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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY.-Bur-
roughs against Latham, judge. Upon pc
titiop for mandamus. Mandamns denied.
Concurred in by Judges Lewis. Fauntleroy
and Hinton Judge Lacy dissenting.
Burroughs against Commonwealth. Writ
of error and superscdeas awarded to ludg-
meat of the Corporation Court OF the city OF
Lynchburg, rendered May II, 1888.
Virginia Midland Railway Company
against Rust. Dismissed by plaintiff in
error.
Mr. Royal presented applications for two
writs of error, expecting that they would be
refused, but if go, intending to take the cases
to the United States Supreme Court to test
the Virginia laws 10 relation to expert evil
dence in coupon suits aud as to whether the
costs in a case can be paid in coupons. The
Court took the papers.
Hon. ]. B. Sener presented petition from
Mr.. Gresham, who claims to be the lawful
clerk of Lancaster County Court and who
alleges that he has been elected from the
courtroom by order of the county judge.
This ia the outgrowth of long pending dis
putation and litigation. After some argu
ment between Mr.. Sener and Mr.. B. Rand.
Wexford the Judges took the papers, which
asked for such relief as the Court might see
fit to grant. The Court indicated that it
would he heard from in the matter on Mon
day. A large number of opinions were e1-
peoted to be read yesterday, but Judge Rich.
ardson's spresence was required in all of
them. He has been sick, but was expected
in Richmond yesterday from his home in
Smyth county, but missed railroad connec-
tions
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01
A Fractional Fraeas.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, June IA battle
took place between the Jones and Green
factions in Hancock county yesterday which
resulted in the death Of two of the Green
family. Frank, the son of Hampton Green
and Lewis Moore and A. D. Jones led the
attacking parties. The feud began 10 Jan
uary over bad fence" and Sunday, Feb.
ruary ID. one of the Jones family was shot
by Dave Green. Since then the two families
and their respective friends have been under
arms and several battles have occurred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01
General sheridan's Condition.

WASHINGTON. June Is q. m.-General
Sheridan has had slight attack of cough .
lag, but otherwise there does not appear to
be any change. He dozes at intervals, and
when he swakens lies back fatigued and ex.
hausted. It is not believed that there is
reason TO apprehend any immediate danger.
Another bulletin, 1t is now said, will not be
issued until o'clock. Dr. O'Reilly receiv.
ed telegram short while ago and told the
attendant not to awaken any one until 4:30
o'clock. 1t is believed that the telegram
came from DR.. Pepper, and that the bulletin
is delayed in order that he may be present
at the consultation.
DR.. Pepper of Philadelphia will not reach
here until $50 aud the next bulletin viii
not be issued until after six o'clock.
The following bulletin vas Issued at S:45
a. m.
June 1, $50 a. m-General Sheridan has
held his own through the night. There has
been no recurrence of imminent danger,
but his general condition still jastifes the
gravest anxiety.
At - o'clock it was announced that the
Generate condition was practically unchang
ed. There has been no recurrence of the
heart trouble since this morning. Never
theess 10 improvement ia noted.
TIE following was issued at 2:30.
June l, 2p. m.-No material change has
occurred in General Sheridan's condition
sirce the issue Of the last bulletin and Ger.
iainly no change for the worse He has
been sleeping quietly at intervals for three
hours.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01
HANDLING WAsps.-It is fact not gen

HANDLING VASE is fact not gen.
orally known that if one holds his breath,
wasps, bees and hornets can be handled
with impunity. The skin becomes sting
proof, and, holding the insect by the
feet and giving her full liberty of action,
you can see her drive her weapon against
the impenetrable surface with force that
lifts her body with every stroke, but let the
smallest quantity of al: escape from the
lungs and the sting will penetrate at once.
have never seen an exception to this in
twenty five years observation. have taught
young ladies with delicate hands to astonish
their friends by the performance of this
feat, and saw one so severely stung as to re-
qure the services of q physician through
laughing at a witty remark of her sister,
forgetting that laughing required breath.
For theory in explanation am led to be-
lieve that holding the breath partially closes
the pores of the skin. My experiments in
that direction have not been exact enough
to be of any scientific value, but am salts
fed that it very sensibly affects the amount
of insensible perspiration.-S Science.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01
RiotouS Miners.

