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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Colonel David Sublett, geologist and
civil engineer, died at Chattanooga,
Tenn, this morning, aged SO years. Fol
many years he had been in the govern.
ment service as assistant chief engineer
on Tennessee and Kentucky river i'm.
provements.
During the snow storm of yesterday
evening the three-masted schooner
Charles L. Mitchell, well known at
this port, ran on the outer end of Cold
Spring Bar, near Cape May, and lay
in dangerous position. The schooner
was subsequently hoated.
The three masted schooner Warren
Adams, of Bath, Me-, from New York,
for Norfolk, dragged anchor this morn
ing during the high northerly winds
and at 4:15 a. M, grounded on Cape
Henry beach near Lynn Haven inlet.
She appears to be resting easy. The
crew OF nine men are safe.
Fire broke out in the cellar of the
seven-story building at Nos. 1924
and 1926 Chestnut street, Philadel-
phia, occupied by the Thackara
Manufacturing Company, just before
Eve o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
before the flames were oxtinguished
$500, 900 worth of property was destroy
ed. About 200 hands were employed
in the building, and those in the top
stories narrowly escaped with their
lives.
Dispatches from HAVANA tell of more skir.
mishes in Cuba an which the rebels we're de.
feated. The rebels continue to burn proper
ty. No news has yet been received from Co.
mez and Maceo. Recently two Spanish col
umns met and by mistake fred into each 9TH
er Several soldiers were kileo and nearly q
hundred were wounded.
At noon yesterday train OF the Cotton
Belt road picked up. about three miles west
Of Brownsboro, Tex, the bodies of three boys
who had been killed by noIthbound train
Sunday night.
Wat Neal, aged Is, while playing BASEBALL
at Cisco, Tex yesterday was struck on the
left ear by a ball and was almost instantly
killed.
Mr.. G.. A. Rawlett, an old resident Of this
city, is quite sick st his home, No. 915 Duke
street, having fallen and hurt his head,
Mrs. Eek, of Hartford county, Md, mother
of Mrs Keith Davis, Of this city, died there a
few days ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24

Hoes HAVE HYpRoPHoBIA.-Two hogs in
King George county were bitten by rabid
dog at the same, about yesr ago. One OF
them died of hydrophobia fourteen days after
wards. The other grew and thrived, show.
ing no symptoms of hydrophobia for nearly
nine months, when, suddenly it was seized
with fits, and died exactly as did the first
being penned and kept away from other hogs
and dogs during the nine months. A dog
in the same county lived, without showing
the slightest signs of hydrophobia, nearly
twenty months after being bitten by rabid
dog. and then died of hydrophobia. This is
proof that it is not safe to keep an animal az
ter it is bitten by rabid dog.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24
EX.pRIEsT USED HIS GUN.

The borough of Dunmore, Pa, yes
terday witnessed the most exciting
scenes Off history.
For month or more an ex-Catholio
priest, calling himself Father Ruthven,
has been lecturing to women and men
in that vicinity, giving what he alleges
to be exposures of the methods OF the
Catholic Church.
Afternoons he lectures to ladies, and
evenings to men. Several times during
the past lew weeks the police have
been forced to protect him.
He lectured in Christian Church,
Dunmore, suburb of Scranton, Sun
day evening and some eggs were
thrown at him while he was on his way
to the car. His structures on the Cath.
Ollie Church had greatly angered MEM
bers of that faith who are in the
majority in Dunmore.
Yesterday afternoon Ruthven lectur-
ed to Dunmore women, and when be
left the church at $50 o'clock he was at
tended by three detectives A crowd OF
hoodlums was waiting for him and ga
luted him with rotten eggs and snow
balls. He walked about fifty feet to
Drinker street and then drew revolv-
er and said that he would kill the next
man who assaulted him. Some one in
the rear of the crowd threw missile OF
some kind and Ruthven opened fire.
One of his detectives also began to
shoot at the crowd and unknown men
in the crowd began to shoot back.
Then Ruthven and two of mis- detec.
tives retreated into house nearby,
carrying one of their number, who was
wounded, with them. Ruthven escap-
Q from the rear of the house through
a vacant lot and ran away. There was
no pursuit.
Three men were shot. William
Mink, one of the detectives, received q
bullet in the broad of his back. Will
Seagraves, who was in the crowd, was
shot in the leg, and man named Kel-
ley, also in the crowd, was shot in the
hip. 1t is stated that all will recover.
Ruthven is to be arrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24
LETTER FROM FAUQUIER.
GCorrespondence Alexandria Gazette.

