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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-15
Ere andIoss ofLiEe.

MILWAUKEE, Mar. 15-Fire which start
ed at AS this morning completely destroy
ed the large four-story brick building on
west Water street, occupied by Atkins,
Ogden & Co, shoe manufacturers and the
Thomas s. Wentworth Manufacturing Co.,
wholesale dealers and manufacturers OF
brass goods and engine trimmings. About
half an hour after the fire broke out the
north vail of the burning structure fell with
a great crash d molishing one story addi-
ton in the rear of Gimbel Bros. dry goods
establishment and buryiug number OF
firemen in the ruins Two bodies have
been recovered, but six or seven firemen are
missing.
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In the House yesterday Dir. Lee, Of Vir-

Tn the House yesterday Mr.. Lee, of Vir-
o,nis nresented petition of ]. N. Hsrrl'
son and John Mulholland, of Fairfax coun-
re Va. for the reference of their claims 70
The Court of Claims; also petition for the
relief of the postmaster at Louisa Coufs
Honse Va: also bill to pay for labor ane
material used for the District OF Colu
Mr. O'Ferrall presented a petition OF caro-
line Heater. of Frederick county, va, LOT
tina reference of her claim to the CourC u
Claime. ,. bo.
A delegation of Washingtonians were De-
fora congressional committee TO uay ~
reference to the proposed new CITY post .n n
here. They were in favor OF Inc OH iol
hnving the block Immediately Wes1 OF ING
Postofice Department Elk supervising
Architect Mullet was present ana testiheu
- The affaot that by the addition OF one, two
", three stories. as the case might be. to the
nreaent Postofice Department, all of which
would be practicable and would add greatly
IN the architectural beauty of that building,
il would be large enough to answer all tne
purposes both of postotlice department
and of a city postofice. Another deiega'
tion were present who suggested as proper
site for the city postoffce the quarter OF the
block commencing at the northwest corner
of the Pennsylvania Avenue and a! street.
Thew said that something ought to be done
nv the government toward improving the
appearance of Pennsylvania Avenue.
In the Senate to- day resolution Tor an
inoniry into the methods of the pension
agents here was referred to the fenslons
Committee. Several Senators urged its
adoption on the ground of the charges ana
prevalent belief that much OF the penslon
iepislation of Congress was the result OF the
msthods referred to. A resolution calling
for the daily report of the proceedings OF
the late commission that prepared the Bit
ish extraditon treaty was offered by Mr:
FRYE but it was objected to by MIR. Gray, OF
Delaware, and had to go over. In the House
Messrs. Thomas, of Wisconsin, and Allen, OF
Mississippi denounced as untrue statement
In a New York newspaper to the effect that
| their votes on railroad matters were sub}ect
| to the influence of a gang of worthless oppo-
nents of the roads. Mr.. Thomas said the
statement was lie, but Mr.. Allen expressed
his feelings In mlder terms, saying that II
newspapers were conducted on principles oil
truthfulness. the one referred to would nave
| to 90 out Of business.
In the Senate to-day favorable report was ?,,
| made from the Commerce Committee on the pm
| annropriatiug SIS, 600 for light house on COB
Point Rar. at the mouth of Wcomico river.
According to letter Representative Lee has
| receiyed from one of his constituents in Louooun
| county, Virginia the farmers ct that strong Gem
ocratc county are satisfied with the Mills taflu
| bill and want tho tax taken off the necessarles OF
| life, not OF the luxuries.
| Funeral services for the dead Emperor of Ger
many will be held in the German Church, corner
of G and Goth street, here at haf-past ten CLOCK
| tomorrow morning, the time at which the tu
| neral will take place IN Benin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-15
The Late Storm.

