Alexandria Gazette from Alexandria, Virginia • Page 2

FRIDAY EVENING OCT 27. Tp interval between tbe passage of the silver repeal bill and the com? mencement of the regular session of Congress cannot be longer than a long enough for some of the Congressmen to go to their homes, and yet there is talk of adjourn? ing when tbe silver bill shall have been passed. In the interval referred to sev? eral important measures could be dis? posed of, among them tbe federal elec? tion bill, the Chinese bill, and others, and the tariff bill could be so advanced that its passage at the regular session would not be long delayed, and the length of that session be considerably reduced. But, for all this, there will p-obably be an adjournment. For what In order that the Congressmen, all of whom have free railroad tickets, and many of whom do not think of go? ing homo, may be enabled to draw mileage for another session.

Wouldn't that be a pretty dish to set before for sign nations that have Kings for their rulers Tin: latest freak of the labor unions ba? been manifested at Columbus, Ohio, where tbe chiefs of a street car union struck and vainly attempted to prevent the runniug of the line, be? cause its superintendent discharged a inotorraan who persisted in drinking liquor while on duty, in disobedience of positive order-, issued for tbe safety of passengers and of the people using the streets through which the cars run. And they did this at the commence? ment of winter, and when every avenue of labor is crowded with appli? cants for employment. Why the men who pay tbe assessments upon which the chiefs referred to live in idleness, continue to obey tbe latters reckless and foolish orders is hard to under? is if they have common sense. NEW TABLES of comparisons of tbe wages of labor in this country aud Eng? land are now being printed; but they contain nothing that was not well known before they were prepared, and the most patent of all is the long estab? lished fact tbat in the most protected industries of this country the wages of lahor are the lowest, while they are highest in those that are not protected at all. This, to a mau either on tbe ground or up a tree, ought to be suffi? cient of itself alone to remove tbe last vestige of the old dissipated delusion that high wages are due to or depend upon a high tariff.

TaE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF of the G. A. II. says that of all the names on the pension rolls there isn't one that has not a legal right to be there. And yet yesterday the Commissioner of Pensions received a letter from a man whoso name is on those rolls and who has been drawing a pension for many years, in which the writer says he shot him? self in the baud intentionally, and that bis conscience will not allow him to keep up tbe fraud any longer.

The Commander should think several times before be talks on this subject any more. Ex-Speaker Keed says "education is perhaps of less value to the negro than the kuowledge of a good No man is ever too old to learn, ami Mr. Keed, as is proved by his referred to remark, is no exception to the rule. The experience of this country is to tbe effect that education makes negroes discontented with their condition and induces them to resort to any other means of gaining a livelihood than hard work, the result being the large num? ber of negro convicts in all the jails and penitentiaries in the cities and States in which negroes abound. No matter what else may be said of the election that will be held iu this State Tuesday week, it will be one of tbe purest ever held, so far as the use of money is concerned, for tbe treas? uries of the democrats, republicans, populistsand prohibitionists alike are so bare that a dollar dropped into either would make it quake.

And it isn't tbe haid times that make it io either. Mr. Keed's Thomas B. Keed said yesterday in Bos? ton that the trouble with tbe United States Senate is that many of its mem? bers believe themselves ambassadors from sovereign States. The testimony of northern manufacturers before the committee of ways aud means that was of the most vital interest to the framers of a taritl bill seemed to fall unheeded on the ears of southern members ofthat committee.

Speaking of the negro problem iu tbe South, Mr. Keed ex? pressed the opinion tbat education was perhaps of less value to the negro than the kuowledge of a good trade, to the end of evolving an appreciation of property interests and tbe need for sta? bility oi' government and industrial in? terests. Five new cases of yellow fever, all colored, were reported at Brunswick, to-day. The murderer of Judge Estopinal is sur? rounded in a drainage machine at s'a aud a of 20 men gone to the scene to assist in the canUr.e. It is that he will not be taken alive.

FROM WASHINGTON. Correspondence of the Alexandria Washington. D. Oct. 27.

Silver is on the down gmde in Lon? don, the quoted price as sent to the Treasury Department being to day pence per ounce. This is a half penny lower than yesterday's price. In our money this is, with exchange, about cents per ounce. With silver at this low figure, the bullion value of the standard silver dollar is 5S cents. The following changes iu the fourth class postoffices of Virginia were made to day Cleaveland, Russell county, H.

