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_ j flip* ?^^^^^^^^ ALEXANDRIA. ?JHUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13. It is understood that some of the mem? bers of the committee on pensions of the U. S. House of Representatives, probably a majority, are opposed to the Senate bill giv? ing a pension to Mrs. Logan. The}' are r'mht; unless it be tbe determination of Con? gress to give the widow of every man who was iu the Union army, and of every U. S. Seuator, an annual pension of two thousand ! dollars. There is no precedeut for such r pension a-the proposed one for Mrs. Logan. Where special pensions to widows of poI diers have been granted, the beneficiaries have been the widow* of nun who spent their lives iu the army, such tutu, lor in? stance, as General Hancock. In no case has the widow of a volunteer officer, who enter? ed the army at the commeucement of the war and left it at Us close, received a special j extra pension, and there are twenty-two i widows of volunteer officers holding tbe s.ime rank Gone-ial Losiau held, who have not been specially pensioned. j Now that the professional laborers, Mr. j Aveling and Lis wife, have ret nmed to Eng- j land, the more their account? are examined tbe clearer becomes tbe fact that, like all i others of their set, they were more intent on their own profit than on furthering the cause of the people in whose interest they were professedly employed. They were en? caged at one hundred do birs a week to make Americv.n workmen discontented with their ;condilion, but, not satisfied with that, tbey swelled their t i'l by large sums for parlor enr Tare, wines, cigars, bouquets, kid gloves, and other high priced luxuries, iu which the men who pay the assessments by which the labor fund is maintained, can ill afford to indulge. And then, to show that they are snindiers, it has beeu discovered that most of the expense referred to was never incurred, und that most of that that was, was paid by local assemblies. GENERAL Logan, president of the Vir? ginia Midland Railway, says : "The unset, tied condition of the State debt is still the depressing in?oeuce in Virginia, having a bad effect on railroad as well as other in? dustrial enterprises." The people cf the State, tbe men who constitute the commu? nity, aud who are taxed to support tbe State government, and whose property is reduced iu value by the exi-tiae condition of affairs, demand that the Stale debt be settled at one* and forever, and wiil hold the party that refuses to make such a settlement to a strict accountability for its injurious delin? quency._ Thk present proceedings of tbe legisla? tures of Iudiana Bud New Jersey prove con? clusively that the Senate bill providing for the ascertainment of the rc-suit of Fresideu tial elections does not supply all the re? quirements of the case. If the result refer? red to were- to depend upon tbo vote of one t r two States, the partisnu majority in the leg? islatures thereof, under the provisions of the Senate bill, could upset the decision of the vast majority of the people not only of those States, but of all the other Stales cf the Union. PsiNTKRS' strikes have caused a sad loss to many a piioter. There are always people ready and anxious to pre?t by circum Btances, and the strikes naturally suggested to tuch people tbe use of stereotyped mat? ter ; and now half the country new-papers, aud some of these published in towns and cities, contain a great deal of such matter. Iu the good old limes before strikes all priuted matter was t?-t up in the oflkes from which it was issued, and consequently nearly all pi inters had Bteady employment. One of the most profitable manufactures in Ibis country is leather. The reason is, j there being no tax on hides, the raw mate- j rial, the manufacturers can compete success-1 fully with, foreign manufacturers, who also have free hides, and therefore can afford to sell their product in foteign markets, and do sell iu such markets large and increasing quantities. If the tax on iron and coal and wool were removed it would be the same way with the products of thor-c raw male rials. _ Fkkk ittON and wool and coal means more bread ami meat and fire to millions of poor people. But it also means a reduc tiou of tbe exorbitant prctiisof theprotecteil monopolists ; and tbe majority of congress? men of late years always take the part of the iich against the poor. Now that Mr. Button's successor as post? master as Lynchburg will soon be confirm? ed, it is hoped that the former gentleman will resume bis control of his old newspaper. He is an able, conservative, dignified and courteous editor, and his loss has been sad'y felt by the readers of the Virginian. Governor Abbett, of New Jersey, does not admire President Cleveland's civil ser? vice. Neither does any other really wise democrat, who has the true interest