Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-01

the Orange. Alexandria and Manassas Rail
road, tells the following story on himself Ohe
nigbt the train stopped to wood and water at
q small station in Indiana. While this opera
ton was going on | observed Two green look
ing countrymcn in hum spun, curionsiy IN
snectipp the locomotive and occasionally giving
vent to expressions of establishment. Finally
ono of them looked up at me and SAID
stranger, arc this locomotive
Certainly. Didn't you ever see one De
fore ?" Az.
"No. haven't never saw one afore. NJ IN
Bill come down to the station to'nieht pnrTose
to see one Them the bller, ain 1t o e.;
certainly" "What yer call that you arc IN q,
1--WE call this the cab, And this hi a wneet
That's the driving wheel 'Ihat DIG
black thing on the top is the chimbley' sup,
pose?" Precisely. - ''Bo you the engineer
what runs the machine? i am the e"p'
neer. a..
Bill" said the fellow TO his mate, after
cycling me closely for few minutes IT aon
take much of n man be an engineer, do IL
"All aboard -
NEW issue Law-Four justices OF the peace
were appointed by General Stoneman I" the
Wavnesboro district, Augusta county, but
only one accepted the Office and qualified. lie
has peculiar way OF his own in administering
| Justice, and does not trouble himself about the
| Code, even if he has yet learned that We nave
a Code in Virginia. One OF his latest cases
| was reported to us on yesterday BY gen'ie
man from Augusta. A white man was arrest,
| ed and brought before our new issue Justice OF
the peace, charged with intllctlng on white
| woman severe whipping with big strap
i IL I,,ll, u
| Our learned friend had no law book at hand,
and he could not remember what punishment
had been prescribed for such offences, but,
| bent on seeing that the woman should have
ample reparaton for her wrongs, decided that
the man should proceed forthwith to the
nearest store and buy the woman new calico
| dress and two pounds OF coffee; which was
done, and the low and the woman satisfied. -
Richmond Dispatch
Practical REPLY.-At the meeting OF the
Women's Dress Reform Convention in Wash
ington, one of the speakers-Col Plerce-ap'
proved reform. but rot the reform proposed
as he would not know, if marrying, whether ne
was marrying q man or woman. Al Tue
close of bis remarks, DR.. Hasbrook asked MN
to stand by her upon the platform; whep she
said: Ladies aud gentlemen, you see oeloi ~
YOU good-ooking couple. Can you not tel !
which is the man and which is the woman
| Can YOU see no distinctive features by when
YOU could determine? Here" said she, gen
tlv stroking the Colonel's long beard,) is
badge of no other" This practical operation
conyulsed the audience with laughter, and as
Col. Pierce did not fancy the idea OF being
made the butt of good joke, he retired hur-
riedly from the stage.
VISIT TO GEN. CANDY. The following gen
tlemen called on General Candy last evening
and had very pleasant interview with him ::
Messrs. A. II. H. Stuart, w. H. Owen, q. j..
Moscly, ID. &. Dejarnette, w. +. Suthcrn,
Zeph. Turner, G. w. Button. Wood Bonldn,
Jr. Gen. Candy informed these gentlemen, in
reply to inquiries made by them, that the cleo
ton would not probably come off until uly.-
The reasons assigned for this opinion were first,
the difficulty in getting competent registering
officers, and second, the desire to avoid an
| interruption Of harvest. The numb'r OF reg
isterng officers, as well as the number OF places
| at which voters may register, Will lie Increased
The General expresses Wish to obtain Us many
old citizens as possible rs registrars - h'ch.
| NelCS
DOC AND RHINocrNoS AT Carmel, Pat
nam county, New York, the rhlnocerous OF
Van Ambureh' mcnagcric escaped, and took
refuge in Peach Pond. The animal cost about
| so, 900, and the keepers were aghast at the
| prospect of losing the beast The dog Jack, -
| of the mepagerie, was sent into the water after
| the monster. The rhinoccros disappeared UNI
der the water remained some time, but finally
came I'D some distance or The dog made Tor
| him, and he for the dog. The dog lodged
| and got the rhinoceros by the ear. sharp
| fight ensucd the rhinoceros believing like a
bull calf At leneth the rhnoccros was Sc
cured.
An arrangement has been made by the Wes-
| tern Union Telegraph Company, by which the
public will be informed of the precise time at
| which the last rail shall be laid to unite the
Central Pacific and The Union Pacific railroads
| in one unbroken line from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. As the spikes OF the last rail are drlv
en-. the telegraph operator, in immediate vicin-
| ity, will make taps on his instrument CORES
pond1g with the blows of the hammer, and
before tho sounds thus produced shall have
died in the distance, the intelligence OF the
| connection of the two roads will have been dis
patched throughout our entire country,
csc. CANAL.-The number Of boats that
arrived at the COnectOr oHce mere uuIluR
| the month reach G33, chiefly coal laden; and
for the week, or since Friday, the -@d, until
last evening, rs, Grain, limestone, sandstone,
wood posts, and lumber, were also brought
here during the week, The tolls Tor the
month received by Col. IIollingsworth, Collec
tor, amount to $3.50 "A. OF which SGD was
on decending boats, and on those ascending
$237j II. This, however, is only a molety OF
the revenue, as large majority OF the through
line boats pay tolls at Cumberland, Il eorge.
torn Courier.
Gov. SMITH.-Thc Richmond Wing speak
ing of Gov Smiths address to the State Con-
sentative Committee says He opposed the
action OF the majority. But he spoke SO well
and persuasively that an opponent might al
most have forgotten to quarrel with opinions
so admirably expressed lie fought the ma.
jority hard, but when they prevailed he was
the first to indicate, by resolution he offered,
that he should fall into line and help to win
us the victory"
MARRIED.
On Tuasdsv Anrl 81 1863 in Richmond,