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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17

SOUTHERN RAILWAY CHANGE.
Several important change in Tho
management of the Southern R4lv.,
Company were announced YESTERDAY
Heretofore there have been two eeDer
al managers Of the road--one tor,so
eastern and the other for the we.tsrr
An order from President SamueI >,en.
Ger, of New York, issued ye.,erd.r
and TO become effective SsrurdsJ
| abolishes the above-mentioned otBce.
and appoints Capt. William H. GreeT
OF Washington, general manager q,
the entire system. Capt. Green was
general manager of the old Richmond
and Danville road, and since the reor.
ganization has served efficiently q.
general manager of the eastern system
Capt. Green will retain his headqusr.
tiers in Washington and will report d.
rectly to Mr.. Baldwin, the third vice
president.
Mr.. c. NJ. Bolton, chief engineer Of
the road, having resigned, Mr.. c. H
Hudson has been appointed to MI the
vacancy. He will make his headquar.
tiers in Washington and report to Vice
President Baldwin.
Mr.. Hudson's first order, which also
takes effect Saturday, appoints Mr. J.
A. Dodson general roadmaster Of the
company, with headquarters in Wash.
ington. He will have charge of the
maintenance OF roadway and track
and division roadmasters will report 10
and receive instructions from him.
Mr.. d. W. Lum has been appointed
superintendent of bridges and buildings
with headquarters in Washington. He
will have charge of the maintenance Of
bridges (including trestles and culverts),
buildings, and other structures. Diyi.
sion bridge supervisors will report to
and receive instructions from him
General Superintendent Green will
have full charge of all transportation
matters, including all stations and
terminals. He will be assisted by the
assistant general superintendent, with
headquarters at Atlanta, Ga, who will
report direct to him. Division super.
intendents will report as directed by
him. The superintendent OF car ser
vice and the superintendent of tele-
graph will report to the general super
intendent.
Chief Engineer HUDSON will have
charge of all new construction as we'll
AS maintenance of bridges, buildings,
and other structures. He will be as
sisted by general rosdmaster and sup.
erintendent of bridges and buildings.
As stated in the GAZETTE yesterday
Mr.. J. S. B. Thompson has been APP
pointed Assistant General Superintend-
ent, with Office at Atlanta, Ga. super
intendents of the Fourth, Fifth, sixth
and Seventh Divisions will report TO
him except in such matters as are re-
ferred direct from the general superin.
tendent's Office.
Mr.. n. ]. O'Brien has been appoint
ed Superintendent of the First Division
vice Mr.. ]. S. B. Thompson, promoted
Mr.. O'Brien is now master of trains Of
the Virginia Midland division of the
Southern Railway, and is stationed at
Charlottesville.
The rumor that Mr.. Samuel Spencer
will resign from the presidency OF the
Southern Company and that Mr.. Mil.
ton II. Smith, president of the i. and
n, will step into Mr.. Spencer's shoes,
ia denied.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17

A BULL AND BEAR FIeHT.-The
fight between a California grizzly and
the Mexican fighting bull Panther,
took place at Laredo, Texas, Monday,
as advertised, in the bull ring in New
Laredo, Mexico, but though it pleased
the crowd it was not much ola fight af-
ter all. Great CONSERVATION was
caused at one stage of the game, when
the bear, being pursued in one of the
corners made by mad rushes, started to
climb out over the top of the cage, but
he finally concluded to go back. After
the fight the bear was said to be suffer-
ing greatly from his severe punishment,
but it is thought mostly from exhaus.
ton, while the bull was very lively.
The bear died an hour after the fight as
a result of his punishment,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17
A Sensational Duel.

ATLANTA, Ca, April 17.-As John
W. Cox, prominent young lawyer,
was at his desk at half past five o'clock
yesterday afternoon, a negro named
John Harris rushed in upon him with
a large knife in his hand. Cox grabbed
a poker and knocked Harris down.
Both men drew pistols and commenced
firing. Cox was shot in the hand. Ed.
Craig, an Office boy, was shot twice and
is badly wounded. After each man
had fired six shots Cox struck the negro
on the head and knocked him down
the steps into policeman's arms. Cox
says he does not know why he was at
tackled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17

SOME OF the modern political
economists who, like other new things,
are not as good as the old,
say the recent rise in the price of cotton
oil sugar and beef is evidence OF re-
turning prosperity. They don't know
what they are talking about. AS the
vast majority of people are poor, rise
in the price of what they must buy in
order to live is any thing else than con-
ducive to, or evidence of, their welfare,
and especially is this the case when
work is scarce,as it is at present. There
was a great rise in the price of the
necsssaries of life in the South during
the war between the States, but it was
by no means Indicative Of the Prosperity
of the Southern people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17
Foreign News.

