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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-18

works here during the summer at her
Georgetown home, and she grinds out
everything with her own hands, writing
boldly with big gold pen. She is the
nearest machine CT any writer know,
and she pens the most blood-curdling
descriptions of love and crime
with a smile on her face.
1t was here she began her writing, ana
she writes the same sort of stories to-day
that she did wears ago. Her habits are
TO write almost constantly from Tuesday
to Thursday night. Friday and Satur-
day she spends in visiting, and on Mon
day she revises her proofs, wheoh are
sent to her regularly from the New York
Ledger. She had for time contract
with the Ledger, by which she was paid
$40 ,OO9 q year for all that she wrote,
and she probably gets royalty in ad-
dition. Still she began her work at a
dollar column, and her first engage
ment on the Ledger was at ten dollars
column. Her property here is not very
valuable, and it is as unconventional as
Mrs. Southworth herself. 1t is little
story and half cottage with rude
picket fence in front of it, and with the
pant we'll worn of by the weather. Peo-
pie calling at 1t to see the famed novelist
often take her for servant if she hap
pens to be working out of doors among
her flowers, and they cen hardly believe
that the little simple old lady in calico is
the noted money making authoress.
MRS. soUTHwoRTH IS HOME.
THE STORY OF UNCLE TOM IS CABIN.
Mrs. Southworth wrote on slavery be-
fore Uncle Tom IS Cabin appeared, but 1t
was reserved for this book to be the great
success of that time. Uncle Tom IS Cabin
was written at Washington and was pub
lished in the National Era here. Har-
riet Beecher Stowe says she would have
been well satisfied to have received q SILK
dress in payment for the work, aud she
was astonished 70 find It such success.
It came out in book form in 1872 and in
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-18

Mrs. Stanford g butler came to the door
and she told him she would like to see
Mrs. Stanford. He replied that she was
busy and had said that she did not want
to see anyone. She begged him to take
her name upstairs He did so, and
moment later she was asked up. The
moment she entered the room Mrs. -
Stanford cane to her, took her hand,
put her arm around her waist and led
her over to q sofa, whore the two sat
down together. Upon the poetess telling
the story of her sick daughter Mrs.
Stanford began to talk about her son
who it will be remembered died few
years ago. She told the lady all about him
and in two hours conversation gave
her IDEAS of heaven, immortality, love-
and other matters called up by the death
of her dear boy. At last the poetess said:
''But, Mrs. Stanford, called to see
about my book. and don { want to take
up your time. ''Oh, that IS all right, -
replied Mrs. Stanford. and went on with
her talk. At the end CT another half
hour the lady arose and said: Well,
Mrs. Stanford, don t think will tro1-
BILE you further about it, and 1 guess I
had better go. "Why, my dear
chlld, >, replied the rich senator's wife,
81 intend to publish your book. - The
woman was SO wrought up and so sur
prised that she burst out crying, and
sobbed away for some time as though her
heart would break. CHOW can I ever
repay yon?'' she said, and as she did so
ne- tears fell upon Mrs. Stanford IS hand.
s'These tears repay me, was Mrs Stan
ford IS reply - and thereupon she gave
the woman $50 as an advance toward the
publication of her work, and afterwards
Apblished it as she promised. The book
soha well, and the woman was enabled
Though it to live in comfort to her dealA
which occurred last winter. Shorty
before she died / saw her, and she fe-
fsfFed TO Mrs. Stanford's kindness, aid
sasd she sometimes appeared TO her as d.
angel IN her dreams "a
- 80 laIEal GRUMPY, in.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-18
DR.. Dick on Slavery.

