Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-03

"A young man Damed Henry CnaSe, ageo
about nineteen years, was last Tuesday buried
trom his residence, on the corner OF Mason
and Geary streets, with full religious ceremo
Mes according to the burial ritual OF the sect
of Spirtualists. As these services are the hrst
of the kind ever performed in this city, their
novelty attracted considerable attention, aud
will be of interest to our readers. The de-
ceased is a young man, the last surviving sou
of Mrs. Chase, spiritualistic medium OF this
CITY. and we'll known among the sect. After a
sewers illness OF several weeks, the young man
expired, from the effects Of consumption, on
Sunday afternoon and his last request was
that his mother should conduct the funeral ac-
cordinr to their ritual. and his wishes were
carried out 10 the fullest sense Of the term.-
The coffin was made TO order by an undertaken
on Market street 1t is composed OF common
redwood lumber, covered with white velvet,
and the inside trimmed with white silk. No
ornaments of any description were dlsrernlbe
about the box The deceased was dressed
similarly, in white rnbes aud white neckue.
White flowers were also strewed around the
coffu The room 10 vi hich the body lay await
ing burial presented beautiful appearance,
Around the walls were placed white roses, and
on the table placed at the head Of the coffu was
large vase containing small rosebush. At the
base OF the vase was half-blown rose, which
had been plucked from the bush and fell to the
ground This touching arrangement was em-
blema1ic of the young life, so full Of promise
and beauty, nipped 10 the bud, and falling to
decay at the root The services were commen
ced at clock, and we're conducted by the
mother, who was dressed in white alpaca, with
out any trimmings or ornaments OF any deScrlp-
ton. The services seemed TO impress all pre-
sent, and were opened by Mrs Roach singing
the wen-kuown poem written by Mrs q. Clark,
the medium, entitled He's Gone. The
mother then addressed those present at some
length, cxtolug the virtues OF deceased. aud
stating that it was his express desire, both be-
fore and after death, that be should be buried
in that manner.
Mrs Beach then sang poem eutiled
Beautiful Hills, which she alleges; was g,y-
en- to her by some departed friend. The cothu
was theo placed 10 hearse and conveyed to
the cemetery, where it was deposited IN grave
prepared for it's reception. At the grave the
services consisted Of prayer by Mrs. Beach.
Mrs Chase states that since the death of her
son she has had several interviews with him.
While preparing the corpse for burial he ap-
peared and made the remark that ''he did not
think he would make such an ugly-ooking
CORPSE and several other jocular remarks; al
So that during the whole process of dressing
him after death he was present in the room
aud cut up antics such as jumping around aud
standing on his hands. When alive be was al
ways in good spirits and very jovial in his dis
position San Francisco Chronicle, Aprt l9.
TIE LAWYER PRIZE FIGHTER 90 signs in
City Hall and in Ceutre street in this city may
be read the name of Edmund f. Price Couu-
selor. Law" This is none other than the re-
nowued Ned Price, who was formerly known as
one of the puckiest and scientific prize-hghters
that ever entered the ring. Prices history is
somewhat curious. He is an Englishman, but
came to this country when quite boy. lie
has great natural facility for acquiring lan-
guages, and speaks French, Spanish, German
aud other modern languages with ease, eIe-
gauce and. correctness. He was at one time
employed in one of the Boston Courts as inter
prefer. He is also fine amateur musician,
singing with much taste and playing his own
accom- paniments on the piano or guitar. lie
inherits fancy for the prize ring, his father
and his fathers father both having made oc,
casional demonstrations in that direction. Ned
learned boxing instinctlvely, and his tlne MUD
led him to analyze and study the science OF IT.
This science, joined to good knowledge OF
anatomy and the indomitablc pluck and
stamina of thoroughbred John Bull, made
him most formidable man in the twenty
four foot arena. In time he was matched
against Joe Coburn the present champion OF
middle weights, and the most scientific boxer in
America save Jem Mace Coburn and Price
met. aud so equally were the men matched IN
science, strength and endurance that, after a
terrible battle, which lasted three hours and
forty minutes, neither had strength to strike
another blow, neither could administer the
coup de grace, and the fight was declared
draw. Price afterward fought James Kelly
better known as "Austraau Kelly y'-who came
here with the reputation of having fought the
longest battle on record (six hours and a halt,
in Au tralia) and won the fight in exactly thirty
minutes, without receiving any scratch himself,
while Kelly was cut to pieces and had several
ribs broken. Price then resigned hisring honors
and went to the war, where he served faithful
ly, earning the grade of captain. At the end OF
the war he went to Washington, where he
studied law vas admitted to practice, and soon
achieved an honorable station at the bar. tie
has now formed partnership here, and is rap
IDLY rising in favor as an honest, hard working
counsellor, and has lucrative practice, which
doubtless will soon place him 10 easy clrcum
stances. N !. Telegram.
WHINING. There is class OF people IN this
WORLDLY no means small-whose prominent
pecuiari,;y is whining. They whine because
they arc poor, or if rich because they. have no
health to enjoy their riches; they whine be-
cause they have mo luck, > and Others pros
perity exceeds theirs they whine because some
friends have died and they are ,llVlpg; they
whine because they have aches and pains, and
they have aches aud pains because they whine,
and they whine no one can tell why. Now we
would like to say word to these whining per
sons: First, stop wbining-it is no use, ! this
everlasting mplaining, frettipog, fault; ;hnding
and whining. Why, you are the most deluded
set of creatures that ever lived DO you know
that it is we-settled principal OF physiology
and common sense that these habits are more
exhausting to nervous vitality than almost any
other violation of physiological law, And do
You not know that life is pretty much as you
make it? You can make i: brght and shiny, nI
or you can make it dark and shadoWy, ms n
life is only meant to discipline us-to ;, ut US 1or
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