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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26

CONFESSED HIS CRIME -On November 10
ID. Horton, young farmer near Durham,
NC, mysteriously disappeared aud foul
play was suspected. ]. P. Davis. an em
ploye on the iarm, told Horizons Old mother
that her son had deserted her. Tue nelgn-
bors did not believe the story, and search
was made about the premises, resulting in
the discovery of Horizons body buried In an
old barn Davis escaped, and the Durham su-
thorites sent police officer to Danville to search
for Davis Sunday, while this officer and the
Danvile chief of police were in conference at the 3
Planters Hotel, a waiter ssked the proprietor II
he should wake Mr.. Davis for dinner. The name
was suggestive, and the officers went to the room
indie. ted, where they found j. P. Davis. He was
charged with the murder, and confessed the crime
He had killed Horton, be said, In order 70 get
of his farm. He killed him with q
| ootisck, and buried the body in the barn. Davis
was taken TO North Carolina for trial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26

SHE Is MYSTERY IN BLACK rbe resi-
dents of High and franklin streeta, Hano
ve-, Pa, are living in mortal dread of what
they call "The Woman in Black Ia the
Last two weeks mysterious woman, hsavl-
ly yelled, and dressed In the most som
Der black, has called at several houses
about niue o'clock at nigh, and ask
ed to see some member of the family
She was usually asked to step into the par
lor, while the servant or tina person who
had answered the boil, would notify the
party asked for. When that person entered
the parlor they would be surprised to find
no one there. A thorough search of the
house would fail to show what had become
of the woman or in what manner she left the
building, "a 10 all cases the doors and win
dove were found to have been locked on the
inside La no casa was anything stolen, but
shortly after the strange visitation some
member OF the family would be taken sud
denly i'll or, If there was any one of tbs
family i'll at the time. they would take
turn for the worse. All eAirts 10 fad out
who the strange unknown is have been un
awaiting, and Whenever door bell is rung
10 that portion of the borough after night
fall, an anxious face can be seen peering
from behind thu window shades before the
door is opened.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A rumor that Gould was selling Richmond
Terminal stock Is denied.
Bishop Vandevyver was rendered re-
osption and banquet In Richmond last
night by the McGill Catholic Union at their
rooms on Marshall street.
The forthcoming annual report of Genera
James O. Hill, the State commissioner OF
railroads, will show an increase of the gross
receipts of the railroads of the State for The
year 1889 over that Of 1888 OF about So OOO,.
600. The report will also chow that theIe
are forty.fge railroads in operation In Vir'
ginis, an increase CT seven over last year.
In Richmond yesterday ave.year-old
son of ". W. Tally, while playing near his
fathers door with sharp stick in bis
mouth, fell and drove the stick entirely
through the back of bis neck. The little
fellow suffered intensely, and the stick WAS
removed with great difficulty. The wound
Ia very serious and ifiDham alton sets Ia may
prove fatal.
The board of State canvassers composed
of Governor Lee. Secretary OF the Common
wealth H. w. Founoy, Auditor Marye
and Treasurer Hartman, met at the capitol
n Richmond yesterday and began the work
ofcanvassing the returna of the late election
for members ofthe Legislature aud attorney
general When the county OF sussex was
reached the counsel for Judge l.. ID. Yarrel,
the democratic candidate for the Senate, ask
ed that the returns of that county be thrown
out on account of Irregularities. MIR. }. Z.
Doane, the republican claimant for the same
seat, opposed this action. After argument
the board postponed action until to-day
Certificates we've awarded to the Senators
elected in all the other districts. There is
90 change from the result heretofore pub
lished
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26
Questionable Marriage Licenses.

