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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-17
%TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

Marion COaRley, oI -
shot her husband, Daniel, three times
in bed this morning, ostensibly because,
10 getting in, he accidentally rolled on
their 6 months old baby. The child
was not hurt but the father is sure to
die. The mother is under arrest.
Very Rev. James A. McFaul, of st.
Mary's Cathedral, Trenton, n. j., has
received word of his appointment to the
bishopric of the Catholic diocese of
Trenton to succeed the late bishop
O'Farrell, under whom he was vicar
general. Father McFaul is at present
the administrator of the diocese.
Carrieri and Levato, proprietors of
one OF the half dozen or o private
banking and exchange institutions in
the Italian quarter in Pittsburg, have
disappeared, taking with them all OF
the funds on deposit, amounting to
about $4,000. All of yesterday, last
night and this morning, crowds of
foreigners swarmed about the vicinity
of the bank, anxious to find some one
upon whom they might wreak their
vengeance.
The Clyde, from Cape Haytien Sept.
9, brings the news that there had been
up to the time of her departure no
outbreak in San Domingo or Hayti.
President Hippolyte, of the latter re-
public, had sufficiently recovered his
health to be able to be out and would
probably be entirely we'll shortly. The
news of the attempted assassination of
Hippolyte's married daughter was con-
irmed and six men were said to have
been shot for the crime.
Saratoga is crowded with republican
politicians, gathered to attend the State
convention. Levi P. Morton, it IS said,
will be nominated for Governor on the
first ballot. Mr.. Fassett said this morn
ing that he will stay, even if he gets
but one vote. General Dan Butterfield
is another slayer. General Stewart L..
Woodford is also in the race. Judge
Leslie w. Russell's supporters declare
that they will present his name al
though he prefers to stay out. Chauncey
NJ. Depew is expected to nominate Mr..
Morton and it may be that his e%loquence
and the haste of the delegates to get on
board the band wagon may stampede
the convention.
]. E. S,anegels, a civil engineer, shot and
killed Mrs. Mabel Colyin on the street at
Portland, Ore, yesterday and then blew out
his brains. Mrs. Colvin was separated from
her husband and S~tanegels was DESTROYS OF
D wing attention to her but she refused him.
Walter Willing, 16 years old, met 3 violent
death at st Fort Wayne, Ind, Sunday. While
r ding his bicycle he collided with a buggy,
and the handle bar was forced into his abdo-
men.
It is semi-oficially announced in New York
that the Southern Railway is not in the mar
ket for the New Orleans and Northeastern
division of the Queen and Crescent route.
Andrew Bee, who recognized ex-President
/ Davis when he was escaping from his ten,
died Saturday night at Marten, Mich.
The rains of Friday put ont all the forest
fires in the Hinckley, Mimi, region.
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THs HARYEsr MooN.-The mao,

THE HARVEST MooN.-The moon
which fulled on Friday, being the full
moon nearest the autumnal equinox, is
the harvest noon that always awakens
so much interest as the token of the
heavens sympathy with the tolls of the
husbandmsn. When the moon is very
north, as she is at this period, the re-
tardation of her rising from day to day
is at a minimum, and for several sue
cessive nights she rises early in the east
and very nearly at the same hour. She
then coasts along the eastern horizon,
lending her friendly light to harvesters
who have 10 ply their work after night
fall. The spectacle is well calculated
to interest and cheer all who watch the
heavens,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-17

