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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-07

For two years have been using
an old mare, IL years old, without
shoes. She had always been shod
before. And for the last ten months
| have used a 6-year-old horse OF
rather heavy build without shoes
My brougham is ten and half hun
dredweight, and they draw it singly
in turns. / had them shod three
times with "Charlier" shoes. Each
time the shoe was made shorter, and
| allowed the shoes to be worn until
they were thinner than a sixpence.
At the end of that time the middle
of the hoof had grown level with the
wall. Then the animal went with
out shoes altogether.
There was a little lameness orce or
twice, which passed off with days
rest each time. use the rasp about
once a month to remove the jagged
edges of the hoofs and to keep the
hoofs in shape. The wall OF the
hoofs becomes more than an inch in
thickness and wonderfully hard, and
not brittle as might have been
thought, though | use no means to
keep them soft.
My horses go quite as well as with
shoes, and are much safer when the
sets are greasy and slippery. They
are not as safe on ice as sharpened
horse, but much safer than an un-
sharpened horse. If horse is used
unshod before the middle of the hoof
is filled up, the wall breaks away in
large pieces up to the nj holes, and
he goes lame and must have rest un-
til what the fa11ier has cut away
has been replaced by nature. Moth
ing could induce me to 80 back to
shoes, and any horse is able to do
without shoes if treated as above
DR.. Wharton in London Lancet
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-07
some interesting Political Figures.

The two states in which the colored
voters absolutely predominate in num-
bers are South Carolina and Mississippi.
In South Carolina there are 100000
white voters and $1,000 colored voters.
In Mississippi there are 10000 white
voters and 10000 colored voters-a
colored majority of 30, 900 in each state.
Louisiana has more white than colored
voters, but it has, on the other hand,
more colored voters native born than
white voters native born. These are the
figures; Colored voters, 10000; white
voters (native born), 100000; foreign
born white voters, $4,000 The latter
hold the balance of power, numerically,
and this is the only state in the Union
where this condition of things prevail.
New York sun.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-07

Icannot tell you what love is. l
used to believe it the power that
made the world go round-an ema-
nation from heaven-a portion of
that bright essence increate, infused
into the human heart; but, after
watching its vagaries for half CEN
tury, / am inclined to believe it a
disease of the blood, the mad work
of some yet undiscovered microbe,
which therapeutics may yet provide
a panacea for. Exchange.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-07

DR.. Newman Lawrence, in writing
concerning the many ways in which dis
repute is brought on the application of
electricity in medicine, points out that a
considerable number OF medical men
who use electricity in treatment simply
order a nurse or assistant 10 make the
application, taking little or no trouble
to ascertain how far such nurse or as
sistant is competent. and giving only the
vaguest instructions. This, however,
doos not alter the fact that there is a
section OF the profession-and happily il
l. ineressing-slas can be relied on for
careful, conscientious and intelligent
application of the most wonderful Of
modern curative nts.--Pitubuzg Dis
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-07

Liquor sets are prominent either in
Russian enamel or repousse work. The
decanters are very low bodied. The
glasses are set in perforated silver,
enameled or raised.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-22
The Situation Buffalo.

