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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06
Letter from Richmond.
Especial Cor. OF the Alexandria GAZETTE


RICHMOND, Va. Jan. 5.-Superlntendent
Moucure of the Williamsburg Asylum was
at the capitol to-day, and appeared before
the Senate Finance Committee in the interest
of the appropriation asked for to make GER
tain very needed improvements at the asy-
lum. The truth ia, all the lunatic asylums
in the State are over crowded. People ap-
pear to 60 crazy quicker now than ten years
ago. A remarkable fact concerning the
male insane patients at one of the asylums
at least, ia that only one person ia reported
to have gone crazy on the subject OF cou'
pone. When it is remembered that coupons
have been theme for hot debate for mum.
Der of years the reported fact stands out as
being quite remarkable.
The Virginia oysters are going to have
additional protection, provided the bill! In
troduced in the House to- day by Mr.. Bris
tow, rep of Matthews, becomes law. he
desires to amend the law giving persons
right to catch oysters in the summer. The
oyster problem is one hard to solve.
Many and many politicians from Tidewater
Virginia, have been cut down in their politi-
cal youth in consequence of advocating
measures affecting the oyster industry.
Hon. A. Browne Evans, of Middlesex,
who six years ago was the idol Of
Tidewater Virginia, WAS consigned to
political retirement all on account OF his
having advocated in the House five gears
ago bill which he thought "suited every
body in Tide water" If such bill can ever
be prepared it will remain for some future
Statesman to frame it. The people of Tide
water section are as much split up on
oyster laws as the Americans are upon the
tariff.
l endeavored to-day toascertain the senti-
ment of the General Assembly on the Al
exandria judgeship question. Thus far
have found ten men committed but they do
not want their positions defined yet. The
contest over the Lynchburg judgeship a be-
coming interesting. Mr.. Digga, formerly
Senator from Campbell. seems to have the
inside track. Indeed it looks az if he will
have wa!kover.
There ia q bill before one of the House
committees which, if it becomes law, iders
will have to 'get up and get" that is if they
congregate in any house and make noise
that will disturb one or more neighbor. The
penalty is 5000 fne-a big sum for an idler
10 pay, but he will have to pay it or go to
''''' 'o B.P.O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06
A TERRIBLE Disadvantages was re

A TERRIBLE DEED.-Intelligence was re,
ceived at Onancock, Va, yesterday after
noon, from Belle Haven, small town in the
southern part of Accomac county, that ter.
rible tragedy had occurred there. VIM. G.
Daer, we'll known citizen of that county.
who lived in Onancock for some years up to
a short time ago, when he went with his
brother, near Belle Haven, killed his wife ear.
ly yesterday morning by cutting her throat
with pocketknifs. Several months ago
Duer's mind became impaired by financial
troubles. He left Onancock and went to
live with his brother. He had recently in'
proved mentally. and had made arrange
ments to move back to Onancock and en-
gage in business there again. Early yester.
day morning he took his wife and two small
children in buggy and started to take q
ride. While going through the woods, about
two mile. below Belle Haven, ha pulled out
his knife and deliberately cut his wiie's
throat from ear TO ear. He then drove on
to the village of Wardtown with bis two lit
tie children and his wife's dead body In the
buggy with him. and gave himself up to the
constable there. He expressed great sorrow
for the terrible deed, but says he was unable
to withstand the impulse to take his wife's
life. He did not attempt to hurt his little
children. Both Duer and his wife belonged
to excellent families on the Eastern Shore
of Virginia, and much regret is expressed
that steps were not taken before to have
him committed TO the insane asylum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06
Ayerse 10 the Tariff.