C. Sniiib, apppointed postmaster, vice It. B. Musiek, removed; Lyn bains, Northumberland county, E. I).

Rock, vice J. H. Disc, removed; Snowville, I'ulaski county, C. E. Elmore, vice W.

J. Showalter, removed. Mr. Harry Smith, Chief Clerk of the Registers ollice of the Treasury, for tilth place Col. L.

W. Reid of Alex? andria, who held it under Mr. Cleve? land's administration is, an appli? cant, says be intends, and has done so since last March, to resign in the spring and go into more lucrative private business. Senator Voorhees is very hopeful of a Bpeedy conclusion to the debute in the Senate, and said this morning that he thought there might bo a vote to? day on some of the amendments. The situation continues as it has since the collapse of the compromise, and the Senate has settled down, ilh as much patience as possible, to listen to the speeches that are yet to be finished.

Mr. Stewart took the floor at on early hour to-day for another installment of his speecb, the indications being that this is the last. Mr. Morgan may have a few remarks to make, and Sen? ator Dubois will, when an opportune time presents itself, speak for fifteen or twenty minutes. Mr.

Allen, tbe popu? list who broke the record of long was said ta have another in contemplation befoie the end came, but he denied this to-day, sayiDg that be might think it necessary to speak a very short time, and he might not. If be did, his remarks would be short and extemporaneous. After the voting on the amendments begins, it is under? stood that Mr. Gorman will speak briefly, and, it is said, will touch upon the subject of clot tire, in opposition to tbe establishment of such a rule. There are indications of a desire on the part of the managers of tbe bill to prod the along and if speeches are drawn out the session may be extended into the evening a couple of hours, so that one or more of the numerous amend? ments that have been or will be offered may be got out of the way.

But Mr. Teller, the leader of tbe silverites, says be thinks the voting will commence either ibis evening or to-morrow. Tbe Chinese bill will be reported to the Senate Monday. The committee wh'ch reported it is still determined to not agree to the changes suggested by Secretary Gresbam yesterday, and will only amend the bill so as to expunge the provision requiring the potograph of the subject to be ailixed to the certif? icate. Messrs.

Barley, Marbury and Carl in of Alexandria were at the Capitol to? day to get speakers to address a demo? cratic meeting to be held in Alexandria to morrow night. Senator Daniel told them he expected to be voting on the amendments to the silver repeal bill to-morrow night, but if not, he would certainly go, as be hadn't been able to speak often enough during the cam? paign, and desired to make up for lost time. Representatives Swauson of Vir? ginia, Aldersou of West Virginia, and Patterson of Tennessee promised to go. The Senate has determined that it will not appoint a committee to inves? tigate tbe Ford's Theatre accident. Representative Meredith succeeded this morning iu obtaining a promise from Assistant Postmaster General Maxwell that the republican postmas? ters at East Falls Church, in Alexan? dria county, and at Merrilield, iu Fair? fax county, will be removed, and that good democrats will be appointed in their Gibson at the former and Mr.

Moore at the latter. Mr. Mer? edith saw Senator Daniel to-day in the interest of Mr. N. G.

Elkins of King George county, Virginia, who is an applicant for a position on the Benaie s.de of tbe Capitol. Among the visitors here to-day is Mr. R. Kent, democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, who will speak in Alexandria to-mor? row night. Mr.

Kent says he doesn't know who will lead tbe anti-railroad men in tbe next Virginia Legislature, as he did iu the last one, or whether they will have a leader or not. He says that from what he has learned during the campaigu he is induced to think that while the populists may get some demociatic vofjs, there is no doubt of the success of the democrat ticket; and that, too, by a good Among tbe Virginians spoken of here to-day for the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Bond, are Judge James Keith of Warrenton, Assistant Attor? ney General Holmes Conrad of Win? chester, aud 'ongressman Buchanan of Abingdon, It is rumored at the Cap? itol that should ihe placa go to Virgin? ia, it will fall to Mr. Conrad, Miss Daisy Garland, aged 23 years, daughter of ex-Atiorhey General Gar? land, committed suicide here tbis after? noon by shooting herself through the heart with her father's revolver. There was nothing in tbe youDg lady's condi? tion this morning to indicate any men? tal disturbance, and she conversed with the family in regard to a theatre party which she was to give to-Dight. After? ward she went to her room, and at lun? cheon time one of the family went tm call her.

