Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-10

A HORNED HORSE. Mr.. II. Howard, cor.
ner Of Seventh street and Clarke ~ nue, is the
owner of horse that has two radlmentsry hCTu,
growing from the interior Of the base Of The
ears, strongly resembling the horns Of buffalo,
The horns are of equal size, about Inches long
aud curved like those of the bovine Species IT,
side the ears there is soft flexible llgature, COY
cred with hair; the points are tipped with about
two inches Of hard, black horn, and project for.
ward. When the cars are moved the horns
become more rigid in the soft parts, and stand
out like the horns OF an Cl or buffalo.
The horns drop off every spring, about tie
lst Of May, and are succeeded BY new ones tt
the same size. The horse is bay mustang,
about fourteen hands high, ADD rather poor ia
flesh at present. lie is perfectly gentle, and will
readily enter house or other Enclosure, and al.
low himself to be handled. Mr.. John Grims!ey,
who knows something about horse, examined
his mouth yesterday, and pronounced him
seven years DID, lie says The the animal is The
most wonderful tbiog 10 the equine line he ever
saw being greater curiosity than Fremont
woolly horse, or the hairless horse exhibited IL
the city some years ago.-,S.. Lows G!5!~
Democrat.
VIRGGEIAs DEBT In q recently published LEI
LEI Hon. j. Randolph Tucker declares that til
State debt question las no relevancy to tins con
gressionsl canvass, IS no question us to the det;
or mode Of settlement. csn be brought before
Congress. If it were, Mr.. Tucker says, as u
States rights man lie would be bound TO yvt;
| against Any proposition relating 10 it. Mr
Tucker says:
The State sh9u!i lpe1L lis debt either IL
payment or discharge, according ID contract. b:
has constituted 10 s5judica.e the question
but /. is perfectly consistent with her hoh"F
propose TO her creditors for their consderh!ll,
and acceptance, any plan OF readIustGeAI .. IL
debt which she may in the wisdom OF heF Leg
is!ature determine TO be )1:t ana eqGaHo!" aI!ht
! TO her creditors and the people OF the &c
| Such proposal has been EN- bodied IN aW Q.
| the late session, the provisions OF which pre-.
| sented fsir bssi: for Al honorable negotlaItvE
| TO. 8 settlement Of The debt betwaen Virgin.
and her creditors. And msy be permitted Il
add that | see reason why Virginia with he
credit fully sustained By the voice Of her people.
should no! be able TO settle her debt at d: low i
rate Of intare:t az any other government upc"
the continent
a MATCH At WHIsT.-An Interesting uia!c@
Of 900 port: st Whit WAS completed rec2L.y
by four gentlemen in thi: village, tee Tlnnn-
pair making ,C03 points 10 their opponents 5si.
The mest remarkable feature OF the match ws:
the persistent Ill luck o. the winners TIL Just &
the clcsa TIE detes!ed side be-! tae lesd from
the very ftst Ill! their score hal reached go g.
| which point they were passed T.. the L st t!ne
| The totsl number OF game: played was lei he
| winners making s. to their opponents s. \!
the twsnty.ftl game the detected side Wa: ~
points ahead st tie one hundred:h, only point,
| ahead at the one hundred and ftt:e,h, sooat u
points, st $50 they were s,ll about - it:. il Sc
| vance 1t wss then that luck turned over 10 he
other side, VITO passed them 8! 80. aid Won II
match, only . points ahead. Tho best hand halt
contained eight trumps, the highe:. card in Que
hand was sn eight; in another. MAE Only one
"slsn'-:he eltre thirteen tricks -wsa mscs
during the nlatch.-L!!cAit!d. Conn En-