BURLINGTON, Ia, Nov. &c If points
raised yesterday In cass in court in this
city are sustained, it will b., difficult to say
woo is married aud who is not of those who
contracted marriage during the last few
years in this State. During the existence OF
the Circuit Courts, clerks Of such courts had
authority to issue marriage licenses, and it
were abolished the authority was not trans.
ferred to the district court clerks, and that
judicial functions cannot be delegated to a
deputy. The matter was taken under ad
visement by the court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26
Another Train Robbed

Fort WORTH. Tex. NV. &c. Sixteen
N TASK ed men boarded The southbound Sasta
Fe passenger train last night at Berwyns,
small station 10 The Coick.saw Nation, H.
dian Territory. and cut the engine and mai
and express loose from the coaches. They
then ran the train two miles aud threw
the fireman off the locomotive. Two miles
further on the engineer was thrown of, tn |
after running four miles further, the steam
was turned of aud the locomotive killed
Tnen the roobsrs began an attack on the
express car. The guard and messengers
fred twenty ehots, but finally gave in after
the robbers had literally riddIed the car
The money stolen Ia betwesn 500. coo andS $50
600 aud came principally from Chicago.
Uuted States MarshaIs are in pursuit of the
robbers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26

VIRGINIA's FINANCGs.-During the past
week the representatives Of the foreign
bondholders ia Richmond have been in com
munication with their principals, with the
view of attempting to get them to send an
other commission to Virginia to settle the
debt Sir Edward Thornton was the last
commissioner who made the attempt. The
great increase of taxable values. as shown
by Gov Lees figures, induces the Eogish
to believe that the settlement might now be
made on the basis proposed by Sir Edward
Thornton. Gov Lac says that 800. 600, 900
have come into Virginia during his admins
tretion
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26

ton o. the House, some of those WHO nave
recently seen him are afraid that he will
never be g we'll man again.
Blanche Bruce, the colored man who soon
after the war represented Mississippi in the
y. 8. Senate, and whom certain republicans
would have appointed recorder OF deeds in
Washington, vice the colored man MIR.
Cleveland appointed to that place, told the
GAzETTE's correspondent to-day that all ne
knew about the matter was What he had
seen in the newspapers, and that, De sup
posed. was all there was of it. Certainly,
he said neither he nor the President had
said any thing to each other on the subject.
Mr.. Reeds friends are becoming more and
more confident that he will be the next
Speaker of the House. They know that he
has more supporters than any one end pos
sibly any two of his rivals, and as none OF
the latter will withdraw, so as to allow a
concentration of the opposition, the fact that
he is the strongest candidate is apparent to
all and naturally ADDS to his strength those
members who like to be on the strong side.
As soon as the House shall be organized
an effort will be made by the republican
members thereof to 80 change the old rules
as to give bare majority the power to en-
act such measures as they please. The
democrats recognize Inc auVlsaOlilty OF soune
change By which one or few mem
bers can not as now, stop all legisa
ton, but they will oppose, and their
minority is SO large that united oppo-
stion on their part will be effective. any
change that will result in the denial of their
full rights and privileges. The result will
probably be compromise that will be satis-
factory to the democrats.
A call has been issued for a caucus of the
southern republican members of the House
tonight. However, as not all of the seven
teen have arrived. and as it is understood
that at least four of them are opposed to
any action separate aud distinct from that
of their northern allies. it is supposed that
the call will neither meet with an enthusl-
astic response or that the caucus if held viii
come to any other conclusion than deter
mination to attend free and unhampered, tire
regular republican caucus of the House and
to be bound by the action thereof.
General Malone and his son Batter mel the
Generals wife and daughter in New York on the
arrival of the two latter from Europe The whole
party have been expected, for the last day or two,
to pass through here their way home, but up
to noon to-day they had not arrived.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26

THE CONFEDERATE WHITE HoUsE.-At o
meeting of the Richmond City School Board
last night a resolution was introduced look
ing to tearing down the old JEFF Davis man.
sion and erecting on i!s site new and more
commodious puoic school building. For
the past twenty years it has been used as a
graded school, The building formerly be
Iouged to J. w. Brockeubrough. Soon afser
the capital Of the Confederate government
wac established in Richmond this property
was purchased By the city OF Richmond aud
offered as present to Mr.. Davis, but he de-
cined it. The government then rented the
building as the "While House Of the Con-
federacy, and Mr.. Davis occupied it until
the day TIE city was evacuted bj the Con
federaie forces. With the demolition of The
JEFF. Davis house and the removal Of Libby
prison to Chicago, two OF the most conspcu-
Gus landmarks of the Southern Confederacy
10 Richmond will have disappeared. The
school board referred the resolution to
committee to get plaus and Learn the cost
of the project
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26

