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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The wife of Mr.. A. R. Spoford, Ii
brarian of Congress, died in Washing
ton yesterday.
The democratic State convention of
Missouri yesterday instructed the dele
gates to Chicago to vote for Mr. Cleve-
land
1t is stated that Mr.. H. Sloat Fassett
may succeed ]. s. Clarkson as chair
man Of the national republican COM
mittee.
Mgr. Marquis has decided TO allow
the relic Of st. Ann to remain in the
church Of st. Jean Baptiste, New York,
until next Monday.
In the House of Representatives yes
terday Mr.. Reed made 4 minority re-
port from the ways and means commit
tee against the bill TO admit silver lead
ore free OF duty.
Chairman Holman declares himself
as well satisfied with the progress the
House has made on the appropriation
bills and expresses the opinion that
Congress will adjourn by August l.
1t is now stated that had Spain inter-
vened in Morocco in the recent disturb
ances there, Great Britain and Germany
would have blockadcd the Spanish
coast and occupied the Balearic and the
Canary islands.
An extraordinary tidal wave occur
red at Montcvideo, Uruguay, yester-
day. Several vessels were left dry
when the wave receded, \ number of
coins and medals Of the Spanish epoch
were found on the shore.
A terrible disaster occurred near Bro
DIV. Il town in Austrian Galicia, ycster-
day. While 100 workmen with their
wives and children were crossing the
river near Brody on a raft, the raft cap
sized and all were thrown into the wa
ter. Sixty persons were drowned.
In the Methodist general conference,
at Omaha, yesterday, resolution look
ing to uniting the two branches of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in the
United States was referred. The COM
mittec Oh Episcopacy will recommend
the election of four new bishops.
The Iowa democratic State conven-
ton Yesterday elected delegates to the
national democratic convention, which
will meet in Chicago June 81, and in
structed them to vote for Hon. Horace
Boies. tho present Governor of Iowa,
for President of the United States.
An cight-year-old son of John A.
Martin. warden or the Schuykill county
prison, at Pine Grove, Pa, yesterday
climbed into large hogshead contain
ing quantity of straw and set fire to
| it. The straw was dry and in an in
slant the flames had envelooed the
child. A companion came to his res
cue and upset the hogshcad, but young
Martin died of his burns.
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4 Titled RuMan.

LONDON, May 12.-The Hon. Patrick
Greville-Nugent, who was indicted for
having assaulted Miss Marian S. Price
in compartment of a railway carriage
on the night of April 18th, has pleaded
guilty of common assault. The accused
had repeatedly insisted that the case was
one of attempted blackmail, and his
plea was great surprise to his friends.
The prisoner was sentenced to six
months imprisonment ut hard labor.
The Hon. Patrick Greville-Nugent, who
is forty years old, is deputy lieutenant
and a magistrate of county Westmeath,
Ireland, and held high social position.
The prisoner pleaded in exclamation
that he was drunk at the time. He ac-
knowledged that he had misconducted
himself but denied that he had indie
Gently assaulted Miss Price.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12
Proposed Changes in South Wash.

A conference was held Tuesday in Wash
ington at the residence of Senator Mcmillan
chairman of the Senate District commirtao
The conferces were Senator Mcmillan pro-;
dent Roberts Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, General Scwell. first vice prc,i,lr,,
OF the Baltimore and Potomac Company a,J
William IL. Brown, chief engineer al tL,
Pennsylvania system. The purpose for which
the conference was held involves the drnc.ss
ion of all tracks from the east sid, of N.u
jersey avenue southeast II the dernt ,,j
from the depot 10 the Potomac. The tr,rL,
are 10 be removed from 9th street 10 ,br,,I-
jaccnt edge OF the reservation. on the w,..,
and il IS by no means improbable thar tI
United States Fish Commission NAV be- ,,,llr5
upon to vacate lis home in the cid arnor,.
The tracks through the reservations :fe In l..
walled in and sod is TO he laid VI 4 genil
slope to the wall top The present bridl.
across 9th street is To be torn down and ~.
placed by broad and substantial struc,,r.
Wherever the tracks cross an important strrrr
there will be 4 bridge is wide us the stree,
and amply protected. All tracks will b. wall.
ed up and those who Use the streets tr:.vcr,,J
will bc rendered secure by continuation of
this wall to 4 reasonable height above In,
street level. The proposition in regard To Nh.
Long bridge is 10 erect in place of the present
one fine double track bridge. which Shall N.
exclusively for railroad traffic Provision !.
made for the walking and driving tyal!icat
the expense Of the District of Columbia.
conservative estimate OF the total amount ~
cash which will be Necessary t, "a rs lie
WORK 10 successful conclusion places the III.
ures at s.. 100000.
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co,nfoY COUNCIL.

