Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The ship building interests of Baltimore are
being actively revived.
Two more transports arrived at Havana yes
terday With recruits for the Spanish army.
Returns from some sixty counties in the State
OF Missouri G i've majority of over $4,000 for
the pew constitution.
More than three fourths of the CONGREGATION
at Moody and Sankey's revival at the Brooklyn
tabernacle yesterday were women
The French Assembly, by vote of 5O7 to
26, yesterday adopted an amendment to the
electoral bill enabling halt-yearIy residents to
vote.
The Italian murderer, GalIotti and his two
| accomphces 10 the horrible murder of the four
| itallans 10 D;nvcr, Colorado recently, have
been captured at Taos, New Mexico.
saw mill closes at Ottawa Canada, this
week. throwing out of employment two hundred
men. Considerable suffering is expected among
the working classes there this winter.
The trial Of COL Des Anges. the notorious
smuggler, was brought to close In New York
yesterday by the jury rendering verdict of
guilty. A motion 10 arrest OF judgment was set
Tor hearing on Saturday next.
The Tanners Association of Pennsylvania is
IN session at Harrisburg, discussing methods of
preparing leather for European markets, of pre-
paring hides, and other matters OF interest to
tanners; also the centennial exposition and it's
relation TO the tanners.
Z. q. Douglass, assistant road foreman of en-
gueers Of the middle division PENNSYLVANIA
railroad, was Instantly killed yesterday morn
log by being struck by milk platform while
leaning from the platform Of passenger car
near P"mroy Station, Pennsylvania
The natIonal association to secure religious
amendment to the constitution met at Philadel-
phla last evening, when it was announced that
steps had been taken to secure the INCORPORATION
OF tue society under the name of the National
Reform Associations, and the next national con-
vcntou will be held iu Juuc neat in PhiIadel-
| phIa.
man uamad Knight, in charge Of a gang
OF laborers at South Natick, Mass, slipped a
charge OF nitro-g lycerlue into bis pocket, which
subs, qucntly exploded as he was entering a
Wagon with i ulan Damed Ryan Both men
We're blown to great distance. Ryan injuries
| are fatal.
wagon loaded with household goods be-
longing TO john McGowau, and CONTAINING him
self aod family was run into by an engine on
| the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
| railroad at Thirty.second street, Philadelphia,
and Gray's Ferry road, yesterday, aud tour OF
the occupants were Injured, but only Que dan
gerously.
IHE CURSE OF THE KoH-I-N OoR.-Mrs.
| Burton, the wife Of Capt. Burton, the African
| traveller, aud lady OF great culture aud intel
| llgence, writes book about the curse that
ciings TO the Kph-i.Noor. The famous dia.
moud is now the chief jewel of the British
cr"wn. aud Queen Victoria sometimes wears it,
Mrs. Burton advises her to discard the great
diamond OF Ill omen, and suggests its utter de-
suuclon and obllleralon from the face Of the
| earth. The koh moor has been a ray of the
light OIL the world for long time, and to ami
| hlate 1t would be like blot,og out star. Still
Mrs. Burton thioks it ought to be extnguished
for the harm it has caused, and en.alled upon
| all lis possesSorS.
| The koh moor is supposed to have been
product of the rich mines Of Goccnda lis
history is indeed quite Singular, independent of
| the traditional romance that surrounds it like a
halo OF misty light 1t has been the ambilior
OF kings and caused the fall and destruction CT
empires. 1t is responsible for many assassiua-
| tons and consplracles, and has mustered armies
and won and lost battles, and played smash
With the lOdlaD mouarchics generally The
hinder Is supposed 10 have been murdered for
| It, and to have cursed his assassin and all flu
ture posSeSS0rS OF the mountain of tight with
his last breath. II is bis curse that still cliugs
to 1t according to Mrs Burton. 1t is the purest
stone In the world, and though not DOW the
largest its value is fabulous. Its Indian his
tory Terminated with its possession by the fam
lily OF Runjeet Singh, the Lion of the Puoiab.
AT the conquest Of the Punjab the Kohl
Moor became British crown jewel, and fell
into the lap Of Queen Victoria. Mrs. Burton
tells the queen that Lord Dalhouse, who sent
1t to her, died soon afterwards; that the duke
OF Wellins ton, who gave the first stroke to the
new cutting of the diamond lived but three
MONTHS and tina. Prince Albert next fell vic
tim to the ancient curse. She wants the Queen
to throw 1t away, or give it away to her dear
est enemy" if she has one, and predicts thai
Its possession BODIES disaster to England.
Notwithstanding her culture and intelli
geuce, Mrs. Burton appears to be painfully su.
perstltlouS. She seems to have been mag.
oerzed by the great white stone. 1t is hardly
likely that she wants to make it terror so as
to get hold of it herself, though such things
have been, aud the Koh moor with its GOOD
name is a princely fortune 10 very small nut
she'll If Queen Victoria is like other women
she will hold Oh to her diamonds.
iCoMMUN1cA1ED.
Don QUIxoTE REDIvItUs.- Pythagoras