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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30
Death of Hon. James Barbour.


Hon. James Barbour died about six
o'clock yesterday evening at his coun-
try home, Glover Hill, about three
miles from Culpeper, of pneumonia,
which came upon him last Saturday.
Maj. Barbour was lawyer by pro-
fession. He was brother of the late
Senator John S. Barbour, and himself
prominent in politics. In 1850, when
but twenty-five years of age, he was
elected to the Virginia State convention
that had for its duty the changing and
anne lding of the State constitution.
He was repeatedly elected to the State
Legislature, aud was member of that
body at the time Virginia seeded from
the Union. He was opposed to seces-
sion, but when Virginia went out of the
Union he followed his State. Entering
the army he became member of Gen.
Ewell's staff, with the rank of major
and adjutant. Conspicuous among the
engagements he took part in were
Cross Keys and Port Republic.
After the war be again re-
turned to the practice of law,
principally at the Culpeper bar.
He entered actively in politics,
aud was elected to the House of Dele
gates. AT the Congressional convention
held in this city in 1874, he bolted the
convention, and ran independently for
Congress against Gen. Eppa Hunton.
Culpeper cast for Mr.. Barbour an al
most unanimous vote, but he was de-
feated. He was candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor on the democratic
ticket with Hon. John w. Daniel as
candidate for Governor. In the repub-
lican victories of that year the ticket
was defeated. He was elected several
times after that to the House of Dele
gates, but his health, continuing to fail,
he had finally, within the past three
years, to retire from politics and public
life.
Mai. Barbour had wide friendship
among the Congressman and Senators
of this country. 1t is said of him that
he never forgot face. He was about
seventy years of age. He leaves wife
and seven children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30

NOTWITHSTANDING the explanations
of Secretary Herbert, the fact remains
that still another one of the expensive
new war ships recently launched, the
Maine, is practically useless, as she is
both lapsided and, in nautical parlance,
clown by the head" that is, draws
several feet more water at her bow
than at her stern. None of the new
ships compares, for the nominal pur-
pose for which they were built, with
those of foreign nations-though they
cost twice as much; but, nevertheless,
tie jingoes talk as if they wouldn't
hesitate moment to involve this coun-
try in war with the most powerful
naval nation in the world, and that,
too, aboat m ,tteis in which it is has no
business to NEEDLE.
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Terrible Calamity.

PETERSBURG, Va, Oct. 30.-Shortly
before noon to day at the residence of
Mr.. Fortescue Whittle, Mrs. Whittle
was engaged in cleaning table with
gasolene when the fluid ignited and ex-
ploded. Mrs. Whittle was burned to
death. Her young baby was seriously
burned about the head. Miss Lucy
Stone, who was visiting Mrs. White,
was terribly burned about the face and
hand; Anna Claiborne, colored, who
was employed by Mrs. Whittle as
nurse, also had her face and hands
burned in most painful manner.
Mr.. Whittle, who is a son of Bishop
Wnittle and who formerly lived here.
has the sympathy of his many friends
in this city and throughout the State. I
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Hotel Building Burned.

SPRINGFIELD, O., Oct. 3O.-Last mid
night this city was visited oy one of
the most disastrous fires in its history.
The Lagonda Hotel building, valued at
100000, and occupying half of the
principal business block was entirely
consumed. The fire spread rapidly in
spite of the fire departments efforts
and the Dayton fire department. was
called on for assistance. In short
time the fire had spread to every part
of the hotel and it was with great diff
Guilty that the guests were aroused. On
the street front were storerooms, which
contained some of the principal stores
in the city, and the Western Union and
Postal telegraph company's Offices, all
of which were totally burned out;
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Foreign News.

+ CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct 30.-The Porte
has sent a circular note to the Turk.
ish representative abroad that the
Armenisus were the aggressors in the
recent disturbances. Order prevails
everywhere now, the circular says, e1-
cept at Baiburt. where four hundred
armed Armenians are menacing the
Mussulmans there. According to Turk
ish sources of information. $4,000 Ar
menians have revolted at Zsitun.
NORTH SYDNEY, G. B., Oct. 30-The
seizure of the schooner David Sherman,
of Gloucester, for violation of the fish
ely treaty laws, is confirmed, but the
Lewis Fl. Giles, also of Gloucester,
sailed yesterday on fishing trip while
Commodore Spain was waiting instruc
ton on her case. The seizure, it is
said, was owing to information given
by the Sherman's own crew.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30-A special from
Monclova. Mexico, says that party of
twenty young men of prominent fami-
lies went in wagons from Torreon to at
tend dance at a neighboring ranch
last Monday night. On their return
trip quarrel took place between men,
bers of the party and a desperate con-
hict occurred. Five of the party were
killed and ten others seriously
wounded.
PARIS, Oct. 3O.-President Faure this
afternoon summoned NJ. Bourgeois, re-
publican radical, to the palace and re-
quested him to form a ministry. M.
Bourgeois promised to consult with his
friends and give the President a reply
tomorrow.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct. 3O.-Advices from
caa Domingo say that further serious upris
ings have occurred in tho northern and east
ern parts of that republic. Government troops
have been dispatched to the scenes of tie dis
turbances.
KINGSTON, Jamaica Oct. 3o.-The steamer
Laursda, from New York October IL arrived
here yesterday. She landed quantity of
arms and ammunition near Guantanamo,
mia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30

HoRsEMEN's AssoCIATIoN.-A large
number of farmers and horse owners
from all over the county of Prince Viii
liam on Wednesday met at the town
ball in Manassas and organized what
will be known as 1.-THE Prince William
Horsemen's Association" for the pur-
pose of holding an annual horse show
at that place, where awards of merit
and suitable premiums will be given to
horses, mules, ponies, &C., which shall
be considered by competent judges to
be the best of their particular class.
The object of the show will be to i'm
prove the stock and grade of horses in
the county and furnish place where
the best stock of the county can be
seen and where exchange ard barter
can be carried on by those DESTROYS of
buying and selling. A president, Mr..
W. A. Buckley, and secretary, Mr.. L.
a. Larkin, jr., were elected and judges
appointed as follows: w. w. Kinche-
loe, Brentsville, and Capt. Jas. E
Herrell and John T. Goodwin, of
Manassas.
A committee of arrangements was
named, consisting of G. II. Goodwin,
Fl. l.. Hilleary and E. G. Meredith, and
a committee to solicit members, Lee
McRae, Buckland Henry Reid, Brents-
vile; D. ]. Arlington, Buckhall T; w. A.
Buckley. Gainesville, and Thomas HI.
Lion, Manassas. The next meeting
will be held next Monday court day.
at the courthouse, when the arrange
men's will be completed for the ex-
hibit.
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French government a technical right
to hold the man under French laws
and m Ike the presentation OF his case.
from an International point of view
quite difficult matter. These might
have been overcome if agitation on this
side of the water had been allowed to
suoside.'
]. r. Mill was appointed postmaster
at Abb. vile, Mecklenburg county, Va,
to-day, vice 81. B. Russell, resigned.
Though the Virginia democratic as
8 ,ciation of this city will not commence
un IL Friday the issue of one-fare tick
cts to Virginia democrats here desiring
to go home to vote next Tuesday, ap-
picAnts for such tickets are numerous;
bat it is thought that most of them
avail themselves of the occasion in Or
der to diminish the expense of cunning
trips.
Mr.. Memo Luily, very old man,
WIS suffocated here to-day by the
noke from bed clothing, that spsrds
from his pipe had set on fire.
Ex-Congressman Forman of Illinois,
here to-day, says Mr.. Cleveland should,
aud that he believes will. be the next
democratic nominee for President, and
that if he should be, he thinks there
will be little if any doubt of his election.
Vlrginians here are by no means
oud of the subscription to the Uni
rsily of Virginia made at the public
meeting last night at the capital OF
their Slate. Nearly the whole sum,
they say, was subscribed by the mem
bers of one family, though there are
enough rich men there who have &C.
uuired their fortunes in Virginia, to
have made up all that is wanted, with
out causing themselves the slightest in
convenience.
Among the visitors here to day is ex-
Congressman Libby of the Norfolk,
Virginia, district. Mr.. Libby, who is
republican, says the prevailing i'm
preston on the subject in his district is,
that Colonel Lamb, of Norfolk will he
the next chairman of the State repub-
lican committee OF Virginia.
Minister Terrell has cabied the State Depart
ment from Constantinople that he had warn
ed the Forte that Turkey will be held re-
sooosbie for the safety of every American
| IN ssiona y.
Secretary Carlisle finally made up his mind
yesterday 10 go to Coyington and try to regis
ter, though, as ne has no residence there, he
did not know when he left yesterday evening
whether he would be allowed to do SO or not.
Kentuckians here say he had no patience,
when lie was candidate for Congress, with
de uocrats who lost their right to vote by
negligence
The President with his family novel to
Woodley, his country residence yesterday,
and will, it is said, commence at once the
preparation of his annual message to Con-
gress. and, it is reported, that in that message
he will confne himself chiefly to the cur
reucy and international matters, on the
former reiterating his well-know1 opinions
aud on the litter, taking decidedly
Co 1servative course, in respect, at least, of
Great Britain, as the business relations of this
country with England are of too vast inn
port ince to 10th countries to be impaired or
even interrupted by jingoist talk.
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Tragedy.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30.-Another tragedy,
the second within month, occurred at
the Female Hospital yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Alma Levy, aged forty
years, inflicted with an incurable
malady and tired of an existence which
she herself described as "living hell, "
ended her life and troubles by jumping
headlong from third story window.
The unfortunate woman struck on the
stone pavement and was terribly in
jured. She lived in fearful agony for
several hours. Mrs. Jane Blum COM
mitted suicide in the same institution
in similar manner month ago.
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THE HOLMES TRIAL.

