Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-27
News of the Day.
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consent to open a telegraph station at Fort La
fayette, in the Narrows below N. Y, the Ameri-
can Telegraph Company will proceed at"nce to
Law cable from that point to Fort Hamilton,
where it will connect with the Brooklyn line,
which stretches to New York. 1t will also
connect with the line already constructed
from Sandy Hook.
The steamer IIammonia sailed from New
York ON Wednesday for Hamburg, taking out
seventy-fve passengers. The Glasgow also
sailed for Glasgow, with one hundred and
sixteen passengers. The Arabia sailed from
Boston on the same day, with S250,000 in
specie, and fl passengers for Liverpool.
A letter from Brescia speaks of large
number of Tlungarians deserving from We
roma and Mantua, and says "they have de-
cided to emigrate to America, rather than
trust to any amnesty which Austria can
grant"
The Secretary of the Interior, after brief
sojourn at the White Sulphur, proceeded to
the Sweet Springs, Virginia, where the Sec
rotary of War has derived much benefit from
the climate and the waters. Mr.. Thompson
is expected to return to Washington to-day
or Monday next.
a marble sarcophagus for the remains Of
Henry Clay, designed to be placed in the base
Of the monument now being erected to his
memory in Lexington, KY, has been compile
ted in Philadelphia 1t is cut out Of solid
block of marble from Montgomery county,
and is eight feet long, three feet wide across
the breast, and two feet six inches high
The form is that of coffin; the interior be-
ing OF sufficient size to admit the leaden case
containing the remains.
The Patterson On. j. Guardian says that
the markets of that city are quite plentiful
ly supplied with strawberries, which readi-
ly bring 6 and cents per basket. This is
the second or fall crop, and the berries are
remarkable for their sweet, delicious supe-
riority over the spring crop, and rs the Sc
the prices are high.
Mr.. Hiram Snyder, who resides about half
mile East of Connellsyile Fayette County,
Pa, has discovered an inexhaustible vein of
Camel coal on his farm, the genuneness of
which has been tested both at Pittsburg and
Connellsville, and he has already been offer
ed SIS ton for it, delivered at the rail-
road depot of the latter place.
An article from the Placerville (Cal.) Oh
server, says that the pods Of the bush known
Us "chapparal' are about the size of large
pea, and that when they come to maturity,
instead of opening in q quiet sort of way,
they do 80 with report like popgnn,
shooting the seeds ten or fifteen feet into the
air!
The impurities Of the Croton water still
battle the skill of the health officers and
chemists. In the vicinity of Pines Bridge,
where the river makes curve, it is very
foul, presenting the appearance of stag
nant pool, with disaSreeable yellow hue
like the DRAWINGS of barnyard or tannery.
The Philadelphia Bulletin states that the
woman De Marbais, the victim of her para
mour's jealousy in Cincinnati, whose death
was reported day or two ago, came from
Lewistown, Pa, several years since. She
first assumed the name of Annie Dunbar,
and subsequently that of Blanche Franklin.
She kept hous e in Lombard street. Under
the name of Franklin she married De Mar
bais. who the n went by one of his numerous
aliases. The husband was common SWIM
dler. The rel atives Of Mrs. DE Marbais are
said to still reside at Lewistown.
A remarkable case of eccentricity and
meanness has come to light in Savannah.
doctor C.. F. Rinker was arrested and com
mitted to prison for buryng a colored girl
who had died, in the cellar of his house, to
save the expense of public intermcnt The
girl died natural death, and nothing but
extreme righteousness on the part OF her mas
ter was the cause of such All indecent mode OF
sepulture.
Two men, ID. A. Roush and J. +. llolley,
from Cincinnati, were sent to prison in Lou
isyille, few days since, on suspicion ct
horse.stealing, having shipped fine stal-
lion the day previous. Roush's conduct,
such as appearing in false whlskers and the
like. caused his arrest. On his person was
found an oath, which would Indicate that ne
is one of an organized band of horse thieves
The new Custom-house of Chicago is
SPLENDID building. 1t is three stories high.
The lower is devoted to the Post Office, the
second to the Custom house. and the third to
the United States Court. 1t is built of Hi
nois marble, of cream Color 1t will cost
$3.50, 900.
Hon. p. Herbert, formerly member OF
Congress from California, and who became
somewhat noted in Washington in conse-
ouence Of the part he took in an affair ut
one of the hotels in that city, which resulted
in the death of waiter, has become the
editor of paper in Arizona.
The Louisville Journal asserts very conf
IDENTIFY, that Mr.. j. Y. Brown, the member
elect from the lst District of Kentucky, and
who will not be of constitutional age to take
his seat at the opening of the next session of
Congress, will not present himself Tor that
purpose, but wait until the second session.
All the little boys in Bufalo-and, we
presume, in other places in the vicinity of
the falls-who can fix up rope are learn
inc to walk it Ia Blondin. Those who
can't get a rope walk board fences, with any
piece of board or old stick they can get hold
of as balance pole.
The Mining Record, informs us that there
is being constructed Steam Canal Boat at