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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-09

CERTAIN Northern republican news
papers now denounce the Virgins
democrats in the national convention
of their party for voting for their fell
low citizen, Senator Daniel, for tenn
porary chairman of that convention
instead of for Senator Hill, of New
York, and say they blindly follow 6
man who leads them through silver to
reputation and financial disaster
And yet when Senator Daniel and the
Virginia democrats were fighting Gen
erai Mahone's REIMBURSEMENT and re-
pudiaticn schemes, the same Identical
Northern republican newspapers op
posed them, and did all the little they
could to make reputation possible il
Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-09

AS THE Northern democrats, ever
since the war between the States, have
received by far the larger share of the
honors and emoluments or "spoils" OF
national democratic victories gained by
the solid vote Of the South,
and as Northern democrats, as
Que of their most conspicuous rep
resentatives, Senator Hill, says, are
human, it may be that the change in
that system that has been determined
upon by the national democratic con.
vention, by which there will be a more
equitable distribution of tbs Offices and
emoluments among the democrats OF all
sections of the country, and by which
the Northern democrats will be depriv-
ed of their unjust and unfair share OF
them, has induced them to threaten to
Sbolt the action of their party's national
Convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-09

THE postmaster at Cleveland, Ohio,
an appointee of the democratic" Pres
ident, like the one at Chicago, and
numerous other we'll paid appointees
of Mr.. Cleveland, says he intends to
vote the republican ticket next fall.
But as the man who appointed him
did all he could to defeat the regularly
and fairly nominated democratic ticket
in New York, Maryland and Kentucky,
it is not at all surprising that they
should go step even beyond him, and
openly join the republican party.
When the late leader of Tammany,
John Kelley, said Mr.. Cleveland was
not democrat, he knew what he was
talking about,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-09
NEWS or THE DAY.


The town of Kobrin, in the province
of Grodno, Russia, has been burned.
Three hundred homes were destroyed
and 1900 people are homeless.
A prominent New Yorker has tele-
graphed to the New York delegation
at Chicago not to bolt the convention
as the silver movement is gaining in
their State.
Floods have occurred in the per-
lectures of Tomeys and Shega, on the
west coast of Japan. Three thousand
houses have been destroyed. The loss
of life is not stated.
Governor Lowndes, of Maryland, has
offered 81 900 each for the conviction of
the ]ynchers of Joseph Cooking, in
Charles county, and Sidney Randolph,
at Rockville, Montgomery county.
The reported intention of Gen. Brad
ley T. Johnson to fight duel with q
Spanish officer, turns out to have been
another of the Cuban canards which,
for lack of weightier matters, are sent
out almost daily from Havana.
Fire last night destroyed George
Frenkel's Hotel, in Buffalo, n. Y.
Miss Jennie Mills, aged forty years,
Mrs. Moriana, aged sixty, and two
year-old child, Maggie King, who were
on the third floor, were sufocated.
George Paps, aged twenty-three, jump
ed from the third story window and
will likely die.
A severe storm prevailed on the Gulf
of Mexico yesterday, the wind blowing
at the rate OF 100 miles an hour. Near
ly every business house in Pensacola
was unroofed and damaged. The Mer-
chants Hotel, on Palfo1 street, and the
Methodist Church were unroofed. Some
small houses were blown down. The
damage in the city is about $500, 900,
but no lives we're lost.
W. q. johnson. of Chicago, yester-
day shot and MORALLY wounded W. 81.
Sutton on the street in New York city
while the latter was trying to prevent
johnson from shooting Mrs. Sutton.
johnson, when closely pursued by the
police, fred s bullet into his own bead
and dropped dead on the street. Mrs:
Sutton told the police that she and
johnson had lived on the North Side
IN Chicago as man and wife. She went
to New York q few days ago and re.
Joined her husband. johnson follow
ed. Yesterday he say her at the gen.
eral postofice, she said, and asked her
to return to him. She refused, and he
said be would kill her if he Saw bar
with her husband. In the afternoon
Johnson. she said, met them on the
street and asked her for a watch he
had given her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-09
THURSDAY EVENING. JULY 8, 1856.

