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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

Driven INSANE By SHAME For the past
two weeks yonrg girl la. attracted anen.
ton b3 falling or her knees in prayer in tie
mud on Fifth avenue, New York. o. Sun.
day Der identity was fixed, aud tie iact Of
her arrangement and The cause of it were
discovered. The g,l's name is Gtorg'arns,
Hilton, aud she is the acknow grd dough
ter OF MIS-. Frances T.. Hilton, the ruling
split of q palace of sin at No 12l West
Forty ninth street. Since childhood Geors
lama las been kept ut g boarding schooI,
whera, Though maintained in luxury, she
grew to womenhood 10 ignorance us her an-
tecedeuts and her mothers shameful. life
Finally the revelation zane woman who
had been Mrs Hllton's favorire quagrel,d
with her, and in spirit OF iebdsh revenge
wrote to the Innocent daughter and askCd
her to call any night st her uobst's resi-
dence. She Went, srG tha spec;acie she,
witnessed occa>IoUsd saock which fanliy
dethronei he7 reasoc. aod DE is now ~ ia.
mate Of 81 INSTITUTION :. Anityyiiie, L l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28
Rnhhinr the Mails

CHARLOTTE, N. q. Nov. % -Jobn Brown
and VIM. 8. Henderson, two colored clerks
in The ostoffica here, were arrested yester-
day by postt flee inspectors charged with
rifiing letters The inspectors have been
watching Brown and Henderson for the last
three nights, and say they saw them both n
the act OF robblrg the maila. The parties
have been scot on to the grand jury OF the
Ulited States court The accused are prom
inent negroes, Brown being secretary of the
county republican committee. They we're
appointed clerks in the postoflics June 1st
One of the letters opened by Henderson was
addressed to John Wanamaker, Pniade!-
nh
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

IT Is reported in Richmond that semi
officia! invitation to Virginia's creditors to
send a commission to Richmond will be dis.
patched this week. 1t is hoped the invita-
tion may be official. And better that the
commission treat with committee OF the
legislature than with nobody though the
negotiations could be conducted more intel.
ligently and satisfactorily by commission
of Vugioia's mea of affairs, not members of
the legislature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

The Forum for December has been re
oeiyed from its publishers in New York.
Is contents are: Divorce in the United
States by Edward J. Phelps; Can the
Race Problem BIZ Solved? by Prof. Henry
A. sconp; Religious Teaching in Schools,
bV Bishop 3 J Moo laid The Possibilities
of Electricity, By Park Benjamin Do We
Want Iudustrial Peace by Prot. w. u
Summer; Il Medicine a Sciencer by Or.
George NJ Gould Navigation and Crime
by W. NJ F. Round; The Natural history
of Dogma, by Prot Q. c. Everett Exper'
fences with Spiritualism, by Rev. M. saw
age: and The Farmers Defensive Move
ment, By William A. PETER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28
RAILROAD wREck.-At five o'clock yea

RAILROAD WREcK.-At five o'clock yea
terday evening the span iron railroad bridge
across the Guyandotte river, at Huntington,
W. Va, on the line of the Chesapeake aud
Ohio railroad, fell while freight train of
seven cars we-t-bound was passing over it.
There was no warning whatever, and the
train crew of Eve men went down into the
river, which was at flood height r. V.
Freeman, engineer. and Fireman Cundif
were drowned or killed in the wreck Gun.
diff displayed great bravery in rescuiDg the
conductor and brakeman, who were wound.
ed hut was himself drowned in an attempt
to reach the shore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28
NEWS OF THE Day.

