Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-01
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The Jews own nearly half of Berlin.

Mountains of isuglass, worth dollar per
pound, is the newest Black Hills attraction.
Cuba Libre confirms by an election Juan B.
Spotorno as President of the Republic.
James Otis, Mayor of San Francisco, died
on Saturday morning.
The Egyptian army have entered Abyssuia,
and the natives are retreatng before them.
There we're 1872 deaths from all causes 10
New York city during the past week
The returns from the Missouri election iud;-
cate that the new Constitution has been carried
by large majority.
Mr.. Fansaut will at noon to-day surrender
the Mayoralty Of Baltimore to Gen. Latrobe.
There will be 20 particular ceremony observed.
TO your tents, oh Israel To the polls,
Oh Conservatives, and let the welfare Of Vr.
giuia be your rallying cry.
The growl of the lion, it is said, will soon
again be heard, because he's got another roya
baby to support.
The epizootic is quite prevalent 10 L,udoun
county, but has only proved fatal in few
cases
1t looks very much as if the 4th of Novem
Der would see boodShed in Montreal, whe1
another attempt is to- be made 10 bury Guibord
The New York city and State tax amounts
to IS per capita. What would our people say
TO tbat-and still We are miserable.
\ New York female was arrested at St. AL
baus OF Saturday, on the arrival of the Mon
treal train, with four huodred yards Of black
silk on her person.
The Cheyenne Indians got the best of the
Ualted States troops 10 recent fight, and im
medlately Commissioner Smith thinks they
should be thoroughly whipped and sutjugated.
The loyal, republican North is extatc at the
mere anticipation of a visit from royalty to the
Centennial. How We apples would like to
swim.
There are no old maids in Greene county,
Iowa, now. The last one, aged eighty-fve,
got married the other day. What fine
opening.
The Texas Constitutional Convention is COD
slderlng an amendment prohibiting clergymen
from holding political offices. Religion and
politics don't gee. A man cant serve two
masters
Mr.. Whiting, editor of the Manassas Ga.
zette, announced himself 40 Independent can
didate for the Legislature, lost thirteen SUBJ
scribers to bis paper, aud retires. Ne sutor
ultra crepidam.
The fish Matching establishment at Lexiug-
ton, Va, has now 100000 California salmon
eggs, which are of deep pinkish color and
about the size Of full grown garden pea, to
which there is striking resemblance.
Two ships, of 400 tons each, are nearly
ready to be launched at Newburyport, Mass.
Several smaller vessels are being built. We
are going to have ship built here, ouly it is
to be schooner, but big one.
An opera boufe on 40 American subject is
TO be brought out at the famous Carl Theatre,
in Vienna, next month. 1t is in three acts, and
pictures life among the mountains in Salt Lake
City. 1t will doubtless be salty.
A riding club has been organized in Warren
ton, which now numbers forty-oue members
The object is not so much to develop horse
maushlp as to encourage the raising of a better
strain Of horses.
Two rival brass bands gave a competitive ex-
hibition at Port Hope Out, the other day, and
the people there say that, rather than have
the thing repeated, they'd welcome another
Fenian invasion.
The Hon. Beresford Hope has replied to the
Governors telegram notifying him of the iu-
auguration Of the jackson statue as follows
Delighted. Heartiest congratulations. Deeply
regret absence.
The report that the French Prince Imperial
was to take trip around the world is denied
by the Paris Pays, which says "At this mo-
ment prince Of the imperial family must re-
specially hold himself at the disposal of
France, which may at any moment summon
him." Which would seem to indicate high
degree Of confidence 10 their cause on the part
of the BOnanartists