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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01

A LETTER FROM Mrs. DAvIs.-1n re-
spouse TO an invitation from Pickett
Buchanan Camp to attend the Confed-
erate memorial exercises at Norfolk,
Mrs. Jefferson Davis has written let
ter in which she says Your kind in
vitation to be present with you on Me-
mortal Day was received during my alb
ssnce from home, which has prevented
my sooner offering thanks with my re-
spouse. Remembering. clearly as do,
the tender sympathy extended to my
husband by all classes of the citizens of
Norfolk when he lay in prison at Fort
ress Monroe, visit to Norfolk would
be to me & most agreeable reunion with
old and dear friends, but, unfortunate
ly, I am not physically able to join you
now in doing honor to those who have
fought the good fight and entered into
their rest. Need I say that the selec-
ton of my husbands birthday for these
ceremonies has touched me deeply, and
1 hope in his heavenly abode he sees
how those he loved and tried to serve
honor him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01

REPORTS FROM Richmond are to the
effect that the Governor will convene
the legislature in extra session next
winter, nominally for other purposes,
but really to elect I. 5. Senator to
take Senator Hun;cn'5 place and fill
the remainder of the late Senator Bar
bour's term. For the Governors own
sake, and for that of the State and all
her people, it is hoped tine report re-
ferrca TO may not be correct. Virginia
has Just rcpudiatcd 4 large share OF
her public deb; for the alleged reason
that her poverty compelled her to do
so: and for her now to 60 to the great
and unnecessary expense of an extra
session of The legislature, when the
regular ore will be held next year,
would naturally throw great doubt
upon the validity Of that reason, and
therefore st;D further impair her
credit. The next session Of this Con-
gross will only last three moths, and
a Senator can be elected at the regular
session of the legislature in lin c for the
ncy: one
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A Hirhl,indcr l}nltir.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June l.-Abonll
o'clock last night a highbmdcr w.r
broke cut in the Chinese quarters not
so yards from the main business part Of
the city. Shots were exchanged in
rapid succession and the air was iallo.
flying bullets. An electric car iiicl
with passengers happened to be on die
trip between the contcnding par'ic'
and as bullets whistled through the cal
the passengers, the conductor and mp
man abandoned their posts in hast
When the battle was over two China
men were found dead and Il numbCr d
others were wounded and proballl
several were killed, but concealed b!
their friends.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01
The Alexandria Gazette.

This friendly visitor of the people has put
OH new dress and looks younger and bright
err end thrilled than it ever did. Such
changes cannot be mndc without prosperity
first leading the way, nor can prosperity lead
the way unless the people are first drawn by
genuine appreciation for merit. The result
in this case points both to merit and success.
Front Royal and Rirerton Gazette.
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE on the 10th
of May came to US in an enlarged form and
new dress, and looks as neat and fresh as the
season in which ii celebrates its anniversary.
The GAZETTE is one OF the necessary insti-
buttons of the old town on the Potomac
CLARKE Courier. -
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next one.

THE THIRD party call in Virginia not
only includes negroes, but endorses the
st. Louis platform. That platform de-
mands that the three million federal
soldiers who laid waste the South dur
ing the war between the States, or their
heirs If dead, he paid the difference be-
tween gold and the grcenbacks they re-
ceived from the government, and thai
the people of the land they desolated
and impoverished be taxed their full
share of the immense sum that would
have to be raised for that purpose.
There is no proposition too patiently
self injurious that will not !ind support
ors among dcnscly ignorant people, but
how any southern man, with any inter
est of his own or his friends to regard,
with sense enough to keep out of the
fire, can endorse any such idea as that
referred TO, passes common understands
ing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
-------------- - : -----
WEDNESDAY, EVENING, JUNE /, 1892.

