^ %^ALEXANDRIA.WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 25._

Mr. George William Curtis is, after

the President, the most prominent mug¬

wump in the land. He says "Senator Sher¬

man is about the purest and ablest mao in

public life." Aud yet he knows that thoughMr. Sherman went into public life a poor

man, acd that his necessary expenses f-ince

i bat time have more than consumed his salary

and that he has bad no other visible means ol

support, and no other thau official business,hb is now a millionaire. He also knows that

Mr. Sherman, when Secretary of the Treas

ury, made certain mechanical employees ol

that department emit work there to improveand repair his private residence at the ex

pense of the government, and also that h*was oue of the chief perpetrators of th(

great Hayes fraud, and that during the in

vesiigaliofl of that fraud he perjured himself by swearing that he didu't know whether or not he bad written the fanu us Webejletter.the most important one he evei

wrote in his life, as by tho accomplishmeut of the object ll>r which it was written

and as pay thertfor, ho was made Secretaryof the Treusury. Though Mr. Curtis, as i

well-informed man, must knov nil this, In

yet says "Mr. Hayes is the purest man ii

public life." If that bo so, then the Lorthelp the others. But Mr. Curtis is onlyfair sample of a mugwump.

No matter whether the democratic licket to be voted to morrow bo perfect or not

there is no doubt of the fact that it is a bet

t%r one than that by which it is opposedand (hat there is uot h man upon it who i

not as well, if not better, qualified for tin

discharge cf the duties of the office fowhich he is a candidate than his opponentTbl refore there is no reason why any democrat in the city should not vote the tickeiu its entirely. As the republicans bavilicit mit.i'il tu run no ticket, hut to lean

the member* of the ir party free to vote fowhom they please, and as the good of thi

city and of every man iu it is sul served b*

having its goveiLinent in the b?st hands, i

is equally plain that they, also, as it is un

derslood ih<!-e of tht m who have tho ten

iultieale o( the city at In art will do, shoul»volt) the seme ticket. Now that capitaand men to manage it arc lookiug towan

Alexandria as a place for possible investlut.ut and for bUftinetS enterpriser, nothiojalinuld be doue by tho people of tho city t<

turn their eyea away. Capital is the mos

timid of nil thiugs, and it gives a widebertlto cities the government of which is in thi

hands of men of wbesa conservatismefficiency, reliability aud responsibility it iinot assured.

Thk rich Mr. Curtis, tho frhnd of tin

monopolists, and a leading republican mugwump, iu a recent speech, said: "There is t

cloud on the democratic horizon no biggoithan a uiau's baud. It is the labor vote

To the republicans it Beuna like a cloutswelling with fatness thut will soon breakand fertilize the republican fields." Yesthe republicans see all thi*, and so do thewise democrats. But the men who cast th«labor vote referred to seem to bo stoniblind, and neither to kuow nor care thaithey are playing into tho bands ot the re

publicau party, the rich man's party of tlxNorth.the party that has always supportermonopoly, and that they are weakening thedemooratic party, which has always been th<friend and protector of the poor man, whiclwas founded by and is still composed o

poor men, and which by removing the property qualification for suffrage, furnishedthe very weapon by which the labor partyis now attempting to strike it down, andallow the republican party t > resume its as

cendancy. If the lal>or party were as wistas it is numarouB, the democrats wouldreally "have come to stay."The New York Evening Post, the leading

mugwump newspaper in New York, re

minds its readers of the fact that certain U.S. district j udges in the South w ere "out andout rebels." In view cf the fact that everyman in the South during the war, who hadany self respect, was an "out and out rebel,"how some of the federal judges in this sec¬

tion could help having been "out and out

rebels" is hard to tell by any body except a

mugwump.FROM WASHI.\'UTO.\.

[Spealal Correspondence of tho Alexa. Gazetts]Washington, D. C, May 25, 1SS7.

The city, or rather Pennsylvania avenueand the streets along the line of the proces¬sion and the windows of the houses thereon,were crowded to day by people of all ages,sexes, races and conditions, anxious to wit¬ness the parade of the volunteer soldiersnow assembled here. Among the crowdwere a large number of Alexandrians andof people living adjacent to their city, allthe boats and trains arriving here from thereduring the morning, bringing as many pas¬sengers as they could well accommodatewith seats. The sunshine was hot, andstanding in it hotter, but the crowd stood itpretty well. Street car travel was sus¬

pended during the parade, to the great in¬convenience of those whose business neces¬

sitated rapid transit about the city. Theparade was quite a success, barring theBlowness with which it moved aud the longgaps that were in it. General Auger was incommand, looking as well as he did beforethe negro rough shot and tried to kill htm inGeorgetown last year. The Virginians, un¬

