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ALEXA 1TDBIA. "V-A..
MONDAY EVENING, A PEIL 6.
Ik thk demagogues in Congress, instead
of creating a Department of Agriculture, for
tbo publication of reports, whloh nobody ever
read?, aud the distribution of sorghum and
worthless gard< n seed, had created a bureau
of roadB, for the construction, improvement
and mainten&uce cf roads throughout the
entire limits of the couotry, which they
could have done under the clause of the
Constitution relating to post roads, they
would have bestowed a real and ptactical
hdctti; upon the farmers. The matter is
too general, important and expensive to be
entrusted to districtr, counties or even
S.ute^. It should ba a national tflair, even
more :-o than the improvement of rivers and
rmibotp, ai.d if the F<;rmera' Alllanoe would
attivo for tr, end abandon some of their wild
and impossible schemes, its wiBdom is so ap
paretit that It would be adopted without
much diflL-ul!y. The money spent on
worthless navies and fortifications would
also ir.zke the country roads of the United
S:atea a^ good as those of Francs?tbe le=)t
in the woric1.
Agents of the Cauadisn government are
now in Washington, tryitg to etlsct an ar?
rangement by which trade betwpen thiri
couotry and Canada car. bo increased by tbe
abolition of the tarifl'each country imposts
npot? the imports from the other. A?
C-inHt'a. even under tbe present trade re
strlc?f li', buys five limes as much from the
United S;at?s if. all Central and South
America combined, why lbo?e restrictions
should not be entirely removed, bo that
trade con'.d be as fee between the t wo coun
trips a? it i? hetweer, any two S"p'a? of the
Aoierio-in Union, is what only the repobli
t:*n party of this fMin'rv fan *f>U,
T?r>c BBDncnoN i.? ihi ;?nus of qnioioe
Caused by ibe removal of the tar fl on that
e-rtioia was ob j sot lesion to the many
who ha"0 to buy it. Tne reduction in Ihr
price of sugir oan33*j by the partial removal
of tbo tarifl su fin; article was another ob
j^at lesson totha more who laid in tbolr
week's supply of it iast Saturday. And yet
the protec'ioiii'j's fay the tarifl' is paid by
the foreign producer, and not by tbeAan>ii
C.\o con-iuui^r. T-ie faoi that the McKinley
bill h ia operation uUeriy refutes the idea
that tree schools and chenp newspapere are
Oudu .ive to ponnlar intelligence.
Strucks in consequence of reduction in
wages are in progress in many difl'jrent
parts of tho oouatry. And yet tbe repub?
lican coogre?sm?u who passed the McKin?
ley bill, in their speeches in favor of that
hi!', siid Uj elT?ot would be to raise tbe
p ice of wages. Bat wi^e people have long
since learned to place no more reliance od
tbe etetements of republican politician? than
0*1 those of the ws hur bureau.
Eenatos Kuar made a speech at a din*
nor given by tboMapsftchusftttF olubio Bo?ten
last Saturday, In which he said the next na?
tional republican platform would Rr.uooiate!
four doctiines?protective tarifl, tho Foroe
biil, at d reciprocity, and opposition to tbe
free ouiuat-.e of silver. Such a platform for
the republicans would tuit democrats to a t,
hrc; Uif. they ccu'd then win tbe raco hands
dowt. _
The Review of Reviews lor April, an inter
RBiiGQBl magt/. ne, prided simultaneously
in London and New York, has been reoeived
from iis publishers in the latter city. For)
people who hnvd little time to devote to
general readicg, Ibis is a most useful pubil- j
cat tor, iuarinucb as it ooutaius an interest |
iag epitome of ail current mutters of im?
portance in ail parts of tbe world.
FJS0& WASHINGTON.
[ Special Correspondents of the Alexandria Ga:elle.]
Washingi-ok. D. 0., April C. 181*1.
Mr. D. C Forney, one of the inooroorators
of the Washington and Arlington Kailroad,
eays the report about the route the Mt. Ver
ncn extension of that road wi'l take is eim
piy a report and tmtbicg morn, as the com?
pany has not yet evun bden organized, and
ocn?q.ien:ly could nor possibly have decid?
ed upon any route. He also s?ysthat when
nil the stock of the roitd was recently sub
pcribed for, live prr cent, thereof was paid
for iu cists and 'bar amount at ouco deposit?
ed in a bank in lb is city. Tho stockholders,
he says, wtil meet next w*ek and oraamza,
and after tnat, srmptriibg may be dttinitely
known about iho rosd. He says be thinks
the toad will be built as soon as possible
between Washington aud Alexandria, and
by the mos: Uiitict line from Arlltg'oD to
thp laMer city. j
The Canadian Cahioet cfScera who are in I
Washington for tbe purpose of discussing
reciprocity with Secretary Blaioe win not
atiemi). to negotiate a treaty?for th^c they
are not uuthcii/.rd to do?bat simply by
diAOaBsioo, to try 10 arrange tbe basis for
Degotiaiioos mat may be conducted toelweeu
commissioners to t?e duly appointed on the
par of (be C i t-it government aud the gov?
ernment of toe Uaited States. They had an
interview with Secretary Biaiue to dav bur
toeing iufurmod by him that the President
wou:d tike to be present at tbe discussion
and ooold not be umil hid rerorn from tii3
proposed trip, the oommicaioners started at
occe for home, ao.i not at all pibaaed, eim^r.
