Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-26

Is decreasing 10 1arlS, anu mat the average
number of deaths from the disease Tor the past
week was ouy twenty per day.
At the Point Breeze races 10 Philadelphia
Yesterday the race between the Goldsmith Maid
and Judge Fullerton was Won by the former 10
Odd 2:22i and 223f.
Captain Buddington aud his companions, the
rescued crew of the Polaris, sailed from Fog
land on Tuesday by the City Of Antwerp.
South Australia has raised S250,OO0 as
fund to encourage immigration.
BAEY FARMING HoRRoRs IN New YORK -
TERRIBLE CHARGES AGAINST a WOMAN
Baby farming horrors are being exposed In
New York The Tribune mentions the case
of one Ellen Roberts, who has been in the bust
ness of badly farming for some tune, and says
''up to the present 1t cannot be positively AS
certaiued how many children she has caused to
die from ina,teutioD, filth, and starvation. 1t
is feared, however, that within the last tour
months no less than thirty. seven children placed
in her care have died. On Sept. IA j. Shelby
having heard of the brutal treatment the un-
Fortunate children were receiving at the hands
of the woman, Informed Captain Allaire, and,
with DR.. Wooster Beach and number of police
they surrounded the dwelling and made
thorough search They found number OF In
fants scattered about the flor, and presenting
shocking appearance One girl, aged about
thirteen months, was found to he in fearful
state from starvation, filth and i'll usage. The
poor thing was almost naked, had ALMOST suck
ed one of her thumbs off, and had became SO
weak that even that means oil sustenance had to
be abandoned The little sufferer was at once
sent to the Aims House, but it is feared that
she cannot survive.
after all the other children found 10 the
house were properly cared for, Mrs. Roberts
was arrested and held to bail in $1,000 for
further examination. Three witnesses testified
to the shocking neglect of children in her care.
One witness testified that Mrs Roberts was
habitualy drunk that several children who
died from disease and starvation were kept 10
the house by the accused several days, and then
during the night taken out by an undertaken
named Boylston, who placed them IN a stable,
where he kept them three days before burytng
them. Mrs Roberts is seemingly intelligent,
asserts her ability to disprove the terrible
charges, aud was calm in demcanor. She Is
widow, with five children Of her own. She Is
out of the "baby-iarmlng business DOW, the
last Of her charges having been taken from her
by Capt Allaire and Dr. Wooster Beach, on
representations of persons living IN the neigh
borhood that she was maltrcatlhg them
CLARKE County ITEMS = From the Clarke
Courior "A serious aifray occurred on last
Friday, at the sale OF the personal property OF
Mr.. Thomas Tracey, near Casteman' Ferry.
1t seems that a feud existing between the Icm-
IiDs and the Houghs, living on the Blue Ridge
mountain. eliminated 10 fight, 10 which
@ b,l f,oo oltf n
bruised; his son, James Tomlin, received Sc
we're cut 10 the arm above the elbow, which
severed The muscles of the arm, and also had
several ribs broken; and the two Houghs were
also bruised and battered with stones. Bad
blood and bad whiskcy were at the bottom of
the affair.
Owing to the great financial crash in New
York last week, work has been suspended on
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. 1t is be-
lieved that this will be but temporary The
graduation of the road has been we'll pushed
forward towards Luray.
The Valley convocation of the Protestant
Episcopal Church will be held in BerryvlIe this
year, commencing on the LIST day OF October,
aud continuing throughout the week. All Of
the Episcopal clergy of the valley are expected
to be present.
Jack Frost visited this neighborhood again
on Saturday night. Farmers, in order to make
fodder, will be driven to the necessity of cut
ting off their corn, though some Of it is not ripe
enough to cut.
The erection of the Meade Memorial Church
at White Post, in this county, is now going
steadily forward 1t is expected that the edl-
fee will be under roof some time nrxt week.
We understand that there have been several
cases of hog cholera in this county. 1t is to be
hoped that the disease will not become cpl
dcmic.
Some of our farmers have been thrcshing out
their wheat, aud The yield has fallen consider
ably below the estimate.
A BEARDED WoMAN's PAsSIoN.-"The
death Of the bearded woman, says Paris
CORRESPONDENT, lis announced. Her pane was
Jacoueline Doubin For the past year she
has been a nightly visitor at the 'Chatclet.
Each evening she attended the theater in the
parb of man, always occupying the same seat
She called forth moi little attention, her long
black hair and beard rendering her an object Of
especic Interest. About two months ago she
appeared in an elegant woman attire, her face
closely shaved. Notwithstanding the change Of
dress, she was instantly recognized by the gal
lerv, and greeted in conspicuous, but not sat
isfactory, manner. From that she was seen
no more, aud it was soon rumored that she was
III: also that said illness was the result of
violent and hopeless love for the leading actor
of the Chateet. On her death bed the uDfor-
tunate Jacqueline wrote letter to the Com
missioner OF Police acknowledging her passion,
which the physicians actually state was the
cause of her death.