Correspondence AleXanQIla GaZeUte.
MARSHALL, Mar. 21.-Since the 18th
of March up to the present time we
have had here severe storms, atmos.
pheric and electrical, with the heaviest
snow and rainfalls of the season and a
degree of cold by no means comfor-
| table. They began on the 18th, and,
as the storm prophet, Rev. Hicks, says,
will hold out to the end of the month.
Thanks to a gracious Providence there
is no lack of abundant supplies of food
for man and beast.
On Monday next comes March court
at Warrenton-a very "bete noire" to
delinquents fol- money due and for VIC
lators of the revenue laws. Some of the
latter to be arraigned, we regret to say,
belong to Marshall and the vicinity.
all along the line as to illicit liquor
selling, gambling and horse racing, the
good people of Virginia will, in the
near future, be compelled to urge ag-
gressive warfare against true enemies
of the homes of their wives and child
rem and to the Christian Church.
Drunken white and colored people now
so block up our public roads in Eau
quier as to make it dangerous, at least
for ladies, to venture on them without
an escort. The federal and State au-
thorities that know of the murders, the
suicides, and the violence done under
the laws of their inspiration and max
ing should blush with shame to give
our citizens no redress. True it is,
''man's humanity to man makes
countless thousands mourn"
Hon. R. Taylor Scott, Attorney Cen
eral Of Virginia, has kindly forwarded
us his annual report. The citizens of
Virginia have reason to be fully salts
fed with the work of Major Scott who
measures up to the legal status of his
ancestors, the late Robert I. Taylor, of
Alexandria, and Hon. Robert E. Scott,
of Warrentop. Another favor of a like
kind was received, Transactions of
the State Medical Society for 1885,"
The volume contains full list of the
fellows of this society. The Presidents
(Dr. r. ]. Preston) address is admirable,
as is also DR.. I. Herbert Clairborne's on
"The Old Virginia Doctor" The latter
closes with the lines
"He started on his travels
Many, many years ago,
For the place where life unrsvels
And dividing waters flow;
So hope he has reached the haven
Where no anchor ever drags,
And has landed safe in heaven
With his shiny saddle-bags."
The average country doctor surely
would prefer to consider the last line as
simply poetical. -.
just now our small boy of the public
schools delights with the thought of his
speedy freedom from restraints. The
pupils of Miss Rozelle are anticipating
musicale at the close of the session to
be given them by their accomplished
teacher.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24
chasing new farms.
ILLICIT wH1sKY.-Deputy United States

ILLICIT WHIsKY.-Deputy United States
Marshal Thomas N. Williams returned to
Danville yesterday from raid among moon
sinners in Patrick county. The officer re-
ports that he found and seized over / 500 gal
Ions of whisky and brandy upon which The tax
had not been paid to the government Among
those the officer found with the crooked fluid
in hand was Mr.. Isaac Adams, a member Of
the Legislature from Patrick county. The
statesman had four barrels of the stuff stored
away in the basement of his mountain resi-
dsnce. The officer seized it and required 4
bond Of the legislator for his appearance be:
fore the proper court to answer charge Of
illicit distilling.
The deputy also paid visit to distant
relative of his in the same county, and found
two barrels of brandy unstamped. The wife
of this relative, it is said, let in on Williams
and gave him piece OF her mind that be VIII
never forget. She said among other things
that she had nine children; that she thought
so much of him (Williams) that she named
the baby after him, but she would not change
the name for the reason that it was the ig-
hest and meanest child of the whole nine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24
Mysterious Ieath.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 24.-The
finding of a body of young and pretty
woman at house on Girard avenue
last night after she had been dead
for "a hours, was followed to day by
the arrest of Samuel P. Langdon, pres.
ident of the United Galleries COMPANY.
It ia understood that he and the young
woman, whose name, it was learned
to-day, is Miss Annie McGrath and
sged Is years, had lived together in the
house as man and wife for over
month. Langdon is a man of promi.
pence and is 55 years old. The cause
of Mis- McGrath'a death is not known.
I he police refuse to talk of the affair.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24

