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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-20
sATUEDAY. DecembeI 29th, ]

SATURDAY, December 18Th, l8Jl,
the following property in the city Of Alexan-
dra. Virginia. viz:
with the Improvements thereon in lhe city of
Alexandria Va, bounded and described as
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They Fall Up aad Get Hurt.

The ish that live at enormous depths are, in
TO sIsieus form % me Of nsoldent IN sbnsnS
their prey or for any other reason. they rise to
y considerable distance above the floor OF the
become considerably expanded and their
specific gravity greatly reduced; up to a cer-
tain limit the muscles OF their bodies car couu-
terAct the tendency to float upward and enable
the nsh to regain egg tts proper , sphere Of lie at
are not strong enough TO drive the body down
ward. and the hsh. becoming more and more
distsnded as IL goes, 10 gradually killed on its
the sea.
The deep sea nsh. then. are exposed to q
danger that no other animals in the world are
subject to-nAmely; that OF tumbling upward.
That such accidents do occasionally occur 10
evidenced by the fact that some fish which
are known to be true deep sea forms. were
discovered dead and floating on the surface Of
the ocean long before our modern inVestiRa-
tionS were commenced.
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An EQUINE PESsIONER.

The VsRsrabIs but Vigorous sised " Old al
bert" Now Rsmandsd 90 Oats HAd Glover.
OwENsBoRo. Ky.. April 2a-"old Gilbert" IL
= horse living in this city. He has a remark
able history. He Is notable. In the irst place.
for his great age. being thirty-ssVsn years oid
aud. In the next. for being the posssssor OF q
competence which enables him TO live without
work. In the third place. he shows no sign Of
decrepituds. but 10 fat. sleek. and at times
eOltish. "Old Gilbert" was formerly the PROP
srty Of Mrs. Fannie Sharp OF this city. She
died six years ago. and By her will stipulated
that the old horse should never be worked or
abused. To insure this Shs left fund Of $500
and stipulated that he was to be well fed And
Rroomed.
Her directions have been faithfully carried
out aud the old horse lives the life OF q retired
capitalist or psnsioner. lie appears good for
several years OF lie yet and could do many an
honest days work II IL were required.
Gilbert is bay ksldlng, 10 hands high and
well proportional He WAS risky chap even
after be attained years Of equine discretion.
Twenty years ago he ran away with COuncil-
man John HigdOn and his sweetheart. who IL
now Mrs. Higdon. He smashed the buggy into
sPlintsrs. alter throwing out the young Dso-
Was niteen years old at that time.
"Old Gilbert" Ia = veteran OF the war but
nobody In Greensboro reeollsets on what side
Il served. Possibly he followed At different
times both hAEi He came out Of the War
Without : scratch. but he Vas DsnSlonsd. aud
his Ine9ms Il act charged 70 the Aseoant Of his
pAtEiotiga-
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The Hon. Jim sweeasy Tells How His Es-
says In Piscicuiturs Were Foii-d.

