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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
Wintcr Carnival.

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 25.-The hotels
are all full for the opening of the third win
ter carnival here this afternoon, and with
fine mild weather and the elaborate pro-
grammes prepared the outlook for ten days
of frosty froic is most favorable. Prepare
tions are much better advanced than at
either previous opening. The ice palace
was flashed Saturday; the ice staiuary, Of
which there will be many fne groups, is
well on toward completion. some 1000
street lamps are in place. the clubs have
been drilling for weeks, the Indians are
camped around the palace, the cars are
running and the floats are ready. The ice
palace stands on the same site as in former
years, Central Park, and occupies space OF
200 feet square end rises to height of1S0 feet.
No Limbers orsupports of any kind are used
the only N lateral being ice. 1t is built in
the medieval style and has profuson OF
towers keeps, bastions aud turrets. In its
building upwards of 60,000O0O pounds Office
have been used. The general appearance
of the palace is at once majestic and ether
cal. and when lit up by thousands of electric
globes OF various co!ors will present beau
tiful appearance. This afternoon His I'm
peral Highness Darant Borealis, Rex, will
receive the golden keys and enter into pos
session. The pageant attending the recep-
ton and installation of the ice king will be
one of unusual magniGcence, several thous
and uniformed subjects ofHis Majesty taking
part. A conspicuous features of the parade
will be the numerous club foats, chief of
which will those bearing Borealis and his
court His Msjesty's chariot will be drawn
by six white horses harnessed with frost
chains. The chariot will be constructed to
all appearances from mass Of ice, and upon
regal throne His Majesty will sit in state
with several pet polar bears. Twenty eight
polar bears and two cubs will act as drivers
and grooms to the royal equipages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
CoIored National Convention.

PITrsBURG, Pa, Jan. PA meeting of
prominent colored citizsns was held here
last night to take action in regard to na
tional convention to be held in Washington
to urge national emancipation holiday.
An address was adopted which will be
sent to all parts OF the ccuntry urging
colored people to unite in the movement so
that the convention Dan be held on next
fourth of July. It is proposed that one dele
gate be sent for every one thousand voters
in each State and Territory. The address
concludes By expressing the hope that "all
will see the necessity of this convention for
the benefit of our race, coming as it does on
the eve of one of the most important cleo
lions in the political history of America"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Advices from Rome state that the Arch.
bishop of Cologne will Sc created a Cardinal
before leaving that ci:y.
A bill is to be introduced in Congress- to
refund license fees of commercial travellers
paid to tie District of Columbia.
Lady Sackville, asister in.aw of Sir Lionel
Sack7ile West. British minister st Wash.
ipgton, died suddenly in London yesterday
ef heart disease,
John L. Sullivan off=rs to deposit $500 at
once to bind q match with Jem Smith. the
money 10 be forfeited ia case ne is beaten in
bis fight with Mitchell.
The academic boatd OF the United States
Naval Academy ss recommends that the course
be made tour years instead of six, and that
the two years' cruise be abolished.
The Mexican government has asked for
three thousand square metres of ground at
the Paris exhibition to be held in 1889, on
which they propose to build an Az'ec palace
| for their exhibits.
The Portuguese minister, Vi:count Dss
Nosueiras died in Washington yesterday
of blood poisoning, resulting from au alb
scess on one of his legs. He was born In the
Island of Madeira, and was sixty -four years
old.
Mrs. James W. Tyson, wife of Mr. James
w. Tyeon, and the sster-n law of MIR. Jesse
Tyson, died in Baltimore yesterday morn
ing, aged fifty nine years. Owing to the
death of Mrs. Tyson the wedding of Mr.
Jesse Tyson and Miss Edyth Jobns will not
take place on Thursday next and the invi-
rations are Withdrawn.
The republican convention of The District
of Columbia, held in Washington yesterday
for the selection of delegates to the Repub
lican National Convention, was character
lied By the most disorderly and disgusting
scenes and finally terminated in a split and
the choosing of two sets, one in favor Of
Sherman a1d one in favor'cf Blaine. The
scenes as depicted in he Washington papers
read like the old negro political meetings
that used to be held in this place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
Swindled Out ofS2e,OOO.

