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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.


I. is thought In Richmond that the new
party will not gain much strength 10 the
South.
An attempt was made last week to rob the
mail carrier between Farmwell and Lenah
In Loudoun comfy.
Gen. Il. s. SANFORD, of Sanford, Fla, for
merly OF Connecticut, and for some time
consul to Brussels, died last night at Healing
Springs.
Thos. NJ. Onohundro, a respected citizsn
of Richmond county, attempted to commit
suicide. Yesterday by cutting bis throat with
bis pocket knife.
The twenty-third anniversary exercises OF
Hampton Normal School took place yester-
day. Twenty seven negroes and eight In
dams we're graduated from the school.
Mr.. James M. Holiday, one of the most
prominent and respected citizens ofSpotsyl-
vanls county, died at his residence near Hol-
ladsy's Last Tuesday in the 6Ssh year OF his
ege.
Michael Guthrie who was assaulted In
Richmond for taking the place OF one of the
strikers at the locomotive works there has
disappeared and 1t Is said bis assailants gave
him money aud sent him away.
Mrs. Jos. Shry, of Loudoun county, who
last summer buried 1886 in currency belong
ing to Sunday School. for safe keeping.
and who afterwards was unable to iod 1t,
has just recoved the money, her husband
having uneerthed 1t In blowing his garden.
Captain Won Maizobn, commanding the
German corvette Mike, now at Norfolk,
bscame very angry because package, sup
posed to contain dutsble goods. belonging
to him was opened By Postmaster Slsde and
has complained TO bis government.
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be go by the delegations the southern people
snail send to the national democratic con-

ba 90 nv the delegations the southern people
shal send to the national democratic con-
venticn.
As stated in this correspondence more
than a week ago, Mr.. Blsine's illness Is OF
nermsnept character, and Ia thought TO oe
Brigbt's disease. one effect OF which 10 the
impairment OF the mental faculties. He has
been In bad health for long time, but bis
present attack 1t is ssid was brought on py
the irritation of the treatment be received
at the hands of the President, whose hostill-
ty towards him he has long observed, though
the ONLY mention he has ever made OF 1t was
when be said his influence was insufficient
to secure the appointment OF messenger.
The Raum affair is in the same condition
still, except thst Mr.. Dudley, of blocks OF
FIVE fame, has rushed to the defense OF the
Commissioner, who. he says, is man OF IN
improbable integrity and as honest as the
day Ia long in summer. But praise from
Dudley Ia not like that from Dir Hubert.
The latest scandal about the pension office
Ia that 1t has been turned into green gro
Gerry, and that coneignments OF potatoes are
received there from Indiana. sold, and dlstri'
huted to tie purchasers by the wagons De-
longing to the office.
Mr.. Wipship, OF Georgetown. one OF the
receivers OF tne Cnesapeake BLU oaio Ooooi'
told the GAZETTE's correspondent to day
that the repairs to that canal were prscti-
cslly completed from Cumberland 90 far
down as Williamspo-t, and would be finished
to Georgetown by the first Of July, on which
day he expected to receive consignments of
coal. he bases his opinion upon the state
ment OF such reliable engineer as Mr..
Whitcomb. formerly Of the @. & o. R. B..
Who is in charge Of the work. he also says
that he end Mr.. Mertens OF Cumberland
will have about hundred and Fifty boats
ready by the time mentioned, and that they
will build about hundred more, which will
accommodate the full trade Of the canal, and
that as the coal companies have furnished
tie money to repair the canal, they will be
sire to give It all the freight 1t can handle
"A prominent member Of the Farmers Alliance
f,om South Carolina here to-day says the new
,srty will receive little or assistance from the
alliance in his or any other southern State, and
ttat Governor Tillmsn voiced the feeling of the
o0liauce when he ead "the people Of the South
,,-na b. idotic as well ss suicidal to be swapping
bsrses Will swimming river with the republi-
cans shooting at then from the other side~ Many
neonle here predict that tho new party Will 60 to
p;eces before the next Presidential election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-22
FRIDAY EVENING. MAY o.

