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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15
A CYCLONE.

A cyclone in New York and New Jer-
sey on Saturday caused the death of
six persons and destroyed a large
amount of property. The cyclone
swept over Cherry Hill. N. j., and be-
sides rendering twenty FIVE families
homeless killed FIVE persons outright.
The depot was picked up and carried
nearly 200 feet, and then fell on the op-
posite side of the track. A large beam
was sent flying through the air and
went through the Alden Reformed
church, which edifce was knocked
two feet off its foundation.
The storm struck the northern por-
ton OF New York city, and the heavy
wind, rain and hail were both appalling
and destructive, though fortunately no
one was killed. English sparrows were
killed by the hundreds, and signs, shut
tiers, ETC., were demolished, as were
also trees, telephone, telegraph and
trolley wires.
Woodhaven, L. l., is said to have
suffered severely, thirty houses having
been blown down and one woman
killed.
The storm was also destructive in
many portions of Connecticut, the
large hailstones doing much damage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15
THE MAssEY.PILor TRIAL.

The Massey-Pilot trial in Norfolk
was dull Saturday. The entire session
of the court was consumed by Captain
Wise in cross examining Mr.. Massey.
Very many of Captain Wise's ques-
tons were e1traneous and provoked
considerable sparing between himself
and Mr.. Massey.
During the attempt of the witness to
explain q certain transaction in his
own way, he was interrupted by Mr..
Wise in such a manner that Judge
Prentiss called the latter to order.
The examination along this line
brought the witness and Captain Wise
into such frequent collisions that Judge
Prentiss finally told Captain Wise to
confne himself to his duties as counsel
conducting cross-examination, and
Mr.. Massey to his duty as witness.
Questioned relative to the $500 al
lowed by the State to the superintend-
ent of education for expenses, the wit
n sss stated that ne thought the amount
which he had drawn since he had been
in Office would average about $500 per
anDum.
Questioned as to the number of free
passes he had received and the length
of time he had used them, the witness
stated that he was in receipt of numer-
GUS passes for number ofyears, in
GLIDING the time when he was not in
public life, and that when Malone was
endeavoring to have the legislature
pass railroad law in Virginia; he re-
ceiyed them from different lines from
New York to New Orleans.
The rest of the witnesses testimony
was devoted mainly to giving account
of his receipts and expenditures for
each year during his public life.
This closed the third week of the
great trial, but interest has not wained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

Catholic members of the Knights of
Pythias, Odd Fellows and Sons of Tenn.
perance at Chicago were placed under
the ban of the Roman Catholic church
by published order which went into
effect yesterday and was read from ell
the pulpits of that church in that die
cese.
A disastrous freight wreck occurred
near White Sulphur, Ohio, yesterday.
Fourteen cars loaded with whiskey, to-
bacco and other merchandise were de-
stroyed, involving loss of S75, 900.
One man was killed and it is believed
some tramps are buried under the
wreck.
Mrs. Mary A. Kettenring was SEN
fenced to death in the U. s. District
Court, at Fort Smith, Ark, on Satur-
day for numbering her husband in or
der to collect insurance. G. w. Fra
zier and Richard Calhoun, accomplices
in the crime, were also sentenced to
death.
A dispatch from Thompsonville,
Mich, says that in all the churches in
that part of the State rain was prayed ft r
yesterday. Showers are needed badly
to extinguish the forest fires and to re-
yive the whitening crops, but the sky
gives no signs of immediate answer to
the petitions.
Rev. w. McCulloch, pastor emeritus
ofthe First Presbyterian Church, Tru-
70, Halifax, N. s., died yesterday,
aged 81. He was the son of Rev.
Thomas McCulloch, founder of Pic
tou Academy, and was himself one of
the fathers of the Presbyterian Church
in Nova Scotia.
Emil Michaels, aged thirty, who was
last week defrauded out of all of his
money in q business transaction and
who was to have been married at 6
o'clock last evening, died at that hour
in Forest Park, st. Louis, from poison
self.administered. The mother of his
intended bride died suddenly yester-
day morning from heart disease.
At Plainfeld, N. j.. just before the
hail storm Saturday Miss Susan r. Van
Wrinkle and Mr.. Leonard Smith, Of
New York, were addressing invitations
to their wedding, which was 10 take
place next Thursday. Miss Van Wrinkle,
at the approach of the storm. was
seized with Mysteries and, notwithstand.
ing prompt medical aid, died yesterday.
Chairman Heidelbech, of the Oregon
Navigation bondholders' committee,
says that plan of reorganization will
probably be issued this week. The
premature announcement in April
of the plan delayed the COM
mittee about three months. The
plan has been changed from that
published. Mr.. Heidelbach says that
the company has no floating debt and
will soon b put in position entirely in
dependent OF Union Pacific.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

