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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-03
NEWS OF THE BAY.

A sharp shock of eartf quake has been felt
at the City of Mexico.
There were very few of the old time re-
captions in New York yesterday.
The Pope will send autograph letters to
all the soyereigns who have congratulated
him upon his jubilee.
The Pope suffered no i'll effects from his
efforts on Sunday. He received $500 con.
gratulatory kilograms.
General John c.. Fremont has accepted
the gift of lot from the Bedendo Beach
Company, at Seaside. Cal.
Fresh outrsges of bandits are reported
from the Mexican border. Troops have
been sent after them, with orders to capture
or kill them.
The Ohio legislature organized yesterday.
In the Senate number of republicans
bolted the caucus nominations and united
with the democrats.
Secretary Bayard gave breakfast TO the
diplomatic corps-in Washington yesterday,
and at night there was ball at the resi-
dence of the British miniater
The British iron clad Hercules touched a
reef off Ferrol, Spain, yesterday, and
knocked hole in her side. All efforts to
stop the leak failed, and the chip with diff
Guilty reached the harbor of Ferrol, where
she is gradually sinking.
at a meeting of the stockholders of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal held at Annapolis
Yesterday Stephen Gambril was elected
president to succeed L. Victor Baughman.
who was recently elected comptroller of the
State. Mr.. Grsmbrill ia a brother in-law of
Senator Arthur P. German.
The new England Shipbuilding Company
launched at Bath, Me-, yesterday, the four.
masted, double deck centreboard schooner
Blanch M. King, 1,156 tons gross, 1908 net.
She is the two hundred and fifteenth vessel
built at that yard. Theodore Anderson, of
Port Richmond, is principal owner, and will
command her.
The 36-inch lens of the Lick telescope was
successfully mounted at San Jose, CAL, Sun
day, but owing 10 the observation of the
clouds no observations can be made. AS
soon as observations could be made photo
graphic lens will be mounted and expert.
mental photographs taken to determine the
work required to finish it.
The new city council of Atlanta, Ca,
which comprises FIVE prohibltlonists and ten
anti-prohibitionists,h he'd it's first meeting yea
terday. The license to sell liquor was reduced
to 81 900, the limits of permissible sale were
extended, and the hour of closing liquor
shops was changed to ten O'Clock. Beer
licenses may be granted In any part of the
city, but the penalty for selling whskey un-
der such licenses Ia made thirty days in the
chain-gang, without alternative. Theretir
ing council turned over to the new one
s275. 900, which is 500, 1000 in excess of legal
requirement.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Alfred A. Powers and Thomas II. Rookie.
old and well-known citizens of Norfolk, died
yesterday.
Calvin NJ. Finn, O prominent tobacconist
and high degree Mason, died at Danville
yesterday of pneumonia.
Mrs. Governor Lee and her friends re.
ceiveG large number of callers at the gu
bernatorial mansion in Richmond, y yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. Reuben Rogers, daughter of the late
DR.. Trial Terrill, of Orange, died suddenly
last Thursday night at her home near Ma.
sons Station, in Orange.
At The monthly meeting of the Tobacco
Association at Danville yesterday important
steps were taken towards securing the
| success of the tobacco exposition 10 be
held there next fall.
DR.. M. R. Griswold, of Dinwddle county
where he has been practicng medicine for
more than fifty years, is dead. He was one
of the most prominent physicians in the
State, and was widely known.
At a meeting of citizens of Danville yes.
terday it was agreed not to oppose granting
charter to the Danvile and Great Western
Railroad by the Legislature. but to ask for a
charter for the Danville and East Tennessee
road.
The Ridenour tiial was called in Win.
chester yesterday. The Shenandoah panel
was on hand. Sixteen meu were selected
yesterday evening, from which jury will
be msde up.
Mr.. Harry Y. Campbell. sou of Alexan
der Campbell, of Lock Raven, Md, and
Miss Florence Muller, second daughter of
the late VIM. Muller. of England. were mar.
ried at James's Episcopal Church, in War
renton, yesterday.
Mr.. James P. Riley, clerk of the County
Court of Frederick from 1866 to 1886, died
in Winchester on Sunday, after several
months Illness He was long connected
with the order of Red Men. and was great
Incohonee of the United States one term.
He was also great sachem and great chief of
records of Virginia for several terms. He
leaves widow and two daughters.
Upon the reaseembling of the Legislature
to morrow it is probable that bill will be
introduced requiring the general Offices of
all railroad companies in this State to be 10.
Gated within the borders of The Common.
wealth. This legislation, if enacted. will be
aimed at the Richmond and Danville, whose
general offices were some time ago removed
from Richmond to Washington.
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TRIRUTEs OF RESPECT.
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANI

ALEXANDRIA, VA, Lee. 10 1OS'.J
At q regular meeting of the Board of Directors
held this day. Benoni Wheat, esq, was called to
the chair. and VIM. II. Lambert appointed secTe.
tary.
The death of JOHN B. SMooT. President Of the
Bank, being announced, the following resolutions
wero unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the Board OF Directors of this
Bank have heard with feelings of profound sor
row and deep regret of the decesse of our Presi
dent, John y. Smoot.
Resolved, That by this melancholy and sudden
event. this Board has been deprived Of tho wise
counsels of one of its most faithful aud diIigent
members; of the services of one who although
ever watchful and Jealous still was always con-
gcientious and honorable in all that he did for the
promotion Of the prosperity of tho institution
over which he had presided for the past fourteen
years. that by his genial. gentlemanly and
courteous bearing he had endeared himself unto
us, and By his general recttudc without blot or
blemish, had won for him elf our entire confidence
and esteem.
Resolved. Thst we most respectfully and sim
corelY condole with the family of cur departed
associate in this their great affection. As atheme
for pleasant "reminiscences of the past, We need
only refer them to his COED and virtuons life ami
to the great respect and love entertained for him
by tho prominent ard wisc, the rich and the poor
of this his native city.
Resolved That copy of this record be furn-
ished to the family Of our deceased friend and
also to the city papers Tor publication.
VIM II. LAMBERT, Sec.
At a regular meeting of Mechanics I odge No.
8, K of p held in Pytban Hall Monday even
ing, January 2, 1888, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted
Whereas, Providence in inscruiabe wisdom has
seen proper to lay upon our beloved brother
Justus H. Rathbone the founder OF our oder the
heavy hand Of affection in removing from him
the companion who for over a quarter Of a ccntu-
ry had shared his joys and sorrows and who had
by tho quiet, loving giaces for which she was
characterized, won the regard of all with whom
she came in communication, whether as mother
wife friend, friends, neghbors and
brothers unto in extending to Brother Rathbone
our sympathies in this his hour of afilcton with
the assurance that with a full and hearty reii-
ance on tho pie gcs of revealed religion. We have
every reason 10 believe the separation only
temporary, and tina: Brother Rathbone, when
called upon to CROSS tho dark river will fad
waiting for him upon the other shore the loved
and lost. really to give him meeting to list for
eyermore.
Resolved, That tho above be spread upon the
minutes of our meeting, and be fnrpished tho
press for publication, and that an engrossed copy
be sent to Brother Justus II. Rathbonc.
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Miners, Strike.

ASHLAND, Pa, Jan. 3.-Tne knights of
labor miners at q meeting here last night
decided to go on strike, and as conss-
quence there is but one Reading coliery in
this district working to-day and that one is
snort handed. Riley & Co. have made a
satisfactory agreement with their employees
and their collieries are in operation. This
agreement, it is said, is continuance ofthe
rate of wages in force during the past few
moothG
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Fresllets.

PITTsgURG, Jan. 3.-The coal feet with
its 100000 bushels of black diamonds did
not get away last night or this morning as
anticipated. The rivers reached good
stage, IL feet, about l o'clock this morning,
but the coal men were afraid to send out
their craft on account of the heavy ice, The
water i, now receding with nine feet three
inches on the gauge, and unless the ice passes
out much more rapidly, the rivers will get
too low for the shipment of any but the
lightest craft. No ice gorges have been re.
ported and but very little damage has re-
suited from the ice so far.
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How A CH1NAMAN HANDLES A RATTLE

