Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

o''n 'ni''oo VI tue cuuSylVanla Leglsla-
lure appointed to investigate the PhiL deIpbia
and Reading Railroad coal and iron combina.
lon will report hat there is 40 call for ep,sla.
tive action.
10 the l2ih Of September Lieutenant Gen
eral Peterson, veteran of the wars against the
hrst Napoleon, died at Novgorod, in Russia, in
his nlnety.second year. He gained his epau.
lettes under SuVarof 10 Italy took part 10
nearly all the battles against Napoleon in Rus
sla and Germany, and distinguished himself at
Eylau where he got the Prussian Golden Cross,
OF which he was probably the last wearer,) at
Borodlno and at Leipzig.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue 10
his report recommends making the penalties
for fraud by reotifers as severe as for frauds by
ulstil,ers; ms, with monthly transcripts of
tne DOCKS OF all who handle spirits, will (he
In'oksJ sufhce to prevent fraud hereafter. He
also recommends that the marking of ciga~
boxes otherwise than with branding iron be
autnorlzed; that system of wholesale LIQUOR
dealers stamps dlsplace the present practice of
gauglng their stocks; aud that the rule ire
Gently declared by the Supreme Court exist
Dy which spirit IN the hands OF an innocent pur.
chaser who has paid all the taxes are suLieet 70
forfeiture tor fraud once intended mot perpe.
trated) by the distilier.
AT the session of the Health Association, in
Baltimore, the other day, Dr. Homer @. Hitch
COCK, President Of the State Board of Health
OF Michigan. reada paper on Relations of the
EXCESSIVE or Habltual Use of Alcoholic Drinks
to Public Health and Public Welfare" Hc
SAID Druokards are the earliest victims of
epldemlcs. In Warsaw, 90 per cent of deaths
from cholera are of persons addicted to the
naotual use otlDtoxicaiug drinks. Six tepths of
In Inc insanity 10 England is attributed to alcohol.
i he vital statistics OF most of the United States
SHOW mortality of to l6 per cent traceable
to this source. In New York, $50 a wear for
each lohabltant is spent for alcoholic drinks.
lh's SIN does not iuti CT half the harm upon
MN who SIN as upon the inheritors of his
blood. Lit" is snort ned IS per cent by its
use, dim olShlns the a7cru,e duration of the
ives of those who use it Is % is years The
Gov, Erment .ses ia: n"ie 10 tie moral effect
II alcohol 'n%n 1t gains il revenue. Each
Sale should asccrtaiu by commission how
much loss II suffers from the traffic 10 alcoholic
drinks, ami shonld assess that loss to the deal
erS eqal;ab!y, according to their sales.
PRINCE WILLIAM County ITEMS. .-Nessrs.
Present. y Son, manufacturers Of carriage
spok lear this place, shipped on Wedues
day 5000. Their finish aod material is supe.
rior 10 any we have ever seen. These were
shipped to Amesbury, Mass, where the firm
VIII snip 10000 more 10 few weeks
MI Il. 3. Doug las, a young lawyer Of Ma
nassas, while visiting Richmond to witness the
unwilling Of StonewalI Jackson's statue, had
the misfortune, along with many others, of
having his pocket picked HIS pocket book
con'aloed money ard some very valuable pa
pers.
On Saturday last while two little sons of Mr.
George Beevers. living below the run, were
out hunting rabbits Samuel. aged ten Years
accidentally let his gun tall with the breecb
dowuwaris, which caused the can to ,ynlode
the contents Ut the barre! passing through the
lett wrist laceraticg it in terrible manner.
The Indications are that pork IS going to
range unusually high this season. Llrl holds
Its OVID at Is cents, and bacon is high accord.
lngly which Indicates that there is not an over
stock OF old held. 1t is usual at this season for
the old stock to be forced upon the market to
make room Tor new, but as the prices do DOT
come down 1t proves there IS not much "forc-
Ing, very good ludcatlou that there is not
much TO 'fJrce, SO those who have hogs had
better take the advantage Of the low price of
corn and feed them - manassas Go=ette.
DEATH OF A NOTABLE LADY. Mrs. Marie
Anioluctte Iidball died at the residence Of her
SOD, Col. George H. Ringsold, paymaster of
the United States army, in San Francisco, Cali
lorna, 90 the 9th Of October. The San Fran.
cisco Alta states that her maiden name was
II Hays and that she was native of Richmond,
Va She was we'll educated, beautiful and &C.
compllshed, and was a favorite with Mrs. Pres
ident Madlsop, and she is ole of the few who
nave been married 10 the White House. Gen.
Samuel RlDggoId, of Fountain Rock, MARYLAND
who possessed vast estate aud lived in grand
style, became her husband in 1913. He had
numerous horses end hounds, aud fox hunting
was Common amusement with him and his
guests. tea. RluEgoi;l died IN 1929, leaving
I'VE children ohe Of whom occupied distiu |
gulshed Position IN The public service as az Of
hcer 10 the Mexicau war, and one a commander
10 the navy. La 1882 she married R. NJ. lid |
ball, OF Winchester, Va, and after his death
she made her home 10 1860 10 Sao Francisco
WIN WI her son. She had spent much of her |
Iife' from 1910 to 1910, in Washington, where
sne was the centre Ut an admlrug circle, and |
"here she had opportunities to become acuuaint-
"''' hto"J VI 'uC lDeu uuSt PROMINENT 10 the |
government. Her observation was acute her |
memory excellent, aud her conversational tai |
en!s brilliant, so that her company was always
enjoyable.
COMM THRo' THE RYE" THE question
whether the rye 10 Buns song was river
Or held of graiu has elected letter from
Or. Waddell OF Glasgow, editor aud biographer
u Burns, who makes be following among other
points:
TWAS very common long ago, and still is, to
nave small beaten foot paths through corn-felds
md grass-helds leading to other fields, or to
wells, or to adjacent houses, g., and on these
ot-pa!hs, when passengers met, it would be
7er3 dit1cut Indeed to pass without jostliog or
Use gong aside toto the growing crop. La the
Particular case supposed, saluta,iou was cx-
changed, without offence, and it may be pre-.
umed without Improperly. 1t could be hardly
possible, indeed. to avoid it,
All doubt as 10 the true meaning of the word
o question Is set at rest by the Typography.
| h. word throughout the song, in Burns's own