Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-01
News Of the Day.
"76 show the Uery age and body Of the TINES.

ITO shoU the Ue,y age body Of the TINES"
Four companies United States Artillery
from Fort Monroe, were to arrive in Balti-
more in the Norfolk boat yesterday. They
were to proceed Immediately to lIarpe, s
Ferry, where they will he stationed within
the Armory grounds, under the command of
Colonel Lee u. 5. A. They will take their
camp equipage, tents, guns. &c, with them,
and ii is presumed, will remain at the Ferry
until the execution of old Brown and his as
sociates puts an end to the excitement now
existing in Virginia.
The State Of 6rginia has taken posses
sion of the Winchester and Potomac rail
road and will allow the transportation of the
military only between Earper's Ferry and
Charlestown The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company acting under the advice
OF the Nirg inia authorities, has arranged IL
AVOID taking any passengers to-day and to
morrow to the vicinity OF the Ferry except
such US are travelling for legitimate purposes.
Few Of our readers, says the New York
correspondent Of the Boston Post are aware
that citizen Of New York possesses the larg-
est telescope in private hands, in America,
aud with the single exception of that at liar.
ward, one larger than any belonging to our
public institutions. But the statement is n
true one. and this splendid practical proof
of devotion to science has been shown by
Lewis Nj. Rutherford, esq.
trees brought from New York State, have
been purchased by the famers Of Cecil coun-
~, Md, during the present season. They
were principally apple trees, but there were
many peach, plum, pear aud cherry trees,
aud few apricots. A large quantity OF
currant gooseberry and raspberry bushes
and straw berry vines were also sold.
At Yonkers, ~ Y, last Friday, an insane
mau named John Molloy, attacked and stab
bed Mrs. Hill, then Il Mrs. Pollock, next
the wife of Capt. Underhill and then threw
her child into the street lie then proceed
ed to the house of the Rev. MIR. Lynch, !.
Catholic priest and attacked him, aud stab
bed his servant girl, who came to his ;lssls-
lance After this he was arrested. None
of his victims are seriously wounded.
A slave of VIM. Eagle, esq, residing near
Licksyile, Frederick county, Nd, was found
dead on Tuesday morning Of last week, in
Mr. John +. Washes mill, having been
crushed to death by large wheel, weighing
upwards OF 500 pounds, falling upon him.
1t is supposed he entered the mill for the
purpose Of stealing.
On Monday morning, Mr.. John o. Rocka-
fellow, gentleman well known i'll Harris
burg, Pa, while aborng under an attack of
mania pnrtu, jumped through his chamber
window on the thirl-story of the State Capt.
tai Hotel in that town, and falling on the
brick pavement below, WAS almost Instantly
killed.
DR.. King writes from Athens, September
"a to the Missionary House in Boston, that
he has been again most unexpectedly cited
to appear before the judicial authorities OF
Athens to answer the charges brought
against him two and half years since, Of
secretly attempting to establish II new rell-
gion not recognised by the government.
The contracts for wrapping paper and
hemp Irvine. for the use Of the Post Office
Department. for four years from the lst of
January next, have been awarded to JeSsup
Il Moore, of Philadelphia. Those for cotton
twine and sealing-wax have been awarded,
to s. ID. Elwood, Of Detroit, Michigan.
The whole Of Mexico, between Guadalaja-
IA and Topic, is a total waste; the ranches,
haciendas, and villages are entirely deserted,
and the only sign Of life you meet with on
the road is an occasional band OF mounted
robbers.
The other day the Mayor of fernandina,
Fla, dined on new green peas. This same
Mayor has yet his hear. upon fresh tomatoes
on Christmas. 1t is growing country
vegetables all the year round.
1t is said that John t. Brown, democrat,
elected to the House Of Representatives from
the fifth Congressional District Of kentucky,
will not take his seat at the opening OF Con
gress, he being under the constitutional age.
The Philadelphia Ledger is printed on
paper made from Begasse or Sorghum, in 9th
er words the stalk OF the Chinese Sugar Cane
The Texas sugar crop has been inlued by
the re cent frosts.