of his party at heart. A north-bound freight train on the Shen andoah Valley Railroad was badly wrecked at Riverton Wednesday night. Fourteen cars were smashed and their cargoes entire? ly destroyed. One brakeman was badly bruised. The accident was caused by the breaking of the flmge on the wheel of the engine. AH trains were dolayed several hours. FROM WASHINGTON. [Spcaial Corresponderice of the Aleza. Gazette.] Washington, D. C. Jan. 13,1SS7. Among the nominations sent by the Pres? ident to the Senate to-day was that of Hen? ry H. Pendloton, of West Virginia, to be consul to Southampton. Among the visitors on the floor of the House to day was Representative-elect Lee, of the Alexandria district. Before that he bad attended the neeting of the national farmers' congress now in ses-ion here, and subsequently he was si spectator of the Sen? ate's proceedings on the interstate com? merce biil. In the House yesterday Air. Brady pre? sented a petition from the tobacco associa? tion of Petersburg for the repeal of the to? bacco tax, and lor a rebate if that tax be repeuied. To-day Mr. Wise presented a similar petition from Richmond. The Senate to day passed the old claim of thr- Mordecai*s, of Charleston, S. C ; also, on motion of General Mahone, that, of tho beirs of the late General Henry H. Sibley, of Fredoricksburg. The attorneys in the latter claim were Judge Setter and Mr. S. W. White, of Fredericksburg. Among the petitions presented in the Senate to-day wcs one from Arkansis pray? ing for a general law for punishing crimes acainst women. A bill was reported by Mr. Hoar appropriating ?100,000 for the erec ti ii in this city of a monument to the negro soldiers and sailors killed during tho "war ' of the rrbcllion." A bill was also reported appropriating $400.000 for a subsidy to American ships carrying mall betweeu Ibis country and South America. A memori i! was distributed in the House lo-dny to the effect that as there has been and is a great deal of crookedness in the insurance bu-iness of this city, all insurance companies outside the city doing business here be required to depo?it with the V. >. Treasurer 17. S. bend-; to the full cxteul of thoir liabilities. In the Senate yesterday General Mahone introduced a bill to establish a life saving statiou at Lyunhaven Inlet, Va. The committee appointed by tho citizens of Norfolk and Portsmouth to come here and urge the Secretary of the Navy to have some of the new naval work done at the Xor folk navy yard have bad an interview with Mr.Whitney, by whom they were informed, in effect, that their recjuest could not be crantcd, the department being short of funds. The Houro District of Columbia Commit? tee have agreed to report favcrablv bills re? lating to the sale- of property in the District for taxes and arrearages of taxes, and to pay the Cnittehden claim for the building of a cofferdam above Georgetown. VIRGINIA NEWS. The body of another of the crew of tbe wrecked ship Eliz-ibeth has been recovered. The body of Capt. Hniberstadt was forward? ed from Norfolk to Baltimore last night. Mr. Alien E. Donnau, of Richmond, and Miss Edith Talmage, daughter of Rev. Dr. Talmage. are to be married in tbo Brook Ivn Tabernacle on the evening of Februa ry 1.3. I Mr. .1. M. Miller and Caleb Campbell were killed by the Lexington express whilst at? tempting to cross the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Cbarlestown, W. Va., in a sleigh yesterday. Tiie barn and stable of Co!. Lewis Porter, near Fauijuior Springs, were burned Mon? day night, and one horso and a steer per? ished in the flames. Col. Porter had a stable burned a year ago. Bot h tires are at? tributed to tbe act ol'au incendiary. At Wnynesboro, Augusta county, on Tues? day, a huge warehouse anil several smaller buildings, bt-longi'jg to Wm. Caklwell and others, were burned, together with a large ejuantity of bay. The tire is believed to have been of incendiary origin. Mr. Travers Daniel Moncure died at "Oak wood," his residence in Stafford county, a few days ago, in the 76th year of bis age. He was the y-emmest brotner of tbe late John Moncure, of "Somerset," and Judge R. C. L. Moucute, and was a worthy, high toned gentleman. A lire broke cut about 12 o'clock last night in the Richmond Paper Company's mill, and from appearances at that hour the whole established would be destroyed. The isolated po.