Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-11-01
News Of the Day.
"75 shop the gerry aye and body Of the TINES.

"T5 show the gerry age and body cfths TINES"
The New Orleans Picayune Of the Oath
ult., gives some particulars Of the confiagra-
ton which occurred in that city on the pre-
ceding night, Of which we have heretofore
had brief report by telegraph. The loss
is stated at from three to four hundred thou
sand dollars, of which two-thirds were insur-
ed One of the most thriving sections of the
Fourth District containing some Of the finest
buildings, which were mentioned when speak
ing Of the numerous improvements lately
made in the Garden District, now looks
like a barren waste. where smoking ruins
are the only signs left that dwellings once
stood there.
Horace Greeley publishes Il long card
over his own signature, in the Tribune, in
which he repels the insinuaton Of Colonel
Hugh Forbes, duplicating him and other re-
publicans in "Old Browns" llarper's Ferry
conspiracy. Greeley admits however, that
he gave Forbes $40 when going to his Kan
sas work, and others gave him large sums,
not less than 500, thus serving to show sys-
tematic movement of the Republicans In
1856 to keep up conflict in Kansas.
Luther Preston, late postmaster at Fill
more, Minnesota, was tried and convicted
some two weeks ago and sentenced last
week, to fifteen years imprisonment in the
pcntentary at Saltwater, by the United
States Court, which held its session ut St.
PauPs, Minnesota, at that time. lie was
tried for robbing the mails. The disclosures
have brought to light large and extensive
series of mail robberies and other depreda-
tiOns.
Mr. William Griffin, farmer living near
Tarboro, n. c., fell from his cart, striking
upon his head, last Friday, since which time
his entire person, with the exception of neck
and head, has been dead or 50 paralyzed, that
he is insensible to pain. Mr.. Griffin has re-
tanned his mind and converses freely, but can
not move feet hands, nor any part ofhis body.
lie has not eaten anything and all the iunc-
tons of the body have ceased to act.
The Hamilton Union, printed few miles
from the residence of Gerrit Smith. says =
ION the reception Of the news from liarper's
Ferry, report says that this gentleman con-
ferred with the Hon. Timothy Jenkins, about
what he had better do. He advised him to
leave the country. Rumor says that Gerrit
is about to start for Canada"
A Rio correspondent writes that the diamond
mines of Brazil continue to contribute large
ly to the mineral wealth Of the world. A
few days ago the Royal mail steamer Tyne
left Rio for Southampton, having on board
selected within very brief period from the
exhaustless treasures of Brazil.
The Montreal Pilot has it, on authority,
that His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales,
accompanied by the colonial secretary, and
other distinguished personages, will visit
Canada in the end Of May, or the beginning
of June, next. The formal opening of the
Victoria bridge will then take place.
One of the results Of the Brown foray at
the South, may be observed in the increased
restrictions upon free colored people. A
bill has been introduced in the Tennessee
Legislature to prevent free negroes travel
ing on the railroads in that state, which
passed at the first reading
A mass meeting of the citizens Of Mont
gomery, Ala, has been called, to express the
feelings they entertain in relation to the llar-
per's Ferry outbreak This is claimed to be
the first Southern city that has moved in
this matter.
The general Superintendent of the New
York Police is on the track of an organized
band of Polish and German burglars. The
papers give some Of the details of their ope-
ratlonS.
Gov Wise" (says a correspondent of the
Charleston Couricr) sis one of the hardest
working men of the age. lie devotes himself
to developing the physical resources of the
State with much energy and success"
1t is stated that the Irish deputation-Drs.
Hill, Edgar, and Wilson, have collected up
wards of 5000 in New York, for the evan
gelixation Of the destitute portions of Ireland.
Prof James ?. lIolcombe, of the Universe
ty Of Virginia, who has been travelling in
Europe for several months past, returned
home in the last steamer.
One of the editors of the New Orleans
Standard, having visited Madame lie Vert,
of Mobile, pronounces her "a solar ~omun,
drawing after her armament of planets. "
;o;n Rot IF Wal1e