Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-14

STOPPED HIS PAPER. The fo!loWl0g anec
dote OF the late Mr.. Swain, from the Philadel
phia Press, is not without its mo.ai:
Macy years ago Mr.. Swain, then editor OF
the Public Ledger, was hailed at the corner OF
Eighteenth and Chestnut streets by very ex-
cited Individual, who informed him In the most
emphatic terms, Il have stopped your paper,
sir" and proceeded to explain the why aud
wherefore, al the time gcsticulsting wildly. My
gracious, sir, you don I say so! Come with
me 10 the Office, and let us see it We cannot
remedy the matter. II grieyes me that any
one should stop my paper. Down Chestnut
street to Third the two proceeded. Arriving
At the office, Mr.. Swain said: Why, my dear
sr, everything seems 20 be going on here as
usual; thought you had stopped my paper.
Then and there the excited gentleman, whom
the .ong walk, BY the way, had partly cooled,
said that he had stopped taking his one copy
OF the Ledger. Mr.. Swain was proiuse 10 his
apologies tor having misunderstood the mean
Jog of his late subscriber 8 words, and regretted
that he had given him the tramp from Eigh
teenth street to Third, down Chestnut. The
gentleman went on his way home, wiser 1t
not better man, marvelling at the stupidity
Of editors in general. and Of Mr.. Swain IN par
ticular. Before he left, however, he ordered
that the Ledger be still sent to his address.
How TO GET MARRIED.-A new mode of
getting spliced, and at the same time of avoid
ing the tcklish business OF popping the Ques-
ton, has been discovered We think it will
Exactly suit the cases of some who long to
enter the "holy bonds, yet who are forbidden
by extreme mOdesty. The plan originated as
follows
4 short time since, at wedding In South
Carolina, young lawyer moved that one man
~ the company should be selected as Presi
dent that this President should be duly sworn
TO keep entirely secret all the communications
that should be forwarded to him in his othclal
department that night that each unmarried
gentleman or lady should write hisor her name
on piece Of paper, and under 1t place the
name Of the person they wished TO marry,
then hand il to the President for inspection,
and if any lady and gentleman had recprocay
chosen each other, the President was to
inform each Of the result aud those who had
not been reciprocal in their choice were to be
kept entirely secret. After the appointment
Of the President, communications were accord
ingy handed up TO the Chair. and it was found
that twelve young ladies aud gentlemen had
reciprocal choices and eleven Of the twelve
matches were solemnised
CHANGE OF FoaTrNs. An English journal
contains tie following. "rhe Countess of
MOrpugton, widow Of the notorious William
Pole Tylney Long Wellesley, Earl Of Mosning-
ton. who died rectntiy Ia her 16th yesrradds
an incident 70 tho roraapoe OF the peerase,---
After the ruin into which the reckless earPs
affairs feh, some tolty years ago, this lady was
for brief time an inmate of ST. George work
house, and more than once had TO anply at
police courts for temporary relief. let she
.s,l ha- al oh Sha
was descended from the grandest and greatest
Of all the Piantagenets. Her mother (wiie of
Col Patterson, Ann Porter6eld of that ilk,
came through Boyd, Cunningham, Gleucairp
and Hamilton, from Mary Stuart, daughter Of
Ming James the Second of Scotland, and sew
euth in descent f.om Edward the FIRST Of Eng
land. The earldom of Morningtou, extinct in
the elder ue OF the Wellesleys, has lapSed to
the Duke OF Wellington"
HoUSEs.-Josiah Quincy, OF Boston, has
written letter to the Advertiser OF shat city,
advocating the introduction into Massachusetts
Of the system OF ground rent deeds. Mr..
Quincy explains at length how the owner iu lee
OF the ground conveys the lot, subject to the
payment OF an annual rent, equal to the inter
es, on principal composed OF the value OF the
land and OF the money advanced to aid in the
erection of a house. He says that Oh this pl Ian
towns on railroad liles can be built within ten
miles OF Boston, where a man would oh
tain comfortable residence for one hundred
and seventy FIVE dollars q year, including inler-
est on the money expended, ground rent and
lakes. MIR. Quincy invites persons OF means,
Tho are desrous OF beueftng industrious work
toRmep, to co operate With him in buying
large tract OF land, and selling out lots on ground
rent. This principle of building on ground
rents Is very familiar one in Baltimore, . very
large propOrtioa Of the houses having been
cree ed on leased grouni, at an annual rent.
LYNCH LAVA dispatch from Lima,
OHIO, states that on Saturday Eight y,.,isoce
,omuittee composed Gi the leading citizcus''
II that towo, broke open the county Jail and
.ook out two men. Jeremy Diddlers by proies-
.ion charged with so worming themselves into
The confidence Of Pennsylvania, on the cars
recently. that he thought his money would se
safer with them than With h:rnssli, and there
tore entrusted IL TO their keeping, never to see
I again. The visilsnts shaved their heads,
coated them With tar and feathers, and finished
nth an eggiug They then kicked them ou'
u town.