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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17

The appointment OF. few conservative men
to federal Offices 10 the South has produced 80
much dissatisfaction in the North aud West that
the President has succumbed to the pressure. and
is now reported as having lately said that here.
after be will ''only appoint republicans to Office
in the South, but that in making bis selections
he will take care to get hold Of the best men. "
Now as J. NJ. Wells, of Louisiana, Justice
Wright, OF South Carolina and j. FL. Plat and
r. D. Ruffn, of Virginia, are representatives
Of the "best meu'' among tho republicans of
the South, the Lcucit To be derived from the
"home rule" policy will probably be not SO
great as was expected
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17

The Presidents policy is safe. and he may
be congratulated. Senator Morton has written
letter in which he positively asserts that
he intends to stand by the Administration and
support its Southern policy. Now let the band
play. The scalawag may turn his fingers into
depilatory instruments, the carpet Dagger may
grind the enamel from his hardest molars. yea,
verify, the "Tcbcl' may dance with glec at being
made equal to the slave he once owned, as long
as bloody shirt Morton approves the concllis.
tory policy it is safe 10 the hearts Of the
American people," aud will stand though the
rock of ages crumLle into dust. Poor Morton !
He hopes to crafty lis hatred toward the South
in other ways than by opposing, what he believes
to be, the popular sentiment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17

tell the Story Of advancing forces. The cannon
AIDE grows heavier and heavier, and at this rate
it will not take long TO destroy Rustchuk. The
place is the weakest 10 the quadrangle ofTurkish
tortresscs. Further down the river the sky is
red lened by the flames Of burning Turtukal.
The town has te,D fired by the Russian guns
in Oteni'za 1t will be comparatively easy for
the Russians to cross at APPOINT. The head
quarters Of the left wing are still at lbrail. News
has Just reached lis that Matsohin some FIVE
miles distant from that point, has bacn set on
fire BY the Russian artillery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17
EDiScODaI Council.

NJ, IA, l,,l,oI onI
N1-'ot.iUN' way -" "uo
twenty elght lay delegates anu nearly all Tue
clergy are present at the Episcopal Council now
10 session here. Yesterday evening a confer
~ l,r,, o,d lo;,, RI tho rron,s,J nom
diocese Of west 'ifg'o'a "as ne'u' al "n'on
resolution was adopted stating that 1t had been
a,eertaiued that The sum Of TWENTY-FIVE hun.
drcL dollars was pledged 10 pay the salary of
The proposed bishor, and that the sum could
be decreased, and asking the couucii to erect
the new diocese. The resolution was adopted
by the following vote Clergy, ayes ] |, nays q;
Iaily, ayes II, nays ..
IL conference OF the clergy and aity Of the
proposed new diccasc ca the south side Of } ames
river was also held. \ resolution vas adopt
cd askine the council to ulakc James river the
dividing line Of the State, and erect q new do.
casr out OF that portion lying south Of it, and
also requesting Bishop White, of the diocese,
if erected, to select it Tor his Own residence.
The vote on the resolution was clergy, ayes IS,
nays G; laity, ayes II, pays Is.
The actual division cannot take place until
after the General Convention Of the United
States meets, which holds its sessions ono,
every three years, aud meets in October next;
so il there IS no action by the State Council
now it cannot be taken up for three years.
Among those present age Rev. Dfs. Norton
aud Sprigg, Rev. Nlcssrs. Smith and Dame,
and e. t. lee. w. e. te2enOyr and w. \,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17
SliDWreCk.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, May 1.-THE
steamer Collier Harrisburg, from Boston for
Philadelphia, was in collision off Gross Rip,
with the schooner Marietta Tilton, from Hobo
ken, for Boston, sinking the latter in few
minutes. The Captain and his wife, the mate,
cook and two sea1nen were drowned. Two sea.
men were saved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17

A hurricane passed over Fulton, Mo-, last
evening, demolishing ten dwellings and aportior
of the Chicago and Alton Railroad depot
One man was killed and several injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17

NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD. The town
council of Fails Church has resolved to call
public meeting 10 consider the proposition to
vote $4,000 to be raised by tax to aid 10 the
construction of narrow gauge railroad from
Washington to the coal beds of Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17

The brig Orleans, from Csrdenss, reports,
May 9Th, II p. H., in tho Gulf Stream, was
struck by water spout which carried away
the foretopmast with four yards of upper and
lower topsail, yard and all attached.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17

The German schoolahip Nymphe arrived st
Norfolk this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17

A collision Occurred at Morris P!ainS D. 49, 49,.
morning between westward borad ;:'.-'I
train backing into switch end tho Tie
bound mail train coming around ca: ',f,n.,.
passengers were badly shaken and soH h&,, IT,
bruised, but no one WAS seriously Il ~, I...
engines are ruined. and lE:re iEelsA t'sI,"ei tho
troyed. An error Of the usgn'A"
disaster.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17
The French Cabinet.

