Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-25
News of the Day.
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the 30th of June, 1858, the namesof 253 rev
dictionary soldiers. OF this small remnan
of heroes, information has been received tina
during the succeeding half year ii went t,
their long account, leaving upon the first day
of the present year, 201 survivors. The age,
Of some of these soldiers are stated to hay,
been from 100 to l03 years. Thus is dwind
ling away the small number OF that gallan
band
The United States steamship Lancaster
built at Philadelphia. made trial trip I
few days ago. which fully realized the ex
pcctations formed of her qualities. She ar
rived mt Norfolk on Sunday last, after being
a terrific gale on Friday night in the Gull
Stream, and never faltered for forty-eigh
hours driving through the gale at five anC
u half miles per hour.
The Norfolk Argus says:-"The Rev. A
J. Gilman. pastor Of the Butte street Metho
dist Episcopal African Church, in our city
has under his ministry for the last month 81
two, been favored with one of the most pow
erful revivals that has ever been known ir
our city for score of years. There have
been on several occasions between two hun
and fifty and three hundred penitents at one
time"
| John Morris, a stone cutter, about % years
of age, came to his death at Columbia IS. G.
on the night of of the Goth instant, by fall
ing from the third story window of his
boarding house He had seated himself on
the window to smoke, previous to retiring
and whilst thus situated fell asleep, lost his
balance, and was precipitated to the side
walk
The money found in Cohocksink Greek, Pa,
is believed to have been stolen from the Union
Bank, at jackson, Teen, when the clerk,
George Miller, was murdered, on the night
of the I'd of February last OF the money
taken, SOC, 900 was in notes of the Bank,
said to he of the character and denomina-
ton Of those found.
Wednesday was the anniversary of the bat
tie of Crany Island, Va, in which the Amer
lean forces displayed great bravery. OF
Emmerson's celebrated artillery but two
members are now living. Col. William p.
Young, now of Washington, and Edward
Carter of Portsmouth, Va.
A project is on foot in New York to erect
all immense oblong bathing structure, cover
ing II acres, between the 4th and 5th ave-
nues, on Madison square, besides 3 acres to
be laid out in garden, ante room, &c. The
bathing tanks will be of solid masonry and
coated with marble tiles.
The family of Mrs. Goodman, in Hart
ford, Conn, after eating some smoked beet
at the tea table. recently. were taken with
violent purging and vomiting. DIR. Brown
tried some Of the beef, and he also took sick;
and dog, to which piece was given, was
afflicted in the same way.
The funds have been received by the Bank
of the State of New York to pay the cou-
pons of the State of Virginia, due July l.
Also, on the bonds of the Alabama and
Florida Railroad Company, OF Florida, due
same date.
1t is stated that the Rev. DIR. Odenheimer
accepts the Office of bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of New Jersey. and the
ordination will take place at the General
Convention. to be held ut Richmond, Va, in
October next.
Winan's experiment steamship was sunk
at the wharf, in Baltimore in consequence
of workman neglecting to close sup
ply-pipe. Steam fire engines were engaG-
ed in pumping her out, and she was raised
again yesterday.
The Democratic Convention at Warrenton,
Georgia, have nominated Alexander e. Wal
ker, former member of the Georgia Legis-
lature, to the United States House of Repre-
sentatives, in the place Of Hon Alexander
H. Stephens, declined.
Her Maiesty's sloop Heron, on the 9th OF
May, in latitude n, longitude IA SO W.,
being two hundred miles from the coast OF
Africa, was caught in tornado and instant
ly capszed One hnnd,ed and secem ~ tie
crer mtre lost.
An English coroner's jury have recently
returned verdict of manslaughter against
an owner of pleasure boats for letting one
of them out in an unsafe condition. by rea-
son of which one of the party hiring 1t was
drowned.
1t appears that the late frosts have done
80 much damage in the upper section OF Al
leghany County. Md, that the county COM
missioners have ordered levy of $500 to
relieve the sufferers.
Among the patents granted last week were
the following to citizens of Washington
Charles N. Tyler for improvement in the man.
ufacture of gas John W. Smith, for I'M
provement of gas-retorts.
The Art Commission recently appointed
bv the President have entered upon the dis
charge of their duties. They intend, it is
understood, to make an entire change in re-
gard to the decorations of the C"pitol.
The President. under recent act OF Cor
gress, has appointed Lieutenant Norton OF
the Corps Of Engineers, to take charge OF
the completed PORTIONS of the Washington
Aqaeduct.
From tho annual report of the ST. LOUIS
agency of the American Tract Society We
learn that, despite the hardness of the times
it is now by far more prosperous than ever
! in its numbers of colporteurs