Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-28
NEWS OFIHE .DAY.
$40 sho,0 the ve,y age and body otthe Times.

II. L. HelmD0ld publishes the IOllOHlnE III
the New York papers:-'[ am now ready to
wager one million Of dollars cash on the result
of the November elections, as follows $3.50,
900 that Grant will not receive majority OF
the electoral votes of the u. S., or majority
of che votes cast by the people; $3.50, 900 that
Indiana and Pennsylvania will 20 for Seymour
and Blair; $3.50, 1000 that New York will 60 TOR
Seymour and Blair end Hoffman; $3.50, OOO
that Seymour and Blair will be elected Presl,,
dent and Vice President of the United States
The fine estate, known as Richmond Hill
near Georgetown, S. g., containing upwards OF
one thousand acres of superior land, formerly
the property of DIR. MagilI, was recently pur-
chased by Mr.. John S. Ryan, for Major Il. L..
Shields, of Troy, New York. Richmond
Hill' is said to be one of the most valuable rice
plantations on Waccamaw river.
The Prairie du CHEN Union contains no.
tico of the death, by consumption, OF Judson
Rurd About week before he died he was
ordered by his physicians to quit work, and he
did his last typsetting on notice OF bis own
death, containing his history, &c. The Union
finishes the notice with high compliment to
thedeceased as q printer and man.
It is stated that rags, as a material tor pa
per making have been so far superseded by es-
parto grass that seven-tenths of British paper
is now made from it, The London Times is
printed on paper made of this material Al
ready $4,000 tons are annually exported from
Spain and Portugal to England at a cost OF
about $35 ton.
Extensive robberies in connection with the
Post Office Department have been discovered
in Canada. A package Of registered letters,
fifteen in number, sent free by the Grand
Trunk railway, is missing. This package is
the third that has been stolen during the past
three weeks. No trace Of the thieves has been
discovered.
There was large negro Radical meeting at
Savannah, Ca, yesterday. Several white
leaders were on the stand. The speeches of
whites and blacks were of threatening and in-
cepdiary character. One of the colored speakers
threatened fearful retribution to the Democrats
when Grant was elected. ....
The great steamer America, when atlOat, the
largest vessel in the world except the Great
Eastern, and intended for the flag ship Of the
Japan and China trade from San Francisco,
will be completed in New York, it is stated, by
the lst of March, 1869. This ship is built on
the model of the famous yacht America.
Ducks and geese are tar more abundant in all
the sloughs and rice lakes of the Mississippi
than was ever known before. This is probably
owing to the large crop of wild rice that IS
found in every slash and slough this fall.
The Radical members of the lower House Of
the Oregon Legislature have resigned, leaving
the House without quorum, and without
passing the appropriation bills. There is great
excitement
A company in Buenos Ayres propose to car
ry living cattle and sheep to Europe at theratc OF
5000 of each monthly. They will employ Eve
large steamers, distil water for use on the way,
and feed with steamed food
The immense fire in the forests Of Washing
ton territory is said to travel at the rate Of five
miles an hour. The houses of many settlers
have been destroyed.
The Grecian bend has come to grief in Mo-
bile. Two young ladies' who ventured out with
it recently were So merclessly ridiculed that
they had to take refuge in shop.
The inauguration of DR.. McCosh as the Prin-
cipal of Princeton College took place yesterday
in the presence of an immense concourse of
the alumni and friends of the College.
The report that compromise has been et-
fected between the Express Company and the
express robbers, is incorrect.
A German in Buffalo, N. T., named Louis
Metzger, set fire to his dwelling yesterday
morning, and then shot himself, fatally.
Mrs. Braddon, the novel writer, it is said,
is expected to arrive in this country IN Dc
eember.
Another sharp shock of earthquake was
felt at San Francisco yesterday, occasioniDg
great excitement tut doing no damage.
A dispatch from Cuba reports another de-
feat of the insurgents.