Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-05-22
NIX "a. re Hon, DE. Sickles, will

EW;lliamson, was educated at West Point,
md served with Garibaldi In his ltallanS
81 n,,,aIg ms; and one OF his cdl0nes Is the son I
| of the old postmaster of Philadelphia. now q |
resident of New York, Col. Il. Philips |
| Montgomery lie also has legion OF Eng
ilish residents in his brigade, commanded oy
English gentleman who served with aiStin-
| suished positions in the Crimean war. Al
most an entire regiment of -PennsyVan'ans
have enlisted under bis flag There are iutl
corymnar,ies IF Italians and Frencimen IN this
hr;on6e General Sickfes hos surpassed mostzE
Epthermen iG his equipments, aud IN the ma
feriol Of his subsistence. lie has organized
a perfect pontoon train, by which me can
4 cross rivers or streams at the shortest notice
with his whole force Of sappers and miners,
land d complete system (which his men can
I carry provisions enough to last for: ten days,
having In this respect borrowed from the ad-
! -mirab!e regiment of the French in Sebasta-
pnl, Italy and Mgiers, by which they saved
many thousands Of lives, and vastly promot-
ed the comfort OF their soldiers. 1t is pro
posed to advance this brigade to Washington
through Pennsylvania. $3.50 na .@<
III building the great bridge Just complet.
cd across the Rhine at kehl, it was necessary
to use diving bells to lay the foundations of
the piers. A large number Of the worhmen
bhave been attacked with affections of the
ear, and several have been made permanent
ly deaf By their long continued labor under
81 pressure Of two or three atmcspheres.
Dy an arrival ut New York, we learn that
two vessels had arrived at Havana from
Texas, with two hundred and fifty United
States troops and some women and children
on board Bv the same arrival NE also have
4 adyiccs from Key West. Under the admin
l~istration of Major French, the island remain
I ed quiet and loyal to the governments. 'a4 a.
Portions of the Atlantic cable recovered,
show not the slightest symptom of decay or
deterioration in the gutta percha. 1t has
i been subjected to severe electrical tests and,
on comparison with the tests of the cable as
it left the gutta percha works three years
ago. it is found that there has been an actu-
I-al Improvement in It's condition since 1t was
: laid down. ~c.G. ..aw ..E .ss.- --.
!, 4 BILLS before Parlment to regulate the
: use of locomotives on common roads. 1t pro.
rvides for tolls, limits the weight oflocomo-
tiyes, compels them to consume their. own
+ smoke, requires two persons in charge, and
limits their speed. No locomotive is to be
used in london more than seven feet wide,
Or with wheels more than six inches wide.
$ al-burning locomotives have been ex-
, tensively introduced on the Central Railway
: Of France. They have long been running on
the New Jersey Railroad. where they ara
found to save nearly so per cent in fuel over
Wood-bGrarg engines. In England, coke is
, in universal use for locomotives. 1914. sas
=. The ladies of Washington have prepared q
=. magnificent flag, which they propose to pre-
, sent to the President, 10 be foated from the
White House The dimensions of the ban
ner viii be thirty-six feet by ffty-four, and
it will cost ahuut.$300 On the occasion of
its presentation it is expected there will be
dress parade of all the forces in Washington,
except those on guard duty. .......
! H. On Saturday a party Of boys, while fishing
in Jones Falls at Baltimore, ished upa
D new musket. The fact being made known to
several gentlemen, the place was dragged,
: and over twenty additional guns recovered.
They ere Of lIarper's Ferry make, and cap
locks. = .e. --"
The people of Savannah, owing to the
scarcity of small change, have adopted TWEEN
ty five cent bills, issued By the Mechanics
Saving and Loan Association. They are
made payable, not in cash. but IL current
bank bills. ....., 49,. .....a........
The Nominating Convention for the Third
Congressional District, met in Baltimore on
Monday Messrs. J. Morrison Harris, G. L.
L. Leary, Augustus " Bradford, John 3.
SeiGeustricker and Robt Turner were placed
in nomination. .,....... s-..- .-..~. $751;.
The New Orleans DELTA says that the cost
Of maintaining the Southern army at Fort
Pickens is $4,000 per day, also, that the
time for taking the old seat Of Government,
at Washington. without a desperate battle,
is evidently gone by. ...
Captain Ezcy, late United States comman-
dant Of the Augusta, Ga, Arsenal, was at
: hnnt guncry last week, having resigned his
com mission and rendered his services to the
Confederate States.
The British ship Sir Allan McNab which
arrived in Charleston or Saturday from
Liverpool, Salutcd the Confederate flag on
Fort Sampler which was responded to by
the Fertilization.
Hon. Henry Winter Davis addressed 4
portion OF his constituents at the New AS
seohly Ro"ms Monday night, and accepted
the nomination as u candidate Tor Con gresS
in the Fourth Congressional District.
i sou Of ME. George Burns, Of Washing
ton. aged twelve years, was run over by an
omnibus on Fourteenth street, on Saturday
. afternoon, and was 50 seriously injured rs to
cause his death on Sunday. -
T Wm. Weaver, Of Newport Perry county,
Pa, convicted some time ago Of poisoning
his wife. was n;cuced, on Tuesday last to
suffer the extreme penalty Of the law. ~.
1 Pennsylvania proposes to furnish ifty-fiVe
! regiments for the war; sheapproprates three
millions. New York offers thirty-eight add
ditionul regiments ..~ -.@
The largest easoneer in the world is in
London, at Hackney: it holds :, SOC, 900 feet.
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