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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06

MARRYING HIS SWEETHEART. SI,1rR
The marriage of George Finiay the his.
torian of Ancient Greece and for many Years
correspondent Of the London Inl,, ~
Athens, was attended by considerable, ID.
nance. Finlay had become attached l.,
beautiful Armenian girl ut Conslanlnop+
and, as her family would never have CON.
sented to her marriage with the ,uuua
Scotchmau, determined to elope with her
A yacht of an English friend was to take
the couple TO Greece, and it was arranged
that the young lady was to be got on boaui
in box prepared for the purpose When
the eventful moment came the girl became
frightened and refused to allow herself 10
be placed in the box. Her sister, y girl
equally lovely thought it Il pity that the
romantic arrangement should not he taken
advantage Of and entered herself the box IN
place of her sister. suppose Fnlay must
have been considerably surprised when the
box was opened in the cabin of the yncht
and not his sweetheart, but her sister wa
revealed, dressed in midshipman's uniform.
The brother Of the young lady had dis.
covered the affair and was quickly on board
the yacht to demand explanation. FnIay
saw only one course before him. The gir!
had been compromised; he would marry
her. The brother giving his consent, the
marriage took place at onco.-Saa Francisco
Alta
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06

SMOKING AMONG THE PURITANs.-The
early settlers of the Plymouth Colony were
greatly addicted to smoking, which practice
subsequently became SO common that the
weed was smoked in church during service.
This custom, it seems, soon caused consider.
able annoyance, as the exercises were great
ly disturbed by the clicking of flints and
steel to light their pipes, and clouds OF
smoke in The church. Hence, in 1869, the
colony passed this law: ut is enacted that
any person or persons that shall be found
smoking tobacco on the Lords day, going
to or coming from meetings, within two
miles of the meeting house, shall pay twelve
pence for every such fault" Under this
law were fined Richard Berry, Jededish
Lombard, Benjamin Lombard, and James
Maker for smoking tobacco at the end of
the Yarmouth meeting house on the Lords
day.-Hctei Register.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06

WONDERS OF THE BoDY.-Suppose your
age to be fifteen or thereabouts You have
two hundred bones and six hundred! muscle;
your blood weighs twenty five pounds; your
heart is five inches in length and three
inches in diameter; it beats seventy times a
minute, $4,000 times per hour, l0O.SUO per
day, 50, 1872 900 per year. At each beat a
little over two ounces Of blood is thrown
out of it, and each day it receives and do,
charges about seven tons of that wonderful
fluid Your lungs will contain a gallon al
air, aud you inhale ~ 900 gallons per dog.
The aggregate surface of the mir cells Of y"ar
lungs, suppOsing them 10 be spread ont rX-
ceeds 10000 square inches. The weight If
your brain is three pounds when you ar.. II
man it will weigh about eight ounces more.
Your skin is composed Of three layers. nnd
varies from one fourth to one eighth OF an
inch in thickness. The area of your skin IS
about LOO inches. Each square inch con
tains about $500 sweating tubes or pcrsr:.a
tory pores, each of which may bc Listened 10
a little draining tile one-fonrth Of an inch
long, making an aggregate length Of the sur
face of Iyour body of SS, 54l feet, or Il tile
ditch for draining the body almost seven
teen miles long.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
Mysterious Murder.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June The mys-
FERROUS murder of the old colored man Miles
Owens, near Jefferson Springs. Jefferson
county, Wednesday night, is being solved.
1t has been shown that Ovens was believed
to be copjurer by the superstitious of his
race, and was murdered by them because he
was feared. He WAS considered a witch by
the negro community and any i'll luck that
overlook them was attributed to him. A
multitude OF negroes will he arrested. The
investigation is creating CONSERVATION
among the negroes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
Daring Robbery.

