Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-31
VIRGINIA. VIEWS.


The population CT Lyrchbufg ia now between
81 900 sud % 900.
Robt. Blowing killed last week, 90 top of
the Iron Mouuiaios rattlesnaks lackiog only
oue inch Of being eight feet lcpg. 1t had tSeuty
five rattles
The friends of Gen. Wu. H. Payne ia LOU.
douo and Fauquisr are very anxious for him TO
become a candidate for the House OF Delegates
from be two counties.
Mr.. Thomas Scott, residing rear Otange
Court House, was thrown from lis horse last
Friday aud beth Of bis sides have been para,
l!z,d ever since. H. is S. years cd aod bis
recovery is doubtful.
Gen. Gabriel G. Wharton. Of MonIgomer
couoty is 10 Richmond for The purpose Of
getting convict labor to work ca tn, proposed
| railroad from New river, where The Atlantic
Mississippi AID O3io railroad crosses, to Hin
ton, W. Va.
Rev. John r Young, ST., prominent
trucker, and probably the most extensive cult.
vator Ct strawberries 10 the couatry, was
drowned Yesterday, near Norfolk, while 6-h-
ing. Mr.. Young Was formerly of Albany, N. Y.
| sDd Was Presbyterian teacher.
w. Il Ball bes been sentenced to the county
j Ill OF Fauquler county fer Fix months aud 10
pay foe of $3.50 fer ssabbiug youog Cree
| near the Plains, In that county. Several months
ago. Balls daughter went 10 Crsel's home for
| protection against her fathers i'll treatment,
who followed her and a,tem pied to drag her
out OF the house by the hair, when Cftel inter-
| tered and Bail stabbed him.
ENTERTAINMENTS AT CoNsTANTINopLE.-
Tha Eno Aov h. /
outraged the English Ambassador to throw
open his spacious enb sly at Tharapia and his
vast f,Tcr garden and lawns to about 400
guests. Passiug through hedge OF c,vasios
and zapliebs policeman cu'sdo the gate, tue
invited entered the garden, where a lqaad Of
marines stood 10 close prcx nifty to the entrance
| and presented arms TO any f,reigu represent,
| tive who entered. Oar The gate the Elglish
AID Turkish andsrd hlttered amicatIg TO-.
geIher.
On the lawn, which extended far on cur left,
Was rich Oriental tent pitched, with ruls and
dVans within its velvet walls. aud in IT'S shade
stood Lady Lsysrd who, although suffering
rJm opihalmia for the past wees, yet greeted
each arrival IN kindly msuner. Lawn tennis
and cruquet was ready for those who wished 10
while AWAY their time in that Way, while IN i'm.
| meDse piece Of canvas, stretched ss tightly as d
drum cvor shady part of the lawn, swsit d tho
dancers who gyrated and glded to the excsllent
| measure OF the Sulian's private bard gcacicus'y
| lent for the occasion.
All The diplomatic corps was pre:en. Counts
| Zchy aid Hntzfeldt Ausirisn and German
| am bssssdors buttonholed each other steadily
| through the whole entertainment on quiut
bench "out of the hurry bury," but the homo
Of their conversation hiss not ct trsuspred.
| hl Oil tun
Princes iuperis arrived. Ono was son OF
| Abdul Hamid, about II years the other son of
the deposed Sultan Abdul AIS, year older
| Two Instructors accompanied them. Their cos
tune was European, with the exception OF their
mead gear, for they adhered to the ttz AS 1
| looke1 on their pale, e1eminste faces and no.
| tIced their manners, timid and undecided,
| could not help thinking that these are scioEs Of
Degenerate race which will probably-asy. al.
| most lneVilaoly-never reach The throae
The grt atest attention was paid them, and Of
| course evory Turk who csms neer tho IL was
stu * speechless vita humility aud Loyalty, arc
only managed u vent his feelings in q series ef
Inc most elaborate and nbject salssms. Whom
| the prlnceings departed Sir Henry Lsysrd sc.
conpaued than TO the landings, SAW ,hem safe
| ly en- board their elegant little steam launch,
| and until they disappeared around 4 bend there
| was gr,a. waving of handkt rchief5 and dcfIing
| o. beavers. Tho party was kept up morrlly un-
| I'll hall past seven. when the town people left
and the RnastS took leave Of tier hosts and de.
ravted.-Phila. Telegraph
ATEaRlBLE FIGHT FOR LIFE one G. clock
| ths afternoon an exciting scene occurred st the
slaughter pan of James Cafftey, at Butche-town.
NO. In the cstt!e pen were number Of Texan
steers, which had bean placed there at an early
hour this mcrniug. A butcher named Henry
Smith entered the pen to drive o steer to The
slaughter house. The steer msda q rush at tho
Grover Smith dcdged The nfuriatsd animal
and struck it over the head with cub. Smlh
then made rush for the ferce which is about
seven feet high
But the steer had wheeled sround and d,shed
attsr him, Smith had no time to make bis e.
cape over the fence. He turned. in his desper-
alton, and faced the animal which came rush
ing at him with lis hesd bent low. Smith
jumped 10 one side and again dealt the beast n
terrific blow with his club. The steer succeeded
! IN Wounding HIM in the left side with its horn
and IN sn instant hsd turned round for another
charge
Smith called Justify for help, threw away his
CLUB. and took huge clasp knife out Of his
pocSet and opened it, Almost in q second the
S Sl.u ofute was sgslh on The man. 1t caught
Smith on It's horns, one Of them penetrating his
sodomen Saith clutched the other horn, and
VIII bis right arm dug the knife in The brute's
right eye. The steer beloved and turned away
LII an instant. and again rushed at its enemy.
Inc horns of the animal again struck Smith on
The foreho.d, but glided eff, Lllcting two
wounds The butcher at the anne time siashed
Inc steer acro,s tho ihroAt.
Smith again clutched hold of one :the horns
sDo 6ufleu Ills knife IN the steers lett eye, thus
binding it. He chung to the horns although
tue beast in its agony. beloved and tried TO
shake him oil. Smiths cries for help brought
butchers and stock men to The scene, two of
them with guns. They took am and killed the
steer almost Instantly. Smith soon :el into an
unconscious condition. terribly weakened by
less OF blood. a physician gave hopes of Smiths
recoVer5.-St. Louis Post Dispatch
FEMININE DEVICES A CENTURY AGO. Il. is |
MOTTO be supposed for a moment that la.
dis OF tie present day resort to artificial
means CT Increasing that orli6.is lyYeIincss |
which, when unad1rped is adorned the most.
in.ir great grand mothers. however, thought |
on ;reolly, aad 50 cumercui had female fslsi |
ncalloTs become century ago, that il was
deemed necessary to ioiroduce an act into tn |
EoRlsh parliament in ITO, which provides IS
follows: