davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13
Letter from Orkney Springs.

Correspondence Of tie 4ieraRdria Gazette.
ORKNEY, IN THE MOUNTAINS, July llth,
lSj9.-Another year has passed and gone,
since last wrote you from this mountain
retreat. and with the past goes much to be
regretted, concerning deficiencies on our part
and shortcomings innumerable; but We all
must now deal with the present, and hope for
good in the future, and this shall be our
theme. From our little pleasant city, Ill the
way along the road to Orkney, what Il marked
change presents itself to the eye, when COM
pared with last year. or any previous year,
for the past five. .Such "a Wheu crop' Both
As regards quality and quantity, kind Pro
violence las not Z ven us such one for years
before; and it is all now secured. From all
| cap gIean believe the surplus from the
counties of Rockingham, Shenandoah Page,
and Warren. with u portion Of Frederick, will
not be much short Of two hundred thousand
barrels of hour-the natural outlet for which
will be the port Of Alexandria-allo Of which
must pass directly over the Manassas rails.
| think our Commission men may safely cal
culate upon Il very busy Fall trade, and
would urge upon them the great Importance
of stirring around among the people of these
counties. Npny Of onr best and strongest
CommiSSion houses are scarcely known in
this Valley.
1t affords me much pleasure to be able to
say that firmly believe the hopes and ex
pectations of Alexandria and her friends.
are soon Ia begin to be realized; and in re-
turn for the heavy outlay and pressing in
convenicuces her citizens have been obliged
Ia bear she will soon have long trains Of pro-
duce emptying their contents i'll her lap, and
making the warehouses of her merchants
groau under the weight thereof. | consider
our chances better for the future now, than
they have ever been before; and. whilst upon
this point, allow me to say, | believe the
direct steam communication from New York
to our port, will be- OF vast Importance to our
growth and strength We should all resolve
10 play second fiddle to no one-our aim
should be- 10 avoid the breaking Of bulk. if
possible, in all cases, Ia our port. ] contend
nature has given Alexandria position second
10 none south of New York and with our
lines Of Railroads made and making, our
Canal, and broad Potomac, all acting as
feeders, what can hinder willing aud in
dustrous people from occupyiuga high COM
mercial position AT this point? But enough
on this topic.
Now, here am at Orkney, and here |
find very pleasant company Of ladies and
gentlemen-some have come for pleasure,
and others Tor health. The company is
not large Yet. The prorrietors are max
ing considerable preparations for large
crowd Their new building now almost
completed, is II very handsome one, and adds
much To the appearance of things. These
gentlemen, Messrs. Mckay Bradford Il Co.,
deserve success. They do all in their power
Ia please.
If get time, want to write you long
letter from this place after my return here.
Should |, during my rambles. lind anything
10 interest you, you shall hear from me from
some other point. Yours. NJ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13
The Alianthus Tree.

4 Complaints are made in
New York and Philadelphia, of the tenden-
cy of the blossoms of this tree to produce
malaria. A great deal Of sickness, in the
former cities, is caused by the etfiuvia diff
fused by the flowers A correspondent Of
the Philadelphia Inquirer expresses the hope
that the Council Of that city will frame an
ordinance requiring all such poisonous trees
to he cut down. According to the New
York Times, the late researches of Professor
Hetet of the School of Medicine. of roulon.
France, ON the medicinal effects Ut the Allan
thus. now 80 common as Il shade-tree, show
that the bark contains a volatile oil, which
is so deleterious in its effects that the assis-
tants who had the evaporation OF the ex-
tract under their care would he seized with
vertigo and vomiting whenever they came
in contact with the vapors. That their well
known unpleasant exhalations are ct poi
sonous, as well a. disagreeable, nature, Is
further proved, says the Times, by the mum
Der of dead flies and other insects found un-
der this tree ut seasons. and also by their
sickening effect on delicate persons. partlcu-
larly children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13
The Capitol at Washington.

