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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
The Observation-Disclosures Meeting.

Inc Cameron-hluule0erS meeting.
In reference to tho disturbance at the
meeting held in Richmond on Wednesday
night last Ex-Governor Camsron yesterday
made the following statement to the Times
of that city:
sit would be utterly fore!gu 10 auy incl.
nation of either Senator Riddeberger or
myself to express suy disappointment or to
make any criticism CD the large audience
which greeted US at the Old Market Hall
last night. We could not hold such rep
resentative meeting and be responsible for
the acts of a few individuals, evidently in-
spired to interrupt the proceedings aud to
Illustrate the purposes of the meeting. 1t
seems neither necessary nor proper to say
anything further than that small umber
of people successfully performed the duties
for which they were employed, viz: to pre-
vent an ex-senator and an ez Governor of
the State from presenting their political
views to the people of the city of Richmond.
l am sureif the meeting bad not been inter
rupted in this manner nothing would have
occurred to furnish proper grounds of of
feuse, and all that seemed violent in the ex.
pressions of either of us was provoked by
the insulting interruptions, which amply
Justified everything that was said. The
people who committed this outrage were
doubtless hired to do it, and doubtless got
their pay. The position OF Senator Riddle
berger aud myself is a protest against all
bireIings here and elsewhere" The TimeSsays:
1T was currently rumored yesterday that
the j Oh to interrupt the meeting at the Old
Market Hall was fixed up by Malone
&C the Davis House on last Tuesday
night, and that 81 500 was at the
same time turned over to one of Ma
homes henchman for campaign purposes.
10 reference to the matter the Richmond
CORE spoudeut of the Petersburg appeal
says Malone would not take thousand
dollars for this was the first remark l
heard an anti. Mahonete make after the col.
lapse of the Riddleberger meeting
Of Cd Market Hall last night. General
Malone was informed of the affair by wire.
LII tie else has been talked of on the streets
20 day but the Riddleberger Cameron tiZzle.
Every one feels cory but the henchmen OF
Malone. Blatant Mahoneites we're in the
hall to guy aud hiss, but if the distinguished
ex's-ex-Senator and eX Governor-had
been 10 good plight the disturbing element
would soon have been fred out. a friend
of The two anti. Malone orators tells me-
that both Of the gentlemen were in good
shape yesterday up to half past six or seven
O'Clock During the afternoon Rddieber
ger had outlined his speech to felow-kick-
err and it was pronounced the very thing
Cameron was greeted yesterday by Dumer
Gus ol1 friends, leading democrats, who con-
graduated him upon kicking out of the Ma.
| hone party"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18

THE WESTERN LUNATIC AsYLUM.-The
annual meeting of the Board of Directors OF
the Western Lunatic Asylum was held at
Staupton on Wednesday. Among those in
attendance was Mr.. J. T. Backham, of this
CITY. DR.. B. Blackford, the superintendent,
submitted his report, wnica is the sixty.
second of that institution, and for the fiscal
year ended the 30,h CT September. During
the fiscal year there were admitted 81 males
aud q females. OF those reedUitted were
males and females. The whole number of
patients under treatment duriag the yesr
VISA 677. The average monthly number,
Gil: daily average, sos Deaths during he
year were Is males and 81 females. The
discharges recovered were % males aud IL
females. of which males were improved
and . females nou-improved. Total in the
ylum during the year, $40 males aud $50
females.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
The Episcopal Convention.

NEW YORK, Oot. 1S.-Upon the Assem-
bling of the convention this morning the
committee on canons presented report on
the proposed establishment of a missionary
episcopate for the colored people. Dis
custom on the question was postponed. a
resolution changing the time of the assem-
bling of the next general convention to the
third Wedn esday in September, was placed
on the calendar, and the House then re.
sumed the consideration OF the question Of
liturgical revision. The six amendments,
which were adopted yesterday by TIE
House 10 COMMITTEES of the whole, were then
taken up in order, and after considerable
debate were formally adopted. The Ameri.
can Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions finished their business this morn.
lug and adjourned sine die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Fire

