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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

MIgTLEToE BALL.-The most notable
event in the social life of Richmond,
the mistletoe ball, the annual enter.
tainment of the Association for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities,
came off at the Masonic Temple last
night. The affair was brilliant from
every point of view, and the decora-
tions in green and white carrying out
the mistletoe idea were beautifully pic.
turesque. An elaborate programme of
dancing and midnight supper occu-
pied the evening. In the absence of
Mrs. Joseph Bryan, president of the
A. P. V. e, on account of sickness,
Mrs. Parke c. Bagby presided.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

LIEUTENANT LANG FORGIVEN
ant c. E. Lang Of the Second Artillery, who
was cut by his brother officers for marrying
the daughter Of Sergeant Kenkle. is about to
abandon private life at Glenham, n. Y, and
r,turn to the pomp and circumstance of war.
At the expiration of his furlough on March
LIST the lieutenant will report for duty at
Goston When Lang married the handsome
daughter of a non-commissioned officer about
year ago, it was thought that this
grave breach Of military etiquette could
never be healed. But it is said that his
brother officers have removed the social ban
put upon him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

IT TOOK the plague to fill the rural
portions of England with tramps and
incite them to violence, but, judging
from the newspapers of New York,
that condition has been reached in the
country adjacent to that city before the
arrival of the plague, for, according to
those papers, that region is now ter
rorized by them; they threaten to
burn houses if they be disturbed,
make barns their dens, rob even
the school houses, pillage outhouses,
cellars and hen roosts, and make fires
in the woods, and do so with impunity,
as the law officers are afraid of them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

The NEGRO NOT INvITED.-Several
of the republican members of the house
Of delegates of the West Virginia legis-
lature refused to attend reception and
ball given by citizens at the State
House last nig ht, because Chris Payne,
the negro mem Der from Fayette county,
was not invited. It is thought that
some trouble will arise next Monday
night when Governor McCorkle gives a
reception in honor of Governor.elect
Atkinson and the legislature, as Payne
will not be invited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30
A Trustee,s Fatal Mistake.

TOLEDO, O., Jan. 3O.-Under the
misrepresentation that he could not
meet the claims of his ward, John Sim
mons, who came of age yesterday, John
Rood, a prominent oil man, shot and
killed himself. After his death it was
found that he had more than enough
money to effect the settlement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

GRAND LODGE K. OF P.-The Grand
Lodge of Pythians OF Virginia will
meet in Richmond in regular annual
session on the 10th of February. This
body is composed of over eighty lodges,
twelve of which are organized in Rich
mond. The local lodges are making
extensive arrangements for the enter
tainment of the visiting knights.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30
MRS. VIRGINIA MOSBY.

Mrs. Virginia Jackson Mosby, mo.
ther of Colonel John S. Mosby, who
died on Thursday, January II, at the
residence of her son, Mr.. William Mos
by, in Bedford City Va, was born in
1915. and named for General Andrew
Jackson, who had just won the great
battle of New Orleans in the same year.
Her father, James McLaurin, Of Pow
hatan county, was revolutionary sol
der, while her grandfather, one of the
first Episcopal clergymen in Virginia,
lived at the Glebe, in that county, and
died in 1772, both he and his wife be-
ing buried beneath the chancel Of
Petersvile Church, in that county.
Mr. James McLaurin, Mrs. Mosby's
father, lived to very great age aud
when an old man rode, on election day,
into four different counties to cast his
vote, the law of the State at that time
permitting man to have ballot in
every county in which he held proper
ty. His family belonged to the Scotch
clan of McLaurin, between which andthe
clan McGregor there had existed long
feud. This ancient quarrel was peace
fully terminated by the inter-marriage
Of the young people of the respective
clans and is referred to in the in
PRODUCTION to Scott's "Rob Roy"
Mrs. Mosby retained the distinguish
ing characteristics of her race and kept
the plaid Of her clan in conspicuous
place in her room with a picture of the
monument of the McIaurins erected at
Edinburgh. Her two Sons she gave to the
Confederate cause and, during the last
winter of the war, when the Southern
ers hopes were almost gone, she wrote
a letter to the Governor of Virginia
urging him to never surrender the
State to the enemy. Her dauntless
spirit was displayed when on one occa-
sion the train On which she was riding
to Bedford City was halted at the side
of a shaky bridge and the passengers
told to walk over after the cars had
passed. Mrs. Mosby refused to alight,
though all the other passengers did so,
and she asserted that, as she had
through ticket, she intended to keep
her seat. She did and tb train passed
over safely, but the very next day the
bridge fell to the bottom of the chasm.
Such was her remarkable energy that
one of her sons often remarked that
had she been in command of the army
ofthe South it would have been fight
ing now.
Mrs. Mostly was buried at Bedford
City. She leaves four children, Mrs.
Charles W. Russell, of Washington;
Miss Blakely Mosby, of the same city;
Col. John S. Mosby snd William Mos
by. Her last illness was the result of
a fall due to the feel)leness of old age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