der command of General Anderson,headed the procession. They movedwith precibicu and elicited considera¬ble applause from the spectators.They marched under the United States andthtir State dags conbined. Conspicuousamong them were the Alexandria Ltght In-

fantry, of the Orel Virginia Regiment, undercommand of Col. Werteubaker, on whosestaff was Surgeon Klipstein, of Alexandria.The St. John's Cadets, also of Alexandria,under command of Major Newby, were intho cadets' battalion, near the end of theline. They stood the heat like veterans, andin appearance were second to none in thatbattalion. In front of the White House the

procession passed in review before the Pres¬ident and tho Governors of several States,among them Governor Lee of Virginia.The windows of tho houses along theroute were crowded with ladies, many ofthem handsome and handsomely dressed,tho waving of whose handkerchiefs addedno little animation to theecene. Altogetherthe affair was quite a success, and the mingling of the sons of ex-union and ex Confed¬erate soldiers, of the blue and the gray, was

complete, and looked as if really the civilwar was over, the bloody shirtera lo the con¬

trary.Major Pen Pcrley Poore was reported

much worse this morning. He passed a

restless, sleepless night, and one of his phy¬sicians was in constant attendance uponhim. Major Poore began to grow worse

yesterday morning and failed to respond tothe treatment of his physicians; Ho is un¬

able to take nourishment.Among the strangers in the city to day

are many members of the Virginia legisla¬ture, which body formally adjourned yes-terday. Most of them are from the upperend of the State and from tho Potomaccounties. None of them seems to have anydefinite idea of what will bo done with thodebt of the ir State, and most Of them thinkIbat.tbe debt question will drift along iu it?present uncertain condition until the meeting of tho next LegislatureA private letter received hereto day from

a well known Tammany Hall democratsays : "I have, without exaggeration, (Hikedwith from a thousand to fifteen hundredTammany mec,who favor the nomination ofHill for the next Presidency, and this feel¬ing is not confined to the old wigwam, butextends throughout the county democracyalso. I am not expressing my personalopinion, but that of thousands of other democrats who have becjme tired and disgustedw itb mugwump appointments, such as Pearson aud Burke, of this city."The President has taken action on theap-

plicalion for pardon in tho following cases:

Pardon was granted in the case of CephasJones, colored, convicted of rape in the Dis¬trict of Columbia, on the ground "that a

carelul examination impresses mo with thenelief that tho convict's guilt is not satisfac¬torily established." Pardon was also grant¬ed in the case of Henry F. Garrison, con-

victed in the'district of South Carolina ofviolating internal revenue laws. Amnestywas granted in the case of Lars Christian¬sen, convicted in Utah of polygamy. Fav¬orable aci inn was also taken in the case ofRobert E. Doughty, convicted of mail rob¬bery iu the western district of Texas, andsentenced to eight years' imprisonment.The pardon is granted in view of tho goodconduct of the convict dining the rix yoarsbo has served bis sentence, and upon therecommendation of the judge and the dis¬trict attorney who tried the case.

It is rumored at the Treasury Departmentto-day that Col. L. W. Roid, of Alexandria,chief of division in the offico of the registerof the Treasury, will be promoted to theoffice of lirst ns-islant register in the placeof Mr. Fish w ho has been appointed apprais¬er e>f the District of Colombia, vice Mr.Dodge, who died recently.From certain outgivings at, the Capitol to¬

day it is only reasonable to infer that thedemand, or request, of Senator Riddleber-ger for more of the patronage of that bodywill not be complied with, as iL is under¬stood that those who have that .patronageat their disposal think they may as wellbravo the Senator's worst at once as run thealmost certain risk of it hereafter. It is theimpression that such is tho determinationin all the branches of the Senate's service.The statement that Attorney General

Garland is not an applicant for the vacancyon the Supreme Bench and would not acceptit if offered him is generally credited here.Mr. Garland's friends say they have longknown that his intention is to withdrawfrom public life at the expiration of the tormof his present oflico, aud thnt nothing wouldinduce him to change (hat determination.Representatives Lec and Wise, of Virginia,

aro in the city to-day. Tbc latter will take aton days' or two week-,' trip, commencing on Sat¬urday nest.

VIRGINIA NEWS.Tho Legislature adjournod since die yes¬

terday after passing resolutions of sym¬pathy with Ireland.Joseph ITexter, who was in business at

Nomini Ferry, died yesterday at his resi¬dence in Baltimore.A marriage license was issued in Wash¬

ington yeste rday to Albert Jackson, of Fair¬fax county,and Mary Wilson, of Washing¬ton.

