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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05
TELEGRAPHIC BREYlTIES.


The funeral of M. Pasteur took place
to-day in Paris with imposing cere-
monies.
A doubtful rumor has gained currency
in London that Queen Victoria will
make visit to Ireland next summer.
A dispatch from Athens says that
anarchy prevails throughout the Island
of Crete, aud murders are frequent.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company, 800 strong, will leave Boston
at 5 o'clock this afternoon to celebrate
its 258th anniversary at Richmond, Va.
Prof. Albert s. Cook, the head OF
the English department at Yale, broke
one of his legs last night through fall
from his bicycle.
The international inter-varsity match
athletic games between the champion
athletes of Yale and Cambridge COM
menced this afternoon at Manhattan
Field, New York.
At the race track at Charlotte, Mich,
yesterday, Choice Wines stumbled and
fell, throwing the rider, Thomas Giles
pie, and, rolling on him, killed him in
stantly.
a dispatch from Rio de Janeiro says
that Great Britain, France and Italy
have decided upon plan of combined
action with view of obtaining salts
faction of their respective claims in
Brazil.
The steamer Marsha, which arrived
at quarantine below New York, this
morning, from Hamburg and Havre, is
detained because case of smallpox
was found among the steerage pas
sengers,
lobe Melody, colored, assaulted
Mrs. Gus. Berry near Perote, Ala, yes.
terday, choking her and leaving her
unconscious in the road. Deputy Sher-
iff Chancey captured McGrody, but he
was met by mob, who riddled Nc
Grody with bullets.
Rev. Peter D. Oakley, So years old,
the oldest Presbyterian minister in
New York and member of the Pres.
bytery of Nassau, dropped dead from
heart disease at his home in Spring
field, L. l., last night, while debating
letter to his wife.
VIM. Greenwald, who was taken to
Gouveneur Hospital, New York, last
night suffering from what appeared to
be hydrophobia, died in great agony
this morning. He had been bitten
about six weeks ago by cat, which
appeared to be mad and which bit some
other persons at the same time.
Marx Sherborn, who horribly butchered
J. H. Hull his friend, at Lennoxville, Ont.
on June 26 last, has been declared insane by
jury and sentenced TO ,oafnement in tie
lunatic asylum for the remainer of his life OF
until he RECEIVERS his mind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05
Foreign News.

LONDON, Oct. Sat the Kempton
Park October meeting to-day the race
for the Duke of York stakes, for 5000
sovereigns, was won by Mr.. A. Cohen's
Missal.
LONDON, Oct. 5.-Prof. Edward Ray
Lancaster, the celebrated naturalist,
was arraigned in the Marlborough,
street Police Court to-day, charged
with disorderly conduct in Picadilly IN
the early hours of the morning A pos-
liceman deposed that he found Prof
Lancaster standing on the street IN
company with several women OF Inc
town, The professor denied this state
ment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05
a Raftied HighwayIman.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 5.-The stage
from Florence was held up by a lone
Mexican horseman eight miles west OF
Casa Grande station, Thursday after,
noon. The only passenger was Mr..
Doran, who passed over some silver
while looking into the muzzle of a re.
volver. He was then commanded by
the road agent 10 cut open the mail
sacks. The robber was kicking around
the mail matter, when Doran jumped
upon him. grasping the pistol barrel
Just as the weapon was discharged.
The driver started to Doran's assistance,
but the robber tore loose from Dorap,
and mounting his horse, rode rapid,
IL awav
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05
Attempted Murder and Suicide

BANGOR, Me-, Oct. Sin New ST.
IBERIA, little hamlet in the Penobscot
forests, Edwin Hutchirs lies at the
point of death with two ugly gashes in
his throat inflicted by his own hand.
His daughter Edna, aged Is, is at the
house of her grandfather with her body
hacked and bruised, the result of a saw
age assault by her father. The girl
will probably live, the father may die.
The girl says her father first cut her
throat and then inflicted the other
wounds and knocked her down, kick
ing her several times. After leaving
his daughter as he supposed, dead.
Hutchins fed to the woods and cut his
throat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05
The Episcopai Convention.

