Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-17
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The strike" of the Chesapeake aud Ohio
canal boatmen, has not yet been settled-
The canal just now is not in navigable con-
di,iCn, and consequently neither the boatmen
nor companies have made ahy overtures ten
diug towards q settlement. We presume
when once the canal is ready for boating q
speedy adjustment will be effected.
1t is mentioned as one of the incidents Of
the disastrous results of last years CONNER
cial reVulsion, that the New York City Dircc-
tory, just issued. contains nearly 1000 names
less than it contained in 1857. This falling
OFT indicates a much greater loss, for Cnly
the heads Of families and persons engaged in
business as permanent residents, are included
10 the count.
U. S. Steam Frigato Colorado arrived at
st. Domingo from Norfolk on the 24th ult.,
after pleasant passage. The performance
of the vessel during this, her first voyage,
either under canvass or steam, was, it Is said,
fully equal to that Of any other ship Of her
class i'll the navy.
U. S. Sloop of War Saratoga, which has
been ordered to the gulf, went into commits
son.at Norfolk on Saturday, and will sail
this week Her officers and men number
200 souls, and she carries a battery OF 20 gnns.
At large wedding party at New Orleans,
not long ago, the guests were cheated out of
their supper III a novel way. a gang CT
thieves having entered the dining room by a
back window, gathered the edges of the ia
bic cloth together, aud folding it in bun
die, made off with everything that was upon
the table, including the family plate valued
at some hundreds OF dollars. When supper
was announced, the table was there and nix
besides.
The Rev. W. G. Jervis, secretary Of the
Clerical fund, tells an awful story about the
distress of the working clergy in England.
Four hundred of them, known to Mr.. Jervis,
In one year applied for any sort Of relief
money, clothes or food !, The Bishop of So
dor and Man states that the poverty of his
clergy is so great that fresh meat is Il luxury
to them: and another Bishop lately stated
that he knew many clcrgymen in his diocese
who, together with their wives and families,
seldom tasted meat.
The Fredericksburg Herald says:-"A
lady named Miss Mary Jane Ware, took pas
sage on the steamer Virginia at Baltimore
on her last trip, en- route, as she stated, for
Merry Point, in Lancaster county. 10 half
an hour after the boat left, the lady was an
nounced to Capt. Fairbank as very i'll. He
found her speechless, and although medical
aid was at hand, she died in about twenty
minutes afterwards. The body was brought
on 10 Urbana, IN Middiesex, in which C0uu-
ty the lady is said to have an uncle residing"
The death OF John O'Connell takes away
the last of the O'Connell celebrities in Ireland.
Maurice O'Connell, the eldest son OF the Lib
orator." died some few years ago. Morgan
O'Connel has never been much known in the
arena of agitation; for, early in political life,
he surrendered the representation OF Meath for
an appointment in the Office of Register Of
Deeds in Ireland. Young Dan," now mem
Der for Tralee, possesses none of the elements
to make the name heard.
The correspondent Of an eastern paper tells
of the death Of Mr.. Abcn, in Clinton coun-
ty, Iowa, caused by the breath Of elbow
snake" Mr.. A, being q new settler, was
entirely ignorant of the nature of the elbow
snak Q, aud seeing one he got close enough
to strike it, when the snake suddenly raised
itself up, and blew in its pursucr's face,
causing MIR. Abep, to inbale the breath Of
the animal, poisonous enough to cause the
death of the unfortunate man in a short time.
Chas. Elicit, jr., is engaged in survey Of
Coal River, Kanawha county, Va, and it is
stated has fixed upon plan for the improve
ment of it's navigation. TIE Pbiladalphia
Coal Company, has already signliicd Its viii
lnguess 10 bear a proportiOnate share OF the
expense of the improvement, with the other
coal companies interested.
The foreign Journals report that the reign
of Lace is restored in fashionable circles
abroad, and never since the days when
George the Third was King has lace been
worn in ouch profusion us it IS at the present
time in Great Britain.
A correspondent writes that from the best
informato he can gain, the oat crop OF
Northampton and Accomac counties, Va Is
almost entirely destroyed by the fly. Many
farmers will not make their seed.
A Leavepworth, Kansas, paper relates
terrible accident as having occurred in one OF
the principal streets of the place. One OF the
chief officials was almost killed by--am dcct-
dental discharge Of his duty!
The whitc and colored cauikers OF Balti-
more are at loggerheads. The white men
0.o nnnnsnd 20 their trnde being mono.