NEW York. Oct. Is Harlem had dis
astrous fire last nigh. The loss is roughly
estimated at $4,000 The cause OF the fire
as far as can be- learned was the careless
throwing away of lighted cigar or cigarette.
Harlem company B, of the list regiment,
had grand drill last evening followed By
an entertainment in their rooms at 125th
street and Seventh avenue. When the an
itor of thu building made his last rounds
few minutes after midnight, he found the
drill room of the top f,or ahlazs. Many
persons were taken from their adjoining
homes almost frightened out of their wits.
The fire ragged for full hour during which
the excitement Ia the neighborhoed WAS
great. The firemen confined the flames to
the corner building, which was badly dam
aged
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
Stabbed his Wife in Court

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Oct. 1S.-Henry R
Smith, junk dealer yesterday, stabbed
his wife in court. He had threatened to
kill her aud fearing violence she had
procured warrant for his arrest. With
several of her friends she was 10 court when
be was brought iu. He asked for contin
uance of the case and when the justice ask
ed him If he could give bond, he became
furious He sprang toward his wife and
grasped her by the throat with one hand
while with the other he plunged dagger
into her neck. As he was about to strike
a second time be was dsarmed while the
woman fell fainting. The itiury may result
fatally. Smith afterwards tried to kill him
self, but was prevented from doing SO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The British steamship Amy Dora, Ashore
at Wsohaprague. is breaking up.
William L Jordan, son of Postmaster n.
a. Jordan, of Manchester, and II clerk iu
that office, was arrested yesterday on hs
cage CT rob5iDg the mail.
During the storm which prevailed on
Monday considerable amount of snow fell
en- the Blue Ridge, in Clark county, but it
melted as soon az it reached the ground.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Swimley, who lives in the
northwestern section of Clark county, re-
Gently came across an oppossum den, from
which he pulled Is animals-one old and
twelve young ones. He carried them home,
but ten Of them afterwards escaped. cutting
short the number of 'possum roasts he had
Ia view.
Tie probable successor OF Gao. F. r..
Smith, as superintendent of the Virginia
Military Destitute, is being discussed gene
rally by tue many friends of that Institution
since Gansral Flzlugh Lss has expressed
his positive purpose not to accept the posi-.
ton when the venerable and venerated gu
perintendent retires. Prominent Virginia
Military Institute graduates aud West Point
ers are b5ing canvassed, and some think the
uoard of visitors will ask General Smith to
again take the post.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
Railroad News.

The Chesapeake and OHIO stockholders
will meet the latter part of this month to
raify the absorption of the Richmond and
Allegheny 1t is expected that shortly AFTER
this ratification the exchange of Richm end
and Allegheny securities for Chesapeake
ana Ohio will ne made. The basis of ex
ohauge,wil he 20 CT esapeake AID On COM
mon and 10 Chesapeake and Oaio first pre-
ferred for 100 Richmond and Allegheny.
The Olive bill and al of its substitutes
were definitely and GualIy killed In the
Georgia Legislature yesterday. This settles
the anti com binstioo fight in this Lasisa.
ture." Commenting on thslJohn G Moore,
q director Of Richmond Terminal, Gays the
defeat of the bill places the terminal com.
pauy in very strong position. Il now han
control of the Georgia Central, owns the
entire capital stock Of the Richmond aud
Dsnvills, and controls the East Tennessee,
no longer through the fifst preferred stock,
but through the ownership of msj )rity OF
ali Il also has in its treasury unencumb ered
81 600 600 East Tennessee first preferred,
and many millions of the second preferred.
The bill provided for forfeiture of charters
of roads which entered combinations.
There is general rumor OF q deal to make
Tampa, Fla, the outlet for Western and
Southern products, in which Richmond Ter
minal and the Plant Steamship Company
are the prime movers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
International Marine Conference.

WASHINGTON, O,t. 1S.-The international
Marine Conference resumed its business
this morning. Additional delegates were
reported by the Secretary ss follows Aus
tria-Hungsry 1t. S. de la Ceuda, heretofore
credited to Germany Chill, Rear Admiral
We'll and Lieut. Richardo Baugercy. CHILEAN
navy Consideration OF the International
rules was resumed By the conference. Sew
e.al changes we're proposed with reference
to signals on vessels not nnder command
aud vessela engaged 10 laying telegraph CD
hlea
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
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(spscial Correspondence Of the Alexis. GAzETTE]


WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. is. 1889.
Congressman Wilson of West Virginia,
who has Just returned from Europe, was at
the Capitol 10 day His trip has made him
more In favor of low tariff on the necesss
ries of life and raw material than ever. He
avs the trouble with the lab orers oiEng land
g caste, rather than wages, and that the
" orkmen he saw in the mining and manu-.
fa curing towns of Eoglsnd were as we'll
d ressed and looked to be 10 as good circum-
stances as those employed 10 similar indus
tries here. He attended Buffalo Bills show
at Paris. and was amused to hear cowboy
omen the psrfor nance there every day and
announce the programme in French. which
he had committed to memory. but the mead
ing of not word of which he understood.
He says the show is great success, and that
dividend of ten per cent. month on the
investment is RENTED to this country regu-
larry. Mr.. Wilson says tariff reform is the
platform upon which the democrats will
regain the country In 1892.
The following changes In the 4th class
postofices of Virginia were made to day:
Ga Ira, Cumberland county, Mamie G. Dow
DIV appointed postmaster, vice L. T. Dowdy,
resigned Glen Allen, Henrico county. S. B.
GinD, vice T. Hopkins, resigned Richards.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18

THE SIMPLE fact that the cotton factories
are doing hourishiug business, while the
wooden mills are running on short hours,
suependipg and failIng,ie ofitselfalone con-
yinciug otiect Lesson of the Injurious effects
of the protective tariff. There is no tariff
on the raw material used in the cotton fac
tories there is high tariff on the raw ma
tetial used in wooden mills. With the wool
tax removed. the wooden mills of this coun-
try would supply the markets OF the world,
and the demand for their products would
be go great that the price of home wool
would be increased, and employ ment, at In
creased wages. be given to thousands o.
American workmen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
Eynress Robbery

BIRMINGHAM Ala. Oct. IS Last even
ing Walter Abercromble, young VIII man,
vas brought to this city by detectives and
charged With the express robbery last week.
The night of the robbery the agent at Mills
port had in his possession certain packages
which were worth about $4,000. By some
means the robber learned OF it and made his
haul. The agent was in the Office alone at
night when the roboer entered, covered him
with pistol and made him turn over the
money
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
lCoMMUNICATED.

Our friend of the lone star has cast eff the
thin Disguise of concern for our city school
system with which he attempted TO cover
his personal feelings, aGd brings INTO the con-
troversy the teacher concerning whose sup
posed wrongs he evidently Initiated. had
purposely avoided it, but | accspt the Issue.
When he processes 70 quote however, ce
should not qarble. What l said was that
teachers are valued according TO their liter
ary examinations and the character Of the
wOrk thev do u aud the latter clause VI my
statement he conveniently omits. | cannot
be ignorant OF the fects, but The Alternative
AN implied charge OF disregard of truth
moves me but little when made by one who
Gao 80 readily dist0rt any statements while
they can be SO easily referred to- To sum
up the whole matter in few words assist
ant teachers in our system receive certih-
Gates if they pass 60 per cent. on literary
examination They get $25 Q mouth for tue
frat year, and if they make 10 per cent.
on succeeding examination, their
salaries are increased 50 month each year
until they receive $50 Some OF them made
80 per cent. on their original examinations;
all but two OF the white teachers made that
at their last examination. anG some rs bigh
as SO per cent, yet they nave all bad TO
come up to their present salaries by grad
ua increase (on!y half as rapid a one ss the
| present rule provides and some OF them get
only $50 yet. Still, complaint is made that
we did not take lady who had never
taught 10 city school and give her at the
very beginning a salary to attain which
others. 10 every respect her equals, had been
serving us seven or eight years. Ii otiacting
to that constitutes "bide-bouDd" school
officer, l am content to be go so called, for
think any other course han that pursued
bv the board would have been aagrartly I'M.
Iust, aud am sure the public would have so
'0'o''' AScHooL OFFICER
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
The Whisky Trust.

