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SATURDAY EVENING. AUG. 1S93. Thk State populist convention de? clared against State banks, "because the Constitution of the United States confers the power to issue money on the general government, and this pow? er cannot be delegated." State banks certainly served the people of Virginia very well before the war, mid whether they would do so now or not, there is no doubt of the fact that Congress has no right, to abolish them by the imposition of a prohibitory tax. And then, too, if the populists can liud in the Constitu- tion any provision conferring upon the general government power to issue any other sort of money except coin, it can do what no body else, except a court once packed for that express purpose, has ever been able to do.

among the subjects talked about at the recent meeting of the Virginia Bar Association at the White Sulphur Springs, was a modification of the jury system. Almost every disinterested man concedes that the jury system is bad. The best thing to do with a bad system is not to modify or amend, but to abolish it entirely. Oue-twentieth of the cost of that system added to the salaries of judges, aud judgeships made i life positions, aud judges appointed, not elected, would secure men of such char- acter for the bench that justice would be so administered that the guilty would be punished and the innocent go free. It would be phenomenal if among all that Mr.

Watterson says there should not be at least some common sense. Therefore nobody is surprised that he has uttered the following recog? nized and attested truth: ''Congress is but a huddle of small and selfish politi? cians, bent upon individual exploita? tion." But Mr. Watterson should know that it couldn't be otherwise in a country of unrestricted suffrage, and also, that the evil is, and from the very nature of the case must be, growing worse from year to year. THEMEN whose names were inscribed on the rolls of the Union army are evi? dently playing in good luck. They are not only receiving pensions, but the attorney general of a northern State has just decided that their property is exempt from execution, and therefore from taxation.

If the poor old ex-Con? federate doesn't pay up when the tax collector calls on him, the little property he has is levied upon and sold. Woe to the conquered. But it always was so. and always will be, for hitman nature is the same in all ages. Thk recent State populist conven? tion declared iu favor of an income tax.

If the coming democratic convention be wise, it will follow suit. The democrat? ic majority in both branches of Congress would also do well to read the hand? writing on the wall iu respect of the matter referred to. It is the rich whose property is secured by govern? ment, and they should certainty pay their full share toward the support thereof; the poor have no property to protect, Thk result of the electious for dele? gates to the State democratic convention affords au apt illustration of the effect of organization, and only adds to the demonstrated and indisputable proof that organization is just as requisite and necessary for political, as for mili? tary success, especially where every body has the right to vote. Thk Prksidknt has appointed Mr Ellery Anderson, king of the "anti a Pacific Kailroad Commis? sioner, with a per diem and traveling expenses, four times a year. But crushed hopes bring experience, and experience, to those capable of appre? ciating it, is wisdom; and knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

FROM WASHINGTON. of the Alexandria Washington, D. Aug. 5. Postmaster General Bissell to-day issued an order fixing the rate to be paid telegraph companies for govern? ment messages during the year ending June 30, as follows: For day mes? sages containing not more than twenty words, twenty cents, not exceeding one thousand miles, and one cent for each additional word.

One quarter of this rate to be added for each five hundred miles or fraction thereof, but no rate on a message of twenty words tobe more than forty cents, nor on au additional word more than two cents. The rate between all points iu any State, terri? tory, or the District of Columbia shall be twenty cents for twenty words, and one cent for each additional word. For night messages not exceeding twenty words, fifteen cents for any distance within two thousand miles, and for greater distances twenty-five cents; in each case oue cent for each additional word. It is further provided that if during the year any telegraph company charges the public less for ten words than is here fixed for twenty words, the government rate shall be reduced to the rate charged the public. President Cleveland, accompanied by Secretaries Carlisle aud Lamont an? Attorney Gen.

Olney, arrived in Wash? ington at 1:44 this afternoon. They were all met by their respective pri? vate secretaries. The President was driven directly to the White House, Just as the party reached the railway station at Gib. street the fire engines from all parts of the city were on their way to a fire which had broken out on Pennsylvania avenue near the depot. The engine horses were going at full speed and the President's carriage was compelled to stop until they had pass? ed.

There was some momentary dan? ger of the rush and clangor of the swift lv passing fire engines causing a stam? pede of the teams attached to the car? riages of the President and his Cabinet advisers. Mr. Carlisle opened the door of his carriage, to be ready for emer gencies, but remained calm, as also did the President. A large number of Virginians are in the city to-day. Mr.