OvERHUNG BY A LANDsLInE-The
1iroler Tagblatt announces that the
village Parthenen, in the Montafon
Valley, iu Vorarlberg, is threatened
with total destruction by a landslide,
which has begun to form more thar
3,400 feet above the village. The
Montafon Valley is one of the most ro-
mantle gorges in that part of the Alps,
snowy peaks and glaciers raising their
white heads $500 feet above the level
of the valley. Several blocks Of rock
have already come down into the i'm
mediate neighborhood of the houses
nearest the slope, one of the largest
rocks measuring some 600 cubic feet.
stopping only a few yards from that
point in it's terrific descent. Occasion
al small slides have occurred within
the past few years, and upon the last
occasion experts were sent up to sec
what could be done to prevent further
slides. According to their report more
than 100000 square yards of material
is likely to come down, and prevention
of the final descent of the entire mass
Is absolutely out of question. The
population of Parthenen, numbering
40 souls, will have to vacate their
homes, representing value of above
$50, 900, and seek for new homesteads
in some other part of the valley. The
provincial authorities of Yorarlberg
have promised financial assistance TO
the inhabitants of Parthenen in pur-
chasing new farms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24

In 1894 the republicans said to the
voters of the country: "Give us ma
jority in Congress, and we'll make
every thing boom, business will revive,
work be plentiful and money album
dant." The ignorance and prejudice to
which they appealed believed them,
and gave them what they asked for.
But the result was just what intelligent
people knew it would be. Every thing
did not boom, business did not revive,
work did not become plentiful, nor
money abundant. Indeed, no matter
what may be said to the contrary by
those who want to keep up the price Of
bonds and stocks, every observant man
knows that the condition of the people
of this country is worse now than it was
in 1894. But, with this patent fact be-
fore their eyes, the same republicans
now cry: "Give us another republican
Congress next November, and also re-
publican President, and all will be
WE'LL" thus showing the estimation in
which they hold the foolishness and
gullibility OF the men whose votes de-
eide elections in the United States; and,
unfortunately for those voters, and nee
essarily so for the country, that esti-
milton is not far from being correct.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

i Governor O'Ferrall is contemplating
taking a short trip to Florida for the
benefit of his health.
! Jack Pritchett, a dwarf, aged sixteen
| wears, was frozen to death in Albemafle
county last Thursday night.
| Candle & Roane, furniture dealers,
at Richmond. failed yesterday. Lila
bilities, $4,000; assets unknown.
DR.. James a. Reid, one of Madison's
most prominent citizens, died Sunday
at his home in that county, aged SO
years.
Miss Isabelle Maury has been appoint.
ed house regent of the Confederate Mu'
scum, in Richmond, just opened in the
old Davis mansion.
G. w. Moore has resigned as custo-
dian of the Lee monument at Richmond,
no provision having been made for the
pay of such custodian.
The bogus count, Almond de Rivere,
alias Deliguy, who was arrested IN
| Richmond week ago, left there last
night for New York in custody of de-
tective.
A dispatch from Winchester, dated
last night, says Ex-Governor Holiday
condition is unchanged. He is still
very i'll, but his recovery IS not I'M
| possible.
Gen. Stephen D. Lee, president OF the
State Agricultural Society of Mississlp'
pi, has accepted the invitation to de-
liver the grafton at the laying of the
corner stone of the Jefferson Davis
monument in Richmond on July IND
next.
1t is understood in Washington that
the Mckinley or anti.Lsmb faction OF
the republicans in Virginia are perfect
ing their organization throughout the
State, ana they find they are much
stronger than they had supposed them
selves to be.
Rev. DIR. w. W. Landrum preached q
sermon at the Second Baptist Church,
Richmond, Sunday night in which he
argued that St. Patrick was not Cath
Ollie but that his preaching and prac-
tices were similar to those of the Bap'
tist Church of to-day.
Gov. O'Ferrall left Richmond for
Staunton yesterday, it was supposed
for private business, but q telegram
from Staunton last night says he is
there to inspect the deaf, dumb and
blind institute, of which a sensational
investigation was held during Febru,
airy.
The republicans of several counties
in the State yesterday elected delegates
to the Staunton convention in favor Of
Mckinley. The republicans of Shenan'
doah county passed resolutions com
mending the election of Colonel Wm'
Lamb as chairman of the State COM
mittee.
A young man, whose name is un
known, was found dead on the r., F. &
P. R. R. about eight miles north Of
Richmond yesterday. 1t is believed
that he was killed by passing train
He was five feet eight inches tall, dark
hair, light mustache. He wore black
overcoat and gray trousers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24
Riot and Bloodshcd.

