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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09
Work of q Drunken Negro

MARSHALL, Mo-, Deo "a oolored dep
uty policeman named Vinegar, while under
the influence Of liquor, caused scene. last
night by firing his revolver promiscuously
into crowd of white people while they
were leaving the Opera House after per
formauoe. Oue young man was shot
through the head and mortally wounded
and others were more OF less injured. Vim
egar escaped and posse of man is securing
the country in search of him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

JUDGING BY the way things are now 60
ing in Ohio, Governor Foraker, instead OF
occupying the gubsrnatoral mansion OF
that State for the next two years, may pos
sibly have quarters 10 the penitentiary, for
being an accomplish, If not the principal, in
the recent political forgery committed 10
that State. Governor Foraker once came
to Virginia to make speeches for General
Malone
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

THE OBSERVANCE of Gov. Lees proclama'
tion for services In commemoration of the
death and burial of Jefferson Davis, Presi-
dent of the once Confederate States of Amer.
lea, will be peculiarly appropriate in this
CITY. where Mr.. DaYis's old rector, Rev. DR..
Minnigerode, now resides, the county town
of Mr.. Davis's most distinguished command
or, Gen. Lee, and where 80 many of MIR.
Dayls's old friends and admirers. now In
Washington, can attend them with no trou'
BILE or inconvenience.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

PRESIDENT HARRISON says the negroes of
the South are not only denied their political,
b ut also many of their civil rights, by their
white democratic neighbors. And yet ne
gro has Just confessed that he and three
other members of his race, one woman, set
fire to the recently destroyed town OF Rocky
Mount because Gen. Malone was not al
lowed TO speak 10 tobacco warehouse there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09
Action POSTPONED.

RICHMOND, Doc. 9.-Aotion on the int
resolutions in reference to the death of JEFF
ferson Davis was postponed by the Legisla-
ture to day until Wednesday after the hour
fur th funeral.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

A FLAG could not fly at half mast for one
day over the War Department at Washing
ton In respect of the memory OF the man
who it may justly be said created that de-
psrtment, because that man was true to the
principles he had been taught at West
Point but the Commissioners Of the Dis
triot of Columbia. one OF whom processes TO
he democrat, have proposed to name
public school building in Washington after
William Lloyd Garrison. the man who said
"This Union is q lie. The American Union
is an imposture, covenant with death, and
an agreement with hell. am for ts over
throw. Up with the flag of disunion."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

TIE FACT that Secretary Proctor has re.
oeived official notification of the death OF
Mr.. Jefferson Davis hasn't changed his mind
In respect of the gratuitous affront he has
given the South by refusing to pay the
usual mark of respect to the memory OF an
ex Secretary of War, who was the most
loved and venerated man In ali this section
of tha country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

President Harrison and party with Rus
sell Harrison and baby Mckee. reached
Chicago to-day, to take part In the dedica
ton of tbs Auditorium building in which
Mr.. Harrison was nominated. He was met
br q large crowd who oheered The trip
was uneVentful.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09
Search for SilcOtt

QUEBEC, Dec. 9.-All the hotels. board
ing houses and places of questionable resort
in this city have been searched by detectives
and reporters within the past few days for
the Washington defaulter, Silcott, and bis
companion, Herminle Theibault, but with
out success.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09
Nominations Annropad.

WASHINGTON, Dec 9-The Senate Com
mittee on Public Lands has ordered fav
orable report to be made upon the nomlna-
lions Of James NJ Townsend. of Indians, to
be Recorder Of the General Land Office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09
DIED.

