Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-23

An INTERNAL MACHINE. In stories OF ltal, ;.
ian cunning and malcvoIrncc one often reads OF
Death dealing boxes being sent ostcnslby AZ
annrcciat;ve presents to princes and others IN
authority whose extinction is deemed desirable.
To-day fortunately there is not much rl>k "i
ones being the recipient of 50 fatal gilt; yet
an instance Of this romantic way OF attempting
assassination has but recently occurred near
Edinburgh
4 Mr.. David Macrca. n contractor, not long
since sent box to Ills wife, who lives at Saush-
ton Hall, pear Edinburgh, at the same time
wiring to her in the name Of her mother that
box Of wearing apparel had been forwarded,
and could be found at the railway station. Mrs.
Macrca suspected that her husband was the one
who had seut the box, aud was apprchenslve as
to its contents. She therefore had it opened
with great care by the employees OF the railway
company. Aluaded pistol at full cock, with 4
cap on the nipple. four and half pounds OF
blasting powder two and a half OF gun powder
and broken glass made upthc contents OF the
box. a string was fastened to the trigger OF
the pistol in such way that on an attempt
being made to open the lid the string would be
pulled, the pistol fired, and the powder thus
exploded. !,
Mrs. Macrca preferred charge of attempted
murder against her husband, but when the case
was called before the High Court at Edinburgh
on the ID Of June, he failed to appear, his bail
bond was forfeited, and sentence of outawry
pronounced against hun. =.
The trcachcrous method Of assassination IS
even worse than poisoning, Tor while III the
Pre- arrangement of the destroying agency there
is shown the long deliberatiou which Is an ele-
ncnt in all cases Of poisoning; there Is shown
too III a case of this kind, where an internal
machine is used, terrible disregard for the
lives of many others besides that Of the hated
individual ~ T. SIN.
ExclrEM EMF IN WErZEL COUNTY, ". Va
- From The Wheeling Kcgistcr, 18th inst. :
From gcntlcman just returned from Welzel
county We learn that the war against the des-
pcradueS who have so long held undisputcd
sway in that county is still being wagcd, and
the vigilance committee who have the matter
in hand and who call themselves Modoes are
fully endorsed and supported by all good clti-
z.ns and that the war against the outlaws will
meyer cease until every one Of them is driven
from the county.
The band M cuttlrDas and robbers who
have compelled the formation of the vigilance
committee by their acts, have f"r Il long time
had things pretty much their own way. They
have resisted every process of the courts ani
have shot and driven away the officers Of the
law. They have aSS,nltcd and robbed cIIi2rns
IL, broad daylight, and have cUnnuttcd every
srrr.s "i "utrnsr with IMMUNITY. The people,
finding themselves p,wcrI's,, else have iakcn
The Iaw ntn their own hands, AMI arc wrcakIng
terrific and sur: Vengeance.
On Fliday last the ''Mud"cs ordered Oft
five families henuglng to the Jennings gang
AID burned their. houses to the ground, dc
Nrnyrd the improvements and warned the DIES
Inradoas Ia leave the State and not return nn
der he penalty. of death -.
The parties iius driven ull reached Eellalrr,
nn their way West, nn the hlpllle Rag"n hl"n-
..y niy It, They are sud to be- u looking
set, imt.urc now Thoroughly cnwrG aud lolcrI
by civil
The cliz. rs Of Wclzcl have only Just got
warmed llp to the work, hui arc Determined
net To cease their efforts Till the last man OF
the yang is driven out.
PEtrnlAR CHARITY IL must be cruel,
only to DC kind" says Hamlet. Ia Il different
sens. he Kindness OF some people Is pretty
sure To he cluci, their very charity lernrl"us.
There is Il story of an old maiden lady whose
affection WAS ccuircl on an ugly little cur,
Which one morning! bounded into her room
with ii BIZ cult in his chops. "Ilcre, Jane, y
,,l.cs the good lady, twisting the tlubIt out ct
lis mouth and giving it to her maid, throw
away the brcatl it may be poisoned: or, stop,
prli it. in your pocket, and give 1t t" the list poor
Ltlc hnggar you find in the street The story
is hardly uycrdrawn, Tor ii AL mankind $ con
Germ is CHARITY as Pope says, yet at least
some Of mlnkiud's Jclio,lS Ut exhibiting gen
crosby are questionable. An Eng lisll paper re-
counts that Croydon pork=butchcr Was lately
arrested Tor selling diseased pork, and the man
from whom he bought the pig being Summon,
cd as witness, admitted that the animal i!ilh
been killed "bccalis2 it WAS not very We'll -
that he was just about to bury the carcass when
the butcher opportunity came and bought 1t;
but tic strange point Is that, III burst OF nu-
nticence, ''the he;ld had already been gwen TO
4 poor woman who lived near Evidently,
the worthy pair thought this to be the sort Of
charity that covers multitude Of sins; and to
"A question whether their intents, as whole,
were wicked or charitable, they might proper
ly have answered Both Tho charities
that soothe and heal and bless" arc not the
only ones that pass current under the general
form of aims giving. Lippincotts -hagasi"r.
CuoIERA.-What is the cholera? A disease
that cannot easily be managed after it has once
taken possession of person. but one which the
doctors tell up may be guarded against. A
good diet Of fresh meats, fresh fowls, and fresh
Vegetables mot fresh fish, howcvcr); an album
dance of fresh air in your bedrooms; clcanly
habits; and some add, clear consclences, will
almost render you secure from its attacks.
Whilst upon the subject, let us say that 1t is
remarkable that watcr-txturcs, which ought to
be our best ally in the war with disease, should
tiers of street after street flow with water from
the hydrants, which water with the offal Of the
neichborhood under the influence of the sum
lncrs sun, will soon become green with the