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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-31
Tariff Sub Committee Discuss Plans and Pur-
noses.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-The tariff sub
committee of the senate committee on
finance held its first meeting to-day at
which a general discussion of plans and
purposes took place.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-31
MUFFINS.

One pint of milk, two beaten eggs, two
tabIespoonfuls of melted butter, two
tables oonfuls of sugar, two teaspoon
fuls of cream tartar, one teaspoonful of
soda, flour enough to make batter that
will drop from the spoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Sixty five German generals have teen
placed on the retired list.
The President and Mrs Cleveland passed
quiet Christmas at The White House. They
were the recipients Of many kindly gemem-
branc:e.
After queryeline with her husband, Annie
D!etsel, wife of New York workman,
swallowed Paris green Monday, and died
after much suffering.
On Christmas tho overland eastbound
Central Pacific train WAS held up by robbers.
near Clipper Cap, in the Sierras, and robbed
OF large amount OF money, said TO be
$50, 900.
The business portion of Marbehead,
Mass, was burned yesterday, more than
twenty -fve buildings, including eight or ter
large shoe factories being destroyed. The
loss is estimated at 100000.
1t is thought that the burning of the
steamer Left Erickson, near Seattle, w. T.,
was caused by demijohn in the pilot
bursting, and the whiskey running through
to the boiler and igniting. Six lives were
lost.
heavy pressure is being brought to bear
upon Gen. Harrison to induce him TO ap.
point Blaine Secretary of State-about ss un
wise an appointment, at this time, as could
be made, However, "it's none of our
funeral
The report of the State commissioner OF
statistics of Texas for the past year shows
there were 1928 births in that State, of
whom 1857 were colored, 500 white pairs
of twins and 1919 colorsd. 10 sets of white
tripets and colored.
Two young white man, named + loer
Kitchener and G. B. Donaldson, quarreled
about woman last night in bawdy house
on street n. w. Washington. and during
The row that followed Donaldson stabbed
Kitchener in the back with a knife, iDillct
ing serious wound. Donaldson was ar
rested.
Johnson Hafsld the worst OF the whole
Hatfield gang, died last week in Lawrence
county, Ky. He ruined daughter OF old
man Mccoy and was one of the leaders in
the afair when the three Mccoy boys were
tied to bushes and shot to death, and also in
The attack on Randolph McCoy's house 8
year ago, when his daughter and another OF
his boys were murdered
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
Foreign News.

PARIS, Dec. GA dispatch from Nioe
reports the death of Gen. Louis MaikoT
the famous Russian officer He was CT yea, 8
cid.
News has been received OF the death at
Martiguy Switzerland, M. Bex, the Bourse
SPECTATOR, who failed recently and fled from
Paris.
LONDON, Dsc &c Mr.. John Bright is
again improving.
A crises appears to be imminent in the
Bolton cotton trade. A portion of the EN-
ployees are already on strike and refuse to
return to work until their demands ar
complied with. The masters complain Of
bad work aud threaten to order general
lockout unless the work is improved end
the strikers return to work. The operatives
ere amply supplied with funds and defy the
masters. a prolonged struggle is feared.
MADRID, Dec. 26 "A bomb was explode /
last evening in front of the residence Of
Sanor Silvels, conservative member of the
Chamber of Deputies. The persons guilty
of The outrage are not known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
COMMUNICATED.


THE LOCAL DEPoT.-Passengers who
travel frequently over the magnficently
managed Pennsylvania railroad express
great surprise that the company should fur
nish such miserable accommodations to its
patrons and passengers in this city. The
depot building here is very small, dirty
and disgraceful looking thing, and is always
so full OF Ioafers (mostly of the colored race
and disasreeable odors that many gentle
men and ladies who are compelled 10 travel
BIZ this line have 10 wait for the trains on
the outside, in the damp, cold wind, or SUI
fer from the stencil and heat of the little re-
ception rooms On Friday evening last ne
gro roughs had pc. session of the gentle
mems side of the building. and one OF
them was spelling for fight, and
said that he could whip any black or white
--- in the place. and il he could not
with his fist he could carve oil his coat
handsomely with razor" No complaint
can be made of the polite and efficient agent
Mr.. Joyce, or bis employees, and the wri
ter is satisfied that if the leading officials Of
this we'll known and we'll managed compa
ny were appros ched and fully informed OF
the state of sfairs existing here, by the
proper parties, Alexandria would very soon
be supplied with decent and respectable ac-
comodatons. PATRON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26

