Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-30
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FRIDAY EVENING, NUV'R. 81.


FRIDAY EVENING, NoV'R. 3d.
| A LIEUTENANT of tho Seventh cavalry tells
the Atlanta Constitution this about Joseph
| "He is the haudsomost ludian | ever saw. tie
| is young man but great warrior. Although
he was ouly about 80 years of age. he had q
great influence over bis people. lie would not
| talk to auy one. He was very much depressed
| and worn down. Besides the trouble OF bis
people. he lost brother, who was great ta'
| vorite with him, 10 the battle on the 3Oth.
And then Just before the battle his little daugi.
| ter strayed off and was lost in the socw., Ii;
sent scouts out to look for her, but could not
| find her. Before hc would surrender no stIpu'
lated that a force of soldiers should be lett to
lcok for the missing child This was done, but
en- to death. II wes showing very hard duriog .
the battle, and she doubtless got blinded and
lost. All those things combined depressed
Joseph very much, and he could not be induced
to talk. He was not sulleu, but appeared lost
in grief"
Why SHE OBJEcTED.-Letbo Townsend
was arraigoed on yesterday morning before his
Honor, the Mayor, upon charge OF dlsorderlg
conduct The evidence established that on
Thursday night The colored Methodist church
while marriage ceremony was 9elng perform
ed, the officiating elder said:-"lt there De any
pres s,ut who know of auy reason why this oou'
pie should not be joined together, now ls the
time to make it known, or torevar alter hod
their peace" Wbereupon the defendant arose
and objected to the marriage proceedlog turlh
er, upon the ground that the groom was "a
gay ard fond deceiver," and had pliehted his
faith, and promised to marry her. This pro
duced great commotion and wild excitement 10
the church, particularly amongst the female
portion, who camored to havo the marriage 20
co, some of whom rudely seized her. The de-
fendant was then arrested for dlsorderIy oon'
duct.-Montgome,y ADVERTISER.
T11NNEL1Sa THE HUDsoN.-The promoters
of the Hudson River tunnel enterprise have
been in consultation during the past two days
in jersey City making preparations Tor inc re-
sumntion Of work. AcoordiDgto plans approx.
ed the great bore will be twenty six feet ~
width. twenty four feet 10 height and slxty'hvo
feet in depth on the Jersey side. The walls
will be constructed of brick and cement Inc
length of the tunnel will be about two miles
The length from the foot ofthe shalt at the wa
ter line 90 the Jersey shore to the depot 10
Jersey City will be l,750 feet, the grade ascend,
ing 40 as to leave a good depth under the oed
of the river The grade from this polLt Will &c
level for 1000 yards under the bed or the rlVer'
when it will ascend to tho New YORK size near
the foot Of Morton street. Inc Workshops' IL
is said, will be located near the Haokeusack
River adjacent to the Montgomery street hue
IN. Y Herald.
You know how Col. Colt got out his rcVol
YER? He never invented one side OF it: no
was looking over some cases 10 the British Mu'
seum when he saw an old revolver, madc soon
after tie inyenion of guupowder, very much
on the pattern Of ours to-day. lie thought be
saw where the trouble lay, and took thumb
nail drawing on the spot, fitted 3 cap TO lhe
look and made heap Of money You see the
trouble was they hadn't got to making tulml'
mating powder 10 those days. Ihey mao tne re-
volving principle, but the powde was loose 10
the pan, and when the flint struck of perfect
shower of sparks, if that powder happened to
be spilled little, all six barrels were a, likely
to 90 off together as not A grain OF percus-
sion powder in a cap made all the difference,
and they haven't improved SO much On the
pattcrn of the old revolver after al!-BoSton
H00eler.
How PACKARD CAME TO LUNCH WITH
HAYES. s.-The circumstances of Gov. Packards
visit to the White House were these: Score
tarv Eyarts invited him. at the request OF the
President to CALL but Packard had not accept
ed tho Invitation uotil last Thursday about
noon. lie met the President at tho Office OF
the Attorney General, nod there saw him tor
the first time in his life. AS Gov. Packard was
leaving, the President took his arm and asked
him to walk over to the White House. Arllv-
| ing there, the President asked him to remain
to lunch. which Packard did, and sat tor 40
hour in conversation atcrward The Louisiana
| matter of last spring was not alluded to-
Cleuelund Leader.
| America, says the London World, has sent
! representative to the shires this season IN the
person of Mr. James Gordon Bennett, the pro-
prietor of the New York Herald whose pre-
emiuence in his own country as Commodore Of
tho New York Yacht Club polo player and
| amateur ooachman, is we'll knowo. Mr.. Ben
nett has taken capital hunting box at Melton,
where bis hospitality is presided over by his
sister; has stud Of twenty two OF the best
hunters that money can buy, and will soon
make his mark among the fiiers Of the BclVoIr
and the Quorn.
| Happincss between husband and wife can
| only be secured by that constant tenderness
and care of the parties for each other which are
based upon warm and demonstratlve love. The
heart demands that the man shall not sit retI.
cent, selfabsorbed and silent in the midst OF
bis family. The woman who iorgets to provide
for her husband tastes and wishes renders her
home undesirable for him. 10 word. ever
present and ever denonstratlvc genteness
must reigu or else the heart starVes.
| At tho request of tho Queen the Princess OF
Wales and her children and the Princess Bea:
ltrice arranged and carried out the old fash'oned
ceremonies of Halloween at Balmoral. Over
200 torches appeared 10 the procession and
dance, and tho typical witch was burned in
hupe hnnfrr.