Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-28
Alffau0rla 6azftte
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 2S, 1877.

SOMETHING ABOUT DEAD HEADs.-There
is general impression that dead heads abound
10 the Journalistic profession, but if the people
will quietly sit down aud eDumeratc they will
find that the abundance Of dead heads which
they have been suspec'ing existed in the jour
uaIisc profession really exists among them
| selves. Nine out of ten who live, breathe and
| have their being like now and then to see their
names in the paper. Ii q citizen slips up on
| an orange peel he haSten5 10 the newspaper
| oihce, aod demands that The edtorla! quill
driver sbal! wieli the weapon which is said to
| be mghtIer than the sword against the lazy
citizen who will ALLOW oraage peel'ngs to lay
about on the sidewalk, cDdaLgcring the lives
| aud comfort Of pas5er5 By. The member OF
Congress when he says sharp thing, which
! he thinks ought TO 50 dOWH 10 history, he
casts sly glance Mt the reporters gallery,
aud none ct them were ever known to
commence a speech without first looking
whether there Was any Que in the report
cr's gallery to jo; Gcwn the bright points
The press IS the victim OF the pubc's rapacous
and uuceasirg demand Tor services without pay.
5 cal gatherings, town meetings, political or
gaolzAIIOns, prayer meetings. balls, public din
uers-a these have their demands upon the
journalist, dCnaudS that pay DothlGg not even
thanks, NJ matter how creditably they may be
c)mpIied with. and yet the outside barbarian
thinks that the Juroalstic profession abouods
With dead heads There may be some good
for nothiog men con1ectcd with the press; 80
there are bad mcn in all professions; but you
take the average jOurualist, and you will find
him 40 Intelligent. polished gentleman. the soul
OF honor aul the very embodiment of manhood,
ready always to do good dead iu the Interest
OF humanity, AID as chlvairous a kuight az
ever tipped hat to far lady Wash. Rep.
AN AGoNIZING CnoICE-The Memphis
(Tenu.) Appeal relates the following ia its 40
couot Of the recent burning OF the steamer
Governor Garland 10 the Arkansas river. Capt.
NoWlaud' Conduct was heroic. Finding it im.
possible to rescue his wife and two children, he
was compelled to forsaEe either the former or
the latter. He had 90 time 10 hesitate, for the
flames We're alreads sc0rchiUg the passengers,
Capt. NDwand kissed his little children fare.
we'll, and, scizng Ills wife, plugged into the
water lie locked back, but he little children
he could not see, for his eyes filed with tears.
such rs ouly father or mother can know the
meaoiDg OF. a dcckhanl, named Billy Staples.
whose home is iG Mcmphis, witnessed The sad
farewell. SEEING b,th OF the children 10 his
strGng arms, the brave maH !Gapcd into the
water aud carried them safely to the shore.
LAND SALEs-On l7ih February, 1877,
Jacob r. Jansen sold his improved farm Of
100 acres, lyiog near Germantown, to Asher
Beatty, Of Bucks couo,y, Pennsylvania, for
$2.S00. Ga March :, 1877, Albert D. Dewey
sold farm OF 81 acres near TIC Court House,
to Wilson Barbour, Of NV York; being the
same land purchased By sal d weg nf L. W.
Richardson Ior S40G. jams NJ. Love, com
missioner, 10 the suit OF Payne .dmr. e.. Heath
& Co., sold the Fairfax Nurseries" near the
Court House, 70 Dr.. Josiah 1"lIyer. of Fren.
ton, N. j., for $8 00O.-Eulrta:c Messenger.