Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-08

RUSSIAN UISAGREEiDLES. % ohu ia. Stod
dard, IN a letter to the B,ngsr Commercial,
thus describes C light 10 Moscow hotel:
"Cleanlness, which in the long run have
learned to prefer to godliresj, ii still rare in
Russian hotels even 10 St. Petersburg end Mos
COW. while tho fifth and discomfort of hotels iu
smaller towns are inI!s,ribsbIe. We had fno
rooms 10 tho 'Slavianski' so far SIS furniture Is
concerned, and after tstiguirg day o! sight
seeing We commended ourselves 10 the care a;
tho Ibslian Madonna and lsy dowa to rest. II
was midoSht. and deep sleep had fallen upon
the earth.' Ia appearance the lodgsrs 10 the
SlaVinski Bazr we're all peacefully sleeping.
But what is this There is q sound of bury
log teet. sblil exclama.ions Of disgust ara
words which would be6s 90 argnmeut on eter
nal punishment. The light Of candies breaks
upon the gloom, a1d 10 upon the snowy Gov
erngs of the beds, and on the walls, and cur.
ans aud tho robes dc mutt are seen swarmiug
host of -, bus 20. will not mention them.
From such another sigh, may all tho Russian
bnuers of that night Be ever spared 10 tacE
the rooms were full of that particular kind Of
vermin. the eod and aim OF whose ex,stercu
seems to bs to dispute With man the possession
of comfortable bad. Next morning ON.
the proprietor. animated by that warmth CT
feeling na' ally Inspired by night spent eth
or in the vlase or hangiog over ths back ol
chair. From him gained the following iaior'
mslion: My dear sir, said the proprietor
it is q sad fact that 10 ell Russian hotels sou
will have abundant occu patton Ia the art oi
selfdefeaso. 10 winter it is woIs, than in SUM-
mer. The Russaos who o)me here lgou sse
am French from tho extreme east, south und
north ara not over clearly. Many CT them do
not remove their clothes when they 90 10 bed.
Most OF them play the part OF pasture grouada
to many parasites. and thus the N attressss, the
walls. tho paper aad the caoopies bscomo sctu'
ally geological hanging gaIdeos.
HARD on THE WlFE.-Mrs. Maria Bail ro.
turued to her home 10 Washington the other
evening, and on enteliag the back DIOR WAS
considerably worried upon beboldiog Gsorgi-
ana Hill. who has been visiting her for several
weeks, sitting iu her (Mrs. B.ll's) husbands
lap, With her srms wound lovingly abou! hIa
neck aud kissing bin. This was matioee
performance that would have thrown tho sv,r-
age American wife toto state OF fern entalioa,
but Mrs. Bell didn't fsrm.Dt worth n!cke.
She slipped away unseen, called 10 several
neighoors and they, too. bshe!d the &C.. which
greatly exceeded the baooDy scans 10 "R)mso
aud Julist." After time the spectators dis
persed. aud then Mrs. Bell appeared boiora
the faithless husband and his tresuherou, o,u,
ranion. and told them ttat as they were 80
happy together they could so remao. She
would leave the house forever. But sho warned
the woman Hill that it they ever mat outside
she. Mrs. Bell. would kill her 90 sight. Mrs,
Bell then went away aud Was cared f5r by her
neighbora, who felt great sympathy Tor ber. 10
the meantime, soing upon the husbands ad-
vice, Georgiaus Hill swore ous warrant for
| threats. and Mrs, Bsll WAS arrested. At her
trial 10 tho polios curt Mrs. Bell admitted that
she had threatened to kill the woman Hill, bu.
thought that she was justified 10 consequence
of her relations with her husband. particulars
Of which che relsted as above. The curt,
srauge to say, dido't coincide with tho much.
abused wites views, AMI made her give par
! sopal bonds to keep the peace for six Eoaths
Too MANY RDs.-Sonobody tell
! story Of a traveller who put up ct Boston
hote!. He wss given room in tho roar Of the
building and the frat sight which me. his eyes
in the morning was gloomy e1panaa Of grave.
yard right under his window. Ho was man o!
| b6lslllYe uatu(ei auU tIo lauusCapo 6poiic0 uio
appetite for that day. As soon IS his days work
or pleasure YVES over ne quietly removed bill
J baggage to another house Here hc a,aol for
front room and Went to sleep &c pesc,; bu! IN tE3
morning, es before. Aurora's gent!e bsams gild'
| cd q dazzling .rfsy Of tombstones across tn,
stree! in the Kings Chapel graveyard. Tno Sea.
tlemsn had smother days bad digestion, bu!
being of courageous dispositlo1. no rnsde third
trial and expressly stipulated that no should no:
i be given u back room nor q ftoat one. The gee.
tlemanly clerk assigned him cheerful psrlor
on tie west aide sud the guest went TO bec hap
py. Ee arose foeling decidedly moro cheerful
and drow his curtains 10 feast his gs@' en- re
old Grauary cemetery, with to'nbs!ones three
hunured years old Lnoudering bstore him. IL
was too much for the stranger. de paid hl5 OIL
and departed to hun. up town where 1t wan !
90 unhealthy that they mad to have graveyard
attached to every hotel Worcester (llasS spy
Opening and Closing 0! the Maiis'
CLOSING
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