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A.LEXANDEIA, V.A.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. APBIL 9.
The Bennett bill, the Bupport of which
ha? just been the cause of the republicans of
Wincorjein losing their large majority in that
State, es?ays the vain attempt to dictate to
the people thereof what they shall teach in
th*ir private schools. The democratic citi
zaas of the State, foreign and nutive born.do
not oppose the bill because it provides that
nothing but the English language shall be
taught in the public schools, as the republi?
cans would have it believed, but because it
attempts to control the management of the
private schools, to the support cf which no
body contributes except the parents of the
children who attend Buch schools. The for?
eign born citizens of the Btate are taxed to
bupport the public schools. If, in addition
to that tax, they are willing to tax them?
selves?no body else?to support other
schools, that is their own business, with
which no other people have the right to in?
terfere, as lODg r3 foreigners are invited to
this country, and have conferred upon them
all the privileges and immunities oftheirna
live born fellow citizens.
Notwithstanding the lact that Con
pressman Kelly tells the people of Wash
ington that a "white school girl is as good be
a black one if ehe bebaveB herself,"the white
people referred to who live near the negrt
school bouse in that city called the Mioei
school, not only refuse to 1st their cbildrer
associate with the negro children of thai
school, hut have actually petitioned the
Echool board to remove the Echool house tr.
a more suitable 1 >cality. To be eure, tbf
petition was not granted, for the peboo
b jard is composed of such men as Mr. Kelly
Iadeed, in their report thereon the board
say the assigned reisen for the petition, tbf
6 atemeut that the echool is a colored school
should be "frowned down.'' But for al
that, the fact that the properly owners ir
tbe vicinity, irrespective of their politica
? (filiation or of their birthplace, petitioned
for the removal of the school, solely because
it is a negro school, shows plainly thougb
ihat they do not agree with Congressman
Kelly. _
President Harrison removed an effi
cient white man from the place of recordei
of the general laud office in the Interior De?
partment and appointed a negro preachei
mimed Townsend from Indiana in his stead
in order to pay the negroes of Indiana for
voting for and tberebysecuring him the elect?
oral vote of that State in 1SSS. Mr. Noble.tbe
S. eretaty of the Interior Department,has just
dismissed one of Townsend's subordinates
for detected crookedness, in which, in a pub
lie statement, he says Townsend was iropli
rated and"violatedthe rules that should have
c '.at rollt d him." How, with this statement
of Secretary Noble's before him, President
Harrison can retain Townsend, is what no
body except himself can tell, unless it be
that before Adam was created, and before
Africa was raised from the bottom of the
sea, Townsend was predestined to be record?
er of the general land office at Washington,
aud that bis preordained term in that office
must be lilted thoueb tbe heavens fall.
And now It is proposed in Richmond?
which, for absurd propositions, is becoming
as noted aB Boston?to invits a regiment of
northern soldiers to take part in the cere
monies incident to the coming unveiling of
She Lee monument in that city. Have the
Richmond people eo soon forgotten tbe af?
front put upon them by the northern troops
at the unveiling of the Pickett statue, when
those troops refused to march because tbe
lieg Pickett fought under was in the line ?
Southern soldiets can go North and gush at
the unveiling of Grant monuments, but
northern soldiers cannot understand bow
any reciprocity should be expected. The
gushing must be all on one pide.
Intelligence from Washington is toihe
e?-iot that Mr. Rindall's lifd is rapidly
reaohing its end, and that probably before
to-morrow's Gazette shall be issued he will
have joined the great majority. The fact
that bis death has been long expected will
not diminish tha regret it will evoke. It
never was necessary for Mr. Randall So eay
' I am a democrat," for all kaew that he
was. Ha was also the efficient friend of the
South in Congress when she needed a
friend there, and he will be held in grateful
remembrance throughout all her border?.
On one point only did heditier with the ma?
jority of his party?-tbe tarifl.but even on that
he said that a tariil' imposed solely for pro?
tection was unconstitutional.
FROM WASHINGTON.
l?peolal Correspondence of the Alex?. iU^n-rsi
Washington. D. C. April 9,1890.
The House committee on agriculture to?
day re-opened the hearing on the Conger
lard oompounl bill and the Butterwo
anti-option bill, both of which have been re?
ported to the Houie with favorable recom?
mendation. For the first name! bill A.
Graves representing the colored Georgia ag
ricnltnral association and J PennoyerJones 1
representing the oolored cotton farmers and
planten of Arkaneas, both colored men,
made arguments agaiost its passage. To
pass this bill, tbe former asserted would be
tbe entering of tbe wedge which, when driv?
en home, would separate the colored pejple
from the republican party. And this bill,
stripped of all guise, resolves itself into this'
condition. Tbe western bog against the
southern negro; which will win ? Mr.
