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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-02
Isesti, of an Cid Priest.

The Dominican, Nicholas Dominic Young,
who died ir Washington On Wednesday, was
born near the mouth of the PiscataWay liver.
Prince Georges county, Nd, on the llth Of
june, 1893. His great grandfather was an
Eogiish judge sent Gu! here in chat capacity,
but on becoming Roman Catholic was depos-
ed. The ex judge bought tract of land where
now stands tho batter portion OF the city OF
Washington, and many time did the old
monk, ia his closing days, wonder whether he
would be permitted to breathe his last in that
city, where bis father Was bcrp, ard where,
when ho became priest, he built the hncst
specimen Of Gothic work in this country, the
Church OF St. Dominic, on tho very spot where
stood his great graudfathers barn. This was
the first church built IN Washington, and tho
old priest remembered it with pride.
The domain fell TO Motley Young. the grand
father of Father Young, and when General
Washirgton caino to lay cut the city no resided
in the elegant uaosion OF Motley Icuog, which
was the Gncst 10 that part Of the country dur
ing the time of his stay there. The General
induced Na,lcy Youns to give up his farm and
the whole of eouth Washington, which once
Earmed part OF the Young farm. Gen. Wash
iugtoD, however, provided that tho Young man.
sion should rot be torn down till after the
death of lis occupant. It stood Just 10 the mid.
die OF strnct till after Motley Youug's death.
Nicholas Young. father Of the dead priest.
married one of the lfanwicks whc were Of the
Lord Baltimore colouY, founders Of Maryland.
tie removed to PriGcc Georges county, Md,
whore bis wife owned farm of inheritance.
This was right opposite Mount Vernon, the
house Of Washington, ,aad frequently Gid Father
Young recount how, when lie was boy, the
wEGlo faulty would gather 10 the green OF
morning, aud view the General through spy
glass as he paced up and down his verauds,
with his hands behind his back and seemingly
10 deep rGvcry. Father Youag used to say
the General was in the habit OF walking this
way every morning. Father Young saw Wash.
ipgton at q military parade when he was child.
and tho old priest woud tell the story, which
he was often called on to do, something after
this fashion
when was about eight years old rcnem
Der thera was to be parade not far from our
pIacc. II was announced that Con. Washing~
toH would be there but. bless you, that wasn't
half the Iat!ucemcnt to lot Of young shavcrs
and iuyseii that we SEW iii tie promise OF
supply OF IOWA gingerbread. However, when
we sGt lIc'c lGC UeheEai "as tueIe, aGu wo
boys were tremendously impressed by his big
cooked hat. That was all the greatness we saw
about him. lie was tall mau, with massive
shoulders ald q face that looked kind but
made follow feel you could rot throw gravel
in bis b)Sts, like va used to do those other
high fcet!icrcd chaps | thought he VAS tho
greatest 1nan eyer saw, bot didn't know
why. ali knew was that ho whipped tho
British, AID everybody poioted him out as the
chap that whipped the British. l could recog
niza him this moment, though, be mado such
aa impression On me-.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-02
Thc Reception OF the v!cerega! Couple
i'll NOnare8E.