As STATED III yesterday GAZETTE,
the Syracuse convention appointed del
crates to the Chicago convention TO
contest for seats therein with those APP
nointed by the Albany convention. If
tho national convention shall take any
notice of the former, the latter would
he justified in withdrawing. In Janua-
~ list the New York State democratic
corn,ittee met and called a convention
70 oonoint delegate to the Chicago con-
vcntion giving months notice there
Of That convention was held on
1yasbineton's birthday and appointed
delegation of seventy-two OF the
wisc,t and most distinguished demo-
crats Of the State. But because every
ono of them was i'll favor of nominating
fnr President the man who had redeem
ed New York from republican sway,
Gained one L. S. Senator for that State,
and secured the election of anothcr,and
whose management mad just elected
democratic Governor by fifty thousand
majority. some mugwumps and lsickers
who had always opposed him, who had
tried to elect a republican Mayor OF
New York city and a republican Gov
ernor of New York State, and some
Wall street monometalists, called anoth-
er convention, and by means of money
induced enough other people to go to
il to fill hall and approve list of del
cqates and electors previously prepared.
If the Chicago convention shall pay
the slightest attention to the delegates
referred to. it will rcpudiate all rule
and precedent of the democratic party,
and wound that organization i'll It's
most vital part, and that, too, just when
II needs the active and enthusiastic dis
CHARGE of all its varied functions. No
matter how t,nwisc some Of the dclega-
tcs from other States may be, it Is
hardly possible that any one of them
will be so reckless Of his party's well
fare rs to entertain for moment the
idea OF allording the faintcst concciva-
bic recognition to men sent to Chicago
bv kicking mugwumps and those they
maid to 90 to Syracuse.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01

UpPERvILLE COLT SHow-We have
received copy of the prize list of the
UppelyilIe Colt Show, which will be
held on the 18th. A band ofmusic will
be in attendance end there will be q
procession and review ofall contestants
for premiums. Then the awards will
be made by the judges. AT 3 o'clock
the trials of hunters will begin between
four-year olds and under, over hurdles
4 feet high; and tive-year ODDS and over,
over hurdles II feet, and at the option
of the judges feet, but 5 feet shall be
the limit After the trials Of hunters
there will be procession and review of
ali the prize winners. r. Hunter Du-
lany offers a premium Of $50 for the
stallion showing five Of the best colts of
his class, each owner 10 pay so en-
trance fee, to lie added to the premium.
First prize 20 per cent. and second so
per cent of the whole premium.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01
insurrcction in Honduras.

New YORK, June 1.-The steamer
Miranda, which arrived here thismom
ing from Central American ports brln2
reports that a revolution had broken on
at Puerto Cortez, Hunduras. Genera
Borneo with an armed force from Gnai
cmala attacked the city and captured i
after hard fight with a slight loss o.
life and damage TO property
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01

A writer in an electrical magazine, in
discussing the probabilities of death by
an electric current, said that he at one
time stood on the top Of one of the al
pine peaks in storm, and had light
ming pass through his body to an ex-
tent sufficient to make loud, cracking
noise, and to produce long, blue streams
of sparks from the fingers, representing
probably many millions of volts, with
out any effect upon the body other than
to force him to descend without delay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01
NaSIf Suiciiln0


