Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-13
News OF the Day.
"7oshop the uery age and body ofths TINES.

mail from California, in less than the con-
tract time, being only tweuty-tbree days and
four hours, has caused quite a sensation in
the country, and auEurs good results hereaf'
ter. Letters from Fort Belknap, sig miles
from ST. Louis show that the mail westward
was progressing we'll
a municipal ceusus of the city Of St Louis
is now iu progress, and the returns from three
wards have been published, showing total
population of AZ 0O8 souls, of whom 2l,96O
are white males, 200l9 white females. and
f, only 81 slaves. o: the whole population OF
two wards. comprising in the aggregate, 2i,-
! l8l, ONLY $40 are of native birth, the rest
being chiefly GeFmans-l5 SIS out OF II ,6ll.
The resul. of the war Of the Suffolk back
upon the country banks, which have joined
the Bank of Mutual Redemption, in Boston,
appears to be the final surrender thc Suf-
folk. s. indicates a dispatch, - that
the Suffo!k ha, issued a circular al souncing
that the timc had arrived for its giving up
tho agency for the redemption OF foreign
money.
The freight steamer Hercules, running on
the st. Lawrence river from Montreal, very
new aud large boat, blew up on Monday
morning, while passingeSa!. the Du Platte
rapids, eighteen miles bef5S y gdensbnrg.-
All the crew are sbsing but WoS@ho are so
badly badly burned that it is daaa if they will
The Romney Iutelligencer .says: An unu-
sually large number of movers from this
State have been passing through our County
for the West during the past two mouths
A gentleman informed us that be counted 10
one gang, few days since, on the Capon
aud North Branch Turnpike, no less than
sixty persons, bound for Illinois and Iowa.
A new competitor with Cuba for the hon
ors and benefits of annexation to the United
States, may sooner or later present itself in
the person of the fair territory Of Uruguay,
10 South America. which, so long rent by
revolutions and civil war, yearns for the
blessings of order, law, aud progress, uoder
the flag of some stable government.
DR.. Thomas D. Warren, Of Edenton, North
Carolina, desiring to give substantial evil
denco of his respect for the Medical College
Of Virginia, offers prize Of one hundred
dollars to that member of the Graduating
Glass of this session, who shall submit to the
Faculty the best and moet original essay on
any medical subject.
The steamer Quaker City, Capt. Shufeldt.
left New York On Saturday, for New Or
leans, from whence she will hereafter run
regularly, making semi-monthly trips to Mi
NATHAN, with the California mail. She had
about ninety passengers and more freight
than she was able to receive.
Redpatch. Burgess and Tester, the Eng
lish financial fraud conyicts, were dispatched
to the Australian convict settlements lately.
Redpath, few days before his em barkation,
had farewell interview with bis wife, and
their parting is described as being very al
feciiDg.
Pennsylvania paper announces that death
has at last divided the oldest pair in the
Uuitod States. Mrs. Lud vic Snyder died
few DAYS since in Burnside Township, Clear.
field county, penn at the ago OF one hun
bred and e,gbt. Her husband, who is one
hundred and twelve years old, survives her.
The New York Sun says that few days
since, the sheriff sold out the effects of
merchant who has been ruined by the pur-
chase Of lottery tickets. He bought for
years, but never gained prize until few
weeks ago. and the lottery men refused to
pay the only hit he made.
The Bcnicia Boy, who is to fight with Nor
rissey, strikes such blows, says the Albany
Knickerbocker, that bis trainer will no Ion
ger instruct him, being as willing to act as
groom to tripbammer. If be beats Nor.
rsey he will 60 to England to fight Tom
Sayres, the champion.
10 Williamsburg, IN. W they are 10
state of considerable excitement, in conse-
ouence Of case of love and desertion. 1t
is alleged that wealthy merchant, who has
branch establishment in England, lately
seduced beautiful young lady of Williams
burg, under promise Of marriage, and on
being threatened by her brothers with death
If he failed to fulfill bis promise, appointed
Friday evening for the marriage. The
bride, her brothers, and their friends all as
sembled accordingly. The clergyman was
there, but the bridegroom was missing. and
it is now supposed has sailed for Europe.
He is about forty years of age, widower,
and the father of five children.
Some of the refractory females of the Dub
lin Workhouse were lately seen in the full
blow of the present mode. Inquiry was
made, and it was found they bad distracted
the wire fences 0! the garden and formed hoops
which they attached to their dresses, to ape
the fashion which now RACES.
James Boon, aged eighty-6ve years, an TO-
mate Of the poor-bouse at Kingston, Lenolr
county, North Carolina, with bis family,
consisting of a wife and three children, it is
said has inherited handsome estate a.
mounting to $50, 900, and no mistake
At Langdou, lad, few days sgo, the To-
connective ran iuto several cattle that we're on
the track. Ooe Of the animals, a fierce bull,
made show of fight. and such was the
strength of his resistance, that he bu'tel the
locomotive aud entire train of the track!
Capitalists who are largely interested IN
the Cuban trade both here and in Havana,
have or ganzed joint.stock company, with
large capital, for the purpose Of placing
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