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ALEXANDRIA.
WEDNESDAY EVEN I NO, AUGUST 10.
Notwithstanding the ro-endorgcincnt
of the Riddleberger bill by tho Stute demo
cratis convention, some of the democratic
newspapers of tho State continue to suggest
acd discuss various schomes for tho settle?
ment of tho Stuto debt by other means.
That they do so is patent evideuco that
they, like many of the delegates to tho con?
vention who gave their passive consent to
its action, do not believe that the Kiddle
herger bill will ever settle Iho debt. Noi
will it. But Iho debt must be Be tiled, and
to be so, tho settlement must be satisfactory
to the creditors. The difference in the
amount of interest between tho creditor:
a-:.I the State, at the culled meeting of the
legislature, was comparatively iusignilieanf
A Stamp tax on bank paper, which nobody
would ft?el, aud which when adopted in
Maryland, brought the depreciated
bonds of that State up to par, and
a bigb liqurr license, which nobody need
pay unless s.> disposed, would easily raise
all the money requisite, and a largo eurpltiF
besides. _
The mugwumps have become angered
with President Cleveland and have discard
ed him. Now if tho republicans would only
do tho same, Mr, Cleveland would regain
much of the confidence and Eupport he bne
hist among the meu who nominated and
elected him. But they wont do it. Indeed,
that his policy is satisfactory to Ihem i
proved ry the facts that tho Washington
Republican rajs Mr. Cleveland is better than
his parly, and that Congressman Pay son, n
pronounced Northern republican, expresses
himself ad pleased with his administration.
Republicans ulways dc>ul>t the republican?
ism of a member of their party when he re?
ceives tho praises of the democrats, and
always lovo antl admire him tho moro il
the democrats denounce bim. In doing so
tbey act in accordance with human nature,
and that is the same in democrats as in ro
publicans.
Rbv. Mr. Spkncer, of Petersburg, is re
ported ns paying that General Mahouo'sdis?
appearance from politics last fall was the
cause of tho republicans winning several
congressional districts in Virginia, and thai
the republicans may continue to grow in the
State if they g,ot rid of the General's domi
ueering control. This agrees with what
Senator Riddlebereer says, and with what
many other prominent Virginia republicans
say. Bat, nevertheless, tho prcsant coadi
tion of the republican party in Virgiuia is
such that witlu.u'. the General's domineer
ing control, that party would he utterly in
cllWctive. Tccn, too, tbe General has Ore
means at his disposal to reduce ull the recal
citrant members of bis party ti> quiet sub
mission, and experience indicates that before
the next election, no matter bow much they
may kick now, they will all be pulling obe?
diently in his traces.
Congressman Bitttkr worth, republican,
from Cincinnati, announces that be will, al
tho next session of Congress, introduce and
urge the passage of a hill for Ace trade with
Canada. There is u > doubt that the passage
of such a bill would be of immense advant-1
age to this country; and if so, why the ad?
vantage would not bo increased by making
the bill apply to all other countries, is what
only the few American manufacturers
whose extortionate profits nre maintained
by the protective tariff cm tell, and they
can't do so sali8fnc:ori'y to any reasonable
and disiulerostf d man.
Mr. John S. Wiss addressed a secret
meeting of the colored Maboneites in Rich?
mond last Monday night. This shows thai
a change lias come over tho spirit of Mr.
Wise's dreams respecting the equality of tho
races since his famous announcement that
he talked to negro politicians in his kitchen.
Rut whether ho talks with them in a hall
or in his kitchen, they will all vote
with him, not specially for him or his party,
but because be is opposed to the democratic
purt\; and any other estimate of the colored
vote will be disappointing.
The Roanokk convention endorsed un?
qualifiedly tho Cleveland administration.
But the Cleveland administration is in favor
of internal revenue and is opposed to a pro
teclive tariff, and was elected en such a
platform, while the convention referred to
declared against internal revenue and for a
protective tariff. The majority of the con?
vention must have become converts to the
doctrine of General Raum, the republican
ex-eotnmi.?skmor of iuten ul revenue, which
is that modem politicians can net afford to
be consistent.
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Dispatches from Mexico stale thai uu- J1
der the now lowr tariff that became opera- j 1
five there on the first, of last month a boom !,
of prosperity has arisen throughout that en- j r
tire country, that business activity and en- '
terprise are apparent every where, and that , "
for the first lime in many years the revenue i
of tho government this year will bo equal to n
its expenditures, [f such be the case with ??'
Mexico, why shouldn't it be the samo with 1
a country immediately bounding it on the {
North ? I,,
_ m o ! 1
David McOranahan of Yellowstone. Wi-. a
while making a fence, was bitten nn tho fin?
ger by a rattlesnake. lie bad a hatchet in
His hand at the time, and with one blow he ! i
amputated his finger and then cut. up the e<
snake, which was a large one, with eleven oi
rattles. ,,
vatm Washington.