PREACHERS PRoTFsr.-The Methodist
Preachers Association of Columbus, Ohio,
have adopted the following:
We, Methodist preachers of Columbus, in
view of the elevation OF Christian man to
the Presidency, DO feel that this is fitting
time for high official discountenance of the
tendencies in certain quarters to initiate the
folies, psgeantry and extraVagance OF Flu
ropead courts.
We therefore respectfully protest against
the proposed expenditure OF nearly 800 900
for the purpose Of initiating these follies,
oorrupting the simplicity of republican prin-
ciples, encouraging the tendencies to ex-
travsgance aud perpeiuating that relic OF
barbarism the Inauguration ball on the oc
casicn of his Inauguration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26

EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION The eel
ebration of the emancipation proclamation
will be observed here, under the auspices OF
the Frederick Douglass Climb aud Library
Association" on next Tuesday night, at the
Third Baptist Church, w. F. Graham pas
tor. The programme will be as follows
Prayer by Rev. w. F. Graham. National
air by the choir. Introductory remarks
by Magnus l.. Robinson. Reading of a
letter from Gen. Harrison. Reading Of the
emancipation proclamation, by Wm. A
Carter. Poem dedicated to the occasion, by
Solomon c. Brown. Grafton. by l.. w.
Pulees Benediction, by Rev. Il IL. Robin
son. The following have bean invited TO be
present: Fred. Douglass. b. X. Bruce, Sen
ators Chandler pnd Sawyer, Perry Carson,
D. A. Windsor. Lewis Mckenzie, Park Ag-
new, l.. w. Coibetl, f. l.. Fanauksn and
Mayor Downham.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26

A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.-A terrible don
BILE murder occurred Sunday night near
Muscogae l. T. a widow named Sarah John.
son and her family of four children occupied
he farm The eldest of the children was a
desperate boy named Charley. The Others
were q girl Of -. boy of 10, and q baby Of
gears The 10 year-old boy VAS Visiting,
and when he returned homo yesterday found
hs II year old sister ly2x dead on the
steps. Terrified at the sight be hasteued to
a neighbours house aud gave the news a
crowd wac quickly assembled, and hasten
ing 10 The windows, e beartrendipg sight
met their gaz9. Not more than twenty
steps from the door sy the widowed moth
err, her head beaten into jelly. By her side
lay huge oak cub covered with blood,
with which the terrible crime had beea com
mitted. Near the doorstep, on the opposite
side of the cabin. was found the maraod
remains OF the y year old daughter. The
$ year old baby was still in the house alive.
The eldest son has rot been seen since the
night of the crime snd be was known to
have had frequent quarrels with his mother.
1t is supposed that be was the perpetrator
of the horrible crime, or at least an accom-.
plce 10 it,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

MIR. Thomas Apple, respected citizen OF
Londoun county, died near Lsesburg, Mon
day, in the 18th year of his age.
The residence near Roanoke of Perry
Nugent was burned on Monday. The fire
wa caused by an inexperienced and careless
negro in charge tbs furnace in the base
roent The family barely e capped, and lost
everything, including valuable jewelry and
diamonds. The loss is heavy and the in
surance very light.
Virginia Taylor has been committed to
Accomsck county jail to await Trial on the
charge of poisoning her husband, WIN .Tay.
Tor, @ho died more than one week ago. The
coroner's jury, after sitting four days, rem
dered verdict that Taylor died from rcis-
on supposed to have been administered by
his wife. Mrs. Taylor protests her innocence
aud takes her arrest very coolly. Much
excitement prevails.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
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ASSOCIATED FRESS DISPATCHES.
Cl,rist,nas Accitlents.

