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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01
foreign News.

BERLIN, Jan. w lam Degan, the
American oonsumptivs patient, who came
to this city 10 charge of D ,otor William Ts!-
tavsll. of New Yo'k, Ia order to bo treated
by tbs & och system 81 inoocalation, has uu-
sxpecteily 5ogul 10 shoW signs of improve
N ant. DR.. EwAla reports That the il q lmation
IA abated AMI thas the breathing sounds are
much clearer and more normal The bron-
chiat troubles nud ina .nation OF the vocal
chords and of the layynx have subsided. On
Tuesday last gan WAS given an injection
of three miligrsmmes OF the lymph. The
rsac:ion hs experienced was of the slightest
,solip.ion. Degan, however. in spite OF
his improved condition, says that he does
not feel batter. 81 started for Antwerp to.
day and will Sail for Nsw York OF the
steamer Rnneland on Saturday next.
DUBLIN, jan. 1-Uaited Ireland says
that Whistler the Parnsll-O'Btien co.,
fereucs sill rssu': in 81 honorable peace or
leave the sections sfi | warning, 1t Is gratify-
ing to true lnsn on bith sides to fad that
it is still possible for NJ. Parnell and Mr..
O'Brisu TO meet oordisly when the feelings
ofthsir supporters ruas SC high. Tee ac-
journment Of ths conference encourages
thu nope that there Will DE satisfactory
solution of dhe diff ,uties existing.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Jan. 1.-The argus
10 day states that four hundred Portuguss ,
volunteers hays lenisd at tne mouth of the
Pongive rive, having signed an agreement
to serve in Mauscaod and TO fight tie
British if necessary. Cnief Guogunhans L.
reported to have hauled down the Portu-
guese q .g, aud to have hoissed the British
q q in its stead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01

FERsoNATED HARRY HAMLIN.-Harry
HamIin, Of Chicago, son Of Cicero ]. Ham
lin, sbe Millionaire grape srgsr maaufac-
tursr and owner Of RAGS horses, bas double
who figures il divorce case, which be-
cams public Tuesday afternoon through pro-
ceediogs in the Supreme Court. Mf. Ham.
Inns father owns the big iron block occupied
by Barnes & Hengerer, dry goods merchants.
UaiI recently Miss Msude Westoott was q
clerk IN the store. The duplicate Mr.. Ham
lin became acquainted With her, represented
that he had untc.i wealth, and proposed
m srriage. She Gid not know that the real
Harry Hamlin was married, and consented
to elope under the delusion that che was
marrying into wealth. She was not quite
16. They went to Niagara Falls and we're
married. They remained st hotel there
and ths deceiver teegraphed the girls
mother to come fer her.
Investigation showed thst be YVES pre-
viousIy married to Virginia Rudstoo, OF
Bath, Dat, and that his real meme is
Harry Thorner. He carried Harry Ham
Inns visiting cards, dressed in good tsse,
and personated the miiIicbai,s'5 son success
fully OF napy occasions. II be returns to
Buffalo ne will be arrested for abduction
and nigamy. She is suing for divorce.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01
TELEGRAPEIc BREVITIEs.

Seven children of Weli-known colored
man of Raleigh, N. O., were burned to death
while the parents ware at church last night.
Physicians report that there has been sig
nfcant improvement in number of cases
treated with the. Koch lymph in NV
York.
Vice President Levi P. Morton has soii
his GUNNER residences Fair Lawn" in New
port, r. 1, 10 Isaac T. Burden, Of New
York, for $4,000
By Busting accident yesterday after
noon near tao viilaga OF S.af,sd, N. Y.
Andrew Euat snd three Hungarian lsboress
were Instantly killed and four other Hun
garlsns recs.vod irjuries which, it is be-
lieyed, will result fatally.
Special sgeut Curtis of the Canadian Gus
toms says that opium smugglera are playing
big game il British Columbia. He says
there is not day that large quantity OF
refined opium Is not struggled into the
Uoited States from some point in Canada.
Rott. Sincox, employed in the City Hall build
ing in Phiiadephs, fell from the sixth Story win
dow OF that building, distance OF $50 feet. this
morning, and was almost instantly killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01