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 5.-The house OF
deputies of the Episcopal convention
this morning refused to adjourn to at
tend the mass missionary meeting at
the Lyceum Theatre and at which ex-
Secretary of State Foster is to be the
principal speaker, having come from
Washington for the express purpose.
At 11:40 the committee, in response
to an urgent appeal from the general
secretary of the Board of Missions, sent
by deputation from the Lyceum, rose
by o vote of 157 to III and the house
adjourned.
cred his address.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05
Will Name the Fighting Ground.

DALLAS, Tex, Oct. 5.-The lawyers
have discovered flaw in the anti-prize-
fight bill enacted by the legislature on
Wednesday, and claim that it is uncon-
stitutional. However, the attorneys OF
the Florida Athletic Club will not con-
tinue the legal struggle against those
who are opposed to prize fights in
Texas, as there is no time for litigation.
The managers of the fight will meet
on Monday and the situation will
be discussed and perhaps place will
be selected where Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons can fight without interference.
Monday night something definite will
be known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05
The Durrant Murder Case.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5.-The attor-
neys for Durrant are determined, If
possible, to compel Miss Carrie Cum
bingham. the newspaper reporter, to
divulge the source from which she OBJ
tanned the information from which the
story of Mrs. Leak, and the testimony
she would give, was written and pub
lished. 1t is the theory OF the defense
that the story was furnished by Rev.
DR.. Gibson. though he has repeatedly
denied that he had any connection
with ii.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05
Measurements Republicans.

Boston, Oct. 5--The Massachusetts,
republican State convention met in the
Boston Music Hall to-day and Yves
called to order by Col. E. G. Benton,
chairman of the executive committee.
Curtis Guild. jr., was made permanent
chairman.
Frederick T. Greenhalge was re-
nominated for governor and g. w. Wal
colt for Acknowledgements.
The platform favors protection,
equal and universal; sound and honest
money; opposes free coinage of silver
and favors civil service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05
THE DURRANT CASE.

In the Durrant case in San Francisco
yesterday Rev. John George Gibson
was placed upon the stand and the de-
Tense made its expected assault on him.
Mr.. Gibson was not very severely han
died, but it was more than implied that
it was the minister's lettering which
was found on the package of Blanche
Lamont's rings sent to her aunt after
the murder.
The examination consisted of having
Gibson identify some of his writing,
among it the same names that were
written on the paper in which the rings
were wrapped, which he wrote for the
defense at the preliminary examina-
ton. Mr.. Gibson was very cautious
and did not 90 further than to say that
the specimens shown to him looked
like his writing.
The defense got several specimens of
his writing in evidence, among them
being slip of paper with the address
of Mrs. Noble, to whom the rings were
sent. This was in printed letters, as
was the address on the package. At
the request of the prosecution Mr.. Glib.
son wrote communication containing
all the figures and names found in and
on the package.
The manuscript of one of his sermons
was also introduced. The resemblance
between the chirography ofihe minister
and that of the papers of the package
was strong.
The defense places much emphasis
on this feature of its case. The
prosecution says it will show that
the similarity was due to the
murderer having initiated Gibson's
writing. The specimens produced yes
terday show that the minister pens q
round hand, the letters of which are of
the character of printing and with
scarcely any individuality.
The defense made no attempt to
show where Gibson was at the time of
the murder and did not question him as
to his shoe found in the church study
with blood stain on the sole, nor as
to his chisel, which is supposed TO have
been used by the murderer on the jamb
of the belfry door.
Yesterday afternoon Durrant's at
torneys called dozen witnesses to Dur
rants good character. One was minis
ter, and another, DR.. King, father of
George King, who saw Durrantin Eman-
uel Church about the time the muir
der is supposed to have been commit
ted. DIR. King said Durrant's character
had been so good that he had never
thought there was any need of discus
sing it. From others it was learned
that he was always looked upon as an
upright and moral young man.
Donald Mcintosh, Durrant's next
door neighbor, Endorsed Durrant's char
acter. A suggestion that something of q
breezy nature will come out in the pro-
secution's rebuttal was furnished by
District Attorney Barnes, who asked
Mcintosh as to visit his wife had paid
to Cooper Medical College with Dur
rant. Mcintosh denied that his wife
had made any complaint against Dur,
rants conduct on that occasion, as sug-
gested by the prosecution.
In the contempt proceedings against
Miss Carrie Cunningham, the reporter
who refused to divulge her sources of
information, decision was reserved
until Tuesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

