Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The session OF the y. >. Circuit Court III
Lynchburg on Monday was occupied in hearing
motion to quash the Indictment against
George G. Langhorne, charged with robblng
the United States mail and with forging his
official bond, &c. During the proceedings.
Judge Rives intinated that the charge Of
forging his official bond was barred by limita-
tation There are number of charges OF Tor.
gerry as having been committed since July. /,
1871, upon which the prisoner will be tried as
we'll as upon the charge OF having taken 80
from letter.
The Peruvian arrived at Norfolk, on Monday
and landed sixty passengers ten from Ireland,
one from Scotland, one from Germany, remain
der from England, except General Pendleton
and daughter, of Lexington, Va, who were
among the cabin passengers. Most OF the emil
grants are mechanics bound to Tennessee
Among the freight was machinery for cotton
factory in Virginia.
The bridge across Backwater Greek on the
Lynchburg and Danville railroad has been COM
pleted. Work on the tunnel in Lynchburg is
progressing favorably, and the laying OF the
track will commence within the next eight or
ten days.
John Walker, colored man was killed at
Tvor station, on the Norfolk and Petersburg
Railroad, on Saturday last while coupling the
cars of freight train. His head was caught
between the bumpers and crushed.
Thirty-seven car loads Of cattle were shipped
from Lynchhurg on Sunday evening and Mon
day, to the Northern markets by way OF the
Orange railroad.
The next session of the Supreme Court Of
Appeals of Virginia in Richmond will commence
on the 9Th day of November next instead of
the lst day Of that month, as heretofore dlrcc-
ted by the court.
No licenses to sell ardent spirits have been
granted in uppcryille, Fauquicr Co.
COL Robert Z. Withcrs is announced to
speak in Leesburg on the 18th proxlmo.
The Colt show takes place in Upperville to-
day.
| Or 4 CUP OF CoFFEE.-It has been truth
| fully said that even in these enlightened days,
and in the lands most blessed by the influence
of civilization, there are thousands upon thouS-
ands of persons born into the world who live
long lives and then 90 down into their graves
without ever having tasted good cup of cot
fee. There are many reasons for this and the
principal one, of course, must be that so few
persons know how to make good coffee. And
| yet there have been thousands of recipes and
directions published which teach US how to
make good coffee by boiling it; by not boiling
it by con6ning the essence and aroma; BY
making it in an open vessel; by sleeping 1t;
by not sleeping it; by clearing it; by not clear
ing it; by grinding it fine; by grinding it
coarse, and by, many other methods opposed to
each other and to all these Now we do not
intend to try to tell anybody how to make good
coffee but We just wish to say word about
the treatment of the coffee after it is made
And on this treatment depends its excellence,
brew it as you may. The rule is simple: never
decant it. Whatever else you do about it,
bring it to the table in the vessel in which it
was made. 4 handsome urn or gorgeous cot
pot is the grave of good coffee. Of course,
if it is considered more desirable to have the
pot look we'll than to have the coffee taste well,
We have nothing more to say. But when hot
coffee is emptied from one vessel into another,
the kitchen ceiling generally receives that es-
sence laden vapor which should have found its
way into the cups on the breakfast table,
And one word about these cups. W hen the
coffee enters them it should find the milk or
the cream already there By observing these
rules ordinary coffee, made in almost any way,
is often very palatable indeed.-Hone md So
cicty, ScriJners for October
WASHINGTON ITEMs.-The meteorological
and geological specimens collected by the gen
eral land Office, about 10000 IN number,
have been presented to the national museum.
Two large Indian canoes have lately been
put on exhibition in the museum at the Smith
soniau Institution. They are the largest dug
outs yet found, and were donated BY Vincent
Colyer, Indian commissioner.
A new savings institution, to be called the
German American Savings Bank, with a
capital stock OF $50, 900, i. about to be nstitu
ted in this city.
The contract for furnishing such street lamps
as may be needed, for one year, at Sc 10 each,
has been awarded to Fl. |. Gregory.
Two hundred and thirty-niue patents were
issued yesterday.
Mr.. SwaDk, chief clerk Of the Agricultural
Department, is to resign shortly 'IoShngton
Star
Bilious fever prevails in AllegaDy county,
Md, TO such an extent as to be almost an cpl
demic.