The dead lock in the Montana legis'at
still e1ists.
Southern railroads are claiming much at
tention smong Wall street operators.
1t is estimated that by March, Italy will
have stock Of 10000 600 smokeefs cart
ridges.
Archbishop satolli. the papaI delegate,
sailed in the City of Paris for Europe yes
terday.
New York has secured lis fre million
guarantee fund fer the worlds fair, and
now the squabbliug Of committeeman has
begun.
Ex.Sherif John E. Turtop, Of Ptinoe
Georges county, Md. died at his home in
Nottingh ham district on Thursday night last.
aged about 81 years.
The crew of the Norwegian bark Elver-
hol. Capt. Reinertsen, from Brunswick, ga,
for Hamburg, recently reported wrecked at
Nieuwe dep, are supposed to have been
drowned.
It Ia said that President Harrison is con-
sldering the appointment of Mr.. D'yle, a
prominent lawyer of Toledo, Ohio, d the
successor of the late Justice Matthews in
the Supreme Court.
The message OF Governor Richardson OF
luth Ger )lips, submitted to the Legislature
yesterday, recommepdeds the refnnding OF
the Brown consols. amounting to about
Sc 600 900. suggests that the railroads pro
vide separate and eqnal accommodations
for white and ooloreu passengers, and re-
ouests that prov.i n bs made for collecting
and preserving the battle.figs OF compa'
MES, battsIions aud regiments OF the State.
A prizs fight to firish, between Cal
Mccarthy, of Jersey City. and Mike Nolan,
of England for the feather weight champion
ship of the world took place last night near
Nyack, our the Hudson. Mccarthy ended
the battle in the seventh round by swing
ing left-hander on Nolan's right jaw, filling
his mouth with bis teeth. Nolan threw M
one hand for Mccarthy to stop, and spat HE
teeth out into his other hand. The fight
was then given to Mccarthy.
The Lighthouse Board, in its annual re-
port for the last fiscal year, renews many OF
the Recommendations made in former re-
ports, notably those proposing to prohibit
the exposure of private lights 10 navigabie
waters and conferiug authority upon the
board to establish temporary lights in case
of exigeucy, pending the action of Congress.
Among the larger appropriations recon-
meuded are; Hog Island light station, Va,
$125 600; Cape Charles light station, Va,
$3.50 600
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28
Court of Appeals Yesterday.

Shipp against the CommonweaItn. Writ
of error and supersed-ss swarde3 TO 3
judgment Of the Circuit Court q Rock NJ.
ham county rendered October 26 h, 1889.
Norfolk aud Western Railroad Company
against Pendleton. Writ OF error and super.
sedeas awarded to iadgmen. of,be Circuit
Court of Wvthe county, rendered 10Th Sep
TENDER, 1888
MahoDey against City of Portsmouth,. Az.
gned by Judge w. H. Burroughs for plain
tiff 10 error and Msi J. F. Croker for toe,
defendant In error
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

THE WASHINGTON JocKgY CLUE. = Thu
share holders ci the Washington Jockey
Cub, which was rec r;ly oresuz c IN opp0
sitioa TO the Nalioral jockey Cub, held a
meeting last night a::d sn,ho.izci the d,
rectors TO begin 81 once the erection Of
buildings at lis rrst k. neor BennDe's. TIE
track has alrt sdy been cleared and Will be
fenced in, after which the construction of a
club house, grand stan'i snd other buildings
will be commenced. is the intsnticn OF
the club to complete this work. II possible,
in time to hold q spring meeting
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

SECRETARY RUsK says: I'VE are search
ing ths world for market for our surplus
production" The Secretary should have
added that the searching is being done with
close eyes. 1t is impossible that market
for the surplus productions OF this country
can be found as long as the existing tariff
prohibits the exchange of such produc-
tons for those offoreign countries, and com.
psls those who may order them to make
payment with scarce gold.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

THE CLIFF Observation-Disclosures d.
Chaplin and Charles P. Howard, OF Hartford,
Conn, have discovered and explored an al
most inaccessible palace or fortress of the
cliff.dweileis In southern Colorado. 1t Ia
425 feet long and so feet high, with ia
rooms tracesbls on the ground floor. The
structure Is of masonry, with mortar, and
wnnd hold over a Thousand people. No
rectal was found about the building, and no
trace of the people who lived there. The
,aYnlorers estimate the age of the ruins at
six hundred years or more, Other ruins
were also found.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