YES, OUR vices are scorpions that
whip US. We catch 1t here. Miss Pol
lard has had a cup brimful of revenge
and has drunk it to the dregs. But it
is doubtful if Mrs. Glascock will be
equally as successful, and poor Maria
Halpiu never even tried to be. Colonel
Breckenridge has had his dose admins
tered to him in the light of all. But
worse men have either entirely escaped
public censure or have had their slips
condoned. This, however, is q world
of inequalities, and while some must
weep, others. whose offepses are greater,
laugh.It has been so from the beginning,
and will be SO until the end, and there
is no help in US.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-17
MONDAY EVENING SEPT. II. 1894.
CONGRESSMAN JoHNsoN,o of the Cleve
land, Ohio, district, says:

land, Onl0, OlSlTlct, says
"Men who believe in protection 10
any. form are as much out of place ID
the democratic party as free traders are
in the republican party. In the future
the democracy cannot elect protection
ists. it must cease to be in a position OF
a house divided against itself. The
duty of democrats. and. indeed, the
duty of all good citizens, therefore, Is
to Vote men into the halls of Congress
who stand squarely on one side or the
other. Abhor all trimmers, local protec-
tiopists, special protectionists, and incl
denial piotectionists. The republican
party is the party of protection, and the
democratic party has no reason for e4-
istence if it does not stand in opposition
10 protection"
Many congressman say many things
that are not true, but HI. johnson got
down to rock ribbed truth when he
uttered the words referred to. If all
democrats in high position would talk
as he does, and act in accordance with
such talk, the democratic party would
he 10 much better condition than it now
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-17

PINNED TO EARTH BY A TOMBSTONE.
Susan Johnson, an aged woman resid-
ing at Homework, Ohio, was fatally
injured by a peculiar accident in q
cemetery near her home on Saturday.
Iu company with several other women,
she was planting flowers on a grave,
when a large tombstone, from under
which the dirt had been washed away
by a recent rain, topp!ed over on her,
pinning her to the ground. Her friends
attempted to lift the granite, but were
unable to bulge it, and assistance was
sent for from the village. When the
stone was finally removed, the old lady
wa unconscious, and the attending
physician says her internal injuries
are such that she cannot recover She
is siXty-two years ofage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-17

SENATOR HARRIS of Tennessee, who
did not favor the German tariff bill
when it was before the Senate, says 1t
il the best bill for consumer and tax
payer that mas been passed by, or offer
ed in. Congress for the last forty years,
aud he denounces as unjust, %unfounded
and absolutely false, the statement that
the Senate was controlled by the sugar
trust, or that a single democratic Sena-
tor was so controlled and he also says
the bill referred to is less in the interest
of the sugar trust than was the McKin-
ley bill. Every well-informed and un-
prejudiced American knew all this be-
fore Senator Harris said so. His tes-
timony should be sufficient to enlight-
en- many of the others, and will, If they
can get rid of some of their prejudice.
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M. A. Bell, rs years old, of Cleveland,
O.. shot himself in the head in a New
York hotel yesterday morning, killing
himself. An ordinary telescope box
and a considerable amount of money
and iewslry of much value were found
nnon his person, as was also q telegram
to be sent off announcing his death.
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Trust Those who Have Tried.r

1ruS AhoSS "Ho nave 4rleu-
Catarrh cause hoarsenes and difficulty in
speaking. I also to q great extent lost hear
ing. By the use of Ely's Cream Balm drop
ping of mucus has ceased, voice and hearing
have greatly improved. w. Davidson,
Atty at Law, Monmouth, III.
used Ely's Cream Balm for Catarrh and
have received great benefit. l believe it a
safe and certain cure. Very pleasant to take.
WIN. Frazier. Rochester, N. Y.
Price Of Cream Balm is fifty cents.
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For Liberia.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Sept. 17.-At
Pineapple, Ala, Saturday, a negro
convention was held to discuss the
question of migrating to Liberia, the
result being 8 committee of colored
ministers who propose to go there at
once and investigate its advantages and
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-THE general list
ruled steady at the opening and then display
ed a little %fr1nness. The firmness was of
short duration and near II o'clock a selling
IN set in. At II O'Clock the general
market was rather weak in tone.
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CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Sept. 10
~Ho2s-quality very poor no choice lots on
sale market slow and weak 10s15c lower.
Catt!e-dull on limited supplies, but prices
unchanged. Sheep-dull at nominally un
changed prices.
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CHICAGO. Sept. 17.-wheat-Sept So;
Dec 554s557s; May Cos. Con-sept
54fs; Oct 539s; May 53. Oats-sept 30l4
Oct 3034 May 353. Pork-Jan $13 0o.
Lard-Oct So 771b; Jan 81 97laa$S 90;
Ribs-Oct 81 62lh; Jan 81 021b'
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T OST.-BLAcK LEATHER POCKET
IL BOOK. containing small change, Electric
Railway pass, laundry ticket and cards with
owners name thereon. A reward will be paid
il left at this ofic. sep17 81
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When Baby was sick, we gave her castoriA
When she was a Child. she cried for Castorh.
When she became Miss. she chung TO CastoriA.
When abe had Children, abe ga,ethem CasocA
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cost.

