Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-19
News Of the Day.
To shoD the uery age and body Of the TINES

The exemption of New Orleans during the
present year from yellow fever, has given
great impetus to building operations in that
city. Itappears from a statement in the
Daily Crescent, that the buildings erected or
commenced, but not yet finished, during the
year ending the 3lst ult., are estimated to cost
1910, 293, of which 1915, 900 is on dwell
ings. The Crescent says there is a scarcity
of workmen, and the wages paid are higher
than for many years past. Material is also
very high.
The miscellaneous and law library of the
late Mr.. Choate will be sold by public sales
during the month Of October The miscella.
neous library comprises upwards Of seven
thousand volumes, including large number
of very valuable works, serials, and standard
authors, classical works, &C. The law libra
ry will comprise upwards of three thousand
volumes, and, Of course, one Of the best libra
ries in the States.
The London correspondent of the New
York Commercial Advertiser writes that the
proprietors of the Great Eastern steamer had
been compelled to close the saloon of that
vessel to public inspection, on account of the
vandalism of visitors. During the first few
days Of exhibition they dcspoiled the furni-
ture and upholstery ofthe room, cut names
upon the doors, carried away momcntoes, &c.
According TO the national census of June,
1850, our increase of population for the last
sixty years nearly averages 81 per cont. an
nually. The last decade, therefore, begin
ming June, 1850, and ending June, 1860, will
add to the population of the United States
since 1850, 1906, $40 souls, which will give us
in 1860 population for the United States of
30,500,000.
At the last term of the Circuit Court Of
Page county, Judge Kenney decided the
important suit Of ID. & III. Forrer VS.. Rich
ards, Bros. & Co., in favor of the Plaintiffs.
Counsel for the Plaintiffs, Col. Baldwin, j.
I. Harris and Moses Walton for the Dcfen-
dents, Messrs. Meneffee, Moffett and Borst.
There was large amount $3.50, O0O-in-
volved in the decision of the suit.
A number Of orders for the new patent en-
velopes having been already filed in the de-
partmsnt, the Postmaster General has drec-
ted that the contractor furnish half million
of self.ruling envelopes ordered by tho De
partment in boxes and packages suitable for
immediate distribution to the post Offices
1t is expected that the envelopes will be
ready by the lst Of October.
The efforts of the citizens of Pittsburg and
Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, to avoid
the payment of the interest on the bonds IS
sued by their respective local authorities, are
bringing them into all sorts of troubles
The latest is levy upon the gas stock CT the
city of Pittsburg, under an execution obtain
ed by Messrs Oelrichs & Co., of New York.
The points involved in this proceeding are
now pending in the United States Court ut
Pittsburg
The Rockingham Register says:-"Small
game, of all kinds, such as phcasants, part
ridges, squirrels, &c., is exceedingly abundant
Just now in all this region. Sportsmen are
popping them over and bringing them down
in every direction. There is very great
abundance of cartridges, especially. The
fields are alive with them"
The Kentucky papers notice the death on
Rock Castle river, in that State, of Criah
Gresham, native Of King William county,
Va. lie was for many years member Of
the Kentucky Legislature, and fought under
Gen. St. Clair in 1872, and was one OF Mad
Anthony Wayne's" soldiers in 1874.
The editor Of the Culpeper Republican re-
Gently paid visit to the studio of the Nir-
GINA artist, w. Il. Barbee, where several
new pieces of statuary are to be found. We
are pleased to learn that Mr. b. is rcaping
the reward of his long and arduous study in
this difficult branch Of the Arts.
The late Mr.. Edward Reilly, hotel keeper,
Stoneybattar, Dublin, has willed large
property to his daughter Mary, who is a
dress maker and is supposed to be at present
a resident in the United States. Mr.. Thorn
ms Russell, 800, Fulton street, New York,
will furnish her with farther particulars.
The Virginia papers advocate a general
celebration of the anniversary of the battle of
Yorktown, on the 10Th of October next
They propose that all the citizen soldicry OF
the State should encamp upon the battle
ground and celebrate the day in proper
style.
A brief paragraph said to be inaccurate
in relation to difficulty between Mr.. And.
L. Kennedy, jr., and Mr.. w. W. Randolph,
copied from a Martnsburg paper, has lately
been published Mr. X has published his
statement in the Charlestown papers, where
those interested can see 1t.
The Hon. j. ii. Reagan majority for Con
cress in the fourth district in Texas, 80 far as
ascertained, is 20.53o; Reagan having 1856
and Ochiltree 3,437. Ochiltrce was in favor
of reopening the African slave trade, and
Reagan decidedly opposed to the measure.
President Mora, who was lately baniShed
from Costa Rica, and is now i'll New York
city, i. very wealthy. One Of his estates
nrincipally for sugar, is worth from $500, 900
to 500, 900 lie has q coffee estate besides,
worth $4,000.
No less than four bears were seen. on Mon
day last, in the neighborhocd Of \. p. Mich
GLASS, esq, in Rockingham County. A
number of gentlemen in the neishborhood
started ont to hunt them.
By an arrival at Baltimore we learn that
the U. S. ship John Adams and the brig Dol
min we're at Rio Janeiro on the l4th OF An
Gust. The latter had just arrived from the