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Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-08
Republican State Convention. HYPERION THEATER, NEW HAVEN, sEPTEM.

HYPERION THEATER, NEW HAVEN, sEPTEM.
 BEh 10.
 The republican electors of the several towns of this state, and all other electors who believe in the principles of the republican party set forth in the national platform of that party, are hereby notified to send the usual number of delegates to the republican state convention to be held in the Hyperion theater, New Haven, on Tuesday, Sep. tember 16 1890, at 8 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of nominating candidates for state officers.
 In accordance with the rules adopted by the republican state convention in 1886 the following additional notices are given:
 First-An primaries in the several towns for the appointment of delegates to any convention shall be held at least five days before the meeting of said convention, upon at least two days notice, but if any town committee shall fail to call pri- maries under the provisions of this rule the mem- Der of the state committee for the district in which snch town committee resides shall call the necessary primaries upon reasonable notice.
 Second-It shall be the duty of the chairman of each town committee to send a copy of the ere dentials Of the delegates from his town to the secretary of the republican state committee at least four days before the convention.
 ERAsTus s. DAY, Chairman. X; srS.a,., JAY WyALsn, ya Secretaries. 4ss
Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-08

oa Mir. Springs return the fish was al- ready hoisted, head first, more than half its length out upon the land It was very much exhausted, hardly making any move ment, and was being slowly and steadily drawn up by the spider, who had evident ly gained the victory.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-08

The beef raisers of the Southwest are going to make the experiment. of shipping their product to England by way of New Orleans, instead of sending it overland to Chicago, New York and Roston. A dressed beef company at Fort Worth, Texas, has arranged with an ice company at New Orleans and a trading association in London for the refrigeration and ship ment in large steamships to. England of 600 tons of dressed beef semi-monthly. The saving of freight to New Orleans, in comparison with the overland route of 2,200 miles, will be s12 per ton.
 Free trade doesn't seem to have been 6
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EDITORIAL NOTES,

Mans lot continues to grow harder and. harder A corner in sealskins is the lat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-26
Foreign News.

BERLIN, April 26-The German ambassa-
doris abroad, have baeu summoned to Berlin
10 confer with the government considering
various questions now pending between
Germany and foreign governments.
DARMsrADT, April 26.-Emperor William
and the Empress, Qneen Victoria and all the
prominent civil and military authorities
here will attend review OF the troops al
the drill ground to3ay.
LONDON, April 26.-The pos.-ofice au-
thorities express the belief that no delay in
the transit OF mail matter will be caused By
the strike OF railway employees.
LONDON, April 26 Henry NJ. Stanley al
rived at Dover this afternoon from Brussels
Although drenching rain was falling
large crowd assembled to greet him.
LONDON Apt 26-Mr. STA llcy arrived at 3:15
o'clock. Disgrsceful confusion prevliled on the
pier owing to misma nag sment by the local author
iiiIs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-26
INSANITY CURED BIZ THE GRIpP.-A new

INSANITY CURED By THE GRIPP.-A new
phase of la grips mysterious influence is
just now interesting the medical profession
of Massachusetts. Bad as 1t was In its
dreadful work, it has at the same time
wrought what seems to be miracle at the
State Insane Hospital at Westboro. The
cases described by Dr. N E Paine, the super
intendent of the hospital, furnish some of
the most singular phenomena 10 the study
of mental disorders, and curative virtue of
disease upon disease. La gripp swept
through the Westboro Insane Hospital just
as 1t did through other institutions, and
while some succumbed to its ravages. others,
seven in number, not only recovered health,
but reason as we'll.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-26

BASIC CITY, VA.-Tbe auction sale Of
building lots in Bssic City will be found in
another column. The location Of the town
lie in the brown ore district, at the crossing
of the two great coa.carrying lines of Vir.
GINA viz: the Chesapeake and Ohio and
the Shenandoah Valley Railways Iron ore
aud limestone are abundant, and in close
proximity, and the water is pure freeatone
The south branch of the Shenandoah river
flows through the place. Timber of almost
every variety is plentiful, and the country
is equal to any In the Shenandoah Valley
in beauty, fertility, productiveness and
healthfulness. The industries of Basic City
at present are 100-.on iron furnace, car
works, paper mill, two blind, sash and
building material factories, and two brick
manufactures. A large and handsome no
tel Is in course of construction. The Shen
audoah Normal College Is to be removed
from Harrisonbufg to Basic city shortly
and a contract has been signed to
remove lock factory. employing 500 work
men from Buffalo, N. Y, to Basic City. The
place is rapidly growing and the value OF
property is being enhanced daily. Mr..
George Wise. of this city, who has just re-
turned from trip through the southwest,
says Basic City affords great advantages
for Investment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-26