Counselmau, of tbe Chicago Board of Trade,
opposed the Butterworth anti-option bill.
Before tbe bill creating tbe Territory of
Oklahoma bad paaeeJ either bouse of Con
gre3S, Senator IogallB and other leading re?
publican congrts-inen asked the President
to appoint friends of theirs to positions in
that Territory. The President told them
the elate of officer for that Territory had
been tilled, and implied that be bad fi led it
with his personal iriends. When the bill
Cime up in the Senate Mr. Ingalls had it
amended so as to provide that the officers of
the Territory should be appointed from tbe
cinz -ns thereof. Tbi3 amendment wbb also
adopted bv the House. But as there were
disagreimints about other sections of the
bill it wao referred to a committee of con?
ference and the members of that commit?
tee in order to make themselves ?olid w ltb
the President, agreed this morning to Btnkt
out the amendment referred to, assigning as
the reason for doing so that it was uncon?
stitutional to restrict the Presidents power
la tbe matter of making appoiotments.
The taritl oil! will probably be reported
to the House to-morrow as both the majori?
ty and minority reports on it are ready.
The democrats have determined to offir no
substitute. When the bill shall come up for
action it is understood Mr. Brower, republi?
can of North Carolina, will offer an amend?
ment to repeal the whole tobacco tax, but
the Speaker, who is opposed to that repeal,
will sbut him olT.
The Waddiil-Wise contested election case
will come up for actioD in the House to?
morrow, Messrs. O'Ferrall and Cti?p will
speak for the contestee. They will also
try to obtain extra lime in order that Mr.
Wise may talk. If they shall succeed tbe
republicans are likely to hear something
that will stir them up quite lively.
The following changes in tbe 4:h c!a?3
postoffiees of Virginia were made today:
Cowardin, Bath county, Maggie A. ?win
appointed postmaster vice C. Richardson,
removed ; Speer's Ferry, Scott county, Lee
Todd vice G. W. Bait, removed; Sun Rise,
Bath county, R. A. Hi;kman vice L. E
Hickman, deceased.
1 It is reported at tbe Capitol to-day that
? Mr. Randall's condition has changed rapid
, ly for the worse since je3terday, when it
was bad enough, and that bis life cannot
' now ba prolonged many hour.-*. The an?
nouncement of his death is momentarily
expected. His family have been informed
by his physicians that bis span of life is
nearly ended, and they are prepared for the
worst.
As Petersburg has no commerce, the col?
lector of customs there draws no fees, and
' consequently no salary. The collector is
) Mr. T. J. Jarratt, who is also cuBtodian of
r the customs house. Representative Vena?
ble called at the Treasury Department to?
day, represented tbe caee to Sacretary Win
1 dom, and asked tbat a salary he paid Mr.
? Jarratt for his dual offices. The Secretary
> promised Mr. Venable to look iDto tbe cose
and, if possible, to comply with bis reqaeet.
Gen. Banks, obairmao of the eut-sowmi -
' tee of tti<> Hous3 fisheries committee, to
. whom was referred the bill to prohibit li-h
i inK in the wattrs of tbe District of Colom
, bia, reported that bill favorably to the who.'e
committee thiimorning, witn an amendment
' providing for paying tbe owners of reparlan
I rights on the Virginia side of the river such
i sumsastheirfi-hingsboresordinarilyrentfor.
I Brforo the whole committee acts ou this re
? port tbey will consult with tbe parties inter*
ested and liod out if such an amendment
? will be satisfactory.
i The c'H?e of the civil servica commissioner
l against Vereer, of the O.d Dominion Re?
publican League, of this cily, was called in
the police court here to-day, but was post
. poned until Saturday. In a similar case
. against Newton the fids were admitted but
argument prsponod.
A bill providing for t! <? construction of oight
? battle ships of 7,600 to 10,000 tons each, two
armored coast defence vessels, three gunboats of
i 800 to 1,200 tons escb,and fivo tirst-class tari elo
boat.", whs reportod by Senator Halo to-day from
the naval stlairs com mi I ton as an amcadmont to
tbo naval appropriation biil.
? From talk to-day in do rooms of the military
commit tti- of tbo llouso and tho appropriations
cctiiniittoc of tl i Senate, to which committees tho
l Mt. Vornon A\i'iue bill Iihs bei ii refer rod, it is
judp 1 that both thoso committees think tho
p'ana and est imates of the engineer uro ou an ua
tii oly t jo largi a scale, and that a moro moderate
appropriation than that asked for would stand a
mncfa hotter chance of success.