i'll NOHsreas.
The Moatreal correspondent Of the Now
York Herald in bis account of the reception OF
the vicerega! party ia that city says
"Ihe horses attached to the vicerepal landau
became restive, reared and backed. The coach
man was caoI. But the opportunity was too
good fJr Canadian enthusiasm to lose. The
r1ultitudcs pressed forward, closing about tho
thrust in which the Marquis grasped with
smile. Other hands unhtchcd the frightened
horses, and next Some hundreds Of hands were
put to au inprovised rope and the landau went
along whirI; 1g in real honest British fashioo.
The Princess was 60 pleased with this novel
demonstration that she burst into hearty
laugh, 10 which the Marquis joined. The men
and boys who drew the carriage bad difficulty
in getting it past Prince Edwards Block, where
the multitude was SO dense, and the windows,
gables and roofs swarn1ed with people shouting
and waving hats and handkerchicfs. TO all
these manifestations Of loyalty the suite behind
the viceroga! carriage responded With some NIL.
chievous mock acknowledgements
"UD Beaver hill the cortego proceeded vi h
some difficulty, th,ir cxcellerc;es btiog shower
cd with bcanets aud !i:t!e nosegays, on the
way. Denscr ard still! moro dense gr.w tho
throng, 80 that the good hum0red cff3rs cl
Lieut.. Gederal Smyth aud bis aids were over
whclmed for The moment By the greater good
humor ard imporEutiy Of the citiz ms bent ou
catching g;imls) Of the Gaughtcr of the
! Queen. These We'd wiLh each other to relieve
] the human team which drew the carriage on.
ward. La the midst Of the tumut pretty
scene ehcckc1cd it, the children CT S'.AUdrew i
I church appearing OF platform and singing
! the national athem. Here the height WIS
reached where the stcond nstalmont c1 troops
assigned to welcome His cxecllcncy and Her
4 Royal Highncss wes seen posted IN the perspcc
tive. The Fifth ius!lieTa, q squadron OF c1Vary
| 10 motion, clearing the streets, aud the PtlDcs
of Wales r!n s, the garrison artillery, engineer,
and the Sxty.Ef;h regiment IA line made "a
long stretch Of military display il front cf thu
advancing procession. The Sixth regiment also
was sent, ami last Of al! the Victoria riles. Tho
Fifth, with bagpipes PLAYING. instantly attraot'
ed the atteot!on Of His Exeeency, VINO, hav
ing lifted his hal all alorg 10 acknowledgment OF
the various rcginGnial saiutes bowed partlcu
Iarly to the pibroch. Not less pleased was the
PIiocess az these notes, we'll known to her aud
her royal mother, fell upon her cars. The
tower of tho Windsor Hotel was now visible,
its widows crowded with guests and ssghtseer2.
Towards this the procession advanced. meet"
log on the upper side an arch surmouoted With
evergreen and loyal notices, the cars OF ell
present being stunned as they passed urder 1t
! by the booming OF cannon to the tight and lett'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-02
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OVERCOAT DEPARTMENT.,
NORTHWEST CORNER sTS N W, WASHINGTON
improvement STYLE quality and variety th
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well thoroughly hrunk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-02

Special contracts will be made with yearly ad-
vertisers.
Msrrisge and Death Notices fifty cents. Obitu-
aries will be charged at advertisement rates.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-07
Off the Beach at Long Branch

The sand shark is sometimes hooked
when not wanted, and, when wanted, not
hooked. He is larger than the drum fish,
and will singly fight any number of his
sturdy opponents. Fishermen declare
the sand shark as harmless to man, re-
fusing live or dead bodies as food, while
his relative, the deep water shark, pre-
fers human flesh, dead or alive, to all
other food. AS, however, this sand shark
has teeth and mouth very much like his
more formidable kinfsh, ] prefer to keep
out of his way. have met them several
times with centre fin erect swimming
with the power and velocity of small
steam tug. All sharks. when cruising,
show their upper middle fin, and some
sailors call them battle" or "warning
flags" Sailors have the highest opinions
of their fighting qualities, as they say
that frequently the ocean seems to boil
when one of these sharks, gets into a
serious tussle with his less formidable
finny neighbors, and that invariably this
monster sails off with fin erect, apparent
ly unframed, while numerous wounded
or dead fish float in the vicinity of the
aquatic battlefield Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-07
Portuguese Courtship.

The young men of Portugal have one
! occupation more important than wearing
tight boots, and which almost, in fact,
goes with it-that of making the very
mildest forms of love known among men.
The young gentlemen pay their address,
es by simply standing in front of the
house occupied by the object of their
affections; while the young person in
question looks down approvingly from
an upper window, and there the matter
ends. They are not within speaking
distance, and have to content themselves
with expressive glances and dumb show,
for it would be highly unbeeoming for
the young lady to allow billetdoux to
autter down into the street, while the
laws of gravitation stands in the way of
the upward fight of such document,
unwejghted, at least, with stone, and
this of course, might risk giving the
young lady black eye, or breaking her
fathers window-panes. So the lovers
there remain often for hours, feeling no
doubt, very happy, but looking unutter~
ably foolish. These silent courtships
sometimes continue for very long periods
before the lover can ask the fatal ques-
ton, or the lady return the final answer.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-07
Small Change i'm California.

