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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-17
AExANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

under ,he Mex administration, and that Ia
the distribution of the federal patronage IN
the Sou b, scalawags as wei! as carpet Dag-
gers will De ignored.
A gentleman here to-day from New York
states that Consul Waller, now nome from
I.oadon on furlough, ard of whom he Is
ue,sonal friend, says be believes II tne
President had given out that be would
make clean sweep of republicans and ap.
noint democrats to their places, rs would
have been triumphantiy reelected, ana
that the Presidents idea of civil service ID
too subimated for the present condition OF
th 8 country e.,o
Even the democratic Office holders OF the
House. the PARTIES most directly interested,
have now pretty well abandoned all nope
ofthe democrats having possession OF tnae
body in the next Congress, and are making
arrangements for engaging Ia other occu-
pations.
member of Congress, from New Y ork,
here today, says enough naturallzed Eng
lsbmen and Canadians voted against Cleve-
land in his State at the late election, IN con-
stoDence of his dismissal Of Minister West
m have carried that State for him II they
b I'd voted otherwise.
Some OF the "sports" here are little anx
ious about a statement In the local columns
of the GAZETTE day or two ago to the ei
fec. that some of the accessories to the late
prize fight at Fort Foot stand In danger OF
Indictment. The scene OF the fight was Oh
a government reservation, and therefore IN
der federal jurisdiction.
Senator Hale says he would not accept
cabinet portfolio if rendered him, and SO
does Senator Allison. The former aso says
Mr.. Blaine deserves the position OF Sec! cary
of State, snd that he Hale, believes it Will
be offered to him, and that it will be &C
oepted. 80,
dav. He SAYS the tsrin' sided rather than injured
the democrats in the late campaign, and that lsck
of democratic enthusiasm money, secti ona! AM.
mostly and scandalous stories about the President
were the causes of the loss OF the State OF New
York.
Dispatches received hero to day, from Wes!
Virginia republicans, concede that the electoral
vote of their State will be cas-. for Gle veat and
that after all the solid South is not broken
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Crnn REPORTS.

TOLEDO, O.. Nov. 17-Duriug the past
five days C. a. King & Co. have received
three thousand crop reports from Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas and
Missouri They show that the growing
wheat crop he's secured q better start than
last fall. Ohio reports prospect excellen! /;
NJ issouri, Kansas and Indiana were favora-
bic, while Illinois and Michigan are not
quite as good. The dry fall prevented
acreage from being increased. It is
about the Same a. the amount harvested
this fall iu Oaio, Indianapolis, Michigan ard
Missouri, slight falling of in Illinois and a
decided increase in Kansas. Michigan re
ports about forty per cent. oflast crop still
remaining Ohio about third Illinois and
Missouri about one quarter aud Kansas a
trih less than a quarter. Kansas reports
their reserves about the same as year ago;
Michigan, Illinois and Missouri a trfe less !;
Indiana aud Ohio materially less. Milers
are generally paying more than this market
will afford. Two-thlrds say the farmers ale
not disposed TO sell their cora freely nov.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Foreign News.

PARIS. Nov. 1.-The trial of NJ. Numa
Gily, radical member of the Chamber of
Deputies, for libel, was begun to-day at
Mines. The suit was brought by NJ. An.
drieux. NJ Gilly had made charges of NAL
feasancs and corruption against the budget
committee aud had declared in speech
that there were twenty Wilson's in the COM
mittes and that NJ Andrieux was acting in
conjunction with them Before ths case
was opened to day great crowd assembled
in front of the palace ofjustice and such was
their esgerness to get into the court room
that they Gaaly burst in the doors.
LONDON, Nov II Mr.. Gladstone writes
that he is perfectly willing that the con-
servatives should settle the Irish question
Instead of The liberals He says the tenn
per of the Observation-Disclosures ls the greatest
obstacle.
Mr.. John Bright passed e good night and
continues to improve.
otherton's cotton mill at Preston has
been destroyed by fire, The loss s f40,0 900
Dispatches from Australia show that the
paople Of New South Wales acd New L 81
land are of the same mind With the people
OF Queensland on the right o; colony to be
consulted regarding the choice OF a govern
or, and that they approve the stand taken
by Queensland in protesting against the ap-
pointmept by the home government of q
man vino is held by the colorist TO be unfit
ted 70: the Office
VIENNA, Nov. 17,--Herr LoebI, vice pres; :.
ileat of the Local Administra lou Of Lsm-
berg, has been appointed Governor Of Mo.
rayie
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The snnnisl, Mission.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Rspresentative
Perry Belmont, of the first New York dis
trict. has bsen rendered and has accepted %
appointment as U. S. Minister to Spaln to
succeed ]. L NJ Curry resigned. Mr.. Bal
mont will at once transmit to the Governor
of New York his resignation a.. a Represent
alive 10 order that his place may be filed
by special election. His resignation az a
member of the House will cause a vacancy
in the Committee on Foreign Aflirs, of
which ne is chairman.
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NEWS of THE DAY.

