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FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 189?.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.San rises to-xiorrow at 5:10 ; sun sets... High water (!:4.'I a. m. and
7 05 p. ni.
Weather Probabilities..For this, a fair till Saturday, but with increasing
liucssand probably occasional rains bySatui lay aftomoon or Saturday night: Varia-
winds, becoming cast to south.
[( [DE..This morning about fifteenminutes after uine o'clock a man, clad
ie garb of a workingman and wear-iveralls, entered the saloon of Mr.ird Murphy, at the corner of Pitt
and Princess streets, and asked the pro-tor ifhe could go into the yard in
the rear ofthe premises. After an ab-eofsome tön minutes, the stranger
returned, stopped in the room in rear
,: ;ar saloon, and asked when the.train on the W. & (». R. R. wouldleave. He then seated himself in at
and in a few minutes thereafterMr.Murphy entered when the man arose
and staggered about. Murphy pa edhim in a be 1 in the room, and then dis-covered a boltlu in tl.e man's handwhich, from the label thereon, contain¬ed laudanum. Murphy at once tele¬phoned to the police station, and Offi-cer Davis, who responded, summonedPr. Purvis. The doctor arrivedpromptly at the house and administer¬ed such treatment as the case required,but, as much time had elapsed since thefatal dose had been taken, all efforts tosave tin- life of the man were unavail¬ing, and he died about 11 o'clock. Thereporter for the Gazette visited thescene of the suicide and learned thename of the self destroyer was JamesPearson, a native and resident of dakHill. Fauquier county, where he leavesa wife (who was a .Miss Weaver) andsix children. Pearson appeared to beabout 42 years of age, was a carpenterby trade, and has recently been in theemploy of the R. &D. It. R. Co. near
Leesburg. He went to his home inFauquier a few days since andreturned to this city yesterday,Ho met friends here and was drinkingquite freely, and was invited by Mr.Max. Berryman (an old acquaintance),to spend the night with him at hisLome, No. 910 Cameron street. Pear-BOH awoke his friend this morningabout 5 (»'dock ami left the housealone, after asking .Mr. Berryman tomeet him later in the day. It appearsthat he soon thereafter entered thedrug store of Messrs. W. F. Creighton &Co.. where he purchased four ounces oflaudanum, and when the bottle wasfound <>u him only a half ounce of thedrug remained therein. When hepurchased the drug this morning hewas asked for what purpose he intend¬ed using it and gave entirely satisfac¬tory replies. From what could belearned, Pearson was not a hard drink¬er, hut was addicted to periodicalsprees. He did not appear to bo inany way despondent when he left Mr.Berryinan this morning, and had some
little money with him. As yet, no
cause can be assigned for his suicide.He had been boarding, while at workin Loudoun county, with a Mrs. Ches¬hire, at Leesburg. His body was takentu Mr. Demaine's undertaking estab¬lishment where it was prepared forburial.
Dr. Purvis held an inquest this evontngwhen the jury rendered a verdict iuaccml-auce with the above facts. The remains willbe sent tu Fauquier for interment.
Abou Ben Mushbach..A test caseunder the Mushbach gambling act ofthe last Legislature has just been pass¬ed upon by our Court of Appeals andthe case reversed and sent back to thelower court. The decision is to thatextent in favor of the .-porting peoplewho appealed from the judgment ofliuc and imprisonment imposed below.The opinion of the court was writtenby .Judge Lewis and the pith of it isfound in the following paragraph,which will be read with interest:
"A bet is a wager between two ormore persons. It involves a concur¬rence of wills; that is, there must bean oiler to bet on one side and accept¬ed on the other. When the offer is ac¬
cepted, and not before, the betting be¬comes compu te. A bet, like au ordi¬nary contract, may be made by tele,,graph, and when an offer to bet is ac-ccpted by telegraph the acceptance, as
in the case of a contract, takes effectwhen the message of acceptance is de¬li vcivd to the telegraph company fortransmission, and not wdien receivedby the other party. If, therefore, an
offer to bet is telegraphed by a personia this city to another in New Yorkand the latter accepts by telegraph,the betting is done not in Richmond,but in New York, because the öfter be-ing accepted there takes effect there."
It is a somewhat novel propositionthat if a man in Alexandria telegraphsto a man in New York offering to bet a
hundred dollars on a given thing and'.in- li« t is accepted by telegraph, thebet is made in New York, not in Alex¬andria, but that seems to be the view-held by a majority of the SupremeCourt judges. Mushbach will have totry again if he is really "one that loveshis fellow men.'* The Legislature w illhave to mend the law, through whichthe Supreme Court has thrust its ad¬verse foot..Norfolk Landmark.
