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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
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Col. Fred Grant, the new American ,c
Austria, has arrived at Vienna ''''ei .
The attendance at the Paris Expositior II,
averages II 600 persons daily. ''l' hi
First Assistant Postmaster Genor., .,
to-day appointed 15S fourth class po.tm. ..a'A''
Rev. Father Damien, widely colebrs, ,,s''''
leper priest of MOlOksi, died at Kalsws T = 'a'
on April 10. -'ASiii
Hungarian merchants are boyco,tir..
market at Vienna in consequence Of the g,os s.a'
anti.semitism. s'0N'aoi
1t reported that Sir Charles Rrs.eIl,.
acting as counsel for the Psrnclitcs bot, ~ o.
special commission is 10000 wy '''
NJ. Laguerre has refused to act q, coo..,
Perrin, the man who on Sunday fired -. , III
cartridge at President CarnOt, OF Franc. " 'ak
Mr.. Robert T. Lincoln left Chicago hi
for England to assume the dnte, an. >,.'.as
ter. He was rendered reception last pi,s .''-''
This was the second days session d, M
national Convention at Philsd,phis Of b ,.', y,
c. A. at which the standing committee. -. -
nounced. A'
The commander of the British crp;s,. ~
has hoisted the British flag over the S,. 4.fl
Islands, which lie in the Southern pscis, o, .'y'
northwest of the Cook Islands ss-'
The U. S. cruiser Charleston arrived q, g.
Barbara, CAL, last evening making pu5.. ' So.
steam during the LAST portion of her tr;, w.
moro than IA knots per hour Everything wv. ,''
ed satisfactorily. . ''' =
John Fitzgerald, president of the Irish y...,.
al League, arrived at Chicago last night n
the disappearance OF DR.. Cronin i. no urs,,,,'
him, and that he would not be surpris,,,,.t..
the Doctor was in some far.away town.
Archbishop Walsh continued his to.timo.-,
fore the Psrnell commission in London tod.
He testified that facts that had come ia -
edge proved that the league tended to din,,;..
crime. There had been q gradual dec,la,r.,-
the secret societies in Ireland since lS55
Secrets y Of State Blaine is in recent NJ AZ.
patch from Mr.. Merrill, L. S. Minister At Ho,or.
lu, saying that on the 9th OF April nuubtro
the survivors of the wreck OF the naval 4ao, d,
Samoa reached Honolulu where their pre:,r,,
created profound sympathy among the governor,
and people of those islands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
Letter from Falls Church..

Correspondence OF the Alexandria GAzErrE.l
FALLS CHURCH, May 9th, 'S9-MrR. H.
Kitlitz and Miss Ida Porter were married
last night in the M. E. Church. Miss Porter
is the daughter of Rev. A. ]. Porter, presid-
ing elder. The groom is from Old Point
Both are members of the order of Good
Templars, the bride being member of Pho.
neer Lodge, No. /. This lodge, in honor of
the event, assembled at the hall and attend
ed in q body, in full regalia, about rs men,
bers being present. The ceremony was per.
formed Ivy Rev. IS Wickliae, assisted by
Raw S. A. Ball, both Good Templars. Miss
Lille Porter and Miss Ada Butler were the
bridesmaids and tho groomsmen were Mr..
George Porter and Mr.. Harry Turner. Mr..
w. J. Smith and Mr.. George Croasman acted
as ushers. Quite a number of handsome
presents were received by the bride, among
which was one from Pioneer Lodge and one
from the church, of which she was organist.
The happy couple will locate in Philadel-
phia.
Reports to be presented at the District
Lodge session of Good Templars to be held
in Alexandria next Tuesday will show the
order in the district to be in very flourish.
ing condition. There twelve lodges in the
Jurisdiction and the additions to the order
number two hundred and ffty-one. Pioneer.
of Falls Church, heads the list, having added
fifty six to the rolls during the qusrter.
Golden Light, of Alexandria, comes next
with fifty-four. The total membership of
the district is CSC as against 454 at last ses.
sion. This result has been accomplished
without the assistance of lecturer.
Pioneer, Golden Light and Arlington Hill
Lodges have each held entertainments for the
benefit of the lecture work of the district Prov
idence and Townsville Lodges each hold one to-
night. Over one hundred dollars will be placed
in the district treasury from these entertainments
Mr. Joseph F. Anderson. of this town, was bad
ly hart in Washington on Tuesday night by fall
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09