Five men have been sent to the Slate
prison in New York for Illegal voting.
The heavy wholesale clothing 6rm of
Llrdauer Bros & Co., of Chicago, have
failed,
Gov. Hill, of New York, is resting and re-
Operating at Cd Point and will remain
there q week.
The latest returns show that the next
House of Representatives vii be republican
beyond doubt.
John A. Stevens, actor and author, was
Yesterday granted divorce from his wife,
Emily Lytton" Stevens.
w. F. Dooittle has been appointed assis.
tsnt superintendent of railway mail service,
vice r. G. Jackson, resigned.
Oliver Doud Byron, the playwright and
actor, has made an offer for Oak View,
President Clevelard's country home, near
Washington.
An act OF Congress approved February,
1887, requires electors to meet and give their
votes for President and Vice President on
the second Monday in January next
The President ia expected to make mum
Der of appointments of postmssters, VITA the
idea that they may be allowed 70 ill out
their terms in accordance with the prece
dent set by him.
Albert Siverberg, Marcus Summerfeld
|, Freuud. John aud 4. F. Brown, wealthy
and prominent citiz4n5 of Springfield. Mo-,
were arrested yesterday on charge OF steal.
ing nearly 0,000 worth OF ready made
clothing.
While Lady Mount norris. whose husband
Lord Mountmorris, was murdered at C!ou
bar, County Galway, in 1880, WAS testf, ing
before The Parnell commission, 10 London,
Yesterday. she tainted end would have fall
ca to the floor had not q court officer caught
her.
Two additional failures were reported in
Durham, n c., yesterday morning, one
small! and tie other large. John l.. Marx
ham, dealer in general merchandise, assign
ed The assets are put at S164 600. The IL
abilities cannot be ascertained The other
was Mrs B. Davis; liabilities about $1,000
Martha f Hunter, postmi5tress at Larks.
VILE Pa, and her brother, z. K. Hunter, 8
Justice of the peace, were arrested yester
day on charge of conspring to make false
returns of the cancellation of postage
stamps to the Postofice Department.
They were each held to bail in the sum Of
$1,000.
A railroad enterprise is being planned to
connect San Diego, Cal, with the City OF
Mexico The contemplated line will extend
along the coast TO Mszatlan, through well.
populated country rich in natural resources
10 Guadalsjs sra, g city OF l00. 600 inhabitants,
and from there to the capital of the repub-
liza total distance Of 500 miles.
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From, Washington
lspscial Correspondence of the Alo1s. GAzETrEl
WASHINGTON. D. c., Nov. II, 1883.

ssusoial Correspondence OF the AleSs. GAZETTE
IWAsH1Naro ron. D. c., Nov. II, 1883.
Gen. Malone has gone home. 1t is up.
derstood he claims thai Virginia at the late
election gave majority for the republican
electoral ticket, but that be has not yet de-
teImined upon the course to pursue BY
which to have thai vote counted for Harri-
son.
Representative Perry Belmont, of New
York. the man who badgered Mr.. Blaine
during the famous Peru Congressional In
vesligstion, has bsen rendered and has ao.
cspted the Spanish mission, recently resign.
ed by Rev Dr. Curry, of Virginia. He Was
going to Europe anyhow, and thought be
might as we'll take that place, though he
doubts if be will be allowed to retain it for
more than three months and Il half
Ex-Cougressman J. + Tucker, of Virgin
IL. is here to-day. he says the dem ;crais
are liitls dsfaufed but are still In the
ring. aud that even if the republicans do ad-
NIT four or FIVE new republican States, the
democrats, though nov somewhat democrat
ized oy reason OF their defeat, will soon rally,
aud come to the trout in 1892 as fresh as
ever. Mr. Tucker says he Is surprised as
well as sorry chat the democratic maj orlty
in hi Sfsie is so snail.
A priva:e letter received :,ete 10 da' from
a persona In, hd OF Mr. Harrison, in Iadian
apoiis. sd, that 20 lar as Mr.. Harrlson Can
prevent it, there sill 10 40 bloody-shirtsm
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Severe Gales.

