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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexs. GAZETTE
II LII. LOO


WASHINGTON. d c.. July 10. 1880.
The report OF the House committee on
public buildings and grounds on the Lees
burg postoffics bill, in favor of that bill, says:
1.-The town of Leesburg contains about 2 600
inhabitants and is the county seat of one OF
the richest aud most populous counties Of
the State of Virginia. According to the re-
port of the Postmaster General. the gross re-
cep's from the postoffice OF this town were
So 1876 So The amount paid for rent, light,
and IueI was S147 OF, of which $l25 can fair
iy be estimated for rent. This is large ID
.erest on the amount asked for to erec. a
permanent building for the posto flee of this
important center.
The caucus of the republican members OF
the Senate to determine the fate of the force
bill will be held tonight. When the bill
~as up in Congress before, Senators Hosr.
Dawee, Hale, Hswley and Farwell were
,rsm bers of the House. All of then, except
MIR Farweil, voted against the bill, and he
did not vote at all. Now, that he is Chicago
znerchans, with large southern trade. will
10 do what be didu's do before? Mr..
Evar;s doubts the cous.itntioDality of the
aii. His vote, with that of the demo
cratic members of the elections commit
tee, of which he is a member. would
kill the bill in committee. The resc-
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Fleeing the Field.

At the late meeting of General Mahoue,s
State republican committee of Virginis, In
Washington, the Ger eral had the following
resolutions adopted:
10 pursuance OF section 2, srlicle 3, oil the
party code, which provides that the State
committee shall fix the time and place Of
all State and Congressional conventions of
the party and prescribe the number Of dele
gates and slternates for each county and
city In the State and the mods of electirg
the same to such convention" the State
committee, at q meeting held on Tuesday.
the Sth day of July 1890. after tu! c3n.
sideration of the subject, Go declare:
First. That inasmrch as there mas uct
been in this State, as we believe full ar d
unhlndered exercise OF the right OF the ee
tive franchise and an honest return of The
ballots as cast since the election for Repfl-
sentatves in Congress in the year 1852,
when the election machinery was fairly o.
ganized and honestly administered, save and
except in the Congressional elections OF 1856
when the republicans carried the STATE ty
10000 and received the returns for seven Of
the ten members OF Congress. whereas. az
cordlng TO democratic authority, had NJ.
Barbour been at home the count would Lave
been different"
That, nasmuch as in the last State ee
ton it is known that fully 600 legally
qualified voters were freudulently stricken
from the registration books, and By such
means the popular will uullifed and State
government imposed upon the pc. pie WITH
out remedy; and that iussmuch IS it has
come to pass that an election in the Slate
for municipal, State. or federal officers u,
! 4 la
ministered by democratic officials, is mere
mockery, and that any contention Il candi-
dates opposed to the democratic machine
candidates only serves to give cGuntensnce
to the belief that elections in Virginia are
free and fair.
That we for ourselves declare that wo
will not participate, and We advice al self
respecting republicans 10 forbear perticipf
ton, in any election in this State kept in
such districts where the district COMMITTEES
may elect to cal conventions where, aud
go long as, the same shall be conducted
under the foul election law CT the
democratic party, as now fraudulently a.
inistered-hopefully bding the tina when
unlawful Acknowledgement OF the electors,
and fraudulent returns, shall become so re
puguant to popular sentiment as 10 make
the acceptance OF public trust by such means
badge of dishoDor; when the better
thought of the masses sbal reszs that sa
efficient. frugal and pure administration Of
public affairs is only to be reached by iair
elections when, in fact 1t shal be eeen that
republican form Of government, ~ Saar-
anteed by the Constitution of the Ulited
Stetes, the paramount law of the lsnd, is "a
lowed or enforced in Virginia.
Bu', In Difference, and only in Difference,
to what may be the wish of some CT the dis.
tricts, this committee hereby delegates su-
thority to every congressional committee
that may so determine, 20 call district cor
vention to nominate candidate for Cor
gresa, and to fix the time aud place Ct tae
same.
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THE Law OF Illinois authorizes mxei
schools; but during the latter part OF the re-
Gently closed school year the white people
OF Alton. in that State, not only drove the
negroes out OF the white sohools, but when
the negroes, affronted by such disregard Of
the law, refused to send their children to
separate schools of their own, they were
prosecuted therefor under the State compu :
sorry election law. Congressman Lodge
should propose bill to correct this infrac-
ton Of the ca lality law in northern State,
and Mr.. Speaker Reed should rush 1t through
the U. S. House OF Representatives; bus no
such thought will ever enter their heads, for
Illinois is republican State. and Altoo gives
3 republican majority
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A Wild Man

