Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-28
EDITORIAL NOTES.


General Sherman has up to this time realized
$4,000 from the sales Of his book.
The reported vote Of the Scrvian Scuptschina
in favor OF war with Turkey is conradicted.
Have mind conscious Of rcctitude add the
shafts of the malicious aud envivus lall harm
less at your feet.
The State Fair this year is said to be the best
held for Gears. The attendance is very large aud
the exhibition particularly attractive.
The physicians declare thatCount Won Arnin
cannot bear the Imprisonment to which he has
been sentenced
The President has recognized Charles Leon.
din As Wee Consul OF Sweden and Norway at
Richmond, Va.
Druuken mobs are parading the streets Of
Virginia City. The military are on guard to
protect the property tina, is strowu about the
streets
The Southern Historical Association met q,
Association Hail. In Richmond, yesterday even.
ing, but owing to the small attendance adjourn.
ed, to meet at some future day.
Ii is now definitely settled that Prince Fred
erlck William will visit the centennial. lie will
be accompanied by his son. Aud now let the
band play hail to the chief!
The Canadian millcrs are renewing their re.
monstrauces against the duty imposed on
II our shipped from tho ID rlniniou to the United
States.
Uadcr the Dew English labor law, twenty
seven mon have been committed at Noting
ham Tor threatening and impeding non-uuiunist
workmen.
Stonewall Jackson walked to Washington to
make personal application for his West Point
cadetshlp, dressed 10 homcSpun garments, and
President Tyler gave it to him without hesita-
ton.
The second attempt on the part of the Rich
moDd Dispatch to represent the statue Of Jack
son, lisa decided Improvement on the frst-n
fact success. Ii you don't succeed at first, try,
try again.
The times arc sadly out Of joint. A man
now-a.days when lie runs for seat in the
Legislature, has to obtain certificate of
cnaracter-at least, such is the case in Sheu
aDdoah
The Massachusetts, Supreme Court afirms
the validity Of the Act Of the Legislature au.
thor.zing the sale OF the Old South Church
in Boston, but holds that a mere majority vote
OF the corporation is not sufficient warrant for
a sale.
The manufacture Of pistols in this country
and the export trade therein continue to four
iSh, if other industries arc not not 80 lively.
Smith Il Wesson have contracted to furnish
the Russlan government 20,OOO more army
pistols.
All that a man hath will he give for his life:
one johnson, Tallahassee clerk,
who saved his iIe fran Il party of ten or twelve
armed negroes intent on having it, by given
them $50, and taking their receipt, made a
pretty easy bargain.
The romanticstory of love and assassination,
reccotly published in some of the papers in
which the King of Spain and the Duke de
olxto figured so comspicuously with the wife
and daughter ola Spanish COLONEL as the he
rolncs proves to be utterly false in every parti.
cu|ar.
% the 18th Of November, SOS years will
have passed since Switzerland declared its in
dependence from Austria. In the night of
this ever memorable day in the year 1907,
thirty-thrce Swiss patriots a scmbled at the
mountain meadow "Gructtf," Oh the Lake of
the Cations, to deliberate on the best method
to free their mountain home from foreign ty-
rants.
The line Of conduct chosen by boy during
the five years from fifteen to twenty will, in
almost every instance, determine his character
tor life. AS he is then careful or careless, pru
dent or imprudent, industrious or indoent,
truthful or dissimuating intelligent or ig uorant,
temperate or dissolutc. so will he be in after
years, and it needs no prophet to cast his horo
scope or calculat his chances.
MAIN BETWEEN New York AND VIRG1SI,
Fowls ALI the details Tor the great Cooking
main ior $4,000 between New York and Vir-
y hove hppp oom platad E,ob -; A. |