Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-02-14

snect TO the memory of the deceased.
Rice Mill invented and patented by gen.
t,eman of Northampton, Mass, after fair tri-
al has been found to be extremely useful both
as a labor saving machine, and one which will
establish the value ofthe article beyond compar-
ison above that cleansed in the ordinary way,
nv pounding, which is expensive, troublesome
and imperfect A mill is to be erected at Charles
ton, S. c.. and Wilmington, N. c.
The Physicians of Troy, with a single
ception, have concurred in an opinion, against
the use of ardent spirits. as the fruitful source
of distress, ruin and death.
The New Orleans Bee says, by late letter
received in that city, information had been re-
ceived of the assassination of Capt. Basil Hall,
at Bogota, for attempting to PRIDE the ohcer g, OF
a garrison to deliver it up in the absence of his
commander who had gone to Guayaquil to
auell an Instruction
tits not true, as reported, that the President
can dissolve Congress, if the House of Repre-
sentatives, alone, resolved to adjourn. 1t is only
when the convokes the Legislature himself on a
special and extr aordinary occasion, that he can
adjourn both Houses, ifrequired by one OF them.
Phil. Chron.
Family Longerity.--W have heretofore men
toned the remarkable case of Welsh of New
Hampshire, who died a few years since at 112,
and whose mother and sister reached 100, and
his brother go; also that of Pratt of Shutesb1ry,
in this State, who died at III in 1904, and had
four sons living in 1901, of whom the eldest was
90 and the youngest so.
Henry Francisco, who died in 1920, aged 1874,
near Whitehall, NJ Y had two wives and 81
children; and of the latter, when Professor Sill
Imam visited him little before that event, the
Youngest was SO, and the others were supposed
10 be mostly living.
sold PARE" died at 152 in 1886, and was
married once at so, and second time at 120.--
Easton relates that of his reached 10, a
grandson 100, another 1877, and great grand
son 124.
Rovin, Hungarian, died in 1741 at the age
of ILL., having lived lat years with his wife,
who died during the same year at 163 This
venerable couple left family of four children
to lament their departure, of whom the youngest
was 116. All were born and all lived in the
same village The authority for this almost in
credible factis Sir John Sinclair, Gin the Code of
Health and Longevity and We find that seve-
raj other respectable writers give it full credit.
An eqally astonishing case is recorded, in the
notes to WOrcesters article in the Memoirs
ofthe Am. Academy, new series:-that of Mrs.
Belknap who died many years ago in New
Hampshire at the age of 113. Her daughter,
Mrs. Newton, of scarborough in this State,
died at 106, in 1870; her son John, at Westbor-
ough, in his 10lSt year; another son, 100; her
daughter Mrs. Flagg ofths city, l01; and two
other daughters, Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs.
Merrill both over 100.-Boston Gaz.
Caspar Hauser.-The mystery which hung
about the origin and early life Of this extraordi-
nary young man, is said to be in way of eX-
PLANTATION. Ii seems according to an account
which we find in an English periodical, that Cas-
par Hauser was the fruit of an illicit amour; that
a priest, the reputed father, took charge of the
child from the moment of its birth, and finally
enclosed it in a subterraneons hole or vault in a
convent where he was residing; that thus impr-
soned and shut out from all human intercourse,
the unhappy being passed his exiStSnce until
within day or two of his being found, as relat
ed in the history of his life which has been pub
lished, when the priest being compelled to quit
the convent and having no other place of
concealment at hand, released and left the boy
TO his fate The chain of circumstantial evil
dence by which thus much of the story has been
made out, is so well put together as to leave lit
tie doubt that the true elucidaton has been hit
upon The above outline has been commune
Gated in conversation by M. Kluber, the cele-
DRAFTED writer on Public Law, who first disco
vered and is still following the clue. When he
has thoroughly sifted the matter, it is expected
he will favor the public with memoir on the
subject.
The handsome Wife and the adaniring crords
Three men were charged with having created
riot before the house of Mr. Hubert, tobacco
INST, in Rupert street, Haymarket. Some time
pack Mr.. Hubert resided in Bank street. and
me beauty of his wife, who attended in the
Shop, becoming known, great number of per-
sons ass embled round the shop to catch
glimpse at the lady. In consequence of this
annoyance Mr.. Hubert changed his residence
ORupert street, but the retreat of the handsome
tobacconist was soon discovered, and the result
was congregation as usual, before the shop,
which became more numerous every succeed
ing evening. During the last fortnight the
crowd has at times consisted of three hundred
persons. the police have had great difficulty
IN dispensing them, and in the endeavor to do
so on Friday night the defendants assaled them.