-itiou of tbe mill precluded tbe possibility of other property being burned. Tbe loss will be from $1S,000 to $20,000. There is a little row iu tbe only colored Episcopal Church in Richmond, which is giving tin- red or, Rev. T. W. Cain, also col? ored, troub'o. A handsome colored woman chums membership in the church and the rector recogni/. -s it, but tho vestry oppose it, as the woman lives with and loves a white man and have appealed to Bishop Whittle agaiust Lector Cain. Joseph Hereford, an old Confederate vet eran eighty six years old, tiu inmate of the Confederate Soldiers'Home, at Richmond, left the home on Tuesday to go to his ua live county, in Southwestern Virginia, to die. He was a member of the Forty second Virginia Infautry, and believing that his end is drawing near, desires to die surround? ed by his family and bojhood friends. Tho grand jury of the Hustings Court of Richmond have indicted the following named citizens for soliciting suits against the Commonwealth in the coupon cases: Messrs. W. L. Royali, counsel for the Eng? lish bondholders; James P. Cooper, the financial agent in Virginia of the holders of the bonds of this State ; B. M. Quarles, R. H. Maury, W. II. Sands and H. A. McCurdy. The Farmers1 Con-guess.?The Farmers' Congress reassembled yesterday morning in the library ball of the agricultural depart? ment, in Washington, President Robert Beverley in the chair. Dr. D?ring gave an interesting account of the operations of the farmers of Massachu? setts, especially iu regard to tbe work of the farmers' institutes. In reply to a remark I by Mr. Richard V. Gaines, of Virginia, that farming did not pay in Virginia, he said that there were very few sections of this country in which a fair return could not be realized if the proper effort were made. His experience in farming iu Virgiuia was that $5 wcu'd purchase more land and pay for more improvements and labor than $20 would in Massachusetts. The Congress spent half of tbo day in a discussion of the proposed Interstate Commerce bill, a ma? jority of the delegates favoring federal in? terference for the protection of the people. A delegate from Virginia, gave an interest? ing account of how President Garrett had gobbled the Virginia Midland Railroad by telegraphing that a certain dividend must be passed, and he used this as en illustra? tion of the grasping habits of railroad cor? porations where the people were concerned. The debate took a very wide range, but one sentiment was uppermost that an Interstate Commerce bill was a national necessity. Th6 representatives of the Cumberland ' coal companies held their yearly meeting in Baltimore Tuesday, with Col. S. S. Lee chairmaD, to discuss arrangements in con nection with the mining business in that re? gion. Col. Lee was continued as chairman of the executive committee. Mr. G. P. Lloyd, of the American Company, succeeds i >. tbe late Mr. Andrew Spier, of the Blaen- j i A\ on Company, on the executive committee. I < XETVS OF TE3K DAT. Tbe channels in Ocracoke and Halterss inlets have been re-buoy' ?. The Legislature of Nevada bos elected William Morris Stewart tu the Senate to succeed Mr. Fair. Coai freights from Baltimore to Provi? dence were otiered yesterday at Sl.S? per ton by the shippers, which included dis charging. The masters of coasting vessels in the coal trade between Baltimore and Eastern ports are keeping up their agitation against com? pulsory pilotage. Mr. and Mrs. Z. C. Robbios, of Washing? ton, celebrated their golden wedding last night by a reception and musical and lite? rary entertainment. The republican nominating convention yesterday selected Edwin H. Eitler es the party's canoiiate for mayor of Philadelphia. Tbe reform element was generally defeated in the ward conventions. Christian Hust, who shot Josephine Her? man, his alleged wife, on Tuesday night last, in Philadelphia, and then shot himself, died yesterday. He was intoxicated and jealous when he committed thedeed. The woman's condition is serious. Letters testamentary ou the estate of Jo? seph A. Sprigg, of Baltimore, were yester day granted by the Orphans' Court to his widow, Mrs. Aunie O. Spripg, who gave bond as executor for $-10,000. The entire estate is left to her absolutely. Walter Lenoir Bingham, the intellectual deaf mute, who is accused by circumstantial evidence of being the murderer ol Miss Liz? zie B. Turlington, is believed by the officials of tbe New York institution for deaf mules to be also dead, and by suicide. Mayor Hodges, of Baltimore, yesterday nominated Mr. Lewis N. Hopkins as city collector, and forwarded the nomination to the special session of the City Council, con? vened for that purpose. Tbe ballot was dis pensed with, and Mr. Hopkins was unani? mously confirmed. The situation in the New Jersey Legisla? ture in connection with tbe senatorial strie? gle is not relieved to any extent, (low Al> bett is more hopeful, while Senator Sewell's friends think Mr. Abbetl's election out of the question. Tbe name of William Walter Pbelps has been suggested as a substitute for Mr. Sewell. In the North Carolina House of Delegates Tuesday, John H. Williamson, a colored member, introduce:! a resolution heartily approving and indorsing the nomination of Matthews as Recorder of Deeds of the Dis? trict of Columbia, but the members of the Legislature, irrespective of politics, indi cited their opposition by a vote of 107 to 3 In the Indiana Senate yesterday Lieut. Gov. Robertson's forma! claim in writing to the office of the Presidency of the Senate as Lieutenant Governor was read. A copy of tbe oath of oflice was attached. A motion to reject prevailed by a party vote. It was announced that the republican minority would consider Col. Robertson as Lieuten? ant Governor and Senator Smith as a usurp? er in maintaining the ollice of President of the Senate, and the latter invited Senator Winter to test the matter in the courts. At a la'e hour President Smith tiled a quo war ranto proceedings auain.