: [Sim i c.",r;osiir>ii<leuco of tho Aloxa. GazxtTJs]
I As- heretofore mentioned in this corro
.;. adence, cx Senator Mahone has just is
! f?m ?I u compilation of statements intended
! for (be Virginia campaign. Its preparation
' baa been going on since last March, and has
1 involved a great deal of Itibor in the way of
h searching examination into the official ro
cords and papers of every Cougif83 since
the restoration of Virginia to tho Union. Its
publication in respect to time was doubt?
less bo arranged as to have the tllect of ap
peering like an answer to the into demo?
cratic convention at Roanoke, und particu?
larly of breaking the force of the "rend oil "
which Mr. Barbour is said to have received
there for the Senate in place of Riddltber
ger. O.i this record of his and theirs Ma
bone, over his own signature, proclaims
that in six years he hau accomplished more
for the State than all the democrats from
Virginia together in tho .Senate and House
since the restoration cf the Siato to the
Union. After declaring that there are and
always must be two political parties, he ex?
presses 11 special lament at the resort of
Southern democrats who say that to be n
republican is to do injury and injustice to tho
< tonfedorate soldier. As instances of Confed?
erates who, ho saye, have been pursued with
indignity by this class of democrats he names
Col. Mosby, Col. Lamb, and many others.
This part of ids address ho concludes as fol
lows: "If n sentimental democrat cannot
understand how a Canfoderate can be a re?
publican, what sort of reasoning brings him
to understand how a Union soldier can ho a
democrat? If there is treason in (he one
case what else is it in the other ?"
The democrats of Virginia, ho says, have
changed their shibboleth of the white man
against tho negro, and by their Inter policy
are now caressing the colored voter and en?
ticing him into their ranks by the promise
of a.-mail place or two under the govern?
ment, State or federal. Having in the elec
tion of last year carried hut one of the twen?
ty three counties whose population is over
three fourths white, Iheii claim of being the
while man's party of Virginia has, ha fay;-,
ended. Hecharges thai they are now pas
sing by the hard working democrat of the
ranks and cajoling and invoking the fellow?
ship ol the negro. Tho laboring white
democrat, be says, must give way to the
colored roan for such places as the lead?
ers do uot desire, and tho colored
Irt other must accept such recogni?
tion as an earnest of tender regard
for him by tho democratic party.
VVhon elected to the Senate the Readjuster
party had crystals sd around certain domes
tic questions, such .as the State debt, free
schools and the liberation of I lie ballot, but
had taken no distinotivo stand between the
national parties. Ho found himself com*
polled, howi vor, to select between the two,
and believing in the republican policy of
freedom for tho human race, tho political
equality of tho citizens, the unhindered ex
orcise ol the ballot, the education of tho
masses, the improvement of the rivers and
harbors, arid the protection of American pro?
ductions nod American labor, he joined the
party whose policy lie believed would ro
vivetue drooping prosperity and lagging
cnergie 1 f hi-- State. His work in the Sen?
ate is claimed as something immense, and
comparison invited with the whole of his
democratic predecessors. That comparison
be desires shall ho extended over Johnson's
13 and Withers' C years in the Senate, and
include Tucker's 12, Cabell's 12, Barbour'sG
and .i!l the years of all the lessor lights
the House f;;- shorter periods since
1 ho reconstruction of tho State. A
complete history of bills and resolu?
tions introduced by Virginia C03gre33
men is printed in the appendix to his ad?
dress. The following extract will givo an
idea of the Senator's estimate of his labors :
"J deliantly assert that I have in
six years accomplished more for the Stale
and people of Virginia than all the demo?
crats together since the State was restored
to the Union; that measured bytbenum
her and value of hills relating to Virginia
iut reduced and passed, I have accomplished
in six years more for tho State and her peo
pie than all the democrats from Virginia
together, in the Senate and House." Nearly
$400,000 w as obtain* 1 by him, be says, dur?
ing Ins term for pubiio buildings in Virginia,
while the ou'iro democratic representation
from the time the State was restored to Iho
the lih of March, Is.s7, only secured one
half that amount. He enumerates the bills
which tie passed through tho Senate during
the last session, covering, in all, the large
sum of $335,000 for public buildings in Vir?
ginia, which were defeated in a democratic
HotiSL'. On account of moneys actually
obtained by him for the State the account,
he says, Btands at $509.500, and of bills
passed by bim iu the Senate and permitted
to die in the Hou ic there are $S35,000 more,
making $1,344,500, agaicst $210,000, the
sum total obtained by all bis democratic
I predecessors in the Senate and House?
