Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-07
Alexandra Gazette

\ Sos Rons, Ills PARENTS. - From the
philadelphia Inquirer April ). In house
on Third street, above Brown, resides Mr.
John +. De Hart, IN old gentleman, and his
wife They at present live alone: This couple
have son named" William who is reported as
Il worthless Individual Last September the
father; becoming inccnsed at hts constant. bad
conduct, ordered himsto leave the house and
not comenear him until there was . complete
change in his. mode of life. -.- ..., ....,
Since that time young De Hart has been
living the life Of Il vagabond. When hard
pressed for money lie would take violin and
travel around from tavern to tavern performing
on the Instrument. In this way he managed to
secure scanty livelihood. One day hast week
he chanced to enter the tavern OF one John
Prizer, situated on Ridge avenue. below
Coates street 1t is alleged that this man 5
character is no better than it ought to be.
Young De Hart. in conversation with hm,
gave his history, and incidentally stated that
his parents were In the habit Of keeping Il
large sum Of money in the house, and that he
was under the impression, at that time, that
large amount was stored away on the premises.
Upon hearing this Prizer's cupidity was
aroused and he determined, if possible TO Sc.
cure at least portion fit. With this object
in view he had several interviews with the
young man, and finally induced him to consent
to rob the old couple.
Accordingly, Saturday night WAS set fHt the
lob. After his parents had retired he forced
his way into the premises from the rear, and
proceeding to that part of the house in which
he knew the money to be kept, succeeded in
securing seventeen hundred dollars lie man:
aged to get cut of the building without being
discovered, and, with his companion IN crime,
shared the spois Upon the discovery of. the
robbery by the old couple, they immediately
suspected their son fer~ having committed the
deed. ,'"' .'."'':'. -. %. '.'~.' e.,
information was at once given to the police
authorities and on Sunday morning, young
De Hart was arrested. Upon his capture he
made a full confession duplicating the tavern
keeper, :Prizer,. in the matter, who was arrest.
ed yesterday, and locked. up at the Central
Station De Fart and Prizer had a hearing
before Alderman Kerr; at the station. and
both were committed for !, further hearing:
LucIEN BEARD came down on the train this
morning in charge Of the sheriff off Cumber
land county He was handcufed, and 'behav-
ed very quietly-had nothing to say to anybody;
and seemed downrast: Ngverthctcss t,c,totd
the sheriff that he was confident, that nothing
could be proved against hfm He will not be
ready for trial at this Court, as he says his wit
uesses are not in the State and cannot be Sun
moned in time to he present. bic Is rather i
fine looking fell ow, tall and VOL proportioned
but has q sinsister expression and cannot ioo4i:
one in the face His wife" to whom he had
been inaii.iGd for tw6" weeks oufS before his
capture, has been taken back by her father 10
his home in Halifax county.
There was large crowd assembled at the
Earmville depot to see the noted 'desferado,
and some excitement appeared to De occasioned
bv his appearance -Iynch. |TQ. ..'..,.
PER DIEM-The Richmond correspondent
of the Norfolk Journal writes =
Although the Legislature has adjourned,
the members are slow to depart from the capl-
tal Some ofthem will spend the major part
Of their per: diem before they. get home. bX
the way, the economy. OF ! tewln the admins
tratioh of their own affairs is,a RIatter.ot sup
prise. The Speaker OH the last day OF the
session, drew Out of the State treasury over i
thousand dollars, not having drawn any out be,
fore, since December \ colorcd delegate told
your correspondent tlrat he had saved about tit-
teen hundred dollars since he had been mem
Der Of the House Another sent home to his old
master check for nine hundred dollars to be
invested as the wisdom of the latter might die
tate. ....,..-,.
MEnokr ~ public exhibition Of the wef-
derful circumstantial lme lhory possessed by Dan
iel Mccartney, an old and illiterate man.: was
given in COLUMBUS. Ohio, one night last week.
1t began by;some one asking him on what day
Of the week was December |, 1861. lie an
swered promptly, Thursday; and s;lid it was
pleasant where he lived, tin Iowa at the time.)
He associated with the day a marriage in his
neighborhood, and gave the hanics Of the par,
ties Similar questions were asked, until
l,x,., Il IL,
ent persons, and the answers on An average
given correctly inside of'Six seconds. lie was
then examined in mathematics: multiplying
three figures, and extracting square and cube
root mentally with great rapdlty:: Ills knowl-
edge of the Bible was then tested, aud he told,
with rare exceptions, the exact chapter AND
Verse OF every passage read. - ...-.
The. Philadelphia American says The
breadstuffs trade of the west appears no
longer to be the peculiar and especial quarry.
of Chicago, although that great and Aourishing
city still does large sliare oflt, Milwaukee,
the bulk of the wheat trade, which seems
to be her specially, ln.vew of her vast mill:
ing capacity. And HOW at length the efforts
of St totlS to divert the produce trade
back to the Mississippi again have sut
ceeded, and the regular statistics for all the
grain ports show clearly that ST. Louis has
taken the lead -. .....:... ,.... .......
WufTEw.,su1NG" tFREEs-Bon:t whitewash
the bark upon the bodies OF fruit and orna-
mcntd trees. We are ~at.tl.loSs to know for
what purposes some persons thus coat the bark
of fruit and Shade trees about then, premises
with lime, unless it is to make them look nice.
1t certaainfy does them more harm than good,
as it.scrves, to obstmct the respiratory organs,
and in measure prevents thrifty growth
Should the bark become diseased and rough. or
covered with moss, scrape it thoroughly! with
Il hoe or scraper of some suitable descriptions
atterwhch wash thoroughly with strong soia,
rorot' soap and water. lfthls Is done proper 70 g,