Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-14

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A passion Play AT MUN1cH.-A dra
matization of the Bible has been made i,
Munich, Bavaria, and strangers from all part
ofthe country are hoekiog to witness the pro
ductlon OF the piece. The title of the dram;
is the passion Play" The costumes art
pronounced to be historically correct, and tht
persons selected to ill the various parts appear
10 have been chosen in consequence OF tbei
Deallns some resemblance in cast of face to the
characters in the New Testament which they
represent. The performance commences at
O'Clock In the morning and does not close till
SIX IN the afternoon. The prices of admission
to seats are dearer than to the opera, and OF
the proceeds tho frat fifteen Thousand fl nin-
are devoted to the charities of the parish and
the next to defray the expenses attending the
production OF the entertainment. The COM
pany numbers not less than five hundred mem
hsrS there are one hundred and four speak
ing roles for male characters. fifteen for female
for men, women and children, the latter being
generally dressed up to represent choir of an
gels, according to the pictorial conception Of
the celestial beings. The part of Judas is ia
ken by red bearded man, with sinister coun.
tenance, llttup by brilliant, deep. set eyes, and
looks the character to painfulness. The part
OF Christ is entrusted to ole Joseph Mayer, q
thoughtful. looking man, with thin features,
cast in serious mould his voice is musical
and abundant tresses Of rich auburn hair fall
on his shoulders, while a moustache and beard
OF somewhat deeper hue conceal his lips and
chin. The correspondent OF London paper
says that on the visitors book of the hotel he
found the name of Professor Agassz. of Cam
bridge, and also that OF reverend graduate
or Cambridge who had come from Florence" to
take look at the spectacle from the eccle.
siastical point Of view, I'VE suppose
The STREET TREES OF PARIs.-All the
houlevards of Paris are planted with trees, many
Of which were, however, destroyed during the
revolution Of lS4S New trees were therefore
planted, and their growth tostered with an
amount of skillful attention that has produced
astonishing results, when the natural ,disad-
yantages are taken into consideration. The
trees are planted in loam that has been previ
ously mixed with sand, and transported to the
city. This is contained In large receptacles,
lined with brick, sunk below the surface OF the
iootway, and coated over with cement, so as to
render them impervious.
ll6y 1Orln, III idCUj sIsdutIE AoWNa Po0 oiAN
into them are conducted the roof driaDs Of each
house block, from which the earth derives its
water supply. These basins or flower pots are
built of capacity sufficient to admit the roots OF
the trees An ornamental circular iron graf
ing, set flush with the footway, is placed over
these basins and around the trunks of the trees,
This admits OF air for the proper support OF the
roots. The roots Of the trees are thus removed
c-o.n the deieteriogs Influences Of escaping
street gas and the poisonous emanatlons from
sewers, causes which are we'll known to have
DESTROYED the vegetation in the streets OF many
cities.
DR.. LIyINGsToNE.-Ata recent meeting OF
the ROYAL Geographical Society, Sir Roderick
Murchison said there was no cause for despoy11-
dency as to the safety OF DR.. L!vlngstone. ne
has been for some time at UJDI, on the lake
Tapeanyika, where he wrote home on the 3Oth
of Nav last, though unable to make any move
ment for want of carriers and supplies. These
vcre. indeed forwarded to him from Zanzibar
when an outbreak of cholera stopped and para
lyzed the relieving party. Recent intelligence
however, has reached the Foreign Office to tht
effect that tho pestience had subslded 10 81
great an extent that we may presume the com
uiupication between the coast and UiJi has be
fore now been re. opcned..'
Ihe WORK which still lies before Livingstone
has been often adverted to, and it is hopeo
that he will live to advance to the north end o
the Tanganyika, and there ascertain II he wa
ters flow into the Albert Nyanza Of Baker
Sir Samuel Bakers great Egyptian expedition
has been good deal delayed, but he will no
doubt push on as rapidly as possible, and his
steamers once launched in the Nile, he will pres:
on to the southern extremity OF Lake Nyaozs
for the purpose OF greeting and succorlng law
ipgstone.
WuATrr COSTS TO KILL A MAN IN WAR. -
Wa have some curious statistics from frenci
snthor writing on contemporary wars, aS U
what it costs to kill man. Tie takes the VINO!
svnenditurc of money Tor each war and dlVloe
hat he the number Of men Killed on the le!d
or whose death was owing directly to the war
In the Crimean war, where many we're congre
gated in close quarters, be estimates that 'oU'
600 were killed at the cost OF 50. l65 per man
Putting the deaths in our late war at 2Sl,oO
vhich is rather low estimate, each death wa
purchased at cost of $l6,7 1926. In, the lat
Mexican and South American wars the cxpens
tor killing man was 81 500. In the Danis
war, 3, 500 lives we're lost at an average OF $40,
600 In the Austro. Prussan campaign {
1866, which ended at SodoWa, $1,000 was th
mice ner death. 1t will thus be seen that
cost this government more TO extnRuIsh or
life than any of the other countries mentioned
md that the cost of killing o man in any
them, would maintain several in times oil peac
Chicago has new church the First First. Co1 %.
eregational-w has just been aniSneS .h eS. a.
cost of slsO, 900. A popularity OF tins on9i' ;,
il. that the reading desk, or pulpit, IS PROVO
with copper speaking trumpet, ~nica s,SE Is ~
nected with eleven pews. where, WIN luoo
hose and cup attached, the deaf may Guy y
sermon as we'll as those not so unfortunate
Dr.. Lovick Pierce, Of Georgia, whose age
,oarcr ninety than eighty, preached a serm
psar two hours in length in Savannah last WEI
son,. who have known him many years