Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-03
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
The practice ship Plymouth arrived off the

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Naval Academy at Annapolis on Tuesday.
The officers aud midshipmen have had good
health on the cruise. The Plymouth has been
to Madeira. Cadiz, Brest, Cherbourg and Ply
mouth The Gazette says:-lt is the design
of the Navy Department to make trial OF
the Plymout tn as permanently located school
shin. If she he not fit for that purpose a
larger ship will be sent to the Academy. The
project will give Accommodations to about loO
more midshipmen.
Professor Coe, accompanied by Mr. Colt
man, of Rome, New York, made balloon
ascension on Thursday. When at the height
of two miles, the balloon burst, and turned
up in the top Of the netting, forming para
chute The voyagers, after perlous des-
cent, landed safely in swamp, three miles
from the starting point.
Gold, Coal and Iron ores have been recent
ly discovered on Swan creek, about three
miles west Of IIavre-de-Grace, Md. Quite
a number Of persons have for several days OF
last week been digging for gold ON the Swan
creek mill property, owned by Mr.. Myers,
aud have obtained number of particles OF
the precious metal.
The anniversary of the battle of York
town will be celebrated with becoming spirit
on the approaching 10Th day of October
All the military at Old Point consisting of
seven companies, will be present, and mill
tary companies from other cities will be in
vited to join in the celebration.
Master Eben Dale Sutton, of South Dan
vers, whose singular infirmity Of limbs has
excited so much notice and sympathy, has
again, for the seventh time, had his leg frac-
tured This time the thigh bone was broken.
One of his limbs been broken four times and
the other three, and he is but eleven years
ofage.
There is some tightening in the money
market, in Baltimore, just at present The
banks do not now desire paper extending be
yond the lst of January. On the street,
however, best class paper is not abundant,
A No. endorsed is to 9 per cent, best sin
gle named paper 9 to II.
A Boston Orator, the other day, delivered
an Grafton on Pericles. In illustrating the
character Of Pericles, he remarked "that he
combined in himself the GOODNESS of Governor
Seward, the enthusiasm of Henry Clay, the
lion like daring of Andrew Jackson, and the
common sense of Rufus Choate."
The Fredericksburg News says:-"The
damage to our Touring mills by the freshet
in the river on Saturday week has beea
much greater than we had anticipated. :
Neither the Eagle" "Bellemont," nor Knox
& Weilfords mills, have ground bushel OF
wheat since Saturday week"
A valuable servant man, the property OF
Buckner Ashby, esq, of Clarke county, was
killed on Monday last, by accidentally falling
under wagon he was driving, while on the
Plank-road, near Mr.. Parkins' MILL on his re.
turn home from Winchester, with q load of
phosphate of lime.
The ladies of Stafford county, Virginia,
held Fair at the Court House on Monday
and Tuesday last, for the purpose of procur
ing funds to aid in the erection of a parson'
age building for the Rector of Aqua Church
The Fair was II decided success. About
$500 were realized.