Johnson for thirteen, Withers for six, Cabell
and Tucker for twelve each, Wise and Bar
hour lor six each ami Daniel and O'Ferrall
for two yen s each. Besides this, he says, it
was on bis motio 1 that the tobacco tax was
reduced from sixteen to eight cents, and
iron ores advanced to tb< ir oxisliog rate.
Mr. Crawford, the correspondent of the
New York World, telegraphs from London,
reiterating every word ho said about the
Collins interview, including Mr. Collins' ex?
pressed opp.i'i-ion to (he Cleveland admin- j1
istration, aud the statement that he had 11
been asked if lie would accept Secrotary
Endicott's place after tho flag business, and
says if bis report of that interview was at
all incorrect, it was because ho moderated
some of Mr. Collins' expressions regarding
Mr. Cleveland.
Secretary Larcar has completed his in?
structions to the subsidised railroads in the
South and West, relating to their indemnity
lands. These instructions are, in every in?
stance, against the railroads and in favor of
the setllei?. The instructions are not, it is
stated, totally in accord with the Secretary's
ideas, i;ui were directed by the President,
who will appoint uoman an associate justice
of the- V. S. Supit-me C-.-ii! i who will not sup?
port thi ra.
Tho bids for the 1 edcinption oi l lie four per
rent, bonds were only ten, varying in
?.mount from $1,000 to $1,400,000, and alto?
gether amounted to hut little over five mil?
lion, and ni trgurcs varying :'rom 110 to 112,
?o much higher than tho market price that
it is doubtful if any of (hem will be accepted.
The government during the last fiscal
tear purchased twenty-four million dollars
(vorth of silver bullion, out ol which il coin
id thirty-three million silver dollars, thus
nuking nine million on that son ol currency.
America has long been known as the great?
est robber government in the world, in.is
nuch as it even robs it;? own citizens; the
1,stance referred to is only another proof to
ittstain that charge.
Comptroller Durham is a terror to every
>ndy about whose bnsinoss with the Treas
iry Department there is the faintest suspi?
cion, even of irregularity, iie has now re?
used to authorize the payment of $500 for a
mir of horses for the Secretary of War,
hough they were bought by a quartermas
er on (he order of Mr. Bndicott, for tho
eason that there is no provision in tho army
ppropriation bill for any such pa3mont.
Telegrams received yesterday from cen
ral points throughout the entire 75,000
I'.iare miles of drouth-stricken northwest
in country show the fearful sun-scorching
fail vegetation continues unmitigated. '
The Todd Case.
The annual meeting of the Presbyterian
church and congregation, of Manassas, was
held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. About
fifty persons were present. Mayor Trim?
mer acted ns moderator, aud Mr. C. A.
Snowball as stated clerk. Tho charge was
reported to bo iu a nourishing condition,
numerically, spiritually and financially. C.
A. Snowball and Chas. H. Whittington were
unanimously elected elders, and A. H. Hose
berry trustee.
A committee consisting of Maitlaud C.
Bennett, W. Clark, Harry Shoemaker, T. 0.
Chamberlain and Richard Milligan was then
appointed to express the sense of the meet?
ing concerning the action of the so called
tudiguation meeting of July 22, and they
reported as follows:
"Your committee report that on July 22 a
meeting was held at Manassas, which took
action extremely unjust to this church and
subversive of our rights as citizens. There
was no invitation to the public, and the call
for the meeting has never been published,
but on a careful examination of the list of
names published as signers to the call, we
are unnble to find the name of a single
member of any branch of tho Pres
byterian Church. We also believe
that over throe-fourths of tho signers
are members of no religious body whatever.
Although a largo section of our country was
energetically canvassed, and although our
county haq a population of nearly 10,000, the
names as published are only 27(5, and the
actual attendance was about. 100. So far
from its being "a meeting of the citizens of
Mnnasas," as published, at least five sixths
of tho signers to tho call reside outside the
corporation of Manatsas, and we believe
that a majority of paid meeling, as well as
of those most active in it, reside nearer our
court house than our own village.
We therefore recommend tho passage of
the following resolutions:
1. That we who for ten years have been
associated with Rev. Francis M. Todd as our
pastor are heller ablo to judge his Christian
character than those who have never heard
him preach and who only know him by
tiight and name.
2. That the church renews her expression
of confidence in tho character and ability of
.Mr. Todd, and congratulates him on his ac
quittal by tho Presbytery from the charges
made against him, and in his long-continued
persecution extends to him and his family
her warmest sympathies.
3. That wo decline to be intluenced now
or hereafter either by private whisperings or
by ex parte affidavits until sorao ono has
sufficient confidence in them to prefer
charges and faco the responsibilities of a
trial, and wo shall believe Mr. Todd inno
cent until ho is pronounced guilty after fair
trial by the proper tribunal.
