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It Ended in Suicide

LOUISVILLE, April 9-Mrs. Florence
Long committed suicide last evening by
swallowing m orphios. She was native OF
New York city. Hsr maiden name was
Cora Cochran. She was the daughter Of a
jsllhy New Yoik msrchent. Among her
admirers sbe selected young stock broker
as her hus band. A boy was born to them
and they seemed to be happy. Among the
husbands companions and constant visitors
at his house was his business partner, This
ma repaid bis friends hospitality by steal
Ing the affections OF his wife. An clone
meit followed. Ths husband sought con-
ISOLATION in drink, ard 10 short time squan-
dered his fortune, sod his Stock Exchange
sea-, and 6aa'ly~ became q drunkard. He
died suddenly one day while Intoxicated.
The clipping couple went to Louisville, and
for Two years they lived together as man and
wife. Then the false woman was deserted.
she turned to her aged father, who mailed
her letter watch contained check for 500
ami touching appeal for her to return to
his home. Mrs. Long refused. The father
thsn allowed her 800 per month as long as
he lived. Ris death few years ago left her
face to face with poverty, and there being
30 helping hand she sank below the line OF
responsibility. Her son had grown to be
youog man, and he went wrong aud was
compelled to leave the city to avoid arrest
Tuesday evening che received letter from
her son telling OF his arrest and imprlson-
ment and begging bis mothers forgiveness
and assistance. This proved too much for
her, and in desperation she took her life.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Foreign News.

GLAsGow, April 9-The steamship Cir
oassis, from New York, reached Greenock
yesterday. VITA fever on board. and is de-
tanned at quarantine. The second engineer
of the steamship died from the fever during
the voyage, and seven OF the crew are now
suffering from the malady. The nature Of
the fsver Is not known.
ROME, April 9 The Socialists throughout
Italy are organizing O demonstration for
the Gtst OF May. As a preparative for the
demonstration they have issusd sinister
manifesto, printed on red paper, which lie
being secretly distributed among working
mep. This circular calls upon the Neapoli-
tans TO meet 10 Naples on May day.
SIMLA, April "a letter received here
Yesterday from the leader Of the Manipuris
who ordered the massacre at Manipur, ssye:
THE British troops attacked the palace and
massac.ei my soldiers and also killed
women and children. In addition, they
threw women and children into the burning
houses, and d. s,crated the temples. There
fore we killed Chief Com missioner @ 1lnton's
party"
Advicss have been received here ofs brilliant
SUCCESS for the British forces near Manpur, which,
| following upon 80 much depressing news from the
ssme place. hs, decidedly raised the spirits Of the
British officials. According to the dispatch re-.
ceived to-day theManipulis have made fierce at
tack upon the slender force OF Ghoorkas com.
msnded By Lieutenant Grant. which recently
captured Fort Thabat, driving out an overwhelm.
ing force of Manipurs at the point of the bsyo-
net after playing sad havoc in their
ranks by we'll directed rils fire. The
! loss Of the tribes mer, in addition to the kill
ing Of their leaders, was very heavy. Captain
Piesgrave has arrived at Fort Thabat with much
needed renforcements The Manipuris low an.
nounce that they are ready to recognize the au-
thorty of the Britt III oticisls directly the British
troops re-enter Nauipur.
LONDON. April Gin connection with the
charge m do by Mr.. Parnell at the meeting in
Phoenix Park, Dublin, recently, that Mr.. Glad
stone had received American dynamiters at his
residence at Hawsrden, the 81 Jdmes's Gazette this
evening publishes con;picuously story to the
euecI thst MI h'Ains'n' Vi Do'ioi'' niSn'' a"u
DR.. O'Reilly visited England in 1889 as emissar-
les Of Alex ander Sullivan and as representatives
of the Irish-Americaa extreme party, and that
while in England upon this occasion the two gen.
tlemen named visited Mr.. Gladstone. The St.
Jdmess Gazette adds that DR. O'Reilly's name was
one of the most notorious names in connection
with the dynamitess, Mr.. Gladstone could not
he 90 re,eived him or Mr. Atkinson without know
ing their true character.
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nnbljc sale of the furniture In the Generals
house, but that 1t shall be divided among
them respectively. IN the division MIR.
Robert Hughes, sou the Judg &c, will have
the Generals library.
A resident Of this city, one OF thu maiy
who are convinced that Alexandria is bound
TO grow, told the GkZETTE's correspondent
to-day that ne was informed there was
lsck Of rentebe houses there, and that to
show bic faith in his convictions he would
90 halves with any reliable party there 10
the purchase Of lot on Washington street,
in that city, and the erection Of row OF
such houses thereon.
It Is understood at the State Department
that the Behring Sea difference between
this country AID England has been prsctl-
cal!y settled, ss Secretary Blaine has con.
csded the Justice end legality of sll the
points made by the English government.
Third Assistant Secretary of State Moore
has accepted the position Of professor o.
international law snd diplomacy at Column
bia College. New York.
Tt is supposed that the vacancies In tns
judiciary committee of the Senate, caused by
the absence Of Messrs. Edmnnds, Spoonel
and Evarts, will be flied by the appointment
of Senator's Teller. Frye and Stewart, anc
that OF Hoar ard Wilson. the only two pres
emf republican members of that committee
the former will be its chairman, and that biz
place a. chairman of the elections commit
tee will be filed by Mr.. Teller.
Both Generals Rosecrans and Spipo!a sre
reported batter to-day.
Col L @ Washington has jost returned
from O trio through several States OF the
South. He says he was as much grstifiad al
surprised at tho phenomenal improvement
he saw every where, aopg the line OF his
route as we'll as In the cities Hs was par
tioularly struck with Roanoke, In Virginia
and Birmingham, Alabama. Savannah. be
SAVE is on the hood tide of prosperity, ship
ped over 3 million bsles OF cotton last year
aud immense quantities Of pig iron from
Alabama and Tennessee. He Gays fouI
ships week sail from there to New
York. ard q daily lice will soon be
established He Gays that from what he
saw aud heard 10 the States be visited he IL
certain that while the friends Of Mr.. Cleve-
land are already sc work, the delegations
! from, South Caroiaa, Georgia and Alabama
to the next national democratic convention,
will not be FIR the ex-Pfesidenf. The
Coloaa saye no tbnGs the fight for the
Speskerahip of the next House will be be-
tween Crisp and Mile, with Mcmillin the
! second choice CT the friends of both
end ,he first of many others. Tue
Colonel has hoard of the AleIsndris boom
T aud SAYS he has always believed in tho eVentnn
growth and prosperity of that city, and if there
were nothing else to sustain his belief, IL Is the
fact that Ale xsnd ria must be tho shipping port
| the immense population of the national capita
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-09

