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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28
A Child's Elopenent.

A little girl, daughter Of Mrs. +. u r.,
of Geneva. in this State--a young lady
thirteen years Of nge--took the ears Al u.
neva on Saturday afternoon, for ButaL
She arrived here in the evening. Abour..
o'clock yesterday Sunday morning, T.
Chief of Police WAS aroused at his residpnc,
on Mohawk street. by an uncle al the or
and information given of the elopement. T.
Chief immediately arose, and Proceeded /,
once to the depot, and found her
The little lady told the Chief that she W,
bound To Detroit that no man accompauI-
Or was to accompany her--and that no o.
had swindled her OF money, Of which she b..
about $50. She had paid but 25 cent, 10 b
conveyed from the ears To- the America
which fact is compliment to the whole y.
TEN Of carriages in this city. Allo her moi
was right.
What her object Or desire was in drrG.
from her parents she would not diyulge; b.
the fact of young child of thirteen hayT
the nerve and will to attempt such an act 81.
carry it out almost to completeness, Is our.
sufficient evidence, in our minds, Tho
Young America has taken up It's quarter -
the female sex. Bmfaio Republic
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28
A Panic and its Luiicrous Results.

Mr.. Raymond, of the New York Times.
gives u ludcrnuS account OF panic which
occurred in the battle OF Solierlno, by which
IL whole reserve corps d'urmee OF the French
ran back pcl-mell. horse, loot. and dragons
Turcos and Xouaves. to Brescia, fifteen miles,
never stopping to regard the trains of w"un,
died. men on litters and leaving II wounded
French General crying out Justify the reward
he would pay for some swift means OF con
yeyance 10 IL place OF safety. Inc "h"le
panic WAS caused by five Austrians, Who
tiudiur their retreat cut of, rode rapidly
into the village to surrender themselves
The scared inhabitants cried ont, 1.-The Aus
TRANS are coming" and ran for their lives ;
the soldiers engaged in carrying the wound
ed, dropped trir labors and ran also, and
the whole corps d'armee followed their ex,
ample, and meyer stopped I'LL they reached
the fortified CITY OF lire,rllia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28
Coal Oil.

There are already some three oil manutac
tories in operation in the Valley Of Kama
wha, and they yield several hundred gallons
per day. Unfortunately, most of the per-
sons who have heretofore been engaged in
this business, were almost void of exper
fence, and all the works that are now in
operation, have cost too much money. One
bushe of good coal will yield about three
gallons of crude OIL which, when refined.
amounts u nearly two gallons. The total
cost is about 81 cents per gallon, ut the pre-
sent expensive mode OF manufacturing.
Mr.. s., of New York, will have his works
in order soon. and though the cost is only
about $1,000, he will be able to make loo
gallons of refined oil per diem" ut II less
cost than 80 cts. OF course, this will pay.
This oil will unquestionably become, 10 a
great extent, the oil of commerce. The
light it yields is most beautiful one, and
the probabilities are that it will answer quite
well for lubrlcating purposes. 1t can be
made with little trouble and ut small ex-
pense, and before long the country will be
overrun with manufactures. | understand
that company is forming in Wheeling,
and | hope it will be successful. There are
but few good deposites of camel coal in the
Union, mt present known. and these veins in
kanawha are the finest in the country. 1t
will scurcely pay to work n vein that is less
than two feet. and Of good quality; and
when IL vein four or five feet is found, which
is but seldom. it will be easily understood
why it commands a large price. There are
but one or two such deposits in kanawha,
and n does seem TINT the lands shOull b.
very valuable. LETTER from hanamha.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28
Sir Colin Campbell.

