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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-10-03
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STORE.
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TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.

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clothing, notions, hardware, flour,
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a fresh supply of groceries.
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LaPorte, Pa, Aug. 8, 'S9.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-10-03
REPUBLICAN CO., TICKET

NLFUDIIUhN uU'I IIuINHl
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
SAMUEL COLE, of Dushore.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
W. M. CHENEY, of LaPorte.
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR,
ULYSSES BIRD, OF Eatella.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
Telegraphic Brevities.

Aaron Clslin, the well-kuown dry goods
merchant of New York, died at mis- home 10
Brooklyn this morning.
Black tongue and diphtheria are raging
with terrible effect in the mountain districts
along Cheat River, w. Va.
The President will give bis FIST official
dinner this evening to the Vice Piesideut
and the members of the Cabinet.
Governor Hill in his annual message to
The New York Legislature urges the desira-
biiity of some changes in the laws relating
to elections.
A water famine threatens Kansas Cry.
BY a sudden gorging Office in the Big Muddy
above st. Joseph, the stage of the water
there has besa lowered 2 feet below the TT
cord.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
A Remarkable Case

CHICAGO, Jan. There is a patient at
the county hospital who weighs over 300
pounds aud who, at the time of his admis
sion to that institution was almost starved
to death, not having tasted food for FIVE
days. He is a German, fifty years of age,
and his name is .Veramen Vennau. His
case Is one of the most remarkable on re-
cord. Two months ago the growth which
will certainly Gauss his death within 4S
hours, first became noticeable. The growth
increased SO rapidly that he commenced
denying himself food, but the iesh still
increased until his abdomen when he stood
up fell below his knees. While he was in
this condition his wife left him to die alone.
His condition is terribly revolving. the fatty
growth forces him to remain In a half sittlr g
posture.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
Train Wrecked

A freight train on the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad was wrecked Sunday night at
Chew Switch, three miles south o fChsrles-
town W. Va. Some wretch broke the
s~witch-lock with a stone and opened the
switch. The train was running at a lively
speed, and when the engineer noticed the
open switch there WAS not time to avoid
the accident. The train rushed upon the
siding, at the end of which was an embank.
ment of solid rock and earth about three feet
high, into which the engine crashed. The
Engineer, Harvey Gardner, of Hagerstown,
was thrown through the window of the cab
and sustained severe bruises about the arms,
chest and head, but Is not fatally injured.
The front brakeman was dug out of the de
bris and was found unconscious. He re-
oeived two serious cuts upon the head was
otherw wise badly hurt, and his recovery is
thought impossible. The fireman escaped
uuhurt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
Poisoned the Family.

A fendish and probably successful attempt to
poison his parents, brothers and sisters was made
by Ed. Church, aged seventeen, at tho family res.
idence, one and a-half miles from Guyandotte,
W. Va, Sunday. A girl, aged thirteen, is dead
and twins, a brother and sister, are dying. The
father, Walford Church, the mother and a fourth
child are in a critical condition. Last Friday Ed
ward, the murderer, had q quarrel with his father
about q hors The boy left home in a huff, and
going to Guyandotte purchased a quantity OF
rough on rats. He took the poison home and
mixed it with a sack of flour in the pantry. Sat-
urday night Mrs. Church set some dough to raise,
and Sunday morning prepared TO bake the loaves,
using some of the dough for biscuits for breakfast.
Church refused to eat the meal, but nothing was
thought OF this. In about an ho1r or two the
family all became sick, and a physician was sent
for. All efforts seem to have been unavailing,
and it il not improbable the whole family will
die. The murderer fled from the house at the
Arst signs of sickness among the family, and has
not been captured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