LEwEs, Del March IA terrific gale
from The N. n. W.. with snow, ragged here
Monday and Tuesday. I've schooners are
sunk and 81 vessels ashore, including bark.
entine Zephyr. which is totally dsmantled:
barkentine Eva Lynch (Br); achooners Flo
"a A. Newcomb, A. P. Cranmer, Lizzie w.
Hall, Index, J. W. Anderson, Paul and
Thompson, William G. BARTLETT, Providence,
Isabel Alberts, Elliot L. Daw, Earl B. Me.
500, Hester A. Seward; pilot boats Turley
and Tunnsl; tugs Crawford and Tanesi, both
totally wrecked. The steamboat pier is cut
in three pieces A tug with barge is re.
ported aground on the Hen and Chickens
shoal; tug totally wrecked. Two sailors
are known to b lost and Others missing
MANY are frost. bitten or disabled by expos
ure. The tug George ]. Simpson drove
through the steamboa. pier and disappeared
The steward and mate were saved and all
olhers including the captain and his wife, lost.
New HAVEN, Conn.,, March 15-The
steamer Elm City brings word of terrible
suffering and losa OF life on the sound. Tho
great snow storm has severed all connec.
tions between Connecticut and the metrop-
oils for the past 48 hours Not train is
moving on any railroad throughout the
State and the telegraphic connection be-
tween this city and the outside world was
entirely cut off at an early stage of the
storm. Reports have been coming of terri
bic suffsrngs throughout the State and es
pecialiy On the coast. Snow has been fall
ing almost constantly since Sunday morn
ing The steamer New Haven, of the Cd
Colony line, left her dock in this city at 8
o'clock a. M, on Monday bound for New
York. There were % passengers on board,
two Of whom were women. Captain Post
was in command. The storm grew more
furious as the steamer proceeded down the
harbor, and the passengers became terribly
frightened. Captain Post let so his anchors
ten miles out in the sound. Huge waves
swept over the steamer, washing away ev-
erything movable above deck. The furni-
ture of the cabin was utterly demolished.
The anchors were kept out until 4 o'clock
on Monday afternoon, when the strain on
the steamer became SO great that the cables
we're slipped, the captain deciding to beach
the steamer, 1t being the only hope for the
safety of those on board.
New YORK, Mar. 15.-The weather this
is again warm aud bright. The
prospect is that there will be much thawing.
Great banks of dirty snow are still piled on |
either side of Broadway. and all the other
avenues and streets. Gangs of men arestill
bard at work snovellins and carting, bat
their task is stupendous one Railroads
eadiug iato the city are all moving aad the
business men in New Jersey. Long Island
md the upper part of the State, reached
New York this morning for the first time
ince Saturday. Some of the surface cars
ire running.
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To.D.s1"s TELEsRAPnIc DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON. D. g., March 10.
SENATE.

Mr.. Plumb sent to the clerks desk and
had read letter written by Washington
firm of pension claim agents to q kansas
ex soldier, saying that some time ago they
had written to him asking to be ailoweu 10
take his pension claim to Congress, ana hau
not heard from him in reply; that they
we're conyersant with his claim and believed
that if properly presented, Congress would
not refuge special pension that their fee
was S25, of which $40 WAS payable in ad
vance that 500 special pension bills were
passed by last Congress, and still larger
number would probably be passed by me
present Congress that this was the best
time for the presentation of cases to Con-
eress. rs the country was on the eve OF
congressional and presidential election, and
parties and individuals were on their mettle
to make record.
After debate the letter was referred to the
Pensions Committee.
A number of bills were reported from
committees and placed on the calendar.
HOUSE.
MIR. Thomas, of Wisconsin, rising to
question of privilege, sent to the clerks desk
and had read an article in a New York pa
par relating to the pending railroad legisla-
ton. The article states, while doubling the
truth of the claim, that Msjo Reddington,
the proprietor of a bucket shop in Wash
ington, claimed that ne controlled such an
ii monopolitic members as Messrs. Weaver
| of Iowa, Allen of Mississippi, Anderson OF
Iowa, Shiyely of Indiana and Thomas OF
Wisconsin. Mr.. Thomas declared that he
did not know Reddngton. had never seen
him, and had never had any communication
with him directly or indirectly. He was not
interested in stocks, and the whole matter,
so far as he was concerned, was an absolute
falsehood, aud le But he imagined that
Reddineton had little to do with the article.
The men who were iprowlng around the
corridors interested in land grab Legislation,
had inspired the article They had caused
it to be published in one OF the greatest and
most widely circulated papers in the United
States, and it had gone over the land that
members of the House were dealing with
men who controlled bucket shops, to inhu
ence the stock market for their own benefit
These land grant grabbers, these Pacific
railroad men, who had taken from the
treasury under false pretenses Sis 100000
and &c 900 600 acres of land, were seeking to
SANDER and besmear the character of every
man who dared to stand up for the rights
of the people.
Mr.. Allen, of Mississippi, remarked that
he was not mad about the matter. The
only time ho had heard of Reddington was
some two years ago, when he learned that
some Pacific railroad people were interested
in getting come men out of the Office OF the
Commissioner OF Railroads.
Further debate followed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-15
Hn NIcniOriaNi.

