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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-12

THE President has treated the
country to a surprise in the appoint
ment of Judge Brewer, of Kansas, to
the supreme bench. His name has
scareiv been mentioned in connec-
ton with the vacancy. As the ap-
pointment is in the nature of a pro-
motion it meets with general approx
al, such as would not have followed
the appointment of the Presidents
former partner.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-12

HOLLAND has taken a step back
ward. BY vote of the chamber the
government will now grant aid to
UNCONVENTIONAL schools, and free
schools, except for paupers. have
been abolished. The next thing
Holland knows the Flying Dutchman
will swoop down on her with all
sails set and carry off the whole
country to some outlandish place
where bigotry and ignorance will not
be noticed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-12

A COURT-MARTIAL was getting
ready to try Capt Vessels of the
United States army, down at Santa
Fe, N. M, yesterday for drunken
ness when the captain explained at
length just how it happened and
took the pledge for five years and
the war department concluded to
forgive him. The secretary doubt
less feared that he would establish a
precedent which would abolish the
whole standing army if he allowed
Capt. Vessels to be tried and pun
ished for any such offense. 1t was a
very diplomatic move, very.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-12
rllCIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY

JEFF Davis is dead. Now let
sectional antagonism be buried in
his coffin and forgotten. While he
lived more or less of loyalty to the
'lost cause" was inevitable in the
south. He has passed away, and
so also should pass away all bitter
ness between the north and the
south.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-31

A RoUMANIAN PEASANT MARRIAGE
The Roumanian peasants have many inter-
esting social customs, and mere more inter-
esting than their fashion of making love and
marrying. The Queen of Roumania ("Car.
men Sylva") tells in the June number of the
Forum, how the lads strip the manageable
girls of their long girdes and wind them
about their own bodies. If after time the
parents of girl demand the return of her
girdle by the youth who wears 1t. he is au
accepted lover To a wedding the whole
village is invited. The truth.sponsors stand
beside the bridal pair before the altar, bear
ing In their hands each tall, stout wax
candle. The bride and bridegroom must
thrice eat of the same morsel and drink out
of the same goblet, to signify that as long as
they live they will share with each other
every bit and sup. Tnen, led by the troth-
father and troth mother, they walk round
the altar thrice that represents the path
through life. During the walk the bride
must give tug to the foot of one OF the
maids present, who then is sure to be mar.
ried before year is out. II the bride is q
maid the golden thread is eolemnly taken
off her head. 1t serves in the place Of veil
and is like golden hair, being specially be-.
coming when it reflects the candle light.
Her hair is then clipped little, rolled tight
under the headkerchief, and now the girl Is
for the first time covered with the veil, the
token of matronal dignity. During this
performapc, the bride must weep and cry,
for henceforth she must never chow her hair,
not even to her husband.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-31
Jim-Jam Valley.

