Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-13

Speaks, insane trOu excitement on the subject
OF religion. whose freaks were such as TO rem
der it necessary to put police officer in charge
Of their house, have been sent to the in
sane asylum.
L. W. Roads, shipjoiner, w;ls severely
injured while at Work in the navy yard, on
Wednesday afternoon, by the slipping Ola
drawing knife, which cut his leg just below the
knee.
Quitc a number Of dealers 10 the Northern
Market are sueing A. r. Shepherd for an
alleged destruction of their business by the
haSty demolition of the market building.
Oysters are arriving at the wharvcs in small
quantities, and many Of them in such bad or
der as to be condemned by the Inspector.
In the Police Court yesterday, Barney Clink
ct, colored rough, was fined $lOO and costs,
and six months in Jail, for an assault on officer
Mckenna. from whose custody band OF negro
desparadOes attempted to rescue him lew
days since
Loyal CLAIMANTS. In the list of ''Ioyai'
Claimants against the United States for prop
erty alleged to have been taken or furnished
the Federal forces during the war are the fol-
lowing from Prince William county:
Francis Bailey, Theodore Bodne. John G.
Brawner, Oliver Chamberlain, Eidora Clark,
Richard Clark, Robert NJ. Clark Samuel
Davis, Adolphu Force, Elias Good, Chas p.
Harris Noah Hixson, John r. Hornbakcr
Charles +. Howard, Joseph T. Janney, Th"s-
Jones, Craven }. King, Mary \. Kline, Ma
nassas Presbyterian Church, Elise Marstcller,
Geo. w. Mitchell, Alfred Murphy, James
Nokes, Howsen Piun, Sen, George Ptkins,
Bailey Robinson, James Robinson, Michael
NJ Rnseherry, Thomas SmoOt, Richard Stokes,
George Trimmer, Samuel Wolverton, Matthew
woodward, Arthur +, woodward.
FooLscAp The origin of the term ''rooIs-
cap has doubtless puzzled many writers who
use the paper known by that name, and yet, as
in many similar eases it took its name from L
very simple circumstance. Charles l., OF Eur
land, granted numerous nonopolleS for the sup
port the government. Among others was
the manufacture of paper. The watcrlnark
of the finest sort was the royal arms OF England
The consumption Of this article was great, and
large fortunes were made by those who pur-
chased the exclusive right to venl it. This,
among monopolies, was set aside by the Para
mcut that brought Charles |. to the scafu'd;
and 10y way of showing their contempt for the
King they ordered the royal arms To be taken
from the paper, and fool with his cap and
bells to be substituted 1t is now ovor 2Hi
years since the foolscap was taken from the pa
per, but still the paper OF the size which iii:
Rump Parliament ordered for their journal.
bears the name of the watermark placed Their"
as an indignity to Charles.
LIABILITY OF BANKS 1t is probable thai
the recent bank robbery in Baltimore will bring
before the courts there the quest ton OF the la
bity of national banks for special DEPOSITS
Nearly five years ago the then comptroller Of
the currency stated in j letter to the cashier oi
the First National Bank Of Baltimore, that 1T
is a direct transgresSlon OF the provisions OF
the natonal currency act for 4 national bank to
assume the custody and safe. keeping OF misccI,
laneous vauabcs 1t is dangerous to the bank,
and 10 the nature of fraud upon the stock
holders. If the valuable> are lost through the
careleSsneSs or dishonesty OF a bank officer or
clerk, the officers are undoubtedly liable and
if the practice has been sanctioned by tie
board of directors, they will be held liable and
as they are agents of the stockholders, the
stockholders would, in the end, he required TO
make good the resulting loss. Notwlth>tand-
ing this ruling, national banks have continued
to receive parcels from dcpostors without
charge.
cheese markets OF the United States aud Eng,
land has been attracting attention. Never BIZ
fore have such generally satisfactory aud rcnu
ncrative prices been paid Is during this season.
Both the make and the export Of cheese have
been very large, and the consumption has been
very great In England particularly the prices
paid have ruled from two TO three cents pound
higher than last year, and the high rates have
thus aereeably disappointed the hopes of the
most sanguine The cause of the increased con
sumption is attributed to the improved conGi-
ton of the working classes Of Great Britain,
who are now receiving advanced wages. and
are therefore enabled to live on good food and
even to obtain Injuries The working people
of England, however, do no consider cheese as
a luxury, but as one Of the great nccessarlcs of
life, and bread and cheese constitute the staple
fare Of the mechanics and farming laborcrs.
IMPORTANT TO BUILDERS. "A suit of great
importance to builders has been decided in the
New York Court of Common Pleas. \ brick
mason agreed to build house and charge six
dollars per thousand for laying the brick
When he came to measure the Trick he meas
ured all the openings, windows doors ETC., as
solid work, making his bill $4,000 larger than
it would have been had he only measured the
solid wall. The man for whom the work was
done refused to pay this $4,000, and the mason
brought suit to force the payment, pleading
the custom of brick masons In his favor The
court decided that he had no legal right to
charge for laying brick that We're never laid
This decision is important to builders and con
tractors. as other State Courts would be likely
to follow the decision and precedent set BY the
New York Court
Why ARE TINES HARD.-People talk about
hard times, and we'll they may. An exchange
ventures few plain words on the situation and
here they are for the benefit of our readers:
I've are fast becoming patton Of schemcrs to
live without genuine work Our boys are not
learning trades our farmer sons are crowdng
into cities looking for clerkshps and postotfce>;
hardly one American girl i'll each hundred
will do Homework for wages however urgent