WHEN Mr.. John Wise attempted to
make speech at republican meeting
in New York last Thursday night, the
audience would not listen TO him and
ieered and howled him down, crying
out YOU'RE a trimmer" and "You are
no republican" The reason was, be-
cause he was SO anxious to defeat the
democrats of New York that he ad-
vised the republicans to unite with the
mugwumps, anti-snappers and goo COOS
of that city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

FRIENDLY D1voRcE.-Tbe suit for
an absolute divorce brought by Bettina
Wolfe Williams against Harrison Wolfe
Williams, and begun in 1893, came
up for trial in the Superior Court in
New York yesterday, before Judge
Dugro. Mrs. Williams is the daughter
of Gen. Albert Ordway, of Washington,
aud is known on the stage as Bettina
Girard, while her husbands stage name
is ]. Harrison Wolfe. They were mar
ried in Jersey City on September IS.
1898, while both were playing in I'm
Old Kentucky" Wolfe is very young
fellow, much younger then his wife,
who has previously been divorced from
two husbands, and they lived together
but three days.
Mrs. Wolfe Williams yesterday an
swered the statutory question. The
defendant testified that after his visit
to Baltimore his wife accused him OF
wrongdoing, which he admitted. In
the absence of corroboratiye testimony
Judge Dugro adjourned the case. Miss
Girard, on leaving court, entered into
conversation with her young husband
in friendly way. When Wolfe VIII
liams left on the elevator his wife threw
him kiss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

1T HAS been finally determined that
the white American who grossly in-
suited government official in Ger
many must serve out the term of his
Imprisonment therefor. Such should,
and probably will be, the case with the
black one now in a French prison for
breaking the laws of France. When
foreigners in this country break the
laws thereof, they are punished just the
same as native Americans, and Ameri-
cans in foreign countries cannot expect
to receive better treatment than the
citizens of those countries. Ifthey can't
behave themselves abroad, they should
stay at homo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05
Heir to an Enormous Fortune.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Sin hum
BILE house in NaJoma street in this city,
in circumstances far from easy, lives Jo-
siah Poultney, who claims he is heir to
something like S40O, O0O, 900 and Incl
dentally owner of q seat in the upper
house Of the British Parliament. With
almost ipdisputable evidence in his
possession to substantiate it, he has
had very little trouble in securing the
assistance of several well-known law
yers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

GENERAL MILES has been command
er-in-chief of the U. 8. army for less
than week, and yet in that short time
he has managed to make himself Oh.
jectionable at the War Department by
what is intimated to be breach of con-
fdence. But what else could have been
expected of o military officer who
chained sick and distinguished old
gentleman to the floor of a casemate in
a trebly guarded fort, who spoke of the
wife of.hat old gentleman as the "Davis
woman" and who took an active part
in the political campaign in New York
last fall?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05
accident to a Driving Party.

