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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr.. Bonner's celebrated race horse Dex.
ter died on Saturday.
Eight steamships sailed for Europe from
New York Saturday with nearly 1000 cabin
passengers.
The President has not made up his mind
yet as to the man he will nominate for the
Office of Chief Justice.
Senator Cullom has authorized a reporter
of the Associated Press to say that he is not
q candidate for the presidency.
Rear Admiral Charles Stewart Boggs died
yesterday afternoon at New Brunswick, n.
j., of paralysis aad general debility.
There was wreck on the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad yesterday morning at
Calera, Ala. A negro brakeman was killed.
The ocean pier at Cape May, n. j.. was
sold Saturday by the sheriff to D. K. Patter'
son, attorney, for go .OOO to satisfy the claims
OF creditor.
Tweuty.6v Eve thousand gross of buttons
were destroyed together with the factory OF
the Day Button Works Company at LING
Island City yesterday.
The sheriff of st. Msry's county. Md, has
asked the Adjutapt General to order out the
Leonardtown Guardanext Friday, when Bis
coe is to Do executed.
Cross and White, the defaulling president
aud cashier of the State National Bank Of
Raleigh, n. c., who have been confined 10
| iail there two weeks to await trial. gave bond
and we're released from Jail on Saturday
night.
Elk Senotor Mcdonald was defeated in
Indianapolis last week as delegate to the
Indiana democratic State convention, a
friend of Gov Gray, who is candidate for
the vice presidency, beating the ex-senator
by vote Of three to one.
United States Minister Pendleton is rap
idly recovering. He is attended by his lit
tie daughter, who hurried to his bedside
from Italy, where she was on tour for her
health Mr. Peddeton's physician advise s
him TO abstain from work for long time.
For some mouths past band Ct organized
negro burglars have been making almost
nightly raids npon citizens of Mexico, in
northern Missouri. Saturday night nearly
every suspicious negro in town was arrested.
The houses we're searched, and all kinds OF
dry gooda, clothing, knives, jewelry, watch
es, pistols, etc, we're recovered.
Col. John A. Graham, who was ninety
yesrs old last December, died yesterday at
his residence in Washington. He was horn
in stanton. Va, in 1897 but since 1917 he
has made his home in keokuk, la. MIR.
Graham was appointed chief c'e;k to the
Register of the Treasury by Secretary Chase
| in 1861, and was afterward Assistant Regis
ter, remaining in that position until 1876,
when, on account of old age, he resigned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23

Political.

PITTsBURG, April 23.-The Chronicle Tete'
graph editcria!ly to-day claims to have in
formation of a bald scheme to control the
republican presidential nomination. The
plan is to stampede the convention for Nj.
Blaine with the expectation that if ne does
refuse the nomination his declina,ion will
not be received until after the adj ournment
of the convention. In this event the Ma
tional Committee will be called upon to name
the man. The committee, it is claimed, is
controlled by those at the bottom of the
scheme, men who were brought into poltl-
cal prominence by their association with MIR.
B 'aine in previous campaigns. 10 fairness
to the claims to the other eminent republi-
cans who are not candidates, if Mr.. Blaine
will accept tina nomination, that gentleman
is urged to plainly reatfirm his position be-
fore the convention assemblies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23
Earthquakes in Yunman.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-The steamer
City of New York which arrived yesterday
from China. brings details of an earthquake
in Yunnan. The project of Lin An, with
Chi Hens, OF Ship Ping and KEN Shut I'M
der him, have jointly reported 10 the govern
or of Yunnnn IS follows: From the second
day Of the twelfth moon Of the last
year i'll the Third day of this year
thero were over ten shocks of earth.
quake accompanied by noise like
thunder. Yumsnd in the cities ofShip Ping
ard KEN Shut were either knocked down
or split right down, and temples likewise.
In Ship Ping eight or nine tenihs Of The
houses in the south are ling down, and
half OF those in the east, in the north
west thousand bciug cracked or
bent out OF tho perpendicular; two hun
dred people men and women old aud
young, being crushed TO death; wounded and
and il ured over 800 At Turg Hang over
500 were crushed to death and about 700 or
500 wounded At Mag Hang there are
over 200 dead and over 400 injured. AT 81
Hang there are over 200 dead and. over $50
injured. At Pen Hang about 100 were kill.
ed and the same number injured. THE four
places last named are suburbs
In ths town and subuEbs over 1000 peop'e
are either killed or wounded. eight or nine
tenths CT the houses fallen down and the rest
cracked and leaning over. At KEN Shuiin
the city seven were killed and many wound
ed; in the northwest suburb 800 to 400 houses
were overturned, 249 people killed aud 80
or 100 wounded
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23