Miss Lillian Nh folk, the daughter of
DR.. George II. Norfolk, one ofthe hand
soonest, most talented and wealthy
young women on Long Island, n. V,
Il member of the Brooklyn Four Hun
dred, killed herself yesterday in novel
manner. She wound her beautiful long
black hair around her neck and stran-
gled hersel1'to death. Miss Norfolk, it
is believed, entered her bathroom, and
then she lay down and turned the water
ON, to make sure of her own dcstrUc-
ton. 1t il; believed that she took pol
son besides, The dead girl, with her
father, lived in Il handsome house III
Flatbush. She was but twcnty-thrcc
years of age, and had all in life her
heart desired except one thing, and
that, as some OF her friends explained,
was the love of Edward Indig, an i'm
porting grocer. Because she did not
have that, she thought there was moth
ing in life, and so she settled it ali, so
far, at least, as she was concerned yes
terlay morning. She went early to
her room Monday evening; and that
was the last that was seen OF her alive.
Yesterday morning the maid called her,
and there was no response. She went
into the bedroom. The bed had been
occupied. The young woman's cloth
ing was about the room, but none of it
in disorder. There was nothing in the
bedroom that would give all indication
of the desperate resolution the young
woman had formed. The maid thought
her mistress was in the bathroom, adj
joining the room in which the young
woman slept. So, she went i'll there,
and in the bathtub, which was filled
with water, was the nude body of Miss
Norfolk.
Her hair had been wound three times
about her throat, and then fastened
there. Of what remained the delicate,
white hands had formed into moose,
and the moose was thrown over one OF
the faucets. One hand, the one which
had turned the other faucet and started
the water, clutchcd the highly-polishcd
piece of metal in the grip of death. The
body lay partly upon one side, and was
submerged in the water. There was
no evidence that the young woman had
suffered. The face looked calm and
peaceful as it lay there framed iii the
beautiful black hair.
That is the story as first told. Orc
told later by Miss Norfoik's physician
to Coroner Roonct differs, in that he
says that the case may have been one
OF accidental strangulation and not sui
eide. The doctor referred to told the
coroner that Miss Norfolk had Of late
been drinking very hard. He said
that only two days ago she had drank
Il quart of whisky, and that ne thought
it would kill her. The physician added
that she drank the whisky because
she was Respondent. AS to the young
woman's death, he said that OH Mon
day Miss Norfolk locked herself in her
room and took with her there a consid-
cradle quantity of whisky, which she
drank in short time.
Miss Norfolk, it appears from this
second version of the affair, became ill,
and while at q marble basin in the
room she topplcd over, her hair was
caught in the faucet, and not having suf-
licient strength or sufficient compre-
hcnsion to ,lnfastcn her hair, She was
strangulated in that way.
The suicide theory, however, finds
the most believers at present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01

Nearly half of them insist that the g..
vention indorsc "0cala demands ..,
the St. Louis platform and hot g..
has been prccipitated. At Il o-clSl
this morning there was rmnor r.,
Mitchell's friends will decline to m,
sent his name on account Of his M.
sonal opposition to the majority mi.
but it proved to be false one.
The wigwam iii which the convention j. 3.
ing held is unique affair. In the cept,
the chairman's platform is an immense :.
whose branches afford 4 safe retreat in -
there is too much excitement
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01
Foreign News.

PARIS, June IA sharp duel was lol.sa'
to-day between NJ Drumont, the editor oil Nv
anarchist paper La Ii Bre Parole, and oap'''
Cremieux Foa, Hebrew. The trouble afr-
from m anti.semitc article Dncmont lad Iu''
lished in his papas.
MUNICH, June Ian international AT - T.,
hibition was opened in this city to-day VIZ,
great ceremony by the Prince Regent %
bavaria. A large number of royal pcr'oIA.S',
were present. The exhibition conpf's
works OF art from most of the European cou .,.
tries. America and Japan are also fcl''
sented.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01

CoNGREss.-1Ir. Sherman's speech in
opposition to the bill for the free COIN
arc of gold and silver was the great
feature in the Senate yesterday. The
first two hours of the session were CIV
Ell. as usual. to the morning business
and to the consideration of bills on the
calendar, of which about thirty were
passed. There were few of them, how
ever, of much public Importance. They
included one to authorize the employ
ment of mail collectors at free-delivery
offices. During this two hours session
the usual listlessness prevailed in the
Senate. the average number of Senators
present being not more than twenty
five. But that listlessness disappeared,
and the Senate chamber filled up as
Mr.. Sherman proceeded with his speech.
The postoilice appropriation bill en-
crossed the attention of the House the
entire day. Little progress was made
in its consideration, and but half doz-
en- paragraphs were disposed OF. The
fres delivery clause gave rise to good
deal of discussion, and vote on mo-
ton to increase the appropriation for
the purpose disclosed the TACT that there
was less than q majority of members
attending to the business of the House.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01