There are now two hundred students at
William and Mary College.
Two foxes were killed and one denned
nv the Warrenton fox hunters last Saturday.
Mr.. Berry has introduced In the State
Senate a bill to incorporate the Virginia
State Bar Association.
Governor Mckinney has appointed DR..
John W.. Nash, of Farmviile, eugeoh to the
penitentiary, to succeed DIR. JIG. Watson.
The "Richmopd Club" Of Richmond hav-
ing been disbauded, from its ashes Will
spring the "West End Club' composed OF
the society leaders OF that city.
It is proposed to erect a memorial chapel
in connection with the Virginia Agricultural
and Mechanical College at Biacksburg lp
honor of the late Major General j. E. b.
Stuart.
The Investigation into the criminal ex-
per sss of the State, which the auditors re-
port shows exceeds one.tenth tue States
income, has been adopted by the State Sen.
ate and promises some racy developments
The local option fight in Lynchburg is
waxing exceeding warm and the "wets"
and "drys'' are having it tooth and toe
NALL" Commercial travellers complain
that they cannot get business men to talk
business owing to the local excitement.
A bill has been introduced in the Legis'a
turs to incorporate the Jefferson Davis Mon
ument Association also 10 provide a suit
able resting place for his remains. with the
privilege of making provision for the inter-
ment of other members of the family in the
same place.
Ollie, the five year old daughter ofHenry
Berrey, of Falmouth, was killed Monday by
falling from a pile OF saiIread ties on which
she was playing. Several of the heavy ties
were displaced aud rolling to the ground
she was caught beneath and go badly crushed
she died a few moments after the accident.
A tragedy occurred in the backwoods OF
franklin county, Thursday last. Sam
Adams and John Ward, two young white
men, neither being mora than Is years OF
age. quarreled about the ownership of q
valise, when Adams, procuring a pistol from
| Wards own brother, shot him through the
| BODY, killing him almost instantly. Adams
fed and has not been app%rehended.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07

the Presidential election year, ana maj tne
baleful il huence thereof will be highly oetrl.
mental to the success of the fair II belo 1nen.
those here in the interest OF tnis
movement is Mr.. Pullman, the palace Car
m%illionaire. In the Senate to-day MT.
Faulkner of West Virginia, introduced q
hill nroyidipg for the holding Of the WORLDS
fair In this city in 1892.
Representative Buchanan of the 9-n as
trict of Virginia says, IN reference TO tne
statement that the criminal expenses ID MS,
a large white district, are greater than tnose
in the black districts Of his State, mat DIS
district borders the lawless districts OF sev
ersl other States, for instance, the ohe III
which the famous Hatfield and Mccoy ven
dette exists. and that it is a moonsnlne us
triot and that besidee, there are other rea-
go wbich account tor the large criminal
eTnenses there; but that doubtless the
or,minal expenses of the State would Do
largely reduced by the re establishment OF
the whipping post. With reference to the
State debt, Mr.. Buchanan says the people
of his district are not talking about II, ana
that thew have 80 much trouble about pay
ing their private debts that they have no
time to be thinking about paying that OF the
State.
The House Committee on Elections met
| this morpiog to hear arguments In tue con
tested election case of Smith Va. jackson,
from West Virginia. but as one OF the coun
| sel in the case was sick, the committee ad.
burned, without doing anything, until
Thursday.
This House Ways and Means Committee
at their meeting this morning heard Mr.
Schroeder, of Brooklyn, In favor OF q SPECIFIC
| duty on tobacco. If any representatives Of
the tobacco interest of Virginia were presen!
they did not manifest that fact.
The first real partisan fight in the House
took place to day on a motion to CONSIDER
the District of Columbia appropriation Dill
under the rules Of the last House, Sd far al
such rules were applicable to the bill. Inc
democrats, under the lead OF Mr.. Carlisle
opposed the resolution, upon the grouno
that If it were adopted efforts would Of
made to consid er other bills In the same way
Tney said all the business OF the House
should be conducted under the same rules
aud that ii was not their fault that tnougf
the House bad been In session since the hrs
of December, 1t was yet without any rules
The following changes In the Ash clas
nostofaces of Virginia were made to-day
Goochland G. f., Goochland county, NJ
@. Branch appointed postmaster vice Y. d
Powell. removed Monday, Floyd county
W. B. DsHart vice J. T. Ages, rem vel.
Among the resolutions that have been 10
troduced In the House is one for az inVesti
CATION of the shooting of Mr.. Clayton, VIII
ywas 8 contestant for the seat la the Hous
now occupied by Mr.. Breckenridge, of Ar
kansas. Mr.. Breckenridge supported i
heartily. Ex-senator Powell Clayton,
brother Of the deceased, Ia here, and says b
will push the investigation to tho uttermos
| limit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07