I. That the fact that no husband, father
or brother has ever mado complaint against
the treatment of any lady friend by our pas
tor should bo strong evidence to the public
uiiud that our judgment of bis Christian
character is correct.
5. That as law-abiding citizens, who pay
our (axes, obey the laws, and render sup
port to civil authority, we claim aud demand
its protection for ourFclvc? and our pastor in
our right to mnnago our church affairs in
our own way without dictation or interfer?
ence from those who do not attend our
church and never contribute to its sup?
port.
(I That we feel called upon to sternly ro
b?ke the spirit that would re-try our pastor
nfttr his acquittal, and drive a law abiding
ta.x-pnyor from our community, "whether
innocent or guilty," by a docrco pronounced
upon our street corners, and we emphatical?
ly condemn the spirit which makes it un?
pleasant for tho ladies of our congregation
to walk cur streets, aud which puts the
pence and reputation of every person that
chooses to form an opinion of his own, at
the mercy of a Bolf constituted and irrospon
sible tribunal.
7. That, in view of the personal violence
offered six years since to Mr. Todd and to
some of his friends and the assault then
mado on our church building with stones
during our Sunday night service, as well as
t he more recent threats of i ho most brutal
kind, we call with confidence on tho many
lovers of justice and fair dealing in our
county, whether friendly or hostile to Mr.
Todd, and without regard to creed, sex,
race, or political faith, to give to ns the same
rights of opinion that they claim for thorn
selves. We claim tho right to worship (lod
according to the dictates of our own con?
sciences, and to employ a pastor in whom we
have confidence, and we should be unworthy
the name of Americans orVirgininns or Chris?
tians should we not claim for ourselves all
the rights which we concede to every
nomination, Catholic or Protestant, and to
those who are believers in no religion what?
ever. Wo respectfully Bubmit that the
spirit that, denies us these rights would drive
immigration and capital from our county
and would destroy every feature of the ma?
terial and moral prosperity of our village.
The report of the committee was approv?
ed by a rising vole, and was unanimously
adopted.
A communication was read from Elder
Slaugbt, of the Nokesville church, that the
members of that church would stand by the
action of tho Mannseas church.
Mr. Isaac P. Baldwin then came forward
md asked tho privilege of saying n word,
hough not n member of the church. He
hen, in a neat speech, presented Mr.
Podd an envelope containing $125 as a con
ribution toward assisting him in paying the
expenses of tho unjust prosecution to which
ie had been subjected.
Mr. Todd then asked his usual summer
vacation, which was unanimously granted
lim Sorao provision was then mado for
epairs to the church, und the meeting ad
ourned.
Tho following is a copy of a letter ad
Iressed to Rev. Mr. Todd by members of
its congregation :
MANAS3A8. Va., July 15, ISSti
REV. F. M. Todd?Dear Sir: In view of
he fiery trials to which you have recently
ecu subjected, and the unkind feelings
hat have been worked up, still lingering in
ho minds of some in our community,
brough tho unceasing efforts of those who
avo labored assiduously to circulate* and
mpha?ize the scandalous reports that have
een set in motion against you, we the un
ersigncd, members of tho Presbyterian
burch in Manassas, desire hereby to ex
md you our warmest sympathy, and as
ire you that our confidence in your Christ?
in character remains unshaken; and wo
irnestly hope it is your pleasure to remain
ith us in your pastoral relation unlil such
mo ns God in his providence may other
ise direct.
ClIAS. H. WniTTINGTON, |
Oliver Chambeklin, i
George Trimmer, ,'- Elders.
elias goode, i
c. a. Snowball,
The above is also signed by the members
' the church, headed by Richard Milligan,
leading business man, and a member ot
e towu council; and by Wm. Foot, Sun
iv school superintendent. Out of fifty
ven members, all have signed it hut ten.
tiis latter number includes Mr. Hornba
'r's fnmilv.
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evening in the Presbyterian Church at this
place for the purpose of electing church of
ficers for tho ensuing year, endorsing Mr
Todd's past course as their pastor, granting
him a vacation of tho usual time, or Iongei
if desired, and retaining his services for the
fut ure. The cause of the failure of the meet
ing heretofore was tho want of a quorum, in
accordance with the "Book of Discipline,'1
which requires the presence of twenty-five
persons, not necessarily commuuicants ol
the Presbyterian Church. The required
number was obtained to day by importing
two or three from Washington, D. C., and
four or five from Occoquan neighborhood,
twenty milts distant, since Mr. Todd has
not that number of supporters in this vicin?
ity, counting both in aud out of his church.
