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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-12
NEWS OF TIE paT,

VIM. McAlleer will, it is said, succeed Mr..
Vaux In Congress from Philadelphia.
It is asserted chat there will be no split in
the democratic party in South Carolina.
II Ia reported that Mr. Cleveland will re-
nova from New York to Massachusetts.
It is said that the consolidation of the
Pullman aud Westinghouse interests will
soon be mads.
To-day, the anniversary of the battle of
North Point, is beirg observed as munich
pal holiday in Baltimore.
Daniel W. Waters, Pennsylvania farm
or, was arrested In Baltimore yesterday, for
tearing ont horses tongue.
Col. Allison, government scout, became
converted at camp meeting, and is doing
missionary work among the Indians III
South Dakota.
Iu New York yesterday man whose
name lie unknown shot and killed Carrie
Lepz. whom he claimed to be his wife, and
then killed himself.
The France, the largest sailing vessel in
the world, was launched at Partick, Scot
land, last week She has FIVE mas,s, and
her tonnage is $3.50.
VIM. Fl. Medhurst, an Eoglishman,
played joke on the New York customs Of
ficers by making them seize as smuggied, a
lot of paste jewels for diamonds.
A train on the Southern Pacific ra lway
was yesterday caught in water spout and
the engine, mail and baggagecars were
swept as feet from the passenger coaches.
The revelations of the Paris Figaro chow
that the Duchess d'Uzss gave $500, GOO to
the Boulanger cause, but did not mix
herself In the petty intrigues OF the party.
There are grave fears of a stringenoy in
the money market In case the goods IN bond
should be Withdrawn and duties paid prior
to the time of the Mckinley bill taking Of
feut.
F.F. V. train No l, on the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad, ran into the rear end OF q
freight at Russell's station, Ohio. yesterday,
and the locomotive, caboose and one freight
car were badly damaged.
Henry Page was nominated last night by
the democrats of the First Maryland Con-
pressional district to succeed Chas. Gibson,
The present incumbent. A choice was reach
ed on the 199.h ballot.
One of the members of the cantonal gov
eminent OF Ticino, 10 Switzerland, has beer
J killed In revolution In that district caused
: By difference of opinion regarding the re-
vision of the constitution.
Annie Woods, of Lansdown, Pa, was yes
: terday found wandering on the streets o.
, New York, after che had been enticed from
her home and wronged by young man who
had been spending his vacation at her home
i. and who had promised to marry her.
Colonel O'Ferrall says that the republ
, cans are beaten in the fight against Mr.
Venable, and he does not believe they car
get quorum. He also says that the demo
Gratis are ready to make an agreement fol
( the passage Of the tariff and river harbol
, bills. Chairman Mckinley says that II the
democrats will agree to refer the tariff bill
to conference as soon as 1t Is presented
he viii agree that Congress shall adjourn In
ten days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-12
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence Of tho Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D. o., Sept. y. 1890.
The Raum investigating committee met at
the pension Office this morning for the
unique purpose OF giving acme of the clerks
shere an opportunity OF oonfssslng that
Raum had promoted them for buying worth
less stock in his fraudulent refrigerator COM
pany. The object, however, was SO glaring-
" absurd that the committee adjourned
without attempting it. Notwithstanding
the fact that every body else except the re-
pu bicsp members of the committee Ia con.
WINGED of Rsum's corruption, 1t is under
stood that the committee will do what 1t
wss appointed to do, report that Rsum Is as
pure as an angel from paradise. lent to this
world for one short life. The committee
will examine no more witnesses. After their
meeting to-day, Mr.. Raum escorted them
through the pension bureau.
Many republicans In the House have no
heart in the present fight Of the majority of
aheir party to seat Lsngston, the negro con.
teetant from the Petersburg, Virginia. dis
trict, and only assist il consequence of LsDg-
ston's personal threate, and letters they have
received from the North to the same efsct,
that the negroes in the close districts In the
North will not vote the republican ticket
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-12
Sham BATTLES.