r OST--On Saturday night, a PAIR OF
II BEAGLE PUPPIES, male and female,
white with brown spots. One answers to the
name of Lady and the other to the name Of
Fellow. a suitable reward will be paid Tor
their return to BIG King street sen11 81.
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The Southern Railway earnings for
the first week of the current month In
creased 1886.
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A FULL LINE Of JELLIEs and PRE-
~ SERVES, just received by
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20 CASES ROYAL RED TOMATOES
w 1893 packing, received today by
J. C. MLBURN.
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Mr.. breckenridge Will Contest.

VII bECCtiUrioSC ~
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. i.-Last
night Captain B. j. Tracy, president OF
the Owens Club, said "If the commit
tee should take the nomination away
from Owens and give it to Breckin-
ridge, you will see a republican repre-
sentive from this district. But I do
not believe they are in earnest about
this protest, and in a few days they
will gracefully concede the election to
Owens and thus place the Owens men
under obligations to the Breckenridge
men who are themselves candidates for
office, or expect to be-"
1t looks very much as if Breckin-
ridges supporters will contest the NOM
nation. They claim that enough il
legal votes we're cast Saturday to over
come the small plurality Of Ovens.
Colonel Barney Tracy, president of the
Owens Club, claims that his man has a
clear lead of 400 over Breckenridge and
he is in no way afraid that Owens will
lose. The Breckenridge people on the
other hand say that owens's lead is
barely $50 and that the committee will
give them the nomination sure.
LATER.
Breckenridge will contest the election
of Mr.. Owens in Saturdays primary.
A gentleman who talked with him last
night SAYS he has written letters to the
chairmen of the county committees to
that effect.
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WANTS.

