Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-12
Alexandria Gazette
Items Of News.

act recorded of Madame Gerolt, the wife OF
the Prussian Minister at Washington, who,
having in her possession many articles OF value
that remained unsold at the close OF the re-
Gently held Prussian fair, has authorized them
to be transferred to the managers OF the fair at
New York for the benefit of the widows. or
phans and wounded soldiers of France.
The trial of E. NJ. Yerger for the killing OF
Col. Crane will take place at Jackson Miss, on
Monday next, Several questions of general
interest will be raised at it, among which the
unconstitutionality of that part of the recon
struction laws providing for the trial OF civilians
by military commission.
Governor Baker, of Indiana, in his recent
message, dwells at length and with great
severity upon the facility with which citizens
of other States, after pretended residence In
Indiana, obtain divorces, and then return to
their homes from which they fled for that very
purpose.
J. B. Phillips, from New York, recently
sailed from Havana, for New Orleans Whilst
in Havana he was charged with having attemp
ted to swindle several merchants, but failed,
and was discovered, it is alleged, by means Of
jewelry he obtained by, false pretenses, and
which was recovered on board the steamer.
The fire marshal of New York reports that
Of the $50 fires in that city in 1870, one hun
dred and sixteen were caused by kerosene and
forty-one by liquid gas and gasoline.
The Martinsburg and Potomac railroad was
put under contract last week, the contract hav-
ing been awarded to Mr. James Marsh, who
will at once commence operations.
Mr. James McAuley, president of the Iron
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ident of the select council, died on Monday.
The wife of the Cuban general, Cespedes,
has been captured iu Cuba, and will be allowed
to 60 to the u. 5.
Gov. Hoden's newspaper in North Carolina
has been sold out for debt.
California, as we'll as the East, is suffering
for lack Of rain.
Tue Cow CATCHER R-CoNCLUDED. In my
opinion the 16 per cent. advance In the COW
catcher problem is but amere blind, having
nothing whatever to do with the solution. A
sold cow for s25, losing thereby l6s per cent
and then sold second COW at an advance OF l6
Der cent. for Just enough to cover the loss on
the first cow How much did he get for the
second cow2 Well; if he lost l6s per cent. BY
selling the first cow for S25, then the example
resolves itself into the question, OF what sum IS
$25 the 93t per centum? Ans of $50. Subtract
$25 from $50, and We have s., the amount lost
by the sale Of COW No. L. Now strike out the
words ''at an advance Of l6 per cent, which
contend is gag" and it reads A sold COW
for S25 at loss Of l6s per cent, and then sold
second cow for just enough to cover the loss
On the first cow How much did he get for the
second cow? Just what he lost on the first cow
or IS. G. A. NJ
Sold lst COW for s25, thereby lost l6s per CT
81 less l6a per ct. equal to S3t cents, = what
he received on every 81 on cost price
$25-:-S33 = $50, the cost prlce OF lst cow.
I'd COW sold at an advance OF l6 per cent,
Just enough to cover the loss OF lst COW, whlch
was IS. 35-:-l6 = 3lf, the number OF times
sl.l6 must be taken to make selling price OF
I'd cow.
sl.isxslt= $685. selling price Of I'd cow.
Miss f. L. NJ.
''cow catcher has not been satisfactorily
solved, or it is not making too much Of it, please
publish the figures I handed you on the Sd inst.
which I understand was not published at that
time for want Of caption.
100
l6s
S3s: 100 25: Ans. $50, cost of lst COW,
Is: 80: l6s = 3l25, cost of second COW, l6
per cent. on which is s5 added to cost, makes
s36.25, what second COW sold for. l.. NJ.
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