Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-14

EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

GDi1U.slhL bhlEfS.
Any attempt 10 make Il corner Oh eggs
now, i'll this lenten season, should be "set
upon" by the hens.
The Board of Aldermen of Richmond
have knocked all the new process" gas
in the head
The ardor Of many a love-sck swain
has been dampened to-day by the weather
rs well as the receipt Of a comic valentine.
Three courts werein session here to-day
two I. S. and the Corporation Court.
There never was such counting town-ev-
en- if all the ladies don't know it.
Squire Morse (colored) died several
days ago in Buckingham county at the
great age of 100 years. He did not "come
out of the Mt Vernon estate"
Through the influence of Malone or
somebody or something else, the Florida
Ship Canal bill passed the Senate of that
State yesterday by vote of II to :.
John S. Mosby, jr., was registered at
the Braddock House last night The senior
still maintains his status at Hong Kong, all
reports to the contrary Notwithstanding.
"A Grange meeting was held at the Brad
dock House to-day, the object, it is under
stood, being TO ''bear" fertilizers, as they
say in stock parlauce
Poor Dick Wagner. the musician, has
wagged his last and gone to join the host who
play upon the harp Ola thousand strings
"speritS OF Just men made perfect"
1t is marvelously strange that some of
the unpavcd but much frequented streets
are not sheiled, when the shells are so plen-
tiiul and the work could be done so Cheap.
The Government oilers General Gusts
Lee 100000 for Arlington. Cheap at double
the price The land is worth the money. to
say nothing Of its historic value. Fie on
such smallncss on the part of such bic
corporation.
Baltimore vessels have to be inspected
upon arriving Mt Havana on account of the
existence of small pox in the former CITY.
There is not much said about the pestilcncc
in the Baltimore papers now, though il still
fingers there.
1t IS the honest conviction of many that
if the newspapers would omit mention of
Gen. Malone he could not survive the at
tacl; a week; The way To kill some people
is 10 let them severely alone. MANY sur
rive and thrive on notoriety.
What pity that all the eloquence OF
the Aldermen is delivered TO bare walls and
empty benches! There is scarcely ever an
audience of one even, and were it not for
the faithful reporter Of the GAZETTE. all the
great sayings of that body would be lost 10
postcrity
Three democrats were brought all the
way from their homes. in Northumberland
up here TO he tried for refusing to let fell
low vote who under the law mad no vote,
And thus arc the righteous prosecuted
Offences must be, but woe unto them by
whom they come.
Sometime ago ii was suggested that the
most effective means to prevent q recurrence
Of smallpox, in the old shanty near the
canal basin, where it fingers, was to burn il
down. We are happy TO see that the Com.
mliee on Public Property have been author
lied 10 act. Let the boys have q bonfire al
once.
Alderman Smoot, of the Fourth ward
wants The pump nj his corner which he
considers nuisance, removed. Council
virtually refused TO order the removal. Mr.
Smoot, considering himself badly treated
rendered his resignation, and the Aldermen
wont accept it, Now, what's to be done
about il? The Fourth ward can better af
ford to move pump than lose its able AL.
derman.