Public Meeting..The New EraBuilding Association, a colored organi¬zation in this city, held its third annualmeeting in Roberts Chapel last night.The meeting was called to order byWin. B. Dulany, the president. F. h.M. Murray, the secretary, read the an¬nual report and gave a summary of thework of the association for the threeyears of its existence. A printed ballotcontaining the names of the old boardof directors, with the exception ofthatof E. J. Webster, who declined a re-nomination, was distributed among thestockholders. S. W. Madden, jr.. wasnominated to fill the vacancy, and thefollowing were voted upon and electedWm. B. Dulany, president ; Rev. R. h!Porter, vice president F. h. M. Mur¬ray, secretary; Johu h. Credit, trea¬surer. Directors.Norman 15. PinnRev. h. h. Warring, Wm. h. Davis,Dr. Wm. h. Madclla, J. M. Buckner,Alfred Peters. John Scroggius. LindsayJackson and S. W. Madden, jr. Thereport covering three years showed thereceipts to be $12,314.48 : expended$11,819.49; balance, 8494.99; dividendfor the first year 55 cents; second year,$1.90: third" year, $3.20: total, $ö.t>"> :
shares in operation 274 : total expense,$201.56. The meeting was a large andinteresting one. Addresses were madeby Wellington Thomas, J. M. Bucknerand h>v. Wm. R. A. Painter. The ex¬ercises were interspersed with vocaland instrumental music by the YoungMen's Amateur Orchestra.
Personal..Miss Rebecca Danger-Geld is the guest of her uncle. Mr. J.Arthur Taylor, in Frcdericksburg.It is reported that should Councilcreate the office of City Engineer, Col.Delaware Kemper will be an applicantlV>r the position.Mr. Frank E. Steinerand Miss Eva G.
Mason were married last night by Rev.H. Suter, at Christ Church parsonage.Mrs. Richard Lee Fearn, of Chicago,
left this city yesterday after a short visitto Judge ditcher's family, taking MissLoulie Critcher back with her.Miss Kate Trenholm, daughter of
General \Vm. L. Trenholm, whowas comptroller of the currency inPresident Cleveland's administration,and Mr. Jesse D. Abrahams were mar¬ried last night at the home of the bride'sfather in New York. Amoug the ush¬ers were A. Alexander Macbeth andJulian Thornbey, of Alexandria county.Mr. Abraham is a Virginian by birthand is uow cashier of the Southern Na¬tional Rank, on Wall street.Mr. J. R. Caton has returned from a
business trip to Bath county. He hasannounced himself a candidate forCouncil.Mr. William R. Galleher, a popular
merchant of Leesburg, was in the cityto-day.Kemper's Battery..There was a
happy gathering of the survivors of theAlexandria Light Artillery, betterknown as Kemper's Battery, at theFriendship engine house last night. Af¬ter a great deal of handshaking andpleasant greetings between the old war¬riors and after mauy stories and jokeshad beeu told, the meeting was calledto order and Lieut. R. H. Baylies wascalled to the chair and P. F. Gormanappointed secretary. Win. J. Summers,Geo. L. Young, P. F. Gorman, Andrew-Sullivan, Henry Poss and Jos. Clarkwere appointed a committee to makeall arrangements for holding a reunionand banquet one night next week. An¬other meeting will be held at the sameplace next Tuesday night to hear thereport of the committee and all the "oldboys" should be sure to attend.
Exhibition of a Fire Escape..Quite a crowd gathered in front of Pea-body school building about noon to-dayto witness the practical testing of theKey inclined plane fire escape. Thecontrivance is in the nature of a can¬vas shute and not unlike what the airfunnel of a ship would be split longi¬tudinally. The escape is bung by hooksto the window of a burning buildingand the escaping inmates get into itami slide down. Two or three men,in the meantime, have hold on the endreaching the ground and as the passen¬ger nears the earth they break the forceof the descent by raising the canvas.Men ami boys were placed in the es¬
cape during the demonstration of itsmerits to-day, and were brought to thepavement successfully.Police Report..Last night was
clear and cool with one lodger but no
prisoners at the station bouse. Theonly c:ise before the Mayor this morn¬ing was that of Jas. Liglitfoot, colored,charged with fighting. He was fined
It appears that James Lightfootand his brother William got into a row
yesterday evening and fought desper¬ately. Finally William bit James on
the lip making such a severe woundthat the services of a physician were
needed. William ha3 so far eluded thepolice.swarm ok bees..The neighborhood
of Patrick street, between (Jucen andPrincess, was invaded to-day by severalswarms of honey bees, and numbers ofcolored children going from schoolwere stung bythe insects. Later a res¬
ident of the vicinity beat vigorously ona tiu pan uutjl he succeeded in coral-ling the bees on the limb of a tree andthen appropriated them unto himself.
The Primary..The city democraticcommittee will meet to-morrow nightto make final arrangements for thoprimary Jo be held on Tuesday. By to¬morrow night ail candidates must paytheir assessments or else their nameswill not appear on the ticket which willbe prepared by the committee ou thatnight. Comparatively little interest isso far apparent in the primary.
