Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-23
News of tho Day.
"S sho~ the gerry aye ndbotiy cf the TINES.

Mystic. Ia the coast of Area, to sail III four
teen days; store>hip Supply. t" the M"i'ter'
ra ,ean. tn sail in six day: storeShip Release
t, Brazil and La Plata, almost ready ut pre-
seut. and the steamers VI ,lI;twk aud Cru>a'
der to the Gulf of Mexico. to sail about the
3Oth. A. the above are at the Brooklyn
navy ward. all communications should be all
dressed t. the care of the authorities ut the
L,ceum there.
There were seven steamships left New
York, Oh Saturday, for various routes. eact
carrying full complement Of passenger
III profitable freight lists. viz The Full
ton, Cope for Havre; City of Manchester
Kennedy. for Lverpool; Star Of the West
GRAY, and North Star, Jones. for Asplnwall
Quaker City. Shuicdt. Tor Havana; Alaba
ma, Schenck for Savannah. and james Ad
yer. Adams. for Charleston. The City 81
Manchester took out S64S. 900 in specie. auC
the Fulton S4lG.2S0.
Accounts of railroad accidents and of oh
structions On railroad tracks are common uc
currenres. But IN occurrence has happen
ed on the Rome and WATERFOWL Railroad
different from anything ever heard of. Til,
Instructions consist of an army Of grass
hoppers. which had collected on the rails
during the night, and at a point where II
was up grade. seemingly taking adsantag,
of the iron horse. and actually causing the
train 10 stop So says n letter writer t" Il
New York Journal.
o Jennings Wise. the editor of the Rich
mmd Enquirer. ana W. Old, jr., the edition
of the Richmond Examiner. having come Il
Washington, for hostile meeting, eluird the
vigilance ni the police, and early Saturday
morning left Washington Tor Maryland Il
settle their news paper quarrel by IL duel. MIR,
Old was the challenger. The parties returned
between IL and O'clock, having exchanged
two shots without doing any hurt. The MA
ter here rests for the present.
News to the middle of July has come to
hand from the African squadron. The first
vessel of the new fleet, the sloop.oiwar
Portsmouth. had commenced active duty on
the station The Encenncs and Marion
were about fitting up to take on board pro-
visions for n homewardbnun voyage. in an
ticipation Of the arrival of vessels t" relieve
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Ontario, New York. 1t was IL large build
my, having a capacity OF over jo'"", bn'''-
els. AT the time It contained 2''"oohu>heIs "l
wheat anu o.ooo bushels 81 corn when no"
II II.
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Telegraph saSS:-"e nave h"" r''urh7
from about forty thousand votes. or two
thirds Of the whole vote of the State. From
the returns we have we are still ni the "p'"-
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one hundred anu nifty complaints per year
have been made by sailors for cruel treat
ment at sea before the United States Com
missioner III New i"rA. l~r ',!I were
captains, for cruel and unusual punishment.
An extensive auction sale of dry roods.
.ons;st;,, ,r;,c;,.llv of dela;n.. mcriuocs
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iorA Oh friua;' , ihe ."np '' W., T"' ,r'ts
irnm ph;I,d.Inh;, and baltimore About
GOO I,ts were dismissed of at prices quite up
to those realized 1T private sale.
The United States steam trigate Wabash,
a., ,,;, ,,r ,h. Mediterranean sou,drop
n .u .I,.,.,,,,s
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the United States navy on the occasion of
the new Kings c"r"nati"n. SIX British
Sh'p-o''''e-'''e were u, ~"
The war between blond'h ana Octave
will end in tumbing them both into tho VIA
ter. Neither cares To be uutdone by the 9TH
err. Bondis is next to take Il stove and cook
ing utensils halt way across Ills rope anu
lhere Se' up o' nc. a., d, 49," W;.,
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oi' thursday '"S'' i'e'''. ''aS T." W." ""'
i"und III the "a'' HOUSE, AZ '"",S''''e, !"
I'll" ag"h'es I" aea'h' anu ""'''"-" ''''''''''
aid was soon summoned ne diu not long sur
rSe. Mr. Erwin was sia"u ''.i y. 49,, s'"
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