How A CHINAMAN HANDLES A RATTLE
sNAKE.-While- strolling through South
Main street this afternoon Tribune report.
er was accosted by the keeper of a stand
with the remark: Look here Beauties,
amt they?n Holding up to view raisin
box, he raped on the wire screen covering
the top aud Immediately was heard the
well.known whirring noise made By the
California rattlesnakes. Coiled up in the
box was mass of snakes from three to six
feet long, nearly filling the boz, wriggling
and gliding into apparently inextricable
knots and constantly in motion. This was
explained to the reporter as new industry
which some boys living in the Santa Monica
mountains have started. The "rattlers"
are caught by means of slip'noos of cord
and dumped into tin box, and when the
sport fails the tin box is covered and
brought into town. The market man said
that there is fair commercial demand for
"rattlers" from the Chinese, who use them
as medicine, and they readily command
from 80 cents to 81 each. The Chinese
are said to handle them with impunity, and
purchaser yesterday thrust his hand into
the box, drew large rattlesnake out,
which he grasped by the back of the head
with one hand and pulled open the snakes
mouth with the other hand and examined
his teeth with the shrewdness of horse
jockey in horse trade.-Los angeles Tribune.
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Confession Of n Murderer.

RUSH CITY. Minn., Jan. 3.-Eric Erick.
son has confessed the murder of his wife
some days ago, asking only that his life be
spared. He is thought to be demented, say.
ing be killed his wife because she made
him wear shirts charged with electricity.
His son, aged 10, testified that he twisted a
scarf around the mothers neck and dragged
her out into the wood.shed, where she was
found dead. The large family of small
children stayed alone with their murdered
mother 10 the back shed for two days with
nothing to eat but potatoes. The murdered
woman was again about to become moth
or. There is talk of lynching Erickson.
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Tunnel Completed.

GALENA, Ills, Jan. 3.-The Minnesota
and Northwestern r. R. tunnel in Rice
township, this county was completed yester-
day and Is now ready for the iron which
will soon be laid, completing So miles of
the road in Davies and Stephenson counties.
The tunnel, the longest in Illinois and the
longest In the United States Is 2460 feet
from entrance to entrance, 25 feet wide and
&c feet high The boring which began April
1887, was through deposit ofthick pulpy
slate which was both tedious and expensive.
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The Coke Workers.

PITTsBURe, Jan. ST is stated that the
reduction recently made in the price OF
coke will not affect the wages of the coke
workers It has been decided that the re-
duced price will only be in operation dur
ing this month. This decision relieves the
coke district of great anxiety. 1t had
been thought that reduction of wages
would certainly follow the reduction OF
price, but the operators have agreed not to
change the wages for the present. They al
so decided that the reduced price would be
DOLLY temporary.
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TO.DAY,s TELEGRAPMIC NEWS
The Late Railroad Accident.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 3-J.H. Alvey, one OF
the victims of the railroad accden. on the
Southern Railroad, died at his residence in
Coviugton, Ky.. and his wife ia reported to
be in dying condition. The other would
ed are doing we'll. A special from Green
wood, KY, says: tine fear grows hourly
that the most terrible part of the story of
Saturdays accident remains to he told. AS
time wears on and the wreck is being clear
ed away the presence of more victims in the
debris becomes apparent. When the wreck
occurred q number of passengers who were
in the ladies' coach and smoking car on the
north bound train succeeded in making
their escape from the cars with trifing in
juries. Just who they are and how many is
not known. Last night the bones of two
unfortunaes were found reduced almost to
ashes, burned with these cars. There is alb.
soutely nothing by which they can be iden'
tilted, and 1t is not certain whether the
bones are those of males or females. Mr..
G. c. Gillespie, of Beaver, small settlement
near this place, visited the wreck last night
While digging in the ruins he discovered the
hair attached to the scalp ola woman. The
flesh, of course, was burned away, but the
beautiful long locks are in good state of
preservation. Almost in the same spot
where the hair was found Mr.. Gillespie
found child's shoe. The other shoe has
not yet been found, neither has any account
been given of the loss of child. A little
deeper in the debris in the same spot where
the hair and shoe were found, Gillespie
picked up letter. It was written in a
good, plain, feminine hand, dated at st. Au
gustine. Fla, addressed to "Dear Lulu" and
signed "Ben." There is nothing in the let
ter to give any clue to the name of the
writer or receiver, and the envelope, unfor-
tunately, cannot be found. After the acct
dent search was made for an unknown
man who was seen to enter the toilet room
oftbe ladies' coach on the north.bound train
an instant before the crash came. He was
nevsr seen again, aud all efforts to locate
him prove futile. It is believed that he was
unable to get out of the little apartment and
Was burned to death in the car. 1t is be
lieved that the bones found last night are
those of the man and woman above referred
to. The child was probably with Its mother
and died with her. its body being buried in
the debris. The suspicion grows that there
are more bodies buried 10 the wreck.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-03