Tyler's recent let I ter on the silver question was the sub? ject of a good deal of talk among them, i and much curiosity was expressed as to i Mr. OTerrall's views on that question. The total number of fourth class post? masters appointed to-day was ol whom will fill the places of removed republicans. There were no changes in Virginia. Congressmen Marshall, Wise, Mere? dith, Tyler, Swanson and Jones, of Vir? ginia, are already here, and all the oth? er Virginia members are expected in time for the democratic caucus to-night.

There was some talk about the Virgin? ians holding a conference previous to that caucus, but some of those who were caught by the famous juuto last spring said they wanted no more conferences I in theirs, aud so the talk came to noth? ing. Two of the Virginia congressmen were asked to-day what course they fa? vored on the silver and tariff questions, but both declined to express their views on either of those subjects until they bad read Mr. Cleveland's message. Mr. Edmund Burke, who went from here to Richmond yesterday, as stated in the Gazette of that date, to present an application to the Court of Appeals of Virginia lor a writ of error in the case of Jeff.

Phillips of Alexandria, con? victed of murder, has returned. He presented the application to Judge Fauntleroy, by whom it was granted. The case will come up for review next December. In the meantime the coun? sel for the prisoner, who has already been confined in the Alexandria jail lor over two years, will apply for his re? lease on habeas corpus. The government has now on hand about 10,000,000 ounce of line silver, costing about It would take with the present coinage capacity of the U.

S. mints about five years to convert this bullion into silver dollars. Silver certificates by law could only be issued on the profits as coined. The Treasury Department is doing all in its power to meet the demand for small notes iu and around New York city. Last night $1.000,000 was sent to New York, and this morning an additional $1,000,000 was sent there.

The Secre? tary of the Treasury is in receipt of many requests from northern banks for the exchange of their bonds of large, for those of small denominations, so that they can be used for currency. The banking house of Woods on street, suspended this morning. The tiuiiucial news from New York received here up to two o'clock to-day was to the effect that the bank statement showed a decrease of ten million in the reserve fund during the week, bring? ing down that fund to fifteen million below the legal requirement. J. M.

Langston, the negro ex-Con? gressman from Virginia, is here to-day. He says he will make a speech to his race at Orange Court House, Virginia, on Monday next, aud advise them to heed party names no longer, but to so vote as to put themselves in accord with the feelings of the people among whom they live and who employ them. He says if the nominee of the State democratic convention shall tell him that if elected the laws of the State shall be executed without respect to race or color, he will sup? port him aud advise his race to do the same. He says the negroes of Virginia have supplied the republi? cans ofthat State with all the strength they ever had, and are now going to consult their own interests, and not those of the republicans. He also says he wants it knowu that from now for? ward he will oppose every political move that General Mahone may favor.

The prevailing impression respecting the offices of sergeant-at-armsand door? keeper of the House, in the lobby of the Metropolitan Hotel to-day, is that Vo? der will be re-elected to the former place, and Hurt to the latter. The New York delegation tried for two hours to agree upon Turner of their State, but failed, and finally sent for irt to see what they could expect 3m him. Ham. Shepperd is here to-day. lie expects that his nomination for col? lector of internal revenue for the upper district of Virginia will be sent to the Senate next week.

A good many promotions were made in the Treasury Department this morn? ing, among them that of O. A. Given of Virginia from a $1400 to an $lSO0clerk? ship. Mr. A.

L. Lewis, son of the late Daniel Lewis of West End, Alexandria, who has been a messenger at the Treas? ury Department for several years, was removed to-day, as he was classed as a republican. Among the most noticeable objects in the lobby of the Metropolitan Hotel to? day was a person dressed as a preacher, who stood with his hat off, and handed to nearly everybody whom he supposed might be a congressman, a card an? nouncing himself as a candidate for the chaplaincy of the House, and requesting their votes. He is evideutly a believer in practical politics and in asking for what he wants. Among the visitors here to-day are Mr.

George Washington of Caroline county, and his bride, nee Wirt, of Westmoreland county, same State. Heavy was visit? ed yesterday about 11:30 o'clock by a cloudburst, and much damage was doue in different sections by the flood? ing of cellars of private dwellings. The rain, which was the heaviest known there for years, came down in blinding sheets, and evidences of the storm can be seen everywhere about the city. The Appomattox river rose six feet in one hour and a-half. The water ex? tended for some distance over the wharves and last night it was rising ra psdly, and persons having property on the wharves were removing the same ta a place of safety.