The Temperature is uausu,!iy hiah ia 'ho
Mississippi aud Olio valleys, it beins ircm
20 to so sbovs tbs pofmal fEo1 Miss2af'
and Iowa eastward to Pennsylvania and
Virginia. Il is slightly waSme' thar n,uAi
on the Atlantic ooaa; ecu ofNsw 2 lgland i,
bat it is b.ow tho normal !rom Boston
northward. Warmer weather WITH ra!1
will prevail seaeraily OF hs Atlantic COST
Thursday nigat, foio.sd duF!pe F:idag bg
clearing colder weather. Colder, clearing
weather With cJii wave will prevail!
throughout the central vs lags and Lake
region during Friday. preceded By faie
changing to snow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01

today passed the White House. Being ask
ed if his Gro I'D waiting for admission there
was large, ke REP lied, about two thousand,
ffesn hundred Of whom aye negroes"
II ia tire prevalent balief on the sut!ect
to-day that the financial bill will be taken
I'D in the Sena'e next wsek, aud that the
result, sooner or iatsr, will bs the passage OF
g bill lha; will provide for tie free Coinage
Of silver.
TIE houss OF Secretary Blaine, near Du-
pout C,ycis, here, now occupied by Mr.. Lsi-
ter, tbe re,i.od Chicago dry goods map,
caught fire to day and had its roof burned
eff TIE fse ia supposed 10 have originated
10 defec i've Iils ~ the top of the house
The less caaaoJ ysi De ascertatned, but the
Or ncipal damage appears to have been
caused by the visiting of the richly furnish
ed interior.
People fror Pennsylvania here to-day say
that the violent ssssults made upon Senator
Cameron By some of the ultra republican
newspapers of has State, on account of his
opposition to the Force bill, will rot affect
his reelection, as he has means to offset all
the facts of such assaults Some OF the pa
psrs referred to denounce him for being on
frieudly and familiar terms with Senator
Batter of South Caroline.
From some Of the decisions of the new as
s,cate justice OF the o. 8. Sopi ne Court, it
is supposed that he would favor the bond
holders of Virginia if their claim were SUI
mitte1 to hinl. Il il, therefore. intimateo
that should the present attempt to settle the
Virginia debt fail, case will be made %
for tee U. S Supreme Court, and the valid
ity OF their cein be definitely determined.
To-day is observed as a general holiday here.
All tho public hui dings and nearly all the stores
on ali the principal streets closed. There is
Considerable New Years calling, but that custom
Is gradually Ealing into disuse.
Among the veterans who called on the Prosi.
dent to day were several who have recently ben
removed from government positions here be
cause they were democrats.
1t is currently reported to-day that tally OF
the republic n Senators has been mado and that
it has deve 'ped the fact that twelve of them are
opposed to the Force ill, in its present shape
Senator Hoar has become digusted at the treat
u ent he has C lived from other republican Sena
tors, and has gone homo. he will return here
by Monday, On which day it is expected the re
publican Senators will, in caucus, determine
whether or not to lay the Force bill aside.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01
Elnnenlant

PARIS, Texas, Jan. 1.-The little towr OF
Arlington is talking about the s'opement Of
G. Il. Stevens, secretary f,r Tex5s OF the
National Railway Agents AssooatiOn and
agent OF Tho Texas aud Pacific rasd ct At
iingtou, With Miss Naomi Morgan, hie pet
ty typewriter. Stevena is 26 yeas Of sss
and hes wife and three o5i5ren. He bid
his wife goodbye en- DEC 10. sod tod !e'
he was going to st. L 7Gis 10 arrange for the
coming meeting of the sssocis;!on e. Denver.
The next morning Miss Morgan !eff, oeten-
slbly for her homo il Coralcsna. A day CT
two ago Mrs. S eveDs received q letce: fem
her husband, dated ct Denver, informing
her that be had left her 20 good, and ;hss
he would give her al the aid he could in ot-
tanning divorce. I tuyns out that II S
Morgan did not 20 20 Corpsicana ., 81, hus
Joined Stevens in Dallas and vest Ti,h hin.
to Danrer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01
The Indians