Slgoore Moreno, once uo ItBlmn Senator^
but for eome yearn past a resident of Wash?
ington, is ?ifgudted wirh the course pursued
byBarou Favaand Dr.V*rdi, the latter of this
eity, in reeppct of the N^w Onean? fU.lr.
He eavs thai Fuva acd Verdi are birds cf a
feather, and that tne. former has acted only
as directed by the latter. Siguore Morano
had a law parsed by Congress to suppress
tbe padroae sys'ern in ibis couotry, and re?
mains here to o?>e that that law is faithfully
executed.
As the President is not e.v.it-S d with tb9
Accomm'idtktsord aud conveniences of tho
U. 8. Htpamer Dlepatob, which he u?es as
his private yacht, at the expense of tbo gov
prnrnenr, the IT. B. steamer Dolphin will ba
fitted up for bim. His proposed trip to the
Bontb and West, it ie said, will he made for
the especial purpose of inducing tbe negroes
of the former ant? ihs farmers of the latter to
believe thai; bo intends to pay especial at?
tention to their interests hereafter.
Mr. CraicF. TJ 8. attorney for tbe western
dis rict of Virginia, Is here to day. He eays
ho is bete to look after bids for tbe construc?
tion of a public huiiding at Stauoton. Mr.
Craig saya be doesn't think there is any
doubt tbt?t Mclaughlin will he appointed
po-ioiasier at Lyochburg. He also Bays
if looks like the reunion of Mabone and
L'.ng?ton will prove tbe reunion of tbe re?
publican party of Virginia, probably im?
mediate, certainly by 1892.
Ail the jirjmen to tbe Kineaid murder
case being well this morning, Mr. Clagge't
concluded bis nraument for the prosecution.
After receas he was followed Mr. by Mautice
Btnlth for the d> f Mise. It ia reported that
the recent iline^s of the negro j jror wbb the
result of a surfeit of the good things of the
hotel at which tbe jary is fed, to which he
wa=> unaccustomed.
People from Riverton hexe tc-day report
that the engiueers of tbe Norfolk and Weft
em Railroad are now straightening their re?
cently located line from Riverton to this
city, and that the construction of the read
win bp. commenced about the firat of May.
The Italian imbroglio is looked upon here
as setMed. I'aly'd reeponee to Secretary
Blaine's letter bus not yet been made public,
and probably will cot be until tbe whole
matter has been finally disposed of.
Colonel Boyco of Ciarko county, Virginia, who
is h*ro to-day, says there has recently boen more
snow and is now moro mud in his county than
ovor before. Hois doubtful of tho construct it n
of a uow line of railroad from Front Boyal to
Washington, but thinks it pretty certain ihat tho
Farmers' Alliance will bo hoard from in his bt*te
at next fall's election, and would ba, moro dis?
tinctly, but for tho dread cf tho Force bill. Tho
Colonel is contemplating the purchase of land
near Alexandria, but on tho opposite sido ot tho
river.
POREIGK NEWS.
It is new stated that Biematk used over a
million marks of the Guelpb fund la sup?
port of fab personal policy.
Negotiations have been resumed ia Bar
sin between Mr. Pbelps, U. B. Miaister, and
Cbaoaellor vou Caprivi or. the question ol
'be withdrawal of the prohibition agaiost
American pork producte.
Tiie government has decided to allow
Prince Louis Bonaparte ro visit Paris. The
Bmr.parte family rouotil at 8an Remo re?
sulted in Prince Louie retaining the pr?,
perty left by bis fat her, ex-Expre^p Eageole
g anting Prinoe Victor a sum Riiffi'-ient to
"?aise bis nnnual income to $22.500. ex
Express Eugenia is still wealthy, though
pare of her fortune was Involved in the re?
cent troublts of the Baring Brothers.
President Cteroot of France will not visit
the Moscow exhibit Ion, although he has r>
oeived H c it dial iuvi a ion to be present. A
Hg'- |. r-n age in the Russian imp< rial
council is opposed to the taking of any step
that might appear to eotti.m tb*? current
a arming rumors, and it is f jv this reaei n tht-t
tne President baa ileniili1!! nor to attend the
exhibition Ar tbe foreign office in Paris no
credit ie given to the reports regarding the
Czir'd allege I intention to precipitate a war.
O-i the contrary, tbe fact is recogo'zed, ia
official oiroles bo>h in Paris and at 8:. Pet?
ersburg, that, tbe Russian army is rot in a
poeiiion to begin an aggressive war. It is
noderstond that t*n entente with Prance
bestieen arrat ged for Dtimose^ of defense at
the present time and tor otLuintve operations
in the more remote fntore.
