Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-14

uruay. lie states that he has oecn troubled WIN
these pests for uear y TWO years, not Knowing
but what it was suuie permanent disease; he
tells US for the past SIX months hlSappettc has
been so raveDouS that II was necessary tor hun
to tax: bis meals regularly every night IN his
bed room, otherwise his suffering was intense.
He seems to be altogether different person,
heretofore being dull aud stupid, but now as
lively and cheerful as he ever was. This case
being a remarkable one, thought il worthy ot
Dotc. Rcspec fully,
SIMON PERSON
The COMPLAINT OF THE COOP HOUSEWIFE.
The crying evil Of the tlnlcs-the cause OF
most domestic trouble and annoyance Sc
cret spring of more righeously expended an
ger in the household than all else, Is, that the
good housewives of Virginia are called upon to
tutor and educate, nurses, chaubermalds aud
cooks for the citizens of Washington, Balti
more and cities farther North. Who has not
seen, time aud again. coored women aud girls
from the country, fresh from the cornhcld, tax.
en- into the houses Of ladies who were uoted
for their housekeeping. There these dunder-
heads were labornd with, watched over, taught
and fully instructed The labor AID toll, ard
the application OF nur good housewives was III
ccssaut. aud uuremiliipg. Never was missionary
more faithful over bsnighted hca'hcn. Well.
the labor having been expended, the patience
as patient creatures as God ever blessed The
earth with = Of the good housewife having
Instructed 'help,' Is about to enjoy its re-
ward. suddenly tiads all the fires which sud
den disappointment aud vile iugratitude kiudle.
all ablaz., early snme morning, with the intclii
geuce that your "h"ip " who has becu paid off
,bt I..in h.- gar ha ruu
aud that ifyou want u warm breakfast the good
housewife must 20 to work aud Commence de
novo, with kludng the FIRE. Yes, your .!elp
has taken herself of, to somc other part Of
the town, to Washington Baltimore or else
where And the good Virginia housewife has
been going over this wcariSulne, v,XatiOuS, teu-
per trying treadnllll, year after year. l. there
DO remedy? Caunot some Measure bc devised
10 stop this implied breaking OF contracts, this
dlsorganizer and driver out Vi felicity from the
household? Ladies, set your wits to work
Fred HeruW
VIRGINIA BIBLE SOCIETY. The following is
summary OF Inc work done by the Elrgiuia
Bible Society," as reported to the Board Of
Managers AT the last monthly meeting. This
report includes part Of the past two months
work
Auxiliary bible societies visited on bible bust
ness, Is: number of anniversary bible meetings
held. 10; new bible societies organized, IL;
number of sermons preached. 76; lumber Of
letters written 2l4; official documents dstrluul
ed, over $4,000: number of miles travelled.
$3.50; families visited, LOSS, comprising over
5000 individuals; families destitute vt the
bible, AZ; families supplied, 3d. destitute 10
dividuas supplied, 50; number OF books sold,
27l: number donated by colporters, llG.
The following SabbaIh schools were supplied
EpiscopaIianS, 6. with iSS volumes; Bapts', ),
With IS volumes; Methodist, >, with IS vululucs
Presbyterian, ,, with Is volumes; cJlorcd Bdp
list, |, with 81 volumes; colored Presbyterian,
|, with II volumes; cvlored Uniou, |, with loo
volumes; Union Sabbath school, /, with II
volumes Oue hundred and three volumes
have been furnished to destitute individuals
douated, 136; issues FROM the depository, p 10.
Total receipts FROM sales and colI.ctlons
Sj74,S3.
The VlRGINlUs QUESTION. The English
Government is pressing Spain for solution OF
the Virgiuius question. The stand taken by
Lord Granville is this:
Her Majesty's Government maintain that
there was no charge, either known to the law OF
nations or to aoy municipal law, under which
persons in the situation Of the British crew OF
the 'Virgnius' could have been juslfabIy con-
denlned to death.
They we're persons not owning allegiance to
Spain; III" acts done BY them were done out of
the jurisdiction of SpaiD they were essentially
non com batants in their employment, and they
could by no possible construction be liable TO
the penalty Of death.
IN these circumstances Her Majesty Gov
erument considers that they may properly
Insist on full reparation for the execution OF the
British subjects 10 question from the Govern
ment of Spain.
SERIOUS CHARGES. Yesterday Detective
Knox arrested Messrs. Chas. H. Motley, J.
II. ChldresS, j. &. Stocking, and Hcnry ~
Ter; the two first named 90 the charge OF hav-
ing 10 their possession lot of Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad tickets of the value OF SO, and
the two latter on the charge of stealing railroad
tickets from the railroad. MIR. Stocking was
also charged, 10 addition, with having about
So worth of them 10 his possession. The &C
cused we're baiied, with the exception OF Mr.
Stocking, for their appearance at the Police
Court on Monday. Mr. Motley is engaged on
the Chesapeake aud Ohio railroad as news
agent; Mr.. Stocking as clerk at the depot; aud
Mr.. Tyler as messenger in the telegraph otfc";
Mr.. Childress is engaged IN the drug business
at the corner of 18th and Main streets. We
have heard various rulnors aud some facts rcla-
tive to this case, but IN Justice to the parties
accused prefer not saying more until all the
facts are developed at the Police Court. Itch
moud Enquirer.
New DESIGN FOR Postal CARDS. 1t has
been in contemplation for some time past to
change the design of the present postal card
\ number of specimens have been submitted
by the Morgan Envelope Company, the frLn