Tho House military committee yesterday acrood
to report adversely upon Gen. Banks' bill to aban?
don Fort Washington, below Alexandria, ami sell
tho propelty, us the fcecrotary of War is opposed
to such a proceeding.
In response to a resolution adopted somo daj.->
ago, tbo Secretary of War to day sent t j tho Son
Hto a largo buiidlo containing all tho papers in
tho possession of tho War Department in rofoi
oiko to tbo late Joseph H. Muildox, of Alexan?
dria, and thefclaim bis heirs havo against tbo
government.
Elections
Cransteu and Jamestown, Rhode Island,
elected republican Representatives yester?
day. North Smithfiaid and We3t Green
wich failed to elect.
If the sitting Representative holds over
the Legislature will hihihI : Republicans 52,
democrats 47, with nine to be elected from
Providence. Tbe republicans will then
need to elect two to coutrol the grand com
mittee, while tbe democrats have to elect
eight to accomplish the same object. The
democrats will, it is com..*led, contest the
Lf?islature and elect tbe Governor;
The charter election was beld in Albany,
N. Y , yesterday. Hou. James H. Maonlne,
managing editor of Ihn Albany Argus, the
democratic candidate lor Mayor, has a ma?
jority ol 7, 1385, a democratic gain on the
vote for Mayor two years 8go of 4 555
O.esles Cleveland, democrat, was elected
Mavor of Jersey City, N. J , yesterday by
1993 mt*j irlty.
The returns of Mon lay's elections for
towrabip trustees in Indiana, New York aud
Ohio, show phenomenal democratic success?
es throughout the States, even the most prc
nounoed republican counties sharing in the
general disaster. The gainB of democratic
trustees in Indiana seem enormous.
The democrats were successful in Ksokuk,
Iowa, on Monday.
JSo Duel
It was rumorod in Washington last night tlut
it wasprobablo a dujl would bo fought batweon
Congressman Phelan. of Tonnessee, and Johu H
Fleming editor of the Kno.willo (Teuu.) Sentinel
The difficulty it appears grew out of a reply to
some criticisms of Colonol Fleniiug on a school
history published by Phelan. Fleming refused to
accept the challenge, and exactly what further
stejs, it* any, Congressman Phelan n ay take, are
not known. Col. Fleming, instead of sending his
announcement of tho roceipt of the communication I
by wire, published it in tho Sentinel yesterday,
aud in his reply says in timos p.tst rbe men who
have specially commanded his admiration were
thoso who had thecoarago to treit with contempt
rhu demand of the duelist, while recognizing and
insisting ou tho manly right of self-defense.
The negro politicians in Norfolk county, Vs.,
are giving the republican leaders more tronbio
than ever. At a convention Saturday night, com
j posed largely of negroes, resolutions were endorsed
which protested against the appointment of
William McMabon as foreman of laborers in the
navy-yard, and requesting Congressman Bowden
to remove him. at the same meeting, Colonel
George B. Martin, chairman of the republican
committee in theounty, was requested to remove
every member of the committee iiot in sympathy
with him as chairman.
It turns out that Congressman Cowles'
son, whose death in North Carolina was
mentioned yesterday, committed eaicide.
The bank of Fort Morgan. Co! . ha* made
an assignment with $40,000 liabilities.
NEWS OF THE D AY.
Judge Wright, of Baltimore, has decided
that a poker debt cannot be enforced at law.
Benjimin Darling, inven'or of the re?
volver, died in Woouaockct, B. I., yesterday.
Samuel Strong and T. Humphrey Brooke,
charged with conspiracy in the S:rong fjut.
ler cate. io Washington, wero relep.itd on
bail yesterday.
The last day's session of the i^ew York
Methodist Conference was helr\ yesterday,
and resolutions favoring federal aid to ne?
gro education were passed.
The protest of the Baltimore Shoe and
Leather Board of Trado against provisions
of tbe McKinley bill was tiled with tbe
ways and means committee yesterday.
Thirty cases of trichinosis have been re?
ported to the health authorities in
Aurora, III. Six of the cases report?
ed resulted from eating bologna sausage.
Ex Senator Flatt is out in an article on
the general infamy of Tammany Hall poli?
tics and complimentary of himself for hav?
ing defeated the world's fair scheme in New
York.
Eight thousand unemployed men got to
rioting in Vienna, demolished a police sta
lion, sacked several stores kept by Hebrews,
and the mob was not broken up until fired
upon by the troops.
The U. S. Senate yesterday, with but one
dissenting vote, passed the.anti-trust bill re?
ported from the juficiary committee April 2.
The House spent much of the eession in de
bate on the naval appropriation bill.
Ths death of J. 8. Morgan, of Drexel,
Morgan & Co., makes his son J. Pierpiont
Morgan, of New York, one of the richest
men in America, the bulk of the deceased's
fortune, estimated at not less than ?50,000,
000, going to him.