The rain in the adjoining counties was also very heavy, and much damage has been done to the crops and by the carrying away of bridges. The Pioneer Pottery Company at Wells ville, Ohio, one of the leading industrial es? tablishments of that city, has made an assign? ment, James L. Wright, one of the founders of the Knights of Labor, died in Philadelphia last night, age 76 years. NEWS OF THE DAY. Several of the supreme officers of the Grand Lodge of colored Knights of Pythias have been expelled for dishon? est practices.

There is some talk of abolishing the House committees on banking aud ou coinage aud naming one committee to take charge of both subjects. The democratic and the republican members of the House of Representa? tives will hold caucuses to-night to nominate officers for that body. It is said that ex-Speaker Reed will be hon? ored with the complimentary vote of the republicans for the speakership. The financial stringency has had a depressing effect on industries all over the United States. Owing to the scar? city of money thousauds of working men have been laid off and there is ap? prehension that great suffering will re? sult unless some remedy is soon ap? plied.

In the West the situation is es? pecially alarming. The grand jury of Memphis, yesterday indicted Sheriff McLendou, Deputy "Sheriff J. A. Perkins, Jailor Harold and Police Captains O. Haver, and Hackett for failing to do their duty in permitting Lee Walker to be taken from the jail and lynched and burned two weeks ago.

Several of the mem? bers of the mob were also indicted. The treatment given the South Caro? lina dispensary spies in Sumter on Thursday, where they were beaten and rotten egged, has aroused the ire of Gov. Tiliman, and yesterday he opened an ordnance department for the State constabulary. He says that he is tired of having "State officials'' iusulted, and that unless it is stopped somebody will get hurt. A Swilt Retribution.

Great excitement has been caused at Moutgomery, Texas, by the murder of of Mr. Marsh and one of his children) the maiming of another child and the outrage of Mrs. Marsh by Henry Rey? nolds, colored, who was lynched for the crime. A brief statement of the af? fair has already been published, The Marsh family live on a farm about nine miles north of Montgomery. Reynolds entered the house Sunday night after they had retired.

When Mrs. Marsh regained consciousness, after she had been assaulted, she found the dead body of her husband by her side, her babe dead iu the house and her son suf? fering from a broken leg. She was un? able to give any alarm till the uext morning. While a posse was being organized to scour the country in search of Reynolds he returned to the Marsh house, intent on again outraging Mrs. Marsh and then killing her and her son.

He was caught by the crowd and fully identi ged. The neighborhood had become thoroughly aroused and scores flocked to the scene, bent on avenging the crime. "Burn him! burn him!" was the cry, and some of the crowd began to collect faggots to put the desire into execution. Others less patjent could not wait until a fire was started, so they secured a rope and quickly strung him up to a tree, filling his body with lead afterwards. A correspondent who visited the Marsh house after the lynching said evidences of the struggle for life and honor were all arounrl.

Both of Mrs. Marsh's eyes were closed and all her teeth out from the terrible blows she received, and she was scarcely able to talk. On the right lay the 7-ycar-old son with his leg crushed all to pieces by the blows from a heavy instiument not known. Then to the left was the twelve-months-old babe, which was torn from the mother's arms and thrown with violence into the yard, fracturinu the skull. Then in the rear, beneath the shade of a peach tree, lay the bodv of the husband and father with his skull split open aud numerous other wounds, while at a tall and stately oak, sus? pended thirty feet from the earth, hung the body of Reynolds.

The wife's state? ment is as follows: They were sleep? ing, when she was aroused by some one striking her husband over the head. She was then seized by the negro and dragged into the yard, still holding her babe in her arms, which was torn from her and thrown away and she out? raged. The uncon soious and blinded by blood, crawled from his bed, secured his gun, went to the door and fired at the negro, but missed him. The negro returned and killed him, dragged him from the house and left him lying in the yard. He returned and assaulted Mrs.

Marsh again, and then left, leaving them for dead, but re? turned the next day at noon. Finding her still alive, he contemplated finish? ing his crime but was captured. Hundreds of people viewed the body and scene, and many carried relics of the awful affair with them. The moth? er will recover, but the boy, it is thought, will die. A Narrow tall, aged, sad looking man ate a bountiful dinner at the restaurant and then, with a check calling for 75 cents, made his way to the cashier's desk.

He banged the check down with a battered silver dollar, and looked sadder than ever. The cashier picked up the dollar and examined it suspiciously. It had a deep dent on one side, and looked as though it had been plugged. At that moment the customer spoke "It it is very painful for me to part with that dollar. It saved my life once, however, and must do so again.

