Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-08
4 SvCcpSS!I3 SGicssic.

itulS ia7 c!tslDcoo, s!m2a here g tbe Celsh.
JcthcGd Of , Q clock handsome double team
drove Up 10 be Gcor If CanGslj, Bro. 4 Co., Jaw.
el!ers. and 0 We'll blessed gentleman alishtea.
He entered iLo store, acG arprot chirg one of
tie prcpre.cIs stated that he wished to FUR.
chase qlsu;iy of i.w>lsy, ptt cipally dia-
mcEis. lie was sbC%h q rly Containing valu.
ahlts 10 the tm9u5t OF several thousand dollars.
Af:Cr carefully Inspecting them. and being
Itsared that ill Tie diamonds wtre of the frss
water, tc selected i ruEbcr valued st sb;ut sig
buadrcG dollars, and said that 10 wished to pur.
Unsse abcu; one half tt thlm, but before doing
SO he wculi Ike 10 ask the advice ef a friend,
\ genlltrIen we'll known to tho firm. The
lreEd's p!ac, OF bu'iaess was on Water stroot,
wteie tho We'll dressed gentleman wished TO
tsks the valuabies. Knowing !ul we'll that tho
firm would OH c. TO aDylhirg bcirg taken
from tho house ty oEo Dos known TO &c
porttc ~ responsible, the proposition wss
made that chez which you'd mole
than fully c,ver tho value Of the diamonds
ttken. would be lett with tho ti:n; and, mere
ever, nrmtcr cf The 6ru, CT orc If Ihs clerks,
o4uli sccomnaoy him TO bis iliauds place Of
business on Wsrer sttces. Tic irm, not wish
og to d'scbec such a regal customer cons:nicd
to the proposal, s0d sccortirsly Nj. George =.
Msr!s, one Ct tho clerks, seated hm:clt beside
thu gentleman in the carriage. Tho turnout
was ono OF tho moat stylish tv.r seen upon
. Baltimore street, end this isct. together with
several others. almost convinced the irm that
their sus2lclocs. If they had apy, were ground
!csa, Tskiug tho t!boons in his hands as ii hs
were used to haLdnc them, the stranger drove
10 Water rect. A!iShtiog, ho lott Mr.. Maris
IN Tho oa'tloen Whl3 he catered tic store of a
wel;-ktown lirn, remained few moments aud
eane cut, having OF eek Tor the amour. Ct the
vAuo of rho di,mends. The CHI OK No gave
Mr.. MaIis. ana ,skics The jewcry from 'nm ro
quoted hin ~ wi; lew minutes while he
placed 'ha va!ulb!ts 10 his sale. Tho clerk,
who had renaiasd in The .rring., ihiekiDg the
stranger had rm,iacd rather loag before
msking en appearance, jumped from tho car.
rIsge and entered Tho hOute To $50 what had dc.
Lained his wculd-bo friend. Imagine his chagrin
whom, aEof thorough search, tho stranger
cIn'd nGs To ionH,i. a that no could find to
Suggest To him tho Teli-dresssd gsntemen's
mode OF oIt YVES AN ortn side door. Feeling
cunbdcn! thai hi. employers had boon swntlel
through Els own stupiCnssS, no returned ID TIC 40,
with coleiut countenance, aud told tho manner
: and ihode Of the robbery. Remembering tina,
b" stiil retsined potscsBiOA OF thu check, ho pre-
2 Guced It ana found, upon prs .ntatcn, that it
: was VAiueless. The horses snd carriage, which
he knew would cover the loss they. TOO, turned
out ~ bs vatueltss to the firm, for they hal bean
hlreo, and tie owne. soon put in an appearance
and claimed his property.
The Philadelphia Tunes { f Thurs,a7 contain-
sd an account OF swnd!iHg operation Of like
ta,ura IL lnh! city, tho description Of the sWind
!ef corresponding mil uts'y - that CT thu man
who so c!eYt.!y chastsi tho above i5m. The
"mrunt. tlo, Is tho a"ma. In fsrt the exploit
, | o. Tug EGl.alei@E!,. s2i:..l.er and thst of tha
| " Iii tt,nt La-
IS -. t"o last Ga:5: lha. Doth .lls Hars tr:ck-
Z! oE tue ssalo ircEstcr.- Rg!tO. EcfaAL.
