Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-13
News of the Day.
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The rapidity with which gigantic vessels
have been built within the last few years,
is astonishing. 1t is not so long since the
line-oi-battle ship Pennsylvania was quite
u SHOW" in the city Of Norfolk, thousands
going from all sections to look at her. Then
the Great Britain was for while the won
der OF the world; and the Great Republic,
Niagara, and IIimalaya, each from its huge
proportions, attracted public attention for o
time. There is published a table giving the
principal dimensions of fifteen of the largest
vessels Placed in line, even without bow
spirits, they could cover space Of one mile
in length.
Judge Douglas spares himself no pains in
the struggle for the chair presidential. lie
arrived, after severe travel, and with q hea-
w cold, at Cincinnati, on Friday evening,
and was received by tumultuous throng.
At the market place five or ten thousand
people assembled, to whom the aspiring Sem
ator addressed himself unanimously, apollo
| giving at the end for the infection of such a
long speech, and assuring the crowd, with
his accustomed humility, that he, the indi-
vidual, was nothing but the principle every
thing.
We have already mentioned the death of
Ex-Gov. Wallace, of Indiana. lie gradua-
ted at West Point with credit, in 1921, and
served for u portion of the time as assistant
professor Of mathematics. Resigning his
commission, he emigrated to Indiana, and
there was elected Governor. In 1910 he
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tune to give the casting vote which decided
the appropriation to Professor Morse, to test
the practicability Of the magnetic telegraph
between Baltimore and Washington.
The New York Times contains an account
of new Hrial ship, which is in course of
construction. about four miles from that city,
under direction of the nronaut, L. S. G..
Lowe, of New Hampshire, man who is
said to have made thirty-six balloon ascen-
sions. The new erial ship has been chris
tened the City of New York, and is design
ed for trans Atlantic voyage. 1t is five
times larger than the largest balloon ever
before built.
Professor Ross, the well known Iellenist
and archaologist in a fit Of mental depres-
sion, engendered by prolonged illness, com
United suicide at Halle on the Sth ultimo.-
With all British scholars his name has
been perfectly familiar for long time past.
Ills essays on the comparative geography OF
ancient and modern Greece have greatly
contributed to the illustration of Hellenic
history.
The Newark Mercury says, Mr.. Fisher, Of
Patterson, has constructed steam carriage,
which promises excellently. A few days
since, it steamed to Acquackanonk on the
common road. Twelve passengers were on
board, and the carriage went on the level
| fifteen miles an hour. One mile was run
| in three minutes. The builder does not
doubt that, when completed, the carriage
will run anywhere.
The upper Iowa Conference, which closed
its session last week in Iowa City, we learn
from the Northwestern Methodist Advocate
must be hard field. Many Of the former
preachers have labored in the face Of abso-
lutte want, not merely of money, but Of the
necessaries of life. The daily bread has
been wanting, and many families on the
frontier have lived on hominy instead.
A man calling himself Bruce, but whose
real name is McAlpine, was committed to
the Tombs in New York, on Saturday last
charged with grand larceny. He advertised
for a schoolmistress, and the girl who an
swered it lost her baggage, watch and jewel
~ while with him. lie took ring from her
finger by force. McAlpine is an old often
der, and has been once i'll the States prison.
1t is currently reported and credited
among spor ting men, that Mr.. Ten Brock,
instead of being winner, by Starke, OF two
hundred thousand dollars, has cleared by
the Goodwood and other races, nearly four
hundred thousand, and is steadily adding to
his winnings one way or another, in nearly
every race that takes place.
A correspondent Of the London Times
states that the enlistment in Rome is pro-
ceeeding with unprecedented activity, the
Pope evidently preparing for an attack up
| on his lost provinces of Ronagna. boun-
ty of 800 fcs. is paid each recruit and the
Inheard of pay Of four pauls (ncarly 2s) per
day.
The Supreme Court of Alabama has re-
Gently decided that the law by which 1t was
provided that no liquor should be sold with
in five miles of the town of Greensboro,
where the Southern University is located, IS
constitutional. This settles the question.
The liquor shops have all been closed, and
the knobs hung in Grape.
The Martinsburg Republican states that
duel was prevented last week between An
drew h. Kennedy, esq, of Charlestown' Na''
and Mr.. Randolph, Of Clarke County, Va.
BY the arrest of the parties, who were held
in 81, 900 bail 10 keep the peace. lady
was the cause Of the difficulty
A mysterious murder alleged to have oc-
cured at Harrisburg. turns out to be hoax.
The party at Philadslphia implicated, was
arrested, and the spot where the body OF the
murdered man was said to have been buried
was thoroughly examined, but nothing. dis
covered.
The General Land Office has issued IN
structions to the Surveyor General of Wis
consin and Iowa, instructing him to make
considerable retrenchments in the expenses
Of the Office in his charge. Other surveyors
general have latel y received similar instruc-
tons.
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