Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-18


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a VILLA1NoUs SwINDLE-There resides
about four miles west Of Winchester, in Petit.
coat Gap, German we'll known to many Of our
citizens as DR.. Fischer. Now, some months
ago he wended his way to Berkeley county, and
assuming the name OF DR.. Rose managed to
become acquainted with citizen OF that coun-
ty named Foutz, who from all accounts IS al
ignorant and crcduous man. He was further
imposed upon by Rose who pretended to be q
very religious and pious character, and scrupu.
lousy exact in every christian duty.
MIR. Foutz had lame child, and the doctor,
so the story goes, assured Foutz that he was
able to effect radical cure Of the child in nine
weeks, but that he must implicitly follow every
direction of the Doctor. In the first place,
Foutz was to lodge in the Doctor S hands the
sum Of $500, to be deposited by the Doctor in
chest at Foutzs house. Secondly, it any
body opened said chest, or looked into it, or
distracted the money from it by some htcus,
pocus, the lameness of the child would tall
upon them The money WAS to be kept In the
chest for nine cks and at the end OF that
time the chest was to be opened, the money ta-
ken out. and the child should be found
thoroughly recovered and perfectly sound. The
Doctor in order TO impress the mind OF foutz
and his wife quoted various passages OF scrip
turc to sustain his pretenslons.
The result was that Foutz placed the $500 ln
Dr.. Roses alias FScher's hands to he deposit
ed in the chest, and at the end OF moe weeks,
the Doctor in the meantime having abSquatu'
lated from Foutz' neighborhood and from
Berkeley county, the chest was opened, when,
10 o! there was no money por any sign OF money
within. The child was still lame.
kn c1pi nd Alnr has hpan arrested There are
other charges OF like character against him.
- Winchester Times.
A Coop pRECEDENr. The tyranny OF ser
want girls on their mistrcsses has often been
the theme OF ukers, poets, payWrlghts anu
contributors to the comic papers, anu %e learn
Of case tried yesterday before Justice Handy,
on Capitol Hill, which is likely to give whole
some lesson to that indispensable class OF nuIA'
nnres, and if generally known will be of more
advantage to housekcepcrs than all the funny
and witty sarcasms of Punch or Harper.
servant who had been hired by Il lady, at SIX
dollars month left her service III the middle
ut the month 10 caplclOus lit, and was tOld
by her mistress that she might co. but II she
went she must expect no pay. Ii Was con'Gl
ded on ono side that the contract was lor the
month, aud unless Il months work was per.
formed uG wages were due. 1t was contenucu
on the other side that certain amount or LABOR
was duly performed and should be paid io!.
Justice Handy, who is evidently very srnsi
Bile man. decided, substantially Oh the ground
urged by the defendant, that housekeeper;S
had some rights that servant girls were Duunu
10 respect, aud dismissed the case because the
suit had been brought before the contract term
had expired.
The technical grounds Oh which this decision
was made are OF less Importance than the pre-
cedent set Hereafter let servant girls under
stand that when they engsHc to work by the
month they are not at liberty to run Oft at ther
own pleasure, when, perhaps, the dinner Is
halt cooked, or tho whole house in disorder,
and thus put their employers to great lncon'
venleuce and expense. II they DO play Such
tricks they caunot be paid any WAGES ut all
WASH. News
A PICTURE OF FLOATING WASHINGTON So
clETY.-The New York Suns Washington
correspondent draws tho following picture Of
Washington society:
"Shodly.und Petroleum are spreading their
wings here in NIL their trumpery and splendor.
They have taken possession CT society, and al
feet the airs of their bettcrs in most dlcrouS
manner Such intense vulgarlty and low oreeu-
ing have never before been witnessed IN hlgh
places! nor were they tolerated among thoSe
who once gave SCclal tone aue c'e'alioH w '"i'
community. The obstrusion OF ignorance, com
bined with money, no matter how acquired
and the absence OF refinement, arc noticed 10
be conspicuous features at the official and scum
official receptions as they are called, and at
most Of the pretentious entertainments. 1t Is
quite Iunny to see certain persons from New
York and elsewhere turning their backs upon
their formers friends, setting up Tor fashion,
and thruSting their coarSeuesS forward on every
possible occasion. Adventures, contractors,
jobbers, fools, and filthy in!rguerS are IN
the ascendant. They rule, and are the iavo
rites of fortune. necessarily of society. neics
cy and proprety have been put on the retired
list"
The Adrian Times IS responsible for the las
good story at tho expense OF a jury. 1t say
lhsta recent case of assault was tried IN tha
city, on which six Jurors voted by, ballot JuTo
No. voted "No case Of action. NO; 'o'e
salt and battery, Secon DeGree. no " u,e
med the prisoner "Gihy OF Salt. no ut
cd,d there was mo action OF cause, no no
voted it Assault and Batory while no
decided the prisoner "Gilty OF an salt only.
An Iowa minister stated in u recent sermon
that tha Bible was tue most important wor
that had yet been published 10 the oute
States"