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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24

BUDpuA's SACRED EYEBALL.-The
following on "Buddha's Sacred Eye
ball" is from the pen Of a traveller who
visited the Orient in 1855:
Among the sacred relics of Horluii
is the veritablc eyeball of Buddha. 1t
looks like nothing else but the tiny,
black, well-boiled pearl that one to of
ten finds in an oyster stew. This Eye
Of Buddha' is shown every day at high
noon, special mass being chanted by
the priests while the relic is being
brought out and displayed. Fora con-
sideration, and for the welfare Of the
temples treasury, the mass can be re-
peated at any hour. We sent for the
old priest, who came i'll company with
brother whose office was that of hold
ing q big yellow umbrella over the
'Holy Mans head. First he knelt,
touched silver gong and played be-
fore q gilded shrine with closed doors
and golden lotus ornaments. Next he
drew from one side of the shrine large
bundle covered with q wrapping Of rich
old gold and red brocade and tied with
silk cords. This was revercntly laid
on low ornamented table near the
altar. Then, with muttered chants Of
prayer going on all the time, the old
priest united and laid out bag after bag
of brocade, each lined with some dull
contrasting color and tied with heavy
silken cord After the ninth bag had
been taken ont and united, an upright
box, covered with more brocade, APP
peared, and, lifting it out, the priest
opened it and produced little rock
Crystal reliquary and set it upon a
guided lotus pedestal that stood near.
This leliquary was shaped like the
tombstoncs III cemetery-a cube, a
sphere and a pyramid being placed
one above the other and held to-
gether with gold wire.
"In the hollow of the sphere lay the
tiny little dingy relic, which ratified
around like pear or pebble when
the priest turned and tipped the box,
so that l could get better view of the
sacred objects.
"He never stopped once in his NUT
tered chant, and after a proper time had
been given for me TO see it to my sat
isfaction he replaced the relic in its
ten wrappings and again consigned it
to its sacred shrine. 81. Louis Repub-
lic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24
TIC chanherlaipe Case Again.


The following is from the Lynchburg
.Ne,rs, of Tuesday: "The Ne~s is in
position to state that the publications
in the Richmond papers in regard to
the decision ofthe Court of Appeals on
the question of assessing abutting prop
ertv owners for street improvements,
were entirely misleading, and that the
impression created by such publications
was wholly wrong. The court, in other
words, has not decided that abutting
property owners cannot be assessed for
street paving. The Norfolk case, upon
which the decision in question was rem
dered. did not involve the right OF q
municipality to assess for street paving
The question was as TO the right OF \ or
folk TO assess benefits against abuttlng
property owners to pay the cost OF land
condemned to widen Il street: and the
question really discussed was as to
whether the Norfolk authorities, IN
making such assessments. had FOL
lowed the requirements OF their city
charter.
"The question of the right offs city
to assess AUDITING property owners for
street paving was decided whether
rightly or not by the same court seV-
eral years ago, i'll the cases OF SANDS,
&C., VS.. Richmond, Ellis vs.. Norfolk
and Davis vs. Lynchburg. The Last
case, decided in 1883, established The
right of the city OF Lynchburg, under
its charter, to assess for street paw ng
and the Court Of Appeals, in the recent
decision. which has been so sadly ms
construed. distinctly announces th;lt 1t
is not proposed to reverse the ruling OF
the court in the cases OF Sands vs.. h!ch-
mond and Ellis VS. Norfolk
City Attorney james +. Duncan,
when shown the above, said
The above is literally true. The
Court of Appeals in the Chamher!ane
case seems to draw Il distinction be-
tween the right of the city to compel
abutting owners to pay local assess
ments for the purposes OF street paving
or sewering, and the right to compel
them to pay any aliquot part of the
cost of acquiring new street. Inc
distinction thus drawn is upon this
principle, to wit: that sewering and
paving are within the police power OF
the muncipality-in other words, that
where the necessity arises for the eXer-
cising of these powers the city may
create taxing district out ofthe neigh
borhood necessitatinS the Improvement
and in such district levy tax TO pay
for the necessary work.
The decision says that the expense OF
such an Improvement Opening a new
street, can only he paid out Of the taxes
which are raised for revenue. and hence
must be borne equally by all the tax
payers.
Heretofore it has been generally re-
garded by the law that all the powers
incident to opening, grading, paving
and sewering streets Were police pow
ers. The Court Of Appeals in the
Chamberlain case divides them, and
says that to curb, pave or sewer a street
is a police power, but to acquire and
open a street is not.-NorfoM Land-
mark
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24


