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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-05
The Debt Commission.

letter from Richmond says: The establish
ing of the debt commits ion has attract ed consid-
cradle attention in financial and political circles
Senator Berry, of Amherst the chairman of the
finance committee of the State Senate and as such
member of the commission, when asked said
yesterday No, do not think there will DO any
meeting of the commission until some intimatlon
has been given that the tondholders, or those who
may desire 20 treat with them, have some pro-
possl to submit Mr.. Berry expressed the desire,
as we'll az the hope, that the appointment OF the
commission may result in some good to the state.
Another member of the commission said l IN.
derstand that certain New York cpsnciers are
anxious to have a finger in the pie in bringing
about negotiations with the creditors. believe
these gentlemen have been correspond ding with
persons here with this object in view. The reso.
luton under which the commission was raised
requires that deposit of ono million dollars shall
be made by the parties submitting scheme for s
settlement OF the debt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-05
COMMUNICATED.
Alexandria Opportunity.

The called meeting of citizens for tonight at
the Bolrd of Trade rooms to receive the report
of the committee appointed to procure a charter
for operating shoe mandatory in this city
should be largely attended, and thus indicate in
some measure the interest that is felt By our peo-
pie, and as an encouragement to those who may
feel inclined to contribute to its success. DO not
let this Opportunity to start the shoe factory slip
away from US. Our laboring people need employ
ment, and there is capital enough in AleIsndria
to give employment to thousand or more worthy
men, women, boys and girls. By all means start
the shoe factory, but do not stop there bat cast
around for other industries that can be sue 'ess.
fully started here with small capital and give
employment to the willing and anxious lsborer.
knitting mill can be started here on capital
of $4,000 that would give employment to one
hundred or more women and girls. A shirt, over
all and pants factory Can be started still less
capital that would give employment to at least
seventy five operatives, and its products find
ready and profitable sale. Do not let Charlottes
Vile, Roanoke or any other city take from US
that which is 80 much needed to build up our own
city. Go to the meeting tonight and bravey do
what you can to start the wheels of industry. y.
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Telegraphic Breyitles.


At the fancy stock sale 10 New York to
day several horses sold at from 5000 TO
s25 600 apiece.
In the Maryland Legislature to-day bill,
were introduced for fresh meat inspection
law and for the inspection of liquor.
The President has approved the agree.
ments entered into with the several bands
OF Chippewa Indians in the State OF Mime.
| sofa.
A shoe factory at WeIasenfeIs, sArouy
was destroyed by fire to day, ana seven Of
| the employees lost their lives in the burn.
ing building.
st Pittsburg to-day two workmeu
attempted to thsw out some sticks OF dyna
mite, when an explosion followed, wreckins
blacksmith shop, killing one man, badly
injuriug others and shaking up the neigh
borhood.
The strike at Sulchsbach, Weinie & Con-.
pany's silk mill, at College Point, | last
night after parading the streets CT the vii
lage attacked the factory, breaking the win.
dows with stones. The strikers are mostly
Bohemians, Swedes and Germans.
Chesterfield Goode and Charley Mitchell the
pugilist, qusrreed in London last night when
Mitchell struck Goode two severe blows on the
head with poker. Goodies injuries are pro-
nounced to be serious
A Cologne paper says that at the coming session
D.: A.
fresh military credits, and will again introduce
the anti ocislist BILL which was rejected by The
last Reichstsg.
Solomon Barnett, tailor, was murderousiy at
tackled by two men in his shop in New York yes.
tarday, and received five deep gashes the head
Robbery was doubtless the incentive to the crime
At ia meeting of the Colonial Congress in Paris
to-day resolution was adopted fsvoring the Gee.
laration of French protectorate over the king.
dom of Dahomey.
Andrew Alexander persisted in his burning ST.
loon at Woodsde, Ind, Monday night. The Ere
is believed to have been due to the hostility Of
the cit.zons
A police officer who had discovered burglars a.
work in a store in Detroit last night was fret
upon and moItsly wounded. The thieves Is.
capped.
A fire in Goldsmith, Bsw & Co.'S clothing
house, in Cincinnati, last night, caused about
$4,000 damage.
1t. P P. Powell, 9th cavalry, has been relieved
from duty at Ft. Leavenworth and ordered to Join
his troop.
The President to-day approved the act progit-
ing for an Assistant Secretary OF War.
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Among the leading pspers in the March