HALIFAX, n 5, Sept. 1.-THE last Of
the series OF mimic attacks on the harbor
Notifications occurred last night. TIE
enemy were detected before they could
enter and the batteries opened FIRE on them.
The war ship Buzzlrd conducted the at
lacking operations and smart trick was
done by body of weo-otwar sailors who
secured the customs steam leuucn Argus
aud took her outside the harhor and dis
guised Der as schooner with material
placed on beard for that purpose. They
then started to steal into the harbor and
succeeded in getting close up under the
forts before being discovered. a steam
launch belonging to the defending forces
maoued by gentlemen amateurs detected the
trick and gave signal to ths forts, which
Immediately opened fire, and had it been
a case of real warfare, the little Argus and
her crew would soon have disapr cared.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Five thousand people attended the egri'
cultural fair at Winchester yesterday.
10 Isle of Wight county yesterday, DIR. j
Gait was attacked by negro, and, in self
defense, shot and killed the latter.
Rev. r. @. Jett, lately assistant to Rev.
DR.. Dame, at Danyille, has accepted call
to the Episcopal churches at Mt. jackson
and Woodstock, In Shenandoah county.
Captain Samuel Kimberly. the newly -ap-
pointed secretary of the United States lega-
| lion to the Central American States, was
given banquet at Norfolk yesterday by the
Ocean Shore Pleasure CLUB.
Alexander Spottswood Campbell, a lineal
descendant OF Gov Spottswocd, of Virginia,
died at the residence ofhis son, B. h. Camp
bell, 10 Washington % Wednesday. He
served 10 the Confederate army, and was
about 20 years OF age.
Mr.. William D. Csbell, Senator Barbour,
and others are makicg an effJrt to have the
Confederate cemetery in Nelson county, be-
tween Newmarket and Variety Mills. Gu
closed, and O neat monument erected to the
Confederate dead buried there. The csme-
terry Is on Mr.. Barbour'a land aud that gen
teman hes sigui6ad willingness to aid The
enterprise, In tho promotion of which MIR.
CaheiI ia actively interesting himself.
The Fredericksburg Lance is informed
that coored man whilst sinking a we'll in
the upper portion of Spotsy lvania county.
when between 20 and 80 feet below the sur
face struck an immense and rich besrlDg
vein of gold from which he got lump oil
gold worth several hundred dollars. II is
said that experienced miners have exam
med the vein and pronounced it richer by
far than any yet discovered in this country.
At Amherst yesterday G. ]. Campbell, ed
itor of the Ne,0 Era. shot Otto L. Evans, Bon
of the republican candidate for Congress In
the Tenth district, il ficting painful though
not serious wound. The difficulty grew out
of newspaper controversy between the el-
der Evans and Campbell. They are both
members of The Farmers Alliance, and the
former announced himself as the Alliance
candidate for Congress. Campbell criticised
his candidacy, denying that he represented
the Alliance. This led to several publioa
lions pro and COD, In which personalities
were INDUCED in. 1t Is understood that
young Evans took up his fathers quarrel
and demanded retracion from Campbell,
which the latter refused to make.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-12