RECEPTIONS TO Y. M. G. A. SECRETARIES
A reception was given 10 the gymnasium Of
the Young Mems Christian Association in
Brooklyn on Tuesday, to the general secre-
taries of associations who have been holding
their annual conference. a luncheon was
served and addresses were made by Edwin
Packard, the Rev. DR.. Talmage, Robt. Burn,
of London, and others.
A reception was given to the secretaries
at Association Hall. Twenty. third street,
New York, Tuesday night. Gilbert B
Monroe, president of the branch. made the
address of welcome and the visitors were re.
ceived by Secretary McConaughy, Hanford
Crawford and others. About 200 of the vis.
tors were present and after the reception
they were invited to luncheon in the lee
ture room, under the auspices Of the ladies'
committee. In the hall an entertainment
was given by the gymnasium classes, and
addresses were made by George W. Ehler
OF Detroit. Robert Mccain, of Belfast, and
Wilbur Messer, of Chicago. Ia Harlem
similar reception was given to q portion of
the Harlem branch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
Kentucky Democrats.

LOUISVILLE, May "a democratic
state convention met here at noon yesterday
to nominate a candidate for state treasurer
to be elected in August. Senator Blackburn,
who was present, aroused great enthusiasm
by his treatment of national topics. The
majority report on resolutions endorses the
national platforms of 1884 and 1885, especial
reference being made to the stand taken on
the tariff A minority report endorsed pre-.
vious national democratic platforms gener.
ally, and purposely avoided reference to the
tariff. The majority report was adopted by
an almost unanimous VOTE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09

Mr.. w. E. CHANDELIERS term as U 5. SEN
ator expired on the 4th of last March. AS
the legislature of New Hampshire does not
meet until June, the Governor of that State
annotated Mr.. Marston to fill the seat until
a Senator shall be elected. Mr.. Chand-
Ter ia candidate for reelection, and, like
many other republican South haters, thinks
the surest way to gain political prefeiment
is to wave the bloody shirt. He now says
Negroes are murdered in the South for a
political purpose, and that such murders are
a part of systematic attempt to keep
down the negroes at all times of the year in
order that when election days come they
may not appear at the polls to vote the re-
publican ticket" This is the same MIR.
Chandler, and not "Old Zack," az is gener-
ally supposed, who sent the famous dispatch
to Mr.. Hayes the day after the Presidential
election of 1876: "You have 1S5 votes and
are elected"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
Forest Fires.

DULUTH, MINI. May 9.-Fierce forest
fires are burning In northern Wisconsin east
OF Gcgebic Lake. Several railway stations
have been burned and the reports from the
Vermillion range state that all the towns in
that vicinity are surrounded by flames.
Great damage has been done the timber.
All the telegraph wires from there into
Duluth have been down for two days.
MARQUETTE. Mich, May 9-Terrib!e
forest fires are still raging In this section.
The village of Norway is surrounded by
flames. Bruce Crossing and Matchwood
have been destroyed. the refugees seeking
safety in bitches and cellars. and many are
missing
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
ALEX A.NDRIA-.
THURSDAY EVENING. MAY 8.

