Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-17


E.ccDhrIer ccrk.
The track nI the Chesapeake and OHIO rail
road has bcrn com plcic,i i" Brnwn<t"wn. !ct
miles east 81 Charleston.
Death Of Professor Na>sie.
LEXIAGTuN. VA. Jan. l1-l,ouuei Jam <
". MasSic. Professor ,l Mathematics in tie
Virginia Military Institute. died yesterday
morning at o clock: aged f'rty-fvc wears.
Colonel MaS>c has bcr,i suffering intensely
ever >iuce 1856! from disease Contracted a. Ihr
capture III t,rt ljonci>nm. Al that time hc
wa lieutenant colonel in c"nlunnl ii he Fifty
fist Virginia regiment.
! FISH Culture. A paragraph from The
New York CITIZEN tells what has Seen achieved
| in NV York ny tn" aid Of The Sra'c IN re
pieniSlIing the waters with f-h. We NOT
advised o the cost which this State c>tab;l>h-
nrut ii;l> imposed upon the Treasury. i'rl; the
advantages are lnc;.iculabls Besides Iillns tn.
Iaryer and SMALLER streams wl'h fish. every
landowner in the State. who chocsc> to have an
acre covered with water, can have an abundant
| supply Of ti>h Tor the use Of hi> table
| The feeble essay made by our last Legislature
| ii hi, matter has. We fear, rather tended TO
discourage farther efforts Our financial en-
tar;,,.lnei't forbid any large outlay. and Il
s!nail expenditure seems uluyalIng. \ ct the
,,;E,;,cl i. one Of State Interest The u:roiur-
Ii III ri Ilatciiing trn,l.h>. that people may see
the PROCESS and realize tie advantages. might
! >tuuu!atc Individual enterprise. aud serve by
degrees u impress all with the lmpo taEcc t
| protecting ii>l al certain >naSulS, # wc wnid
/ have any III uur waters -Rirh. u ing
! FisK'S FIRST MISTAKE Fisk u>r! "i,.n
tell a.;rut h> first lEi>.ilAr ia lie
said Tie rolui.ei. when | Wis iEtlr
! boz on the Vermont farm, my-ati.rr to"k ne
| up to the stable one day. where roy Of COWS
>;o',l Ia the static
! Said he. james. TIE stable window is pretty
high for Il boy. bur 40 you Ehi"k y'nI could
take h!> shovel ani clean m" ~rarI.?
:! don know Zap sad james, 4 never
haze done it.
We'll. my boy IL YIN will Il, il his morn
i.y Iii give yorI this hrr%ih silver ooar.
sal! hi> father Iatiag hIni rn his head.
while ne Eci'i the silver ,i,i,a: before hi.' eyes.
Good says james. iii try and away
he went to work. b. 'uegrd and pulled and
lifted and pulled and finally. it was done.
and his father @avc him the bright SILVER :i0I-
, !;r saying
'That> right. James : ynu did it splendid
.!la have yu ITO it every morning all winter
"Tul l.nwEiLu r THE Sol-Tn Il "lunlS,
! Georgia, has added broom factory 10 her
n,ailv 9th II industries. whcrnrln the Macon
rccsraph remarks - olumluS l. setting Il
un;tlc example tn The South. Besides her
thousands ut' looms and spinllr> for converting
cotton and wool into cloth AMI yaIn> >h" l.
manufacturing ali sorts of domestic wooden.
ware. furniture. carriage and wagon irlsrS.
axe heiye~. agricultural i'm, elements. and now
she has started broom factory. The Angus
IL Factory. nf That city. declared during the
last six mhnths ii the year iwD 'tlvicuts OF
five per r,.,It c,cl dividend Of liz" per cent.
nn the 1T Instant. by way Ola NV Year
gift 10 the stockholders. ami nir y further
addition IL the com pany SURF u< tnnl. " no
says manufactures will not pay III lie S"usl.
THE GREAT DIAMOND. weighing ! IL carats.
which has been found 1T the Cape. and is now
IN ir> way To En-lanl. is alrcHiy furnished with
It's legend Ii Is said to have been found in thc
wall Of one Of rhe native hur>. where u poor
Irish alvcnturcr had received hospitality for
the night, and that being >llrrrl~c y the li@hr
shining amid the dlrklr>> hc.upr: cxainiHa-
sion found it ~ proceed from cnmp III the
earth OF which the wall WIS hmi!. Dt course
tie ciunp was som detached 10y The ylst"r,und
This new knhi-nonr. with many other smaller
diamourl> found within.
CONFEDERATE DEBTS The Richmond cor
respondent of the Pe>er>burg lu'lex writes
that after what the Legislature has done in
reference to the State debt. il will not surprise
people to learn that a proposition. which hear
meets with the cordial approva! OF many OF the
members of the majority party in the l.egisla.
ture. will shortly be introduced looking to the
scaling Of Confederate debts, on an equitable
l;,SS which means on conmunl>tlc prime
pie although suppose many viii ne >ho:kcd
at that way OF calling it.
WEDDINGS. The Richmond correspondent
of the Petersburg Progress writes 1.-Two
fashionable weddings take place This week.
To night Prof L,o Wheat. tn" celebrated
oreani>t Of the Monumental church. will lead
to the altar" Miss Florence Allen, lovely
and accomplished belle and hcreSs. To-mor
row night, at st. PauFs, Capt Lewis u.
ChrcnShaw ir.. will be married 10 Miss Sue
Brown Sutton daughterof ". NJ Sutton. esq,
broker. late Of this city. but now Of New York.
THE WILL of John Janncy was admitted to
probate on "Wednesday. 1t Was written in 1866,
and does not occupy page Of fool>cap. He
leaves all hs property and effects absolutely to
his widow The only Charge on the estate i, Il
,gacy OF $500 annually to lady friend. Miss
Lizzie White, who has long been au inmate
Of The family. hIr. Januey left no children.
Ills estate is supposed to be worth Sti'I.uh-
Ln"rl,"n Rl,uJAcu".
Another Carnival in Washington is talked
O.. to take place in the Spriug
ri \ ID " \ RE, CUTLERY, &C.,
IA In great variety.
We have in store, 1T 50 Ming street. very
large and we'll assorted stock Of goods III our
line, which We are Offering al II snail advance,
preparatory to making our Spring purchases