Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-06

MANAssAs.-A correspondent of the Ws<t
ington Republican, writing from Man,<sa,
March lst, says:
THE citizens of this llace propose 70 irr..
porate the village und"r simple and n..y,s.,
sive chatter Mes:rs H. B Emrne,, C. r ill.,"
son, g. w. Eixson, &. G. Round, l.. Il I!.
man. W. 5. Feweil AMI r c. Weir %.rc cf,,."
by the citizens on Tuesday nj Li ~ the ,.>,1,S'
men to act until the hrs. election b tn. r-,,,
"a severe and ma gnant type Of tn. M,
pox has broken OUT among thu coiore! ,,ro,,i,
he.e. SO far there are i've cases ana four !, SIN
The disease is said " have originated t,....
travelling musician, who %as poem .tu-.r j.;
charged from the smallpox hospital. "a ;,- -.
disease has been confined to the coior,l p,,lr,a
Several of the clerks in the Cove l:t.-.
printing office. in sour city hav. r"ccLt : I,..'
CHASED small farms in this ,ioirity, All; b,ya
settled their t.n les up,n thc;n Nj! y.u-,.-
respondent Is informed that more / ru;iy !.
movement in this direction is in cort"mp, -.
among tie employees OF the various l.pa..
ments.
The new public school system is progres.fr.
to the satisfaction of is If eIl.:s. Great credit !:
due 10 tate Superintendent Ruifner and his -.
soc;at.s for the ca!nc>t and impartial Mann
they have carried into effect the y stem cnyr....
ed into our new constitution, especially y..-
the poverty Of the State ani Of her citizens r.o
l.
connection win Sc.:ouiS | VIII name here ~,
recently broush ~ light il. connection win -.
'Bru1icy nuUl nou t. claim Tow before Con,
gross. This huu:c, II >erlns, Was bull: u! : a
the war, ard has been rcD it by III. ,u.,,a
school trustees since the MAJ c;s. Tie Oh! :.
The orig nal deed OF the Old bradley :ca,
house contained this provision th.t dr,ar
inatons III GIT US, the school hose Tor wo.sg..,
except the y vchern Metnoi;st>" wao we.
b entirely excluded. This, OF course. ~,
account Of the well-kLown nn;i-$.avc~v ricyy. D.;
those followers of John Wesley, who Dr..cyr
with MIN that "slaveTy was the sum OF a.. vi.
!ainics.' II is but just to the people, ho"rve-
to say That much oI thu no tility cviGrac,,i BIZ
this fact mas disappeared along with HE VIE.
able relic Of arbarisfn at rrsa!'!. TIE N,rt-
ern branch OF the Methodist Church !. c.a,r..
ing u delicate their new church here II .S
weeks. il Is neat frame building, ca;My!- u:
seating &bu. three hundred Rev. ~. bx !.
i,s pa-tor, has just been returned by ii" E..gl
Conference at ltS recent session. ana j. n.g,v
Esteemed and popular"
Is GCNpoWDER Coon FOR DOCS ?--Ih;. /,
the way u woman at Ri>ing Sun. Lad cwc!
a dog of sucking egg, Tn wife Of In ma,
Murry living on Dv.ze.l ShepIaris ra~,
b, ins troubled with dogs eatiag hcrh,u', eggs,
thought she YOU'D give thcln Il | >.,l ,Dry
would remember. So Placing al :. u. liz
ground she took a ga>s b,t;l: ftcd y. I .lq.
powder and poured Il circle around L. III .a H.!
till the dog was aHou; to take the egg, wien
she would touch it cti, This he Il It"c In.
the third tltnc coal of fire which -he Id ua:
see caught the powder and the bot,.c JIrs;c:
10 her hand, burning her face u,c>. ani
hands. Her de : WAS iuruc cal,.ely f.
Three children having flrw,d hex. two Il
them were bum d. "tIc about tir~ ya., oi
severely, the other slightly. The cli.,!. Ia..
ing csc, i uuhurt. screamed ;or help. or they
must all have pcIi>hci. I'll 10. uow writes
for ganpoWder to cat with biz egg
General Fi.zhlgh Lee, din,l III. t h r la
al the Arlington table with Senator P.uctiarh
(cJorcdl GA the ecu Fence b., : rrma'he!
upon po>tprandiaIiy by Lees 'rlcn4. h. >:l!.
"Gentlcmcn. Plurhb4ck didn't Gi.tu:h uc.
ana hope my prc>c"ce WASH Gl>a-rcrsh.r I"
him. acccp, tie situation -L"a's"'t'
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