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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. R. A. Dobie has been appointed
Superintendent of Schools of Norfolk
in place of Mr.. <. c. Murray, deceased.
Judge VIM. F. Rhea has resigned his
position as Judge of the Hastings Court
of Bristol, and will return at once to
the active practice of law.
The House committee on rules pro-
poses, for the purpose of securing a
quorum, rule introduced by Hon. j.
L. Tucker, of Virginia, in the Forty
sixth Congress.
The New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railroad has applied for au-
thority to extend IFS line into Ports
mouth. 1t is thought this move is in
the interest of the Pennsylvania Rail
road to extend its lines into the South.
1t is probable that Major Baker ?.
Lee, now representing the county OF
Elizabeth City in the House Of Dele
gates, will be elected Judge in the
counties of Warwick and Elizabeth
City to succeed the late Judge Peek,
deceased.
Gov. O'Ferrall will leave Richmond
tonight for Washington to attend 10
having the roster of Virginia Confeder-
ate soldiers copied from the rolls in the
war record office. He will also en-
deavor to bring about settlement OF
the Indebtedness of the federal govern
ment to Virginia growing out of the
war of 1872.
A bill looking to the reorganization
of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
was offered in both branches of the
General Assembly yesterday. 1t is I'M
derstood that the reorganization will be
in the hands of a committee of London
and New York 6nanciers, appointed
soon after the road went into receivers
hands. and that it will be friendly to
the present management.
Woodall & Co., of Baltimore, have
launched a freight barge for the South
ern Railway TO be used at Norfolk.
The barge is IS feet long, 221 beam and
81 deep. In half an hour after it was
launched the frame for another was set
up. The second barge will fill an order
for four received by Woodall for the
Southern Railway. Two large barges
have already been delivered at Norfolk.
Mr.. Alfred P. Shield, we'll known
court clerk, and son of Alfred Shield,
for many years clerk of the Richmond
Circuit Court, yesterday attempted to
commit suicide. He shot himself in the
toilet room attached to the office of the
clerk of the Circuit Court, in the city
hall. The young man fired two bullets
into his head from a bulldog pistol.
He was carried to the Retreat for the
Sick, and, it is believed, may recover.
Mr.. Shield was recently clerk in the
office of United States Collector OF
Revenue Ryan, but for some time past
has been out of employment. He had
been respondent for some time, and q
week ago told q friend. it is said, that
he would kill himself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10
To-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From Richmond.

RICHMOND Va, Jan. 10.-In the
House to-day Mr.. May offered a JOINT
resolution requiring the Senators a. u
Representatives in Congress from VIZ.
GINA to endeayor to secure the pass 30
of ths bill for the construction OF q
bridge from Washington across the 70
tomac to Arlington and for the improve
mept of the unused portion OF the es-
tate He also introduced bill to in
cornorate the Odd Fellows Joint Stock
Company, of Alexandria, and to su-
thorize the conveyance to the company
of certain real estate. An effort was y,
made to place this measure on u 9
calendar. but the House refused II.
Mr. NAV offered also bill authorizing
vote on the question of removing
the Alexandria county courthouse.
An article published here to-day
stated in substance that August Bel
mont was behind the scheme TO pro-
hibit pool selling, &C., in Virginia. Mr.
Maupin, the patron of the bill penolpg,
and MIR. Willard denied on the MOOR OF
the House that the article, lift had any
reference to themselves, had any foun-
dation in fact.
The joint resolution in relation to a
bridge across the Potomac was also IN
troduced in the Senate by MIR. Mush-
bach and passed that body.
There were number of people about
the Capitol in the interest OF and OPP
posed to race track legislation. Two
bills will be offered-one legslizlng rae
ing and pool selling from April LIST to
November 1st and the other limiting
racing and pool selling to 10 days in
the spring and Is days in the fall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10
FRIDAY EVENING, JAN. 10, 1886.
ALL THE members of the foreign af

ALL THE members of the foreign at
fairs committee of both branches OF
Congress now express themselves as
opposed to war, and yet every one OF
them recently voted for President
Cleveland's proposition to go to war
with England, on account of q dispute
between that country and Venezuela
about a boundary line, twenty-five
hundred miles beyond the jurisdiction
of the United States, and, ap-
parently at least, all of them
are in favor of war with France
in defense of an American negro who
has broken the laws of that country,
with Turkey, on account of Armenian
revolutionists, and with Spain, because
she wont surrender Cuba to the negro
insurgents on that Island.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10
THE BOND ISSUE.

