Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-02

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notices over four lines.
Tue ARLINGTON OUTRAGE. The Washing
ION correspondents OF many of the Northern
papers give accounts of the conduct OF the
Guard placed over that part OF the National
Cemetery, at Arlington, where the remains OF
a few Confederate soldiers were buried. The
correspondent OF the \. Y. Herald says:
The action ot q lieutenant and small guard
of marines at Arlington on Saturday, in prevent
iug people from throwing flowers over the
graves oi the Confederate dead, is the subject
oi much talk here to-day, and the general SEN
ument is condemnatory. Ii turns out that
the officers OF the Grand Army OF the RcpuD-
ic were not altogether responsible ior what oc-
cured. They merely arranged to have the
marines there so as TO prevent people from
making mistakes, but mistakes were made on
The wrong side. The marines misunderstood
what they were placed there tor, and thought
IT was part of their duty to insult people who
Happened to throw flowers on the graves oil
the Confederate dead. The lieutenant In COM
maud whose name is given as Shirley, but OF
Which am not certain, was particularly often
>iyc IN his manner. Seeing lady throw
small bouquet on one Of these graves, this lieu
,r-, and throwing them on the ground at MS
feet, commenced stamping on them In such a
manner As to attract about him crowd OF
wondering spectators In I very few minutes.
co,uc Of the lockers on, learning the cause OF
lne lieutenant rage, commenced to uurlnur
.Sapnrobation, when the lieutenant shouted
ont. "D-n you, get away from here, every
one of YOU, or III make you. Guards, come
up here and disperse the crowd. The Ieu-
trpen. accompanied these words with angry
GESTURES, and swinging his arms about as II ne
Intended To pitoh generally into the crowd;
His guards answered his call, but the crowd
dispersed without waiting to be bayoneteo'
\ MARINE CANpLE.-ln recent number OF
Once a Week is an account OF a curious hsh
iound in the waters bordering on the North
fc,tern rcrtion OF our continent, whicn seems
- ,pn,ber of the constantly recurring lliuSlIa-
I;ons. of the generosity with which nature pro-
r,des for the especial wants OF the inhabitants
if each portion OF the earth:
There is found on the coast OF Brt'sh C4-
lumbia, Russian Amenea, aud ahconVeI 5
Island, "A little fish not larger than smeit,
clad in gltterng armor, which rs f1t almost
beyond conception. 1t is pOpulsrIy known as
the candle fish, but ITS Sclehtlhd name Is NW'
mo PtcifCus They are 81 marvellousy iat
thatthe natives use them a4 lamps Tor hight,
ing their lodges. For this purpose the drleu
fish is perforated from head to tail by a piece
of mshpith nv means OF long needle made OF
hard wood rhe wick Is then lighted, and the
fish burns steadily, with a sufficient good hight
10 road bv. The candleStick Is a blt OF WOOD
Sn6t at one end, with the fish inserted IN the
cleft 49,, p,
when by heat and pressure these little hsh
ere transformed into n liquid oil, and the To-
dian drinks them instead OF burning them, he
,unplies his own body with highly carbona-
ceous fuel which is burned slowly IN hls lungs
and keeps up his animated heat. Without a
full supply of some such food, he would perish
IN the cold of long Northern winter.
When sufficient supply OF the hsh has
been dried and put by tor winter $ food, the
remainder is piled in heaps till the fishes are
partly decomposed for the purpose OF being
c0nvertcd into oil.
COMPETITION OF RACE. Chinaman,
according TO all accounts, ia making an excel
lent laborer in California and all along the IA
cl6c coast. He eau turn his hand TO almost
anything, FROM building a railroad or disg'hs
a canal, to mending shoe, or laying Driek.
Ue ia frugal in his habits, and can AFFORD,
tlpretOTH,
onr conntrymen found QUE some time since
and hence We are not surprised TO learn tna'
the children of the Sun and Moon are GROWING
rapidy in favor among them, and that emil
grafton from China is meeting with special en'
eouragemsnt. Many are OF opinion that ere
long this new start must create a revolution II
the labor market in all that region. The sud
denly emancipated negro race in the Southern
States, together with the hundreds OF thou
sands OF CelcStials that are now pouring lnit
the country, are formidable competitors N
T. Express.
TaE New lssUE.-One o! the new ISSUE
Justices called upon one of those who have beer
removed. few days ago, for the purpose o
borrowing some of his Law Books. The lady
Of the house, in the absence OF Der husband
told the newly appointed expounder and exeeu
tor of the. law to go to the book case in an ad
Joining room, and select such as ne might need
lie did 80, and the books he selected were al
old copy of the Presbyterian Confession
Faith, Bible; Dictionary and Comic Alma
nae We give the story as 1t was toid TO us.
Another was applied to to administer IN
litigation to deed. "Take off your hat an
pul your hand on the book, " said he. Tins oeln
complied with, he proceeded, you DO solemn dc ,