FEDERAL decoration day in New Or
leans, and in some ofthe other southern
cities, was observed only by the negro
posts of the G.. A. r. There are white
posts Of that organization in all the cit
les referred to, but they would take NO
part in the ceremonies because of their
natural race repugnance to associating
on terms of equality with the negro
posts. The same repugnance, only more
strongly developed, of course kept
white people not members of the G. A.
R. from Observing the day. The races
will not mix socially, and all attempts
to make them do so fail, as well in the
South as in the North, and therefore
may rs we'll be abandoned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. Stephen T. Wood, a well-known
citizen of Lynchburg, Mr. Jos. c. Red,
wood. of Hanover, and Mrs. Richard
w. Flounoy, OF Richmond died re-
Gently.
DR.. Arthur B. Nelson died at the res
idcnce of his parents in Culpcper yes
terday after lingering illness, in the
26th year of his age. Dr.. Nelson for
some time was physician at st. Luke's
Home in Richmond.
Three thousand five hundred bushels
OF prime white CON grown at Wake
field. the birthplace OF Coco" WASH
ington, in Westmoreland county, were
received in Ba. timore tilucy ana
brought 53l cents G.. bushel, tiie best
price OF the day.
Mrs. ". d. Chipley, of Stephens
City, was badly burned yesterday even
ing on the face, arms and hands by the
explosion of some blasting powder
which she threw into the iiie. suppos-
inc it to be coal dust which the baby
had been playing with.
1t is stated that General Malone,
chairman of the State committee, has
displaced the cliairmcn OF the repubil-
can executive committees OF the cities
of Norfolk and Portsmouth, who are
Bowden men, and appointed chairmen
who are unlayorable to the nomination.
of Bowden for Congress from the Nor
folk district.
Mr.. George E. Payne died in Win
chester last week, aged eighty-three
years. He was born in Tioga county,
y. Y, But became IL resident Of New
Orleans in 1882. He was man of
wealth, and owned a large plantatio Oh
in St. Charles parish. IN 1862 Gen.
B. +. Butler took possession ofthe plant
alton, stock, sugar and everything
thereon, retaining occupancy until 1863,
dispossessing Mr.. Payne of property
valued ut 500 900.
In Fredericksburg yesterday the cor
oner's jury in the case ofChares Wash
incton the negro who was shot and
killed by Officer NJ A. Gately on Mon
day, rendered n verdict that he died
from wound inflicted by the officer in
the discharge of his duty Gately WAS
afterwards arrested and placed under
81 900 bond for his appearance before
court to-day to answer warrant
charging him with killing Washington.
The commencement exercises Of
Washington and Lee University, Lex
ington, will begin June II and conclude
June Is. On June ~ Bishop Peterkin,
of West Virginia, will preach the bac-
calaureate sermon in the morning, ana
in the evening Senator Colquitt, OF
Georgia, will address the Young 3ien's
Christian Association. June ID the an
nual regatta will take place and i'll the
evening the final celebration OF the
literary societies; June II, tho annual
meeting of the board of trustees and
the alumni association and in the even
ing an address before the literary so
cietics by Prof Edward S. Joynes;
June Is, commencement exercises, de-
livery of diplomas, etc, and alumni adj
dress by Hon. james Hay and in the
evening final ball.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01

On MONDAY last, in Washington, one
of the orators, Rev. S. b. Payne, said
'thc display of the rebel flag was an in
suit to every patriotic citizen and
should be prohibited by law" Another
one, J. H. Dony, spoke of the Confed-
crate nag as ihe "cmblem of hell" And
this, too, twenty-seyen years after the
flag referred TO has ceased to represent
any thing material, sad il only Il sad
remainder of departed glory 10 he few
left of those who once marched undcsit
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01

ACCORDING TO the kicking mugwumps
and their Wall street hackers, and the
remnants of the defunct county dcmoc-
racy of New York city, the regular
democratic convention OF New York
was fair enough and not q moment too
soon 10 choose democratic Presidential
electors for that State, but was not far
enough, and was months too soon, to Sc
lcct delegates to the Chicago conven-
ten. The whole Syracuse affair was a
grotcsouc political hum5ug, and must
necessarily help the man i; was intend
ed to injure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01

