Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-05
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.

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Charles Tottieben, German machin-
list, of Long Island, was found dead Satur-
day with an empty whiskey bottle tightly
clenched in his right hand.
The Gospel Tabernacle Church of Phil
adelphia has relinquished their church edi-
fee in order that the same may be used for
political meetings. The congregation will
worship in tent henceforth.
Mary Jane Griffin, an aged colored
woman, who believes that she is the Virgin
Mary, was yesterday sent to her home in
Essex, Va, where she says she owns forty
three acres of land. She says she has been
in Washington three months, working at
various places.
There had been a domestic scene be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Lyons in New York
Sunday night, when VIM. Mckenna, a fell
low boarder, undertook to pour oil on the
troubled waters. A scutfie ensued, during
which Lyons was accidentally pushed down
a steep fight of stairs and killed.
Mr.. Thomas Conroy is hard working
shoemaker in Tanners Falls, Pa, who, in
fulflment of vow, for twenty-si1 years
has refused to touch fortune of f5, 900 and
accumulated interest awaiting him in Dub.
lin, Ireland, until his relatives shall apollo
gize for having enormously accused him of
sympathy with the Molly Mcguire organi-
cation.
Michael Kennedy, from Alaska, arrived
in New York last week and entered bar
room for the purpose of taking drink.
He had some FL notes on his person which
he desired to exchange for American money.
He was soon accommodated, but short
while after found to his amazement and sor-
row that he had had $12O in Confederate
money imposed on him.
"A year ago last June O swarm of bees
alighted on Frank Saunders house, in Par
ma N. Y, and subsequently made their way
through knot hole in the side of the house
over the front door. On Saturday carpen.
ter was repairing the house. In removing
the clapboards over the front door he dis
covered store of honey three feet square
and foot thick. 1t was Of the finest quail
ty, and weighed over 100 pounds.
The fascination detective work has for
some people may be judged from the fact
that ali individual in Amsterdam sent cir
culars to several cities in Europe recently
stating that he desired to establish com.
plete detective force throughout the CONT
nent, with headquarters at Amsterdam.
f ,ch person who Intended becoming q
member Of the force was to remit the
author of the circular Two dollars. For
immense, and he was soon enabled 10 retire
on colossal fortune.
The Rev. Samuel McChesney, once a
Methodist Presiding Elder, is pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church at West Am
sterdam, n Y, and of the village of Tribes
Hill adjoining. His salary is fixed at $500
per year from each church. He says he has
received only SIS since February, and that
his family have lived on charity most Of the
time, and oftimcs have not had enough to
eat. This week Willis Mosher, of Amster
dam, who held a mortgage on McChesney's
horse, foreclosed the mortgage, and the pas
tor will have to walk from one church to the
other on Sunday, distance of three miles,
William Chittenden, a mi ming prospec-
tor, shot himself through the temple in Den
YER, Saturday afternoon and died instantly
He lett letter in which he says: 1.-THE
world is no longer DESTROYS. have lived it
out. die with my boots on. I am not
afraid of what is before me, believing in
nothing, knowing that everything is fraud.
If have friend let him see Chit buried as
he finds him. No coffiu for me. In my old
blankets, drop me in at no expense. To
newspapers: "A prospector's fate. 1t takes
brave one to 60 this way Don't believe
it. Try it. This for your headlines" He
was about forty years of age and compare
lively unknown.
To three Milwaukee lawyers who put
in bills amounting to $25, 900 for services in
setting an estate worth $4,000, Judge
Thomas Drummond said: Gentlemen, you
consider yourselves good lawyers. How
much more are your services worth to your
clients than mine to the people? You have
charged $1,000 for sixty days. service.
Could you not be content, each of you, to
take my pro rata for the same time? These
charges are Infamous. They are such as
men who are scoundrels and thieves at
heart would make. This charge of $4,000
is cut down to 81 500, those of 5000 each
to $500. Repeat such piece of rapine in
this court and will disbar every one of
you"
The WASHINGTON Hotel Disaster