Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-05
News Of the Day.
"T5 shoe the pery age audbody Of the TINES

Great Eastern, that the whole affair isa time
" commentary on the prevalent fashion OF
sacrificing engineering completeness, Tor the
purpose of hurrying on commercial results.
NJ. Lisbon, envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary from Brazil, was for
mally presented to the President on Monday,
by the Secretary of State, and delivered his
credentials. The minister was accompanied
by his principal Secretary Of Legation.
Letters received at the French legation
report Count Sartiges as much improved IN
health. lie hopes to spend the winter IN
Paris, but may return to Washington IN
month or two.
Great preparation is being made IN uer-
MANY f,r the celebration of the Tooth ami
versary of the birthday of Schiller, which
falls on the 10th Of November next Almost
every town and city is preparing its festival
Hon. j. Holt, Postmaster General, has re-
turned from short visit to Kentucky, (ac-
companicd by his wife, and entered upon
the duties of his office.
On Saturday last the President and Miss
Lane removed from their summer retreat, at
the Soldiers Home and resumed their resi-
dence at the Executive Mansion.
On the 18th of September, a young Eng
lishman in New Orleans was ut the Lake end
of the new Shell Road, in company with two
ladies. After dining at the hotel. 1t was
proposed they should 80 to the shooting gal
larry. The gallery keeper was absent, and
negro boy, belonging to the hotel keeper,
volunteered to load the pistols. lie did not
perhaps, understand the process thoroughly.
The first pistol he loaded would not 20 OF,
and he laid it down. lie tried his hand at
another: as he laid it down, it exploded, and
to the horror of the bystanders, the poor ne
gro fell dead at their feet-the ball had gone
through his heart.
Messrs. Debain Bottom and Zellier have re-
Gently applied to the Project of the Seine' for
permission to lay mains through the streets
of Paris for the introduction and circulation
of compressed air. This enterprise, as
they say in their application, CONSISTS In the
compression of air by means of large estab-
lishments, which We erect outside OF the city,
the compressed air to be led through the
whole city by system Of pipes similar to
those used for the distribution Of gas, so fur
nishing means of power and life wherever
it may be needed.
A teaspoonful of castor oil, procured at
drug store in Newark, IN. j., was admin
istered few days ago to child, who was
thrown into paroxysms, followed by on un-
naturally profound slumber and state OF in
sensibilty for three or four hours. The
mother, who was of course greatly alarmed.
inspected the oil and was alarmed by the
smell of liquor in it; she appealed to the
druggist, who admitted that he had adulte.
rated the oil with alcohol for the purpose OF
making profit from it.
The st. Louis Democrat, of Friday last,
gives the following account Of the sentence
Of Thornton, for the cold-blooded murder of
Mr.. Charless, in that city, some months ago:
"When the prisoner arose, and was asked if
he had anything to say why he should not
suffer the penalty Of his crime, he simply an
swered, Nothing in firm voice, and pro
ceeded with the utmost calmness to refresh
himself with drink of ice water. His Hon
or then sentenced him to be hung on Fri
day, the 18th day Of next November"
A writer in the Atlantic Monthly says
Richard Greenough once told me that, in
studying for the statue of Franklin, he found
that the left side of the great mans face was
philosophic and reflective, and the right side
sunny and smiling. If you 90 and look at
the bronze statue, you will find he has re-
peated this observation there tor posterity.-
The eastern profile is the portrait OF the
statesman Franklin, the western OF Poor
Richard"
Caloric engines have already been set to
work in England and Ireland. In Sweden,
the new motor is in full operation, several
establishments there being engaged in build
ing engines, u nder license. AT the agrlcul-
tural fair of Ostergothland, the most impor-
tant province Of Sweden, the first prize was
awarded some six weeks ago to an Ericsson
caloric engine.
The Machias (Me.) Union says that Capt.
Tobias Moore, the pilot who was lost off the
steamer Virginia between Richmond. Va,
and Philadelphia. belonged to family to
which strange fatality seems to attach
His father, sister and brother all persisted
by drowning. lie was a native of Colds
boro.' Me.
The strike of the four thousand coal dig
gers in the Pennsylvania mining district, has
resulted unfavor.bly for them. AT q meet
ing of the coal masters, held at Mckecsport
last week, resolutions were adopted which
pledge the owners to employ no man who
belonged to the societies established by the
strikers.
A serious fire occurred in the State Pri-
son, at Sing Sing, very early on Sunday
morning involving the destruction OF several
of the shops, the suspension of work among
large number of convictS, and a severe loss
10 one or two contractors. The fire is sup
posed to have been applied by an incen-
diary.
Judge Chamberlain of Randolph, Catta-
raugus Co. New York, recently received
suspicious looking package by mail from
Pennsylvania The package was carefully
opened, and found to contain two pistols
loaded with powder and ball, capped and
cooked, the string communicating with the
triggers.
The New York papers Of Wednesday morn
ing, were made soul narrowing by the story
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