"In the secluded Jim-Jam Valley of the
San Bernsrdino Mountains" remarked Joe
Joactipsoo, the p'oretr of San BeInardino,
to San Francisco Examiner reporter
ut the Palace Hotel, "tbere ere the most
marvellous mirages know to the world.
The Wonderful miraeeJ Of the Mojaye des-
ert have been talked about good deal, and
they are entitled TO all the premine ncs they
have had.
'But those OF TIE Jim-Jam Valley are far
more wonderful than these. l. is called
Jim-Jam Valley, because of the strange
things seen there, and defy any man, how
ever sound Of mind he may pe, to go in
there, and lot think be had got 'em before
he gets out.
'This valley iaabout % miles long by Is
miles wide. 1t is uuiuhabittd 1t is bor-
dered by the main San Bernsl duo range on
the east and by spur of the Sierra Magda.
lenas on the west. There is no we'll defined
trail through the heart of it, The valley is
desert The surrounding mountains are
terribly serrated and cut up. The pesks are
Jagged. Altogether the surroundings are
very weird END forbidding.
"Leavlng Fisk g ranch on he trsil at The
foot Ct the Sierra Magdeenas you climb an
easy grade to Dead Mans Pass, the entrance
to the valley Go on in and pretty soon
you see lakes and running rivers and green
borders and flying water fowl.
"Willows spring up here aud there. and in
the distance you see water lilies. Whatyou
behold contrasts fnely with the rugged
mountains, aad you are charmed with it and
60 on thinking you have struck an earthly
paradise. Irdiau camps appear in view. and
1.-THE oars men propel fantastic crafts upon
the waters.
Advancing still fui tier you see dim out
lined forms, things whose outlines you can
hardly express in words. Somber counte-
nances clean on you from the air above.
The lakes and rivers and the pallid faces
shift and charge before your eyes. Some
times dozen of the more or less 6im!y cut.
lined forms may be seen, and the pantomine
reminds you of strange hobgobiin dance.
Sometimes storm breWs in the valley and
then the scene Is all the more terrible.
"Forked lightning blazas about, and
strange, uncoutb animals differing from any
you have ever read about are to be seen
there Th, ie phenomena are seen for q
stretch of about Is mil up and down the
middle Of the valley principally, and they
have been viewed by great many people.
They cannot unde. stand why the forms of
mirage, if such it may be cllled are so much
more strange than those on the Mcjave des'
ert. Everybody is In awe OF the valley, and
there are mighty few men, however nervy
they may be ordinarily. who care to 60 there
much"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-31

Drunkenness and the craving for liquor ban
sbed bv n dose of Simmons Liver Regulator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-31
AUCTION SALES.
By 3. T. Lucas. Auctionser.

DESIRABLE REAL ESTATE ON PRINCE
~ STREET AND CORPORATION OF ALEX
ANDRIA AND VIRGINIA STATE BONDS AT
PUBLIC AUCTION
On SATURDAY, June 1st, at u O'Clock NJ, in
front OF the Roysl street entrance to the Market
Building, will offer for sale at public suction,
LOT OF GROUND and IMPROVEMENTS there
on situated, consisting of TWO-STORY FRAME
DWELLING with BRICK BACK BUILDING,
numbered 406 Prince street, fronting 20 feet.
more or less, on Prince street. and so feet, moro
or less, in depth being the same property convey
ed by w. 81. Muir to F. E. Davidson under date
of January list, 1867, as recorded in liber No. 1,
page 2I4. Of the land records of Alexsndria city.
Terms Of Sale: One-half Of the purchase money
in cash on the day of sale, and the residue in six
months from the day of sale; the deferred pay
ments to bear interest from the day Of sale, and
the title to the property to be retsined until the
purchase money is fully paid. Conveyancing at
cost of purchaser.
Immediately after the sale Of the above proper
ty, and st the same place. will offer for sale at
public auction,
FOUR BONDS OF S1o0 EACH OF THE COZ.
PORATION OF ALEXANDRIA of the issue of
July LIST, 1872, bearing per cent. interest also
FOUR BONDS OF 500 EACH OF THE STATE
OF VIRGINIA of the issue OF January 1st, 1879,
known as 1O.40 bonds.
Terms of Sale Cash. j. DAVIDSON,
Executor of F. &. Davidson, decd.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-31
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By 2. T. Lucas, Auctioneer.


DY VIRTUE OF DEGREES rendered by tho
ID Circuit Court of the county of Fairfax, Va,
on the 18th day of November, 1888, and on tho
9th day of April 1888, in the chsncery cause
therein pending between Mary Baden who Sues
&C.,, plaintiff, and John Bladen and Others de.
PENDANTS, the undersigned, who was by the said
decree appointed commissioner for that purpose,
day Of June, 1883, in front Of the Royal street
entrance to the Market Building, Alexandria,
Virginia, sell at public auction the following real
estate, situate in the county Of Fairfax, on the
banks of Hunting creek, south of Alexandria, Of
which Msgdalcn Kraft died seized, and described
as follows:
The TRACT or PARCEL OF LAND, situate in
said county, and bounded on the north by Jet1er-
son street lin the city of Alexandria, when cx-
tended; on tho east by Fayette street when e1-
tended; on the south by Greene street when ex.
tended; and on the west by Payne street when ex-
tended.
Also one other TRACT or PARCEL OF LAND,
in said county, bounded on the north by Greene
street when extended and OH the east by Fayetto
street, when extended and on the south and west
by the waters OF Hunting creek, containing about
- acres.
Terms Of Sale: one.thrd Of the purchase mon
ey in cash on day of sale, and the residue in two
equal payments at six and twelve months from
the day of sale. The deferred payments to bear
interest from the day Of ssle and to be secured by
the bonds of the purchaser, with approved per-
sonal security, and tho retention Of the title until
full payment OF the purchase money. Conveyance
ing at the expense of the purchaser.
JAMES 3. CATION,
Commissioner Of Sale.
hereby certify that James B. Cation, commits
soner of sale above named, has executed bond,
with approved surety, in the penalty of 81 900,
according to law.
my22-ts WE GRAHAM, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-31
CONFECTIONERS.
DELICACTEs Of the SEASON.

