIlnns.

BERLIN, July 2S,-Herr Fischer, the
African explorer, reports that he has
reached Wauga, north Of Pangani, with
the remnant of his expedition, after a
journey Of extreme hardship, lasting thlr.
ty.two days. The members Of the cxpedi.
ton suffered severely for hunger. OF the
$50 natives who accompanied the party,
81 died from disease and starvation, or
from wounds received in battle. Herr
Fischer has secured q valuable botanical
and pathological collection. He will
proceed 10 Zanzibar from Wauga,
BERLIN, July 2S.-Herr Schwatz has
been compelled to terminate his explora.
tons In the Cameroons country, owing to
the hostility Of the natives. He has, how.
ever, concluded treaties with several pow
erful chiefs giving Germany authority to
establish q protectorAte over that part OF
the country governed by them.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-29

"HF1I0IH EVFTJs
W. II. Bones Ia ON the sick List.

W. II. Bones Is on the sick list.
Walter Kelly left for Pittsburgh yester
day,
The Laughlin mill made six heats yes
terday.
Richard 0'Beirnie and wiio leave to-day
on an extended western trip.
Mr.. J.. A. Acker and wife, Of Wheeling
are visiting Mr.. Oliver Van Pelt.
A. ], Darrah gave an enjoyable party al
his homo back Of town last night.
Mrs. Annie Hall aud daughter, Mrs.
Ruth, OF Allegheny, are visiting Miss. Aun
Miller.
Mr.. Oscar Patterson Andslster, Alice, Of
Mt. Pleasant, and Miss Carrie Griffith, Of
Iowa, are visiting L. D. Cattell.
Joseph Hoyle and daughter, Miss Lizzie,
Of smithaeld, Ohio, returned home yes.
terday after a lengthy visit with friends.
The boilera and heaters at the mills
we've compelled to knock of yesterday
after the second heat, on account Of the
excessive heat.
Tho Union glass house fred up yester.
day afternoon. The Buckeye fires up to-
day with seventeen pots. Everything in,
dictates a good run this fall and winter.
Miss Sue OTumbacker is visiting Charles
Lewis on the Hill. Miss Crum6aCker Is
painting q picture OF tho Ohio Valley from
Martins Ferry to Bellaire to take to her
western home
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-29
This MornInv's EclInSc.

The local astronomers who got up carly
enough this morning, and whose eagle
eyes could pierce the log, clouds aud
smoke that usually hangs over this city
at tue hour Of sunrise, may have seen d
partial eclipse Of tho eiIulRent glory Of
his majesty, the sun. Those who have
sweltered for the past few days under the
Grb's 6listeEing rays, will be pleased to 2
was osly q partial one. In parts OF South
America, over some OF the waves Of the
Atlantic and scross the Southern part Of
Africa the sun was shut out altogether
for a time. Here, those that saw any
thing, only saw the northern edge Of the
sur touched by the moons shadow. Some
time since parties loft this country for
Grenada, In South America, BenguelH, in
South Africa, and other points, to watch
the eclipse, take Photographic, notes, etc.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-29
THE srArE.
Accidents aud Incidents in Meat Virginia
and Vicinity.

Accidents and Incidents in WeAt virginia
and Vicinity.
A young man named William WEIGH, OF
Wayne county, was drowned 9 lew days
since while bathing.
Last week an inmate OF the Marion
county aims house, familiarity known as
Granny" Kinney, died at the advanced
age Of 100 years,
Lieut., E. A, Goodwin, OF the Eighth U.
s.. Cavalry, son OF Capt, j, NJ, Goodwin,
Kingwood, has been promoted 10 q Cap
taincy in that regiment,
William Smith, living near Charleston,
while riding down Rsteep hill was thrown
from a wagon, the wheels OF which passed
over him, causing injuries from which he
died,
Twenty cars, equipped with the patent
Harris track layer, have been taken to
Pt, Pleasant, together with a locomotive,
to begin work at onGe OF the lower part OF
the Ohio River road extension.
Mr., Prettyman, until recently OF St,
Mary's and for q time editor OF the Oh
ssrrer al that point, has decided TO COM
menCe the publication Of o Republican
weekly newspaper at New Martinsvllle,
Welzsl county,
Fred Long, who has been q resident Of
Morgantown about n year, has skipped
out leaving several to mourn his absence.
he was o young man oil q tTiHIng nature
and pretended to be q stone mason, Be-
fore he left he contracted all the debts he
could.
Dan Holland and Henry WomaCk, en-
ployes Of the Chesapeake 4 Ohio Railroad,
while at Oanuellton Station, became en-
gagged in a quarrel regarding their respeC-
tive duties, and Womack stabbed Hol-
land three times, iHtlICIipg wounds which
will BIZ fatal,
Somerton, Belmont county, has a Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
that evidently means business, A man by
the nance Of William Simmons, living near
town, was taken before Mayor Baker, on
the charge Of allowing his horse to remain
hitChed In the hot sun all day without
food, He was fined S.; costs and all
amounted to Sl9 10.
For some time past reports have gained
circulation about q valuable find Of lead
ore in Green county, Pa, The parties
who are interested have made IL u point
to silence rumor until q iewdays ago when
the matter wa made public. Arrange.
ments have been made for operating o
mine on the farm Of John LAWS, between
Jefferson and OIarksville. The farm was
leased by q party OF local capitalists, They
are organized and ready to test tho Lease
thoroughly. A streak OF very pure lead
is found on 1t and chemists and metSllur-
gists, who have made an examination OF
the ore, pronounce 1t Of excellent quail
ity and well worth mining, The COM
pany holds itself in readiness 10 purchase
the necessary smelling machinery to pre-
pare the mineral for market as soon Rs
developments justify it.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-29

