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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

TERRIFIC BATTLE WITH SNAKES
An awful battle with rattlesnakes and
copperheads was fought by three men
near Brush Valley, Pa, on Monday.
While hunting on the mountain near
Brush Valley, Schardel West, Aaron
Mummah and John Orwig went through
an experience calculated to raise their
hair and set all their nerves twitching.
West fell down through hole in the
ground that was screened by clump
of bushes, upon very big nest of rep
tiles. Before the startled snakes had
recovered from their surprise, West
drew quickly away from them and fred
a shot into their midst. He then start
ed to beat them with the stock of his
gun. He knew that he was in great
danger, and yelled for help. West
was almost exhausted when Mummah
aud Orwig came to the rescue, and fired
so many Shots that the snakes gave up
the battle. Thirty-two rattlesnakes
and three copperheads were killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. August 10, 1893.
SENATE.

Immediately after the reading OF yea
terday's journal Mr.. German moved
that when the Senate adjourn to-day
it be till Monday next.
The motion was on the point of be-
ing declared agreed to, when demand
for the yeas and nays came simulta-
neously from two republican Senators,
Messrs. Lodge, of Massachusetts, and
Chandler, of New Hampshire.
The vote was taken by yeas and
nays and resulted: Yeas, 40; nays, l6.
As soon as the result was announced,
motion that the Senate do now ad-
journ was made by Mr.. Cockrell, and
the yeas and nays were demanded by
Mr.. Chandler. The vote resulted
Yeas, 80; nays, is. The negative
votes, in both instances, were given by
republican Senators and the affirma
tive votes by democratic Senators re-
enforced by the Senators from the sill
reproducing States and by MIR. Mitch
ell and Mr.. PETER.
The Senate then at 1920 adjourned
until Monday at noon.
HOUSE.
After the reading and approval Of
Tuesdays journal Mr.. Bailey moved
that the House take recess until one
o'clock. On viva voce vote the mo-
ton was declared defeated. Mr.. Bal
ley then demanded a division and
again met with defeat, the vote stand
ing &c to l27. On tcllers he was more
successful and the recess was taken
126 to 9S.
The recess was taken in order to per-
NIT the conference between the silver
and the anti-silver steering COMMITTEES
time to arrive at some conclusion.
After the recess Mr.. Springer moved
that the House adjourn. A chorus Of
yeas from the democratic side and .
strong echo of nays from the republi.
cans followed.
Mr.. Reed demanded the yeas and
nays, which were ordered.
The motion was carried and the
House adjourned until tomorrow
yeas 179, nays 1877.
The following democrats voted with
the republicans against adjournment
Messrs. Cadmus, Campbell, Coombs,
Cochran, Cornish, Covert, Cummings,
Durborow, English, Fellows, Fitch,
Geissenhainer, Hall (Minn), Harter,
Hudson, Lapham, Lynch, McAleeF,
McKaig, Page, Richards, Ryan aud
Warner. The populist members voted
to adjourn.
The committee on rules was appoint
ed as follows: The Speaker and Messrs.
Catchings, Cultivate, Reed and Bur
rows. Mr.. Cultivate displaces Mr.,
McMillin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Cholera returns show no dlmunltion
of the disease in Russia.
State Senator George Peter died very
suddenly about 2 O'Clock yesterday at
ternoon at his home in Rockville, Md.
Rear Admiral Thornton Alexander
Jenkins (retired) died yesterday at his
residence in Washington, aged 81
years.
Local astronomers, in watching the
spots on the suns face, have noticed
evidences of terrible cyclones created
by them.
The Pope has expressed great salts
faction at the impression produced oy
his letter to Cardinal Gibbons on the
school question.
The Parnellites convention in Dublin
has declared that the home rule bill as
amended is impossible of acceptance by
the Irish people.
In an address at Dixon, ILL.,, on Tues
day, ex-Commissioner of Pensions
Raum defended his administration OF
the pension Office and attacked Secre-
tary Hoke Smiths rulings.
Up to date there have been 6,412
pensions suspended which were grant
ed under the act of June q, 1890. A
large proportion of these cases, it is
said, were suspended pending medical
examination.
Governor Osborne, of Wyoming, has
decided not to appoint anyone to the
senatorship made vacant by the resig-
nation or A, C. Beckwith until the
Senate shall have decided the question
whether or not senator appointed af-
ter the failure Of the State legislature
to elect is entitled to seat.
Ernest Lacone, farmer, twenty-one
wears old, admitted when arrested yes
terday that he had assaulted and killed
Nellie Byron, thirteen years old, at
Wesley township, Ill.,, Sunday. The
girl went to visit her aunt, one and a
half miles from her home, Sunday.
Her body was found Tuesday conceal
ed in a growth of hazel bush.
An operation was performed on John
w. Mackay, the millionaire Californian,
in New York on Tuesday afternoon for
the removal of a vermiform appendix.
DR.. Charles McBurney performed the
operation. 1t was so successful that
yesterday Mr.. Mackay was able to re-
ceive one Of his closest friends. There
is no likelihood of any dangerous re-
suits.
With reference to the suit instituted
by Rev. W. H. II. Powers, rector OF
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church,
Towson, Md, for a judicial separa-
ton from his wife, the vestry of Mr..
Powers's church have passed resolu-
tions expressing their sympathy with
him, and their approval of discourse.
The vestry have given Mr.. Powers
months leave of absence.
Two Indians, named Kosinee and
Henry Manipenny, sentenced to be
hanged in Wisconsin on August 18th
for murder, have had their sentences
committed by President Cleveland, be-
cause of legal anomaly. The Indians
were convicted in United States court
and sentenced to death under the laws
of the United States. Capital punish
ment has been abolished in Wisconsin,
however, and public sentiment is much
opposed to its intliction, and for these
reasons the lives of the two men were
spared.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10
Foreign News.

