Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-07-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.
: 70 shoao the Gerry age and 1odyoftAc Times

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! Some children playing near Augusta, Ca,
on the 3D. found lump of gold weighing
| eleven ounces in ravine, and several smaller
Jumps were picked up in the vicinity. On the
81, three more Jumps, weighing respectively
thirteen, nine, and eight ounces, were found in
the same place by the owner of the land. They
are perfectly solid, and pure gold throughout.
Regular digging will commence on Friday.
Ten thousand dollars has been offered for one
acre, and refused. The affair creates much
excitement.
At Louisville, Penn, en- the 9TH, during a
thunder storm, the tightening struck a gas pipe
in the Western Union Telegraph oil well. The
| flames communicated with several tanks, which
| exploded, and caused one OF the heaviest cou-
hagrations the oil regions ever experienced.
Between eighteen and twenty large producing
| wells were burned up, including two or three
large flowing wells. The Sheridan well had
eight or nine tanks, filed with oil, destroyed.
Twenty thousand barrels Of oil were destroyed
A riot occurred in the Charleston market on
Saturday night. Some negro soldiers, who
were staggering and blocking UP the passage,
were requested to desst by the police, when
the party left, but shortly returned reinforced.
The negroes then fired upon the police, dan
gerously wounding one policeman and two
colorcd bystanders. Forty policemen charged
and routed the mob, driving them to Military
Hal, the headquarters Of The Frecdmcn's Blu
reau, where it is said they were protected from
arrest.
The steamship New York, from Aspinwa[,
has arrived. She brings ST, 100000 in gold
Chill Peru, Bolivia, and Ecquador are said to
| have formed league to free Cuba from Spain
and application has been made to Venezuela
and Columbia to join the alliance. The three
first named to furnish the money and tho others
the men, while hopes arc entertained of help
from the United States, by immigration of
Southerners through Florida.
Aiyices from Bogota announce the insta!la
ton OF the new President, Mosquera. lie dis
| approved the act Of Congress making certain
annuities to nuns in consideration Of the conGs-
cation of their property The Senate insisted
on its measure The result was that the armed
mob paraded the streets, entered the Senate
chamber and compelled Congress to sanction
| the veto of the President.
Some young men, while bathing in Mobile
(Ala) bay, were attacked by sharks. One was
bitten in two, and then devoured. The others
succeeded in escaping. Il large number of
sharks are believed to be visiting Mobile, at
tracted by the refuse thrown into the water.
The Montgomery Advertiser says that firm
in that city has entered into improved arrange
meuts for introducing Immigrant laborers into
the State Of Alabama. Thus far the efforts to
induce flow Of immigration to the South, have
not proved successful.
An association is formed in Port Tobacco,
Nd, for the purpose Of facilitating ard improv-
ing the salc Of real estate in Charles county,
| Nd.
1t appears that at Saratoga, some New York
city fashions are being introduced: which can
not be very agl eeable to respectable company
Great restitution is said to prevalin Hunga-
ry and the eastern provinces Of Austria
Gen. Shel man was to Visit Philadelp hia
yesterday, and be the guest of Gen Meade