GUADALAJARA. Mex, Mar. PA
riot took place Sunday in lumber
camp west of here and resulted in three
Mexicans being killed. George Rob
erts, the American superintendent was
seriously wounded. The riot was
caused by demand for higher wages
which was refused. A number OF the
workmen sustained Roberts in his re-
fusal and protected him from being
killed by the strikers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24
COLLECTOR RYAN GETS 4 NEW Trial

COLLECTOR RYAN GETS NEW Trial
Tn Norfolk on Saturday Judge Martin, of the
Court Of Law and Chsncery, granted new
trial in the case McHugh g. Co., liquor deal.
ars of Norfolk, VS.. Internal Revenue Collec.
%.or tor RYAN and Deputy Collector Boykin, in
subies case this court had previously allowed
the plaiptiff So, 500 as damages for the illegal
,seiznre of tkeir stock on tho charge of viola.
sien of the revenue law. This is the case in
which the United States Court at Richmond
took cegnizance of Judge Martins first deci,
,sion. and it will now be taken to the United
States Court on writ of certioyari. which
In returnable in that court on the LIST dag OF
.April
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24
American Federation of Labor

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March PA
the morning meeting of the executive
council of the American Federation of
Labor the attitude of socialists toward
trade unions was taken up. The ex-
ecutive council will sift the socialistic
matter to the bottom, as the members
are opposed to politics being connected
with the trades. The council has been
asked by the American Agents Asso.
citation to protest against the Metropol-
itan Insurance Company. 1t is charged
with dealing unfairly with the agents.
The attention of the trades will be
called to the company,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24

An Insurgent Expedition Landed.
NEW YORK, Mar. A.-Infofmation
was received here last night that the
steamship Bermuda, which left this
port on March 18th, loaded with arms
and ammunition for the insurgents, has
safely landed her cargo on the shores OF
Cuba. It was reported that Garcia
headed the party and that the vast
quantity of arms and ammunition pack
ed below decks on the Bermuda had
been conveyed by him to the headquar-
tiers of the Cuban forces.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24

SENATOR GoRMAN is right on the
civil service reform business, as he is on
most other things that can affect the
party to which he belongs. He is OPP
posed to the whole humbug, but as it
exists, and can not be repealed, at pres
emit, he insists that it shall apply to all
alike, to dude clerks in the State De-
partment, as well as to poor girls in the
Government Printing Office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24

SENATOR MILLS of Texas, who, dur
ing Mr.. Cleveland's first administration,
called him "our democratic-republicsn
President, but, during his second one,
became pronounced cuckoo, is tired
of the delay in the Cuban case, and de-
mands the seizure and annexation OF
the island at once. No wonder the
democrats of the House, when they had
q majority, refused to elect Mr.. Mills
Speaker of that body; and most right
thinking Southern people regret that
their section should be represented in
the Senate by a man capable of such
reckless jingoism.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24

All last winter Mr.. Geo. A. Mills, OF
Lebanon, Conn.,, was badly afflicted
with rheumatism. At times it was 60
severe that he could not stand up
straight, but was drawn over on one
side. II tried different remedies WIZ
out receiving relief" he says uh,
til about six months ago | bought .
bottle Chamberiain's Pain Balm. AZ
ter using it for three days my rhennai
tism was gone and has not retuFns,a
since. For sale at SO cents per bo'''e
by l.. Stabler & Co. druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24
Disorderly Proceedings.

