Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-05
News of the Day.
..Ta shom tie re,Y age undbo,iy efMe TIMES.

nitcu states ana Paraguay ~ ille'itaole,
though it is presumed that such an infer
rnce has been drawn from articles in the
Scminario published at Assuncion. which
are to he taken with large allowance for
Spanish hyperl'"l" and Paraguay bravado.
The Joint resolution comforting upon Com
modorc Charles Stewart. the brcyct rank Of
senior FLAG officer. has passed both Houses of
Congress. The rank is sort of equivalent
to that OF admiral, and it will terminate at
the death Of Commodore Stewart. 1t CORES
ponds to Gen. SCOTS brcvet rank of Lieut.
tenant General.
The leading members of Congress, Of all
political parties. have united in rendering
complimentary dinner to the Hon. Alexander
II. Stephens. on his retirement from the
House of Representatives, in which he has
served since 1913. Mr.. Stephens returns
his thanks, but declines the invitation.
On Tuesday morning last an engine on the
Steubenville and Indiana Railroad, exploded
at Mingo Station, Il short distance below
Steubenvile, and instantly killed three men,
Richard Berry, brakeman, John Shotf,
engineer, and Jno. james, fireman. Shoff
was from Cadiz, Ohio, and James from Ro-
chester, Pa.
A freight train on the Grecnville Railroad
at an early hour on Saturday morning last,
ran into Bush River, near Newbern, n. c.,
owing to the bridge having been demolished
by Il violent hurricane during the night
Mr. Meredith, the engineer, escaped, though
severely injured. Two white tiremen, Mr..
Wilson and Mr.. Poor were lost.
a young lady of Newburyport, who, in
company with another lady, few days since,
wished to gofrom Lowell to Lawrence, pre-
ferred skates and the Merrimac to the cars
and railroad, and made the passage of ten
miles in forty minutes. For some portion
of the way there was a strong head wind,
or the feat might have been accomplished in
less time.
The Museum of the Louvre has purchased
another Murillo from the Spanish gallery of
the late Marshal Soult, for 800, 200 francs
1t is Birth of the Holy Virgin" to which
connoisseurs give the preference over MurIl-
los Ascension of the Virgin" which had
been bought by the Government for GGO,o0V
francs.
Mr. c. j. kemper. of Rockingham coun-
ty. has been elected Professor Of Mathemat-
les in Bethany College, in lieu of Professor
Milligan, tresigned,) and Hiram Christie
pher. A. NJ, NJ. d., of st. Louis Professor
of Chemistry in place Of DIR. Richardson.
(resigned.) The College is in highly pros
porous condition.
\ meeting was held in Richmond, Va. on
Saturday last, TO devise Il plan for the cstah-
lishment of Picture Gallery. A number
of the most enterprising citizens led the
movement. The paintings OF the Historical
Society are To be put into the new Gallery.
and good copies of others will be obtained
from Europe with us little delay as possible.
Captain kircl,, of brig Frances Jane. from
Mayagucz. and Staples, of schooner Mo-
hawk, from Ponce, p. H., report that Span
ish bark from the coast of Africa, with 500
negroes on board. while attempting to effect
landing, had gone ashore about the 9th
ult.. on q rect on the last end of the Island,
and went to pieces, and it was reported that
the captain Of the SLAYER had committed sui
eide. The authorities Immediately dispatch
ed n government steamer to her. but she had
not returned AT the time o.. the departure of
the above vessels.
The Cincinnati Gazette says that on Sat
urday night last. body snatcher VIII" had
stolen corpse from II graveyard in the
neighborhood of that city. which h" had
placed in bag, was hung. while cndcav"r-
inc to get over high fence. the corpse fall
ing on one side and the body >natrhcr on
the other. he having placed around his shout
clers the cord by which the sack was shut
and the cord slipping about his neck, ch"k-
ing him to death.
The British war steamer Curacao, OF II
guns, with Lord Lyons, the British minister
to the t. States. as passenger, sailed "n the
10Th ult, tnr the nitrd States, via Madeira
She is destined for Annapolis, where the
minister and his suite will debark. The same
ship will take Lord Napier and his family
back to England.
Three men have been arrested in New York
on suspicion of robLng eight thousand dol
lars worth of ,iewelry from Chas. llenne, the
keeper of the Constantine Hotel. On one OF
them was found nine gold watches. da.
mond brooch and bracelet, and two diamond
pins.
\ eutaneous disease. styled "roseola, is
prc, aiing as an epidemic i'll Somerset coun-
u, Md. The Princess Anne Union says
1T is said to bear Il striking resemblance to
scarlet fever and measles. and is frequently
mistaken for ono or the other of these DIS
eases.
Adyircs from the Home Squadron state
that the vessels are in good condition. The
officers and crews were healthy, except those
Of the st. Louis That vessel had lost her
gunner on the passage out, and had fifteen on
the sick list
Preparations have been made i'll New York
to give the Neapolitan cxiles, now on their
vovarc from Cadiz, an honorable reception
and relief They will lie received 10y dele
ration from Italian citizens, but there Will
be no procession.
The terms of twenty-five members, or one
third of the United States Senate, expired
with the thirty-ffth Congress yesterday VI
these. ten are reelected for a new term, which
will expire March 18th, 1860, and the success
sors of three have not yet been elected.