Letter from Fauqiuer.
[Correspondence of the Alexandria (ia/.ctto.]
Li grippe is prevailing here. Of lae
roads?c unty nr.d neighborhood?I have
seen bat litllf, but phjsiciaDS aDd other-,
who ventore to travel over them, report
tbem weii nigh impaseabio. Tte railroad
pasting here, with ten or twelve trains daily,
ssv^r:ii of wbica regularly s.op, atljrds us
frrq-ieut opportunities of &eeiug p?rsorj6
from other of-ighborhoods and sections of
county, m well as of getting &?;ay from
home if wa desire.
Mrr. J. B Power?, tbe estlmablo am]
charming w fi of our popular town-mian, re?
turned IbHnight from her parea'b'residence,
in Albemarie c*u?rity. after au er j nable vi-di
of a few wt-tkr, much to the gratification of
her numerous friends here whom che ha
made during her Ihrre years residence
among u*.
Tho family of one of yonr fu-mor citizens, lorn
Hiid reared in y< ur gn<i<t oM t-jwn, P. 0. sfilbaru,
h-tvo been very sick fir several weeks past, but 1
am glad io bo ubio to report them now as boiug
much better.
Farmers aro ercRtly bohir.d \vi:h ppring work.
Wheat Inoks troll. kimI poach Lroos of eariy vario
ties aro baginuing to bloom.
Gov. Hii), of New York, is tho faVori^o demo?
cratic candidate for thol'resideucy in 1SD2.
Farmers'Alliance mm do not get toKothor nt
their regular meMingi to a great oxtont?possibly
owing to bad road.- or nrgino business.
Candidatt-B f jt county edices are numerous and
aro beginning to be urgout in presenting thoir
claims and qualifications to the voters.
''BELLE HavKN."
Catlott'p, April 4.
The Italian Affair.
It is understood that Secretary Blblne
will not make public for the. present any?
thing further concerning the recall of Baron
Fava, thn l alian minister. a;id the incident
takes its place in the onlintry cii'endar of
diplomatic matter? I. is announced from
R?me that B-?ron Fava, late Italian minister
to the Um ted States, will sail for hom? on
April 11 Another dispatch from Rirae
q rotes me Ma?q lls dt Rudlnt as saying that
ne bad no in'enuyn nf pushing any deman de,
and was content with having taken one
positive s;pp as a proVst against what ha
was led to b?iieve ut the time was a neglect
on the pert of th* Doited States govern?
ment to protect the livs ot I.aiian subjects
in Arretica.
Becre'ary B'aine kbvs that be has not pre?
pared a rejiiy to Minister Radini as yel. He
Is considering the Canadian questions. He
hos give>n Utuister Parier if!r<i,ruo*ion8 to in
I f-irm Radioi that aosoon as the report of ih^
District Atlosney a: >?" wOne.tri^ is received
no will transmit it to Rudini, who can then
acr upon tr.is r?ulal statement of tbe facts.
The id' a of I aiy going to war is now ridi
ooled in Europe, and it is said tbot a gen?
eral acute fioanciai crisis in Italy can ocly
be averted by economy and prosperity, with?
in and without, for u p.-j:ti. gid period to
come.
Gband CuUfiCiL Royal Akcanom-Since
tbe adj jurnment of the Giat.d Council R jy
a! Arcanum of Virginia, which recently met
at Ford's Hotol, in R chmond. the Grand
Rrgsnt, Walter F. Irvine, of Norfolk, has
appointed the following Btandiog commit?
tees :
Laws an<i A|iPaais: J. J. JNmieson, Al
exand'it: Jobo E. Hankins, Rtchmoud; and
J. H. L.w.K.tij, Mancnester.
Finance: William T. Allen, Richmond,
J. Taylor ? lyson. Richmond; and W. J
Wi'liems, Purtfm ?uth.
i'ooabonu s Conncil, No. 493, of Norfolk,
will give a reception and banquet in honor
ot the rof-ently-elr-ctetJ Grand fi9geo?:. W?i!-1
ter F. Irvine, at Masonio Temple. Norfolk, I
on Tuesday dvenicg, April I4:h, 1
HEWS OF TfiJK 0 fi.Y.
Tbeeleolr'.c car line in New Orleans has j
stopped, having been rnn at a loss.
Gov. Jackson, of Maryland, b?s anrounc- [
td himself a candidate for tbe U. 8. Seuats
to succeed the late Judge Wilson.
Fire, started by some boys who were p!ay
iog yesterday, destroyed much property at
Lowell, MasB,, including part of tbe publio
library.
Prince Ferdinand atd his mother Prin?
cess Ciemenline, have received letters
threatening them with death if tbey do not
leave Bulgaria.
Mother Catharine 8ston, daughter of tbe
famous Mother Beton who founded tbe Sis?
ters of Charity in the Uaited States, died In
New York, yesterday.
Snow fell iu Birmingham and a'I over
north Alabama yesterday. Ths fall was .
slight, but it was the first April enow in that
vicinity in over forty years.
