Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-19
Alefauorla Gaz&tte
SATURDAY. MAY 10, 1877.

AN EXTRAORDINARY HEAD.-Ale1andel
Brown. staiwart negro, who is popuarly
known in the lower part Of the city as the "hu
! man steamboat" owing to his ability to per
feclIy initiate the shriekiug Of steamboat
!, whistle and other noises, vas again 10 the
toe Tonbs Police Court yesterday as prlso-
ner, the charge against him b:iug assaultiog a
boy. When last before the court be gave such
vivid illustrations Of his initiative vocal faculties
that the justice released him simply with a
reprimand. Yesterday he pleaded hard to be
released, Offering to initiate hafa dozen steam
boats at the same time, but Judge Smith was
iuhexible, sentencing him to one months in
prlsonment on the Island.
Nov, jess want ter die, Jedge,' yelled
the prisoner, despairingly; and to prove his
truthulness he made fierce pluoge with his
latter, but not perceptiby ipjuriDg his head.
The officers quickly pulled him away and
dragged him into the prison yard. Five mi
uutes later a loud thud was heard in the court
room and the spectators rushed to the windows
to see Brown struggling with four officers. lie
had managed to get from their grasp and had
rushed head first with tremendous force against
| the granite walls OF the prison. Everybody
| locked to see him drop dead, but he did not
drop. The wall was possibly injured by tta
| force Of the shock, but the negro's head was t.
| all appearances intact. lie was foalIy over
powered and strapped TO bed in cell. Fer
| an hour aitcrward the corridors Of the prison
were resonant with loud steamboat whistles.
The growing Of fighting dogs and the roars c!
inturiated bulls, commDg led occasionally with
deep bass of Il doan want ter live no mo !
d0an want ter live no Ol'-N. 7. HaaM.
AN IMPORTANT NEW PROCESS. Mr.. y.
Siemens, of London, nephew CT the celebrated
DR.. Sienens, has introduced into the Black
Diamond Steel Works, OF this city. his uuces
process of making wrought iron from ore with
out the intervention Of the blast furnace. The
process was tested last week with the most sat
isfactory results. 1t is claimed Tor this process
that from tho most interior orc iron OF superior
quality can be produced, particularly adapted
for steel casting. In blast furnaces the tempe.
rature is so high that sulphur, phosphorus, and
silica unite with the iron, whereas by this pro
cess the temperature is so low that these cle'
mepts arc eliminated. The principle OF the
Siemens process is similar to that OF Blars
process, but in the former the coal and iron arc
heated together 10 gas furnace While 10 the
latter a rctort is used. In making the gas con-
sumed in the SiemeDs process slack can be
used, thus rendering it cheaper than any other
known PROCESS. BY this process pudding Is
dispensed with, the furnace doing all The work
necessary TO produce iron OF the best quslty.
This process was introduced in Great Britain
about four years ago, aud IS now IN use 10 Bit
miughau, Sheffield, and elsewhere in England,
and in Scotland. 1t is also in successful opera
ton 10 France, Austria, and Westphaa. Ia
England, where the Sicmcus process Is used,
iron is made fit for steel casting from orc that
contains over ono per cent. OF phosphorus -
Pittsburgh IcZegraph.
BLEACHING AND MUCILAaE.-Thc Norfolk
county Gazette vcuchcs for the truth oil the
following: Two drummers agents respective
ly for rival backiug and muclaee, were III
HYDE Park on Thursday last drumming up
trade. They encountered each other IN MT
Mes's grocery store 10 the town hall building,
and while advocating the merits OF their wares
one man hntcd that the others articles con
tanned an acid injurious to leather. Tho lnsln'
uation was Indignantly repelled, and the agent
offered bet oil s. to g that it was not SO, and
to prove his sincerity he would cat the con
tents Of one bcA and wash it down with bottle
of muciagc. The bet was taken Calling Tor
two pilot buscuits he sandWlched the blacklng
between them, and without flDching atc the
whole, and az u stimuIant drank the coDtcnts
of bottle of mucilagc The spectators looked
TO see startling developments, but the mau
cooly took mp bis 81, and with bland smile
took the grUcer'S order Tor scVcrai gross Oh
blackiuC and walked hurredy away, Leaving
| his astouishcd competition TO mediate on the
| loss of customer and 50 Boston Trarettef.
| A DEVOTED EPIsCopALlAN Miss Salllo
| Tonpkos, OF Rchuvud. VINO is one OF the
| most dcvoted EpiscopaIians ~ the diocese, -
| ia Stauutoo attending the Council DOW 10 sca'
| sion here. 1t has been her custom # mum
| Der Of years, net Oh y to attend the CouocIl,
nut actually to rent house, furnish It IN every
| particular and culcrtan trDm twcnIy to nifty
delegates. This year she has rcut"d house
| on Vine street. She wa, unable To rot auY
| urnilIre here, sG she buugh' al on u lu 0cn
mouI, sent it over the Ehr,ap% X. and ONO
| Road, and when the Cuu ell ii" : III tax"
. back 20 R,cIimpnd and sell it.-Stnmt0n
| lincitcuiOr
| OPENING AND CLOSING or MAlLs.-Until
| mrlh.r MOTTO, Tho following WI! bp the h"ura
! or the opening and c'">'"g y! Vac HH'iH'
| OPENING
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| Western mails, S:15 u. m. and I:UO ,. NJ.
Southwestern, via Lynchburg and Gordons-
villc, 100 p. III. 1,.;, A.,
Washington and Ohio, Round I'LL 10 Alex
andria, 3:3O p. m
Manassas Division, $50 p m.
Southern mails, via Richmond and Fredcr~
icksburg, Va, 8:l5 q. m. ard l;"o p. N.
| CLOSING.
Northern and Western mails. 4:35 p. m. and
900 p. IN.
Southwestern, via Gordonsvillc and Lynch
burg G:0Os m. p>n,
! Washington and Ohio, Alcxandrs to Round
Hill, Va, 500 d. IN.
Manassas Division coo .. n
i Southern, via Fredericksburg and Richmond
Va.,4:45 D. m. and $50 p. IN oo
nst- General delivery window closes at S0O p.
M Doors close IT. 800 p. IN.
nsy- Omen on Sundays ut . q. IN. and closes at
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