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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

THE RECENT conference of a few ne
GRO politicians of this State passed a
resolution to the effect that wherever II
be possible to elect negro to the legs
lature, one should be nominated ana be
supported by every member Of his race,
and that where there be no such posi-
bility the negroes should place their
votes where they will do them the most
good. Now there is nothing strange
about this: but as negroes have found
out, like white people, that the privl-
lege of suffrage confers little or no
benefit upon them, it will not be sur
prising fiat the coming election many
of them, as they have done before,
shall stay away from the polls, and II
many of those who shall not, will do as
they also have previously done, think
the price of ballot will do them more
good than the man for whom it may be
cast.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

ARCHBISHOP IRELAND's ambition for
the red cap will not let him submit
quietly to the disapproval of his course
by the vast majority of the clergy and
laitv Of his church. In q recent public
address he alluded covertly to the OPP
position he had encountered from the
hierarchy, and babe the young priests
remember that the prejudice of Amerl-
cans against the Church, of which they
had complained, was prejudice that
the Church itself had aroused. No
prejudice against the Catholic Church is
entertained by any well-informed
American, as is made plain at every
popular election at which Catholic is
candidate. But it is just as true that
the few Catholics who, like Archbishop
ireland, support DIR. McGlynn and favor
mixed schools do their church no good.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Officer C. NJ. Pattie, Of Fauquier, yes
terday delivered at the Laurel Reform,
atory, Richmond, George Swart and
John Swart.
Mr.. Alexander r. Boteler died at Sa-
lem. on Monday. He was the son OF
the late Hon. Alexander r. Boteler, OF
Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Miss Bessie Mckinney, daughter OF
Mr.. S. B. Mckinney, and niece of the
Governor, died at Farmville yesterday
of consumption, aged % years.
Mr.. Mark w. Magruder and Miss L.
liza NJ. Riddleberger, daughter of the
late Senator Riddleberger, were mar
ried at Woodstock yesterday evening.
DR.. William G. Christian, Assistant
Demonstration of Anatomy, has been
appointed to fill the place of the late
DR.. William B. Towles in the Univer-
sity of Virginia, until professor can
be elected.
The excitement consequent upon the
feeble attempts to lynch the negro,
Charles Allen, of North Danville, has
entirely subsidized, and the indications
are that there will be no further at
tempt to take him from the Jail.
Mrs. Thos. H. Harris died suddenly
on Sunday at her home, at Spotteylya-
MIA Courthouse. She attended church
Sunday and apparently was in excel.
lent health. Monday she was seized
with nervous attack and lived only a
few hours.
The discovery Of negro under the
bed of young lady, who is a member
of one of the most influential families
in Powhatan county, few nights ago
is reported to have stirred up that sec
ton to some extent. The negro was
detected while making his way from
his secluded position.
The members of the State Board of
Medical Examiners met in Richmond
this morning to examine applicants for
license to practice medicine in Virginia.
The papers of the applicants, after be-
ing marked, will be submitted to the
full board. which meets at Charlottes-
Vile, October 18th, at the same time
that the Medical Society of Virginia
meets there.
J. r. Dennis, white farm hand,
working on the plantation of Mrs. De-
catur Jones, 8 miles from Danville, was
killed Saturday afternoon by j. X.
Ragsdale, a farmer who lives on the
adjoining plantation. Dennis had for
merly worked for Ragsdale's brother,
and some dispute arose on account of
his leaving j. X. Ragsdale heard Sat
urday for the first time of the dispute,
and sought out Dennis, finding him at
work in tobacco field. Ragsdale
made a savage attack on Dennis, cut
ting him in the side, back and thigh,
Dannis died in about one hour, and
Ragsdale made his escape.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

