Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2

WASHINGTON, sept.
At the funeral of Mrs. Levy, the we'll
known splritualist, which took place at
Oak Hill Cemetery yesterday, there
were, according to the assertions OF
some of her friends and coworkers in
spiritualistic seances, some very strange
happenings. The number of attend
ants at the ceremony was somewhere
in the neighborhood of FIVE hundred,
and while many of those present were
impelled to attend the services merely
by curiosity no slight number were
there to attest their respect for the
dead mediums claims while living TO
communicate with the dead. The ser
vices were conducted by Mrs. Jacques,
a regularly ordained minister OF the
spiritualistic sect and life long friend
of Mrs. Levy, who, when the body OF
he deceased was lowered into the
grave, declared that the spirit OF the
lead had communicated certain things
10 her and the sorrowing family sur
rounding the grave were each comfort
ed with message in rhyme from their
departed relative. The scene then
manifested had quite singular effect
upon many of those present and such
gruesome picture and peculiar service
over the dead was altogether novel TO
the ancient and sacred shades of Oak
Hill Cemetery.
1t is definitely settled that the stay
of Ii Hung Chang at the national cap.
ital is to be of restful character aud
that mis- official visit to the United States
having been completed when be deliv
cred his Emperor's letter to President
Cleveland at Mr.. Whitney's house in
New York, no state ceremonies will
mark his brief visit here except posi-
bly, a small reception at the Chinese
Legation. Ex,Secretary Foster has
issued invitations to half dozen prom
inent officials to meet the viceroy
at dinner at the Arlington OIL
Friday evening. While this enter
tainment will be magnificent
one it will be extremely select, not over
80 covers being provided, including l6
for the Viceroy and gentlemen of his
suite. Earl Ii will be driven about the
city and the most important public
buildings and statues will be pointed
out to him, but this will be done a.. far
as possible without estentation. The
cavalry escort which met him in New
York will accompany him from the
depot to the Arlington TO- morrow night
on mis- arrival and may honor his de-
psrture on Saturday.
People here TO day who heard the
discussion between Rev. Mr. Nourse
against, and Rev. Sam Small for, free
silver, at Falls Church yesterday, say
that contrary to the account published
of it by newspaper of this city, the
latter not only had the better of the
argument from first to last, but had
the majority of the audience with him.
The opposition of the cuckoos at H.
dianapolis to Mr.. Watterson is said
here to represent the feeling of Mr..
Cleveland, who has not yet forgiven the
Louisville editor for his opposition to
him in bygone years.
1t is said here that the G. A. R, at
its present annual encampment, will
ask Congress to made an appropria-
tion for a memorial bridge over the
Potomac, from this city to Arlington.
At populist headquarters here it is
said here to-day that Mr.. Batemap, the
Maine populist who is SO volumiuous
in favor of Watson and against Sewall, is
blatherskite, having no influence with
any body, certainly none with the par
ty to which he processes to belong. AT
labor headquarters it is said ex-chief
Powderly, who has come out for Nc.
Kinley, speaks for himself alone, and
that free silver is one of the princi
Piles of the knights of labor.
Little or no attention is paid at
democratic headquarters to the repub-
lioan victory in Vermont yesterday.
1t is said there that as Vermont always
has been republican by large majority,
the democrats made no fight there,
especially as their nominee had declar-
ed for gold and for high tariff. 1t is
also said that in order to increase their
majority the republicans, who had
money to burn, supplied by MIR. Hanna,
offered 80 much for votes that every
mau in the State who had one to sell
was at the polls.