Lord Clyde-the renowned Sir Colin
CampbelI-has lost the old grip" which
gave him fame IL Il hlrseman. \ Bombay
correspondent enables w to use this personal
scrap about the gallant Highlander: Il re-
grct to inform You that the COMMANDMENTS
Chief, Lord Clyde, has again fallen from his
horse aud somewhat seriously injured his
face. 1t il pretty certain now that his lord
ship might be spared from this quarter Of the
globe, and he allowed, 1T his advanced age,
to spend the remainder Of his years in quiet
Lord Clyde's services III India have been
long and useful; his last is sufficient to wind
up his active career Of fame"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28
Honorary Presidency"

Everybody is asking what the Honorary
Presidency Of the new Italian Coniedera'
ton. inst conferred upon the Pope, is t" be-
but nobody seems exactly to know. The
tru,L is. Honorary Presidency" may be
set down as the very lust of the "Idees Na'
poleonienues." aud rs sqsh. it may mean
just anything or nothing.
Webster in his unabridged, says Homo
rary' means, lst. Comforting honor 81 IN
tended merely to confer honor. "a: "fos-
sessing title or place without performing
services or receiving q reward
According to Webster. then, the Pope Is
only to have an empty compliment bestowed
upon him. and not substantial addition
to his temporal power.-bnt who believes
that the Emperor is going to do things "ae'
cordinc to Webster. ~. J. EIp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28
Romance and Reality.

most extraordinary ease /, ah.,,.
cupy the attention of judge Culver
five years ago there came To reside IN y
lyna lady of remarkably gentrrI amt
possessing appearance, who rcprr>ru,..
/ self to be Il widow from the yiclniry,,N
Ala, and who evidently admrtn, ma
ly ample To enable her to occupy a rr,,
bic social position. ""
She was accompanied by a little
seeming y mulatto or negro parrntayr
about three years old, which she ny,,...
spoke of rs being the only surviving .b,.'
iavorite servant of her decreased huJ,..'
In the course of time she tbeln., Vet
and attractiye) WAS .'wooei and won"
gentleman who formerly was engaged,
cantile pursuits in New York. hut VII.
coming unfortunate III business il a, r,..
in the employ Of M eminent firm aero,
river The fruits of this marriage ,,..
fair haired children, and up To winn,
cent period the parents have lived harm.
ously and affecti"narey together.
\ sad blight, has. however, oyertakpnn
dream of happiness! On the morning Of.
18th inst. man of Stalwart pr,p,r,
and somewhat handsome preSeuce-b,.
marked ebony h"e- called at the hou,.
the party alluded to. accompanied by 3,
New York lawyers, aud demanded III. ..
session Of the apparently negro b,y. s'
ing himself to be the father OF the prprrli
slave child. and declaring that It's fem,
custodian was its mother. aud his Sr,-.
rife. So startling Il disclosure has, Of ,,u,.
created the utmost CONSERVATION aud ALA,
among the friends Of those who Me m.
deeply interested in unravellmg the trun
this strange and eventfui history '-.hrh.
stating in the most emphatic manner III.
the statements of her accuSers are iniamou,
false, and originate in plot To DESTROY h..
peace.
On the other hand. the alleged hu.Iag
and father of the boy, has sworn Ia tie n.
of his averment, and says that witnesses
be produced from 81. Louis. Mo. where
il well known as trader and property ~.
er, to sustain him in the proceedings vii
he has (only thus far partially instituted
The lady is Of German extraction, anir.
person who claims to have once been b.
''liege lord" is either of Creole or semi
dian breed. He states that the separat
between them was caused by detected H.
deity on her part, and that until within
short period past he Was led 10 believe ia
she WAS in Europe. Mr.. Atkins. Mr. C.
penter and Mr.. Miller, all of New York,
peared for the Missourian. and Mr. Pull.
and Mr.. Morris, of New York, and }. Lua,
and Mr.. Parmenter. of Brooklyn, for the O.
spondrnt. ByookLyn Eayie.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28
Singular Affair.

A most extraordinary affair occurred in
Jasper county, Indiana, last week. An old
man, named William lIaskins, aged seventy,
married al old lady, almost the same age.
named Anna Mead. Twcnty-seven years
before, they were man and wife. with fami-
ly Of five children. Becoming dissatisfied
ut the time, they separated, and, hearing
nothing Of each other for years, both mar
rled again. But both being left alone, after
the death Of their partners. and coming to-
gether thus late in life. they concluded to
travel the little journey that was left togeth-
err. So extraordinary case we do not re-
member ever to have heard before
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28
An nAbslition" Decision.

