Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-17
NEWS OF The DAP.
$50 slo,o the rery age and body Of the Times.

An iuouest was held on Monday over the
body of Sylvester Denton, who died from the
effects of arsenic in bis food, while staying IN
Brooklyn, with the family of Mr.. Alfred PHI
ney, who were all poisoned at the same time. =
The cook testified that the arsenic was placed
on shelf in the kitchen closet and was used
by her 10 mistake for corn meal. The Jury
found verdict accordingly, and censured MT
aud Mrs. Pinney for carelessness IN having
such potent poison accessible to any one IN
the house.
A dispatch from Carlisle, Pa, says, DR..
Sheppe, the physician who attended Miss NJ.
M. Stenccke in her last illness, was to-day ar.
rested on charge Of having poisoned her
Miss Stenecke'S remains were taken TO Baltl-
more, where the contents of her stoma,h are
now undergoing chemical analysis. On the
strength of information this day received as
to the result of the examination the arrest was
made. DR.. Sh&ppe will be brought up on
writ of habeas corpus on Tuesday next
A rich quartz mine has recently been discov
cred at "Bircoon's Gulch near Virginia City
The mine is reported to be literally filed with
cold. as much as dollar having been taken
out of forty ounces of rock. Indications are
that this will prove to be the richest lode eyer
discovered in the Territory. 1t is estimated
that Diamond City Mountain will turn out
more gold during the coming season than any
previous year.
On Friday last man and his wife, who live
near ST. Louis, went to the city on business,
leaving their little boy, eight years OF age, at
home with the hired man. On their return
they found that their house had been robbed,
and short search revealed the dead body OF
the boy, covered up under pile OF corn and a
couple of sacks of wheat.
A gentleman in Newburg, n. Y, who has
many years been afflicted with partial paralysis
of the lower limbs, had his nerves so severely
shocked by a thunder storm on Wednesday
night of last week that the limbs were affected
with total paralysis, and he became delirlous.
His recovery was for time despairtd Of, but
he is now better.
The New York papers state that the steam
ers which sailed from that city for New Or
leans last week carried large lreights OF
dry goods, and at the hotels the arrivals of
merchants, especially from the South, are still
increasing
1t has been observed that there has not been
for many years in Washington, during the two
months Immediately preceding the Inaugural
ton of a President, such an extraordinary calm
as is now prevailing there.
Paul Bagley, humbug OF the most decided
type, has obtained from MIR. Seward letter
on which he proposes to 60 to England aud
with the British Government tor the
release of the Fenian prisoners
The steamships Cuba and Benvlle at New
Orleans, bring a large number of Cubans refu
gees. Two other steamers, recently arrived,
brought large number
One hundred and twenty velocipedc patents
have been applied Tor already in this country.
One hundred caveats ia addition to the above
are also on file.
The interior OF the Catholic Church in Au
burn, N. Y, was burned yesterday The or
gan, which cost IS 600, was entirely destroyed
The wife of a New York theatre treasurer
wore at the recent charity ball in that city, lace
and damo0ds worth $4,000.
When jewels are now stolen in New ork 1t
is customary for the loser to negotiate with
the thieves for their return
The failures among dry goods houses in
New York are very numerous but the Tact IS
kept very quiet.