IT WAS stated in the GAZETTE last
week that agents of both Mr.. Harrison
and MIR. Alger had teen in the South
negotiating for the purchase of negro
delegates from the Southern States to
the next national republican conven-
ton. The agents referred to are not
wise, and certainly are not familiar
with the natural characteristics of the
race to which the delegates referred to
belong. If they were, they would have
postponed their negotiations until the
meeting of the convention, for the last
man who "sees" such delegates always
gets their votes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

Mr.. WILLS neither deserved or re-
ceiyed commendation for the course he
pursued when he first went to Ha-
wall, but his effectual squelching of
Mr.. Cook. who attempted to air bis
Boston abolitionism and higher lavish
at Honolulu on the 4th inst, certsinly
merits, whether it shall receive it or
not, the approval of all the right
thinking men both of this and that
country
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

IN IT'S comments on the Maryland
silver convention held in Washington
by about twenty people last week, the
Baltimore Ne,us says: "The attempt to
stir up interest in free silver in this
State was as dismal failure as if Sena-
tor Stewart and Bryan, the "boy
orator of the Platte" had been behind
the scheme themselves. The chair
man of the convention" held in Wash
iugton said the farmers were two busy
= attend and discuss the financial
question. The man who would stop
hoeing corn to hear an argument fer
free silver would be in pretty coed
way to wind up at the poorhouse."
This applies to Virginia with as much
force as it does to Maryland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15
"Bossn SHEPHERD VISITS WASHING

"Bossn SHEPHERD VISITS WASHING.
ToN.-Alexander L. Shepherd, who as
Governor of the District of Columbia
in the Grant regime, projected the
SCENE of undermining Washington. re-
turned there Saturday from his extern
sive mining properties in Mexico and
Central America, where he has lived
in princely style for Is years. "The
new Washington speaks for ITSELF" said
he, "and seems to justify all that was
done for it. I found that the United
States owned 65 per cent. of the prop.
erty here and paid only $1,000, 600 of
the taxes, while the citizens of Wash
ington paid $15, 100000 taxes. hap
pened to be able torectify this injustice
and place the proper burden on the
United States, since which time the
national capital has prospered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15
A DEATH STRUGGLE WITH ANTS

A DEATH STRUGGLE WITH ANTS
Henry Cummings, farmer living
twenty miles west of Topeka, Kan, fell
from q wagon Monday noon, breaking
his neck, and was not found till We'd
nesday. He had suffered great torture
for twenty hours, and died soon after
he was discovered. He was paralyzed
by the shock, and to add to his misery
and torture ants and other insects had
crawled over him and eaten into his
nose, eyes and face, and the unfortunate
man was unable to make the slightest
move in self-defense. His appearance
plainly showed that the insects had
made terrible Roadway in their ante
mortem destruction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

AS TIE spirit of the age recommends
abreviation and condensation in every
thing, and, as words of ore syllable are
stronger than thes" NO or more,
chere is no reason in the world why
the good old Scotch word gowk should
not replace that of cuckoo in the
American vocabulary, as it means pre-
cisely the same thing, and comes nat
urally to the very many whose ances'
tors came from Scotland. If it be,
then those who see nothing in Mr..
Cleveland to blame, and all to praise,
will hereafter be called gowks, rather
than cuckoos, though it must be con-
ceded the latter is the more euphoni-
ons
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15
mo THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS oFTHE
18th SENA rORIAL DISTRICT:

respectfully announce myself candidate
COR reelection to the State Senate. My
record in that body during the past
four years is before you like an open book.
I supported or opposed men and meas
ures according to my conception Of the
best interests of the people repre-
sented, and have no regrets on that score.
Upon my return from q trip necessarily un-
dertaken, will make haste to render an &C
count to my constituents and confront my
critics if there be any.
july15 1t GEORGE A. MUSHBACH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