When Isaac Morris, a Hebrew butler, was
arraigned in the Tombd Police Court in New
York yesterday on the charge of larceny,the
fact was revealed that the prisoner had ac
compliebed tbe very remarkable feat of elop?
ing from Florida with two wouien at the
same time.
Mr. John W. Thompson, of Washington,
yesterday purchased from several individual
owners something over twelve thousand
square feet of ground at tbe corner of F and
Thirteenth streets northwest for ?1125,000
Tbe price paid for the corner lot, containing
about 1,500 equare feet, was j-?i) a Fquare
foot. Tee price paid for the larger part ol
the ground was more than double what was
paid for it about four years ago.
A man named Willard Williams, nick
named "Crazy Kelly," went to the hou^e ol
Judge Clinton Textor, of Medford. Wie.,
yesterday, and addr?s?ing Miss Maggie
Pritchard, a niece r?f Mrs. Textor, said
"Are you Maggie Pritchard?" She said
"Yes" and then he said "You must die,"
and drawing a revolver lired at her, killing
her instantly. He then phot himself, He it
still alive but will probably die.
Wedding Bells Again.
The beautiful chapel at the Theological
Seminary was crowded last night with
guests who had assembled to witness the
nuplials of Miss Grace Feulon Nelson,
daughter of the Rev. Dr. Kinloch Nelson, tc
the Rev. Edward Trail Helfenetein. At i
o'clock the well known strains from "Lo?
hengrin" heralded the approach of the bri?
dal party. The bridegroom appeared with
his best man, Mr. Jas.L. 1'nt ton,nt tho chan?
cel. Then came the groomsmen, Me?Brs.
Massey, NelsoD, Ingle, Hohenstein, Morton,
Smith, Carter and Payne. The ushers were
Messrs. Brown, Smiih, Mpem, Stires, Buck
hart, of Virginia ; Rev. James Magruder,
of Mississippi; John Johns, of Washington ;
G Sherman Ricbarris, of New York. Tuen
came the hridesoiairis, Miss Johns, of Wash?
ington ; Mips McGuire, of Richmond, cous?
ins of tbe bride ; Miss Helfenstpin, sinter oi
the groom; Miss Brown, of New Jersey ;
Miss Packard, of Baltimore?; Miss Belle
Elliott, of Washington ; Miss Puoebe Elliott,
Ol South Carolina J Miss Hoxton, of Semi?
nary Hill. Next came tho maids of honor,
Mies Mildred Nelson, sister of the bride,
who carried tho hoi k of Common Prayer,
bound in white calf, with the marriage
vowp ; M.Bi Lydia Yeiiott. Tho bride eu
tered on iiie arm of her undo, Mr. John
McGuire, of Richmond, who gave her away.
Being a fair, graceful brunette, with beauli
ful eyes, the bride looked unusually lovely
in her handsome wedding robes.
Tho gewa was of faille silk, with
sweeping court train, and the front draped
with ganz*. The veil which enveloped her
was fastened with sprays of lilies of the
valley and orange hicssoms, and she carried
a bouquet of roses and lilies of tho valley.
The bride wore no jew 1-y. The nine pret?
ty bridesmaids wore exquisite gowns of
oream white mull, empire style, with broad
silk sashes, long suede tan colored gloves,
and carried big bunches of yellow roses.
The chancel was handsomely decorated
with palms and lilies. The ceremony was
performed under an arch of laurel, in which
was fusponded a wedding bell of rosebuds,
edged with a row of j-tcqneminot roses and
lined with full bloom t> ush io-cs ; tbe ton?
gue of lilies of the vallev. The ceremony was
performed by tbe R>v D.\ NelsiD, father of
the bride, assisted by the Rjv. A. C.
Hensley. In the chancel were the Seminary
Professors, Rev Drs.Packard, Walker, Craw
ford and Gramraer. During the ceremony
soft strainBcf Mendelssohn's wedding March
were rendered by the Seminary organist,Mr.
Frank Earl Cooley. At the conclusion of
the brief ceremony the bridal party return?
ed to the residence of RiV. Dr. Nelson,
where the happy couple received the con?
gratulations of friends and relativfs An
elaborate supper was sarved in the old
dining room. Tbe table was ornamented
with roses and supplied with all tbe delica?
cies. Afier the suppsr the guests gathered
to see tbe bride off. The Seminary Glee
Club serenaded them as they were leaving.
Wholesale Slaughter?A horrible
story comes f.rorn Morocco. A large box
was recently brought from the interior to
tbe port of Mezigan for shipment. When
opened a ghastly sight was revealed. In
the box. packed closely together, were tbe
bodies of sixteen young women, one man,
and a negress. All the victims had been
decapitated and their heads were missing.