No MONEY Fur SPECULAToRs.-In Wall
street yesterday money rates ran up to pei
cent. per day and interest equal to Sc pei
cent. per year, and as result stocks fell of
on an average about per cent, some de-
olines being much greater. The bankers
say that one reason for the stringency is that
money Is going to the West and South at
greater rate than ever before to aid In the
harvesting and marketing of the grain and
cotton crops. Shipments of currency have
averaged between 100000 and 81 OO0. 600
per day for some time past. The unsettling
OF things resultant TO the tariff bill has had
q great deal to do with 1t. too. Merchants
are locking up funds in order that they may
have them ready at any time to be USED 10
taking goods out OF bond, so that they msy
escape Inc restriction of the new tariff bill.
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next fell unless Langston be seated. Iney
know 90 little about negroes that they reaiiy
believe this, though every body at all faml-
lar with negros knows that they are bound 10
vote the republican ticket no matter NO"
TIE republican party may treat them.
In the Senate to-day, on motion OF Mr.
Rarhouf. the bill for the Cumberland and
Washington Railroad, the road proposed to
he built along the bed of the old Chesapeake
snd Ohio Canal, heretofore reported favor
ebly. was recon mltted 10 the committee on
the District of Columbia.
The House postoflce committee now ex-
aiming the charges OF the Postoftice Dc
nartment against A. ]. Wedderburn OF The
Grange, Fairfax county. Va, did not meet
to-day. They have had several meetings,
at which Mr.. Wtdderburn testified to his
exculpation.
While the absurdity of the action of the
democratic in the U. s House of Representa-
t,yes in breaking b quorum at this late day
TO preyeut the ous,iug of Mr. VsDabe, when
b, adopting that method at the commences
meut of the session they would have avoided
the necessity OF resortiDg to it now,
ia. and has been from the first, apparent,
still 1t must be recollected that MIR. O'Fsrra
ad yised such a course in the first democratic
caucus. and .tuat his resolution was support
ed by all the Virgioia members of that eau
cus. Tomorrow is the day for the Beck
eulopies ia the House, but the Kentucky
mem bare say the eulogies can wait, and tina
the late Sspator, could he speak, would BAY
to his party iu the House, continue your
opposition to the ejsctmenS OF your ialriy
eie o.ed colleague his needs are pressing
| can wait"
Durine the session of the Senate to. day
Mr.. German said that he had received {
djeoalch FROM Senator Mcpherson stating
chat he was sick and unable to act as 6
member of the tariff conference committee
Mr. Voorhees, was appointed in bis place.
In the Senate to-day MIR. Blaine Intro
duced a bill to prohibit. under severe penal
ties. the Importation, expectation, and inter
State transportation Of alcoholic beverages
In the House MIR. Taylor introduced simi
lar bill
The der ocratJ in the House to-day proposed t
the republicans that the regular proceedings 0
the House be continued, the consideration OF sue
bills including tho tariff and all the others tina
the republicans may desire to take up, and thei
to resume the fight on the tangston- venaole COZ
tested election case, but their proposition was nc
accepted.
The democ rats in the House continued thei
flibustering tactics to-day to prevent the unsea.
ing of Mr. Venabe, that being the only mean
left them by which they can retard the consun
nation of that outasge.
The following changes in the 4th class posto
fees OF Virginia were mrde to-day Blendhein
Abemarle county, II. II. souther appointed pos
master, vice J. W. Bishop, resigned; Church VieV
M lddlesex ciunty, w. T. Richardson, vice W..
Maxwell, resigned; Eppereon, Patrick county, u
lis Kirkman, vice ]. II. Epperson, resigned; MAJ
rows. Giles county, Mrs. ]. Fizer, vice Il. Z. F
zrr, deceased.
Senator Voorhees, and Representative Brown
of Ind ana, will speak at Culpeper next Monda!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-12

SENATOR VANCE says the tariff bill "is Che
jrst measure ever passed, but. strange to
sly, Its virtue ia ts in:quity. 1t will rouse
Il country, however. and that Is about the
only consolation we have" The Senator is
right when he says the bill referred to is the
worst that lever passed." bat he never was
N ore mistaken than when he said 1t will
Ct. ouse the country" to Its iniquity. The
&C untry is too ignorant and prejudlced to be
RI used by any such thing as tariff bill. In-
deed, the rule is that the worse the republi-
o. ms do, eitter In Congress or out of it, the
be tier Il Is for them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-12
Foreign News.

BERLIN, Sept. r. Koch, the German
physician who claims that he has discoVered
method OF curing consumption by inoccu,
lation, Ia about to commence experiments on
human patients who are suffering from tuber-
culoeia.
PARIs, Sept. I'm. Lsguerre, the we'll
known supporter Of Gen. Boulangsr is pre-
pairing speech 10 which he will repounce
teplty to the Bopanger party and will as.
sumo the position of a revisionis'.
MONTREAL, Sept. 12.-Prince George, ed
miraI Watson and other officers OF the war
ships Canada and Thrush spent busy day
yesterday, taking in all the events provided
FIR their entertainment. 10 ths evening
thew attended the citizens ball at which
nearly 300 suests we're present. The Prince
danced with Lady Hicksou.
BERNE, Sept. 1.-THE revolutionsts 10
the canton Of Ticino formed a provisional
government and convoked g popular asseG-
bly, which declared the existing government
and the Grand Couuci dissolved and order
ed general elections for next Sunday. The
insurgents hold Lugano. Membrane, Chias-
40 and Loo Arno. The Bundesrath was
called 10 extra session and ordered federal
troops to be sent to the scene OF the dis
orders. The populace support the insur.
gents and the civic guard occupies the tee-
graph Offices, thus preventing the support
ers OF the cantonsl government from con-
intoxicating by telegraph with each other
or with the national government The
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Ags0JIArED PRESS DIsPATGREs.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o., Sept. II.
SENATE

