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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05
The Virginia CIaim-Mt. Vernon AS
sOcinfi0n-A Correction.


| To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette;
see from the GAZETTE Of the Goth and
80 h ut. your very able and generally cor
rect correspondent at Washington has again
fallen into an error in speaking of the Vir-
ginia bonds held by the Uaited States.
ask him to make the correction. The pre-
else amount of said bonds, and the only bonds
held by the United States of Virginia. is
1851 $40 instead of $50. 100 as your CORES
pendent says. These bonds were issued by
Virginia in 1850 payable at the pleasure Of
Virginia. Just previous to that time Mr..
CobD's report was made, and showed, by an
ite,nized account taken from the books of the
United States Treasury and properly au-
| thenticated, that upwards of 81, 600 900 was
due from the United States to Virginia in
1859 This report in 1872 was fully en-
dorsed and authenticated by Mr.. Boutwell,,
the Secretary of the United States Treasury.
They were fled by your present correspond
ent in the proper office in Richmond, and
established the fact that, after creating the
bonds alluded to, the United States still, by
| it's own official reports and accounts. was
indebted to Virginia upwards Of $4,000
and this explains aOhy the bonds and inter-
est have not been paid. Virginia is not un-
der any obligation, either legally or morally,
to pay said bonds OF interest, and 1t certain
ly will not be her pleasure" to do 30. But
she repeatedly, through her agents and rep
resentalives, and 10 obedience to the repeat
ed mandates of her Legislature for upwards
of thirty gears asked that bill be passed
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to
make Statement" and day bills are on
the calendar Of each house by numerous re.
ports of committees of each house and ready
to be acted on. The claim of Virginia for
the $500 600 loan to the United States for
public bulldogs in 1890 is in no ,cay con-
nected with the other claim. It, in March,
1888, was transferred by the Legislature to
the Mount VsrnoE Avenue Association"
1t is on the calendar of the House and by an
unanimous report of the Committee on
Claims, and thus stands these just
and sacred claims of Virginia 80 often and
so repeatedly fully recognized as such, and
the facts connected with them stand upques.
toned and unquestionaOle. Should not JUS
tice, though tardy, be done to Virginia? If
not, why not9 Mr.. Webster. in the greatest
speech he ever made, in 1851, said az honor
Virginia. = 4 She has given an empire
to the United States (lhe Northwest Terri.
tory, ard from which the government has
already made 5000 900, and dedicated it
to freedom. Yea, honor her." Virginia
does not ask for dime, but simple JUS
tice extended to other States, which have
been paid, precisely, resting on similar
grounds on which hers do.
JOHN A. PARKER, of Virginia.
Agent of Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05
General Sheridan.

WASHINGTON, June Sat 2:20 a. m. Gen.
eral Sheridan's condition remained unchang.
ed since the bulletin. he was resting easily.
DR.. Pepper arrived at the house at 2:4O
O'Clock and went at once into consultation
with the attending physicians. When Doc
tor Pepper entered the room General Sheri
dan said: 81 intend to get we'll all the same
DOCTOR" 1t ia probable that DR.. Peppers
stay will be of longer duration than his pre-
vious visits. The Generals pulmonary
trouble is progressing favorably. The con-
eested condition which increased Sc hours
ago was followed by q considerable hemor.
rhage from the stomach and bowels yester-
day at 2 p. ~. The shock of this was almost
fatal, as it Immediately developed return
of grave heart failure. The most powerful
restoratives were required to secure reac-
ton. Since this was accomplished no fresh
trouble has appeared. The heart has rallied
as promptly as could have been hoped con-
sidering the organic disease present, the kid
peys acting better than at any previous
time. The nervous force shows serious de.
preston and the gravest anxiety must con-
tinue to be felt as to it's endurance In case of
any further complications. The remedies
and food are borne remarkably we'll.
DR.. Pepper left the house at five minutes
past six to return to Philadelphia. having
remained about 3! hours, the longest visit
yet paid by him to the patient
AT 9 o'clock this morning it was reported
at General Sheridan's house that there had
been no change in the patients condition
since the o'clock bulletin. At s:45 q. 10. it
was stated that the General had had anoth.
er hemorrhage from the lungs, but it was
very slight one aud appeared to relieve,
rather than depress his condition. At II
O'Clock the attendants on General Sheridan
reported his condition unchanged. Every.
thing appeared quiet in the house and there
were no visible signs OF further unfavornble
symptoms. No bulletin will be issued be-
fore 2 p. NJ.
At o'clock it was said that there had
been no improvement nor indeed any change
in the Generals condition. Three other
doctors are now at his bedside
The following bulletin was issued at g.
p. m.
June 5, 1:45 p. m-General Sheridan has
dozed and slept all morning There have
been two very slight hemorrhages from the
stomach which have not apparently weak
ened him. His pulse is los and Of fair quail.
ity; his respiration easy. There is but little
cough with loose espectorstion. The exc
erection from the kidneys is abundant and
chemical analysis shows it to be almost nor
mall
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05
A German.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazatte]
WARRENToN, Va, June 2.-Miss Maggie
Johnson on Friday evening gave very de.
lightful german at the Warren Green. Mr..
James K. Maddox led the german. Miss
Maggie Johnson, in white taratan with
pink silk bodice, danced with Randolph
Hicks. Miss Rossie Scott, in white null.
danced with Nelson Barry Miss Fannie
Carter, in white aIbatross, with Richard
Hynson; Miss Charlotte Nelson, in blue silk
with Fairfax Gaines; Miss Jennie Day. in
garnet silk, with DR.. Carter Miss Landon
Hicks, in white sibatross, with Edgar
Male; Miss Janet Johnson, in white null
and blue trimmings, with Cash Dulany !;
Miss Pnoeny Spilman, in bue albatross with
Markham Payne; Miss Grace Chamberlain,
In plush batross and white trimmings With
Harry Nelson Miss Susie Hamellln, in
cream nuns yelling and blue trimming,
with Alfred Horner; Miss Ella Day, in red
nuns yelling and white Trimmings, with
Robert Spilman Miss Madge Mel many, in
white null and pink trimmings, with "
Kennon. A delightful supper was served
about IL o'clock, after winch the german
was continued uuii o'clock. The evening
was repleie with eujoyments for sill present
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05

COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY.-Lewi.
administrator, vs. Glenn, trustee. From
the Corporation Court of Norfolk. Aft m.
cd, Judge Richardson delivering the opinion
Judge Lacy dissenting, Judge Hinton can,
curing In the result. Judges Lewis and
Fauntleroy concurring in the opinion
Vanderwerken vs. Glenn, trustee From
the Circuit Court of Alexandria. AftirmeG
Judge Hinton delivering the opinion, Judpa
Lacy dissenting.
Richmond and Danville Railroad Comm.
ny vs.. Pickleseimer. From the CorporntiIon
Court of Danvlle. Affirmed by a diyidsd
court, Judge Lewis not sitting.
Dismal Swamp Land Company vs.. NJ.
cauley. From the Circuit Court of the conn.
ty OF James City and city Of WiIliamsburc
Reversed. Judge Hinton delivering i5a
opinion, Judges Lewis and Lacy not sittjpg
Rehearings were granted in the cases Of
McCoul vs.. City of Manchester, Menu
vs.. Marye, and Norfolk and Western Ri.
road Company vs. Jackson.
Rehearings refused in the cases of Nicb,l,
vs.. Brsuhsn and Marrow vs.. Briukley.
Gresham vs. Ewell, Judge, and same ga
Jeffries, Judge, submitted.
Court adjourned until to morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05

The WASHINGTON PREsBYrERY.-Tbe
Presbyteryl held short session in Wash.
ington yesterday morning. About thirty.
Ave members were present. Rev. DR.. RID.
die, of Falls Church. the moderator. pre.
sided and Rev. DR.. Bittinger acted as score.
tary. DR.. Childs, the chairman of the com.
mittee appointed year or so ago to confer
with committee appointed by the geaers
assembly to investigate the question OF MS
sionary work among freedmen, made re.
port, in which he said that the report of The
special committee last year utterly failed to
touch the important parts of the subject.
One of the Virginia delegates made few
remarks on the subject. The Presbytery
then adjourned until the regular meeting
this fall,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05
General Sheridan.