1t is fortunate that something yet remains
vi the amount appropriated Tor the Capitol
extension, So that the work thereon can lie
pursued without the unnecessary mronve-
niences and expense of suspensions We
learn that the original plan of the dome Is to
be slightly modified whereby the diameter
of the upper section will he greater than at
first intended, hut the height Of the dome
will be something less. The statuary design
ed for the pelmrnt Of the portico Of the new
Senate extension of the Capitol has been
excepting the central piece temporarily
placed on the floor Of the Hall OF Repre>en-
tativcs of the old House, pretty much as
they will stand in their final position The
tallcst Of these stand in the middle parts al
the prdmcnt, the others, of gradually less
height slipping Oft towards the extremes
The piece on the right of the centre piece
represents War" - marble figure of size
larger than life, representing young man
in the costume of the Revolutionary period,
of noble mien, with glowing eyes and soul
on fire. in the act of drawing his sword
The left hand piece OF equal height with the
other. represents woodman in thu act of
cutting down large tree, from the hollow
at the foot of which Il large serpent has gil
ded and is seen with embattled neck and
crest ready To throw himself on his human
dsturber, who appears unaware of the
stealthy foe 81 near him. On the right Of
the first-named statue SurcrSsively follow II
highly finished representation Of Commerce:
Youthful Science. with upward look, repre-
scented by two interesting specimens of in
genuous Young American Education, Il
teacher and his pupil; The Mechanic Arts,
Il mechanic resting on coggrd wheel; and,
lastly, a sheaf OF wheat on the ground. On
the left OF the wnodrut cr similarly follow
Young Hunter of the white race; All old In
dian, very stalwart figure, in deep and drS-
pendent thought; Il mother nursing her
child: and, lastly. grave garnishrL with
wreaths of flowers. The centre piece repre-
SCENTS Crawiord'S Genius OF Liberty, with the
rising sun on her right and the American
eagle on her left. 1t is temporarily located
in the grounds east of tie Capitol and III II
line with Grecnoughs statue of Washington
and the east door of the R"tundo.-Nm. Int.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13
Chicago Payemenls.

While on visit To Chicago, Il few DAYS
ago, | WAS tavurably impressed with the
block or Nicholson street parements intro
durrd there. | was informed by the Superin-
tendrnt of Streets that this kind of paving was
30 per cent. cheaper than the cnbble-stone,
and much more durable Besides being
more economical, it is much smoother. and
while the vehicles are passing over it, it liz al
most noiSrless Upon examining street
which had been paved with this kind of mate
rial Is months. found it in fine condition,
although the heaviest tonnage in the city
passed over it. 1t is easily repaired and
costs one-half less than the boulder pave
mrnt 10 repair. One man, with wheel
barrow and what he can carry upon it, will
do more repairing one day than six can do
in our streets. to say nothing about the I'M
slightly cart loads of dirt the people have to
climb over while the process of renovation is
going on. To give the public IN idea of what
this pavement consists. and also u enlghten
our City Fathers upon the subiect-ior fear
while on their late visit To Chicago, pave
mrntS and other municipal improvements
were not part and parcel of their observation
aud pleasure will give brief description
of what is called the Nicholson patent,
and which is 81 universally adopted by CT
ties whose municipal Legislators do not make
political capital 1T the public EXPENSE
Blocks of white oak. varying in width from
six to Ii inches, ten inches long by four in
thickness constitute the face or roadway.
These blocks are placed on their end on a
graded bed Of gravel, and clay, covered with
cheap plank. about or 8 inches in thick
ness. This is coated with pitch, and while
soft, the blocks are laid down; between each
row Of blocksnn inch plank of the same ma
terml H. the blocks is put: this is six inches
high. which leaves recess of four inches,
INT" which gravel and pitch are poured, the
pitch ina liquid state, aud then pounded into
the crcvces until the whole become one
solid mass. The entire surface is then coy
cred with a coating "i pitch and gravel, and
when dry is ready for Use Correspondence
Of the E,8 fOUmpr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13

The citizens of the town of Chelmsford,
Mass, propose to erect monument in honor
of the Revolutionary heroes of that place.
and had made arrangements for the inaugu-
ration on the 18th of July. Unforeseen obsta-
cles having arisen, the ceremony has been
postponed to the Odd of September. In an
ticipation Of the event, they invited Ex-Pre-
sident Pierce to be present, and received II
reply, from which the following is an extract:
81 have sometimes trembled for the future
Of my country, rs have seen the gallant,
self-sacrifcing men who achieved lndepend-
ence, step one by one from the theatre Of
their trials and triumphs, until not one pro-
badly remains who participated in the open
ing conflict. While they moved among us.
the bond of national brotherhood was strong,
and recognized no limits but those of the
Union. They knew and felt what the insti-
tutions of our noble united country cost and
what was required to preserve them. They
cherished On habitual reverence for the Con-
stitution. and yielded cheerful obedience to
all its requirements. and to all laws enacted
to carry them into faithful execution. They
wisely deferred to the august tribunal es-
tablished to decide ultimately questions
which might arise, involving constitutional
right and Obligations
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13
.tOMMINI,Arl