CHICAGO Oct. 1S.-Tne Ne,0s says. The
whisky trust. which has been 10 session
10 this city for several days, isjust now en-.
gsged In desperate struggle for the COM
plete control of the market, the outcome
of which is to determine whether it is even
tually TO prove success or a failure as
every body knows it already has within Its
utches ell thu western distillerie5 save
about half dozen. II is generally under.
stood that the trust has large surplus,
estimated al from $3.50, 900 out Of the profits
OF past business and that it is ready to spend
all OF this and moro to make its power indis-
putable,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
Malone Quotes Scripture

Tho negroes of Richmond are wildly ex-
cited over Mahone's latest secret campaign
circular Some weeks ago he sent out pr-
vste letters asking for the names of colored
ministers To their addresses he is sending
a card aud circular. Upon the card are
printed scriptural references, calling es-
pecial attention to the 14tb, 18Th, lob, 18th
and 18th chapters of Joshua. In the LIB
cha oter he calls attention TO the following
passage:
''But the mountains shall be thine; for 1t
is wood, aud thou shalt cut it down; and
the outgoiog5 OF 1t shall be thine; for
thou shalt drive the Canaanites, though
thew have iron chariots and though they be
strong"
In the 18Th chapter be calls attention to
the following passage:
'ADd there remained among the children
Of I-rae! seven tribes which had not received
their inheritance. Aud Joshua said unto
the children of Israel how long are ye slack
to 20 to possess the land which the Lord
God of YOUR fathers cath given you Aud
Joshua cast lois for them in Shiloh before
the Lord, and there Joshua divided the land
unto the children of I.rael according 10
their divisions"
Malone simply asks the negroes to read
these extracts carefully. Joshua is the ia
vorite prophet of the negro race, and these
ut,erances of his are now being read by
thousands in connection with the election.
They regard it as promise of division of
The land OF the whites among the negroes.
Iodeed, some of their ministers do DOT hest
!ats to tell them that they are one of the
seven tribes which have not received their
Inheritance. Malone also offers large
prizes TO the colored man who shall bring
out the largest number of votes New York
Sun
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18


The NOTORIOUS fact that Gen. Malone is
an avowed iufidel doesn't in the least affect
the pegro preachers who are working in his
interest, nor wouldn't, If, In addition, ne had
horns and tail. They are the enemies Of
the people who give their congregations en-
ployment, and the fact that the means they
would avail themselves of to injure those
people also initiates againet the cause they
profess to have at heart, is to them matter
of little or no consideration. White repub
licau preachers, as good citizens, interested
In the welfare Of the State and OF all her PEG
pile, like their white fellow oitizena. will
vote against Gan. Malone, but the negro
preachers, with few exceptions, are working
for him,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18

AS REGULARLY as elections recur in Vlr
sinia, Just 80 regularly, at almost every vot'
ing precinct 10 the State, democratic voters
are denied the privilege of suffrage because
they have failed to take the little trouble
that is requisite to have themselves proper
ly registered That no such loss to the
democratic vote be sustained at next
months election s the business of the DEM
ocratio superintendents of the ward and
msgisteria districts, and they should see
that 1t be attended to efficiently. They may
rest assured that no such loas will be sus'
tanned by their opponents. Surely the
democratic managers should be as diligent
in this respect as those of Gen. Malone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

George c. HaZeton has been appointed
attorney for the District of Columbia.
The New York Southern Society will er
terrain the Protestant Episcopal bishops.
Blanche Nelson. gay Chicago girl, was
yesterday fined $40 for kissing men on the
street.
&C. Bosyshell has been appointed d.
rector OF the United States mint q. Phia.
de!phia.
1t is said in Washington that M.j,r Nc.
Kinley stands the best chance Of election to
the speakership.
Senator Aldrich, of r rode Island. thinks
his fellow -epublicsns 10 Congress should
make an effort to revise the tariff and re-
duce the treasury surplus a. the coming
session.
Ex-Congressman Amos J. Cummings was
nominated by 1ammany Hall last night for
Congress 10 the Ninth New York Congress
onal district, to succeed the late Samuel
Sullivan Cox
Gen. Beaureeard is in New York on his
annual visit. He keeps very quiet, but his
commanding figure attracts attention wher
ever he goes. His hair is snow white, and
his atep firm.
The ripgleaders 10 the mutiny on the Is
land of Navassa. September IA, 1859.
ia which FIVE Baltimoreans were killed ty
cclcred laborers, are on their way to Balti.
more for trial.
The House OF Deputies. 10 Committee of
the Whole, in New York yesterday disposed
of all the prayer book changes thus far act
ed on by the bishops and adopted the whole
volume of short offices proposed by Dr..
Huntington.
General Joseph B. Seth has been appoint
ed Maryland commissioner to locate the Po-
tomsc oyster boundary. He is to act in
cor lction with commissioner TO be ap-
pointed by Virginia, and an engineer from
! the coast survey.
Six circus companies will leave New York
this week for foreign ports. Barpum's goes
| to London; Gayord's TO Australia Orrin g
10 Mexico Tahlioni's to Havana Sturges's
to Caracas, and Stickney & Donovan's to
the West InGies.
At the new stand pipe OF the Bethlehem
Water Works, Pennsylvania, yesterday, a
scsioldng on the Inside of The pipe, forty
feet above the ground, gave wsV, precipi
! tating seven of the men to the bottom, kill
ing some and ipjuriog the others.
In an ad iress before the Boys and Girls
National Home Association, which has been
IN session in Washington for three days
past, Mr.. Alexander Ho9e and, president of
4 be association, made the startling state
ment that there were $4,000 boy tramps in
the United States.
Gov. Hill, of New York, was introduced
by Gov. John 3. Gordon to the Georgis
Legislature yesterday, and the distinguished
visitor made speech about the good feeling
between the Northern and Southern States.
The Itish-Americans Of Atlanta gave ban
quet to General Patrick A. Collins, at
which Governors Hill and Gordon were
present. Frequent allusion was made 10
the fitness of Gov. Hill for the democratic
nomination for President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18

