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spARTAN sYsrEM OF MARRIAGE.-Noc

SPARTAN SYSTEM OF MARRIAGE. No one
desires to see Spartanism revived in thee
times, but we may learn valuable lessOns
from it. The Spartans worshiped the beau.
tiful and useful, and they took means to Sc
cure them. Bodily perfection was attained
by enforced. well appointed exercise. There
were but few sickly men and women among
them. None sickly were allowed to marry
and all in health were compelled to do SO
If they refused they were punished. Baohe-
eors after certain age were shut out Of
the society of women, and once year were
shamed 10 public. Neither girls nor boys
were allowed to marry before maturity was
reached. This Spartan system of marriage,
purely for the welfare of the State, ooutn
ued for 500 years, and during that time there
were produced succession of the strongest
and bravest men and the most healthy aud
beautiful women that the world has ever
known.-Boston Herald
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TronbIe Apprehended.

VICTORIA, B. c., July 21-Mr. BorlaDd
a well-known resident, has arrived from
Hazelton, to confer with the Attorney Gen.
eral regarding the state of affairs st Hazsl-
ton, on the Skeena river, and tells the fol.
lowing story of the trouble: LEST year an
Indian named Jim, murdered an Indian doc
tor at the forks of the Skeena. a posse
of specials arrested the murderer and he was
shot by one of the posse named Green. The
posse then returned to Hazelton where they
are at present hemmed in by the hostile In.
dians They Can hold out for month il the
Indians can be prevented from burning the
place. Among the whites in the locality
where the shooting occurred are Mr.. Clifford
and wife, in charge of the Hudson Bay store;
Rev. Mr.. Fields aud wife, and Mrs. Eankin
aud family. The Indians demand that Green
ba handed to them and 81 900 be paid them
If the specials refuse they threaten to burn
the houses and murder every white person
ia the locality.
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a VERY BAsEFUL SoLDIER.-The Waiver
~ Guards. Company Fl, in command of
Capt. Wardin, who have been in camp at
Hsvre de Grace, Nd, for the past week, en-
tertained the people yesterday evening at
the park with a drill followed by the court.
martial of sergeant Of their company, g
very bashfu young man, for disobedience.
1t is rumored that be declined to be intro
duced to pretty young lady. He was tried
and found guilty. and sentenced to be intro
duced publicly. The ladies had received a
special invitation to be present. At seven
o'clock the park was crowded, and the
young sergesnt's embarrassment when in.
PRODUCED was greatly enjoyed by both old
and young. The company was then march
ed through town, headed by their drum
corps, carrying tor ches. Their big mounted
cannon brought up the rear, and was fred
at intervals OF about FIVE minutes. After
marching through the principal thorough
fares they returned to quarters, where they
fred sautes, sailed balloons and had fire.
works. The captain Gays they are having
nice time boating, fishing, bathieg and driv-
ing, and, it is understood, some of the more
gallant soldiers will leave with heavy hearts,
on account of having to part with their new
ly made lady acquaintance.
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The Burlington Strikers.

CHICAGO, July 21.-A peculiar state of af-
fairs was developed to-day when the case of
conspiracy against ohairmen Hoge and Mu.-
ply of the Burlington strikers was called in
court Neither of the accused was present,
and Frank Collier, attorney for the Burling
ton company and representing the prosecu
ton, surprised every body 10 hearing by a
request that the case be continued. Lawyer
Collier explained his reason for this strange
action by saying: "Hoge and Murphy are
now out of the city on an extensive tour,
doing virtually the company's work" Coun-
sci for the defense made no objection to a
continuance. The court granted postpone
ment of Que week.
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COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY.-Samuel
Prather We. the Commonwealth, burglary.
The judgment of the Circuit Court OF Frank
lin county reversed and the cause remande1
for new trial.
Wayman Sutton We. the Commonwealth,
murder. From Wythe county. Judgment
confirmed
Moore & Davis va. Bruce. From Wythe
county. Decree reversed in part and affirm
ed in part. Opinion by Judge Fauntleroy.
Brown VS.. Hall From Tazewell county.
Decree reversed. Opinion by Judge Rich
ardson, Judge Fauntleroy concurring in the
results
McGhee, &c, vs.. Johnson From Carroll
county. Decree reversed. Opinion by judge
Hinton, Judge Lacy dissenting.
Tate VS.. Perkins, SC. From Smyth coun.
ty. Judgment affirmed. Opinion by Judge
Lewis.
Spencer vs. Jones From Carroll county.
Judgment affirmed. Opinion by Judge
Fauntleroy, Judge Lacy dissenting.
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ALEX ANDRIA.
SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 81.
THE DEMOCRATIC party has, through III