From subscribing member of the j.
Pierpoint Morgan bond syndicate the
following facts have been obtained:
The syndicate expects to secure the
entire 100000, 900 four per cent. bonds
which are to be sold by the Treasury
on February 5. Mr.. Morgan will bid
for the entire issue, and expects to be
awarded the entire 500, 100000. 1t
will take all or none.
The reason for Mr.. Morgan's conf
dence of entire success is that he will
make an offer so advantageous that no
other proposition can stand in his way.
This offer is to purchase the entire
800, 100000, paying principal and pre-
MUM in gold, and, in addition, furnish
an amount in gold equal to one-third OF
the issue, or $50, 33 33 1888 .33, in exchange
for greenbacks. The government gold
reserve will thus not only be brought
up to the recognized limit, but will
have large surplus for its protection.
The price which the syndicate will
offer is not exactly known by anyone
beside Mr.. Morgan. 1t will be con-
sidered more than the 104s paid last
February.
Secretary Carlisle yesterday issued a
circular giving information to prospec-
tive subscribers to the bonds.
Senator Gallery, of Louisiana, last
night made public the following letter
from the President to him, dated
January 5.
MY Dear Senator: have read to-day
in the Congressional Record the debate
in the Senate on Friday concerning the
financial situation and bond issues.
I am amazed at the intolerance that
leads even excited partisanhip to adopt
as basis of attack the unfounded ac-
cusations and assertions of maliciously
mendacious and sensational newspaper.
No banker or fnancier, nor any other
human being, has been invited to visit
Washington for the purpose of arrapg-
ing in any way or manner for the dis
position of bonds to meet the present or
future needs of the gold reserve. In
point of fact the Secretary of the
Treasury after full consideration, came
to the conclusion, in which l fully
agree, that the amount of gold in the
reserve, being now S2O,000000 more
than it was in February last, when 3
sale of bonds was made to syndi-
cate, and other conditions differing
from those then existing, justify US in
offering the bonds now about to be
issued for sale by popular subscription.
All these particulars could nave been
easily obtained by any member of the
Senate by simple inquiry.
II Mr.. Morgan or any one else,
reasoning from his own standpoint,
brought himself to the belief that the
government would be constrained to
again sell bonds to a syndicate, sup
pose he would have perfect right, if
he chose, to take such steps as seemed
to him prudent to put himself in con-
dition to negotiate.
Not having had an opportunity to
confer with you in person since the
present session of Congress began. I
have thought it not amiss to put you in
possession of the facts and information
herein contained.
Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10
a,ss FOREIGN.

A dispatch from San Jose, Costa
Rica, states that Gen. Ezeta and the
members of his expedition have been
captured.
A torpedo boat on Lake Maggiore,
Italy, was sunk yesterday by the explo-
sion of the boiler and twelve persons
were drowned.
Advices were received in London yes
terday that Russia's cooperation with
Germany in the Transyaal matter has
been assured, and that France will act
with Russia.
The Spanish minister has decided not
to accept the resignation of MARTINEZ
de Campos as captain general of Cuba,
and to increase the naval and military
forces in Cuba.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10
a Ruuor about Cuba,

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.--A special cable
dispatch from Havana says: The re
port was spread here yesterday thai
President Cleveland had volunteered
his good Offices, through Consul Will
liams, to bring about conference be
tween Captain General Campos and
General Gomez. The purpose was said
to be to effect peaceful compromise
which would give the Cubans autonomy
and the United States indirect economic
control of Cuba, while at the same time
assuring the perpetuity, under Ameri.
can protection, of the Spanish flag over
the island.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10
Perished in the Flames.

