Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-23
News OF the Day.
"TosaoU the uery age and body Of the TINES

Late letters received in England from In
iia, dated at Bombay aud in the camp OF
Sir Colin Campbell in May and June, show
that he Sepoy rebellion is far from suhdued'
The British troops suffered to very fatal e1-
tent from the heat of the weather, whilst the
insurgents were united. well organized and
daring although always beaten 10 the open
field they continued most desperate guer-
lila war.
We have news from Australia dated at
Sydney the llth and Melbourne the 22d OF
Nav. Adelaide and Melbourne had been con-
uected by electric telegraph. A contract bad
been made for the building OF railway rom
Melbourne to Sandhurst, at a cost OF SO :.
1876 ,OO0 ~ The gold produce had Increased
from the old MINES, and new fields had heeh
discovered in New Zealand and 90 the New
South Wae. side of Murray river.
Letters from Europe aud Iadia speak OF the
remarkable heat Of the season. The last ac-
counts from India reported the intense heat
Of the country, which appears to have fatal
effect upon the Eoglish troops. 10 the 5oth
Regiment eighty-fcur deaths from apoplexy
were announced. The L Indon theatres have
been deserted on account of the great heat,
and several persons are reported to have
died from the same cause.
The revolt of the Russian peasantry in
Esthonia is very formidable affair. As
the peasan!ry could no, be benefited by the
proposed emancipation. they demanded, by
rising en- masSG free possession OF tae
lands, and compelled the mobiles to fy to Re-
vel. 10 an engagement with the military
the troops were routed.
The Marid papers still continue to blus'
ter about Lord Malmesbury' threat with re-
gard to Cuba; willis, the leading London pa
pers assert that If Lord Mslmesbury gave
the signal, Cuba would be a State OF this
Union within three months.
The New York Herald has the following :
Our London correspondent explodes Bar
NUNS last enterprise, which had already
received the coup de grace on this side OF
the water. 1t appears new that bafnufn
had no authority to use the name Of M.
Lumiey, that the director of her Majesty !
theatre never answered the letters written 10
the uroprietor Of the mermaid, and that 10
no event could the artists which BArnum
annos need have crossed the Atlantic this
season. The whole matter, 1t seems was a
dodge Of Barnum's to keep his name before
the pubhc."
The Spanish Consul at New York has an
pounced that his Government will sell al
auction, on the Both of September next, de-
Iyerable at the warehouses of Atarazanas
at Seville, in Spain, $1,000 quintais lot lo0
pounds each, of quicksilver from the mines
Of Amaden, put up in iron TASKS; and IL
ike msnuer will sell, on the same day, The
stock Of quicksilver that may exist at tht
London docks, put up al.o in iron hasks, an nC
which is estimated at 5000 quintals OF lVI
pounds 10 each.
Two actors, name Weeks and Sirick'
land, the latter the husband of the cele'
brated Mrs. Fanny Strickland, of the South
ern theatres, who were converted dur
ing the late religious revival, preached IL
New York churches, over which they nave
been ordained ministers Oh Sunday last.
is reported that they were very eloquent ano
fore. BILE. but q considerable amount OF theat
rical style was manifested. The congrega
tons were very large.
OF the whole number of preachers OF TIT
PITT sburg Conference, twenty-nlne get oss'
$500, forty-two get between $500 and SOU
forty.fve get between $500 and $500, twenty
four get between $500 and sou, and thirty
yet less than $500. The total amount paie
10 one hundred and seventy preachers wa
So, 542 &c, including house rent and traVel
ling expenses, which would average 800 "
for each preacher.
The total number Of deaths in New VI
leans, during the last week was l46, being
decrease of two on the previous week
The deaths by yellow fever numbered ~
an increase of eleven. As nineteen OF these
however, occurred Oh sbipboard, beyond the
city limits, the actual condition OF the city
is better than it was week ago.
At the recentannual session of the Ontarl'
IN. W Association of Universalsts, Mrs. Ly
dia A. jenkins received letter of fellow
shin. as a preacher Of the gospel. Her hus
DunQ lS also pTtdCuot. W. 40 eSft
be the first female who ever received letter
of fellowship from any ecclesiastical body
The Bishops of the Episcopal Church wht
met at Beersheba, Tenn on the Sd inst.
for tie purpose of considering the interests Of
the proposed University of the South, decl
ded the question e location in favor Of SeWa
nee. 1.-THE spot heretofore selected.) without
dissenting voice.
A lawyer in one of the Western courts
lately threw q cane at the head of another
The court required him to apologize Tor It.
He did so, and added: "While | am about
it, may as we'll apologize beforehand foI
throwing another cane at him the fret chance
/ get"
The drought throughout France is excess
sive. The Seine is reported to be nearly as
low as it was in l7l9. In England. the crops
are reported to lie very promising, except 10
dis,ricte where the drought has affected
them. Ia Spain, the harvest Is very tne-
The Ethan Allen monument is now COM
ulete, with the exception of its cap-stone.--
Il il a plain Tuscan column of granite, forty
two feet in height, and when surmounted by
the colossal statue of Allen, will DO little
more than fifty feet high.
The accident on the Lehigh Valley rail-
- L.a ham 1raatlv exaggerated. Inc