Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-17
miscellaneous Items.


version Of the Bible, the result OF twenty years
labor. The version is sold at three roubles per
copy, but copies are being distributed by
the British and foreign Bible society gra-
tuitousIy.
The authorities of Italy arc makiog another
attempt to suppress brieandage aud the secret
society Of the Malta. They have begun at the
top by arrestiDg people high in society and pol
itics including the mayor of municipality 10
the infested district.
The IDdiaD habit of giving names which can
only be translated into awkward phrases OF the
English tongue seems to prevail among the
Chinese, as one Of them, lady connected with
the Chinese embassy in London, is named
THE lettering Lady of Fascination"
When recently at the Khedivial geographi.
cal society NJ. dc Lesseps vas explaining the
scheme tor inundating The Sahara, and wanted
something wherewith TO point 90 the map.
Gen. Stone. the president, drew his sword, aud
cautiously presented it. But NJ. dc Lesseps
gracefully declined, sayog that he was 4 man
of peace, and preferred NJ. Bourdon's cane Tor
his purpose.
internal jcacusies arc so strong III Egypt
| that scvcra! men are appointed 10 do the work
OF one 10 order that each Nationality may be
|
man attend to The taxation; two EDgllshmen
and ouc Frenchman control the railroad SER
vice; Gu EnCliShman, an Italian, au Austrian
and L Frcnchmau regulate the public debit
while representatives Of twelve natonaliic5 &C.
cupy seats on the judicial bench.
The telephone voice sounded between Bos.
ton and Providence last Saturday night. Con.
rcrsation was carried on 10 moderately loud
| Nd ha nj
over tolty-threo miles Of wire. Professor Bell
says that the incidental conditions Of relays.
atmospheric density and the intermugllug Of
wires Interfere with the instrument, and that
he thinks he can do better with al ocean
cable CT perfect insulation than with any land
wire.
OF late 10 Europe sort Of ball dress has
come into fashion, upon which Z glitterlug
gold and silver dust shines 10 beauty. The
German imperial health Office has just exam.
incd into the matter and found that the shin
ing Of the robes is caused by'smal and sharp
pointcd particles of copper and tin, which
easily become separated from the material OF
the dress and are highly Injurious to the skln
into which they work. and especially to the
mucous membrane Of the lungs, for the par
tices are often light enough to be inhaled.-
The Board Of health of Lubbock has just issued
a strenuous warning to ladies on the subject. -
American women should take this warning and
not fall III with The dangerous fashion.
About five weeks ago there was washed
ashore OF the coast Of one of the Orkney islands
a bottle containing an appeal from some star
wing castaWays who had been wrecked on st.
. Kilda, the most inaccessible Of the Hebrdean
slets Mr.. Sands, Scottish artist had land
cd on that lonely rock in Z small boat, and on
January ! / an Austrian vessel was wrecked OH
the cliffs and nine survivors were washed
ashore The islanders had scarcely enough
provisions for themselves, but they generously
shared what they had with the ten castaways.
Starvation stared them all in the face. MIR.
Sands wrote the message containing this lnlor'
NATION, and flashing The bottle to life.buoy
and rigging a small sail cast it adrift. The lit.
lie craft dritted to the 0rkneys. andwas picked
up by the islanders. The gunboat Jackal was
dispatched to The island with store OF proVl
sioDs, and arrived not day too soon, Tor the
islanders aud their guests were starving The
artist and sailors were landed at Grcenock
about March |, after dangerous voyage.
4 mail agent 90 the Union Pacific Railroad
had vile and little daughter at Omaha.
Whenever he left home for a fortnight on the
rail he would take the little girl with him a
hIoc!, or Two from The house, and then kissing
her COED By would seud her back to her moth
rr Jealousy took possession of him without
cause, and on2 morning, about tGo years ago, he
carried of the child from the wife whom he
believed to be tajthcSs. The mother waited
for the patter Of the little feet and the sound
Of the little ones vote, and finally ran 10 the
station, where she learned that her husband
had gone west with the child. She telegraph
cd to him, she wrote to him; but received no
reply Convinced that he had deserted her,
and would never return, she sold her furniture,
paid a visit to some frieuds in Wisconsin, and
procured divorce and decree giving her the
custody Of the child. She then went to Oak
land, CAL, where her husband and her daugh-
ter were boarding, aud took legal measures for
the recovery Of the child About fortnight
ago husband and wife met in law cfiice-she
with counteDancc cold and stern, and he with
a hang, dog, sheepish look. The lawyers went
cut 10 lunch and left The eslranged couple to-
gclher. When they raturned, husband and
vile were holding hands. The wrts were not
served; there Vas 4 remarriagc the next morn
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