-t the Lieutenant Governor-elect. Tbe papers were tiled and the heating will begin to-day. The debate on the army bill was resumed in the German Reichstag yesterday. Prince Bismarck made another speech, in which he said "in three years we might be confronted with altered circumstances. To be sure, it is also impossible to calculate the position of affairs seven years hence, but during that period tbe elliciency of the army would bs secured and a compromise would bo possi? ble." In speaking of the imperial army the Chancellor said he had no intention to de? tract from the rights of the sovereigns of the federal states as the beads of their respect? ive armies. He was sure that, if called upon by the Emperor, the workingmeu of Ger many would be ready at all times to come forward in defence of tbe fatherland, and he again assured the House that he would not abandon a hairbreadth of the bill, aud must insist upon the full scope of the measure. Lord Iddesleigh, whose death was an? nounced in yesterday's GAZETTE, was taken suddenly ill and fainted whileaocending the stairs of Lord Salisbury's official resilience, in Downing street, London. Ho was taken into Lord Salisbury's room and almcst im? mediately expired. The prime minister ar? rived shortly after his lordship was taken ill, and was greatly affected by the death of his former minister. Lord Iddesleigh, bet? ter known as Sir Stafford Northcote, was the oldest son of th6 late Henry Stafford Northcote, esq., and was born iu London October 27, LS1S. From March, lSbT, tiil December, 1S0S, he was secretary of state for India. He was a member of the joint high commission, whose labors resulted in the treaty ot Washington in 1SS1. When Mr. Disraeli formed bis cabinet in February. 1S74, Sir Stafford Northcote was nominated chancellor of the exchequer, aud be became also the leader of the lower house after tbe elevation of the premier to the peerage as | Lord BeaconsQeld. The Disturbance at Newport News. There has been no riotous demonstrations by the strikers at Newport News since Tuesday night. Yesterday morning p. train with nearly a hundred laborers from A'.be marle county reached Newport News and went to work moviDg freight under the pro tection of a colored militia company from Richmond. During the day there were two hundred bands at work on the wharves. Gen. Wickham bad a talk with the strik? ers yesterday and told them they had stopp? ed work without cause and without notice, causing a blockade of the track by cars and impeding the business of the company. He said that all, with few exceptions, would be allowed to go to work at once if they wished to. There was plenty of work both for them and for the new hands put on that morning. A striker in tbe crowd said : "Gentlemen, we will not go to work one by one. There aro three men whom if they say go to wotk, we will obey and go in a body." Gen. Wickham, in a positive man? ner : "There are uo three men in the United S ates who can put you to werk on that pic-r I without my consent. You ought to have man- j hood enough not to permit any three men to influence you to stop work and thus starve not only yourselves, but your wives and children." He said that any man w ho had stopped work would be paid every dol? lar due him, and all who wanted to could go to work that morning. If they did not go to work they would be made to leave the premises. An arbitration committee of the "Knight? of Labor" asked for a conference with Gen. Wickham, but he positively refused to arbi? trate. Some of the negroes are very inso? lent and intimate that iher? will le blood? shed yet. Members of the police force say that most of them are armed with revolver-. The strikers, after a long session determiu ed not to aa to work unless tbe railroad company acceded to their demands. There are no indications at present of a collision be? tween the military aad the strikers New depots of pleasing design are being erected at Midland Station and at Warren ton Junction. The}- w ill have comfortable < waiting rooms aud other conveniences. < The Perplexing; Debt ??m^tion. To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette : As you have shown great liberality in the use of your columns to the uumerous