Tut: Surveys..Maj. Newby and biscorps of engineers has been engaged allday iu running Hues for the electricrailway which Mr. L. \V Spear proposesbuilding iu and about this city. Lineshave been run from the cemeteries toWashington street, thence to Oronoco,and then in the directicn of St. AsaphJuuction.
Call Extended..At a meeting lastnight of the vestry of Grace Church a
call was extended to Rev. Mr. Bait, as¬sistant rector of St. Paul's Chflrch,Washington, to the rectorship of GraceChurch to fill tlie vacancy caused bythe resignation of Rev. H. T. Sharp,who has accepted a call in Baltimore.
Fish..Since yesterday 10,000 her-riug and 250 shad have been receivedat Fishtown. Herring sold at $(>.O0a7.00per thousand aud shad at $10a20 perhundred.
To the Editor of the Alcj-amlrUi Gazette:Iu thu procedings of the democratic city
committee, as reported by the Gazettk,April 25th. my name is mentioned as a can¬didate for Council from the 2nd ward. Youwill please say to my friends that while I ap¬preciate the honor they confer, it will be im¬possible for me to accept.
Joitx R. Chapman.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. APRIL 28.1893.sailed.
Sch Dennis. Leouardtowu, iuml>er by J IID Smoot iv. Son.
ml.-xLrrr
IHEREBY announce myself an indepen¬dent candidate for the ofDce of SUPERIN¬
TENDENT OF POLICE and promise if elect¬ed to faithfully discharge the duties of theoffice. J- D- (Bill>" BROWN.ap28 3t*-_
EINZ'S SWEET MIXED PICKLES inbottles and by measure for sale by
J. C. MILBURN.IIOOTTOLENE for sale by
_.1, C MILBURN.
I O t BUSHELSBLACK
AGRICULTURAL PEASfor sale by THOS. PERRY & CO.,ap24lw 132 King strcet._FINE IMPORTED BAY RUM, in 1 pirt
and in half-pint bottles, or in any quanti¬ty as wanted. For sale by_E. S. LEADBEATER & SONS.
FANCY JELLY, CURED APRICOTS,Choice Sundried Peeled Peaches ard
Fancy Evaporated Apples, just received bv_
J. C. MILBURN.
MAXIMUM. Minimum. Clinical, Standard,Dairy and Brewers' Thermometers,Hydrometers, Aneroids. Barometers, &c forsale by E. s. LEADBEATER & SONS.
fFIDELITY COCKROACH. BED-BUG andRAT PASTE just received by
WARFIELD & HALL,Corner Prince ,vid Fairfax streets.
LOCAL BREVITIES.The new Court of Appeals of the
District of Columbia will organize Mon¬day next.Cyntha E. Donaldson, widow of the
late John E. Donaldson, died in Wash¬ington yesterday.Rev. Dr. Wm. S. Langford will de¬
liver an address in Christ Church to¬morrow at 4:30 p. m.
The commissioners intend having thespeed of Washington street railwaycars reduced to nine miles an hour.Legh W. Reid has sold to G. H.
Robin.son a lot at the northwest corner
of Orouoco and Patrick streets, for$280.Miss Maggie Smith, daughter of Mr.
Wm. A. Smith, of south Washingtonstreet, died on Wednesday aged 25years.The board of exe'se commissioners
have approved the applications forlicpuor licenses of J. T. Downey and T.D. Downey.The many friends of Mrs. R. B. Dear
w ill regret to hear of the extreme ill¬ness of her little son, Douglas, with tu¬bercular meningitis.The remains of Mr. Robert Cranson,
formerly of this city, who died in Wash¬ington on Wednesday, were broughthere to-day for interment.When the railroad company finishes
paving Henry street to Princess workwill be stopped till the grading northof that street is done by the city.Gen. John M. Corse died at his home
in Winchester, Mass., yesterday, afteran illness of only twelve hours. Apo¬plexy was the cause. He was a cousinofGen. M. I). Corse, of this city.No jury has been yet obtained in
Washington in the case of ClaiborueHoward, charged with the murder ofEdward C. Atwell, a Baltimore andOhio Railroad brakeman, near IvyCity.
Mr. B. P. Skinner, a well-known cit¬izen of Fauquier, died at bis home inthe upper part of that county recently,and on Wednesday the baby "of Mrs. A.W. Strother, who* died last week, alsodied.Mr. Warwick C. White, special agent
for the Newport News Building andLoan Company, has formed a localboard in this city, aud has placedamong some of its best citizens and bus¬iness men sixty-live thousand dollars ofits capital stock.Mr. T. D. Edwards, of Canal Dover,
Ohio, the upholsterer of the Deis furni¬ture factory, at New Alexandria, has,with his family of five, moved into oneof the dwellings recently erected there.Mrs. Edwards will soon open a store atNew Alexandria.Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Charles T.Jones, of Culpeper, aud Emma Dulin,of Spottsylvauia county; Frank F.Glenn and Nora H. Bader. both of Clif-tou Forge; John E. Bland, of St.George's Island, Md., and Missouri T.Harrow, of Middlesex county; HenryM. Taylor, of Fauquier county, andGeorgianna Thomas, of Montgomerycount}', Md.; James E. A. Gibbs, ofRaphiue. aud Margaret S. Craig, ofCraigsviile.Mr. 0. F. Baggett will have for sale
at his stall in t he market to-morrow a
bountiful supply of beef, veal, muttonand spring lamb.
