Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-14

on the 10th inst; Mr.. Lafayette Payne pur-
chasing los acres Of the tract at Sl4 per acre,
and Elijah Payne purchasing The remainder,
| about 800 acres. at SIS per acre
Coax Hill, formerly The residence Of Chief
Justice Marshall, containing $50 acres has been
sold to James Morehead, oi Park e, s!.,mg, West
Virginia, tor So, 500
The Rev. Bruce williamson has refused an
offer OF $4,000 for his Prince William farm, on
| which has been discovered vein OF rHh cop
per ore Wa1Tenton hader.
THE SAVANNAH CoLLECroRsHIp- Il he ap-
pointment OF Collector of Customs at SaVan-
nah, Ca, has been rendered by the President
to Hon James johnson, late provisional gov
ernor of Georgia, and accepted by him. The
appointment was previously rendered to Mr..
Joshua HILL who declined.
In Atlanta on Tuesday night oae of the
most destructive fires that has happened since
the var, broke out 1t first appeared in the
wooden building on Pryor street, and running
from Decatur TO LjLe These buildings made
capital bonfire, and soon were not only cnvel-
oped in flames, but communicated them to the
| Phoenix building, one Of the best in the city,
| The fire comDanys were promptly out, and by
| lint of untirng labor succeeded IN saving the
remaining portion Of the block The loss by
| this fire has been estimated at not less than
| $50, 900.
The Gazette Beige informs US that the coffin
| which enclosed the remains Of Gustavus Ill,
Sfoc1-ho1p, b,1 baon 81 cOrroGnS Nv tirno &C
to render its rcparation necessary. 1t was
therefore opened, and the authorities were
astonished to find the hca? and face OF the
ancient sovereign in perfectstate of prcserva-
ton, while the rest Of the body was completely
decomposed. .5.-..
The Bellefontaine (Ohio) Republican says
that the wife of P. G. Tinker, of that place.
has fallen heir to u portion Of an estate in Eng
land valued at Sc, 100000. The portion that
will fall to the lot of Mrs. Tinker will &c about
81 800, 600, after expenses Of settlement, &c,
are paid A niece who is living with Mrs
Tinker will receive a portion, amounting to
$750,000. &"a
A ragged old man was arrested at St. Joseph,
Missouri, upon the charge Of vagrancy, and
upon examining his person full half a bushel Of
filthy old rags were taken from about his waist
and wrapped in the rags was concealed 81 ,224. so
in coin and 1929 in currency. The old man de-
clared that some Of the coin had been in his
possession for forty years.
On Wednesday, 1st instant one Samuel
M l. ( al W.,
| Daniel Kirbo, in Griffin, Ga. Clark made his
escape, but was pursued and caught on Thurs
day, and the court being in session, was tried
and convicted on Friday, and on Saturday was
sentenced to be hung on the 2S:h day of Sep
tember 1 ....... ... ......... ..
The President yesterday made the following
appointments: Somerset Waters, to be collec-
tor of internal revenue Of the 4th district Of
Maryland, vice Schley. Col. Norman Eddy,
to be collector of the 9th district Of Indiana
Speaker Colfax district. Martin Igoe, to be
assessor Of the 9th district of Indiana.
Miss Mary L. Schel, of San Francisco, Cali
fornia, has sued Major General Henry NJ.
Neglee for refusing to marry her, after having
promised many a time to do so. She says she
is damaged to the amount of 100000 by his
conduct. The case will be tried at San Fran
| cisco.
It has lately been discovered that the whole
of the sulphur used at present in Illuminating
gas (and which makes that gas so ofensiye)
may be removed by bringing it in contract with
the ammoniacal liquor which is an almost
worthless product of the same gasworks.
In the palace Of St. Cloud is the wooden
bench which Louis Napoleon made with his
own hands at Ham, and which was his favorite
seat on the summit of the ramparts. He keeps
it as a sort of talisman to prevent fortune from
turning his head.
A Saratoga correspondent says, among the
female dazzers of that place is Mrs } ohm Nor
rissey, who is always the observed Of all obser-
| vers, and whose toilette, fresh every day, is al
ways complete from the crown of her hat to
the toe Of her boot.
The Comptroller Of the Treasury has decided
that arrears Of pay and bounty cannot be paid
to disloyal heirs, nor can they be passed over
| and payment made to the next loyal heir.
The average number OF applicants for pen
sion at the United States pension office in Bos-
Ton since December has been 159 per week
The Secretary Of the Treasury returned to
Washington yesterday from his visit to Maine
Major General Candy has assumed COM
mand Of the Department Of Washington.