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THURSDAY EVENING. JAN. 1893. If what the New York World says about the reception Dr. McGlynn gave to the Protestant clergymen of New Y'oik last Monday night be true, the Doctor ought to be excommunicated again, whether he shall be or not.

The proverb that an apostate is worse than seven Turks, certainly proves correct, if the report be true. At the reception referred to, according to that report, the Doctor said if he were Pope he would kick the mouth of the man who might stoop to kiss his foot, and would order the men who approached him with the sedan chair, in which to carry him to the Papal throne, to break it up and bum it, us those lit to be Pope be aide to walk to the throne. If Mgr. Satolli reads American newspa? pers, the fact that he made a grave mis? take in restoring Dr. McGlynn to the priesthood must be as patent to him now as it has been, ever since he made it, to most right-thinking Americans, whether they be Protestauts or Catho? lics.

All the churches in this country are free, and if a member of any one of them ceases to like it. and is not will? ing to obey its rules, he is at liberty to leave it and join another, or not, as he may choose. Bat few self-respecting people, preachers or laymen, will re? tain their membership a church whose doctrines they repudiate and whose highest officials they ridicule. When the pension list was hardly more than one-fifth as long asit now is, a republican who held the office now occupied by Commissioner Kaum, said that at least one-tenth of the pensions appropriation was then paid upon fraudulent and ill-gal claims. That was when the pension swindle was in the bud.

It litis now blossomed into so large and noxious a flower that it threatens to absorb the entire revenue of the country. But Mr. Raum retains his office, the same. Taxes must be paid, friends must part, death must come but perish the thought tiiat Pres? ident Erarrison will ever "go back" on the man who hurried up pensions by the tliotLsand. in all the close States during the last national political cam? paign, in order to secure him the votes of those who received them.

Chairman Murphy will be an ef? fective reinforcement to the true-blue, Sfpiare-toed phalanx on the democratic side of the S. Senate, lie. like Sen? ator Hill, from his own State, "is a dem? ocrat," and in him there will be no shadow of dereliction iu either demo? cratic principles or policies. A few more, democrats of the Hill and stamp ia the Senate would do dem? ocratic side of that bjrdy no harm though it must be even with its the House in equal, if not more, need of men can place their hands on their hearts and also say they, too, "are dem? ocrats." When Commissioner; Raum was he fore the pensions committee of the U. S.

House of Representatives yesterday, urging an increased pension appropria? tion, he was asked why it was that the amount lie now says is necessary, is so many millions greater than that which ho stated to President Harrison last November would be required? Of course he declined to reply, as he in? variably does when questions are pro? pounded to him, a truthful answer to would expose his own rascality. That Miss Susan Anthony, who has recently been appointed by Gov. Flower, superintendent Of the State in? dustrial school at Rochester, New York, is not a civil service reformer, is proved by the fact that she is to abandon the duties of her office for a while, and go to Washington to attend, and take an active part in, the woman suffrage con? vention to be held there. Recknt experience has entirely dis? sipated the idea, that had become some? what prevalent, that the temperature of tho world had moderated, and was warmer in winter than formerly. It is hoped that the idea that summers are not so hot as they used to be may not he as summarily and ruthlessly abol? ished.

TlIE TRAMP who stole a ride iu a cattle from Omaha to Atchison has concluded that it is easier even to work for tho money to pay for Ms next trip. Immediately after he got into the car tho steers began to step on him. It was their way of sitting down on him fur deadoeatism. He had at last to climb upon the kick of one of the steers, who objected with all his might to the proceeding. There was then a free steer fight.

Tbc only way the fellow saved his life was by clinging in a most loving and desperate embrace around the neck of the animal whose back be had tuuuutcd. New ho bounced against the top of the. ear and scraped his back, now lie bump? ed head, and it was only less than a mira? cle that he at longth reached the end of thu fearful journey alive. Ho had had two free rides in one, with the bruises thrown in. Mr.

Cleveland and his friends in New York city are not inclined to talk about the nomi? nation of Edward Murphy, for U. S. Sena? tor. Mr. Cleveland said to a reporter yester? day "There is nothing that I wish to say about the matter.

