Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-09
ALEXANDRIA,:
News Of the Day.
ITO show the rery age and body Of the TIMES.
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST ., 1859.

informed upon rellaDle authority, th'tI 'ho
gap in the Mississippi Central Railroad. (by
which the transportation of the Southern
mail is much delayed, will be filled 10y the
lst of January next, when the distance be
tween New Orleans and New York will he
ACCOMPLISHED i'm three days and II halt. -
The citizens OF New Orleans are apprehen-
sive that this mail may be transferred to the
Fernandina route across Florida. and have
addressed the Postmaster General On the
subject.
The vicinity of Esston, Md, was visited
with heavy thunder storm, on Thursday
last, and fine shower of rain. During
the storm barn belonging Ia Mr.. Joseph
r. Price was struck by lightning, and with
it's contents entirely destroyed. The fire
from the barn communicated to the sur
rounding out-buildings and stack yard, and
all were soon in ashes. Over Il thousand
bushels of wheat were destroyed. The Gu
tire loss, though not exactly estimated, is
known to be very great.
Mr.. f. Merriam, of Brooklyn, states that
he has kept record of deaths, injuries, and
CONGREGATIONS, resulting from the use OF
camphene and other burning fluids used for
the purpose of illumination, since July -,
1885, Since that date he has recorded the
deaths Of three hundred and seventy per-
sons, and the injuries of four hundred and
seyenty-seven persons, many of the latter OF
whom the accounts stated were not expected
to survive the injuries they received. The
losses by fire from the fluids he estimated at
upwards of one million of dollars.
The auditor of the Post Office Depart
ment. in response to inquiries, has notified
judgment creditor Of u mail contractor III
the West, who recently attached the funds
placed by the Department in II postmaster's
hands to pay said contractor. that, under the
decisions Of the United States Supreme
Court the pay of an officer or employee OF
the general government, can IN no case be
legally attached even when in the hands OF
third party, before being paid over.
In recent publication of the railroads OF
the United States, it is stated that there falls
due up to 1890, or in thirty years, SAIL 99,-
7O2 of railroad bonds; of this S9I ,43O,O0
il already delinquent on the interest. 50
1913, lib falls due this year, including the
S4,OOO,OO0 Erie bonds. Next year. ST.
282. 876 falls due; Illinois Freeland, $1,000
600; Hudson River, S2,0O0,0O0: Reading,
So, 500 900; the Michigan Roads, $500 900.
The Louisville Journal states that John
Young Brown. ESQ.,. member OF Congress
elect from the Fifth District of Kentucky.
will not be qualified by age to take his seat
at the first session of the present Congress.
The Constitution prescribes that no person
can be member Of the House OF Represen-
tatiyes who is under Twenty-Five years OF
age. Mr.. Brown was elected over II Demo
cratic competitor.
Mr.. billiard, in letter from Liverpool t"
the Boston Courier, states that in the exam-
nation of travellers luggage by the officers
of customs, American reprints of English
books are absolutely excluded; they are ia
ken away and destroyed. Thackeray was IN
this way deprived of his copies of the Apple
tons reprints of his own works.
We learn from the Eastern States that the
drought is very severely felt. In the we"t'r"
part of Maine. no rain has fallen for SIX
weeks. Vegetation must, of course. suffer
yisibly, and unless there is rain soon, dlmin-
ished crops will be the result The hay crop
il. however, an exception. Potatoes, too, are
fine.
The great cricket match between Canada
and the States has resulted i'll favor OF the
United States, with four crickets 10 60 down.
Two wears ago the Canadians beat the Amer
leans badly, but brother Jonathan was moth
ing daunted, and he this year brought his
champions to their work in better plight.
large number of ladies witnessed the sport
The New York Post says On the
authority of private letter which arrived
by the steamer Persia. from an intimate per-
sonal friend of the novelist, we are glad to
announce that Charles Dickens will visit this
country during the ensuing autumn, and
give the readings from his own works that
have been so successful in England
A large new distillery, owned by MeSsr'.
Krepps & Worthington, at the west end OF
Bridgeport, near Uniontown, Pa, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire on Thursday night
last. The building contained over s2,ooo
worth of whiskey, which was likewise des-
troyed.
The Patapsco Enterprise states that Messrs
Brooks & Coates have rented for two years,
from LIST July last, Of Messrs. Manning X
Co.. the extensive nail works ut Ellicott's
Mills, and that they have demand for nails
which will require the works to turn out
10000 kegs the first year
The result of the Congressional elections
in Kentucky. Tennessee, and North Carroll
ma, leaves no doubt of the fact that the Dem
ocratic party will be in minority IN the
next House of Representatives. The Sou
thern Opposition" will probably hold the
balance of power.
There is general complaint with the
through passengers ON the Southsde and
Virginia and Tennessee Railroads. at not
being allowed an opportunity to get dinner
at any point ON the line between Richmond
and Petersburg and Bristol.
The sessions of the American Scientific
Association, at Springfield are every day
developing something Of interest and novel
ty TO the unlesrned listeners, as well as TO
the scientific and learned portion OF their
auditors.
II CLAW, a brother Of the late Congress
man, James B. Clay. and son OF Henry