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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
British in Possession of Corinto.

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WASHINGTON, April 27..-Nicaragua
has refused to accept the British ulti-
matum. This information was com.
municated to Rear Admiral Stephen
son at a late hour last night. The
three days given Nicaragua to make
reply having expired at midnight Fri
day night, the British forces at once
took possession of the town. The gar.
rison at Corinto, which consisted OF
$50 men, was withdrawn to the inte-
rior, leaving the British in possession
of the town. No opposition was made
to their landing, but it is stated that
any attempt on the part of the British
forces to penetrate to the interior, or
to leave the environments of Corinto,
will be resisted by Nicaragua. 1t is
now said positively that Nicaragua will
not pay the S75, 900 indemnity demand
ed by Great Britain. If Nicaragua de-
clines, as it is positively asserted she
will, to agree to commission unless
a member of the United States be a
member thereof, the British, under
present conditions, must continue in
occupation of Corinto indefinitely.
This gives them foothold on Nicara-
guam territory which they may retain
for years unless compromise OF some
nature is reached.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
Foreign News.

LONDON, April 27.-The trial of Oscar
Wilde and Alfred Taylor was resumed
this morning. The young man Wood
repeated his story in detail. He was
cross examined by Sir Edward Clarke
who showed that the witness was q
blaclSmailer. Young Atkins retold the
story of his visit to Paris with Wilde,
but denied that either he or Wilde had
been guilty of any misconduct.
LONDON, April 27.-Mr. William g.
Twombly, of Paris, was married in St.
Andrews Church, Westminster, this
morning, to Marian Isabelle Payne,
daughter of the late General Charles
Myers, of Washington, d. G.
PARIS, April 27.-It is reported from
Nancy that by the bursting of reser-
voir near Epinal, a large tract of coun-
try has been inundated and many peo-
pie have been drowned. A later dis
patch says the reservoir on the dyke of
the canal at Bouzy, near Epinal, gave
way this morning, sweeping away many
houses with their inmates. Thus far
the bodies of thirty-eight victims of the
disaster have been recovered. The pc.
cuniary damage will amount to several
millions of francs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

The question of where the 5000, 00t
which the late Cashier Risley stole
from the Williamantic, Conn.,, bank was
spent will, it is said, be answered in
few days and the answer will incrlmi
nate men holding themselves high in
that place.
A dispatch from Ravenna, o., says a
CLAY bank at Mishter Brothers tile
works caved in this morning buryine
three workmen. Freeman Smith had
every bone in his body broken, and,
though he was alive when taken out,
he cannot recover. His companions
managed to free themselves and then
dug him out.
An explosion occurred at ! o'clock
this morning in the house OF Chas. Ra-
coosin, tailor, in Anacostia. The
window glass in the front part of the
building was shattered, followed by
flames bursting out from all sides OF the
structure. Racoosin, his wife, and four
children were asleep in rooms over the
tailor shop, and had a narrow escape,
having to jump from the window.
Mrs. Rose Duffy, aged eighty years.
living alone in shanty at Stony Hol-
low, N. Y, was found dead early this
morning with her throat horribly cut.
Neighbors were attracted to her home
by the shanty being on fire and found
her as stated. 1t is supposed she had
several hundred dollars in the house
and that she was robbed. murdered al d
the shanty set fire to. Suspicion rests
on some Italians.
About twelve o'clock to-day fle
was discovered in the back yard of Mr..
William Summers's residence, on south
Pitt street. Mr.. Richard M. Latham
and some other gentlemen who were in
the Opera House at the time fastened
to the yard and extinguished the flames
before any special damage had been
done. The fire was caused by the
burning of some trash over which Mr..
Summers had been smoking fish. The
fish were consumed.
Miss Madeline Pollard, the young
woman who became famous through
the sensational suit against w. c. P.
Breckinridge, of Kentucky, for breach
of promise, was a passenger on the
French line steamer La Champagne
from New York this morning. Miss
Pollard. it is said, goes as companion to
a wealthy Philadelphia woman who is
interested in the young woman's future.
The steamship officials deny that Miss
Pollard was accompanied by any one.
Luther j. Allen, of Oneida, N. Y. was
found dead in bed at hotel in Stratford.
Ont, today. He was brother of ]. c. AL
len, the Buffalo stock exchange man, who
assigned yesterday and had been conductings
branch of the exchange in Oneida. BE left
home suddenly on Thursday and his where
ubouts were unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
rHE pEy1L1sH Deed OF A Co1oREp