ST PAUL, Jan. 25-Albert Lea, correspcn-
dent of the Pioneer Press, tells how Sanford
Tanner, wealthy bachelor of Freeborn
couoty, was confdenced gu. of $22, 900 by
pretended detective a few days ago. The conf
denoe man first appeared to Tanner disguis-
ed as woman, claiming to be looking for
the person who robbed Tanner of 81 800
some months ago. He succeeded SO quickly
in gainingTanner's confidence that upon the
pretext of wishing to buy farm he got from
him $40, 900 in securities and s., 600 in cash
and disappeared. Tanner doesn't like to talk
about it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
A Mysterious Affair.

BRowNwooD. Texas, Jan. 25.-City Mar
shall Butler and wife were kept up nearly
all of Tuesday night by sick child. At 8
a. N. both fell asleep with the baby lying
between them. When they awoke the baby
was gone. A search discovered it dead, in
cistern. No servants were EN- ployed, and
the only theory held is That one of the par
ents drowned the child in fit of somnam-
Dulism. Whoever did the terrible act car
ried the child through the houae, opened and
closed two doors, and af.er putting it in the
cistern replaced the cistern cover and set the
water bucket on top IL. The parents are
frantic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25

CoMsToCK SoUELCHED.-As short time ago
Anthony Comstock, as chief special agent
of the New York Society for the Suppress
sion of Vice, accompanied by one of his as
eistants. Joseph A. BTitton, went to Phila-
delphia and purchased from FIVE different
dealers 10 art works and artists materials
number of pictures which were alleged to
70 obscene. Mr.. Comstock entered com.
plant against the dealers. and they were in.
dicted by tbegrand jury. The trial of the Ca
ses was taken up yesterday and after hearing
considerable evidence On both sides in four
of the cases, Asst. District Attorney Ker
said that he had not bad time to confer with
the district attorney on the subject of these
cases, but on his own responsibility he
would not press the suit against the fifth de.
fendaut. He said he believed that he
would be moral coward if he refused to
perform his duty. Hs recognized the fact
that we have Bible and a God, and be had
heen taught TO believe that God made moth
ing improper He made man in His own
image. He could not reconcile to his mind
that the pictures exhibited we're obscene,
lewd or indecent. He, however, would
leave the matter in the hands of the court.
The Judge said it was not very easy to de-
ioe actually what the terms "lewd" and
.'obscsne" meant. Nude pictures were
not necessarily lewd or indecent. If that
were SO it would include everything, and it
would include pictures of the most sacred
kind. Where there was an intention to
corrupt the public by the sale ofindecent or
lewd pictures there ought to be severe pun.
ishmept, but he did not think this was q
case of that kind. The visit of Mr.. Com
stock to Philadelphia for the purpose of pros
ecutipg dealers in artists supplies, was crit.
cizad by his honor. The bills of indictment,
in all of the cases, were submitted to the
jury, and the defendants acquitted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A cargo of bananas for Baltimore is in
| Hampton Roads.
Horses in Loudoun and Culpeper are
dying Of lung fever.
An electric street car line has been put in
operation in Richmond.
The bill to abolish compulsory inspection
OF flour and fish has passed the House OF
Delegates
Walter Brooking, Of Orange county, has
sold his farm Of lSS acres, and will mako
Nebraska his future home.
A monument has been erected over the
| grave of Col. John Willis at Montpelier, the
home oil Madison, in Orange county.
James Mcdowell Taylor, the oldest ply
ington yesterday, after an illness of q few
DAYS with pneumonia. DR.. Taylor was born
near Fairfield, and was in his 18th year.
The bill to amend the act TO incorporate
the ShenaDdoath Valley Railroad Company
introduced in The House of Delegates al
lows the company to issue SO 100000 of pre-
ferred stock, and S2.500000 of common
stock.
The State Senate has passed the House
bill to amend the law in reference to the
TAX on peddlsrs. The bill requires ped.
oilers on foot to pay license of $30Oin each
county, peddle.s of lightning rods excepted.
II the peddiers are not on foot, the license
is $500 in each county. Farm products
are exempted from the provisions of this bill.
The House of Delegates Finance Commit.
tee yesterday reported Mr.. Ryan's bill for
the relief of coupon.tenderers with an
amendment which provides that where suits
were brought and Judgment not obtained
the CONFERENCE.-The attorneys fee shall not
exceed two dollars Under the coupon
crusher where judgment was gotten the
Commonwealth attorneys fee is ten dol
lars.
The south bouod passenger train which
left Petersburg yesterday had among its
passengers an clipping couple from Peters
burg The lovers were Howard James and
Miss Molie Cousins, the daughter of the
late Sheriff Cousins, of Dinwiddie county.
The clipping couple stopped at Garrysburg,
a station or the Petersburg and Weldon
Railroad, two miles north of Weldon, where
they were married, aud then left for Jack
sonville, Fla, on bridal tour. The par
ties are highly connected and moved in the
best society The groom is about TWEEN
ty-two years of aga and the bride
twenty
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
From Washington.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexa. GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 20. 1858.


WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. %. 1858.
s'Tell him owe it almost entirely to him
They had arranged for my rejection. The
conspiracy was organized. and 1t was only
the bold and manly course of Riddleberger
that scattered and overthrow IT," Such was
almost the precise language of the message
which Associate Justice Lamar sent yester-
day by personal friend of his TO Senator
Riddleberger. And the only indefinite
word In his message, as will be seen, is the
somewhat latitudinuus pronoun they. What
persons or things, what men, or even what
Senators were intended to be referred to by
Mr.. Lamar in the use of that pronoun can
not certainly be known, but it is not i'm
probable that he had in view some demo-
Gratis 30 we'll as the bulk of the republican
side of the Senate. Riddleberger charged
openly that more than one leading demo-
cratic Senator was at heart anxious for
Lamar's defeat, and it is now an admitted
fact that the ex Secretary had strong sus-
picion of the same sort. Lamar appears TO
be deeply thankful to the Virginia Senator.
and has declared his purpose 10 make mani
fest, whenever he can properly do so, his APP
probation of the valuable service he re-
ceived at perhaps the most perilous moment
of his whole political and public life.
SHERMAN can get it if Malone wants him
to have it. He can have it solid or even
instructed, as it was before, if Malone wills it
80 TO be. didn't think he could until few
days ago, but / now know that he can"
Thus spoke leading republican congress.
meu from Virginia TO the CAVITIES COR
respondent to-day and he is no blind fol-
lower OF Malone either, but has fought him
maalully aud even victoriously on several
occasions. This congressman doubtless
bases isis change OF conviction on informa-
,ioa not get of public character, and this
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL
NEW YoRK. jan. 25.-The stock market "

NEW YoRK. Jan. 25.-The stock market wa,
unusually dull and featureless at the opening hi,
morning, though prices were generally firm ST
Insignificant changes from last evenings CLOSING
figures. The trading was confined to limits even
narrower than hat of the past few days There
was very little change in quotations until late in
the hour, when or two stocks showed SOM.
strength an6 advanced y per cent. The tone a.,
the dealings was firm, however, until the lat
quarter of an hour, when recession was notice.
able At II o'clock the market was extremely
dull but steady, generally at email fractions bet
ter than first prices. Money easy at .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
ALEX ANDRIA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY %.
Mr.. ANsoN PHELPS STOKES, than whom

