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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22
Fighting Burglars.

New YORK, Aug. 22.-At an early hour
tois morning three thieves broke into the
grocery store Of Chris ". Luca in Brook.
Ign. They were surpTis d E! their work by
the proprietor, and q hard 10 hand conflict
took place during which the grocer was
stabbed to the heart The police found one
of the men in the store hiding behind bar
rel. He said his name was McE!wain and
gave description of his companions who
had escaped. 10 less than an hour detec.
tive Barry had captured man who was
recognized as Martin Denim, professional
thief and ex convict.
The burglars entered the yard in the rear
of the house aud put ladder up to the sec.
ond story window. McElwain was the one
selected to 20 in. Hs is a slightly built
young man and only 10 years old. He open
ed the window and was making his way to
the front room, where it vas supposed that
Mr.. Luca kept his money box. He had
reached the passage way leading through
the bedroom when Mr.. Luca was awakened
by the noise aud got up to aee what was the
matter. He did not wake his wife. Luca
was big, powerful man, and would have
made short work with the intruder had not
the latter been armed With knife As
soon as Luca seized him they began to tus.
ale, making noise which woke up all the
rest of the family.
Mrs. Luca rushed ont of the room followed
by her year-old son aud the servant.
Luca was down on one knea III front of the
window and bis assai!ant stood over bin,
striking him repeatedly. Mrs. Luca caught
the murderer by the arm and the servant
grabbed him by the coat, while Luca tried
to get up. The two wonen seeing his kn ife
shrank back in horror aud McEwain Jump.
ed out ofthe window aud ran out of the yard
@Dr. Stone, who lives on the opposite side of the
street, attracted by the noise, soon came in. 1t
was too late, however, to do anything for the
wounded man and in ten minutes he breathed his
last.
McElwain was captured and had in his posses
sion the knife, the blade of which was covered
with blood. He confessed that he had stabbed
Lucca
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22
The Terry TRAGEDY

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22-It has been ar.
ranged between lawyers on both sides that
when deputy marshal Nsgle's case comes
up q continuance will be asked for till
Wednesday next to give counsel for the de.
fense an opportunity to investigate the law.
The lawyers are beginning to fear Maggie can
not be held By the Q. 8. authoritiee. Judge
Sawyer ID reported to be doubtful of Their
righttointerferei in Nagle's case, as he claim =
Nagle csDnot claim to be an officer of the
circuit court as Judge Field can. If he re-.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22
Arrested at Last.

CHEYENNE. Wyo Aug. % Il. Gardner,
of Chicago, who has used :he mails 10 de-
fraud the public, aee arrested at Dixon,
Wyo., last night He seat pamphlets
throughout the vest in WHICH he purported
to publish the Golden Age, Ladies Illus
trated Journal, and other publications. To
each subscriber ne offered ticket in a
drawing of watches, pianos, &c. Gardner
70 ada $50 Geo by the scheme.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22
Hay Fever Sufferers.

The number of people annually afflicted with
this most annoy ing malady seems to be greatly On
the increase. The editor Of this journal
is an annual victim, and with view to discover
specific cure, has tried numerous remedies. Of
these Elys Cream Balm is by all odds the quickest
and moss satisfactory two applications usually al
laying the usual symptoms in the nose and eyes.
We would recommend its use by all subject to hay
fever. and we gladly bear unsolicited testimony to
its efficacy in our own case. Media
Pm Record
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22
Tobacco and APPLES

SPRINGFIELD, Mas, Aug. 80 Sqecial
reports from all of the seed leaf tobarc,
growing ssctious Of the United States ind-
cate fair yield of good average quality.
The enormous appl, crop of last year is
succeeded this year by comparatively
short yield in the great apple belt. The
English crop is also light and an active e1-
port demand ia anticipated
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22

ANOTHER HIGH TowER.-Sir Edward Watkins
is engaged in organizing company to build in
England duplicate of NJ. Eifel's famous tower
at the Paris Exposition. Meteorologists point out
that two such towers as close together as Paris
and London, with permanent Government wealth
er stations at their SUBMITS, would be of incalcu-
liable benefit in aiding weather forecasts, and with
this view the Government is expected to subscribe
Handsomely toward the enterprise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22

far the better plan would be toput the canal
10 tho hands of reliable receiver, such
one ae Mr.. Mertens, for example, who would
put It In navisshia order Fl f4w thousand
dollars, :. hah ~ wrula rairs. - q keep 1t
40 indefini: ely.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22