ME-. ROOSEVELT, of the civil service COM
mission, has called upon the President and
asked the privilege Of prosecuting son Of
Commissioner Raum, of the pension office
for gross and infamous inffsctions OF the
civil service Law. The prosecution OF the
two men previously indicted In Washington
for violating the law referred to. on charges
preferred by the civil service commission
having been suspended by order OF the .s
President, Mr.. Roosevelt naturally thinks 1t
will be- q waste OF time to have young Baum
indicted If his prosecution shall also be sus'
pended by orders from the White House.
Rat hasn't 1t come to pretty pass when the
head of government bureau has to beg the
chief magistrate of the country to allo" him
TO do his duty and prosecute government
CLERK for violating q law which ne, mir. asr'
risop, has sworn to executor
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FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHING ron. D. c.. May %, 1891
President Harrison desires to have it un-
derstood that he did not nave any discussion
with Gov. Boyd, the de juie Governor OF
Nevada, on bis recent visit to that State, In
regard to the merits of the gubernatorial
CONTEST there, and also that be said nothing
to anyone agsins or in fsVor OF the interests
OF either contestant.
Mr.. Joseph Cawood. one Of the most ex
perienced fishermen on the Potomac river,
told the GAZsTTE's correspondent to-day
that he attributed the great decrease In the
Potomac fisheries chiefly to bay fishing and
TO the traps In the lower river, the former
catching the fish before they reach the river,
and the latter not only catching what es'
cape the bay nets, but destroying their
spawn. He considers the expense OF the
fish commission as just 30 muoh money
thrown away. The traps in the upper
waters of the river, to which che few fish
that escape the dangers below resort in
order to deposit their spawn. will, he saye,
he fears, give the Flushing stroke TO the once
profitable ehad and herring fisheries of the
Potomac.
a telegram has been received by the Ad-
jutant Genersl of the army announcing that
Cspt. Frank Hamilton, 2 I'd artillery, Is ly.
ing at the point OF death at his post, Fort
Wadsworth, N. Y. barbor. He was to-day
promoted to be Major Of the SD artillery on
account of the retirement of Col. Gibson.
The announcement OF his promotion was
sent to him by telegraph from the Depart
ment at the request Of his relatives and de-
liyered to him on his desth-bed.
MIR. Boyd Barrett, formerly of Alexandria,
but now of Dakota, has just returned to this
city from tour through the southern States,
BE saws the town lot fisnd has possessed it
self of the entire Sonth, and that the result
must be Injurious 10 mans instances. tut
that the South is bound to be the great
manufacturing section OF the country. Mr..
Barrett aiso says that the statement, in
some Of the newspapers Of the South that
that section is wild for Cleveland is utterly
and entirely incorrect, and will be shown to
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Suicide.

MEMPHIS, May 22.-The Hill Shoe Co.
failed yesterday and Wm. Hill, the presi-
dent Of the company, Immediately thereaf-
ter committed suicide. The failure Of The
Arm WAS directly due to the failure OF the
Lynn Davis Shoe Co., which owed the Hill
Shoe Co. between $500. 900 and $4O0. 900.
President Hill received telegram from the
Lynn arm about O'Clock yesterday sdvis-
Ing him to assign to protect himself he
gave orders soon aftet that this be done
and without word left the store, went to
his home and shot himself with rife. He
was 80 years old, prominent In social DIR
cles and nephew Of ex-Postmaster General
Villas
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-22

To VIRGrNIANs the most gratifying thing
shout the rscent organization OF q new pc
ltical party ct Cincinnati. is the fact that
their State was not represented among the
organizers snd took no part nor lot In the
organization. a party, the organization Of
which was siepalizsd by an apotheosis Of
that miserable old wretch John Brown aud
by the embrace of white and black men,
and at which applauded speeches were made
TO the effect hat the negro is not accorded
bis rights 10 the South, is not one. member
ship of which is sought after by either native
or adopted Sons of Virginia.
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Northern Presbyterians

DETROIT, Mlob.. May % AT the Pfeaby-
terian General Assembly this morning the
standing committees were announced. The
clerk read the list Of the presbyteries that
have assented to the proposed change 10
the methods of amendment OF the standard.
Ninety-ons voted aye; seven no Elk refused
to report, and fourteen have not reported.
The report Of the committee on revision OF
the confession Of faith was read by the chair.
man, Rev. William G. Roberts, and after
debate 1t was recomu i;ted to the local pres.
byte,ies, thus shelving the revision question
Tor year.
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PROPOSALS..
DROPOSALs FOB DRAYAGE, &c

DR0PosALs FOR DRAYAGE, &c.-DcpO.
L Qasrtermaater's Office, Washington, D. C.,
May 18th, 1891. Sealed proposals, in triplicate,
subject TO ususl conditions, will be received here
until IL o'clock a. m. Thursday, June IS 1891
and then opened, for handling and hauling ps bic
property during the fiscal year commencing July
1. 1891, between and at Washington, D c., and
neighboring points. The right is reserved to re-
ject any or all bids offered. Forms for bids and
any information required will be furnished on
application to this office. Envelopes containing
proposals should be marked Proposals for Drsy.
age. &C., and addressed 70 g. B. DANDY, D pa.
ty Qusrtermaster Gener-. U. s. A., Depo, Qnar-
termsster. my22 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-22