I will not discuss it at present" 1 FROM WASHINGTON. of the Alexandria Washington. Jan. 12, isy.3. Graud Army posts from many parts of the country have telegraphed (Jen.

relative? hen; asking that the funeral of the General he delayed so that they cau reach Lowell in time to participate, For this reason it has been determined that the funeral at Lowell shall not take place until next Mr. Gaynor of New York, appointed by the Presidential electors of bis State as the messenger to bring a copy of their vote to the Senate, arrived here to-day and delivered it to the Secretary ofthat body, lie is the third messen? ger of the kind to reach here. Virginia's being the first and New Jersey's the second. Among the petitions presented to the Senate by Senator liutiton to-day was one from certain preachers and other citizens of Leesburg, Virginia, in favor of closing the Chicago fair on Sundays. Kev.

J. L. M. Curry, ex-member of Congress, S. Minister to Spain, and agent of the Peabody fund, whose wife is a Virginia lady, is one of the few southern men who are entertaining company here this winter.

But he is one of the few of such men here who are able to do so. The negro John Smythe, who was ar? rested and imprisoned here last week for obtaining money on false pretences, and is now on bail, was S. Minister to Hayti, under a republican adminis? tration. A democraticp from Virginia, here to-day, said it was impossible now any body to tell who would be either Senator from or Governor of his State. There were, he stud, several candidates for both places, and several for the same place in the same section of the State.

The Southwest, he said, he thought was entitled to the Govcraorjbip, but as three were three or four candidates for it in that section, it was hardly pos? sible that either would get it unless all except one would speedily withdraw, and to do that none seemed willing. There is a tumor afloat at the Capi? tol to-day to the effect that Senator Morgan of Alabama will be offered the place of Secretary of State. There is no doubt of the fact that Mr, Morgan is perfectly equipped for it. and the President-elect might go farther and fare worse in looking for a man to fill it. The ice that is now being cut from the Potomac just above the Aqueduct Bridge at Georgetown by some of the ice companies of this city is fourteen inches thick, char of snow.

Last night was one of rest and quiet fur the members of the family of Mr. Blainc, and ho was reported lobe much improved this morning. At ten o'clock the answer to an inquiry al Mr. Blaiuc's house was that "Mr. Blainc passed a comfortable night and is now resting easily." The funeral services of the late Sen? ator Kenna of West Virginia were con? ducted in the Senate chamber at one o'clock to-day, at which hour the re? mains were brought there by the con? gressional committee appointed for that purpose and rested in the space in front of the Vice President's chair.

The President, Cabinet, United States Supreme Court, foreign legations, officers of the army and navy, members of the House, and the family of the deceased were present and had seals on the floor, and the galleries were crowded with females, who came early, notwithstanding the snow, in order to get good scats. The services were conducted by Bishop Keane of the Catholic University, as? sisted by nearly all the Catholic clergy of this city, and in strict accordance with the forms of the Catholic Church. This was the second during the history of the such forms a funeral in the body, the first being the funeral of the late Senator After the services the re? mains were carried back to the family residenceand will be taken to Charles? ton, West Virginia, to-night. Stale Senator Little of Virginia, who is bet to-day, says that Messrs. Conrad, Browne and himself, who were appoint 1 at the recent meeting of the Virginia Presidential electors to visit Mr.

Cleve? land and urge him to select Mr. J. R. 'fucker for his Attorney-General, will Sfctrt from here on their mission next Monday evening. Th are live members of the House from the eastern section of the State, aud for ihat there must be four federal offices, those of marshal, District Attorney.

Assistant Attorney aud Col? lector of internal Revenue, and as five won't go into four, there will, it is al? ready rumored, be some trouble about app them satisfactorily. The trouble will necessarily be increased if Mr. Cleveland shall do as he did eight years ago, when he ignotcd the con? gressional apportionment of the federal offices in Virginia and selected Col. Gibson for District Attorney. Gen.

Butler's remains left here for this afternoon. Presi? dent Harrison called at the Butler house ihis morning and viewed the remains. Some of the Virginians who came here to promote the proposed naval show in Hampton Roads next spring i express themselves as very hopeful of success, but a member of the House I appropriations committee said this morning that he didn't think the asked for appropriation would be made, as Mr. Raum bad not left enough money in the Treasury to warrant the expend? iture of any on shows. No business was done in cither branch of Congress to-day.

The Gazette. The AlexaxpBIA Gazkttf. has en? tered upon the ninety-fourth year of its existence. We hope it may live ninety four more and even ter Leader. The Alexandria GAZErrE has en? tered on its 94th year.

It differs from a century plant in this that it is a perennial bloomer. It is not only a part of the old city but a part of the 8th district. We have respect for its utter? ances even when we differ from them. Index. The Alexandria Gazette, with its issue of last Monday, enters upon its ninety-fourth year.