Fell asleep in Jesus, Sunday, December 8th, at
3:l5 3. ~, FRANCES ALTA, the beloved daugh-
ter of E. T. and s. A. Pitt, aged two years, eight
months and thirteen days.
precious one from US is gone,
A voice we loved is stiled;
A place is vscant in our home
Which never can be filed.
Gone, but ne'er forgot en-;
Gone TO her long, long rest
Words cannot tell cur sorrow,
But God He knowcth best.
BY SIsrEg ESTHER
On December G. 1899, at o'clock a. m at her
home, in Prince Georges county, Md, after brief
illness, Mrs. w B. BAYNE, ST.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

famous Washington gambler, it is said.
will sooD go to preaching. He would have
begun 1t ten years ago, but he has only just
now found q cure for bis cough. II is Dr..
Bulls Cough Syrup.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

A fire broke ont at the National Steam.
ship pier, New York Saturday evening and
four men employed By the DOCK company
persisted In the flames, and number were
Injured, The loss by the frs Ia Sl25, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

Salvation OIL, the greatest cure on earth
for pain, may be relied on to effect cure
wherever al external application can be
used. Price only twenty-five cents bottle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

CHICAGO, Dec. ell a m-Wbeat-Dec 621,
May S2Ts Corn-Dec 80; June 33as Oats
no trading. PoIk-Jan SO 40 Iari-Dec % y
bid. Jan short RIBS So so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09
CoMM1ss1oNER,s OFFICE. No 21s KING sr.

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, No 218 KING ST.,
ALEXANDRIA, VA December 6, 1889.
You are hereby notified that have fixed upon
MONDAY, the 18th cay of January. 1890, at 10
O'Clock q. m, at my said Office. as The time and
place when and where l shall proceed 10 execute
the decree rendered by the Circuit Court of the
city of Alexandria on the 9th day of Sept amber,
1889, in the chancery suit of Jonn c. Graham.
compa nant. against the w. c., v. NJ. s. g. 8. 4.
Co ct ais, defendants, whereby am required to
a.certain and report
1st. The parties entitled to the fond in the
hands OF Commissioner Hunton and to be collect
ed by him arising from the sale of the purchased
lands
ID. Who are the holders Of the land bonds con-
stituting lien on the said fund.
AT which time aud place you are required to
attend.
Given under my hand, as Commissioner in
CbanceIy of said Court the day and year first
aforesaid. A. W. ARMSTRONG,
dec1 d&tw3Ot Special Commissioner
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09
make NOTICE.

I -
TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.
There will be q meeting of the stock holders of
the LITTLE RIVER TURNPIKE COMPANY at
the First National Bank, Alexandria, Va, on
TUESDAY, January Z, 1890. All stockholders
unable to attend will please give proxy TO Arthur
Herbert BY order OF the Board.
ARTHUR HERBERT,
dec9 2aw4W President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

The Board of Supervisors will meet To-.
morrow at the County Court House.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

BALTIMORE, Dec. 0.-Hogs in full supply and
fairly good demand; quotations 5a5Ac; receipts
1888 head.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

BALTIMORE, Dec 9.-Cott n quiet; midaliug
1O1s Wheat-Soulhern active Fultz 73. S3 ;
lonsberry 1884; No 2 80; steamer 70a77 !;
Western easy No winter red spot 791an79la :;
Dec 79As79ss; Jan 8O1aa901s; Feb Sl7ss82Aa /;
May S6iss8oas Corn-soutbern quiet and
steady mixed spos and Dec Az; year 39iae
3 q; Jan 39a391a Fob 39a39A March 1884,
80 y; April 1878 ,4ola Oats firm; Southern aud
Penna 27a2o; Western whits % ba30; do mixed
27a2S; graded No white 29lq. Rye steady ;
prime to choice $3.50 Hay firm prime to
choice timothy sl3a13 so. Provisions unchanged.
Butter firm; Western packed 17a2O best roll II
a19 creamery 2Ia26 Eggs stronger at 25s26.
Coffee quiet; Rio cargoes fair 1915 Sugar steady
A soft SIS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

There is fair local demand for Fl jur AMI the
market may be noted steady. Wheat is quiet and
only the best grades can be moved buyers cannot
be induced to take hold of dam ,ged and common
samples except at very reduced prices and even
then find them hard to dispose o, at any profit;
range to-day 55 to 10 cts. Cora is scarce at 81 to
Al, the latter for choice old white Rye is firm
at 45 to 54 Oats 25 to So Eggs, Butter and
other produce are in dem md aud current prices
are well m ,in,ained; receipts are small for the
sessoa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