'Oh vi VI A..
SERVICE ut Greenwirh Chmrh. Pr. b
liam Gonnty, Va. Is MEuoKr,s
During the past winter We hrIrily nr.
the demise of Mrs. AMINTA f. Moan
the Grove, near Greenwich. This no,
mable lady. venerable in the teaching.
life of four score, had for nearly sixty &c.
been the stay aud succor ot Presbyterar
in her neighborhood. For some TIM
was the sole representative "t that mIu
her district; and III her farm, Honest
were the first Presbyterian services pcH.
cally held.
In due time rude log house was rrs
to serve as Church. and III" old uris
tell how the then widowed mother my.
seen leading her four little orphan gin
worship in this humble fame. with hcre
there traveller
Through the day of this log-housr aul
larger one replacing II, she strugie
for the cause and many wnytarng pua
er welcomed at her hosptahle porch
gently constrained to stay over the SAT-
for preaching
Her dignity of character, her strons
the beauty of her life, won for her thr
spect and yeneration of all, and commal
AN influence which resulted in the eye
irl
ut a cost of between three and Tour Oh.
and dollars. She was spared to see thr
ication service, and thrn-"Me r,ap,,
mdS doHe."
She was called home by sudden age
falling asleep without IA struggle. ou tn
day of the past year. Aud on the last :.
bath in June, when children, aud -
children, and sorrowing friends, wrr~ !.
cred from distant parts. was her iu'+
sermon preached.
There was fitness in c0mmiuiur
task to the able hands of DR.. j. VI
kinson, of Washington, who. sixteen So
gone, broke to the little band Of wur-hH
ut Greenwich the solid bread OF lrt.
thus established cherished irirni,hIra
the deceased, terminated onl y By death,
The Reverend gentleman preached .
crowded auditory from John XIV: 81
your heaH be- HoWbLed In my FATHERS
are many mansionS," de-: and skctrhir
graceful character of the Mother IN j.
with touching fidelity, enjoined her rxa-
upon her survivors
In the shadow of the Church she
and prayed for, WAS IA grassy mound
first grave in the new Church yarI: y,
was raised, but white flowers laid thr-r
the hand OF affection, mutely told her
ing place.
Excellent woman she opened her n
with wisdom, and in her t.nguc w.,
law OF kindness. Children. aud chilir
children, shall rise up and call her hI..
Light lie the green turf on that great b.
which throbbing with love for all, bea.
strongest in The Masters causel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13
Lieut.. Frobel.

PRoMoTIoN. Lieut.. Bushrod " f.
acting master Of the United State, >lra,
Harriet Lane, has been promoted To-
rank of second lieutenant III the
marines for meritoricus conduct durn.
late Paraguay expedition.-Ba Nm
La the name of common sense, what
rtoriouS conduct" had hr an opporiuar
performing during that famous rxpci..
-/anesriWe COHyTer.
If Lieutenant frohel had particirar-
some sanguinary engagement. such d.
hear Of from Europe almost every ia
which thousands of poor men are mrF,
ly slaughtered, wives made widow,
children orphans, We suppose our cotca
rary would have considered il all nigh,
peace hath her victories not less rrnop
than war;" and it should be- matte
sincere congratulation Ia every Amc.
that the Paraguay expedition wa' not
n successful one, but u bloOdlrs- ,l.
Bah. SIM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13
Royal Complaisauce.

In one of the letters of Arthur Lee. who
was in London ut the time of the accession
of George Ill, he says The young King
has committed but one error. Instead OF
permittinr the ladies present t" kiss his hand,
he sslutes them himself. Pleased with the
Royal touch, they flock in such numbers t"
his court that he is like Ia suffer for his gal
lantry in beng kissed to death: An etfec-
tual way this to win the hearts Of the ladies,
and, consequently. of the men, for who can
help loving such polite, genteel, good ma,
tured Young King" There were some old
fellows on this side. who didn't know his good
qualities. y ErpreSs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13
Advice from Lady to the Ladies.

