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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Track laying ia to be begun on the Hamp
ton and Old Point Railway at once.
Sandy A. Mitchell has been appointed
postmaster at Sentinel, Warren county.
The county jail OF Westmoreland county
was destroyed by fire Thursday morning
A prisoner named Wesley Churchwel LOST
his life by the fire.
Col. W. Ballard Preston has been elected
director Of the experimental station at the
Virginia Agricultural College at Backsburg
at salary of 81 $50 year.
A force of convicts from the penitentiary
commenced work on the Roanoke and
Southern Railroad, at point near Ridge
way, 10 Henry county, yesterday.
The attendance at the second and last
day of the cooking main at Norfolk was
large, Out of the seventeen matches fought
Washington won eight and North Carolina
nine and the main, which was for $500 and
*25 tight.
Mr.. ]. T. Blackburn, of Stafford, while
blowing on his farm last Monday, turned up
sixteen hundred grape shot, which had nc
doubt been buried there during the late war
By tho federa5. The balls weighed upward
Of 125 pounds.
L. P Robertson, supervisor OF roadway,
Richmond and Dauvile Railroad, while
passing over the road on Thursday on a
crank car, was run into by shifting engine
between Danville and BarksdaIe Station
and instantly killed.
A letter, signed by four hundred children
of Petersburg, has been written 10 Mrs. Clsge'
land, urging her attendance at the musical
festival to be held in that city, and request.
ing her 10 persuade the President to bring
her. The invitation will be presented next
week by committee. Gov. Lee has &C.
copied an invitation to attend the festival.
Although the polls of tho primary election
closed at eight o'clock Thursday night, in
Richmond the last precinct did not complete
its count until after ten last night. ]. Tay.
Tor Ellyson was nominated for mayor over
G.. A. Ainslie by majority of about 900.
The other nominations are as follows: Col.
Muscoe l.. Spotswood, Commemorative At
torney ; Lewis P. Winston, Sheriff; Miles
Turpin, City Auditor; Frank W. Cunning
ham, City Collector; R. 3. Munford,e Com
missioner of the Revenue; E. c. Garrison,
High Constable Robert A. Carter, City
Sergeant; Charles w. Goddip, Clerk of the
Cbancery Court William 2. Lawton, Clerk
OF Hastings Court; Alfred Shields, Clerk of
the Circuit Court John L. Childrey, Treas
urer. The Sheriff, Auditor, Commissioner
of Revenue, Constable, Clerks of Hustngs
and Circuit Courts we're reelected Benz H.
Berry. formerly of this city, and for
many years clerk of tho Chancery
Court, was defeated. One of the
results Of the contest is that all The
members of the Conncil who we're identified
with the reform party, with possibly one ex-
caption, are defeated. Every reformer who
ran for the general Offices was defeated in
two notable instances by overwhelming ma
jorilies.
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Another Family Feud.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April 21.-A series Of
battles has been foughtin the last few days
between the Jones and Green families in
Hancock county and several are reported
wounded, two very seriously. Some two
months ago Dick Green killed William Jones
Green was on his way to church with his ba-
by in his arms when he was assaulted by
Jones. He pulled his pistol, shot Jones dead
in his tracks and went on TO church. He
was lodged in Jail last week, gave bond and
was released. Sunday morning he was at
tackled in field BY some Of the Jones family
--:he father and two brothers ofthe deceased.
Tom Green was badly wounded and yester.
day the war was renewed, aud it is reported
thai::oue of the Greens and one ofthe Joneaes
were shot. Both sides are heavily armed
aud It's impossible to make arrest.
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GIFTS OF POISON.