LoNDcN, April 1.-THE riding of
Simus, the American jockey, in the
race for the Crawfurd Plate, at the
Newmarket Craven meeting yesterday,
was greatly admired by the Eoglish
jockeys, but the shortness of his stir
rups and his carrying his head in the
air owing to the fact that his hands
were within foot of the bit, astonish-
ed them.
quake were felt in Laibach last night,
doing additional damage to the town.
People are fleeing to the open country,
leaving the place deserted. Food Is
very scarce and great distress prevails.
HAVANA, April 17.-Captain Cen
eral Calleja to-day turned over the
governorship of the island of Cuba to
General Arderius and will sail for
Spain on April 20.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17

FAIRFAX REPUBL1cANs.-The re-
publicans of Fairfax county met in
county convention Monday, at Fairfax
C. A., to nominate candidates for the
county offices. j. c. DePutron was,
by vote of 81, to 10 for Judge James
Sangster, nominated for common
wealth's attorney. E. Frank Croker
was nominated for commissioner of
revenue for north side, and Warrington
Gillingham for the south side. 1t was
decided not to make nominations for
the offices of county treasurer and sher-
if. Job Hawxhurst was, by a vote of
90, to II for DR.. F. III. Brooks, reelected
as county chairman of the party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17

To SHOW what an utter and ridicu-
us.bumbug the so-called sanitary regu-
lations of this country are, it is only
necessary to mention the fact that the
recent rise in the price of beef,ithat is,
according to the bureau of animal in-
dustry, has entirely cured the previ-
ously infected" Mexican cattle, and
removed the prohibition against the
admission of such cattle into the terri
tory of the United States. And then,
too, Germany was denounced here for
protecting her cattle raisers against
American competition on the ground OF
the alleged diseased" condition of the
beef of this country. Why, such abb
surdity is enough to make even sick
COW giggle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17

SOME of the so.called "humanitari-
ans" who advocated the deposition of
the legitimate ruler of Hawaii, because
of the "barbarousn character of her
government, are now adversely criti-
cising the filibusters who deposed her,
because they have allowed her to walk
for exercise in the grounds within her
prison walls. Scratch a professional"
humanitarian, and you'll be very apt
to find practical savage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17

THE APPOINTMENT of Ex-Governor
Lee to the internal revenue collector
ship of this district should, and doubt
less will, be satisfactory to every body,
and its early announcement will Ger.
tainly prevent a good deal of squab-
bling, if not ill-feeling, that would have
been the almost necessary result of q
delay in filling the vacancy. That
General Lee will conduct the Office well
and efficiently is the confident belief of
every BODY acquainted with him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17


Mr.. W. H. THoRNE is the editor OF
the GloJe magazine, and is an ardent
Catholic. He has long been known as
one of the ablest thinkers aud most
courageous writers of the country.
That his reputation in respect of these
qualities is we'll founded, and that both
rest upon the solid foundation of
common sense, is demonstrated by his
article on Mgr. Satoli, taken from his
magazine and republished in yester-
DAVIS GAZETTE. Some of the readers
thereof may have remembered that the
views it contained were not dissimilar
10 those they had seen in the GAZETTE
before.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17
Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City. Ill.,,
was told by her doctors she had Consumption
and that there was no hope for her, but two
bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery COM
pletely cured her and she says it saved her
life. Mr.. Thos Eggers, of 139 Florida street.
San Francisco, suffered from dreadful cold.
approaching Consumption. tried without re-
suit everything else, then bought one bottle
of DR.. Kings New Discovery and in two
weeks was cured. he is naturally thankful.
It is such results, of which these are samples.
that prove the wonderful efficacy of this
medicine in Coughs and Colds Free trial
bottles at E. S. Leadbeater s. Sons Drug
Store. Regular size SOC and 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17
WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL Il, 1885
Tur THEORY pnon which the latest