The objects of the meeting were fully ac?
complished, the old officers heins all unan
imously re elected. Mr. Todd's past course
was most cordially endorsed, vacation was
granted, and he was chosen by a good ma
jority of the qtiurum to continue as leader
and pastor of that faction of tho people in
this community, notwithstanding the gen
ernl expression of public sentiment as given
by the indignation meeting of a few weeks
since. Wo hopo that tho outside world
will not regard it as a stain upou our
good name that such a character per?
sists in remaining in our midst, as a
teacher and example of morality, when he
plainly indicates that nothing but a viola?
tion of law aud a resort to forcible and
harsh measures will rid tho community ol
him, which, as citizens of law and order, we
hope and shall endeavor to avoid if poasiblo.
Observer.
VIIlttl.ltIA NEWS.
Judgo Hughes, of the United States court ,
has returned to Norfolk from a month's tour
in tho Southwest.
Governor Lee, after spending some time
with his firuily at Dagger's Springs, returned
to Richmond Monday evening.
J. F. Harrison, jr., of Mobile, Ala., has
been elected by the honrd of visitors adjunct
professor of natural science of Randolph
Macon College.
Dr. Qeo. li. Simon, Earl Hurinxsma, ac?
companied by his wife, the countess, arrived
in Richmond from South Carolina, yestcr
day, on their way to Europe.
Ras. Jones, a colored man living near Ja
inaica, In Middlesex county, was scalded to
death a few nights ago by his wife while he
was asleep. The wife is in jail.
Mr. John P. Korr has sold his interest in
the Rockingham Rcgiftler, published at Har?
risonburg, to Messrs. WioGeld Liggett, 11.
V. Strayer and John T. Harris, jr.
Witnesses for the defence occupied the
-land in tho Langston trial at Petersburg
yesterday. Doctor May, the expert, was
rigidly examined by tho prosecution.
Tiie "Company Mills," near Salem, were
burned some days ago, together with a quan?
tity ot wheat. The loss is estimated at
$0,0C0, half of which is covered by insur?
ance.
An engine and five freight cars on the
Richmond and Danville Railroad ran oil'
the track into the dock at Richmond yester?
day evening. The fireman and engineer
jumped off. No one was hurt.
In the United States Circuit Court at Nor?
folk yesterday a decree was entered making
a distribution of $1)0,000 to tho creditors of
the Virginia Beach Railroad Company, or
about 28 per cent, of tho bonds of the com?
pany.
A stock company, it is said, has been form"
ed to build John Chamberlin's hotel at Old
Point, comprising among its members W.
L. Scott, the Pennsylvania capitalist, and
A. J. Cassatt, president of the New York,
Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad.
In the cell of Holmes R. Puryear, who is
to ho hanged on Friday at Prince Oeorge C.
H., for the murder of his wife, was found a
sharp piece of tin hid between tho pages of
Iiis Bible. It is thought he intended to use
Lhe tin to cut an artery, and thin cheat the
Hallows.
Preston Johnston, colored, was acquitted
at. Staunton, Thursday, of being an accom?
plice of Charles Venable, also colored, in
burning W. B. Clover's barn last April.
Venable confessed tho burning and ex?
onerated Johnston. Johnston aud Vena?
ble camo near being lynched when arrested.
Tho annual Shenaudoah Valley Assembly
United Brethren Camp Meeting began iifar
Mount Jackson yesterday, and will continue
u session ten days. Prominent ministers,
ecturers aud ovangolists are present,
thousands attend the meeting yearly aud a
arger attendance than ever is expected this
rear.
The senatorial convention for the Win?
chester district convened yesterday at Bor
yville, in Clarke county. Thomas W. Har
bon, of Winchester, was nominated by
Lcclamalion for the Senate. The Lsgisla
ive convention nominated Major P. H.
'owers, of Clarke, to represent Clarke and
Varren counties in the House of Dolo
;ateB.
Mrs. W. T. Allen, the wife of a honk em
doyeo, died iu Richmond, yesterday, from
he ell'ect of paralysis, caused by tho shock
if tho arrest of her son for shooting a color
d boy. Tho polico arrested young Allen,
hargiog him with this offense to the col
red boy, and the intelligence of the arrest
aused such a shock to Mrs. Allen that it
roduced an attack of paralypis from which
ho died. Tho wound was not serious.
At a preliminary examination before a
mgistrato at Marion, Smyth county, on
louday, Major Wm. B. B. Home, a well
nown citizen of Rye Valley, andBeven oth
ra were Bent to tho grand jury for the shoot
ig of Peter Harell a few weeks ogo. The
mgistrate refused to grant bail, and the
arties wero all placed in confinement to
wait their trial. The same partic?, with
vo others, wero sent to tho grand jury on n
aarge of arson in burning Harwell's dwel
ng hou-o. Ono of tho men arraigned for
io crime turned State's evidence, nnd gave
re conspiracy away. Tho atliiir has caused i
io greatest excitement in that county.