The Hon. Jim Sweeney Tell. How His Es-
says In Piscieuitars Were Foii-d-
mo; I don't fish any more" said the Hon.
Jim Sweeney. the journalist statesman OF
Luzsrns county. Pa Il have no heart for
fishing. owing to the way was treated up In
my county by some OF my constituents when I
was In the Legislature. There were lot OF
nice streams around Hazleton. but they had
all been fished OUT and nobody would take any
interest In having them rsstocksd. So went
quietly to work and stocked Laurel Run at my
own expense with trout. kept the matter all
to myself. for l didn't want any one to take adj
vantage OF what i had done before / had q
chance to enjoy some sport on the rejuvsnatsd
stream myself Three years after put the
FRY In the creek Investigated. and found that
It was alive with big trout and rigged my
self out with ST5 worth OF new tackle and one
nice day In May took iaunt to the creek. The
first thing saw was Q sign on . tree warning
every one to keep of those grounds under
penalty OF the law The streamlwas postedtts
whole length. A big. doubls-hsted native. who
was on guard over the stream. Infor N ed me
that the creek and the land along 1t had been
leased BY private parties. and learned that
slthough me trout 10 the stream % were mins: II
cost me at least S5 apiece. SO had to let
others have fgn with my trout and they've
chance 20 kill even one
THE Neseopsck River was good stream to
knocked out Of my trout concluded that
would put the Nescopeek in shape 20 give me
stosf % L Just as had ssosFsd I.Sus ISars d1 an
aud kept that quiet. too. There had never
been any bass In the river, and found that
stream was ready to be lishsd. / started out to
have days sport with the tlrst black bass fish
lheard the news that big break had occurrsd
in the upper Lehigh coal mines and that flood
OF sulphur water from the ines WAS pouring
river the shores were lined by the hundred and
thousand with my black bass great. big. lusty
iS the sivsr wss kiiIed Not % thnR ns s.eapsd .a1sd
the deadly poison. and there has never been
any fishing there since.
laurel Hun with trout had procured some
German carp to accommodate a constituent
would thrive and sons day give great sport
20 hshermen who IKE that sort Of fishing. IL
.s9 pig dI9p from trout and black bass 70 carp.
but fsl that would like TO have some little
return for my efforts TO enhance the piseatorial
interests Of my district. so determined to try
ibS i1Aasnes 81 capital SSd sulphur i ossfsa SstsG
My constituent told me that the carp had done
40 well that the pond Was fun Of them. and
beauty Oiil was. he said. that no one knew L
but ne. The pond was nine miles away We
knew. He had a wagon load Of hing
covered with straw. asked him what he was
suckers he replied The darn'dsst big
have droDped from We can't make out for the
ago there wasn't suckerin It foot ong
Ihen learned that the people thersabouts
Vicinity ever three or four years 10 scoop out
the suckers that lived In H. And that pond
Ists S1s the one | had stocked with e1rD. shd
s9eS S ks9t& & ssd eAEs nsSss lad Tie heart e ss
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and felt bitter tubes, ceiluloid beer skimmers
trays, Ice picks and ice chisels. And speak-
viii be sc crushed 10 this room. and carried e
the bar In ilyer.plated pals. ,..
trines such es lemon Enivess .tumbier drain,
ere mops and mop wringsrs. glsss brnsnes ,.as o.
time in the next room. the Kitchen. for Il con.
tSr. Sss se sss i1ep eRsns dishes and good
assortment OF spoons. cutlery. and dishes.
outside. oi course. ss % but the hot d.hss will ali
be made ON the premises. -
ssR Ss sS scs.S Il. Ss GUor
saloon Of itRis kind and then spoiI II ali by
might be done under other circumstances"
He t0ok catalogue SsS.b iroT his pocket d snd Ts
ssntiSi OILS. from which the reporter took
tho following extracts:
In complling this price liot" the & cetaiIIoFp9 iI 1
the principal essences used In compoundinR.
In a condensed form for the use Of our patrons.
Ing use nothin but the best cologne or French
spirits. 100 per cent for reduction. TOO
per cent spirits well beiore using. unless d.
rected to contrary on bottle. then after, plac-
ing same in the 100 per cent spirits and mix X
following these directions you will have clear
and WELL favored liquors.
Guaranteed hest In the market and free
from deleterious substance.
"Whiskey Essences bourbon. rye. Scotch
and Irish. 80 cents an ounce, 50 q pint; malt
and wheat 30 cents an ounce - pint
Rum Essences-Jamnica. St, Croix. London
Dock. 30 cents an ounce, 50 a pint 80,
Brandy Essences Cherry. apple. black
berry. 80 cents an ounce. 50 pint; coRnac. 20
cents an ounce. 50 pint
Gin Essences holland, Old Tom. London
Dock. 30 cents an ounce. - pint.
Cordial Essences-K0mmel. raspberry. 30
cents an ounce, So q pint; peppermint. 30 cents
an ounce. 81 a pint.
:" Bead oil. 70 cents an ounce, $3.50 q pint.
Btters Of al sads I'd s. 40 cents n,nd an ounce. b
sugar colorng for spirituous and malt
liquors. guaranteed not to cloud or thicken by
colorings- -Malya flowers. best quality. 60
cents q pound. Azuline. scarlet red, green.
yellow all free OF poison, 30 cents an ounce.
80 pint These colorings are purely vegete-
BILE, and therefore harmless" That list is
only a curiosity In this place" said the pro-
Irletor. as he put the catalogue In his pocket;
but In some saloons business would stop
entirely IL II wasn't for the things on the list"
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aOrmOas HI Work In Florida.

