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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06
New York Democrats.

New YORK, Oct. 6.-The notification
committee appointed by the democratic
convention at Saratoga to notify Sera-
tor David B. Hill and Representative
Daniel L. Lockwood that they were re-
spectively the nominees for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor of this State,
assembled this morning at the Park
Avenue Hotel. Senator Hill left the
Normandie Hotel, where he is staying,
at 10 o'clock and went over to the Park
Avenue Hotel. He was met by Mayor
Gilroy, Mr.. Lockwood and Msjor
Hinckley.
They Immediately went into consulta-
ton and discussed the candidate who
is to succeed Judge William j. Gaynor,
who declined last night to run on the
ticket for Judge of the Court of APP
peals. The names before them are said
to be Frederick R. Coudert, Henry R.
Beekman, James c. Carter, Judge Free
man, of the Superior Conrt, and Judge
Barrett, of the Supreme Court. The
committee then took a recess until four
o'clock,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06

SuIcIDE.-Henry D. Tolley, one OF
the most prominent young men social
" in Akron, O., and a travelling salesman
for the Diamond Rubber Company, was
engaged to be married, for year past,
to Miss Gertrude Lewis, the highly
accomplished daughter of fudge George
w. Lewis, of the Common Pleas Court.
Recently Miss Lewis took Tolley to
tsss for having made a misleading rep
resentation regarding his business, and
the engagement was in jeopardy. Yes.
terday Tolley arrived from New York
trip and requested an interview at his
mothers house. She granted it. They
talked the matter over, without any
relentiug on the part of Miss Lewis.
Mrs. Tolley left them to attend fune-
raj. Tolley then went to another room,
and returning with a bottle of chloro-
reform and handkerchief, succeeded
in placing the latter, saturated with the
drug, over the young lady's face. She
became partly unconscious, and he car
ried her 10 an upper room. Miss Lewis
was aroused by the position she found
herself in, and, after brief. wild strug-
gle, escaped from him and ran down
into the street. There she met mail
carrier, and asked for his protection.
He entered the house, and, meeting
Tolley in lower room, demanded to
know what he meant by his actions.
Tolley's only response was to place the
muzzle OF a revolver over his heart and
fire. He died at once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06

OCTOBER WEATHER.-Hicks fore
casts weather for October as follows
Another warm storm wave will start
from West about the 5th, bringing rain
along its path to the east during 9th to
10th. Cold and frost will attend, clear.
ing conditions following: The 18th, 14th
are reactiouary storm dates, with full
moon 14th. Cold aud frosty weather
will follow storm furries about these
dates. The 18th to 2Srd is storm
period affected by both Venus and
Mercury. Storms on lakes and seas
will be dangerous. This is especially
true of the reactionary storms on and
touching the 25th and 18th. Venus on
31st, Mercury on 26th, new moon on
2Sth, and vulcan" 3Oth, compose a
combination that renders the closing
DAYS of the month precarious on land
and sea. Rain turning to sleet and
snow, attended by dangerous gales on
the waters. Cold and freezing follow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06

NEWS OF THE DAY.

1t is reported that the republican
congressional campaign committee will
repudiate the American Protective AS
ISOLATION.
The prosecution of Captain Howgate,
charged with ENLIGHTENMENT, will be
handicapped by the death of the most
important witnesses.
VIM. j. Roberts was blown through
the roof of a building in Baltimore yes
terday and seriously injured by the ex-
plosion of a large grinding stone.
A meeting of prominent democrats
was held at Charlestown, w. Va, yes
terday to perfect arrangements for the
reception of Hon. VIM. L. Wilson on
his arrival at home Monday next.
Senator Faulkner, chairman of the
democratic Congressional committee,
has cheering reports of democratic en-
thusiasm and says he expects the party
to have a good working majority in the
next House.
The second game of ball for the
Temple cup series was won in Balti-
more yesterday by New Yorks by the
score OF to 6. The Baltimores must
now win four of the five remaining
games to maintain their title to the
trophy.
William J. Hasson, accused Of the
murder of his wife on Thursday night
by cutting her throat at her home in
Baltimore. was arrested and locked up
yesterday. He denies the charge. A
coroner's jury investigated the case
and charged Hasson with the crime.
Governor Foster, of Louisiana, is not
in the least uneasy over the political
situation in that State. He unhesitat
ingly declares his firm belief in demo
cratic success in all of the three sugar
districts, where the republicans have
received the acquisition of the planters
to their ranks.
It's believed in England that Great
Britain and Russia have decided that 8
settlement of the oriental war must be
an international question and not Q
Japanese affair. The British channel
squadron has been ordered to rendez
vous at Gibraltar. Travellers returning
from the Orient state that it is impos
sible to get reliable war news in either
China or Japan, as all reports are gar
bled to suit the authorities.
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SATURDAY EVENING. OCT. 8, 1884
THE CALL for good roads conven-