THE DEMOCRATIC party has, through lis
Presidential nominee, it's national con-
ventiop. and to-day, through its representa-
lives in the U. S. House of Representatives.
NV the massage of the Mills bill. proved to
The people of the country that it is for the
good of the many rather than for that OF the
feu that IT is in favor of equal benefits TO
ell and OF special favors to none, that II ue-
sirss TO reduce the cost of living TO that
large majority Of the population who are
compelled to earn their bread by the sweat
of their faces, that it wants to enlarge tne
market for American products so that an
increased demand for those products may
increase the demand and necessarily the
prjce OF American labor, and finally, that as
revenue has to be raised to meet the neces-
sary expenses of government, it deems IL
wise ard just that that revenue snouid De
raised by tax On luxuries-on articles thaI
people can do without if they choose, rather
Il an on those which they have to consume ii
order to live. On each and every one o.
these points the democratic. is opposed by
the republican party. 1t is for the voters
the people most interested, to decide whlcn
of the parties is the more deserving OF theii
support, and the success of which Will most
redou:d to their benefit.
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AGAINST FOOD ADULrERAr1oN.-A or

AGAINST FOOD ADULTERATIoN.-Ag gro
GERS conference has beel called in the in
terest of purer foods. 1t meets on Coney
Island this month. Itseems at last that adul.
teration has gone so far that the grocery
men are afrsid 70 eat what they sell. Be-
sides, the better class of retailers fad it i'm.
possible to obtain honest articles There
will be at least five thousand exhibitors of
materials, and 1t is believed the discuss sion
will moi only be practically valuable in
throwing light on hidden ways, but that
there can be brought to bear heavy force
en- manufacturers to put more honest arli-
cles on the market. No proposition of more
importance will come before any of our
sun mer conventions than this of pure food
and honorable deal. Meanwhile the Con-
cord Scht o. of Philosophy will hold no seq
sion so we shall have less of Hegei and
Aristotle and more OF honest ginger and cof-
fee and quinine-which viii not be regretted.
- Globe Democrat.
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ENeLAND's LEArHERY SANDw1cugs

ENGLAND's LEATHERY SANDWICHES -
Railway refreshments 10 England are prey
erbially dear and bad, but they are certainly
getting worse. The ait down meal a re.
spectacle, and the plates of eggs and cold
meats are estable, but the buns and sand
wicbes (aud there is, or would be, an in
mense bun and sandwieh public are Simply
atrocious AS a rule, everything under
glass cover ia stale. i it possible that the
great firm which contracts for 50 many Of
our railway stations can be aware of the dis
graceful way in which the hand to mouth
refreshments are thrown on hepublic? Why
do not they appoint periodical inspectors.
charged to taste the waysde buns, etc
Perhaps no one can be got to do the tasting
in the present state of affairs 1t would be
no light ordeal. Anyhow, the sandwich
market is simply being ruined Fer want Of
little butter. mustard and fresh bread. The
two penny sandwich is fraud-dry ana
tasteless-whle the bun is altogether leath.
ery.-PdH Mall Gazette.
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Roller EXPLOSION.

