Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-21
News OF the Day.
"T shop the rery age and body ftke TINES.

W
fremen paraded. The drizlly rain storm
and the streets were less crowded than is
usual ON such occasions In Boston, the
Custom House, most Of the Banks, aud
many stores were closed in honor Of the day.
The storm of Thursday night, on the Ches-
apeake is said TO have been one Of the most
violent even witnessed Capt. Cannon, ofthe
steamer Adelaide, going down to Norfolk, at
the time, says 1t exceeded anything Of the
kind he ever witnessed, thong h he has travel
led the ocean and bay since his boyho1d.-
Tie rain fell in torrents, and the thunder
ana lightning were appalling. lie had not
heard OF any damage On the bay.
On Friday morning young man named
Lawrence Murphy, carpenter by trade, fell
from the steeple Of St. Joseph's church in
Albany, and was killed lie was at work
upon scaifolI, engaged in fitting wooden
window frame in one of the openings, when
he either lost his balance or the scatfold
Welded, and he was precipitated to the ground
distance Of one hundred feet lie chung
to the frame he was adjusting, and both
came down together. lie expired in about
fifteen minutes after the accident. 1t lis some
what singular that two Of q family should
have fallen from the same building 1t was
only last summer that an elder brother,
| Thomas Murphy, fell from scaffold in the
inside of the building and escaped with a
broken arm.
The people of Bedford, Mass. the great
est undertaking city in the world, feel a
little poor at present. On Saturday week
| FIVE vessels arrived at that port from whal-
ing voyage of four or five years. The yes
sells have lost for their owners nearly SlOO,-
600. This was owing to the difficulty OF
taking the whales, and the decline in the
price of oil. The losses will fall chiefly upon
residents of New Bedford, Fairhaven, and
Falmouth. Another ship has since arrived
that has met with losses and more are to
| come
A firm doing bushes in Broadway, New
York, was recently sued by "a widow for the
loss Of her husband, whose death was caused
by the hoistway being open for ordinary use
without having around it proper guards or
ratings. The man came into the street
door and fell down the hoistway into the eel
lar, killing HIM almost Instantly. On the
first trial the jury gave $1,000. This was
deemed severe: new trial was granted the
past week, and the verdict was II 600.
In Cincinnati, last week, two sons Of Mr.
Van were amusing themselves in front of
their fathers residence, by jumping from
| dray. Strange to say, both received similar
injuries ut almost the same time, which re-
suited in their death yesterday morning.
Either from Overstralnlng or falling, III Jump
ing from the dray, they ruptured their omen
tums or cauls What makes this case more
singular is, that Mr.. Van has lost all his sons
| by accident-the two above named being
| the last ot eleven boys
The crew of the bark Orion have been eX-
amired before United States Commissioners
Bridghan, in New York, on the charge OF
being engaged in the slave trade. The Orion
| was taken on the coast of Africa. No new
facts were elected and the prisoners were
d,-"h.rg~i the Commissioners holding that
| there was not sufficient evidence that the
crow knew they were going ON slave voy-
age tn make them responsible Ill the mean
| Ing Of the statute.
la consequence of the failure of Congress
| I, authorize a continuance, the Post Master
General has notified the Charleston and iia-
yana steamship Company that their mail con,
tact expires on the %0th of June. and will
not be renewed unless they choose to accept
the pnsiaee as in full for services. The post
aye is, however, ~ inconsiderahle that 1t can
not he accepted, and the line will therefore
cease running
On Thursday afternoon there was heavy
and destructive hail storm in Montgomery
county. Maryland. 1t appeared to cross the
Potomac enthusiastically II little above the
Great Falls, and extended something over
half mile in width for some miles, making
great havoc in standing crops, trees, and
even out-huildings and dwelling houses IN
the line OF its path.
On the 18th of June, the Nahant estate,
known as the Prescott Cottage" Mass, was
sold by order of the Trustees of the late VIM.
III. Prescott. The estate comprised two
story house ana about one acre ot land, and
embraced the celebrated Swallows Cave"
and pea Island" Charles Inches ot Dos
ton was the purchaser at $3.50.
| Rev. Dr. Olennelllier, tiie DisHOp e'S"s Va
New Jersey, is in trouble. The diocese OF
New jersey has voted him salary OF 49,
600, hut it is feared that the engagement
will not he punctually met. The friends OF
DIR. Oderheimer are anxious that he should
have some permanent assurance OF his sala-
ry before accepting the position
1t is reported that MIR. Perry Rlgley, for
merly citizen of Macon, Georgia, has late
ly been garroted i'll the city Of Havana, on
a charge of carelessness or negligence in
RAINING a train, of which he was the engl-
neer, by which a run off occurred, and seSe'
raj persons lost their lives.
The population of the suffering district IN
the Arizore islands, numbers somewhere
from 10000 to 100000. The islands of St.
Michaels and Terceira have hitherto suppil-
ed in some measure the wants of their destl-
tute neighbors, but are no longer able to do
more than meet their own
Hon. Henry s. Foot has been nominated
by an enthusiastic public meeting at lazoo'
Miss. as a candidate to represent the fourth
Congressional district in that State lie con-
sents Ia run unless some other available can
didate representing his general views, shall