Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-19

A SALOON EpISoDE-The New York Tri-
buue tells the following story
uan named Weibold entered saloon in
India street, Brooklyn, +. D., last Saturday,
and called for glass of beer After drinking,
he seated himself in chair in the centre of the
room, and soon after began to stare at the pro-
prietor, who imagined the customer to be
deeply engaged III thought. The saloon keep
CT, desiring to 90 out, asked the visitor 10 at
tend to his affairs in his absence, and although
there was no reply, he took it for granted that
his request would be complied with, and iu-
mcdiately left the saloon A little while af-
terward be returned, and the visitor still sat
upright and motinnlcss near the table The
brewer who supplied the restaurant keeper
with beer soon atterward came in and Invited
all hands to drink. The man at the table fail
ed to respond, aud the saloon keeper, becoming
enraged at his indifference, came from behlod
tie counter, pulled hlm out of his chair drag
ged him up 10 the bar. and showed glass OF
bear toward him. As the proprietor withdrew
his hand from he collar of the visitor, the lat
I ter sank to the floor. and the startling discovery
was made that Weibo'd was dead He had
probably expired Immediately after drinking
the glass of beer, and had been a corpse for
more than au hour. Coroner Whitehil held
an inquest in the case yesterday, and it was as
certaiued that WeiboId had died of heart dis
! ease.
| TIE LATE ELECTION The New York Even
ing Post, while inclined to favor the Repub
lican side in the late Virginia canvass, yet
admits that to Northern Republican there
was little 10 choose. The Post is sagacious
enough TO discern that the Virginia Radical
leaders chose 'the Republican mantle 10 or
der ITO serve their own purposes. The Post
adds 1t is quite possible that the large ma
jorily of the Conservatives of Virginia and Of
the whole South are at least as well disposed
towards the blacks as the men who make such
loud professions of friendship" The Post says
/ it 'canuot deplore the result of the election be-
cause, as the end Of the canvass approached, it
became more and mere apparent that the sue
cess OF the other party would be simply the
repetition Of South Cardinals iisgraceful his
| tory, aud not the elevation Of the colo ed lace
at ALL
REVIVAL OF RACING IN VIRGINIA. An If
fort will be made in the spring to resuscitate
the fortunes of the turf 10 Virginia The breed
Of bnoded nags is never likely TO wear out
here, but the necessity of raising them 10 Vir-
giuia and running them elsewhere has been enc
thai it has been resolved shall 20 logger exist.
COL Thos w. boswell and plumber of 9TH
er friends of the turf few days ago purchased
, the New Maj ket race course, near Petersburg,
aud will soon proceed to make it the Mecca of
racing. FROM time immcmoria! New Market
has been noted race course. 1t was, up TO
the beginning Of the late war, carried on for
uauy years by Otway 2. Hare, an old. time
Virginia gentleman, nov gone 10 his fathers.
Legitimate racing is thing to be desired
Richntond IStIte J0urnaL
HORRIBLE MURDER "A correspondents, writ
ing from Eas! Rockingham, under date Of 18th
inst, Informs Us Of most horrible and unac-
countable murder which was committed on the
mountains, near + k Run church. in Rocking
ham county, Que day last week. Daniel Knight
en- killed Wesley Dean. 'Thcy went to a house
raising together. talking pleasantly. 4 short
time attcrward Dean was chopping pole. when
knghten reached over another man, who stood
! between the two, and chopped Dean in the
head, splitting it open. kuighten ran away
immcditcIy, aud no one knows what could have
prompted the horrible deed. If he mad been
drinking, the men around him had not OBJ
served it, aud they all think that he had DOT
been drinking, aud that it was doUe iu cold
| blood. y Staunton Spectator.
DEATH OF NOTED CoLoRED MAN.
Stephen Smith, for many years the aged leader
ofthe coored race in Philadelphia, died on
Friday last His life was divided into youth
Of slavery, manhood of freedom bought by
his own labor, and an old aye of wealth. He
voted for General jackson as Democrat in
1891 lost his vote by the act inserting the
word "white' into the State constitution Of
Pennsylvania 10 1888, and got il back under
the constitutional amendments lu 1869 He has
made, it is stated, splendid bcnctactlons to the
aged poor
REMARKABLE LONGEVITY One of the
most remarkable families says the CharIeslown,
W. Va, Spirit, in point of longevity that we
know of is the Wysong family of this county.
Four brothers, all raised in Shepherdstown,
are DOW living, and are aged respectively, as
follows: Joseph, living 10 Ohio, ninety-one
years; Isaac, residing in Frederick City, Md,
eighty-hye years; Lewis. aged seventy-slX, ADD
John, aged seventy-three, still living near
Shepherdstown.
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF FA--rhe Medical
Society of Firgoa was organized in Richmond
on the 2ud day Of November, 1870, aud held
its first annual session in that city The second
annual meeting was held 10 Lynchburg. The
third was held in the Town Hall, Of Stauntou,
on the l9;h of November, 1872. The fourth
annual session was held 10 Norfolk last week
The Legislature of West Virginia is cndeavor
ing to obtain some solution Of the legality Of the
Congressional election in that State.
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ns- V. T. CoRBETr will be at the Custom
House, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
this week. between the hours Of 10 d. m and p IN.
to receive taxes due by persons in this city and in
Jefferson Township upon property in the coun-
ty 50 to give any intorma: ion in reference 10
the delinquent lands lots, &c, advertised to be
sold on the first Monday in Deceu.b r, Court
day. All bills paid before the day Of sale will
of course save costs. noY LIT