Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-03
Death OF II. GSoGiscO.

IS announced in yc::er3ay's Gazette, Wade
mar Bodisco. Ru:sisH Consul General at n. =,
died a: the Jo1lsn Alum Springs: in Rocsblidge
county, Va, On Thursday night. n. Bodi:co
hsd 70. some time been az The springs seeking &C.
restore his health, which has for some month:
been exceedingly poor. Las: U@:a-. il is at
derstood, he We: resl!y TOO i'll 20 attend to II"
business OF the consulate and refused while il
New York, to see any one bu. the Russian pur-
chasing agents snd officer: Ct t5e navy, WIZ
were III town, and Was c0mpe!.o! - Teiilqltsh
mos. Of the cares sCd cl!ia; Of tho consulate
either TO his 7ice-consu, Or to the Russian miLi:
ter, who was several times a55al; from Wash
ington on business connected with the New Io-E
consulate. His visit 10 tie springs dti no; a.
ford him the relic. &c expected - oo!ain, mi Is
ssnk slowly.
Consul General BoLisao vss l.. nearly tw1ut,
years secretary Of the Russian legsiion at Wss;..
ineton, sud during II Cct CT TIE timo between.
1856 and 1853 acted az charec { affairs. In July.
Isl he was appointed consul general q! the por;
of New YORK, sni to.d the position q. tne tine
Of his death. lie came 70 thi: county s. 81
early aga with HI: uncle, Bsrea Alexander g.
Bodisco, who wss the Russian minister ST Wash
ington. from 1888 until his death in 1874 He en-
tered as student st Georgetown College where
be wss graduated The deceased gentleusa
msrci ed Russian LADY Of rank, SD three aons
were born to them il This county and ware sen:
~ ocO ketOTi IotIeSc h%SI-lo nsS AL
accomplished lingust. vas very pogulsT both in
New York and Washington. and his socia;
qualities were Of thu h!gcs. order. the Rus
sian minister Mr.. ShiEklin, will take charge u.
the remaiH=
PARIS X TIE MoEEIHG.-l: is AL Interesting
sight to take 3 sest or he top Of street car s:
an early hour in the morning and witness tho
cleaning process that every hing is undergoing,
The housekeepsrs bring out all their rubbish
and pile it up in the street, one pile for every
four or i've houses. i is no sooner empted
than the rsgpickeca, who swarm the street: witt
their bags and buckets and hand carts, pOunce
upon it and gather up all the fragments ot paper,
rags or metal 10 be found iC the p.a:. They s-a
so numerous that there i: q scramble OF cve,y
street, and they move from p!.e 20 Pile IS !:
their lives depended on ;aair sc:icl:y. Ih.y
seem 10 take sway cre.thitd q tie !U5J!:1.
SerVsEts are everywhere - oa-a seem win
broom srd bucket in hand c.eaLiGg OF the front:
The streets are being srIi1a7. win hose, sn1
81 srmy Of men and wlnea with t!:cn b.ooo:s
are sweeping the Streets. On the o5u.sTac1:
horse brushing machines ar in motion, ard tie
garbage carts arc removing the piles thrown ouI
by housekeepe.s Water is turned or n all tho
CUTTERS and women with brooms sle engaged
washing them down. Men with hose arc water
ing sl the roots Of all the hundred: OF thousands
OF treas on the bculevArds, snd taking up the
gratlDgs go as to loosen the earth a:ourG them.
All, or nearly all this work is being done by the
city authorities, and by . O'clock the city is As
clean IS broom and brush and wa.ec can make
i..--C C. Fulton last Letter..