Ds. G1LMER, an original Virginia repuo-
lican. one of the many OF that class of PEG
ple who have declared that they will not
support Gen. Malone, says; There is no
longer republican party las such) here
The contest has been narrowed down to
contest between Mahoneism and democra,
cy, and thousands of good republicans do
not care which eide whips, and other thou
sands will even support the democratic nom
inee az choics of evils" The Doctor evi
IDENTIFY has bad opinion of some of the men
to whom he refers. No good citizen of the
State can be careless of the hands to which
ell her interests are to be intrusted, and the
men who believe what the Doctor also says,
that Mahone's election would be ''calami-
IT," will prove themselves Virginias worst
enemies if they shall not do all they can to
defeat him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
Telegraphic BreVities.

The work CT securing jury in the Cronin
case was resumed this morning in the Grim.
ina court at Chicago.
John s. Martin OF Pennsylvania, has been
appointed confidential clerk to the Commj,.
sioner Of Railroads, vics K Kemper, Of Al.
exandria, Va, resigned.
The Simpson dry dock which was opened
at the Norfolk psvy yard on September 10
it is said at the Navy Department, will ia
formally accepted By Secretary Tracy to.
day.
Extensive prairie fires have been rag ny ia tie
Ditch country southwest of Fort WSyne, lid {
several days, resulting in great damage. Hun.
dreds Of acres have been burned over, aud the
prairie lands that have been reclaimed by d,a Il
age have been burned down TO depth Of four feet.
The Sixth corps, which France proposes to
double on account OF the increase of the Gernan
garrison in Alsace- Lorraine, is now centered at
Nancy.
committee is being formed in Berlin for tho
purpose Of considering plans for the construction
of ship canal to connect Berlin with the Baltic
Sea.
One whole block, with the exception o! eight
badly damaged brick store rooms, at virginie III,
was destroyed by fire yesterday; loss $4,000.
The bodies of 81 of the men killed in the "a.
p!osion in the Bentilse colliery at Longton. Eng
land, on Wednesday. have te,n recovered
The Italian Government hiss refus "a TO rs civ.
Washsn Ehendi, who n the Porto wished To sr-
point as Turkish Ambassador to Its.y.
Miss Maggie Mitchell was married in Boston
last Saturday to Mr.. Charles Abbott, the lead NJ
man of her theatrical company.
The condition of the King of Portugal has be.
come worse The paralysis of his body has il
creased.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
STATE P0LITIGAL NOTES.

DR.. g. K. G.lmer, republican of the "old
issue" aud postmaster at Richmond under
Grants Administrations, has written letter
assigning many ressons why he will not
vote for Malone.
Hon. W. S. Lurty, the republican pomi-
nee for lieutenant governor, made his first
speech in the Richmond section OF the State
last night. when he addressed an audience
of several hundred, mostly colored, in Man
chester.
Judge Edmund Waddil. who ia contest
ing Hon. George D. Wse'5 seat in Congress,
addressed republican meeting in Rich.
mond last night, composed principally Of
negroes. Hs said il the democrats con.
tinue to prevent the negroes of Jackson
ward from voting there will be riot and
bloodshed.