Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-22
EDITORIAL BRIEFS,


some damage has alread been done.
Mr.. Joseph G. Cooke, the proprietor Of
Wizards hotel, in Washington died yester-
day afternoon Of Bright's disease of the kid
neys.
Ed. E. Harrison and A. 6. Dowell, of
Lcesbufg, have returned from q visit 10
Texas, thinking that there's mo place like
home''-ior them.
A wedding appointed for last night 10 a
house on East Baltimore street, Baltimore,
did not taxed place, IS the groom suddenly
changed his mind and loft the city.
Major Robt. Hunter Of the Winchester
Times, has Como to railroading with Con.
Gordon, away down IN Florida He thinks
there's millions In it and We hope be will
get one or two. Nobody will enjoy it more.
The authorities Of Philadelphia having
failed to have Chestnut street, in that city,
cleaned for some time, Mcssrs. a. J. Drexel
and Geo. W. Childs will have the work done
at their personal expense. Nothing mean
about that.
Pastor and people should be satisfied,
Messrs Poulson, Kern and Treadway, who
have so satisfactorily oiled the pulpits of,he
N. E., n. E. South, and NJ P. churches in
this city have been returned to their respec.
tive charges.
The New York milk dealers and the coun-
try producers are at war. The dealers will
not give the producers their price, and the
producers refuse to sell, from which cause
Gotham is suffering from milk famine.
What part the cows play is not stated.
The Senate of Pennsylvania having
passed to third reading bill to prohibit
State officials and members of the Legisla-
ture from accepting free passes on the rail
roads it is to be hoped thatit may become a
law aud that the other States will follow
suit There never was great hindrance to
legislation than free passes.'
The New York newspapers give the
views OF a number Of leading Irishmen in
that city on the Lady Florence Dixie as
sault. Some Of them are inclined to believe
that the English press Is resorting to the
Outrage mill" for material to cngender
hatred and malice in way quite familiar to
! American newspaper readers.
Roanoke, Va, Is coming prominently
into notice. y negro man WAS arrested YES
terday for forgery. William Cooper has
been sentenced to the penitentiary for two
years cor passing counterfeit money and
one ) car for having the money in his pos
session tho gang with which he has been
operating has been broken up by his con.
vict!ou. Yesterday F. 3. Edwards, from
Batavia, H., fell sixty feot, from the top OIL
wind mill at the stockyard, which ho was
repairing, and was instantly killed and 3
negro was kicked in the face by mule md
seriously hurt. Already the town has \
dozen policemen, Accounts from there read
| like those from Dcatiwood ana other :as,
western towns.
-The Queen Of England has fallen down
stairs antl injured lerleg--beg pardon limb
II appears hat !ast Saturday while descend
tie Stairs at WinGso: she slipped and fell
After returning TO her room and making IN
| examination III order ~ ascertain the eXtcn.
OF her I'M urics, she determined 10 carry Oh,
her intention AMI take u drive but on re.
turning and when attempting 10 leave the
carriage found that sac was unable TO do so
and had 10 bo assisted by her attendants
who found it necessary to carry her to her
rocm. Her mAtesty'5 physicians were at
once summoned, and upon examination
found her knee TO he badly swollen and in.
famed. There is much uneasncss through.
out London concerning her condition.
By 81 recent decision in the Alacoupin
county illinois, Circuit Court, depositor
in a long insolveut bank is given verdict
against the directors personally. The Judge
held hat the directors are personally re-
sponsibeto q aepositor for money committed
to bank after it is insolvcnt. This liability
the judge placed upon common law prn-
ciples, irrespective Of statutory provisions.
The bank was ruined by the cashiers theft
Of tho contents, and the court declared that
ignorance was no excuse when their official
inspection, which they were bound to
make, would have disclosed the true state
of affairs This means that directors are to
be something more than ornamental attach.
ments to monetary institution.