KEoKuK. Mo, July 1O.-Is Is report
ed tina O Wild man has been seen on several
occasions on the outskirts of the city, on
which occasions he badly frightened women
and children He is described as being old
ia appearances with shaggy beard and a
feroc oua cast Of countenance. His long,
matted white hair streams from his palsied
head while his eyes rolled wildly. The
creature appears in almost naked condi.
ton, carrying only a small red blanket
which lie uses as q couch. All efforts to
capture the strange man have proven un'
ayailing.
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Barnes, widow of the late Mr.. a. S. Barnes,

Barnes, widow of the late Mr.. A. S. Barnes,
of New York.
The letter carriers resumed their duties
this morning as usual, their leaders having
advised them that the present was not an
opportune time to attempt to enforce their
demands by strike. Two bund ed parcels
postmeu havs been dismissed from the SER
vice.
BERLIN, July 10-Empress Frederick, OF
Germany, who, with her daughters, is Visit
ing her mother. @ lesn Victoria. in EGG and,
will return to Germany on Tuesday.
LEIPsIc, July 1O.-The trial of three men
and one woman accused OF being anarchists,
began here to-day. Evidence proved that
the prisoners were connected with anarch-
ists in st. Petersburg, London and America.
The woman made O confession, revealing
the plans of the conspirators.
LONDON, July 1O.-The Press Association
announces that the arrangements for the
reconstruction cf the Cabinet are max
ing progress. It also says that the
Right Hon. w. h. Smith, the pres.
ert government leader 10 the House of Com
mons, will be elevated to the peerage, and
that he will probably be succeeded by Lord
Randolph Churchill as government leader 10
the House. Lord Harrington has again
been offered Office. but he prefers to remain
outside. He was coneulted yesterday during
the meeting OF the Cabinet, and he advised
thst Lord Randolph Churchill be asked to
resume Office. Lord Salisbury. the Press
Assoc alton further states, went to Windsor
Castle last night and obtained the Queens
assent to the proposed changes.
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NEWS OF TIE DAY.

The little town OF Rockville, IN IloSa
county, Pc was almost totally wiped out by
FIRE Taescav.
Representative Holman thinks Congress
will no adj ,utn before tbs middle or latter
part Of September.
Baltimore naiead of ranking ffth in the
list of cities of lhs country, according to
population. is now seventh.
IL is repor;,d that q girl shot NJ. Stambu-
loft, the Hungarian prime minister, with
revolver al & ia, yesterday.
Fire 10 Washington yesterday evening
damaged the stable OF Peter Horrigan, at
Ninth and II streets southwest, and J. w.
kitch's IumteF yard, aoj 'iniEg.
While smiling &c sci at Osaka. Japan,
was being lauuci cd 90 Juue 18Th, the
crowd rushed TO ono side and overturned
the boat Fify-lins were drowned and
many Injured.
In the House of Representatives yesteI-
day the conference report on the diplomat
| ic appropriation bill WAS presented, and
there was !ilt between Mesars. Mcmillan,
| Of Tennessee, and McCreary, of Kentucky.
about Samoa
at ClarksbuTg, ". Va, sensation has
been causad nv the announcement Of the
elopement OF Rev. Abner Vernon. promi.
| rent Methodist m.ister and noted repiva :
ist, with Mrs Charles Eehols, q comely mem
Der OF his Fl jck.
A large number osnearoes who went from
Virginia 10 work in brick yards along the
Hudson ri0er, iett for their homes yesterday.
The experim ant proved failure and ocCa
stoned considerable trouble and loss to the
brick manufacturers.
,n,.o I,;i,od drr;oc T,,,
DAYS storm, and au enormous amount Of
property was destroyed in New York,
Maine, Vermont, Michigan, Pennsy lvania
and Iudiaua Tae Lake Champlain Hotel
at Buff Point, sustained about Sc 900 worth
Of damage.
On Wednesday the new crater geyser at
Yellowstone Park was in a violent state Of
er upton, throwing up en- Immense column
OF steam, stone AID water about two hun
dred feet in circnmfs ference. which assembled
FUZZY 400 feet, shakipg the basin and delug-
log it with an enormous amount OF water.
Mrs a s Cairns. who for some time past
has been conducting fashionable boarding
school for young ladies' at Kirkwood,
suburb OF s.. Louis, becoming aggrieved at
the treatmeu she received az the hands Of
soma of the municipal officers about her
taxes has sold her historic tnree-story build
Ing and grounds to wealthy syndicate of
negroes for $40 900, and the latter will make
1t & manual training school for blacks.
The Louisiana Senate jod ciary commit.
tee last night, by vote Of to 8. reported
to the Senate that Gov. Nichols veto was
10 violation of the constitution of Louisiana
and without authority or right. recommend
ed tibet ,he hill he returned to the House Of
Representative, and Instructed the clerk #
the Senate 20 uoliiy the Governor of thei'
action. The report was adopted, The House
col earring in tbs sc;ioa OF the Senate By q
vote OF 81 u 81 ..
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The Chinese Must Go.