The young lady was found lying ou the floor d( ad. The body was. still warm, iudicatiug that ihe shot had been tired only a she rt time previously, though no one iu the bouse heard the report. Miss Garland is tbe youug lady who recently left home mysteri? ously and who was fluad in Baltimore three days afterwards. Lepra entat've Edmunds of Virginia went to the government printing office io-dav to try 11 get a place for a lady from his'dis triet.

but was informed by the Public printer, Mr. Palmer, that impossible to grant his request as the appropriation for the of ficj was not sufficient to nay the emplovcs al? ready there. The Silver is probable the Senate will vote on tbe final pas? sage of the bill for the repeal of tbe sil? ver purchasing clause of the Sherman law Monday afternoon next. There is a belief that consideration of the amend? ments to the bill can be concluded be fore adjournment to-morrow. None of the amendments are likely to be adopt? ed.

If the repeal bill goes to the House with no amendment save the Voorhees proposition the Speaker may recognize a molion to concur, and the whole question of repeal may be dis? posed of iu one vote. NEWS OF THE DAY. It is reported tbat the pugilist Charlie Mitche'l has beeo left $75,000 under the wilt of tbe late 'Squire Abingdon. Tbe Pope will not appoint any Italiau bishops at the December consistory because the government continues to refuse quatu-s to those nominated at the last consist jry. It is reported tbat tbe Morgan liner El Cid has been purchased from Mr.

C. P. Huntington for the Brazilian govern? ment aud that she will take a cargo of arms from New York to that country. The Pacific mail steamship City of New York, which sailed from San Francisco yesterday went on the rocks at Point Bonita in a dense fog. She will probably be a total wreck.

Point Bonita is at the entrance of the Golden Gate on the northern side. The Pope has exchanging views recently with Archbishop Satolli. papal delegate to tbe church in the United States, concernins the Hornau Catholic University, in Washington. He has been criticised, it is said, by the men who are instigating adverse criticism of tbe university, and will soon give tbe institution evidence of his support and satisfaction with its work. A Lion at Largo.

Mad with fury and with blood drip? ping from his jaws, a huge lion held full possession of the ground floor of an Eighteenth street, New Yoak, stable for four hours yesterday afternoon, and his angry roars stirred the whole neigh? borhood, The great beast was one of five be? longing to Wombold's English Circus, which had been boarded there several days. Wallace, as he was called, had fumed and growled constantly in his narrow quarters, being hungry for blood, James Dustock, one of the pro? prietors, said. Finally the neighbors complained, and yesterday an attempt was made to move tbe animal to Cen? tral Park. wagon carrying a cace was backed up to Wal lace's cage, and Dustock tried to drive tbe beast in. His wife and little boy stood near.

The liou was not to be driven, but growling with fury dashed about, until he filially moved the cage door of the wagon to one side. The brute saw the gap, and before Dustock could prevent it there was a roar, a rush and the great yellow body shot from the cage into the stable. Fortunately be landed on the opposite side of the wagon from which Dustock and his family stood. For a moment Dustock's head reeled. Only an instant remained for action be? fore" the lion would pounce upon them.

He grabbed bis wife and forced her to? ward a ladder a few feet away. he whispered. With bis boy in bis arms Dustock followed her up the ladder. They were half-way up when the blazing eyes roll? ed on them. "Quick!" yi the showman.

"Jump in the loft." She jumped aud fell just as Dustock reached the top round with his child, lie fell forward on tbe floor of the loit. There was a crash and the paw of the lion Strunk the ladder a mighty blow. The beast lool.ed up at Dustock for fully half a minute, theu, with terrific roar, turned away. He had beard a frightened sound in a stall. In it stood a valuable trotter with ears erect and pawing feet.

Slow? ly the lion approached the stall. He crouched in front for a second. Then the big, shaggy, yellow body shot through the air and the trotter went down in a heap, with the beast on its back. The horse squealed pitifully, but it took only an instant for the great teeth to tear the hoise to pieces, and for several minutes tbe lion quenched bis thirst for blood and munched the I flesh of the horse. Meanwhile, Dustock had escaped and alarmed the neighborhood, an immense crowd collecting.