There were no riotous demonstrations on
Saturday at the funerals of tire men shot
down in the Pennsylvania coke regions,
though ten thousand persona attended tbe
ceremocie-.
L"zz!e Ubl, a young and pretty Gerinio
girl who lives in Southwest Baltimore, on
rtaturday threw vitrel In the face of Georpe
Z iser who had betrayed her and refused to
fu:fii his promise to marry h'?r.
It [now turns oat tbit Thoa. Gad-con,
cashier of the Merchants' National Bank of
8avannah, G-?., who commuted suicide over
I is daughters grave les: Toors<i*y was a
defaulter to tbe amount of $1C0 0C0.
President Harrison'd friends have pfar.'od
in in earnest to set up things to promote the
condidacv of that gentleman for a second
term. Tbeir latest move is an e?ort to cap
ture the naticnal republican league of clubs.
Mrs. Susan Torpev, ninety years of age,
died in St. P.tsr's Hospital, Brooklyn, 8-U
urday from ir juries Inflicted by her son, who
assaulted her while intoxicated, about a
week uro and beat her because she reman
?j.ruled with him for his intemperato habits.
Lt"fulir>g as'ronnmers and scientists con?
nected with college and universities of the
United Stales will Rsk Congress to transfer
the onrrol of the National Obs?rvatory a'
Washington from the Navy Department
to the bands of a scientific and astrouomicai
board.
I: is s?id that Rignor Ni?f nr?, the present
Minister of the Interior of I'aly, who bos
fairly nsgijed Radial into bis aggressive al?
titude toward* America, is cheek by pwl
with the executive rn<-n of the aeciet eocie
t es Camorra and Mhfla, and CW9S bin polit?
ical position to their powerful efforts.
VIRGINIA NJBWS.
Norfolk was visited Saturday by a heavy
full of hall.
An ocean fishery is to l>a established at
Nag's Head.
Mr. James Ooetello, aged 104 years, died
fn Laadoao county, n^ar DpperviUe, March
2S
A gocd many lambs and calves in Ftt
quier county were lost in tba recent enow
B.ortn.
Danville proposes to foiiow Lyochhnrg's)
example and place a lioense tux of ?500 ou
retail liquor dealers.
Ex Benator Lewis, of Virginia, who bee
been 111 at tbe residence of bis son-in-iaw,
ex-Oongressmau John Ambler Smith, in
Washington, is reported to be much belter.
Henry Souther, a prominent citizen of
Fre.tertcksburg, dropped dead ou the street
in that place last Saturday evening He
was 0'5 years old, and a native of Lynn,
Mass, rut hud iived in Frederi;ksburg einer
1887.
Tbe receipts from licenses in R)aaoke
amount to fiOOOOa year. Mure of this is
derived from the liquor licenses than from
anv other st.urco. The wholesale license in
$100 for malt at.d spiriluoud liquors, and ^30
(or mult liquor only; retail, $'2o0 and $00.
The revenue from tnis source was $11,
163 10.
Counsel lor Colbert &Eirtley, in th6 Mary
Washington Monument c ?se in the Circuit
Court of Frederickiborg, on Thursday, \>ra
pent?d four bllln of ^xceptions, wLich were
signed by Jur-ge Keith and ci-tds a part of
the record. The case will new go to tbe
Court of Appeals upon a petition .'or writ of
error and supsrsedeas.
Governor MeK'nney on Friday received
from the U S. Treasurer $10.000, Virginia'?
portion ol the amount appropriated by Con?
gress for the agricul lural and mechanical
collegon of tbe various S ates. The Gavet
nor ba? determined to give Blacksborg C>1
legs iw) thirds of the amcunt and the re?
mainder to tie Hampton Institute.
Parlies from Westmoreland or.unfy are
going through the country purchasing wal?
nut umber. It seems a pity that walnut
trees should be sold for timber, tia they are
very scarco. In a few years tho rtsina; gen?
eration will not Oa sole to attack tbe nut
With the uu: orackar and poiaie'l nail to ex?
tract the toothsome kernel, aa the tree will
ba manufactured luto some ttriiole of ftlrrii
lUr??.
General Pike's Remains
The remains of Qin. A!r?6rt Pike now lie
upoo a catafalque in the' Uonv of the tem?
ple which w*-* c-etabllsced by him acd his
associate", and which will, as long as Scot?
tish Masonry exists in Washington, be a
memorial arid roonumsnt to him. The
draperies of tbe ohambsr of death ars H'??c
aud white, I he mourning oolorn ol lh<* o"3i
degree. Albert Pike Consistory furnishes a
guard of honor, on duty night aud day
Tbe remains are clothed in a dark oioi h sou,
with the mourning eclorp of tbe 33J degree
ifi ribbons on his tape'. In the Hou.-e of tbe
Tomjile thrt ' bot k of go'd"' Is understood to
contain the nomination of n successor of the
obief in General Piko'd own hurd. It is be?
lieved tnat he h&s designated J-siah H.
