Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-09
E.>;s7,a from NzSri,sH.aiSlal.
From the Cuiinmc Reporter.


aiy arrived in this ely from Sacramento,
where she had resided Tor three years. Her
story Is simple hut it tells the depth and 81
cnt power Of maternal love. Once :, happy
and c.,~tchiei siri in her native home n town
Of "AIerrie England. our true heroine dwelt.
In that British town the priest Of Mormouism
appeared. Many were they who listened. and
4 few followed after him to share the promises
Of the Western Israel OF these infatuated
pcr:uMs one was that angel "I the household,
the young girl here mentioned. Our young
convert joined the caravan with her fellow
pruscl ytrs tn: the weary Journey. She had
become II Mormon in all the strength ui her
soul, and believed in the new dl>pcn>al0n
On the way To America the same false preach
or was with them from Liverpool to Salt Lake,
and OH the way he married her. and L true
and honorable vile she became to him. But
later the husband, firing OF the gentle help
mate, must needs obey the great command
mcnt- polyeamy. Another wife, and then 4
third in quick succession but at this the only
one, entitled 10 that sacred title, rebelled AMI
WAS driven ont To occupy a separate hut. She
had two children, and asking ior these As her
portion, promised 10 leave the place forever.
Did she get her little ones? Oh, no. But
from tint wicked place and the treacherouS
husband she went to California. During these
last four weeks the mother made ha>ty visits
to her neglected children. ana cravcd them
over and over again. In this she ~ often
failed. Then thr courts We're appealed to
with partial ,ucccS: The man is indicted
tor his crimes. and now awaits trial and GER
tain punishment. Without money. HOW Mrs
OicIi sees the rhaucrs Of o,taining her two
boys growing less every day. and she must re
turn to her home in Sacramento Net. how
ever, without one more effort; and ~ yesterday
this pcrScvcr;ng woman Went a!n0t TO i}rlgh
City, silently cTepi through the streets. eager
anxious. now fill I'll nope, HOW s!ckcning in
despair, lest detection overthrow the work she
had to do God WAS the giiarIsman oi this
entcrpris" She found her EoyS asleep. and
waking them ur, it was but another moment
until this strangely united family We're away
on The solitude hurrying from the dark places
they shall Ervcr kuow again. That Journey
hithcr to ColiEne waS 4 flight I" be remember
ed. Here again. in the dead OF night. not
waiting for roro<c. the mother and children
left on :. western irrIgh! tram Tor California
that State whose Law, are adequate 10 2h"!!"r
the weak, and whcSI people will not neglect
those needy hut honest tugitivcs from Nor
monl>m.
When the news got abroad that Mrs. O!i"ld
lad stolen her children great was the anger
and excitement in Brigham City, Out on the
lanes and roads went armed Danltcs; they
searched in every direction, but they Were too
late. The bids had flown TO safety. To-day Il
woman accused Of completely in the cas- waS
driven out Of the town not to return under
pain Of lra;h This is Mrs. Brandon, w|'" i
HOW in this city.
4 Reported Explosion i'll ti.a sun.
We linl the following in Our exchange pa
prrS:-
Mr.. G.. \ Young, the astronomer and OBJ
server ut the head OF the ASTRONOMICAL depart
mcnt of Dartmouth has communicated to the
Boston journal OF Chemistry anntcrGStlng pa
per on an explosion in tn" sun which occurred
about noon on the It'll Of September last.
There appeared an enormous plotubcrance
or HYDROGEN cloud on the eastern limb OF the sun,
ON the 9th which remained until noon Oil the
It'll, described as II low, quiet looking cloud,
not very dense, or brilliant, nor in any way re-
markabie except for It's SIZE. 1t was about
lOD. 900 miles long hy 10000 EIics high. The
observer was called away n l2::@O. and return
ing in about half IN hour found thai there had
been I grand disruption.
Tie whole thin" had jrr blown tn ~Ircds
by some Uncomfortable uphcavaI. Tie ali
seemed To be filled with debris, Il mass OF
detached iil>iiorm tilamcntS, rapidly ascend
inc When first noted after returning to the
observation. &oue Of them had reitied 4
height "i nearly I&0,UA5 miles, continuing to
rise with L mntinn almost marked by the eye,
until in len rnnutrs the npp"rno,t were m"r'
tlian ~, ,N,D uli!,- from the :',r!ar surface.
The ll!amrnl~ gradually ial"d ~ they r"5r.
anl at 10 only few l'ny wI*p*; with some
BRIGHTER ,trrancrs l"wcr d"wn, remained to
marx the place Mr. l"un= noted near D!.:
end Of TIL. cloud uciuiou> mI;;;' similar 10 our
Terrestrial cloud known rs 4 thunder head,
which REPRESENTED wonderful change 1t be
came active AMI ,l"1rioprd int" Il mass Of roll
ing iialic apparently. crowded down at lirS' to-
wards th,. surface OF hr sun, then :hOl up
pyra,ni;ll!ly ~ nHD miles in height, when lis
top WIS drawn OFT into vng amcnts and
threads. which we,.. rrlrou-Iy rolled backwards
and iuwnwarcs like tn. y"Iu!r~ "r IN Ionic
capital.
This Faded away ike the other. and ut 30
had lisapl,carc The whole phcnolnenon
had lhc appearance Of III cxpIo.on h,.nrah
the extraordinary prUlmlcncr. Slcnd'HS It's
force nanIy IN IN upward direction, somewhat
outward in all directions, followed hy III thrush
n though Il vacuum had lc"n created.
GERMAN lNMlH%ATInN The Boston jour
mi OF the liI instant say:
'Hcrman cmigrans in Virgins, to the NUN
Der Of fifteen or twenty, charmed with the re-
cept;on that hospitab!c State has given them.
have furnished information t. their fellows 1T
home, in the form Of Il letter t" licn >IgcI,
which is decidedly interesting They state
that the land where they arr settled, about
sixty mcs south OF Richmond! and Forty from
Petersburg is probably tha cheapest land in
the MON, wilrn the Tact llat il WAS al! fenced
in and supplied with buildings. is IA ken into
consideration H." price If xii! III that sec
ton varies from s. to $40 per acre. according
to situation and value Of buildings. The Ger
man cnigrAnt< own ! .9,i,I acrc> III one county
aInnc and grow Furnishing crops 81 tobacco.
corn and wheat. Onr important fact which
these t;rrnaa; Mptc l.; that the climate. Is
favorable 10 d. production 81 wine, and that
grape growing VIII soon be i very important;
Industry there The population, they say. is