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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08

A PROPOSED NEw RoUTE.-A party OF
civil engineers, employees of the Alexan-
dria and Fredericksburg Railroad Company,
we're engaged yesterday in surveying lines
from point near st. Asaph JUNCTION across
the county to the main track of that road
near West Eod 1t is reported that the
company il making estimates for building
its road between the Two points named
above, to be 10 an Independent position 10
case it and the city authorities cannot agree
as to grades privileges, sc, in running its
trains through the city. AT recent meet
ing Of the City Council the company was
notified TO change the grade along Fayette
street, and it is minated that if an agree
meut cannot be reached between the ciry
aud the company the latter will run their
track around the city and lhus avoid further
controversy Itis hoped that nothing OF
the kind will result The Pennsylvania is
regarded as q liberal company aud one
which builds up the country through which
1t passes, and as the city has always been lib
eral in granting privileges to railroads,
there is no reason why an amicabe adjust.
nent of the matter between the two could
not be Effected.
1t is reported this evening that the Mount
Vernon Railroad Company, which proposes
10 build road from this city to Mount Yer
nor, is interested in the lines being run from
st. Asaph junction to West End.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08
LOCAL RREYITIES.

The Washington regatta will be held TO-
morrow evening.
Judging from the size of the crowd, nearly
one half of the colored people of this city
went on an excursion to Collingswood bsacn
on the steamer Pilot Boy TO day.
The District of Columbia Commissioners
are preparing bill to extend the streets OF
Washington into the county, and to lay out
streets running east and west parallel to the
city streets. the cost of which, tis estimated,
will be 81 900 900.
The following changes 10 mail services
have been made between Middleburg and
The Plains. Leave Middleburg daily e1
cept Sundays at 1925 p. IN; arrive at Inc
Plains By 2:55 p. NJ; leave The Plains daily
except Sundays at $40 p. N arrive at Mid
dleburg by TAO p. m.
The excursion steamers and the Mt. Vernon
boat carried large crowds down the river this
morning, many of their passengers having come
bore from the lines Of the different railroads.
The committee on streets met last night and
transacted some routine business. No action was
taken in reference to the proposed improvements
in the northwestern section of the city.
The Uniformed Bank of Knights Of Pythiss Of
this city last night gave an order to an Ohio firm
for forty uniforms.
From the Opera House restaurant there was
sent to this Office to-day delicious lunch con.
Sitting of delightfully."- served soft and deviled
crabs.
Mi. ]. W. Green has sold to Sarah j. Butler
lot OF ground on the west side of Patrick street,
between Wythe and Madison for S125.
To-day was considered the hottest of the year
the mercury mounting to SO at o'clock this
evening.
In the report published yesterday of the fire
mems celebration On Monday night we neglected
to state thata delegation ofthe Veteran Firemen's
Association from Washington was here and took
part in the parade.
Mr. G E. Price will have for sale in market to-
morrow some fine salt tailors, trout and spots.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08
EDUCATIONAL.
ST. JOHNS ACADEM I
ALEXANDRIA,, VA.

The ffty-si1th annual session will begin on
Tuesday, September 4th, 1858. and continue until
June oath, 1889. The discipline is mi itary, and
the school is provided with new breech-losding
rifles and 1uli camp equipage, going into camp,
usually at some watering place. every year. There
are three coHrses-classcal, scientific aud COM
mercial-and the final examinations under the
direction of the Committee on Local Examinations
of the University Of Virginia. VoapuS, the new
international language, is taught in the CONNER
cial course. There finer sets of philosophical
instruments, chemical apparatus, cabinets of min
erals than many colleges possess, and the princi-
pal is teacher of forty-one years experience.
Within the past four years there have been cadets
from twenty States and Territories. For csta-
logues apply to
RICHARD L. CARNE. A. NJ,
augT eotseD15 PriuciDaI
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08