The day school Of the Catholic mis-
sion nsar Chadron, p few miles from
Pine Ridge Agencg, was attacked ard
partially turned by Indians yesterday
morning The mission was established
with money given by Miss D'ex-
sl, of Philadelphia, and is in charge of the
Rev John JAZZ, rne reported death OF the
Raw. Fa,her Kraft of wounds received in
Mondays fSht is confirmed. when news
of the attack rescued the agency the Seventh
cavalry was sent Ia DuSault. The Indians,
under com mand Of Little Wound and Two
s riks, wsrs found to the number OF lSGO
about csila from the mission. The Seventh
formed inc and began tbe fighting, which
wac csrE!s6 90 b. ooly thirty or forty In
diaps, ct ;iuie, while the great mass kept
coucesieG Genera! Forsythe suspected am
bush, aid Old not let them draw into dea-
garCus erorDG.
CoIonei Henry, with the Ninth cavalry,
sta,tsti enc hour later than Forsythe, and,
owing to the exhaustion Of his horses, bad
to travel ver3 slow. The Seventh became
surrrounGsd by The redskins, 5ut just IS the
circle " IS ready 60 charge, the Ninth broke
10 uoon the rear Of the hostitles sod they
vanished. The weary soldiers slowly re-
infantry had been ordered OUT, but were
s;opped by the sight Of tbs head Of the
co!umn o: ca alsy. The eoldisis we're
greatly cu.npmbgred, aud there ere not
enough ir3opa at that poiut to clean out
these Indians, who ara atiIl camped Within
seven mics Of the agency.
The dsmags done to the troops is email.
Second Lieutenant MAN was wounded,
through the eids. a aergsant was also
Rouoded.
Two Strike, Litbls WouDd. Short Ball,
ard o,heg UGiefs ran swag from the agency
Monday night. after hearing ofGhe Wounded
Kaee fight, .skiag with them hundreds OF
warriors. They also compelled the old
Chief, R d Coui. to accompany them under
threat of deatD.
IL is these Iodians who attacked the
supply train Tuesday morning and in
the afternooo raided the Catholic Mission.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01
Couldn't Stand the Bells

The msrcnents On the west eide of the
Bowery between B9ud street and Grand
were just thinking of taking In their fancy
show cases on Monday night at 10 o'clock
when strcak Of gray shot past their plate
glass windows, the cir resounded with the
merry ring OF steel and the hagstones threw
OF showers OF sparks.
By the time they had got out from behind
their counters and upou the sidewalk the
galloping gray object was block or more
away.
The sppsrition was mustang III s." OF
Banker Frank Works stable. Mr.. George
Work had had tbs mustang hitched to g
light cutter for epin on thu road up town.
The start was made from Mr.. Work 3
private stable. Diver John McCahill
accompanied young Mr.. Work. At Leg
ington avenue the crezY jingle OF the
bells seemed 10 drive the animal crazy, too,
and 1t broke and ran. MIR. Work was uD-
able to hold 1t. Into Lexington avenue tbs
animal wheeled. dumping Mr. Work and
the driver into the street. For five blocks
the ani,nsl held this street, and at Twenty
second rect it turned west.
ct Fourth avanus the mustang headed
uOH lUWu hSilu. ~ AoV ilhc tD0 Hluus
Dragging the light Gu ter behind. 1t shot
over Foarseenth STREET like stresk of
lightning. l. kept eff the street Car tracks
and avoided o collision Ia that way. Op-
posite Fourth street ;ha musteng left the
middle of the street aad headed for she mid
die of the sidewalk.
It did not lessen its speed bit. Police
man Ken made q grab for the bride and
caught it.
He retsined his hold for block, but a!
Bond street be lei go, and was hurried 8
dozan feet iuto the sush CT the street. Pc
destrans fell promiscuouiy into the gutter
10 from; OF The Wild horse. The clatter of
the amin as bocis upon the flags could be
heard s block.
At Houston street al elevated railway
pillar stands almost in the middle of the
sidewalk. The runaway just missed r. at
Sprirg street Patrick McLssr was knocked
dove, A. Grand street the animal was
stopped by Fourth avenue horse car.
Nothing was left of the cutter. The horse
was taken to the station house and was call
ed for later by driver MoCahil. Both be
and Mr.. Work were badly shaken up, bnt
neither was seriously injured. The horse
was, apparently, none the worse.-N. Y. San.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01
Hurled From a Window.