Among the leading papers in the March
number of the Commonwealth. a literary
magazine published in Denver, Colorado
which is attaining great favor 10 the West,
are "a it "NeIther Traitor nor Rebel" by
Prot. T. n. Haskell; The Crime of Mite
and Crown, by f. NJ. AIisoo, Jr.; The
West In Literature. by c. NJ Harger Moral
Evolution, by H P Stephens; Thoughts l
had on Christmas Eve, by J. B. Bedford
Something 10 the Wild West. by W. Black
buru Harte; The Single Tax Dlcirine, By
Davis b. Waite; Farm va Mortgage, by Dr..
B. Strong Madam. story ofWarlimes, By
W. 8. Farrand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-05
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence Of the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE !
RICHMOND, Va, March 4.-The session
of the General Assembly of Virginia is prac
ticalIy ended. The outgoing trains took
large number of the members home to night
and only few will remain TO transact the
business Il will lake the Governor several
days to catch up with the work and when
this ia dono there Will ne an adjournment
sine die. | asked prominent legislator
to day if the General Assembly would re-
convene in he summer and be replied IN
the negative; says that enough coupon OBJ
atruction measures bad 0eeu enacted at this
session to last until next WiDer. If the
General Assembly waits until next winter
before having az extra session they can IN
der the Constitution radistriot the State
after the first of Jauunry provided the GEN.
sus report Is completed by that time. 1t
was very amusing to-day to sea the leg!sls-
tors bid each other goodbye. All had come
thing funny to say and oil eeemed anxious
to cay It, In the House. Delegate Byrd
(rara ayis) "tne gentleman from AIleghav
ny, Bath aud Highland" occupied the
Speakers chair for while, and ne pre-
sided 10 manner that fairly convnlsed the
House and the Senate (tor all the Senators
Cdm6 CfST W utdI hisu
Henceforth he will be known as Speaker
Byrd title which he Gays he will wear
with becoming modesty in the mountains of
Allee hhny, Bath and Highland.
To-day has been day for returning
thanks. Col John Bell Bigger has been
thanked for the faithful and efficient manner
10 which he has performed his dutiee, and
the Senate has similarly compimented DR..
Perdeton, The clerk Of that body. Whilet
is true that the clerks in both houses aud
their assistants have had much to do. the
session which is now nearing an end has
been unusually dull from newspaper stand
point. Indeed. there has not been sensa.
lion nor anything of extraordinary interest
during the session. The newspaper cores
pondents and reporters declare it to be the
dullest session in their recollection and are
glad that the end is so near. B. P. o.
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ICOMMUNICATED

A SUPERsTITIoN,-A few days age on old
white woman told me she had noticed for
years that the last Thursday in each month
rules the weather of the ensuing month.
Thus, if the last Thursday be clear, The fo-
lowing month ia to be clear and nee, or if
the day be partly clear and partly dleagree-
able, 30 will the month be. was -urprised
that any one who seemed otherwise ration.
al, should soberly assert such arrsnt non
sense. 1t ia az ridiculous az the tradition
in regard to ground hog day." or the no.
ton that nine swallows Of water will cure
hic cup, or that tn skin OF black cat will
cure malignant lever.
Nor SUpERsTITfOIJ5
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FROM WASHINGTON.
spsclsl Correspondence OF tho Alexs. GAzsTTl
WASHINGTON D. O.. March 5. $780,

soaelsl correspondence OF tho Alexs. GAzsrTr !
WASHING TON. D. O.. March 8, 1890. 8
The attendants at Providence Hospita
report that Mr.. Taubee is little better
this morning.
In the Senate to-day Senator Stookbridge
presented two immense packages OF remon-
strsnces against the passage of any Dill IN
regard to the observance of the Sabbath. or
Lords day, or any other religious or eccle.
sisstical institution or right; against the
adoption Of any resolution for the amend
ment of the national Constitution that
would in any way give preference to the
principles of any one religion above anoth-
or, or that will in any wsy sanction legisa.
tion upon the subject of religion. These re-
Snonstrances contain the individual sigma.
aures of 30S1, 377 citizsns from different
States and territories. as follows: Michigan
Al AL, Minnesota % $50. Wisconsin 20,755,
Kansas 30O75. California 0.42S, OHIO
10 800
In the Senate lay Mr.. Daniel present
ed petitions from 200 citizens of Charlottes.
Vile, 105 citizens of .Albemsrle county, and
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Nor SUpERsTITloUs

DELINQUENT TAX SALES Tho following REQ
luton was agreed to by the General Assembly
yesterday:
Bel reaovod, That the t!easurers Of the respe,.
hereby directed not to sell before the next session
of the General Assembly any lands heretofore sold
for delinquent ixes due the Commonwealth pun
chased by theCo nmonwealth and still unredeemed.
2. That the clerks Of tho county and corpora
tion courts be, and they are hereby directed not
to furnish to said trea urers for the purpose u
such sale tie lists OF lsnds so purchased By tho
the General Assembly.
3. These resolutions shall DO in force from thoir
pas3aPe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-05
LEGISLATIVE.

