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Milford chronicle., 1892-03-11

Uulsters, Newmarkets, Rag
lans and Long Circulars ior
evening wear are in all the =; De
sirable styles and stufts. his
morning fifty Coaching New
markets in a variety OF choice
Spring fabrics, with West Poinl n,
Military Capes, half lined, VIII \
the fashionable shot silk, snaiI
90 at $I2.75. Ne0er A@@ q
better at SI8.
Spring fashions in CaPes are
strikingiy beautiful. More
than one hundred styles run
ming up to the finest imported
The Capes at eight, nine ane
twelve dollars are already max
ing a stir.
Milford chronicle., 1892-03-11
YVnnnrllnlker's.

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AT Ss-Double-b ca ste d
Cheviot Box Coat; 1 cord
loop ornaments, half silk
lining.
AT $3.50 - English B o x
Shooting Coat, strapped
seam front with point col
lar; s rows stitching on
cuff, pearl buttons tailor
made.
At Covert Clio h
Jacket, pearl buttons,
square collar, light and
dark tan. Extremely
London.
lat so-Cheviot Jacket with
Vicuna finish, half silk
lined. large pearl buttons.
Imported Cheviot Box Coat,
Ottoman Silk Revere.
f At ,SrI-Tan Kersey Jacket
Strap seam, pearl buttons
fronts half silk lined, tall
$ or-made.
Il Lightweight Coat, Chevio
Camers-Hair effect, line
throughout with shot silk
pearl buttons, nothing be-
ter last season at So
Kersey Box Refer stra
seams, dark navy blu
lined throughout vii
e changeable shot silk.
At Diagonal Chevi'
le Box Coat, lined with be
lIf silk serge.
u Cheviot Box Coatwith Car
Ia ers-Hair finish, lint
le throughout with satin.
" We have imported a spec,
re line of Goats. sizes AZ to 4
w Nv for ladies who heretofore ha
al al had difficulty in being titte
al a An equally choice assortme
al To- verv small-sized ladies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05

WHERE THEY SEE GREAT SNAKES
Some young people Of Havana, Ill,
persist in telling Of a frightful expert
ence they had last Sunday afternoon
while rowing on Thompson's Lake, not
far from that city. As they were pass
ing through the flooded district, which
is thicllly grown up with undcrbrush,
one of the young men: they state, point
ed a revolver at what they supposed to
be Il log lying half submerged in the
slimy water, and asked his companions
to note how accurately he would hit the
centre of the tree.
At the report of the weapon the sup
posed log began to move about in an
extremely lively manner, and soon the
waters were white with foam. To the
horror of the young folks an immense
and hideous head reared out of the
water. The shape of the head they de-
clare was like that attributed to the sea
serpent. The head was covered with q
scaly hood and the body with enormous
scales. The reptile had small wicked
eyes, which glittered fiendishly, and
from the hideous mouth long fangs shot
forth with rapidity.
So frightened were the occupants of
the boat that they did not linger long
to take observations, but rowed for clear
water as fast as they could. The young
ladies kept up a continuous screaming.
The serpent followed the boat some
distance, making the most hideous
noises, while the atmosphere was filled
with Il fetid odor.
A farmer residing in the Spoon river
bottoms says he is satisfied this snake
has been for some time in the bottoms,
as he has always wondered at the wide
swath in the grass and could never ac-
count for it. Other people claim to
have seen this snake, and some farmers
report loss of young stock and poultry.
1t is currently reported that the reptile
is the one that escaped from a river
menagerie some two years ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05
For Cuban Indcpcndcncc.