Judge Foote, Of the Court Of CoHm'n
Pleas of Cuyahoga County, decided oh
Thursday Of last week, III the case Of Nor
ris, Ia negro vs.. The First " ard Election
Judges in the City Of Cleveland, that the
law Of last winter excluding negro voting
was Nh unconstitutional hct, aud therefore
void Ills DECISION is that q Hegra isa nh'te
man, and therefore can vote and hold ONCE
the ease being an action by Morris against
the election Judges, who at tbs spring elee-
ton refused hi. vote. They plead the sta
tuie in defence, and Judge Foote says 1t Ia
unconstitutional Judge Carpenter held the
same doctrine in Lraine County. He and
toote arc Black Rspublican Judge. s. Oh'o
Fo, am.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28
What Nations Fight Hardest.

4 Frw Facts and FTgures.-Assuming the
French and Austrian bulletins to be true
and they are the only data we have to 50
upon-the total number of killed and wound
ed on both sides AT Solferino, II ght which
lasted fourteen hours, was $3.50, or seven
per cent of the whole number engaged. On
comparing this with the list of killed and
wounded in other decisive battles III this
country and in Mexico, We are constrained
to conclude that our own troops, the English,
and even the Mexicans, whom it has been
the habit to depreciate, are much harder
fighters than the French and Austrians. Let
us repeat the figures in tabular form:
Per ct. of killed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

The Richmond Enquirer says:-"There
il no doubt whatever. now, that il the De
mocracy when assembled at Charleston shall
recede from the entire and unmistakable as
sertion of the rights of the South. the entire
Opposition party of the South will imme-
diatsly GENE forward and assume the posi-
ton from which the Democracy is invited to
finch. This would inevitably secure the
defeat of the Democratic party in 1860"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28
A Now Fashioned Brick.

In the town Of Danhury, Connecticut, n
new kind OF brick IL now manufactured --
The bricks are three or four times the size of
the ordinary brick. and are made Of sifted
gravel and line mixed to certain consis-
rency, and then pressed by simple but
powerful machine. and laid in the sun to
cure. They have an opening or mortice
through them from top To bottom, say five
inches loug and one aud quarter inches
wide. 50 that when laid the air can circulate
through the whole wall The few houses al
ready made of these patented bricks are
handsome and seemingly very substantial
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

Mrs. PARTINGToN's IDEA OF BosTON
From Mrs. Partington's new book, "kUr
ting Work" which is soon to be publish
by Brown, Taggard 4 Chase, We learn lm
when the old lady had selected guardian
Ike, and had come to the city to put the M
chievous youth under the care of old Rogr'
she was heard to remark: How the wor.
has turned about tuSCc sure" said she; ~
nothing but change, change. Only yrSte
day, IN it were, was in the country Smellr.
the odious flowers; to day am in B0'lo,
my oilfactories breathing the impure eHecn
tions Of coalsmoke that are 80 dilatory
health. Instead OF the singing of BIRD, IT,
blunderbusses almost deprive me Of col
scientiousness. Dear me. Well, | HOPE
shall be restrained through i. all. They,
that the moral turpentlne Of this eng
frightful, but it isn't any use to antlcIpa'
trouble beforehand: he may escap" all !a'
moniOus influences that would have tr1
derness to hurt him. and. as the munster
our parish said. with judicial training he ms
become useful membrane OF society; thou
training il bad generally, and is apt to H,a''
the young run to feathers, like cropPr-
crowned hens. But he has genius lo"Si.
ut hint come natural to him, like mea.I~
and every day it is enyeloping itself m"''
and more"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

DIDN'T kSow TO WHoN HE wAs T,lhl>
The new General Superintendent has col
menced well. At all hours Of the night 3
may be found walking throug the streets
order to see how policemen attend 10 tl'
duties, and also to keep his eye upon the
ticers Of the force. A night or two sincr p
found II policeman sitting on a hyarant a.
smoking cigar. The General watched b.
for few moments, and then babe him :
evening. The salutation was gruHly p
turned. You are taking it coolly,' :.
the General. That's none of your -
business" returned the patrolman. "P'
badly not, was the reply, "but do mol t.
rules and regulations Of the department r.
quire you to keep moving? Possibly | -
mistaken, but think So" Now look herr
said the officer, you had better move Ut
Ill arrest you and lock you up. D. =.
hear" 81 beg pardon for interfering ,.
excuse me. Please take my card" u
General moved on, and since that the r'h.-
man il said to be considering the pToPr.t.
Of esigning. The above is said to be- M
rally true. New York Express.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