After the transaction of few mat
tiers of unimportant legislation the
House went into committee of the
whole for the further consideration OF
the agricultural bill. MIR. Dockery
raised point of order against several
increases of salary for employees in the
bureau OF animal industry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

HEz. CARTER CoNvIcTED.-"Hez."
Carter, who calls himself the Cowboy
of the Free State" has been on trial
before the county court of F'auquier for
two days for violent and brutal assault
on Edward Butler, an old man. He
was convicted at the October court and
sentenced to the penitentiary for Eve
years, but the Court of Appeals grant
ed him new trial. The jury on Thurs
day again found him guilty and he was
sentenced for five years. BE tried 20
set the Jail on fire some weeks ago, and
was caught by Jailor Pattie trying to
saw out with saw made from corset
steel. He was kept ironed most of the
time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30
DIED.

At the InfiImary, Friday, January 29th,
at 8 D. ID, LEMUEL ROBEY. Funeral to
morrow Sunday evening at 8 o'clock from
tine German Lutheran Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

Rev. Joshua Hall McIlvaine, D. D, the
venerable president of Evlyn College, Prince.
ton, N. j., died early this morning of heart
disease in the eighty-second year of his age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30
lan3O I'd

T1HE ANNUAL MEETING of the Stock
4 holders of the MOUNT VERNON CON
STRUCTION COMPANY will be held al
their Office. Ill south Fairfax street, Alex.
andria, Va, on MONDAY, the Sth day OF
February, 1897, at 11:30 q. m, at which
time an election will be held for directors to
serve for the ensuing year.
JAMES S. sWARTZ, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30
MEETINGS.

THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the Stock
a holders of the WASHINGTON, ALEX-
ANDRIA AND MOUNT VERNON RAIL
ROAD COMPANY will be held at their
office, IL! south Fairfax street Alex
andrs, Va, on MONDAY, the 9Th day of
February, 1897, at 1890 m, at which
time an election will be heli for officers ana
directors to serve for the ensuing year
+. X. Nipple
,.noO+d coro,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher. who is i'll in
Stamford, Conn, is worse to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, January 80.
SENATE.
HOUSE.

The Senate was not in session to-day,
having adjourned until Monday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

V1HE ANNUAL MEETING of the Stock.
Il holders OF the ALEXANDRIA INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY will be held at the cyn.
panys office, No. 421 King street, Aexan.
dris, Va, at 10 o'clock a. M, ON MONDAY,
the LIST day of February, 1897
Jan2S 3t GEORGE WISE, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

T1HE ANN UAL MEETING of the Stock.
Il holders of the LAND AND RIVER M
PROVEblENT COMPANY of New Ae1an.
dria. Va, will be held at their office, III
south Fairfax street, Alexandria, va. Oh
MONDAY, the Sth day of February, 1897,
at 1'30 p. m, at which time an election will
BIO held fer directors to serve for the ensuing
year. f. K. NIPPLE
lan3O I'd Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

E'OR RENT Or LEASE.
STORE AND DWELLING Of 7 rooms, sos
Queen street. S9.25 per month Key ut
511 Queen street jan23 Nv
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

