Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-09
NEWS or The DAY.

MIR. j. NJ. Hood. rresid,nt cf the Western
Maryland Railroad Company. was rendered the
| sscond vcs pro,id.tc7 OF the L. & D. Il. r.,
but has d. clded not to accept.
Tan1c.'a extraordinary fasting least has b,cp
beateU by Griso,u 10 Chicago, who has now
abstaiued from food tnr ierly-two days cod ex.
ptcs 10 o0niioue iss ing uatil be has tcorcd
forty iva days.
Tho VII io Of tho stock Of tho Charleston IS.
c. Mar uftc uriDg Company. beiog halt mil
lion dollars. has boon subscribed, aad the book s
arc c'cs.d. More than three tiftbs Of The c,pi
tai stock Of tho company are held 10 Charles
ton.
Il. w. Thompson, ex.Stoceiary Of the Navy,
| has been elected president OF The Baltimtrs,
Cipoiobati snd Western Central Railroad Com.
| pany, An organization to build new railroad
from Baltimore to Cincinnaii. over route pro.
jec!ed by ~sy cf the south branch of tho Poto-
mac and Elk rivers, aud Great k,nswha and
Ohio rivera.
After twentS-four hours Of suspense it has
been a.celtsioed that none of Malqua's I'm
plcyes were tutntd in the fire which occurred
at Cincinnati Thursday. Cbas. Peak. who
Jumped from ito fifth story window. was III,
only enc killed. Fifteen were itjurtd, but not
fatally. The whole lumber of persons thr5Rn
cut of employment is 9l5.
A republican, caucus was hsld yesterday even.
| log at Albany, which was attended by Is meu
bers, mostly "half. lr ,eds" a letter was road
'rJm Mr.. Dopew withdtsSirg from the
| contest, sDd after SEVERAL bsliots Warner
Nj l,r wes nominated 10 succeed Mr. Plat,
aud Il. g. Lapham fer the Conkliug Va
! cancy, The administration members feel oon-
hdent Of tleo;iog the Two candidates nominated
and claim to have promises from several mt % |.
bers who have been voting for Mr. Conkug
that they will vote for Miller and Laphsm
l he stswbris Id conference last night, and,
it is s.id. rs ,v,d 10 stand firmly by CorkIing
| atd CrIwley.
SNAKE AND Fnoa MARY years ago, While
10 u ylor. | lived in house in slave Island"
r's:d co h'gh lhdorm. The steps up TO
the ducr had bcImo looseped. aud behind
them colony of frogs had established them
selves. OIc morning | watched q snak, Ia
olbrs) creep 10, lisert its head ine c.ack,
and seq q ifrg. which he ibeo and there swal
lowed. Bu' the c:aox chat admitted the tbiu
Hat head a'd peck oil tho cphidiau would not
permit OF the ssme thing being Withdrawn
when the o,ck wsy sWo.o with tue addition of
the frog lu.ide it. The snake tugged acd struz.
gled. but 10 vain. a:d alter series of futile
attempts dlsgtrssd its prey and Withdrew lis
head. Blt the sight wss too taDtslizioe.
Again the head was ilsartcd 10 the crack and
tbs coveted Dorstl again swallowed. ard again
the vGln 8 ru2gl1s to withdraw were renewed.
| saw this repeated several liufs till. gaining
wisdom by experience. the snake seiz.d the
frog BY oue leg. withdrew it from it's coigne of
vantage, knd swallowed it outside.-Aature.
The Virginia Pest published by T. B. Bob.
inson. colored. will. i! il understood, after this
advocate itrai2 ht.out domination by tho
Lynchbur convention. The publisher, who was
secretary of the Charlottesville convention which
prevented q republican nomination for Congress
in the 7th district. virtually endorsing John
Paul, has become disgusted with the readjuste
party. He has ust returned from a visit to Pc.
tersburg. and after talk with Malone has be-.
come convinced that the best policy for the col.
ored people is to go down" to defeat, if defeat
must be. with q straight.out republican ticket.
h. says before the canvass is fully opened that
General Wickham will be backed by the colored
vote, and if the resdjusters obtain control OF the
Lynchburg convention that one half OF the "a.
publican vote will adhere 70 the policy Of The
strsiehouts and run an independent ticket