4 lady correspondent of one of our ex'
chances writes a. follows concerning hoops
and lifting up dresses:
1.-The hoops should he near together, say two or
three inches apart, and come t" within ~ many
;ncbss nj the feet or bottom Of the dress. A word
about the management OF dresses. In the first
Mace, in going up stairs you need only lift the
front of your dress, and ip descending the hack of
your skirts. The front part OF your dress can by
no effort be soiled in descending, nor the back
mari, by ascending pair Of stairs. Do therefore
have a reform in this to my mind ipnodest habit
YOU have heedlessly gotten into, of dragging your
dress behind going down stairs, snd lifting up in
front instead"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13
When Homicide by a Policeman il inst.


The ease of policeman Samuel II rn,.
ham, in Philadelphia, has Just been a.
by Judge Allison. The rulings urt
in this case are important Cmuuir,.
member OF the police force Of pbiL'I..
was detailed On the 10Th of April lat. r...
one James McCrory, the keeper Of .,
store on Seventeenth street.. Mr.. M.r,.
fused to submit to the arrest. plck.J
knife, and reiterated towards r4,-
closely followed by Cunningham. VII.
upon him to surrender and on hi ,,...
do SO drew his revolver. fired and kill.
Having been arrested ON Il charge Of mn..
Cunningham's trial took place la,, NJ.
Judge Allison charged the jury that. +, -.
believed the prisoner had. under the PIP.
stances, Il well grounded apprrhcn>i,r
the next step taken by the deceased wm..,
fatal to himself, the law gave HIM III. r.,..
take life.
The rights of \ policeman under such
cumstances were further defined hy ,brr
rs follows:
IF as an officer, charged with the i.,r
arresting McCrory, he attempted o n
that arrest, and McCrory rndeayorei
cape by the back passage, he was righ,
tempting to head him of. That would
only be unsuitable but it was hi, iu.y
is the duty of IN officer 10 face danger
he is not bound to retreat when in ,hr h.
tormance Of his duty. According 10 .
duty taken upon himself, he was bonn.
endeavor to make the arrest. and he
bound to 20 forward and not retreat, an.
it became necessary for him To Use hi, p,
in the defence of his life, while in .hr
charge of that duty. it would be iu,rifat
Under these instructions, CUNNINGHAM
acquitted"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13

Lord John Russell, in a speech to his con-
stituents in London, made a ce'y general
exposition of the views of the new British
Ministry, with regard to the War. He was
cautious. lie said:-"They are now engag
ed-these three powers, Austria, France,
and Sardinia-in bloody and destructive
war. What we may hope for is. that the
moderation of the successful party, and the
wisdom of the defeated party, may lead, at
no distant interval, to an honorable and sat
isfactory peace Our duty, gentlemen, is TO
continue in that path of neutrality which
the whole country has determined to adopt.
But, gentlemen, if there should not be that
moderation, if there should not be that wis.
dom of which have spoken, it is impossible
to say how far this war may extend, or what
nations may take part in it. Therefore it
behoves this country, for her own security,
for the defence of her own honor and inter-
est. not to neglect her navy or army, but to
be prepared for any contingency that may
arise. We must watch every movement
that takes place, and consider what bearing
it may have upon the future. In the next
place, whenever the time shall arrive-and
/ hope it will soon arrive-when the bellige-
rents may be disposed to terminate this de-
structive contest, it will then be the business
of this country to give such counsels as may
lead to a termination of the war honorable
to all parties and, | must add, termination
which will afford better hopes for the indie
psndence and liberty of Italy than it has
hitherto been able to entertain
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13

The right of the passenger railway com
panies, in Philadelphia, to run their cars on
SUNDAYS, it would seem, is about to be brought
to test. The announcement having been
made that the cars Of the Green and Coates
streets. and Manayunk. Roxborough, and
.Pidps Avenue city passenger railroad com.
naniss would be run ON Sunday, the chief
Of police, under the direction Of the mayor.
took measures to stop them. Several Of the
drivers were arrested end fined, which caused
great excitement. The companies intend TO
Sest ths whole matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13
Tho late Election In Virginia.

