Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-10
PDREFGH ITEMS.
GaribaIdi is seriously i'll.

Garlba!dl is seriously III.
The Russian Nihii:t organ is sill circulated
candeslinelg.
About eleven thousand Russian txlles 10 81
IBERIA will pass through Moscow before the end
| OF summer
| In consequence of the coDtinued unssasouabe
weather 10 England, grave fears are entertained
10 regard to the fruit crop.
The liabilities of Swami, CIough l. Co., The
York bar kers. whose failure has been poted
amounted to SO. 600. 900.
The London Times of to day. 10 leading
editorial astic!e. says that the government has
| 10 intention of di;solving Parliamant this year.
The Municipal Council of Paris has resolved
TO refuse 10 admit any longer, free OF tc:rol
duty articles Of consumption intended for reE-
| resc ntatiges CT foreign countries residing 10
! Paris.
Yakoob Khan has subscribed 10 all The prop
| osiioIs made by the Eoglish With 80 small a
force as he had and SO May aspirauts 10 the
| Ameership, and deserted by Russia, no other
course was opcn to him.
fhe Mioi>ter of the Interior has authorized
Senator Martio, Vice President OF the Franco
4 nerican UGion TO crsanIzs lottery OF 3UO,
200 one franc tickete, 10 raise funds for the com
pIetiou of the statue Ct Liberty to be presented
10 the u. 8.
The English War Office has issued circulars
askiog for ,2G0 volunteers from the regular
amy fer the Cape. BouLties are offered to
men 10 the militia and to reserves who Vo!un-
tcef. Transports are ordered to be in readiness
for the embaikaion of troops.
10 the German Reicbstag, yesterday, duriog
z hn dahatn on tho thrift Herr Iasker Drn.
bounced certain figures issued by the Chancel'
lor uo.rustworlby. The President decided the
expression to be parliamentary, and therefore
that it did not Justify the Pines sharp re-
tors Prrce Bismarck leaned oarelsssiy against
colum0 during the Presidents remarks, and
ct the close ad7ancad drew himself up to his
full height. and said that while he respected tie
President decision, be himself was President
of the Federal Couuc and had nothing TO
retTact.
The MAN VINO DOESN'T VoTE.-Tbe man
who had fully made up his mind never to
ro! a0other vote was around at the last cleo
ton. HeWas heard Of on the street corners
and 10 the groceries for a fortnight previous,
to bis ASSERTION:
'Oh, don't cay that Mr. Jorkns. We can't
spare you from politics-iudeed We CAM"
and carefully made up bis mind not to 70 near
Even when neo predicted that both parties
would be smashed 10 pieces if Mr.. Jorkios
didut come cut, he wouldn't releut. During
ers-it fleDtial cItiz,ns to enIrest him for
bno cob 10 md
save the cjuniry-but they did not call. He
also expected 10 hear runners that the whole
election had been declared of on account Of
bis absa5ce. but 90 such rumora came.
MIR. Jo.kirs walked out after dinner He
truly hoped be would not meet any Of the
Candidates aud be rushed to the polls, and-he
didn't meet any. He expected that every
citizen would wildly demand if he had voted
get, but not one Of the hurdreds he NETS said
word about election. Ga the contrary, they
talked about bilious fever, c,tarrb, the hard
lines, the weather, etc. Even when Mr..
JorEns accidentally walked past his ward poll
ing place no one rushed for him. He went home
and gave orders that no callers should be ad-
mitted, and hsd almost persuaded himstlf that
there had bsen 70 election, when his son came
home and said that it WAS tbs biggest election he
ever heard CT,
But didn't vote" persisted Mr.. Jorkins.
II know, father but tho party went right on
Just the same"
1t did ?"
Yves, father; ana We saved the comfy"
you did Didn't they ask for me?'
We'll, heard one man ask for you, and some
one told him your vote wasn't worth sending .
hack for, and 60 they didn't send'
And now he rubs his hands and ssys: "By
the great Mogul but didn't We just clean 'em
out Of III cir boots ?"
Suggestion is privilege all cao make use CT,
and We would suggest to the mytisds Of suffer
Ella from Bilious Fever. Fever and Aqua, IndiA
gestioo, exc to use Dr.. Bulls Baltimore Pills,
whose curative power over these ditels's is