The New YORK World, that did all
it could to defeat the democratic party
in it's own State, is now engaged in the
attempt to effect the defeat OF that
party in the whole country, and is ad-
vising its gold standard members to de-
sert it, as it did the straight members OF
the New York democracy two years
ago, and, by joiningi it, to putthe repub'
licsn party in control of the govern
ment, and, ridiculous as it is, it says the
sure democratic defeat it prophesizes
will be the result of the action, not Of
the comparatively few gold men in the
democratic party, who, it says, will
vote the republican ticket, but of the
vast majority of its silver members who
will stand by it. The World processes
itself in favor of low tariff and OF an
income tax, both wise and popular
democratic measures, and as opposed to
the force bill, but because the people OF
the West and South, irrespective of po-
litical utilization, demand more money
in order that the price OF every thing
may be advanced, it advises the North
ern democrats to desert their party,
and by voting with the republicans to
secure the passage of a high tariff and
force bill, and prevent that Of an in.
come tax bill, so as to exempt the rich
from the payment of their share of the
governments expenses. Western re-
publicans saved the South from the
force bill. Northern democrats led
their Southern brethren to believe they
would help them in 1861, but deceived
them, and left them naked to their
enemies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-09
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

CHICAGO, July Sit is definitely GER
tain that the leaders of the New York
delegation will not bolt the convention,
but that is as far as it is safe to let pre-
dictions go. After the convention ad-
iourned last night a conference of the
sound money forces was held, but its
action was not made public. 1t is the
belief of the leaders that they can do
more service for honest money by stay
ing in the convention and keeping an
eye on things than by putting them
selves on the outside. A story having
been going the rounds to the effect that
the New York delegation decided to
remain in the convention, but would
not vote for candidates, Gov. Evans,
of South Carolina said, "If the sound
none delegates from the East carry out
their declared intention of sitting mute
in their seats when the vote is taken 1
am in favor of declaring them no longer
members of the convention and turning
them out. Such action would be q
virtual reputation of the platform and
notice of opposition to the choice of
the silver people. In such a contin-
gency Senator Teller would be the man
upon which all the silverites, regardless
OF party affiliations, would unite next
November
Illinois delegates last night denied
they were going to break away from
Bland on the second ballot and vote
for some other candidate, possibly
Stevenson. They say that the name of
Stevenson has never been considered
by them as a possibility in this fight.
Gov. Evans says that the eighteen
votes from his State will be cast Tor
Teller as long as there is chance of
nominating the Colorado Senator.
a canvass of the western and south.
ern delegations last night on the vice.
presidential question revealed the fact
that there had been practically no dis
cussion of an occupant for this position.
a consensus of opinion as far as the
delegates feel at liberty indi-
vidually to express their senti-
ments, gives the vice presiden.
tial chair to John R. Mclean, of
Ohio, in case he wishes to occupy it.
Other possible candidates are Bryan, of
Nebraska; Sibley, of Pennsylvania /;
Clark, of North Carolina; Crisp, OF
Georgia, and Blackburn, of Kentucky,
The leaders of the Teller movement
are as confident ss ever that the con-
vention will in the end nominate the
candidate OF their creed. They de-
clared that there was no chance for the
nomination of either Bland or Bots, but
admitted that there was danger of some
new men claiming the attention of the
delegates. The Colorado delegates,
who have all along persisted in saying
they would probably vote for Bland,
yesterday evening had decided to vote
for Teller.
A committee of the delegates from
the Territories and District of Column
bia, yesterday called upon the mana
gers of the several candidates for the
presidential nomination, and notified
them that they will vote for no man
not pledged to the enforcement and OBJ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-09

CONSTANT READERS OF the GAZETTE
will be disposed to think that the men
who wrote the resolutions of the ma.
tional democratic convention must not
only be subscribers to this paper, but
must have relied upon its advice, for
they we'll remember that it has, not for
months, but for years past, advocated
an income tax and the repeal of that
monstrous and un-American humbug
known as the civil service law. The
adoption of such wise and democratic
measures, and of purely revenue
tariff, will more than offset any con-
ceivable injury to the people that may
possibly, but improbably, result from
the free coinage of silver.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-09

