Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-11
News OF tho Day.
"Tosiow the rery age and body Of the TINES.


Secretary of the Navy, a few months since, to
prepare code of regulations for the govern
ment of the navy, have made their report
Ii is understood that the board have ais
creed upon some of the most IMPORTANT
measures considered Decess,ry-chiehy with
reference to the relative position. under the
laws, of the medical aud dlsbursing othcers
to the officers of the line.
Mr.. Harris, from the Kansas Select Com
mittee, will, it is said, report to the House the
proceedings had in their special meetings from
time to time, together with the resolutions
which were voted down by the committee, and
will ask the House to increase the committee
70 seventeen.
Accounts from Asia Minor describe snow
storms, in one of which Greek mon
astery was buried, and five monks had to be
excavated by the Turks. At Malta snow,
which had not fallen since the Russian cam
paign Of 1912, was some feet high, and ac'
compsnisd With hail and tempests.
A thrilling incident occurred during the
progress of the late FIRE in Petersburg. After
escaping from the building, Mrs. Cairns re-
collected that colored girl, some ten or
twelve years of age. was asleep 10 an upper
chamber, and told this to her son Mr..
William Cairns. The smoke rendered It
impossible to reach any portion OF the upper
story by the stairways; 50 long ladder was
soon procured, which Captain Mott ascend
ed, but saw nothing. of the child. Mr.. Cairns
then went up, aud dashing into the room,
could see nothins, 80 bliuding was the smoke,
but heard faint means of distress. Cropping
bis way to the spot from whence the sounds
proceeded, he eeized the child who was pros
trsted on the floor, and emerging IRON the
window quickly descended the ladder.
Ga Wednesday night last, the store of the
Baltimore Manufacturing Company, situate
at Nepper Falls, in Baltimore county, about
twenty miles from the city, near the Balti,
more and Philadelphia turnpike, was broken
into and robbed of all the valuables contain
ed therein, consisting of linen, silks, &c.
Having secured the articles, the burglars
built fire in the centre OF the floor, near q
pile of osnaburgs, near which was placed q
bag of powder, containing some 20 pounds.
The fire communicating to the goods, under.
mioed them, and the pile falling extinguished
the flames, fortunately saving the building
from destruction.
Wsson & Co., of Springfield, Mass. will
ship this week ten passenger cars which they
have contracted for with the Pasha Of Egypt
to build for the Alexandria and Cairo Rail
road The csrs are packed in boxes, and
two workmen 90 out in the same ship. The
remaining thirty cars are TO be built and for
warded before the LIST of July. A splendid
drawing Of the cars is sent to the Pasha,
and will doubtless please the old fellow very
much.
A German woman at Elizabeth, n j., who
has for years subsisted upon the private char
ity of the public, which she gained by her
squalid poverty and apparent necessities,
recently died, and on examination into her
effects, there was found among them 1000
to Sl2. 900 in excellent bonds and mortgages
upon the best Of property. Leaving no
heirs, the money will revert to the city in
" hich she lived.
Among the attentions paid to the Turkish
AID miral. Mohammed Pasha, during bis re-
ception in the Governor q room by the Mayor
and City Council Of New York, was the tax
ing of daguerreotype likeness of himself and
suite. People of ordinary courtesy will be
a ut to consider this an indignity to the dis
tinguished guest, but then New York has it's
peculiar ways Of treating lion"
Capt. Ledbetter, chief of police at Peters
burg, Va, having offended some ofthe young
s,ers, of that city, they proceeded on Satur-
day evening, with ridiculous formality to
burn him in eftigy. The only harm done was
the consuming of some old clothes aud boots,
and rendering all the participants the laugh
livestock of sensible people.
According to an ancient usage in Prussia,
all the Princes of the royal family must
learn trade. 1t is stated that the Prince
Frederick William, just married to the Prn-
cess Royal of England. learned the trade OF
compositor in the printing Office OF Mr..
Hauel, at Berlin.
A Young man named Phillip w. Thomas,
aged eighteen years, employed 70 the maebi-
merry department, Mount Clare Station, Bal
,iuore, met with a serious accident on Mon.
day. by being caught IN the bands of one OF
the wheels, and before assistance could be
rendered, he was frightfully injured.
A New York correspondent of the Phlla-
delphia North American states that the Col
Inns steamers will he bought in by Messrs.
Brown, Brothers & Co, who will continue
the line, &C., &c. The New York Courier
saws that this report has no foundation IN any
transaction yet made.
Aletter from Malta of February 9th, says;
"This being the nineteenth century of St
Paups shipwreck in Malta, grand prepare
tons are making to celebrate it, consisting
principally of fireworks and illuminations
which are to continue from the 9th to the
10TH"
The Glasgow Herald states that David ana
Rcber, Macdonald. the leading partners OF
the late too we'll known firm OF the Macdon'
aids, scwed muslin manufacturers, have
ira deferred their industry to the New World.
hay ing sailed for New York on the 18th OF
February.
The old Episcopal ("TriDity') Church al
Wy al.;dna n + was dastroyed by fire on