Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-24
Intentional PerVerSiOu.

As sample Of the Intentional pcrverson of
things that occur in the South by the Radical
press of the country, the following from the
Washington Republican Of yesterday morning
is republished. Of course 40 such speech was
ever made here
THE Chesapeake and Ohio railroad case,
which has been on trial in Acxlndria for a
few days past, has been of exceeding interest.
Aside from the matter which was poutcdlv
important to the case, there was one feature
which attracted 30 inconsiderabe attention. \
young lawyer, a young Firrnian 'twcre better
TO say, took upon hlmsei the great rcspunsi
hlity OF arguing the case before Chief Justice
Waite, aud there is 40 doubt but that the
young mao was duly impressed with the mag
oltudc OF the situation. Amid profound silence
DC arose to address the court the flush of cX-
cIcment tlngcd his cheeks, the sparkle of de-
termination was in his eye, and drawing a
large nose cloth from his pocket, he swept it
over his brow and said III it please your
Houors, this is most important case Grand,
because 1t is great intricate, because it is COM
pIlcated; far reaching. because there is much
OF IT. and astonishing, because of its marvelou,
revelations. My clients, your Honors have
bceu most grlcvouSlv wronged, aud if so, and
such be the case, Virginia, the great State of
Virginia, the mother Of Presidents and the
father of all ovcIiuess, will be the recipient OF
gross Injustice. Can we submit to it as honor.
able men, as publlc-Sprlted citiztus, as God
fearing members of the human race2 Your
Honors ask you canddy, can we submit to
II! Ii we do, then may the goddess Of wisdom.
that beautiful type of female kind Gesert US;
then may the heavens trown and the earth
yawn up and give forth its dead; then may the
Immortal Washington the father Of this coun-
try and the one thing altogether lovely, who
slumbcrs meath the green sward OF Mount
Vernon, on the banks OF the Rap. rap,
-rap, comes suddenly from the desk OF the hon.
orabe judges, and Chief Justice Waite, with
smile OF pure humor, Interrupted and said:
The gentleman must remember that we are
here to listen to constitutional argument aud
not for the purpose of having the counsel APP
peaI'to,the bones Of our fathers or build monu.
ments with rhetoric, aud the auditors iu the
courtroom went off 10 a 4 fAaughter that
JADE the spiders come out On eir 1waAbed
s9ens to';1yey'gate 'hezcause =
CrN9 GAMES FOR YOUNG 'F6LEs;sA
Two playci closely blindioldsd with a band
age made az Eir pocket handk:rchcts E.ch
one is provid& with saucer full of cake or
cracker cruQbsS which is held 10 the left
hand, and d spoon which is held in the right
hand. "a sheet is spread upon the fl ,or, upon
which lhs players sit, aud at given signal
they begf s21Bed each other Their efforts
to fnd:eaeb Htlsr So mouths with their spoons
never fail to afford much sport.
Another amusing experiment is to try to
blow out candle blindfoded. The candle is
placed upon table, up t. which the player is
first led he then walks six steps; turns around
three times, and walks forward as nearly in
the direction of the candle az possible, and
tries to blow it ou'. Ii he happens to wander
to a wrong part of the room, the effect of the
blowing is cry funny.
EJECTMENT SUIT. case of James n
Carpenter vs. the Potomac Steamboat Com
pany, which has engaged the Circuit Court Of
Washington, for the past several days, was
concluded yesterday afternoon by verdict for
the defendant The plaintiff last year came on
board OF the Aqua Greek steamer K.yport,
after being on hunting expedition, and was
accompanied by some dogs. Under these cir.
cumstauces he was elected lrom the saloon of
the steamer, and last December entered suit,
claiming $4,000 damages.