Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-25
County Items.


County Items.
REPORTED FOR THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
The exhibition gwen by Prof Stokes 10 aid
of the Arlington Sunday School, at Columbia
school house in that village, last Friday even
log, was we'll attended, the Professor taking
his audience through Europe and the Holy
Land in two hours at much less cost than the
general rule, though there was 90 chance for
fashionable smuggling. Both old and young
were Instructed as we'll as highly amused.
The society of thieves of our county is in
creasing its membership and doing heavy
business in direct violation of that command-
u,eut, Thou shalt not steal, and every good
ciizan should remember it is his duty to prose
cute vigorously when the chance is had
The darlington Socas" (colored) will give
grand CONCERT and levee at Oid Fellows Hall,
in Je fersou District, next Monday evening, 9th
inst, ADD among the stars on the bill are the
Bowen brothers, Tom Coleman, aud other we'll
Known amateurs.
Our treasurer, Mr. Jefferson lacey, is busiiv
engaged IN receiving taxes, aud It's Well tOi
| taxpayers to Come 10 tue, az this cX;rac' truul
the acts OF the Assembly 1874 demons rates
Amy person falling 10 pay any State taxes or
county levles to the treasurer by the first day
OF December, shall Incur a penalty thereon of
five per ccntun, whlch shall b. added to the
| amount Of the taxes a3d l.vies due from such
Tax payer"
Tn Sunday School picnic 10 Morey Grove,
pear BaiIy's Cross RAIDS, last Saturday, was
a very pleasant atfairthe day lst fitted for
swinging, nu'iiug, speaking, ETC. A glorious
| spread.out from The well flied baskets adlu /
much to the occasion, and well may it be said :
God bless our Sunday School
Al meeting OF Excelsior Lodge, No. 4, |.
| y. u. L., the following were elected officers tor
the present quarter: W. q. T., JAS T.. Close;
W. V. T., Ida Z. Wibirt; W. +. j NJ. Wood.
ward; ". j., ". G. WiDir,; W. T., }. B. Cor
bett; W. g., L. II. Taylor; W. NJ, f. }. CIR.
betl; W. |. G., Amos Horscman W. S., Sam.
| ue Conner.
Mr.. Baruhous,, teacher of Columbia School,
IN Arlington, with the assistance OF his scho.
ars, intends TO beautily the school grounds
aud ''as many hands make hight work. no
doubt be will have the SUCCESS he deserves.
ELEPHANT PREsERvATIoN-E Elephant boot
iugln ludla islikelyt to become 10 time, If indeed
1t is not already, as Improbable and expensive
tUrm OF amusement as that of pheasant shoot
log IN this country, where every bird brought
| down represents The COST Of some halt guinea or
more to the owner. Tie elephant is ludispen-
sable 10 ludia, aud while the demand for his
| services there Is Oh the Increase, il appears
| that The supply Of animals Is on the de-
| crease. The RAIDS made Gu the wild animals
| Iii auma!s which eau be SO quickly aud per
tecty tanned aad trained can be called wlidl
are becoming less aud less productive, aud
The importation Of elephants from Ccylon
! has almost ceased, owing TO the scarcity OF the
creatures in the iSlauI SO the Madras Mail
reports, aud it couples with The report strong
| recommendation for he adoption OF measures
tending To preserve the race OF elephants, tame
and wild. I seems that good elephant now
| costs as much as II, 900 rupees even 10 India-
! q fact which 10 itself sufficiently Indicates the
| growing scarcity of The animals, and The neces
| slty for preserving them from wastctu and un-
| necessary DESTRUCTION La the Cuim baore dis
| trlct a government official, ilr. Mackenzie.
| Is busy catching wild elephants by the usual
paII>ade enclosures aud IN little over
year has secured twenty-nine aniuals-a
result which is regarded as highly satlsfac-
tory now a.days Some Of these creatures
were tanned and at work carrying loads in
the town OF CoiIegsl within ten weeks OF their
capture. Two OF the captivcS died one from
lnterua disease, aud the Other from the com
plalut Known amongst manklud as a "brokeu
heart. There are vast differences in their dis
positions aud characters In the matter of
work some u"c thoroughly honest, and some
downright skulkerS and lders when they get
the opportunity. Under any circumstances, is
seems shame to WaGl0uly destroy sucn useful,
Intelligent uud harmless creatures aud in view
OF the present. aud growing scarcity it Is hoped
that the sheer brutality ot chasing, shooting at,
and destroying whole herds of wild elephants
will soon cease, aud only the dangerous and
solitary males be marked down as fitting game
for the bags OF our sportsmen in Iudia.-
London Gioje.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ITEMS M. A.
McG owen y Co., o. " ashlugtoG, who have
been Operating Smi;i 5 brown stone quarry the
past three Or four moths, have Suspended
work and discharged their hands, some twelve
10 lumber We understand the reason they
quit work was that the size stone they needed
could pot be longer procured from the quarry
ID suthclent numbers TO pay thrm 70 continue
work.
The commissioners appointed by the courts
OF Prince William aud Fairfax counties to de-
termlne upon the proposed construction Of
bridge across Otcoquln river 1t the village OF
Occoquao, met there 90 Saturday last, but ow-
lug to the non-atteudance OF one Of the Fairf4x
com mlssloners adjourned TO meet at Manassas
on Friday, October lst.
There Is monster castor bean plant, or raoal
weed, 10 the garden attached TO the "Mauas.
sas' Hotel, raised by Mrs. II. B. Yarns, whicn
is wonder to behold. 1t is iu twelve feet
high, ten feet across its branches, eleven inches
10 circumference arou1d the body, with leaves
two and a bali feet across, ADD would Comfort
ably shade dozen persons FROM the rays of
the sun.
The contract for the mechanics work in seat
ing the stone church at Manassas has been
awarded to MIR. 4. d. Rhodes, recently of
Pennsylvania, who is DOW engaged in the pro.
secutlon Of the work
Mr.. John W. Miller, who arrived here on
Tuesday last from Rensselaer, county, N. Y,
brought with him an Early Rose potato raised
10 that county, which weighs three pounds and
n nuarter