Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-12
Miscellaneous.

In Philadelphia, yesterday, contest game on
hetveen two compositors for prizes offered by
the proprietors of the Printers Circular to the
swiftest type-setter George Arensberg. set
l .822 ems, and r. Mclean l,62T ems In an
hour The competition extends to composltorss
in other cities of the States and Canada, and
takes place to-day The principal prize IS
silver six-inch composing stick.
A dispatch from Wilmington, n. C., says,
that last night Loweg and his band OF outlaws
went into Lumberton, in Robson county, broke
omen the iail, released several Of his followers,
and retired without nolestation, though COM
pany of u. S. soldiers were quartered IN the
town.
Pending the protracted negotiation by the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company for perpetu-
al lease of the united companies OF New jersey,
competitor comes into the field IN the shaPe
of the Reading Railroad Company, Wnlcn
makes even a better offer for the same great
monopoly privilege. ~
On Saturday last Mr.. Louis Mestemacher' a
commission merchant Of st. Louis, was Tenaer 3
ed insensible by chloroform, and robbed OF
sl5O his watch, and draft on New York tor
A 600, while riding home from market IN
street car of that city. ;
TW. Conway writes to the New York Irl-
bnve. giving report of the speech that Gen.
Sherman did make in New Orleans. In this
speech the General Ia entirely non-commlttal,
though he states that the words he reported
as his in the previous speech were not correct.
Tn 1921 Isaac Nyc Was merchant of Bur
linpton, vt. In 1889 or 40 he closed the shut
ters,. which have never been opened since
Here he has lived as IL herluit. The goods IN
the store when he closed it have remained and
mouldered on the shelves. lie would sell none
of them. He had quantity OF valuable um-
ber which lay and rottcd at the wharf. He
had been feeble for year or two, and on Tues
day, 25th ult, he died. He was laid out, at
his own request upon the counter OF the OLD
store
The canned fruit trade in Pittsburg is repre-,
sented as larger than ever before. Commercial
interests generally are prosperous, except the
oil trade, which is much depressed Cleveland
and New York have carried this away 10 two
directions, and hereafter Baltimore Is likely 10
divert another share of it In third.
Sidney Mason, Esq, one of the oldest resi-
dents on the Fifth avenue, and many years
president of the Sixth Avenue Railroad Com
pany,; died Tuesday morning in the "a year
of his age He was formerly the senior part
ner In the commercial house OF Mason q 70,
which at one time controlled the Porto kIco
trade.
The Bishop of Natchez has addressed let
ter to Governor Acorn, stating the plan the
Catholic Church desires established in that
State. 1t is that where the parents of twenty
FIVE children desire a separate school, they shall
have their quota of public money and the ap
point1nent of teachers and books
The Statue of Abraham Lincoln, intended for
the Paramount Park, Philadelphia, is now on
its way to this country. The statue is of
bronze, was sculptured by Rogers, and is valued
at the sum of $780, 600. It is to be placed on a
granite pedestal, designed by Struthers: The
entire structure will be thirty.three, feet in
height, conspicuously placed, and visible both
on entering and leaving the park
A FASHIONABLE young lady of rather atten-
uated figure while in the hands of her dress
makers became alarmed at the spaciousness ap-
portioued to her bodice, and declared that she
could never wear it, and the silk had been
wrongly cut. Pardon me, mademolselle,
said the modesto the design is quite correct;
the fitting is exactly as it should be- | have
made your dress. and now must bring you up