PHOENIX, Ariz., July 10.-Appli cation
was made yesterday before Judge Kibbey
for writ OF hsbaaa corpus in the cases of
twenty 'our Chinese who recently attempt
ed to enter the Uoited States from Mexico
The U. S. attorney raised the point that the
Chinese 10 question cannot claim the priVi-
legs OF habeas corpus, they being in the
United ates illegally. Judge Kibbey sus-
tanned the point and denied the writ a
writ of certiorari was also denied on the
same grounds. The aliens will be sent back
to China.
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Telegraphic Breyities.


About 800 Louisville and Nashville brake
men and switchme en- were out on strike last
night.
Congressman Fred Lansing, Of Watertown,
N. Y has declined to be candidate for re.
nomination.
Rev. Father Peter Verdagguer, OF San
Francisco has been appointed bishop OF
Brownsville, Tex.
Wu R4ardon, manufactures and trader,
of Boston, owes $50 600. The assets consist
of desk and three chairs in his Office.
Ii Is lumored that Clerk of Court Spalc-
Ing, who was reported to have been killed
10 Souh Dakota by Indians, is alive al d
we'll.
The thermometer at Washington, N. E.,
Indicated this morniog 25 degrees above
z,ro snd the top of Mt. Washington is white
with snow.
All the $4,000 900 Of stock OF the Amer
lean Gas Investment Co , Que half of which
was to have been placed in England and
the remainder in this country, will now be
disposed OF In the Uaited States on account
of aalous chickering's of two factions In Lon
don, each of which sought to control the
stock allotted to the English capitalists.
Tho Supreme Lodge z. OF P. at Milw sukeo to.
day elected G. B. Shaw, of Wis, s. c., and w. W.
Blackwell, of Ky, S. VIC.
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Another Warm Wave.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 1O.-A warm
wave mas appeared in Dakota, where the
temperature has risen from 140 to 1S' this
rise in temperature will extend over the up.
per Lake region to-day, and the lower lake
region and the Ohio valley Friday cool,
fair weather will prevail in the middle At
lant;c States today and to morrow. with
rising temperature or Saturday and warm
er weather on Sunday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-10
ALEXANDRIA, A,
THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 10.
THE REPUBLICAN elections committee O

THE REPUBLICAN elections committee OF
the republican Houae Of Representatives,
uuwittingly. OF course, have given awsS
their side of the House, and exposed N
glariog light the grotesque but ruiuoua at
gu dlty of their force bill. If any election
frauds and bulldozipgs are now praetlced IN
the South, according to the statements o.
both southern and northern republicans, the
particular State In which they most aoouno
is Missi. sppi There, if anywhere, iron
the Potomac to the Gulf, according to re-
pablican statements, charges and afidavlts'
are the negroes denied the privilege OF sui
frsee and the negro vote suppressed. bu'
of the entire five contested election cases
from that State before the committee re-
fsrred to, three have been decided In favor
Of .he democratic contestees, and the other
two. having nothing to sustain them, nave
been abandoned. The committee thus az
knowledge that elections in Mississippi
are conducted fairly. But if fairly there
then. by the united testimony of northern
,nd southern men, and of republicans aod
dem ocrats, for stronger reasons, fairly III
every other southern State; and 80 dowp
goes the alleged necessity for the sectional
force bill to the bottom of the sea.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-10

