Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-10

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THE BAIIs.-Mary Washington the moth
cr of George Washington, was the daughter OF
Joseph Ball, a son of Colonel VIM. Ball, who
emigrated from England with his family about
the year 1850, and settled at the mouth OF Coro-
tomau river, in Lancaster county, Va. The
motto of the family arms is, "Coclumgue tuerl
to look aoft
Joseph Ball, son of the above. named Joseph
Ball. and brother of Mrs. Washington, married
Miss Raveuscroft, Of England, and took up
his residence in London as a lawyer. To Mrs.
Washington he addressed the following letter,
bearing date Strattord-by Bow, 18th of May,
l747. when her son, George, was thinking OF
going to sea
Il understand that you are advised and have
some thoughts of putting your sou, George. to
sea- 1 think he had better be put apprentice
to tinker, for common sailor before the
mast has BY no means the common liberty of
the subect-for they will press him from Il
ship where he has fifty shings month and
make him take twenty three, and cut and slash
and use him like negro. or, rather. like dog.
And as to any considerable preterment in the Da-
wit is not to be expected as there are always so
many gaping for it here who have interest, and
he has none and if he should get to be mas
ter of Virginia ship, (which is very difficult
to do:) planter that has three or four hun
dred acres of land and three or tour slaves II
he be industrious, may live more comfortably
and leave his family in better bread than such
\ master OF ship can. r He must
not be hasty to be rich, but go on gently and
with patience, as things will naturally go. This
IL. hf,,p Eya ,roy,tln
man before his time, will carry man more
comfortably and surely through than going to
sea- unless it be great chance, indeed. |
pray God keep vou and yours. Your loving
brother, JOSEPH BALL.
After Bndlock's defeat he writes thus to
his nephew George Washington:
STRATfnRD, 9TH Sept, l1:ij
Coop Cousin 1t is a sensible pleasure to
me to hear that you have behaved yourself
with such martial spirit in all your engage
ments with the French nigh Ohio. Go on as
you have begun, and God prosper you. We
have heard of General l'ruddock s defeat.
Everybody blames his rash conduct. Every
body commends the courage Of the Nirginlans
and Carolina men, which is very agreeable to
me. [ desire you, as you may have opportunl'
ty, to give me short account how you pro-
ceed I am your mothers brother hope
you VIII UOt lCluNsl. iS"'hy "'''t
you good success, and am your loving uncle,
JOSEPH BALL.
TO Major General Washington, at the Falls Of
the Rappahannock, or elsewhere in Virginia.
Please direct for inc at Strattord by Bow,
nigh London.
VIM. Ball, eldest son of COL VIVA Ball the
cmigrant, left eight sons, from whom are de-
scended many of the name in Virginia aud the
West Washington Snnt1y Hc'uh.
FIsK.-This mans death will make world
Of talk as his living was wont to do -: and IN a
few DAYS, or hours, the memory OF them both
alike will pass away and be forgotten almost
ere the next turn in the shifting kaleidoscope
of American life brings another bit of flashing
colored glass into the foremost place.
Far be it from US to add our poor help to
this mass Of moralizing. Fisk was curiosity
in his way, as notable as the Woolly Horse, or
the What Is It. but in himself, in his living or
his dying. in his victory or in the defeat which
was coming fast upon him, he was not worth
talking of. He was mere sign of the times,
a feather which showed the wind, scum that
marked food tide, and scum that was sure to
he stranded The true wonder is the time and
circumstance that gave him scope and allowed
so coarse, empty, false and noisy creature to
make prey Of New York city, to hold in his
hand for time the arteries of continent, and
to ride rough shod over meu and manners;
trampling on decency and right, on law and
Justice -Pter~,urq I1er.
OvERcRowDING.-The evils Of 'overcrowd
ing" are beginning to attract general attention
in England, and it has been found that in Han
over square London, twenty-five houses contain
$50 persons, or several times as many as a
moderate regard for health would allow. In
one district of the parish of st. Giles there
were $40 families none Of whom occupied more
than single room. This was the case through
out dozen districts. In one room - by !3
feet and ! feet 6 inches high eight per-
sons were packed; in another only g. feet high,
a man, his wife and FIVE children were crowded.
The worst feature of the oyercrowding is the
occupation of the same bed by two sets OF peo-
ple during the same night. Certain classes at
tending the theatres every night-ballet dane
ers, supes and the mob which is attached to
a pantomime-let their beds to market people,
who are Just ready to get up to go to work
when the theatrical folks come home.
Religious papers even are not always profit.
able pecuniarily For instance, the Cincinnati
Christian Standard with $4,000 subscribers,
SAYS its expenses have so far been 800 900 in
excess of its income. The Chicago Advance,
with larger subscription list, sank $4,000 In
four years, and had not reached the selfsus-
tanning point at the time of the fire. The lu-
terror in less than two years has used up cap
ital of $4,000, and the Chicago Standard
with $1,000 subscribers, was notwithstanding
EXPLOSIVE BULLETs-lt was satisfactory
to hear that in the late war between France
and Germany neither beligerent used expllo-
sive bullets. Each vehementy charged the
other with using these horrible missiles, and
each as hoty denied the charge. 1t seems that
series of experiments has been carried OH at
Basle with view to determine the fact, and
that the result has been that of common exon
Grafton.
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