IUIAH ANDERSON CABLE, daughter or rbo
E. and Martha A. Anderson, was born NJ Spring
field" near Markham. Va, September 4th ls60
september 9Th, 1856, she was urited IN holy
wedlock to Mr. Geo. s. Cable, with whom f1e
lived most happily until her premature death
Her new home was at Markham, within les tlsn
half a mile of the old homestead where SHE wss
born and raised.
November 20, 1887 in the Markham CLBr,l
during q protracted meeting, conducted by Rev
". K. Marshall she made q public profes ion ot
faith in Christ as her personal saviour.
December IS, 1887, she joined, by professional
faith, the Methodist Episcopal Church South
Sunday, Msrch 4, 1855 st = p. m, She fell
asleep in Jesus" For two days teiore her de
mise she was unconscious.
Her death was an unusually sad one sid
among the many reasons combining to make 1t %
was this 1t WAS entlfeIy unexpected ny Het ana
her friends.
Three DAYS before she fell under the power Of;
the DESTROYER of our race she MAS healthy and
vigorous Young woman the very picture II
health, looking forward to many years Of useful
ness and happiness Tho future was without
cloud
She was happy in the enjoyment Of husband
mother, sister and brother; and yet N tie midst
of life she was in death
IT is said that death loves shining marx In
this there wss no exception to the rule. Tie
shat was hurled at one of real excellence.
Mrs. Cable was q most worthy woman. she
possessed bright and cheerful deposition and
good mind which had been well cultivated.
Being thus prepared for place IN society MS
not strange that she was popular in her coiaml'
nifty. The writer Of this notice never heard
word that in any way reflected on her worth. 70
her other charms she added that OF an a,tTs,tye
face and form.
She was unselfish. gentle. sweet-spiritsd, pure,
true and good. May the little grill sh:. who saw
for the first time the light but two days before
her mother was called to Heaven, b. permitted o
reach womanhood!
Over the stricken husband, aud sorrogiag
mother and relatives heavy Clouds OF grief still
hover but let them take comfort in the f4e that
they "sorrow not even Is others which hayeuo
hope" Their loss is her eternal gain.
blessed are The dead which die in the Lord
from henceforth yes, saith the Spirit, that they
may rest from their labors' NJ
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-15

A Fathers TERRIBLE VENGEANCE
DR.. Geo. M. Cox, ofspring6sld, Mo-. United
States pension examiner, induced Effe Ellis,
an abandoned woman, to come from ST.
Louis to Springfield by means of telegram
purportng to be signed by his son, Fenton
Cox. When she arrived at the depot she
entered carriage In waiting. The doctor
was inside, and the moment she got in the
horses started off. DR.. Cox then struck the
woman over the head with bottle of vitriol,
breaking the bottle, cutting her head and
burning her terribly. She will lose the sight of
one eye. The doctor gave himself up and
escaped lynching. Efie Ellis had
ruined Fenton Cox, the physicians son, and
caused him to spend $500 on her in six
v eeks, which drove his father to the crime.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-15

DEATHS IN LoUDoUN.-Mrs Victoria Car.
ruthsrs, wife of John E. Carruthers, died at
her home near North Fork, on Tuesday last,
of pneumonia.
Silas Householder, a highly respected citi.
zen, died at his home near Lovettsville, last
Saturday morning, in about the Goth year of
his age.
H. a. Gregg. native of Loudoun, but for
nearly 60 years a resident of New Lisbon,
Ohio, died at his home there March 9Th, in
the S0th year of his age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Two monuments are to be erected to EG.
peror William in Berlin,
Emperor Frederick will not attend the
funeral Of his father on account of his
health.
Tt is rumored that Senator Vest will retire
from politics after the expiration of his pres.
ent term, on account of i'll health.
Clara Louise Kellogg goes on the road
next season with an opera company oisixty'
five people, managed By Carl Strakosh.
Mr. Orlando Smith has been made first
vice president, and MIR. G. K. Lord third
vice-president of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad.
The committee of the stockholders of the
Richmond Terminal Company advise against
allowing the stock to be used for election
purposes.
1t is reported from TanSier that the Sui
tan of Morocco refuses 10 surrender the i'm.
prisoned citizen whose release was demand
cd by the United States.
The certificates of the Chesapeake and
Ohio reorganized committee, cOunterslgned
by Drexel, Morgan & Co., for "B" bonds
were listed yesterday by the Stock Exchange
in New York.
Mrs. Jarboe, who eloped with Mortimer
Tayman, an engineer on the Drum Point
Railroad, three weeks ago, has returned to
her husband, and gone to her home, in An.
ne Arundel county, Md.
The old Jail at Barboursville, Cabell coun-
ty, w. Va, was destroyed by fire on Mon
day A prisoner named Love, who WAS con-
fined in the lower room the Jail and who
was sentenced to one year in the peniten'
tiary, set fire to lot of stuff The flames
communicated to wooden walls, destroying
the building. The county seat was recently
removed to Huntingdon.
The Secretary of State has received from
United States Consul Allen, at Piedras Ne.
gras, Mexico, full and detailed report OF
the recent trouble at Eagle Pass. Texas, be-
tween civil officers and Mexican troops, IN
which ono of the latter was killed. The Sc
cretary declines to make it public, but ad-
mits that it confirms in the main The &C.
counts published at the time.
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NE LITE lfRs. IANIsON