WONDERFUL FEAT OF SURGERY
Nothing seems impossible to the mod
ern surgeon, and it is Il true saving
that "a skillful surgeon cuts beyond
the wound to make the cure complete. y
Prof. L. McLane Tiffany Il few weeks
ago performed one OF the most skillful
and daring operations ever known in
this country. The patient, lady OF
about forty-iive years, had been suffer
ing for a long time with structure of
the throat. which developed to such an
alarming extent that her throat closed
up, so that it was impossible for her
either to breathe freely or swallow, and
unless some immediate action was
taken, there was great danger of her
starving to death Prof Tiffany had
D her placed in the Maryland University
Hospital, Green and Lombard streets,
Baltimore. First it was decided to per-
form the operation of tracheotomy,
which consists Of cutting through the
windpipc and inserting silver tube to
breathe through. Then, it was pro-
posed to cut through the abdominal
wall and insert Il tube iuto the sack of
! the stomach, so that food could be
forced into it. The operation was
performed about the last Of Novem-
Der. An opening was made in the
throat, just below the structure, just
enough TO allow tube to pass in.
On this sponge, saturated with chic
reform, was held tightly by an assis-
tant. and, as the patient breathed
through the tube, she Inhaled the chic
reform into her lungs and in very
short time lost consciousness. Next,
laperotomy was performed, which con-
sisted of making cuS through the walls
of the abdomen. When this had been
done, efastrotomy was performed,
which consisted of q careful search of
the sack of the stomach, which, when
found, one corner was pulled through
the cut in the abdominal wall and sew
ed to it very carefully. The influence
of the chloroform was then dispelled
and three days afterwards an incision
wac made in the sack Of the stomach,
in which silver tube was placed
The operation took place three weeks
ago. and the patient has now nearly re-
covered from it. Since that time she
has taken all food through the tube in
her stomach, and, unless the structure
in her throat be removed, she may
never agaiu swallow her food. She
now walks about her room and seems
quite cheerful.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24

AT THE recent Presidential election
there were cast all told in Wyoming
but il. sol votes. In Wyoming women
vote, and the ratio OF voters topopula-
ton is supposed to he there three to one,
which would show a total population
of S.5O3. In Nevada there were cast
1O.So0 votes. Ordinarily the ratio of vot-
crs is iive 10 1. but in Nevada it is prob
ably about four-and-a-half to one
(women do not vote there. This would
give Nevada population OF about
$4,000. The two States therefore OF
Nevada and Wyoming with four United
States Senators, have population OF
less than 100, 900 people Idaho isa little
better entitled to Statehood. She voted
1921. Women dc vote there. a
fair estimate then Of four-and-a-ha!f TO
one would give Idaho about 10000
population, or nearly as much as Ne
vada and Wyoming put together. And
vet if the population of all three States
were grouped in one they would only
be entitled TO one representative IN the
lower house OF Congress. Delaware
and Montana, which are the States
next to those with the smallest popula-
ton, have in either of them popula-
ton in excess probably Of the com
bincd population of Idaho, Nevada and
Wyoming. These three States have
five republican and one populist United
States Senators, rs many as New York
Ohio and Illinois with their joint popu
lation of over twelve million of people
These latter States after March 4til vii
have four democratic and two republi
can United States Senator's.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24
AWealtI,y I.ifc-Convict.