The Mormon elders who have been doing
missionary work in Gadsden county and the
surrounding counties are fairly well dressed
very pleasant spoken. careful and unobtrusivs
in manner. and. wlthAl. are very nice looking
men. They have been going about the coun-
try, STAYING at the fArmhOusss and lodging
with the psopls wherever they can, and N thsy
cannot remain A. the place they always !eAvs
some oi their literature. with the request that
x % read. They are very careful not 10 push
themselves or their doctrines where they are
not welcome They seem to seek those people
who are not we'll informed. and. while your
correspondent has not yet learned OF any one
who has left here for other parts II Is q sad
their teachings
In making converts they appeal TO the love
OF money in their hearers They tell them II
- All wrong 20 ray men money to preach the
hospel that the apostles wore not sAlATied
men, ami would cOuntenAnce M such thing In
the thuTeh, Alter seeking 10 convince per-
sons on this point they take great pains 10
prove the Latter Day Saints free from this
There are many people In every country Who
iall 10 love With the above doctrine. because Ii
gretihes their eoVetOus dispositions Hence
IBIS no.Pay argument is very enostiYs. This
intorm1tion Il jsTIySd from the people among
Ehom thsss elders have come and also from
ths Pt@phlsts thsy have Utdsly slrsalStsd
SSas Ne eosAtES
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a KAotty Case,

RocKPoRT, Ind. April 23-JudEs David T..
Laird, aged 1S 10 dangerously sick ct his
useful life. and for m any years has been widely
known as an able iurist An amusing Incident
Lsaysnworth. An old man OF the name OF
Joe Whitehead. f-mer who resided rear that
place, was always an attendant at court, not
was a drinker and full OF wit and humor. He
had asked Judge laird TO- let him sit as Judge
head that he might sit as Judge in the nrst
knotty case that came. up" A fey MORNINGS
Afterysrd the ease OF knott ys. Knott" was
part Of the court Teom amt hGlloosd out at the
top Of his voice. Judge Laird. that 10 my case.
aud am ready"
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Representative Charles Morgan OF Missouri
is a very mild-mannered man. but has record
for personal bravery which many might envy,
He was a Union soldier from Wisconsin. and
fought In many OF the greatest battles OF the
civil war. lie was repeatedly captured and
made his escape from Confederate prisons i've
times.
One OF his escapes was extremely novel he
and other prisoners were locked up In a box
car. to be shipped back into the interior OF Vir-
ginia for confinement In one OF the Southern
prison camps. OF which he had experienced Q
ioretaste on = previous occasion. A Conied-
crate guard was In the same car with the priss
0ners. to prevent their escape. and strict yig-
lance was kept upon every movement Mor-
gan and friend nevertheless. managed to ret
gain their liberty under the very eyes Of the
sentinel While lying on their blankets they
cut a hole through the floor OF the car with Z
knife. eoncealipg the apSrtuIs with their blank
enough TO allow their bodies to pass through
30 quietly was the work done that neither the
guard nor their fellow prisoners surmissd the
truth. AS soon as an opportunity presented
itself and the car was dark enough to conceal
their movements they opened the Aperturs
and dropped through to the roadbsd They
gained the adioining woods and were furnished
with provisions by an old negro couple. In the
course Of few days they were again In ths
camp OF Union army
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement ana
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure LIQUID
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect Lar,
ative; efiectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feven,
and permanently curing constipation,
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Fgs,
and being well informed, you will mot
accept any substitute il offered.
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A QUEER PosT-BELLUM Ia WsUI1
The Case or n Man Against Another whs
Had Token 81. WIFE. Family. md p ..rty,