writ? ers on the interminable debt question, I beg tbexcontinuatiou of the same, for a few remarks on this perplexing and vexatious subject. Already as many different views have beeu presented as there have been writers: I ran therefore hardly hope to ad? vance anything new; nor do I propose to say anything as to tiie ownership of the of? fered and rejected coupons. The prime- question now is, What steps aro proper to bo taken, if any, to settle t tie debt question; should tho legislature bo convened in extra session; and what can, or should it do to meet the issue? I think it should be called at once, and that it should tirmly reassert that this question is settled, as per the Kiddleberger bill. It should then address itself to tbe task ot delivering the State from the dilemma into which she has fallen by reason of tbe Hoods of coupons that are now threatening to devour her vi? tals?for the revenue of a State is its life. The last State democratic convention de iiberateiy and solemnly accepted that settle ment as a liDality of the debccontroversy. I differed at the time with this view ol the subject, and bad hoped that the .convention would have readoptod it* old platform and renewed its noble stand on this question, on which we fought and won the campaign out of which issued theMcCullougb bill settle? ment. By tho provisions of this bill, we were assured officially, and the same was reiterated by every democratic paper and otator throughout the State, thai after fully meeting all necessary expense of govern? ment including the public schools and an? nual interest a surplus of at least $300,000 would be left as u sinking fund. This being the case that settlement was to that extent more liberal thtiu that now offered by the creditors through their agents aud uttor neys. However, as favorable as it was, or claim? ed to be, it was rejected by a large majority at the next genera! election, out of which issued the Kiddleberger settlement. This was the attitude of the question when the democratic convention succumbed to what it regarded as the logic of events beyond its control. Whether this was at the time the right and proper thiug to do, all must agree that this august body, repre? senting the weailh, intelligeu?e and patriot? ism of the State, was only actuated by the desire to do the best alike- for the creditor.-, the S'ate aud the party. On the success of the latter everything dear to all concerned depended. .Tois decision was acquiesced in, aud cu that issue the party gloiiously sue ceeded. What guarantee can we now otler of success, either to the party or the credit? ors by reopening this question ? Xo settle? ment can ba considered settled until sub? mitted to the people. If they rejected the McCullougb bill, which was unquestionably belter than that now proposed by the cred? itors, which demands all the revenue not actually required for governmental pur? poses, leaving no surplus as a sinking fund, can we reasonably expect them to accept a similar or less favorable settlement? Has the course more recently pursued by tho agent and attorney of the creditors by invoking tbo power of the great judicial juggernaut, the federal courts.and by turning loose a horde of local ogeuts for the sale of coupons, mostly men wbo whooped the loudest for the "coupon killer,'' strengthened their case, or gained them friends and sympa? thy?and especially when tbe fairness, cor? rectness and consistency of those decisions are more than questionable and so regarded by many republicans ; notably the late te publtcan Guteruatjria! candidate, the Hon. John S. Wise. I think not: but on the con? trary, their vindictive and trouble-causing cour-e; has weakened their cause immeasura? bly. (Personally, I would be glad to say to the claim holders, Come, let us settle this mailer amicably, if the elements of opposi? tion were less ignorant, aud powerful for evil.) Tnc democratic party of Virginia is the party of the people. I mean by this those people who make up comparatively all that is substantial aud reliable in morals, intelligence aud wealth. Uf course I don't meau tu say that there is nothing of these in tbo opposite parly. This being so, no settlement is reliable without the endorse? ment or acceptance of the democratic party. Can tbe democratic parly at this time se? cure a better settlement ? Can she even afford to make the effort at this time ? Dis affected towards the federal administration, divided among themcelves on this question, opposed by a party that is ruled by thn dictum ot a leader who, if it should suit bis ends, would assume or repudiate tho whole debt with equal facility?and whose following is com posed of over 100,00u npgro voters, whose moral aud intellectual culture is too low to undetstand or appreciate the right or the wrong of the que-tiou, and by many thou? sands of whites, whose better judgment