Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-11

attempt 10 cast h0ro copo Ct low politics, as
they 81 II &c 10 The future, would be about as
aersbc S. to make a p.ir ct oorsets io' the
Glnoo, which caaugfs her shape every night.
spent couple OF hours very pleasantly at
Castle Gardsn, the plscs where the tide Of i'm
migration a. caItrer, is huge stone building,
circular IN form, sitting en- the side Of The river,
anc surrounded by beautiful park. In az
pesrarce it bears the aspect of prison with its
caseuiated windows pierced through its thick
walls Inside it looks like an immense circus,
only i! is rooted with wood instead of Canvas
Sitting on the benches: lying on the floor or
squstted along tho wall are hundreds of emf.
grants Just landed, and these various types of
mankind are study in themselves. Their queer
dress, their foreign tongue. their lsrss and pen.
ates Of their household gods, their strange ap-
paaraIca, all make them cl acts of utter est.
There were old women 80 deer pid that it wal n
subject Of wonder why they should be willing to
drag thor poor old bones thousands Of miles st
to die. There were hale. hearty M n and wom-
| en- Injured TO hard work, VITO would win their
| way b. tho force Of their sslwsrt arms. There
wnrc Children of all sizes aud sges-such num-
b.rs rs wera simply atiunding l counted six
| IN one family, the eldest not over Eve years old
The m'J"rl;J Il tho inm grants were &c; u MS,
tt g very lowest of THAR race ignorant, dirty and
BRITISH they seemed an order Of lowe al im sls.
| Here AEd u ere, though well sandWiched ia be-.
tween, was fandaome. ut ligent f,l ow, with
bocdu hair and moustache, with tho Inevitable
| German rlpO in his mouth and somo fair fsced
| Hrttghsn could bs seen, no.t tidy and fresh,
with The reddest Of rot CHECKS the bluest Of b ue
eyes, AMI jaunty little white linen cap sitting
on top OF htr white Iin9iets thbt fell in two long
| pisit1 down heT back. There sits n family group
.! Ir<h with All ancient Wthercd crcpe, whose
face is So med vita wrinkns 81 to look scarce
~ human her SON snd daughter and a whole
raft Of the Chi den climbing and rolling over
Zach other IN perfect abandon. There is a
! couple from Tyrol, dres 'eu in their picturesque
&C s!ume; The woman with short quilted petit.
| Coat, 3 long waist to her Dress and with bright
colored cap upon her head, while Tho man was
dresed In way that looked ike carsclure-a
long coat that swept the ground. Grnsmented by
| immense frogs. and tho buttons behind resting
| in Tho small of tho back. with tha tails over q
yard long, shorts that buCklei Mt the knees, ter
mInAtlng IN long shoes. A small cloak tn rown
| elegantly over tho shoulder gsva q kind OF
tr0uondour ,lt 10 tho eiEsct But tho iunnies,
thing wss to walcn tho little Dutch children ,ha,
were dressei exactly like their mothers, with
the'r short hair gathered 10 iiny. comical knot
on tho tops Of their heads, and with wooden
shoes cn their feet. These ministura women
Clatterrd around the room, thti: ssb( u rniIiir
at every etep they take.
But the main interest is watching them %
! aboard Tho ,t!smEoats that carry them across 10
the Jersey shore, where they lake cars for the
Tar West. There arc sad paItings, AMI taars fall
like rain. Many Of the members OF the family
get employment hero, while the remainder TO-
low the track of the sittirg sun. Tho women
sob, the men embrace and klss ono another, and
1t needs the Efforts Of the policemen who almost
u'e force to separate the forms that con vulsvely
cling to each other. At last the gangway pl snk
ls Withdrawn, the warning ncto of the whistle i:
| hesrd tho wheels reyove, and rs the boat drifts
from The landing the ciics and shreks SQUAD
high above the Churning Of the paddles
Inc immigration this eprlnR from Eurnna has
reat ned colossal proportions. aVerag ing St OBJ 81
month. Five sixths Of these 60 to tho Wet .ru
states. They have thor PASS ag paid arr every
facility to settle. What vast country they viii
soon tuld up it needs no prophet t, predict
Surely the 81 nth is blind to her inLera.ts 10 sii
supno and make no st!empt 10 IL fl ,cI this living
t'do. An appropriation yearly by tho Legsla
tlres tl tie Southern States Of ton thousand dol.
| lars Tor this purpose would prove an investment
besring tht ussnd per cent per annum. An
agent here Offering IS an inducemeHt FREQ PISS
sega and small piece Of ground, to bo paid 70,
IL small lnstslments, would send Thousands Ct
the hs St working population in the world in her
midst which w,u build up socn mighty ma.
ton.
l road in Tho Gszet.a with much interest Col
M'tby's letter iavorins Grant and the third
| term. 1t Is only piec, Of we'll written sophs.
try and won't bear analysis. Place his letter
res DO tho scholarly, brilliant article of Judge
BLACK IN tho North AmeriC Review, on Grant
ard the third term and it is u school boys com
position compsIot to an essay of Everett or
Mscauley. The Colonel in his letter prides him.
so'i on being political prophet We'll, know
ho told me somo four yesr5 ego, jus. after the
two nominating conventions had made thei,
cho!co, that Hayes would beat Tilden By q ma
J3rily OF ambition votes. The boot. though, Rltod
| tho other foot.
OF clnrse Ao wants Grant for next President,
Tor IN that event ia will be Minister TO Chin,
lIs,o.d OF simple Consul to Hong Kong. All,
Colonel in the bright lexicon age there is such
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