At the siege of Vicksburg I carried it in my vest pocket, and the dent you see there was made by a which otherwise would have killed me. I have kept it since as a memorial, and it well-nigh breaks my heart to let it go: but I have nothing else." The cashier was plainly interested. "In what year was the siege of Vicks? burg?" he asked. "Sixty-three," said the sad man, promptly. "And this dollar," returned the cashier, "is dated 1877, and is a coun? terfeit." The sad man looked annoyed, "Of course, it is," he replied.

"How could I have an 1877 dollar in '63 if it wasn't counterfeit?" And the cashier was so dumfounded that he passed out a quarter in change, and allowed the sad man to escape. Some one of a curiously mathematic? al turn has calculated that a pound of spider's webbing unwound would be long enough to reach around the world, with enough left over to reach from New York to San Francisco. The greatest domes in the world are those of St. Peter's, St. Paul's, the In? valides, in Paris; St.

Isaac's in St. Petersburg, and the Capitol, in Wash? ington. VIRGINIA NEWS. E. T.

Parker, of Roanoke. has file 1 bis application as a special agent of the treasury. Mi3s Cora Colbert, daughter of the late R. W. Colbert, died iu Fredericks burg, yesterday.

Mrs. Ann M. Scutterday died at Hills boro' on July 2Sth, and Mrs. Joseph Lowe at Hamilton on Tuesday. The Seventh-Day Adventists, ot Vir? ginia, are their auntial State camp-meeting at Harrisonburg.

Major J. B. Dorman, clerk of the Virginia Court of Appeals at Stauutou, died yesterday, aged 70 years. The Ettrick Mattoaca cotton mills, in Chesterfield county, near Peters? burg, which give employment to operatives, have shut down. Mr.

W. R. Alexander, of Winchester, denies the report that he iutends to at? tack the private character of Colonel O'Ferrall in the democratic State con? vention. Major Tyler's friends are negotiating for a special train of six or eight cars from Bristol to carry his delegates and friends to Richmond on the lGth in? stant. There will be several hundred of them.

While William and Eli Johnson, col? ored, brothers, were cutting hay in a Madison county field yesterday, they became iuvolved in a quarrel, during which the former severed Eli's head from his shoulders with the scythe he had been using. The negro took to the woods after committing the deed, and has not been captured. Nothing has been heard inCharlottes ville of Mrs. Coflin, who disappeared from her home there on the 21th of July. The opinion is still held by some that Mrs.

Coflin is either in Alexandria, Washington or Baltimore: others think that she has never left the vicinity of Charlottesville and that when found it will not be many miles from that place. The Board of Supervisors of Loudoun county have fixed the county levy for general purposes at 30 cents on the $100 of State tax, and the levies for schools as follows County 10 cents Leesburg district, 8 cents Mt. Gilead district, 8 cents Mercer district, 10 cents Jefferson district, 10 cents; Lovettsville district, 10 cents; Broad Run district, 10 cents. Richmond contains among its popu? lation IS George Washingtons, 11 An? drew Jacksons, 11 Thomas Jacksons. 4 Thomas Jeliersons, 4 Robert Lees, John Randolphs, 1 Jefferson Davis, 7 John Marshalls, 10 John Tylers.

4 Henry Clays, 1 Zaehary Taylor, 2 Benjamin Harrisons, 2 W. H. Harrisons and 1 Daniel Webster. Many of them are colored. Lee Camp.

Confederate Veterans, of Richmond, last night by unanimous vote adopted resolutions requesting the Secretary of the Treasury to retain in her position as clerk a daughter of Cor? poral Tanner, who has been a great friend of the camp and of the Soldiers' Home: also urging Senators Daniel and Hunten and Congressman Wise to use their influence iu behalf of the reten? tion of Miss Tanner. Tlie Gubernatorial Contest. Front Roi al, August 3. To Ihc Editor of the Alexandria Gazette. If all the misleading statements in re? gard to the gubernatorial contest which are published in the different papers were true, we would naturally come to the conclusion that O'Ferrall has the State already within his grasp, when in fact, from information obtained from a reliable gentleman of his own county, who is a delegate (and whose name could be giveu if necessary), ho has failed to get a solid delegation and has eight delegates scut against him.