Rioting.?A serious shooting affray oc
irred at Cape Charles, Monday night, j
ought on by some disorderly drinking ,
ihermen and their friends attached to the \
ihing lleet on the bay, commencing with a (
wn negro, Stevens, and a negro hand on
ie of the vessels, Kelly, from Lancaster
unty. Town Sergeant Kellogg attempted
quell the disturbance and was knocked r
iwn twice by tho ringleader, William Ed r
irds, who commands one of the vessels,
juble barrel shot guns, repeating rifles "
d pistols were freely usod, some twenty I
e or thirty phots being fired. The town
is terribly excited, and tho women and
ihlren wore very much alarmed. The
;turbers gol tho worst of it and retreated 0
their boats, leaving fivr of their wounded ,
d carrying off the rest. No citizen was
dly hurt in the fight. Capt. Hamilton, P
io got permission from tho Mayor to go si
oard his vessel, set saii for Carter's creek p
ve of the parties were arrested and
jughtbofore MayorSmithyesterday morn
r,but,notbeingidentitied as actively engag
in thedisturbance.were fined and released,
e loaders escaped during the night in 0
>ir vessels. fi
J TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC' NEWS
.llnhoiie and his Party.
i j [Special dispatch to tho Alexandria gazette.
, I Petersburg, August 10.?The repnblicai
f Stftto central committeo has been in sessioi
at Gen. Mahone's residence einco last night
' Seventy-eight representative party mei
from all parts of the Stato are in attend
i anco. The committee was in session unti
an early hour this morning, and determine!
to isMio an addross to the voters of tho State
which is now in course of preparation.
War Among the Cable Companies
New York, Aug. 10.?John W. Mackny
president of the Commercial Cable company
who depurted for San Francisco last nighl
will return bore by the end of this montl
and definite action, it is believed, will Ihoi
bo taken in tho matter of arranging uev
rates for cable messages. Hector De Castro
Vice President of the Commercial Cabh
Company, said to-day to a reporter tha
his company had decided to await two week:
longer for the other companies to pet. I
i at tho eud of that period, or say by the closi
of the month,; the opposition lines fail ti
restoro cable rates to forly cents, then th<
Commercial Cable Company will drop ti
twelve cents per word. This action ma]
cause tho othors to reduce to six cents am
in such an event the cable war will hecoux
disastrous. "Cable companies are not raak
ing any profit," said Mr. Devastro," ant
most of them have become weary of doinf
business for fun. Our company is ready t<
agree upon a forty cent rate, which i:
conceded to ho nbout (be fair thing nl
around. Of cotir.-o, if our competitors re
duco tho present rates si ill further. w<
[will go with them. We can stand it a
i long as they can."
Fires.
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 10 ?Fire broke oul
at2 o'clock this morning in the extensive
home of Hishop Sc Speare, Nos. 510 and
512 N. Second street, dealers in foreign ami
domestic nuts, and twenty minutes later the
bui'ding was completely gutted, involving
an estimated loss of$G0,0C0. Iusurnneo not
known.
Grand Rapids, Mich , August 10.?Fire
started in tho boilor room of the Valloy City
planing mill yesterday and destroyed the
mill. It spread lo the oflico of Butt's Excel?
sior Works, which were also destroyed.
Tho (limes then spread to six adjoining
houses, which wero also destroyed. The
occupants, laboring men and their families,
lost all they had with no insurance. The
total loss is $15,000. with (4,500 insurance.
Concord, N. H., Aug. 10.?About 11
o'clock last night lire was discovered in the
second story of the shoe factory at Wolf
boro, and before the llames wero extinguish?
ed the building and nine dwelling houses
wero destroyed. Five hundred men are
thrown out of work.
Drought in Michigan.
Adrian, Mich., Aug. 10.?No rains have
fallen hero sines the early part of June, and
the drought is becoming disastrous. Not
only have crops betu affected seiiously, but
farmers aro now apprehensive of fires. Last
evening a man driving by Charles Culbert
son's, near Tecumseh, threw a lighted cigar
by the roadside. The grass ignited and all
ofCulbertson's farm buildings and stacks,
with a quantity of fencing, were burned.
Lakes in tho western part of tho county,
which never fluctuate but a few inches, are
lowered two feet by continued evaporation.
JJrcacb uf Promise Case.
London, Aug. 10.?An arrangement has
beon arrived at in tho Langworthy breach
of promise suit by which Mrs. Langworthy
will rocjivo ?20,000 and all costs. The re
spondent also agrees to pay C500 annually
for the support of the child of tho relator
born while she lived with the respondent.
