Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-05

the Common Pleas Court 10 New York on
Tuesday to show cause why az injunction
against, him restraining him FROM Interfering
with the business of certain hog-slaughterers
should not be granted The affidavit of one of
the firm states he is an expert in the slaughter
ing Of hogs in Chicago aud elsewhere. He de-
scribes how Bergh, Oh the 9Th of January,
came into their abattoir, aud, in clustering
manner, put one of their employees under ar
rest, and swore by the gods that method of
killing hogs should cease. Their method is to
swing tie animal up by the hind legs, sticking
him IN the throat while in that position, thus
causing almost Instant DEATH The affidavit
describes the advantages of this method. among
which are the thorough draining of blood from
the carcass, which improves the quality of the
pork. Bergh told them the animals should be
killed by stunning theu. The defendants af
idavlt states that the screams of the hogs could
be heard long way off, and contradicted the
complainant. The decision of the court was
reserved.
THE Foor OF A HORSE The human hand
has often been taken to illustrate Divine Wis
dom and very We'll But have you ever ex-
amined your horses boot? 1t is hardly less Gu
rious in its way. Its parts are some what more
complicated, yet there design is simple and
obvious. The hoot is DOT, as it appears to the
carelcss eye, "A mere lump of inseusible bone,
fastened to The leg by aj9ut. 1t is made up Of
a series of thin layers, or leaves of horn, about
500 in number and nicely fitted to each other
and forming lining to the foot itself. Then
there are as many more layers, belonging to
what is called the "cotiu- bone, and fitted into
this. These are elastic. Take quire of pa
per aud iusert the leaves one by one into those
of another quire, aud you will get some idea OF
the arrangement Of the several layers. Now,
the Weight OF the horse rests on as many elias
tic springs as there are layers III his four feet
about four thousand; and all this is coutrlvcd,
not only for the conveyance Of his own body,
but for whatever burdens may be laid Oh him.
Rural Hone.
OLD TRoNsIDEs The frigate Constitution,
the "Old lrousides," is being repaired at the
Philadelphia uavy-yard. During the ccnten-
NAL year she will remain at the Philadel phla
navy yard to give visitors au opportunity OF
looking through her. The Constitution is l,576
tons, carried originally fl guns and 4uO men,
aud cost 1902, 7l9. She was built at Boston,
between 1894 and 81, by Edmund HART, IN.
der an act Of Congress which provided tor the
purchase or construction of four shi ps to carry
torIy-tour guns each, aud TWO Of thirty.six guns.
The Algerine corsairs we're depredaliug at the
time upon American commerce, and Congress
Was aroused to the necessity Of putting al end
to their outrages. President Washington ap-
proved the act Immediately after lis passage;
and the keel Of the Constitution was laid IL
November. She was the only one of the forty
four gun ships completed Tie Agcrines hav.
ing made peace with the United States, the
material for the others was sold.
| COUGH ON THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE -
Jchu B. Cough, the famous temperance lee
turcr, does not endorse the women's prayer
crusade and calls Do Lewis sensationalIst.
Cough is reported by the Plttsburg Leader tc
have said:
THE idea of band of ladies 6 ing through
| the streets singing hymns and praying was re-
pugnant TO him. He did not like it. But he &C.
knowledged that it might seem ditferen. to him
| if he should once sec them at the business. Ii
WAS the duty of policemen to clear away crowd
o. men obstructing the pavement and h" though al
| the women came under the same restrictions
| There was law in Pennsylvania legalizng the
| sale Of liquor, he knew. But, he said, suppos-
| ing q law Was 10 bs passed making it criminal
| for him t. read his Bible, he would then consid-
| er it his duty to violate the law, at the same
time rendering himself liable to pay the penalty,
| These women must be ready to p y the penalty
if they violate the laws, even if they are doing Il
| in a righle us cause"