Fl. II. Holmes, on trial in Phila-
delphia for the murder of Be, j. F. Pite-
eel, continued to act as his own coun-
sci yesterday, but in the evening sent
for his lawyers. At the conclusion of
the afternoons session Holmes stated
to the court that the strain was prov
ing too great for him, and he asked that
only two sessions of the court be held a
day, Instead of three. This was denied
him, and then it was he determined to
call his old counsel. When the court
convened at night Holmes explained
that he mad again called in bis two at
torneys and they took charge of the
case. Both are young men and lack
experience.
Holmes last night for the first time
seemed to lose his nerve. A large pic
ture of little Alice Pitezel was sud
denly introduced by the district at
torney, and the sight of it most
evidently upset him, and when the
commonwealth proposed evidence
showing that Holmes, in addition to his
o;her crimes, had made this child the
victim of his passions, the man was
greatly discomposed and showed his
lief in bis face when the evidence
bearing upon this point was ruled out
by the court.
The commonwealth having COM
%! ted its identity of Pitezel, the court
adjourned until this morning.
In compliance with his request, the
woman whom he had deceived into the
belief that she was his legal wife, I'M
der the name of Mrs. Howard, met
Holmes yesterday morning in the dis
trict attorneys Office in the presence of
her mother. The object of Holmes
10 seeking the interview was to obtain
from the girl the return to him of GER
tain properties that he had decided over
to her. This, she told him, she
would be only too glad to do, and that
she never again wished to see him.
Holmes asked for another interview
wi Mrs. Howard" at noon, but she
was too much Frustrated by the first
interview with him TO see him again.
Holmes indicated that his line of de-
fence would be that Pitezel committed
suicide while drunk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30

