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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07

The FEDERAL soldiers engaged in the
civil war in this country have already re-
oeiyed pensions to the enormous amount Of
one Thousand million dollars, a degree Of
liberality never before approximated by any
government On tie face of the earth. But,
not satisfied with that, majority Of q dem
ocratic committee OF the democratic q. S.
House of Representatives have reported a
bill which will give the soldiers referred to
I've hundred million more. Should such a
bill pass, instead of decreasing the duty on
the necessaries of life, it will have to be in.
creased in order to raise revenue equal to
the expenses of the government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07
ITO THE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
i ALEXANDRIA"

Take notice. that on MONDAY, the 9th day of
July, 1888. we. the lbscribers executors of the
last will and testament OF David Appich, late Of
tho city of Alexandria, in the State of Virginia
deceased will apply to the Corporation Count fof
the city of Alexandria in the State Of Virginia,
to make an Greer for the release or discharge OF
deed OF trust made by David Appich to John
Brent and W. A. Taylor, ss trustees, for the btne-
Ill of the said insurance company, bearing date on
the 18th day of October, 1871, and recorded in
the land records of the sain city of Alexandria in
deed book NO. ], page 500. and by which was
conveyed lot u ground on tho north side OF
King street, between ST. Asaph aud Pitt streets,
in the city of Alexandria, in Virginia, and which
deed of trust has been paid of aud discharged but
has not been released by the trustees therein or
otherwise.
Witness our hands this 31st day of May, 1888.
N; GsRMANN, Executors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07

SHOULD the President be reelected, for his
own sake as we'll as that of his party, 1t is
hoped he may make several changes in his
Cabinet, that among those changes may be
the selection of more than two members of
that body from the section of the country that
will supply more than three-fourths of the
votes that may elect him, and that those he
may choose from the South may be better
representatives of, and more satisfactory to,
the people OF that section than Messrs Bay.
ard and Garland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07

THE DEMOCRATIC opponents of the Mills
bill being sustained in their objections to
that bill by tie national democratic plat
form, will. of course, not withdraw their OBJ
jections. So tie last hope for the passage
of that bill may as we'll be abandoned. This
being so, no more time should be wasted In
further debate on that bill, the bill should
be tabled, and Congress proceed with the
consideration of the regular appropriation
bills, and adjourn before the dog days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07
The Emperor FrederIek.

PoTsDAM, June THE Emperor passed
an indifferent night. Hissleep was frequent.
ly disturbed by coughing. In accordance
with the advice of the doctors he did not
rise until IL o'clock. He gave several au-
diencea at noon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07

SPEED OF TRAINs-There is not one person II
one hundred of the millions who travel on rail
roads in the course of year p no has any idea q,
the speed ola train. A large per cent OF even n.
regular trainmen Of tho country cannot tell with
any degree of accuracy how fast train is -,
ming. frequently engineers are dispatched on T.
trip over line of railroad with Instructions
run at speed of a certain number of miles ~
hour. The engineers do not carry speed io5i
GATOR, but have learned by various method. 70
gauge their engines 80 as to make only the sli,b,
est variation from their orders The maioritv n
engineers use their driving wheel as gan q
They know its circum ference, and by counting il,
revolutions within certain time can tell yerv
accurately the speed at which they are Iunpins
Another method is to time the run between min
posts, and still another is to make cslcDl,tIons
from the number Of telegraph poles passed in
certain time. These poles, in level country aud
where four or five wires are used. are spaced a.
that they are thirty to the mile. II only sipsIs
wire is used they are spaced from twenty-five IA
twenty-eight to the mile. The NEST accurate
method, and the one most in use by experienced
railroad men, is to count the number Of r.il
joints the train passes over in twenty second,
The rails in nearly all 'es are thirty feet in
length and the number passed over in twenty
seconds is the speed per hou7 train is running.
For instance, if pa senger sitting in sleeping
car can count thirty ticks Of the wheels on rail
Joint in twenty seconds the train is running at
the rate of thirty miles an hour.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07
Proceedings OF Congress.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. Morgan asked leave to Offer long
preamble and series of resolutions on the
subject of the pending fisheries treaty, and
Mr.. Vance moved to refer them to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations.
The resolutions went over without action.
After some routine business the Senate at
2 p. M, adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
After several reports from committees had
been presented, and after futile attempt
by the Committee on Military affairs to SO
cure morning hour for the consideration of
bills reported by it, the House went into
Committee of the Whole on the tariff bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07