A Pittsburg man has invented gas con
duit which he thinks solves the problem OF
underground electric wires. Plates of glass
are grooved on the upper surface, and the
wires are laid in the grooves and cemented
there with pitch. Then other plates of glass
are laid over the first, and wires put upon
them 10 the same way. When all the wires
are laid the whole is enclosed in wooden
box ard embedded in cement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08

curious Oriental manner of determining
land tenure relates to email pieces of State
lands situated between the boundaries Of
villagea 10 Asia Minor. One OF the villagers
standing upon the steps of mosque, calls
out at the top OF his voice, the point beyond
which his voice cannot be reached being the
limit of the village property. At the neigh
boring village the came performance is gone
through, and the land between belongs to
the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08

Liverpool justice recently sentenced man
to several years penal servitude and his wife to
the same punt hmeut for life for cruelty to their
child, little GIRL whom they had kept imprison-
ed in dark cellar and had beaten, burned with
hot poker ard otherwise injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08

TIE EXCELSIOR TO BE WITHDRAwN-The
board of directors of the Colonial Beach In-
provement Company held meeting in
Washington yesterday and decided that In
order to check the gambling and stop all
comment in the future to refuse to allow the
Excelsior to land at the Beach. The Arrow
amith was decided to be the most available
boat and it was determined to accept her
sarYices
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08

1t is much lesser crime 10 China to steal
a neighbours OK than to steal his dog. The
former is simply personal property. while
the latter takes the place of mana watch
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08
AItxanara Gazette.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUGUST g.

.g- Parsons leaving the city can have the
=, --,,7r mailed to any address, postage prepaid,
an length of time at the rate of fifty CT is
~! ~. -n3rtb Subscribers ordering the GAzErIE
p Per from one postoce to another should give
la &c well IS new address.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08

SUITS IN THE MATHEWS CAsE.-The suit
of W. F. Mathews, vs.. his wife, BERTHE F.
Mathews for divorce, recently instituted 10
Lynchburg, was yesterday Withdrawn and q
summon in q new suit against the defeu-
dant, directed to the Sheriff of Albemarle,
ordered returDaole TO next rules. Counsel
for Mrs Mathews, yesterday, brought suit
against Mr.. Mathews for divorce through W.
j. farrott, her next friend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08
LOCAL MATTERS

ro- tbi, section local rains, slightly warmer
-inds generally southwesterlY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08

PERSONAL Maj. Peyton Randolph, Cen
era Manager OF the Richmond and Danvi!le
road, is spending short time at the sea.
sho;e in Massachusetts.
]. b. Drake genei al freight agent of the
Richmond ard Dapville road, Is attending
the i'eieht agents meeting at Atlanta, Ga.
The OF J-ct OF the meeting is to agree upon q
schedule OF rates for freight from eastern to
southern and southwestern points
Mrs. Charles E Stuart is at Capon
Springs.
General W H. F. Lee was in the citg to-
day.
Misses Lsah and Maria Doggett, who have
been soourning Ia thi5 city for several
months past. left for their home, near Fred
ericksburg yesterday. The former is to take
charge of public school 10 Spotsyavania
coun'y next mouth.
Miss Eva Cowlipg Is visiting Miss Ella
Rollins. in Stafford county.
Miss Louise Giddings, of Loudoun, is Wis
ting Mrs. W. Frank Creighton, on south
Pitt street.
Mr. Ed c. Taylor has gone north on a
pleasure trip.
Miss E la Smoot, VINO has been at Old
Point Comfort for some time, has not par
ticipated 10 any of the gaieties of the Hy-
geia Hotel, as she is in mourning. She is
now at the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs.
Commonwealth Attorney ]. W. Holt, who has
bsen spending few weeks at Clifton Beach, has
returned to his home in this city.
Mr. L. w Swain formerly OF thi, city, but now
of New York, is here on visit to his relatives
aad friends.
POLITICAL NOTES j adge J. T. Harrlssnd
Gen. w. Il. F. Lee, are expected to speak at
Leesburg on Monday next.
AT democratic mass meeting held at
Brentsville, Prince William county, on Mon
day, G. E Brawner and F. c. Rorabaugh
were appointed delegates to the Congress
sionsl convention which meets In this city
on September 9Th. next. At the meeting
resolutions eulogistic of Gen. W. 81. F. Lee
and favoring his reelection were adopted.
a democratic club has been organized at
Buckhal, near Manassas, with J. W. Will
coxen president and I. A. Slagel secretary.
The democrats Of King George county
met on Thursday last and elected the fol-
lowing delegates to the Congressional con-
vention to be held In this city on Septemb
9TH; viz,
Potomac district-Delegates, ]. N. Peed
and F. O. FitZhugh.
Rappahsnnock dstrot-Delegates, T. q.
Bevan and W. R. Taylor.
Shiloh distrc-Dslegates, R. Walter
Oakley and Judge c. Il. Ashton.
The Eighth district democratic congress
soual committee will hold meeting at the
Warrenton Springs to morrow to appoint
canvsssers and to make arrangements for the
Canvass.
POLICE REPoRT.-Last night was clear
and warm, with FIVE prisoners at the station
house.
Tie Mayor this morning disposed of the
following cases :
August Hornlight, a sailor, arrested by
Officer Young, for refusing to do duty on
his vessel, was discharged.
Shuinan and Herbert Gaines, colored,
arrested by Officers Jones and TIGER, for
cruelty to an animal, had their case con-
tinued
Sarah Levi, colored, arrested by Officer
Grady, for disorderly conduct, was fined 81
Albert Davis, colored, arrested By Officer
CO.. him. End % IN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08

