Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-07-11
SHORT PARAGRAPHS.

In the Procession at Richmond in honor o.,
the memory of Lafayette, Chief Justice Mar
shall walked as one of the pali-bearers.
The President. Of the United States has, We
understand, left this city on visit to "the Her
mitage," his residence in Tennessee, whence he
does not propose to return before October
Nat Int
The British Frigate President, from England
having on board the Governor and suite of No.
va Scotia. and bound for that port, was spoken
| lst inst off the port of Halifax.
The U. S. Bank has declared its half yearly
dividend of three and half per cent
! We learn from the New Orleans Argus, that
MIR. White, the Representative in Congress from
Louisiana has, in consequence of his being O
candidate for the Office of Governor, at the cleo
ton which takes place about this time, resigned
his seat in Congress.-Nat. Int.
Two young men were killed by lightning
! few days since, near Kidderminster, (Mass)
They had been out shooting, and being overta-
/ ken b. the shower, sought shelter under tree
which being struck, caused the accident.
The scar Sabina, at New Orleans, reports
the wreck Of the schr. New Packet, Captain
Ramsdei, which took place on the goth May, al
the bar Of Arkansas. She is a total wreck We
by the mate, that 81 of the Irish emigrants who
went out in the N. P. died of cholera before
| they reached Arkansas, together with three OF
| the crew
| temperance paper has lately been establish
| ed in ST. Johns, Newfoundland. The island con
tains a population of 100000 persons, the prn-
| cipal part of whom are dependant on the cod
| fisheries for subsistence.
The New York Commercial observes that the
wretch who audaciously sundered Gen. Jack.
| sons wooden head, is suspected to be the Man
in the Claret COlOred coat y
The nomination Of MIR. wilkins to Russia,
makes the forty third member of Congress
appointed by Gen. Jackson in the course of five
| years.
The Williamsport (Md.) Banner states that
the harvest bad commenced in Washington
county, with the promise of full average crop
| The New York Gazette states that several
gentlemen left Philadelphia and New York, ST.
multaneously, at 4 A. NJ and each'party spent
three hours in each city, on the 4th of July, and
returned to their respective homes before dark!
| This unprecedented exploit was performed
over the Camden and Amboy Rail Road
| We were in error (says the Boston Tran
script in stating on Thursday, that Captain
Elliott sent for Mr.. Beecher, and requested him
| to carve new head for the Image. Mr. Beech.
er was sent for, to be consulted on another sub
| ject. We learn, however, that MIR. Beecher's
personal friends are so much opposed to the
| further to do with the Figure Head.
Major Downing was present at the Wing ce-
LIBERATION yesterday, and gave an excellent
toast. the Major has just returned from Wash
ington. We have on our table the first number
Of his Gazette-the Downing Gazette, issued on
the 9TH of July, in which is Jacks second Decla-
ration of Independence Portland ADJ.
The Directors of the Union Gold Mining
Company have declared dividend, equal to
| twelve per cent. per annum. This company
was formed in July, 1888, and consists principally
of citizens of Philadelphia. Under an act OF
incorporation, granted by the legislature Of Vir-
ginia, operations were commenced in April
last, in Fauquier county, about twenty miles from
Fredericksburg Gdz.
MIR. B. Romans, Washington City, has com
menced the publication of a weekly periodical
called the Army and Navy Chronicle, devoted
to the dissemination Of information interesting
to the soldier and sailor The first number has
a neat and credtable appearance. The price
is 50 per annum.
Cement for Tea Cups.-The Domestic Ency.
clopedia states that the juice Of garlic is the
best and strongest cement that can be adopted
for broken glass and china. The first cup Of
Young Hyson from cup so patched must have
q delightful flavor
Fire at Philadelphin.-On Friday afternoon,
during the rejocings, fire broke out in the
roof of two three-story brick houses, Nos 81
and SO North Ninth street, owned by Stephen
Simmons, Esq, and occupied by DR.. L. Rod
man, and Joseph r. Chandler, Esq, the editor of
the United States Gazette, which required all
the skill OF the firemen to extinguish one OF
whom was severely injured by fall under the
wheel Of an engine
The Frigate Constitution 1t is respectfully
suggested, by New Yorker, to Commodore f..
liot, that in RE captating the figure head ofthat
noble vessel the Constitution, he should place
the head Of Martin Fan Buren, upon the shout
ders Of Gen. Jackson, and this slight alteration
would be keeping pace with the times to some
purpose.-U. S Gaz.
Singular and Fatal Casuaity-On Thursday
last, Mr.. Samuel Bradley, an elderly man, OF
East Haven, went into his pasture to find his
cows, but not returning, search was made for
him, and he was found late at night dead in
quagmre, his whole body being Immersed, ex-
cept one arm.- NeW Haren Herald
A fortunate recovery Of tost Money-A letter
directed to "Sands, HOdgson, Turner q Co. Lir-
erpool," covering bills Of exchange for s96, 2GI.
%, which was to have been transmitted by the
packet OF the first instant, was lost upon the
RaftarV and fort fol- i,l,a k,