The Virginian ex? tends its congratulations, and wishes many happy returns of the occasion. The Gazette is a Virginia institution that the State is proud of and the press of the country take deep interest Norfolk Virginian. An avalanche swept dowoi jtiie mountain? side last Wednesday in Ralzso, Slocsui district, aud buried two miners, James Switzej and Martin Flaherty, uuder 150 feet of snow. The men were sacking ore in the Freddie Lee mi tie when they heard a noise. Rushing to mouth of the tunnel, they were swept away by the slide before they could return to shelter.

Why They Fought; Iu tbe ante-bellum days duel? at Vale were not infrequent. There re many ruers iu the university arid "affairs of honor" happened about as often as football games. Of late years they have lapsed into tradition, recall? ed only by an impromptu light now and then. A scion of one of the aristocratic fam? ilies of the Old Dominion has just fig? ured in an encounter which in fierce? ness and effectiveness at least had few peers in its predecessors of thirty years. He had just enu red the junior class and be went to town three or four days before the winter term opened to gel his bearings.

He got them. It is msidered very Lad etiquette at Vale to haze juniors and none attempt? ed it in the new arrival's case, though, had such an experience fallen to his lot his hands would been kept out of mischief. Time hung heavy, and to drive off ennui till college opened he formed the acquaintance of several local sporting men inclined to conviviality. In re? turning to his college apartments otic night recently his spirit manifested it? self under the impulse of a generous amount of champagne imbibed earlier in the evening and he cleared his path homeward with such remarks as "Stand aside!" and similar ejaculation, accom? panied by opposing spirits. He bumped rather violently into an? other junior, a westerner, who had never before seen him ami who retali? ated by smashing his hat down over his eyes and moving along.

Somehow, the southerner found out the identity of his assailant and the next day present? ed himself at the western man's room, dignified ami defiant. "My honor has been insulted, my i reputation is said he, "and I demand reparation." "How will four o'clock tin- afiernoon said the westerner. answered the man from the South. I "Very well: fists wiil be my weap ons," said the western man. I Promptly on scheduled time both appeared, accompanied by seconds.

They stripped in good mid? dle-weight form, shook hands and the fight began. Before the first round had been finished the southern man found that revenge was out of the question. I'ppcr cuts ami cross counters in quick succession landed on his nose, and by the end of the fourth round his face had lost its identity. The seconds then declared the honor of both participants satisfied and all parties left the field of honor. The western man says that if he bad known thai he was banging away at a class? mate lie would have let him down more easily, but the southerner has forgiven him and says he did just right and they arc now fast friends.

The western man makes daily calls at his late opponent's room. Taking Desperate Chances, Why don't more people die of pneu? monia, quick consumption and other lung trouble- That is what I think every night iu upper Broadway, New York. There you'll see a or two of men corning out of superheated theatres between the act? to staud unprotected-full dress around the cold and drafty lobbies or out on the sidewalk for a chat or a smoke. You'll see them at the son Square Garden? square, acres of white shirt for hours in an of overcoats. They pouryfltfi of clubhouses and bot retnjU.cn.iftsat all times of the night, of? ten in a dripping perspiration from ex? ercise and with careless or no provision against the evils of a sudden change of temperature.

You can meet them on Broadway with topcoats thrown wide open and the chest exposed from neck? tie to waistband. Vet it is only now and then that we know of a man who was out around town in apparently good health tho day before yesterday who is a corpse to-day. There are more than a thousand men taking such desperate risks every night during the fashionable season in New If you were to tell one of these that he was running a greater risk of sudden death than if he were going into the heat of an ordinary battle, he would probably laugh at you. Yet it would be the solemn truth. If he were a soldier going into action it would he with blanched face and trembling knees and silent prayer, whereas it is now with careless mien ami flippant tongue and spirited devil? try that he dares the awful specter of death.

If he were confined to Iiis room with mortal disease be would be surround? ed by his sorrowing family and anxious friends, and his will would have been made and duly witnessed. Bui being blessed with reasonable health and manly strength and the sublime confi? dence of ignorance, he plunges into the danger without a thought on his part or a qualm of conscience on their part. Lungs are not made of chilled steel. Yet it is wonderful what they are daily and nightly subjected to, and how much they will You must often feel that they really are practically indestructible, they are put to such severe tests and with so little concern. Pondering upon this, the faces of scores of personal friends and acquaintances who fell in the prime of of stalwart frame and superb muscular before us iu memory, while the way is strewn with physical wrecks of the mortally wounded victims of Y.