FoN DU Lac, Wis, June 6.-Wm- Fargo
aged II, Henry Smith, aged l6, and Martin
McCune. aged 10, perpetrated daring rob
berry Thursday night in acaboose of a north
ern freight train after it left the city for the
north. A. Thinker, the sole passenger, was
alone in the caboose, and just as the train
started the boys got aboard. All three then
seized Thinker, held him down, took So IS.
his silver watch and chain, his hat, his grip
sack, aud even the boots Off his feet, besides
tearing his vest into two pieces and carry
ing away half of that. His assailauts then
left the train. Fargo aud Smith have been
arrested and most of the plumber recovered
McCune has not yet been found.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
FROM WASHINGTON.

t0poolA OOIkoopOnoencoO I TIC hlo1AnuIlA t1xeLe.l
WASHINGTON. d. g.. June 6, 1885
The accounts Of Owen Holmes, the re-
moved Mahoneite postmaster at Lee sburg,
Virginia, have been found so crooked that
An official examination Of them has been
ordered by the department., and will be
conducted before q. s. Commissioner FoW-
Ter at Alexandria on Monday next
The delay iu the trial of Mr.. Butler Ma
hone for shooting colored waiter at Welk-
er's Hotel in this city, is occasioned by the
indisposition of the accused, who has for
warded to the court surgeons certificate
of his physical inability to appear. 1t will
appear in evidence that the proprietor Of
the hotel said he loved Butler Malone, but
that he would make the General smoke.
Many of the clerks in the departments
here are in daily expectation of notice that
their services will not be required after the
lot proximo, when if anticipations be realiz-
ed numerous changes will be made in all the
branches of the several executive depart
ments here. Most of the clerks expected to
be removed long ago, and their retention in
Office has been continued surprise to them as
we'll as to those who want their places, 80
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06

In no other city in the world does the
practice of giving the customers something
"to boot" obtain to the extent that it does
in Berlin. This tax on merchants has
grown heavier under the strife of competi-
ton, until now it is said to be almost cheap
or to buy than to go without. CORRECTION
houses give Chinese shawls, hats and satch
els; groceis bride cooks with gifts of soap !;
butchers give extra slices Of ham, and dry
goods dealers give dress patterns, valuable
according as the value of the purchase is
much or little. The practice is most gener-
al among booksellers, who give toys, dolls,
games, pencils and the like, and recently in
one of the Berlin schools the police had ac
tually to be called in, the pupils having
gotten into violent quarrel over some fire.
crackers obtained by one of them as boot"
in bookstore purchase.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06

EARLY DENTIsTRY.-"At the date n ,r-
earliest recollection dentistry as now pr..
ticed was unknown. Teeth We're eytr,o,.,
by regular practiciug physicians aener,r,
and their only outfit WAS All iasrrpc...,
known as the turnkey or hawk bill, :,
was constructed like a common nail ,.;,ol,
with o movable hook at the end ,h;.,
could be turned so ga to seize upon o
tooth whatever its position; then hva,ui-~;S
ing motion the offending molar was roI'n,
out. In country places where phvsi.;,,'
were sparsely located, men in yarioi. .,.,,
pations would keep turnkey and prr;.,',
the service. In one instance | kErY ~
lady who acquired the reputation OF ~.
pert at the business and had quite ar,,.,...'
sive practice. The first artiti,,, ...,.
which | ever saw was Inserted hv ~, ,,,,.
ant dentist. 1t was secured upon = ...,i
pivot or lowell and the pivot was fore, -.
to the stump Of decayed tooth. rrlr
were made from ivory or cattic's Teeth 80
sometimes secured on wood instead n.,,,.,.'
pivots. In 1885 there were in this e., -.
three professional dentists. Not n- .,.,.
that time some one had secured twn.,,,,..n
teelu W d theIaile ap' thS' when t"~:"-i The
adjoining teeth in such II manner - t., hail
them in position That was though, l., l..
wonderful achievement and WIS prrr,,i,,
ed to the world. In that year tncrr wr,r
slaughtered at one place near this CITY. sew.
eral hundred head of cattle for barr.Iio,
and carloads of heads were piled Hear yEs
slaughter house. | saw one OF tllo,,. den.
lists approach them with sawand sack ara
select such specimens as suited him. Hn
then sawed oil the under jaw containing rb.
teeth, which he desired, and after film, his
sack he put them into his buggy and ,irparr.
ed. Somebody's mouth was doubtless orl.s.
mented with those teeth, and they took SAT.
isfaction in showing their ivory -Har't,ai
Conn., Post.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06

ONE OF Mahone's methods that by whit b
the negroes are induced to make it hot"
vote the democratic ticket, seems to be as
effective in the departments at Washington.
under a democratic administration, as il l.
in Virginia. Woodsou, the negro who was
partment iu place of Ross Hamilton, one Of
his own race who wac removed for his Ma.
no ,-ism, has been made so hot" that he
had TO resign.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
The Grasshopper Plague.