About two thousand employees of six coal
operators in Mercer county, West Virginia,
are on strike, and serious riot is antici.
pated. The miners demanded the two
weeks pay system, as provided for by re-
cent act of the West Virginia legislature,
and seem determined to adhere to their de-
mands, while the operators are equally de-
termined. Trouble occurred yesterday at
Bramwell, from an attempt to release col
ored miner who had been arrested for an i'm
proper proposal to white lady. The Blue.
stone Inn, where the sheriff was quartered
with his prisoner, was attacked By mob,
and asharp fight occurred betweeDwhitessnd
blacks, in which several of the latter were
wounded. All is quiet there now, but the peo.
pie at Bramwell and Pocahontas are organ
izing aud arming in anticipation of further
trouble. Several rioters we're arrested and
lodged in the Mercer county Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

STRING THUNDER.-A PERSONS hands be
ing held over his ears, let another person
pass piece of string, say six feet long
around the head and hold both ends of the
string 10 his hand. By drawing the fugers
or nails of the other hand over the string
results almost startling 10 their intensity
may be produced on the ears of the person
whose head is so bound. Sharp peals OIL
thunder, changing into distant and pro
logged rumbling, are effects that may
be readily given. A good deal of amuse
ment may be had from experiments like this
in the home circle and among guests
Courier Journal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

HUSBANDS AND WIvFs.-I am minded to
write few lines on the little courtesies OF
life that some of US who are husbands and
wives seem to have forgotten, or purposely
put aside, since the days OF our honey
moon. We chung to them tenacously en-.
ough hefore-yes; we glOried in them. |
know used to tip my hat in the mast grace
full and courteous manner to my wife when
CHANGED to meet her on the street
before we were married. Sometimes, 1 con-
fsss it with shame, l don't do it now.
used, in those "pol;er" days, to think that
she could not under any circumstances go
up stairs without good deal of my arm for
support, and now-well, sometimes / bolt
on ahead of her and she says reprovingly {:
Here, sir, you're gallant husband to let
me 90 up stairs uuassisted." Then l always
go back and do my duty in this respect.
Wives cling longer than husbands to all
the gentle, gracious little courtesies that
were never forgotten in the halcyon days Of
their courtship, but they, too, forget at
times some of the little things that made
them so charming in the eyes of Tom or
John or Will Why shouldn't we say II beg
your pardon" or Excuse me-" and Thank
you" to each other as we'll as to other men
and women? The lack of these little cour.
tesies aud kindnesses has much to do With
the lack of harmony and happiness in many
homes Good Housekeeping.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

Boys, if men tell you that the trades are
crowded and that so many carpenters and
blacbsmiths and painters and shoemakers
aud other trades keep wages down, pay no
attention to such talk. Compare the wages
Of common and skilled workmen. Take the
trade which you seem fitted for. Begin
with the determination to become the best
work man in the shop. Don't be satisfied to
skin along from one week to another with
out being discharged, but make your services
30 valuable by being a thorough workman
that your employer cannot afford to let you
CO. Detroit Free Press
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

COMMISSIONER BLACK, prominent aspi'
rant for the democratic Vice Presidential
nomination, in speech he made on decora
ton day, snid the result of war in this
country was the triumph of nationality
over sectionaism, Of the people over faction
of humanity over caste, of destiny. OF pro
gress, and Of right over error and reaction
1. is hardly necessary to say that In this
idea Mr.. Black is not in the most perfect &C
cord with the vast body of the people of the
section Of country from which will come
more than three fourths of the votes that, 1t
is hoped may elect the national democratic
ticket next fall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

Richmond and West Point Terminal.