The precincts of Rockinghain which have in their primaries sent anti-O'Ferrall del? egates are as follows: Elkton, 2 dele? gates McGaheysville, 2 delegates Ot terbine, 1 delegate; Keezletown, 1 del? egate Singer's Glenn and Oak wood, 1 delegate; Melroseaud Mountain View, 1 delegate, and there is the Tenth Legion precinct yet to hold its primary; and in his own town of Harrisonburg the vote stood 41) for and 44 against, aud in this county (Warren) East gives O'Ferrall 7 when he only gets 6 Rappahannock gives Tyler 4 when East claims eight with three doubtful: Clarke will give Tyler four when East claims twelve. Had Frederick beeu allowed her pri? maries instead of the machine dele? gated convention she would have sent one-third of her delegates for Tyler. Now in the face of so much dissatisfac? tion, in the face of the repudiation of O'Ferrall in his own county by not get? ting a solid delegation, in the face of his repudiation in other sections of the 7th district, in the face of his being beaten in his own county where John A. Roller ran as republican candidate for Congress by several hundred, aud that be only carried the district by a few hundred say, in the face of all, would it not be well for the I delegates at the Richmond convention to heed the multerings of a people who have always heretofore been solidly democratic and not nominate a man whom they could not enthusiastically support, and one who has not and never has received the unanimous en? dorsement of the people of his own county. Democratic Voter.

A Joke on the said the reverend doctor, taking the match and lighting the cigar. "This reminds me of another match. Did you ever travel on one of those branch-line, independent, go-as-you-please southern railways? I did once, and the monoto? ny was varied by a lovely incident. As we waited for the conductor at a station (he had stopped off to visit his family), a young couple came aboard in a hurry. Before long we learned they had eloped, aud were bound for a Grena Green just over the State line, where the law didn't call for a license and other delays in marrying.

They were greatly flustered because the irate parent was in pursuit. But finally the train got away without the parent ap? pearing. I Bay got away, and mean that it left the station but the traiD, you know, wasn't any kind of a racer. Finally the State line was passed, and the long-desired town reached, and as we all alighted, who do you suppose appeared None other than the irate parent. His patient mule had gone ahead, beaten the train, and there he stood (the parent, not the mule), a con? quering hero, ready to intercept the two.

We found he'd been waiting near? ly 30 minutes." "But, doctor," interrupted a listener, "why didn't you perform the ceremony on the train when you reached the State line?" "I did," said the doctor, quietly. "That was the joke on the parent," TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. The President. New York, August Cleveland arrived on the Fall River steamer Puritan at o'clock this morning. He was driven direct to the Pennsylvania depot in Jersey City and left over that road at 8:13 o'clock for Washington.

He was accompanied by Secretaries Lamont and Carlisle. The President was looking in better health than he has for some time. He is al? most as brown as a berry from being out of doors at Gray Gables. Last even? ing the President and his Secretaries sat up on the upper deck smoKiug until quite late, discussing the coming extra session of Congress and the probable re? peal of the Sherman silver act. The President, beyoud saying the vacation has been beneficial and that he would now settle down to hard work, refused to talk.

Navahoe Beats the Calluna. London, Aug. race to-day under the auspices of the Royal South? ampton yacht club was over a course covering a distance of forty-two miles. The prizes were to the winner and a silver medal to the eaptain of the winner. Only two of the big yachts, the Calluna and the American yacht Navahoe, started, The start was made at 10:45 o'clock in a stiff southwest wiud.

The Navahoe got away first, aud soon led the Calluna by fifty sec? onds, aud crossed the finish lino ahead of her competitor with several minutes to spare. A Brilliant Reception. Alexandria Shiloh, King George Aug. The picnics aud receptions given in this neighborhood this season culminated on Wednesday evening when a recep? tion was given at the residence of Mr. Wm.

E. Baker iu honor to Miss Nellie M. Vincent, of Alexandria. It was the social event of the seasou, and unless one kept one's wits about him he would be sure to imagine that he were living in the olden times when fairies roamed about. The broad lawns of the old estate, brilliantly illu? minated with Chinese and Japanese lanterns hauling in every direction, the gaily dressed, merry-making throng, scattered here, there and everywhere, made one imagine that one was a guest at some fairy palace, as I said before, of "ye olden tyine." Miss Susie W.

Baker, dressed in a white mull gown, trimmed with cream colored lace, her two sisters Mattie and Jessie, the former dressed in a pretty grey ercpon and the latter in a white pique suit, together with Miss Nellie M. Vincent, dressed iu a light blue silk, with pearl trimmings, received the in? vited guests, which included almost every young person in the county. Progressive croquet was much en Joyed, as it wjis a new and novel fea? ture of the game. One of the features of the cveniDg were the organ recitals by Miss Nellie M. Vincent and Mr.

