Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-18
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.


it is asserted that Robert Bonner has clear
ed seven million dollars out of his story |
paper.
james Payn, the celebrated novelist, is
never interested in cricket, baseball, tennis,
croquet, rowing, yachting, or any other
modern mania but smokes fifty pipes OF
tobacco q day, and writes an execrable
hand, but which, his printer is happy to
state, is copied by his daughter before being
sent to him.
Now that calmy spring is upon Us, and
the little ones are once more filling the
streets after their tedious winters stay In
doors, the fact that Florence Roth, an eight
year-old child Of st. Louis, has just ascend
ed the golden stairs from excessive rope
jumping may prove Of interest to those hav'
ing little ones TO look after
1t would seem tenants in Glasgow have
some rights landlords are bound to respect.
The rentor of house who had long COM
planned to the owner of the same about the
defective drainage Of the premises was AT
length taken sick, and upon recovering en-
tered suit against his landlord for damages.
The court compelled the latter to pay for
the time his tenant lost by illness together
with his doctors bill.
Lieutenant Ray, in speaking of the
Oolaamiemeuns, one Of the native tribes OF
the Arctic regions, says They hold no allie
glance to any chief or ruler; they are
anarchists in the true sense ofthe term and,
the Lieutenant says. the happiest people in
the world There is no clashing ofnteresls
among them, children are never whipped,
and are yet the best behaved be ever met,
and the only blow he ever saw struck was
by husband who boxed bis wife's ears for
some alleged improperly.
The latest trick in large cities is for
man to rush into houses about the time he
thinks the male folks out, and inform the
lady that he has come to fix the hydrant,
which fixing" consists in putting small
piece of wire netting over the spigot, which
he AYERS keeps out all impurities, telling
the credulous housewife that three men
have just been found drowned in the reser-
voir. He charges seventy-fve cents for his
services, and the piece attached to the hy-
drant would be dear at five cents.
Louisa Ludlam saw some money on
the floor Of a New York street car not long
since, and lit on it instantly in the true
duck June-bug order. The conductor saw
the performance and demanded the money,
but it was refused him, when the knight OF
the bell rope took it away from her. The
woman sued the conductor for assault, lay
ing claim for S., 900, but the jury concluded
that that was too much for enduring the
touch of the conductor and gave her $3.50,
all of which the lawyer got of course.
"A woman-or rather female monster
living at Far Rockaway, near New York
yirl children made in front of her house q
day or Two day ago, and grasping a kettle
Of boiling water, poured the same on the
children. One of the party, little girl, re-
ceived the entire contents Of the kettle,
and was carried TO her parents terribly scald-
ed on the neck and face. The heartless
woman Immediately fed, and her where
abouts are unknown.
Michael Ryan saw a quiet-looking in
dvidual with a huge sabre strapped to his
body, going down Broadway, New York,
Tuesday, and commenced making sport OF
him. The stranger soon proved as valiant
as D'Artagnan when treated in a similar
manner by the stranger at the hotel at
Meung and unsheathing the weapon made
forRyan running him through several streets.
A number Of persons finally intercepted the
furious man and after some trouble succeed
ed in disarmng him. He proved to be a
Russian, supposed to be slightly demented.
The terrible effects of the first glass;
were very apparent in the crowded streets
of New York Monday night. A young mar
ried woman, OF tolerable good connections,
took her baby and visited friends house.
While there, for the first time in her life,
she drank a glass of wine which her hostess
gave her, and Upon starting for home stag
gered about the pavements, until she finally
fell she going one way and her baby
another. She was arrested and she and
the infant kept at the station house all
night. The next day her painfully morti.
fed husband appeared and took her home.
Hoffman, the murderer, who was hang
ed at White Plains, n. Y, to-day, has had
the usual modern prison experience of man
slayers-that is, has been regularly visited
by all the affected young women in the
neighborhood, and received flowers and
words Of coincidence from their them. The
following remarks were made by some
young women who visited Hoffman recent
ly, and who seem to take such an interest
in those who imbrue their hands in human
blood "Oh isn't he nice ?" said one 81
think he is just splendid % EYES," said an
other, II think it is such a shame to hang