For the following copy OF a letter written
by DR.. Dick. who was General Wash.
ington's physician, the GAZETTE is in
debted to ono OF the Doctors descendants.
1t only adds to the proof of the we'll known
fact that the feeling in favor of emancipa.
ton was prevalent at the time referred to
among the leading men OF the State, and
strengthens the impression that but Tor the
unwise and provoking acts OF the northern
abolsionists, VINO had sold their slaves TO
the South, the negroes of Virginia, at least,
would have been emancipated long before
they were, and without the cost of the blood
aud treasure of the war between the States
ALEXANDRA, 25th of 10th month, 1913.
NY Dear Son My mind has for some time been
exercised concerning the state of slavery in
which two of my fellow creatures, born in my
family. and therefore brought into bondage by
me. have been held. l mean Arthur, the son Of
Fanny, and her daughter Dinsh The emancipR-
! ton of the former have lately purchased for the
sum of 1915 of James Mutt OF this town, his late
owner and now feel it my duty TO express to
thee my strong desire for the liberation OF Dinah
with her children. ] feel persuaded that thou
wilt not be backward to meet my wishes on this
occasion am confident of thy sincere affection
for me, aI that thou ~ouldst not willingly be
an impediment in my wsy 70 the attainment OF
that peace which the world cannot give, neither
can it take away. and Of which think may ssy
with truth desire above all things to DC in full
possession. 1 have it not in my power to offer
thee an immediate equivalent bat will either
hold myself responsible for it, at q specified fu-
ture period, or, if the Lord enable me, will lay
by a more ample one for our dear little Ann
Ophelia's use. When thou hast considered this
IA alter l shall be pleased to hear from thee.
Dinah has arrived and brought US tidings Of
the family we'fare James has written within e
day or two to his uncle We are all we'll
Sincerely ard affec:ionately thine,
ELISHA G. DICK.
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STORY OF MORMON BRUTALrrY.-Geo. Preston,
of Clay county, Ala, returned few days sgo
from Utah, where he went ten months ago as
convert to Mormonism. He tells long story oil
the treatment of converts by the Mormons when
they reach Utah he says the women converts
are married to the elders, who in most cases have
three or four wives already, and if they offer the
slightest resistance they are logged or otherwise
punished until they submit. Men who have Q
promised homes and farms are compelled to give
up all the meney they have to the Church, sni
then hey are turned adrift 10 live best they
can Preston and his young wife were converted
TO Mormonism about year ago by two elder,
who were proselyting in Clay ounty. They so!i
what they had and went to Utah Preston says
his wife was stolen from him and carried TO Salt
Lake City, he thinks, but he was never able 10
fhd any trace of her. He was then By threats
compelleI to give the Church all tho money he
had also 5000, and then he was told he must
look out for himself He started home three
months ago and worked his way back.
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Democratic Caucus

The caucus o! the democratic members OF
the General Assembly in Richmond last
night spent aeveral hours considering and
discussing the important financial measures
now pending. One of the propositions ia
the bill now before the House which
in effect contemplates increasing the an.
nual appropriation for disabled Confederate
soldiers or their widows and orphans from
200 to about $4,000 There is every
disposition on the part of the Legislature to
grant this Increase, but in the present finan-
cisl condition OF the Commonwealth it is
believed that to do so will embarrass the
treasury. The caucus took no definite &C.
ton upon the pension nor any of the other
various financial measures before them
Among the important coupon bills which
occupied the attention OF the CAUCUS were
these: The removal of the trial of coupon
cases from the corporation to the circuit
courts of the State to create board of ex-
else commissioners in cities Tyler's bill to
limit funding to 1891 Treasurer Harman's
plan for using all of the available assets of
the Commonwealth in the payment of inter
est on the debt, and another to allow Com
monwealtb's attorneys in cities an assistant,
who is 10 devote hia attention to obstructing
the use Of coupons. None of these ques
tons were definitely passed on.
The caucus nominated for Judge of the
Northampton County Court Gilmore S.
Kendall, the present clerk of that county.
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[CoMMuNicArFD
Shoe Factory.