Arthur B. Baker, the latter being the young author kuown to the literary world as "Bernard Arthur." About eleven o'clock all were invited to assist in disposing of numerous re? freshments which were temptingly spread on a lengthy table on the lawn at the rear of the house. Miss Flora Hayes, one of the most charming young ladies in the county, entertained the guests with several solos, rendered so perfectly that she was heartily thanked by those present. To say that all enjoyed them? selves would be putting it rather mild? ly, for the pale light of coming dawn tinted the eastern horizon before the guests began to leave. It was au event long to be remem? bered by these present, among whom were Miss Nellie M.

Vincent, of Alex? andria: Miss Etnmic Davis, of Fred ericksburg: Rev. John T. Marsteller, of Richmond; Rev. Theo. P.

Baker, ol West Point, and Mr. Arthur B. Baker, of Baltimore. Fauquier Notes. At a stated meeting of the Council for the town of Warrenton on the 1st inst.

A. Fletcher was re-elected Treasurer. There will be five races at the War rentou race track Monday, the 14th inst. Purses, $50 to first and $10 to sec? ond horse. Mr.

G. Albert Hurxthal, brother of Mr. W. E. Hurxthal, died at his home on the Waterloo pike Friday morning from liver disease after many months of illness.

Rev. Arthur L. Johns, of Rockvillr, filled the pulpit of Rev. E. S.

Hinks in Upperville Sunday, the 30th much to the gratification of former parishioners. Mr. G. R. Abbot's dwelling at Bran? dy Station took fire Thursday at 5:30 p.

m. and was entirely consumed in a short while. No insurance. Mr. A.

was absent in Charlottesville at the Warrenlon Virginian. Virginia Day at the the illness of Governor McKiuney will prevent his being in attendance at the Chicago Fair on Virginia Day, which is August 9, the programme arranged for that occasion will not be materially al? tered. Ssnator John W. Daniel and General Fitzhugh Lee will deliver ad? dresses, and the poem composed for the occasion by Rev. Dr.

Tucker, of Nor? folk, will be read by the author. To? morrow a special car will leave Rich? mond with General Fitzhugh Lee, Sen? ator Daniel, Colonel A. S. Buford and Rev. Dr.

Tucker. The committee on ceremonies for Virginia Day is compos? ed of Messrs. Jordan, of South Boston, and M. Norfolk. Governor McKinney, it is said, is suf? fering from a severe attack of the trouble which killed the late Emperor of France, and was forbidden by his physicians to travel.

Delegates demo? cratic primary was held in Richmond yesterday for the election of 101 dele? gates to the State convention. The vote polled was not as large a3 was expect? ed. The friends of J. Tyler did not place any candidates in the field, and the contest was entirely between O'Ferralr and Buford. The primary resulted in the election of 5G Buford and 45 O'Ferrall delegates.

There have now been about 1,200 out of the 1,642 delegates elected, and Col. O'Ferrall claims nearly 800, while the Tylerites concede him something over 600. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The long drouth in Texas has beeu broken by a heavy rainfall. It is estimated that fully 20,000 men are out of employment in Cleveland.

The Lizzie Annandale Opera Com? pany are stranded at Springfield, Mo. The Labelle Steel Works, one of the largest steel works in Allegheny, closed down to-day. The Chicago board of trade to-day was practically dead. Next to nothing was doing in any of the pits. The Southern Pacific Railroad Com? pany is pursuing a policy of retrench? ment, and has discharged one thousand employees.

Mrs. Nellie Graut Sartoris, General Grant's daughter, arrived in New York last night from Southampton. It is said that Mrs. Sartoris will make her home in this country. The Pacific, Washington, Atlantic, Arlington and l'emberton Mills at Law? rence, have announced shut downs for from two to four weeks.

The Pacific employs 5,000 persons. All are reported well on board the steamship Karamania at New York quarantine this morning. There is no sickness on board aud no indications of cholera among passengers or crew. President E. S.

Mollatt, of the Lack awauua, Iron aud Steel Company, whose death in London was announced yesterday, committed suicide by shoot? ing himself. Mr. Mollatt had been suf? fering with insomnia. Sarah T. Bolden, one of the oldest and most famous women in Iudiana, died in Indianapolis last night.

