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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27
A CALIFORNIA SENSATION. The mos

A CALIFORNIA SENSATION. The most
sensational tragedy in the history of Chico,
Cal, occurred Friday afternoon. Last Sat.
urday evening Eva Adkins, who was en-.
with Neil Hubbs, stabemap. Shortly
after the return of tho newly married pair,
Bierce entered the parlor and red at Hubbs,
who f, II hut Immediately returned the fire.
Blerce then fired at Mrs. Hubs, who fell
with wound in her neck. Hnbbs then
erasping Berce by the throat hammered
him on the head with his revolver until he
dropped 10 the ground. Bierce revived and,
reloading hIs pistol, shot himself through
the head and died shortly after. Hubbs's
wounda are probably fatal. Mrs. Hubbs ia
dangerously but not fatally wounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27

KICKHD Els WIFE To DEATE.-James
Mccall, of West Troy. n. Y surrendered
himself to the police of that village ysster-
day afternoon, ying: Il have kicked my
wife TO death" 1t was found that the
woman was terribly kicked, and there wss
deep knife wound in her neck, which Ia
itself was sufficient to cause death. She
was found in her home lying 10 po of
blood. She was about fifty i've years old,
The husband is fly seven years old He
says his head has been out OF order for some
time
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Treasurer of Fairfax County.

Especial dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette
Fairfax c. H., July 27.-Judse d. M.
Chichester. of the County Court. to-day ap-
pointed 8. r. Donohoe. editor of the Herald,
treasurer of Fairfax county, 10 fill the Va.
cancy caused by the death of Maj. ]. H.
Chichester. Mr.. Donohoe will qualify on
Monday, giving bond in the sum of 49, 900
The appointment Is an excellent one aud
meets with general approval. Mr.. Dono-
hoe will doubtless make mos; efficient
officer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27

CRUSHED BY FALLING EARTH.-Adam
Ripaen, married man, forty four years old
was crushed to death on lot at Clement
aud Covington streets. Baltimore, yester-
day afternoon. He was employed with
number of other men in cutting Covington
street through the hill A large body of
earth, weighing about fifteen tons, had been
undermined and was held in position by
props. Rispen, with several other men, were
knocking the supports from under the bank
when it fell, burying him and crushing HIN
almost beyond recognition. After consider.
cradle digging the body was found, but life
was extinct
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Tsnscial Correspondence OF the Ale1s. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c.. July 81, 1889.


WASHINGTON, D. c.. July q, 1859.
The preparation of the record of the Con-
federate States Navy though only recently
commenced is progressing very satisfactorily,
md that. too. notwithstanding the fact that
most of the official data was destroyed at
the close of the war or has since been lost.
Rut the recollections Of those employed In
the navy department atRichmon the diaries
of the commanders Of the Alabama and OF
several other Confederate vessels, and the
Information possessed by some of the surviv-
ors of the naval officers in charge at south.
ern ports and at southern gun factories, sup
nlv the material out of which many interest
mo volumes will be made. The record will
show among other things, that though at the
commencement of the war the South was
without gun factory, at the close thereof 1t
had threat Richmond, Atlanta and Sell
ma, at which the largest sized naval guns
were made, and that those guns, the BROOKS,
were at that time as perfect as those made
apy where else, and that though button
had never before been made 10 the south,
the @. N. buttons made at Charleston are
NOT excelled, even now, by buttons made In
the North.
Senator Barbour of Virginia on being told
nv the GAz ErTE's correspondent today that
intimatious we're af ost to the effect that he
would be REQ Vested by the democratic con-
yention of his State TO retain his position as
chairman of the State democratic conven
ton, said he had received numerous letters
from all sections of the State containing re-.
nuests to the same effect but that his compli-
@noa Herewith was totally outside the range
of possibilities. He said he had served the
marty In the place referred to long and faith.
fully. that the equities 10 the case had been
aYhsnated. and that the practical agreement
a. the last convention was that he should be
rs,ievsd. Besides, he said. he didn't think
chs nositiops of chairman of a State party's
Committee and o. 8. Senator, at one and the
same time, at ali compatible and certainly
not In accordance with his ideas OF rropriety !
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27