LONDON, May 1.-THE Times correspond
eut at Paris says: President MacMahons lei
ter to NJ. Jules Simon, which caused the latter
to tender his resignation, is one of the most
serious aud perhaps most fatal events since the
fall Of NJ. Theirs. The correspondent reca pitu-
atcs the repeated efforts of the Right to bring
about cosioo between President MacA1ahon
and the Republicans, as President MacNlahon
has several times declared that il the Lett
sought to lead him too far ho would form a
Right and dissoIutionst Cabinet. The CORES
pondent adds: The Councils General and Mu.
nicipa Councils, which arc charged with the
duty OF election Of Senators must soon be re.
newed. The men Of the Right who are lead
ing this conspiracy found themselves driven
into corner They wished on 10 account to
intrust these elections to the present Rcpubli.
can Cabinet. They had therefore to force on
the conflict which the Chamber Of Deputies
had avoided. The discussion Oh the municipal
law had commenced. This discussion was only
on the first reading. NJ. Simon had reserved
for himself intervention on the second, on the
press law. NJ. Simon confined his opposition
to the question of substituting trial by jury for
summary jurisdiction 10 cases Of insults on the
Marshal and foreign sovercigns. This, if a
mistake could be repaired but those who
dreamed OF Coup Etat had not the patience
10 wait, and they suggested to the Marshal the
periIous letter 1t j. couched 10 offensive terms
and divuIges what passed in Council 10 fash
ion which will excite the Gensure OF the whole
world 1t concludes like all manfestos Of the
Coup Etat makers, by threatening to appeal
to the country. NJ. Simon in an interview with
President MacMahon said: II offer you my
resignation President MaoMahon replied :
81 expected it and accept it," By three o'clock
in the afternoon the Marshal had received the
designations OF the whole Cabinet except from
the Minister OF War. Up to this evening the
Duke D'Audffret Pasqucr, president OF The
Senate, alone has repaired to the EIysee. 1t
is affirmed that be went of his own accord, and
that the Marshal would scarcely receive him.
This evening the names Of the future Ministers
constituting the veritable dissoutionist Coup
d Etat Cabinet are spoken of as follows: The
Duke dc Broglie, Foreign Affairs; NJ. Fourton,
Interior; NJ. Buffet, Finance; Nj. lsyrenti,
Education; NJ. Onward, Commerce; tho Count
dc Paris. Justice, and NJ. Berthaud, War.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17

PoSToTFICEs.-A new postofice has been
established at Hopeful, Louisa county, Va, on
the route from Hadensvie to Hopeful, with
Thomas B. johnson as postmaster. A new post
Office has been established at Pullins, Pittsyl
Vania county, Va, on the route from Chatham
10 Glade Hill, with Bruce A. Pullen as post.
master. The postofice at Dagger's Springs,
Botetourt county, Va, on the route from
Buchauon to Clifton Forge, has been reestab.
lished, with Geo. +. Taylor az postmaster.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17

The JEWISH PENTECosT. Tomorrow and
Saturday next will be celebrated by the Jews
as the feast Of Pentecost-that is the fiftieth
day after the Passover or Easter. 1t is her
aided to be the anniversary of the revelation
on Mount Sinai and in the synagogues and
temples the Ten Commandments are rehoarsed
with great solemnity. It's selected by the re-
formed sect of the Hebrews as the day for the
annual confirmation Of the younger members of
the several congregations. ROBBED n white,
the young aspirants answer questions 10 faith
and in discipline, and then receive the certi6-
cate of confirmation. The synagogues are al.
ways throDged with festive congregations and
decorated with tho most fragrant and lovely
flowers and ezotics. 1t being the grand ami.
versary Of the institution of the Jewish law,
the sermons of the various rabbis and preachers
have general reference to that event.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-07-06
WALKING. LEAVES OF AUSTRIA.
T.TAN