A cannibal hog went around among hog
acquaintance owned by prosperous farmer
in Greene county, Ohio, and chewed of the
ends of forty four tails, the cannibal's own
being the only one left.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07

No MATTER what objections there may
have existed in the minds Of some demo
Gratis 10 the denomination of the President,
the facts that he has been renominated, and
is the fairly chosen candidate of the party,
aud that upon his re election depends the
success of the principles of democracy
should be sufficient to remove those objec.
lions at once. la view Of his veto of the
dependent pensions bill. his low tariff mes
sage to Congress, and his opposition to a
Currency that affords ready market to the
rich owners CT q few silver mines for all the
products of those mines, and by which the
govern ment makes an average of twenty
per cent on every silver dollar it coins, SUP
ply all FIJI. minded democrats with ample
reasons for giving him their sincere and &C.
two support. In Virginia and the other
Southern States no democrat can afford to
risk The danger Of detection. for in these
Siates-for the present at least-not only
he maintenance ofcivilization butt endur-
abeness of white life depends upon the sue
cess OF the democratic party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07
Double Murder and Suicide.

LONDON. June AT Monaco yesterday
a Brazilian by the name of Raoul Herouee,
while dining, shot his brother and slster.in.
law, and then committed euicide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07
City Of Alexandria. 10 nit:

City Of alexandria, 10 nit:
bert stuart, n Not ry Public for the city aforc-
said in the State of Virginia personally appeared
N. Gcrmann and George A. Appich, whose names
are signed to the annexed notice, bearing date on
the 3lst day of May, 1888, and made os! IN due
form of law that there is not in the city Of Alex
andria, in the State of Virgipis any president or
other chief officer, cashier, treasurer, secretary
or any Of the directors or trustees of The Fire
Insurance Company of Alexandria" to which said
motion Is directed or any agent thereof upon
whom said notice can be served.
Given under my hand this 7th day OF June,
1888. ALBEIT STUART,
ie7 w4w Notary Public.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, June THE stock market was
decidedly moro active at the opening this morn.
ing while at the same time it was strong through
out the list, first prices being from y to y per
cent. above the closing figures of last evening.
The strength shown at the opening was retained
for the greater portion of the hour, and further
gains were made, though they were confined to
fractions. There Wa, larger and better distrib-
uted business done than usual of late. The best
prices were not msintaned, but the market after
slight reaction became very dull and steady.
There was no further feature in tho dealings and
at IL o'clock the market was dull and steady,
generally at small fractions above first prices
Money easy at 1a1la.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07

The latest figures shows that thereare It,,
AT 800 Sunday school scholars in the world.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07

NEW YORK June Cotton steady uplands
10; Orleans 1Oia futures quiet and steady.
Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat higher Corn
higher. Pork steady at at Sl5 25al5 so Old
mess Pork $l4a14 80. Lard firm at IS S5sS 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07

The corner stone of the new jail at Lees
burg was laid las Frid ~.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07

BALTIMORE, June 7.-virginia 6s consolidated
35; past.due coupons Ga; 1O-4Os 35la new So
64Sz bid to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07