CHICAGO, ILL Dec 26.-Three fatalities
and numbo. of minor casualties resulting
from accidents at Christmas festivities in
this vicinity are reported in this morning 3
dispatches.
At Geneva, Ill, John M. Stllwell, was
impersonatiDg Santa Claus at church fes
tival. His costume caught fire from can
die aud S iIlwel was fatally burned. There
was quite panic in he church, several
women and children being badly bruised in
the scraml lie for the door.
At Danville, H., F. W. Smith dressed
himself as Santa Claus, making liberal use
Of cotton batting, and uncauliously set TO
work to light the Christmas tree. The cot.
ton took fire AMI Smith was SO horribly
burned that re Ivery is impossible.
At Milwaukee. Mrs L. Eidel stepped out
to a store, leaving her children in bed. Dur
ing her absence her four year old boy got
out OF bed and started to light the candles
on the Christmas tree, which be had seea
Illuminated the night before. His night
dress took fire, aud tho little fellow ran
tack to bed with his clothes burning. The
be clothes took fire and burned rapidly.
The mother came home in time to rescue
the child who WAS sleeping in the bed. The
little boy was horribly burned and died
shortly afterwards.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26

The MKT CAMpAIGN.-Th executive
committee of the National Association OF
Democratic Clubs has already issued an ad-
dress to the democratic clubs OF the United
States, in which they say: To win the
battle Of 1892 the democrats will have to
fight the whole field from Maine to Cali
fornia, and the democratic party proposes
to fight the battle on 1.-The principles of
Thomas Jefferson, the great and first pre-
ceptor of the principles Of democracy in this
country" The address adheres to the prin-
ciple that unnecessary taxation is urjust
taxation. and that the government shoud,
therefore, raise no more money than is ne
cessary for its own economical support"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
Ki,Ied hi. wires Hetrayer.

Sr. LOUIS, Dec. 26 "A bloody domestic
tragedy occurred at the little village of O!d
Mines, in Washington county Tuesday
night Leon Daane had been to DeSoto on
Tuesday aud on returning home late at
night found Dervil Boyer asleep In his room
with his wife. Deane procured an axe and
struck Boyer three blows on the head crush
Ing his skull, aud killing him instantly. He
then walked seven miles to Potosi and gave
himself up to the sheriff, claiming that be
was justified in killing Boyer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
KilIedhy am Onicer.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Dec. GA special fir m
Harrodsburg, Ky, says: Josh Brscoe,
alias Bell. colored, Of Harrodsburg, got into a
drunken row yesterday and policemen
Smith and Waggoner attempted to arrest
him. Brscoe resisted and his coored mis-
tress attacked the officers also. Briscoe
broke loose and was trying 10 fire shotgun
at the officers when Waggoner shot him
through the heart by accident, he claims. A
cononer's jury returned verdict justifying
the killing upon the testimony of several
colored witnesses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL
New YoRK. D C. 6.-Tbcstoct n,.rI..

NEW YORK D C. 26.-Thc stock market og nal
this morning with very active business and ~.
prices were all up from Mondays final 6,n,,.
from Is to y per c:nt. The market. howe
was somewhat mixed, snl the high fisnr.s. ot a.
opening were not maintained for long ON fI...
jority of the list, although the losses were cono
to small fractions, and tho market became an -
feversh within narrow range The marko, ~.
hibted no special feature, but rem aimed s,,...
without further change and at II O'Clock +, n...
unsettled at but slight changes from The o,.r;a.
prices, though generally lower Money 3,
BALTIMORE, Dee 26-yirgiuias console.
81 past-duo coupons -; do 10-4Os 3jl ~,
do IS G5ass653s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26

IT Is NOW stated that the exciting cause
of the recent Mississippi ebuliition OF the ir
repressible race conflict was the expression
of Gen. Sberman that when the negroes rose
in the South there would be millions OF
white men in the North who would help
them, which expression was made the tex
of a sermon prea ,hsd to he negroes of the
locality referred to by ons of their preachers
a short time before. Toe brothers Sherman
are not of one mind On the negro subject
for while the Senator tells the negroes that
they mist submit t, the State powers thai
ne, the Generals advice incites them to muir
lar
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
Tobaeco Factory Burned.

DANvILLE, Va, Dec. &c AT South Boz
ton yesterday the large tobacco factory Of
J. w. Easley, was burned. The factory was
occupied by Norman & Evans, and con-
tanned stock Ct old tobacco valued at thr.
ty-Gve thousand dollars. 1t was feared at
one time that the whole town would be de-
stroy ed, ard Danville was asked for assist
ance, but the flames were finally exin-
puished
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
Suicides.

