Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-28


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A MODsL ITEM The following model re-
port we find 10 the Hillsboro' IN. c. Recorder
There are few reporters that report IN this
manner-pa particularly the graphic description
Of poor Sid position when found:
Sidney Mays was young son OF DAVID
Mays, whO runs the mill Tor Captain Lyons, of
this county.
Sidney was Just fourteen years OF age. Ou
last "Wednesday he and his little brother went
with their aunt half way home. Going back
they stopped at pond and hshed tall the
youngest brother got tired and told Sid. to
come on and let's go homo. On the way home
Sid. stopped to get drink OF water, and his
little brother waited for him at the house OF
Mrs. Cole till he gave him out and told Mrs.
Cole to tell Sid. 20 come on, that he had gone
on home. That night when his father went
home from the mill his mother asked, Where
is Sid - Lord mercy cried his iather,
4 thought he was at home The anxious
fathe. started Immediately on hunt for his
lost bog, and he hunted for near tive days,
when on Friday morning there he found
him living in an old field of Bill Cardins, this
side Of Richardson's mill, on his back, his
right arm on his thigh, and his head twisted
10 the lett, with his left leg drawn up-dead
About 100 yards of was a chuck that he was
supposed TO have slept with his head On, a
bush, and piece Of tobacco. The boy was
sckly, and had been having chllls. They sent
10 this place 70 get coroner, and we NAV De
,boJ With turthnr DartIrulgrs
The IRON MASK.-The literary world has
been for some time threatened with apother
REVELATION, the reyelator being Frenchman,
named Topin, who proiessed to hcve become
nossessed of the secret OF the Man in the Iron
Mask" He declares he has found in tie ar
chiyes all the papers relating to the trial OF the
uerscn confined in prison and known So the
Iron Mask, aud that none OF the current
hypothesis OF the identity ot the pfisofr are
true. he says that it IS moi true that the IRON
Mask was supplied with royal line9, andihad q
slmptuous table it is not true fishermen who
fonnd a silver dish which belonged 20. hip were
arrested it il not true LuveIs visited HIN It
,s not trns the Iron Mask were the OBJECT OF
the greatest attention and deterential respect.
The Iron Mask was imprisoned in the quarter
reserved for spies, and was subject to the or
Iinary regimen oi the Bastile.. And who was
no them All that is the question, which
Mr. Topn will solve IN his own way when
Hessieurs the book sellers, have sufficiently
advertised His theory might be given IN q
ten line paragraph, bat that would take OF the
reedse Of curiosity. and then who ,wopld buy
Mr. Topin book? Business is business, you
see and like Mrs Stove with the Byron al
fair, Topin wants all the money he can get Tor
Lis revelation, whether 1t is worth anything or
not Rich. ERQ.
TUE corroN STATES. The Charleston News
predicts that for 1869 the cotton States will
~how more true prosperity than any other sec
lion OF the world" Ii goes onto estlInste the
urop of cotton fer the present year, which IT
likes at 3,00Q,000 bales. The average value OF
sll the crops will amount to S64 per head OF
tho population. The News also predicts that
South Carolina will yield products this year
worth $50, 600, or an average OF $T4 D.
per head in population Of $4,000. fthe
necessary means to insure accuracy 10 this
statement have been employed, this affords a
subj ect OF great Generalization TO South Caro-
Ina, which only few years ago was apparent
y ruiued. Another remarkable fact Is men
toned by the same Journal, There are now
20 less than 200, 900 whites cultivating cotton
with their own hands.
TyA FROM CHINA, VIA SAN Francisco. "A
ppmber Of citizens dubbed together YESTERDAY
and made out the following order ior tea o!rec'
from China. which they handed to Messrs
Tbov Chew and Sing Man, now on their way
r,ct N San Francisco: ut is the desire ol
tho subscribers to ascertain whether tea suffer:
loss deterioration by the ocean route from Chi
no to San Francisco and the Journey 6y RAJ
mere, than by che old route round the cape
Good Hope. II the sample proves to be VIVA
is expected large orders will be given by ou
grocerymen and tea dealers. The present or
der is iOr some Of our hotel keepers and prlVat
hti.ens Tor their own use. The tea in cues
ton, for which they agree to pay 10 cts pc
pound, is to be equal to any sold here 10
$3.50. Chicdgo Tribune, 2lSt.
FAITh.-i in this sad state Of affairs We ar
reminded OF the strong faith of little giriin
great dry time, few years ago. Upon tn
previous Sunday 1t was announced by an EpiS
opal minister that on the ensuing Sunda
prayer would be offered up for rain On hi
',ay to the church, the good pastor overtooI
the faithful little one trudgiug along with a
umbrella. Upon his expressing his surprise
her having such q useless accompaniment o
.poh a dsy, she nsvely and trustiugly reptile
didn't YOU say that We were going to pra
tor rain TO day?" These faith inspiring word
~ the little believer so acted on his own hear
that he prayed earnestly and believingly, an
ron the exercises closed there vas use Tor ID!
IL,rJestI5y7l kJFe fTeS.