Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-10
VOL. LXXIV.

DAYS and SAIU RDA4S, at FIVE DOLLARS
PER ASNUM, payable in advance.
The ARAPlLEs AT NEW York. Everybody
who comes to the navy yard wants to see the
Spanish lron-clad Arapiles which has been in
the dry-dock Tor Two months past repairing,
and which is IN the curious position of guest
OF the Government, against which her guns
may soon be directed. She is handsume
ship, very much resembling 6rst-class sloop-
ci.war, mounting thirty. six guns, and it is not
until you approach her closely that you notice
that she is iron-clad. Her battery is powerful
but the old salts de not regard her as being par
ticu!ary formidable, except in that respect.
ler plating is only four iuches thick, and that
Nili not stop rihed shot Besides, our sailors
do not hold Spanish seamanship and gunnery
in very high estimation, or, as one Of them eX-
pressed it: Them greasers couldn't hit the
Great Eastern unless they did it by accident"
But they are rather shy of the monitors, and
The veterans would rather take their chances 10
a wooden frgate as against the Spaniard than
in one of our Own iron-clads. They affect
much contempt for the Spanish officers and
crew, aud the latter go about uurecognized and
uuheeded, except by occasional scowlipg glances.
The Arapiles was to have gone to sea week
ago, but something accidental always happens
10 prevent her. First the. gates of the dry
deck were out of order and couldn't be opened,
and when they were repaired coal barge hap
pened to sink directly in front of tbem, ard
the yard officials have no men to spare to raise
the obstruction now. 1t is the general saying
that these accidents are like the remarkable
coincidence that happened co Mr.. Tony Vel
lcr 5 coach load OF opposition voters, and uoless
the Spaoiards 20 to work to free themselves
there is 10 telling when they will get their ship
out.-LettT from Ne,C York.,
INFANTICIDE IN CHlNA-Thosc admirers of
Chinese civilization who have so jealousy de-
MED the truth Of the statement that large num-
bcrs Of female Infants are annually murdered IN
China by their parents will be interested III a
recent proclamation by the Provisional Treas
urer of aupei The document is a curious ope
1t begins by recitipg how, 10 ancient times, the
girl, flying, begged His Majesty Wan to per-
NIT her to sacrifice her liberty 10 order that her
father, who was in disgrace, might be released
from bondage. In another case the girl, Mulan,
wished to serve as soldier, In order to lake
upon herself the liability of her old father to
serve in the wars The Treasurer concludes
that there is now no lack of similar heroines, at
least in disposition. Such being the case,
contioues he, how comes it that the female
iuaDt is looked upon as an enemy from the
moment of it's birth, and no sooner enters the
world than it is consigned to the nearest pool
of water? Certainly there are parents who en-.
tertain an affection for their female infants, aud
rear them up but such number scarcely TWEEN
ty or thirty per cent. The reasons are, either
that the child is thrown away in disgust, be-
cause the parents have too many children al
ready. or that it is drowned from sheer chag-
riu.' He refers to the edicts against the CRIME
promulgated by his predecessors IN otilce, and
warns all offenders that they may not only be
visited by some severe calamity, put VIII oe
punished for willful homicide. Relatives neg
ecting to rescue the Infants from their murder
Gus parents are also threatened with the terrors
of the law. Beware and obey are the clos
ing words of this remarkable proclamation. -
BuH american.
BISHOP CHENEY IN CHICAGO Charles
Edward Cheney, rector of Christ church, CHI
cago, and recently elected missionary bishop
tor the Northwest of the Reformed Episcopal
Church, preached to vast congregation Sun.
day night. Hissubiec was The New Church. .
aud his text the twenty verse OF the last
chapter OF the Acts Of the Apostles. Mr..
Cheney reviewed at length the cause leadlcg
to the present secession, lmpeachlDg the Protes-
taut Episcopal Church, especially the rituaistic
party iu severe terms. In reply to the obJec-
IlOO tTdt IL was utW stCt AC oS0'dloo shot ~
offered the open door ID its freedom of service
to thousands who, believing in iturglcal Wor-
ship, yet refused to be reordained or confirmed.
He claimed all benefits of true apostolic sue
cesson for the pew Church, aud that within a
mouth two congregations would be formally
started. He spoke 10 hopeful way OF the tu-
ture of the new Church, contendlng that 10
coptradistinctiou to the Roman Catholic, An
glo-Catohc, and Protestant Episcopal Church,
it was Church of the laty, in which the
priesthood we're not to be all and not to end all.
AARON HARRIS, who kept a cigar store 10
New York, was last week, upon conviction OF
perjury sent by Recorder Hackett to the State
Prison ior ten years. The crime which led to
the punishment of this prisoner was one which
has of late been not uutrcquent-an attempt to
defraud an Insurance company. His store was
burned, and he made claim upon the insurers
for heavy loss, swearing that he had large
amount of properly in the building There
were grave suspicious that he had set hre to
the store, but he was only Indicted tor the per-
Jury, OF which offence he was convicted. ln
sentencing the prisoner, the Recorder SAID that
he had no doubt that he had committed 6otn
arson and perjury, and that he bad done 6o'n 90
to successfully obtain money by fraud. Inc
sentence imposed was to be penalty CORES
pondiug to the magnitude of the crime, ana
was also Intended to deter others from the com,
mission of similar offences. Hence he imposed
the longest sentence permitted by the la" for
the crime of perjury, of which the prisoner hao
been convicted.
yIyHE SOAp MANUFACTUKED AT THE