A State prison convict worth $100,0
is a little out Of the ordinary. Ietsuch
is Charles Wright, No. 1889, a life man
at the Michigan State penitentiary.
Wright is a fine looking man of 80
wears. He went to the PRISON from
Benzie county. northern Michigan, Il
little less than, three years ago. He
was one of the most prosperous bust
ness men in that part of the State, hav-
inc made fortune in the lumber bust
ness. He and his brother, rs partners,
operated extensive mills. Late in 1889
Two officers of the law proceeded to at
tach certain logs in order TO compe! the
company to pay taxes. Wright re-
uucstcd them TO attach a neighborlne
pile of lumber rather than the logs, as
attaching the logs would close down the
mills and result disastrously. They
not acuuiescing he made the request take
the form of II demand. and
said he would shoot them ii
thew persisted in serving process on the
logs. They came back in the evening
and attached the logs, feeling that this
was the only way the firm could be
brought to time. :.
ssYou remember what I told you,"
were Wright's words. uttered III the
coolest manner possible.
"To blazes with YOU" was the only
response, and Wright. drawing six
shooter he had just purchased, shot one
man dead, then the other.
At the prison Wright's conduct is ex-
cellent. His cell, one of the larger and
lighter kind, has an oil stove i'll it. He
does most of his own cooking and his
wealth enables him 10 have many deli
cacies. If he wants extra tobacco he
has no trouble about getting it. He
probably lives better than many men
who enjoy liberty. His cell is finely
furnished. His bed is Il comfortable
one and there are paintings on the walls
end rugs upon the hard floor.
Wright now has full charge Of the big
Webster wagon contract. lie is an ex-
pert lumber buyer and his purchases of
lumber are SO shrewd that he saves his
employers a great deal Of money.-Chi-
cage Tribune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24

The REPUBLICANS previous to the
last election foretold the direst results
to the Cuisines interests of the com-
try as the necessary effect of democrat
ic success. They were selfinterested
and therefore false prophets. Not only
has the price of the raw material OF
cotton and steel manufactures adj
vanced since the election referred to,
but there has been marked increase
"a the activity of those manufactures,
sven wages in some of them have
the mere anticipation of
feuuce"n III re cost of living pro-
duces such benehe>et results, why
wouldn't the realization 6 such = re-
duction result even more ..Ivento.
geously?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24

THE MOST acceptable Christmas gift
President-elect Cleveland could bestow
upon the people whose votes elected
him would be publicly expressed de-
termination to call an early extra ses-
sion OF the next Congress to repeal the
Mckinley bill, remove the tax on the
accessories of life and raise the requi-
site revenue by duties on Injuries and
by an income tax; 10 purge the pen
sion rolls; TO abolish Davcnportism,
and to repeal the silver bill. For such
gift he would receive the grateful
thanks of all who voted for him, and
would deserve those Of even the men
who voted against him, for its resultant
benefits would fall upon all except a
few rich protected manufacturers,
whose enormous profits would be de-
creased.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24
French Affairs.

The scene in the Chamber of Depu-
ties yesterday when NJ. Millevoye in
terpellated the ministry regarding adj
vances of money by the Panama Canal
Company was of the most stormy char
acter. NJ. NIillevoyc said that he de-
sired to question the government as to
the facts in its possession relating to
the use Of contributions by former
premier from the Panama Canal COM
pany, whose corrupt and criminal ope-
rations were now being investigated
NJ. Ribot, in behalf of the government,
said he accepted immediate discussion
OF the subject. President Flouquet
thereupon vacated the chair, NJ. Pey-
trail taking his place, and ascending the
tribune. There was hush in the
chamber. as the former minister began
his address of eXculpatiou He reiter-
ated with emphasis that while a mem
Der of the ministry he had never re-
ceived money from the Panama Camel
Company for any purposes whatever,
and he denied any improper purpose in
luC iuSSi tIoi vi pii' I'oiitiNai .%uN u tioS
ments in the press.
Count Jules de Bernes, an ardent
royalist, INDUCED in a violent attack
on NJ. Flouquet, and denounced his
conduct in the alleged bribing of news
papers under cover of political adver-
Using. The count exclaimed "You
not only allowed the people to be rob-
bed OF their savings, but you were an
accomplice in the nefarious crime"
At this there was the widest excite
ment, deputies stood and waved their
arms and shouted, some in denuncia-
ton, others in approval ofthe language
used by Count de Bernis. When or
der had been restored in some degree
NJ. Nilleyoye arose. and INDUCED in a
Violent attack on NJ. Rouvier. Mile
Soye was repeatedly appIauded by the
! Boulangists, royalists, and imperial
istSS, but it was evident that few repub.
licans We're inclined to join in adding
to the excitement.
After further exciting scenes. Mile
voye's motion of mo confidence was
then put, and was lost by vote of
3555 to 81. Tremendous cheering and
applause from the Left followed the
announcement of the result.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24
Bodies on Il Pilot.