SULLIVAN NEEDS MoNEY.-John l. Sui
Ivan is expected in New York shortly, and
his arrival will be followed By some de6oite
announcement about his intention toward
Pe,er Jackson, the Australian black. Sul'i-
van has always been disposed to ignore the
challenges OF colored men, charging them
double prica, as he recently announced in
his brief dispatch to California. saying ::
white men Sis .000 niggsrs double price"
It is said that Sullivan mas about spent all
the money he made out of the KiIraiu meet
ing, and is now beginning to run in debt.
To meet the expenses of a Mississippi trial
he will have to do some fighting, and there
are three offers now from the West for
the champion to show what he can do with
the long.armed and black skinned Austria
lisn fighter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26
THANKSGIVING Offerings.

On Thanksgiving Day, November 28th 1889,
tn. ladies' in charge Of the klexanhris lndrmary
W II be in attendance at the Inf mary during the
CAV flo 8 q. M TO 8 p. m. tt receive the friends
OF the Institution and such donations as they may
bring OF may be sent
We hope it will be rene cbarea that on this,
the annual 6onsiion d,y If the Infrmary. sup
plies for the year in table aud bed llneu blankets
and other household articles, groceries and ccm-
forts of every kind, SUCH as sick need, and
can only thus obtain are looked for and hitherto
have been received. In fsct, the support OF the
insti ution for the remaining weeks OF the year
has always been, and is now, dependent the
amount of money and other supplies cent on the
Thanksgiving donation day.
We ask much from the rich something, more or
less from all and that every merchant of our city
will remember the various needs of such an insti
ton and will spare us something from hi stock.
We ask also an iniert st and personal attendance
from the ministers of the churches, the trustees
of the Alexsnd.il II fcmary. the hinstering
Children League and the various societies which
are so earnestly lAboring for these, the sicS and
suffering poor OF our city. a. j.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26
The Montana Mine Disaster

San FRANCISCO, Nov &c The Examiner s
Butte, Mont, special says: "Is is now con
coded that there Is one other miner in the
turning Anaconda niue in addition to those
first named and it is probable there are
three more. The fifth man known to be
lost is E lWarl Dolsn. who Was on the day
shift and who probably got into the mine
before ths alarm waa given. Jack Lyons,
who was injured about the head, remains
anomalous and will probably die. The
niue remains sealed and the force of the
fire ia believed to be diminishing as no more
bulkhsads have been blown cut In the last
"a hours. Preparations are being made to
fo,ce stream of water into the miae.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26
NEWS OF TEE Day.

The navy will be supplied with smokeles
powder for small arms.
1t is stated that rupture has occurred in
the relations between Germany and the
Vatican.
Elk Speaker Randall is very i'll and not at
all likely to take part in the proceedings OF
Congress.
Lyman r. Casey was elected u S. Sena
tor from North Dakota last night, beating
Johnson ten votes.
Americans in Berlin will give dinner on
Thanksgiving Day at which Prince BIS
marck will make speech.
The $50 miners, who were entomoed in
flooded mine at Recklinghausen, in West
pbalia on Friday last, have all been rescued.
The case against the North Dapvile
ted States District Court at Danville yester-
day.
TIE sunken steamship Manhattan is re
ported to be lying easily in the sand at the
bottom of the gee, and may be readily
raised.
Major Pettus, the victim of the recent
tragedy, was buried in Tennessee, and
Mrs. Southworth is said by her lawyers to
be dying.
1t is stated that the betrothal Of the Gar
ewitch and Princess Maud, the youngest
daughter of the Prince of Wales, will short
ly be announced.
The Rev. T. P Sanford, who has become
the pastor of a Baptist church in RiFmine-
ham, England, is a full blooded negro, who
was born a slave in Virginia.
The Board Of Promotion of the National
Exposition has adopted the plan of issuing
So 600 600 guarantee bonds by the District
OF Columbia to have the fair In Washington.
A plot has been discovered 10 depose the
King of Servis and replace him by Prince
Peter Karsgeorgevics. The conspirators,
some of whom were arrested, include many
Russian diplomats.
The burning Of John VermiIon's house,
in Prince Georges county, Md, by band
Of men was followed by incendary fires
which destroyed two barns and an unoccu-
pied dwelling. Two of the Vermilions were
arrested on suspicion.
Dr.. Francis D. Stevens, alias DR.. Sidney
D. Grant, who had been convicted In the
Baltimore county court for malpractice,
causing the death of Pauline Bouchatk,
pretty French girl of that city, died in the
county Jail yesterday of consumption.
Mira. Mary Thurman Cowles, the eldest
daughter Of Judge Allen G. Thurman. has
secured divorce from her husband, Lieut..
William S. Cowles. U. S. Navy, Command
ing the Uated States steamer Dispatch.
The compliant is that Lieutenant Cowes
failed to make due provision for his wife,
and violated his marriage VOWS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26
COMMUNICATED,