About three o'clock yesterday General
Sheridan had an attack, from which it was
thought that it was impossible for him to
rally. The attack was By far the most severe
that he has yet experienced. All hope was
abandoned for time. Gen. Sheridan is
now lying weak and exhausted and in a
comatose condition. He has only rallied
very feebly from the attack, which nearly
caused his death. The hemorrhage which
preceded the attack of heart failure came
from the lungs, but was not accompanied by
coughing. The blood emitted was dark and
thickly clotted. A recurrence Of the heart
failure followed closely upon the hemor-
rhage. The pulse beat feeber and still more
feebler, the breathing grew exceedingly la.
bored and heavy, and the sick mans face
assumed blush tinge. His heart ceased
to beat for few seconds, aud the anxious
doctors bending over him thought that all
was over Prior to this time, however, ex
traoydinsry measures had been taken to pre-
vent or lesson the attack, which the physi-
clans knew WAS coming, and the system
when it seemed that life was atau end, slow
" and weakly responded to the treatment
administered, and gradually slight rally
took place. A galvanic battery was applied
to the neck and back, and at last the patient
WAS brought from the verge of the grave to
consciousness again. He lay back exhaust
ed, and every one in the room remained,
anxiously watching and dreadipg return
of the attack. 1t was the worst of all the
attacks, and the patient being weaker than
at any other time, rallied less readily and
more feebly to treatment. Heis extremely
weak, but at times his mind is clear.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05

ALL is NOT well with the republican par
ty. The vast body of The rank and file Of
that party and many of its leaders want
Mr.. Blaine to head them in their next CAM
paigu, but his personal enemies among his
party and his numerous rivals for the nomi-
nation, and their friends, are insisting that
he is now shelved. Then, too. Mr.. Dorsey,
the man who carried the election 10 1880, is
now bent upon getting even for the sights
his party has Put upon him; and his State COL
league when in the Senate, Mr. Clayton, says
he has realized the fact that negro suffrage
is q mistake. All this BODIES no good to
the success of the republican party next
November. So mote it be
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05
COMMON COUNCIL.

At called meeting of the Common Cum
Gil OF the city of Alexandria held on the 4th
day of June 1888. there were present John
t. Sweeney, ESQ., President and Messrs W. S.
Moore, Aitcheson, G. N. Moore, Snowden, Fisher
Gronau, Whiting Corbett, Hinken. Wsddey,
Smoot, Stlider. Bayne, Germond and Kelly.
communication from the Mayor announcing
vacancy in the Office OF Collector of Taxes for
the Northern District. caused by the death of E.
M. Adams, and recommending tho filling Of said
vacancy, and also further action by the City
Council with reference to sales of the AlexsndIia
Canal property, was received and read, and
On the motion OF Mr.. Fisher the Board Of Al
derme2 were invited to meet this board in joint
convention for the purpose of filing said vacancy
and the invitation being accepted, and the two
boards being in joint convention as embed, and
John T. Hill receiving majority of the votes Of
the joint convention, was declared elected Coec
tor of Taxes for the Northern strict to I'll the
vacancy aforesaid. and the joint convention then
dissolved.
The following resolution, which was laid on the
table at the meeting of May 24th was called up
and the action of the Board OF Aldermen concur.
red in, viz:
Resolved, That tho Hon. Judge Hughes of the
U. s. District Court BIZ requested to postpone the
sale of the Alexandria Canal, if there is to be al
appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States
until that question is settled, and that the Mayor
be requo sted to communicate this to the Judge.
The Board then adjourned.
Teste: JAMES r. CATION. Clerk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Among the graduates at West Point thil
year is Edward Anderson, of Va, No. q.
Ground was broken on the proposed Rich
mond and Chesapeake Railroad in Rich
mond yesterday.
The farm of. P. Alexander, near Rapi
dan Station, containing S95 acres, was sold
asst week to the M, fflston County National
Bank OF Pennsylvania, for BIG per acre.
Gov. Lee will attend the military encamp.
ment at Greenville, 8. e., next month, and
make an address before the reunion meeting
of the Confederate survivors to be held there
at that time. 1t is proposed to make the
demonstration memorable one.
A meeting Of negro men held in Jackson
ward, Richmond, last night Endorsed Ma.
hone, the action of the State convention
held at Petersburg, and that of the district
convention of the district which elected two
Malone delegates to the Chicago conven-
ton.
Memorial services over the Confederate
dead were held at Warrenton last Sunday.
Stanbope Henry, a great grandson of Pat
rick Henry, delivered the Grafton and
poem by Miss Fannie Mari, the sister of the
fret Confederate soldier killed In the var.
was read by Hon. Jas. V. Brooke.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Edwin b. Van
ArsdaIe. first assistant engineer, and MIR.
Anton E. Arzee, fireman of the steamer Old
Dominion, at Richmond, were engaged in
making some repairs to the machinery In
the engine room, when the air pump cylin-
der top, weighing about one thousand
pounds, fell upon them. The men were
gotten out as quickly as possible, and an ex-
animation showed that their backs we've
broken and they were paralyzed. It is be.
lieved that both of the men will die,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05