EVANSVILLE. Ind, July PA boiler ex
posion occurred about o'clock yester-
day morning at Tell City, on the Ohio River,
70 miles above here. A portable saw mill
boiler burst and killed Charles Mayors, 3
laborer. The fireman, William Mckinley,
was badly injured. The boiler and mill,
which it was attached to, were blown to
pieces. The man killed leaves wife and
two children He was fsarfully msngled.
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ASSOC lated PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. g.. July 81
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate at an early hour proceeded TO
the consideration Of the Senate bill appro
priatipg one million dollars to reimburse
the depositors of the F:eedmen's Savings
and Trust Company for Losses incurred by
the failure ofthat company.
Mr.. Edmuuds moved to strike out the
woris "in whole or in part of African de-
scent" He desired to. get rid OF the race
question. The amendment was rejected.
The bill WAS passed, and the Senate took
up the fisheries treaty.
HOUSE.
When the House met this morning the
galleries were filed with spectators, attract
ed to the Capitol by the announcement that
to-day would witness the close of the great
tariff debate and the vote on the final pas.
sage of the Mills bill.
Promptly at 1870 the bill was called up,
and Mr.. Mills, after offering two amend.
ments intended to correct typographical er.
rors in tho BILL moved the previous question
| Oh duu tuoy W6fo duOptcu. 1o tuCu
proceeded to address the House.
at the conclusion of Mr.. Mills's speech,
which was unanimously appauded, all of
the amendments were agreed to with the
exception of that on cotton ties, on which
Mr.. Mckinley demanded yea and nay
vote. which resulted, yeas, 10; nays, 1875
and the amendment stands as agreed upon
in Committee of the Whole Mr. Gear, of
Iowa, republican, voted with the democrats.
Mr.. Randall was paired with Mr.. Hogg, of
Weat Virginia.
The previous question was then ordered
on the final passage of the bill and the yeas
and nays were ordered.
MIR. SoWden had read letter from MIR.
Randall asking to be paired with friend Of
the bill and expressing himself distinctly as
opposed to its passage.
The vote being taken on the passage of
the bill resulted, yeas 1872, nays 149.
Mr.. Sowden, of Pa, Greenman and Bliss,
of New York, (democrats,) voted against
the bill, and Mr.. Fitch, of New York. and
Mr.. Nelson, Of Mimi, (republicans,) voted
for it. The four independent members also
voted aye.
The three Virginia Observation-Disclosures.
Lee, o Ferrall aud Wise-and Mr.. Hopkins,
the labor representative, voted for the bill !;
aud the six repub'icans-Messrs. Browne,
Brown, Bowden, Bowen, Gaines and Yost-
against it,
When the Speaker announced the passage
ofthe bill the democrats broke into cheers,
and waved bandanas wildly in the air.
Mr. Boutelle ironically moved to take a
a recess until o'clock, as this was the 9th
anniversary of the battle of Bull Run. The
republicans greeted this sally with laughter
and applause.
A motion to adjourn till Wednesday
was defeated-yeas 70, nays 206, and the
House at two o'clock took a recess until
eight o'clock this evening.
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Drowned.

THREE RIVERS, Quebec, July 2l.-A voy.
ager just arrived here brought tidipgs of o
dreadful drowning accident to party Of
lum bermen, of which he was member. The
drowning occurred, he states, on the Malta
wan river, which enters the ST. Maurice
some fifty or sixty miles above Piles, post
of the st. Maurice twenty miles or 30 from
this place. The narrator formed one of a
gang of forty or fifty who we're engaged on
the log drive for one of the lumber firms do
ing business here. About three weeks ago
the drive was at one of the rapids on the
Mattawan aud the men had procured some
whisky from the canteen. With this they
got exhiisrated, and in drunken freak de.
cided to run the rapids. Accordingly one
of the log driving boats was run out into the
stream. Fourteen men boarded her. TIE
boatsman and steersman were, as is Usually
the case, half breeds, and in their sober
senses would have found no difficulty in
running the rapids safely. With songs, etc.,
they showed the boat off and all went we'll
until the middle of the rapids was reached.
Then those on the bank cav the steersman
take out his paddle for an instant. This was
fatal, as the current, which Vas terrific,
swung the boat round broadside and over
she went, throwing her load into the seeth
ing waters. Those on shore made all the
attempts possible to rescue their unfortunate
comrades, but to no purpose. The water
was high, the rocks numerous and the cur
rent so swift that it was physical impossi.
bility to get at them before the whole boat
load was drowned or dashed to pieces on
the rocks, which abounded. Efforts were
made to recover their bodies and ten ofthem
were found. The drowned men hailed prin-
cipaly from the vicinity.
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THAT THE republicans are not gong 10
rely solely upon the tariff for their ammu'
milton for the present campaign, but arc 90
ing 10 draw their supplies largely from the
bloody shirt storehouse, is proved by the
action of the republican Senators. They
have already investigated so called election
cutrages in Texas, and are now in
vestgating the alleged suppression OF
votes in Mississippi aud Louisiana, and
have made call on Secretary Fair
child for an account Of the money PAID
supervisors Of election. By these several
meaps they have acquired certain iniorma'
ton which they have twisted and miscon'
s,rued to suit their own purposes, and which
though they have BOT yet published 1t, Tor
the reason that it could be satisfactorily ex'
p!ained, they intend TO do so later in the
campaign. when there will rot be time
enough to reiute its errors before the election
upon which they intend it to have etiSct
Their evident purpose is TO maintain soild
South, and thereby to have plausible rea-
son for more powerful solid North.
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LIST OF LETTERS.