A general meeting of the stockholders OF
the Richmond and West Point Terminal
Company was held in Richmond yesterday.
The aggregate of preferred and common
stock represented in person and by proxy
was 800. 651 shares.
The stockholders calling the meeting
failed in eplisting on their side sufficient
Dumber to interfere with the present man
agement. A long series of interrogatories
to cover the points on which information
was desired relative to the general manage
mept of the affairs of the company was sub
mitted by Isaac L Rice. and answers there.
to were presented by Edward Lauterbach.
The answers of the management OF the COM
pany rebutted in detail the charges OF mis-
management or dereliction on the part of
the board of directors. long preamble,
with the following resolutions, WAS adopted:
"Resolred, That tho course. policy, conduct and
MANAGEMENT of the present beard of dire cto1s and
immediate pre- lecessors board, and of the execu-
tive officers and directors for 1887 and 1883 of
all the associated companies forming the terminal
systen and especially in matters referred to in
the said questions are fully commended, ratified
and approved.
"Resolred, That the stockholders deprecate and
condemn the action of those who have uselessly
and unnecessarily caused general meeting of the
stock holders to be convened, entailing large ex-
pcnse and inconvenience to the company, and
who have upjustly aspersed and criticised the
company's methods, thus tending to depreciate its
| securities and to weaken the confidence OF the
community in its management, which we believe
to be sound in every respect
The report of John H. Inman, president,
shows the gross earnings of the associated
roads composing the system since the first
of October last to be as follows Richmond
and Danville, So S21 .122; Virginia Midland,
81, 105 7S9; Charlotte, Columbia and Angus
ta S649 S25; Columbia and Greenville, $3.50,
l55; Western North Carolina, S4197 1855. To-
tai gross earnings, S. 946,676. Increase over
the corresponding period of the previous
year, $769,17 Net surplus for seven
months earned by the Richmond and Dan
Vile system, in excess Of all charges for in.
terest, renta and taxes, 1872, 562, en- increase
of nearly one hundred per cent.
Tho general condition of the road is stat.
ed to be greatly improved
A resolution was adopted urging the d.
rectors of the Terminal Company to endeav-
or to secure the resignation from the boards
of associate companies of such directors as
are DO longer connected with the Terminal
board.
John Fl. Tnman was elected president for
the remainder of the unexpired term.
Messrs. w. S. Chisholm, of Georgia, and
John c. Calhoun, of New York, were elect
ed to fill vacancies in the board OF direc-
tors
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

The three children of Tom Dashiell. who
lives near Bromwell Mountain, Suffer coun
ty, Cal came home from school several
nights saying that some big animal had
chased them. No one paid much attention
to the youngsters, until one afternoon they
rushed white and trembling into the yard.
and again told their story. Then their
grandfather, Uncle John McGochn over
70 years old, grabbed his gun and walked
down the road, and in less than ten minutes
had shot big cinnamon bear.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01
Prof. Blaisdell, of Bsloit College, Wiscor

Prof. Blaisdel, of Bslot College, Wiscon-
Gin, has given to the Regents of Mount Yer
non a small volume entitled, "a View of the
War;" which once belonged to Geo. Wash.
ington. One of the fig leaves bears the fol-
lowing inscription in Lord Efskines hand
writing, addressed to Washington st has
been my good fortune through life to be as
sociated with the most talented and distin-
guished men of Europe; but you, sir, are
the only human being for whom l ever felt
a reverental awe, totally unlike any ever
felt for any other of the human race"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

A girl in one of the public schools applied
to her teacher for leave to be absent for
half day, on the plea that there was com
pany at her house. The teacher referred
her to the printed list of reasons that the
school committee think 10 justify absence
and asked her ifthe case came under any Of
them. She replied, with true wit. that it
might come under the head of domestic af-
f1iction.-Boston Bulletin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01
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To.D.a1.,s rELEGRAPHxc DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. g., June l..