GEN. BoULANGER SPEAKS OUT.-General
Boulanger yesterday made his first speech
in the Chamber of Deputies. Amid express
sions OF dissent that were rather wanting in
the proverbial French politeness, the Gen.
eral declared that France mo longer feels
the confidence in tie future which is neces.
sary to every we'll governed country" and
announced his intention to submit propos
al for a revision of the constitution. The
political manifestations 10 mia favor imposed
upon him the duty OF calling attention to the
sufferings of the country and the ipcapacity
of the existing Chamber to remedy them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05

Mr.. GEORGE c. GoRHAM, to whom every
thing connected with Mahonesm in Virgin.
ia is familiar, says that not only Mr.. Garfield
but all the other leading republicans of the
country, except Mr.. Blaine, either endorsed,
or agreed to close their eyes to, the scheme
General Malone adopted for obtaining po'
litical preference ~ Virginia by repudiating
the State debt. And yet the republican
party still poses as the high moral party
of the country, the party that holds in the
highest regard the binding obligation of
pecuniary contracts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05

The VIRGINIA DELEGATIoN.-The Vir.
GINA delegation at ST. Louis have their
headquarters at the Planters Hotel. There
are number of prominent men In the dele
CATION, including Senators Barbour and Dan.
iel. At the meeting of the delegation yes.
terday Senator Barbour was elected as the
member OF the national. committee, Captain
Mckinney on resolutions, W. R. Aylett on
credentials, aud Senator Daniel vice-presi.
dent Tor Virginia. Gen. Eppa Hunton was
CHOSEN chairman of the delegation. Mr..
Aylets wac on the committee on resolutions
In Chlcago.in 1884, and is satisfied with that
platform. He favors repeal of the inter.
nal revenue tax on tobacco.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05
HOUSE..
Fatal ARRAY.

NASHVILLE, Tenn juno ga special to
the american from Paris, Tenn, says: Last
evening d. Porter, a son of OK Governor
Porter, was shot and killed by Alex. B.
White. cashier of the Commercial Bank
Porter had accosted White and made mo
ton as if to draw his pistol. Earlier in the
evening Kennedy Porter another son of the
ex. Governor, assaulted Bill Edmunds and
shot him three times. His wounds are
serious. Edmunds had shot Porter some
months ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Munimitsu, the new Japanese minis.
ter to this country, has arrived at San Fran
cisco.
The democratic ticket will be Cleveland
and Thurman aud much of its strength will
lie in its tail.
Mr.. C. A. Dana's royalty of 124 per cent
on each volume of the American Encyclo
pedia has yielded over 100000.
Chevalier Blondin, the famous rope walk
err, has arrived at New Y Ork from Europe
Although 65 years old, he has engaged to
give high.rope exhibitions.
The Missouri Supreme Court yesterday
fixed the 18th of July as the day for the ex'
ecution of Hugh M. Brooks, alias Maxwell,
the murderer of G.. Arthur Preler, at the
Southern Hotel, in st. Louis.
The Louisiana board of liquidation has
made arrangements with the Louisiana Ma.
tional and Canal Banks for the pay ment OF all
coupons of State bonds up to July. 1S9O, al
4 per cent. interest per annum.
The bureau the Chamber CT Deputies Of
France has stopped the allowance of NJ
Wilson for the reason that he has not at
tended the sittings since his triDl for com
picity in the decorations ecancal.
lQ6 glass VI UbO OultCu
States have been contemplating the advisa
bility of closing down this summer, and by
agreement of the leading manufacturers ii
June Is indefinitely.
The outline of the st. Louis platform. as
| it has been drawn up, reaffirms the declara
tons of 1884, and says that duties levied
upon the pecessares of life are burden
u on the working masses, and especially
upon the tillers of the soil.
The League games for the baseball champ
ionshp played yesterday resulted as follows
Chicago 8, Philadelphia 2; New York g.
Indiaaepolis 2; Pittsnurg 3, Boston 9; De
troll 5, Washington t Chicago still holds
the lead with New York second and Boston
third. The positions of the other clubs are
unchanged.
The local option election in the township
in which Raleigh. N. c., is situated resulted
yesterday in majority OF l4l for license
Last year the township went dry by ma
iority of 81. The Charlotte snti-prohiei-
tonists won yesterday by a majority of 70
The vote was generally close, being only
one majority in ward two.
A small, sckly man FAMED Gustav Bear.
valid, who was arraigned in Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court, New York, yesterday, for
swindling various persons, said ne swindled
President Cleveland three weeks ago on the
claim of a wound in the arm and not being
able to find his French relatives, thereby
obtaining $3.50 from the President.
In Baltimore yesterday the grand jury for
the United States district court, in their re-
port to the court, submitted suggested prac-
teal means for correcting the cruelities 10
flicted on crews engaged in dredging oys.
tiers in the Chesapeake. They represent
that the crews are treated most inhumsnly
being beaten with various heavy weapons,
kicked, tied to crank handles, and forced to
whip one another, and to work when sick
sometimes at the point of pistol
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05
Affairs In Frame