ABDUCTION AND SUTcIDE.-Henry Farrell,
of Philadelphia, aged twenty-five years, was
found in freight car on the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad, at Fifteenth street and
Glenwood avenue, at six o'clock yesterday
morning, with his throat cut from ear to ear
He died soon after being discovered. A man
answering Farrell's description met Mrs.
Lasaloe on Baltimore and Ohio railroad
train Monday night when the latter was re-
turning from Cumberland, Nd, with her two
girl children, aged three and six years. The
stranger volunteered to care for the eldest
child, and when the train reached Philadel-
phia he and the little girl disappeared. Mrs.
Lssaloe was unable to positively identify Far
rell, but the police think he was the sbductor.
The child was found in Laurel Hill Cemetery
in the afternoon. She had been outraged,
and Wa taken to the Samaritan Hospital in 3
dangerous condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20
Race Troubles.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 2O.-David
Jones, colored, suspected of robbery at
Mcdowell, was caught by citizens
Monday night and rope placed about
his neck. He was strung up to a tree
in order to extort q confession from
him. He did not confess and when
half dead was taken down, terribly
whipped and released. Yesterday
Jones's friends armed themselves and
attacked the whites. In fight that
ensued two negroes were killed and one
white man fatally wounded. Further
trouble is apprehended.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Sparks from q locomotive set fire to
the town of Tippecanoe, Ohio, yester-
day, and it was nearly entirely de-
stroyed.
All but $500 of the $4,000 stolen
from the Mineral Range Railroad on
Friday last has been recovered at Mar
quette, Mich.
The experiment of using bicycle rio
ers AMI dogs for carrying dispa ches
was successfully tried in the Austrian
maneuvers yesterday.
Father Corrigan, of Hoboken. proves
by letter from Mgr. Satolli that the
papal delegate favored the compromise
scheme for his parochial school.
The remains of President Polk and
those his wife have been removedfrom
the tomb at Polk place, the old family
residence, to the State Capitol grounds
at Nashville, Tenn.
Gov. Lorenzo Crounse, of Nebraska,
has written letter declining to ap-
point delegates from that State to q
proposed convention of western and
southern States in the interest OF the
free coinage of silver.
Nine pronounced cases of smallpox
were discovered yesterday in west
Fifty-second street, New York, and one
patient has been sent to the pest house
on North Brother Island from an ele-
CANT apartment house in Harlem.
The Pennsylvania democratic con-
vention at Harrisburg yesterday nomi-
mated Hon. Samuel Cuisine Thompson,
of Philadelphia, for associate justice of
the Supreme Court, and Frank c. Os-
burn, Of Allegheny county, for State
treasurer.
The maneuvers of the Austrian
army at Guens were continued yester-
day, being mainly an artillery duel.
Emperor William has boil and can
not ride with the troops. The second
and third corps of the French army are
holding their maneuvers in the Depart
ment of Disc.
At Paris yesterday Senior Gunabara,
Brazilian delegate, denied the truth of
the report that President Peioxto has
fed. He is still in Rio Janeiro, the
delegate says, and proposes remaining
there. The headquarters of the army
are now ut Santa Ana, close to the
Itamarati palace.
A meeting of the joint republican
congressional caucus was held in Wash
ington last night to select congress
sional compaign committee. A num-
Der of speeches were made, the speak
ers advocating an aggressive fight all
over the country and prophesying re-
versal of the verdict of 1892.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of odd
Fellows continued its session at Mil
waukee yesterday. This afternoon
there was a parade fOdd-Fellows. All
the orders turned out. There were
about 10000 men in line. The Sover-
eign Grand Lodge reviewed the par
ade. The next Sovereign Grand Lodge
meeting will be held in Chattanooga in
1894.
U. S. Senator Irby figured on the po-
lice court official record in Columbia,
S. c., yesterday on two charges. The
counts against him are drunk and dis
orderly and also for carrying conceal
ed weapons He will be arrested
should he return to the city. 1t is said
he arrived there intoxicated and terri
fed the hackmen at the depot. He
rushed in on Governor Tillman with
bad news for the populist cause and
the hackman, who had driven him to
the Governors house, fled on his -four
ishing pistol at him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

THE CHIEF string of the harp upon
which the agents of the few beneficial
ries of the Mckinley bill play, in the
arguments against the repeal of that
bill they are now making before the
ways and means committee Of the U.
S. House of Representatives, is the
broken one that a high tariff raises
wages. They do this though the
men before whom they speak know
that truthful protectionists concede that
the price of wages is regulated by sup
ply and demand, and that the lowest
wages for average labor are paid in the
most protected industries, and the high
est, in those that are not protected at
all
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20
TELEGRAPHIC BRETITIES.

