Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-07
News Of the Day.
"75 show the Gerry age and body Of the TINES"

made its appearance in St. Petersburg, and
from thence travelled to Lubbock and Ros-
took, on the Baltic. These cities communi-
cate with st. Petersburg by means Of steam
boats, which, it seems, have afforded speedy
facilities for its progress. From thence it
went to Hamburg, and thence to London
and Liverpool. The famous and terrible
epidemic of 1890 also spread from the chief
cities of Russia over all Europe.
Governor Douglass has issued protest
against Gen. Harney's occupation of San
Juan, and sent a message to the Vancouver's
Island Assembly, declaring that British for
ces would be landed at San Juan. There
was q doubtful rumor that the British stea-
mer Satellite had attacked the Island, and
killed thirty Americans.
Crawford's plaster cast of the Genius OF
Liberty, which was brought from Italy in
sections, has been set up in the old House
of Representatives, at Washington. The
figure is twenty-five feet in height from its
pedestal. The right hand rests upon the
hilt of sword, of which the point reaches
to the feet. The left hand grasps wreaths,
and rests upon shield. The head piece is
the figure of an eagle, with wings half
spread. The body is clothed in royal robe.
The statue, when cast in bronze, Is to sur
mount the dome of the Capitol.
A dispatch from St. Louis to the Cincin-
natl Commercial, states that Almond L..
Richardson, of the firm of Clark, Richard
son & Co., committed suicide on the I'd inst,
by taking laudanum. The reasons given
are, that the firm, not making as many sales
as they had anticipated, were recently in a
very tight place, and Richardson raised mo-
ney on acceptances, alleged to be forged, to
the amount of $50, 900, hoping to pay them
before the forgery was discovered; but be-
ing detected, he destroyed himself rather
than meet the emergency. 1t is said w. IL.
Barksdale & Co., of st. Louis, suffer TO the
amount of $1,000.
Miss B. who is to marry the Cuban Of 'un-
told wealth is at Saratoga. She is of course
the observed of all observers. And the little,
small sharp.faced, dark-visaged old man of
60, who is to bear away this choice flower,
is envied greatly. The name of the fashion
able bridegroom is NJ. Este de st. Conso de
Oviedo. This lady is young elegant and
tall; when he stands upon the second stair he
is on the level with his intended. This ar
rangement has been a most happy one tor
the father. He has now an elegant house IN
Fourteenth street, and has been told by his
intended son-n-law that for the future he
need have no care.
The New York Times has published list
of the suicides which have been recorded in
the papers of the United States during the
last six weeks. The number is fifty-three in
which life was actually taken, and twenty
more unsuccessful attempts. Domestic trou-
BILE was the cause in q majority OF the cases,
and stratened circumstances and disappoint-
ments in business led to what coroners jul
ries call the crash act" in others.
Hon. Joseph Morton, President of the
Morgan county Agricultural Society, few
days since rendered to the agent of the
Cashmere Shawl Goat Company" of Tennes-
see, for one of the pure blood Cashmere Goats
it's weight in silver, which was refused
The Company will not part with the pure
bloods at any price The seven-eights blood
produces the wool which commands 50 per
pound in the market.
The Memphis Appeal of the Goth says;
"As an indication of the feeling in the corn
market in the Mississippi valley, we have
heard of the purchase, recently, by Mr.. Pop
ham, of Breckenridge county, of two or three
crops, embracing one hundred thousand
bushels, at thirty-fve cents per bushel, to
be delivered at the river bank below Cairo. ~
Captain Chappell, of New London, saved
a man from drowning the other day when ne
was about to be married and had on his
"best clothes" Notwithstanding this the
captain plunged in, like the illustrlous hero
of antiquity, "accoutred as he was" and
after saving the man was married IN his
wet suit!
Minister Dimitry, who left Washington on
Friday of last week for New York, took his
final departure on Monday, in the steamer
for Costa RIGA, accompanied by all the mem
bers of his family. His elder son, formerly
a clerk in the Attorney Generals office, and
a young man of superior abilities, will act as
his secretary.
On Saturday evening the ship Sir John
Franklin, of Baltimore, Capt Gaalt, arri'
we'd at Philadelphia, from Liverpool. She
was boarded off Gloucester by the United
States Marshals officers, and fourteen OF the
crew were arrested and taken on shore, and
afterwards to prison, on the charge OF mutlny
during the voyage.
Allen Goodridge, esq, of Michigan, an Of
hcer of the General Postofice Department,
has now received an appointment as first-class
clerk therein, in place of Mr.. Barton, promot'
cd. w. w. Gaines has been appointed To
a frst-class clerkship in the United States
Treasury Department, vice IL. Holt, removed
The farmers in various portions of Cook
county, ILL.,, are losing some of their cattle by
a sort of mad disease which attacks Them
and for which no remedy has yet been
found. When attacked, the cattle appear
stupid, then grow uneasy and excited, their
eyes glaring wildly, and they froth at the
mouth.
In referring to the r@opening of some Of
the Churches in New York, after suspendlng
services during the summer, the Post under
takes to defend the practice of closing
against the imputations of those who refer
to the wickedness of New York. The de-
fence won't do.
The New York Central Park Commission
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