Mr.. STANLEY, the African explorer, be-
lieves that Africa is the future as we'll asthe
pas home of the negro race, and urges Inc
emigration OF the American negroes to the
land of their forefathers, In which, be says
the els ample room for homes for all Of them
where they can increase aud multiply where
there ia none to make them afraid, and
whore they will have full and unrestricted
opportunity to develop into great and
powerful nation, il they possess the germs
thereof, rs is asserted by themselves ano
their northern friends and admirers In
stead of pensioning them, as Is now pre-
posed by the republican Congress, it might
be better, and could certainly not be worse,
to expend ths money that would be requi-
site Tor that purpose, 10 sending ihem back
to their suces ors' cline.
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this warning IT Will DO at yonr own peru
L. MASON, Fairfax ccu-ty, Va.
I regret tho necessity for this notice ana offer
to my friends ss an apology, the follow ing state
mont
Several years ago, for gross misconduct in cat
ting open and reading sealed letter 10 my WIFE,
entrusted 10 him by me in Alex indrii, Frank
Nelson was forbidden to c)me TO MY ho &C until
he should first send me a written acknowledgment
and apology. This never having been done, after
the lap OF posrly two years he came to my house
in my Absence in spite OF positive prohibition
from me received by him the eve OF his start
ing from Bethlehem.
Again on Saturday last, July 9Th, Frank and
his brother Robert, from Baltimore, came to ny
house and, in disregard OF my warning, forced
their way in, Frank resisting my ell ut to elc.t
him forcibly from my premises, aud Robert COM
il, g to his assistance with threatening langu 90.
Both Of them forced themselves into my huu
and Frank Wal grossly insulting to myself and
wife.
Having used sufficient force to ascertain thet
only extreme measures would avail, snd being
physically unable, on accoupl of my age, to con-
tend with two robust young men OF 81 and %,
submitted quietly for severa[hours to the insults
OF the young rutiians. who he'd comp ete possess
ion of my premises, Frank declaring impudcnty
he would come wheney or he pleased.
All this in IN Of the fact that when Hrfc sons
were cruelty alb indOned by their rents some
fourteen years ago l was the only one (being
merely connected by marrage) upon whom it was
thought fit TO quarter them and during all tho
years of their helpless infancy l, almost unaded,
reared and supper cd them in my own family.
su1h are two of them The third youth OF
nearly nineteen, still lives with me, aud is q
young man of OK ceont character.
All othc. Efforts to protect my premises having
failed make this pubic statement in the hope
that it will save fucther trouble and if not, after
this, at least, my conscience and pub ic Opinion
Il beleve) will approve whatever measures are
necessary to protect the peace Of my home against
such wanton and brutal invasion.
1t B.R. MASON
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-10

The PRESIDENT by vetoiug bill yes'ef
day has given the democrats in the US
House of Representatives an opportunity for
patiently exposing the unconstitutionalitg OF
Mr. Speaker Reeds rule of counting quo
runs. To overcome the veto it will require
the affirmative vote of two thirds of the
members of the House, and that vote
must be taken By call Of the ayes and noes,
and the vote of each member must be re-
corded as cast. Such are the plain and d.
rect provisions of the Constitution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-10

SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFIoERs.-At yeste:-
days session 10 S.aunton of the Sunday
School Convention Of the Baltimore Confer.
eucs, NJ. E. Church South. the following
officers were elected
President, T. ]. Alagruder, of Baltimore ;
vice presidents, ore from each district, Rev.
H. b. Kennedy, q. s. Duisny, George R
Hill, NJ. L. Walton. Edwsrd S Conrad, Rev
] S. Hutchinson, Rsv. ]. o Knott. Rev. 81.
p Harreil secretaries, W. s. Yates and j.
h Drecbsler.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-10

