Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-11
4 bloodhound on the Trail.

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4 Bloodhound Oh the Trail.
Il large number Of curious people still hang
arlucd tee railing Of tho graveyard from which
the remains Of the late A. T. Stewsrs were
stoicr, gazing vacanty through the bars, and
asking aoy number Of silly questions. Last
| SATURDAY Commissioner Nichols went. to the
church. taking with him a large Cuban blood
| hound.
When the gate was opened Toe savage brute
| bounded 10, aad a mcment later had his nose 10
the ground utterlng meanwhile low, harcc
grawls. His keen scent iD nedlateiy discover
| ed tie trail lett by the body while being taken
from the grave TO the pOrtico, and dashing
along, the brute stopped suddenly behind the
western bass of the pair Of columns support.
iog the portco o. that side. Rushing forward,
he was brought 10 standstill at the foot OF
| tho trco which stands at the southwest corDcr
of the yard, adjoining tho Tenth street rallicg
and the house, l29 Tenth street, at which
place there vas every evidence that the body
had been taken from the yard. Tho spot where
the body had been laid OF the grass while the
| thieves we're scaling the tree is still Very Of
fs1aigc, sud was quickly ferreted out by the
| bloodho which did valuable service 10 aid
log the amell of the police authorities.
The trail from the grave to where the body
was lifted over tho fence is broad and palpsbls
to tho smell of the dullest person. The only
question now il, which way did the thieves 20
after leaving tie sidewalk in front Of l29 Teuth
street.
A number Of we'll known thieves have been
arrested 10 the hop, OF obtaining some clue to
the mystery.
Poor GIRTS.-Unlks many foolish Chris.
tians, the Jews teach their children, girls as
we'll az boys some occupation By which they
may earn living. An exchange irculcates a
similar practice upon all psrcnts
The poorest girls in the world arc those who
have ne7cr been taught to work. There are
thousands OF them. Rich parents have pettied
!hem they have been taught to dcspise labor,
aud depend upon Others for living, AID are
perfectly helpless Ii misfortune comes upon
their friends, rs it often does, their case is
hopeless.
The most foriorn and miserable women upon
earth belong to this class. 1t belongs to par.
cats 10 protect their daughters from this &c.
pIorabio condition. They DO them great
wrong if they neelcc! it. Every daughter oue bit
to be taught to earn her own living. The
rich as we'll as the poor require this training.
The wheel Of fortuna rolls swiftly round the
rica are very likely to become poor. and the
poor rou. Skilled to labor is DO disadvantage
TO tho rich, and ia indispensable to the poor.
Wel- do parents must educate their children
to work No reform is moro imperative than
this.
PARIS UNDERGROUND. TO. day, writes o
Paris correspondent. | have been ourneyiug
under Paris, partly by rail, partly by boat, in
the gaIo sewer. The travelling conveniences
are superior to many above ground. Tho hand
cars for passengers are neatly made and fur
nished With cane seats. You may sit as in a1
Irish is,ating car, facing either side. OF the
two other seats one faces front, the other rear.
Each car or truck has four lamps. The pro-
peDg power is nGn, four to truck, They
roll directly over the sewer, the rails being laid
on either side. The saver in some places equals
good sized mining ditch ia dimensions, with
pretty rapid current.
l caprot give the depth Of water. [ had 60
ambition to take souDdDg5. Ooe investigating
passenger tried it with his cane, but found 10
bottom. After that I was afraid of his cane.
The air throughout averaged good strong
smell. Tho men smoked. The ladies held
periumed handkerchiefs to their noses. Macy
ladies visit the sewers. 1t is the thing" 10
do. At the Place de Ia Concorde We left the
cars and took the gondoas. The sewers and
stream are here much wider. Leach gondola
will hold about twenty persons.
Our feet numbered about five or six Condo
las. Each one carried large globular lantern.
So we sailed along 10 the dim, dark passage
Save an occasional stationary light, it was dark
ahead, dark behind dark below, damp and oh
scure above, The bargee rocked little, but
not agrceably. The motion was not exciting.
1t seemed that which might come on sea of
mo!asses 10 slight agitation. An hour aDd
quarter in the sewers OF Paris is enough. You
can always reoolcct the taste and smell alter
ward. When We emerged from these artificial
bowels CT Paris aud the earth We doub]y appre-
cated air aud aunight.
COURT OF AppEALs.-Appeal 10 the case Of
Kirkwood 7s. Kirkwood and others, from
decree pronounced by the Circuit Court OF Roa-
noke county.
Pfice's executor W. Harrson's executor ct
as fully argued By L. R. Page for appellant
and submitted.
Tsevilian' executors vs. Guerraut's executor;
passed.
DlnViilo Bank w. Wsidill'a administrator
passed.
o. Tuesday Gczt the court will take up the
case of Keen vs.. CsbaIl on privileged docket,
aud after disposing of that casa, vii! call and
dispose Of The argument docket, either trying
the cases when called or cootnding them to the