Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-16

The Southern Confederocy published at
Atlanta, Ga, has been authorized by parties
of we'll known integrity to announce that
there resides at that place native Georgian
who is quite willing and ready to fight the
"Benicia Boy" or any other pugilist in the
world, for $4,000 According to the de-
scription given by the Confederacy the new
candidate for fstic honors, will prove for
midable customer to any opponent.
Mr.. Squier, who has recently returned
from Cuba, has read a notice of tunuli observ-
ed by him near the railroad from Havana to
Cardenas, sometimes more than 500 being
in sight at once, amounting in all to thou
sands They are of moderate size, and APP
parently sepulchral. He has taken steps to
procure particular information regarding
them, as they have never been noticed by
any writer.
Recent excavations in the ruins of Athens,
have brought to light many old curiosities.
A pedestal which, as the inscription shows,
supported the statue of Lycurgus Lycoph-
ron, has been found, and a decree of the
demus of Athens in honor of that distln-
guished civilian and orator; also, a number
of inscriptions belonging to the second CEN
fury of the Christian era, which are to be
published in the archaeological papers.
1t has been calculated that Paris at present
covers space of IS, 0S0,000 yards 1t con-
tains l4S, 900 trees, occupying space equal
to 1886, 800 square yards. The trees consist
of horse chestnut, elm, acacias, lime trees, and
others. 1t is estimated that these trees cover
with their shade space of 900, 200, 900 yards
sufficient to protect 1866 individuals
from the rays OF the sun.
A letter from Washington says: "The
friends of Bell and Everett are greatly elated
by news recently received from the Southern
States and from New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania In the latter the old Wing
sentiment has been revived with all its en-
thusasm, and there can be no doubt that a
large vote will be polled for what Greeley
calls the ''old gentlemen's ticket"
The Mosaics now prepared at the Vatican
mandatory in Rome, are even superior to
those of the ancients The large mosaics,
eighteen feet in height, which adorn St. Pc
ter's, have some of them twenty-five years OF
the labor of several artists. The perfection
of the work is wonderful At little dis
lance it is impossible to tell it from an oil
painting, and it is next to indestructible.
The farmers of Massachusetts, appear to
be still losing large number of their cat
tie, through the operation of the commits
sioners appointed to condemn and kill all
cattle afflicted with the pleuro-pHeumonia.
Over 500 cattle have been already killed by
the commissioners, and about 200 cattle
now stand condemned by them, and are to
be killed.
The Boston papers advertise ladies ''par-
lor skates" for sale. They are made, to all
appearances, like ordinary skates but have
in the runners little brass wheels neatly COW
cred with leather, so that the wearer can
skate over an ordinary floor with ease and
safety 1t is said that ballroom skating
is to be the rage at the watering places this
summer.
The Committee on Territories Of the House,
has reported bills organizing five new Terri
tories namely: Idaho--whose Indian name
signifed "a gem Of the mountain" now
known as Pixies Peak-Nevada, Arizona,
Chippewa and Dacotah Thus the republic
grows apace. There are now thirty-three
States and five Territories in the Union.
1t is stated that the new crop Of coffee in
Brazil is larger than ever before known; the
limbs Of the trees having to be propped up
to prevent their breaking beneath the weight
of the growing berries. The new coffee
would not be in market before the middle
Of June.
One day last week a wagon load, consis'
ting of fourteen barrels of elder-berry wine,
from Safe lIarbor, Lancaster county, Penn,
passed through Lancaster, for the Phllade-
phia market. This kind of beverage for
wine bitters, is a new article III market, at
least in such quantities.
As an evidence of the immense shipping
trade OF New York, it may he mentioned that
there are now there four hundred and eighty
eight vessels, two-thirds of them Of a large
class. One hundred and sixty -seven square
rugged vessels arrived from the 9th to the
llth, inclusive.
Reports of dissensions in the cabinet are
said to be unfounded. There have been dur
ing the past week more than the usual num-
Der of cabinet meetings, and the subject of
consideration has doubtless been concerning
one or two deputy postmasters at important
points north.
On SATURDAY. q r,cn uos RIM ovnr tha New