Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-11
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| \ delegation Of Russian Quakcrs who have
been seeking location tor large colony Of
their people have determined to settle in llar
ycy county, Kansas aud will return to Russia
at once to make arrangements tor the tran
sporting Of their people to their new home.
| The COLONY which they represent Is said to be
large, intelligent and wealthy.
The German African Expedition, which was
wrecked on the north coast Of the Congo river,
has returned to Sierra Leone Although most
of the Instruments were lost, the expedition 10
tends to proceed to Congo, where it expects to
meet DIR. Bastlan, the late President OF the
Berlin Geographical Society.
\ number Of Jewish citizens Of Chicago have
addressed petition 10 Mayor Medill asking
protection from disturbance of their Sabbath
| Saturday by prohibiting the carrying on OF
trade in the vicinity of their places of worship.
No action has yet been taken on the petition.
Reports made to The State Agricultural De-
partment Of Kansas for June and July show
the yield of wheat and OATS 10 that State to be
largely 10 excess Of last year The corn crop Is
in good condition and progressing finely.
The Carolina Life Insurance Company, whose
headquarters is at Memphis, Tennessee, has
transferred all its business and assets to the
Southern Life Insurance Company, which cor
poratiou assumes all its outstanding risks.
The feature in Wall street on Saturday was
the uptavorablc bank statement showing re-
ducton Of about $ 900, 600 in the legal reserve,
| which, however, is still $l2. 135, $50 over the
25 per cent. requirement.
CONNECTIONS OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND
Ono RAILRoAD.-A correspondent of the
New York Post, writing from Huntingdon,
West Virginia, the western terminus of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, says:
Continuous railroad communication between
the western terminus of that road, and Cincln-
natl will soon be completed BY way olthe Louis
| Vile. Cincinnati and Lexington railroad and
the Elzabethtown, Lexington and Big Sandy
railroad, of which General John G.. Breckin-
ridge is vice president The latter road, it is
expected will be finished during the coming
year, when there will be very direct all-rail
line. between Richmond andL ouisviIle, 60 miles,
with branch line to Cincinnati and an extern
ton by way Of Louisville to St. Louis aud The far
| West"
\ CURIOUS case of religious fanaticism has
been discovered il New York. A Miss Flor
ence Francis, about forty years of age, became
strongly impressed with the idea that her soul
would be lost unless she endured a prolonged
fast, shut herself in room in Fourteenth
street, and seating herself by a window delbe-
ratcly starved herself. On Wednesday the
door of the room was broken open and Miss
Francis was found n the last stages of starva-
ton. For six days no food or drink had pass
ed her lips Her body was terribly emacated
and her life hung upon a thread. The poor
woman was taken to Bellevue Hospital, but
there is very small hope OF her recovery.
NARROW ESCAPE Several days ago. whilst
a party were out in the mountain, about three
miles from New Market, gathering whortleber-
ries, one Of the party, lady, Mrs. Stricken,
standing below little elevated bluff, reached
up to pick some berries which grew there. As
she bent over to get the berries, ratllesnake
struck her on her breast, but her dress pre-
vented the tangs from penetrating the flesh.
She liberated herself. but the snake struck her
again, fastening on her dress a little lower
down; again, she extricated herself just then
several of the party rushed up and the snake
was killed. -,yhcnandrdh luNN
A Doc SToRY.-Mr. t. related to US the
follogiog dog stoly: "a hen Wandered into
field some distance from the house, and there,
in the grass, made nest, laid eggs and Matched
chickens, but on leaving the nest with her
brood, there remained in the nest four eggs.
TIE farm dog, with some one OF the family,
passed that way few hours after the hen had
left The dog was observed to smell the eggs
carefully, and then took one egg IN his mouth
and trotted off home and laid it at his mistress
feet, which the good woman took up and
found it to contain live chicken, which was
Matched out and raised.-FuUt,Gc Acers
Coop YIELD OF WHEAT MIR. Vowel har
by Mr.. Graffrn, of Baltimore, from seventeen
bushels, nearly 81 bushels to the acre. He cx-
poets a larger yield from another field sown in
different quality of wheat. From a field Of
- acres Mr.. Benz. Smith obtained 270 bushels
OF wheat, nearly -! bushels 10 the acre. The
gentleman who threshed Mr. Smith wheat
said 1t was the best crop he has handled this
season.- ltuirenton Mdcc.
The Warren Sentinel says In a heavy
shower OF rain which fell here on last Friday,
large number of frogs came from their aerial
abode to terra frlna and were found pen-
tliully scattered along the Luray and Front
Royal Turnpike by some of our most reliable
citizens"
Colonel Il. W. Hughes, the republican can
didate for Governor Of Virginia, has resigned
the Office Of United States attorney for the
western district of Virginia, with the request
that the vacancy be filled before the 20 instant.