Their bodies were embalmed and bad evi?
dently been in the condition in which tbey
were found for a long time. The slaughter
I had been, to all appearances, the work of
some pasha, who thus visited vengeance on
bis harem for unfaithfulness.
Court of Appeals Yesterday.
Bauserman vs. Hockmon. Appeal allow?
ed and snpersedeas awarded to a decree pro
nouoced by the Circuit Court of Shenandoeb
county on the 5 h of April, ISS0.
Hatcher vs. Crews. Argued and submit?
ted.
Tunstall's administrator vs. Withers and
others. Argued and continued.
I COMai?NICATRD. I
The Gas Bills.?Please allow me to add '
my protest against the enormous gas bills
presented for the last two quarters. Mine
is simply an outrage, as I spent two months
of the time io the eouatry and my bouse
was closed. I tbiok there should be some;
redress. A New Complainbr. I
VIRGINIA ffEWS.
r The business men of Riebmond will enter?
tain the Pan-American delegates.
A meeting of the State Board of Agricul?
ture was held last night in Richmond.
In Greenville county a day or two ago
Wm. Gri/.zird, while drinking from a spring,
had a tit, and was drowned.
The stable of C. A. Ford, of dark county,
was burned yesterday together with six
head of hordes, two cowa and firming Im?
plements,
The Army and Navy Society of the Con?
federate States in Maryland will take 1,000
men to Richmond to witness the unveiling
of the Lee monument.
The Warrenton Hunt Club's Eister races
took place at the fair gounds on Monday.
A large crowd was in attendance, and the
races were unusually exciting.
A favorable report has been authorized to
be made to the Houbb of Representatives
upon a bill awarding a gold medal to J. B.
Wheaton, o.f Virginia, for rescuing three
lives.
The famous Seventh Regiment, New York
State Guard, will be invited to be present
and take part in tbe exercises incident to
tbe unveiling of the Lee monument in Rich?
mond on the 29.h of May.
Tbe sentence of one month's imprison
meut in tbe case of Vincent R. Griflio, con?
victed in Virginia of illicit distilling, has
been remitted by tbe President. Applica?
tion for pardon has been denied In the case
of Chas. Corwin, convicted in Virginia of
selling liquor without a licenee,
A negro man while ploughing for W. K.
Cox. in Isle of Wight county, a few days
ago. struck his plow against something and
broke it. Mr. Cox got a hoe and went to
work to Had out what it was. To his de?
light it was hidden money. He is very
silent on the subject, but the knowing ones
say he found between ?500 and $1,000.
About two weeks ago an engineer on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad from Hin
ton, W. Va., named Leon 8chowalter, ar?
rived in Lyncbburg in search of his wife,
who bad eloped with another man, taking
with her more than $2.S00 of her husband's
money, and leaving three helpless children
behind. From Lyncbburg tbe husband
traced the guilty party to Wilmington, N.
C, where he fonnd his erring wife alone
and weeping. It appears that her betrayer
bad tbe day before taken a large portion of
the money and left her for parts unknown,
Tbe husband and wife arrived at Lyncbburg
and left yesterday for their home and cbil
dren in Hinton.
Terrible Storms.
A cyclone Btruck Norwalk, Ohio, about
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and swept
a track about half a mile wide from the east?
ern limits of tho city and a long distance in
the country. An umbrella factory was is
the path of tho cyclone and a pari of tbe
building in which thirty young women were
employed was crushed like an eggshell.
Many of the girls escaped, but otbern were
cuugbt in the falling building. One was
killed and several others were irjured. A
large number of barns were blown down,
and other email buildings were wrecked.
Trees were uprooted and lences torn down
in all directions. At 7 o'clock in tbe even?
ing another terrific storm visited tbe city,
the wind blowing a gale, and hailstones as
big as hickory nuts tailing, smashing win?
dows and demolishing green bouses.
At Battle Creek, Mich., a tornado passed
through tbe city Monday night, leveling
buildings, fences and windmill Tne sum?
mer cottages at Goguac Like, two miles
south, were blown down.
A cyclone passed over Kalama/.oo, Mich.,
yesterday morning and the roof of the
Woodward avenue school was raised. Sheds
and chimneys were also blown over.
Mrs. Fred. Eberlein, of Fr?zer, Mich., was
instantly killed by lightning which accom?
panied the cyclone which passed over that
neighborhood yesterday morning.
A heavy rain storm visited Oberlin, Oiiio,
last nigbt, Hooding cellars of business houses
to a depth oi four feet.