The first race between the Valkyrie
and the Vigilant for the American cup
will take place October 5.
Part of the shaft of the Dolcoath
mine in Cornwall, England, fell in to-
day, entombing thirty miners.
Charley Mitchell and Jack Nc
Aulifte, the pugilists, arrived at New
York this morning from Liverpool.
Ex-senator John w. Taylor commit
ted suicide, while temporarily insane,
while the family was at breakfast at
Newark, N. j., this morning.
There were six new sases of cholera
and two deaths from the disease report
ed in Hamburg to-day. AT Altoona, one
of Hamburg's suburbs, two cases of the
disease occurred to-day.
Harry Vert was shot and killed last
night in front of his home, in Phila-
delphia, by George Heebner. Heeb-
ner and his wife lived apart and Vert
boarded with the latter. Jealousy is
supposed to have been the cause.
The Brazilian battleship Riachuel
sailed from Gibraltar on Monday last
presumably for Rio Janeiro, tojoin the
rebel fleet under command of Admiral
Mello, as the officers and crew are said
to have declared in favor of the revolu-
tionists.
The murderer of Judge Espinal near
New Orleans will be burned at the
stake if caught. He is a negro, and
all preparations have been made for his
execution. The negroes in the neigh
borhood have called upon the authori-
ties for protection.
The Brunswick, Ca, board OF health
at their daily meeting pronounce that
there were no new cases of fever de-
veloped in the last twenty-four hours
and no deaths. Those stricken with
fever are reported progressing favora-
bly, and have passed the crisis of danger
On Sunday 10 year old girl, an in-
mate in the Pennsylvania institution
for Predetermined children at Elwyn,
was given in charge of an older girl to
be given bath. The girl gave her a
bath in almost boiling water by which
she was so terribly scalded that 81 Q
died two hours later.
From dispatch received at New
York last night there is some reason to
believe that the passengers ofthe steam
er Alvo, which was believed to have
been lost, have been safely landed at
Mompox, United States of Columbia.
The owners of the steamer, however,
do not credit the report.
In the cases of alleged wholesale con-
spiracies to burn houses to get the in
surance, three additional arrests were
made in Chicago last night. The in
spectors say that the plot when I'M
raveled will be shown to extend over a
half dozen States and the amount that
has been realized fraudulently from in
surance companies to reach into thous.
ands of thousands of dollars.
Mrs. Rudolph Jansen, 26 years old,
tainted in her husbands arms last night
n New Brunswick, N. ]. He piled a
bottle of ammonia under her nostrils to
relieve her. He accidentally spilled the
ammonia, some of which went down
;he woman's throat. Her lungs and
;hroat were badly burned and she died
;his morning in great agony. She had
ust recovered from an attack of pneu-
uonis, She left one child, J
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

The weekly issues of LittelrS Liring Age for
ssptember contain the following "A Visit
to Prince Bismarck "a Group OF Natural
lists" amelia opie," "a French Study OF
Burns" The Religion of Letters, l7oo-
1850" "reminiscences of William Make
peace Thackeray" Chapters from some I'm
written Memoirs-Mrs. Kemble "The Fetish
Mountain OF krobo" THE Lives and Loves
of North American Birds, ;" The Wanderings
of the North Pole The Able Gregoire and
the French Revolution" Ethics and the
struggle for Existence "Whitlocke's Swed-
ish Embassy" .Old Fashioned Children be-
sides several delightful short stories and some
excellent poetry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

UNDER TIE present pension system
the applicant for pension whose claim
has been rejected by the examiners has
the privilege of appealing to the COM
missioner, but the examiners whose
findings may be set aside have to bear
the imputation upon their efficiency in
silence, as they have no right to appeal
to any power. Under Commissioners
Tanner and Raum the report of the ex'
aminers was the least of the factors III
the determination of pension claims
The decision ola competent board o
examiners should be final
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20
Tho Canton opera House Fire

CANTON, H., Sept. 2O.-sixteen per
sons were injured in the opera house
fire last night, and several will die.
Many in the gallery jumped to the bal
cony below, crushing and manning
themselves. 1t is believed there are
several bodies in the ruins, but on
ly one person is not accounted for.
There were number of strangers i'll
the house of whom no trace can be
found. The flames spread to the opera
house block completely destroying it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20
To the Worlds Fair via the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad--One Fare Excur-
sionS to be Continued Through Oc-