CHICAGO. Aug. 5.-Information has
just been received by members of the
Cuban club in this city regarding the
departure of vessel from point near
Key West, Fla, about July %. Its
destination was the "Qucen Of the An
TILES and it was loaded down with
well drilled and fully equipped men,
who are prepared to die for Cuban lib
erty. Abundant supplies, arms and
munitions were on board. The utmost
precautions were taken to prevent the
expedition from exciting the attention
of the authorities ut Key West. On
the afternoon of July 81 number of
small parties left Tampa and Key West
in small boats for fishing excursions.
The little bands had orders to meet at
point - miles from Key West, where
vessel was in waiting for them. The
vessel was on time and all were safely
got aboard. The leader of the expedi-
ton is Gen. Charles Rollof, a native of
Poland, but who emigrated when young
to Cuba.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05
An EAGLES Prey.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 5.-Mrs. Peter
Shaw, who lives near Allis, yesterday
laid her baby down in the grass and re-
turned to the house for few moments
when an enormous eagle swooped down
on the infant and sunk its talons into
the little ones flesh and clothing. The
mothers shrieks brought the father,
who mounted horse and armed with
rifle rode to the shore of a nearby
lake where he knew there was an eagle
eyrie in the cliffs. When Shaw ar
rived two eagles were lowering above
rock filling the air with their cries
and battling for possession of the baby
that lay high upon the cliff. Before
the father reached the summit one OF
the eagles had fallen dying to the
ground while the other had again taken
up the child for another flight. The
father fired, and the bird and baby fell
into the water. The frantic father
plunged into the lake and caught up
the body, but the little one was dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05

But there was q fair number OF
the opposition present. The usual
formalities were gone through
with. Mr.. James Kerr Hardie, the Ia
Dor representative of the south division
of Westham, appeared in the uouse
wearing a Goth cap. which he fail
ed to remove during the oath-taSing.
The Speaker noticing that Nh. liar
die had failed to remove his head
covering. at once called him to Or
der. and he reluctantly dotted his cap
There is growing feeling among all
parties that, having regard to the ar
duous work involved by the general
election and considering the period oil
the year, it is eminently desirable to ac-
celerate the proceedings as much as
possible in order to make September a
holiday month.
LONDON, Aug. Six miners lost
their lives this morning in a coal pit
near Dewsbury, county of York,
through the pit in which they were ct
work becoming flooded by water which
forced its way from an adjacent pit
which had been abandoned.
A dispatch from Simla says that foul
or five Russians who were captured by
Afghanistan troops have been sent in
chains to Cabul, the Capital Of Afghan
istan.
ROME, Aug. 5.-The Pope has adj
dressed an encyclical letter to the
Bishops throughout Italy in which he
declares that the actions of the Free
masons of Italy are subversiye of re-
ligion.
PARIS, Aug. 5.-Reports from the
suburbs of Paris, show that in all but
one of the outlying districts the public
health has improved. The exception is
Argentcuil where one hundred deaths
nave occurred within the past week
from cholcraic diarrhea and typhoid
fever.
BERLIN, August Rudolph Jaeger,
who for II years was chief cashier in
the banking house ofthe Rothschilds at
Frankfort, and who in April last was
found to be dcflulter, was to-day con-
v;ctcd and sentenced at Frankfort to 10
years penal seryilude.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, AUG. ., 1892.
BEFORE THE war between the States

BEFORE THE war between the States
southern members of Congress were
noted for their adherence to principle,
irrespective of consequences. Ever
since that war, however, change, and
q sad one, has come DER the spirit CT
their dreams" They have lost the es-
sential quality of success firm per-
sistence in the courses dictated by their
convictions of right. With them, poll
CIV has usurped the place of principle.
Their first impressions are correct, and
they start on the straight path, out the
slightest obstruction they meet with
alarms them; they doubt and hesitate,
seek means ofcircumventing, instead of
sweeping it away, and in the end be-
come lost. In the case of the Chicago
fair appropriation, as States rights men,
they knew it was utterly unconstitu-
tional, and they opposed it; but because
the republicans said their opposition
was evidence of a lack Of nationalism,
and of abiding sectionalism, many OF
them agreed to quiet their consciences
by voting for half. instead ofthe whole
sum ask for and though they had pre-
viously steadiastly opposed the gag law,
nearly all of them supported that law
in order hat the unconstitutional
scheme might be successful. The de-
terioration in the character Of the pco-
plc of the South as as noticeable in her
statesmen rs in all other classes OF her
nomination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05
popuIatiol