Keepers entered the stable and tried to coax the beast to go into bis cage, but without avail. They fiaally succeeded in getting him corner? ed in the back part of the stable, where they watched him slowly devour the horse. Once, when Dustock went too near him, the leaped upon him, tearing his right arm terribly. Finally a lion tamer was brought, who, even with the he'p of pitchforks and revol? vers, could not get the bloodthirsty king of beasts back in his cage. At a late hour last night he was Still roam? ing the stable and occasionally takiug a mouthful of dead horse.

The police to-day said they would kill the lion if he was not caged by to? night. A Corpse at a gmc some s'ght of a coipse, wrapped in a sbroud in a coffin, and propped upat the window, the remarkable scene witnessed on Tuesday at the little cigar store formerly kept by Ber? nard Ashley in Camden, N. J. The corpse was that of the proprietor of tbe shop who had died the night before from black diphtheria. To prevent a spread of tbe contagion George Taylor Itobinson and Un? dertaker E.

E. Jeffries ref used to per? mit a public funeral, aud the novel plan of propping tbe coffin up in the show window was adopted, so as to allow tbe many friends of the deceased to view the remains, and pay their last respecis to the dead with perfect safety to them? selves. The unusual sight of the coipse in tbe window attracted not only the friends of Mr. Ashley, but also many curious people in the who seemed to enjoy the uncanny spec? tacle. They all kept at a respectful disr tance when the remains were carried out to the hearse, however, and but few mourners went to tbe grave.

Mr. Ashley was ill but two weeks be? fore he died, and although Dr. Robin? son reported the nature of tbe case to the Board of Health no effort was made to quarantine the premises. L'ndertak er Jeff.ies had to fumigate tbe house him-elf after the funeral and he took every precaution to prevent a spread of the contagion in the neighborhood. Tbe residents, bowever, do not feel per? fectly secure yet, as fear that the germs of the disease have not yet been entirely eradicated, and the Board of Health will probably be asked to take some action.

Eight miners employed at the Mono? pol coal pit at Bochum, Belgium, were buried to-day by the falling of the roof of the gallery where they were work? ing. There js po chance of any of them being rescued alive. Emily Barrill, 23 years old. of Macr ches'er, N. was choked to death last evening by being ctugbt iu a fold 1 ing bed which she was letthag down.

VIRGINIA NEWS. Mrs. Mary Dent, wife of Mr. Mat? thew Dent, died near Osso, King George county, on the 11th inst. Miss Virginia L.

Herudon died at her residence in Spotsylvania county on the 16th aged about years. Mrs. Margaret Perry, who para? lyzed on Wednesday "at her home in Fredericksburg, died yesterday, aged seventy-three. The grandest barbecue that has been given in Southside Virginia for some years was that at Dinwiddie Court? house yesterday under the auspices of the democrats of that county. Colonel O'Ferrall addressed a large audience.

Last night he spoke at Richmond, where he was tendered a hearty recep? tion. Several Roanoke policemen had an exciting experience at the home of John Conner Wednesday night. Offi? cer Vest, a veteran in years, went to the house to arrest Conner, who is wanted at Hagerstown ou the charge of burglarizing a jewelry store. Con? ner took refuge behind sister who is very ill and the officer was informed that au attempt to make an arrest would kill her. The chief and several other officers were summoned and two doctors protested against any entrance to the sick room, where Conner, armed with a bowie knife and revolver, swore he would kill the first man who enter? ed the door.

Not a policeman had the warrant, so the chief ordered his men off and Conner went off and has not since been seen. Fairfax Notes. Mr. Wellington Fairfax, of Farr, bad a corn husking Saturday evening, and husked about 400 bushels. Mr.

John M. Sbafer died at bis home, ''Chestnut uear Langley, on Saturday last, aged 0:2 years. Air. and Mrs. George Head, of Bai? ley's Roads, celebrated the 20th an? niversary of their marriage last Mon? day night.

Rev, T. W. T. Noland, who for some years was pastor of the Baptist church at Falls Church, has accepted a call to a church in Gordonsville. Walton Walton, the candidate nominated by the republicans of Fair? fax for the House of Delegates, has de? cline 1 to accept the same.

Mr. W. H. Hatch, Grand Chief Tem? plar of the Good Templars, paid a visit to Pioneer Lodge on Tuesday night. ITe was received with the honors of the order.

