Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"To shoc the very age and Jo,iy Of the Times

The Rev Geo. T. Chapman, d. D., died on
the 18th inst, at his home iu Newburyport
Mass, aged 81 years. He was graduated from
Dartmouth College in 1904, and took orders IN
the Protestant Episcopal Church. tic formed
parish at Lexington, KY, remaining there
until 1880. Henry Clay was one of his parish
toner's, aud close friendship between the two
continued until Mr.. Clays death.
A run was made on the German Savings
Bank Of Wheeling on Saturday last, which
caused some excitement tor the time being.
Some misunderstanding about the endorsement
of a check occasioned the panic All demands
we're promptly met and yesterday the DIrec-
tors published card giving notice that they
were individually and collectively responsible
for all deposits in their bank.
A Washington dispatch says that it is general
" believed that another change in the Indian
policy of this Government is impending. SO
many officials are broachng new theories OF
Indian management that it is thought there Is
dissatisfaction with the system now in practice,
ar doubts OF its result
Destructive prairie fires have been raging
around Omaha, Nebraska, for some days burn
ing quantities Of hay and grain and many
houses barns and fences, including the build
iugs at the Omaha fair grounds. The soldiers
ut the barracks, after two days fighting fire.
saved their quarters.
| Gen. VIM T. Sherman visited the Chicago
board of trade yesterday. He was enthusiastic
cally received by the members and acknowl-
edged the compliment in :; few appropriate IT.
marks
| Seventy PERSONS are reported to have been
Injured AT a circus at Sheffield Eng land, last
night, by the falling of gallery filled with
people, which was precipitated on the heads OF
those below.
The King and Queen of Portugal visited the
American feet lying iii Lisbon harbor on Sat
! ur,lay and lunched on board the flagship with
| Commodore Alden. Yesterday the fleet sailed
! Tor Cadiz
The total appropriations made by the City
! Council of Baltimore during their late session
amount 10 about $40, 900, against Sis 900 Tor
/ the year ISL.
Father Burke will lecture in Newark, New
jersey, tomorrow night, when he will take oc-
caSon To review Mr. Frnudc assertions i'll re-
gard to Irish history.
Five thousand persons are expected to part-
cipate to day in a demonstration i'll Chicago
against the enforcement OF the Sunday liquor
| law.
One thousand dollars has been sent from
New York to the Baltimore clothing cutters
who refuse to accede to the demands of the
employers More money is to be forwarded.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad was
opened on Sunday to Caddo Station, thirty
miles south Of Atoka Trains now run within
twenty three miles of the Red River
The Agricultural Fair of the Carolinas be-
gins at Charlotte, North Carolina, to day. Six
teen fast race horses have been entered.
The British Government ha: restored the
| right of registration for transmission abroad
through the mails to Bralaugh' ) Journal.
\ girl, six years Of age, named Shannon,
was burned to death 10 Brooklyn, Sunday night,
by her clothes catching fire at street bonfire
La Chicago yesterday, the Westside Omni-
bus Company's barn, with all its contents, in-
Guiding fifty horses, was burned Loss $50, 0UO
SIR WALTER SCoTT's LAST YEARs-Even
now, when he has been so long at rest and a
new generation has arisen, and new flames fill
the world it is impossible to think Of the
tragedy of Scott S last years without poignant
and personal sorrow as over the fate OF q dear
friend. Suddenly the misfortune came-the
enormous losses and debts-and he put the
great heart and the great shoulders to the ire
mcndous struggle. The bene6cent genius that
had so long gayly played only to delight the
| fascinated world was in a moment desperately
wrestling with death for honor and existence.
He owed nearly six hundred thousand dollars !;
and of this vast sum, by strenuous and relent-
less toll, breaking his heart and consuming his
brain, he paid within four years considerably
more than half Alas he paid with bis life
and with his mind The cloud fell thicker and
more heavily. His wife died. everything
failed but his own herosln, and the love
and pity Of mankind There are glimpses in
the memoirs Of that time-glmpses lnexpres-
sibly sad--of the dying man in Italy, at
Naples, upon the Campagna. 1t is only
for hours gazing upon the sea; he moves
mouruful that the heart breaks to hear snatch
es of the old, old ballads that his youth loved,
and which are dear to all men who speak his
language because he loved them. Then he
comes home to die Gentle as child he has
been unspoiled by the hattery Of orld:
! Through the mists of the fast fading mind
looks out that true and tender manhood which
is forever memorable, "Be good man. my
dear he whispers to his min law, Lockhart
and on soft September afternoon, thirty mine
years ago, with all the windows wide open, and
the gentle ripple Of the Tweed murmuring up
| on the air, while his children knelt around the
bed, Walter Scott died, "and his eldest son
kissed and closed his eyes. y
In his case that prayer which was quoted of
| one OF his successors was fuIiIIed-"llay love
| and truth guide such man always" For Of
any man who ever held so large place in the
heart Of his contemporaries and of their child
rem, and who had so great power, could it be
more truly said than of Sir Walter that he was
guided always by love and truth
TIE DEATH OF D'ArBIGNE "A cable dis
patch from Geneva, Switzerland, announces the
death Of the eminent theologian and author,
j. H. Merle D Aubigne He was born at Ge-
neva August 10th, 1894, and was the third sou