NEW YoRK. Dec. Cotton steady splands
IO4; Orleans 10la; futures quiet and steady
Flour quiet snd unchanged. Wheat quiet aud
easy. Corn quiet and firm. Pork quiet and firm
st $40 50A1i 25. Lard quiet and strong al
So 37lh
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dec9 2aW4M

~ BONDS ISSUED BY THE ORANGE, ALEX.
ANDRIA AND MANASSAS RAILROAD COM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09

LL-WOOL SCARLET DRAWERS TO child
a rem, good quality sizes 70 10 to 81 at 'oc Use
dec7 AMOS B. SLAYMAKER.
A BEAUTIFUL assortment OF very haI dsomo
n TIES, the very things for Christmas Gifts ct
dec7 AMOS e SLAYMAKER'S,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Benz F. EIlinger and Alexander McCor
mick have been appointed storekeepers ant
guagers in the sixth internal revenue dis
ftiot
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23

in New York had it in their power to make
BLAINE President of the United States, but
they didn't cast their votes with the Repub-
licans, hence CLEVELAND was chosen. At
that same election, certain independent Re-
publicans who have since been designated
as Mugwumps, turned tle scale of the ma
tional election, their votes making up the
thousand or so majority which GROVER
CLEVELAND had in New York, thus giving
the country Democratic majority. Ac-
cording to the political reasoning of Gov
ernor WoLFLEY, the Prohibitionists
and Mugwumps should be deprived
of the privilege of voting or
holding office. WoLFLEY is nice man to
occupy the chief executive Office in com
munity which is endeavoring to prove to
the country that it is able to maintain a
state government, republican in form,
and guaranteeing religious and political
liberty to all its citizens. The trouble with
him is that he has located in the wrong ter
ritory. His place is in Idaho where he will
find congenial spirits.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23
THE NEGROES.

In Tuesday mornings HERALD was
telegram from Chattanooga giving an ac-
count of meeting held in that city by
colored Baptists, having for its object the
discussion of the race problem. Some of
the speeches were violent to degree OF
incendiarism. One man, a DR.. SCOTT,
called upon the Almighty to fight the
battles of the blacks, and was peculiarly
denunciatory of the whites. Another
speaker, Rev. G. D. OLDEN, who is repre-
scented as the most prominent negro
preacher in that part of the south, seemed
to understand the situation better than his
brethren. He uttered one truth, at least,
which should inspire every colored man in
the country with loftier ambition than
that which now actuates the great majority
of the race. He said: ''If the colored man
in the south is to be anything at all, he
must make something of himself; he must
cease to be a parasite and living off of
others. And when we do it, we will extort
from our enemies preiudiced lips the
highes praise" Continuing, the Rev.
OLpEN said: ''If the black man had less to
do with politics and more to do with edu-
cation and money, he would be indie
pendent and as good as anybody else"
The same issue of THE HERALD which
contained the telegram referred to also had
a dispatch from Boston, giving the story Of
the election of negro as class orator in
the great American college, Harvard. More
than five hundred votes were cast, and the
colored student, CLEMENT GARRETT NOR
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23
THE IDAHO TEST OATH.

