Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-07

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Whaemen, tells the following:
whales are supposed tc live to u great age;
and, apropus, story is ted Of n snll'r whose
boat was wrecked, while he and his mrssmates
we've tossed high into tn" mir, by mad whales
hukes. ~ he came down, after half NJ hour
had elapsed, tn whale avail cd HIM with open
mouth, and instead Of sinking us deep into the
sea rs he had been in the air he slid smoothly
into the VIII .les interior. As soon as he recov-
cred his breath he drew out his tntacco box and
helped himself to liberal "quid," which he
rolled over and over in his mouth rs he laughed
ut his Nd venture. Presently he arose from the
soft bu. moist couch on which he had fallen, and
surveyed The apartment which contained many
wonders, you may be sure Some writing on oneol
the walls attracted his atenton, and on exaInlna.
ton it proved to be tho words Jonah, BIC S62
| This amused him much that the 'quid fell
out of bis moutn, and the whale at once began
to wrthc and show u voen! dislike to nicotine
A happy dea occurred t. him, ind he cut his
plur OF tobacco into small pieces, which be dis
lributcd over tbe floor. The whale then heaved
| more violently than before, and willie Jack was
| holding his SIDES at the joke he WAS thrown into
the water and almost on board one of the ships
| DO is. Some OF his comrades doubted MS Won
! drous story hut f,r the benefit OF unbaevers,
! be had brought back with him lock"t knife
with a buckhorn handle, on which WI: carved
! Jo-ahs initials and an American eagle.
! DEATH OF JAMES H. MCPnAIL. James l..
! Mci'haii, weIl-known in Baltimore aud Wash
! iugtuu 10 connection with the government de-
tcc.ivc service, died suddenly at his residence,
! IN Baimore, carly yesterday morning. Mr..
| Mcphai was a special agent OF The Pusto!tce
| Department, was in his flty-nnth year. aud
was Il brother If Major McP! all, formerly pay
master in the United States army. In early
| life Mr.. McPha!l was an active fireman under
he old regime, and as president Of the First
Baltimore II Sc Company was among the first
to help the Introduction Of steam lire engines
into the city. He took an active part 10 the
the formation OF the present paid steam fire
department. After the war closed he became
attached to the Postotfce Department 10 the
capacity of detective or special agcnt, position
he continued TO hold up to the tlmc OF his death
UYMENIAI.- AT the hour of one O'Clock p.
m, to-day, brilliant asscmblage of ladies' and
gentlemen were present at the residence OF the
late Horace i Kent, esq to wltness The cele
| hratiOn of the rights OF matrimony between
Clarence Eacho, esq.,, ard Miss Alice Kent
| The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Thomas l.. Preston after which about an
hour was spent in congratulations around the
festive board, whcn the happy twain were cs
corted to the northern bound tralD where they
embarked on bridal tour to New York. -
! Richmond State Journal Of yesterday
BIG THINGS. The Portsmouth Enterprise
says: We saw in market yesterday head Of
cabbage that weighed lweury-one pounds and
a-half. It measured four feet one inch in cir
cumfcrence, and seventeen inches IN diameter
1t was raised on Scntt's creek by Mr. Berja-
min Culpepper. The harrisburg (Glles county,
Gazette says: Mr. Waisc, few days ago,
ceuglt cat fish in New river that weighed
49$ pounds.
4 FEARFUL catastrophe has just occurred Oh
the Danube in Hungary a boat containing a
large number Of pilgrims from Tacksaug, %
their way to the sanctuary Of Erscnig was up
| set and all its occupants were drowned. A
similar accident happened as may be rcmem-
hnred, about TWO years back on the Lake of
! Zurich, when steamer carrying number OF
! persons on u pious excursion to Notre Dame
DIES Erutes sank and many lives were lost.
Lieutenant Commander Kellogg, who was n
command of the Monitor Ajax, died at Pensa-
cola yesterday. of yellow lever, and two other
officers there are seriously i'll of the same
| disease.