Mrs. Sarah Coakley, wife of tho late JohnCoakley, died suddenly in King GeorgeCounty, on Sunday morning, the loth in¬stant aged 77 years.Tho brick work of a building iu Ports¬

mouth, unsettled by the earthquake shockslast August, fell Sunday night and injureda colored boy considerably.Four hundred and eighty bills aud joint

resolutions were passed at. the late extrasession of the Loeislature, but the main ob¬ject for the meeting failed egregiously.The Staunton bar, irrespective of party,

have unanimously adopted a resolution re-

oommending Hon. J. Randolph Tucker forthe vacaocy on the United States SupremoCourt bench.Thesculptor, Valentine at Richmond, baa

completed the statue of John C. Breckin-ridge in clay, and the w ork of casting willbo begun to morrow, fhis statue is one ofValentine's finest woiks, and is of heroicsize.On Friday morning last, about three

o'clock, Iho dwelling of Mr. W. P. Carneal,near Rappabannock Academy, in Carolinecounty, was totally destroyed by tire, in-(Mitling all the furniture ami bed clothingand wearing apparel of tho family.The judge of the Chancery Court of Rich¬

mond bus ordered a resale of (be GallegoMill" property in that city which wasknocked down at auction to Mr. Chas. L.Tcdd on April 20 for $125,000. Since thesale an upset bid of ten per cant, iucreasehas been made on (bis amount. It isthought that the property will bring 5=200,000at the next snle.

Motjst Vernon Eegkxts..As heretoforestated the Mount Vcrnon Regent-have completedthtir annual session. The report of the treasurer,

Mr. Frank Riutfs, showed that, owing to badweather and the numerous improvements madedaring the past yoar, tho expenses wore greaterthan the receipt:', and abonl $700 bad to bedrawn from (he roservo fund. Of the latter fundabout $:{,:!()<> remain on hand, not includingSl.oOO invested iu good sectitities. Tho dona-Itions during t be past year were not as liberal as;heretofore, although Mrs. Camphell, vice regentfrom Missouri, presented a check f.>r $3,00 >, tobo used exclusively for tho re establishment ofthe deer park near the mansion, as it was in thedays ofWashington. A mass of rontino businesswas transacted, but no radical changes or altera-tiobs are proposed. Such improvements to tbemansion aud grounds as may be deemed nocessa-

ry will be made under the direction of Superin¬tendent Dodye,whose management of the affairsof the association was highly commended. Stv-eral of the vice-regeuts will remain at Mt Vcrnonuntil tho latter part of the week.

NEWS OF THE DAY.The Pennsylvania Rai'uoad Relief Asso¬

ciation paid out $24,043 last April.A grand military revii-w was held at

Gibraltar in celebration of Queen Victoria'sbirthday.

J. Joseph cc Sons, merchants of Binningham, England, have failed. Their liabilitiesamount to £100,000.The thirteenth annual convention of the

Catholic Young Men's National Union willbegin in New York to day.Mr. Daniel Manning will leave Bourne¬

mouth on Monday next for Liverpool, andwill eail for New York on June 1. Hishealth is much improved.Gen. Abram S. Duryea, the old /.juave

commander, had a Btroke of paralysis at hisoflice in New York yesterday. His condi¬tion in so critical that he cannot be removed.The Pope, in an allocution, has tendered

bis congratulations on the religious peacewith Prussia, and expresses the hope thatItaly may share the ppirit of peace now animating the Papacy toward all nations.Attorney General Garland says he would

rot have the vacant seat on tho Supremebench nor any other oflice if ollercd to him,and be proposes to retire from public life attho end of Cleveland's administration.Canon Fleming, one of the chaplains in

ordinary to the Queen, has just published a

volume of sermons. The l'all Mall Gazellealleges that one of the sermons is a gror-splagiarism of a sermon delivered by Dr.Talmnge, of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, sixyears ago.Tho Berlin Tagblatt says that the physi

cians who operated on Crown Prince Frederick William's throat found an inflamedgrowth tho size of a lentil on the vocalchord. Prof. Virchow pronounced thisgrowth innocuous. The Prince's generalhealth is good.

In the Choclaw Nation two weeks agotwo men name Wilson, full blooded ChoctawIndians, were killed in a row over the eloctiou of a deputy sheriff. On Friday thebodies of threo meu were found, one ofwhich is supposed to bo that of the newly-elected sbcrill.

