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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06

Lilies" by o. E. Excel, and as offer.
tory Mr.. Allen Wartield sang an Easter
solo. "The Angels Story" by II. P.
banks. At the evening service the text
was from ST. Matthew 2S chap. IL Is
verses and st. Luke "a chap. 81 verse.
The choir sang an anthem, "God be
Mercifal," by Frank M. Davis, and as
an offertory Mr.. Thos. H. Netherland
sang a solo, Gall Hail." by Thomas.
The choir consisted of Mrs. Tubman,
Misses Graham and Pollard, sopranos;
Misses Driscoll, Cockey, and Mrs. Geo.
Warfeld, altos; Messrs. Risheill, Fisher,
Goodson and Pollard, bassos; Messrs.
Netherland and Adamson, tenors; Miss
Alice Thomas, organist, and Mr.. Henry
K Field, director.
Services in connection with Ea iter
were held in the Lutheran and in most
of the other churches, and in all of
them sermons bearing on the resurrec.
ton were delivered.
The gentle rain of this morning kept
many from spending the day amid ma
lures scenery, as is the custom on
Easter Monday. In the afternoon,
however, the sky became clear and
some repaired to the hills and lawns
surrounding the city. The younger
generation seemed to take more inter-
est in egg picking" on this than on
any Easter for some years past.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06

ANOTHER WoULD.BE SUICIDE
Another attempt at suicide was made
in this city about IL o'clock yesterday
morning on account of unrequited love.
James Clarke, known as Games Poo.
dle,n who has been arrested several
times for various offenses, disturbed the
quiet of the community while the
church bells were ringing and created
considerable excitement on Queen
street, between Columbus and Alfred,
by shooting himself in the left breast
with 4S.caliber pistol. Clarke is in
love with Miss Clara Deeton, q young
lady living on Wilkes street, but the
young woman had met another whose
Style she admired more than Clarke's,
who only recently became aware that
he had rival. So Clarke, after brood
ing over the affair for the past two
days, went to friend and borrowed a
pistol, which he used to kill horses
with, and little later a pistol shot was
heard in Clarkes back yard and he was
found lying on the ground with hole
in his left breast. DR.. Miller, who hap
pened to be in the neighborhood, was
called in and later DR.. O'Brien was sum
moned, and after an examination they
were unable to locate the ball, it hav-
ing entered in the left breast just above
the heart, making very ugly wound.
Miss Deeton soon heard oil the rash act
of her admirer and FASTENED to him.
When she found that she was partly to
blame for this state of affairs the first
thing she did was to assure Clarke that
she still loved him aud had always done
so and that she never received the al-
tention of any other young men. This
kind of sympathy acted like charm
on Clarke, who from that moment grew
stronger, although the physicians do
not think that he is entirely out OF
danger, as blood.poisoniug may set in.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06

POLICE CoURT.-The following cases
were disposed of by Mayor Thompson
this morning
Andrew Beach, arrested by Officer
Goods charged with being drunk in
the street, forfeited IS collateral.
George Turner, colored, arrested by
Officer Atkinson charged with stealing
horse from Fairfax county, was held
for further hearing.
Edward browns, arrested by Officer
Arlington charged With being drunk
on the street, was fined S1.50
Two men, arrested by Officers Hall
aud Sherwood charged with an assault
on Florence Livingston, were fined IS
each.
Florence Livingston, charged with
selling liquor without license, was
fined 81.
A white man arrested by Officer How
sor, charged with stealing $50 was dis
missed, the charge having been with
drawn.
Wallace Davis, arrested by Officer
Atkinson charged with giving whisky
to prisoner at the station house, was
fined s..
Lizzie Richardson and Berry Wilson,
both colored, arrested by Officer Goods
charged with disorderly conduct and
fighting, the former fined SIS and the
latter was dismissed.
Theophilus Mudd, arrested by Officer
Sherwood for being drunk on the street,
was fined IS.
Samuel Tennesson, arrested by Off
Ger Beach charged with being drunk
and disorderly, was fined s..
Frederick Summers, arrested by Spe-
cial Officer Loven for trespassing on the
property of the Southern Railway Com
pany, was fined IS.
Martin Martin, Gertie Harris, Lousia
Taylor, Susan Mason, and Blanche
Washington, ell colore1, arrested by
Officers Roberts and Lyles charged with
disorderly conduct and fighting, were
fined IS each.
Clarence Grady, Jumbo Bryant and
Fillmore Bryant, charged with stealing
eggs and defacing property, were CIV
ing their choice Of being whipped by
their parents or sent to jail for so days.
Night Report.-Last night was clear
and cool until about II o'clock when it
became cloudy. Thirteen prisoners and
eight dodgers were at the station house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06