Senator Quay to Resign the Craftsmanship
of the National Republican Committee
Especial dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette.I
WASHINGTON. April 26.-Ffom inside
sources of information it is learned that the
national republican committee has been
called to meet here week after next for the
sole purpose of receiving aud considering
the resignation Of Senator Qlsy, chairman
of that committee. The Senator has been
sorey distressed By the recent exposures OF
his gross deiinquencies as public officer 4;
Indeed his feelings have been so hurt by
those exposures that they have reacted in
'jurously on his physical condition and have
really impaired his health. He thinks his
own party does not like to have him at the
head of lis pational organization while the
charges referred to remain disproved. and
in order to fad out whether 1t does or does
not he has determined to submit bis resigna-
ton to the national republican committee
and has had meeting of that committee
called for that purpose. It is understood
that 10 case his resignation be accepted, AZ
sistant Postmaster General Clarkson will be
a candidate for the vacant chair.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-26
The Mississippi


New ORLEANS, April 26.-The river con
tinues to rise slowly from Vickaburg to the
R3d river, but no new breaks are reported
in the Louisiana levees. The rains have
ceased and to that extent the situation i5
favorable. for it gives hope that the evees
that are still intact may be held.
At New Orleans the fall has been about
| foot and half and the river here ia only
eight inches above the danger line, with the
levees standing several feet above the flood.
A similar fall has taken place all along the
line and the danger of further breaks iu the
levees on the lower river is believed to be
over.
The river is stationary at Vicksturg and
fall may be expected along the north
Louisiana front In day or two, which will
soon reach Red river. When this takes
place the danger is over.
Much OF the land behind both above and
below Red River ia under water from the
crevasses in East Carroll, ConcorGa, Ponte
Coupee and West Baton Rouge. As soon as
the river falls along the north Louisiana
front the back water will begin to go down,
and it is altogether likely that within ten
days in the upper parishes OF thet section
on lands now overa)we1 the ploughs will
be In the fields preparing the grouGd for
cotton.
A Bayou Sara special referring to the
Great Morgsnza creyasse, says: "Here the
water of the river is only about foot or less
below the crown CT the levee, which, at the
break, was &c feet high with base of over
two hundred feet The break is now some
fifteen hundred feet wide and 1t is caving off
at the lower end at the rate ofthree hundred
fest ia 81 hours. The average cost of the
this leyee was $40 per running foot. Every
effort will be used to protect what remains
OF Morgauzs with as little delay as possible.
Stories of suffering and danger of loss OF
lifa in this oveidowed district are, to say
ths least, premature That financial ca.
lanity has fallen upon a splendid section CT
Louisiana is, unfortunately, too true. Thus
far some stock has been drowned and 1t is
impossible to say how serious the loas of
stock may be In the interior. IL answer to
a telegram of inquiry from Norfolk, the Sec
rotary of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange
wires as follows: Your dispatch indicates
that the situation as regards New Orleans
has been absurdly exaggerated. There il
not now nor is there likely to be the slight
est danger to New Orleans from high water
10 the Mississippi.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-26
OFFICIAL.

An 0RDISANcE 20 provide for the gradipo s,d
paving of that portion of Alfred stree, betyoa,
Princess and Oronoco streets, and Tor thessscss
me 1T Of the cost thereof and the coec.ioaoffra
same under the thirty-third section Of the civ.
charter.
Sec l. Be il ordained by the City CoDpcir -
Alexandria, Virginia, Thai the Superintendent TOT
Police, subject to the supervision OF the Com
mittee on Streets, is hereby authorized and d.
rected to have that portion of Alfred street vino
between Princess and Oronooo streets graded ,rd
paved in Il good and substantial ma :ner USING g..
paving cobble stones.
Soc .. Be it further ordained, That an ss,e.s.
ment shall be levied upon the property biuduy
upon said street as descr. bed in this or5asnce H.
wit: Two thirds of the cost of such laaiug srt
paving to be paid by the owners of the real estate
fronting on said street-that is to ssy onc-rbir5
of the cost shall be paid by the owners of the res
estate AUDITING on each side of said street 10 he
charged on basis OF frontage.
Sec 8. Be it further ordained, That when said
street ~ before described shall have been graded
and paved ss provided for in the first section of
this ordinance, the Superintendent of Police aud
Clerk of the Common Council shall proceed vita.
out delay to carry out the provisions ot al ord.
nance amending snd re-enacting section twenty.
three of chapter five of the laws of the city o,
Alexandria, 1874, passed May 18th 1856.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That rs said
grading and paving Is being done the AUDITORS
authorized TO draw warrants upon the City Treas.
urer for such sums Of money may be required
to pay for The said grading and paving.
Sec. o. This ordinance shall be in force from lis
passage
Passed Board of Aldermen April 80 1890.
w. H. MARBURY, President.
Passed Common Council April %, 1880.
JOHN T. SWEENEY, Pcesideat
Approved April "a, 1890.
E E. DOWNFALL Mayo.
Teste JSo T. JOHNSON, Clerk Com Couacj
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-26