The recent death OF MIS- Catherine f, Jsmison
in her 93rd year and her burial in Baltimore has
been duly noticed; but her long lifo was so Tiled
with good deeds, her character lovely, her di.
position so bright aud amablc, her heart so fulo.
love for all, and she was such a tavorite with all
thstit seems proper 10 make more than passing
reference to the great less sustained by family and
friends in her death.
Mrs. Jamison was the daughter of Gen J0hn
Mason, formerly oil AnaIostan Island, near George
town, and afterwards of CcrmOnt, Fairfax county
Virginia. Her mother was Miss Murray, dsuga-
ter of DR.. Murray OF Annapolis. Gen. Mason was
son of George Mason Of GunstOD; the ds!i-
guisbed statesman of the revolution, to whom cy-
cry civilized nation is or will he indebted Tor l:
knowledge of human government rs embodied ID
the Virginia bill OF rights of which he was tue
author, and which is part OF the constitution Of
Virginia. 1t is the bed rock OF the citizens iber-
ty and the corner stone Of republican government
everywhere.
The Mason family seat at Clcrmont, 4 mile;
from Alexandria, was we'll known in former day.
for warm welcome and generous no spitality W:
dispensed there by its courtly owner TO all yi'-
itors.
Mrs Jamison, who was Miss Catherine Mason
had six brothers and three sisters. all OF whom
lived to man and w0msnhcod Her brother. wore
John, James who was United States Senator
from Virginia for so long and afterwards tie Goa.
Tolerate Ambassador to England; Murray q
Chestnut Hill and Maynader OF Rose Hill, 10
Fairfax county, who were twin brothers, snd
Eilbeck and Barlow, the later being He'd At tie
first Manassas while on the staff of Gen. joseph
Johnston her sisters were, Virginia Who married
George Mason of Spring Bank and Maria anu
Mamie; the former marrying Gen. Samuel Cooper
who was the Adjutant General of both the t.
aud C. S. armies aud the latter Capt sgdncg
Smith Lee of the IT, S and z. S. nsvics, brother
of Gen. Robert E. Lee aud the f,thcr OF Gov.
Ftzhugh Lee OF this largo family, only Ari
Lee and Mrs. Cooper now survive.
Miss Catherine Mason married c. c .j.uison
esq cashier of the Bank Of Baltimore aud lca,e
behind her one child, Mrs. Hodgeso,f Annapolis
Md. There are some persons left who remem1f
Miss ''Teaco' Mason as she was lovingly csled 81
Analostan and Clcrmont by her relatives and
friends, and 10 whom her lovely christian chsa'
ter is well known they bear testimony thst bel
long life was ever without reproach. and kno"
that her soul has found its home in the hesyer'
above for it is written blessed arc the pare u
heart for they shall see God
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-15

UNDER MR.. RANDALL's bill the present
price oftbe tin cans in which fruit and vege
tables are packed would be double, as the
duty ON the material of which they are made
is doubled. Under the bill prepared by the
democratic mep5 ers of the Ways and Means
Committee of The U. s. House of Represen-
tstives the price would be reduced half,
as the material referred to is put on the free
list. The price of raw fruit and vegetables
is necessarily affected by the price OF the
cans 10 which they are packed. Are the
fruit and vegetable raisero of Virginia bone.
flied bv the tariff on tin sheets?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-15
COMMUNICATED.