A GENERAL Row.-,Six young color
ed women attracted considerable atten
ton in the southwestern part of the
city late Saturday evening by engaging
in a general row. Two of the party
had previously had a fight. Officers
Roberts and Goods subsequently ar
rested them and this morning they
were told they could pay S. each or go
to the work house for thirty days.
Some of the party were under the in
fiuence of liquor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Some person during Saturday night
poisoned number of dogs belonging to
people residing on Franklin street.
Only routine business was transacted
at the meeting of O'Kane Council, G,
B. L., at St. Mary's Hall yesterday
afternoon,
The Woman's Auxiliary Association
of r. E. Lee Camp will hold monthly
meeting in Peabody Hall tomorrow
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
There will be regular meeting of
Belle Haven Council, No. 81, Jr. o. U.
A. NJ, at their hall tonight. Several
candidates are expected to be initiated
into the order.
A fire was kindled in field about a
mile southeast of the hotel at New
Alexandria yesterday. The flames
spread rapidly from the field brush to
the woods but no damage was done.
On Saturday night some one filled
the key hole on lock in the front door
of the dwelling of Mrs. George Craven,
No. ZIG Wolfe street. The lock was
broken off in order that the door might
be opened.
Florence Livingston was in the Po-
lice Court again this morning charged
with selling liquor without a license.
She was fined 81. 1t was proven that
she furnished visitors to her house with
beer at twenty. five cents bottle.
A gentleman living on upper Prince
street at an early hour this morning
saw from his front window negro who
had bag helping himself from Mr..
VIM. Rockers coal pile. The thief
escaped before the gentleman could
reach the street.
A practical joker, finding the wea her to.
day too bad for egg rolling, discovered a con.
greeation of boys picking eggs under the new
Market Building windows and used his stock
of Anticipated eggs by hurting them upon the
unsuspecting youths. a scamper was the re-
suit, and now ablution and puri6cation are
in order.
A meeting of the Board of Police Commits
sioners will be held at the Mayors Office to
by the death of Officer George w. Jones.
Candidates for the position must be present on
the occasion.
Engineer John Coleman seriously sprained
his leg last Saturday in stepping from his en-
CINE in the Southern Railway yard. BE was
| taken to his homo where he was attende BY
DR.. O'Brien.
Several drunken people were arrested yes
terday and relisved of their TASKS when they
reached the station house. They were all
fined by the Mayor this morning.
Fires have been started in the furnaces Of
the Alexandria Brick Works and operations
were resumed this mornlpg, About sixt"
men have been put 10 work,
Little Henry Sing, son of the King street
ianna.ym-" while playing with his little
, .sier III the laundry yesterday fell off chail
and broke his left arm.
Since Saturday about 1000 herring ani
100 shad have arrived at Fishtown Herring
sold at S7aS per Thousand, and shad at sos
80 per hundred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06
Observation-Disclosures
ELECTION OF INSTRUMENTAL q

ELECTION OF VEsTRYMEN.-At q
meeting of Christ Church held this
morning the following gentlemen were
elected vestrymen for the ensuing year:
E. S. Leadbeater, VIM. A. Smoot, Law
renee Washington, John Slater, DR..
Bedford Brown, DIR. D. N. Rust, DR..
VIM. Gibson, G. VIM. Ramsay, Hubert
Snowden, Ashby Miller, and Gardner
Boothe.
The following were elected for St.
Paul's Church: John W. Green, W. 81.
Marbury, E. L. Dainger6eld, ]. W.
Hooff, Geo. Johnston, John R. thinner
man. Herbert Bryant, L. w. Reid, R.
F. Knox, Julian T. Burke, E. S.
Fawcett and w. II. Lambert.
The election of vestrymen for Grace
Church will be held at the church tc-
night at S o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06