Mr.. J. R. TUCKER has written an aoie
opinion of President Cleveland's veto OF the
direct land tax bill, in which he makes 1t
plain that that veto was written BY some
one who did not know what ne was writing
about and that the bill was constitutional
and should have been approved. He con-
cludes his opinion as follows;
"These criticisms on the Presidents mes
sage are made with great respect Tor DIS
motives az we'll 40 for his understanding.
But he had not examined the question IN
the aspects herein presented, or he could
not have come to the conclusion to veto the
bin. In fine. the question is. Is it-can IL
be-unconstitutional to restore taxes nn.
constitutionaIly collected from the people
Ia IL not unconstitutional to retain them Z
and ia It not constitutional duty to return
what has been exacted in violation of the
Constitution? II these questions be answer,
ed ss has been demonstrated they should
he thew show the justice and constitution
ality of the bill, and the injustice and un,
constitutiouality of it's rejection. 1t must
he constitutional aud right to return this
money. because it is unconstitutional and
wrong to retain it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
Shortage.

TRENTON, N. j., May "a shortage of
81 900 hes been discovered in postmaster
Moore's accounts. The deficiency was
made good at once by the postmaster
bondsmen. Mr.. Moore explained the short
age by stating that his predecessor in office,
Charles 81. Skirm, was short the amount
when he vacated the office, and that he
(Moore) had to assume it. Mr. Skirm de
MES this and has begun proceedings against
Mr.. Moore to recover $4,000 for SANDER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The nuptials OF Mr.. Robert Strother and
Miss Annie Blair Preston were celebrated
Yesterday in st. Paul's Church. Lynchburg,
by the rector, Rev. Il. NJ. Carson.
The timber and underbrush on House
mountain, seven miles from Lexington, ia
burning fercely, ard "a large section OF
country is being swept by the flames
Seventy thousand tons of coal were ship
ped from Lamhert's Point piers, near
Norfolk, during the month of April, which
was taken by ninety.one vessels of every
class.
Mr.. John B. Crenshaw, prominent citi-
zen of Richmond, WAS yesterday stricken
with paralysis. DIR. Augustus Hopkins, of
Henrico, was also suddenly stricken, and
expired before aid could reach him.
Eyangeline Wilson, daughter of the late
Vice President Henry Wilson, was married
Yesterday to Nathaniel Easton Carpenter,
of Virginia, at the residence of q friend
Mrs. Martha G. Kimball, of West Phi!adel-
phia.
A south bound freight train over the At
lantic Coast Line, was derailed yesterday
morning on the Richmond and Petersburg
railroad at Drewry's Bluff. Sixteen cars
we're more or less wrecked, but no one was
injured.
A new salt we'll at Saltville, was sunk
to the depth of 225 feet few days since,
when stream of salt water was
struck which yields so per cent. salt, said to
be the finest yet discovered at these works.
pump will be put in at once and the wa.
ter brought into immediate use.
At Hampton on Tuesday night the sa.
holi oF he
King street, was burned to the ground. to
gether with two small buildings adjoining.
They were insured for 500 This makes
the fourth fire of incendIary origin that has
occurred at Hampton within the past
week.
10 the Jefferson Literary Society of the
University of Virginia Mr.. c. P. Fenner, of
Louisiana has been awarded the debater's
medal, and Mr.. W. s. Hamilton, of Geor-
gis, the orators medal In the Washing
ton Society Mr.. F. W. Weaver, of Virginia,
received the orators medal and MIR. L. G.
Barclay OF Kentucky, the debater's medal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09

GENERAL JACKSON, Of Georgia, at the
centennial celebration at Savannah last
Monday, said
1.-THE Confederates were the supporters OF
the Federal Constitution. The North re-
belled against it, not the South"
AS soon as Mr.. Thurman, the man the
last national democratic convention nomi.
mated for Vice President, hears of this, be
will probably call General Jackson, who Is a
christian gentleman, honored and respected
by all who know him, g drunken crank, I"
and when informed of his gross misconcep-
ton of the Generals character, again, as he
did last year, show himself lacking in cour
tesy and manliness by refusing to apologize
for having done so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09


ABOUT fourteen thousand dollars in cou
pons were received in Petersburg for liquor
license. In this and many other cities and
towns of the State large sums for the same
purpose were also received in coupons, worth
less than fifty cents on the dollar. Thep PEG
Pile who 80 paid for their licenses were entitled
to do so both by the laws Of their own State
and by the lave of the United States. They
could show the bonds from which the cou-
pons we're cut. The vast majority of the
taxpayers of the State are poor people,
who, being unable to show bonds, are COM
PEELED by the laws of the State to pay their
taxes in good money. Is the belieftha such
laws are popular compatible with common
sense?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
village DESTROYED.

