Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-05

Session OF tug torceps that he discovered the
tr OK. He found hat one arm of tho lOrccps only
Was of iron; the other was of bamboo, painted To
resemble the other. In the hollow o: the Duln-
boo were found number of little black mag
guts, probably obtainud from decaycd vcg"ta-
bles or other DEF omposing matter. When no.
cessary to do service, the " orator simply
squeezed the bamboo above End muggot WAS
elected from the small end of the instrument ~
the mouth, and tncn adrci.ly taken between the
nippers and held up triumphantiy b fore the
gaze of the astoniShrd and grateful patient DR.
Eastlack could never satisfy himself on the point
of the patients rciici. The operations he wit
messed were despatched with astonishing rapid
t., and the patients hurried away ~ i; that part
Of the performance WAS essential " Inc success
Of the operation.
FINDING 4 FORTUNE. - From !he Lcavcn
worth COMMERCIAL, July och. Two weeks
ago we gave the particulars of the discovery Of
spring in Miami county flowing crude oil
Since that time the prospecting has been con-
tnucd, and the result has left no room t"r
doubt as to the coplous supply oil tn. raw ma,
tcrial. The Paola Spirit says that parties who
have visited the sprlug state that as soon as
they removed the gravel which forms the wa
trr bed, and which, as we understand it, is only
Il few inches in thickness, they came at once
saturated with the oil, and wh"rc a cavity Is
made it soon COLLECTS, aud several barrris have
been gathered in this way. \ specimen vas
brought to our Office the other day by Mr.
Christman himself He has also >cut specimens
to parties abroad.
A man came from St. Louis this week to
examine the springs and inspect the oil more
carefully lie pronounced the quality excel
bn ,lt,
good The same party offered Mr.. Chri>man
0,000 for forty acres around the SPRING
50 900 dollars down and $1,000 more as soon
as they should Commence working the springs.
When this offer was not accepted he requested
that no sale should be made until he should
again be heard from We understand that be
has returned to St. Louis to perfect further ar
rangemcntS: The prospect could hardly be
better. And if it will warrant such magnti-
cent offers from foreign capitalists it certainly
will pay home capitalists to investigate it more
thoroughly than they have thus lar.
THE CAR OF .JUGGERNAUT 1t SCI ms that
another cherished dream of childhood is gone
the story told in the primers aud and geo
graphics Of the voluntary victims in India
crushed under the wheels Of the Car CT .jugger
naut. Dr. Pringln writes to the London Times
that the deaths inflicted by the car are n!ircy
due to accident, through the native priests have
no sort of objection to such accidents, being eN
cecdngly glad when they occur. 1t tax cs Il
crowd of 300 or 800 dcvotces to drag the
INDUSTRIOUS car, with its sixteen huge Sp ked
wheels. and confused and cntaugled in the four
OF five long ropes which they hold, many of
these poor wretches naturally fall and are
crushed out ofl,te under those great wheels.
Since an English commissioner ordered nets to
be fixed to the car for the protection of the
people the deaths have become fewer.
THE RECENT SUICIDE IN NEW York The
following dispatch trom New York gives the
story 10 brief. AT the Inquest on the body Of
young Monks who committed suicide on Fri
day night Mrs Monks testified that she had
been living with him some tmc that she had
taken four hundred dollars from her husband
the uncle Of the deceased, with wh!ch-thcy
went to Boston, but after staying there Il few
days they returned, intending to go TO Calitor.
mia, but this latter Intention they did not carry
out, and becoming poor, she pawncd her watch,
bought two pistols with the money and they
agreed to commit suicide. She says her bus
band was always kind to her until she took up
with his nephew, who proves to have been a
married man, with wife living in this city. :"
SANDWICH ISLANDS. "A Sandwich Island
correspondent of the Hartford Courant says:
king Lunalilo and his cabinet have decd d
upon treaty OF clproclty upon the basis OF
ccsslon OF Pearl river othe United States he
decision was not reached without opposition
from without and from will hin the catlhct. Au
English member of the cabinet opposed rcclpr0-
city from the beginning, but finally yielded
The King continues his friendly disposition to-
ward the United States, and has recently *
pressed willingness to visit thus country II
will further reciprocity, The correspondent
speaks of General Sehudeld's mission to the
islauds as having had reference to THIS
Some charitable ladies of Dayton, O:io, some
time ago compiled "a Presbyterian cook book
for sale at fair. One would think from the
title that the recipes had been selected with
view to the peculiar needs of the Presbyterian
organism, but it is stated that nothing ID the
contcn:s has yet been found to iujure the most
Methodistic, Baptist. or Episcopal stomach.
1T is said'' that all the Radical LADDERS q
this State will fall quietly into line, and uot-
wirhstanding what they have said heretofore,
will 20 for the ticket nominated at LyuchLurg
LCoHMUSICATED
II was our privilege some nights since 10 hear
the NJ +. Church choir rehearsr some selected
and beautiful music, and our qualification cannot
he eynresspd. This choir is ROW rehearsirg for
their moonlight excursion, which We are pleased
TO lesrn takes place a. an early date, and being
nopular and young choir I'VE wish them m uch
Joy" and great success Z.
NOTICE-persons having bodies in the un-
~ dersigned's vault will please call on Mr..
b. Whestley and make arrang ,ments for their
removal as we are anxious to have it rcoaircd
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