FOUGHT THE OFFIcER.-A warrant
was issued on Saturday night by JUS
tice Sinclair for the arrest of colored
woman who was charged with with
holding clothes belonging to a white
lady. The negress had washed the
clothes, and although the lady offered
to pay all charges she refused to give
them up. Constable VIM. Webster was
seat after her, but she refused to &C.
company him and fought the officer;
Her husband came to her rescue and
the constable knocked him down. Of
ficer Roberts, who heard the constable's
whistle, came to the rescue and with
the aid of Mr.. Charles Jones, who had
been attracted to the scene, the inmates
of the house, all of whom had been
drinking, were put under arrest. A
fine of $3.50 was imposed and the
woman was ordered to deliver up the
clothes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06

HORSE THIEF CAUGHT,-The police
of Washington on Saturday arrested a
colored man named George Turner just
as he was exchanging Mr.. James W..
Roberts's horse, which he had stolen
Friday night, for a crisp SO bill. The
bill was returned to the prospective
purchaser and both horse and negro
were taken to the station house. Later
in the day Turner was turned over to
the Alexandria police. An account of
the theft of the horse from Cameron
Mills was published Saturday. Turner
is held at the station house here for the
action of the Fairfax authorities. He
is from Orange.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06

TRAVELLING BAR RooMs.-There is
no doubt of the fact that several people
in this city purchase TASKS of whisky
on Saturday nights and dispose ofthem
to customers on Sundays. Yes
terday an individual known as John
Bright was arrested and locked up for
assault. He was visited yesterday
morning by one Wallace Davis, and
after the latter left Officer Atkinson
searched Bright and found bottle of
whisky On his person. The bottle look
ed as though it had been made for the
purpose Of being pushed through the
bars of cell. Davis was soon arrested
and in his pocket was found a bottle OF
whisky. He confessed to the charge of
furnishing Bright with the whisky, and
this morning was fined S.. There is
every reason to believe Bright purchas-
ed the liquor from Davis, although this
could not be proven. Should clear
case BIZ shown against these suspects
the offenders will be fined for selling
without license and on Sunday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06

FUNERAL The funeral of the late
Policeman George w. Jones took place
Yesterday afternoon from st. Mary's
Church. The funeral was attended by
a large number of citizens, and the
police force, in command of Chief Web
ster. The Mayor and several members
of the Police Board were also in attend
ance. Rev. Father Mccarthy spoke
very eslngy Of the aeteassa, VINO was
force The interment took place in
Bethel Cemetery. Among the floral
tributes was one from the members of
the police force, in the shape of a police
officer,s badge, with the deceased's
name and number worked in immortels.
The pallbearers were Policemen Belts,
TIGER, and Sherwood, and Capt. Albert
Fair, Mr.. Dorsey Fair, and Mr.. W. H.
Grady.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06

DEATH OF DR.. TRIsT.-Br. 81. B.
Trist, son of the late Nicholas P. Trist,
and q brother of Mrs. John w. Burke,
died in Washington at half-Daut ..wo
o'clock yesterday from pneumonia.
The deceased was in his 65th year.
Before the war DR.. Trist was surgeon
in the United States navy, and was
stationed on the ship Yandalis. Previ.
GUS to that time ne was a civil engineer.
Daring the war he was in the Confed-
crate army. at the close of hostilities
the deceased became practicipg ply
stefan in Washington and Baltimore,
and of late had been medical exam
liner in the pension Office. DR.. Trist
was an accomplished gentleman and a
genial companion, and his many &C.
quaintances in this city will regret to
hear of his death. The remains will
reach this city tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock, aud the funeral will take
place from Christ Church at 2:15. The
interment will be in Ivy Hill cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06
DRY GOODS.
DRY GOODS.
BERG
LEADER ALL THE TIME.