PHILADELPHIA Jan. CATS meeting last
night of local assembly $500 knights oflabor,
composed of Reading R. R. employees, the
following preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas the Philadelphia and Reading
R. R. Co. in the present difficulties which
they have forced upon their employees are
engaging immigrants to fill the places they
have caused us to vacate; and whereas, the
company is protected from foreign competi-
ton by protective tariff on coal, which we
have fondly believed for years was intended
to benefit American labor; and whereas, We
as oitizsns of this republic believe the laws
should be impartial, and that no laws should
be enacted which confer special privileges
upon any class of ecitizens; therefore. be it
Resolved, That in the coming election for
Congressman we shall support only those
men who are pledged to vote to repeal the
tariff on coal.
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Affairs I'm Honolulu.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Ga private letter
received here from Honolulu dated Deoem'
Der "a, says: "The Cabinet have made a
demand that Judge Jonathan Austin, OF
Honolulu, an American, shall be offered
the place Of Godfrey Brown, recently resign
ed from the Cabinet. The Cabinet have al
80 demanded the appointment of Sanford
Dole, a prominent lawyer born here OF
American parents, to fill the vacancy caused
By the death of Judge Forpader, of the Su'
preme Court. At last advices the King had
decided to accede to the Cabinets demands,
knowing that tine reform league would
otherwise place Mrs. Dominus, the Kings
sister, on the throne. Kalakua bas been
advised by English and American ministers
to comply with the demands of his Cabinet
with assurances that they would not inter-
fere in his behalf with the designs of the re
form league. The removal of Kalaukua,
the marshal is also insisted upon and ne
will be replaced by white mar named
Sopr. The reform league has the support
of 80 out of 100 foreigners and the endorse
ment of all the best native element"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06

THE COAL miners in Pennsylvania have
struck because the Reading R. w. Co. dis
charged few of its hands for refusing to de
liver coal to some of its patrons; in other
words, for attempting to prevent 1t from be-
ing common carrier, and thereby render
ing it liable to forfeiture CT ita charter and
to heavy damages. The first practical
effect ofthis strike has been rise 10 the
price of coal. As most rich people buy their
winters supply of coal the preceding sum
mer, the rise does not affect them. With
poor people, however, who have to buy
theirs by the ton. half ton, bushel or peck, it
is entirely different. In this. as in all other
strikes, the poor bear the brunt OF all the i'll
effects. But the fact that they do is mat
ter of too little consequence to the strikers to
merit their slightest consideration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06
COMMUNICATED

A small portion of our population is mi
gratory. They come and disappear, after
interfering with our municipal affairs. Some
of them broke up the Reform Club by try
ing to make political machine of it. Let
q loving couple 90 to any parsonage Sunday
with V or an x, and guarantee court
will be held. Come, gentlemen, employ
yourselves in visiting the cells of our watch
house, and plead with the unfortunates.
Show them that the One whom you proclaim
has sent you to preach the Gospel is ready
to reclaim them. You will make some
broken hearted mother or wife rejoice. Go
on, excellent Mayor, hold your court early
Sunday morning blend mercy with justice,
and eight-tenths of the good citizens will be
with you. NATIVE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Returns from the French Senatorial cleo
tions indicate slight conservative gain.
The Senate yesterday took up the Blair
educational bill, and Mr.. Reagan spoke In
opposition to it.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman
will have nothing to do with the knights OF
labor 10 the Reading strike.
The first State dinner of the season was
given last night by the President and Mrs.
Cleveland in honor of the Cabinet.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Hosr intro.
dnced q bill for worlds exposition at
Washington in 1892 in honor of the 4OOth
anniversary of the discovery of America.
Gen. Bradley T. johnson of Baltimore, has
received messages eulogistic of the late Gen.
Isaac r. Trimble from Gov. Fitzhugh Lee,
Hon. W. H. F. Lee and Gen. ]. a. Early, OF
Virginia.
The Reeves Brothers, Of Glasgow, KY,
were convicted yesterday of burning the
Court House containing the record OF their
indictment for burglary, and were each
sentenced to twenty years. imprisonment.
The Turkish government is revising its
school laws with the aim of suppressing
American and other foreign schools. The
nav law provides that no foreigner can open
a school without special 6rman given By
the Sultan himself, and forbids any Ottoman
subject from attending such school until
he shall have taken a course of religious
training In his own schools.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06

THE HEAD OF a large establishment for
dying and bleaching textile fabrics in Maine,
in an interview with correspondent OF the
New York Herald, says, if the tariff on the
materials be uses were removed it would give
him and Others q chance to compete with
Euglish manufactured their own markets.
Such is, in effect, the testimony of many OF
the wieest manufacturers in this country.
No possible light in which the existing tariff
can be viewed makes it appear advan.
tageously. Whatlabor in this country stands
most in need of now, is employment, and
vet tariff is continued on the materials
used in manufactures, which so increases the
cost of the products that the demand there
for is restricted to the home market, and the
employment of labor consequently limited
to an amount just sufficient to supply that
market.
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The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Case.

