Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-09
News Ofthe Day.
"Toshoso the gerry age and body Of the Tines.

Politics in Cincinnati are waxing warm.
The Commercial says, 1.-The canvass now 10
progress 10 one of the most exciting ever
known. The city is Illuminated with tor
Chez, bon fires, and resonant with cannon.
brass bands, many drums, and The shouting
of multtudes, every night. A perfect carni-
val reigus. We have never knowo more
warmth of enthusiasm, nor greater degree
of confidence 10 success, than Is manifested
on both Sides"
The Irish papers last received contain &C.
ccunts of the disasters caused by furious
rain storm, which swept over the south and
west, inundat;ng whule tracts of country -
Lives have been lost, bridges and houses
thrown down, and thousands worth ct pro-
perty destroyed. 10 the county of Corr.
whole potato fields have been submerged. aud
valleys turned in an bour into lakes. Such a
rain was seldom seen before, and the people
believed that an immense water spout had
fallen.
Mr.. John +. NJ Carthy, formerly assistant
foreman 10 the Office of the Now Orleans Del
Is, and since, foreman of the New Orleans
Times. died in that city. OF yellow fever 90
Friday morning last. lie was native OF
Washington city; graduated at Georgetown
College, d g., alter wnich ne graduated at
t1e Law School of Harvard University. -
Su ,ssquently Mr.. NJ. was Professor OF Math-
ematics and Aucieut Languages in the Wash
ingtpn Seminary and practitioner OF Law
10 Washi lgtuu aud ST. Louis.
The freight cars Of the two railroads ter
minatiug at this port, says the Portemouth
Transcript, last week brought down heavy
freights. o. Friday, forty cars, heavily load
cd with produce, came down on the Sc, board
aud Roanoke Railroad. The same day
twenty-three car loads Ut slaves, coro, dried
apples. peanuts, &C., came down on the n.
and p r. r., and thirteen other cars heavily
freishted were left on the road, the engine.
in use at the time, not being aOle to bring
down the entire train.
The remarkable will of the late Duchess
of Orleans, which has just been published,
shows no disposition to relioquSh the claims
of her f.mily to the French throne. Nor is
it at all more improbable that these claims
may be established, than il was when l. ,uis
Napoleon was s!so an exile in England. than
he should ever WELD the scepsre OF France.
But it is chiefly the beautiful expression Of
tie feelings Of the mother and the woman,
in the WILL that will interest the he .rts Of re-
publican readers.
Ferty nine of the camels belonging to the
Uuited States, are now at Campo Verde, SIX
ty miles from San Antonio. Oaiy one Of
those imported has died. while ten have been
added by birth. Tnese young American born
camels thrive we'll, and promise To grow M
equal in all respects to those imported. Not
withstandinG the successful trial latel y mrde
BY Captain Bsale in his explorations across
the continent. there are some Ulcers Of the
army who doubt whether anything Is 81 he
gained by the use Of came!s.
The n. Y Herald states that the Queen OF
Spain has agents btre, who have command OF
two millions Of dollars, to he invested in this
country. The same paper states that most
Of the crowned beads q! EIrupo are doing
an active business IN the way of Investment
in the United States Louis Philippe has
large possesslors in cur Republic, and Louis
Napoleon has sent fire. II three t. i've mllilors
here, to be iuses;ei by bis agents.
The American public is now more inter
estcd 10 the progress of Paul Morphy. 10 the
European Chcss Crusade, than any thing
else transatlantic. Bats are high, With
odds, 10 favor Of Morphy against all Euro
peau competitors. In his match with Har-
wiz, the worlds best player, they are conf
dent be will wio-nay more, they believe
HarwirI will not win nnCther game.
The London Herald says that ths military
deiences at Spike Island, Ireland, ara to be
materially npthened. and tbOse Of Greens
town are also to be greatly extended and i'm
proved At several other points on the Irish
coast, both porth and sruth, the forts and
batteries are teirg repaired and heavier
guns are to replace those hitherto mounted.
Crawford's foe statue Of James OILS is
safely placed on its pedestal in Mount Au-
burn Cemetery. The Boston Transcript des-
cribes it as graceful ard majestic. The
height is about seven leet. The costume IL
approuriates to the time 10 which his public
services v,re called forth nearly century
ago.
MI. Vim. T. Suiih.on, CT Washington city,
is about to issue book of sermons by emf
nent c!ergymeu Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, the profits arising from which
will be devoted TO the liquidation ct a debt
due BY the congregation wOrshippIne With
that branch of the church 10 The city OF
Washington.
A few days ago, slave who bad commit
ted On outrage on a white .emaie. in Lown-
des county. ALI. was seized by the populace
ard burg on the spot. They at first proro-
sed TO Turn BIN alive. hot after tying him to
the stake, Fecuusidcred the matter ADD hung
him.
Ia New York, on Thursday last, while o
deputy Sheriff was taking two cooVicts 10
che IIudson River Railroad depot, they threw
q quantity of cayenne IerPer in his face,
and attempted to jump INTO q Wagon, which
wss 10 readiness. and escape. lie succeeded
in re-srresting them.
X. w. Bushnell who shot bins elf through
the head 10 S.asoton, Va, on Friday last,
is not dead. as stated. lie was alive on
Tuesday morning, with regular pulse, and
Only complaining Of headache! ibis IL r.
msrkabls.
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