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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER "a.
MAY GoD in his loving kindness vouch-
s fe 10 all a happy Christmas.

AND NOW another Christmas has come,
with IFS holly and mistletoe, its family re-
unions and its merry markings, its we'll filled
stockings and its Christmas gifts. Wouid
hat it might come oftener and remain long
81, But as it will do neither, the wise
will extract from it all its possible pleasure,
az it may not come again, to them, or, II Ii
shall. there may be minor in the carol
that will mar lis jog. Ofall the seasons IN
the year, it is the gladdest, to old as we'll as
Young, and the man whose heartjs cold al
Christmas stands in great darger OF having
II warm enough when his Christmases shall
be gone. 1t is time when anxiety anu
trouble should be put aside, aud when men
and women should be boys and girls again,
and abandon themselves for the few heetlng
ours 10 day dreams of the epjoyuents OF
the vuletide of their earlier years. For do
inc so they will be Justified by their own
coasciences, the best judge in SUCH as well
as;u ali other matters. But as there can be no
complete fruition ofeni oyment unless accom-
panied with the knowledge that others are
partakers thereof, generosity should have
full sway at Christmas, 30 that the poor may
also have cause to welcome the return OF the
festive season. There is 8 time for gladness
aud time for sorrow, and the former has
Christmps for its own. Therefore, it is al
ways we'll to squeeze it dry, and. while 1t
lasts, to sing:
Let The world wag as it will.
Ja yav and harnv still
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
The british PnrIiament Prorogl

The British Parliament PrOrogned.
LONDON, Dec. 24 Parliament was pro-
rouged to-day. The Green's speech was as
follows:
81 have great satisfaction in being able to release
you from your protracted labors My relations
wi tn all foreign powers continue friendly. l re-
ret that the convention concluded between my
self aud tho President of the United States for the
adjustment Of thu questions which have arisen
with reference to the fisheries in North American
waters has not commended itself to the Judgment
of the United States Senate in whom, according
to the Constitution of the United States the powe.
of ratification is vested The temporary arrange
ments however, which HAYS been adopted will,
tru.t prevent any immediate Inconvenience
arising from this decision. The conference
which has been held on the sui ect oft bounties
upon sugar for export has been brought to sat,
isfactory issre by the conclusion of convention
for for their abolition, which has been signed by
the represents ives of most of the sugar producing
c)uptries.
The Queen then aules to the troubles in
Suakim and to her Indian possessions, and con-
tinues:
Gentlemen of the House of Commons: I thank
y0u for the liberal provision you have made FOL
The service of the State ] trust that the finan-
cia measures you have sanctioned will materially
increase the public resources Of the country with
out adding to its fl csl burdens
my Lords and Gent cincn: The measures you
have passed FIR extending the functions and i'm
proving the machinery of local government in
England calculated to increase the loyal at
tacnmcnt of my people to their Institutions. l
trust you may be able to promote the success
fu working Of these changes in your several
10 'a,ities ard that in this and all other fields of
duty the blessings of Almighty God may BIO with
you
Parliament was prorogued until January.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

Family Poisoned.

Sr. PAUL, Mimi, Dsc. PA family
of FIVE persons were poisoned yesterday by
cream puffs and three of them are likely to
die. The victims are Mrs. n. Sorenson .ner
three children John, Nels, and Peter, aged
respectively sixteen, ten and FIVE and her
father, Nels Marcusen. The physicians who
are attending the sufferers are of the opn'
ion that the poisonou, puffs were cooked
either in new tin dish or 10 an Old one in
which the copper had gathered
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

CHRISTMAS AT OsEoRNE.-The Queen OF
England, who is Always g!um at Christmas
ti,ue end mske7 the occasion more ofthena
ture of funeral than II festival TO those
about her, because the Prince Consort died
lust b. fore Christina IN the year 1861, is
going to spend it at borne, as is her usual
custom. L; is not cheerful, however, as the
regulation memorial service for Prince AL.
bert is Just over. and everybody is expected
10 look very sorry indeed. Covert shooting
At . borne, which is very good just now, Is
.he delight ard consolation OF poor Henry
of Bat,enbeig, who has TO live almost con-
SANITY with his royal mother-in law, and
has lust lost his father. The privilege OF
killing O sborue pheasants used to belong to
John Brown, and was Inherited from him
by the husband OF The Queon's favoiite
daughter. The fact OF the Queen being at
Osborne and refusing 10 come TO London to
prorogue Parliament will probably make it
necessary for the unhappy Speaker and
other officials to appear in the House on
Christmas Day There is q good deal ofloy-
al muttering about the absolute and often
repeated Tefusals of the royal lady to go an
inch out of her way to please anybody.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
ExpIosion of IA Magazine.

