Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-07
.1ExAaAzErTE E VIRGINIA ADVERTISE,
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The skeleton of 0 Brieu, the Irish giant, twas
sold Tor $4,000.
Latest style Of wed ding dresses are made of
silver brocade.
the great African deserts.
\ ACarroton, Ky, man reckons that he has
smoked 100, 900 segars
The taxable wealth of Texas is said to have
Increased thirty per cent in four years.
Iu Paris there is very fierce lion which
is made crazy with fear at the ght of grass
hopper.
There is no philosophy that can convince a
man to the contrary when he knows be is
hungry.
Mrs NJ. j. Hardister, of Kentucky, is
goiug to England to claim an estate Of $40,
UOU,OU0.
The British surveying party in Palestine be-
lIeve they have discovered the cave and city Of
Adullam.
Shingle weddings are coming rapidly into
style now, the ceremony taking place when the
first born is old enough to spank.
Think minute before you speak, and day
before you promise. Hasty promises give oc
cssou Tor speedy repentance.
Why is stationer very wicked man2 Be-
cause he makes people steel pens and then says
they do write.
Recently. gentleman who few years ago
purchased farm about eight miles from Sc.
Alichaes, Talbot county, Md, powed up an
iron kettle, said to contain $4,000 IN ancient
coin.
Never be cast down by trihes. IF spider
breaks his thread twenty times, he will mend
it again. Make up your mind to do thing
and you will do it. Fear not if trouble COM
upon you keep your spirit though the DAY be
dark one.
A pair of boots with gold tipped toes, and
heels Of the same metal, and valued at SlOO,
have been made at Idaho City, TO be woro by
the high sheriff, next Fourth of July, when
there is to be a festival celebration there, and
ultimately to be sept to the Centennial Exhibl
lion in Philadelphia.
One million dollars worth of coral was fish
ed up out OF the depths of the Mediterranean
by The coral gatherers of Naples last year. They
work buslly during spring and summer, and
spend their earnings during fall and winter at
home 10 sun baskiDg, wine, macaronl and Full
cnella shows.
The new Mayor of St. Louis is James H.
Britain, a native of Page county, Va. He
served tour years as clerk 10 store 10 Kappa
hammock Co., at $75 per aonum, but his last
situation was somewhat better, being receiver
of the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge Co., at
salary OF S5 900.
A few neat little birdhouses, which aoy ln-
geuious boy can make, placed 10 the trees
around the buildings, would induce many
pair of sweet singing birds to locate on your
premises, and you will fad them serviceable as
we'll as pleasant, for they will rid your gardens
of many of the pests, u the form OF insects, that
infest them.
The Brooklyn bridge is to be beaten before
it is flushed. Its rival, which is to be con-
structed over the Firth of Folth, Scotland,
will be the largest in the world The helghth
will be $50 feet, and the mslu span nearly looO
feet, or nearly one-third of mile 10 width,
aud the smaller spans $50 feet. 1t Will cost
about $l0000,000.
An instance of shod1 y arstocracy meanness
is reported from the South End, Boston, where
wealthy woman hired for a servant her own
sister treated her in all respects as meDlal,
aud though she and her husband, having no
chlidreu, diued alone when no company was 10
the house, they never permitted the sister to
SIT with them.
You see," said Thiers, Raphael came
from Paradise, aud Michael Angelo came from
partakcs OF every character. Note the con-
trast." said vi. Theirs, Raphael coming from
Paradise, lived like a pagan, while M!cosei
Angein, coming from the Inferno, lived like
saint, bearing In his heart divine love LOT tue
Marchioness OF Pescars.
AN AUTOGRAPH Letter OF THOMAS JET
PERSON Major g. Z. Buckuer has presented
Tie State Library with an original letter OF
Thomas Jefferson, ranked by him as fresi-
dent of the Uuited States, aud worded as foi-
lows:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, OF.
"Sir.--y our letter of Dec. 2l came duly to
hand but so constant have been my occupa-
tous that have not had single moment to
re.exauine our accounts and make final state
mcnt of them. therefore, according to your
request, eucose you one hundred dollars, and
will avail myself of the first moment can TO
exsu.iue this matter and settle 1t hualiy.. Ac
cept my best wishes for your better health
In. JEFFERSON.
Mr.. John H. Freeman, near Culpeper Court
house.
Endorsed ~.
"Recemmended to the care OF Capt. ohack'e-
ford"
AN EGG STORY We have often heard IL
stated that heus have been Known to lay TWO
eggs in one day, but always had our douDts
about it, MIR. Lawrence b White, OF Caro-
line, Informs us that hen Oh his premises ao-
,ual ly did lay two large round aud perfectly
formed eggs 10 one day. and both at the saa1e
time What seems still more wonderful is' 'ne g
two eggs we're united at each and by smal' $, al
soft tube or membrane, which adhered 80 CLOSE
to them that oue might hang the eggs across
his finger like pair of saddle bags, and Dan
gIe them about, without their separating. Id
credible as this egg story may seem, 1t Is, never
theless, fact This hen is OF the common
breed of fowls, with nothing remarkable aoou1
her. any more than it must be admitted oy al''