In regard to starting shoe or cay Other
factory here / fully agree WITH Mr. Hill
We must not wait for outsiders to Gene here
and start them for us but We must do Il
ourselves. If any one wishes to come here
| to engage in any legitimate business or the
manufacture of any article, am in favor Of
giving them all the encouragement and heip
! 10 our power but we must not depend On
| that alone, but must help ourselves by oug
own exertions and hard work or we viii
never realise the expectation of seeing A.
exandria become manufacturing city.
| am satisfied that thousands OF dollars
annually go out of Alexandria as invest.
! ments in American Building and Loan As
ISOLATION, Union Pacific railroad stock and
great many other enterprises which lTe.
quently end with disastrous results and
| am fully convinced that most of this monev
| could be kept here if the people had
| chance OF investing 1t In home enterprise,
| conducted 10 our mids. by our own towns
people, the standing OF whom would give
them guarantee for the safety Of these in.
| vestments. ! would advocate q stock com.
pany with shares at ten dollars each, to be
paid in monthly instruments IL may rot
be convenient for many OF Us to invest
hundred or several hundred dollars
| at clip whom VIC could and wou 30 it at tho
rate of ten twenty, thirty or mora dollars
mouth, and do not think such large amount
would be necessary to start with. Let US begin
on small scale and increase our stocks arc
rising. If We eau make shoes as good and Us chesp
as any body else land do not sec why We should
not, think Alexandria alone could keep fac
tory going. Besides, We have near market IN
Washington for a start until We bran h out
further. Judge Norton grants charter to some
corporation almost every week, with principsi
offices all over town; but have neither seen nor
heard of any work having been done nor any in-
vestment made here in the city. Now let him
grant US charter for the Alexandra Boot ami
Shoe Company; then open In some prominent
place books for subscription OF stock besides a..
point committeos to canvass the whole town.
am sure every business man will Subscribe and
expect good many others. Let us try nothing
beats the venture. HENRY WILT
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asked for appropriation could not be IL
clnded in this wears river and harbor Dill as
the nre-reouisite surveys had not been made
hnt that they would provide for those sur
oa1e an that the appropriation might be In
oIndeS in next YEARS. bill. A delegation
troro Richmond. headed By Col. Ruftin, will
annear before the committee this afternoon
IN favor of an increased appropriation fGr
tha lanes River, and one headed oy Goi.
lamb and Messrs. Dobie and Grioe OF NOT
folk will at the same time speak lot ia' 30
annroDriation for Norfolk harbor.
The renort of the shooting OF deputy =.
rnarshal In Florida has been sent by the
a.,ornav General to the President. Inc
ta.tsr in q conversation with republican
th;s Morning. said be was tired OF SUCH pro,
ceadinos. and that unlass they we're stoppeu
IN short order he would Issue prociama,,
tion to that effect and enforce 1t wi all
the power of the government. Tnis means
that be will declare martial law in such
southern States as he shall desire 10 ltJure.
Representative Mills when informed OF tnls
said ne could not think the Presloent Wouio
be so reckless, as, though such action Wouiu
nrohablv please the republican politicians OF
the North, it could but be the reverse WIN
all the right thinking people OF that sectlon'
and De SpeClaliy wv ootiooNoio W
northern men who had invested their money
in the South. Fapz, the man struck by a
fellow workman at Aberdeen, Miss, and
brought here by the Attorney General to
make bloody shirt capital. has been paid fer
such work by giving MIN place In the cen
aus bureau. And yet Mr.. Harrison, like
Mr.. Cleveland, says political york must not
he paid for with cftice.
Senator Evarts Gays the action OF MI
Platt In Withdrawing his opposition to tue
worlds fair bill before the New York le2ls'
Ialure will secure the fair for that city, but
not until 1893, ALI that Congress will pass
| bill to that effect
At the meeting OF tie Senate Finance Commit
| fec to-day there was practical agreement that
bill should be passed authorizing the Secretary OF
the Treasury to increase the purchase I'll SILVER
store il as bullion and issue certificate upon It,
| The House Committee on postoflices ana post
| roads to-day continued its consideration OF tnt
| subiect of q limited postal telegraph service MT
| Wanamaker was present, and said 1T would bt
agreeable to him to have his bill amended 80 thai
the civil service commission should contfo' tn'
| nropossd new service, and he would also recon-
mend that the bill be amended 30 as to proven
the use of wires for political purposes BY EN-
n'craes and others Nr. Chandler, president
/ the Postal Telegraph Company, said the sum pro
| nosed by MIR. Wanamakrr VAS utterly lnadeqdst
| for tho reouired pu pose
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

DR.. 1. P. Hoyt. coroner of Dancille, died
yesterday after lingering Illness, aged 81
years.
Mr.. Thomas c. Chandler, one of the old
est and most beloved of Carolne's citizens,
died at his home. near Woodford's, recently
in the 921 year of his age.
At Stafford Store last Friday Messrs. R.
A. Shacklett aud Wallace Herndon got into
a difficulty about dog, during which the
latter was seriously and, it is feared, fatally
cnt with knife.
A freight train Oh the Cluch Valley irail'
road jumped the track at Pounding Mill yes
terday evening, Insanity killing Captain K.
D. Peck, the southern agent of the Hull
Goal and Coke Company, and the engineer,
Sam Clowers, and one brakeman.
G. L. Hammit, a we'll known citizan OF
Fncsstle, Botetourt county, was found
dead yesterday in the basement of the new
Ponce de Leon Hotel in Roanoke. 1t sp
pears that he fell from the floor fifteen feet
above.
F. e. 6. MorrisoD, young attorney OF
Roanoke, who came so near falling victim
to an unknown assassin's knife few nights
ago, was knocked on the head with brick
last night by some unknown person just as
he stepped from his Office door.
A few days ago a difficulty occurred in
the shoe shop at the penitentiary between
old man Marvin. the bigamist, and negro
convict, In the course Of which Marvin
plunged shoe awl In the Negroes body.
The negro struck Marvin, knocking him
down. Investigation showed that Marvin
provoked the difficulty so ho was given q
dose of raw hide on his bare back.
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A lex IN DIR Ia,
Tuesday EVENING. FEBRUARY IS.

