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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20

MEETING OF THE EMPERoRs.-The Ger
man yacht Hohenzollern, with Emperor
William on board, entered the roads at
Cronstadt yesterday afternoon amid volleys
of salutes from the warships and forts. The
Hohenzollern was received by the Russian
yacht Deriavs, on board of which was the
Gar. The imperial party approached each
other between double line of Russian and
German war ships bedecked with bunting.
The weather was fine and the scene impos-
ing. The German imperial party went
aboard the Russian yacht Alexandra,
which then proceeded to the Peterhof Pal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20
ByR. r. Lucas. Auctioneer

pY VIRTUE OF a DECREE of the Circuit
ID Court of the city of Alexandria rendered on
the : day Of juno, 1885 in tho chancery cause
of L. O. Swain against Robert Bell, r, ct ais, he
undersigned, appointed commissioners for the
purpose, will at - o'clock m. on SATURDAY,
the 4th day of August, 1888 in front of the Roy
al street entrance of the Market Building sell st
public auction the following property, viz:
ali that TENEMENT and LOT OF GROUND
in the city of Alexandria, Va, situated at the
northwest corner of Fairfax and Wolfe streets,
and fronting on Fairfax street 72 feet 10 inches,
and on Wolfe street 62 feet, with the use of the
alley, tenfeet wide, between this lot and the First
Presbyterian Church.
Terms of Sale: One third in cash, and the resi-
due in two equal payments at six and twelve
months from the day of sale; the deferred pay
ments to bear interest at six per ceDtum per an
mum until paid, and to be evidenced by the notes
of the purchaser; the title 10 be retained until
the whole of the purchase money is paid
A. w. ARMSTRONG, !
JOHN II. JOHNSON, Commrs of Sale
Fl. .. CLAUGHTON,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20

FIGHTING OFF THE EvIcToRs.-The
work of the bailfs engaged in making
evictions at Kilrush, county Glare, Ireland,
is being obstructed by the population, who
have cut all the bridges between Kirush
and Kilkee, and taken other measures to
delay the progress of the evictors. The
chapel bells are tollng to warn the people
of the approach of the officers. The plan of
campaign has been adopted by the tenants
on the Murphy estate at Tralee, county
Kerry. James Madigan, of Carnacalla, had
strongly bsrricaded his residence, and he
poured cold water on the evictors, who used
sledge hammers and crowbars and axes in
effecting an entrance. Madigan was arrest.
ed, together with two relatives who had as.
sisted him. Several members of Parliament
and o number of American and English Wis
itors witnessed the scene.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20
AUCTION SALES.
By r. T. Lucas, Auctioneer.
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC
AITpTION

By authority from the owners of the property,
will offer for sale at public auction, in front o.
tho Royal street entrance TO tho Market Building
at II o'clock M, on SATURDAY, July 81, 1888,
that desirable property situated at the northeast
corner Of King and Payne streets, known as Nc
GRAWS sUMAC MILL, bounded as follows
Beginning at the north side Of King street with
tho cast side of Payne street, and running caster
ly with King street 81 feet 8 inches; thence
northerly parallel to Payne street 100 feet to a
1O-feet alley; then westerly with said alley and
parallel to King street to Payne street; then with
Payne street to the beginning with the use of
said alley.
Terms of Sale: Onc-fourth of the purchase mon
c. in cash, and tho residue in three equal pay.
ments at SIX twelve and eighteen months from
the day of sale the purchaser to give notes. with
good security for the deferred payments; the said
notes to bear interest at six per centum from the
day of sale; the title to bo retained until the
whole of the purchase money is paid. All con-
veyancing at the cost of the purchaser.
jy10 is L. T. LUCAS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20
Lives Lost in "a DeIuse.


