Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-01
News Of tho Day.
"To shop the rery age and body Of the TINES"

A novel application of the caloric engine
is noted. By means of compressed air, for
ced into tank by the motive engine, power
is instantaneously transmitted through long
distances, impracticable to either belts or
shafting. The engine may be placed IN tue
most convenient point, however remote from
the work if simply connected by common
gaspipe for the conveyance of air. Machine
~ located in any part Of building can thus
be driven simply by cold air, without a
chance of accident from fire or explosion.
A most hazardous feat of wire-walking was
performed in Bloomsbury, Pa, on Satur-
day afternoon. One Theodore Mcdowell
Price, who has successfully walked across
the Susquehanna on the tight rope, traversed
the street, from housetop to housetop, upon a
wire. One end of the wire was fastened to
the top of the Exchange, and the other end
to the cupola of the Court house, a distance
of about 100 feet The elevation was about
sixty feet above the ground.
A short time since we announced, (says the
Boston Journal that the body of a female,
supposed to be that of Mrs. Richmond, wife
of Jason Richmond, of Exeter, r. l., who
had been missing since the 10th of June last.
was found on the odd ult., under the stump OF
a tree that had been blown over, and that
Mr.. Richmond had been arrested on suspi-
cion of having murdered his wife, and thus
concealed her body. One day last week,
however, the missing woman came home.
A fast servant girl was recently arrested
in New York for the larceny Of $500 from
her mistress, most of which she had expended
in the purchase of silks, Balmorals, cham
pion skirts, and jswelry. The girl confesses
the larceny, and pleaded in extenuation that,
like Flora McFlimsey, she had nothing to
wear, and had resorted to this method to re-
cruit her wardrobe.
A somewhat eccentric woman of Boston,
suffered the loss by death of favorite dog
day or two since. She procured a coffin
at the cost of seven dollars, in which she
had the animal Laid out" and adorned it
with mourning flowers. She also engaged
two carriages for the purpose of taking the
remains Of her favorite to Mount Auburn,
for burial
The railway companies in Pittsburg, in
running their cars on Sunday last disregard.
ed the restriction the mayor had imposed,
and the mayor now avows determination
to enforce the law next Sunday, by ares
ting the conduc tors and drivers of the run
ming cars.
Professor Dimitry, the new minister to
Central America, arrived out in the North
ern Light on the 18th. He passed over to
Panama on the morning of the 10th, and en-
barked the same day on board theme Pana-
ma railroad steamer Guatemala, for Central
America.
A singular death has occurred at Hoxton,
England. A woman was engaged in the
area in front of her home, when monkey,
belonging to an Italian organ grinder, jump
ed on her back from the street, and 80 alarm
ed her that she was attacked with convul-
sions, and died in two days after.
The inhabitants of Paris have recently pre-
sented the Empress Eugene two superb vas
es of gold, weighing $50 ounces. They con-
tain flowers of gold, each emitting an odor
its form represents.
The English papers state that the nurse
Of an opulent family in London, who render
cd her account annually for little nursery
ct cetras, among other things put down the
the modest sum of 81, $50 for brandy to sponge
the children with!
A Frenchman by the name of Combarien,
has announced his ability and his intention
of producing steel types, the durability Of
which WILDE beyond calculation. lie has
already invented a machine for making type
which produces ten thousand at one stroke.
Major J. A. Kelly, editor of the Woodville
Miss Republican died suddenly on the
18th ult. lie was member of the Lopez
expedition, and served under Gen. Scott in
Mexico.
The Rev. DR.. Cummings, of London, whose
varied writings are well-known in this coun-
try, has written work, which is to be pub
lshed Immediately, entitled The Great Tri-
bulation Coming on the Earth"
Anthony Burns, Of fugitive slave notoriety,
having been called to the pastorate of Co
lored Baptist church in Indianapolis, is threat
ened with the penalties Of the BLACK law
of that State, if he accept the call.
The coal miners of Allegany county, Pa,
who, for several weeks have been on strike,
engaged in disgraceful riot on Monday, and
severely beat those who were at wok in one
OF the mines. Several arrest were made.
VIM. S. Forsyth, well known gambler of
Memphis, Tenn, fell from the third-story
window of the commercial Hotel on Thurs
day night last, and was instantly killed.
Mary Hewitt the distinguished English
authoress, has announced her belief in the
doctrines of Sweienborg.
ORANGE COUNTY CoURT.-At the last term
Of the court, the Fredericksburg and Valley