Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-18


Z. A: Coghill, j. H. Dooley, VIM. Smith and
B. W. Lacy.
1he Northern Pacific's Condition.
Mr.. Jay Cooke, who still takes warm in-
terest in the affairs of the Northeru Pacific
railroad says that there will BE- no effort on the
part OF that company to secure aid from Con.
eress by Joining hands with Col. Thos SCOTS
Texas Pacific project L appears that Col.
Scott is confident Of his ability to push his
scheme through on its OWL merits. and that
the Northern Pacific managers, while not 3D.
posing it, are not seeking au alliance. Mr..
Cooke is just as confident as ever of the future
success OF the railroad which swallowed up his
great to tune and brought him to bankruptcy.
tie says 1t now occupies the proudeSt position
OF any road IN the country, baing entirely free
from debt, It's bonds having all been converted
TOTO preferred stock. Both ends of the road
earn mouth;y surplus over running expenses
which amounts to about SIC, 900.
The value of the company land grant, Mr..
Cooke says, is far greater than even the direc.
tors themselves imagine. The completion of
The last 200 miles Of track 10 Dakota gave the
ed IN the whole State of Massachusetts. The
reservation of the alternate sections belonging
to the Government for actual settlers. 10 tracts
OF 81 acres, or 100 to soldiers, enables the com
pany to virtually offer the settler who buys a
farm Of it another farm adjoining as free
GIT. The settler who buys 80 acres from the
company has only to build his house on the adj
joining 81 acres to own the whole LOO. IF he
was soldier be gets 500 acres by the same
process. Mr.. Cooke argues that the strict pro-
VISIONS OF law to prevent spectators getting
possession Of any land within the limit of the
grant will eventually result 10 thickly popu.
latlng the region through which the Northern
i>acihc runs, and, as consequence, will pro-
duce large local business for the road. The
friends OF Mr.. Cooke will be glad to learn that
he is IN excellent health and spirits
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED YEARS AFTER DEATH.
"A correspondent Of Appetons' Journal, writ
ing OF excavations at Pompeii, says: Among
the most interesting Of the objects found re-
Gently are two skeletons, one Of a somewhat
elderly man, the other Of woman. They were
found in the Via Stabia among the ashes of
the last eruption, evidently ovcrtakeu 10 their
flight and buried among the cnders Accord
ing to the Usual method employed TO preserve
the exteroal appearance OF objects liquid plas-
ter Was poured into the cavity, which, serving
as mould, fac slmc of the forms was OBJ
tanned, and thus perfectly preserved the statue
like bodies were placed 10 glass cases 10 the
Pompeii Museum. While approaching all the
horror of such death aud the suffering en-
dured, as shown BY the position of the limbs,
one cannot but imagine what would have been
I'm sfn tSh. 49, kIok
some prophet informed them thar eighteen
hundred years after their death their forms,
and even as much of their garments as we're
not consumed III the eruption, would be placed
10 museum for inspection by mu titude of
sght-Seers, some from lands the existence of
which they had never dreamed Of
The poor woman is lying on her face, and
even the form of her hair, put up behind, is
seen. One arm shields her forehead, and she
is supported by the other. Her stony limbs
are well formed, and traces of garment are
seen passing in folds around her. The man,
although placed on his back in the exhibition,
when found was turned on his side. One arm
rests 90 his hip; the other is upitled. The
face is somewhat distorted, but massive and
smoothly shaven. Even the form of the fast
enng Of the sandals around the ankle, and of |
the long button higher up on the leg to hold |
them, is clearly seen. The limbs are partly |
drawn up. The skeleton of toeraby large |
dog, also recently found, is 10 the Museum of
Pompen, his whole form preserved 10 plaster,
II the same manner as those just mentioned |
tie Is lying on his back, wrthiug n suffering,
biting mis- bind leg. The rings in his COLLAR
are plainly seen.
A strong feeling is developing among the
Democrats in favor of St.. Louis as the
place for holding the next National Democratic +
Convention. Cincinnati appears to have re-
signed her preteusions in favor of ST. Louis. |