Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-24
MEMS OF TIE DAY.
ITO sho,c The rcry age and body ofhae Times


iosJe5 n;stoI when one of the barrels exploded,
and the ball from it entered tue S'ur Vi '"0
lady, killing her instantly
Yesterdays reunion at Gettysburg, ITO
mark the prominent points Of interest," prov
ed failure, in point OF pomp and ceremony
The arch OF evergreens under which the dis
tinguished visitors were expected to march,
broke down and fell to pieces beforehand. Only
one Confederate was there-Colonel Walter
Harrison, OF Pickett staff A.small number
OF Union officers were on the gteund.
The director Of the London fire brigade has
recently shown, as the result Of very careful
experiment, that the ordinary test OF lire en-
eines and hose, that is the comparative dis
tauceS to which water may be thrown by them,
is not at all reliable or satisfactory, the real
question being as to the amount OF water car
ried by each engine to the most distant point.
Copies of the will Of Andrew j. Butler, and
of the inventories and schedules filed by his
brother and executor, Gen. Is. If. Butler, are
published in the New York papers. The SEIZED,
ulcS show that the estate Is lnsolvent, anu that
no money remains to be- divided among the
heirs, who are General Butler, Mrs Butler,
wifcoi the deceased, and George IL. Butler,
his son.
The water famine still continues in PLiladel-
phia \ dispatch says that not drop OF rain
has fallen there since the 4th inst. The City
Council last night appropriated $2j, 900 tor the
relief OF families Of destitute canal boatmen.-
The experiment was tried of raising water INTO
the reservoirs Of the works at Paramount ty
steam fire engines; but the result Is not an
nounccd
The Evansville and Cairo packet Cumber-
land, exploded her larboard boiler at Shawnee
town, Ohio river at o'clock last Saturday
morning. There were iifteen persons killed, a
complete wreck of the boat, and 4 total loss OF
the valuable cargo
The b. 4 .. Railroad Company, says dis
patch from Cincinnati, have arranged to carry
-four from Indianapolis, Lafayette and Cincln-
natl to Baltimore without change OF cars cheap
err than the present rates from those cities TO
New \ ork.
ten. Ames, commanding in Mississippi, has
issued an order directing his subordlnates not
| to obey any writ of habeas corpus issued by
| the United States District or Circuit Courts,
| or any order made by such Courts, tor the re-
| lease OF prisoners in their custody.
Railroad freights from New York to Chica-
60 have been advanced to IS cts. per cwt.; to
| Cincinnati, - cts, to Louisville, 50 cts. ;
to st. Louis, Sc cts. 1t Is not certain that
| this advance will be maintained.
A circus tent was recentlv b'Owh down III
b;,h Wind ot Doy.ol, o., and the usual con
s,,,ucr.-. rnsucd-frigkt and flight, ripping
I'D tearing, noise aat Combustion, and fuss
generally.
A gang OF New Y ork thieves made raid
yesterday upon shopkeepers in Pouebkecpsie,
and stole 81 900 worth OF goods Some OF
them were arrested
The MONTGOMERY County, Md, Agricul.
tural Fair will, probably, be we'll attended. 1t
takes place on the first three days of next
month.
Mr., Joe jefferson Is to build himself 800,
Van Wrinkle Tor nothing.
A tremendous rain storm accompanied with
| severe lightning aud heavy thunder, occurred
at Montreal on the Goth INST.
A man and his wife, in I4oui1viIlc yesterday
committed suicide, by drinking beer with arse
nic aud morphine in it.
The consolidation Of the New York Central
arranged aud ready for ratification
Col f. NJ. Cooley, U. S. A., formerly
stationed in Richmond, lately married Miss
kngsbury, the actress in Nicksburg.
4 Boston Judge has decided that Social po
sition" is no excuse for violation Of law, "a
second Daniel come to JUDGMENT.
1t is recommended that tickets for reserved
seat" in railroad cars, be introduced al once.
They would meet with ready sale.
Seven hundred bufaoes were killed by the
Indians, near Camp Supply, during the past
week.
Corn and cotton in Tennessee are badly dam
aged by the uniavorable weather.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis is in Glasgow, Scotland.
His health has improved.
Indian rades, murders, horse stealing, &c.'
&c, are reported in Texas.
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG II. Il.
We understand that there is 4 good deal oil
talk in railroad circles about the completion OF
the Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railroad,
and that the prospects are very promising Tor
direct communication by rail between Rich
mond and Washington, through connection
with the proposed road and the Frederlcks
burg and Potomac line, which will place us
within five hours Of the capital of the nation.
The road bed Of the new Improvement was
constructed within seven miles OF Alexan-
dria before the war. under n bogus sort OF an
organization, gotten up by ono Joseph Il.
Stewart who obtained charter by represent
ing himself to be the agent Of New York
Company The Fredericksburg and Potomac
Company now propose to complete the road.
and then to connect with it, thereby making a
continuous line from Washington to Newbern.
ln making this change they will have to sacrl- |
flee that valuable portion OF their road from
Fredericksburg to the Potomac, which termi- |
mates at Aqua Creek and connects with the
Washington steamers but that will be very |
small loss compared to the immense advan-
tages that will be gained by direct and unin-
terrupted railroad communication. Besides,
they might still continue their Potomac road
as the cheapest line for freight carriage
Ricimond State Journal.
BLUNDERs OF THE TELEGRAPH. An action |
was brought in the Court Of Queens Bench, |
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