Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-17
News of the Day.
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Mr.. Sheridan, diver, has returned from
Cape Sable. He descended several times
into the interior of the wrecked steamer
Hungarian. The Journal says:-Thc scene
which presented itself was appalling in the
extreme; for although there were no corpses
in the interior of the ship, there were nearly
twenty bodies discovered entangled IN the
wreck alongside and in the gullies close by.
These frightful remnants of poor humanity
exhibited all the stages of acknowledgements,
sans heads, arms, legs, &C., and all more or
less in state of decomposition. Those seen
appear to have been up and dressed, or
partly so.
The Covode committee are still investgat-
ing as to what appliances, if any, were en-
ployed to effect the passage of the Lecomp-
ton bill. 1t is said that Attorney General
Black will be examined tomorrow. L. W.
Walker, of Brooklyn, testified to-day that
Mr.. Wendell never made a contract or agree
ment with him, as has been charged, to as
sist in passing that or the "English bill"
although Mr.. Wendell paid him $3.50 at
the close of last session; for what purpose
does not appear.
Great excitement prevails at Weymouth,
Mass, on account of the sudden death of two
respectable young females daughters of Mr..
Wilson +. Trrell. 1t appears that on the
Sd inst, Miss Betsy T. Tirrell, aged =, was
taken i'll soon after retiring to bed, and died
in half an hour Subsequent investigation
showed that she was pregnant, and that her
death was caused by strychnine. a sister OF
the deceased having died very suddenly tour
months ago, aged Is years, suspicious have
arisen that she, too, was poisoned, ana her
body is to be exhumed. She was engaged
to be married to a young man, an inmate OF
the family, who was out in company with
the first named deceased Anew hours previous
to her death. The young man who Is sus-
pected of seducing and poisoning the two
sisters, is under arrest.
The consulate Of Spain, in New York has
issued proposals for supplying the Spanish
government factories with kentucky and
Virginia tobacco, for period of three years,
commencing on the 10Th Of July next. The
value of the supply to be contracted for will
amount to several millions Of dollars per an
nun.
a London correspondent of the New York
Post writes: -lleenan is soon to commence
his harvest, by giving exhibitions. lie goes
to Liverpool this week. and appears IN Lon
don next week, and may be assured uf com
ing money 10y his mill, for months to come.
He is burning for another fight, but it will
not be permitted.
The House committee on post Offices and
post roads has decided to favor Col Butter
fields route, and instructed that Il bill be re-
ported granting him the postal contract he
desires touching at twelve ports on the Mcxi-
can Gulf, weekly, ut a cost Of S2uO,OOO per
annum.
On Monday an auction sale of cnrIosities
and other articles hitherto used as part and
parcel of the tremendous attractions" at
Barnum's Museum, but now Of no further
use. took place in New York, drawing to-
gether Il. great crowd.
The anniversary of the birthday of John
Brown, was celebrated in Hamilton on the
9th instant, by the colorel population. They
assembled in the morning aud preceded by
n band, marched in procession through the
principal streets.
The trial Of Hicks aliu$ Johnson, charged
with the murder Of the captain and crew Of
the schooner edwin A. Johnson" i'll the
harbor of New York, was commenced in the
United States Circuit Court Of New York on
Monday.
A Geographic despatch was received in
Lynn recently but WAS refused by the per
sou to whom it was sent on the grnund that
he didn't recognize the handwriting us be-
longing to the one who was said to have sent
it.
A meeting OF the friends of Et"nan, was
held in New York, on Monday evening"
Resolutions were adopted, and 4 com ttcc
appointed to collect funds to purchase Il tes-
timonal to be presented to the pusilist.
Among those spoken Of as likely to be
elected bishops by the Methodist Episcopal
General Conference are the Rev. \. }. b.
Morgan, of the East Baltimore Conference,
and the Rev. DR.. Durbin, Of PHILADELPHIA.
The principal of Il ladies' seminary in Con
nccticut, has put upon the Pennington river.
II tour-oared boat for the use Of her pupils,
who are to row for the development of their
muscle.
Williamson, charged with scducing
young woman and then numbering and burn
ing her, was tried and convicted in Rocking
ham country, n. c., last week.
Since the first Of January, 35S, 900 more
bushels of wheat have been received ut NIL
waukie than at Chicago. The latter city
leads her rival in recei pts Of -four.
Flag-ofiiccr McCluney, of the home squad
ron, has asked to be relieved, owing to debi-
litatcd health, arising from long detention in
Aspinwall bay.
Col. Harvey Brown having been relieved
from command at Fort Monroe, has been or
dered to Fort Hamilton.
Louisiana papers all make favorable men
ton of the crops. Corn and cotton have been
improved 10y late rains.
Produce for ireland.
The accounts by the Canada's mail on Sat
rngni,.al