THE REPUBLICAN Congress put duty OF
five cents dozen on eggs, "to protect Amer
lean farmers.n Aud, strange az it may seem.
some American farmers really thought they
would be benefited By that duty. Il turns
out, however, that the Congress referred to-
In this, as in many other instances. did not
know what it wss doing, SIS more Amer
lean eggs are exported than imported, and
that the imposition of the tex has tended to
restrict thst export. The idea OF protecting
American farmers by imposing tax on ar.
ticles similar to those Of which they have 8
surplus, is cny entertained by men who
have q poor opinion of the intelligence OF
such farmers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-22

The NEWEST vessel in the American navy
has proved even greater failure than any
one of sill the others for the construction of
which enormous sums Of money have been
thrown away. Ship building was once an
art in which Americans were profcients, but
as now practioed in the government ship
yards it must be prosecuted by unskillful
hards. And yet, under existing laws. though
the importation OF q few skilled workmen ia
prohibited, uuskiled foreign leborers are
admitted into the country by the hundred
thousand
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-22

MRS MoRroN's BANK IN FRANCE Mr.. Wbte-
law Reid, the American Minister, gave grand
dinner at the American legation in Paris yester-
day evening to forty six guests. The dinner was
folio we'd by reception and ball, for which 400
invitations had been issued, including all the Dip
Tomato corps and the elite Of the American colo-
ny. The French foreign Office, to which the point
Of precedence WAS referred decided that the
American Vice Presidents wife, Mrs L. P. Nor
ton, who was present, should rank after the wife
of the President of the Chamber of Deputies and
the wife of the president of the csbine but before
the wives of all other cabinet members.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-22

WAKnD UP BY ELEcrRlcrry.-The 12.yesr-cld
daughter of Asa Meadows, of Independence, Mo,
has been ill nearly year. About two months ago
she lay down, closed her eyes, and was perfectly
helpless, the only evidence OF life Being geDtlo
respiration. For hfty-six days she never moved
nor took nourshmert of any kind. Four days
ago a powerful electric battery was applied.
and applications have been made regularly ever
since. Wednesday morning che was sble to eat
light breakfast.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-22
Tornado

The tornado which passed over the northern
portion OF Audrisu county, Mo. Wednesday after
neon killed three persons and seriously injured a
score of others, OF wh IN four will die child
was carried half mile but escaped alive. A
horse was iftei over house and landed quar-
ter OF mile away. The festhers were stripped
from ch,ek,ns geees aud turkeys and hundreds OF
cattle hogs and sheep we're killed. The Mississ-
iopi v alley received much needed rain.
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thnusand

THE NEWLY born third party will not
have many southern members. The people
of this section are in tco much well-ground-
ed fear of Free bills and similar dangerous
legislation to allow them to leave the demo-
cratic party, which through ell their trou-
bles has been their sheet anchor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-22

Mrs. Mary NJ Talbot, vito of Csrt. 7. ]. Tai
bot. President Of ,he Daayille City Couucil, and
sister of Messrs. Jno. h. and Jas. B. Pace, died
Yesterday.
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Hanged.

PETERSBURG, Va, May 22.-Walter John.
SOD, colored, was hanged In the jail yard
about noon to-day for the hsinous crime Of
assault on Mira. Elizabeth Mejors In Motto
way county. He made fall confession
yesterday to his spiritual adviser, Rev. E.
NJ. Brswley, pastor of the First Baptist
Church. When asked by Mr.. Brawley why
he had made go many falss statements as to
bis quilt. Johnson replied that he did not
know
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-22

The old "Waggoncr h, u.s., on the arm of o. B.
Lcfevre. esq, st BnaS3r Hill, w. Va, was d..
stroyed b. fle on Thursday,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-22

While the Council was 10 session this
morning the dioceesn branch OF the Woman's
Auxiliary held Its nesting In the lee ure
room. An address was given before this
body by Miss Julia Emory, general secreta-
~ from New York. In the lecture room OF
Grace Church at plight. At the same time
q foreign missionary messing was held in the
BODY OF the church.
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WANTS.
A GENTS WANTED.
Sc DAY SURE.

