Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-15
News Of the Day.
"7o shov the gerry age and body Of the rIxEs."

Sea Flower, which was spoken Of in des-
patch from Hayre de Grace, Of the 9th in
slant, is now unravelled. The Captain, hav-
ing grounded his vessel on very low tide,
and being fearful she would 60 to pieces,
abandoned her, with the crew, and got on
board the first vessel passing him for Balti-
more. As soon as the tide raised sufficient
ly to float the vessel it went adrift, and was
boarded the next day by a Captain of pas
sing vessel and one man put on board, who
worked the schooner into Baltimore safe,
and there found the Captain who had 80 fool
ishly deserted his vessel The Captain
bringing the vessel to Baltimore claims for
his services $50, which will be paid him.
They have no newspapers in Japan, but
there is good printing establishment at
Nagasaki, having one large machine press
and two or three small ones, with metallic
Roman and japanese type, and paper OF
good quality in abundance, and a blndery IN
connection, the whole owned by the Govern
ment, and all labor in composition, in press
work, and binding, performed by the Japan
ese, without the least aid or supervision OF
the Dutch.
Yesterday, there was launched by Henry
Steers, East river, New York, side-wheel
steamer of about seventy tons burden, built
by the New York State Colonization Society,
and named after Seth Grosvenor, whose gen.
erosity has enabled the society to assume the
cost. This steamer is designed to run on
the coast of Liberia, from Cape Palmas to
Gallinas, stopping at Monroyia and other
points on the route.
During the recent celebration in Iowa of
the completion of the Burlington and Mis-
souri, railroad to Ottumwa (seventy-fve miles,
the "locap of the Chicago Times took o ride
on the cow-catcher While enjoying himself,
the train ran into a drove of cattle; and,
when it emerged from it, another calf, be-
sides the reporter, was found on the cow
catcher. Fortunately the reporter was not
very badly hurt. The other calf was.
A meeting of citizens of Franklin county,
Va, was held on the 5th instant, to "take
into consideration the proposition to extend
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, from
the city of Lynchburg to some point in the
State of North Carolina, and to ascertain, If
possible, whether the county of Franklin
would derive any material benefit from said
extension"
The attempt to set aside the verdict against
Mr.. Henry Shaw, of St. Louis, who was de-
sired to pay 100000 to Miss Fife Carstang
for leading her to the threshold of marriage
and then leaving her, it is thought will
scarcely be successful. The evidence to des-
troy her character appears to be of too weak
a kind to have any influence even to dimin-
ish the amount of damages.
The Democracy of Greenbrier, at the last
Court of that county, says the Valley Demo
crat, passed resolutions in favor of Governor
Wise for the next Presidency The Hon.
VIM. Smith, of Greenbrer, addressed the
meeting, and paid an eloquent tribute to the
ability and integrity of Henry A. Wise, and
urged that every Western Virginian should
sustain Wise for the Presidency.
A Georgia, paper says:-"The late NJ. A.
Bowder left by his will the sum of one hun
dred thousand dollars to the Chenille Col
lecc and Military Institute. The interest on
this large sum is to be applied to the pay
ment of professors salaries, and the educa-
ton of poor boys. This is, we believe, one
of the largest requests ever made to any one
institution in the country"
There is now on exhibition at q fashions
BILE jewelry establishment in New York, in
small show case less than thirty inches
square, q collection of gorgeous diamond
iewelry, forming an outfit for lady, valued
at $4,000. A pin, formed Of single
white diamond, is valued at SIS 900; one neck
lace of a large diamond, $4,000; two small
ones, Sc 900 each; two parasols, SO each.
Mr. III. II. Robey of the IIopewell Nursery
in Spotsylvania county, is in market for
peach stones. lie offers so cents bushel
without regard to the variety. This is rath-
er new article for traffic, but MIR. IL. wants
about fifty bushels to plant, for the purpose
Of grating good fruit upon the young shoots.
The mammoth chisel to be employed in
cutting away the bed of rock in James River,
few miles below Rockets, has arrived in
Richmond. It's l6 feet long, has a steel
point feet inches in length, and weighs
5000 pounds. 1t is expected to do much ex'
ecution.
The Boston Transcript gives description
of new organ, just completed in that city,
for St. Joseph's Church in Albany. 1t says:
This organ, built for the new St. Joseph's
Church, Albany, is the largest instrument
in this country. As the church is about
two hundred and fifty feet long, the power
of the instrument is none too great
The American Institute is making great
preparations for its approaching exhibition.
The 3lst annual Fair will open in the city
of New York, on the 2lst of September
instant. Palace Garden, a central location
in the city, has been secured for the purpose.
Several Abolitionists met at Albany, New
York, on Monday, and formed a regular or
ganization for the purpose of pressing the
passage of personal liberty bill through
the next Legislature, and questioning can
didates for the Senate, Assembly, &c.
The issue of passports by the State De-
partment has increased considerably since
the early portion Of the summer. The aver
age issue now is about fifteen passports per
day.
John Mason, convict in the State Peni-
| tont;orv soid the other day "that he COM