Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-30
News Of tho Day.
"75 shop the uery age and body Of the TINES.

The auction houses IN New York were
quite busy on Wednesday. One firm dis
posed Of $500 cartons rich bonnet ribbon,
nearly all at an advance On previous prices
and many lots were duplicated. Another
sid mixed catalogue of merinos, velvets
and shawls, on terms equally satisfactory.
Another put mp 10000 buffalo robes, the
whole Of which We're taken at all sorts of
prices, say from 30 cents to sos, according
to size and quality.
The New Orleans papers Of the Goth inst,
record the shooting and probable death Of
a respectable citizen named Kussler, by an
unknown assassin; the killing of John Ryan
by j. Casey; the arrest Of Mr. Ragan on
the charge Of homicide: the stabb'ng OF
| Thomas Sullivan hy Martin Tobin: the sui
eide of Joseph Petit after spending S4''o
of his EMPLOYERS money, and the suicide OF
Mr.. Semmes, young lawyer from Canton,
Mississippi.
| The bones Of quite number OF the sol
diers who fell at the battle of Brandywine
have been dug up at Chadd's Ford, near
Philadelphia, by the men engaged in grading
the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Rail-
road. The bones Of one man, supposed to
have been German soldier, measured about
six feet six inches. lie had on the Hessian
uniform. The buttons were made OF lead
and not much defaced.
A Hamburger paper notices the arrival
there of two American craft direct from Mil
waukee, loaded with Canadian timber. The
most noticeable things about her, it says, are
her masts, each one made of 4 single stick OF
timber, and each having but one sail, and
entirely without yards. 1t also says that
they require but half the number OF men for
crew that their vessels of the same size do
A man, gardener. living near Lebanon,
Ohio having become dissipated, deserted his
family on Friday last. The wife, in despair,
and left to beg or starve, sought death rather
than degradation, and buying some !audanum,
administered it to her child and then swal-
lowed a large portion herself. When dis
covered they were both dead and the excite
ment against the brutal husband and unna-
tural father was most intense.
Fanatacism and superstition, it appears,
have not as yet died in some localities. In
Winhall, VT, a few days since, Mrs. Law
renee died of consumption and as q number
of the same family had died of that disease,
the family went through the superstltlous
farce of burning the lungs, heart and liver
of the deceased. to prevent any more from
diving by the same disease.
Nothingis talked of in Paris but the armor
of Made Nestvali in the part of Romeo. 1t
is of aluminium, cost lG, 00Of., aud weighs
only four pounds. That worn by Madame
Pasta in the same part was OFT fine steel, weigh
ed thirty-seven pounds, was made at the roy
al works in Prussia. and cost nearly two
thousand pounds English money.
The Paris papers notice the death of the
greatest, modern duellist, Mr.. Choquart.
lie is said to have fought thirty duels-in
twenty-nine Of which he was worsted, only
once having succeeded in wounding his al
yersary, and he was his very best friend,
with whom he had quarrelled on some trivo-
lous pretcxt.
The Bombay Standard Of August 9Th says
an investigation was about to take place be-
fore the United States consul, l.. IL. Hatfield,
esq. of a charge brought against Capt. Low,
Of the American bark Helen Mar, by GER
| tain of his crew, of the mardcr OF his wife
by strangulaton, at sea, some three years
| ago.
Mrs. Messeroles, whose daughters name
was unpleasantly connected with MIR. Lane,
the defaulting clerk Of the Fulton Bank, New
York. denies the reports circulated to her
discredit She admits. however, the accep.
lance by Miss Messerole Of valuable Jewelry
| from Lane.
Among the many interesting questions
before the House Of Bishops at the General
Convention of the Episcopal Church will be
the 'son-residence" Of the Bishop of Illinois,
which was debated with considerable warmth
and earnestness at the late Convention III
| that diocese.
A General European Congress, it is now
very generally conceded. has become an alb
solute necessity. That Congress, whom it
convencs, will in all human probability, con-
sist of France. England, Russia, Austria,
| Prussia and Sardinia.
| American tourists in Europe are return
ing home in great numbers. The Wander
bilt, which arrived Tuesday. had 1863 pas
sengers, the largest number that ever landed
at New York from Europe in one steamer.
Capt. Gault, of the ship Sir John Frank
lin, Of Baltimore, has been held t bail on
charge Of keeping a ferocious dog on board
his vessel, which dog severely bit ). y.
johnson, a revenue officer.
The explanation which has been received
by the government in regard to the Island
Of San Juan or bellevue is very disparaging
! to its value.
Rev. Dr.. A9thon, of St. Mary's Church,
New York, has withdrawn his signature
from the petition praying for the restoration
of Bishop Onderdonk.
Promenade concerts for the benefit OF
churches have become quite fashionable in
| San Francisco.
The Troubles in Utah Territory
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