LoUDoUN NoTEs.-Mr. Charles F.
Riticor bought at public sale, on Mon
day last, SO acres of the bottom land
belonging to the late John Mead, for
$685. per acre.. A. Rinker, auction
Ger.
MIR. VIM. Waddell, of Middleburg,
threshed one field of % acres of wheat
which yielded 325 bushels.
Mr.. c. E. Ahalt has threshed several
crops of wheat. and We are told he
says they do not average half crop,
compared with last year. Washing
tOnian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15
A WOMAN FOUND IN A META pc

A WOMAN FOUND IN A META par
ty of fishermen caught in their net yes
terday the dead body of Carrie Padgett,
one of two sisters, who had been mott
fed 10 leave the neighborhood of Pull
lens Bridge, johnson county, Ga, and
had refused to do so. The hands and
feet were bound with ropes and large
stone was tied to them. Ellen, the
drowned girls sister, is also missing,
and 1T is thought that she met the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

Leaking naphtha from the retorts OF
the Equitable Gas Company, at For
tieth street and the East river, New
York, covered the surface of the water
with flames for hours and threatened
destruction of life and property.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15
By r. F. Knox, Auctioneer.

pY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE
I'D Corporation Court for the city of Alex
andria, Virginia, rendered in the chancery
cause of /. Eichberg & Co. ct ais, who sue &c.
VS. John wilkins Admir-. ct al, on the 18th
day Of June. 1896, the undersigned commits
sioner Of sale therein named, will offer for
sale to the highest bidder, at public auction,
at the Royal street entrance to the Market
Building. in the city of Alexandria, Va, on
SATURDAY,
the Bird day of August, 1895,
at 12 o'clock m the following PROPERTY
in the city of Alexandria:
ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND with the
BUILDINGS thereon, situated on the south
side of GibbOn street. and bounded as follows
to wit:
Beginning at point 108 feet west of the
inteIs, ction of the south side of Gibbon street
with the west side of Washington street. and
running thence west ON Gibbon street 9 feet
10 an alley thence south parallel to said al
ley 81 feet Z inches thence east 12 feet, and
thence north in direct line 81 feet 7 inches
to the beginning
Terms of Sale: One third of the purchase
money in cash, and the residue in two equal
instsl ments Of six and twelve months from
day of sale, evidenced by bonds of the pur.
chaser with approved security, to bear inter
est at six per cent. per annum, from the day
OF sale AID the retention of the title to the
above property until the same are fully paid
All conveyancing at the cost OF the purchaser.
DOUGLASS STUART,
Special Commissioner.
hereby certify that Douglass Stuart the
Commissioner of Sale in the chancery cause
of ]. Eichserg & Co. ct ais. VS.. John wilkins
Administrator and others, has executed the
bond required by the decree of sale in said
case. Teste:
JOHN s. BEACH, Clerk,
By ]. T. CALLAHAN, Dp'ty G'k.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

THE CHANGE in the opinion of Secre-
tary Smith on the silver question is as
radical as that of Secretary Carlisle.
But there is no telling what fiops men
may make when they.become gowks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

IF THE Virginia farmers had sold
their growing crop of wheat as ''fu
ture," during the late rise in the price
of that article, and not waited to
sell it as "spot," they would have prof
tied immensely, and had even worse
opinion of the anti-option law than
they now have.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

BAsEBALL.-The baseball games of yester-
day resulted as follows: Baltimore 8, Chi
cago 2; Brooklyn 49, Louisville 3; Washing
ton 6, CINCINNATI 8; st. Louis 8, Cleveland 4.
Those of Saturday were as follows: Balti.
more 8, Chicago 4; Brooklyn 4, Pittsburg i !;
Philadelphia 8, st. Louis 4 Boston 10, Louis
vile 2; Cincinnati 5, Washington 81 Cleve-
land 3; New York 2. The following is the
standing of the clubs:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

William Henry was arraigned before
Police Justice Haggerty, in Brooklyn,
N. Y, this morning, charged with the
murder OF his father, Charles w. Henry,
oyer month ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

Littezl's Lining Age, for July 18th,
has been received. Its contents are !:
international Law in the War between
Japan and China, Cuckoo Corner, The
Poetry of Keble, The Disappearance of
the Smaller Gentry, The After Careers
of University Educated Women. Guyot
of Province, The First French Pamph-
letter, A Bird Lyric, A Colony for
Lunatics, Electricity from Rubbish.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