ANOTHER WELL HoRRoR-A report
comes from Oskdale, about hundred miles
northwest of Omaha, Neb., that child
three years OF age fell into deep bored well
from which about twenty feet of tubing had
been removed, leaving hole about foot
in diameter; the child remained at the bot
tom Of this hole two days and nights and
was finally extricated after keeping the
population of the surrounding country high.
ly excited and miserable through sympathy.
The rescuers dug shaft near the well. and
from this sewer hole tunneed toward the
imprisoned child. The work in the tunnel,
in sand so loose and treacherous that they
dared not touch it with pick or shovel. is
said to have been terribly exciting, the work
ers, burrowing softly with their hands only,
being stimulated by the moaning of the
child and not overcheered by the prospect
of a CAVERN that would bury them alive.
The first tunnel struck the bore too far
above the place where the child was, 80 a
second shaft was dug from the tunnel itself,
and the child was rescued alive and ap
parently uninjured. although it had been all
the while so doubled up that its head,
which fortunately did not go down first, was
pres sed against the lower joints of the legs Hun
dreds of people were about the mouth of tho shaft
when the rescuers reached the surface with their
precious burden and fainting is said to have be-
gun ard progressed at rate never before known
except at colored camp meeting in the green ap
pie season.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23
Resumed Operations.

PlTTsBURG, April % The Edgar Thomp.
son steel works at Brsddock, Pa. resumed
operations to-day, several hundred non
union men going TO work. So far there has
been no trouble. The knights of labor were
early on the ground but they kept at cafe
distance from the company's property, and
did not interfere with the hands. Some
bricklayers employed at these works day
refused 10 work, alleging as the cause that
Pinkeiton's detectives we're patrolling the
premises
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To.D.s1.,s TEhRon.fPHIc DIsP.sTcHEs.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April %.
SENATE.

Among the petitions preaented and re-
ferred were two fron the State Of Kansas
One in favor Of an impost tax on raw silk
and the other to make good to the officers
and soldiers of the lnte war the difference
between gold and the gold value OF the
greenbacks in which they were paid.
A conference committee on the House
Joint resolution accepting the invitation OF
the French Republic to take part in the in
tsrnatonal exposition at Paris in 1889 WAS
ordered. and Senators Sherman. Evarts and
Brown were appointed.
The House bill prohibiting the making
lin Washington or Georgetown) OF books "
or "p oois' on the result of trotting or run
Mug races, or boat races, or baseball, was
taking from the calendar and passed.
The Senate then resumed consideration
ofths bill to forfeit certain lands heretofore
granted for The purpose OF aiding in the
construction of railroadf.
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House an in
vitation to participate in the celebration OF
the centennial anniversary OF the inaugura
ticn of George Washington to be held in
New York April 30. 1889. Referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
The pending business coming over from
thu Friday night session was Senate bill
granting pension OF 800 month to the
widow of General James B. Ricketts,. with
an amendment reducing the rate to $40.
The amendment was, after debate, ADOPT,
ed and the bill as amended passed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23

A BALL OF SNAKES. While a train on tho
South Florida was below Kissimilia. the en-
gneer was treated 10 novel sight. at this
point the roads runs through a swamp, and
the grade ia but slightly higher than the wa
ter and mud. While going along at a fair
speed the engineer notice d queer ball or
bunch of something about 100 yards ahead
in the centre of the track. The morning was
somewhat foggy and rather cold. Before he
could clearly see if it was really an ob5truc
ton, the engine was almost on il.
Then to his amazement, he saw il was
ball of snakes. They we're all rolled
and twined in together, with their
heads sticking out in all directions,
and about the bulk of bushel basket.
The engine struck them fair and threw tho bunch
into the air, when it burst and the snakes flew in
all directions, some on the cowcatcher, Others on
the engine and one or two of them managed to
light near the cab The engineer says the snakes
were all Sizes colors and kinds, the big black
snakes predominating. He saw them squ rmng
on the running gear of The engine, and he put on
an extra head of steam and pulled ahead as fast
as possible. at the next station, some five miles
below, the crowd on the platform gave the loco
motive wide berth. An examination and search
revealed over ten big black whip, COW and water
snakes The section master afterward said it was
q common sight on cold, frosty mornings to SEQ
such snake balls. Where the engine struck the
mas the remains Of fifteen serpents were found, q
few Of them large. 1t is said that probably 90
and over were together when disturbed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23
Rrntal Murder.