II is time that respectable merchants c1m-
bneh with consumers for the suppression OF
| al pi(t, prize and lottery schemes 10 connec-
| .ion with the sale OF articles OF merchandise.
These schemes arc not only demoraiizing to
| legitimate busi0ess and TO the morals Of the
| community, BAT in the extent in which they
are being carried in the sale Of articles Of
| food have become source OF great danger to
tho public health. They are, 90 matter in
what form they appear, nothing more or less
| than devces to sWindle honest and unsus.
pecting people.
Itis gratifying TO learn hat in some instan-
oes the officers OF tile law have taken hold
of the matter. In New York, and also in
! Chicago, parties no in this way offered gfis
| to purchasers of their PACK ages have recent
~ bsen arrested upon indictments for lot
terry swindling. The latest candidates, both
for public eXecralion and criminal prosecu-
ton, are the manufacturers &c the alum bak-
Jog powders, who are beth, by means of gifts
aud lottery tickets, disposiDg Of large guam
lilies Of their c0rrosiyely poisonous eom-
pounds, which are so we'll known to be det
rimentai 20 health that no houaekeeper will
admit them to her kitchen knowingly. This
form OF swinde is not only being pedd!ed
from house to house, but under the promise
Of large profits TO be realzad, the manufac.
turers are entrenching themselves behind the
countora OF many grocers by getting them to
offer the ALAN gooGs with the gifts or lottety
tickets attached, thereby shifting the lisb iity
to prosecution, in part, upon other, and per-
has innocent parties Every grocer or dealer,
for instance, who sells or offers for sale any
OF the pIizs or lottery baking powders is
criminal in the eye of the law, aud liable,
L
while those who sell the gift goods are, NOR
ally. Us responsible, for they are Offering al
iuGucemenr, or prize, to housekeepers to use
food that contains corrosive poison.
This is prcdicament in which it is not pos
s.he cur grocers will care to place them.
selves when they come TO think seriously Of
the matter.
l. must be borne in mind that every one
Of these gift or pr;ze baking powders are
alum baking powders. These powders cost
less than four cents pound TO produce; the
Gift or priz9 cost but f9w cents more. They
are sold at the price OF tirstclasa baking
powder, SO that the swindle, in CONNER
cia sense, is enormous. But the chief in-
putty of the business consists in selling, rs
presumably Wholesome, an article Of a posi-
lively Injurious character and By means &C
gifts or D.ibes inducing servants or unsus
pecting housekeepers to purchase and use it
in cur daily food.
There should be some prompt method OF
reaching these dangerous practices and pun
iahing the parties engaged in thei: promo
ton. II the present laws are not ample, 70
commend the matter to the consideration of
our State Board of Health for recommeuaa
lion OF such additional legislation as shall be
effective for thu protection of the public.
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Letter from Culpeper.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
MITcHELLs, April 20.-In the second to
last paragraph, ninth line, please read Vir-
gin ans instead of foreigners" and think
it will appear more in harmony with the
idea intended to be conveyed in my letter oil
the 10th instant.
Mr.. Lonergin we understand has recov.
cred mis- stolen mare and mule, but the thiei
escaped.
March weather, though the month of
April is two-thirds gone, still holds high
carnival with fresh winds and black frosts,
much to the damage of the earlier fruits.
The picked mine" of the Virginia Mid
land Academy ere to play the BIT. Welcome
boys on the grounds of the latter, to'mor-
row Saturday and hope to regain the pres
tiee lost on their own grounds last week.
To be consistent democrat in Virginia
three things are indispensable, to wit ::
Adopt the "GAZETTE's" principles and poll
cy on the State debt-tarif' and politics.
Weather is cold and blustery to-day here.
abouts, with snow in the air. THISTLE.
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yhc Great London Bankers.

John Barring, of the famous banking firm
OF Barring Brothers and Co., died in London
recently. TIE founder of the Barring family
in Eoglapd was Bremen pastor, who set
tied in that country. His grandson married
the niece of an English archbishop. One Of
his descendants became bishop Of Durham.
The money of the family was originally
made in the rich, profitable clothing bnsl-
mesa OF thu west Of England. In the old
fashioned church of the pleasant Devon
shire town of Ashburton arc the Barring
monuments. Asnburton gave title in the
peerage to the chief of the house. 1t has
been the rule in the house that when any
one Of them has got title he gees out OF
the business. Sir Francis Barring, the first
great banker, who, dying in 1910, left for
tune Of 80 900 900. had three sons-Thomas,
Alexander and Henry. Thomas, succeed
ing to the baronetcy, gave up the business
Henry had rather reputation as lucky
| gambler who WAS frequently able TO break
the bank of q gaming table. The reputa'
| ton of a successful gambler was hardly suit
| ed to the intense respectahilty of the firm,
and he was induced to retire from the bnsi
| ness Alexander Barring, ofsen known as
alexander the Great sustained and
extended the fortunes Of the house. He
came to America, and here the richest
| banker in England married Miss Bingham,
of Philadelphia, whose father was ut the time re-
pnted to be the richest man in the United States
One of Alexander Baring's gigantic transactions
| possesses an historical importance. After the
! conclusion of tho great European war he paid
down a SUN of 81 10000, by which France Was
| freed from the occupation of Russian, Austrian
| and German armies There are six great powers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21
a Sad Failure.

