Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-08
Miscellaneous Items.

he plow, and their boy drove The woman
abored at this extraordinary employment tor
two DAYS but was then compelled to quiet it,
and take to her bed, having ruptured an inter
nal organ in her efforts to kcepher end Of the
woke even Two days after she died, the
physicians called by the neighborS finding it
impossible when they reached her To do any
thing for her relief
Resent accounts from Utah Indicate that
Mormonism is on the decline The influx OF
''Gentes' consequent upon the completion of
The Pacific railroad and the discovery Of the
rich mineral resources of the Territory. is said
10 be producing its natural legitimate effect,
Ind proving the wisdom Of the policy adopted.
The baud Ct negro outlaws, known rs the
Lowry gang, who have lurkcd for months in
the swamps of Robson county, y. c., whence
;hcy have sailed forth to commit habtual
!uihcry and repea ted murders are again he
..iuir.y. according to The Robesonian Of the
=; instant daily more bold and defiant.
IN the first district Of Tennessee the demo
rats are talking Of running Andy johnson
.or Congress The New York Herald says they
,,l surely elect him. ana lie is just the man
wanted in the House of Representatives to take
are of General Ben Butler and the constitu
non.
The Republican State Committee Of Alabama
nave addressed letter to President Grant
protesting against the changes recently made
III the Mobile cuStonl-housc, alleging that men
nf good character have been displaced to make
room for bad men.
The wheat harvest has begun in Southern
illinois earlier than ever before known, aud
the yield is abundant.
Truths ABOUT SINoING.-A writer in tie
st. Louis Christian Advocate says: The truth
is, that n great deal Of what is called fine sing
in@ is entertaining only as physiological curl
oSlty, and comes properly under the head OF
auusements in natural history. We remember
when Jenny Lind was here she had in her train
i great baritone or low down singer, named
Bellctti
While he was performing, q lady Of great
musical mpllshments, sitting near us exhlb-
ted much delight and expressed great admlra-
tion. ~ to US the performance Was little more
than wonderful! succession Of harmonic gruntss;
we innocent!y asked the lady what she was ad-
miring. oh, she said, you have no idea
how hard that is to do.
All" VIC replied, then it is a physiologl-
yal exhibition OF the powers Of the ballettl
Iarynx. 1t is wonderful. certainly, that the
sounds We admit that Belletti beats the
tIpgS; but We came to hear singing There
is a vast amount of huubug in this artistic
singing. IF music does not touch the heart, Ii
is failure and an intrusion.
What is called cultivation i'll music, as III
nainting, is often 10 more than the conquest or
natural taste for the true and beautiful. But,
,.bide in the faith that Simple sounds often re-
neated are the melody Of nature, and that
,hs airs that stir the common heart and raise
the soul to lofty feeling, arc the true MUSIC
after 4!l v
SporsYINAN1A COUNTY, Va. is being rapidly
..ttled BY immigrants, among whom are many
i:nn of substance. Intelligence, and enterprise
who will, by their presence, largely contribute
10 the resources and thrift Of that community
The Aspen Hill farm was recently purchased by
Ncssrs. Stone & Lane Of New York, who pro
nosp to build saw-m on the premises; and
;he famous Lansdown farm has also been lately
purchased bya Captain Stewart, civ! eng
n.,,. from Scotland At no great distance
.,rounI This farm are located forty or fifty fam
Ii,s that are all of Scottish descent, being, III
f,ct the descendants OF the (iordonS,. hnoXeS,
Scots. Forbes GrayS, and other families VINO,
in l17t, prior TO the war. located themselves II,
fredericksburg and its Immediate vlclnlty, arc
who have ever since that time been rec0gh1zcc';;
- heinp among the most esteemed and useful
rt;zens Of that and surrounding places. The
scions of old Scotia are ready to welcome auu
extend q cordial greting to tho cnterprslnIEs
Captain, who brings with him all the sturdi
ness thrift. and honesty that have for, age
marked the old and true Scotch stock fdM
Patriot. .tu. ....
BREADsrrFr MovEMENTs.-St Louis corr
and -four is again seeking the river route Il
Euro,,e via New Orleans. On the alst utt. th
towboat Bee. with several barges: dcparte'
from St. Louis, single barge carrying m 9o,oo'
h,shols, or one hundred car loads OF oulk corn
The wheat movement at Duluth IS growing It
nt oronortons. During the week pre-
ced;nc latest adviceS $4,000 bushels were re
ce;vcd at the single elevator Of. the young town
4 second elevator is under construction, From
Rnffalo, \. Y, the exports Of grain up to jun
Ist amount to over 5000, 900 bushels against
l;tr,e over 2.OOO. 900 bushels for the same tim
~ is7O and little over 1000. 900 for the sam
,;,,e in 1850 On Monday last there were /,
New York forty sailing vessels loading wit
Grain for European ports, each OF which WI
r,rrv about $4,000 bushels. The exports G
Hour last week reached 1885 barrels: and tn
exports of wheat SIC, 20 bushels. :, ........:.
CANADIAN PosrM. CARDS What We hay
been talking of doing so long, our CanaId'a
neighbors, Whose want of enterprise We ha!
hcen in the habit of sneerins at have alreac
nearly accomplished in the way Of cheap pos
age by postal cards. Those new G1naot5 IN. II
postal cards, we learn, will be issued nS III II
dominion PostoAiee Department IN the ear
part Of June. They sre formed on the I mou
of the English postal cards, BY which oralna'
business communications Of no interest
others than the sender and receiver, are VIII VIII
ten Oil one side of a card (the size OF letI
delivered occupies the hs1d other " side, The pri
paid for these cards on purchase iuclndes Il
postage, so that on being mailed they are &c
warded with the least possible delay and at Il