NEW YORK, Jan 6.-The third day of the
proceedings In the Cambell -Arbuckle breach
of promise suit opened to. day with crowd
ed court room. The prosecution will finish
to-day and probably this morning. MIR
Parsons said that the defense would not &C
cupy much time. Miss Cambell took her
seat in the witness chair and Mr.. Parsons
resumed his cross examination. Mr. Parsons
asked her if she had letter written at the
time she became distrustful. She answered
that she gould not produce any one letter.
but that the entire correspondence made her
distrustiul.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06

ARREsrED.-Frank Du6ant, holss trad
er, was arrested in Washington yesterday
for the grand larceny of horse, worth $40.
Albert Bourman, an old colored man, of
Falls Church, took "a horse to the city that
he wanted to trade for one that would work.
Dubant, who met the old man, told him that
he could give him the animal wanted for his
horse and certain sum of money "to boot"
The old man closed the bargain and drove
off with his new trade. He did not 60 a
square away before bis new horse proved to
be worthless. The old man saw that he had
not got the best of the trade. and. as be could
not find Dubant, he had the police find and
arrest him on warrant charging him with
grand larceny,
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Deer are reported plentiful in lower Cul.
pepper.
In the Senate yesterday Senator Daniel
introduced bill to appropriate 10000 for
the completion of the monument to Mary
Washington at Fredericksburg.
Edward McIver, of Cheraw, S. c., will
be appointed clerk of the House District OF
Columbia Committee by chairman Hemp
hill. The position ia now held by Mr.. W.
W. Scott, of Orange.
At meeting of the A. P. Hill Camp Con
federate Veterans, of Petersburg, last night,
it was decided by the camp to erect a mon.
ument on the spot where Gen. A. P. Hill
was killed during the late war in Dinwiddie
county, short distance from Petersburg.
Fire broke out at 1890 this morning
10 the equipment building of the Brooklyn
navy yard, and though the entire fire de-
partment of Brooklyn was soon on the scene
assisting the employees of the yard, the
flames for some time could not be controlled,
and the entire building was soon destroyed.
At 2 q. m. the fire was under control, hav-
ing been confined to the equipment build
ing. The loss is about 100000.
In the House of Delegates yesterday a
discussion was provoked by a proposition
introduced by Mr.. Waddill, (rep.,) which
proposes to require that no convicts should
be hired out for less than so cents per diem
and board. The price now fixed By law for
this labor ia 40 cents and maintenance.
The amendment was adopted, but after.
wards the vote was reconsidered, and the
Whole object recommitted.
The Columbia and Liberty iron Works,
situated some miles west of Woodstock. EN-
bracng two charcoal iron furnaces, 1S,400
acres of land and other valuable real and
personal property, was sold yesterday
to tho present owners, George w.
Pierson & Co., of Philadelphia, Pa, for
the cum of S51 900, which will cover the
amount of Indebtedness which caused the
sale. This property was bought several
years ago by the present proprietors for
$780, 00
A freight train, consisting of thirty.fve
empty coal care, on the New River Division
of the Norfolk and Western Railroad. was
wrecked yesterday, near Eggleston, BY a
rock slide falling on the track just in front
of the engine. The engine and fifteen or
twenty cars were thrown from the track. J
B. Abbott, the engineer, was killed, his
body being buried under the wreck OF the
engine. The fireman. F. Johnson, was also
killed, and the front brakeman had his an.
kle severely sprained by jumping from the
train. Four other were injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06
TsE PETERsgURe NORMAL INSTITUTE

TIE PETERSBURG NORMAL INSTITUTE
Since the removal of Langston from the
presidency of the Normal Institute by the
State board of visitors, and the failure of
the board to remove W. q. Smith, teacher
of mathematics at the college, the state OF
affairs at the institute has not been alto
gether what it ahould be, and among the
students there has been more or less insub-
ordination. Yesterday ten members of the
senior class, which ia composed OF fourteen
students, positively refused to reclle to
Smith. The new president Of the institute,
]. d. Johnston, gave the students to under
stand that if they refused to recite to Smith
they would have to leave the institute.
whereupon the students packed up and left.
The PRECEDENT says that he ia determined to
enforce The rules, even if he loses every
student
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DIED..

