Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-24
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTI

II OF July was calm anu cO1upOScu. iie toiu
his daughter that in an old pOcket-book IN
certain drawer she would find something IN
tended for her. This proved to be these lew
lines of verse, composed by himself:
DEArn-nEp ADIEr--rn. }. TO NJ. K.
Life visions are vanished, its drcNms are no
Dear friends Of my bosom why bathed i'll tears? !?
| 90 to my fathers; ! welcome the shore,
Which crowns all my hopes or which burcs
my cares.
Then farewell my dear, my loved daughter
adieu!
The last pang Of my life is parting from YOU.
Two seraphs await me long shrouded IN deatni
[ will bear them your love on my last parting
breath.
TO his grandchildren he spoke many words
Of calm and serene wisdom, impressing upon
them admonitions, the cardinal points OF which
were ''to pursue virtue, be true and faithful.
One of the children, q lad of eight years, seem
ed somewhat bewildered. George said the
old patriarch, docs not understand what all
this means" Then, when all had been said,
jefferson murmurcd, slowly but audlbly, those
words which have murmurcd through men's
hearts for eighteen centuries Lord, now let
test Thou thy servant depart in peace.
\ NEw Panorama The Baltimore Sun
say,: 1t has been knswn Tor some months
among many in Baltimore that Colonel John
K. Johnston, the artist was getting upa pan
or,mic art tour through Europe Tor exhibition.
The work was unrolled to private audience at
the Holiday Street Theatre on Tuesday even
img among whom were art patrons, artists
clcrgymen and others of critical taste. This work
Of art was painted by Chas. S. Getz, ESD, from
suggestions and sketches by Col. Johnston,
who has travelled over the scenes portrayed.
The panorama is full of artistic and mechanical
effects, peculiar to Mr. Getz's style. The tour
is stlrough Ireland, England, France, Switzer-
land, Italy, Syria, Egypt, the Holy Land, &c,
Colonel Johnston explained each scene in Il
quaint and humorous, though instructive man
ner The series of pictures were Of exceeding
merit, and were received with unusual applause.
Among many, the one representing an iceberg
floating attracted special attention. Some very
elegant effects were produced by changing,
lights Of various colors. The last portion OF
the panorama gave an ldeallzed view OF the
treasures of the deep, which proved to be an
exhibition of chromatic and prismatlc effects OF
the rarest beauty. The whole affair was first
class art success. 1t is learned that the panorama
will be publicly displayed early in the coming
Fal
BUSINESS PROSPECTS, A fair estimate Of
the total import trade of the United Stares
for the last fiscal year, leaving out the specie,
would be, say, five hundred and twenty millions
in gold value. A similar estimate OF the ship
ments of produce and merchandise alone,
Judging by the same standard, would be, say,
tive hundred and fifty millions in paper cur
rency value: to this may be added about eighty
three millions in specie as above. from thus
port, and seventeen millions probably little
offset for the gold cost of foreign imports, with
the profits and freight money included We
know that there has been much uneaslncss ut
the heavy increase in the outflow of coin; but
in the year ending June 80, 1868, we sent from
this port alone over seventy-six millions in gold
almost us much rs last year-and felt no serious
Inconvenience If confidence and pluck, and
something like the old energy, come back to
our people with the fresh cool breath Of autum,
we see no reason why the fall trade shall not
prove to be a season ofuncxamped prosperity.
" J. Joufmal Of Commerce.
Pixies PEAK is to be made fashionable
summer resort, to which the new narrow gauge
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad is expected
to carry throngs of tourists in pursuit of health
and pleasure. u company OF gentlemen have
concluded the purchase Of tract Of land which
base of the mountain, and will proceed to lay
out two towns, one on the railroad, to be called
Colorado Springs, where next spring hotel
will be built which is to cost SlOO,OOO, and tn C
other, which is to be chriStcned Villa La Font,
at the springs proper, five miles from the rail
road. There will alse be erected hotel, to DC
called the Tip-Top House, on the summit OF
Pixies Peak The springs are four in number
the largest has formed 4 basin SIX or eight feet
across, from the centre of which bolls up 4
violent current. All of them are strongly I'M
pregnated with carbonic acid gas their tenn
perature is about sxty-tive degrees, and they are
credited with powerful healing virtues.
\ SERIES. Thomas Francis, of Albany, has
been particularly unfortunate in the marriage
relation. His first wife killed herself thirty,
four years ago; nine years after, his second
spouse ran away from him, and died OF con,
sumption in Illinois; six years later his third
consort was drowned. In 1858 his fourth help
mate was killed, and he, having been convict
Cd of murder, was sent to prison for lite, but
psrdoned out. In another decade the nth
partner of his bosoi, mysteriously disappeared;
and very recently the sixth welded idol OF his
soul sought peace and oblivion by hanging her
sell to a bedpost.
MORTALITY AMONG CTlLDREN.- nc hoi
taty among children in the city is again very
distressing this year. The last returns OF the
Board of Health show that 344 persons died OF
darrheal affections last week ofwhom $40 were
children under two years Old Dirty streets,
close rooms, bad milk and unripe fruit, are
among the most active causes Of this great NOR
taty, but some share of it is undoubtedly due
10 the climate Unluckily, at one or two OF oul
-si1, rasorts chil1rnn do not stand much
better chance of retaining their health than in
the city.--Ne,o York Times.
ORCulILA.- gathering Of orchllla, a
moss which yields beautiful purple dye, Is
becoming u considerable business IN Lower
California. The moss is worth 1926 pei, tor
in London, and the supply is inexh;.ustible. -
That which is used in commerce is gathered
from the trunks and branches of trees. a
skllful picker can pick from $50 to 300 pounds
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