HENRY BRENGLE. 53I KING ST,
Is still furnishing his long tested and approved
ICE CREAM of the best material and at the low
est rates.
Ornamental and Plain Cakes are sold cheap
or than they can be manufactured at home.
Also Cream Pufs, Tarts aud Pastry, Candies and
Tafy of sill kinds. PIES A SPECIALITY. Fruits,
Nuts, Confectioneries, Caromels and sugsred
Fruits. He caters for families fairs, balls and
entertainments and furnishes social parties OF
the best and at tho lowest rates
He offers special inducements at wholesale to
dealers, and packs carefully for country custom.
mh29 If
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-31

Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, for
children teething, is the prescription Of one of the
best female nurses and physicians in the United
States, and has been used for forty years with
neyer.failing success by millions Of mothers for
their children. During the process OF teething
it's value is incslculable 1t relieves the child
from main. cures dysentery and diarrhea, gripping
in the bowels and wind-colic. By giving health
to the child it rests the mother. Price 25 cents
bo. 10
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-31

OMTHs BILE BEANS, the new popular reme-
u dv for Biliousness Sick. Headache, &C.; aiso
P1INE'S CELERY COMPOUND, so well adver-
tiged on the first page Of the GAZETTE, are for
sale by
aug17 4. 3. LEAObEAIER % bEO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-31

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts, Eruisea
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblsins, Corns and all Skin
Eruptions and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts.
faction, or money refunded. Price 20 cents per
box. For sale by E. s. Leadbeater Bro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-31

MOORE BIOS. GENERAL COW DRINK!
For gargct, nav bound, bloating and feyers,
Milk fever and abortion preventive, just received
and for sale by
feb28 W. F. CREIGHTON & co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-31
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

No harm ever done by the use OF Simmons
Liver Regulator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-31
EXCURSIONS.
RIVER VIEW FOR 1889.
ALExANDRIANs' MOST POPULAR RESORT
Opening Of Colonial Beach,

MAY 80. 1889, UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.
The favorite steamer JANE MOsELEY has been
chartered for the season, and will make her first
trip on May 30th Leaves Washington at nine
o'clock, stopping at Reeds wharf Alexandra.
A great many new features have been added to
the place, among which is new wharf in front Of
the hotel, built exclusively for passengers; also
the amusements that attracted many people to
Bay Ridge last season will be at Colonial Beach
this year. A new darcing deck has been put on
the Moseley. Societies and organizations can
make liberal terms for charters by applying to
B. H. EVANS, 1921 street n W., Washington,
DC SHARPLESS & co,
my27 1w Proprietors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-31
RuekIen,s Arnica Salye.

