Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-28
News of the Day.
"7o sAowtas gerry age and body Of the TIMES.

" he velocity with which TINS TORNADO IRA
yelled, may be estimated from the fact that 1T
was only about two hours in going from Lou
iSyil!e TO Portsmouth, distance by an air
line OF 100 miles. When ii is borne i'll mind
that this tornado pursued the sinuosities OF
the river, it will be seen that its speed must
have been immensely beyond that OF the
fastest locomotive
A rumor IS going the rounds of the press
that yellow fever has appeared at New Or
leans, but it is not confirmed by the press
of that city The Crescent, of Tuesday,
however, notes a sad atiliction i'll the family
of Mr.. George II. Grief A large number
of persons assembled at his house on Mon
day to attend the funeral OF his little daugh-
ter, when it was announced to them that
another had Just died, and that Mrs u. was
lying i'll.
The Leonardtown (Md.) Beacon states
that John D. Long, of the Eastern Shore,
Oscar Miles, Geo. IL. Morgan, L. W. B.
Hutchins and Uriah Tippett, of St. Mary's
county, have obtained warrants from the
land Office at Annapolis for two hundred
thousand acres of land under the waters I'M
mediately surrounding St. Mary's county,
and that Benjamin Tippett is now engaged
making surveys for the company.
Among the subjects submitted to the
General Assembly Of the Old School Presby-
terians, now sitting at Rochester, was an
overture from the Presbytery Of CINCINNATI
containing the following questions: Wheth-
sol n M vat q
among the sins prohibited and whether 1t IS
the duty Of the Church to oppose them?-
Answer yes.
The officers in searching the private and
personal property of George &. Hersey OF
IIingman, Mass under arrest on the charge
of numbering Miss Tirrell, of Weymouth,
found Il collection Of ambrotypes, five or SIX
in number, all Of young females. From this
it is inferred that Hersey had several strings
to his bow.
The following persons were elected officers
of the Hanover (Pa.) Horse Thief Detect
ing Society, on the 18th inst-President
Henry C. Shriver; Secretary, John '. Shrl-
yer: Treasurer. Jacob Young, Members OF
the Board of Managers, Amos Letevre, Jas.
johnson, George Slagle and d. W. Hoffman
At Ouowa, ILL.,, May 24th, duringa storm,
two boys named Peter keelly and Alfred
Collins, were killed by lightning striking
the tree under which they bad taken shelter
Two others at the same time were slightly
injured.
DR.. +. ". Lord, who was delegate to
the Chicago convention, reached New York
on Thursday, en- route for his home on Long
Island and died suddenly in the harbor, on
board Of the steamer Massachusetts,, Of apo
plcxy.
On Monday last, the anniversary of the
birth of Stephen Girard, was celebrated in
Philadelphia at Girard College. Mr.. Alex.
Hamilton, ii graduate Of the institution and
now It member of the Maryland bar, was
the orator of the day.
Three of the four ex Presidents of the Uni
ted States have been in New York city this
week-Messrs. Van Buren,, Fillmore and
Pierce-and all of them in excellent health.
Mr.. Van Buren, is aged -; MIR. Fillmore
aged CO. Gen Pierce aged Sc.
Raymond is after Greeley, and Greeley Is
.. y.,1 woo1 : ot,or al tho TRAITORS "
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N'l'le ~" 'n' . WIZ: ~ =" w. ." Tan;ar rhn
.''0'.':. lo1t r. So,rorJ ;.S rnt nnmina-
ted, but didn't
Rev. Stephen Martindale, who died on
,v.I,..,.. - ,,;s rns;aanca st Tar.
" w.. yn,,. wos tbo o,dost member
Il tha Nav ynrk Conference Of the Metho-
dist Enisconal Church, except the Rev. DR..
p. Rice who still survives, in feeble health
II is snil that Hon. B. L. lIallett will at
t.nJ tbe R,It;mora Democratic Convention
80, cr 1r,lno lis s,,hst;t,ta
~ Cbarjesron. Mr.. Ua}let it is understood.
does NOT favor the aspirations of the Illinois
Senator.
R,.rl If nfl;rars will assemble at Fort
>,.,r,o IN rho os,h instant 70 eyamine can
,,..,, a,,3 ,rn;o..lo, Tina Roard consists Of
Tan+S vaI1,,ns nna Rn1non. and Lieuts
Drum and Bnvlor.
Tl,n ,n,,har or arrivals hv the Chesapcake
and 0h;,, o.,.l 1,r;r, the last week is for
..,.,u p,,t, rron Cumberland have
.,'',,;n ,n,Ja ,hnir onoe,ran,e and from eigh-
y to one hundred! are close at hand.
The bridge OF the Chicago and Rock Is
land railroad, at Rock island, was blown