Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-07-20

GENERAL WAsHINGToN's LAST YoTE.-Every in
cldent IN the life of Washington is full of interest,"
That plain heroic magnitude of mind which distin-
gushed him above all other men was evident in all
his actions. Patriotism chastened by sound juGg-
ment and careful thought, prompted all his public
acts and made them examples for the study and gui-
dance OF mankind. 1t has been said that no can
have the shortest interview tru great man, with
out being made sensible Of his superiority Of too
many, who have way earned the title of great,
this is by no means true. Its applicability to the
character Of Washington is verified in the following
interesting circumstance related by correspondent
Of the Charleston Courier:
60 was present." says this correspondent, Sc when
General Washington gave his last vote. 1t was in
the spring of 1899, in tue town of Alexandria. He
died the 18th of December following. The court
house of Fairfax county was then over the market
house, and Immediately fronting Gadsbys tav ern.-
The entrance into it was by slight flight of crazy
steps on the outside. The election progressing
several thousands of persons in the court house
yard and immediate neghborng streets and | was
standing on Gadsby's steps when the father of his
country drove up, and Immediately approached the
court house steps and when within yard or two
of them, saw eight or ten good looking men, from
different directions certainly without the least con-
cert, spring simultaneously and place themselves in
positions to uphold and support the steps should they
fall in the generals ascent of them. | was immedi-
ateIy at his back, and IN that position entered the
court house with hm-followed in his wake through
dense crowd to the polls-heard him vote-return-
ed by more than two thousand persons he entered
his carriage-and saw his departure
There five six candidates on the bench sit
ting; and the General approached them, they
in body and bowed smilingly and the salutation
being returned vegy gracefully, the General mmedi
ately cast his eyes towards the registry of the polls
when Col. DencaIe e think it was) said - Well,
General, how do you vote !? The General looked at
the candidates and said Gentlemen. vote for mea-
sures, not for and turning to the recording ta
BILE, audibly pronounced his vote-Saw it entered
made graceful bow and retired"
Go IT Boors-We find the following in a North
ern paper:
"Send me three million dollars. CAS- to what
want OF it a word IN your ears privatelv) | intend
to lay down in every street, court, lane place and
alley of Boston 10000 miles of lion main, feet d.
ameter, with Il inch service pipes entering each
| house; so far, so good. Then | shall commence at
the top of the white mountains to lay pipe ten feet
in diameter into the ground six yards Deep from the
said white mountains to the main in Boston, which
will have been already constructed before re-
marked this done, shall build steam engine seven
hundred and eighteen thousand horse power, and ean
over this way if you please, Pm afraid somebody
might hear) force the freezing atmosphere from the
mountains into eUery house IN b.! There's no mis-
take about this-its bound to go; and when it's fin
shed | mean TO buy me pair OF boots and go in flat
footed for lire of pipes to the tropics, to pump hot
air into the houses in winter. These little Jobs COM
peted and we will have cool weather in July,
and in January it shall be and comfortable, as
it always ought to have been guess Natures gig
is about up, amt it "
When the enerprsing patentee of the above In.
vention gets through his job, he will please turn his
steps in this direction. An importation from the
North Pole would be exceedingly acceptable about
/ now.