ARRESTED AT LAsT.-In 1856 Samuel
Allen wss q wel!-:c-do farmer, with an esti-
mable wife and family, st Loyal, Wis. He
became enamored of Mrs. Wright, neigh
boring farmers wife, and the two agreed to
poison their lawful partners in life end
marry each other. Mr.. Wright died. but
Mrs. Allen was saved after Allen had been
arrested for poisoning Mr.. Wright. Allen
escaped from Jail after conviction and caused
a letter to be mailed al Sydney, Australia,
saying that he had died in Australia after
confessng the crime. The State Depart
ment found the letter TO be false. and Allen
was arrested Thutsl lay at Whatcom, State
of Washington. Mrs. Wright confessed and
the case against her was dropped
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-26

The numbers of Littelrs Liring dye for
April 19-h and 26 h have been received
from the publishers in Boston. They
contain Prince Adam Czartoryski,
Communism, Lord Napier of Magda-
la, A Battle Described from the
Ranks, Can there be Science of Character?
Some Irish Traits Of Thought and Speech,
Sketches of Tepaier, French English. Noun
tain Stumps, On the Naming of Novels.
Extracts from the Journal of the Duchess of
Dnrss during the Reign of Terror, What is
Impartiaity A Pen-and.ink Sketch FROM
ODER Ammergau, From Pail Mall Windows,
with instalments of "Marcia." The Anony
ma" 1.-THE Legend of Madame Krasinska"
and "The Good Little Girl" and poetry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-26
The Floods in Texas.

FoRrwoRTH, Texas. April 26-HsaVy
rains are reported throughout north and
west Texas. At many places the rainfall
the past 81 hours has been three inches and
nine inches since last Monday. Miles OF
railway tracks are reported under water,
and 90 many roads trains are abandoned.
TIE freight and passenger depots In the
northern suburbs are under water, as are ali
ne lowlau6s known as the North Side. As
far as heard from no loss Of life has been re-
ported, but damage 10 crops, railroads and
property has been enormous and will reach
il!o hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-26

A CONFEDERATE MUSEUM "A letter
from Richmond says: When the jeff.
Davis mansion is converted into memorial
hall and Confederate museum it will be-
come mecca for southern psoplc and q
place where every student of history will
delight to visit. l learn that the ladies OF
the Hollywood Memorial Association will
spend not less than 1000 to improve the
place. The idea of dedlcating one room to
each southern State ia a popular one and
there is hardly any doubt that it will be
carried out. II Mrs. Davis will agree to her
husbands remains being buried in the mu.
scum the place will be one of the richest
historic treasures of the South. The ladies
will get possession as soon az the new
schoolhouse is ready for occupancy. Mean
time thoy will go ahead and collect relics
for their memorial hall and museum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-26

A CLOUD BURsTs-A dispatch from
Gainesville, Tex Gays: Il. has been rain
ing almost constantly since last Monday
night, and al o'clock Thursday cloud
burst struck the city. lasting four hours, de-
uging the town and county to the depth Of
several feet. The water ran in great rivers
through the str cts, in many places three
feet deep. A small creek left its banks and
swept away numerous small dwellings. the
fire alarm was sounded ct II O'Clock, and
the department and hundreds OF people
turned out snd helped in resouing families
residing on the low lands along the creek.
The loss to property will run up into the
thousands. The whole country ie delugsd,
and crops are certainly ruined.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-26
The Maidstone.

LEWISTON, April 26.-Considersble ex
element exists in this county over the work
of mad dogs. One animal has bitten several
members OF the Smith family. The dogs
becams mad last week and have bitten
many cattle, horses and other domestic an
finals; the animals died. The victims of the
dogs bites applied maidstone. which has
never once failed in score of oases. The
stone chung to the wounds, drawing off
quantity of poisonous matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAzHTrSl
WASHING roN, D. c., April &c. 1850.