Almost everybody has heard Of
the walking leaves Of Australia. For
q long time after the discovery Of
that island many people really be
lieved that the leaves Of certain
tree which Aourishes there could walk
about TIE ground. The story arose
in this way
Some English sailors landed upon
the coast one day; after roaming
about until they were tired, they sat
down under tree to rest themselves.
A puff Of wind came along, and blew
of shower of leaves, which, after
turning over and over ia the air, as
leas es generally do, finally rested
upon the ground. Asft was mid
summer, and everything appeared
quite green, the circumstance puz
zledths sailors considerably. But
the surprise was much greater, as
you may. well suppose, when, after
a short time, they saw the leaves
crawling along on the ground to ward
the trunk ofthe tree. They ran at
once for their vessel without stopping
to examine into the matter at ell,
and set sail away from the land
where everything seemed to be be-
witched. One Of the men said that
he Expected every moment TO see
the trees set to and dance jig"
Subsequent explorations Of Austria
liza have taught usuthat these walking
leaves are insects. They live upon
the trees. Their bodies are very
thin and fiat, their wings forming
large leaf like organs. When they
are disturbed, their legs are folded
away under their bodies. leaving the
shape exactly like a leaf with it's
stem and oil complete. They are Of
bright green color in the summer,
but they gradually change in the
Fall, with the leaves, to the brown
Of frostbitten vegetation. When
shaken from the tree, they lie q few
minutes upon the ground, as though
they were dead, but presently they,
begin to crawl along towards the
tree which ascend again. They
rarely use their wings although they
are we'll supplied in this respect.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-07-06
THE TURK.

v ~ 5s- H. II
The Turk in his natural state is
queer fish to contemplate. An ins
truder in Europe, he buries his dead
in Asia, rearing there cities of
crumbling tomb stones more silent
than those 10 which he lives, for.
there the voice; of the street vender
is never heard. His religion is not
an effort to suppress, nature, but
move in the direction Of toning it
down. Instead Of. removing his hat
when he cutters a house he keeps on
his headtcovering and takes off his
shoes. He washes his hands after
eating and not before, and when he
sleeps he covers his head and leaves
his feet exposed to the atmosphere.
TIe begins his day at sunset instead
OF daylight. He goes. to his affairs
with slow and measured tread, aud
hurries his dead to the cemetery at
double-quick upon the theory that
evesy moment spent outside the
grave after death is a moment Of ex-
treme torture. Where other races
bedeck their women and send them
forth to be admired of men, he COW
ers his jewel with repuisive ferjee
and hides her face in yashmac.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-07-06
PUBLIC MRN.

Perhaps, in 10 age of the world
has there been such reckless. and
Wholesale SANDER haaped upon public
mea a. in this age of ours. 1t 10 alb
solutely frighsful to witness the pro,
portions to which this evil has grown.
There isnot an officer in the ceantry,
from lhe President down to the vii.
lage postmaster, who is not the OBJ
iecs, more or less, Of public or social
'yi,upesatiop, No matter how ex,
allied his position, how venerable his
' ears, how splendid his record, how
distinguished his abilities, how i'm
portant for great public ends may be
his reputation, there ID nothing in
our day, iafthe character, the con-
duct, orthe lives of public men, thai
secures them from malicious scurrili
ty.s sseai as !,
1t is a great wrong in itself, and
its tendency is indsscribably pernic
ions. II 10 one of the most demor>
alizing influences Of work in the
times in which we live. Let o man
be placed 10 office, and ct once ten
thensRad pens and tongues set to
work to sting and ruin bis character,
aud destroy his influence The great
wespons which parties are now using
TO- accomplish their purposes are the
weapons Of slander, and there is
scarcely public man 10 the country
vha IL not, more or less, despatched
blythe tongues and pens of bad men
among u.s. How demoralizing upon
the young and rising generation u
Why, these lies exert upon them
precisely the influence Of truth, for
the effect Of a, statement upon me
depends, not upon its. trnshfulness,
but upon the opinion ! have Of it's
truth. --[Rev. J. T. Leftwitch, D.
-. $685. S5as4fts gi1fny $3.50
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-07-06
! CHEAP GIRLS.