The Case or n Man Against Another whs
Had Token ~. wife. Family. md .srty,
II have had something to do with aood
many queer lawsuits" said ex-Unlted States
Marshal Archie Baxter OF Elmira. but
think the one Of Evans against Tint was the
aueerest one Of all Howlan Evans was q
farm laborer. and Reuben Tint well.to.do
and prominent farmer for whom Evans frei
auently worked. They lived in the town Of
Veteran. In Cbemung county. Evans lived
with his wife and three young children nos
far from the Tilt farm. In 1864 Evans ems
listed in the army and received bounty Of
$500. This money he placed In the hands oE
Farmer Tilt for safe keeping. with tho inS
junction that the latter should look after the
interests OF Evans's family while he was at thu
front with his regiment
About the time that Evans went to the was
Farmer Tiffts wife died. Then TINT began I'd
pay very marked attention to Soldier Evans'd
wife. Evans at times forwarded money I'd
Tigt. In ALL as he claim cd, nearly 5000. In thS
spring OF 1865 Tilt decided to Mrs Evans
house and twelvs acres Of land and soon after
that the woman took her children and all her
household goods and the personal belong,
went to i've With Tint on BIS farm. %
When ooI Evans MS, came ,Sns home ne, from tss
had no 0pd Wife. s Childrsa. or ho%s. n and % al b
efforts to recover his money and property and
custody OF his children were unayailing. His
children grew up under Tint and mar
ried. Mrs. Evans had applied for o divorce
from her husband while he was In the army,
and II was granted to her not long after he
came back. Then sho married Tint.
Evans wasadyised to bring suit against his
wife's second husband to recover his $70q
bounty money and other moneys that he had
sent to Tint while in the army. The case game
up In the Chemung County Court, and was
appointed referee to hear and report on IL.
Tint defended the suit. and his defence was
courageous. to say the least He admitted
having received Eyans's bounty m oney and the
remittances. but he put In q claim for boards
ing the plaintiffs chil ldren although Il was In
evidence that he had kept them against tho
fathers wishes ard in spite OF his efforts 70
Recover the custody OF them.
Tint also alleged that Evans was to pay
the former had decided to Mrs Evans. as he had
made the transfer to her at Evans's request Sd
that she might have home. Evans proved.
though. that his wife had never occupied the
house. but had gone to live with TINT immediI
ately after the transfer was made. and subses
Snsatly sold the placss, ,r, for $500 .pd
ant also put In as an Offset q charge o.
$3.50 which he had given one OF Eyans'f
daughters when she was married.
1t was, In short. case OF one NJ an having
taken possession OF another mans family and
properly. and then insisting that the othst
man should pay him for doinR It, / thought
Evans had the best end OF tho suit. and so re-
ported. suppose he got his money"
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TAEIsE No Risks.

FFo7l No NHIf1I9 I1lI19 ~ W.
Waiter" said the cautious guest - see
you have eanvasb back duck on the bill OF fare.
Can you warrant IL TO be eAnyAsbAek duck p
can. sir" replied the waiter
Il don't believe Ii. l see you also claim TO
serve tendsrloin ItsAkk Are they really ten
derloin steAksr
They are"
Il is simply impossible There is only one
real genuine tendeTloin steak In a beef and
you can't xiii a COW for every man who calls
FOR a steak Of that kind. Hum-ieI me see
BF!ovllsd red snapper. Sure red snAppsr" /"
Idoubt Il. You can easily make Missls-
Eippi River buffalo look like red snapper. Tim
Spring lamb, mint sauce Old mutton, with
out doubt Waitsrr"
-kriiS as ssas iEisa nssA-
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MIR. TaoMPSON's BEARS TOOTH.
Il Has Been HIS Mascot for Thirty-ssvea
Years and Money Couidn't Buy Il.

Years and Money Couidn't Buy Il.
Erorn ne Portland DaiiS Pres.
This bears tooth IL about an inch and halt
long. IL is about three-fourths It's original
By the friction OF having been carried In a
pocket tor the past thirty-sevsn yeara Tho
D'c has caPsied /. in his trousers poetet snse is6
shot the biggest bear ever shot IN Bethel L-''
his apple crop. Bruin inhs Sited a a. vast neigh:
%oaa out SHAKE The p sppies sOm t4.s
eat them. and return to the swamp. The crop
;o sss ss NJ T.y p.
where he passed through the fence. ind he
The boy saw the bear first. am bling long and
apparently as 20 big as a calf: They both hred
the darkness. They rushed after him toward
q small ciump OF pine trees, In the midst OF
sns of and nf
ing In great distress They fired again. but
the first shot had been fatal one. They got
weight OF 525 pounds. There were four inches
Alderman zenas Thompson has one OF the
:1S :.S Sss Il: Sses Sa SsS.R
ever he has changed his clothing Isl since ~ia the
pocket when he was soldier in the rebellion.
and when he lay sick on o stretchsr In the
hospital at Washington. 1t has worn hoIss In
his pockets and escaped At least 100 times.
from the street or the floor. He has lost
bushels Of jAckknlves since then. but the
less always will No money could buy II. no
argument persuade its possessor that 1t ia not
his fortunes. the bulwark against disaster and
disease. Its polished yellow surface 10 low
inGly fondlsd. Its history unctuously related
1t found its owner without a copper in his
pocket. and now there is sometimes silver
In both pockets-
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-12-20