In the Senate yesterday communication
came from the House stating that that body
had adopted resolution adding one mem
Der Of each house to the committee hereto
| fore constituted to examine into the oyster
industry of the Commonwealth. The reso
luton was agreed to and Mr.. Moore ap
| pointed the extra member
The Senate agreed to the amendments
proposed by the House 10 the bill relating
to building and loan associations not incor
porated in this State.
The following House bills were killed To
prohibit preferences by insovent or embar
raised merchants and others and to annul
csrtsin liens obtained by the consent or co.,
nivaucs of debtor within three months Of
the date of such assignment, and to enable
the boards of supervisors to aid immigration
| by publishing descriptions and maps OF their
| counties.
The passage By the House of joint reso
luton directing county and city treasurers
not to sell lands heretofore purchased by
the Commonwealth was communicated to
the Senate, which concurfed in the resolu
lion.
The Senate In executive session confirmed
the appointments, among others, OF Thomas
Waller, OF Fredericksburg, and ]. I. Minor,
OF King Gaorge, as members of the Board CT
Visitors of the Virginia Normal and Colegl-
ate Institute.
A clock was presented to Clerk Pendleton
and various resolutions of thanks to the pre-.
siding officer, clerks, &c.
the House passed the following bills, with
several amendments To amend the Code, 50
as 20 give effect to powers of attorney and
contracts to convey by married woman to
incorporate the Potomac and Ohio Railway
Company, and allowing +. w. Payne, late
treasurer of King George county, and w. w.
Kincheloe, treasurer of Prince William
county, further tina in which to collect and
levy for State, county, and district taxes.
The following Senate bills we're passed TO
amend the Code in relation to voting upon
riansfsrs, and to amend the Code in relatio
to change of residence and registration by
voters.
Just before the House adjourned MIR.
Byrd, the humorous m lem Der from Bath, was
called to the chair. The delegates crowded
him with resolutions and points of order,
and the rulings of the acting Speaker ere
a.eG much amusement.
Mr. Hume offered a resolution to settle
the State debt by taxing bachelors to the
amount Of $50
When the vote was taken on ii e adoption
of the paper Mr.. Byrd declared it lost.
Messrs. Hay and J. E. Mason rose to
points of order, and the Speaker declined to
recognize either, declaring there was DO
point in anything they said, and both were
out OF order.
Mr.. Shackelford presented the acting
Speaker with beautiful bouquet, and in
accepting it Mr.. Byrd wound up his remarks
by saying he would tell the Bath girls
about the fne-looking young gentlemen,
wdowers and bach ors down here, and es-
pecialy the gentleman from Loudonr Mr..
Ryan,.
A hearty laugh was epj Dyed at MIR. Ryan's
expense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-05

IT Is sincerely hoped that the commits
slon pppointed by the Legislature to con.
Ter with the States creditors about the set :
Element Of the State debt may sui jact the
State to no expense, az it Is utterly impossi'
BILE for 1t to do anything towards the accom-
pltshment of that settlement. except by al
lowing tho creditors more favorable terms
than those Of the repudiating Riddeberger
bill, which it ia prohi bited from doing. AS
long as the creditors have both the national
and State courts to enforce the reception Of
their coupons for State taxes. they will
never agree to accept the terms OF the Rid
dlebsreer bill, nor would anybody else in
their place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-05
Death of Young Abraham Lincoln.

LONDON, Mar. 5.-U. s. Minister Lin
ooln's sou died at 1l:07 this morning Dur
lag the morning the lad was In q comatoae
condition and was unable to retain Dour-
ishment He suffered no pain. Mr.. Lin
cola and his family were at the bedside OF
the dying boy from early in the morning
until he died. He passed away quietly.
Upon being informed ofthe death of Mas.
ter Lincoln the Q leeu Immediately sent a
message of sympathy to Mr.. Lincoln.
The body will be embalmsd and sent
home for interment.
CHICAGO, Mich. BY tho death of Mr.. Lin.
coln's son the male line of Lincoln threatens to
become extinct. 1t is said that Mr.. Lincoln re.
Gently expressed regret that he had accepted the
position of Minister to England.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 5.

