Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-05
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,:,i ..i"... For the COunia.y,r tn. 49,
'"FubttsAed Reuuta7lg en- TUESDAYS. Thu fRS-
= PAYS and S.dQpRDA:fS;at Sir DdAu''4 re-,
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.. SPREAD: EAGLE ,URAroRY. a speci men
tion in burlesque, specch-wrting the tollownng,
which is palmed 9f as an oration delveref =. at
the trial Of q min ARA igned for murder st1tnrf
where out West. is good enough for the 5 pace
: S(seiitismen Of Tie jury Tie case fss as clear
as ice; and sharp as no fromyour sweetheart.
!Teptlemep, murder Is wpr9er, F%HAffhEr 9om- n
iAhlftteR byltweive iutyhen or an iiahhc 4hd1-
ydpa like my, client.s having kllle4 T. man;
.but is that any reason why YOU should. I4I 80 ::
H.. No such thing: gentlemen :; Aaumay bflng
the epriseuerin in ,:gaist, H.he hangnlaH m"y 40 90
his duty, but: wilt that eSonelatc' yonH No
sjlah thing In that case you will all be lnur-
lereis.. WHO alpoiig YOU Is prep4rsl for the
brand of. .Cain to be. STAMPED on, hlS brow to-
day? Who trecmcn, who. in this ,land ,Hi,
liberty and light, Gentlemen, | will pledge
INV word that not Sne Of you has 4 bowie Hnlte
or pistol in hispacket No, gentlemen Jour
pockets are odoriferous with the perfumes ot
csar-cascs and tobacco You can smoke the
tobaeco Of 5ectitude i'll. the plRe Sf.a pfqccfGll
emscience; but hang MY unfprtunate, client,
and the sc.y alligatoES of EemolSo' Will gillop
Through the internal principles OF animal yer
atebrea until the sptual anato tonlcal construction
tsThed iptq railroad for the grim and cory
igoBlAs Of despair. ...,.......n t.. ii
- Gentemep, beWAae of committing murder
j.: prerogatixe;! Beware, 7 say" Romomber the
fate Of the man who attempted to steady the ark
and trcmblc. Gent llemcn, | abiure you BY the
manumitted ghoEW temporal sanction, to DO
no murder I Bdrc YOU by the name of We
man, the main spring of the ticking tlmcplecc
ofTlpe.. s ltheoretieql ansWlgratlon, to DO no
murder! / .abjurc you by the love you have
for the sscukdt le4dl lcbpqiinqttsl .gnst4 Of our
native pumpkin, to do no murder! | abiurc
you by 1.-THE 'ArRoripan' eagle, that whipped the
universal game cock of creation. and now sits
roosting on'the magnetic telegraph. of Times
iluStribus transmigration' to Go no fhnlt der
Aud lastly, gentlemen, If yotr expect:to wear
long taied coats s-ify yop ever; expect free dogs
not to bark az you7-if you ever. expect to wear
boots made Of the fIee. hides of the. n bcky
eterexpeet to be anything but a set of sneaking,
loafing, raseally, cut ttioats; branded small
ends of humanity, Whitfield down to indi5 i5tincti,
biity, acnuit my client and save Your copn try
IA SAD CasE.-The Riehmend Dispatch Fays:i :
About two wears ago German by the ;narhe OF /,
Eugene Kuhn was induced to settle on a colony
in Hsurico county He bought a small farm,
but Shortly afterwards found out that the IMAM
of whom be had bought the property could
not give him gedl title, and that he had been
completely swind9l. The loss of his small and
hard-earned savings preyed upon his mind; and
within a short time. he showed unmistakable
of signs Insanity Daring one efMs insane spells
! .rIfE of % "
had come to see him on. official business and,
for that ofense was arrested, and in,.defallt of
bail'committed to the Jail of Henrieo county
There he grew daily worse, and his lucid Inter
walls became less and less. For about eight
weeks the unfortunate man was kept IN jail,
until at last, on motion OF Mr.. Sehircowits, who
appeared as. his next friend, :a!commlssl0n in
.iunacy was appointed. who declared that Kuhn:
was INSANE, and tliereuIpI warrant for n re-
eePtion, into the: williamsburg ASyfam was va
made out. - -. . -: a. ...
Trees. Nathaniel Hawthorne: TIhe.
trees are living existences, and form peculiar
link between the dead and us: My fancy has
always found something very interesting IN an
orchard. Apple trees, and all fruit trees have
domestic characfr, which brings them into INTO:
relationship witlf Hlau They have lost mn
great measure the wild nature of the forest
tree, and have grown humapized by receiving
tha cate Of lnab, amt Gy. contributing 'tp his
wants. They have become part OF the lam,
lily and their individual character is. al well
understood and appreciated rs those OF the hr-
man members One tree is harsh and era bbed,'
another mild, one is ch lish and illibera, ail-
other exhausts itself with its free hearted bonn-
ties Even the shapes Of apple trees. have
great individuality, into such strange poFures:
do they put themselves; and thrust theif con-
tortcu branches grotesqucly in all directions.
=! And when they have stood around house for
many years, and held converse with sucrtSSlvr
dynhsties Of occupants, and gladdGned their
hearts SO often in tho fruitful autumn, Hen 1t
would seem almost .sacrilege TO cut them d"wn;
ACCIDENT &c. Ahorrible accident occ lrred
at !Talbott,' foundry Yesterday evening, aud
though it will probably not cost the hteG 9t the
unfortunate man yet it will entail upon hlhf for
the time, suffering such as scarcely ever fl s to
the lot of a huma1 being 4 moulder named
Theodore Evans, while handling ladle OF mol
ten iron. accidentally struck against some thng;,
kh II hdie Hey 1a Ss ita sa{ III }9 tqurss
aid was promptly given him, but the worst "i
the, mischief had been done and no 4uedlcal as
distance or surgical aid could, for a moment,
lessen the agony he endured He will lroba-
lily have to have his foot amputated.' -,
At:.the same establishment, this morning,
VIM, Wright, n tool dresser, in momeht of
excessive anger caused by slight, provocatiop
seized a shovel and-splt open then the sk hN of
an apprentice in the machine sh6p..:' The boys
injuries are serious, but believed not to- brfatal
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