THEvIOT SHIRTINGS in short ends,
" light co,ors, very cheap at
A. c. SLhYMAKER'S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

CUGARs Lower-Granulated Sugar for
- sale at &c by
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

PANNER HAMS, small sizes, and of SUI.
- perior quality, for sale by
J. G. MILRURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

A FULL SUPPLY OF OPEN AND GOV.
n Erred BASKETS for sale by
J. G.. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

SMoKED BLoATERs (Placentia Bay
~ choice, just received by
/ C. MILRuRN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

7 EADBEATER's LUBRICATING LINZ
IL MENT. Price 25c.
E. S. LEADBEATER q SONS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-30

NEW CROP OF NEW ORLEANS MO.
~ LAssEs, choice quality. received to-day
by J. G. MILBURN.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
Dining Cars in England.

Dining cars have existed in England
for nearly twenty years, but until quite
recently they have only been available
for frst-class passengers, says the Bos-
ton Herald. Four years ago dining
cars for third-class passengers also
were introduced between London and
Scotland, between which points the
traffic is almost entirely third-class.
One route from Scotland passes
through Leeds, consequently dining
cars between London and Leeds be-
ing available for third-class passengers
by this route, the other route was con-
strained to follow the example on its
local London and Leeds service. Nat
urally Liverpool and Manchester COM
planned that similar accommodation
was not afforded to them. Thereupon
the Midland Company, which carries
an unusually small percentage Of first
class passengers, adopted practice
of allowing third-class passengers to use
the first-class dining car without extra
charge. Theoretically, they were re.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
TERRORIZES NEW MEXICO.
Black Jack, the Outlaw, and Some of
His Daring Deeds.


Black Jack, the hero of the Santa Fe
Pacific express robbery, is one Of the
worst bad men that ever devastated
the Southwest. His habitat is Western
New Mexico, and his latest and most
desperate robbery was the holding up
of the Santa Fe Pacific express train,
with the help of a single companion.
He secured between $4,000 and $780,
600 in gold, and has successfully elud-
ed pursuit. For months past Black
Jack and his band have held up stages
and trains and secured thousands of
dollars, and the railroad officials and
government officers have been unable
to stop their depredations.
Black Jacks real name is Howard
Mcdonald, and he is said to be a Har-
ward graduate of engaging appearance.
Black Jack has been at work in the
territory about two years, and already
many strange stories are told Of him.
An express agent once spoke of his lack
Of fear of Black Jack. A few nights
afterward he received visit from that
gentleman, who robbed the safe.
A man named James Shaw informed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30

the authorities that the gang had been
in the vicinity of Clifton, and they
swore to have his life for the death of
hetchum, one Of their number who had
been killed in a fight with officers. His
house was blown up with dynamite,
his horse was shot from under him in
the mountains, and finally he was muir
dered in Western Grant County while
following up Black Jack and his gang
One Of Black Jacks most daring ex-
plolts was to notify party Of IL who
lived in one room at San Simon that
he would call upon them. He held up
the entire IL and got away unframed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
BODY SNATCHiNG.
A Vocation Once Profitable Is Recalled
by Recent Ghou1ish Outrages.

A Vocation Once Profitable Is Recalled
by Recent GhouIish Outrages.
Body snatching has again thrust it
self upon public notice through series
of particularly atrocious Offenses, one
at Dunning, near Chicago; another at
Millville, y. j., where woman's grave
was desecrated and her body dragged
from the coffin and mutilated; and a
third at Londonderry, Ohio. In the
latter case the body of Carlton Kelly
was taken from it's grave, doubled up
in a trunk and shipped to Columbus,
dumped into the cellar of the Ohio
Medical college and re-embalmed,
doubled up into another trunk and left
on street corner. 1t was finally found
by the police and returned to it's grave.
Twenty years ago grave robbing was
a vocation profitable enough to keep a
considerable amount Of talent en-
ployed. But the burying ground Gus
todians of to-day scarcely recall an in
stance Of the kind within their expert
ence.
Body snatching is a lost art so far
as the large cemeteries are concerned"
said the assistant superintendent of
Graceland cemetery in Chicago. "Such
a thing would not be possible in a we'll
regulated burying ground Of to-day.
Aside from other considerations, it
would be next to impossible to get a
body out of Graceland without being
detected in the act. The grounds are
patrolled through the night, and every
precaution is taken to prevent depreda-
tions of any kind. The memory of the
oldest employe here probably does not
furnish single instance of the kind"
Another cemetery superintendent
said: "The body snatching business
ceased to be profitable when we began
to use the pine box to inclose the coffin
Or casket. Before the Introduction Of
this outer box it was comparatively
easy for the grave robber to make a
narrow excavation at the head Of the
grave, lift the wooden lid over the glass
through which the face of the corpse
is seen, smash the glass, insert body
hook under the chin and jerk the body
grave must be eXcavated and the lid
of the pine box unscrewed before the
coffin is accessible. This takes so much
time and so increases the chances Of
discovery that few care to engage in
the business for the money there is
in it.
"As matter of fact the commercial
value of a corpse is very slight now
adays. The physicians and schools can
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30