The Arkansas republican State conven
ton met at Little Rock yesterday aud de-
clDed to place a repu ollcan TICKET In the
6sId and formally indorsed the union labor
ticket The plalfJrm adopted is a complete
Endorsement of the administration 10 power
sod The uirj ,fity in Ccngres', rsat'na-
ton of party principles. IL charges tee
democratic party with tire murder of John
N. Clayton, and declares the democratic
party party of assassine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-10

GEN MAHoNE's latest cry for "a free vote
and fair count" in Virginia is not only RI
diculous, but amusing, in view Of his intro
duction OF the tissue ballot in Virginia, and
the other fraudulent methods to which he
used to resort, snd of the fact that Lsugston
now accuses him of cheating him out OF bis
election for Congress two years ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-10

EIGHTH DIsrKIcr-Uader the Call of the
democratic chairman OF the Eighth Dis
trict for convention to bs held in Lsesbnrg
on the 20 of next month. to nominate
candidate for Congress, SIS ford will be en-
titled TO eight delegates, Kiag George elk,
Orange thirteen, Priaco W!:ian tb:itseo,
Farquer twenty eight, L7uioan twenty
eight, Copsper slxtesp, Madison twslge,
Louisa fifteen, Fairfax twenty, Alexandra
county three, Alexandra city aeventsen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-10

WHEN THE true cause of disease
has been discovered, considerable
progress has been made toward the
discovery OF specific remedy there
for. Intelligence from Germany is to
the effect that the true cause of diptheria,
typhoid fever, and cholera infaDtum has at
tst been definitely ascertained. For the
sake of science it is hoped this intelligence
may be true, for if 1t bs, 1t can hardly be
long before the ply sicians will have all the
dangerous diseases referred to In complete
control,
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EDUCATIONAL.
EPISCOPAL FEMALE INSTITUTE,
WINCHESTER, VA.

WINCHESTER, VA.
Seventeenth annual session opeus September
18th. The best teachers, thorough instruction
and complete equipments in all departments
School unsurpassed in advantages of home, health
climate, society and religious influence. Every
room filed last year. Send for catalogue to A.
MAGILL SMITH, AM, Principal iy10 twin
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Foreign News.

LONDON, July 1O.-Mr. Chas. Kendall
Adams, president OF Cornell University, was
married yesterday to Mra. Mary Matthews
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Proceedings of Congress.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Jul.

Mr.. Dawes presented memorials from
Lynn, Mass, protesting against appropria-
tons fer sectarian Indian schools
Mr. Stewart offered a resolution which
was agreed toy calling on the Secretary ct
the Interior for information as to the selec
ton cf sites for reservoirs by the director of
the geological survey.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
conference report on the silver bill and was
addressed by Mr.. Morgan in opposition to
the report. He did not know but that the
effect OF the vote to be taken to-day (if it
should result in tho adoption Of the confer
euce billy wou'd not be really more fatal to
the prospect of silver coinage in the future
than the act of 1878 The legislation of
1878 had been The said) an act OF cold-blood-
ed assassination of the silver dollar. He
said the bill was total departure ftom the
action CT both the House aud the Senate
and was as essentially new as il 1t had been
a novel written by the Senator from Ohio
withn the last few days. Mr.. Morgan went
on to speak of legislation on all important
matters being now. entirely controlled by
conference ommittees-committess OF arb
tratiop, whose proceedings were secret: so
that, if such committee we're bribed to the
extent OF a hundred million dollars, no
Senator would be permitted to find it out.
MIR. Aliaon remarked that there was no
necessary secrecy about conference commit
tees. They are public committees.
M. Morgan replied to that remark by
saying that in This very discussion Mr.. Sher-
man had declined to answer. a question as
to proceedings in the conference committee
on the ground that such proceedings were
secret.
Mr.. Sherman said he had never denied
to the Senate any information as to what
took place 10 conference. He had been
asked what particular conference had ctfei-
ed q particular proposition and he had felt
that he was not ct liberty to answer sucb 6
question.
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PERSONAL NOTICE.

Frank Nelson, of South Bett'etcn. Pa:
You and your brother RCb.rt, of Baltimore for
gross misconduct in my Ii ,usr are hereby notified
and duly warned never again TO c,me upon my
premise, nor to enter my house II yon srcesri
this waning 1t will BIO at yonr own peril
& T. MASON, Fairfax ccu.ty, Va.