CHARLES DIcKENs' Cory New York
correspondent of the Springfield Republic
can, says;
saw the oldest manuscript yesterday
II it was sent 10 the Republican Office you
would Danish it Us unintelligible. Written
in minute, staggering hand the Is falling
into the faces Of the p's, every line full of er-
rors, many containing not more than two
words to be used this was written by the
hand OF Charles Dickens, and sent by him
across the ocean for publication And from
such an inky embryo, probably. Little Nell
and Dorritt, through agonized printers
hands. struggled into life Charles Dickens
doesn't copy-that's plain, but crosses out. /"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

The New York Herald thinks that it is
Louis Napoleon's policy. to pick quarrel,
and fight with but one nation, at time
and, it asks, whose turn comes next! ssome
say England; some say he will have round
first with some Of the German States. At
any rate, it seems to be the general impress
sion, that lie will have to go on again. shortly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

In note appended to the last quarterly
Report of the Bank Of the Old Dominion.
VIM. N. McVeigh, esq, the President of the
Bank. says-"This Bank continues the re-
demption of her notes at the Merchants Bank
of Baltimore, ut one fourth of one per cent
discount"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

Certain Of the Black Republicans, and
their agents, at Chicago, have recently a"s's'
ted in executing the Fugitive Slave Law
.'for consideration" Being we'll paid
they captured three runaways. and sent them
of to their master in st. Louis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

Our readers will see from the School ad-
vertisementa, from different parts of the
State, that the advantages for Education are
presented to the public, by numerous com
pstent Teachers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

The Blackberry trade" in several Of the
coantiee of Kentucky, is already consdera-
bic one, and is increasing every year. The
berries are sold in Cincinnati at good profit
to the piekers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28
Bank of Manassas.

Unpublished, few days ago, the Report
of the Bank Of Manassas, up to July |, 1859.
Appended to the official publication Of this
Report, is the following
This return is insufficient, and the atten-
ton of the Bank must be called Immediately
to the fact here reported, OF the vast dlspro-
portion between the specie and circulation
This must be explained and the dspropor-
ton reduced to legal limits, or the law will be
enforced. III. a. WISE.
July 1tl,, 1859.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

Two men were arrested in Ricinm"nd. last
week. charged with robbing several dry
goods stores in Fredericksburg. Their names
are Heath alias Ridley, and Gallegher-both
old offenders. An accomplice. named Mi
nor. has. since been. also. arrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

French, Sariinians Aus'rianS, SoIeTln".........'
These figures show that if the armies III
Italy had fought as desperately at Solterlno
as our soldiers, the English and the Mex
cans did in the above engagements, their
loss should have been four or five times as
great rs reported Did they fight AS well?-
Or are the bulletins false?-N. \. Herdid
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

ANErpoTE uF RuruS CuoArE.-The brief
address of DR.. Adams, delivered over the
body of Mr.. Choate. on Saturday, was full
of testimony to the warmth Of Mr. Ch"ate's
heart and the beauty Of his character
Hardly ever was Il more beautiful thing
-aid ol himself by any man, than one which
DR.. Adams related ~ told by Mr. Choato Of
himself, when boy. lie used to drive
homo his fathers COWS and, 'as all boys
must who would drive cows well, he some
times cut y switch to help him along. But,
he said, he remembered going back after he
hud thrown the switch away and picking It
up and laying it beneath the tree from which
Inc had cut it, because he felt ms if there
must be a sort Of natural ycarnins 10 have
il there again. '-Boston CoUier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

