Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-23
News o. the Day.
To sho0 the ee,y age and body Of the TINES

ed. The ship Argo was to sail for New York
on the 9Th, with 600 tons Of guano, and the
Polynesan on the 9th, with LOO TONS
The Gosport was lying off waiting a cargo.
The brig Josephine arrived on the 3D. The
Modern Times was loading at Mexican Is
land for New York. New discoveries of
guano had been made at Independence Is
land.
The new steering apparatus for the Great
Eastern, which is, says the London Times,
simple and most ingenious invention, is due
to Mr.. Langley, the ship builder of Deptford.
BY means Of this, Capt. Harrison, or the Off
Ger of the watch on the bridge, will be ena
bled to steer the ship by single indicator
with as much certainty as if he guided the
wheel himself.
The people of Groton Mass have been
moving in the matter of the violation Of the
temperance laws. The other day they ar
rested victim, and for want of lookup
in the town placed him in an empty bag
gage car for the night. During the night
freight engine backed up to the train, and
steamed away with the "Groton jail and
us COulcHlS. 1Hc dWShC W
his condition. but did not succeed i'll max
ing his case known until the arrival OF the
train in Portland, Maine.
The Utica Herald tells of singular oc
currence that took place on board Il Central
Railroad train in that city last Thursday
night The captain of the night watch hap
pening to be ut the railroad depot, was APP
piled to by a man named Harper to rescue
his children from the custody of man who
had kidnapped them under the pretencc that
Harper owed him money, for which reason
he had seized the children. Capt keiser
weat into the cars asked the children ifthey
desired to accompany Harper, to which they
replied that they did, and that he was their
father. ThereupOn, the officer delivered
them to their father, in spite Of the boisterouS
threats of the conductor.
The case of VIM Mower, colored barber
of Hudson City, who was tarred and teath-
cred by a number of residents of that city,
in the latter part of July, 1856, came on i'll
the New York Supreme court on Tuesday.
The plaintiff sues number of persons, and
lays his damages at 10000. The tarring
and feathering is said to have been rcsorted
to in consequence of belief that the barber
had been guilty Of decoying away from her
fathers house and running an insane daush-
ter of Mr.. Elting, one of the defendants.
Madame Poitevn, widow of the we'll
known eronaut, recently made a balloon AS
cension at Rouen, (France,) accompanied in
the car by her assistant, in the costume Of
Sancho Panza, while below was suspended
don key, mounted by u new Dulciuea del
TOb0so, whose white toilet was visible when
the balloon itself could hardly be perceived.
The descent was effected in safety ut Fran
queville.
The gallant veteran. Charles Stewart, sen
Tor officer Of the United States navy, on Tues
day resumed the command of the Philadel-
phia navy yard. He was enthusiastically
received in al open area Of the grounds, and
was addressed in very kind and friendly
manner by William Badger, esq, Naval o.
ticer of the port.
A Camp Floyd correspondent of the Bos-
ton Traveller says that polygamy stalks
abroad in the presence Of Judges Of the
United States Courts and the army. The
women Of the Territory are daily being mar
ried to grey-headed old men, that have al
ready six, ten, and twelve wives each, and Il
score or two of children.
There seems to be no ground for doubling
any longer, that the cultivation of the Poppy
is rapidly extending in China. A correspon-
dent of the North China Herald states that
opium is becoming the winter crop of seve-
raj provinces. especially Of Lunan, llonan,
and Che-keang and that the growers are
yearly bringing it to greater perfection.
The passengers on the steamer Persia avail
cd themselves of an interval before landing to
pass resolutions Of appreciation and thanks
to Capt. Judkins, his engineers, officers, and
crew, for the skilful and efficient manner in
which they conducted themselves during the
perilous voyage just made.
There is now lying mt one of the wharvcs at
Baltimore, a French vessel, La lHlede Dieppc,
which is being loaded by New York house,
Ladd < Co, for China. Her destination is
Shanghai, where she will take in cargo Of
teas for Baltimore.
The steamboat John Faron was destroyed
by fire near Greenpoint, New York, on
Tuesday. The loss is estimated at 10000,
on which there is full insurance. The
origin Of the fire is not known, rs the boat
was unemployed.
Governor Packer of Pa, has issued his
proclamation, announcing that the Commits
sioners of the sinking fund have reported to
him that they have, since the first of De
cember last, redeemed the debt of the Com
monwealth to the amount of 81 l3I, 1886.
VIM. P. Nicholas, has been appointed
postmaster at Keezletown, Rockingham couu-
", Va, vice John NJ. Huffman. resigned;
Benson NJ. Wright, postmaster at Applewood,
Caroline county, Va, vice H. W. Allen re-
signed
a machine has been patented in England
for copying the written manuscript of a
message, and though it has worked success
fully for distance of three hundred and
ninety miles, it is yet in crude state.
Twenty-Five thousand of the California
seven per cent. bonds have been redeemed
by the State OF 1921.
ABDUCTION OF A GIRL EY An lNDIAN.-At
Sacrament, Wis, on Tuesday evening last,