Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-07
VIRGINIA NEWS

The Morovian has arrived at Norfolk from
Liverpool Nearly six hundred passengers
forty seven cabin and ninety steerage-landed
with large freight ! Thirteen Danes, eight
Germans, eight from Strasbonrg, and the rest
English About two-thirds settle 10 Virginia /;
remainder go South and West.
A huge vertebre of some animal is the latest
fossil discovered in excavating the tunnel
through Church Hill, 10 Richmond, This bone,
found at the depth of one hundred feet from
the surface of the hill, is well preserved, ex-
cept that some of its thin edges are broken OFT
1t is three and a-half inches thick in Its thin
nest part. ..1 .u-t...5
A meeting ofthe Southern Soldiers Memorial
Association will take place at the Old Chapel,
Clarke county, Oh Saturday the 18th day of
June. 1t is expected an address will be de-
ivered on this occasion This association has
for its object the erection Of monument to
the memory of the Confederate dead lying IN
the Old Chapel graveyard. ri,
Tuesday morning young man named Geo.
James, committed suicide, by shooting himself
through the head with a pistol, at Norfolk, in
room occupied by woman named Mary ii.
Topping. He was beloved by large circle of
friends and the sad affair has cast quite
gloom among them. ..- g..
A New York pilot boat, just built, has been
named iu honor of Gov Walker The Gov
ernor, has presented the vessel with hand
some set of colors.
The Cane Fibre Paper Millin Fredericksburg
has resumed operations. 1t employs from
twelve to twenty hands.
The next meeting of the King George Ag-
ricultural Society will be held at "Powhatan,"
the hospitable mansion of Col. E. T. Tayloe.
SLEEPING Flowers all flowers
sleep during the night. The marigold goes to
bed with the sun, and with him rises weeping.
Many plants are so sensitive that they close
their leaves during the passage of cloud. The
dandelion opens at five or six in the morning
and shuts at nine in the evening. The goats
beard wakes at three in the morning and shuts
at FIVE or six in the evening The English
daisy shuts up its blossom in the evening and
opens its days eye to meet the rly beams
OF the morning sun. The crUcus, tulip and
many others, close their blossoms at different
hours towards the evening. The ivy-lcafed
lettuce opens at eight in the morning and
closes forever at four in the afternoon. The
| night-fowering cereus turns night into day. 1t
begins to expand its magnificent swcet-scented
blossoms in the twilight; it is full blown at mid.
night, and closes never to open again with the
dawn of the day. In clover field not leaf
opens until after sunrise. Those plants which
seem to be awake all night have been called
the bats and owls of the vegetable kingdom.
SMALLPOX We are glad to be able to
state that this disease is rapidly disappearing
in Rockingham, and that, probably, the quar-
antine at Tenth Legion will be raised on
Thursday. The few cases DOW under treat.
ment are doing very we'll and there have been
no new cases recently. The disease did not
make its appearance in this County. The
Township officers and attending physicians de-
serve the thanks of both counties. -Sheaan-