Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-30

A Bio Crop OF OFFICERS. Titled gentlemen
seem to be carrying off the Congressional hon
ors in Virginia. So far We have in nomination,
Gen. Hunton, Col. Braxton, Col. Davis, Cen
Bowen, Capt. Whitehead and Capt. Wise.
with the prospect that one or two others will
be added to the list. Without disrespect to
the worthy gentlemen nauled we cannot re-
frain from reproducing, as applicable to this
plethora Of officer candidates, the annexed
story related by John Phoenix, the scene being
10 San Francisco THE steamboat was leav-
ing the wharf and everybody was taking leave
of friends-all but Phoenix, who had no friend
to bid him farewell. Ashamed of his loneliness,
as the boat sheered off, he called out in loud
voice, Good bye, Colonel, and, to his great de-
light, every mau on the wharf took off his hat
and shouted, Colonel, good bye J '-Lylch.
Republican.
Court OF APPEALS -Iu the Court of APP
peas sitting at Staunton. on the 10Th, in the
case of the Winchester Building Association
vs. Gilbert ct al.-Motion docketed and con-
tnued until the case is regularly called upon
the docket.
On the 9th, in the case of Berry ct ais. VS..
Trick ct al; and Newtou's ex or vs. Bushong
ct al. Upon superSedeas to judgment Of
tn c Circuit Court of Rockingham. An order
was entered, overriding the motion to remove
to the y. S. Court, it not being proper case
Of removal, in the judgment Of the court, nm
der the act of Congress of March ID, 1867
Larcw vs.. Cloud. Upon supcrsedcas to a
Judgment of the Circuit Court of Clarke. De-
cree affirmed
The ADULTERATION ACT. recently passed by
the British Parliament, renders it unlawful not
only to sell bad food, but also to make and sell
mixtures such as the substance called ''Joua.
than, y which was exhibited at recent trial in
England. Power is given to local boards to
appoint ana lytcal chemists. and inspectors of
markets are compelled TO prosecute offenders.
Authorizations Of poisonous character are to
be punished for the first otfense by fine of
$3.50, and for the second ofenSe by six months
imprisonment at hard labor. This intcrmixing
Of any substance with intent to iraudulently in
crease the weight or bulk of any article OF food,
drink, or drug, is punishable by fine of $1,000
aud Oh second conviction the name of the Of
fender is to be published.
SHAKE spEARE.-A lively discussion has
becu going Oh in England on the proper ortho-
graphy of the name Of the greatest OF all Eng
Iish dramatists Mr.. John Pigot, jr.. writing
to the Ashennum on the bjcct, reaches the
conclusion which has been generally adopted
aud acted upon in America long ago. He says:
In nearly all books printed in his lifetime,
the name is spelt Shakespeare, and he was
probably so called by his literary friends. On
the brass plate to the memory OF his wife, and
on the monuments Of his daughter and her
husband, the name IS so spelt. THERE'S, there
tore, plenty of authority tor Shakespeare. and
that Is, perhaps the most convenient way OF
spelling the name
4 LONDON cab-driver describes his personal
existence thus Il got on this box at 5 clock
this morning. | shall yet off at | 80 tonight.
| have had about half an hour for my meals.
BY the time get home it will be nearly one.
Am | then to tumble into bed like brute? |
want to wash myself, and must have biz o
food, however paltry. Theu when | get to bed
IN almost too tired to sleep. The reins all
night seem to be in my hands, and hold hard
is ringing in my ears. Then must be up at
6 O'Clock to get ready to begin again. I've
been coachIuan these forty two years. and m
used to it; but the long hours kills some o the
young Jus.
THE RIGHT SPIRIT, We were much pleas
ed with the manly and practical remarks of
Col. Withers and Gov. Leakc in their illusions
to the straight out democrats Of Shenandoah.
They manifest the proper spirit. They recog-
nizc in those gentle meu honesty and purity Of
purpose, but regard their position as impractl-
cable. This was right. The straight outs
cannot certainly be charged with an abandon
ment of principle. They prefer that to the
policy of winning without principle But sup.
pose Greeley should be defeated, where would
the Democratic party then be ?-Stanntoo
Ituymit,u.
The old elm tree under which Washington
took command Of the armies Of the United
States is still standing in Cambridge Mass,
with an iron railing around its ancient trunk
and granite monument beneath its branches,
but it is beginning to show the effects of old
age. Last week one of its largest branches,
measuring upwards of thirty feet in length aud
foot iu diameter, fell to the ground The
venerable tree will soon disappear with other
relics Of the revolutionary period.
TIE OLDEST Misunderstanding mourns
the loss OF its oldest inhabtant at the age of
lO5! years Diana Mingo was her name and
Africa her nation. AS matter of course she
was on intimate terms with General Washing
ton and the personal friend of Lafayette.