LONDON, Aug. 10 The race for the
Ryde Town cup under the auspicies of
the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, took
place to-day. The course which was
40 miles long, was sailed over twice.
The contestants were the Satanita,
Britannia, Calluna and the American
Navahoe. The weather was beautiful
but the wind was only light one
from the west. The start was made at
10 o'clock. The Britannia, which was
third to get away, soon overhauled and
passed the Satanita and Navahoe. In
the meantime, however, the Navahoe
had passed the Satanita, and when the
Britannia went to the front the Amer
lean yacht followed her as q good sec
ond. The first round was made
with the Britannia leading, followed by
the Navahoe, Satanita and Calluna.
The Britannia finished first, Satanita
second, Calluna third and Navahoe
fourth.
LONDON, Aug. 10-An election has
been held in the division of West Mayo
to fill the vacancy in the House of Com
mons caused by the retirement of DIR.
Deasy, who was convicted of assault
upon a servant girl and was fined eos.
Subsequent to his conviction he with
drew from Parliament. The anti-Par-
nelties placed DR.. Robert Ambrose in
nomination and there being no opposi-
ton the sheriff declared him elected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIM. IT. HUMPHREYS, Of Virginia, has
been elected professor in Washington
College Chestertown, Md.
Mr.. J. Marshall Nice ormick, of Clarke
county, is said to be thinking of enter
ing the race for the U. S. Senate.
Surgeon General Wyman has order
ed that all vessels passing the capes
shall be inspected at Cape Charles City.
The city council of Roanoke, on re-
commentator from the mayor, has re-
duced the police force from IL to II
men.
The wife of Capt. VIM. P. Carter
died at his home near Wildwood ON
Thursday, August Sd, of typhoid fever.
Mrs. Carter was Miss Page.
The wife of Rev. ]. K. Jollif, of Suf-
folk, died in that town yesterday. De-
ceased was from Halifax county and
had been married less than two months.
Ex-Gor. VIM. E. Cameron, of Peters
burg, is now located in Chicago en-
gagged in preparing for publication an
official history of the Columbian Exs
position.
The trial trip of the new Morgan line
steamship FL Cid, which took place, at
Newport News, yesterday, was the
most satisfactory of any yet made. She
made nineteen miles an hour.
Second Lieutenant Edmund NJ.
Blake, fifth artillery has been detailed
as professor of military science and
tactics at the Virginia Military Instl-
tute. Lexington, to take effect Septem-
Der l.
Mr.. Samuel Mccormick has sold his
farm of $50 acres, situated near Gay
lord, Clarke county, to MIR. Holmes
CHM, of White Post, at about S4S per
acre. The farm is desirable one, be-
ing we'll fenced and well watered.
The Virginia populists will probably
not open their campaign actively until
the appointment of the committees of
the House of Representatives. Gen.
James B. Weaver will accompany Gen
eral Field on a speaking tour through
the State.
A. NJ. Rogers, the drummer who was
beaten severely at Coeburn some time
ago, is in a precarious condition, and it
is not thought he can recover. He has
many friends in Richmond, where he
placed large orders for shoes for Chi
cago house, who are anxious to assist
him.
An unknown man attacked Lucy
Gibson, aged nineteen years, upon the
public highway, near Stevensburg,
Culpeper county, on Tuesday afternoon,
knocked her down and dragged her
through wire fence and assaulted her.
Every man in the neighborhood is
searching for the perpetrator, but so
far without success. Miss Gibson is in
critical condition.
A good many of the members of the
republican state committee will not at
tend the meeting of that body in Peters
burg Saturday night for the reason that,
rs the gathering is to be in Mahone's
private residence, they would not feel
free to express themselves as they wish
to do. The committee will probably
decide simply to do nothing in the
campaign AMI the leave the republicans
free to vote as they please. Gen. Ma
hone is said to be very much displeased
on account of the fact that the populists
show no disposition to fuse with the re.
publicans The peoples party will
probably open the canvas in several
| counties next Monday,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