Di'uaimontl, of ?Maine, as h-s &u censor, bur
tne hnok will not be opened uuttl, after the
faaeral. The mee?nt- of the thirty- bird
degree takes piaco wito all the scitm-oLes.
Murdkb and &?icidk ? Nsar Bo ever,
Mont., ca Saturday, at tho residence of R in?
ert Irwio. Fred Bartiett shot and mortally
wounded Thomas McConnoM aod H. G.
Hi,i, aotl shot Irwin iu the ahdomeo, and
an hour later n ew his own brains out L,
appeals tbat Fred and Themas Birtlett,
knowing that, McCosnell was at Ir win's j
bouse, Want there for the purposa cf killing
him, claiming that be b strayed tbeir sister
under promise of marriage aud theo married
another wemsn. McConnal! was shot twice
at tbe barn, when he ran to tne bou?e and
opstaire, where he was followed by ihe Harr?
ietts and shot agaio. Ha got out through
the window and carted across the prairie,
Wiera be was f.?iljwed aod -hot twice again
Hill and Ir?in wdre shot whila defending
McCootell.
Edward Halli iger, a rcgro preacher and prise
fighter, ye8toniay morning brutally hickod his
wtfo to death with a hatchet ia Jersey City.
1COMUTJNIOATED.
I CoNUDN!C1i?3.?Can any one tell why g3s
j bills are higher at a cost of $1.60 per"l000
i feet than thc-y we-e -.t f 1.80? Ia the light
i,-.g of the streeis still to bep?idforby gas
consumers? "^?fp?rek."
associated peess dispatches.
Foreiem News.
London, April g ?Hon. Jas. Flizjame*
Stephen, of tbe High Coart of Jo.sr.ice, whose
mind is said to have become impaired, wili
retire from tbe bench to morrow.
Berlin, April 6 ?It la annouooed that
tbe G;rman goveramaco has resolved to
withdraw the embargo place J upoa Ameri?
can pork. It ia ad Jed, however, that l he
official notice will.' probably be delated for
33m? time.
Calcutta, April 6.?The Miranztl in the
Kohac territory have risen in arms ai.d are
attacking the British troops along the whole
length of their lines. Reinforcements have
been hurriedly depatch9d to the front. In
addition to this trouble, telegrams fromRic
goou announce that the Haku Chins recent
ly ambushed a small British column and
suddenly opened fire upon tbe soldiers, in?
stantly killing L'.eut Forbes and fife men
an 1 eeveioly wounding eleven others. Tbe
British force was enable to retreat and tbua
probably escaped total annihilation.
DuuLiN, April ? ?Captain O'Sjen, iu a
letter acknowledging the receipt of ad apol?
ogy from the Rav. Father Furlong, who hud,
during the course of a political address, er
roneou-dy stated that the bousahold ex?
panses of the?'?aea family were paid by Mr.
Parnell, save that Mrj. Wood, tbe aunt of
Mrs. O'dhea, allowed her $15000annually for
such expenses. Captain O'Shea, ia conclu?
sion, also bin's that the 0 Soea Parnell di?
vorce case will probably be reopened and
that, should this be done, further revela?
tions damagit'g to Mr. Paraell will bs made
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Michigan votes to-day for a justice of tbej
Supreme Cou-t and two regent j of tho State ,
University.
The sale of tbe great Diiamar mine, in ;
O.vvnee county, I laho, to a c:mpany of j
Bitten capitalists has been completed.
Schedules iu the asBigameat cf tho firm of 1
i
Lebmaior & Co., Importers, were filed in
New York tc-.isy. The liabilities aro given
as $097,000.
The Di.uminous coal producers of O.iio
nn i Pennsylvania will meut in Pittsburg to?
morrow to discus various questions alLct
mg tbeir business.
The cenital e?ics of the tsidphoao ex
o'aapge in Albany, N. Y.,Wa8 badly dam?
aged by tire tc-day. Th? wires and switch?
board were all destroyed.
Abjut 1,000 jiurneymsu painters went 02
s.rike in Naw York to-day to enforce the
uemaud of 8 hours a day and $3 50 instead
of $3 as heretofore for S hours wo;k.
At a meeting of the Pittsbuig 0;1 Ex?
change to day it was decided to withdraw
from the cotfarence of oil excharg?s sn:l
deal in oil wlthcur conference restrictions.
It is stated that P. T. Barnum the veteran
showman who has beeu ill for several day-,
at Bridgeport, Conn., has sotiered a relapso,
and U is feared that ha can live bat a little
while longer.
A cave-In of the great Mullao tuanel, 18
miles west of Helena, Moat., on the North?
ern PacifijRiiiroad occurred yesterday, flue
to heavy ruin. Tae tunnel is about cne
mile long.
Saturday Wra, Turner, living 75 mile.
woat of Cotton Piant, Ark., shot and killed
JobeMu;phy. Tamer c;alms Murphy bad
biea miking Improper advances towards
Mrs. Turner.