The following is list of tho letters remaining in
the Alexandria, Va, postoffice July 81.
Persons calling for letters will please say they
advertised.
Advertised letters, not called for within thirty
days, will be sent to the dead letter office.
Anderson, Samuel Miller, Miss Jane
Boyd, A H Monroe. Ellen
Brooks Robert Randolph, Edward
Campbell, Sarah Robertson. Miss Nancy
Chatham. Mrs Shaw, Emma
Clark. F L Sherwood, Jackson
Day, John I Washington. Mrs Alice
Fannon John Watson, Benjamin
Green, Jno N Whiting, Mrs Alice
Hidden, Miss Clara
WV. HERBERT. PM.
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Now THAT the Mills bill has passed the
House and been sent to the Senate, it is
hoped the rumor reported in the GAZETTE IS
Washington correspondence yesterday even
ing, to the effsct that the latter body may
postpone all attempted action upon it until
the next session, may prove correct, as it is
certain the bill, in its present shape, can not
pass that body, aud that no substitute the
Senate may propose for it can pass the
House. The tariff question, has, by both
parties, been submitted to the people. and
will be decided by them next November.
Enough time has been wasted upon it in
the House to satisfy the most contentious
man in either branch of Congress.
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From Washington

[5pecial Correspondence Of the Alexs. GAZETTE.
WASHING TON. D. c., July 81. 1883
A conference of probably twenty tive re-.
publican members of the House was held
this morning jnst at the time the House as.
sembled. All the leaders on that side OF The
House were in attendance and remained SO
for almost al hour. The proposition to
offer q substitute bill for the Mills bill when
the latter should come to vote was discussed
st length, but no agreement could be reached,
snd the conference adjourned wlthoutany de-
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ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Mrs WINSLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, for
children teething, is the prescription Of one OF The
best female nurses and physicians in the Unitei
States. aud hiss beon used for forty years with
never-failing success by millions of mothers lol
their children. During the process of teethinl
its value is incslculsble. 1t relieves the child
from pain cures dysentery and darrhGa, gripine
in the bowels and wind-coic By giving healti
to the child it rests the mother. Price 20 cents
bottle.
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MISUNDERSTANDING:

BELvIDERE N. j., July 2l.-The Method
ist parsonage at Walpsck, Sussex county
wes struck by lightning Friday and totally
destroyed, with its contents. Loss s.. 600
The pastor and his family were absent from
home at the time. A leading church mem
Der was killed BY bolt of lightning during
the same storm.
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The CONFIRMATION OF the nomination o.
MIR. Fuller to be Chief Justice of the U. S
Supreme Court, Unpublished in yesterdays GA
zETrE, would have been more graceful, aud
have done nobody any harm, had it occurred
months ago MIR. Edmunds is too venomous
and malignant to be very wise man. de
delayed the confirmation 80 long as possible
assigning as a reason therefor certain
charges against the nominee, which, being
anonymous Mr.. Fuller very properly re-
fused to answer, and which no man with
any regard for the ordinary rules in such
cases would have expected him to answer.
But republican Senators of the class to
which MIR. Edmunds belongs have been 30
accustomed to basing their assaults upon
the people of the South upon anonymous
charges, that they now look upon such war
fare as perfectly legitimate.
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UNLESS THERE shall be great change In
political feeling in this State between now
and next November General Democratic
Apathy will be much stronger factor in
determining the result of the Virginia vote
than many Virginia democrats seem to sup
pose. The Presidents course on the tariff
and pensions questions will secure him the
support of ali men who are democrats solely
from principle, and who vote for measures
rather than for men. But in Virginia, as ID
all the other States, there are thousands OF
democrats who are affected by other inhu
ences than those resulting solely from the
operation OF political principles; and it is
from their apathy aud lukewarmness, if not
quiet opposition. that danger may be e1'
pected. To guard against that danger
should DO the object of every better demo-
era. for experience proves that republican
rule in Virginia means great aud lasting IN
jury to all Virginia interests, and having
once had @mouthful of that rule, no Vir.
GINA democrats wants another taste.
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BASEBALL The League games for the
baseball championship played yesterday re
suited as follows Chicago 2, Detroit l !;
Pittsburg 4, Indianapolis o; Philadelphia g.,
New York Z; Washington 2, Boston l..
Following is the record to date
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YoEK. July 81 The stock market was
very dull this morning and the transactions were
the smallest for the first hour for any day during
the last three weeks. First prices however, as
compared with last evening closing figures were
decidedly strong, being from "a to y per cent.
| higher There was but little animation whatever
though the tone of the deiliugs strong, the
gains recorded were for small fractions only, rang
log up to 80 per cent in the general list, the only
important gain being in Richmond and West Point
preferred, which rose II. per cent. No special
feature marked the dealings and at ! o'clock the
market wa. intensely dull and firm a. the beat
prices Of the hour Money easy at T.
| NEW YORK, July 21.-The weekly bank state
Reserve H.sar v.,' decrease, $1,29iOoo
| Loans, increase, 224UVV
| Specie, decrease, 2,2looVO
Legal tenders, increase, 143 oOO
| Deposits, decrease s, lIO'1W
Circulation, decrease. SZ,oOV
| The banks now hold in excess OF the .,,
| % per cent. rule. 25.64O.4V"
BALTIMORE, July 21-girgiui,s consO ated
ga past-due coupons, old, 63a. do 10-4os 34el
do new 3s 64ls bid to-day
ALEXANDRIA MARKET, July 21.-Flour show
very little change from day to day, but the mar
kets close firm and fairly active for freshly grouad
old wheat, family brands. Wheat is without ma
terial change and steady millers arc still buying
finty, sound, well cleaned samples at full fgrre5'
but neither millers nor deslera will take mnsty'
damp and common samples except at intrinsic
value; hence range Of prices running from ~
for tail ends to So ioI Lancaster lots Corn 70
quiet at 90 to CO Rye is wanted at so to 80 the
later for choice old. Osts DO to AZ. Eggs, B1t-
ter and Pot,tJcs are easy.
BALTIMORE July 21.-Cotton nominslly firm
aud higher middiing 1923. Flour quiet and un-
changed Wheat-sonthern firm and fsiry &c,
tive Fultz 50 s b longberry Sass; Western
firm No winter red spot S5aS5li; Aug %
953a Sept Ssh sS6t. Dec 1890. Corn-Souin-
ern dull and steady: white 63a66; yellow o9s ODD
Western dull and steady mixed spot o. 3so- !.
Aug 521ba53; Sept 53a53ia: year 1G3isiI.4
Oats in fair demand and steady Southern ana
Penna 40s45 Western white 4l94212 90 NINE Nine
4Os4G1b Rye quiet at 57a59 Hay firm pfiln ''
to choice Western $l9a19 80 Provisions fai ny
active and steady. Whisky quiet at $l Ioai ~
New York July 21.-Cotton dull and easy ..,
uplands 10 11-16; Orleans 10 ZIG iutuIe11
opened aulI and closed steady. Four quiet anu
st.adv Wheat higher. Corn low.r P'rS hl|
at Sl4 75s15 Lard weak at IS OK.
CHICAGO, July u. IL a; M Q1oisItdj93 i s ..
this hour are as follows: what GUS go IN,
August; Corn 1865: Oats 22f5; foik - 95
10 72lR for Sept; Lard IS o2'a abort lids .
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st. Louis lead thu Association clubs fol-.
lowed by Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Athletics,
Baltimore, Louisville, Cleveland and Kansas
City.