Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-21
News OF the Day.
"Toshow the gerry age and body ofhe TINES

"Toshow the rery age and body Of tile TINEs."
The specie shipment from New York on
Saturday, by the City Of Washington, was
only $4,000, and By the Bremen $50, 900,
mostly to Hayre. The demand is chiefly for
France, as the present rate Of sterling is such
as to admit Of no profit if insurance is effect
ed. BY the Persia on Wednesday, a faVorlte
boat with gold shippers, there is expected to
be fair amount shipped, as mint bars for.
warded without insurance will pay about I
per cent profit.
The Augusta Ga. Sentinel, learns from re-
liable authority that about two hundred and
seventy of the wild Africans, a portion Of the
cargo Of the "Wanderer," are now on plan
tation in South Carolina, on the Savannah
river, having been brought there two days
ago, on board steamboat, from some point
near Savannah, and will soon be offered for
sale. Sales have already been made Of some
of the cargo.
OF the many frauds, constantly practised
upon the revenue of the Post Office Depart
ment, there is none, perhaps deserving of more
pointed condemnation than the custom, Of
late years 80 prevalent of using borrowed
franks to cover private correspondence
Stringent measures will be taken in all cases
where such offences CAP, by auy possibility
b. traced to the guilty parties
The Academy of Natural Sciences OF New
York, are cooperating with general move
ment which is now on foot to ascertain the
comparative physical strength, size, d., Of
men ia the United States and Europe. a
certain set Of scientiic tests have been proVi-
ded, by which the strength and general con-
dition can be ascertained.
At Methodist festival in Warren, Mass,
the floor gave way and about 200 persons fell
through into store below, woman rushed
from the place to neighboring store, ex-
claiming: 81 am scared to deatbw when she
tainted, and remaining in IN unconscious
state, expired at Q o'clock on Thursday morn
ing.
| AN advertisement has been issued by the
Secretary of the Treasury for proposals for
the remaining ten millions of the last 5 per
cent loan, with fifteen years to run. They
are to be presented at the Department on or
before the Oath Of January, and the payment
to be made by the 18th Of March.
Morgan L. Brown, a policeman Of Troy,
New York, has been arrested for counterfeit
ing. A number Of Photographic plates and
dies for altering notes of various denomina-
tons, and pre-, S, were found in his house.
The business has been extensively carried
on for two or three years past.
The Arabia brings adyices Of the loss OF
toe ship ST. Petersburg, which was abandon
ed at sea while on her voyage from Glasgow
to Bombay. The officers and crew were res
cued and brought to Liverpool. The ST. Pc
tcrsburg was quite an old ship, was owned in
Boston.
Over thirteen hundred barrels of apples
have been shipped frcm East Haddam, Con-
necticut, within the last few weeks, and, in
the same time over seventy thousand GALLONS
Of cider have been sent eff.
Several leaders Of the Democracy concede
the probable success Of the opposition in 1860
if there be any union Of the elements which
compose it, upon fair aud conservative
statesman.
The Odeon Theatre, in the Dowery, New
York, was burnt on Saturday afternoon
The Volks Cartons and some other adjoin.
ing buildings were on tire.