Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-10

man on the globe.
News FROM WASHINGTON. is stated by
congressman, who profess to know, that before
the adjournment of Congress the President will
send in special message asking for al appro-
praton of one million and half Of dollars, to
be placed in his hands, to be used with discre
tiouary power, in the event that treaty for
the annexation of San Domingo is made and
ratified By the Senate in an extra session OF
that body.
The President continues to be annoyed by
ex-Congressmen for place and power. He has
now before hlm an application from one who
has tried to be commissioner Of patents, pen
sons, assistant attorney general and commli-
sioner Of the land office.
The agents of the new loan will make their
first report on Saturday. The department. rep
resents that it is great success. -Four mi
agencies
The Internal revenue receipts are averaging
about u quarter of million dollars day.
1t is stated that if the present session OF
Congress does not extend into April, the Pres
idcnt will make trip to the Pacific coast, to
be gone several weeks He will then return
here and remain till warm weather, and then
depart for his summer residence at Long
Branch.
The War Department weather reports, which
have been partially suspended, were resumed
to-day by the signal service bureau agreeing to
nav the Western Union Line tor its messages.
A MARRIED WOMAN WHO GOES TO SCHOOL
The love Of learning in some minds does not die
after marriage, and perhaps, not after death.
There is i little person with long, tlxen HAIR,
straight thin nose, and watery blue eyes,
attending one of our city schools, who has been
married over a year Herself and her dear old
man (thcir combined ages about 80 years. came
here from Alabama shortly after they were
made one They were considerably annoyed ut
first by the bulky charges of unscrupulous
boarding house keepers, and were kept knock
ing around like a cloud in a gale of wind tor
some months Finally, however, peace settled
upon them in two-roemed cottage III Il back
alley, where they can live cheap She has
been going to school for couple of months,
and whenever the weather is fine her little
negro servant goes to meet her with the baby
about 3 clock in the afternoon. 1t is as curl
Gus as it is interesting to observe the little flax
en-haircd mother exchange her books and slate
for the bundle of shawl with face pecping out
oft at the street corner. 1t is also affecting to
observe the latter face grow red under the mul-
tiplied kisses of the school, as they are applied,
with undiminishel fervor, day after day
.Mmph& Appeal. s.
PRAcrlcAI. CuENIsTRY.-A venerable cou-
pie in Scott county, Iowa, recently received Il
lesson in practical chemistry, by accident The
old lady took drink Of lye i'll mistake for vine
gar and being uncertain whether her taste
was perverted or she had got hold of the wrong
lug, she give her husband Il swig ofthe same
to get the benefit Of his opinion upon the sub
;.ct. Presently their throats and mouths began
70 burn, when they discovered that it was lyc
,hey had been drinking, and swallowed some
oil, to allay the pain. The oil eoms.ln-
ing with the lye formed soap, wh'ch stun
mlated the salivary glands to excessive ac
ton, causing u flow of foaming ssoapsuds from
their mouths that was as alarming as 1t wa'
disagreeable. \ physician, who happened t'
call while this process was in full operation, re-
lievcd them by the application OF proper rene
dies. but it was several weeks before the! "er'
able 70 enjoy their food again.
The New York Times thinks Speakers Blame
in his :'Salutatory, might fifty have express
cd Il hope that the body he was addressing
might be able to distinguish between work ano AZ
vcrbiage, and, while taking up less space IN inc
columns of the Globe, might leave behind n
more numerous claims on the national gratltude
than its predecessor has done