The San Francisco Bulletin says
"Just now there ia curious mosaic of
customs in California in respect to
change. In early times no miner or
business man expected to give or take
the exact change. Anything less than a
quarter was too Insignificant for any
Californian to recognize. A New York
newspaper was sold at two bits. A
quarter of dollar was recognized as
change. Finally dime came to be re-
cognized as small change, although it
was very hard for the Forty-niner to
come down. He was willing to sleep in
his blanket and do his owr cooking, but
to recognize small change was too much
for him. In time the 5-cent piece made
its appearance. 1t was an honest silver
coin, and was gaining ground rapidly.
But after while scent nickel made
its appearances base, bastard coin.
well calculated to excite contempt.
There are now two usages in this State
one OF which Is Of pioneer times, and
the other Of more modern date. One
discards any less sum than a dime, and
on oil small transactions will take fifty
per cent. additional rather than make
the exact change, The other recognizes
the fact that times have changed that
an article sold for dime is not fifteen
cents, and that it is not honest to take
n -
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-07
Astonishing Feat of Oriental
Magic.

And now comes the most astonishing
trick of all, which has touch of tragedy
to give it more piquant favor. Ishall
tell it in tie quaint language of the old
chronicler, somewhat abbreviated. After
describing very wildly the basket
murder trick, which is we'll known in
India, he says: am now about to re-
late thing which surpasses all belief,
and which I should scarcely venture to
insert here had it not been witnessed BY
thousands under my own eyes. One of
the party took ball of cord, and grasp.
ing one end, threw the other up in
the air with such force that its
extremity was beyond the reach of
our sight. He then Immediately
climbed up the cord with in
credible swiftness, and was soon out
of sight. I stood, full of astonishment
not conceiving what was to come of this,
when, 10! leg came tumbliDg down out
OF the air. One of the conjuring com.
pany instantly snatched it up and threw
it into a basket. A moment after q
hand came down, and Immediately on
that another leg. And in short time all
the members of the body came thus sue
oessively tumbling from the air, and
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-07
A California Mining Story.

Not many miles frem Shasta City is
the gulch, of which the following mining
storyis told: It is pretty deep ravine,
with rocks showing all the way up the
sides. Gold in paying quantities had
been found along the stream, but it
seemed to disappear few feet from the
channel. One day, while gang of busy
men were toiling in the stream, a
stranger, evidently green at mining, came
along and leaned on ragged elbows to
watch with protruding eyes the results
of their toll. The miner nearest him
took out IS nugget, and anxiety over
came the greenhorn. 'S.a-a-y," he
asked, "where can l so to diggin' to find
it like that" The hardy miner stopped
his work, and giving the wink to all the
boys, so that the joke should not be lost,
pointed up on the barren rocks where no
gold had ever been found. eye see that
rough looking place?' eyes, yes"
said the new hand. "Well, thar it is
rich. Jes re stake out claim an go ter
work, an when we finish here we'll come
up, too" Then the new hand thanked
the honest miner and the boys all grinned
appreciation of the joke. That after
noon there was 8 solitary figure picking
away on the slope and every time the
miners looked up they roared with
laughter. But about the next day the
greenhorn struck a pocket and took out
something like $4,000 in few minutes.
Then, innocent to the last, he treated all
around and thanked the miner who sent
him up there, and took his money and
went down into the valley and bought
him farm. Then the unhappy miners
arose, leaving their old claims and dotted
the hillside for many days. But there
were no more pockets anywhere. The
whole thing reads just like traditional
fairy story. But then saw the gulch.
Much more unbelievable things have
happened in the mines.-[san Francisco
Bulletin,
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-07
The Salaries of Circus Men.

