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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-05

,umored here that the British government
either desires to let the arbit.etors settle ary
damages for seizures that may occur, or ina
It NAV bring another case before the o.
Supreme Court that will avoid Inc Ieonhi,
csIit,es Of the previous case recently decided
By that court. -.
Drs. Row and Collins, ward phys'oiane IN.
der the District government, tne Ioimes
from Fredericksburg and the ts.ter l.ow
King Geotee county, Va. have been ihiofm'
cd he the health officer that their reslgns-
Marty ali the s.a.erooms on the steamers
that wIll leave here for Norfolk on the l5sh
mat. have been engaged By NsWYofkperhee,
who will witness the launching, Oh the l6.n,
n, one of the two large ocean steamships
now In progress of construction as Newport
Nsws. .z H..
The Navy DEPARTMENT is Informed that
the Pacific mail steamer City or sydney,
which wss disabled off the coast IF Central
America on. the 18Th nit. by the breaking OF
her propeller. and wbeh has sinee been
drifting 10 the Pacific OIean, IVES tc~ed
into the port OF Pusnta Arenas, O. a. gee
!erday, BY the Pacific mail steamehip Clyde.
TIE bill to pay the heirs OF the late zen.
sibley OF Fredericksburg the royalty one
hIm on his tent patent, came up IN the
House late yesterday evening and Wou'a
| have passed if q quorum had baen present.
Il was advocated by Messrs. Jones, Tnoker
and Meredith OF Virginia and others. IL Is
now unfinished business, and Will come De-
| fore the House as soon as the prlVats oaieu'
der shall be again taken up.
The resolution to fix day for the consid-
Grafton OF the free eilver bill will come up
nm Monday next. Notwithstanding the pre-
vailine impression tina. 1t will be adopted,
tina anti.eiiyer men cay they have etroag
hopes the. IL WILL be defeated.
The psval committee has completed the
naval appropriation bill. The amount IL
carries is 1923, 667, 1922 Among the Items are
S25 600 for fl rating gate for granite dock end
s6 500 for q coal shed ct Norfolk, land $40, O0O
for repalr Of breach mechanism shop atWaen-
ipgton, D. @. Ill.
A project 10 now on foot t, bald bridge
scroes me P, tamsc for carriage road only
from the foot of 17:h tt SGT TO sycamore
Point, on tie Arlington reservation, and
| 1t is said the PennsyIvanis Railroad Con'
pany will subscribe most of the reGuisite
money il the Long Bridge be get apart solely
for railroad use.
The condition of the regular apprcpsia.
tIon ills In tie House Ia more advanced
titan has besn the casa for mary years
Mr. Huidekeo2er, formerly of the Edmond
aud Dsnviile Railroad, told the GAzErTE's cor,
respondent to day that it seemed to HIM now as II
the Rchmo. and Dsnvile systsm would be bro
ken up c.... a.,
MIR. E C. Smith, chairman Of tho State dem
ocratic committee of North Carolina, now here
SAYS that 80 Of the 36 members OF that committee
ere Hill mep,
Secretary Blaine and Senator Hoar sre both re
covering from their indispcsitiou. AS soon a
the latter shall appear at the CAPITOL the question
of the confirmation Of the blocks OF i've" Jods'
Woods will be definitely ss.tled.
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Communicated.
a Surprise Party.

As surprise parties seem 10 be In order Ia
Pohlck. will mention one nat was held or
Saturday night, tho 27ta ut., at the hospIt-
able home OF Mr. and Mrs. B. Il. OockrelI,
The surprise was given them By their child.
rem, the occasion being the 73.d birthday Of
the host. Mr.. and Mrs. O. have been the
parents Of twelve children. nine o; whom
are now living-all married except one son
and nearly all OF whom were pressnt at
the home gathering"
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs.
B. R Taylor. M,. and Mrs. s. B stonnell,
Of Prince William county; Dir. aud MIS-.
Wm. Oockrell, Mr. and Mrs Ohas Cookrsll,
of the Seminary, near Alexandris; Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. D Ashford, OF Alexandra Mr.. and
Mss. John II. Dawson, Dir. aud Mrs. GAGS.
Haislip, OF Fairfax county, and Mr. Reh-
ard.Shepherd. Oae married son and one
unmarried were absel t.
The supper provided By those participant
ing was one that the moat fas.idious would
have pronounced perfect. a most enjoy
able evening was epent aud the occasion was
one long to be remembered, the ircement
weather bsing the only drawback to The
pleasure Of The pesly. tbs loving remem-
brsnce CT their children was heartily appre
oiatsd by the host and hos:eas, end may
they both live to enjoy many more birth,
deys.
Mrs. Cockrell IL daughter Of Col. 3.
Brswner, OF thls thy, and her husbands and
fathers birthdays are the sams Gate, thare
being juat 16 yeare d ffsrenosin sge.
March 4. 1892.
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Archbishop Ireland.