get all the bodies they want at the nos
pitfalls and morgues. The only bodies
for which high price can be obtained
are those Of persons dying in some
mysterious way or some rare disease
For these physicians or others inter
ested are often willing to pay enough
to induce the body snatcher to take
long chances. Of course the body of
a person of great wealth is always in
more or less danger, but their tombs
are usually made practically impenetra-
ble.''
While there is little body snatching
now the evil that men do lives after
them, and work done by the body
snatchers of past generation often
comes to light when, through the
wishes of relatives or otherwise, it be-
comes necessary to transfer corpse
to another spot. Many an empty coffin
is found, and many are the articles of
cemetery men to conceal from the rela-
tives the absence of the remains from
their resting place. The custodian of
the dead will seek to convince the
friends of the long departed one that it
is better that they should not look upon
the corpse, that it is decayed beyond
recognition, and that the sight of it
would be unpleasant to them.
If he succeeds, as he usually does, in
persuading them to forcgo the privilege
of another last look, he manages to get
enough sand and earth into the coffin
to give it the proper weight and thus
eludes suspicion. In other cases the
head of the coffin is found to have been
smashed in and there are marks of the
CHASTITY body hook under the chin, but
the remains are intact, showing that
work or found that they had the wrong
corpse.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
LENGTH OF A THo,,eu-
Surprising Results of Exper;u
Noted British hents b

Surprising Results of Ex,a.
a Noted British scientist ntsb by
How long does it take = mon
Professor Richet, at a mantin W mink;
British association, gave tho r . VI the
his investigations into this snb tSuls Of
found that by mentally runnins ev rr He
notes OF the musical scale for - NY W The
more octaves and then diyidin Ore =, Or
total time by the number a. The
thought of, the time taken for I O
note was one-eleventh of a snoon, each
There are various ways of orrir o
conclusions as to the amonnt ~ at
necessary for realizing any nh ume
sensation or mental imDrnSSin,'' scaI
the. skin be touched repea+adl, II
light blows from small ban'o, WIN
person may, according to prnf"n
Rlchet, distinguish the fact tbot lS ~
blows are separate and not contin, "le
pressure when they follow ono onI',
as frequently as 1000 a second 'O'Nef
The smallest intervals of SOM,
be much better distinguished with van
ear than with both. Thus the sonona Vue
ness of the clicks of a REVOLVING + r''la'e
wheel was noted by one observer whe
they did not exceed sixty to the sacon rl
but using both ears he could not AN
unguish them when they occrrn",
oftener than fifteen times 2 second
The sharp sound of the electric sr..,
of an induction coil was dtstincrtiriS
with one ear when the rate was as bisr
as 500 to the second. Sight is r,nS
less keen than hearing in distipqnish
ing differences. If disc half WHIT,
and half black be reyolved # .um
appear gray when its revolutions oT
coed twenty-four per second.
It has been found that we can ho.-
far more rapidly than we can CONT Sa
that If a clock-clicking movement r,n0
faster than ten to the second wo oon
count four clicks, while with twontr
to the second we can only count twonf
them.-Boston Globe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30

quired to leave the car when they had
finished their meals; practically, Of
course, they sat still and refused to
bulge. Habitual passengers between
London and Manchester soon got to
know about this and booked when they
wanted to dine en- route third-class by
the Midland rather than first-class by
the London and Northwestern. SO
now it is announced that the North
western will run third-class as well as
first-class dining cars both from Liver
pool and Manchester.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30