W1NoNA, MINI, May 9.-Tne little
village of Elba, near this city, was nearly
destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon.
The fire originated from the prairie fires
that have been raging for two weeks past,
The Elba Touring mill, the hotel with all
its contents and several business houses
we're completely burned. Altogether half
of the place Waa devastated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
THE FASTEST ON RECORD The new Iu-

THE FASTEST ON RECORD The new Iu-
man line steamship City of Paris, which ar
rived at her pier at New York yesterday,
has broken the record for the fastest trans.
atlantic voyage, having made the run from
land to land in exactly FIVE days twenty
three hours and seven minutes. On her
first day out from Queenstown the City of
Paris covered AS miles; the next day 494
miles; on the third day, she made sos miles.
The fourth day was the best of ell, and the
City of Paris made 5l1 miles. On the sue
oeedipg day she made 5O4 miles, and in the
last fraction of day she went 392 miles.
The Etruria of the Cunard line, has up to
this time held supremacy on the Atlantic.
Her record is six days one hour and fifty five
minutes. The longest run previously made
in single day was sos miles BY the Umbrla,
Of the Cunard line.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09

Tossed By Bullion Wednesday af
ternoon of last week colored man named
Frederick Taylor was badly gored by Jer-
sey bull belonging to Mr.. Fl. ]. FadeIey.
Taylor was driving up the stock on Mr.. F's
farm. near this town, when the bull attack.
ed him and, as above stated, severely gored
and otherwise injured him. The unfortu'
nate man was brought to town and DR.. West
rendered necessary surgical attention and
he is now 10 fair way for recovery. The
bull has been sacriced.-Loudoun Mirror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
Strike.

ASHLAND, Wis, May EVERY coal
HEAVIER in the city struck yesterday for a
raise of wages. The coal companies say
that the men at Duluth and Superior receive
only 40 cents and have announced their
willingness To pay rates prevailing at those
ports. Longshoremen contend that 10 cents
more should be paid here. The mayor was
called upon by the coal panies for police
protection when new men are put to work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
Found Dead.

ALBUQUERQUE N. NJ. May 9.-Walter
II. Logan, member of the stock firm of A.
L Morrison, Sons & Logan, was found dead
in bed on Sunday morning last at the ranch
of the firm in the southeastern part ofApache
county, Arizona. Mr.. Logan had been suf.
fering from felon and on Saturday night
he took several doses of morphine to allevi.
ate the pain. 1t Is supposed that he mad
vertently took an overdose.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09

SOUTH CARoLINIANs need not mind what
General Sherman says about them. He has
never had much use for them since they
nroyed that when he denied that Columbia
was burned By his orders he was guilty OF g
deliberate falsehood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
DecIines toEnterfere.

ST. LOUIS, May 9-Gov. Francis, after
a full consideration OF the whole subject, has
declined to interfere with the decision of
the court in the Bald Knobbers cases, and
the condemned men. David and William
Walker. father and SOD, and John Mathews
will therefore be hanged next Friday at
Ozark. Mo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09

WHEN Mr.. GRADY closed his speech to
the New England society, 10 New York,
few years ago, in which he expressed In
gushing words his thanks to the North for
whipping the South, the cry of the audience
was Ego on, go on" When he made bis
speech to the Southern society in New York
last week, the Sun, of that city, sayR ::
"There was vociferous multitude of Colo
nels. Majors, and Captains clamoring in a
hopeless effort to induce Henry W. Grady to
bring seemingly nterminable speech to an
end. Lord how they did snathematize
Mr.. Grady on that opening night" Gushers,
as a rule, soon lose their sttractiveness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
Qualified,

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Hon. Hugh s.
Thompson, recently appointed civil service
commissioner, took the oath of Office to-day
and will enter upon the discharge of his Of
fetal duties tomorrow. No information
has been received from Mr.. Roosevelt as to
the time when he expects to assume the du-
ties of his office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
Roller EXPLOSION.

