Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-01
News Of the Day.
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place under the strictest surveillance of the
French police"
The Paris papers are generally filled with
articles clarifying Louis Napoleon. The
mere government organs such as the Pays,
work themselves up into inspiration. and
puff by order.
On the 18th ult., the dwelling of Mr.. Mi
chael Stull six and half miles north Of
Frederick, Md. was struck by lightning
The Frederick Citizen says: -"Ont Of seve
raj persons who were in the house at the
time, five were very much stunned; two, MIR
W. ii. Harper and Mr.. John Thompson
tell apparently lifeless and but for the pre-
sence OF mind of Mr.. Stull and his little
son, the shock to them would likely have
been fatal, but they instantly threw colo
water copiously upon them. which soon re
stored them To consciousness.
The latest phase of the negotiation for re
muneratiye rates OH the Trunk Railways,
! is correspondence between President Nor
gan of the Erie, and the agents of the various
canal transportation lines, in which the lat
tor consent to a proposition of the former t
establish higher prices, and express thei
readiness to act, with a view to promote tn
mutual interests of the different modes q
transit.
The people Of Marshall county, Va, are il
state Of great excitement in consequence 0
the discovery Of an outrage and murder il
that county. The unfortunate victim was
beautiful young lady Of very respectable
character, named Melissa Marris, who's
parents live near Limestone. Miss Marr
had been living in the families Of some q
the farmers in the vicinity. The supposed
murderer liz u man named Horton.
The success which has attended the estah
lishment of cotton manufactures in the STATE
of Georgia, has given All impulse to the man
ufacturing interest in the South that is des
tined, ut no distant day we hope, to give t.
the South that great political equality i'll tn
Government which many are now seskin,
BY the introduction Of more slaves from
Africa.
Mr.. John Tyson, residing in the southern
part of Wilkesbarre, Pa, a few morning
since, found that he had been having YER.
unpleasant bed fellow through the night
On rising from the bed on which he had slep
with his child by his side, he discovered
house-snake. eighteen inches in length, il
| the bed between where he had lain and tn
| child.
1t is stated that there are forty-siE person
10 England who have incomes of f45O, 600
year, equal to two millions and quarter dol
lars. while four hundred and forty-four per
sons have incomes ranging from fifty to tw
hundred and fifty thousand dollars year
aud eight hundred and eleven from twenty
five to fifty thousand.
The beautiful oak grove, adjoining tn
hotel, at the Annapolis Junction, has bee
sold to George Wells, esq, president Of tn
Annapolis railroad company. 1t contain
about seven acres, and the price paid is $25
per acre. 1t il said to he the intention &
Mr. Wells to handsomely improve the grow
and to make it first class summer resort.
Miss Bates. the sister of the Hon. Enwar
Bates, of st. Louis, recently emancipated tn
last of thrty-two slaves. who formed part q
her inheritance, and whom she has gradps
ly got free AS they became prepared to TAX
care of themselves in freedom. Judge Bate
emancipsted the last Of bis slayea sewers
years since.
1t appears, upon an examination, that tn
average issue Of copyrights for books TO
some years past so far as may be ascertsil
ed, has been about three thousand per an
mum. New York leads in the number
copyrights. and is followed b. Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts,.
Eleven propositions for street railwa
routes from distinct companies were opepe
in ths city council of Cincinnati, ON Wedne'
day evening The propositions are to pa
the city certain amounts on each car al
each passenger.
According to our agricultural exchange
the present month is good time to max
new beds of strawberries. The groun
should be rich, finely pulverized and tn
plants set ont before or after shower, or d
the evening; if in that case watered.
Orange Court house, Va, is looking mp, an
now that q spirit of improvement has take
hold of its citizens, we hope to ses it still
further improved A more clever set OF pes
pie never lived than compose the population
at Orange Court House.
In the list of students at the Univer'lt
College, London, who received prizes at tn
hands of no less distinguished personag
than the Premier of Great Britain, lor
Palmerston, we find the names Of the tw
sons of the Ex-Governor Of Hungary.
a clergyman, in a communication to tn
Christian Waicbman, expresses the opinio
that clergymen should be allowed to use ha'
dive, until our churches make sufficient ad
ysnees in godliness to be willing 10 toierat
gray hairs ina pastor"
The city of New London. CT, has di'
graced itself by attempting to repudlate tn
payment Of 100000 Of city seriFt loaned
the New LGudpn, Willimanic aud FalRs
Railroad.
A German girl in Buffalo named Monroe
swallowed twenty-five needles on Tuesday
and has digested the whole number unde
medical care. She intended to kill hersel
but did not succeed.
The offensive state of the Thames is exei'
ing general remark in London. The Time