THE CALL for good roads conven-
ton to meet in Richmond on the 18th
inst, the day following the immigra'
ton convention, says, and says truly
"Since the law requiring personal Ia
Dor on roads has been declared uncon-
stitutional, the State is practically with,
ont any road law, and large amounts OF
money are annually expended BY the
various counties with no beneficial re-
suits whatever, except in few instances,
owing to the lack of system and intelll,
gent supervision. The aggregate OF
county expenditures, on most careful
estimates, is stated to be at least $780,
900 per annum, and this amount eX'
pended Systematically, under intelll-
gent engineering supervision, would, as
shown by the experience OF othef
States. result in marked improvement
in our public roads, benefit all interests
of the State, develop cur resources
and increase the value of our farming
lands"
For the good of the State and OF all
her people, it is hoped the convention
may be attended by men most interest
ed in the welfare of their respective
counties, and that they may devise
some means by which the much desired
object can be achieved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06

ASKING FOR TRANsPoRTAT1oN.-Two
neatly-dressed and respectable-looking
ladies, accompanied by blue-eyed boy
of about eight years, entered the office
of the chief of police in Richmond
Thursday afternoon. They we're Mrs.
Lizzie Gammill, her sister, Miss Emma
McGuirk, and her son Henry. The
ladies were journeying from Reading,
Pa, to Cameron, n. c. While on q
trolley car in Baltimore several days
ago, their pockets had been picked.
They lost their railroad tickets and
every cent of money in their possession.
The Mayor of Baltimore had kindly
procured passage for them to Rich
mond, and had told them to call on the
chief ofpolice there. Yesterday Chief
of Police Poe, having no funds at his
disposal for this purpose, swore out q
warrant against the Southern Railway
Company, charging that corporation
with importing paupers into Richmond.
When the case was called in Justice
Crutchfeld's court yesterday, Captain
West appeared for the railroad. The
Justice agreed to dismiss the case if the
railroad company would take the ladies
and the boy out of town. This Captain
West refused to do. The magistrate
thereupon stated that he would instruct
Major Poe to request the Atlantic
Coast line to transport them to North
Carolina as an act of charity, and in
the event of that company's refusal, the
Southern Railway Company would have
to return them to Baltimore.
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Great Race.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-The greatest
race ever run in this country will be
decided at Morris Park this afternoon.
The horses of the occasion will be Dom
inc, Clifford and Henry Of Navarro,
the very pick and flower of thorough
breds of the land. Among the public
at large the opinion is almost unani-
nous that Domino will prove the con-
queror, while Henry of Navarro aud
Clifford will have hosts of admirers
to cheer them on. There is only S., 900
dependent upon the result, all of which
goes TO the winner. 1t is, however, as
nothing compared with the honor and
glory that will be the victor,s share.
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SOLD HIS WIFE.-In Butler, village
just east of Rochester N. Y, YESTERDAYS
like" Culliford, a young married
man, publicly sold his wife to Ambrose
Draft, of "Slyburg," for the nominal
sum of twenty-five cents, which was
Immediately paid and the transfer duly
made. Culliford was married last win
ter, his wife being divorced woman,
who had been released from her first
martial bonds by her husband being
sentenced for larceny. She lived in
comparative happiness with Culliford
till this summer, when Draft and an
other man known as "Cub" Johnson
began to frequent the house. Gossip
ensued and the couple soon separated.
Not long afterwards truce was patch
ed up and the two again began living
together, but yesterday the husband
cine upon Draft and his wife and de-
manded of the former if he wanted the
woman. Receiving an affirmative re-
ply, the sum named was fixed upon and
poid in her presence, and in the after
noon Draft drove to the house and got
he woman and her belongings. Guilt
ford afterward went about Boosting of
his bargain, which he evidently con-
sidered good one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06