BosToN, April 2l-The town of Meford is
excited over the death of Mrs. Lottie A.
James and her new born child Friday morn.
isg. Mrs. Conner, the mother of Mrs. James,
practices the cure Of diseases by prayer or
by the method of Christian scientist. The
husband Of the dead woman is away from
home on business and it appears that no
midwife or physician other than Mrs. Con-
nor were called till both mother and child
were dead. Dr. ]. l. Coffin was then sum
moned and, after irquiring into the facts, in
sisted upon having an autopsy. The town
physician, who assisted in the autopsy, states
that it showed that mother and child were
perfectly healthy before their decease and
that with the care which should have been
given by a common nurse, both would have
been alive. Nothing whatever appears to
have been done for the child. 1t is proba-
be that Medical Examiner Durell will ipsti.
tnte legal proceedings against Mrs. Conner
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Senator sherman's Chances.

CHICAGO. April 2l.-A Washington spec
ial to the Daily Ne,Us, says: Senator Sher-
mans managers have made pretty careful
canvass in every section of the country, es
pecially of the South, and are pretty well
enabled to make an approximation OF the
strength the Senator is likely to have il the
convention on the first ballot. A number OF
Senator Shermans most effective friends
were in consultation yesterday to count
noses. They have figured in all of the States
and Territories and make the Senator'S ap-
proximate strength at this time 3l2. with
Al votes necessary to choice. They feel q
good deal encouraged over the action taken
this week BY the Ohio republican convention
at Dayton and are somewhat jubilant at
the outlook. II ia understood that there
will be conference held in this city soon of
the principal workers for Senator Sherman
throughout the country, and that an organi-
cation will be formed for the most effective
work, such as was conducted in the last cam
pa'gn for Mr.. Blaine. Senator Sherman's
friends are going into the convention with
following tina. will stand solidly to their man
as long as there is the slightest hope of his
nomination, and believe he will have by FAR
the greatest strength he has ever had in
convention"
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The Emperor Frederick.

LONDON, April 21.-A dispatch from Ber-
lin states that the Emperor's fever has abat'
ed. After midnight he slept but his sleep
vas broken occasionally by fits of coughing
Light coored pus continues to be discharged.
Yesterday the doctors administered arsenic
in order to induce sleep. The Emperor at
forwards saw the entire family.
A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company from Berlin timed 9i46 a. M, says
that the Emperor has high fever and expe-
riences difficulty in breathing.
BERLIN, April 21-The North German Ga.
zetie says: Although the Emperor did not
leave his bed yesterday he attended to az
fairs of state Heidi not sleep. In the af-
ternoon he took food in satisfactory quaint
ties. The discharge of pus continues"
m.-The following bulletin has just been
issued: THE Emperor passed less salts
fIclory night last night. His fever is now
somewhat higher than it was yesterday
morning. Hisrespiration is fairly easy. His
general condition is not as good as it was
yesterday"
$50 p. m.-The Emperor's fever has
slightly abated and the discharge of pus has
decreased. There is slight Improvement
10 his general condition.
LONDON, April PA dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company from Berlin,
timed 3:l2 p NJ, says that the Emperor has
been in critical condition since last night.
His death is possible at any moment. He
ia perfectly resigned.
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Wy. PenIlctnil.

BERLIN. April 2l.-Later Information con.
corning Mr.. Pendleton's attack Of paTsy.i.
says that he was stricken with the di.Ca.a
at the NassauerhoG- Dr. Franz Hoffman
was summoned 10 attend him and proaopoc
ed the attack not serious Nj. Pena.er.r,.
left arm and left leg only are affected and
they slightly. He either retained conscicn.
ness and the power of speech Or regaipe5
them speedily after The attack. He l. M,
in the hospital under the care Of d.. EI.,,
The proprietor Of the Nnssauer5an Her,
Goeiz is paying every attention tobiG want.
A telegram has been received nt thu Ameri.
can legation here from Mr.. Prnaicoa M.
nounciug that he Is much better.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21
ALEXANDRIA,.
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 81.
THE PROCEEDINGS of Congress, on gu