This suit was brought by Mrs. Langworthy
against Mr. Langworthy for tho restitution
ofcoi jugil rights. The respondent pleaded
that there had boen no marriage and asked
for a declaration of nullity of marriage.
Prince Devawongsc and Suite.
New York, Aug. 10.?Prince Devnwong.se
and tho four littlo Siamese princes, with
their suite, left tho city this morning on the
Albany bay line boat from the foot of 22d
streot. From Albany they will go to
Niagara Falls, and thence across the conti?
nent to San Francisco, stopping at some of
the principal cities en route. At San Fran?
cisco the party separates, tho Prince Deva
wongse Viith tho four little princes going to
Siam and the Siamese minister and hiSBuite
returning to London to reside.
Prince Ferdinand.
Vienna, Aug. 10.?The Fremde nil at t re
ferring to the departure of Prince Ferdi?
nand of Saxe Coburg-Gotha for Bulgaria
emphasizes the fast that his departure
was not in any way due to any en
?ouragemont bo received from tho powers
3r to the sanction of the Porto. Prince
Ferdinand's action, the paper says, does
lot accord with tho Treaty of Berlin, and
ts n.ore!y an entorprno of a Bulgarian
idventurer.
Hilled With a Bntchcr'fl Knife.
Memphis, Aug. 10.?About 11 o'clock last
light Julia Hogan stabbed and killed Fan 1
no Thornton. The two are colored women
ind engaged in a quarrel concerning a sheet, i
Nie weapon used was a butcher knife.
Missing .Hun.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10 ?Frank R. Fuller, son
f O F. Fuller, of Fuller & Co., wholesale j
ruggists, this city, has mystoiiously disap
eared. He left home last Wednesday, r
iving ho was going to Geneva Lake. After .
'riday night all trace of him was lost.
Firemen Killed. j A
St. Louis, August It").?At a fire which j _
Bcurred at 9 o'clock this morning three j j
remen were killed and four badly hurt. ;
MuRDKRANi; Lynching.?Charles Wil?
liams, h lawyer, at Charleston, W. Va., shot
and killed Janus Aldridge, county surveyor,
at,Logan Courthouse, last Friday. Williarn?,
who went from Virginia seine years age,
became involved in some trouble and was
shot and almost killed. Since that time his
habits have been such that ho has lo-t the
respect of the best people. He lost a mm
beTore a justice of the peace a few days be?
fore the murder, anil swore that he would
kill Bob Teck and James Aldridge, the
county surveyor, against whom be enter
tained some petty spite. Arming himself
with a double-barreled shotgun he went in
search of the men whose lives he had treat
taed. Ho met Aldridge, who had beer, fore?
warned and took the gun from him, where
upon ho drew a revolver and shot Aldridgi
twice, killing him instantly. William n
arrested and placed in jail. Excitemei
ran high, and a body of men went, to the jail
to take him out and lynch him. The shei
armed himseif, and for a time kept them < tl.
but the prisoner v.:i--- taken from jail .Aim
evening by ci!iz-os and hanged to a tree.
The Republican Slate Committr?
Pursuant to call the republican state < u
tral committee of Virginia met at ex-Sen
ator Mahone's residence in Petersburg Ii
night. It was called to order by Senat ?
Mahone, chairman of tho committee There
woro 78 leading representative men of the
parly in attendance, among whom are Con?
gressman B'jwden, of the 2od district;
Brown, of the 1st district ; Hon. Lewis Mc
Kenzio, of Alexandria ; Hon. John S. Wise,
of Richmond; ex-Postmaster Dr. Geo. Gil
mer, of Richmond; Judge Strothcr, of Fan
quier county ; Juige Paucett, of Norths mp
ton county; Gen. Stith Boiling, of Peters
burg. After Gen. Mahone had called the
meeting to order ho stated that ho would
like to hear an expression of views from
each gentleman present in reference to the
condition of the party in oach district, und
several gave their views. At 11 o'clock
Senator Mahone invited the committee to
partake of supper, which consisted of all the
delicacies of tbe season, with wines and ci
gars. The commit tee spent an hour or
moro in at rolling about the grounds which
surround the Senator's residence, am) short
ly after midnight reassembled. The com
mittee were in session until i or 5 o'clock
this morning, and will adopt a plat form for
the fall campaign and frame an address t.i
the party throughout the State. The
sion of the committee wan held with cl< i< il
doors.
