Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-18
News of the Day.
"7o show the gerry age ndJody cfMe TINES.


this season, and with fair prices we shall
be able to pay our Eastern Indebtedness
Wheat is now worth, i'll Chicago: old wiz
ter, $lNo 81 IL; new spring, So(a95c. With
these prices farming in the West Is Il living
business Corn is now so far advanced that
farmers feel sure of larger crop than usual
it stands over seven feet in the fields"
The boy Credan, who was suspected of
burning the State Reform School buildings,
at Westboro, Mass, has made full disclo,
sure of the circumstances. The matter had
been contemplated for some time. and young
Crelan implicated other boys i'll the trans
action. Cnmbusthle materials had been car
ried from the chair shop in the pockets of
Credan. and placed in the ventilator. 50 As
to be ready for USE A match was obtained
and all things being ready, the fire was kin
died in the ventilator on Saturday morning,
about 5 o'clock. The namcs of the other
boys implicated are suppressed until II fur,
ther investigation is made.
We published statement a few days ago
to the effect that the suspension bridge at
Niagara Falls ''sugged' 50 much that passem.
gers were afraid to cross it in the ears, and
preferred to take the roadway OH foot. We
are assured that this statement is entirely
erroneous; that no passengers cross on foot,
except such as desire to take II view OF the
falls; and that the DETECTION of the bridge,
with two hundred and fifty tons upon it, is
scarcely perceptlble.
A correspondent of the Providence Jour
nal, writing from Newport, says Boston is
represented at that place by its solid men
and men of learning; New York by its mcr'
chants and gay equi pages: Philadelphia by
ladies of rare beauty; and Baltimore hy an
oriolc, whose brilliancy of complexion and
grace of form are only excclled by her cult
waited mind and fascinating manners.
Five million acres of French soil are de-
voted to grape culture. producing annually
over eight hundred million of gallons OF
wine, at AN average cost OF ten cents per
gallon. From its chcapness it is the almost
universal drink of the people. In Paris IT
is computed that each inhubitant consumes
PIG bottles of wine in the year.
The New York journals advocate warmly
that all the railroad directors shall he hung
every time an accident takes place on the
road by which lives are lost. On this the
Philadelphia Ledger remark>:--"lt Is just
such n"nsenslcal rawlings aS these which dl'
vert the public mind from the true remedy
iur railroad accidents
In the Fourth Congressional district OF
Kentucky there is Il tie vote between james
Chrismam, democrat, and Vim. G. Anderson
opposition. The Revised Statutes "t the
State provide that in such cases the matter
shall be settled by lots drawn III the presence
Of the Governor, Attorney General and Sec
rotary Of State.
The London Chronicle says: 1--WE can
state, on the authority Of aprivate letter from
I.dia, that the Mahara iah Of Cashmere Is
forwarding rs II present to Her Majesty
most costly shawl tent, which will contain
moreover, bedstcad of solid gold. The
value of this regal Offering is said to exceed
EljO,OUO."
The Emperor of Russia has authorized
the Jews to raise fund, the interest "i which
is to be employed as prizes for the best lite
rary works in the Hebrew language which
shall be presented to the Academy "t Sciences.
Ills Majesty has also founded five scholar
ships ut the archaeological Institute IN favor
myoung Jews.
The latest ''li.shion" announced from Flu
rope il that of dressing very plainly when
going to church. Some of the ladies OF the
first circles" go up to worship in plain cal
leo 1t is thus sought tu encourage the nj
tendance of the very poor, VIII" have hitherto
withheld their presence for lack OF Sunday
clothes.
The United States Railroad and Min
ing Register has an interesting article upon
the durability of American railroad 'ron'
and its superiority over the foreign article,
in which it shows that our IRON nanuiac'
lures are steadily increasing, and that, too,
ON Il sure and solid foundation.
1T it stated that the seventeen firms known
az the great brewers oi London. produce
nearly a thousand million of tumhlers OF ME
and porter every year. Oh the seventeen
great London breweries the house oi Tru-
man, lIanbury. Buxton u Co., stood last
year ut the top OF the list.
The steamer Kate Howard, which was
sunk in the Missouri river, a few days ago.
had Oh board 100 passengers, among whom
were Daniel Crawford. of Washington, ID,
c., and about sixty ladies, all of whom were
saved. The boat was valued at SIo,OOI,
and was insured for SD 900.
A man named Hamilton, keeper OF apubllc
house in Boston, has boon arrested ON charge
of perpetrating an outrage on respectable
Young lady of Charlestown, ~ she was walk
ing out early on Sunday morning for the
benefit Of her health.
1t is stated that Mr.. Ten Brock WAS moi
the only person upon whom fortune smiled
at the Goodwood races. Ills friends backed
Starke freely, and basged So, 900 for then
enterprise
Prince Jerome, the Emperor uncle Is
said to be suffering severely from govt; when
uppcars to threaten the stomach. Prince
Nauoleon and the Princess Mathllde are IN
constant attendance on their father
The Revue Spirite of Paris states that
dispatch has been received from Humboldt
informing his friends that he was welcomed
INTO the spirit world by his friend vi. Aras"
,lo him nv fhr hnulI