Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-04-05
MIscELLANEoUs REApINe
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

FOREIUA MISCELLAN1. y.
A letter from Rome to the Boston Trans
cript gives the particulars Of the discovery,
by Mr. Newton, the British Consul for Rome,
OF the city and ruins Of the great mausoIeum
of HalicarnasSus, erected at about b. Y. $50,
to the memory OF Mausolus by bis wife aud
successor, ArtmiSia His researches were
eminently successful aud satisfactory, and
were explained BY Mr.. Newton in a lecture,
when he also gave his theory Of the form and
size Of the tomb-a quadrangular building u
about 4l2 circuits, l02 feet in he gbt, term.
mating IN a platform, upon which stood \
beautiful Quadriga, Or four horse chariot, II
which, sitting Or standing, was the statue ot
Mausolus
4 donation Of 100000, francs has recent.
IL been forwarded T. the Pope BIZ several Ia
dies Of Paris, in magnificent golden vase
III an address accompanying the gift they
promise henceforth to devote at least hall
their pin money" to his Holiness
The English papers state the fund for the
relief Of the Pope, which is being collected IN
Ireland, will be larger than the most sangu
Inc anticipated At the latest advices Els,
900 had been collected in the city oi Dublin
alone and the collections were not yet all in
Cleopatra's Needle, which was presented
to the British Government years ago, lies 10
Il ditch where ID fell, near Alexandria. The
travelling COckneys are removing II as fast
rs possible, since each one chips of his
share and carries il back to Hiugland a.
relic.
Lord Duferin has been excaysting On the
banks Of the Nile, and We understand that
small temple, with the columns IN stu, and
q considerable number of inscriptions. have
rewarded the search.
Nj. Alexandra Dumas has produced the
first part Of what purports to be translation
of an autobiography Of Horace, discovered
by NJ. Dumas in the library Of the Vatican
The opening portions are descriptive ot Hor-
aces Joyhood-his first visit y Rome, and
his being placed BY his father under the care
oi Orbilious the fogger.
About t2OO have been collected IN Eng
land towards the erection OF mem0r'a!
stone at Moelfre to the memory Of those who
persisted BIZ the wreck II the Royal Charter,
about two hundred Of the victims Of that cat
astrophe being buried in the church yard Al
that place II Is also designed to raise sum
sufficient to reimburse the Rev. brothers, the
Messrs. Hughes, Of Moeltre, who were con
spicuous in their attentions to the dead and
wounded
SAssAFRAs-To ERADICATE George l..
Washington, esq, Of jefferson county Va,
while forwarding his subscription T. the
Farmer, il good enough y give Us the follow
irg:
ID one Of the back numbers If the Farmer,
an inquiry i made, by some one, As to get
ing rid II Sassalras. copy, from my "om-
mum gnthcrum" Or receipt-book, piece on
the subject, taken from the Southern Plan
ter several years ago, which is at your ser
vice:
"SAssAFRAs As-To ERADlcATE.-From ten
years experience, find that handful Of
salt thrown at the root of each bush, Or, II
they stand very thick, pretty heavy broad
cas- Of salt applied during the month " May
and in field that i to be pastured that sea-
son, will most etfectually eradicate Il"
One of tile fields, "a the farm ! now occu-
nv, was greatly infested with them, and i
now % entirely clear as 70 ~ difficult % get
enough for 4 cup Of tea. II u. YENABLE
Wheatheld, April, ). 1854