Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-16
News OF the Day.
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The brig Arabells, Day, from Aspinwall,
arrived at New York, Saturday morning, and
reports, lst inst, lat. %, long. Sc go, at
P. NJ, was fired into by British steam gun.
boat, when the brig was hove-to. Soon after
boat from the steamer came alongside, and
the officer in charge enquired where the brig
was bound, and where from, and demanded
to see her papers, which were shown him,
and after scrutlnizing them allowed the brig
to proceed. The officer was very polite.
A letter from Florence, Italy, to the New.
ark Advertiser, states that Mr.. Hart's marble
memorial of Mr.. Clay for the ladies of Viz
ginia is in progress, and will probably be
completed during the year. The same artist
is further occupied on the model for colOs-
sal bronze figure of Mr. c. for the city OF
New Orleans Mr.. Jefferson is also being
cJmmemerated in marble for the State of
Virginia by an aspiring young sculptor of
the Old Dominion, Mr.. Gait.
The New Orleans papers of the Sth inst
confirm the Geographic announcement OF tho
result OF the city election. Mr.. Stith, the
American candidate for mayor, had 2yC ma
iJrity, and all the candidates on tie same
ticket were chosen, with one exception. Mr..
Lumsden, of the Picayune, was defeated for
alderman. The election is said to have been
the most quiet one ever held in the city
The total vote, however, (which is not gwen
was very light, estimated at not over 5,OOO,
whereas there are about Il. 900 in the city
The Leviathan, it is announced by the COM
pany, will not make her plated trip
to Portland, Me-, until next spring. She
will then commence running regularly be-
tween uolyhead OF Liverpool and Portland,
making the trip, it is expected, in seven
days. Arrangements have already been
made with the London and Northwestern
Railway Company of England, aud the
Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada,
for allowing the steamera portion of the re-
oeipts on oil the ships traffic passing over
their lines
At New Market, Frederick county, Md, on
Monday morning, as DR.. VIM. l.. Willis was
about starting on a cunning excursion, in
company with his brother and several friends
his gun was accidentally discharged, the cou-
tents of one barrel entering just above the
left eye, blowing eff the top of his head and
scattering his brains about the ground. lie
expired in about fifteen minutes. His broth
or Immediately fell in o swoOn, and as be
did so bis gun was also accidentally di5charg-
ed, but fortunately without iufllcung injury
upon him or any one else.
The people Of the Azore Islands, partcu-
larly the inhabitants of Fayal aud Funchal,
are reported 70 be again in the most dcPlora-
Die condition. Mr.. VIM. Poole, writes to
the Journal Of Commerce." Famine is stalk
ing through their streets; and throughout the
Island; and unless speedy assistance is rem
dered them, it is feared large numbers will
perish"
During Friday night and Saturday, drench-
ing rains fell in Philadelphia, and in con-
sequence the wharses along the Schuyikill
were completely submerged yesterday, doing
no little damage. Rats and lumber Of ev-
ery description found their way to Market
Street bridge, where they we're impeded.-
| The boats to Manayunk we're prevented from
running, and the Office Of the boat company
almost wholly filled With water.
The English papers record the convic-
ton of DR.. Willoughby, from the Botanl-
cal College, Baltimore, United States, for
fraud. His real name is John Glen, an Hit
crate young man, who bad been engaged as
a cleaner Of clocks in August last, but be-
coming ambitious of greater wealth and dis
tnction than he could achieve in this employ
ment, turned doctor and yendeF Of medl-
cines.
Chaunecy Schaffer, esq, q well known law
YER Of New York, has been held to answer a
charge Of attempting - shoot Justice Sheers.
! Mr.. S., it is stated, was unconscious at tho
time Of the attempted shooting from the Ell
fccts Of chloroform, used to relieve an aching
tooth which had troubled him necessarily for
nearly three weeks past, during which time
he had scarcely slept
Gu the 3lst Of May tho bodies Of t"" rhi'o
men were found upon the shores OF Bluff
| Point, Northumberland county Va. No pa
pers we're found upon their persons by which
thew could be identified. The hair and whis-
kers of one of them are black, and the body
dressed in black cloth coat, dark cashmere
pants and CASHMERE vest. The bodies were
inferred upon the shore where found.
The quantity of rain which fell bctwee n
the hours of 6 p NJ, on Friday, and P.
NJ, on Saturday, in Baltimore, was four
inches and fifteen hundredths Of an inch -
This immense quantity Of rain, almoet as
much as usually falls in month, caused the
fresbet which did So much damage.
Pieces of a vessel, with drawer contain
ing the charter paper of the schooner Pedee,
Captain Baker, from Clenfuegos, bound to
New York, have been found On the beach,
near Worcester, Md. There is no doubt that
the Pedee was wrecked on our coast and all
hands probably lost.
1t is stated that MIR. Reed, our Minister to
China is satisfied with bis experience of the
Celes,ials, and will return to the United
States in the fall, leaving the complicated
problem of Chinese diplomacy, for future CO.
luton.
Visit Of an Old Citizen.
On Thursday of last week We enjoyed the
pleasure of visit from our old and valued
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