Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-28

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ORSON.
JOHN MORRIsSEY. "A correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Commcreial, writing from jackson
| vile, Florida, 90 the 2lSt says :-SenstOr John
Morrsscy, who has been confined to his apart
ments at the Hotel Windsor for nearly five
| months with dropscaI complaot, has 80 much
| improved that he 7enturcd 90 short walk 10
| the open air yesterday, and to day started home,
taking vessel at Savannah for New York. He
| has had hard siege Of it, but has endured his
sutferings with rare fortitude. week ago be
| was about ready, he said, to put his name down
| on the mortuary list. At that time he was
| bloatcd to enormous size with water, the calf OF
! bis leg measuring twenty three inches, and his
stomach and chest the Lord knows how many
feet. He sat propped up 10 bed with his legs
| over the rail night and day. not daring, as he
expressed it. ito 20 off watch" and lie down q
| minute. There | was,' said he to little
party # friends that gathered about him to
| day to congratulate him on the improvement
of his condition, ''ike man chaioed in the
ocean with the tide rising inch by inch to
drowo MIN. | thought the jig was up sure
enough. and 80 did my two doctors. They
| sat there and looked at me. and | looked al
them We understood each other thoroughly.
We all knew that the Water had to get out of
the Way, aud that pretty quick, or else had to
get out OF everybody 8 way. | believe L brought
about The cnaoge myself b. sheer oroo OF will,
and that's about ali that has brought me
through"
How muoh higher do you think you could
have stood that water the day | saw you prop
ped up in bed, Saua:orT' ak ID his friend,
BoIy LEWIS.
"WoIl," replied the Senator, II don. think
| could have stood another quarter of al iocb.
You SOC, this Was my fifth attacklof this kind,
aud it weakens map lighting SO for his life.
rahod' out; If they want mo they've got to
take me gradually. I've broken the heats now,
and may outstay the danced thing, but (wcarily)
it's hard to tell, hard to tell. ~
1t is indeed hard to tell. The physicians who
have attended him during his stay bore regard
the Improvement az merely temporary ADD do
not speak encouraxingy of his near future. He
is much reduced 10 fosh, but does not show
the reduction much about the face. His eye is
as bright and clear as ever, aud he conVcrses
Ordinarily with his old animation.
Mr.. Morrissey arrived safely at New York
yesterday, and looks much improved.
LoRlLLARD's New HOUSE MIR. Pierre Lo.
riilard i. completing the finest residence 10
Newport. Ths cost Of the house anu grounds
will be about $3.50 900, aud all will be ready
for occupation at the opening OF the coming
summer season. The structure il three stories
high, 1870 feet long aud "a feet wide. The
mao entrance is through tiled vestibule to
grand hall, 81 by So feet, With a very high
ceiling, pancled with butternut. An enormous
bay window, or set Of windows, forms the front
ct this apartment. 10 the sane story are
iibrary, remarkable FOR 6ne butternut wains.
cotiug and maqu ,tte ,orIng; drawing room
aud morning room 6oshad with red bircn;
40 octagon billiard room, with slcoves and
raised platforms for spectators Of the play, and
dining room, l9 By IS feet. wauscoted with
oak, furnished with massive carved sideboard
aud dresser, aud hJored wi b white oak in
fstcy pattern. Ihe second story contains eight
ordinary sleeping rooms, and five guests cham
beers, tho latter being "a feet square. The chief
apartment is great hall, 100 feet long, in
hcis BIT .aking 10 the second aud third stories,
with galleries, adj accent corridors, and all the
requisites for occupancy by large social gath
erlngs Io the third story are eighteen cham
bers
Externally this immense summer residence
is rather picture gu, the roof being gothic,
with high peaks, gables aod dormer windows.
The walls are of pressed brick. with bluestone
trim mings. At one side of the vestlbule is
tower reaching abov tho roof, and atfordlog q
foe observatory Pi.E 4s surround the build
ing. The stable, port.rs lodge, and other ad.
iunnts are 10 keeping with the main structure.
IN Y Sun.