Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-26

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| WoRLD.-In lengthy correspondence that has
lately been published in one OF tho RUSSIAN
papers respecting recent explorations IN Sloe'
ria curious incident is related by one OF the
travellers. Happening to drive in a sedge
along the base of ono Of the moustrous leo
cliffs that overhaDg the estuary OF the h'Ver
Lsna he came upon pack Of wolves deVour'
| iug the flesh of frozen mammoth. The latter
must havo been 10 an almost perfect state OF
preservation when first exposed by the break;
| ing away of the cliff, as the snow was uttered
| with fragments of skin, to which 10 some To-
stances small pieces of flesh still adhered: Con'
| sidering that countless ages haVo rolled py
since animals of tho mammoth species ooulo
possibly have existed in Siberia, there seems
| small doubt of the frozen flesh IN question VI
it were really what it was alleged to be) neipg
| the oldest preserved meat IN tho world. Ii tho
story is as true in it's details as the taaVe!ler
| would have US believe it to be his supposltlon
| that other mammoths arc embedded there 10
an equally good state Of preservation may turn
out to be correct, and We may yet live to sec
! the pourmands of Paris indulging their appe'
tito With fIet de mammouth warranted fresh
from Siberia" after having been slowed away
in Natures ice.cear for a few score thousand
years. So little has been explored OF tho 100
beds of Polar Siberia that. for aught we know
to the contrary, grain of truth may exist III
the opiniop of the same cDthusiastlo dlscoVerer
that ACCUMULATION of autcdiluvian animals
frozen alive during the sudden transition of the
climate of Siberia from equatorial heat to arctlc
cold lie embedded 10 the ice Strata oil the
North Siberian coast" Until, however, somo
of tho meat has been sent to Europe and has
boon pronounced genuine by Professor Oven,
or some other eminent authority, We must 30
permitted to place the discovery OF meat
mines" in the samo category as that 10 "hCh
people usually assign the stories that have mado
Baron Munchauscn' name immortal -LondoN
Globe.
Don CAMERoN's AFFIANCED.-A report IS
now circulated of the engagcmentot Don Camo-
ron. and this time it is no designing widow or
aged belle, but fresh and beautiful domolscllc.
The niece of Secretary Sherman. who has as
sisted 80 charmingly at his receptions and
been 80 popular 10 society, is the fortunate
maidep. Miss Sherman, slpgularly Dcaull1ul
youug lady, is daughter Of Judge Sherman.
of Cleveland, and furnishes fresh Wondermeut
how beautiful women can exist 10 that city OIL
kerosene, soft coal and bad smells generally.
A Young attache of one of the foreign legations
here. 10 burst of admiration, called her the
Most perfect type of American beauty seen 10
three years devotion to this interesting branch
of ethnology. She is tall, graceful, with we'll
poised head, clcer.cut features, lucid gray eyes
that are like a decr's for glancing brightness
and crown of wavy, golden brown hair. Miss
Sherman is a most graceful dancer, ,gsldes
through the may dance of DEATH and car
ries off scorc of favors from each German:
The millionaire Senator from Pennsylvania Will
be much congratulated and envled when the
report takes visible form and crown OIL orange
blossoms is set upon her shapely hoad.-of'
LOUIS Globe. Democrat.
How Purs ABOLISHED THE SALT TAX
Now that Pio Mono is dead the gossipers arc
busy picking up ''ana" about him. Here ls
ono, which, although perfectly true is not IN
general circulation. Shortly after his election
to tho Papacy, and when Antonclll held bis
first Office under him, that of Finance Minister,
the Romans, meeting their Pontltt 10 the street,
complained to him Of the tax on salt The tax
was monopoly farmed by one Of tho specula'
tors who thriyed in earlier days. Plo Mono
sent for tho speculator II suppose that salt
tax is yery valuable to you," said be. Tho
sneculator trcmbled, tcariog the price OF the
monopoly was about to be raised; protested
that f was q dead loss. "IIow much would
oompopsate YOU for being relieved of your os5?'
asked His Holiness Tho salt tax farmer nam
ed ridicuously low sum. "Thcn:" said the
Pope, You shall have the money" aud, call
inp for Autonelli, ordered him to pay it, Tho
rogue of specuIator refused; but on being TO-
formed by the Pope that he would publish the
fact that ho had offered him his own price Tor
the monopoly, at last took the money and went
away salder, wiser, and, prospcctlyely, o
moro honest man. The day attcrward the salt
tax was abolished.
Opcnins and Closing Of the Malls.
Tho following will be the hours for opening
and closing the mails until further notice:
CLOSING.
Manassas Division q. M.
Alexandria to Round Hill Va, . a. nj.
Alexsndris to Gordonsville Va, 5 .. M
Washington, d. g., Baltimore, Mo-, anu
Georgetown, D. c., II m.
Northern and Western mails, via Washing
ton, y. G., 4 45 p. m. and 81 p: m
Southern mails, via Richmond, Va, {" ~ pm
and 80 p. m. w.
Southwestern mails, via Lynchburg, Va,
Nhrough mails) 6 p. m. .u.
Southwestern mails, south Of Gordonsvilo,
Va, 30 p. m.
OPENING.
Northern and Western mails, via Washing'
ton, ID. c.. 80 q. m and 45 p. m.
Southern mails, via Richmond, Va, 81 AIN.
and p. m.
Southwestern through mail, via Lynchburg,
Va, 30 a. m.
Msnassas Division 80 p. m.
Round Hill to Alexandria. Va, 80 p. m.
Northern and Western mails p. m.
WANTS.
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