Additional advices concerning tho at¬tempt to assassinate the Czar, noticed in yes-terdHy'a Gazette, say that the Cz.ir andCzariua were driving in an open carriagefrom a ball given by members of the nobili¬ty of Novo-Tcherkask, when a shot wasflred at them Irom tho crowd on thestreet. A great uproar followed. Theman who fired tho shot was so maltreatedby tho people that ho was insensiblo whentho police secured him. The culprit had inhis possession a bottle of poison, six car¬

tridges, a revolver and a dagger. He refusesto answer questions.

The National Encampment.Tho first competitive drills of theinfntitry

companies were held on tho drill groundsyesterday between 10 o'clock a. m. and 2 p.m. Seven companies competed. Thirtyminutes were allowed to each company to

get through the manouvres, but severalfailed to complete the programme in thatiime, and had to retire with their tasks un¬finished.The performances of tho two Virginia

colored companies were amusing in tho ex¬

treme. They seemed to have more officerstbau privates and one half of the men were

kept busy in clubbing tho other half intoline with the butts of their guns. ThoRichmond Greys, the only white companyput forward by Virginia yesterday, mnde a

poor exhibition. Their white trousers, graycoats and black helmets, made a very prettyuniform, und their marching was admired,but in the manual of arms they made manya slip. They were very nervous on thestart, and the left flank was decidedly weak,but after a few movements they warmed upto their work and did well.

Life at the camp pursued its uneventfulway until the storm which had been gather¬ing burst upon the camp. Tho wind carriedbefore it blinding clouds of dust, Happedthe flies of tho tents and tore down decora¬tions on all sides. Then came the rain ingreat gusts and sheets. Every depressionin tho ground became a pool and tho ditchesmiuatttre rivers. Tho scene was one of in¬describable confusion. Men women andchildren were hurrying in every direction insearch for shelter. Tbo rain fell so fastthat it was almost impossible to see acrossthe streets of the camp. Fortunately thetents were all of good material, and verylittle water found its way through tho can¬vas. The privates grumbled loudly whenthey were ordered to do guard duty in therain last night.Gov. Lee, of Virginia, accompanied by his

stall, arrived in the city at 11 o'clock lastnight. Tho Stuart Horse Guards, of Rich-mood, came on the same train.The troops left camp at 12 o'clock to-day

aud proceeding by way of Seventeenthstreet to Pennsylvania avenue passed in re¬view before the President and the Governorsof States now in the city. After a paradethrough the city thoy returned to camp.The programme for to-morrow is as fol¬

lows.Infantry company compelitions, 10 to2 ; zouave competitions, half-paat two ; in¬dividual competition, 4 ; dress parade, .">.Artillery drills. Athletic Park, 10 to 1.Among the infantry companies to be drilledto morrow is the Washington Light Infan¬try.The Yirginia brigado under command of

Brig. Gen. Anderson, has settled down tothe regular routine of camp life and theirquarters in the northeastern part of thogrounds, is one of the pleasantest places iucamp.There is much complaint from soldiers as

to the manner '.n which food is dished up bythe caterer, and many have gone into thecity for their meals.

Geese Killed uy Lightning..R. Lurch,who resides on Rock Creek, north of town,paid us a call last Tuesday evening. He in¬forms us that during the storm of last Fri¬day afternoon, as he and bis family were

watching the clouds, a flock cf wild geesepar-sed near the house. As ho was lookingat them there came a vivid flash of light-niug. which seemed to pass right, throughthe (lock of geese, and the next moment theflock seemed to bo tbrowu into canfu.-ion,tittering the shrillest cries of alarm, and sixof their number were seen falling to theground. They had been killed by the lightning flash Mr. Burch had noticed. Hewent and picked up the dead geese, whichhe found to be plump and fat, without amark to show where the lightning hadstruck them. He had a feast of roast goosethe next day. Tdisiis the first iLS.once on

record, we believe, ÖT uce-se being struck bylightning while flying in the air, anil it ingenerali] supposed th it they are safe fromtho destroying bolt; of Jove..Chico (Cu! )Chronicle.-f--f-Killed by Lightning,

MCDONALD, IV, May 25..During a!storm at midnight, lightning struck a

French boarding house aud instantly kilbdtwo boarders n tme 1 Abel A.quin aud Fer¬nand PüUrbin, who were a.-leep iu bed oo

third fljor. The fluid deiceuded to thesecond floor and seriously iojured two

children.

to-day's ti:i.i:<;rai»"i<' news.