DENVER, Col, June GA special from
Canon City says: Myriads of young grass.
hoppers, evidently just hatched out in the
warm sand, have made their appearance
on the south side of the Arkansas river, op-
posite this place. An area probably of 200
acres is literally filled with young grass
hoppers 1t IS said that these insects are
not dreaded as much as locusts, and will be
incapable Of doing much damage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
End of q Strike.

LEXINGTON, KY, June 6.-Mr. ". B.
Rider, Master of Transportation of the
Chesapeake and Ohio and Kentucky Cen
trail railroads, stated last night that the
strike which has been existing among the
brakemen on the Kentucky Central divi-
sion for the past few days is now at an end,
aud the business of the road is being trans
acted as usual. Mr.. Rider stated that the
damage done by the strikers was trihing.
The places of the few men who went out
have been filed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
HURT IN A MOUNTED DRILL.-In conse-

HURT IN MOUNTED DRILL.-In conse-
quence of bad weather, the order for the
battalion drill at West Point was counter
manded yesterday, and the mounted drill
was substituted The horses were spirited
and the maneuvres of the most exciting
character. There was the rapid handling
of sabres thrusting and cutting right and
left while the horse were on full run, the
firing of revolvers at imaginary heads on
posts, the jumping of hurdles, the piercing
of rings, mounting aud dismounting, while
under full Roadway, bareback riding, lean.
ing over in saddle, picking up objects from
the turf, etc. Several cadets fell. Cadet
Byron was hurt, and had to be helped out
of the hall, but his injuries we're not serious
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
Cluverius.

Cluverius still maintains firm demeanor. He
was taken from Jail yesterday morning about half
past ten o'clock. He got out of the carriage on
Tenth street and quickly walked through an
alley which leads to the court room. There were
few inside the court room when the prisoner ar
rived, and as he took his accustomed seat inside
the bar every eye in the room was turned upon
him. lie sat moti0nless for while and seemed
to be in deep thought; but soon that look changed
to the old expression of countenance, which has
characterized the prisoner throughout, and of
which SO much has been said. He had not been
seated long before Juror Krpler walked over to
him and in pleasant manner said:
II hope you do not think l was actuated by any
malice in arriving at my opinion"
The prisoner smiled, but did not make any
reply.
subsequently Juror Harrison went up to the
prisoner and remarked: mr.. Cluverus, in the
name of humanity, / want to extend to you my
sincere sympathy trust that you believe that
/ was actuated by stern sense Of duty. The law
compelled me to take certain action if believed
Certain evidence. The evidence was conclusive,
and there was no way i'll which could avoid it,
To this the prisoner replied Certainly. sir; l
believe YOU. Mr.. Harrison and smiled as he ut
tered these words
Juror Berkeley of Alexandria, also spoke to the
prisoner stating that he had calmly and fairly
tried the matter one between himself, his God
and the prisoner.
The reply of Cluveru=, as understood by Mr.
Berkeley, was, II submit"
1t was made in an UNDERGONE The prisoner
was restless Thursday night and it was past mid
night before he slept at all. Yesterday morning
one of the prisoner. at the Jail asked Cluverius
smiled in his :culiar way, Murder in the first
degree"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
A Mother and Four Children Burned to Deaf

A Mother and Four Children Burned to Death
BARRIE, Ont, June 6.-At II o'clock last
night The wife of j. Wonch, and four child.
rem were burned to death in bed in their
house here. Mr.. Wonch escaped by jump
ing out of the window after vain effort to
rescue his wife and children, his shirt being
burned off in the attempt. Mr.. Wonch is
crazy with grief He says when he awok e
the whole room seemed to be on fire. He
tried to pull his wife off the bed, bat could
not do so IA FIRE was loapiug out OF The mat.
tress all around her. He thinks the fire
originated in a back shed and says there
were no signs of fire when he retired at 1870
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
Enttiup ARRAY

