Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-31
EDITORIAL BREVITIEs.

run without rails.
An English court recently decided that
a man may be fined for keeping a bowling
dog.
"A wild woman, about twenty years OF
age, has been discovered in the woods near
Dubuque, Iowa.
"A fork tailed hawk, shot this week in
Pittsylvania county, is exciting much Curl
osity in that section.
Nineteen negroes were arranged before
the Norfolk police court Monday for steal
ing, drunkenness, disorderly conduct, &c.
Statistics show that the first victims of
cholera in a community are the persons
who are constantly talking politics and
weather.
1t has been discovered that passable
flour can be made from wood. So saw-dust
pudding may proves real dish after all be-
fore long.
The new French divorce law has been
gazetted. Three thousand suits for divorce
have already been begun. Many noble and
prominent families are involved in some Of
them.
"A negro policeman was recently uni
formed, armed and started on beat in Phil
adelphia. He was soon heard from, having
attempted 10 shoot helpless man and club.
bed woman.
-Elmira Venturali, who few years ago
charmed the patrons of "Black Crook"
now dances in the streets of New York,
after which she takes up collection in true
organ grinder style.
The witch mania seems to be on the in
crease A man shot woman in Pittshurg
the other day for "bewitching" him, and
now a woman in Detroit has stabbed doc
tor for the same grave otfense.
An iron worker of Flushing, L. l., was
presented by his wife with son day or
two ago. The father Immediately telegraph
ed Sullivan, the bruiser, for permission to
name the child after him. De gustibus, DC.
"A young white woman of Marshall,
Ind, with morbid desire doubtless for no.
toriety, has married negro man. To APP
pease her appetite for prominence she
would probably have taken chimpanzee in
absence ofthe black
Isaiah Lane, colored, jumped from train
on Monday night at Asbury Park, directly
in front Of a locomotive on the other track.
The COW catcher threw him from the track,
strange to say, with no more serious injuries
than cut head and leg.
August 10 has been fixed upon as the
day for grand celebration of the birthday
of the republican party at stl ong, Me. The
same parties, it is highly probable, will be
called upon in November to get up wake
on the occasion of its decease.
One of the speakers at Boydton on
Monday stated that General Malone would
contribute 81, 900 forthe election of a colored
man from that district to Congress. And q
few years ago this same autocrat was dis
charging negroes from his employ for voting
the republican ticket.
Stephen Whitlock, CT Lyons, N. Y.
volunteered to eat pint of ice cream, two
quarts of cherries, and quart of peanuts, il
any one would pay for the feast. com.
panion became responsible for the payment
and Whitlock accomplished the feat. besides
drinking several glasses Of Ice water. He
was buried two days afterward.
"A stern paterfamilias of Portland, Me-,
objected to an ardent swain visiting his
daughter. The parent night or two ago
discovered the gallant Romeo on ladder
talking to his inamorata, who was leaning
out a window. The garden hose was
brought out and in few seconds stream Of
water scattering against the window caused
the sash to be lowered in the twinkling Oh
an eye, and the young lady's sutton, upors
whom steady stream was kept, crept from!
the ladder and glided over the garden WALL
with all the starch extracted from his imf
maculate suit of Marseilles. :
The Chicago News says: "Some one
has asked us for cholera preventive, and
having collected a few we present then,
here: First plan-Live much in the open
air, drink pure water, avoid fruits, battle
often. Second plan-Do not leave the
house, drink no water, eat freely of fruits,
avoid bathing. Third plan-Be vaccinated,
take lots of exercise, sit in drafts of cool
air, 60 to the country. Fourth plan-Do
not let the doctor vaccinnate you, avoid
violent exercise and shun drafts of cool air,
stay in the city. If the conflicting recipes
confuse the reader all he has to do is to add
them all up, divide them by four and-he
will probably catch the disease"
The excursions of our day have often
proven anything but enjoyable to those who
find their happiness in meek and quiet ma
lures, the enemies of pomp and noise. The
drunkenness and fighting which is often
INDUCED in by those who imagine such do
ings 60 to make up an excursion have so
disguised persons of more humane natures,
that the majority of the cheap excursions
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