IrAppEARs that all the recent dlstut oaa'
ces In Florida, about which the Presiaen,
and his legal partner, Attorney General
M;llAr are now making 60 much ado, are
Tho les;timats results Of conspiracy, enter
al into by q. 8. district judge and U. 8.
marshal, to aend Florida democrats to The
nenitentiary by juries composed entirely o.
republicans, selected to convict, irrespective
of evidence, though to do so the conspirs'
tors had to break the U. 8. statute which
provides that the jury commissioner ana
the clerk of the q. s. court shall belong to
opposite parties. The accounts OF these
disturbances received by the Attorney Gen
eral, and furnished with SO much gratuity
to the press, aer all written by the marsha
referred to, whose course Is approved al
ths White House and at the Department G.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
5pscsal Correspondence of the Aloxs. GAHEr

3pSctA Correspondence OF the AloXs. GAZETTE J
WASHING TON, d. O.. Feb Is, 1880
Senator Daniel says that while MIR. Win
ston's appointment as census supervisor OF
the Alexandria district is very proper and
excellent one, he, Daniel is not entitled to
the credit thereof, and that he knew moth
ing about it until 1t was made. 1t is said al
the census bureau that the appointment was
made by Secretary Noble at the instance OF
Mr.. Elan. who ia a fellow townsman of MIR.
Winston. Mr. Winston was among the
number OF democrats Senator Barbour
named as suitable persons for the place.
Argument in the contested election case
Of Waddill Va. Wise. from the Richmond
district, was made to-day before the House
elections committee. Mr. Edgar Allen was
counsel for the contestant, and Mr.. Mere.
di,h for the contestee. The chief ground OF
conteet Ia the assertion that while Mr.. Wise
was elected by 26l Ina jority, more than that
number OF negroes were standing around
one of the polls In Richmond trying to vote
at snndown. One OF the witnesses to sus
tain this assertion Is negro who swore
that he had not shut his eyes in sleep for
seven years.
It Ia the general impression at all the
government depar, ments and bureaus In this
city that the kickers in Virginia were par
ties to what the President terms the "gigan.
tic fraud OF the last election In their State, y
and that consequently none of that class
OF politicians Will receive any fayors ct the
hand of the administration.
prominent Virginia republican, here to.
day, not on good terms with General Ma
hone, but who voted for the General at the
last election, having read In this correspond
ence that General Malone had said before
leaving here that he had been promised the
Alexandria posoftice for Mr.. Windsor, said
IL might be so, but that he knew that both
the President and the Postmaster General
had said the Office referred to would be Civ.
en- to Mr.. Agnew.
The pension appropriation bill Tor the
next fiscal year, which was reported to the
House to-day, carries with ii sos 427 ,46l.
The House committee on the District oil
Oolumbia to-day gave hearing to persons
particularly interested in the proposed Sun
day rest law.
Among number of petitions for Sun.
day law presented in the Senate to-day was
one BY Senator Daniel from the Council OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church of Virginia,
signed by Bishop Whtte, by 500 members
of the P. E Church of Petersburg, and 6y
225 citizens of that city in mass meeting as.
sembly.
A delegation of the Washington Board of
Trade appeared before the House commerce
committee to-day in behalf of an appropria.
ton for deepening the channel of the Potc-
mac river. They presented report from
Col. Haios, of the Euginser Department, TO
the effect that the channel of the river at
some points now Is only nineteen feet deep
at low water, but that with dredging at the
Kettle Bottoms and between Maryland
Point and Deep Point the depth can readily
be increased to twenty four feet. The com.
mittee informed the delegation tibet the
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Telegraphic Brevities.