fearful storm swept over Wheeling. w.
Va, and vicinity last night. Itis reported
that twenty.fv lives have been lost. The
storm had threatened all the afternoon. At
intervals drops of rain fell, but nature
seemed 10th to begin the work of destruc-
tion while still banking up heavy and
threatening clouds all along the western
horizon. At six o'clock the storm burst in
the northwest, and for the ensuing two
hours rain fell as it never fell before in
Wheeling. 1t seemed as though water
spout had been turned loose upon the city,
and streets were turned in ten minutes time
into sWift-runniDg torrents, which DO man
could breast in safety. As soon as the size
of the storm and its capacity for mischief
was fully rcalizsd in the city, there was the
greatest anxiety as to the fate OF the people
in the various narrow valleys throughout
the interior of the country, and especially
along the Valley of CaldweIls and Boggs'
runs, two small streams which enter the city
from Narrow Valley. Both these streams
have large population crowded along thsii
banks. Hardly had the rain ceased at z
o'clock before the waters Of Cold Wells Run
began to rise with fearful rapidity. AT elk
o'clock it was a babbing brook, which
child could ford at any point. at I 1t was
a raging torrent, twenty feet deep and two
hundred feet wide, and as ii entered the city
limits swept through hundred houses with
irresistible fury. Halt g dozen families
were carried away among them Thomas
Hawley and Mrs. Herman Stensel. There
were in the Hawley residence Mrs.
Hawley and her four childreD-three boys
and one girl. All were swept away with
the house and were drowned. At the Sten.
sell home there were more-Mr. Stensel, the
mother, a son, daughter, and two nieces,
the Misses Alice and Annie Wingard, Of
Miltonburg, Ohio, who were visiting at the
house. All these were likewise lost, as well
as John Homan, q young man who was OPP
poste the house on horseback at the time,
and went to the assistance of the family.
This makes eleven lives lost in this spot
alone. There is fear that Mr.. John Giffney
and his family Of five living further up the
run, have been drowned as their home was
demolished. In the city about eight o'clock
a large crowd gathered on the Market street
stone bridge and on the wooden g. & 0.
railroad bridge near by to watch the seeth.
irg food in the creek. At two minutes of
nine o'clock the middle pier of the railroad
bridge was carried away, but the crowd
seemed to think there was no danger, and
continued to crowd the bridge. At half-
past nine the bridge suddenly sank into the
creek, taking about fifteen people with it.
1t is feared that when intelligence is obtain
ed from the Valley of Wheeling Creek. a 10.
cality which is absolutely cut off from COM
munication, that great loss of life and incal-
culable damage 10 property will be learned.
All the streets are blocked with masses of
mud, and it will be week before they are
gotten in shape. The telegraph wires are
down in all directions, and railroad CON-
munication is cut off at Benwood
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20
By Green 8: Wise. Auctioneors.


DURSUANT TO THE DECREE of the Corpora
i tion Court of the city of Alexandria, rendered
on the 18th day of October, 1880, in the chance
ry cause of W. w. Harper, admr. VS.. A. Jameson
and ais, the undersigned commissioner therein
named will offer for sale at public auction, on
THURSDAY, the 26th day of July, 1888, at -
o'clock M. in front of the Fairfax street entrance
to tho Corporation Court room in said city, the
following property. viz:
ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND situate at the
southeast intersection of Queen and Alfred streets
in said city, fronting on Queen street 16 feet 8
inches, more or less, aud extending back with
that width binding on Alfred street 100 feet to
an alley. together with all appurtenances, and
the BUILDINGS and IMPROVEMENTS thereon.
Terms of sale: One.fourth of the purchase
money to be paid in cash at the time of sale, and
the residue in 8, -, and 1S months the deferred
instslments to be secured by the bonds of the
purchaser with good personal security, carrying
interest from the day of sale and the title to be
retained until they are paid.
GEORGE A. MUSHBACH.
Commissioner of Sale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20
syruu of Figs

Is Natures own true laxative. 1t is the
most easily taken, and the most effective
remedy known to Cleanse the system when
Bilious or Costive; to dspel Headaches,
Colds, and Fevers; to Cure Habituai Con-
stipation, Indigestion, Piles, etc. Msnufac'
tured only by the California Fig Syrup Com
pany, San Francisco, Cal. E. S. Leadbeater
& Bro, agents Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Mrs. WINSLoW's SOOTHING SYRUP, for
children teething is the prescription of one OF the
best female nurses and physicians in the United
States, and has been used for forty years with
never failing success by millions Of mothers for
their children. During the process of teething
its value is incalculsble. It relieves the child
from pain, cures dysentery and diarrhea, gripping
in the bowels and wind-colic. By giving health
to the child it rests the mother. Price 25 cents 8
bottle,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20
CONFECTIONERS.
SUMMER AT BRENGLEpS.