WHEELING, W. Va, Dec. 24-In the
magazine which exploded yesterday at Mt.
Pleasant, Ohio, there were 2lO kegs!of pow
der and 10 cases of dynamite. A IA year
old boy, Charles Gleok, visiting near, broke
the lock and with two other boys went in
smoking. The other boys ran before the
explosion but Geck was literally blown to
atoms The two other boys are badly hurt.
Seventeen men are badly injured. Nearly
every house within mile was blown to
pieces aud those farther away were seriously
damaged. Fifty yards away were thirty
tons of dynamite in cave which was not
exploded. The Injured men are largely
Italian railroad laborers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

Rev. Isaac Il. Hecker, cunder OF he Paul.
ist Community in New \ 'ork died on Sa!ur-
day.
Lawrence elephant, the well-known writ
or, died yesterday at Tickenham, in Eng
land
A ball at Secretary Waitney's viii be one
of the social incidents of Christmas week in
Washington.
It is said to be certain now that no success.
sor to Lord SackVilIe will he sent to Wash
ington while Mr.. Cleveland remains in office
as President.
An explosion Of dynamite and powder
magazine at Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, took place
on Saturday, and q number of lives are re
ported lost with great damage to property.
The French persist in declaring that viii
lam lbs illness is grave and incurao!e
one, and color is lent to their assertions by
the rigorous enforcement of the order for
bidding the disease even to be mentioned in
court circles.
A contract has been closed for the exten
son of the Columbus, Lima and Northwestern
Railway Company, and the scheme includes
the development of 10000 acres of Hooking
Valley coal lands. The Baltimore and Ohio
will thus be given q direct line to Columbus,
o and the Hooking Valley coal fields.
A man signing himself "Jack the Ripper"
has written a letter to the police of Bsriin,
stating his intention to slaughter fifteen wo
men of that city in the same manner 81
those murdered in Whitechapel, aud to put
10 the test the Wanted ingenuity of The
Prussian detectives, who are making sIrel.
uous efforts to discover the writer.
a special correspondent of the Associate d
Press at Apis, Samoa, writes uoder da:e OF
Dec. Z that since the last steamer left thst
place month ago,two battles of Importance
and numerous skirmishes have taken place
between the forces of Mslietna Mataafa and
Tamasese, the rebel chief aud the pretended
king. About 40 men have been killed ard
$50 wounded. Many of the dead were
barbarously mutiated.
The elegant passenger steamer Kate
Adams, running 80 a semi-weekly packet
between Memphis ard Arkansas City, was
burned yesterday morning near Commerce,
Miss. she WAS en- route to Memphis, and
had about 200 people aboard, including
her deck and cabin crew CT eiehty-twenty-
| five cabin and sixty deck passengers, and
200 colored cabin passengers. Over two
hundred people jumped overheard aud it is
Thought that from thirty TO fifty lives were
| lost. Most OF the victims were C>lorcd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
. Let The world wag as it will.
Wen be gay and happy still.

AND so the American vessel seized by
the Haytao government in accordance with
the provisions Of International law for iun-
ming the blockade established by that gov
eminent has been surrendered to the Amer
lean feet sent after her. In the face OF The
fact that though tho seizure was perfectly
iasti6 able, the President OF Hayti had sub
mitted the case to the arbitrament of Presi
dent Cleveland and never for moment en-
tertained an ijee Of opposing the execution
of his award. why the expense and buster
of sendng a fl Ell after vessel that would
have been delivered to her captain upon
simple notification of the award is something
which only the S ate and Navy departments
can tell
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
A NEEDLESS CoNrRADIcr1oN.-A Scotch