A cyclone struck the northern portion of
Trowbridge township. Blieb., at .'5 o'clock
yesterday morning, preceded by a high
wind and rain storm. It destroyed tbe
barns and fences and unroofed houses and
barns and tore down fences in Watson town?
ship. Tbe southern part of Allegan village
was shaken up, and several were injured in
Trowbridge.
A tremendous hail storm struck Rennerts,
III., at 7.SO o'clock last nigbt. Great slugs
of ice fell. The storm continued about ten
to fifteen minutes, and nearly all window
glass on tbe west side of the houses was
broken. Some of the slugs measured 7 to
Si inches in circumference aud some weigh?
ing seven ounces.
A great electric storm passed over Eist
Liverpool, Ohio, about 11 o'clock yesterday.
Tbe Methodist Ep:scopal Church steeple
was knocked dowu and thechnrchdamaged
several thousand dollars. The Telephone
CentralExcl ange was burood and tbeservice
destroyed. The operators were compelled
to fly frcm the room.
a Baby's Skill in a Teapot.?a dispatch
from Salem, Va., says: Daring tho thunder?
storm on Sunday night tho oak tree In the Masonic
>;ravoyai'd of this place was stiuck by lighlning
and ront from top to bottom. While looking at
the ruins next morning Matthew Turner, whohss
charge of the cemetery, spiod an object which had
fallen from the cloven trunk. Picking it up and
cutting away the mass ofmofs, fungus and oarih
with which it was crusted over, he found that it
was a large, old-fashioned teapot of solid silver.
Oponing it lie discovered that it contained the
skull of an infant a few dsys old, and iurthcr in?
vestigation showed the teapot to bear an i s rip
tion, runniug, "From D. T. to R.L., 1^2.'{." Tho
teapot has fouud no claimaut as yet, and, owing
to tho groat length of tinio it had evidently been
in tho tree, any clue to the the crime indicated by
the skull will probably be undiacoverable. Tho
teapot is most boautit'ully engraved aud qiite
massive aud of groat value, 8' woll for its auti<ino
doiign.
Elopement?A dispatch from Montreal sajs:
Isiio Amable quintal, the doyen of the notarial
profo:sion of tho Province of (^uoboc, church
warden of Notre-Dame, an ex-president of tho
J-iaint-Jcau-Baptiste Society and ?eignenrof Saint
Bruno?a titlo vrliich has desreuded to him from
tho Louis of France?has set the whole Froch
population agog by hU tlight to New York, ac?
companied, it is HHsert.d, by a pretty young bru?
nette, tbe wife of a commercial travoller named
Jteaalieu, and victimizing hanks and creditors to
tho extent, it is said, of nearly a quarter of a
million.
Quintal, who is a man of about eirty-fi ve, leaves
a wife and three daughters behind him who are
totally unprovided for, as before leaving he istaid
to have rea i/.ed on every available security.
MARRIED
In th? Chapel of the Theological Seminary, neir
Alexandria, Va , Tuesday eveni ig, April 8, 1890,
by the Bev. Prof. Kinloch Nelson, D. D., assisted
by the Bev A. C. Hensley, (the Bev.) EDWABD
TRAIL HELFENSTEIN, of Maryland, and
G?ifiE FENTON NELSON, eldest daughter of
the otliciatiug clergyman.
At tho parsonage of the Third Baptist Church,
Washington, D. C, October 3d, 18-^9 by Rev C.
C. Mendor, R. W. COLEMAN tj ANNIE A., second
daughter of John R. Miller, esq., ioth of Alexan?
dria.
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Proceedings of Congress.
Washington, D. c, April 9.
SENATS.
Among tbe bills reported from committees
were tbe foliowiog: Senate bills limiting tbe
appointment of civil engineers in tbe navy,
and for the retirement of a certain class of
officers of the navy ; Senate bill to amend
the third section of tbe interstate commerce
act.
Mr. Wilson offered a resolution (which
was agreed to) instructing the Committee on
Interstate Commerce to ioqoire what addi?
tional legislation is necessary in respect to
commutation and excursion tickets, so as to
prevent abuses now existing in regard to in
dividuals and localities.
The House bill appropriating $75,000 to
supply the deficiency occasioned by the de?
falcation in the office of the late 8argeant
at-Arms of the House was reported from the
Committee on Appropriations (without
amendment) and was passed.
Tbe Senate then (at 12:45) resumed con
-ideration of tbe Montana contested election
case, and Mr. Pugh continued his argument
in favor of tbe democraticclaimants?Messrs.
Clark and Maginnis.
house.
In bis prayer this morning the Chaplain
said: "O, Almighty God, our only hope, we
commend to Thy fatherly care and pity Thy
servant, a member of this House, and his
wife, whose hearts are crushed by the un?
timely and terrible death of their son, tbe
son of their hearts and hopes." Tbe sub
jects of his prayer were Mr. Cowles and wife,
of North Carolina, whose son was accident
ally killed yesterday.