Chow are the salaries of the performs
ers in the equestrian profession, Mr.. Bar
num-
swell, pay my best rider 800 a
day, Sunday included !; that is 800 a
week. The leading lady equestrian gets
$sO0--they generally receive about $3.50
to 5000 from other concerns. Pad riders
get about-well, say from 800 to 1925
per week."
''How are the acrobats and gy.nnasts,
and that class of performers paid ?"
"From $50 to 800 a week, according
to ability and the danger of their per-
formance. There are a great many of
them to be had, always plenty on the
market, but I always have the BEST
"Do clowns receive-?'
"Clowns always command good sala~
ries, and a really frstclass clown is worth
from $3.50 to $17s per week, and some,
such as Ted Almonte-poor Ted who
died recently, was earning more in the
season."
On advertising he was quite sane:
"Ah!" said the great Snowman, with
half sigh, advertising is heavy drain,
but then if didn't advertise wouldn't
make anything. My pictorial printing
this year has already cost me $4,000,
but my newspaper bills in season
amount to great deal more. My ex-
penses on my trip three years ago
amounted to $3.50, 900, and in that year
in six months the profit was $4,000.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-07

Many men find plenty of time to do
mean act, who are unable to spare a
moment to perform an act of charity.
.Servantsare companions in Germany,
obedient in England, masters in France,
respectful in Italy, submissive in Spain.
..Gentlemen (loq.) " cay, waiter,
I've just cracked this egg. Look at it,
"Den't look very nice at that end, sir, I
must say. Try the other"
Mi dear friend, az strange az it may
seem to yu, mankind had rather see yu
fail than succeed, bekause they had rather
pity than ADMIRE Josh Billings.
The New York Herald figures up
the number of American tourists who
have gone to Europe this season at
twenty thousand, and the season is not
over.
The college youth who graduated
last week with the expectation of start
ing out in the world and being a states
man, next month will be in vain look~
ing for a job to run soda fountain in
second-class drug store.
There is a girl in Santa Barbara
with such big mouth that the other
day, when she smiled at fellow on the
street, kind-hearted little boy ex-
claimed with great earnestness, "Look
out, miss, your lids coming off"
The argumentum adj" Sam, you
are not honest. Why do you put all the
good peaches on top of the measure and
the little ones below? ?" "Same reason,
sab, dat makes de front of your house all
marble, and de back gate chiefly slop
bar'l, sah."
Unknown Prevaricator: Scene in a
restaurant somewhere:
"Waiter !"
"Sir?"
Your stew is horrible"
Chow, sir2"
"This mutton tastes like goat"
And you object to that?'
Certainly I do"
"But, sir, the cook chose mutton tast>
ing like goat, because the customer can
thereby always be sure that he is not
eating dog"
1t has been ascertained that book
agent. can be won by kindness. One
day recently West Hill man tried it on
one of them. He beat him with a
bludgeon and broke his arm, poured
kerosene over his clothes. and set fire to
it, shot him through helungs and locked
him up in room with mad dog, and
the agent, deeply affected, whispered
through the keyhole that as soon as the
dog got through with him, he'd let him
have copy of "Moody's Anecdotes" for
sixty.fve cents, which was thirty per
cent Off Hawkeye.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-07
Miscellaneous.

z.onaon mas seven bundled exhibitors
at Paris.
Natchez is diainfecting and cleaning
up with all her might.
A pair of tWelve-year-old twin girls in
Alabama weigh 1872 and 1862 pounds.
One man in North Carolina has shipped
North this season 40, 900 waternelons.
The western people say that lightning
has never been known to strike slated
roof.
A few years ago Maine was the great
numbering state Of the union. but now
she is the sixth ON the list.
TuaIve wears ago poor man in Oak
land, CAL, across the bay from san
Francisco, prs>empted a long stretch Of
mud fats on the bay shore, erecting q
shanty there and living in it. He has
just been awarded 900, 900 gold coin for
his twelve years guardianship and his
squatter rights
VicksbuTg Herald: The Levee Board
OF Bolivar, Washington, Iasaquena, and
Sharkey counties has fixed the leyee tax
on cotton for this year at II cent per
pound, or " per bale. This in an i'm
mense tax. We believe the people Of
these counties are taxed higher than any
othsrpeople on the face of the earth.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-07
THE GOLDEN GATE.
ADELAIDE A. PROCTOR.

