Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-16

CHEF JUSTICE CHASE Chief Justice Chase
while holding court 10 Raleigh, North Carolina
in 1869, was invited to participate 10 the cere-
monies of decorating the graves Of the Union
dead at Magnolia Cemetery. He wrote in au-
Swer letter embodyiDg sentiments of forgive
ness aud fraternity with the Confederates and
was taken to task for it by Mr.. J. f. Williams
president of national bank in New York, to
which he replied, reiterating the sentiments
expressed in the original letter. He said lit Is
that true patriotism requires that the close of a
great civil war should he marked not by pro-
Scrlplon or dSfrauchisement, but by nantes
tatious of sincere good will, especially from the
successful to the unsuccessful, and by generous
recognition of whatever was really brave and
earnest and noble in those who fought on tho
failing side. have no sympathy with the
spirit which refuses to strew flowers upon the
graves Of the dead soldiers who fought against
the side took; and am glad to know there
was no such spirit among those who joined in
decorating the graves Of the soldiers of the
Union who lie buried at Magnolia Cemetery.
The Magnolia lavishes its perfumes freely, the
pleasant air breathes as softly, and the warm
sun shines as brightly over Confederate as over
Union graves In the letter which has incur
red yoar cepsure | sought to put into the
hearts of my countrymcn something OF the
divine charity taught by the tree, the air and
the sun, as we'll as by the precepts of our
Saviour | believe it has done some good and
| believe it will do more. Baltimore San
WONDERFUL DoG.-lf the following story,
told by the Nashua IN. e. Telegraph, is true
one may not wonder at the loss of population in
that State, but may ask, what is the use OF pop
pbo,
graph says that recently gentleman connected
with machine shop had occasion to visit q
store house situated some distance from the
nam building of the establishment. He discov-
cred, on searching his pocket, that he had lett
the door key on nail over his bench, and hav-
ing habit of talking to himself, spoke of the
Tact, whcreupon his dog, who was at his heels,
turned aud suddenly disappeared 10 the dlrcc-
ton of the shop. The gentleman curiosity was
aroused, and so he sat down on the door stone
and waited with patience for the animal 8 re-
turn. 1t appears that Rover went directly to
his master bench, jumped upon it, smelled OF
several keys hanging on the wall, selected the
flsht one, and returned to his master, and ap-
pCared greatly pleased and apparently as anxl-
"oS 1"rprase as boy would have been.
rArERiMEST ON SoUND-The following
T;aulm Tr"Iam experiment, described by Professor
s'aa'' shows how music may be transmitted
a,o. "u ordinary wooden rod In room two
"oolS beneath his lccture-room there was .
TE'no upon which an artist was playing, but
wb , "aucDce could not hear it. A rod OF deal,
La,nj I'S r. io"er end resting upon the sounding
,Io I'I,u o o' inc piano, extended upward through
r, t'e ,To " 1oors It's upper end being exposed be.
b"a.i . inc lecture-table. But still no sound was
~ ',r",u, ,L violin was then placed upon the end
b.. INV tL'c roo, which was thrown into resonance
s;s 1 or .tc a ascending thrills, and instantly the mu-
r"n, v, 'ne piano was given out in the lecture
fr ' ,l guitar and harp were su bstltuted
r;inn. VII: 'io!in, and with the same result. The
ca,aI s'mi'ons OF the piano strings were comnuni-
III" r'u i 10 inc sounding board; they traverscd
h,l;" J ;''"s fou, were reproduced by the resonant
N.Y. I'eS !; aooVe the air was carved into waves,
"" 'ac whole musical composition was dcliv-
>'eu 10 the listening audience
g.. JOINED TwlNs.-Persons who have seen
,w;ns ,Tui lllne IN to time the well-known Siamese
WINS, or the two young colorcd girls Joined
'r1m the shoulders to the hip, that have been
exhibited in this country and Europe since our
'e s'e civil war; have found it difficult to refrain
uonl dlsagreeable speculations as to what may be
.ie circumstances of the one or the other Of
Jl'her OF the pairs when the final dissolution Of
ueath shall come. There is an instance on re-
sTFa ,, IN the Every Day Book of Home, which
SJloTs the fate ofwhat were known as the Bid
Henden maids, born at Blddcnden, England
u the year l,lOO, and who were joined at the
nlS and shoulders. They thus lived "a years
@;llen one of them died, The other was ad
sNd to be separated from her at once, but an
sHered, AS we came together, we will also &c
o%sether. and was taken i'll and died six hours