Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-27

now going the rounds of fashionable gossip,
says the New York Star, relating to the strange
fancy Of an uptown belle for verltabe
''heathen Chincc. ;.
The young lady in question is an exceeding
ly stylish and handsome brunette, who has
been splendidly educated at the Georgetown
Convent, where she graduated about Il year
ago. Since that time she has been the sole
mistress of her fathers elegant and arlstocratc
mansion near Murray Hill.
The Young lady is mothcricss, and an only
child She has been INDUCED in every whim
by her fond father, who is immensely proud
of his daughters beauty and accomplishments.
About six months ago the father took INTO the
household rs butler or steward Il Remarkably
clever and intelligent Chinanan;; "Cat-hke,
drcany-cyed, yellow, and slim, . the new but
Ter performed his duties admirably. 1t was
not long however, before the almond eyes OF
the !Asiatic and the sparkling orbS Of his beau
tiful mistress interchanged many gIances OF ad-
mrution whenever the duties OF the household
brought them together in consultation.
Long and more frequent became their inter
views. More and more interested were they
in the household accounts anl-with each 9TH
cr. The servants whispered among themselves
about the strange intimacy between their mis-
tress and that Heather Chinee, whose smile
was so child-likc and bland. w. About two
weeks ago the father came home unexpectedly,
and. entering the library suddenly, was horror
Struck At the sight of his lovely daughter in
the arms of the loving Celestial The way
that he went for that Heather Chinee'
would have gladdcncd the heart of Mr.. Will
liam Nve, could he have witnessed the scene
that enSued.
In vain the daughter cried and pleaded her
love, avowine her determination to marry him.
1t only added fuel to the flame Of wrath con-
suming her fathers heart John was iorcibly
convinced Of the necessity of an immediate de-
parture. not only from the house, but from
New York also Bountifully supplied with
'Melcan mans money" he is now fast near
ing China, leaving his lovely and loving bu-
the loss of her Moneolan lover and to await
with resignation the coming man.
THE TRANSIT OF Venus will be vel
come news to astronomers throughout the
world (says Naturc) to hear that the Board OF
Visitors of the Royal Observatory have deter
mined to ask the Government to grant the
sum of $4,000 to enable Photographic obser-
vations to be made Of the approaching transit
of Venus 1t is matter of wonder that now,
when the labors of De la Rue and Rutherford
have brought this most perfect means OF as
Economical record to L pitch or PERFECTION
which it is scarcely needful to surpass, it IS
still ignored in official observations. In the
matter of the transit of Venus it will more
than double the chances of success, and Mr.
Rutherford has shown that in other inquiries
it enables an only moderately skilled person to
do in a month what Bcsscl would require
years to compass by the old method: There Is
no doubt that the appeal to the Government
will be successful.
The CRUST OF THE EARTH.-lf we bury
thermometer fifty feet below the surface OF the
earth the mercury will remain ut the same
noint the wear round, in winter and IN summer,
showing that the influence of the sun does not
reach beloy that depth If we carry the ther-
mometer fifty feet lower, the mercury VII! rise
one degree, and will rise in the same ratio ior
every fifty feet we 60 down; 1t can DC easily
calculated at what depth all known e supS'a;ceS o
will melt This would not exceed nifty mlles;
II will he thus seen that the crust-or soild
nart-of the earth is exceedingly gy thin, IN pro-
anort;op to the diameter: not so thick rs an egg
she'll. in proportion to the size OF the egg. WIN
\ crust so thin, constantly cooling, and producc
;no pressure upon the internal masses, 1t Is
not strange that the bed of the ocean should be
elevated in single day, and whole cities have
been sunk in the same space OF time.
T1r NEwspApER.-Th editor OF the Fred
or;cL shur News, who has had conSiderab!c ex-
nnr;rnce in the newspaper trcadmlll, and who
p therefore qualified to speak knowingly on the
S,,h;oct thus refers to the recent connection OF
Mr. 4. II. Stephens, with the Georgia press: !:
yUMr S. will find it requires more DrainS more
mentaj strain, to edit 4 newspaper than he ever
found it required to practice law, or pe 4 mem
ber of Congress, however lGnoraht pcpp'c nia!
think to the contrary Wheh 10 pc Hllcn',
what to keep back. how to preSemnt anu pres
the truth so as to nave al ltH :nee:i ~ N'
viii have most difliculty:in keeping silent.
CHARLES READE has invented another wo-
o,, tbot strides ''ikc camclopard when
sbe's in a rage. There was one Gol inc SORT III
HE.;atb s.e e. Gannt. " and now one has come upon
.ha sneme in "A Terrible Temptation. Nir.
Ra,5o onnenrs to be quite UNCONSCIOUS OF the
nossble effect Of this sort OF thing amoIS am - our
Initiative fashinable young women. Inc uIc I
clan bend" the "Aexandra ppr, Lrrp' "Iu hut t"i i
.hov vsop ope succeeded by the 'canelocpard lore;
tho novelist must be sternly cautioned 10 az
.tG .";n ~ fntnre from geological illustrations
r,,, emit Of Whartanby VS.. Gilmore IN the
- IN Gn,rt for the district OF Delaware, ma
49, ~ hoon tried, and verdict rendered tor pam
,;uEa' ,t;E rI;ch has the effect to make the preSch'
,nners ,1 and builders Of the town Of C!.!'on III
clnd;nr the Delaware railroad, with us o.ru'
tunas rssnussers m and confirming the title IN sra'
uer named James Whartanby, from ca''0rn''
Probably the, first instance ;th III m;l;tary m'i hon
s 2s. hiEae Sa b Sf'S Miss s''fs ss Sa shs:fo
@ ors "'' EnrEsh woman connected %'lh '.i .II
!ouns t1Ish,Ilonce service, who diGu rectl''l.
oe1%ah Ut T6aIonS and was buried with military hon
ORG h,, the PrrSSlanS.
Joaquin Miller, who is described as ian una ma
an1tsrated Ameri can of the West fougn, es uc ms
aarusbed aarr9sid Californian, an original @ forF4n' 4am
"o; ond Genius, has suddenly risen to great ''''''
in England as poet
AL the steamers sailing tor t"rtfffi "ut ffnl O O