At an adjourned meeting of the Common
Council Of the city of Alexandria, Va, held
May 1ltil, 1892. there were present:
Hubert Snowdcn, esq, President. and
Messrs Aitrhcson, c. y. Moore, Fisher. Davis
Harrison, Stridcr. Uher, Smoot and McCucn
The Board of Alderman were invited Ia
meet this board in joint convention for tbs
purpose of considering the question of paving
King street. which invitation being accepted
and the two boards being in joint convention
assembled, 4 petition from 4 number of pro-
perry owners on King street for the paving to
ne done. WAS presented.
On motion of Mr.. Fisher the chairman of
the citizens committee was given the privi-
lego of the floor 10 explain the character and
cost of pavement desired.
statement from the City Surveyor as 10
the cost of several kinds ofmvcmcnt was pre-
scented by Mr.. Aitchcson and read.
Mr. Maloncy was given the privilege Of the
floor to make Il statement us to the wearing
qualities and cos; Of different classes OF pave
ment and after some discussion the joint con-
vcntion dissolved.
The petition OF 4 number of property OWL
ers on King street requc-ting Council to re;Gve
said street with soruc new and improved pave
mcnt was received from tie Board Of Alder
men and their action thereon cGncurrcd in.
The board then adjourned
Tcstc: JN0. Z. JOHNSON, Clerk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12

A REPUBLICAN newspaper that advo-
Gates the denomination of President
Harrison, says ii has never been
charged that Mr. Harrison has unduly
used his position to secure renomina-
ton OF course not Perish the
thought! Lynch, the negro 4th audi
tor of the Treasury, and Bruce, the
negro recorder of deeds i'll the District
of Columbia, have not been sent South
TO fix the negro delegates TO Mime
apolis; nor have many Of the foreign
missions and consulatcs been abandoned
in order that their occupants might
come home to work " for the man who
appointed them nor have the federal
offices in the larger cities been trans
formed into Harrison bureaus; nor are
Raum and Wanamakcr, with all their
patent corruption, retained i'll office to
''fry fat out of the protected manufac-
turcrs and to levy large contributions
from pension agents for Harrison funds;
nor are important offices left vacant for
months lest all the many applicants
therefor except the few successful ones
lose interest in Mr.. Harrisons renomi-
nation. Oh. no Mr.. Harrison never
has been and never will be charged
with "unduly' using his position to
secure renomination-that is,by those
who think they will profit by his re-
nomination.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

The A. P. Hill statue, has been placed
on the handsome pedestal just with
out the city limits Of Richmond.
In Fredericksburg on Tuesday Geo.
Bradshaw was sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary for horse stealing.
The residence of Mr., Ham Edwards,
near Grove church, Fauquier county,
was slightly damaged by fire on Sum
day.
VIM. r. Gannaway, one of the oldest
citizens of Lynchburg, died Tuesday.
He was the father-in-law of eX-Con-
gresham S. l. Hopkins.
Bishop Randolph, of the Episcopal
Church, yesterday at Blackstone, Not
toway county, confirmed Rev. VIM. f..
Evans, formerly Il Methodist Episcopal
minister
Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Newmarket, Rev. DR.. Socrates
Hcnkel pastor, is to be dedicated Sun
day, May %. Rev. DIR. j. Fry, of Read
ing, Pa, will preach the dedication SER
mon. We have received an invitation
to lie present.
Near Brugh's mill, in Botctourt
county, Saturday evening last, a youth
named Obcnsham, while cleaning out a
gun, blew into the barrel, and not
knowing that the gun was loaded he
handled it c5relcssly, with the result
that the top of his head was blown OIL:
John Myers, bunco man, has been
convicted in the County Court at Wood
stock of swindling an old farmer
named Philip Kibbler, of Shenandoah
county, of 800, and sentenced to two
years in the penitentiaIy. James. An
thony, Myers partner, is now serving
out sentence of two years.
At meeting of the Tariff Reform
Club of Richmond last night Mr.. John
Hunter, president of the club, criticised
severely the speech of Congressman
Williams, of Massachusetts,, delivered at
Mozart Academy, III Richmond, under
the auspices of the Cleveland Club. He
said his abuse of Mr.. Hill and his re-
Election upon Senators Barbour and
Daniel were unwise and unwarranted.
The Richmond correspondent of the
Petersburg appeal says: ''In round
numbers about twelve hundred dele
gates to the State convention have been
elected. The Hillites have carried be-
yond doubt the End, 4th, 9Th and 9th
congressional districts. The Cleveland
ties can count upon the 18th and 9th and
possibly the 10. The first is in doubt,
and so is the eighth, but in each the
chances of Hill are better than Cleve-
lands. The primary in Richmond will
settle the result.in the third district.
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The Richmond Primary.