SENATE.
House bill to amend the Agricultural Col
leges Act OF 1862, and other supplementary
acts, lin regard to experimental stations)
was, on motion of Mr.. Brown, taken from
the calendar, amended lin phraeeology) and
passed.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported back adversely House bill
removing the disabilities of Horace A.
Brown, of Virginia. and it was indefinitely
postponed. The reason for the adverse re-
port is that the gentleman is not under any
political disabilities, he not having been an
officer when he left the service to join the
Confederate army, but only naval cadet.
The Senate then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the Indian appropriation bill.
The President returned to the Senate,
with his approval, the act to revive the grade
of General of the army and sent at the
same time the nomination of Lieut.. General
Philip Sheridan as General. The Senate
Immediately thereupon went into executive
session, and within few minutes confirmed
the nomination.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Spnola, of New York, to-day renew
ed his effort to have passed the Senate bill
to revive the rank of General of the army
for the benefit of Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan, but
Mr.. Kilgore, of Texas, again objected.
Mr.. Randall suggested that the bill might
be passed Monday under suspension ofthe
rules, and it was laid over.
Mr.. Mills. of Texas, rising in his place,
aeked, in the name OF Confederate soldiers
living and dead, that the House consider
the Sheridan bill, but Mr.. Kilgore persisted
in his objection.
Mr.. Spinola, of New York, later again
sought to bring the Sheridan bill before the
House by asking consent to report it back
from the Committee on Military Affairs. 1t
had been referred to that committee after
the preceding failure
Mr.. Kigore was induced to withdraw his
objection so far as to allow the report to be
made, but Mr. Oates, of Alabama, promptly
renewed it.
Private business having been dispensed
with, the regular order was demanded, be-
ing the appeal OF MIR. Peters, of Kansas,
from the decision of the Speaker pro tenn.
Mr.. McMillin) that the legislative appro.
priation bill need not be again considered in
Committee of the Whole.
A division was had, resulting in q rejec.
ton of the appeal by vote of 1l2 to At, but
the point of no quorum was made by mum :.
Der of republicans, who desired to force the
House to act upon the Sheridan bill before
proceeding with other business.
Mr.. Burrows. of Michigan, stated that
time might be saved if the other side would
allow the House to consider the Sheridan
bill.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania. declared
that the democratic side of the House had
shown its desire to consider The bill.
The yeas and nays were then ordered
which resulted in the passing of the bill.
The bill WAS Immediately signed by the
Speaker of the House and the presiding Of
6oer of the Senate, and sent to the Presi-
dent.
The House then resumed the consideration
of the tariff bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01
Boiler Explosion.

DETROIT, Mich, June 1 "A special to the
Journal from Wyandoite, Mich, says: AT
GAS this morning the boiler in the plate mill
o: the Eureka iron and steel works explod
Ell With frightfdi force, wrscking the entire
building. Four men were killed aud mum
Der injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01
WHEN THE Moon Is GETTING Full

WHEN THE Moon Is GETTING FUL-A
novel theory is gravely advanced and ear.
nestly insisted upon in police circles. 1t il
that the moon influences drunkenness, as it
does the tides. They say it has been r..
marked for years that drunkenness prevails
to greater extent from the first quarter 10
the full of the moon than at other times. In
other words, while the moon is getting full
the tipplers initiate its example, Hartford
Times
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

The July number of The Season, the great
ladies' fashion magazine, profuseiy illustra-
ted, has been received from he Internation
al News Company, 81 Beekman street, New
York. 1t contains the newest Paris fash.
ioas and the most elegant designs in fancy
work, embroidery, crochet and needle work !;
plain sewing lace work Sc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Prominent Blaine Congressman have
been summoned to conference in New
York city.
The top story Of the medical department
of the University of Pennsylvania was burn
ed out yesterday.
The General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church adjourned yesterday to
meet in May, 1892, in Omaha.
Americans travelling through Alsace Lor.
raine will have their passports lndorsed
without delay by German authorities.
David H Colvert, of Chicago, while hand
ling revolver yesterday accidentally shot
ard killed his seventeen year old wife.
BY an explosion on the Mississippi river
steamer Iveraess, near Quincy, Ills, yester
day, two men were killed and ten others
blown overheard.
At tie session Of tho Maryland Episcopal
Convention yesterday, the subject of abol-
ishing conversations was discussed at length
1t was voted that it should stand as it is
now.
The national prohibition convention at
Indianapolis yesterday nominated Gen.
Clinton B. Fisk, of New Jersey, for Presi-
dent, and Rev. John A. Books for Vice
President. 1t also adopted platform con
tanning q woman suffrage plank.
The North Carolina democratic conven
ton nominated Judge D, G. Fowle for Gov
ernor, and Captain S. B. Alexander for
Lieutenant Governor. The convention
also indorsed the administration Of Presi-
dent Cleveland and favored his renomina
finn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01
RaiIroad Accidcn,

