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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01
WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1856


SOME OF the very men who would
involve this country in needless wars
with Great Britain and Spain, in de-
tense of the Liberty" of the Indians OF
Venezuela and the negroes of Cuba, IN
Kentucky recently voted to deprive
parents of their natural liberty and
compel them to send their children to
school, and, in New York, to prevent
people from offering the Inequalities OF
their own private homes to their friends
on Sundays, and to put private clubs
under police inspection. Personal lib
erty in the United States has become as
great a hnmbug as civil service reform.
In the very capital of the nation, too,
where the public site of the social
evil" was limited, prescribed, and
guarded by the police, the busy bodies'
by destroying that shelter of the out
casts, have driven the inmates out and
scattered them throughout the more
reputable parts of the city, where their
vicious habits must have a greater de-
moralizing effect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01
To-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Train Held Up.

ST. LOUIS, April 1.-The "Frisco fast
express" from the West, which lett Le-
banon, No., 1872 miles west of st. Louis,
little before l o'clock this morning,
was held up by three masked men near
Richland about 8 o'clock this morning:
When the train was nearing Richland
the engineer saw red light down the
track and stopped the train. The engi-
neer and fireman poked their heads
out of the cab windows, to see what the
trouble was. At that instant bullet
whizzed past the engineers head. A
man sprang into the cab with WIN
chester rifle and compelled the engl-
neer to get down and help the robbers
get into the express car. 1t was not
until several volleys had been poured
into the car that the messenger unoolt-
ed the door and admitted the robbers.
The messenger declared that every
thing in the car worth taking was
locked in the through safe, to which ne
did not possess the combination. Inc
robbers produced q package OF dyna-
mite and went to work to blow the safe
open. They worked for nearly an hour,
firing their guns all the time outside
the train. The messenger was badly
hurt by being struck on the head BY
the butt end of gun. At last the safe
was opened, the booty secured and the
robbers mounted horses and gs!loped
off in the darkness. A posse left Le-
banon early this morning in pursuit.
The express officials claim not to know
how much the robbers got, but one OF
the passengers says he heard Dd the ooe mess eSa
enger say there was over S3o,ooo IN the
safe.
One of the three train robbers was a
youth of seventeen, who stood guard
over the trainmen, while the others did
the work. The loss may be any
amount from $1,000 to 100000. All
the way-bills were destroyed. In the
haste the robbers dropped one package
of 200.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. Charles Langhorne, q we'll
known citizen of Lynchburg, is dead.
At Covington yesterday the thirteen
year.old daughter of Mr.. Kingson was
struck by lightning and killed.
The first dime savings bank ever
established in Virginia opened in Rich
mond to-day. 1t will pay 4 per cent.
on deposits.
Returns in Richmond up to last night
show that eighteen out of the twenty
delegates from the congressional dis.
tricts of Virginia will go to st. Louis
instructed to vote for Mckinley.
The State convention of the A. P. A..
of Virginia, met at Richmond yesterday
and organized State council. A full
corps ofofficers was elected. Much work
was transacted and it will prove the
turning point of the order in this State.
Delegates were present from every Sec
ton of Virginia.
AS consequence of excessive rains
the James river is on boom and con-
siderable alarm is felt along the river
front in Richmond. The wharves in
several places have been submerged,
and also several warehouses. One Of
the steamboat lines has been compell-
ed to move out of its warehouses.
The body of Robert Hargrave, a col
ored man, was found yesterday beside
the railroad bridge at CORTLAND, South
ampton county. He was delegate to
the county republican convention held
there yesterday, Death may have been
caused from falling from the bridge or
he may have been foully dealt with.
Gen. Miles and Col. Fairfax went to
Oak Hill, Loudoun county, yesterday.
Oak Hill is now owned by the Colonel's
son, Hon. Henry Fairfax. 1t is one of
the handsomest estates in Virginia, and
there are to be seen some of the finest
hackney bred horses in America. MIR.
Fairfax was one of the first to import
the hackney from England.
Mr.. John R. Grimes, the Marshall.
Ward member of the Richmond Com
mon Council, who figured 80 promi.
nently in the recent investigation of
the CITY gas works, and against whom
the Council on Monday night passed a
resolution of censure, is candidate for
reelection as a member of that body.
Mr.. Grimes says he will give Marshall
Ward voters chance to vindicate him.
The prohibition State convention met
in Roanoke yesterday and elected
twenty-seven delegates to the national
convention, to be held in Pittsburg, put
up full electoral ticket for the State,
and elected State executive commit
tee. The platform was confined to pro-
hibition. A resolution in favor of free
silver coinage was tabled. The attend
ance was small. Ex-Gov. st. John, of
Kansas, spoke at the opera house last
night.
While fishing his trap.nets near
Mindless Store, King George county, on
Saturday, MIR. R. T. Suttle discovered
the body of negro man aaoat in the
Potomac river. The jury discovered
no marks of violence, and rendered q
verdict that the deceased came to his
death by accidental drowning. It is
supposed that he was lost month ago
from one of the numerous dredging
vessels that have been working in that
vicinity.
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Foreign News.