RICHMOND, Va, May PA very
small vote is being polled in the primary
here to-day and the indications at this
time are that Cleveland will get a good
majority of Richmond's 9S delegates.
The voting, for the first time in many
years, is viva voce, and this fact has
kept some people from the polls. The
GAzETrE's correspondent has just heard
from every precinct, and the returns
put the Cleveland men ahead in II.
which elect 70 delegates, and the anti
Cleveland tickets ahead i'll the other
eight precincts, which have % dele
gates. There will probably be a good
vote after working hours.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12
Foreign News.

BERLIN, May PA fire broke out
last night in dwelling house at Gre
field in Rhenish Prussia. The stair
cases were burned away and the smoke
was so dense that seven ofthe occupants
fell before they could reach the win
dows and were sufIocated to death.
LONDON, May 12.-The ST. James
Gazette. commenting to-day upon Eng
lands acceptance Of the invitation of
the United States to take part in a sill
yer conference, says that the opponents
of bi-mctalism need not be afraid that
the government has given itself away.
A decision OF the question is as far oil
rs ever.
CoNsTANTINopLE, May 12.-An OIL
cial denial is made of the report that
was circulated from Berlin that the
Sultan is suffering from serious ncrv-
Gus illness.
LONDON, May 12.-Thc Court of APP
peals has confirmed the compromise ar
rangemcnt arrived at between Mrs.
Parnell, sole heir of her aunt, the late
Anna Maria Wood, and Mrs. Charles
Page and others. Mrs. Wood possessed
property amounting to over sl40,0o0
BERLIN, May 12.-Schulz the auditor Of
the Reicllst Bank, who vas arrested for en-
bczzling funds of the bank. has committed
suscidc by hanging himself in the cell in
which he wa, confined.
ROME. May 1.-THE letter of the propa-
ganda tidc addressed TO the American bishops
in regard to the Development of Archbishop
Ircland's plain in regard 10 parochial schools
maintains the DEGREES of the council of Balti-
more, and approves the actions of Archbishop
Ireland The letter states that the propasln-
da regrets the attacks that have been made
upon the Archbishop and forbids any further
adverse discussion
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ADeliherate Murder.

LINCOLN, Neb., May 12.-Myror
Pratt last night shot and instantly kill.
ed Mrs. Margaret S. Perry just as she
was entering the gate of her home
Pratt had been waiting for her and the
act was deliberate. The only motive
for the crime is found in Pratt's story
that the woman had been eztortine
money from him by system of black
mail. Mrs. Perry is the divorced wife
of railroad conductor. Pratt has a
family highly regarded and his rcputa-
ton has generally been good.
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Killed by Negroes.

A horrible murder, followed by the
killing of the murderer by mob, who
overpowered the officers, was enacted
at Good Will. Mercer county, w. Va,
Tuesday night. d. NJ. Justice, white
man, incurred the ill-will of four negro
miners, employed by the Louisville
Coal and Coke Company Justice and
the negroes had some dispute, but no
trouble followed, and it was forgotten.
Tuesday night the negroes went TO
Justices house, where he was sleeping
with young boy. They demanded
admission, but were refused. They
broke down the door with crowbai $.
and shot Justice through the head, kill
ing him instantly. They also made an
attempt to kill the boy. but he fled,
with Il bullet through his hat. jus
tees friends organized and started in
pursuit of the negroes, but they were
captured by officers before the mob
reached them. The mob overpowered
the officers and killed the negro who
shot Justice. and then riddled the
corpse with bullets More trouble is
expected. as the excitement is great.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12
Refused to Ratify.