Two steam yachts. the Wideawake, of
Beaverton, and the Jessie Lang, OF Phoenix,
N. Y were in collision OF he junction of
the Oswego and the Seneca rivers yester.
day The Lang sunk. and Ri 90 board,
about Is persons, went into the water. All
were rescued by the Wideawake except
Miss Clara Van Wor0er, Of Phoenix, who
was drowned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22
So
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
General Mahone's Convention

EtUcIdi ndslU1C SuuFCut1Vu
Especial dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette.l
NORFOLK. Va. Aug 22.-The republican
State convention assembled In the Academy
OF Music in this city at 1880 to day aud
was opened with prayer by Rev. Y. l. An
son. 1t was called to order by Gen. VIM.
Malone, chairman of the party, who named
81. @. Wood, OF Scott county. as temporary
chairman.
Gen. Mahone's address wa made from
manuscript aud af.e. rscitiag the origin of
the par Y O. 1t at present e1ists in Virginia,
dating its foundation at Mozart Hall in
1879, be- announced thst altar tno years
services as chairman be returned that chair.
manship to the convention. He arraigned
the dem ocrstic party for obstructiug at the
polls, In two districts, republican voters;
for its mi enlargement OF the debt question
aDd for extravagance in the expenditure of
the States revenues.
On motion of A. W. Harris the rules of
the House of Delegates were adopted for
the government of the convention.
It was decided that the committees on per.
manent organization Of Platform and resolu.
lions shall consist of three delegates from
each congressional district whose seats were
VI contested
1t was resolved that all resolutions should
be referred to appropriate committees with.
out debate. at o'clock recese was AIKEN
until $3.50 o'clock in order that the commit
tees might be chosen.
[BY ASSOCIATED Press
NORFOLK. Va, Aug. 22-When Chair.
man Malone called the Sac republican
convention to order at 1880 this afternoon
the Academy OF Music was filled to over
flowing with delegates, aternstes ard visit
At 1926 O'Clock thu band struck up Dixie"
and amid uproarious applause Gen Malone
appeared upoa the stage. Chairman Ma
hone introduced Rev. Vernon I Arson who
opened the convention With prayer. The
chairman then addressed the convention.
He held his address, which was in proofslips,
In his handle, referring to it occa .louaiy to
refresh his memory. Ee said be returned
to the convention the chair rnanship which be
had held since tne Mozart Hall Convsution
ten years ago. He reviewed the history of
the party since that time and m,de sharp
attack upon what be tarned the unfair
methods ofthe democratic party Mt the polls.
He commended that neither men nor capital
would SEEK the Stale go long a. this condi
ton of things lasted. He charged that
'ho democratic party had wasted the
public money in foolish and vexstious liti.
CATION in the matter OF the public
debt. He believed the thoughtful aud best
people OF the State demanded tha the State
debt should be honorab!y settled. The peo
pie of the State we're not disposed to bear
the burden of the presen. taxation when
over twenty five per cent. Of the expenses
of the gogernmsnt were unnecessars.
At 1880 O'clock tha chairman Introduced
II. O. Wool. Of Scott county, ~ Temporary
chairman. After the introduction sd
adoption ofresolutona fer the appointment
ofvarioua committees aud a call OF the roll,
the convention took rscees until 8 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22
ALEX ANDRE 4.
THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST %
THs Boston Post, noted for its eli time.
tried and true, democracy, says:

The BOSTON Post, noted tor lts eli tine,
tried and true, democracy, says;
1.-THE democrats OF Virginia seem 10 HAYS
succeeded In bringing into their local cen
vcss and adopting the mBiu principles de-
Jared by the republican national conven-
ion at Chicago which nominated MIR. Har-
,ison. contest opened ii this fcshicn,
with definite denial and repudiation OF
the purposes for which the national dem0c
,acs is contending, can excite DO hearty in
.er. st outside the state end cause slight 70
,rti if it ends 10 defeat
The Washington Star, republican, says:
General Malone will have hard work
IN constructing pla, form with plank not
already covered by the democrats, either
with republican opinions outright or with
neatly balanced presentation of views which
menber of either party could support with
out much loss Of prestige"
Unfortunately for the Virginia democracy.
there is more truth than poetry in each of
tho above extracts IN the sweet By and
BY the democrats of Virginia may learn to
send men to their convsi., ous who viii cor
sectly represent thsm nad democratic ptin
ciples. Bat, as the democratic platform OF
Virginia does decl re- that debt paying nor
reputation, free II Aie nor protection. nor
any thing else. ia f any Importance when
compared with the anges of negro dominS-
ton, with sll It's necessarily cons' qnent dis
astrous evils, and IA tbs truth of that decia
ration is patent to ev-"y Virgioian really
interested in his State welfare, few OF such
men will he induce; risk that danger by
failing to vote tn, democratic ticket next
November
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22
Mrs. MAVERICKS Sentence COMMITTED

LONDON, Aug. 22.-It is officially an
nounced that Mrs. Maybrick's sentence.
has been COMMITTED to penal servtude for
life. The work of erecting toe scaflod upon
which sbc was to have been hanged had al
ready Teen begun
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22

Major holland has sold High Acre."
farm of about 400 acres near Miodlrburg, at
S25 per acre, to Mr.. Royal. Mr.. Royal Ia
from Pennsylvania and Is very much pleased
with the country aud says be will bring
others there to purchase
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22
DIED.

On Thursday, August 22d, at 5:55 a. ~,
FRANCIS XAVIER, infant son Of N. B. and
Helen c. Harlow, aged four months and twenty
one days. SS Funeral on Friday, at p. ~,
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to
attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22
Kilrain.

baltimore, Aug. 22.-Jake Kilrain was
before Judge Duffy to-day on writ Of ha.
bess corpus, and despite the efforts of his
counsel was remspdsd for the Mississippi
authorities. Kilrain will leege tonight
with Detective Childs for Puryis, Miss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22

THE DIRECTORS of the G. g. o. Canal, who
are the worst enemies of that canal, having
succeeded In preventing the repairs there
of, some of the people who were interested
in It's welfare, provoked by the contemplated
destruction of the canal, now demand that
If sold, it shall be to the highest bidder, and
that railroad be built along it's route. By
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22

THE CHINESE are wise people. They
don't kick up any fuss Or make any loud
and revengeful threats when badly treated;
hut they get there all the same. The U. s.
Congress, at i,s last session, in order to
outlet the cries Of California denhycgues,
passed laws not only specially Objectionable,
bus positively insulting TO the Chinese, and
such SO any other uAIiou would have resent
ed In kind. The Chinese, however. accept
ed the gross afftont without word OF rem
onstrancs but knowing that the pocket nerve
Ia the most sensitive of al! others in Ameri-
Can anatomy, quistiy suspended their orders
for American products, so that tbs exports
from this country to China have greatly de.
creased, and are less this year than 10 any
previous year since 1884, and az they con-
sist chiefly of cotton goods. the South, of
course, Ia the principal sufferer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22

UNDER THE Cleveland administration
every one of the few democrats who we're
appointed to offiae under that administra'
tion who took an active part in politics, was
removed, or the ground of "pernicious par
tisanism" Consequently all democratic
federal ofioeholdsrs under that admin;stfa.
,ion gave dem ,css.ic conventions wide
BERTH It Is diffsrept now with republicans
under a republican administration. Not
only do republicans fill all the offices, but
republican conventions are chiefly composed
of and are run by republican ofticebo'defs.
Nearly every republican officeholder 10 Vir
ginis is either delegate to the State repub
lican convention at Norfolk, or is there as
an active psrticipator in its proceedings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22
MEDICINAL.
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EIY7S

particle ia applied into each nostril, and ia
agreeable. Price so cents at Druggists by mail,
registered, 60 cents. ELY BROTHERS,
ie24 56 Warren street, New York.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-04
s5ENT HER A STROUD.
A Young Fellow Made His Girl a Present
and Nearly Lost a Bride.

