Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-06

rest remained on the DRIFT; two unsuccessful at
tennis were made to rescue them. Two men
finding that the boat could not reach them at
tpmnted to swim ashore. one of them was saved
the other vert down when within ten feet OF
the boat, the rest of the party remained all
NIGHT on the DRIFT and were rescued next morn
ing.
New Market Turnpike, washed oil The
White House store with large stock OF goods
and several other hous:s carried Oft. Nothing
saved. -,
At NeHport mills eve thing, mill, houses,
stables. grain, -four and stock washed off.
Every mill between the Shenandoah Valley,
Manassas and Front Royal is supposed to have
been washed off except two. the Hazard and
Western mills Il
Over four ifth5 Of the entire corn crop OF
Page county washed CIR.
1t is also reported that the town Ct Port Re'
public was nearly destroyed. The Port he
public bridge which was i've teet higher. than
apy part of the town, passed Front Royal.
It is positively knoWn that fifteen persons
were drowned 10 Page c0uDt:.
Mr.. Thomas 4. BiakcmoGc, his vile and
three children we're certainly drowned. His
two sons escaped by swimming.
The body Of Mrs. Ridgwsy Was found lear
where she was drowned and buried in the sand.
Mrs BIakemore' $ body was found below liver
ton. and the body of little girl, supposed TO
be one Of the Blakemore children, was found
fifteen miles below RVerton.
Mr. Walton lIawycr) in attempting to cross
| the river yesterday, was upset, ana was. Win
| great difficulty saved from drowning. Ills pa
pers were Iost-said to be very valuable.
1,. c-,c,c,1 GDrD ATOM III has
already been announced that Gen. FITZPATRICK,
late Minister to Chill, was obliged To resign
his position and return home, on account OF
declining health Tie disease which afflicted
him was swelling on the left side ct the lower
part OF the neck, which made its first appear
ance about Two years ago. He returned to The
| United States about ten days ago with his
| family. and on consulting with some CT the
most skiIlfui physicians in New York city.
where he is stopping they decided thar the
formation was an erectic tum0r, and that Or.
Lincoln should perform an electric operation,
to which Gen. Fitzpatrick readily assenttd.-
Friday last was the day fixed upon for the eS.
pertinent. At that time the tumoT protrudcd
outwardly as large as hen 5 egg. loWa:dIy
it was much larger, crowdlDg, the wlndn!pc
| halt an inch over to the lett, making the cIort
to talk and eat very difficult and painful. Gen.
Kilpatrick was placed under the lliuepce OF
ether. Four large SEED darrng needles were
then inserted into the tuner, and 1t required
| ali the strength a strong map possessed 10
force the needless into it. An unusually pow.
| crtul electric battery vas then applied 10 the
needles, the full force Of the battery being
given. Notwithstanding the Influence OF the
ether, the electricity had such an effect upon
the patient that TWO powerful men lad as much
| az they could do to keep him upoa the bed
| The needles we're removed. and 10 thirty min
utcs the outward swelling began to 90 down,
| and soon disappeared altogether. vi course,
| the General was left in terribly weak condl-
| ton. but day, although Instructed to keep
| his room and bed, is looking exceedingly vel.
The physicians declare the experiment com
plete success, the tumor entirely removed, and
| the patient himself again with voice and
| health as good as ever. DR.. Lincoln says that
the amount OF electricity thrown into Geo
| Kilnatrick' 5 system by the operation, If coz
| ccntraed would transform piece OF The hard.
est kind OF coal the size Of marble into
coal of fire !"
CooKISd UTENsILs.-An improved article
OF domestic economy, recently introduced into
Germany, is obtained By the conversion OF
cooking utensils, made CRITICALLY OF cast iron,
into very tough iron, by heating them with
oxide of iron in furnaces especially coustruc;e!
| for the purpose, and dtcarbonZiDg them.
| These are almost indcstructible, since they
| thus become so tough that they will stand
severe blow from hammer or can be dropped
considerable distance without fracturing. They
resist the acri0u OF fire also, and tea kettle
prepared 10 this way, it Is said. will last during
| lifetime.
| THE EMPRESS EUGENE has G!i;;ci 2 letter to
Napoleon, which goes to show that the reports
| in circulation to the effsc: that she had been
snubbed and a7oded since her arrival 10 Eng.
| land are untrue, but on the contrary, she has
| been the recipient Of many expressions OF kind
ness and sympathy from the rcya! family and
| the nobility, but that she prefers comparative
| isolation fer the present. 10 this connection
| ut is stated that there is Q strong feeling IN
| diplomatic circles, 'cncouraged by tie Amcrl-
can mioister, in favor Of the d0Tafail OF the
| republic and the restoration OF the empire
! Baltimore Sun.
SBABY FARMGSG.-Th trial Q! Margaret
Waters, tho woman whose business It was to
| take infants 70 nurse for a consideration and
then to get rid of them By starvation or drugs,
was concluded at the Central Criminal Court,
Lordou, on the 23l of September. The trial
occupied three days. She vas Indicted Ter the
murder Of an infant three weeks Old, found
guilty and sentenced TO be hung Sarah Bills.
| the sister OF the convict, then pleaded guilty
| to misdencaror for conSpiting to obtain mon
ey by false rratences in relation TO the children.
BAD.-Iu his charge to the arlad ury, IN
New Y rk, On Tuesday, judge lAgraham re
marked that the number of homicides which
have taken 1lacc since he last held court were
more than had occurred during any previous
time Of the same length in his recollection.
He recommended the stern administration Of
the law as the best cure. In this the judges
opinion but coincides with that Of Judge Gil.
NOR here in Baltimore, anu the common sense
of all men but runs parallel with the jad ement
of botE - Bait. SIN.
DUEIIsTs. Two BARRIERS in Washington city
not long since agreed to fight duel, and the
Arrangement was that each was 20 part and