There is prospect of the early settle
ment of the question of the validity of the
Idaho law which prohibits mem
bers of the Mormon church from voting
in that territory. 1t will be observed that
the case of DAVIS, recently tried at Malad
has been advanced by the United States
supreme court, to the second Monday in
November. AS we understand it, the con-
stitutionality of the law referred to will
come up in this case, and the right of ter
ritorial legislature to enact laws against
religious belief be passed upon by the high
est tribunal in the country. In the minds
of lawyers there is little doubt as to the
opinion which will follow the presentation
of the of the facts to the court Such of
the Idaho legislators who have any intelli-
gence, have never for moment thought the
law would be sustained. 1t has been
published that some of the 11en who voted
for the measure have said that they did not
believe the act would stand, but it would
be effective for three or four years in keep
ing Mormons from the polls, by which time
some other scheme could be devised for
continuing the inhibition. 1t was an in
famous thing to do, the passage of a bill
which it was known was beyond the lawful
powers of the legislators to enact; but the
average member of the modern Idaho legis-
lature has not been a man to worry much
over Irregularities in law-making. His
idea of the proprieties has not been very
exalted. When he set out to do thing, he
generally did it regardless of such insignif-
cant obstacles as might be pre-
scented in the territorial organic act
and the constitution of the republic.
Nor has the average Idaho judge been i'm
bued with the idea that anything should be
permitted to interfere with the achieve
ment of an object when that object was the
suppression Of the Mormon religion. 1t is
possible that vicious and lawless Idaho
legislature could put something anti-Mor-
mon into the statute books which ignorant
and preiudiced Idaho judges twould not
sustain; but such thing is not probable.
Perhaps when the supreme conrt knocks
the test oath act out, and sits down with a
dull, sickening thud upon the judges of our
northern neighbor, the gentlemen up there
who have displayed so much ignorance or
prejudice on the bench may conclude that
it will be just as well to give some heed to
the law and pay less attention to the local
serseless hate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23

GAN, was chosen, his chief competitor for
the honor being wealthy scion of Boston
blue blood. This Harvard incident happily
illustrates and emphasizes the words
uttered by DIR. OLDEN. MORGAN is the son
of an ex-slave, and after graduating from
Washington high school he learned the
barber's trade After working for a time
in the capital shops, he went to st. Louis
where he taught in colored school and
earned enough money to take him to Har-
ward. He entered the college in 1856, and
has earned money during vacations by
working in Saratoga hotel, and delivering
lectures on the colored problem. Now he
has won the highest honors, and it is pre-
dicted that his Grafton will attract much
attention throughout the country. In his
case ability wins, and no account is taken
of the color of his skin. The majority of
his fellow students believed he would de-
liver better Grafton than any other stu
dent, hence they designated him.
What young MORGAN has done other
blacks can dc in greater or less degree, and
they will succeed in this country in com
handing respect and winning their way
among the whites according to their intel
lectual achievements. The chief reason
for the opposition to the blacks is notathe
color of their skin, although there is pre-
JUDGE against that which it will require
time to allay. 1t is the ignorance of the ne
groes which causes them to be frowned upon
when they attempt to occupy the intel
lectual, social and political plane of the
white Tho Tnoment tho black mani
tests intelligence, the moment he shows
that he has a brain which places him on an
intellectual level with the whites, he is re-
cognized and respected, and that which
belongs to him as man and brother is
conceded, as in the case of young MORGAN.
The negroes complain because they are not
permitted to exercise political control of
certain southern states. When they accept
the advice given by Rev. OLDEN, they will
get the control which they crave, if they
are numerically in the majority. OLDEN
understands that they are not now fitted
for politics. that the superior race will not
submit to be governed by the ignor-
ant, uneducated fellows, and therefore
he wants them to do the only
thing that will bring them where it is their
right under the laws and as men to be.
1t would be excellent service for the
blacks if the story of the Harvard class
orator were told to every colored boy in the
land, and told in a way to impress it upon
his mind that true merit will win for the
black man as well as for him with the
white skin. If the colored boys were
made to understand that as long as they re-
main ignorant and uneducated they must
occupy a secondary place in politics as in
al. the walks of life, some of them might be
inspired with an ambition to be something
else than the great masses ofthe black men
now are.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23
SLEEPING-CAR RATES.