Mrs. Rhode Noah, of this place, was
taken in the night with crampipg pains
and the next day diarrhoea SET in
sne TOOK half bottle of blackberry
cordial but got no relief. She then
sent to me to see if had anything that
you'd help her. | sent her a bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy and the first dose reliey.
ed her. Another of our neighbors had
been sick for about a week and had
tried different remedies for diarrhoea
Dut Kept getting worse. I sent him
the same remedy. Only four doses of,
1t were required to cure him. He saws
ne owes his recovery to this wonderful!
medicine:-Mrs. Mary Sibley, Sidney
Mich. For sale by l.. Stabler & Co.
Druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-09

ACCORDING TO some of the gold
standard newspapers north of thu Po-
tomac, the "rule or ruin" men in the
democratic party are not the immense
majority of that party as represented
by their delegates from States that will
vote the democratic ticket no matter
whose name may be on it, but few
men from Northern States that would
not vote for the democratic Presidential
candidate, even if he were a gold
bug and looked at everything through
gold spectacles. The editors of the
newspapers referred evidently belong
to that class of people who believe thai
the tail should wag the dog.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-09
Postofice Robber Shot

CHICAGO, July 9.-At 10 o'clock last
night negro went into the sub.post-
Office station at 10Th and Roby streets,
and ordered two girl clerks to surrend.
er the cash. Mr.. Lormiries, who was
in the rear, walked around to the front
of the house and discharged the con-
tents OF revolver into the head of the
robber. The negro will die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-09

headquarters, though gradual, are radicaly
IN their effect. Ayers sarsaparilla is intend.
ed as medicine only and not stimulant
excitant, or beverage. Immediate results
may not always follow its use; but after a
reasonable time, permanent benefit is certails e
to be realized, +
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30
BEHOLD THE HUMBLE TOAD.
His Circle of Life Described in Prose
Poetry by n French Canadian.

Poetry by IA French Canadian.
From lie Sorelois.
In general the toad Is an animal with
whom we have little to do and whom we
do not like to meet in our path at night
faliin the country. In the spring as early
as the month OF March the toad gives
signs of life; he croaks at evening as
loudly as he can in the fields and mead
Ows; he halls by the repetition Of his song
the coming Of pleasant weather He has
but a single note. yet It is melodlous in
the silence OF the first fine nights. He
keeps 1t up TN April. when the nightingale
arrives. And, as In the case OF the bird of
spring, his song is not disinterested. Tho
male alone calls. He wishes to contract
a union. His voice is answered. A mar
riage is contracted. The ways of toads
arc very strange. If We may believe Mr.. c.
Hartmann, who has observed these ami
mails for long periods in different parts
OF Germany, amid the Vosges Mountains
and even in the neighborhood of Paris.
Matters at Paris proceed, for that mat
ter, as they do elsewhere. The toad who
has found a mate embraces her, caresses
her, and she gives him in exchange for
his tenderness pretty chaplet made
OF at least 200 eggs. The toad picks this
up delicatey. twines It around his hind
legs in the shape of a figure eight, passing
one foot through each loop OF the eight.
1t is the wedding ring. The male goes
away delighted with his ring, and Bliss
fully promenades amid the croaking folk.
He goes about, hunts, seeks his food and
seems as nimble as If he did not drag
about with him 200 eggs.
ara 40.
receiving the gift, he is seized with a sud
den impulse. Nothing can stop him. 1t
Is irresistible. He casts himself into the
water, not to break the bonds he has
contracted, not to commit suicide, but on
the contrary, to fulfill his part as a faith
er. He is seen to move about, to wriggle
and roll over and over like a mailman, Al
last he stops. That is because he has sue
ceeded in detaching the chapIet of eggs
that had become glued to his body He
climbs up the bank again, solemnly leav-
ing The eggs in the water. They soon
complete their development, and from
each egg issues a tadpole The marriage
ring thus provides 200 tadpolesi
The young of the toad spend the fall and
winter in the water They fear neither
cold nor even the freezing Of the water.
Mr.. Hartmann has seen them more than
once frozen in block Of ice. When the
block melted they once more gave signs
or lie ana TOOK up the ordinary course or
their existence. Young tadpoles live In
animal matter, the cOrpses Of frogs, wa
ter lizards and doubtless some of the
lower plants. A year goes by; then, be-
tween May and September, they leave the
water and are transformed They lose
their tails; they live among stones, and
go out only at night During this time
they feed on snails. flies, worms and in
sects. And then. having become toads,
they begin again the cycle described
above. marriage, 200 eggs, and so forth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30
A BRIDE SELLS HER KISSES.
She Thus Secures Enough Funds TO
Cover the Wedding Trip.

