Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-17

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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Mr.. Michael Frank,
veterinary surgeon, who has resided in Balti-
more for some eighteen months past attempt
ed to commit suicide, by stahbing himself.
about one o'clock yesterday afternoon, while
under arrest on charge of bigamy. Thurs,
day DR.. Frank was arrested on war
Instance @ ~ of Mrs. Elizabeth Frank, who
alleges that he is her husband 81 that be desert
ed her in Germany in 1866, and came to this
country, and that on the llth of May, 1871, he
married Amelia Aaron. On being taken be-
fore Justice Brewer, Frank was released on
$1,000 bail Mrs Elizabeth Frank yesterday
caused bench warrant to be issued for the re-
arrest of Frank, she believing, as she alleged,
that he designed leaving the city. Detective
Pointer proceeded to Frank Office and arrest,
ed him. He asked the officer the privilege of
going into an adjoining room for his hat and
coat buttoned up Locking the Office door, he
proceeded TO the opposite side of the street
with the officer, when he stopped suddenly and
remarked II am dying" Detective Pointer
turned and saw that Frank was sinking, and
that stream of blood was flowing from his alb
domen. Pointer asked him what was the mat
tr, when he replied +; II have killed myself
and sank to the pavement from loss OF blood.
He was carried into a store and physicians were
called when it was found that he had a severe
wound in the abdomen, evidently inflicted with
L
ed mortal. He was subsequently removed to
his residence, and late hast evening was alive,
with but little hopes Of his recovery. The de-
tective, after assisting the wounded man to his
home, returned to Franks office, ,~on Camden
street, where he found on table case of
surgical instruments, and on the mantel knife
with blade six inches long, known to surgeons
as cation used for operating, covered with
blood. The supposition is that when Frank
went back for his coat and bat he inflicted the
wound upon himself He had frequently been
heard to declare that be would never be taken
to prison alive. Mrs. Elizabeth Frank, who
try few days ago. accompanied by a sou and
daughter The second wife was young wo-
man of this city, who, it is alleged, Frank mar
ried against the wishes of her friends and re-
latives.-Balto S.as.
How TO WATER PLANTS. s.-From careful
experiments, Mr.. Mechill discovered that plants
slightly watered every day often perish, and
always become dwarfed; whereas good soak
ing given twice week almost invariably proved
highly beneficial. He says
The sum of our experience in watering
amounts to this-that thorough soaking OF the
ground two or three times week is much bet
ter than the same amount of water applied in
driblets daily, only sufficient to wet the upper
surface, but not the under strata OF earth con-
tiguous to the roots. -. -.'--s-7,--.'~" Il
Cold spring water should, before applying it
to heated soil, be exposed to the sun and air
for few hours. The colder the water is, and
the warmer the soil, so is the necessity OF ap-
plying it in abundance for it is evident, though
we cannot explain it, that the result produced
upon the plants by applying cold water tothe
soil when at high temperature, unless so CO.
piously applied as to saturate the soil complete
", is fatal to tender or weakly plants, and Of
ten less or more injurious to strong or healthy
ones. ..... .......... ~. , |
NoRroLK AS FISH Misunderstanding oc-
casion recently to gather some statistics on this
subject for my own use, propose to give the
public the result of my investigation. The In
formation was gathered from the most reliable
sources, and is, I think, rather under than over
the mark. The quantities given are Tor cur
Shad, ..sOO,OOO;, black bass, striped bass
perch, pike, 100000 pounds; spots, trout,
roundheads. between 1st May and 18th Octo-
ber, II 900 bushels; large fish la same period,
trout, &C., 100, 900, salt fish, 1000 barrels, II
The shad average $2s per hundred; black
bass, &c, sets per pound; spots, &c, $Z,ao per
bushe large fish, $40 per hundred; sair nsh'
$40 per barrel. a1 ~. n,'i.-'%i -'',' - -,
Al these prices the bill foots up to $lsl,5OO.
I believe the amount is considerably larger
than this. The estimates given above are from
actual sales and it was impossible to get all the
sales.--NoJoM EWgsnaam. il q ;.s.T1sh i
SUterpE.-A crippled youth, sixteen years
of age, pamed Thos. Sisk, committed SUICIDE
Yesterday morning by blowing out his brains
with musket He was found lying dead IN
nool Of blood on the floor Of his bedroom at
aaleven = clock. by his mother, who had gone to
call him to lunch. The rash act was. commit
ted at about nipe o'clock, as> at that hour the
report of a musket shot was head BY some resi-
dents of this neighborhood, but does not seem
to have attracted the attention OF any person
in the house. The unfortunate youth was,of
peculiarly sensitive and sedentary disposltlon'
and frequent reflections on his crippled condi-
ton bv bovs ON the street is believed to. have
so preyed on, his mind as to have led; him to
end his sad existence. He was a persistent
reader, intelligent and highly gifted tor his
years, and seemed only happy when 10 the So
cetv of his books. His father is an engineer GIN G
on one of the Williamsburg ierryboats. T.
Herald -
TOMATO TRAINING. Thomas Mechan says ne
has for several years noted the relative aavan- n
tages of the different ways Of cultivatlng toma,
toes, and he concludes that the best practlcs 70
adopt is to proceed as with Lima Deans.sna' o.'.
Is, set the stakes before the plants are put oI'
These stakes need not be over SIX 1eet hlsn'
aud may be set about four feet apart eacn way
As the plants grow tie them up 60 ens s'dn do.c,
out that will not be required over half a oozeu
Times during the season.