The Forum for August has been received
from its publishers in New York. It's con.
tents are; TIE Republican Program, by
John q. Carlisle; Government by Aliens,
by Bishop Cox; The Problem of Poverty.
by Edward Atkinson Methods of Ballot
Reform, by Judge Hoadly The Trans
formation OF New EogIaLd by q. l. Bart
lett; Cansda's Form Of Government, by
Judge Love; The Abuse of Fiction, by Wal
ter Levin; Prohibition and License, by
Senator ingalls,; The Extinction OF Lsisure,
By Alfred FL. Peters, and Defects of the
Coroner's SIS etem, by DR.. S. w. Abbott.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27

OF ALL the two hundred and fifty Vir
g;nia republicans who marched from the
Ebbitt House to the White House In Wash
ington some weeks ago to protest against
being subjected by tbs President any longer
to the coutumelious and tyrannou5 yoke OF
General Malone, only one. Col. Brady, has
received an Office, and he was one OF their
lenders. The others, go far as President
Harrison ID concerned. are not only gone,
but are forgotten.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27

The pRIvATEs belonging to the Flrts
Regiment of District of Columbia volunteers,
now in camp at Fort Washington, broke
out into open mutiny yesterday when the
dinner ration served to them was sort OF
chowder, made of salt Goldfish, stale Vogeta-
blss and maccaroni. The mu'ineers have
the sympathy of every man who has any
rasnent for his OWN stomach.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27

THE TWO principal defendants In the ia
NOUS altar route cases have not prospered.
One, ex Assistant Postmaster General Brady
has lost his riches and is now living on
poor farm in lower Virginia. and the other,
ex-senator Dorsey, is now under arrest In
New York, ss none of the friends who flock.
ed around him when he was rich would even
90 on bis bail bond. As Col. Iugersoll, their
oonnse,. saws, i've catch it here"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27

DELEGATES ELKCrED.-A solid Mckinney
delegation, 81 in number, to the State dem
oeratic convention, was elected in Lynch
burg last night. The ward meetings were
very largely attended.
Amelis county has elected Mckinney
Portsmouth city yesterday electsd fifteen
delegates to the democratic state convention,
all for O'Ferrall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27
Declines the Appointment

baltimore. July 27.-Attorney General
William Pinkney Whyte, whom President
Harrison appointed delegate to the Con-
gress Of American republics. has declined to
serve, as he is go busy with his other pro-
fessional business.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27
Republican Ex-Confederates.
To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette

To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
Referring to frequent illusions of late to
"Confederate deserters,n "Confederates who
have gone back on their war RECORD" southern
men "who bend the pregnant hinges OF the
Knee" &C., would like to know whether
or not these epithets describe the Confeder.
ates who asked pardon of Andrew Johnson
for having taken the side of the South in the
war. Surprising such men to be included
In these reproachful terms, ask you TO
publish the following extract from letter
written by General r. E. Lee to General
Bssurepard 10 vinGcation OF himself in ask
ing for pardon.
October Sd, 1865.
General G.. T. Beauregard:
1 need not tell you that true patriotism
sometimes requires of men to act exactly
contrary at one period to that which 1t does
at another, and the motive which impels
them-the desire to do rights precisely
the same. The circumstances aUhlch govern
their actions change, and their conduct must
conform to the neW order Of things History
is iul of illustrations of this. Washington
himself ia an example of this. At one time
be fought against the French under Brad
dock in the service of the King of Great
Britain; &C another he fought with the
French at Yorktown under the orders of the
Continental Congress of America against
MIN. He has not been branded by the
yorld with reproach for this, but his cou rse
aas been applauded. (See "Reminiscences
If Lee by Jones p. 2O6 NJ.
San Francisco, CAL, July 20, 1889.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27