New YORK Jan. Alexander McGowaa,
SO years old and his son, Wiilism, wera
prisoners In the Yorkyills police court here
to-day. The husbands stands chrrccd
with throwing his wife cut CT The
6fty story Window, and causing her
death, and tho aoa is charged with
b,ing party to the crime. The BODY
OF the unfortunate woman fell distances OF
nearly eixty feet and was crushed end mas
g'ed in shocking manner. The police ea:-
that the whole family drank and that a
New Years evs spree resulted in f mt
durlog the course of which Mrs McGowsu
was hurled to her death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01
yJR0TaIA EEWs.

a government pension was yesterday a
loved to Andrew Hackett, Of Front R9yal
A pew postolIice has been eatablishsd at
Amy, Amherst county, win james 8. Sale
postmaster.
A Baltimore Paper says ths best oyste!
now received az that port CONC from Viz
GINA waters.
DR.. W. T. Opeuhnss. PRECEDENT of the
Richmond Beard Of Health, haze secured 6
small quantity OF D.. Kach's lymph. and
has determined to use it OF some Of bis Pc
ti5nts.
The dwelliog house on the farm, about
three miles cast OF Leesburg, known as the
"Suith place." aad belonging to tbs estate
Of The late Cbes R. PexFon, wss entirely
destroyed by fife last Sunday morning.
Messrs. Isaiah, Doodle, Jerry ard 10.
Long. brothers. of Spottsy igania county, kill
ed during the season 26 coon5, % Wild tur-
keys end SO opoasuns Thsss Nim:ods
dlda't take tifae TO couau the scores Of old
hsres captured By them.
The special legislative committee on cfim-
inal expenses will neetin Richmcnd about
the middle Of January TO complete their
work and to prepare a report 10 the general
be saved 500 900 annually By reforma-
ton in these laws, lis likely that one OF
the changes II auy sre made, will be TO pay
commonwealth attorneye salaries and al
low them 10 fees.
A letter from Richmond ssjs: "a friend
of Gep. Malone says the General is out of
politics for good, and has turned his atten.
tion to mopsy-rnakipg. Already, it Is aaid,
he has received handsome returns from In
vastments in the Southwest. There are per-
sons, however, who expsot to see Malone
dabhIs in politics again These folks think
The General is watching with very anxious
eye eysry movement of the Farmers Ali
anoe. Els purpose, no doubt Ia so "turu s.
farmer" If he aces favorable opportunity
to b ms boss CT @ big plantation. Tne
General, however, wi hardly be accepted
90 leader 10 any third party n 5vement."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01

q GRATIFYING statement Of Alexandria
lacrosse in Ella end BUSINESS during lest
YEAR was published in yesterday evenings
GAzsTTE. More buildings were erected than
In any one ofsegerai previous years. and the
Trade of the city hes been enlarged consia-
erab!y. New industries have also been es-
tablist ed here aud have prospered beyond
the expectations of their managers. Yes,
Alexandria Is surely improving, and wise
Investments here will bring as large returns
& il any other city in the country. q little
more practical evidence CT their interest in
th growth of the city. on the part of some OF
her people. is ali that is now needed to forge
hsr ahead 10 the race nearly all the cities 10
the South are now running.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01