The old reliable CONFECTIONERY OF HEN
BY BRENGLE No. 531 King street. is ready,
and will supply summer delicacies the season
through. Each berry and fruit served with Cream
Of varied hayors at the lowest price and as good
as ever.
lie offers special inducements at wholesale to
dealers. and packs carefully for country custom.
Ornamental and Plain Cakes are sold cheap
CT than they can be manufactured at home.
Also Cream PUTS, Tarts and Pastry, Candies and
Tafy of all kinds. PIES A SPECIALITY. Fruits,
Nuts. Confectioncros, Caromels and Sugared
Fruits He caters for families, fairs, balls and
entertainments and furnishes social parties of
the best and at the lowest rates. my12
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certify that A. W. Armstrong, one of the COM
missioners above named, has executed bond as
sach commissioner in the penalty of $1,000 with
approved surety, conditioned according to law.
JOHN S. BEACH,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of the city
jy5 IS Of Alexandria, Va
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20
NARFIELD & HALL,
D E u G q l s T 8
Corner Prince and Fsirfa1 street,

Prescriptions specially. English, French,
German and Domestic Toilet Soaps; Genuine
Farina Cologne Magnolia, Hedyesmia, Geraniun
and Florida Water Genuine Lubin's Extracts;
sponges, Hair Brushes and Combs; best English
Tooth Brushes; fall assortment of Patent Medi-
cnes, Coxe's Gelatine, Corn Starch Ses Moss Fa.
rine; Spices of al kinds, and select stock OF all
articles soid by druggists at prices as low as the
ssme quality can be obtained elsewhere. dec
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20

1, John s. Beach, Clerk of the Alexandria Cor.
poration Court, do certify that G.. A. Mushbach
has executed the bond, with surety, required by
the above mentioned decree.
je26 BOT JOHN g. BEACH, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20
IH CHEAP TABLE,"

All goods on this table are sold BELOW COST
Call and see eur latest styles Button, Balls and
Congress Kangaroo, with patent leather tips also
Plain kangaroo. Everything of tho latest in
Ladies, Misses, Childrens, Mems, Boys and
Youths Shoes for city and country wear. All
these goods subject to the discount of ten per
cent. until the 1st Of August. Remember, tho
discount will not be extended after that time.
Come in and look. If you don't see anything
to suit it will not cost you anything. For the
convenience of the people, have placed sample
of every style on a table in my store. Come in.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20

WHITE WASH BRUsHEs, Dusting and Win
wv dow Brushes, Feather busters and fine ar
tice in the way Of a Shoe Brush: Gail ana see
tber JAS. F. CARLIN & SONS,
an14 Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20

GREEN AND FIGURED SCREEN WIRE "a,
VI 80 and 36 inches Wholesale and retail, st
SO King, corner of Royal street. You can buy
wire, and have Window and Door Frames made
of better quality, to cost no more than the COM
mon Frames offered for sale in the city. Call and
see. J.T. CREIGHTON & SON,
Jed SO King, cor. Royal ST.
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ALEXANDRIA VA. FRIDAY EVENING JULY 90 1888
AeIez>;agalttria OazetIe,

EDGAR SNO WIDEN,
At The Gasette Building, 80 ard 312 Primes st
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20
METAL PUTZ PoMADE.

NENUINE METAL PUTI PUMAUE.
O
The largest supply ever in the city. 1t is in
valuable for the polishing of scales, show cases
musical instruments gold, silver, copper, brass
tin, nickel plate, &c. For sale in o. 10 and so
'0i feb2s ' " ". F. CREIGHTON & co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20

uAVE YOU SEEN PEACH PIE TOBACCO p
I / If not ask for it. Chew Peach Pic Tobacco,
and you wont use any other. Tho largest cake Of
Tobacco in the market for 10 cents is Peach Pie.
Ask for it chew it and be happy.
ap1S CHAS. KING s. SON, Wholesale Agts.
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sXTE OFFER special inducements in GUNS
w PISTOLS, SHELLS, &C., and other goods IN
that lire Call and see st 80 King, corner Of
''Gs sepa7 7'i''' J.T. CREIGHTON SON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-20

ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS,
fave on hand GtBSON'S Xxx, Xxx, XXXX,
sad PURE OLD RYE, OLD CABINET ana
MONOGRAM WHISKIES; also BAKERS auo
rHOMPSON'S PURE RYE WHISTLES, to which
they invite the attention OF the tr&do.
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention.
Cogsignsonts Of Flour, Grain ond Country Pro.
duce solicited, for which they guarantee the high
Isl market prices and pTorapt returns.
Northeast corner of Cameron and Royal streets
sepl4 Alexandria, VS..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03
FIGHTING THE TRUSTS.