NEW YORK, May ga boiler exploded
to day in the basement of the Spooner pa
per box manufacturing company, West 9th
street, causing damage of $500 to the
stock and 500 to the building. A German
laborer named Daniel Thinka was killed by
the explosion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09

Elk SENATOR PLArr, republican of New
York, speaks as follows on the subject of the
civil service law: For years of trial the
present law has convinced nearly every
thoughtful and observing person that the
law is either failure In practice or a fraud
In fact" No matter how incorrect any
thing else Mr.. Plat may say may be, that
the above remark is entirely true can be
denied by few intelligent and unprecedented
1aonio
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
Extensive Fire.

SHRUB OAK, Wes.chester county, N. Y,
May 9.-This village was visited at late
hour last night by coDhagration which de.
stroyed almost every business house in the
place. An explosion in the oil room of
grocery store caused several persons to have
narrow escapes from death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09

A DELEGATION was before the Secretary
of the Treasury yesterday to oppose any at
tempt to impose new restrictions upon the
railroads running along the northern border
of this country. There should be none, for
the reason that they would produce annoy
ance and trouble, and necessarily provoke
retaliation from Canada. This is free
country. and there should be no restrictions
ON its trade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
The Hot Wave.

CHICAGO, May 9.-Duriug the past three
days the weather has been very warm, the
Signal Service thermometer registering So,
while outside thermometers touched 81. A
man while working in brick yard yester-
day afternoon was overcome by the heat
and died last night. An employee of a
bakery was also overcome but will probably
recover
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
Representative Laird Better.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Rapresentative
Laird, of Nebraska, who has been ill for
several months, part of the time in very
critical condition, is recovering slowly. He
has convaesoed 80 far that he'attended a
meeting of the State delegation in Senator
Manderson'a room at the Capitol this week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
Singular Settlement.

DULUTH Mimi, May "a strike at A.
NJ Cox's broom.factory was settled In q
rather singular manner. the proprietor Ia
creased the wages of all his married employ
es, and gave the single men notice that they
would not be wanted after the end of the
month. unless they were married by that
time, in which event they would be retain
ed at an increased salary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09

Mr.. EDGERToN,. ex-member of the civil
service commission, says ''lf Messrs. Roose
welt, Thompson and Lyman, who now COM
pose that commission, don't succeed in max.
ing Mr.. Harrison's mugwump administra-
tion, no other three men living can effect
that object" And what Mr.. Edgerton don't
know about the civil service commission
isn't worth knowing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
A Derelict.

PHILADELPHIA, May 9.-The bark Cbes-
tina Rodman, from Havana, reports on the
Sd of May the mate boarded the abandoned
schooner Alice Borda (bsfore reported) and
found the vessel full of water. Matches,
both houses and everything on deck had
been aMent off
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09
Executive CIemency

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The President has
committed to ten years imprisonment the
sentence of death imposed in the case of
Grace Smallwood. colored, convicted in the
District of Columbia of the murder of her
infant child.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09

IT Is reported that several of the appli
cants for the place of public printer, some,
too, who were very strongly backed, will
accept minor positions under MIR. Palmer,
who has been appointed to that place. These
parties evidently believe 10 the principle of
better piece of loaf than no bread ct all.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09

SECRETARY RUsK of the Agricultural DE.
partment ie paid large salary to see that
the work of that department is executed
properly, and not to teach negro laborers
how to NOW grass. Men can be found to
do that for less than IS 600 year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-09

The President has declined to Interfere o
the execution of Nelson Colbert. the Wash.
ington murderer, who is to hang May II.