II is to be hoped that the suggestion as TO
sewerage made by the Mayor has not betn
forgotten
We have now cesspool5 into which the
sewerage from the better houses flows, there
to putrefy and throw back deadly CASE
through the house or to 1)w of through un-
derground channels and contaminate the
wells, the water enppy of the poor. Usual.
ly both results eusue. We have 10 the back
Yards of Tho inferior hcnses open boxes in
which excremsDt putroi:s. Decaying waste
of vegetables are found ia the stieet. Ali
these nuisauces are now only removable by
the garbage cart and the odyrless (?) eXca-
yator.
What our death rate is does not seem easy
to ascertain. 1t Is surely not less than 10
this is very low estimate. Ga an assumed
population of Is 900 225 persons die here an
nualy. We learn from the best authority
that one-ifty OF all deaths Ia the U1ited
States are due to diseases entirely prevent.
abe by sanitary Improvements. Let us give
the city the beuefiS of any doubt again and
suppose that oue-tenth of the deal hs are due
TO tie lack of sanitation. Then more than
% parsons die here annually from prevent
able causes
Suppose on esch eevanteeath day one per-
son from this city was selec ed by lot. taken
to the front of the Market House and there
put to painful death; who would wish to
live in such a community? This may be
sensational way OF putting it, yet, year after
year, this community and many others sub
NIT to the destruction ofhuman life by agen-
ces which can be averted.
Il is a mistake to suppose that sewerage
is expensive. A complete aud satisfactory
system of sanitary sewerage can be put in
this city by levying tax of ono dollar for
every foot your properly adjons the street.
SANITARY,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26
Telegraphic Brevities.

A disastrous fire started at Lynn, Mass.
ct - o'clock neon o-day. Three news
paper offices, several shoe manufactures
and other business enterprises were de-
stroyed.
The will o. the late Mrs Chas. Croker oil
San Francisco, was fled 70. probate yester'
day. Il beqoeeths the entire estate, valued
at about $l1 600 900. to her four children.
Will Jennings, the notorious outlaw,
charged with completely with Wills Howard
in the murder of the two Bailey brothers in
Harlan county in 1856, was committed to
Jail Ia Frankfort, KY, yesterday.
The loss BY fire at the Hecia lion Works
in Williamsburg, n Y, last night, is about
500, 900; 30 explosion is supposed to have
started the Ere The insurance is unknown.
Five or six hundred men are thrown out of
employment.
Mr.. Parke, editor of the North German Press,
WAS 'again arraignel in the Bow street Police
Court. London, to day on the charge of criminal
libel preferred against him by the Earl Of EustOn
The Earl in his testimony admitted that he had
visited the house in Cleveland street where the
alleged unlawful practices are said to have taken
pace, but claimed that he visited there for law
full purpose Parke was committed for trial.
The Paris JoarnH DIES Debats says "rhuvet,
ex-resent of AMMAN, who fled to Canton and en-
dcayored to secure men aud money for move
ment against AMMAN, ha5 bacn imprisoned by or
der of tho Viceroy. The mandarins who accom-
panied him have also been imprisoned.
An east-bound freikh train on the Pcnnsylva-
MIA Railroad was wrecked at Falmouth Pa, last
night by broken axle Fifteen loaded cars were
wrecked snd light thrown into the canal. SIEVE raj
cars were loaded with cutie, a number of which
were drowned.
A special from Ottawa says that a shortage of
many thousand dollars has been discovered in the
provincial crown land office at Charlottcsown P.
E. l., and that Hon. Donald Gerguson, the land
commissioner il implicated.
1t was reported in New York to-day that an
uprising had occurred in Hayti for the purpose
deposing Hyppolitc, but the reports could not be
verified.
Abram J. Lchty, OF Mt. Carroll, Ill, has di1ap
pearel and it is reported that he is deiaulter to
the amount of from $40, 900 to 5000
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26
Explosion of Natural Gas.