The Senate in executive session Yesterday
failed to rttify the French cxtradition treaty
This treaty was negotiated by Minister Reid
just b fore lie left his post few week, a.o
and he naturally regarded it =, the cu!mina;.
ing act of his diplomatic career. There was
manifested disposition on the par, Of the
Senate to have the treaty very precise and ar.
curatc in the definition OF crimes and oilcn,c,
included in lis scope, There was Just bare
quorum who voted ana the vote W., q lie.
Under the Constitution i two hiris ia.
jority is necessary for ratification The friends
OF the treaty will make another el,o,t To have
il ratified
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12
Fauuuicr Notes.

Mrs. Harvey Newhouse died neal
The Plains on "Wednesday last.
Mrs. Mary Ann Kemper, wife o
Richard Kemper, near Pine View, dice
on Sunday morning last.
James E. Taylor, merchant and post
master at Summerduck died on Satur
day last, aged about 60 years.
Mrs. Theresa Kreisel, the wife
of Mr.. Theodore Kreisel, of Warrenton
died Mt an early hour Saturday morn,
ing, after brief illness.
Mr., Marion Payne died at his home
near Orlean on Monday last. He leaves
wife and seven children. He was
brave soldier during the war,
A few days ago colorcd woman
died in Paris, four miles from Warren
ton, at the advance age of 10l years,
marking the third centcnnarian, who
has died within five miles of that place
in the last twelve months.
Last week son of Martin Carter. a
colored man living near Warrenton, ac-
cidentally shot two of his younger
brothers, the ball passing through the
head of one. and into the throat of the
other. Strange to say, both are still liv-
ing,
Many members of the farmers alli-
ancc of this county have withdrawn.
1t is to be hoped that enough good
democrats will remain in it to prevent
the faction, in favor of any and all
things that will place them in power,
from getting control of the organiza-
ton and making it an instrument of
evil instead of good.-Warenton Hir-
ainian,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12

FRED DOUGLASS, the negro, who,
with his white wife, was invited to
mingle on terms of social equality with
southern white people at the White
House receptions during the last adj
ministration, now says:
..Other men besides anarchists can he goad-
ed into making and throwing bombs. An
archists have not a monopoly ofbonb- making,
and the negro will learn 10 handle the terri
BILE engine OF destruction unless the wrongs
committed against him cease. Ii is not true
thar colored men are raviShe:s OF women. IL
is damnablc and outrageous evidence OF out
lawry and disregard of justice and human
rights that we should hear every day thai
some black man has been lynched III tht
South. This terrible thirst for the blood OF
men must cease iii the South. or as sure Is
night follows day there will be an insurrec
ton
Fred is electioneering among his race
for the election of the nominee of the
Minneapolis convention. If that nomi-
nee be elected, the probability is that
republican [. 5. House of Represent
atives will be chosen ut the same time.
If that should be the case, the Force
bill will become a law as soon as call
ed session of Congress can be held.
Then, with negro supremacy i'll several
of the Southern states and in hun
dreds of southern counties, the fate OF
the white people Of the South would be
infinitely worse than that of those OF
the communities infested with bomb
throwers and anarchists. Such teachings
as Fred is giving his race may-it GER
tainly should, put summary stop to
all third party movements in the south
ern States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12
Trouble Apprchcnded.

SPOKANE FALLS, Washn., May 12.-
The labor difficulties in the Couer d.
Alene mines are nearing dangerous
crisis. The mine owners are deter
mined to import non union men to
work their mines and the sentiment of
the community is hostile to the effort.
1t is known that the miners have been
shipping rifles and ammunition and
trouble is feared.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12

GENERAL HAwLEY says there have
been no scandals in Mr.. Harrison's adj
ministration." Why, certainly not.
None about Tanner, who was removed
from the pension Office, and none about
Rallm, who should be none about Por-
ter, who is now under Investigation (;
none about Wanamaker and the Key
stone bank none about the coast sur
vey, and none abovt the numerous gov
ernment schemes in which Mr.. Harri-
sons son, Russell, has been engaged.
Except Grants, there has been no adj
ministration to which more scandals
have been attached than that of Mr..
Harrison-who thanks God he was not
born south Of the Potomac.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12