The Speaker having laid before the House
the Senate bill for the improvement and
maintenance of the National /. jological Park
with Hou ?e amendments (providing that the
D.strict of Columbia shall pay half the ex?
pense) with tbe request from tbe Senate for
a conference, Mr. McComas, of Maryland,
moved that the House recede from its
amendment. On this motion there was a
prolonged dobate._
Executions.
Bellkfonte, Pa., April 9.?Alfred James
Andrews, 22 years of age, a native of Eog
, land, was executed hereto day for the mur
der, on Nov. 27, 1SS9, of Clara Price, aged
1 17. The inquc-at showed that she had been
1 shot and also disclosed evidence of attempt?
ed or. n ge.
EAcTO*. Pa. Iprii 9?William H. Bar?
tholomew was haugea here to-day for the
brutal murder of Aaron W. D.lliard on Sep?
tember G, 1SS9. Btrtholomew bad pro
posed an elopemsnt with Mrs. Dilliard, who
declared she would not leave the place un?
til after her husbaud'd death, when it was
agreed to put D lliard out of the way. Mrs.
Dilliar 1 wa- also convicted of murder, and
sbe is now in the Eistern penitentiary,
Johnstown, Pa., April 9 ?Charles Car?
ter, colored, was hanged here to-day for the
murder of a companion named 8immons io
a bagnio in this city. George Clarke, his
brother-in-law, suffered death a few weekp
ago for the parae crime.
WAYNESBORO, Pa., April 9 ?Zsck Taylor
was executed here to day for the murder of
a drover named Wm. McCausland.
The Elections
Kansas Cirv, Apl. 9.?Semi-official re?
turns from every precinct show tbe elec
tion of Holmes (dem.) for Mayor by about
1,900 maj ority. The democrats also elected
the Treasurer, City Attorney, and Police
Judge.
Caruolton, Mo , Apl. f.?The democrats
curled the municipal eleotion with tbe ex?
ception of two councilmen.
Indianapolis, Apl. 9.?The township
election here Monday resulted in tbe eleo
tion of tbe entire democratic ticket by ma
joriiies ranging from 2,000 to .".,000.
Foreign News.
London, Apr. 9.?Mr. Gladstone's speech
yesterday on the Balfour Land Purchase bill
fails to eatUfy the I iah party. T. P.O'Con
ner's paper, The Star, this afternoon pro?
nounces it. disappointing. Tbe moment has
arrived, the Star thiuks, when tbe leaders of
the liberal party should declare clearly and
explicitly that the Balfour bill cannot be ac?
cepted.
Berlin, Apr. 9?A railway train was
thrown down an embankment at Frankfort
to day and 27 workmen were iojured.
Potomac Fishery.
Washington, April 9 ?Among the bills
authorized to be favorably reported by
hi House committee on fisheries to
day was tbe Stablnecker bill wih an
amendment to continue in force tbe provi?
sions of the act of March 2, 1885, to protect
ths fish in the Potomac river In the District
of Columbia, and to provide a spawning
ground for shad and herring in the river.
Crazed by Remorse.
Buffalo, N. Y., April 9.?Aithur C.
Padman, the young Englishman, who shot
and killed a boy namod Manley 8trickland,
in Ton a wan da woods last week,and was ac
quitted by a coroner's jury, has become
v olently insane frcm grief over the shoot?
ing. His delusion is that tbe boy comes
ont of his grave and appears to him. He
has been sent to ac a-ylum.
Declared a Draw.
Chicago, Apl. 9 ?The long expected and
muoh talked of fight between Ouey Coogle
and James Djhoney, both of Chicago, for
$500 a side Bnd 75 and twenty-five per cent
of tbe gale receipts and tbe championship of
Idinoip, came r i!" this morning at Shelby,
Ind., and waB dec'ared a draw in the 33rd
roand.
Mr. Randall's Condition.
Washington, April 9.?Representative
Randall has experienced another relapse,
and after passing a bad night, bis condition
this morning is much woree then it was yes?
terday.
The Canadian Parliament
Ottawa, Apl. 9?The debate iu l'arlia
me?t oq the budget was ended at 2 o'oloi k
this morning. Bir Richard Cartwrighl'd
amendment was voted down, 97 to GO A |
the Liberals voted for unrestricted recipro?
city with the United States.
Telegraphic Brevities.
The President has approved the act for a
road from Staunton to the Arga,ta ccuo y
national cemetery.
Arbor Day was observed in Maryland to?
day by the schools in planting trees or in
other exercises that have a relation to arbi r
culture.