The Century Magazine for January has
been received from its publishers 10 New
York. It's contents are /: Portrait of Augus-
tus Sain;-Gardsns, Along the Lower JSmas
Kenyon Cox, IA Irish Gentlewoman In the
Famine Tine. The Two Spirits. Among the
Morgols of the Azare Lake, The Memoirs OF
Talleyrand, Pioneer Spanish Families In Cal.
ifornia, The Missions of Alta California, A
R)mance of Morgaa's Rough Biders, Col.
Garter of CartersvIlle, Frefss, Sister D DC
rosa, 10 Maiden Meditation, Chinese Music.
Nannie's Career, Heart Longing, A. the
Town Farm, Californiana, Topics of the
Time, Open Letters and Bric-A-Brac.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01
Death of Justin Pettierew

81, UX FALLS, s. D, Jan. 1.--Justn Pettigrow'
brother of senator Petsigrcw, died last night. Be
was forty. i've years of sge, snd leaves wifi, and
daughter. He had been ill tioco Tha, k,Gi7ing
Day, and his wife, being an ardent believer in
Christian cence, persuaded him to accept thai
treatment. Last week relatives living in the Guy
teegraphed to Senator PETIT grow in Wsshin sloa
to come homo st once.
As soon as the Senator arrived he cle,re his
brothers. hoase OF the theorists and called in ".
era regular physicians who declared that il was
too late. The Christian SCIENTISTS on the other
hand assert that had their treatment been left
alone Mr. Pettigrew would not have died Tie 9
is considerable feeling in the city ov he cir
cumstance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01
ALEX A N DRIA. " A
THURSDAY EVENING", JANUARY /.
THE WAR between the States was en-

THE WAR between the States was en-
gsudersd, not By any love for the negroes
nor By any patriotic feeling on the part OF
its prom oters, but by their fear that the oW
tariff would 30 reduce the profits OF the
northern manufacturers that they wcud
have to live like other people, that is, iese
luxuriously. II seems from the persistence
with which Senators Hoar, Aldrich, Fry e,
Hawlsy, Evarts, Hiacock, Sherman, and
other republican Senators from northern
m ,uufaclurpg and shipping States, urge the
passage of the Force bill, that similar feel
Ing now ac.uates them, and that they want
80 produce confusion. disorder and race
troubles throughout the South. in order 10
interrupt aud suspeni the business iadus-
tries Ia Til: section that are growing 30
RAPIDLY that they threaten dangerous Gem
petition with those of the North. To pre-
vent that competition, the Senators re-
,arrsd tc would not hesitate to make the
entire South a deaolation and waste.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01

Mr. SPEAKER REED is sorely disturbed
because all the negroes In the South dent
vote, bat has so poor an opinion Of the
votes of white men that he says the mem
bers of the next U. g. House of Representa-
tivss, whom the white people of country
elected last November. will be al Assem-
blage of cranks." Possibly Mr.. Reed fears
that coming svents cast their shadows be
fore, and thst he will bs unable to catch,
from his place on the q Dor, the eye OF the
democratic Speaker OF the next House,
through the Intervening majority of demo
cratic "cranks"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01
The Weather.