Samuel Harris started across the river at
Louisville, Ky., Saturday night and his skill
was found overturned Sunday morning. He
had $100 when be started ani it ia believed
he has b?eo murdernd and robbed.
Qiiet prevails ia tbe Pencsflvaooia coke
regiois tc-day. Taere has been actually no
disturbance of any kind. Tbe first (fJTort
to start tbe works since the riot was made
this morning. The men were not inter?
fered with in tiny way while going to
work.
The weather repots from Florida and
Southern Georgia indicate the occurrence
there this marning of the oldest weather
on record for thiB Beascn of I he year. The
minimum temperatures at Savannah and
Jacksonville were 30 and 34 degrees respec?
tively.
During nn ?flVav ia a Chicago saloon yes?
terday two mea made a rush iura policeman
Who was attempting to q Tel I the disturbance!
one graepid his club Hurt l h* otu r b-'z id his
revolver. Th* barkeeper then fi 'd fuur
iimes, killing ona of tbe n;e 1 *-.<\ dangerous?
ly wounding tbe olber
la Kansas City last night, a young man
returning from ebuteh in Company with two
young iadits -v** attacked bj* acolored 00a ).
Struck 00 tbe head win a suo'l l^g mil '
rendered unoocscioua The rulEtn ee/. d
one of iiie young ladse* .-n1 took h?r pocket
book and j w >lry, aud rnad j his escape.
The London Standard publishes a curcfai
review of the agricultural ouclosk, and r?vs
thai the steady ris9 iu wheat rr:viv<-s the
hopes of the Ergli'sh farmer, adding that
wheat will probably reach the highest price
lu many year', the principal cause of tha
rise beiug the failum of foreign crop". The
wheat cr-.is of F.aace and Russia are much
oelow tbe average.
A light frost yesterday and a heavy frost
this morning did great damage in tbe Mo?
bile, Ala, truck farming district. Toma?
toes, cucumbers, squashes, beans and peas are
killed; potatoes are cu. do^a aad dam?
aged fi.'tj par cent. Toe cabbiga crop is
not mit^rially Ir.jared. Fortunat. 1/ the
v.ge'ab'es which have boen killed do not
oonstitoia the main crop (her*, except pc
tatoes, and some farmers expr^s tbe belief
that tne potatoes will recover io a large de?
gree from tbe effect of the frost.
At G )shen, lad , yeeterday morning Al
exander 8oyder, a wealthy citizen, was
found dead io Led with one side of his skull
ciuchcd i 1. Tcvo traajpi were s ton arrested
charged with the c. ime, and one confessed!
He says he LcoiVi Scyder'a wife in New
Y jik an J she told bim the old nua kept a'
large amount of money about the house.
Aoting upon this information he and bis
partner went west with the intention of get?
ting hold of the cash. Tney awakened the
old man and, to quiet him, gave him a blow
over the hear! hue did not intend to kill him.
Tney failed to ?et the money and wore re?
turning east when arrestad.
A large f ame structure in Rochester, Pa.,
was destroyed by Are last night. A number
of Italians lived 0V6r the millinery store and
eleven were burned to death. Nine bodies
nave been found but only two have been rec
ogn!z:d. Oae hundred and fifty dollars in
gold was found in the rains, supposed to
have belonged to the I alians. Toe I:alian girl
who is the oniy one of the family saved, who
jumped from the second story window, says
that there is |500 mors sill in the ashes.
Tos conclusion arrived at in that the Italians
beo?nio confused and could not find the
stairway, wbioh was a narrow one. Tbe
father of the Italians burned was seen lying
upon ids bed surrounded by tbe flames ul~
til tbe bed dropped through the floor. He
seemed to cling tightly to his bed and made
bat a slight straggle.
Conferenc).
The Methodist Protestant Conference in
Baltimore on Saturday settled the question
of leaning m'n'.stera to the independrnt
Methodist Churchns and to other place-,
which excited turn a lively debate on Fri?
day. The report of tbe committee was
adopted. This settled the question for this
year in accordance with Prealdeut S:rayer's
statement that tbe ohurch had bound itself
to loan certain mioUtsrs for this year; bat
it came up iu another form on a resolution
presented by Mr. J. R. Caton, of this city.
The resolution was made rhe special order
of business for Tuesday. Tbe reso.u.ion is
as follows:
That on and after the conference year of
11S02 the loan or appointment of ministers
from the conference to serve independent
'churches (not Methodist Protestant In name
j end form of church government) be discon
! ttnued.
, Then tbe woman question come up in a
lively manner on the rendering of the report
of toe Committee on Suffrage and Eligi?
bility. This committee was appointed by
the last conference to consider the question,
whether it was advisable to appoint women
as stewards, class leaders and Sundsy-school
superintendents. It created an interes lng
debate, after which the report wan adopted
)>y o vote of S2 for to 15 against. So women
are now eligible by law to be elected stew?
ards, class leaders and superintendents.
A delegate from Q ieen Anne's Circuit
said that tbe Methodist Episcopal Church
at his plase employed women as Btewards.
and as a consequence the women quarreled.
