Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-25
UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE.

j'NFOR:UNATE OCCURRENCE.
Naa Of those distressing accidcuts, which no
a,.eGnt ol precartion car guard against, occur
ri on Pine street yesterday. Mr. Hoplcy, the
Insurance agent, intended going to New York
2, .f5 i. H.. 10 sec The Graphic balloon. y
;fi.nG suggested il to him just about half
n.ur before the train would leave, and Mr..
i.yticy haStencd houie to change his clothes
rui tell his wife. When he got 20 the house
h, nuud ii vacant, but hoping that his wife
Esu'i come in before he departed, he got out
Il, Sunday Sul and began disroblng. lie had
.o ou his clean shirt and was adding the collar,
la1re drawing on the pants, when lie remelD:,
uyrd that Ills sieavc-buuoG,> were IN the staud
!,.wcr in the dinug-rcolu, and be cautiously
,,,,c,a il, there itcr thclu. lie :ouGu the but
ions and secured them, when the hall door
o,,crcd aud hi. WIFI voice aud the voice OF Il
feminine friend wvr2 heard approaching. Tic
would have fled back To the bedroom, but he
ronll mol leave ti.c apartment he was 10 with
out being >n,n hy them. For one instant 1t
seemed IL # lc would drop dead and run
,,ro the carpet. ihe next, he perceived
,ar ur.n door uf thc chlua closet, and lm-
.s,~.iat,iy tO,tpd ii there aud closed the
door. Mrs. llo!t,y aud the lady TREAD
c.i.l. inlp The Iuun. ana rclnalklng on the
neat. llcw th,ir ckalr c'o>c TO the open
window aud iiJu@i!t out their sewing. Then
!, i,Uu, i!ack c9Idcu silk, aud other topics OF
.a.ro>.ing interest Alr. Hoplcy hung to the
oju: N!ti! a"iu! tcuacity, and pcrspired and
i...4..,t nu darkness was lutenseand to add
lp The IL: iea>anlncSS, Il mouse or rat was
ic;..l IN aiuong The papers on the ho0r. Nh
No.l.,r yi, no; L tluiid man, but he was bare
!s.-ou ;.id bare footed, and when Il man Is
tia. situated mouse Is about the last thing he
,r.rt> 20 think OIL Stii! the voices outside con-
t,,..G. ana greater grew the heat ID tic china
ea.2.. III. Hupey did DOT dare To make the
I,.~ noise to alarui his wife, because Of the
~, >cucc oi tho o,h,r lady, whose Voice he could
:.,.i recognize How he cid curse that balloon
;!.J the man who suggested his going to see II,
;..I p!ul. Wise. aud how bitterly he regretted
,hat i.c coU.G uol thlIk OF that other ;crOnaut 5
namc iDyu~ll>on) thar lie might curse him
100 ljut ,!ill lhc two ladies giidcG on through
,uc !i.uz i. o! Tie nt tgibors affairs, without the
least syn 81 abatement. He heard tho clock
STRIKE f. n ii.d also eleven Once or twice the
The iaG>c came quite close to his feet, starting
iar ;tor>i ia ION arc>h until he could tcc 1t
t.:yk, iiosu his chin ANA down his body. Then
;..,al>t something Very soft and covered with
hair, and lie uttered half shrek aud
.alpcG up. striking his head against
sAri aud h!!ug;ng;: piece OF some kind of
rs,cNcry to iEc floor. Ills wife Sprang to the
uol in alarm, but lloiley caught the knob
a:.& cuug to 1t with the grip OF death. Mrs.
jlol.ry tired III vain 20 open 1t. Then she
,lun4ht oI !; hurg,ar being concealed in the
ra>r. ana screamed FOR help still cliuging to
H.. JGr t. prevent tie tcrocouS intruder from
la>h ,,ut and biani,ig both of them and
aurDa@ up the house. Her screams, added to
na.ro the female flicud, alarmed the neigh
tothurd III =" Instant, ard among those who
,;,,@,d II Vas I'D llr. Stocton with Il double
Ivfyc.ilj cuu, and as soon as he learned the
1~ui.c he ;urpcd the dreadful weapon full
mon The door. There was a stunning report,
g@> oi feminine shrlcks, mingled with
..uitt bowl from the other side Of the door
~ he next instant the unhappy Hoplcy,
Doth legs full of shot, was wrthing on the
.ar o; ,hat closet The door was opened, the
a.-co pushed up to get sight; got 1t, and
,-'4si,4;ciy dispersed with another Shrek.
H.l.u: wa: put to bed and DIR. Myers sum-
I'll uva wo picked out the shot which, had
merely rrjckcd through the skin, and applied
til rc-diul remedies, and the patient to-day is
1.ek.-- DsotLu,y Nc,rs
JcnT l.0RnlssEY' clubhouse is one OF the
- elegant buildings OF its kind III the land.
:oT oc.uty and sumptuouSnesS OF Its table 1t
a.> 10 e4lai. il is said, in Europe. He pours
...a la'u@y ike water On the piazza OF the
congress can be seen any daya heavy nodded
s,.fa. Ill a;onc. lie seldom speaks to any one:
H., yo,c. i peculiar. He speaks as if he had
::''goaic c,id lie wears white flannel coat;
.'' hair Is black and crisp; his nose dctormed
1, I broken il some affray. This man is Nor
.>svE. iIc is now millionaire. He helps all
a>o wish 10 fight the tiger. He don't drink
y o"at play. He may swear but no one
~.aE> DIln. No one goes to bed so late without
".ylng Norrisscy up. No one gets up SO early
&,iLyy liHd hm quietly walking around as II
~@ nal tGo employment and no interest In Sara
',': IL is hand and glove with the heavy men
Na.l street. lie has been to Congress, and
.aiu Hon. to his name. He is the King
...', Saratoga. Men OF parts allow him to slap
III ~ the back. Prominent persons are
i a1y. 10 know him. Half OF New York
= Hae, lt> legs under his mahogany. When
- vas n Congress he refused to be introduced
~a}oo1y. His uniform answer was L am
~.'e al my desk: If any one wishes to see me
'1' tvuc mere. --toufdtOyu Ltte'.
AlmnE INCIDENT. "A personal peculiarly
" often noticed in opera troupcs has been de-
DigQ w:,hin few days Two of the promi-
VI Singers in New York troupe-Sigpor
,.'ynca BaIssana and Signor Antonio Ballcnl
~.ye been somewhat annoyed at a little Incl
30 ~. ', appears that the mother of the for
IVY hl>. pEmbe Joucs, came on to visit her
u. ami was glad 10 sec Simon, and telt the
~. :, embarrassment at hearing him addressed
<>'s1or LAotonclli; aud when she saw her
'}e'%: The only son of old Sally Murdock,
..t >l@nor Antonio, she could control her
1s"aiIon no longer, and violently denounced
" .'.'l Jones and his cousin Peter Murdock tor
- %ca on their own names and their par
=, .@ 10 apology or excuse would she listen
''1d these distinguished Italians were COM
"..,' i" have the old lady return to her home :
tap IN, hat a nj