1t Is we'll understood that Japan is
steadily preparing to lock horns with
Russia for the control of the far east.
The island empire is building a large
and powerful navy and is steadily inn
proving its military strength. The
presence Of Germany adds to the OBJ
stacles which Japan would have to
overcome. Should Germany side with
Russia, which she might readily do If
her interests should lie that way.
Japan's chances of success would van
ish and the sacrifices she has made to
secure Corea would be entirely lost.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30

"When the potato crop Is short" said
an old farmer, Il never have any to
sell, but when there is a great hue and
cry that potatoes are going to be
scarce and I plant lot Of them, the
bottom drops entirely out of prices.
Two or three years ago there was no
end to the comments on the decadence
of the horse. He was going out of use
forthwith, the bicycle was supplanting
him for cheap purposes, trolleys and
rapid transit had finished him up as a
suburban necessity, and the few people
who simply wanted him to ride about
with were taking their exercise in
some other fashion. OF course, as a
draft animal he must still be in evil
dence, but this was about all that was
left to him. Horse raisers went out of
business or turned their attention in
other directions. 1t didn't pay to grow
ordinary animals, and the average
hard-headed farmer is not very much
given to doing Improbable things
when he knows they do not pay. Even
with the greatly decreased demand for
uOIS6S, w ulCA 10 AsLIuA al ACSuAL OA
electricity and steam, the supply has
run very low. Horsemen are beginning
to discover that there is a possibility
of something not very far from horse
famine. And just here comes curious
working Of the law of supply and de-
mand That which it Is difficult to Sc
cure Immediately arises in market
value, and good horses are growing
scarce and expensive. Especially is
this the case with saddle horses. 1t is
said that really frst-class saddle ami
mai will bring almost any price one
chooses to ask for him on account of
the scarcity. One of the most profitable
of industries for the next few years
where land is cheap and pasture good
will be the raising of horses, and these
should be good ones. It costs justs as
much to bring up the cheapest kind Of
a colt as to raise a good one, and the
wonder is that there is not some con-
certed action taken toward clearing the
country of some of the wretched stock
that still exists. Horse breeders asso-
Citations could do excellent work in this
direction"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30

From the subversion Of the Roman
empire to the fourteenth Or fifteenth
century women spent most of their
time alone, almost entire strangers to
the joys of social life; they seldom
went abroad, but to be spectators Of
such public diversions and amuse-
ments as the fashions Of the times
countenanced. Francis I. was the first
who introduced women on public days
to court; before his time nothing was
to be seen at any of the courts of Eu-
rope but ,gray-haired politicians, plot
ting the destruction Of the rights and
liberties of mankind, and warriors
clad in complete armor, ready to put
their plots in execution. In the thir-
teenth and fourteenth centuries ele-
gance had scarcely any existence, and
even cleanliness was hardly considered
as laudable. The use of linen was not
known, and the most delicate Of the
fair sex wore wooden shifts. In Paris
they had meat only three times
week, and one hundred ivres (aborIt
twenty-five dollars) was a large portion
IOl yOulS5 Iduy. Lie OCttSl SO1 u VI
citizens used splinters Of wood and
rags dipped in Oil instead of candles,
which, in those days, were hardly to
be met with. Wine was only to be
had at the shops of the apothecaries,
where it was sold as cordial; and to
ride in a two-wheeled cart along the
dirty, rugged streets was reckoned a
grandeur of SO enviable a nature that
Philip the Fair prohibited the wives Of
citizens from enjoying it. In the time
Of Henry VIII. of England the peers
Of the realm carried their wives behind
them on horseback when they went to
London, and in the same manner took
them back to their country seats, with
hoods of waxed linen over their heads,
and wrapped in mantles of cloth to Sc
cure them from the cold.