Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-28
News of tie Day.
"To shoau the gerry age and body Of tie TIMES.

During the visit OF the japanese EmbaS-
sy to the Central Park, in New York, the
chief ambassador assisted Mr. Olmstead,
the superintendent, in planting tree to
commemorate the occasion. The tree, it is
stated is of the species known by botansts
| as the Cryptomeria Japonica, and is q native
Of Japan, growing with great rapidly and
sometimes 10 the height of hundred feet
| its place while the laborers filed with earth
the hole prepared for it. Daring their visit
to the Park, the Post says the Ambassadors
relaxed their usual dignity, and as we'll as
their retinue, entered heartily into the en-
| joyment Of the occasion, running about the
grounds with almost childish slee.
The California papers by the overland
mail, report that the weather has been unu-
sually cold and most of the wheat crops in
Napa, Sonora and Butler counties are being
affected very much by the frost. The
amount of funds in the California State
treasury, May 81, was 520,273.92. Col.
Landers' road expedition has arrived in
Honeylaie Valley. Col. L. with a company
of men, intends to proceed Immediately to
the seat of war. \ suit has been commence
ed against the steamer John l.. Stevens for
bringing. OH her last trip from Panama, an
excess Of passengers.
We read the following in the Apalach!cola,
| Ella. Times of the 18th inst On Monday,
the lth instant, large water spout made its
appearance in our harbor, passing very near
the bark L. G.. Bunker, lying at the west
pass anchorage. Every loose article about
the deck of the vessel was whirled away
into the air, even the oars were taken from
out the boat The second aachor was let 90,
and the ship spun around the compass three
times in less than ten minutes.
On Wednesday last Mr.. Benjamin &.
Fletcher Of kittery, (Me.) aged forty.fye
years, was drowned by falling from his boat.
lie had Just arrived from an Eastern voyage.
In sight of his home at kittery Point, he took
the vessels boat to visit home. His wife
had Just come out to meet him, and her eyes
were upon him when he fell from the boat
and was seen no more. She rushed into the
water up to her neck to rescue him, but 1t
was Of no avail.
The mysterious disappearance at New Or
leans of x-Mayor Charles III. Waterman, has
caused q feeling OF sadness to pervade that
community. The finding of his hat on the
Second District ferrvboat. and other clrcum-
stances connected with his disappearance,
leave no doubt in the minds Of his friends
that he drowned himself. Bodily suffering
and pecuniary difficulties are supposed 10 have
impellcd him to commit the act.
The vessel selected by Dr. Hayes for his
Arctic voyage, sailed from Boston the Goth
instant The officers of the expedition are,
DR.. |. |. Hayes, commander; Capt. McCor-
mick, sailing master, and Mr. Dodge, first
officer. A second officer, surgeon, carpenter,
artist clerk. stewart, cook, and six men
complete the complement. DR.. Hayes hopes
to reach his winter quarters In Smith Strait
by the 10th of September.
The Iowa City Reporter counts up from
the most reliable data, one hundred and two
persons killed in that State by the tornado,
sixty-fvc houses destroyed other than those
| blown down at Camanche and ia Clinton
county, while the estimated amount Of pro-
perty reaches about six hundred thousand
dollars. The number wounded in Iowa
reaches two hundred and five.
Late intelligence states that the entire
BODY of indians in Western Utah had fed
and that the places they had occupied had
been taken possession Of by the whites. In
consequence, the volunteers were ordered
| home to be disbanded, leaving the regular
troops to suppress and punish any further
hostile demonstrations on the part Of the
| Indians.
A gentleman in England has sued and
recovered damages from q railway company,
who, REGARDLESS Of their timetable, with
drew, without previous notice a certain train
| advertised to start at Il certain time, whereby
he suffered pecuniary loss The Court held
| that the published times for starting were q
species of contract, and had beer violated
1t is stated that the fashionable circles in
New York are all in q buzz over another
| fashionable wedding to come off next week.
| The bridegroom is Hon. Mr.. Garnett, Nj. G.
! from Virginia. and the bride Miss Stevens of
| Castle Point, the eventual helresS of the
| greater portion Of the vast Stevens estates IN
| New York and New Jersey.
The San Francisco papers report the death
ola venerable woman Of the name of Man
| nela Pinto, who had attained the remarkable
age of one hundred and twenty years. HAY
| ing been born in lI4n, she was Il middle
aged woman ut the time of the Declaration
| OF Independence, and an old woman at the
time Of the death Of Washington.
At Danvers, Mass on the 18th instant,
while there was Il bright clear sky overhead,
flagstaff was struc!; by lightning and com
| pletelv shyered. The cloud from which the
lightning was supposed to have come, did not
reach the portion Of the sky above the town
! until nearly two hours afterwards.
The Reading (pa.1 Gazette says there are
! fourteen Offices in the gift of the people of
Lancaster county this fall. for which there
are no less than 50 candidates in one party
alone Suppose there are as many in the
other party; here are lG4 noble patriots rca-
dy to serve ''the dear people"
On June 18th the steamer Ben Lewis ex-
ploded her boiler and was burnt When near
Cairo. Capt. Holmes, Il. Harris, the second
| clerk, aud Arthur Shearer, second engineer,
are missing The first clerk and first engi
neer were badly scaldcd
The Washington Constitution is out ii
favor of the Breckenridge ticket. It is un-
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