a dispatch from Bone says sensation
has been cree tsd In church clreles by the
publication In the Moniteur di Roma OF an
article directed from the Vatican and esded
"Monaignor ireland and his calumniatora."
Il Is known that tie article lie intended as an
answer In behalf Of the Pope 10 the attacks
upon Archbishop Ireland, Of St. Paul, which
have followed that prelate from America Ia
bis visit to Bone. TIE archbishop has been
received with the great est favor By the Pope,
who Is sslQ to be charmed with his visitor
and t, seriously mediate making him car
dinal.
The article processes to be an official and
plsuary defense Of the archbishop against his ad-
verssrles, American, German, ard Italian, and to
bs interasd to aience once for ALL Gays the article
the psssit nate anu contradictory attacks which
have lor stms time been coming to Rome, in a
stormy clcn1, from various countries, upon the
American prelate who Is neY the guest OF the
Pope. The angry attacks aid false reports Gere
coincidept with the arrival Of the archbishop in
Rome, al d accusations were multiplied, with the
avid snt purpose of seeking to ests contr asst
bstween the policy OF the holy Bee and the apos-
tolic sc.ion Of Archbishop IFalsnd. The la faith
OF these accusations was rs viatle az their ooec
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a A . b I a. " z
SATURDAY. EVENING, MARCH o.
A FEW days ago ths GAZETTE oontroVes.

Anew days ago ths GAZETTE oon.'o'..
al .oue q, the statements contained IN UT.
cs..slman,s article IN this months numoef
~ tbe Century magazine, In relation 70 .n'
-ss,ocs,va numerical strength OF tue onion
.na q o.adsrsse armies. Since then &c mss
-aoo;ved q cooy Of tho address delivered Dy
tt q Senator Walshell OF Mississippi, at the
dediostIon OF q monument to the OonieoeE'
otto dead at Jackson, In his State. IN Snae
address tbs following statement, based upon
etas,s,ios that can now be found In the war
Department at Washington, appears;
IN ore than half as many men Wsle ga.
yoi,ed In the Uaion army as tue en- Ilfe VINO
nopu!stion o, the southern STATES proper, ~
ciudinr cil the women and the cniinfen'
The records show that more than TWO mil,
linn eight HUNDRED and htty tnonsaau
tyonna we're furnished the Union arny by
sbe States. and while, FOR Lace OF omGia'
dsts. can not state to man inc eu,i, -.
mems In lhs southern army lfom afss ~
lest The estimate has the sanction o. LIZ
authority, deemed reliable, that tle Uon'n ~
arsta forces, available for scticn. uefins onS
entire war did not exceed BLK nunuIe :.
toousand soldiers, OF Inon tneie were no'
mora than two hundred tnoussne afws.
hearine men at any one time, and when inc
Gar closed half that number covered the
wso,e effective force. Of all arne, In oil
onsrters OF the Contederaoy; Besides the
dsparity In the land forces. there was tne
Fssersi navy. the gun boats and the iron.
n!ads. without which many believe dsa0 u
armv would have been lost at Shiloh anu
% IN tho PanflSCiAr,
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sgWs OF raB cay.

