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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20

The GRAVE WAS REOPENED.--A
touching scene was witnessed during
the funeral services of G. n. Williams
in Richmond yesterday. When he
was dying telegram was sent his son,
H. s. Williams, of Boston. The re
mains were taken to lakewood Gene
terry for interment. The last rites hay
ing been commenced and the casket
lowered, the mourners stood watching
the workmen filing in the grave. The
mound had been formed above it and the
floral tributes were about to be laid on,
when stranger hastily made his way
through the crowd. On reaching the
grave he burst into tears. Inquiries
from bystanders revealed the fact that
he was the son from Boston, who had
been away from home for thirty-two
years, and who started for Richmond
as soon as he heard OF the hopeless
condition of his father. He arrived in
the city too late for the funeral services,
but at his request the grave was re-
opened and the casket brought to the
surface and opened that he might OBJ
tain last look of the features of the
one whom he saw alive for the last
time when he parted from his home,
thirty-two years ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20

The Jews in Vladivostock will be ex-
PEELED by command of the Russian au-
thorities.
1t has been decided by the Merchants
Bar Iron Association in Chicago that
bar iron will be advanced in price.
The Chickasaw and Choctaw nations
through their delegates have refused
the oyertures of the Dawes commission
and will make an appeal to the gov
eminent to see that they are not de-
spoiled of their tribal rights.
The Supreme Court of Minnesota
this morning filed its decision in the
Hayward murder case sustaining the
lower court and refusing q new trial.
Hayward is under sentence of death ft r
the murder of Catharine Cling.
At special masters sale Of the Port
Royal and Western North Carolina
railroad at Greenwood. S. c., to-day
the entire property was knocked down
to A. R. Hutchinson, representing
Messrs. Samuel Thomas and Thomas
Ryan, of New York, for S2,650,0O0.
A special from Brownsville, Ore.,
states that John Montgomery, his wife.
aud D. r. McKeecher were murdered
on farm near that place yesterday af-
ternoon. The victims had all been
shot with rifle. The murderers will
probably be lynched if apprehended.
Head mail carrier w. d. Mcdonald
was found in an unconscious condition
in the streets at Ionis, Mich, at six
o'clock last night. He had been struck
one or more terrific blows on the back
of the head with sand bag. Heis still
in an unconscious condition and the
cause of the assault is not know.
There is no clue to the whereabouts
of Daniel II. Brenizer, secretary and
treasurer of the Citizens Trust and
Surety Co, of Philadelphia, whose dis
appearanced after having embezzled
S25, 900 of trust securities was an
nounced to-day. Brenizer left the COM
pany's Office last Thursday and since
then nothing has been heard of him.
The young wife of the defaulter is
Frustrated.
The Debs reception committee, at
Chicago, has perfected arrangements
for the trip to Woodstock next Friday,
when Mr.. Debs will be released from
Jail there. The delegates represent
nearly every branch of organized labor
in the city. Its expected that on their
return to Chicago with Mr.. Debs at the
head parade will form and march to
B ittery D armony where Mr.. Debs
will be the chief speaker.
1t was learned to-day that 1900 pounds of
oleomargarine had been seized in Philadel-
phia by the State department of agriculture,
and singularly enough it appears to have no
owner.
AT Marysville. Cal, yesterday Jack Brady
wal sent to the penitentiary fol- life for the
murder of Sheriff Bogard last March while q
train was being held up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
THE BAPTIsTs.