order loud whoop was heard to come from
the upper gallery, and an enthusiastic Gray
man was seen to unfurl and allow to hang
autteriug down roll ofgray muslin several
yards in length and the adherents of the In.
dianian rewarded his efforts with a success
sion of cries and hurrahs. Or course the
Thurman men could not let the incident 90
by without counter demonstration, and q
cry for Thurman met every shout for Gray.
The convention was called to order at
1880. The chair then stated that he was
advised that the committee on resolutions
was ready to report and he introduced Mr..
Henry Watterson, the chairman of the com
mittee. The assemblage testified it's appre.
citation of Mr.. Watterson By round Of ap-
pIause. At the suggestion of delegate
from the Old Dominion, three hearty cheers
were given for the "star-eyed goddess of re.
FORM"
Mr.. Watterson turning to the chairman
said that he bad the honor to report the res
olutions unanimously agreed upon by the
committee on platform.
At the conclusion Of the reading of the
platform which was adopted Mr.. Watterson
addressed the convention.
Mr.. Scott, of Pennsy lvania, under instruc-
lions from the committee on resolutions
offered the following resolution
Resolced That this convention hereby
endorses and recommends the early passage
OF the bill for the reduction of the revenue
now pending in the House of Representa-.
tives.
The resolution was adopted amid loud ap.
plause.
Mr.. Lehman, Of Iowa, offered, and the
convention adopted, a resolution declaring
for the admission of Washington Territory, |
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07

SIaAL AND JUTE FODDER YARN just
- ceived at 328 King street, for sale Wholesale
and retail by
sop15 J. 7. CREIGHTON q Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07
ALEX ANDRIA-.
THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE7.

The RspREs gNTAT1vEs of the nationa!
democratic party, in convention assembled
have nominated President Cleveland ioE re-
election and ex Senator Thurman for Vice
President, and have declared that the tariff
plank of their platform shall be interpreted
in accordance with the low tariff recon
mendations contained in the Presidents
last annual message to Congress. No
body doubts the Presidents honesty
no BODY doubts Mr.. Humans democracy,
no body doubts the true meaning OF the
platform as interpreted by the message re
ferred to. No true democrat will hesitate
to vote fer such men, on such platform, IN
preference to the men the republicans will
nominate and the platform they will adopt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07

ALEXANDRIA MARKET. June Flour ia firm.
or, in consequence OF gradual reduction of
stocks in first hands. Wheat is quiet we find at
bono. as elsewhere, constant demand for strict
ly choice lots suitable for the best grades Of fami
ly Flour. but other sorts are dull aud hard to
move; sales run, as for the past year, from 20 to
95c per bushe as to condition Of the samples.
Corn is steady at 63a64 Rye and Oats are with
cut change. Eggs arc lower at 14a15. Butter
13a15. There is no change in other produce or
millfeed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-07

BALTIMORE, juno Cotton steady milding
1Oa10ls Flour quiet and steady. Wheat
Southern scarce aud frmer; Fultz 92a96 lonl
berry 93a99; Western steady No winter red
spot and June 91a9lA; July and Aug 92a93t.
Sept 911sa9l3s Corn-Southern frmer AMI
steady; white 63a6i; yellow 60a61 Western
easy mixed spot and June 60Ea60a; July 6oi2
bid Aug 61a61 u. Oats steady and frm South
ern and Penns aUa44; Western white 43s45 do
mixed 4Oa42 Rye weak at 67s69 for prime.
Hay steady prime to choice Western Sl7al7 90.
Provisions active aud dull. Rutter firm at 1920.
Eggs cay at 10. Coffee steady Rio cargots ordi-
nary to lair 16a16A. Sug.r strong; A soft 6As
Whskey firm and unchanged.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-19
ONE LIVED, THE OTHER Died

A woman, formerly our slave is now our
cook. About eighteen menths ago she be-
came sickly and had cough and was con
fined to bed, and it was thought that she
had consumption. The treatment by ply
sicians failed to give relief. In December,
1884, node or knot the size of goose egg
formed just above tho pit OF the stomach,
which when lanced discharged matter for 8
or months One Of theee also formed IN
der her arm, and three on her back, which
discharged matter for long time. For six
house and most of the time in bed. The
stomach often refused food, by rejecting
what sho had eaten. She used a great deal
of medicine, but failed to be cured.
bought one bottle of your B. B. B. (made
in Atlanta, Ga.) and gave it to ler and
she commenced to improve. then bought
her three bottles more and she commenced
to improve and in two months time her
cough had oeaaed her consumption streng h
enea, appetite and digestion good, all dis
charges ceased, nodes or knots disappeared
and she went to work apparently healthy
and fattened up greatly.
This woman had a married sister of near
same age who was affected in precisely the
same way and abont the same time. She
had node OF knot on pit of stomach, back,
etc. She did not take any Is. B. B. and the
node en- her stomach ate through TO the cay
ity. She continued on the decline and
wasted away. and finally died.
These were terrible cas;s of blood poison
one used B . B. B. and was speedily cured
the ether did not use it and died. 1t is
most assnrao'y -.nst wonderful blood pn-
rifier. refer to merchants OF this town.
wv W.T. ROBINSON.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-19
AA1HAT
U ATS
YOU?