Foreign New*.LONDON, May 25..The foreign diploma-

tic representatives here and the British Am¬bassadors at the European capitals gavespecial banquets last evening in honor of

Queen Victoria's Jubilee birthday. At Maita the day was 'observed as a general holi

day. The Duke of Edinburgh and PrinceGeorge, of Wales, with the Governor of Maita, attended a special service in the Cathedral. A review of troops, a garden partyand a |ban(|u°t wer* features of tho da}'*C3lebration,A dispatch from Berlin to the Standard

say? that In an interview to-day Prof.Virchow asserted positively that there was

absolutely no danger in the (.'town PritC!Frederick William's malady. Tho Professorsaiil, however, that it would take some limeto effect a complete cure.

In tho debate on tho coercion bill Ins!

night Mr. Tanner wa' called nrton to apolo¬gize for violent language that ho used.The Daily News thU morning, in an edi

toria', counsels the Parnellites to force Mr.Tanner, (he nationalist member for Cork, tobehave decently in (he House or to withdraw from public life.Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, in a loiter pub¬

lished Ibis morning, urges upon the support¬ers of the government's Irish policy Ihc ne¬

cessity of organizing, and warns them thatif they fail to do so they will surely be

beaten.The Standard this morning says: "It is

stated that Mr. William O'Brien will not ac¬

cept the seat in Parliament for northeastCork, to which ho was recontly elected."Vast crowds left London to day for Ep

som Downs lo witness tho great race for the

Derby stakes. Four ia-hauda were seen ingreat numbers. Ten of these turnouts lefttho Metropole alone, while ?cores of other-

departed from various centres. Tho Ameri¬can visitors at Epsom wero especially nu¬

merous. Mr. Penfield, laloiy vice-ConsulGeneral of tho United States a' London,drove a coach laden with Americans. Thel'rinco of Wales, L >rd Rosebery, the Crow n

Prince of Denmark and many other personof distinction wero present. Tho race> was

won by Mr. J. Simons Harrison's bay colt

Merry Hampton. M. M. Dawson's bay coltThe Baron cams in socond, and Mr. JohnWatson's chestnut colt Martley third.Thero wbre eleven starlets.

BRUSSELS, May 25..The situalii n of theminers' strike at Seraing imiog a

more alarming aspect. Twenty-two bundred moro miners have left wotk and arc

taking part iu the strike. At Ohnrleroi7,000 men are on strike and the appearanceof affairs is growing more serious.

Attach on Fishermen.Portland, Oregon, May 25..A special

dispatch to the Oregonian from Astoria,says: "Monday night between ten andeleven o'clock, three Qshermen asleep on »«

scow in Baker's Bay, near Uwaco, oppositeAstoria, were awakened by armed maskedmen, who presented revolvers at them andorderedjthem to clear out, which Ihey did.Tho attacking party then -et tire to li e

scow anil ajpile driver lying along side, andboth were burned to the water's edge Theattack was made by a large number of li-liennen who had sailed up in boats. Theython compelled the three men, to destroyseveral fish trap< in Baker's Bay, and fin¬ally landed the men on Land Island. Tbioutrage h the result of a conflict botwemthe men who li-th-foi- salmon at (ho mouthof the Columbia with nets and Beines andthose who take salmon in trapsThe former class insist thai the traps takethe bread out of their mouths and thai theymust work and rbk their lives every oighlto earn a living, while tho trap own

ers havo only to empty thoirtrapsonceaday.The fishermen appealed to I he last Legisla¬ture to pass a law declaring (idling trapsillegal, but nothing was done. It is 1» .-

lieved here thai tho fisherman will continuelo make tho attacks until all the trapsare destroyed. Monday night's outrageswere committed on Ihd Washington Terri¬tory side of the river. The valuo of theproperty destroyed is h.itweeu $1,000 and$5,000.

Deal h From Violence.Windsor, III., May 25..Oa May I B. G

Peadroe, a farmer, died at the Southern Insane Asylum at Anna, III., where ho Jaadbeen sent for, treatment. Tho causo ofdeath assigned by the physicians of the asy¬lum was a brokea bloodvessel. From theappearance of tho body and on account ofstories from other patients to the ell'or-t thatPeadroe had been very harshly treated, thebody was exhumed and an autopsy heldyesterday. It was found that the left cheekbone was crushed and two large pieces wore

taken our. The right cheek was found tohave bsen torn completely off, and (hechest was horribly bruised and lacerated.Numerous other coulmious were found on

the body, and altogether the remaius pro-jsented a sickening spectafte. The blow onthe face was cnDti2h to have oiu3er| in-., n-ibility if not death. A careful examinationwas made to see if dealb was caused by abroken blood vessel, but no such evidencewas found. Late last night a coronet's juryre'nrned a verdict that Peadroe cafae by hisdeath from wounds indicted by the officersor attendants in charge of the asylum.

