Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-27
News OF the Day.
"TOssow the gerry age and body Of the TINES

ing, aud that, at the present writing, III TUG
Agamemnon reached the station at the time
sue was expected another attempt is IN pro-
gress, which we hope may be more success
ful. Ii any faith can be placed IN those ex-
perieuced iu wind and weather, the present
month may be regarded as the most favora-
te, inasmuch rs those storms which delayed
the expedition in June, are not of 80 frequent
occurrence.
1t is stated that General O'Donnell, the
new Prime Minister of Spain, is about to
send ten thousand men to Mexico to enforce
the claims OF Spanish subjects, and demand
reparatiou for past insults to Spain. This
lie no doubt old story revived by new
minister, for the purpose of engaging puoiic
attention at home, while he is busy dissoiv-
ing the Cortez and arranging tor new eiec
tons. Mexico, would be glad OF Spanish IN
yasion-as it might save the country, by
uniting ell parties.
The Secretary Of the Navy has decided
against the request of the Collins line to make
Portland their western terminus, The act
of Congress provided for contracting to con.
vey the mails between New York and
Liverpool in accordance with the proposals
of E. II. Collins & Co. As those proposals
were to carry the mails by steamships from
Nep York to Liverpool. the application for
change of iermiui could not therefore be e-
gaiiy sustained.
The cars and steamboats, which leave New
York daily, connecting with all parts of tho
country, distant and near at hand, are
crowded to overfowing with individuals set
ting out for health and pleasure excursions
into the rural districts. In the grey OF the
early morning, red-syed men, women, aud
children, aroused at unsccustUmed hours,
, may be met iu the streets hurrying 10 travel.
| ling costume to the wharees and the Railroad
| depots.
| This year the harvest moon occurs 10 Au-
gust rising for six successive nights at near
| " the same hour. The July moon is one
uf unusual interest, and scarcely inferior 10
the harvest moon in those particulars which
give to the latter it's distinction, being fetar-
Ied only 33i minutes in the average OF SIX
risings after the fall.
| Mr.. Ten Brock has been once again sue
cessful on the English turf; his horse Mimosa
beat Mr.. Dawson's Badsworth in a match tor
| 81 900 at Newmarket. Badsworth was the
favorite at two to one, and kept the lead un'
til near the winning post, when MIR. len
Broeck's horse shot past him and won Dy
two lengths.
The lrigate Susquehanna has had nearly
all her stores discharged at the New York
quarantine, and will soon be ready for the
application of ice, salt, and other disinfect-
ants. Some complaints have arisen at the
refusal of the Government officials to allow
cotton to be stored in the public warehouses
at quarantine.
Among the speaker announced to ADDRESS
the mass democratic meeting at Chicago, last
week, was the Hon. Sydney Breese. We no,
ticc that Judge Breese has been mentioned
by his friends as a candidate for election u
the United States Senate, as Judge Douglass
successor.
DR.. Livingstone's expedition sailed from
Table Bay, Africa, on April 9th, for Fam
best. A proposal was made by the Govern
ment to establish five intermediate posts be-
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line of monthly COMMUNICATIONS.
A collision took place on the New Orleans
and jackson railroad, on the 10th inst. The
eagines, tenders, and mail cars of both trains
were smashed up, and much damage done 10
the passenger cars. One fireman ana one
brakeman were bad'7 injured.
The Dysentery is prevailing to limited
extent in Hampshire and Hardy countless
In Romney, during the last twelve days,
thew have had number of cases OF lt-seve-
raj very violent-but, at present, the sufferers
are considered out OF danger.
An officer, of United States steamer,
writes from Bombay that be has just attend
cd the marriage of two children--Hith stl
the solemn rights of the Churcb-wbo were
each ONLY five years of age. Children are
there married BY their parents when mere 10
fan,s. They think it great disgrace not to
| be married at five years old. A boy unmsr-
ried at six, 10 an old bachelor.
A three-cent customer who persisted, though
warned several times by the postmaster OF
the place, in using postage stamps seoonu
time. has been arrested at Earlville Ill. The
ne patty of this offence is fine of $50.
On Friday night, John Warrington o
brakeman on one of the coal trains upon the
Baltimore and OHIO railroad, met with an &C.
cident at Woodstock, % miles from baltl'
| more, by which he lest his lie.
| The Taunton Gazette says that there are
four sisters in that town weighing nine hun
dred and thirty-6ve pounds. the shortest be-
ing about six feet high, weighing two hun
dred and ffty-six.
At Mercerville, on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, last week, nam named Jacob
Banks drank quart of whiskey, and laid
down in the public road, where he died in the
course of half hour.
The Administration is sorely troubled to
End a proper person to earn tho SlO,Ooo ap-
propriated for the special mission TO Para
quay. He is required to speak Spanish; and
perhaps may have occasion to walk Spanish
Senator Douglas announces in the Chicago
Times, fourteen speeches in different parts OF
his State, for the residue of July and the
mouth of August
1t now understood that the Rev. Charles
J. White, u. D, pastor Of St. Matthews