SOUTH BEND, Iud, April 23-Michael
Engiish, workman in a brick yard here,
was brutally murdered by Peter Ryan, a
dissolute character yesterday. English and
Ryan both boarded at lhs same boarding
house. During the mofriog Ryan got into
q dispute with English and logged him
about, endsavoring to get into fight. About
noon English was seated By table in a sa
loon and Ryan came into tho room By side
door behind English AID rashing up dealt
him heavy blow with knife on tho lef,
side OF The head RYAN was captured aud
lodged in Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23

THREE HUNDRED WOMEN AGAINST ONE
MAN-Oyer three centuries ego there was
book published in Scotland by John Knox
entitled The Terrible Regimen Of Women"
We are reminded of its title by the reports
in the Cincinnati papers of the deeds ola
mob of women in the Ohio town OF East Liv
erpool. A wealthy citizen Of that place had
been guilty of assaulting and otherwise
wropging his wife, and the women who
knew the facts determined TO punish him
with their own strong handa. 10 the fore
noon they marched to his house, three hun
dred strong, armed with offensive missiles.
He shut himself in and locked and barred his
doors. Their first business was to rout him
out They built q bonfire close to his house,
and as the flames leaped up thew threw vol,
leys Of stones at his windows. He hid him
self inside from their fury. They seized
heavs pieces of timber aud used them as
battering rams, until his doors were batter
ed in. Driven to bay, he rushed out with u
loaded revolver in each hand. This in
famed their fury. They derided and defed
him. The female tormenters were about to
clutch the wretch when he was struck with
pauic, bolted out and took to his heels. The
police seized him in his fight aud got him
To place of safety only by putting him be
hind The bars of the jail The mob was
ready to storm the Jail, but it was too strong
for them. They could not be pacifed until
they got promise that be would leave the
town. The three hundred women had given
him terrible lesson as to the danger Of
wronging his wife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23
From, Washington.
[ special Correspondence of tho Alexis. GAzErr

Special Correspondence OF tho A!eGS. dAZETTE.J
WASHING ron. d. c., April %, 1855.
Seuator.e elect Barbour Of Virginia, chair
man of the democratic committee OF bis
State. has received q letter from Z. +. Elier
be, secretary of the citizens committee oil
arrangements OF ST. Louis, to the effect that
accomm odation has been secured for the
Virginia delegation at the Laclede House.
Arrangements for the accommodation of tne
delegate to the State democratic conven.
ton at Norfolk will be made by the citizens
committee of that city.
Representative Browne, Of the lat Vir-
ginia district is formulating bill to apply
generally, but particularly TO General Il. l..
Page and Capt Spottswood of his State,
both survivors of the Mexican war, but who,
he says, are excluded from the benefits OF
the Mexican war pensions act by an arbtra.
nv ruling Of Commissioner Black, who de-
cidss that they were dismissed from the o.
6 navy. though the fact is that they resign.
ed their commissions ia the navy before en-
tering the service of the Confederate States.
Mr.. Grain, of the House Committee on
Elections. says the democratic majority of
the subcommittee of that committee to
whom the subject of federal aid to State
public schools was referred, if they can ever
get meeting of the full committee, will re-
mort to it the Grain bill, and that the repub-
lican minority will report the Blair bill as
substitute. He says he ia confident the Blair
hill. should it ever reach the house, will be
defeated.
The Sherman men here are very much
depressed to-day AID at The Capitol the
talk among the republicans 10 to the elect
that Mr.. Sherman is as near the Presi.
Dental nomination now as he will ever be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23

