Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-03

| Mrs. Peck aroused him, aud told hun to listen
| 70 the burglars in the house. He listened and
heard most terrific racket In the slttlng-rocm.
| II apr,carcd to him that there must be million
| burglars refreshing themselves with prize
| fight. So he loaded his gun, crcpt softly over,
and pccpcd through crack in the door. 1t
was not burglars it was Mrs Pcck's sewing
machine. The peg had slipped and that spring
was having full play 1t would rear the ma
| chine up on one end and charge it three or tour
times like battcring ram against the < lass
front of the book case; then it would wheel
around and suddenly tear across the room and
| butt up against the nlantc-plece, and 1t would
lie down and roll over the flour, and hammer
the sofa, tear up the carpet and boost the cen
| ter table, and try to ram hole through the
wall, and then cndcavor to leap up Oh the
chandelier Then as Peck entered the room,
| it flew at him and tore IN aud out between his
legs the wheel revolving like lightning all the
time time, and the spripg gradually unwindiug
| And then Peck rctrcalcd, and the family I'LL
got up aud took mattress off the bed with
which they covered the machine, and sat on 1t
| for while, but finally pushed it out ut the win
dow into the yard, where Peck piled boxes and
ash barrels, and sop-buckcts, and fence pallngs
and wagon wheels on it to keep it STILL But
| all night under the heap it kept up a contlnu-
| al buzz and snort and hum, 50 that one OF Mr.
Birdsal's boarders fired at it sixteen times, with
| the mpres,on that it was cats. Peck has
| presented his better half with Il new sewing
| machine, and he is satisfied for her to run it
with her feet. He is taking short vacation IN
the studying of mechanics at presnt. - H'r"stT
| St,uulrt{.
TIE FsIlERI The President has issued
his proclamation announcing that the fishing
| provisions of the Treaty Of Washington, Artl-
| cles XVII. to XXI, have gone into operation,
and under them American firhcrmcn will be
unmolested in pursuing their calling III British
waters. The treaty provisions allow the fish
ermen Of either country to take fish oil every
kind except shell fish on the sea-coasts and
shores and in the bays, harbors and creeks OF
the other, without being restricted to any dis
lance from the shore, aud to land upon the
coasts and islands for the purpose OF drying
their nets and cutting their fish,, provided that
in so doing they do not interfere with the rights
Of private property or with the fishermen OF
the respective countries in the peaccablc use
of said coasts for the same purpose. This lib
erty applies solely to the sea-ishery and the
salmon and shad fisheries, and all other fisher
les in rivers and the mouths Of rivers, arc re-
served by the respective countries for the sole
use and benefit Of their own fishermen. Fish
oil aud sea fish are TO be admitted from one
country into the other free of duty, aud three
Commissioners are to DO appointed, one by
the President of the United States, one by
Her Britannia Majesty and the other by the
two Powers conformity, to determine the amount
if any, to be paid by the Government OF the
u. S. to the Government Of Great Britain for
the excess of benefit rcsultingto tho citizens of
the United States over tho SC rcsultng to British
subjects under these provisions OF the treaty
The Commission is to sit at Halifax as soon as
convenient, and to close their labors within SIX
months after their organization.
WASHINGTON ITEMS. "A colorcd man named
Fortune assaulted white man named Spots
wood in South Washington "Wednesday night.
Spotswood, in defence, shot him in the side.
Fortune turned and threw a stone back and
is expected that Fortune will be arrested. lie
is supposed to be a relative of the celebrated
horse thief recently captured in Baltimore and
sent to the Richmond pcntcntlary.
The contract for supplying the Postotfice De-
partmcnt with wood and coal during the com
ing winter was yesterday awarded to L. Fl.
Clarke 4 Co., at anthracite coal 81 Is, oak
wood Sc l3, and pine wood IS Is.
Vincent A. Hubbard aged II years, and
late Senate page and clerk to Senator Casser-
", is missing. I lie went to the bank with
$73 for Mrs Casscrly yesterday at noon, and
has not since been heard Of.
During the past week there was inspected in
this city 1900 lunches OF fish, 10000 crabs,
So. 900 clans and l22 bushels Of oysters.
Dr. Bliss has handed in to the board Of
health his resignation as health officer.
TIE LATE MIR. u. D. ADDlsoN--We regret
to announce the death of MIR. ID. d. Addison,
in the 63d year of his age, highly respecta-
Bile and prominent citizen of our District. Mr.
Addison had been complaining for some time,
when at the suggestion Of his family, he was
taken to Coldbrooke, the country residence of the
late Anthony Addison, where it was presumed
a change of air and scenery might recupcratc
his strength and former health Alter linger-
ing for few days, he departed this life on
last Tuesday, victim Of heart disease. In the
death of such an cstimable and generous citizen
the city has sustained sad loss
Tie deceased was the father of the talented
rector of Trinity Church. the Rev. DR.. Y. &. |
Addison, as also, we believe, the cousin Of Mr. |
Addison formerly Mayor Of Georgetown.
His death is mourned by many Borrowing
friends, who testify Of the high order and dc.
gree of merit his character and social nature |
stood in the relation of father and Christian -
Washington Chronicle.
A COMPROMISE VERDICT At the last term
Of Greene Circuit Court there was hung jury
in case of some magnitude 1t was ruEored
that the plaintiff, lady, and the defendant, a
gentleman, had in by-gune days been lovers.
After the jury had been kept in for several
days without having been able to agree they
brought in the following verdict
I'VE, the jury, find it impossible to agree,
except upon one thing, and they recommended
the plaintiff and defendant to ratity and accept
the verdict which is this, that the plaintiff and