II -
So A DAY SURE.
Sample Is cents Every housekeeper wants
two to four. Write for terms to the HEIDFL
MFG. CO.. 1914 Pine St, at. Ious. uy22 81
yNANTD-A LIVE, ENERGETIC REPRE-.
w SENTATIVE who can furnish good refer
ences. The Peoples Bulldog, Liam and Saving
Association. Address
JAS. C. BEEBE, General Manager,
my22 st 612 st. n. W. Washington.
WANTED-rHREE BbIck Settlers Apply
at WALK sR,s BRICK YARD, south end Long
Bridge, Va. my2o 3ts
pERsoNs desiring to have
ELEcTII0AL-woRK OF ANY DESCRIPTION
executed can have the eame attended to by lesy-
ing orders at the Postal Telegraph Office.
my16 Inns
VIRGINIA ARET.
90 cases Virginia Clares from the vineyards Of
the Monticello Wine Com ospy in store and for slse
by Lmy8 19l W. A. JOHNSON & CD.
perfectly dgestible food for
i infants. SOC DER pcu I'd ian. For sale By
mV11 =. s. LEAnBEATER BIO.
A MOTHER SUPPLY OF POTOMAC FLOUR
~ received to-day by
ass-7 &c. MHBVRN,
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Many Persons are broken
down from overwork OF household cares.
Browns Iron Bitters Rebuids the
system, aids digestion, removes excess Of bile,
and cures malaria Get the genuine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-22

LADIES
Needing tonic, or children who want build.
ing up, should take
BROWNS IRON BITTERS.
Il % pleasant to take, cures Malaria Indfs
nsat5sa. RQiaasnass and Liver Compaints
or PACKAGES Fresh L..tD UT COUNTY
20 BUTTER and EGGS in store su1 for sale b.
CARkGiW CNAM,
ny181H Cor. King and Washington Sta.
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Il is thought In Richmond that the new
party will not gain much strength 10 the
South.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-25
Sunday Services

At Trinity church. celebration at Z a.
m, Rev. A. W. Hewitt, celebrant: SER
vices at 1915 and 7:30 p. m. Mr.. Kalten-
bach in charge. At the chapel at $50
D. m.
At the Christian church. services at
lO:45 a. ~, conducted by Prof. B. C.
Caldwell. Of Moline. Sunday school at
9:15 q. In. Y. P. s. c. Z. at 6:45 D. IN.
NO Irregular evening services, owing to
absence of pastor from the city.
At the Broadway Presbyterian church.
Rev. W. S. Marquis, pastor. Services at
lO:45 q. m. and 7:30 p m. Morning
service will be conducted by c. c. Mcin-
tire. Preaching in the evening by the
pastor. Sunday school at $40 a. m.
South park school at $50 p. m Young
peoples meeting at 6:45 p m.
At the First Methodist, services at
1O:45 a. m. In the absence of the pastor
William Jackson will address the congre>
CATION. DR.. c. B. Kinyon will preside.
S. s. Kemble. assistant superintendent
in charge. No services in the evening.
This congregation is especially invited to
worship at the Broadway Presbyterian
church in the evening.
At the Central PRESBYTERIAN church.
preaching in the morning by the pastor.
Rev. John Fl. Kerr. Subject, Reasons
for the Observance of the Sabbath :"
Sunday school at $50 a. m. and Y. P. s.
Z. +. at p. m. Union services in the
evening at the United PRESBYTERIAN
church, preaching by Rev. John q. Kerr
At the United Presbyterian. preaching
by the pastor. Rev. H. G. Marshall, at
1O:45 q. M. followed by the communion
of the Lords supper. Union meeting IN
the evening, sermon by Rev. J. H. Kerr,
pastor of the Central Presbyterian church.
Sunday school and young peoples meet
ing at the usual hours.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-25
A Contract Labor Decision.

CHICAGO, July 25-Ex- Congressman
Owen, of Indiana, who is superintendent
of the immigration bureau at Washing.
ton, has decided that tin plate manu-
facturers may import foreign tin plate
makers under contract. The basis
for this opinion is that the tin
plate industry being new one,
there are no laborers in this country
with whom the imported workmen would
compete. This view of the matter is
also held by the immigration inspector
here. Inspector Stitch said yesterday
there was no doubt that the industry was
a new one and that ttn-plate makers could
be imported without violating the con-
tract labor law
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-25
Doings of the Base Bali Players.