VLIANTED.-A GOOD CoLoRED WAIT
w ER Immediately; one who can shnck
oysters preferred. Apply at 112 aud ia
north Royal street. sep1i 81
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A BALE of very superior 1-ysrd wide
~ COTTON Just received at
AMOS B SLAYMAKERa-
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The wholesale markets opened to-day AT
last weeks prices, and are quiet but very
steady. Flour is moving slowly and con-
tinues easy. Wheat is still in small! receipt
sales 40, 80, 81, 81 and SO, no choice long
berry or lots fit for seed were offered. Corn
is not 80 active at 60 to 63. Rye Al to As.
Oats 81 to 81 on cars in bulk. We again re-
port a constant demand for Eggs, Butter and
other Country Produce at full figures. Bacon.
Sugar and Provisions are firmer. Millfeed is
stronger. Hay and Straw are very dull.
New YORK, Sept. 17.-Flour-state and
| Western dull and weak Southern quiet and
weak; common TO fair extra 81 1oa3 10:
good to choice do S. 00a3 so. Rye Flour
dull and steady superine 81 60a3 10.
Wheat-No 2 red hc lower; moderately;
active aud weak Sept 51as. Rye nominal
Sept 6i1.a61a. oats-No = quiet and easier
Oct 34a4 May 401sa404; State 37a401s;
Western 3419a40ka. Pork quiet and steady
mess SIS 80 to $40 90; extra prime $13 80
to ga 90. Lard quiet and steady; steam
rendered SO 20.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 17.-Flour dali. Whest
dull: No , red spot 54a4a547s month 54ai
a547s Oct 554a551b; Dec ~575sa57aa; Nay
63t4 asked steamer No = red 53a53A
milling wheat by sample 55laa56. Com
ddll; mixod spo: aud month 80 bid year
SIP asked southern white corn so; do vel
low 60. Oats steady No 2 white Western
35a351h; No . mixed do 33a33la. Rye
steady; No 2 52a53. Hay dull: good to
choice timothy So 80 to S13 90. Coffee
quiet at 15las15s4 Sugar fair at $4.96.
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VACClNE-We have just received a sur.
Y ply of fresh Vaccine Points.
je22 E. 6. LEADBEATER q SONS.
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nLo BRAND CANNED PEACHES, very
W fine, for sale by &c. M1LBURN.
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Ok BOXES Duryea's Satin Gloss Super
30 ior and Corn Starch, received to-day
by J.C. MLBURN.
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VUST RECEIVED 10 Bbls. Albemare
- county Vinegar. Absolutely pure.
II. C. WALLACE.
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A FRESH supply of RUMFoRDs YEAST
II POWDER just received by
T T. MT RTIPN
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A GOOD BUSTING BRUSH for loo.
"A 81. C. WALLACE,
900 King street.
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MONTICELLO GARET 1915 q dozen ;
1l 25c 8 bottle. q. C. WALLACE,
800 King street.
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ALIvE OIL, Lea & Pe1rin's Sauce, Can.
" ned Salmon and HOLSTERS, fresh, just re-
ceived by &c. MILBURN.
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CHoICE LoUDoUN FAMILY PACKED
~ BUTTER just received by
]. MILRuRN
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1905 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, D
c., or 430 N. West street, Alexandria, Va.
srp1O I'm
The advocate., 1894-11-28
CHAPTER VIII.
THE HEIR OF HUMANITIES.


It was almost night again, although
the subterrsnean room in which Shrouds
and his guests were seated, required at
all hours of day and night the light of
a lamp to render its darkness visible.
The oft-replenished fire in the great,
cavernous chimney place, illuminated
the apartment almost back to the wall,
where just at the outskirt of the torrid
rays of the cracking flame stood a
table with the lamp upon it. Here
Nettie often sat. Just now she looked
up from bit Of needlework which she
had contrived, womanlike, to bring
with her, and said demurely to herhus-
band:
"Charles, don't you think that we
know each other less when married
than any other couple you ever heard
OFF"
"With one exception, possibly" the
The advocate., 1894-11-28

nine-tenths fine; that means 37lN
grains of pure silver. Silver is worth
now 5619 pence in London, say a trifie
over Ill cents an ounce. Buy 48O
grains pure silver for Sill, put 371A
grains in a dollar and heV 1882 grains
left. But silver is higher now than it
will be again for twenty years. AS
soon as the British heard the congress
had passed the bill to resume specie
payment in 1879, silver popped up. By
the middle Of next year it will fall to
81 pence or a triAe over $1.O3, so a dol
lar in gold'll buy enough silver to make
a silver dollar, and heV nearly 2,9 of a
dollar left. Or take it this way: Ten
dollars an 30 cents'll buy ten ounces
of pure silver; ten ounces of pure sill
Ver'll make $l2 an over eight-ninths of
another, 80 that with the federation"
system they heV in the mint, we can
safely call it $l3 for ten-thirty, see?"
"Then there is the alloy" observed
CALVIN.
eyes, there is the alloy nickel,
mostly cheap an easily fused, easy
enough to make the cost of the alloy
and the mintage eout of the bullion
an keep honest, too. Oh, 1 know, for
l hev done sumthin' at it afore."
"But all this does not meet the main
question:" Calvin insisted. would
not such business be deemed action
able?"
"Why?" asked the old man. "Every
dollsr'd heV the full amount of value
in it the law requires it to heV; there
would be nothin' base abeaut it You
might mint it up an 'twould yield
back everything an the alloy"
''But the stamp United States Of
American presume you would have
that upon your dollars ?"
"To be sure," said the old man, "to
be sure, motto, eagle, arrow, an all,
why notP The government hasn't for
bid anybody maxim copies of United
States coin, not yit. Why meow, if the
goV'nment will be so dOgon mean es to
knock eout the dollar we heV had ever
since the country began, because the
gold brokers demanded it, I'm goin'
to help the people eout. If Uncle Sans
gone eout of the business of maxim
money for the people, Uncle Habak-
kuk'l take it up, Selahy'
"Well, find your treasure, and then
we can discuss the policy of coming
United States money" answered Cal
vim, somewhat listlessly, and the sub
ject Of free silver coinage and private
mintage of public money was at once
dismissed from discourse. 1t had
proved too heavy for Nettie who slept
soundly through the most of it on her
chair, and for Calvin, who followed
his host above and with him took an
observation of the weather the night
was likely to bring.
The advocate., 1894-11-28
CHAPTER VII.
SCHEMES, MATRIMONIAL, MEROENARY
AND MISCELLANEOUS.