THE THEORY upon which the latest
"aiscovery" OF cure for consump.
lion rests is that injections Oh
the active principle of South
American plant into the VEINS VIII
make the white corpuacles OF the
blood Overcome" the particles that
produce the disease. 1t is about as
absurd as the previous discovery"
of first catching some consumptive
ba ,illi, making them sick, and then 10
iecting them into the veins OF patients,
10 infect and destroy the native bacilli.
The numerous deaths that have occur
red from injecting foreign matters into
peoples veins should prevent resort
to such alleged remedies, except in the
most desperate cases.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17
Important Facts.

If you have dull and heavy pain across
forehead and about the eyes if the nostrils
are frequently stopped up and followed by a
disagreeable discharge; if soreness in the
nose and bleeding from the nostrils is often
experienced if you are very sensitive to cold
in the head accompanied with headache; then
you may be sure you have c,tarrh and
should Immediately resort to Ely's Cream
Balm for cure. The remedy will give IN
slant relief.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17
rrouhle Annrehended.

ARDMoRE, I. T., April 17.-One
hundred armed men are encamped
near Tishomingo and Governor Mosely
has notified all sheriffs, constables and
deputies to report for active duty. His
intention is to disband the faction, who
claim to have been legally elected
sherifs for the Chickasaw country. The
legislature, however, iguored their
claims and other officers were installed.
Bloodshed cannot be avoided.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17

CAPE FEAR AND YADKIN VALLEY RAIL.
RoAD.-The bondho!ders' committee of the
Cape Fear and Ysdkin Valley Railroad met
in Baltimore yesterday to receive the report
of the attorneys who recently argued the va
lidity of the claims Of the North State I'm.
provement Company against the railroad COM
pany. The case was argued in the North
Carolina courts There were also several
matters relating to the reorganization of the
property which were referred to the attorneys
for opinion. The committee will meet again
this evening. The committee was informed
that the Farmers Loan and Trust Company
Of New York. which is trustee for the first
mortgage bonds on the Cape Fear Road, had
relinquished its claim on the branch roads of
the system The trustee also comedies that
the North State Improvement Company is tho
owner of certain rolling stock used by the
railroad and which has been assessed at $685.
O10. 1t also comedies that the improvement
company was entitled to rental of $4,000
for the past year from Gen. John Gill, receiv-
or Of the railroad property. 1t is said that
the affairs of the Cape Fear Company are fast
assuming shape for reorganization,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17
INQUEST AT SAN FRANCISCO.

INQUEST AT SAN FRANCISCO,
Theodore Durant, the young medical
student charged with the murder Of
Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams,
the young ladies whose dead bodies
we're found in Emanuel Baptist church,
San Francisco, maintains his self-pos-
session while awake, but his sleep is
greatly disturbed. He refuses to dis.
cuss the crime of which he is accused
except to assert his innocence.
The greatest bitterness is everywhere
manifested toward Durant, and es-
pecially by women. Many fashionably
attired ladies sought permission to at
tend the inquest yesterday. Durant
passed through the throng of people
with his head bowed down. His father,
who had preceded the prisoner, came
forward and shook hands with his son.
Durant carried into the inquest
chamber a book on medical jurispru-
dence, which he affected to read. He
held the book in his left hand, but sell
dom turned page. He finally closed
it and devoted his attention to the tes-
timony.
Police officers described the finding
of the body of Miss Williams, its mutt
lated condition, its disheveled clothing
and the blood-spattered floor on which
it lay.
Rev. Mr.. Gibson, pastor of Emanuel
Church, described the position of the
remains and told of the reception late
Friday night, when Durant appeared
late, with flushed face and disar-
ranged clothing. The pastor said Du-
rant was a useful man about the
church, and was frequently in the
sanctuary when no services were being
held.
Frank A. Sademan, the janitor, de-
scribed Durant's care of the electrical
apparatus and his peculiar conduct af-
ter Blanch Lamont's disappearance on
April 3.
Charles L. Morgan, at whose home,
in Alameda, Miss Williams resided,
testified that Durant called at his house
and endeavored to persuade Marian to
accompany him to the city, as he had
something important to talk about.
She declined to go, remarking he
could see her at the church reception
on Friday night. Morgan then related
how Durant had called to see Minnie
Sumner and induced her to go out with
him. He took her to secluded spot
in Fruitvale and there made an improp-
or proposal to her, justifyiug it by spe-
cious arguments, based on his alleged
love for her, and promising that, by
means of his medical knowledge, he
would be able to save her from any un.
pleasant consequences. The inquest
will be continued today.
Yesterday afternoon Durant was ar
raigned in the Police Conrt for the MUIR
der of Miss Williams. The hearing was
set for Monday next.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17
Threatened with accommodation