WASHING oN. D. c., April 26. 1850
General Lee availed himself of the oppor-
tunity offered Jay by the absence OF MIR.
Speaker Reed, whose eye It's almost impos
sible for any southern man to eaten, and OF
Mr.. Kigore, who objects TO every thing, TO
call 90 bill! for road from Alexandra 10
the national cemetery near that city. MT:
Burrows was In the chair, and the denerai
having taken the precaution to secure DIS
promise of recognition beforehand, mad no
trouble whatever either 10 getting his Dill
before the House or in having 1t passeo.
There will be no trouble IN getting IL
through the Senate The text of the bill is
az follows That the sum of seven thousand
dollars. or go much thereof ss may be neces-
sary, be, and the came ia hereby, approprl-
ated, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the purpose OF
constructing gravel road and approaches
from the city of Alexandria, State OF Qir-
ginia, to the national military cemetery near
that city Procided That right OF way at
least fifty feet wide, or the full width OF
Wilkes street east OF Alfred street, in said
city of Alexandra, should first be obtained
before any money ls spent under the appro-
priatiou.
s now considering separate bills to allow
the G. & o. and the Shenandoah Valley rail-
roads to enter this city by separate bridges
across the Potomac at or near Georgetown.
The District commissioners want both the
roads referred TO to enter the city by way OF
the Long Bridge, and the committee WILL
hardly go against the recommendation OF
the commissioners.
Tc-iay was the day for the regular meet
ing of the Senate committee 90 pubic build
logs and grounds, to which the Arlington
bridge bill, was referred, but as no quorum
was present nothing was done. Ell the
democrats on the committee are favorable
| to the bill end most of the republicans. Ser
ator Barbour had talk with some Of the
former on the subject to-day, and wili zee
some of the republican members on the same
| subject next week.
! or the forty bills that have passed either house
of Congress for public buildings st this session
| thirty sight have been for such buildings III 70
| ublican congressional districts,
| meeting OF the directors of the Vir ginla MID
| land Railroad Conpanywas held here this morning
| Among those present were Messis. Wilmer, Mere
| dill. Backford Payne nd Logan. Senator Barboul
| arrived inst az the meeting adjournud. ne Oh
| iect of the meetlng-to facilitate financial oper
| ation-was accomplished The Affairs OF the r. 4
I were reported to be in most Furnishing condi
| ton.
Ihs republican Senators held caucus thi:
morning on the bill to increase the COMA of sill
YER but recessed until this evening without reach
| ing dcfuite conclusion.
| The following was the only change ira wa'
made in the 4th class postotfces of NlrpInia TO-
day Soudan, Mecklenhurg county, J. Whcelu
appointed postmaster, vice P 8. Grigg, dccease l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-26

CURIOUS DATE FIGURING "A gentleman
was showing curious thing in the state
house this showing how to tell the
day of the week of any date. He gave the
following formula, which can be tried by
any one Take the last two figures of this
year, add TO it e quarter of this, disregard
log the fraction; add the date OF the month
and to this add the figure in the following
list, one figure standing for each month, So
6-2-4-0-2-5-1-3-61. Divide the sum by seven
and the remainder will give the number of
the day in the week. and when there ia 20
remainder the day will be Saturday. rs an
example take March 49, 1890. Take
90. add %. add 10, add g. This gives 1877,
which divided by leaves remainder of 4
which is the number Of the day, Wednet-
day Providence Telegram.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-26
Telegranhic Rrevlties.

Mrs. James a. Garfold visited the White
House this morning for the first time since
the desih OF President Garfield.
Gov. Taylor has received telegram from
Springfield, Tenn. that two men in Jail
there for murder are liable to be mobbed tc-
night. A military company and 1000
rounds of ammunition were shipped to the
scene at once.
Edward Grecnwald, a theatrical manager from
Galveston, Tex, committed suicide in New YORK
to-day by taking poison.
Admiral Kimberly and board arrived at Fort
ress Monroe to-day and went to sea on the cruiser
Baltimore for a two days run.
Giouanni Succi who on March II began 40
days fast at tho London Royal Aquarium, success
fully completed his task to-day.
In spite of the numerous conferences to-day
in Chicago there is but little prospect that tho
carpenters strike will be settled.
Twelve lumbcrmen, while crossing the rapids
on Otter river Michigan in canoe last night, were
capsizcd and two of tho number drowned.
Fire yesterday destroyed eight million feet of
lumber and number of buildings at Nothern Pa
cifc Junction, MINI. Tho loss is estimated at
100000.
Yesterday morning gang of Cinnamon tried
to enter the United STATES from Lower California
Several were captured, but others escaped into
the mountains.
Denny Kcllehor, of Boston, and Chsrlic Turner,
of Stockton, fought fourteen fierce rounds at the
Golden Gate Athletic Club at San Francisco, last
night, resulting in victory for Kellehcr.