BosToN, June 6.-Early this morning Ed.
Manuel and Morris Swan became involved
in quarrel on Kendall street, and Manuel,
drawing a huge knife, stabbed Swan in the
head and then plunged the weapon up to
the hit in his victims side. Swan was re-
moved to the city hospital, where his con-
dition is pronounced very critical. The
police are searching for Manuel. Both men
are colored.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
Heavy Failure.

BosToN, Mass, June GA special from
Concord, N. H., says: Ex-Governor Hale, OF
New Hampshire, whose residence is in
Keene, has failed with large liabilities, said
to reach 81 100000. 1t is rumored that Mr.
Hale's investments for two or three years
past have been very unsuccessful, and that
he has lost heavily in railroad enterprises.
Although the failure is said not TO be a
surprise, to few business men it has cre-
ated profound impression.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
LIST OF LETTERS.

The following is list of the letters rcnrnini, IN
the Alexandria, Virginia, postol;ce June T.
Persons calling for letters will say they Az. ,,! yer.
tised aud give the date of the list.
If not called for within thirty days they will b..
sent to the dead-lctter Office. in Washington
Alexander, Tim Lucas, Miss Emma
Boss James Uttcrback, Mrs
Cripper Miss Jennie Smith Miss Minnie
Cundih, Andrew Ii Smith, EiizlbethM
Grau, 81 K Turner, Mrs Jane
Grim, Mrs Taylor, Miss Bette
Greene. Mrs Mary T Washington Lizz!r
Hutchis IN, Mrs Maria Weldon, Miss Jaac
Hall, Louisa Wright, John
Morrison, Geo Wharton. Hi-,JE
jenkins, Theodore Wilson, Jas +
Jones, Spencer Ward, George
Langston, Miss Lizzie WALL A
1t D. A. WINDSOR. Postmaster
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06

Reported Murder Of the Ameer of Afghanistan.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 6.-The Norosti
s(newspaper) announces that it has been
privately informed from the Caucasus that
the Ameer of Afghanistan, Abdurrahman,
had been murdered by his suite. 1t is said
that the murder took place in Persia where
the Ameer was at the time travelling and
that Ay CUB Khan, the deposed Ameer, will
be his successor. The report causes much
excitement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
General Grant.

New YORK, June 6.-General Grant slept
fully seven hours last night, and his condi-
ton this morning is one of freedom from
pain. DR.. Douglas remained all night. He
was called only once to the General, who
experienced some muscular pain in the
region of the chest. He was readily relieved
by appropriate applications.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06

The LATEST proposition far this 20. ern-
ment to assume proiectornte over the
Central American State of Panama ia no
better than any of those that have preceded
it, and has the same fatal objection. This
country has now fully as much territory as
its rulers eau well manage, and unless they
improve in ability, of which there now
seems no probability, one acre more would
utterly overIax their capacity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06

SENATOR MALONE, by the mouth Of his
organ, says he will run for Governor next
fall if the democrats will run General Jubal
Early against him. But why the Senator
should desire to have for his opponent now,
for the candidate who would meet him face
to face on every stump he might dare take,
and who would almost surely force him into
personal collision, the man whom few
years ago he refused to recognize as mis-
equal, is hard to tell. However, the Geuer
is Golnd To he defeated, aud that over
whelmingly, no matter who may run
against him, nor whether he may conclude
to run himself or make one of his jackm, n
his candidate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
ESCAPED.

GALVESTON, Tex, June Ga dispatch
to the NeWs from SanAntonio, says: James
Mcdaniel, the stage robber, who was re-
Gently sentenced to SO years imprisonment
at Chester, ILL.,, made his escape from the
county Jail yesterday morning by knocking
hole through the stone wall in the bath
room
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
Protest Against the Silver Dollar.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-The Secretary of
the Treasury to-day received strong pro-
test against the continued coinage of the
present silver dollar, which contains the
signature of almost every banking associa-
lion and business man in the State of South
Carolina. Among the signers are the Treas
urer and the Comptroller General of the
State
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06

BIG BEAR, the Canadian Indian, is phi
losopher of his kind. He says he and his
warriors are bound to be defeated and kill
ed, but that while they remain alive they
will have a. good a time as possible, and
will therefore continue To plumber, ravish
and drink fire water. Like The late SeDa-
tor McDougal, of California, he believes in
war, wine and women.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
Suicide.

