Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-07
News Of the Day.
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"70 shoDthe uery age body Of the TINES. !"
The total eclipse of the sun. on the
18th Of next July, will be a very i'm
pOrtaut one to the scientific world The
director OF the Dorpat Observatory was
the first to remark that at the moment
OF observation |, ur of the principal planets
Venus, Mercury. Jupiter and Saturn-will
appear in the vicinity Of the eclipsed sun as
kind of rhnmboidal figure; phenumena Of
such extraordinary rarity that many cen,u-
res will elapse before its repetition. Dark
ness will commence and terminate on the
land the localities being California and the
shores Of the Red Sea. Between these ex-
IRENE points the eclipse will be visible in
North America, from whence the moon :
shadow will pass across the Atlantic, and
traverse Spain total darkness including the
following important towns in that country
Oviede, ST. Vincent, Santander. Bilboa, Wit
toria, Burgess, Pumpeluna, Saragossa and
Valencia. The line Of totality will then
cross the Mediterranean and enter Africa,
passing across Algiers. Bean, Tozer. Sock
ma, Sebba, Goddona and M"urzuk.
10 New York on Saturday morning, Pat
rick Kirby. hand on board Of a coal barge,
shot little girl II years Of age, named Eva
Stehl. and wounded her 80 severely. that her
life il despuired Of. The circumstances at
tending the occurrence. are Hs follows: Eva
in company with half dozen other chill
dren, WAS engaged in picking up the refuse
coal on the pier, when Kirby came out ut
the cabin Of the barge with u pistol in his
hand, and deliberately fired at the girls.
The charge took effect in the right side "i
Eva, the ball passing into the lung, and in
hicting mortal wound. Kirby was arrest
ed and locked up until the arrival of the Cor
oner when he was conveyed to the Tombs.
In answer to the questions Of the Coroner,
the prisoner said-"About 3 O'Clock or a lit
tie after, saw the children on the dock, and
fired the pistol to scare them away, and did
not intend to do any injury"
The rivers and creeks in the interior and
western parts Of Iowa are said 10 he periec-
" thronged with beavers and minks. to say
nothing Of myriads of other animals whose
hides are sought by the trappers Beaver
Greek, which empties into the Cedar at Ce-
dar Falls. is damned at very frequent inter
walls by the industrious aud enterprising re-
sidents from which it takes its name. They
have not been as plenty before for several
years. The trapper's field of labor is q
large one, and great numbers of them are
picking up their traps and preparing to
reap their harvest. Prices are likely TO be
very remunerative.
The Supreme Court of the United States
assembled at Washington on Monday last.
Present: The Hon. Roger B. fancy, Chief
Grier. Hon. John A. Campbell. and Hon.
Nathan Clifford Associate Justices. After
the admission of some attorneys, the Chief
Justice announced that tie call of the docket
would be commenced on Teusday.
A contract has been effected between the
Northwestern Express Company and Sir l..
Simpson, President of the liudson's Bay
Company, by which all the stores from the
North will be sent by way of LA Crosse,
Wisconsin, and the La Crosse Railroad
The furs Of the British Company will be
taken to st. Paal by dog teams, thence by
express and railroad by way Of La Crosse.
Advices at Charleston from Nicaragua
state that the Belly contract has been for
feited and the offer Of Commodore Wander
bilt rejected.
1t is stated that Secretary Cobb's estimates
for the next fiscal year are fraction over
forty-6ve millions dollars, and the estimated
expenditures are fftythree millions.
Alabama has in it's treasury a balance of
100000.