Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-20

A SINaULAR SToRY.-A book published BY o
| frm in Philadelphia is sid by subscription By
young women. In May last the firm advertised
for fourteen young and attractive girls to sell
the work and sent them 10 squads 10 the large
cities, thirteen coming 10 New York. 10 this
detachment was Dora Anderson, II year old.
whose widowed mother and one brother lived
90 The outskirts of Philadelphia.
Dora accepted the situation With hope OF
lettering her condition. In May last the squad
oil ca1vassersgot there and Dora with two others
went to board OF No. liz West Twenty secocd
street. % June l she visited The real estate
Office Of Josiah Jex. Willis Jex. son Of the
proprietor, received her courteousy, subscribed
fer tho book and asked her to call sgair. She
called several times ard through his aid secured
number of subscribers. In the meantime. as
she Gays. Jex made love to her and eventually
asked her to marry him.
| Ga June Is, less than three weeks from their
first meeting. they vera married BY the R:v.
8. g. Rossiter pastor of tho North Presbyterian
Church, at his rcsioerc,. The girl gave her
name a. Mary Anderson and her age as 81, and
young Jsx gave his usme es Harry G. Howard,
bis sge ss %, end bis resdetc, at No. l6 Eas!
Forty fourth street. As they brought DO wit
QcSSCS Will lQeu lHO Ul UlT. 1lJoUel iaLni'J
acted 10 that capacity.
Me- Jex explained to Miss Anderson. SO she
says. that it Sds necessary 10 give assumed
names to keep the lscs from his father, who
| would disinLclit him. After September lst
be said be- would be iodepsndeut and there
would b no further need Of oon1ealnent.
They boarded at several places, she canvass
Jog meanwhile for the book until September
10, when they settled at S07 Sixth averue.
Ga MoDdey last the young man informed bis
wife, 90 she says, that she must lea7o him be-
cause be was anxious to marry some enc
else, aud told her that IS he lad been married
under fictitious rame the marriage was vCld.
His wife refused to leave him. She says he
proposed divorce and eff. red to settle SIS per
week for life upon her if she would agree to il.
She refused and be then lef! her.
! Recently her rent WAS ddo. and ehc had no
money. She appealed TO the commissioners OF
charities and correction, who advised her to
consult lawyer. A summons was issued, and
young Jex was brought before Justice Smith,
at Jefferson Market He admitted the mar
liagc, and said be was carbiog S. per week and
was wiling to allow that 10 bis wife. DIR.
Rossiler identified the pair ns the couple be
married uoder the names Of Howard AID An
der3on. Justice Smith ordered Jex to pay bis
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AN ANECDoTE OF GLADSTONE The man is
moro Interesting than any Of the parts he has
bseu called to play; but We come 10 understand
the nan batter by sesing how no shapes and
molds thesa psrta. AS an orator, lis conspicu.
Gus morris, beice his striking countensnce,
dignihed action, and voice full, rich and sd.
mrably moduls.e1, are fertility and readiness
He sooms TO have always at command an mex
hsusible store Of ideas. reasons. illustrations,
whatever bo the tu5iect which he is required TO
deal with. OF all great English speakers probs-
bly, no ono, not even William Pitt. has been 50
independent CT preparation. Even Fox, swift
and rushing as he WAS. WSs great only IN reply,
! when his feelings were heated by the atmosphere
Of battle, whereas Mr.. Glsdstopeis just as ANNA.
ted and lOrcible in an opening, or in purely
ornamental and uncontentious hsrsnGue, So In
the midst of parliameDtar strife. Of the many
snec Totes that are current illustrating his amaZ-
ing power OF rising 10 an occasion, one may be
given which has tho merit of being true. On
tue afternoon when lie was to make an important
motion in tie Hou,e Of Commons. friend,
happening TO call on him between two ard three
O'Clock. found him just sitting down to make some
notes CT the coming speech. he laid aside his
pen and talked for while, then jo!ted down
few heads on paper, went down to the House
before four o'clock found himself drawn into
preliminary controversy OF very trying nsture.
in which he had to repel go many questions and
| ATTACKS that II Was past FIX De!Ore ne rCse 10
mako tho greet speech. he then discovered
that as ne had left bis eye glasses at homo, his
notes ware practically useless. put them quietly
back into his coat pocket, and delivered with no
aid to his mem Org. and upon that one hours
preparation, q powerful argument lnterspersed
| with passages of wonderful passion and psthoe,
which lasted for TIRES hours. and will ALWAYS
rank amongst his fines! efforts. -Scri5ncr for
November.
The GEORGES CREEK AND CUMBERLAND 4.
R-The Cumberland Times says:
THO Georges Greek ard Cumberland /. X.
is completed TO the junction, and within ten days
| will reach tho mines Ct tho American Coal 20.
upon tho one side and in fifteen days the Mary
land Co.'S mines. The American company eI-
poets TO DO shipping coal within two weeks from
| is own mines while upon the same side of the
| valley arc the big Vein mine Of the New Csn-
| tral ard oro Of the mines of the Georges Creek
| company. On the other side OF the valley, away
| up the mountain side, lie the three mines OF the
| Maryl land company, the Kconiz mine OF the
Now Central company, and one OF the Georges
| Creek Coal Cos. mines The above are The only
mines that can be re- ched BY tho new road With
| out eeVsting coal from the mines, If we may ex-
cept the Grant compsry's mine"
| 4 cold BALLooNATIC.-Char aries Grimley, the
| young English s:oDart who started from Mon.
! ireal, Jule 1879, with view ct crossing the
| Atlantic, proposes 10 mako an ascension from
| Neu l. at oarlv n ~ with Two Dassen pers