A Gigantic Scheme.St. Louis, Mo., May 25.-A local paper

give* an account of a gigantic schema toconsolidate all the cattle interests of thenorthwest and form a company which shallcontrol $15,000,000 worlh of cattle and grnziDg lamb. It seems to have originatedwith ibe Wyoming Stock Association ofCheyenne, and is the outgrowth of the combiiiaiijtj of the smaller cattle men into com-pauies which has been going on for teverai

The Coke strikers.Pittsbukg, May 25..A plan is being

considered by the members of the coke

syndicate to introduce new men in tie coke

legions. Several meetings of the sytdicateoperators have been held in Piltsburg andthe matter is being thorcugbly canvassed.They claim that they are daily receivingapplications from scores of first class men

who are willing and ready logo to work. Incase they decide to put new men to work

they will be carefully protected, andthe preference will be given tonative Americans, as they have found Hun-

garians too troublesome to make any more

experiments with them. They will alsomake e very provision to protect the newmen am! pre servo orde r. On the otherhand the labor organizations have arrangedto circulate information and data with re¬

gard to the causes of the strike in all of theindustrial cer.tresof the country. As a con-

*i q lencs of the strike, the shipments of ironore from Clevelaud and Ashtabula havebeen almost entirely suspended.

Mint Down Probable.PjtoVJdenck, R. I , May 25.Tho British

Id siery Company, at Thornton, has postedn notice of the probability of a reduction to

ba f the present farce or a possible chutdown. This is on account of the extreme

depression of trade and a large stock of un¬

sold goods. This concern was importedfrom England, plant and operatives, in 1SS4to work under the advantages of a protec¬tive tariff. The notice spreads dismayam mg the operatives, few. of whom havesaved enough to enable them to return withtheir finniles to England. In the event ofthe English help being unable to secute em¬

ploy m»nt elsewhere, the concern will planto run the mill half time on reduced wagesto save its operatives from starvation. Themill bus heretofore made only winter goods,hut the mauager says if the present sea-

Bon can be weathered the. manufacture of a

variety of goods will be begun, which willinsure plenty of work the year round.

Collision.New YORE, May 25..The steamer Wy-

anoke, of the Old Dominion lino, hence forNorfolk y esterday, returned to-day havingcollided with tho schooner Penobfcot, fromJacksonville, when about three and a halfmiles south from Scotland lightship, at G p.'ii , on the 2hh instant during a dense fog.The steamer's starboard wheel struck thoc'k onor on the forecastle; raking hor fromstem to stern ; currying away bowsprit andjib boom and everything on dock, and de¬molishing all spars and rigging. The crew

of eight men escaped injury. Tho steamer'sstarboard wheel was disabled, and she was

otherwise injured.ülurdercd and ilobbetl.

Glen Covk, L. I., May 25..Dr. Watson,who made tho autopsy on the body of Capt.Thomas H. Carpenter, which was found a

Bhort limo ago after having been in thewater six months, says Capt. Carpenter was

not drowned, but was undoubtedly deadbefore he was put in tho water. This con

firms tho thoory that ho was murdered by a

person who was on board of the schoonerLong [gland with him when he nailed fromNew York Nov. IS, nn.l who, after robbinghim of u large amount of money and hiswatch, threw bis body overboard and ran

the vessel ashore at Sea Cliff, where it was

found two day s afterward.

k ille«! in the Court Itooni.um KVILLE, Mo., May 25..The Jennie

Anderson outrage bad a tragic sequel yes-terday. John Vanderburg, the man ac-

cused of committing the fiendish crime, was

shot lodiath in the court room, just at theconclusion of the preliminary examination.Last Tuesday a man called at the Ai ib rron;.« sidence and asked for glass of water. Jen¬nie, the popular and accomplished daughterof one of the lending citizens of Bates coun

ty, waited upon him. When she came nearbim he suddenly seized and chloroformedher, and while under the influence- sue wasoutraged.

Queen Kapiolaui.NEWYoRK.May 25..Queen Kapiolani,

and the Princess Lilioukaloni and theirsuite sailed this morning for Europe on theAnchor Line steamer City of Rome. Theywere booked as passengers on the steamer

Celtic, of the White Star ) ine, but the acci¬dent to that steamer changes tho royalparty's plans.

Brewers' Association.Baltimore, May 25..The twenty sev-

enth annual convention of the United SlatesBrewers' Association was opened this morn-

ing at the Concordia Cpera House. Wil¬liam A. Mills, of New York, president ofthe association, delivered the opening ad¬dress.