Herald. stated in yesterday's Gazette four of the eight convicted murderers of Dr. j. II. Hill, of Kent county, are saved from the gal? lows by the exercise of executive clem- ency.

Their sentences have been chauged to life-imprisonment They are Henry Hunt. Joshua Baynard, Louis Benson and Charles S. Emory. They were taken to Baltimore yester? day on the iceboat Latrobe, leaving Obesfertown at four o'clock in the morning, under cover of darkness, es? corted by a squad of policeman from Baltimore. The officer's entered the town and left it without disturbing the slumbering, and nobody was aware of what had occurred until hours after their departure, when tho excitement became intense.

The men to be hang? ed to-morrow are Fletcher Williams, Frisby Comegys, Moses Brown and Charles Brooks. The action of the gov? ernor is severely censured iu Kent county, and last night he was hanged in effigy. Jay Gould was rjch enough to give every man. woman child in the United States a gold doilax-, and then have left more money thau he couid ever hope to spend. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Ignacio Herrara, the son of a wealthy Spaniard, has hern kidnapped by ban dits io Cuba and is held for a ransom. Miners are returning from tbeSan Juan fields in southern Utah iu large numbers. They say the stones of gold there are untrue. John Huntington, the Standard Oil millionaire, died in London yesterday. He had been ill but a few days with in? flammation of the lungs.

Rev. Dr. John Conway, editor of the St. Paid Northwestern Chronicle, charges Archbishop Corrigan with conspiring against the Catholic Church. France has determined not to tole? rate foreign intervention in Morocco or the acquisition in that country of any privileges by another power.

A large sperm whale disporting him? self among the blocks of ice in the bay attracted great at the Battery in New York yesterday afternoon. Rev. Bishop O'Farrell was on Tues? day presented with a purse of $3,000 by the priests of the Trenton, N. dio? cese as a token of their affection and esteem. A Chicago jiapcr says it has positive information that all the great railroads of this country, and the western traflic lines in particular, are trying to effect a dissolution of the various railway broth? erhoods.

At its annual commencement in June the Johns Hopkins University will be? stow the first degree it lias ever allow? ed to a woman, the subcessfid candi? date being Miss Florence Bascom, of Massachusetts. Except for a narrow track in the channel kept open by State steamers and tugboats, there is a solid mass of ice extending from Annapolis. harbor into the bay as far as the eye can reach and across to Kent Island. The U. S.

Consul at Rotterdam re? ports to the State Department that the Netherlands American Steam Naviga? tion Company after January 1st, 1S93, will suspend the transportation of steerage passengers to the United States. The bill repealing the silver purchase act has been reported from committee on banking and currency by Mr. ('ate. democrat, of Arkansas, and has been placed upon the calendar. The report upon the measure has not yet been pre? sented.

The House committee on election of the President. Vice-president and mem? bers of Congress voted to have its chairman call up for consideration in the House on next suspension day the joint resolution of Mr. Tucker, of Vir? ginia, reported from the committee, providing for the election of Senators by the direct vote of the people. A train on the Illinois Central was wrecked Tuesday morning near Bcaur ford, and tiie engineer, fireman and express messenger were badly in? jured, but no passengers were hurt. A rail had been removed by wreckers, whose motive was robbery, but the wreck was not complete enough forthat aud the robbers went off without mak? ing an attack.

United States Treasurer Nebeker has reported to Secretary Foster that the account of the legal tender notes of the denomination of live hundred dollars, series of 1874. shows, as it stands, an excess of over the jssjJCj in all. When the Treasurer's attention was first called to the condition of this account he imme? diately caused an examination of it to be made, to discover, if possible, what was wrong, but nothiug has been found to throw any light on the subject. A laborer in the sub-treasury at Bos? ton. has complained that he is compelled to work 'J hours a day in violation of the 8-hour law.

Secretary Foster has decided, in denying him re? dress, that the S-liour law docs not ap? ply to employees performing duty in public buildings, and holds that the law applies only to men em? ployed in the construction of public buildings. He also says that govern? ment employees are expected to work a sufficient number of hours to per? form the duties of the position they oc? cupy- To Preserve Historic Houses, A dispatch from Washington to the Baltimore Sun says: The work of the Memorial Associa? tion of the District of Columbia has re? ceived as much of the sanction of Con? gress as can be given by the charier and by the selection of six Senators and six Representatives as associate mem? bers. It is the object of the association to secure the preservation and appro? priate use of such historic houses and relics in the District of Columbia as Congress may provide funds to pur? chase or as may come into the hands of the association through gifts or other? wise, and to mark with suitable tablets or monuments historic houses, pieces of ground or natural objects. Chief Justice Fuller is the president of the association and Rev. T.

