Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-05
NEWS OFlHE DAY.
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New Orleans il suffering from heavy rain
storms A large part OF the city is inundated.
A continuous east wind has backed the water
of Lake Ponchartrain through the canals and
swamp. There is an unbroken sheet OF water
from Claiborne street to the lake, running over
the banks of the canal, and the water is still
rising. The Ponchartrain railroad and sever
al street railroad lines have been obliged to
stop running, their tracks boing overlooked.
The water 10 the rear of the city was still rls-
ing, and people in that part of the city arc de-
serting their houses and coming toward the
river.
The French bark St. Paul, from Marseies,
reports September %, latitude 80 40, longi-
tude So At, saw vessel on fire. After cruis-
ing about her for eight hours, could not see
any boats near her. Supposed the crew had
been taken off by a passing vessel. She ap-
pearcd to be a bark, lumber loaded, as a large
number Of planks, partly burned, were floating
around her.
The prospective vacancy in the Office Of
Brigadier General OF the United States army,
to be occasioned by the retiring OF G eneral
Hooker, has started 4 number OF applicants
for the position. Gen Buchanan, lately in
command at New Orleans, and Gen. Gordon
Granger are among those prominent Tor the
position
The baptism Of the new heir to the Grecian
throne, according to the rites of the Greek
faith, was celebrated with great splendor in the
Athenian Cathedral on the Sd Of last MONTH
The young Prince, who has received the name
of Constantine, is also to bear the title OF Duke
Of Sparta.
Tie contractor who secured the contract for
conveying the overland mail to California, find
ing that his bid was too low to be remunera-
tive, has thrown up his contract The Post
master General has the matter under advise
ment, and will probably give the contract to
the next highest bidder. .... a..
Utah is not only plagued with locusiS, but
with an insect called the elephant beetle. -
A credible person who returned from the
neighborhood of Salt Lake recently saw my
RAIDS CT them covering the earth with their
shining brownish black bodies, and destroying
everything which they met in their path.
The steamer State Of Virginia, having near
ly three thousand barrels Of flour on board,
was discovered to be sinking at wharf on the
south side of the Basin, in Baltimore. on Sat
urday night By active exertion the flour was
removed to the wharf before the steamer went
down.
Last week colored man named Walker,
formerly Of Savannah, left Atlanta, for Blake
ly, Southwestern Georgia, to organize club.
He was called out Of a house III the night,
taken into Calhoun county and, shot by some
unknown parties.
In the New York Episcopal Convention
there has been spirited discussion over the
subject OF forming Federal Council Of the
Dioceses of the State After much debate, .
memorial addressed to the General Convention
in favor Of the measure was adopted.
A resolution ccnsuriug Senators Williams
and Corbett for their acts in the u. s. Senate,
charging them with misrepresenting the people
of Oregon, and requesting them to resign, has
passed both Houses of the Oregon Leglsa-
ture.
Rev. G. B. Assler, distinguished minis
ter Of the Lutheran Church, and President of
the Council of the Lutheran Church in North
America, and director of the Orphans Farm
OF IISSnlOuOplc, J. elIu'1 elCo iooh ulsh|
As party Of workmen were engaged in clean
ing out one of the mill-raccs at Ellicotts Mills,
few days ago, q negro man came across bag
containing four hundred dollars in gold.
George ". Jameson, wel-known actor,
was run over and instantly killed at \ onk ers,
N. Y, yesterday, by the express train on the
Hudson river road
Gen. Grant was in St. Louis on Saturday,
and was serenaded at the residence Of Gen.
Sherman. He thanked the party for the COM
pliment, but declined making speech.
All the Democratic candidates in St. Louis
nominated by recent convention, have all de-
clined, and another convention IS to be held to-
day to make new nominations.
Thirty persons have been killed by the lndi-
ans in Pimo county, Arizona, within the past
few months, and $50, 1000 worth OF property de-
stroyed.
Richard Fl. Dana, Jr., has consented to run
as a Radical opposition candidate to Gen.
Butler, it is said.
The Union Pacific Railroad has been COM
pleted to Green river, eight hundred and TWEEN
ty miles west of Omaha.
Fred. Bentholt, prominent citizen, and
grandson Of Pierre Chontau, one of the foun.
dcrs of st. Louis, died in that city on Sunday
A Massachusetts, ice company is said to have
purchased lake in Norway, whence ice may
be shipped to London.
A new cotton worm has appeared in South
Carolina.
There is new and great gold excitement in