Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-29
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Three projects for an Atlantic telegraph
are now under consideration in London
One is by the old company. asking Govern
ment aid, aud the others by new companies,
both Of which propose trying cables on
their own hook, of cheap construction.
The Court House at Portsmouth, Ohio, us
We learn from the Tribune, was struck by
lightning on Monday week, and regular
jumping around took place among the Off
Gals. Capt W. c. Applcr. assistant to the
Auditors office, was Knocked down, and
MIR. John b. Gregory, (Republicau candi-
date for Board OF Public Works, was very
severely shocked, while sitting in his Office
window.
AT Patterson, n j., on Friday Last. when
the Buffalo express train from Jersey City
was passing the Lafayette street crossing.
the locomotive struck a horse driven by
Mrnsel, the North Ward baker, making u
total wreck Of the wagon-throwimg the
horse loose from the vehicle and pitching
him distance Of sixty feet before striking.
The Indian boy who fired the residence of
Col. Stephenson, near Red Bluff, in Califor-
MIA, causing the death of one man, two wO-
men and five children, was examined before
Justice Goodrich, at Red Bluff. and dis
charged Immediately after the examina-
ton was terminated, the boy was taken in
charge by citizens and executed by being
hung to tree.
The Troy IN. " Wing says, a man named
Warren Johnson died recently at Pttstown,
from the effects of brandy. He fell in con-
pany, at a tavern, with two RAILROAD men,"
one of whom told Johnson that he would pay
for Us liquor il he would drink what he
should pour out. johnson agreed to this,
and r. r. man turned out tumbier .fW Cf
hrandy. This was drunk by j., when the
r. r. men asked him if he would drink an
other. johnson said he would, and drank
tie second tumJler FIJI, soon after He soon
became senseless, was carried home, and
died on Monday evening.
The Richmond Dispatch says:-"We have
Just been informed of remarkable instance
OF early development in Franklin county, Va.
1t is that of negro woman belonging to
gentleman in that county, who gave birth to
female child at IA years Of age Tn. daugh-
ter improved upon the example of the moth
er and gave birth to child at eleven years
of age. So that there is only difference OF
twenty-six years between the ages OF the
grandmother and granddaughter"
A drunken man named Ryan, whilst mad
with drink, attempted in Rockford ILL.,, on
Saturday, to kill young lady named Jane
l.. Roy, with an axe. She Jumped from Il
window and escaped, when the drunken
wretch, armed with club, and without a
particle Of clothing on his person, pursued
her, but was overtaken and captured by spec
tators before doing her any injury.
One day last week, a sewer in ST. Louis
cuved in, burying in the chasm a wagon, and
four horses, all of which were killed except
one. The driver feeling the street giving
way. Jumped from the of wheel horse and
escaped, but his team Went down, out OF
sight, and was buried with masses of dirt
for forty eight hours.
In reply to letter of inquiry, Mr.. Wool
sey. of Alabama, writes to the Savannah
Republican very fattering account of his
experience with the camels recently intro
duced on his plantation, near SELMA
Though very much reduced in flesh by the
long voyage from the Canary Islands, they
have worked to his entire satisfaction.
On Wednesday afternoon, the amlable
wife of clergyman residing in Boston.
caught one of her feet in her h"oped skirt
in such manner Us to throw her down with
such violence as to break one of her legs
Yesterday, the sufferer was rs comfortable rs
could be expected.
The wife of IL merchant in Milwaukee,
who was Jealous of her husband, mistook Il
dummy in his store for bona .fde woman,
few days since, and in her rage, fired Il
pistol mt it. The husband screamed and the
wife tainted, but mutual explanations soon
placed affairs right again