Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-17
LOYAL Claimants.

counties OF H1ppanaunOck, Clarhc, anu W drren
Rsppahannock- Daniel Barbour, Francis J
Brooks Jonathan CARPENTER t Snmue C Chaneel-
Isaiah Corbin, Juliet A Corbin, Jonas Clark,
Benz Clark, Phebe A Z Dear, Casandra
Grigsby, Thomas Hand Lydia Hof. John Jett
James Jett Brarsom q Jones' Lucy A Jones
Mary Latham. Mary J Leavell, John Ii Lit
Peyton, Frances Kitenour James Ryan, Dan
el j Updike Hannah Updike, Harriet j Wal
ter. Isaac Wilson.
Clarke-John Alexander, John " BeemcIr
James Bitter. Mary Brannon William Nj
Brown, John Cain, Marian Carpenter James
Carper: Julia Ann Carper, Harrison Cooper,
Andrew Cornwall, Morgan Coxen Sigismnnd
Dangerfeld, Edward Dick, William Fowler
Mary Z HeAy bower, Sawney Hunter Henry
Huyett, Slavery lverson, james Ii kenmsn,
Mccormick, Alexander Marshall Daniel Mas
scy, Loudon Mitchell, Margaret A Russell
Charles Henry Slow, Thomas Slow, Frank
Stene, William F Stole, Taylor Thornton;
Warren-Abraharn Forney, William Hnu>-
enfuck, John johnson, Harry Roy, Charles r
Weston.
VIRGINIA PRIDE "A correspondent at the
White uphur Springs, writing to the Ciucn-
natl Commercial what he knows about Virgin.
iaps, says of their pride:
There is nothing either obtruslve or OPP
pressive in this Virginia pride. aud Its existence
is only felt by the outsider; seldom seen and
never heard The best Illustration of its char
acter is in Flush Tunes 10 story of an old
Virguan who always compassiouatcIy torebpn.
to ask where his visitor was from lest he should
force him to the humillating confession that he
was not from Virginia 1t seems to me, as Il
candid and impartial observer, tlat there are.
many valid reasons for this pride.
The course of the State Ia the war. In yuiug,
without any previous buster or bravado Into
the war when war became certain, whether that
course was right or wrong, Is unqucStlOna!Ic
evidence of Virginia chlvalry. The conLuot OF
her soldiers in the war, and in all ouI wars, Is,
above reproach. Aud 10 peace she has had her
victories not less renowned than war. Her
people are hospitabie aud generous almost bc
yond belief She has mo.e colleges and better
ones tor her population if not absolutely than
any other State III the Union or any country
on the globe: and there is not father III the
State who will not stint his means to give all
his SOUS the benefit Of some Que or other OF
them. You never hear the young talking
about killing somebody, as You do In some parts
of he South, aud during many month OF sojnurn
here have yet to see i young Nrglnlan rclr
iug without first kneeling by his bedside to say
his prayers Add to this that no amount o.
money nor Official position can pass the W.
worthy into society, nor any degree OF poverty
exclude the worthy prevent tholn taking
the highest pnsitions-all of which is the fact
in Virginia, and not elsewhere that know ot'
and you have some idea Of the true sources u!
Virginia pride.
WASHINGTON ITEMS The movement against
the franchise of the Washington and George
town Railroad Company was deyc>tcrday by
an information in the nature Of aquo warranto,
filed by District Attorney Fisher III the Supreme
Court OF the District Of Columbia, with Il view
of obtaining a decree declaring the charter of
the Washington and Georgetown Railroad
Company to be forfeited.
\ large procession Of colored persons belong
Ing to Union Benevolent Association took
place yesterday afternoon, and attracted much
attention. On the square east of the armOry a
number of addresses were delivered.
The Indian visitors yesterday visited the
Capitol and botanic gardeus, and, contrary 10
the usual custom of Indians, many Of them cX-
pressed great surprise and admiration at every
thing they saw.
The extension of the Capitol grounds west
has been made, the lines fixed and laid with
granite blocks upon which handsome rail will
be erected.
Three applications for divorce were made
within one hour, at the clerk S office OF this
District, yesterday.
The Washington Baptist Association ycStcr
day declined to admit Clifton Huston (Eal
Church as not being properly organized.
AFTER DINNER NArs.-NIany persons par
ticularly the middle-agcd and elderly, allow
thcnSelvs this real Indulgence; aud the custom,
il not carried to excess, is deemed by many me
dcal men wise, as by Keeping the body in 4
state Of quetude, digestion is promoted aud a.
sisted In southern countries the mid day
sleep, termed the siesta is almost universally
ervatcl and weakened by the intense heat. IL
not INDUCED to too great length, as persons
nvariable find such prolonged slumbcr in the
daytime causes them to awake dull irritable,
aud unrefrcshed while most have experienced,
on having been accidentally reused up i few min
utcs after absolute forgetfulnesS, a sensation OF
.ightneSs and renewed vigor, unattended By
pcevishncss or the least desire to sleep again.
Medical men, 10 sanctioning this indulgence,
particularly advise that it be taken 10 reclin-
ing POSTURE but by no means lying horizontally
the stomach in the latter position pressing on
the fDlpstincs aud causing the blood to be i'm
PEELED to the head. Corpucut persons, alyl
these who haVc tendency to apoopeXy, shohlI
be particularly mindful Of this point.
DnSCHoEppE AND MlssSrElNNEcKE'sWuL.
1t is ANNOUNCED that DR.. Paul Schocppc lu
tends to file caveat in the proper court at Balt
more to that will executed by the late Miss
Stciuneckc, Of Carlisle which beouethcd the
principal portion of her large property to her
relations. DR.. Schoeppc, immediately after
the death Of Miss Stelnuecke, IN 1860, filed Il
will and testament Of later date which de
vised the whole of her property to himself.
That latest will Was witnessed by Dr. Schocppc
and his father According to law he cannot
inherit one cent under it. As every lawyer
knows, or ought to know, thought 4 legatce
may attest will-that is, sign it as a witness
that it was duly executed such lcgatce toricl'-
any legacy left to him or her by said will He
or she may be executor though also u witness.
but witness to will cannot inherit cent ur-
der it. Consequently Dr. Paul Schoeppc cannot
inherit any of Miss Steinnccke $ property by
virtue of will attestcd by himself, even If the