Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-02

IEpRosY.-T other day the dull monotony
of business in the Canada Dominion Parliament
was varied by the call of a member for report
on 'the origin and progress OF leproSy IN New
Brunswick" which had been prepared at the
instance of the government. The member cZ-
planned to his incredulous colleagues that III a
certain district of that province the scourge had
existed for the last sixty years. the efforts OF the
local government having prevailed only to the
extent of coD6ning it within narrow limits and
to few families. A sort Of lazarctto had been
established under the care Of the Sisters of
Charity, but adequate accommodations for the
sufferers are still wanting.
1t seems that the disease of leprosy has also
gained toothold in San Francisco. DIR. Lee,
formerly physician in the Sandwich islands,
where the disease abounds, writes to the San
Francisco Chronicle that he finds lepcrs on the
streets of that city, in the Chinese quarters aud
along the wharves. Several years ago he
learned of several cases of lcprosy in San Fran
cisco, but the victims to the disease were gcner-
aIlv kent concealed Now they are to be found
on public places, and there is danger that the
plague may spread unless strict measures arc
adopted for its control. In many of the islands
of the Pacific leprosy has made alarming raw
ages of late years, and DR.. Lee assert that in
all these instances it can he distinctly traced to
q Chinese origin. In some of the Hawaiian
islands it has required the whole energy of the
government to control even the we'll marked
victims, and there it is popularity known as the
"Chinese disease" Leprosy is deemed lncura-
bic. Isolation Of its victims has been found the
ouly means for preventing its spread and death
the only relief to the suffering it brings.
DIVIDED AND REUNITED. = From the Indi-
annapolis Herald. +" McArthur-McA Arthur
On the afternoon of June l6, at the residence
of the BRIDE No. 25S Minerva street, MIR. John
Macarthur to Mrs. Lottie Macarthur.
The above brief notice contains the germ OF
romance -one of those truths in real life which
arc said to be stranger than fiction The par
ties we're married wheu both were young and
one was beautiful" and for long years lived
happily together Children were born to them
and grew up around them. But serpent crept
into their Eden, and dcsoatcd the once happy
home. Dir. Macarthur, to make long story
short, became too convvial. 1t was his only
fault, but it was enough to destroy his happi-
ness and that of his wife. She obtained d.
vorcc. The husband, left alone in the world,
his fair-weaLhcr friends dropping away from
him, and realizing all that he had lost by his
fatal weakness, forcsworc the maddcning bowl
and set about the work of re-cstablishiDg him
self in the confidence Of the public. The old
love had suffered an cclipsc-it had never been
extnguished. After sufficient length of time
had elapsed to show that he was 10 earnest,
Mr.. Macarthur went counting for the second
time, and found willing listener in 'Lottic y
The announcement printed above tells the
story of his succcss-of a reunited home-hus-
band, wife and children once moro happy.
SNAKE STORIES. "A short time since, while
Miss Sallic Walker, daughter of Maj John &.
Walker of Rockingham county, was sitting in
an out house, absorbed in reading, she heard
several taps on the floor, to which she paid no
attention at first but after its being repeated
several times she looked off the page upon which
she was so intent, aud to her utter astonishment
she beheld tremendous back-snake standing
at her side, with its head very near her face,
staring at her, aud licking out its tongue most
ghblv. She jumped up frautically and ran out
Of the house, and to her still further dismay she
encountered another suaae, of like proportions,
cocd just outside the door,
About two weeks ago, Mrs. Henslcy, living
near Conrad store, Rockingham county, was
bitten By a large moccasn snake. She went to
the Spring house, about twilight, and after
sraining her milk, she set it in the dairy, aud
STOPPING down to pick up q lid with which to
cover the crock, the snake bit her on the little
finger. She gave the alarm and MIR. Hcnsley
came to her relief, with light, and killed the
snake. Mrs. Hensey suffered intensely, her
arm swelling up to double its natural proper
tions. At last accounts she was improving, but
was still suffering severely. -StauntoH Spec.