CINCINNATI, o, Dec. 26.-Ex-Judge Rub.
ert A. Johnston shot himself through the
head this morning at bis residence in Avon
dale.
LYNcHBURG, Va, Dec. 26 Robert Hull,
fireman on the Norfolk and Western Rail
road, and brother of Allen Hull, general
passenger agent of the same road, commit
ted suicide last night by taking landsnum
at the Arlington Hotel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26

A CONVICT CEMErERY.-A half mile east Of the
prison, upon o woody knoll, the convict buryinE
ground is situated. 1t is an Enclosure of about
two acres, and the only resemblance the spot hss
to city of the dead is in the long rows of
mounds that extend east snd west, denoting the
resting place of the unhonorei desd. No stately
monuments here, no marble shafts or broken col.
umns erected by loving hans in memory of tho
departed no besutiful fowcrs or grassy lawns
not oven respectable marble slab of any kind to
recall the memory of the mslefactors. All idcnti-
ty is lost. When the dead is buried here the
grave is marked by small pine board, on which
is printed the prison number, name, age and date
of death The elements soon erase these, aud in
short time no one can tell the occupants of thee
narrow homes.-Jolict cor. ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
From Washington.

Especial Correspondence of tho Aloxs. GAzErrsl
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. &c. 1855
SNYDER, the assumed pane OF the man
who died from excessive use of liquor at the
Metropolitan Hotel the other day, was buried
in the German cemetery at one o'clock this
afternoon. A letter has been recsived from
o lawyer in Columbia, Tennessee, stating
that he is familiar with the dead mans his
tory, and holds papers that Will be of value
to his heirs. While here he never divu' Sed
his real name. The hotel people say he al
ways acted like q gentleman, even when
drunk.
A newspaper dispatch OF last night says
Representative Laird of Nebraska is dying.
A private dispatch OF the night before said
he was to start for Magnolia on the Dismal
Swamp. near Suffolk, Virginia, the water Of
which is said to be impregnated with bro
mine, and therefore to possess especial cura
tive powers to patients so affected as MIR.
Laird.
Representative r. NJ. Browne of Indiana,
sne OF the most intelligent men in Congress,
received letter 10 day from the managers OF
The institution for the feeble minded in his
State, thanking him for iavoys, and telling
him it would give them great pleasure to
receive him.
1t is rumored here that as the Southern
republicans will hold the balance of power
in the next House, they are already making
plans Tor reaping all the advantage posses-
sed by that power.
Mr.. Culbertson, chairman of the House
Judiciary committee, says his committee
has several i'm portrait bills to pass, but that
it seems to be almost impossible TO get the
House to allow them day.
1t is said here to-day that Mrs. Taylor
Suit, in whose interest he is now travelling,
} as received letter from Mr. Oven Berry,
written since the date of the iatter's recent
~ reported sudden death 10 Texas. stating
that he is as well as usual, aud at the time
the letter was written was In st. Louis, Mo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
Railroad Accident.

DENVER, Col, Dec. &c Reports have
been received o. an accident on the Midland
road at Lima Creek, twenty miles wsst Of
Leadvile, in which brakeman T. Haslan
and fireman Robert Martin were instantly
killed. Only particulars received one that ii
freight train from Aspen jumped the track
while turning sharp curve near Lime
Creek, wrecking the entire train with tn
result as above stated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
ParsfoneE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-The President
has granted pardon in the case of Bishop
A. A Kimball convicted at the September
term of the 1st District Court of Utah Of
adultery and sentenced to eight months i'm
prisonment. The Presidents action in tbis
case is based upon the representations tia.
the prisoner is in an advanced stage of con-
sumption and that he would not long sur
viye in his present surroundings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26

A MAN OF BoNE-Several physicians Wis
tied a man whose body has been as stiff as g
rail for the last thirty one years, and who is
as helpless as pape ose, at the Manhattan
Hotel, New York, last Monday. In 1910
he weighed 100 pounds, but ossification set
in, which in ten years left him in the state
in which he has remained for over thirty
years. Now he weighs seventy pounds, snd
s blind. lie is without pain, and said that
he was perfectly happy. He spends bis
time thinking. The man told bis own his.
tory. He J. B. Bass, IS years old end ne
came from near Niagara Fals. While in
the lumber ard canal business he was much
exposed, and often got very wet. What ap-
peared to be ipfammatory rheumatism set
in, for which he was treated for several
years 1t resulted in a rigid stiflenDg OF
the joints. His legs are almost bone, with
but slight covering of flesh. The hoe
from his head to his heels eIong his back is
nearly straight The finger nails Of the
left hand haven't been cut for thirty year.,
and they have grown out into curl5 haIfa
foot long. The nails of he other hand are
trimmed. The arms are es rigid as the lega,
and the cartilage between the vertebIc is
ossiiied
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26

