Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-03-16
News Of the Day.
"70 shOlO tie Gerry age Gnd6Ody Of the TINES. y

DC, are nearly ready To report. IHey naFe
a few more witnesses to examine. Suticl-
ent discoveries have been made 10 show that
immense profits and no little frauds have
been practised upon the government in the
printing, binding and engraving for Con-
gress The developments will lead the
House to adopt some other mode than the
present system Of doing the work.
A large crop of ice has been harvested in
the neighborhood of New York. AT Rhine
beck, Rockland Lake, Highland Lake, ESQ
pms, Kings Greek, and other points on the
North River, the ice-houses are all filed
The quality is good, the ice ranging from
nine to fourteen inches in thickness, while
it is also sound and very clear. The knick-
erbocker Company have in store some 10
coo tons, and other companies a like proper
ton.
Five men were yaccinated in Boston last
week, with matter obtained from a scab
taken from the arm of the child of an acquain-
lance, but the matter having been exposed to
the air three or four days before 1t was used
the result was that in every case the arm OF the
subject began to inhame and feel sore with
in an hour after incubation. The intiama-
ton continued, and their arms were swollen
to twice their natural size. For several days
the lives of the patients We're despaired Of
but they have, with one exception, recov-
cred.
The oil excitement has sprung up IN the
vicinity of Parkersburg, va. Two thousand
acres of land in Wood, Writ and Richie
counties, have been bought Or leased by
parties in Pennsylvania, who intend boring
for OIL Oil wells on IIuges' river, Wood
county, are yielding rs much as thirty bar
rels per day. Twenty miles from Parkers-
burg, on the Northwestern Railroad, camel
coal of superior quality has been discovered,
and distilling apparatus is being put up-
Near Cairo station, thirty miles east Of Par
kcrsburg, mineral bitumen has been found
which yields siSty-fve gallons Of oilper ton.
The New York Commercial Advertiser
says that some thirty years ago gentleman
of that city took two pictures on a debt u
So. They were renovated, and the owner
was offered $50 for them Subsequently \
larger sum was offered Finallya old in
scriptiou on the back Of one Of the paintings
was deciphered, and it was found that the
pictures were two Of Rembrandts series Of
the Apostles. The paintings are 70 be sent
to France for sale. 1t Is said that $1,000
have been offered for them in New York.
JEFF Davs's Senatorial resolutions are
soon to be called up again, not 80 much for
their passage as to give Senators chance 70
make their record upon them before the
Charleston Convention nomination. lis
colleague, Mr.. Brown, intends to pursue his
demonstrations against the resolutions n q
decisive manner The resolutions are re-
gardcd as Mr.. Dayis's bid Tor the Presidency
This fact excites Mr.. Browns jealousy and
turbulence.
The Charleston Mercury says, I'VE have
before US bill (Sl) Of the Bank ofthe State
of South Carolina, on which is written the
following: Here goes the last dollar OF an
inheritance Of fifty thousand-it goes like
the rest-for whiskey. Young man, take
warning from my sad example, lest You, too,
sink into ''drunkard's grave July -,
| 1888"
An old lady in northampton, Mass, who
has lived in great apparent restitution for
many years, mainly supported BY charity,
died recently; and in her trunk was found
long stocking full Of five and ten dollar gold
pieces, and roll Of bills Of the first issue Of
the Northampton Bank. 1t was also found
that she had sums Of money az interest IN
different banks.
Information has been received al the State
Department. from Havana, Of the publlca-
ton Of rova order, confirming the decree q
the Governor General Of Cuba, dated Octo-
Der, 1859 relating to the exemption from
tonnage duty, Of vessels wholly laden with
live cattle, poultry Of all kinds, OF hens
eggs; also, the opening Of the port 81 iiata-
bano, solely for commerce IN these articles.
A communication has hecn laid before the
Boston Board Of Aldermen from John Wise
Of Lancaster Pa and John Ia Mountain,
of Troy, n. y, proposing to make ;erial yoy-
ages to London and Paris, the one 70 start
in May, and the other on the 18th II July
next, provided the city Will pay the expense
which il estimated By La Mountain at ST.,
900 and Wise at 5000
Though it is not generally known in that
section Of the country, the Wheeling (Na.l
Union asserts that an association Of Mormons
not only exists but aourishes il one Of the
sections Of Wheeling. The Union says
They have been ia successful operation for
about q year, and have succeeded in CONVEX
ting forty or fifty Of the citizens Of that u
cinity to the strange belief
A public meeting was recently held at
Port Gibson, Mississippi for the purpose
of organizing National Union Party, with
the constitution as its chart and compass,
and appointing delegates 70 the State Con
yention TO be held at Jackson III May next.
Patriotic resolutions were unanimously a
dopted
Several of the Methodist Episcopal Church
es of Philadelphia, have taken steps to peti-
ton the General Conference, which meets At
Buffalo in May, to change the discipline Of
the church in relation TO the Office Of Presi-
ding Elder, and the admission Of lay repre-
sentatiyes into the Annual and General Con
ferenceS.
All of our Southern exchanges complain
of very sudden change in the weather
within few days past, from comparative
spring to cold, clustering winter. At Char
lesion, on Sunday, the thermometer fell t.
10 degrees, rendering fires and oyercoats,
which had been dispensed with, absolutely
necessary again.
The st. Louis Bulletin" has the follow