Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-13

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A CATFISH AND A MoCCAsIN.- Savap-
nah Republican tells the following as vouched
for by gentleman Of that city who recently
had occasion to visit the marsh on the other
side of the river While over there. standing
In the marsh near pool OF water, he noticed
that something was going on III 1t that one Is
not accustomed to see every day, and on nves
tigating the Splatter that was being made in
the water found that very large moccaSin and
asgood sized catfish were having terrible fight
| The occurrence was highly interesting to him,
and he got as near as possible to see what would
be the end of it. The com batants were fear
| fully in earnest and.terribly energetic in their
efforts to annihate each other. Tie catfish
would make daring passes at the snake, always
using his fms to strike his antagonist with, and
the snake. on the other hand, would have to
be equally energetic in keeping clear of the
sharp points of the cat6shs fms The mecca
sin would throw himself into striking position.
and strike very fast, in order to be equal with
the frantic surges Of the catfish. At last the
catfish 10 making pass at the snake stuck his
sharp fn somewhere in tender part of the
snakes belly, and the m ca in in turn clinch-
ed the catfish in the back part of the neck, In
this position both antagonists cung to each
other until they were dead-the poison in both
seeming equal The fight lasted about twenty
minutes, including the last clinch Of the con-
! tcstantS.
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD. On
/ Monday about twelve clock, the track layers
met and laid the last rail, thus joining the two
| ends of the road between Olenton aud Popes
Greek. The ceremony on such occasions was
strictly adhered to, it being customary on such
occasions to FURNISH the last spike IN such
manner as to make it shine like silver. The
track layers having finished their labors will
now start for the branch line, which is nearly
finished: the work Of baIlasting the main stem
will soon commence. AS this part of the work
will not necessarily require very long time to
be completed, we look forward to the time as
not far distsDt when we shall have the passenger
through trains. The work gu this end of the
line has been done with an energy and dispatch
which is really wonderful. -4H,,ttOro Gn@ette
Tue PEABODY LoDGING-noCsEs.- During
his recent visit to the capital of England, the
King OF the BclgialIs visited the block OF build
ings erected by the Peabody trustees Oh the
BlackIriars road, for the purpose of providing
good, clean aud comfortable lodgings for the
working classes Of the metropolis, at moderate
rents He most carefully inspected every po.
ton of the newly erected buildings. The King
| ohtaiued copies Of the rules aud regulations, as
we'll as the plan and estimates OF the buildings
He expressed his great satisfaction ut the ad-
mirabIe arrangements aud the SUCCESS Of the
great charity, which Was fully proved by the
gratitude whuh the occupants OF the lodgings,
one and all, expr,s e1 in reply ), the numerous
questions which were addressed to them.
LoUDuuN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AT Il
meeting OF the Stock holders Of the L"uloun
Agricultural Society, held in Lecsburg n Mon
day, June 10, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President VIM Beverley.
lst Vice President Joseph Ncko!s
1dVicc PrcSidont-B. p. Nnland.
Treasurer Widman.
Secrctary-H. Bronaugh.
Executive Board Chas. h. Ball Geo. t.
Rust, f. G.. Caufuan, e. b. Wildnlan, lhos
L. Taylor, Geo. r; Head, Josephus Carr, Geo
j.. Moore, Vim. H. Benton, Frank t. Fred,
Amos Hughes, and A. T. NJ Filler
BEAR STORY. There has been very large
bear providing around the farm of d. n Wan
dlcss 10 the neighborhood of Cloverdae Bath
county, Va. killing all the sheep and hogs
On the 2Sth ult. Mr.. Wandess finding that
one Of his sheep had been killed, went in search
Of the bear, and found him sitting in his bed
and shot him with his rife. The bear ran
abont forty yards and fell deud. He was ! feet
| WandlcSs has killed, iD his lifetime, fifteen
bears, and says that this one is the largest by
one half, that he has ever killed. Old bear
hunters say that if he had been fat he would
have weighed 800 pounds ,Naunton Specta
| tor.
QUESTION OF AUTHORITY-Gov Walker
having committed the sentence of three years
in the Penitcntiary Of Lawrence Murphy Tor
! shooting Mr.. Adams, of the Tredegar Works
to twelve months in the city Jail, Judge Guigon
denies the authority of the Governor to grant
a conditional pardon, or to commute prison
er's punishment, and has ordered Murphy to
be carried to the Penitentiary. Murphy's
tanned writ of habeas corpus from Judge
Wexford, returnable tomorrow morning at 10
clock, when the question will be argued and
decided.
Chas Levers last book, Lord Kilgobbin,'
just published by the Harpers, has this mean-
choly dedication: 40 the memory of one
whose compaDionship made the happiness of
long life, and whose loss has left me helpless, |
dedicate this book, written 10 breaking health
and broken spirits. The task that was once
my joy and my pride have lived TO fud asso-
ciated with my sorrow; it is not, then, without
a cause, say hope this effort may be my
last
/ LARGE LAND SALE-We arc informed that
j. w. Dolin, land agent at Charlottesville, has
within the last month, sold three estates iu AL
bemarle county, embracing $4,000 acres of
land. for the aggregate sum Of $4,000. The
purchasers are all Englishmen. = Charlottesville
LtcNgcnccr.
A dispatch from Albany, N. Y, of yestcr-
day says. Twenty three Ku Klux prisoners
have arrived at the penitentiary here from
Charleston, in charge Of Marshal Wallace"