BUFFALO, n. Y. Aug. 22.-At nine
o'clock no riot or serious outbreak
has been reported Us having happened
in the strike district during the night.
There are sporadic eruptions almost
constantly, but the field may be said this
morning to be at rest.
Vice President Webb to-day declares
that the Central is doing its normal
amour. of business both eastward and
westward, and to-day the Lake Shore
would probably do full days work.
Mr.. Webb, in conclusion, said: EVERY
thing is rs dull as dish water and ]
guess every one will get away from
here in from y to p hours" The fire.
men, who are in position to know OK
actly what the companies are doing,
have observed steady increase in the
movement of freight, and conviction
has been forced upon them that a
strike no longer prevails here. Con-
sentative counsel has convinced them
that their impulse of last week to a
sympathetic strike has been, for them
selves, wisely repressed. Mr. Sargent
will to-day inform Mr.. Sweeney that
he will not now call an isolated strike
of the iremcn in this locality, but if
the time should come when the other
allied orders will go ont, he is will
ing then to array his men against the
railways.
BUFFALO, Aug. 22.-Frank P. Sar-
gent, grand master of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, is here. His
answers to interrogatories were evasive
and he impaired no definite informa-
ton as to what the organization would
do.
New YORK, Aug. pa significant
feature of the local railroad situation
was dispatch received this morning
by General Eastern Freight Agent
Krase, of the Reading, from B. H.ssBail,
the general freight agent at Philadel-
phia, notifying him hereafter to receive
freight of every description and for all
points. Mr.. Krase said the Reading
was now handling freight without any
difficulty. Orders to receive all freight
have been issued from the Lake Erie
and Western headquarters. AT their
Offices it was said the strike was now
a thing of the past as far as they were
concerned and that no further difficulty
was anticipated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A postoffice has been established at
Navy, Fairfax county, James L. RoDey
postmaster.
Major w. T. Sutherlin, of Danville,
has been unanimously reelected presl-
dent of the State Board Of Agriculture.
Hon. John Randolph Tucker will
deliver the annual address before the
American Bar Association at Saratoga
on August 25.
Mrs. Emma o. Austin, of Virginia,
has been promoted from q copyists at
$500 in the Pension Office in Washing
ton, to clerk at salary of 81 900.
Rucker Booze, aged thirty years, a
painter from Buchanan, was shot in the
abdomen at Clifton Forge last night by
the alleged accidental discharge OF Il
pistol in the hands ola mulatto girl by
the name of Carrie Levey. He is i'll Il
critical condition.
William NJ. Fontaine, of Virginia.
paleontologist in the U. S. Geological
Survey, at salary of $1,000, has re-
signed. His resignation, together with
many others, was made necessary by
the action of Congress in cutting down
the appropriation for the survey.
The Governor is in receipt of Il letter
from Judge II. A. w. Skeen, Of the
Wise county court, who protests against
the Communication of the sentence asked
for Talton Hall, who has been convict
ed ofmurder in the first degree. The
writes states that the better class of
people in Wise county arc opposed to
the Communication.
The democrats will in q few days
have almost every portion of the State
covered by good speakers. The force
bill is to be the issue which will be.
pressed forward in this campaign. and.
it is not believed that the white people
will permit themselves to be divided in
such contest Hon. Basil B. Gordon,
the chairman of the democratic State
committee, expresses the opinion that
the peoples party is stronger in Viz
ginia now than it will be on the day o.
election.
An old farmer, named Adam Miller,
living near Timberville, was shot and
killed Saturday evening. He was call
ed to his door by some one knocking;
when he opened it shot was fired. en-
tering his heart, and killing him in
stantly The cause ofthc crime is sup
posed to have been robbery, as he haG
Sl0O in the house, but his wife made an
cutlery, and some neighhors arrived in
time to prevent the party from doing
anything further. The old man had
no enemies. The assassin is still at
large.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-22
The Labor Troubles.

