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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-26

4 CLEvER DoDGE.-The police Of BrookSn
have been otiiei to 'ook out for and arrest
man who has been going about among store
keex,crs in that city for the past eight or tee
days zohtiog them under q 1Jrm Of rascaliy de-
vice which would appear 10 be novel 10 this 10.
csty. About two @ CLOCK yesterday afternoon
man called at the cger stlre Of VIM. Wolf,
No. AT fulton street, and asked tor bag ol
smoking tobacco, which was handed TO him by
the wife Of the proprietor. The customer filled
his pipe Icsurely icOm tho contents OF the bag,
aud after lighting it remarked that it had no
h.vor lie hacded the pipe to Mrs. Wolf to
smell. After inhaling the odor emitted from
the pipe, which resemb!ed ether or chioroform.
the lldy fyu1d herself growing dizzz and
screamed for assistance. The noise mado BY
her outcry attracted the attention Of several Oh
her ueighbors, who entered the store, aud up
on their appearance the man ran away. Inc
same individual, according to the description
given, called at store 10 Twenty third street
one day last week and offered some insect pow.
der for sale, which he requested the proprietor
| to smell. No sooner had the latter inhaled the
odor than he became insensbe. The pedler
then helped himself to the contents Of the
money drawer, with which he decamped. The
story Of the insect powder business becoming
generally known it is believed that he resorted
to tho new expedent Of the tobacco dodge. The
rogue i, described as being about thlfty.eight
years of age, stout built, FIVE feet ten inches IN
height, dark hair and black eyes, dark COM
plexion and smooth face.-M Z HeraM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-26
WHAT it will Cost to 90 to Paris.

A Lon Ion correspondent OF the nc" lolA
Tribun, furnishes detailed estimate CT th'
cost Of two months trip to the Paris Ezposs'
ton, allowing three weeks 10 Paris and threa
more il London. The rctaaiulcr tf the tins
is distributed 10 EogEand, after necessary allow
aoce f)r travel. is the question: With moSS
! persons is not one Of time s. much as IL IS o.
money, tho estimates Of expense Will be inc
most Interesting portion Of the letter, doubtless,
and these VIC summarize: .,o- ~,
O,esn. massage, return ticket, about SlOo.O w
Liverpool 10 London, third class, foo
London to Paris asd back (return
ticket) second class 40
Loudon to Liverpool, via Oxford,
Leanngton. Birmingham, Chea' >
ter, North Wales, third class looo
Excursions about London aud Paris,
s3y, "''o
Sight seeing apd fees at 50 cents per o,o,
day, 'o.oo
Board and lodging in Eoglard, thirty ,o
seven days at $l.25, ALoo
Board and lodging in France, twenty
four days at 81, -o.oo
fatal $3.50 90
Iu order that these items may be understood.
let US suppose the following programme ono TO
be carried cut Sailing from New York JIno
%, our traveller would reach Liverpool about
July |. From the 81 to 23i he would rou:aia ~
London. From the - III to August III would
reach Paris Returning to Eog!and, from lho
18Th TO the 3lst would be available for daily cx'
cursions from place to place, as ones fancy
might dictate, always selecting 'lodging-,
instead of hotels, and specifying beforehand
he full price of reus, Including 'dclvc9. Ia
this country VIC have ii.tle annoyance from Ser
wants who expect fees, butiu Elsland sllAp.a
act ia ones behalf is sufiicie:.i to call TOR cXra
pay. America0s hayo fallen int) the habtt oi
tipping waters with cGtraVa@G1t sums, bur ah
econOmica trip like this We are planning nin7A
be as free from such items az possible. Every
means must be res9rted to 10 save tie pennies,
else the sum above stated viii not suffice. y!
cours: this SUN docs not allow loC GccltGnts or
delay. Everything must move ctt 81 c!ock"ork
fashion, but the $500 ls given as the lowest pos
sibc figure at which the trip can be mauo 40"
one still retain independence aud sell respect.
Probably the better and safer say i TO ADD
about $50 to the amount, and let the trip III
cuie Short tour through Ireland Just before
hone, ii the money holds out. Two
young men travelling in company can oitcn
save where ooc cannot, by sharing general tX'
pcuscs. Hacks or other luxurlts are not IN,
oluded here in The estimates. 1t Is supposed
that one is willing to walk who IL ready to un'
dertake sort Of Bayard Taylor Boh@mianl5lI;
A man aud wife cannot make sucn on tXGeno2u
tour az this for much less than 81 ,OOO. II SHY
Americans expect to dlZze anyone en- the other
shores they will fnd ample opportunity to slnk
% much more as they happen to have with
them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-26