DEATH OF Mr.. OLIVER BE1RNE.-Mr.
Oliver Beirne died in New Orleans Saturday,
in tho 18th year of his age. Mr.. Beirne was
born 10 Monroe county, W. Va, in 1911. and
was twice married, his second wife being
sister of the Rev. d. F. Scrigg, formerly of
this city. Mr. Beirne was the owner Of the
Old Sweet Springs, and possessed large
tracts of land in Monroe county. Not lons
ago the late John Burnside, the wealthy
gar planter of Louisiana. made him his
sole egatee, which increased his wealth t.
an estimated amount of ten million dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23
a TALK WITH JUDGE KE1rH.-Judee

a TALK WITH JUDGE KEITH Judge
James Keith, OF the Eleventh Judicial dis
trict of Virginia, said to reporter of Wash.
ington paper last night that the people OF
his section were heartily in favor of the re-
nomination of Cleveland and the passage of
the Mills tariff bill. Speaking of the direct
tax bill, the Judge said that he was glad the
measure had been defeated, as he considered
it both unconstitutional aud an effort of the
proteciionisls 10 prevent tariff reduction
Among the republicans of his section he did
not think there was any particular prefer
eacc IN regard to who should be nomiuated
FIR the Presidency. As matter OF couese
they would vote for any one selected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23
Mrs. Langtry had quito an experience in

Mrs. Langtry had quite an experience in
Houston, Tex, on Thursday night. While
she, accompanied by her manager and Fred
dy Gebhard, were driving to The private Car
which she makes her home while travelling,
Waterman told them not to drive across
the railroad tracks. Manager Keogh and
Freddy Immediately alghted from the car
risge and proceeded punch the Waterman,
after which they retired to the car. The
Waterman swore out warrants, and with q
deputy marshal and posse went to the car.
The Lily, in charming neglige attire, assured
the officers that Mr. Gerhard was not in the
car; that he was 5000 miles away, and that
she didn't know where Mr.. Keogh was, bus
thought he could be found at the hotel. She
pleaded with the posse with all her powers
not to make scene, and at the same time
told them how glad she was that they were
officers and not Texas train robbers, as she
first imagined. She finally settled the mat
ter hv paying S79.50-rather an expensive
pounding, it would seem. But, then, she
did not have to discover Mr.. Gabhard's
whereabouts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23

VARIOUS legislative means have been sug'
ges.ed by which to increase the influx OF
immigration and capital into this State. 1t
is not the enactment of new laws, but the
repeal of old ones that is needed to elect
the desired purpose Oae Of the most ct
fectiye obstacles to the advent of settlers
and money into Virginia ia The niddeberger
law, which has not only utterly destroyed
the credit of the State, but, naturally, affect
ed iniurousy bat Of all her citizens. An
other, only less in drgree, is her numerous
exemption laws, which practically render
the collection of small dcbs almost imposs!
bic. II ali the la~s referred TO were repeal
ed, no small part of the immigration and
capital that row pass through Virginia, on
their ~ay farther South, would stop within
her limits
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23
Burned TO Death.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2S.-A dispatch
from South Vineland, n. j.. says the barn OF
Mrs. Ellen Buckmieter was destroyed by fire
yesterday afternoon, together with two
horses and e COW. MIS- Chase, the aged
mother Of Mrs. Buckmister, and The Iat.er's
10-year-old son went into the barn 10 rescue
the stock, and were burned to death ly the
roof falling ia. The property was not in
sured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Nearly 5000 votes were cast al the demo-
cratic primary election in Richmond.
All the delegates to the republican Slate
convention elected in Norfolk arc Malone
men.
The two million collar shipyard at New
port Newa ia TO DO built by Philadelphia
capitalists.
Col. Carter NJ Braxton has been promo.
ted TO chief engineer of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad.
The truckers around Norfolk are in fine
SPLITS over the prospect Of good crops.
Several expect to ship strawberries next
week.
There was heavy frost in and around
Danvile Friday night and the ground froze.
Fruit and early vegetables suffered consider
able damage.
Samuel Phelps, brakeman, was fatally
crushed on the Western Branch Railroad,
near Norfolk Saturday, by being caught be-
tween the bumpers.
The barn of DIR. VIM. Mullin, near South
Mills, on the Dismal Swamp canal, WAS
burned on Thursday night, together with q
lot of corn and farming utensils.
The Riverside Cotton Mill Company Of
Danvile has decided to double the capacity
of its mills, and to that end will commence
the erection of additional buildings at once.
Large and valuable deposits of magnetic
iron ore have been discovered at Walters
Ford, 10 Henry county, Immediately on the
line of the Danvlle and New River Rail.
road
Gen. Malone has prepared q long state.
ment in support of the charge made in his
confidential circular asserting that the Hon.
James G. Blaine used every effort to thwart
the ex Senator in past campaigns in Viz
ginia.
The Chief of Police Of Danvile has re
turned with 5. ]. Wilkinson, alias Johnston,
the young man who disappeared with $500
of Maj W. r. Sutheriin's money. WlSin.
son was lodged in Jail, ana was 10 have had
II preliminary hearing to-day.
at the planning mills of Bradshaw. Gum
& Co., near Suffolk, last Saturday, George
Yam, engaged on q machine for ripping
out flooring, had his skull! crushed and was
instantly killed by the machine getting
choked and piece of flying flooring strik
ing him.
Mr.. John s. Wise is said to be confident
that the delegation to the State republi.
can convention from Richmond will be in
accord with him in his opposition to the
unit rule and his party management. Ma
hone, it is said, made no attempt to inter
fers with MIR. Wise in the selection Of the
delegates to the local convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23