Hon. J. Sterling Morton, Secretary
of Agriculture. is at Adams, N. Y, Wis.
iting the place of his birth and the
scenes of his boyhood for the first time
in fifty years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

The Season for August has been re-
ceiyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

yXTHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES 10 ON
wv Tuesday we shall be at it Tooth and
Nail clearing out everything in our DEPART
MENT STORES.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15
Episcopal High School
NEAR ALEXANDRIA, VA.
vIIReINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE,

VyIRGINA MILITARY INSTITUTE,
Lexington, Va.
57th year. State Military, Scientific and
Technical School, Thorough Courses in gen.
eral and applied Chemistry. and in Engineer
ing. Degrees conferred in course: Grad v.
NJ. T., and Bachelor Science; in Post Grad.
courses, Master Science, Civil Engineering.
dentals, provided at the rate of 5000 per
month. as an average for the four years, exclu.
sire Of outfit Gen. SCOTT SHIP,
jy15 taug24 Superintendent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15
Too NUMEROUS TO MENTION.

The figures on everything in our stock. Don't
fail to attend our SLEDGE HAMMER SALE.
Everything in our stores will SO at Slaughter
ing prices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

A MOTHER bale of that extra quality, one
"A. yard wide UNBLEACHED COTTON to
sell at &c, at 900
Successor to Amos B. Slaymaker,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

DEALERs ARE WILD OVER DUB Sue
~ cess. They wonder why it is that We
ara selling so much CLOTHING The simple
reason is our prices are just oNE-HALF what
they get for them.
RAnENE AMMO
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

yxTEARE ssLLING MEMS SUITS AT
w $2.33. 50 81, 1927 and $3.50. Boys
SHIFTS at soc, $123, $2.15 and $2.7S that
can't be bought elsewhere for DOUBLE
THE MONEY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15

Scout SHOUT ELI!
All our sTRAw HATS for Ladies', Men,
Misses and Children 1ac of on former
prices and don't you forget it.
KAUFMANN'S.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-22
A Good Parrot Yarn.

A man whose niece had couxed
him to buy her a plrrot succeeded
in getting bird that was warran-
led good talker. He brought it
home, and after putting it in a
cage, stood before it and said: Say
uncle, Pollyw The bird did not
respond, and after repeating the
sentence Il dozen times with no
better success, the uncle put his
hand in the cage, and grabbing the
bird by the neck, shook him until
his head wabbled around, all the
time pelling to him; Say uncle,
gol durn you, say unclew The
bird looked limp and lifeless, and.
disguised with his purchase, the
old fellow took the parrot out into
the yard where he had coop of
thirty eating chickens. Thrusting
inc nall dead bird in with the
chickens, he exclaimed; "There by
gosh, you'll say uncle before you
get out" Next morning the uncle
went out to see how the dead"
parrot was getting on. Looking
into the coop he counted 80 dead
chickens, and in the center of the
coop staod the parrot on one foot,
holding the Both chicken by the
neck and shaking it until its head
wabbled, and screaming: "Say
uncle, gol durn you, say uncler -
Ioakum Times.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-22

sen, defaulting witnesses, each fined
$40. Citation issued according tc
law.
Elroy MOuldin, illegally altering
mark and brand of cattle, capiaa
ordered for defendant and bond
forfeited. Jim and Frank Holster,
defaulting witnesses, fined $40.
Ernst Wangemann, embezzle-
ment;lthree cases dismissed,
A f Pavlicek, seduction; bond
forfeited, afterward set aside on
defendant paying costs.
Chas Bredendick, murder in 2nd
degree; guilty and given Is years.
Albert AdeX, theft of hog; dis
missed for reasons on file.
Jas Shaver, fraudulent CONVEX
sion of a horse and saddle; plead
guilty and got 3 years.
Robert Hamilton, burglary, plead
guilty and got two years.
John Frey, burglary; plead
guilty and got two years,
A f Paylicek, seduction; on trial
Monday.
Commissioners court adjourned
Saturday, after lively and labor
ious session.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-22

On account of cost resorts, until
further advised the S A Il A P Ry
will sell round trip tickets from
Sinner to Rockport, Corpus Christi
Portland and Arkansas Pass at $40
Tickets to be sold the first and
third Saturdays and Sundays in
Teach month, commencing June %
and %, limited to return to 5 day $
rom date of sale.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-22

On Saturday evening last in the
bay about four miles below Port
Lavaca, the schooner Ellen, with a
pleasure party of nineteen aboard,
-eapsMed, An were rescued except
nn infant of Rev. j, f. Carson, of
Hope, Lavaca county, which was
drowned.-Jackson County Pro-
gress.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-22
DIED.

