Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.


tries are reviviug.
President Grant weighs one hundred and
eighty seven pounds. He is "sold man."
They have new government in Panama
There has DOT been change for over month.
Twenty two female clerks have just been dis
missed from the Pateutofhce, Washington.
The best building 10 Iceland is the Jail. And
yetit has never contained Il prisoner, though it
has been erected many years.
Thirteen generals left Atlanta on one train
the other day without seeming TO diminish the
number in town.
y Pennsylvania printer who is the father Of
twentyslx children is puzzliug himself to ac.
couut for the hard times.
Nearly one half of the surplus hard woods
IN the country are said to be found 10 Western
Virginia.
The fight is over and the victorious are jub-
laul while the defeated ure little sore. Well,
that's natural but in little while it will all be
right again.
A young lady was accidentally shot 10 the
leg while dancing at ball in Baltimore on Mon
day evening, the pistol falling from the pocket
oil her partner.
The pew State constitution of Nebraska con-
taius provision that the Uoted States Sena-
tors Tor that State shall hereafter be elected by
direct vote OF the people.
\ plaintiff who sued for five days service at
81 day, In negotiating marriage for bashful
maD in Thurman, n. Y, got only verdict mo
cause Of action
\ special Washington telegram to the Provi-
dence Journal says that the removal ofthe Nor.
mon postmaster at Ogden, Utah, lis the first
step towards the removal Of all the Mormons
holding Federal Offices 10 Utah."
According to recent return the National
Library pow in Paris contains l, 100000 print
ed volumes, $4,000 manuscripts. ZOO, 900 CO.
cravings aud maps, and l2O 900 medals and
cous.
Two vessels caught ! 400 barrels of No. l
mackcrci IN Two haus on Newport Sound,
Thursday Of last week The two crews, mum
b:riDg about 40 men, made SIS, 900 10 two days
fishing. Almost as good as fishing on the Po-
| tomac.
This is told about John King, of Tennessee.
lu 1862 soldiers of both armies ruided on his
farm. So he removed all bis produce to cave
10 the Cumberland mountains. A storm threw
down rock Which closed the mouth of the cave.
Therein he lived for thirteen years 10 the dark,
eating from his produce and drinking from a
spring. The other day, railroad company blast
ed him out.
newspaper is a window through which men
look out Oh all that is going Oh 10 the world
without newspaper man is shut in a small
room aud knows little or nothing Of what is
happ eulng outside of himself Ia our day the
newspapers keep pace with history aud record
1t. A newspaper will keep sensible u az 10 sym
pathy with the world 5 current history. 1t is an
Unfolding encyclopedia, 40 unbound book for
ever issuing and Dever flushed.
a horrible Chiuese custom was carried ont
at Hong Kong recently. A native died, and
his physician, also a native, was bound to the
corpse until it was placed in the cofin. He was
released, however, after enduring this punish
ment for his lack Of skill for some time, upop
payment OF a considerable sum to defray the
funeral expenses. What deminution of the
profession there would be, if such punishment t
was Inflicted in this county