Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-07
Miscellaneous.

There are 35 100000 hogs in the United
States.
The Frerch birth rate is lower than that of
any other european country.
| A man W 10 is seekiog bride with . great
landed estate loves the very ground she treads
ZIla has very pal face With very thick
| black hair aud beard. He is stout and strong.
Col Valentine Baker. the Turkish pschs,
will not. in case of war. fight against Greece,
beosuse the Kiug of Greece is brother of the
Princess of Wales.
Hon. s. s. Cox said 10 speech 10 Pennsyl.
yapia 1T is Said that the Congressman who
| we're 90 Oakes Ames' memorandum book had
good intentions. Hell is paved With them-and
DeGeyer bad tho contrac;!' .E
While Tanner may fast forty days and live.
many of bis imitaiors will die or be permanently
icjured by their attempts. and as no possible
good cau come from further experiments, they
should be discouraged by all possible meaDs.
The somewhat startling effects arising from
the defects and shortcomings of some Of the
clothes worn by bathers at Coney Isladd and
Rockeway suggest the proprietY of appointing
inspectors OF bathing suits, with power to send
for needles and thread.
Oynr half million Of gold coiu arrived in
New York yesterday from EoRlapd and on Sat-
urday nearly million dollars 10 Japanese gold
coin we're purchased 10 London for shipment to
America. These shipments are only prof able
bee iuso the shippers assume the risk OF loss
without paying for insurance.
A Spanish peasant. living 10 the suburbs Of
Madrid, has long been in the habit of repairog
daily to the city, accompanied by donkey lsdeo
With milk tor distribution among certain Gus.
TONER'S One day. however. the master was
taken i'll, whereupon his wife suggested that the
ass should be seot on his customary journey
alone. The psnoisrs we're accordingly filled
with cans of milk as usual, aud bit of paper
was attached to the donkey's hesdssall request.
ing the customers to help themselves to their
Ordinary allowance of milk. aud to put back the
cans into the pannier. Of started the donkey.
and he returned 10 due course with the osns
empty aud With everything in ordsr. The
master found upon iuquiry that the trusty mes.
seoger had called at the right doors without
missing one, and also that 10 some instances he
had pulled the bell with his teeth when kept
waiting. From that day forward the donkey
has gone his rounds alone.
The SOBER EFFECTS OF A PADDLING.-A
stout, muscular Individual, while intoxicated.
srolIed into the Empire 90 Sixth avenue last
night. aud was quite troublesome and demon.
srstive. Edward Mallahan. the manager. told
him to 90 home, and be refused. when Mike
Coburn. brother Of Joe Coburn. suggested that
they weigh Rim.
VIM. H. B,rst, the turtmau, said well.
If he desires me to guess bis weight l will
do 30,
"None of you fellows can tell how much I
weigh" said the Intruder.
II can guess his weight to pound" said
MalIshau.
II will bet you hundred" said bystsuder.
"Done," said MaiIahan, producing q pencil
and paper. IL mark l56 pouods"
Tho wager was made aud the intoxicated in"
dividual chuokled.
blow are you going to decide this bet ?"
said Mallaha1; there are no scales.
"Well," said Coburn, "let some strong mao
life him and he can guess at it,"
MIR. Bo1ss agreed to do the lifting, and told
the man who wanted to be weighed to raise his
hands, As soon as he did 80, Borst grasped
them aud with swing raised the man upon
bis back.
The next iosant another party appeared With
| q stick about three inches wide and four feet
long. He weighs ten," said the man with
the sick, as be brought it down fat. "tuenty.
| thirty, forty pounds" Every time number
| was shouted the stick fell heavily aud the vic.
tim squirned until inally it was impossible to
plac.. The weighing process sobered him up
and be left the vicinity With the remark that be
would not be weighed again this year.