Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-11
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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
,ND VIRGINIA ADVERTISE Err,
For the Country
Published Regularly on TUESDA Us, THURS
DAYS and SATURDAYS at Sir Doilnrs per
a4nunl.
TIE MONARCH OF InE TURF. According to
statement in the New York Sum- MIR. Har
per, owner OF Longfellow. has been offered
larger sum for his splendid horse than had ever
before been bid fer race horse in this iscountry:
Although the old man had publicly declared
that he would not sell IIongtelow at any price
still sportsmen at Long Branch kept badgering
him with offers First, Dr. Welch Of Phila-
lelphia offered $2j 900, which was mildly re-
ected then prominent n. Y. merchant went
$1,000 better, and profered Il check tor
$4,000 This also was declined and at last
Mr. d. n. Smith, the owner Of Lady Thorn,
sent commissioner to offer $GO,0 600 tor the
horse Even this astounding sum could not
tempt the veteran kentucklan to part with
his iour-footed fayorte The prices paid by
MIR. Bonner for Dexter and Startle now sink
into comparative insigniGcance.
\ Long Branch letter in the New York
Commercial says:
"Old Harper, the owner Of the great horse
l.ongfelow, is the quaiutest Of all chaps mag
Unable. He must be over seventy His ward
robe is scanty. You would scarce believe
there was enough of his coat and pants to wad
Il gun. and am quite sure the ragplckcr would
not give ten cents for the entire tit-out. He is
Il plain, old-fashioncd gentleman .'all OF the
ulden time" lie knows all about horse flesh
and kent the secret Of Longtellow 5 speed pref
ty well to himself 1t was amusing to watch
the old man at the POO selling, lie was stu
dy for painter. He has made big thing,
out of the race to-day In the language Of
has been offered $2i.OhO for Longtellow, but
declined it.
There was great rejoicing yesterday by the
sons of sold kentuck" over the success OF
McCrath's Susan Ann, but there was thunder
all round the skies to-day over the success of
the Kentucky breed You will have seerthat
the winners to-day were all from Kentucky
bred horses 1t was great day for ''Od Ken
tuck.
MlscRosCop1C MACHINE One Of the most
wonderful modern inventions is the mlcro-pan-
tograph, constructed by Mr.. W. Peters, OF Lon
don. The lower end ofthe lower lever carries
4 pencil or tracer connected with it by two
raual and parallel links. which is passed by the
operator i hand over the deSi gn or writing to
be copied The upper end of the lever carries
the piece of glass for the reception OF the dl-
minished copy Over the glass is mounted
diamond, pointing downwards, which remains
stationary while the glass moves under it, the
usual process of writing being here reversed
Mechanism is connected with the diamond, by
means of which it can be raised or lowered, and
also pressed with greater or less force upon the
glass, and thus the thick and think strokes OF
ordinary writing can be faithfully transferred
to the minute copy on glass.
As showing the almost miraculous powers OF
this instrument, it is stated that the name and
address of Mr. Matthew Marshall, Bank et
England, have been written in l-2,5OO,OW OF
an in inch-the two and a-half milonth part
Of an inch The Lords Prayer, too has been
written, and is legiblc, in the l-35G,0OO OF an
English square inch. The measurements of one
of the specimens were verified by DR.. Bower
bank, with difference OF not more than one
fifth millionth of an inch, and that difference,
inintesimal as is, arose from his not including
III prolongation of the letter IN the sentence
deliver us from eyil'-so that he thus made
the area occupied by the writing less than
that stated above.
Some idea of the minuteness of the charac-
;ers in these specimens may be obtained from
the statement that the whole Bible and lesta-
nlent in writing OF the same size might be
placed twenty-five times on the surface OF
square inch.
ANARMY OF PAupERs Letters from Paris
by the steamer mail OF Saturday speak of great
aud increasing distress there. Many thousands
ofpersons are dependent on private charity tor
support, and the wives and families ofthc work;
men who were enrolled in the National Guard
have suffered greatly since the liberal pay which
the men received from the communal govern
ment was withdrawn In Auteuil alone, there
are 5000 persons who are totally dependent on
the municipality for support. 1t is calculated
that, counting the prisoners and those killed,
wounded and shot during the insurectlon, no.
fewer than $4,000 men have ceased to be able
to support their wives and families. On the
SllppoSition that there were three people de-
pendent on each brcadwinner as rule, this
would give total Of 240, 600 persons who have
become dependent on public charity.
STRAWBERRIES. The Wilmington. Della
ware, Gazette says -
''During one day, Monday, May 10Th, there