The WASHINGTON Republican says Mr.,
Blaine was honest and sincere when he
wrote, in January last. my name will not
be presented to the national convention"
and that he will not be candidate before
that convention. Well, the Republican may
be- right. but men have beer nominated
without being candidates, and whether Mr..
Blaine he o candidate or not, that his chance
of nomination is better than that OF any Of the
numerous republicans who are candidates, Is
patent to every body we'll informed in re.
spect of the popular feeling on the subject
among the republicans of the North.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23
Affairs in Franco.

PARIS. April 23-Another anti Boulanger-
Isl manifestation was made in the Quarter
Latin at midnight. A party of students
barued Gen. Boulauger in effigy.
A faal split has occurred in the French
Patriotic league, the delegates refusing
by vote of 81 to is, to eanction the
nomination by the managing com
mittee OF NJ. Paul Rodlede for Honorary
President Of the League. The group of &C
lion, conformity with NJ. Deroulede, have de.
cded TO re form the League on new basis .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL
NEW YoRK, April 23.-The stock rnarh..

NEW YORK, April 23.-The stock markct r.,
very active and firm at the opening this NOR, ~,
most stocks icing small fractions alb We tho clo.
ing figures of Saturday. This adyan.sp. rs.
further improved in the early trading, sa.a f..
tions being gained over the entire list, With few
exceptions. Richmond and West Point. hover..
was exceptional, with gain of q per cent H..
advance was soon checked, however, and mos, -
list retired TO below the opening price. NJ.
market then became quiet and afterwar3 reg,.,e.
portion of the loss, and at eleven O'Clock r
fairly active and firm at slight fractions b,,.,
first prices. Richmond and West Point w. w.
active and the remainder rather quiet Nom.
easy at 2a3.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23

THE PRESERVATION ofthe forests of this
country is an object of national interest, and
much attention and 20 little legislation have
been vainly devoted to the attainment OF
q, desirable an object. And set the meas
IRE for its accomplishment is at hand, aud
nothing could be easier than its adoption.
Remove the duty on lumber, aud the forests
of Canada and of South America would be
felled, not those of the Uuited States; and
besides, the price OF lumber would be low
Grad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-23

The RICHMOND Dispatch has a decidedly
higher opinion Of the consistency OF The PEG
pls Of the State than ci their honesty IL
saws: Spy msjoriy Of Thousands the pee
ple made known their unalterebe determi-
nation to pay 90 more of the Slate deb than
the Riddleterger bill provides for paying. ,
"B; a moj,,ity of thousands, the people"
elected Col. Cameron Governor but four
wears later, also BY majority OF thousands,
they elected Governor Lee. LII Novem-
Der of 1856. by majority of thousands
they def at d seven Of the ten demo
cratic congressional uominees. But that
that does not prove they wiil do the same
next November Times change and men
change with them, and if the Dispatch IN
S esd of preaching reputation, as 1t does
now, would preach the honest payment OF
thu State debt as it did few years ago,
and all the other democratic newspapers IN
the STATE would do likewise, III" better 1t
woud be, rot only for tho Virginia democ'
racv, hut FIR Virginia.