into the front part of the bank. Hay
den and Cromwell had been question
ing the young man very closely about
his mode of living. On one occasion he
had deposited $40 in the bank and Crom
well asked him where he got it. Hunt
ington said that he borrowed it, bu,
when asked of whom he borrowed IL hr
could not remember and said that 1t was
none of their business anyway. Up to
that time l had the most implicit conf
dence in Huntington's honesty, but l
must confess that his evasive answers
made me doubt it,
Il saw that something unpleasant
was about to occur and got up TO leave
the room Just as | got up Huntington
did likewise. He passed behind Hay
den, and supposed he was going to get
a drink at the water-tank. There was
nothing in his actions that indicated
nervousness or excitement. | was about
half way between my chair and the door
when l heard pistol shot, and looking
around 1 saw Huntington standing be-
tween Cromwell and Hayden and lit
tie behind with a gun still pointed at
the former. | hurried out of the private
office, and as | went out / heard several
more shots fired. / ran out and gave the
alarm, and when several of us went into
the private office we found Huntington
lying on the floor with blood streaming
from a wound in the back of the head
and the other two men suffering from
the effects of his deadly aim. We have
always considered John an honest man.
and if there was any weak point in his
character it was a little tendency Ia eX-
traVacance"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-12-20
eANcA ROMA SCANDALS AGAIN.
Lively Row Brewing in the Italian parIi
neut.

Rome. Dec. 16.-Messafeur reports
that ex-Prime Minister Giolotti and
others, said to be implicated in the bank
scandals, will be arrested. The paper
says that troops have been summoned
and are already arriving to reinforce
the garrison in Rome.
A meeting attended by $50 members
of the chamber of deputies was held this
afternoon. Marquis Di Rudini, ex-prime
minister presided. He was supported
by Signor Gmbrien, Cavollitti and Earn
adelli. The meeting was convened for
the purpose of discussing the advisable
ity of charging opposition members to
get up a protest against prorogatio
The marquis declared it was his inten-
ton to address a protest to his constitu-
ents The result of the meeting is not
known, but il is stated that great indig-
nation was expressed because of the
governments action and that the
speakers insisted upon an appeal to the
country to judge between Crispi and the
opposition. AS parliamentary proro-
cation is the inevitable prelude of disso-
luton, King Humbert has summoned
the various leaders to confer with him
on the situation.
"A decree mas Deen issued SuSpenulnS
indefinitely the police officials who were
implicated in the abstraction of docu
nents connected with the Banca Roma
trial. Signor Mazzino, a member of the
deputies, and several others have writ
ten letters of protest against divulging
the contents of private letters in the
Giollotti affair.
A royal decree proroguing an early
session of the chamber of deputies was
published today in the official gazette.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-12-20
HIRED THUGS FIGHT
Dsgraceful but Unique Politics
at Savannah.
A QUEER MAYORALITy CONTEST
Fought Pitched Hattlxs Daily In m.
Vicinity OF the Tax Collectors
ONCE.

Savannah, Ca, Dec. l6.-The most
unique, most discrderly and generally
accepted as the most disgraceful pc
Rod of politics in the history of this
city has come to a breathing pass Two
fractional democratic candidates are In
the field for the mayoralty, the election
taking place in January Under the
first use of the Australian ballot sys-
TEN here, no one can vote who has not
paid all taxes, including those this year.
and registered. This provision led to a
Wild scramble at FIRST and then to
pitched battles daily between large
forces for the choice of positions in lire
hat the tax collectors offices. Ths~c6l-
lector con dseaI4gg, issue abo',. .-sou receipts
day and, as the registration closed
Saturday, 1t was Inevitable that many
citizens would be shut out from voting.
The two factions hired two gangs OF
toughs, each numbering about 100. and
including the most desperate whites and
negroes in the city These men were
paid from So to $40 day. Zach was
given list of six names, the largest
number the collector would accept taxes
for from one person, and the money to
pay their taxes.
Each morning for 10 days past the
gangs have struggled and slugged each
other in front and inside the court
house, and hundreds of citizens were
gathering from all parts of the city daily
to witness the big mills. For two weeks
1t least no citizen paid taxes for him
self, all intrusting their names and mon
ey to hired heelers At times nearly
the entire police force of the city had
| to be called to establish order, and for
| over week the presence OF about 10
| policemen has been constantly required
| at the tax collectors office. Armies of
| heelers were fed at rival headquarters.
where many OF them remained all night,
| going out early each morning to resume
| the battle at the courthouse, where
| beer, whiskey, coffee and sandwiches
were given them.
| Two or three times a day a number
| Of the workers skipped with their lists
and money. DISTINGUISHING many citi-
zens 1t Is calculated that the cost OF
keeping up the two armies. which in the
last few days have been increased to
about 800, to fight for poll tax receipts.
was over $4,000. They were disbanded
early this morning. The next legisla-
ture will be appealed to to amend the
law SO as to prevent any repetition OF
! these scenes