Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-07-16

force near ~ llllaulSpufg, ana tiat they TGrc
moving dowr! the Peninsula; but can find Nc
reliable confirmation o., the report, and believe
it q cun1rd.
THE WErGHr Of MONEY. An exchange,
in an interesting article headed money max
ING. saws: I've have said that the amount Of
bullion which will pass through the Assay Of
fee during the present year is estimated at one
hundred millions Of dollars Jet us try to
give some general idea Of the weight and bulk
Of the gold required to make up this SUM. 4
cubic inch Of fne gold weighs about 10 II
ounces, and is worth a trife less than 5000;
cubic foot weighs about / ,454 pounds, and is
worth 1862 500 A hundred millions in fine
bars will measure about y cubic feet, say about
. II cords. # cast into solid cube, each
side would be about six and q half feet Our
coinage is Of standard gold" the ten dollar
piece weighing 25S grains. A million dollars
il coin weighs nearly 4, SO pounds troy: equiv
alent to about 1855 pounds avoirdupois, Or
more than one and three-quarter tons a keg
1873 inches high. 10 inches at the heads, and
III It the bulge. will hold about Sc, 900 IN gold
coin, Two thousand such kegs would be re-
Quired for 500, 900, 900. Cold in grain occu-
Dies about twice as much space as it does cast
into bars. It is said that, in California. gold
dust was for while sold by the pint This
measures 20, 900 pints or 625 bushels. After
al. the coin which any depositor would be ike
" to carry with him makes no very great bulk.
Into box measuring ten inches long, s WIDE,
and high, $50, 600 in gold can be packed. 4
bag, 6 inches by 9, will hold S5,OO0 leaving
room to tie Silver coin occupies little more
than twenty-five times the bulk OF geld coin O
the same value.
A RELIGIOUS Doc. The New York cores
Dondent of the Boston Journal is responsible
for tie following: .
In the ancient and beautiful town Of Chat
ham, \. Y. is a very remarkable dog, whose
character and behaviour would excite the ad-
miration of all good men. On week days ne
is dog of like passions and behaviour WITH
other animals, but on Sundays his peculant4f9s
and sectarian prejudices shine out. re
knows when Sunday comes. He is not the
SAINT then as on other days. lie INDUCES n
no pastimes, He encourages no company anu
no familiarity. He says in actions louder t3ah
words to the vain OF the canine race-i>A
days shalt thou play and do all your sports.
The family are al presbyterians, but the oog
is Methodist. On Sunday mornings ne al.
tends the family on their way to church, leaves 3
them at the door Of the house OF the Lo5e
where they attend, and then goes on ms sou,
t5ry and unbroken way till he comes TO t 10
church, which is a little further On Nnen lJ
has reached the church be goes up stars; an3
has particular place IN which he s1'S; al"
when an intruder ventures into his place ~
belle or madam Of fashion who goes sWeeplDg
up the aisle Of Grace and finds pIebelan III nei
elegant pew, can give more decided lndlcaoC C1s
Of annoyance and dispeasure than does { I;s
dog. Every Sunday he can be seen OH I'D
way to church, foul weather as II 1alf-@ '.nIi
his denominational preferences are as "VN
known as those OF any gentleman u 1o"l''
o. - .oaol.4;o., ;atrodncad into the senate