Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-21

seacoast; and on all the hills, and even on sandy
low grounds, manufacturing tobacco can be
raised. -.--
The fact that Virginia tobacco is used 10 the
factories of Cincinnati, louisville, and OF st.
Louis, as well as of New York; that it will bear
transportation so far by rail; that it is bought
in Lynchburg and carried to Canada to be
worked up, is proof that we have an article
that others do not produce and that its supe-
riur quality enables it to bear long transporta-
ton. --4mherst Enterprise.
Religious Services ut Sea.
From Alex. McDoDald's letter to the Lynch
burg Virgiuian.
You would be surprised, no doubt, if were
I to say that on Sunday last we had four reli-
gious services on board-yet such is the case.
AT eleven, at one at five, and at eight o'clock
the praises Of bin who rueth the ragings Of
the great deep were auid and sung. Think of
that, We dry-laod Christians, who esteem it
rather hardship to 90 to church once or
twice, at most, on the Sabbath We have
several cergymcn 90 board, who seems to be
ready at all tmes to make themselves useful,
either 10 their divine calling or 10 game Of
shufi.- board At the close Of one of the servi-
ces there was an Incident which Interested me
not a little. A pale, fair haired, blue-eyed
youth, Swede, and one Of the ships crew,
rose and begged to say few words, and vent
Oh to tell 10 simple. carneat language how ten
months before be had landed at New York,
and sought first place, as most sailors do, bar,
by the bartender had caused him to pause and
reflect; bow he left the glass untouched, re-
solved from that moment 10 change his man
ner Of lite how for three days and nights he
had wrested with the Spirit, aud at last found
forgiveness for his SINS how he bad since been
preparing himself for the good work, aud was
then going home to preach salvation to his own
people. There were some dun eyes present
when his story was finished.
: On tho Cunard line the services are conduct
ed by the captains. fear that our bluff old
commander would make but sorry out with
the psalter, the lessons, the creed and the
prayers. Being iocularly approached on the
subject, he responded, like the late lameuted,
BIZ telling an anccdotc. A Cunard captain,
said he had as passenger on one OF his trips,
a bishop. When Sunday came, the learned
ecclesastic approached the officer and said,
"Wcu, captain, will hold SERVICES for you to-
day. 'rhank you," replied the captain. II
attend all them id things myself The
secret of the captains tenacity in sticking to
his rights will be understood when it is stated
that they receive guinea for each celebration
of the service.
A GRAND DlspAY OF JEwELRY.-A Vienna
correspondent Of the Tribune furnishes this
description of one of the attractions Of the Elk.
position. Near the Rotuoda, just at the en-
trance of the East Wing, stands small glass
case, from which the public are kept at
safe distance by an iron rail. There is always
a crowd Of people leaning over this rail and
stretching out their necks to get good look
at the contents Of the case. As fast as some
20, others take their places, and there ls sell
dom vacant foot Of standing room. The lit
tie glass case contains about million dollars
worth of triokets. exhibited by the Court jewe
Ter of Vienna Tho most valuable thing in it
is necklace of forty-six brilliants of remarka-
Bile size and lustre, the property OF the Arch
duke Carl Ludwig, which the policeman who
stands guard over the treasure, says costs
S250,O0O There are also three .coronets of
diamonds and rubies, which perhaps count for
500, 900 or $3.50, 900 each, and number of
magnificent brooches, caring and pearl neck
laces, with diamond clasps, the cost of which
the policeman does not pretend to know and
declines,to guess. One of the corouets repre-
sents bit of grapevine, the stem and leaves
being of diamonds aud the punches OF grape of
large rubes. A necklace of seven rows Of
pearls is noticeable, more for its gorgeousoess
and costliness than from its beauty OF design.
The pearls are each almost as big as a school
boys marble, and the strings hang pendent
from two great brooches-one an emerald sur
rounded by three rows of diamonds and the
other tie made OF diamonds ia silver settings |
How it is to be worn | cannot cay, unless the
brooches, which are nearly as big as saucers,
are to be fastened 90 the shoulders so that the
pearls shall hang over the breast. A more
tasteful necklace is one having three strings of
equally large pearls fastened by ustrous soil
talre. There is nothing finer in the whole ex-
hibition, thus far, in the way Of diamonds and
pearls than that which is contained 10 this
case.
STRONG EXPRESSION OF OplNIoN.-Quite |
a sensation was created in the Constitutional |
Convention, Of Ohio, now 10 session at Colum. |
bus, few days since, during the debate On |
proposition reported from the Committee on |
Executive Department, to change the time for
holding State elections from October to Nov
omber Judge West late of. the Supreme /
bench (having resigned a judgeship to which /
he was elected by 10000 Republican majority
10 take seat 10 the Convennon,) was speak
ug 10 favor of the proposition. when he said:
II am Republican Of the strictest sect, and,
radical rs l have been. l now declare that it
was absolutely humi!isting to men of digniied
ensibilities to see Delano, Secretary of the nte-
-ior, Boutwell,, and Creswell, Postmaster Gener-
al, going down last fall, first to North Carolina,
and, after having carried that State by detail,
folding their tents like the Arabs and silently
stealing away to the State of Maine, and then
1itting away to other States and working to car
y elections for the Administration party, I
lope to God the time will come when such Q
,rican continent. (Lord applau.e.) -
The cholera has appeared at Dantzig, in
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