is perverted by prejudice or selfishness, and all ready to follow blindly the lead of one man, wuo, also, fully endorses the theory of his friend and favorite, John Sherman, who says that anything is justifiable in law and morals to defeat the democrats?the ques? tion recurs, What can the legislature do to tide over our present troubles? I have no plan to oller,butof all that I have seen suggested, none strikes me more fa vorably than thai suggested by a Mr. Geo. H. Tyler; viz., that the legislature so in? crease the rate of taxation, with a discount for cash, that will make it lighter on the taxpayer to pay (he cash than to buy ecu pons. I m09t sincerely hope that in its wisdom some measure will 1)2 adopted that will de liver the good old commonwealth from her present dilemma, and that will fully vindi? cate her honor, and the patriotism and pur? ity of the democratic party of the State. Fairfax county, Jao. 10,1SS7. B.L.N. Gen-. Pleasanton and the Mos by Let? ter.?Gen. Alfred Pleasanton being asked as to the reasons which induced him to think Mosby wa? inclined to betray the Confederate cause, replied that he did not care to get into any controversy en tbe subject; that all the facts, so far as he knew them, were embraced in documents on file in the War Department. He said that as the events had occurred nearly a quarter of a century ago, his personal recollection cs to the matter was necessarily somewhat dim, but one thing be could say was he felt quite sure tbe overtures did not come from him, and that the subject bad been agitated for some time before the date of his letter to Gen. Ingalls. At that period he was figbiing and working for the Union cau*e, and ar: everything was fair in war, he would not have hesitated, if he was led to believe it possible, to have bought not only M?sl y but the highest military officers of tbe G n federates. Gen. Pleasanton, however, re? peated that he would pref-r to say nothing. When beset with headache or other pains use Salvation Oil, the ^reatesl cuie on eatth for pain. A monument should be oreited to the memory of the Iste Dr. J. W. Bull, disc.iv trtr oi that wonderful remedy, Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES To-day's Proceedings ol Congress. Washington, Jan. 13,1SS7. senate. Among the communications presented aud referred was one from the Secretary of the i Treasury callingnttentiou to the importance i of correcting the unhealthy condition cf the j Treasury building. j The usual number of memorials were pre j sented and referred. A proposition (as an amendment to the post office appropriation bill) appropriating $400,000 to carry the mails between the United States aud Brazil, aud Central and South America, was submitted. The Committee on Commerce, reported a bill appropriating $300,000 for the jetties of Charleston harbor. On motion of Air. Mahone, Senate bill giving to the Court of Claims jurisdiction over the claim of the legal representatives of ITeury H. Sibley for the u<e by the Gov? ernment of the Sibley tent, was taken up and passed. The Senate then, at 1:10, resumed consid? eration of the conference report on the In? ter-State Commerce bill. HOUSE. The floor, shortly after the assembling of the House, was accorded to the Committee on the Judiciary, wueu a number of bills were passed. Consolidation of Customs Districts. Washington, D. O, Jan. 13.?The Hou.-e Committee on Ways aud Means to-day or? dered a favorable report on Representative Breckenridge's bill to abolish unnecessary customs districts and ports. As acted upon by the committee tbe bill omits altogether the administrative features of the customs service and deals directly with the abolition cf unnecessary customs districts and offices. It provides that the places of unnecessary officials shall be tilled by the requisite num? ber of deputies. It is estimated that a sav? ing of $100,000 will be effected under tbe provisions of the bill, and the services of 100 employes dispensed with. Sixty customs districts are abolished under its provisions leaving seventy-fivo districts in all. The Alexandria, Cherrystone, Petersburg, Tap pahanuock aud Richmond, Virginia, snd Annapolis. Md., districts will be abolished. Alleged Train Wreckers. Kansas City, Jan. 13.?The Journal's, Nebraska city special says: David W. Hoff man, of Dunbar, and James W. Bell, of Unadilla, Neb., were arrested at Donbar yesterday afternoon charged with having caused the wreck on the Missouri Pacific road Tuesday night. Hoffman was recent ly a brakenun on the Burlington aud Mis? souri river road, while little is known of B.dl. Both have been idle for some time. Neither is a member of the local knighls of labor. Both were somewhat intoxicated when arrested at Dunbar and were badly frightened. The coroner's jury returned a verdict yesterday afternoon to the effect that the wreck was caused by Bell