Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-03-20
NO. 68.

DEFERRED ITEMS.

DEEERRED lIEMS.
There has long existed a railroad mouopo-
" in New Jersey which the people have la
bored in vain to break dowE. Tie erection
ofuu independent road between Newark and
Hoboken is now the Immediate subject Of con
test and excitement.
The L. 5. storeship Supply, Commander
Walker, has arrived from St. Pual de Loan
do, Africa, with passengers, inyalids 81
from the African squadron.
A few days since, colored man named
John Brown, hailing from Sadsburg Town
ship, Pa, was kidnapped by couple III
man, and must have been sold but for Tie
interference of Mr.. Joseph 5. Donoyen, IN
Baltimore, who, upon learning the facts VI
the ease, caused his release.
The telegraphic cunquests are ever pro-
crossing By the completion If the line
between Alessandria anJ India, news from
India will now reach England in six day,
The FedeSal Metropolis is swarmng with
RepubIcan-party politicians, among whom
ex-members ui Congress are very numerous.
They come doubtless, on errands connected
with the approaching national canvass
Humboldt in his Aspect Of Nature" sta.
tes that9he highest peak Of this earth's sur
face is Dwalagiri IL 8, l87 meters above
the level of the sea. a higher has since
been discovered, according to the "Anuu-
aire" for 1860 Ii is Kenlchinginga, on the
western range Of the Himalayss Il reaches
the enormous altitude uf g. 588 meters-about
-, 200 feet.
The Princess Clothildc il not very pretty
but she speaks fuenty five languages, and
il 4 thorough Greek ana Latin scholar, j.
well acquainted with The works ol ai ~
auclen and modern poets aid j particular
iy tnni ut quoting Shakespeare. Her char
acrer, iuspte Of her extreme youth, i very
frm-th's her face indicates The En-
pres Eugenicis very found oiths her young
relative
The London correspondent Of the Man
chester Guardian referring 70 GarbaIdis
marr age, states that IN the m rning 81 the
wedding, the General received Information
as To the antecedeutS Of his BRIDE, which
LED a. i long and stormy interview with her
father, and ID lis subsequent departure
lie has not since rcioined his wife, aud au
Austrian report SAYS that the General has
applied 70 the Pope for a dlspensation from
his marriage vows.
The Africa left her dock 1T Jersey city, for
Liverpool, last week. Every berth on board,
even To the officers state-rOOms was Occu-
pied, and a great crowd assembled upon the
wharyeS and piers 10 see the ship oft -
Amongst the passengers were John Nor
risSey, Paddy Hughes, John Teeley, II Troy
and Dad Cunningham, 1.-THE man who killed
Paudeen, all of whom went out 70 be pre-
sent at the approaching fight between Hee
nan and Sayers. just rs the vessel was
leaving the wharf, Morrissey received q des
patch announcing the death If his mother
The news did not affect him much, and hc
quietly remarked that lie had one consola
ton in knowing that the last sal rites would
be properly attended To-"
Mons De Lave, whose feats Oh the tight
rope gained him 50 much notorlety last sum
mcr. gave one Of bis exhibitions to an admir-
ing and wonder struck crowd in Chatham
street, New York, on Monday afternoon
a rope was stretched across the street from
the tOp of the National theatre to the roof oi
the house opposite. At six o'clock Mons
De Lave made his appearance, tearessIy
crossed the narrow bridge. Ills return trip
he devoted To the exhibition Ot numerous dar
ing feats, such as kneeling, lying full length,
and standing On Iii, head upon the rope
His safe performance of these was greeted
with hearty cheer by the spectators.
4 decision in the Forrest divorce ease has
been made in the New York Supreme Court
The renurt uf the referee was confirmed,
granting $1,000 alimony per annum % Mrs.
Forrest now Mrs. Sinclair from the date
ot trial and also allowing the motion tyr !
final judgment in conformity herewith