Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-02

peace and plenty" Before arising in
the morning the wearer says by the
nower of the awful Tet-ora-gram-ma-
ton, whose emblem I wear, 1 demand
from the ruler OF the day, during the
div. all that light signifies to man."
These words, the directions say, are to
be repeated in low breath, as solemn
ly as possible. Further directions say
that the disc will do no other person
any good, for it is especially polarized
for that particular person only. When
it has finished its work it must be burnt
or the user will suffer.
Mr.. Delaware Kemper, of Alexand-
ria, Va, consul of the United States at
Annoy, China, mas reported to the State
Department the gallant conduct of two
boats crews from the United States
gunboat Machias in suppressing fire
on the German merchant steamer
Taicheons in Annoy harbor. On the
afternoon of April 20 the Taicheong,
which had lately arrived from The
United States with cargo of kerosene,
was observed from the Machias to be
ON fire. Commander Houston at once
sent two boats crews under charge of
Ensign Scales to the assistance of the
imperilled ship. On getting aboard
they found officers and men thorough y
demoralized in the face of the rapidly
gaining flames. "But taking charge
themselves" says Mr.. Kemper, "their
and energy under Mr.. Scales
cool and wise direction succeeded in
the fire, thereby averting
not only the loss of the Taicheong and
her cargo, but possibly calamitous re-
suits to other ships" The German
consul at Annoy sent note of thanks
to Commander Houston.
Judge McComas to day sentenced
Captain Howgate to eight years in the
Albany penitentiary, four years on each
charge Of forgery and embezzlement.
Mr.. Worthington, counsel for Howgate,
filed motion of appeal and asked that
Rowgate be allowed to remain in the
District jail pending action of the Cour!
Howgate was accompanied
in court by his daughter. Both took
the sentence very unconcernedly.
Henry Thompson was appointed
postmaster at Cifax, Bedford county,
Va, to-day, vice S. e. Thompson, re-
signed.
A democratic politician, standing on
the corner of F and 18TH streets to-day
when the Treasury employees came
out to luncheon, said to q friend with
whom he was talking: CHOSE men
go TO work at 8 O'clock; they are al
lowed half an hour for luncheon, and
quit work at o'clock six hours and
a half, and are given thirty days fur
Tough on full pay. How could any pri'
vate business be conducted successfully
on any such system? And besides.
under the Presidents civil service
rules, the employees, not only OF the
Treasury but of all the other depart
ments. now hold life positions, and that,
too, though eightyfve per cent. OF
them are republicans, and though he
was elected by democrats, to some OF
whom four years. suck at the govern
ment pap would be godsend, and
would be all they'd ask for"
Holders of Southern Railway secur-
tiles are in high feather to-day, for the
five per cent. gold bonds of that road
sold here yesterday at par, and in New
York at half per cent above par,
and the price of the preferred apd
common stock of the road also ad-
vanced.
Congressman Meredith, OF the Alex
andria, Virginia, district, is here TO-
day, Us usual, in behalf of some of his
constituei is who are seeking places
under the government.
An intelligent republican from aD
extreme Northwestern State, now here.
saws be has about reached the conclu-
sion that the writer of this paragraph
was correct when he told him four or
five years ago that politics in this coun-
try had become altogether personal
affair, and that politicians were such TO,
what there was in it for them. when
you see democratic Senator'S" he said,
"favoring protection, and republican
Senators favoripg free trade, what Can
you think of the politics of such men ?
uHu NOW Cal uon protesting tdO SetinS
politics differ on the questions OF all
income tax and free silver coinage? ]
can readily see," he said, show you
people in the South, no matter how
you differ on any or all political ques-
tons, vote practically as unit, for |
have right under my eye the condition
OF Alexandra county with its negro
majority; but in the North it is differ
ent, and no man can now tell how the
next national election will go. am
glad to believe, however, that no mat.
ter how or by what means it was &C
complished, it looks now as if the sill
yer craze had been cured.'
Il is understood that the whole of the
estate of the late Mr.. Thos. w. Swami,
the value of which is estimated at from
seventy-fve to one hundred thousand
dollars, has been left to his widow.
BUcHANAN's SMALL BRAIN.-As
stated in the GAZETTE of that date DR..