Particular attention Is called to the ad.
yertisement In this issue calling for a mas
meeting to be held at the Court House 10,
morrow evening in the interest Of the
Grand Trl.State Soldiers Reunion, to be
held here next September. This reunion
Is going to BIO an event Of no ordinary
importance; 1t Is going 10 be an ailaiI
gotten up on a monster plan and will
bring o large number Of people into the
city. 1t Is something that every business
mar ought to take al interest In as 1t will
give prominence TO the city and her indus
tries. II for no other reason, citizens
ought to take an interest in order to en-.
courage the veteran defenders OF the
Union. The Conmitteeg that were ap.
pointed last Friday evening are already
busily at work and will have some inter.
estipg reports to make at to-morrow's
meeting.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-29
HellHIrG,


The City Council did not meetthis week
Miss Gail Hubbard, Of Barnesville, II
visiting here,
The family Of R, johnson has Joined
those at Burr's Mills.
The work OF filling up the walks on The
Public square has begun.
Miss Allie Calhoun is Waiting friends al
the Burf's Mill camp ground.
The delay to tho Union street bridge Ia
caused by tho serious illness Of one Of the
contractors.
There are TO BIO some changes in The
management and officers Of the BellAire
Window Glass Works.
jas. @, Tallman has reaigned as assignee
Of Mra, Anna White, grocer, and j. u.
Smith has been appointed receiver.
The elevator tower Of tho Bellaire blast
furnace has heen built about twenty feet
higher, to suit the new furnace stack.
The three boys arrested for stealing
were yesterday taken by Marshal Darby
to ST, Clairsvllle, to be sent to the Reform
Farm.
An iron railing has been put along part
OF the bridge at Indian rum. That whole
place could DO made, Just as well as not, q
neat looking part Of the street.
The Burr Robbins show will arrive this
morning over tho Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road from Mouudsyille, aud will show on
the commons beyond the gas works. To.
night 1t will leave over the Cleveland &
Dt1NnI,,tsuI .at1.aal f.. tU.ltan4II.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-29
Tho LocnI oll ComnanIes.

The latest news from tho Washington
oil Rsld relative to the wells being drilled
for companies In this city is, that No. | OIL
tho Central Company 10 down lao feet
and the driller Is obliged to go slow on
account Of the bad caving stratum that he
Is now in. Several other wells In the
field are reported 10 be 80 badly Caved
that they will have to be abandoned,
Well No. 9 is in good condition to resume
drilling, her new casing being in, but II
may bs that nothing will be done unit.
No. l has been brought In.
At the Wheeling Oil compauy's well on
the Fair Grounds there ia serious trouble.
1t Is not thought that the Gordon sand Is
more than three or four feet of, and
everyone agrees that when 1t Is reached
the well will be- a big one, but there is q
2O.foot auger stem and the drill, in the
well, and it will probably.bO q week or ten
days before they arc gotten out. In the
meantime stockholders must swallow their
disappointment and wait and hope. The
fishing job on hand IL a very ticklish one,
as the pin has broken of the stem and
special tools have had to be sent for.
After having such phenomenal luck in
drilling tho well, this disaster Just OF tho
finish Is very disappointing.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-29
AN EDrroR FLAYED
For Publishing Articles D0rOgatOry to the
Character OF Ladies'.