SHORT IN HIS ACCoUNTs. Mr.. Lewis
Booker, Of Richmond, has been for many
years agent of lhs Hanewinckel estate
valued at several hundred thoussnd dollars
This estate was divided among the six Gull
drsn CT the late Frederick William Hane-
wiuCkel-fonr daughters and two sons. Sew
ersi of tho children had settled but it seems
that Mr. Edward Hanewinckel, tins young
est son, DOLLY recently demanded settle
men. Mr. Booker was not able 10 hard
him ger al the funds. What the shortage
or shrink sse ia, II Ia rot known. Il j. said
TO be Large. Yesterday Mr.. Eiwsrd Hane
winckel, through his counsel, instituted suit
in the Cnancery Court to attach Books, :
property and to recover about SOS GOO. The
sfIar has caused much excitement in Rich
mond. Mt. B'oker stooi very high in the
community. He ia ves'ryman and treas
urer OF s.. Psul's Epi-copsl Church, and his
fsInly occupy the highest social position
He has bsen sick a. home for two Reeks
past, aud declines to be interviewed, re
ferrine sqaestioners to his counsel. Last
night Mr.. Booker was arrested and locked
no.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

Special Correspondence Of The Alexandria GaaetteI
YAsRiNGrCN. d. O.. April 8, 1881.
tbs President will start from here next
Tuesday morning On his southern and west-
ern trip. Among those who will accompany
him will be lis vile end several other ls-
dice
Ex.State Senator Meredith of the Alexan-
dr,a, Virginia, district, was among the vlels'
crs here to-day. He says the result of the
late democratic primaries in bis county,
Prince William, aRs that he will be re-
elected Commcow ealth's Attorney, J. ID.
Brawuer will be treasurer, X. 81. Hooe, com
missioner OF revenus above, and w. -
Clarke below, the Ran, and G. W. Tancili
shertf, and j. E Herrei', deputy.
The speech Of Senator Daniel of Virginia
at the Patent Centennial here last night, IL
spoken OF hg all who beard 1t as the most
instructive and orstorioe! to @hich it was
ever their good i0Eune TO listen.
A prominent northern republican politl-
clan. here to-fac, though by no means in
love with the President, 10 talk with the
GAZETTE's correspondent, said MIR. Hafrl-
sou would eureiy be renominsted, for
various reasons, among them. that nobody
else was crazy fer 1t, bs the prospect oil snc
cess WAS by no means flAtiering. He also
said, however, that nothing was surer tEan
that The northwestern States which gave
democratic m orit!es last fall would go re-
publican ia 90. aud that the Presidential
fight Of that year would depend upon the
vote o. Nav York, Indiana, New Jersey and
Connecticut.
The latest dispatches from Florida are to
the effect that Duun is not in the Senatorial
fight there, and that Call will be re-eiected
Tie following changes in the class
postu Hices OF Vrg!uia vera made to-day ::
Hsnford, Meek lenturg county, L B r.
Smith appointed postmaster, vice ]. Y. Rich
ards. resigned Leach, Floyd colnty, q. T.
Spangier. vice {. A. MARTIN, resigned
The President appointed number of
pcs,caasters to-day. Among them were the
folio wing in Virginia: Benson II. Smi.h, at
Radford, office became presidential; james
Al. mclaughlin at Lynchburg. vice T. D.
Jsnnines, commission expired; John M.
GoodIoe at Big Stone Gap, office became
presidential. william W Burt has been sp
nninted U. s. siorrkeeper and gauser at
Lynohburg.
The heirs OF The late General joseph E.
Johnston haze agreed that there shall be 10
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Conference.

| The Maryland Methodist Protestant Con.