Rev. Wm. S. Langford, D. D. of Now York,secretary of the domestic and foreign mission¬ary society of the Episcopal Church of theUnited States, will address the Brotherhoodof St Andrew, in Christ Church, Sundayevening next at 7:45 o'clock. All are cordi¬ally invited to attend.The funeral of Mr. Aubrey A. Callahan
took place from his late home on south Fair¬fax street this evening and was largely at¬tended. The remains were interred withMasonic honors.The Piedmont Convocation dosed at Hern-
don yesterday. Wednesday wan dovoted toservices in memory of the Ute Dr. K. T. Da¬vis, of Lccsburg.A special anniversary service of the I. 0. 0.
F. will he held at Pohick Church on Sundaynight for Crescent Lodge of Lorton Valley.
Good News.No other Medicine in the world was ever
given such a test uf its curative qualities, as
Otto's Cure. Thousands of bottles of thisgreat German remedy are being distributedrr.KE OF CHAKGE, by druggists in this coun¬
try, to those afllictcd with Consumption,Asthma. Croup, severe Coughs, Pneumoniaand all Threat and Lung diseases, giving thepeople proof that Otto's Cure will cure them,and that it is tlx- grandest triumph of Medi¬cal science. For sale only by E. S. Lead-heater & Sons'. Samples free. Largo bottles50c.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Catforla.When she was a Child, sho cried for Castoria.
When she became 5llss, she clung to Castoria.When she had Children, sho gavethem Oaatoria.
_ WANTS._LADIES wishing to make TWENTY-FIVE
DOLLARS weekly by doing writing attheir homes, address enclosing stamp. MifsLOUISE FA IKFIELD. South Bend, Ind.
WANTED OLD SIDE-HOARDS withlong legs. Hall Clocks, Andirons, Brass
Front Fenders, Slant Top ]>esks aud OldFeather Beds. Address W. J. ('RONE, thisoffice._ap27 3t»
WANTED TRAVELLING SALESMENor have line side line. Address BOU¬
QUET CIGAR CO., Lynchburg, Ya.apl -l 30t*
By O'Neal & Lunt. Auctioneers.
BY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUSTfrom B. II. Lambert and wife to tho Me¬
chanics' Building Association No. 4 of Alex¬andria, Ya.. dated Septcmlter 10th, 1800,and recorded in deed book No. 24, page 240,of the land records of said city, the under-»igned. trustees named in said deed, by orderof the board of directors of said association,default having been made in tho paymeHt ofthe debt secured by said deed, will oiler forsale at public auction at twelve o'clock noon
SATURDAY,the 20th day of May, 1893,
in front of the Royal street entrance to thoMarket Building, in the city of Alesandria,Virginia, the following projicrty: to wit:ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND WITH
TBE IMPROVEMENTS thereon, in the cityof Alexandria, Virginia, beginning at a pointou the south side of Duke street forty-onefeet six and one-half inches east of Royalstreet, and running thence east on Dukestreet forty-three feet: thence south parallelwith Royal street seventy-four feet, thencewest parallel with Duke street forty-:hreefeet, and thence parallel with Royal streetseventy-four feet to the beginning.Terras of Sale: Cash.
F. E. CORRETT, )R. H. WATTLES. - Trustee;.J. M. HILL, J
ap2S ts_
^COMMISSIONER'S NOTICE.
Having finished my assessment of the cityall persqnS arc invited to call at the Commis¬sioner uf Revenue'-s Oflice, room No. 1 CityHall, until May 1st, to ezamino their assess¬
ments. Office "hours from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.GEORGE DUFFEY,
apl 7 toil Commissioner of Revenue.
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.I
Business lias been fairly active during theweek. Money matters are quiet, the goldflurry not having been felt here. Kates are
unchanged. In New York yesterday ratesfor actual business were 4.85i»4.854 forbankers' sixty-day bills, 4.375 for demand,4.842*4.85 lor commercial, including- bank¬ers' acceptances. In Baltimore the rate for
money was steady at G por cent., but tho de¬mand did not occasion stringency, aud thebanks accommodated their customers readily.Local shares are quiet and unchauged.NEW YORK, April 2S..The stock market
was strong for a time after tbo opening thismorning, but toward eleTen o'clock it weak¬ened aud prices fell 1»14 per cent. At thathour the market was steady in tone.