The SOCIAL equality of the white and
black races of this country has been
fairly tested in the national Capital. The
government first freed the negro and
conferred the privilege ofsuffrage upon
the negroes there, and since then they
have served there as local and national
legislators, and on school boards and
iuries, and they sit in the best seats in the
theatres, and are members of the po-
lice force; and yet nine-tenths of the
inmates of the poor's and warehouses
and jails there are negroes, and nearly
all the cases before the police courts
there are those the parties to which
belong to the negro race. The ratio OF
negro criminals to negro population 10
Washington is higher than in Southern
communities in which the ratio of ne
groes to white people is greater.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06

WHAT strikes the average democrat
as at least peculiar, is the report just
started that the democratic administra-
ton has at last consented to support
the unanimously nominated democratic
ticket in New York. Before the mug
wump and anti-snapper days the nom
ination of democratic ticket, no mat
ter by how small majority, in any
State of the Union, was all that was re-
quired to have the whole power OF a
democratic administration thrown in
its favor, and the idea that it would not
be sufficient for that purpose was in
conceivable. But modern, is vastly diff
ferent from old time democracy, and
old politics, like old wine and old
friends, are better than new, no matter
what some who have recently come to
the surface may say to the contrary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06

THE A. P. A. is gaining such infiu.
ence and power in the republican party
that Mr.. Patrick Egan deems it neces.
sary to warn that party, of which he is
now member, against the danger OF
allowing that influence and power to
spread. The republican party is the
congenial home of the A. P. A., as it
was of the know nothings. The demo-
cratic party killed the latter, and it has
no kinder feeling for the former.
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was holding his gun, Berkin shot him
and blew the whole top of his head Oft.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Congressman W. L. Wilson vsd
in New York this morning from Z /
rope. He is much improved in health.
Tue Massachusetts republican State
convention was held in Boston to-day.
The entire republican State ticket OF
last year was renominated.
AT Vallejo, Cal, yesterday, William
Dixon's mare Quirt ran the fastest half
mile heats on record. She won the
first heat in All and the second in All.
The action of the English govern
ment in ordering squadron to China,
is approved by the other European
powers, which will shortly adopt q
similar course.
Twelve persons, headed by Mrs. Jake
Loewenstein, the divorced wife Of a
Chicago police officer, are locked up at
Chicago police station, on charges of
burglary and receiving stolen property.
Reports of ravages by great packs of
gray wolves come from eastern Mon
tana. Stockmen report wolves more
numerous and bold than at any time
in the history of Montana stock raising.
The late storm which passed over
the island of Cuba almost entirely de-
stroyed the banana plantations. A
vessel which arrived at New York this
morning brought probably the last car
go of fruit from Cuba this season.
a. sailor named Woods was shot and
instantly killed early this morning in
the Waverly Hotel, New York, by
Mark Pagan, professional nurse.
The murder was the result ola delusion
which arose either from whisky or in
nifty.
A gang of young men who have been
travelling through the country as bell
boys and after obtaining employment
at the big city hotels in that capacity,
robbing guests of watches, jewelry and
other portable valuables, was run down
yesterday in Chicago.
In Philadelphia yesterdaya man who
had stolen ring from boarding house,
was seen on the street by the lady who
kept the house. She Immediately
seized him, threw him down and sat
upon her squirming prisoner till an Of
fcer arrived. A crowd collected.
George Dixon, the featherweght champion,
and Al Griffith, better known as Young
Grifio," were to-day in Philadelphia matched
to fight to finish before the club offering the
largest purse and Sc, 900 side. The contest
is to take place in six weeks after the accept
ance by both pugilists of the purse.
The treasurer of Brewster county, Tex,
was robbed of SIS, 900 of the county's money
Thursday night. The treasurer is mer-
chant at Alpine and says that he was held up
in his store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06
CAPTURED IN A CARA negro tramp

CAPTURED IN A CARA negro tramp
forcibly entered the dwelling house of
Squire Collins, of Culpeper. Thursday
night about IL o'clock and stole coat
valued at $40. Mr.. Collins saw the
thief as he was leaving and followed
him to the railroad cross-tracks, dis
lance of about 200 yards, when he saw
him enter box Cur. Mr.. Collins quick
ly crept up to the car and closed the
door, thus imprisoning the thief until
he could secure an officer, which he did
in few minutes, and the captive was
lodged safely in Jail. He was brought
before Squire Nails yesterday and SEN
fenced to term in the county Jail.
The tramp claims to hail from North
Carolina.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06