AND NOW the administration has
''shook" Langston, the negro Exon
gresham from Virginia, because he as
sisted Gen. Malone in preventing the
Virginia delegation to the Minneapolis
convention from being instructed to
cast its vote for Mr.. Harrison. Moth
ang is better known than the fact that
Gen. Malone will do likewise rs soon
as that convention shall be held. An
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A Serious Condition OF Affairs.

y1cKsBuRG, Miss, May 12.-The
break in the Arkansas levcc which oc-
cured Monday is widening rapidly.
Last night at dark it was 1900 feet wide
and cutting fast, the water going
through being six feet deep. The
water will overflow all the lands ada
cent to Bayou Mason in East Carol
and portion of the Madison parish.
There is some uncasincss at Sterling,
Ark.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12

ACCORDING to Mr.. Watterson, Mr..
Cleveland believes he can be elected
without the vote of New York. For
the sake of the democratic party and
the country but, especially for that of
the South, which will be the chief suf-
ferer in case of democratic defeat, it is
hoped that such an egrcgiously errone-
Gus belief will be entertained by few Of
the delegates TO the Chicago conven-
tion. The Force bill will be of little or
no direct consequence to the North and
West, but il would fill the South's cup
of snrrn,y
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OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At an adjourned meeting of the Board of
Aldermen held May 11th, 1892. there were
present:
VIM. II. NIarbury, esq, President, and
Mcssrs Burke Himkcn. Bryant, Lcadbeater
and Goodrich.
Uloa invitation this Boarl proceeded to
the Chamber of the Common Council TO par
ticipatc in a joint discussion rs 10 the feast
bi:ity OF rcpaving King street with some ma
tcrial other than cobblc stones
Upon the return of this Board the petition
for rcpaying King street was referred 10 the
Committee on Streets with the request that
they report to Council is soon as practicable.
The board then adjourned.
Tcstc: VI. p. VINCENT, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12

CONGRESSMAN HATCH, the eX-Con-
federate commissioner ofexchmge and
the present old Missouri farmer, says
he wouldn't swop jerry Simpsons de-
mocracy for that of Mr.. Williams, the
Boston bolter and mugwump. But, all
the same, some people in Richmond
who call themselves democrats applaud
ed the latter when he went to their city
and publicly impugned the motires of
the two distinguished democrats who
represent Virginia in the U. S. Senate.
But prejudice and ignorance are as po-
tential factors in mems actions now as
they were before the days ofiree schools
and cheap newspapers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12

The exact cause of the explosion in
the coal mine at Roslyn, Wash, Tues
day, in which thirty-tour men persisted,
will probably never be known, rs ii is
now certain that every man in the
mine was killed. The most reasonable
conclusion is that Il miner struck 4 gas
pocket. or feeder. which suddenly fill
ed the slope and became ignited by the
miners lamp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12
RuckIen,s Arnica SaIxe.

THE Best SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers Salt Rheum. Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guaran-
teed to give perfect satisfaction, or money re-
funded. Price % cents per box. For sale by
c. G. Lennon, COG King street.
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1922
DIED,

Wednesday, Nay 18th, 1892, at II p M,
ANNIE beloved wife of p F. German, in the
10th year of her age. Funeral from her late
residence No. 220 south Lee street, Satur-
day, May 18th, at $50 a. m. thence TO St.
Mary's Church. Friends are invited to at
terl d.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12

The Philadelphia. mint apppropri-
alton was defeated in the House of Rep
rasentatives yesterday by the narrow
margin Of three votes.
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other pa .ent instance of the Generals
s'malgn influence.

REV Mr.. LOGAN, who opened the late re-
publican convention of Illinois with such
lusty prayer for republican victory and dem
ocratic defeat, evidently not only agrees with
Senator Sherman, that anything IN law anu
morals is justifable that will beat down the
democratic par.y, but in reli ion also. Mr.
ingalls, to the cont airy, the dec ,logie should
have place in politics, but religion ana par
t..a,i;ln should be kept as far apart as POI
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-12

Mr.. Stephen W. Mccarty died at his
home near Mountsville, Loudoun coun.
o., on the Srd instance, in the SD year
of his age.