Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-03
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| The Western Methodist c.lls an old lady a
'matria!cE.
There are but two Smiths in the Dew Con
gress, but no blacksnlihs
| Mr. EmiIe Oliver is announced as a caudi-
dare Tor the French Assembly.
| The triumph of the Conservative ticket in
Alexandria ely end county is glory enough for
| Que day.
! Banana culture is increasing at the South,
! particularly in tue Old cotton fields Of the Gulf
States
Cd lace is the object Of the latest fashion
able ulauia, and the factories are ruuuing double
time to supply the demand
Springfield Mass. paper says: Eleven
; drumulers were waiting to see one of our mer-
chan,s at the same time, the other day
At a meeting Of number of clergy men 10
Cincinnati 90 Monday it was resolved TO hold a
religious centennial celebration 10 that city in
1876
The Frcedmeu's Back yesterday paid its d.
rltend OF twenty per cent. to depositors,
amounting to ueary $4,000 The liabilities
OF the bank are upward oil $4,000 900.
The Philadelphia Times states that There
has been, according to excellent authority, an
average depreciation Of 20 per cent. in the
value Of real estate 10 PhiIaiephia since the
pauic Of 1873"
The total gold coinage Of the past month at
the United States miuts amounted to s., BOB
O2Oi silver trade dollars, 1850, O2O; subsidiary
silver, 1904 00O miner coius, one-ceot bronze
pieces, $40, 200.
The Cincinnati Com wercial says there is one
kind ot contraction which is to be avoided-the
contraction 0! debts. The failure of indiyi-
duais, and 6'ms from year to year is due to
that cause chiefly.
A STUART Boston Highlands woman, 6udipr a
burglar in the house, deceived him into bcliev.
lug that he had not been seen, and while be
was raLs2ck'ug her daughters room, ran in
her hight clothes for a policeman, and got ooe
back to the house 10 time 10 seize the thief.
BaIzac says that Partisan ladies have
genius for graceful! walking, and seem to i'm
print IN the fold Of their robe the mould of
their thy feet. When an English or German
lady attempts this step, he states, they have
the air OF grauadlcr, marching, en- avaut to
attack rcdoute.'
The Shah Of Persia is very expensive man
to entertain as guest. He never visits any
one without expecting TO receive presents. Not
long siaco he was entertained for whole day
BY Hirza Hussein Khan al his house 10 Teber-
an. The Shah breakfast there and received
MANY presents -sl2,00O in cash for himself
and Jewels and Que hundred cashmere shawls
tor his ladies. The entertainment cost Husseiu
Khan $50. ZOO.
The weddings Of Mrs. MouIson, at Cambridge,
the other day, to Il Norwegian geutlemsu named
lie ChanlbeIlou de Hegermanu Londenchronn,
included soDie curlou, Norwegian customs, one
feature being weddlng carpet brought over
from Norway for the occasion 1t is piece of
Workmanship OF quaint design and beauty, and
fabulous value, like an Indian shawl. Upon it
unDumbcred Norwegian brides have rested
their little feet while the minister pronounced
the mystic words of besowal The groom,
doubtless had some old county superstition or
Tenderness tor the habit, aud so imported
his bridal floor cloth for the occasion.
HE correspondent OF the London News gives
this Interesting intelligence II beg to re-
mlnd your readers that Milton housein West
MINISTER is still standing, although slightly al
tered. 1t Is situated 90 the north side Of York
street., and Is DOT many yards from the ST.
James Park station of the Underground Dis
trlct railway. 1t has been lately occupied BY
nShIonser VINO placed over his shop front the
words: The Noted Fried Fish Shop l be-
lieve that William Hazlitt lived 10 this house
for some lime, and that be caused the tablet to
Milton memory to be fixed to the garden
front OF the house, which now looks toward the
Wellington Barracks In Miltou's time the
house had gabled roof similar to two or three
other hocses 10 ork street. Subsequently the
walls were raised, aud the top story DOW ter
inmates 10 square parapet. Millions garden
extended in bis time quite up to the Park, and
Lord Scudsmore was near neighbor Of his
also having a house 10 York street in Crom-
wells tine.
SUCCESSFUL GAME OF SHARpERs On
norday couple of sbarpers called iuto
the shoe store Of James Recaglio, an Itsl- |
!an, 10 NV York, aud offered to exchange
Sz,ooO ~ gold for currency, dollar for
dollar, The gold was said to be in
small bag which was deposited on the counter,
aud the currency was handed over and the !
strangers left Oo opening the bag it was found |
to cootaIn pieces OF lead and shot. The sharp. |
ers have so far eIud4d pursuit.