Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-06
News Of the Day.
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son intended making trip to Europe tor the
purpose of having an operation performed
upon his eye, is untrue. lie left here for
Philadelphia two days ago, and although suf.
fering much inconvenience from defect of
vision, have never seen him look better,
and have never known him to be more agree
able and entertaining. BY the way. MIR.
johnson is about completing splendid resi-
dence in this city, where he will doubtless
spend the remainder of his days. His pro-
fession calls him to Washington so frequent
ly, that he has been compelled to remove from
Baltimore"
The last arrival from California brings in
telligence of the death of Mr. John +. Muir
ray, formerly of Washington, from the acct
dental discharge of his gun while hunting
MIR. Murray was member of Capt. Magraw's
wagon road expedition, which was organized
in 1857. When Capt. Magraw and most of
his company volunteered into the service Of
the United States, under Gen. Johnston, of
the army of Utah, Murray was chosen order
ly sergeant of his company, in which capaci-
ty he served until the battalion of volunteers
was ordered back from Camp Floyd. Re-
ceiving an honorable discharge, Murray pro-
ceeded overland to California, where he has
since resided, until his death occurred, as
above stated.
Decisions are becoming very general all
over the country, that railroad companies are
not bound to fence against cattle, and that
they are only required to use ordinary care
not to destroy cattle upon the track. This
will undoubtedly be the rule of action with
all the courts In the denseiy populated
countries of Europe, railroad companies re-
alize the necessity of fencing their track, for
the safety of their passengers and the general
economy of their operations. In time, this
will be the rule in our country.
A letter from Cassel, in the Journal de
Frankfort, mentions the sudden death of NJ.
Habicht, Protestant minister of that town,
from the puncture of fly. The wound
was inflicted near the corner OF his eye.
tumor formed, which was followed by cry
sipelas, and speedily caused death. 1t is
presumed that the fly had been feeding on
some dead carcass in a state of decomposl-
ton, and had imbibed poisonous virus,
which had entered the wound.
The barn of Mrs. Sarah Aldridge, in Elk
Neck, Nd, was struck by lightning about
halfpast ten o'clock, during the gust on Fri
day night the Goth ult.. and consumed with
its contents, about 600 bushels Of oats and
ten tons of hay, together with agricultural
implements, sc. The straw of the oats and
wheat crop staked up outside of the barn was
also consumed The loss is covered by
partial insurance.
For few days past couple of ladies
have attracted much attention in the streets
of Philadelphia, by the oddity of the costume
worn by them. Nothing unusual is noticea-
BILE in the elder lady, but the younger is the
observed of all. She dresses in the extremi-
ty of the fashion, with the exception of her
head gear, which is composed Of fine
straw hat, (such as is worn by boys,) taste
fully bedecked with ribbons, feathers, and
short lace veil, dropping over part OF the
face The hat is ,jauntily perched on the
side of the head, allowing the wearer' s beau
tiful chestnut tresses to escape in fascinating
style. On Friday morning the ladies prone.
naded Chestnut street, and as usual, attracted
universal attention. They finally went In
to q fashionable ,jewelry store, where such
o crowd gathered upon the outside that the
services Of the police had to be obtained to
clear the sidewalk.
The taking of testimony at Brooklyn in
the great breach of promise case of Ellie
Armstrong vs.. Henry Shaw, (of st. Louis,)
has Just closed. 1t will BIO remembered the
Jury on trial Of the case rendered YER
dict in favor of the plaintiff for SlC0,OOO.-
1t was however set aside on account of some
and a new trial ordered for the
coming fall. The plaintiff and her family
formerly lived in the city of Brooklyn, and
to ascertain, and if possible impeach the
character of the plaintiff, a commission WAS
issued by the Courts of Missouri to take tes-
timony thereon Tho testimony is very
Many of the first and Oldest
citizens Of Brooklyn have been examined
1t is said the only important witness against
her has been fully impeached.
The democratic convention of st. Marys
county, held on the 9th ult., adopted reso-
luton that no nomination be made by the
party in that county, for the approaching
fall elections, but "that the aspirants tor all
the Offices, be allowed to present themselves,
for the suffrages of the people,
and that each and every citizen be re-
commended to cast his vote in obedience to
his own views and sentiments, without the
trammel and dictaticn of unnecessary and
arbitrary conventions"
Advices from Buenos Ayres have bellig-
erent tendency. Tho steamer Ascunclon'
whilst proceeding up the Parana with our
minister, Mr.. Yancey, on board, had been
fred into from Rosario. Mr.. Yancey had
protested against the fact, and also against
the decree Of Gen. Urquiza declaring the port
of Buenos Ayres closed to neutral shipping
The general agent for the western States
of the unprecedentedly successful Etna In
surance Company of Hartford, receives
larger than that of the Presi-
dent of United States. The Hartford Times
says his commissions annually range from
So, 900 to $4,000.
The investigation into the charge against
Mr.. Simon Mayer, an assistant clerk OF the
New York Board of Aldermen, and Mr..
Henry Erbe, of illegally issuing United
States passports, has resulted IN the honora-
Bile acquittal Of the accused.
A barn on the estate of D. T. Morgan esq,
near the head of St. Clements Bay, Nd,
was struck BY lightning on Friday last, and