S. Hamliu is the secretary. Many houses with patriotic associa? tions have been destroyed which the association would probably have saved had it been established sooner. The most notable destruction of this kind was the tearing down of General Wash? ington's town house in Alexandria. This was a frame building, which stood on Cameron street, aud was built by Washington about 1765, before the street was graded.

It stood on the brow of a hill which sloped into a sinail stream. When the lots were graded after the revolution, the earth around the Washington house was cut away, but the grade of the house was not disturbed and it stoiKl thereuntil It was a one-and-a half stoiy frame building, and nest to the mansion at Mount Vernon it was more inti? mately connected with Washington's daily life than any other building. It liecanie a second homestead to htm. Thither he came to Alexandria, sometimes alone and some? times with Mrs. Washington, once a week at least It was at the town house ho transact? ed much of his business, and often met his friends.

Once while he was away with the army and it was thought that Lord Diinmoro might make an excursion up the seize Mount Yeruon. it whs proposed to build a kiteheu to the Alexaudria house and re? move Mrs. Washington from danger. When the Father of his Country died he lieijueathed the Alexandria his wife. She gave the.

house at her death to her nephew. Bar? tholomew and it passed through several hands it was torn down, and the foundation was razed make a garden for an adjoining house. The Memorial Association will save from destruction ofber housrs linked to hissory. In foreign cities, especially in London, tal lets are put on the outer walls of historic houses, but except the tablet in the dwelling opposite the Confederate records office, which announces that Abraham Lincoln died there, nothing of the kind appears in Washington. Dr.

Philip Spencer Hancock, of Mid? lothian, Chesterfield county, died last night at the sanitarium of Dr. Isaiah H. White, in Richmond. A Bogus Count. He was about thirty-six years old.

fairly goodlooking, wore a brown check ulster, derby hat and spoke with a Ger man accent as he took up a pen and in a big round band registered at the Vic? toria New Yorkj about 6 o'clock evening last as "Count Ar CO, Washington. D. on here for the night. Am going to the Patriarchs' ball," said the stranger to tho clerk as he exhibited an invitation purporting to have been sigued by Ward McAllis? ter, l'iease give me the best rooms you have in the continued the vis? itor. "If I like them i may stay some time with you.

I do so love New York. Great city, pretty girls, lot of sport, eh and' be jabbed his umbrella at the clerk's breast and chuckled. The man behind the desk, delighted to serve a guest of such distinction, banged away at the bell, shouted "Front," and a half a dozen boys tumbled over one another in their anx? iety to get a tip from the distinguished looking foreigner. baggage. Count?" asked the clerk politely.

"Valet on the way. Brings trunk, money, clothes and other things. Had to hurry to catch train. Couldn't wait. By the "way.

am a little short. You will lend me fifty or so until Hans comes, wont you?" Count, charmed to do it, of and the clerk hurried to the money drawer and was counting out the bills, when proprietor Henry L. Hoyl in. Are.) Valley. German Minister at Washington, Mr.

said the clerk. "He is just in. Going to the Partriarchs' ball. His valet with money is on the way. The Count is a little short and asks for a small loan.

all right I "Certainly, certainly. Glad to accomodato you;" an? swered Boniface Hoyt "Rooms -uit you? Ah, there you are, Count," and Mr. Hoyt seized the $50 from the hands of his clerk and placed the bills in the stranger's hands. The Count stepped into the elevator and was sent up to a luxuriously furnished suite. A hour later an attendant called to ask if any? thing was desired.

The rooms were empty. Perhaps an hour after Boniface Hoyt became suspicious that all was not right. Xo valet bad arrived and the stranger had disappeared. Then it suddenly dawned upon him that Count Arco Valley had been dead for nearly two years. Mr.

Hoyt was angry enough to kill a dozen Counts when he recalled this fact lie for the police, and detectives were placed on the track of the swindler. He was traced to the Windsor, where he I tad again registered by the natu of tho late German He told a story similar to that told at the Victoria, and was assigned to park-is I and (2 on the fiist floor. After informing the clerk of his alleged predicament the re? quested a loan of He whs politely in? formed that the rules of the hotel prohibited lending money to stringers. All right" said the fellow. "I'm ort'for the ball.

