Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-14

/ remained with them unil 1851, when the firm
was merged INFO Seden, Wi,herS j. Co., and
was then engaged by the new firal lie acted
as cashier, paying teller, chief accountant, and,
in fact, passed through all the important posi-
! tons in the bank In 1855, when this instilu-
ton failed, he was taken by Mr. Riggs as con
| fdential clerk.
He served as clerk and tcllar in the bank
proper at times, but during the past ten years
has occupied the private office with Mr. Riggs
who, for his devotion to business and lnvana-
BILE experience aud capacity, gave him 40 H.
terest 10 the bank sOme years since. Careful,
calculating and honest, he was peculiarly ilted
for the business with which he was identified,
and In which he had won the confidence OF the
public a, well as of his employers.
He was the son OF Chauncy Rcstor, who was
for many years clerk in the general Post OH
ce Department, ami subsequently Cashier of the
old Patriotic bank, au esteemed citizen aud
faithful officer, who yet liugers with Us to re-
fleet the excellence of the manhood of by gone
days.
In early life the deceased married Miss B i'd
win the daughter of an old WaShugtnulau,
who survives her husband, with one son, now
of age and three daughters. The sson is
young man of good business qualities aud at
tainmeuts filing Il position OF trust in the bauk
of Riggs i 20.
How THE FINANCIAL CRISIS AFFECTS
| NEWSPAPERS. "A Contemporary III commenting
on this subject, makes the following torclbIe re-
marks, which, SO to speak, are a. true aS preach
| log in respect tie papers generally:
Have the merchants, the business men, the
readers Of the press, ever thought OF the sub
iect matter of this article? They certainly
should do it, and the ref :ciOn would lncltc to
more generous action. There is no interest
more deeply affected by monetary stringency
than that of the newspaper
All over the country factories, railroad cor
porations and business houses OF ell klDds, are
discharging operatives aud curtalhng expenses.
How With the newspaper? or all bu<incs, ell
terpriscs in such times IS these the newspaper
is the only one not contracting.
Do business men, do the readers of new<pa-
pers appreciate them? Let the newspaper re.
ceive more consideration these times every
thoughtful mau will make ezra effort to sus
tain the press, upon which falls the brunt OF
the strngcncy, yet to which comes no rciaxa-
ton or contraction of expenses. - Pt1SJnrg
Index
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA The report
of the Board OF Visitors Of the University OF
Virginia TO the General Assembly has been
sent in. The revenue ii the University for the
last isca year was So $50. St agalosI 81 lis. 50
for the previous year-shOwlug an Increase OF
81, l32 Ul; and this increase WAS elected not
wthstauding the number Of students attending
lectures in lS72-'13 was 81, against >G5 IN
lS7l-'72 The current expenses were reduced
from S4l SS2.74 for 1871 TO $40 9S5.9S for
1878 he action Of the board IN putllog into
Liberation and filing the chair 0t agricultural
aud natural history and in filling that of moral
philosophy is reported, aud several donations
are appropriately acknowledged. The largest
was one of 25S volumes trom the British g.sv-
crumcnt which was not only iDtrinsically valu-
able. but coureou>Iy made. Several OF the
professors return 10 per ct. OF their fees be-
yond $1,000 TO the University treasury.
NORTH CAROLINA BONDS. "A dispatch from
Raleigh brings some comfort to those who in.
vested their money in North Carolina bonds
three years since The ACT Of the Legislature
authorizing the issuing of certain series OF
these bouds provided for the icvylng Of Il Spc-
cial tax to pay the interest thereon. Ot the
money assessed and collected for this purpose,
the State Government, under the pressure OF
great necessity, Appropriated $2ll ,91S 81 to
current expenses Yesterday four bills in
Equity were filed in the United States Circuit
Court praying for an Injunction TO restrain the
State Treasurer from paying out any money
from the Treasury uutil the above mentioned
sum has been placed to the credit of the fund
created by law for the laymcnt OF interest on
the Especial tax bonds Judge Bond granted
preliminary injunction, and sci the case down
for hearing on the 18th Instant.
A CAT BlTE.-Two weeks ago Herman
Shaurman, German, of l3 Hopkins strccl,
Brooklyn, was careSsing favorite cat. The
animal suddenly jumped and fastened It's fangs
10 his nose. The cat subsequently showed signs
of madness and was killed. Shaurman' ) wound
began to pain him, aud he aIterward acted
strangely. He jumped from his bed at night
and ran round the street and acted 50 Ike
maniac that his family feared him On Mon
day he escaped to the street and was brought
back after. "a long chase. police surgeon was
summoned who says that he is suffering from
the sight of water aud is determined to escape
from the house.
| INUNDATIoN AT ST. PETERsBCRG.- When
| Peter the Great chose the site Of st. Peters
| burg it was with all Russian obstinate blind
ness to natural obstacles The city is built in Il
quagmre, and is probably the most disagreca-
Die place to live in anywhere in Europe. Lately
St. Petersburg lying low, has been inundated
by the Neva The thoroughtares were flooded,
| trees uprooted, and vessels breaking loose,
sailed up into the streets The geological Gar
deus we're completely under water. The clc
plant gave great deal Of trouble, and was
taken to the police station, where, curious to
say, be was locked up for the night like any
other roisterer. -Bah Gnzete.
WASHINGTON News. Andrew Stewart tried
for the murder OF NJ. Tyler, has been found not
guilty, aud discharged
Charles T. Yoder, coal dealer, was arraign-
ed before the Police Court yesterday on the
charge of obtaining five hundred and sixty tons
of coal, valued at $1,000, from Messrs. Walter,
Donaldson & Co., heavy coal dealers of Phlla
phia, by false pretences aud held to bail for his
anneara nee at Court