Mr.. ANsoN PHELPS STOKES, than whom
no man, en- the subject referred to, is better
qualified to speak, says:
Il believe in free trade as natural rignV'
Oae of the greatest wrongs from "nlcn hu'
mainly suffers is the waste Of human !, e1 ons
" caused by forcing the produetieD IN lone ons
hs obtained elsewhere. Free trade would
make the total amount of human labor
much more productive, would shorten the
hours of labor and bless the earth with pien'
ty, peace and good will"
Free trade is not only natura! right, but
is in accordance with the spirit of repuoli
can Institutions, which is opposed TO tsx'De
the many for the benefit of few, as is dope
by The existing protective tariff. This is
country Of equal opportunity, and one IN
which equal favors should be granted to all
and special favors 10 pone
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
Fires.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 25.-Fire broke
out in o. G.. Kings shoe store at Newark,
Ohio, last night and it was completely
Quilted. The loss on building and stock is
estimated at $4,000. D. L. Jones, hard.
ware; Crane Bros, millinery, and W. W..
Sprague, jewler, suffered heavily from water
and smoke.
B1NaHAMToN, N. Y, jan, pa large
fire is raging at Susquehauna, Pa, % miles
south of here. Assistance has been scot
from this city. The fire broke out about 3
a. NJ. and spreak rapidly. Two hotels, five
residsncesand business block had been des-
troYed up to six g. u.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25

ITHAs become a noticeable fact that where
as thereports ofdemocralicand revenue tariff
speeches delivered in Congress, sent out to
the press from Washington, are restricted to
the smallest possible limits, those of repub-
licau and protective tariff speeches deliv-
cred there are full and ample. Ignorance
is the main reliance Of the protectioni-t- for
the continuance of the high tariff, but the
people should not be debarred from hearing
both sides when the tariff questions is dis
cussed in Congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
Collision.

STREAToR, H., Jan. 25.-Two heavy
freight engines of the Santa Fe road collid-
ed on the bridge over the Vermillion river,
south Of this city, last evening. James An
derson, of Toronto, Ont, fireman, jumped
of the engine and struck on the ice in the
river, receiving injuries from which he died
almost Immediately The engineer ALTO
jumped but caught on the bridge. Both
engines were badly damaged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25

COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY-Banand
and ais. against Morgan & McIlwains and
ais. Appeal refused to decree pronounced
By the Circuit Court Of Brunswick county
on the 18Th OF October, 1887
Air Line Turnpike and Dfawbridge Com
papy against the Portsmouth Street Rail
way Company. Injunction refused.
Wambersie against the Orange Humane
Society. Argued by S. V. Southall, esq, for
appellant and submitted.
HodgsoD, trustee, against Perkins. Ar
gued by ]. J. a. Powell, esq for appellants
and a. a. Gray, esq. for appellees and sub.
mitted.
J.P. L. freshman, allowed to practice as
counsel in this Court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25

For the relief ad cure of the infammation
and congestion called cold in the head" there
is more potency in Ely's Cream Balm than in any
thing eis5 it is possible to prescribe. This prepa-
ration has for years past been making brilliant
success, as q remedy for cold in the head, catarrh
and hay fever. Used in the initial stages ofthese
complaints Cream Balm prevents any serious de-
velopment of the So mptoms, while almost number.
less cases are on record of radical cures of chronic
catarrh and hay fever after all other modes of
treatment have proved of no avail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25

REV. DR.. TALMAGE says it is wonder to
him how newspaper man Can believe what
be sees and hears with his own eyes and
ears. 1t is right hard matter for him to
do 80, TO be sure, for he knows by expert
ercs that even the men he most relies upon
are so subject to the influences OF selfisbness
and prejudice that their words ard actions
have to be weighed before acceptance. But
the sensible newspaper man, understanding
human frailties, makes allowance Tor them
and is enabled to Gull flowers Of truth even
among the rank weeds CT deceit end false.
hood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25

Col. FRED GRANT, at recent dinner in
B ,sto1, said have always believed that
tie greater part of what was wise came
from New England. In my own family the
wisest part of it descended from this part OF
the country, and thought l would come
here and learn" The taste of this remark
is certainly questionable, inasmuch as the
Coloneps own mother is Southern woman.
But there is no accounting dor taste. The
wisdom that induced The Colonel to become
u party to the rart-Weid affair is by no
means creditable, no matter from what part
OF The country it was derived.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
Sentenced.