Threatened with accommodation
WINNIPEG, Man, April 17.-Since
the beginning of the Catholic schools
struggle in this country, nothing has
created greater sensation than the an
nouncement of the Archbishop that
Catholics who henceforth lend their
aid and influence to those who would
abolish Catholic parochial schools will
be communicated. At first it was
thought to be simply move made
without authority, but yesterday it was
learned positively that Archbishop
Langevin's action is based on papal
encyclical received direct from Rome
declaring that the parochial schools be-
long to Manitoba Catholics by right of
treaty and affirming that Catholics who
continue to lend aid to those who would
take away these rights shall not be re-
ceived into communion with the
church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17
WHO WOULD CALL THEM "DEAR %

w nv UOOAD WALL 3aGn Imam
Perhaps the most novel church socia-
BILE ever held in the State of New Jer-
sey took place Friday night at the
First Methodist Episcopal Church hall
at Long Branch. The Ladies' Aid So
ciety, under whose auspices the socia-
BILE was held, had for several months
past been trying to invent something
original in church sociables, so it was
concluded to have an auction sale of
young women, both single and mar
ried.
The young ladies were sold first.
Eighteen of the prettiest girls there
volunteered to be sold to the highest
bidder. They were all seated on
platform covered with sheeting. The
auctioneer, ]. D. Van Note, member
Of the official board of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, opened up the
auction at nine o'clock. Van Cleef
Moore was the first purchaser. He got
bargain, the cheapest girl sold, pay
ing only twenty-five cents for the privi-
lege of eating supper with her. In TO-
tation the seventeen others were
knocked down to the highest bidders.
the choice of the lot only bringing 81.
The average price was but little over
thirty cents.
Eleven women who had husbands
mere next sold, and the choice OF this
lot brought S1.25. The cheapest wo-
man sold for 25 cents.
Altogether the sale of the entire
twenty-nine amounted to $1,000, max
ing the average price less than thirty
seven cents.
A number of the old church mem
bers are angry. and declare openly that
such sociables are against the rules of
the church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17
Court of Appeals Yesterday.

Lightfoot's administrator VS.. Green's
executor. Argued by John F. Rixey
and ]. S. Barbour, esqs., for appellant
and James w. Green and G. D. GRAY
esqs., for appellees and submitted.
Witt, Biedler & Co. against Fife.
Argued and continued.
Parish, trustee, against Wayman,
trustee. Passed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17

ALEXANDRIA. Va April II, 1885.
THHE ANNUAL MEETING of the stock
4 holders OF the STANDARD SOFT
PHOsPHATE MINING COMPANY will be-
held on TUESDAY. April %, at 70 O'clock
m, at their Office, foot of franklin street. for
the election OF officers to serve for the ensu.
ing year, and for other purposes.
PARK. AGNEW, President,
NJ. B. HARLOW, eecretary. ap17 I'd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17
STORMS IN THE WEsT.-A storm of

STORMS IN THE WEsT.-A Storm OF
great severity passed over eastern
Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and the
southwest generally Monday and Mon
day night. In Colorado and Kansas
considerable damage was done. In
southern Kansas and Oklahoma a
peculiar feature of the storm was the
intense darkness and the extraordinary
electrical display. The atmosphere was
surcharged with electricity. The rain
fall in western Oklahoma was actually
a shower of mud.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17
To-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Collector Fitz. Lee.