The Baptist General Association Of
Virginia at its session in Petersburg
yesterday heard an address from Rev.
T. B. Bell, of Nashville, Tenn, secre-
tary of the Sunday-school board of the
Southern Baptist convention, who spoke
upon Southern Baptist Literature"
The income of the board last year was
$50, 900, and $4,000 of it was given for
the Sunday schools of the South. Rev.
o. F. Hippo. of the American Baptist
Publication Society, of Philadelphia,
also spoke before the association on the
subject of Religious Literature"
The subject of State missions was
next taken up and discussed at great
length. 1t was shown by the speeches
made that while much is being accom-
plished by the State mission board,
there is still great restitution existing
throughout the State.
The second session of the Woman's
Missionary Union of the Baptist General
Association of Virginia, which convened
n Monday met again yesterday after
noon.
The president Introduced Miss Marie
Buhlmaier, missionary from BALI
more, who made an address.
The association at its session last
night received the report of the COM
mittee appointed to fix the salary of the
general superintendent of the Sunday
school and Bible board. The report re-
commended $500 as the salary, and
was adopted.
Next followed the report of the, Gen.
trail committee of woman's work, offer
ed by DR.. George Cooper, of Richmond.
This report shows that the ladies have
raised nearly $4,000. The association
at 1880 adjourned sine Gle. The next
meeting of the association will be held
in Grace street Baptist Church, in Rich,
mond, on Friday before the second Sun.
day in November, 1896.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Supreme Court of the United
States yesterday, for the first time has
disposed of all the cases on the calender
fer the session.
In New York yesterday the trustees
of Columbia College expressed their
sympathy for the University of Virginia
and promised number of books.
A snow and sleet storm, followed by
cold wave, passed over the Northwest
yesterday, trains on roads west of
Chicago being delayed and telegrahic
communication interrupted.
In speech at Demopolis, Alabama,
Monday, United States Senator James
L. Pugh announced that he will not be
a candidate for reelection at the ex-
piration of his present term, which ends
March 1, 1897.
A dispatch from Baltimore says Cas-
per Ebert, who is insane on religion, is
held at the Towson Jail in Baltimore
county. He imagines that he must
sacrifice his family for the world. He
will be sent to an asylum.
By the arrest of two Union College
students last night the history of sew
eral burglaries which have taken place
in Schenectady, N. Y, during the last
few weeks have been solved. Many
stolen articles were recovered.
1t is said in Washington to be quite
possible thata number of sound money
democrats will carry their antagonism
to silver 80 far as to refuse to give ex.
Speaker Crisp even complimentary
vote in the organization OF the House of
Representatives.
The Danville City Council last night
by an overwhelming vote decided to
submit the question Of annexation Of
Neapolis on the north side of Dan river
to Danville to popular vote. The
Neapolis council will act on the ques.
ton some night this week.
Miss Campbell, who attained noto-
riety few years ago, in breach OF
promise case, claiming 100000 dam
ages from Arbuckle, the coffee dealer,
died in DR.. Gray sanitarium, at Hang
ing Rock, o., yesterday. Miss Camp
BELLS sister is the wife of ex-Mayor
William Means, of Cincinnati.
DR.. George w. Mater, of Washington,
who is charged with beating Mrs.
Fannie Reed while out driving with her
on the Bladensburg road one night last
week, was yesterday convicted in the
Police Court OF that city and sentenced
to 1854 days. Imprisonment in the Dis
trict Jail. 1t appeared that he was
jealous.
Secretary Carlisle delivered an adj
dress on national finances before the
Chamber of Commerce at its annual
dinner 10 New York last night. He
pointed out the disturbing effects of the
egal-tender treasury notes and urged
their early retirement by Congress. He
said that if the present policy of re-
demption and reissue is continued the
Understanding debt will be greatly in
creased. 1t drives gold out of the
country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
Postomce Robbed.