The property OF the indianapolis stree.
railway has boon turned ovar 10 the com
paay, and the city may have another strike
on liz handle.
The House commit 90 on naval effairE
has practically agreed on the naval appro'
pristion bill. This bill provides for the con-
ruo.lon Of only ore new ship.
Timothy Hogan Hopkins, the adopted son
of Mr.; Marx Napkins ssarles, has oompro
mised bis cult against E1wstd F. Searles Tor
So. 600.
IRE Emperor OF Austria has prohibited
t: 20 representation In the Hofburg Theatre
OF domestic play In which euge esliVe alu.
sions were resented by court ladies.
Ex-senator Plat, the republican boss OF
New York, il said to have deolded not to
give the delegation from that Stats &c the
national convention to President Harrison
Assistant Secretary Buseey yesterday ad-
nirsed to the House COMMITTEES which Ia in-
yett,gating tha Pension Bureau that he had
itsued the order admitting State militia men
who did service 10 the civil war to the PEN
sion rolls.
The oiIt commission on the Bshring Sos
seal fisheries adjourned sine die In Wash
ington yesterday, alter Blg1lDg report etn-
bodying all tae facts On whioh there Is no
dispute, but VITA no agreement on the
question of the need for a closed season.
On the statement Of Chancellor yon Ca
privi that the Guelph fund, which Prince
Bismarck used to psy his police spies, would
not heacefarth bs ueed In the German secret
eervice, the German Rslchstag yesterday
VI ted 400. 900 marks to be expended In that
work.
Ia the Ba Annual Conference
OF the NJ. E Church ia Baltimore yettsr-
day, the 10y conference elected two del.
egates to the General Conference, snd dis
oussed resolution t, abolish presiding ed d..
ers the importance question, the admission
OF women as delegates to the General Con-
ference and other matters.
Congress will bs asked Tor ar appropfia-
ton experimenting in the aggregate Sc ZOO.
600 for the Worlds Fair. Five million dol
lars Of this amount is desired to carry On
the work already beguo at Chicago, and
something less than 81 2O0. 600 is wanted by
the Worlds Columbian commission to NEE,
EXPENSE arising under its supervision.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 8.
sKNATB
The Senate wss not in session today.

The sepste wes not In session to-day.
HOUSE
IL the House this morning letter from
the acting secretary CT the Treasury vas
read stating that $500 600 will be required
during the next fiscal year fer the purpose
of collecting and preparing the Government
exhibit for the Chicago fair.
A bill to prevent ths dissertation OF the
U. 8. flag was reported iaVorsbiy.
Mr.. Tucker. of Virginia, frem the COM
mittes on election Of Pfsslisas. Vice Pfesi'
dent, ETC., reported joint resolution pro-
posing constitutional amendment changing
the date for the beginning and ending OF
tstms of Senators and Representatives from
March 4t1 to Decembsr 31si; providing
that the annual sessions shall begin on the
the 81 Monday in January; and further pro-
yidlng .hst ;hs term of tine PRECEDENT and
vice President shall commence and end on
April 80, instead If March 4. House cal.
endar.
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill
vas then tsken up and passed Fitbort
amendment OF debate.
The bill appropfiating las deficiency
$3.50. 900 fer carrying on the work Of the
bureau Of animal Industry, and $4,000 fol
experiments in the production CT sugar vas
called up.
Mr.. Holman, OF Indiana, opposed t1e bill
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Fcralen News.

BERLIN, Mar. 5.-The Grand Guks OF
Heess he's had stroke OF paralysis that has
affected the 81 tire right side Of his body.
Hia condition liz critical.
LONDON, Mar. 5.-Grave anxiety lie felt
concerning the safety of tina British steamer
Trewavas which sailed from Cardiff January
16, for Jamaica. She had crew oftwenty.
one men.
PARIS, Mar. 5.-The Eclair to-day states
that 300 OF the pertisaps OF NJ. Dsyannis
the late Greek prime minister, who was re-.
moved from ffios by the King, have been
placed under arrest.
LIVERPOOL, Mar. 5-A fye broke oui
this morning In block Of six tory cotton
warehouses 10 this city, adjoining the
wharves where the cotton brought from the
United States Is landed. The warehouses
were completely Quilted.
LONDON, Mar. 5--Ths Times Vienna cor.
respondent says that riots have broken out
in tho government Of Tobolsk, Siberia, arc
that Prince Gall!z!n has been appointed Inc.
peral comDissloner With unlimited power
to suppress them. A dispatch from Kcnig.
shuttle, In Prussisn Silesia reports sevsre
epidemic Of smallpox on the Russian from
tier.
LISBON, Mar. The govern ment has IL.
sued decree granting permission to trades
to import 10000 tons CT wheat at q duty Of
II reis per kilo. This reduction from the
normal duty on tao grain is equivalent to q
loss of 81 0O0 600 to the treasury. TIE OF
ect OF the decrease In the duty is to prevent
rise in the price Of the cereal here through
the purchase Of large amounts OF foreign
wheat at the present rats Of exchange.
LONDON. Mar. 5.-Informstion has been receiv-
ed that the BehriDg Sea commissioners have fail.
ed to arrive at satisfactory entente regarding the
methods to be employed Ia tho seal fsheries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-05

