Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-06

DO omclal action has yet been taken concerning
the affairs of the institution, but that it will al
once 80 into liquidation and pay in full.
Rev. y. Y. McMasters, b. d., L. L. D.,
rector of Christ Church, at St. Paul, Mlnu.,
and we'll known in the Protestant Episcopal
Church circles throughout the country, died,
yesterday, after loog aud painful sickness
President Grant has pardoned Manton Heard
and Robert \. Pearson, formerly Cashier and
Teller of the Rhode Island National Bank,
who were convicted three years since of cDib,z
cling 100000 Of the funds of that Institution
n movement is 90 foot 10 New York among
the lrishmen for the observance on November
% of the seventh anniversary of the execution
of the fenians Allen, Larkins and o Brien, 10
Manchester, England.
Messrs. B. +. Newcomer and c. Morton
Stewart trustees Of the Calvert Sugar Rein
ing Company, OF Baltimore, announce that the
refinery will be sold at public auction on the
LIST Of Dece mber
uuitcd States Marshus, with the assistance
Of the police, made raid upon aud captured
two illicit stills 10 Brooklyn, GU Thursday night,
but only after sharp encounter with the par
ties ruoning them.
Russian commercial credit is reported to be
seriously threatened in London by the failure
of DIR. Strousberg, the great railway contractor,
and the banks have been wrought into such
state Of apprehension that yesterday it was d.
rectly affecting the money market.
Iu the Circuit Court for Baltimore county,
yesterday, Judge Yellott sentenced James Da.
bf> ,r;f r.
convicted OF murder 10 the second degree, 10
10 the pcniteutiary.
A great deal of excitement has been caused
at Hanover College, New Ham pshire, by the
arrest OF humber Of students who attended
an auction sale OF books Il few days ago, and
smashed the auctoucer, his clerk, furniture and
window PAGES.
James McGrath, leader of notorious gang
of counterfeiters, who was arrested some time
since 10 New I ork and subsequently, escaped,
was rearrested on Thursday last on the steamer
Indiana just as she Was about sailing for Liver
pool.
Gov. Chamberlain was received and warm IL
welcomed, yesterday, by large gathering of
the Charleston Chamber of Commerce. La re-
introduced by him, the Governor renewed his
assurances that he would give to the State
good and honest government, and siguif,d his
qualification at the aid extended him 10y the
merchants of Charleston.
The MORTUARY CUSTOM OF THE jews -
The remains of David Jcrosaw, who was mur-
dered in a row 10 New York, by his former
partner, on Tuesday, were buried 10 Baysde
Cemetery on Thursday, by the Malaga Jewish
Society. Jcroslaw's body had been stripped by
the official who made the postmortcm examina.
ton, and the clothing was locked up. Under
the Jewish law the body of murdered person
must be left UNLICENSED, and buried 10 he cloth
ing which has his blood upon it. La this case
the coroner could not be found aud the corpse,
with blood on its face and hands with it's hair
dishevelIed and matted with blood, was wrap
ped 10 a sheet of white muslin and enclosed in
a rude pioe coffin.
The members of the Society having gathered
around the closed cof6n, Moses Weiss, acting
as rabbi, raped upon the lid, snd said David
Jerosaw, David Jeroslaw You must forgive
the man who killed you and all ycur other eue-
mics. We will take charge of your effects, and
deliver them to your wife and children The
Society then followed the hearse to the grave.
bloody clothing is to be deposited on the coffin.
Coroner Croker and Dr. MacW hinnie viewed
the remains of Joseph Goldman in the Nor
que, and David Parson, 10 whose room the
duel Was fought, was permitted to bury Gold
mans body.
A WRITER in Blackwood gives this enter.
tanning gossip concerning Michael Angeles
method Of working: Through his impatience
and enthusiasm, Michael Angelo ruined block
after block of marble by working with too
great vehemence near the surface. Too eager
to arrive at point where his true genius
would hod play, he assaulted the marble with
such violence that be often struck off pieces
which trenched toto the just limits of the sur
face; and, as they could not be replaced he
was forced to flush as be could pot as he
would. Had he copfued himself more to elab
Grating his work in clay, aud then intrusted
the blocking out 10 marble to mechanical
workman, We should have had not only much
larger number of grand works by him. bu
they would have been treer OF great defects
For instance, the back of the head of Moses
has been chiseled away until it is aD impossible
head. Again, the David is sacrificed to the
eexlgencies of the marble. Aud the head Of
his famous Day was probably left unfinished
osoouoS lac pelSSlVcu lu1l IL WAS LuTDGN DSyOOU
the limit permitted to oature without breaking
the neck
OLDEST TIMBER In THE WORLD. Probably
the Oldest timber 10 the world which has been
subjected to man is that which is found 10 the
ancient temples of Egypt. 1t is found in con.
nectlon with stone work which is known to be
at least four thousand years old. This wood.
and the only wood used 10 the construction of
the temple, is iu the form OF ties, holding the
end ofune stone to another in its upper sur.
face. When two blocks we're laid in place.
then 1t appears that an excavation about 10
inch deep was made 10 each block, into which
an hour glass; shaped tic was driven. 1t is
therefore very difficult to force any stone from
Its position. The ties appear to have been the
tsrmarisk wood, of which the ark was con-
structed, a sacred tree 10 ancient Egypt, and
now very rarely found in the valley Of the
Nile. Those dove-taed ties are just as sound |
now as on the day of their insertion. Although