CHICAGO, July 25.-Following is given
the record made yesterday by League
base ball clubs: At New York-Phila-
delphia, 2; New York, 5. At Chicago
Cincinnati, Z; Chicago, IL At Cleveland
Cleveland, 9; Pittsburg, g. Boston
Brooklyn game postponed rain.
Association: At ladelphia--Athletic,
9: Baltimore, 5. At Columbus-Colum bus.
8; Louisville. 0. At Cincinnati-Cincin-
natl, IL; st. Louis, 90. Off day for Wash
ington and Boston.
Western: At Duluth-Milwaukee, s;
Duluth, q At Minneapolis-Sioux City.
z; Minneapolis, s.
Illinois-Iowa: At Cedar Rapids-Cedar
Rapids. 5: Ottumwa, 2. At Rockford
Rockford. s: Ottawa g.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-25

| for catching on to the new mode of pro-
pulsion. vet old habits cling to him, and
| It's said of him that he has never YET
succeeded 10 bringing car to stop
without the involuntary exclamation OF
Whoa"
Progressive hammocks" is the latest
craze. The one getting up the affair
swings lot of hammocks in shady places
and then gets lot of girls to swing in the
hammocks and rigs up bell. The bows
| pay so much to get in and then pick a
hammock. Every time the bell rings they
are obliged to move to another hammock
After that they vote for the best CONVEX,
sationalist and have to pay for each vote
Any young man found with powder or Q
long hair on his coat is soaked with q
heavy fine.
The Rock Island Railway company
| owns 1 ,239 miles of track, leases 1889
miles more, and has trackage rights over
$50 miles, while its second, third and
side track amount to 7sS miles more, or a
total, counting the fraction of miles, of
5.197 miles. Should an engine set out
from Chicago to traverse the distance.
and should travel at the average rate of
25 miles an hour without stops running
day and night, it would need 1877 hours
or almost exactly one even week to cover
the distance.
At its meeting last evening the vestry
OF Trinity church elected George F. Roth
trustee of the land left the church by Mrs.
Susan Goldsmith. consisting of 40 acres,
covered with timber and containing q
vein Of coal. and is situated near Carbon
Gift. According to the requirements of
Mrs. Goldsmith's will the land is to be
sold and the proceeds permanently in
vested, the income to form portion of
the rector's salary. Mr.. Bailey Daven-
port was appointed trustee to sell the land.
but be never disposed of it, SO that no in
come has so far been derived from the be-
quest.
Managing Director Louderback COM
menced running the motor cars on the
bridge line originally intended for that
branch of the system this morning. They
are painted green and are very pretty in
appearance. The Elm street and Ninth
street cars. which have been doing SER
vice on the bridge line, will be used on
the Milan road until the Elm street
branch can be put in shape again by
electricity, by which time the equipment
for the Milan road will probably be here
The Elm street cars are provided with
double motors and will be more suitable
for the Milan line. owing to the long
trains that are run there, than the single
motor cars on the two Rock Island s.
Moline and bridge lines.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-25
DEATH OF HERMANN RASTER.
The Noted Chicago Journalist Dies a
Cudowa, Prussia.

SuuOWd. Prussia.
CHICAGO, July 25--Friends and admir-
ers of Hermann Raster, the gifted editor
of the Illinois Stats Zeitung, will grieve
TO learn of his death. which occurred yes
terday at Cudowa, small town in
southern Silesia, Prussia. There the
great German-American editor had
been staying since May 10 Mr..
Raster was born in Dessau, Germany,
sixty-four years ago. He began his news
paper career il his native town and came
to America about thirty-five years ago.
He was connected with The New York
Abend Zeitung for several years. and in
1866 he came to Chicago. He had been
connected with the Illinois Stats Zeitung
since his arrival here About year ago
ago Mr. Raster went to Germany for
his health, taking with him his wife and
family. For many years he had been sub.
ject to heart disease, and that was prima-
rily the cause of his death. Besides wife
he leaves three chiidren-two sons and a
daughter. The boys are aged is and Hand
the girl is about 10
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-25
HEROISM or A MOTHER.
Herself Terribly Burned She BraveIy
Saves Her Children.

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, July 25.-Mrs.
Jonathan Curnow, living on ranch near
here, Thursday attempted to start fire
with kerosene when an explosion occurred
and she was wrapped in flames from head
to foot. She rushed toward a pool of
water, but before she reached it her
clothes were burned off and her flesh was
terribly charred. She then found the
house on fire, in which her two children
were sleeping. With bleeding hands and
entirely naked she pumped water and ex-
tinguished the flames and saved her
children. Then she tainted. The doctors
give small hopes Of her recovery.