DUBLIN, Jan. 25.-Mr. Kennedy and Mr..
Fhzgibbon, of Tarbert, county Kerry, have
been sentenced to six weeks each at hard
labor for acting as president and secretary
respectively of proclaimed national league
meeting ct Tarbert in November last. MIR.
John Edward Redmond, NJ. p, defended the
prisoners.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
Assignment.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Jan. 25.-The Arc
tic cracker and spice manufacturing compa-
ny assigned yesterday. The liabilities are
$4,000 and and assets shout half that
amount. The company offered to pay 25
cents on the dollar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25

The CHAMPION OYSTER SUCKER
There was an oyster shocking match last
Saturday night in Baltimore. The men in
the match were John Momberger and Will
Link. Momberger shuckod fifty oysters in
two minutes and twenty seconds whole.
Link made his in two minutes and Gfty seven
seconds The prize was handsome gold
medal and S25. This is the third medal
Nom berger has won.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25

NJ. st. Paul, Paris physician, has offered
the French Academy the um of S. coo to
found a prize for the discovery of q cure for
t.iphtheria. He has evidently not heard Of
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, which has cured
hundreds of cases of this awful disease.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
a9l9Sggsg o. a.
To.Dz1,,s rEzxGRaPn1c DISPATCHES.
The Legislature.
Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette

Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette.l
RICHMOND, Va, January 25th, 1885,
TheSanate to-day passed tine House joint
resolution in relation to establishing plant
at Alexandria to manufacture sorghum
sugar.
Senator Moore introduced a bill providing
for a new registration in Alexandria city and
county, which was placed upon the calen.
dar. B.P. o.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
BURGLARY,

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-The residence Of j. E.
Taylor, in Calumet avenue, was entered by
burglars last evening and $1,000 worth OF
jeweIry stolen. At the time of the robbery
the family was down stairs at dinner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25

For cuts, bruises, sprains or strains, burns,
scalds, frost bites, cbilblains, and bites Of
poisonous insects, nothing equals Salvation
Oil. 1t annihiates pain. Price 25 cents 8
bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25

FEW Southern democratic newspapers
d .precate any executive or congressional! &C
on that may not be agreeableto MIR. Randall,
for The ale ,ed reason that such action may
react ipjuriously upon TIE party in the next
national campaign. But as Mr.. Randall is
not in accord with the national democratic
party, why tie action Of the leaders OF that
partv should be made to conform to his
ideas, is not easy TO tell, especially IS his
State will give an immense republican ma
jority at the next national election,no mat.
ter what the action Of the democratic lead
ers referred to may be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
MARRIED.

Or January 23d, by Rev. Father O'Kane, at st.
Mary's Church, Mr.. EDWIN n. BIRRELL and
Miss KATIE WHITCOMB, both of this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25

MORE THAN eight hundred years ago,
Cnut, the Danish King of England, wrote
letter to his English subjects. in which ne
said, IT have no need that money be heapeG
together for me by unjust demands" But
now, in the American, Republic hundreds OF
millions are heaped together by the unjust
demands of the government upon the poor
people of the country, and that, too, though
there ;s no conceivable use for the money
And vet Cnut, when he conquered Eogiapd
WIGS barbarian. 1t would be better for
this country if the ideas of majority OF its
congressman, on the subject referred to,
were as barbarous as those of the old Dane.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
DIED.

On the Oath of January, 1883, at 1875 a. IN !,
JAMES w. MALLS, in the list Yesr of his age
@- Funeral from ii. E. Church south Thursday
evening at o'clock. Friends and acquaint
ances OF the family are invited to attend [staun-
ton, Culpeper and Manassas papers please copy.l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25

ALEXANDRIA. VA, January %, 1888.
ME, THE UNDERSIGNED, CONDUCTING
w business houses in the city of Alexandria
Va, do agree to close our places of business at
o'clock every evening, except Saturday, from
Janusry 25th till March 10Th.
John E. Tackett, A. Diede,
Jno. R. Chapman. D. Bendheim,
Jno. Donnelly & Son, Q. nj. Adams.
I. Schwarz & Son, Pretzfelder & Co.,
Josephine Purcell, Amos B. Slaymsker,
Kate Msupin, Mrs. F. g. Swaine,
Miss LabiiIe, Mrs. F. a. Howell,
W. L. Padgett, G. e. Berry,
1t Isaac Eiehberg & Co.