Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-28
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI WEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEE.
ALEX ANDRIA:
News Of the Day.
40 show The re'y age and1ody cfhs TINES :
FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER IS. 1859

gence of the shipment from llavre, France,
Of a large swarm Of Lembardy bees. These
bees will he sent upon their arrival here, dl-
rect t. the Agricultural Bureau. They are
Of larger size than the ordinary bee, and,
having longer bill. are able TO suck flowers
inaccessible 10 the American bee. The pro
duct Of an old hive of these bees Is some
times 100 lbs Of honey i'll one SEASON.
These bees will not be distributed until
ls6l, by which time t is expected 10 rear
from the swarm now HliIuh$'tH, stock enough
inr six hundred hives.
The delegates to the Episcopal convention,
who have returned to New York, say III
regard to the restoration of Bishop onder.
donk. that nothing that his friends could
do 10 induce the House OF Bishops TO &c,
layorably upon the petition and memorial.
was left undone. 1t is said that certain
documentary evidence bearing upon the
Bishop-eyidenco never before presented
was forwarded from New York, and that 1t
was the influence, thus exercised, which IN
daced the Bishops to dispose OF the whole
matter, by simply giving leave to Bishop On
derdonk to .''withdraw his petition"
The report that Captain Brown had made
or is going to make'a full confession is ap-
parently entirely without foundation. On
the contrary says "he has full confidence in
the goodness Of God; is confident he will res
cue him from the perils that surround him.
lie saws he has had rifles leveled at him,
knives at his throat, and his lie III as great
peril as it now is, but that God has always
been ut his side lie knows God is with
him, and he fears nothing"
The Valley Agricultural Fair, held at
Winchester last week, Notwithstanding the
difficulty at IIarper's Ferry, and the unfa-
vorable weather, was well attended. Among
the premiums awarded, we learn that Clarke
county received liberal share. Mr. John
b. Norris entered three two year old colts,
for which he received four premiums
Messrs X. L. Grogan and \. Burwell, also
took premiums for horses entered.
"A despatch dated Frederick, Oct. 26-s
p. NJ, says: Frederick is in an uproar
again to night, concerning a dispatch from
Ilarper's Ferry. The companies are at their
armories-some of the members In uniform.
Capt. Sim, ofthe United Guards, left here
in the O'Clock express train, accompanied
by number Of his company.
The Congressional contest in the sixth
Congressional district Of Maryland, is ex-
cecdingly animated. Messrs. Hughes and
Hagner, the opposing candidates, had at
Annapolis last night, a renewal Of their for
mcr quarrel, when, blows were exchanged
Cat OF this has grown a report that they had
duel
Edward Everett having been requested to
preside ut meeting i'll behalf OF the Indians,
and told that the spirit Of Daniel Webster
had requested him to do 80 replied: That
very long and ardent friendship had existed
between himself and MIR. Webster, and ne
could not consent to receive amy communic;l-
ton from him through third party.
The furniture mandatory Of Charles Holt
& Co.. in Byiicld parish, Newbury, Mass
was burned at three o'clock, on the 10Th.
The buildings were owned hy Pr Frank
Moves, and insured for Sc.,5oo, equally di>i-
ded between the Merchants and city oiices.
It Is not known whether Holt Il Go. are m
sured.- Loss six TO seven thousand dollars.
The bursting Of main enabled them to
clean out the distributing reservoir u New
York, aud in this work they found the whole
source Of the impurity Of the troton, that set
Gotham all agog some weeks ago 1t had
not been cleaned for III wears. 'and they took
out a layer Of vegetable matter three feet
deepl
The fever in the Charity Hospital in New
Orleans. is abatiug. and the disease is re
garded as over for the present season.
There is great rejoicing among the tilbus-
tiers at the failure Of the federal grand Jury
to find an indictment against them. Bets
are freely made that they will soon be safely
on the way to Nicaragua.
The Vicksburg Wing remarks that the
periodical danger to the South" is fast com
ing about in the Democratic Calendar As
another Presidential canvass draws near, the
"South" must begin to shake III It's shoes Tor
its safety, the Democracy must get cut the
old spawned hobby Of Slavery agitation
and enter the lists for another triumph.
The gentleman who took 5? premiums at
the Lynchburg Fair isnow at the Richmond
Fair, with his Incompatible herd OF cattle
numbering some Ca or upwards. llis name
is John Grouse, and he halls from Campbell
County.
Mr.. 4. H., Roseaberger has been reap
pointed Inspector Of Flour at Winchester ny
Gov Wise, for the year commencing with
September. Mr. X. has held this position
for the last five years.
The alms-house at North Weymouth,
Mass, was destroyed BY fire on the night OF
the 25th. Two insane paupers. named Hay
den and Terrell, persisted. Loss $4,000
Noah is thought 70 haze had on board
supply of ''Costar's Extcrmiuator." from the
fact that for nearly six weeks he did not see
ArSrat.
The New York Herald contains an I'M
probable statement that Bishop onderdonk
intends to bring an action for damages on
account of his non-restoration.
Brown, the ng-ieader of the insurrection-
lists at Harper's Perry, is supposed to be the
usn whe killed VIM. II. Sherrard, OF Win
chester, few years since in Kansas.
A down-east editor, says he has seen the
continuance our lawyers use when they
~. - 9Th tbe suhiact" He saws Il