Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-09
NEWS OF TIE DIP.

pioFtdluE iut ntI support 1n3? nan Dcel
separated.
A heav7 s|eet and saoEstorm is reported az
proVail!Cg ST Sioux City. Iowa. Siccn Thus
dty more than itclss OF snow has lGllec The
telegraph wires were tr.k:n By III, sleet. and
many poles washed Gu.
John i!isns was hanged ct Waytr!y,
IenD., yesterday. icr tho murder OF bis vile
two years sgo. lie was b,ptscd ia tho creek
near tho jail lust previous to his cx:ouiioo.
At mckAVott, Ttx,s. Yesterday Emma
Hall, waite wJmar, willis Ell o. her
doorstep. was shot aud killed IS eoi1rcd
W>nsn nauGd Theresa. Tao ruidy:c3I rls
arrested.
A lire las: n GIT in building en- the ptouajs
Of 81. JcSaphs Orphan As,l uul, New York, OF
one tne threatened nine gtu1s children with
destruction, aad frightened two pcrsoUs 30 badly
| that thty ale not expected to live.
| Il STRANGE DIsCoyERY.-Prot.T tt nial'. CT
| Londin. has jls! i1vcatca 1cN scco!ifa az
paratus that, wLcE properly USED. gives most
singular rc;u!s, AID shows ;ba. ito wonders Of
! tho photonhono have cny JUS! b,euo.
The pbotophoso has ar yaJy been d2aorib,i
10 tho Goa pauion, MD you msg remember i: as
an instrument inv>hted BY Prof Bell for caus'
log besm CT light to convey a tacrbpnio mes
sage to O ds!nnco.
10 the neW Apparatus. Is htan vi l;stit from
limo light, or even a emile, is thrcTn uD9u
cjmmon glass fisk having u long neck Tc
this is listened rubber socskng tube ths
may &c pssced to the ear. 30 that any SQUADS il
the flask may DO heard through tho tube.
Between inc flask aud the light il placed
crcu,ar dix OF motal. having nalrjW 4loe, CT
openings. placed like he sp0kcs OF whec
round tho edge. When tho dik is at r,st tht
beam OF light may mass through onc Gl tho sl0l
aud fGI on tho fa!k
If, now. the disk is made 10 turn rspidly CT
lis AXIS, tho light will reach the AK in q sorie
CT ashes, rs 1t shines through tho slots one slta
another. Hero the curious discovery comes 10
When the flask la filled with e g&s or vspor
say tho vspCr Of sulphutic other, common stroS,
gas. oxygen, perfumes like raLchou o: cassia
CT even smoke. and the beam OF li2h. is m.ia tc
fall on The IL. ask ia e series OF alternate flashes
Tho operator listening with the speaking tube s.
his ear will hear strange musical sounds inaiil
tho flask.
The pitch Of lh $50 tones will correspond OK.
| actly with tho epeod with which tho disk IS nai
| TO turn, snd each kind CT gas or v.ror in til
flask, will give a different kind OF note some
SOFT some lou, aud some very sweet rms
muscil.
This Is certainly the most romsrkablo discov
CRY since the pho.ophone, and it shows !hI
light may be mado the mosra of making sound
| audible st dl:tarco. even whom tho eye cen SCI
no difference in tho light. II even suggests In
ides ihs! we may yet be sbo to Lear Tho sound
OF The fires raging in tho sun. 1t may, indeed
bo only hint TO ye! moro wonderful and M
thought OF relationships. between lsh. snt
J SOUND, which may be utiliEad as ynodium 0
COMMUNICATIONS the IoD!h'S Com 1niou
SOMEWHAT SOMNAMEULI;TlC. Tho Alto:
"a Suo gives the following particulars Of an &C
oident 10 P!ttsburg CONDUCTOR: Il; is custom
ary cr tho Pittsburg divisi. n to "IcaIhcaa"
| conductor ever from Pittsoug ever; night G.
tho fsst lioo TO lske back the mai cxpiCs:
leaving there between and o'ctck 10 I'll
morning. GA this mission Cotduo!er Charlie
FatskoTsk was scat. lie vas 10 Tho las
sleeper of the second SEQ 10 of fast iiuo WAe,
tho tral0 let Pitsbure, but changed lis scat t
the sleeper Immediately in i:olt. wier, Ii
!, went to sleep. When the train reached At0o
, na he Vas forgotten or oVtrl0, kod, ald Was co
, aroused from his s!umbtra. TIC train sla!tc
on l;s eastward journey, Waeu Eia,kCwski ia
aroused, whether ct his own vol.tjn or by tn
Pdliraan emI loIceS is not kcown, but be rush
ed OF; CT thu Car ard jlmpcd Of ia tho n ish
. bOrhood ct tie Ninth street crossing. Suts3
, quoGlly he appeared at tho dcpvtmas:er'
, room iu semi c,pG ci>us con6iior, coyero
With blood His TACO and head were badly Gu
and sclrrcd ~ the fall. About his mouth h
, had couple of severe cuts. end one on tn
head which bad TO be stw!d ~. Tha | axis c
bis hands were also badly sCraped by copirg i
con AIT viii tho baas:. HIS itiatias ~er
dressed by the company Physician. aud he va
sent to his homo IN PittscurI ca Coz Of III
morning trains. Io wis badly shaken ~, 60
II Els nIralo be WAS not killed er verso in
jlrcd.
RUNAWAY HoRsES.-rhe hois, lLat la
o1oa s;qa;r:d tho habit Ct ruaDing away, say
tho Book Of tho Horscs," vii bel: ca Ii
fist opportunity. I;yCu suspect bis Intention
the bes. plan is 10 ch:ck it tho moment he lie
; Sins to move, tskirg bold OF ono rein wit
both hards,snd giving it oro or ~ SUCH viocn
= latkS that the rogue must pause or turn rGuld
! Ih.E SOP him, aud. # sou dou5t your b3D
able to ho. him. got off. Perhaps TOO Vigor
Gus plug may mako bin cross his lags au
toll--not pl.o mt contingency, but any THU
is better than being run away with in the s!roat
la opon country you may compel tho rucaWs
TO ga!lcp wi,h E loose rein until he is tired. 0
to mGva in INSTANTLY narroHicg circle until h
, is glad to halt A ten aero field is big cn0usl
{, TOR this cXpedlent. but the point is to stop
runaway before lie gets into his stride; alter h
is once away few bis will stop real uaaw5,
. steady pull is Il Waste of tXeltoa on tt,
3 ridct psrt. Some horses msy ba stopped b
! saving tho mouth with tho sntill,, tu! nohin,
will one ok hn cid hand. Another way is to holc
5 tho rtins very lightly, apd on tic first favor.
: able opportunity, as o rising hill. for iosa1ce
! to try sulc sS!on Of rks Bu The canning
p'ac!lsCd runaway is not to be 50 nu,h tcsrc(
J es The mad frightened hOtse. Tho mad hors
wi dash against brick wall, or unp at s9lkoC
ratings of impossible height 1 orc, saw
runaway horse. after getting rid of his rider
ch6rSo and b Its. open bis locked stable door.
i CARTYLE's LOFTY CoNCElr Carlyle, 10 hi
ronlDisc,tc2s. says Thtckery Inspired hin wit!
no onCtiot; What is he. or such as he
Charles Lambs talk he dcsc:ibts as "c9ntemn