SHEPARD, Mich, Oct. yesterday
while number of women were out
driving, their horses ran away, upset.
ting the buggy and throwing out all
the occupants. Mrs. VIM. Drake was
injured internally, probably fatally,
Mrs. John Doug and Mrs. Fred. Knapp
each had right leg broken, Mrs. p. A.
Furlong her left arm broken and Mrs.
q. G. Bigelow had her ankle dislo-
Gated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

]. Taylor Ellyson, chairman OF the
stste democratic committee, will, next
week, begin tour of the State. He
hopes to be able to visit every district.
Mr.. ElIyson has been in correspondence
with the county and precinct chairmep,
but he states that a man can get better
insight into political conditions by
meeting the people face to face and
talking with them. Upon the whole,
the reports sent to the chairman are of
an encouraging character. In several
counties the democrats are fighting
among themselves, but this is not un-
usual. One or two of the contests may
be referred to the State executive com.
mittee for settlement. Senator Daniel
is going to open the canvass at Rocky
Mount, in Franklin county, next Mon
day. and great preparations are being
made to receive hiu';
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05
astonished saloon Keepers.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. Sin the
United States court yesterday fiity-one
saloon keepers pleaded guilty TO the
charge of not cancelling stamps on
liquor barrels. They were greatly sur
prised when they learned that the least
punishment for the ofense is years
imprisonment and fine of $500. The
court has suspended sentence in order
to allow the parties to appeal to Presi-
dent Cleveland for pardon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

THE J1NGoEs are "bold," if not bad
men. They not only want to fight
Great Britain about Venezuela, and
France about the negro Waller, and
Spain about Cuba, but also Turkey
about the Armenias, her own insurgent
subjects. But when they get through
with the former, they may we'll thank
their stars, and will hardly feel
like tackling the three latter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

The NEW YORK Tribune, evidently
deceived by some of the democratic
press of Virginia that stand up 60
straight for Stree vote and q fair
count" that they lean over, says, in ef-
feet, that election frauds in this State
are committed by INSCRIPTIONS demo-
cratic partisans, who abuse their author
ity as constables, judges and clerks,
and that so patent are their frauds that
the democrats themselves are disgust
ed with them. But it also says the
only hope of election reform in Viz.
einia is republican success. Strange as
it may seem, Northern people derive
many of their erroneous ideas of Vir-
ginia from the newspapers of the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

THE fact that the Armsnians, not in
Armenia, but even in the city OF Con-
stantinople rose in instruction against
the government of Turkey, is enough
to satisfy any disinterested and I'M
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

BALTIMORE. Oct. 5.-Flour dull. whs.i
dull and easy; No red spot and Get 81
651s; Dec 66ass66la; May 711s asked,
steamer No 2 red 62a621s; southern whesi
by sample 66a67; do on grade 63a66. Con-
easy mixed spot 3Sa3SH Oct 37Aa31?i
Nov 34a,a35 year 33%.a34: Jan 33l2a3S:g
southern white corn 39s40: do yellow ~
42. Oats steady good inquiry; No 2 whIh
Western 271ba272.; No 2 mi1ed do 2+4i
24a. Rye stesdy at 45a46 for nearby Sd.
48 for Western. Hay firm with active q! Dc
mand; good to choice timothy $15 w
S15 so. Other articles unchanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05
SATURDAY svES1Ne. OCT. S, 1876.


SOME newspapers, even Virginia
newspapers, are devoting 8 good deal
ofspace to specializing upon the sue
censorship of General Malone as lead
er of the republican party in the State.
But all such space is wasted. What
matters it upon whom the Generals
mantle shall fall AS long as the De-
proes continue to vote the republican
ticket solidly, the republican party In
Virginia will be just as effective with
out, as with a leader. But even were
the conditions different, why the Vir-
GINA republicans should have
'leadern is hard to tell. The demo
Gratis of the State have none. However,
as political 'leader" now means a
"boss," or master, and as the negroes
can't get along we'll without master,we
suppose their few white allies in the
State think it best they should have
one. Certainly the democrats should
not object, for the worst they could
have, would be the best for them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

A strong easterly tide pounded the
beach at Long Branch, D. J., all night
and early this morning the 200 feet
bulkhead in front of the Cordozl pro-
perry gave way. A large piece of the
bluff tUmbled into the sea. carrying so
feet of the ocean driveway. The bulk
head was constructed only two months
ago,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

peejudiced man that the Turks are
not the only ones to blame for the
recent riots in their country. Laws
must be observed by the people who
live under them, and those who will
not submit to them must suffer the
consequences.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