ference, which has been in session 10 Balti.
more for the past W elk closed late yesterday
afternoon 10 roeet in Pacomoke City, Md
next year.
Inthe morning the risoiution to charge
the present system CT appointing ministers
| by cnanGe TO q time limit OF i've years
was the ~ ecal order Of business. The rasc'
| luton ia a. follows:
Reso'Ued That the pastorste shall not ex-
cesd 6ss yesrs, except by msl ,rity vote
| of this conferei &c, and that it shal not he
come operative unit the conference OF 1892
and that at that time oil psstorates which
have beeu served FIVE years ehall become
imperative.
After considerable discussion, this was
loey BY q vote by rue" The vote was IS
for to 80 against the limit. The vote OF the
lay deles ates was II for to % against the
rule. The presen. rule permits ministers TO
remain at church so long as 1t is salis'ac-
DRY to the pastor and people, though the
president has the power OF remov-
al, With DO is expected to ex-
ercise ONLY 10 extreme csHes where there are
| fac,ional fights 10 churches or come other
good cause
At the afternoon session the question OF
amendments TO the Articles of Faith came
up on !he owe, ture from the General Cos.
ference. Alter come maneuveriug, the fol-
lowing resolution was passed:
"Resolred That it is the sense of this con.
ference that there is no present ne cesstty for
revision of cur articles of Faith"
Toe reoprt of the Committee On Sunday
o observance, which was repor cd on Tuesday
nigh, Was egain presented and adopted.
Tue report Of the committee on temper
apce was adopted. L. enuacipted sy mpatdy
with the most advanced thought on the great
question of tenn persnce. Isopposed all for ms
of license of the liquor traffic Il hailed With
pleasure what has aesn done by the national
administration 10 prohibiting the sale of
liquor within one mile of The Soldiers Home
in Washington. snt in the cauteeDs OF the
United States Army. It recommended the
use Of unfermented wine in the Holy Com
munion. IL depiored the expectation CT
liquors to Africa. II recommend d that
young peoples societies discuss 1t. Dr.. i.
W. Bates made few remards on temper
ance.
Various other reports were submitted and
approved
The appointments were announced by
President S!rayer. among them being the
following: Alexandria,. w. NJ. POisa' j;
Georgetown, d. c.. w. r. Graham; Lynch.
burg, T. f CJulbourn; Laurel, lid, j, w.
Kirk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-09

GREENE CHS IN a VIoLIN-Cssper
C.sUsn', 3 charcoal burner in Bergeo
county N. found 81 700 in gre backs In en-
old violin which he bought recently in Phis-
dstphia, Pa Clement bas taste for music,
but was too roor 10 bug violin. Chance
took hiu 10 Philadelphia, and while there
be stun le1 upon rawnbroker's sale. The
old violin vas tut up. Clement bought it
for eighty csn!s. He took the violin home,
thinking he had o big prizs, but to his in
tense disgust. he cou!dn'6 get eng good out
of it, end was about to smash the instsu.
ment when he thought better OF 1t end con
Guided to take it apart. He found roll of
greenbacks inside In good enough condition
TO spend. He counted them up and found
inst 81, zoo He was Ella ed with bis good
fortune, but had The good sense to put the
violin tcgether. Then te found that be
owned reaii; very 6ne instrument az we'll
&c u tTugl inruna G aasent Ia nov geeklos
for an inys.,u1-n. Ter ais money, and Ia 60
ing TO give up t'e CHARCOAL burning bu5i-
mesa.
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THURSDAY EVENING. APRIL 8.
TIE AcoU1rTAL OF Kincaid was In accord