LYNN, Mass, Jan. 10.-Shortly after
O'Clock this morning there was fire
in small building in Tinkhems Court,
occupied by family named LIE MORE.
When the department arrived the
body of Mrs. LIE Moire was found in a
chamber burned to crisp, while her
daughter was found lying on the
stairway, terribly burned about the
body. After the fire had been extin-
guished the father and son were found
in another room under the influence of
liquor. The daughters injuries will
probably prove fatal. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from a kero-
sene stove.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10

SENATOR WoLcoTT, who has just re-
turned from Europe, in talking about
the Venezuela affair, says:
sIt would be difficult to convince
Europe that this country was anxious
to intervene. in a Central America
boundary dispute to the extent of going
to war with a nation of our own civil
cation, blood, language, and religion,
in behalf of non. contiguous American
States, whose republics are usually mill
tary despotisms, with an average dura'
ton of few months, concerning ques-
tons which can never vitality affect our
own integrity or independence"
Yes, and it would be difficult
to convince Americans of the same
thing, if it were not for the fact of the
recent action of the President and OF
Congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10
Mr.. McVE1GH LosEs.-The Coul

Mr.. McVEIGH LosEs.-The Court
of Appeals yesterday reversed a
decision involving the principle
of usury made by its predecessors,
and which, at the time, attract
ed widespread attention in Vir-
ginia. The case decided by the old
court was that of Meem vs.. Dulany,
the latter being wealthy citizen Of
Loudoun county. The facts. in brief,
are these A good many years ago Mr..
w. n. McVeigh, of this city, executed
to Munford, q bond for $4,000, bearing
7 per cent. interest, per cent. more
than the legal rate. To secure the
payment he conveyed house and lot
in the city of Alexandria. About
81 500 were paid on account ofinterest
before MeVeigh's death. After that
time the property was advertised for
sale, but McVeigh's administrator at
tempted to prevent this by injunction,
alleging that the debt bore an usurious
rate of interest, and that all of inter
est payments must be applied to the
principal of the deb. This position
the old Court of Appeals affirmed. Yes
terday, upon a motion to reverse this
decision, the new court handed down
an opinion which establishes an i'm
portant principle in this matter. This
opinion declares, in effect, that the
only part of the interest which may be
applied to principal is all that in excess
of the rate provided for by law, which
is 6 per cent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10

A CHILD BURNED TO DEATHS.
Manning, the two-and.a half year old
son of John W. Manning, grocer, at
st. Denis, few miles south of Boston,
met horrible death yesterday mora-
ing by flames, which roasted the child5
flesh from the waist to the head lie
also inhs led the flames and this has en-
ed death. The little fellow was in
high chair near the mantelriece in the
dining room, having been brought
down stairs in his night clothes By tie
parents. 1t is supposed he secured
match from the mantcl ard lisbtei it
on the arm of his chair, while Mr.
Manning, the father, was raking down
Goals and ashes from the fire place
heater. The boys night clothes were
in flames before the parents had time
to get to him, and then it was too late
to save his life, because he had alyesdy
inhaled the fire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10

RECEPTION AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The first State reception of the season
given last night by the President
and Mrs. Cleveland in honor OF the
diplomatic corps, has scored what VIII
undoubtedly prove the greatest social
as we'll as scenic success OF the winter.
The executive mansion presented
the appearance o! vast lighthouse,
standing out in the darkness OF tie
night, with the carriages dashing 10
and fro as the rapidly arriving guests
crowded upon each other, or those
leaving after having spent an hoGr or
so endeavored to crowd out upon the
front portico, giving brief glimpses Of
gorgeous costumes ana almost as gor-
geous wraps 10 the liveried coactmcn
and footmen, 10 whom the scene Was
fraught with almost as great an
amount of Interest as that being trans.
acted in the interior.
The decorations of the East room
were especially fine last night, with
the general impression of predomi-
nance of scarlet among the vast mass.
ing of greens. Everywhere in the
corners and window recesses the palms
and ferns were massed to the ceiling.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland,
with the members of the receiving
party, promptly at nine o'clock march
ed down palm lined corridor to the
Blue room, bowling and smiling to the
gorgeously spparelled diplomats and
guests, who, at the sound of the band,
announcing the coming of the Chief
Executive, fell back on either side close
to the palm-liDed walls, to allow the
receiving party to pass, and take up
their stand in the usual line Of recep.
ton.
There was glittering Of gold lace
and flashing Of jewels that, together
with the gay gowns, always marks the
diplomatic reception as the most bril-
liam and effective of any of the season.
Mrs. Cleveland's gown was a mag
nificent one, well BETTING tie occa-
sion, of white, uncut velvet, elaborate
ly spangled in silver, forming deep
points. extending down from the
waist-line in Powered design. The Ell
tire front of the low neck corssge was
so heavily spangled as to have the APP
pearance of a coralet of mail that glim.
mered and shone with every pulsation
of the heart. The extremely short
sleeves were formed OF a succession OF
big pulfs ard bows, caught up on the
shoulders with curruscation of silver
spangles. The only ornament WON
was the necklace of solitaire diamonds,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10