From an analysis of the complete returns,
as given III the Richmond Wing, we observe
that the Virginia Wings have obtained de-
cidei majority for Mr.. Goggn, their candi-
date for Governor. 10 six Congressional dis
tricts besides that Of Mr.. Boteler, which, it
is only fair t" add, gives II ma jority 10 Mr..
Lrtchrr. the Democratic nominee for the
gubernat"rial chair Ia the first district, To
be represented III the next Congress by Mr.
Garnet, the majority for MIR. Goggn is 725;
in the second, Ia be represented 10y Mr. Mill.
son, the Wing majority on the gubernaturial
vote is %G';: in the third, from which Mr.. Deiar-
nrtte, anti Administration Democrat, has been
elected 10 the next Congress. the majority for
Mr.. Goggn Is Jig; in the fifth district, which
rejects Mr.. BOcock to Congress, the Wing
majority for Governor is 81; in the sixth, to
be represented in Congress By Mr. Leake,
independent Democrat, the majority for Mr..
Goggin Is SoD; and in the thirteenth which
elects Mr.. Martin, independent Democrat 10
Congress, the Wing majority for Governor
is ti:;2
Thus IL will be seen that the Wings.
through suPIneness or needles, dependency,
have abstalned from contesting the supre-
macy OF the Democracy even in those quarters
where the final result on the vote for Cover
nor shows their numerical preponderance
over the Democracy. Whether the worthy
Democratic candidates who will be called to
represent these Wing districts recognise in
all It's breadth the doctrine of instructions, we
are unable 10 say; but coming rs they do
from a State i'll which that doctrine once
had strong hold upon the Democracy, We
shall perhaps be Warranted in the sugyes-
ton that tralty on their part to this princ-
pie will perhaps afford to the Wings some
consolation for the delinquency which has
forfeited these uncontested districts. Nation
al MteiiigeRcer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13

On Sunday. the Sd instant, disturbance
took place at the Episcopal Church at Oyster
Bay, Long Island, Ny. ltappears that the
vestrymen of the church had notified the
pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Ransom, that his servi-
ces were not required. He refused to leave,
and the Saturday previous, the vestrymen
caused the church edifce to be securely fas-
tened up, and placed guard to prevent the
church being entered. On the Sunday morn
ing the pastor. accompanied 10y several men,
bers of the congregation. went to the church,
and after forcibly entering it, had service
The vestry did not interfere, but took mea-
sures during last week to prevent repeti-
ton of the occurrence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13

The State Department has recently had
under consideration the subject of the Hud-
son Bay and Puget Sound Agricultural
Companies, in connection with their priy-
leges in Washington Territory, and it is un-
derstood that its action thereon is to the
effect that their "possessory rights ceased
by limitation of the charter on the Both OF
May last, as well as under the Oregon trea-
ty. 1t will be recollected that these cOmpa-
MES some years ago offered to sell their
rights to the United States for one million
dollars, and subsequently expressed their
readiness to be satisfied with six hundred
thousand dollars for their possessions. The
Roman Catholic missions at Vancouver and
other claims are involved in this decision,
which now falling under the administration
OF the Interior Department is likely to pre-
sent some important features, if not contro-
yersy, concerning titles to valuable lands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13

An order has just been issued by the Cen
eral Superintendent of Police in New York.
to the effect that policemen must pay their
debts--at least their honest ones-as we'll rs
keep themselves generally dutifnl and sub
ordinate, On peril Of fine, deduction OF pay, &c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13

In regard to the question of Congression-
al Intervention for the protection or prohibi-
ton of slavery, the Democracy Of Maine
endorse the views of Mr. Senator Douglas,
having embodied in one Of the resolutions
passed at their recent State Convention, II
portion of the letter recently published by
that gentleman, in definition of his position
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13

A negro, who recently ran away from his
master, applied Il few days ago to Col. Taylor,
of Newport, KY, relative of the master to
send him home again. lie had been living
in the Western Reserve since his escape from
slavery, but did not like the people there
lie said he had more trouble in getting back
to "kaintuck," than he had in leaving it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-13

Our exchanges from every portion OF the
country in which the wheat harvest has
been completed or is in progress, bear the
most unqualified testimony to the fullness
and excellence of the crop.