Mr.. Iogalls presented q petition from ne
gro citizens of Missouri, asking for the pas
sage of the federal election bill.
Many petitions were presented for ana
againet the passage Of the compound lsrc
bill.
at the suggestion of Mr.. Edmunds, 1t was
agreed that one hour be given each Gay
(after the routine morning business to oliis
on the calendar uDobiected to.
Mr.. Qlay gave notice that tomorrow,
after reading the journal, he would ask the
Senate to consider the resolutions in resps CT
to the memory of Mr. Samuel J. Randall.
Senate bill referring to the court OF
claims the claim of Snowdon s. Mason for
further compensation In connection With
the building of monitors, was passed; also
Senate bill TO restrain the use and sale OF
opium In the District OF Columbia and the
territories. also Senate bill to subject to
State taxation national bank notes and U.
s. Treasury notes (the same as other money!
House bill to limit to six years the time
within which suits shall be brought against
accounting officers and their sureties with
an amendment). The hour assigned to the
calendar having elapsed, The conference re-
port on the railroad land forfeiture bill was
taken up and Mr.. Morgan continued his ar
gument 10 opposition 10 it.
| HOUSE.
After prayer by the chaplain, the clefk
proceeded under instructions from the
Speaker, to call the roll on the question o.
ordering the previous question on the az
prevail Of the Journal of Tuesdays proceed
ings.
During the roll call message was re
ceiyed from the Senate announcing The pas
sage of the tariff bill, with amendments. arc
By direction OF the Speaker 1t was referred
TO the committee on ways and means.
The previous question was ordered-Sea;
113, nays 34-ths Clerk noting q quorum
and the question required on the npprova
of the Journal. Ga the approval of the jou'
nal the quorum disappeared and call o
the House was ordered.
One hundred sDd sevensy-hVe member:
responded to their names, but on the ap
proval of the journal these had d1indled tt
143 -no quorum, and On motion of Mr.. NC
Kinley at 1:55 the House adjourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-12

The SPACE that obscures the sight of The
or proach Of the man on horseback is lessen
ing rapidly, aud the outlines of his form are
al eady discernible on the now not distant
horizon. Oae branch of the legislative an,
th ority OF the government has delegated to
the President, ald the other will undonbted-
~ concur, the power restricted by the Con
stilution to Congress, to impose and collec'
taxes. But as Congress had previously
delegated its sole power. to admit new States
into the Unon, to the President. there ID no
satisfactory reason why it should not dele
gate to him some more, or all, of its remain
INK power-for consideration. The gov
eminent is being rapidly centralized but as
tt q change seems to be agreeable to the ma
jority of the voters, who will be the chief
sr fferers, no body else need CRY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-12
The Mississippi Convention.

at Jackson yesterday Judge Calhoun re,
viewed all the franchise plans submit
ted to the convention and made an elaborate
argument for the plan.he favored. This plan
divides the State into thirteen election dis
tricts, eight of which have white msjoritles
the electors to elect all State and county
officers, the State Senate and the Legisla-
ture alone to be elected by the people.
1T Ia a law of Divine ordination" he said.
"that the Write race cannot tolerate divided
sovereignty. Let the truth be told If 1t
bursts the bottom out OF the universe. !"
He did not propose to hide behind subter.
fuge, but il asked By anybody If 1t was the
purpose of the convention to restrict negro
suffrage. he would frankly answer: Yes,
that is what we are here for"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-12
The State Committee.

The State and executive committees o
the democratic party In Virginia held
Joint meeteg In Richmond yesterday. AL
of the ten districts were represented except
the fifth and seventh. Chairman Elysor
stated that he called the committees togeth
er for consultation In regard to the welfare
of the democratic party. So far as he was
informed, the outlook was never more prom
ising. He said he was willing to contribute
of his means and every hour of the day and
night is necessary for the success OF the
party. He laid great stress on the i'm
portance OF organization said that both
money and organization were needed as
rule. but, as between the two, organization
was worth more than money every time
He said that the active cooperation OF hity
good men in ever county would he worth
more than $25 900 in cash.
Hon. w. A. Jones. the nominee for Con-
gress ia the fsst district, wac presene, and
said he would be elected.
The second and fourth districts are the
cnly two in tbs State In which the demo-
Gratis have not made a nomination. some
leading democrats think IL will be- the best
policy not to. Much depends on the course
of the opposition. The fourth district con.
yeu,ion meets In Petersburg September "a
and 1t will then bs decided whether or not
to put Up candidate. The result of the
vote In the Lspgston-Venable contest will
have material bearing on this subject.
From the Eighth both members, J. +.
Rgan end @. s. Sheckleford, concurred that
she Democrats are thoroughly aroused; thai
if au independent candidate is sprung upon
the district it will hiring out a large vote,
which will result 10 the siection o! Gen. W..
H. F. Lee.
The reports from all the other districts
we're very encouraging and the committee
men seem COT Fl lent thst there will be full
vote if the opposition puts mp candidates
and that the democrats will win. La fact 1t
s the belief of the committees that the next
Virginia delegation will be almost solidIy
democratic.
Chairman EI!yson was requested to issue
an address TO tue people of Virginia urging
full vote; also, TO send circular-letter to
county chalrmen directing that where there
hes been no organization OF county commit
tees for this campaign meeting be called
for reorganization
The following new members we're elected:
First Distriot-L'oyd L. Smith. OF North
cumberland, vice W. a. Jones, resigned.
Third Distrlot-Meade Hsskins, of Rich
mond, vice Samuel Register, resigned. and
E. L. @. Scott, of Hanover, vice B. o. James
resigned.
Ninth Districts. W. Williams, OF Wythe-
Vile, vice A. M. Bowman, resigned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-12

