Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-18
News Of the Day.
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"16 shoU the gerry age and body " the TINES.
The New York Express says:--"The Erie
and New York Central roads are doing a
large business, and have agreed to advance
flour FIVE cents per Dbl. The September
business of the Erie road settles up well, ana
in spite Of the Bergen strike, the month VIII
nearly equal 1853
Hon. Shepard Cary has raised this season
on his farm in Houiton, Me-, about IOU
bushels Of winter and spring wheat of The
finest quality; $500 of oats; 400 of buck
wheat; $500 of potatoes; 1000 Of turnips,
besides other small crops, and keeps at his
place stock to correspond.
The reports Of the Western Railroads con,
tinue favorable. 1t is stated that the India
napolis and Cincinnati Company is having
thirty car loads Of corn per day, and will
soon have demands for more rolling stock
than it owns, as the crop along its line Is
enormous.
The capacity of the Great Eastern is 81,
900 bales; hence this vessel, clearing once in
each month, would, in 1920, have carried the
whole cotton crop, but would now carry but
one-fourth of it.
Milne Edwards has been making some ex,
periments in feeding animals whose limbs
he had broken, with phosphate of lime. Out
of six rabbits and ten dogs, whose legs he
broke in the same way, half were fed on food
mixed with ground bones, and their bones
united much more rapidly than those of the
unphosnhated animals. lie thinks the use
in human cases would be decidedly beneh-
cial.
The St. Louis Democrat says that lager
beer is drug in the St. Louis market this
fall, as the unusual quantity manufactured
last winter has left stock on hand that can.
not be exhausted by the regular demand
To get rid of this, brewing must be deferred
until it is sold. or it must be mixed with the
new beer Of this winters brewing. The
Democrat infers that there has been a re,
duction in the consumption of the article.
A new dodge has been introduced by Paris
thieves. They resort to trick of taking
silver spoons and forks in the restaurants,
and attaching them with sealing wax under
the table. The operator then walks out,
and soon after confederate comes in, seats
himself at the same, table, and pockets the
articles with impunity.
Sam'l Peters, foreman at the depot of the
Richmond and Petersburg railroad, in Rich
mond, and L. II. Leonard, speculator in old
metal, were examined before the Mayor OF
Richmond last week, on the charge of detraud.
ing the railroad company out of 5000 worth OF
brass and other metal.
The New York State Assessors have pub
lished their report, equalizing the valuation
of the real estate of the several Countless
The State tax for the present year, including
the school tax, will be quarter of a cent ON
the dollar.
Captain John Poisal, aged "a years, one
the oldest citizens of Martinsburg, Va, died
on Friday Of last week. On the same day
his daughter, Mr.. Elizabeth Stephens, of
Shepherdstown, died very suddenly.
Mr.. Lewis Lepage, native Of France, and
for so years resident Of Norfolk, died in
that city last week, in the S7th year of his
age.
Lady Franklin has spent all her fortune
in Arctic researches. She is in the south Of
France in i'll health.
A new postofice is established at the Agri-
cultural College, Prince Georges county, Md,
and John 0. Wharton appointed postmaster.