Having seen in Tuesdays GAZETTE, q let
ter FROM The Plains, wherein is stated that
Messrs. Slaughter, Hall, Mooney & Co.
propose soon to establish a plant for the
manufacture of dynamite, would Ike to
take advantage of the columns of your val
liable paper, knowing that the above named
gentlemen are it's constant readers, to offer
them my services as the Afghanistan agent
OF their rather explosive enterprise. l am
Just 20 years OF age, q strawberry blonde,
handsome and LETT handed, generally weigh
about $50 net, but owing 70 circumstances
beyond the control of the proprietor of the
hotel am stopping at, my weight has been
reduced at the present writing to 100 gross.
am happy to say that have never ham
died dynamite but once before, and then on.
lg in the shape of my mother in-law. Still,
think with little practice l could do real
well. Hsve no objection to going to Afghan
lstan, as l speak the language 1uently in
several different ways. besides, having a
second cousin who is editor of q weekly Do
per In Belooehstan. l wont feel lonely and I
have no doubt but that with his influence I
could dispose of several pounds ofdynamite
to the Chief of Police there, and he himself
might take ton, as understand there has
been rival paper started there Now, re.
CARDS salary, Pll leave hat to the firm; will
of course expect my expenses paid and my
life insurance. l am told that the steam
ship "Pocahontas' will land little south
by west of Beloochistan on her trial trip.
This being the case guess I could get it's
captain to put me off there, and the next
steamer can bring along the dynamite as IL
would not be healthy to crowd one boat too
much. BILL JONES.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-15
Frederick Hi.

BERLIN, Mar. 15.-The Emperor FEEDER
lex spent an hour yesterday morning and
another hour in the afternoon walking in the
park at Charlottenburg. He eats and
seeps we'll. Daring the day he gave audi
ence to several persouages.
The Beriners have discovered that the
Emperor Frederick loves violets and guam
titles of them are sent to the palace daily.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-15
THE Lafe Enaneror.

BERLIN March 15.-The seats along the
route of the funeral procession are selling
at from to 2Omarks. Numbers of the Reich
stag and the Lantag visited the Cathedral
Tuesday night and privately viewed the re-
mains of the Emperor In accordance with
Empress Augustus wishes the late Emper-
or's rooms will be left intact, just as when
lie lived In them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-15

Mr.. RANDALL is on record as saying that
a protective tariff, solely for the sake of pro-
lection, is not only at variance with the
spirit of free and equal institutions, but Ia
actually In direct opposition to the Consti-
tuition. And yet the chief feature of the
revenue bill he has recently introduced in
Congress is it's protection for the sake Of
protection-its prohibition of imports, and
therefore the turning of the revenue that
would be derived from them into the pock-
cts of the owners of the protected articles.
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DIED.

IN Washington, D. c., Wednesday, March l4tb
! 1888 EDWARD s. HALL formerly Of Aleze
dria in the 18th year of his age. 10 The iu-
neral will take place from No. go Sixth street
soufbwest Washington, to morrow (Fdtay lb.
remsins will be inferred in this city afi-n.
here by the 80 boat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-15

The AspERsIoNs ofthe Southern renegade,
the novelist George W. Cable, upon the
character of the white people of his native
section have become so transparently de-
void Of truth that even Northern republican
newspapers are demonstrating their absurd
ity by references to we'll known facts, un.
conlroyerted BY anybody except MIR. Cable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-15

COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY.-Carr's
administrator against Morris. Argued by
s. N. Southall, esq for appellee and Col.
Il. T. W. Duke for appellant and continued
until to. morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-15
MAYOR HEWITT, in recent speech, said

History tells us of the barbarous oespo.
lam that once existed in Europe aud OF the
cruel despots in Africa who used to cut OH
the heads of their subjects at The rate OF one
bundred day. But what was that despot-
ism in comparison with the despotic sway
exercised by class in this country to-day
which puts it in the power of one man"you
NAV cali him Powderly or you may call him
Arthur. or sny name you please-to para
Iva the institutions of this country Wnefe
vas there ever in history despot Win sucn
power as these men have? Where was
there ever system that could make 1t pos
sble for dozen men to sit in secret con-
olaye, as is being done tonight, to deter,
mine TO withhold bread from thousands ana
thousands who are willing to work for their
own support and the support of their tami'
lies?
The patent fact that every word OF this is
true is anything else than agreeable to those
residents of this country who are really In
terested in its welfare; for such state OF al
fairs bodies no good to the perpetuation OF
law and order, or 10 the preservation OF tree
institutions. Through the dust and smoke
of such condition the outline OF the man
ON horseback is distinctly traceable.