Baltimore. April 28..Virginia consols .;do 10-403.; do 3s 60.
Wholesale Prices im Alexandria.Roar, fins. $1 75 a 2 00
Superfine. 2 00 a 2 20Extra. 2 35 a 2 75Family. 3 55 a 3 80Fancy braads. 4.10 a 4 50
Wheat, longborry. 0 72 a 0 76Fnltz,.... 0 72 a 0 75Mixed. 0 72 a 0 70Fair. 0 71 a 0 73Damp and tough. 0 60 a 0 70
Com. white. O 52 a 0 54Yellow. 0 52 a 0 53Mixed. 0 51 a 0 52
Corn Meal. 0*52 a 0 53RTe . 0 55 a 0 60Oäts . 0 38 a 0 41Batter, Virginia. 0 25 a 0 27
Comaioa to middling... 0 14 a 018Eggs. 014 a 015Western, hind quarters. 0 8a 0 84
Fore quarters. 0 5a 06Live Chickens (hens). 0 10 a OilSpring Chickens. 0 22 a 0 25Teal OilTea. 0 5a 0 6iLambs, spring. 0 9a 0 10Apples per barrel. 2 50 a 3 00Irish Potatoes perbush. 0 90 a 0 !>5Sweet Pouttos per bbl. 4 50 a 4 75Sweet Potato Yams por bbl. 4 25 a 4 75Onions, per bushel. 1 50 a 1 75Dried Peashes, peeled. 0 8a 0 10
Unpeeled. 0 2j» 0 3Dried Chorries. 0 12 a 0 14Dried Apples. 0 7 a O 9Bacon, country hams. 0 131 a 0 14
Best sugar-cured hams. 0 131a 014Butchers' hams. 0 131 a 0 14Breakfast Bacon. 0 12J a 013Sugar-cured shoulders. 0 104 a 0 10JBulk shoulders. 0 10 a 0104Long clear sides. 0 10J a OilFat backs. 0 10} a 010JBellies. 0 10? a OilSmoked shoulders. 0 104 a 0 11Smoked sides. 0 11} a 0 i2
Lard. 0 8ia Oil*Smoked Beef. 0 12* a 0 13Sugars.Browu. 0 4a 0 4J
Off A..,. 0 4Ja 0 4JConf. standardA. 518 a 5.25Grauulated-... 5.34 a 0 5J
Coffees.Bio. 0 17i a 0 20LaGftuyra. 018 a 0 20Java. 0 26 a 0 28
Molasses B.S. 0 12 a 014C.B. O 17 a 0 22New Orleans. 0 20 a 0 40Porto Rico. 0 20 a 0 30
Sugar Syrups. 017 a 0 30Herring, Eastern, per bbl... 4 00 a 6 50
Potomac No.1. 3 60 a 4 50Potomac family roe. 4 75 a 5 00Do. half barrel. 2 50 a 2 75
Potomac Shad. 8 00 a 10 00Mackerel, small, per bbl. 10 00 a 11 00
No. 3 medium. 14 00 a 15 00No. 3 largefat. 16. 00 a 18 00No. 2.,,.,......,..... 1HQ0 a 20 00
Plaster, grau hid, per ton. 4 75 a 5 00Ground ia bags. 5 50 a 6 50Lump.. 3 50 a 3 75
Clover Seed. 8 50 a 9 00Timotbv. 2 25 a 2 50
Old process Linseed Meal... 31 00 a 32 00Salt-G. A. 0 70 a 0 90
Fina.,..«.«-.!. 110 a 1 50Turk's Island. 1 25 a 1 30
Wool.long, unwashed. 0 22 a 0 24Washed.,...,.. 0 30 a 0 32Meriuo, unwafched. 0 20 a 0 22Do. washed. 0 30 a 0 32
Sumac . . 0 70 a 0 75Hay. 13 50 a 16 00
Cut do. 17 00 a 18 00Wheat Bran per ton. 16 2.5 a 17 25Browa Middlings.,..,,,. Hi 25 a 17 25White Middlings.'...... 19 (X) a 19 50Cottonseed Meal. 28 00 a 29 25The wholesale markets aro easy to-day, but
without material change in prices. Flour isquiet;.is the warm season approaches salesnarrow down and arc confined to tho bestgrades. Wheat is a Rhade lower, milling sam¬
ple« 72 to 75, other sorts 68 to 72. Oats 3842. Eggs, Butter and all kinds of producesell readily. Bacon, Lard and provisionsgenerally arc steady. Millfccd is weak. Hayiä scarce. Rye and Wheat Straw are dull.Fresh Fish are in light receipt and prices firm.