PARIS, June 5.-The majority of the
morning papers regard Gen. Boulanger's
statement of the policy which he outlined in
his speech before the Chamber of Deputies
yesterday as confused, contradictory and
absurd. The republican organs praise min.
lister floqueL's reply and express their belief
that the debate has helped to concentrate
the republican forces in the chamber. The
journal des Debdts however says that the
declarations from the tribune do not suffice
to stay the course of events.
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The Senate yesterday passed rs bill,
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

at called meeting of the Board o. Al
w. h. Marbury, esq President, and Mes,rs AZ.
new. Burke, Lambdin, Bryant, Leadbeater and
Mckenzie.
Mr.. Charles Goodrich, Alderman.elcct from the
Second ward in place of Mr.. Henry Strauss. re-.
signed, sppesred, had the required oath admins
tered and took his seat as member of the board.
communication from the Mayor giving his
reasons for calling the meeting of Council was re-
ceived from the Common Council and their action
concurred in.
The Aldermen then proceeded to the chamber
of the Common Council for the purpo.e of partic-
pating in the election Of Collector of Taxes for
the Northern District and upon their return sd
journed.
Teste: LurHEe H THOMSON. OK. PRO tom.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05

The election of republican Q. 8. Senator from
Oregon, secured yesterday, if there be no moro
changes in the Senate until next March, will
make the Senate tie at that time. II the dem
ocrstic Presidential ticket be elected, the Vice
President will make the Senate democratic. II
the Vice President die the tie will still exist, and
as no Senatorial action can be taken except by an
affirmative majority, the organization Of the Sen.
ate would remain in republican hands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05

THREE HUNDRED Italians in Philadelphia,
through their head man, have just offered
themselves as laborers at sixty cents day.
These men came into the country without
paying any tax. Having arrived, they know
they can obtain employment at a slight
reducti in tho rate of wages of the labor
here before them. If they are willing to
work for sixty cents day, native labor in
Pennsy lvania cannot be receiving much
higher wages. The mines and factories of
Pennsylvania are filed with foreign labor.
And yet the Protective League, in their cir
cular asking contributions to the protective
fund, say the Pennsylvania manufacturers
are more benefited by the protective tariff
than anybody else and the protected man.
uficturers say. protection protects labor.
The man who is paid sixty cents after work
ing ali day long in the hot sun, and out of
that has to pay, in addition to the proper
cost of be necessaries of life, fifty per cent.
in posed by the tariff, is not impressed with
he idea that the tariff benefits him to any
appreciabe extent. The tariff certainly
does enable the proprietors of protected in.
dustries to pay their hands higher wages,
but, being human, they don't exercise that
ability
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05
Judgment Affirmed .

SARATOGA, N. Y, June 5.-The Court Of
Appeals to-day affirmed the judgment OF
death 10 the case of Mrs. Chisra Cignarls,
who killed her husband in New York civ,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05
DIED.

On Monday morning, June 18th, at the residence
OF her son-in-'aw, Doctor w. W. Johnston, Wash
lngton, d. c., SUSAN LOWELL wife of Charles
II. Laid, aud daughter of the late VIM Fowle.
esq of this city. Interment at Portsmouth, u.
At Bsiley's Cross Roads, Va June 5, CHARLIE
Z. PAYNE, aged 13 yeas and 3 months, son of
Milton P. Payne and the late Isabella Pa. me-
&dj- Funeral Thursday, June 7, at p. IN.
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Improving.

LONDON June 5.-Mr John Brght's con
dition is improving.
AK LES DEBA1NEs, June 5.-The condi.
ton of the Emperor Of Brazil continues to
improve.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-05

NEW EASY LAWN MOWERS, Garden 10 -.
~ Rakes, Trowels, Ladies' Garden Sets, CIR IS
cutters and all other sessonsble goods st lowst
cash prices JAS. F. CABIN & SONS,
ap3o Alexandria Va.