Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-21

Indictment weather there was large attendance
Of the voters Of The county at Fairfax Court
House, yesterday who re addressed by ex-
Gov Smith and Mr.. james Barbour The
former spoke for about two hours and it is said
by those who heard him, that in his paWit st
days he never made better or more telling
speech. Mr.. Borbour spoke only short time,
but his speech was able and fnrcible and made
i most excellent impression. The audience was
very attentive and good deal of enthusiasm
was manifested. The speakers were introduced
by Judge Thomas IN some appropriate remarks.
Mr. Barbour is to speak at the Court House
at a barbecue to be given there day or two
previous t. the election.
Messrs Hughes and Daniels made speeches
at the Court House last Saturday to Slnal
audience
The camp fires in old Fairfax are burning
brightly and the Conservatives are being
aroused to the importance of united action for
the sake Of the cause.
A MENAGERIE LOOSE EXTRA ORDINARY
SCENE AT a WRECK "A correspondent, de-
scribing the wreck OF the steamer Agra, off
Gale, bound from Calcutta to London, via the
Sucz canal, says that after the vessel struck on
the rocks the passengers and crew had barely
time to escape into the boats, as the seas came
tumb!ing over the sides, sweeping everything
before them, carrying away one poor invalid
sailor, and bursting open the cages and lrns of
an extensive mcnagerle on board going home
for the Geological Gardens. The escape and
striking OUT amid the waves of crowd OF tigers,
elephants, etc., and their roars and screams,
adding to the terror of the wrctchcd passengers,
presented a spectacle that will not soon he
forgotten. One elephant managed to swim
ashore, as did one Of the inhabitants Of the adj
jacent coast. who are said to be living in Il state
of siege, not daring to venture outside their bar
rcaded doors. The Agra which sank in deep
water, belonged TO the Red Cross line OF steam
ers, plying between Calcutta aud London, and
was to have taken number Of passengers
home from Ceyon, Her wreck COMES on the
heels Of the Arlacan, lost the other day on one
Of the Maldive reefs.
WHAT Is a 'PASIo?" lIerodo.u, tells US
that when Darius threatened Atlica, the Arhe-
mans sent to Sparta herald banned Pheidlp
pides to implorc help against the Per>iaos-..
The god Pan met Pheidippides near Tegea,
called him by name, aud babe him demani of
him, god who had often helped them, and
Atheniau victory at Marathon the Athenians
ascribiug it to Pan, consccrated to him the
cave below the Arropos, aud atterward wor.
shipped him there.
The defeat Of the PerSiaDs at Mara hon was
accompanied with a sudden terror, which seized
upon large masses Of men without visible cause,
and hence all such mysterious flights came to
be ascribed to the god who there helped the
Athrnians The term panic (panicnn) is
used in this sense by many Of the latter Greek
writers, especially by Polybius; it is repeatedly
used in its Greek form by Cicero, but is adopt
cd as a Latin word by later writer's and has
passed from them in the same scn:c into all
the languages of modern Europe. Hupers
Weekly.
TRAGEDY IN ILLINOIS On the 7th ult. Mr..
Mack Wood. a wealthy farmer of Mulberry
Grove, lllinols, went with his wife to wood
near their house to pick p ums, but the wife
soon returned, saying that her husband had re-
manned to look at his cattle. The following
day pool Of blood was found under the tree
near which she had left him, but careful
search by large number of people for several
days failed to discover the man. A month
after, little girl was passing over field near
by with dog, and the latter was attracted to
ndor Of decaying animal matter. Search was
made, and the body of the murdered man was
found. 1t badb been p!owed III BY one Williams,
father-in-aw to the victim. Another party to
the affair was young fellow named HenIon,
who had been violently in love with Woods
wife, and whose passion had been returoed. Il
is thought that be is the murderer, and that
Williams, who had quarrel with Wood. was
only an accompIice, while Mrs Wood Knowing
ly decoyed her husband to his death. Viii
iams and the woman have been arrested but
Henlon is among the missing.
FATAL CATAsTROPHEI IN THE SPANISH NAVY.
By telegram from Madrid, under date Of yes