Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-10

n;,.Y, nuG SATURDAYS, at FIVE DOLLARS
rtt.A<Eriu, payable in advance.
,n,.rfr,SEMr:NTS inserted at the usual rAtcS
,.,l. ora, SQUARE lc@ @ht :ines) one time, Sl.H'
~ ,,cr Subsequent; Insertion twenty cts
ti:,i1nni vii. Ec cnargGd
si ,.,rir,g:: sill be made with yearly ad-
v,.r.I,::s.
WORTHY EXAMPLE. More than two
wear, aro young gentleman Of this city, son
ora well known banker, graduated with dis
,;or,i..n at the University of Virginia, AID
cam. home preparatory to entering upon his
,,r',i ,r'i;.,S.on oi civil engineer While here he
i;rru,lncl. in order the better to TT himself
,nr rgac,.al professional life, to serve an APP
rrrltc,.,hip in machine shop. Accordingly
his father paid $500 to a firm of Baltimore
,nachinists for the privilege of entering him III
the large establishment over which they pre-
>Ic,l with the understanding that he was to
be treated as other workuieu. except that IN
consideration of his theoretical attanmcnts his
apprenticcship should be only TWO years III du
ration, and that as soon as ilc decui-d hluselt
proficient in the details Of one department he
>h,,ull be allowed 10 90 into another. HE
yo,lrc man went to Baltimore, entered the
Stops and with an energy aud decision oi char
.rtrr as comncndable as uncommon has now
nearly served out his term. He entered as
h,.p.r Il, an anv! in the blackslnlrhs shop
a,,i hayr- pa,sc,i through al! the various de-
nartnrnts uf IL mamlnoth iron working cstab-
n,rui is row at the head OF the draughtsmcn
having worked his way up by merit alone. In
.n,.h hrh esteem a.c his services held by his
rmyl.,vrr, that 50 far from charging him for
.t,. opun,tnniticS i,r the acquisition of inform
alton Which their works otfurd they now offer
han sal,fy oi 5000 year TO remain with
Them in = p,Stion the duties of which are not
.,plv lirhi and agreeable, hut III perfect accord
with hi, tastes. He will ,lccllrc, however, t'r
the present. and will take vacation this sum
m.r for tie purrnS4 Of inspecting objects OF IN
.,r,.>t to his profession that may. be fund IN
Northern shops and ounGrrS. do not know
Iha, /, will lie agreeable to him or his rel; tves
tor these facts to bc published, but shall not
consult them for the example Is one whlcl!!
nucnt to be held up to young men who need
cncourag, ncut iu their search for success in
lie The name of the young gentleman Is
i>Aohn Dove Isaacs. Hc is the eldest son Of
Wm T. I>1acs, esq Of Richmond, aud tho
nau,,->ekc aod grandson Of DIR. John Dove,
the rnlhen. Mu<on.-Rich Cor. Petersburg
.lgg,".
Tux p">rAL CARDS The new postal cards
:tl,. soon To Lccomc prominent feature in our
post otlicc arrangements. Much misapprehen
SION exists among the people as to what the
cards will be and how they will be used. Many
.nll">v they must bc put IN an envelope, while
others have ali idea that each card Will require
"nc # the ore cent stamps now IN use. On
ilr contrary. each cald will be complete 10 It.
~cI;,, one side being used for the direction,
wilde the reverse OF the card Is blank
-uIi.r" on which can be written any mes
Ia, Il :, ka
trl,iu,> : card. in which case it would take the
place Of the advertising circulars DOW so exter-
>yriy used The cards will be for sale at every
I.o>I raicc il the United States, sing'y or IN
quantities. the same as postage stamps are
now. \ card will answer all the purposes OF
paper. envelope and stamp, in case the message
contains Eolhiug Of private nature, and the
saving Of two cents to men and houses sending
out hundreds Of letters daily will be no small
item It is rot expected that the postal cards
will be popular with lovers, or people IN whom
the organ If sccrctivcncss Is unusually large,
but with the mass Of people they are sure Q
become immensely popular.
TIE ATLANTIC DISASTER is doubtful if
sadder picture was ever presented to mortal
eyes than the loss of the Atlantic. and the
scenes of horror that surrounded that ill-fatcd
vessel as TIE gurgling waters were closing over
her forever. Occasionally, however the pam
,ul record of sc6shncss and crmiuaty Is re-
!cvcd bv bit of pure humanity that makes
the story somewhat p!easanter to read, and
shows that in the darkest hour and most dcs-
rcr,tc circumstances the noblest qualities of
manhood assert themselves with almost super
human power. Ofsuch character was the
conduct oi he two Swcdcs- -nameless aud un-
Ntuwr, except rs to their natlonaty-who,
vixen i, became apparent that their families
could not be saved, refused to save themselves,
nG resolved to die with their wives and child
rcu. liaia portion Of the same unSelhsh spirit
which animated hcSe dauntless exlcs exhibited
i'>rlt among the punic.strickcn crowd that look
Cd h"@rnasin..ly on the certain, death tnat
awaited them, il is possible that the great dis
grace would have bee. avertcd of hundreds of
>'aiwart nacn being saved. but not single wo,
I'2N or cllil being spared from the jaws OF
DEATH Dui'.aon Gu:ettc.
AfE'AN EXPLORATIONS. Letters received
,I =, =" 'ay> ago, IN this city, from Liberia and
,", "'>' coast ot Africa, mention the arrival,
:" ne I'>t na steamer from Liverpool, OF two
,N!'~~f,hE EXPEDITIONS One is a well-organIzed
'n-I'>'' party. headed by Capt. Cook, having
',' Us PURPOSE the ascent aud exploration OF
'''' magnificent Congo river to its source, ''and
i'ichc1 across the watershed or table land to
l''h The heroic Livingstone. The other is
y'nPoS"d of TWO French gentlemen, one OF
mem marquis, who cxpectto spend two years
,h II, EXPLORING the interior, from the Gaboon to
Inf aIll'tcnt rivers. Their attention Is partlcu-
."fly 1N,d upon the Osobai which is now
nav'gated by small steamers over two hundred
mics This river is considered the outlet Of
sFra' interior lake believed to exist between
NE Sierra del Crystal mountains and the
mountains west of the Albert Nyanza seen by
''Fant. These are grand undertakings, likely
10 immortal;zc their conductors, and prove of
I'Sna value to Africa aud the world - Wash.
Ap0j';c,m.