Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-07-11

The Philadelphia aud Reading Railroad
Company give notice that after July 18th
the freight and tolls on anthracite coal con-
signed to Philadelphia, Inclined Plane,
Nlcotown and Germantown railroad, will be
raised Is cents per ton. The advance does
not apply to coal consigned to Richmond
(adjoining Philadelphia for shipment thence
bv tide water, but is restricted TO coal inten
ded for local consumption in Philadelphia.
During the recent fighting in Catania, ST.
CITY, one of the nuns shot from her window
numbers Of the royal troops. She fired with
the precision of an Al pine huntsman, never
missing. The colonel ordered his men TO
fire in platoons repeated y against the win
dows but in vain. The heroine remained
unscathed, and still kept firing away, killing
her man with every shot
In compliance with an order from the
Navy Department, to take effect when the
cruise Of the Powhattan now daily expected
terminates, the Mississippi, Saranac, San
Jacinto, Susquehanna, and Powhattan will
hencefnrward be known in the navy as first
class steamers.
\ new programme for the Mormons is in
dicated 1t is now proposed that they shall
emigrate to one Of the East India Islands,
and reliable information is said to have
been received that they will do so. The
enterprise is TO be carried out under the SUI
peryision Of Capt. Walter NJ. Gibson.
The British government have notified the
President Of the United States that the
Prince OF Wales intends leaving England in
an early day for Canada. and that he will
proceed from Canada, directly to Washing
ton. This is the first official intimation our
government has had in regard to the matter
Prof. Henry, Of the Smithsonian lnstitu-
ton, in an article on the subject strongly
recommends that lightning rods, in all cases,
instead Of being terminated Il few feet III the
earth, should he connected with the gas "r
water pipes Of the city on the outside of the
building.
The Oswego New York; grand jury pub
fishes a card notifying managers Of fairs and
festivals held by church societies, that thc
practice of disposing Of their goods by lot
terry is contrary to the statute. and must nor
be persisted III.
Mary, Il servant girl belonging to the es-
tate ofthel late James RillIe, Of SHENANDOAH
was burned to death on Friday last. Her
clothes accidentally caught lire w!!!S; en-
gagged in washing. She died in few hours
after the occurrence Of the accident
The X)uaye Cadets, OF Chicago left that
place on the Sd instant on their Eastern
!our, intending to visit also Baltimore and
Washington before their return home. They
were at Detroit on the 9TH, al Buffalo on The
9th, and lit Rochester On the 9th.
The Superintendent Of public printing,
at Washington, entertaining doubts i'll re-
gard 10 the meaning and intent Of the law
reducing the price Of the public printing
forty per cent. has referred the matter to
the attorney general.
The King of Nap pies had accepted the lib
eral Constitution, granting representative
institutions.
The population Of Providence, L. l., is
about 5o,o0o by tie cen>nS Just takcn-a de-
crease.
The census Of iIonesGalc, Pa, shows Il
population of 300 against 1853 in 1850,
being an increase Of only 243 in ten years.