DAYTON, o, Nov. 26.-An explosion Of
natural gas occurred at o'clock this morn
lag at the residence of Scott Hawthorne in
he western part of this city. The house,
which was two story brick structure, was
blown to atoms. Two children were killed
and MIR. Hawthorne, his wife and father re
ceived terrible injuries, which will proba
by result fatally They were taken to a
hospital. Ths gas was cut off from tbs sec
ton In which the explosion occurred as coon
as possible after the accident. The expIo
sion was heard all over the city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26
The Strasburg Celebration.


Correspondence of the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE ]
The grand ratification in honor of Gov
ernor elect Mckinney which was postponed
from time to time on account of inc'ement
weather, came of In Strasburg last Satur'
day and proved to be grand success for
the old tenth legion which has come to stay
with the democrats for good. Citz ms OF
Strasburg, Winchester. Woodstock, Front
Royal and vicinity, helped to make the oc
casion one never to be forgotten. Strasburg
was illuminated ever 10 be remembered with
arches lanterns. flags, &C. Capt. Buck
Stickley acted as chief marshal OF the pa
rade, the Strasburg cornet band In lead.
Then followed the big democratic rooster,
next about Is lady horsewomen, next baD-
ner representing large tombstone 10 feet
high, In honor of lily Malone aud the pre-
sent postmaster, RsdferD, who 10 stone
cutter, and obtained his position through
Billy, and can explain personally why the
tomb stone was brought Into requisltlon.
Next came a float, representing the DaiioS
box, 40 900 majority for Mckinney with q
Billy goat trying to "bust" it. Next ban
ner, Riddleberger kicking at Malone, fol-
lowed by other banners with appropriate 10
soriptions too numerous to mention. we
had the John s. Barbour cannon, command
ed by Mr.. G. u. Rudd, who took charge OF
all the fireworks and managed the ascen-
zion of the four large balloons. 10 feet hi Oh
He acted as if he never expected another
such happiness. The speakers of the occa.
sion were Messrs. Alexander, Riddlsberger
and others. The whole town was abiszs
with bon fires. The committee of arrange
ments were Messrs. CIaud Brown, DR.. Sid
ney and W. W. Payne.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26
TIE RICHMOND Dispatch, which, fe

TIE RICHMOND Dispatch. which, few
wears sgo, was strenuous advocate of the
payment of the Virginia debt, now says, the
creditors of the State must LEARN that VIZ
ginia Is a sovereign State, so far as her debt
is concerned, and that there 10 no court 10
The world high enough to coerce her into
settlement" 1.-THE sovereignty" of States
te availed of only as pretext for beating
bona fde creditors out of their just dues,
moot right thinking people will become
federalis,s at once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26
Railroad Accident

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov. 25-The
Eist Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia pas
senger train No. left the track three milea
west of GreensTile this morning on heavy
down grade reverse curve. The engine,
postal, express, baggage. frat and second
class coaches and two s,eepers went eff.
Engineer Gregg Dam was thrown under his
eagiDe and fatally injured. The express
messenger and four passengers were badly
hurt Toe postal car and contents we're de-
stroped
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-26

SINCE THE court decided that Mr.. Henry
George was entitled to the ten thousand
dollars left him By a crazy man with which
10 propagate the doctrine that land Ia the
only thing that should be taxed, no body
has be ard that that distinguished single tax
advocate has devoted sry Of that bequest to
the otject referred TO. Aud no body blames
him for the bsquest will do him and his
children some good if wisely spent on them
selves, but will do no body any good II
expended in vain attempts to prove that
poor mans patch Of land in Virginia should
be taxed, while the rich mans Fifth Avenue
Hotel in New York should be untaxed.