A thousand miners are on strike
in the east Tennessee district. One
man has been lynched for the murder
of a solder at Fort Anderson.
The Cincinnati distilleries belonging
to the whiskey trust will be shut down
as result of the government order re-
curing payment of taxes in currency.
The scarcity of currency was very
great in New York to-day and the
money brokers' offices were tbronged
with customers who were selling their
bonds.
James Bond, president of the defunc:
bank of Cortland, Neb., was arrested
last night, charged with receiving de-
posts after the bank was known to os
insolvent.
Miss Annie Thurston, II years Of age
was drowned at Huntington, l.. l., yes
terday while trying to save her younger
sister, Cornelia, who got beyond mel
depth while bathing.
Last night Governor Jones, OF Aia
bama, issued proclamation establish,
ing a quarantine against the State Oh
Florida on account of the report OF two
deaths from yellow fever at Pensacola
William Mott, night clerk at tee
Oriental Hotel, at Atlantic City, NJ w
broke into the safe in that house cary
yesterday morning and secured sl0"
in money and valuables. He attenp',
ed to escape with his booty but WEI
captured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

The biggest steamboat il the world
was successfully launched at Chester,
Pa, to-day for the Fall River line.
The new boat has not yet been named
but as she will be sister ship to the
Puritan, Plymouth, Providence and
Pilgrim, she will probably be called
the Priscilla. She will be the largest
and finest steamboat afoat. The new
boat is 424 feet on the water line and
44O feet over all, or 20 feet longer than
the Puritan. Her hull is so feet six in
ches wide and her extreme breadth
over guards is SO feet. Her draft will
be - feet 5 inches and her total dis
placement 1850 tons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10
Cholera.