Not leader to-day and fol-
lower tomorrow, but leader at
all times, with best bargain
values, that can be had in the
world.
See our attactions and mo-
tice how much less they are
priced than formerly,
In no other store can you
spend money to better ad-
vantage.
Not a doubt about it. Wo-
men like to shop with us,
There is no hit or miss in the
selection ofou stocks. We've
what the people want and the
prices they want to pay as far
as variety, goodness, color
combination and saving, we're
ready. The weather is ready,
are you
Come and watch your dol
lars grow bigger.
Don't wait till the last min
ute when driven to death by
house cleaning, then make a
dash for curtains. Take your
time before the worry comes
pick and leave, look leisurely
and when you buy you are sat
isfed, That's why We are so
early with new Curtains, new
draperie'ss, to give you a chance
I 20 suit yourself. Pick up the
burden of your spring cares
while it is easy to carry; make
a Joy of it; shop on these
things now.
100 pieces of Mating just
received, from the lowest to
the highest prices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06

CHARGED WITH AssAULT.-Officer
Hall while on duty Saturday night
heard police whistle, the sound COM
ing from the vicinity of the w. & o.
depot. He fastened in that direction
and found that the alarm had been
sounded by q woman, who keeps a
house in that vicinity, for the purpose
of getting two men out of her place
who had become disorderly and who, it
was alleged, had assaulted her. The
men were arrested and fined IS each
this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06
Bucklen's Arnica salve.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions. and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaEan-
teed to give perfect satisfaction! or money re-
funded Price % cents per box. For sale by
Ernest. L. Allen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06

In addition 10 the above we have com.
plete line of silkalines, Cretonnes, sateens'
Japanese Crepes, Curtain Poles.
We submit without charge estimates and
designs for furnishing hotels and private resi-
dences with drsperies. ETC.; also window
shades, slip covers, window and door screens,
parquetry flooring, etc.
We clean lace curtains and blankets pei.
fectly.
Fourth floor 18th st. building.)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06

As badness makes one look premature1y
old, so full head of hair gives to mature life
the appearance of youth. To secure this and
prevent the former, Ayers Hair Figor is
confidently recommended Both ladies and
gentlemen prefer it to any other dressing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06
PERsoNAL-The announcement

PEEsoNAL-The announcement is
made Of tue approaching marriage of
Miss Armontine Thomas, daughter of
hIr. James w. Thomas, formerly of this
city but now resident of Atlanta, Ga,
to Mr.. En-tsce Speer, of that city. The
ceremony will occur April Goth.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Leicht, vice president and
manager of the Robert Portner Brewing
Company, will shortly resign his posi-
ton in this city and accept similar
one %ith MIR. Charles Strangmann, who
has recently purchased brewery in
Cincinnati. His many friends and nc
quaintances will Regret to learn that he
is to leave Alexandra.
Mrs. Filth D-mp ey, who is suffer
ing from pneumonia at ner residence on
Prince street, il better.
Miss Dorothy Ltd of Baltimore, is
visiting Mrs. james E. Johnson, on
south Pitt street.
MIR. Arthur Lambert and wife and
child. of ST. Louis, are wishing Mr.. LIS
father, w. H. Lambert. esq, in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Hudson will cele-
brste their ruby wedding on Wednes-
day night, that being the 40Uh anniverS-
AIRY Of their marriage, at their home,
919 King street. Mr.. and Mrs. George
E. Warield will arrive home from their
wedding trip this evening, and they,
too. receive their friends on Wednesday
night.
Rev. F. NJ. Burch, who has been
under the skillful treatment of DR.. Will
mer, of Washington, for visial trouble,
is thought to be better and there are
strong hopes of his ultimate recovery.
Major John W. Green, who has been
visiting in Alabama, has returned to his
home in this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06
LOCAL MATTERS.

u,-,rgER PRoBABTLTIEs.-For this
~ rerr light rains this afternoon, clear
;et', .1o's hi Tuesday fair: northerly winds
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-06
Crown Him with many crowns.
Inc Lamb unnn His thronh.n