SAULT STE MARIE Mich, Nov. 1.-THE
severest northwest gale of the season ragged
here Thursday night and yesterday. The
weather was very cold. One OF the deck
hands of the barge s. G. Baldwin named
Louis Helmquist, was drowaed as the yes,
sci was entering The canal. Theengineer o
of the Baldwin was scaded to death on the
way down. At midnight while the barge
Colorado wac lying wndboupd at the west
end of the canal, the schooner Iron CIlfi
struck her, tearing away 50 feet of her bu(
warks and breaking 9 feet of her stancbions
An unknown veese! went aground below
Grande Mai. The tug Andrew ]. Smith
went to her assistance.
MUSE EGoN, Mich, Nov. 1.-THE worst
storm Of the season prevailed here last night
No vessels ventured out. Several have al
ready gone into winter quarters here and
the mills are preparing to shut down Ia a
few days. Active preparations are being
made for tho season 10 the woods ludica-
lions now are that the coming seasons out
put of logs will fail somewhat short OF that
OF last year.
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Convicted of Manslaughfer.

LARAMIE, w. T., Nov. T.-Jssse Nc
Dowell, who has been on trial since Monday
for the killing of George Bird and Nes
Madison in the Centennial Valley one year
ago, was last evening convicted of man
slaughter in the first degree, but sentence was
deferred. Bird had pre- empted piece OF
land, but had not complied with the laws
requirement and Mcdowell filed upon the
same tract and took possession. While in
MS tent one night Mcdowell was visited by
Bird and Madison. A quarrel followed and
Bird drew his rife to kill Mcdowell. The
latter had his gun at hand, however, and
hastily loading it fired it twice, killing both
mSD
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The Lord sac;sviIle Affair.

LONDON, November 17-Lord Randolph
Churchill, in speech at Paddington to da5
expressed the hope that the post of Minister
at Washington would soon be filed. Hs
said there was no doubt that Lord
Slckvlle bad been primarily lndiscre. t
and had made an inexcusabe bluudar.
\ o fault could be found with the action o:
the United States Government towards the
minister He deprecated the insulting and
menacng articles which had appeared ia
the English press since Lord Sackyllle's dis
missai
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-17

NOTWITHSTANDING TEE sweeping victory
hs Northern republicans gained last week
ever the "rsbels, as they persist 10 calling
the people Of This section of the country,
they evident lhiak that all the life has not
vet been crushed out of the rebels" fer
some Of them in Pittsbulg met yesterday
and prepared a bill, to be introduced at the
coming session of Congress, making it a mis-
demeauor, punishable by g heavy fine and
Imprisonment Of ore to three years, to dis
play rebel flag in parades or on other
pubic occasioos Such attenuated little
ness, to people of ordinary understanding, is
almost incompreheosihle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-17

Mr.. JOHN WISE says ''if the people of V'r
sipis follow the dictates of ihsir democratic
editors, in two hundred years the State will
relapse into barbarsm" 1t would do so 10
one tenth of that time if they followed the
dictates of Mr. Wise, for he says where the
negroes have the msjorty OF voters they
should have all the offices, even the trus-
tees of the public schools, who elect the
teachers for The female schools. Now that
NJ Vice HIS left Virginia, for her good, hs
should Let her alone. he will DO so, he
may rest assured that she viii 30 the same
with him
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-17
THE DEADLOCK Ia tue lower board of the

THE DEADLOCK 10 the lower board of the
Baltimore city council, CAUSED by the equal
division Of the two parties iu that body, has
been broken by The democrats, one OF whom,
in order that business might be proceeded
with, gave way and allowed the board to be
organized on republican basis. 1t Is al
WAYS 80. Whenever the business of Con
gress or Of legislatures, or of city councils,
or OF courts is delayed by partisan dead.
locks. and even when there is contested
Presidency, ii is always the democrats who
give way. Same people Call such action
patriotism more, cowardice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-17