Fell asleep in Jesus, December 28tb, 1887, o.
cIncer, after long and painful illness. which ht
bore with patient resignation to the will of God
Mr.. PRESLEY N. JEFFRIES, aged 80 years, ]
mouth and IL days. blessed are the dead that
die in the Lord"
Past all sorrow, past ali pain,
Dear husband, we shall meet again.
Meet on that celestial shore,
Dear papa, meet to part no more.
Dearest father, thou hast left US;
We thy loss most deeply feel.
But tits God that hath bereft US;
He can all our sorrows heal.
Yet again we hope to meet thee,
When this day Of life is fed.
There in heaven with joy to greet thee,
Where no farewell tear is shed. M.C.J.
.[Warrentop papers please copy.
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Alex ANDRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6.

THE CHIEF points of Senator sherman'S
recent trite speech on the tariff are tna1 sns
democratic party is responsible for the iai'-
ure to provide for reduction OF taxation !;
that the existing surplus is due TO the failure
oftbe democrats to provide for rivers and bar
bors dependent relatives of soldiers, coast
dsfenses, and for other large expenditures !;
that The du.y on sugar should be removed
and bounty be offered to American sugar
planters, and that nine-tenths OF the articles
manufactured in this country are as cheap
as they are in England. No one knows bel
ter than Mr.. Sherman that, save only ana
except for the united support the repuoh'
cans in the U. S. House of Representatives
have given the small Randall faction In that
body, and the solid opposition OF the repuo-
lican majority in the Senate, the people OF
the country would now be reaping the
manifold advantages of low tariff II AIR
Sherman can zee the general benefit that
would result from collecting money by tax
az on the necessaries of life, merely for the
purpose of expanding it in pensions to the
relatives of men who received scratches
during the war, or in unneo sssary coast dc
fenses, or in other extravagant expendl
lures, it is more than any one else can.
WHY the Louisiana sugar planter should be
given bounty, while the Virginia tobacco
grower should be taxed, is question which
even Mr. Sherman would find it hard to ex'
plain tn the satisfaction of the latter AS
the only conceivable good reason for an
American tariff would be that it raised the
price of American goods, and thereby en-
abled American producers to pay their
hands higher wages than are paid ID Eu-
rope, the fact that it does not do, as stated
by Mr.. Sherman, proves that it's continued
existence is utterly and entirely unneces'
ssry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06

COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY.-Rice
against Hartman. from the Circuit Court Of
the county of Fauquier. Affirmed, Judge
Lewis delivering the opinion,
Richardson against Seevers and other7,
from the Circuit Court of Clarke county.
Reversed, Judge Lacy delivering the opin.
ion.
Commonwealth against Lucas. Argued
by the Attorney General and submitted.
Cravin against the Commemorative
cases. Argued by Gen. John E. Roller for
plaintiff in error.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06
Escape of a Convict.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 6.-Harry Hall, life
convict at the State penitentiary, escaped
from that institution last evening and is
supposed to have taken the Missouri Pacific
train south. he is described as man five
feet four and half inches tall, light hair
and about 80 years old and. weighs lGo
pounds. He has been an inmate of the ins'i-
tuition for several years and has always
been considered "trusty."
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From Washington.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 6. 1888.