The special train excursions to Chicago via
Pennsylvania railroad have been so popular
and received such liberal patronage that the
company have decided to arrange for another
series which will leave Washington on Sep
TENDER 30th, October 18th, 18th and 21st.
The special trains are composed of first class
c,aches with all conveniences and tourist
agent accompanies the train to look after the
comfort of passengers. The round trip rate
from Washington is SIT. Tickets good for
return within ten days. Detailed information
may be obtained on application to R. 4. Parke,
Passenger Agent Southeastern District, Wash
ingtou, D. e.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

Five days ago woman's head was
found near the beach at Sausalito, a
suburb of San Francisco. A day or two
later portions of a woman's body, badly
decomposed, foated ashore near Oak
land. Yesterday the head was identi-
fed as that of Miss Addie Gilmore, q
comedy young milliner of Colusa, and
the circumstances that have been since
developed point to case of malprac-
tice. The murderer is unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20
FIRE IN A THEATRICAL $50 o clock

FIRE IN A $50 oclock
last night during the performance
of Michael Strogoh" by the Baldwin
Melville company in the new opera
house at Canton, H., fire from fire.
works used in the fire scene ignited
the scenery. In few minutes the en-
tire interior was a roaring furnace.
The audience was cautioned to stand
still, and many remained standing.
This delay nearly caused a holocaust
Twenty persons were burned, of whom
three or four were fatally injured and
FIVE seriously. Its thought that every
body got out of the house, but this is
not known to be- fact. The loss is
$4,000 to the house. The theatrical
company lost everything in wardrobes
and scenery, and $4,000 in cash.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20
Letter from Culpeper.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
MrTcHELL's STATION, Sept. is, 1898.
Silas Tate, colored, was tried in the
County Court. to-day for housebreaking
and larceny and was found guilty and
sentenced to the penitentiary for term
of two years.
The grand jury indicted William
hurry. also colored, for setting fire to
his storehouse and the colored peoples
church at q place called Buena, mid
way between Mitchell's and Rapidan
stations, and baied him for his appear
ance at the October term of the court.
General Field, one Of the leading
populists, was to have spoken here to-
day, but court session consumed the
day; however, there is to be grand ex-
ira rally of the party Tomorrow at
Unionville, n. G.. Railroad in Orange
county. The candidate for Governor,
Hon. VIM. Cooke, and ali the other
leading men are to be there in force.
Extensive preparations have been made
to feed very large crowd, for the pop
ulists are moving heaven and earth in
this campaign, and we must be up and
doing if we expect to retain control of
the State.
The storm and freshet of last week
did immense damage in and around
Rapidan station to crops and buildings.
The colored peoples church and Joe
Taylor's blacksmith shop and sew
eral small outbuildigs were wash
ed away and entirely destroyed, many
of the dwellings were flooded nearly to
the second floor and so sudden was the
rise of the water that carpets, furniture,
&C., on the first floors was damaged
greatly and much of it washed away
entirely, together with pig-styes and
hen-houses, with pigs and chickens
without number. The three stores
kept here being somewhat elevated es-
capped with comparatively small loss to
the stocks of goods.
Mr.. Henry T. Holiday, owner of the
extensive Touring mills at Rapidan was
one of the heaviest sufferers, for he
lost large quantities of cornmeal, flour,
corn and wheat, and when he suffers
losses in this way it affects the whole
community to certain extent, as he is
not only the miller but the banker for
nearly the entire community, advanc-
ing them money on their crops, &c.
Messrs. A. Siddon Jones, B. +. Male,
r. Fernival, James Goodwin, Captain
Parrish, DR.. Holiday and others lose
hundreds of barrels of corn, hay, &c.
Still the people of Rapidan and nsigh.
borhood are too independent to hand
the hat around in times of disaster
they much prefer submitting to the loss
and bending their energies to repair
damages.
Late rains have so saturated the
ground with water that it will retard
wheat seeding very much.
Saturdays GAZETTE is grand
achievement for the paper and will al
most insure the future of old Alexan-
dria. THISTLE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

AT the Grow Agency, Montana, yes
terday, two white men ambushed the
agent and four policemen, killing one
of the latter. The others opened on the
outlaws with revolvers, killing both
instantly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

A nine-year-old girl named Cooper, who
lived about two miles from Hummelstown,
Pa, on her way to school yesterday was out
ragged and murdered, a portion of her under
clothing being used to strangle her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

