Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-27
EDITORIAL BkEVTTIES.
--Cabmen only charge fifteen cent:

years exit?
General Logan is said to be religions.
If he desires to continue 30, he will have to
quit the political arena or scar his conscience
over with many hot iron.
The Association of the Confederate
Army OF Tennessee Is arranging for the
erection in New Orleans of monumental
tomb and equestrian statue of Gen. Albert
sidney Johnston, the cost of which will be
al least SIS 600.
"A negro named Holt was hanged
In North Carolina last Friday for
brutally assaultins white lady. He
was the third brother executed for SINH
lar offences. 1fthers are any more of the
male portion of the family left it would be
well for the authorities to keep strict sur
veilance over them.
And now the Portuguese Jews claim
the air Home, sweet home" is nearly
Identical with that OF one of their old hvmns
used in the festival of Tehuda We Yishrael
in commemoralion Of the Exodus and was
sung as'far buck az A. D. 1892. The next
thing we hear will be that "Shoo, Fly" was
known in China in the days Of Confucus
Some months ago the Rev. Dr.. Hinkle,
pastor of Grace Episcopal Church, Cleve.
land, Ohio, established confessional similar
to that of the Catholic Church, and claimed
that 1t was according to the ritual of the
church. His action has resulted in a split
in the congregation. 1t is probable that all
| effort vii! be made to force resignation upon
| DR.. Hinklo
-Geuera! Fitz Lee and Dr.. J. William
Jones, secretary Of the Southern Historical
Society, returned last week from a southern
tour. The whole tour was continued ova.
ton to General Fitz," aud grand success
tor the Southern Historical Society, q very
handsome sum having been realized by the
lectures Of The General, which will 60 to
place The society Oh frmer financial basis.
john T. Burrl, ex Grand Secretary O!
the Grand Lodge OF Masons, in Illinois, has
heen sentenced to FIVE years IL the peniten.
''ary. The charge was enlightenment oIthe
funds Of the Grand Lodge during the year
1879 TO the amount of s6O,OOO r. this I'm.
fortunate character was 'uninfluenced by ne.
"uaiary motives" at the threshold of the
institution, a change soon came over the
spirit OF bis dreams when he was once In
ducteG within.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Lynchhurg, Saturday last in the case OF
Timothy {. Cronin, Of New York. against
Patrick county, Va, involving the validity
ot about $4,000 Of bonds issued By the
county Tor the building Of the Norfolk and
Great Western Railroad, Judge Hughes dc.
cidcd that the court had no Jurisdiction
| These bonds were issued about ten wears
ago 20 run twenty years, and Let CT them
were placed in New York at very low
| figures oy the late Colonel Ficuruov, who
was president Of the company. The road
was never constructed, and the county OF
Patrick never derived one cents worth of
benefit from the issue Of the bonds.
A murderer named Waite was hanged
IN Franklin, Texas, Friday. He sold his
body to medical institute and toasted on
Inc proceeds during the short time be had
10 live. Watc'a dinner on the day he was
executed was, first, hot chicken potpie, old
fashioned second, lemon custarC third,
sweet milk ; fourth two oranges: fifth. ba-
nanas and apples sixth, hot buisct and
butter; seventh, champagne eighth, CT
CARS. The prisoner conversed freely and
read from the second chapter of St. James,
Faith without works Is dead He did not
believe in deathbed repentance, had no
faith in such forgiveness, and would have
no preacher. Quite q contrast with the ex.
periences of many manslavers we read CT
these days, who delude themselves into SUP.
posing the gallows to be the step-stone to
glory.
In many sections of Virginia the sod or
grass Is not strong enough to Craze cattle,
but sheep can be successfully raised almost
any where, and pay handsome profts-in
fact, as the farmers express it, double
profits" (wool and lambs) on the amount
invested But sheep grazing Is and has
been rendered almost impossible In conse-
qnence Of the thousands of worthless cur
dogs found in every county. Strange to
1ay, ut any negro cabin in the country there
can be found from two to five dogs. MANY
Of the laboring classes of white people, too
who are poor aud find it difficult to SUP.
port their families, have quite as MANY
half starved CANNES. 1t is q well-knoyn
fact that no man can be elected to the
Legislature in the country who hints at
dog tax" anu yet these same people paw
twice the amount of tax on buying WOODEN
goods; and the food given the dogs would
fatten hogs enough to supply their families
with meat.
Fears are entertained that should the
British Government withdraw too mauy Of
its troops from Egypt an outbl eak will be
sure to follow. Already the natives are be.
coming insolent toward Europeans, and a
short while oUo a 4 IN nr;oap la ,-,. -.