AND NOW General O. o. Howard, of
Freedman's Bureau fame, joins Tie
many others who say that the soldiers
who, sent to Homestead TO preserve Or
der, cheered a would-be assassin, shouid
not have been tied up By the thumbs,
and that the officer who inflicted that
punishment is highly censurabie.
None of these meters and promoters OF
mutiny 90 us far as TO deny that the
mutineer is censureable, but most OF
them say his punishment should not
have been inflicted except by order Ola
couu.t-martia!. But why that form
should have been gone through with
when the criminal was caught red
handed, and when he confessed his
guilt and refused even to express his
regret for it, is what only such mill
tary officer as General Howard can
tell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05
A Historic CHARAcTER.-Doctor

A Historic Characterization
VIM. Nick Pindell died at Newark, n.
J., Wednesday night. He was over
come by the heat a week ago. Doctor
Pindell was born in 1928. His grand
father was an intimate friend of An
drew jackson and a pallbearer at the
latters funeral, and founder Of the town
of Pindell, Md. DR.. Pindell served
with Col. Lee in the force sent by the
government in 1859 against John
Brown, and was the first to discover
the identity of John Brown. DIR. Pin
dell and DR.. Byrne were the attending
physicians when Brown was brought in
wounded. DR.. Byrne was deaf, but
Brown said to DR.. Pindell, you'll not
get any pay from me. If you bring my
body, dead or alive, into Missouri you
can get $500 for it. / am John
Brown" DR.. Pindell reported the fact
to Col. Lee, who doubted the identity
until Brown himself confessed. DIR.
Pindell had Browns revolver and other
relics.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05

WHAT THE people of Pennsylvania
may think of the matter is not general
ly known, but all right-thinking men.
no matter where they are, look upon
the long-existing disorder and mob rule
in the Pittsburg region as shame and
reproach to that State. Sudden and
momentary exhibitions of mob violence
are not surprising and cannot be avoid
ed, but it is passing strange that in a
prosperous and powerful State such a
condition as now exists in the region
referred to should be permitted to con-
tinue at the pleasure of those by whom
it was caused.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05
MANY Ni.lions Coming East.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.-One OF the
largest shipments of government treas
ure made across the continent in years
was started yesterday from this city.
For several weeks special agents OF the
Treasury have been here quietly max
ing arrangements 10 shipmany millions
of gold coin from the Sub-TreasrHy
here to Washington. This coin yester-
day was put upon five cars at the
Southern Pacific depot. All were es-
pccially strong. The gold coin was in
small square boxes. Thirty eastern
postal route agents from this city ac-
companied the treasure. They had
three cases of Winchester rifles, so that
they will be well armed and ready for
train robbers. Each car of the train
can carry six millions, so that the train
carries not less than thirty millions.
There are one hundred millions in gold
coin in the Sub-Trersury here, and at
the time of the Gillian scare it was
feared that it might be seized. Then
it was determined to transfer the bulk
Of the treasure to Washington, and this
is the first shipment Great secrecy
has been manifested by the Treasury
officials, and no facts could be gained
from them about this big shipment, as
they evidently fear train robbers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05