Valet be here to-night Take good care of him. long." The Count then jumped into a cab and was driven rapidly up Fifth avenue. The police are hunting for him. At neither the Victoria nor the Windsor did they have any idea of his identity. He said-something to an attendant about going t'i the Racquet Club before going to the ball and asked where it was.

lint he has not been seen 1'. M'orbl. The Doubtful Supremacy of Man. There are grounds for believing that mau's preseut so-called supremacy, writes Charles Dudley Warner in Har? per's, is ortiy phase of evolution for which he is uot wholly responsible. In i barbarous times and races his position was not by any means uniformly that of headship.

If the truth could be arrived I at it might appear that the opinion of I the woman of man then was about wiiat it is to-day. Man, because he was physically strong, (and that was not primarily his fault, was put forward to do the fighting, but the women often went along to finish up the wounded and to help torture the captives and sometimes, bless their feminine hearts, to shield them. Iu the process of the evolution of society the position of the sexes changed somewhat. More man? ual labor was put upon man, though there is no evidence that he ruthlessly usurped tl right to work. The proportion of agriculture labor, mining, carrying heavy burdens and rough work generally taken on by man gradually began to be the test of the civilization of a community, and it is so to-day.

With the growth of commerce and the necessity of a seafaring life, women, by circumstances, were shut out of another seemed to be good reasons why women would not be dependable sailors, ready to climb the mast in a gale of wind, or make tho crew for a three-years' whaling voyage. Probably never wanted to go into the army. The army ami the navy, we trust, arc onlv incidents in the progress of the rare, but so long as they exist, man has a prominence in the allairs of life. He is the execu? tive arm in war. as figuring as police? man, he is in civil processes.

And per? haps it was inevitable that, having this responsibility, he should make the laws regulating national life, and gradually all sorts of laws. If we could get rid of the tremendous war and govermental life would be a sort of a picnic, and then women would come to the front again, for they manage a picnic much better than men can. This is the highest sort of compliment, for woman has a head for organization and details ami economy, as is sufficiently evident in the most highly civilized nation, France, where she is pre-eminent in business matters. A Mastiff's Fight for a dispatch from Guthrie, says: "A butcher named Maz, iu the western part of the country, has two large mastitis, a male and a female, both fierce, though the female has always evinced a liking for Maz's seven-year-old son. While the boy was alone in the yard Monday the male dog suddenly attacked him, biting him in the arm and side.

The boy screamed, but nobody was near, and he would have been killed had not the female dog attacked her companion and pulled him away. The boy ran for the house, but the savage dog again caught him ami threw him down. The friendly canine once more went to the rescue, aud, grabbing the male dog by the throat with her teeth, threw him down and held him until the boy got safely into the house. The boy's inju? ries are not serious, but he had a nar? row escape from a horrible death. Court of Appeals at Eichmoxd and others vs.

Keck and others. Appeal allowed to decree announced by the Chancery Court of the city of on the 15th of November, Lescallett vs. the Commonwealth, Further argued and submitted. Ex-Attornev General Clark, of Ne vada, says that the legislature of that State is an illegal body, not having been elected on a basis of population. VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr. Catlett Lawson died suddenly at Frederieksburg yesterday, aged 76 years. Mr. Riebard C. Dicksou, of Norfolk, died yesterday at the age of eighty-nine years.

Photographs of the mansions and plantations on the lower James river will be exhibited at the Chicago Fair. The cold weather of Tuesday night extended all over the State, and the I mercury at several points dropped to 5 below zero. Mr. Edwin Barbour, formerly of Cul peper, but more recently of Biu: Stone (rap, has gone to New York to accept a position on the city staff of the Sun. Jas.

P. Brent, a young mau from Ar? lington, Amherst county, was arrested in Stauuton yesterday morning charged with passing a forged check and at tempting to obtain money under false pretense. Duffield Savage, a cattle dealer of Accomack county, on Iiis way to Wil? mington, was yesterday beaten nearly to death by thieves and robbed of $500. Two were arrested a third went to New York with the money. Plans for erecting the Jackson Me? morial Hall at Lexington are now being received, and as soon as the contract is let work will begin.