JUDGE GAYNoR, one of the true
and unselfsh democratic reformers
of New York, has declined a
place on the democratic ticket
of that State, but, in doing so, be
takes occasion to say that he earnestly
supports that ticket, and that ''if he
thought the withdrawal of his name
would injure Senator Hills canvass, he
would try to find some way to allow it
to remain, as the Senator is one of the
foremost men of his day." There is q
patent difference between true, and q
spurious democratic reformer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06
CHEAP FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

CHEAP FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
Fruit and vegetables were drug in the
Baltimore market yesterday. Apples
have declined so cents to 81 bar.
rel in the past three days, caused by
heavy arrivals from Boston and west
ern New York. The very finest Hub
bardstons, Baldwins and Greetings are
now selling in carload lots at
S1.75 to 81 25 q barrel. The New
York and New England markets
are overcrowded with apples and
the overflow is being sent there.
The glut of fruit includes grapes.
Concords in fve-pound baskets sold at
seven cents a basket, and ten-pound
baskets sold at thirteen cents. Some
better varieties of grapes sold at SINH
larly low prices. Sweet potatoes have
been coming in barrels by thousands
more than there has been any demand
for, and yesterday the very best brought
only ninety cents to $40 barrel.
Irish potatoes have been coming very
freely, and the best qualities sold at
fifty to fifty-fve cents a bushel in bulk
carload lots.
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Fatal ARRAY.

DENVER, Oct. 6SDeputy Sheriff Milf
Smith, a powerful colored man weigh
ing 200 pounds, was quarreling with a
woman on the street last night when
two police officers approached and told
him to move on. a hot alteration fol-
lowed which took political turn.
Smith and Berkin, one of the officers,
pulled their reyolvers and while Smith
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06

ALL THE leaders of the many and
various political organizations in New
York city opposed to the regular dem
ocratic OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
cept one, after long consideration,
have nominated for Mayor Of
that city-a republican. Why, GER
tainly. This shows the true charac-
ter of the mugwumps and anti-snap'
pers. Not being able to secure peli
and power in the regular democratic or.
ganization, their selfish animosity
against it is so intense that to defeat it
they will support any other party, even
that of the South-hating republicans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06
GREAT Loss OF L1FE.-The steamer

GREAT Loss OF LIFE.-The steamer
Gaelic has brought news ola severe hur-
ricane in Japan, which, according to the
Kobe Chronicle Of September II, caused
widespread destruction. Villages were
swept away and people killed. Many
vessels are supposed to have been lost.
The cyclone swept on to the northeast,
afterward wrecking Logaisk. Its path
seems to have been unusually wide for
at Marinopal it devastated the country
to point eleven miles inland, and had
its outer edge far upon the sea. Mari
nopal was practically blotted out of ex-
istence. Not three houses in hum
dred are left standing. 1t is estimated
that over 200 persons persisted in this
town alone. North of Marinopal the
storm seems to have made sudden
turn to the eastward of Delaga Point,
its left edge inhicting slight damage
on the town of Berdionski. Houses
were wrecked, and dozen persons
were killed by falling timbers. Once
at sea the storm made its fury felt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06

Stephen c. Weireter, once a promi-
nent democratic politician in Kingston,
N. Y, was last night found dead in his
fathers barn with his throat cut. Loss
Of his wife by death had driven him to
drink,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06

