Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-28
News OF the Day.
"Toshop the uery age and body oft TINES"


The Atlantic Telegraph Company have ap.
piled to the English government to give
them further aid by guarantee on the new
capital. The government, it is thought,
will comply, in which case contract for a
new cable will be Immediately made.
A petition is in circulation in New York,
bearing the signatures of some Of the most in.
Auential citizens, asking Congress to increase
the pay of the officers of our gallant navy to
an equality with that of officers of the army
aud marine corps.
EA-President Roberts, Of Liberia, writes to
a gentleman of Philadelphia, Indignantly de-
nying the report that that republic gives any
couutenance whatever to the slave trade
lie says--"Liberia has never, nor will she
ever, countenancs any such system as that
now known t. be pursued by the French for
procuring free laborers. They may endeavor
to force it upon US, but l ON persuaded will
never succeed"
The South Carolina journals express much
regret at the defeat, in the Senate of that
State on the Goth instant, of bill which
proposed to give further aid to the Blue
Ridge railroad. The Columbia "South Car
Gilman" says that, SO far as the present Leg.
islature is concerned, this great enterprise is
consigned to ruin, and with it the immense
amount of capital that has been invested in it.
The Patapsco Enterprise states that the pro-
pri tors of the manufacturing establishments
on the Patapsco, at .Ellicott's Mills, Md,
presented through their managers, to each
household, turkey for Christmas dinner, or
its equivalent aud it adds that at Union, Pa
tapsco, Thistle and Abertoo, they have the
additional comfort that no reduction of wages
has yet taken place.
The Buffalo people, as already partially
alluded to, have organized skating club,
hired "lot" of land, caused it to be flooded
with water, which it is expected will freeze,
bull. retiring room for ladies, and bred q
man to take care of the ice, keep it clear Of
snow, &C., at an expense of 81 900 for their
sport this winter.
The Qneen of Spain in her speech OF the
opening OF the Cortes, said that every thing
with the national dignity was
being done to secure pacific solution Of the
Mexican difficulty, and that, if an immediate
result was not obtained, the resolutions al
ready prepared would be energetically resor-
ted to.
The family of Mr. Thoma, Chism, resid'
ing in Perry county, KY, consisting Of him
self, wife, aud three children, have all died
within week, and the family Of Mr.. Ham
consisting of seven, are also dead. The
disease producing this terrible havoc is a
sudden swelling and Inflammation of the
throat.
An Indian Chief called Okemos, died late
ly near Lansing, Michigan. lie was sup
posed to be over one hundred years old. He
was 10 the wars Of 1892, both forand against
Wayne aud St. Clair, at different times
He had sabre cut clear across his back,
made by one Of Mad Anthony Wayne'S troop.
erS.
The Barnstable Patriot says that MIR. Leon
ard l.. Lombard, of that town, sent to Boston,
a few days since, forty barrels of cranberries
raised on his farm during tho past season,
" hich were sold q, Sl7 per barrel The m IN
" ho can pocket $3.50 in one year for cram
berries raised by himself is what we call
lucky man.
A few days since some workmep removing
goods from the basement of grocery store
in Cincinnati, Ohio, disturbed barrel con-
tanning sourkrout which had feImented, and
when shaken, exploded With a loud noise,
blowing the slaves in all directions, but fol-
injuring no person.
The Newark IN. j. Mercury is informed
that the Boston and New Haven pork firms
haye sent their agents through all lower New
ersey to buy all the heavy pork fer sale, at
eight cents per pound. These houses have
CONTRACTS to supply whaling company, which
they desire to meet promptly.
A western spiritualist says he has been
cured of chewing tobacco by his new creed
This is the frat good argument We have ever
heard in support of this new tsm.
Tenn liver pronounces the letter, purport.
ing to be signed by him, and Offering to fight
Heeuan or a ny one elOe for $4,000, to be a
forgery.
r. d. Addineton, sentenced to the Virgin
ia pen:teotiary from Norfolk city for assault
ting and attempting to kill his brother, has
been pardoned by Governor Wise.
The dwelling of II. W. Fry, at Richmond,
Va, suffered damage Of about 81, 600 BY fire,
on Friday.