Eighteen candidates were in? itiated in the lodge on that Herald. Fvom King George. A letter from George county to the Richmond Dispatch says: "For several weeks the woods here have been alive with chestnut-hunters, and these hunters have been well rewarded for their labors in that line, for there is a full chestnut crop aud the trees have been promptly and thoroughly thrtshed by providential winds. It is estimated that the King George merchants have already bandied $1,200 worth of chest? nuts at prices ranging from $2.00 to per bushel. This is an important commodity in this county, and a full crop means warji clothing and other supplies for families who have no regu? lar income.

Work is this week iu progress on the Potomac wharves which were destroy? ed by tbe storms. But few wharves were left intact from Colonial Beach to Washington, a distance of nearly sixty miles. No wharf properly on the tomac suffered more serious'y than hat belonging to tbe fashionable watering places at Colonial Beach, Clii.on Beach and other points of note. It is now quite evident tbat but very few partridges survived the severity of last winter's weather. Last January a majority of the female birds perished iu tbe long freeze, though in May it was hoped that this estimate was eu.rava gant and erroneous.

Investigations since the 10th of the present month confirm the repot iu midwinter and re? veal the fact that partridges in t'u's sec? tion are SO per cent, scarcer than ever before known here. Some professional gunners favor an abstinence bird shooting this season in otder lo allow an increase in partridges, but those who shoot for profit instead of sport will not accede to any such proposition. Scratched the a roll of crisp greenbacks in her stocking and only her fingernails for a weapon, plucky Mrs. George W. Bossier, of Hol lidaysburg, last night repulsed four a-med robbers, and sent them fly? ing from her home.

This marvelous power of scratching, which saved Mrs. Bossier ber treasure, was more fruitful of results than her husband's fists. The face of one of the robbers was so badly lacerated tbat he hired a horse in c-der to avoid traveling in a railroad car Thursday morning in bis flight from tbe officers. Tbe Bosslers live at Duncan vilie. They conduct a dairy, and Wednesday several cows were sold.

Mrs. Bossier had also disposed of a considerable amount of poul? ry recently, so that Wednesday night there was in the bouse over $101) in bank notes. Shortly after miduigbt four masked roan entered the ross'er residence. The robbers were all armed with revolvers, and after gaining an entrance to the house, one stood guard on the stairs while the others mounted to the secopd floor, where Mr. and Mrs.

Bossier were sleeping. One man covered Bossier with a pistol, and, calling him byname, told him not to raise any cry or he would be killed. The hired man, Brook Hamil, who slept in an adjoining room, Was treated the same way and his watch was stolen. A demand was made on Bossier for the money, and his wife, hearing the threat, jumped from the bed, look the money from a bureau, and bid it in her stocking. Immediately the fourth rob? ber, who was on guard, rushed at the to rescue the coveted booty.

She ie isted him, tore the mask from his face and ploughed half a dozen little furrows down the invaders cheeks. He tried to defend bimself, but again Mrs. Bossier scratched bis face until he yelled with pain. The other thieves, fearing the outcry would arouse the neighborhood, tied, closely followed by tbe wounded one. Later tbe man who bad met with the woman's nails drove to Cresson, and he is still at large.

-9 Sold by Druggists and Country Store? keepers everywhere at io or mailed on receipt of price in stamps. Polk Miller Drug RICHHGND, VA. 10c. LIVER PILLS nose: Two as bed- Vbz, time. 4y FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

Washington. Oct. senate. Promptly at 11 o'clock this moi jing tbe Vice President lapped his desk with the gavel and announced that the Senate resumed its session (referring to that which began on Tuesday the 19th, I and has continued Hetherj. without an instant's pau.e.

announced I that he laid before the Senate the vn finished business, being House bill No. I 1 (the silver purchase repeal bill). At tt.is time there were but few demo I cratic Senators present, although many of the most distinguished on the i republican side were in their seats, in? truding Mr. Sherman, who was one of the first to enter the hall this morning, and Mr. Morrill, who maJe his appear? ance for the first time siuce he left the city on leave of absence about two months ago.

The absence of a quorum having been suggested the roll was called and 44 Senators answered. A bill was passed to aid the States of California, Oregon, Washington, Mon? tana, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Colo? rado and South Dakota to support schools of mines (allowing to each of them per cent, of the proceeds of the sale of mineral lands within those States, but not to exceed $12,000 per year). The debate on the silver purchase re? peal bill was then, at 11:40, resumed aud Mr. Stewart began again his talk upon bimetallism. There were, he said, various kinds of bimetalists.