A DOUBLE TRAGEDY "A most distressing
altar ssys the Charlottesville Chronicle, oc-
Cured near Gilbert's station, on the Vr-
ginia Nidlend Railroad. in AIbemarle coun
Is. Oh Monday night. Mr.. Porter field Brock
snd family livs on place on Preddle's
creek, owned by the old gentleman. Mr.
Brock, the cider, bad become engaged to be
plarried to Miss Norford, aleo ofthat coun-
iy, and the son was violently opposed to
the father getting possibly foresee.
ing the usual resht in such cases, Of having
to leave his home with dependent family
to provide for. Ga Monday the elder Brock
came to Charlottesville and purchased his
wedding suit, rs Is supposed and the son,
possibly broodug over the condition of
affairs, and in probable fit of alteration,
shot bis father, killing him instantly. He
then left the house, returned, went to bed,
and getting up again. found bis pistol, and
plao ny 1t 10 his head blew his own brains
out. Thus was the vita, with her little
ones. left alone in q house ia which the dead
bodies of her husband aud his father lay IN
til some Of the neigbbors could be summon
ed. The younger man did his work we'll
There was nothing left 10 do but to bury
them. Mr. PorterGe!d Brock was about
City years OF age. He was said 10 bave been
well thought of by bis neighboFs. He was
good soldier in the late war. The younger
man leaves wife and several little children.
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Missouri,s Election Returns.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov. T.-Oflicial
returns of the presidential and gubernatc-
rial vote give these totals For Cleveland 1,
POI 957; Harrison, 2S6 .325; Fisk, 1854 !
Streeter, 1858 total vo.e, 519 .0S9 Cleve
lands plurality, 1852 majority, 4 S25.
For Fraucis dem 255 .S22 Kimball (rep)
al sol; Manrlng (aborl 15,349; Lowe
(pro) 3,O76 Francis plurality l3. 23l. He
lacks 5 1914 Of having majority.
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Verdict OF emily.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-The jury in
the case OF VIM. H. Stanley, charged with
obtaining money uuder false pretences, rem
dered a verdict last night of guilty. Uoder
the claim that he was heir to fortune of
$500. 900 Stanley obtained loans of money.
He is alleged to be the son of Bertha NJ.
Stanley who, under various aliases, has vic
tim:zed wealthy people in New York, Chi
csgo aud other cities Of the east. Her trial
on the same charge will begin next Monday.
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Dead.

New YORK, Nov. 17.-Flora Schmidt, the
young woman who was taken to Bellevue
hospital last night with symptoms resemb-
ling yellow fever. died In that institution
this morning.
The autopsy showed that the woman
aied from acute gastritis, and not from yell
low fever.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.--Rear Admiral
Baldwin, whose condition showed mark
ed change for the worse this morning, died
ut noon day.
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Col. MosBY.-The San Francisco Post
says: "Among the most pleased men 10
the city ov the election of General Harr;-
son to The presidency is Colonel Mosby, who,
by the wav, is the Generals 6rst cousin. 1t
is rumored that Colonel Mosby vii go back
to Hong Kong as Consul. There has never
been Consul at any port CT any nation who
made for himself so many friends, and who
so completely won the respect of everybody
with whom he was brought in contact as
Colonel John s. Mosby. He was known
there az the most honest Consul that Hong
kong ever had.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Danville tobacco exposition opens
next Wednesday.
Ia Albemarle county, Monday, coored
man FAMED Martin shot his wife, infllcting
fatal Injuries.
Tue Baltimore and O9io Railroad Compa-
ny has completed a handsome passenger
depot at Woodstock
Chss. w. Smith, Of Fincastle. brake
man en- the Chesapeake and OHIO Rail-
road. fell from q trim few days ago and
was killed.
Three steamships sailed from Norfolk yes
terday for Liverpool, taking 1913 bales OF
cotton. There arc now Ia that port ten
steamships loading for foreign points.
In Greenvlle county, Anthony Parhsm. 8
worthy colored man, was killed by Wa her
Haines, color,d, the object being robbery.
Haines was arrested and made confession.
As originally on the programme, Monday
next was assigned as The closing day of the
Richmond Exposition, but the success OF the
display has induced the management TO
keep it open another week.
The real estate sales in Roanoke yester
day aggregated S240000. It's probable that
the works of the Washington Zinc Company
TO be erected next spring will be secured
to that place as the mines are only six miles
distant.
A change in the star schedule was made
Yesterday in the route from Mathews G. h
to Gloucester e. r. Leave Matthews c. II.
daily except Sundays at 20. arrive at Giou-
cester c. H by II N. leave Gloucester G.
H. daily except Sundays at 3.30 p. M, ar
rive at Matthews G. q. by p. m. Special
service was discontinued from Ridge Church
Henrico county, to Richmond Twedys,
Campbell county, to Mount Zion Vawter's
Store, Louisa county, to Daniel.
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TIE NUMEROUS and extensive failures al
Durham, n. c., announced yesterday, afford
only fair sample OF the stratened huan
cial condition to which the South has been
reduced By tariff syatem which compels
her to sell in the cheapest and buy in the
dearest markets, and by which hundreds CT
n,iIlious Of the money exacied from her
by tina; system. aud that should bs again
10 in ciyon alton, are held in the Treasury,
10 be ez pended in pensioniug not only every
tnaa whose name was ever on the rolls OF
the army, tut every relative of every such
man. The Durham bank was the debtor OF
a bank in Ne@ York its creditors were the
people Of tie own ;own-houest people, who
would have psii every cent if Time had been
allowed. Bu; the New York bank demand
cd an immediate settlement, the Durham
bank hed 20 do he same, aud the people
who had borrowed the money being unable
to settle at ores, they and their home bank
vert dowD together.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-17

