Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-19

BURIED FREAsURE, Work Gu tho wreck of
the British f.isgte ausyar, wEich now lies er
the bottom of the East River below Port Mcr
ris NV York is hrii & pushed vi h great Vgor.
Operations were b;gun this season in Juoc, aud
will be- coDtinu until ,a!ing c, threatens 10
| cut the divers cir PIPES and l,fc lines. What
is left of the wrecked m 70 OF war rests 10 eighty
| to ninety ieet OF water ard owing to iha prsEt
depth aud the sEittness OF ibH tide, the divers
| eau make ooiy sl4w progress The schooDc'
| audsoo is held 10 position tv3r the wreck by
i've anchors-tWa At .ru 500 three forward. 10
a shsny On her deck is steam engine, which
operates III" et and he hydraulic puDps aDi
olher mucii2ery. The nUuud OF bish at th'
bottom Cf the rlv,r-a!i that remains OF the
ftiyate-ls mined win hydraulic drill. Six
men are engaged iu the work. The enterprise
is 10 the hsuds Vt q noW Company Whether
or not tho wofkm'n have found any OF tho
treasure Supposed to have gone d)Wo with the
figs.e is not kuowD for ao i; il c"lon OF crtoy
has baen laid up"r th'ln
Ii is the opinion t innty divers who have
worked upon thr Rr OK tust when the Hussar
gss b!oRn up by divers SO years ago that portion
of the vessel bocng the snip's traa ury was
out Ch and carried away some 6istatc c. by the
tide.
The Hueslr, while on hhr way to Norwich
Conn.,, 90 November 25, 1850. struck on Pot
r fck, 10 R"li Cato. She had on board, 1t Ii
believed, 1880 900 stcrllny, which Was intend
ed for the ;aut aud usva forc' nogased 10 SUB.
iugatiug the Am .ii,aGs aud saveny hner'cin
prisoners WAC were chained to thc gun deck.
Her c,um ander bcached her uaaT where sno cow
lies, and endee7ored to l. old hcr 10 pcsnon by
ha8scrs attsched 10 trees 90 the SD re. When
the tide began to ebb sooe CT the hDcs parted.
willie Others Grew tho trees up by The roofs.
Finally tho frige'e listed AID weot over tho
pIecipics over which she was hanging into ncer
y niocty feet of water. carJylog With her the
seventy prisoners mauec;ed on the gun'deoS.
The officers and crnU e-nap"G.
PRINCE NApuLEoN'S BoOIMAKER "A dir
vertiog story, hunorousIy lus,ralvo OF Prince
Jerome BInsparte's pfoVerbial thr,ttlncss has
rsceutly gone the rouods Of the Psrelan news
papers. 1t appears that during the latter part
OF his cou,in's reign, the prnco became dlssat-
sfied with bis boo,maker, aud formally with
drew bis custom from that artist who continued,
nevertheless TO ornament the front of his shop
With tho tractive inscription, "PurVeyor to
his imperis highnass the Prince Napoleon.
Noticing this d-u,iVt announcement ono day,
ss be drove past the shoy, fr.Dc1 roma sent
20 so Der of lis household 20 the bootmaker
with positive orders thas the inscription soould
be forthwith removed. As however, ne sube
g. alenly tOuod that nis c,mD audS mad be9u
diaree earded ne took Legal pc dIuss against
the boo,maker fur uulawiul and mcndeclous
advertisement of his ttho Dra'as) patronage.
The defendants COUNSEL. IN the curse OF bis
pleadIngs endesvored. 10 the following lngenl-
ous manner, to shJR cause Why ms c'lout should
DOT be Compelled TO Withdraw the GttoodiDg 10.
soriptoD, arguing that such decision 90 the
part of the oout would inrsl j. l., result 10 seri-
Gus loss to the boo N ker. For" be observed,
hitherto pussers Uy whcso attention WAS st.
trso!td by the sonou mo5t In question
stopped, enter, d tho shop and bought boots
freely of my cleot. Aod ~hy did they 90?
Because thoy had already said to the nselVes:
Prince N ,poleous bootm.ke. Th,t must bo
q good workman, aud az unc only cheap
one toto the bargain. We will glVa him trial.
If YOU foroe him 10 remov: his lhsotl2tloD, tho
ueripststio public p,li certainty lufer that he
mus. havs rsissd bis prizes AID sill hurry past
his sbop With avartcd eY-s" lht b,o maker,
il need sc,rcIy be added. vas c.st. bu: one can
not help reyrct,iog that go humorous plea
should haVs bocu d5alio@ed by treoco trl-
buual
A DECREE AGAINST MUsTACHES.-Th
London Daily News says: The shaving OF
Greek priest lately produced great commo-
ton in the Island OF Cyprus. II almost mads
our new fellow subjects. if they are our
| fellow subjects, sigh for ths restoration Of
| Turkish rule. It caused excitement in Par
| liament.ry and administrative circles IN Eng
! land, Qlesions ware asked in both houses,
| ministerial ststems1ti ware de. ana dis'
patches we're written. One Creek 2sie:.,es soss7i
wearing animal, is more important It seems.
than msny omnibus guards On i's.u'day last
as we learn froa our Mancas.ter coatempor'
aries, 80 uksse was Issued req Ii ig the omnibus
guards on the Old Tr.fIrd,. Alexandra fsrk'
and Brooks Bsrrou.es. seVsnty N nu noer, 70
shave off their mutt.ches botore Monday. the
| m.iority complied with this rstner sroltary IN
| junction, but dozen men Wa1 cou d no' make
up their minds to rid .hsmse.v;s OF their hairy
honoEs were prevented trom re'nning their
| work. Tho guards, We are tod, Will bs allowed
4 h., h,,I, than