Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-04

How HERO DIED. Il From the New York
Tribune on the Northheet tragedy. But the, e
was single poiut of human Interest 10 this ship
asst went down which made all nations akin as
they looked at it. A multitude of deaths OF
unknown men and women Isl after. all, on'y
gtastl, vague fact, unconditional as the some
loal ola bill Of mortality. But this Captain
Knowles, wakened out of his sleep to find the
open sea yawning beneath, and these four hun
dred souls dependent upon him, on the instant
COOL steady sagacious, seeing that death Was
Inevitable and standing on its edge to choose out
the weakest and most helpless to be saved
there Is real live man whom we should fam
claim as the brother of us all. There Is much
said nowadays of the corruption OF society,"
When our political leaders take bribes we are
told that chicauery and money and love OF sham
show control of the majority OF lives; yet some
times death from among us takes some CON-
mon. place fellow like this ship captain by the
throat and bids him justify his right to have
lived; and the man takes his footing upon his
plain daily duty, and doing that, chooses to be
lost 10 the eternal silence But how the whole
world ls stirred as he goes out How in every
country n the last fortnight mems hearts have
beaten higher, and the tears com to womens
eyes, looking at the figure of this Knowles on
the edge of his sinking ship; how we had lis
tened to hear his last words before the sea COW
cred him; to know something more of the man.
Cleopatra puts on her crown to make tragic
ending whats brave, what's noble, let's
doit after the high Roman fashion, and make
death proud to take us u The Captain was
the only quiet man aboard, sail one Of the
survivors; be was about thirty years old, and
had been married six months. He kept the
crew back, with pistol in one hand, from the
ooats aud heeped the women and children in
slh the other. Some called him to tie HIM
self to spar, but he went on lifting iu'the wo-
mea. He gave his wife to the boatswain In
one of the boats, take care of her, bosn, he
Sslo; ! will never see you again, dear girl.
Iss hnow!es, was young thiug-vory much
scnlld. She wanted to go back on deck
auo Die with her husband, but We, held her.
a. SINGULAR CASE. -[From the New York
m9u m;'.. -One Of the most remarkable cases Of
,NaAen en-. Identity on record was recently the
ISusS EuS OF Litigation in the Small Debt Court in
ruu nuuoee, Scotlaud Robert McKinzie, coach
,;.aL .au, was the possessor of cat marked like
Rsb, IRstr, which @ he considered very valuable. -
ns, n,vOef' lillian, spirit dealer, owned cat of
s,,; rS.se'y 'lnlar size and sex, and marked with
;s;'pes ana spots exactly like those Of McKen.
M.tcat' GllIau's cat was named Jack, and
fE;eNenz'e Eelnz'e was named Tom One day Nc
,,b ,hIle M was pcaceably walking along the street
,....1 ".u ny cat under bis arm when be was OBJ
tbbs'eo tba BY Glilan's shop-man, who, supposiug
;nf, so'naI , to be his masters cat, hastened to
GI. G;U.u' ullIan Of what he had seen. At this
,f,oa n,au went tor the unfortunate Mckenzie, and
n,m ,r' ealing him thief aud other opprobrious
.nI 'uss orclb'y took the Cat from his possession
ss'a sSa saIfed 1t home 70 his shop, where, to his
bSIulsament. bnS he found his own cat Jack which
,ha, ta W. been off his premises at all. Some
CIa CIH. usconcerted by his unexpected discovery,
80, "au turned Tom loose in the streets, and the
MsESaas qu'cky out of sight Iu the meanlime
Nenz'e, nrNn", lodiguant at being robbed of his own
s,,r"! p.s'! under preculiarly aggroyating circum-
and r ~ the public streets, obtained assistance
he m;'. Seut 70 Giilans shop, where seeing Jack
and ,stook that creature ior his own cat, Tom,
telnuS tell ,uS.s'ed on taking him away. There is no
m"I. is 70 what length the injured Mckenzie
tepa", n"v nave proceeded had not one of Gillan's
brouniSs. b"is found Tom in cellar and straich,way
m;,,sI ,vaSht the beast to Gillans shop under the
wh"h hjsen G ~ IDEA that it was the cat Jack, over
m.n, .vn ulan and Mckenzie were at that mo.
nIau.a u. auarrelllng: Ofcouse this led to m ev-
s''Ih, eours 'h but Mckenzie sought damages in
MAXI. .ue case being finally settled by Gillian
damops dus an apology and paying half en;n ea