Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-22
Miscellaneous Items.


Notwithstanding the war, each OF the States
engaged In it shows an actual increase in pop
u!asion since 1860.
New York's favorite sport just now is owl
shooting. The solemn birds live on the public
square sparroWs.
\ Georgia dsrkey bet ten dollars he could
drink quart OF Atlanta whiskey. The wager
was promptly paid to his widow.
Waste paper dealers will be interested to
know that the Patent Office Report" is going
through the press at Washington.
Louisville, Oregon, IS the quetest town 10
the United States. There are but three NO
men init.
Cotton stocks are reported to be in bloom at
La Graege, Tennessee, an agricultural phe-
nomenon which is said to have been unknown
before for almost half century.
One Montgomery, once slave of JEFF.
DAVIS, is now the owuer of 1000 acre plan
tation in Mississippi, on which he raised this
year 900 bales ST cotton.
The New York Stock Exchange has bought
the building in which it holds its sessions
from the building association which erected it,
for $575 QUO. while it cost 1926, 00) to build.
The Washington correspondent OF the New
York Herald teIegraphs that the friends of
Gen. S,ckIes are talking about him tor the
Epalish mission.
A California paper, believing thar success is
test # merit, refuses 10 mention 'he name
Of young msp who failed IN an attempt at
suicide. Those who get heir names in the
paper must succeed" says the writer.
When steady well behaved young man is
seen shaking hands with pupp, and Birding
it an sfeetiouate good night, there may be
faint apprehersions that he has been ''takipG
scmethiDg,'
The city council Of Wilmiuctoa, De-, has
passed an ordnance to establish paid fire
department. Tie volunteer fremen made
great opposition to its passage, and crested
quite disturbance,
DR.. Hall tells the story of q nan who sung
most pious'y th. hymg -
Were The whole realm Of nature nnc,
That were present far too small
and all through the singing iumbling in bis
pocket to make sura of the smallest piece of
silver for the contribution box
Bri1ham Young rec 'ntg delivered long
discourse to his faithful fock ON tea, coffee and
tobacco, quoting from the wv ord OF Wisdom"
which prohibits their use. He says the Lord
d. cares shot drinks not good tor the body or
the belly" liquor only good for ba!hlag, aud
tobacco for sick COWS and for cleansing sores.
Mont Plaisir, where Peter the Great died, is
small villa looking out on the bay. 10 the
little room where he died the iron bedstead
still stands behind tall screen, the sheets and
pillows are upon it, his faded silk dressing
gown is thrown across the foot, and his slippers
still sit beside it.
A dispatch from New York says that pro
posed Informal conference OF the revenue re-
formers called to meet In that city next week,
aud to which William Cullen Bryaut, Gen.
John A. Logan David A, Wells, General
Frank Blair, Horace White, editor of the
Chicago Tribune, apd Manton Marble, OF Ihe
World, were invited, is likely to fall through
A beautiful young lady having called out an
ugly gentleman to dance with her, he was as
tonished at the condescenslop, and, believing
that she was in love with him, in very press
ing manner desired 10 know why she had Sc
lected him from the rest of the company:
because, sir," replied the lady, my husband
commanded me to select such partner as
should not give him cause for Jealousy.
A reverend gentleman was addressing Sab
bath School concert at Boston Highlands last
Sunday night, and was trying to ENFORCE the
doctrine that the hearts of the little ones were
siptul. and needed to be given to Christ Tax,
inc out bis watch and holding it up ne said
"Now, here is my watch suppose it don't
keep good time now goes too fast, and now too
slow what shall! [ do with it = Sell 1t,
shouted out faxen headed youngster
LOUISIANA SUGAR HAkVEsT.-Despite the
interruption produced by the recent political
cxcitements, our coast planters have made con"
siderable progress in gathering their saccharlns
harvest The season never was more favor
able 10 South Louisiana for the maturing OF
the cane, and the cutting, hauling, and grind
ing of the same. The only drawback has been
the lack of water to supply the mills. Many
planters have had to run their pipes to the
river and sink pumps; others have cmp!oyed
tugboats to pump water into their ponds.
Despite these obstacles, grinding is going on
very brisky, and The yield Of sugar and molas
ses promises to exceed that of last year ny at
least twenty or twenty-five thousaud hogs
heads. With good and reliable labor to cuitl
vate the plant early in the season the producer
would have been much larger. The Increase
this year is due entirey to the season, WklcD
hm been an extraordinarily propitlous one.
Labor has been very difficult TO obsaln, even
at the hirh rates OF $50 and $40, and even
$50 mouth. The quality of the sugar and
moissses is excellent Several large plautcrs
are S, curing gangs OF Chinese laborcrs. and
sse preparing for large crops next year.-Ne'o
Orleans Times
AUSTRALIAN BIRDS BY the steamers now
running between Honolulu and Australia We
frrausntly see arrive beautiful sreoImeos of the
birds of the antipodes Their bril- iaat piumagv
makes them an object of general observation aud
admiration. In the forests OF these islands
there are several varieties Of handsomely CO or
ed birds, AID they are high y vained by the
Hawailaus, the scarlet apd yellow feathers be-
ing sought for to make he ancient c!oaks or
cspes, aud wreatts. which are Low seen only
on special occasions. But our native birds can
not compare with those OF the ,suuthern hrm
ispbere 10 point Of brilliaDoy. A case of stuffed
srecimeps, wi ich came by the " orga Nouga,
displays all the colors of the rajntow, laid on
with taste that tempts one to think, at hfs'