THE DEv1LIsH DEED OF A CoLoRED
G1RL.-About three years ago Mr.. Jesse
A. Engle, the teacher of the public
school at Bakerton, W. Va, built him
self a handsome dwelling house on a
beautiful site overlooking the Potomac
at Railing Spring, between Bakerton
and Harper's Ferry. Last Friday after
noon the dwelling was set afre by a
colored servant girl and completely de-
stroyed. A couple of months ago Mr..
Enele got the girl, who was fourteen
wears old. from an institution at Wash
ington. She became dissatisfied and
wanted to return to Washington, but
was not allowed to do so. On Friday
afternoon Mrs. Engle saw the girl COM
ing down the stairs with box of
matches in her hand. Her suspicious
were aroused and she ran up stairs.
She found that fire had been kindled
in the garrett and had gained so much
Roadway she could do nothing to save
the house. An alarm was given, caus-
ing the neighbors to hastily gather, and
large part of the furniture was saved.
The dwelling, however, was burned to
the ground, together with Mr.. Engle's
supply of bacon, a lot of corn that was
stored in q room over the kitchen, and
some other articles. In the meantime
the girl had stolen away. She went to
Harper's Ferry, with the intention of
taking train for Washington, but was
arrested there Saturday and taken to
Jail at Observation-Disclosures
Pon;efe7
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
THE ROANOKE CoNFERENcE.-A dis.

THE ROANOKE CoNFERENcE.-A dis.
patch from Roanoke says:
Responses to call for a conference
of the friends of the movement for a
constitutional convention continue to
be received by Mr.. w. o. Hardaway
for the committee, and there is reason
to believe there will be g large and rep
resentative gathering.
The following extracts from the let.
tcrs received show the general tenor of
the majority OF the responses which the
committee is receiving: -" s7Flr 49, -.
T. L. Cockrell, a lawyer Of Alexan-
dria, writes: II wish to assure you and
YOUR associates of my sympathy and
hearty approval in this movement. Il
by any means / can cooperate with
you in your laudable undertaking /
shall cheerfully do So"
]. E. Mason, OF King George county,
writes: SIT will give me pleasure to at
tend the conference upon the important
question of holding a constitutional
convention in your city on the 18th of
May next"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
DR. Buchanan.

NEW YORK, April 27.-With a last
hope of gaining respite for DR.. Buch-
anan, Lawyers George Gibbons and
Daniel T. Kimball filed an application
for writ OF habeas corpus to-day be-
fore the United States Circuit Court.
Should this be granted it will act as a
stay of execution and probably add a
few more weeks to the life of the con-
demned man. A letter to the medical
profession of New York and Brooklyn
has been prepared and distributed by
Walter Tschle, chemist, and DR.. James
Wood, of Brooklyn. This letter is an
appeal for an extended respite, to be
signed by the recipients and forwarded
to Governor Morton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27

DURANT's TRIAL.-During the early
days of Durant's trial in San Francisco,
an attempt was made by defendants
counsel to cast suspicion upon Rev.
George Gibson, pastor of Emanuel
Church. Durant's attorneys have failed
so far in developing any tangible evil
dence connecting the minister with the
tragedies.
Yesterday Elmer A. Wolfe. witness
of the prosecution, was cross-examined
by the defendants attorney, who en-
deavored to show that similarity be-
tween Wolfe and Durant in appearance
and dress had led to Durant's mistaken
Identification by persons who had real
" seen Wolfe. He accounted for his
movements from noon on Friday until
two o'clock next morning.
Chief Crowley said that in the La
mont case the police would present an
even stronger chain of circumstantial
evidence against Durant than in the
present case. He says the case is per-
feet, and if Durant is innocent his posi-
ton is unfortunate.
Chief of Police Crowley is of the
opinion that there is not single fact
that points other than to Durant.
"Rev. DIR. Gibson has perfect abb"
he said yesterday. 1--WE have studied
him very carefully and have spared no
pains to ascertain the truth or falsity of
his statement"
Speaking of the Lamont case, Chief
Crowley said the police department
would present, if possible, a stronger
chain of circumstantial evidence than
in the case of Minnie Williams.
The Durant case was continued until
next Tuesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
Death in a Chasm.