NOTHING is better known to Senator Vor.
hees's famiiars than his disgust for the hum.
bug called civil service reform, and for its
advocates; and yet that Senator lauds the
President, the main supporter of that
humbug, on all public occasions. The SEN
ator's own recent speeches show that. at
least at the time he made them, he was in
favor of protective tariff; and yet he now
says he intends to make speech endorsing
the Presidents recent low tariff message.
There are many other people who have the
same opinion of politics as that entertained
for them by we'll known member of the
Board of Aldermen of this city.
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AIEX CAMBRIA.
TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8.
1888 ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE. 1873

The GAZETTE, chronologically, is in the
eighty ninth year of its existence and ID not
only the Oldest paper in the.State, but, with
very few exceptions, in the country. Not
withstanding the fulneas of it's years, 1t has
kept. and will continueto keep abreast OF the
times in all that pertains to neacs paper,
furnishing its readers daily with perfect
mirror of passing events, domestic and for
eien. It's facilities for obtaining news as
thew increase are taken advantage of and
used for the benefit Of its readers, who are
thus kept thoroughly posted as to all that is
of interest politically, socially, financially
and commercially. Special attention ia
given to matters concerning the State and
its welfare, while lis local columns contain
all that is of the slightest interest to Alex
andria. Its regular correspondence from
Washington and Richmond are features OF
peculiar interest, as attested by the eager
ness with which they are read and copied
by other papers. while its editorial depart
ment, conducted with reference to the best
Interests of the city, State and country, will
continue to advocate what is believed to be
right, just. honest and patriotic. With
pisw TO the Interests Of merchants. farm.
ere. and all interested. its commercial COL
umns are carefully edited and Its market
reports are acknowledged By all to be faith
full and accurate. Through all this section
of tie State and in all parts of the country
where Virelpians have located, there will
the GAZETTE generally be found, and thus
SO an advertising medium 1t has few equals
outside the large cities. In the household,
counting room and workshop, 1t is an ever
welcome visitor, acceptable alike to old and
young, the grave and the gay.
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LYNcHED-Last Friday colored c,l

LYNcHED.-Last Friday colored girl
died under suspicious circumstances in
Pickena county, S. C. The inquest showed
that she had been outraged, and had died
from Der iujnries. Suspicion fell on half
witted white man named Wedrop, whowas
arrested aud sent to the courthouse. in
charge Of two constables. On the road the
guard was intercepted by crowd of negroes
who overpowered them, took the prisoner
away. carried him into the woods and fred
a volley into him. without, however, inflict.
ing serious injuries. They then took the
wounded man and hanged him to tree,
and left him hanging there.
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Missing Steamer.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. ]. Jan. 3.-The
whereabouts of The steamer Tonawanda,
recently in distress off Brigantine, is un.
known here. Neither the government sta-
lions nor the wrecking commissioner have
any information regarding her. Two large
tugs wero seen off here Sunday and the sup.
position is that the Tonswanda was taken
in tow and proceeded on her voyage or was
taken to Delaware Breakwater.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-03