~ EuuAAnhAAk akANANNEN ANAAA4hAA ~ hAA
Character OF Ladies',
PITTSBURGH, July IS "A PetroliR, Butler
county, Pennsylvania, special says; A
very sensational horse whipping occurred
at Millerstown about S o'clock last even.
ing, in which Peter A. Rattigan, editor
and proprietor Of the Herald and also
the present postmaster, figures as the VIC
tim, Rattigau, under the head Of Butler
items, has been Rejecting quite severely
on the members OF the WOmen's Chris.
tian Temperance Union, and those who
are identified with the prohibition or
temperance element in this County. Last
week seven coach loads OF the temper
ance people, among whom were some
prominent and influential citizens visited
Koester's Park at Slippery Rock and spent
the day very pleasantly. An article ap-
peared In the Hsrald's Saturday edition
giving q very unComplimeutary desCTlp-
ton Of the people composing the party,
and although dated Butler II is claimed as
RAttigan's production,
The ladies were partially selected rs tar
gets ard yesterday evening just prior to
the hour OF closing the postotllce twelve
or ilteen women armed with whips plant.
ed themselves near tho entrance aud
awaited their victims appearance, As
soon as Rattigan stepped outside OF tho
door they began belteTing him, and only
desisted through exhaustion. Rattigan
quietly stood it and offered no resistance,
The affair has created no little feeling, and
parties from that town gay the end is not
yet, The matter having got into the hands
Of the sterner sex, and as Rattigan has in,
Vulnerable friends, trouble is expected,
Tho iriends OF Rattigap claim that the
women were iustvated by their husbands
aud masculine friends.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-29
A Ilun.nMnY Car.

Tuesday night considerable racket was
oCCasioned on Sixteenth street opposite
the Public Building by q runaway Elm
Grove car. The last train had come In
from the country and the motor, as 10 Gus.
.omary, had been %unCoupled and run into
the engine house and the switch changed
so as to allow the car 10 run down the
grade on tho siding. In some manner the
brakeman lost control Of the car and II
went down the grade at a lively rate. Al
Chapline street where the track ends the
car jumped the bumbers placed there 10
stop cars In case Of such an accident, and
went down Sixteenth street over the cob
bley, not stopping until opposite the Luth'
Gran church, Yesterday morning a strong
cable was attached TO the car and two mo-
tors put at workto haul the runaway back.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-29

Chartiers, a small station on the Hemp.
field branch OF the Baltimore 4 Ohio Road,
about t~wenty.eight miles from here, is at
this time the scene OF great activity. A
local boom Is in progress, the result Of the
determination Of the Baltimore & Ohio
Road TO arch all its tunnels on this, its
Wheeling & Pittsburgh branch, go as 10
dispense in tho future with tue vexatious
cave-ins that have so interiered with bust
ness in tho past. By the first Of the month
100 men are expected to be there to begin
work IN the tunnel at Charters, which Is
known to railroad men rs tunnel No. g."
and ia the longest one on the western end
Of the road. A boarding house is going
up near the station, The structure will
be 100 feet in length, The company will
commence the erection Of q blacksmith
shop and a carpenters shop in u fow days.
A platform 100 feet long has already been
put down. An effort 10 now being made
to have the government establish q post
Office at the station.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-29
WINDOW GLASS MonKEns.
The Manufacturers submit Their Scale I,
the MMge Committee.

The Manufacturers submit Their Scale ia
the Wage Committee,
PITTsBuRaH, PA July 2S,-The Window
Glass Manufacturers Association has at
last formally notified the Window
Workers Association officials that they
are ready for a conference on the question
of wages Tor the next fire. MI, John G,
slicker, chsirman oithe Wage Committee oil
the window workers, Is 10th to summon
together his fellow members,a as they are all
away on fishing and summer tours, There
being 80 much time in which to adjust
the wage question, neither side Is in
a particular hurry, but 1t is, however,
very probable that the two committees
will come together the last week and set.
tic for n year following the much.dis-
Cussed questiOn OF wages, Neither side
has any sweeping demands to make, and
tho conservatism which has always dis.
tingIished all conferences between the
workmen and manufacturers, will prevent
any serious clashing on either side. The
demands Of both sides arc always well
considered, and made after a careful can.
vass OF the Rituation OF trade and lsborin
every, respect, and all apprehension OF
trouble over the wage question Is said to
be without foundation,