NEW YORK, April pa Cochecton,
N. Y, special says: John Rich, Sgd.
ney Burns, Annie Mitchell, Irene Tenn
pest and Lora Long, were standing up
on ledge of rock 800 feet high which
overhung the park near town. Four
feet from the outer edge of the rock
was horizontal crack which no one
thought rendered the ledge insecure.
The five young people felt the ledge
give way under their feet and tried to
get off but were too late. Miss Tempest
managed to grasp solid remnant of
the rock and hung there until help
reached her. The others were dead
when the frightened inhabitants reach
ed the spot. Rich was impaled on the
limb of a tree seventy-fve feet above
the ground. Yesterday was the sad.
dest day the town has ever known, for
The young people were very popular.
All business was suspended. There is
talk of blasting the rest of the ledge.
A later dispatch contradicts the above
story
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27

TWENTY-FIVE SHOTS WERE FIRED.
"A terrible duel took place at Selma,
Ala, yesterday. About three weeks
ago, "Sonk;' Dudley and James Winters
had fight, in which Dudley was shot
and seriously wounded. Winters gave
himself up to the sheriff, and was to
have had his trial in Selma yesterday.
Bobert Browning, nephew of James
Minter, and Ed Dudley, son of "Sonk"
Dudley, were the principals in yester-
days fight. Browning and Dudley en-
tered Henry Cassin's store and each
passed separately to the rear. Both
drew pistols and began firing. The fir
ing was rapid, and both men sank to
tbs floor. An instant later both raised
themselves partially from the floor,
and, drawing other pistols, continued
firing. The sheriff, hearing the shots,
went in. Both men were stretched on
the floor. their feet touching. Brown
ing was dead and Dudley was gasping
for breath. Browning had been nit five
times, the fatal shot entering just back
of the ear. Three others had entered
his wrist apd ore his stomach, Joe
Dudley, a brother of Ed, rushed in and
fired three balls into the PROSTATE body
of Browning. As he did that, E. n.
Sneed fired at him four times, but miss.
ed every shot. When Dudley was
taken to the hospital and his wounds
examined, the doctors told him that
there was one chance in a thousand for
him to survive by resorting to an opera
ton. He said he would take that
chance, but died before it was COM
pleted. It was found that his bowels
were pierced in twenty-five places and
his liver in three. Joe Dudley and
Sneed are both in jail. AS near as can
can be ascertained, twenty-five shots
were fired. Eight pistols were taken
from the parties engaged in the fight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
Blue Laws in Force.

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, April a.
The "a saloons in this city will have to
close up shop next Tuesday night, as
the Council has refused to grant Ii
cense, and this morning Mayor Neal is-
sued instructions to the chief ofpolice
that after May LIST all business houses
must be closed on Sunday, including
barber shops, bath houses, restaurants,
meat and confectionery shops and such
like, and all labor shall be prohibited,
including the sale or delivery of news
papers, ice or milk. Drug stores can
only fill prescriptions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Thomas Glover, confined in Wood
stock Jail on charge of horse stealing
die d suddenly yesterday
Parker, the gold brick swindler, is to
be tried again in ] Tenrico County Court
The trial is fixed for May 81.
Miss Nancy Stewart, eighty-one years
old, died near Meetze station, Fauqulel
county, on Thursday morning.
VIM. A. White, who would have
been so years old on the 7th proximo
died on Thursday in Warrenton.
The reservoir on Watery mountain
which supplies Warrenton with water
is to be reconstructed at cost of So ,OOO
Joseph Windle, well-known citizen
of Shenandoah county, died suddenly
yesterday while walking across field
Mrs. L. c. Humphrey died at the
residence of her husband, near Unison
Loudoun county on Wednesday morn
ing, oath inst.
Mrs. Hanna Anderson, wife of ex-
County Treasurer James D. Anderson,
died suddenly in Le1ighton Thursday
night of heart failure.
The Culpeper Council last night de-
cided that the coming city election
should he conducted under the Walton
system. The court judge will be petit
toned to appoint the board.
The only case heard in the Court OF
Appeals yesterday was that of Logan
vs.. Dozier, which was argued and SUBJ
mitted. The court will close its labors
in Richmond for the spring next Thurs
day, and, after months intermission,
will on the 10th of June meet at Wythe-
vile. The court will hear no more
arguments during this term.
st. Johns Episcopal Church, Rich
mond, has made a new departure. 1t
will have deaconess, who is to be
trained nurse, and will devote her en-
tire time to the work ofthe parish. The
expense is to be met by individual
members of the church, and will not
fall upon the congregation. This move
will be a great benefit to the poor and
needy of the parish, and it will doubt
less be followed by other churches.
The beautiful weather for. the past
week has brought out in full-bloom the
most enormous fruit bloom that has
been witnessed in Prince William coun-
ty for many years. Indeed every indi,
cation points to most prolific fruit
year, and as far as has been examined
very few, if any, blossoms have been
Injured by the winter. The whole coun-
try is picture Of beauty, masses of va
riegated blossoms dotting the land
scape in every direction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
Girls Clothing.