IT 10 conceded by all wise and dlain'efess
al men that as no democratic President can
Ina elected without the vote Of New YORK,
chat State mus name the nominee. VI
nourss shs can only do 30 through her dele
yatior In the convention. The question ia
whether TAFT delegation shall deem 1t wlae
60 name man githin or without her DOL
ders. If the latter, antute politicians as they
ere, they will not asieet man from fsih
bow State, for nothing ia more certain than
shs feet that though young repueliosn
chickens may stray of when the sky lie clear
of hawks, IS soon as tae democEst'c hs"S
aposers. they fg back to the old republican
hen. They will name man therefore iFom
9 democratic State, end must oonst quensiy
take him from either Kentucky, Indiana
Connecticut, Nsw jersey, Maryland, or
New York and il will be only natural II ehe7
select the latter. This ia common sense.
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A Rloodthirsty Youngster.

COLUMBIA, 8. o., Maron 5.-Yes!erdsy
Mrs. Addie Beachsn lett her seven-montbs
old baby sleeping in the house end stepped
out After she had gone lite fVe.year
old negro boy, who lives next door, slipped
In, carrying heavy piece of Iron with 8
sharpened point, ard repeatedly brought
the fearful weapon down on the skull OF the
sleeping infant. The boy.murderer was
found sitting q. the front gst, digging holes
in the ground With the bloody weapon. he
frankly confessed the desd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-05

The PRESENT c hief Ct the rension puFeau
asas the Handwriting on the wall. de an
t!o!patss the fact that one year from now nus
hands will cease to touch the hundreds Of
millions that pass through that bureau. ana
he has mnds up his mind to act aocord'ngls
and to make hay while the sun shines. he
has therefore decided not only that malin'
serers snd dsser.ers from the federal army
shall draw pensions, but a'so the home
xus,ds and militia. According to the testl-
mony now being eliclisd py congreaslon'
al investigating committee, the chief OF the
pens!ou bureau shares the profits OF the
claim agents, andl the moro business the
more profits, and the larger the share
thereof.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-05

The RICHMOND TERMINAL Frederick P. Oh
cott. of the Central Trust Company, eaid in New
York yesterday that the report was unfounded
that there was any discord in the committee Of
Reorganization Of tho Richmond Terminal. MI.
Olcott emphatically denied that he thought Of
retiring from the committee. Mr. Oleott could
nos say when he committees plsrs would be made
pubic. John o. I & .houn ea!d no knew nothing
regarding the POSITION OF the Georgia Central
Railroad towards Richmond Terminal, as ne was
o longer on the board OF directors Of tho former
road. One of the Richmond and Danville gua,-
antee committee eaid yesterday. There Is no
csnse for alarm In the failure 10 raise so large q
5urn. We can get along on less and IL necessary
will do co." Friends Of General Thomas lidicule
the report that he % sold any part Of his inter-
est In Richmond Terminal.
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Behring Sea,

WASHINGTON, March 5-The Behrlpg
Sea matter has assumed most serious
phase, and some public officials make no
attempt to disguise their grave concern ct
the outcome. In the language OF proml-
nent official, the Britiah proposition Is "~hol-
ly unfair, arrogant end even insulting to
this country" 1t is probable that special
meeting OF the Cabinet will be held Monday
for the purpose of considering thls subject
and deciding upon plan OF action 10 case
of Lord Salisbnry's insistence on his last
proposition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-05

CRAzYNsss, like charity, cOvereth multi
tude of sirs; but the fact that though those
who had the clcsest and most important
business relations With Mr. Field, the New
York banker, up to the very day on which
his failure was announced, never observed
In him the slightest evidence of crazyne's'
ma had himself rushed of to On insane asy-
5um the day after that failure. induces peo-
mia whose complete sanity Ia unquestioned,
SO believe that in ais oane the coverlet is en-
tirely too short.
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ERoM WASHINGTON.
fSpse.al Correspondents Of tss Alezssdrid Cassie.
MAauIHeTuE. y. O.. March B, 1852.