Pleasant to the taste and readily taken is Sim.
mons Liver Regulator.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-31
STILL ANOTHER ALEXANDRIA ENTERPRIs

STILL ANOTHER ALE3ANURIA ENTERFh1oh
The undersigned has 1ded to his Photographic
business regular PHOTO COPYING business
with sJl the necessary facilities for COPYING
and ENLARGING OLD PICTURES of every de-
scription to any size required and finishing them
in either OF the above styles at prices and quality
that defy competition. Bring. your old pictures
to us as you run risk by sending them away.
SOLICITING AGENTS WANTED.
PICTURE FRAMES, all sizes and styles.
We are also prepared to do all KINGS Oh JUL
D0OR WORK in our line, such as views Of resi-
dences, out door groups, &C., in city or country;
Call and see samples of our work. Respectfully
ID Fl NARA-N A-NIORE,
321 KING STREET,
mvo3 3m Ale1andris, Virginia.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-10

week after Cronin's body had been
found, when Lieutenant Schuttler, who
was sent from downtown 10 Lakeview,
heard of Robinson's suspicious and investi-
gated the matter and the cottage story was
made public.
SENSATIONAL SCENE.
CHICAGO, September 9th-There was a
sensational affair at the Carlson cottage, the
supposed scene of the Cronin murder, to-
night Lawyer Forrest of the defense, with
three companions. drove up to the cottage
early in the evening, and paying the usual
admission fee, entered. Mr.. and Mrs.
LindgreD, son-iu-law and daughter of the
old Carlson couple, were the only other
persons in the cottage at the time.
They gave the visitors the usual descrip-
ton of the suppositions incident to the
murder, pointing out the blood-stains.
These latter are inclosed by wooden rail-
ing, to keep relic-hunters out. Forrest
asked Lindgren the whereabouts of the
house of the iceman O'Sullivan, and Lind
gren accommodatingly escorted him to a
window and described the locality.
While thus engaged Forests companions
jumped over the railing, and with sharp
tools proceeded to remove from the floor
and wall pieces containing the blood
stains. Lindgren, after vainly trying to
make them desist, shouted for assistance.
Old man Carlson came running in with a
cooked revolver, but Forests companions
seized and disarmed him. They then re-
entered the carriage, carrying with them
the coveted trophies of their expedition.
Forest has been endeavoring for some
time to secure possession of these speci-
mems from the cottage, presumably to use
as an exhibit in the trial, but the Carlsons
have persistently refused to let them have
them, and Judge Mcconnell declined to
issue an order compelling them to do so.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-10
San Francisco Tax Roll.

The State Board of Equalization yester-
day heard arguments from Mayor Pond
Assessor Nealon and Supervisors Bush and
Becker of the Finance Committee of the
Board of Supervisors of San Francisco, to
show cause why the assessment roll of that
city, or so much of it as is legally subject
to increase, should not be raised. The gen.
tlemen said they were at loss to know
why they were summoned. Last year the
assessment roll of San Francisco reached
S273, ,SS9, GIG and it was not increased. This
year it is S306, 103, ,S93, and yet the city is
threatened with raise" by the State
Board.
The Board came to no conclusion with
regard to the San Francisco assessment
1t is their custom to hear all the counties
including the railroads, and then, on the
day before their powers TO ''equalize' cease
to take the subject up alphabetically and
dispose of each in its order.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-10
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches From
All Parts of the World.

All Parts OF the World.
A christening party was enjoying a sail
on Lake Killarney Sunday evening, when
the boat capsized and five persons drowned
About the time Treasurer Dana, of the
Douglas AK Company, and his son disap-
peared from Boston, men answering their
general description sailed for Buenos
Ayres.
The descendants of Benjamin Talbot (col-
oredl lay claim to $40 acres of land cover
ing the central portion OF Logansport, Ind
The title is said to be indisputable. The
property is worth several millions.
The Earl Fruit Company yesterday sold
three carloads of California fruit at Chi
cago. as follows: Tokay grapes, 81 to So 60
per double crate; Muscat, 81 40 to 81 so !;
peaches, 81 to 81 40; Hungarian prunes,
81 95; D'Comice peaches, 81 So Clair.
geau, 81 55 to 81 So.
Henry S. Ives and his partner, George II.
Stayner, were taken into Court yesterday
in New York to be tried for the fraudulent
issue of stock of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton Railroad. Ives counsel asked
for separate trials. 1t was decided to try
Ives first. The time was fixed for to-day.
Albert Belts, lad 16 years, committed
suicide in Oakland the other day. He was
is not yet quite 16. She is daughter of
William Mckenzie. a Master Mechanic of
the Southern Pacific. II is supposed that
he was temporarily insane when he COM
mitted the rash act.
Twelve-year- old Eddie Hall was acci.
dentally carried up in hot-air balloon at
an ascension yesterday at Portland, Me-,
by long rope attached to the trapeze catch
ing him around the neck. He was di-
rected by the aeronaut to climb to the
trapeze, which, with rare presence of mind
he did, and when seven minutes later the
balloon landed he was the hero of the
hour.
Henry 3. Bechtel, young man "a years
old, was struck by freight train Sunday
night between Kingsburg and Selma and
his body literally torn to shreds. Parts of
the remains were found as tar north as
Malaga about fifteen miles from where the
sccident occurred. Bechtel was intoxi-
Gated, and evidently sat down on trestle-
bridge and went to sleep, when a passing
train struck him.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-10
DRESSED BEEF.
A Combination of Packers Have the Cat
tie Dealers at Their Mercy.