Do you feel dull. languid, low-spirited life
lesS and indescribably miserable, both physi
cally and mentally; experience a sense OF
fulneSS or bloating after eating, or of gone
ness" or emptiness of stomach in the morn.
ing, tongue coated, bitter or bad taste in
mouth, irregular appetite, dizziness, frequent
headaches blurred eyesght, floating specks
before the eyes. nervous prOstration or ex-
haustion, irritabilty. of temper. hot hushes
alternating with chilly sensations, sharp,
biting, transient pains here and there, cold
feet, drOwsiness after meals, wakefulness, OF
disturbed and unrefreshng sleep, constant
INDISPENSABLE feeling of dread, or of impend.
ing calamity?
If you have all, or any considerable number
81 these symptoms, you are suffering from
that most common of American maladies-
Bilious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liver associated
with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. The more
complicated your disease has become the
greater the number and diversity of symp-
toms. No matter what stage it has reached
zsr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
will subdue it, if taken according to direc-
tons for a reasonable length of time. II not
cured, complications multiply and Consump-
zion of the Lungs, Skin Diseases, Heart Disease
rheumatism, Kidney Disease, or other grave
maladies are quite liable to set in and, sooner
or later, induce a fatal termination.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis.
cOvery acts powerfully upon the Liver, and
through that great blood purifying organ,
cleanses the system of all blood-taints and i'm
purities, from whatever cause arising. 1t is
equally effcaciOus in acting upon the Kid
neys. and other excretOry organs, cleansing
strengthening, and healing their diseases. Al
an appetizing, restorative tonic it promotes
digestion and nutrition, thereby building up
both flesh and strength. In malarial districts
this wonderful medicine has gained great
celebrity in curing Fever and Ague, Chills and
Fever, Dumb Ague, and kindred diseases
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-19

drunk men from falling off. The
train was not Running fast or we
would have lost quite a number OF
our men. While passing water
tank some devilish fellow caught the
chain used to pull open the pipe
that let water in the tender, and
pulled the thing wide open, and by
some means the chain caught and
about ten carloads of men were
drenched. | remember some fellow
halloed "look out" / turned and
saw a six inch stream pouring on
the boys. DR.. James A. Bowers
was the first man it struck and it
knocked him fiat. 1t was a funny
sight and one that will never be
forgotten by those who witnessed it.
The wetting sobered the men up
considerably, but Gregg's brigade
was scattered from Duck Hill to
Jackson. Jno. E. of Co. B. fell off
the train but he came up with no
serious injuries. The 10th did not
all get together in three days, in
| fact three of them fell from the can
near Jackson, and were killed. At
last on the 18th of December, we
arrived at Vicksburg. We had
been hearing the boom of
the federal guns for some time
before we arrived. Here
will leave the regiment and in my
next will give al account of Sber-
mans attempt to capture Vicks-
burg in December, 1862, including
the battle of Chickasaw Bayou.
| s. G.. MITCHELL.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-19

Although the farming products
formed very large part of the
value of goods shipped abroad
last year, the number and variety
of articles entering into the
list of expectations is something as
tonishing. There are mowers, and
reaper, and plows, and cnltivators,
ETC., to the value of millions of dol
lars. There are $1O,000,0OO worth
of live animals, of which $4,000, 200
were cattle. There are candles, and
cars, and carriages, and sausage
castings, a half million dollars worth
Of the latter delectable article alone.
OF dried apples there were one half
million dollars worth, and of green
apples over million dollars. OF
rags there were over 1000, 900
pounds. Of butter there were H.
100000 pounds, and of cheese 81
100000. Alcohol and whiskey and
that sort of stuff were in very little
demand, for the total value of spir-
its sent abroad was less than mil
lion dollars, against two and half
millions the preceding year.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-19

