Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-12

resident near the Warm Springs, but now on
Il visit to this city, tells n remarkable snake
story. All snake stories are remarkable, l
know, but this ono is conspr,lcusly 50 because
it is told by truthful person, who is in the
habit Of gathering his information rather from
observation than from the exaggerated rehear-
sal Of others The doctor was recently sent Tor
to see lady Of his neighLorhood who had been
bitten on the ankle by u .rattlesnake. " hen
lie reached the patient he found that her
friend, adopting an old Indian remedy. whicn
had come down to this generation with the
legendary lore Of the neighhorhood, had bound
the wound, already much swollen and int1amed
with several folds of the inner lining (liber) of
the bark Of the sycamore tree. Willing to
await the result of this experiment, and secing
really, no change for the application OF a bet
ter and more orthodox remedy, our doctor al
lowed the lady to keep the bandage on. and in
few hours she was relieved from the pain
and tie effects Of the poison too. as she decar,
"a. Then it was removed The wound pre-
scnted most favorable appearance, and the
cure was soop pronounced complete. Now the
most astonishing part remains to br told. On
unfolding the bandagc have referred to the
exact outlines, the very photograph, yea, the
perfect picture Of the snake, colled ready tor
the spring, was found impressed upon 1t. so
perfect was rhe likeness that if Hne had seen
the bark bandage lying open on the road side
hi. would have thought that I RATHER had coll
I'd upon it for cne o.! his dreadful sprngs. The
.Ioctor saw this thing with his own eyes. and
the remedy has been applied to similar cases
in that section Of the country with as happy
effects. Now, however, wonderful this story
may seem as said before, there is every rea-
son in the world Tor regarding II A. true.
The CoSfED ERATE ARCHIVES. William L..
Stone recently dellevercd IN Grafton in New
York. In the course of his remarks he gave
the following Bit of information concerning the
disposition which was made Of the Confederate
archives at the collapse Of the war: "On the
morning Of Mr. Davis's capture says Mr..
Stone, David Tlgman waited upon him at
his bedside and said: Mr., Davis, by this you
may see that the enemy is here such and such
IS the disposition Of the roads IF you come
with me you will be able to leave the country.
in safety. lfyou do not you will be captured
in five hours To this Mr.. Davis replied
curtly, She knew his own business best. Iig-
man continued Very well, sir; | have been
entrusted with the treasure and archives. and
propose to secure them, even at the peril OF
the loss of your favor md my life. shall
start at once by the way | have marked out. -
The result is we'll known. In less than five
hours Mr. Davis was prisoner, but the ar
chives we're safe When few weeks after,
10 the rccesses of the forest, Tlgman learned
that all was lost, he alone, with his own hands,
buried the treasures and archieyes. and unless
during the four years that elapsed between his
parting with nc and his untoward death he re-
yealed the spot, the secret as to the Wherea-
bouts of the archives is forever buried. AS
long as they can DO kept from the ken OF man,
so long shall the story be monument to our
brothers unswerving fidelity. This is the true
history of the archives ofthe Southern Conted-
eracy although rumors are from time to. time
set a1oat of their being now in the vaults OF
this bank and now of that.
THE above story can hardly be true. The
Confederate Treasurer was in Danyllle more
than week after the surrender of Richmond
that is, on the llth Or 18th Of April-re-
deeming Confederate Treasury notes at the
rate Of one dollar in specie for eighty IN paper
Rich, Dis.
WAsuINGToN's CoLDNEsS.-To throw your
arms around Trumbuli is to experience the
same sense of shock as when Robert Morris
slapped George Washington on the back and
called him "old fellow" yet Trumbull is won
tlrousy desirous Of good fellowship. Torres.
pondence Herald.
It was not Robert but Gouyerncur Morris
who ventured an undue familiarity with the
Father of his Country, and he was too we'll
bred or had not the temerity TO say ''old TEL
low"
The anecdoto was related by Alexander
Hamilton to Judge Jacob Burnet, Of this city.
Hamilton had at q private gathering remarked
that Washington was cold and reserved, even
to his personal friends and allowed no one to
he familiar with him. Gouverneur Morris dis
senting. Hamilton made the following banter
"Ifyou will, at the next reception evening,
gently slap him on the shoulder and say My
dear General, how happy am to see you look
so we'll supper and wine shall be provided
for YOU and dozen of your friends
Morris accepted the challenge, and on the
evening of the reception entered early, bowed,
and as he shook hands put his left hand on
Washipgton's shoulder and said MY dear
General, am very happy, to see you look Sc
we'll" Washington withdrew his hand and
Razed at Morris until the latter, abashed, sought
refuge in the midst Of the assembled COMPANY
At the supper provided Morris said: u have
won the bet, but paid dearly for it, and moth
ing could induce me- 10 repeat IT. -lCinclu
natl Commercial
GEo, FRANCIS TRAIN--The persons wht
have read with grief and dismay the assertion
that Mr.. George Francis Trains uncle hae
made affidavit that Mr.. George Francis IraiI
was lupatic will be relieved in their minds b!
the statement, which Mr.: George Francis irail
has kindly furnished to this journal, that ne |
not \ lunatic at all, and By his further aVowei
in proof of his sanity, that he means to SUI
uretty much all the newspapers OF AperIca 1C to i
iibclIousk calling him = lanatic. y. T. Wort"
"OScE FOR ALI. = Mistress . BY the wa
.Auna--H -Hannah-Tm not sure. Il y"n
name Anna or Hannah :.
New Cook (tartly)-"Which my name 20 ),
Anna, mnm-Haich, 4Ia, Ha, Hen, Ha hsich
Anna - .