Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14
News of the Day.
TO Mom the rely age and body efMe TIMES

ITO sho~ the re,y age and body cfhe TINES
The Seventh Annual Session of the United
States Agricultural Society commenced at
the Smithsonian Institution on Wednesday
morning. There was a very respectable at
tendance Of gentlemen coming from twenty
one States and two Territories embracing
delegations from prominent State and county
societies.
The case of Ross Winans, against the
New York and Erie Railroad Company for a
patent covering the observation-disclosures, which
was tried two years ago before Judge \. h.
Hall. in the Circuit Court Of the United
States. AT Il term held at CanandalSua: III
which Il judgment was rendered against
WinanS bv Il Jury under the ruling OF the
Court and then appealed by him, was on
Monday. the 10th instant, decided against
Winans in the Supreme Court of the United
States. That highest judicial tribunal al
firmed the Judgment of the Circuit court
Thus ends one Of the most important patent
cases that was ever tried in this country, IN
~yolying rs it did, in its issue, millions Of dol
lars. ond affecting directly every Railroad
Company in the United States.
Mr.. Lloyd, the publisher Of a book on De
Soto. is before Congress. asking that body to
buy 10000 copies at $50 per copy, to be
distributed among the various State libraries
of the nation. 1t does not seem to occur
to Mr.. LLOYD. that if the State libraries want
this interesting work, the State libraries
should buy it for themselves, and not put
themselves ON a level with paupers. by asking
a gratuitv of 81 80 from Congress. This is
a small business for State libraries, though a
profitable one for the publisher.
The January term of the Loudoun Coun-
tv Court was commenced Of Tuesday. The
trial of Mr.. Joel Osburn, charged with NAL
treating his servant. Il negro man, and there
BY causing his death, was the first case on
docket. c. b. Tebbs esq, for the prosccu-
ton and X. Y. Conrad, esq, Of Winchester.
and Henry ~lIcaton. esq. for the Defence
Considerable interest is manifested in this
case.
4 private letter from Paris states that u
French company, organized at the wish OF
the Emperor. are about to purchase the Collins
steamers, tobc placed. with others, as a regu-
lar line of packets between France and New
York, the French government having agreed
to pay to the company a yearly sum Of ID
100000 francs for carrying the mails.
The lands of the I>thmuS of Tehuantcpec
are said to be exceedingly fertile producing
sugar. coffee. rice, tobacco, maize, oranges,
lemons, bananas, and almost every other
tropical fruit and vegetable, in advance, and
only await the arrival Of new race OF men
and anew order Of things.-Ccrtainly. "Man'
ifcst Destiny"
Alump of gold weighing forty-fvc ounces,
and worth $40, was taken out on Sunday,
18th December. from Mccham & Co.'S claim,
in Illinois Canon, Just above Poker's Flat,
Sierra county. California. 1t was found,
according to a Maysville paper, by Mr.. James
Harris. of Baltimore, who had not been over
a week in the country.
We observe that Vim. NJ. Semplc, esq, Of
the Lynchburg Nirginian is a candidate fol
Clerk Of the Hastings Court Of that city
A more honorable does not tread the soil
of Virginia. lie adds to this, every qualif'
cation necessary for the position to which he
aspires.
The public has lately heard much about
the adulteration Of various kinds of food. and
vet is not aware that a large proportion Of THE
eggs now being eaten in London, are what
is called picked eggs This 'pickling'
is done during the summer. while eggs are at
a low price. by mixing lime and water i'll
casks and filing the casks with eggs. per-
hitting them to lie four or six months i'll this
hot lime mixture. thus DESTROYING all the
natural flavor and nutritiyc power of tlc
eggs. rendering them insipid to the taste and
i]lnpregnated with Il strong detection of lime,
which is injurious to the stomach.
4 party of men Infatuated by liquor and
bad passions. says the Memphis Avalanche,
made a descent upon two houses of ill-famc
in the southern suburbs of the city on Friday
night last. kept respectively by Margaret
HAYDEN and her sister. Bridget Hayden. In
both instances they made complete wrecks OF
the premises. destroying the furniture and
assaulting the occupants. Sixteen of the
party were arrested on the ground hy the po-
lice. while several Of the rioters escaped.
The Wythevillc Telegraph says the iailor OF
that county has a shanghai hen which layed
one dav in December last. three large eggs
one of which contained two yolks. This hen
has been having two eggs regularly Il day
for the last two months, and appears to be
almost equal to Wyman's mysterious egg
bag!
The editor Of the Martinsburg Gazette has
Just completed a census Of that town, show
ingit to contain q population of 3,lo2 souls,
including 2l2 slaves and ~ free colorcd per
SONS. Ii also contains jj3 houses and SOD
600 worth Of taxable property, exclusive Of
So, 900 worth of church property.
A little daughter. Of a German named
Frederick Wesner. was burnt to death at St.
Louis on Sunday last. 1t is alleged that he
had ouarrelIcd with his wife, and during her
temporary absence from the hoHse lit 4 pile
of shavings and put the child upon it, going
out Immediately after. O.
1t appears from the report of the inspector
that during December, there were exported
from Hampton Roads ll1,352 bushels, of
oysters: from the lia~ppahnnnock river 6S.-
600 bushels. and from York river 4J.4OV bus
hcls. This is, however, but Il small portion
of the oyster trade of Virginia.