WASHINGTON, D. O.. Jan. IA storm OF
unueuslieDergy is central in the Mississippi
valley near 81. Louie, attended by general
rains over the entire counsrg east of the
Mississippi, except on the Nsw England
coaas and in Florida. Tnis storm is fol W.
81 on the eastern slope ofthe R ,cky Mount
sias By cold wave exseni!ng from Minne-
sofa to Texas, and bS sno9 10 E,Bs, Z a1-
SAG, In iien Territory and western Missouri.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01

The MORE that is known of the recent
bloody Iodiau nffaira, the more apparent be-
oomes ore of two !hiDgs: either that Sitting
Bull and his people killed with him, ana
Big Foot and bis band, were murdered, or
sbs. :hoss who killed them are as little suit
ell for buslaess with Indians, or, for that
matter, with any body else. as they are with
the maa in the moon. The whole miserable
affair should bs impartally investigated by
Intelligent men, and the blame be put upon
these to whom it legitimately belongs
There are many people who think that the
late Gen. Sheridan was as wrong when he
said that The only gcot Indian is dead In
dian, as he was when he ALEC said that the
Itch Valley of Virginia should be 30 ravags G
TINT crow In flying over it would have to
carry lie .stions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01
EXPLOSION.

SHERBRooKE. Que, Jan 1-Toere wss q
serious explosion at ths gas works hers jste
last Dight. Ole side OF the building was
torn out and the struc ure took Are. Casa;
Dirsmo.e, an employee. YES found dead az
ter the explosion uader heavy iron door.
Another employee was severely itjerei.
The city last night was in darkness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01

The LADIEs of German city have fox
maly agreed to tell their male acquain-
tances that it will be more agreeable to them
if tbay will not remove their hats when
meeting them in the open air, especially In
inolement weather. The ladies referred to
are wise in their generation, and their ex-
ample should be followed by those OF all
other cities. Many man has lost his life
By cold caught while talking to lady in
the street with his hat of. All Difference
should be paid by men to women, bat no
reasonable woman wants man to risk his
life in the Observance of mere formelity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01

Decor, cen neither lay nor set. What
shall l do ?" N think you bad bette.
roost," was the reply. Nov If the doctor
had prescribed bottle of Salvation Oil, fol
the poo, fslloW's rheumatism, 1t would have
relieved bis patient as once. 25 GEMS.
Straw hats snd linen busters will not Be
so very popular es hafetofore Or. Bulls
Cough Syrup however, will be as popular as
ever at % cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01
Fire

HALIFAX. Jsp 1.-The CODE Hotel wa
burned last night and there were segeral
narrow escapes, several persons having 70
leap from the windows. Isis believed, hoa-
ever, that no lives were lost. Several other
buildings were slightly burned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01

MUCH NORTHERN capital has been invest
ed in Virginia during the past year, but that
a great deal more would have been. except
Tor the unsettled condition of her State debt,
goes without saying Prudent men do not
like to invest money In State with suca
a large debt as Virginia has pending over
her, and about the satisfactory settlement OF
which there s 90 much doubt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01

"Experien is by industry achieved"
Sufferers from catarrh have faithfully used
many remedies to cure their catarrh, but
without avail, uotil they tried Old Sau!'5
Oatarrh Cure. Readers, take advice, begin
at once With this specific.
A good nurse uevtr fails 10 rect n enc
DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup to the parent. OF feet
iul or sickIy children. Price 25 cents. sold
by all dealers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01

n the course of excavations at Lord North
,te's house. il Loadon, 2 vault was discovered
brickcd up, which, or being opened, was found to
contain several thousand bottles OF vino aud
spirits of ell kinds. There is trac, Of how the
wine came thcrc, ard the date can be- only Judged
by the wine, mo t of which is in perfect condition
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the alexandria Gasettel
WARRINGTON. D. O.. jan. l, 1890.

WASHiN9toNs " Va, JSu. L, 4oSo.
The party of congressman who recently
went from here to Cnrrituck on cunning
ex expedition, returned this morning, by the
Norfolk boat, loaded down with swan, wild
geese and various kinds of wild ducks,
which they distributed among their lady
f.iends.
There Is some talk here about the Rioh-
mopd and Danvile railroad system extend
Ing Its road from Strasburg TO the Hamp-
shire coal fields; alec of the Norfolk and
Western building branch road 20 Alexsn-
dria and making that city aaother shipping
port for its coal trade.
Mr.. Alonzo Mills. formerly of Alexandria
but now of this city, On his way down town