HUEG HIS WIFE OUT OF TIE VIZ
pow.-Thc idiosyncrasies OF John
Sweeney, Of No. 1859 Fillmore street,
Camden, are again troubling the au-
thoritics across the river, and bis latest
outbreak has caused Justice Chester
10 issue warrant for his arrest. Gn
Tuesday night he had a quarrel with
his wife, and the affair terminated in
Sweeney tieing her feet together and
hanging her head first ont OF the sec
ond-story window. Mrs. Swecneys
screams brought assistance and the
neighbors released her from her IN
pleasant predicament.
For over three weeks, Mrs. Sweeney
declares, she has been subjected 10
brutal treatment on the part Other hus-
band, and she finally decided 10 puta
stop to ii By causing his arrest and re-
commitment to the Blacllwood Asy-
lun.
Sweeney was tried at the last term OF
court and acquitted on the ground @,
self-defense Of a charge of killing Louis
Albert Clair, in a fight near Gloucester
City, about Is months ago. Ever since
his arrest he has shown signs ofinsan-
ity, and after being committed to iailhc
was examined and sent to the Black
wood Asylum.
After remaining there several months
he was discharged as cured and his
trial followed. Since his acquiital
Sweeney has brooded over his troubles
and finally started to write poetry.
This completely unbalanced his mind.
-Phiiadeiphia Record.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05

THE DEMOCRATS Of Alabama having
elected their candidate for governor by
about thirty thousand majority, and
two-thirds of the legislature ofthe State,
over the combined opposition of all
other parties, some of the leaders ofthe
latter, like those of the Mahoneites and
republicans of this State, when they
were defeated, assert that the election
was carried by fraud and bulldozins,
though there is as little ground for such
an assertion in the case of Alabama as
there was in that of Virginia. The
people of all the southern States are
with the democratic party, and they
cannot afford to be otherwise while the
danger of the Force bill shall continue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05

NORTHERN REPUBLICANS say the ne
crocs in the South are compelled to
work, either at starvation wages, or to
starve. Aud yet in this very city, though
there are hundreds ofthem idle, negroes
refuse to work for a dollar and quar-
ter day on a railroad, and force the
contractors to send North for Italians
and Hungarians, who are glad to get
work ut such wages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05
TotaI Abstlnence Union.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 5.-The second
annual convention of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union of America closed
here to-day. A report from the COM
mittee on resolutions in which was a
clause favoring the opening of the
Worlds Fair on Sunday was expunged.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, Right
Rev. Bishop Joseph Conner; first vice
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05
TELEGRAPHIC BRETITIES

Mr.. H. C. Frick has so far recovered
as to be able to be at his Office in Pits.
burg where he arrived shortly after 10
o'clock this morning. He is attesdiYr
to business rs usual before being sbof
by Bergman.
The department. of Louisiana and
Mississippi G. \. Il. meets in New Or.
leans tomorrow. Among tic matter,
to be considered will be plan to have
the government establish home for
colored soldiers in Louisiana.
]. R. Hall. foreman in Colts fine
arms factory at Hartford, Conn. who
mysteriously disappeared about six
months ago without leaving a trace Of
his whereabouts, has just been heard
from in Philadelphia working in
Cramps ship yard. He claims that he
became dementcd from the Use OF ami.
nine for malaria and has wandered
around the West i'll dcrangcd condi.
ton.
F. d. Bradshaw, who shot Frank
Shaft about ten days ago, returned 10
Aberdeen. S. d.. yesterday, from james,
town in charge of an officer lie has
given bail 1t has developed that Brad,
shaw is quite literally gifted in the way
of wives. He has wife and child at
Aberdeen and was living withanotherat
Jamestown when arrested.and by whom
he has children, while there is still M.
other in Kansas City and one in Mon
tana, with others to hear from.
Reports at the recent annual meeting sl.n9
that the South Carolina coorel alliance Is on
rapid decline. The membership last year
was 10000 while the officers now are claim-
ing only 25,o0o
Unless the demand of the telegrapiers ON
the Union Pacific for increased salaries are
accedcd to-day there is probability that .
strike on that system viii occur
In the L. s. District Court at Boise city,
Idaho, yesterday, Judge BEATTY commenced
herring the case Of Tie Occur d'.ilenc rioter;
POW on trial
A terrific storm visited St. Joseph county.
Mo, last evening and did great damage. o,.
pecially to growing crops.
The republican State convention Of Ne.
brlska to-day nominated Loreaze Crounse for
Governor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05