There were some Sen? ators who boasted that under no cir? cumstances could they be seduced into a surrender of their high standard of bimetallic views. These Senators when they met the chief executive, that all powerful hero of monomctalism who wielded not only legislative but execu? tive authority, had boldly informed him that no argument of his could induce them to surrender one iota of their stern bimetallic virtue. They had got up compromise amendments which were a kind of legislative cuttlefish. There were two or three such amend? ments. He believed that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr.

Faulkner) was i utitled to the credit of making tbe first discovery that such a ive cuttlefish could be invented. The Sen? ator from Washington (Mr.Squire) had also invented one. Thete legislative cuttlefish would be very useful to Sen? ators in the next campaign. The cuttlefish had a way of hiding itself from attack from the emission of a black fluid which colored the water. The Senators who had got up these legislative cuttlefish would use them vigorously in the next campaign.

They would so muddy the water as to blind th eyes of I heir constituents. Tricks ofthat kiud which one might suppose wjuld be vain succeeded sometimes. After some more talk of this kind an amusing colloquy sprung up between Mr. Stewart on the one side and Mr. Carey and Mr.

Dolph oa the other. For some time questions and answers came rapidly but the senatorial antagonists could not succeed in understanding each other. Mr. Carey characterized Mr. Stewart as a monometallist and Mr.

Stewart told him that he was mistaken and did not know what bi-metallism meant. His creed on point was laid by Mr. Carey, and was to tbe effect that if the country went to tbe free coinage of silver, and if gold was thus driver, out of use the silver would become tbe ex? clusive standard and the country would be, for all practical purposes, on a sin? gle silver standard. That exposition of Mr. Cary's belief showed Mr.

Stew? art "how little tbe Senator from Wy? oming had thought upon the subject." be add? ed, "was having tbe mints open to both metals." "At wbat ratio?" Mr. Carey asked. "At the ratio of lfi to 1," Mi Stew? art replied and be added, "You say that the consequence will be that gold will not go out uotil we have got silver coin enough to take its place, nod that will take so many years that gold will probably be cheap before that time." At this stage of the controversy Mr. Dolph managed to get into it, and made a point aga'ast Mr. Stewart for not insisting on the old ratio of 15 to 1.

After talking gome lime, with numerous vain at? tempts on the part of Mr. Stewart to stop him, the latter finally said "Will you give me a moment now?" Mr. Dolph yielded, with a parting shaft aimed at the Nevada Senator, "who had," he admitted, "a right to be hear on the subject." Then the controversy was transferred onca more to Mr. Carey. Af.ersome mutual thrusts at each other, which furnished much amusement to the crowds in tbe gal laries, Mr.

Stewart responded to some question of Mr. Carey's: "How many times must I tell you? (Laughter). I decline to be interrupted farther." Mr. Carey withdrew from the con? test with the stinging remark that "If tbe Senator from Nevada would talk less, and would try- to understand more, Senate would get along better." Mr. Stewart's retort was: "I think that you have talked to the full extent of your information." (Laughter).

This closed the dialogue, and for some time Mr. Stewart proceeded without further interruption. He referred to the President as a man whose law came from Wall street, and who had been guilty of a gross act of nullification in the matter of the silver purchase law, and said that it was the time the1 people of the United States would trust a Wall street lawyer in the executive chair. Mr. Stewart yielded the floor to bis colleague, saying tbat he would go on with bis speech afterwards, aud Mr.

Joues. who wus supposed to have com? pleted bis lotigspeech last Tuesday, but who had not doue so, proceeded to ad? dress the Senate, being the seventh in? stallment of his speech. Hesaid that he rose with the hesitation that a law? yer might bave ia arguing a case which be knew to be already decided. HOCStt When the House met Mr. Hudson arose to a question of personal privi? lege ajd sent to the clerk to be read an extract from a paper relating to an al? leged scheme to open tue Chei okee out He also had read a letter from Mr.

Lamoreaux, Commissioner of the General Land Office, denying tbe state? ments made ia the newspaper article. Mr. Hudson made a peisonal explana? tion ot his connection with the sub? ject. Mr. Weadock introduced a resolution to inquire into the right of Mr.