The building is to be an extension of the west wing of the barracks at the Virginia Military Insti? tute and will look toward the South over the parade ground. The style of I the architecture will bo Tudor Gothic. The reappearance of the lone light near the top of the Massanutton moun? tain on the eastern side in Page county occasioned considerable talk in Luray last week. Many persons heretofore supposed that it "was made by hunters' camp fires, but it is very evident that I no hunters were in dur ing the very bitter cold weather pre? vailing last week. Mrs.

Fannie Mitchell Levy, the charming hostess of Monticello, Jeffer? son's Virginia home, now the property of her sou, Mr. Jefferson M. Levy, died suddenly at her home in New York. Tuesday morning, from pneumonia. She was the widow of Capt.

Jonas P. I Levy, who commanded the U. S. ship America during the Mexican war, and who was afterward appointed com? mander of the port of Vera Cruz. Near Bowling Green on last Saturday Mr.

Jacob Seymour aud his two sous went out for a hunt. The boys took one gun and went in one direction and the father went in another. After the boys had been gone some time two youths, Beazlie and Pugh. came to Mr. Seymour's aud inquired for them.

The mother told them in which direction they bad gone. The four boys came together about noon, and had not been together more than ten minutes before the rifle Beazlie had weut off, the ball entering the temple of the younger Sey? mour boy and killing him instantly. He fell forward on his face, expiring in a few moments. The mother aud fath? er are prostrated by the sudden and terrible affliction. Fauquier Fates.

Mr. Samuel McMillan, who owns a stock farm in this county, has been made provident of the New York driv? ing club. A large number of Pennsylvania farmers have been buying land around Nokesville and settling there within the past weeks. Mr. Sam'l P.

Tripplett, of Rector town, died suddenly of heart failure on Saturday, and was interred in the Upperville cemetery on Monday last. Miss Lena Payne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Inman H. Payne, and Mr.

Charles Cruthfield of Montana, wore married in Warrentou yester? day evening, The house of Mrs. Marshall Fewell in Petersburg, near Markham, was de? stroyed by fire a few uights ago, and everything she had in the house was lost. She barely escaped with her children. Mrs. Nannie R.

Hicks, wife of Dr. R. Hicks, and daughter of I be late Cap? tain Charles C. Randolph of "The Grove," died at her home in Warren ton, last Friday. Janie Kinsey, daughter of Gco.

T. Kinsey, was badly burned a few days ago by kindling a fire with coal oil. Her face was a terrible sight to behold, and at one time it was thought she would lose an eye, hut we are glad to state that she is fast improving and that her face and eyes will not be dis? figured by the accident. A little four year old son of Mr. Bay? lor Tapp, of Remington caught lire on Saturday evening while his mother was out at the wood pile.

She return? ed to see the little fellow in flames and in her efforts to extinguish the fire was badly burned herself. He lin? gered until Sunday morning when death relieved him. Another sad case of burning was that of a little colored child on the place of Capt. Gordon, near Realeton. He caught from the fire place and was so badly burned that he died in three arrcn Virginian.

I.oadoun Xotcs. Mrs. Chamberlayne, wife of Dr. Chamberlayne, of Middleburg, and sis? ter of Mr. John H.

Alexander, of Lces burg, died at her home in Middleburg. on Tuesday. Nancy Harper, of Lucketts, died on Thursday last at the wonderful age of 93. The vitality of Mrs. Harper was truly remarkable, she being in good health until a few months before her death.

Mr. Henry M. Smith, living near Lc nah, in this county, had seventeen head of his best sheep separated from the general flock, and one night last week dogs made a raid upon them, killing eleven outright, and seriously wound? ing the others, only three of the lot es? caping injury. He was fortunate enough to trace up the raiders and kill two of them. On Monday night burglars entered the store of H.

Lodge at Round Hill, in this county, and robbed the money drawer of about $40 in cash. The thieves attempted to break into the safe, but having no explosives or not understanding that part of the busi? ness they only succeded in battering it up considerably without effecting an en? trance into Referred to the Postoffice Of? is it fhat we do nop gej; the daily Gazette here until the night of the next day after publication It would seem that a messenger on horse? back ought to get it over the 40 miles between us in less than the 27 or 2S hours that it takes our Wanamaker mail system to bring it by rail. F. Marshall, Jan. 10, TELEGRAPHIC BltEHTIES.

The grain blockade continues as bad a i ever at St. Louis. The elevators are full to the roof and it is estimated that 1,500 carloads of grain are blockaded in the railroad yards. Dick and Jack McAuliffc yes? terday discussed the chances for a for? mal contest but would not ugree ou terms. is expected to spar a go" with McAuliffeon Friday night.