and Nearly Lost a Bride.
The number Of packages left carelesSly ~
ing around in different places in the city and
lost must run up into the thousands in the
course of q year. According to Billy Mech, a
railway ticket Office in prominent hotel the
great receiving basin of such truck. Many
of the articles left are found to be trifes of
no account whatever, but occasionally it hap
pens that something of value is found.
Billy Mech tells the following incident in
this connection. Said he: lone day | found
on my counter package some one had left,
and, as usual in such cases, laid it back, think
ing the owner would call again and claim it,
as is usually the case, but in this instance no
one came. After it had been in our hands
about two months my clerk one day suggested
that we open it, and, agreeing, the string was
cut and enough of the contents exposed to
satisfy us two fellows that it was an exceed
mgly handsome nightgown for a lady. The
fabric was very fine and the lace upon the
front would have made any woman's mouth
water with envy Our curiosity satiated, the
paper was readjusted and the package laid
back on the shelf My clerk was engaged to
be married, his fiancee living down in In
djanapoiS.
- lie wedding was 10 come OH III Il SLlOII
time, and about two weeks before the time he
said, referring to that package: 4 wonder if
it would do any harm if sent that garment
to my girl It's an awfuily handsome thing
and can write a letter explaining why /
send such present; don't think she would
care, do you, Billyf told him no; to send
it, and he did, with a long letter of explana-
ton. The girl got the package all right, for
about the right time the clerk received let
ter 1t was a sumner, | can tell you. By
one of those miShapS that always occur when
they should not she failed to get the letter
with the bundle Her letter was short but
sharp 1t read What do you mean by send
ing me a shrOudp Just think of it. The
young fellow with the best intentions in the
world of sending his girl a beautiful present,
had sent a garment for dead body. | did
not wonder she was angry about it,
shouldn't like it myself Well, she wrote a
few lines about it not being much of a joke,
and about bad luck and all that, and wound
up by saving the match was Off But the
young man wouldn't have it that way. He
got leave and down to indianapolis he went
flying. He squared things all right, for got
u dispatch from him saying, All right; we
are married So it rather hurried the mat
ter after all. 1t was queer accident, though,
and might have proved serious, but it did
not, for the couple are living together now as
happy as turtle doves; but l cannot help
thinking what chump man is who can't
tell a wOmans night gown from a shroud. "
Chicago Herald.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-04
A Forgotten Detail,

Speaking of chestnuts, the Listener recalls
the story about the 4-year-old boy from the
city in tho country Sunday school class, who,
being under examination in the Shorter cate
chism, and being asked by the good rustic
deacon. who made him? irreverently shouted
in his shrill little voice, ''Oh, chestnutsl''
That is very fair illustration of the deplora-
bic sophistication of the rising generation.
And speaking of faith in the efficacy of
prayer and of small boys both at once, the
Listener is reminded of still another incident,
of actual occurrence in the household of a
friend This friend had a little colored ser
want boy whom he had brought from the
Bahama Islands, and who had been reared,
so far as he had been reared at all in the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-04

Mr.. Henry j. Jackson, secretary of the
commissioners of emigration, said:
The right of the board to reject immi-
grants, who, on examination, are found I'M
able to maintain themselves, was fully tested
in 1884. The commissioners claimed, under
the act of congress to regulate immigration,
the judicial right to determine who were
likely to become a public charge, and in this
opinion they were supported by the secretary
of the treasury and fully sustained by the
courts
I'm July, 1884, ffty-two persons unable to
take care of themselves without becoming a
public charge were found on board one of the
steamships arriving at this port. These per-
sons were returned to the country whence
they came, and for them a writ of habeas
corpus was obtained, returnable before the
New York supreme court.
Much difficulty was experienced in max
ing proper examination of the immigrants
Immediately on arrival, and it was suggested
to the steamship companies that they give a
bond to the commissioners of emigration in
the sum of 81 600, conditioned to return to
the country whence they came all immigrant
passengers brought by their vessels who, on
examination at Castle Garden, should be adj
judged as not entitled to land This bond
was proposed and submitted to the steamship
companies, who accepted it, and it was duly
approved by the secretary of the treasury
New York Telegram.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-04