VIENNA, April Eight members OF
the Vienna fire brigade were dismissed
f,r misconduct yesterday, whereupon
the entire corps struck. The authori-
ties have requested that soldiers be
temporarily assigned to fire duty.
NICE, April 1.-The yacht race for
the Prix De Monte Carlo, for large
raters, was sailed to-day and won easily
by the Prince of Wales Britannia. The
Satanita was second.
LONDON, April IA correspondent
in Paris cables that there is reason to
believe that an agreement, based upon
mutual concessions, has been concluded
between France and England in re-
gard to the Egyptian expedition TO
Don COLA, the terms of which will be
made public tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01
Blew Up at Sea.

ST. JOHNS, N. B., April 1.-The
steamer Lord Charlemont arrived here
yesterday from Belfast via Ardrossa.
Capt. Parker reports that the steamer
left the latter port March - and after
being three days out sighted vessel
showing signals of distress. 1t was
night at the time and the wind was
strong, with heavy squalls. Captain
Parker bore down toward the vessel,
but before reaching her saw sudden
heavy flare and thereafter nothing
could be seen of the vessel. It is sup
posed she blew up. Captain Parker
hove to his steamer until daylight, but
nothing could than be seen of any
wreckage. There can hardly be any
doubt that all on board the craft per-
jshed
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Sensational Evidence.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April lit has
just developed that the attorneys for
Jackson and Walling have gathered
evidence that neither of their clients
was the real murderer of Pearl Bryan,
but that she died while in the hands of
a certain physician and while under the
influence of drugs; that Jackson and
Walling were sent for by the physician
and threatened with exposure unless
they would at once dispose of the body.
The attorneys will also try to show
that Pearl Bryan was dead when de.
capitated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01
CONGRESSIONAL.

The House spent yesterday consider
ing the sundry civil bill, and fair pro
gress was made. No amendments Of
Importance were adopted. A deter.
mined effort was made by some of the
southern Representatives to strike
from the bill the appropriation of $780,
600 for the pay of internal revenue in.
formers, which is particularly OBJ.
noxious to people in the "moonshine''
districts, but it was unsuccessful. Mr..
Adams, of Pennsylvania, undertook to
correct some of the false reports as to
the alleged compact between certain
free silver republicans and some Phila-
delphia manufacturers. In that con-
nection he referred to the resolutions
adopted Monday night by the Manu-
facturers' Club, of Philadelphia. Mr..
Hartman, of Montana, and other free
silver republicans, in reply, charged
that they had been persistently and
maliciously misrepresented by the
"gold bug" press. Mr.. Picker, of
South Dakota, also made statement
concerning what he said had been a
Misrepresentation of the republican
platform of his State, which instead of
making specific declaration on nation
al issues had simply affirmed the doc
trines of the national republican party
at Minneapolis, until the ST. Louis con-
vention should have adopted new
platform.
The expected debate on the resolu
ton for Senate inquiry into recent
bond issues did not occur yesterday,
as Mr.. PETER gave notice that he
would defer his motion to pro-
coed with the subject until to-day.
The postofice appropriation bill,
carrying $4,000, was considered in
port, but not completed. A sharp de-
bate on mail subsidies arose, Mr.. Villas
opposing an extension of the subsidy
system, while Senators Perkins and
White upheld them. Senator Georges
speech in opposition to Mr.. Dupont's
claim to seat was not completed.
The House committee on military af-
fairs voted to report favorably bill
recommended by the War Department,
to permit corrections to be made of er-
roneous musters of volunteers who
served in the late war.
Chairman Wadsworth reported ia
vorably from the House committee on
agriculture bill embodying codiica.
ton of the laws under which the Blu.
reau of Animal Industry is now work.
ing.
The House committee on merchant
marine and fisheries decided to report
favorably the Senate bill forbidding the
attachment of wages due to seamen or
apprentices and inyalidating assign
ment of wages made before their ac.
crual nnder neutrality-suspicious..
Representative Shqford introduced q
resolution to investigate the recent
sales of bonds. The resolution recites
that charges have been made that I'M
fair and unprecedented advantages
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01