ROLAND HEMMIcK's CASTLE The house
n Geneva, Swift srland, occupied by Roland
Hemmick, formerly of Pittsburg, but row
consul at that point, is described IS mag.
nificent castle, surrounded by luxurious
gardens and shrubbery, and resembling in
its strong walls, turrets, and easements
kniphtly establishment of feudsl days. a
romantic spot to charm the poets eye, Its
absurdly low rent is source Of wonder to
Americans accustomed to the healthy prices
of the United States. Ia this country such
a place would command rental of perhaps
IS 600 but the modest Swiss landlord ex
acts the mild tribute of 81 500 year for its
use.-llar Hmsen IN PittsbRrg Post : Mr..
Hemmlck was formerly Of this city and has
many friends here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

THERE ARE forty members of the Virginia
State Senate. Half of that number have
recently been elected and will hold over and
be- members of the succeeding Senate.
AZ seventeen Of them are democrats, at
the next election the democratic party will
only have to elect four out Of twenty Sena-
tors to have majority of the members OF
the State Senate, while the republicans will
isva to elect eighteen, or all but two.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

Mr.. GARLAND who Is member OF the
parliament OF New South Wales Ia now In
New York. Tae tariff Of nis country only
applies to liquors, tobacco and few other
loxuries, and though the other Australian
colony, Victoria, was the more prosperous
ten yenys ago, Mr.. Garland says its protec-
tive tariff has go handicapped it, that it is
now falling behind his, its more prosperous
neiRhbor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

WBDD1NG.-The marriage of Ensign Her.
bert l.. Draper, U. s. NJ, and Miss Edith
Lee Taylor, of Virginia. took place at st.
Aunes P. e Church, Annapolis, yesterday
afternoon. The bride is the sister OF the
wife of Lieut.. Holcombe, of the Naval
Academy. The groom, as we'll as the ush.
ers and "best man" wore the uniform of the
Uoited States navy. The bride was given
away bv Col. Leber, of the army. re-
oeption followed the wedding. The bride,
though named after the Lees of Virginia, Is
no relation to them. Her brotherin -aW,
Lieut.. Hooombe, however, is relative OF
Governor Lee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

The large three mssted schooner Ger
mania, CT Bremen, ffou Set,in to New
York, went ashore IF West Ead. Long
Branch. in the storm yesterday Tho ii e.
saving crew went to her assistance, but she
broke up ir The surf. The male snd three
of the crew were aaved. Capt Windaorst,
eight sailors and the cook were drowner j.
The csptaia is said to have been drunk.
The schooner was very old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

GEN BUTLER SUED FOR $3.50 O0O.-szam
uel Strong, whose claim against The District
has become almost historic, yesterday fled -
suit against Benz amin F. Butler fo7 $3.50 coo
damages fer SANDER. Geo. Butler brought
suit several months ago against NJ Strong
for considerable amount of money, which
he asserted was due to him as contingent
counsel fees out ofthe award made to S rons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28
Cost of a Broken Troth

CARRoLLroN, Ohio Nov. 2S.-The jury in the
Sanders Gardner $1,000 breach OF promise cs:e
has returned verdict for g 500 in favor of the
plaintiff. The defendant is Dr. T. s. Gardner ,,
Massilon, and the plaintiff. Miss Saude 5 is avery
handsome young LADY, j. years Old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28
Buckien,s Arntca Na,ve

The BEST sALvE in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcera, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter.
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns and al! Skin
Ernptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect sats.
faction, or money refunded Price 25 cents per
box. For sale By E. S. Lead heater & Bro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Mrs. WINSLOW's SOOTHING SYRUP, for
children testhing is the prescription Of orc OF the
best female nurses and physicians in the United
States, and has been used for forty years With
never-failng success by millions of mothers TO.
their children. During the process OF teething
its value is incslculable 1t relieves the child
from pain, cures dysentery and diarrhos, gripping
in the bowels and wind.colic. By giving health
20 the child i. s'sts the mother. Price 25 cents
bottle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

John a Logan ia said to be decidedly
happy. He has found out the secret Of sue
cessful campaigning. 1t is plentiful sup
ply of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup L. keeps a
man calm and serena.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28
Mr.. Davis in Danger.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov 2S.-Mr Jefferaon
Davis, who has been progressing toward conval.
cscence for several days, had bad turn Tuesday
night, and WAS decidedly worse yes'erisy. He
became very restless during the night and was
much troubled by cough. Yesterday he had a
fever, which has decreased his strength and made
him quite weak again. Last night he was resting
more easy THAI during the day, but inquiries at
the Payne residence develop the fact that he is
not considered out of danger
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28
neigh0or.

