Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-02
News of the Day.
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The extraordinary amount Of rain which
'cll in this vicinity during the past week,
seems to have extended westward over a
wide scope of TERRITORY. swelling rivers, creeks.
and streams Of every size, to 4 booming
treshet.
The result Of the recent competition Of
the New York. Railroads for the carry.
ing trade To the West is already foreshadow.
ed. Ofcourse, nobody suffers but the un-
fortunate stockholders and bOndholders, whose
means of payment are !hus sacrificed 10 IN
insane fight, in which he who c"nqnrrs is
bound to come of worst.
The New York Courier and Enquirer in,
forms Us that the standard OF inspection for
Hour was to be still further advanced during
tho present season.. according I" Il report
which circulated al the Corn Exchange ia
that city On Wednesday. though it was not
ascertained how soon the change ia the 5taH-
dard would take place.
The will of the late DR.. Thomas p. Mutter.
executed i'll Paris in ISIS, and Just recorded
at the office in Philadelphia. b-quesths $50
900. 10 be held in trust by the Coll-g. oi
Physicians al Philalelphia, to complete III,
rangements made with that Institution IN
reference to the museum Of the deceased. -
The sum of $4,000 is also bequeathed for the
founding of II ward for incurables III CON
nection with the Protestant Episcopal Hos
pital Of Philadrlphia.
Lady Morgan died III London On the 18th
ult. She was the daughter vi an actor named
O~enson. and MAS born III Dublin about
1859. She became known IA an authorizes
by q collection If poems called the Lay OF
The Irish Harp" and by the wild Irish
Girl" and one or two other ruinanr,s. She
married Sir Charles Morgan, Il physician, in
Isle, after which she spent several years Oh
the continent. During this time she published
Florence Mccarthy" 'O'ponnel,' and the
France" and Italy" very clever books On
those countries.
The Judson white girl, whose rlopement
from Pontiac, Mich, with the negro doe,
some time since caused considerable talk. is
now in Canada, living with him. having
again deserted her home and friends. On
tho occasion Of her former elopement. her
father and brother took her to Indiana
where a divorce WAS obtained. She went
home with them and remained until last
week, when she again left. with or without
the consent of her parents, and came to De-
troit. Crossing the river. she found Joe, and
they were speedily married for the SECOND
time.
John Sanders, who has been confined in
Jail ut Harrisburg for some " wears, upon
a charge Of Kidnapping negroes, has been
pardoned by Gov. Packer. and was liberia
ted on Thursday. \ daughter OF his. it is
said, died on Wednesday, and made a dying
request that she might be permitted to see
her father, which was refused. lie was lib
Grated. however, III time To assist i'll consign-
ing her 10 the grave.
Professor Dove, II Prussiau, has discovered
TIM. the best executed copies Of steel or cop
per-platc engravinGs, can be distinguished
from the originals, 10y placing them together
in Il binocular stereoscope, when the differ
ence between the print produced by the oriSl-
nal plate and the spurious copy IL seen IT a
glance. This will be- i sure metlod Of de
tecting counterfeit bank bills.
The Wilmington and Manchester Railroad
Company has a rule that denies its liability
for the loss of baggage to All amount over
500. 4. passenger recently sued them III
the court at Darlington. South Carolina. for
$500, which ne proved Ia he the value OF his
trunks and contents, and recovered that sum.
The Judge instructed the iurythat n railroad
company could not limit its liabilities.
Charles Fsnno Hoffman, SO longan inmate
Of the State Lunatic Asylum ut Harrisburg,
Pa. says the New York correspondent Of tue
Boston Transcript, is in good physical
health, but terribly annoyed by illusions Of
sight and hearing, though at times very plea,
SAINT and sociabls, exhibiting ali his old
fire and energy"
A little colored boy. ahout 1 years Did. be
longing to Mr.. Jonathan Potts. Of Scottsville,
A!bomaile county. Va, died on Ihrsday
night l4tbl from the effects Of eating the
poisonous substance which composes the Or
binary friction matches
1t is stated that there are 10 less than
eighteen persons in the romhs of New York,
ON charges of murder, homicide and arson
4 truly formidable list.
Two boys w.re recently arrested at Liver
pool for putting chronste Of potash, a zorro
sivs poison, intothe holy-water font ofs Cath-
Ole church
The trustees Of ,hs proposed lnobriate
ASYLUM in New York. have issued an appeal
to the CHI -ches Of the United States, aud the
American public. for assistance.
Parisians have been greatly astnnished at
the racent death Of Alexander Dumas wife.
The lady WIS quite unknown
Eli Thaynr is Organizing q company at
Worcester, Mass, 10 cmigrate ~ NeTe!Q. his
Virginia town.
The Abolition Cry"
We take OCCASION this week Ia express our
views upon the improperly otlen lndulsed III.
of making the charge OF abollti"n against men