ELEPHANTS AT w Okh,--h GJittSP'ua"h'
wlitcs frcm RsrgeoD -
The highly trained male elephants with tusks
manage the "ouoging" part of their work very
skillfuly. Tho trunk is used as a pad or butter
between the ivory and the wood, and the push
ing is doue steadily. 40 average log Wclg rs
about ton and half. When it has 10 be
pushed toto the river, the elephant feels the
end of it with his trunk. and having asocrtalncc
where be can place his tusks With most adVan'
tagc he adjusts the BUFFER and starts CIT, pust!
iog the log steadily before him. Should Il
happen to be On extra heavy one, he stops oc
casiouay to take breath; and IS it slides dove
the muddy back toward the water, ne gives, 1t
finishing slap. as if to say There, you're
aloat at last!" Sometimes the logs arc a"E'
wardIy jammed up together, 50 that the ends
have to be raised in order 10 get the dragging
chaios fastened.
This he does by putting bis tu:ks under
ncath; and passing his trunk over the log to
Keep it steady, lifts it up to the required hight
When it is very heavy lit, ne Will 90 doTi
| Oh bis knees to get better purchase. AZ
stacks the timber most sklltulIy also by ll't'
| ing the end of the log as much as niuc OF
Ten feet ia this mauner, places 1t on the top,
of the piIe then goes, to the c'hcr cuu
ana pushes III lOIHalu LII Nv So
quite flush with the rest. In ali ths
he is OF eoDrs, directed by his ri der the mah9ut.
who uses certain words which the elephant has
| been accustomed to hear; and slgLs, the
| meaning Ct which be knows perfectly. a push
| of the foot behind the right or left car makes
him answer tho drivers wish as g boar ansWers
the 1udder, aud Dudgo bchiud the aeck
means "Straight ahead. .r
A highly trained elephant, however, VIII
work amoog timber by verbal directions as To-
teigcutIy almost as collie will among sheep.
! The focst and best trained animals are re-
| served for employment 10 the cav mills, where
they w5rk amopg the machinery with sagaacIty
usd precision. Strapgcrs have sometimes bceu
SC lucb Impressed with their Admirable quail
ties is !his respect that they have c'rrI2d away
sligh,ly exaggerated IMPRESSIONS on. the subject.
! Ooc case remember in which spectator "as
SO profoundly overcome by the careful manner
! in which nc sas the elephant laying plaDks
and slabs 90 the travelling benches to be cu:
that he gravely reposte1 the circumstance IN an
Indian newspaper, rensls'cg that the animal
shut cue eye when it lookoll along the nccch'
to make sure the timber wa2 i'ld on lor ING
saw accurately
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rJ,O LET-THREE ROOMS, furnished or
& unfurnshed. with or without board. Apply
al this Office. ap ll-tf
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CAREPTA HALL.
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FOH SALE Gis FsENE.

E7OR RENT-A BRICK HOUSE, pleasantly
y located, furnished or unfurnished, will be
rented to good tenant on reasonable terms.
Possession given on the first day Of May. Ap.
ply to JEO. L: HlLL.
aD 23-tf CollacLor Taxes North. Dist
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[AU announcements to be paid for IN aaDdAcc
ANNOUNCE myself candidate for tho
/ Office of Clerk of Gas, subject to the decision
of tho primary election, sid respectfully request
the support Of my fellow citizens.
an n22-tne J. F. HAMERSLE4.
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NOR RENT-A SMALL COMFOETABLE
Z DWELLING, No. 2OS Prince street. For
terms apply TO CHAS. +. HOOFF, Esq, Cash
ier First National Bank. Keys at the telegraph
Office of the Virginia Midland Z. 4. ap2-lf
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Very truly your obedient servant.
NH 29-,e K It. LUCAS.
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TIO THE VOTERS OF ALEXAN ID EiA-l
i. respectfully announce niysclf candidate .;
for re- election to the Office OF Collector OF inc IN
Northern District, subject to the action ol tio
an 17-to JOHN r. HILL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-26

E1OR RENT.-The STORH ROOM Oh the
T. northeast corner of King and Union street
tho best location in the city for grocery and
liquor store Apply st this Office. ap lS-tf
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01
The European Congress.

