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

dealt! Ct the late Primes Imperial, and condo
ielcs snd sympathy with the ex Empress Eu.
eeto is her tii;ctior, adopted by the native
s5d descendant Ccrsicans Of Richmond, The
to!'o7ias grateful acknowledgment has been
TTecei7et, tho original letter beiog written in
Ftesc1:
CAMDEN PLACE. CuGsELHURs1,
29th August. 1879.
D.sr 3ir: The Empress has received the
touchio4 ad:r;ss which you have forwarded to
her, aigHa1 By the Corsisaus of Richmond, and
she was profoundly moved thereby. Citizens
O. the u1ited StateR, you have retained your
love ior Trance. which you personify 10 tho
lSnssty Of tho Napoeous, aud you mincle the
remembrance OF the Emperor Napoleon. |. and
OF tho Emperor Napoleon III. 10 tho expires
sioG eli tho profound sorrow caused by the he.
roic end Of a p:lroe-wor,hy successor of bis
glorious ancestors Her MsjestY charges me
10 iEaaE you, ard prsys me to be the bearer Of
her gratitude TO those who have signed the ad.
dress, e0d to tbo:e who have offered up their
prayers Ii the Cathedral ct st. Peter for the
repose Of the sou! Of her dearly beloved 500.
Die also returns her thanks to Miss Celia Re-
saba Ciesnl ter the beautiful verses which she
Sas aedcitcd to the memory of the Prince
Imperial. II the grief Of the Empress could
be assuagcd. i. would be by the testimonials of
sympathy which she has received from the en-.
TIRE world. By zone of them. however, has
she been mcro touched than by those sent By
you.
Accept, dear sir, the ASSURANCE of my most
distinguished sentiments, BASSANO,
Grand Chsuberlain.
10 .M. ID. Columbus, Richmond, Va.
NATURES BARoMETERs.-Ccrta move
ments, on The part Of tho animal creation BIZ,
fore change CT Weather appear to indicate o
reasoning faculty. Such seems to be the c,se
With the common garden spider, which, Oh the
approach OF rainy or wildly weather, will be
ftuad TO shorten sud strengthen the guys of
his web. lcrghenlug the same when the S:olm
is ever There is 3 popular superstition that
II IS unueEy Tor an angler to meet single
maggie; but two Of The birds together are
coed CmcO. The reason is that tho binds fore.
Il Ii the coming ct cod or stormy weather; and
then, Instead OF Their Searching for food for
thSl. young pairs, ono will always remain on
!hc nest. Ssa2ulls predict storms by as.em.
bliig on the land, as they koow that tho rain
Will ptlnE earthWofms and larvae to the surface.
ho"SSSl1 10 uCleS u StaICu lUUu, aUU
Is duo TO tho same instinct which teaches the
swallow to Ay high 10 foo weather. and skim
along the ground when foul is coming. They
s mil7 follow tho flies, and guats which remsin
IN the warm strata Of tho air. The different
tribes OF wadiug birds always migrate before
rAin. likewise to hunt for food. Many birds
iorte!l rain by warning cries and uneasy actions;
AID sSioo vii! carry hay and straw to hiding
places oxea will lick themselves the wrong
way CT the hair, sheep will bleat ADD skip about,
hogs !uroed out iato tho woods will come gruut-
log ard sqloallng, colts will rub their backs
against the grcuEd, cows will gather 10 crowds,
cIlckets will slug more loudly. flies come uto
lho house. tfcgs croak, and change color to
Citsl@r hue, dogs eat grass, and rocks soar like
hawks. lt Is probable that many Of these &C.
s!oGs ato due to actual uneasiness, similar 10
that which alI who arc troubled with CORDS or
rhaumaIijo experience before storm. aud ore
caused both By tie variation 10 barometric
pressure and tho changes 10 tho electrical cou-
G!I0o OF the atmosphere.
FooLHARDY ADvENTURE.-T British ship
Queen CT the Nations, which arrived q! Qae.
hsc 90 Wednesday 'ast, from Liverpool, on tho
els: OF Ausu4 picked up The crew, consisting
"f Captain Goldsmith aid his wife, of the
Uno!a San. the miniature vessel which sailed
rem 6ostan far Europe some mouths ago.
MfS Goldsmith at the commencement OF the
ToPsge suffered from sea sickness. Her illness,
aiter a lev days, assumed serious form,
;h7ea;snlng lcttim NATION Of the bowels. The
constant Hakeiu!1ess Of Captoin Goldsmith
vas TINS neoessitated. On tho 10th CT August,
when cit newfoundland, tremendous north
Gala
drcuol Ct sail! 1t was feared that tho boat
would DO sHsmped or cspszed. aud Captain
goldsmith had 10 stand. knifo 10 hand, ready
to cut aHay tho ha!yer6s. 10 CONSEQUENCE of
tie beat shipping heavy seas, Captain Gold
smith ilnalty lay to With Two dIags over the
orat'a bows, and tried to take come rest. Al
tremendous sea almost filled the place where
no vas resting, aud bis wife was sitting 10
water up 10 her shoulders. After bsiling cut
The water It was found that the Drugs and Two
oars had becn carried away, and all the pro-
VISIONS, eXc'pt canned meats. destroyed. Mrs.
goldsmith growing rapidly worse, her hus
band at ID O'clock On the night of the 10Th of
August began to oousi der tho desirabiIity Of
returuiag to Newfoundland. The gale con-
!inued on tho l7th and 18Th, all the faeteniugs
but ono of tho msin sheets having given away.
AT clock on the afternoon Of the I9sh, after |
seVenty:t#o hours Il wakefulness, Captain |
Goldsmith lay down to sleep. but was awaken. |
cd BY the shock of o heavy sea. lie saw a !
large bark ADD chased it for an hour. Mrs. |
Goldsmith was hauled aboard Of the ship |
laeen OF Nations with rope. Everything 10 |
the Uncle Sam Haslo lost, and the boat was after. /
wards scuttled.
The WEES SECRET.-"I will tell you the |
secret OF cur happy married lifs." said gen
t!cmsn OF three score and ten. "Wc have been
msrred forty years; my bride was tho belle of |
New lotk when | msrried her, and though / |
loved her for herself, still lovely flower is all
the lo7eller poised 10 an exquisite vase. Nv
vile Knew this, and, true to her genuine reGno |
ment, has never, 10 oil these forty years, 90. |
pearea st tho table CT allowed me to see her |
less carefully dressed than during tho days of |
our honeymoon. Some might call this foolish |
vanity; l call it real womanIiness.
.! presume should not have ceased to love
hGr had sho followed the example cf many
othCr3 ard c1nsiSar;po ,bo ,,,.. I'll