Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-03

IIYDRopuoBIA FROM a CAT BI1E--I has
been mentioned hat Mr. JunIrs Raymond. Of
Brooklyn New York, had died /. IN hydro
phobia from the bite Of cat. The Ncw York
Sun says:
Six months ago, while stroking the back Of
a cat. the treachcrous creature Sudde., turned
and bit him severely on the hand. T. wound
was dress d. and Mr. Raymond experienced no
serious Inconvenience lrou it uati last Tues
day Adult noon Of that day h. became sick
al his place OF business, Maiden lane and
Water street. He discovered AN obstruclior
in his breathing, and had severe pains in the
head For time he was unwilling 10 believe
that anything serious allied hin,, bu; he wa:;
comp. eli to quit his work an 60 HIM where
| he arrived at our 0 clock lie sent ir ply.
stefan, who decided that the aarn was en-
gesion of the Left lu"g AID prescribed Iur The
patient with that vi,w. The next morning,
however, when the docur called, Nlr. Ray
mond wa- much worse and his symp;nms
could not be accnu!rl for "n the hypothesis
OF congestion of the III rs. i"quiry ciIced
the fact about the cat bite, AUD III" u 'ctnr was
then satisfied that lie had Il case OF h. dr"phO-
bia to treat.
This conclusion received fearful confirma
ton about II o'cl OK Mr.. Raymond hid than
a terrible parHxysln ia>tlDy more than al hour
in Which he fro!heJ at the mouth, EXPRESSED
the greatest horror at everything liquid, and
required the services OF six strong ncn To pre-
vent his harming himself or others. Tins
paroxysm was succeeded by others. lone Of
| which were 50 violent. Al one tim" he begged
his attendants to release him fur few tnluuieS,
and, as he was then comparatively quiet, they
did So He seized the opportunity to rush to
Il closet where there was Il bottle Of laudanun
He got the bottle in his hauds. but it was
taken from him before he could make any use
of il. Six physicians were with HIN on Wed
needy evening aud night They kept bin
iuhaIIng chorot,rm, and i'j .ctcd III rp:Ilne
cp!dermlcally. This treatment sccncd to
alleviate his sutf:rlngS, and for two or three
hours before life was cX'IUct he was omparatlvc-
ly calm. After miduight an Episcopal minister
baptized him and administered the sacrament,
the dying man being able to make the proper
responses. His last moments werequ!tc peace
full Shortly before he expired he said he
would prefer death thousand times to the
agony of another paroxysm Mr. R:ym nd
had been married about TWO years, aid leaves
young wife aud child
DEATHS. The year 1873 Is mcm rablc lur
the number OF famous persons III various de-
partmeots of life who nave passed away.
Amoug these are Napoleon Ill, lhs ia;c Gun.
pcror of the FrcrcA; Mc zoni, the Italian nov
elist; Lytton BuIwer, the English novelist, ana
Miss Muhlbach the German novelist: among
men of s.i"l,cc and philosophy, Aca>Sz, Lie
big, NJ + Maury aud john Stuart Mli; in the
walks of art, Landsrcr and Hiram Powers;
among actors, Macrcady among judge: and
lawyers. Chief Judges Chase, William VI.
Meredith o; Pennsylvania, Right Hon. Stephen
Lushiugton. an English statesmen and jnrist OF
high reputation, whose name will be renltm-
bered as referred to 10 the discussion of Mrs.
Stowe late Byron scandal; while in the SAME
year has passed away the Countess Gulcc9ll,
whose name was uniavorably associated with
that Of Lord Byron years ago. The profession
of medicine has lost bright ornament III Sir
Heury Holland, traveller and physician, and
the Church will miss Bishop Wbertorce, Y car
General Storr>, Bishop Mclivainc, and DR..
Gardiner Spring Among c"mmcrclai men
there has been 20 greater loss than THAT nj
Johns Hopkins -BM Sm.
OFFICIAL FRAUD And now another charge
of pariug Official fraud is madc-thlS time in
the Western District Of Arkansss-ut which
the alleged authors are the UHi:cd States
Marshall VIM. a. Briton, his one hundred
and forty Deputy M;ushalS and the judicial of:
fccrs who danced Attendance and rendered
prompt and willing service. Three separate
reports made to the Department OF Justice by
officers sent 10 investigate affairs. stated that
these MarShaiS derived their support from Ices
that they should collect, aud that they had
rowing commissions with which they travelled.
manufacturing cases Onc-thlrd the fees We're
retained by the Chief Marshal. besides ten pei
cent. upon all gross receipts Deputies loan
.ln otE RI, II, :
and divivcd the fees, so that the citizens Of
that portion of the State, if the report be tue,
have been suffering from wholesale piracy,
carried on under the disguise Of law --Bnlt.-
more american.
IMMIGRATION TO EIRGINlA.-We noticed in
the Nyack. n Y, City aud Country, OF b 'ccnl-
Der 10Th and 26th an excellent letter setting
forth the attractions of Virginia to substantial
farmers of the North. written BY MIR. Thomas
Lawrence, formerly State Senator OF Ncw
York, and now resident of Prince Edward
county, Ergiiria. Mr.. Lawrence writes SEN
sibly and practically in regard to questions Of
agricultural improvement; and wc hope to be
able ere long to lay somc extracts from his let
ter before our readers, as exhibiting the views
ola clearhcaded Northern settler on the ad-
vantages offered by our S ate, and the best
means to realize and enhance them. IttrIs
burg Index.
THEY have a champion of1iac-holder in
Florida. He is thus described By local pa
per- "When the Hon. &. Deuuis left US for
bis Northern trip, to be absent several months,
We lost in him our Senator Couury C"mmi5.
soacr Board of Instruction, Deputy Marshal,
Deputy Sheriff, Deputy County Clerk, Treas
urer of School Funds, Custodian OF County
Treasurer's books, Senior Council man and ACT
ing Mayor Nearly all public business vas
suspended until bis return.
Mr.. Jeremiah Hepburn, one Of the Oldest
citizens of Washington, died yesterday morn
ing. Mr.. Hepburn was for long time the
patriarch of the "Island,' where he was cspe
cialy we'll known.