Work has been begun ou the construction
of a mammoth iron pier at the Pennsylvania
Steel Works, Sparrow.s Point, Baluruore.
The pier will be 700 feet h n ?.
Mr. John B. Moore, Third AssUtan .-,
retary of State was married in WashinRK n
this morning to Miss Helen Frances Tolai ,i,
neice of Mrs. General Ricketts.
A tornado visited Julesburg, Co!, Big
land Park and Bloomington, III., last night,
doing much damage. At the last named
place hailstones measuring six incites in
circumference fell.
A terriflo storm early this morning de
stroyed half a dozen large barns in 8
land county, N. Y., and killed many cows,
Toe hailstones which fell were very large
and did much damage.
At a meeting of the Board of the Boy - a
Girls' National Home and Employment A
soclatlon, held in Washington last night,
committee was appointed to confer with the
Maryland branch oi the association, respect
ing the opening of a farm home for the caie
of the truant, tramping vagrant and crimi?
nal classes of the youth of Virginia, Marj
land and the District of Columbia.
In the Ottawa Honso of Commons to-day 6
John Macdonald said the government inti
to renow the fishery modus vivendi with tho
United 8tatoa for another year. A measuro v, -
[ introduced to abolish or reduce tlio taxes inipoi i.1
I ou articles of necessity to farmers, minor* and nil
other producers.
Tho plummors strike at Chicago is over. A
thousand journeymen and junior pluiuberi 11
cd work to day alter a striko lastiug barely h
week.
If. 0. Baif in l & Co., paper dca'crs of Pbilad? !?
phia, havo made an assignmout. The liabilitici
amount to over $100,000.
A letter ha3 boon receive 1 from Dr. Potors, tlio
Gcruiau explorer Iu Africa, saying that he is a?:.
OFFICIAL.
bo.VHl) of aldxbmen.
Last night (April Sthi was tho regular in tot inj;
niKbt of tbo Board of Aldermen. Wni. 11. Mar
bury, esq , President, and Mover*. Burke, Bryant
aud McKcu/.ie were present, but no quorum ap?
pearing, it was dotormiuod that the board moot
according to tho ruloa, on the next succeeding
night. April 9, 18!?0.
Teste: M. P. VlM BNT,Clerk.
common council.
At a regular meeting of tho Common Com
of the city of Alexandria, Va., held on tho Stl
day of April, 18!)<>, tboro wore present : .lohn T,
Sweeney, esq., President, and Messrs. Wm.
Mooro. Aitchoaon, Snowdeu, O. N. Moore, 1 hi i
Ballenger, Jones, Harrison, French 8moot,Stridi r,
Ohlor, Harry Smoot and McCnen.
A petition from J. R. Zimroorman asking pel
mission to lay a side track from the V. M. K R.
into his pro|ierty, on tbe east side of Onion
was referred to tbo Commiitoo on Street-.
Tho board thou adjourned.
Teste : Jno. T. Johnson, Clork.
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CORPORATION NOTICES.
OriCE T.) CITY TAX-PA YE RS.
All perms who bava not paid their city taxes
for 18S9 are notified that they will bocallui
upon to make paymont. The timo in which to
collort the billa now on baud ami make a set
mint with tho city is flhort. It is hoped tho ?
who have not aettlcd will ha prepare] to dn
when called upon, us further indulgence can i
granted.
P. F. (MRNfAN. Col. N. Dis\
a|)9 A. F. COX. Col. S. Dist,
QOMMIddlONER'S NOTICE.
Having finished making tho sssessmonl for 11
city for tho year 18!J0, all propjrty-ownera wish?
ing to examine tho eamo wilt call between thi
hours of twj and six o'c o -k.
?EORUE DUFFEY,
ap7 Commisaioner of tho Bevenuc.
AMUSEMENTS.
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Look out for the (IRANI) STREET PARADE
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FAIRS.
RED MEN'S FAIR,
Under the Auspices of
Osceola Tribe, No. 1,1.O.R.M.
A Fair will bo given at
MCBURNEY'S HALL,
COMMENCING MONDAY NIGHT, APRIL 1 I
And continuing for ton nights.
Tho public are cordially invited to pal
this most worthy object.
JAMES GRIFFIN,
Chairman Fair Committee.
JAMES P. LASH,
mh28t?pl4 Secretary.
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\J Price 20c per bottle at
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ROCKWOOD & CO'S PREMIUM CHOCO?
LATE, very fine quality, rtoivod to-day by
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ANOTHER SOPPLYOF BLACK-EYED PEAS
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ROCKWOOD &CO.'8 BREAKFAST COCOA, a
superior article, received to-day by
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GOOD COOKING BUTTER at 15c per lb at
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