Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-26
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correspondence Ct the Alexandria Gszotte.
FAIRFAX &. H., Oct PA more terrible
disease than dclium tremens, that we'll known
pcnalty nf incompetence, can not be named. yet
il ha+ l7tulauilg its coniical side. DIR. Miller,
Professor Of surgery in the University Of Edln-
iurgh, and physician 10 ordinary to the Queen,
.nruiDn. tie. following curious case which came
u0dcr his notice: 4 gentleman ct middle age
au,i active business habits had tor years been
Incorporate, and more than one attack OF de-
lirium ,rcmnns had imperiIlcd bis life. When
first The doctor saw him he was scarcely clad,
hopping iGres sanity from chair to chair 10 order
to avoid myrlads Of snakes that wero crawling
on the carpet. Then the vision changed upon
him and he rushed about violently TO escape
from men following him with sharp knives.
Suddenly he lc4pe! upon the bed, arranged his
limbs quietly ard scarcely breathed. lie told
them lie was dead, and read out an announce
mcDt CT his sudden aud unexpected decease
from the page Of an imaginary newspaper, con-
Guiding with, "Ericnds will please to accept
this GtlmatoD." So he lay for some minutes
allulding breathing time TO his attendants;
but all OF sudden he rose, ran into the Sit
ting room and began to write with trembling
hand hastily at the table lie said that he had
| stupidity forgotten to add a codicll 10 his will
:tnl Was glad TO find that it was DOT too late to
.url,!y the omission. Having written a toGra-
| BY coherent statement to the eff CT that he had
died uu such date, he quietly returned TO his
bed room, but no sooner did lie cast his eye on
the empty he'd than he broke forth in most
violent trade against the attendants for having
stolen his body. "Whcrc is il? Where is ii
| | lett it lying there when went into the parlor
| and when my back was turned some sc0undrcl
took il away Bring it back Instantly By
ard by stupor came on, lie lay quiet once more
and despite Of all the help that the attendants
could give, The obituary noli3a in the imagl.
nary paper became sad reality. 4. Y.
Mn MATTHEW'S IloTEL BuL.-NIr. Stan,
lev Matthews says he docs not know who paid
lis bill; that he went to Wormley for it and
was told that Governor Mccormick had left
express orders that it was not to be presented
to Matthews; that after he had reached home
Wormlcy sent him bill Of 1868. stating that
it was the amount Of the Till for the time be.
tween the date Of tie liaal decision Of the cleo
ioIal commission and the date Of Mat
ihcwa' departure after the Inauguration, and
for which time MIR. Chandler had declined TO
pay lie Immediately sent Mr.. Wormlcy a
check Tor the amount, and few days later
| Governor Mccormick returned hin the ldentl'
cal check incoSca in letter, stating that it was
all iirou.h q mistake aud misunderstanding
hat the I'LL was moi sent to him.
Governor Mccormick bears out Mr.. Mat
thcw,' explanation, and says, further, that MIR.
" Gticws did cone tow shingtou by invitation;
hat he (MeUormick) took linn 10 Wormley's,
engaged quarters for him there as he had done
pr, 7icu,Iy Tor Mir. Evarts aud Mr. Stoughton
aud that he authorized WoImIey to entertain
iI.'m i'll literally, giving them carriages, wines
and whatever other extras they wanted.
Mr.. Matthews bill was about nine hundred
dollars Mr.. E9aIls rising eleven hundred
anl Nh S!Gughton's about the same. Mr.
| Chandler vas already greatly out OF pocket. &C
corling ia his own confession.
lie vas doubtless tired Of paying party bills
and il rcportc, to have said iu his blunt way
that his part iI the campaign stopped when the
electoral commission made good his assertion
The day alter the election, that "llaycs has Isl
votes and is elected
Governor AlcCormick says he was away when
the supplemental bill was sent to Mr.. Matthews
and was chagrinel to Gncl that any division oil
| iit, hills had Lnrn made