To-day list includes two lots OF Refers in
better styles and better values than usual at
the prices
Girls Stylish Atwood Refers, So.
Girls Stylish Spring weight Jackets, So to
$3.50.
Girl Stylish Atwood Refers, So.
Girls Stylish Atwood Double Capes, $
to $40.
Girls Stylish Navy Blue Atwood Serge
Eton Suits, full skirt. red collar and cuffs.
trimmed with black or white braid Sizes !
to Ia years. Each, So to $40.
Third floor. ......... 18th st building)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
GENERAL LEES PLANs.-It is unde

GENERAL LEES PLANs.-It is under
stood by the friends of General Fiiz.
hugh Lee, the newly-appointed collec-
tor of internal revenue for the Lynch
burg district, that the general will take
charge of his new Office on the LIST of
NAV, and that he will not make any
changes in the personnel of the Office.
His family will, as is their custom,
spend the coming summer at their sum-
mer home at Glasgow, near the Natural
Bridge, and the general will not locate
his family in Lynchburg before the fall.
He has been flooded with applications
for positions in the revenue Office at
Lynchburg, and since the announce
ment of his appointment his mail has
grown to very large proportions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
Another Murder Mystery.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. April 27.-What
will probably prove another murder
mystery for the police to solve came to
light last night. The victim is Henry
Mosher, of Rochester, N. Y, who left
his boarding house Thursday morn.
ing with about $3.50 in his pocket, and
whose body was picked up in the lake
Yesterday afternoon minus money and
minus gold watch. When the body
was found it was thought to be case
of suicide, but there are heavy bruises
on the side of the face. The only mo-
tives which can be ascribed for the
murder, as it is now believed to be, are
that he was killed for his money.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK. April 27.-The reaction in
the railway list at the opening, was followed
by another drive against the anthracite coal
ers. The news about the coal trade WAS un-
favorable, it being announced that mining had
been resumed on full time in many parts of
the anthracite regions. Before IL o'clock.
however, the industrials were taken in hand
by the bulls and all signs of weakness in the
general list disappeared. At IL o'clock the
market was strong under the leadership of
the industrials,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27

IF WHIPPING were not prohibited al
the so-called reformatory school in
Washington, the strong probability is
that the negro girls confined therein
would not have torn up the beds and
bedding. and broken the furniture and
windows there, as they did in their re.
cent revolt. Sentimentalism and moral
suasion become ridiculous when ap-
piled to such material as that refer
red to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
er GOODS DELIVERED IN ALEy.
ANDRIA.
Woodward & Lothrop,
10th, nth & F Sts., II. W.,
WASHINGTON. D. c.
EyOR sALE-VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
II IN THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA,

By virtue of the power conferred upon mo
by the heirs-st-law of B. F. Price, late of the
city of Alexandria, in the State of Virginia
deceased, offer at private sale, all the REAL
ESTATE in the said city Of Alexandra, of
which said B. F. Price died. seized, to-wit
LIST ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND with
the BRICK DWELLING thereon, on the
west side Of Columbus street, between King
and Prince streets, which was the residence
OF the said B F. Price at the time of his death.
2nd. TWO TENEMENTS AND LOTS OF
GROUND. each house frame. on the north
side of Wolfe street. between Pitt and St.
Asaph streets.
3rd. A LOT OF GROUND WITH TWO
FRAME TENEMENTS thereon on the west
side of Pitt street, between Wolfe and Duke
streets, and which will be sold in two separ.
ate parcels if desired.
4th. TWO VACANT LOTS in the square
bounded by Wolfe, Pitt. Duke and st. Asaph
streets.
Terms Of sale liberal
A diagram showing metes and bounds OF
the property, can be seen by calling on the
subscriber.
ISAAC EICHBERG,
2p1 cots Trnstee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27