By our special cable dispatches it will be
seen that the project Of European congress
has made such progress that the date and
place Of meeting are definitely fixed. The
time is even known when certain of the
plenipotentaries will arrive. Our informa-
ton is that Prince Bismarck will preside,
despite the stories hitherto printed that the
state Of his health would not permit him to
undertake this arduous duty. Opinions
vary as to the probable number of sessions
that will be required, but those who hope
that ten will be enough seem to us over
sanguine, while those who count upon two
months perhaps exaggerate the difficulties.
1t is not impossible that ten sessions may
suffice, for the points Of negotiation have
doubtless been SO distinctly laid out in tho
recent animated correspondence between
the British and Russian governments that
but little is probably left to be determined
in regard to the scope Of the labors of the
Congress or in regard to the precise form
in which it is to declare the will of Europe
on the issues that shall come before it. By
the interview with Count Schouvals q. which
we copy from the Telegram. it may be in
ferred that there is also but little room for
doubt that the negotiations wdn reach q
satisfactory conclusion.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01
Mexico Uneasy.

For more than a year Mexico has been
tranuuil-a fact almost without precedent
in the present generation. In that period
there has been little horse stealing on the
border and u few raids on our side the line
have been reported. Two or three small
expeditions have even descended on Mexi-
can SOIL Trivial facts, NIL these, and not to
be counted as reasons for disquiet on the
part of the Mexicans. But suddenly revo-
luton is chronicled as on hand-and in fact
on foot Nobody will be astonished to hear
this, for the long continued tranquility
pointed to the fact that q revolution
must be certainly imminent. 1t was immi-
nent, and it has broken out, and Mexico, SO
mysteriously quiet for many months, TO-
turns to her normal condition and resumes
her proud position in the world as the Que
government that scorns a base regard for
order and material welfare with q great
fraud to DO exposed. How much there is Of
Escobedo's revolt it would be premature to
say; but ono report says that troops are
out against him, and another report that
the troops are out to guard some money
Escobedo is near to the money, apparently,
and perhaps the revolution may DO at an
end If he gets 1t.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01

Upon the accession to power Of the pres
emit Pope it was gathered, from oil considera-
tions of his past history and what was
known OF his character, that he would act
in the discharge Of his functions as the
head of the Church in spirit Of
tolerance, if not favor, toward that
liberalism in the world at largo which
had been the horror Of all authorities
in Rome for some years past. Opinion
did, il appears, but bare justice to his
intentions in that respect; but, alasl the
world was apparently only half right in
its anticipations with regard to the new
Pontiff; for while IL believed him Justly to
favor liberal ideas it also believed him to
be o man so resolute and vigorous in the
pursuit of what he deemed the right that 1t
would be impossible to defeat his will In
this last respect the world was probably
wrong, as reports from Rome indicate that
the extreme ultramontane propaganda, ac-
tive in that city, has 30 persistently op-
posed all the better purposes Of the Pope as
to force him almost to the determination to
abdicate his office.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01

is DONE They are, besides, the jury whose
verdict is to determine the question, and
there would be as much sense in examining
the witnesses in an ordinary judicial trial IN a
back room to which the jury were not adj
mitted and aiterward reporting the testi-
mony to them as there would be In con-
Quoting this inquiry by similar method.
Every facility should be given to the public
for watching the progress OF the investiga-
ton and estimating the force of the testi-
mony as it is given. The committee have
wisely abandoned their first purpose to con-
duct their inquiry in secret. The investi-
cation is to begin to-day in open session,
and Anderson, of East Feliciana notoriety,
will be the first witness.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01

