Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-16
EDITORIAL BREVIfIES

George Eiot's favorite room was
clean kitchen.
Samuel ]. Randall's state of health is
causing anxiety to his family and friends.
1t is believed that one-half the people
of New York are using coal oil in conse-
ouence of the exorbitant price of gas.
In the past year l 1865 new mining and
manufacturing enterprises, with SlO5 ,269, ooo
capital, were organized in the Southern
States.
General Grant will be the second ex'
President to die in New York, the trst
having been Monroe, who died there July
4, 1881.
In an opening address before the Man
chester, England, Medical Society, DR.. Wal
ter Whitehead called attention to the alarm
ing increase of cancer il England and wales
during the past thirty years.
The opinion is growing that the world
has had about enough of the surrender at
Appomattox" and the 'bistoric apple tree"
There are enough spinters from that tree
preserved as memeEtoes throughout the
country to load two or three wood scows.
Mrs. Bridget Nolan, of Brooklyn, sued
John McCailrey, a saloon keeper, for $4,000
damages, alleging that her husband was
good man when he was sober, and that Nc
Cailrey sold him liquor, which made him
wicked. A jury in the Supreme Court esti'
mated the damages mt six cents.
Charles H. Rugg, the negro who so bru-
tally murdered Mrs. Maybee and her daugh-
ter Anna, at BrookvilIe, L. l., in September,
1888, has been re-seutenced 10 death, in the
Queens County Court of Oyer and Termi-
ner at Long Island City. Should justice
continue TO larry he may die natural
death
The New York Herald says that ITO.
hacco is the gift of America to mankind
When the earliest discoveries landed on our
shores they found the Indian smoking the
pipe of peace and meditation. The poor
red man may disappear, but his pipe will
last until the heavens are burnt as a
SCROLL"
| The evidence in the Marie Seibel case
in New York shows that the doctor hur.
riedly granted the death certificate without
viewing the body of the poor girl because,
anticipating call TO more aristocratic
patient, he twas not going to risk carrying
contaglon to this innocent lady for the sake
of a common servant girl"
Thomas Mecca, a monkey, was arrest
ed by policeman in New York Monday,
for robbery and assault committed on the
person of John McCabe, aged four years.
The monkey climbed up to a second story
window and stole penny from John. Up
on the pleadngs Of Giovanni Mecca, who
grinds the organ with which the monkey is
connected, the monkey was discharged at
the Tombs.
| The death of Willie Donovan in New
York from too much roller skating in en-
deavoring to become the champion Of the
country, brings to mind the sad circumstan-
ces connected with the death of little boy
| in that city a year or two ago from prostra
ton superinduced by over-eyertion in q
walking match. III the latter case the chld's
father kept him in the ring. so anxious was
he for his son to win the race.
The New York Herald says 1--WE
trust that President Cleveland will duly
appreciate the Importance of calling Con-
gress together in case war is declared be-
tween England and Russia. Hostilities
l IL
United States a commercial opportunity
| unprecedented in our history. A declara-
ton of war will convert every British and
every Russian flag on the ocean into the
flag of belligerent and every American
flag into the flag of a neutral. This fact is
one Of vast and far reaching signi6 canoe to
our nation"