and j others. The Late Lord Iddesleigrli. London, Jau. 13.?The unfortunate fate of Lord [ddesleigb has excited sympathy everywhere. The newspapers extol him. and scmo of them make very uncompli? mentary comments on the treatment the dead man received at the hands of the prime minister. Iu this respect the St. James Gazette says: "It cannot be said that Lord Iddeslc-igh was murdered. It is no crime to be a young man in a hurry, and it is uo crime to push a man from a stool on which you believe you would make a better figure. Perhaps some of his assailants will now feel remorse, and especially those to whom he was a joke, not one of whom was worthy to unloose bis shoes." The Naval Reorganization Kill. Washington, Jan. 13.?The House Com? mittee on Naval Affairs has informally agreed to endeavor to amend the bill for the reorganization of the Naval Bureaus, now pending iu the House, so as to allow the Secretary of the Navy to select the heads of certain bureaus from either the line or staff officers. The bill as reported confined the Secretary in bis selection to officers of the line. _ Stanley in London. London, Jan. 13.?The freedom of tbe city of London was today conferred upon Mr. Henry M. Stanley. The ceremony took place in the Council chamber of tbo Guild hall, ami a most enthusiastic reception was accorded the explorer by a brilliant com? pany. ^ Abandon, ?I at Sea. Nkw york, Jan. 13.?A private dispatch received in this city to day states that the Monarch Line steamer, Celtic Monarch, from Cardiff to Philadelphia, had been abandoned at sea on the 2d iust., and that her pi.a enters and crew had been saved. Death ol' Father ltyan. Washington, Jan. 13.?Rev. P. Ryan, D. D., assistant pastor of tbe Immaculate Conception Church iu this city, died at Providence Hospital this morning, aged 05 years. Funeral of John ISoach. New York, Jan. 13.?The mortal remaius of John Roach were consigned to the earth in Greenwood Cemetery to day. A large crowd attended the funeral. Court of Appeals Ye-TERDAY.?Ma? turity acaiast tLi^aian. Two cases. Afsued by ' a. H. Sautfs, e.-q , n?r appellant ami submitted. Appeisou agaiust Dowdy. Argued by f'oi. B. T. liubard for appellant aud Thoinaj S. Martin, es?)., f>r sppeilecs The best physicians assure us that Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is a reliable and never failing remedy. Since the introduction of Salvation Oil the Scctety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has nothing tu do but to rub occa? sionally. Tbe <ii\/.vti*-. The Lexington, Va., Daily Gazeltesivs 'The Alexanuhia Gazette.oneof ourbri?;,?! est exchanges, bath editorially aui as paper, baa jn-.t cnt rod it.-; oighty-eightb year with volume LXXXVIIL The Gazette pre. seats to its readers many interesting features not found in every so-called newspaper, among which might be mentioned its Wa bington correspond enceand full telegraphic reports which are al? ways condensed and of interest, It- State, local aud editorial department a;e given the attention ol sb!e writers. Ibe history of this paper U fn|i of interest, a'd covers a period of time that made history by th^ volume On its back files are r'e corded the war with Gieat Britain of 1S12-1-J that of the Mexican war. and again the w?r ol 61-65, bfsides other smaller wars of lesslit] .." ance fought in the Wtst It has recorded the rise and fill of unpins ptrties and men, the advance meat of civilization?for when it opened itsca. recr a large portion of this continent was a wild, truess and cities now of Metropolitan ?-:/ ? were then unheard of and their present locations wvre the homes of the Indians. The Gazette h? written the success of all the prominent men 0f this ard other couutries, and with turned c>!umn rules has printed in the 'art preservative the obituaries of all the bright mine's who have ed the 'great majority' f om Jetl'erson down tothe present t:uie 'i be history anil Sucres.? of this journal slnu d b ? a stimulus t j all. The Gazetr was founded in 1 fO t by S. Snow.',en * i ,, grandfather of the present proprietor, and its ori? ginal headline read Alexandria Advertin Commercial Inh'lU<;wr. We have before us Ve] 1, No. 10. De;. UU, lsOO. ol ? ?? which bears a vignette of Geo. Washington. The paper contains twelve columns of reading matter, 'latest by mail,' stu^c and mail coa<h. with foot columns on the fourth page of advertisements. It was published daily at 3 p. m. on King street i few doors above the Washington Tavern. We also have a second copy of Vol. 1. No. <'<-i. of Feb ruary 21. 