Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-08-07
NEVIS or THE UI I.
''T5 showthe gerry age and body Of the TINES. .

Col J. B. Cross, convicted of forgery, who
has been confined in the Moyamensing Phil
adelpha prison, was sent for last week, to
receive sentence. Cross was duly handed
over TO the officer, and after he was placed
in his custody third party was permitted
to hold conversation with him, which the
officer did not hear. Cross told the officer
he expected to 60 to Cherry Hill, and had
some things at his boarding house which he
wished to lock up The officer consented
and after arriving at the house accompanied
Cross to his room in the third story. The
room was dark, and Cross requested the OH
Ger to open the shutters. Whilst he was
doing this, Cross STEPPED out and locked the
officer in the room and made his way to Il
wagon which was in waiting and has not
been heard Of since He is said IL be one OF
the most sklful iorgers III this country.
Henry Collins, charged with stealing two
swords from the Japanese during their So
iourn in Baltimore, underwent All examlna-
ton on Saturday afternoon before Justice
Ensor, which resulted in his discharge, there
being no evidence against him. The officers
who arrested Collins on the charge, did so
from information received from Il boy named
James Burke at present confined in the
House of Refuge, having been convicted for
burglary in the Criminal Court, and SEN
fenced to the Institution. This boy refused
to give any testimony before the Magistrate,
and denied knowing anything about the
affair. He stated that he did not know the
nature Of an oath and would not swear 10
anything. He remarked that he kne" all
about the theft, and Immediately denied 1t.
Hence there was nothing left for the Magls-
trute but TO dismiss the case.
From the Chicago papers we learn that
great preparations are making at Chicago to
welcome the Xouaves on their return home
in about week. At a public meeting OF
the citizens, they were called the champion
military company Of the United States. and
it was determined to give them Il reception
in which both military and civic associations
should participate, and unite III procession
from the cars TO the wigwam, where Il snla-
bic address will he made All the bands in
the city have volunteered for the occasion.
The reception of the Prince of Wales at
ST. John. n B., on Friday, was quite eh =
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embracing several features Of pleasing in
terest. lie landed at 10 o'clock i'll the fore
noon and proceeded to his temporary resi-
dence through lines of military, civic socie-
ties, Government dignitarieS and citizens,
and was greeted on his arriva! by about -
900 school children, dressed uniformly, who
sang the British national anthem and strew-
ed flowers in his path.
A few days since young lad was taken
to the New York Hospital, with his bowels
| protrudng from horrible incision in the alb
domen made by coming in contact with IL
sharp stone while bathing in the East river.
The case was taken in hand by DR.. a. I.
Bell, who, after placing the lad under the
influence of chloroform, proceeded, with the
aid of his medical assistants, IT, replace the
intestines in their natural position in the bU-
dy, which was done with entire success =
and the patient has since been doing well.
A number of the police force Of Philadel-
phia have recently been discharged on ac-
count of age, want OF strength and muscular
development generally. There are many
applicants for places thus made vacant, and
the Ledger says: AS narrow chests are at
discount, narrow chested men with uniim-
tied confidence in the virtues Of exercise with
the dumb bell, are putting themselves
through IL rigid course Of training, with
view to the full expansion of the lungs"
Coffee county, Kansas, was visited last
week by a destructive tornado, causing
much damage to timber. fences and build
iugs. At Burlington, three dwellings, and
other buildings were destroyed. At Leroy,
six houses including the Ncosho House, were
DESTROYED. AT Ottumwa and Otter Creek.
MANY dwellings were demolished. \ mum
Der Of persons were injured by the tornado,
but none fatally.
The Boston papers state that within Il year
some ten or twelve thousand dollars have
been drawn from the banks Of that city by
means of forged checks. In consequence Of
the late successful forgery, The Safety Fund
and Exchange Banks, by which some thirty
six hundred dollars was obtained, the Dos
ton banks have. concluded to adopt strin-
gent resolution, in regard to the payment Of
checks.
The $50 slaves taken from the schooner
which was wrecked on Abaco, and carried
into Nassau, are by the laws Of England
perfectly free, but they are described as IL :;
perfectly nude state on beng landed, and
the government will probably b" called upon
to feed and clothe them till some proper dis
position can be made Of them. The vessel
had lost most Of her canvas in a gale the day
previous to her going ashore.
The New York banks and the ub-Treasu-
ry office in that city warn the public against
the ingenious and very dangerous counterfeit
of the ten dollar gold pieces which are cir
culated extensively, and almost defy deter-
ton except by an expert The genuine com
is opened, full one half the gold taken ont,
and then filled in with platina or some other
equally heavy substance, and then closed up.
i Young man named John -Adar, Of
Greenvile, Ga, attempted to pass Il forged
check at Columbus, Ga, on Tuesday last,
but the broker doubted it, and started to
walk with Adair 10 see the reported drawer.
On the way the young man leancd INTO the
river and attempted to escape ~ swimming,
but failed and was drowned.
As Il specimen OF the rapidity with which
grain is loaded at Chicago it is stated that
the bark Great West took on board last week
81, 900 bushels corn at StnrgeS' elevator
warehouse in two hours and Il half, inriud-
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