A NEEDLESS CoNTRADICTIoN.-A Scotch
guide is said to have been talking scandal
of q fresh kind about Mary Green of Scots
by telling visitors that baby's body wrap
ped in linen with -" on it WAS found in the
Q1een's apartment in Holyrood Castle. II
that were 30, Qleen Mary would have been
vary bad one indeed and, what il more
the presen; Queen OF England would simply
be German person of ancient and respect
able lineage, but with no claim to the throne
of England, but that derived from fraud. In
view of this latter fact, Col. j. Gore Scott
has written solemnly to contradict the story,
but it seems that such baby was found a
few years ago, but in Edinburgh Castle, not
in HOlyrOOd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

FROM HAYTI.-Adyices have been re.
ceived from Hayti TO the effect that the dis
pute over the seizare of the America steam
err Hay Republic has been settled. The
steamer has been delivered to the American
men. Of war and the latter have honored the
Haytiau flag with salute OF twenty one
guns. Among the people the action of the
Uuited States government is considered an
abuse of power against helpless nation,
and the opinion is said 10 be shared by
some Of the foreign diplomatic representa-
tiyes.
General Lagitime has bsen unanimously
elected President of the republic, and is
t: king energetic steps to repress the revo-
IL ioo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

MURDER AND SUICIDE.-A young sales
man in a New York house named Henry d
Schoonmaker shot his beautiful yonng wife
sometime Saturday night twice in the head
and once in the breast. and then killed him
self Instantly with a bullet through the
brain. The Two were found in their fiat in
Brooklyn in bed clasped in each other's
arms covered with blood, she still breathing
ard be dead. He was but % years old, sac
year younger. and they had II months
old baby who was away from home at the
time. He had just had his salary raised,
they were apparently happy, and insanity
seems the only explanation Of the deed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
Gold R,oodsd Murder

MADISON, Wis, Dec. 24-Dstsils receiv
Ell establish beyond doubt that for u
cool and deliberately planned murder this
section OF the State has afforded no parallel
to the Primrose horror of week ago Kun
nj the young Swiss. literally cut his victim %
pieces and such portions of the body as were
not found in the bag which was fished from
tina bottom OF river he placed In sstchei
and carried some distance in his flight. An
axe was the weapon employed, and when
his victim, William Christen, slept, the blow
was struck. Kunni secured the sum of about
$500. He was very bunglng in his work
leaving a strong clew, and last night Sheriff
Este telephoned from Monroe, Wis., saying
that Kunp had sailed from Philadelphia
December 10Th by the steamer Lord Cough,
for Basle. Switzerland, by way of Liverpool
Upon his arrival there Kunni's ar
rest will be made Kunni ia hard charac-
ter, having served in Swiss prisons for crimes
committed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

OF COURSE the ALEX aNDRIA GAZETTE is
opposed to holding az extra session OF the
Legislators this winter. As that paper al.
most always plays the game OF "contraries"
with the democratic orgao z ,tion OF Virgin
ia, we take it for granted that the Governor
will convene the Legislature a; sn early day.
Richmond Dispatch
PROBABLY; and if so, with the usual disas'
irous result OF not needing wise advice.
The GAzxrrE will he grisved, but not sur
prised. for there are many people who can
not be taught I've By the bitter lesson of
eYnari.ncP
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

STANLEY-King Leopold of Belgium has
received from ST. Thomas a telegram con-
firmiug the report of the arrival of Henry
M. Stanley aud Emin Pashs on the Aruwi
mi. Ooe of the special messengers sent into
the interior in October, in the hope OF OBJ
tanning news of Emiu and Stanley from car
avaus, has sent dispatch Announcing
that he met Arab traders from Wad'
elsi who positively affirmed that STAN
ley met Emin there about January 90.
Stanley, the traders said, had $50 men and
plenty IF stores FL had endured great
privaticns, but he ard all his party were
well, although extremely exhausted. The
delay in reaching Wadeiai was due to diff
culties encountered on the route, the expo
dition having to make q long detour towards
the northeast in order to avoid 5wamp' and
hoatile tribes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

THE REPUBLICAN U. $. Senate on the day
it adjourned for the holiday recess passed
one hundred private pension bills 10 the
short space of half an hour, and that, too
though every one of them had previ
ously been thoroughly examined at the pen
sion office BY republican examiners, and re-
iected "a frsu ?uent President Cleveland
has hecn more imposed upon in The matter
of private pension bills than any of his pro
decessors for HE oath Of office conpes him
to examine every one of them, and to veto
every ons that ia not valid, and to do all thar
perfectly would require the eyes of Argu-
and tie hands of Brareus.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
AUCTION SALES.