Combination of Packers Have the Cat
tie Dealers at Their Mercy.
KANSAS CITY, September 9th.-The
Dressed Beef Senatorial Investigation Com
mission began session here this morning.
The examination of George w. Click OF
AtchisoD, Ex-Governor of Kansas, and
Charles burst of Atchison, occupied the
morning. Both are stockmen. Click tes-
titled that he had been in the cattle raising
business thirty years, during which time
the prices of cattle have deprecated 80 or
40 per cent. The cause of this, the witness
said, was the establishment in Kansas City
of great packing interests, which developed
at first great competition among sellers of
cattle, and afterwards combination
among the packers, which was soon SO
powerful that its members could buy cattle
at their own prices.
Have you any direct knowledge of the
workings of this combine?" asked Senator
Vest
"Yes. l have shipped cattle to Kansas
City and placed them on the market at the
market price. The packers and buyers pro-
tested that tie price was too high and as
sured me that if did not want to sell at
their prices | could reship MY cattle to
Chicago. | did that several times and
found each time that the Armour, Swift
and Morris combination controlled that
end of the route, too. l was forced in the
end to sell at their prices"
The witness, testifying further, said that
the effect had been to drive many cattle
dealers of Kansas out of the business. The
packers also controlled the rate on railroads
to an extent, and the packers of Kansas
City had almost ruined the butchers busi-
ness of Atchison, and would have done so
al l,,.I l..
ordinance requiring an inspection of beef
on hoof
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-10
CRIME IN NEW JERSEY.
Miss Annie Leconey Murdered by al
Unknown Assassin

Unknown Assassin.
CAMDEN On. J), September 9th.-A
brutal and horrible murder was committed
this morning at Leconey's mill, two miles
beyond Merchantville. Annie Leconey,
the twenty -eight-year-old niece and house
keeper OF Chalkley Leconey, the miller,
had her throat cut from ear to ear BY a
brute, who first attempted to outrage her
and after her murder added robbery 10 his
crime.
Leconey and colored farm hand named
Murray ate breakfast early this morning
aud went out into the field to gather melons
for market The niece remained alone in
the farmhouse, waiting for another colored
farm hand, named Frank Lingo, to come
to breakfast. An hour later Lizzie O'Don-
mel, girl residing on a neighboring farm
came TO Leconey's house and found
Annie's corpse weltering in blood on the
floor.
She ran into the field and summoned LIE.
coney and Murray.
Lingo was arrested this afternoon while
at work on ferry mile from the scene OF
the murder. He is married and has a
family. He left his home at o'clock this
morning to GO to work on the barn of the
farm, and claims TO have arrived there al
| 6.l5. and had not left il until arrested.
| The officer is inclined to think Lingo is
not guilty.
The murdered girl was of pleasant dis.
/ position and exemplary habits. She acted
as housekeeper for her uncle, Henry
| Leconey, who ran the mills unfil his death
early last spring. lie left az estate said tc
be worth SIS COO and his niece bad claim
against il for seven years service as house
keeper.
1t is said Chalkley Leconey disputed thi.
claim of his niece on the estate, but so fal
as known they never had quarrel.