l.. Mechanics Building Association No. last night
'0sned 81 900 at %.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08

DEATH or A FORMER ALEXANDRIAN.-
Aaron 5 Coleman, at one time resident OF
Ibis city, and formerly chief of the Special
Examination Board Of the Pension Bureau.
died in Washington yesterday morning of
complication of diseases at his home on
Fifth street. He entered the service of the
government in 1871, under the administra.
ton OF President Grant. Mr.. Coleman was
appointed as chief of the Examination
Board in the latter part of 1885, to succeed
\. ]. Rathbone, but resigned in August,
1887, on account of ill health. He was then
sent by the Pension bureau as special e1-
aminer at SAP Francisco. Cal. His friends
hoped that the climate there would improve
his health This did not prove to be the
case, and he was compelled to give up the
position and return to Washington. Mr..
Coleman was native of Rochester, N. Y,
and at the time of bis death was In his for.
tly.dfth year. His wife nee Miss Alice
hunter, an Alexandria LADY,, survives him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08

KILLED BY L0COM0TIVE.-About four
o'clock Yesterday afternoon young man
named Percy Brown. native of this city,
was struck aud killed by locomotive of
the Virginia Midland Railway, at Waterloo,
station on the Alexandria and Washing
ton Railway. The unfortunate young man,
who had baen employed at the Columbia
brick yard at Waterloo, had quit his work
to request companion, who was on his
way to this city, to tell his (Brown'sl family
that be would be compelled to work late in
the night and consequently would not be
homo till next day He was standing on
the west track at the time and in order to
get out of the way OF south bound freight
train stepped to the east track, failing to no.
tce north bound locomotive which was
proceeding toward Washington at high
rate of speed The engine struck MIR.
Brown with terrific force, throwing him
high in the air and landing him against the
side of house near the road side. His
death was instantaneous, his skull having
been terribly fractured and one of his legs
broken. Neither the engineer nor fireman
of the locomotive knew anything Of the un-
fortunate occurrence and the engine kept
on its way. The body OF Mr.. Brown was
brought here late in the evening and taken
to Mr.. B. Wheatley'J undertaker's estab
lishment where it was prepared for burial.
He was about 20 years of age, and brother
in.law Of Engineer Hantzmon, killed on the
Midland Road few weeks ago. His fune
rsl will take place from the residence OF his
mother, on upper Duke street, to morrow
evening at six o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08

a SAND TRUsT.-A company is being or
ganized in Washington to make prospect.
Ing for sand in the various sections OF Mary
land ard Virginia, and on the Potomac river
available for the supply Of Washington, and
tocontrol several patents for the taking and
Cleaning of sand for building purposes. 1t IS
said that in view of the extension of Wash.
ington the control of the sand product ofthis
Neishborhood is going to be one ofvery great
magnitude and prc6f. For several years
..afge deet of scows have been clearing away
Tue sand from the banks that have been
washed up on the Potomac shore, or in
dredging it from It's bottom. The magnitude
u The trade increases every year. The price
VI sharp sand has doubled within few
Years past
MssL-.- :, - a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08