IERlL OF a STEAMSuip.-O1 the mcrOirg
Of hpii' -, 8: S. 30 o'ciccs, The Cunard sean,
s.ip S-iaa.ja. C:p.a'n Mcu'apd. sighted ia lat.
ila!c A. ~ north. ioositu1c 40 9 TcsS, Q
s.e4Esiahi2 with mo D,ci:F c5sigo n;ies o. ta!
asst. Ci;.!a:u hlo1aaa'd vessel bcro uo &c
the d,s:ysssa': s.3sneT, which proved to Be TIC
! ':'Ao. vala cf sha Thiasv&Ea Steamship Con,
p3iy ct CoprEh,scn. Csptliu Mo!ean. TIC
Daois Vass,I lad luct HiIh go aoodoSt to be,
, propeller. The belt, which heid enc Of the
blades o! the len. had s,!ppeG. aud the enor-
Eru iuass cf iron, being loose On tho shaft,
had cat OF Z rendered tie scroR useless, hut
hsd Disabled her seerlcg gear. In the neigh
b0rh"Od u tho vcsses large ic .hergs were Seen,
, Did :ho Cuaardet's clDia!n took charge of the
w:rk Ct helping the distressed vessel. The
propeller was claiaud tn he ruddcr post 10 p,e
vent it moIinG. Two $50 fa,bom hawsers were
sent to tic rhiopvalla by mNans Of flats, and
, the Ssmarla took tue vessel 10 tow.
/ For the xxi f!Tiy hours lha weather Goa.
titu;d pleas: mt, has ioWard eight en- Friday
last gale, astcn4ed with heavy sea, taxed tho
| o5t ,iltr:H OF The tdo commanders. During
tho gallo thu stasboard hawser parted, The
cbsts Whloh bound tho propeller to the rudder
pest sucpped and tho lopse blade of tho tap,
aGs!n lAGso upon lho shaft, acted as daGgor-
{ uS ram Tho mass of tho iron, four tons 10
weight, having play of three ftc: on the shaft,
~as driven with !r!shLlul voleroo against tho
ruider post or, as tho motion of the vessel aa-
mitted, sgaibs. the hull. The slarm sulopg Inc
, COO passengers Of The Danish steamer was great
u 1t Was Il, cessGry TO draw the shaft, which
gradually tancrs towards the end. into iha yes
sci, ass.s the mass Of iron whir, had trckeu
dr.. SS 70 fail m eto the SEQ. Tho liiocrnia 81
the Anshcr linz Nwe!vo years ago attempted ia
the ssmo Tsy to,iS itself of a useless propeller.
onIy boat Load * tho 600 souls on board
sursviog the attcmptA
Ia har!irS ia thu tapSSles sha't largo spree
is left fer the water to eEcr' anu inc utmost
care is NECESSARY, IlbJ aR caa5oo tho shaft
should be ~iIhdtawa, a vo|lS"c OF wafer "olia
pour IN sufficient to seal tho S.o q .n9 Vc9sol;
After period of inicrn, AMY Gno oaretui
.4ocr NJ INC loose tsn dropped Of riSs res ana
c"o h'osVeila. again safely ia the tx e' inc
Samara. arrived 10 Bosron on WodnosS%
r. lie NEWFOUNDLAND Doc. -Eyetvono 8
lae Gl4r with Tho charsctcri.';c, aud appears, ,
OF ING Newfoundland dog, but few ara IVA.
luat II Is popular mistake to eupposs that r.
secure good Specimen OF thts, noble animals
IS nec'siry to sard to the ,un.rv fron,
when they arc Dsmcd. In noiot Of lie. tbc
pa;;o breed |" almost extent in Newfoundland
atd there arc to DO lcund Tiers ow 10 their