NEW YORK, June G-When the steam
ship "Manhattan," Of the Old Dominion
line, arrived at her berth in this city this
morning her officers reported to the police
that while at sea yesterday John Jones, 60
years DID, passenger from Norfolk, Va !,
committed suicide by jumping overheard
His body was not recovered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06

GENERAL MAHoNE is now essaying the
vain task of winning recruits from and con-
cilisting the straightout republicans, the
very men whom his pet, Mr.. John Wise, a
short time ago, said did not want any &C.
cessions to their party for the reason that
the more republicans in the State the less
would be their chance for Office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
Tarred and Feathered,

ROCK ISLAND. Ill.,, June 6.-Henry Marrs,
alleged to be guilty of u nameless crime, and
who was discharged by Moline magistrate
yesterday, was taken outside the Moline
city limits by mob of $50 about 1890 this
morning and tarred and feathered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for chill.
dren teething, is the prescription Of one Of the
best female nurses and physicians in the Cntei
States, and has been used for forty years with
never failing success b. millions of mothers for
their children. During the process Of tecthins
its valne is incalculable 1t relieves the child
from pain, cures dysentery AID diarrhoea gripping
in the bowels, and wind collie. BY giving health
to the child it rests the mother. Price % cents
bJttla, mY5 lyrMW&S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06

H0stcttnr's Stomach
Bittcrs conIncrs aui
prevents maIari4l ity
ers, dysp"p:ia, chronic
constipation, Il tcndcn
cy To ki!n"y aud b'ai-
der ailments and rhrli
matisrn, and is Of Ia"
greatest yaluc IN ca-.'
Of bodily troub!" p
ing from wc~st,.--.
Old people re greatly
aided ~ it. Ard /, is
highly scryic.able to
COZ. Yalesccnis and Ia
nics in d licatc health.
1t is, moreover. 4 USE
full medicine I" take
with one Oh long jour
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
Going 10 West Point.

WASHINGTON, Juue 6-The Secretary of
War and Adjutant General Drum will leave
Washington on Tuesday for West Point to
attend the graduating exercises at the Mill
tary cademy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
Disturbance in Crete.

ATHENS, June ct is reported here that
grave political disturbances have occurred
in Crete. No details have reached this
place, and the reason assigned is that the
malcontents have cut the wires.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
Appointment.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-The President to-
day appointed John w. helms, of Georgia,
to be U. s. Marshall for the Northern Dis
trict of Georgia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06

!: OF THE thirty graduates of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis this year, seven are
Virginians, of whom one heads the list. At
this rate it wont be long before Virginia
will hold as prominent place in the Navy
as she did before the civil war, or, as it is
termed now in Administration quarters at
Washington, "the war between the States"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
A Card from Juror Harrison.
Va, June 5. 1885.

RICHMOND, Va, June 5, 1855.
10 the editor Of the Richmond State:
My attention has been directed to a para
graph in the Washington Posts report this
date) of the Cluverius trial. simply wish
to denouuce that portion of the article
which refers to myself as absolutely and
uLqualifedly false, and utterly without
foundation in fact. CARTER HARRISON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
Canker Worms.

MIDWAY, Mass. June 6.-Canker worms
have made their appearance on many farms
10 this vicinity, and it is expected that they
will destroy large amount of fruit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
Telegraph Lines Extended.

SlMLA, Iudia, June 6.-The Russian tee-
graph system has been completed as far as
Merv. 1t is now being extended to Sarakh,
on the confines of Afghanistan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-06
Sudden Death.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June 6.-Henry c.
Holloway, superintendent of mails in the
Jacksonville postoffice, died suddenly this
morning of hemorrhage of the lungs.