PLAINFIELD, N. j., Nov. 2O.-The
postofice at Summit was entered by
burglars this morning. The safe was
blown open and 5000 in currency and
stamps stolen. The money did not all
belong to the government as the safe
was made depository for several local
merchants. There is no clew to the
burglars. Mrs. Bridget Lane is the
postmistress. There wers $3.50 worth
Of money orders and seven registered
letters in the safe, which the thieves, in
their haste, evidently overlooked. TIE
registered letters contained several
hundred dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The democratic leaders in Virginia
will use their influence to prevent the
legislature from making any important
changes in the Walton election law.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
will convene in Grace.street Baptist
church, Richmond. this evening. About
400 delegates are expected to be pres
ent.
Ormand Stone, observer at the Lean
der Mccormick observatory, Univer-
sity of Virginia, sighted PERKINS, new
comet yesterday morning. 1t is about
as bright as seventh magnitude star,
with tail ten minutes long, and was a
conspicuous object to the finder.
P. a. Meade alighted from Pull
man car at Gordonsville Saturday night
and was struck by freight train on
another track and had his foot mashed
almost of. He was taken to Char
lottesville, where DR.. 81. T. Nelson
amputated the Injured member.
The fine estate known as Farley"
containing 500 acres of land and situ-
ated in the southern end of Clarke
county, was sold at public auction last
Saturday by Messrs. Jno. F. and a..
Wise Sewers, commissioners, at $50
per acre. Mr.. H. Wise Sewers was the
purchaser.
A dispatch from Madison, Wis, says
the two Mattox brothers, arrested there
a couple of weeks ago and taken to
Barbaboo have been taken away by
Virginia officers. They are wanted in
Virginia for numbering negro, Ferd-
inand Mattox, who was formerly slave
of the Mattox family.
Mr.. William ]. Swift, lumber deal
er of Spotsylvania county, was yester-
day inspecting the large timbered lands
of W. S. Embrey, of Fredericksburg,
with view of moving his saw mills
into the tract, to complete the contract
for saving which was undertaken by
the late James HALEY and unfulflled
by reason of his death.
A distressing death occurred on the
B. s. o. train shortly before its arrival
at Edinburg yesterday. An attendant
from the Western State Hospital at
Staunton, was taking a Miss Rosep-
berger, aged 26 years, of Winchester,
to the hospital. Just before the train
reached Edinburgisbe was seized with
violent fit and died almost instantly.
Mr.. James NJ. Perdue. the oldest res
ident of Manchester, who for over sixty
years had held a prominent place in
the affairs of that city, was found dead
yesterday afternoon at the foot of the
steps leading from the rear entrance of
Mr.. Lawrence POOLS Office. 1t is sup
posed that he fell down the steps, as
his oyercoat, which he had been wear
ing thrown across his shoulders, was
found midway the stairs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
Anew Orleans Tragedy.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 2O.-ChaH.
F. Porter, stenographer, was shot
and MORALLY wounded this morning.
Porter was waiting on the street to
catch a car and had just bade his pref
ty six-year-old daughter goodbye,
when Patrick A. Hearns approached
and opened fire on him. Then Hearns
turned the pistol on himself and shot
twice, one ball going through his hat
and one grazing his face. Mrs. Porter
was standing at her gate with her one
year-old child and an Older child was
walking home when Hearus opened
fire on them, shooting the six-year-old
child through the leg. Hearns had
been drinking and had a grudge against
Porter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondents of the Alexandra Gazette

S <AheAanu!ia 0eLette.J
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.
q resident of Alexandria county. her.
to-day, says that two negro constables
of that county. if they had chosen to do
so, could have raided Heath's gambling
establishment there, and arrested all
the parties who were captured by the
special posse The Governor sent there
for that purpose.
General Shelley. chairman of the
democratic committee of Alabama, now
here, says he thinks the silver wing of
his party will be allowed to
elect the State ticket, with the under
standing that there be hold up in re-
spect of the delegation to the national
democratic convention.
The wedding of Miss Regina Bar
bour, daughter of Mrs. James l.. Bar
bour, of this city, and Senior Don Julio
ReDgifo, secretary of the Colombian
Legation. occurred at eleven o'clock
today, in st. Matthew's Church. The
ceremony was witnessed only by the
Immediate relatives of the family. Rev.
Thomas S. Lee, pastor of the church,
otficiated. The decorations of the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
WEDNESDAY EVENING. NOV. 20. 1885.
GREAT as has been the ratio OF GRIM

GREAT as has been the ratio OF GRIM
inals to population in Washington ever
since the emancipation of the slaves,
there has recently been an immense in
crease of crimes of all kinds in that city.
Indeed thevicious and criminal classes Of
Washington, in proportion to the other
classe, are supposed to exceed those OF
any other city on the face of the earth.
But that this is so is not at all strange to
those familiar with the natural char
acteristics of at least third, If not
more, of the people who live in that
city. And yet the Washington board
of trade and some of the Washington
newspapers pretend to be shocked at
the imaginary "lawlessness" of Alex
andria county, the officers of which, it
should be remembered, are elected by
the negro majority there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