TIE AcoUrrTAL OF Kincaid was In accord
apcs with law, justice ard the rights OF man.
As Taulbse was public man. Ktncaid was
perfectly j1stifable in writing the letter
.bich meds him his deadly enemy. lt Is
only the fear of publicity that deters many
man from the unreatrained indulgence OF DIS
passicns. Since writing that letter there
wss not day until he shot Tauibes on winch
K;ncaid wss not liable to atifon9' iosu'''
as,aul; end threatened death. from the man
who had avowed himself his enemy Iu-
dsed. such was his danger, and 30 desirous
ws7 he to avoid IT, that It interfered VITO
HIS msaus OF making his living, as IL 10
st .;cte6 his time at the Capitol tosuch houfs
ss ,boso In which he would be lees liable TO
meet Taulbee, ard it was only in the second
attack made en- him the same day that ne
feed himself. The wondsr is not that ne
sbo, Tau bee, but that he did not shoot bin
before.
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The Chicago Election

CHICAGO, April 9-Tne T.ibune claims
the election OF Hampstead Washburne IRE
pnblicsn) by plurality of 436 votes. Thit
result ls arrived at Oh returns partly by ths
judges of election and partly through its re
porters. The Inter- Ocean Republican,
makes Washburne's plurality 1888.
The Times democrstic) says: Mayor
Creger and his political managers claim his
election by plurality OF 235 on the face Of
the returns brought in by the police.
Tho Heralds tabulated fgurea, however
give Washbnrn plurality over Cregier o.
1870.
The official counting commenced at
o'clock this afternoon.
The new City Council as nearly as can be
ascertained will stand as follows: Republl
caus % democrats "A /; Independent demo.
Gratis l. The present couucl consists OF 81
republicans, "a democrats. 2 independent re.
pnbIicsDs, and / independent democrat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-09

In SOME cities the price of gaa Ia only
fifty four and hall cents thousand feet,
and the composites owning the works pay q
dividend of thirteen per cent. 10 their stock,
holders. Here the price is 81 go, and the
dividend less than the legal interest on the
cost of the works. a. the price the people
OF this city are compelled to pay for their
gas, the income from the gas works, which
belong to them. ought to be sufficient to i'm
prove the streets and kept them in perms-
nent repaiT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-09

LAND sALKs -Oa Tuesday last commits,
sioners a. D. Payne aud r. R. Campbell
sold 800 acres In the suit of Turner es. Be-.
thnne" TO Mrs. M. Hanserd. Mrs s B.
Robinson, Mrs. G. B Boyie apd Miss F. r
Bsthuns for $21 so par acre.
Eppa Eunton, il. trustee, house ard lot on
Winchester street. TO james V. Brooke for $ 500.
Commissioners J. v. Brooke, a. D. Payne and
Eppa Hunioa. jr. 30 acres Turner Scott lott in
"Rowman's exor. w. Rixey," to Henry Carter for
400.
Ne are informed that the farm of the late 3. G.
McArtor containing 159 acres has been sold to g.
L seaton for S., 0a0 This farm adjons tie cor
poratien of Upoerville aud has upon it a comfort
able brick DIV ,lling. Warrenton Nrg;nidn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-09

MR. GEORGE FRANKLIN EDMUNDs will
rot 20 down to history among the great
man Of the u. S. Senate, but ns chief of the
isnob!e eight, who, as majority of the cleo
torsl comnlssion, sanctioned and made ef-
fec.ive the monumental fraud Of all sses oil
the wcrd, the Pseeidentia swiudle of 1876,
He was chairman of the committee that pre-
psred and reported the bill creating that
commission, urged it's passage, and accepted
a nostion On The commission, and was the
principal agent by which the preconceiVed
o.ieot Of the whole vl!lainous scht me was
successfully accomplished.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-09
Gen Pixies Funeral

