Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-29


Published Regularly on TUESDAY rs THURS
EXTRACTING A LIONS TooTH.-The Glas-
glow Herald reports q remarkable operation
which has been perfor on the jaw Of avigo-
rous, full grown, lion in Mander's menagerle,
in that city. A tooth had been injured by q
blow inflicted by man named Maccomo, when
the animal threatened ia attack him: Gradual
ly the lion became very low spirited eating his
food with great difficulty, and when, at length
a gentleman who stands high in the medical
profession in Glasgow volunteered to subject
the lion to surgical operation, provided that
the animal could be properly secured, the offer
was accepted. On Wednesday the fore paws
of the lion were caught and bound to the bars
of the cage by strong ropes. Afterwards the
head was "lassoed," and ropes were fastened
round the animals neck in such manner as to
prevent, as far as possible, the movement OF
the head, and to force the mouth close against
the bars. When the lion was somewhat ex-
hausted by struggles to free himself, the doctor
mounted on tub in front of the cage. A
piece Of wood was placed to the lions mouth,
and at once the beast made a snap. Then a
pitchfork was held up, and placed IN the
mouth, kept it open, while the inside was
thoroughly washed. Atterward the doctor,
pushing his arm between the bars into the
fion's mouth and running his hand over the
teeth, found the loose grinder. A terrible
struggle eusued The lion plunged more vigo-
rously and howled more trightfully than ever,
tossing his head from side to side, and at times
forcing his hinder as we'll as his front paws
against the bars But ultimately the doctor
triumphed over all difficulties and dangers, and
by means of powerful torceps extracted the
loose tooth, which was found broken and dSeas,
ed near the root. When the task had been
completed the lion sank down completely ex-
hausted, and while he lay steady and quiet the
doctor cut the flesh over the jaw, and found
the bone severely injured, if not broken. 1t
was showever, deemed inexepedicnt to subjective
beast to another operation, and the exclslon OF
the injured bone has accordingly been postpon-
ed. The latest bulletins announce that the pa.
ticnt is making satisfactory progress and beet
tea and claret have been prescribed. Altogeth-
er, the operation lasted about an hour and
half
MARRIED WITHOUT KNOWING T.--A Mr..
Thomas Cooper, an Englshman, has published
an account of his travels in Thibet, which ne
visited disguised as a Chinaman. Among his
stories is the following:
''He was just halting for breakfast, after, leav-
ing the Thibetan town OF Bathang,, when
group of young girls, gayly dressed and decked
With earlands of flowers, came out of grove
and surrounded him, some Of them holding his
mule, while others assisted him to alight. lie
was then led into grove, where he found
feast being prepared, and after he had eaten
and smoked his pipe, the girls came up to him
again, pulling along in their midst pretty
girl Of sixteen, attircd in silk dress, and a.
dorned with garlands of flowers. L had al
ready noticed" Mr.. Cooper continues, this
girl Sitting apart from the others during the
meal, and was very much astonished when she
was reluctantly dragged up to me, and
made to scat herself by my side; and
nv astonishment was considerably height
ened when the rest of the girls began to dance
around us in circle, singing and throwing
their garlands over myself and my compan-
ion" The meaning of this performance was,
however, soon made clear to MIR. Cooper. TIC
had been married withoat knowing it. AT
first he tried to escape the liability entailed
upon him but such au outcry was made by all
the people around that he was forced to carry
off his bride He managed to get rid OF her
before very long by transferring her to one OF
her relations, but even that was not treated as
a dissolution of the marriage. On his way
back he was Joined one day by Thlbetan
dame, of about thirty years old, who announced
herself as his wife'S mother, and SAID she had
come, with the consent OF her husband, to
supply her daughters place.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?-In an Eastern town
there is woman who is exceedingly deaf, and
her affliction has, caused an extremely unpleas-
ant mistake, of which her infant child IS the
victim. She took the babe to church the other
day to have him baptized. While she was
IL ,b,,lo eGo oh
keep him quiet by feeding him from bottle of
milk. While the child was still taking his
nourishment the mother was summoned to the
church by the announcement that the minister
was ready. In her agitation she drew the bot
tie from the childs mouth hurriedly when the
gum nozzle came off and part OF the milk was
SMILED on the child's new clothes. When the
clergyman took the child in his arms he looked
down upon it and asked the mother what name
should be given it. She, with her mind trou-
bled about the accident, thought he was asking
how the clothes became soiled, so she an
swered:
Nozzle came off. y
Rather surprised, he again asked Tor the
name, and she, thinking he did not understand
her, bawled out: - ,
Nozzle came of, l say.
Whereupon the astonshed divine poured
water on the child S head, saying:
"Nozzle- off Ferguson, [ baptize thee. y
&C., sc.
What this woman wants to know is whether
the Legislature or something, can't have that
child's name changed to Henry, or Lucuus, or
William, or some other euphonious appellatlon.
How A GREAT LIBRARY WAS DEsTRoYED
in the Galignsni, of June :, we find the fol'
'o"1SfS WfbSen the insurgents who burned down the
library Of the Louvre arrived to perform their
odious task they ordered the concierge to spread
tho netroleum about. He refused, saying tha