Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-11-09
News Of the Day.
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the ship Royal Charter, from Australia, was
totally lost in Muffin Bay, near Bangor
She had upwards of four hundred persons
ON board, and only ten were said I" have
been saved. She had also half Il million
sterling in gold ON board. When the disas-
ter took place was not known, rs the tcie-
graph line had ceased to work. There had
been "A destructive storm along the coast.
There was some hope that the loss Of life
had been exaggerated. Some bodies We're
being washed ashore when the account WAS
sent off.
The Propeller Ohio, bound 10 Buffalo,
from Cleveland, with a carg" of three hun
dred and fifty tons merchandise, when ten
miles of Long Point, below Erie. on sun
day morning, ut two o'clock, blew up, and
sank i'm ten minutes. There were seventeen
persons aboard, Of whom Thomas Corhet,
second mate, and Michael Danlgan, wheels.
man, were lost. The remaining fifteen per
sons drifted in Il yawl boat without oars in
high sea. with little clothing. fifteen hours,
when the propeller Equator picked them up,
and took them to Snndusky. The OH" was
owned by the American Transportation
Company. 1t is said that there is no insur-
ance
A discovery of great Importance has uSt
been made by the State Geologst in Texas,
who has been making geological examlna-
ton of a portion of the State. These sur
veys have developed the existence OF vast
deposits Of good workable iron ure which will
exercise an important influence on the for
tunes Of that part OF the State. This iron re-
ginn embraces considerable portions of San
| Augustine, Sabine, Cherokee, Nocogloches
! Shelby, Rusk, Pamela and Smith. Tertiary
coal or Ignite. beds of limestone, pipe clay,
rerock and hydraulic limestone have also
been found. These discoveries are Of great
Importance not only to Texas, but tn Lou
isiana and New Orleans especially, and
will hasten the construction of rail Roads al
ready in progress, which connect that city
directly with the part of the country III
which the discoveries have been made.
The following incident occurred in Pow
hatan County, a few days since. A wealthy
lady, owning large number Of slaves, an
nounced to her household that she wa,
about to unite her destiny with IN estimablc
4
quarter, the servants took council together
and the day after purse was sent III to the
mistress, each slave contributing twenty-five
cents, with the request that she would pur
chase handsome Bible. and receive it from
them as u bridal present. Tho Bible was
bought aud will ever b. held as one Of til,
most sacred treasures OF the young and
beautiful bride.
The lIolston Conference Of NJ. f. Church
embracing the Eastern portion of Tennessee
and the Wytheville and Abingdon Circuits
in Virginia, which has been sitting IN Abing
don, for week past, Bishop Early prc>d
ing, adjourned on Thursday, having had /;
harmonious and interesting session. w
understand that the Conference has pur
chased the residence of Mr.. Thomas l.
Preston, at Abingdon, for female semina
ry, for the sum Of $4,000. What DISPOSE
t.n is to be made of the Martha Washing
ton College, which was purchased by the
Conference some two years since for the
same purpose, we have not heard.
The new Mexican mail Of the 2Gth Sep
tember arrived at ST. Louis on the 9th via
FL Paso, and the overland mail coach, the
Northern route having been abandoned
in consequence of Indian outrages along III,
line The passengers aud letters report tn,
continuance of drpredations and murder on
the plains by the Indians. A letter from
Taos, New Mexico to the Republican, men
tons battle between the Utah Indians rs
sisted by Mexiclns and band Of Arrapahoes
at the crossing Of the bel Norte, in which
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From the French West Indies we have
news datsd at Martinique and Guadalupe
on the 9th of September. The disease
which had been raging for some time at the
former island had entirely disappeared. =
The Governor Of Martinique had authorized
the republication ol the journal les .intL
| les, which had been suppressed since Deem
her, 1857. The Stella had arrived at Mar
Unique with $50 free lahorers from the East
on board, an event which was hailed with
great delight 10y the planters. who Were
much Inconvenience by the want Of aborers.
! A model of an omnibus has been exhibit
ed in Paris. The omnibus will accommo-
date IS passengers. The upper parts re
present a char-a- banc, with two longitudin-
al benches, with back common to both
There is likewise third bench behind the
coachman. These benches will accommodate
- persons, protected from rain and sun by
4 screen which may be raised or let down ut
pleasure. This omnibus appears to have
been approved hy the public.
Recent advices from the coast of Africa,
state that the recaptured Africans sent ont
in the Niagara are doing well. Many Of
them are placed in respectable families, and
all of them are acquiring the habits and Gus
toms of civilization. The Rebecca, from
New Orleans, had landed in Liberia forty
two colored persons. made free by the will Of
the late John McDonogh. The Mcndi, Of
New York had also brought out fortythree
culored emigrants,
The ship Peerless from Calcutta, ria ST.
Helena, has arrived ut Boston, bringing ad-
vices from the latter port of Sept. -. Two
slavers, taken on the coast of Africa, by
British cruiser, were in port, and with their
cargoes had been condemned by the Admiral
ty court The name Of one was unknown;
the other was the Stephen ii. Townsend, of
New Orleans. Captain Walker. Z. Calyerly
Claughton, Bishop of ST. Helena, was expect
ed to arrive in November from Eng gland.
4 youth in the employ of Messrs. Duncan,
Sherman u Co., \. York. was sent on Thurs