Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-24
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Miscellaneous Items.

The Chicago Times had the New Testament
seiegraphsd on to it from New York on Satur-
d4y.
1 The homeopaths of the District Of Columbia
are making 40 effort to establish homeopathic
hospital in Washington.
John Mccullough has succeeded 10 London.
He had the Advantage of being advertised By
| the excitement over Edwin Booths engage
mgni.
The friends of Conkling and Platt are maxi
| lng desperate attempt to save themselves
| from annihilatiOn by securing their return to
the Senate.
Mr. VIM. E. Chandler. according to reports
In administration circles, is to be provided with
O good fat of6ca as soon as one can be found
that Will suit him.
President Garfield, Secretaries Blaine, Win
dom ard Klrkwood, and Gov. Kirkwood and
staff will participate in Decoration Dsy exer-
oscs at Gettysburg.
Geuuioe French brandy is scarcely produced
| 10 France at ALL now days. The pbylloxers
mas rolned the business in cognas, since with
tho diminished vineyard yield, it pays better
to make wine than brandy.
The veterinary doctors have achieved great
triumph iu the matter Of hog cholera. They
have captured the disease, tanned and moli6ed
1t. and are now able TO vacoinate hogs with the
mild form almost with impunity.
Ex Senator Cameron has presented to tho
Lutherans Of MaYowu, the old Cameron home.
stead to be US. as parsonage. He designs
the gift as memorial Of his deceased wife. and
her portrait will remain 10 the parlor. .
MIS- Kate Ohase.Sprague is buii y engaged
at her cjuotry retidenoe. Lakewood" writing
no Ii ~ hor G,t hn- ksok Il
will be dsdioated to the friends aud admirers of
the late Chief Justice by bis daughter. -.
Curly Bill, the notorious Texas COW boy who
killed Marshal White. of Tombstone, Arizona.
;ecenI'y. and captured church with his garg
and m.de the clergyman dance before the con-
grt ga,ion, was MORALLY shot at Galesvile, Ari.
zJls. last week. by Jim Wallace, one of bis
C cjmrBdes. .e.'..
MIR. Alfred Torra9cs, grandson of Oommo.
dore Vsnderbit, has been DISTINGUISHING himself
oy winning races on the French turf as gen.
tlemen rider. Tho prizes be carried off in the
gracd International steople chase we're $500
issocs in cash, and g portrait of the winning
horses -
Johu Murphy and Thomas Fitzgerald. while
iotoxiosted, qlsrreed and fought 1t q late :
hour Saturday uightin Murpdy's house near the .
river front, Washington. Murphy beating Fitz.
gerald terribly. Sunday morniog the dead
boGy Of Fitzgerald was taken from the river. It
is supposed he tell 10 accidentally after tho
fight. .-
The towboat Oakland. from ct. Louis, ar
rived at New Otleans Saturday evening with
eight bstgas. Enc cargo consisted of $4,000
bushels Of graio 10 bulk. $500 sacks of corn,
oats snd bran, 5000 barrels of -four, 100 bar.
res of pork, 400 bales of hay and 5000 angle
plates. This IS tho largest amount of produces
ever received by one towboat.
Geo. FUznugh Lse delivered Ice 'u.e before
a very large audience at Macon, Gs.. last
Thursday evening, bis subject berg the bat
tie OF Charlottesville" in which lie paid an
eloquent tribute to the genius and bravery of
Geu. StoneWall jackson. Whilst in Macon
Gen. Lee accepted 40 invitation to visit the
grave, on Cumberland Island, of bis relative,
Light Horse Harry Lse," of revolutionary re-
noWn.
Commissioner of Railroads French. who is
now 90 toe Pacific coast looking into the affairs
of ths Central Pacific Railroad reports that it
is true that the line has declared dividends iu
the face Of declaration of it's inability to meet
the interest oil is indebtedness to the govern
meut, aud he will recommend to the next Con.
gres5 that proper legal steps be taken to reoov-
or the amount due the U. 8. -