PURSUANT TO A DECREE of the Corporation
L Court of the city Of Alexandria rendered on
the ODD day of October, 1883, in the chaucory
cause of AMMO s. Piorpoint ct vir vs. Minnie W.
Henderson ct als.,we will scl.at public suction in
front of the Market House, on Royal street on
SATURDAY, the Goth day of January, 1889,
NINETEEN (19) LOTS OF LAND, beginning at
the S. w. corner of 0ronoco and Royal streets and
west on Oronoco street and south on Roy.
al street.
Terms OF Sale: One fourth in cash, and the res
iduo in six, twelve and eighteen months. Title
to be retained until all is paid. Conveyance at
expense OF purchasers Sale at II m
GEORGE 4. MUSHBACIf, ! Conmrs.
TX. NJ. NORTON of Sale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

GENERAL FUTILE, the man who threat
ened President Cleveland with personal in
suit if he should accept an invitation from
St. Louis 10 review The Grand Army OF
the Republic in that city, is said to be
an applicant for the place of peneion
commissioner. Well, suppose he is He can't
possibly make more Objectionable one to
the Sauth than MIR. Black, who now holds
the position, who, of the 800 working days
in the year, sp mt 200 Of them in addressing
G. A. r. posts, and who refuses to allow
pension to those soldiers of the Mexican
war who served in the Confederate army.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
Chr Sum
FOR
1889
And for The Democracy.


THE gun believes that the campaign for the
election of democratic Congress in 1899 and II
democratic President in 1897 should begin on or
about the fourth of next March. THE will
be on hand at the beginning and until the elfd Of
the most interesting and important political con
hct since the WAT, doing its honest utmost, as
ever, to secure the triumph of the democratic par.
ty and the permanent supremacy of tie princi
ples held by Jefferson, Jackson and Tilden.
The great fact of tho year is tho return to abso-
luto power OF the common enemy of all good
democrats-the political organization for whose
overthrow THE SUN fought ut the front for if
teen gears, the memorable years of Grant and the
Fraud Hayes, and Garfield and Arthur.
1t is the same old enemy that democrats now
confront and he will be in renched in the same
strong position. 1t has been csrried once by
brave and hopeful fighting. Do you not believe
with The uN that the thing eau be Gono aga Il ?
Wait and see!
The hope of the democracy is in the loyal eff
forts Of united press CHI rishing no memories of
past difference in non essentials, forgetting every
thing but the lessons of experience and that vic
tory is duty.
Probably you know The Sun already as a news
paper which gets all the news aud prints it in in
compsrably interesting shape; which chronicles
facts as they occur and tells the truth about mon
aad events with sbsolute arlessness, making the
competost and most CT rtainIng journal publish
I'D anywhere on earth; and which soils is opin-
ms only to its Subscribers and purchasers at two
cents a copy-on Sundays four cents. If you do
not know The Sun send for it and learn what a
wonderful thing it is to be in the sunshine.
Daily, per mouth so 80
Daily per year......... 90
Daily and Sunday, per year 8 90
Daily and Sunday, per month .................. o 20
Weekly Sun, ono year ........ ............... 90
Address THE sun, New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
Railroad Accident.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Dec. "a The through
passenger train to Nashville and the South
on the Louisville and Nashville road ran in
to the Knoxville branch passenger train at
Birdsfown Junction, 25 miles south Of this
city. between nine and ten o'clock this
morning. Two passengers were killed out
right aud eleven injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Atlantic ard Danville Railroad has
been completed 20 within three miles of
Lawrescevile, the county seat of Bruins
wick.
Tie wife OF Mr. Thomas Nelson Page, of
Richmond, the well kown author, died liz
that city Saturday, aged q years
John NJ Langston, coIored has served
uotice of contest Oh Col. +. G. Venable, who
mas the certificate of election to Congress
from the Petersburg district.
U uses Hines, ,who was convicted in Au.
gust last in Norfolk of assault on a little
girl. and his punishment fixed Mt xix months
IN ali, with fine o. S25, has been parooned
ny the Governor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

