Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-29
NEWS or lUE IA J.
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The Sonth London Press says that the lady
who gave Mr.. Spurgeon ego, 900 to erect III
orphanage has since ordered her y late to be
sold for the same object; and Mr.. Spurgeon
asserts that he donor has thereby sci cx
ample TO all believers who have surplus and
unused gold and silver which ought To be, pnt
to better use than lying wrapped mp III h"y.
Great excitement was caused the other day
| b. shooting affair at picnic in Chicago
Mrs. Van Patten touod her husband at the
| pic nic with another woman. She drew re-
| vover ana fired at the pair, missing both.-
She waa SO mortified with her had AHA that
she at once placed the mn2zIh Of the revolver
at her head and fired, missing agaiu.
A very serious accident occurred al the new
Slate Quarry Of Saunders 4 Morris, (ahout
five miles from charlottesville, Va, on Wed
nesday morning last, from the premature ex
ploSion Of powder blast, by which three men
were severely injured.
| A coIored man, was found, last Thursday,
hung to willow tree: near Clayton, Delaware.
| He was taken out OF the house where he snld,
by six men ia disguise, and thus larharnusly
murdered The man had been suspected Of a
recent house burning.
4 Government surveying party Which lett
| Ottawa Canada, in March last to discover and
survey the source Of the Ottowa river, has just
returned The party reports the length Of the
river to be about 600 miles instead Of 800, as
supposed.
The National Bank of IInadilla, Otsego
county, New York, is reported as having fail
cd, with liabilities estimated at 5000 900. The
cause is assigned TO be speculation in produce
and stocks.
The ram Stonewal!, with full crew, will sail
from Washington for Norfolk on August :,
where she will 90 on 4 dry dock; thence to
japan. Two Japanese lieutenants 90 in her.
Senior Romero, the Mexican Minister, ex-
poets to leave for his home some time during
the coming month, awaiting himself Of a leave
of absence granted him by his Government
The Legislature Of Connecticut adjourned
on Saturday, sine die The constitutional
amendment allowing universal suffrage was re-
jeoted BY Iote Of yeas IS, nays II.
The exceedingly heavy rains Of last month
have deposited large banks of sand in the port
of Wilmington, n. c., which it is feared will
seriously impair its usefulness.
A heavy storm passed over Philadelphia yes
terday evening and three sail boats were cap
sized in the Delaware River aud five persons
drowned
The election in Tennessee takes place on
Thursday next for Governor, eight members of
Congress and a State Legislature.
Table Rock, at Niagara Falls, Was finally de-
molshel on Friday evening last by blast Of
two hundred pounds of powder.
There has been but little rain in England
within the past week The weather was dry and
the heat excessive.
1t is now said that Gen. Thomas is toreievc
Gen. Sheridan as soon as the election in Ten
nessee is over. (?)
Attorney General Stanbery intends shortly
visit the White Sulphur Springs, in Virginia.
WASHINGTON ITEMS. --The final application
of the counsel OF Sanford Conover, alias Chas,
a. Dunhan convicted of perjury, and who
was sentenced to ten years hard labor AZ The
Albany Penitentiary, having been oyerrnled,
this notorious individual, who has gone ''un-
whipped Of Justice" for many months is i'll l
fair way TO change his residence from the colu-
ty Jail TO the penitentiary at Albany.
All that portion of the city north OF s street,
and between Seventh and Fourteenth streets,
is being rapidly improved, not only BY the
erection OF new and substantial buildings h7
private lviduals, but also by the corporation
in the way OF tootways, pavement% NC
Henry I. Callen arrived here from Rich
mona on Thursday, and falling among thieves,
was robbed OF some eighty odd dollars. The
thieves were three men who came the conf
dence game over Mr.. Cullen very successfully.
by pretending to be old acquaintance, &c.
Corn 1t was reported in the city Yesterday
that Gen Siekels, United States Army, conn,
manding the Military District OF South an d
North Carolina had issued orders prohibiting
any further expectation Of corn from the latter
State. Should this be the case there will be
great rise in the price here, as there is burt
little old corn arriving from other quarters,
and nearly three months must elapSe before
the corn will be coming ia. -NoyoN Jo~naZ