A girl who makes herself too
cheap are to be avoided. No young
man cares to have anything to do
with a cheap girl only for amuse>
ment, and never for wife. Cheap
girls are nothing but the refuse and
the young men know it, and they
will look in every other direction for
life long friend and companion be-
fore they will give glance at she
pinchback ssuif that tinkIea 1t every
tafn l0r Fascinating tie SSs "a ass5
that will look. You think II quite
the correct thing to talk loudly and
soarsely, be boisterous and hoydens
ish in all public places, TO make
yourself so bold and forward and
Commonplace, every where, that peo-
pie wonder If you ever had a mother
Of, home, or anything to do. So be
it. You will probably be taken for
what you are worth, and one Of these
years, if you don't make worse than
a shipwreck of yourself, you will be-
gin to wonder where the charms are
that once you thought yourself pos,
sessed Of, and what evil spirit could
have so befooled you. Go on, but
remember, cheap girls attract no.
body but simpletons. II Exchange.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-07-06
JOSH BILLINGS.


The man who kan say all he ha2
got 10 cay in few words IL an ugly
] sa,as0mar ID handle,
It don't require mutch talent H.
write, but to knojust what 10 pub
Iish requires the highest order ov
talent.
Children that are remarkable for
what they kne at five years old, are
generally more remarkable at TWEEN
ty.fve for what they don't kno.
Emmy man who can swop horses,
or ketch fish and not lie about it, il
just about as pious as men ever get
in this world. g9f
Thare is full az mulch pleasure in
ekonemy, as thare IL profit.
The shortest road to woman's
heart il to praze her baby, and to a
mans heart, to praze his horse and
buggy.
l have seen menny an ugly face
gro butiful just az soon az it opened
its mouth anG began to talk.
Buty, and ginger pop, are both
sparkling, and short lived.
Thare il kind ov courage that
10 nothing more than drunken bray.
cry.
The strength and weakness Of
mankind, lays 10 their judgments.
A woman never really luys the
man she can govern
/ hav known men to argy hot for
a religion who never kept a single
precapt OF it.
The man whose sole ambishun il
to win the appliance ov the world, IL
sure to be disappointed, whether he
wins or loozes.
Thare IL nothing so weak az the
cunning in q man, and yet he il ap'
to be more vain of it than he il ov
his judgment.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-07-06

DoN'T kick man when he is
down. 1t is mean, contemplate. -
Don't crowd a fainting man to the
wall, give him chance. Life is a
see saw, now up, and now down, at
best. The man who flies high to-
day upon the borrowed pinions of
financial success, may tomorrow lie
low in the dust Of defeat, and degra-
dation suppliant for the smallest fa>
vor. The man who is down to-day
may ride upon high tide Tomorrow,
and kind friend, you who are SO lib~
eral in the use. of your boot now
when fate refuses to smile and he is
headed down the incline, can you
blame him if he remembers you
when he gets up. Willie be any
worse than you i'll he pays you back
in kinds Such would be the way
of the world. f4aa
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-07-06
WrpsrEn AND rnE HIeHwAYMAN.

WEBSTER AND THE HIGHwAYMAN.
Webster was on his way to his
duties .. Washington. He was com
PEELED to proceed at night by stage
from Baltimore. He had no travel>
ling companion aud the driver had a
sort Of fslon look which produced no
uncomfortable alarm in the Senator.
Il endeavored to tranquilize myself
said Webster, land had partly sue,
ceeded, when we reached the dark
woods between Bladensburg and
Washington-a proper scene for
murder, or outrage-and here, !
confess, my courage again deserted
me. just then the driver turned to
me, and with grnf voice, enquir-
ed my name. gave it to him.
Where are you going 7 said be. =
/ The reply was ITO Washington.
am g Senator Upon this the driv-
err seized me fervently by the hand,
aud exclaimed, How glad / am
had been trembling 10 my seat for
the last hour; for when ! looked at
you took you to be highwayman.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-07-06
A CAT CHARMS A SNAKE.-Mr. !,


A CAT CHARMS A SNAKE.--Mr. J.
II, Mann, of Osseo, has q tom cal
known by the name of Tim. lie
was observed BY one of the neighbors
capering and purring around some
thing in the garden. The neighbor
to her surprise, saw in a coil Q large
snake OF the blue racer variety, the
cat seemingly having it under ito
control, and fascinated. The reptile,
on seeing the lady, ran through the
fence and out of sight, but was after
ward seen by Mrs. Mann, who
watched its maneyres. The cat fl
nally succeeded 10 bringing ito prey
to the door. The dog Shsp took 10
the situation and soon dispatched the
snake, while the cat cspered and
purred around the dog, giving un-
mistakable signs of its satisfaction
over the result. The snake meas
ured three feet two inches. -DetrOi'
Tribune. a. so M
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-07-06

