Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-07-06
News o. this Day.
"75 sAov tiss ysry eye and body Of The TIMES.

gives u very 1uii ACCOUNT VI w.
mining operations in Bear Valley. Having
succeeded finally in securing title TO his
property at Mariposa he has devoted his en-
ereies to it's development, and has now III OPP
Grafton quartz crushing machines which Will
enable him to crush nearly 200 tons OF the
collaborating quartz Il day, and hls receipts
from this source will be nearly or quite 81, ooo
Dar day. He has also i'll course oi constrni-
ton /. railroad 10 the MERGED River, winch
no less daring engineer would have attempt
ed. He has also steam crushing mills OF
great power in Bear Valley and in Mount
Ophir.
The Prince OF Wales will make bis inten-
ded visit to America in the course OF this
month, leaving England on the 10Th tor Hal
flax, where he will re-embark for Quebec,
and otter seeing Canada and his future Can
adam subjects. will perhaps visit the United
States. The Mayor Of Halifax has invited
a number of Mayors along the seahoard TO
meet the royal guest and Mayor u God has
invited the Young Prince to New fork'
through Mr. Dallas, our Minister at the
Court of St. james, who delivered the nylt'l-
ton to the British Ministrr for Foreign Al
fairs, but as yet has received no ..as'7rr.
Accounts have recently appeared IL ti'*
newspapers representing that there exists
an increased hostility on the part Of the
Spanish Goy3rpnent against the United
States. While Our relations ere not 50 ami
cable as could be desired, owing 10 oElsas
we'll known to the public. there is nothing
whatever in the correspondence batwesn the
two Governments 10 support that assertion.
The feeling now is At least as friendly aS II
has been at any time within the last ten
years.
The bodies OF = woman NAMED Willis and
two children were found, horribly mutllated,
last Saturday. near Batavia, Jefferson coun-
ty. Iowa. Their murder vas supposed To
have been committed by n man named hep-
heart, who was pursued, arrested on Sunday
night in Missouri, and brought back. lie
confessed to having committed the murder
at Edvyi!e and afterwards hauled the bo-
dies thirty miles to The place where they
were found
The first of the four new steamers o! the
Galway line which has been launched--the
Connaught-was not quite ready for sea on
the appointed daytime 20---and the IA
rama, one Of the Brazilian mail line, and II
very swift vessel, YVES to be despatched IN
her place. The Galway Company have coz
tracred Wit. the British government to carry
the mails from Galway to ST johns IN SIX
DAYS on their new steamers, tu3 contract to
commence on the Goth Of June.
Astronomers arc locking forward with
much interest to tie eclipse Of July 10,
which although but partial over great por-
ton of the United States, will be total IN
Oregon, near the mouth ofthe Columbia Xiv
er, and thence over Il narrow stnpo! country,
TO Fort York, on the shore Of iluds0n's Bay,
and to the northcastcrnmost point Of habra-
dor, Cape ChidIcy.) 10 the latter place an
expeuition has been sent under the auspices
ofthe Rational Go#crnuent.
The Governor of Illinois ka2 Issued Il pro
clamarion requesting droyers, farmers and
others not to import into The State cattle
from the infected districts OF the country; e.
SO railroad, steamboat and other transporter
ton companies or individual owners or ofl-
GERS, not to transport such stock. and p&rtlc-
ularly requesting Agricultural Sooietloa to
keep a close watch for any symptoms OF the
disease.
Denver City adviccs to the 25d nlt,, arc re-
ceyed. }. T. Card, from Quincy, ILLINOIS,
was stabbed by Frederick liadiey, from At
Gibson, Kansas. on the eTcning Of the LIST
about twelve miles east of Denver. IN e:;-
tensive fire has been raging in the prairies
for IL few days past, filling ti,a atmosphere
with smoke and cnders, and sometimes Ind
ing the sun for hours.
A letter dated Rio de Janero, May 3oth,
says: The principal ercnJ Of interest here
TO the American trade, il the failure OF a Sen
or Leitre de Castro, the largest -four dealerln
the place, which occurred IL few days since.
His liabilities exceed six hundred thousand
dollars and understand that the creditors
will lose quite fifty pr cent. III the settling
up Of tie estate.
An elderly gentlemen nance :ohn -.
Price, formerly resident Of Baltimore and
for seven or eight years in the employment
of Messrs. Sinclair < Co., has suddenly dis
apneared from Richmond, Va, whittier he
had removed about two months ago. The
circun;ssuaces of the disappearance are some
what singular ALL. calculated to excite uica-
sness among his friends.
The United States Zouave Cadets, Of Chr
cage. Lave left that city to-day for n tour
through the State of New York. They claim
to be the best drilled corps in the United
States, and offer to drill with any artillery,
cavalry CT ride company for stand Of coIors
of the yane Of fi7a hundred dollars
Samuel Buttertcld. father Of the editor of
the Concord Patriot and President Of the
State Capital Bank at New Hampshire, and
q member of the Governors Council, died
this week. ise .zea = highly respected cit
iZen.
The Captain Of the steamer Bay City, wnG
refused to attempt the rescue OF the untortn-
nate passengers OF the Ben Lewis, after her
explosion, has iIst escaped from the popu-
lace, who were Justly iQcenSed at his base
ness.
1, dinner was on y Wednesday evening CIV
en- 10 George Wilkes, esd, At the Astor
House New / ork, b. hi friends, which was
ALSO made the occasion of the presentaucp 10
him Of suitable testimonial of regard.
The United States steam revenue cutter
Harriet Lane, Capt. Fauncc. seized on Tues
aav afternoon, outside of Sandy Hook, the
bsrk Nate, Capt. Otto. on suspicion OF being
about TO engag, - The slave trade.
4 boy about four yeara Of age was car