THE SOUTH CAROLINA constitutional
convention has manifested another evil
dence of its possession of common
sense by squelching proposed amend
ment providing for woman suffrage, by
a vote III to % But the necessary i'll
effects of such suffrage have been so APP
parent wherever it has been practical
ly tested that the women them
selves have declared against it, even
in some of the Northern States in which
it once had many advocates. Homes,
and not polling booths, are the proper
places for women.
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Southern HALLWAY.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The South
ern Railway has Issued circular of the
organization of the Freight Department
to 60 into effect November 1st next. On
the same date the line of the road will
be divided into nine traffic division ex-
tending from Washington, D. c.,
through the various southern States to
Kentucky. The new officers are as
follows: Horace F. Smith, general
freight agent, at Washington, d. c.;
W. 81. Halsey, claim agent, at Wash
inston, d. O.; Jas. 81. Drake, assistant
general freight agent, with eff q
at Richmond. Va; Haiden Miller,
assistant general freight agent at
Atlanta, Ga; Edwin Fitzgerald, as
sistant general freight agent at
Louisville KY; J. B. Munson, division
freight agent, at Raleigh, n. c.; A. G.
Craig, division freight agent, at Char
lotte, N. c.; D. Cardwell, division
freight agent, at Columbia. S. c.. j.
Gotbard, division freight agent, at
Knoxville. Tenn; l.. Green, division
freight agent, at Birmingham, Ala.
Ray Knight, division freight agent, at
S. lima, Ala. The Office of division
freight agent at Atlanta. Ga, and at
Louisville, KY, is abolished. J. J.
Griffin, general agent, at Jacksonville,
Fla; Henry S. jackson. general
agent, at Chattanooga, Tenn. ].
Eimunds Mason, soliciting agent,
at Danville, Va, is transferred
to Washington, D. @. The Alabama
Great Southern Railroad Company
which is controlled by the Southern
Railway Company, will be conducted
as separate road with the following
officers from November LIST next: w.
H. Green, general superintendent,
Washington, d. c.; w. A. Vaughan,
assistant general superintendent, Chat
tanooga, Tenn; G. 81. Hudson, chief
engineer, Washington, d. c.; R. D..
Wade, superintendent of motive power,
Washington, D. @; 81. G. Ansley, treas
urer (vice III. ii. Tatem, resigned),
Washington, D. c.; Geo. s. Hobbs
auditor (vice Chas. II. Davis, comptrol-
Ter, resigned), Washington, D. G.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30

HELPING THE UNIyERsITY.-A mass
meeting of citizens of Richmond was
held in the Chamber of Commerce yes
terday evening to take steps toward
raising fund to replace the University
buildings. Gov. O'Ferrall presided, and
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson offered the fol-
lowing, which was adopted
"Resolved, That committee of seven
be appointed from this meeting to me.
moralize the Legislature of Virginia to
promptly vote liberal appropriation
to restore the buildings, library, and
scientific apparatus destroyed by the
recent fire at the University of Virginia,
it being the sense of this meeting that
the same general style OF architecture
shall be preserved as that adopted by
its illustrious founder, Thomas Jeffer-
son."
Col. John B. Purcell offered resolu-
ton requesting that each newspaper in
Virginia open a subscription list and
that each and every individual be re-
quested to contribute.
Blanks were then passed around and
the sum ofs7, $50 was raised. Among the
largest subscriptions was one of $1,000
from the Misses Stuart and $1,000 from
Mr.. Joseph Bryan.
About one-seventh of the volumes in
the University library were saved,
among them the Richard H. Lee papers.
Old faculty records anG many valuable
papers were lost. Nearly all the por-
traits and the ones most highly priced
were saved. Among them, it is thought,
are those of Lee, Stuart, Mccormick,
Corcoran, Cabell: Bonny Joseph
C. Cabell, DIR. Cabell, Col. Randolph
Gessner Harrison, William B. Rogers,
Courtney, Profs. Davis, Minor, Gill
more and others.
The medical class of the University
held meeting yesterday and adopted
a resolution pledging the class to con-
tribute $1,000 toward the work of re-
storing the copy of the school of At
hens, in the public hall, or replacing it
with similar painting.
The building committee announce
their intention of rebuilding the rotun-
da at once, and making it freproof.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30
THEDEAF, DUMB AND BLIND INSTITUTION

THE DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND INSTITUTION.
The annual report of Superintendent Thomas
s. Doyle, of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind in
stitution, at Staunton, shows that the State
Institution has larger enrolment than ever
before-102 deaf mutes and As blind per-
sons. Valuable improvements were made in
the past riscal year; new 100. horse power
boiler, system OF drainage, five wood work
ing machines and new outfit in the printing
office are mentioned. The expenses on all
&C cunts during the year were S37, AL. 16,
leaving balance of $1.61S.76. The de-
cre'se in expenditnres over preceding year
was $47S p, and this, too in face of the fact
that the extraordinary rtpair and i'm
proyement required So, 600.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30