WASHINGTON, Apr. 1.-THE Presi-
dent this evening appointed ex-Gov-
ernor Fitzhugh Lee collector of inter-
nal revenue for the Sixth district OF
Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17

The boycotted breweries at Omaha,
Neb., were guarded last night by the
police, the brewing companies having
become alarmed over the threatening
aspect of the strike.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The democratic executive commute
of Stafford has selected Mr.. Richard
Moncure for sheriff of that county.
Patents were issued yesterday to
Archer Boogher. of Alexandria, for q
desk; Lewis II. Finney, of Richmond,
for a drop fender for street railway
cars.
Mrs. Maggie E. Jones, wife of James
O. Jones and sister of Rev. G. W.
Brooks, died Monday at her home near
Pine View, Fauquier county, aged 10
years.
Prof. Lawrence Rust, formerly OF
Leesburg, died at Gambler College,
Ohio, on Monday. Mr.. Rust was son
of the late Col. A. T. NJ. Rust, OF Lou
DOM county.
The schooner George T. Garrison,
belonging to Captain c. r. Lewis, OF
Lewisetta, was capsized on Monday
morning in the Rappahannock river, OIL
the town of Urbana, during heavy
squall. The crew were rescued.
Mr.. John woodward died at the home
of William Craig, in Prince William
county, Saturday. His death was due
to injuries he sustained about a week
previously from being thrown upon 8
barbed-wire fence while driving from
Bristow to his home, near that place.
A young man named F. Bryan was
drowned in Marattico creek on Satur'
day afternoon. Bryan was on a bug
eve, and was knocked off the boat into
the water by the jibboom. His body
was recovered soon after the drowning
and was sent to his home near Farm
ham, Richmond county, where it was
buried yesterday.
The body of C. E. Dickerson, lum-
Der merchant of Orange county, was
found yesterday in the bushes mean
Profits station, Albemarle. The mans
throat was cut from ear to ear. Parties
are suspected of the murder, but no ar
rests have been made or attempted.
There is rumor that woman was in
some way mixed up with this mysteri-
Gus tragedy.
At Farmville yesterday Ben Cox, q
clerk III Ine employ VI IuO O'aSo
male Normal School, shot and wound
ed, on a public thoroughfare, R. L.
Payne, q carpenter. The occurrence
grew out of q scandalous rumor accus'
Ing E. A. Rice of wrongdoing with
a certain young lady temporarily
staying in that place. Rice and Cox
attacked Payne and the shooting fol
lowed.
The public reception to the hon
William L. Wilson tonight will be an
event of no ordinary moment in Rich
mond. He goes to attend the banquet
of the University Alumni Association
From 5:15 to 6:15 Mr.. Wilson will BIZ
rendered public reception at the Gov
ernor's mansion, to which everybody ]:
invited. The house will be decorated
and there will be music, but the recep-
ton will be informal. The Governor
will be attended by the members Of his
staff. The banquet will be at the Com
monwealth Club.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17
DIED.

On April 18th, 1895, at Ills a. M. Mrs
ELIZABETH WINTERS, at the residence Of
her daughter. Mrs. Mary Edelin,, 308 north
Henry street Funeral from St. Marv's
Church, Thursday, April 1s, at 8 O'Clock
9. N.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17

THE PROPOSED erection of monu-
ment in Brooklyn to the Maryland
Line, that saved the Revolutionary
army on Long Island, calls to mind the
fact that in all the wars of this country,
wherever the Maryland Line and the
Virginia troops have fought side by
side, from Eutaw, where they swept
the pick of the British army FROM the
field, to Pickett's ever memorable
charge at Gettysburg, they have done
honor to themselves and reflected
honor upon their respective States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17

Among the passengers who arrived
in New York on the steamer Majestic,
from Liverpool to-day, was Hon. Geo.
Curzon, NJ. p, who is to marry Miss
Letter. In his party were Hon. Frank
Curzon, Lord bennington and Mr..
Curzon's sister, Lady Miller, and MIR.
Miller.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-17

The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE says it
is constantly in receipt of communica-
tons from persons living along the line
of the Southern Railway, complaining
of the poor accommodations afforded to
the local travel along that line.-Char-
lottesUiNe Chronicle.
Oh, mo- The GAZETTE said it was in
receipt of complaints from along the
short line of the Leesburg branch of the
Southern Railway, of the disagreeable
transfer at the Washington Junction.
In respect of accommodations afforded
every where else on the road, the GA
zETrE has never heard q complaint.
Quotations should always be accurate.