Dim shadows gather thickiy round, and up the
misty stair they climb,
The cloudy stair that upward leads to where the
closed portals shine
Round which the kneeling spirits wait the opening
of the Golden Gate.
And some with eager longing 80, still }ressing for
ward, hand in hand,
and some, with weary step and 81 CIV, look back
where their Beloved stand
Yet up the misty stair they climb led onward by
the Angel Time.
As unseen hands roll back the DOORS the light that
foods the very air
Is but the shadow from W ithin of the great glory
hidden there;
And morn and eve. and soon and late, the shadows
pass within the gate
one by enc they enter in, and the stern portals
close once more
The halo seems to lipger round those kneeling
closest to the door:
The Joy that ghtenei from that place shines still
upon the watchers face.
The faint low echo that we hear of iar-of music
seems to fill
The silent air with love and fear, and the worlds
elamnrs all grow still
Until the portals close again. and leave toiling
on in pain.
Complain not that the way Is lOng,-what road Is
weary that leads there2
But let the Angel take thy hand, and lead thee up
the misty stair
And then with beating heart await the opening Of
the Golden cate.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-07

were cast together into the basket. The
last fragment of all we saw come down
WAS the head, and no sooner had that
touched the ground than be who had
snatched up all the limbs and put them
al out again topsy -turvy. And straight
way I saw with these eyes all those
limbs creep together again and in a
short time form q whole man, who
stood up and walked about without
showing the least damaged Never in my
life was so astonished as when | beheld
this wonderful performance, and | doubt
ed now no longer that these misguided
men did it by the help of the devil.
1t is a good plan, if any one has any
thing marvellous to relate, to tell first
what he has seen himself, and afterward
what may have come to him at second
hand. The old missionary Jesuits in
India and China relate with holy horror
the magic arts of the sorcerers which came
under their own observation, and lament
that some credulous princes, who had
been converted to Christianity, should
still allow diabolic tricks to be played
upon them. As for instance, goblets Of
silver to be removed from one end of
table to another without hands, and
heavy articles Of furniture to dance
about the room as if possessed of demons.
This was many centuries before the
development of modern spiritualism, and
these sincere and pious old monks would
be shocked at seeing tables tipped, ban
joes banged, fddles fly through the air,
and bells rung in cabinets when the evil
"spirits" were supposed to be tied hand
and foot.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-07
Excellence of Oat-Meal.

Liebig has chemically demonstrated
that oatmeal is almost az nutritious as
the very best English beef, and that it is
richer than wheaton bread in the ele-
ments that 60 to form bone and muscle.
Professor Forbes, of Edinburgh, during
some twenty years. measured the breadth
and height, and also tested the strength
OF both arms and loins, Of the students
the University very numerous class
and OF various nationalities, drawn to-
Edinburgh by the fame OF his teaching.
He found that in height, breadth Of chest
and shoulders, and strength Of arms and
loins, the Belgians were at the bottom OF
the list; q little above them, the French !:
very much higher, the English and
highest OF all, the Scotch and Scotch.
Irish, from Ulster, who, like the natives
of Scotland, are fed in their early years
ut least one meal day of good oatmeal
porridge.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-07
How They Do 1t in Spain.

Twilight in dreamy Spain! The ex-
press train was bowling along between
Tarragona and Barcelona, when sud
denly it ives brought 10 standstill by
the alteration of signal, and in lew
minutes twenty-six armed men took
possession of it. They did not belong
to the civil guard. They were brigands'
Some of the passengers were then
dragged out and thoroughly searched
and all money, watches and valuables
forcibly taken possession OF. The brig
ands then removed the cushions from
the carriages and made minute IN
spection to see that nothing valuable
was concealed in them. The ladies OF
the party had their ear rings torn from
their ears. An Eoglish victim writes:
81 lost all the property l had with me-
consisting of at least $3.50 worth, Whicn
comprised my watch and chain, money
pocket book. and also my portmanteau'
which was in the luggage van, and con-
tanned many valuable papers." Inc
brieands even took from him his railway
ticket and left him penniless, with
merely the clothes he wore, and those
rsrtly torn from the rough tEeatmeRe
he received.