Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-30

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PUBLISHED DAILY ~ TRI-wEEKLY BY
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ALEXANDRIA,:
THURSDAY MORNING, skrrEMDER 80, 1888.
Acccrdin. to the New York Express, tie
story 10 the Times that England had made a
treaty with Nicaragua isa hoax. The Elk
prcss says:-We have the best personal au'
thGritv for saying the Nicaragua miniSterin
this country has neither signed nor negotiated
any such treaty with Great Britain.
The Executive Committee OF toe tredericEs-
burg Agricultural Society has determined 10
hold a grand Tournament on the last day OF
the Cattle Show on the Fair Grounds Thurs
day the lS;h Of NovemLc..) They offer te-
sides a handsome p'ze to the success'ni
Kaisht, the pleasure vi Growing some talr
lady, as Green Of Beauty.
The papers announce the death OF John
Brac., the oldest and one of the most emf
nen, of the Virginia medical faculty at Pc
tcrsturr. DR.. Bragg has led so useful and
50 blsms!cSs a life among the people oi Pc
tershurs, that his death, tDoash not uheA'
nsctcd, Will cause a wide spread griet. lie
SAD event occurred 90 FRIDAY evening.
In Germany aud France, a largo amount
of sugar. is made from the beet. The resi-
dunn is 6brous aud pu!py, and the Swans of
Europe have been long endeavoriug to dis
cover sorae mode of transmitting this sui
st .nce ir,o paper. Dr.. COIiycr, CT New Jer.
sew. now 10 London, has becu also engaged
10 the enter rise, aud after three years per-
seyereoce he has acaiesed the desid ,Iatum.
His process has been patented IN t0relgu
countries as well a. IN the United States.
Tie sculptor ii .rt ha5 f1i=hcd his model
Of the statue of Henry Clay, ordered by the
Clay Monumental Association OF Ne@ Of-
leans. The Likeness is said TO be perfect.
The model goes from florence to Munich,
where il will be cast 10 brUrze, and the H.
ar.ara,i1n will probably take place 10 N'w
Orleans. 90 the anniversary II Mr.. C!aye
birthday IN 1860.
The September races on Fashion Course,
Long Island c>mncnccd ca Monday. There
were about 5000 persons present. The four
mile race, which was the prominent feature
Of the occasion, was won bv Nicholas |. the
time heicg, first heat, 1909; second, $50,
third, $50.
1t is now believed that Mr.. Thurston, the
baiionist, landed, but he probably persisted
10 the marshes from liability to aid himself,
the p~erilous ride haviug exhausted his
strength. 1t is uore probable that he fell
from a great hcighth.
TIE Abbeyille Is. CO. BlnDer records the
decease Of William LJwudes, youngest son
of the late John G. Calhoun, who died on tn"
10Th instant, on his plantation. in AbbeSl!le
District. Since the death nt Mr.. Calhoun
three sens and a daughter, We believe, have
followed him to the tomb.
Leonard Scott & Co, New York, havo re-
published the September number Of Black
woods Magazine. 1t ~coutains a continua-
ton of Buiwer's Novel and articles on the
late spectacle at Cherbourg, Respiration and
SuffUcatiou, &c, &c.
The New Orleans papers emphatioaiiy
warn strangers from visiting that CITY at th!s
time. A number Of recent deaths from yell
low fever have occurred among tbo7e who
had come to the city from other places ia
search Of employment.
o. Friday last, the Norfolk Argus says
"Jack Frost made his appearance IN Nor
folk for the first time this season. The
fields and gardens will soon show the evlden.
ces Of his unusually early visit.
Flocks of Hawks have recently been seen
~winging their WY to the South. 1t sthouSht
they are moving IF in consequence OF the
scorcitv Of ,hpir accustomed food IN this Sec
ton of country.
The Charic.town 5 ,irit Of Jefferson says
that the STAT msnt that Mr.. Faulkner casthis
vote in 1851. tor Mr.. Summers for Governor,
is Incorrect.
Mr.. 4. Il. Bpteler is announced AS Al m
depe! dent candidate for Congress. from the
Jefferson district. The announcement Is
made without con.ulti"g Mr.. B..
Sugar ard molas-es. If the new rror. Is De-
ginning to be brought into the New Orleans
Market.
The water in the Potomac river and wits
Creek, near Cumberland, still continues low
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Maine Election.
The Kpnnchec Journal contains the con
rlete ofhc,ai returns Of the recent election III
the State Of Maine.
Gaverner MorriiPS majority, Ii S942.
Both tie doubtful Congressional districts
prove RerutIiraE--Foster,s majority IN the
sixth tcins 1871, and French's III the third
being Sc. This makes the delegation unani-
NOUS. The Legislature stands: Senate, 81
Republicans: House, l03 RePubileans' As
Democrats.
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