Mr. Caton replied to this that men also
sometimes qnarrelcd. He favored the re?
port of the committee.
The report of tbo Committee of the Gen?
eral Conference on tbe amendment of the
Articles of Faith was referred to a commit?
tee, which will report to tbe conference, and
on that report the annual conference takes
"\filion to report to the General Conference,
which meets in Westminster in 1892.
Rkmkuy fob Gbii-pe.?The Registrar of
Vital Statistics of Chicago has received a ca?
ble diapatoh regarding tbe grippe from Lon?
don from Sir Moriimsr Grand? He, an emi
nenr E iglisb pbysiolan, who has a" great
reputation as an authority on epidemic dis
eap?s. It is as follow-:
"'Dr. Mortimer Granville begs Chicago
physicians to try five grains of camphor in
twenty minims tincture of iodine ia a
drachm each of p'^oerine and syrup. Give
frequently for inllusiizi with strong meat
j lice and use no aotipyrioe."
[ OOTOFAN AVALANCflE ?L1VK.-Two OUt
of Levy Andrews' family of nine have lived
to tell what it was iike to ba buried neatly
a week under an avalanche at St. Anthony.
N. F. I; covered their house last month.
In s'x days Mrs. Andraws' corpse was dug
f om under fourteen feet of snow ; bereldes'
daughter was found lying across a stove that
waa smashed in pieces ; one son was rescued
alive, but soon died ; one daughter had only
a broken leg, and George Rstd, who was in
the loft, was temporarily paralyzed.
Shiloh's Consumption Cure.
This is beyond question tbo most success?
ful Cough Modicino we havo ever sold, a
few dosoa invariably cure the worst cases of
rough. Croup and Bronchitis, whilo its wonder?
ful success in tbo euro of Consumption is without
a parallel in the history of medicine. Since iU
first distovory it has boon sold on a guarantee, &
tost which no other niedicino can stand. If you
havo a cough wo earnestly ask you to try it. Prico
10c. 50c, and $1 Ifyo-ir longs are soro, chest,
or back lamo. use fbiloh'a Porous Plaster. Bold
by E. S. Lead boater & Bro., Aeonts.
Fit->, sps^m3, St. Vitus dance, hysteria,
headache, neuralgia and nervou-1 prostration
cured by Dr. Miles' Nervine. Free ssmples
druggists, by mal: 10j. Milkb Mei>. Co.,
Elkbar', led.
Wo havo a ?peedy and positivo euro for catarrh,
diphthorin, canker mouth and headache, tiHI
LOd'd CATAiikH REMEDY. A nasal injector
free with each bottle. Us') it if you desire health
and swoot breath. Prica 50c, For sale by E. S
Loadbo-tter & Bro., agouta.
Spring stirs up tbe bile. You los? your
app-Ute. feel weak, too hot. and Obi so
tired. Tak" Simmons L!ver R^gniator.
FOB DYSPEPSIA and Liver Complaint jou
h^vo a printed guarantee on every bottle of
shiloh's Vitalit.T. It never fails to cure. Sold
by & A LoadboutAr & Bro.. Aveuts.
A Woutler Worker.
Mr Frank HuiTnan, a young man of Purling
ton, Ohio, states that he hnrt been under the c*ro
of two prominent physicians, and n?ed thoir treat
muiit until he was not ablo to get around. Ibdy
pronounced h s case to bo Consumption and in?
curable Ho was persuaded to try Dr. Kind's
i*ew Difovery for Consumption. Coughs and
Colds and at that tinio wis not able to walk ecrosa
tbestreo1 wi hout resting. Ho found, before he
had usod half of a dollar bottle, that ba was much
better ; ho continued to uae it and, ia to d*y en
j ying goo: health, if you h-ve any Throat,
bang or Choit Trouble toy ic. We guarantee su?
is faction. Trial bottle froe at E. 2. Lvyidbeater &
Bio's, drugstore.
Spring stirs Up (be bile. You lose ycur
appetite, feel weak, too hot, ai,d Oj! so
ired. Take Simmons Liver Rfga.'ator.
IP YOUR BACK J.CHES.
Or you are all worn oat, really g.'. lor noth?
ing, it is general debility. Try
B ROWS'* [RON HI TTERS.
*. will core you. cleanse your liver, and give
-? food upne-titu.
_candidates._
1KE-p;-"C PFCJLLY announce myself a candi?
date for rc-oleci ion as t'olle-.tor of Tains for j
the coutuern District, subject to the primary. \
Koaptctully,
aiG_A F. COX.
IBE3PECTFITLLY soli-vt ?rnr r->?0 for O l
lector of Tax?3 ft,r the S^n- Ii . u Ui .'.rict, sub?
ject to tha decision of >ho tieniucratio primary,
election.
spltf QEOIGE T. PfilCE.
DRY GOODS.
I
April G, 1891.
Ice Cream Made in Thirty
Seconds.
THtS remarkable rrsultisachi
ed by the "JACK FROST"
FiS'EEZER. We have arranged
for a practical exhibition of this
little machine and you are invited
to sample its products.
