Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-09

A. Burch, an old and well-known citizen, died
suddenly at his residence. lie had been ailing
for two or three days, and during that time had
drank large quantities OF ice water, and yester
day had ate enccnt, worth Of ice, which Is
supposed to have been the cause of his DEATH
lIc had been sitting on his porch talking with
some friends, and feeling dry, called for ice
water and drank about quart In a few min
utes after he fell in Il spasm, and died. Mr..
Burch, was titythrec years OF age, a plastercr
by trade and was well and universally
respected in the community
The District House of Delegates has passed
the bill authorizing the Governor to anticipate
the revenue Of the District by the sum of
100000 for improvements. The bill will
probably pass the Council Tomorrow
Last evening an alteration occurred between
William Hunter and man named Wheatley,
both residents Of Georgetown, during which
the latter was seriously, if not fatally, injured.
Both MEN we're employed as fishermen, and L
teud had existed between them from some
cause for q long while. They met accidentally
on Market Space when Hunter, who had been
drinking, attacked Wheatley and beat him
most numerically.
ANTE BELLUM DEBTS Directly after the
war wo gave public notice that We would not
present any ante war debts unless persons de-
sired settlement. We thought people were
poor. and if we could manage to get along, we
would not grind the face of the poor. BY the
blessing of Providence we hare got along But
people got poorer and poorer, practised no self
denial as we had to do, and got less and less
disposed to pay debts. Now debt is a
debt, and man who repudiates Just debt is
q rascal. We shall make out our old accounts
this summer, and notify parties Of balances due.
We trust our consideration and patience will
be rewarded by honesty at least, on the part OF
some indebted to us.-Frrderic.Sb"ry .Nr'cs
SMoKING--It may he interesting to parents
to know that French physician has inves-
tigated the effect of smoking on thirty ght
boys, between the ages of nine and fifteen, who
were addicted to the habit. Twenty-seycn
presented distinct symptoms OF nicotine poison.
In twenty-five there were serious disorders OF
the circulation indigestion, dullness OF intellect,
and Il marked appetite for strong drinks III
three there was heart affection; i'll eight decided
deterioration of blood in twelve there Was ire
qucnt epitaxis; ten had disturbed sleep and
four had liberation Of the mucous membrane
Of the mouth. ..
BEES BY MALTA number "f bees were
forwarded to Lancaster county, Pa, On Friday,
from some distant point, by mail, i'll al ngenl-
GUS manner. The means employed for their
transit consisted of Il block Of wood about SIX
inches iii length, four inches wide, and about
an inch and quarter thick -Four holes about
an inch in circumference were bored through
the block with an auger, in each of which were
confined Il queen bee and some half dozen 9TH
crs, the foundation Tor Il colony or hive. Each
end OF the auger hole was protected by L wire
screen, aiiording plenty of ventilation The
postage amounted to only twenty-one cents.
TIE MASONIC ORDER. The cummitte on
correspondence Of the Grand Lodge Of Pcnnsyl-
vania in their recent report, gives statement
showing the condition Of the Masonic Ordor in
the various States The total number of
Lodges in the United States is 7,495; No. OF
members ,SO2; No. of persons inflated du-
ring the wear { / 1886. There are l76 Lodges in
Virginia witha membership Of S,252.
TIE record steamboat boiler explosions,
kent in the Office OF the Board Of Supervising
Inspectors in the Treasury Department, shows
that there were more lives lost by the West
field disaster than by all the steamboat cxplo-
sions which occurred in either of the two past
years. lnlS69 there were fifty-sevcn lives lost
by explosions on steamers OF all characters, in,
gliding river lake. and ocean craft, and in
1870 the number WAS but tity-ionr, ot which
thirty-tlrcc were passengers and twenty-onc
crew.
The cholera has again taken up the line OF
march from the East to the West. This time ii
made its start in Persia, whcrea fearful famine
has been prevailing. 1t is said to have reached
the Eastern provinces nl' Germany and the
Southern ports of France, \ New York journal
thinks it will reach this country in two months