Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-14
News of the Day.

Pennington, n. j., but prem 'ture discovery
tbwared the execution OF the plot.
Sanu Perry, who was sentenced to three
vea,s for maoslaughter 10 King George coun-
~ Va. has been received at the penteDtlaEy
in Richmond.
Ez"kie! Myers Of Petersburg, WAS convicted
Yesterday 10 the u S. Clrcuit Court al Rich
uoud Of illicit distilIing. Sentence was re-
served. This was his second trial, the former
jury failing to agree.
During The progress Of the Franko (Mo.)
county fair yesterday a portion OF the upper
h1or of the exhibit ~ hail gave way, caIr!lug
Two hundred pcrsoDs 10 the hoor below. Sew
era! were seriously aud one fatally Injured.
Yesterdays cash admissions to the Ceoten-
nisl Exhibition wer, l,066. l. is estimated
that au average of $4,000 cash admissions per
day for the balance OF the exhlhl 100 Will be
rgqu red, in order to Increase the daily average
casa attepdauc" for the whole l59 days OF the
exhibition to 81 0OO.
DUNG the Poiaris expedition Il niue OF MICA
was discovered IL tne Polar seas or adj icent
thereto. Some sbrewd Americans. approaching
It's value aud learning where II vas 81 ua;1d
| chartered soho oer ami Seut GU SufnceDt
| nun Der of n.en to Wurk the niue. he scao1Der
has lust returned we'll ioadei with mica 10 large
| fakes.
j. w L.ttrop, President Of the Cotton Ex-
change Of Savaonah, died yesterday at Green's
boro', N. g., Of yellow fever. tie left oavan-
nab lew days sluce 10 $ dying S a at that
place G. w. Thonpsou, of Walter Ihomp..
sou, ship chaudlers, died Thursday night or
| ii h.r NJ
yesterday was lwenty,slx, Of which weh'y were
rym yellow fever.
Hos,ilities between opp ,siDg factions Of IA,
tives 10 Santo D )m:ogo are greatly Interfering
with the trade OF he island, aud have brought
business to almost complete standStill. The
authorities Of Samana are accused OF robblng
a Spanish soop which mad sought harUor there
10 distress, aud the Spanish Cousul has taken
up the matter.
A special meeting Of the House of Bishops
of the Protestant Episcopal Church was iDaug-
urated 10 Philadelphia yesterday morning.
The presiding Bishop, the venerable Right
Rev. DR.. Smith, Of Kentucky. occu ,icd the
chair, aud there we're present. Bls.ops from all
secuous of the UGion. After the Gel, grafton
IF Holy Communion The House orgal;zed for
business Their proceedings are s2cfet and
may extend over Two days
Messrs. w. y king, OF Ca; L. B Parsons.
f Mass Geo. A. Scott, Of 1ud.; j. +. Luby,
of n. Y aud W. W. Russell, Of Nd, Were
dismissed from he Naval Academy yesterday
far refusing to testify VIII were the haz"rs IN
The recent running of The p!ebs. These cadets
wire not guilty Of hozing themselves, but re-
fused TO tell on their I'll ssmatcs, who, II dis
missed for haziug, could never return to the
navy, and the cadets sacrificed themselves Tor
the sake of Others. The expelled students be-
Jog dismissed for refusing TO testify may be re.
iustated.
The Soul OF WINE.-It is Difficult, to de-
scribe the SOUL Of the human body, and 1t is
almost as difficult to describe the bouquet,
for it is the soul Of The wine 1t is an aromatic
favor which constitutes one Of its chief excel
lie; ces, and gives the liquid its especial charac,
ter. There is certain degree OF mystery con-
cerning the soul Of wine which 81 far has DOT
been satisfactorily determined. Most wine
makers believe, however, that this aroma with
| which the Woe is imprcgnated is brrn CT the
skin of the grape, and this belief has giVeD rise
| TO a practice, existing slDca, many day, OF
hauging bunch of ripe and Weil-c Jndltloned
grapes in the cask until t rmentatlo0 Ceases.
This rich perfume and favor differs according
10 different wines, appearing 10 some like the
taste of vioIets, in others like that of raspber
ries or strawberries, or cymbiolng together
something analogous TO the three. " the
most perfect in this way of the rich purple
wioes of the Gironde are, Little, Chateau
Margaux aud Haul Broo; aud of the Cote
d'Or, such as Ricbebourp. Romance Cont,
Clos Vougeot AID Cbambertio. But to de.
1 lima \ ,o
tune Of any r and the taste OF any fruit
gives only suggestive idea of what it really
is. According to discovery OF Liebig, it comes
from the pr .sence OF small portion of the
ethereal substance which be calls n1anthic
ether 1t appears to affect the strength OF he
bouquet, although it is of infntesiulal quaot-
~, but the characteristic of. the bouquet still
| further depends on little volatile oil which
the wine also contains. This approXimallve
explanation is the best which has yet been
| given OF this peculiar viuous flavor over W len
epicurean poets have so long rhapscdiz d.
| The cunning mixer of adulterated wlues may
produce something which will deceive the or
binary palate 10 every other quality belonging
to it save that IF the bouquet The bee $
wing" the thick crust on the bottle, aud
''the loss Of strength FROM great age, and all
the other sigus Of quality may be Initiated more
or less successfully, but the mystery which sur
rounds the chief virtue of Woe will probably
forever rem. i, yelled, happily for those who
drink of little GALAXY.
| DRovER's HOTEL. The eight hundred mem
| bers of the North Philadelphia Butchers and
Drovers' Association had formal opening of
their Dew stock yard, near Philadelphia, 90
Thursday. 1t is on Rising Sun lane, oD the
liue of the North Pennsylvania Railroad, and
| extends from Second to Sixth streets, covering
! about eighty acres. Three Thousand persons
were present during the day. The new yard is
probably the most complete ia America, if not
the largest There are twelve sheds for cattle,
ten for sheep, aud hog and fresh COW sheds.
Every shed is foored, and the drainage is adj
mlrabe, the association having called the most
skifu! architects and engineers 10 their aid.
Connected with the ward is hotel with over