The freight blockade at Buffalo has
been partly broken, and a number of
trains were sent out yesterday. The
firemen and telegraphers may strike,
in sympathy with the switchmen, but
they have not yet decided upon their
course. The railroad companies at
Buffalo claim that they have beaten
the strikers, the Central, Erie and Lee
high all succeeding in moving their
trains Saturday night and Sunday.
The men on the Western New York
and Pennsylvania road have refused to
handle Reading cars. The Delaware,
Lackawana and Western is now likely
to have trouble with the telegraph
operators on the question of wages.
Tavern and storekeepers at Buffalo are
afraid to sell food to the soldiers, under
threats of boycott from the labor organ
izations. The chief military officials
now located at Buffalo are satisfied that
the calling to the city of over half of
the National Guard of the State was q
wise and necessary move. The rail
road men believe that the strike will
be declared of by Tuesday.
General Carnes is in possession OF
Coal Creek, Tenn, and has ordered the
State volunteers to return to their
homes. He holds two hundred miners
as prisoners. Gen. Anderson, who was
for two days in the hands ofthe miners
as prisoner, is the hero of the day,
and receives congratulations at his tent
at the fort bearing his name. A rumor
is in circulation that Bud Lindsay, dep
utv United States marshal, who is
charged with having melted the miners
to an uprising and who advocated the
lynching of General Anderson when
the latter was captured by the rioters
on Thursday, was lynched before day
break yesterday, but the rumor lacks
confirmation. The Tennessee State
board of prison inspectors yesterday re-
solved that in accordance with the con-
tract with the Tennessee Coal, Iron,
and Railroad Company all convicts in
excess of 400 and women and hospital
inmates must be removed from the
penitentiary, in which there are now
1910. The board agrees to furnish
guards for the safe keeping of the con-
victs wherever the company may de-
sire to locate them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-22
LOWER FAIRFAX ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Fowlo are al
"Franconia" for the summer.
Miss Belts, of Accotinl, with her son
Charlie, is visiting relatives in New
York State.
Mrs. Edith Triplett has returned
home from visit to relatives at Car
Inns Springs.
Mr.. William Z. Clark is building a
corn house and granery on Spring
dale, "aportion ofhis 'Hayfeld" estate.
A number of persons from this neigh
borhood have been attending the Old
School Baptist meeting at Bacon Race
Church, in Prince William county.
Mr.. William Rogers, of Alexandria,
is improving the old dwelling on his
farm by large addition to the front Of
the building. He will soon have one
of the best improved places in the neigh
borhood.
Mr.. Samuel Mason and his son, Mr.
John Mason, were unable to take any
of the numerous applications for board
made to them, so there are fewer sum-
mer boarders in this neighborhood than
we have had in previous years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Milstead return
ed from their wedding trip lately and
are spending the summer with Mr.. Ms.
mother, Mrs. Sarah Milstead. They
will settle in Washington, where Mr..
Milstead has government office and is
also pursuing his medical studies.
Mr.. John w. Dawson and Miss Hat
tie Young were married on Tuesday
night the 10th inst at the residence of
the brides father, Mr. Albert Young,
near Burkes Station, Rev. Mr.. Wallis of
Pohick and Olivet churches officiated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson will make their
home on her fathers place.
On Wednesday Mr.. James E. Webb
and Miss Nettie Arnold were married
by Rev. Mr.. Wallis at the residence OF
the BRIDES father, near Pohick Church.
The happy couple took the evening
train from Accotink Station for trip
before going to their future home in St:
Lawrence county, n. Y. Miss Arnold
will be much missed in this community
where she has many friends.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-22
Foreign News.

sT. PETERSBURG, Aug. % 9.-The Off.
cial cholera report issued this morning
shows an increase yesterday of&Sl new
cases and an increase of 30 deaths as
compared with Saturday. figures.
BERLIN, Aug. 22.-A most disastrous
fire has swept through the town olson.
ira and 40 buildings were DESTROYED.
LONDON, Aug. 22.-For long time
there has been a dispute between the
journeymen tailors in England and The
masters regarding the matter o. piece
work, and to-day the employers locked
out their men. The number of tailos
made idle by this action is 5000.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22-AdIiticn.
Authorization yesterday from Japan. i,
to the effect that an immense caye.in
occurred recently in the hills between
Araya and Harumori, swallowing up
about 100 houses and 100 people. Splits
have taken place in the ground and the
village of Tomioka was flooded.
CAPE Town, Aug. 22.-The British
steamer Roma from London for Br.
bane, has been wrecked near Algoa b!y.
1t is feared that everybody on boarl
of her was drowned. -Four bodies have
already been washed ashore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-22
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIE.

