Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-29
FOREIGN NEJt,.S

Tue st crct anti nihist ssrua VI Russian
GGh'a has proved n failure.
lis reported that the Ms;qua of L,rn, uill
shortly TO called to tho House of Lords
Mr.. Parncll denies that the money # tho
lhnd l'"asuo ID :qu.ndrred,
j. Il. kceoc's hay COLT Golden Uau wan The
Grady 30 ks at New Market yesterday.
Daring tho past four DAYS lhera HAYS bee o
SIX deaths from cholera in Alden.
Gold to the amount of 100000 has been
purohased in London from outside eouices for
tho United States.
Iha snb'erranean telegraph system 10 Gsi-
many, connect!og 22l towns abd cities, is now
oGmplctc.
Father Shelby complains OF bad l,o.ImsDt
Thllo he WEE 10 all. Thfro is much r, ,icipp
over his release. A process server ha, hrcn
fatally itIared 10 oodaty Kerry. Blyen!tiur is
said TO BE- On Tho increase 10 Ireland.
Tho young Cz r. who has never been of a
particularly cheerful disposition, appears to ave
become even moro driscIed si6co ho ,cauded
tho thrOno. lie wears q melancholy, almost
d1spondlng expression, and his features, which
Arc get OFT By foil black beard, are much hia
nCr titan they used to bo.
WtRTH DYING Foa-An Alderman cf Vir.
glnia city died one day and in tho local news.
paper tho sad bereav III mt was thus described ::
Tha announcement OF his death fell AS falls
tho notes OF The boil tolling le1sl chime, az
faiis the cadence OF plant in the midst OF swell.
ing l;c.ns, strong men stood still AID wtpt
when they heard it. then went and told il with
heavy he&rts. And 80 the sad news necdad no
IRON tongue or br6zen lung 10 herald it abroad
1t Was 6salen from one bereaved breast only 10
ind lodgment in another, ill the whole CITY
mourned. 1t was clCuiy day here ia Virginia
yesterday, for The sunshine Of good mans pre-.
-eEce hos been darkened and hearts beat a mus.
He'd drum beat az men joined tho mournful pro-
ca5si0As passing up and down the streeta.
\ NEW DErARTURE.-Th brewers and IL
Quor dealers CT Cincinnati haVo entered the
political flll in esraest By ad9ptiog the follow
ing platform:
!. To support 30 candidate % either OF the
tickols who is not 10 foil accord with tho inter.
csis OF the liquor trade. ,! They recommend
tho election Ut Charles Foster, as bcirr in
sympathy with their interests. 3. Opposliop
TO the republican and democratic candidates for
probate Judge, On account of their support of
the Pond bill. t. 10 ascertain tho stauding Of
the Candidates Tor tho Legislature on The Ij0uor
question before voting for them.
TIE INITIATIVE Faculty. OF MoEKgrs-
The Initiative faculty of monkeys seems to ex.
coed everything short OF human. A sailor. h.y.
ing III nber OF WOODEN cape, Sc, TO dispose of
smong tho natives, went On shore for lhst eur.
pose, his way tos settlement lying through
wood very pIeEtlully Inhabited by tho species
above mentioned, and il being at mid .dsy he
put cap on his head, laying tho others by his
side, and determined upon y little repose under
The shade Of a planthia tree To his utter IS.
lonishment. when he awoke, from the specimen
he had given his initiative observers of tho use
OF his caps, hs beheld number of them unon
the heads OF tho monkeys in the trees round
him. white tbs waarors were chatterinp in An
unusual manner. Finding every attempt to re-. |
gain them frui!iesa he At length, in fit of rsso
and disappointment, and under the suoposition
that the one he retained WAS not worth TAKING
away. SC. pulled the same from his head and
throwing it rpon the groun1 exclaimed, Here,
confound you take il amongst yep which he
had no sooner done than. to his great Iurnrise
the obaervant monkeys did the ssmo-bv Which
means he regained the greater part of his mon
erty. I
j. NJ LanGatoD. the negro Minister TO Hsvli
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