PsRENTAL GnyERNMESr.-Said the moth
or of John aud Charles Wesley. The first
step to form the mind Of c!.ild is to cone
quar- it, will. When once subdued, then
many indulgences can be safely granted
Said the guilty Webster, when about to
die for tho fatal blow he dealt poor Parkman
not in malice, but in RAJ GIN early
childhood, mine was quick and otthanded
temper, ichich lrdS necsr subia,d. was II
pelted and INDUCED child, and all this is the
end OF it." Restraints are necessary for the
young.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

ABUNDANCE qr NE"ErAgLEs.--The ship.
ment IF vegetables from Norfolk, Va, has con
sidernbIy fallen off within n few days. owing
to the fact that most of the northern markets
are glutted. and the truck hardly pays freight.
The Norfolk Day BOOK says:
We learn that hundreds of boxes Of toma
toes have been thrown overheard at New
York, and in RaltmUrn sr:urrs Lave been
given away on payment Of freight The
Roanoke took of On Saturday 100 packages
for New York. The Th"mas Swami carried
away 600 packages for Phladel phia, and
the Adelaide took 800 barrels to Baltimore.
The impression, however is that it will not
pay. and much OF it will bp lost
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

An AMERICAN CITIZEN ~ THE Ban
PARLIAsENr.-The member for DartpOg
in the new british Parliament is Captain )
W. schenley, whose marriage with veal
heiress Of Pittsburg is not torsot'r'
Less than nine years ago the gallant "a.
tain, who has 40 brilliantly carried III u
beauty aud jewel Of boardIng-Schc'1
Long Island when her family hal ion'
hoped she would be, like the Roman '.
siuia, the bride of study for while "
naturslized in due form as a citizen of y.
United States. In the Pttsburg DIS"
also, he holds immense landed property, .
right Of his wife, yet, singularly enough
considered loyal subject of Queen lc''''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

The large majority Of the American jour
nails condemn the terms of the Peace just
concluded in Europe-professing to be dis
appointed at the result-especially at the
condition of Venice. By the way. what il
to be done with Kossuth. who had just com,
menced operations for Hungary? We sup
pose France would assist Austria now. to
keep Hungary "in order" All the fond
anticipations. both with regard to Hungary
and Poland, have again been "nipped in
the bud"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28
least6 Il

The Louisville journal of July 23d. says;
"A rnnor has reached ns that Vice President
Brectinridge has taken the Stn~p ~ the
xshlanA District. l. das hope Of Swing
3suosD
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

The Mobile papers announce the death OF
the Hon. John Gayle. Judge of the United
States District Court Of Alabama, who died
at his residence, near Mobile, ON the 2lst in
slant. He was in the 9th year Of his age.
Judge Gayle was among the most honored
citizens of Alabama, having spent the grea-
ter part of his life in the public service, and
filled nearly every post Of distinction in the
State. He was twice Governor Of the State,
and represented the Mobile district one term
in the Congress of the United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

IN PRErTY FIx.-A lady and gen,
tlemsu in this vicinity, CHANGING t" hr %
ing du natural, but unseen by each ''".
being separated by ledge of rocks .r %
chievous by exchanged one pile OF tiY,J ,..
for the other. Their perplexity and rD,U ~,
rassment on emerging from the water =. =,
he better imagined than described oI' ~,
ing no other alternative, the lady d""s ~
the male and the gentleman the lr''I""
parel, hoops and everything, ana w.
their way to their homes IN that gus
NsU Harsa Neps.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

The Kenmore and Sslvington estates, near
Pssdsricksburg, are offered for sale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-28

The TOMATO ~ FooD.-Dr. Bennett, pro-
lessor of some celebrity. considers the toma
to IN invaluable article of diet, and ascribes
to it very important medical properties:
lst That the tomato Is one Of the most
powerful aperients Of the liver and other or
cans: where culomel is Indicated. it is proba-
bly, one of the most effective and the least
harmful remedial agents known to the pro
iession. ID That chemical extract will
be obtained from it that will supersedc the
use Of calome in the cure OF disease. Sd.
That he has successfully treated diarrhel
with this article alone. 4th. That when
used rs au article Of diet it is almost sover-
rign for dyspepsia and indigestion. 9th
That it should be constantly used for daily
food either cooked, raw, or in the form Of
catsup, it is the most healthy article now in