The GAzETrE's people, like sll the other right
thinking people of Virginia, are sincerely thank
full to-day and have been every day sincs the re-
cent election in their State for the overwhelm-
ing vict Try that was then gained over the worst
onnmp Nirginia eyer had.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28
Dempsey and MCCARTHY matched.

BAN Francisco. Nov 28-The directors o the
California Athleti; Club have mstched J.ck
Dempsey and Billy Mccarthy, the Australian, ioc
finish fight TO t,ke place in January for pufss
of 81 500 Both men are to light At l5t poun'.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28
MARRIED

At st. Louis, Mo-. ON Wsdnes lay, November 20,
1899 at the residence OF the brides parents, by
Rev Dr.. ]. F. CANON. ARTHUR w. LAMBERT,
formerly Of this city, to-VIRdINIA C. B. WEBB,
daughter OF DR.. VIM. Webb,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28


Mg. CALDERoN. q merchant and writer OF
Div q, has presented each member of the
Pap-American Congress with copy of his
n,mnblet on the mission ef that congress, in
which he says "The United States will have
to modify the absurd system OF protection un-
dsr which is organized their customs sys.
tenn of the present day" The existence OF
the present tariff would make any CONNER
cial congress in which the United States
might take part grotesque farce. bow
can the trade of this country with foreign
countries be increased when the tariff re
etficts the importation of foreign goods and
demands that the exports of this country
shall be paid for with scarce gold instead OF
with the plentiful supplies OF foreign prod
npts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28
AIEXANDRIA-.
rHURspAY EVENING, NOVEMBER %.

In AN article in the December number OF
the Forum Prot. Scomp takes the wise
ground that as the two races In this country
sre pressing more and more upon each
other, 60 nature prohibits aualgamation,
and "a the end must be either extermina'
tion or deportation. the sooner the latter
shall commence the better. There IL no
doubt that the race problem will socn be the
absorbing one in the United States nor lna'
many of the wisest people agree that ffoi'
.Scomp's solution thereof is the best that can
be reached. And yet, to deport seven MIL
lion human creatures, il only to the west
Indies. would tax the skill and Ingenuity OF
the government, even with all the unlimited
means at it's command. But better any
thing than the inevitable alternative ofnoth'
inp-the blood of q whole race.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

Dairymen, stockmen, Iivery-stable men,
aud horse-csr men unite in saying that no
such horse and cattle lotion as Salvation
Oh has ever been put upon the market.
II should be Kept at every stable and stock
yard 10 the land. Price % cents bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

ONLY two days more remain in which State tax
PAYERS can save the 3 per cent. penalty
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Ia tie Valley of Virginia, owing to the
continuous rains, the corn IS roting in the
fields aud farm ing operations are at II stand
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28

Bradford streets, while towards Washington
street, ita limit at the same time, $50, was
Chauncey street. Just before 10 o'clock az.
sistauce reached the scene from Cambridge,
both in engines and hook and ladder trucks.
From the bui ding of Brown snd Darrell
where The fire caught, it spread acro.s the
street, and back through the burning build
ing into Chauncey str ct. Ia few minutes it
had extended along Cnauncey street on the
left hand side, eating into the building next
on the aouta, occupied by Cluetr, Koon s.
Co. In less than 10 minutes the flames were
tearing into The next building, occupied by
" lliams & Co, on the next corner. From
the other SIDE it caught aim oat at o8ce upon
the buildings on Rowe p!sc,. aud the wind
favored the superstition that ths whole
South Cove and the wholesale district were
doomed Already every building bad gone
from B;df1rd street. along Kingston and
Chauncey Streets and the flames were eat
log up sill those on the sou.h side of Rowe
Place. Every eDdeavor was made to save
the nam 10th structures on Gaauncsy street
occupied as Wholesale houses ia the dry
goods and fancy goods trade. The endeavor
was futile, however, ard the flames rushed
on 10 both directions. The large retail dry
goods establishment OF Jordan, March & Co
at Washington and Arch streets, has been
burned. and the Globe Theatre, at Hayward
place and Washington street, is now burning
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-09-25
COURAGE IN BATTLE.
The Struggle Between Moral Courage q
Physical Cowardice.