1801. Considering tin- expense and difficulties ofthat period of American journalism the Advertiser (Gazette) in that dav published what might ba termed a remarkably live ami reli? able sheet, which has been improved from time t. rime until we have the exeeptioua! tine bsaeof Volume LXXXYHT. The Lcxingtou Gazatte a only four years younger than the Alexandria Gazette, hsing established iu 1S04 as the A' Litter, and as an aged companion in the brother? hood of journalism, we extend our greetings on the advent of the >-th birthday, and express the hopeth.lt the AlEXAXDEIA gazette may lone live in the list of live and influential journals of the country, with many Ii3ppy returns aud a new lease of Hie." The Ai.exanop.i v Gazette is not only i!. oldest paper in Virginia but one of the very bes: upon our exchange list?a thorough, reliable, live newspaper?growing better, if possible, with each successive issue.?Charlestoxcn, W. Va., Spirit ? ? JeffCTSOn. Cur venerable friend, the AlEXAXDUIA Qa zette. is nearing its centenniaL It has ist . ? tcred upon the 8Sth year of its existence. Though old in years, it grows brighter and more newsy with each issue.?Winehesti '!" The Alexanoe i a Gazette entered on the 1st of January its SSth year. The Gazette is one of the best known paper* in Virginia, and is al? ways bright and newsy.?Clark ' Execution. X?BRIstowx, Pa., Januarj I .-Wil? son was executed here to day lor the mur? der of Anthony W. Dealy, a farmer of Mont? gomery county, January 26,ISS4. William Holmes, one of the oldest, as he was in his day one of the most worthy and useful citizens of Loudoun, died at his home ti'-ar Lincoln, on Saturday night at the ad? vanced age of ninety-four years. Tbe "Favorite Prescription" of Dr. Pierce cures "female weakness1' and kindred af? fections. By druggists. MUXETAKY AND CuMMKIIClAi. New Yous, Jan. 13.?The stock market upen ed somewhat irregular tut generally firm morning, advances over Lit evening's final thj ures raugiug up to % per cent., the latter :i Bichmond and West Point, which stock was th special feature of the dealings, being v< ry activ and feverish and irregular, It advanced quii t to 45 and dropped a> suddenly to It, aftcrwai fluctuating in that neighborhood. There was fair business in a few stocks, but the majority were very dull, and prices generally heavy tint; late in the hour, when there was a general ral At 11 o'clock the market was quiet and firm,cloi to the opening figures. Mouey easy at 5. Baltimore, Jan. 13.?Virginia 6sconsolidat .">4; p?-t-due coupons G:$>?: do 10 40s with con pon 43%; do new 3s <> t bid to-day. Alexandria Market. January 13.?There a moderately active demand for Floor, wit i liberal receipts. The Wheat markets are quii aud inanimate, with nothing tn encourage : movement iu cither direction; there is still ? very large visible feupply and but little iucn ia the foreign demand, so futures may '?? ? as in a waiting condition, showing fractions] ehauges, with an ordinary volume of bhsintss te porteil; flinty grades of milling Wheat are r vr. ly found among the otl'erings on 'Change, and wanted for home mil!-. Com, Bye and Gats firm. Poultry is more abundant than nsnal a', this season and dull. Other produce isti i quotable change and steady. Baltimore Jan.LL?Cottondulltmiddlin; 0 - Flour steady. Wheat?Southern fairly active and steady; Western higher aud doll ; > red94a96; do ambar l>5a97; Mo 2 Westen ? ter red spot 92*ja93; Jan 92%; Feb 92%a92%; Mar 93% i!'4 ; May 95^*95%; Corn?Southern irregular and easier; Western steady_and South;r.i white 4C117 : do yellow loa47; Sftsi era mixed spot -lO'.j:; H!: Jan 46^a46%; Feb 4(i'4 bid : Mar 46%a461k; May 18 bid; steam 4?; asked. <>at? firm aud qaiel Southern 34a : Western white :57a"'.': mixed 35a3?: Penna 34a 3S. Bye steady at 57?59. I'ro-.islnns steady, with more firmness. Sugar higher; A so;- i .. Whiskey quiet at 31 2.'1>. 1 2 1. 0;her article* unchanged. New Toset, Jan. 13.?Cotton steady; n i Orleans 911-16; future^ steady. Fl ijii et dull and heavy. Wheat better. Corn eas Pork steady doll at l? 12 7.*?. Lard stead; 56 o7>... DIED. In this city, on Wednesday, at G o'clock p. n>;, BBIDGKT. wife of O. E. Carroll, in the year of bri age. Friends of the family an vited to attend the itiuerai fror>i St. Mar\'-? to-morrow (Friday} morning, as 10 o'clock, ib ? mass. DAIST YOUE BUGGY FOB ONE D ?BLA?. Another supply ofCBOWN CABBIAGE GLOSS PAINT; ready for use ; only one co*t necessary. For sale by ?,.,,(; W. F CREIGHTON ;;<"? QHEEP DIP, Sage, Ground Sag . Diamorn O Dyes, Eitche'fi V ? ket Scab ? ' riH?, Warner'a Kidney and Liver Cure, Brow < Iron Bittere, Velina Cordial; Pratt's and Sweet Majorsm-a larg snpplyjast teemjea ,(,.,?1 E. P. LEADBEATEB & BBO; VTEW VALENCIA and DAB KS A TABLE i> KAISINS. Ncv Currants, French Prunes. Jama:ea C?runges aud SSalaga Lemons jost re "octib GEO. McBUBNEY & SOf;. IBE-COVEBED DOOB AND WINDOW FBAMES and SCfiEEN WIRE of assorted widths, in quantities to suit, at SS King street, lorner of Eoyal. . ?_.. mj?l _J. T. CBEIGHTON & SON. OLTON' BEMEDY FOE t'Hi Lb LA l-^ Price 2r>s. For sale by jan, J D. H. LB EXTBA CHOICE NEW OBLEANS HOLASSE3 and S?GAB leceived direci and t,.r - jan5