Mrs. CLEvELAND's CosTUME.-At the
Presidents New Year reception yesterday
Mrs. Cleveland never looked better She
hal On dress OF olive green plush. The
trained skirt was almost plain, two broad
side panels on the front being outlined BY
three-iuch passemepterie in dull gilt in ara.
besque designs. The waist was cut SQUARE
back and front. A fold of soft ecru lac.
threaded with gilt lay against the white
neck, and was caught at the right side with
q truelover's knot in dull gold. The elbow
sleeves had pointed and shaped ornaments
on the shoulder of passementerie, the sams
forming pointed stomacher. At the edge
OF the basque was thick bullion cord Dir
die, and this, tied in long double knot
with tasseled ends. fell nearly to :he he.n Of
the dress in front. She wore On the left
hand long glove reaching the sleeve. Of
faint olive tint. Her right hand was bare.
as usual. Her hair, arranged in q Grecian
coil and fluffy bangs in front, was highly be
coming. On the left side strand of da
monds was worn, forming half tiara orGa.
menS, and in the knot of hair at he bsck
was thrust diamond headed dagger. Hey
costume was one of thu most becoming she
has ever worn, and just met the happy NJ, :
dunn for grand toilette for days even.
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nomination

THOUGH THE Pope has been deprived Of all his
territorial possessions, he received more homaso
upon the OCCASION of his recent Jubilee than was
or ever will be accorded any ca thly ruler. The
centre and the four corners of the world united
to give him praise and honor. The South will
always have warm place in its heart for the
Popedom, because, Of all the European powers, it
was the only one that recognized the existence of
the Confederate States
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WHEN A young man. who, by hard work
and strict economy. has saved thousand
dollars on which to commence housekeep-
ing, expends it in house rent, furniture, bed
ding, clothing, fuel, Ralt, sugar, rice, and
other necessaries. he has the disagreeable
knowledge, that is if be knows anything
about the tariff, that, of his thousand dollars,
four hundred and seventy have been ex'
acted of him by the existing protective
tariff. and have gone into the U. s. Treasury,
which is already overhowing with hundreds
of millions for which there is no use
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Stabbine ARRAY.

DETROIT, Jan. ga stabbing ARRAY in
which elk Poles were engaged occurred near
the corner of Antoine and Illinois streets at s
o'clock last night. jos Cogeski and Michael
ind Thomas Obliski were severely cut.
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The Reading RaiIronN Strike.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Austin Corbin when
seen to-day in reference to the strike on the
Reading system said that every thing, as far
as he knew, was going along smoothly and
he had no fear of any further trouble.
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A Brief Message,

ALBANY. N. Y, Jan. 3.-The New YORK
Legislature was opened to day. Governor
Hill in his message says he determined to
mako that document the briefest on record
because he realzsd that he who gives his
suggestions with conciseness aud brevity
confers no small gift upon active men in
this busy age.
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Arthur Simmonds. man of eccentric APP
pearance, and partially drunk, entered the
Metropolitan District railway station, Eng.
land, recently, and took OF his bools and
when elected soon came back more drunk,
blew bugle to attract attention, and then
proceeded 10 undress himself in public.
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The Mexican Ear,huunke.

ST.. LOUIS, Jan. ga special from the
City of Mexico says that the earthquake
felt there yesterday morning was percepti-
bly, felt throughout Southern Mexico, and
in tho city of Iguall was quite severe.
Some damage to property, consisting prn.
cipally in cracking of walls, is reported. but
no loss of life
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disastrous Fire.

sALIpA, Col, Jan. S.-Tbe most disas.
trous confagration in the history of Salida
occurred yesterday afternoon. TWenty-one
houses were destroyed in the business por-
ton of the town. The loss is estimated at
5000, 900 with Insurance of about one.third.
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sense of the term" and so say all the mill
lionaires in the U. s. Senate. No wonder
for if they were not protected by cunning
laws and ill-gained money, mary OF them
would be brought to justice.
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Death ola Minister.

YANKroN, Oak, Jan. 3-Rev Melancthon
Hoyt, aged 80, pioneer in the Episcopal
ministry of the Northwest, for several years
pastor of the Yankton church, and Dean of
Dakota, died yesterday.
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No preparation could have made such
reputation as Salvation Oil has (in so short u
time) without intrinsic merit of Che hghe t
order. 1t kills pain. Price 25 cents bot.
rio
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Memory is the treasury of reason, the reg
istry Of conscience, and the council chamber
of thought, but what is memory without
reason. and judgment? 1t is these last that
convince US that we can't get safely through
the winter without DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.