THE PROCEEDINGS of Congress, on SUB
.ct of practical Importance to every Work-
inpman 10 the country-the bill to lower ths
tariff. to euoalizs the burdens OF taxation
and to cheaper the coat of living, were In
te,rupted last Wednesday, by demagoglc In
euepces, in order to pass bill to create de-
nsr;ment of labor, to be conducted oy some
highly paid chiefs, and in which about sew
an;v five clerks will be employed, at easy
work few hours day, the whole to cost
cartainly not less than two hundred thou
sand dollars a year. to pay which the work
ipemen Of the country will be taxed on their
food. drink, clothing, shelter and medicine
There has been for some time, and is now, q
bureau oflabor, but if anyworkingman, except
the clerks employed therein, has been bene
flied BY it to the extent OF single cent, he
has not vet said So at least publicly. That
denarlment will be any more ehcacious Is
bslieyed by no reasonable man well in
fo. med upon the subject How intelligent
work men can be deceived by such transpar'
ont bunbues il even more difficult to under
stand than the other fact, that members Of
Congress, not demagogues themselves, are
induced to support them, lest the failure to
do so be unpopular.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21

Among the features of the April issue OF
North's Musical Journal is an article headed
"Music for the Masses" giving an insight to
an easy method of musical notation. Other
articles of interest are "Hints to Ballad
Singers" "Singiog Legato," "Signor Gar.
dellis Chorister," and the usual instalment
of musical news. The musical numbers are
"Reechwood Waltz" "Tbine Image"
Songs of Summer" and "EVentide March"
Address North's Musical Journal, 1905 Chest
nut St. Philadelphia, Pa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21
The first lucifer match in Epglapd wa

The first lucifer match in England was
made in 1888, little more than half Cen
tury ago, by John Walker, OF Stockton on
Tees. There was match factory. establish.
ed in Vienna in the same year. For II years
the persons engaged in making the old luci-
fer suffered from phosphorus necrosis Amor.
pbcus PHOSPHORUS was submitted for the
common kinds and terrible disease bau
ished from what has proved to be useful
and indispensable induatry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21

A "coLoREn republican" in Petersburg, in
communication to the Iader appeal Of
that city, complains of tbs fact that though
the r, publican party there is composed al.
most entirely Of negroes, and though its late
municipal convention was composed OF
twenty negro and sixteen white delegates,
of all the candidates nominated, only one is
negro. 1t is the Same way all over the
State. The negroes continue to play the
part of the monkey that pulled the chest
nuts out of the fire for The cat, and will do
90 indefinitely.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21
RiOtiuc in Ireland

DUBLIN, April 2l-Rioting broke GU. at
Skibbereen last night and was continued
until two o'clock this morning. TIE mab
stoned the police, who, ia return, used tt Ell
batons upon the rioters. Several pe;scns
were iniureds.
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Fire.

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 21.-The planning
mill and residence of II. q. Fisher, with
eleven. either dwelling houses, were destroyed
by fire at an early hour this morning. The
ioss is $4,000; insurance less than $1,000.
The fire. was CAUSED by sparks from pass
ing locomotive.
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The Missing CY.harn

New YORK, April 2l.-The steamer Be.s.
ware, Capt. Chiche ster from Fera.adns.
which arrived on the 20ib, reports Ami
Gosh, at a. m. 10 miles southeast Of a!n.qr
quarter L'ghtship, passed a cutter yawl Of
the same rig Of the missing Cytlera bouai
rortb
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TO ProhibI. Dealing inEnivr..

WASHINGTON, d. c, April u VI. a..
o. Jones. Of New YORK, and R-pa.stta -.,.
Eoloe, of Tennessee, made argument lodi.
before the House Committee Oh 4 Attention.
upon the cons'itu ionsliiy aud nec- q.
such legislation. as il proposed bs ,tr .e..r
al bills now before ,he Comn,ies p-a.i5s
ing persons OF firms from dealng III f,.g,.
ia agricultural products.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21

mt. Vernon Avenue. a national memorial
highway from Washington to Mt. Vernon,
with some account of the natural and his
,orlcal attractions along its proposed route,
illustrated, By John r. Reavis." is the title
page of very neatly printed book, copy
of which has been sent to this offics by the
ldt. Vernon Avenue Association, under
whose auspices it was published.
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NIp IoHN MISE SAYS:

"Ths democracy of this country to day
has no tenet or aspiration which fendorse.
l am republican
and could not be a democrat"
What different man Mr.. Wise was until
the democrats Of Richmond enormously
decided that he would not make them as
good congressional representative as Gen.
Joseph f. Johnston!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21

WHETHER THE Mills bill or any tariff bill,
shall pass at this session of Congress is a
matter of az much douh. now as ever; but
all doubt about the passage of any such bill
before the meeting of The national demo
cratic convention has been dispelled. 1t
can't be done and that even the revenue
reformers in Congress either don't want it
done, or else realize the imptacticability OF
having it done by that time, is proved By
MFR. Mills's motion. c.Thursday last to post.
poue the resumptie bn Of he consideration OF
his bill until neg 20 Tufssilay though he knew
that eighty members of the House alone
were booked for spec ches on the subject.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21

THE REAL cause of the objection OF the
republicans 30 the Canadian fisheries treaty
is their opposition to the admission OF Ca
madam fish into this country duty free. The
Massachusetts fishermen, that is the propn-
etots of the fish business of that State, cay
there should be high taIiI on Canadian
FISH, 10 order that they may be enabled to
pay their hands higher wages. But the
New York Herald is authority fol the state
meut that when they want captains and
crews to mau their smacks, they go 10 Nova
Scotia to hire them, because they can get
them there at cheaper rates. 1t 10 oin every
business aft cted by the tariff. A high duty
does certainly enable the proprietors OF such
business to pay their hands higher wages,
bn:-they don't do ii, and never will as long
as human nature shall remain unchanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21

The Huntington line of steamers eain
CONNECTION with the Chesapeake and Ono
Railroad between the ports OF LiyeTooArd
Newport News, il TO be discontinue The
reason alleged for this sudden action on he
part of Mr.. c. p Huntington is that tae Inc
bus nrnYed unnrnniahe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21

Beef is never seen at Chinese table, oxen
and COWS capable of working the plough be
ing accounted too valuable to the farmer to
be consigned to the butcher. Very severe
penalties are attached to the slaughter OF
these animals,
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@Slgg5 *
ToDg1.,s TgLEeRArH1c DISPATCHES
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. g., April q.
SENATE.
The Senate was not in session to-day.

The Senate was not in session To-Day.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading OF the jour
nal contest for consideration arose between
The special order-the homestead biii-ana
the river and harbor bill.
An attempt was made 10 arrive at an am
ic.ble arrangement whereby the considera
tim of the special order should be post
poned until May 1st. but MIR. Breckenridge,
eli Kentucky, fearing that the tariff bill
might be interfered with, n.erposed an OBJ
jection.
Finally the House reiused-yeas 50, nay;
l26-to consider the special order, and The
House went into Committee of the Whole
on he river and harbor bill.
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The photograph of highly esteemed lady OF
Brooklyn taken in tights, ID being distributed in
cigarette packages, much to tho modification OF
herself and husband 1t was taken two years ago
when she appeared on the stage to sing in comic
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Dead.

CHICAGO, April 2l.-Mr. Joha Rec
proprietor of the fremont House in this
city, and we'll known as a hotel managerial
over the country, died here this morning
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21

The STRIKE Of the hands employed by the
New York brewers, like that OF the engi'
neers and iremen on the Burlington Rail
road, has failed. The assigned reason for
the failure in both cases is the fact that
knights of labor took the places Of the dis
charged union men. But the result would
have been the same If there had been no
knights Of labor. Few people III this coun.
try eau afford to be idle; and permanent en-.
ploymept 81 wages which The last genera
ton would have thought, and which
foreigners now think, lucrative, has too great
en- attraction 10 permit the thousands of men
seeking work to refuse it, when offer.
eli. o. all things, strikes are the most I'M
wise Never give up even n bad job until a
better one has been obtained.
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

New YORK, April 21.-Tho stock market was
moderately active and firm at The opening tlis
morning, most stocks being from ! to q per ct
above last nights closing prices There was no
change in the market toward the close of tie
hour beyond the usual decrease in activity, srist
II o'clock it was fairly active aud strong ~ tho
best prices reached. Money easy st '4,2