The services at the NJ. f. Church
south We're in the line of the Easter
,esIlVal. At the morning service the
pastor took bis text from the Oath chap
VI ser OF St. Luke, being Luke's account
VI the Resurrection, and preached a
mort but interesting sermon. The
sns Was appropriate to che occasion
e fs In addition to the regular hymns
we Choir rendered Consider the
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-06-11

The Amazon is the king of streams
From first to last it receives over !, ,200
tributaries, of which more than 100 are
large sized rivers and rise SO far apart
and have their floods and ebbs at such
different seasons that the Amazon is at
about the same height the year around.
At some points Gil its lower course one
bank is invisible from the other. The
beholder seems to be looking Oh great
yellow sea of fresh water. When discov-
cred, some tribes of Indians ON the low
er portion knew nothing of the existence
of the opposite shore and did not believe
that it existed, saying that "the great
river flowed all around the world" Its
mouth, including that of the Para, is
$50 miles in width, and it is navigable
for large sized ocean steamers for / 200
miles from the sea, and so vast is the
food that the ocean is tinged yellow fer
400 miles from the coast of Brazil l-St.
Louis Globe Democrat
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-06-11
Prehistoric Literature In America.

The only evidence. that has ever been
found going to show that the prehistoric
cave dwellers of America had written
language was discovered for the first
time in the year 1891. In the summer
of that year Professors Shaler and War
rem, the former of Yale college, made
thorough exploration of what is known
as Falling Spring cave, i'll the Sc
quatchie valley, state of Tennessee, and
therein found incontrovertible evidence
that the prehistoric Americans were a
race Of civilized beings, possessing a
literature and an alphabet. In one of
the galleries of the cave they found the
body of human being, transformed to
stone by the salts and silica in the drip
ping water, and near by large oval
slab, upon which were carved 467 words.
In all these words, some of which con-
tanned nine and ten letters, only 80 diff
ferent characters were used, proving
conclusively that their alphabet was one
of 80 letters only.-St. Louis Republic.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-06-11
BATTLE OF FIERKET
Dervish Stronghold Taken by
Egyptian Troops.
KHALIFA LOST A THOUSAND MEN
The Attack Was q Complete Surprise,
but the Dervishes Were Finally
Put to Rout.

Fierket, Egypt, June 9.-This point
was taken by Egyptian troops at an
early hour this morning, and their
manner of acquitting themselves in
this, the first engagement of the Nile
campaign, has given great satisfaction
to the British officers in command Of
them. The Egyptian forces left Aka
sheh last evening, and the movement
was surprise, as it seemed to have
been determined to hold Ahasheh as an
outpost until the season was passed and
the period arrived for the advance upon
Dongola in the latter part of August
Or in September. The force responded
promptly to orders, however, and was
soon under waysfor this point. The
distance is twenty miles. The greatest
the arrangements, and precautions
were taken to prevent the news Of the
advance from leaking out.
The long night march was pursued
in absolute silence, in consequence of
which the arrival of the Egyptians at
the dervishes' camp took the enemy
completely by surprise. They quickly
rallied, however, and rushed to arms.
Far from being routed in the first skir-
mish of the attack, they stood to their
positions and made stubborn defense
of the camp for an hour and half,
during which there was hard fighting.
The dervishes were finally put to
rout by flank movement, execu ted by
the cavalry. Seeing themselves in dam
ger of being surrounded, the forces of
the khalifa took fight to the southwark
toward Suarda, pursued by the cavalry.
Suarda is nearly 100 miles south of
here, but is strongly held by force Of
several thousand dervishes.
Reports received indicate that the
loss to the dervishes will amount to
900 men. Among those killed is the
Emir Hammuda, who was their COM
mander, besides many important chiefs.
Hammuda was in command of the
largest force at Suarda. He was one Of
the tribe of Habbania, and was we'll
known to Slatin Pasha while the later
was captive of the khalifa in the
Soudan.
! The officers in command of the Egyp-
tian force express great qualification at
the conduct in this mornings fight of
the Egyptians, about whom some doubt
had been felt, and the Soudanese who
had been depended on for good fight
ing They displayed great steadiness
and dash. The Egyptian loss in the
fight was twenty killed and eighty
wounded. Hundreds of dervishes were
taken prisoners.