QUARANTINE, S. l., Aug. 10.-Vin,
cenzo Cagliostro, aged % years, who
was removed to the hospital at Swim.
burne Island on the Sth, died last night
of Asiatic cholera. His remains were
incinerated this morning. Last night,
on inspection, two persons were isolated
at Hoffman Island and subsequently
they were removed to Swinburne Island
Hospital with choleraic symptoms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

THE BALTIMORE american says /;
"Representative O'Ferrall isn't caring
much for the silver question, as long as
the Virginia gubernatorial nomination
is all right" In former times no body,
political friend or foe, would ever have
conceived such an idea as this about a
candidate for the democratic guberna-
torial nomination in Virginia, and for
his own sake Mr.. O'Ferrall should let
the democrats of his State know what
he thinks of the question referred to,
before they hold their convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

If THE existing scarcity of money
shall continue much longer the country
is liable to be flooded with "shin plas-
ters," issued by individuals, such as the
older people were familiar with when
they were boys, the legitimate result
being, that the cost of the necessaries OF
life will advance, as the retail dealers
will naturally add the risk of accepting
such currency to the price of those ar
ticles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

The Iron Trade Reriec, published at
Cleveland, this week says: The monot-
ony of shut-downs in all departments
of iron manufacture and in industries
furnishing the demand for crude and
finished iron has gone on unbroken for
another week. In the raw iron market
the story is repeated of a continually
restricted demand and little has been
done outside of few sales Of southern
iron Foundry operations are irregu-
lar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

Mr.. MASSEY, State superintendent of
public instruction, says he doesn't think
it fair to the white children of the State
that the school tax should be equally
divided between them and the negro
children, as nine-tenths OF that
tax are exacted of white people. This
is plain common sense, which, at pres
ent, in respect ofboth State and national
affairs, is the greatest rs well as the
most patent desideratum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

FRED DOUGLASS, with his usual inn
pudence, yesterday interrupted Prof.
Weeks, of Trinity College, North Caro-
lima. who was delivering an address at
the Suffrage congress in Chicago, and
impertinently denied some of the state
ments the Professor had made. South
ern people ought not to go where
thew are liable to such treatment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

Mrs. EANDERBILT's RECEPTIoN.-A
dispatch from Newport, R. l., dated
August s, says: The iron gates in front
of Marble House were opened wide this
afternoon and society turned out to at
tend Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt's first re-
ception. 1t was the event of the New
port season, and Mrs. Vanderbilt has
every reason to congratulate herself
upon the success of the first public en-
tertainment in her milliondollar "cot-
tage.n Everybody was DESTROYS of see
ing the treasures of Marble House
treasures which were seen for the first
time that afternoon by general society.
The guests had much to admire in
the rich furniture the paintings in
the Louis Quinze room costing over
100000: the canoes, miniatures, ma
jolica ware, rare books and endless brio
a-brac.
The Casino orchestra played on the
marble terrace and the collation. was
served on small tables on the marble
piazzas Mrs. Vanderbilt received her
guests alone, Her husband is soon to
arrive or his English steam yacht Val
liant. In the great marble hall there
were lotos flowers in full bloom in
mammoth fountain. The sides of the
hall were lanked with blue hydrangeas
and pink hollyhocks on spikes, while
in the drawing-room there were Jap
anese lilies and blue hydrangeas in
vases,
The success of the entertainment will
not be forgotten, and society will talk
about the reception and the splendid
house for some time to come.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10
EVENING, AUG. 10, 1898.
THE fact that every national trouble

THE fact that every national trouble
this country has had, including the war
and the existing financial embarrass-
ment, has resulted from legislation, Is
well calculated to strengthen the opin-
ion of the many wise men who doubt
the beneficence of legislative govern
ment. and who agree with Wordsworth
that:
ave have passion. make law,
Too false to guide us or control;
And for the law itself we fight
In bitterness ofsoul."
The chief sufferers from the present
depression of business are poor people,
who did nothing to bring about the ex-
listing condition of affairs, and who are
in no sense to blame for it. The men
upon whom that blame rightfuily
should fall, are those who passed the
laws of which the prevailing trouble is
the legitimate result.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

A BABY IN A SEwER.-A 21-months-
old baby rolled into a Newark, n. j.,
sewer basin on Tuesday night while
making mud pies in a gutter: The
baby was Charley Yasibeik. Fifty per-
sons gathered around the sewer within
five minutes and discussed methods OF
getting the baby out, but only one
adopted practical plan.
He was Andrew Spengler. He raised the
iron manhole cover and dropped into the
basin. The water was nearly up 10 his neck,
but he found the baby with his face and
brought it to the surface. Then he hoisted
ii up into the arms Of Henry HARRISON, and
DIR. Fleger resuscitated it.
All of the muddy water was drained out Of
the baby, and in an hour it was ready to be-
gin making mud pies again.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10
COMMON COIrNCII.

