Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-23
News of the Day.
"To sAosO the gerry age and body Of the TIMES.

| Col. Delu6eld has within the past year
caused the old Fort Clinton, which stood on
what is now the plateau at West Point, to
be reconstructed on its original tracing
| The order book Of Washington, which is in
the possession of Prot. Weir, contains the in
structions according to which the fort was
built by Kosciusko, and these have been faith
| fully followed fer second time; and strange
| to say, the resemblance between the Fort
| Clinton constructed in the time of our Revo-
luton and the Redan at Sebastopol almost
| amounts 70 eXactness.
The horse attached to Mr.. j. d. Carpinters
carriage, on Saturday afternoon last, while
returning home from Port Tobacco, became
| frightened at the attempt of another carriage
| to pass, and running against Il large tree on
the side of the road, threw Mrs. &. and Miss
| Adams, together with the driver, headlong
beneath the wheels of the passing carriage.
Mrs c. and Miss \. received few slight
bruises and considerable fright, but no serl-
Gus injury. The driver was stunned for
awhile.
1t is stated that the maple sugar crop OF
the country has vastly exceeded that OF any
former year, and prices have ruled so low
| that, in many sections, the consumption of
foreign sugar has been materially interior
red with. In the northern part Of New
| Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and in some
of the Western States, nearly Il sufficient
quantity has been made, it is said to supply
the home demand for raw sugar
The best sign of returning prosperity in
the West, (says the New York Post) is the
commencement of sales of land. Some fifty
or sixty farms have been sold upon the
| Chicago branch Of the Illinois Central RAIL
road, to Canadian farmers and to Americans
from Wisconsin, who are removing south to
the fruit region of Illinois. These lands
| have been sold ut about Sll per acre, and
| lie two hundred miles south OF Chicago.
We quote the following transaction In
campaign material from a Massachusetts,
paper:-"We learn that Hon. Charles A.
! Phelps has received from Illinois, one of the
rails made by Mr.. Lincoln, and has present
| ed it to Lincoln Club No. |. The rail will
be on exhibition in few days at the head
quarters Of the club"
De Lave has ended his rope-walking feats
at Paterson. The Society of Useful Manu-
features, which owns the water power on this
part of the Passaic, have told De Lave that
they will no longer allow that end OF the rope
fastened to their premises to remain there
| They give as Il reason that the exhibitions
draw away too many of the factory operatives
| from their work.
The Baltimore Christian Advocate of this
week publishes a protest, signed by some
two hundred ministers and laymen, against
any action had by the late Methodist General
| Conference on the subject of Slavery, that
looks, directly or indirectly, to Il change Of
the terms of church membership"
The official members of Lexington Circuit,
and also Of Lexington Station, Baltimore
| Conference NJ. Z. Church, have unanimous
! " adopted resolutions declaring that ''the
necessity Of IL separation from the Jurisdlc-
ton of the General Conference has been tol-
ced" upon them.
The New York Times remarks:-"What-
ever plans others may have, Garlbaldi's
evident purpose is to promote the union OF
| all Italy by annexing the kingdom OF Naples
| to SdTQlnla as SOOH aS uc SHull nav Z SuSCCcN-
cd in establishing its independence.
1t is reported that the President is about
to send communication to the House, vim
dicating himself and the Secretary Of the
Navy from the partisan censure Of that body
| concerning the management OF certain naval
matters.
Hon. John Schwartz, recently deceased,
was member Of the present Congress, and
represented the Sth Congressional district OF
| PENNSYLVANIA lie was elected as an indie
pendent candidate in opposition to }. Clancy
| Jones.
Mr.. Forney, of the Press, gives notice Of
his intention to subject Hon. Warren Win
slow, author of the minority report OF the
Covode Committee, to the counterlrritant
treatment OF course OF lectures.
The New Orleans papers announce that
Col. John \. Wilcox, Of Texas, has started
on tour through the country to canvass Tor
Gen. Houston for the presidency. lie made
his first speech in New Orleans.
Forty French girls, direct from Canada,
have arrived at Lowell, Mass. Only one out
of the number can speak LngilSt. lhey are
to be employed in the Lawrence Mills.
In seven years the increase in the exports
of cotton from Western Africa into the ports
of Great Britain, has been one thousand per
| cent.
VIM. 7. Duvall, formerly superintendent of
the National Road, died ut Oakland on Mon
! day.
The new census of Cumberland, will show
population of about 5000, an increase Of
1000 since 1850.
All the British troops now doing duty IN
india and China, are being furnished with
| cholera belts, TO be Worn next to the skin.
| United States steamer Niagara, which
is to carry the japanese home, is nearly ready
! for sea.
4 Bull FlGHrs A LoCoMOTIvE.-The 9th
| er day, says the Pittsburg Chronicle, a
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