iFcR TIE RELIEF OF DESTITUTE BLIND
Mr.. Joynes has introduced in the House OF
Delegates a bill to provide relief for desli
tute citizens, blind or suffering from diseases
Of the eye. The bill provides for an annual
appropriation of Sc, 600. to be used solely for
the expenses incurred In lodging, boarding,
nursing, providing medicines. appliances.
&c., needed for the proper care and restora.
ton of such csses as may be committed to
the infrmary under the act, and not for
medical and surgical attendance, which
shall be provided by the managers of the in.
Urinary free of charge.
The in6rmary sbsll provide fifteen beds
for the reception of such cases, white or col.
ored, as may be committed to the infrmary
under this act. The cost of lodging, nurs-
ing, medicines and providing such appli-
anoes as may be needed for the patient to
be determined by agreement between the
Auditor of the State and the authorities of
the in6rmary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
Death of the Empress Augusta.

BERLlN, Jan. THE dowaeer Empress
Augusta, who bad been sutisriag from an
attack ~oiinfue "a, cisd j. 4:30 his evening.
The Emperor end Empress, and their two
eldest sops. Crown Prince William ard
Prince Frederick, aad the Giand Duke snd
Grand Duchess If Baden, SO -in-iaw and
daughter respectively Of The d)wager En-.
press, were at her bedside. A largo
crowd has assembled in Uoter den
Linden before the palace aud much gym.
patty Ia shown. Tue sacrament was given
to the Empress a short time before her
death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
The PHILADELPHIA american says :

VERY ominous for the future Of the South
ia the appearance of the negro outlaw Brew
ar as the especial occasion OF those etroci
{ les in Georgia. Bsfore long every disturb
ed ueighborhood in the South will have its
black Robin Hood after the same pattern,
for nothing is more infectious than such ex
amples."
Well, this may all be 30, but If so, no mat
ter what else may happen, one thing GER
teiuly will. aud that will be, that the exit OF
each and every Robin Hood" will take
place Immediately after his entrance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
Letter from Petersburg.
correenondence AIexsndria Gazette. ]

C0rreED0QQenc6 hleAhuulld Na"SVID.J
PETERSBURG. Jan. Cine first impress.
sions of q stranger in these parts are not
verv ssyo.y. When he gets Oft the train
down by the river he is surrounded By q
horde of picanninies of Virginia brights,
who getting his grip have a scrimmage very
like that you see 10 a football game between
rival school teams. I went to q restaurant
but the clerk said his rates. were 81 for
lodging and 81 for breakfast, when I took in
the surroundings and thought of my pocket
book, and considered q boarding house good
enough for me.
1t would appear to a stranger that of
every fifteen persons he meets on the streets
here a dozen are colored, and most of these
| intensely so, while nineteen il twenty chew
tobacco.
Petersburg, however, Ia a live town and
its population Ia put at 20 .OOO souls.
There seem to be more ex Contederates
here to the square yard than in any place
I've yet visited.
The Inder appeal which has the reputa-
ton of being one OF the hest daiies IN the
State. ia published here. 1t has q nice home
in a large three story building on the maio
street opposite the courthouse. Its people
| are GUO No HS"SPNt
mention here.
The streets are lighted with electricity as
are MANY of the houses. The hder-Appeat
using it in all it's rooms and for running the
machinery as we'll.
The blocks recently burned out are be
ginning to rise again from their ashes. This
is a sign of genuine thrift and enterprise.
There are some handsome residences in sew
eral sections Of the city, most of them OF
old. fashioned style OF architecture, yet there
are some Of more modern style starting
up. Ths concrete sidewalks aud belgian
block paving is equal to any I've yet ssen
and extend out some streets for q mile or
two.
The street cars are sim bobtai's drawn by
mules. They run chiefly in lunches and
it's frequently 90 minutes or a half hour be
fore another comes along.
Among the handsome buildings are the
postofice, several fine churches and the
University school across the river. The
railroad station building is a neat little affsir
Alexandria should have one like it.
Venable's tobacco factory is a great iDsti-
tuition. 1 think 1 500 persons are employed
there.
I have been rambling around over the
hills and down through some of the trenches
over by the crater. l stop over in Richmond
one night and return to morrow. B.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
Death of Mrs. %SouthWorth.