(Fourth floor, 10th-sr. building
Special Sale of Mack
DcumasTz Tow els.
The assortment is the largest and
best we've ever had, and surpasses
anything heretofore offered by us
in the TOWEL line.
24x42 Irish Damask Towels,
with fancy borders, 25c.
20x39 Old Bleachery M'f'g. C rs.
Huck Towels?soft and pleasant to
use, and unsurpassed in wearing
qualities?all white and colored
borders, 25 c.
24x52 Extra Large and Heavy
Bleached lluck Towels, Red bor?
ders, 25c.
(Linen Department?2d Ibor, 10th
street building.)
IN TABLE COVER AVI) TIDY l)E
PABTMENT.
Wo offer in order t<> cloan out our sjv
oral lines of Felt Table Covora tha foil *
ing reductions:
All 4 -1 ( overs th?t ?<-re 87c.
N??w 50.:.
All 1 -1 Cjvers that were $1.
Now 75c.
All G-4 Covers that ware $1.75.
Now $ 1.
(8ocond tl>or, s<e n! annex.
IN LACE DEPARTMENT
WE ARE SHOWING
A novelty in Face Veiling woven lo re
h.?:11? >i?j numerous 6plJora, o-t h in tho
cont of its woh.
Price 75c a yard.
(Fir3t lloor, second annex.)
IN RIBBON DEi'AliMEEr
Wu oflVr at the present tirao I ho Is' ;c
lino of Fancy Ribbons 'or millinery use
that wo have ovor owned.
A line of Satin-edge Glaco Eibb n
throoinchoa wi in. in nioo combinations.
35?? h ynrii.
(Fir^t lloor, first aud a cond annexes.
IN BOYa'CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
Nothing r<[na!s a .Tenor Suit for Hp
pearanco or durability. Th<-y fit 31 t y
but do u^t bind, and *l w;,ys retain tht-ii
shapo. Wo have j nit r< ceivod h <? itnplelc
Iii o of th-ifc suits for bjys from ' to 8
year9 of age.
(Third lloor, 10;h at. building
GOODS DELIVERED IN ALEX?
ANDRIA.
WOODWARD & LOTHROP,
CORNER 11th AND F ST REM S
WABiJIrTOTON. D. G.
8'1'A? rVi fij&8.
Daily Line to Norf jlk and Fortress Monroe
THE NORFOLK AND WASHINGTON ST1 MI
BOAT COMPANY
will run a DAILY LINE, commencing on M ti?
nny, March 30, wi h thoir new and powerfu iron
steamers
WASHINGTON
A KD
NORFOLK,
loading tho wharf at the 'oot of Prince strrotat
7:30 p. m. Re,nri;ing, will lo><ve Norf
(J:'20 p. m.
Sitglo fare $3. Board trip f">
P. B. HO'tF, Agent,
_ mb30 No. 2 Prince sire
Inland &SeaboardCoastingCo.
NORFOLK AND FOBTBE8S M?NS I .
Connecting at Norfolk with the OLD ?T"* w
DOMINION 8TEAMH1IIP 00. KOKJ&???3&1
NEW YORK, and with r.bo CLYDE LINE FOB
PHILADELPHIA, and via theso linoa to all
points North and Ehs<
STEAMER
I.ADV itV Tin: I.AEii:
Leaves T???DaY, THURSDAY and BUN
DAY at 5:30 p m., from Kofi's wharf.
Faro $1 50 Rou- d trip $-.?.50.
For farther information apply to
novlS F. A. REED 4 CO., Agents.
COCOA.
GOLD MEDAL, PAEIS, 1KB)
W. Baker &i;s
Break
oa
from which tho exi ess ol
oil has been removed, is
Absolutely Pure
and it is Soluble.
No Chemicals
arc used in its preparation. It has
more than three limes the strength 1 '
Cocoa mixed with Starch, Anwrool
or Sugar, and is therefore far tin
economical, costing less than om c<
a cvp. It is delicious, nourishu ,
strengthening, easily dickste?-??
and admirably adapted for itiva
as well as for persons in health.
Sold by Crocers evorywherc.
W. BAKER & CO., Dorchester, Mass.
JUST EECEIVr'I>?A casoof JAM Ed EHi**
CO.'S FINE TOILET SuAI'S, 5 and 10ca
csko lit
novlS _ AMOS B Sj A ym \K -:. '
t'.DTLEl-.Y, SPtM.'NS, >;'-?-. -, "r 1
J rant use, CHEAP. Call at 328 '<ing
octT J. T. CTglKBTON j ? .
ED WARRIOTCHOPPIN? AX ES, wholesale
and retail, at 88 King, corner of ^jt
Aonfl ^ J. T. ORETQHTDN ? SON._
IIUSH FOOD . t
I for sale by inlI,
jan6 WARFTELD <fc HALL
P~OOd1lvBLEACHED COTTON, 36 inch*
lfflMU^?YMARE?g, 4^K.,-t.-.. .