No MATTER whether there be racing,
pool-selling or bookmaking at all the
other race courses in Virginia, the Rich
mond Dispatch, true to the Governor,
but against the true statement of its
own Washington correspondent, says
the particular one at Alexapder's Isl.
and must be broken up, root and
branch. The newspaper referred to
will do what nobody familiar with the
two tracks in Alexandria county has
yet been able to do, if it can discover
that the ono at Alexander's Island is
in any respect worse than the other
one
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10

A SQUARE fight took place on the
municipal ticket in Memphis yesterday
between the republicans and the A. P.
AS, on one side and the straight demo
Gratis on the other, and the latter won
hands down. Know-nothingism was
shattered when it struck the South,
and its successor meets the same fate
The Southern cline is uncongenial to
prescription on account of religious
oninion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIES.

The City High School building Of
Michigan City. Ind, was burned last
night. Loss $4,000
Thomas Dunlap, the oldest and one
of the best known local politicians of
New York city, died this morning OF
Weslfeld, n. j., of pneumonia. Nj.
Dunlap was the Oldest member OF Tam
many Halls general committee.
The miners of Taylor and Mccoy
and the Mitchell Coal and Coke Coa-
pany, at Altoona, Pa, who struck Oh
the first of the month for an increase Of
twenty per cent for mining coal, viii
return to work to morrow morning, at
the old rate, the operators refusing to
grant an increase.
Albert Tolls, farmer living uRe
miles north of there, was brought to
Kentland, Ind. this morulns mst
lodged in Jail, charged with murdcrilg
his eight. old child. The iufan.
crying annoyed Mr.. Tolls, so be placed
his hand over its mouth and smothersa
it. Popular feeling runs high aui
violence is feared
At a meeting CT the Business Mons
League, of St. Louis, last evening. 10
take steps for securing the demccgauc
national convention for St. Louis, a resl-
luton, that ST. Louis wants the demo.
cratic national convention OF 1896 and
intends to have it, was adopted with
enthusiasm, and in few minutes near
lrs 20 000 U0g canlr9H
For several months trouble has ext.
ed in Letcher county, Kentucky, b.
tween the Mahans on one side ana tile
Phreneys aud Humphreys On the ether
side. Last night desperate >hoo ing
affray occurred petween the different
factions while returning home from
revival meetin1. Geo. Mahun was ,i1t
and instantly killed and Harry Swee-
ney and Pharoah Limanton, two vi bis
friends, were badly wounded.
The grand jury for the September
term of the Baltimore city court hand
ed in its final report this mouiug
Among the many recommendation
the following: There is in the city jaila
whipping post erected for tie especial
purpose of inficting punishmen, on
wife. heaters. This post has not been
used for long time, but the jury are
the opinion that were such puDisbm
oftener inflicted there would be but few
cases of wife beating, instead Of, ut
present, the many which were brought
before this body.
Mrs. C. A. Marshall, widow, of Cleveland,
Ohio, with her two brothers was ltcady
cooked this morning. While getting brcls-
fast she poured coal oil on the IKE. an ey-
plosion occurred, and she was enyeloped IN
flames. She ran screaming 10 the yaid. nd
when her brothers arrived she was rolling on
the ground mass OF flames. She vas t1scn
to hospital. and cannot live. Her brothers
were SO badly burned that they were also
taken to the hospital.
Ex.Pri sidcnt Harrison, who spent ToFii II
of last summer at Dodd's Camp, First iase.
Fulton Chain, n Y, was SO well pleased with
the North woods that he has bought cl#ir.
Seward Webb about % acres OF land 1T Tic
point where First and Second lakes JOIN ana
will build cottage
On the Vera, which arrived at New York
this morning from Bremen, was His H:eh-
ness, Prince Wreda, Austrian Anlbassado' 10
the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10

