Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-16
Il REDNAUuH, Secretary

). W. FOSTER. hht"!rtu
Il REDNALUH. Secretary.
DISEASED NIINDs NJ. Sarccy, oiniucnt
French physician, has gwen an extraordinary
explanation Of the wild fury OF the Pansians'
Their minds according to this ingenious 81
want were gradually unhngcd by the prlTa.
tons of the siege, the revolt Of the 18th OF
! March gave the last blow to brains winch were
| already shaken and at length the whole popu-
| laton went raving mad. The women, young
girls and children who threw petroleum and
| lighted matches into private houses performed
their horrible work under the induccmcnt 'i
receiving pay for it; IT til" rate 81 ten francs
day--th: money having been paid by the
nalmen in command. Women outdd the men
| in leeds Of absolute wickcdncss. because their
nervous systems yielded instantly TO the conta-
gon Of the prevailing insanity: they did not
stop to reason nor to protest. The mania be.
came universal; the poison was IN the ar. and
| the 'dclctcrous miaSmata produced either
furious madness or helpless idlocy.
| This is the plea Of insanity npon the
! largest possible scale
! LorDcuN LAND SALES -Scvcra parcels Of
real estate were publily disposed Of on Mon
! day, as follows los acres Of land on Beaver
Dam. belonging to the estate of the late Roht.
| Cnc for S22 81 cents per acrc-Duane Coo,
purchaser and the mill property, belonging
to the same estate. Powell Harrison and Henry
! Ueaton Commissioners, was sold 10 J.. ].
SiIcot for S721. Orr, Noland, Lee, and Harrl-
son. Commissioners in the case Of Lucket vs:
| Wright sold l45 acres of land near " heatIand
for SIT per acrc-David Conner. purchaser
Charles p Jauney, Commissioner III the case
Of Foster vs. EIgin, sold a house and lot in
| Aldc, for &400 John DeIane purc!mser.,- -
Noanl. Scot and Lee, Commissioners i'll the
case Of Wornal vs.. Hudaon sold cic tract OF
22&.3 acres, at 81 per acre-David Carr: pur-
! chaser and another of 23G acres at $I.I3 per
acrr--John II. Williams purchaser !''H-
| doun U,YDr
! AfrRAi At CHATrANUotiA.-A correspond
/ ent o. the Lynchburg Republican, gives IN ac-
/ count 81 III assault recently made at that place
! upon John L. Marye jr, by j. c. Stanton. SUI
! prrintcnd,nt Of the Alabama and Chattanooga
! .ailroad, and his sons. Mr.. Marye subsequent
! Is challenged one Of the sons, and Stanton re-
! liIsng Ia grant meeting, was posted. Zap
! tain S!lyton pulled down the card lemarkIng
that he could whip any Id ra$ca! who put
! that there" INSTANTLY Vi. rose, drew his pis-
| u. =
self, and brought the weapon down upon him.
! Slayton exclaimed hold on, hold on, and ran
! into the hotel. through the yard to high fence,
which lie sealed, and made good his escape.
! Maye was afterwards bound over tn" his APP
rcarancc at the Circuit court
STEAMSHIPS. The port of Baltimore attracts
/ the attention OF existing and established Euro
/ bean steamship interests. In addition TO the
! Allan line, which has sought this BORT with
| some Gifts steamers, and obtained cargOes for
! Liverpool recently we have now information
! that the West India ANA Pacific Steamship
! Company whose head quarters are ut Liver
pool, have determined to send three steamships
To this port withi;. The course 81 the present
and the en>ucing month"; to take cargo Tor Liver
pool In a letter FROM Tie company, dated at
Liverpool. June "a, they announce that
! they have decided upon sending some Of their
steamers TO this port from the West ludles.
! where. at present trade is du!!.-Rat SIR.
$500 FOR A Cow Here is an item for
orr cattle raiser: We take it from the Cincin-
natl Enqurer:-
Mr.. Cochran. Of Comptom Canada. con-
ycycl valuable animal. on It's way to his home.
across Ludlow ferry recently. in the shape OF
| short horn cow. The noble creature. with her
cali. Wi, bought hy him from Abram Renick.
Of Clark county. Ky. for the sum Of $500.
Some Of the cattle breeders Of Southwestern
| Nirginia are introducing animals nearly If not
! onitc AZ fine n this COW The ByerS CIoyds,
! kenS, Cowan. Palmer aud Others are spending
u great deal ii mon,: 70 improve the stock OF
| their section. Oic Of them is row negotiating
for lli! II <:,,rHl. - Lynch. l'EW
\ MYSTERY SolyEp.-ln October. 1864,
! five different packages. containing the mutla-
ted remains OF Il nan. were found floating IN
! New York harbor. \ man arrested in Aus
! tralia. in March last. for the murder Of two
comrades confess that he was the party
who committed the murder in New York IN
1854. and then concealed his guilt by hewlng
tho body to pieces and throwing IL into the
Hudson river. The victim Wis one Joseph
Smith lesertcr from tic twentieth Conncctl-
Gilt regiment, who had $500 upon his person,
acquired by ''bounty jumping: The comics
sion appears to he cow0borat"d by rIrrlnstaH-
t!;! evidence.
Born SIDES--A correspondent IN Paris,
who I,a- witnessed with his own eyes the unex'
ampIed atrocities committed both by Comurn-
it. and Vcr>ailIiSts in the course OF the bloody
downfall Of the Commune, says: l wish 10
cmrhasize this whole letter BY saying that the
behavior Of the Commune toward the hostages
and Of ii the army towards the prisoners has been
the most di>yricclu that stands against the re;
cord Of any Of the people of the civilized
world" This will doubtless be the verdict of
nostcrity when history shall have honestly dealt
with the merits aud dement's Of the appalling
crimes of the Commune and Of the soldiers Of
Versailles - IFnsh Patriot
RvAIs.-We have ali heard Of The old
shoemaker. tho when his competitor put up
his sign Hens conscia sill recti, determined
not to be beaten. and Immediately had himself
Il sign painted with the inscription, Mems and
troHtcns consciu sill Tecfi.
vcrtiscs in the indicator, among other things,