HOLLAND. Mich, Mar. pa mob
after an indignant meeting last night
over the public horsewhipping and ar.
rest of Frank Shooter, a youth who is
the correspondent of a Grand Rapids
paper, went to the Jail and threatened
to burn it unless the man was released
and the officers were finally compelled
to yield up the prisoner. The man
was hoisted on the shoulders Of his
friends and carried back to town.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24

What are said to be the largest terms
ever before paid to dramatic artist
will be given Richard Mansfield next
season by Daniel Frohman, Of the
Lyceum Theatre, New York, who has
been In Chicago the last week. h:'
Frohman has affixed his signature TO
contract which absolutely guarantees
MIR. Mansfield 100000 for the
next seasons work, and 100000 ioF
each and every season until the year
1000
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24
COMMUNICATED.
Has Virginia hospitality and courte.

Has Virginia hospitality and courte.
sy ceased to exist? The quaint old
colonial town of Alexandria has many
"reminiscences of the past, many points
of attraction connected with the life of
Washington, which the sightseer is
glad to look upon, but while the Ma
sonic Lodge, Christ Church and Wash
ington's headquarters (City Hotell are
gratuitously open to visitors, why is an
admission fee of twenty-five cents de-
manded to enter the Caylyle House
Braddock's headquarters?
VISITOR.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24

COMMON SENSE has at least partially
resumed its sway in the q. S. Senate,
and consequently the resolution for in.
tervention in the case of Spain and her
negro insurgents in Cuba has been re-
committed to the committee by whom
it was reported, for further considera-
ton. Of those who wish this country
well, the wise men hope the resolution
may be pigeonholed; but as that is hard
ly possible, that it may be either so
modified as to make it harmless, or
else, that action upon it, after it shall
have been reported back, be delayed so
long that its passage will be impotent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24

SUPPOSED TO HAVE HYDRoPHoBIA.--Re-
Gently dog attacked flock Of sheep owned
by Mr.. James Pendleton, near Mine Road
Church, in Spotsylvania county. Since then
four lambs have died and three sheep are af-
fected. The sheep attempted to butt their
brains out, and the supposition is that the dog
was affected with rabies, and thst the sheep
are suffering with the same disease.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24
IN sIEMoRIAoI.

In memoriam of our dear brother RIch5aaE5D
B. MCKINNEY, who died March Oath 1879
one year ago.
Brother darling, precious ore
Is it true that you are gone?
Shall see your face no more,
Till the conflict here is Der
Oh that lovely smiliDg lace,
Radisnt with heavenly grace
And that happy upward look.
A { ,e last farewell you took.
BY HIS sIsTEh-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24

The Bolingbroke Club, of London. yester.
day cabled an offer for $4,000 for fight
between Mitchell and Corbett The latter
when shown the proposition said: Let them
scratch Mitchell's name and put in Fitzsim-
mons. and I will sign only too quick. want
to fight Fitzimmens and no one else. There
is nothing in whipping Mitchell again"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24
BREEpINe PARrR1paEs.-Mr. C. C.

BREEDING PARTRIDGEs.-Mr. G. @.
Taliaferro, of Orange county, ordered
seventy-6ve cartridges sent to him from
Georgia, and last week he turned them
loose on his farm. He hopes to have
number of coveys of birds on his place
next season, as the result of his efforts
to replace the native cartridges, which
were killed during the cold weather OF
the winter of 1894.'95.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24
From Cuba.

MADRID, March PA dispatch from
Havana states that the rebels in the
Havana and Matanzas provinces are
constantly on the move with the object
of assisting Maceo and his followers to
get out of the province of Pinar del
Rio. Maceo is destroying all of the
small inhabited places through which
he passes and burning all of the sugar
and tobacco plantations by the use OF
petroleum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24

William g. Ide, private banker and reaI e.
tate dealer, at Columbus, O., made an assign'
ment last night. Liabilities S174,0D.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24

The building occupied by the Washburn-
Ha,i;esn Coffee Company at Davenport Iowa,
WAS burned last night. Loss $4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24

NANCY FRESH NEW YORK BUITEA
T. just received ly &c. AlLBuKN'