CEMETERIEs OF CHINA.-But as soon az
China was reached the silent cities OF tho
dead came again to the fore, with greater
prominence than ever. .Oae stands on the
walls of Canton, near the Five S.oried Pa
CODA, and sees the hills 20 tho north all Gov
cred with graves. Il is the same near any
Chinese city. The living &C .upy the city
and the level gro Ind. the dead the hills.
No corpse is allowed TO be burisd within the
walls of Chinese city, and without the vast
cemeteries cover the hills with no fence Or
other limitation about them. The Chinese
family which can afford it builds horse
sbce grave" or bricked vault on the bill
side, with the end built up in the horseshoe
form. Poorer people stick their dead In
shallow graves, on which small tablet of
wood or stone is put. In some districts of
Quang.tung, near the head waters of the
Pc Kiang river, the cemeteries consist of big
lars set ia inches of the rocky cliff of the
Mae-liUg mountains. As you pass
along the foot trails you see the steep
rocks above thckly stu1ded with these big
cal hen jars in each of which is a human body in
d sitting position. IN the rich aluvisl plains,
whore no uncultivable hills are available for
burying the dead graveyard resembles much
white ant village in Africa The graves are sugar
loaf mounds, thckly clustered together. While
John Chineman pays great respect to the dead ne
takes care that they DO not appropriate much
ground that s of value 10 tho living. The come
terry of Chinese village among the rich rice
fields covers little ground in proportion to the
number OF graves. II seemed to me that bodies
must have been placed one on top of another or
stood upright, SO thick were the tape1ing mounds.
- Chicago Tribune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-17

REPRESENTATIVE BowDEN of The Norfolk
district advises the people By whom he was
elected the negroes to celebrate their re
cent victory by prayer aud thanksgiving.
This is visa advice, and will certainly be
more pre- fl able than street professions and
the resu'ts of the almost invariable disturb
ances that accompany them.
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A Wreck.

BosroN. Nov 17.-Cspt. Wilson, Of the
schooner Lucy Il. Russell, which arrived at
Salem On the 14sh from Baltimore, reports ::
Nov. l2tb, eff Absecom, bearing n. n. ".
IA miles, passed sunken wreck apparently
an American brig with topmast fifteen feet
out of water and foremost just awash. This
tion
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Stage Robbed.

SAN LUIS OBIsPo, Cal, Nov. 1.-THE
stage near here was stopped yesterday by
lone highwaynan who went through four
passengers and cleaned up about $50. He
took all the registered mail matter. EIe is
thought 10 be the same uan that robbed
two stages near here last week
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Killed by n Former wife.

OMAHA, Nov. II H. w. King, jr., OF the
firm of Browning King & Co, was shot
dead by his former wife this morning. The
house with whieh he was connected here Is
a branch of the Chicago firm of Henry w.
King & Co.
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Acknowledgement.

New YORK. NV. I-Jack Splann aud
"Gioger" Mccormick, both Of Jersey City,
fought eleven desperate rounds on dane
lag platform near Sands Point, L. l., at an
early hour this morning. Spann, who is a
novice, was knocked out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-17

1t is reported that famine threatens
northern Russia, but it is q certainty that
millions of colds will be bothering Ameri-
can people this winter. Against famine
there liz no protection, but for every cold
there Ia bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
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Fire ON o. steamer.

CHARLESTON, S. G, Nov. 1.-THE FIRE on
the steamer SandriDgham is out the cotton
in both compartments Ia injured. The cargo
will be discharged and the ship surveyed.
About 700 bales are injured.