The Topeka, conference com? mittee appointed for the purpose of un? raveling the tangle in the House ad? journed at midnight without having formulated any plan to present to the two houses this morning. There is considerable excitement over reports of outrages committed against wealthy Jews in southern Mis? sissippi at the hands of the white caps. The negroes are being driven from all plantations owned by Jews and labor is demoralized. With the thermometer hugging zero and the natural gas pressure down tu nothing, came the startling report that the main which leads into St. Marys, Ohio, burst from the intense cold yes? terday afternoon and shut of tiie sup? ply altogether, thus leaving the inhab? itants of the city at the mercy Ol this frigid weather.

The suffering cans I by this unexpected emergency is in? describable, as there is neither wood nor coal in sufficient quantities to be had in that city. Cousiderablo excitement among min. a in i prospectors has been caused over the gold camp at Ophir, about 40 miles from Pueblo, in the Greenhorn mountains. An assay from that camp developed as high as 'SA! ounces of gold to the ton and that only twelve feet from the snrfacc. The discovery was made in August, but it lias been kept Over200 claims have already been staked.

Mr. Richard Crokcr is reported to have quarrelled with.Senator Hill becaua oftl hitter's presence at the meeting of the New York electoral college. Cushing Academy at Ashburnham, was burned early this morning. Loss on building The students es? caped without injury. St.

Luke's Methodist Church, one of the handsomest in Long Brauch, was destroyed by rlre early this morning. Soi Jackson on Andrew Jackson certainly could not be accused of want of sympathy for the old soldiers of the country, but he placed himself ou record in the matter of pensions in a way that cannot be misunderstood. In his message to (ton gressin 1s34 he said: "I recommend that an actual inspection should be made in each State into the circum? stances and claims of every person now drawing a pension. The honest vet? eran has nothing to fear from such scrutiny, while the fraudulent claimant will be detected and the public Treas? ury relieved to an amount 1 have reason to believe far greater than has hereto? fore been suspected." That is exactly what the advocates of pension reform are now suggesting. They recommend an actual inspection into the circumstances and claims of every person now drawing a pension.

That recommendation is urged sol? diers who fought bravely throughout the war and who are indignant at the way iu which pensions have been given to the unworthy, and to those who have no more claim on the public funds than the millions of others who get nothing out of the Treasury which they have been taxed to fill. They know that the honest veteran hits noth ing to fear from such Cleve? land Phtin Dealer. The Baltimore Oyster The Baltimore oyster marketat present is in a condition that is likely to in? crease the price of oysters within the next few days. What oysters were sold yesterday brought from cents to $1.00 per bushel. The receipts were very light, only six pungies having ar? rived in the past few days, while the demand is quite heavy.

The ice off the Magothy river is quite heavy, and oys tennen are almost afraid to attempt the trip. The oysters in port are of a limit? ed quantity, and unless the weather moderates a scarcity may follow. MKDICINAL. CavarrH ELY'S CREAM BALM rhe Xa. sal Allays Pain ami Inflammation.

al- the Sores. Restores i he Senses of Taute and Smell. HAY-FEVER riiY THE cuj A particle is applied into each nostril and is agreeal'le. Price 50 ceuis at druggists; by mail, registered, cents. ELY BROTHERS, 65 Warren street.

New York. AT KS. PIGS, ORANGES AND GILT EDGE CANDY, for sale by H.C.WALLACE. I'M WS. 424 King street.

A SEE OUR NI3W 17cCUT-GLASS BOTTLE and try to beat it for Ihe price. ALLEN'S. JUST AMERICA HATE GROWER at LUNT ALLEN'S. PEA HI. BAULKY.

Hla.fc Eyed Peas, and Butter Ueaiis. for safe by H. C. WALLACE. EXTBA QUALITY GREEN and BLACK TEAS for sale by C.

MILBURN. BEAUTIFUL line of HANDKER? CHIEFS in Silk, Linen and Cotton at CHAPMAN'S. IJI King street, BUSHELS PRIME NAVY BEANS just received by C. MILBURN CWJSSE BLACKWELL'S JAMS in one pound Glass Jars, 18c each at MILBURN ANEW stock of SCOTCH KAlTuLOVEj to be found at AMOS B. SLAYMAKKRj COTTONS, Bleachand Unbleached at old prices at B.

SLAYMAKKi. CHOICE CALIFORNIA PRUNES APRICOTS received to-day by J. C. MILBUBN 25.