BISHOP COKE, of New York, in his
address at the General Convention of
the Episcopal Church at Minneapolis,
said: 1.-THE apostles terrible portrai-
ture of final apostasy is paraielled by
what comes to US in journals, as every
days report. Shameless nudity in
bathing and semi-nudity in evening at
tire, with lascivious dances, long ban
ished by Christian decorum from social
life, are fagrantly characteristic OF
American manners" Evidently the
good Bishop had not seen the female
bicycle rider in her bloomers when he
prepared his address. But the world
has become race track in this nine
tenth century of the Christian religion,
and the devil takes the foremost as well
IS the hindmost.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

IT is rumored in London that Sir Julian
Pau ncefote, British Ambassador to the United
States, will succeed Lord Dufferin as ambas.
sador to France.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

The Tillmanites of South Carolina
are growing in wisdom. if not in grace.
They have not only imposed en- educa-
,iopal, but property qualification upon
suffrage, and have determined that the
free school expenses of each race in
their State shall be paid out OF tie
taxes collected from the members OF
that particular race. In respect OF the
educational qualification for suffrage
the Northern press, even some demo
cratic newspapers, denounce it in the
ssverest terms, as a barefaced and out
rageous attempt to deprive the negrot s
of the right to vote, and that, too In
the face of the fact that white people
in the State of Massachusetts, are de.
prived of the privilege of suffrage by q
precisely similar qualification.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05
List of Unclaimed Letters.

The following is list of the letters re
naming in the Alexandria, Va, postofice
October 5.
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.
Brooks. William Bamsey, Maggie
Bumbray, Miss L Rock, J 9 2
Clark, Gordon Book, B
Dade, Alfred -, Sarah
Danst, Mrs Esther simms, Peter
Evans, John Smith, Hattie
Faysimy, Mrs Mary Taylor, David
Greene, Jas Il Weeks, Capt Chas a
Grifoss, Harry Wheeler, Mr.
johnson, Edward Yohr, L
MeCocral. Miss III Zimmerman. Max
&C. CARLM, P. n.
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Alexandria Market October :

The transactians on Change to-day wer!
light and prices remained about the samea
those of yesterday. We quote: Wheat 90
81 as to quality Corn 40a41. Rye 3Sai0
Oats 22a30. Country Produce continue;
fair request.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

The Yale football eleven lett New Haycn
for IFS game at albany With Union Co!lrge to-
dsy treatly weakened and it is feared tbst
the Yale trsui " Ii &c scorsd agai:si
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-05

ARMENIAN TROUBLEs.-The result
of the conference held by the foreign
diplomats at Constantinople to consider
the situation arising from the rioting on
Monday and Tuesday was that the
dragomans of the several embassies and
legations were directed to protest to
the foreign minister against the ex-
cesses of the police and equally against
the barbarity of the Mussulman mob IN
regard to the arrested and wounded
Armenians, several of whom were
beaten to death with bludgeons, while
others were cruelty mutilated.
The dragomans were also directed to
call the Porte's serious attention to the
whole affair, and to beg the foreign
minister to see that measures were
adopted to prevent foreigners from SUI
fering and to restore order.
Mr.. Terrell, the minister of the Uni
ted States, made q special request that
measures be adopted for the safety of
the American missionaries in the Koum-
kapot quarter. His representations had
the desired effect.
A Eu opean delegate attached to the
Armenian commission of inquiry states
in an interview that the stories Of
atrocities published in the London press
are G oss exaggerations.
When the commission appointed to
inquire into the massacres of missiona-
ries at Ku Cheng arrived there, says a
correspondent of the Pail Mall Gazette,
the mandarin refused to allow the
members of the commission to attend
the trial, when ]. Courtney HixsoD,
the United States consul at Foo Chow,
peremptorily demanded the right OF
being present at the trial.