The New York and Chicago express
struck and killed four people Thurs
day, near Elmira, n. y. When the
train pulled into the depot at Green
vile, Pa, yesterday, the bystanders
were Mortified to see that the pilot OF
the engine was covered with blood and
it carried the dead bodies of three per
sons, two women and a man. The
other victim was found lying beside the
track some distance from the depot. 1t
is supposed that they were walking on
the track and did not hear or see the
swiftly speeding train as the wind was
blowing gale and it was showing hard.
The engineer of the express says that
he did not see any person on the track
and did not hear ii sound. He had his
eye on the track nearly all the time, eX-
cept for minute or so when he reach
cd and got his dinner basket so rs TO be
in readiness to leave his engine in Ell
mira. as that is the end of his run. The
trains come into the depot at q good
rate of speed and the bodies were not
noticed until the train had stopped.
Charles Griggs, drug clerk, was
taken to his home in Keollu>, Pa, last
night suffering from the terrible nerv-
Gus shock of Il remarkable escape. He
was struck while crossing the track in
Chicago by the Milwaukee limited train
on the Northwestern road, travelingat
the rate of Is miles an hour, and carried
Gmiles on the pilot ofthe locomotive IN
IN unconscious condition. Though
black and blue with bruises not bone
in his body was broken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24
PHOTOGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The crisis of her disease has passed
and Mrs. Langtry is now out OF DAN
ger. .o.,,oun Demo.
Gratis Of New York city has decided TO
become a permanent organization.
E.P. Galloway, late assistant pos
master at Arcadia, La, has been arrest, ,
ed charged with embezzling several (.i
hundred dollars from the pos'0iii'e
funds. o.old
evcitemept has about subsidized. Par
ties are returning from the fields every
day and say that there is no soiu -
amount to anything in the placers.
7 NJ. Kidd. mine boss, and Elmer
Rosenberg and Alfred Simon work
men. went into an old unused pof,ion
Of a coal mine at Alma, H., yesterda!
to inspect for proposed improvemen'N
and eli three were suffered by foul gas
Capt. C. II. Hodges has been tl1eo AT
Fairfield. Ill.,, before grand army
court martial for violating rule OF the
order in carrying grand army flag a. .
the head ola democratic procession Oh
soldiers and was sentenced to repri-
mand. c
suit in the U. S. Circuit Court in Pitts
burg, Pa. to-day, asking for an injunc-
zion 10 restrain the Westinghouse
company from manufacturing and
selling the incandescent lamp, on
which the Edison company claims a
patent.
In the race between the Cunard liner
Etrulia and the Inman steamer City OF
Paris from New York, the Etruria won
by three hours, the City of Paris not
passing Brow Head, off the coast OF Ire
land. until 6:10 this morning. The pas
sengers on the City ofParis say the snip
had not steamed we'll since Tuesday,
and it was supposed that she had met
with some mishap to her machinery.
Rev. Father Kcsscl, of the Church OF tue
Holy Redecmer, State Senator Geo +. Roeseh'
and Henry W. Wolf waited upon President
elect Cleveland Mt his residence. in New York
to-day and without formality presented nm
with a beautiful gold-headcd cane which had
been voted to him as the most popular Presi-
dental candidate. NJ = fair held BY Father
Kessers congregation some time previous to
the election. President Cleveland responded
gracefully and wishing them Merry Christ
mas"
presdent-elcct Cleveland's residence III
New York is being decorated with Christmas
greens. Wreaths have been placed at eacll
window. the little drawing room is trimmed
with mistctoe. pine boughs and eversreens,
and the house filed with toys of every de-
scription from admiring friends for little knth.
The long ard sensational conspiracy ana
murder trial of Webb Leasurc at Rathdrum'
Idaho. has ended in verdict of acquittal.
Tcasrre was charged with the murder OF
Ivory Beans, one of the guards at the Gem
nine in the Occur 'Alene district.
1t is reported that the Standard Oil Com
pany has purchased the plant of the United
States Export OIL Company, at Perth Amboy.
The plant at Perth Amboy is one of the largest
in the country.
The big saw mills of Smith and Conover at
Bridgeion. n. j., were burned this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24

PRESIDENT HARRISON evidently
thinks that he is, and will be monarch
of all he surveys unit, m; 1sS 81 next
Mafca. ne n,ss already sent members
s St SEP breaches aaaches of Congress and of the
II s. SGoreme Court out of the coun-
try. and now says he will send mem
her of the cabinet abroad next Februa-
~. Though Mr.. Harrison's hat is not
as big as his grandfather's, he is of the
decided opinion that he can run this
government without the aid OF con-
crosses, courts or cabinets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24
ALEX AN DRIA, VA
sATuRpAY EVENING, DEC. "a. 1892.