Christopher sholes, the inventor nj y.
first successful type writer, died at Milvsn '
kee yesterday.
Patrick Cooney, "The Fox" who is jnn,t
Gated in the Cronin murder, was cap,nr.s
last night st Hancock, Mich.
Marcus Marx, a member OF large a.;
cago clothing firm, was fatally Injured Ia,
evening by falling rs feet down the eev,,..
shaft.
Jimmy GrifieD, the St. Paul light gsig5,
was defeated by Billy Mahen, in . rom
at the Occidental club at San FrsnGt.o.''
last night.
A western Maryland delegation is at A.,
napolis to urge upon the legislature M,
position to lease the Chesapeake and or.
canal to be operated only as a water way
The National Starch Mauufac,uri,o
Company has been incorporated in GOWN,
ton, KY. The corporation embraces all n.
starch factories in the United States 10 taa
number OF thirty.
4 bill was introduced in the Maryland
House to-day, providing that the charge far
telephone service in Baltimore shall not
exceed 81 month, and 10 towns Of less
than $4,000 inhabitants So month.
Rev. ]. Strechfus, pastor OF s.. Peter.
Lutheran church, Was arrested 10 Chlcspo
yesterday afternoon, charg ed with insulting
ladies on the street. Mr.. Strecbfus admit.
ted that be had been drinking wine aud
might have been somewhat excited
The members OF the Manufacturer. sa
sociation OF WoburD, Mass, last nght voted
to close every leather factory represented
in the association Tomorrow and 10 keen
them closed until the men return - work at
the factory ofBeggs and Cobb. This mean.
the enforced idlene5s OF 1900 men.
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Destructive Fire

NEWARK. N. j., Feb. 1S-A disastrous
fire broke out early this morning in three.
story frame building near the Morris and
Essex railroad depot and spread to the
three adjoining buildings. The body OF
Mrs. Mary Burns was found In one of tie
houses where she had been suffocated by
smoke. The loss Is $500 600; partly covered
hy Insurance.
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Arrest of Spiritualists.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-Three detectives aud
reporter attended seanoe last evening,
and when the proper time came one of
them seized the embodied spirit and another
struck light. The result was screams and
a sensation. Mrs. Carrie NJ. Sawyer and
Miss Klttie Ranger, who played the parts OF
spirits, and Frank Burk, the manager, were
taken to police station, charged with OBJ
tanning money by false pretences.
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Foreign News.

PEsrH, Feb. 1S-Count julius Audrassy,
the well.known Hungarian statesman, died
to-day, aged CT years.
PARIS, Feb. 1S.-A dispatch from Havana
has been received from the Count of Paris,
father Of the Duke of Orleans. in which he
says; 81 am proud of my son and pleased
with the attitude he has taken"
LONDON, Feb. lS.-The passenger steamer
Coral Queen, from Gothenburg has sunk eli
the river Tees in collision with the Rotter.
dam steamer Brinio. 1t is reported that ak.
teen persons on the Coral Qleen we're drown
ed.
LONDON. Feb. 1S.-To day Justice Butt
refused to grant the application made in be
half of Capt O'Shea for wrlts o! attachment
against the managers Of the STAR and the
London edition of the New York Herald,
for publishing certain comments relative to
the action for divorce brought by Capt.
O'Shea against his wife, in which Mr.. Par
nell Is named as co respondent.
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WASHINGTON PREsBYTERY.-The Wash
ington City Presbs terry met yesterday. Rev.
T. S. Childs presented letter announcing
biz change OF doctrnal views and asking
q dismissal to the Protestant Episcopal
Church of Maryland. The sui ject Of the
proposed revision of the confession Of faith
was discussed but the Presbytery adjourned
without taking any action until the ION OF
March, when vote on the snti st Will te
had
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Court of Appeals Yesterday.

Barreltagainst Wilkinson. Appeal allow
ed, and supersedeas awarded 10 decree
pronounced by the Circuit Court Of Wythe
county at the September term, 1889 10
case OF Foster &C., against Barrett & Co.
Richmond and Danvil'e Railroad Com
panY against Yeamap. Further argued by
CHARLES NJ. Backford, esq., for plaintiff in
error and submitted.
Stewards administrator against N. N. and
NV. R. R. Co. Argued and continued IN
ii to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-18

THERE ARE now one hundred students
from the South at Yale College. And yet
there are southern colleges as well prepared
to instruct young men as Yale that are lam
gushing for lack of proper support. When
Virginsns were educated at William and
Mary College and at the University of Vir
ginia, their State got along much better than
she is now doing. Then her Legislators
made her party to contract, which their
successors, who obtained their instruction
elsewhere, are now trying to repudiate.