Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-17
"76 shore the pery age onddody Of the TINES ,

Since the result of the Congressional elec-
tions in four of the Southern and Western
States has been known, (placiDg the Dem"c-
racy in Il decided minority in the House, }
new calculations and estimates are at"at.-
The ultra Republicans seem to he rel"lted
that the Southern Opposition has been
unable to carry majority of the popular
vote in Kentucky and Tennessee. They Vii
find but little comfort in this
The London Times, in an editorial, lah"rs
hard to make it appear that there are Signs
of difficulty between Austria and Prussia,
but its only ground for this is that the truth
of what the Austrian Emperor said about his
natural allies has been denied. We find
nothing but this trfing dispute to Justify
the remark that Austria is manifesting hos
tility to Prussia.
The Richmond Grays. now on visit to
New York, attended service at St. Johns
(EpiscopaD Church on Sunday. The pas
tor, Rev. DR.. Weston. is the chaplain of the
Seventh regiment, which escorted the re-
mains of Ex-President Monroe to Richmond,
last wear DIR. Weston, at the conclusion OF
his sermon. delivered short address OF wei
come to the visiting military.
A California letter states that all the re-
Gently pending differences between Colonel
Fremont and other owners in his Mariposa
estate, have been amicaLly adjusted. All
suits growing out of them have been with
drawn, and the Colonel is about to erect new
additional quartz mills upon the river.
Over one hundred applications have been
made, from all parts of the United States,
for Cadet appointments in the Virginia Mill
tary Institute for the session of lS59-'6O.
At this season of the year the Cadets are in
camp, and daily drilling and pertecting them
selves in military practice.
On Saturday, in Philadelphia, young
man, named Robinson, was sentenced to six
months imprisonment, for robbing his en-
ployer. The prisoner was a member OF
Church, Sunday School teacher, and a
member of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation.
Mr.. Edward W. Serrell claims, in paper
read at the recent meeting Of the American
Scientific Association, to have discovered a
method of increasing the power OF locomo-
tives without adding to their weight. 1t is
accomplished by mdgnefizing the driving
wheels of the locomotive.
At meeting of the American Party of
Camden, IN. j., the Hon. Millard Fillmore
was nominated as candidate for the Presi-
dency in 1860. Commodore Stockton par
ticipated in the proceedings of the meeting
Mr.. Fillmore will not be candidate.
The St. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette of the 9th
instant, speaks of the arrival Of number OF
Mormons from Salt Lake, in that city, who
"report that four or five thousand recuSant
Saints will make their exodus from the al
lev this summer
A sailor named Henry lIassan, of the
schooner William Severe, of Baltimore, WAS
seriously, ifnot fatally injured, at Richmond
Va, on Saturday last by the accidental dis
charge of fowling piece in the hands of Il
shipmate.
The Webster Times states that while Mr..
Joseph Davis, of Douglas, Mass, was living
a swarm of bees, ON Monday last, his little
son was stung near the right eye, which was
so badly swollen in spite OF the usual rene
dies, 80 as to destroy the use OF the eye.
The low price of grain in the West has
prevented farmers from sending their sup
niles to market, and this renders settlements
with the East not only tardy. but almost i'm
possible.
II is understood that the Presidents OF the
four great trunk lines, the Receiver of the
Erie road participating, have made preIm-
inary agreement for general advance IN the
rate Of freights.
Yesterday 1.-THE 10th of August was the
anniversary of the disgracelul surrender, IN
1912, of the town and fort of Detroit, by
Bripadier General Hull, to the British Gene
raj Brock, and small force.
Matters at the Brooklyn Navy Yard are
unusually brisk at present. Notwithstand-
ING the suggestion of the Reform Board fiji
teen hundred men are still employed, and
the disbursements monthly reach S6o,ooo.
The Jury in the case of S. \. Booth. no
ted politician of Wisconsin, lately tried at
Milwaukee, for seduction,) could not agree,
and were discharged. new trial is to be
had at the next term of the court.
The Hon. James A. Stewart has been NOM
mated for reelection to Congress by the
Democrats of the first Congressional district
of Maryland.
The Marine School Ship at Charleston, 5.
G. went on short cruise last week, for the
benefit of the pupils, who are progressing
finely in the management OF their vessel
Things are dull, just now, IN st. LOUIS
A letter from that place says 1.-The city Is
dead and laid out" This is of conse, ny
periodical"
A prominent member of the Charleston Is.
C.) district constabuary force, recently had
his nose bitten entirely of by rowdy, while
engaged in quelling disturbance.
Rev. George T. Wilmer, of Williamsburg,
Va, has accepted the pastoral call of the
Episcopal Church at Pittsyivania Court
House.
Gov. Wise has granted pardon to Robt.
Bristow, the young man who killed school
master named Gogerty, in Centrcville King
and Queen county, Va. about year ago.