Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-02
News OF the Day.
"7oshow the rery age and body Of the TINES"

rler dcs Flats Unis, that Mr.. HarwitZ was
beaten even worse than was supposed. The
letter states that two more chess games had
been played, the first resulting in draw
game, and the second i'll the defeat OF liar
WITT. Mr.. MUrphy, therefore, had but one
more to win, whereupon MIR. Harwitz aoan-
dOned the cOptes, in despair. His physician
advised him to take this course, tearing tnat
his nervous system would not bear tue severe
excitement Of a continuance OF the struggle
The Point Comfort Hotel, situated on Coney
Island, N. Y, was carried away by the high
tide on Monday evening week. The building
was frame, three stories in height, and occu-
pied as a boarding house during the summer
by the Brothers Mcpherson. The domestics
who were in charge Of the premises TOOK rel
uge on the neighboring sand hills and wit
messed the total destruction of the tul'd'ng
which was dashed in pieces and Carried out
to sea. The house, with its contents, was val
ued asabout $ 900.
On the 25ih ult., jewclry and other articles
to the value of about 81, 600 were stolen from
the residence OF MIR. Anthony Post, in New
York Subsequently, suspicion was directed
toward two servant girls named Isabella
Kenny and Mary Wheat, and they were ar
rested. Isabella, after being locked up awhile,
confessed the robbery, and said she had sens
the property to her sister in 18th street.
The officers proceeded to that girls place yes
terday, and found $1,000 worth of tho stolen
articles.
The London Cotton Plant warmly advo-
Gates a project now on foot, for establishing
a direct trade with the South by means of the
Galway line Of steamers. The plan, as pro.
posed, contemplatcs the establishment OF
daily Steam Ferry between Galway In Ire
land, and ST. Johns 10 New Brunswick, with
coasting Steamers ooutinually plying between
the Southern por5s und ST. JONAS, to act az
feeders TO what may be termed the main
trunk line.
A most horrible and mysterious discovery
of wreck a. sea is reported by Captain
Farley of the ship William Singer from Lon
don. lie says that on the Goth Of September
last, in lat. $50 44>, long. 450 81 west, be
discovered wreck to the southwark, which
proved to be the bark Mayh)wer of New
York with her bulwarks gone, and nothing
standing but tho mizzen mast Ga sending
boat On board. they found human bones
strewn about the deck, and the bodies Of
woman and child in the last stages OF decom-
position. ~
A Mount Savage correspondent of the Cum
bersnd Aileganian says, that tho skeleton OF
a woman was found on Monday last, about
four miles from that place. All the bones
were found except the skull. Portions OF the
dress, aud velvet purse containing Sl4 90
were also found. The romans were supposed
to be those of Mrs. Wadderbear, from
Pennsylvania. who had been seen IN that VI
cinity several times within the last two or
three years, and who was thought TO be 10.
sane.
The Frederick (Md.) Citizen recently no.
ticed the second blooming Of an apple orchard
on the premises of Mr. John Hagan of the
Mountain House, and says that some of the
second crop of apples are yearly as large as
partridge eggs The trees appear to be very
full. Tie Norfolk Herald states that for
severa! days past green peas have been quite
plentiful in market in that city OF 5O cents
peck.
An extraordinary arrival has taken place
in New York, Of vessel Of three hundred
tons burden from Wisconsin, by way of the
river and Gulf of St. Lawrence. She brings
timber, lumber, and lake fish. She left
Green Bay on the lltb Of September and has
been fifteen days between Qnebec and New
York.
o. Friday morning Edward L. lIoughtop,
Cashier Of the Li,chfeld Bank, Connecticut,
was arrested in the city of New York,
charged with tho embezz!ement of 10000,
bv means Of false entries. lie had decamp.
ed to that city, and requisition had been
obtained from Gov King for his arrest.
Hon. Kenneth Rayuer, of North Carolina,
has written letter to political committee at
Wilmington, Delaware, in which be takes
strong ground against the Kansas policy OF
the Administration. and in favor 0! protection
to American industry, which he regards rs
national and not as Northern question.
A letter from Geauga county, Ohio, states
that an epidemic dysentery has ragged among
young children in that section, TaTaglng eve
ry home and proving generally fatal. 10 the
town of Chester. it il stated, hut few Infants
have been spared by the pestilence.
The Buenos Ayres papers rejoice at tho
news Of the Paraguay Expedition !rcm the
United States, and hail Commodore Shu-
bricks squadron as the agent to civilizo all
South America.
There have been 4.429 yellow fever deaths
in New Orleans this season, and 236 in Gal
weston, Texas. The disease still prevails at
Vickshurg, Miss, aud the mayor cautions
strangers to keep away fer the present.
The Cannon Council Of Boston has taken
the initiatoIy steps for appointing joint
committee to tuy two steam FIRE eoeince for
that city, the expense being limited to - ,Ooo.
The Navy Department sdvertiees for pr0po-
sails for furnishing steam machinery to the
screw propeller sloop.ol-war at the GOspOrs
Navy Yard.
Land Warrants have advanced one cent
per acre, with demand exceeding the sup
ply.
The Magnetic Telegraph Company, Morse
L;nc,) have made considerable reduction
in their rate of tolls.