Baltimore, April 28..Flour steady andunchanged. Wheat steady; No 2 red spot,April and May 741a74ä; June 74ia75 ; July751a75i; steamer No 2 red 70a701; millingwheat by sample 73a76. Corn firmer; mixedspot 483a48J; April and May 4&}»48j ; July191a49i; steamer mixed $74*47}; whitecorn by sample 54*55; yollow do 51a52.Oats steady; No 2 white Western 41a42;No 2 mixed do 35a36. Ryo dull; No 2 62*a63. Hay quiet; good to choice timothy$15 00 to $16 50. Provisions firm.
Chicago, April 28..Wheat-April 714;May 71i; July 7if i Sept 764. Coru-April and May 41) ; JuIt 43J ; Sept 44Ja44LOats.April 29 ; Mav 29*4 ; July 29a29i ; Sept27?. Pork. April $18 5K>; May $18 95;July $19 40; Sopt $19 60. Lard-April$10 05; May $10 074; Julv$10 35; Sopt$10 574. Rilw.April and May $9 874;July $9 85; Sept $9 924,richmond MauKKT, April 27..The offer¬
ings of graiu aro very light and the market isdull with little doing. There is little changein prices and we quote: Flour $2 50al 75for fi no to patent family brands: Wheat 70a76; Corn 50a52; Rye 60a63; Oats 35a38.
Fredeeickrburo Markst, April 27..The offerings of grain continue light andthere is little doing in the market whileprices are unchanged. We quote: Fiour$2 50a4 50 for fine to patent roller: Wheat70a74 ; Corn 46a48; Rye 55*58; Oats 36a38 ; Butter 18a22. Eggs llal2.
Scoar and Coffee Mabkst, April 27..Retined Sugars.The quotations aro as fol¬lows: Standard powdered 55e: cubes 5Jc;cut loaf 513-16c; granulated 53c; finegranulated 51c; Confectioners' A 5j; Dia-moud A 5?c; Columbia A 54 cents per lb.The market was steady with some features of¦strength.Coffer..The market closed firm with a
gain of 4c per lb. Quotations were as fol-ows: 17je per pound for fair Rio and 15Jcper pound for No. 7 (Trade.Baxtimore Cattle Market, April 27..
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged as fol-1 >ws:
Best. 51 a 54Generally rated first quality.4i a 5JMedium orgood fairquality.34 a 44Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen andCows. 2 a 3Of the Cattle received 44 came from Vir¬
ginia.Beef Cattle..The market at wholesale this
week was stronger than it was at retail, butt le general feeling was in most instances fort is better grades, and the tops at retail were;a shade easier than last week.Milch Cows..Cows are ia tajrly good der
m&nd at $20a$50 per head, with a fair num¬ber at and near the higher figure.Veal Calves..There is a fair trade with
moderate receipts at 4Ja5Jc per lb, and a fewextra a shade higher.Sheep and Lambs..The trade fur sheep
and fall lambs is fair, hut that for spring lambsis not active, the weather operating againstthem. Wool sheep 4 Jaüc. and clipped do 3a5c, and a few at 51c per lb gross. Fall lambs(wool) 5}a6jc, and dipped 5a5ic, springLambs 7alOc per lb gross.Swine.There is a fair trade at the figures
of Monday, but with sale at the top figure'Fair to best bogs $7.75a8 per lOO Iiis, andrough i ."rtj.TöaT per 100 lb3 grosi.
Chicago Cattle Market. April 27..Cat¬tle.market activo and steady; top pricesS5.">Oa6. others $4.25a5 25. Texans $4.1(>a4.5Ö, native cows $3.75a4.20 per 100 lbs.Hogs.market closed a trifle stronger: com¬mon and mixed hogs $7.50a7.67. packersand mixed $6.75a7.10. prime heavy andbutchers' weights S7.70-.i7.75. light $7.Göa7.75, skips and pigs $G 7.r>a7.öU per 100lbs. Sheep.market higher; natives $4.2.r>a5.10, Westerns $5.50a6.50, Texans $4.70a5.10 per 100 lbs. Lambs $5a7.15 per 100lbs.Contributions to the Alexandria Light
lni'aiitry Fair.The following donations of goods and money
have been received and reported to CaptainMushhaeh for the coming fair of the Alexan¬dria Light Infantry:
Through Hun. Henry Strauss.From Messrs. M. Friedman & Sou, Balti¬
more, $5 ; Holynian Bros, New York. $2;Woodward ft Lothrop. Washington, D. C,$10; Strouse, Loch ft Co., Philadelphia, 2suits of clothes; Nusbaum & Myers, Balti¬more. 1 suit of clothes; Schirl" ft Co., N. Y.,"I pair gents pantaloons; (luggcuheimer &Hershman, 4 fine hats.