Mr.. Ottenmeyer, formerly of
Nebraska, died Tuesday evening of
last week at the residence of John
Luodke of typhoid fever. The flu
neral took place Wednesday at the
O. D. H. s. cemetery.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-22
SINNER, TEX. THU. AUG,

The Holmes castle the scene of
come of that great swindler and
lnurdorer's darkest crimes, burned
in Chicago Monday. Its numerous
ghosts probably resented the pry-
ing and peoping of so many re-
porters and policemen.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-22
HALLETTSV1LLE.
CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT.

Mat Barnes. alias Joe Watson,
theft of horse; Plead guilty and got
r years in the penjtentiary.
Harrison McGreu. theft of cattle,
trial by jury not guilty,
Chas Coleman, theft of cattle,
Thos Cnlpepper and Rud Welhau,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-22

"A full stock of perfumeries
brushes, toilet cases, combs, station
airy, school books, fancy toilet ar
ticles and notions of all k inds at
A. Graves drug store, Sinner Tex
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-22
A BAD ACCIDENT.

Willie Brod, son of Nick Brod,
was very badly cut with an axe by
accident last Saturday. He, in
company with Jake Franks, went
to the bottoms to cut some posts.
Willie was holding a limb while
Franks was cutting it, when by
some means the blade of the axe
fell with full force on Willie's left
arm, just across the elbow joint,
laying open the flesh and cutting,
though not breaking the bone. DR..
Edison was called in and dressed
the injured member. He is doing
very well at present, though very
weak from loss of blood.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-22

John Wesley Hardin was shot
and killed at El Paso Monday
night at eleven o'clock by Consta-
bic John Sellman.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-22
R. G, sEYDLER,
Notary Public.

Will do Your Writing up of Deeds,
and any legal documents with neat
ness and dispatch. If you have
any acknowledgements to make,
call at his Office at the Arkansas
Pass Saloon.
GHTNED r1NN c,
The morning times., 1895-12-30
WHITELAW REID'S OPINION
Monroe Doctrine Means Keep
Off the Grass"
Ridicules the Idea of an Alliance Be
tween the United States, France
and Russia Against England.

Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 29.-whiteiaw W Reid,
ex-minister to France, refused to talk
about the Venezuelan controversy when
the telegraphic abstracts of the corre-
spondeuce was first received. He said
he was unwilling TO form an opinion, even
much less express it, until he had an op-
portunity to see the full text of the cor
respondence. Today the ex-minister was
more willing to be communicative. He
was asked whether there was any pos.
sibility that the United States could make
an alliance with France and Russia against
England, as suggested in Eastern papers.
AT present" he replied mot the slight
est. They are both against us-uv. mat
they love England, but that they despise
the Monroe doctrine. If we should get
into war with England and a general
European war over Turkey or Egypt OF
China should break out about the same
time, then France and I.rissia would be
with us. But even then, they would not
be in favor of the Monroe doctrine. unless
on the principle that any club is good
epogh To hit your enemy with.
what rubbish all this talk is about
the Monroe doctrine being International
law. Who ever thought it was? 1t is a
trcme Ddousiy good American doctrine
which we have backed up with tolcrably
fair success for three-quarters OF a cen
tury-aimost as good an American doctrine
as the Republican form OF government
and it is about as repugnant to every
European government.
There has not been a moment since
it was first advanced, when the nations
OF continental Europe. without exception,
have not been soIidly opposed to it, Why
should not they? The two American
continents constitute an extraordinary
attractive pasture.
THE Monroe doctrine is simply notice
to all monarchs to keep off the grass and
the United States is the big policeman
with a club standing by to enforce the
notice. European nations, up to this
time, have obeyed 1t pretty well, but what
nonsense 10 suppose that they like il and
would accept it as any way authoritative,
unless compelled to.
They are all land hungry-all crazy
to be dividing up weak countries like
Turkey and China, or to be colonizing bar
barous ones like Africa