Inc steamboat CnfiStlna. plIlng Ut'
tween Wilmington, Penns Grove and
Pennsville, was burned at her wharfat
penns Grove, n. J., early this morn
i'm. Loss $4,000. The cause of lire
is unknown.
jim Corbctt has accepted Dominica,
GlcCanery's offer to bet from $l.C00to
$1,000 that he can stay four rounds
with him, and the Manhattan Club, Of
New York, will put up a $1,000 pune
for the contest.
The President has made the follow
ing consular appointments W. STANLEY
Hollis at Mozambique, Africa, Brad
street S. Rairdcn at Batavia, Wm.
Hcimke at chihuahua, promoted from
vice-consul at the same place, J. Alex
ander Forbes at Guaymas, Mexico.
Frank Thomson, first vice president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, in answer
to inquiries made in Philadelphia this
morning, stated that the published re-
ports of Il probable change in the prcs-
nency of the Pennsylvania Railroad
were without the slightest foundation,
and that President Roberts had gone
to Europe for complete and needed
rest.
Carl Axelson, foreman in the Ham
mond typewriting mandatory in New
York, committed suicide at 8 O'Clock
this morning by swallowing poison.
After swallowing the deadly potion he
ran out of the house with his partially
dressed wife following him, and when
near the river dropped dead. Grief
from the death of child it is thought
prompted him to the deed.
The German American Cleveland
Union has issued an address signed by
Carl Schurz, Oswald Ottcndorfer, VII
liam Steinway, Henry Willard, Louis
Windmuller and Gustavc II. Schwab,
in which the members gave their rea-
sons for believing that the welfare Of
their adopted country require the cleo
ton of Grover Cleveland and that he
deserves the votes Of the naturalizcd
Germans.
Miss Lizzie A. Borden arrived at Fall
River, Mass, from the Taunton jail at
1856 o'clock this morning and will be
given preliminary hearing on charge
of murder this afternoon. 1t is report
ed this morning that Miss Borden has
made an assignment of all her personal
property to her counsel, with the in
structions to spare no expense in gain
ing her freedom. Miss Emma Borden
has also given orders to spare nothing
in the way of labor and expense.
The negro Bowlcs, who recently pcrpetTai-
ed an outrage upon 16-year-old Nellie Wiike''
at Guerdon, Ark, has been strung up to
tree and his body filled with shot, after when
the mob dispersed.
Intelligence has been received OF the death
at Paris of Dr. Colvis, the prominent colored
physician. He was native Of New OrleaA''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-22

THE NEW YORK Herald prints long
letter written by Thomas Fortune, the
negro leader in New York, i'll favor Of
the Force bill, and in which the white
people of the South are denounced in
unmeasured terms for alleged cruel
outrages upon the negro men, women
and children of this section, and the
Herald supplements this letter with
one from Fred. Douglas, one of the
John Brown conspirators, who heartily
endorses it, and who having married
white woman himself, recommends mis-
cegenation, and the growth of a "com-
posite nation" as the remedy for the
alleged evils referred to. Fred. seizes
the opportunity afforded by the publ
cation of his letter for giving Dir. Blaine
q whack for recalling him from Hayti,
and for agreeing with General Malone
that the time has not yet come for
pushing negroes to the front. But
negroes will write such letters just as
long as northern newspapers continue
TO print them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-22
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Fight with Convicts.

SING SING, n. Y, Aug. 22.-Charles
Vincent and Thomas Welsh, two con-
victs, attempted to escape from the
State prison at this place at l O'Clock
this morning and as result a desper-
ate fight ensued between the two con-
victs and number ofthe keepers, dur
ing which Vincent was shot and IN
stantly killed and Welsh seriously
wounded. At about l q. m. Night
Keeper Post heard Vincent and Welsh
forcing their way out of their cells.
They had used large pair of shears
which they procured while at work to
cut the sheet iron covering the lock OF
their cell. As soon as the two con-
victs stepped into the corridor they
were confronted by Keeper Post. The
two criminals started to run along the
corridor and were quickly overtaken
by Keeper Post. Then Il desperate
struggle ensued.
The keeper was knocked down and his
gun taken away from him. Two of his
fingers were bitten off and then ne was
thrown from a gallery to the floor be-
low. distance of about 16 feet. BY
this time a number of the other keep
ers, who had been attracted by the
noise, went to the assistance of Post.
WEIGH succeeded in getting outside of
the prison by way of the warden's
house. Vincent, who carried Posts
gun, was also cndeavoring to get out
when he was pursued by Keeper Nc
Cormick. The convict seeing that he
was being rapidly overtaken, turned on
the keeper and fred three or four shots
in rapid succession. The convict's aim
was bad, however, and none of the
shots took effect.
Vincent had reached the window
near the warden's house to follow
Welsh, who had escaped through this
window and slid down the drain pipe
into the yard. Keeper Mccormick
fired at Vincent, the ball striking the
convict in the abdomen and killing him
instantly. All the time the !, 200 con-
victs in the prison were aroused and
they kept up constant yelling and
cursing. Welsh was making haste to
climb the hill after he had gotten out
of the prison yard, but he was closely
followed by another keeper. The lat
ter fired at the convict and shot him in
the leg. Welsh then fell over and sur
rendered.
The warden and others were aroused
and were soon in the prison taking
steps to prevent Il general outbreak of
the convicts. An alarm was sounded
and many thought that there had been
a general outbreak among the convicts
and the citizens got out of their beds
and armed themselves to prepare for
the emergency.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-22