AS NICARAGUA, like spoiled child,
though knowing she was wrong, re.
fused to pay the resulting damages,
Great Britain had nothing else to do.
except to collect the amount herself,
which she has proceeded to do, after
full warning and ample notice, in the
least Objectionable way it was possible
for her to adopt. Nicaragua was
evidently induced by the CAB of the
jingoes here to believe that this country
would go to her assistance, and now
that she has been undeceived, she will
probably pout and put on airs toward
the United States in respect of the
Nicaraguan canal scheme, which, if they
would prevent the success of that
scheme, would be the best things she
could do for the good of this country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
charges Hypnotic influence.

CHICAGO, April 27.-Mrs. Mary Bennett,
who died last December, left an estate valued
at $4,000 to her husband. Her daughter
alleges that Bennett, who was forty years
younger than his wife, exerted his hypnotic
power to induce her inirm and aged mother
to marry him and four days afterwards make
her will in his favor. 1t is said the servant
in the home Of the deceased will state tn; t
she saw frequent instances of BENEFITS mes
meric control over her mistress during his
visits to the house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27

It will be an agreeable surprise to
persons subject to attacks of bilious
colo to learn that prompt relief may
be had by taking Cbamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. In
many instances the attack may be pre-.
vented by taking this remedy as soon
as the first symptoms of the disease ap-
pear. 25 and so cent bottles for sale by
T.. Stabler & Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
Fire.

Owosso, Mich, April 27.-The emit: 9
east side of Main street in Corunns,
from the court house south to the river,
containing five brick and six frame
stores, went up in smoke at 2 o'clock
this morning. Loss $35, 900. The law
library of Hon. Hugh McCurdy, the
head of the Knights Templar of the
United States, was burned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
"There is Daneer in DeIav ,

Since 1861 have been great sufferer
from catarrh. I tried Ely's Cream Balm az d
to all appearances am cured. Terrible head
aches from which 1 had long suffered a1e
gone.-W. j. Hitchcock, Late Major U. g.
Vol. and A. A. Gen.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Ely's Cream Balm has completely cured
me Of catarrh when everything else failed.
Many acquaintance have used it with excel.
lent results.-Alfred W. Stevens, Caldwell,
Ohio.
Price of Cream Balm is fifty cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27

The fact that Mr.. Boutelle's own
city, Bangor, Maine, has just elected q
democratic mayor will not tend to
mollify the hatred that fire eating son
of the North nurses for his poor white
fellow citizens whose lot was unfortu-
nately cast in the South. Nothing
would please eX-Lieut. Boutelle, I.
S. n, better than to put On roller
skates aud 60 through the South with
fire brand in one hand and naked
sword in the other, burning and Staying
as ne wendell his way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27

DRowNED.-Monday night last Sam.
uel Jones, young man of North
cumberland county, attempted to cross
Hull's creek, small branch of the
Potomac river, in boat while in an
intoxicated condition. His friends en-
deavored to dissuade him from the at.
tempt, but without avail. His boat
was found next morning afoat, but
with no occupant. The creek was
searched, with the result that yester.
day his body was found in q small
cove.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-27
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL %, is ..

TIE government Of this country was
founded Gu the principle that it should
be conducted by a majority of its white
citizens, all OF whom, ct that time had
some material interest in its welfare
and held the right of suffrage above
price. But principle, like every thing
else in this country, has changed, and
The government Is now ruled by ma
iority of the voters, no matter of what
composed, or how obtained. But,
nevertheless, that changed principle
has been enacted into law, and the law
must be observed, for infinitely better
is bad law, than no law at all. Therefore.
though the silver craze is barelaced and
transparent, if {. majority OF the voters
be afflicted with it, they must have
their way, and federal interference
with the qualification of their desire,
either implied or expressed, must not
be permitted. They must be allowed
to 90 their own way, though that way
lead them to destruction, for their
leaders still cry ror populi, cor Del