Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-28
News OF the Day.
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over its banks 10 every direction. The Pitts
burg Chronicle of Tuesday says The WA
bash river Is higher than ever was known,
and spreading all over the country IN the VI
cinIty Of Nincennes, where the river was ten
miles wide"
The British already have on their West
India station feet of ships of twice-and-a
half the number of guns Of the American
squadron. even including the vessels now
under orders for the Gulf They have seven
teen vessels ia all, twelve Of which are
steamers carrying in the aggregate 35i guns.
The Emperor Faustin, Of II iyti, it is said,
has urged the governments OF France and
Englaud to intercede with the Cabinet ut
Washington, in regard to the Island Of
NavazA, which has teen taken possession
of by the Americans. Tie Island, though
barren, IL important on account OF Us guano;
and ty it's situation between Jamaica and
Cuba, il an imuUrtaut station on tue water
line from the Antlles to Europe.
Bishop Potter, of the Episcopal Church in
Pennsylvania, has been constrained to leave
his Diocese for a season, and visit Europe IN
search Of health. Ill writes to tbe Standing
Committee that be cannot hope To be equal
hereafter to the duties Of his position aud re-
commeuds tue appointment Of an Assistant
Bishop by the approaching Conyention. lie
volunteers u prOpurtlOnate reduction OF bis
salary but private munih.ence will doubtless
permit no such dImiGuuon 70 occur. Toe
Diocesan Convention OF Duslyvanid Is now
in session at Philadelphia, and the Question
will probably come before it. Dr.. NInton,
of New York, is the low-church nominee Tor
the post.
At the yearly meeting of the HlcSsite
Friends ip New York, Rachel Baker made
discourse, and spoke quite f1uentiy. She
pronounced the story Of the scuurgng OF the
mouey-changers from the temple parable,
sIgnlyIrg the spirit OF Christ driving the
moueS changing thoughts from the temple OF
the heart, where they had Usurped the place
of holiness. She at the close strongly urged
the women never to marry tor the purpose ut
obtaining support. Her whole discourse
was an elaborate defence of the doctrines OF
the Friends aud of the night Of womea to
speak 10 public.
They are getting sharp down at Lafayette,
a., under the Influence of their great mine
raj water facilities. A hCrticulturist adver-
tised that be would supply all sorts Of trees
and plants, especially 'plc-plants of all
kinds" a gentleman thereupon sent him an
order for lone package of custard pie seed
and few dozen of mnce pie plants The
gardener promptly filed the order by se"d-
ing him four goose eggs and small dog =
TIE Courier vOuchcs Tor the statement.
The fremen's council Of Albany, New
York, have completed arrangements for a
grand parade and muster 10 that city, on
Wednesday, 29th, and Thursday, Goth of
September next, and cordial invitation IL
extended to the fremep Of the UuiOn to par
ticipate therein. As an inducement TO visit
ing companies the council Ofter the sum OF
eighteen huudred dollars to be distributed Us
prizes.
1t il stated that there were twenty thuus-
and Germans near New York on Monday,
congregated to celebrate Whii-Mondly, by
singing and other amusemen's. in the style
common to .fl,herland" Mayor Temann
paid them visit. and was escorted over the
grounds BY the grand marshal Of the day
He was Obliged 10 courtesy, to "imbibe' &C
casionaly from the flowing "horns" Of lager
bier every where presented to him.
The Richmond Wing learns from relia-
BILE gentleman, recently from the South, that
in the last few weeks there has been opened
a. what is knoun ~ Puckerson gold mine.
about two and half miles from Altoona,
Georgia, vein of gold of richness equal if
not superior 10 any ever discovered IN this
couutrv. The vein has been penetrated at
three different points, and exhibits the most
astonishing richness.
a young man named George W. Taylor,
formerly Of Philadelphia, and who lately
married young wife in Franklin county,
(Mo., blew out his brains with a revolver at
boarding house in ST. Louis. Among bis
papers was slip, written with a pencil, in
these words: "My Dear Wife: | have wrong
cd you Forgive and pray for me | am
a villain, and deserve to die. May God have
mercy upon my soul"
Both houses of the Legislature OF Wis
consn have passed bill for the re-establish
ment of capital punishment for The crime Of
murder in the first degree. 4 strong reac.
ton appears to have taken place in the
minds of the people of the State 10 relation
to the subject This last action OF the Leg
islature is understood TO be in conformity
with general expression Of the popular will.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard presents busy
appearance in the way Of fitting out the war
steamers ordered to the coast of Cuba and
other Southern points The steamer Arctic
il nearly ready for service, and will proba-
hly sail on to-day. The steam-rigate Wa.
bash is also 10 com mission, and her crew has
been taken on board from the rcceivug.ship
North Carolina.
At special meeting Of the New York
Board Of Health u committee was appointed
TO investigate the swil milk question, with Il
view to mitigate, to some extent, the evils
that flow from the use of that poisonous fluid;
and the people gre beginning TO inquire
whether there are not other impure articles
of food ralmed upon them from year - year.
The whole estate of the celebrated Breck
inridge Coal Company, near CioVerport, Ky,
is to be sold at auction, on the 2S:h OF June,
to pay mortgage Of $500 900. This, the
Memphis Bulletin remarks, Ii an un!oItu-
nate close Of the affairs Of the cDmpany,