LONDON, Nov. 20.-A dispatch from
Lagos, capital of the British colony OF
that name on the west African coast,
states that Captain Bower, the British
resident at Ibadan, has attacked and
killed the King of Oyo and many of
his followers, and burned their quar-
tiers. The country is in distracted
state.
have been received by the government
announcing that the imperial govern
ment has decided to support the pro-
ject of fast mail service between
Great Britain and Canada to the extent
of 1915, 600 annually for class of yes
sells similar to the Teutonic, with q
speed capacity of 90 knots an hour.
The 1875, 900 is to supplement the
$3.50, 900 voted by the Dominion parlia-
ment two or three sessions ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20

MAsoNIC.-The Richmond cores
pendent of the Petersburg appeal
says: "The meeting Of the grand
lodge of Masons to be held here early
in December will be of unusual inter-
est. There will be a warm contest
over the Office of grand secretary.
When the late w. B. Isaacs died, Col.
J. V. Bigwood was appointed to sue
coed him. Mr.. Isaacs was secretary
also of the grand chapter Royal Arch
Masons and of the grand commandery
Knights Templar. Recently Mr.. James
B. Blanks, of Petersburg, has been
chosen secretary of these bodies and
will be candidate for secretary of the
grand lodge. A third aspirant is DR..
George W. Darlington, of Rustburg,
Campbell county, who has strong fol-
lowing. All three have elements of
and the result will be awaited
with much interest by Masons. Col.
Bidgood resigned as grand treasurer to
become grand secretary. Colonel Fred.
Peasants is now grand treasurer, and
there may be contest over this Office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
Nez Perez Settlers.

LEWISTON, Idaho, Nov. 20.-Fully
1000 settlers were awaiting the open
ing of the land office yesterday morn
ing to make their filings upon the
lands of the Nez Perez reservation
opened on Monday. The crowd was
jammed up in struggling mass In
front of the Office and gang of specL-
lators enriched themselves by selling
their places in the line to anxious set
tiers lower down. Their scheme was
discovered and they were driven away.
The crush today promises to be great
er than ever.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
Proyidential Escape from Death.

ERIE, Pa, Nov. 2O.-Last night four
highwaymen attacked James r. Bower,
fagman of the Lake Shore freight
train, two miles east of Erie. After
beating Bower into ipsensibility they
robbed him of his money and watch
and stripped him of his clothes. They
then stretched the nude body across
the main track over which an east
bound passenger train was due and left
him to his fate. Fortunately for him,
Bowers train was broken in two and
the passenger train was compelled to
pass through side track. But for this
circumstance Bower would have been
ground to pieces under the wheels. He
was taken up almost dead from cold
and injuries and was removed to his
home,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
Death of the wild MAN.

BUTTE, Mont, Nov. 2O.-Pettingill,
the wild man, has been found dead in
his mountain retreat, He came to
Montana during the early period of the
war and had ever since lived alone
among the wild animals of the Wise
river mountains. Nothing has been
learned regarding his reasons for retir-
ing from civilization. Pettingill had
knowledge of a fabulously rich gold
vein, but never disclosed its location,
though he gave to party of hunters
some quartz that assayed SOC, 900 ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
L1rrELL's LIVING AeE.-This standar

L1rrELL's LIVING AGE.-This standard
weekly is the Oldest, as it is the best, ccncen=
tration of choi periodical literature printed
in this country. Those who desire thorough
compedium of all that is admirable and note
worthy in the literary world Will be spared
the trouble of wading through the sea of re.
views aud magazines published abroad; for
they will find the essence of all compacted
and concentrated here. To those whose
means are limited it must meet with especial
favor, for it offers them what could not other
wise be obtained except by large outlay.
Intelligent readers who want TO save time
and money will find 1t invaluable The pro.
spectus, printed in another column should be
examined by all in selecting their periodicals
for the new year. For the amount and quail
ity of the reading furnished, the new price
makes THE LIVING ACE the cheapest as well
az the best literary weekly In existence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20

AT republican jolli6cation meeting
held in Washington since the recent
election, Langston, the mulstto Exon
gresham from Virginia, one of the
prominent speakers, said :: "We rejoice
because we know the democratic party
is dying, if not dead" That could no,
have been the reason why the so-called
democratic administration rejoiced at
the democratic defeat; but yet it is bard
TO find any other, that is, if the admins
tration have good sense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
Protesting Against I,ynchinp

Boston, Nov. 2O.-The African NJ.
E. Church, Charles street, was the
scene last night of a meeting to protest
against the lynching of negroes and
against lawlessness in the south. One
of the speakers said: Southern law
lessuess must be stopped, peaceably if
possible-if not, otherwise" Another
said: GAS long as the black man sub
mits to the degradation of these insults,
40 long will these towards continue to
insult them"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
Baltimore,s New Mayor.

