Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-11
miscellaneous Items.

MiSccIlaneOuS Items.
Estimates made this week show that there
arc not over 10000 bales Of hops in New York
fit to export 1t is we'll known that western
commission houses hold othing, and we now
have in the u. S. not to exceed %, 900 or 20
900 bales Of decent 1869 hops with which to
supply the home and foreign demand. Western
brewers and dealers have boen sending consider
able orders to New York lately, and brewers
everywhere have been buying as close 70 i'm
mediate wants as possible.
The Chicago girls live in IA divorce. seeking
atmosphere, and are, of course, affected there
by. One of them kept her bctrothed on his
good behavior by threats ior suit Of breach
OF promise. II he was absent from her for
two days there came note -"Dariing: Ii
| do not sec you in two hours, shall COM
mcncc the suit. Thy adoring Marion. l"
Naturally, he went.
Jacob V Cunningham, Of MooreGeld West
Virginia, sold few days since, to Leighman u
Bro, of Baltimore, lot Of 81 head of cattle,
weighing G3,1ll pounds, and averaging ,722
pounds. These cattle were graznd and ted by
John Cunnaham, of Grant county, West VIZ
ginia This valley has always been famous
Tor its fine stock.
The hotel in Prince Georges county, Nd,
situate near the District line, on the stage road
from Marlboro to Washington, kept Tor many
wears hv the late Judson Richardson, and subse
I;ucntly by Mr. J. Wesley Rurch, was destroy
cd by fire on Thursday night Of last week, with
its contents.
Commssary lngcrsoI, recently married to
Miss Ogilvic has purchased house on Filth
avenue n. Y. for 800, 600 and is making ar
rangemcnt5 to furnish it in grand style. The
supper served at the reception attending the
ceremony cost $1,000.
Rep. Fnkclburg, Of Missouri, is preparing
n bIl which he will shortly Introduce, Tor the
removal Of tho capital TO the Mississippi Val
ley. lie does not propose to name any partlc-
uIar locality, but to leave the site to be select
cd by q commission.
a clerk named Sheppard, in the employ O!
4 merchant named Enniss, in Boston, who has
been frcuucntly sent to the mother Of his en-
poycr to draw money for him. went yesterday
of his own accord and drew Sl,45O and de-
campcd.
The State of California has 100000 peach
trees or about five to every votcr-cnough to
produce moro than 100 pounds annually for
every person. The figures arc large, but they
are official and arc supposed to be correct
The New York Tribune rcvivcs rarely used
word, ''rcscission, for the caption Of L leader
against the force and value of the recent action
of the New York Legislature in resembling the
fifteenth amendment.
Seven American women are now practising 8
sculpture in Rome, viz Miss Whitney, Miss
losmcr Miss Freeman, Miss Stcbbins, Miss
Edmonia Lewis, Miss Winnie Rcam and Miss
Foley.
Washington dispatches state that thcre is no
doubt that Mr. VIM. Strong, OF Pennsylvania,
will be rendered the seat upon tic Supreme
Bench, which was vacated by the death OF MIR.
Stanton.
.'Ihc hens in the country, We learn are on a
.'strikc," and have refused to lay eggs less than
itty cents per dozen, which the lovers Of hen
fruit" here arc now compelled to pay.
Notwithstanding the success OF company
in obtaining charter for the INTRODUCED on OF
Ilansom cabs on the streets of New York, moth
ing has resulted from the project.
A PASTORAL ArrEAI.-ln n pastor al letter,
Bishop Coke, of Now York. says:
"Whcn | sec the tawdry fashions, the cost ~
vulcarity and the wicked extravaganza OF the
times, | feel sure that thousands OF American
wom On arc strangers to the laws OF refinement
and simplicity in manners and attire
"Whcn see that thousands of American
women read the NEST shameful! romances anC
tho most degrading newspapers, frequent the VI
lest dramatic entertainments and JOIN IN dance;
too shocking to be named among Christians,
feel that Christian matronS are becoming tot
few, and that civilized heathenlSm is returning
10 the fields We have wrestcd from the lndlarS
''Whcn read daily, of the most ungodl
divorces and Of crimes against socialpCrity an,
orainst human life itself, which arc too groS
10 be mentioned more particularly, feel tha
too many OF our country women arc withou
God in the world, and that radical re forms ar
necessary in the system OF education on whcl
the Young women of America arc dependent iol
their training.
When | sec thousands Of households il
which young girls arc reared for a life OF pleas
urc without reference to duty, | cannot won
der ut these results, nor at the misery 10 whlcI
they involve families and communities. So'
the wind and reap the whiriwind
- Christian bishop, therefore, max
INV appeal to you, Christian women, and as
YOU to begin the reformation, by faithfully
heariup YOUR testimony against all that tends t
the degradation OF your sex.