Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-06

| must give new impetus To affairs In that Stc-
ton of the couury. and as our population mul-
tipcs additional railroad facilities will be open
ed, 50. that 10 Fairfax county We can invite land
buyers, and to all who will come and Locate
aGnoug lis we will assure Il hearty welcome
Y.
The Shah at the Tomb Of Napoleon.
a Paris correspondent writes: | have been
to the lnvalldes in order to make sure, and
have gathered precise information as to the
visit which NaSser- Eddin made to the hotel
between i've and six. This hour must have
been very valuable to him. for, as frequently
mentioned, the Shah knows the history of
France, and takes much interest in it, and the
Napoleonic Legend has specially chalned his
| Oriental Imagination.
The Shah cn:cied rs the c>lIauade of the
Invalides, accompanied by his brni law,
his interpreter, VI. Bibcrstein, and Dr. Thplo-
Fan. After having travcr$Cd the court Of lloonr
between two ranks Of invaides, holding pixies,
decorated with tricoor prnnons, he went
straight towards the tomb Of Napoleon |.
Genera de Marliuprcy, Governor OF the IN
valides, assisted By the CuIunel Ma or conduct-
ed his Majesty.
He descended Immediately to the tomb, and
atteutivcIy considered the sarcophagus, but
without uncovcrlng, the Persian i.z being, like
military head-drcss, Dot to be taken off 10
saluting; and there, before the rcmaius Of the
| French hero, OF whose glory he had probably
often dreamed, he rcInalreI pen>lve for some
moments; then shaking off this depression,
! asked TO see the rellquary. He also wanted
! some information about the establishment OF
the lnvalides, but did not seem to care about
secondhand reports. He desired to see some
one who had seen Napoleon, and in order to
| crafty him, the Governor sent at once for sew
cral of the oldest veterans
The chief guardians Of the relics, with whom
the Shah spoke for several minutes through
the medium Of his Interpreter, was not sutcl-
| ent They brought before him some braves
who had seen Napoleon elsewhere than at Wa
terIoo lie was much impressed by an invalde
who had lost an eye at Jena, and above all by
| major who had become blind in consequence
| of wounds received ut the same battle Numcr-
| our Dames of battles were mentioned to him,
at which he nodded as if he had long known
| them. His features, usually So calm, lighted
| up more than ouce al these glorious memories
| which fired his warlikc nature. He turned to
wards those around him. his voice vibrated with
passion, his eyes flashed, his whole frame was
agitatcd. Decidedly the King Of Kings is a
soldier
He then walked round the nave, inquiriDg as
| to the architect and the painter. They told
him what part was due to the artists OF Louis
XIV, and what to more modern artists 10 the
| construction Of this magnificent monument.
The names of Fisconti and Crcpinet came in
their proper PLACES and he appeared to take
lively interest IN all that Was told him. In
passing before the tombs Of Turenuc, Of Fau,
ban, Of D uroc and Bertrand, he mentioned
himself the lanes Of the battles which have
DIV tboir RI bp. lao1
He was then introduced into the chapel. and
gazed long on the trophies of flags which
French armies have captured from the enemy
This view both saddcncd and excited him. 10
the museum, in touching other foreign flags as
to which he asked how they were taken and
what was their nationality, he made remark
which shows that he is indeed imbucd with the
most modern spirit "These have cost much
blood ! In leaving they presented to him
group Of Sisters Of Charity The Shah seemed
already acquainted with this religious order,
and his behaviour towards these modest Sisters
is worthy of remark. Without exactly incn.
ing before the obsure devotion of these women
who sacrifice themselves to alleviate human
misery, he sto9d as if abashed. and made a
slight movement Of the head expressive of adj
miratioU. ..... ."r. l. -l.
On the whole, this is certainly one of the
most interesting visits made by the Shah since
his arrival in Paris. -. ..-
TIE LATE Mr. JESSE GRANTS HOUSEHOLD
EFFECTS SoLD.-At Covington, Ky, on Err
day, the sale by auction of the household goods
of the late Jesse r. Grant, father of tlle Presi-
dent, was completed. A large crowd was pres
ent, but there seemed to be but little DISPOSE
ton to purchase articles as a souvenir. \ ma
hogany chest of drawers, with bookcase at
taehed an old but well preserved piece of fur:
niture, was knocked down for 1926. A favor
lite writing desk Of the deceased did better and
sold tor SIS, considerably more than its real
value. The bed upon which, it was said, the
President was born, fetched 500 13
There was lot of books sold, mainly COM
prislng Patent Office reports, bound volumes
OF magazines and old school books, and realized
about the value of so much waste paper. tphe
old decanter which contained the old gentle
man t'vorltc app /. jack brought fifty cents.
Ihe total amount Of the sales was sT0O The
residence has been rented Mrs. Grant viii
hereafter live with her daughter, Mrs Ebrlfns
at Elizabeth, N. j. Mrs. Craner wilFi,n,net
dlatey proceed to jim her husband in t,snr5pe:
The will of Mr. Graut leaves his entire pron-
erty, estimated at about $40, 900, to his widow
Some on e6 years ago he gave to each ofhis cidred