THE New YORK KIcKERs.-At the
New York anti-Hill democratic con-
vention at Syracuse yesterday a plat
form was adopted, MISUNDERSTANDING
and district contesting delegates to
Chicago were elected. Il new State COM
mittee was named, electors named at
the February convention at Albany
were Endorsed, and Grover Cleveland
was recommended to the Chicago con-
vention for nomination for President.
The dclegatcs-at-largc are Alexander
E. Orr. Brooklyn; Frederick r. Cou-
dert. New York; c. f. Bishop, Buffalo;
Edmund Fitzgerald, Troy. Alternates,
Israel J. Merritt, Buell. NJ. Redmond,
NJ. II. Briggs and john Lansing.
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SuicIDE.-John Sprohs, a German
American, committed suicide in Wash
ington yesterday morning in the dining
room at Sproh's restaurant on street,
by shooting himself in the temple, He
was found sitting in chair, dead, the
pistol having just fallen from his hand.
Andrew Sprohs opened the restaurant,
and for awhile be and his BROTHER John
did business together, but John vent
West and during his absence his
brother died. He had been acting
strangely of late, but went 10 his room
rs usual Monday evening and was seen
no more until he was found dead in the
.dining-room yesterday morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01

TIE SALT LAKE Herald says "The
action of the southern democracy in
their conventions shows that they rather
kindly take to mugwumps. The
strangcst thing about this is that 1t is
true. But everything in the South has
changcd-and, unfortunately, none for
the better.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01

With all the pomp and ceremony Dc
fitting the occasion the presence and u
sistance of many priests and dlgnIItalis,
of the church, and before the larscS'
audience ever assembled at any lunc RI.
in Springfield, Mass, Bishop Patf 1TS
Thomas 0'Reilly was laid to rest al 'A'
Cathedral to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-01
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June /.
SENATE.

lOi!, recently iPpO'ii'
nor of Virginia to the Office made va
cant by the death OF Senator BARBOUR
were presented by the other senator
from that State Mr. Daniel; and, when
they were read at the clerks desk, inc
presiding officer, Mr. MandersoE, IN
vited Nir. Hunton to advance and take
the DATA. Thereupon HIr. Daniel and
his new colleague came forward, arm
in arm. and the oath of Office was adj
ministcred by the presiding officer to
NIr. Hunton. When the latter, with
uplifted hand, had solemnly sworn to
obey and uphold the Constitution OF
the United States, ana to discharge
faithfully and to the best of his abiiity
the duties of the Office on which he was
about TO enter, he was cordially greeted
BY Dir. Manderson and by the secretary
and clerks: aud then he sat down at the
clerks desk and affixed his signature 10
the oath. Mr.. Hunton was next con-
Quoted, by Mr.. Daniel and the Sergeant
at-Arm, 10 the seat which he is TO occu-
py, being the one on the extreme right
of the democratic side, which Mr.. Mills
has occupied until recently. The desk
was covered with beautiful roses. Mr..
Hunton was cordially welcomed TO his
new position by Senator'S on both sides
of the chamber.
Subsequently Mr. Hunton was ap-
pointed to the committee on claims III
place of Mr.. Faulkner Excused and
Mr. Faulkner was appointed to the
committee on immigration in place Of
Mr.. Daniel excused
DIR. Hale from the committee on ap-
preparations reported back the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill with
amendments.
The bill to provide for the erection of
building for flower market on that
small section in front of the Bijou The
atre where there was an unused loun-
tain was passed
Senate Joint resolution authorizing
and directing the President TO pro-
claim a general holiday commemorate
ing the 4G0th anniversary of the dis
coyery of America on the 18th of Octo-
ber, 1892, was passed.
Senate bill FOR marking the lines of
battle and the positions oftroops of the
army of Northern Virginia at Gettys-
burg was passed.
The silver question again came up
unexpectedly in the Senate this after
noon while the calendar was under con-
sidcration, in connection with a bill to
regulate the manner in which property
shall be sold under orders and DEGREES
of L. S. courts. 0Ir. Teller offered an
amendment requiring legal tender
money to be received in payments of
judgments. Mr.. Sherman held that
that would involve violation Of spe-
cilic contracts requiring gold payments
and objected to the consideration ofthc
bill.
Mr.. Morgan moved to proceed with
its consideration the yeas and nays
were called, resulting yeas 25, nays
Pho quorum-and call was or
dercd
Mr.. Hill and the new Senator, Mr.
Hunton. ssof Virginia, voted in the af-
frmative The call showed the impos-
sibilty of securing quorum without
breaking pairs, SO the bill was, by CON
sent, passed over Withhold prejudice.
Mr.. Sherman then resumed his
speech in opposition TO the flee coinage
of silver.
IOI"Sc