There are plenty of people in
this country who demonstrate by
their lives that it is perfectly easy
to be contented and happy without
being rich That is one of the
prime lessons thatIthe rising gener-
atoms ought to learn. This vulgar
worship of wealth IS not only un-
christian, but leads backward to
barbarism. With mammon for a
guard, the American people will
grow to be Lard and uncomfortable,
unhappy, disagreeable, ignorant,
and "drowned in destruction and
perdition."
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-19
Accidents,

represent the American Mutual
Accident Association at Nashville.
1t will surprise you to learn how
cheaply you can carry policy on
your life. You get from $4,000 to
$4,000 in case of death, $3.50 to
$4,000 for loss of yes, hands or
feet, $12 to $50 week while dis
abled. You can carry a weekly in
demnity OF 500 for only $40 year.
Every man who travels at all or
who rides much or is exposed to
machinery should carry a policy.
LAPS. D. McCoRD, Ag't.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-19
Fata Accidents.

A negro man on Maj Carriers
place was doing some blasting and
sat down to rest on can of powder.
When he got through smoking he
knocked his pipe out on the can.
When he comes down we will find
out whether the pipe was broken or
not.
Maj. Carter noticed that some
one was stealing his corn out of a
crack in the crib. He set running
moose with triggers and next morn
ing he found one of his fellow clti-
zens keeping guard over the crack.
He had been standing there nearly
all night.
A party of young fellows were
making some wildcat for their own
tooth and had 1t concealed in a
bluff and the only way to reach it
was by swinging across deep ra
vine on a grapevine. They found
they were watched and they set a
trap to catch the spy. They sawed
the grapevine nearly in two nearly
as high as they could reach and by
jumping up they could catch above
the cut place and thus swing safely
over. They decoyed the spy to fol-
low them and got safely over first,
and then he made big run and
swung out into space, and the vine
snapped and he landed against the
bluff-apparently dead. They left
him there.
A negro who was witness to the
sky-rocket performance described in
the first paragraph above was en-
gagged in topping trees and crawled
out on big one thirty feet up and
| saved it off behind him. He belong
| ed to the church.
A municipal law required powder
to be stored in the suburbs. Sever
al kegs were in an out house on
Carter hill. An old negro man and
his wife were in there inspecting it
and the old man told the old wo-
man how he had read in a republi
can paper that powder would not
catch from flame, and he produced
candle and lit it and took a hand
full of the powder and applied the
flame. 1t will never be known until
the last trump sounds whether the
wick touched the powder or not.
The remains did not remain long
about there.
These beautiful stories are told
by old residents of Giles. They
happened many many years ago
when cane was the staple product
Of this country and there was no law
against living,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-19

One of the inmates of an Indiana
reformatory for young women was
released on two weeks parole and
took the occasion to be married.
This being clearly againstthe rules
of the institution and the laws of
the state, which forbids marriage
under such circumstances the bride
is spending the honeymoon in pris-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-19
Tishabee, Ala, May !, 2sSa.
A Sheriff Released.

For period Of sixteen years have been
afflicted with catarrh Of the head which baf-
fed the use of all s1sdieides used. Seeing
the advertisement OF B. B. B | purchased
and used six or seven bottles, and althoue b
used irregularly have received great relief,
and recommend it as good blood purifier.
j. X. HOLCOMBE, JR.,
Sheriff of HarIdson county, Ga.
All who desire full information about the
cause and cure of Blood Poisons, Scrof-
ula and Scrofulous Swellings, Ulcers, Sores,
Rheumstis "a, Kidney Complaints, Catarrh.
etc, can secure by mail, free, a copy OF
our 82-page illustrated Book of Wonders,
filed with the most wonderful and start
ling proef ever before known.
Address, BLOOD BALM CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-19

After Gov. Taylor has served his
second term, then there will be time
enough to inaugurate boom for
some othergo cd democrat for gov
ernor of Tennessee.-Jackson Dis
patch.