NEW YORK, an.7.-Mrs. Hanna Sout :
worth, who shot and killed Stephen Pettus
on Fulton street Oh the morning of Novem.
Der %, died in her Cell at the Tombs at $50
o'clock this morning Her mother, Mrs. E.
7. Martin. and her brothers George and Will
liam were at her bedside when she expired.
New YORK. Jan. THE cause of death
was heart failure and general debility.
Mrs. Martin will arrange for the remova OF
the body to Louisville, KY, for .interment in
the family plot there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07

AS SENATOR CHANDELIERS supply of petit
lions for relief from alleged southern out
RACES failed yesterday, he substituted q
resolution of his own, providing that Con
gress shall enact and enforce criminal laws
In the southern States. Since MI. ChaDd.
ler's colleague, MIR. Blackburn, pulled mis-
ear. his hate for the South has been more
vicious aud venomous than ever. But there
is nothing large about Mr.. Chandler even
his hate is mean and little, and only mani.
tests itself in petty nagging.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
Damaged Steamer.

LONDON. Jan. The British steamer
LANDAU City, from Swansea January l, for
New York, has returned to Queenstown In
q damaged condition. She encountered
heavy gales aud on January 5. in lat. 50 N.
long. IS W. she shipped q tremendous sea.
which washed the decks, broke the fore
hatch, flooded the hold, destroyed the rear
bridge, and started the after deck. Her
boats were smashed and her bilge pipes
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
FROM WASHINGTON.

isnso,sl Ooe, espoadenes Of the Alexs. GAZETTE
WAsHlSaroN, D. O., Jan. Z. 1880.
Mr.. Speaker Reed called upon MIR. Ran
dali at his residence t. to-day and, under the
resolution adopted BY the House yesterday,
administered the oath of office to him. Mr..
Reed saws Mr.. Randall Is much smso!ated
and is too weak ever to sit up 10 bed. but
that his mind Is as vigorous ss ever and hal
he keeps well up with current affairs. he
SAWS he and Mr.. Randall In a friendly way
discussed the proposed new rules, and thai
while Mr.. Randall favors the measures for
facilitating the transaction OF business, he
opposes those looking to legislative amend
meuts to appropriation bills and to . re-
striction of the rights of the minority. Mr..
Reed says Mr.. Randall doesn't Seem to
shink he will be able TO take his seat at this
session of the House.
The Senate commit tee on the quadri-cen-
tennial celebration ofthe discovery of Amer.
lea will meet tomorrow and hear delegates
from different cities state the special advan-
q possessed by each of their respective
homes for the worlds fair. Representative
Lee of the Alexandria district will be pres
emit to look after the interests of Washing
ton, though he very wisely thinks 1t best
that Washington should not be pushed at
first but should come in as q compromise
after the fight In which New York,
Chicago and st. Louis shal! be en-
Vsged. a move is now on foot,
and has Its advocates as we'll On
the hoor of the Senate as 10 the lobby,
for the postponement of the fair until 1898.
out that g grand spread-eagle celebration
be held In this city In 1872. The reason for
this 10 that those In favor Of it say politics
will enter largely into the fair If held In 1872.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
Foreign News.


BRUssELs, Jan. THE theatre and
Bourse here were destroyed by fire this
morning. Olly the bare walls OF the build.
ings remain. For s. time it was thought
that the ire would destroy the entire block,
but the fremen saved the Hotel Central aud
other adjacent buildings and rescued the
guests of the hotel. Nobody was killed nor
was anyone injured.
LONDON, Jan. 7 -Ole hundred and sixty
boys belonging to the training chips Elk
mouth and Shattesbury ere suffering from
influenza.
BRUSSELS. Jan. AT a meeting of the
mine owners of the Charleroi district, held
to day, it was decided not to accept the
compromise. The strike continues to spread
LONDON. Jan. IA part of Sims lace fac
tory. at Nottingham, has been destroyed by
fire. The loss is SlOO, 900.
ZANZIB Ar, Jan. THE victory OF Major
Wi5smann over the insurgents nesr Saadam,
reported yesterday, was incomplete. The
Arabs, after being driven from their fortified
p %,sition, returned and assumed the cffsn
a va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07

IN THE sENATE yesterday Mr.. Frye in
PRODUCED two bills, one for substituting SHIPS
carrying foreign mails, and the other for
giving bounties to chips engaged In foreign
trade. But Mr.. Frye nor any body else can
tell why all the other people In the country
should be taxed In order to give money to
ship owners. Nor can Mr.. Frye tell how
bounties and subsidies can increase the for"
eign trade ofthis country as long as a tariff
exists which restricts the importation of for
eign products and demands 8 gold payment
for American ex ports.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

