Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-06
News Of the Day.
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There is a movement in London for the
organization of LAND Company" with Il
capital of C500.O00 sterling to be devoted to
the purchase and settlement of lands III ILL
nuis. The Prairie Land and Emigration
Company" state that a conditional purchase
has been made Of $50. 900 acres of prairie
land, from the Illinois Central Railroad
Company, and that when the sale is com
pleted the company will not be in any way
connected with the lllinnis Central railroad,
or its affairs. but will hold the land by II
direct tenure in freehold"
DIR. Gum, in answer to a resolution passed
by the New York b 'ard Of Health, directing
him to report the number of vessels arrived
from infected yellow fever ports between the
LIST of April and the LIST Of August, the num-
Der of sick passengers on board, &c., states
that only twenty vessels had arrived from
infected ports. that u persons on board
these vessels had been sick in port of whom
Ii died, and were left in hospital; that %
persons had been sick on the passage, of
whom died, and were sick on their ARR
val here. The heat for the last day "r tw"
had been excessive, but the general health
has been good.
The London Times of July - says: The
accounts OF the silk crop show that i'll Italy
the result has been worse even than last
year, the quantity being small and the yield
bad. In France it has been rather better,
but as the Italian production is the most i'm
h. 10 hat bn AL
European supply is comparatively untavora-
BILE The demand for silver for China, there
fore, promises to be maintained.
A correspondent of the Portland Advert
ser writing from Rumfort, says that Calvin
Howe of that place, has eleven daughters,
all living under his roof at this day. lie
says, Here you will find Frances. Lucretia,
Julia, Emma, Mary, Nancy, Althea, Catha-
riue, Susan AMI Rosilla, eleven daughters,
all living and born of one mother who still
cares for and protects them"
The grass has become so dry in some por-
sparks of the locomotives. On the Terre
Haute road bitches have been cut near the
track to check the flames and prevent their
consuming the ties Of the road. At several
places on the Bellefontaine road the trains
have been forced to stop and extingDlsh the
flames.
A music teacher, was dismissed from an
educational institution at Fort Edward, some
time since, for inc0mpetency and ''lndis'
Greet" immortality. As if to demonstrate
the wisdom of the managers Of the lnsttu'
ton, he eloped (leavng his wife and chill
drenl few nights since, with young lady
of that place-a former pupil Of the institu-
ton.
The present British Parliament is compos-
ed Of 225 representatives of the arlst"cratlc
interest; 29S representatives OF the military
and naval interest: 10 of the legal interest;
81 of the moneycd interest; 6O of mercantile
and manufacturing interests. and to OF mis-
cellaneOus interests.
Gen. Jefferson Davis is dangerously i'll at
Clifton, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Dr. Miller, of Washington, WAS photographed
for, hut he being absent, DR.. Stone left on
Wednesday night to render medical assls
lance. Gen. Davs's family liz with him.
AS Mr. Joseph Luff, respectable FARMER
living near Sackett's lIarbor, \. Y, was
sailing his cattle. last Sunday evening, he
WAS attacked by three year old bull, and
50 badly gored and uampled by the intur'a
ted animal, that he died in Il few minutes.
A correspondent of the Utica Telegraph
writes from st. Louis, of tho observance OF
Sunday, and says The Ginning of the
church going bells minsles with the clash OF
music, preceding pic MES and dancing at the
gardens.
A rich Spaniard from Cuba on his way
+, Ssratora was robbed of $1,000, on board
the steamer Armenia, from New York to Al
bany. on Monday.
Mr.. Wise, in his last ascension from st.
Louis, made successful voyage nearly thIr-
ty miles and landed on Nh Illinois prairie.