Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-26
yQRGINIAiNEWS.

dav. in Richmond, delivered his decision IN
the case Of John Hagan, Jr, one of the Judges
of election at the third precinct OF Jefferson
ward, at tie recent election held in that city
| The prisoner was sent on for Indictment by inc
II. s.. grand Jury, and bailed in the sum ei
& 600 for his appearance at the opening OF
the j. S. Circuit Court on Monday next.
The members of the Washington Press Club
| visited Richmond, on Thursday, and were there
handsomely received and entertained By the
| Richmond Press Club. They paid their re-
snects to the Governor, who made them al
appropriate speech. HiIarity was the order OF
| the day.
The Shenandoah Herald ys:-"Old hunt
crs, Judging from the signs say that there
| are more deer 10 the mountains this season
than for many years. MIR. Wilson, living IN the
| Cove in Hardy Coanty killed three me d;
| bucks before breakfast, a few mornings since.
On Tuesday Mir. John Yull, of England,
went to Richmond with his family with view
| Of purchasing land aud locating near that city.
| The next night his wife, who had appeared up
| to that time to be in excellent health, oleu
suddenly of heart disease
The Warren County Sentinel ays:-tront
Royal IS beginning to show new lie ana IT,
newcd energy. Everywhere new buildings are
| going up, and new stores. workshops anu
dwelling houses are already finished.
The Board of Directors of the "Richmond
| Corn and Flour Exchange" have adopted
resolution, at Q recent meeting, dlSsoiVlnS tue
| connection of tho association with the IVA
tional Board Of Trade
The report of the sudden death OF Captain
Harmon Harmeling, as having occuFreu IN
Bristol on Saturday, was Incorrect.
FURs-W1NrER Fashions, -Eashlons IN
| furs are not subject to many changes, ana this
wear there will be very few alterations. Prlces'
| too, will be- comparatively moderate, owing
| nartly to the decline in gold, as com pared with
last year, and partly to the large stock OF sklns
which were collected last year and Wnicn arc
onv now coming into the market. The reduc,,
tion in nrice is especially noticeable IN seal
skins, and sables. The light shades OF hudson
Bay sables are now sold at s75 the set,and seal
skin saeoues that cost 500 last season now sell
for $780, Another feature IN the market IS Ine
rivalry between light sab lie and mink. Inc
latter has long been standard fur, out lauies
now scarcely know how to choose between the
two, and very often their preference is
given to the light colorcd sable. Inc very
| finest dark sable sets, especially those OF 1h@
rich Russian fur known as crown sable, are
|
| LIGHT Hudson Bay sables range from S75 to
Sio5 the set. Tho black marten, or Alaska
sable, is beautiful black fur, very long aud
soft. aoproaching the texture OF sable moro
nearly, the furriers say, than any other 1ur.-
| Some American ladies introduced 1t last sea
| son into this city from Paris, and it promises
"a become very fashionable. A handsome set
of ermino may be bought Tor $50, aud is gen
orally finished off with angora tassels, For
those persons, however, who have not hundreds
| Of dollars to spend upon furs and sablea there
is nothing prettier, cheaper, or more durable
than Astrakhaus, a nice set OF AstraKhans
may be bought for $lS. It is expected that
fur trimmings will be largely used this season.
on velvet and cloth, and Tor this use the o'aek
marten is in greater demand than lar more
valuable furs The turs most In demand by
men are seal skin and otter skin, the former
ranking first in their esteem, A seal skin vest
.la, ue bought for $40. but the nrice OF
good seal skin eeat ie s1no. ~. I. Post.
| REMARKABLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT. The
train of the Ohio and Mi ssisslppl Railway,
which left Cincinnati last Friday afternoou
met with remarkable escape. When crossing
the Louisville bridge over the Ohio river the
engine was thrown from the track BY broken
rail. Yet, although five feet of rail were oIt
break and struck the rail on the other side 10
safety. When the engine left the track the
engineer and fireman shut of steam and climb
cd out on the boiler, 10 order, as they said, TO
&c on top, whichever way she Jumped, and
left the rest to fate. A guard rail rams along
connecting the ends OF the sleepers, and
m.de ct square timber. The edge OF this
lust catches the hange Of the front truck wheel
and they ere saved. The rail OF wood acts tor
the short distance as rail Of iron. and con-
ducts the engine over the chasln. Two inches
more TO the left and nothing could have saved
them. Just beyond the bridge the engine lett
the sleepers, and tearing away the track IN oil
directions, plunged down the bank to the left,
but so slowly that the entire traln, except the
express car, remained on the track. The driver
and fireman Jumped of uninjured, aud one
man scratched in the baggage car was the only
| casualty.
RED TAPE.-A noteworthy instance OF 9th.
cial stupidity and red tapesm happened yes
terday 10 St. Louis, Mo. While q large tire
was in progress in that city, the discovery was
made that n one OF the burning buildings,
which was contagious to the postofice, large
quantity of whisky was stored. TO prevent al
explosion, some one suggested to the postmas
ter, who happened to be the only United States
official on the spot, the proprlety OF scnulnG q
force 10 remove the whisky, and thereby save
the postofhce from destruction. The latter de-
ciined to interfere in the matter except by OH
cial order, and actually teegraphed tor instruc'
! tons to the supervising architect OF the
Treasury at Washington. At last accounts the
Secretary and Mr.. Mullett were considering
the expediency of authorizing the postmaster
to cal! out tho fire department.
| |
Wives OF FOREIGN MINISTERS. The Am
erican female element will preponderate next
| winter in the foreign circles at Washington.-
The new French minister's wife, Madame
Treilhard, was Miss Hoffman, of New York
city. The bride of the Spanish minister is
Miss Terry, New York Cuban. The wife Of
the attacle to the Austrian legation was q
Mrs. Griffin, and widow of a brilliant Ameri
| nan nannrnl The wife of the Maxinan minis