Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-09
Miscellaneous .EtemSs

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Miscellaneous Items.
The u. S. revenue steamer Wayanda, arrived
at Sitka on the 25th May, in twenty-five days
from San Francisco. A letter from an otncer
on board to his friends iu this city states that
the vessel stopped at every point between VIC
toria and Sitka. In one place, on an lsland'
the officers struck coal mine OF considerable
dimensions and good quality. The o1tlcsrs OF
the ship were not. however, particularly pleased
with the country, and but few had any desire
to 60 on shore. Gas
The Senate committee of investigation into
the charges Of bribery and corruption ln con-
Dection with the impeachment. OF when oena,
tor Buekalew is chairman, will hold their hfst
meeting some day this week. The committee
has delayed its organization for the presenta-
ton of the Butler report, and Will now 60 10
work thoroughly iu the prosecution OF the IN
yestigation which has been intrusted to them.
"a Tsraeltes are constantly subjected to the
charge that they do not consider themselves
nermanent citizens of the country where they
reside but that they are awaiting the coming
OF a temporal Messiah, who will establish
the nation in Palestine. This charge was denied
by Rabbi LiEenthal at the recent laying OF a
corner stone of house of worship for lsraellteS
at Cincinnati. ,:.... .,lf.,L
j. A French actress more celebrated tor her
beautv and her frankness than for her lntelll-
rence and her virtue, was in the habit OF at
tributing her inconsistency to her bad luck.
lssThe moment I become really attached to any
BODY she used to say, Il am certain to be IN
troduced to somebody else whom l like better. =.
A caucus of the Radical Senators in Congress.
was held on Tuesday morning, when quite a,
free interchange of opinion on politics, the.
finances and the adjournment took place. No
decision was arrived at on any OF these subjects.
A new expedition, for exploring Lake Nyassa
and the adjacent region, has been fitted out In
Dublin, under command of Capts. Faulkner
and Norman. A small steam yacht is con-
structed for the purpose. .rr
Mount Sinai is to be explored under British
auspices. The Rev. Pierce Butler, who was
to head the expedition, has just died 10 Eng
land, but the work is to be prosecuted under
other auspices. .y-!
The new diplomatic bill proposes to dispense
with the mission to our neighboring Central
and South American Republics. 5s
WASHINGTON ON THE SUBJECT OF MAR
RAGE. 1t isn't often that we meet with any
thing like humor in Washington's writings.
His work was too serious to permit its indul-
gence. But here and there you will find some
thing to show that he was not altogether want
ing 10 the lighter graces Of the mind. The fol-
lowing letter to the Marquis de Chastelux,
written upon hearing Of the Marquis marriage
is one Of his happiest jeur d esprit:
81 was, says he, no less delighted than sur
prised to meet the plain American words my
WIFE A wife; we'll, my dear Marquis, l can
screely refrain from smiling to find you caught
at last. | saw by the euloglum you often
made on the happiness OF domestic lite In
America, that you had swallowed the bait, and
another, as that you were philosopher and
soldier So your day has at last come. am
glad Of it with all my heart. 1t is quite good
enough for you. Now you are well served tor
coming to fight in favor Of the American rebels
all the way across the Atlantic Ocean, by catch.
ing that dreadful contagion domestic felicity.
which like the smallpox, or like the plague,
man can have only once in his life, because 1t
commonly lasts him (at least with us in Amer
lea, l know not how you manage these mat.
tiers 10 France), for his whole life time. And
yet, alter all, the worst wish [ can find in my
heart to make against Madame de Chastellux
and yourseltis that you may, neither of you,
ever get the better of this same domestic felic-
ity, during the entire course of mortal exis-
teDce. ..
RECEIPT FOR MAKING EVERY DAY HAPPY.
Rev. Sydney Smith said When you arise in
the morning form the resolution to make the
day happy one to fellow creature 1t is
easily done; a left off garment to the man
who needs it, kind word to the sorrowtul, an
encouraging expression to the striving-trihes
in themselves light as air, will do it, at least for
the twenty-four hours and, if you are young,
depend upon it, it will tell when you are old
and, if you are DID, rest assured it will send
you gently and happily down the stream of
human time to eternity. By the most simple
arthmetlcal sum, look at the result YOU send
one person, only and happily through the day;
that is three hundred and sixty-fve in the
course OF the year; and supposing you live
forty years only after commencing that course
OF medicine, you have made l5,6OO human
beings happy, at all events for time Now,
is this not simple? ? 1t is too short for sermon,
too homely tor ethics, and too easily accomp-
i'shed tor you to say Il would if | could. -
HucKLEBERRY. Websters definition is
me berry called also whortleberry." His
dehlnltien Of the latter is "A plant or shrub of
tine genus 'accinium, called more commonly
huckieoer!y. much esteemed tor food. " The
same Ir9it IS heart.berg in Saxon. The Ger
mons call 1t heldel beere. Ia conversation the
majority OF persons call it the ''huckleberry," I"
but in writing will spell it swbortleberry. !"
we believe 1t IS as allowable to write the word