Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-03-05
News Of the Day.
"75 shoe the oery age andbOdy Of the TINES"

80 shoe the oery age and body o. me TINES.
The Scientific American notices the death
of Professor John c.. FIR. Saloman, III New
York on the 18th ult., and adds that very few
persons were aware Of the fact. His name,
as an inventor, has been before the Amerl-
can public for number OF years, especially
with an engine operated by carbonlc gas
He was native Of Prussia very good
chemist, and quite an enthusiast. AT the
time of his death he was about % years OF
age.
James Bogardus, esq, the iron architect,
in New York, has obtained from a warehous-
ing company in Havana, Cuba, a contract
for an immense iron structure, to be erected
as soon as practicable, for the storage Of
sugar in that city. The building will be
eight hundred feet long, fronting on the bay:
seven hundred deep and thirty high. Three
years will be required for its construction.
1t will, it is stated, cost at least twelve hun
dred thousand dollars.
An exchange paper states that fellow IN
Yenango county, Pa, profted in the follow
ing manner by the ''oil excitement" now
prevailing so extensively in the Western and
Northwestern part of Pennsylvania. lie
bored hole on his land, poured a barrel Of
oil in it, and then called his neighbors to see
the large yield. The result was that he sold
his land for $4,000 in cash, pocketed the
money, oiled his boots and slid"
On Wednesday a decent was made on =
gang of counterfeitors at Lexington, Mo, who
were caught in the act of altering bills On
the Farmers Bank of Rhode Island, to the
Farmers Bank Of Wisconsin, and raising
the denominations Of other bank notes, in
Guiding notes on the Farmers Bank Of Lex
ington, to twentes. Fifty-two arrests were
made.
At Boston, March ID, a fire destroyed the
engine and repair shop Of the Worcester
Railroad Company, including six locomo
tiyes, named rs iollows:-Bison, Camel,
Ajax, Nathan Hale, Hercules and Hector
The buildings were entirely Quilted. Loss
$751; 900. Insurance S24, 600 in Boston Of
fee.
The Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania, issu-
ed decree on Monday week, commanding
the City Councils of Pittsburg to make full
and ample prOvi sion for the payment Of the
arrears Of interest due on $4,000 worth OF
bonds issued by the city Of Pittsburgh IN the
payment of its subscription 70 the charter Of
the Valley railroad
When Gov. Seward was IN Syria, Turk
ish officer Of high rank, made him present
Of three thoroughbred Arabian horses, the
choice of his stud of some forty eight ami
mails These BarbS-two stations and i
mare-will be here by the next ship from
Beyrout.
Dr. Charles NJ. Windship, Of Roxbury,
calls attention, through the columns Of the Me
deal and Surgical Journal, to the danger
arising from the use Of water drawn from the
copper boilers introduced into the houses Of
this and other cities, and which the servants
are apt to take for cooking purposes.
The steamer Phenix, Of Baltimore, on Sa-
turday last captured four PUNCHES which
were engaged in dredging for oysters in yio-
lation of law, near the mouth Of Patuxent
river. The boats have been taken up to
Benedict, with view to their condemnation
and sale.
The Atlanta (Ga Confederacy has ceas-
ed to publish its "black" lists. The publish
er probably found that gratuitous adyertis-
ing injured himself more than the persons
whose business was to be affected by such a
classification.
Prof. Mapes has purchased one thousand
acres Of land in Burlington county, y. J.
near the line of the Raritan and Delaware Bay
Railroad, and has commenced 4 mammoth
farm there, which, he expects, will in time
be without its superior IN the United States
The great fire in Front street New York,
has destroyed over fifty thousand dollars,
among which were $4,000 worth Of nut
megs. The fire in Washington street des-
troyed $4,000. A great portion o. the los
ses in both cases was covered by insurance.
The nominee Of the Democratic party in
Pennsylvania, for Governor i highly spoken
of, whilst the unanimity with which the
nomination was made, will lniuse great spir
il into the contest.
The criticism Of Clark Mills new eques-
trian statue Of Washington, Is AL Of an IN
favorable character We have as vet seen
no unreseryed commentator, but much
faultfnding in relation to it.
The bill presented to the Auditor Of Pub
lie Accounts, by Capt. Jno Avis, Jailor of
Jefferson county, for actual outlay for light,
fuel, &c, for the convenience and comfort u
the Jail Guard has been rejected.
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