Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-20
News Of the Day.
"Ta show the ce,y age and body Of The TINE:

Sunday morning last. in the 95th year of his
age Mr.. Hubbard retained his mental Ia
culties with remarkable cleurness up to his
last sickness. He possessed remarkably
rugged constitution and II mind of no com
mon power. He came to Champion IN the
year 1872 years ago-and selected Tor
farm the site where he subsequently built
fine residence, and where he ever after lived.
A week ago. last Monday, during the per-
fnrmance at Dan Rice's circus at Albany, n.
u. boy named Patrick Carey. aged about
fourteen years, attempted to creep under the
canvass, aud thus save the price of adm'S-
sion. In doing So, however, he was struck
violent blow on the head with club, from
the effects of which he has since died.
John Osborn, an attnche of the circus. has
been arrested, charged with inhicting the
blow.
The name Of the man who committed the
recent murder in Philadelphia, has been as
certained to be Dennis McShea. The muir
dered man proved to he not Frank Lowrie,
but James Elliott, an upholsterer. The re-
semblancc between the two persons was 80
striking that person who kept stand IN
Market street, adjoining that Of Lowrle, ex-
pressed himself positively that the body
was his.
Admiral Mohammed Ali Pasha, who yisi-
ted this country some time ago to see what
we could do i'll the way of building trigate
for his master, the Sultan, was recently Sc
riously injured by the application to his per-
son of some chlorotorm containing large
quantity of acetic acid, which an apothe-
cary's clerk had sent in mistake for pure
chloroform.
Bull fighting is the latest amusement in
New York A couple Of cattle brokers
were to have initiated the elegant pastime
on Wednesday evening, in the vicinity ct
the Washington drove-yards. During the
day the pitted animals were the centre OF
admiring crowds. This is triumph of
civilization for which we are scarcely yet
prepared.
On the night of the 10th of June, instant,
farmer of the town of Fabius, in Ononda-
ga county, New York, had flock of 100
sheep stolen from him They we're driven
to Syracuse and sold to Mr.. st. John for
! tHlO' III iHuutN anu IL ilbtC ipi |'IO puNupiS
III dry goods. 1t was ascertained that the
names OF the thieve, were Carver and Hitch
! cock. and they were soon arrested.
Mr.. Edward Ii. Schenley, who has lately
been returned to the English House of Com
mons by the Liberal electors of Dartmouth,
was formerly in the British army, and had
then advanced to the rank of Captain; but
L., ,aI IN
American lady of immense wealth. and is
said to be man Of enlarged views.
1t is reported that challenge has passed
between the Hon. Carrot. Davis and Mr..
Simms, the democratic candidate for Con-
gress in the Ashland KY district, and that
II hostile encounter will soon take place be-
tween them The difficulty grew out of u
publication made by Mr.. Davis, which Mr..
Simms denounced.
Over bridge in the town of Athens da.,
is posted the following notice: "Any person
driving over this bridge in Il pace faster than
a walk, shall, if white person, he fined 50;
if negro shall receive twenty-five lashes,
hay the penalty to be bestowed ON the IN
former
Prof. Ben. Siliman, Jr., testified before
the Hartford committee, having the matter
in charge, that the long continued action of
fire on the orifces of gas burners, causes
IA sensible enlargement Of those "rltices. 1t
is natural that there should be an abrasion
under the circumstances.
Nathaniel Ray Greene, the last surviving
son Of MAJOR General Greene. of the revolu-
ton, died at his residence, in Middlrtown,
last Saturday. lie was - years of age
! The only Surviving child OF Gen. Greene Is
Mrs Littlciield, who now resides in Missi.-
slppi.
The President, it is stated, will make his
the Bedford Springs, about the middle of
July, where he will abide for two weeks
! In few DAYS he will 60 to the Soldiers
Home to escape the heat of Washington, uR-
! til October.
The citizens of Greene County, Indiana,
in consequence OF the recent murder of Il
German named Depra, the circulation OF
unusual quantities Of counterfeit money,
! and the presence Of large number OF sus-
picious characters, have organized band OF
'Regulators."
A coroner, in Arkansas, after empanelhnS
his Jury, said Now, gentlemen, you are to
determine whether the deceased came to his
death hy accident, by incident, or by the
hand of the incendiary.' The verdict was
that The deceased came to his death by az
cident in the shape of bowie knife"
The Cincinnati Gazette of Thursday says:
The late arrangement between the four
trunk Railroad lines appears to have settled
matters in dispute in part only. \ serious
difficulty WAS developed yesterday, which
may again unsettle passenger fares.
Twenty barrels of new -four made at the
Pearl Steam Mills, Pittsburg, Pa, from
choice new wheat, raised in Mississippi,
were received ut Boston, last Monday. 1t
was held at ten dollars IL barrel which is con
siderably under cost.
The Philadelphia Ledger comedies in the
view Of Secretary Cass that naturalized c'tl-
zens returning to Europe are liable to be
compelled to fulfil their previous Obligations
to serve in the army.
A Matanzas (Cuha) paper has seen some
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