Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-14
News of the Day.
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| teen large boxes OF presents Tor the fresluent
of the United States; among which are sever
al very handsome rifles, manufactured at
Yedo, and are an ingenious improvement
upon the Sharp rifle. They also bring with
them about eighty thousand dollars in cash,
with which to make purchases in this coun-
try. This money was brought from Japan
in silver, and changed in San Francisco for
American gold.
The development of muscle leads not al
ways to the prize ring. In Troy, New York,
the other day, John Mckinney and Patrick
| Kennedy blacksmiths both, had an extraor-
binary trial of skill The former challenged
the latter to compete with him In making
horse shoes for the championship. The chal-
lenge was accepted, and the working time
| fixed at ten hours; each man, with his ''help-
err" went at the metal. Their shops were
surrounded through the day with an inter-
ested throng, and ropes were stretched about
the FORCES to give sufficient space. At the
expiration of ten hours, Kennedy had made
240 shoes, and Mckinney 2lO.
A Spanish brig supposed to be SLAYER,
was brought into Provncetown last week, by
VIM Hill, second mate Of the schooner Rlen-
ri, which fell in with her at sea. She had
all sail set No one was on board OF her,
She was furnished with large quantities OF
water, rice, peas, beans, bread, fish, and beei;
and had also large amount of lumber for
slave deck. She was probably from Havana
for Africa A receip on board had the words
Brig Don Juan" written on it.
At a special Convention for the Episcopal
Diocese of Kansas, held at Topeka, Rev. Mr.
Whttle, few years since Rector of Grace
Church, in Berryyille, Va, was declared the
choice of the clergy for Bishop of Kansas,
but was rejected by the laity. lie being the
choice of the clergy, who are doubtless per-
sonally acquainted with him, proves their APP
probation of MS piety and usefulness. DR..
Dyer, of New York, was finally elected to fill
| the post.
The Chicago Press prints letter from Mr..
Il. Kcnnicott, of Chicago, who is now max
ing scientific tour in the far north, in the
course of which he has visited Fort Simpson,
on the Mackenzie River. He met Mr.. Ross,
the Hudson Bay Company's chief trader for
the Mackenzie River district and says that
the Esqumaux last fall gave Mr.. Ross some
swords and ships copper, which "undoubt-
eddy came from the wreck of Franklin ship"
The winter has been colder and the spring
later in England and France than for about
80 years. The season for sowing spring
wheat is in o great measure lost, and oats,
barley, &C., must be sown instead. Fall
wheat has also been injured by frost. The
wheat crop of Western Europe, therefore, is
expected to be short, but the crop never
looked better in Russia.
Last week prize fight for purse OF 5000,
$500 side, took place near Martain's Ferry,
New Hampshire, between Harry Fineagass,
of Boston, and Michael Leavitt, alias Nike
Leavitt, of Lowell. After some hard fight
ing, at the close of the twenty-thlrd round, the
sponge was thrown up by Leavitt's second,
the battle having lasted thlrty-slx minutes.
Put 'cm in the workhOuse.
A fire at Hamilton, No, on Friday, con-
sumed two entire blocks of buildings on
Market street. Loss from thirty to forty
thousand dollars Considerable excitement
existed among the citizens, who commenced
firing all the houses OF i'll repute in the neigh
borhood the inmates Of which were supposed
to have fired the building where the confla~
grafton commenced.
All or nearly all the Susquehanna seine
haulers have been doing very good bust
ness in the way of catching herring for the
past week. We are hardly able, however,
to say what the price is'pcr barrel. Some
times 81, So S., and 81. Indeed, some OF
the shores were selling to Baltimore buck
sters at 81 per barrel.
4 negro lecturer created an excitement in
Bridgeport, Conn, lately, by passing himself
off for spanard, and giving lecture on
the annexation of Cuba. During the lecture
some one boldly told him that he was only
a Boston barber; and pull at his wig reveal
ed the black wool underneath, amidst the
strongly -dsplayed Indignation of the audi
ence.
The rawlings Of Garrison and his abolition
coadiutors seem to make but little II any
impression upon the vast multitude in New
York. The speaking is principally by
''strong -minded women" and runaway slaves,
and the audiences are mostly women. Some
of the speakers denounced the Republican
leaders as altogether behind the progress of
the age.
Charles Kraitser, formerly professor in
the University of Virginia, died at Morrisi-
ana, n. Y, on Monday. He was a native
of Hungary, and having participated in the
Polish revolution, fled to the United States
in 1885 He was the author OF several re-
markable works on phiiology.
Hon. \. Ii. Stephens, of Ca, has written
"A letter in reply to several gentlemen of Ma
con, in which he suStans the principles OF
non-intervention, dsapproves the secession
of the delegates from the Charleston Conven-
ton, and recommends that delegates be sent
to the adjourned Convention at Baltimore.
The express from Pixies Peak, on the Sd
inst, has arrived, bringing Sc 900 in treasure.
L. D. Hickman, brothero Bill Hickman, had
been shot by German named Harry Hazelly.
| New discoveries had been made at GREGG
ries', and on the Blue and Arkansas rivers.
B ondin goes to Niagara Falls immediate
", to make preparations for the summer
campaign. He will proceed at once to stretch
the cable used last year, across the river, at
the same point as before. This will take IN
| the neiyhborh0od Of two weeks.
At Cincinnati, May 10, there was large
Democratic demonstration, sustaining the de-