From the Philadelphia Times.
New York, Aug. 23.-Terisino Farnachi
and Tomaso Marcosino were married at
Mount Vernon last night with consider
able ceremony. After the wedding there
was a general jollihcation at the home Of
a friend, in which nearly the whole italian
colony participated. The festivities last
ed until late this morning, and every man
who wished to kiss the bride or to danca
with her was compelled to give a present
of money.
BY this unique arrangement the couple
secured enough funds to cover their we'd
ding trip. Back of these nuptials lies a
little romance. The bride and bridegroom
were lovers from childhood When Marco
sino was is years old he left his home in
Florence and came to America. Before
sailing he promised Terisino that when
he had made money enough he would re-
turn and claim her as his bride After fif-
teen years letters from Marcosino's hancee
suddenly ceased and he believed her either
dead or married. But one day last year
the two met unexpectedly m this city, the
old love was renewed and the day set for
the wedding, which occurred last night.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30
The Essex Miracle.

A curious phenomenon has been
observed IN little country
church in East Essex, at a
place called Weeley, says a London
cable 70 the Philadelphia Ledger. In the
neignborhood IL is already referred 10 as
the Essex Miracle" 1t appears that a
window at the side of the altar was
glazed some thirty years ago with plain
transparent glass. Twenty years later
this glass was painted on the outside with
ordinary paint, in order to prevent the
glare Of light from annoying the eyes OF
the rector. Within the last four months the
face has slowly developed Itself upon the
surface of the glass. It is a bearded
face. with straight features in profile and
abundant hair. and recalls in the minds
Of Travelled observers the well known
head OF Christ by Leonardo da Vinci,
which forms one Of the popular attrac-
tons in the cathedral at Antwerp. It f.
impossible that any human agency can
nave. been concerned in the production Of
this face. and the country people round
about have come to the conclusion that
Il is a nineteenth century miracle. The
fact OF the matter probably Is that It Is
An accident. and a very curious one.
caused bv the action Of weather and time
on the coating " paint which covers the
exterior OF the glass. Already, however,
quite a pllgrinaRe OF Roman Catholics
has set IN from neghboring parts, and Il
"a probable that the fame 81 this simple
little country church VIII soon extend 90
yond the borders u the sleepy county Of
ESSEX.
49,. 4. ~.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30

THAT young man who occupies tho
FIRST floor front had some tough-looklng
callers" Yes. his room Is better than his
company New York World.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30
BAB'S FUNERAL STORIES.
The Clever Writer'S Experience at COun-
try Burial.

n, n Man Faults AreN smootbed Dorn
phillip Death as seenT
at col
Observation-Disclosures Ancestry Unee
Cole
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30
Alloy.

From the Washington Star
Wen hail the purple grape that hangs
above the harvests store,
But Wen miss the uorning-glories that
were bending by the door;
And the feasting and the greeting
While the golden days are feeting
viii not make US quite forget the blooms
that fade to come no more.
And, as we drink to newer joys, wen
think of those that fly,
When autumn murmurs "hOw-dy-do" and
summer says "good-by!"
The world Is ever shifting, and compan-
ion ships must end;
We greet a cherished guest, and say fare
well to some old friend;
There's a gentle sense Of gladness
And a little thrill Of sadness
In the changes that the seasons in their
swift transition send.
And 50 the smile Of welcoming IS blended
with a sigh.
When autumn murmurs "how-dy- and
summer says 'gOOd-byr'
Max Nordau's handwrlting is almost
microscopicaL bis book, ~Paradoyes." a
printed volume ~ ilf PAGES. was written
nm .frfu-Hfes aNnaaIe ~ ria Hnr
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30

The Princess ~ wales has ar.SnR her
numbefiess treaFUres very costly and
beautiful ostrich sereen given 70 her ~
Sir john WiICuBA0I
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-04-18