IT'S only natural that legislators, nation
al and State, should be governed In their
action more by self, than by public interest
But thew are frequently mistaken In respect
OF both. 10 the matter of the Blair DILL
hat few who have devoted any INTEL
llgent thought to the subject can see now
that measure can prove real public bene-
Il t; and the Congressman who may vote LOT
1t will find that by doing 30 they have not
benefited themselves. The public schoois
are prosperiug throughout the country; no
child who wants instruction Ia deoarreo
from it; and Congress has no right TO tax
neople on the necessaries of life in order to
raise money for school purposes IN the sew
eral States. The lass the national govern
ment has to do with State affairs. the better
for both, and the more patriarcnal the form
or becomes the worse the condition OF the
people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-05

TIE GOVERNORS APPo:NTMENGs.-one of the
questions discussed in the executive session OF the
State Senate Saturday night was whether Govern
or Lees or Governor Mckinney 5 appointments il
certain instances he'd good. In April 1889,
Governor Lee made several appointments to
asylum boards for the term of three years; tut he
neglected to send the names to the Senate for
firmation within thi ty days of its assembling.
The construction put upon the Law by Governor
Mckinney was that these appointments lapsed
afeer thirty dayE, and therefore be made nomna-
tions to fl the vacancies. The law point thus
brought in issue WAS discussed at great length and
members of the legal fraternity were divided III
opinion, but finally Governor McKinney's ap.
pointecs were Confirmed By tho Senate By very
decided ms ority.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. R. Y. Henly died ct Vast Point yes
terday aged 70 years.
Ten wheel engines ara being used on tbs
Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Col. ]. Marshall McCue died 10 Stanton
yesterday in the 18th year of his age.
Governor Mckinney is kept busy ex
aiming and signing bills recently passed by
the legislature.
Charles G. Sheppard, young man of
North Danville, while on spree yesterday,
took dose Of rat poison. from which be
died last night.
The Virginia Annual Conference of the
United Brethren Church was convened in
Winchester last night. Bishop Weaver, OF
Ohio, preache ed.
The bill to regulate the hours of labor in
factories where females and children under
Il years of age are employed has been APP
proved by the Governor.
The Grand Lodge, Knights Of Honor, met
10 Lynchburg last night. To night the
members will be banauetted. The lodge
will continue in set sion two or three days.
M. ]. c. Watson, civil engineer, of Rich
IN oDd, is engaged at Fredericksburg in sur
veying several sites for the proposed iron
bridge across the Rappaf annock at that
place. The work will occupy him several
days.
Following Virginia postoffices have been
ordered abolished Monrovia, Westmore
land county. mail to Colonial Beach Ro'
ney, Spotsylvania county, mail to Malta
PONY Mullinsville, Henry county, mail to
Taylorsburg.
President Ingalls,, of the Chesapeake and
Oho, is quoted as saying that it is part OF
the plan of the company in availing them
selves of the franchises receAtly granted
them by the General Assembly OF Virginia
to establish lines of steamers between New
port News and New York and to Liverpool,
and they also propose to build several
branch roads through Virginia.
An inquest was held in Petersburg yester-
day over the body of Mrs. Sarah Anna
Jones, wife of Thomas Jones, who was
found dead in her bed that morning, The
post norton examination showed that
death had resulted from large blood clot
In the centre of the brain. The jury re-
turned verdict that the deceased came to
her death from apoplexy, produced BY
blows inflicted by Thomas Jones, her bus.
band. Jones was committed tn jail to
await an examination befcga the mayor.
| The accused is Mexican veteran and has
been drawing pension from the govern.
ment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-05
Buffalo Bills Men Break the Horses

ROME, Mar. 5.-All Rome was excited
Yesterday over a trial Of Buffalo Bills"
cowboys on wild horses furnished by the
Duke of Sermoneta. The animals came
from the Dukes famous hero on the Pontine
Marshes, and he declared that no cowboy on
earth could ride one. The cowboys laugh
ed at the boast. Then the Duke dared
them to mount any one OF the six. Over
two thousand carriages were driven to the
Pratt di CASTILLO, and an audience of twenty
thousand people braved the dripping rain.
Lord Dulfsrin and many other diplomstists
we're present. Two horses were driven into
the arena. "Buffa!o Bill" announced that
they would be conquered. In FIVE minutes
the cowboys had assoed, eaddIed, brd'ed
aud mounted the horses. The animals
eaped 10 the air. writhed. bucked and rear
ed madly; all in vain. 10 five minutes they
we're ridden easily around, while the vast
crowd, unmindful of the rain, roared and
shrieked with delight. Buffalo Bill now
dares any Roman to ride bis bucking bron.
china
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-05
The London Scandal.

