Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-04

RoMANTlc WEDDING.-Th Martinsburg
New Era tells of a romantic wedding which took
place in that town last week 1t says:
THE hand of beautiful and accomplished
young lady Miss c. residing nearG erardstown
was sought in marriage by two rival suitors, both
fine looking. The rivalry had gone on for some
| time. and it WAS given out on Monday last that
| Mr. Nc. had triunphcd. and would on the fol-
lowing Thursday lead the young lady to the
altar. This would have discouraged most men.
but not Lieutenant 5. lie had followed the
feather of General Jeb Stuart in many for
lorn hope. and was not to be daunted or driven
from the field by any ordinary circumstances.
The day was fixed for the marriage OF his rival,
but, Ike Il true cavalier he determined to CRAP
pile with seeming Fate. lie sought an inter
view with the young lady. Gained her consent
to change the programme made hurried ar
engagements. and was married on Tuesday. be-
fore his rival had time to suspect that the
course Of true love was not running smooth
| POPULATION OF TIE CITIES The popula-
ton of the t. :. in 1850 waS II. 443.22l. In
| 1870 it was Is AS $50 IN increase of 32G per
Ct The increase ofpOpulation in the city OF
Baltimore during the last decade. according to
the census returns. WAS bit 80 per ct. or but
| little more than the average increase Of popua
ton in the whole country This was small
increase compared with that Of many Of the
other cities. numbering 50, 900 inhabitants and
over The increase of Jersey City was $50 per
Ct: of Chicago. III per Ct: Of San Francisco,
IT,; per Ct: Of Cleveland. ia per Ct: of ST.
Louis o.; per Ct: OF Washington city. - per
CT; of Pttshurg. - per ct: Of Detroit. 4 per
CT: of Louisville, Is per Ct; OF Newark. III per
Ct. and Of Buffalo II per ct.
The least propOrtlonate increase 81 all the
large cities has been in Philadelphia. With
all its enormous extent of area, it has only in
creased 10 per ct. Bn/fin'or G":"fi"
! SHIPMENTS or WAR Notwithstanding
the past three months the Government has dis
posed Of the accumulation Of war materials in
the Watervlicl Arsenal to the amountof 81 BIS
Imu. 1t is evident that Il great part il not the
whole of this has been sold to fill orders for
the French Government, for the steamers OF
the French line have gone out from New York
with many large cargoes ofarmS and ammunition.
| \ million of dollars was paid to the Government
Tor one hundred thousand ritlcd muskets, and
four millions Of smal-arm cartridges were sold
Tor the sum Of $G0.000. The item Of percussion
caps shows !, total OF one million. Tor which
S3.mM Were paid. Thirty five complete bat
tcrIes We're also disposed of. the Government
receiving &24i.m'o lor them. AMI clever thou
sand reviewers were bought for Sllu.Utm. This
WAS Il large trade from /; single point but 1t
| shows that our Government has Il large reserve
ni war material. -Bnhtnor Gn:th.
TnE SrAEEER With natural dislike of
brin:: stabbed the ladies of Williamsburgh.
! New York feel ii cxpedient. for the present. to
remain indoors after night fall rather than go
out alnIt The man or the boy who commits
these assaults. and who is responsible for hay
inu seriously wounded four young girls. has
Succeeded III creating i panic which will have
the effect in WilamSburgh OF thinning the
number "i' twilight feminine pedestrians who
aIc ur:nv"inparlied hy gentlemen. 1t Is mis-
( take however. To suppose that the present case
! is altogether anomalous. Medical Iurlspru
| drnrr records more than one instance "t 4 SINH
| lar kind. the cause being traceablc to one OF
! those obscure diseases Of the brain in which
sexual Influence is manifest. The theory that
! the Nili!am&buryh aggreSSpr Is 4 Young man Is
! therefore Iall>iblc and ii may also not imprO-
! badly Ec assumed that he is Il nouonaniuc who
derives IN !nrXplicn',!r >pccles ul' peaSnr" from
! the mIu Yrncr
( .iGElulTRAI. LABOR SOCIETIES. The
! farmers in many Of the counties OF Maryland.
! Whose example nj ght be protiably followed in
orr State. are forming Agricultural Labor So
''ttr>. or one aln,m to be formed in Wur-
,..>trr county. the Nrwtown Gazette remarks
'''Ihr object al the Society is to promote. the
! general interest Of .\griculturc and To secure
Inllnanent and reliable laborin~ hau,l> This
is 4 step in the right direction for il cannot
! l,r doubted that slice the disruption Of the
! labor system agricultural pursuits have per-
rrrtibly declined. Farmers are afraid to plant
and SOW broad brcaths of land for want of
reliable labor ut harvr-! and gathering time
and uanr productive acr, goes EuncuIhratcd
! IN consequences We hope the Society will
! prove success, and that some scheme may
be- devised to secure full corps ot agricultural
operatives That : what wc WANT.
! The fine dwelling house and olt-liouscS Of
! Dr. Joseph Howard. situated in Queen Anne
! District in Prince tienr@c Co. Md. We're en-
trcly consumed hy fire on Tuesday evening
last
COMMuNICATED.
| take the liberty Of wishing that the Alcx
andria Library Company, in making new pur-
rElastS would Oct the following books: Keats
Poems >. AntorrIt nr the breakfast Table; >.
Bulwrr, NY Novel; CITIZEN.
EE.,:3.\tEIi 4 CL,.N.HERt'T.7L.
ALEXAxDElA MARKET. Feb. 1.-THE market
for Wheat cl",,'- dull anl prices have declined
ON all grades: receipt: are ah"v" the average,
I'm, IlIL ,, ,h,. eff RIM, VA. of inferior