Up and down went see.saw-a darl
eyed boy on one end, and the other
wee slip of girl with laughing blue
eyes and yellow curls waving in the
breeze. They have played together al
the summer days, and many happy
hours have they spent at the see-saw.
"Id rather go up than down." said
the girl
$50 would l, the boy answered,
81 wish we could both go up at once"
"But we can't"
~ know it,
"l'm tired of see-sawing,n said she.
$50 am |, he answered. Then he
sturdily held the board firm and straight.
while she tripped lightly to the stone
wall across which it was laid There
they could sit close together, his bare,
brown feet dangling down among the
daisies il pretty contrast to the daintily
siiPpered ones of his companion; and 1t
mattered not TO this young pair of six
and ten that she dwelt in the lap of lux.
ury while he was the son of poverty.
The days went by He went to sea.
and dwelt in foreign lands for many
years. There fortune smiled upon him,
and poured her rich gifts at his feet. In
the meantime his little playmate had
grown TO womanhood, and her fathers
riches had taken wings and flown away.
They meet again. They talk of the
golden summer days of yore, when they
played together and the seesaw went up
and down. They have changed places
since then. She, smiling, says
"You see that the other end of the
seesaw is up now"
Says he, with love pleading in his
eyes "Im tired of seesawing."
She understands and answers, $50 am
l." am
"Well, darling, let us stop it just as we
did OF old.n
So close together they keep. and the
seesaw is balanced-Munsey's Maya.
zine
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-04-18

One OF the LATEST men iowa has vet
produced died recently in tile Folt Mad.
ison penitentiary as result of his
attempt to escape labor. A convict.
named Airport, several months ago clIt
off one of his fingers to keep f-o.n
working, but the injury soon healed and
he had to resume work again. OF late
he has worked but little, always being
done before noon, but he concluded he
would not work at all, and to keep from
it he inflicted an injury upon himself
which had a result more fatal to him
than he probably anticipated. Recently
to escape work he poured quantity of
very strong I've on his arm, and the re.
suit was sore as big as mans hand
But the I've was 50 strong that il ate its
way into the flesh and DESTROYED the
blood vessels. The result was lockjaw,
from which he died. = Fort Madsor
Democrat.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-04-18
WHY PEOPLE GO MAD.
An Analysis or the Cases OF Many
Thousands OF Victims,

An analysis OF the Cases OF Many
Thousands OF Victims,
Rarely can one find more depressing
story of human ills than that which is
told at the sixth annual report of the
state commission oflunacy, recently Civ
en- out by the state printer In Albany,
says the American Medical Review. In
the table showing the causes which sent
Io,2o8 people to the county asylums dur.
ing the six years covered by the statis-
ties may be found some curious state
ments. Thus in spite of the supposed
deleterious influence of cigarette smok-
ing, but one woman and one man were
driven insane by the habit, but excessive
smoking of tobacco In other forms sent
To men and 3 women to the asylums,
One woman became insane through the
extraction of her teeth and one girl lost
her mindth rough fear of punishment.
An Incorporate desire to acquire knowl.
edge forever stopped the studies of 20
men and IL women. 0verwork broke
'S minus u 80 HIGH ana 4 80
women. Intemperance in alcoholic
drinks accomplished the undoing of
I,227 men and ara women. No other
cause claimed SO many victims among
men. Besides these there were some
400 who became insane through drink
complicated with some other cause. and
It Is curious fact that one of these was
man who drank essence of peppermint
The opium habit claimed II men and "a
women. Under the head of "moral
causes" are grouped such troubles as
loss OF friends, religious and political
excitements, disappointments, and SO on.
These causes crazed oo7 men and I,2oA
women. II does seem rather strange.
but one man became insane through
military hardship" The use of a hair.
wash unseated one woman's reason.
One man became insane because of the
heat OF the furnaces under the boilers
ne was firing. The table of causes com
piled from the New York asylums goes
into greater detail. 1t shows that "a
men, but not one woman became insane
through disappointment in love during
the six years. One man went insane be.
cause his wife eloped, but the women
who lose their husbands in like fashion
must have taken a more sensible view of
the matter, for not one was sent to an
asylum. More remarkable still Is the |
n rt k1,N -
trouble" there were registered 50 men
and not one woman Six men, but not |
one woman, became insane through |
fright So, too, hair dye turned the
brains as we'll as the hair of two men,
Out not one woman, Mesmerism also