Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7o shoe the gerry age and body Of the Times,

NEWS OF THE DAY. "a
"To shoe the gerry age and body Of the Times"
In the programme Of the Vienna exhibition
it is announced that experiments with agrlcu-
tural machines will be made eighteen miles
fIom Vienna. The Goth Of June has been APP
D intrd for the competluye trial OF mowers,
reapers and r;kes the l4th OF July Tor thresh-
ers and cleaners, and the 18th Tor steam
ploughs, sewers and harrows. Horses, oxen
and steam will be provided tor exhibitors on
the grounds. .>
ing Victor Emmanuel visited the theatre
At Rome on Sunday evening last, anu was re-
c,;vcd with shouts by the audience Of Live
the King, Italy and Amadeus!" The ParIla-
meutary committee on religious corporations
has decided to abolish the houses OF the heads
Of religious orders, but to provide for the sup
mort of the heads themselves and their ludem-
nitica:ion for the loss of property. '~ p
The second trial Of Jesse Uppercu, charged
with tie murder of his aunt, Mrs. Amelia
Wheat, was commenced in Baltimore yes CT
day. Over three hours were occupied III Sc
lcc;ing Jury; after which the, opening state,
ment of the case was presented BY COUNSEL, and
the hearing of the testimony tor the State was
commenced.
Last mouth public schoolhouse in New
York took fir. At the time it contained SIX
teen hundred clillren. A panic followed tie
first alarm. Immediately the principal gave
an order for the pianist To play a SPIRITED
march. The children were formed, and moved
out Of the house in perfcc; order to the music
of the march.
Alfred L. Sanborn, an employee OF the Me-
tropolican branch OF the Baltimore aud Ono
railroad. was frozen to death near Gathers
burg, Montgomery county, Md', uurlus 'ils
recent cold spell. He wandered away IRON
the construction camp and was, after two days
search found dead. ~ r..
The election for Senator trkcs place 10 The
Massachusetts Legislature to-day, and 1t II
said to be almost certain that Mr.; Bnu:Wcl
will he chosen to ill the scat which Mr.. Wilson
will vacate.
Robert Hayes Mitchell, J. Ross Stewart al'c
VIM. Lowry, Ku-Klux prisoners, were rel, as asec
from the Albany peaitentlary Yesterday Ely
such prisoners still remain there.
Four men, convicted in Philadelphia OF keep
R5 years. III his AAeeSc EsEs yesterday sentcaGs.
Among the recent concentrations by thu
health Inspector in Washington was a lot O
400 rabbits sent there for sale in a couditioI
unfit Tor food
| OAKEs AMEs's MEMORANDUM Book. The
Washington Sunday Herald publishes wha
; purportS to be a transcript OF some pages o.
the celebrated memora -1um book of Oake:
Ames which has fgur1ED Extensively IN the
Credit Mobilicr investigation. The extracts
are peculiar, aud are said to have been take1
by reporter from MIR. Ames's pocket diar,
for 1868, a well-worn and dog-eared book, il
which the mnutest transactions of lite arc sci
down, together with the results OF the largest
financial operations. For instances on January
7th, Mr.. Ames sets down half dozen hair-pins,
3 cts; | pair leather shoesrings, 2 cts; divi
dend FROM Third National Bank, Boston, S1O0,.
900; bootblack, cts; January l4th he sets
down toothplck, 5 cts; half pound broWn;sll
gar, Sd grade, cts; dividends on account Of
Credit Alober of America for. December,
$500, 900; Faber lead pencil, 10 cts, pint
skim milk, cts; steel pen and box matches,
1 cts; left horse car ticket at house-paid fare
on + street line, 7 cts; dividend from the
Shovel Manufacturing Company, 100000;
ball Irvine, Cts; tallow candle, 6 cts; scour-
ing silk dress for wife, $3.50. February l. de-
livered to Hon. G. W. Schofeld certificate No.
346 for ten shares of Credit Mobilier stock
bought on his account; paid doctor extracting
/ corn, 80 cts; l plug navy tobacco, 10 cts; l
lunch, House Rest, l9 cts; | patchwork bed
quilt So; ! box Brandrcth's pills, 25 cts.
bottle Fl. Elk. B., 81; paid bootblack greasiog
boots, cts; Friday, January %, paid 5. Col
fax SCOTS for interest on l,5UO certificates
| Union Pacific railroad; box dried herriugs,
81; cans Boston crackers, $500; paid boot
black greaSlng boots, 5 cts; paid pulling tooth,
| 81; plug navy tobacco, 10 cts; salary as NJ.
| c. for month, s4O0. March 5, Coltax 20 shares
Of c. NJ stock, cost $4,000; months aud 10
| days interest, SS772; gave to Sunday school,
| SC; repairing chignon Tor niece, $3.50: pair
fancy shocstrlngs for wife, 5 cts; received
from Painter 3 cts on account postage stamp
loaned him; received from John b. Alley on
account interest on loan, $4,000; tumbler,
cts. hail pound coffee, l6 cts. paid washer
woman bil for quarter, Sl.1S; salary as NJ.
1. Tor month, S4uu; received interest on U. 5.
reg. bonds, $311, S9G.24; paid barber for honing
razor, 70 Cts.
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS BEFORE a GEoR-
CHA AUDIENCE. correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Commercial says: =
"Alcxander H. Stevens emerged from the
Kim5all House wrapped up in three ovcrcoats
and horse blanket. The bundle. with white
head sticking out, was put in q carriage, right
end up, and propped in position by two crutches.
The bundle then coughcd and said it was all
right, and away the carriage rolled to the CAPT
toI. The bunLle WAS then taken out and unroll-
ed till Stephens WAS found Leaning on two
stout men, with two more carrying, each ii
crutch, the procession entered the House Of Rep
resenlatives. The building was packed as l
never saw it packed before. Ladies, politicians,
members Of the Legislature, citizens, niggsTs,
and children had all turned out When S,eph-
ems appeared there went up shout 1t was
long aud loud, and was followed by another
louder and longer. Then, when that died out,
another started and ran its course. Mr.. rSteph-
ems bowed acknowledgements as wen as he could, |
considering that the two stout men made a sort
the speakers stand, the bright light falling upon
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