Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-08
News OF the Day.
"To show the oery age aadbody Of the TIMES.

lowing inventors: James z. Ellcott, of
Washington, d. c.; assignor to Phelan u
Collendur, of New York, for improved bill
lard table pocket irons. Ernest Rudolph
knorr, of Washington, d. c., for improved
method of finding courses and bearings on
marine charts Noah BowluS, of Mlddletown,
Md, for machine for printing addresses on
newspapers. Samuel Hoyt, OF Wilmington,
Del, for improvement in cementlnS mill
stones. Benjamin Singleton, of Portsmouth.
Va, for improvement in hammer guard for
firearms William B. Webster, of Foxville,
Va, for improvementin grain cleaners. John
| b. Heatewole and K. G. Mauck, OF Harrison
| burg Va, for improvement in h"mlny mills.
George Lindsay, of Petersburg, Va, for I'M
provement in pumps. William Nj. Arnall,
of Sperryvlle. Va, Improvement III grain
separators and cleaners.
man, at Muskegon, obtained quantity of
whiskey and went into back yard to drink
it on wager, to be won by the one who
drank the largest quantity. The lrishman
drank two and half pnts, and the German
three pints The Irishman, Thos. Cation,
died during the night but the German saved
his life by eating IL quantity OF cold tailow,
which sickeued him and caused his stomach
to eject its contents.
There has been a riot at the South Dublin
| Qreland) warehouse, through the female
paupers appropriating petticoats and steal
Ing all sorts OF things, such as rope, canes,
twigs, buckram and iron hoops, and using
| them as Il substitute for crinoline. They
would not give them up, and when person
al search was threatened, tins, pokers, brush
es, &C., were flung at the heads OF the
officers.
The Hartford (Md.) Times says:-"rhe
Rev. Dr. Tustin, of Washington city, who
has been supplying the Presbyterian Church.
es of IIavre de Grace and Halls Cross Roads
as pastor, for more than five years past, gave
notice to his congregations on Sunday last.
that in consequence of the precarlous state
of his health, he felt it to be his duty to re.
tire for Il season from the active labors OF
the pastoral Office"
| The Massachusetts State Commissioners
on the cattle distemper, accompanied by
Drs Dadd and Tyler, visited North Brook
field, on Wednesday, and several herds were
slaughtered numbering in all about sixty
| cattle. They visited the farm of Mr.. }. Z.
| A. rs and killed two cattle which were
found On examination, to have the disease,
and consequently the whole herd will be kill
| ed.
At New Orleans, in q grocery, on Satur-
day night, james Weyman and Daniel Cum
H.. lnp
the Heenau and Sayers fight. Weyman,
who was arguing in favor of lleenan, gave
the lie to Cunningham, a Sayers partlzan,
and when the latter attempted to strike him
with his fist, Weyman, jumped back and
drew pistol, with which he shot Cunning
ham dead, and then made his escape.
The steamship Cahawba arrived at New
York on Saturday, with Havana dates to the
3Oth ut The people of that city were de-
lighted that a treaty of amity and CONNER
| ciai intercourse has been determined upon
between the United States and Spain. The
health of Havana continued good. The sugar
market at the close of the week ending the
18th ult., remained hrm.
The persons who were found qualified by
the recent board Of medical officers assem-
bled at Philadelphia, for admission into the
United States navy as assistant surgeons, are
lis folows:-Jam f. Lindsay, n. c.; Henry
T. McSherry Va; John j. Gibson, H.; O5-
borne S. lglehart, Md: Samuel J. Jones,
Pa; Robert r. Gibbs, S. C.: Joseph W.
Shively, Ohio.
The wooing of that most potent of sutors,
the Emperor Napoleon Sd, does not seem to
have been so successful with the spirited lit
tie principally of Monaco as with some
much larger objects of his fond regard. 1t
is stated that the Prince of Monaco has re-
fused to barter his Principally with the
Emperor Napoleon Tor a seat in the Senate
and an annual income of 200 ,OuW.
4 letter of Mr.. Calhouns under date the
10th of October, 1915, which has just been
brought to light, predicts the final dissou
ton Of the Democratic party, aud bases his
prediction upon their departure from the
old State rights principles, on which they
rose IT, power, and their reward of those who
led in this departure.
1t is stated that three of the State roads of
North Carolina, have refused 10 carry mails
at the present rates. they are the North Ca
rolina, the Raleigh and Eastern, and the
Columbia and Charlotte. The present rate
is one hundred dollars mile, and they de-
mand one hundred and fifty.
LIndependant de la Moselle, under date
of April ., says: at is we'll known what
frightful ravages that terrible malady, pleu
ropneumonIa makes among horned animals.
NJ. Amedee Turck, of st. Genevieve, shows
that iron is so etficacious remedy that its
use has survived all times and systems"
The ST. Louis Democrat publishes an ex-
tract from a private letter written in Nauvoo,
illinois, which says young Joe Smith and
suite "are to start next summer to Council
Bluffs, when those Mormons, ut Salt Lake,
who wish to leave Brigham Young can do
50 and Join Joe in the Bluffs
Mr.. A. L. Carter, editor OF the "Ploneer,'
Fairfield, Illinois, and one of the visiting
editors ut present in Baltimore, was robbed
on Sunday morning, of roll OF bank bills
amounting to $50, and gold watch, while
at the wharf Of the Norfolk steamers.
At Indianapolis, Mag t, the democrats fir
ed tifty-seven guns in honor OF the Indiana
delegation to Charleston, who voted that
number of times for Douglas. a public re-
ception will be given the delegation on their