Mrs. Bolton has written poems that are known world-wide, among them being "Paddle Your Own Canoe" aud ana." A dilapidated old dwelling in St. Louis collapsed last night, the whole structure falling into tbo cellar. Three persons are supposed to be in the ruins. The building had for years been de? serted and had served as a uight roost for tramps.

In a shooting atlray at Brookhaveu, between Thomas J. Decell and Oscar Stewart, the former was shot through both thighs, and the latter through the heart, Stewart being killed instantly. The ditliculty was about a game of baseball. Capt. W.

J. Allen, editor of the Tex arkaua, Interstate Newa, was last night fatally shot by John J. Kiug, CoDnty Judge of Bowie county. The trouble had its origin in the arrest of Allen, who was fined for contempt of court by the Commissioners' Court of which Kiug is presiding ollicer. Wall street still continues to be wor? ried by the scarcity of currency aud the business houses of New York are trou? bled almost as much on the same ques? tion.

This morning at a number of the big banks the ollicials when checks were presented handed out coin, and in many cases flatly refused to pay out bills." Cincinnati baukers and whisky men are greatly agitated over Secretary Car? lisle's order requiring government de? positors to turn over the surplus to the sub-treasury instead of sending it to New York as heretofore. The whisky men declare that they cannot get the necessary currency and will have to close business. Friends of Senator Hill say that he is at work upon a free coinage bill to be introduced at the coming session of Congress and upon a speech in support of it. His measure will aim to es? tablish free bi-metnllic coinage as it existed prior to 1873 and that instead of the present ratio of 10 to 1, the Sen? ator will advocate a ratio of to 1. Senator Teller telegraphs from Wash? ington "The unconditional repeal of the Sherman law is impossible.

Al" claims made by eastern men opposed to silver that enough votes would be mustered in the Senate to repeal the act are not true. The situation is even better than I anticipated it would be a few days ago." The Pennsylvania Railroad has ef? fected a $3,000.000 loan in London, at 6 per cent interest, to complete im? provements now under way. Consoli? dated mortgage four per cent bonds, a portion of which was recently sold at 1021, were given as security. It is un? derstood that the bankers who loaned the money have an opinion to take the bonds at 101. James Pike, aged 35, and Selby New bott, 16, were drowned at South Dil do, N.

in sight of their homes by their boat sinking to-day. The fatali? ty was witnessed by their families and friends. Will Pinkham, of St. John's Bay, N. was drowned by the upset? ting of his dory.

Edward R. Harring? ton, a well-known citizen and brother of Sydney Harrington, Q. was drowned yesterday afternoon while out sailing in the harbor, his boat being capsized by a squall off Halifax. The Lewiiton. mills shut down to-day for four and it is announced that the Lawrence, mills will run on half time beginning on Monday.

Faulkner's mills have shut down for an indefinite period, and the Lowell's ingrain department has laid 1,000 hands for a month. In addition to the Bennett mill, No. 1, and Potoznska mill, No. 1, of the Howland corporation at New Bed? ford, Mass, all of the Wamsutta mills will suspend operation for an indefinite time. The Wamsutta will shut down this noon and the Howland some time next week.

L. Sigler's three private banks at Leon, la, David City and Decatur, ail in Decatnr county of that State, suspended this morning. The New Bedford, Safe Deposit and Trust Company also closed its doors to-day. George Kelley. treasurer of the Irish na? tional league fund in New York has received an acknowledgment from Justin McCarthy of the receipbt of in ail of the Irish parliamentary party.

A What Is Bring Done to Advertise Alexandria. The following is from the Washing, ton Post of August 2d: "The St. Joseph, Herald of July 26 is a souvenir edition, commemora? tive of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the city of St. Joseph, aud containing a vast amount of matter of historical, local and commercial inter? est, handsomely illustrated throughout. Nearly half of its columns are de? voted to legitimate business announce? ments, which speaks well for the way iu which St.

Joe is standing up to the hard times." The Gazette is preparing a similar publication for the advancement of Alexandria, New Alexandria and su? burban properties. The reader will note what an im? pression it has on the press of the coun? try and what must necessarily be tbe opinion of the people iu general. The Industrial Edition of thk Gazette will be at least sixteen pa and the number of the paper- distrib? uted will be many thousands. Every oue interested in Alexandria's prosperity should be represented, as it is practically a business directory of the city, and will be issued iu the of Alexandria. New Alexandria and the suburban properties alone.