AGAIN the yule log blazes on the
hearth, the holly glistens in the hall,
and merry Christmas is here once more !;
another bead in the rosary of life. To
few has the year brought no change; in
few households is the holly wreath UNI
mixed with the cypress, the carol with
ont the minor. But to those to whom
this Joyous festival brings but the mem
DRY Of happier things, there is happI-
ness to be felt. which, like mercy, bless
es both the giver and receiver. The
poor We should have specially with you
this Christmas tide Carry at least a
little comfort and brightness to some
darkened household, to whom the word
Christmas is but name and mocllery.
In memory OF the little child who to-
morrow will spend n first Christmas
away from your arms, aud with the
angels, make childish heart here on
earth beat with childish joy this once a
wear. And then, too, think of the day
as one really fpeace and good will and
bury old resentments and old feuds,
and enjoy and keep the true spirit OF
the festive season. Let the dyspeptic
revel in the indigestible plum pudding
and richest of viands, and the prohibit
ZIONIST quatl the flowing bowl. Christ
mas comes but once year. Give the
children stuffed stockings and loaded
Christmas trees. Let the boys blow
horns and shoot pop crackers. Re
member the poor, and, in the words OF
Tiny Tim, merry Christmas to all
and God bless us every one!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24

a DEER IN ORANGE.-Considerable
excitement was created in Orange Tues
day evening by fine buck making his
appearance on the streets. He came
from the west, and on reaching the resi-
dence of Mr.. wager jumped high fence
and continued his course through the
gardens to the railroad and thence
through the school house lot and down
the old plank road toward the wilder
ness. He travelled so fast tnat he was
out of sight before any ofthe sportsmen
could get their guns. He made a jump
of thirty feet in the school house lot as
shown by his tracks in the snow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24

DENOUNCED THE FREEMAsoNs.-All
the cardinals at present in Rome wait
ed upon the Pope yesterday and tend
cred him the usual Christmas congratu-
lations. In reply to the good wishes
for the church and himself, the Pope
said that the signs of gathering storm
were visible to all observers of moral
and religious conditions. The European
situation was pregnant with ruin and
disaster, and these conditions could
only be brought to an end by the heal
ing virtues of the church, which her.
self was to be violently assailed. In
the course Of his remarks the Pope re-
ferred to the Freemasons, who he con-
demned as maglignant sect who were
never true to the people, but who, I'M
fortunately, were supported by the gov
ernment
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24

EXTRA BILLY SMITHS COMMAND
When Gov. Extra Billy" Smith, OF
Virginia, was placed in command of
the Forty-ninth Regiment, in 1861,
said Missourian, he was really too old
for service, and not disposed to learn
military tactics. So when it became
necessary to give an order lie would
simply give it in his way and in his
own language. Whenever he took his
regiment into line and placed it in po-
sition and the sllirmishing began, his
first order invariably was:
clay down, Forty-ninth y
BY his oroer he protected his men
from the fire of the enemy and saved
them from unnecessary exposure. But
this saying became common in the
Army OF, Northern Virginia. When we
were in winter quarters and no enemy
near. soldier would fire off his gun,
and the famous order of Gov. Smith to
his idolized regiment would be repeat
ed by the boys all along the line.
At the recent National Convention
at Chicago, on the last day of the pro-
ceedings. while the candidate for Vice
President was being nominated, a
number of i1en stood up and 50 OBJ
structed the view that no one behind
them could see the delegates. There
were repeated cries of "Sit down.
but the obstructionistt paid no atten-
ton to the audience until some old SOL
der of Lees army shouted: .- 4-e
Lay down, Forty-ninth = S;5T
Well. sir. it was recognized at once
bv all those old boys, and repeated by
many of them, doubtless bringing back
to their memories in vivid way the
exciting scenes of those years from 1861
to 1865. 1t had Il pleasing effect. too,
for they promptly sat DOWN..
Louis Republic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-24

Pope Leo NH. is most frugal in his
diet. A single glass of coffee, tea or
milk suffices to break his fast. At three
o'clock he dimes on little soup, two
cours $ of meat with vegetables, des-
sert of fruit, with one glass of strong
wine