At called meeting of the Common Council
of the city of Alexandria, Va, held August
9Th, 1898, there were present:
Hubert Snowden, esq, President, and
Messrs. c. N. Moore, Thompson, Klaus, Beach,
Strider, Fannon and McCuen.
No quorum appearing Council adjourned.
Teste: JNO. T. JOHNSON, Clerk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

Much OF the existing scarcity ofcur-
rency is caused by the refusal of many
people to pay their small bills. They
have the requisite amount OF money,
but hold on to it land make the prevailing
lack of currency the excuse for post
poning the payment of the little bills
referred to, for the alleged reason that
their debtors will not pay them. If
such selfshness possessed everybody,
all business would be suspended.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

CONGRESS Is now composed Of nearly
four hundred and fifty members, each
of whom labors under the delusion
that he is a Solomon. No matter what
may have been the case in former times,
modern history and experience teach
that wisdom no longer occupies high
seat in multitudes. Consequently the
wise are neither hopeful of a speedy
nor happy issue from the troubles which
its predecessors have brought upon the
cnnntrv.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

At the call of the Mayor, there assembled
in the chamber of the Board of Aldermen last
night August 9th VIM. Fl. Marbury. ESQ.,,
President, and MeSsrs. Hinken and Lead
beaten.
No quorum appearing after the usual time
for waiting no meeting was held.
Testa: NJ. P. VINCENT. Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

A dispatch from Atlanta, Ga, says it
is reported there that Secretary Her
bert and Miss Sallie Brown, youngest
daughter of ex-senator Joseph E.
Brown, are to be married. Miss Brown
is a blonde aud is still on the sunny
side of 50. She is woman of literary
tastes and many social graces. Her
father is worth S10,0OO,00O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10
LOudoun Notes.

The Loudoun fair will be held on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
the last three days in August, and pre-
parations are being made for the near
approaching exhibition.
Samuel Chaplain Luckett, so well
known and so highly esteemed by the
people of Loudoun, died at the home Of
his son-in-law, VIM. II. Luckett, esq,
at Luckett's Cross Roads, on Monday
morning last, in the seth year of his
age.
Ground was broken one day last
week by the contractors, Messrs. Norris
Bros, for the new Episcopal Church to
be erected in Leesburg. The house is
to be built on the vacant lot at the cor
ner of Cornwall and Writ streets-is to
be of stone 7Sx10S feet in dimensions,
and finished in modern style. The To-
cation is eXcellent-the building is
needed and we wish its projectors abun-
dant success in its early completion.
During the storm on Sunday the barn
on the farm near the Trappe, occupied
by Mr.. John Frazier, was struck by
lightning and entirely destroyed, to-
gether with about $125 worth of har
ness, and quantity of hay and other
provender The loss is covered by in
surance. The dwelling house of Mr.. J.
w. Thomas, near Bloomfield, was also
struck by lightning, but the damage,we
understand, was not serious.-Mirror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

The resignation of Theodore Thomas
as musical director of the Worlds fair,
which was rendered few days ago, was
accepted last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

Derby, Ind, small town on the
Ohio river was almost completely des-
troyed by fire Tuesday night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

The O'Brien Wagon Works at Laf-
ayette, Ind, gone has under. Liabili-
ties 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

The steamship Colombia arrived at
New York from Colon this morning.
Among the passengers are Patrick
Egan, ex-Minister to Chilli, and family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-10

The State Farmers Alliance will
meet in Richmond on Tuesday.