Mosby's Rangers, by James J. Will
Hanson, of Company A, beautifully
printed and handsomely bound volume,
has been received from its publisher,
Ralf B. Kenyon, New York, through
Mr.. John H. Foster, of Marshall. Vir'
GINA, sole agent for the sale ofthe book
in Loudoun and Fauquier counties,
comprising large part OF "Mos6y's
Confederacy," and who, like the author,
was a gallant member of the command.
The book is we'll and attractively writ
ten and is profusely illustrated, among
its excellent portraits being those OF
many members of the commando
complete muster roll of whom it con-
tains-and its battle pictures being
strikingly lifelike. 1t is brimful OF IN
teresting reading matter to those who
remember anything at all about the
valorous deeds that were done by the
Rangers" and will be doubly so to the
survivors of that famous troop, and to
their relatives, friends land acquaint-
anceS
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Sixty stables on the Rockville, Md,
fair grounds were burned last night; loss
81 800.
The annual Methodist Protestant
Conference began to-day at Allnut
Memorial Church, Baltimore.
J.:W. Boteler & Sons, dealers in
crockery and glassware, of Washington,
made an assignment yesterday; liabili-
ties $50, 600.
Rumors of the intended resignation
of Ambassador Bayard are emphatically
denied by Thomas F. Bayard, jr., the
ambassadors son.
Governor Morton, of New York, has
appointed Col. Henry 81. Lyman, of
Oswego, State commissioner of excise
under the Raines liquor tax bill.
Mrs. Williams, widow of the late
Brooke Williams, of Georgetown, is
soon to be admitted to the Louise
Home in Washington. Mrs. Williams
was Miss Caroline Bodisco, and born in
Sweden.
In consequence of the energetic rep
reservations of the British ambassador,
Sir Philip Currie. and the United
States charge d'affaires, Mr.. John W.
Riddle, the Turkish Porte has furnish
ed written assurances that the mission
aries in Anatolia, will not be molested
in the work of distributing relief.
A financial debate between Secretary
Hoke Smith, for sound money, and ex-
Speaker Charles F. Crisp, representing
free coinage, took place in Augusta,
Ga, yesterday. The crowd cheered
the good points made by both. MIR.
Smith declared he was not fighting BIZ
metallism, but silver monometalism.
1t is ascertained in Birmingham, Ala,
from southern iron manufacturers just
from New York that in the latter city
day or two since representatives of
the leading southern iron producers en-
tered into an agreement for the regula.
ton of pig iron prices on common
basis. Thirty-four furnaces are said to
be in the pool.
M. Bourgeois, the French premier,
announced in the Senate that the gov
eminent was preparing an answer to
the powers request for information re-
garding the cancelling of the treaties
with Madagascar. In regard to the
governments attitude on the Egyptian
question, he declared that France had
the support of Russia.
The Duke of Marlborough and his
bride, formerly Miss Vanderbilt, Of
New York; arrived at their home, Blen-
helm Palace, Woodstock, Eng, yester-
day from their honeymoon trip. The
tenants and other villagers of Wood
stock turned out to give an enthusiastic
welcome to them. The delighted ten
ants on the estates of the duke detach-
ed the horses from the baroucbe that
carried the young couple from the rail
way station to the palace at Blenheim,
and crowd of them drew it, cheering
all the way.
Mr.. James T. Ringgold, a prominent
lawyer and at one time dean of the Bal
| timore University Law School, was
sent to Jail at the instance of his family
in Baltimore yesterday, in order to pre-
! vent him from doing violence to him
self or members of the family. Mr..
| Ringgold is suffering from severe at.
tack of nervous prostratioD, undoubted-
| ly brought about by the serious illness
of his wife, and much sympathy is ex.
pressed for him. Mr.. Ringgold is forty
| five years of age and was born in Vir-
ginia. Seventeen years ago he married
Miss Isabella Edgerton, of Baltimore,
who is now dying.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01
Afraid OTHER Ghost.