February 6 has been fixed for hearing the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal case in Wash
ington.
A decision of the Washington courts per
mits bar.rooms 10 Georgetown to remain
open on Sunday and all night.
Ex-Chief Justice Jonathan f Sargent, Of
New Hampshire, died of pneumonia yester
day at Concord after q brief illness, aged 70,
The epidemic of the grippe has apparent
lg been given a fresh start by the mild
weather. IL is extremely violent in PhIla
dslpbia,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
DIED

On Monday, January 9Th, 1890. JEREMIAH
NJ. GENSEMER. beloved husband of Emma V
Gensemer, aged 60 years. ~ Funeral Wednes
day at 2 o'clock, from his late residence, 213
south Union street.-[Baltimore and Washington
papers please copy.
Suddenly, on January 9Th, 1890, at 1:30 P. N
LEWIS GUSTAV, youngest son of Eliza Ann and
the late August jacob Nagel, in the 26th year OF
his aye. @-Funersl from his late residence,
No. 1907 Queen street, Alexandria, Va, Wednes-
day afternoon at 3 p. m. Friends Of the family
are respectfully invited to attend.-[ Washington
and Baltimore papers please copy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
The Anti Trust Bill

WASHINGTON, Jan. THE Finance Com.
mittee of the Senate to day had under con.
sideration Senator Shermsn's antitrust bill
and discussed it for some time. The Law
yers on the committee expressed doubts OF
the conetitutionality of the measure, al
though they were favorably disposed toward
the principle of the bill. The committee
without reaching a vote.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
Court of Appeals Yesterday.

Tallmadgs, assignee, against Smoot and
ala. Dismissed for failure to print.
Kinrz against Armstrong. Motion 10 re-
quiye plaintiffs In error to execute new gu
persedeas docketed.
John E. Mason, John II. Ingram. and
Robert L.. Montague, esqs.. allowed to prac
lice as counsel in this court.
Brown against Commonwealth. Argued
by John L Mason. esq for plaintiff in error
and Attorney General for the Common
wealth, and submitted.
Warwick against Warwick and ais.
Cause put on privileged docket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
The Deadly Wires.

ST. LOUIS. Jan 7.-Ffask Mahoa, a line
man. employed by the Missouri Elect rio
Light Co., yesterday while repairing e line
that was out of order, was heard to utter a
scream OF agony. He had been severely
shocked, and loosing his hold fell TO the
ground sustaining fatal IL iuries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07

A FAST PRINTING PREss.-The New
York Herald has ordered from the Messrs.
Hoe a new printing press which will, if it is
succe5sful, be much more wonderful and
have greater capacity for speed than any
press ever yet manufactured. The speed
and capacity of this press will be 10000 per
hour-l,500 copies per minute, or twenty
five per second.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
Crushed TO Death

LONG ISLAND Cry. L l., Jan. THE
north wall of the old machine shops In the
yard of the Long leland r abroad depot, this
city. fell With q loud crash about 6 O'Clock
this morning, burying three men under sew
eral tons OF bricks. The men were dead
when taken out. every bone In their bodies
having been broken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
Death of a Noted F,enchman

CHENoA, Ills, Jan. 7-Gen. Louis L.
Due died of heart disease yesterday at his
farm near this city. He was born 10 France
and was highly educated. He en'ered the
French army at an early age and was aide
de camp to LOUIS Napoleon and Was also liz
he seiga OF Rome.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
Seven Men to be- Executed.

RALEIGH. N. O., Jsu.7 Z. Gov. Fowle yes
terday feed February 7Lh as the date of the
execution Of the four men under sentence in
the State, two for murder and two for burg
larry. Unless executive clemency intervenes
the execution of J. G. Parrish, now In jail
under death sentence, will take place here
on Friday. There will probably be as many
as seven hangings within the next month.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-07
Froze to Death

NEVADA. Cal Jan. 7.-Maloolm Mcleod,
a mail carrier, was frozen to death yesterday.
He and q companion started on snow shoes
to carry mail and express to Washington,
eight miles distance. His companion drag
gsd him to within half a mile OF the town
and went for relief, but al efforts at resusci-
tation we're unayailing.