SEATTLE. March 5-CharIes Hammond,
keeper of the house in London, with which
the recent scandal was connected, is now
running a saloon in this city. He says gen.
tlemen who lived in bis houae In London
had their ogn latchkeys, and he never In
qured their names or their business. He
Gays he has about made up his mind to go
back to England and testify also that he
is q descendant of French royalty and is
related to the late Emperor of France.
Hammond says he has some startling state
ment which he will confess In short time
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-05

Tie Century Magazine for March baa been
received from its publishers. the Century
Company, New York. It's contents are ::
The Autobiography off oseph Jefferson, How
One Winter Came in the Lake Region,
Friend Olivia, Farragut Mobile bay 5.h of
August 1864, Posihumous Fame, Glouces.
ter Cathedral. Prehistoric Remains in the
Ohio Valley, In Memory of Father Damien,
The Merry Chanter, From Toxic to Nikko,
The Voice of the Void, Glasgow munich
pal study, Robert Browning Some Wayside
Places In Palestine, The Self-Protection of
Mr.. Littleberry Roach. The Sun Dance of
the Sionx, The Deserted City, The Last
March banks, The Irrigsble Lands of the
Arid Region, Memory, The Nature and
Method OF Revelation. An Object Lesson 10
Municipal Government, Our Sins Againat
France. University Extension, Memorandum
of the Civil War, Open Letters aud Bric-R.
Brac.
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Marine News.

LONDON, Mar. 5.-The British steamer
Boston, from Boston, arrived off G leens.
town to-day, having in tow the BritiIh ship
Coriolanus, bsfore reported abandoned after
being 10 collision with the steamer Clay.
more.
The British steamer Recta, from Phlladel
pha, reports having experienced fearful
weather On the passage. Her coal became e1
hausted and che was compelled to burn all
her yards and several of her booms to keep
up her steam.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-05

JUST AS expected, no sooner had the ne.
groes published their proposed intention of
taking possession of Oklahoma, than the
white people of that Territory, mostly
northern men, nipped the movement in the
bud, and commenced to whip and drive the
poor, Ignorant and foolish negroes who had
settled among them, into Kansas and other
adjoining States. The white people Of the
West and North like those of the South,
agree with Senator Jones, republican, of Ne.
yada. that this is white mans country.
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lus" In black and white. This black and
white representation has never been out Of
the Walters collection and is still In il
The Entombed Miners

WILKEsBARRE, Pa. Mar. Il, was d.
cided to send another rescuiug party iDto
the burning tunuel at South Wilkesbsrra
early this morning. After several hours NJ
search for the eight missing miners tba
party returned to the surface at IL o'cloos
and reported that they can fad no trace r.
the men. The officials say ali hope of fpl.
ing them Ia now abandoned. The work q,
flooding the tunnel still goes on slowly. bpt
the FIRE Is still burning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-05

eERMoN ON MArRIMoNY.-Right Rev. Bishop
Van de vyver preached the second of his series
OF Lenten sermons at st. Peters Cathedral, Rich.
mond, on Sunday night. The subj act was matri.
mony and the Bishop gave most forcible expo
siton ofhis Church's visws ss to the indissoluHli
ty of the marriage contract. The great danger to
society from divorce was dwelt upon by him ct
length, and in speaking of the scandal incident
to these tras the Bishop paid his respects to The
press when he said "ard III press of to-day dishes
up every morning for yoar breakfast tidbits Of
scandal as an appetizer
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Rescued Mariners,

LONDON, Mar. 5.-The steamer Cooni.
arrived at Queenstown to-day, having on
board the crew of the British bark Hebe
which was abandoned in sinking condition
The Hebe was the vessel whose crew tho
steamer Ems sought to rescue, but fsil,d
losing one of her OWE men In the attemn,