HIS EAR NAILED TO THE WALK
Daniel Lewis, sailor, was In drunken
sleep on wooden sidewalk on Blue Island
avenue, Chicago. on Wednesday night, mis-
chievous boys nailed him down by one of
bis esrs and his clothing to the boards.
They actually drove shingle-nails through
one of his ears without awakening him.
When policeman discovered Lewis he had
to send for olawhsmmer to draw the nails,
and even then could not free his head until
he had pulled 1t loose and pulled holes
through the ear. The sailor Is IN critical
condition at the County Hospital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-12
The Tariff.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-This morning Tor
the first time in several months the ways
and means committee held session. The
purpose was to dIacuSs the treatment OF tne
Senate amendments to the tariff bill, snd
thu entire session was 30 consumed. AS the
bill itself had not reached the committee, no
formal conclusions could be noted and the
proceedings were entirely coDfoed to gen
eral discussion. On one poiDt there seems
to be practical agreement, aud that was
that the amendments sdonld be considered
By the committee instead of acceding ct once
TO the request of thu Senate for conference.
As to how much time should be allotted to
that proceeding, there seemed to De advefs'-
t7 of opinion, but there was q pronounceo
disposition on both the republican ana dem
ocratic sdss to hasten the action OF the con-
mittee as much as possible. The date upon
which the bill when enacted into law shall
take effect was also discussed, but without
result beyond the development OF a strong
Individual belief that the date fixed By tbe
S9uRto-OctODcE 15k-SbS IOO COLI ~ NN
nj! OF fiual action upon this bill and lis dis
tri0ution among tie customs officers OF ia9
country.
The committee will maet again tomorrow
and proceed formally to consider the DILL
and amendments which were referred to 1t
by the Heuse soon 2fier tho com mittee a0-
iourned. It Is said by come democratic
On en- ers that the facility with which their
party associates will lend themselves to the
republicans efforts to hasten the haal dis
position of the bill is conditional upon the
programme which Ia to be adopted by the
republicans in the House fer the remainder
of the session and that If it should be at
tempted to pass threatened resolution to
Interfere with the OHIO districts as eatsb-
lshed by the last gerrymander. or to force
through other pronounced partisan measur-
es, resort will be bad to all parliamentary
means to obetruct the tariff bill.
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Shit COMPROMISED.

BRADFORD, Pa, Sept. 12.-The suit OF
Logan, Emery and Weaver against the
Pennsylvania Railroad was settled last night
The plaintiffs claimed that they overpaid
the company for shipping their oil to their
refinery at Philadelphia, and demanded the
payment of 1921, 900, based upon the act oil
June 4 1883, that any carrier discriminating
freight rates shall pay treble the amount OF
damages. The parties interested refuae to
give the basis of settlement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-12

THEY PERISH ToeETHER.-Frau Augusta
schley, who had fed to Lsngsbery with her
eldest dsughter-a girl OF 10, whom she
loved dearly-to escape the cruelty of her
husband. wealthy painter. dwelling In Re-
senthal!er Sirssss In Berlin, drowned her
daughter and herself yesterday. Before
leapipg into the water the mother and child
wept bitterly, then kissed. embraced, and
died locked in each others arms, having
struggled fercely with the fishermen who
stroye TO rescue them.