Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-21
Alffanorla Gax&ttf
WEDNESDAY. MARCH q, 1877.

| HORNETS IN A PALACE CAR.-As the Mis-
souri, Pacific train was Leaving Miller 5 Landing,
Monday night, gentleman came aboard car
rying a stick, 10 which was curIousy attached
hornets nest. lie had found it 10 the woods,
and it had the appearance Of beiog tenantless'
But when brought into the warm atmosphere
| of the car, aud placed near the stove, the heat
soon awakened its dormant life, and low, hum.
ming noise from the interior warned the em
| bryo naturalist aud his companions iu destined
misery that the sorrow was about to begin.
] A frantic effort to throw the nest from the
window released the imprisoned Insects. and
| the next instant they sWarmed through the car.
| each individual hornet armed with fury and sav.
| agely bent on the war path. They struck right
and left, and everywhere LETT 10 their trail cry
| of agony. Women shrcked and men vented
| curses loud and deep. But the sorrow waXed
! apacc and the misery Increased. People tumbled
over seats and goveled on the floor. Polonaises
| were torn and scattered in promscuous confu.
sion. Bald d.headed men moppcd their shining
pates in agony, and cursed the fool who had
turoed that happy car into a carnival OF pain.
Rushing 10 the rescue OF the belcagercd pas
seDgers, conductor King was met on the thres-
hold with warm reception, and commenced
an Indian war dance 10 perfect keeping with
the Conduct OF his passengers. lie seemingly
lost all anxiety to Inquire any further. or If his
curiosity was not appeased he prudentIy re-
Trained trom expressing it. Finally, the doors
and windows were opened. and the horDets be-
gan to leave the car In little while only few
stray ones were letr and these the passengers
kindly refrained from burrying, but allowed to
take their time, which, everything considered,
was magnanimous on the part OF the people
who had undergone 50 much discomfort
The WIZARD OUTwITTED.-At the hotel
10 Dover on Thursday night gentleman from
Baltimore was entertaining a crowd OF men
who had rather rural appearance about them,
with what is known as tricks in slight.ot.hand.
The crowd watched him with cagerncss place
silver pieces in the pain Of his hand and cause
the same to disappear without any apparent
action on his part. Glasses were cmptlcd and
filed with water as though by spirit hands,
the clock swayed TO and iro on its tastenlogs,
and other ieats equally as remarkable were per-
formed. Finally, one Of the crowd, man
named Potter, with bis brecchcs tucked 10 his
boots, sidIed up and asked for the watch Of the
man of tricks, for the purpose Of showing him
a trick that was worth Two OF his oWo. The
article was handed over. He showed it into
his trowsers between the walstband, and then
told the Baltimore gentleman that he could
not find it, and he Was az good as his word, for
up 10 q late hour yesterday afternoon the watch,
foe gold hunting case, had not been t9uud,
although the man was stripped five minutes al.
ter the occurrence. E:Qulrc Dickson held the
the offeudcr to bail 10 the sum OF $3OO, but 1t
is certainly a mystery what became OF the
watch, and more so to the man who was beaten
at his own game than anybody c!s'.- Htnatng'
ton Erery Ereltng.
ROMANCE OF THE STAGE.-NlSs Allbe
Oates, the we'll knowo opera srger, although
twice married, recently charmed youAgcr son
Of the Hon. Henry T. Blow, formerly member
Of Congress from Missouri, aGd atcr"ar,t mlu
ister 10 Que Of the South American States.
They first met, it is said, in st. L,uI7 where
the Young man yielded al oacc ~ her !a>ciua,
tiops; then he followed her to Cmc'nnal. and
made her presents Of diam0nGa and c.stly Jew
civ. 1t is also whispered that he offered her
horses worth So, 500, which she refused. Nheh
she came to New York be was not Lar behind
and now shows every evidence OF srict Loyalty
TO his fair iramorata, IL her escort wherever
she wishes to CO. au! IS her most devoted toll
lower. n geotIc brcr2! may yet walt them 10
the altar, aud .hG attractive opera si6g"r may
yo, succumb 10 2 Blow.