Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-23
News of the Day.
"To saow the oery age and body Of the TINES"

On the occasion of the recent disaster to
the steamer r. F. Lass, the mate, Mr.. Il. G.
Neal, whose wife and two children were on
board, FASTENED to place the children in life
boat, and then turning to his wife, as he be-
lieyed, placed her also in safety, exclalmlng.
''come on, Molly, we're safe" A few moments
afterwards he found that the woman whom
he had saved was not his wife, but Mrs.
Loney of New Orleans, La, while his own
partner had sunk with the rest in the Inflated
steamer Mr. Neal, his wife and child had,
about two years since, made narrow escape
from the steamer Homer, which was sunk In
Red River.
p. I. Colby, U. s. Marshal of Kansas, and
deputies, arrived in Washington, on Thurs
day last, having in charge VIM. L. Wright
alias Pickles, and J. L. Anderson, convicted at
the last term of the second U. S. District
Court for grand larceny and sentenced to
the Washington penitentiary. The first
named individual, was a follower OF the noted
John Brown, and for the past year Is SAID to
have been committing depredations in south
ern Kansas in the way of horse stealing
and running off slaves from the Missouri
border.
A remarkable accident befel Mr.. Ayres,
of Rochester few days since. lie was seat
ed in a carriage, when the horses "shied,"
throwing Mr.. A. very suddenly from his
seat. In falling out Mr. Ayres's head was
inserted between two of the spokes of the off
hind wheel, while his feet projected upwards.
Being a powerful man he grasped the wheel
,r;th 10th hands op1 Inv main 9TH mt
outstanding the horses were prancing about,
held the wheel stiff with both hands until he
was rescued. Nothing but muscular strength
and presence of mind saved him from an in
Simultaneous and horrible death.
\ day or two ago, Long Island farmer
brought heavy wagon load of hay to New
York, which he sold and weighed before the
up to the buyers stable, however, a heavily
built Irish laborer who had been hidden in
the hay, and weighed and paid for with it,
slipped out and disappeared. 1t may even
puzzle Philadelphia lawyer to come to the
conclusion whether the man having been
weighed and paid for as hay, has not become
the property Of the purchaser.
A sailor, named Neuman Kelly, q native
of Baltimore, aged "A years, was taken to the
n. Y City Hospital on Saturday May Il,
and from the character of his sickness was
supposed to be affected with yellow fever
lie continued to grow worse and worse until
Monday of last week, when he expired. The
physicians, however, differed as to the nature
of his diseaSe-oue pronounced 1t yellow
fever, and others some other malignant fever.
Kelly had Just arrived in vessel from Cali
fornia.
The Japanese, it is understood, will leave
Washington about the lst proXimo, and are
expected in New York. soon thereafter. \
parade of the Seventh Regiment and of the
whole fire department is to be the great fe:I-
ture of the reception. Fireworks are propos-
ed and the Returning down Of the City Hall
suggested, but the japanese are artistes IN
the matter Of pyrOtechnics and would laugh
at ours.
The State Department people are grooming
over the "bills rendered" already for the
Japanese, especially that of the Panama
Railroad Company, which demands S3,SoO
for taking the party across the lsthmus.-
The expenses on the Roanoke for building
cabins and stores we're over So 600 and an
other thousand was expended in getting them
and their baggage up here. At this rate the
$4,000 will soon be frttered away.
Adyices have been received from Comman-
der Page, who is engaged in the exploration
of the Parana river and its tributaries. He
writes that he is proceeding with his work
with zeal and assduity, and that every iacl-
lily is afforded him by the officials represent
ing the States of the Argentine confederation.
| UrquiZl, it appears, continues to manifest
the most friendly feeling towards the United
States.
Recently the temporary suspension portion
ofthe railroad bridge at Clarksvlle, Tenn, fell
with tremendous crash, manglng the
the bodies of several Irish workmen, engag-
ed at work on the bridge, and drowning
three others One poor fellow had both legs
broken short off at the knees. Afterwards
another portion Of the bridge fell killing SIX
Irish workmen
Mrs. Cunningham (selEstylcd widow Of
Dr. Burdell,) and Der two daughters, arrived
in San Francisco on the Both ult. in the So
| nora \ passenger in the same vessel says
| she mas gone lnefe Ill luc HOpcS VI Hiluihp
the peace and quiet which the papers and
public Of New York would not allow her to
enjoy in that city.
II. S. Sanford, the secret agent of the
Panama Railroad Company, has failed in the
objects sought at Bogota. These were the
annulmant of the Chiriqui Improvement
Company's grants, and the extension Of the
Panama Railroad Company's grant to ninety
nine years.
Few perhaps, are aware OF the extent OF
the shad fishery on the Connecticut. Over
800 men are now employed in the fisheries
between Hartford and Saybrook. There are
over one hundred regular fisheries, besides
the numerous localities where draw nets are
used on the Connecticut river.
Mrs. Ada Richardson, about whom there
has been 50 much talk, i'll connection with
the dead body found in the water at Jersey
City several weeks ago, is now in New York.
1t is Ii rather remarkable circumstance that
several of the prominent marks which were
represented to be on Mrs. Richardson's face,
are not to be found now.
At the Woman's Rights National Conven-
ton, in New York, last Thursday Mrs. J.
f. Jones, of Ohio presented declaration
declaring that woman'S sphere cannot be