Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-19
News Of the Day.
"To sho~ tie rery age and body Of the TINES.

The suspicion is entertained and broadly
expressed, that the war in Europe is made,
but most unjustifaby, an excuse for the
raising of prices by Northern spectators in
provisions, for their own ends. All over the
country provisions have run up within the
the last ten days from fifteen to twenty per
cent
Letters from Denver city, dated toward the
end Of April, represent great scarcity of pro-
visions in the Pixies Peak mines, and much
suffering among the emigrants. There have
been several deaths from starvation. An
abundance of provisions was, however, on
the way. Contradictory reports prevailed
in regard to mining prospects. No remit
tances of gold dust or rich discoveries an
nounced. Measures have been initiated to
form new State.
We have news from Japan, dated at Nag
asaki on the 10th of February Tycoon, the
new civil Emperor, was crowned ON the 18th
of last month at Jeddo. He is only fifteen
years old. A japanese war steamer was to
accompany the Embassy for Washington rs
far as Panama. A fire in Jeddo had destroy
ed fifty thousand buildings.
There are now two surveying or exploring
parties employed by the Federal Govern
ment, and about taking the field under the
direction of the Typographical Bureau. The
first is despatched to explore tho San Juan
river, i'll New Mexico, tributary of the
Colorado of the West. and IL discover, if
possible, 4 route between Santa Fc and
Utah, in the vicinity of the San Juan. The
other party is charged with an exploration
of the Yellow Stone and Missouri rivers, II
service of magnitude and Importance.
Good for evil, heaping Goals fire on their
heads by acts of kindness. is the way Gen
eral Concha, of Cuba, proposes to deal with
the thirty-fve blockheadS, who undertook to
conquer and annex Cuba from four-and-att
schooner. Correspondence from Havana
states that the orders of Gen. Concha to the
commander of the Spanish war steamer sent
to IIayti to look after the welfare Of the Gu
ban Convention, were to offer them pass
age to New York, and to supply them with
such necesSaries rs, in their military mlsad
venture, may have been lost.
The Wheeling Intellgencer gives an ac-
count of destructive hail storm about thir
teen miles from that city, on Friday last
The hail was of the largest size and of all
shapes, the greatest portion of it merely ir-
regular, unshapen pieces of ice. 1t fell to
the depth of three or four inches. On some
farms, the trees were completely robbed Of
their fruit. Wheat, barley, oats and corn
were completely riddled and beaten into
the earth. Trees blown down and branches
cut off.
The recent resolution of the New York
Canal Board, requiring eight dollars lockage
from all boats passing the river lock at iona
wanda, from points eastward of that port, or
from Tonawanda itself, or from Buffalo, or
points between Buffalo and Tonawanda, went
into effect on Monday. On Tuesday, this
heavy exaction created the greatest excite
ment at Tonawanda, and mob-law was likely
to be called in.
The San Francisco Herald figures up a loss
of four million five hundred thousand dollars
expended for merchandise passage money,
&c. on account of the gold diggings in Brit
ish Columbia, against nine hundred thou
sand dollars received in return, and com.
putes that of the latter amount, at least ono
third was California gold coming back.
Mr.. A. p. Rowe has sold to Mr.. Henry W.
Edwards, of Stafford co., a tract of wood land,
living on "Gordon's" road, and containing
22l acres, for the sum of $3.50. Mr.. Ed
wards has also purchased Of Messrs. llern-
don and Little, their "Sorrel' farm, near the
above, containing l03 acres, for the sum of
Sl25O.
The Grand Jury Of the United States Cir
cult Court at New Orleans, on the 10th in
slant, indicted VIM. Brailsford, - Bord-
max, Nelson G. Towbridge and Henry W.
Allen, the former and latter for holding
slaves imported from Africa, and the other
two for holding and selling slaves imported
into the United States from Africa.
Hon. Lynn Boyd, of Kentucky, still re-
mains in Philadelphia. He is slowly pro-
crossing towards a complete restoration to
health and strength. Mr.. Boyd recently
suffered a temporary relapse, but all his
symptoms now are of the most encouraging
character.
"Mineral run Mad" is the title of an ar
ticle in the Lake Superior Miner, published
at Ontonagon. 1t appears from this article
that they call their streets by meteorological
names in Ontonagon, viz: Brass street. lau-
monte street, onglomerate street, Amygda-
loid street, Epidote street.
The rivers in New Hampshire are very
high at this time, occasioned by the melting of
snow on the mountains, and the recent rains.
The warm south wind of last week started
the snow in the woods and on the northern
mountain slopes.
The rust is said to be seriously injuring
the wheat in Suffolk county, Va, and one
farmer in Isle of Wight county, same State,
alleges that his whole crop has been ruined
nv il. From some sections of North Carroll
ma similar statements are received.
The Rev. DIR. Cox is writing series Of
letters in the American Presbyterian, de-
signed to show that the Apocalyptic battle
of"Armagedon" is in all probability at hand,
in the grand rupture of the peace ot Europe
now taking effect.
A letter from Gainesville, Ala, dated the
10th inst, reports dreadful storm IN that
vicinity, causing the death Of MIR. j. W. Nj.