Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-11
Letter from RawIey springs.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette

Letter from RawIey springs.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette !
RAwLEY SPRINGS, Jny 9. Thinking it prob
able that our friends at hume would ike to hear
from their friends abroad, send you his note
We are enjoying ourselves anil spending our
time most agrecahy here. | think it is one Of
the most pleasant summer retreats in the State
| We have every accommodation we could wish,
excellent fare prompt and attentive servants
and every disposition shown to please the
guests There are ut present one hundred and
twenty five visitors, and the arrivals are large
daily We have all kinds of amusements TO
pass away the time, and Scott banti to make
us merry The water is the best that can be
found. You would think so to see persons
drink it, five or six glasses at time. The Ga
zcttc is looked for with interest by the visitors,
as it gives us all the news. There are several
Alcxandrians here, among the number, +. NJ.
and family; &. r. H.; Misses S. and several
others, all happy. ALEXANDRIA,.
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE At the
close of the Baltimore Convention much inter
est centred in the selection OF The new National
Democratic Committee and chairman to sue
ccrd Mr. Belmont Mr.. Schc the successor
was named for chairman. but there was some
opposition to him in the New York delegation,
headed by the Hon Benjamin Wood, who was
anxious that Mr.. G. H. Mccormick, Of Chira
90, should be elected TO that position. At the
meeting of the committee MIR. SchclI w;l> elect
ell, RECEIVING twcnty-scVcD votes ont OF thirty
i've Mr. f. O. Prince, OF Massachusetts, was
re elected Secretary for the fourth time.
The National Executive Committee was APP
pointed, consisting of Theodore f. Randolph,
of New jersey; Cyrus H. Mccormick. of Hi
nois VIM. Fl. Moore. Of Michigan; Jesse f.
Eaton. Of Kansas; q. i. French. of Nlassachu-
setls General }. Thompson. of Ohio; James
=. Barr, of Pennsylvania; WIN. IL. Barnun,
of Connecticut; Matt w. Ransom, of North
Carolina; General VIM. L. Bates, of TenneS-
see. OF this committee Mr.. Schcll Is chairman
and an ex officio member
A Resident Committee at Washington was
also appointed, consisting Of Samuel }. Ran
dali, of Pennsylvania, Chairman; w. ". Cor
coran, at Washington, ID. g.; Hon. A. q.
Thurman, of Ohio; James Brooks, Of New
York, and Montgomery Blair, of Maryland.
SALE OF A WIFE IN ENGLAND The Pail
Mall Gazette recently reported that man at
Exeter had sold his wife for ESQ. At the Exeter
Police Court on the 20 ult the wife, a smartly
dressed woman. applied for a summons against
her husband for refusing to maintain his child
rem, he having that morning turned them out
of doors She had also been threatened by HIM,
and she was afraid he would do her some harm.
After some further conversation 1t came ont
that the complainant and her husband Scrarat-
cd some time SINCE he selling her to another
man for EjO and agreeing to take two of the
children and she the rest. Since, however, he
| I'll l. Ii Il lo, al Il
her and annoyed her in various ways,and now
he had turned the children, he promised to sup
port out of doors, and told her to keep the lot.
In answer to the bench as to how she support
cd herself, she said she received money from
the man to whom she was sold The bench said
that they could not help her. she must apply
to the Corporation Of the Poor for relief; they
would summon her husband. She had brought
this upon herself She had consented to be sold
and therefore could not expect to have any
peace They thought it WAS 'ilsgrac"fu case
and that she did not deserve any prottclon Ii
her husband threatened her violently or assault
cd her, then they would grant her Il summons.
The applicant then thanked the bench and left
the court.
SKIN GRATING The patient, a boy eight
years of age, son of G. G. Hickox, Of this city,
had over seventy square inches OF surface
burned deeply, BY his clothes taking fire by the
explosion Of frc-crackers. The accident &c
Cured on the DIST June, 1871 and for a period
of six months no healing had taken place. The
patient was reduced to shadow. the wound
bleeding at every excrtloD, and Indications
pointing to an unElvorlble termination Of the
case Dr. Jewett, of Akron, applied two pieces
Of skin, taken from the child father, in the
month Of January, both Of which grew. Some
weeks after several pieces were applied, taken
from the parents, sister, doctor and Two school
mates, who kindly volunteered to furnish
seed skin for the benefit Of their liillr play
mate All the pieces grew but one. The ct
feet of the adhesion was great diminishing q"
the scnsibiiy of the surface and rapid IN
| prnvcmcnt.
\ singular circumstance occurred several
weeks after An attack OF fever resulted in in
absorption of most of the central portion o
skin Those planted so near the Cd gcS as 10
| have united with the true skin, were not much
affected But recovery is now rapid and the
surface is nearly healed. thus showing another
instance Of the utility of this mndcrn improve
mcnt in the art OF surgery. fhrcinmI H'1"h.
| RAILROAD Projects IN TIE SOUTH We
are now getting by mail the particulars Of the
visit of Col. ThOs \ Scott, the great railroad
manager of Pcnn<yvania, and his friends to the
Southern States. At Il reception given the
parties at the New Orleans Cotton Exchange
on Friday, the 5th instant. Col Scott declared:
My object in coming to this part fthc world
was to look after the building of the Texas pac
ifc Railroad Immediately; and for that purpose
we found there all that We nccd-a reasonably
strong population in Plumbers, a hardy active
people. plenty Of timber plenty of wafer, and
good natural location for the road. And with
all these facilities, may say that the work is
about to commence, and within the next two
weeks from this time the contractors vii! be on
the line to run due west, with the view of extend
ing the road directly through to San Diego, on
the Pacific; and think am safe in saying to
the people of New Orleans that within the next
six years, from this day we shall have the
privilege of going through to San Diego on a
train of cars from this town-wl complete the
| Texas Pacific Road, which starts from Shreve-