At its meeting in Washing ton yesterday the
Supreme Council perfected the arrangement for
the fanersl of G,n. Albert Pike This evening
the body will be borne to the First Congregational
Church, and the solemn obsequics Of the Scottish
Rite will be conducted there. no church
vice will be conducted at The Church of the As.
cension, by Rev. DR.. Elliott, Friday, and tho
body will be interrel in Oak Hill Clmeterr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-09

TIE KANSAS republicans buided better
than they knew when they Incorporated
woman sGffrage into the laws OF that State
for at the late municipal elections there al
hut two Of the cities elected democratic may
ora, the women, even the wives of promin
ent republicans, having banded themselves
together snd voted The democratic ticket
giving as their reason for doing 30, the fact
that the republicans had organized the
negro vote
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-09

A D;spA1Cu from Lynn, Mass, ssys TIC
ycpe-cantiuued strike Of the morocco wofK'
ers there was a total failure; the strikers
surrendered Internationally and will seek
york where they can, but that few will nae
u. as most of their places have been filled. "
Understanding is as lacking DOW sa 1t was
In the DAYS of SoloEon, and always will ne.
Strikes have existed from toe beginning g. and
VII, continue Until the enc, and. with only
enough exceptions 10 prove the rule, they
have always. sooner or later, had the same
result as that at F.ynn. In tyrannous ooun-
.rjes it could be different, but In free END
.onsl and liberty loving America people
viii, manage their own business in their own
wsy. AID 1t is observed that few insis
more upon the exercise of that indisputable
right than those who. though now proprie'
tore. commenced life az day labcrers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-09
Lynching POSTPONED

KANSAS CITY. Mo. April ga crowd Of
500 negroes last night attacked the county
Jail With the intention of lynobing William
Mccoy, who brutality murdered his mistress,
Nellie McGruder. last Sunday night by beat.
iog her head to Jelly with stones. A pre-
yicus atts mpt to lynch Mccoy was made
last Monday. TIE n sgrces gathered about the
building and at 1245 twenty OF their nun
bar masked broke 10 the on or door.
O.ly one guard Was on duty. He drew
ais revolver al d threatened to shoot the first
mau who approached the door, when the
negroes retired.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-09
Court of Appeals Yesterday.

Hunter against Beach. Further argued
By s +. Bseca and G. a. Ma:hhacb, eeqs.,
TO appellee.
Richmond end DanviIis Railroad Com
PAW against Crosen's administrative. Dis.
missed agreed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-09

Benjaman Horton, retired dry goods mer
chant Of Brooklyn, put az end t, his life this
morning by blowing his rains out in bed while
suffering with the glip.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-09

The desth rate in New York is increasing, 2O6
deaths having occurred during the past "a toars.
OF this nunb,r IS died of grip
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AUCTION SALES.
TRUSTEES SALE.

By virtue OF deed of trust xecuted by Rschel
V Psdgett on the 24ih day OF January, ls9i'
and recorded in deed book No. 25, page 50. Feb
rusry 18th, 1891, for the benefit Of the creditors
OF W. L. Padgett, deceased, will sell st fuOAc
auction, in front CT the d. or leading to the tofpo
ration Court room, on Fsirfax street, on
SATURDAY, iha 9th day OF Msy 1-9I
at twelve o'clock, the following property ,,
A LARGE TWO-sTOaY FRsME 6ToEE-
HOUSE and DWELLING, with q large tso,st3y
brick building attached ali in good repair beng
the residence Of The late VIM. l.. Padgeti deceased
on the south side Of King street. between " ssE'
ington and St. Asaph streets No. 90; front on on
King street u feet T. inches, running back Ia
feet. This is one OF the best locations To- rslal1
store in the city OF Alex ndris
Also TWENTY SHADES OF STOCK IN bL4 ~ ~
Ell CEMETERY company. This stock | VIII
sell in lots OF one bare with the privilege OF hYo
shsres. This st,c OK is paying from II TO 10 pe'
cent dividend. IL,
Terms: For tho stoI chouso ard lot oue-na.'
cash on day of salo balance in two e4nsl pss
ments Of six and twelve months, with ln'ei'sSs
from date OF sale. deed OF Trust on tae 'a.i
property will be required 10 seclre the
payments Conveyance. deed OF tfa't ana ieie &C.
at the purchasers cost The cene.eIy SI'ch wa
be sold for cash. Ia.
apo I'm W, d. MAY, iiu'yee.
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DLYMOUTH ROCK PHosPHATED CELIA
[ TINE for sale BY ,,,rp rpN
apS ). Z, MIL - -.
(sANNE PEACHES. APBIC0ls ana i-"'
u PLANTS for GALE by ,,,,prpN
apS y y -.