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 2O.-At noon
to-day Ferdinand G. Latrobe, seven
times Mayor of Baltimore, became a
private citizen and Alcaeus Hooper,
the first man ever elected mayor of
Baltimore on straight republican
ticket, took up the reins of Office.
Mr.. Hooper was indicted into office
in the presence of multitude. After
the new mayor had taken the oath of
Office and delivered his inaugural ad-
dress the official reception began and
continued for some hours.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20

THE General Assembly ofthe Knights
of Labor yesterday denounced the
h CHEST court in the land for affirming q
conviction for conspiracy, and applaud
ed Mr.. Deb. for melting arson and
bloodshed. Surely such action can
not tend to raise the Knights in the
estimation of reasonable people. But
as all the old time respect for the exc
cutive and legislative branches of the
government has been dissipated, there
is little reason why any for the judi
cial branch should remain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
Rumored Defeat of Spanish Troops.

New YORK, Nov. 2O.-A dispatch
from Havana via Key West, under
date of November IS, say that rebel
reports received there declare that
big battle has been fought near Ma
canagua, the Cuban forces being led by
Gomez, who defeated the Spanish
troops and killed Aldavo. their general,
with two other high military officials.
The report is fatty contradioted by the
Spanish authorities at Havana.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20

Mr.. WRIGHT, the commissioner of la
bor, in an address delivered in Wash
ington yesterday, said the negro would
have to remain in this country, and
that sooner or later his presence here
would provoke "labor complications in
the South" He will provoke worse
than labor complications, not only in
the South, but in the whole country, if
his crimes shall increase at the same
rate in the future that they have since
his race was cursed with freedom and
free schools.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20

SHOT DEAD BY HIS FRIEND.-Mr.
Martin P. Crannis was accidentally shot
and killed at 2:9O o'clock yesterday
afternoon while out hunting. He and
a party of friends were sitting on the
steps of. Flynn's store, at FergusoDs=
vile, Nottoway county, where they
had gone to get some water. One of
the companions, after drinking, handed
the dipper to MFR. Crannis. In doing so
his companions gun slipped off the
steps, the hammer striking against
them. This caused the piece to 60 off.
The shot tore through the coat of a by
stander, but did not hurt him, and en-
tered the right breast of Mr.. Crannis,
who died in few minutes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20

Col. DUDLEY, who announced his re-
tirsment from politics some time ago,
has re-entered them since the late cleo
tons, and says the result of those cleo
tions shows that the people are in favor
of free and honest elections, and are
determined to have them. And yet
this same, Identical Colonel Dudley, is
the man made famous by his "blocks
of five" instructions, and who was only
saved from the penitentiary for melting
and promoting fraudulent elections, by
U. S. judge who had to reverse his
own decision in order to effect that OBJ
iect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20
away.

The FACT that nearly million dol
lars were expended last year in the
maintenance of the weather bureau
shows the extravaganza with which
this government is conducted, and ex-
plains why, even with the fifty per
cent. tariff tax it imposes on the neces-
sarles of life, its receipts do not equal
its expenditures, and why there must
be increased taxation to supply the
large deficit. And then, too, of what
real benefit the weather bureau is to
anybody, except those who draw sal
aries and wages from it, has not been
told, that is, satisfactorily.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-20

The GOVERNMENT spends hundreds
of thousands of dollars annually in the
inspection of meat; and yet the an
nual report of the Secretary of Agricul-
ture, recently published, admits that,
with all that expense, the people of this
country buy and eat meat, the sale OF
which, owing to its diseased condition,
would be prohibited in foreign markets.
Reasonable people do not object to be-
ing taxed for legitimate and benefcent
objects, but they have good cause to
grumble when the money exacted OF
them by the government is thrown