When the capitalists combine to
control the market they crowd scores
of little fellows to the wall in order
to make their control more complete
and kill the spirit of competition. The
small dealer is doomed, and we are
governed by syndicate who squeeze
tens of millions out of our necessities.
If we want sugar, envelopes, milk,
tin, lead, copper, or what not, we
must doff our hats to these imperial
lists and beg them to serve us at their
own price.
Look at it how you will, trusts
mean war against the best interests of
the community. If we don't abolish
them they will abolish us. 1t may be
a long fight, and hard fight, but it
is fight worth fighting. A monopo-
list is just as much an enemy to
orderly society as an anarchist. The
latter blows us to smithereens by a
simple explosion, the former lays us
under tribute and compels every man,
woman and child to add to his bank
account. We are his slaves, and have
no rights because he wants them all
himself.
Down with trust combines and give
the people fair show.-New York
Herald.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03

and while he was shot all to pieces,
yet not for one moment attempted to
shrink from the defence of his cause
and his home and we might mention
others of the order with whom we are
acquainted and whom we know, but
why enumerate. But we say again,
we are glad that our farmers are
awakening to a sense of their situation
and duty, and while their meetings
may be private, yet with such men at
the head as we have named, no honest
man, no philanthropist need fear the
results of the acts of these men.
All classes and conditions of people
are Immediately dependent upon the
farmers, and just as the farmers pros
per and flourish just so does other
businesses, and whatever is against
the farmer is against every species of
business, therefore, the farmers can
not do anything that will be to his
benefit, but what will equally benefit
all other persons. Therefore, we re
peat that we are heartily glad that the
farmers are uniting and coming to-
gether, and looking after their inter
est, and no one will rejoice at their sue
cess more honestly than the Enterprise,
and we bid them God speed in their
efforts to free themselves from the
loathsome evils with which they have
had to encounter, and we earnestly
and sincerely hope that new and
brighter day is dawning upon the
farming class of our people, and that
they may be filled with new zeal and
pride, that they may have better farms,
that they will attend to them better,
that they will understand that farm
ing is business, and that it must be
attended to in a business way, and
that it will take all of their time to do
So, and that they will more iberally
educate their children, and let the
farmers be united brotherhood, and
then their millennium will dawn with
brightness equalled only by the glit-
tering rays Of the mondays sun.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03
RALEIGH, N. c., APRIL 3. 1888.

noxious growths; make it rich as you
would for any other crop; the richer
the land the better the crop; land that
will produce good clover will produce
good lucerne. If it requires one, or
even two years to prepare the patch,
it will be better to do it right at once,
then it will last life time without
further labor or expense. An eighth
of an acre will supply green food
enough for four horses, mules or COWS
from June to October. To secure a
good stand, I prefer to SOW Is to 25
pounds of seeds per acre (this year the
seeds are 20 to 25 cents per pound. }
Sow in March, if possible; not later
than May lst Zone or two crops may
be cut the first year if season and soil
is all right.) If you cannot get the
patch right, keep on cultivating and
preparing it to SOW about the first of
September. I prefer September SOW
ing if seasonable. In good soil, in
Is or 80 years, the root, parsnip shape,
will penetrate to the depth of II to 20
feet. I mean what I say-feet, not
inches; hence no danger of dry, wet,
cold, or hot weather killing it.
If you want good milk, butter, beef,
pork, chickens, &C., try small patch;
as you live, the patch will grow larger
and larger. What you do not feed
green, make into hay; it will make
more and better hay than anything
else. A FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03