The Struggle Between Moral Courage and
Physical COwardice.
The quality of courage in battle l regard
as being to large extent physical attri-
butte, says Colonel James M. Thomson in the
St. Louis Globe-Democrat. have heard a
good deal of talk about the nonchalance of
men in action, and their ease and composure
after the first gun was fired. but never
took much stock in it. went through the
war in the army, and it was my fortune to
be in portion OF the service in Virginia
where there was a good deal of hard fight
ing to do, and there wasn't any creditabIe
way to get out Of it, either. / saw service
in twenty-eight battles, and l can freely
say that i, for one, never got FUSED to It,"
never went into fight without an all-per-
vading sense of danger, and was always
glad when it was over. or course, moral
courage, pride, patriotism and the military
spirit kept the great majority Of men right
up TO the mark, but there were notable in
stances of men whose physical natures
simply failed to respond when called on.
| They could not possibly go into fight. 4
clear head and full conception of the
enormous consequence of cowardice to
themselves failed to spur them TO the stay.
ing point, and on the FIRST whiz Of bullet
their signals of distress were visible to all
in sight. A well-known New York Colonel.
perfect gentleman, scholar, patriot
| and really noble fellow, was so weak in
point Of courage, and his humiliation SO
great at being really unable TO face danger,
that he was forced to retire from the army.
went to Washington, pinned away and died
in few weeks. knew another prominent
officer whose friends, out of consideration
| for mis- well-known failing, used to manage.
on che pretext Or another, to keep him out
of engagements, and thus shield him from
exposure. Men like that are to be pitiea,
not blamed. They want to fight, but their
bodies actually refuse to obey the will,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-09-25
coLLEeTINa coRKs.
The Hobby in Which Physician Ipte
aatod IN TrAol.,,e E,..s.s - =

The Hobby I'm Which a PhysIciau Inter-
estod an IndOlent Patient.
The queerest hobby on record is that in
which DR.. Hammond interested an indolent
patient in order to occupy his mind.
"A man came TO me-" said the doctor TO a
Washington Post reperteg, gwho was suf-
ferinR very severely from having nothing
TO do. He came to me bewailing his state
Of mind I have nothing to interest me In
life he complained 4 have an abundance
OF means, and my money is so invested that
have nothing 10 do but out the coupons OF
my bonds, and there IL NO trosbls 10 take
care OF It. have nothing in the world 70
interest me or to occupy my time have
been gradually becoming low-spirited ard
melancholy, and shun society II you can
give ne something to live for viii be
| greatly indebted TO you "e--s-
II said: Collect bottle eerlxS,J ana he
took to the suggestion at once, and now l,
owns the most wonderful collection of corks
/ OF anybody in the world probably. He
Classics the coFks according to the char
acter of liquor their bottles contained and
| the countries from which they came. He
has become marvellous expert and his col
lection deserves u be exhibited in the Ma
tIonal museum. He win pick up cork I'm
! the street and at once tell that It came from
bottle containing such and such wine and
from such and such country. He carries on
his speciality as does postage-stamp col
lector.
nQf course that mans mind can not be OF
q very high order to be satisfied with doing
nothing but collect bottle-corks, but the oc-
cupation Is sufficient for him. What he
has accomplished, however, is really re
markable, and he has the satisfaction OF
knowing that he knows more about this
line Of study than any other living man.