The Alexandria Public Singing Class
VIII be organized on Thursday evening OF
this week in the Peabody School Building.
The promoters of this class are determined
that every person in Alexandria shall have a
chance 10 learn to sing By note at very little
expense.
Members will not be required to buy any
books as the class will be supplied with print
ed lessons each week free of charge.
The class will meet every Thursday even
ing until May 1894.
The manager has secured Prof. T. D. Gam:
brill as teacher. His ability is already well
known, as the work Of the Musical Associa-
ton and centennial chorus amply show.
This will be golden opportunity for tho
people of Alexandria TO acquire thorough
and practical knowledge of vocal music, as
the method employed for teaching and drill
lug is unexcelled.
There will be black board lesson given on
Thursday evening to which the public IS in
vited. No person under Il years of age will
be admitted to membership.
Remember the doors will be wide open and
free to all Come early, Doors open at 7 p.
m. Begins 7:3O Respectfully,
2t I'M, HINES, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

l FEEL 1t my duty to say few words in re-
gard to Ely's Cream Balm, aud do so en-.
tirely without solicitation. I have used it
more or less half a year, and have found it to
be most admirable. I have suffered from ca.
tarrh of the worst kind ever since was
little boy and l never hoped for cure, but
Cream Balm seems to do even that Many of
my acquaintance have used it with excellent
results-Oscar ostrum. As Warren ave., Chi
eago, III.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20
EoR SALE
VALUABLE PROPERTY, REAL AND
PERSONAL

On WEDNESDAY, September 9th. 1893
on the premises we will sell to the highest
bidder the farm called "GREENLAND.' OF
better known rs the MARSHALL ASHBI'
TRACT. in upper Fauvuier, between Della.
plane and Markham stations, on the Manassas
Division of the r. & d. Il. R.. the same being
part of the estate of the late T. B. Robertson.
This tract of $50 acres of land is one of the
most productive in the Piedmont Valley OF
Virginia. 1t is well watercd, well fenced
with stone and in high condition of i'm
provement.
On it there is COMFORTABLE Dwell
ING of six rooms above the basement, 4 stone
kitchen, stone barn, cattle shed with 80 stalls,
stable, hay barracks for 60 tons of hay and
three stone and one frame tenement houses.
This farm, properly managed, will pay legal
interest on more than $50 per acre.
Terms: One-third cash; balance in one, two
and three years, with interest-bearing bonds
for deferred payments.
On the same day we will sell the personally
on the farm. consisting of Horses, Cows, Ok
Ell, Hogs, Corn and Fodder in field, Hay,
Straw, Wagons Corn Crusher, Corn Planters,
Binder, Wheat Drills, Fans and implements
of all kinds, such as are usually found on a
wcll-cquipped farm.
The personally will be sold on credit of
nine months for all amounts over 500; under
that sum cash. a negotiable note, bearing six
per cent. interest and acceptably endorsed,
being required for all credits.
T.B. 1; II. F. ROBERTSON.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20
DIED.

DR. JAMES BRAXToN MARYE died at
his residence. No. 125 Duke street, this city,
at 7 o'clock this g. N. Funeral from the resi-
deucs at $50 tomorrow. Interment at
fredericksburg, VS..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

missouri HAMS reduced again, 15e
I'VE to-day, at J. G.. &ILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

GAVE something on that gas bill by buying
- JUNO" ROCHESTER" or q MIL
LER" LAMP One dollar and seventy-five
cents Isl. 75) buys Juno" complete. Ste
il burning in our store. All these are made by
the Rochester people, and are fully guaran-
teed. Sole agent for Alexandria.
Z. j. MILLER & son.
TaE ALDEN" Salt Shaker is the only
Il one made that is as effective in wet
weather as in dry. Have you tried it: Once
used you will never be without it. To be had
lily of E. j. MILLER & son.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

UoU can buy the finest New York CREAM
- onHN-' MT. VERNON DAIRY co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

DRIME NEW COD FISH and SCOTCH
Il HERRING for sale by
&c. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

TCED TEA-Good mixed TEAS. As and Coo
i per pound, suitable for making iced tea, at
J. C.. MILBURN'S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20

NECTARINE PUNCH. the most delight
IN full of all drinks at the soda iounEain'
for sale by LONI q A--hH.