DIDN'T BELIEVE THE WEST EVER WOULD
BE VALUABLE-In his day Mr.. Webster had
very vague idea Of the grcit West, accord
ing to Ben Perley Poore. On one occasion
when he was in the Senate a proposition was
before it to establish mail route from In
dependence to the mouth of the Columbia
river, some three thousand miles across plains
and mountains, about the extent of which the
public then knew no more than they did of
the interior Of Thibet. Mr. Webster, after de-
nouncing the measure generally, closed with
a few remarks concerning the country at
large. what do We want" he exclaimed
with this vast worthless area? This region
of savages and wild beasts, of deserts, of shift
ing sands and whirlwinds Of dust, Of cactus
and prairie dogs? To what use could VIC
ever hope to put these great deserts, or these
endless mountain ranges, impcnetrable and
covered to their very base with eternal snow ?
What can We ever hope to do with the west
ern coast, coast of three thousand miles,
rockbound, cherries, uninviting and not a
harbor on it? What use have we for this
country"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-22
The Trouble in Tennessee.

COAL CREEK, Tenn, Aug. 22.--About
10 o'clock last night a party of citizens
by strategy secured the notorious agi-
tator, Bud Lindsay, who has been a
prisoner here for the past two days,
from his guards, and conducted him up
the valley with the intention of lynch
ing him. They would undoubtedly
have carried out their plans but for the
pitiable pleadings of Lindsay and his
solemn promise to go with the troops
and point out every man in the noun
tains who was implicated in the late
miners trouble. Lindsay was then
brought back to Coal Creek and will be
used to identify the outlaws who have
been prominent in the recent troubles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-22

RATTLERs KILL Two WoMEN.-A dispatch
from Coudesport, Pa, says the details of a
horrible encounter with rattlesnakes in which
two women were killed by the venomous rep
tiles have been bloughtby commercial travel
er from Gold, village of Potter county. Sew
eral days ago Mrs. Jacob Nevins, Mrs. Sarah
Harmon and three or four other women and
their husbands went upon the mountain near
Gold to pick hLckleberries. Mrs Harmon sat
down to pluck the fruit by the side of rock.
large rattler unseen by her, which lay on
the rock, struck the woman on the jugular
vein, causing al considerable rupture, She
screamed, but bled to death in half an hour.
While assisting Mrs. Harman, Mrs. Nevins
was bitten twice on the leg and once on the
hand by another rattlesnake and died five
hours afterward. The men in the party came
to the rescue from nearby, and gave the women
whisky, but to no purpose. They then killed
seven huge rattlesnakes within few yards
of where the fated women were bitten and the
whole party left the mountain in terror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-22

THE LABOR troubles in the several
different parts of the country in which
they have recently broken out have now
been practically settled. Manylives have
been lost, much misery been caused,
much property been destroyed, and
much ill-feeling been engendered be-
tween the employers and their dis
charged employees. The latter, to be
sure, have had their "outing;;" but while
q short one in summer, on savings, may
not be disagreeable, a long one in win
ter, on nothing, is just the reverse.
The employers by increasing their rate
of charges will soon make up their loss,
but the lost wages of the strikers are
clean gone forever. The real bene6-
Charles of the strikes are the many non
union men, who, by means ofthem, have
been enabled to secure permanent en-
ployment at good wages.