did not seriously consider what he
was writing, or he certainly would
not have made comparison between
the two laws, for there never was a
tax, nor ever will be, that bears more
Unfortunately upon the people than
the school tax. About three-fourths
of the poll tax and certain per cent.
of tax on property is raised to main
tain public schools. Nothing can be
fairer than that
The writer from Polenta inquiries,
care the farmers as } class able to
bear heavier taxes thai they now do7'
and thus makes the inference that if
the public roads were kept up by taxa
ton that the farmers would have the
tax to pay. Now, if farmers were the
only class who would be benefited by
good roads. then it would be perfectly
fair and legitimate for them to bear
the burden of the tax. Such, how
ever, is not the case. I maintain that
all classes would be equally benefited
by thorough system of good roads,
duU, tucT01OIc, d tdA 10 SuSGdlu GueIu,
universally imposed No one would
denounce more earnestly than I, tax
entirely upon the property of farmers
for this object, when all pursuits would
be alike benefited.
Your Polenta correspondent asks
whether | have estimated the eaddition-
al tax that would be necessary to work
our roads by public taxation. am
we'll aware that it would require a
considerable amount to put them in a
first-class condition, but after that was
done, the expense would be compare
lively light. Your correspondent
states that the people are in no con-
dition to have their taxes increased
for this purpose. I confess to see no
logical force in the position which
claims that great enterprise, in which
all are equally interested, too great a
burden for all to sustain, and at the
same time contends that it should be
done by the poorest of the people.
There is nothing clearer to my judg
ment than that the public road law is
wrong both in practice and theory.
1t is in open violation of the very
spirit and meaning of free govern
ment, and ought to be abolished as
early as possible.
J. NJ. TURNER.
Lemay, n. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03
For THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
ABOUT LUCERNE-ITS COMPAR.
ATIvE VALUE.

DAVIDSON COLLEGE, Mecklenburg Co.,
March 2l, 1888.
| am very sorry that so few per-
sons know the great value of lucerne
patch. From twenty years experience
in the culture of it, I know that one
acre of it is worth four acres of clover
or any other grass. 1 have got from
four to six cuttings per season, from
"a to 81 inches high. Horses, mules,
COWS, pigs, turkeys, chickens, and
every other fowl or animal that will
eat grass, prefers lucerne. The sight
or smell of it comes nearer making
them laugh than anything else you
can offer them. A patch well pre-
pared and cared for (not pastured)
will last from twenty to fifty years
without any further expense, or labor.
Every one who has seen my patch
from year to year, Il am as proud of
it as of gold mine, and show it to
all L can) either desires or determines
to have one if only for their milk COW
or pig.
Some of the readers of your excel
lent paper will want to know how he
may have just such valuable patch.
10 him, and to all others who wish to
have and enjoy good things. I answer:
do to work in real earnest, not on
acres half prepared, but on quarter
or half acre, prepared well and ex-
pressiy Tor lucerne. 1t must be clean
NO blue grass, joint or wire grass,
plantation, dock briars, weeds or other
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03
FRONTING THE TRUST BAN
DTS.

The Sutter Farmer speaks stirring
and timely word as to dealing with
the trust " robbers, as follows:
There is scarcely commodity, es-
pecially if it approaches within hailing
distance of a necessity, that has not
been driven into "corner" by com.
bination or monopoly, which sails un-
der the new name smells just as sweet,
so heartless monopoly by any other
name grinds just as fine and bears just
as hard as if sailing under its appro-
pirate colors. This trust business has
assumed such prodigous proportions
as to engage the attention of the lead
ing press of the country and of Con-
gress, and we are forcibly reminded
of the first years that succeeded the
closing of the late war, when the busi-
ness of the country was run in the in
terest of cliques and rings that had
fastended themselves like teaches up
on the Government and it's industries.
There was but one remedy, and the
people were not long in finding it; or
ganization had to be met with organi-
zation. 1t called into existence the
Grange movement and the numberless
organizations for economic purposes,
among the farmers and the great mid
die classes. The onslaught was fierce
and costly, but the result was never in
doubt, and ended in teaching the mon
opoly combinations that the people,
when fairly aroused, were irresistible.
Congress may pass laws and send
out investigating committees, but the
remedy will be slow and uncertain un-
les the great industrial classes come
together and combine their strength.
The people must meet trust with trust,
organization with organization, and
agree to abstain from using an article
that has been cornered, no matter
what it is. Such resolutions promul-
gated and well observed will have
more terrors for the monopolists than
all the proposed legislation, for, be it
remembered, that the millions made
in these trusts have their influence on
Congress and Legislatures. While the
subject twenty-five years ago was new
and the common people uneducated in
such things and inexperienced in
fighting organized capital and num-
bers, it educated them for the future,