ESyse.al Correspondents Of sas AlezGsdrid Gasssie
WAsaIaes0E, D. O.. March 8. 1852.
Mr.. 3. G. MARSHALL, OF Norfolk, Virginia,
appeared before the Sonata commerce com.
nnittee to-day and argued against the bill TO
abolish the system OF compulsory plotage.
Up to noon to-dsg the condition of Rsp-
ressntstive Springer continued to improve,
and bis physlcsps say that while not entire
~ ont OF danger, his speedy recovery Is
Last nights session Of the House Was held
for the purpose of passing private pension
bills, but Mr.. Kilgors OF Texas was on hand
With his objections, &C that not one go.
hhrough. He thereby saved the government
nuoueh t, buy kicking boots for himself and
ali his progeny for century.
The Stats Department anticipates no
trouble about the Bsbring Sea case, end is ie
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An Emissary for England.

MANoHEsTER, N h, March 5.-Conaid-
cradle excitement hiss been created By the
report that John P. Hayes, of this city, has
called for England to become an agert OF
ths British government. Hayes, 1t has been
charged, was oonosrned In tie Or. Cronin
murder ct Chicago. 1t is alleged that he
was called to England ty the British gov
ernmeIt to assist tae conservatives In the
coming parliamentary elections.
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Political Preferences,

LaAyENwoRrH, Kas., Mar. 5.-Ata meet.
lag Of the democratic Stats central commit
tee yesterday q member commenced q speech
favorable to Hill, but the others compelled
him to resume hia seat without finishing bis
speech. A oanvasa Of the committee show
&c only 6vs who favored Hill, the rest being
for Cleveland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-05

AS THE shoemakers of Massachusetts
would suffer from the imposition OF tariff
tax on the hides they import from the Ar
sentine Republic, and would try to get even
next November, that country has been
specially exempted from the operation OF
President Harrison's order, to 90 into effect
ON the ISL inst, imposing taxes on tae I'M
oSyts from the countries which have not &C.
ceptsd his reciprocity treaties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-05

UNTIL now no body ever supposed that
Goals would be carried 10 Newcastle, bat the
recent increase In the demand for and price
of coal in England brings that heretofore
eonsidesed imposslbility within tie easy
gauge of probability.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-05

Gout hiss VARIOUS names according to the
parts affet %, ss podagre, when in the feet
ohiragra, when In the hsnda, g.; but
whether the sttack is fret feIt In the feet or
10 the bands, rub With Salvation Oil 90 once
l. annihilatss pain. Price ESQ.
: Popular trial shows the worth OF every sr
ticle, and 43 years constant use has proven
the grea. efficacy Of Dr.. Bull's Cough Syrup;
IL has no superior,
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DIED.

On March 4th, at 7:30 p m Mrs. ELIZABETH
8. BERRY, widow OF the late Chas G. Berry.
Funeral private, at o'clock on the 9Th instans,
from tia residence Of her son.in-law, Henry G,
Wioship, 1903 Dunbsrton avenue, Georgetown,
D. G. Intsrment in st. eaul'a cemetery AleS-
andris.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-05

The GAMBLING scenes In lhs New YORK
stock exchange last Thursday are desorihea
rs uausually exciting and disgraceiul. The
amounts lost and won there ere alao printed
al length In ths newspapers. But. all the
same, the newspapers cOntaining the sdVer-
siser EMS of lottery company 10 Louisiana
ara not allowed to go through the mall.
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Before the introduction OF Salvation Oil,
rheumatism vas considered iucurable. Price
25 ots.
Lost lime is forever Ioig. Absence ftcH
schooI ls o'tsn caused by a cuagh, &c d CT
no rseness, and Can easily be pre7t nted by
giving D.. Bulls Cough Syrup to the child.
ren, Price % cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-05

Rev. John J. Murphy, 8. J., died Jester
day 10 TAG rectosy Of Trinity church,
Georgetown,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-05

The State census gives New York city popu.
lation Of /, TOE, 295 and Brooklyn s6o,oOV,
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pugilistie.

PHILADELPHIA, pa., Mar. 5.-jlm Cor
bet: says he will not fight OhoynSki, already
having bes!ed him four times. Coibstt e1-
presses willingness to meet Fl:zs!mmons,
OF bae WHINE. OF the Jaokson-siavin match.
Bob currle, nesr Brownsville, Tenn, ahos
and probably fatally wounded Sarah Wash
ingt,n and John Butler Thursday night.
Carrie and Butler we're rivals for the young
lady's hand.