The Governor of Georgia is reported to
have been disposed to grant full pardon
to the unfortunate woman Kate Southern,
whose death sentence has just been COM
muted to ten years imprisonment, but to
have been withheld from doing so by the
fact that Kate's counsel had on the trial
solicited to be allowed to plead guilty to
manslaughter. If we are to credit this state
ment the Governor preferred to be infuenced
by technical plea offered by counsel
aware of the peril in which his client stood
than by regard for the liberty OF person
believed to have been unjustly convicted OF
crime. The Governor, it Is said, did not
feel justified in extending to the condemned
woman greater degree Of clemency than her
counsel had contended for in Court. II the
position taken by the Governor is correctly
stated we do not think it will stand the test
of criticism. If Kate Southern's crime had
been wilful murder she would have deserved
death, and it is not conceivable that there
would have been SO widespread and uni
versal a sympathy in her favor. The Gov
ernor of Georgia is not a man to be moved
by popular clamOr TO GO an act WHICH HiS
Judgment tells him does not rest on grounds
of Justice. He spared Kate Southerns life,
not because of popular clamor. but because
he believed on review OF her case that she
did not deserve to be sent to the gallows;
in other words, that her crime had not been
wilful murder But if not wilful muir
der, what was it? The Governor has
accepted as true the story OF the
tragedy as told by Hates friends and
confirmed by the friends of the woman she
killed, and on this his official action was
based. That story proved that the out
ragged wife and mother had killed her
avowed rival the woman who had boosted
that she would steal from her the affection
of her husband-in a struggle provoked and
commenced by that rival Surely such an
act could be nothing more than homicide.
Ten years imprisonment is certainly too
severe penalty, and it is to be hoped that
the Governor will yet be induced to do
full justice in the case and to extend to
Kate Southern full pardon.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01
A singular Case.

We publish today an interview held be-
tween the HRIALD's special correspondent
and the Rev. Blasius Pistorus, the Prussian
Catholic priest who now lies in prison in
Philadelphia under sentence Of death for
the murder of man named Jacquette, a
neighbor of the priests brother, who is q
farmer, living near Norristown, Pa The
case is remarkable one in many respects
The condemned man, although apparently
the commission of the crime, is OF SO vio-
lent and ungovernable temper as to be re-
garded by many who have seen and con-
versed with him as more fitting subject
for lunatic asylum than for condemned
cell. The killing was done under peculiar
circumstances. The priest had never seen
the man he shot until few minutes before
the shooting and could have had
no personal feeling against him.
quarrel had occurred between Jacquette
and the priests brother in relation to the
right Of the former to water his cattle at q
creek which the latter claimed to be wholly
within the boundaries Of his own farm. The
priest unfortunately took up the quarrel
and went to the creek armed with a revolt
yer to drive off the alleged trespassers. A
struggle cnsued and Jacquette was shot in
the leg and died from the effect of the
wound. This is the story in brief, and it
seems that the prosecution was ready to ac-
cept plea of guilty of murder in the Sec
ond degree. This plea the priest positively
refused to make and his conduct toward his
own counsel, the Court and his personal
friends, all Of whom he charged with being
in conspiracy against him, seemed to in
dictate that his mind is in diseased con-
,ditiOn.
The sacred calling of the condemned man
throws peculiar interest about his case;
and, while there is no reason why a deliber-
ate murderer should not suffer the extreme
penalty Of the law, whether he wears o
priests robes or q laborer's jacket, there are
crime which seem to make Communication
of sentence proper. There certainly
could have been no malice or generalization
about it. The murderer was enraged, be-
came involved in o struggle, and could
scarcely speak or understand word of
English. The prosecution would have ac-
copied plea of guilty of murder in the
second degree, after having made itself
familiar with the facts of the case. It would
seem, under these circumstances. that the
death penalty might very justly be changed
to such imprisonment as would have been
imposed had the plea been made, and GER
tainly no person could fail to rejoice if jus
tice could be satisfied without the public
execution Of minister OF the Gospel.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01

The WEATHER.-1he disturbance ON the Mid
die Atlantic coast and central of the entrance
of Delaware Bay, has made some progress
northward, attended by heavy rains and high
northeastcrly and northerly winds. Its inhu-
ence Is limited TO q comparatively narrow dis
trict, extending northward from Cape Hattcras
to Boston. During to-day 1t will move of
the coast in a northcastcrly direction, followed
by gradual clearing of the weather except on
the New England coast, where the rains will
continue during the day. The low barometer
In the West is central in tho Platte Valley.
with strong winds and light rains, extending
northward from the Lower Missouri Valley
toward the upper lakes. On the Atlantic coast
the temperatures continue relatively low,
but in the central valley regions, the West and
Southwest they are high. The pressure is
highest in the northeastern districts, decreasing
gradually westward and southwcstward. In New
York and its vicinity to-day the weather will
be cool aud cloudy, with light rain, followed by
warmer, clearing weather. Tomorrow 1t will
be partly cloudy or fair and warm.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01
nearest depot, her enemy in the meantime
escanino unharmed

