Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-07-16
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
another battle, has taken place in Paraguay.
The Paraguayans commenced the attack by
army on both of its fanks But the allies we're
prepared, and after an engagement of four
hours dei.ated the Para aguayans, who suffered
: loss Of from three to four thousand in killed,
a few prisoners, four flags and six pieces Of ar
.illery The losses sustained by the allies are
estimated at from fifteen hundred to two thou
sand in killed and wounded two-thirds of which
loss was sustained by the Brazilians
Two swinders; named Ellis and Sanford, rep
resenting themselves to be agents of Blind Tom,
have announced grand musical entertainment
10 take place in Wheeling On July II. Several
thousand dollars worth Of tickets were sold,
end large audience was assembled at the hall
on the appointed evening, when it was ascer-
tained that Blind Tom had mot arrived and
the rogues had decamped with the money, to
parts unknown.
: Cincinnati paper describes company now
organizing there to establish mammoth gar
den for the growth Of all kinds of vegetables
and fruit, and furnish them to citizens, in Wa
CONS on orders. It is promised that market
ing hy this new method shall cost the consum-
ers only little more than one-haf the present
prices asked
The Philadelphia Ledger says: eve ere
crthorized by the Board of Health to say that
they received reports of four cases of cholera on
Wednesday and on Thursday morning.
Whether these were real cases of cholera ornot,
me Board Was not prepared to say. Two of
The patients had died. "
/ prussian hospital was recently fitted up
70? use in the present war, which all the mod
ern improvements ofsurgery are employed. a
circular saw driven by steam, is one Of those
and is TO be used in making amputations /; the
soead with which it does the work being an
obvious advantage.
EYe learn from the Copenhagen Telegraph
has g. line Of three steamers is about to be es
:ablished between New York and that port, by
he American Emigrant Aid Society, and that,
asa feeder to this line, a couple Of small steam
crs 7Tl also ply between Copenhagen and St.
Petersburg
Or ihe 1th of August next the old folks Of
81 Louis propose to celebrate the centennial
anniversary of the first grant Of land covering
the site of that city. It is proposed to form an
historical society, and to secure an authentic
history Of the city from its first sottleu ent.
Gog. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, will not at
present call an extra session of the Legislature
10 ratify the constitutional amendment proposed
by Congress- In letter. dated the llth inst,
he says there is 20 general action of the several
States On the subject.
The knife used by Payne in his attempted as
2asSinaton of Mr. Seward, las been, by order
Oh the Secretary of War, given to Sergeant
George Z Robinson, who was mainly Instru-
mental in saving Mr. Seward life, on that oc
cGsion.
General Lane S funeral at Leavenworth, was
fixed for Sunday, but in consequence Of the
raeid decomposition of the remains, they we're
buried on Friday All business was Supended,
md the funeral was largely attended.
Gov. Orr, Of South Carolina, has written to
General Howard, of the treedmen's bureau,
stating that the want and suffering are very
great in his State, and asking to have the dis
iritution of rationS continued.
= colored man named Jeff Kirk, is commits
cioned oy the Mayor of Columbus Miss, TO
exercise surveillance over the conduct and man
2ers OF the negro settlement, in the eastern
part of the city
.Ir. Wade has introduced bill fer the pun
s;ment of adultery and for other purposes,
ahicl was referred to the committee on the
District of Columbia
The Washington correspondent of the New
.!ork Tribune states that the rumors of stormy
discussions in the Cabinet at Washinton are rot
;onnded on facts
,she Italian opera singers in New York have
?esolved to give series Of performances for
.Ae benefit Of their brothers in arms now fight
!a@ in Ventia
II Is stated that Rev Joseph H. Plunkett,
:! portsmouth, Va, has fallen heir to the
handsome little sum Of sl5,0oO ..
ION. Ii, Toombs, Of Georgia, is residing in
london, whittier Mrs. 7. goes soon
It is understood that General Sickles will ac-
aent the mission to the Hague.
Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky, to be Gov
"-Oor Of the Territory of Montana.
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