CURIOUS LEGAL CAsKs.-Among the cur.
ious legal cases Of the past week in Lond on
is The suit 70 recover tl61 from a working.
man. the amount claimed bsing the costs Of
3 divorce suit The Judge made al order
to pay by insta!ments Of si1pence week so
that Il will take $50 years in order to pay
the foil amoont, not counting the interest
The man in question is forty years old.
Another judge ordered Quake. to leave
the court, and would not hear his testimony
hccanse he refused To remove his hat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

A mother hsbiiualy ipdulgent to her
children, called the eldest borna boy of
ten-back when he had left her or street
corner The lad covered under the severi
ty of eye and accent. Never dare to leave
me 10 the street spain without raising your
hat !" she said. at is token OF respect
you owe to every woman, and never forget
that your mother is woman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
DIED.

December %, 1888, at Denver, Colo, JULIUS,
eldest son of Emil and Ernstine Roseutha aged
% years g2sf-Funera Wednesday at 11:30 a..
m, private. No flowers.
Sunday, December 9th, 1883, at 6 p m, at
Lswnville, the residence of his son-n.law II. F.
Lynn, FENTON HOLMES dropped dead as he
entered his room for the night.
In Cincinnati Ohio, D,cemb,r Odd. 1883. Of
consumption, SAMUEL WILLARD DAVIS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

In papsr read before the recent Boston
prison congress, it was shown by etatisiics
prepared by Northern men that the largest
ratio of prsoaers to population in this conn-
Try is found among the negroes. 1t was
lust the reverse before tho civil war; Be-
foro that war there were no negro free
schools now the country is full of them.
With SO plain tale, the moral ia not hard
tn Il raw
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
Snotl,ered His sleep.

New YORK, Dec. 24-Lawrence Bur-
dsrteoach, 80 years old. was found dead
in his bed at 500 Weat l59.b street early
this morning. The gas was turned on full
force aud be had been smothered ia his sleep.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
TeIegraphic Briefs.

Baureisen, chief of the Geneva, Illinois. dyna-
mtors. waa to-day found guilty and sent to the
penitent AIRY for two years.
The Pope, addressing the Sacred College to-day
gave thanks to God for the bles sings which his
jubilee had brought him.
Mr. James ]. O'Kelly, member of Parliament,
was released from prison at Sligo to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
&uiciHe.

New YORK. Dec. 24.-Anne Dietz,ll, &c
years old, the wife OF German workman
living on east 18th street, qnarreled with
her husband over domestic matters last
night She ended the dispute by swallow
ing handful of paris green, and died at
IN 'Gnight after seven hours of suffering.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

Mr.. GGADY, who left Tammany Hall
when MIR. Cleveland was nominated for
President 10 1884, because, as he then said,
Mr.. Cleveland was not democrat, now that
Mr.. Cleveland has been defeated, has return
ed to his old fold, aud been elected by it to
the New York State Senate. The whrli-
gig of time is bringing many revenges now
ndsps
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
Sudden Death.

New YORK. Dec "a Col Charles II
Coster dropped to the pavement in front of
the Presbyterian hospital last night suffer
ing from heart disease and died shortly af-
ferWard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24
The Mississippi Disaster.

MEMPGIs, Tenn, Dec. 81 There is moth
ing to report this morning concerning the
dis,s to The Kate Adams beyond what
was mentioned in last nights dispatches. At
least go persons were drowned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

In Taunton, Ma Is, blrs Mary c. Pattsn,
,inety-three year d, has hid charge of the
infant class in Methodist Snoday -schooi
in that city during the past forty -eight
years. She never mi-ses session of the
school and the children almost worship her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

AS EXPECTED by every body at all &C
ousioted with The geography CT the interior
of Africa, it turns out that Stanley issnot the
white man reported to be prisoner of the
Mahdi,s forces recently defeated at Suakim.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

The Dstroit Free Press defines tack as
simple unpretending sort IF youpg nail.
We wonder how il would describe sneak
ing, ireachsrous cold one for instance that
Dr.. Buii's Cough Syrup only can cu5e.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-24

A select few will he admitted Al The Chez.
nut Street Opera House. Philadelphia, on
Thursday evening, when all the debutaaies
of the season, forty in number, will occupy
prosoenium boxes. The Bachelors Cinb
give the theatre party and only members
/. Id theis friends ill DO admitted.