nearest depot, ner enemy in the meantime
escaping unframed.
Here, then, We have a ship with the high
est offensive power minus ability to keep
the sea, and, let us assume, the highest de-
fensive power also; but the important power
of mobility is reduced to the lowest degree.
If we give her the requisite speed and coal
space it must be at the expense Of guns and
armor, and perhaps of stability, by reason
Of her increased length. Again, we must
not forget that the turning power of ship
of war is of the utmost importance to her
in action. If we lengthen the ship for
speed we reduce this turning power, and in
case she is attacked by rams, or is in the
course of an action to be used as one, her
usefulness is impaired and her own safety
threatened. Loaded down with guns,
armor, engines. boilers, coal and stores, the
iron-clad, though very formidable in appear
ance, is often worthless for war purposes,
and dangerous only to herself or her consorts
The enormous aggregate weight propelled by
the powerful engines acquires momentum
hence the loss Of the Vanguard and the ter
rible disaster to the German iron-clad
Grosser Kurfurst which occurred off Dover
yesterday morning. Referring to that de-
plorable calamity, described in our special
dispatches, we would point out that If the
accident demonstrates the destructive
power possessed by these iron-clad vessels
it also shows how liable they are to instant
destruction, even when going through prac-
tice mannuvres in calm sea. Recognizing
this, we must consider how exposed they
are in time Of war to the deadly attacks Of
the torpedo boats and how helpless they
become in every respect against such at
tacks. A torpedo costing few hundred
dollars is launched against an iron-clnd
ship worth a million and destroys her as
effectually as if she had been in action with
q number of enemies of her own class.
Modern builders of iron-clads-for we
must regard those Of the Gloire and the
Warrior as among the ancients-take pride
in the arrangement of water tight bulk
heads and the construction of cellular bot
TOMS and SO forth, precautionary arrange
ments intended to limit the sphere Of dam
age to the smallest compass. But even
these mark as we before stated, the grow
ing suspicious that the iron-clad Of the
period is failure, and must be replaced by
a ship whose loss in action will not count
relatively for more than that Of o
field gun in land battle. There is
not an iron-clad afoat in European waters
that would successfully engage small bat
terry armed with one hundred-ton guns such
as that tested at Spezzia. An English IRON
clad feet could not cruise off our coasts I'M
less the coal depots of the Bermudas and
Halifax were SO near at hand. We do not
believe that all the ships in the British
fleet could force the Bosphorus against o
Russian torpedo defence supported by
land batteries It is easily seen, therefore,
that the iron-clad is more formidable in
name than in fact, unless, indeed, as has
been unhappily demonstrated, that the ship
she destroys is her consort.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01
An Open Inves,igation.

The Potter committee have finally and
wisely concluded to make their investiga-
ton public. We are glad that they have SO
far yielded to tho pressure of general public
opinion. On SO important question as
the validity of the Presidential election the
people of tho country are the chief party
in interest, and they have right to know
what is dono and the methods by which II
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01

The probabilities are that the peather in NeU
York and its vicinity tc-day ,ciH be cool and cloudy
Nth light rain, Jtoilowed by ,carmer, clearing
~eaMer. Tomorrow it toH be partly cloudy or
fur and raym.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01

MR.. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, the public will
be glad to learn. is gradually improving.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01
WITH SUPPLEMENT.
NEW YORK, SATURDAY. JUNE /. 1878.

THE HERALD ,riH be sent to The address of
persons going into the country during the summer
II the rate Of one dollar per month postage paid.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01

Now THAT TIE SYNDICATE has taken its fifty
million dollars worth of four and one-half per
cents it il to be hoped some other capitalists
will be found to take fifty millions more.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01

THERE WERE THREE executions yesterday;
one in Virginia, one in Texas and one in Ohio.
The breaking down Of the Jail fence by mob In
the latter State, for the purpose Of being pres
ent, was not very credtablc performance.