Talking of the last king of the Valois line,
Bapst, the ex-jeweler to the crown, in his
book ON the crown Jewels makes Henri out
more odious than historians generally paint
him. According to Bapst, when Charles TX
ordered the massacre of st. Bartholomew,
Henri superintendent the rIfling by the palace
guard of the bodies of tie Huguenots whom
they murdered lie let the soldiers have the
clothes, but kept the money and jewels for
himself. A watch, studded with diamonds,
rubies and other precious stones, and of extra
ordinary workmanship, was part of the spoil
1t was taken out of the pocket of the queens
favorite jeweler, who was a Huguenot, but
not puritanical one, and who was probably
pointed out to the asSassins because of his
watch. Ho largely helped to fill the crown
caskets, having passion for adjoining himself
with jewels. His chaplet was the richest IN
fine pearls and other gems that ever was seen
London Telegraph.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-04

In the attire of man of the world, but in
looks above all poet, romantic and deep
eyed young gentleman strolls across Wash
ington square on sunny mornings. He is
Frank Saltus, brother of the talented author
of Mr. Incoul's Misadventure," himself a
writer of no ordinary deserts Mr.. Saltus
enjoys the absolutely original position in
contemporary literature of keeping locked in
his desk poem which magazine editors beg
him for. 1t is about saul and the Witch of
Endor," and when read some years ago to
the editor of the aesthetic Atlantic set that
entirely proper gentleman's hair to curling,
and has kept it in curl off and on ever since.
He offered Mr.. Saltus a large sum for the
poem if he would agree to the elison of a
very warm interlude between Saul and the
witch, which he insisted there was no biblical
authority for Mr.. Saltus said he might print
the poem as it stood or leave it! And he left
it, Other editors have made other and
similarly handsome offers, all of which Mr..
Saltus has so far declined. 1t is believed Mr..
Comstock feels keen interest in the literary
event which the publication of Saul" will
Certainly be-New York World
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-04
America Is "a Renter.

One sees very little of the residences of the
Chinese mobiles. They live in large inclos-
ures surrounded by walls so high that it is
impossible to look over Them and entered by
gates which are guarded by door keepers
who admit only the favored few. Some Of
the residences certain many acres inside of
these walls and the buildings are made up of
4 number of one story structures scattered
here and there about the grounds All o"
the foreign legations are of this nature and
the secretaries and the minister of the Ameri
can legation live in such an incosare. The
government pays between 1000 and s., 900 81
year for il, and America is, | am told the
only foreign nation represented at Picking
which does not own its own building. -Frark
g. Carpenter
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-04
Two Sensible Women.

was at the theatre the other night. Many
fashionable people were present, and there
were not many vacant seats. Just as the
curtain rolled up on the first act hand
somely dressed and portly lady hurried down
the middle aisle, accompanied by a young
miss in her teens Each wore a glaring red
felt hat with brim as broad as that of Next
can sombrero. They were met with looks of
apprehension all along the line of seats, and
as they passed still farther on toward the
front, a sigh of relief would escape those who
were relieved of the fear Of having them just
in front. They took chairs half dozen rows
removed from the stage, just in front of a
man and his wife. The afflicted couple were
so overcome at the sight of the hats that a
violent expression of disgust escaped from the
lips Of the man before he thought. He looked
at the hats, then at his wife, and made mo-
ton to leave the theatre. But just at that
instant the two ladies quietly removed their
hats. rolled them up in the shape of big cigars
and stuffed them away in convenient pockets
of their wraps a burst of laughter from
the audience was interrupted by the appear,
ance of Mrs John Drew, for whom it was
turned off to applause. Philadelphia Tele-
frraDh
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-04
Everybody Satisfied.

A Maine soldier says that when the boys
wanted firewood, down south, they often
helped themselves to the zig gag fence rails,
which were easy of access and, being dry,
blazed up like finder A planter in Virginia
was once very much annoyed by the disap-
pearance Of his fences, and complained to the
commanding officer of body of Maine troops
stationed near. The officer considered the
matter fully and said Tho boys cannot &c
along without some dry wood But will
issue an order allowing them to take only the
top rail" The planter thereupon went away
satisfied But as there was always top rail
until the ground was reached, the boys"
found no fault with the order.-Lewiston
Journal