Mr.. Robert Sutcliils. native of Birming-
ham, England, now resident ofBaltimore,
claims: Pm subject to severe attacks OF
neuralgia which have caused me much pain;
1 have repeatedly tried different remedies
but received no benef FL, finally tried Saliva.
ton Oil and received immediate relief. |
consider it worth its weight in gold.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26

The Russell & Morgan Printing Company
calendar for 1889, q copy of which has been
received at this Office, is very handsome
ono. The calendar consists of twelve sheets
Zone for each monthly of coated board sizs
l2x74 inches, printed in nine to twelve colors
and gold from engraved metal plates costing
over 81 000 Each page is entirely different
from the other, and all are new and origin.
al designs Illustrating the origin and use of
pI ayipe cards, etc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
Died from Her Injuries.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 26.-Miss Mary
Kennard, one of the victims of the railroad
collision at Bardstown junction last Mon.
day, died this morning. 1t was thought that
she would certainly recover, but she took
sudden turn for the worse and soon expired.
She resided in this city
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
Closing of a Bank.

RED CLOUD, Nab.. Dec. 26 The doors OF
the Rsd Cloud National Bank in Ibis city
have been closed. scenes that the hauk
has been financially troubled for some
weeks The bank owes its depositors SO
600 They have a:her liabilities amounting
to $50 ,Oo3 1t is said The asse!s are in x.
cess OF the i biites.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26

ANOTHER STEAMBOAT DISASTER. While
the steamer John Hanna was making the
trip from New Orleans to the Ouchita river
district with over hundred passengers and
$500 bales of cotton on board yesterday
morning, the cottonlin the lower deck caught
fire from the furnace and the boat was burn.
ed TO the waters edge with all her cargo,
only part of which was insured. 1t is re-
ported that twenty persons lost their lives
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26

GsS~The ladies' of the Union Relief most CRATE
fully acknowledge the generous contributions
seat to the pound parry for the poor on Monoay
last Enough provisions fof an ample dinner for
over sixty poor families were distributed on Christ
mss morning to the great comfort of these needy
ones, aud to the equally great satisfaction and
ioymaut of the ladies experimenting the party.
Whatever Of other Christmas Indulgence may be
extravaganza or waste this, We know, is = blessed
investment with sure security, f,r Blessed is
the man that considereth the or; the Lord shatl
deliver him in tine OF I ouble' w sling you,
kind friends. happy New Year.
LADIES UNION EELtkF
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
Burned TO Death.

CHICAGO, H., Dec. ga small grocery
store on south State street was destroyed by
M inceudiary fire early this morning and
an unknown man, supposed to have been
burglar ,.was burned to death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26

81 Nicholas for November has been re.
oeived from its publishers, the Century Co.,
New York. Among its contents are several
Christmas stories in poetry as we'll as verse,
and another chapter of MIR. Atoms interest.
ing and instructive account of the Routine
uf he Republic.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
Six Persons Drowned.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dsc. 26 "A party of
seven consisting of Andrew Ziega, his sister
Kate, George Stump and wife, Matte Coates
and Mary. Morales were drowned by the up
setting of q sailboat on the bay yesterday af
ternGnn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26

Fred. DOUGLASS says president Ceve
land, over hi+ own signature, has repeatedly
invited him and his white wife to attend his
receptions, and that he has done so without
os.enlatiou and that so far as he knows, DE
mss never ilinched, or given heed to any OF
the criticisms made upon his conduct in that
matter" Aud yet such conduct on the part
of the President never got him the vote OF
single negro. How many white voc
it deprived him of is question in the an
swer to which he s now not at all interested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26

Gentlemen need not wear gloves at dinr er
parties, that is, if they do not have clean
ones but under all cirnums instances they must
take Dc. Buil'u Cough Syrup when they get
q cold OF sore throat.