Especial Correspondence Of the Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 6, 1888.
When Gen. Malone was chairman OF the
Senate Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, be was in the room OF that COM
mittee nearly all the time he was at the
Capitol, and that room WAS nearly all the
time filed with the Generals strikers. SEN
ator Stanford is the chairman of that com.
mittee now, and has been since The first OF
last month, but neither he nor any OF his
personal or political friends has yet been IN
it. though the business of the committee
goes on as usual.
Among the bills introduced in the House
last Wednesday were the following: By
Mr.. O'Ferrall TO compel those who Craze
cattle on the public lands to pay for pastur-
age, to aid public schools, for monument
to General Daniel Morgan, TO change the
boundaries of the 4.h collection district OF
Virginia, for q light house at Newport News.
By Mr.. Wise to change the boundaries of
the 4th collection district of Virginia, to re-.
adjust the governments indebtedness to
Virginia for advances in the war of 1872, to
aid the public schools, to remove the tax on
Tobacco and fruit liquor, to amend the
statute regulating contracts for supplies and
services, to regulate the purchase of tobacco
for the army, to provide for the selection of
naval cadets and their technical instruction,
to exchange the arms of r. e. Lee Battery
ofPe,ersburg, the resolutions of the Virginia
Legislature requesting the Virginia repre-
sentatives to urge the repeal of the internal
revenue system. By MIR. Bowden for the
adjustment of the accounts of mechanics
and lasorers under the eight-hour Law, for
public Building at Fortress Monroe. for a
public building at Norfolk, to repeal the in.
ternal revenue law, for road to the nation.
al cemetery at Yorktown. By Mr.. Browne;
for the completion of the monument to
Mary, the mother of Washington. at Fred
ericksburg, for light house at Tangier Spit,
for road to the national cemetery at Fred.
ericksburg, for light house at the mouth of
Pocomoke river. for buoy at Chincoteague
Toilet, for light house at Pongotegue creek,
for public building at Fredericksburg, for
a lighthouse at the mouth of Great Wicom-
leo river. By Mr.. Yost, for public build.
ing at staunton, for road TO the national
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06

BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET Jan.
5.-Sugars-The demand at the North is more
active, and the market is firm and higher, with
moderate supply. We quote Muscovado fair re-
fning, So test, at 5ae, and centrifugal, SO test,
at 6ab1ac. For refined Sugars the trade is more
active and market firm and higher, in sympathy
with The ad yance in raw. We quote hards at 8 d
ssEc for cut loaf, 7asas2.c for cubes 7ssc for
powdered, TIC for graduated. softa-Ia.c for
mould A, 7 7-16c for contectioners' A, and &c for
standard a.
Cofee-There is no present demand for invoices
and the market is dull at nominally low prices
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TO.DAY's TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
From Richmond.

Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria GAZETTE.
RICHMOND, Va, JAZZ. 6 The Senate com.
mittee to-day agreed to report favorably the
Mount Vernon Avenue Association bill as
proposed by the executive committee.
The democratic caucus nominees for
Judges we're all elected to day. The judge
for Alexandria has pot yet been nominated.
RP O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06

Marriage licenses were issued in Washing.
ton yesterday to Benz. F. Brown and Frances
Rogers, both of Loudoun county Alexander
Williams and Virginia Voss, both of Rich
mond, and to Tarco Robinson, of Fairfax
county, Va, and Merry NJ. Henderson, of
Washington.
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The Emperor william.

BERLIN, Jan. 6.-The Emperor gave an
audience yesterday to Prince William, who
afterwards paid visit to the Empress In
the evening Prince William and Count Loe
and Count Walderzs took tea with the EN-
peror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06

There is d constant, steady demand for Flour,
and iobbing traders seem more willing to pay cur
rent figures millers are making but little effort
to sell round lots Wheat is firm, and the offer
ings show no improvement in grade, choice sam.
pies being very scarce, and they would bring out
side prices for home grinding; sales, as to condi-
ton, to-day were from 7S to SO for common to
good lots Corn lie strong and active at So for
white and yellow no mixed has been received for
several days past Pork is steady at So 5Oa6 75'
the latter for nicely .butchcred small Hogs. Eggs
are coming in freely and lower. Other pro-
duce is without change.
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BODY Found.

LONDON, Jan. 6.-The body OF Archie
Mcneil, who went to France to report the
Smith Kilran prize fight for the London
Sportsman and who had been missing since,
has been found on the beach at Boulogne.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06

RICHMOND MARKET, Jan. 5.-The market is
very quiet, with light offerings of grain. Flour
without any change. There were only about
1000 bushels of Wheat offered to-day, and the
sales were ON private terms. Good white Corn
brought 53c and Bye 66.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06

"Are ycu lonely to night, Miss Ada?" mo
Sir! 1 wish I were lonelier." He babe
her good night and went home, took large
dose of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, fearing her
lev manner had given him cold.