Through J. D. Stmlon, esq.From E. G. Schaner ft Co., Wishington, $5;
C. A. Muddiman, Washington, 1 lamp.Through Messrs. Geo. R. Hill & Co.
From Whitloek Branch, Eiehmond, Va.,500 Old Virginia Cheroots; Eogge & Koch,Baltimore, Md., 1 clock and ornament: Wm.G. Hcwis. Philadelphia, Pa., check for $5 ; P.H. Hunderlc, Philadelphia, Pa., cash $2; W.H. Luden, Beading, Pa., check for $5; W. H.Crawford & Co., Baltimore, Md., 2 Nixes Rum-ford Yeast Powder; Frank P. Fried & Co;Philadelphia, Pa., 1 gross of No. 5 Blueing;W. Loft, New York, check for $5; Wood StSeliek, New York, check for $5; FritzschoBros., New York, box assorted perfumes; R.G. Dunn & Co., Baltimore, Md., check for$10; D. F. Caramel & Co., New York, 5 boxesmaple wafers; Allen & Gintcr, Riehmond,3,000 cigarettes; The Turner-Looker Co.,Cincinnati, $5; F. X. Ganter. Baltimore, Md.,1 show case; McCormick & Co.. Baltimore.Md., 1 dozen B. B. lemons, 1 dozen B. B. va¬nilla George L. Marshall agent for JohnDwight Si Co., New York, $2.50; CharlesPracht &i Co,, Baltimore, Md., 1 large box ofconfectionery; George Biomo & Son, Balti¬more, Md., twelve boxes line mixtures; HessBros., New York, 30 pounds of fine choclate.
Through Walter Gregory, engFrom F. Middleton & Co., Philadelphia,
Pa., china and vases; Alant Si McGuire, NewYork, case catsup.
Through C. W. Ilotrrll, esq.From Edward Connolly ft Son, Baltimore.
Uro dollars: Gaus Bros., Baltimore, Md., 1umbrella,
Through R. W. French, esq.From Edward A. Prior & Co., Baltimore,
dressing case.
Through F. S. Harper, e»q.From the Standard Oil Co., Washington, D
C, Branch, $10; Waverly Refining Company»Now York, $10; Nicolai Bros., Washington,D. C, $10: Wogau Bros., New Orleans, $5 ;Christopher Lipps Co.. 1 box soap.
Through N. I.indsey it- Co.From P. H. Hanes & Co., Winston. N. C,
$10; J. S. Ivius' Sons, Philadolphia. boxaney cakes.
Through J. F. Carlin dt Sons.From Whiting & Waples, Baltimore, Md.,
$5 J. Taylor Albert & Co., Baltimoro, 1 casocarver and fork; Addison Clarke Si Bro., Bal¬timore, $10; Carlin ft Fulton, 1 ease gyjisypin tacks, valuu $7.20; Frederick City SpokeCo., Maryland, $5.
Through Malcolm M. Browne.From A. Kaufman. Washington, D. C,
fancy cologne bottle and stand; Willett &Ruotf, Washington, D. C, 2 fine derby hats;Bouve, Crawford & Co., Washington, D. C, 2pair gentlemen's shoes; Mrs. Pat Moore, 2boxes cigars; Lausburg & Bro., 1 box writingpar or.
Through B. C. Acton <£. Son.From J. B. Bowden Si Co., New York, ruby
and pearl ring; James R. Arringer, Baltimore,Md., pair bronzo statuettes; H. B. Sommer &Co., Philadelphia, 1 dozen Jap match safesand silver polish.
Through D. H. Appich A San.From Charles G. Stott & Co., Washington,
fancy paper and envelopes; Messrs. RunkloBros., HOW York, 6 pounds tine chocolates.
Through Messrs. Matthen; Kell & Co.From Robe ft Bros., New York. 1 dozen
Royal Brand shoulders.Through J. C. Milbum.
From Childs it Childs, New York, one-halfgross Bon Ami Powder.
Through Charles King it- Son.From N. W. Tanssig ft Co., Now York $10.
Through John. G. Cuckey.From the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea
Company. Baltimore, 1 eaulstcr of tea.
Through J. D. Stantou.From E. F, Brooks & Co., Washington, 1
lamp.Through Wise <£. Co., Agents.
From the Georgia Home Insurance Com¬pany, $5.
Through J. II. D. Smoot it- s0n.From the Morgan Co., Oshkosh, Wi.3., $5.
Through J. A. & W. W. Cogan.From E. F. Brooks & Co., Washington, 1
fancy lamp.Through George II. Hinken & Son.
From Ford Bros.. Upholsterers, Baltimore,Md., $2.
Through ('apt. George Young.From Sneering ft Co., Baltimore, Md., 1 box
cigars.Thorugh M. Buben dt Sons.
From Heiuz iv. Muuschauser, Buffalo, 1 re¬
frigerator.Auy one having contributions for the Alex¬
andria Light Infantry Fair will please informJ. J. Green or H. R. Burke, who will duly ac¬
knowledge receipt of them.
By O'Neal & Lunt, Auctioneers.