twice." continued the old man, "but
# I'm any jedge of matters n things
'neOw's the day an neow's the hour
as SCOTS whay hay with Wallace
bled,' to take up that ere motion which
was laid onto the table at a previous
session, bein', as I was wonce a select
man. I'm not an unborn child in
parleymenty doin's; quite the contrary,
eh, Mr.. Calvin ?"
Calvin considered a moment, and
then said that they were much Obliged
to their friend for hi4 offer, but had de.
Cided that they would marry them
selves. "In plain TERMS" he explained,
''neither Of as believe in the ssnetity
of the marriage relation. We agree
that it is nothing more than nor less
than civil contract between a man
and a woman who agree to live to-
gether during mutual satisfaction. But
contracts require witnesses, so If you
will consent to act as a witness to our
contract we will write out and sign
one noW."
"But ye KNOW" urged the old man,
elf anybody should question the mar.
riage it would be so much stronger if
l could throw in few words in re-
ligious way, jinin yer handp an so on"
"Thsnk you" Nettie answered. "We
shall be just as surely united without
any forms whatever. In fact, do not
altogether like the idea of a written
contract, but Charles thinks it best, so
to oblige him l consent. He is a law
yer, and, of course, knows more upon
these subjects"
The old man withdrew into the small
room which Nettie had occupied, and
soon returned with pens, Ink and pa
per, which he laid beside Calvin on the
table. Thus reminded, the young man
wrote, after many changes, interpols-
tions and erasures, the following:
CONTRACT BETWEEN NETTIE FORD AND CHARLES
CALVIN, RESIDENTS OF THE STATE
OF RHODE ISLAND.
We, the subscribers, citizens Of the United
States Of America, OF mature age and sound
mind, do hereby agree to unite our lives and
possessions, to recognize each the other as
an equal partner In all the rights and privi-
leges OF this partnership, to respect each
others opinions, to guard and defend each
other, and so TO live together until perfect
harmony aud thought and action is no longer
possible, when we agree to separate and dis
solve this contract amicably and without the
interposltion Of law.
We each agree to these conditions, and H.
token thereof hereby afix our signatures. this
18th day Of December in the nlnety'ninth year
Of American independence in the tOwn OF East
Greenwood, county Of Blackstone, state Of
Rhode Island and Providence plantations,
United States Of America
CHARLES CALVIN.
NETTIE FORD.
witness: HABAKKUK SHRoUDs.
When Calvin finished reading this
document, Mr.. Shrouds, in some faint
memory of his ecclesiastical duty on
past marital ceremonies, observed in a
low tone feebly favored by a deVo-
tionsl qusver, "And the Lord hev
mercy on your SOULS" at which both
the contracting parties laughed heart
lily. When the contract had been
signed by the principals, and by him
self as witness, he sat for some time
in deep thought, then feebly shaking
his head, poked the fire violently, and