Among the barren Alpine cliffs the bearded vul.
lure dwes,
Who never fattens OF the prey which from afsr he
smells;
Bat, patient, watching hour on hour upon a lofty
rock,
He singles out some truaat lamb, victim from
the flock.
Just so with rheumatism. 1t seiz IS the
innocent children as we'll as older persons,
and the only remedy known to positively
cure rheumatism and all pain is the old,
tried AID true Stonebraker's Lioiment,
Price % cents bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27
Murdered and Rnhhed

CINCINNATI July 27.-The body of Col.
A. E. Jones was found this morning In
manhole not far from his residence, murder.
ed and robbed DR.. Jones was Familiarity
known as Col Jones and was in his 77th
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27
A True Bill.

LIVERPOOL. July pa true bill has been
returned against Mrs. Florence Elizabeth
May brick, the American, on he charge of
having poisoned her husband, James May
brick. who was wealthy on broker OF
this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27
An Aid to the Executive.

BATON ROUGE, La Jan 90, 1886.
To MIR. A. K Hawkes-Dear Sill: l desire
to testify to the great superiority IF your
Cfystaiizsd Lenses. They combine great
briliianCy with softness and pleasantness to
the eye, more than any have ever found.
S. D. MCENERY,
Governor of Louisiana.
All eyes fitted and fit guaranteed by L.
StabIer & Go, Alexandra. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27

Mr.. w. c. ELAN, General Mahone's writ
or in chief, was yesterday appointed to an
easy and lucrative Office in the Interior De
psrtment st Washington. So far as heard
from, CO.. Brady is the only one OF the
"kickers" who has received an appointment,
but he approved the famous compromise"
and on the day he did so was appointed
collector of internal revenue, and immedi
atelQ thereafter approached U. s. Marshal
Watts, Mahonelte, with whom he had not
bean on speaking terms before, and told him
they must pull together and make General
Malone Governor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27

is AGO feet long, sc feet WIDE IS feet deep,
and has 10 900 tons displacement and - 500
horse power engines. She has two screws,
working independently. with distinct sets
of engines, boilers, and o,her machinery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27
LIST OF LETTERS.

The following is list of the letters remaining in
the Alexandria, Va, postoffice July 81.
Persons calling for letters will please say they
advertised.
Advertised letters, not called for within two
weeks. will be sent to the dead letter Office.
Brown, Mrs D L Perkins, c
Csrder, Miss Mile Phillips Miss Oracle
cox. G W Pre!ler Fred
Corsop, Mrs Eliza Rucker, Mrs D
DuvAl, A Sanders Miss Louisa
G men, Miss Ada smith, Blanche
Green, Lorenzo D stots Frank
Ingoe, 5 Ibyson.
J.Guelte, FIG Thompson, CHARLES
Mason, Miss Matilda Turner, 81
Marcer, 70 bert Walker, Miss Maggie
Meeker, AZ Washington Thomas
Parker. PL Witt era, Miss Fannie
W. w. HERBERT, P. II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27
DIED.

On Friday afternoon, July 26th, 1889 SIMON
TAECiL, eldest son of Isaac and Louisa Tancil in
late residence, 521 south Royal street sunday
afternoon at o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27

WHY WILL You cough when Sbioh's
Cure will give immediate relief Price 1Octs.,
80 cts, and Il. Sold by E. g. Leadbester &
Bro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27

THAT HACKING COUGH can be SO quickly
cured hy Shiloh's Cure. We guarantee It.
Sold by f. :. Lsadbeater & Bro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27

The VAST majority of the people OF Vir-
pinia ars farmers. When SUCH people re
collect that since the close of the war there
has been steady decline in the demand for
and the price OF both their land and its pro-
ducts, and that during all that time the
high protective tariff has been in operation,
it would seem to reasonable people the verl-
eat folly to be telling them, as the protec'
tionists continue to do, that protection
affords them home market and makes their
farms and what they raise thereon more
valuable. And yet there ore some demo-
Gratis in Virginia who say the State demo
cratic convention to meet next month either
declare for protective tariff, or must say
nothing at all on the tariff question. 1t Ia
to be hoped that such people will not be al
lowed to ''run" the convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-27