coryTY BOARD OF SUPERvIsORs.-The
I'D Of supervisors of he county met yes
t,.Isv Or. sent, Judge A. B. GrunWell,
I'm. .saiSmsn. of Washington district Horatio
. Il NJ Arlington Tibet Allen. of Jefer.
4 II. Young, Clerk of the Board ; Jas.
: Glsmeuts. County Attorney W. G. Wi.
49,, Treasurer a. l.. Holmes, Commits
t'an,r Of Revenue, und several citizens from
' ,Ss comfy. TIE leyies for the present fs-
~ year were Laid ae follows: 60 cents on
t5s 800 of assesstd valuation OF property
-, conpty purposes 10 cents for road pur
,o.es % ceuts in J tieison, % cents in Ar
i.otou. and - ceu,s in Washington district
f,r scboo purposes; also tax of % cents on
a.cn male inbatitant over the age Of Il
years. a,.a
orasse of over $4,000 in value of property
in the county during the last year, caused
n,incipaly by the erection of new buildings
The claim Of Charles G. Nauck for 1920
AGAINST the county for alleged damages done
bIs land by the Road Ocerseer, in cutting
di,cb through the same, WAS Called Tor trial.
Tbs commonwealth Attorney demurred to
no natjtior and every paper filed by the
claimant. moved to quash and dispiss the
ssme. ali Of which was overruled by the
hoard and testimony taken upon the merits
oftbe claim. and alignment rendered against
Each supervisor filed in accordance with
Law a report us to the roads and bridgee in
their respective districts. Each advocated
the use Of broken stone and gravel upon
roads as much as possible by road sur
The bids received at the last meeting for filling
nm tse ca. a at the brick yards, at the point where
tbe Columbia turnpike road crosses, were all re-
.cted and advertisements for new bids ordered.
The bridge over Boohs run, near the city, was
reported ss having been repaired.
The dnsncis report of the receipts and ex-
oepses of the county will be ordered published at
the next meeting
After auditing several bills the board adjourned
to meet on the second Tuesday in September.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-08
The Babies Crx GarIf.

NULL SUPPLY OF HANDSOME sCARFs fc
mb3I -' AMOS B. sLAYMAKER's.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-20
PERSONAL.

Edward Paxton, London, Eng, is regis
tered at the Ryan.
A. Wells a leading merchant Of Herman
is at the Merchants
f. Sehofield, of Duluth, registered at the
Merchants yesterday.
Hon. Edwin Dunn, of Eyota, states prison
inspector, is at the Ryan.
G. c. Winchester. wife and sister, of War
rem, are guests at the Merchants.
Charles Walter. of the Columbus Dispatch,
Is in St. Paul on Western tour.
John II. Carroll, mayor of De Smet OAK,
registered at the Merchants yesterday.
Frank A. Day, Fairmont, editor of the
Martin County sentinel, is at the Merchants.
S. F. Hammond, president of the First Ma
tlonal bank of Ashton, Oak, is at the Mer-
chants.
Miss L. A. Winship, of Minneapolis. an
Mrs. McDougal, Of Duluth are guests at tn
Windsor.
c. d. Velie, of Moline. ILL.,, interested in
the pillow manufactory of that city, was at The
Ryan yesterday.
Joel P. Heatwole, Mortified, Mimi, of the
Republican state central committee, is q
guest at the Ryan.
ID. S: Hall, Republican candidate for con
gress from tie 'Chird district registered at
the Merchants last evening.
Gen. p. o. Fazende and wife, of New Or
leans; MIR. and Mrs. Henry w. Bartlett and b.
bartlett, OF Chicago, composed box party at
the Grand last evening.
Gen. G. F. Norris. of Hastings; Hon. l.. z
Rogers. of Watervllle, and d. F. Defroe, a
prominent attorney of jackson county, were
callers ut the capitol yesterday.
Gilt Wise, who has the contract for the
construction of the new cable line on East
Seventh street, returned to- the city yesterday
after an absence of several days in Omaha.
j. s. Boyle, Miss NJ. G. Boyle Mrs. d. s.
Johnston. Miss Libbie Johnston and Master
W. Johnston, of Tacoma w r., are at The
Merchants, ell route for the East ON q pleas
ure trip.
Dairy Commissioner Ives, who has been
missing the past few days from his office at
the capitol. is confined 10 his bed, suffering
from the effects Of the gunshot wound he re-
celved during the war.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-20
STATE JOITINGS.
Local and Personal, Gathered
From All Parts of Minnesota.