TERRIBLE EARTHoUAKE.-A dis
patch from Teheran, Persia, says Two
distinct earthquakes have occurred in
the district of Khalkhal-the first on
the night of January 2. Upon that oc-
casion the large village of Janjsbad
was destroyed, several others were par
TALLY destroyed and 300 persons were
killed. The second earthquake occur.
red during the morning of January 5,
and was very severe. It was felt over
an area of one hundred miles. The
town of Col was destroyed, and thou
sand houses were demolished. In ad.
dition, great damage was done to many
villages. The loss of life was very
great. There were eight hundred per-
sons killed in Got alone, and large
numbers of cattle and sheep also
persisted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10
Youthful Travellers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1O.-Four little
children, ranging from three to eleven
years of age, are to start to-day on a
long journey BY themselves from Cali
fornia to New York. Their father and
mother died recently at the town of
Loomis, CAL, and they are going East
to be adopted by relatives. The Masonic
lodge at Auburn is looking out for
their welfare.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10

ALTAR minded citizens of the coun'
try are pleased to know that the Presi'
dent, over his own name, denies that
he has made any arrangement with any
syndicate, or with any body else, for the
sale of his new bond issue, and, what's
more, all such men will believe him.
But, nevertheless, all well informed
men know that as the Morgan syndi-
cate has cornered all the gold in the
country, they can afford to pay more
for the bonds than any body else, and
will get the most of them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10

1t is said in Washington that, in the event
of the Baltimore and Ohio getting into the
hands of ]. P. Morgan & Co., Mr.. Samuel
Spencer, now president of the Southern Rail-
way Company, will have his choice of re-
manning at the head of the Southern or be-
coming the president of the Baltimore aud
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10
avery Desirable Calendar.

The calendar just published by N W. Aver
& Son, Advertising Agents, philadelphia,
seems if possible even better than IFS prede.
cessors, and will prove worthy Of daily COM
partnership during the year. The date figures
are so large and clear that they can easily be
seen across tho room. Its price is % cents,
postage psid, to any address,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10

In THE good old times, the anniver-
sary of the day on which General Jack
son won the famous battle of New Or.
leans, with Southern troops, was gener'
ally celebrated throughout the country
but except intwo or three cities, last
Wednesday. passed by without any
special recognition. In the better
times referred to, love of country was
esteemed higher virtue than love OF
money, but it is not so now, for this is
a progressive" age. Then there were
fewer poor people and more patriotism
now the condition is exactly reversed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10

Charles Broadway Rouse Memorial
Hall, at Charlestown, w. Va, was dedi'
Gated with interesting ceremonies TO-
day. Company B, Twelfth Virginia
Cavalry, also had reunion at the same
time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10

The brewers of Washington who have been
boycotted by the labor unions will stand BIZ
each other, and, it is said, the brewers outside
that city, to lend them aid, will not not ship
beer there while the boycott lasts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10
DIED.

On January 9Th, 1896, ELLEN MURPHY,
relict Of the late Miles Murphy, in the Goth
year of her age. Funeral from ST. Mary's
Church at o'clock q. N. January 11tb
Friends are invited,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10
Railroad Accident.

CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-A fast train on
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railroad was wrecked last night at
Mannheim, a suburb, by dashing into a
derailed freight train. The fireman of
the passenger engine was Killed and
few of the passengers escaped bruises
though no serious injuries are reported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10

marriage license was issued in Washing.
ton yesterday to Lewis Burch and Maggie
Dvone, both of Alexandra county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-10

About 81, 500 900 in gold will be shipped
to Europe tomorrow.