Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-04-03
EDITORIAL BRETITIES.
Alaska is clamoring for school teacher

offended the opera Tor inc ITSl time IN his
lie.
The revivalist Harrison received one
hundred dollars per week for his services in
Decatur, III.
English newspaper correspondents are
again alarmed at Austrian intentions" re-
garding salonca.
1t takes four columns of small type to
give the particulars Of New York breech
Of promise case.
There is man at work on one of the
railroads In Detroit for 50 per day who,
within the past six years, failed in business
in indianapolis, liabilities 1926 900 and assets
so, 900 less.
Prince Jerome Napoleon seems in no
way set back by the ridcule his recent
manifesto occasioned in Paris. Numerous
copies of it have recently been posted at
Bordeaux.
The Catholic mission recently estab-
lished in Nubia has been captured by the
False Prophet Of the Soudan. Leo XIII
has requested the British Government to
endeavor to rescue them,
"A society of boys in their teens was re-.
Gently unearthed In London. Among their
bylaws is one imposing fine on each mem
Der caught smoking or swearing. May the
society send emissalies this way.
Baltimore magistrates seem determined
to break up the practice of swearing Oh the
streets. thonghtless individual, who al
lowed some curse words to escape from
his lips in that city vas promptly arrested
and fined $.
Aristotle once said: To die in order
to avoid the pains Of poverty, love, or any
thing that is disagreeable, is not the part of
brave man, but a coward for it is a cow
ardice to shun the trials and crosses of life,
not undergoing death because it is honor
able, but to avoid evil The above is sea-
sonable when the fearful increase of suicides
IN our day Is contemplated.
Mr.. Gladstone's residence has To he
guarded "a sad commentary Oh the age in
which we live, and which 50 many vainlv
dream is the golden one" Of the world 80
much so, that Hebrew out West year or
two ago, in talking with Christian, remark
ed that there would be no such thing as q
literal messiah or prince ofpeace; that the
nineteenth 2eniHry was what prophesy meant
when it used such terms.
1t was stated few days ago that man
in Pennsylvania was the possessor Of Frank
Inns old bull's-eye watch. An Alexandrian
has long exuited in being the owner Of a
dlminutire gold time-piece formerly the
property of General George Washington,
and now man in Madison, Indiana, says
he has the watch formerly worn by Marie
Antoinettc, Queen OF France. We need not
be surprised FIVE hear of some ono bring.
ing forward the spear with which the
Savionrs side WAS pierced. and which many
centuries after was found by the crusaders.
The prophet who, by Chebars banks,
was favored with divine forecasts Of "things
TO come, pictures a battle which at some
time or other will he fought near the "city
of the Great King in which the rout of
l5rael's enemies will be so complete that the
military trappings left Oh the field will be
sufficient TO afford fuel for the Favored peo-
pie for seven years. 1t is said the Hindus
have $50, 100000 gods wooden ones, mostly,
of course and should they, az is the Gus
tom, be carried to war, the nation capturing
them would also have tolerable good sup
ply of fuel.
The suggestion having been made that
the Car borrow Lady Florence Dixes cor.
sets on the occasion of his coronation brings
to mind statement published during the
war concerning General Butler when mill
tary governor OF New Orleans. The Cen
eral, by his rigorous rule, had incurred the
displeasure Of all Southern sympathizers,
and it was often thought he was in danger
of being asSassinated, and may be hethought
90 too. At any rate, correspondent in that
city, wrote the following in substance ::
Some Of the Generals female relatives had
been visiting New Orleans, and being about
to leave for their homes, the former had
o"SOilSu toSiu ~ tuo WRIT VI lu6
which was to take them North The tide
being higher that day than usual, the gang
plank of the steamer was somewhat difficult
of ascension. Butler, however, succeeded
in getting the ladies safely on the ship, had
bid them adieu, and was descending the
almost perpendicular gang plank, when by
false step he fell and rolled to the wharf
below. But instead Of the natural 'thudo
expected to be heard on such occasions, the
ears of the bystanders were greeted with
sounds resembling more the rattle of a roll
ing wash boiler than anything else. The
General was assisted TO his feet and enter.
ing carriage was soon out Of sight. 1t was
never ascertained whose patent outlet
proof the General had adopted.
FIGHr.-i esterday morning between 10
aud II o'clock Mr.. W. F. Giddings. ex.
member of the House Of Delegates from
Chesterfield county, and Mr.. II. b. Gaines,
Of Burkeville, had a fight in front of the