The Commercial Travellers association
has caused to be introduced in the Geor-
gia legislature, bill which has for its OBJ
iect the reduction of sleeping car charges.
If the bill does not propose to deprive in
vestors of their legitimate rights to exact
and receive fair returns for their invest
ments, it is to be hoped that it will become
law and prove an incentive to legislatures
in other states to enact similar statutes
The charges on sleeping-cars, with all.due
respect to the owners and managers of
these modern essentials to travel, are
simply outrageous, and it doesn't help the
case any to say that the public is
helpless in the matter 1t only
emphasizes the fact that it is
robbery which the car companies practice
Do people realize that they pay about twice
as much for occupying a seat in the day
time and narrow berth at night, as they
do for having the exclusive use of a we'll
furnished room with all the toilet convent
ences, in first class hotel. At least this
is true of the west. The extra charge is not
for railway fare, which is the same whether
a fellow rides in the sleeper or in the
ordinary day coach. Simmered down to the
actual facts, the accommodation for which
one pays three or four dollars every day
and night consists of an uncomfortable bed
at night, and water in which to wash and a
towel of less dimensions than a dinner nap
kin in the morning. For all else that he re
ceives he must pay handsomely in the form
of tips to the porter. If the price is too
high, why do the people patronize the
sleerers! is asked. We sometimes think
that the other coaches are purposely kept
in an unclean condition so as to drive
decent people who can afford it into the
sleeping cars. If the sleeper rates in the
far west were reduced fifty per cent. they
would still be high enough to insure a fair
interest on the money invested.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23
THE ARIZONA GOVERNOR.

Last spring, when one WoLFLEY was
making such hard fight for the governor
ship Of Arizona, against the earnest pro-
test of the great majority Of the clean and
reputable people of the territory, THE
HERALD suggested that he was not the
right man for the place. Something of the
fellows reputation had reached beyond the
borders of the dependency, but aside from
that we did not believe that man good
enough to be governor of the territory
would have so many enemies in the com
munity where he lived. Our impressions
have been amply verified in everything
that WoLFLEY has done since he took the
office. His latest act is to ask Congress
to pass the test oath law for
DISTINGUISHING Mormons, justifying his
request by the assumption that the Nor
mons hold the balance of political power in
the territory, giving victory to the party
with which it may unite. The logic is pc
culiar. Five years ago the Prohibitionists
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23

THE SALARY of King OTTo, of Bavaria, is
a million dollars year, but there is stip-
ulation that he must devote $3.50, 900 of the
sum to the payment of the debts of LUD-
WIG, his predecessor. LUDWIG must have
been a veritable NAPOLEON of finance, mas
much as it is said OTTo will have to keep
on paying quarter of milliona year fif-
teen years before the formers debts have
been settled
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23

Is IT true. or is it false, that the Liberal
committee is raising money with which to
pay the travelling expenses and wages of
miners and,railway employees to come to
this city and-sregister next month, and to
vote in February! The question is a
simple one and ought not to require an eff
fort to answer it. -..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23

If IT should so happen that the streets
were muddy or a storm were to threaten
on election day, the People would have a
walk-over. The Liberals must have fine
weather or they will stay at home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23

THE HERALD will suggest to the regis
trars when they begin their rounds, that
residence at Park City, Bingham or Grand
Junction does not entitle Liberal to vote
at an election in Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23

IT WOULDN'T cost much to construct
series of reservoirs, with moderate capac-
ity, in City Greek canon. There will be
plenty of water to fill them before next
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23

FOREMAN: Shall we hold the forms open
for important news from fredericksburg
tonight
Managing Editor: What important news?
Foreman: Why, the Adventists are
holding watch tonight, expecting the com
ing of the Lord.
Managing Editor: No; go to press at
the regular hOur
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23

THE PRoPERPY-OwNERs will vote the
Peoples ticket next February, and don't
you forget it. They have everything to
lose by voting the other ticket.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23

THE COUNTRY is beginning to wish that
Corporal TANNER had lost his tongue in
stead of his legs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23

EMPEROR WILL AM has ordered that
photograph be introduced in every Ger
man high school as a sort of instructive
vocal mirror
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-23
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
n stockholders of the Home Fire
Insurance company Of Utah will be
held at the Deseret National bank,
this city, on Wednesday, October %,
1899, at 10 am. for the purpose of
electing officers for the ensuing year,
the presentation Of the financial re-
port and such other business as may
roperly come before the meeting.
ELIAS 4 SMITH,
Secretary
SALT LAKBCTTY, Sept. 90, 1889.