JUVENILE TRAMPs. Miller,
aged fifteen years, and his brother,
Raymond, thirteen years old, of Brook
Ign, N. Y, are held in Washington
under the vagrant law. The lads told
thrilling story of their adventures
since they ran away from home, about
two months ago. They left Brooklyn
when their mother took unto herself
another husband. They had 10 money
and set out to beat their way southwark
and live on their wits. At Charlotte,
N. c., they were arrested under the
tramp law, and upon being released de-
cided to return to their northern home.
They rode part of the way northward
in empty freight cars and on trucks of
passenger coaches, just above the
wheels. After reaching Virginia the
boys mounted the COW catcher, or pilot,
of locomotive attached to fast ex
press train on the Southern road, and
the en- zine, which was going at q
high rate of speed, struck cow. The
animal was cut in two by the pilot, and
the boys, besides being drenched with
blood, were each struck upon the ankle
by pieces Of flying bone. The result
was deep wound on Lenders ankle
and bad cash on Raymond's leg, just
above the ankle. At the next station
the brothers were found on the cow
catcher, chilled and bleeding from their
Wounds. The train hands carried them
into the baggage Car aud bandaged their
limbs. When the train reached Wash
lnston tie boys were turned over to
the police. The lads will be sent to
Brooklyn.
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The Observation-Disclosures Affair.


HoT SPRINGS, Oct. SO.-Attorney
General Trustworthy, who arrived from
Little Rock this morning, reports that
proceedings under another law will be
Instituted against Corbett and his par
ty. 1t is the general belief that the
governor will order out troops this
afternoon if Fitzsimmons escapes his
warrants and gets into the hands of the
Hot Springs sheriff,
Some critical point in the controversy
will be reached to-day and little else is
talked of. The citizens are in favor of
the fight.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, Oct. 30.-Gov.
Clark has ordered the militia to arms
and the Statehouse yard is full of armed
men. 1t is rumored that the citizens
intend to burn the railroad bridge OIL
the Hot Springs road to stop the prog
ress of other troops. Gov. Clark
says he will take command himself and
will see whether any two men on Gods
earth can withstand the ruling of the
Supreme Court of Arkansas.
New YORK, Oct. 30-It hegins to
look now like Corbett and Fitzsimmons
may be brought together in the event
of a failure to bring off the contest in
Arkansas. 1t is more than probable
that a purse ofS10,0O0 will be offered
for fight in private near this city.
The proposition was made at con-
ference held yesterday. fol ten nea
to pay 81 ZOO each toward the purse,
each being entitled to witness the bat
tie. Corbett has taken down his part
of the stake money and it has been
forwarded to him at Hot Springs. 1t
is believed he Intends laying it before
Fifzsimmons and demanding that the
Australian cover the amount at once.
1t is thought that the latter will be I'm
able to do this. and thus Corbett will
vindicate himself in the eyes Of the
public.
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derer chose for his victim pure and
unsophisticated girl, killed her in a
church and carried the body to the
spot where he hoped it would remain
undiscovered. He viololated every ill.,
siinct of decency and stripped the
clothing from the dead body. This con-
scienceless criminal he declared TO be
Durrant. He asked the jury not to
acquit the defendant to send him forth
to prey on other innocent and inohen-
sive girls, and then took up the evil
dence and dissected it.
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The Holmes Murder Trial.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Oct. 3O.-The
third day of the Holmes trial opened
this morning. More people were in
the court room than any day yet in an
ticipation of sensational evidence.
Holmes held a long consultation with
his lawyers last night and after he was
placed in the dock this morning. The
commonwealth to-day will offer evil
dence showing Holiness connection
with the scheme to defraud the insur-
ance company and his consequent
motive for killing Pitezel.
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BURNED AT THE STAKE.-A young negro
was arrested yesterday at Long View, Gregg
caunty, Te4, charged with the murder OF
Mrs. Leonard Bel, near Tyler, the county
seat of Smith, an adjoining county. He was
taken back to Tyler AMI there by mob
taken from tae officers, removed to the scene
of his fendish CRIME and then slowly roas ed
to death. lie was tied and spliuts of rich or
fat pine or lightwood, as it is known in the
South and small twigs were applied to vari-
Gus parts his body until after fifty minutes
of torture that would haze done credit TO the
inquisitors of cd the negro died. BE coz
fessed to his participation in the murder of
Mrs Bell The crime for which he was so
swiftly punished was the murder Monday
evening about o'clock of Mrs Leonard Bell,
wife OF yonng farmer living four miles
northeast of Tyler, who had been assaulted
and her throat and body cut half in two from
the thighs to the throat.