The Coronet.New Yobk, May 25.The schooner yacht

Coronet, which beat, the Dauntless in therace from New York to Cork, passed SandyHood inward, bound from England, at oneo'clock this afternoon.

Dcndi «>ta Minister.PfllLAUBLHHIA, May 25..Rev. Richard

Newton, D. D. the distinguished ProtestantEpisc .pal e'ergyman, died at his residence,Chestnut HI'l, this morning, aged 74 years.

i .*LOW ER ROTH.Just received a lot of FlowerL Pots, assorted sizes, neat and durable, with-.r without saucers, at

¦« bl5 E. J. MILLER. SON & CO'S.BBLS CHOICE NEW YORK BEANS received

'J to-day by"f.vS J. c. MILEURN.\TKW (XiiRANTS and ('RANßERRIES~justL> received byoct-0_J. C. MILBÜRN.

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OFFICIAL.BOAED OF ALDERMEN.

At "a regular meeting of tbo Board of Alderaeoheld May 24,1837, there were present: £. fDownham, osq , President, and Messrs. Burke,Stratus, Marbury, Bryant, Lcadbeater aud Smith!A resolution directing tbo Superintendent of

Police to set curb and pave gutter in front of thaproperty of E. Francis, on cast side of St. A,aphstreet was received from the Common Council andtheir action thereon coneurrcd in and the paperwas referred to the Committeo on Streets withpower to act.A petition of sundry citizens to have the lot

on the southeast corner of Alfred aud Pondletonstreets tilled up to abate a nuisance, waipiesoutcd and the following resolution nuadopted: Resolved, That the Superinteg.dent of Police be directed to UOtity, hr.

cording to law, the owner or owner, ol ulüpropeity described in the accompanying pelto abate the nuisance within teu days from datehoreof, and if said nuisance bo Dot removed with,in the timo specitied in this resolution to piat once to have tho work done and place the b 11«in the bauds of tho colloctors for collection.On motion it was resolved, That the Su|

tetident of Gas bo aud he is hereby instructed toplace a lamp post at the corner of Alfred am) tiib.bon streets, aud also a lamp post at the cornel ofAlfred ami Franklin streets.

Petitions of J. Ii. D. Smoot and L. W. Reid tohave curb set and gutter paved in front of tlioirpremises on Dukestreet wero referred to the I om-initteo on Streets, with power to act.On motion it was resolve 1, That the Fire War-

dens be directed to furnish the Superintendent ufPolice on appliratiou, with a pair of horse.,, bar.ne-s and driver, for use on the streets nx connitiou with the street roller.On motion it was resolved, That th<- inan !

Committee be requested to report to the Cityi ouncil such an ordinance as the finances of thocity will permit for tho maintenance olwidowand children of tho late Julian ArnoldThe petition of Ueo. E. Price aud others, reuUra

of lish benches, to have a hydrant or plug put inthe south side of market square Was referred totho Coinmittoe na Public Property.

Petitiou of E. E. Dowubam for permission toleaso tbo lot ou the northwest corner of Princessaud Pitt streets, was referred to the Committeeon Public Property with power to act.The Board concurred in tho action of tho Com¬

mon Council, in adopting the report of the Com¬mittee on Public Property in regard to the raj airsof tho American Coal Company's wharf.An ordinauco for imposing and collecting taxes

on persons, property, income, Ac, within the cityof Alexandria, Vs., for tho year commencing ou1st June, 1887, and ending- on the 31st May,1S83, was read threo times and passed by thefollowing vote: Ayes.Messrs. Burke, Strauas,Marbury, Bryant, Leadbcater, Smith und Mr.President.7. Noes.n me. The bill was re¬turned by tho Common Council, uon-coneuriug iuthe action of this Board and referring the ordi¬nance to tho Finance Committeo which vui

agreed to.An act appropriating a part of the city's rev¬

enue for the liscal year ending May 31,1898, w&sread three Iim03 aud passed by the followingvote: Ayes.Messrs. Burke, Straus*, MarburyBryant, Lcadbenter, Smith and Mr. President.7Noes.none.

