Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-06
News of the Day.
"10 shoU the gerry age andbody Of the TINES.

The bill increasing the pay of the Navy
has become law by the operation of the
Constitution. The last of the ten days ex
PRED yesterday The President was unwil-
ling to sign the bill, and not prepared to
veto it, Hating between these extremes, he
| let the law take its course. Every other
branch of the public service had been adj
vanced in pay, while that Of the Navy had
remained stationary for twenty years, dur
ing all the costly changes Of that period
There is one fault in the bill, which is the
increased compensation TO midshipmen.-
Those young gentleman were we'll provided
for before.
The village Of New Brighton, Pa, was the
scene of most painful occurrence, a few
DAYS since Some time since, DR.. G. IL.
Highly, gentleman of fine literary taste,
and a writer Of no ordinary ability, became
insane from too close application to a work
of a philosophical nature which he was pre-
pairing. \ few nights ago, Mr.. a. G. Scott,
Of Pittsburg volunteered to remain with the
Doctor during the evening. lie had, how
ever, been with him but short time, when
the insane man attacked him. inficting a
blow with poker, that subsequently caused
death. DR.. H. was Immediately after taken
to an insane asylum, where he died on Fri
day.
\ young girl, native of Salem, New
Jersey, and only about II years old, was
picked up in Philadelphia, by the police, on
Saturday night. The poor thing said she
was homeless and manifestations means.
She said her father was wealthy, and owned
a plantation near New Orleans that when
she lived with her father, she went to school
Il few miles from home, and was accustomed
to be daily carried to and from the institute
by a hired man, who won her affections, in
duced her to steal hundred dollars from
her father, and elope with him to this city.
The fellow then spent her money and dcser-
ted her.
The Maryland State Oyster Company,
formed for the purpose of buying up the oys-
ter beds throughout Maryland, have survey
ed, and laid OF for purchase, the following
lands in Anne Arundel and vicinity: 5000
acres in the Severn river; 10000 in South
river; 10000 in Magoty river; $4,000 in
Herring Bay, and 10000 in Fishing Creek.
The Company is composed of MeSsrs. Geo.
II. Morgan and Oscar Mills, Of st. Mary's
county; John d. Long. of Somerset county,
and several other like influential citizens Of
Maryland.
The Fort Smith, Ark, Times says 1--WE
noticed week or two ago that there was IL
secret organization going On in the Cherokee
nation, and that it was among the full blood
Indians alone We are informed by good
authority that the organization is growing
and extending daily, and that no half or
mixed Indian is taken into this secret organ
ization. The strictest secrecy Is observed,
and it is death, by the order, to divulge the
object of the society. They hold meetings
IN the thckets, and in every secret place, to
initiate members.
The Louisville Journal says: 1t is estima-
ted by those whose position in the trade
gives them ample opportunities Of arriving at
IL close approximation, that at least 700, 900
bushels of coal have been lost during the
recent storms between this port and Pitts
burg. In after ages when some CONFUSION
of nature changes the bed of the Ohio river,
there will be respectable coal seam all
along its course, as the result Of these heavy
| losses.
A Democratic caucus Of the Senate have
agreed to adhere to the appropriation bills,
and nothing else Of Importance, until they
are disposed Of The tendency Of this action
is TO shelye the Tariff bill, which creates a
good deal Of ill-feeling. The probability is
that if the Tariff bill is not reached, the
twenty-onc million loan provided by it, will
be asked for in separate bill, but will pro-
badly receive the united opposition Of the
friends Of the tariff.
Some time ago, Mr.. 4. Cuthbcrt, of Geor-
gia, son of former |. s. Senator from that
State, cmancpated all his slaves, seventy
five in number. We learn that that gentle
man has recently purchased and settled upon
a farm lying near the Paterson and Ham
burg turnpike. about ! miles from the former
place. Mr. c. has brought five Of his former
slaves with him, after giving them their lib
crtv the others have been sent to Liberia.
\ physician in ncighboring city, man
of much observation and research, (says the
Boston Travellcr,) informs us that the ether
remedy for deafness, which comes To US from
France, is an old remedy, which in some
cases is efhcacious. lie advises us to eau
ton people disposed to Try it, from using the
common ether of the shops, as this may pro-
duce pain. When used for this purpose, the
article should be rc-distillcd from the black
oxide Of manganese.
Rev. George W. Carter d. d., has been
on visit to Chapel Hill, Washington coun-
ty, Texas, where is located Soule University,
over which he has been called to preside