Linton to a seat on the floor, in which he severely arraigned a society which was said to be instrumental in bis selection to be the A. P. A. It was referred. Mr.

Springer, chairman of tbe com? mittee on bankiag and ed a resolution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for information con? cerning the operation of State banks, together with the number which havo failed aud the amouut lost since 1830. The resolution encouncered great oppo? sition. On the call of the roll on the question of agreeing to Mr. Springer's resolution calling for information concerning State banks no quorum voted, and the House at 2.10 o'clock adjourned until Monday. Anxious to Adjourn.

A letter from Washington says: The great desire of everybody inter ested in tbe settlement of the silver question is to reach a vote. The ad? ministration desires no further legisla? tion. It only asks that Congress shall adjourn and leave the executive branch of the government alone until it is time for the regular session to begin. point Representative Outbwaite yesterday said, as a member of the com? mittee on rules, no programme would be determined upon until it was known when the Senate would finish. If tbe Senate should dispose of the silver question this week or next, the ways and means committee would deter? mine whether it could complete a tariff bill before next December.

Should it be decided tbat this most important measure could be con? nie ted before tbe first Monday in December, a recess will be taken until the earliest date fixed by the cjairman ofthat committee for reporting the bill to the House. Fortunately for the administration, Speaker Crisp is as auxiou3 to adjourn as the President is to see Congress adjourn. It was said yester? day by members very close to Mr. ('risp that the joint resolution of ad? journment of the two branches of Con? gress would be passed through the House on the same day that the amend? ed repeal bill reached it. There will be no delay of action upon the silver bill in the House when that measure reaches tbat body from the Senate because of tbe want of a quorum.

General Tracy, chairman of the steering committee of repealers in i the House, bas been looking into tbe matter, with the aid of the House of? ficials, especially the postmaster ami assistant sergeant-al-aims. He made a count last night, which showed the presence of 261 members of tbe House in the city. This was a surprise not only to him, but to the others interest? ed." The highest estimate of tbe num? ber of members in tbe city yesterday was 135. Thk Valkvrik's the passengers who arrived at Queens town yesterday New York was the Karl of Dunraven, owner of the cutter Valkyrie, that was recently de? feated by the American sloop Vkilant in tbe series of races for the America's cup. Tbe Earl said that if tbe Valky? rie in each contest bad not bad exceed? ingly hard luck, she would have won the cup.

He did not think that the American center-board boat was supe? rior to tbe English keel cutter. Speaking of the reported trouble be? tween himself and Mr. Watson, tbe de? signer of the Valkyrie, tbe Earl of Dunraven said "Mr. Watson and myself differed in opinion, but there is no estrangement between us." When asked what disposition he in? tended to make of the Valkyrie, the Karl said that on the whole she had proved herself a good boat, and he was perfectly satisfied with ber perform? ance. It was bis intention to enter ber for the races in America next summer.

He would not say whether be iuteud to build another boat to compete in 1S95 for the America's cup. Tbe Amer? ican clubs might, perhaps, he said, fix May next for a contest, when the Vigi? lant, Jubilee, Pilgrim, Colonia aud Navaboe would raoe. Referring to the Valkyrie's time al? lowance, he declared that if the bad taken place in England the Vigi 1 tot would have had to allow ber more time than given her in America. Oorxl Clot lirs Onen all doors. Try it.

WANAMAKER BROWN. oct2T lw Washington, D. C. A fire broke out this eveniDg in the story building in Pittsburg, and tbe flames spread to the buildings opposite, ia one of which was the plant which supplies that city with electric light. Five men were badly burned, three probably fatally.

The loss is very heavy. Free. AH goods purchased of Wanamakcr Brown, 1003 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, D. are kept in repair one year free of charge. oct24 lw I have not used all of one bottle yet I suffered from catarrh for twelve years, ex? periencing the nauseating dropping in the throat peculiir to that direa.se, and nose bled almost daily.

I tried various leroedics witn out benefit until last April, when I saw Ely's Cream Balm advertised in the Boston Budget, I procured a bottle, and since the first days' use have bad no more sore? ness is entirely G. Davidson, with the Boston Budget, formerly with Boston Journal. TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS Execution of "Doc" Taylor. Wise C. Oct.