Petitions of sundry citizens to have the lot till¬ed up in tho iquaro bounded by <2uecn, PrincessRoyal and Pitt streets also a petition of J. P. Ag-ucw to have tho cmI» act, &c; also a reaolur.Mt.placiug iu «io hands of tho Corporation Attorneyall papers relating to the Alexandria Canal; alsoa communication fiotu tho Auditor in regard toan appropriation for tho Fire Department; also a

petition of Harriet Smoot for permission to erecta frame kitchen ; also a report of tho CorporationAttorney in regard to a lot on Fayetto street; alsoa resolution in regard to a meeting on Fridaynight, the 27th instant, were received from theCommon Council and their action concurred iu.Tho Board then adjourned.Teste: Jno. J. Jamieson, Clerk.

common" COUNCIL.At a regular meeting of the Common Council

of tho city of Alexandria held on the 24th day ofMay, 1887, there were presont: Isaac Eichberg,isq., President, and Messrs. Mooro, Aitcbeson,Suowden, Fisher, Whiting, (ioodtich, Corbett,Stridcr, Uhler, Pullmau and Sweeney.

Iu tho matter of tho petition and report of IbaCorporation Attorney in relation to tho lot on thewest side of Fayetto street, between King andCatueroa streets, held by L. D. Harrison, it wuordeied that the Corporation Attorney institutethe pioceediugs necessary to recover the posses¬sion of tho same.

'I ho report of the inspectors of tho jail aud tborecommendation of tho Committee on PublicProperty for an appropriation of $löo for repairiwas laid over.The adverse report of tho Committee on Light

upon tho proposition of tho United Gas Improvement Company to lease tho Gas Works was calledup, and the action of tho Board of Aldermen wasconcurred in"An ordinance for imposing and collecting li¬

censes within the city of Alexandria for tho yemcommencing on tho 1st day of Junu, lMs7, andending on tho .'51 st day of May, 1 Hs8, was readonce and laid over until Friday nest.Tho resolution to reset the curb audpavotl.e

gutter in front of the proporly of Kmanuel Fran¬cis, on St. Aaaph street, between Duke and Wolfestreets, was returned by the Board of Aldermenwith the action of this board non-concurred in.and thereupon the former action was receded fromand the action of tho Board of Aldermen concur¬red in.Tho following were received from the Board of

Aldermen and their action thereon concurred Iu,viz. Tho petitions of J. H. D. Smoot and L W.Reid to havo tho curb set and gutter paved infront of their property on Duke street, betweenSt. Asaph and Pitt streets; the petition of K. KDownham for tho leaso of tho vacant b>t at tin;northwest corner of Princess and Pitt streets; thepetition of the tlsh dealers for an additional hy¬drant in the Market sijuare; resolution ruiiiostiiigtho Committee ou Finance to report an ordinanceproviding for the maintenance of tho widow andchildren of Julian Arnold a resolution authori¬zing tho tue of the Fire Department horses to theureot rollor a resolution directing the placing oflamp posts at the corners of Alfred and Gibbonstreets and Alfred and Franklin streets, and aresolution directing the Superintendent of Policeto havo abated the nuisance upon tho lot at th«southeast corner of Alfred and Pondleton st r< el"An act to appropriate a part of tho city's rv.

enuo for tho fiscal year ending May 31, 1889was read threo times, and passod by tho followingvote, viz : Ayes -Messrs. Mooro, Aitcbeson, Snow-den, Fisher, Goodrich, Whiting, Corbett, Stridcr.Uhler, Pullman, Sweeney and Mr. President.12.Noes.none."An ordinance for imposing and collecting taitä

on persons, property, income, etc., within tho cityof Alexandria, Va., for tho year commencing o;itho 1st of June, 1887, and ending ou tho .'list ofMay, 18S8,': was read threo times and passed bytho following vote, viz : Ayos.Messrs Mcore,Aitchesou, Snowdon, Fisher, Goodrich, Whiting,Corbett, Stridor, Uhler. Pullman, Sweeney andMr. President.12. Noes.none, which was re-turnod from tho Board of Aldormou with anamendment, and tho amendment nou concurredin and tho ordinance referred to the Committeeon Finance.Tho petition of H. Kirk and others, to havu

abated tho nuisanco existing in thosijuaro bound¬ed by Royal, Pitt, Queon and Princess, was re¬ferred to the Committee on Streets, with instruc¬tions to report on Friday night.

It was resolved, That when tho City Counciladjourua, that it bo to meet on Friday night the27th inst.

It was resolved, That all papers, &c, pertain¬ing to the city's interest in a claim against theAlexandria Canal be placed in the hands of theCorporation Attorney, that ho may take such ac¬tion as he may deem necessary in the premisesand report to the city council.Tbo petition of John P. Agucw to havo the

curb set and gutter paved in front of his property,on Duko street, was granted.The petition of IJarrie Smoot to erect frame

kitchens to two houses on Alfrod street, betweenPrince and Duke streets, was granted.The Board then adjourned.Teste : J am es R. Caton. Cl ork

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