Rugged BY A Big SNAKE.-A black
snake nine feet long that came to the
slaughter house to drink blood, attack
ed VIM. Hill, butcher, of Roaring
Creek Valley, Pa, yesterday morning.
The monstrous reptile wrapped itself
about Hill and began to tighten its aw-
fiji coils. The butcher made frantic eff
forts to cut the snake in two with q
iackknife. When almost fainting with
the terrible pain and fear, Hill jabbed
his knife in the snakes head. lie then
killed il.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05

AT A meetirg of the State republican
committee of New York day before
yesterday, a negro member asked Mr..
Carter, chairman of the nationa! re-
publican committee, what the party
would do in the matter Of the Force
bill? The only response he received
was, for an answer to that question |
refer you to the record of the party in
the past" Now, that was az cothedTG.
And as the record of the republican par
ty in the past in respect ofthe Force bill
shows that the only thing in which 1t
has been consistent is its unvaiying sup
port of that bill, those who are OPP
posed to that iniquitous measure know
exactly what to expect in case the re-
publicans succeed at next falls election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05

Four STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.-Gil-
bert Royce and Arson Freeman, with
thcir wives, were fishing on pond
near North Lyme, Conn, in small
boat last Saturday. They had been
camping few days among the hills
that surround the pond, and when the
clouds began to gather they did not
hurry to leave the water; thinking
they could easily reach their tents be-
fore the storm came down.
Suddenly bolt of lightning struck
the reel on Freeman's fishing rod and
tore it into fragments.
The fluid ran up Freeman's arm and
tore out the sleeve Of the canvass hunt
ing coat he wore Attached to his
watch was steel chain. This was
twisted and broken, and the works OF
the watch to which it was attached
were completely destroyed. In the
pocket of his coat Freeman carried a
large pocket knife. When the daZed
man recoved from the shock and pulled
himself together the knife was gone
and the lining of the pocket was burn
ed out.
Royce was bending down, putting
the fish that had been caught on a
string, when the lightning struck the
boat. The shock took the bach;
completely out of his coat, destroying
his hat and knocked him overheard.
Royce was not in the least injured, but
the half dozen fish were cooked through
and through and their flesh was as
black as coal.
Mrs. Royce sat in the stern of the
boat with parasol lying across her
lap. In her hand she held a book that
she had been reading. The book was
torn from her hands and ripped into
shreds. The parasol was picked up
and thrown ten feet away with the COW
er torn off and the handle split. A
brooch of cut steel that Mrs. Royce
wore at her neck was removed and no
trace of it could be found. The wo-
man was severely shocked and lay UNI
conscious for several hours, but she will
recover.
Mrs. Freeman, who sat in the bow of
the boat was knocked forward, and in
failing struck her head against the
edge of seat and suffered a fracture
of the skull The steel springs in her
corset were bent and twisted by the
electric fluid and the corset was charred
and burned in o number of places.
Part of her dress was torn Oft. Moth
ing was left of the upper part of the
garment but the sleeves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05

Poor PEOPLE have their walls paper
ed: they cannot afford to have them
paneled, painted and tapestried. But
when they buy the paper, they have to
pay in addition to the legitimate price
thereof, an extra twenty-five per cent.
imposed by the tariff. Who says the
protective tariff doesn't reduce the
price Of living? Perish the thought
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-05

a MIsER's sUIcIDE.-Because his
daughter tried to induce him to clean
up and stop slop gathering, Frederick
Kavscr. an eccentric old miser, of Day
ton O., got mad and committed suicide
Yesterday morning. Besides stocks
and bonds, his real estate holdings there
are worth $3.50, 0OO, and he has large
estate in Sweden, but he dressed in
rags and collected garbage, which he
fed to the stock on his farm.