Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-19

Dom PreIO.

Dom PredO.
The Emperor and Empress, accompanied by
their suite, arrived in st. Louis on Wednesday
morning, and took up their quarters in the
Idudel Hotel. Their Majasties, after short
,ray at the hote drove out to visit important
routs of interest in the city. His Majesty
made his FIRST visit TO the magnificent new Ex
change, where his arrival created considerable
excitement among the merchants. The vast
rropor,ions of the building rather surprised
His Majesty, aud he displayed considerable To-
trrest iu its system and Worklnt.
He atterward went to The new Custom House
and was not little amazed to hud a sensible
pcoplc erecting massive and costly structure
on mud foundation. He remarked in COO
ueetion with this subject that it would have
been very much wiser to put up an iron build
lpg for the purpose OF custom house, which
could be done at ne.fourth the cost.
When it was suggested to His Majesty that
the American people built for remote pos.
terity His Majesty replied: "But an iron
building would last for 400 years and you do
not mean to tell me that there will be any Gus
tom houses in 400 years.
From the uufpished structure which is to be
the custom house the Imperial p"rty proceededto
visit the IDsaue Asylum, where there are some
300 uufortunates confined. The want of proper
means for heating the sleeping rooms OF the ln-
mates during the winter was commented 90 by
His Majesty, who also found that the bathing
facilities of the establishment We're lamentabiy
deficient The system OF personal restraint he
also condemned, although II Was evident that 1t
was used with judgment ar! humanity. The
Emperor considered that il w,s better to place
rlvrnt prisoners in separate cells and have
them wholly free from bond or shackle.
When ASKED how the 1nsaue Asylum COM
pared with similar institutions in his own coun-
try h. said that the asyum at Rio Janeiro was
conducted on much better system The poor
house, with its large number of Idle dwAllers
and mass fnsaue prisoners, who presented a
miserable spectacle, did not make very favor
able impression on the Emperor's mind.
The most agreeable visits were mad to the
public library and the Normal School. The
students 10 the latter establishment went
through series Of exercises. keeping time TO
nus c. which interested very much the lmpe-
rial visitors
La the rvening Their Majesties went TO the
theatre where they we're well received by the
people. Tomorrow the imperial party will
leave for New Orleans on board the steamboat
Republic, and rXpccr to reach ttelr destination
gu Monday -Neao York Herald.
A CINCISNATI MIsEK.-A. Sulpius. who
formerly kept drug shop at No. 440 WALNUT
street, Cincinnati, aud did little medical prac-
tlcc in his back room, has returned to his old
home 10 Germany For twenty-five years he
had drudged away in that lte shop, and all
the time had been o confirmed miser. His
wealth was reck kooed at tine bank just before
his departure He had $4,000 10 silver and
over $4,000 in gold, nearly all of which ne
had carried through the war, interrupted by
premiums or offers of interest. At the close OF
the war, when his confidence in the govern
ment was restored, he consented to invest $l5,-
900 of his coin 10 bonds, aud these also he had
with him at the bank. His grcenbacks and
gold notes, all mildewed aud mouldy, counted
up $4,000 Some Of the coupons on his bonds
had been uuclippcd from tie beginning, and
IN the lot was a large amouHt in ten torties on
which interest ceased in 1872 He had his
money sent 10 parcels, by separate c0n-lgn-
mcnts, on different steamers, and took only a
sualI portion Of it on his own person.
DURING the height OF excitement 10 GER
sa'u III HSSlSiu poie Va NV SieJt WV
evening last week, says the Leavenworth
Times, little child about four years old was
noticed TO leave its mother, and 10 noisy man
ner to perambulate the ylrlnuS alslrs, rs II III
search OF some one. At last, giving cry of
'Oh, mamma, hrcs papa!' rushed iuto the
lap of 40 unmarried gentleman, whose feelings,
1t Is to be presumed, eau be better imagined
than described, when 1t is known that the
mother Of the child is well known to those
present as dashing widow, to whom the
young man for some time past has been paying
considerable attention. He did not remain un-
III the close OF the sermon, at any rate. and for
while more laughter than tears agitated the
congregation.
THERE Is one thing ou which husband and
vile never have and never can agree, and that
Is on what constitutes we'll beaten carpet.
When the article is clean it's mans impress
>Iol that it should be removed. aud he 10 al
owed to wash up aud quietly retire. But
woman's appetite for carpet beating is rever
appeascd while man has a whole muscle il
his body. Aud il he waited untll she voiun-
tar'ly gave the signal to stop he might beat
away until be DIR pped down deaf. 1t is dl
rectiy owing to his superior strength of mind