Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-17
NEWS OF The DAY

Tor ina WlGter On lue Ia lu5'sutI
The Ohio wheat crop for 1880 is II 0oC, 600
BIZ Shells larger than fer cny previous year 10 tie
history fthe State.
A snow storm hes prevailed at DaaoW:od ioF
two days, and the thermometer has been oo"n
to four degrees below 70.
Ex Governor Joseph Z Brown, OF Georsla.
was Yesterday elected to the Uoited State Sen
ate, over A. r. Lswton. tho vote being lao
to "a.
Gov. Wilt, of Louisiana, has appointed Hon.
J. G. Manning, ex Chief Justico ct tie STATE
Supreme Court, UOited States senator VICE
Spofford deceased.
Merchants 10 tho jewelEy AID fatc7 ,goacs
business in New York are quoted as pred!csihg
that "nore money will be spent ibis. holld9y
eeeson than at any time sioca the war.
The Congregational Council, in session 10 ST.
L,uis Yesterday, adopted resolution ''deplor
log the alarming increase of divorces through.
out the land.
10 New Orleans yesterday mandsmus Was
asked and made returrable Oh Monday to COM
pc! the city to levy a tav of $3.50 900 to pay the
interes: on the city consolidated bond5.
Argument 10 the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
case was Continued in the United States circuit
Court, in Baltimore yesterday. Nj. Bernard
Garter, for the company, occupied too ea'ife
day. aud made powerful argument.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has formed
a connection with the Philadelphia and Resd
ing aad the Genital Railroad OF New jersey by
which its trains will DO run through to NOW
York.
Its stated that ths republicans propose to
Contest the seats of tho democrats returned as
elec:ed from the fourth sEd fifth Louisiana con-
gressivrsl districts, and may also decide to oon'
test tho frs. and SCI >rd districts.
Fifty men and boys were killed at tho Stel
lsriop, N. S mine. The disaster makes th!rtV
widows md ole hundred and ten orphaos.
Seven hundred men, who with their families
number at least two thousand persons, are
thrown out of employment, and terrible suffer,
ing must ersue unless prompt and substantial
aid is rendered. The fire 10 the mine Was still
ragiag yesterday, end another explosion was
expected.
As stated 10 yesterdays Gszs!to wirg OF
the Mime sola State Hospital for the Insane at
ST. Peter vas destroyed by fire. on Monday
night. Six hundred luuatc, were confined IN
the building, sud although every tfJrt was
MADE to drive them out ct their rooms. many
refused TO 60, aud some are known to have
been burred to death. Others. iDcludog many
women, rushed Gu. into the snow covered
grounds and wandered away. Many OF them
are believed to have persisted from cold, and
the total rumbar of deaths from the disaster ls
estimated st from twenty TO fifty.
MONKEYS IN BURMAH- An ossayi.t, Wtilng
of monkeys 10 Bu,mah. n kes some surprising
revelations Of lbs Intelligence ct those animals,
which are io.e,ssiog. at lest, whether there 10
aby truth in them or net. According to the
writer. who speLt naoy years in southern Asa''
the monkey max the most reliable c.sh!sr in
the world, an6 when we'll trained ia a5le to dis
criniaate bstEeen god aud spurious ccla with
O celoscy to which bis master canoot aDptoxi-
mae. VIXEN coin is placai in lis ha2d be
Il is. EXAMINES It's design aud Inscriptions With
great gravity aud stten i1c, and then Puts the
pisc, 10 his mouth aud tists it by the sen;c CT
taste. Ifis is ell tight. be pass it to bis mao
ter With nod Of approval, but il bad, he places
i; upon The countar with severe AID fcrbdGlng
expression Of c0uUtcuanco Such repotallln
for aoumcn in tho detection Of colu have MOT
key csshiers that nc one ever thlc&s OF appeal
log ffcm their decision, end thcy are regarded
as experts, whose judh ment is foal. Bs!ier
than this. they Gre never deec:cd in attempts
to defac|. or rob their employer. and arc ex-
trenely reliable 10 monty msltols
Blu; they will steal foe fruits wheo they get
90 opportunity. organizing raids IN parties OF
score or more upoc tho lruit groves OF the
ueiehberhood, aud fairly ru!blug the indus
triors iruiterer in single night That these
raids may bs defea,ed. prop:ieto's train mon-
keys of their own to dress themselves IN lSsr
cat skins sGd conceal Themselves in the foliage
OF the ir5es. Thus clothed in tho panoDly OF
the deadIiest sod meat dreaded enemy OF MS
tribo, the guardian of the most coveted liu's
lsqps down from his covert OF the moment tho
raiders have beccme fairly engaged. and rushes
10 among them with reckless ga!lsrtry. Ia
stsn,ly, without esoppiog to lock t1rIhsr than
their spotted hide, the members OF the nsssllos
party take 40 the alarm cry and ruu away 10
panic. shriekiug and trembling, while their
disguised brother follow, els, upon their
heels It is s,id that they never revisit prem
ices from which they have ooce been drlVjn IN
this ysy, and that the proprietor afterTard en-
ors An immunity from their depredat!oas which
cannot bs procured by shooting hslf deem ct
them 10 the acs of midnight larceny.
The RUSSIAN WAY oF MAKING A NAN
O eTHoDox-An officer Of the Russian army.
of distinguished family. was sttiken doWo with
q fever while s:rving 10 Siberia. Ho 6nally be-
csmo dcliJious, and the doctors prouourcsd the
casa hopeless. NOBODY know tia! he wss
menter cf the Lutheran Church. aud the |
priest sent for WAS orthodox That priest, 10 |
spite of the explicit functions Of bis church.
the sacroment to man who WIS.,
out of his mind. asd then performed the rite
OF ex:rcms unoion. a few hours afterwards
the crisis Of the fever passed over, aud the pa
tent gave evident sigrs of recovery.
The priest at once proclaimed to the 1e'ghber'
hood that, with Gods help, he bad wrought
q miracle. b that IS it may, the officer steadily
improved 10 health, aud was strong enough |