LANSING, Mich, April 1.-The State
Supreme Court yesterday declared in
valid the will of Ferdinand Rivard who
died in 1892, leaving an estate valued
at nearly 100000. He practically dis
inherited five of his children. 1t was
shown that after his wife's death Riv.
ard was afraid of her ghost; that he
made his sons and hired men sleep in
the sitting room, with guns at their
sides so that they could hear the
mother, if she came, and be ready to
shoot her; that he hung sleigh bells
across the windows and that he wore
summer clothes in winter and vice versa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01
Mr. Harrison's Wedding

NEW YORK, April 1.-General Ben
ismin Harrison arrived at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel to-day. Russell Harri.
son and Mrs. Mckee will arrive in the
latter part of the week and remain for
the wedding of the exPresident and
Mrs. Dimmick, which will take place at
St. Thomas's Church. Mr.. Harrison
will be supported by Hon. Benjamin F.
Tracy, of Brooklyn. Lieutenant j. F.
Parker, U. S. N, of the cruiser New
York, will give away the bride Not
over twenty-five invitations to the wed
ding have been issued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01

THE PROPOSITION of some Southern
people, that the others should be taxed
to transform the battlefelds OF the
South into national parks, and adorn
aud beautify them for the delectation of
Northern tourists, was q grotesque SOLE
cism upon natural human feeling; but,
gross as it was, it is exceeded by that
of some x-Confederates to establish a
Confederate memorial hall for the pres
ervation of Confederate relics, not with
in the limits of the Confederacy, where
it should be, if any where, but in the
capital of the North, from which were
sent out the federal armies that over
ran, overwhelmed and conquered the
South. Not only good sense, but hui
man instinct, seem to have departed
from many of the present generation OF
Southern people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01
METHODIST CONFERENCE.

The Baltimore Annual Conference
adjourned at Roanoke yesterday even
ing to meet in Staunton next year.
The report of the Board of Church
Extension was presented, and APPROX
ed.
A resolution was passed indorsing
the forthcoming history of the Balti-
more conference, which is in prepara-
ton by Rev. J. E. Armstrong, secretary
of the conference.
The report of the Sunday School
Board was approved.
The report on temperance was pre-
sented. The conference struck out
that part of the report which proposed
to send delegates to the national con-
vention of the Anti.saloon League.
The report endorsed the Anti-saloon
League.
At the evening session Mrs. Har-
grove, the wife of the bishop, address
ed the convention on the work of the
Woman's Home Mission and Parsonage
Society.
The memorial committee reported
that, for the first time since 1873, there
had been no deaths of members during
the year.
At the night session the report on the
state of the church was approved. The
report showed there are in the confer
ence 625 church societies, SO churches,
49, 332 members. and 100 local preach
ers. The value of church property is
81 1853, 575. There are 107 parsonages,
valued at 1926, $50. The increase in
value of church property is S11,505:
The increase of parsonages is four, and
the increased value of parsonages Is
1880.
Rev. David Bush was appointed to
preach the opening sermon next year.
At 10 p. M, the appointments having
been announced, the conference ad-
journed.
The following were appointed pre-
siding elders-Baltimore district, ]. S.
Hutchinson; East Baltimore, ]. E.
Armstrong; Washington, r. Smithsop;
Winchester, J. w. Duffey; Rockingham,
P. H. Whisner; Roanoke, B. F. Ball;
Lewisburg, ]. d. Martin; Moorield, G..
II. Zimmerman.
The appointments for Washington
district are as follows Rumsey Smith
son, presiding elder; Mount Vernon
Place and West Washington, I. w.
Canter, one to be supplied; Epworth,
John B. Knott; Marvin, w. F. Locke;
Alexandria and Mission, ]. T. Williams,
B. Fl. Kern; Fredericksburg, S.
G. Ferguson; Falls Church, A.
NJ. Cackley; Leesburg, ]. W. Grubb;
Loudoun, George T. Tyler and ]. V.
Henry; Hamilton, r. R. S. Hougb;
Hillsboro and Mission, S. V. Dolly and
]. w. Beall; Middleburg, S. V. Hide
brand, ]. S. Hopkins, supernumerary;
Sterling. A. A. Weller and 81. T.
Heironimus; Fairfax, G. G. MilikeD;
Marshall, II. M. Strickler and ]. R.
Jacobs; WarreDton, J. S. Gardner; o.
coquan, G. E. Simmons; Sudley and
Manassas, G. B. Sutton and D. l..
Blackmore; Fauquier, John L. Grant;
Stafford, L. Fox; Morrisville, Roland ].
Adamson, supply.
Among the appointments in the Win
chester district were, Winchester, S. X.
Cox; Strasburg, H. L. Hout; Wood
stock, G. w. Cook; Edenburg, ]. f.
Boggs; Front Royal and Riverton David
Bush; Warren, J. S. Porter and ].
w. Reeves, supply; Linden, F. A.
Gaines; Page, T. ]. Miller; White Post.
Fl. A. Gaver; Berryville, A. o. Arm
strong, ]. j. Engle, supernumerary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01

The April number of The Century Magazine
has been received from its publishers in New
York. It contents are Mother and Child,
The Old Olympic Games, Arboricide, Sir
George Tressady, The Ballad of the Laugh
ing Sally" Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, TO
day for Me, Tomorrow Death for You," The
Little Belle of Honor, Four Lincoln Conspira-
cies, The Mutiny on the Jimmy Aiken
Rainy Twilight, The Churches of Perigueux
and Angouleme, Who Are Our Brethren
japanese War Posters, The One Desire, The
Delights of Art-Coquelin as 'Msscarille"-
The Sick Doctor; A Wound. Topics OF the
Time, Open Letters, and In Lighter Vein.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01

CONGRESSMAN WHEELER, of Ala
bama, has introduced bill providing
for q reduction of one.fourth in the
present salaries of congressman and all
other officials of the government. Mr..
Speaker Reed and the republican ma
iority in the House are bent on prevent
ing the passage of all bills, even the one
for a bridge at Arlington, that will in
volve the expenditure of money, but
it's dollars to doughnuts that they wont
favor any such just saving of public
money as would be effected by the pas
sage of General Joe Wheeler's bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01

Gcnton's Maga-ine of American Economics
and Political Economy, for April. has been re.
cciyed from its publishers in New York. Its
contents are: Building Associations and Saw
ings Banks, A Full Weight Silver Dollar, Re-
storing American Ships, Economic Aspect of
Large Trading, American School of Political
Economy, The Myth of Stock Watering. Ger
man Socialism of To-day, Leading Events of
ahe Month, The Inadequacy of Great Parties,
editorial Crucible, Economies in the Maya
zines. Book Reviews, and What Others Think
nf Jys
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have been accorded by President Clevess
land and Secretary Carlisle to certain
financial syndicate located in New
York city.
having the appropriations for the sur.
veys Of waters along the Atlantic coast
and in the Chesapeake bay increased
from SIS, 900 to $25, 900, in order to al
low the coast survey bureau to make
complete survey of the bay during the
next fiscal year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01
Railroad Accident.

TARENTUM, Pa, April Ia wreck
occurred this morning on the West
Penn Railroad between Lane and Mon
roe stations. on the Butler branch.
Train No. 23, which left Butler at 8
o'clock, struck broken rail on heavy
curve just above Lane. The engine
and front car passed over safely, but
the two rear cars rolled over q high
embankment. The cars which ran over
the embankment caught fire and were
destroyed. Seven persons were injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01
Bismarck,s Birthday,

FREDERICKSBURG, April The Slst
anniversary of the birth of Prince Bis
marck was celebrated to-day with
great enthusiasm. From the public
and many private buildings flags were
flying in profusion. The prince receiy.
ed many presents from all parts of the
empire. They we're costly and varied
and comprised many samples of special
Industries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01
Had Money to Burn.

SEDALIA, Mo-, April david
Thomas, short time before his death,
a few weeks ago, gave his children
several thousand dollars Of the Bank of
Tennessee money to play with, believ-
ing it to be worthless. They destroyed
all but about $3.50 of the bills. The adj
ministrator of the estate was yesterday
notified that the money was worth 100
cents on the dollar in payment for
taxes, or gold would be given in e1-
change at IS cents on the dollar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-01
Preferred Death to CAPTURE.

CHICAGO, April 1.-Hezekiah Jones,
q negro thief, last night snatched a
purse from the hands of a woman on a
street car and tried to escape with his
plumber, but when crowd closed in on
him and he saw that capture was GER
tain he drew razor and slashed his
throat with the keen blade. The jugu.
lar vein was severed and he died before
a hand touched him.