Israel II. Ward, prominent citizen of Red
Wing, died the rast week in his eighty-first
year, as result of fall some time since.
A young man named Nelson. at Clear Lake,
while dcliri0us with typhoid fever, arose
from his bed at about 2 o'clock II. M, while
those who were caring for him had dropped
to sleep, and wandered away and was not
found until The day after, eight miles from
home in Santiago.
The Polish Catholic fair at Duluth realized
about 81, 0D0 and was the most successful
ever held there
The members of the G. A. r. at Duluth
have collected $500 for the yellow fever suf-
ferers in Florida.
The land Office at Duluth is crowded with
cOntestorS, homesteaders proving up and
special agents Investigations. The land Of
ficers have their hands full all the time now.
The young ladies of the jackson school in
Duluth have formed an anti, slang society,
and il costs ) cents for any member to use a
slang expression.
Eric Troolin lost his residence at Grass
lake, Kanabec, by fire on Monday night.
Nothing was saved. The loss is estimated at
81, 900.
robert Arola, the Finn who shot his
father in the town of Newton, in Otter Tail
county, was captured near the scene of the
murder.
The Tribune says corn will be a light crop
about Granite Falls, not as the result of the
late frosts so much as Of poor seed and the
internal inroads of the gopher.
Wolf Schmid, of Springfield. was out
chicken hunting with a merry party sunday
guns with his right foot requiring amputa-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-20
EXCESSIVE BAGGAGE RATES.
State Railroad Commissioners
Render an ODiniOn.

Thomas Ill. Lucas, representing the
Trades and Labor Assembly of Mime
apOlis, filed a complaint with the state
railroad commissioners June %, 1888,
the burden of which was: That 25
cents charged by railway companies for
each piece of baggage stored in their
depOtS for the first twenty-fOur hours or
fraction thereof, and 10 cents day for
each day or fraction thereof thereafter,
were unreasonable charges and ought
not TO be allowed.
The commissioners gave hearing to
the case, which was attended by Mr..
Lucas and Col. Benton. attorney.and III.
Marvel, general manager of ST. Paul,
Minneapolis d Manitoba Railroad COM
pany, in behalf of the companies.
1t tranSpired at the hearing that the
rule complained of was regulation of
the depot cOmpanieS-cOrpOrati Sepa-
rate from the railroad companies though
not independent of them-rathtr than
an order or regulation made or enforced
by the transportation companies. But
as the depot companies handle the bag
gage for the railway companies as their
agents-at least for the first thirty days
it was held by the commission that the
law of the case was not affected by that
fact.
The compliments argument was that
the regulation complained of was i'll vio-
latiOn of section l, chapter 202 of the
General Laws of 1885, which it was con-
tended forbade the making of any
charge for the storage of the personal
luggage of passengers for
THE FIRST THIRTY DAYS.
While the commissioners did not
agree to this, they set forth that the
rule of the common law was that pas
sengers should have reasonable time
to remove baggage from the station.
After reviewing the case at length,
the commissioners decide that while
the twenty-four hours allowed pasSen-
gers to remove their baggage without
charge is Il reasonable time, they are of
opinion that the fees eXacted for delay
are often unjustly burdenSome, and
that the people have some reason
to conclude that the regula=
ton is maintained more as a
means of profit to the companies than
as a fair compensation for services rem
dered. 1--WE therefore recommend 10
the companies concerned" conclude
the commissioners, ''that the fees for
the services in question be reduced to
uniform charge of 10 cents per day on
each trunk, chest or box, not counting
the first twenty-fOur hours; or that no
charge be N ale for the first forty-eight
hours, but to remain as at present after
the expiration of that period. 1t would
also seem that there might we'll be some
difference in the charges collected upon
valiSes and other small baggage gener-
ally set away upon shelves, and the re-
moYai of one of which does not require
the handling of others, and the fees
levied upon trunks and heavy boxes.
But upon this point we would not be
understood as now making an ORDER