THE ENGLISH desprlsed Bruce for fighting
with them against Scotland; the spaniards
insulted the Constable OF Bourbon for fight.
Ing with them against France and to show
what northern people think ofsouthern men
who have joined the South-hatiDg party it
10 only necessary to quote the following
from the Albany ArguS: 'In every instance
1t has been shown that southern renegade
is republican not for principle but for reVe-
nue. only, and that he has no following ex
cept of the same nature" Bruce rejoined
his own countrymen and became King OF
Scotland Charles was shot and the thresh'
old of his door painted yellow to signify
that he had died while bearing arSs5 against
his country. What will ts the fate OF the
southern men who nave joined the enemies
of the South-the men who Mr.. John Wise'
himself one of them. sage are "apostates Tor
the price of their apostacy?"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-13

Every day little chap brings to the
iinrikisha stand in front of the hotel his
little square cabinet, containing fire,
dishes and food, which he sells to the
men. 1t is a kind of macaron made of
glutinOus wheat. This is rcady-cookcd
und served in bowls with dish Of sauce
made of water, soy, and SHREDDED bonito.
The merchants name is Udon-uri, taken
from the name of the whoa, which fur
nishes this kind Of food. a good bowl
full costs two sen, equal to about one and
onc-half cents, and it forms substantial
midday meal.
Then there is pan-ya, or bread seller
generally two together. They sell
sweet leavened cakes, like our cookies
These pan-ya are often dressed in Euro
pean costume, the hat being made of
timed iron, vanished black, the form of
our silll-dress hat. Each carries in front
of him a bass-drum, shaped cabinet,
highly colored, the sign "Sci-yo-K wa-
SHIP (meaning cakes made in the wesD
being painted on the cabinet. Lanterns
and flags hang from the top of the cabi-
ne; and large awning-lil,c sunshade
rises up his back, spreading over his head
and looking rudcly like ROSTERS tail.
His cry is "Pan! pan. kimurny no
pam" at the same time striking on his
metal cabinet as if it were drum.
The shimbnn-uri, or newspaper boy,
wears tight trousers over which is han
ten or robe, decorated with the mon or
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-13

There is rush widely distributed
throughout the northern hemisphere.
Its leaves are made into mats in MANI
iegions, but nowhere is it so important as
in Japan, where it is called l or igusa,
meaning foot-nlat grass
Many custom and household usage in
Japan is associated with this plant. Not
only the size of the Japanese room, but
the house itself is determined by the floor
mats, as these by law are made of one
size throughout the Empire. They are
SIX shaku or Japanese feet long by three
shaku wide and onc-sixth of shaku
thick. The shaku is 1898 centimeters.
The rooms are named according rs t&Gy
contain four, six, eight or more mats.
These tatami consist Of a foundation of
ricc-straw (wara), closely bound and
braided; over this is cover of the beau
tifully and finely woven rushes (thc igusa).
Nothing can he cleaner or sweeter look
ing than floor of this mating raised
slightly above the street with little re-
cesscd-likc vestibulc where callers or Gus
toners leave their sandals or wooden
shoes, never stepping on the mat except
in stockings or bare feet.
The houses being opened during the
day, both front and back, all the family
life is seen working, cooking, eating,
sewing, spinning, weaving, all the in
dustries; and some one industry is con-
ductcd in every house. All that is
going on is open to the view of every
passcr-by. One has only to make
single step and he can sit down upon the
edge of the raised matted floor. The
babies lie around or play in Unconscious
nakedness. A child at least four years
old will stop its play, run to its mother
who, naked to the waist, is busy at some
household work, and he will take
strong pull at her breast and then go on
playing again.
The butcher, the baker, the .eatdlc-
stick maker, all work in their houses
open to the street, pursuing their trades
entirely unconscious of clothing, save a
small white cloth wrapper about the
body.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-13
BLIND MAN smAMPooING.

