Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.
question.

but the report lacks confirmation.
A large quantity OF 'crooked'' whiskey has
been seized in Petersburg Va. They generally
take it straight here.
Gov. Harranft has appointed November 25
as day of thanksgiving in Pennsylvania. He 8
just been re elected.
10 Chicago great many business blocks
have been erected this year. How are they to
be occupied is the question to be solved.
lfit hadn't been for the pull-back style of
dress a man in Iowa would have married a
woman With wart Oh one of her knees.
The reports from Utah show that Brigham
Young is mourning 10 bitterness over his folly
10 marrying 10 haste to regent at leisure.
The New Hampshire census shows that FROM
1922 to 1873, lO3 persons living in that State
have attained an age Of more than 100 years.
Smallpox has for the past few weeks been
spreading 10 Brooklyn to au alarming extent.
That city appears to be the victim of pests
just now.
President Grant, accompanied by Mrs. Grant
and General Babcock, left Washington yester-
day morning for New York. What is the mat.
ter with the atmosphere of Washington
The snow lay so deep 10 the northern part of
Berkshire county, Mass, last Tuesday as to
seriously Interfere with access to the polls by
day and delay the election returns at night.
A soldier has been drummed out of the u.
5. Army. at Newport for calling an officer "a
id Italian orean-grinder" and the question
is, Was the officer az organs grinder or a
monkey?
The Philadelphia Day thinks "the result of the
October aud November elections has given the
Inside track to Tom Bayard for the Democratic
nomination for President next year." A bet
ter selection could not be made.
The elections being over for the present.
Secretary Robson has ordered the discharge
OF almost the entire force of workmen from the
oaVy yard at Charlestown, Mass. Times are
to be made harder yet, for purpose
A Leavenworth paper says that if turnips
we're bread, and cabbages were meat, Kansas
could take contract to winter the paupers of
the world at two cents per head and make
enough on the contract to pay the entire State
debt.
The Supreme Court of Maine has recently
decided that if person buys railroad ticket
for passage between two given points be has a
right to ride an equal distance anywhere on
the road, and 10 any direction backwards or
forwards.
The Norfolk Virginiap, and Landmark,
agree in urging that hereafter there shall be
discussion of the claims of the candidates for
office before any nominating convention, or
primary election, shall be held which is not
bad suggestion.
The Fredericksburg Herald thinks that there
is every reason to believe that the WOODEN fac
tory destroyed by fire there few weeks ago
will be rebuilt at an early day. The parties in-
terested are now awaiting the action of the TO-
aurance companies in adjusting losses, &c.
Mr.. A. R. Micou, editor of the Tappahan
mock Gazette, was nominated for the House Of
Delegates by the Conservatives Of Essex coun-
ty only few days before the election, aod al
though the county had been largely Republi-
CAP, he came within twenty niue votes of being
elected
The Fairfax Farmer aud News has been re-
moved from Fairfax Court House to Washing
ton city, where it is now issued weekly under
the title of National Intelligeucer" Heaven
save the mark Shades of Gales and SeatoD
defend us What dissertation of an honored
name No more like the grand old Iotelli.
gencer than the Queen of Dsomark's second
husband was like her first. We have paugbt
to say against the new paper, but change the
nanaei
One OF the "roughest" things we have lately
seen is what the St. Louis Journal says of the
editor of the Globe Democrat, lately indicted
for completely in the whiskey frauds. The
Journal says: THE Globe Democrat did not
say word in reference to the arrest of its
senior proprietor for completely 10 the whiskey
frauds the Dex, morning after it occurred but
did give well written and very touching ar.
ticle concerning the mismanagemeut Of our
peniteotiary, which may be considered the
proper thing, under the circumstances.
The London Times of yesterday morning
publishes special telegram from Alexandria,
which says that the Khedive has applied off
cay to England for two 6naociers to under.
take Egyptian frances, promising the fullest
Information to the Great Powers Ii be will
Just send to this country the thing can be
lnfs- ADD be need not trouble himself about
actions an either, for by The time the trans
all the lotorma'.nd the fnauciers will have
.aS h hodsr, Of the Moofpmo money 'oo' while
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