The cost of the whole work will be very large, and the extensive circula? tion cannot but be of great benefit to the city. The Inference of Mb. James and Patrick McBoggs, not long out of quarautinc, set out ou a recent Sunday evening to visit their cousins, two young women at service in an aris? tocratic part of the city. On their ar? rival at the house they sought to an? nounce their presence by ringing the bell. Unacquainted with the mysteries of electricity.

Jimmie tried in vain to pull the button. Paddy, believing that he possessed greater strength ami skill, asked his brother to step aside, aud took his place, with no greater success. Finally, impressed with the belief that they were victims of a joke by the young women, he exclaimed "Bad luck to the divils; I bclave they have a hould o' the Former Mail than fifty years ago there was really no post? al system in this country. Previous to 1S47 the mails were carried by private firms, aud rates-varied according to dis? tances. Carriers often traveled on foot or horseback and the progress was" slow.

In 1S46 some of the postoffii issued stamps of their own called "pro? visional issues." The adhesive stamp was first used in this country in 1M7. aud prepayment was made compulsory in 1856. In 1S63 the stamp containing the head of Andrew Jackson was issued, and from then until 1SS5 the style adopted contained the profiles of Presi? dents of the United States. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. New TOBE, Aug." was a i decline in stocks after the opening this morn? ing.

The decline caused very little for the long account; iu fact speculation lapsed into dullness. Later when the shorts attempted to cover a sharp rise ensued At 11 a. m. the market was linn at a action. Alexandria Market, Angusi The markets elosed to-day without material change in prices.

Flour is quiet with salts well distributed as to grade. Wheat i- steady and the demand, which is far from active, is confined to sound clean other sorts are still hard to sell; range 5S to 63, i lougberry would bring more. Corn 49 to in hulk, firmer for Western mixed. Bye 40 to IU. Oats, new 30 to 33, old 35 to 36 cars.

Produce and provisions are at yester? day's figures. Hay is higher. Millfecd easy. Wheat and Rye Straw are very dull. Baltimokk, Auk.

dull aud un? changed. Wheat steady; No 2 red spot Aug Sept Ort asked Dec 74 asked steamer No i 63 bid; nulling wheat by sample Corn firmer: mixed spot and Aug Sept Oct asked; rear 47 ask? ed; white corn by sample 51a52; yellow do bid. Oats fairly active; No white Western No'J mixed do Rye quiet; No 2 52a53. Hay linn good to choice timothy to $20 00. Provisions quiet.

New York, Aug. dull and easy. Wheat steady and dull. Corn firmer and dull Pork steady and quiet; mess 00. Lard firmer aud quiet; steam 171..,.

List of Unclaimed Letters. The following is a list of the tetters re? maining iu the Alexandria, po August 5. Persons calling for letters will please ay they "are advertised. Advertised letters not called for within two weeks will be.sent to the (lead letter oflii e. Bennett, Miss Kate Newman, Cbas Rlount, Rev Jas F.

Schornbach, Rolen. Mrs Sallic Sibert, Miss Bettic A Bryant. Mrs Francis Suuville. Edward Blullin, Suddetb, Ben Green, Miss Nancy Swepson, Miss Hamilton, Miss Thompson, .1 Hopkins. Tyler, Miss Fannie Martin, Miss MISCELLANEOUS.

Washington Asphalt Block and Tilo Co. Chick Medicine Co. PARK AGNEW, P. M. Catarrh in New England.

Ely's Cream Balm gives satisfaction toeverj one using it for catarrhal Mellor, Druggist, Worcester, Mass. I believe Ely's Cream Balm is the besl cle for catarrh ever offered the public. Dmggists, Worcester. An article of real P. A Wen, Druggist, Springfield, Mass.

Those who use it speak highly of A. Hill, Druggist, Springfield, Mass. Cream Balm has given satisfactory W. P. Draper, Springfield, Mass.

One Way to he Happy Is at all times to attend to the eomf rta vour family. Should any one of them a Slight cold or Cough, prepare you rscli call at once on E. S. X. Sons, SOW agents and get a trial bottle of Otto's Cure, the great German Remedy, free.

We gi? away to prove that we have a sure cure? Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Consumption, and au diseases of the Throat and Lungs. Large sizes 50c. WE invite the attention of Ladies tos line of PONGETTA SILKS. patterns, which we are offering at sell? ing elsewhere at 39c 424 King street, MEMORY CUPS, PALM POTS. Fancy Cream Jugs, World's Fair Pm irayf and many other novelties just received the importers, and a SON..