Senator Mcpherson, of New jersey, in q
letter to Hon. Moses Bigelow, announces that
he will not be candidate for reelection to
the United States Senate. The Senator has
been member of that body for the past
eighteen years. The condition of his health
and desire for rest he says, prompted this
aetion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. w. S. Embrey has at the whaives
at Fredericksburg fleet of five barges
which he is loading with q, 900 railroad
ties for the northern markets.
Hon. John F. Lewis, of Rockingham,
is suffering greatly with cancer,
which is rapidly spreading. His physi-
clans and friends are very uneasy about
his condition, which is now very Sc.
rious.
Miss Cora c. Wright died early yes
terday morning at the residence of her
mother, in Richmond, of typhoid fever,
making the third death in the family
and house within week from the same
disease, and tho fourth within few
months.
Mr.W. S. Embrey, an aged and high.
ly esteemed citizen of Stafford. died
tuesday morning at his home in that
county. He was a Christian gentle
man, about so years old. The de-
ceased was fearless and gallant Con-
federate soldier.
The Fredericksburg Star in its &C
count of the political meeting in Stat
ford says Capt. McCaull is, by no
means, an argumentative speaker and
makes up for what he lacks in this di-
rcction by aping the ways of the come
dian; but while his style is interesting,
it doesn't make converts.
The Commonwealth VS.. Benton has
engaged the attention of the county
court of Fauquier this week. Benton
was charged with breaking into the
meat house of Mr.. Robt. Neville in
March, 1891, aud stealing lot of meat
therein. The case had been twice tried
before and had been taken to the Court
of Appeals. The jury returned a yer.
dict of guilty as indicted" and fixed
the punishment at 81 years in State
prison. Another appeal was taken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06

New YORK, Oct. 6-Flour-State and
Western quiet and weak; Southern dull aud
weak; common to fair extra 81 10a3 90;
good to choice do So 00a3 so. Rye Flour
quiet and steady; superfne 50 55a3 90.
Wheat-No 2 dull and &c higher Dec 51l;-a
81 GIG. Rye nominal Western 4Sa5,.
Corn-No = dull and easier; Dec 54aia5 =.
Oats-No = dull and easier Nov 335, 1913 4 ;
Dec 34lha345s ; May 577sa3S State 35a:}9 :,
Western 33i5a39. Pork dull and steady
mess s14 10 10 SO 25; extra prime S13 30
to $14 90. Lard quiet and steady; steam
rendered 81 50.
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Alexandria Market, October @.

The wholesale commercial markets show
very little change in prices during the past
week, but close with firmer feeling and fair
ly active. Flour is quiet. Wheat is frac-
ton higher to-day sales As, 10, 80. 81 and
SO, latter for prime longberry. Corn 81 to
80 in bulk. Rye AZ to % Oats 80 to 81
in car load lots There are no changes il
Country Produce or Provisions
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BALTIMORE. Oct. 6.-Flour dull and ua-
changed. Wheat firm; No 2 red spot and
Oct 53asa53's; Dec 55asa553s May Ola
61t steamer No red .50a5Ois: milling
wheat by sample 544a. Corn firm; mixed
spot and Oct 30 bid year 80 bid; southern
white corn 59a6O; do yellow 5Sa59. Oats
steady; No 2 white Western 34i2a3l"l No
2 mixed do 32la. Rye quiet No = 52l5:;.
Hay dull good to choice timothy SD 90
to SD so. Provisions weak. Coffee quiet
No 7 1919. Other articles unchanged.
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

BALTIMORE, Oct. 6.-virginia century
5SLa59ls
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PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, OCT. 6, 1891.
SAILED.

SAILED.
schr P Robinson, Machodoc, lumber By
Smoot & Co.
scbr Mary & Catharine, occoquan, lumber
by Smoo. &; Co.
schr Samuel J Ficldcn, ST. Georges Island,
lumber by J II D Smoot
schr Rising Sun, Mattawoman, lumber by
J II Smoot.
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DIED.
GEORGE CLARENCE HALL. Born June
18th, 1891. Died October 9TH, 1894:
Our little darling's gone,
His gentle spirits fed;
Our little boy we loved so well,
Now sleepeth with the dead.
A tear within fathers eye,
A mothers aching heart,
Can only tell the agony,
How hard it was to part.
Funeral Monday morning, at 10 o'clock,
from his parents residence, 929 Oronoco
street. Friends are invited.
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List of Unclaimed Letters

The following is list of the letters re-
naming in the Alexandria, Va, postofiice
October 6.
Persons calling for letters will please say
they are advertised.
Advertised letters not called for within two
weeks will be sent to the dead letter office.
Amber, P Freshman, Mrs F
Buchemire, Miss L Rollins, Wv
Cuyano, Fedenio Simpson, Mrs Virginia
Gibtou, Mrs L Smith, F II
Ge:, MD, ] r Stevens, Stephen
Howard, John Tansill, Miss Agnes
Jackson, Miss Yetter Washington NJ B
Jones, Miss Sylvia Walker,
Lawn, VIM West, Mrs Charles
Mullen, W A