crest of the small newspaper merchants
who handle the whole edition for the
newspaper. The folded papers are car
ried at the ends of n bamboo pole, rest.
ing across the shoulder, one end having
cabinet for extra papers. Besides this,
the number of flag or bell give notice OF
his approach.
One often hears the sound of a little
bell or triangle and hears the CRY
"Amaiw "Amai." Sweets sweets y OF
"Amai to Karai" Sweet and biting) and
finds Il street merchant of great artistic
skill, whose material is Il sweet, yellow.
ish, plastic kind of sugar called came. .
He no sooner makes stand than he is
surrounded by children, to whom he new
II fails to be a source of delight. For
penny, or even much less, he VIII make
toys, figures of animals, flowers, balls,
bottles, gourds and limitations of any
object, and he does this with such rapid.
ity and artistic skill rs . to seem really
marvellous. The pleasure the children
take In seeing this done is shown in their
wide open mouths and words OF approx.
al. The finished object is carried off in
triumph, played with for while and
finally disappears down that universe
pocket of a baby-his mouth.
Anne is form OF extract of malt, such
as we see so much of in America in
medical use. In Japan it is made from
mllet (awal aud from glutinous sort OF
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-13

control!able grief. so pathotically cxprossol
I'LL these things proved this 10 have been
"A real labor Of love with the great mind
mat hal conceived it and carossingly
wrought it from the gigantic block OF spot
less stone.
IL is said that Barrios did tho entire work
OF chiscling these Il.urcs. which arc con-
,idcrably above life size. aud that he sp,nt
throc years upon them. The hire OF mod
els alone must have amounted to great
sum. although ono was a corpse. What an
nhsuSpcctcd outlay OF thought and toll
and money such Il work represents! What
hhrpincss in the doing.
OF Da!On. the erstwhle communist; OF
tho crratic Eodin. whose name NAV vet
'tand as tho greatest OF them all; OF Fran
chesSi. whose magnificent Fortune" is,
next TO tho Aurora" tn. finest female form
IN tho Luxembourg; OF Shdncwerk and his
delicious "Au Matin:" Of Saint Narcnnux:
OF the brilliant cotnra o: animal sculpiors.
and OF the one hundred moro great names.
can say nothing now. There are more
ihan few m III and women OF culture in
Inc West who would iind pleasure in COL
lcrtlng Photographs OF tbeir beautiful
works. and in learning something of these
men who constitute the most remarkable
school OF sculpture OF modern times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-13
Gladly, provided it is not too great

GLADLY, provided it is not too great
one."
"You must Judge. I want You to
this story, with its captivating hero.
ine."
"MTost willingly, only you must not
expect any elocutionary effects"
With this the fair girl opened the
journal, and in a well -motiulatcd voice,
instinct with feeling. proceeded to re.
Duke her own modest disclaimer OF
Evolutionary ability by reading the
three chapters i'll the highest style
of art.
on have not exaggerated your hero
inc" declared the young LAWYER, en-
Enthusiastically, when tie end was
reached. she is mine as we'll as yours
Only"
"Wcll?"
"Only | think sho cannot find hap.
pincss in love and marriage"
"Nonsense
And ii the author il IA true to na.
ture rs You think him or her. rather
Miss Gladys will fall in love with tho
artist"
"Shcncv willw cried Viola, spring
ing cXctcdly TO her feet
II am quite confident that M juGg.
ment is correct"
How can you be right when know
that You are wronS?"
The vivacious girl fairly snapped ON
this question, all the more unamswcr-
able because bristling with true fem
ininc logic.
G'an felt The force Of it, and bowed
III acknowledgment of the same.
~ hen yom admit to" she asked,
slightly Modified by his polite action.
II acknowledge that you are right
Thank you"
But at the same time ! think cir.
cumsianccs might arise which would
render me right, i'll which event neither
of us would he wlon@."