BY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUSTfrom James Nickens and wife to the Me¬
chanics' Building Association No. 4 of Alex¬andria, Va., dated the 15th day of May.1890, and recorded in deed book No. 2:1,page 430, of the land records of the said city,the undersigned; trustees named in this deed,by order of the board of directors of said as¬
sociation, default having been made in thepayment of the debt secured by said deed,will offer for salo at public auction at twelveo'clock nosn
SATURDAY,the 20th day of May. 1S93,
in front of the Royal street entrance of theMarket Building, in the city of Alexandria,Virgiaia. the following property; to wit:ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND WITH
THE IMPROVEMENTS thereon, in the cityof Alexandria, Va, beginning at a point on
the south side of Gibbon street, fifty feet eastof St. Asaph street and running thence southparallel with St. Asaph street sixty-six feetto an alley ten foot wide; thence east parallelwith Gibbon street thirty-one feet six inches;thence north parallel with St Asaph streetaeventy-six foct to Gibbon street; and thencewest with Gibbon street thirty-one feot sixinehes to the beginning.Terms of sale: Cash
F. E. CORBETT, )R. II. WATTLES, -Tiustees.J. M. HILL. J
ap28 ts_THE UNDERSIGNED, SPECIAL COM-
MITTr-E OF THE CITY COUNCIL.George A. Mushhaeh, chairman, in conjunc¬tion with the Committee on Finance, L. E.TJhlcr, chairman, of the same body herby callfor bids for the purpose of putting into theClerk's office of the Corporation and CircuitCourts of said city some modern system ofROLLER SHELVTNG, which allows therecord books to lie upon their sides and to be
pat in and pulled out on rollers. Bids will
he received until June 1st 1893.Dated Alexandria, Va. April 25ft, 1883.The right to reject any and all bids is re¬
served by the dj^ MUSHBACH. Chairman.L. E. UHLER, Chairman.
ap28 tdUEE LARD for sale by
J. C. MJLBURN.
DRY GOODS.
Seem to grow in popularity, and to meet this demand we haveincreased our lines of the popular ladies' wants, and are show¬ing quite a variety in styles and materials, Percales, Lawnsand Satines being the most popular. Prices range from 6octo $1.75. These goods are all well made and all calculatedto give great satisfaction.
BOYS' SHIRT WAISTS.Our line of Boys' Shirt Waists has nearly all been delivered,and customers who tested the goods last season have been thebest purchasers this year. The goods are cut full sizes, welland strongly made and prices very moderate. We have a
large range of patterns both in light and dark colorings.
Gentlemen's Neglige Shirts.The long run of Neglige Shirts for summer wear has beenmarked by great improvement in style and material. The
unsightly and expensive flannel of a few years ago has beensucceeded by a handsome shirt and laundered collar andcuffs. The prices, too, are much less than formerly. Wehave very attractive goods at $1 each and a handsome linewith two detachable collars at $1.50. A bargain lot of Chev¬iot Shirts, laundered collars and cuffs, at $1.
LADIES' WRAPS.To close out our light-weight Spring Capes, we offer the bal¬
ance of our stock in this department at a reduction of 20 percent, from marked prices. As these goods are not only use¬
ful for the coming season, but are likely to be popular for the
early fall, this is an excellent chance for a bargain.FIRST-CLASS MERCHANT TAILORING a specialty.
ONE PRICE.
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ffiUAMnmrr
mm\$g£r»On and after May ist our store will be closed at 6:30
p. m., Saturdays excepted.GROCERIES._
REDUCED AGAIN!
ROYAL RED TOMATOES
TEN CENTS A CAN
At RAMSAY'S.
CHEESE.
Roquefort,Neufchatcl,Club House,Edam,
Sapsago,Pineapple.
G. WM. RAMSAY.
Fancy Evaporated Peeled Peaches.
French, Calif, and Sultana Prunes.
Evaporated Apricots.Evaporated Apples.Evaporated Pears.
California Lima Beans.
! B. E. Peas.
Flake Hominy.Split Peas.
Fancy New York Beans.
G. WM. RAMSAY.
DRY GOODS.
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On exhibition at our store. True itis this is perhaps a very broad as¬
sertion to make, but we are warrant¬ed in making it. We feel confidentthat no such an assortment of DressFabrics has ever been brought to
this market. We recently spent twoweeks in New York selecting thechoicest fabrics that could be found,and Wo succeeded in securing all"
the newest weaves, colorings and
styles. We have bought liberally;hence we are prepared to show youa stock which for variety is unsur¬
passed in any market. We have
surpas.sed all previous efforts.We wish to specially call your
attention to our stock of the very
Of which we have a large supply,varying in price from $3 to $.9.
Just received a new lot of LA¬DIES' WRAPPERS. We have hadlaige sales of the^e, and owing to
the great demand our stock has beenfor the past few days somewhatbroken.We ask you kindly to visit us.
KING AND ROYAL STS