Rock RAPIDS, Iowa, June IA mix.l
train on the Burlington, Cedar Rapid an,
Northern road was derailed about four nile,
east of here last evening by broken nil
The conductor and three passengers W .ra
badly bruised. One will probably die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

The Indianapolis ball club yesterday de.
fested the Bostons by score of to3. The
game announced at New York did not take
place. as the Pittsburgs failed to appear, and
thus forfeited the game to the New Yorks.
The Washington Chicago gsme and the
Philadelphia Detroit game were postponed
on account CT wet grounds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

On THE authority of ex-senator Whit
thorne, of Tennessee, it is stated that dur
ing the present democratic national admin
istration, of all the Presidential appointees
in bis Stare, not q single republican has
been removed from ofice-the President
waiting until their regular official terms had
expired before nominating their successors.
The republicans OF Tennessee certainly
have no partisan grounds for opposing the
Presidents reelection.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

FAIRFAX SUPERVISORS AT a meeting of
the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax county
on Monday Supervisor Walton was appoint
ed committee to ascertain aud report to the
next meeting the necessity of building
bridge over Cameron Run. near this city,
and the probable cost of the same A reso.
tuition was passed granting permission to
the Fairfax Mutual Telegraph Company to
put their line upon the public roads of the
county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

THE FACT that thirty five members of the
Southern Presbyterian Assembly voted that
man was rot made of dust, but was develop
ed from o lower form OF animal lie, to the
common run of people, looks as if it is not
ne ,essary to believe the bible in order to be
church member.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

IN a RECENT speech in the U. 5. House OF
Representatives, ex Senator Whitthorne, OF
Tennessee, said he "was glad he had voted
against the civil service law. He had be-
lieved then, as he believed now, that it was
anti republican and anti-democratic i'll its
tendencies. He believed that it would grow
to be sore on the body polite, full of mis-
chief and danger to the theory On which the
government was founded" In saying this
Mr.. Whitthorne voiced the sentiment Of
nine tenths of the true democrats of the
country, and, besides, of nearly, if not quite
as large q proportion of the republicans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

A CAMPAIGN paper will be issued by the
Daily Times. of Richmond. Captain Page
McCarty's successful experience in previous
similar undertakings warrants the belief that
the proposed one will be as beneficial to
himself az it will'certaiply deserve to be,and
as it must be to his party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01
ASSlSSinatcI.

OMAHA, Neb., June Ed. Huasong, edi.
tor of the Nelsonian, at Nelson, this Sts,o
was fatally shot Wednesday while returnin,
from Grand Army Camp fl e. His asss,.
sin was concealed in the grass at the side of
the road and made his escape in the dark
ness. No cause is known for the ahOo,rn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01
CORPORATION NOTICES.
TO THE OWNERS OF DOGS.
MAYos's OFFICE

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May %, 1888.
All persons owning or intending to keep any
animal OF the dog or canine species must come
forward on or before the ELEVENTH PAY OF
JUNE, 1888, and take out license for tho same
from the Auditor. After the 18th of June all
persons owning or harboring dogs found or his.
her or their premises without the required license
vii! be fined (as the laws on the subject require)
50 for every dog so owned or harbored
The Mayor hopes that the law will be complied
with, and that the police officers will not bs re-
CURED to report any one
my29 lot E. F. BOWMAN, Mayor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01

THE NAVY DEPARTMENT is reported to
be looking for a suitable site in Virginia for
the manufacture and shipment of guns. 1t
might 60 farther and fare worse than by Sc
lectiDg place with such superior facilities
for the establishment of a government gun
factory as Alexandria, where its work would
be under lis immediate and direct aupervi
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01
Mr. Fuller's Nomination.

WASHINGTON D. C., June 1.-The sana,.
Committee on the Judiciary failed again
this morning to reach q conclusion ia rep ri
to the nomination CT Melville W. Ful'erto
be Chief Justice. 1t is understood that
further information from Chicago il awaited