A Distressing Accident.?A most ilh
tressing accident, resulting in tho diowniuu
of Miss Annie A vent, a most attractive aud
lovable young lady, of Memphis Toun., oc
curred about i o'clock yesterday afternoon
in the Cowpasturo rivor about seven mihs
from Millboro, Va. It seems that abort
two dozen ladies wero taking their custom?
ary bath in the river. Several of them join?
ed hands, attempting to cress where she
current was especially swift?stronger lhau
they had any idea. When they got near the
middle of tho stream tho velocity ol the cui
rent was so great that it swept tho feot from
under Miss Avent, Mrs. Vai H?cker, of Am
herst, Va.,and .Mrs. Mullen, of Lynchburg.
The latter two, after having sunk severe.!
times, wero rescued by the diligent efforts
of several gentlemen, who were fortunately
in calling distance, but Miss Avent bad
floated out of their reach. Her body was
found about I wo hundred yards down the
river, lodged between two large rocks. I?r.
Nickel], was immediately summoned,
and succeeded in resuscitating Mrs.
Ituoker and Mrs. Mullen, but, Miss Avem
was beyond human aid. Miss. Avent was
a grand-daughter of Dr. McRae, a promi
nent physician of Memphis 'lately decensi d
and a niece of Captain O. W. McRae, oi the
same city, with whose family she was visit
ing the mountains of Virginia.
Mb Flower, of New York, who was the
favorite of some for President at the In t
national democratic convention, says bo
doesn't believe that Mr. Cleveland can pos
sibly pall through next year. .Many demo
crats who keep their eyes and ears open
agree with Mr. Flower in this belief,
resolutions of democratic conventions to the
contrary notwithstanding.
A party of 'Icelanders, numbering about
forty, including women and children, ar?
rived ten days ago and located as a colonj
at Sayreville, Middlesex county, N.J. Two
of them have died of a disease resembling
cholera and five more have been taken down
with tho disease. The residents in that i e
tion are greatly alarmed.
Ex-Governor St. John, in an address to
two thousand persons at a prohibition pic
nie near Wilkesbarre, Pa., yesterday, said
the republican party and the Church <f
Christ were charged with the responsibility
of the liquor traffic.
PATENT FLY FANS, two kinds, for Bale al i i
lra low prices at sis King, corner Royal bI . by
je!? J. T. CREIGHTON ft snN. '
BOYS' EXTRA SIZED HEAVY RIBBED
HOSE, ?and 9%; I2tyc at
nov(! amos 15. St.A V.U.1 K BR'3,
WEET CIDEE
received to-day by
janS w. A. Ji IHNSON A CO.
i^OOD GUNPOWDER, OOLONG, JAPAN and
\JT Extia Mixed Teas, f r hale at 50c. per II?. by
jan20 J. c. MILUUl.'N. '
II OME-MADE OVERALLS, Jumpcra aud
Ll Heavy Cheviot Shirts ;>i
fel.li; AMOS B. SLAYMAKER'S.
DRIED PEACHES. APPLES, PEARS, AND
('berries, for sale by
jan'20 .I. c. MILBUBN.
RHEUMATISM CURED BY DR.MITCHELL'S
Celebrated Rhcnmatism Plaster, for Kalo by
?pH_W.F. CREIGHTON & GO.
\l\ I if If i SIX-OI NVi) l AKF.S PINK Tul I.I I
1U.UUV SOAP for sale at 5c each by
oct20_J. 0. MILBUBN.
/ 1IIEESE CLOTHS. Striped Lawns and Pine
\j Ginghams, for dresses, from "? t<, 10c, al
ruy 1:: A Ml IS B. SLA YW A K ER'S.
S
u
8E the MAGIC STARCn if you would ha'
beautiful finish t'> vonr linen. Sohl by
1 McBurney.
AFULL LINE OF THE 50-Ct. SLAYMAKER
CORSETS at
scp'-i? A. B. SLAY.MAKER'S.
SUITINGS! SPIT1NGS! Good, patty and
O eheaj) Suits made to order and litguarantcod by
ndi'21 AMOS B. SLAYMAKER.
JELLIES. PRESERVES and FRUIT BUTTER
J for sale by
_ap6_ J. C. MILP.URX.
I^TXED PICK I.E. CHOW CHOW AND CC
\jL eiiuilier Pickle.?, for sale at
jantiO J. C. MILBUBN'S.
0GROSS RUMFORDS YEAST POWDER re?
ceived to-day by
mli2'J J. C. MTLBURN.
IIE AS-Having bought largoly of Teas, care
. fully selected, I am selling the same very low.
Bep23 L C. MJLBURN.
LBS PURE BUCKWHEAT FLOUR for
sale low by
jan3 J. C. MI LB URN.
?ID WARRIOR CHOPPINO' AXES, wholesale
\ and rotai!, at SS King, corner of Royal st.
de? 8 J. T. CREK;HTON x SON.
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