Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-22
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FRIDAY EVENING. JUNE -

| PRANKs or COLLEGE, DGl5. The student,
Of Harvard College were ou. oa lark Iue5aag
Dight, anl succeeded IN playing some pract!:al
Jokes on The residents Of Harvard street. They
first visited ;ac back yard Of No. 200 Harvard
street, where they stale the clothes nc, a1d
took it 10 the yard OF No. POS. Ehcra, after sus.
pending it, they hung fiteeu pair ot ladies'
drawers, punt,sr Of chemises and several pairs
| Of stockings, which they had probably taken
| from some other Back yarl. Among the Gu:
misas suspended from the line vas one which
was stoIcn from the same premises more than
eight months ago. The articles were in good
state Of preservation, and had evidently been
| uouscd during ali this time.
| The parties next broke pane OF glass IN the
| tenement window ol No. POS, occupied by Mrs.
tIarrins ton; turned the window fastening ant
| made raid through the boNSe, without,
however, Awakening any Of th3 occupants.
a box, containing valuable sliycr cake
basket, belonging 10 Mrs. ;i.r:!ngton, was
broken, but the coDtcutS wo:4 lett on The
floor uniujured. i trunk, coatain.ng large
number CT articles o; wearing apparel, belong.
Ing to lady connected With the pubic schools
of Cambridge vas broken into. the contents
turned out upon the fo0g, and careful inspcc
ton made OF everything bat nothing was car.
rled away. Another lady who occupied room
10 the house was less fortunate. for the raiders
seized upoo aud carried a~ay pair oil boots
belonging to her. q pair Of corSets and new
hustle. House No. POI was passed By without
disturbance, owing, no doubt to the vigilance
Of faithful watch dog.
Early the next morning there was conVen'
ton Of sehoolma ans in the back yards and
warm discussion cnsucd as to the best method
Of publishing unhoIy Harvard. One lady, the
wife OF promncn, lawyer, and who lost some
valuable articles OF undcrWare, was frantic with
rage, and with pistol 10 hand she threatened to
blow cut the brains Of every student in Chris.
tendon unless the articles stolen by the wicked
students arc returned at once.
TYHDALT. on SPONTANEOUS i GENERATION.
Prof. TyndalI cloacd a discourse at the loyal
Institution, S:h iastao., with the following
positive language:
hardly think it necessary to summarize
what has been here brought before you. La
fact, the whole discourse is but summing ur
Of eight months Of increased labor. From the
beginning to tho end OF the inquiry there Is
not, as you have seen, shadow ct evidence III
favor Of the doctrine Of spontaneous generation.
There is, on the contrary, overwhelming cY!-
dcnce against il. But do not carry away with
you the notion sometimes err0ncoGSy ascrl1cd
to nc, that CeGm Spontaneous generation
'impossiblo," or that | wish to limit the power
of matter in relation to life My views on this
subject ought to be we'll known. But possol-
ity is one thing and proof Is another; and when
10 our day seek i0r experimental evidence OF
the Transformation Of the nou-ilvlDg lutO the
liviog. ara led iDcxorahy to the conclusion
that GO such evidence exists, and that 10 tho
lowest, as ia thc highest of organized creatures.
tic method Of oaiurc is that iilc shall be the
issue OF an;ec,dcut life.
RESIGNATION OF 4 Coon OFFlcER.-Nc
reerat to icarc .ha: Capt y. 3. Powell has
rendered to Judge Ball his rcsigaa:!on Of the
Office Of justice Of the Peace in hccs5urs dis
lrict, aos ouIy for The remainder Of the PRESENT
tern hni also for the tcrlu ftr which he has
reccnliy 1uaifol The reason assigned for MS
resiyn.ii0n Is The refusal OF the Board nl Su-
pcrg :" 20 pay cXpens=s lCcGrrcd IL cXecuuoD
ui uuua6 IRON my (his) oltc. as justice oi
the J. .cv.' I: appears lhat Capt j. several
times had occasion to impose stripes urcn par
ties brought before him, aud 10 such cases,
there being 10 consIavl: 10 execute the seq
teuca lc rcsUrsjd - tue appJ!utnl;ht oi o
special 2iiicar 10 discharge the unpleasant duiy,
whop, he allowed - 70: ihC service. This ihe
board refused 20 pay, and in consequence Lees
burg district loses an efficient 0;1lccr, WAC "a5a
terror 70 evil dO"rS.
We understand that Judge Ell! les d2c.I.cu
TO accept the Resignation. --Lom{om N'7"r.