A SECOND JOAN or ARc.-In Russ
sia,s the war spirit has taken strong
bold of the women, one of whom, at
least, seeks glory in the tented
field" A short time ago, the Primes
ess Demidoff, wearing the full uni
form Of hussar, and mounted on a
magnificent charger, road st the
head ola splendid regiment Of caval-
ry,through the outskirts of Buchar-
est. This young lady is the daugh-
ter Of the honorable Colonel and
proprietor Of the regiment, who is
reported as spending $50, 600 a year
upon it. In our own civil war, we
had female spies, who did good SER
vice for Federal and Confederate ar
mics, but none who sought to inspire
the troops by this sort Of example.
No telling, however, what the
"vivandiere" feature of modern mill
itary drill may hereafter bring
about. 80 e'z
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-07-06

If there is any id6x that Geor-
giai d not wheat growing country,
the following from she, Lagrange Re-
porter will disabuse that impression :
Major Jones sowed early last fall
eight acres Of old land, which had
been 10 cultivation for over forty
years. The soil was well prepared
by blowing, using stable manure,
cotton sssd and guano. He sowsd
the common variety Of wheat known
as the purple straw. On the most
productive acre he sowsd one and .
half bushels; on tie other seven
about one bushel to the acre. The
land vas carefully surveyed BY j.
FL. Coyin, our country surveyor.
The best acre made seyen handred
and eighty large bundles or binds,
and threshed out fifty.tbsse and q
bali bushels. The three best acres
threshed one hundred and seventeen
and q half bushels. The entire eight
acres yielded two hnndred and nine
bushels. Several dozen of the
sheaves threshed Ont bushel to the
DOZEN
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-07-06
MURPHY.

The success of this remarkable
temperance reformer is almost equal
to that Of the celebrated Father
Matthew. For the past six months
he has lectured through the East,
the West and Middle States, and has
induced thousands Of what appeared
to be confirmed topers to attempt a
nav and q better life. This reform
err, Mr.. Francis Murphy, is an Irish
peasant, with but very little educa-
tion, but endowed with a very fine
voice and fervent, persuasive style
of oratory. He is Al years of age,
having been born in Wexford, Ire
land, 10 1886. He came to this
country in 1862, and like many Of
his countrymen fell into the habit Of
drinking to excess. Being a man Of
strong will, he determined, after
having been ruined by intempers
ance, to abandon the use of intoxi-
eating drinks, and devote bis life to
the reformation of inebriates. His
success exceeds his most sanguine
expectations. No other lecturer
ever induced 50 many,in SO short a
time, 70 sign the pledge.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-07-06


SUCH is the way of the world, one
must have no opinion that does not
fit in the groove in which runs the
mind of the tycoons of the land
Freedom Of thought and iudepen,
dence of speech are high crimes and
misdemeanors against the law of
those who have assumed to them
selves royal letters patent to do the
thinking for the community. They
are of those who think,
IA dolt is he who would counter run,
To our theory however fine spun,
But il he falls in with and fatters our plan,
We really do think him sensible man.
} God help him who falls under
their ire. He is gone beyond re-
prieve or pardon. Such is the way
of the world.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-07-06


= 'FBill Arp" once wrote "When
go to a big hotel | alers eat hash,
cause then / know what ! am easin'."
A London man might say, when
wash always I wash with Brown
Windsor soap, because then | know
what I am washing with. Some
years ago the microscope exhibited
several specimens of this soap full Of
minute specule of bone, which psne-
trated the skin when used, and caus
ed several cutanaeous diseases. =
Further investigation proved that
much of the soaps used were made
from fats collected 10 tenement
houses, hospitals, jails, and from the
flesh of animals that died from dis
eases. What wonder that diseases
are propagated, when made up into
fine toilet and other soaps, and sent
ell over the world. Near akin ia
this is the outrageous aduIssration Of
so many articles of food and drink,
to say nothing Of medicine, perhaps
the most dangerous Of all. Then
we have, too, a deadly poison in Q
silk swindle. To make silk weigh
heavily it is often treated with lead
Much Of the light colored and black
silks are thus treated. To End thi.
out, dip a bit of the silk in wateI
and subject it to sulphuretted by.
drogen gas. The leaden silk viii
change color.