B. Taylor was hauged at noon to-day at this place for the murder ol the Mul lans family on May 17th, 1S92. He was born in Scott county, abojt years ago. After having acquired a p-imiiive education he studied medi? cine and removed io Kentucky where he practiced his profession. During his residence in Kentucky he was and itried for the murder of Kobe: Moore but his counsel proved an alibi, I although it is generally believed her.

that he was guilty. During the war be volunteered in the Confederate army but at the first skinn'-b. in which his company was engaged, deserted and came home. The ctime lor which Taylor paid the penalty was more iu the nature of a massacre tbtri aa ordinary murder. Old Ira Mullans, mau who was so lame that be could not walk a step, lived at Bound Gap, near the Slate line, between Kentucky and Virginia.

At the tune the murder was committed he had been to Letcher county, and was returning in company with his wife, bis daughter, his brother, John Mullans, and his wife and son. These with a boy, who Was the driver, com posed the party and John Mullen's wit and son were all that were left to tell the story. The party were waylaid la Taylor and two others, John ami Henan Fleming, who came out of the woods and commenced firing at close range into the wagon with the above men? tioned result. They then proceeded to rifle the pockets of their victims, secur? ing from Ira Mullans the price land he had sold, and mutilated tbe bodies of their victims in the most im'e I cent manner possible. Taylor was ar? rested as he was boarding a westl I passenger train.

The Flemings are still at large although strenuous rts have been made for their capl A Scandal in High Lire. Omaha, Neb. Oct. night Mrs. Ella Rudinger, a promiuetii handsome society leader, walked up to Henry J.

Reiser ou a busy thorough? fare, lired a bullet through his brain and followed the murder with an ell'ort at self destruction. When ber victim fell the excited woman placed the re? volver at her bead ami pulled the trig? ger. The ball grazed her hair and daz? ed her. The woman talked freely of what she had done. "I shot to kill: it was for my husband to said "but be would not, tiud so I did it myself.

The wretch has given me enough cause and 1 hope I have accomplished what I undertook. I loved tbe man at first and wanted Mr. Reiser to admit our relations to my husband in order that be might get a divorce, but he denied everything to my husband. We met on tbe street aud I urged him to make a confession, but he refused point blank, and wanted me to do an act that was so low, vile and indecent that it almost makes my blood boil to think of it." Tbe woman is now in jail, but declares that she will yet kill herself. An Eventful Voyage.

New York, Oct. steamship Geliert sailed safely port early this morning from Hamburg and land? ed her 4(i? passengers after an eventful voyage. At midnight on Sunday, Icto ber 22d, lire was discovered in the after part of the ship. All openings were tightly closed and streams of water turned into the lower hold. All at? tempts to subdue the fire were unsuc? cessful and life boats were made ready for use and every preparation made to leave the burning ship if it became nec? essary.

The engines were stopped so as to avoid any draught. The temper? ature in the saloon rapidly increased and the carpets were removed and kept thoroughly soaked to be used in keeping tbe deck cool. On the fol? lowing day the exact location of the fire having beeu found, streams of wa? ter were turned directly on the fire and by noon tbe flames were extinguished. To Be Hanged. Haltimobk, Oct.

rnor Blown has signed the death warrant of tbe colored men Arthur Courtney and Taylor, tir? ing the date of their execution Decent i 15, for the murder of Captain J. Frai Cooper. The murderers are young men from Carter's creek, Va, where Caprtin Cooper made his home, and whence he sailed with them in his schooner. The vessel was at Deal's Island, Somerset county, Juno IG, when the captain attacked by Ilm men after he bad retired for the uixbt, and beaten to death for the money which he was supposed to have in his wallet. Elgin's Best is the best Butter made Price 35 cents per pound.

Just received an invoice of new No. 2 Mackerel. They are very fine and fat. Try them. B.

H. Jenkins, je2 Cor. Duke and Fairfax streets. When Baby was sick, we gare her When sho was a Child, she cried for Caatorta. When she became Miss, she to When she had Children, she gave them heartily tb mit my Wends and the public in general their kindneti aud their liberal patronage in nipporling i to be the successful candidate for the Silver Puneh awarded by the St.

Vin? cent De Paul Soeiety's fair to the most popu? lar re-tauratcur of this city. Very rcspetfiillv, EnwABD Rammet. EINE NEW BEANS and HOMINY re? ceived to-day by J. C. MII.r.VZS..